2009 NEw Year Resolutions...

Ooh. It’s dreary wet gloomy Monday morning.. after resting almost an entire week, the feel-so-almost-impossible work week is back. I so feel like sleeping in today, and I did, for a while, that’s why I’m late for work for 10 mins today. It’s still a pretty eventful Christmas met a bunch of new people, which let’s just say…there are other nicer folks around.. But that aside.

I feel it’s also a good time to do the age old resolution planning.. feel like reviewing the 2008 resolution again.. let’s see from http://melancholicjoy-mood.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-year-resolution.html

I made 1) get green belt 2) Driving license 3) Keep fit and lose weight. 4) Grow closer to God

Hmm.. I’ve achieved (1) , still getting (2) with my driving test in March, well, I havent’ lost much weight except probably go fitter cos I run a longer distance now. .. (4) I’ve not grown closer though, although frankly I think I ‘ve drifted sorta further from Him in fact.

I just realized the problem with them is that they are not measurable, so this year while making the 2009 resolutions I’m going to make them more measurable

1) For taekwondo, the difficulty is getting higher so I’ll not rush as fast as while I was a lower belt.. Santos says there’s a few junctures which ppl drop off.. one, while belt cos no interest, two at green cos it’s getting difficult, 3) red belt cos moving to black is getting very challenging and lastly of cos once they hit first dan or other dan. So my next milestone for 2009 is Red Tip by end of 2009 and remain consistent in my training….

2) Get my darn driving license!! $ concerns says it all! I might fail the first time though at the rate I’m still stalling the car and stuff…sigh

3) Run 18 Km ! I didn’t’ meet my 10 Km by 2008..Cos so far I only hit 8 KM.. still have like 2 days left?!!

4) Lose 5KG and 2 to 3 inches!

5) Have a consistent prayer life and QT session

6) Cover more of OT (Major and Minor Prophets books) or church history in detail / Planning or preparing for Cell materials.

7) Get more sleep! 7 hours on weekdays and 8 on Sundays.. too much health repercussions this year.. weight gain la, eye bags (which I never have in my life!) and goodness know wat else…

8) Bring down my cholesterol to below 250!else I ‘ll end up in hospital sooner or later siah..

9) Spend more time with family cos everyone’s getting married and will be leaving the house sooner or later…

Wah that’s almost like a never ending list.. still about my interests, spiritual life, physical health .. been neglecting many important things except tkd hehe.. May this year be a wonderful year!!!

christmas hols.. passed in a flash

christmas is over! hmm wat was i busy with siah...eve after noon lunch and shopping with aija who was helping me shop clubbing clothes, then night time go st james, wat started off well and interesting became super sucky.. but that aside.ended reach home by 3 liao. after waiting for hair to dry, slept almost 5 am.

then christmas day.. supposed to wake up for christmas service can't wake up.. then join candy and gang at fish and co for lunch.. then en en suggested ktv, so we went sing k together with kevin, james and lisheng.. damn they are all pretty good singers, i say christians area really blessed with good voices hahha. and ihave still yet to go over aijia's to pick up present and i was supposed to go over for vcd session =p

christmas eve!

Finally!! The holiday season is here! Even though no major plans for this season but it’s the holiday season baby! So excited cos took leave on Friday, the rest of the week no need come to work wahhaha..

Think I stil screwing up my moves in tkd or something. Besides the old injury on my right toe I pick up a new one on the left toe last week .. then yesterday sparring drill kena whack near the right knee. Big bruise there and it swell up siah. Then forget to warm up properly now my 2 calfs very “suan” what a way to have my Christmas eve.. but very happy cos yest stayed back to train on my own, then since not many ppl, I got personal attention from a lot of instructors hehe..
was talking to one of my colleague amongst all the things that we were chatting about, one of it is his take on how you choose a life partner. I've heard many theories, point of views and why they decided to settle down with someone. i have to say this is something intriguing. Instead of asking is he good enough, he said there's no such thing as a good man, but the question one should be asking is, how far can you accept or tolerate his flaws? which is a more practical point of view, you look at the person, you know all this flaws, to what extent can you accept them to see them as a life long partner?hmm..

Anyway, I totally got all my plans for this Christmas eve mixed up siah.. supposed to go maple pub and chalet with pipong I totally forget then agreed to go st james.. but I think all things can work out de hor haha.. think I meet aijia in the afternoon then say ah..
Tomm then is stay at home recuperate read books watch vcd day hehehhe

Nat Geo issue this month n tkd

Really love the Nat Geo mag issue this month.. about king herod and another article on how a health systemm educateds the untouchable caste women in india to become health workers.

The latter issue is so touching i almost cried in the train.. the pure fact that really women are treated worse than rats, after all the pain they bear.. how humans are treated in such a sub standard manner is disgusting. the leader of the women health worker, babi Sathe, how she was beaten by her husband, endure the birth pains, leprosy and being chased out of the house treated less than a rat in her life and having only a sari as her possession, to now having a second chance in life in being educated about medicine and health care. She is one of the richer women in the village now owning 2 houses, jeep etc. Quoting her one sentence she truly says it all: " I was like a stone with no soul. When i came here they gave me shape, life. I learned courage and boldness. I became human being. "It's not about being powerful or rich or famous, but the one main happiness , is to become a human being... gosh...

Anyway, just so happen i've just finished class.. and i was telling God.. Frankly i don't know what His perception of Tkd is, but i really thank God i took up taekwondo.. to be able to have an avenue to vent out your frustrations, emotions and unnecessary concerns, to know you can have a goal in life, something you are passionate about, that is one of the best feeling i have. That during the times when i'm emo, i can let it out at the target and heavy bags and lose myself in the lessons. In the class there's no such thing as you are rich or poor or popular or not, Ceo or just a admin staff, there's only a difference in belt level. I don't like to know that i can worry about useless things like relationships or upset about how some ppl treat me, but i like it that i can bash it all up in class. thank God for letting me have the chance to take tkd up.

company year end dinner

i originally wanted to take leave.. but figured.. aye.. better go for this dinner...we went to The Bistro at NUSS Guild house at suntec... french food is the theme and most of us were worried we won't be full hahaha.. but i love the candle lights though heheheh..very nice siah..

but pretty stress cos got 2 table.. one are the division heads, MD and Chairman.. the other table our respective managers and the rest of us side kicks hahah.. think it's the first time MD saw myface.. he only remember there's one girl doing bpm/ODC ah but dunno who.. hahha..
the food i have to say is not bad..


before the dishes they had peanuts, chips and garlic bread to fill us up though.. and our div heads brought their own wine .. which i have to say taste better than ones i usually have. Together with the constant refilling of water, im half full before they serve the dished though hehehe
this is the appetiser.. some salmon thing.. with olives..(marinated norwegian salmon with mirepoix vegetables, fresh herbs and pink peppercorn)
then come the pumpkin soup (harvest pumpkin soup topped with sour cream and nutmeg)

main course.. turkey cordon bleu .. im the only one that ordered this.. but i love it though.. turkey is pretty tender, then there's melted cheese and ham inside.. y um yum.. the potatoes albiet small taste great also wahhahah


the dessert.. we didn't think much about it.. but it turned out surprisingly good.. would be very gelard if it's too much... (chocolate royaltine drizzled with berry coulis)

pretty worth bearing my flu bound nose there though..

Holiday weekends

The extended Hols fly by just like that manz... actually it flew by so fast i can't remmeber what went on wahhahah..

Most of the friday nights was celebrating ashley's and LF's december birthdays.. went terra cafe.. not bad.. pretty oky considering its cheaper price...=) finally get to meet my successor bum soo who has an easier job portfolio! wahahah.. then ashley me and LF went to this german place in vivo which unfortunately had their kitchen closed! boo hoo no more german sausages.. the table beside her practically had us drooling away manz..

Sat ahhh.. prayer meeting in the morning with my cell, which was a good session... then spent the day with Pipong.. we had so many warehouse sale to check out, in the end we just went book sale .. and walk around the rest of the day.. queued half an hour for the fossil sale then the fellow say they are closing th queue and not much stock left so it's up to us.. we gathered we might not have budget anyway so we just left hehe..

Jack'splace dinner fantastic service at bras basah.. and after that pipong so funny.. we saw this huge ad of Jay for some watch then wanted to pose with it. but cos it's mrt.. we both very paiseh.. quickly stand there i quickly take with an auntie staring at us wierdly hehehhehe.. ah.. wat it takes to take pic with our idol hehehe

Sunday! nearly 4got where I go.. we had a girls night out for our cell but only candy and jadie cn make it.. but it's a good session we talk veyr long , girls mah. odn't need plan activities just talk can liao wahahah.. went villa bali for dinner.. makes me remind me of HP days.. then jade drove to dempsey. forgot the plc, but it's the one beside harry's.. actually not bad.. buddha head pic try to be zen and all.. oh well. but gd place to chill out. photos with jade .

Monday teh HAJI hols! wnted to bring my mum out.. but the weather was so cold we ended up holeing up at home.. my bro in law suggested steamboat so my mum 3 of us tgether with my bro in law and future bro in law had steamboat.. shiok to do it on a cold day.. but massive cleaning up after that hahahha

But it's so cold i ended up falling sick =( =( =(

night in labrador

not sure wat's going on today.. feel like breaking down so many times.. broke down in cell this morning.. on the verge of breaking down in labrador just now and again in the car... maybe it's pms or oms (on menstrual stress)

i realised i really cannot go into the forest at night... simply CANNOT.. sister's bf excitedly wanted to bring us into labrador forest happily sharing abt the war going on.. and i was so scared i almost broke down, i had to insist we don't go up.. and i was pai seh because i had very abruptly and apparently shattered his excitement, like a little boy sharing about exciting things in school only to be squashed halfway by a wet blanket parent.. but i really cannot.. my fear of darkness is too overwhelming.. thankfully he didn't pursue..

Feel l ike Travelling to mongolia!

Suddenly I feel like travelling again.. this is when I was listening to Kissing a Fool by my ultimate fave singer, George Michael. I bought the CD when I was in Perth and I still remembered it was a cool winter and I was listening to this exact track while I was enjoying the weather, the people and everything at the open space chill out area at my hotel. GM and his beautiful soothing voice together with the weather and atmosphere, hmmm.. perfect combination. Makes you feel as though you are floating along, carefree and peaceful.

OH well.. back to reality, was reading wo bao and they are feature Maldives and Siberia , looks super nice and I still wanna fullfil my dream of going Mongolia, riding the horses on open plains and mountains in the backdrop and eagles flying above my heads.. my ultimate dream..….. I’m don’t’ feel like going to the typical places like Bangkok, japan, korea etc… I wanna go somewhere that’s worth me spending what’s left of my money.. my time to plan etc… ahhhh.. the traveling bug has caught up with me once again.. but after my driving probably.. now still ttight with this stupid class of learning something I’ll never be buying anything soon.. ahhh when can i fullfill my dream?!

emo

feeling super emo today, think i losing my friends...sometimes i think if i totally dont' contact my friends or just simply totally disappear , nobody would remember or notice at all....