today i went to my big auntie house for a visit. It has been 2 yrs since I went there though the 2 yrs ago me and the 2 years after now is a little different. For a start, what do I mean by different?
becoz, I'm supposed to be address by my niece as "uncle" already!
and it's quite funny because I didn't really notice about my niece except I know she exist. I know it's bad to say it but perhaps it's due to lack of time, effort and distance but today seems to be a nice day to catch up with my big auntie family and it is actually very heartwarming to see my female elder cousins coming home 1 by 1 with their son and daughters in tow.
And suddenly I'm no more the younger cousin they had or rather I had in mind but I'm actually an uncle and more able to relate to my elder cousins. The generation gap shortens to merely a few years and it's no longer a one sided affair of "I am older than you so I must take care of you" but rather "I have grown up and we show care and concern to each other" because we are a family to begin with.
It is actually a funny feeling with so many female elder cousin fussing over me over the dinner telling me to eat more don't be embaressed, make yourself as home etc even though I have not visit them for a very long time.
And did i mention my niece is really very cute/pretty that she can be a child model. Pity I forgot to take a pic of her with my hp. btw, her name is Yin Xuan.
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- An Australian man who agreed to sell his "life" on eBay for 7,500 Australian dollars (US$5,875; €4,500) said Wednesday he is prepared to go through with the deal if the buyer pays cash.
Earlier this month, 24-year-old Nicael Holt posted his life for sale on the Internet auction site, saying the deal included his name, phone number and all of his belongings.
"New life for sale!!" Holt's entry on eBay read.
He said he would also introduce the buyer to all his friends and "potential lovers (around eight which I have been flirting with)." The buyer would also "have access to a cruisy job in March delivering fruit."
Also part of the sale was a repertoire of six jokes, a fractured relationship with an ex-girlfriend and a four-week training course in becoming Holt, including surfing, doing handstands and fire-twirling skills.
Bidding for Holt's life started at A$5 (US$3.90) and ended late Tuesday at A$7,500 (US$5,875; €4,500). The winning bidder was identified as "ridderstrade."
Holt, a philosophy student from New South Wales state, said he was prepared to complete the sale, and make a documentary about the process, if any of the top five bidders turn out to be genuine.
"If any of them are real I'll definitely do it and do this documentary because I think it would be really interesting," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday. "But if the next five bids aren't serious I think I might be just about ready to give up."
The auction site did not comment on the sale, but allowed it to run its course.
How much do you think your life is worth in others point of view?
240,000 new PRs, citizens likely to be added to Singapore's population Posted: 23 January 2007 0558 hrs @ channelnewsasia.com
200,000 new Permanent Residents and 40,000 new citizens are likely to be added to Singapore's population over the next five years.
Many of these immigrants over the years were employment pass holders who are skilled professionals or managers working in the country's strategic economic sectors like the finance, biomedical sciences and creative industries.
alrite guys. I guessed it's time for us to pick up our stuffs and seek a greener pastures to make our livings liao....hahaha
As seen on the calender at 1 of the workstation at Starhub.
"The strongest kite will always fly against the wind, not with it."
Sir Winston Churchhill
sometimes, when you know a person for too long, it might just slipped off your mind that he/she is really a very good friend and hold a place in your heart and you started taking him/her for granted. Some who are more sensitive may notice it, some may choose to ignore it while some are totally ignorant about it. Perhaps the bond might not be as strong as in the past when we were all driven towards a common goal but it's alright, it's normal because as one grow older, each of us have a direction in life and that's what make us so special as an individual. The path can be smiliar unless they choose to but it cannot guarantee the same satisfaction it can give to both individuals.
One cannot keep looking back towards the past. That's what I discovered I was doing in 2006. Perhaps as long as we show our appreciation to those who really did make an effort to help us in 1 way or another or maybe perhaps a common goal, the other party might understand that things are actually not so bad between friends and there is no need to burn all bridges because they were there to witness your up and down, left and right which few if not all can actually claim to see that.
So over here, I would like to express my thanks and heartfelt appreciation to the drivers of class 24 who have been unselfishly drove us back to our house after our late night supper even though it is very late as well as people who made the effort to organise and the people who made the effort to attend.
There is actually a lot of hidden meaning inside the words and it don't take a rocket scientist to figure it out.
Recently something of an enlightenment came to me in a rather unexpected manner.
Some very simple question: What do you want to be in future?
By what age do you foresee yourself to be successful and earning a comfortable salary?
Do you want a job which the company pay you money for your time and service for them or a career that enable you to grow and progress in terms of pay and position?
Are you on the right track to achieving your goals and dreams?
All these questions were posed to me by the couple of interviews I went thru.
So to some of the many simple question above...
I hope to see myself making it big given the chance rather than being a worker for the rest of my life.
I hope to be semi successful by the age of 32-35 and earning a comfortable salary of $5-6k/ month.
But damn..I don't know whether I'm on the right track to my dreams. So actually I'm rather worried because I'm 23 this year and of course the golden age of a person is btw 20-32 yrs old where his energy and focus is the highest and the committment his lowest. So I have only 5-6 years to achieve my dreams if I completed a 3 years degree course by the age of 26.
Previously I didn't really think about it but now I do because my age is not really that young anymore and I'm already laggin behind from my peers. But strange enough, this is also the period I found back my motivation to succeed after missing it for so long. Perhaps sometimes you do really need to throw yourself into the deep end in order realise the situation you are in.
Therefore to all my frens, I'm not trying to say or prove anything but perhaps it is a good idea to sit down, take out a piece of white paper to ask yourself some serious question what do you want to do or be in future and are you taking the correct path leading to it instead of delaying or pushing it to the future to let it decide for you. Perhaps it might already be too late by then because Youth is the most valuable thing we currently possessed now and no one can snatch it away from you at all.
And this is some of the very valuable lessons I learnt FOC after meeting with some very experienced people.
"An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from the final days of Afghanistan’s monarchy to the atrocities of the present."
This is a good story. Read it because it is touching, it is awesome, it teach you something about cowardice, courage to stand up to them, violence, war, jealously, hatred, racism or just about anything bad imaginable and the good that can come out from it..is there any in the first place?
Read it k? Best Seller lei...
but no..I'm not promoting this book because I'm working at borders k! Haha. Just to update everyone, I'll be working at Starhub call centre at Buona Vista soon. I'll be trying out some stuffs on the ongoing and if everything goes right I might not be wasting my 6 months of "exile" afterall.
You know when you see on mobile TV everytime you sat on the SBS bus and chances are it'll be showing JUST FOR LAUGHS and at the end of the show there is this green monster who will always cry out IT'S OVER!!! Today when I received the email stating my application for switching of course from EEE to Business is unsuccessful...
the 3 words: "It's Over" came into my mind.
and so my mind went into an overdrive. I immediately start activating my backup plans..looking thru relevant courses, refining my job resume and sending it out for 6 months employment while the market is still hot..etc etc
until my sis remarked perhaps I might just give myself 1 last chance to go find the undergrad manager to ask who what when where how can I give myself a chance to continue my studies in NTU esp in business faculty. I'm not sad at leaving my course. I'm just sad that I have to leave my friends..old and new behind after promising them so much. I am also worried leaving my safety net behind. Afterall, if I reapply again I'll be competing with the dragon babies and I don't know how much chances I got to return back to the insituition.
Well, I can't have the cake and eat it too. I have already figure the only time I'm truly happy is the day I make peace with myself first.
the result of application is not out yet. and next monday is the start of the new term. I'm kinda frustrated by the wait. but I think the answer will arrive next week. if it is successful, then I must scramble off to buy notes and stuffs to catch up with the rest of the cohort. even though it is very troublesome, it is still worth the effort.
as the future is still kind of unclear, the paranoid me is starting to feel guilty when I go out nowaday. the feeling is not exactly good, just like a lingering uncomfortable feeling that is not going away.
Haiz...a day seems exactly like a harsh winter nowaday..so long and uncertain
This song "close to you" was sung by the Carpenters. If you never hear of them it's normal because they belong to my father generation. Did you know Top of the World is sung by them too? however for all the good stuff they offered to the world, they didnt have a happy ending. The lady singer died of eating disorder. Such a pity. At least they managed to touch the heart of millions of people thou.
Watch it if you like flying..If you like handsome hunks..If you like war shows..If you wondered how flying an world war 1 aeroplane feel like. It's a nice movie. Pity he didnt manage to find the love of his heart after the war thou.
Quotes from the movie: "leave the bullets up there. We have plenty of these. Let the germans have it instead."
"Courage" is the word the commander said to the pilots everytime they proceed for their mission and sadly people do die for every mission they took.
" When I'm up there, nobody can touch me. It feels kind of peaceful. Much better than down there"
Goodbye 2006. Welcome 2007. Hope you will treat me better this year.
