Our New Hairstyle

I cut my hair short, Kia Hooi permed her hair
^_^

New Year Resolution?

Some people said you shouldn't aim too high on your new year resolution, so that you would be able to see some results on yourself, instead of having some nice-to-see-but-you-can-never-do-it-new-year-resolution. Maybe, they're right. My new year resolutions are always, there to be seen, but not to be done.

It's time to say goodbye to 2007, very soon. I'm thinking what I have done for the year, sadly I can't recall much. Like what I have been saying earlier on, I've wasted my time in uni not doing any meaningful thing.

2007

1. Completed my 4 years course in NTU with surprisingly the 1st class Honours.
2. Found a job related to my studies.
3. Went to Yunnan with my sister, and saw the most beautiful sunrise on earth, that touched my heart.
4. Watched Jacky Cheung's concert in Bukit Jalil Stadium for the first time of my life, or maybe the last time too.
5. Ran the first 10km of my life in 73mins.
   
6. Got some writings published on newspapers for the first time of my life.
7. Cut my hair (Does this count?)
8. Learned salsa (But forgot all of them)
9. Learned that some reality really bites. But family and friends will give me their helping hands.

What I want to do on 2008?

1. Continue to run the Standard Chartered 10km. Aim for 60mins. (Hopefully)
2. Continue to learn salsa (and practice!)
3. Be skillful in photoshop and get myself my DSLR with my bonus.
4. Write more. (Till one day it can help me to earn?)
5. Be able to keep my annual leave so that I can go to SiChuan on 2009.
6. Exercise at least twice per week.
   
7. Maintain my weight at 47kg.
8. Secret for my work (I just don't use to reveal too much)

I think I shall put these as what I will HAVE to do on 2008. Maybe I will add more, it's a 12 whole months to plan anyway.

剪头发

这是我剪头发的过程.

Realized my brother's pc chinese is very hard to navigate. ARGH...

I have a very short hair now. Even I couldn't get use to it when I look into the mirror. And I really shocked most of the people when I came home. The "woo wahh..." were heard when I stepped into the house. Thanks to Clifford (my cousin) who helped me to took all the shots of my hair cutting process. :P

Anyway, it's really nice to be at home. I indulge myself with all the delicious penang food, and of cause, my mom's cooking too! Besides, I have already met with some of my relatives and my closest friends too!

Wonderful, to be home.

FA X'mas

Well, these are the two photos taken last Friday. We're all from FA (Failure Analysis), engineers, technicians and operators. And of cause, the 5ft X'mas tree we got from Giant to decorate our FA lab.

The operators initiated the gift exchange and I helped them to coordinate between the lab and the engineers. We're glad that almost everybody could make it on that day and feast with pizzas and KFC together.

I think it's important for us to appreciate what all the operators and technicians have done for us throughout the year. Well, though it's not a year for me, but I really appreciate their help all along the way.

Nobody knows everything, we learn from everybody.

Merry Christmas!~

By the way, I was holding a handheld vacuum cleaner in the picture! That's my x'mas gift ^_^

Hamoru Japanese Food

周五下班后，我和毓豪在Suntec City见面，为的就是我一直吵吵嚷嚷的书展。参观书展前，当然是要添饱我们的肚子啦。我建议我们吃food republic food court。他看见Hamoru的日本餐档口，就问我要不要试一下。我当然是说好啦，我喜欢吃日本餐。

我选定了座位，就是面对着厨师给我们表演功夫的位子。很饿的我，点了一个bento set，而毓豪则点了一个“Shiok Maki” 和 “Softshell crab handroll”。

我的bento set

shiok maki，鲑鱼的sushi,上面还有一堆，真的是一堆哦，鱼卵

没多久，我就被我面前的那位师傅吸引了。他看起来满年轻，刀法很快。看他切着那一片片又肥又美的鱼肉，我恨不得那一块就是我的。听见服务员叫他老板，我才恍然大悟。

看看那鱼！老板在后面切鱼。

老板不只切得好，他可以眼观四方，耳听八方。他偷听我们讲话，还偶尔回应几句。不时，还看看做得比较远的顾客，如果有人看起来好像需要帮忙，他就叫手下上前看看。

不仅如此，他还鸡婆的educate我们一下。什么东西，冬天才会有。什么东西，好吃等。

在新加坡这种忙乱的生活，我们已经很少同陌生人有这么多的交流。而这日本餐厅的老板，却让我感觉很亲切。

这时，我突然突发奇想，老板不知可不可以像hero里的餐馆，什么都有。不知道如果我随便乱问一通，他会不会说：“aruyo”。我幻想着，眼睁睁的看着老板，竟然被发现了！哎呀！该死！老板竟跟我wink了一下。真的是很paise……

建议大家若到hamoru可以尝试shiok maki。一定要看看师傅如何准备这个shiok maki哦！很特别的。还有，鱼肉很新鲜，sashimi很不错的。价钱和普通的连锁日本餐馆不相上下。一个bento，$15.90。有冷面、sushi、tempura，很大分！如果上hamoru，记得选个可以和老板交流的位子哦！

吃饱后，老板亲自为我们清盘。离开的时候，我俩都对他赞不绝口。而且后来我才知道，毓豪也同样地想起hero的画面。哈哈哈！

毓豪一直不停地说，那shiok maki的味道，还存留在他的舌尖，陪他逛书展……

食物并非五星级，可是感觉很好。我肯定会在光顾的那种。连锁日本餐馆，不够他棒！

（照片是手机拍得，照得不好别见怪。）

又是周末

又是一个凉凉的下雨天。

我窝在被单里好久好久都没起身，心里知道天已经亮了，可就是不想离开我的床。让遗留下来的温暖陪伴我赖床……直到我肚子饿了，才起来面对事实。

在厨房泡咖啡的时候，碰见同屋的在晾衣服。他竟然祝我“早”，看时钟却觉得不对，只好说下午好。我的周六总是如此，周五晚上总是寻找各种理由迟迟不上床，好像睡着了就没有明天似的。结果隔天却老是不想起床，为自己平时五天的睡眠不足来一个弥补。

又是一个凉凉的下雨天。和同屋的在屋里走来走去都不多话，屋里静静的，只有雨声在做伴。拎着一本书，一杯热腾腾的咖啡，自由地想着往事和未来。

这种周末，最好。

一切妥当，谢谢大家

昨天登了那篇咚咚以后，有几位朋友都纷纷上前来询问是否需要帮忙。就是在这种时候吧，觉得，满温暖的。

同事问我是否需要帮忙，可以帮我找朋友询问机票事宜。
另一位同事帮我向丈夫确认即使开车回乡，要是日期合适，可以让我搭顺风车。
佳慧和慧芳汀我在网上一派言论后，也问我可有什么可以帮上忙。
庆祥向我提供钟灵每年的春节巴士资料。
基胜今早也offer我顺风车。

还有还多同事与朋友，没办法帮忙的情况之下，也帮我想办法，陪我打骂一顿，又替我担心。

真的是非常感谢大家的关心，让我觉得很温暖。

爸爸妈妈今天也为了我忙碌了一天，真的觉得辛苦他们了。得好好回报他们。姐姐想要把我弄回家的想法和勇气，也让我很感动。

你们都对我太好了，谢谢！

春节怎样回家？

原想，我每年乘大拿长途巴士，一搭就是十二个钟头，好不痛苦！尤其除夕前一个晚上，回家的人特别多，路上赛车情况很严重。反正工作了，不如买张机票，会加快又方便，爸爸也不会唠唠叨叨。

大约在十月份的时候，我就托妈妈在一家相熟的旅行社订机票。一切搞定后，就等付钱。之前妈妈没能联络上那位帮我们办票的人，因为她带团出国去了。妈妈想，等他回来了再说。没想到，他回槟城的那一天，妈妈恰巧到亚罗士打探亲。这么出门，他说找不着人，就把机票给取消！

什么嘛！

今天妈妈打电话上旅行社说要上公司付钱，他才说已经取消！他妈的！

我和家里来回通了几次电话，气到我七孔生烟！

那个女的有点问题，他把我的二月六日的机票取消后，他说帮我订二月七号！你有用你的头脑吗？二月七号是大年初一啊朋友！他妈的！$#%^#$%^&$%^%^*(%#%$%&%...

这还不要紧，我妈妈跟他坚持不要二月七号，他竟把其中两张二月五日的机票给取消，还给我。真是……我对这种做事没有用头脑的人，真的是无话可说了……

我写电邮给姐姐，跟他说我很想哭。没有机票回家，我逐一间巴士公司打电话，也全都卖完了。我也预料了，都已经十二月了……姐姐说，没事的，她来把我带回家。我知道，如果真的是上帝不保佑，什么都没有，姐姐真会想办法把我弄回去。爸爸妈妈明天要找旅行社理论，找经理解决。经理解决不到，找老板，老板不要管，找消费人协会咯！可是，这种事情，就是不可以麻烦家人……

不是故意要找人麻烦，可是，这不是放假想要旅行随时可以更换日期，这是春节啊！春节是几时，不是我们定的，也没得更换。真不知道那查某有没有头脑……

弄得我爸爸妈妈要替我为这种原本不是问题的问题忙碌，我回家会给你好看！他妈的！

不过，要谢谢所要肯伸出手来帮忙的同事。人间有温暖……

也有大笨蛋！

刘若英

一直很喜欢刘若英。

她不算最漂亮的女艺人，也不是红透半边天的艺人。可是，我就是喜欢她的气质，很文静的样子，是文艺小说里最好的脸孔。

我不算是她的歌迷，我没有收集她所有的音乐，也不知道她究竟唱了几张专辑。甚至于，我从来没有真正看过她任何一部电影或电视剧。有看过的，也没有太多的印象。可是不知怎的，我就是喜欢她。说起她的电影，我一直想看“生日快乐”。但又担心，看见她和古天乐那有点不对位的搭档，会失望。我虽然喜欢古天乐，可是他配刘若英，真的有点奇怪。

在偶然的机缘下，我在书局里发现原来刘若英出版了几本书。我很兴奋，在书局里把整本书看完。很想抱着书本闯出去，可是，又嫌它略贵了一点，只好忍着。那本书，叫《我想跟你走》。虽然刘若英写的都是短短的文章，小小的故事。可是她的句子，是这么精简，这么扣着我的心。

周末刚刚从附近的图书馆借来她的第二本书《下楼谈恋爱》，书本和下楼谈恋爱，一点关系都没有。可是，我对刘若英的文字爱不释手。一瞬间，我就把书看完了。竟然，很失落地把书放在书桌上。就这样看完了？我连把书还回去都不肯，或许我还想看多一回？它还是静静的坐在我的抽屉里。

突然，又很想念刘若英在《人间四月天》里的插曲，“四月天”。原本把名字给记错了，吵吵嚷嚷的还是找不着。最后，经佳慧提醒，名字叫四月天。好不容易下载的，很感动。反复的在电脑里，拨了一次又一次……

Social Worker?

You Should Be a Social Worker

You are deeply caring and empathetic. You are able to take on other people's problems as if they were your own. Sensitive and intuitive, you understand human emotions well. Helping others gives you the most joy in life. You feel like it's your purpose in life. You do best when you: - Have a lot of responsibility - Greatly impact someone's life with your work You would also be a good philanthropist or stay at home parent.

What Should You Be When You Grow Up?

盈盈是一个很无聊的姐姐，明明是她自己要跟着我玩心里测验，却偏偏每一次都讲我无聊！这种姐姐……

这次她没跟着我，因为我俩的答案一模一样，果然是两姐妹。他不甘心，又玩别的！你讲！她有资格讲我无聊吗？

Anyway，我怎么看，都不可能做stay at home parent！

I Wish Santa Claus is REAL

What The Holidays Mean to You

For you, the holidays are about celebration. You enjoy all the fun and fellowship that the holidays bring. You celebrate the holidays in a offbeat style. You believe the holidays are for doing whatever you feel like - and some of your "traditions" are pretty wacky. During the holidays, you feel magical. You love all of the decorations and how happy people are. You like to sit back and take it all in. You think the holidays should be nostalgic and sweet. The holidays bring out your inner child. Your best holiday memories are of childhood foods and traditions. You secretly still wish you believed in Santa Claus.

What Do the Holidays Mean to You?

听歌

觉得自己已经很久没听电台，outdated很多。看毓豪在兴致勃勃地下载音乐，我也忍不住了，放下手上的书本，下载得不亦乐乎。

首先，我就是听周杰伦的“我很忙”。是的，我是非常不喜欢他，因为他的咬词实在严重不清楚，而且老是扮帅扮酷！看到他就讨厌！可是，现在所谓比较新的歌手，我觉得他的算是很好了。而且，有好多首还蛮耐听的。所以，给他一次机会啦！就试听一下！

第一首那个牛仔什么的，吓倒我！不只我，毓豪也是吓倒了！什么嘛！简直是扮可爱！听了几分钟，我就按下一首，下一首，下一首……天啊！我突然觉得咬词不清的周杰伦还蛮可爱，现在真正扮可爱起来，让我想要呕！根本就是随波逐流，跟着现在那种无聊的少男少女新歌手的风格，偶像剧的那种……不堪！

周杰伦竟也沦落到这种地步……显！新歌真的没什么看头！

哎……只好接受弟弟说的，新歌嘛，还是英文流行曲比较有看头。

不是不听新歌，不是不要跟上潮流，新歌手实在不堪，歌唱比赛太多，每个人都很有“天分”，会写歌就很“厉害”……有没有人问过，写歌好不好听重要，还是写得出个重要？

显……

Thoughts

I think I should have written some thoughts after being able to do something that I thought I could never do it in my life. Like my sis commented in the previous entry, we're born in a family, where sports are... I can't find a good word for that, but we're mostly 能文不能武.

En surprised us with a medal when he was still in his primary school. He ended 8th of 9th place in the race, without any training. He's the first in the family, created a history! Hahahaha!

I didn't do a lot of sports until I went into Uni. I tried to get my butt off my chair, and go swimming or jogging. I didn't manage to keep up on regular basis, as I always have my own excuses to laze at my lovely hostel. After joining company for my first job, I was amazed by how a supportive company can provide a very equipped facilities for the employees. I discipline myself for at least once a week to spend in the club house. Sometimes twice. And I signed up for this run, to push myself. I'm glad I did.

I ran mostly, very slow and very short distance when I run my practice weekly. And I always have fear that I can't complete the real race. As I still remember my disastrous 5km run, which I rushed into the toilet instead of the finishing line. tsk... I think I ran a little bit faster than I usually did today, I guessed it's because of the environment that pushed you through. I'm glad I came back and found that I didn't spend 2 hours to run 10km.

I guess the signboard displayed during the race is true "There's no bad weather, just weak mind". It's very inspiring, I decided I should do it again next year. I shall finish 10km less than 1hour then.

We can do whatever we want if we try harder! Nothing's impossible!

My First Ever 10km

Hooray! I completed my first ever 10km run in my life!!!!!

I have never done anything in sports. I'm never good in it! But today, I did something I have never thought I can do! Yeah!!!!

It's a annual event, organized by Standard Chartered since 2002. I just knew that the number of participants went up to 40,000(2007) from just 5,000(2002). This is amazing! Different people from different walks of life woke up early in the morning when the Sun is still hiding. Got ready, warm up, and here we go!

The weather is just nice, sunny (a little too sunny, now I'm having a little bit of headache) and windy at the end of my 10km race. I think I can do better than the 73mins. I walked a little bit too much. Hahahahahaha! My brother laughed at my "record" by giving me a comment on Friendster saying "73mins, not bad. But I'm better!" What the.... I wasn't confident at all before the race, I was imagining what if I take 2 hours to finish 10km!!!! Luckily I did better than that.

I have to say the logistics of the event is very very well planned. Imagine the event for 40,000 runners, and other supporters etc. It's really a nightmare! But yeah, the event went on perfectly fine.

I think I would like to join this race again next year. Still 10km, I do not have the guts to go 22km with my stamina like that.

Yeah!Before the race startedPretending to run, but in actual fact the race hasn't startedAlong the raceAlmost there...Celeste and me . She completed her half marathon!

如果我也可以这样弹钢琴……

对我来说，小时候没法好好学习钢琴是一种遗憾。正在上钢琴课的时候，我总觉得老师很唠叨，每个星期念念念……念到我都忘了我是来学钢琴，还是考钢琴。我就是考试制度的受害者。

从第一级到第八级，我鲜少有机会弹奏考试曲子以外的曲。只有一两年，我要求不要考试，才弹得比较多好玩的音乐。（已经长大，懂得要求）直到我迷上华乐以后，我才渐渐对音乐开窍。拿捏音乐的感情不需要老师的指导。记得有一回，我在他那儿弹我第八级的考试曲，弹完以后，他问我，是谁教你这样弹？我一头雾水。从此以后，他也很少再骂我了。

可是，因为在华乐里我可以找到很多满足感，相对我的钢琴曲目，年年都如此，我考完第八级以后，就不学了。当时老师有点气，但他也拿我没办法。他最讨厌我因为华乐而不去练习，而我却最讨厌他不喜欢华乐。老是把一大堆CD和卡带搬到他家里，势必要他接受西方古典乐以外的音乐。想想，我那时很大胆。他一直和妈妈说，学生当中只有我敢和他作对。

我的华乐生涯，一直持续到大学，还参加全国大赛。想起那些为华乐哭、为华乐乐的日子，实在是人生中的好光阴。音乐完美的那一刻，仿佛什么事情都不再重要。那种满足感，让我持续玩华乐，玩了好久。如果现在有能力，我还是愿意。

很遗憾，我的钢琴从来没有那种境界。可是每回看见世界级的钢琴师，我都很陶醉。听见好听的钢琴曲目，我多希望，我也可以这样。现在老了，手指也僵硬了，也没有钢琴，很想，也是想想而已。存钱了再说。

从姐姐的朋友的部落格听见这个，好陶醉。

然后就往Youtube搜索，没有Youtube我都不知该如何啊！哈哈哈！