Monday, February 22, 2010

Energise

It has been a while since anyone updated this blog. The site has been too quiet for far too long. Perhaps it is time to resurrect this site before it gradually fades into non-existence.



Maintaining a blog is not easy, for me at least. Thinking about what to write was always a constant challenge, but I think the main problem was my lack of discipline. I like to procrasinate, do last minute jobs and my interest in new things tend to wane with time. I lost count of the number of incomplete projects I carried out over the past few years. There're also a lot of things I meant to start doing but haven't quite got through the thinking stage yet. Someone once said, 'a person is judge based on his actions and not his thoughts' or something like that. I think I have been in the 'thinking' mode for far too long.



What better time to change these bad habits than right now? I'm currently living in a new place and doing a new job. It's somewhere I've always wanted to work and in a field I've always been interested in. When the opportunity came, I was hesitant because it meant leaving my comfort zone and away from family and friends. It may be nothing for most people, but to me it's quite a big change. It'll be a challenging year ahead, out of my comfort zone, huge learning curve but rewarding in career and life experiences (that's what I hope anyway). Well, the way I see it, it's either I embrace the change and challenge or indulge in self-pity and regrets. The choice is pretty obvious. So if I have already started making this change in my life, why not other changes?



Of course, it'll be easier to do it together with other thumbprints who could lend their helping fingers to re-energise this blog again. Five fingers are always better than one.



Till next time,

daisyboo

Friday, July 10, 2009

Langkawi!!

Came back from Langkawi last week and have yet to post anything about it...

Procrastinating again... I'm actually thinking that this bad habit of mine is now becoming bad to worse...

This is going to be a lazy post... not much words... but lots of pictures.

Enjoy....

Beautiful right?? Don't be jealous k?? Oh.. the beds was so so comfy.... felt like i was in heaven!!
thumbs - MoMo*Chin







Sunday, June 14, 2009

Upcoming Events

One of the perks of working in the retail line of this business is to get the opportunites to go for seminars.

CPE (Continuing Pharmacy Education ) we call it. They are programmes, seminars or workshops to reinforce our knowledge and update us to newer results of recent clinical trials or findings. *(or brainwash us into selling more of the products by the company sponsoring the trip - which i think is the MAIN purpose.. haha)*

These workshops usually last for 2 days.. and the beauty of it is... u get to stay at 5 star hotels.. eat great food at the price of nothing !! Yup... it's absolutely freeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

You seldom get these 3 words in a sentences right? 5 Star hotel, great food & free!!! But it's happening !!!

I'll be going for one end of the month! YAY!! It's been awhile since i've been to one. And it's going to be held in The Westin, Langkawi... Can't wait!! Air tickets and all have been paid for.. all i need to do is to pack up and go!!!

Well.. something to look forward to.. although there will be some studying going on, but it's just going to be a day of work... i still get time to rest & relax. Probably visit thier SPA for a relaxing treatment... Oh... to walk along the beach at sunset... hm... sounds really nice right?


thumbs - MoMo*Chin

Friday, June 5, 2009

Road trip!

It's Queen's birthday on Monday - long weekend!

Going for a 3 day trip to a small coastal town called Mallacoota with a few friends. It's just over 500km from Melbourne and surrounded by a beautiful national park. Can't wait to get away from city and immerse ourselves in nature for the next few days. We're going to stay in a cabin-style accomodation (I think) that is situated by a lake (if I remember correctly). There's gonna be lots of bushworking (I hope) and other activities (that we have yet to plan). First stop tomorrow - Information Centre to see what we can do there. Apparently there's a good walk up a peak that gives a good view of the surrounding lakes and coastline. There's also gonna be lots of eating because we went a little bit excessive with food, as usual.

Everything's all packed and organised. Hopefully the boot's going to be large enough for all our stuff. Hopefully the weatherman's got it wrong this time about the rain and wind that threaten to accompany us this weekend. Hopefully we'll start on time tomorrow (knowing the history of our previous trips). Hopefully I've remembered to packed everything I'm suppose to bring.

Irregardless, it's gonna be a great road trip! Roadtrips in Australia are fantastic. The roads are generally good, maps are reliable, there're information centres almost everywhere with a wealth of local information and it's generally pretty safe. It's a huge continent with lotsa interesting places to visit - the coasts, quaint little towns, lots and lots of national parks, the great outback etc. The distance is one thing to get used to - it's a pretty big country after all- but the journey is very much as enjoyable as the destination itself.

Thumbs - daisyboo-

PS Momochin: I actually left instructions for my cousin to collect daily ingredients for me - "wu yao ke jiu" liau

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Chicken a la carte




Came across this short film a while back that illustrates an example of the socioeconomic inequalities that exist in many societies today - inequalities that are avoidable, unjust and often a matter of life and death.

Around 1.2 billion people around the world live in extreme poverty during this period of great affluence and modern technological advancement. These people struggle every day for survival, suffering in dignified silence that go largely unnoticed.

It is difficult to imagine what opportunities exist for the children potrayed in the film (and elsewhere) if they are denied the basic headstart in life - health and nutrition, adequate shelter, education, to name a few.

We don't have to look too far to witness these inequalities, there are plenty behind our backyard - the urban poor, rural and indigenous communities, illegal immigrants etc

- daisyboo-

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

BABY NAMES....

Names….what’s in a NAME ??

Both Hubby and myself have finally chosen a name for our darling baby gal….HALF NAME actually…haha !!

~ Kristen ~

Canggih ?? Sophisticated ?? It’s sounds nice and besides…not that common…so it’s confirmed !! :)

Kristen origins from a Latin word, meaning ‘ follower of Christ’. Thought that would be meaningful…although we didn’t checked it out whether was is a Catholic name. It goes well with hubby’s surname too….and like what * Momo Chin* says….it’s K…in the middle….just nice.

We are still in the midst of finding the Chinese name…..been slacking on it since we both are ‘bananas’….
Got some help from colleagues and friends who knows the mother-tongue…
It’s HARD…..not too mentioned, we have to translate it to Cantonese since Hubby is a Cantonese. All the pronunciation sounds weird in Cantonese.

I was thinking of :

Su Lynn ( NOT Su Lin – too Chinese )

Don’t know what it means….but I like the LYNN – sounds more English…and not too Cina…. Hahaha….

Our daughter ( Yes….doctor confirmed it again recently during my 8th month check-up that it’s a GIRL !! ) will be the First Girl in the THAM family. So, there isn’t any Chinese names to follow ….
We get to pick ANY NAMES that we like…..sounds easy enuff huh ??


Maybe my mum n ah ma can help – should ask them soon before the baby pops !!

Anyway…..if anyone has any idea….do drop a comment or two yah….

Love ,
~Prettilly Auntie

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Names Names Names

I had always wondered how my name came about. According to mum, it was my grandmama who actually named me.

I love my name.. and think there's great meaning behind it. But whether it reflects the actual person.. hm.. i would like to think so...

*grins*

Since one of is going to welcome her little girl soon... thought it would be nice if some of us could give suggestions of names for her..

Whether or not our dear ~prettily aunty~ uses it... it will depend on her...

But our main purpose here is to list down a few names .... giving her other options in naming her precious...

1) Kendra ... ( i really like this name... and it goes well with Tham right? haha... and it's in the middle... so your kid won't be called 1st or last aphabetically)

2) Emma ... (one of my fav as well )

3) Grace ... is another all time fav... hopefully she grows up graceful and beautiful...

Hm.. can't think of any at the moment though....

Hey girls... any other suggestions???


thumbs - MoMo*Chin

 
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