Marsian and Venetian

Women love talking; Men love watching TV.

That's why we ended up watching Doha sailing game on TV that night with little conversation in between.

Merry Christmas

Beef steak, pesto for my pasta, some jamon. That's what I got for my christmas evening.
Everything turned out to be perfect, besides I only found out when I got home I ran out of spaghetti. So I made "pesto al instand noodles" instead.

Merry Christmas.

Turn left, turn right

Both of them were each carrying a heavy rock on their back, turned and walked the opposite directions. She turned her head one or two times to look for assistance, but not successful as he was walking further and further away without turning his head.

Right
Became deaf and dumb since carrying the rock. Fighting alone, finding justifications for the instance love and hate. Without any alternative, hypnotise oneself during weekdays nine to seven.

Left
Waking up, feeling human again after the instance love and hate. Isolated oneself from the outside world in confusion of the bitter sweet resulted from falling in love with a self-projection.

Both would carry their rock until they reach a desserted place, then leave it there when no one sees and move on.

Christmas 2006, Taipei

There would be only holiday mood, if there is a holiday. No holiday, no mood.
Still, I tried to kept my schedule occupied. Through out the day, I was busy thinking.

Self Hypnosis

That is it.

I fell into self hyponosis in the train. My eyes were set on the sunset outside the window. I felt like riding on a flying carpet all the way to Dan Shui.

我想要學會自我催眠　痛覺會少一些

自我催眠 by 羅志祥

P.S. Cafe

5pf and D brought me to P.S. Cafe at Harden Road. A hidden cafe in the middle of "quiet" Dempsey Road. I knew I am going to like the place when I stepped into the cafe. "Why can't I stay in this country for longer?" I asked in slience.

I ordered myself a "Coconut and Caraway Waffles" starked with saute bananas and crispy bacon dizzled with natural maple. Can anything be more sinful than this? Then I set my eyes with the decorated pine tree in the middle of the cafe, appreciating the fragrance of fresh pine. Yeah, we have sat there for as long as we want. That's simply luxurious!

The hell with love

the very first poem in the book "The Hell with Love - poems to mend a broken heart"

you fit into me

you fit into me
like a hook into an eye

a fish hook
an open eye

Margaret Atwood

is that me?

Looking into the mirror, I asked, is that me?
Could I be more calm?

I learnt. I grew.

Why I hate Singapore (as reminded this round)

I know, it is a bit too much of evaluation after the trip. Promise this is the last piece about my trip. I tend to remember the plus rather than the minus, be it for boys or for places. I was all excited about my Nth visit to Singapore. Not long after I have arrived, I was reminded to my face why I hate Singapore.

• Queuing at Cold Storage. The super slow cashier took 5 mins, counting the thousand cents paid by the one customer in front of me.
• Insecure Taxi driver who showed impatient about waiting on meter for 3 mins.
• Pouring in the midst of day and all cabs are "ON CALL".
• At 3:45pm, 8 people were in line for special customer service at DBS Orchard branch. At 4:45pm, still 8 people in the line.
• Smell old coconut oil cooking banana at the underpass connecting Tang's, Scott Rd and Orchard Rd.
• Bad traffic into Orchard combine with lay-back cab driver.
• Limited TV channels to flip. Chanel 5, Chanel 8 and Chanel News Asia.

I wish I could stay longer to find out more to add to the list above.

Tour of self discovery

Every visit to Singapore, I learnt something new. Here are things that I have learnt this round: -

• Sailing race live on TV could not be borer than Diving.
• Starhub sucks.
• Lychee martine at Wine Bar is still the best.
• I am different (or outright weird) and that is not my fault.
• Mistakes shouldn't be repeated.
• 5 days in Singapore is still too short to do everything I wanted.
• The feeling is super good having a hair do before wedding banquet.
• Get the hint early and stop pursuing (point well shared with S.H. who learnt from the same mistake)
• (this is nothing new but is quadruple confirmed) a GOOD friend is someone who is still willing to lend her listening ears and give constructive comments even if she knew it is the same story repeated for the seventh time.

LOST in the air

Taxi uncle confirmed that the SMS services provided by Starhub and Singtel are not reliable lately. Mostly because of the migration from 3G to 4G. Delay or message lost happened frequently. Not sure where the source of information came from, but who cares.

Be it true or be it a white lie from a kind hearted person, it makes little difference to me. Sometimes, some messages better kept unread. It could be good to everyone if it was just lost in the air.

7:30 am

I am impressed by myself for getting up as per scheduled. As Jasmine said, if you ought to do something, you will be able to do it. It's all depend on your will power within.

Wireless @ SG

can't wait to get connected today. So I left hotel earlier than scheduled and now I am sitting at Starbucks enjoying the "wireless @ SG" for free. It took me at least 20 mins to figure out how to get connect.

I have to admit, the feeling of getting "connect" is soooo.... warm. Opps, that's sick.

If I were living in the world of Harry Potter

Sitting in front of the familiar big white wall, I am in pain.

I am born to be a muggle and it is proven for dozon failures of running through the same white wall. Repeatedly, it resulted to be me sitting on the ground in helplessness, bleeding in pain. But I am a stubbornly persistant person and believe I could be the ultimate invisible man.

I kept practising the magic of walking through the wall and hope one day I can do it. I thought I have learnt it in the past 15 months and should be able to handle it.

Okay, I annouce another failure. The injury is not as bad as before. May be the skin is thinkened as I grow old.

My Little Darling, Kevin

Second episode

I would rate the show three and a half stars out of five. It was just like a movie with lots of promotion which made you excited and longing to get into the theatre and to enjoy the show. All the plots were publisized and no surprise left. As the show went on, each move was within calculation. Things ought to happen happened, only with a little delay. All the entertainment and joy was expected in the show and was confined during the show. It is not gonna be a trilogy. That’s the way it is.

After the show, everybody went home as usual. No take away, no afterthought nor further discussion on the plot is needed.

Oct 1999

I started working for the bank in October 1999. VW was my direct senior. He has been my mentor and my role model always. Today, He called and told me, he is going to resign tomorrow. My heart sinked.

Although he will no longer be working in the same organisation, we will still be good brother-sister.

Christmas Greetings from Daan Park

Get set, Go

I am going to spread my wings in 4 days time. A wedding, a reunion and a holiday to my second home.

Things may be a bit different this time, but there is still the same level of excitement. I am busy getting prepared over the weekend. Haircut, facial, manicure, christmas shopping etc. I even got myself a book to read for the trip. I am so excited to head on a holiday which I am going to spend every minute the way I want, with people that I love and at places that I like.

Yeah, remember to get my camera charged and it's time to bring my suitcase out for packing.

期待是最美麗的.

無風的秋季

The weather reminded me the last time I receive flowers.

陽光 滲著微塵 輕輕暖透 我的心
床邊 縱是無人 收到你這信 亦最吸引
像你的聲音 自遠而近 我是份外入神
逝去的光陰 又再重溫 故事段段動人
難忘是當天你 在無風的秋季
別去的一剎 留低的一切
但這一封信無聲的飄到
像往昔一切 回憶的洗禮
這感覺 是最珍貴
黃昏 看著途人
彷彿聽見你關心
如今縱沒同行
收到你這信 亦最吸引
像你的聲音自遠而近 我是份外入神
逝去的光陰又再重溫 故事段段動人

溫泉蛋

蛋白加熱至攝氏56 度開始黏稠, 58 度白濁化, 62 度果凍化, 80 度完全熱凝固。
另一方面，蛋黃自攝氏64 度開始黏稠, 70 度完全熱凝固. 所以若以這些溫度資訊來看，在攝氏70 至75 度水中煮蛋就可獲得溫泉蛋。

shake head

I shake head at myself.

Why am I so frustrated?
What I should do is, to take a deep breathe, think and then talk.

Dance like no one is watching

Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you'll never be hurt.
Dance like no one is watching.

Quote from Satchel Paige

Dinner tonight

looks good, huh!?

Therapy

Three therapies for my stressful work days this week (appology for those who works with me as I am a total bitch this week).

Tuesday : Moet, moet and shanghainese. Great ambience at MP, a champagn guy never leave our circle more than 10 meters, getting ready to refill our empty glasses. Running here and there checking out the secret VIP areas of the place was fun.

Wednesday : Back Acrh at yoga. My lower back was screaming while I worked to raise it. Once I straightened my arms and bended my upper body, I felt like an aeroplane just took off from the running, leaving the rough path and reveal to a bright blue sky.

Thursday : Laughing out loud. Watching "Whose line is it anyway" live at Carnegies, I was laughing so hard. After the show, I was walking home alone and realised that I have not laugh for a long time. What a destressed!