Sometimes, I wonder.....
Do I love him or hate him? Too much is no good, too little is no good too....but everyone is different... how much is balanced?
:)
aliying
Monday, September 25, 2006
Do I love him or hate him?
Sometimes, I wonder.....
Do I love him or hate him? Too much is no good, too little is no good too....but everyone is different... how much is balanced?
:)
aliying
Friday, September 22, 2006
Needing all the help I can get from my friends and family
The wedding is really coming nearer, day after day...
How do I know that?
1. The event manager of the hotel called mi to go for food tasting...
2. The executive in charge of the wedding card called mi to finalise the wedding card design.
3. Jeffrey asked mi if I need any help(brw, he is my chief planner for the wedding) b4 he whizz his ass to Rockhampton, Australia for his one month long reservist training.
4. My mother is sitting at the kitchen table counting the no of cards that she needs to notify her friends and relatives.
5. I had yet to pass the photos to my youngest brother, Yingsheng for the video presentation clip.
6. I had received strong response from our friends who would be gracing the ceremony. To all my friends, thank you for your support! Colin Mark Colmes from India, Eizac from Sydney and Olivia from Perth.
7. I had started to plan for my honeymoon.
8. I had started to flip bridal magazine to think abt what should I wear for the actual wedding day. (Finally my time to ponder what to wear had come!!!)
9. My anniversary with Min is coming next month
10. Huimin eldest sister, Huili asked"how many kids do you want???" Eer.....
:)
aliying
How do I know that?
1. The event manager of the hotel called mi to go for food tasting...
2. The executive in charge of the wedding card called mi to finalise the wedding card design.
3. Jeffrey asked mi if I need any help(brw, he is my chief planner for the wedding) b4 he whizz his ass to Rockhampton, Australia for his one month long reservist training.
4. My mother is sitting at the kitchen table counting the no of cards that she needs to notify her friends and relatives.
5. I had yet to pass the photos to my youngest brother, Yingsheng for the video presentation clip.
6. I had received strong response from our friends who would be gracing the ceremony. To all my friends, thank you for your support! Colin Mark Colmes from India, Eizac from Sydney and Olivia from Perth.
7. I had started to plan for my honeymoon.
8. I had started to flip bridal magazine to think abt what should I wear for the actual wedding day. (Finally my time to ponder what to wear had come!!!)
9. My anniversary with Min is coming next month
10. Huimin eldest sister, Huili asked"how many kids do you want???" Eer.....
:)
aliying
I am hungry!
I need to eat breakfast to fuel new energy for the rest of the day.
I need to make a new pair of specs cos I lost mine recently.
:)
aliying
I need to make a new pair of specs cos I lost mine recently.
:)
aliying
Sunday, September 17, 2006
My house is warmed up...
To my friends,
Thanks to all for taking time off to make it for the house warming...as I am typing this, daniel and thomas are still playing mahjong. Luckily, Huimin is winning money...hahaahh!
All of us, I think, had a good time eating, drinking and catching up with one another...my place is kind of difficult to find...but you all still made the tremendous effort to come for the class outing...thanks!
Thanks for all the vouchers given to mi and Huimin as gifts...that really helps... :)
Attached are some photos of the house warming...Indeed, the house is really warmed, thanks a lot, guys and gals!
:) aliying
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
My house is starting to warm up....
Info:
Will be having a class gathering at my house coming sat..details are as follows:
where : my house
when: 7pm
what: finger food and drinks on the house
who: my NUS classmates
why: just another class gathering
how : by car, by LRT, by cab, by bike
1. Do's @ my house
play mahjong
Drink, but not excessive
Make yourself @ home @ my house
everyone is strongly encouraged to have fun @my house
2. Don't @ my house
No food is to be wasted
No drinks are to go down the drain or hold it till the beer mug gets warm
No disturbing of my neighbours with loud music
No holding back to have fun
:)
aliying
Will be having a class gathering at my house coming sat..details are as follows:
where : my house
when: 7pm
what: finger food and drinks on the house
who: my NUS classmates
why: just another class gathering
how : by car, by LRT, by cab, by bike
1. Do's @ my house
play mahjong
Drink, but not excessive
Make yourself @ home @ my house
everyone is strongly encouraged to have fun @my house
2. Don't @ my house
No food is to be wasted
No drinks are to go down the drain or hold it till the beer mug gets warm
No disturbing of my neighbours with loud music
No holding back to have fun
:)
aliying
Looking back at Time
was backup-ing my files when I came across this photo that I had taken this year. Left to right was Jerry, myself, min and youtian. This was taken somewhere in June when my house was just ready.
Looking back, I had known them for half of my lifetime alreadi...since I met them in Swiss Cottage sec school. I strongly remembered that the first time I really met them was in a Swiss Cottage Leadership camp. I was introduced to Jerry and youtian by Ben and Daniel. THose days, I really hated the prefects cos I was always late for school. As a consequence, I had to do corrective work like pick up litters and do other coolie job.
So when I came for the leadership camp, I was thinking...ok lah, just another camp..suffer and go, simple as that.
THen came the hardship during the camp. I must say that it is always through hardship that you get to have great friends who would stand by your side when you are in need. Jerry and Youtian are exactly two great people that fitted into the pic.
Looking back at time, I felt great and privilaged to have a chance to meet these two friends..
Looking back at time
aliying
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Devil wears prada
Went to watch the show with Min on Fri...I am sure everyone is writing about the above mentioned show...but here is my critics...*wah lau, you tink u movie critic ha!*
1. Nice
Just thought that this movie is not too bad to catch it off the silver screen. Alot of meaning behind it. Alot fo times, people got too overwhelmed by material stuff...To the extent that they forgot to slow down, take a deep breath and ask themselves - what are you looking for in life?
2. Fashion
Even mi enjoy the fashion segment. If a non fashion geek like mi can enjoy armani and valantino, then everyone can!
3. Andy
She is such a sweet character to Nick...you lucky guy!
4. Good acting
Kudos to Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway for their excellent acting skills... Sharp and absolutely devil-ish..
5. First time to The Cathay
Good seats, screen and surround sys.. alot of SMU undergrads and Yuppies hanging around...
:)
aliying
Friday, September 08, 2006
The pirates of the Carribean at the wine bar
20 glasses of Tequila pop, 10 jars of long island tea -
Kudos to Efung (first left)who came late because he is covering the Singapore China soccer match as a photojournalist
Myself and Min
Capt Jack is in Zouk wine bar!!!
Wat is happening on my right?? (Jingyi, Chin Chew and Afrey)
Efung, Myself and birthday boy, Afrey
Wat a nite! It had been a while since I had been to wine bar, and I must say that I had a really good time there. I guess the pic best explains the gathering. Nearly "Home sweet home" without realising that("Home Sweet Home" is coined by my friend Afrey, meaning that you are totally drunk and that you cannot recall how you made your way back, and the next thing that you will do is wake up in the next morning either on your sofa bed or near the toilet)..I woke up on my sofa bed...heng ha!
OMG!! This should not be happening to mi...in the younger days, these amount of alcohol won't even get mi to 50% drunk...My alcohol tolerance is on the declining side and this is simply putting mi in an disadvantage for my coming wedding....
...but who cares...drink first, "ta" first, then think later....
Good time, good chat, good laugh and good fun.
:)
Aliying
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
I am back!!!
I am back in Singapore alreadi!
Need to blog...perhaps more aliying and afrey show?
Stay tuned as aliying and afrey go for their much awaited Zouk long island tea with yuppies all around us tomo...
:)
aliying
Need to blog...perhaps more aliying and afrey show?
Stay tuned as aliying and afrey go for their much awaited Zouk long island tea with yuppies all around us tomo...
:)
aliying
I am back!!!
I am back in Singapore alreadi!
Need to blog...perhaps more aliying and afrey show?
Stay tuned as aliying and afrey go for their much awaited Zouk long island tea with yuppies all around us tomo...
:)
aliying
Need to blog...perhaps more aliying and afrey show?
Stay tuned as aliying and afrey go for their much awaited Zouk long island tea with yuppies all around us tomo...
:)
aliying
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Meeting up with Olivia and coy
Just met up with Olivia, her husband Clement and her colleague Andrea..I must say it had been nice catching up with her despite her heavy schedule....
She is back in Singapore for a week to sort out her wedding band, wedding gown, pre wedding shoot, her dress, etc....man, she is one busy lady,,..
I first met Olivia during my first three months stint with National Junior College. Afterwhich, I proceeded on to Jurong junior college. Though we only knew each other for 3 months, we kind of get along quite well with the chat...Lost touch in between for the next 8 years...next thing you knew it, we met again in Perth, compliments of her friend, Keng Fei passing mi her contact.
We finally met at a coffee cafe in Perth and there was simply so much things to catch up with her....like her uni days, when she started work, how she got to know Clement and her overseas works...
Time flies, and when you knew it, she is getting married next month. My heartiest congrats to her...I knew that she is in good hands of a mature man...
:)
aliying
She is back in Singapore for a week to sort out her wedding band, wedding gown, pre wedding shoot, her dress, etc....man, she is one busy lady,,..
I first met Olivia during my first three months stint with National Junior College. Afterwhich, I proceeded on to Jurong junior college. Though we only knew each other for 3 months, we kind of get along quite well with the chat...Lost touch in between for the next 8 years...next thing you knew it, we met again in Perth, compliments of her friend, Keng Fei passing mi her contact.
We finally met at a coffee cafe in Perth and there was simply so much things to catch up with her....like her uni days, when she started work, how she got to know Clement and her overseas works...
Time flies, and when you knew it, she is getting married next month. My heartiest congrats to her...I knew that she is in good hands of a mature man...
:)
aliying
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
THat is not mi in the earlier pic but....
but I am also there, you know...sitting under the sun, reading my book, feeling the breeze, kanna burned by the sun....
:)
aliying
:)
aliying
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Feels good to be enjoying a breather...
Sit down by the beach...doing self reflection... what I had done for the last 28years, wat I am doing now and what I plan to do in the coming years of my life
That is not mi in the pic, by the way..wait long long....
:)
aliying
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
The aliying and afrey show...
Welcome to the aliying and afrey show!!
This show will come up once in a while as fictional characters of aliying and afrey(to be read as a - frey). Do note that aliying and afrey are not physical representations of any actual people living in lah lah land(coined by my friend, the wondering wanderer)... Their content and thoughts are not reflections of any actual people living in lah lah land.
Better state the disclaimer, terms and conditions first! This show is inspired by the Mr Brown show and the objective of this show is to engage readers in their thinking hats and sharing of experiences as aliying and afrey develop and mature in the highly competitive yet compassionate world..
aliying is defined as a man(a "real" man)of late twenties, slightly above average singaporean height, humble, married with a wife, very very ali@times, good drinking brudder, anime junkie and the nickname "cannonball" on the manjong table..
afrey is of the same age as aliying, best brudder, always there to give you a crying shoulder when the occasion arises, V good drinking brudder, triathlon freak, member of the "bo si kang" (no more time)club and nickname"self make 5 token king" on the manjong table.
The setup goes like this
When : two days ago
where : Bukit Timah Kopitiam
what we talking abt : emotional side of the office politics
aliying : hey brudder!!
afrey: hey brudder!! whazzup!!
aliying : No lah, just want to tell you that I felt very relieved after the series of twists that came along during my work...It had been tough and mentally draining for me...Don't know ha, how come other people clear so easy, mi like maciam very difficult leh...people say everybody got their ups and downs in work, but mine seems more downs then ups!!(some like compraining, rite??) Even got a friend looked at mi and seemed to infer"Eer, you cannot pass ha? I thought easy what"
afrey: Aiyah, I thought wat happen?!!! At the end of the day, you had reached your goals. Learn from the experience and move like....comprain comprain comprain/....okong you - treat mi milo dinosaur.......Abang!!! Milo dino satu, kopi satu susu sikit!
aliying : roger tat!! So how is your chat with your bosses abt your career track?
afrey: DOn't know lah!! Talk no action, LPPL. Just do wat I am supposed to do tomo...one day at a time lah, need not tink so far first...Middle management is really not easy to handle, got to do the work of two ranks up and moniter the work of two ranks down...multi multi task..Sian...
aliying : A sad reality of life, but that is how the world spins, and how life moves on...There is so much more that we can do for the company, but experience, seniority, rank and other hidden factors hinder the efficiency..Like wat you say, just do your best in your job scope...So must I..
afrey: I agree with u, brudder! A lot of us sometimes got too overwhelmed by work that it affected our personal life big time! THis further leaps on to the straining of the relationship between your gf and wife, family members and friends. Wat to do something happi, but cannot be happi...very miserable...
To solve this, what I will do is to go for the adrenline rush.. swim like you never b4 in the south china sea, cycle till your ass crack and go for a half marathon. Guys can go for a shopping spree like women to feel shiok...just got myself a Trek equinox bike!!! Wicked!!! Shiok!! I guess by doing so, you feel more alive, more purposeful and deter yourself from being a workaholic machine..
aliying: Good suggestion! Think one of my goals is set...Project Big mountain b4 38...here I come! Come come, my brudder...let's "ta" the milo dino and kopi susu sikit..
afrey: you siao ah!!
:)
aliying
This show will come up once in a while as fictional characters of aliying and afrey(to be read as a - frey). Do note that aliying and afrey are not physical representations of any actual people living in lah lah land(coined by my friend, the wondering wanderer)... Their content and thoughts are not reflections of any actual people living in lah lah land.
Better state the disclaimer, terms and conditions first! This show is inspired by the Mr Brown show and the objective of this show is to engage readers in their thinking hats and sharing of experiences as aliying and afrey develop and mature in the highly competitive yet compassionate world..
aliying is defined as a man(a "real" man)of late twenties, slightly above average singaporean height, humble, married with a wife, very very ali@times, good drinking brudder, anime junkie and the nickname "cannonball" on the manjong table..
afrey is of the same age as aliying, best brudder, always there to give you a crying shoulder when the occasion arises, V good drinking brudder, triathlon freak, member of the "bo si kang" (no more time)club and nickname"self make 5 token king" on the manjong table.
The setup goes like this
When : two days ago
where : Bukit Timah Kopitiam
what we talking abt : emotional side of the office politics
aliying : hey brudder!!
afrey: hey brudder!! whazzup!!
aliying : No lah, just want to tell you that I felt very relieved after the series of twists that came along during my work...It had been tough and mentally draining for me...Don't know ha, how come other people clear so easy, mi like maciam very difficult leh...people say everybody got their ups and downs in work, but mine seems more downs then ups!!(some like compraining, rite??) Even got a friend looked at mi and seemed to infer"Eer, you cannot pass ha? I thought easy what"
afrey: Aiyah, I thought wat happen?!!! At the end of the day, you had reached your goals. Learn from the experience and move like....comprain comprain comprain/....okong you - treat mi milo dinosaur.......Abang!!! Milo dino satu, kopi satu susu sikit!
aliying : roger tat!! So how is your chat with your bosses abt your career track?
afrey: DOn't know lah!! Talk no action, LPPL. Just do wat I am supposed to do tomo...one day at a time lah, need not tink so far first...Middle management is really not easy to handle, got to do the work of two ranks up and moniter the work of two ranks down...multi multi task..Sian...
aliying : A sad reality of life, but that is how the world spins, and how life moves on...There is so much more that we can do for the company, but experience, seniority, rank and other hidden factors hinder the efficiency..Like wat you say, just do your best in your job scope...So must I..
afrey: I agree with u, brudder! A lot of us sometimes got too overwhelmed by work that it affected our personal life big time! THis further leaps on to the straining of the relationship between your gf and wife, family members and friends. Wat to do something happi, but cannot be happi...very miserable...
To solve this, what I will do is to go for the adrenline rush.. swim like you never b4 in the south china sea, cycle till your ass crack and go for a half marathon. Guys can go for a shopping spree like women to feel shiok...just got myself a Trek equinox bike!!! Wicked!!! Shiok!! I guess by doing so, you feel more alive, more purposeful and deter yourself from being a workaholic machine..
aliying: Good suggestion! Think one of my goals is set...Project Big mountain b4 38...here I come! Come come, my brudder...let's "ta" the milo dino and kopi susu sikit..
afrey: you siao ah!!
:)
aliying
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
National Day Rally
Did not catch the full rally...Just did some newspaper reading the next day....Political sensitive issues...standby...
:)
Aliying.
P.S know that I had not been blogging as much as I should....The cable TV, animation and new acquired PS2(I know it is kind of late to get it now, but I had always always wanted to get it..) had been keeping mi real busy....Will be looking forward to blog abt the conversation that I had with Jeffrey aka Ah-Frey..
:)
Aliying.
P.S know that I had not been blogging as much as I should....The cable TV, animation and new acquired PS2(I know it is kind of late to get it now, but I had always always wanted to get it..) had been keeping mi real busy....Will be looking forward to blog abt the conversation that I had with Jeffrey aka Ah-Frey..
Friday, August 18, 2006
The twist is over....
Dear friends,
I am pleased to inform you that the twists were over. Many thanks to the care and concern shown to mi....
Eizac, thank for your word of advice - tough time dun last, tough men do
I will modify your statement by saying - tough time dun last, tough men do, with a dear brudder by my side!!!
Definitely missed your presence here in lah lah land..... My wedding is coming closer...must come come give mi a big time drink hor!!!
A new start, learn from the past, stand firm at the present, and dream more for the future!
:)
Aliying
I am pleased to inform you that the twists were over. Many thanks to the care and concern shown to mi....
Eizac, thank for your word of advice - tough time dun last, tough men do
I will modify your statement by saying - tough time dun last, tough men do, with a dear brudder by my side!!!
Definitely missed your presence here in lah lah land..... My wedding is coming closer...must come come give mi a big time drink hor!!!
A new start, learn from the past, stand firm at the present, and dream more for the future!
:)
Aliying
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Twist after twist after twist...
Too much twists in my life lately...body abt to break down alreadii...luckily got Min support from the back..
:)
Aliying
:)
Aliying
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Claypot and Laksa at my home
Apologies for not doing the regular posting...The last two weeks had been intense with flying...
Finally after some attempts, Min and I managed to meet up with Lip Chee and maggie. We cooked dinner together and it was so nice to be able to have laksa and claypot rice, some good drinks and chat the night through....Not forgetting our regular dosage of manjong till 2am in the morning... With a tired soul, managed to sleep for 2.5hours b4 I made my way to east coast with Jeffrey and mingyun at 0530am in the wee morning.
Just to show my support for Jeffrey who was abt to do the NUS triathlon. It was not mi doing that, but I was happy enough to give my strong support to Jeffrey and to pamper myself by going for a10km run.
It had been a cool and breezy run, I must say...
The photos are uploaded...enjoy!
Dinner at Segar with Lip Chee and Maggie
Kids enjoying at FUK
What are you looking for???
:)
Aliying
Finally after some attempts, Min and I managed to meet up with Lip Chee and maggie. We cooked dinner together and it was so nice to be able to have laksa and claypot rice, some good drinks and chat the night through....Not forgetting our regular dosage of manjong till 2am in the morning... With a tired soul, managed to sleep for 2.5hours b4 I made my way to east coast with Jeffrey and mingyun at 0530am in the wee morning.
Just to show my support for Jeffrey who was abt to do the NUS triathlon. It was not mi doing that, but I was happy enough to give my strong support to Jeffrey and to pamper myself by going for a10km run.
It had been a cool and breezy run, I must say...
The photos are uploaded...enjoy!
Dinner at Segar with Lip Chee and Maggie
Kids enjoying at FUK
What are you looking for???
:)
Aliying
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
A twist to my test yesterday..
Did not complete the test yesterday...hence should be reapplying tomo to give it a try again. At that point in time, I was thinking- was god putting up an additional trial for mi? I was so close to the completion of the objective, but I was halted to goodwill. I felt that I had a decent performance for the test. But I had to do it again. :(
Patience is what I must seek now, I must not rush things in my hands or the amount of hard work accumulated over the past eight months in the fleet will go down to waste. Slow down and slow down!
:)
Aliying
Patience is what I must seek now, I must not rush things in my hands or the amount of hard work accumulated over the past eight months in the fleet will go down to waste. Slow down and slow down!
:)
Aliying
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