swating flies (no more) -part 2

It’s bluey Monday yet again. Until now, I still can’t fathom why weekends just zoom pass like that, while weekdays drag on painfully, when actually, I’m not doing anything for both. Mathematically speaking, one can argue that weekends have just 2 days, but you get the drift.

Before I go on whining over work again, I shall blog about last Friday’s happy tennis session! I’m definitely not a sporty person but I’m so enjoying the regular tennis games. I really feel the joy when I got some nice shots over, something I don’t derive from other sports like badminton or bowling. Not to mention the nice “pak” sound when the stroke is right! And of course, the delightful company from teo! I shall cut the “oh-I’m-so-grateful-to-you” talk and..yah, thank you so much for teaching me tennis! We also manage to get kaifen into the “tennis-gang” and I think she has no choice but to continue coming cos’ our tennis balls are with her. Otherwise, we already have a backup plan of hiding in the bushes and “borrowing” home-run balls. (I hope that doesn’t happen, I can’t imagine what insects are hiding with us at the same time)

I’m proud to say that after 10 weeks of rigorous (okay, almost rigorous) tennis training, I think I’ve made quite a significant improvement! I mean, the probability of balls crossing the net is higher now (no, I don’t mean those home-run shots), my strokes are getting natural, and I have those nice back-hand shots once in a while. So…yes, there’s improvement! Hopefully, it will just get better!

Ahh! I just realized that we didn’t have any photos of pre, during, or post tennis sessions. I shall remember to do that this coming Friday. My hands are itching for tennis already. Can’t wait! Oh! And I’m having my first Korean class today! I hope it’s not dull and muggish. I think I have enough of that in Chemical Engineering. Wait for my updates!

**My boss just informed me that the proposal for bid extension is rejected. “We can shut-down now” Gosh, I’m so loving my boss.

Hear me roar!

Yet another attempt to splash some color into my otherwise mundane life (yes, work is simply not fulfilling, sadly). Decided to take up a Korean Language class at some community centre (read: cheap) every Monday. It’s not confirmed yet since I haven’t registered, but it’s more or less there. I’m just waiting for the stamp of approval from my dear friend.

I’m feeling both sad and happy at the prospect of having Korean class. Sad, because I’m resorting to taking various classes to spice up my life simply because work is not exciting at all. Shan’t lament too much over work life, but I can’t wait to break free from it. Happy, because it’s something I’ve wanted to do, but never really got down to materializing it. And since it’s a Monday class, hopefully it will help to take away some of the blues on a gloomy Monday.

On a random note, I think it’s time to take control over my work life. I’ve decided to talk to boss about my unfulfilling work life in April. No more sit and wait kinda attitude. I don’t wish to waste my life away when I could be doing stuffs more enriching. At the very least, I need to feel that I’m constantly improving myself. It’s just not happening here and I’m feeling very frustrated over it.
Wish me luck. Cheers!

maid fetish?

Gosh, I’m actually feeling excited over my company’s dnd that’s held tomorrow! The theme for the event is pirates, so technically speaking, we’re supposed to turn up for the event dressing like pirates. Initially, I wasn’t planning to dress up at all, was thinking of just wearing some beach dress and slippers and that’s it. Cos’ that will be very convenient AND cost-saving – no need for make-up, no need for hair styling, no need to throw money to rent the costume. The most I’m going to do is to pin up a mega flower at the side of my hair.

But a few days ago, my colleague managed to persuade me to go to the costume shop with her – I agreed cos’ it’s not nice to be such a wet blanket, and why not, it’s just some sight-seeing. But ahhhh, how very wrong I was. I don’t know what has gotten into me, but I joined the hype of dressing up too! But I’m not dressing up as a pirate…but as a MAID instead. I know! It doesn’t fit the theme at all, but I didn’t fancy any of the pirate stuffs. Instead, I got all excited over the maid dresses – haha, my silent fetish!

Gosh, now I have to fuss over the hair and the make-up, wondering how to make it to the dnd venue without people gawking at me. Roarrs, so much trouble!! But I guess it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing (I hope), so I’ll just dive in and have fun! But for now, I’m still wondering where to get cheap-AND-good make-up and hair styling. I’m so unwilling to spend!! This is such a rubbishy and bimbotic matter to be fussed about, but I can’t help but fret over it!

Alrights, back to work, I’m praying that Boss doesn’t dump work on me now. It’s tennis with teo later again!

Swating Flies!

Woots, I had my first tennis session of the year yesterday! The weather was good, the tennis balls were brand new, the tennis racket was newly strung, but...my stamina was lousy. Lucky that I did some runs recently, else I would have collapsed much sooner. As for the tennis, it wasn't that bad as I would have expected, at the very least I managed to hit the balls over! Muahahaha! In fact, I personally felt that some shots are quite nice! Let's see... teo and I managed to have a total of...SIX consecutive shots. Not a big deal to brag about, but hey, cut me some slack, I'm a beginner! But I'm sure it will get better! And teo managed to trick 2 more people into joining our future tennis sessions. This just means we dont have to keep picking up balls (share the load!)

I feel like playing tennis again this Sunday, really want to get the momentum up and running (before CNY strikes and I start getting fat and lazy again). But gosh, my body is aching. No, I'm old, it's just the lack of exercise.

On a totally random note, Boss is saying I could go home now (that's like 3pm). Drats. If only he's the only one in this company. I'll prolly be much happier.

And back to the topic of tennis, think I'll post up photos only when I've become a pro. Ney to noob shots in my blog!

with friends like these, who needs enemies?

Quite contrary to what the title seems to suggest, this entry is all about my beloved, endearing friends!

We had our annual chalet last Saturday, and there's nothing out of the ordinary. We nua-ed while waiting for dinner, had our yusheng, had the usual birthday celebration with cake from oh-so-cheap-but-nice-SweeHeng, amused ourselves with low-smoke sparkles, pictionary, monopoly games (which I happily fell asleep already). There's really nothing out of the blue, but who cares, we certainly had lots of fun, laughter and joy! (:

I really love this gang, for there's no pretence, no deceit, just true, true friendship. I may not talk to all of them regularly, not have periodic meet-ups, but I know they will be there for me, always. And it's really heart-warming to know that. I know this friendship will go on forever and ever, cos' that's what true friendship is all about!

I shall cut the nostalgia, and let the pictures do the talking!

And teo, thanks for the souvenirs, they're lovely! (:

I'm a superstar!

I went for my first play-by-ear music lesson today! Was feeling rather apprehensive cos' it was a one-to-one session and it just feels so weird for me (i mean i'm usually the one tutoring others haha!) But it turned out fine! In fact, I felt really happy cos' I'm learning stuffs that I'm really interested in. And I like the feeling of self-improvement, something I failed to experience in work (sadly). So being a excited newbie, there I was practising faithfully on my piano earlier. Hopefully, this will continue (afterall, the lessons don't come cheap) and I can start playing more beautiful music. It's finally time for me to shine and stop wallowing in self-pity in the audience!

Shall post up related pictures soon!

A New Beginning

The year has finally ended and it’s time for new resolutions! I actually don’t have the practice of making resolutions but I think it’s time to ditch the see-how-later-decide mentality. I need a plan and I shall go by it religiously!

First up: Become a happier person! Year 2010 has been especially difficult with all the design project stuffs, tiresome job hunting, and the demise of my dear father. I think it’s probably the lowest point of my life (I hope that’s just it!) but it shall go lower no more! No more sulking, no more whining, no more emotional roller-coaster! In fact, for a start, I’ve abandoned the former blogskin for a chirpy-looking one to perpetually remind myself to be a happier person!

Second: Get a life babe get a life! The 8-to-5 monotony is slowly sinking in, and yes! I shall waddle out of this sandpit (yes I know, it’s not scientifically right) by injecting some color to my life. I’ve already signed up for this play-by-ear music class, so I’ll be attending lessons every Saturday. This has been something I’ve wanted to do but somehow, something, somewhere went wrong. The power of procrastination! I hope it’s money well-spent though, the lessons certainly aren’t cheap.

Third: Exercise! Swing the fats away! My barbolat tennis racket is collecting dust and honestly, the dust looked thick. Shudders. But yep, it’s time to get the balls rolling! I don’t know if it’s a good enough motivation, but I’ve already bought my tennis skirt! And it’s seriously tiny (I wonder if I can still fit in).. so hopefully that will remind me to get in shape.

Last by not least, towards the end of year 2011, I need to start hunting for jobs. Training bond will be up by then, and it’s time to put my career in perspective. Hopefully by then I’ll really understand what I want to do and it’s work work work! The money better start rolling in too!

That’s all, for now. I guess it’s not formidable list but it’s a start! I’m pretty sanguine about year 2011, definitely a good start! (:

Bring it on!