Indeed i was expecting complaints and rants about the usage of chinese characters..

the buddy protested. the classmate gave up on the interpretation.

will stick to this then.... but will spring a surprise or two sometime again. hehe

i vowed nt to take caffeine.. but had to. damn it. semi-comatose state forced the weak mind to the kitchen for a cup of 2-in 1 kopi-o. nvr tot i would resort to it... grrr.. well anyhw the caffeine's good. keeps me awake. i'm officially drugged. 2 weeks.. and i promise to be off caffeine. kills my complexion totally.

need some fresh air soon. the post-torture schedule's already somewhat in place...before the next leg of the run begin. i'm seriously losing it..

难以解释

不时， 会发问自己这一切是否值得。
许多人都觉得这是一种折磨 ，也许吧。
可能心里是有那么一点的不肯定， 或许吧。

独步回途的路程感触许多， 可能是在忙碌中所需要的偷闲
但是，我们又和能停下步伐，来尝试了解这些感触呢

可能这就是忙碌于乏味之间的困扰。。。

Procrastination or Time management...?

Suffered major over the past few evenings on the assignment. Probably the worst i've encountered thus far. Am glad that merv got back and managed to jump on it. phew.. the week started with extreme caffeine intoxication. never really into coffee..
was left with not much choice. the torture lasted for 3 days. Wed evening to fri..

Glad that i managed a run on sat morning.. was rather drained..but needed a run badly to release some endorphins.

Now..the equity assignment to tackle. I can't imagine the CF exam...

1 Decade ago....

We were still brashful kids.Bumped into ron today afterwrk. i recognise that back-view. tapped on the shoulder. the train ride back felt seemingly similar..yet different. he got off the stop before me this time round. the usual goodbye wave seems familar..yet different. we've both grown up. yea and perhaps grown horizontally too.

And i wonder if i am what i imagined myself to be 1 decade ago...

Contradictions..

either a yes or no.. sometimes ure happy for your friend who aced the exam..yet u feel a pinch of sore jealousy within..cos you wish you were the one who aced it. does that make one contradict his/her true wishes and feelings towards the counterparty? hmmm....

jeff brought up a rather interesting pt over dinner on sat. human beings have a tendency to compare themselves or seek a pt of reference to make them feel good. The defeat/downfall/lacklustre performance of that pt of reference make themselves feel good. empowerment perhaps...

now we wonder how many of us are really true...

To the brim....
For once...in a very long time.. i felt work and school filling way up to the brim. Brains were fried by friday. Sat's assignment meet up with the team was tiring.. felt bad for not being able to contribute as much. Am glad that we're on track for the equity task. The corporate finance is another tough nut to crack. The idea of formulating loads of data and all is making me wired up..

Caught "made of honour". Not too bad a show.. i totally lost touch with movie listings. loser huh..

1 mth to endure... i can't wait for july to come by.. time to start the tee off!

All the buzz...

weekend was really quite packed. started off sat mrg with project discussion with the team. i can't imagine how we're gonna finish the 2 assignments... :( getting quite worried.. had to rush home to get changed, scurry to generate some data before heading eastwards for isaac's wedding. post wedding was rather fun too. popped down town with joe n tylda. and yes...we did some shopping....i need to shoot myself in the head. funny how tyl gushed non stop abt potential. i told her i have a curse.. hah!

met up lawrence for brunch at dempsey-olio. his passion abt getting an mba from the states seem to have rubbed off on me. can't believe i'm toying with the idea when i'm still struggling with an existing "suffering".. then again.. it seems very viable.let me work out the finances...

2 weeks more...and the assignment's due....arghhhhhhh

Compete compete compete..

And maybe i do have that competitive streak within.

"why must you be so competitive???" so says the buddy...

"am i?" .....

Day 6...

And i feel that i've been on desk for more than that. The intensity and speed at which things happen is amazing. Totally feel the brain cells buzzing non stop. its a love hate relationship. haha..

Weekend of class was fulfiling too. Corporate finance- brings me to a different realm. love the theories, the logic the perspectives which one can take to evaluate. certainly lost the lecturer at some pt during the lecture cos the mind was actually drifting to work stuffs. the guys tot i looked stressed. haha..probably..

anyhw, did my long run after class with elvin. and guess what??? the trail that brings one to a full course abt the macritchie reservoir has reopened! the national park council probably fixed the landslides and cleared some vegetation. let me strive to hit the course once a week.

Another chapter..
Monday was a brand new chapter. the path has once again taken a twist. one year ago..it took a major twist.
This time round.. a more subdued version. the chemistry feels right. surroundings are fine..i believe the working relationship should be good. the pace and thought process were intense. a different set of skills and reasoning. i like it.

the week took a pause with the may day hols. can't believe we're almost mid-year. the FOS results were released..think i fared so so.. doubt i'll get a distinction. i'm content with the grade. probably looking forward to dec when the final countdown takes place. or mebbe i'm already looking fwd to post june...where i'll be left with +2 mods to graduation. heheh..tennis here i come!

i've got a next fav haunt now: route to bishan park along the canal.

i should drop by mac soon..been a while.. and new running shoes! the ds trainers are wearing out....

Nicely tidied up. I like it this way. This is more real

whatever.


i know i have that capacity to just go..



whatever..

interestingly, i typed the same thing 1 mth back. i am certain that the capacity to do so comes knocking back pretty frequent..hmmm

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.

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.

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.

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

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..

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!

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.

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.