Updates...!

It has been a while since I last update my blog... kinda cliche sentence to start a blog, but hey, its really the case...

Called up one of 1996 Saint Andrew's survivor today and found out that he's having quite a bad time and is on the verge of commiting suicide. Didn't know he was in such a bad shape until I called him out for a game of badminton yesterday afternoon. He dropped me a message at 1.30am and asked me "What is the meaning of life...?" He is pretty much the reason for the bout of inspiration to post something this early in the morning...

I'm not that good a councilor myself nor would I say I'm doing great... But I have been there, suffering and tormented with the downs in life... lost a couple of very close friends due to death and misunderstanding and I am not ready to lose another friend if its within my control. My reply to him was "... we shouldn't expect too much in life... Metaphorically speaking, life is like a new toy, a display item or a new country foreign to us. Yet, its up to us to explore its beauty and not get intimidated by it..." There are other stuffs that I said but I will spare the details on my blog as its something really personal to him. I just seriously hope that he will not do anything silly and I will try my best to make him see light in his life.

Enough of depressing stuffs and a little update on what's happening to me for the past few days (for people like Marilyn who read my blog to keep track on how I'm doing, really appreciate it =] )... apologies for other readers, if you have been following my life and like me to know, feel free to drop me a message!

Firstly, I quit my well-paid job on 30th June 2006. I wasn't really happy with the job and would like to pursue something that I find enjoyable. The only thing that I liked was the superb view that it have over the CBD. I do have something in mind and that would be a career in Banking or the Financial Sector. This pretty much spur me to borrow some books on GMAT two days ago. I really hope to do well and its time I stop procastinating and put in some effort.

Went to watch "Superman Returns" with Hao Xin on 2nd July at GV Plaza. Wasn't really eager about the show and wasn't expecting anything much mostly due to the fact that I wasn't a big fan of DC-Comic and Superman. Surely there's no fantastic twist and definitely nothing new to expect. C'mon, how much more can you expect from a guy who is super and invincible? But I was proven wrong and the movie turn out surprising nice. Not the plot! It was the direction and cinematography that was brilliant. The way Clark look at Lois was so beautiful... the way they portray him looking at her through the lift was superb... really beautiful, not just that particular scene, but the whole movie in general.

Catched "Scary Movie 4" earlier on but couldn't really recall the exact date. Not a bad movie and had some really good laughs =D

Probaly the second time I went to ArkCafe this time on 5th July and to support a friend who is singing live in the cafe. They have moved from Apollo Hotel and is now located in Safra Club. It still has the nice warmth cozy ambience... with more pretty gers. Modest decorations and soothing lights, the mood was remarkably nice accompanied by light-hearted chats of the hosts for that night. Although most of our dedications were scraped, the melodious voice of the singers made it a pleasant, relaxing night.

6th July and my Aunt from Holland decided to give us a surprise. Together with my cousins, they arrived in Singapore Last Thursday and would be staying in Singapore till the end of this month. It has been 2 years since I last saw them in year 2003 when I was still staying in hostel. Brought them to Singapore Science Center as requested by my Aunt. Singapore Science Center new look is amazing (though I haven't been here for years), with the water 'play-ground' display attracting both children and adults.

Went to watch the iMax movie "T-Rex". I personally didn't enjoy the movie. Seriously, I was expecting some dinosaur actions and some bloody scenes or at least something educational. Instead, the movie involves a bimbotic paleontologist affirming the evolution of dinosaur into birds based on some horrendous time-travel dream after sniffing some gas. Although I enjoy the experience of sitting inside the Omni-theatre after so many years, the ridiculous plot somehow killed any excitement. Definitely the worst film ever...!

We went for a short tour in Science Center and I would say I'm impressed with the exhibits. Could have appreciate them better if there were less rowdy school kids running all over the 'shop'. The exhibits were informational and intuitive carefully categorised under different areas (Chemistry, Aviation, Robotics, etc). Educational yet fascinating. =)

Thursday (13th July)... Wanted to attend a talk by ACM (Asian Civilisation Museum) about "Ghost Marriages" but was later requested to attend a seminar by GoldZone. The latter one sort of affecting my chance of a job in the company forcing me to give up the chance of learning ghostly rituals. The seminar turn out okay and I had the chance of knowing employed people... ha ha.

Its 4am... Time to stop ranting and play some games before I hit the bed, tomorrow is another long day as I need to do some shopping for my cousin's present... =)