January is over!


Just before you know it. January is OVER!!!


I haven been writing for a long, long while
so I will do just tt now...


It's abt 8 pm & I'm still at the lab ...
this year I promised to work hard, so
I have been working overtime
occasionally


Boss put it in an indirect way ...
but the msg is - work hard
now rather than later ...


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Jan is quite good ... surprisingly so
much has happened in Jan ...


It seemed like a long time, like
a few months compressed together ...


I spent my first afternoon of the year
with Phoenix ... We were @ Sunset
Bay & I struggled to find the place
which I wanted to bring her to ... Phoenix
is v sporty so she still smile
even though we were walking for a long time

It rained a bit & I took a picture
of her for the first time in daylight

I couldn't remember what we talked abt;
I only remember tt I enjoyed every
moment of it ... looking at her eyes,
hearing her voice & enjoying her laughter


I took my powerboat course on the first
week of Jan ... the first Sat ... the weather
was good, BUT the lesson was conducted
in the classroom


I havent met up with Dick for quite
a while, so attending the powerboat
course together was good ...


The theory lesson was inspiring ... but the
practical lesson was v fun !!!


Driving a boat is much easier than
driving a car ...


(1) You have to check blind spot
(2) There are no traffic lights, filter lanes
or other problematic stuff
(3) Your engine won't stall


However, it was hard to berth the boat ...
there were 4 to a boat & by the time
we were berthing the boat, most
of our enthusiasm has evaporated


It doesn't seem v hard ...
but it takes time to get it right


The instructor "threatened" to make
us repeat the course if we
didn't get it right on the last trial ...
in the end, of course everyone
cleared the course


There's still the theory &
the practical exam to go
before I can get the license


My driving exam is in March ...
I'm not going to take up any
other new courses in 2007 ...


Driving in Singapore is expensive ...
learning to drive is also
expensive ... it makes perfect sense
though ... if u can't afford
the $$$ to learn, u definitely
can't afford the $$$ to buy a car ...


the second week of Jan I finally
got to go to the movie with Phoenix ...
it was in Aug 2006 when
I first asked her out for a movie


We watched
"Confession of Pain" together. I liked
"Confession ..." a lot, even though
pple expected more from
Andrew Lau & the star-studded
casting of Tony Leung & Takeshi Kaneshiro


I must say they are a dream cast & it's
every director's dream to
work with them


What I like about "Confession" is
its simplicity & the silent impact
it has on viewers. Some expect
the story to have more bite ...
in retrospect, I think giving
the story more complexity will
ruin the original intention of the movie


Jan is too fast for my liking ... I have
been working v hard at the workplace
so that I will have results by late March, just
in time for my presentation ...


last year my experiments weren't working ...
it was a hard project to begin with
& I have no prior experience ...
still, work doesn't really depress me, things
will eventually sort itself out


In Feb, Phoenix will leave for Australia ...
I remember how I used to look forward to
seeing her coming down to the experimental
block once every week ... those were
v satisfying moments, things that
really make your day


After Feb, I told her I will miss her a lot
& I WILL ... but I will be very
busy too so I won't be in so much
pain


still, I'm glad tt we are closer
now when we might juz be
acquaintance ... the future, really,
nobody knows what will happen
or what twists and turns it might take


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Chinese New Year is coming & I haven't buy
any new clothes yet ...


for the first time this year, I am not
really anticipitating its arrival ... maybe
tt y before I know it ... CNY is here


When CNY arrives, it means I am
weeks away from being grilled
at the seminar & Phoenix will be off
to Australia


Still, I reckon it will be fun ...
with $$$, glorious foods & snacks & lotsa
gathering ... things will be rosy ...
so just enjoy the moments ...
Have fun ... I wish you, my pals, a
HAPPY PIGGY YEAR!!! *muack ... HAHA!!!!