Craze about Faye

All the Small Things

2009-04-17T17:36:00.003+01:00

I'm currently enjoying the 'All the Small Things' series on BBC iPlayer (BBC One, 9:00pm Tuesdays if you're at home during that time). Light hearted, heart-warming family series featuring songs from Blink182 the "punk" band - which happens to be one of my favourites.

"I can reach any star"

2009-03-25T00:03:00.004Z

I don't understand why I'm crazy about the song "Where my heart will take me", the one featured as intro to Enterprise. I've played it countless times tonight. It could be because the intro featured historical milestones in space exploration. I'm also reluctant to admit I'm getting quite hooked on that series. Maybe it's because T'Pol is so captivating.

Hmm... when will I do my masters degree so that I could get that dream job?

P.S. I think I found most of my links back. :)

Friends at Work

2009-03-20T10:14:00.005Z

Thank you Nick for rounding up some colleagues at OBOE on Wednesday for my "big birthday", and to those who made an effort to turn up - Andy H, Andy M, Anthony, Shaun, Tyom, Colm and Gerard (did I miss anyone?) . I had a really good time and enjoyed my favourite cuisine at Masala Zone - curry!

Turning 30

2009-03-17T23:59:00.003Z

I had a really good time with my friends over for BBQ on Sunday, friends from my primary school, secondary school, college and uni. I also invited our neighbour, Andrew - who has never met a Buddhist in his life and found out for the first time that some Buddhists don't eat beef!

I haven't felt so good in a long time. Thanks for being there all along my journey so far: Nick, Yik Yu & Ai Lin, Irene & Albert, Shanice & Keith, Ee Vonne & Gerald, Trina & Coppel, Jaycee & Terence and last but not least, Stephen the man!

Where has my links gone?

2009-03-07T19:43:00.003Z

Arrgh... I've lost all my links! Damn blogspot.

Change

2009-03-06T21:13:00.002Z

I didn't like any of the Google blog templates. Would anyone offer to design one for me?

Christmas 2009

2009-01-02T21:42:00.003Z

Whoa... another year, another post!

The last Christmas was fun, I had many presents and gave quite a few to Stephen. The Morphy Richards cappuccino maker, the George Foreman 'Knock out the fat' Grill and the Super Mario Galaxy Wii game are all already proving their value.

No unread mail

2007-10-21T15:33:00.000+01:00

The oldest unread email in my Mailbox was dated 8th March. I thought this was going too far. So I spent about half an hour doing a select-and-delete exercise and cleaned up those unread forwarded / junk mail. I am pleased to say there are no unread email in my inbox as of now. Yipee!

I found out, though, going through my mail, that I missed an opportunity to meet Buzz Aldrin and other moon-walkers last week. Hope there'll be a next time.

Current mood: content.

Put the Glass Down Today

2007-05-12T15:50:00.000+01:00

Hey, thanks for dropping by and saying hello, my friends! Hope you are well. Miss you both, Xin and Irene. Irene, please call when you get back from your holidays!

213 unread emails... hmmph, time to read my emails again! Once in a while, I come across forwarded emails which touch me or put a smile to my face. From now on, it'll be the theme for my blog (finally!). Here is another little story to share:

When you leave office today.
Study this small story,
Hope that makes a BIG change in YOU

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.
He held it up for all to see & asked the students
“How much do you think this glass weighs?”
'50gms!' .... '100gms!' .....'125gms'
..the students answered.

“I really don't know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “but, my question is:
What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”
'Nothing' …..the students said.

'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked.
'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the student

“You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?”
“Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!”
….. ventured another student & all the students laughed

“Very good.
But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?”
asked the professor.
'No‘…. Was the answer.

“Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?”
The students were puzzled.
“What should I do now to come out of pain?” asked professor again.
“Put the glass down!” said one of the students

“Exactly!” said the professor.
Life's problems are something like this.
Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK.
Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache.
Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything.

It's important to think of the challenges or problems in your life,
but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to ‘PUT THEM DOWN' at the end of every day before You go to sleep.
That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh &strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!

So, When you leave office today,
remember, my friend to, 'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY!'

--- forwarded by Qi ---

Being Happy

2007-04-10T22:21:00.000+01:00

"Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect.
It means you have decided to look beyond the imperfections."

... Thought I'd like to share this little saying, found in one of the 126 unread emails in my inbox.

Year of the Pig

2007-02-18T09:30:00.000Z

Gong Xi Fa Cai to all my friends who celebrate this festival!

I'm back in Kuala Lumpur... and yes, it's HOT! And no hope of losing some weight over here. I have been eating non-stop. Tonight, my family and I will be heading to Shogun at 1Utama for Japanese buffet. :#)

Played black-jack with my cousins last night, and won a bit of money (where my sister lost some). Maybe my luck's going to be good this year... do hope so!

Good to see my dear brother and sister too. Sad to say they are leaving to Australia pretty soon, and it will be a while before I'll see them again! Good luck to them!

Will write soon. Watch this space.

CNY Trip Home

2007-02-04T12:46:00.000Z

Friends and family... I'm going home!! Can't wait to see you all. 17th Feb - 4th Mar. I know... everyone must be so busy during that time. So, let's be organized and meet together, ok? Adventist friends, CKS, Methodist (or some people might call it Weslley), Prime College and Monash friends. Not forgetting too, Eng Lung and Chee Whay gang.

Hmmph... thinking of all the nice food I want to eat when I get back. Shogun at One Utama, Hilton Sentral High-tea and Steven's Corner. Yum!

See you all soon!

Match-Making

2006-12-26T20:18:00.000Z

Interested individuals, please sign up! Oh, I should clarify: I'm not trying to compete with Lunch Actually ("Phew!", I hear Violet let out her breath ;) ). We are trying to find badminton players. If you play regularly, or would like to start, and you are residing either in London or Singapore, we would like to hear from you. Drop me an email or leave a comment.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

2006-12-24T16:05:00.000Z

It's Christmas Eve, and quiet over here! Although I'm not a Christian, I have to admit that I love this season. The parties, the food, the atmosphere, even the Christmas songs! All these give me an elated feeling and a cheerful spirit.

I remember when we were kids, we sometimes would go to Singapore to look at the brilliant night lights at Christmas along Orchard Road. One particular Christmas though, I think I was 12, mum and dad had just got back from a holiday in Perth, Australia; they took home some exotic gifts like a kangaroo stuffed toy, a koala hand-puppet and a furry handbag. They also bought some strawberries, which were the sweetest I'd ever tasted and we ate them with ice-cream with our fake Christmas tree lighted up in the corner of the living room. That was probably the most memorable Christmas for me.

This year though, like the last Christmas, and a few before that, I am celebrating with Stephen. He cooks such awesome Christmas dinners, I could only regret we were not sharing with his family! This year we will be making roast ham with Madeira sauce and roast beef with mustard sauce. On the sides, we will be having new potatoes with mayonnaise, fried potatoes as Bratkartoffeln and savoy cabbage with bacon. To round it up, there will be lots of wine, port, cheeses and chocolates. All for just the two of us! Then it will be time for presents in the morning…

Hope your Christmas would be warm and cheerful and full of love!

Jack of all trades, master of none

2006-10-29T15:27:00.000Z

Bugger. Daylight saving has ended. That means winter is drawing near - my least favourite season. It also means I am further away in time difference to all my dearest family and friends back at home and in OZ. By the time I got over my sleepiness today (Sunday, of course) it is already too late to call anyone!

Am trying to learn another language or two. Am having this sudden enthusiasm to be a professional translator in the future, though a friend told me it won't be good pay! Was learning Portuguese until I visited the country. I mean, I was a pretty good beginner in Portuguese, but I quickly realised there were so much grammer I hadn't a clue about! So I am currently learning French, in hoping that it will help when I pick up Portuguese seriously in the future. But oh! The pronunciations are impossible. Maybe I should stick to Portuguese, or maybe learn German?! German is after all very similar to English.

Ok ok... maybe it's just a female thing - trying to do everything at once and nothing will get achieved in the end. I'll stick to BabelFish for now. ;)

Até logo, meus amigos!

Unorganised

2006-08-19T18:29:00.000+01:00

So much for being organised. I still haven't reset my internet banking login nor have I prepared my sister's present. :(

However, I did manage to get a haircut. Nothing as elaborate as the previous time I came back to Malaysia, but at least it is now neater than before.

Have also been driving around KL a little (though I left my driver's license in UK! Ssshhh, don't tell mum or she won't let me drive anymore!) Have forgotten how enjoyable driving in KL is. And the best thing about it is that no one pays heed to the speed limit.

Am also having fun playing with the two dogs at home. Lucky, the older dog is still an angel - except that he's not too gentle with the dalmation pup - Spot. I think I like Lucky better! :O)

Home Sweet Home

2006-08-17T19:31:00.000+01:00

Well, I've decided to post entries about my Malaysian trip. I feel like I will be more organised with this trip, compared to the one I had last year, when I failed to do all my shopping and see all the friends I wanted to see.

Has gone pretty well so far.

The queue at London Heathrow airport was very tiring though. I lined up to check in almost 4 hours before departure time, and then there was another queue at the custom, where we had to take off our shoes and remove our laptops from our bags to clear security. I got singled out for body check and even had to undo my belt! But in the end, I didn't miss my flight and there was no delay. I reached Kuala Lumpur 4:30 Thursday evening and took the KLIA Ekspress to KL Sentral. Uneventful, but happy to be back, watching the banana trees and palm trees passing by my window all the way.

Brother came with mum to pick me up from Sentral. Mum was very chatty on the way home. She also fed me non-stop for couple of hours. Soup, fruits, roasted chicken, yam fries, stewed herbed pork, etc etc etc. Good home-cooked food.

Called up my dear cousins and they promptly arrived at my gate. Took me to Kajang and met up with more of my cousins and we went to a modern Kopitiam to have large glasses of juices and iced-coffees. It's good to be back! Oh yeah, not to mention, otak-otak and fried spicy potato slices. Yum!

1 day down, 19 more to go!

Some People Just Don't Get It

2006-02-06T22:40:00.000Z

But I'm posting stuff!! What do you mean?!

And adding new links as I find them ~~ I'm enjoying this! :p

Found

2006-02-05T23:10:00.000Z

See... Joyce's blog is a good example. I used to visit your blog until I forgot the URL! Things would be different now, don't worry! ;)

Happy New Year everyone!

Working Like a Charm

2006-02-01T13:18:00.000Z

It works! My blogspot actually encourages me to view my friends' blogs and participate in them.

One thing I like about it is -- I only need to remember one URL!

If I don't have your blog listed here, please send me a comment and I'll add it (if you've been nice to me, that is!).

For those who haven't seen it, here is my favourite blog so far, forwarded to me by Afer-Anne - Thanks Anne!
http://madbean.com/blog/2004/17/totallygridbag.html *
*Geekiness warning index: HIGH

Enjoy!

I have succumbed

2006-01-11T12:58:00.000Z

Hiya my dear friends!

I've started my first online blog. But don't expect to find many updates here - the main function of this blog is to link all my friends' blogs so I can find them easily.

But comments and discussions would be welcomed on this site!

Love you all!

-YS-