Surprise surprise! My good fren, sweet cute Jiaying, insist that i dun close it down. Alright, your wish is my command. (thanks Arrow - for your wisdom too!)
U’ll be hearing from me. (As Mr. Terminator always puts in so macho-ly, "I’ll be Back.")
I wanna close down this blog… Any objections?
Why? i have no time (nor the energy) to upkeep it… and since there are ppl who feel it’s boring. It’s really been years since i last updated. And it’s been less frequent (almost once in a blue moon) that i come to frenster. On top of these, the blog is spam with online advertisements with which i have zero intentions on getting my readers to visit.
Life now just revolves ard work and studies. These days, i’m not exactly happy at work. There are some change of management and it has increased my job scope. But it’s not the job scope increment that makes me unhappy, it’s all the others. Even thou the rest of the time outside work i spent it on studies, time still doesnt seem enuf. *frown* Sometimes i wonder if life like this is worth living. ………………..
Yst (25 Feb 2006) was my cousin, Philip’s wedding. well, wat could i say? it’s a tiring day since Friday 24 Feb was AGM for me, and i couldnt otherwise describe it except "Busy busy busy". In fact, i was kinda nervous (ok, not "kinda". it’s "VERY"!) and i practically skipped lunch. Luckily for me, everything went ok-well, and i was starving after the AGM!!!Glad to say that my two mth’s preparation for this meeting was not for naught. *smile*
Wedding… Very sweet and nice. All the previous weddings i’ve attended i usually dun noe the bride or bridegroom (which ever is my supposed relative) well cuz i hardly (or even never) interacted with them. But this time, it’s a "kor-cousin" of mine that i had a lot more interactions with. God Bless this couple… =)
How many weeks havent i log online? Heh, never keep track..
Regarding my exams, i’m really a piece of cooked meat. Yesssss, i screwed it up. *Sigh* Never been so stupid (actually, it’s more of careless but i still feel stupid nontheless) in my whole life. i studied wrongly for one of my paper (my last exam on 10 Feb actually). STUPID STUPID STUPID! Not to mention the earlier paper i also dunno wat im doing. For this earlier paper, i dunno wat the teacher teaching. He teach like we all are experts in the subject (if we are, we still study this module for wat sia). *Grr* Then stupid coursebook mah cham copy and paste from Textbook, selectively of cuz. And no one can make heads or tail out of it. Siggggghhhhh… My most impt modules - and i basically flush it down the toilet.
Then i started my lessons for my following modules the tues immediately after exam. Gotta piah hard this term. Luckily, one of my module the teacher is very funny and humourous. Honestly, he reminds me strongly of Jim Carrey. Very action in his gestures and facial expressions, cracking jokes (even thou some jokes can be very erm, "weird") every 5 mins. Wahaha… The other module teacher? Plain strict and boring. Period. But that module is damn tough. Wish me luck in studying!
A few things happened to me recently (besides getting mild food poisoning and food allergy by the same food i ate! Luckily my doc gave me some medication for the allergy, if not my palms wld be so itchy with small blister-like rashes and i wont be blogging this entry! Hehe) and it concerns money. What’s new in this world? Haha, esp in our high-cost-and-standard-of-living S’pore. I recall a famous saying, "No Money No Honey". Lolz..
I often heard of stories that poor people (ok, maybe not necessarily "poor" but more like "not filthy ricH", earning and having just enough to keep you going on in life without extravagant spending) who are very happy in their family lives and are contended. Sure, sometimes these ppl get a headache trying to cope with their finances, such as when the transportation fee goes up or wanting to buy a small black-and-white tv to "upgrade" their standard of living. Despite having this financial difficulties, they live fulfilling, HAPPY and contended lives - they have a close-knitted family relationships, friendships are sturdy and strong, life and work may be routine but they like it this way. And at the other end of line, we have the rich and famous. They are so rich, they can afford a few private BIG houses and a few limos and still have millions of dollars to spare. Yet, they live discontended life. Husband is always not at home. House is so big and cold. Children feels like they are unloved because their parents are always not around to give them some care and attention.
Of course, i’m not saying this is the fixed scenarios in the real life. But i’m sure many of us have heard of such stories. In real life, it could be totally opposite scenarios for all i know. But my point is, in this S’pore high standard of living society, where everyone talks about money and almost nothing else, and everyone seeks money and more money, do one feels like they have a fulfilling life?
For eg, doing charity work - donating money to a begger that is homeless and hungry on a deserted street. Person A is ‘poor’. He only has $2 to last him for the rest of this week. But upon seeing the begger, he understands that the begger needs the money more than him bcuz at least he has a warm home. Feeling pity, he donates $1 to the begger. Person B, who is a millionaire comes along. Person B donates $50 to the begger. Who gave more? Surely it is obvious.
There was this story that was circulated in email. Perhaps some of you might have heard it. A businessman went to this quiet and peaceful island for vacation. He saw this fisherman who catches this delicacy fish that fetches a good price in the market. He proposed to the fisherman "I can make you a rich man if you heed my instructions!"
The fisherman asked "How?"
THe businessman said "First you catch more of these fish everyday and sell them at a higher price in the market."
The fisherman asked "Then?"
"Then you buy a bigger boat and catch more of these fish!" The businessman replied.
"Then?" the fisherman asked again.
"Then you expand your business world-wide!"
"Then?"
"Then when you retire you can settle down here and fish."
"Isn’t that what i’m doing now?"
Life is short. You may think "Hey i’m still young and i got 30yrs or so before i retire. I should work and work and earn lots of money now. When i retire then i do charity works and at that time, i’m richer and i can donate more." Sometimes even 5 yrs can seem like a long time. But it can be as short as a snap of your fingers. It’s subjective lah. Sometimes, i wonder if it’s better to have the pessimistic view of "we never know what might happen to us tmr. We may be living this minute and gone the next". Lastly, i would like to post a question to you. Reflect it deep in your heart. Only you yourself knows if it’s true or not. And i don’t need an answer from you.
Are you a slave and prisoner to money?
I’m really tired… Physically.. and perhaps emotionally, thou mostly i’m just cheerful, bubbly me. Except when certain things happen that makes sick of this feel feeling of exasperation, hurt, anger, helplessness and at a loss of how to proceed. And sometimes, these negative feelings makes me feel old… (Let’s juz skip the emotions-tired part this time.)
Today, i went out with my 2 primary sch gfs. No, ur eyes are not bluffing u! i went out with my PRIMARY SCH frens! One gal i knew since i was pri 1, the other since pri 5. Hehe… we (me & the 2 gals) did some calculations - i knew one of them (the one since pri 1) for a full 14 yrs already!!! And we’re still keeping in contact regularly! Not to mention that she’s mostly not located in singapore! POWER sia… *grin*
We had lots of fun chatting up abt our primary sch life! All those embarrasing but funny stories! And for those ppl who noe me quite well, u all shld noe i have STM (Short Term Memory) (perhaps that comes from being such a blur sotong. Lolz). All actually a lot of the stories my beloved frens had to refresh my "poor" memory. Haha.. But still, we had a lot of laughs recalling certain classmates, our "absurd behaviour" and even teachers.
Actually, i find that today’s meeting up was different from all the ones last time. Last time(s), when the 3 of us meet up, i always feel a bit excluded bcuz my "frequency" with them was always different. Erm, for eg, they like disney characters such as winne and piglet (as most gals do), however, i nv had a fancy for them. Yeah, many wld call me deprived childhood….perhaps it is. Both of them always had same mind-frequency wavelength cuz they have similar interests and likings. And i felt out of place many atimes. And the other reason was becuz i was very introvert. I was totally introvert throughout my pri and sec sch life. i cant mix well with gals.. WAhaha.. Yeah, i cant mix well with gals even thou i spent TEN years (Pri + Sec) in ALL GALS sch… lolz. ("Weird.." u’d think. well, i gotta agree with u. And till now i cant understand y too.. But now i’m ok le. Ha, so no worries!) Thanks, gals… Had a fun day! =)
But i’m really tired these few weeks. Work is at it’s peak season, all becuz AGM is coming. TIme is against us (my manager & i). We’re stressed out and we’re turning "kranky". Haha, it’s quite funny when ppl see/hear us at work. Other than work, my exams is less than 2 weeks away!!!! *screams!* i’m oh-so-gonna-flunk-it!!!!! Ahhhh!!!!! Work..sch…study..pack stuff…work..sch…study…pack hse…work.. sch.. and in-betweens all the activities that i have no recollection of. All i noe is i seem to have totally NO time. I got two 3-inches thick textbooks to read! Not counting my course booklet. I’m basically a piece of dead meat.
Who wants a piece of me? *Lolz*
On New Year Day, 1 Jan 2006, my church has a Thanksgiving Dinner. However, this is not simply a dinner to give praise for all the blessings of 2005. It was also a farewell dinner. Farewell to one of my church’s priest - Fr Peter. Sure, a lot of us are sad that we are losing him, but we are all happy for him, for he is offered a prestigeous scholarship to study a Doctorate in ROme.
I’m especially regretful to lose what i feel is one of the nicest NICEst nicEST person i ever knew. Just like what many ppl descibed in their speeches during the dinner, Fr P is friendly, open, always with a smile, humble, always available to people to listen to their problems…. list of praises about him goes on forever! But one description about him that strikes me the most. It is a quality in him that is unique, and i feel that it is rare to find this quality in today’s world. Unassuming. That’s what makes him so different. Unassuming about ppl’s intention, always thinking in the positive about other ppl. I have not met another person who could crystalise this quality in their character as yet. Perhaps it’s the combination of his other characteristics. Perhaps. How else would u explain it’s sooooo him to be unassuming..? There is simply no hint of malice that can be found in him.
And he brightens up the atmosphere with funny jokes. And it’s not lame jokes wor..
It is definitely one of the blessings of 2005 (and my life) to know such a fantastic person.
My, my… one week gone so fast!
Haha.. i had too much fun in this one week "holiday" from sch.. Thinking i only have ONE week break before lessons resume, i packed my week fruitfully - meeting up old pals to eat plenty of FRUITS! Din u know? It’s "Vegetables & Fruits" week!! Haha.. Ok ok. Weather hot mah, so i helping to chill everyone out. Heh.. But, really! Eating plenty of fruits help prevent gastrointestinal probs such as constipation! Hee. General knowledge yah?
Right. As i was saying, i met up with some old pals to find out what each other have missed out. Like on Mon, i met up with one of the nicest gals i knew back in JC, *Jiaying* and she was so nice to accompany me on some little late evening shopping! Then my distant cousin came to drive me hm. It’s so blissful to be chauffered ard! I mean, c’mon, i’m not those super-pampered ladies that insists on being drove ard. I can take buses and trains just fine. But it’s a nice feeling to be driven ard. I sure wldn’t mind driving myself ard, provided i have a car and i have my sense of direction!=P
The funny thing is, i thot i only have ONE week. So i packed everything so full. Everyday after work i’m rushing to somewhere to meet someone. Only yst when i took some time out to pack my hurricane-struck ‘Study Room’ (u noe lah, exam time, u dig this out, dig that out, scribble tons of facts on "rough" paper (little missy here is a good corporate citizen <– new term i learned. Hee) to use as ur NOTES for exam. It’s no wonder my ‘Study Room’ is full of flying papers!), then i noticed that my new modules lessons don’t start till after next week! Which means, i actually have two weeks of hol! URgh… It’s juz unfortunate i’m too broke to go out liao. Haha..
A "headache" incident happened on wed. I accompanied a fren to buy a phone. We went to a few shops ard the same area to "market research" the best price for that specific phone model, tog with signing up a new line. Different retail shops gave me different prices, VERY diff prices. Every time i go to one shop and ask why is the price so diff from the previous shop i went (y so much higher), i get horror stories. =/ One tell me sometimes shops offer u super-cut prices because they dun give u the FULL SET of the phone-and-accessories. Then they will tell u it’s compulsory to buy such-and-such accessories for the phone to work. And when u add up the TOTAL price, it will be higher than the other shop. So ppl, pls take note if u’re buying a new phone any time soon!
I juz watched the movie "All About Love" starring Andy Lau this morning. Has anyone else watched it?? It was sooo touching!!! I felt tears slid down my cheeks at some scenes! (Ok, i was crying. I admit it, k?) Initially, before i went to watch this movie, i was quite turned off by trailers and magazine posters that features andy lau and charlene choi. I felt it was weird that one erm, mature guy and a cute, energetic gal are acting as a couple…? One has a very long history, mind u. Remember the 4 Heavenly Kings? But when i watched the show, it was not what i expected it to be. The story line has a twist, unusual of the typical romance story. I do say i quite like the movie. Andy & Charlie Young (cool name) are relatively more compatible. Another movie i watched earlier this week, The Legend of Zorro. Haha!!! That one had me rolling on the cinema floor, giggling. The most adorable character was the little boy, Jouqauin! Agree? =) Is the boy called Rufus Sewell, i wonder…
*sTresssssss!!!!* I actually already finished one of my exam modules - marketing management. Man, i’m gonna miss my lecturer. He’s a very humourous lecturer and he always manages to brighten up my wednesdays, even thou i cld have the suckiest day at work b4 the lesson. He always have the class (or at least, me) rolling on the floor, laughing. "Thank you, Mr. Lo, for making my wednesdays seem worth living for!" I’m gonna miss looking forward to his lessons.. =/ One more EXAM coming up on 4 nov. the last one for this 3 mths! *Phew!*
i noe i havent update for quite some time le. heh heh.. lazy me. or maybe, busy me. ha.. Will update after exam.. *gRin*
"No matter the storm, when you are with God, there’s always a rainbow
waiting. " This is one of the lessons to be learnt from Noah’s Ark. I came across these "lessons" in an email from a fren.
I find it very meaningful. In life, you’re bound to encounter some drizzle, some gray skies, and even some thunderstorms. Imagine:
You could be sailing on a boat, enjoying the nice sea breeze, having a great tan when, with just a blink of an eye, the sun is gone and u’re caught in the middle of big, angry grayish-black clouds that seems to be growling at u like a dangerous dog. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled. You pray hard that your boat will sail out and away from these thunderstorm clouds before all (almost literally) hell break lose on u.
Unfortunately, your prayers don’t seemed to be answered. And the thunderstorm finally lashed out on you with anger and raindrops. You’re all alone on your boat, and you don’t see a single soul through the heavy rain. You could only see yourself, and the thunderstorm. You use all your might to remain in control of your steering wheel. But the boat bopped on the sea so hard, at times you’re flung across the boat, totally losing control of your boat. You shout on top of your lungs to God, to anyone who would hear your pleas. But only the thunder answered u, with a bark that scares u witless. Rain and tears fell on your cheeks.
For what seems like eternity, you clung on the boat. Then, as abruptly as the storm came, it left. The boat drift amid a calm, clear blue-green ocean. You slowly lift up your head and u see clear blue skies. Yes, your boat may be in tatters and u’re cold and wet, suffering from bruises. But you will be happy to see a big beautiful rainbow sprawled across the sky, telling you u’re alright, everything is ok and the scary is over.
Now, let’s try to put the story i juz said in perspective. Your life could be sailing smooth, everything going accordingly as planned. Suddenly, you stumble across the tip of the iceberg - an event that could plung your life in misery. You pray that the disaster would pass you by and not fall on you. But it really happened on you. And in these times of trouble, you could be feeling so down that u feel there’s nothing to live for, and there doesn’t seems to be anyone around to lend you moral support. No friends, no family could help you. You see only yourself and the problem. You feel like your life is spinning out of control. You may even question why God is not there to help you when u’re most in need. Float a while. And you will see the light at the end of the tunnel. There wouldn’t be a rainbow without the rain, agree? And just like a pencil, you need some painful sharpening to make you a stronger person. As long as there’s a breath, there’s always hope. =)
Sian.. Tmr is Monday.. Argh.. Here comes monday blues….
To help u lessen the impact of monday blues, read the following jokes (some a bit lame lah) from a paper that i dug out from the bottom of my book shelves! I suggest that u read with an open mind and a light-hearted mindset, and u’ll appreciate the jokes! ~Enjoy~
Q: What runs around the yard, but never moves?
A: A Fence.
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Taxi Driver: I forgot to turn on the meter and i don’t know how much to charge you.
Passenger: It’s alright. I forgot to bring money so i can’t pay you anyway.
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Timothy: Would you care to join me in a bowl of soup?
Melvin: Do you suppose there’ll be enough room for the both of us?
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Edward: I wax born in Kentucky.
Neal: Which part?
Edward: All of me.
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Q: Where can you find five dozen keys tht don’t open a single door?
A: On a piano.
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Q: What is never seen but often changes?
A: Your Mind.
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Q: What makes a traffic signal turn red?
A: Having to change in front of so many people.
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Large Lady: I’m not going to use one of those speak-your-weight machines again!
Friend: Why not?
Large Lady: Last time i went on one, it said, "One person at a time, please."
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Wrestler’s son: MY dad is stronger than you!
Policeman’s son: Oh yeah? Well, my dad can hold back a line of cars with ONE hand!
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Q: What is lighter than a feather, yet harder to hold?
A: Your breath.
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Q: How does a Scout start a fire in less than a minute with just 2 sticks?
A: By making sure that one of them is a matchstick.
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Once there were 3 brothers, Shutup, Manners and Trouble. One day, Trouble went missing so Manners and Shutup went to make a police report. Manners waited outside while Shutup went in.
The policeman asked, "What is your name?"
"Shutup," he replied.
"What are you looking for?" the policeman asked again.
"Trouble," said Shutup.
"Where are your manners?!?" the policeman asked.
"Outside," replied Shutup.
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