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4 months ago
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
COCONUT SKINS
....boring report....
It’s been a long week.
I’ve been spending long hours in the office every day of the week. As much as I don’t like it. There’s just so much to do. Although I do have a choice not to give a damn, I continued sitting at my desk finishing up one thing after another. Until I realized that it’s late. Way late.
Then I’d be heading home, grab something for dinner on the way, too tired and just no time to do anything better thereafter.
This can’t be happening.
Even our Work Hard Play Hard day had to be cancelled. Again.
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....boring report....
It’s been a long week.
I’ve been spending long hours in the office every day of the week. As much as I don’t like it. There’s just so much to do. Although I do have a choice not to give a damn, I continued sitting at my desk finishing up one thing after another. Until I realized that it’s late. Way late.
Then I’d be heading home, grab something for dinner on the way, too tired and just no time to do anything better thereafter.
This can’t be happening.
Even our Work Hard Play Hard day had to be cancelled. Again.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
PLUG IN BABY
It’s home cooked dinner for the second time today.
And we ran out of gas halfway through. Such an anti-climax.
So, into the microwave it goes.
Could have been more exciting, but as long as everything's edible, fine by me.
At least we had a good laugh.
And a nice mini jam session after that.
A fun funny way to end a hectic day that dragged forever.
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It’s home cooked dinner for the second time today.
And we ran out of gas halfway through. Such an anti-climax.
So, into the microwave it goes.
Could have been more exciting, but as long as everything's edible, fine by me.
At least we had a good laugh.
And a nice mini jam session after that.
A fun funny way to end a hectic day that dragged forever.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
DARE YOU TO MOVE
....fuzzy, shitty, fuzzy, shitty, SIGH, SIGH, SIGH....
“Have I told you about the tension of opposites?” he says.
The tension of opposites?
“Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn’t. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take things for granted.”
“A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle.”
Sounds like a wrestling match, I say.
“A wrestling match.” He laughs. “Yes, you could describe life that way.”
So which side wins, I ask?
“Which side wins?”
He smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth.
“Love wins. Love always wins.”
....excerpt from Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays With Morrie"
....fuzzy, shitty, fuzzy, shitty, SIGH, SIGH, SIGH....
“Have I told you about the tension of opposites?” he says.
The tension of opposites?
“Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn’t. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take things for granted.”
“A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle.”
Sounds like a wrestling match, I say.
“A wrestling match.” He laughs. “Yes, you could describe life that way.”
So which side wins, I ask?
“Which side wins?”
He smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth.
“Love wins. Love always wins.”
....excerpt from Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays With Morrie"
Saturday, September 15, 2007
FAMILY PORTRAIT
It breaks my heart to see the tears in the little girl's eyes.
When her named is called out today, she'll be on stage accepting the award all by herself when all her schoolmates are proudly accompanied by their parents.
It's just plain cruel for a 14-year old kid.
All she needs is a few minutes of your precious time.
Just to be part of one of the best few seconds of her life.
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It breaks my heart to see the tears in the little girl's eyes.
When her named is called out today, she'll be on stage accepting the award all by herself when all her schoolmates are proudly accompanied by their parents.
It's just plain cruel for a 14-year old kid.
All she needs is a few minutes of your precious time.
Just to be part of one of the best few seconds of her life.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
CHASING CARS
We'll do it all
Everything
On our own
We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel
Those three words
Are said too much
They're not enough
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
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We'll do it all
Everything
On our own
We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel
Those three words
Are said too much
They're not enough
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCING
….being in denial, and finally letting it out….
“You’re such a wonderful person. There’s this warmth about you whenever you are around. You give your fullest attention when you’re engaged in a conversation. You’re sincere. I don’t know why you’re not seeing anybody, because you’re special. You have a good heart.”
This coming from a person I barely knew except for the incidental hellos when we're in the same elevator or the quick goodbyes after bumping into each other at the convenient store for ice-cream downstairs.
So what if I AM destined to be alone?
To me, it seems to be much simpler this way. I take charge of everything I do. I choose to feel and see joy, even if I make mistakes, they're all mine. It’s easier to hurt myself than hurting someone else.
But let me tell you a known secret.
….truth is, my friends, I don’t want to end up being on my own.
After attempting to convince you that I’ll be perfectly fine without having another person to share the rest of my life with, well, all those times I’ve actually been trying to convince myself instead.
I want somebody to remind me not to spend a fortune on that dress I thought was too nice to stay on the rack but eventually will end up in the wardrobe for eons to come, to force me to stay in bed even when I’m really not that sick, to let me know that eating ten chicken wings in one evening is not the end of the world.
I want somebody to tell me that I’m more than special.
That I am loved.
People say, if you want to achieve something, you have to at least put some effort into it and not let fate take full course of your life.
I guess, it now just comes to a point when it starts to wear me a bit. It just feels shitty when you have to dance alone to the music everytime, don’t you think?
It takes two to tango.
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….being in denial, and finally letting it out….
“You’re such a wonderful person. There’s this warmth about you whenever you are around. You give your fullest attention when you’re engaged in a conversation. You’re sincere. I don’t know why you’re not seeing anybody, because you’re special. You have a good heart.”
This coming from a person I barely knew except for the incidental hellos when we're in the same elevator or the quick goodbyes after bumping into each other at the convenient store for ice-cream downstairs.
So what if I AM destined to be alone?
To me, it seems to be much simpler this way. I take charge of everything I do. I choose to feel and see joy, even if I make mistakes, they're all mine. It’s easier to hurt myself than hurting someone else.
But let me tell you a known secret.
….truth is, my friends, I don’t want to end up being on my own.
After attempting to convince you that I’ll be perfectly fine without having another person to share the rest of my life with, well, all those times I’ve actually been trying to convince myself instead.
I want somebody to remind me not to spend a fortune on that dress I thought was too nice to stay on the rack but eventually will end up in the wardrobe for eons to come, to force me to stay in bed even when I’m really not that sick, to let me know that eating ten chicken wings in one evening is not the end of the world.
I want somebody to tell me that I’m more than special.
That I am loved.
People say, if you want to achieve something, you have to at least put some effort into it and not let fate take full course of your life.
I guess, it now just comes to a point when it starts to wear me a bit. It just feels shitty when you have to dance alone to the music everytime, don’t you think?
It takes two to tango.
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Monday, September 10, 2007
HOLIDAY
....little missy in Phuket....
I woke up this morning aching all over. I reluctantly climbed out of the bed, the smell of fresh bedsheets so invitingly in the air. I had a good night sleep but everytime I wanted to have a sit I had to shift a bit because I actually couldn't feel my butt! I should've gone easy on the Pump and Balance classes two days ago. Luckily I had the sense of not putting on those normal 12 kgs for the squats, no matter how much I miss it.
I had fun alright. My whole vacation went very well.
I got to talk to people I barely knew before. Nice short conversations on life.
The grand dinners. And I mean grand as in having a whole array of dishes laid in front of you and you only need your fingers to enjoy food, licking them clean and laugh about it. And laugh about life.
And I miss Phuket. Let's talk about Phuket a little.
Day 1
We actually took the KLIA Monorail to KLIA from KL Sentral and then a cab to LCCT. Enough to say we were running late. We didn't want to risk missing the flight by taking the bus. We lined up at the check-in counter overly excited. "We're going to Phuket", I kept saying to Kak Azah. Serenity engulfed me as I sat on the airplane gazing out the window. Weather was fantastic. A good start.
....little missy in Phuket....
I woke up this morning aching all over. I reluctantly climbed out of the bed, the smell of fresh bedsheets so invitingly in the air. I had a good night sleep but everytime I wanted to have a sit I had to shift a bit because I actually couldn't feel my butt! I should've gone easy on the Pump and Balance classes two days ago. Luckily I had the sense of not putting on those normal 12 kgs for the squats, no matter how much I miss it.
I had fun alright. My whole vacation went very well.
I got to talk to people I barely knew before. Nice short conversations on life.
The grand dinners. And I mean grand as in having a whole array of dishes laid in front of you and you only need your fingers to enjoy food, licking them clean and laugh about it. And laugh about life.
And I miss Phuket. Let's talk about Phuket a little.
Day 1
We actually took the KLIA Monorail to KLIA from KL Sentral and then a cab to LCCT. Enough to say we were running late. We didn't want to risk missing the flight by taking the bus. We lined up at the check-in counter overly excited. "We're going to Phuket", I kept saying to Kak Azah. Serenity engulfed me as I sat on the airplane gazing out the window. Weather was fantastic. A good start.
....in between the clouds....
We arrived in Krabi at about 1.30 p.m. local time. Waited a bit for our luggage and later greeted by a local agent that we contacted earlier. We were brought to the agency and for about an hour we were there talking about a whole list of things we wanted to do in Phuket. We then realized that it would be impossible to do all throughout the duration of our stay so we focused on the must sees.
....the wait....
We reached Bel Aire Resort in Patong and had a a shower and short rest. It was almost sundown. It was drizzling a bit.
We walked along the streets of Patong in the evening for dinner. We knew we had to have a go at the local seafood. Three dishes later, we were brimming with joy. Bloated and full of satisfaction. So, what do you find in Patong? Pubs, restaurants, tattoo parlours, spas, money exchangers, pubs, more pubs, even more tattoo parlours (by now I was really tempted), street food, souvenir shops, money exchangers, Thai boxing, pubs, pubs!!!!
....wet night on Bangla Road....
....dwarfed by the babydolls. Normal working people, just like you and I....
Day 2
We hopped on a boat and headed for a one day island tour.
One word describes Phi Phi Island.
Paradiso.
I fell in love completely.
....The Beach, yes, the most famous one....
....buoy and I....
....basking in the sun....
....breathtaking....
....blue waters and snorkeling....
....picturesque Phi Phi Leh....
....lunch, really enjoyed the papaya salad....
....the sun....
....and pina colada (let's sing!)....
....the greatest view....
The Phi Phi trip I would say was the highlight of my stay in Phuket. I got the chance to feed the fishes while out snorkeling. It was a different feeling altogether, having them nibbling at your fingers.
Day 3
The day we were driven around Phuket.
We went around to Ban Pae Waterfalls, Rang Hill, Kata Beach and Phuket town, among others. We made a few stops at the local shops as well. Having a local to drive us, we saved quite a bit going to shops offering much cheaper prices for the same stuff found at Patong.
....Ban Pae Waterfalls....
....the streets of Kata....
....sunset in Patong....
....banana on skewers, and I had crickets to snack on as well!....
Day 4
The day we flew home.
Kak Azah and I had an early morning start. By 8 a.m. we were at the beach having a much needed massage after the late night we had, I even had a manicure. Feeling very much relaxed we took a quick stroll on the beach before turning to head back to the hotel, a hot cup of Starbucks each and just silently enjoyed the morning sun.
....Patong in the morning....
....leaving footprints on the sand....
....saying goodbye to Phuket....
....without a place to sit at the airport lobby....
Truthfully speaking, we didn't want to go back.
At the same time, I realized I miss being home nevertheless.
To Kak Azah, thanks for the wonderful trip, I wouldn't want it any differently. Well, except maybe for a companion all for my own next time ;) And maybe not falling terribly sick on an otherwise perfect holiday. Makes good story I guess....
This is for you. Something to remember our getaway by ;)
Knew the signs
Wasn't right
I was stupid for a while
Swept away by you
And now I feel like a fool
So confused
My heart's bruised
Was I ever loved by you?
Out of reach
So far
I never had your heart
Out of reach
Couldn't see
We were never
Meant to be
Catch myself
From despair
I could drown if I stay here
Keeping busy everyday
I know I will be OK
But I was
So confused
My heart's bruised
Was I ever loved by you?
Out of reach
So far
I never had your heart
Out of reach
Couldn't see
We were never
Meant to be
So much hurt
So much pain
Takes a while
To regain
What is lost inside
And I hope that in time
You'll be out of my mind
And I'll be over you
But now I'm
So confused
My heart's bruised
Was I ever loved by you?
Out of reach
So far
I never had your heart
Out of reach
Couldn't see
We were never
Meant to be
Out of reach
So far
You never gave your heart
In my reach
I can see
There's a life out there
For me
I've decided that I'm going back there one day for sure...
....more photos here....
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Friday, September 07, 2007
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
....I am back....
A Discourse by His Majesty The King Bhumibol Adulyadej
...."All societies comprise both good people and bad people. No one can make every single person good. Therefore, good governance does not mean making everyone good. It is about supporting the good and enabling them to govern the country. It is also about controlling the bad so that they do not have access to power and do not create turmoil and strife in the country"....
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....I am back....
A Discourse by His Majesty The King Bhumibol Adulyadej
...."All societies comprise both good people and bad people. No one can make every single person good. Therefore, good governance does not mean making everyone good. It is about supporting the good and enabling them to govern the country. It is also about controlling the bad so that they do not have access to power and do not create turmoil and strife in the country"....
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Monday, September 03, 2007
Sunday, September 02, 2007
RAGDOLL
Nobody deserves to be treated that way. Ever.
I was mad of what I saw this morning. A drama unfolding in front of everybody. They were talking. Suddenly, he slapped her in the face. All eyes on them now. And he stormed off after grabbing hold of the water bottle she was holding and harshly threw it to the floor. It stopped short of falling beneath the railing.
Displaying yourself doing such a shameless act is reason enough to drive me nuts but resorting to violence to prove a point is plain unforgivable.
There should never be an excuse to do so.
They disappeared amongst the crowd soon after.
Unbelievable.
..............
Mall hopping.
I finally got to meet my dear Kak Azah today. We talked about the past, the weather, the present, our great trip next week, the seemingly bleak future, on trying out dresses at the Sunday bazaar, about making the best out of the time left and putting another foot one step forward :)
Talking about trips....
I'm just getting an overdose of love today, despite being drained of all the energy left in me :) I'll definitely need it in days to come.
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Nobody deserves to be treated that way. Ever.
I was mad of what I saw this morning. A drama unfolding in front of everybody. They were talking. Suddenly, he slapped her in the face. All eyes on them now. And he stormed off after grabbing hold of the water bottle she was holding and harshly threw it to the floor. It stopped short of falling beneath the railing.
Displaying yourself doing such a shameless act is reason enough to drive me nuts but resorting to violence to prove a point is plain unforgivable.
There should never be an excuse to do so.
They disappeared amongst the crowd soon after.
Unbelievable.
..............
Mall hopping.
I finally got to meet my dear Kak Azah today. We talked about the past, the weather, the present, our great trip next week, the seemingly bleak future, on trying out dresses at the Sunday bazaar, about making the best out of the time left and putting another foot one step forward :)
Talking about trips....
I'm just getting an overdose of love today, despite being drained of all the energy left in me :) I'll definitely need it in days to come.
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Saturday, September 01, 2007
SOULMATE
....to dear Joez, if only I can be even half as strong....
Incompatible, it don't matter though
'Cos someone's bound to hear my cry
Speak out if you do
You're not easy to find
Is it possible Mr. Loveable
Is already in my life?
Right in front of me
Or maybe you're in disguise
Who doesn't long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own
If there's a soulmate for everyone
Here we are again, circles never end
How do I find the perfect fit
There's enough for everyone
But I'm still waiting in line
Who doesn't long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own
If there's a soulmate for everyone
If there's a soulmate for everyone
Most relationships seem so transitory
They're all good but not the permanent one
Who doesn't long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own
If there's a soulmate for everyone
If there's a soulmate for everyone
If there's a soulmate for everyone
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....to dear Joez, if only I can be even half as strong....
Incompatible, it don't matter though
'Cos someone's bound to hear my cry
Speak out if you do
You're not easy to find
Is it possible Mr. Loveable
Is already in my life?
Right in front of me
Or maybe you're in disguise
Who doesn't long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own
If there's a soulmate for everyone
Here we are again, circles never end
How do I find the perfect fit
There's enough for everyone
But I'm still waiting in line
Who doesn't long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own
If there's a soulmate for everyone
If there's a soulmate for everyone
Most relationships seem so transitory
They're all good but not the permanent one
Who doesn't long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own
If there's a soulmate for everyone
If there's a soulmate for everyone
If there's a soulmate for everyone
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