Half into 2015

Just like that, we are in the second half of 2015. This year, minus a few mishaps here and there, has been good.

It is good if you get to slow down your pace and take a look at the surrounding. I consider myself lucky to be able to do that. I am writing this down here so I will remember to count my blessing next time when I feel like I am failing in life.

Hasn't feel much for the past 2 months(empty?). Now I wonder is that peace that I am feeling. I am looking forward to my 2 weeks in Singapore in August. Can't wait.

Something for the heart

Saw this quote from my current read. Jot it here to remind myself.

“There are times in the lives of most of us, when we would have given all the world to be as we were but yesterday, though that yesterday had passed over us unappreciated and unenjoyed.”

William Edward Hartpole Lecky

Weird feeling

Sometime I got these weird feelings why am I in Hong Kong or should I say disbelieve. Whenever I look out to the Hong Kong sky, I wonder why am I here. It is still hard for me to believe that I actually quit my job and landed myself in Hong Kong. It had been 3 months since i quitted my job and flew to Hong Kong.

Most of the time now I wonder what's waiting for me in the future. It is sure weird when you have no idea what's going to happen, well, at least for me. This kind of feeling usually nudged me once or twice a month. Not that I am unhappy or anything, just weird, just weird.

Having said all these, I will still make sure I travel around Hong Kong as much as possible. I had so much more Japanese food here than in Singapore. Hong Kong food is still quite limited in my dictionary. I know I should be trying out Hong Kong, but, but, I prefer Japanese food. =)

Oh, and the fact that, I visit Toast box more than local delight. The Nasi Lemak and Kopi O in Toast Box is really comforting to my homely soul. My insomnia is really quite bad given that I am not watching football and the time now is 5 minutes to 5 am. =_= The woes of not having to work!

Sticky sticky weather

I am back in Hong Kong from my 2 weeks long vacation. I miss my Singapore home. I miss drinking Kopi-o and eating BCM. =(

Lucky for me, there is toast box in Hong Kong, so I had Nasi Lemak. It was actually quite good.

The weather in Hong Kong is terrible. I sweat like mad walking around the house. And guess what, the air-cons in the house start dripping dirty brown water. Right now, the air-con maintenance uncle is  cleaning up the 2 air-cons. He looks very professional with all his tools. I wanted to follow him into the room and spy how he clean the air-con but that would look like stalking/distrust he can do his job, so I am sitting on my sofa typing this entry.  I am looking forward to the cold air already.

I can't wait to start posting photos from my trip. I better do it fast else it will be like the last time, i did not managed to finish for all the places i went. =_=!!! I got distracted/lazy easily.

Below is one to start!

Istanbul. The tower is Galata Tower. 

Okie, I have to go back to spy the Air-con uncle =)

Sunny lander

I went missing for a while. 2 groups of people came Hong Kong last month and i fall sick the last week before back in Sunny Land.

It is always nice having people visiting me in foreign land. I had a very fun time travelling around Hong Kong, but i hate it when they had to leave. Yup, got me emotional for at least 1/2 days. Regardless, love having people over for a visit. =) 

I am in Singapore now. Having BCM (Bak Chor Mee) now and almost everyday. My friend hates it when I use acronyms that doesn't make sense. I thought I was pretty cool like that. Haha.    

Singapore is truly a food paradise. Other than home cooked food, my dad will take away yummy local fares for my lunch. I only have 2 more days to stuff more food into my tummy. I need to prioritise my list! 

And below is Singapore for you. Wonderful weather we have here. 

Back to work

3 days of Holiday is not enough in my opinion! But I love the quietness in the office. I can even hear the sound of pen dropping. Nope, I don't work in a wet market.

Chinese New Year used to be more fun. Now, is more of family bonding which is good too. Oh and feasting is a must. With all the goodies challenging my resistance to temptation (I always lose), my cousin wining our money, alcohol intake competition, time flies. We will repeat this cycle for another one or two days with the same people.

I wish there are 3 or 4 days of public holiday. But one can only wish.

Another thing i used to look forward to is the shopping before Chinese New Year. This year, I bought my 2 dresses online. Imagine my fear of meeting someone wearing the same dress! I am going to make sure I buy my clothes online earlier next year (instead of waiting for the CNY batches of clothes) or get my big butt out to shop. Why used, because for the past 2/3 years I had not give much thought about it. I used to flip magazine 2 to 3 months earlier to decide on the design/ theme I want for that year. I need to find my passion back. Yes, passion in dressing up.

Maybe I will post create a tag for My kind of Fashion and start posting them here.

Brand new year in Chinese culture

Happy Chinese New year everyone!

In Chinese calendar,  it is a brand New year. May everyone has a better fortune and better health. 

I love love holiday! 

The dreamers

My Friend share the quotes below with me today and i want to remember it. Of course words are always easier than actions. In this society, the older you get, the more responsibilities you have. Giving up a job that pays, for a uncertainty dream need a lot of courage. The rich kid next block might be able to do it, not so much for the poor. He needs the money for the 5 kids at home, he give that up for his dreams, he broke his 5 kids' dream.
 Maybe even dreams, we need to plan. But it is always good to have a dream and works toward it. Now reality and dream, how to make them work hand in hand, i ponder.

“He who becomes the slave of habit,
who follows the same routes every day,
who never changes pace,
who does not risk and change the color of his clothes,
who does not speak and does not experience,
dies slowly.
He or she who shuns passion,
who prefers black on white,
dotting ones "it’s" rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer,
that turn a yawn into a smile,
that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings,
dies slowly.

He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,
who is unhappy at work,
who does not risk certainty for uncertainty,
to thus follow a dream,
those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives,
die slowly.

He who does not travel, who does not read,
who does not listen to music,
who does not find grace in himself,
she who does not find grace in herself,
dies slowly.

He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,
who does not allow himself to be helped,
who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops,
dies slowly.

He or she who abandon a project before starting it, who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know, he or she who don't reply when they are asked something they do know,
die slowly.

Let's try and avoid death in small doses,
reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing.

Only a burning patience will lead
to the attainment of a splendid happiness.” 
― Pablo Neruda

December

We are in the last month of year 2013. Thinking back, i wonder what have i done for year 2013. Reflection time!

I am still looking forward to 2014. I hope I will be more motivated with life. Recently I am always tired. Moving a muscle is almost like moving the mountain, i kid you not. Maybe this is what rainy days do to me.  


My only joy in life now is watching drama. Best if it is comedy. Oh, and online shopping. It gets so bad at times, that i just buy anything, A.N.Y.T.H.I.N.G. No worries, I am not depressed, just bored. I am thinking how to make myself more involved in life, or should i say more enthusiastic about life. =)

I love the atmosphere of Christmas. Favorite place is cold storage. They always play nice Christmas-ty song during this period of time. <3 Maybe I should hop by Cold Storage later. wheee~~~

Will update more later.

November Rain

We are back to the rainy season. For the past few days, it would rain early morning before work and late afternoon, just right before knock-off time.

I have so many things to blog till i procrastinate blogging them. Weekend was fun time. I want to blog about it but I have my Europe trip in the queue. I suspect I will post about my weekend anyway soon. I forgot bits and pieces of my Europe trip. Actually I should not call it Europe trip, since i only went to Amsterdam, parts of Italy and Paris. Does transiting in Germany consider I have visited Germany? By the way, for the entire trip, I only had the Germany custom stamp in my passport. |-_-| I feel as if i have not been to any other country.

You know how when you are younger, you think if you earn more, you will have enough to spend. I earn more than what I earn back then, but why am I still at the same state (read: broke). Here am I, having the same thought again. Some things just never change =D

This is me rambling again.

My 2013

My Amsterdam has been in my draft for more than a week. I still can't decide how i want to post it. A photo spam maybe. Anyway, the past few weeks are rather busy for me, both work and helping out in wedding (I love wedding but i realised wedding planner can't be my dream job).

It is almost the end of october, which mean Christmas is around the corner, and we will have to welcome 2014. I can't wait for 2014 to come. Hopefully 2014 will be good for me. I am already thinking what to do in 2014. 2013 has been quite exciting for me. I can feel things are slowing down, and chilling out.

I hope i get to try out bungy jump next year. I know i am random. But i realised the older i get, the more afraid i am. I wonder will i get heart attack halfway through the jump. That will be spectacular.

Oh, i want to try sky dive as well. I need to try all these more dangerous activities earlier before i turn into scardy cat.

Oh yah, i want to go to Venice at least once before it is drown and i had done that. One thing off my checklist. My brother told me to have a bucketlist, and i doubt one piece of A4 size paper will be enough.

I am going to countdown to 2014 in Hong Kong again this year! And i miss Taiwan. I want to go there and eat and eat and eat. I miss the steamboat, fried food, beef noodle, stew pork rice, porridge, and more.

If you are still reading this entry by now, you must be wondering what is the purpose of this entry. There is no key point. I just wanted to ramble. =)

I miss

 

I miss the sun, sea and the sand. I need a long holiday (Yup, i underlined the important word, in case you miss out on the important point).

Oh yea, i miss having massage or spa as well. My backache is killing me. I am even willing to make do with a Reflexology.

I miss aimlessly roaming on the street, where I have all the time in the world. 

I miss 24 hours nonstop drama marathon. I used to do that when i am schooling.  Missing a lesson or two doesn't sound that big of a deal.

I miss ...... 

2 Days of MayDay Concert

No, I am not insane! You will be amaze by the number of people doing the same things. You just can't get enough. For the brief 3 hours plus (in concert term, 3 hours plus is way too long), you basically throw away your identity and immersed into the atmosphere.

We jumped, we scream, we clap, we dance (swaying side by side is consider dancing!), we laugh . If you have not experience it, go on and give it a try. One important pointer, find the singer/band that you like else boredom might be the one accompanying you. 

Drink after the concert is a MUST. Okie, drinks during the concert is encouraged too, especially if you are watching a rock concert! But remember not to drink too much because you might be running to the toilet too frequently to enjoy the music. 

Back to the concerts I attended in June. The band actually came out the idea of controlling the color of the light sticks of the whole crowd. For other countries, the audiences have to buy the light stick from the concert merchandise. For Singapore concert, we get free light sticks. No, our tickets are not more expensive than other countries. And the concert was Awesome! =)

 

MAYDAY

  Singapore Night Scene as background.

 

 For my own record, my second first row in MayDay concert.  

 Drinks after the concert. Yup, Alcohol.

Freshly Baked

Since i can't restart my life, i decided to restart my blog =)