Idle

Weekend duties are over

I am left to my own devices for Sunday

Programme for the day:

1. Woke up at 10.30 local time (11.30 SG time.. tan dio 1 hr)
2. Ran (fast jogs with fast walks) 3km in the gym
3. Snack on quarter block of Cadbury's Roasted Almond while watching MTV
4. Hakka food in Cholon (Chinatown)... yummy yong tau foo
5. Movie at Huong Vuong Plaza
6. Still planning what to eat for dinner... fried rice seems appetising
7. Finish Grey's Anatomy Season 3 (can't wait to start on Season 4!)









8. Tyne-Wear Derby Day!
(Highlight of the day)

Tyne-Wear in black & white.. a lot of stripes

Can't wait for this week to end so I can have my well-deserved, near full week of rest next week and for an apparent reason, looking forward to going home too!

Enjoy the week folks.. I'll use it to anticipate the next :)

Sleep: Quantity vs Quality

How is it you get to sleep 9 hours and wake up feeling the most tired man on this earth?

And yet when you catch a cat nap, you wake up feeling so energised and ready to go?

Case in proof...

1. New mattress arrives Tues, I slept 4 hours on Wed morning, 3.5 hours on Thurs morn (i stupidly got the flight time wrong!), woke up fresh cos it's a 1K+ Simmon's mattress vs. my holey ten-year old 4 Star

2. Caught a cat nap just when plane was taking off.. felt like i've been asleep for a day

3. Slept 9 hours (to catch up on the missing hours of the past few) and woke up this morning feeling like Gulliver in Lilliput this morning

YAWN!

What's UP?

ACT 1 SCENE 1

What's up?
Erm.. moving soon

Huh? To where leh?
Shanghai loh...

Huh? Again? You not sian ah?
(under my breath)
Basket.. you mean you damn happy rotting in your cubicle?
Er no lah.. good time to go.. Olympic year mah!

ACT 2 SCENE 2

Eh what's up man? Heard you are unhappy and leaving the Company?
Erm no lah.. they moving me to Shanghai soon

Huh? Issit? Thought everyone said you are unhappy
Hmm.. my spin doctoring seemed to work
Not really lah, just don't really like Vietnam as much

Oh... ok... ah you must bring me round Shanghai ah?
(excitedly...not) YEAH! for sure! let me know when you plan to visit!

FINAL ACT FINAL SCENE
(digging your scene)

someone from Shanghai

Hey what's up man? When are you coming over?
Wow news travels fast... somewhen June or July loh

icic.. how long for?
the standard 2 years loh

wah.. where u gonna stay?
dunno man.. you gonna find me a cheap and nice place? :)

hahahas

This is a work of fiction and any resemblance between the characters and persons living or dead is purely coincidental

Steady Lagi!

It's amazing how strong this colloquial expression, unknown to the Jedi Council up until 2 months ago, can epitomise the strength of the Force and the Council itself.

Amalgamate the expression with the simple action of raising your right hand, pointing skywards in a 45 degree angle while the left hand is placed strategically on the hips, legs width apart.

Taddah.. you have the symbolic greeting of the modern-day Jedi knight.

See positive demostration by Jedi Knight OSL (Picture Left)

The Council has worked its way into being since that fateful KL trip and the simplicity of it all has been the very foundation of its existence. Man Cards, motivational posters, home-cooked dinners, WAGs, golf and badminton, KL trip, Sungei Buloh exploration....

Whether it is a physical or psychological activity, we've been around for each other. It's amazing you find your best buddies through the most amazing of ways.

Steady Lagi and Rock On!

Give me Paddles

Savage Garden

When you feel all alone
And the world has turned it's back on you
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relieve and people can be so cold
When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take anymore

Let me be the one you call
If you jump
I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face they day

Let me be the one you call
If you jump
I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

Because there has always been heartache and pain
And when it's over you'll breathe again
You'll breath again

When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone



Noone to break my fall so please... somebody bring me those damn paddles!

Delicious Mauritius

delicious mauritius:

pineapple juice, coconut milk, banana, aloe

my favourite smoothie from element fresh... oh gawd how I miss tat.. plus a place that could make a decent sandwich

The New Year has brought in many perspectives:

pineapple juice - tropical, laid back but an oxy-moronic clash of flavours and textures...sweet, sour, acidic and cool, as if testing the limits of your taste buds

travelled further west of india for the first time in 3 years

5 countries in a month is quite a record for both work and play.

working out a fair bit, ran more in a month than i did the whole of last year.

coconut milk - reminds you of mum's cooking, a touch of comfort, homeliness and indulgence.

plenty of shopping, carefree spending, retail therapy.

massages, spas

drinks, cigars(and cigarettes) and clubs

at home watching Grey's Anatomy, cooking a simple meal in my apartment

banana - honesty and deliverance beneath that yellow skin. sappy, sticks to the tongue and doesn't go away

how speaking out against injustice does not equate to universal suffrage

that dancing around half-truths and hiding behind untruths can be a manic affair

how that banana skin can slip you in a vital moment

And finally,

aloe - can't imagine that a thorny, unsightly plant can be such a medicinal delight and source of nutrients

seek the unlikeliest sources to heal our wounds

songs and pictures that make you feel warmer and better

My first month of 2008 is a Delicious Mauritius smoothie. I'm savouring the sweetness, acidity, creaminess, sappiness and its therapeutic juice all at once.

I am hungry for more.

RESOLUTE
res·o·lute /ˈrɛzəˌlut/
Spelled Pronunciation[rez-uh-loot]
Pronunciation Key –adjective
1. firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion.
2. characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.


I have decided to become more resolute for 2008 rather than making nonsense resolutions that I cannot keep.

That meaning:
1. succumb less to temptations
2. be more decisive and firm at work
3. control my temper at home
4. be more determined at finishing tasks, especially with the exercising
5. lead a purpose-driven life, closer to Him

Hey isn't that a list of resolutions in itself?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!