Finally cycled yesterday. It was fun but very tiring. Very humid also. Went for a church service yesterday. Havent felt that sense of thankfulness for a long time. Amidst of all the mess and politics in the air. i'm thankful for the service, thankful for the word. Thankful for the bunch of serious and fun friends with me. Thinking back, i teared helplessly.
Life has move on again. Its new again, cos i am seeing it differently this time. it is liberating.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
I Didn't Know
I didn't know that brewerkz sells such affordable beer! Only @ $4!
Yesterday, after a hot and frustrating day at work. I decided to chill out with a dear friend at brewerkz @ clarke quay. We had dinner and some drinks for the night. While ordering beer, I didnt know that drinking beer at brewerkz in the afternoon is so cheap!!! Before 4pm, every mug of beer only cost $4! $3.99 to be exact! Me ,the park officer who works just opposite was in big surprise! It was really worth the money for beers that are not commonly available everywhere in the supermarkets. Not only that, they even have an interesting sampling menu, which allow u to sample 4 types of beer out of the full range @ the price of $11.99! Wow!!
I enjoyed myself. The little glasses of beer and the big bowl of salad with lots of blue cheese! Really enjoyed myself with all the cheese, veggie and good company. Best of all, my friend was really wonderful to pay for my dinner. Really thankful...
Another place I had great food and paid forth (by my funny bro) was @ Greenwood. Typical Italian restaurant, with solo classical guitarist playing & singing from table to table. interesting pasta menu, with different sorts of pastas not commonly found in any normal western restaurant. What's best, the tiramisu dessert in the cup. Very rich n filling dessert, enough for 3-4 people to share. I had all by myself once and end up with indigestion the next day!
I'm thankful and grateful for all these good food and great people around me. Especially at work place...
F1 Rocks starts its 1st day of concert today. The qualifying rounds will start tomorrow. F1 Rocks really could rock the ass out of me. Although i had nothing much to do, I could not appreciate the noise, the mess and the damage that comes with it. Fort Canning is far too small for such an extensive set-up. I was not in the best of mood for 2 days, until today cos tomorrow will be friday already! Thank God, I had good colleagues who are there to support and to listen to my woes. After spending some time by myself @ lunch yesterday, sorted out my thoughts and now I'm better to carry on working ahead on my new portfolio, which starts in Oct.
I'm glad... I'm glad that things are unfolding itself slowly and clearer now. I'm thankful that You have given me the wisdom and strength to look beyond things and see a larger purpose or vision than what's happening now. I truly see that it's from You. Though the journey is not always smooth sailing or to my liking, I'm glad that You have caused me to see the good out of it. Yes. I am excited!!!
Lastly, I'm thankful for having enough time to sleep! That's my longest standing hobby. Sleeping enough and at the right timing really do alot of wonders to our bodies and our soul. With enough rest, our mind is clearer and bad emotions takes more time to get the better of us. And that includes bad thoughts too! Strangly, making decisions and ideas come easier too. Amazing! There's really a balanced point to everything. When we missed our balancing point, go chill our with some good friends, good food and good drinks! Yeah! Its Merry Time!!
Yesterday, after a hot and frustrating day at work. I decided to chill out with a dear friend at brewerkz @ clarke quay. We had dinner and some drinks for the night. While ordering beer, I didnt know that drinking beer at brewerkz in the afternoon is so cheap!!! Before 4pm, every mug of beer only cost $4! $3.99 to be exact! Me ,the park officer who works just opposite was in big surprise! It was really worth the money for beers that are not commonly available everywhere in the supermarkets. Not only that, they even have an interesting sampling menu, which allow u to sample 4 types of beer out of the full range @ the price of $11.99! Wow!!
I enjoyed myself. The little glasses of beer and the big bowl of salad with lots of blue cheese! Really enjoyed myself with all the cheese, veggie and good company. Best of all, my friend was really wonderful to pay for my dinner. Really thankful...
Another place I had great food and paid forth (by my funny bro) was @ Greenwood. Typical Italian restaurant, with solo classical guitarist playing & singing from table to table. interesting pasta menu, with different sorts of pastas not commonly found in any normal western restaurant. What's best, the tiramisu dessert in the cup. Very rich n filling dessert, enough for 3-4 people to share. I had all by myself once and end up with indigestion the next day!
I'm thankful and grateful for all these good food and great people around me. Especially at work place...
F1 Rocks starts its 1st day of concert today. The qualifying rounds will start tomorrow. F1 Rocks really could rock the ass out of me. Although i had nothing much to do, I could not appreciate the noise, the mess and the damage that comes with it. Fort Canning is far too small for such an extensive set-up. I was not in the best of mood for 2 days, until today cos tomorrow will be friday already! Thank God, I had good colleagues who are there to support and to listen to my woes. After spending some time by myself @ lunch yesterday, sorted out my thoughts and now I'm better to carry on working ahead on my new portfolio, which starts in Oct.
I'm glad... I'm glad that things are unfolding itself slowly and clearer now. I'm thankful that You have given me the wisdom and strength to look beyond things and see a larger purpose or vision than what's happening now. I truly see that it's from You. Though the journey is not always smooth sailing or to my liking, I'm glad that You have caused me to see the good out of it. Yes. I am excited!!!
Lastly, I'm thankful for having enough time to sleep! That's my longest standing hobby. Sleeping enough and at the right timing really do alot of wonders to our bodies and our soul. With enough rest, our mind is clearer and bad emotions takes more time to get the better of us. And that includes bad thoughts too! Strangly, making decisions and ideas come easier too. Amazing! There's really a balanced point to everything. When we missed our balancing point, go chill our with some good friends, good food and good drinks! Yeah! Its Merry Time!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Work review
cracking my brains to write 2009 work review. i dread doing this every year. I dread...
felt like there's nothing to write. Nothing great to write.
felt like there's nothing to write. Nothing great to write.
more fed up than sad
After that late nite conversation till 4am that night. I was so tired that I overslept the next day and could not wake for my 9am class. I only managed to go in after lunch at 1pm.
After spending another 5 days thinking through the details of the conversation and measuring all other values. I got really FED UP! I used to feel upset, but this time i'm FED UP. Analyzing all factors, i think the condition mentioned could only be summed up into one word. It is not the point about -" you know you can make it happen". It is more of than just that, it is a case of comparing an apple and an orange.
I think it is a pure form of fear- a fear of commitment. "Dont want to burden you, and also myself". Can i qualify this as a form of selfishness? Does cutting everything out, let's u focus more?
At the end of everything else, what am i supposed to do? Do u value this relationship? Do u even value the person? Yes, you do, you do. That's why u made such a decision...
But, is this the amount the commitment u give to this relationship? To our friendship? To everything that we have cultivated over this time. By deciding it in this fashion, you have decided to throw away the fruit tree which have just finished fruiting, shedding its old leaves for the next fruiting season.
In life, there are always things we have to commit. Sometimes, we enjoy and commit wholeheartedly to it. Other times, we are forced into it and we have to make sacrifices to make ends meet. This law applies to the rich and poor. Nobody has the choice to decide otherwise. If u happened to the privileged few- eg. a freelance designer, or running some home-based business or self-employed. You are truly privileged. Cos it is really possible to survive just only free-lancing. Chatting to my friend today, I thought i wanted to do that too, work @ your timing. Earnings through projects alone. Walking in the nursery today, made me feel like i could to it as a job too...
Don't pull up the tree when u see all the shedding of leaves. Give it some time, fork around it with fertilizers. It will faithfully bear fruit again in the next season to come.
I will only need the commitment to believe. To believe that things can be worked out together. Only when u decide to put ur feet down and your head into the sand.
After spending another 5 days thinking through the details of the conversation and measuring all other values. I got really FED UP! I used to feel upset, but this time i'm FED UP. Analyzing all factors, i think the condition mentioned could only be summed up into one word. It is not the point about -" you know you can make it happen". It is more of than just that, it is a case of comparing an apple and an orange.
I think it is a pure form of fear- a fear of commitment. "Dont want to burden you, and also myself". Can i qualify this as a form of selfishness? Does cutting everything out, let's u focus more?
At the end of everything else, what am i supposed to do? Do u value this relationship? Do u even value the person? Yes, you do, you do. That's why u made such a decision...
But, is this the amount the commitment u give to this relationship? To our friendship? To everything that we have cultivated over this time. By deciding it in this fashion, you have decided to throw away the fruit tree which have just finished fruiting, shedding its old leaves for the next fruiting season.
In life, there are always things we have to commit. Sometimes, we enjoy and commit wholeheartedly to it. Other times, we are forced into it and we have to make sacrifices to make ends meet. This law applies to the rich and poor. Nobody has the choice to decide otherwise. If u happened to the privileged few- eg. a freelance designer, or running some home-based business or self-employed. You are truly privileged. Cos it is really possible to survive just only free-lancing. Chatting to my friend today, I thought i wanted to do that too, work @ your timing. Earnings through projects alone. Walking in the nursery today, made me feel like i could to it as a job too...
Don't pull up the tree when u see all the shedding of leaves. Give it some time, fork around it with fertilizers. It will faithfully bear fruit again in the next season to come.
I will only need the commitment to believe. To believe that things can be worked out together. Only when u decide to put ur feet down and your head into the sand.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
moving furnitures
After walking out from the shower, a thought came to me. The thought of sitting at my table doing work, just like how i used to when I was 10-16 years old. Today, I'm doing it again.
I wonder, when will I have a room, a study table and lamp to sit to do my work...
I believe furniture and home layout change alot of things within a person. I'm not talking about fengshui, but a way of how we change to adjustments. A conducive environment and friendships. Its been a long time since I have enjoyed something so much, that I have to do it everyday to receive my portion of energy...
Change and growth will come when we are doing something we truly enjoy. Even our countenance.
I wonder, when will I have a room, a study table and lamp to sit to do my work...
I believe furniture and home layout change alot of things within a person. I'm not talking about fengshui, but a way of how we change to adjustments. A conducive environment and friendships. Its been a long time since I have enjoyed something so much, that I have to do it everyday to receive my portion of energy...
Change and growth will come when we are doing something we truly enjoy. Even our countenance.
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