Sunday, May 11, 2008
arab street rediscovered3 years ago, a friend asked me: where would you bring your friends if they were visiting singapore for the first time? and my friend brought me to arab street. since then, i fell in love with this exotic place of inherent beauty and rich culture. i cannot explain the simple joy of admiring the place for itself and be intrigued by the little things along the streets.
perhaps i've always been a mountain turtle... ask me about shopping malls and sentosa and famous beaches in singapore, i will be able to tell you much more. when it comes to going around places to look at stuff, i think i'm still totally green. and when i say stuff, i mean the buildings, the business activity, the aroma in the air, the aesthetic window displays and the narrow streets...
i spent the weekend walking down haji lane with syl and joel again... looking at interesting accessories, cheap clothes shops, boutiques, fabric shops, sheesha outlets, arabic food restaurants and i'd say, it was another eye opening trip!
~gracie left a note at 8:29 pm
Thursday, May 08, 2008
counting down to liberation daymixed feelings i'd say. well, in life you don't usually have the luxury of having the best of all worlds. you gain some and you lose some. is there an ideal job somewhere? sadly, no. how nice it would be to be selective in doing the things we like to do? hmm.
much recently, or rather this week, i've been living and breathing fusionopolis. so much has been absorbed, talked about, discussed in meetings and so on. and it's scary to meet my HQ colleagues for most hours of the day, so much so that the office has become our home. perhaps there's really nothing wrong with being enthusiastic and eager about work. yet, i still think there should be a balance somewhere.
i've been down with work and right till last week, i've been slogging. i'm still slogging... but have been trying to do less of it and more of resting. i figured that i should terminate my efforts a bit, and try to give myself a stopping point somewhere along the way. i'm taking tomorrow off to do what i need to do and care less of work. with the pressing datelines, it is sometimes challenging to just set work aside.
anyway, weekend is near. work should stop.
~gracie left a note at 9:58 pm
Sunday, May 04, 2008
rest i think i finally caught the rest that i badly needed for the past few weeks. this is ever the first weekend i stayed home the whole time. i'm like sleeping my life away... but i realised its importance. i've been too overstretched. and my body has surrendered to the ordeals. i was bleeding profusely over the weekend. i would be going down to the hospital for thorough checkup in the next couple of days, when i'm fully rested.
~gracie left a note at 2:21 pm
Thursday, May 01, 2008
missing in actioni've been overwhelmingly busy for the month of april. many many big things happened. reshuffling. tension. datelines. debates at work. and for the first time in my life, i was truly busy closing FY07. and as you can see, that leaves very little time to eat, rest, recharge and blog.
just came back from a short trip from bangkok though. when you think of bangkok, first thing that comes to mind? SHOPPING. i wouldn't say i'm a shoppaholic, and i ain't someone crazy over pedicure/medicure...nor am i someone who's longing for the thai massage. i must say my trip agenda is mainly to take a break. i know i'd scream freaking tired if you want me to walk round Chatuchak for 8hours! i'd just die. yar, of course, shan and i went to Siam Square, Siam Discovery, MBK and the famous Platinium Mall. but i didn't expect myself being down at the Safari Zoo at 10.30am on our first day. i have always thought that our Singapore Zoo is the best. yet, i'm pleasantly surprised by the interesting jungle tours as well as the opportunities forcloseup interaction with animals. for me, nothing beats the joy of being close to Nature. it's way different from watching National Geographic on tv or documentaries. it is being right next to them and appreciating the mysteries of God's creation. and something i cherish most from this trip: have never seen a Walrus in my lifetime until the Safari Zoo.
and well, been watching Channel U's -Find Me A Singaporean 2, hosted by Belinda Lee. this 360Productions received overwhelming response in the first series. building on its sucessful first season, the second season continues its search for fellow Singaporeans residing in remote and unheard corners of the world. the recent episode of the Chengdu(China) trip revealed the cruelties of bear torture as well as the illegal sale of bear paw powder. last night's episode featured this singaporean who married a doctor in Botswana (Africa) and how she changed her mindsets of life after stepping into a poverty-stricken place. honestly touched by the various lives other singaporeans are living in other parts of the world. truly impressed and will continue to give support to viewership to this programme!!
~gracie left a note at 9:40 pm
