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
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Better get this out in advance
Was out shopping again, but all well spent for a good cause
Christmas is coming, and you can feel the festive season is indeed coming - weather turning a bit cooler, people shopping for gifts...
As for mi, I also got myself a small silver christmas tree to start with...
Merry Christmas in advance, everyone!
:)
aliying
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Mr taxi
looks like Mr Taxi is going to raise price alreadi....
And it looks like I am going to set aside more expenditure for taxi fare to and fro airport soon...
:)
aliying
And it looks like I am going to set aside more expenditure for taxi fare to and fro airport soon...
:)
aliying
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Project sentosa getaway completed!
Here are some photos of the quarterly getaway with Min's family
Who's that girl?
"Save the cheerleader, save the world"
Just plain having fun
Handsome boy!
All in all, a very well spent trip at Rasa Sentosa. Not the furthest away from Singapore, but good enough to let your shoulders loosen up a bit, let your mind wonder for a while and set new dreams....
:)
aliying
P.S : Not forgetting the half a dozen of "Heinkein kopitiam beer" and Fong Seng nasi lemak chicken wings by the side of the beach with Min, Ah-Frey, Uncle Chua and Shan
Who's that girl?
"Save the cheerleader, save the world"
Just plain having fun
Handsome boy!
All in all, a very well spent trip at Rasa Sentosa. Not the furthest away from Singapore, but good enough to let your shoulders loosen up a bit, let your mind wonder for a while and set new dreams....
:)
aliying
P.S : Not forgetting the half a dozen of "Heinkein kopitiam beer" and Fong Seng nasi lemak chicken wings by the side of the beach with Min, Ah-Frey, Uncle Chua and Shan
Monday, December 03, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Class outing@St James Power Station
The time had finally come....revisit St James Power Station, with an impossible objective - get the 3litre Henessy out of my way....It was Thomas's bachelor nite cum class outing and we gathered at 8pm at St james power station....Yes, the rest of the people are usually late, so only Elsen and myself are standing there from 8-845pm, waiting for them to come. I knew that they will be late, that is why I put the time@8pm, so that they can reach from 9-1030pm onwards....
Got it b4 9pm and most of the tables are filled up at Dragonfly...I grabbed a manager and asked:
Aliying :"Eer, if I order a 3 litre hennessy now, are you able to get mi a table?"
Surprisedly, he blinked blinked, thinking:"hey, you do not look like a guy who can drink a lot...you sure or not"
Aliying said :"affirm, I need that to run a bachelor nite..lol"
The 3litre hennessy had arrived!
Dada! our drink for the nite
The bachelor(Thomas, second from left)is finally here....act b4 he comes, we are already helping ourselves to the drinks
Keeping it as a souvenior, bottled up with our blessings..Congrats to you, Thomas!!!
Got it b4 9pm and most of the tables are filled up at Dragonfly...I grabbed a manager and asked:
Aliying :"Eer, if I order a 3 litre hennessy now, are you able to get mi a table?"
Surprisedly, he blinked blinked, thinking:"hey, you do not look like a guy who can drink a lot...you sure or not"
Aliying said :"affirm, I need that to run a bachelor nite..lol"
The 3litre hennessy had arrived!
Dada! our drink for the nite
The bachelor(Thomas, second from left)is finally here....act b4 he comes, we are already helping ourselves to the drinks
Keeping it as a souvenior, bottled up with our blessings..Congrats to you, Thomas!!!
Aliying with his newly found asset
Although William Scorpion wasn't there(which gave mi a very good reason I will be back to Dragonfly), it was still a very good nite of good music, good drink and good catching up, chatting away. At the end, all of us finished up the whole bottle....alcohol really kicked into us much later and the rest of the details after that, you do not want to know...hahahahah(from mysterious red bucket to self make your way back home to stop the taxi halfway and etc)...hahhaahah!
What a nite! All in the name of good fun and laughter...
Happy guys with a lady watchin over us....
Price of 3 litre Hennessy : $680
Price of Happiness: Priceless
:)
Aliying
P.S All of the above are responsible adults without a single one driving..All are good men who took taxi after drinking....Drink responsibly, when you drink, do not drive...
Friday, November 09, 2007
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Cape Town...the living paradise on earth
I must say that I am very impressed with Cape Town...not a place for retire cos I still prefer Singapore with my loved ones and friends. Cape Town came across to mi as a place that is hardly imaginable....is there really such a place on earth? Can I stay on the Table mountains(1086m) if global warming continues and melt down the ice caps?
I am still tryin to get used to my Canon EOS400D. And most of the better taken pic are snapped at the Table Mountains.
Let my pic do the talking for mi.
Cape Town, I will be back....Table mountain, Robben Island, vineyards, V and A waterfront, 2 ocean aquarium, sun flea market, signal hill, cape of good hope...
Is that a Boeing 777 approaching the cape town airport?
The chosen one
Dusk
Gathering inspiration from Mother Nature
Eer....you are looking at?
Who the *&^&%^& is that crawling out?
Cape point, the most south western tip of South Africa
Where is Mr Whale coming to the town of Springbok?
Good view from the top of the Table Mountains
Frodo Baggins in the making?
:)
Aliying
back in SIN
I am still tryin to get used to my Canon EOS400D. And most of the better taken pic are snapped at the Table Mountains.
Let my pic do the talking for mi.
Cape Town, I will be back....Table mountain, Robben Island, vineyards, V and A waterfront, 2 ocean aquarium, sun flea market, signal hill, cape of good hope...
Is that a Boeing 777 approaching the cape town airport?
The chosen one
Dusk
Gathering inspiration from Mother Nature
Eer....you are looking at?
Who the *&^&%^& is that crawling out?
Cape point, the most south western tip of South Africa
Where is Mr Whale coming to the town of Springbok?
Good view from the top of the Table Mountains
Frodo Baggins in the making?
:)
Aliying
back in SIN
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Rome
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