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There must be something central in our life that we tireless work at, and tirelessly work towards. There is always the underlying worry that what we are doing now, however unexciting it is, may be something that we get trapped in for a long time - simply because it is the most convenient and comfortable choice. Unmoving in the equilibrium.
Yet I have to admit that before moving to a new equilibrium, there is one very important thing I must first answer - What is it that I want to move to? The answer is still rather hazy, which explains why my moving process has been rather delayed.
And so the search for an answer continues.
When the smell of greasy french fries wafts over on the balmy evening breeze, the temptation is almost too hard to resist. To keep myself going for the next 2 months without jeopardising my healthy diet, I have decided to start a to-eat list! This list will consist of the food I've been insanely craving for, but had to abstain from in the interests of losing weight. Some are, of course, my favourite food! And the people around me have been super kind, they actually asked me to start a list and they can go eat with me when competition's over.
So some things of the top of my head that I want to eat:
1) KFC cheese fries/ Carl's Junior beef chilli cheese fries
2) carrot cake
3) lava cake
4) seafood!
5) chicken wings
6) desserts e.g. cheese cake, tiramisu, spike D..
7) buffets!
Suddenly thought of the last COL when we were talking about our upcoming Valentine's Day celebration together. Someone proposed going to watch a romantic movie, whereby we will hold each other's hands and go 5678 awwww during romantic scenes. I imagined that there will be popcorn raining down on us because of other people's irritation. And in my mind, I saw myself grabbing the falling popcorn and stuffing them into my mouth! I voiced that thought just for fun - isn't it a funny imagery? Then I saw my coach giving me the look coupled with a smirk. He asked, "You want to eat popcorn ah?" "Uhh.. I was just joking!" *sheepish smile*
Haha, what to do? I love to eat! :D
Labels: cheerleading, food
Can you believe it? December is already upon us! It appears that there are many things to count down to, such as the upcoming Bangkok trip, Christmas and New Year. Similarly, with the start of 2011, there will be occasions to look forward to, such as holidays, birthdays, etc.
Labels: holiday
Oh no what happened?
We grew up!!
Now that we have stepped up our stretching process and focus on pushing our limits, the only thing I can be proud of is that my pain is greater than your pain! Which means that I have to endure more than you do!
And why's that?
For the simple fact (and thing I'm un-proud of) that I'm less flexible than you. >.<
Going to be stretched to within an inch of my life four times a week for the indeterminable future.
Labels: cheerleading
Creating a Legacy @ YOG closing
assalamualaikum! selamat hari raya!Labels: cheerleading
Note to self:
To grow in my career I need to work on some weaknesses and aspire towards certain qualities.
1) Tenacity/Aggression - To be like a TIGER (or dog with lots of bark and bite) that bites and hangs on until I get what I want. If people say no, ask "why not?". Understand their concerns/point of view and address it.
2) Project management capability - To be capable of managing projects on my own by persistently chasing people and following up.
3) Raise profile - To speak up more and share thought process so that I'm more prominent.
Okay, so noted!
Labels: work
Pace yourself during the race! Don't chiong all out at the beginning!
Don't burn midnight oil every night la, later you burn out before the exams.
Don't pia so hard, what if you peak before the competition?
You sure you're ready for a pet? Don't buy now just because it's cute leh.
We don't just want growth, we want sustainable growth!
Please hang on for a moment - what is sustainability? It almost feels like there's a deadline to sustainability. In the case of races, sustainability just has to last long enough until the race is over. Or for exams, until the exams are over. For competitions, until the competition is over. For a pet, until its life is over. For companies, until forever?
What a big word we plonk into all situations, but its exact meaning differs in all situations. Sometimes I think sustainability is just bullshit. A way to make people strive endlessly for an end that may not be in sight. To keep people tame and on their best behaviours for the benefit of some other party. A convenience, is all.
Doing things on the go seems to be all the rage now, with the proliferation of iphones and blackberrys and all the hi-tech shenanigans that allow people to go online on their phones. It irks me when some people use this technology to post some really inane comments on facebook about them waiting for someone somewhere for how long. Seriously, how does that add any value to the online community in any way? In fact, I don’t even think it adds much value to the person himself/herself, apart from perhaps alleviating a few seconds of boredom.
Having said that, I do see the plus points of being about to blog on the go, or post pictures on the go. Not only is it a way to use time efficiently (so that waiting time =/= wasting time hurhur), it’s also a fantastic way to capture those fleeting thoughts that are gone from my head by the time I get to a computer. I think of the many times I wished I could whip out a cool gadget and send my cool thoughts phrased in a cool way to cyberspace. Alas, I am still in the dinosaur age of keypad phones. While people are busy using touch screen functions and logging onto the net on the go, and playing with their wonderful wii at home, I, on the other hand, barely even touch my obsolete Ericsson k800i keypad phone, and relish in plopping myself on the bed and watching a dinosaur TV at home. How to be a cool person like that, you tell me?
The time to upgrade just never seems to materialize. It’s exactly like wanting to buy higher end cosmetics or skincare products when I have more money. The unfortunate thing is that I never seem to have more money, even after I started working! I have this niggling feeling I’m going to be stuck on the same rung for quite a while. I think I would much prefer to hang on to my money and safeguard it under my pillow (or to be more updated, in the bank) than to spend it on cool things to be part of the hip and happening crowd. If I’d never belonged to that crowd, what makes me think I’m going to start now?
Doh.
Now that the Chinese New Year break is over and it’s back to work, it’s about time to sit down and reflect on the past few days.
The thing about growing up is that you never know what CNY is going to bring. It’s not always the exact same cycle whereby you play the role of a daughter/cousin/niece/friend and visit the same few houses, being on the receiving end of the ang bao tradition. Life is not that stagnant, neither is it very predictable. If one year earlier if you’d asked me whether I would feel awkward at my family gathering, I’d scoff and retort, “Why the heck would I be? They’re my relatives!” Likewise, I never imagined myself spending the night at some place other than my own home, having reunion dinner with a party outside of my immediate family. Life’s funny that way.
This is a CNY of new beginnings and new identities. I feel like someone just refreshed the browser, and I find myself with updated information – now I’m an employee, a plus one, and a new face to many people. With those new add-ons I face new situations in which I have to exude confidence, graciousness and cheerfulness. Not out to impress or to gain approval, but to gain acceptance in part by showing that I know what I’m doing and I’m happy doing it.
As part of the previous existing identity, this CNY is also about mending bridges and strengthening bonds. No matter what happens family is not an entity I can simply dust my ass and walk away from. And so I’m grateful for the act of kindness in the form of an invite, and the step towards reconciliation I felt in the handshake, and the sheer relief/joy over the dinner conversation. Life could really be much worse, but bit by bit I will work towards achieving my goal.
All in all it was a new and interesting celebration to herald the Year of the Tiger. It’s MY year, and I want it to be a fantastic one!
Labels: family
In the lead up to the lunar new year, my sleeping moments have been plagued by strange dreams.
Is it time to make resolutions? Western-style resolutions for the western-style new year, and resolutions inspired by traditions for the lunar new year. We would be hard pressed to keep up with all the resolutions! … Oh wait. Even the act of making resolutions is very much a western custom.
The whole act of living is akin to living in a balanced manner. Balancing school and work, balancing work and relationships, balancing your spouse and your parents, balancing nature and nurture, balancing good and bad… Everyone has a tough time making choices.
I think I need to power up! More energy and passion and determination and confidence and competence please.
There must always be sacrifice to fulfil lofty ideals for the greater good.
I think that's the main concept that I took home after watching the Bodyguards and Assassins. Sacrifice is necessary, for one man alone cannot move the whole world (or in this case, country). And it's not always the big shots who choose to sacrifice. They tend to be the laymen who will die for their country. Someone's fiance, someone's husband, someone's widower, someone's son, someone's orphan, someone's brother, someone's employee, someone's friend... Just very ordinary folks who you wouldn't ordinarily think twice about. And that's what makes it noble, to see them all give so willingly for a better future for the later generations.
Reviews don't all agree on the quality of the movie, but that was one movie that made me go "wow". History with the human element. That was awesome. :]
Labels: movie
I FEEL MOTIVATED!
Actually it's not that difficult to make your staff happy.
Labels: work