December 2009
1 post
2010 Resolutions
1. Project 365: Take a photo a day. Post them to flickr at least once a week
2. Make good friends with at least 5 new people
3. Landed a wicked job
4. Save at least 30% of salary each month
5. Explore all Vancouver’s neighbourhoods
6. Call parents every 3 weeks
7. Write to parents once a month
8. Read at least 15 new books
9. Take a random evening course, e.g. French Beginner II
10....
October 2008
1 post
Mandalay
Mandalay. For some reason that word was all I could think of today. Probably because it brings imageries of serene, exotic place to escape to. On the background, Nicola Hitchcock’s dreamy voice fills in the atmosphere and you would be immersed with an overwhelming sense of tranquility.
Mandalay perhaps is a strange, or maybe uncommon getaway place of choice, given its geographical coordinates not...
September 2008
1 post
Reality Bites
I just found out that a casual coworker of mine, also an undergraduate, who is supposed to go back working for the company in November after her study leave of several months, might not be able to do just that because everyone just realised that her salary has not been budgeted. Sure, they are still trying to work on the budget to see if they can squeeze her salary somewhere, but of course there...
August 2008
2 posts
On Caring
I have always found it hard to balance your current life with the past – I guess you become too involved and absorbed with the way you manage your days and moving forward, that you tend to forget how you were also very involved in your past life back then. Without you realizing it, friends and families are forgotten, and the distance grows wider and wider.
For obvious reason I’m not exactly proud...
Getting Sydney Back
I was reading posts from Paul’s blog when I found my love of Sydney once again. The past 8 months have gone by before my eyes and work has more often than not taken over my life. I used to plan my weekends to go to a different part of the city and discover new favourite places; these days I sleep in and just go to Newtown in the afternoon because I’m too lazy to make the effort of taking public...