Tomorrow, I'll be flying to the furthest place I've been in 10+ years.
It's a bit exciting, but not too much.
I've met most friends I wanted to meet already. There's still two I wanted to meet but did not. But it's okay. Through these friendly gatherings, I confirmed what I thought was true, that I wasn't very close to them, or at least, was no longer able to berbual-bual happily with them. It's sad, but life's like that I suppose. I'm happy that a few of the rapports are still quite alright or better.
There was a silent moment during a meet-up, as I pondered in silence about what was said. And I guess looked at my friend, who went "awkward moment". Then it became from quiet moment to awkward moment. - It was a bit funny for it wasn't really awkward. Can't there be more conversations where there's some silence in between? But I guess playing a game that affords those silent moments would make my friend feel less awkward. Haha.
Anyway, home is good. I think I enjoyed home enough this break. Three pariah dogs definitely took a nice portion of it. ;)
Hoping to enjoy tomorrow and the days ahead, with as much diligence and discipline as I had in sec 4, or more. After all, as Julia Child said, it takes discipline to have fun. And hard routines become easy after a while.
Oh! I just realized I forgot to post dinner recipes here.
Ah. But I still remember them, so it's ok. Otherwise, I'll ask a friend. At worst, I'll check youtube. Heh.
Nitez.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Men's and Women's Brains
Hahaha. A friend just shared this youtube video. It's good for defending that men's brains aren't better than women's, and vice versa.
If you, like me, do not have good internet connection / cannot load videos, i found this page for the deaf that has the funny script (video is still better as he explains with his funny tone).
If you, like me, do not have good internet connection / cannot load videos, i found this page for the deaf that has the funny script (video is still better as he explains with his funny tone).
Friday, January 28, 2011
Seal-Dog
My dog, the one in my display pic, just gave me an-almost-heart-attack this evening.
When I arrived home, as usual, I see Tom Tom and Timothy eagerly waiting for the gate to open their path to adventure in the wonderland that is my neighbourhood. They never quite understood that my mom thinks it's not safe to wander about with proper human company (you have to keep alert for potential snatchthefts! vans!) or by them-tiny-selves (they don't know how to watch out for traffic!) in Selangor.
So I parked the car outside and opened the gate a TINY bit, well not that tiny since my big tummy could fit through the gap. Of course, even as I entered, the little monsters tried to exit through the gap, which I blocked with my big legs, until I got through it.
As I auto-closed the gate, still blocking the two monsters' path, suddenly Tom Tom did some lightning sliding maneuver past my legs to the gate's gap.
Here comes the heart-stopping part. The heavy-weight metal-super-strong gate could not close - it stopped short, blocked by Tom Tom's nose, and Tom Tom yelped like a seal! YES a SEAL! (Upon further research, I think he sounds like the seal pup. Click here and listen to harbor seal pup. It's so strange, it's alarming.)
I was super shocked, and pressed the gate buttons a few times, hoping there'd be no bloody cut in his nose, till the gates finally reopened.
And OFF that IDIOT Tom Tom went. It seemed like his injury wasn't that bad eh. And a neighbour who was just getting into his car asked what happened. Yeah, his awful seal-like-yelp attracted neighbours and he just ran away from the scene just like that.
Upon catching him, he totally resisted me, as usual; who likes their adventures to be interrupted? And my neighbour told me I had to pat him and reassure him I'm not going to punish him to get him to be less resistant. I knew better that his priorities are 1st to adventure, 2nd to food and only 3rd to master.
And so I had to carry this monstrosity all the way back home. I think he must be like 25 kg or something. After some checking of his gum that appeared just slightly reddish, I declare him healthy enough to skip the vet.
Moral of the story:
1. Dogs' noses/jaw/mouth are very strong.
2. I must hold the dogs upon entry, before starting the auto-close.
3. My dogs are risk-takers, except Timothy, who's clearly risk-averse.
4. Courage the cowardly dog should continue to be kept in the wet kitchen in the evening. Handling three dogs upon entry would be too much.
When I arrived home, as usual, I see Tom Tom and Timothy eagerly waiting for the gate to open their path to adventure in the wonderland that is my neighbourhood. They never quite understood that my mom thinks it's not safe to wander about with proper human company (you have to keep alert for potential snatchthefts! vans!) or by them-tiny-selves (they don't know how to watch out for traffic!) in Selangor.
So I parked the car outside and opened the gate a TINY bit, well not that tiny since my big tummy could fit through the gap. Of course, even as I entered, the little monsters tried to exit through the gap, which I blocked with my big legs, until I got through it.
As I auto-closed the gate, still blocking the two monsters' path, suddenly Tom Tom did some lightning sliding maneuver past my legs to the gate's gap.
Here comes the heart-stopping part. The heavy-weight metal-super-strong gate could not close - it stopped short, blocked by Tom Tom's nose, and Tom Tom yelped like a seal! YES a SEAL! (Upon further research, I think he sounds like the seal pup. Click here and listen to harbor seal pup. It's so strange, it's alarming.)
I was super shocked, and pressed the gate buttons a few times, hoping there'd be no bloody cut in his nose, till the gates finally reopened.
And OFF that IDIOT Tom Tom went. It seemed like his injury wasn't that bad eh. And a neighbour who was just getting into his car asked what happened. Yeah, his awful seal-like-yelp attracted neighbours and he just ran away from the scene just like that.
Upon catching him, he totally resisted me, as usual; who likes their adventures to be interrupted? And my neighbour told me I had to pat him and reassure him I'm not going to punish him to get him to be less resistant. I knew better that his priorities are 1st to adventure, 2nd to food and only 3rd to master.
And so I had to carry this monstrosity all the way back home. I think he must be like 25 kg or something. After some checking of his gum that appeared just slightly reddish, I declare him healthy enough to skip the vet.
Moral of the story:
1. Dogs' noses/jaw/mouth are very strong.
2. I must hold the dogs upon entry, before starting the auto-close.
3. My dogs are risk-takers, except Timothy, who's clearly risk-averse.
4. Courage the cowardly dog should continue to be kept in the wet kitchen in the evening. Handling three dogs upon entry would be too much.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Rekod Nilam
Books I've already read recently:
Rick Jordan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians series:
1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan's Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. The Last Olympian [downloaded free ebook!]
6. C. S. Lewis: Till We Have Faces [downloaded free ebook! It's not available in stores anyway.]
7. Mitch Albom: Tuesdays with Morrie
Books I might read in the near future
1. C. S. Lewis: The Four Loves
2. Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Mitch Albom: Have a Little Faith
**
Reflections on books read:
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series are enjoyable to read. It's something like Harry Potter, with more sarcasm, and a lot shorter. I still think Harry Potter was more fun, simply because the stories were longer, and there was better plot build up in the Harry Potter series. Or maybe I'm biased because I read HP before watching it, rather than vice versa for Percy Jackson. Or maybe because I'm getting older and the magic/nostalgic thing isn't there with the Olympians. It's a highly recommended light-read book.
Till We Have Faces is pretty interesting but dark story, that seemed to be pagan, but isn't quite.
It is from the tale of Psyche and Cupid, that focuses on Psyche's older sister, Orual. In this book, the characters are often grey. I want to read it again, this time without withdrawing from the story at the key parts. It's a very highly recommended book, as a book that is pretty easy to read, yet heavy, passionate, and dark.
Tuesdays with Morrie is the popular book about Tuesday meetings between a student and a dying teacher. It's a good read full of the old man's ideas, which you can ponder for its truth. Morrie really focuses on being human, human affection, and empathy. It's a good book for living while imagining the dying moments ahead of time, and thinking about how you'd live, given all that.
Edited on 25 Jan 2011
Rick Jordan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians series:
1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan's Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. The Last Olympian [downloaded free ebook!]
6. C. S. Lewis: Till We Have Faces [downloaded free ebook! It's not available in stores anyway.]
7. Mitch Albom: Tuesdays with Morrie
Books I might read in the near future
1. C. S. Lewis: The Four Loves
2. Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Mitch Albom: Have a Little Faith
**
Reflections on books read:
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series are enjoyable to read. It's something like Harry Potter, with more sarcasm, and a lot shorter. I still think Harry Potter was more fun, simply because the stories were longer, and there was better plot build up in the Harry Potter series. Or maybe I'm biased because I read HP before watching it, rather than vice versa for Percy Jackson. Or maybe because I'm getting older and the magic/nostalgic thing isn't there with the Olympians. It's a highly recommended light-read book.
Till We Have Faces is pretty interesting but dark story, that seemed to be pagan, but isn't quite.
It is from the tale of Psyche and Cupid, that focuses on Psyche's older sister, Orual. In this book, the characters are often grey. I want to read it again, this time without withdrawing from the story at the key parts. It's a very highly recommended book, as a book that is pretty easy to read, yet heavy, passionate, and dark.
Tuesdays with Morrie is the popular book about Tuesday meetings between a student and a dying teacher. It's a good read full of the old man's ideas, which you can ponder for its truth. Morrie really focuses on being human, human affection, and empathy. It's a good book for living while imagining the dying moments ahead of time, and thinking about how you'd live, given all that.
Edited on 25 Jan 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Malaysia Budget Quiz
As I took a better look at the Singapore Budget Quiz (for which MOF collaborated with my NUS Economics Society)...
Hmm. It just needs a group of people to make it work.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Letting the puzzle fit by removing a strange piece
I'm kinda happy I left that group which I stuck around for too long.
There wasn't really a place for a stranger like me.
Seeing their recent pics, the group looks sooo right, now.
There wasn't really a place for a stranger like me.
Seeing their recent pics, the group looks sooo right, now.
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