Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Right/Wrong
who's to decide what's right or wrong. i hate it when standards are imposed on me. i do not have to stick by their expectations...
to each his own. he or she decides upon what to do with his/her own life. the course is steered by oneself. bear the consequences should shit happen. face the crap that comes along if a wrong step's taken.
a growing toddler takes his first step, ends up tumbling. the kid breaks his own fall. suffers from slight bruises but eventually learns the right technique to strut about without facing the same sorta hazard once more. a newbie picks up rollerblading, lands on the arse and knees several times. but..managed the skill to skate. i'm a living example. minus the knee, elbow and wrist guards and u'll be blessed with scars. i got blessed. sucky it may be..yea i got my lesson.
travelling alone is dangerous, boring, blah blah..whatever. i did. take extra care and brace up. i did.
So, work on the successes and face up to the failures. Better to stick by principles than be a pushover (loser) and societal slave to conformity.
who's to decide what's right or wrong. i hate it when standards are imposed on me. i do not have to stick by their expectations...
to each his own. he or she decides upon what to do with his/her own life. the course is steered by oneself. bear the consequences should shit happen. face the crap that comes along if a wrong step's taken.
a growing toddler takes his first step, ends up tumbling. the kid breaks his own fall. suffers from slight bruises but eventually learns the right technique to strut about without facing the same sorta hazard once more. a newbie picks up rollerblading, lands on the arse and knees several times. but..managed the skill to skate. i'm a living example. minus the knee, elbow and wrist guards and u'll be blessed with scars. i got blessed. sucky it may be..yea i got my lesson.
travelling alone is dangerous, boring, blah blah..whatever. i did. take extra care and brace up. i did.
So, work on the successes and face up to the failures. Better to stick by principles than be a pushover (loser) and societal slave to conformity.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Day 2 of errands...
Finally managed some time to the gym. caught up with bay n andrew for lunch. been a while. kinda fun to wander abt raffles pl in casual wear. thankies to merv for the dark chocs from lindt. will spend the next couple of days to savour the godiva and lindt :) how i wish teuscher's ard too. heheh ok shan't be greedy.
daddy's still not too well from the bad cough. :( decided to make mr lim a mega pot of herbal tea and some white fungus dessert to cleanse his system. the trip to the chinese medicinal hall was rather interesting.
Finally managed some time to the gym. caught up with bay n andrew for lunch. been a while. kinda fun to wander abt raffles pl in casual wear. thankies to merv for the dark chocs from lindt. will spend the next couple of days to savour the godiva and lindt :) how i wish teuscher's ard too. heheh ok shan't be greedy.
daddy's still not too well from the bad cough. :( decided to make mr lim a mega pot of herbal tea and some white fungus dessert to cleanse his system. the trip to the chinese medicinal hall was rather interesting.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Window of oppty...
Will persistence prevail? kaixi mentioned abt the slight window of oppty, over the milo session. by being persistent, there will exist a moment in time where the opportunity exists and thus precise execution should seal the deal.
maybe persistence will eventually triumph... don't think i buy the idea. am happy for those who are for it.
Will persistence prevail? kaixi mentioned abt the slight window of oppty, over the milo session. by being persistent, there will exist a moment in time where the opportunity exists and thus precise execution should seal the deal.
maybe persistence will eventually triumph... don't think i buy the idea. am happy for those who are for it.
Errands...
Official first free day after the trip. Brains were racking non stop on the to-do list for the day. photo id pic, bills, certs, lunch, eye brow trimming.. was doodling everything in the filofax. met buddy for lunch. seemed like we each had great vacation. interestingly, i was on a non vegan lunch today. hmmm sliced beef glass noodle..alright at least there were some veggies as some side comfort. phew.
ok confession... i got myself dresses again. argh..
Loot: champagne silk dress, light yellow tea-time dress
Official first free day after the trip. Brains were racking non stop on the to-do list for the day. photo id pic, bills, certs, lunch, eye brow trimming.. was doodling everything in the filofax. met buddy for lunch. seemed like we each had great vacation. interestingly, i was on a non vegan lunch today. hmmm sliced beef glass noodle..alright at least there were some veggies as some side comfort. phew.
ok confession... i got myself dresses again. argh..
Loot: champagne silk dress, light yellow tea-time dress
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Fun Fun Fun!
One of the best weekend ever! Touched down on thursday after roaming abt china for 9 days. Seemed like yesterday when i was preping up for the trip. fri, sat and sunday was just fabulous!
Bumped out to meet gina and adeline for lunch at my fav store :) i miss their salads..haha yes i'm a rabbit. caught up with gracie and geri at spins before gate crashing the tom demark seminar at St regis. Was not extremely impressed by the ballroom. at least i didn't feel the grandeur. but that wasnt impt. i met up the gang! that was the highlight. the camera's shutter went non stop snapping. yea..i'm a photo addict. kain popped by to visit his old buddies too before geri and i adjourn for dinner together. wine bar was next with kain, helena, peiling and a bunch of others.
Saturday - Ner's Big day
Another of those mega gathering for all the silly bunch. Ner looked really great in her gown. tot the groom looked a lil tense whilst waiting for his bride walk down the aisle. congrats to u two! hey guys i posted the pics on fb. so go take a peek.
Sunday - Sail sail sailllllll
Ok well i din really sail..we had a professional sailor on board. :p gracie & hubby, boonyam & family, mike and his 3 thai frens were part of the sailing team for the day! played uno with yinghong..and my gosh... uno has evolved to a state which i had trouble playing!!??!! got sunburnt.
alrite i'm ready to eat some godiva chocs nw..
One of the best weekend ever! Touched down on thursday after roaming abt china for 9 days. Seemed like yesterday when i was preping up for the trip. fri, sat and sunday was just fabulous!
Bumped out to meet gina and adeline for lunch at my fav store :) i miss their salads..haha yes i'm a rabbit. caught up with gracie and geri at spins before gate crashing the tom demark seminar at St regis. Was not extremely impressed by the ballroom. at least i didn't feel the grandeur. but that wasnt impt. i met up the gang! that was the highlight. the camera's shutter went non stop snapping. yea..i'm a photo addict. kain popped by to visit his old buddies too before geri and i adjourn for dinner together. wine bar was next with kain, helena, peiling and a bunch of others.
Saturday - Ner's Big day
Another of those mega gathering for all the silly bunch. Ner looked really great in her gown. tot the groom looked a lil tense whilst waiting for his bride walk down the aisle. congrats to u two! hey guys i posted the pics on fb. so go take a peek.
Sunday - Sail sail sailllllll
Ok well i din really sail..we had a professional sailor on board. :p gracie & hubby, boonyam & family, mike and his 3 thai frens were part of the sailing team for the day! played uno with yinghong..and my gosh... uno has evolved to a state which i had trouble playing!!??!! got sunburnt.
alrite i'm ready to eat some godiva chocs nw..
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Home bound.....
17th april...i'm finally home bound. after loitering in the land of xiao-long-baos and loads of chatter in pu-tong-hua, for 9 days, its time to head back. just killing some time now at hkg airport before the transit flight back. wished i was on a direct flight back. arghhh...well, another reason to shop? :P well i do have some hkg dollars to sorta spend from the previous pilgrimage.
will try to add more posts when i return. in short, the trip was fantastic.
seeya all soon!
17th april...i'm finally home bound. after loitering in the land of xiao-long-baos and loads of chatter in pu-tong-hua, for 9 days, its time to head back. just killing some time now at hkg airport before the transit flight back. wished i was on a direct flight back. arghhh...well, another reason to shop? :P well i do have some hkg dollars to sorta spend from the previous pilgrimage.
will try to add more posts when i return. in short, the trip was fantastic.
seeya all soon!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Day 1
Flight to sh was rather long. i'm so gonna reconsider connecting/transit flights. well guess the only comfort was a box of godiva truffles i picked up whilst waiting for the flight in HK airport. as planned, i decided on the bullet train- maglev, for the trip out to Longyang station, where i had to take another 20min taxi ride to Jinmao- Grand Hyatt to meet up reubs.
Yesterday's weather was kinda bad. winds were strong and temps were prolly hovering abt 7-10 degrees?
Caught up with lydia, todd (sh office), faye (hk office), tog with reubs. Xintiandi for dinner! The gang suggested shanghainese food...of cos..since we're in sh. Popped into a pretty chic resto and there was no turning back. we were starving. the dinner table was laced with all sorts of possible food we could order. foie gras, chicken, soups,veggies, crabs... i weighed myself on the scale after dinner. eeks. i need to perform damage control.
Flight to sh was rather long. i'm so gonna reconsider connecting/transit flights. well guess the only comfort was a box of godiva truffles i picked up whilst waiting for the flight in HK airport. as planned, i decided on the bullet train- maglev, for the trip out to Longyang station, where i had to take another 20min taxi ride to Jinmao- Grand Hyatt to meet up reubs.
Yesterday's weather was kinda bad. winds were strong and temps were prolly hovering abt 7-10 degrees?
Caught up with lydia, todd (sh office), faye (hk office), tog with reubs. Xintiandi for dinner! The gang suggested shanghainese food...of cos..since we're in sh. Popped into a pretty chic resto and there was no turning back. we were starving. the dinner table was laced with all sorts of possible food we could order. foie gras, chicken, soups,veggies, crabs... i weighed myself on the scale after dinner. eeks. i need to perform damage control.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Getting ready..
Am almost done. The past week was hectic. Clearance, closure and looking forward. Totally unbelievable on hindsight. A big thank you to those who helped in one way or another. Apologies if i was much of a pesk and dragging your moods.
Sunday that past was great. One of the nicest sundays i've had. buzzed ms lip and we hopped at the oppty to rollerblade! end result - i got sunburnt!
Monday - bz bz.. buzzed abt to get the tix and hotel bookings ready. I'm almost good to head off. Dinner was nice.
Tuesday- round 2 of buzz. jogged, gym-ed, got my fx, lunch, coffee, errands. I'm closer to departure...
12 hrs later and i'll be in my ancestor's homeland.
Am almost done. The past week was hectic. Clearance, closure and looking forward. Totally unbelievable on hindsight. A big thank you to those who helped in one way or another. Apologies if i was much of a pesk and dragging your moods.
Sunday that past was great. One of the nicest sundays i've had. buzzed ms lip and we hopped at the oppty to rollerblade! end result - i got sunburnt!
Monday - bz bz.. buzzed abt to get the tix and hotel bookings ready. I'm almost good to head off. Dinner was nice.
Tuesday- round 2 of buzz. jogged, gym-ed, got my fx, lunch, coffee, errands. I'm closer to departure...
12 hrs later and i'll be in my ancestor's homeland.