Growing up

is when you think more of others, less of yourself

uncanny

I think of the wrong things at the wrong time, for ex before i slept last night at around 2am, coming back from a drinking session with Rajat and Pedro.
Just right before i shut my eyes and float towards slumberland, I was suddenly jolted by this realisation that I left out some stuff on this lone sheet of this excel file with over 10+ sheets that i worked briefly for 15mins !!!!!

There was nothing at all that could trigger my memmory of work, much less excel sheets, nothing at all once i step out of the office door,,,,so strange isnt it for me to think of it and EVEN realised that I have overlooked this item, when I didnt even think about it during the whole day. And this is only one of the examples. Power of subconciousness or just uncanny coincidence of the late.

Charlie and the Chocolate factory

Kids of my era would definately have read Roald Dahl's books which include best sellers like: The Witches, Boy, Going Solo etc. So no wonder all the twenties- something are all excited when the movie of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory came out and who else better to act Willy Wonker than the star of all Tim Burton's movies than Johnny Depp !!!! I love this movie after catching it last night, further confirms that I love Tim Burton's movies which includes Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, Sleepy Hollow etc! ( other than Mars Attack, has to be one of the worst movie I watched, what a waste of time!). His movies are so creative, so full of colour, and from the way they are shot, I always feel like I am back being a child, as a grand adventure unfolds in front of me!!!

Synopsis:
"Charlie Bucket, a boy from an impoverished family under the shadow of a giant chocolate factory, wins a candy bar contest and is given a tour, along with four other children, of the amazing factory run by the eccentric Willy Wonka and his staff of Oompa-Loompas"

From chocolate waterfalls in the factory, glass elevators that fly sideway, teleported chocolate bar that you can just take from the television screen to eat, chewing gum that gives you the nutrients of 3 meals: you can taste potroast, soup and BLUEBERRY muffin, whipped cream is done by whipping the cow!...of course the star of the show I feel is the tribe of the "Oompa Loompas" where these dwarf like humans had the exact SAME FACE, and this serious look while they dance in this weird sequence with moral teachings as the lyrics of the song, as each of the kids are involved in some kind of an " accident" because of their misbehaviour :)



the imagination is endless :)

PS:Little surprise that I prefer Harry Potter's movies over Lord of the rings :)

modnar

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust:
Fell over a puff of smoke due to burning of you-know-what, while i was crossing the overhead bridge
I suspect its those "things" though its broad daylight :p
Wound healing but gym has to wait till weekend then

Deliverance:
Eradicated myself of disgruntled feelings, through effective communication, feel happier than before
Never expected that we share the same sentiments :)..(though this is one of those things you know that would work deep
inside, just have to do it!)
Hence postive energy is channeled to giving more feedback to government agencies

Savings, savings

There is never enough money, all my working friends complain that they have no idea, absolutely no idea where their money went? Food, drinks, entertainment? Hence little or zero savings...Recent stats show that only 24% of Singaporeans plan their retirement.And traditionally our society expects the children to support their parents when they retire,though the elderly are now increasingly expected to be self-sufficient after retirement. The hunt for the pennies still continues, any leads for the lost money is appreciated!

My Little Bubble

With my mp3 player churning out my favourite music I always feel that I am in a little bubble of my own,
Could pass through any noisy roads, talkative pple,
Happy singing mood still intact, sorry still having a gd time ;)
Was picturing pple walking in real bubbles of music today, interesting...
Ahh nice cool rainy weather, i like it! :)

A worthy rival for chocolate?

Coffee drinkers say brew beats sex

Being truely happy

And the only way to be happy is when you are making strides and efforts towards it
Be clear on what makes you unhappy, and clarify and try to do something about it
If there is nothing that can be done towards it, move on...no use staying put on that unhappy position, making the same steps on the exact same spot, believe that there could be something better out there
In time, it will only erode your self confidence and make you lose sight of your dreams, confuses your vision and takes you away from other stuff that you want to do in your life
Soon you will feel that your life is in a standstill, nagging feelings of unhappiness colour your vision
Youth is not here to stay, if not now, then when
The peak is now.

Quotable Quote

Lessons from work:

My boss told me yday," In your line of work, you must learn not to love your slides.."

Goodbye for now... See you in 17 mths

Fairy god mother me
Originally uploaded by ying22.

In continuation of our conversation this evening, I concluded I like my idea :)

Ying= Fairy God Mother

and

Ruoxia= The Punisher ( think a door opening from WWF scene) muhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
(who happens to be a teacher in real life)

to Xinying's baby ;) I get to be the goody person!yeay!

Adios miss goh, for now....drink more milk, avoid mutton and have a good godkid for me k..:D Mucks!

poisoned

threw up my dinner and gastric juice the following morning last sat

not good not good indeed, reminds me of the time when i was around 14 and had to be admitted to the hospital where this doc gave me an injection and made me really really thirsty for water

slept my weekend away and still feeling tired and sleepy, too much sleep perhaps...now back in the office, it reminds me of this random office email that i wrote to Vivianne and Ed when i was high with fever back in sweden which ended with "ok i am going home now" :)

Finality is da theme of da late

Not quite sure on where to start. work has been pretty hectic/bz this past week, out of the ordinary since i normally would leave at 6pm on the dot, its been 8 plus lately. Snapshot on things happening on my plate lately:

Farewellssssss
Anyways been caught up with the farewells of some of my close friends, this time yes finally Singaporeans somewhat. My junior college friends actually, Huiling is leaving for londonon mon for a work stint with her company and Xinying is flying off to Dubai to join her hubby, being posted there. So the gang of us 4, has reduced to 2 and my parting sentence to Ruoxia everytime now is " Dont get married ah.." haha

Marriages and Babies
Been hanging out with "married" girlfriends lately, well one is my insurance agent and i have known her and her hubby since 18, so was no surprise when they finally got hitched and to be the 1st couple that i know as friends that married. And Xinying who is by law married to her hubby (ROMED) though they havent threw the chinese wedding dinner, just found out that they have a little one coming along the way, was a surprise to everyone esp the parents i guess...its a helluv of a committement and responsibility to have a kid, raise them etc..really fastforward track for me..but am really happy for her, and would see xy junior next year then, soon will be calling me Auntie hahaha oh god....

Think i am starting to be at the stage where very soon my friends will get married one by one, receiving all the "pink" bombs aka chinese wedding invitations. Not stressed no, nothing yet from the famous social pressure, but cant help but feel genuinely happy for my friends who have found "the one" for them :)

Nomad nomore
I have been settling down, readjusting back to my life here in Singapore, investing my time and money, savings, buying insurance, thinking of financial investments, u know the kind of stuff that "grown-ups" do.Was chatting with Vivianne over emails and realised that sure travelling and working overseas for a time period still sounds very exciting and appealing to me, but now having permanent things around me for a change gives me the stability, peace
and satisfaction which i took for granted before. Its nice to see ROI ( Returns on Investment) especially on pple who matter to you and you to them.;)

Checked!
Radical thing No. 1 - Checked

SKII

sandy
Originally uploaded by ying22.

Meet the new "spokesperson" for SKII in Taiwan, Sandy Chen. Great catching up my dear :)))All the best for your new career and life back in Taipei!

Tackling the crab

tackling the crab
Originally uploaded by ying22.

Confused (Jessica), Getting the hang of it (Jenny), Yumm (Betty)

Betty: For you and your Chilli Crab dreams, that brings a smile to you in your slumber.

Grace and Ying

ying and grace
Originally uploaded by ying22.

Grace as bubbly as ever, and was heavily promoting the new HK disneyland to us :), btw thanks for the gd photo ceci :)

James the salsa dancer

James the salsa dancer
Originally uploaded by ying22.

Never in my wildest dreams, would imagine Mr Yang to be have undergone an image revamp wearing pink shirts, spiky hair and a PRO in salsa, u shd have been here to see him move to believe it.

Newest fashion trend: Wear your cutlery :)

Say "cheese" :)

Big group photo of visitors & friends
Originally uploaded by ying22.

At the farewell Dim Sum gathering for my group of taiwanese friends before their noon flight(grace left earlier, pity).

As Jenny says we have eaten our monthly quota of food within these 3 days....gained some pounds...but the time spent is priceless :)
In the beginning, it was as in a way weird for me for i have met all these wonderful pple in different eras of my life, if i categorise according to my aiesec life, is MCER, MCP, Trainee..and they have seen different facets of me, and now i have to be with all of them at the same time, which side of myself shd i show, was also trying to recall where i left off with each one of them, from 8 mths, to 1.3 yr to 3 yrs? hahaha..but i quickly got over that, afterall i am pretty much the same and they still love me anyways. :D

A different me

As part of a well deserved "ME" time that is long overdue, i finally had the time to sit down and do my recapture today. I was reading diary entries from last June, and i was in awe or rather stupefied...by how much my likes/dislikes, loves/hates have changed during this 1 year.

Those very things that once brought me much heartache and joy, all mean little to me now. How strange, detached, indifferent i feel, its like I am reading someone else's life instead.

...Or rather it just shows nothing is forever