Hell of a year


2009 is rather a rough year ...
I guess I never work so
HARD before


100% effort --> 40-60% results


tt probably sum up my frustration ...
after 4 years, I'm still so
so surprise tt my
boss hardly loses
patience with
me


I haven been lazy but mabbe I
was overly merticulous ... &
then I have a habit
not to plan for the worst
scenario


Strangely, a lot of times, the worst scenario
always happen


the best thing is, maybe
the boss still believe in
me & I believe in
myself.


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This year Christmas party was quite
weird. It was at a frenz's frenz hse
& when I reached there, there
were 3 groups of pple in separate
areas of the bungalow


& this 3 groups hardly know each
other


The ribs were really v huge ...
u will salivate if u see it


when the clock strikes 12, it
was Christmas Exchange Time ...


The thing which everyone
wants to avoid was to
be nominated for
worst gift


When Pingting saw my gift,
she "complain" abt it and so
was her bf ...


I was confident this time round,
but sometimes u really
can't be too sure


I DEFENDED my gift ... NO
WORST GIFT award for
me this year !


the best gift was really the
personalised desktop
calendar tt Pingting made
for us ... here glimpse
of it ...

We were all so surprised ...
I think tt is 10 marks for
the effort & 10 marks
for the idea


I hope 2010 will be great for
everyone. For me,
I will like to complete my
thesis. 4 years flies
just like tt


The best part was tt, it
was really nt v easy
but the end is
nt tt far away!


This year saw the end
of my "msn exile" or whatever
u call it. Nxt yr, I hope
to be more 'visible'. I"M BACK!

Temporary Skin


This is the temporary skin for my blog
for now. I haven't been successful
in my hunting for a new skin
as most of the skin
seem to have alignment prob
when I import them


This year I haven't been writing
us, partly becuz I was really
v bz with work & tuition.


When I have sometime, I just
can't be able to write & the
words just don't flow


Over the weekend, I ran with
Keith for the Stand Chart Marathon


It was one of my mini experiment; can
I complete the marathon without
stopping & with not much trg for it


By the 22 km, the experiment was a failure,
I have cramps in my legs & I just have
to stop. In the end, we walked for
the last 10 km to the finishing point.


At least, I manage to complete it & this
with at most only 10 running sessions
this year wasn't too bad.


Next time, I really need to prepare for it,
but I doubt I will run a full
marathon next year. 21 km
is more fun becuz u still can
accelerate & everything happen
at a faster rate, so it's more
exciting.


This is my second full marathon & one
of the few times my mini experiment
fails, still I think it was loads of fun;
a good end to a frustrating year.


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It's December but it's still work,
work & more work for me.


Schoolwork doesn't stop & so is my
tuition.


I have been teaching for the whole
year so the income is gud
to compensate for
the loss I make in my
stock investment


Stock investment is v interesting ...
When I started out 2 years, I really
think I will make it. I really
thought it was as easy
as spotting question.


Tt time I was really naive. So I believed
a lot & I lost $$$.


Spotting question is like analysing
things in a simple world. Stock
investment is different; by not
being a skeptics, things can
become v risky.


It's also a very psychological thing.
Sometimes, you rush into it
becuz you don want to
miss up a money taking
opportunities. After you
make the choice, sometimes
you regret because you think
there is a flaw in your decision making.


So my perspective abt investment
have changed. In this close to 3 years,
my thinking has sort of matured. It's still
a fun challenge for me; I tell myself
one day, I will become a winner
but I will be careful and
patient now.

2009 is busy but not so efficient


Overall 2009 seems like putting
the brick for the future ...
a lot of effort but little
results


Tt wat 2009 it is for me.


Still, it's not all negative, there are
years like tt I suppose


Went to Hongkong with DL, Vivian,
Huiling & Max. A pity tt KK
couldn't join us. So in
the end, we have
to plan
our itinerary ourselves.


My third time in Hongkong & I
still like the place. Hongkong
is good for the food & the
shopping but shopping isn't cheap!


Then the weather in Hongkong is superb ...
aircon weather ... not too cold
& not too warm ...


The best food in Hongkong is the
dim sum, egg tart, the
tang yuan & the sweetie delicious
mango pomelo saga & durian
soup. I luv sweet stuff
so all the desserts are really good.


As for goose, the difference between
goose meat & duck meat is v
subtle ... if you put them side
by side you can perhaps tell the difference


We went to see award winning restaurant
to eat roasted goose ... it was
a dinner treat so we din
have to pay ... the whole dinner
could have cost a bomb especially
when the host ordered a big
steamed fish for dinner ... tt is
really v fresh.


Lam Kwai Fung is also v happening ...
a lot, a lot of caucasians.


As for shopping, I think the staff
there are more diligent & more
polite ... there was this
salesgirl at tough jeans who personally
'pick' jeans and clothes for me
who she think suits me. I was lazy
to try but in the end, I guess
she got great taste; I end
spending quite a lot in that shop.


The view from the PEAK is quite
breathtaking & wind is really
v cold.

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After many months of lousy music,
suddenly a lot of good singers begin
releasing their album. There
was Eason, Elva and then
Yoga. Personally, Elva's album is
really v guud ... if you like emotive songs,
there was a couple of v gud songs tt
belong to this category. If you prefer
all her higher tempo songs, there are
at least two which I think is gud.


There was a lot of collaboration for Elva's album,
the music is really v gud. I like
倒数 a lot. It's an emotive but v
powerful song, the beat is v gud and
so is the lyrics and the MTV as
well.


萧亚轩 - 倒数
作词：葛大为 作曲：Kim Seok Jin


怎麽我会说太晚了你不用送其实我想说可不可以不要走
唱一段歌 尾奏已经结束
突然我们都沉默 你不敢看我


讨厌这样我们都有话藏着不说
你总是那麽处处在意我
越害怕伤害我 我感觉越难受
你不懂 我没你想像脆弱


热情结束以後 冷静开始以後时间开始怂恿
劝深爱的人放弃
我不想倒数 还能爱多久
不爱我请离开我


勇敢祝福以前 找到幸福以前
我会耐心等候 并重新适应寂寞
开始倒数 开始忘记
值得你的爱 我确定不是我


下一个周末会不会就各自过
渐渐少联络这样算不算分手
我会想念你亲吻你拥抱
但我不想欺骗我 真实的感受


讨厌这样爱变质後
谁都不认得
情人终究不一定变朋友
越相互关心着 越加速疏远了
别触碰 我在深秋的笑容


是不是从前我们太懒惰

任性往相反方向移动
直到看不清楚
说出那一句谢谢你
眼泪突然夺眶而出 快要不能自己难
很困难 再见要说的多困难


I think people who have been
in a relationship will can emphatise and
find solace in this song

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