5W1H

Who am I with: Huimin
What am I doing: Preparing for my flight
Where am I: West Coast Mac
When am I there: 2145hrs
Why am I here: to prepare for my flight
How come I am here: So that I will not fall asleep preparing for my flight as this had happened tons of time at home.

:)
Aliying

My PCMCIA slot is working!!!

"No!!! THe second PCMCIA slot which I had purchased is not working for mi!
Had to make a trip down to SIM LIM again...signn....."

Latest update, I had retified the problem alreadi...*signs of relief*
Next course of action - Prepare for my flight

Hue!!!
Aliying

"No!!! THe second PCMCIA slot which I had purchased is not working for mi!
Had to make a trip down to SIM LIM again...signn....."

Latest update, I had retified the problem alreadi...*signs of relief*
Next course of action - Prepare for my flight

Hue!!!
Aliying

Computer idiot I am

No!!! THe second PCMCIA slot which I had purchased is not working for mi! Had to make a trip down to SIM LIM again...signn.....

Critical period now cos Project Home is abt to finish....handover first week of May.
Critical period now cos I had yet to prepare for my line check flight
Critical period now cos I am going down to check on my house for the second conservative day. All the carpentry work are scheduled to finish today.
Critical period now cos I am going to meet my contractor tomo to finalise the window grille design and layout.
Critical period now cos I am not catching up with my projected schedule
Critical period now cos I am still typing this journal and not clearing up my old debts of paperwork and documentation.

Argh!
Aliying

Going to sleep now.

Yes, I am going to sleep now...that means that this journal will be short, straight to the point and unambiguous. Will write more when I come back...

Do you know that we cannot accumulate sleep? So the two hours sleep which I am hoping to get it in bright daylight is not going to help mi in tonite's nite flight to Fukuoka. There is no such thing like sleep two hour now, minus two hour from tonite's sleep....

Scientific it seems, but it seems to mi that if I convince myself with my sheer mental determintation to sleep, I will reap the benefit of resting in the day.... and be ready for the night flight...

Writing once again in my subconscious mind...pls ignore this mail...

Zzzz,,,,"Z monster to your station and prepare Aliying for sleeping"

Aliying

Narita!

3 Things in life (from top to bottom)- capture memories into photos, dare to dream practically and live to eat(or eat to live???)

Aliying

Been a pleasure to meet....Nobel!

Managed to meet up with Lip Chee and Maggie this weekend. So nice to be able to see the both of them cos it had been a good one month plus since we last saw the two of them.

When we popped up at their home, both Min and I were surprised to see the new added family member - Nobel. Here is a portrait of Nobel. So so cute!!! Was happy for Maggie cos Schmuzer was always "somebody" that she wanted. Nobel is very cute, kept on waving its small tail infront of Min and myself...so funny...haahhah! Nobel wasn't really afraid of the two of us. Kept on getting around us to play. Its teeth is not fully grown, so it was not hurting when it lunged its teeth on my fingers.. .Hey doggy, check your teeth got broke or not... :)

Was watching Narnia while having our Sakae Sushi takeaway dinner. Not a too bad show...reminds mi of a combined Harry Potter and the LOTR.. Edmund might be the next generation Darth Vader *give you some sweet and fall to the dark side, kid!*

Was abt to play manjong when I ZZzzzZZZ....on the daybed. Guess the overnight flight fatigue from Brisbane to Singapore is still co-existing in my body....hard to shake it off!

Sunday
Woke up in the morning after a good nite sleep(Thanks alot, Lip Chee and Maggie). We went on to have Sunday Dim Sum Branch. Yes, today I am going to talk abt food!

We went to Peach garden restaurant at Thomson plaza. The exteriors of the building did not look impressive or strike a deep impression. The "built in the same era as the Beauty World and Bukit Timah Plaza" outlook obliged mi to imagine that it would be full of maid agencies inside the building. Man, when I set inside, it was refreshing to see vast amount of human activities. Definitely did not look like Indonesian maids wiping the windows....

Proceeded on to the restaurant. Quite huge on the inside with "more than enough" legroom between tables. Here is what we ordered, do not underestimate what four peope can eat:
1. Roast meat
2. shu mai(x2)
3. Chicken leg
4. egg tarts
5. har kou(x2)
6. beancurd skin(X2)
7. chee cheong fun(x2)
8. polo bun
9. cha siew su1
10. pork with black bean
11. carrot cake
12. some funny looking dim sum (jiu cai, prawn paste,etc)
13. xiao long bao
14. fried dumpling
15. Red bean paste(x2)
16. Cocunut desert (x2)

ahahahah! Overate again. Once in a blue moon, never mind lah! service is good even in the peak sun afternoon. Met Maggie Makeup artist Kenneth there too. First time I met him cos I wasn't around during Lip Chee and Maggie's wedding... A bit like that one lor....really yeah!

Catching some sleep b4 my overnight flight to Narita/Tokyo

:)
Aliying

P.S :
New "things to do list" when my house is complete
1. Bring my mother to Peach Garden for this year's mother's day
2. Research on the feasibility of getting a dog
3. Visit Thomson Plaza

Motivated by Mr Wandering Wonderer

Over my stay at Brisbane, managed to grab my phone, called a no and talked good "talking cock" with my Bro, Mr Wandering Wonderer, Eizac. Was talking abt life, was talking abt the starting season for running in Aust. My bro is going to starting running at the end of the month. Ever over the phone, I was strongly motivated and urged by him to run. I need to run! Relaz and do not be objective orientated. Running is not abt shedding the mins and secs. It is abt life, the "Force" tat flows within you and the rest of the world...

All in all, a really good and short chat(the reality of expensive hand phone call sets in) with Eizac was really refreshing. Now what I really need to do is to kick my heavy ass tomo, pack my running shoes and start running at East Coast...Yeah!

Oops...hope I am not writing the above mentioned stuff in my sub conscious mind. Just came back from a night flight from Brisbane. Still not rested enough...Argh!!!

One day rest and I will be hitting Narita coming Monday...Yeah! Sake, here I come!!(Just joking, I am a social drinker only)

Aliying

Refer to 再一次拥有 by 龚诗嘉...cos I added the song in for enhanced effort!
Kudos to my bro for helping mi out!

:)
Aliying
P.S : The kids nowadays are getting smarter...must upgrade alreadi lor....

Aliying

NUS days!

Was in NUS today to settle a thesis stuff for a friend of mine. Man, miss the good old study days(not too much of the exam days though)

Coming to 3 years since I last graduate...need to figure how old am I this year?

Aliying

Q and A abt running

Q: I'm psyched to start running - only to quit a few weeks later. How can I maintain my enthusiasm, mentally and physically?

A: Runners get discouraged because they expect too much of themselves when they first start. To result orientated. Research shows that people who start with gentle, every other day running and have a good experience are apt to continue to their training for the next six months. Moral of the story - start slow. It is okie to start slow.

Be conservative: run every other day and at a pace that you find it ridiculously slow. Avoid huffing and puffing even at the end of the run(that sounds like mi, relax lah!)

Walk early and often - four min run, 1 min walk. A min of recovery has an exponential reward.

Keep a log - It is reinforcing to see the miles add up.

Imagine the future - Work towards realistic goals, edge up bit by bit.

(quoted from the runners magazine)
www.runnersworld.com

Aliying

再一次拥有 by 龚诗嘉

我想念去年的冬天
下着雪的那一夜你
给的温柔紧握的双手
温暖整个寒冬

失去了曾经的拥有
在你离开以后
带走了笑容只留下寂寞
忘了幸福是什么

没有你的夜特别的漆黑
只能闭上双眼去感觉
没有我的夜谁在你身边
代替了那个从前

能不能再听一次你说爱我
回到还在你怀里的时候
能不能让我再一次拥有
曾属于我的温柔
能不能让我再一次拥有
曾属于我的温柔

Recently, read alot of blog that everyone was writing an entry abt the song he/she is listening to when he/she is writing the blog. Following the tidal wave, I decided to share with the rest of the readers the song that I am listening to when I am writing this entry...

Particularly like this song cos it always remind mi to take a deep breath, take one step back and look at the big pic, remind mi that I must be patient, and that Min is by my side for yet another day. Refer to to the entry on All abt love

However, I fail to make my mark. Yes, I actually got intervened with my work(to talk abt in the next segment) in to make my fuse shorter. The "miscomm" occur for a while when I snapped at Min. Fortunately, it was resolved in a quick moment. *lucky lucky* Reconsolidating our thoughts, Min and I moved on to finish our objective today..*Work* - if not handled properly, can led to fear, anger, vengence and the dark side.....


**Work**
Very much I like to be a professional, but I am far from perfection. That makes mi a normal human being, but there is definitely room for improvement. Sometimes, I really could not understand myself. Recently did not do well in my work. Too courteous may not be a good cause, thank you once - I take the compliment, thank you twice - I look at you and think why, thank you thrice - I stare at you and ask you to shut up! Too formal make the alreadi steep gradient even bigger - aka bite your own backside...
Thought I am good in speaking, but when I talk, it is mi that people do not understand. What I say is not what I think. What I want to convey is not the message that I am trying to drive across to the audience. Just felt low on my side, the inconfidence is slowly creeping in to consume mi.

"I may be down, but I am not out"
Aliying

Shopping time!!!

Look what Min and I got over the weekend...


















From top left, to right
1. Paper holder to accompany...
2. Hood and Hob - the time has come for mi to display my cooking skill!
3. IKEA bookshelf to store my doc
4. Toiletries holder to be placed in the master bathroom
5. Workstation for mi to study my doc
6. WC to replace the existing blue WC...

There is more....cannot list out everything...

"More will come, I say"

Aliying

The running is starting to burn in my legs

Seriously need to run. Gotten myself a running mag, and still does not have a time to read and inspire self to run.

Was abt to run when the downpour comes. The month of Apr sure have a lot of rain. Guess a short rain is often preferred to cool down the warm temperature of Singapore. Nvm, still got the night to come. Just have to be disciplined in order to run.

The carpentry for the house is coming in... Scheduled to finish reno by end Apr. Stay tuned. Time to hit IKEA to buy "some" outstanding coffee table etc. Not forgetting the basin, tap, paper holder.....argh!!!!

Reno is fun!

:)
Aliying

Manila here I come.

Not sure what to expect over at Manila. Armed myself with my STar waRs Trilogy book and my IPod, that should be able to last mi for the nite...Read a friend's blog abt his recent trip to Manila stating the 3Ps-proverty, poor and pollution...see if it is real or not... nothing beats the actual experience yourself. Going to been there, done that!!

The last 3 days had been fantastic rest for mi. Productive and good quality, rather than sleep my way through, eat and go back to sleep round 2.

:)
Aliying