Dare 2 Dream

When I saw the header of this.... I was excited. But the excitement died when I read the terms and conditions... I'm no longer classified as a YOUTH.... argh~!

Anyway, to all the seriously youthful youths out there, you may want to take part in this. Or spread the word.

http://www.youthwritersawards.com/index.html

Busy like a bee

Here comes the busy bee!

Project deadlines are getting shorter for the modules. Tests are frequent. Training for freelance trainer job coming up. Taking short courses for my new job transfer. I have 3 'mini exams' to clear within a span of 3 weeks. And I still want to find time to do sports.

Fighting~!

Sms

There is this thing about me, that I hate to reply sms and that I prefer phone calls anytime. Especially when it does not take just 1 sms exchange to finish what I'm suppose to say. This thing about me comes about because often I realised sms do not convey what I really meant. The words that I keyed into the phone could be misinterpreted by the other party. And that's frustrating. Plus the fact that I put myself into a difficult situation by getting a touch-screen phone, it doesn't help.

I'm not saying that sms is pointless. It is good when you need to make an announcement to the whole world. Technology is meant to facilitate and make things convenient. It does not replace the more humanistic side of communication.
I am losing the touch.... I ought to make use of my phone and call my friends more often. What's the use of it when I subscribe to such high volume phone plan and not making the best of it right?

BFF

BFF = best friends forever

The term does sound a bit childish, but yet how many of us could really have BFF?
There would be times when friends start to drift apart due to the different lifestyles, work and family. But what keeps the friends together is the friendship that is build over the years.

Even though we don't spend as much time together as we like to, I appreciate the fact that friends like these still keep in touch, and we're able to witness how each of us changed and grown over the years. I look forward to the day when I see their kids grown bigger and start calling me 'Auntie'.

Where can i find the best congee in Singapore?

Years back, Chinatown's 长城粥 was the best. But now, the standard has dropped so much that it crashed. The Chinese nationals who are cooking them now really did not do it up to the previous owner's standard.

Can someone tell me? Where else could I eat nice congee in Singapore?

Congee maybe a really simple dish... but its a comfort food for me. Its the kind of food that I like to eat when I'm not feeling well, when I feel upset, and when I feel lonely.

I miss my grandpa's congee...

Insa-dong, Seoul

That's the street of Insa-dong in Seoul. I was there just before the winter season, so the colour of the leaves on the trees were beautiful. They were either yellow or red, just like the romantic scenery we always see in Korean dramas.

Insa-dong is the place to experience the traditional culture of Korea. The streets are filled with art galleries, traditional craft stores, antique art dealers and traditional tea houses and restaurants.

If only Singapore has its own 'art street'.

Dog lover

I used to be terrified of dogs, really terrified. Because the stray dogs like me so much that they always seem to be chasing after me. And they were almost my height. As I grow older (my height grows as well), the fear of dogs became lesser and somehow or rather, I became influenced by dog lovers around me.

Dogs are very lovely animals. And they really made great companions.

The dog in the picture is my dog, I named her 'Joy'. If you get to spend 1 whole day with Joy, I bet you'll fall in love with her. These days, I have been so busy that I stop bringing her to the Dog Run for her socialising time with other dogs.

Jean said she is neglected.

So is Joy.

I'm so sorry Joy, I'll try to find time soon.

Colleagues

Counting on, I have been working for about 7 years, and changed 5 jobs. I am very happy to say that at each different workplace, I always made some great friends whom I still stayed in touch with after I left the job. To me, colleagues played a big part in making the workplace enjoyable. And I am lucky to always meet great and fun people at work.

I called her Rohmama, because she's a friend and like a mother to me. She has the most hysterical laughter...and always cracked the most nonsensical lame jokes.

And she doesn't behave like her age. I wonder how would she feel when she sees this... lol.

An image a day, keeps my creativity flowing

I suddenly had this idea -- everyday i will post an entry (as best as i could) with an image, and it will followed by a caption. It could be on anything random, anything that I like.
Just 1 picture with caption.

I shall see how long I can continue doing this.

Let's start with numero uno, #1.

I like flowers, but yet I don't have the patience and knowledge to grow flowers, hence I placed this little pot of fake flowers at my desk.
I love it because of its bright colours. Sometimes work really gets dull and a look at this... it would brighten up your day.

That's my colleague, a woman who is easily amused by silly jokes. I love telling her silly jokes because her laughter would make me seem like I am darn humourous.

Learn from Ah Beng

Received this in my email and woah~... Ah Beng philosophy, nice!
























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Good Bye Friend

It came as a shock when I was informed of Jeff's demise. As I recalled the last time I met him, I remembered telling him that we ought to catch up with the rest. Doesn't it happen all the time? When you met a friend whom you haven't seen for a long while, the promise to catch up never came. I am saddened that I didn't initiate the catch-up.

I am reminded once again, how Depression can hurt. And how we always need to show care and concern for them.

Jeff, where ever you are, be happy. I will pray for you.

Movies time

I haven't been watching movies for sometime, so after exams are done, I went on a movie spree, like payback time.

Taken, Wolverine and Star Trek.
All 3 movies are fantastic. If you do not want to waste money to watch crappy shows, then watch these 3.

I'm not going to spoil the movies by telling you the details. But if your backside is itchy, go google moviespoiler.

My job transfer to the new department has been pretty smooth so far. The General Insurance business and Life Insurance business has vast differences, but I appreciate the opportunity to be able to explore and learn such a wide range of products. At least, I could really have the title of 'insurance specialist' since I have knowledge in the 2 extreme ends of the insurance business.

Job satisfaction? Its really in your hands on how you create it. The attitude matters.
And I am glad that my attitude is always positive and upbeat.

How not to doze off?

Back to classes today.

The only thing that could keep me awake is to speak up and reply the teacher all the questions that he asked. Luckily I have thick skin.

The movie Hairspray was shown sometime back... but this particular track never fails to 'pick me up'. Everytime I listen to it, I feel like dancing along with it.

Laugh out loud

FHM stands for "Fury Hairy Monkeys"