My Work Environment now

I have not talked about work recently, because it is very messy now. I am doing daily work + my project work + prepare my new role + overseeing the transision of systems to vendor. I only have 2 hands, how much can I do? Sigh... Also, I am told to finished all my project work before handing over. Effective date is 1 May, but my replacement is not even appointed yet. Sigh... My dear friend invited me for a Trip to Russia, the date is 28 Apr to 7 May. I will be very happy to go, but my boss seems reluctant to let me go, I really hope she will let me. I have not taken long leave for more than 2 years. Can I have a break please? Sigh...

Movie : Munich

Last week, I watched a movie by Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Costner named 'Rumor has it'. It is an average movie, so I am not recording it in my blog. Just now, I watched 'Munich', directed by Steven Spielberg. The show last 2.5 hrs and is very very engrossing. I am totally immense in the show. My heart is extremely heavy after a third of the movie till the very end of it. The movie theme is to call for an end of violence against violence, because no matter who win, there will be no peace, they will only be further anger, pain and lost. Highly recommended. I look forward to watch ‘Underworld : Revolution’ on Friday.

Cocktail : The Blue Lady

This is a cocktail I try last weekend.

It is the blue lady, contain Blue Curacao, Creme de Cocoa and Cream.
Its creamy blue looks good, and tasted sweet.

Visiting the Zoo last Sunday

Today, my colleague commented that I have not updated my blog for sometime.
Yes, indeed. Have been rather busy at work, resting and having social life.
Nowaday, it seems I can only blog after midnight (like now) and in batch mode.




Anyway, last Sunday, I bought Russell to visit the Zoo. He does not really like animal all along, but he do still seems mildly interested that day. He has not been feeling well for the last 2 weeks. Hope he can fully recover soon.

如果 爱

你是爱我的 - 张学友 (如果·爱)

靠你越近离你越远
心放的深却总是无言
有意无意有情无情
我以为你明白我
你恨我吧你爱我吗
你走不开是为谁挣扎
谎言真话我都收下
只要你是爱我的
快乐与痛难舍难分
你迷了我我乱了你
梦里有梦都不要醒
从今以后再没有怀疑
要一句话心里的话
你一直都爱着我
就这样吧不要回答
因为你是爱我的
也许你是爱我的

To my dearest wife who is no longer by my side.

A evening with songs

Last night, I invited my friend to this place named '弹唱人'.
It is a quite place in the city with young singers singing songs dedicated by customers. We requested a some songs and a few of them are sung and the singers are very talented. The food is normal and drinks are fine (although the bubble tea are very good). It is the ambient that make the different, it is a long time since I really sit down and enjoy songs (unless musical performance in Espanade Singapore).

The 1st half are very well sung by 2 singers (惠冰,俊雄) and guitar by 吉祥. They are also very humorous. While the second half is by 慧玲 alone, it is not as great but the ending part if just wonderful, because she invited the pretty bartender on stage to sing (bartender, but they only have white/red wine and beer only, she mixed bubble tea most of the time). Also a nice gentleman who is the Chief musician of a China Performance in Espanade now volunteer on stage to be the drummer. Now, this is real fun, jamming the band just because of the love of music. In music, they is no country and no religion involved. They did it well, just the drums' volume is a bit too loud.

Overall, it is good experience. I will definitely visit again.

For more info, please visit http://www.tcr-music.com.sg/

Walk the Line

Last Saturday, my friend and I watched the movie 'Walk the Line'. It is about the country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis. From poor to rich, from self belief to self destroy and back again. Life is simply that, full of ups and downs. The good thing is he finally settle down and live a fulfilling life with June, and he died just 4 months after June in 2003. Follow her? I want to believe that.
I usually enjoy Reese Witherspoon's performance, the last is 'Just like Heaven'. I am glad to see her perform here again.

A special day

You may think I mean the Valentine Day? No, I do not mean it. It has lost its meaning to me since last year, may be meaning will come again, we shall see.

The special day is today, the day that I am fully leaving the Singapore Arm Forces, in short, the army.

14 Years ago, I have serve the nation for 2 years and 5 months as a Infantry Commander, and after that, serving from days to weeks every year (except 1996 when I study in England). Today, it is the special day for my parade to post to the Reserve, which means the Army will not look for me unless there is a real war.

Well, that means I am too old for the army?

In the life as a soldier serving the nation, there are blood, tear and sweat (mostly), but there are joy too, and the bonding of comrades and companionship through the hard days. Today, it come to the end, and they will continue to live in my memory.

When Russell grows, I will ask him to embrace the duty, and not to avoid it. It is also a way to turn a boy to a man, and the way to be more brave, discipline and independant.

Without the army, there will be no one protect us, the small little red dot on the map.

Tonight - at the riverside celebration

Tonight, my friend and I visited the Chinese New Year Celebration at the riverside. Here are some of the photo taken there.

We wait till 9.30pm for the Fireworks. Although the duration is short, it is very creative and beautiful with a lot of variety.

After the firework, we went to the Aria Bistro Wine Bar for a drink. To my surprise, they have some quite unique drinks.

This is poison ivy.

This is paradise.

This is a variety of shooters.
I took photo of their menu, because they have the recipe on it, although the amount of the the ingredients are not specified, it will need some try to get it right.

Dinner at Riverside

Tonight, I had a nice dinner/drink/chat with a friend at the Riverside. It is so nice to take a break from the unending work. Must treasure all enjoyable moments.

Cocktail : Continental

This beautiful cocktail in green color, 'Continental' is make from Rum, Peppermint liquer and lime juice. Isn't it beautiful?

My new toy too.

Saw Yuen Yuen's Blog on new toy. Haha. I also want to show off my new toy. Shameless me. My new toy is the Creative Zen Vision M, it has 30Gb of diskspace and can play video, audio and radio too. I loaded it with the Japan Anime 'Inuyasha' Series and watched during my travel now.

So busy. Even Blog have to be batch processed.

Phew... It has been so busy for the past few days, did not even have time to read blog, not to mention write. So today will have to write blog in batch. Haha. Also, tired of the song on my blog, have to change to something jumpy. Yuen Luk Luk asked for photo of Russell with more of his new year shirt. So here it is.