http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7fqly9yWZk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LQxBr7l788

let it rainie rain:)

Holiday Mode

Four more days to Christmas and ten more days to 2010.

Despite being few days away from these two major events of the year, im already in my holiday mood. I have been out with friends and receiving presents(not for christmas but for my birthday) for the past days and i really enjoyed the outings. Im sure im going to enjoy the remaining days in 2009 before welcoming the year 2010:)

18/12/09:

Went over to Orchard to find girl after her work last friday. Mummy didn't cook dinner as she was out dancing. So the both of us decided to go Lau Pa Sa at near Raffles Place MRT for our dinner. It has been long since we had a fest, so we ended up ordering cockles, stingray, satay and rojak. The food was okay, not as impressive as i hoped it will be. Maybe next time we should try those food at the outdoor area. There's another fast food restaurant beside it; Wendy's. Perhaps next time we will visit and give it a try. Love going around trying new food.

19/12/09:

Mummy's contract ended and she's planning to get a new phone at zero cost. So i went down with her, together with dad on Saturday morning to re-contract and get her new SE W508. There's long queue at both Singtel and M1, i guess the promotions during this festive season are really successful in drawing the crowd. Many are signing up for iphone and i really can't wait till i get an iphone of my own. Perhaps till the day i ORD there will be iphone 3GSsssss....


Met up with Li qi, Yong jian, Jas and Jia in the noon for lunch. Long time since we met up to have a meal together. Once we had our butt settled on our seats, we didn't want to get up. Time really flies and the lunch turned out to be a three hour long catching up for us. If im not meeting 09 for cycling, i quite sure we can get ready to have our dinner there too:)

All of them are doing well, Jas is set to graduate coming Febuary, Qi scored 3.9 for his GPA in SP. Hui jia is busy coming in and out of Msia. Hope she really score well for her exams which is now being assess in U.K. Jian is having Big plans of buying the BTO flat in Queenstown, which my family is looking into too, and he's also having upcoming project in RP relating to Yellow Ribbon.

They presented presents for me for my birthday too! Really love them( the present and the people). Thanks so much for the gifts! Friends will buy you gifts, True friends will buy you gifts they know you like it:) Li qi, jas and Jia know i love to eat, so they bought gift vounchers from Swensen and Sakae for me. Jian knows i love to read, so he bought a book for me.

Apart from gifts from them, Er jie and Hao, who just came back from Japan bought me this necklace from Phiten. It's said to improve health of a person.
Badminton friends bought me this shirt which i hope is not the reflection of my life. (haha...)

19/12/09:

Straight after meeting with Li qi and friends, i went home packed my bag and rushed out of home to meet the rest of 09 for dinner at the hawker near Parkway Parade.

We spend a great night together cycling, eating, chit-chatting, and most importantly keeping each other company throughout the night. It was a beautiful night spend with friends; Kenneth, Maye, Qin Pei, Shu Min and Susan.

me:) maye and qin pei kenneth satay for supper kenneth, maye, qp, shu min
me, kenneth, maye, qp and susan we are happy:)
our bikessome pit stop along the way:) more food!
and we start to get tired...

except for maye who cant stop herself from posing for shots:)

some games in the nightMac for breakfast:)

You long hereby wishes all a Merry White Christmas!

Mind Your Body

I look forward to Thursday because The Straits Times has this extra section on Mind Your Body which i really enjoy reading.

Gary Hayden, a freelance writer, wrote multiple interesting articles some of it i still keep it in my organiser. Today he's talking about Music being a Universal Healer and why music affects us so profoundly. He talks about why music is above the other forms of arts.

"Music does not express this or that particular and definite joy, this or that sorrow, or pain, or horror, or delight, or merriment, or peace of mind; but joy, sorrow, pain, horror, delight, merriment, peace of mind themselves."

Music does not show us the feelings, but it gives the feelings to us.

There's is other article which caught my eyes. Doc Talk by Dr. Ang Peng Tiam- Life is Hope.

"Life does not end when our hearts stop beating or when we hit the ground after jumping off the building. It ends when hope begins to die."

When there's life, there's hope. I wonder if one day im face with cancer(touch wood), will i be strong to live by these words.

Last Saturday

Early in Saturday morning, Er jie and Hao boarded their flight to Japan. They have been away for five days and i hope they are doing well and enjoying their 1-week getaway. Im waiting patiently for my present to arrive. Hopefully they will rememeber it. Didn't get to send them off because im in deep sleep early in the morning at 3am. I still remember my trip to Perth the other time when Zhi Hong, Alan, Gene and Eileen sent me off. It's really nice of them, because i know im going to so bored alone in the airport waiting for my flight. Hopefully Er jie and Hao will call back to tell us when their return flight is so that i can go down to pick them up. No news is good news. So i hope they are really safe and enjoying their time there.

Went over to M'sia to celebrate Han ling's birthday which is on the 25th Dec. Girl and i took a bus there early to beat the jam. We tour around City Square for about two hours before a friend of ours came to pick us up. There were many people celebrating Han Ling's birthday, including his relatives. The two of us were quite out of place because they aren't many people that we know. We had a light dinner and waited until around 11plus before the host finally cut his cake. Despite not doing much on his birthday, i still hope our present made his birthday celebration more lively:)

Han Ling should have his photos up in Fb soon, go check it out. Meanwhile these are two random pictures of two person who got so bored waiting for bus^^

rainbow me

rainbow her

im going to hibernate and recover all the lost time in the night

The Day after Night Out

Morning:

I was tired the next day, so i slept whenever i get the chance. I slept on the train, on the shuttle bus and in the locker room while waiting to fall in. We had games day in the morning and basically i watch the ball throughout the game. Im on passive mode, just idling on the field.

Afternoon:

Left the camp early for training and the incident which happen after the i left camp was the main reason i wanted to post this.

I was tired, carrying a heavy bag under the hot sun walking towards the bus stop. Just then, there was honking of a van behind. The driver looked at me and signal if i will like to have a ride to CCK. I am pleasantly surprised by his act of kindness. It's so rare nowadays to get a driver who is willing to give you a ride when he doesn't even know who you are. I'm so lucky:) I thought this act of kindness only happens in Euporean countries. I can't help myself but keep smiling throughout the journey because in Singapore, to have a person to take the initiative to give you a ride is unbelieveable, and it happened to me!

After this incident, i believe that kindness is still largely present is Singapore. Let's not let a few black sheep to tarnish our people's kindness. Whenever im on a crowded train, i still see people who give their seats to those who need it more than they do. I'm just frustrated that people still do not let the passangers to alight first before boarding. My take is: if the train is not so croweded and all passangers know that they will be able to board the train, we will not be so kiasu to rush to board the train. Just look at the crowd at Jurong East Station during peak hours and one can easily understand why everyone is rushing to the door. No one wants to be late to work or back home, and when you know they are only limited spaces on the train, it's normal to rush i guess. So i urge SMRT to increase the frequency of train to help ease the problem.

I am definitely going to look out for those who need a ride next time when i start driving myself, to repay the kindness that i receive on fri(11/12/09). I hope those who are reading this to help spread the kindness and make Singapore a better place too, need not be giving a person a ride. It can be as simple as smiling to your friends when you meet them. I love to see people smile, because this way i will feel their happiness. Let's make the life of each other a better one, like what the Uncle did the other day. He made my day:)

Night:

Went out with girl in the night after she ended work. Ironically, i accompanied her to shop for cosmetic products when i hated so much for her to put make-up on her skin. Her work requires her to put on make-up so no choice she has to shop for it. I really hope there will be companies who invented 100% organic cosmetic product which is clinically tested to be 100% safe and does no damage to the skin. Until now i still don't understand why companies want their employee to put on make-up. Does it really make them look more presentable and professional? Perhaps i don't still quite understand the corporate world, but it makes me feel that putting make-up is like wearing a mask over your face, and in the corporate world people are wearing a mask and doing business.
Anyway, apart from the cosmetic issue, girl and i had a great night in town enjoying the beautiful lighting in the night street. Go check out the town before the lightings are remove after Christmas:)

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Orchard Central

Thank you for the car ride, Uncle!

Night out

I had another night out with Christ, Zhi hong and Alan on thursday. It was actually intended to be a meeting with Alan after he finally POP from BMT, but they celebrated my birthday on the night too. No cake, just pizza in place of it and a T-shirt for my present. Thanks! Introducing a pizza that's so much nicer. Sarpino's pizza. It's really many times tastier than Pizza Hut. Next time ordering pizza you may want to try out this pizza. The price is about the same too:)

The three of us met up with Christ at his work place and watched Phlem 123 on his netbook. Movie, pizzas, drinks and friends. What else can we wish for? We spent the early part of the night watching movie before deciding to play LAN game at Vista Point. I haven't been visiting LAN shop for so long that i don't know there's this new policy in all LAN shop that you need to become a member to play. We played CS that night and i really got so rusty. It had been three years since i touch the game. We had great fun teaming up and killing the bots:)

The night was still young, but we all got tired and decided to head home. The idea of mahjong was dismissed because we just wanted our sleep. Reached home around 330am in the morning and i laid dead on my bed once i hit it.

I love to spend the night out, but im also aware the harmfulness of not getting enough rest. I still prefer to spend the night time on my bed sleeping. I suppose im a day person:) But nonetheless, i still have a wonderful night with them.

I had many outing with many group friends, and they are one of the group who i feel most comfortable being around with:)

cheers to the night, cheers to our friendship!

Driving license

Went down with Kenneth to BBDC hoping to register for our driving, only to get stuck in the decision of taking Private or School. Im more in favour with Private while Kenneth is more for School. We ended up leaving the place without registration. One more reason was because i forgot to bring my passport size photo despite reminder from kenneth. SORRY!^^

I wasn't planning to take a license because i doubt i will have much chances to drive. Many people encouraged me to take it, but i was still relectant until i raise the issue of driving license to my mum.

" I will rather you go now to take your driving license than to waste your time at home everyday after camp." The empress spoke and i shall obey:)

The question now is whether to take Private or School. Please Advice:)

Duo-income Family

The toughness of maintaining a marriage came to my mind yesterday when girl started to work in a firm which she spends almost the whole day working and upon reaching home, she still need to continue working.

When a married couple are both working on a 8-530 shifts, they hardly can make time for each other, let alone their children. The idea of having children without external help from parents are really scary. I hardly have time to spend with girl because her working hours are so long, and she still need to bring work back home to complete. She's a workaholic, and i must say she really spend time knowing her stuffs. And of course i must say she's really an excellent worker who get job done fast and quick.

Excelling in work will result in the lost of something somewhere. She may get so engross working that she forgets about my existance(haha...) I know she's not going to do that, because no matter what this is just her temporary job.

It makes me wonder if the current working adults, whom careers are at stake, are badly affected. Imagine everyone is living in a working environment so hectic, so busy, so competitive that they neglect their loved ones. I am starting to put myself into their shoes and imagine in few years time how my relationship with girl will go on when we are in face of the workplace out there. Will she really become a workaholic and forget about me? Or will i be the one who in turn put too much focus on my career and left little time to nurture of relationship.

Is it this situation that is causing much of the divorce rate in Singapore?

I can't answer the question without plenty of research, and i don't have the time to do the research either. So i shall just leave the question unanswered.

But let's try using some math to do some calculation.
8am-530pm: Working (9.5hrs)
10pm-6am: Sleeping time(8hrs)

24hrs-9.5hrs-8hrs=7.5hrs(quality time left for love ones)

Looks encouraging before minusing the time for travelling and miscellaneous activities.

So it's still possible to have a healthy, happy and everloving relationship in a duo-income family. I guess the key is time management. 7.5hrs in a day can really do plenty with love ones.

Since she's so busy working now, i have more time to complete what i want to do, and if she's really going to forget me, so do i ^^

Work took my love away, temporarily.