WELCOME 2008! THANK YOU 2007 FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAVE PRESENTED TO ME!
1st Picture: Bright lights from a lighthouse2nd Picture: If you turn this picture 45 degrees to the left it's actually a picture of the banks of the Birmanian Lake, this picture can only be taken once a year with the right camera angle, right lighting and right tide.
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WELCOME 2008!
Wow, what a year 2007 was. I managed to achieve almost all the goals which I had set myself out to do last year with an exception of one or two. It looks like some of the things which I had left out in 2007 would have to be credited into 2008 for me to push for it's achievement or to make right. One of the more significant resolution I made in 2007 was to lose weight significantly, but in the end, as of 31/12/2007, I'm as round as ever! So much so that, when I was sitting in front of the television one day back in Penang watching a gourmet show having a beer with my dad, he turned around, took one look at my belly and said "My goodness, you're as fat as that chef on tv!" and just as he was saying that, the fat bald chef on tv turned around and looked straight at me as if he knew we were mocking him... or me, for that matter.
I sat there grinning from ear to ear, patted my belly and took a sip of my beer and continued watching the fat bald chef take another bite of some friend exotic asian food. At the back of my mind I was slowly trying to figure out what happened in the 12 months I had been going to fitness first and all that membership fees I have been paying them. Perhaps it was the MacDonald's or KFC down the road which I have been frequently going to after exercise sessions.
I don't know if I dare to make anymore new year's resolution that involves a certain degree of pain which I have to undergo so that I gain approval from my peers and family members, but taking another look at the full length mirror in the bathroom, I'm seriously reconsidering my options. Lose weight or lose weight! Now let's see which shall I do first...
Is it just me or I suddenly feel quite depressed talking about new year's resolutions. Let's change to another topic shall we? I made quite an amazing discovery when I went back to Penang last month. I tend to get kind of 'electrocuted' everytime I come in contact with something with metal element in it, like the tap in the kitchen, my dvd player, door knobs, my car door, even house keys. Now I don't really know how to explain this phenomena, but I did ask my dad briefly about it, cos he used to work in a factory where they manufacture stuff in a cleanroom environment. He told me, my body has got extra electrical charges, or was it electrostatic and the only way I can prevent myself from getting these mini electric shocks is to 'ground' myself. I asked, How? With a brown ground wire attached to a metal surface?
Now if one end of the wire attaches itself to a metal surface to channel out all the surplus current, where does the other end go? I dread to even think about it... My bee-hind? God almighty! I'd rather have surplus electricity and enlist in the X-men! Wouldn't that be cool? An electrifying fat beer drinking cussing word swearing dude.
Ok, about the new year... I drove 5 hours from Penang to KL on 31/12/2007 so that I'd make it in time to be in KL to welcome 2008. New year this time around was a little different, special and one I might remember for a while. This was the first time in the many years I had celebrated new year's in KL parked by the side of the highway with a thousand other cars just to catch a glimpse of fireworks going on in KLCC and the infamous Bukit Bintang area.
We caught a glimpse alright, also drenched in the rain as it was pouring! Nevertheless it was worth it I guess. After that, it got better, the rest of the night was spent in some mamak bistro in ampang having a roti naan and watching the new year's concert 'live' on astro, thanks to the mamaks.
To someone special to me, I know you sometimes sneak around and read my postings here as well... hehe.. I would like to say, thank you for the best new year's present you had given me. You may not realise it, but it's what I have been waiting for all this while. However, right after that, because of your doubt, I suddenly doubt alot of things myself.
I know it's tough, but you have to be confident as well. Let me jot that down, one of my new year's resolution is to have a higher degree of confidence! So that I know that if I fell tomorrow, I fell holding my head high. Life is a journey and it's the journey which is worth going through, the destination is not as important.
To end this post, I would like to tell the world that, like me, the new year's resolutions you make this new year need not be a continuation of the ones which you have made last year or the previous years or a repeat of what people are making. It could be as simple as wanting to enjoy all the emotions and experiences which you didn't get to experience in 2007. How's that for a resolution?
Let's say you didn't really experience happiness in it's purest sense in 2007 cos you were going through a bad financial crisis, you could jot down Happiness in 2008 as your resolution. Try maybe... understanding... or a clear mind or maybe peace and serenity.
To my dear readers, Happy 2008! Shalom!
I sat there grinning from ear to ear, patted my belly and took a sip of my beer and continued watching the fat bald chef take another bite of some friend exotic asian food. At the back of my mind I was slowly trying to figure out what happened in the 12 months I had been going to fitness first and all that membership fees I have been paying them. Perhaps it was the MacDonald's or KFC down the road which I have been frequently going to after exercise sessions.
I don't know if I dare to make anymore new year's resolution that involves a certain degree of pain which I have to undergo so that I gain approval from my peers and family members, but taking another look at the full length mirror in the bathroom, I'm seriously reconsidering my options. Lose weight or lose weight! Now let's see which shall I do first...
Is it just me or I suddenly feel quite depressed talking about new year's resolutions. Let's change to another topic shall we? I made quite an amazing discovery when I went back to Penang last month. I tend to get kind of 'electrocuted' everytime I come in contact with something with metal element in it, like the tap in the kitchen, my dvd player, door knobs, my car door, even house keys. Now I don't really know how to explain this phenomena, but I did ask my dad briefly about it, cos he used to work in a factory where they manufacture stuff in a cleanroom environment. He told me, my body has got extra electrical charges, or was it electrostatic and the only way I can prevent myself from getting these mini electric shocks is to 'ground' myself. I asked, How? With a brown ground wire attached to a metal surface?
Now if one end of the wire attaches itself to a metal surface to channel out all the surplus current, where does the other end go? I dread to even think about it... My bee-hind? God almighty! I'd rather have surplus electricity and enlist in the X-men! Wouldn't that be cool? An electrifying fat beer drinking cussing word swearing dude.
Ok, about the new year... I drove 5 hours from Penang to KL on 31/12/2007 so that I'd make it in time to be in KL to welcome 2008. New year this time around was a little different, special and one I might remember for a while. This was the first time in the many years I had celebrated new year's in KL parked by the side of the highway with a thousand other cars just to catch a glimpse of fireworks going on in KLCC and the infamous Bukit Bintang area.
We caught a glimpse alright, also drenched in the rain as it was pouring! Nevertheless it was worth it I guess. After that, it got better, the rest of the night was spent in some mamak bistro in ampang having a roti naan and watching the new year's concert 'live' on astro, thanks to the mamaks.
To someone special to me, I know you sometimes sneak around and read my postings here as well... hehe.. I would like to say, thank you for the best new year's present you had given me. You may not realise it, but it's what I have been waiting for all this while. However, right after that, because of your doubt, I suddenly doubt alot of things myself.
I know it's tough, but you have to be confident as well. Let me jot that down, one of my new year's resolution is to have a higher degree of confidence! So that I know that if I fell tomorrow, I fell holding my head high. Life is a journey and it's the journey which is worth going through, the destination is not as important.
To end this post, I would like to tell the world that, like me, the new year's resolutions you make this new year need not be a continuation of the ones which you have made last year or the previous years or a repeat of what people are making. It could be as simple as wanting to enjoy all the emotions and experiences which you didn't get to experience in 2007. How's that for a resolution?
Let's say you didn't really experience happiness in it's purest sense in 2007 cos you were going through a bad financial crisis, you could jot down Happiness in 2008 as your resolution. Try maybe... understanding... or a clear mind or maybe peace and serenity.
To my dear readers, Happy 2008! Shalom!
