Several close friends have individually told me that I should make use of my coming trip to Beijing to purge out the old and renew. I asked them, what made them think I needed rest and renewal? And they said, they saw it in my eyes, the change from then till now, that things in my life must not be going too well.

I fear that I can be so easily read ( Read more... )

Had Fathers Day lunch at the New Majestic. My parents are overseas so we celebrated for my Uncle (who's a dad) and my Dad in-absentia :) Gastronomic Highlights:


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Time. Waits for no man. It keeps going, on and on. So much has happened -- in my own life, my family, my friends. So much to think about, so much to recount. Yet in our rushed lives we never want to be seen standing still. It's always: what's next? The next course to take, the next job application to send out, the next internship for the next ( Read more... )

1) The good thing about taking a holiday is that you have time to do mundane tasks in twice the amount of time it takes if you were in a hurry. Today is no exception. Went out to get lunch for my grandma again. Today, I settled for sliced fish soup and a slightly spicy otah. Going to take her out for 水饺 and 锅贴 tomorrow at her favourite Chinatown ( Read more... )

Came along my finals, of which were terrifyingly difficult (never have I felt so stupid after an exam, ever), which I threw myself into in an effort create a productive distraction ( Read more... )

I spent all of today in my personal self. I've been thinking lately, how to properly separate the personal and the professional (right now, professional = studies) selves - I haven't got into a rhythm just yet. I also spent a little time doing my semi-annual Life Audit.

I've learned that if things in the personal self go badly, the personal self ( Read more... )

Experimenting posting from my mobile. Beef noodles i had for dinner last week. :)

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When I meet someone new, I've come to realize that I unconsciously categorize them into certain stereotypical-archetypes. It's a cruel process that I would not intentionally carry out, but I do so none the less. It is particularly dangerous because it is instinctual, at least for me, to unfortunately, be immediate and ruthless. "Too fairy", "too ( Read more... )

1. It's time to declare the end to procrastination. I'm guilty of the following:

i. having a bathroom without a mirror and towel rack... for two weeks already since moving in
ii. only unpacking one suitcase out of three. One of the two remaining suitcases has never been unpacked since I returned from New York, 24th December 2006. (the "Hey, they're ( Read more... )

1. I've moved back. From being able to walk to Cineleisure in 12 minutes, I now have to take a 1-hour long bus ride, excluding wait time. If I choose to take the train, waiting for the shuttle bus is another pain. It does not help that the "shuttle bus" is the same bus that goes to the zoo, and every so often you get a lost tourist insisting to pay ( Read more... )