stepping into the month of september..

the month of august has passed so fast, what with being away almost half the month! i wonder when will i ever be converted to permanent position, will there be a pay increase? will things ever slow down at work for me to do all the things i want to do, and not constantly feel like i'm playing catch up?

jack place food photos, from dinner with qiuling. why don't we ever have enough money and rest?

two dead tired girls spontaneously meeting for dinner and dessert. she had mussels only linguine in thai basil cream, and i had prawn fritti linguine in thai basil. canele strawberry crepe for her, see her smile! my exotique- passion fruit banana sorbet is nice!

finally got to meet the girls yesterday after missing the gathering last week. even though mahjong yielded only 60cents winnings, and i slept at 2am, but its nice to hear updates, share our FML sentiments, and sing at the top of our voices. only regret, no photos, but memory is good enough la =)

lots of vouchers now that it's my birthday month again. not to utilise seems a waste of money, but to utilise would require spending money. dilemma.

looking forward to tues, thurs and sat of the coming week. although life's sort of monotonous right now, but at least it's simple: work, family, friends. i'm contented :)

taiwan food

some collages i did some time back. just randomly post, since majority i already posted on facebook.

农场的健康早餐
道地的食物！
4 freaking huge bowls of ice to chase away a hot day
最爱永和豆浆的早餐了！

九分的午餐
food at 基隆庙口夜市 that looks good but cant make it.

august trip 2

since i have a bit of time, and i didn't take a lot of photos, here's wuxi summarised in photos.

expensive cigarettes bought at DFS - $55 for a carton, when normal ones only cost $20+
somehow i always sit at the wing area. but the view of dawn breaking is still very nice
this is what you would expect to see at 上海浦东机场 when you land at 6am

budget hotel IBIS, conveniently located, but room is super small. this is the widest shot that could be taken of the room
even though wuxi is not a city, there are still signs that it is rapidly developing, with high rise buildings and good infrastructure
what little food photos i managed to take, due to fear of embarrassment in front of big shots and bosses. their youtiao is huge!! the photo only shows ONE youtiao! tiramisu with the expo mascot =) i had another baileys on the return flight, and this time there's photographic evidence!

rest

i need a bloody good rest tonight.

happy with the meet-ups:
ql at jack's place + harry's yesterday night.
mj + dinner + ktv tomorrow.
sushi making on tues.
megumi on thurs.
Vlee on sat.

kelong on 10th. even if it's just to sleep, it would be perfect.

caution

小心翼翼，不透露太多。
有所保留，保持少许戒备。
否则，始料不及，慌乱失措就惨了。

i must first find out people's motives for coming closer to me, before i can respond in the right way. right now, it's an enigma. i wish people will just tell me straight.

insights into a different way of work and life

the arrival at 6am into shanghai airport + 2 hours travel to wuxi is damn shag. how to live in a country when anything less than half hour traveling is considered short?

you drive a car, but you have to horn when you see cyclists, so that they can be alerted to your presence. if you get into an accident, then please be prepared to support them for their medical expenses, and maybe rest of their lives.

you knock off at 5pm sharp daily, cause the company shuttle is awaiting. but you have to go for dinner and maybe 3 rounds of drinks: white wine, red wine, and beer. good luck.

how to survive without facebook and blogger? or was it that the company blocks those websites? or is it the whole freaking china?

they order a lot of food, to show generosity. they network during lunch and dinner. which means you kind of almost lose interest in food after two meals. at bigger restaurants, there's even a designated seat for the one who's paying.

went there with the conception that it's going to be ulu and undeveloped. the former's true, because the location of wuxi is on the suburbs and was historically a cultural village. but undeveloped it most definitely is not. everywhere you see factories, buildings, apartments that are newer and bigger than singapore's. and there are more sprouting up. all infrastructure is illuminated at night, which is damn beautiful but energy consuming.

everything's in chinese. mcmuffin = 麦满分, but my chinese is can make it de. lol

traveling together exposes a lot about a person, and that is why in the dangerous and political world of work, i was extra cautious. but wishy washy guys i really do not respect.

toilet paper must not be thrown into the toilet bowl! and beware, doors closed may not be locked. and then you open the door to find people using the toilet.

souvenirs

damn, the things i bought didn't reach the recipients. upset.

bird don't lay egg place, i shall just buy DFS items back.

shag at the idea of travelling for work.

random

7th month starts, and my company gives out food stuff as part of the ceremony. quite a big spread, and a not bad duffel bag.

85 cum durian outing with the guys last night. what Heart To Heart Talk lo, only got Talk Cock Talk Crap session lol



yummy western/italian food shared with qiuling the last time we met. and i really kind of miss this kinda food this past 2 weeks. inundated by rice.

HTC desire, when my E71 is still working fine. speed is lost in the transition From qwerty keypad to touch screen.

no mood to work!

at home, and supposed to be doing some work for preparation of china trip. but i bo mood lehz.

hope 85 later is on. i want nice hawker food.

17 aug 01.15am departure, 21st aug 9.50pm arrival. 5 hours flight + 2 hours minimum land journey. gosh.

collecting passport chop, again

this is one passport chop i'd rather not want too.
if it wasn't that my manager cant make it.

now i've to rush everything out, and prepare for flight on monday night.
5 days, to wuxi, china.

and there's an audit to prepare for when i come back.

roar. is this a test? to see if they want to continue employing me? i'm so busy i have to bring work home, and no time to search for jobs.

roar.

back to work

it shall be a secret
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70 emails for 3 days on leave. considered not too bad already. but the emails are so shitty that i feel like shitting. constipation problem solved, shit goes in, shit comes out.
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5/2*4 = 10 seriously. the difference lies in the ending.

tired and a bit uspet

distributing presents is tiring.
organising the photos in order to print is tiring.
uploading photos to facebook is tiring.

and i still haven't completed items 2 and 3, plus i need to print, and blog. haha
i need more leave.

now that i unpack, i am upset i didn't shop much. and i bought 3 black bags, 2 black shoes. everything black, i must have been mad.

7th month starts. hope ghosts of the past don't haunt me. lol

旅行的意义

旅行长或短，都不重要。放假时，一切似乎又重新变得新奇好玩，令人跃跃欲试。

旅行是一个放松自己的时间，是一个更了解自己与别人的机会。

放慢的脚步，多余的空间，让许多事情变得更清楚。想通看透了，烦恼少了，心情自然就会好。
为生活忙碌奔波的劳累被带走，再次做会轻松的自己。

远离尘嚣琐事，感觉真好，可不可以不回来？

erm..

the first day itinerary must be too relaxed le, hence all they wanna do is sleep. now i understand why people have to bring laptop overseas to online, so that death by boredom can be prevented.
wait they complain the rest of the trip is too tiring. hahaha

i like the european garden in the farm! damn nice and relaxing. standing in the breeze watching the egrets fly is a super carefree feeling!

oily stuff tonight. haha post photos later. lol don't salivate. too lazy

got me thinking..

your 'shadow' got me thinking. but it's not like i'm scared to meet you, or scared i will still be upset. to me, those are all natural emotions, nothing to be afraid of. if i encounter them, i just take a deep breath, cry a few tears, and eventually it'll be over. and as time goes by, the number of times i am upset will get fewer.

i think i just don't want to let the equilibrium that took so much and so long to attain be disturbed again.

街道静的刺耳
夜被路灯染色
趁感伤醒来前先上车
不会不舍
承认我是弱者
不敢再对爱假设
我真的累得
不想再拉扯
我寻找的平静
是我将来看电影
带着一颗平常心
不必为谁心碎闭上眼睛
我需要的平静
是敢回头看曾经
那些为爱患得患失的情景
我选择忘记
我不懂得取舍
才让心痛堆着
找得到前些年的快乐
只是偶尔
回忆是个诱饵
是来叫我回去的
要伤能癒合
我非走不可
我寻找的平静
是我将来看电影
带着一颗平常心
不必为谁心碎闭上眼睛
我需要的平静
是敢回头看曾经
那些为爱患得患失的情景
我选择忘记
我寻找的平静
是我将来看电影
带着一颗平常心
不必为谁心碎闭上眼睛
我需要的平静
是敢回头看曾经
那些为爱患得患失的情景
我选择忘记

24 hours to taipei!! yayness~~!!~!~!~!~=D miss me lots ok? lol i'll try to bring back nice stuff!

announcement

seems like no one's very sure when i'm not in singapore. hmm

5th to 9th aug away in taipei!! and i'm on leave on the 10th, can consider dinner, maybe even lunch.

you have 2 days to read this and let me know if you want anything. =)

now, back to closing the damned audit stuff, and getting prepared for the next damn audit. sigh* hard earned holiday

谢谢你的爱2005

教我不应该在你没办法给我承诺时，退而求其次。
让我学会爱不等于拥有。
给我看到一个更宽广的世界。

经过时间的洗礼，情人做回朋友，感觉难以形容。

不会再见了吧。

sunday

sian (1): sunday is supposed to be SUN-day so that i can dry all my clothes. it's not supposed to be overcast.

sian (2): feeling rich to poor after one ibanking transaction, but bobian

sian (3): i brought work home, cause it's only a 3 day work week with freaking lots to clear

sian (4): days 4 and 5 of taiwan trip are still not planned. and the itinerary of days 1-3 my mum doesnt even bother to read, bugging me with stupid questions that i already try to answer in the itinerary

sian (5): i lost $4 at mahjong. haha but this is a minor sian la.

sian (6): my room is in a mess

now i gotta start clearing my sian-ness one freaking thing at a time