I was on the train to meet Yan at Cityhall MRT this afternoon.
Just so happen that at the Clementi stop, 2 students, presumably from NUS came in. They were carrying a luggage case. They started to speak. I somehow think that the girl wasn't chinese. And I was right. She was Japanese. The guy, her bf... somehow is either Singaporean or Taiwanese... he knew how to speak Japanese too... but speaks English like a Singaporean or maybe a little Taiwanese.
Girl: blabbing in Jap
Guy: I like the way you speak in Jap
Girl: I like the way you speak in English
Ahem...ahah... quite funny
Then later girl started talking about her room mate and how nice she was. Then the guy said its because you are nice, that's why people are nice to you. Girl feels very fortunate that all the people around her are nice people. And then after quite a pause, girl says "My mum always tells me that if you are nice to people, people will be nice to you".
Somehow, something so simple... but I almost forgotten I knew this. Unhappiness and feeling of unfairness has taken over me... and I become more and more self-centered. I kind of appreciated people less for what they have done for me but concentrated more on why they didn't do this and that. Felt quite bad that I actually thought this way... and forgotten the basics... that if you would like people to treat you nicely, you should treat people nicely too.
And I also found courage to face whatever is there for me... even if they were all decided to dislike me... that I'll be brave and stand up right amid all storms.
I'll be nice and more appreciative. :)
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
I Finally Signed Up for Jap Class
Heyo!!!
On 21st Dec 08, Amelia finally signed up for her Jap classes!!! Elementary class, every Sunday, 1020 to 1230! First lesson starts 11 Jan 09.
Not too sure how I'll do but its my first step to pursuing my interest. I like Jap skincare and cosmetics... but I'm totally clueless at their labels and all.
I like to go Japan... its a really pretty country with so many interesting things. Was a pity when I didn't know how to couumunicate with the locals.
Go Sze Go!!!
Effort must be put in. Jia You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On 21st Dec 08, Amelia finally signed up for her Jap classes!!! Elementary class, every Sunday, 1020 to 1230! First lesson starts 11 Jan 09.
Not too sure how I'll do but its my first step to pursuing my interest. I like Jap skincare and cosmetics... but I'm totally clueless at their labels and all.
I like to go Japan... its a really pretty country with so many interesting things. Was a pity when I didn't know how to couumunicate with the locals.
Go Sze Go!!!
Effort must be put in. Jia You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Cape No. 7
Watch this taiwanese show called Cape No. 7 or in chinese hai jiao qi hao.
It's a very simple story... but told in a touching way. Something very close to normal people's heart. Missing someone, loving someone... in a very simple way. Some love letters that were supposed to be sent out 60 yrs ago... but did not. Only until the man died, his daughter helped send it out.
Abt 60 yrs back, Japan lost WWII and then went back from one of its places it fought on, Taiwan. Btw Taiwan was a colony of Japan for abt 50 yrs. The older folks then had to learn jap and all. A teacher fell in love with a student... then when the war lost, the Jap teacher had to go back Japan... and he loved and missed the girl so much... but didn't manage to stay. He left the girl behind, together with his love and how much he missed her.
Liked the music that went along with it... and the mood of the story... and how simple it is. And not to forget the show was really quite funny...haha.
The old man called ah mao po (Ah Mao Uncle) is so funny!!
Anyway its a movie I'll like to watch again... maybe a few years later.
Just as a footnote, I watched this with Wenhui and Lixiang.
He went back Mal to go Genting w his family.
It's a very simple story... but told in a touching way. Something very close to normal people's heart. Missing someone, loving someone... in a very simple way. Some love letters that were supposed to be sent out 60 yrs ago... but did not. Only until the man died, his daughter helped send it out.
Abt 60 yrs back, Japan lost WWII and then went back from one of its places it fought on, Taiwan. Btw Taiwan was a colony of Japan for abt 50 yrs. The older folks then had to learn jap and all. A teacher fell in love with a student... then when the war lost, the Jap teacher had to go back Japan... and he loved and missed the girl so much... but didn't manage to stay. He left the girl behind, together with his love and how much he missed her.
Liked the music that went along with it... and the mood of the story... and how simple it is. And not to forget the show was really quite funny...haha.
The old man called ah mao po (Ah Mao Uncle) is so funny!!
Anyway its a movie I'll like to watch again... maybe a few years later.
Just as a footnote, I watched this with Wenhui and Lixiang.
He went back Mal to go Genting w his family.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Financial Tsunami
As the people coined it, we are currently experiencing a financial tusnami. Something like this has never happened before. It all started with a credit crunch where people in the US actually borrowed money to buy houses and then they couldn't pay up the instalments. More and more people faced with the same situation. They called it the "Sub-prime crisis".
Major banks started to have lots of bad debt written off. And they see negative in their P/L. And suddenly you hear of some unknown US banks went bankrupt. Nobody thought it was that bad. Then Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae got into trouble. They were US backed banks which main business was to lend money to not so prime people to buy houses. And so... to prevent them from going bankrupt and having the whole of US going into recession or something, the US govt intervened and put in money to save the two banks.
And just when things seem to get a little better, big investment banks like Lehman Brothers went bankrupt. Familar insurance companies like American Insurance Group (AIG) also got into serious trouble. Merill Lynch got bought over by Bank of America. And perhaps other episodes. And investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley or something are no longer allowed to do big time investment and have to become normal banks like DBS. Haha. And then the US govt approved a bill to put in US$7b to save the economy.
Following the US, europe also got into some financial crisis and lots and lots of money from the govt is needed to save their own economy. In short, the financial sector is going into big big problems.
And the Dow Jones went below 10,000 pts. The other two US indicators S&P and whatever also crashed like mad. Straits Times Index (STI) went below 2,000 pts.
And then crude oil is now below US$70/bbl compared to a few months back where it was like almost or at times hit above US$140/bbl.
Yesterday, our PM said in a speech that Singapore is going into a recession. The next year is going to be very volatile.
Such a economy crisis is really unprecendented. And those consultants and all said that this crisis is going to be a deep one and has not reached its peak. And its going to take longer than usual to recover. The next hit most probably will be the credit card crisis. Oh man.....
Let's all brace ourselves up for the bad bad times to come!!!!!!
Major banks started to have lots of bad debt written off. And they see negative in their P/L. And suddenly you hear of some unknown US banks went bankrupt. Nobody thought it was that bad. Then Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae got into trouble. They were US backed banks which main business was to lend money to not so prime people to buy houses. And so... to prevent them from going bankrupt and having the whole of US going into recession or something, the US govt intervened and put in money to save the two banks.
And just when things seem to get a little better, big investment banks like Lehman Brothers went bankrupt. Familar insurance companies like American Insurance Group (AIG) also got into serious trouble. Merill Lynch got bought over by Bank of America. And perhaps other episodes. And investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley or something are no longer allowed to do big time investment and have to become normal banks like DBS. Haha. And then the US govt approved a bill to put in US$7b to save the economy.
Following the US, europe also got into some financial crisis and lots and lots of money from the govt is needed to save their own economy. In short, the financial sector is going into big big problems.
And the Dow Jones went below 10,000 pts. The other two US indicators S&P and whatever also crashed like mad. Straits Times Index (STI) went below 2,000 pts.
And then crude oil is now below US$70/bbl compared to a few months back where it was like almost or at times hit above US$140/bbl.
Yesterday, our PM said in a speech that Singapore is going into a recession. The next year is going to be very volatile.
Such a economy crisis is really unprecendented. And those consultants and all said that this crisis is going to be a deep one and has not reached its peak. And its going to take longer than usual to recover. The next hit most probably will be the credit card crisis. Oh man.....
Let's all brace ourselves up for the bad bad times to come!!!!!!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Stressed!
I just realised I'm actually very stressed from work. Like afraid of people overtaking me, afraid boss thinks that I cannot make it, afraid that I did not put in enough effort...
STRESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mindset must change!!
STRESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mindset must change!!
Lessons in Life
I'm not so sure if its my age that's making me feel this way... but I do think that being 25, half a century old and a firm believer that I won't live past 40, I shouldn't be living life the way I am.
I have started work for 2 years in the same old company. I want to accomplish something. I do not want to always be a follower and do whatever people ask me to do. I should have more initiative to push things forward... do more studies on my own and have more ideas. Then I can improve my status in the company and also the way I view my contribution to the company. I think its time I should seriously think of how to contribute.
Apart from work, my personal life also lacks some drive. I'm not doing anything important. Neither am I earnestly learning anything. I guess I am only earnestly spending money. Its kind of frightening to know that despite the huge amount of cash I have to spend every month (its about 2k, mind you), I still overshoot it. It's really really scary. I almost lost track of what I actually bought. When you see the bills coming, I won't be surprised if I actually forgot what I paid for.
Following that frightening self discovery, I made a committment to save up properly. In the July/ August spending period, if I did not remember wrongly, I did not make any huge credit buys besides the Bioskin thingy. Apart from that, I guess it would be perhaps some meals and the RMK stuff and the Shinji Katoh collection which didn't fall into last period's payment. I could be wrong... but I hope I do get to save money this time round. I'm now in the August/ September spending period. So far I have only spent about $100 on a Tangs warehouse sale and have successfully evaded all shopping trips and temptations so far. Good job... and will hold on till month end. Then another 12 days to go!
I think... what I have learnt... is to make an effort to change what I don't like. I'll make more and more effort to make contributions to my job, curb my lousy habit of spending unnecessarily and also live life with a more positive attitude! If I try hard enough, who says I cannot make a difference!!
And I'm on my way to find out my ultimate goal in life. (thanks to my dear friend Kwan Ho who chatted with me on MSN)
I have started work for 2 years in the same old company. I want to accomplish something. I do not want to always be a follower and do whatever people ask me to do. I should have more initiative to push things forward... do more studies on my own and have more ideas. Then I can improve my status in the company and also the way I view my contribution to the company. I think its time I should seriously think of how to contribute.
Apart from work, my personal life also lacks some drive. I'm not doing anything important. Neither am I earnestly learning anything. I guess I am only earnestly spending money. Its kind of frightening to know that despite the huge amount of cash I have to spend every month (its about 2k, mind you), I still overshoot it. It's really really scary. I almost lost track of what I actually bought. When you see the bills coming, I won't be surprised if I actually forgot what I paid for.
Following that frightening self discovery, I made a committment to save up properly. In the July/ August spending period, if I did not remember wrongly, I did not make any huge credit buys besides the Bioskin thingy. Apart from that, I guess it would be perhaps some meals and the RMK stuff and the Shinji Katoh collection which didn't fall into last period's payment. I could be wrong... but I hope I do get to save money this time round. I'm now in the August/ September spending period. So far I have only spent about $100 on a Tangs warehouse sale and have successfully evaded all shopping trips and temptations so far. Good job... and will hold on till month end. Then another 12 days to go!
I think... what I have learnt... is to make an effort to change what I don't like. I'll make more and more effort to make contributions to my job, curb my lousy habit of spending unnecessarily and also live life with a more positive attitude! If I try hard enough, who says I cannot make a difference!!
And I'm on my way to find out my ultimate goal in life. (thanks to my dear friend Kwan Ho who chatted with me on MSN)
My little thoughts about 2008 Beijing Olympics
Today Team Singapore Table Tennis Girls Team is going up against Team China and both are vying for the Gold medal! Wohoo at last a confirmed medal for Singapore after 48 yrs of bringing egg home. Although the whole team is made up of girls whom Singapore hired from China, nontheless they wear Singapore's polo tees and should Singapore win, its Singapore's flag and our Majullah Singapura that's going to be aired. I'm not so optimistic about them clinching the gold medal. I just hope that they don't lose too badly. However, if they do win, I'll be just as glad! Deep down inside, I do hope that in years to come, we have true blue Singaporeans who'll represent Singapore to clinch a medal in the Olympics. By then, I believe our whole nation will be super proud of them!! Yohoo!!
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