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Monday, May 31, 2010
Had some me-time after work today and decided to make a dash run to MBS. Certainly appreciate the time out to juz let my legs carry me wherever it brings.  If I had said the view was bad, then I shld take bak what I said because the night lights are really beautiful. Towards Fullerton that is. Lately I've been spending alot of time researching on my solo trip, n compromising on my sleep because of that. Maybe I shld exercise more discipline the next time. Like force myself to bed before 12 regardless of how exciting I have planned things to b. Dang. Tuesday morning. I'm tired. - Posted from my iPhone Marina sands
Sunday, May 30, 2010
 Had about half an hr to spare so I made a quick sneak to the new marina sands to check out on it's development. It's not ready yet but even if it is, I doubt the view is going to be any more fantastic than it is now. In my personal opinion, (we are all entitled our take on things) it has failed miserably if it wants to create a statement. Firstly, it's landscape is too much like Macau. But instead of having a bridge to bring u to stanley ho's empire, we have one pathetic looking building emerging frm nowhere, bulky n protruding itself awkwardly out of the usedtob beautiful skyline. I dun want to continue commenting on it's architecture but u get the drift. In fact, when my new zealand frd came to visit 3 wks ago, he took a photo back Hm to gawk at. ... Anyhow, I am glad I went there today. Though the view was not anywhere spectacular, it kinda bailed me out a little while frm all the ongoing things right now, ESP the hicks I had yday. Monday. It's got to get better... Did I tell u I have 11 acc reviews next month?time to get my ass back to off on Sats too....Sundays are ever so precious... - Posted from my iPhone Friday, May 28, 2010
I am so ashamed of myself about not being here often enuff to blog. things have been moving so quickly, i barely have enuff time to stop and ponder anymore. What has happened over the past few weeks then? i can hardly remember. All i know is, the awesome days came and went by, the short period when i disappeared was probably the best times i ever had since a long long time. As i try to dig out the past days history, i vaguely remember sitting at Dempsey Hill with Eileen over a cuppa coffee, talking about life and our family. Albeit the hectic life that we're currently having, we are in fact very satisfied people. Perhaps we were HAPPIER people when time gave us our regular beer pong sessions after work. but as we move up the ranks and get overloaded with more shit, leaving us lesser time to chillax as much as before, we find ourselves still very much fulfilled. And weekends are always so much more precious now that it double serves as a time to show our concern to our loved ones, and a pitstop to charge us up for the week ahead. I soooo Love Life.The 3 years of dating has also recently seen Ber and San finally one under the eyes of law. The wedding was the most beautiful and heartwarming one i've ever attended. I am sorry if i had thought nothing good about a marriage before. Looking at them, i know its just a matter of being able to find someone you truly love and committed to be together. During the solemnisatiom, they played a video of how they got together, how San proposed etc. Those words exchanged were so pure n true, it almost brought tears to my eyes. We are all so happy to see them married as one, husband and wife.  My new friend- Ivan, the hyperactive kid in the block who has tonnes of stories to share. We subsequently arranged to meet up for lunch and i was uber so amused how he could have so much wealth of things to say! Thank God, i'm interessssted in the industry he is in, which is Shipping. (He's a shipbroker who earns as much as he can talk by the way) I benefitted alot along the way! And it's funny how I know him beforehand during SMU-Citi Case. He was the one who hogged the Professor with his endless questions! 4 years down the road, nothing's stopping him yet!  Friends United Behind you, San. We adjoined to Prime Society later that night for another round of funfilled activities. With much courtesy from Mike, who was invited guest cum photographer from New Zealand, theres no other better way that we could have captured the joyous moments....      The ladies going high on alcohol!   And the MC seems to say, Oh what the F* is going on around here. It's a wedding alright so will everyone behave and hear what I have to to say? No i'm kidding. He was actually singing a song for all of us.  When San goes on high after countless bottles of intoxication. I doubt he actually remembers what happened that night except being terribly ill from fever and the high of the night. That's what the Groom has to go thru San. it will never happen twice anyway. =)    Open BAR! My Favourite. And Mike's Favourite. That's where we were the whole night. At the bar in self-indulgence.   Meet Mike. All the way from New Zealand. Wondering if we've drained all the alcohol at the Bar.  I am so proud to be able to capture the moment right. Mike without his shoes, doing his moondance on the lawn.   The Happy Ending ... Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Isaiah 55:11 11So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it Sunday, May 9, 2010
Yesterday's networking session at The Arena, Clarke Quay, got me thinking a little bit about whether i am contented because of a lack of knowledge on the things I want, or if i am really contented based on informed decisions. its tantamount to having a devil speaking from within me, whispering words of contend about my satisfaction about life and work."you're not happy with life. you just dont know what you want. youre earning too little. your current job is getting you no where. move.. Frankly, these thoughts did get into me as i saw how successful and high up the ranks people can get in the corporate world. In comparison, i see myself nowhere near there given my seemingly "frog in the well" life that i'm leading though deep in my heart i clearly know i have progressed tremendously throughout these 2 years with the grace of God. In a way, i think i haven't challenged myself for a long long time, haven't moved out from my comfort zone to really do something for myself for a long long time. All these while, unfortunate things happened to me and the family but none of these got me stronger. they just left me feeling weak, numb and helpless. While sharing these thoughts with Eileen just now durng our chillout session at Dempsey, we somehow came to the conclusion that I should proceed with my solo trip to Aussie after all. On the surface, it may seem a little loserish to embark on such a trip alone, but i think its time i do something for myself just this once. To put aside everything and to take on the sole responsibility of taking care of myself, to depend on oneself (and God, said Eileen). hm.. still contemplating. It would be fun, and something to look back upon when i grow old. Working on Happy Feet
Thursday, May 6, 2010
I can't believe i'm barely into my 2 week on my new role given the intensity and pace of work. Now i perfectly understand what Jason meant when he said it feels as if he has been working for 1/2 year when in actual fact, he's just been at his new place for just 1 month. Though i dont stay till 4am in the morning like him, i understand how the day seems to be measured against the amount of work we have to do. But i'm not complainin. Jason is not complaining. Simply because we love what we are doing.Just 2 evenings ago, I met up with Yana and i couldn;t help but proclaim how blessed we both are. blessed not only because we are able to support ourselves, but blessed because we enjoy what we are doing and we get paid for it. A quick scan around the people around us, how many can actually say they love their job and can't imagine being any where else? I certainly know of people who can't wait to move into another industry despite not knowing where to go simply because they hate their job. Thank God for placing me at the correct place, and at the correct time. Nobody can be more precise about my development than God Himself. While I believe happiness is derived from doing what you like, I don't completely buy into the idea that happiness is solely dependent on doing what you like. Satisfaction from job is not job specific, and it is an inward causation, not outward causation. What i'm trying to say is, no jobs is going to satisfy your dissatisfaction if you are inwardly unhappy, just like nothing in this world is going to please you if you are an unhappy, grouchy person to begin with. We all face challenges at work and it's not always rosy. How we feel towards our job depends on our attitude towards it. One hiccup could send you flying into a rage or swearing that you would never want to step into the same office again, or it could simply have no effect on you as you move on into the next day feeling refreshed and renewed again. Lately, i've been thinking alot about optimism. Why is it that some people are happier than others while some people are always sorrowful / bad-tempered. Is it because the latter has less things to be happy about? On the surface, it seems that these people are the less fortunate ones, facing problems in all facades. Sure enough, they face problems. But in comparison to those who seem to be happy everyday, do the sorrowful people face more problems than the happy souls? It turns out untrue. The happy souls (i call them happy feet) have their own problems too. They are just careful not to hold them loose on their tongue or affect their overall demeanor. I reflected upon myself. How is that possible that I am able to be so fulfilled at my job when I was doing just about the same thing almost 2 years ago and felt that what i did was almost eating into me?! I have changed. indeed circumstances changed too but inwardly, I have been renewed and secured in the presence of the Lord. I didn't use to believe how transformation could take place in a person just over a second. But it did to me, though its manifestation took a long while for others to see. I can't describe how it feels except say it's like having a cup filled to its brim every time my day ends. I always end up coming back declaring what a wonderful day it is to my mom. =) Happy Feet. Me. One of the first books I read
Sunday, May 2, 2010
 today I made a delibrate trip to the bookshop at tampines to buy one of the first books I read when I was a kid. I still remember how intrigued I was as a child that words could tell u bout the whole world, that I could derive so much knowledge juz frm reading. It was this love and hunger for words and language that saw me thru so far in my education journey. I started reading ever since I was a kid. Inheriting all the books frm my elder brother, my read count was probably far beyond any kid in my kindergarten school and is the very reason why I am so blind now. :) I have been bespectAcled since k2. There was no book in the Hm I didn't read, except for one which I was made to put down, and which is, the very book sitting on my lap now. Back then, my dad was a pious Buddhist. Understandably, He wouldn't tolerate his only beloved daughter entering into another faith, not at least until i grew independent enough for him to lose me. He probably thought the least he could fo was to minimise my exposure to things he didn't want me to know. And me, being the small n timid little me, completely believed my dAd that Christianity is bad. That went on for many years until recently, both of us converted. With this conversion of coz, how cAn I resist the book that I was asked to put down many years ago? I vaguely remember how intrigued I was with the story of the noah's ark! Perfect bedtime fantasy if u ask me, but I was Asked to put it away and although it remained in my brother's collection of books for me, it was left untouched until bad things befall the family n we were made to shift out. It feels gd reading frm where I last left off. After the terrible flood, Noah and his family felt a bit frightened whenever it rained. But they would look up, as the sun burst through the clouds and see the rainbow shining in yhe sky. They remembered then that they were really safe. God would keep his promise. Posted from my iPhone What a surprise for you and me
 Last week was pretty much hectic for me, having to cope with not only a new job on hand, but also the public's view on my appearance on the much controversial magazine. Just in case you are still in the dark, i actually appeared on Duet, the magazine targetted at the local singles, through Mediacorp Publishing. Someone even joked about it, saying Duet is my first step to stardom on FHM. A far cry, but you can pretty much guess the intensity i was in the week before. The amazing thing that we all have to admit is, most of us read the duet, or at least, take a glance through it. I know now, given the number of smses i receive per day. and this is definately a good way of reaching out to friends lost in the masses. I dare say this is also an effective way of getting to know new people, since i've been receiving weird messages from strangers through facebook too. damn the search filter on facebook which has failed me unendlessly. but despite all these cynical views, both Fred and I had fun that day. What the photos didn't show is the fun we both had during the shooting. i'm sure these photos say it all.   But ask us if we are game for such publicity again, hm, i think we might need some time to recover from it before even considering. |
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