Monday, January 19, 2015
Life's complicated....
Who would have thought that love could be so complicated.....I need an equation to solve it.
Friday, January 02, 2015
Happy New Year 2015
It's the time of the year whereby I do a review against my previous year's resolution. I know that I'm tad a little late on this entry but it's due to high altitude issues therefore the delay. It's not a good justification of course but I felt that it was more justified to enjoy the nature over there instead of blogging away on my techy device. Mother nature always overthrows technology, isn't it? Let's first look through my list for 2014...
6. Newly added! Eat healthy and hopefully reduce some weight. Drink less beer, indulge in healthy snacking habits, consume more fruits. Comparing myself to others (dutch in this case), I am seriously eating too unhealthily. I see myself experiencing an increase in weight as well and this is unacceptable! Complete fail! =(
On the memorable day on the eve of new year 2014, I'm snuggling in my warm and comfy tent. Above me is the universe glittered with bright and sparkling stars, behind me is the majestic peak of Kilimanjaro, surrounding me is the temperate moorland of the forest, what more can I ask for. I felt like a baby being cradled to bed in mother nature's arms. I'm so in love with the nature. It's then I decided that I have to conquer another mountain in the next year! The serenity of being out in the wild is so peacefully calming.Some random crazy thoughts went through my mind. Climb a mountain, diving in another ocean, do volunteering for a month or so, study for a year. There's so much that I want to do.. Filtering through all the available options, here's what I think it should be realistically achievable in the upcoming 2015.
1. Climb a mountain, doesn't have to be a high altitude one (3000m and above). I just enjoy the journey. It's not about the elevation, it's just a figure.
2. Visit a country in south america. I have successfully managed to visit countries in Africa, the next continent awaiting me is Latin america! Brazil and Peru are the countries I have in mind. In addition, i'd like to do a short holiday in Asia Pacific region.
3. Run at least a half marathon. With my hectic work schedule for the first half of the year, training for a full marathon seems unfeasible, this explains the half distance. Keeping myself in shape and exercising regularly. Eat healthily and reduce snacking.
4. Do a camping trip. After lots of camping in Tanzania, I rekindled my love for camping!
5. Spend more time with my family whenever possible. Spend more time with friends and do meet ups as much as possible.
6. Master a new language. This must be the toughest resolution that I am challenging myself. Now that I have sort of slowed down on my dutch lessons, I guess I may have the time to learn a new language. As I'm spending much more time traveling, I realized the handiness of equipping myself with more languages. Therefore, I'll try to learn as much whenever possible.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Slow or Fast Paced Working Environment
Which do you prefer? I actually prefer a mix of both...Seems like when age is catching up and i have a strong desire to nua, i like things to move a little slower.
I am slightly fortunate to work in an environment whereby things can go really quickly at times and there are also instances whereby things arent even moving! Those are the hair grabbing situation when I really cannot "tahan".
I am currently at the lull period and I glad to have a short break. Previously, life on the vessel was tiring and never ending. Now that i'm supposedly in a resort like environment, things have changed for the better! It's also awesome due to the fact that i am close to home. Hence, time to time i can escape to back home to have a break or 2. Thumbs up and pat on my back!
So, do you guys like the adrenaline rush or the slow and steady pace of life??
I am slightly fortunate to work in an environment whereby things can go really quickly at times and there are also instances whereby things arent even moving! Those are the hair grabbing situation when I really cannot "tahan".
I am currently at the lull period and I glad to have a short break. Previously, life on the vessel was tiring and never ending. Now that i'm supposedly in a resort like environment, things have changed for the better! It's also awesome due to the fact that i am close to home. Hence, time to time i can escape to back home to have a break or 2. Thumbs up and pat on my back!
So, do you guys like the adrenaline rush or the slow and steady pace of life??
Saturday, December 13, 2014
No excuses for not blogging!
It's a pity that i havent been religiously blogging. My blog is something that i hold dearly too. Strange that i look up my blog from time to time and yet i havent been contributing to it. While i have some time available in Batam, i decided to do a quick update on my recent life.
Currently....
I have been travelling within Asia pacific region frequently due to work. I am enjoying every single bits of it even though i have to work doubly hard. When i meant working hard, this means working 12 hours non-stop. Not that 12 hours is a very exhausting work period but the extended period of continuously working 12 hours. Thinking about it, i left Netherlands around 26th Sept, so this means that i have been travelling for approximately 3 months. It's not a bad thing to be shifting from one place to another but it can be tiring at times. I am glad to have Singapore as my "base" to rest and relax. Ironically, Singapore isn't depicted to be a relaxed city. However, home is where is heart lies..Isn't it?
Future...
Next week will mark the last week of my travelling/working overseas stint and embarking onto my year end vacation! Woohoo! I am eager about this trip yet so unprepared. The many hours spent on work has depleted my time to train for this hike. I am pretty apprehensive about this trip. Hopefully i will be able to survive the hike. Heading back to Africa will be an interesting experience considering that i have been to south africa recently. I hope that Tanzania will be vastly different and i strong believe so. After the long 3 week holiday, it will be back to work again and beginning of a new year.
I gonna start making my list of new year's resolution....
Will update soon about my trip..time to work and apology for the abrupt end.
Currently....
I have been travelling within Asia pacific region frequently due to work. I am enjoying every single bits of it even though i have to work doubly hard. When i meant working hard, this means working 12 hours non-stop. Not that 12 hours is a very exhausting work period but the extended period of continuously working 12 hours. Thinking about it, i left Netherlands around 26th Sept, so this means that i have been travelling for approximately 3 months. It's not a bad thing to be shifting from one place to another but it can be tiring at times. I am glad to have Singapore as my "base" to rest and relax. Ironically, Singapore isn't depicted to be a relaxed city. However, home is where is heart lies..Isn't it?
Future...
Next week will mark the last week of my travelling/working overseas stint and embarking onto my year end vacation! Woohoo! I am eager about this trip yet so unprepared. The many hours spent on work has depleted my time to train for this hike. I am pretty apprehensive about this trip. Hopefully i will be able to survive the hike. Heading back to Africa will be an interesting experience considering that i have been to south africa recently. I hope that Tanzania will be vastly different and i strong believe so. After the long 3 week holiday, it will be back to work again and beginning of a new year.
I gonna start making my list of new year's resolution....
Will update soon about my trip..time to work and apology for the abrupt end.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Away from home made me realised this
I have been away from home for a certain period of time. During this period made me realised a few things...
1.You are suddenly so independent and capable of doing things all alone.
2.You take much a longer time to get basic things done due to being in a unfamiliar environment.
3.You have more "me time" because all your our distractions are gone.
4. You get to know yourself better and do not get influence by peer pressure that easily.
5. You take a longer time to trust someone.
6. You are much more sensitive when someone is mentioning something about your country.
1.You are suddenly so independent and capable of doing things all alone.
2.You take much a longer time to get basic things done due to being in a unfamiliar environment.
3.You have more "me time" because all your our distractions are gone.
4. You get to know yourself better and do not get influence by peer pressure that easily.
5. You take a longer time to trust someone.
6. You are much more sensitive when someone is mentioning something about your country.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
It's been a year
It's been a year plus since I decided to relocate myself to the Netherlands. Realised that i haven't been blogging for awhile and had a sudden spur to do so. I was partly inspired by carrotcake's blog. He started blogging and decided to blog about his travel trips. We have the similar hobbies, enjoy running, loves outdoor activities and love travelling.
So some of you must be wondering whether I made the right decisions to move to Holland. I would proudly say without hesitating that YES i have made the right decision. Truthfully, there are such moments whereby i complained and rant about Holland, however nonetheless, I enjoyed this experience very much. One of the most common questions that people will ask me, "How long are you going to stay in the Netherlands?" Well, very often i provide them a very diplomatic answer, is that until i am out of job. Or perhaps a very cheeky remark, that when i have had enough fun. But come on, for me the fun never ever ends. A very honest and brutal answer is that eventually i have to return, because my dearest partner is waiting for me back home.
Refreshing FB pages and seeing that my friends around me are tying the knot and being proposed to, do make me wonder time and time again what will actually happen to me if I have chosen to remain back at home. Will I follow what the many Sgreans do? Ballot for a HDB flat, change job for a better pay jump, getting married, saving up for the massive banquet. Goodness, this is getting too overwhelming for me. I still long for freedom.
And this jumps back to the point to explain why I am enjoying my life here. Yes, there are countless of disadvantages. I miss my friends and family dearly. On top of it, I am miles away from my partner and suffer through the agony of a long distance relationship. Missing the hawker food and warm sunny island, in turn shivering in the cold winds everyday and eating cold sandwiches. However, being here, i enjoy heading to work everyday. I gain confidence day after day when interacting with seniors and managers. The working environment is youthful and vibrant. I have a team of international minded colleagues working along with me. Getting twice the number of annual leave, having a work life balance. These are the intangibles that i can never get back home. Some of you may think that I am here for big bucks but I do wish to clarify that if i had decided to stay at home, i would have most probably be able to get the same range of salary. I am here basically for the experience and I am glad to say that the whole experience is fulfilling and enriching.
Back here, i get to enjoy my life, travel more regularly and indulge in activities that i like. Cycle to work, staying near the beach,cherishing the sun shine, smelling the sweet flowers along the road side, drinking cheap beer. Little things like these sums up the many happiness i get everyday.
I made a promise to return back home to my partner once my project is over. But will I eventually have the guts to do that? Will I have the energy to survive back home in the rat race? I am afraid and skeptical of my capabilities....
So some of you must be wondering whether I made the right decisions to move to Holland. I would proudly say without hesitating that YES i have made the right decision. Truthfully, there are such moments whereby i complained and rant about Holland, however nonetheless, I enjoyed this experience very much. One of the most common questions that people will ask me, "How long are you going to stay in the Netherlands?" Well, very often i provide them a very diplomatic answer, is that until i am out of job. Or perhaps a very cheeky remark, that when i have had enough fun. But come on, for me the fun never ever ends. A very honest and brutal answer is that eventually i have to return, because my dearest partner is waiting for me back home.
Refreshing FB pages and seeing that my friends around me are tying the knot and being proposed to, do make me wonder time and time again what will actually happen to me if I have chosen to remain back at home. Will I follow what the many Sgreans do? Ballot for a HDB flat, change job for a better pay jump, getting married, saving up for the massive banquet. Goodness, this is getting too overwhelming for me. I still long for freedom.
And this jumps back to the point to explain why I am enjoying my life here. Yes, there are countless of disadvantages. I miss my friends and family dearly. On top of it, I am miles away from my partner and suffer through the agony of a long distance relationship. Missing the hawker food and warm sunny island, in turn shivering in the cold winds everyday and eating cold sandwiches. However, being here, i enjoy heading to work everyday. I gain confidence day after day when interacting with seniors and managers. The working environment is youthful and vibrant. I have a team of international minded colleagues working along with me. Getting twice the number of annual leave, having a work life balance. These are the intangibles that i can never get back home. Some of you may think that I am here for big bucks but I do wish to clarify that if i had decided to stay at home, i would have most probably be able to get the same range of salary. I am here basically for the experience and I am glad to say that the whole experience is fulfilling and enriching.
Back here, i get to enjoy my life, travel more regularly and indulge in activities that i like. Cycle to work, staying near the beach,cherishing the sun shine, smelling the sweet flowers along the road side, drinking cheap beer. Little things like these sums up the many happiness i get everyday.
I made a promise to return back home to my partner once my project is over. But will I eventually have the guts to do that? Will I have the energy to survive back home in the rat race? I am afraid and skeptical of my capabilities....
Thursday, January 02, 2014
Welcoming 2014
As always, when the new year begins I will
do some self reflection and think about making a new year’s resolution. Let’s
refer back to what resolutions that I have committed myself to.
5. Maintain constant communication with my friends
6. Newly added! Eat healthy and hopefully reduce some weight. Drink less beer, indulge in healthy snacking habits, consume more fruits. Comparing myself to others (dutch in this case), I am seriously eating too unhealthily. I see myself experiencing an increase in weight as well and this is unacceptable!
1. Run a marathon (Achievable but nope, I didn’t.
The longest run race event I did this year was 16km only. So ashamed of myself.
I did 2 run events this year though. 10km and 16km)
2. Climb a mountain (Sadly, not a famous mountain on my name this year. I visited national parks in Sheffield too and did some light trekking in the Netherlands)
3. Learn something new (I would say dare say baking! Have been baking a lot with my house mate. 1 tick off my resolution list)
4. Improve my tennis (I did not bring my tennis racquet and shoes along to the Netherlands with me. So I guess my tennis skills dropped a lot)
5. Practise calligraphy more regularly (I seriously untouched my calligraphy pen for one year. Need to bring my ink bottle and paper to practice more!)
6. Be more regimental about my skincare regime (Got myself more skin care stuff…will try to be more hardworking about it and do my due diligence.)
2. Climb a mountain (Sadly, not a famous mountain on my name this year. I visited national parks in Sheffield too and did some light trekking in the Netherlands)
3. Learn something new (I would say dare say baking! Have been baking a lot with my house mate. 1 tick off my resolution list)
4. Improve my tennis (I did not bring my tennis racquet and shoes along to the Netherlands with me. So I guess my tennis skills dropped a lot)
5. Practise calligraphy more regularly (I seriously untouched my calligraphy pen for one year. Need to bring my ink bottle and paper to practice more!)
6. Be more regimental about my skincare regime (Got myself more skin care stuff…will try to be more hardworking about it and do my due diligence.)
I believe year 2014 will be a lot of travelling
involved as well. So I shall have to consider that when making my list of new
year resolution. For the year of 2014, more new experiences continues to await and I am excited about it!
1. Run at least a half marathon
2. Climb a mountain
3. Improve a skill. Any form of skill is
possible. Tennis, baking, cooking…
4. Be regimental in my skincare5. Maintain constant communication with my friends
6. Newly added! Eat healthy and hopefully reduce some weight. Drink less beer, indulge in healthy snacking habits, consume more fruits. Comparing myself to others (dutch in this case), I am seriously eating too unhealthily. I see myself experiencing an increase in weight as well and this is unacceptable!
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