More on the stats

I actually thought I have more readers until I saw that they were linked to my website through weird sources... so much for daydreaming that someone actually reads my blog. hahaha

one day of mc today!

Down with a sudden attack on the throat has left me with a bad body ache on saturday and bad coughing today.  Decided to take one day of mc as a result. Wheeee....

over the 5000 mark

Cant believe that I actually had over 5000 reads. Really makes me rethink whether I should be blogging at WordPress....
Hmmm.... let me consider for a while. ..

I want a HOUSE

Looking at Xiaxue's home decor makes me want to have a house now!!
Long way to go but I am more inspired to work harder!!

Clinical Research - Reminder

A reminder to self that FDA has mandated that clinical trials initiated after 7 March 2012 needs to include the following " A description of this clinical trial will be available on http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, as required by US Law. This Web site will not include information that can identify you. At most, the Web site will include a summary of the results. You can search this Web site at any time."

Thank you all

For those who have followed me once in a while on this blog, I would like to thank you once again for reading and accompanying me through my journey.

I think it is time for me to move on to a new phase and this blog contained much pain and baggage which I wish to put down. If you want to continue to follow me, please drop a note in the comments or whatsapp me. I might continute to do some adverts but I am still considering. hahaz...

Ciaoz...

Inspired

I think I might have just found something that I have been waiting for.
Let's pray that I am going to able to get it. =)

Think I should also start adopting this as well

hope all is well

even though i dont know you, but seeing the posts regarding your departure showed me that you must have been well liked by your peers. whatever the reasons for your departure, hope that the rest of your journey will be well

A short one

A short one since I am suppose to be still rushing stuff out
An interesting conversation with my mum last night

I was napping after I reached home (after a day of work) before dinner.
Just before dinner:
me: I feel like I'm like dad in the past.... sleeping before dinner
mum: Yup... you are like your dad's family
me: why (leh)?
mum: your dad and auntie will take naps whenever they have time
me: ohhh.... must be genetics.

Hurr hurr......

The perfect reason to blame most health issues on. =P

As per the previous post, I am thinking about planning a trip to USA this year. I am sure there are loads of people who have told you about their experience in planning trips.. But I was just wondering.... since I am rather free and have not much to do... I shall share my experiences while doing my research....
p/s: I am definitely not an expert in planning trips though I have managed to pull off a few without major incidents....

I will not give you details on what you should do or how you should do it since I am sure everybody has their preference towards things that they would like to do and I have not travelled to these places myself. And.... if you are thinking that it is too much a hassle to plan your own trip.... there are always tour agencies standing by to assist you.... For me, I think they are usually too constricted for me.... because I love to laze around and just do what I want to do. I am not a go getter when travelling because I prefer to enjoy the unexpected than to tick off "must-do-for-tourists" places. To say the least, I did not even see a koala bear or kangaroo during my last Australia trip. (and these are, in my opinion, the perfect excuses to go back to these places in the future)

Task 1:
Number of people travelling
Reason: It will usually determine what kind of transport and accomodations you are probably going take during the trip. I feel that the larger the number, the more difficult the travelling will become because everybody have their own opinions and preference to things they would like to do. The fact that they are spending quite a big sum of money to travel usually amplifies their willingness to share their opinion.
This trip: Looking at around 6 people but I generally plan for 2 as I plan to go ahead with the plan even if others do not want to join for various reasons (i.e. expensive, can't take leave, things that they do not like to do and the lists goes on). I recognize that people do back out (and very often too) and if I have to go through all these research and abandoning the travel plan.... I will be rather upset and become unmotivated to plan.

Task 2:
Duration and budget
Reason: For obvious reasons, these are things will determine the number of places you will go and almost everything (food, travel, accomodations). But for me, it's usually a guide for me to work on so that I am aware of how much to work with.
This trip: Around 2 weeks and budget of SGD5000 (it is a tight budget we are looking at because the flight tickets alone could deduct the amount by 30-40%. In the back of my mind... I am thinking to travel to both east coast and west coast (san francisco, las vegas, los angeles, new york etc) or west coast and texas (distinct cowboy culture I guess.... a farmstay might be nice). To me, a stay of 2-3 days per city will be sufficient do most of the things in the place before you get sick of it. so for me 2 weeks translates to 14 days and thus I can travel comfortably around 4 to 6 places.

Task 3:
General research
Unless the folks you are travelling with already have an idea of what to do and where to go, I think it's a good idea to look through other people's travels/ travel plans to give you an idea of what you would like to do. I wouldn't recommend any specific websites because I generally google USA 14 days travel plans and browse randomly but one website keeps popping up: Yahoo Travel Trip Planner. Quite interesting place to navigate. Currently at this stage... Shall update soon!

usa

im thinking of making a trip to the US this year end... anybody has any recommendations???

ulcer

just a short post to keep you entertained.

ate too much chocolate during the christmas season led to ulcer being form at the edge of my tongue.

gulping tonnes of water doesnt seem to help with the situation.

hahaha

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.

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"

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.....

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.

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!!

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.

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~~