Apologies

First of all, let me apologise. After my last post on the 27th of Mar, I have 'disappeared' for quite awhile now. It has been slightly more then a month and now I'm back again. To update my small pool of followers, the month of April has been a hell of a hectic month. As previously mentioned, I was involved in a major event during the period. That was also part of the reason why I didn't blog during the whole month. The event was a major success. All the hard work that was put in was acknowledged and everyone came out of the event happy.

Enough about the event, now to get back to the topic proper. The theme of my blog remains unchanged. I will still post pictures and talk about them, as well as the 3 things in the day that made me smile. So, here it goes:

I'm seriously having trouble finding a picture to post. Think its about time I take out my DSLR and start shooting soon. Anyway, this is a picture of the bungalow that my loved one and I stayed in during our trip to Perth, Western Australia last year. The place was huge~. It has four bedrooms, a living room, a dining area and a kitchen. The best of all, the frontyard opens up to a golf course! Ideal for all golf lovers! But too bad I have not picked up that sports yet. Soon...

Now for the three things that made me smile today:

1. I completed a few things that I have wanted to do for a long time but just didn't had the time and motivation to do. Those things have been dragging on for way too long and I'm glad that I finally finished it today. Although it could have been done better, at least it was a start. Subsequently I think I will be working on it again to refine it towards greater heights.

2. The second thing that made me smile today was when I was writing this entry in my blog. It really have been quite awhile since I last blogged. While thinking and typing, I realised that the fun in blogging during my last postings was coming back to me. As I typed more, the feeling gets stronger and I guess that the 'adrenaline' that fueled me back then has finally found its way back and I intent to keep it going strong.

3. The third thing that made me smile today was my loved one. I was doing some photo editing for her when I 'rediscovered' some of the photos that I took of her quite some time ago. I stopped my work and went through the photos again, reminiscing the days spent together with her. I'm glad that I had her with me on my journey until now. Thank you my dear. I look forward to many more good years together ahead of us.

Ok, something extra to make up for the lost posts. Perhaps I'll talk about the 3 things that made me smile segment and why I included it in my blog. As mentioned previously, I 'copied' this concept from Class 95 Car Tunes. I find this segment very interesting as it allows you to reflect on yourself for the day, and think about all the events/things etc that have happened to you for the day. I always believed that no matter how bad your day was, think hard, there is bound to be at least 1 thing or 1 person that made you smiled. It is important to be happy so that life can be beautiful and meaningful. Everyone needs a smile, have you smiled today?

Thats all for this post. I will post again soon. Cheers ~

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Was doing some housework, therefore the lateness in blogging. Now that my parents are on a holiday trip, it is the time to tidy up the living room! Something that I have always wanted to do but unable to because if they were around, they would be nagging and stopping me from throwing away anything =p Enough said, here's picture number 1:

I guess I must be pretty hungry when I was selecting the pictures for this post. Anyway, this greenish/sick/disgusting/and whatever #$!^#$ you can think of color dish was what I had when I was holidaying in Korea in 2008. Some of you might wonder why did I actually ordered such a dish? Well, I was on tour and it was part of the tour package, so I didn't have much choice. Although it may look ugly, it was pretty tasty instead and for all those out there still guessing what was it actually, it was a bowl of abalone porridge.

Here's picture number 2:

This was what I had during the first night of free and easy of my Korea trip. This is much simpler to guess I think. Yes, it was sweet potato. We saw this uncle set up his shop by the road side while we were walking around. At first, we didn't know what he was selling until we came up close and he happened to open one of the 'drawers'. This was the way the uncle was keeping his sweet potato hot during the cold winter period. Athough the sweet potato wasn't exactly as tasty as it should be, but having a hot sweet potato in the middle of a cold cold winter night, definitely made it taste so much nicer =)

Now for the 3 things that made me smile today:

1. I brought breakfast for my loved one and had it together with her this morning. Although she wasn't in a very good mood because her sleep was disturbed by her god-nephew, she still greeted me with a smile when I reached her house. That alone will bring a smile to my face anytime.

2. The second thing that made me smile today was my shopping trip with my loved one and her god-nephew. We went to town after her work and we did some shopping along Orchard Road. She was looking for a work bag, but haven been able to find one after awhile. During the shopping trip, she was mentioning something about me able to buy the iPad because the price had dropped. I then made a teasing statement against my loved one and she took awhile to realised it. That made me smile because it was one of those very few moments that I actually outwit her!

3. The third thing that made me smile today was my spring cleaning session. As I was mentioning earlier, I was tidying up my living room dining table just now. Seeing it from a mountain of rubbish to a proper dining table sure puts a smile on my face.

Thats all for today. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. The next weekend is going come soon. Hang in there~

Cheers~

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I was originally going to post what I have ate for dinner up today when I realised that I didn't bring the transfer cable for my camera today. So, I have decided to chose another food picture and here it is:

I took this picture while we were having lunch in Hong Kong during our trip in 2008. We passed by this Thai restaurant nearby our hotel and we went in to have our lunch. The food surprised us and it tasted wonderful! Although my loved one wasn't feeling too good that day, she still managed to finished it. This goes to show that how tasty it was. Back in Singapore, I have been to quite a few Thai restaurants but none of them have this dish. I only managed to find 1 store that sells it and it is located in Maxwell Market. Maybe someone can help me by telling me if you know of any stores that sells this delicious dish? Thank you in advance =)

For the 3 things that made me smile today:

1. My parents went on a holiday trip with my brother today to Ho Chin Min City. Being on duty, I wasn't able to send them off. However, my brother posted a picture of my dad smiling at the airport and tagged me. Seeing that they are going to enjoy themselves put a smile on my face.

2. The second thing that made me smile is a cat. There was this cat hanging around my workplace for quite awhile already. This morning when I was having my breakfast, I saw it walking up and down the corridor. I then took some milk from my fridge and poured some into a plate and put it on the corridor for the cat to drink. After I came out from the toilet, I saw the cat lapping the milk happily. What a sight =)

3. The third thing that made me smile today was my loved one. She had asked me to get breakfast for her tomorrow morning. I can't wait for my duty to finish to have breakfast with her. Wait awhile more for me ok my dear? Love you!

Thats about all, time to go disturb the rest of the duty personnels.

Cheers~

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Was late again today because I went out supper with my loved one. Here's picture number 1:

Oh my gosh, I didn't knew I was so 'wealthy' back then. This was taken during my first Hong Kong trip in 2008. My friend snapped this picture of me when we were shopping for stuffs on the last day of the trip. The reason why I chose this picture is because I just went to take my BMI this morning and I passed. So I was trying to see if there were any pictures of me in the past that I might possibly fail, and I found this. I don't think I failed back then either, because I don't have any recollection of me failing before, hahaha..

Here's picture number 2:

Another picture of me walking on the streets of Hong Kong. Ok, I'll share abit more about this trip with you guys. It was supposed to be an overseas trip of 3 guys and 3 girls. I got to know this bunch of friends through an online website and 1 of the girls that went with me was actually my primary school classmate. We were chatting online one day and they suggested that we go on a trip together. Many things happened and eventually, it became a 1 guy 3 girls overseas trip. Nothing to be proud or happy about, because nothing happened, just in case you guys start thinking otherwise. I'll probably share more the next time I talk about this trip.

Now, the 3 things that made me smile today:

1. The first thing that made me smile today was when I stepped into the office. Today is friday, and the whole company is clearing their off. Finally, there is a day where no one will disturb me and I can peacefully do my work. I finished quite a bit of work today, and submitted all my claims into the system for processing. Being able to achieve quite a bit of work today put a smile on my face.

2. The second thing that made me smile was my dad. He had originally wanted to take public transport to collect his air ticket for his upcoming trip and he had called me to go and have dinner on my own. I told him that I will have dinner with him and drive him to collect his ticket. I could see the smile on his face when I reached home and he was there waiting for me. Being able to make my dad's day surely put a smile on my face.

3. The third thing that made me smile was of course my loved one. Unlike usual days, she actually agreed to going with me to Bedok 85 market to eat the Bak Chor Mee over there. I have suggested to her quite a few times but she has always turned me down because she does not like dining outside. So when she said she would accompany me, that definitely put a smile on my face. Thank you my dear!

Thats all, time to hand over my lappy to my loved one.

Cheers~

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It seems like I'm blogging over 0000 hrs more often recently and I think I know the reason why. I think I should try to improve the situation else I'm going to run out of pictures pretty soon. Here's picture 1:

This is a picture of the vegetarian meal that I had with my loved one during our trip to Hong Kong in 2008. We went over to Lantau Island on a pretty long cable car ride which took us about 45 minutes where there is this buddhist temple on this 'mountain' at the western part of Hong Kong. The sight on the mountain was breathtaking and we did a tour around the temple and the buddhist relic. We ended the tour with this meal in the temple. Although the food looks simple, it actually taste quite wonderful, and I guess this is the best vegetarian meal I have taken.

Here's picture number 2:

Similarly, this picture was taken on the same trip. We were visiting the wax museum on The Peak. It was pretty interesting at that place because that is one of the place where you can get up close to the celebrities without being pushed and shoved by the fanatic fans of theirs. As the wax figures are of 1:1 scale, you can see for yourself how tall or petite some of the celebrities actually are. Of course we had a great time at the museum, with us acting with the figures and posing like what I did in the picture. Does it look like the President of the United States giving a speech? Haha.

Now for the smile segment:

1. The first thing that made me smile today was that I finally had the chance to eat my honey stars that I bought a few days ago. I bought it and 2 bottles of milk to make it my breakfast. After I bought it, unfortunately I became busy all of a sudden for a few days, thus unable to take it as my breakfast. Today, I was able to sit down at my table and enjoy 2 bowls of honey stars for breakfast.

2. The second thing that made me smile today was my loved one. She had sent out her resume yesterday and she received a call from a company today, making an interview arrangement with her. She was so excited that she called me immediately and told me about it. She sounded so excited and went on and on about her encounter. Although I was busy at the moment, I put down my stuffs and listened to her. Her tone and excitement kinda made my day.

3. I was driving to school after work and was listening to Class 95 Car Tunes where they were talking about this Japanese hero whom they called the scuba man. This scuba man basically rescued his wife and mother during the tsunami by changing into his scuba suit and swimming to their houses and rescuing them. Take note, he swam during the tsunami! Its pretty interesting to hear this story on radio, as they described how he swam through floating cars and power cables etc.. His act shows that heroes do exists in our world. That brought a smile to my face.

That will be all for today.

Cheers~