40

Was chatting with a relatively new RPM instructor the other day, she was encouraging me to try out the upcoming instructors training course. It sounded crazy to me..especially from RPM...as mentioned many times here, I'm always very close to collapse even as a normal participant in a normal class.

Anyway, not that I have not thought about it..in fact, if I 'd want to, it will be for my first love, Bodycombat.  

Sigh~

I'm close to 40, I told her. Secondly, I'm not as fit as I seem to be.  Injuries, aches...I should just stay with doing it at my own leisure.  

She told me she is many years older than me.  Way above 40! Her aim is to at least get the certification and then she will take it easy.  What she said was true..we all have day jobs..we work for a living for half of our living years...and then we wonder..is this all we do?  So..this is something different that she decided to do..despite the age.

To teach, lead  and instruct on stage is unthinkable and impossible, for me. It takes a lot, more than "a lot" to be up there.  Everything has to be in TIP TOP condition:

Fitness level
Physical endurance
Mental alertness
Skills and technical knowledge
Discipline to maintain all the above..and much much more.

Apart form the above, a good and experienced instructor have a 'rare skill' ...to be able to drive and motivate members on the floor to strive hard and give the all we can..they call it the fitness magic..I think.

Many regular members tend to walk out whenever there is a new instructor taking over or replacing a class,  because they are inexperience, it's obvious that the enjoyment level will be much less, but I'd try to stay no matter what..cos I respect them for their determination and courage to take up the challenging role.  To be able to remember all the moves, cues and choreography of 8-10 tracks is no joke.  


Hmm..if I can find a partner to do this with me..I may go for it.  I know..I know..I don't normally need company to do things, pretty much on my own.  But this..I can't do alone.

p.m.s

Labelbox

This post is about me fish-sitting my bro's ....fish.


Nah...


I'm just trying out a new app : Labelbox.

Cool eh ?  ^^

And...don't you think the pic was so well captured? ahem


I once said proudly that I don't really need to use the Iphone's camera function..cos I have my LX3, but I just realised that I've been using the lX3 less and less.  With the camera+ editing function, I actually didn't mind using the Iphone camera at all!




And now..with Labelbox..it's even more fun!  Even the instructions are so fun...e.g. "shake to clear all" =D

Loving my Iphone ^^

Local Latte

When I saw a Local Latte option in the menu I imagined it will be something like local coffee just like those we have in a asian coffee shop or indian / muslim style kopi tarik.  I didn't feel like having western latte so..local latte sounded good.

Definition of Latte: strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk..says wisegeek.com


Guess what..

The Local Latte that was served to me..was a 3 in 1 (sugar, creamer and instant coffee sachet micture).  They didn't even bother to make sure the mixture was fully dissolved and well mixed before serving to me.  I could have taken a picture as proof...but I guess was too surprised and disappointed .

so..think twice before ordering any Local Latte eh : /

Energizer 2011 Race Vest

I don't quite like this year's vest.  It's gonna be a night race and we will be wearing black and white!


I can't help it but imagine all of us in this black and white top...so many Mr Energizers!

 

My White Knight - 2 years on

I have not written much about it lately eh...it will be exactly two years old in April.  And I still love it. Previous entries about my experiences with the Nissan Latio Sport had generated many visits to this site.  Every other day, there will be some random visitors landing here after searching for related topics about the car.

The entry on Fuel Consumption is currently the all time most popular post in the history of this blog. Just received an email from a Ray, asking  about how I feel about the car now.

Since I have not updated about it much, thought I might as well post what my reply to Ray says.
Here goes...

Yes, I understand exactly what you mean by "emotionally' triggered.
And you have not even test drive? haha.  I fell in love with it in the showroom itself :P
Like you, I had second thoughts due to high commitment, (MyVii will be so much more affordable..but everyone owns a MyVii, kan?)

Hence, I went to test Vios and City - even as a female driver who supposedly do not have much technical knowledge..I didn't like the 'feel' in City and Vios.

Latio Sport - gives a very luxurious, comfortable and "proud" feel. 
(My 70 year old father comfirmed that - as a back seat passenger when I tested all three)

Ok..that was about two years ago..when I was all 'in-love'. 
I guess you have read all my experiences both bitter and sweet.

Fuel consumption wise - I am ok with it..cos I really don't like City / My Vii even though they have the best consumption. Though, the new City looks quite cool now.  Not sure if they have improved the current interior comfort which was my main problem.

As you've read there were other minor hiccups.

Intelligent Key - it is a wizard when it is in 100% working condition..it's just so cool and convenient when you don't have to look for keys. Unfortunately, being 'intelligent'...just like smart gadgets...it requires maintenance , so,..,it may go out of sync, and will need resetting once a while.  Battery runs out faster than normal remote too.


Service centre...well, may be I'm fussy..but I  really think they need some improvement. Was totally disappointed when no one alerted me that my alignment was out.  Then my car was only 7 mths!  How can a 7 mth old car have a one sided front tyre so worn out?  Till today ..I don't fully agree that it's an alignment issue.  Even if it is...they swapped tyres and didn't bother to inform me..that isn't very good isn't it - you can read about this in the blog too.

Comparatively, I heard that Honda serivce centres are much better..that's hear say , you will have to verify that :)


Conclusion: 
I still love my car though ..haha.

MY advice to you:
Latio is abit dated by now. There are many new models now.  Ford's new Fiesta looks absolutely fabulous..What about Mazda? Peugeot?

Hehe..happy shopping! Wish i can go through it again..it's the best time before u start paying the instalments : /





Happy Birthday in advance, WSL XXX ...

Lolly Lolly

We just had a little Lolly party ...the "long distance" way.

Jenny brought this back for us all the way from Canada. It comes together with a few other candies and two packets of maple tea.  Those with maple syrup were super tasty!

Hence, we made a date to have the Lolly together...(we are 3,000 miles apart).

We were like kids alright.  Waiting for each other to come back from lunch ... get water, go to the toilet, before unwrapping it together. Yes..we are 3,000 miles apart =D


It was super yummy!  After a while, we realised why we like it so much.  The taste reminds us of those "mak nga tong" that we used to have when were kids.

It's huge though.   I was tongue-tired after a while :P

I think it must be an hour after I was done with it....


m says: still eating. but finally got rid of the stick. now whole lolly in my mouth, letting it melt slowly
wsl says: wat! why so long
m says:  LOL.  i know.
wsl says:  talk on phone isit?
m says:   that's my speed for candy.  i was just happily sucking and licking it ;D

wsl says: u hv small toungue probably
m says: no la.   i dun bite and chew.




Well that was one nice Lollypop.

I'm Blueberry

Got an invite in Facebook today.  Main message says the following:


We are playing a game. 
Someone proposed that we GIRLS do something special on Facebook to help with Breast Cancer Awareness. 
Its easy, and I'd like you to join us to help it spread. 


Last year it was... ...about writing the color of the bra that your were wearing in your Fb status and it left men wondering for days why the girls had random colors as their status. 


This year it has to do with your relationship status. You will where you are, by posting one of the codes below. 
Remember DO NOT REPLY,JUST POST IN YOUR STATUS ON YOUR WALL TO CONFUSE THE GUYS. 
Then invite all your female friends to join this event

Blueberry: I'm single

Pinapple: its complicated

Raspberry: Im a touch and go woman

Apple: Engaged

Cherry: In a relationship

Banana: Im married

Avocado: Im the "other one"

Strawberry: Cant find the right one

Lemon: Wish i was single

Grape: wants to get married.

Passion fruit: Widowed 

The bra game reached TV, lets get this one to do the same, and show everyone how powerful women are 


So..I'm Blueberry
Ten years ago (may be more), some Fortune Teller told me that I will be a contented and happy homemaker when I am aged...about now...at most a year or two from now.

=.=


Then..it sounded "achievable" ..so many years more..sure I can find someone and live happily ever after.


Surely...


No?



It's been ... 10 years at least.


I'm still a Blueberry.

Fourquare vs. Facebook Check-in

There's a new Check-in function in Facebook via Smartphone i.e. we can check into places (e.g. annouce) that we are at.  To me it's just a Foursquare 'wanna-be'.  I've been using Foursquare long before this and I've mentioned that most of my friends do not fancy it.

FY thinks it's no fun, don't see any point of checking in and earning badges for no significant gains
My sis didn't think it isn't safe to tell the world where you've just arrived to.
SY thinks the same too..why announce to everyone her whereabouts.
KT thinks..it's boring.

I laughed when I see these same people happily using the Facebook check-in as soon as it is made available in our shores.  Why ? It's ok to tell the whole world where you are now? The only reason I can think of is..may be because Facebook is only opened to own friends...so it appears to be 'ok' to check in Facebook and not Foursquare.

FY even asked "why bother about Foursquare when Facebook Check-in is available now?"

Well, I tried to use once, yesterday, in Facebook.  Fair to say, it functions the same. May be it feels cleaner or safer..as there isn't a third party 'intrusion' into our profile..i.e. we don't have to allow a third party app to gain access in to our Facebook profile.  But..what about when I don't want my friends to know where I am but I'd still like to check in ..I can do that with Foursquare =)

Let's do some quick comparison....

Left : Foursquare, Right : Facebook

  

Obviously, Foursquare has a more colourful interface, it even indicates if there are any "specials' nearby i.e. merchants who offer discounts to Foursquare users.

  

Assuming, I wanna check into Mid Valley, see the difference? Facebook...yawnzzz.  Foursquare tells you how who is the mayor, how many people ahve checked in, and most importantly - TIPS i.e. what other people say about this place!  I use this very often before I decide whether to eat in a new place, for example. 

 

Maps & Directions : fair..both seems to have that function.  Very useful especially when you want to locate a place.  Wait...I think Foursquare's map is more detailed and elaborate. Isn't it?

Well..I think those are about the only functions that Facebook has ...and Foursquare has too, obviously.

What other stuff that Foursquare has..but Facebook doesn't have?

A personal profile page that summarises all yours and friend's activites...

Badges....ya ya..you may say...what's with this badges..?? Nothing..it's just fun collection. Just like collecting stamps.  Oh..there is Mayorship too...if you patronised a place often enough, you will be promoted to be a Mayor of that place.  Some merchants may offer goodies to Mayors..not many here though in M'sia. 

One thing I like about Apps is that there are continuous efforts to improve and upgrade the software.  So..we get new features very often. And it gets updated automatically.  The above is the most recent feature update.  It summarises all our check ins and tells you your most explored categories, favourite plalces, etc.

The above is what I meant about tips.  It records all users feedback and comments about each places.  Very useful indeed. Well, some can be silly or irelevant...we just have to disregard those.  General rule of thumb for me - if 5 out of 10 tips are negative I will think twice before trying :P 

So..Facebook or Foursquare check-in for you?

Keys And I

There's is a mismatch between me, locks and keys.  I've lost count how many times I lost and / or misplaced   gym locker padlocks and / or their keys.  Just last week I foolishly locked keys inside the locker..hence, had to destroy the lock to retrieve my stuff, hence, had to buy another padlock which costed me 11 bucks !  About a week before that I lost the steering lock key together with my favourite key chain...was hoping it will re-appear again.  Sometimes they do..keys behave peculiarly.  So...I was using the spare key till....yesterday.  This morning..I couldn't locate the key !  The one and only key left!

Still at loss how could I lose it, them, both keys..in less than 2 weeks??
Was out with my dad for lunch...I didn't even use the key, it was in my pouch...(I think)

Both my bro and sis were at loss of words.  My sis had no idea what she could do to help.....I said : just be available to take me to the nearest locksmith. She thinks my life is so interesting....from getting robbed many times, losing a car...etc etc.

When I called called my bro to ask him where is the nearest locksmith..he asked for a bit of time to think , probably to re-map his thoughts..haha.

The locksmith just left...he couldn't unlock it without breaking the lock ..

now I hope those damn keys don't reappear...! It will be such a heartache~


It's a Yale..probably costs over 200 bucks by now :'(

All good things together

Had a good weekend!
Attended the new bodycombat 47 launch at TF (Kenanga International Branch) with Mich.  It's the first time I've a friend attending the same class with me after so many years =)



After the "work out", we walked to Hutong @ Lot 10 to have lunch.  Glad to say the quality of the food hasn't drop.  My favourites are still as good. Yummsss..

Campbell Popiah

Soong Kee Beef Noodles

Guess what's next?  A good cup of coffee of course!

espressamente illy @ Pavilion

Good food, Good Coffee, Good Talk.

Oh..took away Pearl Milk Tea from Chatime before we head back to get the car.  Weather was good too..so it was just nice for us to walk and chit chat.





Sunday was a quiet one.  Since I ate quite a bit, thought I'd better burn some calories instead of sleeping in. Did a short run at the park before heading to the gym again.  Did BC47 for the second time in 24 hours =D

Still, not much to comment so far, except that the conditioning track is "monsterous-ly tough" especially in the beginning!  Think I will grow to like T3, T6 and T8. T5 is kinda fun too.


Life's good =)
P/S : I'm cooking dinner tonite!

Are you Living?

If you are reading this, you are still breathing, hence, still alive.
But ~ are we living life? or are we only being alive?

A friend's facebook status prompted me to think about the difference between Living Life and Being Alive?


Being alive simply means we are breathing, can be in the form of running, walking, sitting, asleep...  Even if one is in coma hooked on a life support machine, it's still considered as alive.  Alternatively, regardless of whether one is happy, unhappy, depressed, on top of the world, ecstatic, excited, bored, indifferent to life, we are all - alive.  We can either drift or cruise ...either way time passes at equal speed for both options e.g. Spending the whole day on the couch watching DVDs vs. opting to go clean the house, go outdoor to do gardening, go to the gym, go shopping, visit grandma - there are only 24 hours in a day for us to do however much or little we want to do.

So, what is Living ?

Err.....
Oh man..the above was easy.  I'm at loss what to say here =D
In my own words, Living means spending time and hours fruitfully.  Yes, all of us need to have a job to earn a living.  Bear in mind, though, that we work to earn a living not to live. So..we shouldn't spend all our time working.  Nor should we spend too much time idling.

To be honest, I do not have an answer ..hehe. I admit, I drift too.  I've always wondered if there is a better job out there for me.  What if this? What if that? Shall I do this? and not that?

Tough.

We can talk until the cows come home...there is no one solution on how to Live Life.  If you ask me, I'd just take it one day at a time.  Assuming, we all have about about 16 wake hours each day.

Minus 8-10 hours at work (try not to hit more than 10 too often..), we still have 6 hours left! That is a lot of time \o/

So..start thinking...how would you want to spend this 6 hours fruitfully and happily?  I'm not saying you have to pack in ten activities everyday.  It can be as simple as..a walk in the park, a quiet dinner at home with someone you love, or even catching up on sleep etc.  Anything that you think is worth doing and is not wasteful. A bad example would be..lazing in bed playing computer games...well, if one thinks that's a fruitful way of living live, by all means, go ahead.

Am I making sense?

I like this quote:

A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation -- Neale Donald Walsch  

It's taken from this site called Zen Habits.  They have an excellent article titled: A Guide to Living Your Life Consciously


Here's to Living Life =)

I really hate them

I'm looking for the right word to describe my fear towards cockroaches.

Dislike?
Hate?
Fear?
Terrified?
Despise?

Anyway....just. keep them away from me. Dead or Alive. Even pictures..eeewww...every strand of hair in me will stand if I see one.  I think I will collapse and die on the spot if I see a gang of them.  Daren't even imagine.

Yes..there's a dead cockroach in my washing detergent container.  It's still there.

There was one in my room the other night...I sprayed insecticide on it and hopped on to my bed hoping it will go die far far away.  It died under my bed : (  It's still there.


Did I tell you there is one behind the standing mirror in my room.  It's been there for months, may be years. I think it should be all dried up and had evaporated into the air by now.  Gone to heaven, that poor fellow.


Silly me.

I'm a padlock cutter expert by now

I'm getting better at this!
Left my key in the gym locker ...yes...again!

Zhi Mui in a Chinese Wedding

It was all tiring but fun.

A good friend got married. When it's a good friend, it means our 'work and contribution' will be required but greatly appreciated.  From being the honorary 'zhi mui' (sisters to the bride) to photography services to reception services. So..you are right to imagine that the day starts very early in the morning till..late. Yesterday, I left the house around 7.30am and only got home around midnight.

My main task was to develop an audio slide show from the morning tea ceremony session to be shown during the dinner at night.  Ideally, I should be taking photos as well but since I do not own a DSLR and there many other DSLR-ers around I can take a back-end role in this area, phew.  It sure was a tough job, especially for the main photographer.

Other zhi mui's main roles..include:
..planning the itenary and games to 'entertain' the groom before allowing him to 'take' the bride
..key 'negotiator' with the groom entourage
..assisting the bride with safe keeping of gifts / jewelleries/ tokens received and to be given out
..guest arrival management at dinner reception
..cash (tokens from guests) counting and safe keeping

Oh boy..I think I have the lightest task :P  though..I had my fair share of 'stress'...i.e. my task started earlier before the actual day which include testing and exploring the movie making software to ensure I am familiar with the requirements.  In fact, I did up one show way before the actual day using earlier pictures from the Registration of Marriage. That was good as it prepares me for the actual day..since there will not be time for trial and error on the actual day.

Despite so, it wasn't as smooth as I wanted it to be.

Firstly, my external hard disk crashed . again.  FYI,  the previous  crashed too when I was doing the same task for another wedding in December!  This time..the song that I needed for the slide show is in the unaccessible hard disk :s ..so..it was all frenzy ..calling up different parties to try to get another copy of the song

Secondly, the main photographer took longer than expected to convert his raw formats to jpeg. By the time I got the 500+ photos it was already about 3pm. We needed to leave for the restaurant at 5.30pm.
Learning ~ may not be a good idea to use the main photographers pics?
Secondly, I personally find it better to get to choose from different sets of pictures from more than one camera (did so in the previous wedding) although this means more time needed to go through hundreds of pictures from 3 or 4 different cameras !

FYI, one song is only about 3+ mins long..hence, we only need about 70 pics to fit into a song .  Imagine..going through 500 pics to choose 70 :D



Once the pictures were shortlisted and arranged in the desired sequence, I could afford to relax a little  as the rest of the work will be done by the software.  If there is spare time , I can play around to customise the motion and zoom and whatever not.  The technical staff at this restaurant requested for DVD copy ..since I was there early I had more than enough time to do that.

Just me and the software and the machine =) while the rest of the gals were stressing over the guests seating and ushering.



Oh..my secondary role was to tag alongside the bride as the temporary photographer using my little LX3, main photographer was caught in traffic ...lol.

..sounds tiring?
It was fun though...all for a good friend. And I'm very sure she appreciates it.  Oh..we do get 'paid' in the form of 'ang pow' ...as a small token of appreciation.  It's not the money that counts...it's the friendship and togetherness.

No doubt, all of us have our own busy lives at work and home...and we may all eventually move on heading to separate directions and our paths may or may not meet again...but the sweet memories will always be in the heart.

It's the Heart that counts. Deep inside we know these zhi mus are out there ever ready to offer their time, eyes, ears, shoulders...anytime, anywhere.

*loves*

There goes my work out....

2 hours of work out was followed by these : /

Look at those fats ..

Burp...

From the same place I blogged about recently : Char Siew Zhai @ Paramount Garden, NO.5 Jalan 20/13

I miss Kicking and Boxing

So... I 'burnt' two hundred over bucks in 3 sessions of personal kickboxing training at the gym. It's rather expensive, can't afford to continue, at least not until I re-gain better control of my cash flow.  It's also good to take more time exploring other alternatives.  Hopefully I can find a better and cheaper place :)   Meanwhile..I'm gonna miss kicking and punching.  It's very addictive.  As usual, a different type of exercise takes the body to a different state of condition in terms of fitness, agility, flexibility..if done with care. Love the results...but then..it will all go away soon...if I don't continue the regime soon enough : /

Perfect Wan Tan Mee

I've, many times, always, wished for wan tan mee with good tasting noodles as well as char siew.  In fact I've never come across any wan tan mee stall that serves good char siew....until I was introduced to Char Siew Zhai @ Paramount Garden.

I was soooo happpyyy!

My wish came true!

Oh..just found out they have three branches.  How can I not know they exist !

Address: 
No. 5, Jalan 20/13,
Paramount Garden





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I ain't gonna write more..I'm just happy and satisfied..I found them *loves*

oh..so sad

I meant to post about food. I even had the pic uploaded and was ready to write, type..whatever. But was deeply saddened after reading a post from a blog that I read occasionally.  Don't know the blogger in person, just a blog that I stumbled upon and liked.

The post was about how she found out about her 40 over yr old healthy gym friend being terminally ill back in November.  He was as fit as a fiddle. Works out regularly.  Do not smoke. Do not drink.  But he had cancer.  Despite so..he fought on.  That was back in November, he wrote to the blogger saying that ..he was planning to fight, he was still working.  He claimed he looked as healthy as anyone on the road.

Who would have thought he will lose the battle ..as soon as March..yes, just last week.

The blogger regretted for not calling or making enough effort to meet up sooner.


Once. again.

Life is never fair.
Life is very short.
Treasure it.
Treasure your loved ones.

Have you done what you need to do, want to do, wish to do?
No time?

Don't wait.
Make time.

Loving it all over again?

Finally. suddenly, I had this urge to RUN. Have not had this urge for a long long time.

Nah, it's probably a mood swing, I do feel kinda of down lately, particularly it was a Monday. Thought of going for retail therapy but refrained.  Didn't feel like going back to the gym.  At times like these, digging further within helps to find the right remedy..to cure that restless-ness.

Fresh air it is.. ...it's been a long time..I needed fresh air.  I needed to be with nature.  Hence, it was between walking the dog..or go for a run by the lake.

Opted for the latter =)

Runkeeper App.

As you can see I only circled around the lake :D .  Two reasons, one being I really like running by the lake, it's so much nicer compared to the road side.  Secondly, the other parts of the area were not well lit and quite deserted,  unsafe to run alone at night. (I did try to run further away but it was too dark and quiet, if you noticed, the 'strayed' line on the left hand side of the map :D)

Oh well, only 3.88km. But hey..it's the farthest I've ran since November in PBIM! And most importantly, I enjoyed it and I felt real good during and after.  In fact, I could have gone on for a little longer but thought I'd better not push it since I have not ran for such a long time plus there was some pain from the knees and ankle : / worrisome.


It was good though...I'm back running..I think =)

It's March already...

We're into 2nd week of March...how's 2011 treating you?

Some things are bothering me but I can't particularly name any.

Well, there were some highlights.....some not worth mentioning here, some not appropriate to mention here : /

Anyway...life life life..it goes on.  The world keeps spinning no matter what regardless of whether we sit, stand, walk or run...time passes.

At this moment, I have two friends anxiously anticipating their very first bundle of joy to arrive anytime now, or may be they are already cuddling their precious by now.

Was at ML's place over the weekend, she's expecting her 3rd in about 2 weeks time.

And there is Fafa....soon to be a mom..in 4 months time! Gosh...life is magical...

Me?

I am waiting for April to come ..

No..I'm not delivering too. I'm just waiting for my vacation :D

Cant wait to get some work out of the pipeline (hopefully nothing comes in the way)...then I'm off to my first vacation of the year ..woo hoo.  Eight long days in Sri Lanka....a faraway land...that I have no knowledge and expectations on.

All I need is a holiday..I think.  A getaway from daily routine....

I think my highlight for the year will be the holiday trips...one in April, one in May and another one in December.

Lol...the great thing is I didn't plan any of the trips..I only agree and pay.
Ermm..I hope I have enough money to pay for them !


So..why am I still somewhat down?

Help..

It's been there for a few days now...dead.

How do I get it out : /

me time

Alone on Friday evening @ Pappa Rich, The Curve. Nice place ! Great music from the live band downstairs ...wish those around me aren't smoking though.

Mag talked me into seeing the doc about that scary looking eye. Did so...confirmed that my self diagnosis was correct :p will take about 2 weeks to go away ..yeah.. THAT LOOOONG!

Anyway..yay ...it's weekend! Wonder how much I will spend later ??

Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

The sight of this freaked me out this morning.

Pic Info:

My left eye

Taken using Iphone 4's Front Camera

Enhanced with Camera+ app.

FX Effects applied :)

The bloody patch looks scary right?
But apparently it is nothing to worry about..self diagnosed via the internet - mayoclinic:

A subconjunctival hemorrhage (sub-kon-junk-TIH-vul HEM-uh-rij) occurs when a tiny blood vessel breaks just underneath the clear surface of your eye (conjunctiva). You may not realize you have a subconjunctival hemorrhage until you look in the mirror and find the white part of your eye is bright red.

The conjunctiva can't absorb the blood very quickly, so the blood is trapped under this transparent surface. A subconjunctival hemorrhage may worry you, but it's usually a harmless condition that disappears within 10 to 14 days.

Subconjunctival hemorrhage often occurs without any obvious harm to your eye, or it may be the result of a strong sneeze or cough that caused a broken blood vessel. You don't need any specific treatment for a subconjunctival hemorrhage.

Cheh...and I thought I had an excuse to skip work :P

Blogging vs. Writing

I started blogging in July 2005, that's like 6 years ago!
Reading back some of the trash that I blogged makes me cringe in embarrassment.  I shall slowly remove some of those crappy stuff to upkeep my image :P

Well...I'd like to think that I've matured over the years as a blogger... apart from occasional rambles most of the stuff I blog about nowadays are pretty much topic specific..(I think)

It's becoming harder actually.....some days there's just nothing to blog about or sometimes I'd be too tired or too lazy to blog.  Beats me too, how I still managed to come out with one post a day most of the time :D

I believe I haven't mentioned here that I was invited to contribute an entry to a magazine? That was some time  last year...yeah..apart from telling a few close friends..I've been keeping to myself mainly because I wasn't sure then if it will materialise.  Now I can safely say...Yes, it will materialise, the entry will be published in the Personal Money's April issue =)

Although it was merely re-writing an entry that I've already posted here before, it sure wasn't easy to write a proper piece.  Unlike blogging, where there are no rules and boundaries..where we can practically go frenzy without worrying about consequences and such, writing a proper piece for official publication is totally different.  Conscious effort needed to ensure sentences are somewhat correct, grammatical and typo error reduced to minimum, shut off my rambling mode...etc etc.

I think I must have sat on the task for a good few weeks ..just couldn't get into the right mindset to write seriously.  Obviously, I failed miserable as a professional writer!  Will probably starve if I rely on writing as an occupation.

However, am glad to say the entry had finally been approved, look out for it in April!

Meanwhile, here's a poem from a Charles Bukowski, no idea who he is but what he said is so true.

So You Want To Be A Writer 
if it doesn't come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don't do it.
unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don't do it.
if you have to sit for hours staring at your computer screen or hunched over your typewriter searching for words, don't do it.


if you're doing it for money or fame, don't do it.
if you're doing it because you want women in your bed, don't do it.
if you have to sit there and rewrite it again and again, don't do it.
if it's hard work just thinking about doing it, don't do it.
if you're trying to write like somebody else,forget about it.
if you have to wait for it to roar out of you, then wait patiently.
if it never does roar out of you,do something else.

...CLICK  HERE for the complete poem.

Missing school days...

Stumbled on this song when I was surfing radio channels..such a familiar tune.



It was probably from the 80s or 90s..during school days probably.  Brings back fond memories, those were the good old days..I think we used to sing to this tune a lot, can't remember when, where or with who ...but the little memories that was left..sure felt good.

Once upon a time

The Standard Chartered KL Marathon fever is building up. Scheduled to be in June, registration is already open.  In fact, the early bird discount ended on 28th Feb..  This event reminds me of something.  I did something terribly naughty wrong.  Thinking of it makes me laugh...cos I was really really really naughty.  Funny...but actually..it was such a selfish act : (

I'm so ashamed of myself :'(


Since it's a yearly event, I shall always be reminded of this little 'act' for the rest of my life ..oh dear.


I registered for 21km by the way. Won't talk about it right now..may be some day when I am over with feeling guilty *blink*