As promised, I will attempt to revive my blogging.
As I type, I’m actually watching “The Social Network”. Damn geeky, I know. Not the best movie of all time for a Saturday night.
Anyway just to start off the new year – lots of shit happened in Q1 2011. My “Ultimate” Driving Machine™ had a cracked radiator which meant it needs to be replaced. Not too expensive but still ouch.
A friend got into an accident with a bus that tried to flee the accident scene. Thank god he’s not injured at all – the bus hit the passenger side and he was alone in the vehicle. He was lucky he had a witness.
My high BMI neighbours upstairs are still as annoying as ever, even right now at 1.25AM and I have another 3.5 years to put up with them and you bet I will.
By the way, if you’re wondering – Singapore has no decent law against domestic noise. There’s nothing the government can really do if you have an imbecile neighbour like mine. All you can hope is to curse them to rot in their filthy home and get eaten by fleas so they’ll mixmash well with the herbs and spices they pound daily in their bedroom. I’m not sure if even an impending election would change anything since Bukit Panjang is still split into two.
Just six hours ago I heard I got voted to be in the EXCO of KH. I’m puzzled how I got voted even when it was a no-show; I was at CGH and it wasn’t a lie. I don’t think I can commit and I will not bullshit my way into a role I cannot put quality effort into. This is precisely what I am going to tell them during the next meeting: Career, Family, Hobby. Choose two. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to answer that.
I’m also trying to adopt a minimalistic approach to life. I’m trying to get rid of shit I don’t need and just keep the necessary stuff at home. I’ve always believed in buying things of quality versus price since high quality stuffs tend to last longer. Also you’re likely to only need ONE good, say, shoe than ten cheap shoes.
That’s it for today. I need to watch my movie. Stay tuned for more updates.
Rite. That’s the title of an old song ‘What’s Up’. I’ve decided to resume blogging. I think it’s good for me… (I hope?)
So, I’ve switched jobs. It feels kinda déjà vu since I worked on the same stuff about 2 years ago; although it’s at a larger scale now. There’s some challenges along the way but what’s life without one?
I also took part in the 2010 National Chinese Music Competition and played the cello for my friend’s Chinese Ensemble. YES, we won, but they said we were bullying kids… well…
About this time last year, I met up with some old friends. I’m supposed to review if we’ve accomplished what we spoke about. I will review and post an update soon.
Sorry for being so random. This is the result of not having blogged for over half a year.
In the last few days of 2009, I was on leave and planned my days around meeting people. I made a point to take photos with all the people I’ve met and write about them. At the end of 2010, I will look back at this post to see if anything changed, and if we did what we said we wanted to do.
December 28, 2009
Primary School Friend – Xin Yun
I met up with Xin Yun. We’ve completely lost contact ever since Primary School days. Thanks to Facebook, we finally met around 12:30 PM at Sun Plaza after 15 years! We chatted over a burger and drink at Macs’ and recalled the silly things we did as kids – some of them I couldn’t even remember. This shows that females does have better long term memory. It was a 2 hour long chat. Before we parted, we had an agreement to meet up with the rest of the BBSS 6Q (1994) gang.
Secondary School Junior – Tian Yao
Later that day I went to NUS with Tian Yao to meet A/Prof. Ben Leong to discuss a personal P2P project I’m looking to build. We exchanged some interesting ideas and Prof. gave me some homework (!!!). Then we ate dinner at Marina Square and dropped by Yan Po’s house for coffee where the pics were taken.
Poly Friend – Yan Po
Tian Yao spoke about his job hunting process and I guess the last I heard was that he had joined NCS. Not that I would encourage him to, but the pay package seems decent. We’ll see how he’s feels about his job at the end of 2010.
Yan Po’s still doing pretty well in the job I’ve recommended. It’s something new and hopefully he’s learning more from it each day than his days as a phone operator in StarHub. He should (hopefully) get a VMware certification by the end of 2010.
December 29, 2009
Old IRC Friend – Kelvin Koh
This day started with an early lunch (11:30 AM) at Novena Square with Kelvin. We had lots of constructive discussions that I won’t publicly reveal, but a quick summary is to stop slacking and start doing something while we’re still young.
I spent the afternoon finalizing the curtains for my house which should be delivered sometime early this month, then I met up with Francis and Vanessa at Megumi Japanese Restaurant along Sunset Way for dinner. It was a treat to thank me and Yan Po for helping at an event. The wife was with us as well, to join the fun and awesome food.
Business Associate and Talk Cock Buddy – Francis Lo
Francis has big ambitions for 2010 as well and he’s aimed for a brand new car. His ambitions will be kept private and I won’t tell what car he’s aiming for yet… we shall see at the end of this year.
December 30, 2009
Old KHCO Friend – Edelyn Lee
It was a wet afternoon when I met Edelyn at around 2:00 PM. Actually, I can’t really recall how I met her except for hanging out during the 2004 SCO Mega Concert rehearsals. I drove over to Holland Village where we ate fantastic dim sum at Crystal Jade. Ede’s still pursuing her bachelors’ at NIE as a teacher and she’ll be attached to a school this year.
Poly Friend & Financial Planner – Justin Loy
I was 30 minutes late when I met up with Justin Loy for a swim at Queenstown. We barely went around the pool 4 times before we had to leave and meet up with Hanz at a coffee shop where they both had dinner. (I had to run for another event.)
Poly Friend – Hanz Guo
Justin Loy seems to be doing well as a Financial Planner at Prudential while Hanz’s having fun at Fujitsu serving the largest telco in Singapore. Both of them seem comfortable where they are and I wish them all the best in their careers this year!
MDC Folks – Moses, Jia Jing, Yan Hao
Of course nothing beats meeting a bunch of old friends from MDC. We met at 7:00 PM at TCC Clarke Quay and crapped over dinner. Most of them are still studying, with some graduating this year. Moses is on his way to further his studies, however.
MDC Folks – Tian Yao and Andy Chia
Of course, no MDC meeting is without the king of Pop Chinese Flute – Andy’s back in SG for good and he’ll be stirring up more jazzy dizi concerts.
So that’s all for 2009. It will be an exciting year ahead. Stay healthy and happy!
Believe it or not, we spent $1,090.55 at Ikea last Saturday. This is our second trip to Ikea, so it’s almost $2,000 worth of Ikea stuff if we added up the first trip!
I’ve decided to bring my Olympus DSLR along, so enjoy the photos that follow.
Every Ikea trip starts with food…
Meatball Spaghetti
That’s Yanpo’s dish.
Stuffed Salmon
Dear’s dish.
Swedish Meatballs
I’m having the most popular dish at Ikea.
Herring Plate
Fish, to share. Unfortunately, I’m the only one who likes it.
Fried Chicken Wings
Who can resist these crispy, oily, golden brown wings.
Feasting in Ikea
Look at these guys. They’re certainly enjoying the good food.
Last Three Balls
The last of the balls before Yanpo had them all.
HZ after a satisfying mealDear's new hair!
Yes! Dear got a new haircut on Friday. Looks so cute!
After a very satisfying meal, we went on to shop till we almost dropped. Here’s what we got this round…
Another small table as an extension to the current one for the study room.
Another table lamp to go with the new table above.
A 1 x 4 book shelve to go into the window recess in the study room.
Another 4 x 4 book shelve for the study room.
A floor protector for the study room. Expensive but hopefully useful.
A wine rack! YES! More reasons to stockpile Shiraz at home.
An armchair. It should stay in the master bedroom for now.
A small TV console for the master bedroom.
A sturdy step-stool to reach higher places. This is VERY useful for $29.
A mirror for the common bathroom. Expensive.
A water jug for cold water.
A temporary coffee table, which will become my tool table next time. Pretty cool table for $17.
Dustbins for the rooms, kitchen and toilets.
Some toilet accessories.
Three Trolleys of Goodies
That’s a lot of stuff! The shelves and armchair are the most expensive stuff of them all. The others are less than $50 items.
Finally, I’m getting a Wii to keep us entertained on weekends!
