My Tuesday

Nothing much happened today but I thought I might just back track a little and tell everyone that I just confirmed after my first 3 months with the company and that I got a little pay raise. This to me, is a bonus. Words like 'bonus', 'variable bonus' and such sounds strange to my ears and seem like from another life but it is back. Even though I am not sure whether I would be getting any, but at least this company does have such a thing as bonus.

My love life is still as empty as... . Well, I guess I just have to thank God that I am still alive and well. I should really channel my energies into looking at the things and the people I have around me and not the have-nots.

I spent the evening having dinner with Dad and his friend at Botak Jones next to SPH. That place is a quaint little place with international food fare. There is your local tzi cha, Indian briyani, wanton noodles, Italian pizza and pasta, and of course, Botak Jones. Nice little nook. Yummy dinner (especially their cheezy potato!) and good company. A perfect round up for a very tiring day at work. Except, I should be hanging with people more my age! Hahahaha! No lah, of course, the old fogies are fine exept if I want to find a partner of my own, I should start hanging out with a different set! Kekekekeke.....

Guangzhou pics

My favourite photo and one that my friends find cute and the food, yummy :)


The Ho Ancestral Hall being given a major revamp due to the upcoming Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 to be held this year.


My favourite food. One of them anyway. The skin of the dumpling is made with fish meat. It is chewy and 'bouncy' and one bowl of 15 dumplings only cost SGD1.00!!!


Bread Talk on Beijing Road. Many of my China friends don't even know that this Singaporean bread shop has already been in China for some years now. Well, I got to know it by watching Taiwanese Cable programmes :P


Another yummy dish that I ate on the first night of arrival. It was brinjal with some kind of sauce. In the sauce there were fried minced pork mixed with salted egg yolk. It was absolute heaven, especially in cold weather!! I am salivating now... .

Walk through the 'hood

It's the weekend. I was supposed to have spent a nice day walking at Macritchie. Instead, I walked to Balestier Road to eat not-so-nice mee pok and took a bus to Pek Kio Hawker Centre for coffee and marketing after that.

Why? Because I overslept. But I am not really complaining coz I spent the morning with Dad. I also realised that I started the new year's blog on a depressing note, but I could not help it. I was. With God's grace though, I am learning to regulate and cope with everything on my plate.

I seem to be disliked and shunned at most places but at least work wise, I got a confirmation and a slight pay rise, which is cause for celebration.

What's more? I am planning a trip to Amsterdam to visit my friend and to the A-Ha! farewell concert! How exciting can that be?? Very exciting. Only thing I have to straighten out now is my practicum for my course as I am not sure whether it will end the same time my course date ends or it will commence after my end of course date. No one, until now, can give me a straight answer. Anyhows, I will keep my fingers crossed and plan with caution first.

As the Lunar year is coming to an end, I hope all the bad stuff will go off soon and the good stuff will come soon.

Depressed

Yes, that is how I am feeling right now. I did say that I shall not bother with things of love and lust but there is this person that I have loved for so long that...I feel depressed coz I don't think I will ever see a future with this person.

There is a lot of negativity in me. There are lots of negative thoughts: That I am not worthy, that I do not have inner beauty, etc, etc. I need to cast all these away as the more depressed I get, the harder it is for me to get better. My cough and sinuses, I mean.

I can look at it in both ways: Either that I had a bad start to the new year or that I am having a bad end to my lunar year and that only better things will come soon after. I really hope it is the latter. Sigh... .

Guangzhou, here I come!

This would be my last entry till I get back from Guangzhou. I am excited, but am afraid that I missed out packing something. After all, Guangzhou is a strange new place to me, unlike Hong Kong. I am not sure whether I can readily get stuff that at need, pronto.

Anyway, I am throwing caution to the wind and just let things be. I just pray to God that it will not be so cold. I think I should be prepared with my winter gear but one can never know.

Will I meet someone there? Hahaha...not sure. Throwing THAT to the wind too (if there ever was such a saying).

Merry Christmas to all who are reading this entry. Will be back soon!

The not-so-good and the good

I have come to a point today, that I feel that there is no point in blogging. It takes too much effort, but yet, I should still blog. Even though not so nice stuff happen day in day out, there are still good stuff going on.

Yesterday, I was happy but today, talks about old age and death surround me, as my grandpa got admitted to the hospital after yet another fall. It is good to live in my country as long as you don't fall ill. The hospital bill is no laughing matter.

Anyway, I had a fruitful and eventful day yesterday. I attended an ex-colleague's wedding and then had dinner with Spacecake at Marmalade Pantry. Super delicious if not for my stupid gastric attack. Dessert made it better though. A must-try is there crab meat linguini and their desserts? Can just close your eyes, point to whichever and order. We tried the sticky date and toffee pudding and the apricot and blackberry crumble.

Personally, I have made the sticky date and toffee pudding my comfort food favourite of the moment. It was an almost orgasmic experience on first bite. Hahaha....that's the only way I can describe it. It was not too hot, not too suit. Everything was just right and the toffee oozes appropriately around the pudding without overpowering it. Need I say more? Better make reservations in order not to be disappointed.

Orchard Road has really gone through a facelift too. Lots of new tall buildings loom on both sides of the road: Ion Orchard, 313@Somerset, Orchard Central. Yes, I must say, we are beginning to look a little like Hong Kong.

p/s: Will post pics of the food later. Too lazy to find and plug in USB port.

Chyi, Tiger Huang, Pan Yue Yun & Wan Fang

Went Genting to see their concert. Out of the 4, love Chyi the most. Love her "Olive Tree" (gan lan shu) song and "Stories". Perhaps that is why I am what I am called today because of her song. Haha.

Tiger Huang Xiao Hu was my Dad's favourite and mine in a way. I love her song, "More than just friends". The song is about this woman who is always there by this guy's side, sharing his pains and happiness and when he has anything, he will go to her, be it happy or sad. Little does he know that that the woman actually wants to be more than just friends. It describes my feelings totally. More so now than ever and when she sang this song, I let go and cried myself silly. It actually felt good. And Tiger Huang sings very well in live situations!

I cried yet again when Chyi sang her songs. She has a voice of an angel and she has a way of touching one's heart with her voice. What's more, this was my first time listening to her live and being so close to her. She said that this concert was about treasuring and loving women and who should treasure and love them? Ourselves. Powerful.

It was a good end to a horrible day but no sooner had we enjoyed ourselves, did we have to leave the place in a hurry so that I can get back to work on Monday, which is now!