20 years on....

After 20 Years, can't imagine that we can still meet-up and talk about the nostalgic past...

Classic part was, we have all ditch the "cyclops- glasses", including yours truly after 20 years...
back then, anyone who wears a specs, never failed to be spotted with these "Cyclops" glasses... so...., X-men was popular back then...

Walk me home...

Indeed...

Walk me home - Mandy Moore

Ahhh..... Beer Tasting!

Wine tasting?
Nothing new.
Plus cost alot.

Ever heard or tried BEER Tasting??
Haha... yeah, there'ssuch a thing as Beer tasting... and its FREE! lol..

Thanks to free event invitation from Lab Series.. Though it's just a marketing gimmick, but i think i benefit more from the BEER tasting and seesion more...

Besides Alcoholic Contents, beers are measured in terms of Bitterness, known as IBU (International Bitterness Unit).

Know what's a "Hand-crafted" beer? nay, not one use hand to make... but beers brewed in Small quantity...
"The Queen & The Mangosteen" at Vivo claims their beer are all hand-crafted beers.. true enuff, when i took a peek into their small little in-house"brewery".
Quite a number of Small little breweries look-alike container in a room...
Just liek wine tasting, look at the colour of the beer, look at the little bubbles rising from the mug (minus that swirling action), and smell it before you gulp it down..
Ahhh..... Taste Cool!

Got to try at least 7 different types of Beers.. IBU ranging from the very mild 20 plus to the close to stout level of 50 plus.
Well, not really full 7 mugs lah, just small serving each, like 50 - 100 ml only per glass.

Beers with Spices, with Fruity taste, and even with Dragon Fruit mix...
This is the first time I am enjoying beer more than any other days...
I think I found a new hang-out for beer......

New found haunt...

Was "introduced " to this Indian food cuisine place hiding in the 鸟不身蛋place in Science park I..

Its a noth Indian Cuisine, and gladly, the price is very food court price, but high grade ambience.
Moreover, NO GST and service charge, with teh good serice rendered.

More importantly, the food are really nice Indian food( At least much better than the CBD foodcourts indian food).

Quite a big area, and owing to the fact that its a Sunday, and this is situated in a 鸟不身蛋 area, there isn't any crowd.
Lotsa lightings, cloths, INdian MTVs, stainless steels utensils, and fortunately, they mute the MTVs... so its a rather "quiet" place with a fair share of non-indians patronizing...
More indians tehre are north indians...

Not a fan of indian food, but gave it a try, and like the Masala Mutton. One serving can serve 2 person, and its just $6-8. And must say the menu is really extensive.... Machiam like a storey book, that can easily contain up to 20 pages...!
The Naam was really nice too...

Can't say the same for their drinks, but think what i really like is the ambience and the super lack of crowd on a weekend dinner...
Lotsa lightings, felt like Deepavali... hahaa...

Tehreafter, found another great hangout location....
Tucked away in the remote northern part of S'pore, at Choa Chu Kang, Farmart, there's a relatively cosy place to chill out with wine, or simply, tea/coffee...

Quiet close to the nature(really near with wild dogs and trees/shrubs/bushes everywhere) and more importantly again, away from the crowds...
Hmmmm... wonder if its a "symptom" of aging that i started to shun crowded places and prefer the quiet , slow moving pace of life....

又收到一封红色炸弹！
刚过了一个，下个月又有两个！！

嗨。。。
他们的幸福，就这样建筑在我的痛苦上了。
新郎每次都不会是我， 红包却总是从我。。。
或许这是一个有出， 没回的“投资”。

没办法啦， 谁叫华人传统是这么一个样。 就是要摆酒宴，派红包。。。

嗨。。。

过了六月，还有咯。。。。 -_-!

好想好想- Change?

好想好想

Suddenly it hits me..

I'm Kinda sick of the banking ops...
Kinda sick of the banking world and the whatnot...

Tempted to take up sales job.. probably something more pro-active and interactive..
Not service sales..
But product sales..
Say, selling "machineries/furniture & fittings to corporate customers?
Selling something tangible .

I think it should be more interesing to meet different people, company, and corporates..
Maybe thats the little pleasure that we lost touch with, amidst the enviable desk-bound banking jobs.

An ex-colleague did just that.. seems as though a big "sacrifice" to give up an enviable banking job at the front office, to pursue somethign she thinks more interesting...
I'm kinda tempted though....
Then again.... *sigh*

A hectic week(end). Not surprising.., since i pack every other non-work related , non-revenue generating activities in the 2 pathetic and miserable 24hrs..

2 more weeks, and i should see myself freeing up a couple of hours on sunday noon...

Other tahn that, everything else still seems to remain status-quo...
Why?
Becos I still can't (bear to) give up more...
Coupled with the others ad-hoc 'activities' over the weekends, i seriously have to intentionally brush some other important, but of slightly less priority stuffs aside..

Just attended a Church wedding and a banquet this week, and yeah, you know how emotional it can get when the bride/bridegroom gave their speeches, give thanks to their parents, and the "special" song that teh groom usually did on the wedding dinner that makes the brides tears flow uncontrollably...

All that seems so sweet and loving.
So blissful...

Then again , it makes you wonder what happened to all that promises and "sacrifices" made on this wedding day years on into the marriage.
Seems as though all that was just an ad-hoc "event" for that one night only..
Well, to be fair, there are cases though that the happy ending still continues... but for how many?

Anyway, its always heart-warming to see how couples xpress their loves and vows on wedding days, decalring their loves for one another. Especially gets to me tho, was always the part when they thank their parents, narrating how much sacrifices their parent have done for them over the years....


on the other-hand, this year still can't evade the "wedding" tax...
one down, 3 more to go...

Gone are the days when the lowest "market rate" was $60..
Now it wouldn't settle for less than $80 as per market convention...Depending on the location as well.
If its 4 stars and above, bid farewell to $100 bucks...

only second quarter this year... wonder if i can evade these taxes for the next 2 quarter just for 2009.....

Certified

Not somethign great, but still, its "recognised legally"... lol

我的心 慢慢坠 慢慢坠
它已经 已经很疲惫

我的梦 慢慢碎 慢慢碎
它已经 不能再后悔

我的爱 慢慢退 慢慢退
我的天 这种滋味

如果爱是朵玫瑰 我的已枯萎
等春天再来也寻不会

Sapa Video - Thoughts

Music: Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest
Pictures: Canon Powershot SX-10 / Canon IXY 25-IS

Just loved putting Sounds to Pictues. Gives the pictures more life rather than just a plain 2-dimensional pictorial showcase..

I yearn for a care-free life-style like the villagers..
But, this is reality...
Dreams and reality hardly meets.

Sick of the working world. Struggling to make ends meet to clear off heft of liabilities and debt.
What do we get at the end of the day?
Just another day of slogging....

I'm breathless from the burden of liabilities. Wished I could just fly away to a little village/town an live a care-free life.

放开 . 舍得？

I'm "squeezed"...
So many thinsg have to be squeezed in to the weekends.. How is that possible...?
How to take a breather....
Can't have the best of all world...
"You can't have your cake and eat it"

Probably should really learnt to let go of somethings, and my life will be better?
有种拥有，叫做放手。。。。
But which comes first...?
Which to let go off...?
放弃了，是否会舍得？
没有“舍”， 又怎么会“得”。。。？