same same but different

a new year, a new start…. will be coming in exactly less than 12 hours.

so how was your 2009? good? great? or fantastic? mine sucks though. I can’t really recall anything but work work work and travel (also for work work work as well)… sucks big time huh… yeah I know! and what a ‘fine’ way to end my 2009 at the very renowned ‘fine’ city…

this morning while riding mrt to work, I was thinking if only I’m back in KL now. I would probably end up having starbucks session with the regulars or home-party at Kelvino’s. how I badly wish I’m back in town. I know…. I can do the same here in Singapore too but it’s just different even with the convenience of 24hours starbucks. frankly speaking, there’s quite a vast similarity between KL and Singapore and it doesn’t take long for me to adjust or adapt but it’s just different.

looking back at my last post for 2008, concluding 2008 was a busy year and now I’m officially to proclaim that 2009 is even worse for me. okok, I shall try to look at the positive side… busy is better than nothing to do rite… whatever... whether it’s 2008 or 2009 or 2010 or 20xx, it’s just another year with 12 months rite? it might be the same routine but it definitely has different anticipation. expectation for better, for more, for ‘value-added’… yes, I age along the years and so do my expectations too. I guess it’s a linear equation huh...

year counting up = age catching up = expectation keeping up

alrite, crap off and wish you guys a tremendous 2010 ahead ya…. my blog is 2 years old now! happy new year all!

hello Kitty!

this post is especially dedicated to one of my dear colleague in Singapore and her name is really Kitty. and that’s how we greet her every time….hello Kitty!

she has been in my working life since the last 2 years but we didn’t have the chance to work closely before. now that I’m posted to work in Singapore, the bond is slowly building up (in fact, it’s just over a month hehe...).

she’s been nicknamed ‘siao za bo’ (means crazy woman in hokkien) in office for her funny & foolish attitude. she’s always the one who cracks stupid jokes and laughs loudly which brings joy to the whole office (especially during this critically stressful period of time... *sigh...*)

lately we’ve been hanging out quite regularly, no matter if it’s in the office over late nite or during the lunch hour or weekend brunching or even mad warehouse sales shopping. it’s really fun to be around with her as she’s really very easy-going and hilarious. and guess what... we are both pisces too… no wonder we click in no time.

now, we are both famous in the office for cracking up sarcastic jokes and no one can defeats us when we both team up (you go, girls… haha…). sometimes we talk about the same thing at the same time and sometimes we just give eye signal and we will know what we are talking about. there was once we went shopping and scouting guys during lunch, we were practically commenting every single guy that pass by and crossing out ugly man... hahaha...

for sure that her presence makes my attachment in Singapore less torturous and fun filled. thanks for your company...

I’ll be home for Christmas...

you can count on me….

yes… after all the hassles of arrangement and coordinations, we finally had decided to go for a retreat during the xmas weekend break. you can read more at my updated post of ‘my travelogue…. (part II)’.

I really am so looking forward to this. first, is bcoz of the resort that we will be stay (it’s just pure therapeutic) and secondly, I can’t wait to get out of this ‘fine city’ that I’m currently located. and finally of coz, what’s more fun than hanging out with good ol’ friends for the jolly season.

see you guys soon… ciao for now…

it’s not that bad...

it’s exactly a week I’ve been in Singapore. all I can say is so far so good.

work is not that hectic yet as JC is currently slowly passing on to me and I am not in full blast yet. just that it was a bit frantic for the first 2 days as we need to rush for the ceo presentation. No problemo.

Vivien, my landlady is very friendly. I had no problem at all socializing with her and her husband. they are very nice people. she even cooked fried noodle, tong sui dessert and salad for me. oh, she even forced me to drink honey ginger for my own good sake. so dear mummy, you don’t have to worry that I will hunger myself anymore.

had dinner with Hana at Bencoolen to catch up after years lost in touch. it was good to hear from her again and congrats on your newly born baby girl. hope we can do more during this 3 months ok.

weekend jog at the serene Bedok reservoir, visiting Kitty Lab at Singapore Expo and a late midnite Starbucks at Pacific Plaza with Terry was as relaxing as usual.

window shopping and Christmas deco sightseeing along Orchard Road with Vivien from day til nite is a pleasant new experience. she’s really an easy going fun lady.

end comes to end, it’s not as bad as I had predicted. or maybe it’s still a ‘honeymoon’ period for me? we shall know the answer when the weeks come soon…

goodbye my KL

some of you said I’m making such a big fuss about my 3 months stay in Singapore. I’m sorry if I’m being such an annoyance but I really don’t know why ever since when I first heard the rumor that they might need me to be in Singapore for few months, my heart immediately sank.

lately I’m not as committed to work as I used to be anymore, and decided to be more devoted to my own life. yes, many of you may say work is part of our life but you do not know how much I had sacrificed my personal time for work which now leads me to keep on asking myself if this is how I want to live my life. my answer is hell no!

since I have made up my mind not to give up my personal time for work, I had started to do things that I like or will like to do for my own pleasure. I have started to spend more time with my family, having dinners and weekends outing with them. I have started to spend more time in my room doing reading while listening to my favorite songs. I have started jogging quite frequent with Jen and sometimes with sis Rachel. I have started chilling out with old friends over dinners and no doubt, Starbucks. I have started to enjoy home facial while taking a short nap.

just when I have started to really enjoy what I do, this piece of news came and bothered me with the thoughts that I need to change my living style and I can’t do what I enjoy doing now anymore. This thought really does disturb me a lot.

I just came back from Aussie trip on Tuesday, and am trying very hard to enjoy the last few days in KL with those that are dear to me before I leave to Singapore tomorrow.

thanks to Kelvino, Nic, Zee Yeen and CK for the good tapas and wine dinner.

thanks to Shearwell, Din Din and Kenny for the ever fun and joyful Kim Gary dinner.

thanks to Dad, Mum, sis Shareen and sis Rachel for the hot hot Thai cuisine in conjunction of Dad’s 61st birthday.

thanks to Kelvino (again), Joyce, Nicole, Ben, Michelle and zonker Mark for the crazy Zouk session.

thanks to Wah, Kent and Jen for the delicious waterfish dinner and bubbly dicey beer.

thanks Jen (again) for the great jogging plus bitching session.

I shall miss you all for the next 3 months and hope I can slot in time to see you all when I’m back here once a month for that few days. Shearwell, Din Din, Jen, Kent and Wah, I hope you guys can really make it to visit me in Singapore ok? :)

ciao guys…. ciao KL….

I’m oh so excited...

all about tomorrow. no, it’s not my big wedding day nor any special date. but when comes tomorrow, there are 2 occasions that will be my first time.

tomorrow morning will be my first time for running long distance after ditching it since secondary school. don’t think I can run all the way through 4.5km but I hope I can finish the whole course within satisfactory time.

and tomorrow evening will be the starting of our aussie trip. this is my first trip with only these 2 fellas but it’s really something that I had been anticipating quite long ago. guys, be kind to me ok :P

oh gosh, I think the butterflies are fluttering in my stomach now. ciao...

Sorry just doesn’t seem to be the hardest word

I hate the feeling being blame for no reason but I also dislike explaining myself as I felt if you had already started seeing things only from your own point of view and pointing fingers at me, there is no need for me to waste my time to talk to you anymore.

if you are too ego to be aware, I would like to strongly state again that he is a staff of KL branch therefore his priority is definitely KL projects and unfortunately yes, I handle all KL project which I did keep you in loop of what is what but maybe you are too busy to even bother.

I had given his 2 months schedule since end of August for you to plan what is the good timing you need him to be in Singapore. I did remind you that his schedule is very pack for the coming 2 months and advices you to plan early. but you were giving me excuses that your client has not confirmed the project hence you can’t make decision until then. fine, I understand things will change inevitably so do my projects.

you only give me few days earlier notice 2 weeks ago needing him to be in Singapore. yes, it’s my fault for not informing you that KL projects has urgent hiccups yet his schedule had drifted slightly. but you have to bear some of the responsibility too for not planning early which I did remind you again and again.

I did not want to point fingers at anyone at that moment as I felt shits do happen and what we need to do is to look for solution. I helped you and give way in certain way in order for you to have proper training time for him. and again yes, it’s my fault that I did not know China embassy will close for a week long which caused him to have no passport on hand to go over Singapore. again I tried to help to arrange him to be in JB on Tuesday so that you and your team can save time travelling all the way to KL just to have the training since you were complaining that you have lots to do in Singapore.

this morning at 7am, he called to inform me the sad news that his grandma had just passed away and I sincerely do believe that he is not feeling good too that this sad news had interrupted our schedule and planning. he is supposed to be entitled for 2 days of compassionate leave and only has to report to work on Wednesday. but he realized that we really do need him urgently and he has voluntarily decided to take the earliest Tuesday noon hour bus to JB to help with the event midnite setup and the next day to concentrate on your training.

for God’s sake, he had just lost his beloved grandma but he is still bearing his responsibility as a cooperative team member in the corner of his mind. and all the fuck you can think of is it’s too last minute and you are very worried if there’s any more hiccups which you will don’t know what to do next and wish I could have just followed your order to send him down to Singapore last 2 weeks ago when you requested.

if this is all that is going on your fucking mind now and sorry is the word that you want to hear from me. So yeah, sorry. I had sent you a sms to say sorry too but if you are reading this and I really do hope you are reading this, that piece of sorry is not the hardest word I can say and frankly, it is not sincerely from my heart. if you want to know why, coz I felt you are the most shallowest (I know it’s grammatically wrong but I want to make it extreme) person in the entire company and all you can think is just you and yourself. the world will not stop if the project is missing 1 team member. the company will not close down if the project is missing 1 team member. to be honest, I am feeling more sorry to know that you are such a big (physically) jerk!

To Arthur!

isn’t it cool if we can do the same cheers to Arthur with a glass of beer in our hand tomorrow? although I am not a fan of guinness stout, but I certainly do look forward to the Arthur’s Day celebration tomorrow.

it’s been quite a while since the last time I went for clubbing and groove by the music thumping through my ears. I gotta feelin’ that Black Eyed Peas will (let's) get it started with a boom boom pow and blown all of us to shut up and pump it all nite long...

I shall see you there :P

it all started with a simple crave

Kent IK ~ says: ey, want to eat pork mee?

Thursday nite outing started with this simple initiative from Kent. and since I was having meeting at Mid Valley, I invited him to join me at Mid Valley for dinner instead. instantly Kent made a call to Jen for the complimentary dinner but unfortunately she couldn’t join us.

when we almost wanted to give up and decided to hit home for the nite, Wah signed into msn. the next thing we know was set to meet at The Apartment at The Curve for dinner at 8pm. I was half an hour late for work reason but half way through dinner, Kent succeeded in convincing Wah for a free jug of beer to end the nite.

it may be too early to say TGIF but I indeed did enjoy the nite as though it’s a Friday nite. cheers for Wah’s generosity! :)

Thank God it’s Friday nite & I just got paid

this morning when I was driving on the way to work, I tuned in to capital fm and this is the exact intro liner I heard on a song. it totally suits my mood today and I quickly turn on my Sony Ericsson’s TrackID function to check what is the song. to my surprise, it is........





hahaha... I didn’t know N'Sync had such song before. I know... it’s some cheesy pop song, but it just simply say what I wanted to say at that very moment.

so guys, shall we have second round later tonite after our dinner? let’s celebrate the long weekend... by the way, selamat hari merdeka!

the humorous side of Velvet Underground

I am sure you have heard so many about Velvet Underground, rite? yes, that clubbing hub that only allows boys above age 24 and must come with a collar tee to enter (I think that’s quite a stupid entrance policy).

I have been there before for quite a few times non-the-less for clubbing and was once there to organize a private function for a MD of a multinational company in conjunction of his retirement.

this Thursday, I am heading Velvet Underground again. but but… it’s definitely not for the same reasons as per my previous visits. this time around, I’m there for a good laugh. and yes, you heard me rite. just to LMAO or ROFL! hahaha…

we had just bought the tickets to attend The Comedy Club @ Velvet Underground. I have heard so much about stand up comedy show and have also watched some American movie featuring stand up comedy show too but I have yet to attend one. that is why I am so looking forward to it. hope it will turn up as good as what I anticipated.

so for those of you who are interested, you can log into http://www.thecomedyclubkl.com/index.php to find out more about them and perhaps catch them at upcoming events.

ciao and enjoy a good week ahead…

I’ve been longing for:

a good suntan......... the last time was at Cherating and that was definitely not a suntan but a horrible sunburn

a wonderful holiday......... can’t wait for october to come!

a spring cleaning for my wardrobe......... it’s a total mess with lots of old junks

a posh dining ends with dessert wine......... I miss the hill top view

a good workout for at least three times a week......... no more condo gym, where to jog at late nite??!!

a relaxing sunday morning swim......... no more condo swimming pool, where to dip??!!

a quite weekend to read my books......... one more Mitch Albom’s to go

a wonderful dinner with good old friends......... the last dinner I enjoyed the most with my friends was during last christmas

a drive up to Genting......... I miss having coffee in cold weather

a crazy beach rave party......... when is the next zoukout @ Sentosa?

an energetic wii session......... where are you, my wii kakis?

an out of a sudden baking weekend......... come inspire me, my masak-masak guru

a less hectic schedule of in and out of Bangkok and Singapore for meetings......... yes, I am flying off this week to Singapore for yet another short but important meeting AGAIN!

no mood... sign off...

how deep is your love? as deep as the ocean...

I adore this version of the song so very much... it just soothes my soul exactly like how the sounds of the ocean waves do…

(s)elf (p)ampering (a)ward

it definitely does feel great when you have day off on a weekday and do things that you always wanted to do with no crowds around.

yes… I was given 2 days time off by my boss and after a good stay-at-home rest yesterday, I decided to go out for a spa session and do some shopping too. I had a relaxing avocado spa at Royale Spa, Royale Bintang Damansara Hotel and managed to steal some great deals while shopping at The Curve & Ikea. I certainly am physically, mentally & emotionally rejuvenated now :)

how I wish I can do this more often. I always dream if only I can get a rich hubby who can support my life then I can go shopping and spa on any other weekdays that I like... hehehe...

so any rich man out there... if you are looking for a wife who is willing to spend all your money, I am available ok... hahaha

all I need is…

just a pat on my back.

everything in the world seems to be so negative especially when you are down physically, mentally and emotionally.

until lately, work has slowly smoothened out. and getting a token of appreciation from boss, superior and colleagues is definitely the best way to keep it going. knowing that all the hard work I’d put in is getting in return and having bunch of supportive colleagues behind me, I am indeed very thankful for it.

being one of my blog readers, Terry has sensed something is wrong with me. he tried calling a few times just to make sure I am a ok but I am so sorry that I couldn’t spend time talking to update him about my life. being the usual gentleman of him, he made a trip back to KL to catch up with me as well as to visit his relatives. we initially planned to head down to some club to party but plan changed and we headed to Luna Bar instead. I would say it was a great session for me to loosen up a bit and getting some words of encouragement from him to get going in life.

thanks all for those who has just given me a pat on my back. I really do appreciate it and cheers for the new upcoming obstacle in life.

what’s on my mind?!

recently there are just too many things going on and so many things running through my mind concurrently . I seriously dislike the way of life I’m living now… I utterly hate it when things are not in my own control, when I am forced to do something that I despise and when things I planned are turning upside down.

How do I know if I have made the right decision?
What should I do to get out and break free?
Why is time always insufficient for me?
Where has my passion gone?
When will I get what I have always dreamed of?
Who can I share my burden with?

I really wish I can just get out of my routine and hide at some peaceful beautiful beach to sort out things in my life.

I am just so pissed off with myself now

what a coincidence

earlier today, Kenneth was telling me that he had japanese dinner at Zipangu, Singapore and it was not as good as the one in Shangri-La, KL. then I told him that I also had japanese dinner buffet recently and I was in fact left with disappointment and totally miss the sashimi breakfast at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo.

we were then whole day bragging about the best ever fresh sashimi that you can never find anywhere except only in Tsukiji. but lucky of Kenneth that his jobscope requires him to travel to Tokyo for yearly business trip and he can savor melt-in-your-mouth fresh sashimi at least once a year *envy envy*

and right just now when I was flipping through today’s The Star, there’s a column talking about the culture in Tsukiji Fish Market.

what a coincidence rite!

anyway, check out this handsome guy I found in Tsukiji Fish Market. he’s as delicious as the tuna fish... enjoy... :P

not my typical Bangkok

I’m heading out to Bangkok tomorrow for 40% work + 60% pleasure. this time around, I’ve decided to do things that I don’t usually do in Bangkok with my friends...

I’m going to splurge myself in spa, manicure & pedicure, posh dining, clubbing and of course despite the must-do-shopping.

I guess my initial planning of not spending too much in Bangkok this round is so not going to happen :P

city of angels, here I come (again)…

yes, I did lie!

I saw this short clip from a movie today showing a girl was flabbergasted when she found out her best friend made up a big fat lie to her.

all of a sudden, it just strikes me that I recently had told a big lie to my close friend too. I’m definitely not saying what is the lie and who did I lie to. I just felt that I have to lie on the spot as sometimes something are meant to be kept within myself.

sorry and I will try my best to make sure you do not find out this lie for the rest of your life.

reminisce

I am really very lethargic now and I can’t concentrate on work. since I can’t focus on work, why not divert my attention to my dear blog for a few minutes hehe...

last week was really a good week… at least for myself. it started off with an off day on monday right after my trip back from Cherating on a hot sunny sunday afternoon. supposingly to go for a spa session with Shearwell but I had an awful sunburn at my back and the masseur said it’s not advisable as the burnt skin is very sensitive and massage will only lead to further damage of skin. she made it sounds so hazardous hence we decided to have it next few weeks later. we ended up hanging out at Sunway Pyramid for a long relaxing lunch and coffee therapy. we definitely miss the days working in Mapleland with nobody cares bout our work schedule, late clock in & early clock out of work, long hour expensive claimable lunch, bitching at the 3rd floor office where no boss will head up there. those days were long gone...

then came friday nite, no plans on hand and managed to off work at 9pm. while doing final touch of some important emails before heading off, Danny sms-ed asking how have I been doing lately. since I was going off soon and too lazy to reply a sms, I called him out for happy hour. we managed to meet up at TTDI for some drinks and catching up. after few rounds of drinks, laughter and foosball, alcohol tends to take charge of our brain and courage. he finally admitted that he miss those days when I gave him total trust and freedom. and I can only say if only we could communicate as freely as how we do it now, we may not have to end this so ugly. again, those days were gone and it will definitely not turn back... so let’s move on ok...

as usual saturday nite hanging out with the regulars at the regular, we reviewed back the billboard music chart of 15 years ago. yes, you heard me rite... it’s 15 years back... talk about growing old... gosh... I tried my very best to remember all the songs that we mentioned so that I can get home and download it. although as expected my memory again failed me terribly, I still got hooked up to the www until 6am just to purely download these early 90s’ melodies. listening back to those songs really bring back memories of many many happenings.

some times you just have to sit back, relax and look back. no matter it’s good or bad memory, it brings you to what you are and who you are today. cheers for the past...

let’s cheer-a-thing…

bikinis...... check
spf(s)...... check
sunglasses...... check
beach dresses...... check
flip flop...... check
ipod...... check
novel...... check
mood...... check (since last week :P)

hope I didn’t miss out anything on my checklist. hey guys, have you prepare all the ‘lays’ and beer? and remember to fill up full tank ya...

this is my first time going roadtrip with this bunch of buddies but I can sense it’s going to be one crazy great fun... oh Wah, I hope none of any Tioman incidences repeat its history ok... hehe...

hooray... ciao...

there’s only 1 way 2 say 3 words 4 u

and does it really have to be on facebook???

no doubt that facebook is the one of the greatest media invention connecting people from long lost friends to strangers that would like to meet new friends. but I also felt that more and more people are ‘exploiting’ this great invention.

ever since the new facelift, quizzes are growing like mushrooms and many people are participating too. it has quizzes from ‘what is your iq & eq’ to ‘what wedding dress suits you best’. this guy friend of mine has recently taken the ‘what is your best age to get married’ quiz but at least he’s smart enough not to post the answer of that quiz (only smart people can be my friend ok hehe...) and guess what? his less-than-a-year girlfriend commented on that post asking ‘so when are we getting married then?’... after reading that comment, I was practically ‘rolling my eyes’.

few weeks later, that girlfriend of his written on his facebook wall saying ‘dear, go and take a look at rachel’s wedding photo. it’s so sweet… I wish ours will be that sweet too’. and he replied ‘I’m busy now, let’s do it next time.’ after reading that, I again ‘rolled my eyes’ with a sarcastic smile on my face.

just today, she superpoked him with ‘will you marry me?’ and he commented on the superpoke saying ‘haha… of course’ and then she replied ‘you must say I do’. this time after reading that, I feel nauseous. hello... come on lady, what do you expect your boyfriend to say? no? (again *roll eye*)

don’t get me wrong, I am totally so not jealous. just that I know this guy very well for more than 4 years and in fact we almost became an item. but we didn’t because we both want different things in life and we are grown up that know we are just not meant to be together.

of course you can get lovey dovey but can’t you just do it over a private conversation or at least sms? why does it have to be on the facebook? trying to show your affection to the whole world? or as what another friend of mine says they just want to share? I grow up being taught to respect others’ privacy but I have a question now. how do I respect others’ privacy when they share everything they own with the rest of the world?

maybe I am just too realistic but I think I’m a very romantic lover too (asks my ex-es, I’m sure they agree more than I do). but still, I will definitely not announce my love on the facebook and what more, pressuring my boyfriend regarding marriage over the facebook.

obviously, this guy is not my blog reader or else I would not dare to post this entry. if you feel annoyed by my babbling here then…. I don’t know, not that I really care…

anyway, this is just purely what I felt and you are more than welcome to disagree with me. but hey, I would really love to know what you guys think? enlighten me with your opinion…

wiikend not...

supposingly to hang out at Kelvino’s place on Saturday for another round of wii game but he has urgent matter to attend last minute thus it was called off. well, I was quite disappointed at first but it’s alrite coz I ended up doing shopping the whole day with my mum and both my sis. I wanted to get a pair of sport shoes but I think fate just doesn’t allow it to happen. it’s either too expensive for my budget or it doesn’t have my size... frustrating...

ended Saturday night at home resting on my bed reading ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ while sipping 7eleven’s slurpee... I must say the person who invented 7eleven’s slurpee is one of the geniuses alongside with Einstein or Newton or whatsoever scientists hehe...

Sunday morning, I woke up with a very bad mood due to the weather. it was so hot that I couldn’t continue to slumber and was forced to wake up at 930am. gosh... 930am on a Sunday morning!!! that’s really awful...

had some light breakfast and while flipping through the Sunday newspaper, I was already starting to sweat. I just couldn’t take it anymore and decided to go for a swimming session myself although Jen couldn’t join me.

packed my stuff and halfway out to head to the pool, Kelvino called to make up for yesterday’s ‘fly kite’ hoping we can have a wii session today. without second thought, I agreed and volunteered to drop by at baskin robbin’s to get a pile of ice cream.

parked my car at visitor’s parking and while I was making my way to his place, I felt like as if I’m melting like a delicate ice cream. I am seriously not joking, the weather is really that hot! once I reached his place, I just slouched on the sofa right in front of the aircond and refused to move an inch haha...

instead of wii session, we ended up dipping by his swimming pool as I really think it’s a bad idea to sweat over a wii game on this kinda hot weather. after hours of dipping (causing our skin to look even more wrinkled than a 100 years old man), we headed back to his place to trash on the big bucket of ice cream that I bought earlier. Kelvino is kind enough to make an effort to make some pancakes to serve with the ice cream and a big jug of homemade ice lemon tea to soothe our ‘hottiness’ (I did help out a bit in doing the preparation ok...)

while chatting and chilling out with ice cream pancake on one hand and ice lemon tea on the other hand, I spotted his green invitation postcard lying on the table. it is an invitation card to the ‘Heineken Music presents Impulse: A Junk Music Project’. I read the description of the party and it actually has some connectivity to my work (3D visuals projections, audio visual synchronization and multimedia experiential). I am indeed very interested to go and voila, Kelvino will be my partner of the night (actually I forced him to bring me along hehe...)

although I didn’t manage to feed my hunger for wii but it's alrite coz I definitely did enjoy myself over the weekend and I am now looking forward to our date this Friday :P you guys out there who is interested (you can refer to above link), come and join me at the party...

it’s killing me softly...

no... it’s not with his song but the weather... it’s really getting on my nerves and I’m getting more and more irritated... why does it always have to be like this?? cloudy weekday morning but super duper oven toast weather on the weekend???

arrgghh… it’s damn annoying!!!


can you believe it that I really actually put ice into my bath tub to cool me down... gosh... ciao, it’s icy bath time now...

back on track

if I’m not mistaken, I have not been to the gym since end of last year. besides being lack of determination, the main reason was my work. I’ve been getting off work average 10pm everyday since last year November. can you imagine how exhausted I was and you can’t blame me for giving up my gym routine and the time to watch my diet. no doubt, the consequence of such lifestyle has lead me to expand ‘horizontally’!!!

and now since I am ‘free-er’, I forced myself to get back on the right track. it is really tough to kickstart this lazy ass of mine but I still got it done today.

I started my morning as usual with a cup of chocolate anlene milk and later snack on green apple. Then came lunch time, at first I thought of skipping lunch but my colleague just came back from Las Vegas and he has a lot to share with us so I can’t be possibly getting left out. ok... looking through the menu, I kept reminding myself to watch my calories intake. guess what's for my lunch today? I had a bowl of clear soup glass noodle with vege and tofu. I know... it sounds unappetizing rite??? and some of my colleagues said it looks like food for sick people too but surprisingly it tastes good and I didn’t regret ordering that.

tick tock tick tock... great... it was already 6pm then. faster finished up some final touch on my work then I headed to the gym. it was not as dreadful as I thought it will be and I was in fact very motivated bcoz there is a new hi-tech treadmill in my gym... hooray... I tried to hit back my 400 calories regime but I failed. I pushed so hard but my heart and brain are telling me to stop pushing. ok fine, maybe I need some time to obtain back that metabolism hence I finally settled with 300 calories burnt.

reached home about 1030pm and now am having my favorite bowl of vege soup and some taugeh too while writing this entry... yummy... and I am so proud of myself that I manage to get myself to do it hehe... okla, nothing impressive but at least I’m proud of myself for today lor :)

my travelogue…. (part II)

I had been very frantic with work recently that I had neglected a lot of things... my family, my friends, my private time and also my dear blog... given that it was quite a while ago since the last time I blogged (even the previous entry was a hash hash one), now that I don’t even know how to start back... well, since I really have no idea what to blog... I’ll just blog what I love doing... travel… I had updated ‘my travelogue.... (part I)’ and here’s the continuation...

year 2009
date: 14th Feb to 15th Feb

venue: Singapore

participants: only myself
date: 21st Feb to 24th Feb

venue: Bangkok, Thailand

participants: me & Jen

date: 1st May to 3rd May
venue: Cherating, Malaysia
participants: me, Jen, Kent & Wah

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date: 21st May to 24th May
venue: Bangkok, Thailand
participants: me & DigiMagician
date: 25th Oct to 3rd Nov
venue: Melbourne, Australia (detouring to Sydney)
participants: me, Kent & Wah
date: 25th to 27th Dec
venue: Tanjung Jara Resort, Terengganu
participants: me, Jen & Kent
some news are soaring by that this year company trip will be Bangkok only hence I’m not so looking towards it. however I hope to slot in another island trip again this year. perhaps Bali or Koh Samui? but my work schedule is really crazy this year therefore I dare not make any more vacation planning not unless last minute kinda thingy which will be fun too :)

Thanks...

it has been around me since quite a while…
but I gave it up years ago…
hoping that I can get it in a better way…
in a less suffering way…

at first I was alright…
no big deal instead…
then I realized it still exists…
no matter where I go, what I do…

I guess I live in denial…
telling myself I’m better now…
but in the corner of my mind…
it keeps bringing me back to reality once in a while…

it brings me happiness…
it brings me courage…
it brings me to live life…
it brings me craziness too…

i’ll be carrying it on with me for the rest of my life…
no matter I like it or not…
thanks for making it such a motive in my life…
I’ll try to be pleased about it…

it’s so awkward (despite the yummilicious)....

went for dinner at Kota Damansara with Kelvino after my meeting nearby. we found this classic thai restaurant (damn…I forgot the name of that restaurant!!) that I have to really give them thumbs up for everything... the food, their friendly service, the environment, the concept and decoration.

we were attracted by the decoration of the restaurant when we were passing by to look for a place to feed our hungry souls. immediately Kelvino parked his car right in front of the restaurant and we stepped in without second thought. once we stepped in, we were too drawn in by the environment until one of the waiters came and told us ‘sorry, our kitchen has closed.’ we were very disappointed at that very moment but before we managed to move a step, the boss dashed to us and say ‘oh no, you are more then welcome. please take a seat and I’ll bring you the menu now.’ we were so delighted that he really cares about his customer. we took quite a while to decide what to eat since I was still talking on the phone and Kelvino flipping thru the menu figuring out what to order. then came the boss again asking do we need help in some recommendation. we were more than happy for all his efforts to make sure that we are comfortable and satisfied. while recommending us what are their specialties, he kept on mentioning that all his dishes are big enough portion for couples. we both went blank and kind of awkward when he kept on thinking that we are both couple. we just couldn’t stop laughing at each other faces after he left us taking our order into the kitchen.

after all the laughing and browsing around the authentic thai items that they sell as merchandise, our dishes were finally set on our table. we ordered a seafood fried rice, omelette with scallop and a curry dish. we both couldn’t stop eating and tried our very best to finish up the food although we were stuffed like a pig as it was really too good to be wasted. the squids, the octopus and the prawns in the seafood fried rice are so generous in portion and most importantly fresh. same goes to the scallops in the omelette. as for the curry, it has some unique taste to it that we both couldn’t describe (but of coz it tastes great) and has chunks of tender chicken meat, potatoes and onions.

at last, Kelvino had sacrificed his ‘slim’ tummy to gallop down all the remaining food and we definitely need sometime to digest in order to walk back to his car. we sat back and enjoyed our cup of tea when the boss came to clear up our table. we complimented him for the nice place and good food. he was so flattered that out of nowhere he said a lot of couples enjoy hanging out here because it’s very comfy and serene. again we both felt the awkwardness again! since when the rule says that when a guy and a gal having great dinner together has to be a couple??

yay, great dinner is definitely the best way to end a day. we were stuck in the jam at the u-turn back to uptown while sending me back to my office to get my car. since I was just the passenger and it was so jammed, I looked to the car right next to me. yeah, tell me about coincidence… it was Danny! opppss so ‘unlucky’ that he saw me too hence we gave each other a slight smile. seeing him with his current girlfriend and him seeing me with another guy is the biggest awkward moment in my life (and don’t ask me why as I really don’t know why). I guess we both couldn’t do anything bout it but to pretend nothing is going on. I purposely acted as if I was busy talking to Kelvino and ignored the rest.

what an awkward wednesday nite... but no doubt I did enjoyed myself utterly