i am reading this book & it is inspiring me to do a backpack trip
maybe a short one for the start
anyone's keen?

Last week was pretty busy

However, it was not of personal causes

Dardar's cousin & his family visited HK over the week

& we were tasked to take care of their dogs while they were away

These 2 poms were really playful

They jumped onto us when they see us

 & wanted to lick us so much

To satisfy their needs as a canine

I succumbed to their TLC towards humans

& let them 'have' me for 10 minutes every day

Leaving me sticky with their saliva all over my body

 

 

Over the weekend

DarDar went for his fishing trip with his friends to Tanjong Pinang, Indonesia

I was left alone to take care of the dogs

Meanwhile

I was helping my friend to do her fieldwork in the mangrove

So the dogs were pretty much on their own for the day 

Seriously

It had been a really long time that I last went out to the field

To the nature, to be precise

My outdoor research stopped last September

& i was really itching to get out to breathe some natural air

 

Nonetheless

I was glad that i was being able to help

& at the same time

Loosen myself up from the continuous mad thesis-writing

Just one more month for me to submit my first draft

Another 2 months of ding-dong-ing

& I can graduate finally!!

I cant waittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt to take a break

Before I land myself to employment where freedom is least expected

Photos of my Langkawi trip are up!

I visited Langkawi 10 years ago
This time, I'm back with DarDar
& brought him for a short trip

Things hadnt changed much, seriously
Still pretty dull as before
But this time round
We had more money
So we feasted on seafood
Which only got us overdosed with marine toxin
& suffered from food intoxication a day after we returned Singapore
LOL!!!

We had so much fun that  we were really exhausted at the end of everyday
Overall
Both of us enjoyed the trip & companion

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i want to do a tattoo

have my tibetan inked 

so it can remind me of my given talents

also to inflict pain to wake me up from crushing waves of emotions

this may sound silly

but i think my reason for getting it is more appropriate than anyone wanting to do a tattoo for fun

up on the emotional roller coaster once again

this is how i eat my medicine

Do you know how it feels to be floating on the water surface surviving from clashing waves but not knowing where to go ashore?

I am having this feeling

All the time

I just received a message from an Australian friend

She asked if I'm done with my PhD

& she is eager to read my publications

I was touched

Knowing that, actually someone is anticipating it!

But at the same time

It is disappointing because my probably 1st paper had been rejected

& I have not been getting help to properly come out with a perfect one

Although I feel proud of my research

I feel loseric because I am not able to present myself as  I should be in the real scientific society

Why do some people's manuscript get published with ease?

But I have obstacles all the time?

It really saddens me

Demoralises me

What should I really do?

Man

I'm so sick of my work now

Having doing the same thing for almost 5 years isnt as easy as one thinks

Things just get more complicated as you think more about it

Like my title says

Simple mind, complicated thoughts

Attended Pang Association Lunch (彭氏宗親會 ) in JB yesterday

A annual gathering of the people whose surname is Pang

My father-in-law is the chairman of the Association

This obviously called for an attendance within his own family!

Woke up early so we escaped the jam along causeway

Luckily i still looked not bad :p

The lunch was going to start at 2

so before that

we had a stroll at the JB premium outlets

 

Finally got the chance to look at the items in Coach & Burberry

We only made a short window-shopping walk at level 1

& got to our location for lunch

There was lion dances

& the lion was PINK!

cute la!!

The event was coupled with singing competition

& every singer sang damn well

It wasnt those chicken-slaughtering session where you had to cover your ears while feeding

so overall the event was rather enjoyable!

sigh

i am such a bitch

i slacked for 1 week

wasted my time not writing my report

i am so ashame of myself

what's more

i am gonna be away every weekend from now till march

god bless my discipline

This is the only song in my mind

I picked up a $2 just now

& i used it to buy 4D

HUAT AH!!

On our way to Malaysia...

A stupid driver wanted to overtake our bus in a one-lane road at the roundabout

But drove too slow

Got nudged at its rear by our bus

& crashed up the curb & into the signage

Hello, can you people just drive normally?

After a 4 hours ride...

We reached Sungei Besi

 

Always like the view of the Petronas Twin Tower 

When you see view like this....

It's not your fuzzy vision

It's Genting Highlands!

The lack of sleep = small eyes >_<

Mum had a smashing good time bowling!

She said she used to bowl when she was young

 

Although it was a 2D1N trip

It was quite a time  for us to bond together

But it's getting dull in Genting Highlands already

Maybe we'll go somewhere next time

Penang, maybe?

Look

I didnt lie!

Luck shone on me twice within a week!

I am soooooo happy!

Keep that coming!

& of coz

I wont be taking that for granted

I will appreciate this chance for me to getaway from work

& come back a stronger person

Thanks for everyone who is looking over me ;)

Wahahahaha

My Langkawi trip is still being negotiated with the organiser due to some hiccup

& that really dampened my mood

But guess what?

I won a 2D1N Genting Highland stay this weekend

& I'm going with my mum!

It's supposedly a trip with DarDar

but he couldnt make it this weekend

;(

Anyway

Hope this weekend is gonna be fun!

i pray that my trip still goes on & be even better

I had some emotion roller coaster recently

But thanks to J who chatted with me

I sincerely thank all those who spoke to me & told me that not all things are perfect as it seems

Sometimes

I could have just forgotten about my own self & be naive

To cheer things up

Thanks Yasminne @ Class 95 for picking my story during Lunchbreak

& I won a $100 Phiten voucher just by sharing my work experience!

Sadly, I wasnt home to hear my story being read out

But thanks M for messaging me to tell me about it ;D

Here's what you can do to join in the sharing session on Lunchbreak!

print-screened off Facebook

I am so going shopping soon!

When there're sad moments, there're always happy moment awaiting

Life is never perfect but is balanced 

Life is never fair but is compromised

Live happy!

****

Here's my story to Yasminne

You may find it uploaded here later in the week too

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~~~~

Another short trip coming up! 

YEeah!!

I want to go

1) Bali

2) Phuket

3) Dubai

4) Hokkaido

But I am not rich anymore....

I can only go JB

sad

have to start writing again

It's time to look ahead

This year

My travel schedule is lesser than ever

Sad

I flew 7 times last year!!!

This year

I forsee it's only 2

~~~>_<~~~~

but good news about just having 2 is that

I will be travelling to a more expensive & more exotic place in 2013!

Woooooooooooohooooooooooooooooooo!

So

Good things need to wait

hahaha