For the remaining 51 weeks of 2009

Heard this song on radio today and it brought about a renewed inspiration in me to keep my chin up and forge ahead for 2009.

This was one of my favourites. Found this song uplifting and inspiring. Really apt for the new year, new day – whatever that marks a new beginning. I guess while we can’t turn back time, we always have a chance to make things better and a choice to make good use of it.

Dedicated to all my pals out there. Happy 2009! Hope the first 7 days has been great thus far!

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Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten

I am unwritten, can’t read my mind, I’m undefined
I’m just beginning, the pen’s in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We’ve been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can’t live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Welcome 2009

My last days of 2008 has been ‘tumultous’. Well, lots of ‘discovery’ and ‘re-discovery’.

Career Path

Job search has been a slow and tiring process. Recruit section is getting thinner each week and I am still not sure what exactly I am looking for. Being too choosy and not being choosy at all pose different problems. But i am still searching and looking for a path that best suit me. I guess once this question is answered, I will get on pretty fine.

Marital Status

I am now legally married but where traditionally single. Sigh… I feel like I am going through puberty all over again. The age where you are still too young for certain things and too old for other things. The ‘in between’ age where you can’t find a fit. And the favourite song on the playlist is probably Britney Spear’s “I’m not a girl, not yet a woman”.

I do have some sticky situations which arose and its not easy to manage different parties who just want the best for me (in their opinion) and throw my feelings and views out of the window. And the best part is – this is just the beginning. Wait till all the serious wedding prep start, I think I can foresee even more drama!

Heroes Rules

Yesterday I watched the movie Ip Man. Really cool. If you guys loved ‘Huo Yuan Jia’, you guys will love this too. The courage and ability to stand up against evil doers is just so awe inspiring! This show makes me wanna learn some martial arts. But this thought vanished after I tried to stretch and touch my toes!

p/s: I thought Donnie Yen cute in this movie. LOL! I am beginning to like him better than Jet Li or Jackie Chan. He looks more ‘genuine’ and I guess this movie was well choreographed in a way that fighting scenes were not overdone.

Social Circle

If we really think about it, I think our social circle often expands but seldom contracts. Friends we make are usually for life, unless we did something which really burnt the bridges. But then one can have many friends, but only a few will truly understand him (朋友满天下， 知心没几个).

I got to meet up with several friends after my exams. All the long overdue meet ups were finally fulfilled. The gatherings has been heart warming and I miss all the good times we shared. I am grateful for all these friends and really love to keep them close to my heart.

Passion

My life thus far has been boring. I need to work on my loves and make myself good at them. I was asking myself for the longest time – what exactly can I do well?

Write? Cook? Run? Shoot? Draw? Sew? Bake? – Shites! I can do all of them, but not good enough to save my life!! Someone just told me today that I can do something really well – washing dishes…  *WTH!*

2008 has been…

In many ways 2008 has been really great. I got a new house, a new husband, some pets, spent a lot more money than I earned, striked 4D once, completed my bachelor’s program… and I guess a whole lot more that i can’t recall now.

So, In 2009….

I am gonna…

1) Decide on my career path and work hard on it.

2) Learn to be honest and truthful to myself and people around me.

3) Gonna pick up some skills and make my life more interesting. Let see what comes along yea!

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happy 2009 everybody!!

Its gonna be a whole good year of excitement, achievements and wonderful moments! Sit tight and enjoy the ride!!

cheers!

Ahead

Life is so exciting. So much i wanna do.

1  firstly, i wanna learn up photography. not sure bout the going proffesional part, but at least, bring the skill up a higher level. so probably when i am free, i will go check out some ways to improve my skills.

2  secondly, i think i wanna pick up some culinary skills. been wanting to do that for a long time. got some recipe books from Borders and Kino. But looking at the pix and the recipe make me feel full le. its time to get into some action and put some smoke into the kitchen babe! haha!

3  this is stupid. but at 26 i am hopeless with my face. somehow i think my makeup is not gonna bring me far in the workplace. so yeah, gonna do some experimenting and work on it.

4  not to mention i wanna put running back into my lifestyle. if possible, probably pick up a lil yoga or some other activities.

5  last but not least, gotta get down to do some really major planning on something for darren. nothings mentioned yet. but hope it will materialise soon.

see, so much in store. life is so great right?

guess the biggest challenge is, when will i fulfill this. i’ve always tot now being in school is a great time to do all these. but 2 yrs have passed and all is still nought. haiz…

gambatte!!

Time

We are approaching the end of 2007 suddenly.

Time flies doesn’t it?

When i was younger, i’ve always felt that time is crawling painfully slow. I am beginning to think thats probably because when i was younger, my life probably isn’t my own. Everything revolves around getting permission from parents. Everything revolves around what my parents what me to do and be. So my parents were the “dictator” of my live and i am really just the “pawn”. haha!

Now i realise as we grow older, time suddenly fly by us and we dun have time for everything else in the world. Work never get done on time. Friends get nglected. Family members meet only once a week. We are never punctual and so on…. all these really adds on to the frustration in life especially when all work, family and friends matters a lot to us.

Actually most of the time while time flies, i guess its our mindset and attitude that makes a difference too. If we realise time flies by us, all the more we need to learn to prioritise and be self-motivated. No wonder some kids can excel in their studies, sports, music and other skills at the same time while enjoying their childhood. No wonder some executives delivers results, contribute to society, maintain close ties with friends and keep their families together.

All this i’m beginning to see are not miracles that happen to the creme de la creme of human species, nor do they happen to those who are born with great fortune. (Maybe partially la.. such as being born to a rich family, possessing high IQ, being “normal” in terms of physical and mental well-being, etc). But most importantly, excellence seems to come only from one who knows how to be disciplined, make full use of time and strive for the results.

And these are things I need to learn. Very much.

And probably that could be my resolution for 2008 – to not waste time and live my life to the fullest!

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Hereby wishing all my beloved friends, a new year ahead more exciting that any that have passed us by. May all of us have a fulfilling and wonderful 2008, so that we can drink a toast at the end of the year to celebrate our achievements instead of wallowing in regret!

All my best wishes to you, my friends! Cheers!