New year resolution

What does new yr resolution mean to u?

Last time, when I was still schooling, I would normally say I want to study harder for the coming yr, get better results, etc...

This yr, my new yr resolution wld be to think for myself, whether I want to continue working in my current company or whether I shd find a new job...sometimes i’m just too lazy to update my resume, to prepare n attend interviews...so I tend to put it off...well, I just have to see how determined I am this time...

So, what is your new yr resolution?

From Singapore to Beijing (20Dec – 26Dec2007)

Went on a holiday to Beijing-Tianjin-Chengde-Beijing w my family – 4 of us + my bro’s gf...although the location is not really my no.1 choice, I dun mind going for a break as I really need one...

My overall impression of this trip:
1. the weather is very cold...sometimes single digit deg C, sometimes less than 0 deg C...although we’ve prepared the necessary winter clothes, it’s still very cold...esp our feet n fingers...Chengde’s temperature is even lower, 10 deg lower than Beijing...i think it’s hard to imagine how cold n numb our feet are after just walking for while...but, it’s a truly different experience...something that we will never experience in spore...
2. the food is very salty n oily...well, i dun really like salty n oily food...n their food has a certain smell...n therefore by day4, I almost lost my whole appetite...n i ate like what the 6-yr old mei-mei ate...ha...
3. everywhere is full of spits...well, I know this is the “custom” of china, but it’s simply too much n simply too unhygienic to just anyhow, anywhere spit...
4. nice scenery...great wall of china 万里长城, the forbidden city 紫禁城 （故宫）, gong wang fu 恭王府, yi he yuan 颐和园, tian an men 天安门广场, summer palace 避暑山庄...

5. the air...can’t really feel the pollution but then my white shoes turned very black from the day I stepped into Beijing...i wonder why...but luckily my shoes reverted to it’s original form after I washed them... :p

勇气

词: 光良 曲: 瑞业 唱：梁静茹

终于做了这个决定 别人怎么说我不理 只要你也一样的肯定
我愿意天涯海角都随你去 我知道一切不容易
我的心一直温习说服自己 最怕你忽然说要放弃

爱真的需要勇气 来面对流言蜚语
只要你一个眼神肯定 我的爱就有意义
我们都需要勇气 去相信会在一起
人潮拥挤我能感觉你 放在我手心里 你的真心

如果我的坚强任性 会不小心伤害了你
你能不能温柔提醒 我虽然心太急 更害怕错过你
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这是一首梁静茹的经典...

虽然还没有做出决定，可是总觉得勇气不足...三心二意的...
没有人会知道下一秒会发生什么事，为何不勇敢的踏出去，去尝试一下?

Clouds 4

Here’s a picture I took on fri using my hp...from my mgr’s office (before she came in :p)

December...

It's already December...

well, i know the pics dun really link...but at least there's a common theme... :p

The Enchanted

Once upon a time...

My colleague asked if I want to watch The Enchanted with her...n so there we are, watching it after work on a friday nite...

I like the integration of the different fairy tales with the modern world...to me, it is a very special story, with a very clever way of blending the 2 different mindsets together...

I like Giselle – she’s very pretty n she looks exactly like a princess that exists in fairy tales...i like Robert, whose smile is so so charming...i like Robert’s daughter, Morgan, who’s so adorable...i like the chipmunk which is really cute n funny...i especially like the twist in the story... :)

and of course, they live happily ever after...

Thinking out of the box or too stressed?

One of our hospitals is facing capacity issue, i.e. not enough beds / wards...other than further space expansion, my manager came out with the following idea...

She suggested: why don’t we have double-deckers in our wards...
Our response: we are a hospital, not a hotel / hostel...and how are the nurses supposed to bring the patients up to the upper level?
She: haven’t u heard of the pulley system?
Us: alamak n speechless...
She: n patients are not supposed to move around, so by warding them at the upper level, it fits the purpose...
Us: she must be too stressed!

HERO

It’s my first movie after 2 months from watching the Home Song Stories...

From the first time I saw the movie poster @ somerset mrt, I’ve already made up my mind to watch it...main reason simply being the actors – takuya kimura – my fav jap star... :p and lee byung-hun – the most “man” Korean star...ha...

Finally, the movie is screened...HH and I watched it yesterday...from the day we set to watch, I’ve been quite excited...ha...like a child... :p

Well, I like the movie...although there are some missing linkages, it’s still a very nice story...every character, no matter how small, has its own unique ways of catching the audience’s attention...that’s something very remarkable...

~ don’t let her go ~
~ she has my promise ~

Fly away

词: FIR 曲: FIR

清晨的微风 如此的平凡
看似简单 雾气驱散
温柔阳光中 慢慢醒了过来 准备面对挑战

在新的世纪 该抛开过去
是好是坏 要放得开
往梦想的路 没有想像简单 我还要更勇敢

回忆就像漩涡 它将我拉走
时间的钟响起 我不该逗留

fly away
不管流下多少眼泪 坚持下去的动力还在
nothing i will be afraid

fly away
不管未来有多困难 我仍然能感觉心跳还在
nothing i will be afraid
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终点就要到了，我要继续坚持下去，把该做的做完...然后，就能fly away ... =)

~ 不管流下多少眼泪 坚持下去的动力还在 ~
~ 不管未来有多困难 我仍然能感觉心跳还在 ~

精神分裂

有一天魔王把公主抓走，公主一直叫...

魔王：　 你尽管叫破喉咙吧！ 没有人会来救你的！
公主：　 破喉咙 ~ 破喉咙 ~
没有人： 公主 ~ 我来救你了！
魔王：　 说曹操曹操到！
曹操：　 魔王！你叫我干吗？
魔王：　 哇！看到鬼！
鬼：　　 靠！ 被发现了！
靠：　　 胡说！谁发现我了？
谁：　　 关我屁事？
魔王：　 oh ~ my GOD
上帝：　 谁叫我？
谁：　　 没有人叫你！
没有人： 我哪有？

从此，魔王精神分裂！！

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同事发了这则短讯给我，让我一直笑，一直笑...

因为，我也快精神分裂了！　哈哈哈哈哈哈　～

翅膀

同样的机场不同世界
同样的咖啡不同味觉
同样的我和我都少了一些
看飞机划过天空不见了

用你给我的翅膀飞 我懂这不是伤悲
再高都不会累 我们都说好了
用你给我的翅膀飞 我感觉己够安慰
乌云也不再多 我们也不为谁掉眼泪

空气中藏著你的香味
回忆里躲著你的眼泪
最后拥抱的温暖还有一些
我拖著行李往前一直走

看一看回忆是云朵一朵朵的飘过
若想要回头就无法傲翔
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此刻的心情想用这首歌的歌名来配合...给我一双翅膀让我飞吧...

~我想飞　不为任何人停留~

Tired...

Just one word to describe my current situation – tired...nothing but tired...

I’m really drained, both physically n emotionally...sometimes, no matter how hard u work or how much effort u put in (esp if you have gone the extra mile to do more or shd i actually term it as kaypoh), just some comments (whether it’s deliberate or unintentional) will break the person down...then u will start thinking whether all the effort n hard work u've put in is worth it or not...

At the end of the day, will u just do what u r supposed to do n don’t cross the border at all? But is it that easy to draw the line?

真字

If u have followed the 真字 that Pris gave me last week, you would probably hope that 715 戚玉武 is called 718 戚玉发 instead...cos last Sunday, 0718 appeared in starter...hmm...if not, I'd have been $250 richer now...ha... ;p

Budget is an art, a science...

That’s the concluding statement by our group COO after today’s 2nd pass day 2 review...well...i agree...ha...in budget, we always try to build a perfect situation...is it realistic? is it just an unreachable target? Or is it really within our means and ability?

I had the chance to attend the pass2 review for day1 and day2...actually i’ve been working very hard to come up with a cost structure matrix for the spore ops division (of cos w discussions w my mgr) amongst many other things that we were supposed to prepare...last fri nite, sat morning n mon nite...n even the last 15 mins before the day1 review...ha...really killed a lot of brain cells over these few days... i'm glad i'm still alive n kicking...

When the cost structure matrix slide was shown yesterday, I suddenly felt a surge of pride and felt very touched by my own work...it was the first time we showed something like this, n the div heads including the COO, were quite impressed by what we've done...at that moment, I felt so proud of myself...for able to do something like that...during the day2 review, Dr G asked abt the cost structure to see how much that support dept is costing us...people do remember our work...i’m glad...all our hard work, late nites and brain cells...didn’t go to waste...although it’s too much work for a short showcase...

During today’s review, first, I had the honor to help get a chair for Dr G...Dr G was quite pai seh that I went to bring him the chair n he thanked me w his ever charming smile...n not to mention, for both days, he was wearing my favourite color...second, I had the honor to give up my chair for Mrs N T...third, I had the honor to look for another chair for Dr S...n Dr S finally can put my face to my name or my name to my face, after our few email correspondences...fourth, i had the chance to have a short conversation w the project mgt head who was totally unprepared for the review...but she came up w a very professional speech...i was super impressed...i guess no one except me knew she came unprepared...after her speech, she asked me how was it...i was shocked that she asked me, but at the same time, she really did do good...fifth, our corp comm head was trying to act cute by showing me the "spider" on his thumbdrive...well, i may be more appreciative if it's Dr G... :p

Nevertheless, pass2 is not the end of budget...budget is still ongoing...the numbers are still not finalized...i just have to continue to work hard...

The strength

“Like its ruling sign Leo, this is a card of courage and energy. It represents both the Lion's hot, roaring energy, and the Maiden's steadfast will. The innocent Maiden is unafraid, undaunted, and indomitable. She proves that inner strength is more powerful than raw physical strength. That forces can be controlled and used to score a victory is very close to the message of the Chariot, which might be why, in some decks, it is Justice that is card 8 instead of Strength. This card assures the seeker that they can control not only the situation, but themselves.”

After the “star”, now comes the “strength”...i suppose what I need most is courage and energy...the “strength” assures the seeker that they can control not only the situation, but themselves...a lot of times, things are really beyond our control...so if i can control the situation in the way that i want, that's good :)

Sunset...

WK edited the following pic for me...see the difference between this and the one I posted under “the sun, the sand, the sea...”

Another Friday Nite @ Orchard

I guess I shouldn’t have written that previous post...cos it came true again yesterday...this time even much later...stayed till almost 11pm...

@ 11pm, there are a lot of cars, a lot of people outside cineleisure n everywhere, n also very noisy...hmm...why? 同人不同命，why is it that I’m also in orchard...but working??!! Ha...nvm la...吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 ~ console myself :p

I think I should have written, I seem to have fate with 4D...or toto...then who knows, the lucky winner may be me! ha...or maybe, I seem to have fate with 某某 shuai ge...ha... :p

Friday nite @ Orchard

Seems like it’s fated that I have to work late almost every Friday...i wonder why...have to think of a way to break it...ha..maybe it’s to tide over the weekends, give other people something to do over the weekends :p ...anyway, it’s just work...just get it done so that can rest better (a clear conscience ;p) over the weekends...

Yesterday nite (Friday) had to work late again...well, the CFO demanded to see the “colors”, so we die die also must give it to her...told her the figures not ready, not our fault but upstairs’...she still insisted for us to use the management accounts...well, be it la...whatever she says...the SFC said, the CFO just wants us to work late...i wonder why, both the CFO and SFC have to attend a whole-day budget hearing the next day (Sat – today), so why “torture” her? Talk abt the budget hearing on Sat, it’s very lucky that we do not have to attend, so I better dun complain anymore :p

So yesterday, the SFC, her secretary n I worked till 9pm just to get the “colors” done...left the office with the secretary...aiyo, it’s Friday nite and it’s orchard leh...so many people walking, enjoying the nite...ha...so we decided to walk to taka to catch a bite...as we walked, we wonder why is it that we had to work so late on a Friday nite, and ended up in each other’s company...ha...well, what to do, rt? At least I’m the one who accompanied her, not the CFO...ha... :p

The sun, the sand, the sea...

Thanks to HH, I finally joined her & her frens to a wonderful time in Sentosa...i think this is the first time I engaged myself to something so tedious on a Sunday...well, there’s always a first time...n this first time is really special...

Got to know HH’s group of frens...let me test my memory and try to put their names down...not in any particular order...Kai Xian, Chris, Jonathan, Zhi Hua, Chun Ning, Jackie (I can’t remember the name of the guy who brought her there), Stanley, Albert, Jason, Poh Guan, HH’s “shuai ge” (think I didn’t catch his name or maybe HH didn’t introduce :p), a couple (forgot their names)...n the most unforgettable one is of course, Le Bang...who can’t get his eyes and smiles off me... :p

Initially, due to the super hot sun, I didn’t join in the beach volleyball...i really can’t get myself off the comfortable mat under the shade... :p but later, I joined in the ultimate frisbee game...it was very fun running barefooted in the sand...trying to catch the frisbee and throw it to the correct team mates...ha...then later, we played baseball...it was again another enjoyable game...esp the home-runs...ha...

After the runs, HH and I had a one-on-one volleyball...well, it has been ages since I last “touched” volleyball...but at least the basic pose is still there...ha... :p

The star

“The Star depicts hope for better things, and promising opportunities. It is about your dreams and your wishes. This card represents the first step on the right path, but it must be accompanied by action for it to be a true success. A new cycle is beginning. You are on the right track. It is a card of inspiration, encouragement and rejuvenation, especially after a trying or traumatic time.”

3rd time trying this tarot card reading...n I must it’s really accurate...although I wouldn’t use “traumatic” to describe what I’ve been through recently, the happenings have definitely drained me to a certain extent...so I really hope for what this card says – it’s a card of inspiration, encouragement and rejuvenation...

But – what action do I need to do in order to make it a true success? Hmm...

PP to my rescue

My ex-colleague, PP, came to visit me in office yesterday...it reminded me of the time when we were still working together...

I was quite closed to her...although only for 5mths...i enjoyed working w her...and not forgetting the lunch times we had...our shopping for shoes n coffee (from cuppage to ah-mei to cine to youthpark) n etc...till now, I still don’t quite understand why she chose to leave...well, in a way, I understand why...but I just feel that she has the ability n talent, so it’s kind of wasted that she left...if not, maybe I won’t be so stressed out now... :p

Left the office at 7+...it’s been quite some time that I can leave office at that timing...hmm...the sky was already dark anyway...we had dinner together and talked a lot...including the craps that we haven’t been updating each other...ha...because some of the things that we share are something that only the 2 of us can relate to...ha...so it’s really entertaining...ha...very stress relieving to me...really thanks to PP for lifting up my spirits...

I love you

歌手：陈伟联 专辑：i伟联

i love you 所以只能说声对不起 任何藉口都没有

i love you 已来不及好好去珍惜 后悔很多

不该让你无辜流下失措的泪 心碎认识你陌生的世界

空气中回荡的笑语早已经断绝 多想能在和你梦里爱多一次

很沉重看你走着每一步 它应该是幸福的路

狠心推开你 想你离得无反顾

你身上纹着我给你的笑 对我绝美的惩罚

想问已无法 原来曾经拥有过 还比失去痛苦

i love you 对你的挚爱从不曾改变 要你快乐

i love you 好想对你说却来不及 后悔已太多

不该让你无辜流下失措的泪 心碎认识你陌生的世界

空气中回荡的笑语早已经断绝 多想能在和你梦里爱多一次

很沉重看你走着每一步 它应该是幸福的路

狠心推开你 是挽不回的错误

你心上纹着我给你的笑 对我绝美的惩罚

想问我无法 原来曾经拥有过 远比失去痛苦

我身上永远烙着你的笑 那么绝美的惩罚

想问我无法 原来曾经拥有过 还比失去痛苦==============================================
伟联的歌声，有着一股让人很容易感动的力量...这首歌也一样...
最近常在933 听到，爱的盲侠陈伟联，史上最有力量的3个字，I love u...听了，实在很诚恳，很难不叫人感动...

Inspiration from the dustbin...

Attitude

The longer i live, the more i realise the impact of attitude on life

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important than the past, education, money, circumstances, failures, successes, what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home.

The remarkable thing is, we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past.
We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.
We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have.
And that is our attitude....

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% on how i react to it. And so it is with you.

We are in charge of our attitude.

~ Charles Swindoll ~

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I was feeling super down this whole week...a lot of work, increasing stress level, not enough sleep n rest and coupled with some other things...with all these, my mood was like so so so down...no energy to do anything, no feeling at all...i was really feeling very demoralized...no mood at all...to me, i’m just like a robot doing my work w no extra feeling...

Until I suddenly came across this piece of yellow paper with the title “Attitude” lying in my dustbin...all along...but I just didn’t notice it at all...it should have been obvious being a yellow paper...i must be blinded by all the negativity around me...

After finally noticing this, my mood changed for the better...somehow, I regained some of my energy and could even work till 935pm that day...without any negative feeling...amazing, rt? Yes, indeed...i haven’t thanked the cleaning auntie for using that piece of yellow paper (which is now hanged up by me) as the base for my dustbin... :p

Swan Lake on Ice

Well, I don’t know ballet and neither do I know ice-skating, but somehow I was just attracted to this show...so when jesslyn asked if I’m interested to watch, I said yes...so here we are, after waiting for abt 2mths, finally...

The whole show is spectacular...all the skater-dancers who are the World, European and National championship skaters, are great...the music, background, lightings, etc are all perfect...

What we get by sitting at the 3rd row are,
- stiff necks after a while (too bad, I guess :p)
- the ability of seeing the expressions of every skaters (wow! Simply amazing I’d say...dun mind trading it with our stiff necks)

The story of the Swan Lake revolves around a love story between a beautiful princess, Odette, and a prince, Siegfried. Odette is cursed to appear in the form of a swan in the day and transform into her human self only at nightfall. Siegfried, while fleeing his castle in anger at being forced into an arranged marriage, sees Odette and immediately falls in love with her.

Home Song Stories – 意

Met up with HY to watch the movie, Home Song Stories – 意...starring my favorite 715... :p

The movie is not bad... it’s about the life story of Rose...through the eyes of Rose’s son – Tom...i like the boy who acted as Tom...very cute... :p

忘不了忘不了
忘不了你的错
忘不了你的好
忘不了雨中的散步
也忘不了那风里的拥抱

No batt...

My “sound” producing devices are all quiet tonight... My mp3 player & my mobile phone just “died” of no batt...actually, I myself have no batt also...

When devices are flat with no batt, we recharge them...we give them back the power to produce whatever they are supposed to produce...

what happens when a human is flat with no batt? What can be done to recharge them?

Rush Hour 3

Last sat, jesslyn n i watched our 1st movie together...rush hour 3...it’s such a funny movie...we almost laughed throughout the whole movie...simply distressing...

The NGs parts are also hilarious...the following is the funniest to me…

“Lee: you are not my brother
Carter: we are not brothers? After all that we have been through? Rush hour 1, Rush hour 2?” (actually Lee is supposed to continue but forgot his lines, so Carter added the rush hour thingy himself :p)

The whole theatre burst out of laughter...

舞台永远的王者 - 郭富城

很多人问我为什么喜欢郭富城，为什么要去看他的演唱会...其实，就是喜欢他的歌，喜欢他的舞蹈，喜欢他的帅，喜欢他的幽默，就那么简单...

以一首，“对你爱不完”为演唱会掀开序幕...确实， 也是这一首歌让我们认识了城城...歌曲重新以R&B编曲，听起来也不错... 演唱会以广东歌为主，城城的话也是全部以广东话来讲的... 广东话虽不是100%听得懂，但还听得懂7788 :p

城城的舞蹈真的没话讲，帅到...所有歌迷应该和我一样，被电到不行了... 城城在演唱会上挑战了吹saxophone...虽然不是很成功，样子是有的，他的努力也是有目共睹的...城城说，这次不成功，怎么办呢？那下次再来他的演唱会啰...在这之前，很不要脸的跟同事讲，城城学sax 是为了我！因为，我已经有12年没有动过sax了，他当然是为我学，为我吹奏的啦 :p

经典的慢歌如，“当我知道你们相爱”，“爱的呼唤”，“到底有谁能够告诉我”，“我是不是该安静地走开”...听得大家万分陶醉...深深的沉浸在他的歌曲/歌声里...

等你明白我给你的爱，永远都不能走开...

想对城城说，对你爱爱爱不完！我会永远支持你的！

那天去了城城的签名会，虽然拿不到他的亲笔签名，但是能近距离 看到他，也够满足了...