Insommia


I haven been sleeping well
for the past 3 mths


I donno wat's wrong ...


There's not much stress ...
in fact, things are
progressing well ...
everything's gud ...
but I still can't sleep tt well


Nowadays, I get about 4 hrs
of undisturbed sleep
den I suddenly woke up


Wat's wrong ?? Beats me


Like I told a couple of pple ard me,
I will do everything within
my means to restore
my sleep back to normal, at the
moment, I haven't found
the key yet

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Despite the financial market turmoil,
my frenz who has "appointed" me
to help him invest his $$$
in stocks is as calm as ever.


I'm glad tt he has got so much
confidence in me. For me,
although my own account
is in the red, I have
no doubts tt
I will taste success
a few years down
the road


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Next year, I will have my tuition hours
slash again ... I will only
be teaching
6 hrs per week

Jonathan's dad asked me
whether I can teach
his son for the 'A' levels


I have always said no to
JC ... this time
I said yes


I really enjoy teaching
Jonathan becuz he
has maturity
beyond his age


I was thinking & I thot
I sort of miss JC's stuff
so y not I accept the offer ...


Anyway, it has been close to
4 solid years
since I started teaching
Jonathan ...


________________

Between 2005 to now ... there
was a lot of change ...
the best part was knowing
tt IT IS POSSIBLE

TO FIND SOMEONE WHO
CAN MAKE YOU FEEL

VERY EXCITED

being in a constant state of
excitement is part of
my definition of happiness


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Last Sunday, I played badminton
with KK & pals for the second
time in my life


They don't believe tt I was
an absolute newbie ...
& they were all
much beta den me


Still, it's v fun & I'm looking
forward to the nxt session


Next year, I'm going to pick up
tennis. I think it will
be a sport tt I will like.
I like sports that are based
on speed and power.

Concentration is not my kind
of thing ... so I don
really sustain well
when I play bowling


During tuition, after a while
I start to stand around ... but
nonetheless, I get things
done


The best things abt sport

is the competition.
I am actually quite
a bad loser but I learn to be
gracious over time

10 weeks to the end of the year


Time really flies! 3 weeks of reservist
is over!


I haven't enjoy the reservist
as much as my other
course mates


For them, it is a piece of cake. For
me, I have been struggling for
a large part of the course.


But I really enjoy the company.
Everyone is so friendly &
cooperative ... it was
like we have
worked together as a
team before


My course "neighbour", Clinton,
was very helpful ... without
him, I would have
struggled a lot more


Still, everyone think I am smart.
Although, I don agree with
them at all. I think everyone
is smart in their own way.


On one of the Friday
evening, Yihao and Teclise
and me celebrated Junwei
birthday at Mai Maison


The first time I was at Mai Maison
was several years back with
Chunkiat & pals. Mai Maison
is really a nice place ... it's like
a place where you want
to dine together with ur good
friends on a Friday evening.


Anyway, we talked about
whether each of us
is a team person or
more individualistic

I guess I have a bit of both ...
I admire the spirit of
togetherness in a team
as well as a chance
to showcase one creativitiy
individually


Then we went to Rongzhang's cafe
which he opened with a few
friends ... I nvr frequent
tt street but it's actually
quite accessible
from Bugis Juntion


I ordered a beer for Junwei
since he said he hadn't
drink for ages


Ever since, I knew KK &
pals, I have drank
much more than before ...
still, I'm not
an alcoholics since
I don have the gene for it


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I have only been running
once this whole year ...
so last Sunday, I started
running with Sinwah
to prepare for the Dec
Stand Chart run

din really do much cardio for
this year as I have been
trying v hard to increase
my muscular mass


things are ok and
next year I think I will
be making solid progress


I have turned my bedroom
into my bedshift gym but I
have stopped training for now
until my acne condition is under
ctl


A full marathon is v different
from running a half marathon ...
although I enjoyed myself
the previous time I ran one,
thought of running again

still make me think twice


I foresee I will take part

in the Stand Chart marathon
so long as I can together
with my frenzs


next year, KK and gang was
suggesting tt we go
trekking. I still have
fond memories of climbing
Mt Ophir so I second the idea

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Uncle asked me to help him
draft a letter. He lost quite
a sum of $$$ by investing
in minibonds


There is a lot of anger out
there. It is oki if
you lost $$$ investing in
stocks becuz u know
tt it is more risky ...
but bonds can be worst
than stock? tt is virtually
unheard of


Those bright sparks who
invent the CDO must
be enjoying their wealth
somewhere. I hope
they donate some of their
gains for a better cause


It's quite painful to lose
so much $$$ especially $$$
tt u have saved for a long,
long time ... hope they
get some $$$ back


As for stock investment,
I told my frenzs who are interested
in investing to take their
time and buy in batches


This crisis is gg to take
time to resolve and so
there's plenty of buying
opportunities ... just keep
your cool and u might
make some $$$ in the next few years


My view is "Don't be afraid, the
market will not die. Trust
your instinct and be patient"


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In another two weeks, my students
will have finished their 'O'. This year
I have worked very hard for them,
so I'm glad tt I can rest
for the next two months.


It has been 4 years so I'm really glad
tt I have in a way help them
in their work. They have
made tremendous progress
so I couldn't ask for more.


I will stop teaching one day when
my other source of income start to
mature