Goodbye summer, welcome fall. Somehow, I have the sudden irrational urge to go overseas. No matter where it is, I want to go as far as possible. To start off with, I'm not that independent and I'll rather travel with a bunch of friends. Since I'm done with my internship, the next stop is to do a business study mission trip, exchange, or even overseas voluntary program in the next summer. Could I or could I not? I guess it all lies within myself.

For now, it's just school. Each year gets tougher and more challenging. I need the motivation and I believe it's my family and religion that spur me on. Sometimes, the vision gets blurry; other times, I see the beacon of light.

Had a post-birthday dinner with YingJ and LH at Billy Bombers. Nice dinner and companions. I like my Betty's roast chicken and Ben&Jerry's strawberry cheesecake waffle.

I've 2 songs/jingles that I can't get off my head..ahh!

I so happened to pass by the music store and bought this album right on the spot. P.S it was the last CD on the shelf.

Rimi Natsukawa's Toki no Nagare Nimi Wo Makase (時の流れに身をまかせ) from the album of Utasagashi - Asia no Kaze (歌さがし～アジアの風):



Indigo Blue's I'm the One:

I can't believe school is starting. Need to be fully-armored again. Why do I still have the jitters? I guess it all comes from the madness and random shocks. But I think as a comfort, I could cycle in the park when my "rubber band" is snapping.

As it's the seventh month, I am forbidden to cycle as my qi isn't good. So for my safety, I think it's much better to cycle after the seventh month is over. My skin is getting whiter and paler and I look like a vampire! Was supposed to cycle on Monday with YZ, but due to the stomach upset, I didn't go.

Had Kichi Kichi at Takashimaya with Poly friends. It's a nice place to relax and have your food served on the conveyor belt. Not much of a fancy meal, but the service there is good.


After the meal, we watched Angelina Jolie's Salt. An action-packed movie about a Russian spy/CIA agent, Evelyn Salt, who transformed from a cold-blooded spy to a heroine. I think it's AJ's seductive figure and swift fighting moves that save the whole movie. Even as a female, I think she's hot.


Rented another movie, The Blind Side. I think it's one of the best movie that I have watched this summer. It's based on a true story on how a Caucasian-American, Leigh Anne Tuohy, took a black, Michael Oher, as legal guardian. She then guides him to become one of the most successful American football offensive tackle.

Went for dim sum dinner and had some drinks with bro yesterday. Talked about botox, marriage, and even Geylang in the 1980s.

Well, in short, I found this summer break really short. Particularly because of my internship, I didn't get to relax much. But sometimes even learning can be much fulfilling, especially when you're learning something that you like.

Read the papers last week and I'm elated that Sumiko has married her JC crush, Hurricane. In a sweet and simple wedding, it was truly a magical moment. Perhaps it isn't much of a fancy or celebrity new, but for females (at least in my sense) to find happiness in a blissful marriage is the next stop besides having a successful career and wealth.

Source: ASIAONE DIVA

Next moving on, I just can't get enough of Lorna Tan's financial articles in the strait times. Was reading the papers this afternoon..yes, the papers again, and I like how you write "Chasing the Singapore Dream". Talking about the 5Cs, Lorna provided a glimpse on these so-called dream in today's financial situation.

Talking about it, SM Goh reinvents the 5cs to: Career, comfort, children, considerate, and charitable. After all, "wealth will not make one happy. Contentment will".

Oh, have also watched Nodame Cantabile-The Movie. While Nodame (Ueno Juri) is the cutesy, dramatic and talented piano student, Chiaki (Tamaki Hiroshi) is the dashing and solemn orchestra conductor.

I just like the music pieces, especially Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture..depicting how Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812 and how the suppressed peasants defeated Napoleon subsequently.

After a short getaway trip to Genting during the weekends..2 weeks ago, I am happy to say that I have overcome my fear for heights partially. With a bunch of "mad" yet fun bunch of friends, we sat the theme park rides from morning to evening. I screamed wtf twice (or maybe thrice) while on the viking aka pirate ship.

The ultimate one was the sky rocket (or whatever they call it) where they brought us to few meters high and plunged you up and down at crazy speed. I was holding the hand of an Arab lady before the ride started..and we were both terrified like some school kids waiting to enter the Principal's office. I guessed my face was just a pale sheet of paper. For a few seconds, my heart stopped beating and I couldn't even scream or see. The weather was so cold and foggy that I could only, literally, see floating clouds. And I swear that my soul was away from my body for that split second!

A jam-packed weekend, but lots of memory (especially at this grand old age).


It's also my last week in office as an Intern student at this Marketing firm. I wouldn't say I learned a lot since learning is life-long, but I have gathered few soft and hard skills, which could be applied in my studies and life.

I sat in the meeting room and had a last chat with my boss. It was a rewarding one and a time where I somehow did a little HR talk with him to find out my weaknesses. Despite his harsh critics, I believe that I have gained a fresh perspective. You may disagree or have other principles or philosophy in life, but for me, I realized 2 things: (1) It's never too late to make a mistake, but the most important thing is to learn from it. (2) Everything that I am doing now serves a purpose.

Even on the last day of work, I was busy tidying the project which I had started off with. It was fulfilling..much more fulfilling than when I am studying. We had pizza and Koi (yumm!) for lunch and headed to Kallang Leisure Park in the mid-afternoon for ice-skating.

The funniest thing was that my colleague and I were trapped in between the doors at Stadium Circle Line while on our way home. The handle of my umbrella got stuck in between the train's door and my other colleague thought it was my hand since the umbrella's handle was beige too. The train's doors closed at lightning speed and some others were also nearly trapped at other stations. I wonder whether they did install sensors or what would have happened if there's an elderly boarding the train?

I'll miss my colleagues due to all the laughter and hard work that we all had shared in this short but fruitful 3 months.