The Question

It's December. Already. Year 2011 is coming to an end. Inevitably the Question arises: What have I accomplished this year?

To be honest, nothing much.

Have I become a better person? Maybe that's for the others to judge. But what do I care about what others think of me anyway?

What have I contributed to this world? Uh, carbon dioxide? My mere existence in this world brings it its end.

How are the new year resolutions? Huh, new year resolution what?

Well, anymore questions are just gonna get even more negative answers I guess. Really, I can't believe another year is gone. Felt like I drifted through my life along the current, without anything significant to mark the year. And what really is it that makes a life, a life? Things that, at the end of our lives, make us think that, I've led a good life, and this particular period of my life was the best ever? The fun? The self actualization? The love? The laughter? The people we've met? The dream? The accomplishments? The material possessions?

Go get a life and stop lamenting over here you silly!

But, but, what is A Life? Argh, when can I realize what matters most to me? Something that can arouse my passion, something that is my sole purpose of being alive. Anything to change what is of me now, an apathetic walking piece of machine.

Get your butt up and start searching, moron!

I know, all right! It's in the middle of the night right now! I'm not getting my butt anywhere.

Well, go to sleep! Don't complain that you're tired the next day! And really, how long has it been since the last time you exercised, lazy bug?

I was busy, okay?! And stop being mean! Who are you anyway?

Just a voice in your mind, psycho. 

Eh, yea, I have no idea why this post turns out the way it is. Must be the devil talking. But really, I can't define my year!!

Does it matter?

Yes it does!

Oh come on!

No you shut up!

Fine.

Redang Trip In A Nutshell ( Well, sorta )

It's been a week and a day since I got back from Redang, and I still feel like I'm merely existing. I've left my life back in Redang. Ah, the life of sunshine, laughter, and underwater world.

It was a great vacation. I was there with Rosanne, Hui and Jun to get our PADI Open Water Diving licenses. I hadn't been on a vacation for years I guess, so you can imagine the excitement built up towards this Redang trip. Thank god it's everything and more than I could ever ask for.

Redang was breathtakingly beautiful. It's the crystal clear water, the soft white beach, the random boats, the less-than-azure-but-nonetheless-stunning-endless sky, the wooden jetty, the  swaying branches, the off-peak serenity, the starry night, the mirrored full moon in the sea, the silhouettes of distant islands, the hyper squirrels, the amazing marine world, the growing bubbles, the laughter on everyone's face, and every other little thing. They got into me, and they possessed me.

Diving was different from what I've imagined. How different you may ask, but I cannot answer, for I did not imagine much to begin with. It was just a blurry idea of a person in the water with a tank of air supply. No big deal. Rosanne asked me to join her, and I said yes without thinking twice. Well, it definitely takes more than just a tank to dive. There were skills and knowledge that we had to learn. The beginning of it was a bit perilous (okay fine I'm exaggerating) but it was all worth it. Now I'm in love with diving and the sea.

Not gonna write much. I've already written 11 pages in my A4-sized personal journal. Go to Redang and feel it for yourself. =)

Been coughing and sniffing for the past few days. Guess I'm missing Redang too hard.

BookFest! Woohoo!!

The crowd was unimaginable I tell you. It's like Cheras Taman Connought Night Market, only it wasn't Taman Connought, it wasn't at night, and it wasn't a market. Uh, yea, I suppose that was pretty clear? It was the BookFest in KL Convention Centre.

The photo above isn't really translating the magnitude of the crowd. (Magnitude?) See if I were to take in the crowd as it was, which obviously I couldn't, but to best capture it, I would have to hold my camera phone high above the crowd - which is not something that I will ever do. It draws too much attention. And this was outside the exhibition halls, mind you. In there in the halls, it's Connought Scenario at it's worst. Well, I might be exaggerating a bit, but it was really packed up. There were so many people queuing up to pay that I managed to finish off a Sudoku on my iPod while waiting in line. I was actually a bit touched to be able to fight alongside my fellow comrade of bookaholics on our way to nirvana. Ah, bliss of life. They had quite some great bargain books over there. For those who have not been there yet, you should go. For those who haven't been there and won't be able to or read this post after 4th September, well, too bad. XD

And the crowd wasn't just there at the convention centre. It was everywhere in the shopping complex too! You have no idea how much perils I had to endure to get to the top, where Kinokuniya was. I felt as if I was climbing Batu Caves, and every step brought me closer to my House of God. Didn't you other people have better places to go other than where I wanted to go? Worshiper goes first don't you know. Argh, the nerve of you people...

Anyway, all in all, it was a great day!!!

Like, Real Random.

These are the photos that I wanted to share for the past few months but failed to do so. =)

The bunnies from my childhood. Not mine though.

I want a library like this, with books filling up every nook and corner, sunlight streaming in at just the right angle.

Ah! Tintin!! I suppose I've read every single one of them here.

The Stinky Toufu! Yeah baby!

I'm missing my dog... <3

I want to bask in the sun too!!!!!

The Couch and I. Only.

Read this article quite some time ago about possessions and love. Thought of it again when I saw this picture that I've captured. Quoting a line from the article, 'people who feel loved and accepted by others place lower monetary values on material possessions than folks who feel insecure and unloved.'

Well, I sure value my books more than others do. And I can't stop buying. Does that mean that I feel insecure and unloved? Hmm....

Maybe, just maybe, I should find someone to fill up that empty couch across me. In the meantime, my beloved books shall continue to nurture the part of me that is 'unloved'. XD

Soya at Starbucks!

Yup, it's not about the coffee. I had the Chocolate Soy Frappuccino. Finally!! SOYA RULES!!!

Spent a nice afternoon the other day in Starbucks reading Bad Dogs Have More Fun by John Grogan. Ah, my favourite author.

Thanks Thomas

It's the Ghost Month. There have been stories. Unfortunately, my sis who works in ICU unknowingly offended Someone. She hasn't been feeling well. Now she's back in Malacca, I'm all alone in the room we share. Lying on my bed staring pointlessly at the brightly lit room, I take a moment to thank Thomas Edison.

下着雨的八点半

滴滴答，滴滴答的雨声，及偶尔传来的雷声。

电脑荧幕上的时钟，分针缓慢的移动着。

桌上搁着好几本书，好几盒零食，好几张信纸。

雨声越渐急骤，雨势大了。

低沉的雷声，突然变得宏亮， 脑海里出现一道白光划过漆黑天际的画面。

白光一闪而过，留下带紫的天空。

之后，黑暗重返。

滴滴答，滴滴答，雨依然下着。

雷声再次响起。

画面重现，如此重复着，重复着。

冷气缓缓地吹着，鼻间充斥着滋润乳的香气。

眼睛，有些干涩。

分针再次移动。

晚上八点半。

突然觉得，彷徨。

十二年前后

假日无所事事的我，为了找样东西，翻箱倒柜了一番。

东西没找着，倒是翻出了小学的纪念册。

那年的我，十一岁。

志愿是当医生。

梦想是在所有的政府统考里拿全A。

兴趣是天文学和地理。

最爱炸鸡，披萨。

休闲活动是读书，睡觉。

今年的我，二十三岁。

志愿是当兽医。

梦想就只差那一个A。

兴趣很广泛，但不再重要，因为没时间。

不再吃炸鸡，披萨。

但，

依然读书，依然睡觉。

十二年的光阴，十二年的岁月。

改变是必然，成长呢？

Of Fear and Confusion

I haven't been writing for a while. Twenty two days, to be exact. Maybe there have been a lot going on in life, but I can't recall, really. It's the same old routine day after day, week after week, that I'm lost in it. And time flies by. The speed of it, it scares me. Another day gone by before I can say 'tomorrow'. The fear wears me down, a little. Yes, time is running out, and that is to assume that I am still to live for years to come. It's not like I'm going to die soon though, which is again, an assumption, because it's not up to me to decide when I am going to die. So in a way, to say that time is running out is to build on the assumption that the time frame in between now and my goal is within my alloted life span. The word 'alloted' might sound a bit passive, or destined, but it is in no way suggestive of me forgoing my authority over my life to any other, whatever. The fact is that other than those within my circle of influence, there are a lot else out of my control. This post started off weird anyway. Maybe it's the stress that's been lurking under the radar, or maybe it's PMS camouflages as the nonexistent stress. And by my definition, PMS stands for Perimenstrual Syndrome, instead of Premenstrual Syndrome, where the syndrome lasts from before the period till after, instead of just before the period, as suggested by the latter.

It was actually a mixture of random feelings that urged me to write. These aren't feelings that are describable by single adjectives. It is the 'feeling' of sketching down the view of the chef busying under the warm yellow light from the window; it is the 'feeling' of going back to Bintulu for the starry skies when all I see here are light-polluted grayish blue patches devoid of twinkles; it is the 'feeling' one gets when one's been listening to the same three albums non stop, repeatedly, for the whole day: The Script and Science & Faith by The Script, and the OST for I Am Number Four; and the 'feeling' that lingers from watching the movie Hachiko A Dog's Story few days back.

Anyway, I'm now listening to the OST while reading the book , I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. Guess I'm always the 'young adult'. And some really nice songs in that album. Really nice.

Shall there be no shadow, can you appreciate the beauty of light?

That Jimmy

Can I just say, him in his rocker look + the cap + the avocado + the TOTORO totally got me falling for him. =)

And really, can anyone be more talented?

(All right I know there are people way more talented but this is a rhetorical question, so don't bother answering it. Just agree with me. )

It's Friday, Friday

It's Friday! *wink* I woke up at 7 this morning (for a few seconds) thinking of jogging but went back to sleep anyway. Woke up an hour and a half later, switched on my laptop and haven't moved since. After checking my mails, I hit Youtube. Checked out Nigahiga. And hey, he has a new video. It's his off the pill rant on Rebecca Black's Friday. As usual, he's totally funny. Then he mentioned this Alexandra Wallace girl in the library. So I checked her out. Turned out she's posted this racist vlog on Youtube about Asians in the library. Before I went on to check out that video, this other video response caught my attention first. It's a song called Ching Chong! Asians in the Library Song. This guy, Jimmy is really talented. Got the song and video done in less than 10 hours. Cool. So I checked out his other videos, one of them is his Acapella cover of Super Mario Brother theme song. Very nice!

So, these are the videos that got me occupied on this fine Friday, Friday! =)

And no, I'm not on off day today. I'm on noon shift. =(

The Books and I

I got a mail yesterday, an e-mail. It was one of the numerous e-newsletters that I subscribed to. Why worth mentioning? Well, it brought me news, tidings from the distant land of Alagaesia. Christopher Paolini is coming out with the last book of the Eragon saga, Inheritance! God knows I've grown a few inches taller over the wait. (The neck, got it? Plus, I think I did grow taller, by centimeter though.) It's coming out in November. Yea, months to go still.

I still remember my first encounter with Eragon. It was back in high school. I was at the awkward age of 15 or 16. The shoes were white, the dress was blue, AND THE BAG WAS HEAVY. Sharp ten on bed for normal days, blazing light through the nights during exam week. (Granted, it was the light only. And yes, days were classified into exam day and non-exam day.) Life was as boring as it could dip, as crazy as it could soar. Time passed as fast as slow. Friends were as best and insane as they could be. Sleepy mornings, draggy afternoons. The sky was blue, and dreams were big: be an astronaut, own a bookstore, build a castle, write a book, etc. It was when we never complained of the cafeteria food. (At least for me.) It was when fast food was a luxury. It was when recess time meant library time for me.

I was always on hunt for books. When I saw Eragon, I'd just finished whatever there was of Harry Potter for the Nth time, craving for more like a vampire craving for blood. While browsing through the books, Saphira caught my eyes. It was love at first sight. I jumped right in, and days after, I resurfaced alive with the urgency of the Ice Age squirrel seeking his acorn, seeking the sequel. Ever since then, I have been waiting. And it has been more than five years.

So the mail actually reminded me of those books that accompanied me into adulthood(So-called). Harry Potter and Eragon are by far my favorites. The story sort of grew along me. I feel connected to it somehow. All those eager-waitings, those staying-ups whole night when I finally got the books were part of my awkward adolescence. They helped shaped it. They kept me alive. (Seriously. When SARS hit, I was thinking: Please don't let me die, at least until I finish reading Harry Potter. I was that unambitious. Or you can say 看破红尘.) There were the books that never made it to adulthood too. R.L. Stine's, Christipher Pike's, Hardy Boys, Sweep Series ( I do miss Hunter and Cal. Now that I've mentioned it, I really really miss them! =( ), etc. This post shall be my tribute to all these books, (mentioned or not), thanks for being there with me when I was as lost as I am right now. ;)

I shall leave this blank. No, I shan't.

I was out early in the morning at 8 o'clock. A beautiful Sunday, my favorite day of the week. Where to? 3K Sports Complex in Subang Jaya. For swimming. =) I've never been there before, so I googled it last night. It's estimated at 3.6km from my place. So, mode of transport? The eleven bus. Took me half an hour to get there, half the time I reckoned I needed. Now I can assume that my walking speed is approximately 7km/hour.

Met up with a couple of my colleagues there, and happily dived into the water! (I'm skipping parts because you wouldn't want to know about how we didn't know that we have to buy the tickets at the counter and ... ...) I did 22 laps. Felt all so healthy. =) Went for brunch afterwards at Rock Cafe, bought myself newspapers, and headed home.

Switched on the laptop, did some surfing. Wanted to do some reading, but the room seemed to be suffocating on this fine Sunday. Grabbed my bag and walked over to Sunway Pyramid. Bought myself a medium French Fries in McD, found a place and got my book out. It was too noisy though. It drowned out my Yiruma. Plus it's hot in there. It made me drowsy. Finished my French Fries, closed my book and cleared my table. Wondered for a while, looking for a nice place to continue my reading. Nope, there's none. Started my way back. It was drizzling. A little more than drizzle actually. I had my umbrella. Brand new. I didn't use it though. Felt like I would be trying too hard if I used it. Trying too hard at what? Life? I don't know.

Got back here in the room, less suffocating. Switched on my laptop again, doing this. Maybe I should start thinking about dinner.

I'm sort of in the apathy mode. Can you feel it? Urgh!!!! Life is no brief candle!!!!

Invincible? Not so

This is sad news for me. I was looking up something on Borders, and I found this. Borders, filed for bankruptcy. They are closing about 200 stores in the States, and even though that doesn't affect me here in Malaysia, it's just so sad to think that there are two hundred less warm and cozy places to go to for all the book lovers in this world. (Warm as in the welcoming books, not the blasting cold air. Or maybe it's not so over there.) I never thought that bookstores will run out of business one day, (not that they really are) they always seem invincible to market downturn whatsoever, at least to me. And they are saying that e-books are taking over. I don't know how is it gonna be in the future, but for now, I'll never trade any of my books for an e-book.

And not that it's really related to the topic above, what has happened to this world with all those fightings in Libya and Egypt, inflation, corruption, recession... ... ? Or it's just recession?

It's Saturday

I was watching Nigahiga's video, and I heard this song, Handle With Care by JRA. Very nice. =) There's another song by him that I love a lot too - By Chance (You & I). He got me sticked to my laptop, keep hitting the replay button.

Reading 'Eating Animals' by Jonathan Safran Foer now. There's this one line that got me thinking: 'If nothing matters, there's nothing to save.' His grandma was a war survivor, when during that period of time life was constant starvation while running and escaping. Not all made it. She herself doubted whether she could survive another day, when a kind-hearted farmer came to her rescue by giving her a piece of meat. She didn't take it. It was pork ,and she was Jew. So the grandson asked her:' Not even to save your life?', and that's her answer.

On a lighter note, here's another line from a book,《鲸鱼女孩，池塘男孩》by 蔡智恒 that I read a while back: '世界上最遥远的距离，就是课本在你面前，你却不知道答案在哪里。' ' The greatest distance in this world is when the textbook is right in front of you and you can't find the answer.' (during an open book test)

世界上最遥远的距离，莫过于我在你面前，你却对我不屑一顾。

--照片中小叮当的心声

Killing Time

I should sleep. It's 11pm, and I'm morning shift tomorrow. But I'm still awake, waiting to harvest my watermelons for my Smurfs' Village, because if I harvest past the hour, the plants will wither. Urgh, this is so not right. Me, trading my sleep hours for this?? I'm glad it's just few more minutes to go.

Anyway, that's not my purpose of writing this blog. Like I said, I was waiting to harvest my plants. So while waiting, I checked out Wong Fu Productions Channel on Youtube. Saw this old video that I've never watched before, Up In Da Club. Heard this very nice song in the video, had no idea whose song is that. Then, from the list of videos at the right hand side, I saw this link to David Choi's Something To Believe, and I just knew that, this is the song. Nice song really.

Ah, my watermelons are ready! Sweet dreams people.

Bits and Pieces

This is one of the roads that I usually take when I go for jogging. Note that on the left side of the photo there's this long stretch of wall. (Probably you can't see that long stretch, but it's there.) The other side of the wall is actually the LDP. See, I'm jogging along the highway! =P

Went to Books Kinokuniya again today. Bought my SAT Prep books. RM170 gone. And that was just two books. And I'm not done buying yet. (I am in a very passive position here, because I have to, need to buy those books. Guilt free? Oh Yeah!) I was going to take my reusable bag out when I paid for my books, then the girl took this nice paper bag out. I'm sorry, but I'll definitely reuse it!

This is a scene from 'Whisper of the Heart' by Miyazaki Hayao. Watched this a while back. Love it. The boy and the girl were initially strangers, then they noticed each other's name on the same library cards of the books that they both had borrowed. Isn't it just so sweet? But this kind of thing will never happen again, because technology ruins romance. (I'm actually quoting this from a series of videos on Youtube by Wong Fu Productions on how technology, ruins romance. Check them out. Very nice.)

Random

I was in a pet store today. While I was looking at the cute puppies, someone beside me said 'poodle' with perfect enunciation, so I paid him a little attention.

First off, get this. A big guy, bald. Macho? Maybe.

Then, to the dog that he had on leash. Shih Tzu. (In case you have no idea, it's a tiny dog.) Well, that's his preference.

was going to walk off, but something caught my eye. Man, it's not just any Shih Tzu. It's a Shih Tzu on DIAPER.

Yea, I know, like what the ... ...

The last day...

读着蔡智恒的《雨衣》。 一句‘咖啡的香气弥漫整个房间’让我冲动的放下书本到楼下泡了杯姐姐从云顶带回来的草莓味即溶咖啡， 想感受一下故事中的情景。之所以冲动，是因为我并不喜欢咖啡，总觉得会让人上瘾的东西不太好。淡淡的草莓味，其实还真的不错，但香气并没有弥漫整个房间。遗憾。或许是从窗户徐徐吹来的风将它打散了吧。

纵使少了咖啡香，好书相伴，依然是个悠闲的周末下午。

... of the longest break I've had in years.

CNY Week

So, it's been a while, maybe more than a while. Lots of things to tell you, my friends, but if I were to do it my usual way, it's gonna be hours. So I'm doing it the Unusual Way.

In reference to my previous post, the surgeon agreed to help me in breaking the bond once I've secured a place in the university, so I'm taking all the necessary tests this year to apply for Fall intake 2012.

I'm still on annual leave. Another week to go. =)

It was great to meet up with my high school friends for barbecue the other day, the other raining day.

New Year Resolutions failed. Zero adherence.

CNY, as usual, not much going on. I'm not really that type of person who goes door to door. Been staying at home, rotting, in a good way. (Don't ask me how)

The increasing waist line's been a concern.

Been leading the ultimate sedentary lifestyle. I do feel guilty.

Watched ShaoLin on CNY eve. Not bad. I like 大师兄.

Watched The Green Hornet two days ago. 3D. Disappointed. ( It's out of courtesy that I did not use capital letters for that.)

Been watching Wong Fu Productions videos. They are hilarious.

Had reunion dinner with my extended family, mom side, yesterday. 7 tables, Chinese style. You can imagine.

Do you know that every 19 years, your Western and Lunar birthdays are gonna meet? I didn't. I do now. But mine doesn't meet.

Bought myself 4 books today in Popular while waiting for my sis. I know, it's her fault right?

Anyway, the first book that caught my eyes was Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer. The other three were by 蔡智恒 （回眸）and 藤井树（十年的你，寂寞之歌）. Reading 回眸. There are actually 3 stories in there. Finished the first one already. Nice. More than nice. There are so many cool lines and paragraphs that I wanna quote to share with you guys, that I might as well copy the whole story. So I recommend that you read it. His first novel that I read was 第一次的亲密接触. That was years ago. I'm glad that I came across his books again. As for 藤井树, my first from him was 我们不结婚，好吗？

Gonna get back to my book.

Not in my right mind

Called in sick yesterday. URTI (upper respiratory tract infection). It was like my first MC in 4 years. Yeah, I think I'm incredible too.

Slept through most of yesterday. The medicine was making me really drowsy. And I had this adverse reaction from Ventolin too. Why was I taking Ventolin in the first place you might ask. Well, why did the MO give me Ventolin, to begin with? It's for asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). (And preterm labour as well.) I actually skipped Ventolin for the first dose. Second dose was in the middle of the night. Mom woke me up and asked me to take the med. I actually realised that the Ventolin pill was there, but I was just too lazy to explain to mom that there wasn't a need for it at all, so I just swallowed it. When I woke up in the morning, I found that I had this mild tremor of my hands and slightly racing heart. And I thought, it must be the Ventolin. Which was weird actually. See, if you were to ask me what the side effects of Ventolin are, I could never tell you any. (I can now) It's that kind of thing that tutors tried to hammer into my head but failed. But I guess it sort of registered itself somewhere really deep down in my brain, and found its way up when needed to.

I'm feeling much better today, because I'm taking antibiotics. Yeah, you are reading right. Antibiotics. You have no idea how much I despise myself now for giving in to it. I just really need to get well fast because I have work that I need to get back to, and I can't be coughing and sniffing over an open abdomen can I? Anyway, those cough and cold medicine can really blunt my senses and makes my LOC (level of consciousness) plummet. (Forgot to ask for Clarinase) That's why I'm not taking them during day time, much as I need to.

And, the weather's been crazy.

Like,

seriously whatever happens to planning?

Went to Sunway Pyramid yesterday with my mind set on shopping for new year dresses, ended up home with tomatoes, grapes, bananas, bread, Chipsmore, lettuce, carrot, and persimmons. No, those aren't dresses. Well, there was a reason for that. The crowd was simply crazy. It made me wonder where had all those people been hiding, waiting for the moment when I needed to do my shopping to ambush me. Yeah I'm that paranoid.

Today, I went over to Mid Valley, like seriously wanted to do some no kidding dead serious shopping. (That's the third 'serious' thus far in this post. I'm That Serious.) And shop I did. Three books, and nothing else. Book store wasn't even on my list, for once! After my lunch, I was just thinking that, hey, why not just stop by Borders and check out the new books? And that's what I did, initially. Then one thing led to another, before the ramen was even acquainted with my stomach, I bought myself three Mitch Albom's books in value pack from MPH: Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, and For One More Day. Been wanting to buy them for ages anyway. So what tempted me? Well, it's a who actually. My colleague. The day when I was butchering Mr Time setting my new year resolution till the time for home, so was my colleague. Waiting I mean. (He thinks new year resolution is a joke.) So we got talking. This colleague of mine reads Harry Potter too!!! (Pardon me I just HAVE to put in the two extra exclamation marks.) You know the quote by C.S. Lewis -- Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: 'What! You too? Thought I was the only one.'? I believe so too. Anyway he recommended Mitch Albom. And you know what? It's year 2011! It means that I have made it to another year alive! It means that there is a reason to celebrate! It means that the promise that I made myself not to buy another book till the end of the year is officially accomplished! I'm a free soul again! Finally, fate (and money) has brought us together, books of Mitch Albom. Josephine recommended his books to me like four or five years back. Well, back then, this type of books just did not appeal to me. (I was just a teenager waiting for the never-coming letter from Hogwarts then.) Now that I'm (Eh, supposed to be) more grown up, it's time to open myself up to various categories of books.

Anyway, they are still having the winter season clothes on display. I'm waiting for spring. When is spring coming though?

First Post for Year 2011

Such a great morning! I slept through the transition of 2010 into 2011 last night. Fireworks or not, my sweet dreams definitely beat them all. =)

So, I was writing down my schedule for today yesterday (No I don't do that a lot.) in the tearoom during my one-hour gap between cases, when my colleague walked pass me and saw my plan. She took an interest to it and suggested that I should pray for a great year ahead before I go jogging. And that's what I did this morning. Woke up ten minutes before seven, brushed my teeth and washed my face, listened to Good Life by One Republic, watched The Secret To You video, and prayed for a great and fantastic 2011. Yeah it's gonna be totally terrific!

Saw an Indian lady walking her golden retriever just now, and her letting the dog pooped in the middle of the road without bothering to clean up, too. Well, not such a good way to start off a new year, lady. Anyway, according to my schedule, I'm supposed to be practising my guitar right now. It's just that sis is still sleeping, so here am I updating my blog.

Back to yesterday, it was quite a great day with not many cases. I was on evening shift from 1200 to 2030 Hours. 4 minor cases in total for my theatre, and the last case finished before 6 o' clock. Took my sweet time preparing the sets needed on Monday, and dang, an hour and a half to go. So I found myself a seat in the tearoom, took out a pen and a piece of paper, and started working on my new year resolutions. Yeah I know it's a bit late, but nothing is ever too late. (I'm just saying that to make it sound good. I don't really know whether there is a thing that's just too late. I suppose there's plenty. Yeah you know the Chinese saying 树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不在？Basically it means that the parents are gone when the child wants to take care of them in return. Gosh what a sad example to give on the start of a new year.) Anyways, I'm still working on my new year resolutions. But I can share some that I've already written down with you guys.

• Exercise three times a week
• Be a total vegan
• Read a book a week
• Spare half an hour on every workday on work related learning
• 49KG!!!
• Update my blog twice a week

That's all for now. Have a great day! =)