Mr. Lee Kuan Yew

The founding father of Singapore passed away this morning.

Without him, I will not be sitting here comfortably, in the safe and clean city.

Thank you for everything.

I'm fighting for it

I wasn't kidding when I can now work on other aspects (see birthday post).
Previously I was focusing on one part of my life. Now it has been settled, I'm turning my priorities to another. 

I'm not going to give up. I know I'm late. It's better late than never.

For now, I will keep fighting and do my best to become better. I will make sure it meant something.

I always believed in having somebody who will keep pushing and challenging you to become a better person instead of accepting you for who you are. 

The road might get tough and rough, sometimes you just need to lube it up and go deep. Then you might find something nice. 

Dramatic Thursday

What a dramatic Thursday.

1. An email that sent somebody crying for an hour (or 15 mins) with swollen/painful eyes for the whole day.

2. I finally ate this dome cake which I had wished for since the shop opened.

3. I received my offer from HR, and a surprise increase to my salary.

4. Visited FOC, Operation Dagger, 28 HK Street for Singapore Cocktail Week. I have always wanted to visit these places for a longgg time. Food at FOC was a lil bit pricey but not bad, the drinks are awesome and I can understand why 28 HK Street is the best bar in Sg. Operation Dagger is the best hidden bar in Sg.

The direction

For the past month I have talked to a few different people. 

People with a direction. Some with direction but zero idea of getting there.

People with no direction at all to where their life is heading. Too reluctant to move or challenge themselves or do anything else. These are the most dangerous and unproductive state. 

People who changed their direction with/without realizing or doing a U-turn. For the better or for the worse, they know it themselves at the end of the day. 

I knew where I was going once but I stopped a little bit and now I'm right on track. I mean this is healthy, you have to stop for a while to focus and your surrounding will lead you. After my presentation at work today which ended with praises, I have definitely ascended one level up.

I will not be on the way to becoming who I don't want to be. Neither will I be wasting time on things that are not sustainable or productive or pointless. I can only rely, depend and be true to myself. It's going to be a little bit painful, but it's time to move.

Hello, back.

events like these

Somehow I'm glad that I didn't accept the job offer and go to China for 3 months.

My grandmother's still in hospital and transferred to the isolated ward last week because she had bacteria infection. I would be so worried and wouldn't be able to see her if anything happens but she's doing pretty well now so that's a relief.

My cousin is also getting married tomorrow and I'm so glad I could be here to attend such wonderful occasion and see everyone in the family together because I missed the chance during CNY. One of the things Lynn told me not to miss when I was in Shanghai are once in a lifetime events like this.

I also made some friends and got to attend the Singapore Cocktail Week Opening Party at TBC today, a really cool event with $10nett drinks. I haven't had drinks for a while so it was so satisfying sipping cocktails from the famous bars around Singapore.

But every now and then when I stare at the computer screen the whole day at work, I would think that a non desk-bound job would be more fun, but then again it comes with risks. With the increased rate of flight accidents recently, air travel is not that safe any more. Then again, I would like to think that I still have the option to join them if this doesn't work out for me or I could use this as a leverage.