December 31, 2012

Last of 2012

Welcome to the last of 2012 and I am still alive to type this entry...

Anyways, I was looking at a gizmodo post and a recent article in the newspaper with regards to technology.

Technology has definitely become part of our society. Without it, we are lost and I would say unable to function properly and efficiently. Gone are the days where we give coins to the bus conductor (however, technically speaking.... a bus should be some form of technology too but let's not dwell on that) or write on a piece of paper ( I thought long for this). Yes... I am not only talking about the internet. I think many have forgot the embrace the fact that technology doesn't only encompass internet, social media and phone. Just thought I should pen this down because I am trying to be clever or at least look clever (and hopefully witty). laugh if you want... bet some (if not all) have overlooked and think in their mind "I know these already...." but actually forgot until I mentioned it.

However, having said that, I am going to talk about internet, social media and phone because I start to get frustrated with the above mentioned. I am not going to say what rubbish things people write on the internet and the social media because I simply love reading them. Mind you... I stalk follow people pretty badly on facebook to the point that I wake up reading through status updates before I get out of bed. Maybe that is the source of my frustration.... because I constantly feel the need to know what is happening even though technically.... it doesn't actually concern me and why should I give a shit of what people are doing. But yes... I think that I am actually addicted to it unless I am forcefully taken away from the internet (for eg. going on a holiday where the hotel charges outrageous internet fees that I can probably eat quite a good meal with it). It is not that I get frustrated when I do not get to connect to the internet or go through withdrawal symptoms like craving for internet or vomit (okay.. I am just trying to be funny again.) I actually felt relief that I do not have to constantly check my phone for updates. It is a little weird for me cause my rationale mind tells me that just do it if you want to, why are you giving a shit about controlling your urge to stalk follow people. People get really happy when others follow them.... I can literally vouch for that... hahaha... (I think I am in a general mood to irritate people today so if you are already unhappy or feel that you want to challenge for what I have said... please continue feeling so because I can actually do nothing to you.) Currently, I feel myself constantly getting distracted and need to do something on my phone all the time.

So for starters to curb my addiction, I have taken off the shortcut to my facebook and twitter from my phone. Hopefully, this will make me go on these media less often because I am generally very lazy to go through a lot (of inefficiencies) to get my things done. That probably leads another of my frustrations.... getting impatient with all the inefficiencies in life like why people like to walk/drive so slowly and hog up the whole area.... So in order not to stress and irritate myself further, I will choose to go at their pace. Life seems a little easier when you match up with inefficient people.

So kudos to inefficiencies in 2013 and hopefully I will become happier when I start becoming less efficient and also less of a stalker.

December 30, 2012

Meaningful

While watching a show last night, something that the host said that was rather meaningful.

"When you work with someone, see whether they are professional and not whether you like or dislike them, because your objective is to get the work done"

December 28, 2012

Myer Briggs

Basically in Singapore, the popular test that everybody might already know is the DISC assessment where you are grouped into 4 major groups, namely dominant, inducement, submission and compliance. Everybody will have at least one dominant group while having a secondary characteristic. I took this test when I was in secondary school as well as junior college and was rather upset by the results (they yield the same result). There are inherent points that I could not agree on for the descripton of the trait that I was bestowed and it did bother me for a while.

As I grow older (and hopefully wiser), I have gotten to terms of the category that I am put into and didn't think too much about it. A friend later recommended for me to try myer briggs as she felt that it is pretty accurate and could let me understand myself more. From the results, I think it gave me a little more insight than DISC as there are 16 categories based on permutation of 4 different traits.  I found myself nodding to the descriptions that were described so I guess it is pretty accurate or at least more accurate than DISC. I talked to a psychology major friend of mine and she mentioned to me that the personality assessment is based on very bizarre theories that she could not accept (similar to Sigmund Freud). Whatever it is, give it a try if you seek to find out more about yourself.

P/s: I just did a Hartman personality test and it mentioned things that I find surprisingly true for myself.

morton's

blue cheese steak fries and martini... woohoo.....

December 26, 2012

Christmassss 2012

Post merry christmas to all!!!
Had a wonderful barbeque on the eve of christmas.... Whatever happened to 平安夜 has basically gone into smoke (pun intended).
Anyway, I will spare you the details of the barbeque since there isn't anything particularly out of the world or different from other barbeque and I did not take any photos during the session but it was really nice as we were able to stay till around 1am without being chased off by the security guards. I am definitely looking forward to the hotel stay next week to celebrate new year's eve and take note not to drink too much. hahhaa...

I also came to realize that I haboured quite a bit of unhappiness this year and hope that it will dissipate during the new year. I finally have came to the conclusion that

1) Things are not perfect and they are not meant to be perfect. What we need to do is to perservere and make the best out of the situation.

2) You have only yourself to fight for your rights so if you give it up yourself, nobody will help you. If you try hard enough, there might be someone who will assist you in the process.

3) Passion is an overrated word. Do what you want to do and keep improving on it. Someday.... you will get there.

4) Come to terms with yourself. If you don't, you will struggle a lot and feel lost. But that doesn't mean that you stop at where you are because you are only at the starting point of the race.

5) What others tell you is one thing, how you feel about it yourself is another. Never let another undermine you because it only serve to make them feel good but listen and make your own judgement.

Have a good break during this time folks and hopefully I will be able to do something that I like and excel in it.

December 24, 2012

Tether issues

I was just wondering whether anybody is having tethering issues after upgrading to version 4.1.1 (android)
It used to be a breeze to connect to my laptops using wifi but now, I can detect the network but unable to connect to the internet. Using the usb doesn't work as there is a constant pop up error message from my phone.
I can't install anything into the laptops as they are company laptops.
It has been bothering me for a while so anybody with sound advice is welcome to comment.
Thanks in advance!!

December 22, 2012

bathroom design

this is for own reference as something that I would like to have for my bathroom.
i think the showerhead is pretty cool.
p/s:  I got it from apartment therapy website.

December 18, 2012

Flowers on dandenong

Some pretty flowers to perk up your day!! Enjoy!!
Flowers on sales.... I remember they look nicer in real life... It must be my photography skills
Maybe I will design my garden (if I have one) like this in the future!


 frangipani resemblence


Strong colour




Bell like flowers

Simply love the colour of the flower.... Want to live in Aussie for the flowers.

Cute pink!

Elegant~~ Fragile~~

December 17, 2012

Day 3

Had frenchtoast for brekkie and it was tasty. However, having said that, I still prefer banana bread that I had on the first day (memory failing me at this point of time and I had to retrieve my password for dropbox)... anyways, this was how it looked like. I still finished it and couldn't eat the brunch at Miss Marples.

After which... we went up to Mount Dandenong to eat at Miss Marples (yes I mean the character who is a detective and I know I am being repetitive).... highly hyped after for their tea and scones. I didn't take pictures in the teahouse as it was rather packed and I felt awkward to take pictures. The fingers are really good... when I said fingers... it is not your actual fingers or finger food like fish and chips or calamari. It actually look like this... I guess it is some kind of dough with the cheese melted and alfalfa sprouts. I usually don't eat alfalfa sprouts as it's really "green" but I thought it complemented well here.
Disclaimer: I got this from their website: http://www.missmarples.com.au/#


The scones are really overhyped.... so I rather you eat the fingers than the scones.... The tea is pretty good but not it's not out of the world... sorry.... I gotta tell the truth....
It was rather squeezy but still bearable... I guess they really want to give people the cozy kind of feeling or maybe make some reference to the book.  Here's the exterior of the tea house....
Feeling kind of lazy so shall continue next time 

December 16, 2012

one nice move facebook

Facebook finally did one thing good by making comments pop up as a sub bubble rather than getting to load it as a separate page =)

December 12, 2012

a good deal...... Not

I thought i had a good deal when i came across this 10 dollar eeyore at a florist shop.
so without much hesitation, I bought it....... only to find the same one in ntuc !!!
nevertheless it was still a good deal but i cant help but feel that i got cheated by this deceivingly cute toy >_<

December 08, 2012

silkair vs sia

my dad brought up this topic when he was  driving me to the airport.

i told him... actually, they offer about the same kind of service but it was a pride issue. personally, I do feel that sia steward/stewardess generally have more confident and pride in their work as compared to the silkair stewardess (dont recall there are silkair steward for the flights i took). maybe it's the way they handle difficult customers (not heeding safety procedures like switching off the phone) that made me feel this way or maybe it's my own biasness towards the aircraft.

note to self: people do feel it when you have pride in your work.

December 07, 2012

nothing beats flying back and having these

slept almost immediately upon reaching the hotel...
the room is pretty good despite the somewhat dodgy exterior...
the pro - there is internet connection, think it is connected to a shopping mall but didnt explore as i reached the hotel at 10 plus
the cons - view from hotel is blocked, no breakfast provided
will choose the hotel that i frequent... heehee

December 03, 2012

Anybody knows of a good alternative of a vanilla smelling perfume??
This costs too much for comfort.

December 01, 2012


Just went to Aussie for around a week recently.... and all I wanna say is that I love the weather.
I just wanted to blog about it because I want to keep it as a memory. I did not take a lot of pictures as I was simply lazy.... Really happy that I met up with my friends living in Aussie as I was trying not to be too touristy.... but I think it ended with me not doing important things like seeing a real life kangaroo and koala bear.

On the first day when I arrived in melbourne after travelling for 8 hours on emirates (oh... talking about emirates.... I think they have more leg space than SIA and their fare is quite reasonable. Note to self to book that in the future), I met up with my friend who insisted that I should start looking around the city right away. So we went to have brunch at one of the cafes. I ordered some mushroom pasta which I don't really like and it ended up him finishing 1.5 plate of food. Frankly, I prefer the lasagna that he ordered. hahaha....

Next up, we went to take a look at the state library which was pretty spacious and very well sectioned. I went to look around at some ongoing exhibitions in the library that are not too draining.... I didn't know that older biology books, they actually have illustrations for the animals or plants beside the description. It is at least a B4 sized book and the illustration spans for the whole page and it was coloured. I also remembered that I saw the religious text that was carved on pretty thin wood bark. It was pretty impressive.

We proceeded to drink coffee at this cozy cafe which had pretty good coffee I thought. I forgot the name but I am sure in times of need, I should be able to ask my friend. whahaha..... we had the ice coffee and the vanilla ice cream was soooo good~~~

At night, we met up with his friend and went to a Greek restaurant. I am rather open to go to "out of norm" restaurants but somehow, Greek restaurant gives me that feeling that I am going to have to eat a lot of feta cheese (I am not a cheese fan so it slightly bothered me). But it turned out that I was wrong... there wasn't really a lot of feta cheese and all the dishes are pretty refreshing and minty.
Somehow, I took a picture of the menu and the place.



So the night ends for Day 1.


 
 
For Day 2, I managed to hop on for a vineyard tour. I was pretty hyped up about it because I never been to one before and actually had thoughts of being a sommelier. The first one that we went was scenic as you can see from the pictures from above... The place was filled with the aroma of the wine and it was pretty cool to see the real stuff.

We proceeded to go to 2 other vineyards. I really liked a Shiraz from Seville estate that I bought it immediately... It was nice sharing it with my family as they liked it as well.

How could I forget to blog about the tasty banana cake I had in the morning. I think I start to understand why my bf's mum love to make banana cakes. She must have had really good ones when she was in Aussie.
 
 
The night ended with a good dinner, oyster shots, johnny walker blue label (I still prefer martell cordon bleu) and a long stroll as wanted to save up on the taxi fare. I really like to take long strolls in cold countries as you get to enjoy the surroundings without getting sweaty and uncomfortable.
 
End of Day 2~

 

November 10, 2012

smell like salted fish now due to prolonged exposure to the kitchen frying them...

Anyway, any architects out there that are interested to help design a 2 storey high house, resort style~~

November 09, 2012

When I see the queue at Malaysia customs, I am glad that I am still a Malaysian...

I think my parents are really not very comfortable with me going to and fro Malaysia that often (average maybe 1-2 times a month) and the fatigue just adds up... hahaa.... not to mention I have been involved in chats (aka meetings) that I am not suppose to be in because they are still trying to find a replacement for my manager for 2 months~~

October 21, 2012

sometimes, it just hits you on how your parents have aged.... although they can still be fiesty at times....

I was watching cna one day and came across this online course website known as coursera. Have been trying really hard to complete one of the courses but it seems to take forever.
Wish I could be more motivated to learn....

October 16, 2012

waiting

I'm waiting here... standing like an idiot and waiting for lotusnotes to be installed..
a breather in the midst of chaos.....
I should be thankful.....

anyway, since I am so free... I thought it might be a good idea to blog..... but nothing much I wanna say....
been watching interior design shows..... trying to get inspired on what furnitures to get in the future....
saw this table from gizmodo which I think it's cool and I wanna get it

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October 01, 2012

work is getting the better of me....
which means...... it's time to plan for another holiday... Hahha.... I want to Thailand and Korea.... maybe I should go to both huh... =p

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September 25, 2012

the solution

leave on time, don't bring laptop, and ________.
=]

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September 24, 2012

trolls

trolls at work
think I will just heck care already... why waste my time to help and motivate them

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September 20, 2012

majority overeating..... manzzz.....

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September 19, 2012

hopeful

hope that you can get through Friday and be my lunchie kaki!!!! HAHAHA

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September 18, 2012

nuffnangx

as many who follows bloggers or Twitter might already know... today is the launch of nuffnangx. my guess that it combines the social media into one platform is incorrect but I'm still impressed (even though I think it has crashed and still recovering or maybe it's my internet connection) hahaha
but anyway, really smart idea but think they will still need a little tad more time to resolve various issues like unable to claim your blog intuitively or clicking on any options will lead you to set up your newsfeed.

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September 17, 2012

running nose

the work load has taken a toll on me 
think I am not up to working OT....
God help me... I'm in the wrong career
=p

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September 15, 2012

no more napping

After taking on the new projects , I haven't been napping... maybe that's the reason why I (think I) slim down 
Should be ♥♥♥ ing it right?? Hahha

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Saturday morning

it's interesting to see the news and pictures of topless duchess
At least now we know hers are natural
=P
Guess the royalties are getting liberal
Hoho

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September 13, 2012

iphone 5

A nice model... as they said....
Not outrageously upset after hearing what it has to offer But I would have love to have The design
Getting used to S3. It's just the predictive text that irks me the most.. internet navigation useability is I would say average.

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August 12, 2012

I had a lot of inspiration to blog yesterday because I have been seriously thinking that I am currently wasting my time.... surfing face *stalking people in general*, reading through famous people's blog, looking at twitter and updating the most mundane things of my life (not to mention that I dreamt that my family dog got slaughtered alive and I saw the slicing of the thigh. Oh god..... don't ask me why I have such dreams and never in my life do I want to do such a thing to the dog... I even cried in real life - which in turn woke me up)
Anyways, yes... I am bothered by the fact that I am not doing anything productive in my life - like wasting my time doing this blog as well. Worse of all I think I do not know what I really want to do. I am not a person with a *happening* life. I just like to lie on the bed, read some facebook updates, nap a little, eat when I'm hungry and continue with my life. I don't really like to complain or bitch about other people because I see no value in doing that and it reflects bad on me.
I am however thinking whether I can better manage my finance so that I can spend more comfortable. One day when I was going home, I was thinking..... damn.... should I just take a taxi, it will shorten the trip by half the time.... but when I got off the taxi, I realized I have spent 10 times the amount that I would have spent on public transport for shortening a trip by about half the time. It's not that I cannot afford it and will go hungry after it but it's just whether it was worth spending that money. Money spent so not much more to ponder about anymore.
I decided that maybe... just maybe I should really do some research on investment.... however, I do lack the motivation because I am just a person who is lazy in the first place - Not that anybody care except myself. I decided that I should blog about it..... the journey of my investment discovery.... so that I have more motivation to find materials to blog about and benefits me by having me to recall the things I have read through. I don't know how far I will go about blogging it or how long I can sustain. but I think this beats writing about mundane things in my life and not having any productive information going into my brain. lol 

August 11, 2012

really seem that writing popular topics can indeed garner more readership....
let's try.... LKY rumours~~~ hohoho

August 06, 2012

Although it has been repetitive, but... OH AM GEE.... It's August already. I don't even recall what did I do in July.

I vaguely remember watching the semi finals for table tennis and heard that Malaysia lost to China for badminton. Not much emotions evoked because I lack patrotism (the bad of being a PR? maybe?). But interestingly, the reaction by Singaporeans towards the bronze win is varsely different from that of Malaysians towards to the silver win. I think it only goes to show how much foreign talent can bring glory to the country even though it has been like 50 odd years since Singapore won anything in the Olympics and I take it that FTW has converted citizenship in order to represent Singapore. I remotely think that Singaporeans are generally pissed that they are footing the 250,000 bill as well as the president's flight to london to support them. In case you are caught unaware, that's the prize for FTW for winning bronze. In the case of LCW, people are consoling him and thanking him for uniting Malaysia for a span of maybe 1 hour or 2? Maybe LCW should become the prime minister for Malaysia ( sorry.... I am just joking). Lin Dan's comments were inappropriate though.... saying that LCW has to face immense pressure because for china, they can still win gold for the badminton doubles whereas this match is the only hope for Malaysia to get a gold medal. I really don't know whether the comment serves to justify that LCW didn't perform (because of the heavy responsibility that he has to undertake) or plainly bragging about China's ability to win gold medals. Anyways, at least both won a medal.

July 16, 2012

July 02, 2012

Time passes so fast.... It's already July!! Can you believe it!!
Anyways, my travels have died down (phew~~~). No more crazy travelling schedule anymore!
Picked up reading again.... And have been furiously reading.....
Also completed my first round of D3 but the equipment changing are driving me crazy so glad that bf is happily taking over that part of the game. Not sure whether I will continue to train until lvl 60. Heez....
May be picking up tuition again.... And seriously thinking of getting a car if I am able to earn some extra income from the tuition. Will definitely be better for me and bf so that we can have total control of our travels and the fact that we probably will really need it.
Anyway, there will be a new contender for the car soon. Hope that she can pass the first time round, nevertheless. =P

May 26, 2012

May 20, 2012

Sometimes, I feel lost.... Sometimes, I feel sadness.... Sometimes, I just want to let go as life only accumulates sadness..... Happiness.... seems like a light at the end of the tunnel that is impossible to reach.
Such is life.....

May 19, 2012

May 15, 2012

It's day two. Woke up with swollen eyes.... but there are less outburst of tears today. I chose to take it positively... I am bombing your whatsapp.... I hope that you are still part of my life and continue to do so.... This is how it feels.... to lose someone.....  

May 14, 2012

The moment I saw the caller ID, my heart sank. I had a bad omen due to the nightmare I have had yesterday but silently wished that it didn’t come true. Tears flow down after I hung up the phone. I don’t know why too… I mean it was kinda expected but yet experiencing it is a totally different thing. The reality setting in is unbearable. I wished things were different. It is just painful… too painful not to hear your voice. Promise me you will never do it again.

May 10, 2012

Had a great holiday.... The feeling of nuaing, sleeping, watching tv, swimming.....
Comfortable.... serene......
Just great...
The next working day is the one that stinks!!! :p

March 03, 2012

Memories

Sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, happy, sad, fulfillment, disappointment ---> all mixed into one

March 02, 2012

Sometimes, I forget that I need to slow down and breathe. Maybe that’s why I am getting grouchy and edgy these days.

The new coffee is making me feel queasy…. Urghz….

February 06, 2012

Mind blocked due to the intense training that I had to do. Heavy head…. Getting headache…. Information overload is killing me…..

January 30, 2012

A comment from bf sparked my thoughts… On why I am not close to my cousins... It is not about blaming or not being sociable or being ostracized. I guess we just didn’t click or maybe different frequency. Actually, it will be incorrect to say that we didn’t spend time together because when we were young, we actually meet quite frequently, like fortnightly at least. So it makes me wonder too. I guess I am more comfortable to be not talking, as alwaysm and sticking to the aunties and mum more than my cousins.
I guess I am weird after all. Hurr hurr….

January 27, 2012

Focus focus focus.... I really need to start focusing.... mind have been drifting about too much!!! It's not productive at all!

January 11, 2012

As I am reading everybody’s facebook posts and blogs, I think it will be nice for me to reflect on what has happened in 2011.
In the first 3 months, I was still getting over my past relationship. The turmoil that I had to go through was horrendous… Crying until 4am every day and questioning my worth and what I have done wrong.
In the next month, I got together with someone whom I thought will be suitable for me. However, things did not work out because we have too much differences and the awkwardness between us pushed me to make the cut. I had really wanted it to work.... but it’s really just too hard.
In the next month, I got together with someone else again….. unexpectedly. It was totally unplanned for but I guess the chemistry between us made the situation a lot less awkward. Even though I knew him for a really really short time before we got together, everything worked…. magically. We communicated a lot…. Talking about our expectations, our pasts, our goals…. And I have to say… we have a lot in common in terms of our outlook.
Being in this relationship made me suddenly realized that when one person is really in love with another, they will always include their partner in everything they do. It’s not to show that they are attached or just to have someone as a companion (so that they won’t be bored). It is the urge to share everything they are going through with someone they love and wanting them to be part of the joy. I really enjoyed joining his friends to chill and do activities and I believe he did enjoy spending time with my friends as well. I also really appreciate the fact that he is willing to make the effort to communicate with my family and really glad that his family invites me over for dinner celebrations too! Of course, we both have to deal with issues that cropped out once in a while.
Another important event that happened to me was the change of job. It was really tough to make the cut as I was getting really comfortable with the company and sort of the “senior” (due to the amazingly high turnover rate of the company). But I decided to move on… as I think I am a believer that one cannot be too comfortable with the company and I really need to fast track my career. So far, I have started new things again and I have made a promise to myself to be able to show my competency so that more projects can be delegated to myself. We shall see whether I am able to achieve this goal by the end of this year.