:)
aliying
Friday, June 13, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Tokyo ueno shin ji ku
Friday, May 30, 2008
on the mrt train back to home
supposed to post this 2wks ago....
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It was lndeed a tiring day for myself....however,a sudden urge came on to attempt to take the mrt from singapore changi airport to my home in bukit panjang....for the last two and a halfyears,l had always wanted to rush home after work..l thought that by seeing the rest of the world,there is nothing worth observing in singapore ..
How wrong can l be...
Taking the mrt is lilke going back to time...
1-l saw some junior college students taking the mrt from bedok to bukit batok...it reminds mi of my past as a JC student who is always late for school. Not because l want to but because there is neverending traffic obstructing mi to school
2-there is a boy sitting on my left right now drying up all his resources to finish up his homework at the v last min. It is not because he don't want to but because he really don't understand what is the obj of doing that assignment.
3-there are so many people during peak hr! this is way too contrasting when i drive...(analogous to there are so many cars during peak hour)
aliying
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It was lndeed a tiring day for myself....however,a sudden urge came on to attempt to take the mrt from singapore changi airport to my home in bukit panjang....for the last two and a halfyears,l had always wanted to rush home after work..l thought that by seeing the rest of the world,there is nothing worth observing in singapore ..
How wrong can l be...
Taking the mrt is lilke going back to time...
1-l saw some junior college students taking the mrt from bedok to bukit batok...it reminds mi of my past as a JC student who is always late for school. Not because l want to but because there is neverending traffic obstructing mi to school
2-there is a boy sitting on my left right now drying up all his resources to finish up his homework at the v last min. It is not because he don't want to but because he really don't understand what is the obj of doing that assignment.
3-there are so many people during peak hr! this is way too contrasting when i drive...(analogous to there are so many cars during peak hour)
aliying
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Amsterdam,dam square,tulip show
Had not done a travel log for a while. This is the first time I am doing a bidded flight with my batch boy. Truely inspired and revived by him to pick up photography from where i last left off.
Not forgetting the lots of catching up, learning photography from him and makan(throw in 2 heineken beer too)
equipment used
EOS 400D + 17-40mm f2.8 L lenses + 50mm f1.8 prime lense
enjoy!~
Where am I?
top eye view of tulip
aliying in action
cycling to get around is very normal in Amsterdam
My hand is shaking from withdrawl sysdrome
Is this building crooked or?
dark purple tulip aka"angels of the night"
catch mi if you can!
:)
aliying
Not forgetting the lots of catching up, learning photography from him and makan(throw in 2 heineken beer too)
equipment used
EOS 400D + 17-40mm f2.8 L lenses + 50mm f1.8 prime lense
enjoy!~
Where am I?
top eye view of tulip
aliying in action
cycling to get around is very normal in Amsterdam
My hand is shaking from withdrawl sysdrome
Is this building crooked or?
dark purple tulip aka"angels of the night"
catch mi if you can!
:)
aliying
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Isaac Chong
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this is aliying speaking. I am pleased to announce the arrival of Isaac Chong, aka ali-junior on 16th Apr 2008
:)
aliying
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The final countdown .....
seconds feel like mins, min feels like hours
Nevertheless, do everything as per normal and slow down the pace
:)
aliying
Nevertheless, do everything as per normal and slow down the pace
:)
aliying
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
family ties
Did some catching up on family ties today - Min(always), Min's mother, HL, Leia, Nicole, Glendon, Carisse, Caleb, Yao, YS, my mother
At the end of the days, they are the ones that really matters
Not forgetting the soon - to - arrive new member of the family ...soon...not yet....
:)
aliying
At the end of the days, they are the ones that really matters
Not forgetting the soon - to - arrive new member of the family ...soon...not yet....
:)
aliying
Saturday, March 22, 2008
The start and end of a chapter
As l think through my marriage,with my usual cup of coffee, I am glad that Huimin and myself had made it..so far so good.
The closure of a chapter makes the beginning of new chapter. For the last 2 mths, I had seen the string of arrivals of baby ethan,claudia and gwen. Soon it will be my turn to become a father.
Lots of question surrounds mi.
Will I have jelly fingers?
Will I have the patience and passion to teach?
Will I perform to my own personal expectations?
Can I cope with fatigue,uncertainty,change of plans,etc?
Can I talk baby language to my kid?
Can I play my support role towards my wife well?
I had taken care by someone or another for the last 30yrs. Now it is my turn to step up and take the lead.
Like a baby,break up the problem into small little parts.stay cool and composed. Everything will be just fine.
The mth of april-here I come!!!
:)
aliying
The closure of a chapter makes the beginning of new chapter. For the last 2 mths, I had seen the string of arrivals of baby ethan,claudia and gwen. Soon it will be my turn to become a father.
Lots of question surrounds mi.
Will I have jelly fingers?
Will I have the patience and passion to teach?
Will I perform to my own personal expectations?
Can I cope with fatigue,uncertainty,change of plans,etc?
Can I talk baby language to my kid?
Can I play my support role towards my wife well?
I had taken care by someone or another for the last 30yrs. Now it is my turn to step up and take the lead.
Like a baby,break up the problem into small little parts.stay cool and composed. Everything will be just fine.
The mth of april-here I come!!!
:)
aliying
Thursday, March 13, 2008
-----------I love Shanghai---------
My once every half a year shanghai is here again
This time round, it was so nice to catch up with Keng Fei and wendy for an authentic shanghainese dinner followed by drinks at xintiandi...
Many thanks to the both of them for the small little present that they got for mi
I may had travelled to slightly more places, but to a place with friends, hard to come by
many wheat beers and lagers to come!
aliying
the final preparation phase for the next chapter of my life
This time round, it was so nice to catch up with Keng Fei and wendy for an authentic shanghainese dinner followed by drinks at xintiandi...
Many thanks to the both of them for the small little present that they got for mi
I may had travelled to slightly more places, but to a place with friends, hard to come by
many wheat beers and lagers to come!
aliying
the final preparation phase for the next chapter of my life
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
earlier post...
Excerpts when I was in Zurich,
Half an hour's time to zurich dinner time....as the sun is abt to set,it is time for mi to use my underutilised smartphone to write something 4 my blog...
Chinese new year is abt to end. However,it marks the start of my next project-project marathon round2(mi really asking 4 it cos it was really painful and torturing 4 my first marathon last dec)
I thought l had trained quite well previously,but reality sunk when my knee started to hurt @ the 28km mark..
Lesson learnt
1 l am clocking insufficient milege
2 l am running too fast for the first half by my own standard
3 lf l think l tried my best,but this is not my best!
just ran in Singapore
:)
aliying
Half an hour's time to zurich dinner time....as the sun is abt to set,it is time for mi to use my underutilised smartphone to write something 4 my blog...
Chinese new year is abt to end. However,it marks the start of my next project-project marathon round2(mi really asking 4 it cos it was really painful and torturing 4 my first marathon last dec)
I thought l had trained quite well previously,but reality sunk when my knee started to hurt @ the 28km mark..
Lesson learnt
1 l am clocking insufficient milege
2 l am running too fast for the first half by my own standard
3 lf l think l tried my best,but this is not my best!
just ran in Singapore
:)
aliying
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
spring cleaning...
Finally started a bit of spring cleaning at my very own home@segar
A lot of things for mi to gun down
kitchen - clean up the cabinet
storeroom - It needs a total revamp to be more space efficient and be able to locate my things
computer - back up back up back up!
work related stuff - documentise it, if need not, throw it!
:)
aliying
A lot of things for mi to gun down
kitchen - clean up the cabinet
storeroom - It needs a total revamp to be more space efficient and be able to locate my things
computer - back up back up back up!
work related stuff - documentise it, if need not, throw it!
:)
aliying
Saturday, January 26, 2008
listening....
Yesterday...
It was nice to meet up with Jeff, Uncle Chua, Shan and Jas. Some of us are away..I just came back from Denmark and Uncle Chua just came back from Consumer Electronic Show(ie the biggest ever computer show in the whole world..remember HD DVD vs Blu ray) held in Las Vegas..
It was even nicer for the fact that I can be around during a weekend. To most of the people, 5 days of hardworking weekdays come 2 days of enjoying weekend. Not so for mi in the Heavy Transport Operator service industry. I value my weekends alot, alot and alot.
Lots of catching up...which strongly deviate from the initial plan to play mahjong. I am still learning how to listen, though the habit of interrupting a person's speech is reducing on my part...
Listening pointers...recalls a motivational book that i read recently
1. Undivided attention to the speaker
2. People r not interested in mi-they r only interested in themselves
3. Open arms & wrist - welcome!
4. Listen then speak!!
It was nice to meet up with Jeff, Uncle Chua, Shan and Jas. Some of us are away..I just came back from Denmark and Uncle Chua just came back from Consumer Electronic Show(ie the biggest ever computer show in the whole world..remember HD DVD vs Blu ray) held in Las Vegas..
It was even nicer for the fact that I can be around during a weekend. To most of the people, 5 days of hardworking weekdays come 2 days of enjoying weekend. Not so for mi in the Heavy Transport Operator service industry. I value my weekends alot, alot and alot.
Lots of catching up...which strongly deviate from the initial plan to play mahjong. I am still learning how to listen, though the habit of interrupting a person's speech is reducing on my part...
Listening pointers...recalls a motivational book that i read recently
1. Undivided attention to the speaker
2. People r not interested in mi-they r only interested in themselves
3. Open arms & wrist - welcome!
4. Listen then speak!!
:)
Friday, January 25, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Istanbul revisited...
the year of 2007 had passed and we welcomed the year of 2008. Writing had not been productive till now, but I will try..always
sick on the first day of the new year with a high fever. Not really the best thing to start with..
Here are some photos to share in transit from 2007 to 2008
Hands of protection
Hot Turkish tea on a cruise
Blue mosque evening lights, Istanbul
Dear Kitty kitty, come to daddy...
:)
aliying
sick on the first day of the new year with a high fever. Not really the best thing to start with..
Here are some photos to share in transit from 2007 to 2008
Hands of protection
Hot Turkish tea on a cruise
Blue mosque evening lights, Istanbul
Dear Kitty kitty, come to daddy...
:)
aliying
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