aTramofLife

Take a break

2010-07-01T07:44:00.000-07:00

Take a break & drink some lemon tea in a raining scene...

Is such a delighting moment...

Have u ever attempted to try that?

2010-02-27T23:05:00.001-08:00

This time. felt like writing in Mandarin.... thou there are some words I'd forgotten, I actually made an effort to call up my zi mui to cross ref & confirm... This piece is the 1st time am expressing in Mandarin after at least 8yrs fm the last time I wrote:

原来啊，这世间里，巧合，缘分和遇到了那个唯一，并不易。再说，不管你信与否，即使给你找到了，那一刻是不留人的。尽管你多费心，把那一刻挽留，对方突然间又放弃以为你并不认真时，尽管他真是你的缘份; 他，已经把他们之间的缘份，送给了天使，带去了一个地方叫做"不可能"。

所以啊，我说呢，当你遇到的时候，鼓起你的勇气，坦然的告诉他，我很想和你在一起。

Time Flies

2010-02-26T02:10:00.001-08:00

CNY is coming to an end....

Still want to wish you Gong Hei Fatt Choy ;)

Sharing a photo with you fm Ipoh - one of the limestone hills

a Story on a Serene Sunday Part2 (Last Episode)

2010-02-22T09:57:00.000-08:00

So remember there's a part one on this story, so the last episode is here:

So the coffee spilt, but it seems Bill is as calm as ever. Slowly took out the tissues & pass some to Emily. Bill just lightly brush it off fm his shoulder.

For a while, Emily just turned wordless & just made that closure with "oh, I rmber that there's traveling info that i had obtained already, let me get home now & send it to you. Bye"

The End

Do not ask me why it is so abrupt, bcos, the truth is, many a times, there always situations, more abrupt than this above. Guess you just have to come into acceptance that there are things which will stay shorter than a breath.

Right at the Moment

2010-02-08T09:40:00.000-08:00

Right at the moment...

Starbucks

2010-02-08T09:04:00.000-08:00

I am thinking of Starbucks now....sigh

I Just Want to Know

2010-02-08T07:40:00.000-08:00

Clearly wasn't clear why she thinks so.

There's so much of ambiguity & vagueness in there. I used to like it, but not this one......just not this one. I want to know if this is true or whether it is even real. Please I beg, I want to know.

Yesterday, after a bad lecture from you....my heart actually broken..but I guess this is necessary for me to wake up. I know you are in all good intentions, but somehow, I am so scared @ the other end to tell you that how much I want to know. She couldn't concentrate it is true. She can't get her mind out of something, that is also true. Despite the many times self denial that she is crazy & kept telling that this is not gonna be impossible, she still can't help thinking over & over again..obsessed or what? toxicated or immuned? arghh...too complicated to know. Felt silly when I sat, stood, walked, & sat back & stood. This just so not right. At least I felt not right..with myself of course.

Am listening to the Point back to Circle by a melancholic singer. There's stars shining in the lyrics, there's regret in her voice, there's the let go feeling, there's the new hope turn, there's happiness in her tears. What does all these means. She hopes it really means something to her. She hopes & she will know the answer in the name of fundamental rule of time. Yea, time.

A Story on a Serene Sunday (& it has got no last episode yet)

2010-02-07T05:18:00.000-08:00

There's a story I would like to tell today. & if it sounds hypothetical, it is hypothetical.

Emily wasn't aware that she had that feeling with her. All she did was ignoring that tiny lil calling in her that she really needs to meet Bill all the time. Not that Bill can solve all the problems or at least solve some problems of her at that point of time; the point is Emily just donno what's got into her that she needs to get that calm feeling radiated naturally out from Bill.

So this is how it inflicted.... two days ago, Emily was quietly reading her novel after going thru the whole rough day of her personal issues, she uncomfortably lean against the wall with the pillow & just went through page by page. Until suddenly her phone rang...... that is where it all started without Emily knowing that this had changed her slowly & quietly.

Bill was asking if Emily can help her to get the information from Emily's friend, Lynne, who works in an airline company, that is there any good deal for flights. Emily, without second thought, just said yes & rang Lynne up. Lynne was actually in Italy backpacking, & so Emily couldn't get her on the phone, so she thought perhaps call another day. Emily called Bill that she will catch up with another friend to see if she can get the information. Bill said ok, he will wait.

5 days had past, Emily didn't call. Bill got worried, because he remembered that he will get a reply before that day. Bill walked over to her house & surprisingly there's nobody at home. He thought then fine, will catch up with her another day.

While Bill is wondering, on the other end, Emily is actually sitting in the park, then walking back & forth on the jogging track. She knew she is anxious & probably clueless what has got into her. She realized that she gets nervous when she sees him. Her heart pounded so hardly that she thought she couldn't even breath each time Emily sees him jogging early in the park. She wanted to tell Bill a couple of days ago on the flight info, that how much it really cost. But the unknown thought of what is causing her to hesitate to meet him is mind boggling. She felt she is in contradiction with herself. To meet or not to meet...

Emily thought to herself: cummon' am just supposed to pass him the information; & why am I canceling my phone call to him each time I wanted to call him up. & why am I so restless. I just couldn't stare into his eyes, didn't I. I tried to, but I didn't. So wassup with you, Emily? What's wrong with you actually? Her mind wandered in the beautiful park, & then the graceful swan....not until she actually bumped into somebody & the coffee spilt on the floor. It is his coffee.......

What happened next? To be honest, as a narrator, I donno yet. Will let u all know how this story ends, in due time I promise.

2010-01-14T08:52:00.000-08:00

A walk to the door, A walk to the past

IF

2010-01-14T07:13:00.001-08:00

If I got a jetplane > I am gonna fly to the Pluto

If I got a say> I will tell her please cooperate & start thinking strategically

If I got a vote> I will vote for peace

If I am on a ferry> I will sing my heart out

If I can make a wish> I wish I can be happy forever

If I know that one day I will realize what I am doing is not worth it> I will not do that again'

If I have a chance to say sorry to her> I will say, look, you made me pissed off first

If I do have a choice> I will take that & go

If I only can thank one person> I will say thanks to my ex-landlord

If you asked me what I am doing here> I will tell you, isn't that obvious?

now if I tell you if all these can work, I will not be writing here.

Of all these things, there's only one thing can work: If I don say all these@ all, I think it had worked out well :)

a SUNday.

2010-01-09T19:41:00.000-08:00

A day with a Sun.

I don't know since when I'd been getting the procrastinating bug. That is just so not me. I love working & constantly having activities most of the times. But, something just gotten into me. Everything does seem not so important anymore.

Is that because I had this discovery of Life is too Short to work your ass off without enjoying life? Maybe I start to find that comfort zone in enjoying life.

But am in a dilemma, between enjoying & working, it seems lopsided now. I don't know what to do with myself, nor do I know what should I do for now.

Leave it as it is?

The answer will surface?

Or fade by itself?

The Age of Stupid? (so apt)

2010-01-08T21:36:00.001-08:00

I just wanna cast this down to remind the world on how stupid we can be sometimes.

They forget science. Humans are from one source (the creation of 2 things). & religion is something we believe, & this action is so stupid b'cos one couldnt believe & trust each other just bcos of religion? & they forget that they are just the same?

The science didn't run, we are made of cells only & we have a time span to live. & that is not very long. Life is short. What are they doing there?

My Indulgence & Addiction:

2010-01-08T21:16:00.000-08:00

A - Accessories, Arts

B - Blogging, Baseball

C - Caramel, "Coffee Prince", Celine Dion

D - Dance

E - Email? errrr, no but addiction

F - Facebook

G - Google, Gaming, Garlic, Golf

H - Heritage, Heidi Klum

I - Ice-skating, I-Pod

J - Jimmy Choo, Japanese spirit

K - Korean culture

L - Latin songs

M - Mint, Macbook

N - Nature

O - October (don't ask me why, I don't have a reason for this)

P - Photography, Plurk

Q - QE2

R - Roses, Resumes? (that's my job, so I call it an addiction :D)

S - Starbucks, Shoes

T - Taeyang

U - U-tube (YouTube)

V - Vegetable

W - Wondering

X - X-ray (no, just so happen this time around too frequent)

Y - Y? (I always ask Y if you noticed)

Z - [don't you know that dictionary hardly has many Z-range word? but I think I will put Z for Zorro] :)

2010-01-08T21:10:00.001-08:00

My New Buddy - Snowbank.

So cheeky like me :)

Am glad that she caught my attention & I decided to buy it for myself. First time buy a Soft Toy for myself. Felt excited, happy, funny @ the same time, & most importantly, it melts me down :D

She will be gOod :P

Start.Stop.Continue

2010-01-05T05:21:00.001-08:00

3 simple words - as food for thought for today.

My boss creatively asked us to start ice breaking game with explaining what our name means. good one.

So, here you go with my intro to my team.......

My name is See Kai Xin. 施凯欣。施 means TO GIVE; in the ancient Chinese history, there's four legendary beauty & one of them is 西施。so, maybe the beauty lies within :D lolx

Next, 凯means victory. In the ancient Chinese time, there's always war...to fight for conquering larger lands & build empire. & usually if they came back with victory, they will sing the 凯旋歌 (victory song). 欣 sort of means successful...>something like that la, I also dono.. :D lolx. I just know that 欣赏 in combination means TO APPRECIATE

Funny part is that my team member has got diverse type of names...so there's literally "beautiful flower", the philosopher, the very HUAT *& prosperous one, the Son of Goddess, the Witness, the Dawn Light.......lolx. so funny. [for those who knows my team-mate, guess who is this! :P]

Move on: we have this activity in Staff Mtg.

Start.Stop.Continue:

We broke into 3 groups. my team took the "Continue", so basically we need to think what in our staffing team needs to CONTINUING DOING. For other groups, they will think about what we need to START DOING? & what are the things we should STOP DOING.....

Interesting pulsing & discussion.

Food for thought for me:

What I should Start Doing more often?

What should I Stop doing now?

What things/habit should I be Continuing?

Tell you next time :) *grin*

How about you? ;)

Top 5 Shoe Blogs & Sites

2009-09-27T22:27:00.000-07:00

Here's shoes-blog written by 2 Turkish ladies that allows you to do some window shopping of the famous celebrity daring shoes. http://shoe-closet.blogspot.com/ bet some of those, you won't wear XD

Miss Meghan, if you haven't know her yet, is the America's Shoe Expert apart from being an author & TV personality. She is internationally recognized resource on shoe trends, tricks & tips, cultural & societal footwear movements & what stories your shoes can tell about you. Know more: http://www.missmeghan.com/

When we talk about shoes, there's always a name that we can't resist to speak about: & this is none other than our internationally recognized Jimmy Choo's. Even Michelle Obama is wearing it - http://www.jimmychoo.com/scat/aswornby Of course, Jimmy Choo's iconic shoes were also well known as the "red carpet" shoes. Just view who are the big Hollywood stars

Bored with modern shoes? check out some traditional Japanese Shoes

http://wafuku.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/traditional-japanese-footwear/

heheh, of course, having just classic or famous shoes are just not enough. Let's serve ourselves some weird shoes http://www.uphaa.com/blog/index.php/weird-shoes/

Till then, hope you enjoyed the variety of shoes :P great day!

Khoo Kong Si - Our National Treasure

2009-09-27T06:59:00.000-07:00

Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, or Khoo Kongsi for short, is one of the most distinctive Chinese clan associations in Malaysia. It is well known worldwide for its extensive lineage that can be traced back 650 years, as well as its closely-knit and defensive congregation of buildings and a magnificent clanhouse. Surprisingly, famous as it is, its location appears to be unknown to many Penangites. It is situated at the southwest of Georgetown, and its pivotal building, Leong San Tong, is hidden amidst the crowded gridiron of terrace houses and shophouses. To make it to Leong San Tong, which is perhaps the most majestic clanhouse in South East Asia, you will need to tread through an alley between two rows of 19th century terrace houses and bypass the opera stage, before you see it stand majestically on the granite square. Khoo Kongsi, together with Cheah, Yeoh, Lim and Tan Kongsi, were known as the Five Big Clans (Goh Tai Seh) that formed the backbone of the Hokkien community in early Penang.

Kapitan Keling

2009-09-27T06:36:00.000-07:00

Peak into the Heritage Building

Heritage with the Crescent Moon

Made in Malaysia

2009-09-27T05:58:00.000-07:00

Shoes > Jimmy Choo

Clothes> Zang Toi

Model> Amber Chia

Actress> Michelle Yeoh

Squash Player> Nicol David

F1 Driver> Alex Yoong

Flower> Rafflesia (biggest flower in the world)

Cave> Gua Mulu (biggest cave in the world)

Michael Jackson & family will tell you about MY life

2009-09-08T11:30:00.000-07:00

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. It's a lot harder than you think!

Pick your Artist:
MJ & family

Are you a male or female:
"Man in the Mirror" (wakakakkaka - I kind of like this :D)

Describe yourself:
"Lovely One”

How do you feel?
“Can You Feel It" (-the Jacksons)

Describe where you currently live:
“On the Line” (FYI equatorial line)

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?:
“ History”

Your favorite form of transportation:
“Fly Away” (>-})

You and your best friends are:
“Superfly Sister”

What's the weather like?:
"Fall Again”

Favorite time of day:
“Break of Dawn”

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called?:
"The Lady in My Life”

What is life to you:
“Whatever Happens"

Your current relationship:
“Girlfriend" (or "It's the Falling in Love")

Your fear:
"Smooth Criminal”

What is the best advice you have to give?
"Enjoy Yourself”

Thought for the Day:
“Earth Song”

What is your typical day today?
"Working Day and Night"

How I would like to die:
“Heaven Can Wait”

My soul's present condition:
"I Can't Help It” (-bcos I am on a cast)

My motto:
"Keep the Faith"

Malaysia Truly Asia Collection

2009-09-08T10:58:00.000-07:00

Here's some collection of some very interesting clips of Malaysia Truly Asia ~~

For Guang Liang fans & for the curious onlookers of Tourism Ad 2007..a whole set here - targeted for TWN market. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef5cHJ2BRNM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Fprofile%2Ephp%3Fid%3D727008815%26v%3Dfeed%26story%5Ffbid%3D129479934353&feature=player_embedded#t=76

Follow on with 2009 Malaysia Truly Asia short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjDMzK9eoRA&feature=related

Promotion for Sipadan Island - targeted market - Korea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbGUcye_tOY&NR=1

For Europe market:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-HahCHPX6w&feature=related

Michelle Yeoh to promote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6u-W2Y02iM&feature=related

Are U Plurk-ing Already?

2009-09-08T10:43:00.000-07:00

Plurk plurk plurk..check out www.plurk.com

It is co-founded by a young Malaysian studying in Canada previously ... now this cross version of IM+blogging social media is gaining momentum esp in Canada & Taiwan, Singapore & Malaysia.

Quite a unique one. Don't miss to check out. Have fun plurk-ing. Also checking out how PLURK arrives to its name just like GOOGLE did. Check out Wikipedia in case u start to wonder.

Man Face Bug

2009-06-19T22:55:00.000-07:00

Check this out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/greysamaritan/3583866921/
a Man Face Bug
Taken by my friend WK.

Home-Alone>Organized>Disorganized again..

2009-06-19T21:36:00.000-07:00

It had been close to 1 month (not to say I'd completed forgotten about my own blog :P), it's time for a revision from the previous blog.

Today, Saturday. My sms came in yesterday - friends, asking me if I wanna come together to go "tilik nasib" in Komtar area. I thought twice. Actually craving to bring them to one cool cafe to have lunch later on...but I decided today, I plan to enjoy some Home-Alone time since that nobody is@ home.

11am - this is one of the earlier version I wake up in the Saturdays :D I looked out to the sky, DARN...saturatedly Hazy. It is horrendous to see such a blurry sky - choked with dust. I shooked my head in disappointment. Ahhhh, what happened to the Earth. I kept asking myself what else can I do to drag the damage of the Earth. In the meantime of doing my laundry, I slowly plan for my lunch. Take away? When go to shopping mall later, drop by to have lunch? Or just fruits. Then I decided to walk out with my huge umbrella to get some simple lunch - to do my lil' bit for the Earth - by walking - by reducing the carbon footprint, tho the weather is killing HOT! Well, now you know, after 1 month, the air quality actually gone from bad to worse.

How about Durian!? oh yea, got that 2 days ago in Balik Pulau with my bunch of durian-mania colleagues. In contrast to the Hot weather, this is the much needed time for durian to be rampant everywhere! Well, for this one, I maybe should thank this kind of climate. But on 2nd thoughts, thanks but no thanks again. Reason simple: I am half-in-a-middle durian mania. I don't specifically crave for it but neither do I dislike durian. BUT, almost exactly 1 yr of not eating durian since last year & for this year, last Thurs was the first time to taste back durian & obviously I was enjoying licking all the many durian - come midnight...my stomach stirs. The nex thing I know, diarrhoea... OK, so, no next time. Fullstop. :)

For today, I plan to be very organized & discipline, really do exactly what I plan. My laundry list of To-Do, I shall accomplish today.

Oh - since when I am so so organized... While I am smiling....hmmm...my Home Alone peace is drawn away. Aiya, one by one, they came back already. I wanted to write my darn IMBO, wanna clear my mailbox, wana do many things...with quiet peaceful workstation. hmmmmm....looks like my "being-organized" plan is gonna ripped off anytime soon.

Well, I am gonna get up now to wash my plates/pans/what-have-you after cooking just now....
Ta! Hopefully not another 1 month to write another piece of blog :P Will see. Have a nice weekend everybody :)

Sleepy Sunday!

2009-05-23T19:42:00.000-07:00

Argggghh...I hate people waking me up in the Sunday when I am not ready too! Idiotic XXXXX....I don't want to mention your name, but that doesn't mean I am not annoyed with your outrageous attitude...many people are pissed. Karma man, karma.

Waking me up now watching AXN & Facebook-ing ...also makes me so sleepy...huh..dragged, lag..

10:45am ~ Sunday - hazy outlook, visitors arriving, craving for durian, tired head, mades a lousy Sunday....

I hate Sunday for today, that just wasn't a nice start. Arggh, I want a redemption!!!!

Old Habit: absorbed into....

2009-05-01T09:06:00.000-07:00

Wondering what I am doing the whole evening?
Getting back to my long time lost habit i.e. absorbed into the laptop zombie in the Youtube for So You Think You Can Dance good clips. Always love the special dance flavor added on with the twist of emotion & chemistry in there. Perfecdito!

Love it! Love it! Love it! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK1iaPQ1xvc&feature=related &feature=related
~ Contemporary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqi9aukmqYs&feature=related &feature=related
~ Viennese Waltz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgr6DcCom4&feature=related &feature=related
~ HipHop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKKIqgSsnEc
~ Argentine Tango

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yJJpjgCH3Q&feature=related &feature=related
~ HipHop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmXgKaAsKeo
~ Samba

2009-05-01T03:45:00.001-07:00

Tick Tock Tick Tock.....playing game time!!! have to find some stimulating games...else I am gonna go brain dead!

Monday Blues. Check out Wika!

2009-04-26T20:18:00.000-07:00

Arggghh, Monday blues! ;S Ok, starting an engine in a cold rainy day, wasn't a great either :)
Well, life goes on.....

Anyway, check out my cute Wika on your right. My newly adopted blog-pet :D Don't mess up with him! It's easy to take care of him. Check out a hidden grey icon, scroll over & pick up either his food container or the egg (not bad eggs please!) & feed him by double clicking it to finish up his food.

Thank you! Great day ahead folks!

oh Poodle :)

2009-04-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

Cute Poodle isn't she ;)

Not Bad an Idea!

2009-04-26T06:48:00.000-07:00

http://designbykailin.blogspot.com/2009/01/order.html Not bad an idea! very edgy design :)

Queensbay Mall in Penang

2009-04-26T03:13:00.001-07:00

Queensbay Mall, Penang is on the Blog! & on Twitter too!
http://queensbayshoppingmall.com/

Photojournalism ~`~

2009-04-26T01:59:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder what topic it is when we talk about Photojournalism. Perhaps it is a lil' bit too fad to mention this buzz word. Let me help you decipher this:

Photojournalism = >laymanterm< = a picture that can tell a story right away!

Check this out for the collection of Photojournalism subject: http://www.photomalaysia.com/photography/showgallery.php/cat/512

Quite like this photo:
http://www.photomalaysia.com/photography/data/506/medium/IMGP1114.jpg

This is from my collection:

What are you seeing & feeling in there?

Happy X.plore!

Eyeing >.O for DSLR cams

2009-04-26T01:46:00.001-07:00

Alright, I had been moonlighting for long to research which DSLR cam to purchase....Canon 450D, 400D, 1000D....Nikon D200, D90, D60.....which one!

Macros for the Strawberry

2009-04-26T01:23:00.000-07:00

Farewell cake for my colleague. Bon Voyage!

Blogging re~born!

2009-04-19T10:16:00.000-07:00

Here you go! I started a blog 4 years ago. & guess what, I never give a damn to blogging after that. & hell ya, I can't recall either what is the blog's name nor where should I be retrieving it :)

Today, Sunday. And I am supposed to sleep till the wee afternoon :D but I woke up due to a first time deal of online purchasing of an apparel. & was woke up with the excitement jumping on the personal online-trading bandwagon.

Yes, I am a Gen-Y, a very modernized one, yet I am daily rocked by a speedwave of new gen Web2.0 landmark which is undeniably a huge space of opportunities & potentially delicious. Frankly, I almost lost in the speed of Web2.0-ians. Like it or not, a whole lot more unprecendented new.Wave will keep comin'. Are you ready?

Are you one of those first-mover? OR are you a laggard?
What kind of Web2.0 wave are you in?
Facebook? MSN? MySpace? Twitter? LinkedIn? Wiki? Widget? YouTube?
Do you find this overwhelming already? ;)

Tell me :)