Wednesday, December 29, 2010

a better me

its time to review year 2010 and resolute for 2011 as the year strays to a close.

Review

The first quarter of this year had been a happy period for me. work had been still very much well going, and my trips to langkawi and perhentian was mixed with two opposing and unforgettable experience to me.. Second quarter was when the hole started to make its presence, but at least there were still patches of entertainment to fill it. as for the third quarter, i could only remember closing the door on a counterpart, and my taiwan trip with pear. sometimes i wonder, is my life too exciting, or is it actually rather still, and only seems colourful due to the roller coaster rides it had been through. eventually, the roller coaster ride will slow, and the adreline rush will die down. eventually, you will need to find a place to rest your tired self. The last quarter had been a different quarter. it may not have been obvious, but i had taken the liberty to allow myself a larger comfort zone, to take time and try accepting new ideas. but i still fail to be more open, to be more truthful to myself and others. i believe i have failed in my single resolution of year 2010.

Resolve

frankly it really doesnt feel to me that it is already year end despite i'm already down to typing the second paragraph of the closing post for year 2010. it seemed like the year has passed too fast. now here, i would like to share a few things i would like to achieve for the year 2011.

work - i have totally lost myself in it. there is no longer any form of happiness, and every day is really a pain to me. to me there are only two forms of energy that keeps you going at work, satisfaction and peers. the former is non-existent, and the latter is countable. times had passed when i come home from work wanting to explode, i no longer feel as disturbed when having my quiet lunch.. i guess i had reached the rock bottom; i had become stagnant, and that isn't good. but today had been different. today, i finally see hope in rekindling some form connectivity. similar to the plant, Hyacinth, that i kept in office earlier this year, I see the chance of regrowth after the withered parts are chopped off. so i need more chopping efforts for the coming year..

health - i dont feel good. my body my skin is giving me many negatives. i am sad. what can i do? i guess its the stress at work, coupled with how unhealthy i have been seated in office almost for the whole day. it had improved when i was abroad, when i was in the ocean, when i frequent the beaches.. it improved, when i had less stress. so i need to drink more water, i need to dip myself in salt water, and i need to run starting with the frequency of once a month. i probably should buy some facial products too; its time i start taking care of my face.. not pretty le.. how bout an investment of $100/mth? sounds achievable huh?

family - this will be a short segment. i agree, that i am short tempered especially at home, and despite all the thousand and one reasons that are flowing through my head now, there isnt much concrete enough to lay out for dispute. it's my turn now to be more accomodating. will swallowing helps?

friends - i see the importance to keep my pool of friends around me, as i believe that friends stray over time despite how well you assume your friendship to be. i believe that the basis of retaining and growing a relationship, be it friendship or beyond, is to let the other party know and feel that you are always around for him/her/them. hence i have been constantly taking the initiative to meet individual friends, to catch up and to reminisce. but i feel i haven been doing enough. i want year 2011 to start with a boom; i have already organized 3 get-togethers on the first week of the new year =)

love - i am the porcupine. i build pricks and bricks around me with double and triple layer around me thinking to protect myself. but i am still always susceptible to that one single injury that can come through the underside or any other vulnerable area. i still fail to be strong in a relationship despite the veil i may wear. probably the more protection the animal gives to itself, the more hurt it may induce in doing so. i've been trying, but openess is not something that i can paint myself to be. and the art of it seemed to have shrunk over the years of negative experiences from being too open and accepting. i heard a joke from a friend earlier today, who described me as 女人当自强.. my answer was simple.. 再坚强的人也有脆弱的一面,只是有多容易察觉罢了.. i know what i should aim for. so shower me, with TLC.. teach me, to be more patient and accomodating.. love me, for who i am, and be loved.

personal development - i aim to digest 1 book a mth, regardless of what book. that means going library once a mth. that means seating down to read instead of being in front of facebook so very often. it means more discipline. it means more help needed. that aside, i have always wanted to take up some courses... do i have time?

me!self - i understand that the things i speak about are sometimes in a muddle state. and i was told that the instructions i give are not clear at times. and my memory is deproving; i havent been working them on the things i should, rather, it had probably been storing junk information that could better do without staying in its ROM position. i need an eraser, i need an ear, i need...

Rekindle

...i need to find my passion in life.. i need to find the lamp to light the way..

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

《地下铁》 几米

窗外放晴了,屋内仍继续下雨。
我微笑,并不等于我快乐。
我撑伞,并非只是为了避雨。


你永远都不懂我在想什么。
我想拥抱每个人,但我得先温暖我自己,请容忍我。
因为我已在练习容忍你。

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

人呢?

我们一个是时针一个是分针;
有偶然的交会,却总在不同的步伐步行着。

什么时候才能为彼此停下脚步?

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Was My Financial Adviser Working For Me?

  ever was?
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《刚好》 几米



卧倒雪地
三天三夜
可能刚好都没有人会发现

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How do you eat a Durian?

Durians are weird fruits. It can make some people fall in love with it, or can turn people off by its smell, or after-smell.

But how do you eat a durian? You really need patience and a different technique from which to eat other fruits.

Use a sharp knife, a really sharp knife, to pry it open.

Get down to earth, and use your palms to open it up.

By now you should have alrd smell the odour/fragrance. which is it to you? is it really something you were hoping for?

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原来



以为有了翅膀, 就会变成一只鸟;
以为变成鸟之后, 就可以拥有自由。
而今,拥有了期盼的翅膀,
却只能在小小的空间里, 飞翔。遗失了自由。


原来,自己还是搞不懂,
是想要翅膀,飞翔,或是自由,
还是只要一种追求飞翔的感觉。


《黑白异境》 几米

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hungry

i know i know.

I'm too fierce. i need to tone down.

so do you really have the patience to tolerate me?

i've eaten moochi breakfast, i've eaten a wonderful Sungei Road laksa + rojak, i've eaten blacko salad, i've eaten wonderful prawn meE, i've eaten takopachi + curry puff, i've eaten moochi + hot milk.

i think i'll be having diarrhoea.

now i'm super hungry now. i think i'll be eaten one bowl of instant noodle. its 4:25am le. do you notice the time of the post?

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...

i'm so angry now.

do you know what the reason i have to resort to blogging at times?

i'm so tired.

why isit i feel that its so difficult to be understood...?

i just want to come home and whine. and complain. why do i feel even worse. i feel like i am being questioned. like i am being placed in front of a panel. stop asking me questions and tell me whats right whats wrong and what i should be doing. just keep your mouths shut, listen and comfort me.

why isit so hard to find someone who really listens?

do you know how sour i'm feeling right now.

i feel like calling someone now. to be comforted. like a kid.

but why is it i dont feel like i can be understood. sometimes u just have to be quiet. and listen. really. but it has nothing to do with you so sometimes the innocent is just innocent.

why isit that i have to open my heart to pour out, only to be pricked over and over by different people.

why do i have to make myself vunerable. why am i so vunerable.

forget it.

just forget it.

really, but my tears just cant stop rolling...

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Monday, December 13, 2010

不要害怕


《我的心中每天开出一朵花》几米
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

The Science Of Love & Attraction

The following article is written by Deborah Tan, Editor of Cleo (Singapore) - February 2010

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It's the season of romance and you and your man are probably thinking of taking your relationship to the next level. You are excited but at the same time, you can't help wondering if he's your Mr. Right. Wait a sec ... who is Mr. Right? Actually, what is Mr. Right? Is he a man who fits perfectly into a long, long list? Is he a man who leaves you completely satisfied and does not make you wonder about another man ever again? Chances are, Mr. Right is like Santa Claus - he's supposed to be real, has lots of people pretending to be him and, he only gives and never expects to receive.

Think about it: of the many men you've dated, how many of them actually fit into the mould you created for your Mr. Right? It's extremely probable that all of us tend to find ourselves attracted to a certain type but end up dating/bedding/marrying someone totally "off". No, it doesn't mean we girls don't know what we want. It's human nature and women are just more guilty of it than men.

The first reason why a lot of us would go out with Mr. Not-Quite-Right is that women have a compulsive need to change things. Example: Jack is nice, Jack is smart, Jack loves jazz BUT Jack needs to pick up golf. Jack needs to learn French and Jack needs to also become the 56 other things I have on my list. We find ourselves attracted to a lesser version of Mr. Right because we believe we can tweak the man and make him perfect for ourselves.

The second reason why some of us end up with Mr. So-Not-Right is because we are wired from a young age to love a man who gives us nothing but grief, pain and sorrow. We have been taught, by countless Meg Ryan-flicks, that true love is tortured, painful and all-consuming. If we accepted a flawed man, it'd mean we are not shallow, it'd mean we are good people, it'd mean we are heroines in our own little rom-coms. We're a deluded bunch, aren't we?

But does this mean all of us are destined for a life of absolute unhappiness? No, because a good percentage of the female species recognizes that there is such a man called Mr. He's-Not-So-Right-But-He's-Alright. Yes, we may have a list. Yes, we may have gotten into relationships with men who are close cousins of pond scum, but at the end of the day, we can choose to spend our lives with someone whom we can live with and who genuinely wants to make us happy. There's nothing wrong with settling for someone who's not Mr. Right, you just have to be sure he'll be Mr. Right-There-When-I-Need-Him.

It is scientifically proven that attraction and lust are temporal and they fizzle out 24 months into a relationship. So even if you were lucky enough to snag the hunky, 1.8m-tall Hugh-Jackman-lookalike, your groin will stop aching with lust after some time. Which means both of you will need to start working earnestly at making love work on a level that goes beyond the physical. What do you have to keep you going then? Great conversations, a shared value system, mutual respect and a common goal that you both can work towards to. Of course, it won't hurt if you can still keep the bedroom action going.

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haix



Now, don't ask me if I am mad.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

One Day

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Merry Christmas!



谁会在黄昏的窗外
为我念一首小诗
欢乐人潮散去
谁来温暖这寂寞的空间


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