A little more settled a little bit of change a lot of joy

Halfway through January and things been going on pretty well. Work is more settled and I'm praying hard that I can press on till July.

A bit of change recently have planted a smile on my face and joy in my heart.

Just want to say a simple "Thank you".

touch & go

Yesterday was having lunch with my site colleagues and 1 of them shared about her new flat purchase.

We were quite amazed at the price she paid for a 4 room flat near Sembawang MRT. Cheap + low COV.

Reason for low COV: Divorce case.

The couple is young (late 20s). Have a family of their own.

These 2 reasons are good enough to keep our jaws opened for a good 10s.

Self-thinking process: marriage nowadays becomes worthless? 1 wrong made all the rights void?

2012 to 2013

Well well well... It's 2013! Where's that so-called end of the world??? :p 
Like most people who writes diary or blog or write-on-scraps-of-paper-dump-in tin method, the new year will have a new post at the start of the year.

Mine got a bit late as usual. Mainly due to work. Work, work... Why is architecture like this? 

Let's not get into the mode of whining at the start of the new year.  I love the start of the year so I shall "spring" some thoughts for the year ahead.

2012...

A year of loving myself
Knowing myself

A year of learning and choices

A year of tremendous changes from school to work

Thank you God for seeing me through those hard times. Fallen down into the dark valleys but Your great wings gave me flight. Not just once but twice or more.

Work area: More responsibilities, steeper learning curve. Even my work table looks more scary than my own room. I'm not bitching bout it cuz i'm thankful for the situation that i can learn and opportunity that not every fresh grad can get to do. :)

my occasional cheesecake feed to de-stress

For a few good months, i enjoy having time for myself. Sometimes i find a little strange. As most of my peeps who hang out with me for the necessary human feeding times, i cut down on carbs (other than my weakness for chocolate & cheese cake). Meat craving are common so the need for buffet stuns increased. 
In order not to spend too much and get to eat what I want to eat, i cook. Yes cook. Not some Michelin star chef or Ratatoulie. Still decent.

Steak is my love - Iron & Protein

Salmon is good too!

Other than eating well, i got sick a few times due to stress. 

Travelling: I love to travel. Due to budget constraints, i travel via Google Earth on many occassions. 2012 Dec, i manage to go to Bangkok(again, ya i know) and Taman Negara.

Bangkok was a solo trip. Was amazingly good till i wanna stay there and not come back. Posted some Bangkok trip photos from my phone - See 6-9 December 2012 post.

2013

Run
Explore
Learn
Love

Stay positive.

Started the year with an old friend. Kinda funny that we hardly talk before. Some things can't explain. 

Places to go this year
KL (for visit and Anthony wants to go)
Kinabalu (confirmed)
GuangZhou
Gunung Mulu National park
Taiwan/Korea (at least an overseas run)

Am not going to shop! Save save save!



Wishing all readers a good 2013 ahead. 

Be brave. Be strong. Believe that you can do it. 

Singapore: The ComplaiNation

It's the holiday season and more people are staying home clearing their leave.

Working in a consulting firm still got to handle complaints from the public. My PR skills is not top notch but the Libra side of me is very accommodating to cool their displeasures.

In Summary: S'poreans complaining lights too bright, roof too ugly and noisy works.They should close their eyes, cover ears and shut their mouth up.

The world may seem to come to an end.... So GET A LIFE.

Take a break and exciting plans for 2013

Work as usual is busy and gotten more tensions as 2012 is coming to an end.

This early planned getaway didn't turn out as planned so i board the plane alone and excited.

As i explore streets alone and walking round, i crave for more adventures.
2013 will be Mount Kinabalu trip and perhaps do Adam's peak(half the height of KK).

Hope all is well when i get back to work and more of God's strength to fight on.

Love the joy and pain of running

1 more week to Singapore Marathon.  My 4th Marathon and this will decide for me to go for 2013 Seoul Marathon.

2012 marks my record of 16 running events, 1 marathon, 5 half marathons and total of 289km.

Need to clear my stock of new running tops. Anyone wanna get and donate to my running fund?

Running season....

September... n high time October!

good game...

interesting how the situation turns out. precautions made, but time some how lowered the 'firewall".

at least my intuition sound the alarm.

oh well. life still goes on.

Fight strong, Ash. 

记得：自己开心就好

少了一个人的陪伴不要紧。

做个最特别最真实的自己
不伪装 不骄傲
不爽时会破口骂粗话 开心时会开怀大笑
想多疯狂就多疯狂
人家可以不喜欢我

但是我必须好好爱自己
为自己而活
活的精彩

Practicing archi life...

... not a bed of roses... not a total bed of thorns.

but now i'm stepping on thorns especially when i have no guidance in my work place.