I wonder who actually reads this blog.
Other than the few friends who would leave comments, are there any other "readers"?
If you happen to read this, can you kindly leave a comment (at least your name) so that I can "take attendance"? Hahahahaha.
Strictly to satisfy my curiosity only :)
我的哲學之道
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
On a Sunny Wednesday
I finally met up with YR today and passed him the gifts from Bangkok and Japan. I haven't seen him for sooooo long. The last time we met was at least 7 months ago!
He had arranged to meet me for lunch today some time last week and we were hoping WJ could join us too. However, WJ could only confirm with us today. Just when I was getting ready, XY called to say that she was at Redhill. Great! I told her to join us for lunch at Raffles Place.
We waited for a long long time for YR. We were supposed to meet at 12, then 12.20 pm. By the time he arrived at China Square, it was after 1 pm! Haha! We were lucky not to be stoned to death by the lunch crowd for occupying a table and not eating anything. (WJ had earlier smsed to say she couldn't join us as she's on medical leave today.)
Our busy friend had to rush back for some training so he left before 2 pm, leaving behind a bag of vegetarian new year goodies which he bought for my mum. I can't remember when he began such a "custom" but for several years, he has been buying new year goodies for my mum.
XY and I crossed over to Far East Square and bought Don chicken pies home and then walked to Chinatown area to take bus home.
Meeting up with friends is a great thing to do! Tomorrow I'll be meeting HY for lunch as well as to collect my pineapple tarts from her.
Life is GOOD! Hahahaha!
PS: XY told me 2 of our friends have also resigned without a job. Looks like I'm not alone!
He had arranged to meet me for lunch today some time last week and we were hoping WJ could join us too. However, WJ could only confirm with us today. Just when I was getting ready, XY called to say that she was at Redhill. Great! I told her to join us for lunch at Raffles Place.
We waited for a long long time for YR. We were supposed to meet at 12, then 12.20 pm. By the time he arrived at China Square, it was after 1 pm! Haha! We were lucky not to be stoned to death by the lunch crowd for occupying a table and not eating anything. (WJ had earlier smsed to say she couldn't join us as she's on medical leave today.)
Our busy friend had to rush back for some training so he left before 2 pm, leaving behind a bag of vegetarian new year goodies which he bought for my mum. I can't remember when he began such a "custom" but for several years, he has been buying new year goodies for my mum.
XY and I crossed over to Far East Square and bought Don chicken pies home and then walked to Chinatown area to take bus home.
Meeting up with friends is a great thing to do! Tomorrow I'll be meeting HY for lunch as well as to collect my pineapple tarts from her.
Life is GOOD! Hahahaha!
PS: XY told me 2 of our friends have also resigned without a job. Looks like I'm not alone!
Monday, January 28, 2008
《咖啡王子1号店》
我迫不及待在YouTube看完了最后几集的《咖啡王子1号店》。
这是史无前例的，我竟然：
1）抢先追看大结局！
2）上YouTube看剧集！
或许我真的太空闲了！哈哈！
我还相当喜欢《咖啡王子1号店》最后几集，可惜结局有点草率。
现实生活中应该很少有这样浪漫的情节吧？所以（女）人才会沉溺在虚拟的剧情里。
也许是看了太多浪漫爱情剧，所以开始做怪怪的梦。哈哈！
这是史无前例的，我竟然：
1）抢先追看大结局！
2）上YouTube看剧集！
或许我真的太空闲了！哈哈！
我还相当喜欢《咖啡王子1号店》最后几集，可惜结局有点草率。
现实生活中应该很少有这样浪漫的情节吧？所以（女）人才会沉溺在虚拟的剧情里。
也许是看了太多浪漫爱情剧，所以开始做怪怪的梦。哈哈！
CNY Preparation
I spent the earlier part of last week and the previous week spring cleaning.
I started with the forever messy study room. Managed to clean the study room windows, clear the study table, rearrange the side bookshelf and pack my drawers. That took me nearly 3 full days! Sad to say, I did not throw away as much as rubbish as I have hoped to. Somehow, the things were moved from one corner to another corner, meaning that I still lack storage space like before. The study is only 60% done as I have not started on the massive project of clearing the BIG bookshelf and I just realized that the study table is getting messy again. Neatness is not sustainable in this house. Headache!
Another 1 day was spent cleaning the spare room. The wardrobe in this room was exploding. I took out every single thing in the wardrobe, cleaned the wardrobe and looked through the stuff that I had. Haha, I found some angbaos in one of my little bags! That's a little "windfall" for me. Threw away all the cosmetics and skin care products that were bought years ago. At the latest count, I think I have enough to last me for many many years!
Cleaning the master bedroom was the most unpleasant chore. Besides cleaning the side tables and windows, I embarked on a massive project of clearing the wardrobe! That nearly killed me. I can't put back all the stuff into the wardrobe despite having cleared away 2-3 bags of old clothing. Sigh! I also hate to wash the toilet.
I ended the first phase of spring cleaning last Tuesday. After cleaning the kitchen windows and clearing the kitchen cabinets, I decided to call it a day. Too tired to continue. It's really not easy to be a maid.
I still have quite a lot to do and re-do. It's only about 10 more days to CNY!
I started with the forever messy study room. Managed to clean the study room windows, clear the study table, rearrange the side bookshelf and pack my drawers. That took me nearly 3 full days! Sad to say, I did not throw away as much as rubbish as I have hoped to. Somehow, the things were moved from one corner to another corner, meaning that I still lack storage space like before. The study is only 60% done as I have not started on the massive project of clearing the BIG bookshelf and I just realized that the study table is getting messy again. Neatness is not sustainable in this house. Headache!
Another 1 day was spent cleaning the spare room. The wardrobe in this room was exploding. I took out every single thing in the wardrobe, cleaned the wardrobe and looked through the stuff that I had. Haha, I found some angbaos in one of my little bags! That's a little "windfall" for me. Threw away all the cosmetics and skin care products that were bought years ago. At the latest count, I think I have enough to last me for many many years!
Cleaning the master bedroom was the most unpleasant chore. Besides cleaning the side tables and windows, I embarked on a massive project of clearing the wardrobe! That nearly killed me. I can't put back all the stuff into the wardrobe despite having cleared away 2-3 bags of old clothing. Sigh! I also hate to wash the toilet.
I ended the first phase of spring cleaning last Tuesday. After cleaning the kitchen windows and clearing the kitchen cabinets, I decided to call it a day. Too tired to continue. It's really not easy to be a maid.
I still have quite a lot to do and re-do. It's only about 10 more days to CNY!
Friday, January 25, 2008
德永英明
在日本，我们恋上了德永英明的声音。
复出后的德永英明有股摄人的魅力。深情加委婉，成熟且细腻。听他唱那些脍炙人口的歌（有些曾被翻唱成华语），心中的感动满满。
这样的好声音，幸好没有被病魔打败。
音乐无国界，即使语言不通，一把好声音也能穿透你心里的那堵墙，直达你内心深处最脆弱的那一隅。
复出后的德永英明有股摄人的魅力。深情加委婉，成熟且细腻。听他唱那些脍炙人口的歌（有些曾被翻唱成华语），心中的感动满满。
这样的好声音，幸好没有被病魔打败。
音乐无国界，即使语言不通，一把好声音也能穿透你心里的那堵墙，直达你内心深处最脆弱的那一隅。
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Jay
I went to watch Jay's concert with Ban on Friday. I didn't know that Jay was born on the same day as MS until he mentioned during the concert that it was his birthday.
I enjoyed myself tremendously! He sang mostly songs from his last 2 albums. Ban was critical about Jay's selection of songs (too many "new" songs), his hairline, rounder face and the flow of the concert. I do agree that the flow could have been smoother but that didn't affect me too much. I don't think his die-hard fans care either! Haha!
I was pleasantly surprised when he sang 《黑色幽默》, one of my favourites! Jay looked cool playing the 古筝 too!
方文山 made his presence felt by writing some phrases that were shown on the projection screen during the oriental segment. This particular phrase stroke a chord in me:
英雄——不过几个章回的潇洒!
How true!
And this is how I felt throughout and at the end of the concert:
I enjoyed myself tremendously! He sang mostly songs from his last 2 albums. Ban was critical about Jay's selection of songs (too many "new" songs), his hairline, rounder face and the flow of the concert. I do agree that the flow could have been smoother but that didn't affect me too much. I don't think his die-hard fans care either! Haha!
I was pleasantly surprised when he sang 《黑色幽默》, one of my favourites! Jay looked cool playing the 古筝 too!
方文山 made his presence felt by writing some phrases that were shown on the projection screen during the oriental segment. This particular phrase stroke a chord in me:
英雄——不过几个章回的潇洒!
How true!
And this is how I felt throughout and at the end of the concert:
Monday, January 14, 2008
Great Sunday
It was a great Sunday yesterday, despite my lack of sleep.
We started the day early at the Museum. The Greek Civilisation exhibition was fantastic! If Lourve isn't undergoing renovation, we wouldn't be so privileged to view the magnificient pieces at home. The volunteer guide was very good, making our trip a really worthwhile one. If you are interested, do check out the National Museum website and make sure you are in time for the guided tour. We started ours at 11 am and the tour lasted for an hour plus.
After a cultural and historical morning, we went to Funan to view electronic gadgets. YQ didn't manage to buy his ePC as the model is currently out of stock. After lunch, he made his way to Chinatown while I went to meet Vi and the gals.
I spent quite sometime looking for Bakerzinn which is no longer at Raffles City. In the end, I stood outside Swatch to wait for the rest to turn up. We were supposed to meet at 3 pm but Vi came first at 3.50 pm! It was such a long wait. Luckily the rest (MS and XL) turned up shortly.
We finally found a place to sit (THOS) and ordered our drinks. All of us were excited about Vi's soon-to-be borned baby girl, Angelise. Not long after, WJ came with Baby Caeden and we aunties were busy catching his attention. Ha ha.
It's great to be able to spend a cozy, lazy afternoon with friends and it's really amazing to see your childhood friends turn into mama(s)! 17 years ago, we were still wearing the white and blue uniform, playing basketball and volleyball in the super big basketball courts! Time really flies! 不认老都不行！
We started the day early at the Museum. The Greek Civilisation exhibition was fantastic! If Lourve isn't undergoing renovation, we wouldn't be so privileged to view the magnificient pieces at home. The volunteer guide was very good, making our trip a really worthwhile one. If you are interested, do check out the National Museum website and make sure you are in time for the guided tour. We started ours at 11 am and the tour lasted for an hour plus.
After a cultural and historical morning, we went to Funan to view electronic gadgets. YQ didn't manage to buy his ePC as the model is currently out of stock. After lunch, he made his way to Chinatown while I went to meet Vi and the gals.
I spent quite sometime looking for Bakerzinn which is no longer at Raffles City. In the end, I stood outside Swatch to wait for the rest to turn up. We were supposed to meet at 3 pm but Vi came first at 3.50 pm! It was such a long wait. Luckily the rest (MS and XL) turned up shortly.
We finally found a place to sit (THOS) and ordered our drinks. All of us were excited about Vi's soon-to-be borned baby girl, Angelise. Not long after, WJ came with Baby Caeden and we aunties were busy catching his attention. Ha ha.
It's great to be able to spend a cozy, lazy afternoon with friends and it's really amazing to see your childhood friends turn into mama(s)! 17 years ago, we were still wearing the white and blue uniform, playing basketball and volleyball in the super big basketball courts! Time really flies! 不认老都不行！
Sunday, January 13, 2008
咖啡因作祟
星期天早上6点30分，我竟然坐在电脑前打字。
昨晚在TCC喝了一杯German Blend，搞得我几乎彻夜无法入眠。我太低估咖啡因的“功效”了，以为平时喝Starbucks的拿铁还能睡得很香就等于咖啡因对我起不了作用。真是大错特错！
翻来覆去的我只好胡思乱想，想的事情包括：
1）该不该去旅行？去哪里？什么时候去？和谁一起去？
2）该不该换手机？该买哪一款？什么时候买？
3）星期天（今天）要做什么？
4）什么时候剪头发？该换个怎样的发型？
5）大扫除要从何着手？
6）要不要去银行排队换钱包红包？
想着想着，我好像不知觉睡了一会儿，但又并非真的熟睡，脑海里还不时浮现一些画面。
我知道错了，以后再也不敢在晚上喝（这么强的）咖啡了！
昨晚在TCC喝了一杯German Blend，搞得我几乎彻夜无法入眠。我太低估咖啡因的“功效”了，以为平时喝Starbucks的拿铁还能睡得很香就等于咖啡因对我起不了作用。真是大错特错！
翻来覆去的我只好胡思乱想，想的事情包括：
1）该不该去旅行？去哪里？什么时候去？和谁一起去？
2）该不该换手机？该买哪一款？什么时候买？
3）星期天（今天）要做什么？
4）什么时候剪头发？该换个怎样的发型？
5）大扫除要从何着手？
6）要不要去银行排队换钱包红包？
想着想着，我好像不知觉睡了一会儿，但又并非真的熟睡，脑海里还不时浮现一些画面。
我知道错了，以后再也不敢在晚上喝（这么强的）咖啡了！
Friday, January 11, 2008
猪的近况
过去的十一天，我忙着睡觉、吃饭、看电视，偶尔也逛逛街、做做家务，活得简直就像一只猪一样，却很快乐。
少了工作压力，我开始睡得非常好，好得连自己都感到意外。不过有时还是会做些奇怪的梦，大部分都是些历险记（可能是玩太多电子游戏了），或是梦见一些十几年不见的同学。每天醒来都很开心，因为天晴时能看见阳光，阴天时看得见乌云，雨天时看得见雨滴落在玻璃窗上。
很多人问我今后有什么打算。我不知道，也还没去想这个问题。我只想享受目前的悠闲，现实的问题，或许过些时候再来考虑吧！
不按牌理出牌，或许就是我的本性。
少了工作压力，我开始睡得非常好，好得连自己都感到意外。不过有时还是会做些奇怪的梦，大部分都是些历险记（可能是玩太多电子游戏了），或是梦见一些十几年不见的同学。每天醒来都很开心，因为天晴时能看见阳光，阴天时看得见乌云，雨天时看得见雨滴落在玻璃窗上。
很多人问我今后有什么打算。我不知道，也还没去想这个问题。我只想享受目前的悠闲，现实的问题，或许过些时候再来考虑吧！
不按牌理出牌，或许就是我的本性。
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
浪漫的神户
到大阪的第二天，我们就去了神户。
印象中的神户只是一般的城市，没什么特别，结果到了那里，反被淡淡浪漫的气息吸引。带有欧洲风情的北野区和港湾区形成强烈对比，却又相映成趣。原来神户除了牛肉和咖啡，还有令人垂涎三尺的布丁！真是发现新大陆了！
其实，神户还是神户——一个地震后迅速重建并发展的城市。
只不过之前的期望不高，收获反而加倍。
或许随性乱走，任何意外的发现便足以让人倍感惊喜。
又或许和另一半漫步神户街头，就是一种单纯、简单的享受。
印象中的神户只是一般的城市，没什么特别，结果到了那里，反被淡淡浪漫的气息吸引。带有欧洲风情的北野区和港湾区形成强烈对比，却又相映成趣。原来神户除了牛肉和咖啡，还有令人垂涎三尺的布丁！真是发现新大陆了！
其实，神户还是神户——一个地震后迅速重建并发展的城市。
只不过之前的期望不高，收获反而加倍。
或许随性乱走，任何意外的发现便足以让人倍感惊喜。
又或许和另一半漫步神户街头，就是一种单纯、简单的享受。
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
S vs R
I woke up wondering what actually goes through a Science teacher's mind (and heart) when he/she is teaching about:
a) Darwin's Theory of Evolution
b) Other "disputable" Science topics (such as carbon-dating)
given that his/her religion does not support these Scientific "beliefs".
Isn't it strange to be imparting such knowledge when one does not even believe in it? Isn't it stranger why one would choose to study Science at the tertiary level when the Scientific "facts" contradict his/her religious teachings in the first place? (ok, we do not have a choice at the Pri & Sec level, but we definitely can choose our major subjects at the post-sec level! Maybe he/she is studying Science in depth to find "loop-holes" if one may argue)
Celebrity A may endorse Brand X but firmly believes that Brand Y is better; a salesperson from Company X may be selling products of Company X but uses Company Y's but these instances are "religion-free".
When religion comes into the picture, how???
a) Darwin's Theory of Evolution
b) Other "disputable" Science topics (such as carbon-dating)
given that his/her religion does not support these Scientific "beliefs".
Isn't it strange to be imparting such knowledge when one does not even believe in it? Isn't it stranger why one would choose to study Science at the tertiary level when the Scientific "facts" contradict his/her religious teachings in the first place? (ok, we do not have a choice at the Pri & Sec level, but we definitely can choose our major subjects at the post-sec level! Maybe he/she is studying Science in depth to find "loop-holes" if one may argue)
Celebrity A may endorse Brand X but firmly believes that Brand Y is better; a salesperson from Company X may be selling products of Company X but uses Company Y's but these instances are "religion-free".
When religion comes into the picture, how???
Friday, January 4, 2008
京都
我非常喜欢京都。
2006年夏天的京都第一印象颇让人失望。记忆中的京都少了东京的喧哗、璀璨，除了清水寺、银阁寺、金阁寺之外，就只有长长的哲学之道在我脑海中挥之不去。处在一片迷蒙的京都并没有如东京一样，让我心头为之一震。但是回来之后让我念念不忘的，竟然是先前“平淡无奇”的京都。
东京人觉得京都（人）太做作，美得虚假。京都人则排外，认为自己才是“正统”，要力保自身的文化传统，就得排除所有外来影响。这点我同意。要不是这样，京都怎能保留着那典雅的气息？
然而，在你认为京都美得虚假，不切实际的同时，你很难不被她的细致倾倒。
我想，京都的魅力就在于此。
.JPG)
走在白川，仿佛回到隔世
常寂光寺的孤寂，让人听见心跳，确定自己原来还活着……
坐在平等院凤翔馆外的木质长廊听雨……一切尽在不言中。
.JPG)
龙安寺——空气中充满了禅味
京都是不需要言语，不需要文字来形容的。只要放缓脚步，静下心，睁开眼，就能细细品味……
2006年夏天的京都第一印象颇让人失望。记忆中的京都少了东京的喧哗、璀璨，除了清水寺、银阁寺、金阁寺之外，就只有长长的哲学之道在我脑海中挥之不去。处在一片迷蒙的京都并没有如东京一样，让我心头为之一震。但是回来之后让我念念不忘的，竟然是先前“平淡无奇”的京都。
东京人觉得京都（人）太做作，美得虚假。京都人则排外，认为自己才是“正统”，要力保自身的文化传统，就得排除所有外来影响。这点我同意。要不是这样，京都怎能保留着那典雅的气息？
然而，在你认为京都美得虚假，不切实际的同时，你很难不被她的细致倾倒。
我想，京都的魅力就在于此。
.JPG)
走在白川，仿佛回到隔世
常寂光寺的孤寂，让人听见心跳，确定自己原来还活着……
坐在平等院凤翔馆外的木质长廊听雨……一切尽在不言中。
.JPG)
龙安寺——空气中充满了禅味
京都是不需要言语，不需要文字来形容的。只要放缓脚步，静下心，睁开眼，就能细细品味……
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
迎接2008!
2008年对我来说，真的是新的开始。很害怕，却又有些期待。感觉像是电脑的hard-disk "crashed"了，一切得重来。YQ则说，换个角度看，电脑obselete了，就该换台新的，功能好一些，外观也漂亮一些。
原本打算在2007年的最后一天定下新年新希望，但是最终还是没能静下心好好去思考。过去几天过得迷迷糊糊，忙着聚会、整理照片和玩Super Mario Galaxy，累都累死了，哪来的时间想未来。哈哈。
刚才YQ问我明天打算怎么过，我说我不知道。不过，我会珍惜这段长假，以及五年来，第一个“非蓝色”的1月1日。:)
原本打算在2007年的最后一天定下新年新希望，但是最终还是没能静下心好好去思考。过去几天过得迷迷糊糊，忙着聚会、整理照片和玩Super Mario Galaxy，累都累死了，哪来的时间想未来。哈哈。
刚才YQ问我明天打算怎么过，我说我不知道。不过，我会珍惜这段长假，以及五年来，第一个“非蓝色”的1月1日。:)
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