Tuesday, 17 January 2012

photo takin

back to sg, back to reality... it'd been a total diff experience... a 180 deg change fr d life in sg or mayb i exaggerate. anw, d trip was really cold & quite tiring & tedious.

early day 1 (8/1/12) mornin, b4 day break, cx in at airport & at 8 plus, flight took off & only landed at ard 12. we dragged d big & heavy lugguage (~24kg) ard till we cannot take it & find a nearby fastfood (KFC) to for lunch & rest & drag our time b4 headin to d train station whr we found place to deposit our lugguage. den we walked ard till no whr to go & sat outside a quieter road side beside d train station for hours w our iphone & ipod touch game s our leisure. we den search for dinner & drag time more before gg back to d train stn to collect our lugguage & cx in for our night train. anw, d temperature was ok initially. it feels s though like at genting highland. nice n coolin but s day goes, it became colder. d queue was terrible.

aft tryin to head on to board d train, it gave me a knock in d head & tt i would oso give an advice to all those who travel to country they nvr been b4. d advice is 'nvr to stuff everything into a big lugguage thinkin tt thr would be wheels to drag & so it would b easy.' 'RMBR NVR DO SO'. cos unlike sg, thr is no escalator or lift. & we or rather dear had to carry d bulky & heavy lugguage down flights of stairs packed w many ppl & so, his steps r oso restricted cos of ppl in front. though i ended up carryin d handcarry bag w shawls, gloves, caps, umbrella, water, laptop, etc, at least all r hangin on my shoulder where my body support d whole weight rather than only usin lower arm muscle to carry at an odd angle cos of d bulky-ness. tt's not all. in d train, thr r stairs too... d cabin r not all in 1 plane... thr is upper & lower lvl. & d corridor is v narrow oso.

though i booked luxury class cabin w soft cabin for the train, d cabin is still small & d bed is oso hard. w habit of not comfortable slpin w strangers, i had no choice cos it's a 4 pax cabin. anw, jus for d night & chances of bumpin to d same pax b super slim. but i still don like d idea tt a guy got d opp upper bunk while i'm below. anw, cos of d stairs experience, i exchanged out some heavier items into my backpack worryin tt it would be d same situation or even worse when reached esp if this time we would ve to climb up d stairs. but in such a narrow n small space w strangers, i didn't quite manage to pull out more items.

well, d train was quite jerky & duno y, it stopped a couple of times. thr is a time whr it stopped for ~30 min or so. though stopped for so long, it still reached on time. anw, my head was near d window & so i could see d stars clearly. i always love to see d glittery stars in d dark sky & it's definitely much more beautiful when in such a brightly litted sg.

when reached (9/1/12), we ended up gotta climb down stairs but this time, we waited till most ppl go down b4 we go so tt at least our path is not restricted but in d end we found actually thr is another way down which is a slope. @@

d time was 7 plus but it was still dark & d wind is really cold. d sky only brighten aft 8 & by den, we alrdy reached whr we stayed. it's at d shop itself which is oso their house which oso d accomodation of their employees. d boss picked us up & helped us carried d lugguage. d boss had 2 gals & they r twins. 2 yrs plus only but elder sis looked smaller size than smaller sis. for d 1st time, i feel tt it's so lucky to b d younger sis cos she would wear new or newer clothes den pass to d elder sis cos usually it's d opp. haha.

d place was so cold tt for d 1st time, i could breathe out vapor. a total new experience. d rm is quite small. jus a platform queen sized bed w tv at a corner & jus some walkin space. d bed is equiped w heating underpad. but cos of their plug, we could only choose either tt or to charge our electronic devices. so another things to note is to bring more universal plug adaptor. anw, we were given 2 nights of stay but we would need another 3 nights thr & cos of d coldness s thr is no heater in d rm, we did ponder of gg another place to stay but d price diff made us cont'd stayin.

tt day, we walked ard & we could catch d glimpse of d snow mt which we wanted to go. a place which dear found out & KIV for more than 2 yrs. but d followin day, while i was havin my hair-do & make-up, thr was changed of plan of swoppin day 2 iternary w d day 1 cos d snow mt is too foggy.

so on 'day 1' (10/1/12), we had 5 sets of costumes & took photos fr mornin till night cos we took d night shot. surprisingly, dinner was provided cos it's not stated in d contract, mayb it's included in d night shot but not stated. d day shot were bearable initially till when at d open space but still alright. d night shot was really cold & tirin cos we were walkin a long way. n ppl oso snappin pic of us like we r celebrities. well, it's cos we braved d coldness by wearin so little for d photo takin.

tt night, s i slp, i felt my throat givin way but i was too tired to bother & d followin mornin (11/1/12), i woke up w a terrible sore throat. luckily i brought anti-swell med for throat. i'm glad to ve been trained in st john & oso previous experience to bring s many necessary emergency items & tt is oso y our lugguage is so heavy. 出门在外, better to b prep.

while gettin ready to change, was told d snow mt still looked cloudy & foggy & so we decided to push back to another day but 30 min ltr, thr is a knock on d door sayin tt d fog seemed to b clearin, though they would suggest gg up tt day, they still seeked our advice & idea but of cos we follow their idea since they should know d weather thr better than us.

thus, we braved d cold once again while i'm havin sore throat & head to d snow mt. they said we were lucky cos recently it snowed & so d mt had more snow. but when we were reachin, it started to snow. 1st time i see snow. wow... & 1st time i feel d snow esp when it hit on my bare shoulder & hands. well, it's still foggy but we decided to go up d mt cos since we alrdy thr, we didn't want to jus give up. so d photos background r mostly blurry.

d most 辛苦 is d lady lor cos wearin so little, still gotta take off d cold wear 1st to take individual shots b4 d guy took off his to take tgt. & yet dear wearin 3 top & 2 long bottom & yet he still keep complainin it's cold makin me oso hard to 忍. & he's d 1st to say 'cut' for d shots. d photographer actually still wanted to cont'd esp aft we supposed to ve warmed up w coffee & tea but we decided to go down for d snowy forest shots.

thinkin tt aft gg thru d snow mt, d rest of d shots would b much easier & better? actually no. at d mt, thr isn't much wind so d cold is stationary & even. but d other place is really much worse esp all d open space. d wind is really strong plus it's snowin, plus i'm wearin so little esp d last shot w d short dress. d background scenary doesn't look cold but d place & d wind is really unbearable till i cant help but scolded dear when he tried to help me take off my cold wear at our last station. cos we r suppose to b takin tgt & either we took off d cold wear tgt or he should take off 1st since he got 3 layers s compared to me. tt's y i cant help but scolded him when he tried to help me, mayb thinkin tt i too stiff. i guess his mind oso got too stiff by d coldness so mayb to him, he's jus helpin me & tryin to get over.

d next few days, we walked ard, sit at d coffee hse, drinkin tea, etc, & spend time on our ipod touch & iphone games. we oso went for massage on 2 evenin. d ppl thr r really so relax. they can open d shop anytime they wan & closed anytime they wan. thr isn't many ppl in d shop. it's a peaceful & quiet place & really slow paced s compared to d fast pace sg. but we are really not used to d food thr. we went ard to search for jap food, italian food, KFC, pizza hut, american bf, bread, western food but not everytime successful. sg is really so much better. thr r so many range of food like chinese, western, malay, indian, taiwan, HK, jap, korean, italian, etc. & yet we always complain tt we didn't noe wat to eat. haiz...

anw, b4 comin back to sg, we packed our bags so tt d lugguage would b much lighter s compared to b4. on d last day (14/1/12) thr b4 our transit, it snowed again but lightly & shortly. & tt night after dinner, we head to d train station for our night train. seein our bed no & w previous experience, we assume tt once enterin d train, we wont need to carry d lugguage up or down d stairs & yet tt side of d door isn't open so enterin fr another side means to carry lugguage down & up d narrow stairs to d other side of d cabin. @@

in tt cabin, thr is a lady who speaks really loudly & even answer call in mid of d night loudly. @@ & d guy at opp upper bed (i'm at upper bed oso) made me feel even more uncomfortable. cos when everybody laid down, & lights still on, he took off clothes 1 aft another. i cant bear to see how much he took off till at d bottom but his top left singlet. d next uncomfortable experience is tt d supposely locked door keep openin by itself. so it made me feel really insecure so in d end i didn't quite slp & even if i did i didn't slp well. i keep wakin up & looked ard & cx my stuff. initially i did tried to close & lock d door myself den i even throw my pillow down to dear's face so he could help me but we gave up but hw can i slp well if d door is opened. it's so much unsafe.

anw, aft we reach (15/1/12), we head to d airport cos we don't feel like draggin d lugguage ard anymore. tt time, cos i lighten d lugguage for dear, my backpack became so much heavier. when cx in at airport, i found tt his lugguage is lighten by ~7kg while my backpack became 8.9 kg cos when we come, it's jus d coldwear which is really light.

overall, it's really a brand new experience. d coldness, d wind, d road/path r made of stones, d snow, & it's really cold to come out fr shower & d water outside for washin hands r really cold. thr is really lots of walkin & d roads can oso b really bumpy.

however, d photographer & his gang r really professional. helpin us carryin our things, even prep warm water when we go to d snow mt, tryin to warm my frozen fingers, standin at edges to reflect lights, photographer climb tree, laid on ground, stepped into d water jus to capture nice shots for us. he even walked faster in front to cx out d place to find nice spot for photo takin. a thumbs up for their service. & if not cos we decided to stop, actually he still wanted to cont'd takin photos for us & findin new spots for us cos he didn't want to end tt early. anw, i really like d make-up, though patch up aft patch up, it's still looked quite natural & i still can recognize myself in d photos. haha.

d only cons is tt it's external location, certain place might end up be burnt off or so & so would ve to b prep to walk a bit w d photographer till he finds a new nice spot. but d pros means, mayb u wont get same spots s previous customer. :)

Friday, 23 December 2011

Lack of slp

Today decided to see doctor for my persistent headache which Panadol doesn't help for days. Suspected due to lack of slp n true enough. N best part, found out tt lack of slp oso cos chest pain/discomfort which I did tell dear a couple of times le. So though I initially did think of asking d doc bout my chest discomfort n though I didn't eventually, I found out d root cause of it. So all my friends pls take note to try sleep early k.

Sunday, 18 December 2011

growin up

end of last week, i received my 1st x'mas card fr 1 of my uni xiao mei. it's not exactly much of a surprise since she had asked me for my add jus recently but receiving it reminds me of myself long long time ago.

like her, i used to send greeting cards to my grandma, godma, uncles, aunts, teachers, & friends. it's a practice tt my mum trained me since young & I jus cont'd after. I used to spend efforts in searching for nice & pretty greeting cards but subsequently I slowly stopped doing so esp in recent yrs. thr had been so much of other things for me to take care of. studies & work had been draining off my energy & nw another sets of stuffs for me to take care of.

sometimes, i really wished i had more than 24/7. i oso wished i m a robot so i no need to slp but then robot oso would need servicing & lubricating & robot would oso breakdown. i oso wished i don ve a heart so i can b 铁石心肠. i oso wished i don ve a brain so my head would b v light n not ve d constant tightness feel tt sometimes felt like it can explode any moment. n if i can choose, i rather not b a virgo & not ve d virgo traits of being a perfectionist & keep thinking & worrying. i really wished i can ignore everything. i wished i could chop off my head. indeed crying out will help slightly but it doesn't really help much when everything came clashing in.

so it actually reflected back to me if i m suitable for sales kinda job w datelines & target to hit kinda stress even if d ease of meetin & tokin to diff ppl can b trained. so wat worries me most is d ability to cope w tt kinda stress. i jus noe tt i cant stay in NTU forever. i had been here for 8.5 yrs. but d ultimate reason for me is tt i'd gotta a new flat at Sengkang. tt's jus too far fr NTU. so i need to get out of NTU, out of my comfort zone. anw, d other reason is d pay cos it will jus allow me to get thru my basic needs, givin min to my parents. i'm afraid. i'm scared of rainy days. ppl will nvr understand wat i had been thru & i hate it when parents jus spend on rolex, massage chair, etc w/o worryin of rainy days. so until nw, i don quite fancy branded products. those r luxury items & unless necessary, if not i won't get.

friends would also asked me to buy things if we went out tgt, they would say they feel stress seeing tt i m empty-handed while they had their hands full but if nothing catches my eyes & nothing is necessary or if thr r reasons for me to buy, i won't buy at all. even my colleagues who kept shoppin said tt they can influence me n i should go out w them but i nvr go out w them & i don wanna get influence. in fact, recently i had spend quite alot fr online shopping but it's on for necessary items. items tt i need & r much cheaper than outside.

w d new house comin, savin of $ is impt. reno, furnishin, electric appliances, basic necessities, basic essential items, misc items all can mark up to a significant amt even if gettin only those necessary.

d things to do lists r also increasin b it at work or at home. lab can b busy till i had to bring back log book home to write or sequencin results to check. while at home, thr r so many things to check & research on with diff 'datelines'. plus to add on, dad would come to me for mio, iphone, ipad 2, etc prob. so can anybody understand how pack & heavy my brain can b? i only ve 2 hands & i only got 24/7 like everybody else & like everyone, i oso need sufficient rest. i kept workin my brain till every night, i only go to bed at ave 2-3 am & wakin up on ave 7 am & mostly i got trouble sleepin & i noe d main reason is tt i worked my brain too hard. if not b'cos when dear's ard, tt i'll ve limited things to do s he's usin d laptop plus, he wouldn't slp late, i oso wont b able to slp earlier when he's ard.

& i had already gone to d extent tt i need assistant fr my iphone reminder to remind me of all my bills date, etc. i can easily forget things tt i had been doin if i'm jus being distracted for a while & tt happened quite a few times in d lab. i can feel lost on wat i wanna do. my body & soul can even b out of sync. i can b tired but when i wanna slp i jus cant & got insomnia.

& w all these gg on in my head, my mood & temper is oso affected & i noe it too but i cant help it. i wanna laugh whole-heartedly. i wanna enjoy my life, enjoy every process. but i'm stress. i can say i don wanna care & try to slp but end up, my mind is still thinkin till i can't help but cry. i don wan it to b like tt. it made me feel like maybe i should take a break fr my usual routine, maybe to go to d beach or simply jus westcoast park to get my body, mind & eyes off d usual tasks & to simply cry it out like last time when i couldn't stand it further. but den, i oso wanted to save my leave for better things. life is such a dilemma. it's so contradicting & complicated.

if can, i wanna go back to d past. i noe bein a kid is impossible but at least can i ve sufficient rest & balance out everything? i cant wait till d time tt i can jus laze at home on weekends/PH. if not b'cos of all d things to accomplish by these few weekends, i oso wished i could jus stay home but can i?

Sunday, 27 November 2011

avoidable

wat is unavoidable is still unavoidable. last nite, dad passed me his thumbdrive to help him upload photos into FB. before i do so, i browse thru d photos. they r jus pictures. capture of how the place he visited looked like. even d red moon is jus 1 round red circle right smack in the middle of the photo with no nice background scenaries. no depth of field, no color contrast, etc. furthermore, d photos contains none of my relatives. thus, to me, even if i don ve such photos, it fine. they will jus b photos jus to rmbr d place but if i wan, i can jus snap myself. so, y did he want to insist to open d FB acc & to insist to upload d photos.

well, i guess d main ans is tt, 'got ppl wan my photos leh'. guess mayb it jus d proud & satisfied feeling ba. but even if d person nvr save d image, will he know? maybe jus a 随口说说.

d other ans might b cos, ppl got FB, i oso wan. ppl got iphone i oso wan. ppl got ipad, i oso wan. but does he really need? actually no. since b4 he got d ipad, i did ask him wat will he do w it. ppl use for work, ppl use it to read, ppl use it to do impt things. but still he buy & end up so far jus played games. i refused to let him know that it might b possible to load movies/drama to watch. i refused to touch his ipad. cos i noe, if i did, i'll get more task.

& jus nw, while waitin for dinner, tt time i was quite sad cos b4 gg out for dinner, parents were outside & asked about dinner. i repeated my ans but mum didn't hear & when i speak louder, she don't seem happy & hang up shortly. wat is this? she couldn't hear cos of wherever she is & yet i got no right to speak louder so she oculd hear? so durin dinner, while waiting i really didn't wan to face them & so i took iphone to play game but i noe for sure dad will asked & even see wat i play & even asked me to load for him. certain games r paid version, some i got when they r free but not nw. i don wanna use my acc to load for him cos when needed update, he'll sure keep lookin for me & even bug me for my p/w which i got no intention to give. so in d end, i oso cant play d game i wanted but a game which i oso load to his b4. & true enough, he asked me waht i play & look at my screen. it proofed to me tt he wanted watever others have but does it mean tt wat i play suit him like maplestory? etc?

& i jus can't stand it that every gadget got prob, he'll look for me. like d mio tv. i nvr use it b4 so hw i noe hw to rectify & hw i noe wat d exact prob unlike internet? wat will i tell d person when i call? who noe best should call wat. in past when i m a kid, hw they settle all d prob?

he wanted to go batam & unsure of which hotel oso look for me. tot d agency ppl should noe best? he asked me to call for him to check which is best. hw i noe wat he wanted? diff hotel diff location, diff package. some gd for shoppin, some gd for others. he should noe wat he want best. & keep askin where i stay b4 & said i went thr many time & so stay which one better. er... i not stay batam, i not work thr, hw i noe. end up, he still settle himself & not even knowing where exactly he's stayin. i really got nothing much to say.

it's jus like ppl do wat, they wanna follow. they oso didn't seemed to bother if it would trouble others or wat & can jus comment & asked my uncle & viet aunt to bring them to viet at yr end. did they asked if they free to go? they can say asked my nephew to bring them to taiwan next yr end oso cos he went b4.

his or my FB acc?

jus s expected... last nite, dad came to my rm & pass me his thumbdrive tellin me to help him to upload d photos. gosh... cant imagine if everytime he took photos den he ask me to upload for him all d time. cant he jus learn & do it himself? den wat for he got d FB acc? & i don see any special bout those photos he took & had selected. so upload or not make no special meaning. @@ haiz

Sunday, 20 November 2011

dad made me created a FB acc for him

OMG!!!

almost d moment parents got back fr their 1D malaysia trip w my da yi & her eldest daughter, dad asked me if creatin FB acc is difficult. mum said cousin wan dad's photos & so i bet my cousin asked if dad got FB acc. dad said he tried but cannot. isn't creatin such acc jus followin d instructions?

of cos if can, i'll drag forever to delay helpin him. so mayb 1 day he'll do it & learn himself or mayb he might eventually decided not to do so. end up, wat cant b avoided can nvr b avoided. shortly aft he asked me, he came to my rm askin me hw to do. so i do in front of him for him while followin d instruction. he understood english so i don understand hw he cant do it. he jus wanna rely on me, expectin me to do. den wat for creatin d acc? cos it is not maintained by him. dear said tt it's cos he wanted watever ppl ve. ppl got new hp he itch for it. ppl got iphone he oso wan. ppl got ipad he oso go buy. end up wat they did w d ipad? play games only & even mum commented so.

well, though i believed they can oso watch movie on ipad, i refused to figure out or to tell them. even till nw, they don even noe i actually got apps to transfer movies to my iphone to watch movie cos they would definitely asked me to do it for them all d time. i really really don ve tt many spare time. thr r so many things to do & sometimes i still bring back work to do like designin primers, creatin slides, checkin sequences, writin logbk cos i really got no time at work. i alrdy spend much less time on game. i do ve a few 'fake' acc for d game but den nwadays, i can even not login to play on those acc. even d main i only play much shorter time s before.

anw, while creatin his FB acc, i cont'd to do my stuff & aft it was finally created, he asked me hw to u/l photos & i simply jus tell him to go to his name & click on photos den d link w 'upload photos' will show up. i was tryin not to do for him & yet jus s he was leavin, he asked me to teach him tml, sayin tt i'm doin my stuff nw & it's late den. erm... tml i got my dental appt aft work. i'm alrdy worried if thr is infection. & i oso got other things i wished to do. yet he's here disruptin my plans? w tt final demand, i told myslef tt i shan't deceived myself further. it'll b my job to u/l for him in future. but hello, 1D trip can take hundreds of photos. need time to transfer to comp leh. & need time to vet thru oso & need time to u/l to FB. tt amt of time i can do many other things leh. since he duno hw to do, & don seemed to wish to learn or to read thoroughly by himself, den y bother to wanna do it. it's not like wan me to do hsework or wat. hsework i noe cant avoid but even washin toilet i oso too shag to do it ever since i started workin.

imagine rushin lab work & don even ve time for purchasin duties & comin back w either work or other things to do till i even spend lesser time on game & yet i cant complete wat i wish to accomplish. & thr r forever things or new things to do or to find out. i m so tired out tt i really got no energy to wash d common bathrm till it was super dirty till i really cannot tahan tt i ended up washin on my 1st day of MC fr my wisdom tooth surgery.

can u imagine hw crazy i am? jus hrs ago at ard 2000hr, i completed d wisdom tooth surgery, & it hurt whenever i rest till i gotta do things to distract myself fr d pain & so i got trouble fallin aslp. & yet at 1200hr + d next day, i washed clothes & washed d bathrm & tidied my rm cos i could no longer take d mess. it's not i don wanna do but i 有心无力. so unless if necessary like hsework, if not, can don give me extra work to do? esp if not impt task? at least when u back hm, u can watch tv & slp leh. at least once u hm, u no need to do work. at least u oso no need to do hsework. can spare me?

w d FB creation, etc. i cant help but felt tt my virtual self is gradually losin my virtual habit, my privacy. it's gettin so much limited on wat i can say or to post online. i even wish i could jus delete off my acc. though i 光明磊落but i still don like it tt eventually they can see my post or friends' b it serious or jokin. they wont like it & i'll suffer.

mayb it might really b gd if wat d fengshui master at china said is true tt i should venture overseas for my career. at least i'll b free fr them fr all these tasks. & i'll b a free piggy... but tt brings me to a pt tt actually did d fengshui master felt so or mayb cos he had seen hw my parents could still force me to write my name down when i'm alrdy at my age & so he commented so? sometimes, certain things don ve to guess, jus by 细心观察, everything will tell. looks like i can nvr 脱离my parent's clutch...

Monday, 7 November 2011

busy busy busy

it had been weeks of hard works, fun, laughters, heartpain & more hard works ever since oct...

startin w d commencement of bi-weekly lab mtgs + me fallin unwell... actually even till nw, my nose & cough still persist actually. tried western & oso even TCM. haiz...

anw, cos of d lab mtg, when at krabi, i still try to retrieve my sequencin results cos jus b4 i left, my mio down again. so in case no internet access, no choice but to hard work a bit at krabi. tt's d only flaw for my trip den but ended up no lab mtg.

den a weekend aft tt trip, went to batam. found d polo ralph lauren shop finally & more shoppin area. so finally see d other side of batam rather than d usual rest & relax side of batam.

since no news of lab mtg, we had started to do things at normal pace till tt time boss suddenly called for another lab mtg for dis comin fri. so next few days gotta struggle w slides again... aiyo... anw, since he called for d mtg only end of last week, oso no time for us to rush for our work alrdy esp mine is dependant on lots of cells growth so forget it.

jus on fri & sat, went for 1 ROM dinner & 1 weddin dinner. d ROM dinner is kinda rush but d we were too early for d weddin dinner cos we ended d appt b4 much earlier than expected. i'm glad dear went w me for tt dinner or i think i'll feel really awkward eatin w jus 1 new colleague & my boss & his wife. so overall, d dinner still manageable.

though this weekend is supposely a long weekend, w dinner on fri & sat evenin plus appointments to attend make d weekend really short. jus on sun itself, had 7 appt... in fact, i'm jus too tired & wish to rest. & i'm not sure if i'll get to rest 1 week ltr cos i had book appt to extract my wisdom tooth. a tough decision. but i bet it's a must.

w all d things gg on, i really hope i can really get well fr my cough & blk nose. but i duno when i can finally slow down for a teeny tiny bit...