was gym-ing on sat, and came across this quote on someone's water bottle:
you're what you do repeatedly
excellence is not an act, but a habit.
hmm.
this is why people who succeed in one thing, seem to do well in every other thing also.
it's not just the aptitude that matters, but the attitude.
i need to buck up.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Mauritius
Arrival at the Mauritius airport - we were welcomed with fantastic weather!
My boss dying for a smoke, after the 7 hrs long flight 
we stayed at sofitel resort, wonderful hotel with the most COMFY BED i've ever slept on. the room was very nice, too nice for one person...
the balcony at the end of the room opens up to a sea view, (although it was kind of blocked by some coconut trees), the perfect place to chill with a glass a wine..
cold it might be, but i still couldnt resist it.
horse-riding in the sunset -a heart-achingly romantic moment
watching the sky translate into different shades of purple and orange
blue blue crystal clear waters that put sentosa to shame
soft fine sand that collaspes under your feet
in the presence of such pristine beauty, there stood a lonesome figure...THATS ME!!
couldnt resist taking a few more pics of the sea, just to give proof to myself how BLUE it really was.
to be honest, i kind of thought the beach and the sea look better in the photos than in reality...but who is to know until you go there and see for yourself. i dont want to burst anyone's bubble!
taken to lunch at a restaurant surrounded by nature
me on the streets on port louis, the dusty and congested capital of the country. roads have been laned since the colonial times.
new showroom showcasing toshiba notebooks
my boss and our mauritian partner
all in all, i must said i had a good trip, although it was really more work than play. i treasured the little time i had by the beach, and the peace and tranquility one can almost never get in singapore. it was just me, myself, my thoughts, and the sun, sea and sand standing witness to my presence.
life in mauritius is obviously slower paced. the people there are also more carefree and easy going. when it relates to work, there is a lack of tension and stress that we would normally feel in singapore.
i wish i could stay there longer; to enjoy the illusion that i'm living in another world.
happy happy
2 weddings and a trip to mauritius in the past 10 days!
jasmine lau tied the knot with fm last sat at grand park hotel
and last night, our dearest rachel hoong got married. ooh she looks all grown up now....haha...happy happy for them
to have found the love of their lives.
makes me come to the next question,
who amongst us will be next?
Thursday, August 06, 2009
i've been working so hard for the past 3 days, close to midnight on mon and wed, and until 1.30am on tues.
i'm so tired today.
there are always things cropping up to keep my head occupied. there has been a rather huge inflow of information these days, and i know i should take some to digest and analyse, so that i wont forget these lessons learnt, but am just too tired to do so.
anyways it's off to mauritius next week for a short biz trip. looking forward!
i'm so tired today.
there are always things cropping up to keep my head occupied. there has been a rather huge inflow of information these days, and i know i should take some to digest and analyse, so that i wont forget these lessons learnt, but am just too tired to do so.
anyways it's off to mauritius next week for a short biz trip. looking forward!
Saturday, August 01, 2009
of death and existence
someone reminded me tonight, that love in today's world is so complicated.
he commented that women are acting like men.
women sleeping with married men.
women sleeping with about-to-be married men.
on top of that, there are teachers who sleep with students
women sleeping with women
men sleeping with men
in this crazy world, let's all try to maintain that bit of sanity.
he then posed this question back to me: do you believe in soul?
do you believe that after death, your soul goes up to heaven?
i said, i dont know, do you?
he then replied, yes, because i'm a christian.
he then went on to explain, how do we know that the soul that is rising to heaven, is really you? there are 2 ways to verify, ym is ym because ym looks like ym, and because ym has memories of what ym did a second ago. hence, point no. 1, if ym's soul looks like ym physically, then ym's soul is ym. however ym's soul takes on no form, and therefore we cannot use this point for verification.
point no. 2, ym's soul must have the same memories as ym for ym's soul to be ym. but memories fade with age. how do we verify if ym's soul is ym even though ym's soul does not have the same memories as ym? at the age of 60, we probably lose some of our memories too. does that mean that ym at 60 is not ym at 21?
conclusion is, we dont know whether ym's soul is ym.
similarly, in startrek, how do you know that the spock on the planet is the same spock that appeared in the spaceship a second later?
like the truman show and the matrix, how do we know that the world we are living in is the real world? maybe everything doesnt exist.
how did the big bang occur and how was the universe formed? was it a mere coincidence?
how did life come about? how did i come about?
indeed, there are TOO MANY questions with NO answers.
which is why scientists believe there must be a greater force out there.
which is why we have religion.
to answer my very first question, how do we know that after death, our souls go to heaven?
the answer is, faith.
faith dispels fear.
he commented that women are acting like men.
women sleeping with married men.
women sleeping with about-to-be married men.
on top of that, there are teachers who sleep with students
women sleeping with women
men sleeping with men
in this crazy world, let's all try to maintain that bit of sanity.
***
yesterday, i told someone that i was fearful of death, because in death, we dont exist. and the knowledge of non-existence, scares the hell out of me.he then posed this question back to me: do you believe in soul?
do you believe that after death, your soul goes up to heaven?
i said, i dont know, do you?
he then replied, yes, because i'm a christian.
he then went on to explain, how do we know that the soul that is rising to heaven, is really you? there are 2 ways to verify, ym is ym because ym looks like ym, and because ym has memories of what ym did a second ago. hence, point no. 1, if ym's soul looks like ym physically, then ym's soul is ym. however ym's soul takes on no form, and therefore we cannot use this point for verification.
point no. 2, ym's soul must have the same memories as ym for ym's soul to be ym. but memories fade with age. how do we verify if ym's soul is ym even though ym's soul does not have the same memories as ym? at the age of 60, we probably lose some of our memories too. does that mean that ym at 60 is not ym at 21?
conclusion is, we dont know whether ym's soul is ym.
similarly, in startrek, how do you know that the spock on the planet is the same spock that appeared in the spaceship a second later?
like the truman show and the matrix, how do we know that the world we are living in is the real world? maybe everything doesnt exist.
how did the big bang occur and how was the universe formed? was it a mere coincidence?
how did life come about? how did i come about?
indeed, there are TOO MANY questions with NO answers.
which is why scientists believe there must be a greater force out there.
which is why we have religion.
to answer my very first question, how do we know that after death, our souls go to heaven?
the answer is, faith.
faith dispels fear.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
report card
i received my score card today. although i havent received my results, i roughly have an idea how i'm going to fare already...considering there are only about 2 months left to go.
sigh, if only i've gotten it earlier. it would have given me a better idea of what i was supposed to achieve. i would have put in that extra bit of effort, i think.
but then again, these responsibilities didnt fall into place until much later.
i'm generally an efficient person, but not very accurate.
i'm a big picture person, but i mess up my details.
i can actually be very lazy too, unless i'm super passionate about something. though occasionally, i tend to experience short bursts of enthusiasm that surprise even myself.
today, i find myself asking this: am i a good worker?
and my answer is: only when i'm passionable about something lor....duh.
excuses excuses...
right, my aim is to do my work well, even when it's something i'm not interested in.
me and the 2 interns in my office, on their last day of work
sigh, if only i've gotten it earlier. it would have given me a better idea of what i was supposed to achieve. i would have put in that extra bit of effort, i think.
but then again, these responsibilities didnt fall into place until much later.
i'm generally an efficient person, but not very accurate.
i'm a big picture person, but i mess up my details.
i can actually be very lazy too, unless i'm super passionate about something. though occasionally, i tend to experience short bursts of enthusiasm that surprise even myself.
today, i find myself asking this: am i a good worker?
and my answer is: only when i'm passionable about something lor....duh.
excuses excuses...
right, my aim is to do my work well, even when it's something i'm not interested in.
me and the 2 interns in my office, on their last day of workSunday, July 26, 2009
midnight movies
gold class + midnight movie = zzzzz, regardless of how much action-packed the movie is.
watched transformers and i fell asleep 1 hr into the movie. i woke up periodically after that to see the ex-cia agent, the battle at the pyramids and megan fox telling sam she loves him.
and so, i swore i wont fall asleep again last night, when we caught harry potter.
i fared slightly better this time. i think i only went to lala-land 1hr45min after the show started, meaning i kind of missed all the fighting scenes.
didnt particularly like this harry potter. found it too dark. the first and last time i read the book should be 4 yrs ago when it first came out. i admit i cant remember too much from it, but there was one scene from that book that left a strong impression on me - at the funeral, harry potter broke up with ginny because he didnt want to bring harm to her. AIYO. dont understand why they can leave such an emo scene out from the movie! and there were simply too many non-essential snogging scenes. this isnt 90210!
anyway there are many more details i couldnt remember, like why snape was the half blood prince. maybe i'll go buy it and re-read it again!
lala. blading today was good. we should do it more often! :)
watched transformers and i fell asleep 1 hr into the movie. i woke up periodically after that to see the ex-cia agent, the battle at the pyramids and megan fox telling sam she loves him.
and so, i swore i wont fall asleep again last night, when we caught harry potter.
i fared slightly better this time. i think i only went to lala-land 1hr45min after the show started, meaning i kind of missed all the fighting scenes.
didnt particularly like this harry potter. found it too dark. the first and last time i read the book should be 4 yrs ago when it first came out. i admit i cant remember too much from it, but there was one scene from that book that left a strong impression on me - at the funeral, harry potter broke up with ginny because he didnt want to bring harm to her. AIYO. dont understand why they can leave such an emo scene out from the movie! and there were simply too many non-essential snogging scenes. this isnt 90210!
anyway there are many more details i couldnt remember, like why snape was the half blood prince. maybe i'll go buy it and re-read it again!
lala. blading today was good. we should do it more often! :)
Monday, July 20, 2009
tying the knot
i have had a good weekend.
met up with the nus people whom i went cambodia with. it felt sooo good reminiscing about the times we spent in cambodia - staying in tents and bathing under the stars, eating happy pizza and all the girls getting freaked out when liangguo seemed a little zonked out, how freaky the rooms we were staying at were and the scratching sound qiming heard in the middle of the night, me, debbie and fengyi lying on the deck chairs at this very cosy and quiet pub by the beach, looking up into the night sky and just talking...
ummm....
at the blink of an eye, 3 yrs have passed.
everyone is working now. we have teachers, architects, doctors, pharmacists...
the most shocking news was: qiming and fengyi are getting married (not to each other)!!
the last time i met them, both were still unattached.
now, when you put the two of them together, all they talk about is where to do their wedding shots, get wedding gowns, make diamond rings and wedding bands, what kind of taps and tiles to get for their bathroom floors, loans to take to repay apartments they've purchased...
shucks, i felt young.
it must be a sign. everyone around me is getting married. alan got married last sat. jas lau in aug. sean in oct. fengyi in nov.
but no no, it's not time yet. yes, married/to-be-married people will tell me: there's never a best time. there will always be something that will hold you back, be it career wise, financially, mentally unprepared...
but i guess when it's meant to happen, it'll just happen, and you wont have to think.
goodness, fengyi only met her fiance less than 2 yrs ago, and they're getting married now. some will say it's too soon, but when you hear her talk about him, and the things he has done for her, you know she has chosen right. and i'm happy for her. Envious in fact. they make you believe that: love really can be so simple...
unfortunately my concept of love has never been simple, disillusioned by the numerous relationships i have been in and out. it was one of those times i wish i could erase my past, and start off on a blank sheet.
but it's ok. i'm not so bad now.
met up with the nus people whom i went cambodia with. it felt sooo good reminiscing about the times we spent in cambodia - staying in tents and bathing under the stars, eating happy pizza and all the girls getting freaked out when liangguo seemed a little zonked out, how freaky the rooms we were staying at were and the scratching sound qiming heard in the middle of the night, me, debbie and fengyi lying on the deck chairs at this very cosy and quiet pub by the beach, looking up into the night sky and just talking...
ummm....
at the blink of an eye, 3 yrs have passed.
everyone is working now. we have teachers, architects, doctors, pharmacists...
the most shocking news was: qiming and fengyi are getting married (not to each other)!!
the last time i met them, both were still unattached.
now, when you put the two of them together, all they talk about is where to do their wedding shots, get wedding gowns, make diamond rings and wedding bands, what kind of taps and tiles to get for their bathroom floors, loans to take to repay apartments they've purchased...
shucks, i felt young.
it must be a sign. everyone around me is getting married. alan got married last sat. jas lau in aug. sean in oct. fengyi in nov.
but no no, it's not time yet. yes, married/to-be-married people will tell me: there's never a best time. there will always be something that will hold you back, be it career wise, financially, mentally unprepared...
but i guess when it's meant to happen, it'll just happen, and you wont have to think.
goodness, fengyi only met her fiance less than 2 yrs ago, and they're getting married now. some will say it's too soon, but when you hear her talk about him, and the things he has done for her, you know she has chosen right. and i'm happy for her. Envious in fact. they make you believe that: love really can be so simple...
unfortunately my concept of love has never been simple, disillusioned by the numerous relationships i have been in and out. it was one of those times i wish i could erase my past, and start off on a blank sheet.
but it's ok. i'm not so bad now.
Friday, July 17, 2009
have you ever been in situations where you're forced to do something you hate to do, yet you know would be beneficial to you?
like drinking that bitter tasting solution that supposedly would cure all ailments
like pulling out a rotting tooth
like running that full 20 min even though you're exhausted
sigh.
endure.
you know it would be beneficial.
like drinking that bitter tasting solution that supposedly would cure all ailments
like pulling out a rotting tooth
like running that full 20 min even though you're exhausted
sigh.
endure.
you know it would be beneficial.
Monday, July 13, 2009
get it back
was busy preparing the flyer for the upcoming nus matric fair today.
i remembered when i was a freshie, and was choosing a notebook to buy, i didnt even consider the specs. i was like,"oh this looks pretty nice," and i bought it.
and of course, another reason why i chose the notebook was cos jas bought the same one too. haha.
5 yrs later, i cant even switch it on now.
i wonder if students these days are as ignorant as i was then.
probably not. i've come to realise i'm not the typical customer of IT products and gadgets.
oh how times have changed. 5 yrs ago, $2.5k was considered the norm for a notebook. now, you can easily get a decent notebook for $1.2k or less.
yes, times have changed, for i realised i no longer know how to think like a student.
on another note, i'm feeling incompetent.
what's my excuse?
inexperience? laziness? lack of passion? lack of interest? lack of involvement?
or just to be extremely crude and honest: a lack of flair!
sigh. hopefully it's not the last conclusion.
true enough, i havent been put to the test.
let's just hope i'll live up to expectations when the test finally comes.
lately, i've been feeling restless. i feel a lack of fulfillment in life.
got to go out and get it all back!
i remembered when i was a freshie, and was choosing a notebook to buy, i didnt even consider the specs. i was like,"oh this looks pretty nice," and i bought it.
and of course, another reason why i chose the notebook was cos jas bought the same one too. haha.
5 yrs later, i cant even switch it on now.
i wonder if students these days are as ignorant as i was then.
probably not. i've come to realise i'm not the typical customer of IT products and gadgets.
oh how times have changed. 5 yrs ago, $2.5k was considered the norm for a notebook. now, you can easily get a decent notebook for $1.2k or less.
yes, times have changed, for i realised i no longer know how to think like a student.
on another note, i'm feeling incompetent.
what's my excuse?
inexperience? laziness? lack of passion? lack of interest? lack of involvement?
or just to be extremely crude and honest: a lack of flair!
sigh. hopefully it's not the last conclusion.
true enough, i havent been put to the test.
let's just hope i'll live up to expectations when the test finally comes.
lately, i've been feeling restless. i feel a lack of fulfillment in life.
got to go out and get it all back!
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Friday, July 03, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
let's meet up
friends who were once inseparable now become hi and bye acquaintances.
it's not that he doesnt care for you; it's just that you've simply stopped having things in common.
the older you are, the more unreceptive you are to meeting new people.
i share the same sentiments. i'm no longer interested in getting to know people, and having to strike up conversation for courtesy/duty sake.
today was an exception. i lived up to others' expectations of myself. i had to.
the older you are, the less friends you have.
but..but...there are some who do stay, and those that do, are the true blue friends.
so to those people whom i keep saying we should meet up soon, LET'S MEET UP SOON!
it's not that he doesnt care for you; it's just that you've simply stopped having things in common.
the older you are, the more unreceptive you are to meeting new people.
i share the same sentiments. i'm no longer interested in getting to know people, and having to strike up conversation for courtesy/duty sake.
today was an exception. i lived up to others' expectations of myself. i had to.
the older you are, the less friends you have.
but..but...there are some who do stay, and those that do, are the true blue friends.
so to those people whom i keep saying we should meet up soon, LET'S MEET UP SOON!
langkawi part 3
island hopping
being attacked by monkeys 
look how adorable they are! but they are naughty creatures, watch out for your things when they're around, they just might snatch it away in a split second 
by the lagoon side
monkeys clinging on to my legeagles feeding
the whole sky was filled with eagles, i have never seen one before, let alone so many
blue blue waters!underwater world
the penguins all seemed to be looking at the same direction
baby penguin jenson
cable car
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