Nightmare is over! Think I made lasting friendship with a few very nice people (and eternal ire of a dumbo).
Anyway, I had fun checking out interesting videos on youtube.
Below is a guest performance on 综艺大哥大, from which I learnt not to prejudge. Hitherto I had always thought this kind of variety programmes rather low-brow, but this act really made me re-evaluate my thinking.
This video below is a bollywood dance! Haha, I have always secretly enjoyed watching the dance sequences in Indian shows. This one is recommended by Adam, whose hip-twisting moves were inspired from this entertaining dance!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Bye bye... to lots
Chinese New Year is over... farewell the year of the Rat and welcome the year of the Ox! Hope that this year would bring wisdom, hope and joy =)
Just sent my brother off to Australia. He is NOT looking forward to another school term, sharing the same sentiments as his sister, she is NOT looking forward to returning to work.
This is because work is a farewell of sorts to youth, innocence and goodness. I put in my best efforts to ensure the work gets done. However, work is unnecessarily complicated by people and procedures. Many nasties look out only for themselves and try to push responsibilities to others.
The worse is yet to be: the nice and earnest people get crushed and used as a scapegoat. I am putting in overtime to ameliorate the fate of one such "goat" although I do not know if there will be any difference.
Witnessing this scenario is really casting a gloom on me because I am starting to see that the nice people are being bullied. My blood boils and I want to try to be high-handed and pay tit for tat. But I can't bring myself to do that.
Suppose I can become more "successful" in being nasty, would I be able to live with myself? Despite the difficulties and unfairness, I will cling on to the faith in diligence and sincerity because I do not want to be another rat in the rat race.
Just sent my brother off to Australia. He is NOT looking forward to another school term, sharing the same sentiments as his sister, she is NOT looking forward to returning to work.
This is because work is a farewell of sorts to youth, innocence and goodness. I put in my best efforts to ensure the work gets done. However, work is unnecessarily complicated by people and procedures. Many nasties look out only for themselves and try to push responsibilities to others.
The worse is yet to be: the nice and earnest people get crushed and used as a scapegoat. I am putting in overtime to ameliorate the fate of one such "goat" although I do not know if there will be any difference.
Witnessing this scenario is really casting a gloom on me because I am starting to see that the nice people are being bullied. My blood boils and I want to try to be high-handed and pay tit for tat. But I can't bring myself to do that.
Suppose I can become more "successful" in being nasty, would I be able to live with myself? Despite the difficulties and unfairness, I will cling on to the faith in diligence and sincerity because I do not want to be another rat in the rat race.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Fan of Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki's (宮崎 駿) latest work - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (崖の上のポニョ) is a must-watch! Suitable for all ages =) This is the first time for a looong while I went on a movie outing with my brother and it was fun! So it was not as long as his other works but still full of innocent wonder and finely crafted animation.
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 崖の上のポニョ
I always enjoy Hayao Miyazaki's animations. The detailed and bright drawings enchant me and the story always seem so meaningful. My favourites are all here!
Spirited Away 千と千尋
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 崖の上のポニョ
I always enjoy Hayao Miyazaki's animations. The detailed and bright drawings enchant me and the story always seem so meaningful. My favourites are all here!
Spirited Away 千と千尋
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Happy Birthday Lixiang (& a lot other ppl)!
Happy Belated Birthday Lixiang! And to a whole bunch of other 13 babies (people born on jan 13 like Lixiang, Venus... and Xianhong's brother, Xianwei)
Do you know Singapore has NO firewomen?
butterfly cocoons...
feeding area...

see the green butterfly among the ferns?
I only msged Lixiang though... cos I lost Venus's number!!! Wish he'd enjoy his last semester in school and hall because it isn't so fun in the working world =( I've been so stressed out that I've taken an MC. My eyes are bleary and nose runny, imagine, all wrapped up in a thick woolly blanket sitting in front of the computer, sniffing and typing away... a pathetic sight but I'm secretly enjoying it compared to work... oops
Don't think I'm moping away! I'm just frustrated now because of a subordinte who doesnt seem to get it despite my patience (which has all but evaporated). It's hard learning and doing the work but even harder to teach someone, I feel I really suck as a supervisor.
However, there are a few bright points. I started of the year with a course in fire patroller, so am now a bona fide fire warden! I can identify fire types, determine which fire extinguishers are for which types and can operate them! Real, the only problem is the fire extinguisher is rather heavy, so I have to plonk it on the ground to squeeze the handles before lifting it up to aim at the fire.
I've just discovered a happy place at my work place -- the butterfly garden! When I feel really down, I go to the garden and see butterflies flying around. Once, a butterfly landed on my finger but flitted away before I could photograph it =) it really made my day. I don't know, but seeing something so beautiful just cheers me up tremendously.
see the green butterfly among the ferns?
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