Thursday, July 29, 2010

drink drink drink

Colleague's farewell, friend's wedding, friends coming back from overseas, friends going overseas, odd beer cravings... Been drinking here and there lately. All these after a long hiatus of not really drinking. My alcohol tolerance has really gone down. Tuesday we were drinking at Paulaner's, 0.8l of beer was enough to make me a happy camper.

Keeping late nights... so tiring. All adds up.
Can really feel myself getting old man. 5 - 6 hours of sleep no longer enough!

I can't form sentences anymore.. Gonna have an early night zzzzzzz..

Btw- Happy birthday Jem!


------ Sunday, July 25, 2010

LN & Jac's big day

Yesterday was the big day for 1 of my closest SMU peeps, LN and his lovely lovely wife Jaclyn. I am just happy beyond words for the both of them!

Let's see- early morning, we headed to Jac's place to pick up the bride. Anna & I were just joining in the fun cos obviously we are not the "brothers", and it was hilarious watching the guys be so gungho about the whole thing. Well done guys!

The wedding dinner at night was great too, got to see a whole bunch of SMU friends as well.. Was great catching up with them all. And during the wedding, also got to hear about whose wedding is coming up next when.. the list goes on!


After dinner, we headed out for more wine at Evans road.. Really nice catching up with the rest of the brothers, it's been some time since we chilled like that..


I was just doing some random surfing.. Jem n Joyce just got engaged too.. Congrats to them too.. The pictures seemed sooooo romantic!! =)


------ Wednesday, July 21, 2010

transitory..

Just met Desmond, Zhilin and Huiying (aka the SG grp whom I got to know in Rouen / Paris while on exchange) for drinks and dinner.. Desmond, the self-professed nomad, said something that resonated in my mind.

Bit background on Des- He's born in SG, but did his uni studies in France, travelled a fair bit around Europe, took a gap yr back in SG for internship, then he's going to Finland next for studies and another internship.. So he spent quite a fair bit of time out of SG..

So when I asked him- Do u miss home? His answer wasn't "Yes" but instead he remarked that after a while, things all feel the same. While you are gone, life just moves on for the people you left behind. They find someone new, a new job, new hobbies etc, and you are just someone who left and is not there anymore. In that sense, everyone in our lives are transitory, there's no need to hang on too stubbornly to anything or anyone.. To him, home can be anywhere..

Actually, I can kind of understand where he's coming from. It is true that while one is away, the people he/she left behind simply moves on, because life has to go on and everyone seems transitory. I felt that way for a bit too while I was away in Europe for 6 months.. Like my friends just went on their lives without me, no one is going to say things like "Oh we can't do this now that she's not here" or even "Oh how I wish she's here, it would be so much more fun/meaningful/complete". It's kinda sad to feel this way when you are alone overseas..

But I guess that's why we try so hard in one way or another, to build relationships with a group of people.. Family, friends, loved one.. Something to keep us rooted to where "home" is, people we work so hard for, and whom we never forget.. So that we know whatever we do, we are simply making our way back to them eventually..

To me, it's important to stay rooted and to have something to work towards and loved ones to go back to, if not life seems less meaningful. I can never be a nomad.. Maybe as a whim or fancy is still fine, but not like Des.. It may seem like freedom to be able to live life as he does- going anywhere and doing whatever he wants, but to me, I wouldn't know how to cope with that freedom.

Home is where the heart is, and my heart is something that needs to be grounded in reality in the long term. That's the only way I know how to live..


------ Monday, July 12, 2010

wise men say..

Jing's going for lasik this week.. pray that everything goes well..
Considering lasik technology is quite developed now, it should be fine, except maybe for very dry eyes.
Think the amt of stuffs I read about lasik lately is enough for me to make my own decision when the time comes when I dare to go under the laser too..
Fingers crossed for you and every thought with you dear..


Work wise, been treating me fine. Stuffs happened, ex-boss tried to lure me with a not-so-good offer, I'm still where I am now. Monthend/quarter end over for now. Nxt month I'll be more involved in something else, I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to that..

Life wise, going swell. Colleague's wedding, plus Mum's bday, plus LN's wedding, plus some meet up with friends here and there plus Jing's lasik makes a busy month.

Can't help but think, I must have done something right finally.. Suddenly thinking of the old Elvis Presley song.. =)


------ Tuesday, July 06, 2010

I am wasting my life in ofc waiting for some database to recalculate so that I can continue with part 2 of my work.. It's horrible.. Sucks being the only one stuck in ofc at this time..

Bahhh nothing to write about..

Went gym during lunch.. Huffed n puffed thru my 5k.. Weak man.

What else.. Been eating rubbish.. Colleague bot back banana chips from the philippines and I'm like snacking on them to while the time away.. How bad is that.. Getting fat!

Haiz nothing much la, just blogging cos I have nothing else to do while the database recalcs.. Zzzzzzzzzzzz..


------ Thursday, July 01, 2010

30 Jun 2010- Thanks for the memories =)


This reached my office at about 4pm =D


And then a really nice dinner at Wild Rocket.



All in all, though it is only the 3rd month, somehow the boyf made it special.

Thanks dear! :)


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