the lastsplash

Tomorrow, one year into the society. No time to stop and reflect yet.

I hung on for my life and alighted the cab slightly shaken. It was the ride of my life . Learning from my previous experience, I told the cab driver to take Pioneer Road North, and then AYE, to my office from site at Jurong. Previously, another cab driver had taken me for a joy ride en route to office, via PIE (very longggggggggggg wayyyyyyyy right????). It was a pleasant ride until we reached the Alexandra Road exit. There was a massive jam due to an accident. Instead of joining the queue, the driver drove on. I thought to myself, "Its my lucky day! Quick thinking by the driver, no need to waste time in the jam." That was until he drove past the next exit at Lower Delta Road. I knew something was wrong. As we approached the next exit at Keppel Road, I told the driver we had past our exit. He was not sure of which way to go, and was driving into the road divider!!! I suggested to him that we should exit immediately and make a U-turn along Keppel Road. Along Keppel Road, he w...

Are good neighbours hard to come by? I am not too sure, cuz for the past few years, we hardly felt the existence of our neighbour, ie. the guys who moved into the unit opposite our flat two years ago. Why? Cuz they pretty much treat their flat as a chalet. And by that I mean the only time that I saw them was the one time I came back to see their house all brightened up. Why? Cuz they rented out their house as a set for some film production. And the other times I saw them were mostly weekends when they invited their friends over for mahjong. Probably overnight mahjong and made lotsa noise, cuz somebody complained to the police and they probably thought it was us. They decided to protest by putting a shoe rack over our potted plants *** (please note that these potted plants in front of our door were there since we moved in, yes, for more than sixteen years). Btw, it was a ugly looking shoe rack which they don't use at all. So I guess it was either to "mark their territory" ...

I look forward to the opening of the movie " Da Vinci Code " tomorrow. Perhaps I'll catch it this weekend or next week when it'll be less crowded. But as many, like me, who are looking forward to the movie, there are also many who criticise and shun away from the movie. In fact, in India, the release of the movie had been put on hold. Many feel that the movie offended their faith, we should respect that. But I think it is important to keep in mind that this is a movie adapted from a the book by Dan Brown, a work of fiction. We should probably watch the movie, or read the book, with the intention of getting entertained, rather than finding the truth. The controversies are its selling point. No doubt, the story itself is flawed. An article on HowStuffWorks analyses "How The Da Vinci Code Doesn't Work" . My favourite flaws are that "the restrooms of the Louvre have liquid soap, just like most other public restrooms" and "according to a "...

At twenty-six, I got to know more of what I want. When you are put in that position to think what you are willing to give away, you realise what you really want. I am sure most people know the hard facts of life (I'm talking about the $$$), but not many can really appreciate it. Until you are thrown in that situation, those are just words and numbers. I may not be experiencing the worse life, but I am experiencing enough for me to appreciate it. And when you do, you'd wanna do something about it right? The grand plan of things is simple, "Plan and work towards the goal". The planning we can leave it to the professionals, our financial consultants, to tell us how much we need to make to achieve what we want. The "working towards the goal" part, depends on ourselves. As we pursue this path to work towards the goal, opportunities come by. Opportunities such as doing a business, having a promotion, etc. But with these opportunities come some trade off. Such as t...

Tomorrow is my birthday, below are my seven ("lucky seven" mah... heh) wishes not in any particular order... I wish that... 1. My sister will be mature abit faster. Twenty-three years is already a long time, and yet there are quite a few things she need to pick up. Eg. Learn to not leave stacks of her belongings all over the house, and to return things to their respective places after use, especially if she had borrowed them. Keep up the good work, you are almost there! (Hope you'll read this and make the difference today!) 2. People will be more considerate in general, so that everyone will at least enjoy their journey to and back from work, no matter how sucky work may be. Your considerate act and friendly smile will dispel any Monday blues! =) 3. Parents will actively play their part to be good role models for their children, so that their kids will be better behaved, and teachers' lifespan will not be shortened with every breath they take down the children's n...