Wedding bells are ringing. No, its not me.

People, 1 out of the 12 months in 2010 will be over in a few hours time, isn't it scary!!?

Oh this 1 month... or rather for the past 2-3 months, I have been busy busy busy. My personal time in terms of socialising and exercising has been drastically reduced. See, even blogging frequency has reduced significantly. There are different stages in life, I am in the stage of pursuing education and career establishment. If only I have more than 24hours a day, or if I can do things at an amazing speed... beat the time!

Friends around me are getting married, and I am receiving wedding invitations all the time. At this ongoing rate, I must do something about it. Friends, if you're thinking of who to engage as your wedding emcee, why don't you consider me? There are advantages :

1. I am bilingual - forget about those potatoes who speaks only fantabulous English and nothing else. I can speak effectively in both English and Mandarin. And a little cantonese if required.
2. I can handle the stage - many people become weak in their knees upon knowing that they have to go on stage. If I say I am not afraid, I am bluffing you. But I have enough experience to know how to control the nerves. Toastmaster's training helps.
3. I am a good team player - in events, big or small, everyone must cooperate to ensure the proceedings run smoothly. I work well as a co-emcee too, just find me a suave looking counterpart.
4. I can write my own script - Couples, you have 1001 things to worry about for your BIG DAY, let me handle the script. You can vet through my work.
5. I am resourceful - I am not lobang queen, but I have my ways through my own personal contacts.
6. I am F.O.C. - I value my friendship with you, so I wouldn't charge you any fees. But i hope all these experiences that I accumulate can make me a professional one day, so please help me to market my expertise if you like me.

That's all folks.

The path to happiness is.... ?

Find problems.

Like duh....? But it is true. If you are living a smooth sailing life, you probably won't be happy. Career, no problems. Family, no problems. Love life, no problems. Sounds perfect? But think for a moment, if you were really living a life like that, will you be happy?

When we strive and struggle and overcome problems, don't we always feel a great sense of satisfaction or happiness? The beautiful rainbow appears only after a heavy downpour, i think this natural phenomenon is already telling us something. There is a message.

Good things follow after a heavy downpour. Happiness follow after problems.

Go seek out problems and overcome them, you'll be happier. I bet.

The temptions in 2010 that would help empty your wallet

It would be gadgets and cheap airfares to the region.

Iphone is sweeping the whole world off their feet, and Android phones are determine to win some fans over. Honestly, I am tempted by what Android phones can offer. Although I don't own an iphone now, the wonderful experience I have with my itouch has been a very good preview on what Apple is capable of. Technology is moving so fast! I have to start doing some catchup on the latest developments before I become outdated. Well, I really love gadgets, they make my life easier. And I know how to fully utilise the capabilities. If you have a smartphone, start using it as if it is smart. Don't ignore those marvelous functions. Otherwise, just get a normal phone with no frills. (Although i bet its difficult to find one of these now)

Cheap airfares. Budget airlines' competition is heating up, so consumers benefit. And budget carriers are flying futher too, great! What's more, with the news about Jetstar and Air Asia forming alliance, I think its even greater news.

Tiger year looks set to be a fantastic year isn't it?

New Year de-cluttering

My Christmas was packed to the max with activities, hence I decided that New Year must be peaceful, so that i can get some rest. Well, I counted down to 2010 at Lunar Bar with friends.Still couldn't convince myself that I should count down quietly at home with my dog and my computer. Well, I drank enough, dance enough, and went home in one piece.

My cluttered room was in need of some major cleaning. So I took the chance to organise the stuffs in my room. First, by throwing away things. Honestly, it feels good to throw away stuffs, im not quite sure why. It feels very liberating. And I am still convincing my mother to let me throw away the queen size bed. I want a sofa bed instead. Still trying hard to convince her.

Next, I tried to clean up my phone. No, not wiping the dirt outside the phone. I realised my handphone contact list is kinda messy, I need to re-organise my contacts. And I discovered I have tonnes of names whom I don't remember them now. One of the names is very funny, I saved the contact as 'Banglah'. I recalled it was because I had to engage a foreign worker to help me shift out my old cupboard to the rubbish centre. They were cheap and good labour, I paid him $50 and he gathered a bunch of friends to help out. What a great deal.
I'm not sure if the 'banglah' is still using the same number or working in my neighbourhood. I may need to engage his service when my Mum agrees to let me throw away the bed. :)