CNY

CNY hasn't really been a big bang for me for the last few years, this year being no different.
Though it still feels good that the family can spend some time together, otherwise everyone will be too busy and occupied with their own stuff.

Visited both grandma on the first day.
It is sad to see that grandma (paternal) is starting to have problems trying to differentiate people. At least she is still relatively healthy and not suffering from any illness.

Grandma (maternal) looks to be in good health this time, which is a good thing!

The main difference in this year's visit is the inclusion of Isaac in the family. Babies are always the centre of attention wherever they go. He surely did lift up grandmas' mood.

2nd day was largely passing.
Was gaming my way through the morning, and visited Dan's place in the afternoon for a steamboat potluck. Nothing much to catch up with the rest of the folks, since they are mostly gambling all the time, which I personally abhor and abstain (less the occasional Toto).

Took leave today for the extra rest, and spent the afternoon at ECP rollerblading with dear. This really gave my mind the much needed peace from work, especially since the task on hand is to move and avoid falling down - which at the end of the day, i had gladly fell more than a dozen times to improve my technique.
A bit of light bruising here and there, but at least something different from what I usually do! - inline with my new year goals!

Red Cliff 2

Catched Red Cliff 2 this afternoon with dear.


As expected, major changes in the storyline are implemented as per usual requirements for big screen reworks, but I was still pretty disappointed at the outright injustice done to some of the legendary characters, especially those on Cao Cao's side (including our favourite villian himself)

Oh well, its just a show, not intended to illustrate the actual story anyway.
No point getting too judgemental over this.


As JS said, some of the fight sequences are soooooooo typical old school John Woo style... (looks real cool if it is still in the 90's, but I must point out that its a bit outdated in year 2009)



My verdict of this show as I told dear:
This show is great for those who are not familiar with SGYY, but not true fans of this epic story.

Next Show: 大喜事 or Ong Bak 2

Next Next Show: Marley & Me

Fast forward 2009

Have not been posting for quite some time, kept procrastinating that I have too much work to be done.

Time to lay down some groundrules for 2009 before the Bull starts racing away:

• Start living a healthier life by sleeping earlier - before 12 <-- so far so good!
• Consistent savings plan - SGD$ X / mth (obvious reasons why it is X)
• Start my investment portfolio - to hit SGD$ Y value by end 2009 <--time to pick up some tips from you guys reading this space, please help hor!
• Write up personal Biz plans - target to have at least 1 per quarter
• Reduce waistline - target 30"
• ABC - personal stuff
• DEF - personal stuff

Looking back...Year 2008 hasn't been a good year for me.

The Good:

• Got what I wanted from D Day
• Managed to maintain sub 5 for SCSM 42195
• HTC THD
• MU won the double
• Another healthy year
• I'm officially an UNCLE now
  

The Bad:

• Losing Ah Di
• Crappy timing for Sundown
• PS3 - it wasn't really a great buy, considering that I don't really use it much after the first 2 months
• Missing out the UCL Finals...

The Notable:

• 2nd HK Trip - enjoyed it much more than the 1st
• Vietnam Trip - overall pretty much enjoyable
• Finally bought a new PC for Dad to use - I thought I might use it too but turned out otherwise

I found myself too embedded into my work, until the point that there is NO LIFE outside work. I always worry about completing my work when I am supposed to relax during the weekend, and can't really get stuff out of my head when I should be playing. Only realised this when I started to write the above list, and could not recall much that I can put in other than work (which I try not to as far as possible).

It's really easy to say "I have been too engrossed with work, let's go out and have a break", but to simply sink into the same whirlpool after the break, which renders the break meaningless.

Time to start living, and remembering every great moment as it comes along, and to make year 2009 worth remembering. At least make my job easier when I write this list again in 2010.

Perhaps Time to learn and try some new stuff to inject some badly needed freshness in my life! I guess I ain't so busy (or should not be so busy) during the weekends.

Hello 2009!

Watched "7 Pounds" today with dear.

Not too bad, though its a bit heavy not not really my favourite type of show.
Well, at least its Will Smith, and the storyline is not too bad.

Next show to catch: Chi Bi 2
Up on next update: Summary for 2008