It's the last day of the year.
Too many thoughts in my mind. It's all a blur.
Good things, great things, not so good things, horrible things, fantastic things, yada yada.
Special dates and months. People. Events. Countries. Relatives. Colours. Scents. Emotions.
So much to say. Nothing to say.
I can only pray and have faith that 2010 be a great year for myself, my friends and and of course my loved ones.
It's been a great ride in 2009. Bumpy at times but nevertheless a great ride.
I hope for the road ahead to be equally fun and equally rewarding and smoother...:)
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Marcomm FAIL
I saw Guardian's ad on the MRT train today. It was quite interesting. It read as:
"Do you know? The average person's body has enough iron to make a 3-inch nail and carbon to make 90 pencils?
And right next to this huge ad, there was another tagline which read as:
"Enjoy the freedom of having instant ideas for better living. DIY"
Hmm.
Seriously wonder what's their objective. No link at all between the two taglines.
"Do you know? The average person's body has enough iron to make a 3-inch nail and carbon to make 90 pencils?
And right next to this huge ad, there was another tagline which read as:
"Enjoy the freedom of having instant ideas for better living. DIY"
Hmm.
Seriously wonder what's their objective. No link at all between the two taglines.
English Lessons
My English has been on a rapid decline.
I can't pronounce words properly. I can't type proper grammar.
Big time shit! haha....considering I need to do alot of writing for a living.
I've been having various questions on the language in recent months...and here's another one.
Should it be "Did you know?" or "Do you know?"
Imagine this being used as the main tagline in an advert. Which should be the correct one?
Hmm mm...to me...both are right, but the former sounds better....
But still, I'm no expert.
Wonder if K can give me an explanation...hehe.
I can't pronounce words properly. I can't type proper grammar.
Big time shit! haha....considering I need to do alot of writing for a living.
I've been having various questions on the language in recent months...and here's another one.
Should it be "Did you know?" or "Do you know?"
Imagine this being used as the main tagline in an advert. Which should be the correct one?
Hmm mm...to me...both are right, but the former sounds better....
But still, I'm no expert.
Wonder if K can give me an explanation...hehe.
Rusty Brain
I can be rather absent-minded.
But I've been fucking absent-minded for the last 2 weeks lah!!
Argh. Could it be due to lack of sleep? Maybe. I've been surviving on an average of 6 hours of sleep each day quite often over the past weeks. Because of all the festivities and gatherings and what not.
I packed pressies for Ally & PQ last night. Despite reaching home at midnight after a wedding dinner. I saw the pressies on my desk this morning and reminded myself to bring them.
And when I reached Tampines MRT station. I realised with dismay that my hands were empty...and all I was carrying was my trusty little cardigan...Argh!
But I've been fucking absent-minded for the last 2 weeks lah!!
Argh. Could it be due to lack of sleep? Maybe. I've been surviving on an average of 6 hours of sleep each day quite often over the past weeks. Because of all the festivities and gatherings and what not.
I packed pressies for Ally & PQ last night. Despite reaching home at midnight after a wedding dinner. I saw the pressies on my desk this morning and reminded myself to bring them.
And when I reached Tampines MRT station. I realised with dismay that my hands were empty...and all I was carrying was my trusty little cardigan...Argh!
Flagellation
I tend to think too much and beat myself up over the smallest thing.
Not quite good for the ego, confidence and mind.
Doing too much of this over the last few weeks. No idea why.
Year-end nostalgia making me emo?
Not quite good for the ego, confidence and mind.
Doing too much of this over the last few weeks. No idea why.
Year-end nostalgia making me emo?
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
uuhhh *delicate fingers to forehead*
I feel like those delicate damsels from those Chinese novels set in ancient times.
Those ladies who are delicate and frail and cannot get overly excited else they'll feel out of breath.
Too much food and comings and goings and entertaining and chatter over the last week has left me a little tired...
Woke feeling ok but I dozed off like a pig on the train to work. Reached office and saw some mails arrowing more work to me. Bleah.
And then I discovered I had a slight sore throat when I tried to speak and ended up sounding a little hoarse.
Okok, just a few more days to go...mind over body!
I will not be sick when I herald in the new year!
Those ladies who are delicate and frail and cannot get overly excited else they'll feel out of breath.
Too much food and comings and goings and entertaining and chatter over the last week has left me a little tired...
Woke feeling ok but I dozed off like a pig on the train to work. Reached office and saw some mails arrowing more work to me. Bleah.
And then I discovered I had a slight sore throat when I tried to speak and ended up sounding a little hoarse.
Okok, just a few more days to go...mind over body!
I will not be sick when I herald in the new year!
Monday, December 28, 2009
XiaXue's Love Story
To be frank. I don’t read Xiaxue’s blog. Not at all.
I don’t know why but for some strange reason this afternoon, I thought I’d pop in to have a look. And then I came across this rather wonderful love story of hers, which she posted just 8 days ago, on 20th December.
http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/2009/12/love-story.html
Go on have a good read. It’s a long entry, but it’s not boring.
Maybe after reading the entry, it’ll add that dash of optimistic hope which we all need to have from time to time. We have enough cynicism and skepticism in our lives already.
Nothing like a sprinkle of hope and a good ol’ dash of lurrrvveeee to brighten our day…:)
I know...cos I have my daily doses...hee.
I don’t know why but for some strange reason this afternoon, I thought I’d pop in to have a look. And then I came across this rather wonderful love story of hers, which she posted just 8 days ago, on 20th December.
http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/2009/12/love-story.html
Go on have a good read. It’s a long entry, but it’s not boring.
Maybe after reading the entry, it’ll add that dash of optimistic hope which we all need to have from time to time. We have enough cynicism and skepticism in our lives already.
Nothing like a sprinkle of hope and a good ol’ dash of lurrrvveeee to brighten our day…:)
I know...cos I have my daily doses...hee.
Weighty Conversations
Admin Lady (AL): Eh, you're so thin! You look dehydrated! Like very dry like that.
Me: Huh? Got meh? You mean I look shrivelled??
AL: Ya, dry dry like that. Like got no water inside you.
Me: ????
AL: But you're pretty so still not so bad. But you must try to be fairer.
Me: Err...orh ok. But I'm always this colour what.
AL: No lah, when you first came in you were fairer. Must try to get fairer ok!!
Me: Err...orh ok.
AL: Ya ya, else later look like Malay.
Me: ...........
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Ee Hong: I think she's lost weight. Looking a little thin.
Sasi: No lah, I think she's put on abit.
Both: Wave your arms leh. Got bye-bye syndrome or not?
Me: .........
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Me: Am I fat? Or just nice?
Granny: You're just nice lah! Too thin not good. Like that just nice. Got abit of meat here and there.
Me: ..........
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Me: *squeezes upper arm*
Me: I'm bui bui.
Baby: No lah, you're not fat.
Me: Orh hee.
Baby: Even if you're fat I'll still love you.
Me: .............
Me: Huh? Got meh? You mean I look shrivelled??
AL: Ya, dry dry like that. Like got no water inside you.
Me: ????
AL: But you're pretty so still not so bad. But you must try to be fairer.
Me: Err...orh ok. But I'm always this colour what.
AL: No lah, when you first came in you were fairer. Must try to get fairer ok!!
Me: Err...orh ok.
AL: Ya ya, else later look like Malay.
Me: ...........
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Ee Hong: I think she's lost weight. Looking a little thin.
Sasi: No lah, I think she's put on abit.
Both: Wave your arms leh. Got bye-bye syndrome or not?
Me: .........
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Me: Am I fat? Or just nice?
Granny: You're just nice lah! Too thin not good. Like that just nice. Got abit of meat here and there.
Me: ..........
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Me: *squeezes upper arm*
Me: I'm bui bui.
Baby: No lah, you're not fat.
Me: Orh hee.
Baby: Even if you're fat I'll still love you.
Me: .............
*burp*
The last few days have been heavy-going. Lol. On the stomach that is.
So much food, so much good food! Lots of ham, sausages, chicken, turkey, beef, pork, sushi, veggies, pumpkin soup, clam chowder…haha…
There's quite a bit of ham left in the fridge...It'll be my breakfast for the next few days at least....gosh...
I told myself I need to lie low for the next few weeks and go easy on the intake. Else the waistline will go on an expansion spree. I need to start running again too argh!! My last run was SCM…and that was 3 weeks ago hahaha...
I know! I’ll go for a run on 1st Jan 2010!! Good healthy start to the new year!! Woot!
So much food, so much good food! Lots of ham, sausages, chicken, turkey, beef, pork, sushi, veggies, pumpkin soup, clam chowder…haha…
There's quite a bit of ham left in the fridge...It'll be my breakfast for the next few days at least....gosh...
I told myself I need to lie low for the next few weeks and go easy on the intake. Else the waistline will go on an expansion spree. I need to start running again too argh!! My last run was SCM…and that was 3 weeks ago hahaha...
I know! I’ll go for a run on 1st Jan 2010!! Good healthy start to the new year!! Woot!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Shucks. I am Auntified~!!
I really feel like an auntie now.
I spent 5 minutes scolding someone this afternoon.
And then I just spent 20minutes nagging at the same person. To get her to buck up.
To get her to get her act together. To get her to understand that no one can help her unless she helps herself first.
If need be. I will nag more.
If I see anymore big lapses, she will get it from me worse.
I spent 5 minutes scolding someone this afternoon.
And then I just spent 20minutes nagging at the same person. To get her to buck up.
To get her to get her act together. To get her to understand that no one can help her unless she helps herself first.
If need be. I will nag more.
If I see anymore big lapses, she will get it from me worse.
Choco!
The Royce Chocolate Store below my office tower was swarmed with people during lunchtime today. Lol...and I think the staff weren't very well-prepared for it.
They looked harried and frantic serving customers, settling payments, answering queries, doing crowd control, wrapping presents, shooing away playing kids from the store, etc.
Business is brisk for them during such festive occassions and during Valentine's Day.
Guess the tons that they are earning during these few months of the year is enough to cover their costs of operations for the remaining months of the year where only a handful of people patronise them.
Hehe. I was a customer of theirs just now too...
*munch munch* ;p
They looked harried and frantic serving customers, settling payments, answering queries, doing crowd control, wrapping presents, shooing away playing kids from the store, etc.
Business is brisk for them during such festive occassions and during Valentine's Day.
Guess the tons that they are earning during these few months of the year is enough to cover their costs of operations for the remaining months of the year where only a handful of people patronise them.
Hehe. I was a customer of theirs just now too...
*munch munch* ;p
Monday, December 21, 2009
Losing patience
Really losing patience. It’s really not that difficult to find a place to have a gathering. There’s TONS of restaurants in Singapore.
Wah lau. You’re not working yet. I am. Stop bugging me during the day. I can’t be entertaining you online all the time and giving you suggestions of where to go for the gathering and what to eat.
Sheesh. And I’m not gonna give any more suggestions next time. None of it gets considered anyway.
You’ve “organized” this thing for 2 weeks already. Till today you're still asking me where should we go, what should we eat, which venue has good parking space...
What the?????!!!!!!
Argh.
ERA
I've always liked ERA and their gregorian-chant-like music.
Back in my uni days when I was doing choreography work for pageants, I used a number of their songs for catwalks and poses because I felt their songs had more drama and impact ahaha.
Whilst listening to their songs a few days ago, I found myself subconsciously counting beats and seeing how I could use them in a showcase of pageant contestants lol...
Here's two of their lesser known songs...Hymne and Enae Volare Mezzo.
Back in my uni days when I was doing choreography work for pageants, I used a number of their songs for catwalks and poses because I felt their songs had more drama and impact ahaha.
Whilst listening to their songs a few days ago, I found myself subconsciously counting beats and seeing how I could use them in a showcase of pageant contestants lol...
Here's two of their lesser known songs...Hymne and Enae Volare Mezzo.
GO AWAY QUICK!!!
Uh oh. Not good.
Pimple outbreak...!
It's Xmas week and I've started the Monday of the week with 6 pimples!!
*wails*
Pimple outbreak...!
It's Xmas week and I've started the Monday of the week with 6 pimples!!
*wails*
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Doormat
Not feeling too good today. Feeling angsty and emo.
Anyhow, was researching on the word "doormat" when I came across an interesting blog.
Maintained by a middle-aged lady who's had quite a few experiences n her life I think.
I didn't have the time to read through her posts...
But reading one prompted me to share her blog with others.
www.lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat.com
Anyhow, was researching on the word "doormat" when I came across an interesting blog.
Maintained by a middle-aged lady who's had quite a few experiences n her life I think.
I didn't have the time to read through her posts...
But reading one prompted me to share her blog with others.
www.lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat.com
Time
You think the days go by slowly when you’re in school.
Your days are occupied by schoolwork, games, friends and nagging parents.
You spend the days wondering when the semester will end and when the holidays will arrive.
Then you get older, you get into tertiary school.
You start to wonder if time passes a little more quickly now.
You spend your days on projects, tutorials, friends, significant others. And yes, the nagging parents are still there.
You finally graduate and step into the world of working adults and are part of the statistic contributing to the country's economy.
You know now that time does indeed pass much faster than before.
You spend your days eagerly learning, trying to prove yourself to the whole world, meeting up with friends, spending newfound wealth, enjoying life, getting acquainted with restaurants and places you’d hardly go to as a student because you didn’t have much funds.
You’ve been in the workforce for a few years now.
You start wondering if time can slow down a little.
You find yourself gasping for breath at times with the long list of things seeking your attention.
You spend your days rushing deadlines, getting bogged down by bosses and colleagues, playing catch-up with friends, getting occupied with the increasing number of bills, running errands, losing contact with some people, wondering about your own life and future, thinking about other issues, trying to stay fit and healthy amidst it all, yada yada yada…
It seems the older we get the faster time passes us by.
Your days are occupied by schoolwork, games, friends and nagging parents.
You spend the days wondering when the semester will end and when the holidays will arrive.
Then you get older, you get into tertiary school.
You start to wonder if time passes a little more quickly now.
You spend your days on projects, tutorials, friends, significant others. And yes, the nagging parents are still there.
You finally graduate and step into the world of working adults and are part of the statistic contributing to the country's economy.
You know now that time does indeed pass much faster than before.
You spend your days eagerly learning, trying to prove yourself to the whole world, meeting up with friends, spending newfound wealth, enjoying life, getting acquainted with restaurants and places you’d hardly go to as a student because you didn’t have much funds.
You’ve been in the workforce for a few years now.
You start wondering if time can slow down a little.
You find yourself gasping for breath at times with the long list of things seeking your attention.
You spend your days rushing deadlines, getting bogged down by bosses and colleagues, playing catch-up with friends, getting occupied with the increasing number of bills, running errands, losing contact with some people, wondering about your own life and future, thinking about other issues, trying to stay fit and healthy amidst it all, yada yada yada…
It seems the older we get the faster time passes us by.
Uncontacted Tribes
A lot of information condensed into a 3:47m video. It gets a little choppy and abrupt at times but still a good, interesting and informational video.
I know there are tribes around in the rest of the world and even in neighbouring Indonesia and Malaysia. But I never knew there are uncontacted tribes elsewhere in Latin America, the Pacific Islands and the Africas….
Interesting…
Wonder how they live, what they do, how they feed, what languages they speak, etc…
I know there are tribes around in the rest of the world and even in neighbouring Indonesia and Malaysia. But I never knew there are uncontacted tribes elsewhere in Latin America, the Pacific Islands and the Africas….
Interesting…
Wonder how they live, what they do, how they feed, what languages they speak, etc…
Morning Gripes
I don’t enjoy Christmas group gift exchanges.
And especially not when you’re exchanging gifts with a bunch of folks you don’t really know.
I mean, I love Christmas and all but I find the concept of such group gift exchanges rather superficial and just for the “sake of doing it”. And how am I supposed to get a nice heartfelt gift when I don’t know who the hell I am giving it to?? The whole exercise only results in the boosting of the economy by that little bit but potentially increases wastage by a whole lot.
End result = costs outweigh benefits.
i.e. NOT WORTH DOING.
If it’s buying for my family, I also find it a tad cumbersome but I’ll still do it.
I’d rather just have a quiet gathering with some food and drinks and chill. In the words of the Gen Z…Chillax….
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Longer Than - Dan Fogelberg
This song suddenly popped up in my head this morning. I remember that I when I first heard this song when I was little, I thought it was a tad boring. But over the years, I've grown to appreciate it much more. Mellow and soothing.. :)
Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
Higher than any bird ever flew
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens
I've been in love with you.
Stronger than any mountain cathedral
Truer than any tree ever grew
Deeper than any forest primeval
I am in love with you.
I'll bring fire in the winters
You'll send showers in the springs
We'll fly through the falls and summers
With love on our wings.
Through the years as the fire starts to mellow
Burning lines in the book of our lives
Though the binding cracks and the pages start to yellow
I'll be in love with you.
I'll be in love with you.
Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
Higher than any bird ever flew
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens
I've been in love with you
I am in love with you..
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Blackie!
Ok. I did it again. I got myself another black dress.
It's my 7th black dress.
But but but.
Given a choice between electric blue, electric pink and black...the only logical choice is to take black right?
Yes. Ok, I'm convinced.
Yay!
It's my 7th black dress.
But but but.
Given a choice between electric blue, electric pink and black...the only logical choice is to take black right?
Yes. Ok, I'm convinced.
Yay!
HELP!
Uh-oh, I’m surrounded by Twilight fans in office.
My female lunch kakis are talking about it almost everyday!!
HELP!
My female lunch kakis are talking about it almost everyday!!
HELP!
Coll the Troll
I don't like it when some anal person comes to me early in the morning and bugs me about non-consequential stuff.
And why bug me about finance issues when you're the finance person and SUPPOSED to be doing such consolidations???????????????
Seriously, WTF.
She really has a way of making my BP rise.
And why bug me about finance issues when you're the finance person and SUPPOSED to be doing such consolidations???????????????
Seriously, WTF.
She really has a way of making my BP rise.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Footsie!
I really should go bathe now. And scrub my foot at the same time.
Giving K a pseudo pedicure last evening has motivated me to give my own pair of feet a good pick-me-up session with both the foot scrub and a pumice stone.
I'll prolly drown my feet in moisturiser later on too....:)
One should not neglect one's feet (and legs).
Because they're the ones who will carry you around everywhere till you're old.
Giving K a pseudo pedicure last evening has motivated me to give my own pair of feet a good pick-me-up session with both the foot scrub and a pumice stone.
I'll prolly drown my feet in moisturiser later on too....:)
One should not neglect one's feet (and legs).
Because they're the ones who will carry you around everywhere till you're old.
Read rhymes with eat
I used to have a voracious appetite.
For books that is.
Now I only have a voracious appetite.
For food.
Not healthy at all.
Hmm.
Wonder what made my brain synapses go through such a 180 degree change.
Maybe because read rhymes with eat.
And "eat" is a command which the brain takes shorter to process given that it has only 3-letters (compared to 4 letters).
Hence. The brain subconsciously prefers that I eat than I read. :)
Wah! I'm so smart I admire myself.
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For books that is.
Now I only have a voracious appetite.
For food.
Not healthy at all.
Hmm.
Wonder what made my brain synapses go through such a 180 degree change.
Maybe because read rhymes with eat.
And "eat" is a command which the brain takes shorter to process given that it has only 3-letters (compared to 4 letters).
Hence. The brain subconsciously prefers that I eat than I read. :)
Wah! I'm so smart I admire myself.
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Experiments do pay off!
Golden Pear - diced
Lettuce - cut into bite-sized strips
Pommery mustard - aka wholegrain mustard
Mix all together and you get a great perk me up salad!! :)))))
*chomp chomp chomp*
*grins*
Lettuce - cut into bite-sized strips
Pommery mustard - aka wholegrain mustard
Mix all together and you get a great perk me up salad!! :)))))
*chomp chomp chomp*
*grins*
dollars and cents
It is always a motivation to check your bank account early in the morning and see that your pay has already come in. :)
It is also a motivation to see that the AWS has come in too! :)
It is also a motivation to see that the AWS has come in too! :)
Ok, I don't feel as bad now about spending money liao. Muahahhaha!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Admin Matters
Insurance
I think I really need to sit down and consolidate whatever insurance policies I have.
Be it health, life, travel, accident.
Gosh. It scares me that I don't have a clear inkling what I' m covered for and what I'm not.
And what existing policies I have at the moment...
Forex
I've got too much foreign currencies in my hands now. Korean won, Chinese renminbi, Mexican peso, Phillipine peso, US dollars, Euro, Indonesian rupiah, Vietnamese dong, etc....
I need to change them back to Sing dollars! Didn't realise so much liquidity is held up in all these currencies...
I think I really need to sit down and consolidate whatever insurance policies I have.
Be it health, life, travel, accident.
Gosh. It scares me that I don't have a clear inkling what I' m covered for and what I'm not.
And what existing policies I have at the moment...
Forex
I've got too much foreign currencies in my hands now. Korean won, Chinese renminbi, Mexican peso, Phillipine peso, US dollars, Euro, Indonesian rupiah, Vietnamese dong, etc....
I need to change them back to Sing dollars! Didn't realise so much liquidity is held up in all these currencies...
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Info Info
Currently reading up & researching on:
- Sponsoring a child in a 3rd world country
- Honour Killings
- The Cold Storage Management Trainee Programme
- Jobs ;p
- Sponsoring a child in a 3rd world country
- Honour Killings
- The Cold Storage Management Trainee Programme
- Jobs ;p
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Bleah!
Feeling somewhat harrassed.
My boss is supposed to be on holiday with his wife in BKK. But the way he is hounding myself and some others, it's like as it he never went away. If I were his wife, I'd be screaming my head off at him by now.
He spent the whole morning on Saturday calling me 3-4 times and SMS-ing me.
He sent me SMS-es yesterday morning.
And he sent me an SMS at 3am last night while I was sleeping. I woke with a shock.
What the hell? Others need to sleep even if you don't leh....I'm a full-fledged zombie today..
He's sent me 4 SMS-es this morning. And it's not even 11am yet...
I will not marry a workaholic. Even if I unknowingly marry one, I'll drill it into the other half's head that there needs to be work-life balance.
My boss is supposed to be on holiday with his wife in BKK. But the way he is hounding myself and some others, it's like as it he never went away. If I were his wife, I'd be screaming my head off at him by now.
He spent the whole morning on Saturday calling me 3-4 times and SMS-ing me.
He sent me SMS-es yesterday morning.
And he sent me an SMS at 3am last night while I was sleeping. I woke with a shock.
What the hell? Others need to sleep even if you don't leh....I'm a full-fledged zombie today..
He's sent me 4 SMS-es this morning. And it's not even 11am yet...
I will not marry a workaholic. Even if I unknowingly marry one, I'll drill it into the other half's head that there needs to be work-life balance.
Sunday, December 06, 2009
My Birthday!
These are some very very overdue pictures....;)
I had a very lovely dinner with K over at Dozo in Valley Point.
I'd been there before already and loved the place.
Iwanted K to experience the place for himself and so we ended up going there for my birthday dinner.
I had a very lovely dinner with K over at Dozo in Valley Point.
I'd been there before already and loved the place.
Iwanted K to experience the place for himself and so we ended up going there for my birthday dinner.
A lovely bouquet of white roses to start the evening with..:)
Starters. Left: A Dollop of Cream on Smoked Salmon. Centre: Fresh Seared Scallop with Truffle Sauce. Right: Foie Gras with Bread.
Sliced Tuna Sashimi with Asparagus
Crab Salad
I loved how this flower looked on the plate as a decorative piece!
Bamboo Clam with Truffle Sauce by the side
Escargot with Cheese
Lobster Bisque
Beef on Hot Stone
Herb-crusted Prawns
A surprise for me from the restaurant! It was really a nice touch on top of their already excellent service.
Brownie with vanilla ice-cream. Heavenly.
Refreshing fruit tea to wash it all down....:)
Brownie with vanilla ice-cream. Heavenly.
Refreshing fruit tea to wash it all down....:)SCM 2009 - Women's 10km
I completed the Women’s 10km Standard Chartered Run this morning.
My first time completing a 10km run. Well, it was more like a walk-run-walk kind of thing. But still, I completed it and it was around the timeframe I thought I would complete the run.
I thought I would feel good about completing the run. I don’t know why but it felt a little empty and less of an accomplishment compared to when I finished the 5.8km Yellow Ribbon Prison Run back in September.
I spent a good part of the whole afternoon and evening curled up in bed resting. I didn’t feel good physically. I didn’t prepare nor train for the run properly and I think I over-exerted myself. I didn’t have a good breakfast before the run too.
I’ve got a sore upper right thigh now and am walking a little like a duck or penguin. Not quite sure how I’m gonna walk to office tomorrow. Hmm.
Some other things have been running through my mind. I’ve been thinking and asking myself these. What’s the purpose of me joining these runs? For fun? For leisure? To challenge myself? Who am I trying to prove things to? Myself? Others? What am I trying to prove? That I’m not a weakling? So what if I complete these runs? So what? Then what?
A part of me thinks I’m over-compensating for my younger years during which I was not allowed to do any physical activities (due to a mis-diagnosis of a heart condition). Another part of me thinks I am doing these to prove (to no one in particular? I don’t know really…) that maybe I’m not some princess who can’t do such things.
I’m feeling damn shacked out now and yet another part of me is saying that perhaps I should admit to myself that I can’t compare myself to others who are more physically fit.
Ok, I am babbling already. Sigh.
My first time completing a 10km run. Well, it was more like a walk-run-walk kind of thing. But still, I completed it and it was around the timeframe I thought I would complete the run.
I thought I would feel good about completing the run. I don’t know why but it felt a little empty and less of an accomplishment compared to when I finished the 5.8km Yellow Ribbon Prison Run back in September.
I spent a good part of the whole afternoon and evening curled up in bed resting. I didn’t feel good physically. I didn’t prepare nor train for the run properly and I think I over-exerted myself. I didn’t have a good breakfast before the run too.
I’ve got a sore upper right thigh now and am walking a little like a duck or penguin. Not quite sure how I’m gonna walk to office tomorrow. Hmm.
Some other things have been running through my mind. I’ve been thinking and asking myself these. What’s the purpose of me joining these runs? For fun? For leisure? To challenge myself? Who am I trying to prove things to? Myself? Others? What am I trying to prove? That I’m not a weakling? So what if I complete these runs? So what? Then what?
A part of me thinks I’m over-compensating for my younger years during which I was not allowed to do any physical activities (due to a mis-diagnosis of a heart condition). Another part of me thinks I am doing these to prove (to no one in particular? I don’t know really…) that maybe I’m not some princess who can’t do such things.
I’m feeling damn shacked out now and yet another part of me is saying that perhaps I should admit to myself that I can’t compare myself to others who are more physically fit.
Ok, I am babbling already. Sigh.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
???
My boss cc-es me for both financial stuff and tech stuff.
Like what is exactly my job role??
Am I supposed to know and handle these things tooooo????
A staff who mans the general enquiry mailbox asks me for help with technical questions and operational questions which come in. Her boss (i.e. my peer aka The Coll aka the finance/admin manager) does not know how to answer most of these questions. I end up helping this staff out.
Why am I doing someone else’s job?
My vendor gets me to help out sometimes when they can’t find my tech manager.
I end up knowing how to do simple technical things now.
What exactly is my job role???
Like what is exactly my job role??
Am I supposed to know and handle these things tooooo????
A staff who mans the general enquiry mailbox asks me for help with technical questions and operational questions which come in. Her boss (i.e. my peer aka The Coll aka the finance/admin manager) does not know how to answer most of these questions. I end up helping this staff out.
Why am I doing someone else’s job?
My vendor gets me to help out sometimes when they can’t find my tech manager.
I end up knowing how to do simple technical things now.
What exactly is my job role???
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
RAWR!
I woke today raring to go. A little tired still but with enough adrenalin to get me up and about.
It felt good. Hell, it felt GREAT! Haha..
And then I heard a wonderful piece of news on the radio this morning.
Class 95 is available again on the Internet!!
It's been almost 9 months since they took it off the Net and apparently they've received considerable feedback from listeners wanting to have it back online. And so voila, they're back online....Wheee!!
Did my French homework whilst on the train to work and revised for the next lesson.
(Fell asleep on my textbook last night though haha...)
Stepped into office and cleared up a paper for submission already.
Time to "kill" off the other items on my to-do list...:)
It felt good. Hell, it felt GREAT! Haha..
And then I heard a wonderful piece of news on the radio this morning.
Class 95 is available again on the Internet!!
It's been almost 9 months since they took it off the Net and apparently they've received considerable feedback from listeners wanting to have it back online. And so voila, they're back online....Wheee!!
Did my French homework whilst on the train to work and revised for the next lesson.
(Fell asleep on my textbook last night though haha...)
Stepped into office and cleared up a paper for submission already.
Time to "kill" off the other items on my to-do list...:)
La Fin de L'Annee
Voila, it’s December already. Feeling nostalgic and pensive.
Maybe it’s the weather, the coolness and the general feeling of year-end approaching. Year-end brings Christmas along with it, which I love. At the same time, it brings with it questions and thoughts of how much one has achieved or experienced in the past months or year as well.
Looking back, it has been a rather eventful year and time has zoomed by in a jiffy. Right from 1st Jan till now. Friends, work, family and self…enough has happened to keep me on a constant whir. So much so that I feel as if time has never passed by faster than over the last 11 months.
I remember mentioning that it seems as if the older one gets, the more occupied one seems to get. Haha. I’m not sure about others but it sure does seem like that for me. :)
Friends. Reconnected with some, lost some and made new ones. Got disappointed with some others as well. But I guess at the end of the day you know who are the ones who really matter. I used to be more proactive in maintaining relationships. Unknowingly, I’ve somehow taken sort of a backseat this year. Maybe I’ve just grown more anti-social? Haha..
Family. Same old same old. Parents still drive me up (and over) the wall sometimes I still feel awkward with my nephew. And I’ve been on my weekly visits to my granny’s nursing home for 2 years and more now. Mum’s getting better after her recent kidney stone blasting. Dad’s gonna be discharged today after 20 days in hospital. A cousin’s had a cyst removed from her ovary and a distant relative has been diagnosed with kidney failure.
Work. Abit of a love-hate relationship here haha. Travels have been interesting definitely and I can’t gripe about that for sure. Being given the opportunity to fly around for work was something which I used to think would never happen to me. Projects have been assigned to me over the past year and one of them has been the cause of my edginess over the last months and probably will for the next few weeks/months as well. The boss can be a pain in the ass at times and a nice guy at other times. A bright spark was when I had a promotion and a corresponding increment. Woot! Haha…
Self. Set some targets at the start of the year, met some, barely reached some, en route to reaching some and had to write off some other stuff due to changes in circumstances and direction. Glad I took up blading. It was something which I’d wanted to do for close to 8 years. Along the way these past 11 months, I’d taken a few tumbles for sure, both literally and metaphorically. I can’t say I’ve grown 100% wiser as a result but I‘ve definitely learnt some things along the way that should be in everyone’s “guidebook to life”. I’m still learning everyday though and I’m glad I’ve got K around me, to catch me should I fall.
K. My beacon of light. Haha…who’s brought me many a good thing and shown me quite a number of stuff as well. It hasn’t entirely been smooth-sailing and I’d be lying through my teeth if I said it was. But still, it’s a walk we’ve chosen to take with each other and kudos goes to my king for bestowing much kind patience towards my idiosyncracies. ;p
Onward we march towards 2010 and yet another year ahead. What comes forth? What lies ahead? I guess no amount of planning will prepare us entirely for the unforseen.
So oh well, let’s take it slow and steady….In the meantime, I’ll enjoy my warm cup of tea and lovely cookies. :)
Maybe it’s the weather, the coolness and the general feeling of year-end approaching. Year-end brings Christmas along with it, which I love. At the same time, it brings with it questions and thoughts of how much one has achieved or experienced in the past months or year as well.
Looking back, it has been a rather eventful year and time has zoomed by in a jiffy. Right from 1st Jan till now. Friends, work, family and self…enough has happened to keep me on a constant whir. So much so that I feel as if time has never passed by faster than over the last 11 months.
I remember mentioning that it seems as if the older one gets, the more occupied one seems to get. Haha. I’m not sure about others but it sure does seem like that for me. :)
Friends. Reconnected with some, lost some and made new ones. Got disappointed with some others as well. But I guess at the end of the day you know who are the ones who really matter. I used to be more proactive in maintaining relationships. Unknowingly, I’ve somehow taken sort of a backseat this year. Maybe I’ve just grown more anti-social? Haha..
Family. Same old same old. Parents still drive me up (and over) the wall sometimes I still feel awkward with my nephew. And I’ve been on my weekly visits to my granny’s nursing home for 2 years and more now. Mum’s getting better after her recent kidney stone blasting. Dad’s gonna be discharged today after 20 days in hospital. A cousin’s had a cyst removed from her ovary and a distant relative has been diagnosed with kidney failure.
Work. Abit of a love-hate relationship here haha. Travels have been interesting definitely and I can’t gripe about that for sure. Being given the opportunity to fly around for work was something which I used to think would never happen to me. Projects have been assigned to me over the past year and one of them has been the cause of my edginess over the last months and probably will for the next few weeks/months as well. The boss can be a pain in the ass at times and a nice guy at other times. A bright spark was when I had a promotion and a corresponding increment. Woot! Haha…
Self. Set some targets at the start of the year, met some, barely reached some, en route to reaching some and had to write off some other stuff due to changes in circumstances and direction. Glad I took up blading. It was something which I’d wanted to do for close to 8 years. Along the way these past 11 months, I’d taken a few tumbles for sure, both literally and metaphorically. I can’t say I’ve grown 100% wiser as a result but I‘ve definitely learnt some things along the way that should be in everyone’s “guidebook to life”. I’m still learning everyday though and I’m glad I’ve got K around me, to catch me should I fall.
K. My beacon of light. Haha…who’s brought me many a good thing and shown me quite a number of stuff as well. It hasn’t entirely been smooth-sailing and I’d be lying through my teeth if I said it was. But still, it’s a walk we’ve chosen to take with each other and kudos goes to my king for bestowing much kind patience towards my idiosyncracies. ;p
Onward we march towards 2010 and yet another year ahead. What comes forth? What lies ahead? I guess no amount of planning will prepare us entirely for the unforseen.
So oh well, let’s take it slow and steady….In the meantime, I’ll enjoy my warm cup of tea and lovely cookies. :)
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