My music collection

My laptop is reformatted and set up again. So today was playing with new toy day!

I was busy the whole afternoon ripping CDs from my collection. It was a good time too..since my CDs were like all over the place - room, hi-fi. car CD deck, boot of car, car visor, car glove compartment...well, I like my CDs to be within one arm reach where I can reach and pop them into the Cd player :p

Realised that although I had bought more english CDs, most of the ones which I decided to upload into iTunes were the Chinese one. Funny thing..I realised that my Chinese CD collections were quite erratic - I had a couple of 陈弈迅and 王力宏 though I wasn't much of a fan, but I had none of SHE?! Well, not that I am a big fan but I would have thought that inclination was more to the latter then the first 2. Of course 五月天,苏打绿　are in.

My choice of english albums had pretty much been quite stable through the years; those I bought them many years ago I still like, and were among the first few that I ripped- robbie williams, love actually sound track, and of course more recent ones like across the universe..somehow I wasnt too keen on those CDs which I had bought recently like Amy Winehouse. just wondering where some of my lounge, jazz and bossa nova music CDs are. Its weird that the whole collection is missing, just wondering when was the last time I took them out?hmm...

Talking abt 苏打绿，was just telling someone the other day that I regretted not going to their concert when they came to Sg recently. Think if they do come again, I will def go.

I'm not stupid

I had it coming.

I am not as experienced as you, but that doesn't mean I am stupid. What makes me more mad was your statement that I was not cut out for this, when in the first place you hadn't gave me opportunity to learn the ropes.

This pretty much sums up what I have been feeling for the past one and a half year.

F1 Sunday

What could be more exciting than watching the first ever night race in the history of F1 Grand Prix? Like many ple (read : not high net worth - no sponsored tickets - no track side seats), but I prob had the vantage seat - in front of the TV.



Which had proved real good, if not how would I have caught Messa's disastrous moment causing him to drop from the leader of the pack to end up covering the rear? And then watched the replay of Haikonnen crashing out with just a few laps away from the finish line? I pity those who had betted based on the showing on Friday. People used to say "The ball is round", now I think that applies to the tracks as well.



I must say, the race had proved to pack more drama than the hong kong serial showing on channel 8, real time some more.



In the middle of the race, I suddenly had a feeling of deja vu - the setting was the same a few weeks back with our paddlers playing the doubles final. It's exciting to think that Singapore can stick its fingers in the international sports scenes pie finally.

Chat before the weekend

It had been a restless day.

I have a nugget of thought which has transformed to a mammoth load, that has been bouncing in my head for the past 1 week. Imagine a big boulder bouncing around in your brains- I had been rendered almost impossible to work (wasn't hard especially when you had to deal with nauseating excel spreadsheets). Finally unable to get any headway, I decided to pop into my Dy D's office for a chat. And confirmed the facts of what I had felt about my one-and-half year stint current post.

Now the ball is in my court. It is good that I have at least 2 days to think of what I really want. However, I cant shake off the images of bridges burning, and not from my end too. Gosh, I just wish that things will fall in place when that happens.

Nobody's responsible for your outcome other than yourself. I don't want to waste another one-and-half year.

First ever F1 Night Race

It's funny how that the one of the biggest race is actually starting tomorrow but the buzz doesn't seem to have taken off.

Personally the indication that the event is finally here was the flurry of activities by the other floors in my office building.Another source was of course the TV. The point finally hit home when I had to leave my car behind at Centerpoint and take the MRT to City Hall,bearing in mind that the roads are closed.

I would have expected that there would have more excitement generated, like how enterprising merchants coming up with F1 theme stuff- F1 themed cakes, F1 sales,F1 cocktails, F1 t-shirts..you get the drift.

No. Zilt. So much for the first night F1 race and the first for Singapore. Even the IMF meetings 2 years back sounded more exciting with all the news of likely protesters, all the power hustlers coming to SG.

Could it be that as a nation obssessed with only soccer and golf (try naming another sport that can possibly grip the whole nation..), F1 racing is a more foreign sport that is less easy to understand and hence, not much interest garnered from our own people. But then again, neither does Singapore is known for a big following on athletics but we all know how Liu Xiang was the hope of China.

Ok,the analogy wasn't really good. But my point is, it seems F1 Grand Prix forgot to engage the Singaporeans in the festivities. I had remembered something like a fringe carnival was promised. I had seen none,or maybe I was too far back in the kampung to hear if any has been planned.

Well, I do hope that the whole event goes smoothly. For the ticket holders in feeling justified in payiing so much for the tixs (just cross your fingers that you dont get drenched in the rain. Umbrellas wouldn't help in these tropical downpours), for the drivers and their crew. And for Singaporeans- to have lived in such close proximity to the first of such race but without enough fate to be part of it.

No chance with tickets or squeezing in with friends at their downtown office? Just imagine yourself going through the circuit :)

I need activities.

I am bored stiff with work. So my mind tends to wander to keep myself mentally occupied. Wikipedia has been a source of relief (I cant believe that I derive some joy in checking the thesarus on dictionary.com) and I make sure I bring newspaper to the office everyday
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I am looking at signing up for courses, but realised that they may just cross over Nov when I am not sure whether if I will be around for a good 3-4 weeks. If not the pilates course sounds real good and at least keep me occupied physically other than running. I need another sport, with the lull period.
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I am keeping to my financial goals, so I am keeping my shopping to a minimum. Realised that it helps to keep the wardrobe less cluttered too and make me think twice before I decide that the stuff is really something that I like and not bought on impulse (I have got enough dresses. I have got enough dresses. No I dont need to buy that dress.I have got enough dresses). I'm sure if I am kept gainfully occupied, my shopping desires will definitely drop cos I suspect the impulses are built on boredom.
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I am running out of DVDs to watch. I had found the ones borrowed by one ex, which I had refused to watched after learning that he had strayed during the period when he gotten the DVD, and stashed them somewhere. I was so desparate to find something to do that I finally watched one. I am so going to thrash them for good after I finish watching the other one. But then again, I dont want to waste my life watching DVDs after DVDs...
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I am looking for good books to read but haven't got chance to go to the nearest library, and I don't believe in buying books if I can help it. How come Novena Sq dont have something like Sunny Bookstore? I will definitely be a long time trusted customer.
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Rest can only be as sweet if one is as equally purposeful in work.

I need a change.

It's not over tonight..

Just give me one more chance to make it right


I didn't even know the title to the song. I went to youtube and search "it's not over tonight" and I found it. Amazing :D

Was playing the song when my brother walked past and said.."You got the song? THe song kept playing in my head when I was showering just now leh".

I bet it's so contagious that the chorus will keep playing in your head at least for a day after you read this entry.

Enjoy!