Tree Cutter: Idle Thoughts

Moving

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:01:14 GMT

I am moving.

Watch me build my new home.

No Government

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:03:07 GMT

All bosses would be out of town next week.

It's going to be like a country before the elections.

No Government

Sugar Craving

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:42:56 GMT

I Need a piece of Choaolate!!

Murder Boredom

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:51:25 GMT

What to do if you are bored ... in the office. And have to stay trapped in the office.

Install Stumble! and keep clicking on it. It never fail to amaze me what interesting website it will bring me;
Take a formal, document-like piece of paper and go chat with some buddy colleagues of yours. (Only if their boredom level is as high as yours and work urgency is equally not as high).

Hide in the toilet and play whatever games there are in your cell phone.
Make yourself a nice cup of hot coffee and pray that time would go faster.
Send some flowers to your loved ones.
Boggle your mind with Sudoku or Tangram.

If all else fails then take time off. For me, I am hanging on. Only about one and a half hours to knock-off!

Talk about Thinking out of the Box

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:00:05 GMT

Not Being #1

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:50:49 GMT

CALL ME UNPATRIOTIC. But I don't see what the fuss is all about that our Changi Airport is not as near to the top as desired.

Life doesn't always demand one to be constantly at the top. We are no KiaSus. It is the up and down and turning around that makes the roller-coaster ride exciting. We should look at how others manage to beat us this round and see how we could excel. Anyway, I happened to check up the web and found that we have been voted the Golden Pillow Award for the past ten years.

Lesson from the Spartans

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:42:33 GMT

Watched the movie, 300 last weekend. This is not the typical genre of movie that I usually go for. Surprising, it entertained me more than I expected. So here's what I learn from the Spartans:

Life is a survival of the fittest. Spartans were taught to fight since very young. They were brought up knowing they should not take survival for granted.
Never look down on small numbers. Xerxes' army outnumbered that of Leonidas so much. In terms of casualty, the Persians should be deemed as defeated.
True Leaders lead by Example. Leonidas had a beautiful wife and a six-year-old son when he made the painful decision to lead the army to fight to death. It was a heroic exhibit of leading by example.
Sheer Brute Force might not win the battle. In the Battle of Thermopylae, there was not much of tactical planning on the part of the spartans. They fought purely with brute force till the very end. Ready to sacrifice.
During one's last breath, it is our loved ones that flash in our minds. Just before Leonidas collapsed under the thousands of arrows aimed at him, he shouted not for his country or kingship. But for his beloved wife.

An interesting movie worth watching. I doubt if Xerxes of Persia were really so big compared to Leonidas. I also doubted if such gory creatures existed in Persia (now Iran), then.

Fight

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:32:44 GMT

Witness two managers fighting in the office right in front of everyone today. It really amused me. They were literally yelling at each other.

The accused claimed that the defendant dirtied her working desk when she was not in the office in the morning.

The defendant fought back saying that she is making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Watching "Live" drama like this really amuses me. It also makes me wonder if age is a realistic gauge of a person maturity in life.

4 Don'ts for a Healthy Mind

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:04:38 GMT

1) Don't Hold Grudge. Remembering how unjust the past people and circumstances have done to us do us no ounce of good

but to haunt us incessantly. The more grudges you hold, the more tainted the glasses you wear through which you look to your

future.

Hence it is not uncommon for us to notice that the older a person is, the more negative and doubtful of people and circumstances

one tends to be.

Such is a classic example of how one does not learn from experiences. But let experiences in life haunt her ... darkening the future.

Eradicating hopes and optimism.

2) Don't Compare. In the world today, media constantly force us to compare ourselves against entities that we fail to live up to.

We fall into the trick of their attempt to make us spend in an illusive hope to want to match what the society "demands" us to be.

But do we really need to have the LV bag, wear that Dior perfume, achieve that ideal-yet-impossible-to-attain figure, bring home that

X-figure income .... to be just HAPPY?

Be yourself. No matter what shape, size, income you fetch or how good (or simply mediocre) you look.

There is just no end to comparison. And changing ourselves to match that of what others demand of us is plain stressful

and somewhat a total waste of energy.

3) Don't Procrastinate. "Oh, I will do that ... tomorrow."

Be it to start an exercise regime. To take charge of your own health or mental state.

To clear that cluttered drawer of your work desk.

To book that two-weeks trip to Europe that you have talked about for years.

Do it. Do it now.

4) Don't Lose Focus. How many times have I put down list of items to do in the morning and at the end of the day, nothing was done?

You can't blame people from distracting you. But you stay focused despite all distractions. Prioritize and identify the most

important tasks on hand instead of reacting to the constant phone calls or emails flooding in.

Aristotle - "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit."

In Buddhist philosophy, the Mind is symbolic to that of a racing horse.

The untamed mind races incessantly.

Using up energy nontheless.

Take the first step towards a cultured mind.

I strongly feel that a healthy body starts from a healthy mind.

Hence taming this inner racing horse might surpass the effects of vitamins or trips to the doctors.

Going Home on Time today

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:27:44 GMT

Going Home on time today

Work can never be finished

Constant deadlines to meet

Mind and Body need a break

Recharging for a better tomorrow

Be Happy

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:25:27 GMT

Since I have to work late no matter what. Might as well maintain a happy state of mind doing it. Being affected and frustrated ain't going to earn me any ounce of productivity.

I love my job

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:15:32 GMT

Buzz

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:12:07 GMT

Had wanted to leave for home on time today. To either go for a jog or relax or simply spend more time with my family. Easier said then done. With piles of outstanding projects to go through, the mind won the battle over my heart. So here I am, still in the office. Would probably be here for two hours more .. at least .

***

Could it be anaemia? I get giddy easily these days. Quite often in a state of lethargy.

***

Aung is at St Andrews today ... again. And probably the whole of tomorrow. I am no longer as supportive of this volunteering spirit of his as in the past. I don't see much example set by his seniors in the spirit of sacrifice .. be it time or money .. in this arena. And I don't see why he must be so obliged to serve even when, at times, he truly does not feel like doing. But I am choosing to let him be. So I am no longer that sweet nice girl who would wait at the school for hours for him to finish. Ya .. I am just getting real.

***

Since the putting off of wedding last year end. I seem to have entered another paradigm. Maybe the excitement is over. I no longer feel any rush to get married. In fact, the current state of free and easy really suit my taste and lifestyle. Am I being fickle-minded? Should I not be too old to be so fickle-minded?

***

Company dinner tomorrow.

The notion of dining with a whole bunch of people you work with day in and out is not very appealing to me.

But then .. It's a company dinner.

It is more politically correct to appear at such functions.

So I will go.

Somewhat reluctantly.

Am I anti-social?

Or just tired?

***

Somewhat depressed.

Don't know why.

A state of melancholy is just not me.

More naturally cheery and chirpy.

Maybe time will soon reveal the answer at its very own pace.

Meanwhile, I do find in Solitude much solace.

New Me

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:53:38 GMT

New Year.

No Resolutions.

New Hair Style.

Empty My Emotional Toxic.

Learn to Forget.

Try to Take it Easy.

Better My Yoga.

Live One Day at a time.

& (shooo... don't tell my mum) ... Lose some Weight

Let Go

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:38:37 GMT

That is why it is so important to let certain things go.

To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards;

sometimes we win and sometimes we lose.

Don't expect to get anything back,

Don't expect recognition for your efforts,

Don't expect your genius to be discovered or

Your love to be understood.

Complete the circle.
Not out of pride, inability or arrogance,

but simply because whatever it is no longer fits in your lift.

Close the door,

Change the record,

Clean the house,

Get rid of the dust.

Stop being who you were.

And become who you are.

- The Zahir -

By Paulo Coelho

Enlightenment! Experience mishandled only hinders and not aids.

Rain Rain ... Do not go away!

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:29:23 GMT

It's the monsoon season once again. Time to take out my long-sleeve clothings to give myself more coverage against the above-normal chill per Singapore standard.

Brollies are a must during lunch hours. Though the lazy side of me frequently resorts to lunching in. Begging my colleagues to "Ta-Bao" for me.

Most people do not like this rainy season of the year. I choose to differ. I love the pitter-patter of the sound of falling rain. Calms my mind. Eases the tension. Rain also discourages people from leaving their homes for the shopping malls during weekends. This gives me more space to shop and less crowd to contest .

Then & Now

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:41:51 GMT

1997

5 things on my To-Do List in the morning

drink coffee

Phone call --> answered

First item done

Second item done

Phone call --> answered

Lunch

Third item done

Phone call --> answered

Fourth item done

Phone call --> answered

Fifth item done

Clear my table

Chit chat with colleagues

5:30pm - Go Home

2006

5 things on my To-Do List in the morning

Read Emails - 100 in InBox

Answered 10 Emails while drinking coffee

Phone call --> answered

Urgent Email --> replied

Phone call --> answered

First item done

Lunch at my desk while answering 10 emails

More emails --> answered

Phone calls --> answered

5:30pm

4/5 items on To-Do not yet done

70/100 emails not yet replied

No Wonder!

Two Sessions of Yoga a week

Jogging once a week

Full Body Massage once a month

Stress Level is still hit-ceiling high

Who's the Culprit?

............................ Email

Tai Ji in Motion

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:35:47 GMT

Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.

- Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) -

KARMA

Be it lack of confidence or inability to handle office politics, work is really pulling me down. It is not the amount of work or the nature of work. But rather the sheer complexity of human relations. It's getting to be like a knife that cuts both ends. The karma of doing anything often results to the same outcome. Questioning followed by reprimanding. Senseless. Getting really senseless and nonsensical at times.

TAKE IT EASY

VicVic shares the same woes. We are in the same boat albeit in different regions. Maybe we have both to learn Tai Ji, non-action against action. Maybe we have to learn to take things easier. Not to be too serious about what is happening around us. Life is too precious to waste our happiness in pursuit of some status.

THE PASTURE IS ALWAYS GREENER

How many times have we thought that we would be happier if we attained a certain stature or gain something, only to be disappointed when we really attained it? Alas! It is indeed true that Contentment is the biggest Treasure and Counting Our Blessings is really an effective lesson in Life!

Life in Pressure Cooker

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:34:20 GMT

Extremely pissed off. Just got to know this morning that I am supposed to have a lunch & learn session during lunch today. And the Product Manager did not even inform me!

Pissed!

National Day

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:47:46 GMT

It's going to be a short work week this week. This Wed, 9Aug06, Singapore celebrates its birthday!

My feelings are now mixed as far as public holidays are concerned. Of course I look forward to the break from office. But work is still work. What has to be done still has to be done.

Anyway, there would be plenty of fireworks these two days before National Day. Hope I can pop by Esplanade to view the fireworks!

Thoughts on a Friday

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:05:07 GMT

Work gets more demanding as business thrives. Ought to just take it as a happy problem. Always wish I can achieve the 3Cs under all circumstances: Cool Calm Collected. Alas! I guess this is still my lesson to learn!
WEEKEND ONCE AGAIN! With the amount of work accumulating, weekend has lost its appeal to me. I often lug my laptop home to catch up with work. Next Wednesday is National Day. But I am not yippeeing away. One day lost is one day of work to catch up. I supply inventory for Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Hong Kong, India besides Singapore. It might be National Day here. But orders flow in from other locations. Well, let's live one day at a time. Be Happy!
LOST TOUCH. Work commitment has caused me to lose touch with many friends for the past two months. Feeling a little guilty. Sorry buddies! Will try to arrange that long expired makan session.

A Piece of my Mind

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:53:23 GMT

I gave three colleagues a piece of my mind today. Very highly uncharacteristic of me. I am well-known (to notorious degrees) of being too accomodating.

It surprised me that I could fight back in that manner.

There is a chinese saying: To face the Music of Chu from all four sides. This refers to the army fighting against the Chu Army and ended up surrounded by them. Hence from all four sides, one can hear the Music of Chu coming. Ready to launch an offensive upon them.

I feel myself listening to the Music of Chu from all sides.

There is another Chinese saying: If a dog is pressured enough, it is able to jump over a wall that it usually can't.

May I jump over the walls around me.

A Master once told me this analogy:

There was a group of frogs. Swimming in a tub of water.

If you increase the temperature of the tub of water very very gradually. The frogs will simply enjoy the warmth and continue to swim and delight. With such gradual increase, the frog might gradually end up being cooked without knowing.

But if the temperature were increased very suddenly. The frogs would be on alert and leap. This leap might jolly well push them to leap out of the shallow tub of water and reach better lands.

Alas! May I be thankful to the sudden increase in water temperature. May I leap I higher grounds .. Will I?

A Simple Life

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 02:02:32 GMT

Life tends to get more complicated as one grows older. Worrying becomes a standard compartment of our minds. Thanks to past experiences and memories.

Simple things in life that we could enjoy gradually becomes unenjoyable.

Choose The Path of Simplicity.

Do not worry worries till worries worry you.

Reclaim your innocence ... Learn to:

- Savour that ice cream with happiness;

- Delight in the free scenery of the train ride;

- Embrace challenges like when I just graduated;

...

Enlightenment

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:33:43 GMT

Scene

Pa came back home on Saturday after work.

Just came out of the bathroom after his shower.

Ma: "Hey, why did you not soak your socks in the pail of water? Why can't you just help a little here and there?"

Pa: "......(silence)"

Scene

Living Room. Pa taking his afternoon nap on the sofa.

Ma: "Hey, why are you always sleeping in the living room? So tired meh?"

Pa: "....(silence)". Opened one eye. Gazed at mama. Went back to sleep.

Scene

Kitchen. Pa just coughed a few times and cleared his throat.

Ma: "Cough! Cough! Cough! Can you just take some cough syrup to ease that cough? Do you know it is an environmental hazard to listen to you coughing?"

Pa: "....(silence)". Scratched his backside a little. Winked at me. "Hong, which bottle is cough syrup huh?"

As I witnessed such drama in real life, it is sometimes hard not to believe that Enlightenment can be attained while one is still alive.

If girls attend the School of Nag.

Then guys attend the School of Detachment.

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:02:02 GMT

DEFINE JUGGLER

a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity

Insomnia

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:02:18 GMT

Suffering from insomnia for the past one week. Even at times when I manage to enter DozeLand, my mind is filled with dreams pertaining to work. This period of transition is driving me crazy. There are more battles to fight than I imagined.

I am not talkative in nature. Currently I have grown more silent. I literally speak only when spoken to. My appetite suffered as well. But I am forcing myself to eat in the presence of closed ones so as not to arouse undue worry. Even my blog suffers. Something seems to have sucked the energies out of me.

- MOAN! -

Time Will Tell I Guess

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:28:39 GMT

I wonder if this is

A Blessing

A Disaster

in disguise

Stressed Out

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:11:57 GMT

It's 7pm

Still in Office

Fiercely monitoring my Orders

Clearing my Emails ... tonnes of them!

It's a delicate art to filter the urgent emails from the non-urgent ones

Everything cries for my attention

My Natural State seems to be that of

A State of being Out of Breath

Have to interview for a new buyer

Have to split the job among the buyers & myself

Have to fight for more copper cables when the price of copper is climbing like crazy

Have to play doctor to inject Health into Inventory

Have to play Salesman to get rid of Excess

Have to play detective to find loopholes in my current dept work flow

Then play mechanic to mend the loopholes

Meanwhile

Orders are waiting to be placed

Parts to be created

Colleagues in US waiting to conference me

about a thousand and one things

It's 7pm

You think I can leave by 8pm?

The Price for Modernization

Wed, 31 May 2006 01:46:01 GMT

I took the usual bus 168 from Bee Dock to the Land of Woods.

Students these days carry lap tops, thumb drives instead of thick text books and files of lecture notes.

I see a man stuffing the last mouthful of Ya Kun Kaya toast while he fumbled to take out his TransitLink Card.

A lady dressed in heels was running across a road to catch the bus.

The sign at the entrance of the MRT Station says that the train will arrive in two minutes.

With that a crowd of people ran in synchrony up the escalator.

If there exist a common state of mind that we dwell in,

It is Stress;

If there is an overstated virtue in today's world,

It is Multi-Tasking.

Monopoly

Sat, 20 May 2006 06:07:43 GMT

A game for two, three or more;

Who is the winner of them all?

For all start at the same one point;

Few throws of dice render all no longer in joint.

Some take an aggressive path;

The more the merrier so they think.

Buying whatever chance brings them upon;

Properties of different colours they adorn.

Some seek to divide and conquer;

By Rules of Probability they conjure.

Railway Stations and Utilities are choices they purchase;

Believing higher chances of victory they have encased.

One aims for only the best;

Bond Street, Park Lane or MayFair.

For only the finest deserve his efforts;

No doubt this is not a sure-win method.

Others take the path of diplomacy;

Buy and trade is their policy.

Win-win situations they seek to establish;

Allies before the final vanquish.

Whatever strategy one may take;

There is no sure way to win the stake.

The best choice of action that one make;

Can be one of another's mistake.

Alas! This is all but a game;

Victory is all but a name.

The joy lies in the whole process;

Not some ultimate prize to be possessed.

- By Kaz 15Feb2005 -

His Programme for Sat

Fri, 19 May 2006 15:06:26 GMT

Morning - Scouts at S.A.

Afternoon - Scouts Meeting at S.A.

Night - Camp Fire with Scouts at East Coast

- Birth of A Scout Widow -

like what Sherlyn & Andrea agreed

this is more pathetic than a Soccer Widow

Fri, 19 May 2006 00:55:29 GMT

Home Alone

Thu, 18 May 2006 09:38:16 GMT

Papi & Mommi are away in Shanghai for the Nth honeymoon. Better described as their getaway from me and my sis. Sis is away for work reasons in HongKong. I am Home Alone.

57 Emails

Wed, 17 May 2006 01:28:01 GMT

I have 57 emails in my Inbox at this very moment.

My feat is to clear them before lunch time today.

1245hrs DEFEATED!!! Still have 29 emails in my Inbox!

Tue, 16 May 2006 04:59:16 GMT

60 MINUTES

0600 - My eyes open to music of After The Storm by Jeffrey Michael

0605 - Drink Lemon Juice (Lovingly squeezed by Mommi everyday)

0610 - Poot Poot + Sprinkle Sprinkle

0630 - Drink Milk (Also lovingly prepared by Mommi the best)

Interval ... Day Dream a bit in the kitchen

0645 - What should I wear huh?

0650 - Camouflage

0710 - Out of Home

Somehow, someway, I must try to shorten the daily routine above.

Have been missing the bus too often these days.

Doesn't give me any good feeling to start the day with.

So how shall I shorten?

See Red

Mon, 15 May 2006 07:53:52 GMT

IS THIS KARMA? Must the luxury of a long weekend be followed by this suffocatingly long long never ending list of emails to read, reply, forward ...?

Master of Destiny

Tue, 09 May 2006 05:58:43 GMT

Life is a series of experiences,

each one of which makes us bigger,

even though it is hard to realize this.

For the world was built to develop character,

and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs

which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Henry Ford
US automobile industrialist (1863 - 1947)

A close friend is having some problem with the spouse.

There were even discussions of divorce.

This friends was totally devastated for three weeks.

Neither able to sleep nor eat.

After this three weeks of hell that this friend has pulled through,

A timely piece of advice come:

Everyone of us has a script to play in our life.

At times we lament that we can't change the script to a better one or to that

of a more admirable one that someone we know seems to have.

But no matter what kind of script we are given,

We have a choice of how we play it.

Setbacks in life

Can blow a person into pieces.

But it can also nurture one to have a stronger character.

Every moment and occurence in life

comes together with a series of choices that we can make

Today I congratulate this friend of mine

that has bravely made the following choice:

To do the best within capacity to recover the marriage

To re-evaluate on all areas of life that might have gone out of balance

I Am Happy for you ... my pal!

How many people in the midst of a great setback like this can pause to look inwards?

LaoTzu said,

"He who conquers others is strong;

He who conquers himself is divine."

Not Meant to Be?

Mon, 08 May 2006 05:33:43 GMT

" ... Cos breaking up is hard to do ..."

Written by N. Sedaka and H. Greenfield

Recorded by The Carpenters

Was checking up whereabouts of my friends through their blogs when I found out that a scout buddy has broken up with his Japanese girlfriend whom we fondly refer to as Takashimaya.

News of couples breaking up always bring feelings of nostalgia to me. Somewhere deep inside, I always believe in fairy tales endings of " ... and they live happily ever after.".

But well, reality is often far from fairy tales. For two person to be together for life, it takes more effort, tolerance among many other factors than the chemistry of the initial sparkle of fire of love.

Long Weekends

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 06:49:52 GMT

First Long Weekend:

29Apr to 1May

May Day / Labour Day Holiday

Second Long Weekend:

12May to 14May

Vesak Day Holiday

Many people like to take leave before or after long weekends to better utilize their leaves. For two consecutive weekends, we would be having long weekends.

I choose, however, to make it a point not to take leave the way people normally would. Days before and after long weekends tend to be more layed-off, peaceful and quiet since the office would usually be half-empty. Such times are very much welcomed by souls like myself who yearn for moments of solitude and quiet work. I can clear and read through the never-ending list of emails. File that stack of documents that has been sitting on my desk for God knows how long.

Much as most people would consider that I am gregarious in nature, I like moments when I simply do not need to talk. Laziness maybe?

Cheers to those who take leave to enjoy the long weekend. Cheers to myself for the quiet days before and after long weekends to work in blissful peace.

Antidote for Monday Blue

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:34:56 GMT

Dance Like No One's Watching;

Work Like You Don't need the Money;

Live Like Today is Your Last

So Birthdays Are Not Worth Celebrating?

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:51:57 GMT

And He Said that:

Birthday Celebrations are a Form of Self-Glorification

The topic of discussion was about Birthday Celebrations. Or celebrations in general so to speak.

For as long as I live, I believe that Birthdays are worth celebrating with closed ones.

Life is always worth rejoicing ... so I believe.

It is often an occasion for one to contemplate about life in general.

Where I am heading?

What is my Anchor in Life?

Have I grown wiser?

What are the mistakes and how to refrain to falling into the same traps

I remember reading a book about Aboriginal Tribe People in Australia (Fictional or not yet to be affirmed)

The Aborigines change their names every Birthday

Depending on what lessons they feel that they have learnt in the past one year

Or the lesson they feel they hope to learn in the coming year.

For example. for one who think that he has in fact grown in courage in the past one year,

He would call himself the Tiger or Lion in this year.

And everyone rejoice in his character achievement

So his name would be Tiger for the coming year.

For one who hopes to be more hardworking and conscientious in the coming year,

might call himself the Bumble Bee from that birthday onwards.

And his community will call him that to help him in this character development for this year.

He, however, thinks otherwise ...

Birthday Celebrations, he feels, are a form of Self-Glorification.

In short .. Can be done away with

Eh-Hmmm ... I choose not to agree.

Life is worth Rejoicing no matter what.

And to learn from the Aborigines,

I have decided that for the coming year,

I shall call myself The Mountain

To Stand Firm in face of Opposing Views

To Live my Life in the Way I feel is True and in Alignment with my Objectives

Back to Work Refreshed

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 03:18:08 GMT

Once in a while you have to take a break and visit yourself.

Audrey Giorgi

We are really not structured to be machines working endless. Sometimes, a short period away from work refreshes and clears the mind.

Back to work. Rejuvenated!

@ Comat

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:38:57 GMT

Reading Maketh a Full Man;

Conference a Ready Man;

Writing an Exact Man

- Sir Francis Bacon -

Here I am, stuck in Comat for two days for a course on Access. To better equip myself in extracting information from a database.

Quite disappointing to be honest (at least to this very moment!). Most of the things covered and most probably to be covered, is not going to be new to me. So this is going to be quite a bit of a refreshers course for me.

I met Faith for lunch just now with her colleague Grace. It was a hot hot quick lunch with so many people standing around waiting for you to finish your food so they could take your place. For once, I am thankful that my working place is in out of the central Land of the Woods :-).

I also ran into an ex-colleague of mine from my ex-company, that fateful place. WuJing is as bubbly and cheery as usual. I used to be able to compete with her in this arena. Somehow, something has stolen that characteristic out of me. Or maybe decrease its intensity? . But then again, it is always nice to run into someone you know whom you have not met for a long time. The usual hugs and polite exchanges to bring you back, for a moment, back in time to that dramatic episode of my life.

Whoops ... have to stop, my lecturer David Porter just stepped in!

Europe Calls

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:12:33 GMT

Windmills in Amsterdam

Rhine in Frankfurt

Warmth of Barcelona

Europe calling out to me

MISS THE DAYS IN EUROPE

Cafes along the sidewalks of Paris

Dams in Lelystad in Holland

Impressive structures in Copenhegan

Chocolates in Switzerland

Walks along Rhine River near where I stayed in Frankfut

Cute colourful houses by hill-slopes in Austria

Afternoon siestas in Barcelona

Smiling faces of Italy

Man with tall hats in Belgium

The Big Ben of London

A sudden impulse

To put all behind .. press the On Hold Button

to the arms of Europe

Once Again