tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138911992012-01-20T22:22:47.663+08:00"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet." (RJ II.2 .43-44)azurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735373226171803423noreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13891199.post-1166663315426761302006-12-21T08:40:00.000+08:002006-12-21T09:08:35.510+08:00

Met Guppy Ghalpz to watch "Flag of our Fathers" last Sat. Being totally clueless about the movie, I must say it was a good war movie. War movie is one of my favourite genres.In the movie theatre, we exchanged a quick update whilst the trailers were running through. So it went something like this:GG: I mis-caculated my leave when I transferred to another department. What was actually 2 days of

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I can't seem to access my own blog page. I just hope it's the home PC and nothing else. Experienced some trouble posting recently.Time to transfer everything to wordpress?

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For the past year, I had somehow had the opportunity to be surrounded by friends who are passionate about music. One of them was an old friend (whom I had lost touch for more than ten years) who is now a music teacher. Another is a friend who is very passionate about jazz and pop. Through this friend, mi amigoes en clase espanol and I got to know fellow music enthusiasts. I have not had the

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I made it to the Philippines...and back. Beautiful turqouise waters sparkling under the azure skies which reminded me of Bali. At Mactan Island of Cebu, one could walk out to the sea with the water barely reaching your upper torso. Sea weeds abound and threatened to entangle themselves around your legs. Bigfooter told us repeatedly to don on our footwear to avoid being bitten by the hmmm...for

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Hello one and all,I have been lazy, no doubt about that. My urge to blog has not been forthcoming. Whatever it is, here is a quick update since my last entry (in random order):1) Goofy telling me that the last budgie post is stale and that I should get my a** onto a new post*Btw, Eki confirmed that budgie is called Piou Piou (just an onomatopeia). I'm convinced that he has turned Piou Piou into a

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Last Saturday during the meet-up, I asked Loony Loon about her dad's tilapia (a kind of fish, also known as ni luo hong in Mandarin). She said that it has been very naughty and was terrorising other fishes in the garden pond. Her mother is considering getting rid of it, though I have no idea what methods she's thinking about.I had a deal with her father the last time we had a party at their place

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During the late afternoon today, ColumBiao's mobile went off in the office. We had all heard an abbreviated version of the "ringtone" since he always answered his call before it went beyond a certain part.Today, the entire office heard the full version. It goes like this:"O-hai-yo" (Good morning in Japanese)"O-Hai-Yo?!" (We usually don't hear beyond this part.)"O-HAI-YO!""O-HAI-YO!!!" *screech*A

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Had an appointment with JP yesterday. Before I left, I spied this A4 sized paper at the cashier. It contained details of a meditation trip that JP is organising to the northeastern province of East Malaysia, Sabah, otherwise known as Negeri di bawah bayu or Land Below the Wind.It was more than just meditation and I was interested to find out more, plus I have heard wonderful things about that

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An old friend, La Vie got married in May. It was a small intimate wedding dinner, with just 5 tables. It's not like your usual Chinese wedding dinner, which is extremely boring. This dinner allowed everyone to mingle and chit-chat. It was fun and the food was great. The Peking duck was fabulous. People whom I haven't seen for more than 10 years appeared and it was a surreal feeling. I'm not close

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Some photos from yesterday's outing:A masquerade shop with spiffy outfitsAny takers for this leopard print outfit?Peacock feathers?Cat nap in the masquerade shopLittle Indiana looking rather petulantLoony Loon testing Happy-Go-Lucky's bright red Vespa. I think she's better off driving her car.After Director Engz and I had our dinner at a Taiwanese cuisine shop (called Lai Lai something) in Liang

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I have been in an inspired mood to write blog posts for the past few days. There are many things to talk about and I hope my writing mood prevails.Since I drafted my last musing about China-related stuff last week, I have gotten a more exciting China topic. Folks, my buddies and I are planning to traverse across the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau to see Shangri-La! Yep, I was reclaiming a slice of my

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Did I tell you I'm now fixated on my latest set of DVD purchase (when I have some time)? Ok, that was an accidental purchase from a month or two back. I was browsing at the DVD store and chanced upon it. The production was the latest release in the market. It's Shen Diao Xia LÜ (Return of the Condor Heroes). Yet another piece of wuxia pian by novelist Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It's a Chinese

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As ridiculous as this sounds, have you ever had that moment when you opened your eyes too fast? I mean, snap your eyes open? Well, that was what I did yesterday morning and before my brain comprehended what had happened, my right eye felt a sharp pain (best description I have is an abrasive feel). Then it started tearing whilst twitches of pain came and went for a good half an hour at least. I

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There is a certain rhythmic pulse in various aspects of our lives. Nowhere is this more exemplified than the common toilet that my organisation shares with our neighbour. Every morning at around 10am or so, these regulars (note that I use regulars) from the neighbouring organisation would snuck into a cubicle with their morning papers and proceed with their you-know-what.Ok, so you say it’s a

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After a long weekend (Friday was Vesak Day – a public holiday to commemorate Buddha’s birth and enlightenment, as well as his entry to Nirvana), it’s back to the grindstone again. June and July are “drought months” as the next public holiday is in August, on National Day. The past weekend was a good time to catch up on rest, meet friends, run errands, do chores and stare into space (you know, the

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Just finished Om class. I missed the one last week and I can't seem to recall why. Oh ya, I had to work late. Had a meeting at night. Argh! It was like the 4th time I had to work late at night within the past month. I actually had a previous meeting which ended after 10pm and it was on a Friday. I was snoozing on my way home on the bus and arrived after 11pm.Ooohhh...lots of crunches and back

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Hola!As late as this sounds, Happy (Lunar) New Year to one and all!It has been a few months since I last blogged. To quote Monkey who told me quite awhile back that my blog is truly one of “Much Ado About Nothing”. Hey, at least I didn’t claim otherwise!I actually wrote this piece some time back but it was in draft mode so am adding more updates to it before the posting.Admittedly, I have also

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I’m no X-Man (sorry, make that Axe-Man) but somehow I have managed to down a few trees in the last few days. Yes, I’m on a tree-killing spree! All in the midst of the highly contentious global warming debate! How timely, you might say but it’s time for house-keeping. The email inbox needed some tidying up and I might add, like every other rat’s nest in my life, BIG TIME! Tonnes of emails (or

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Ok, the title reminds me of Noddy, you know, that series of books you might have read once upon a time when you were puny and tiny?Actually, it's a rather "famous" line in Much Ado About Nothing and uttered by Emma Thomson with great relish in the prelude to the movie. The line recently "resurrected" in my mind, thanks to Goofy. According to Goofy, now the line epitmoised her lunch: A packet of

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(Refer to earlier blog)Cos they wanted to look like their Mama! (please say this word with the Italian flair)Joke courtesy of K-Man.P/S: Santiago burst out into an uproarious laughter, as did the rest of the class when El Oprah recounted this to us. You have to understand that the Italian men love their Mama, nobody can ever surpassed their Mama. This is attested to by La Principessa whose

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Why do Italian men like to grow a moustache and beard?

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I’m on the verge of making a commitment. I have decided that I need to be more aggressive on the savings front. Ok, I’m not the most thrifty person around and I’m a gullible consumer. Ask Director Engz and she will tell you of my folly purchase of a puny torchlight emanating blue light from some traveling salesman (and he wasn’t even the most persuasive I have come across). She and I were helping

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Work demanded that I roamed the streets today. At one road junction, a smell caught my attention. It was a tyre shop. This must sound really weird but since young, I really like the rubbery smell of tyres. Am I nuts or what?! I used to think that I was a closetted glue sniffer and got really worried about it. Perhaps my brain was getting damaged? Was I going to be admitted to some drug

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As if to make up for my lack of shopping in Spain I seemed to have caught a shopping bug back home. I kinda torpedoed my bank account a couple of weeks yet. I honestly didn’t buy anything much in Spain except for 4 tops (2 really cheapo tops costing 3 euros each) and a skirt (made in a Chinese factory). I even forgo shoes. Didn’t fancy any except for a pair of pink ballet flats. There was no

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Last Sat, El Oprah organised a Paella Party at Kiyo's Casa Espanol. Rey Carlos was away in Mexico, hence El Oprah took charge.Attendance was kept small so that it didn't become too overwhelming. El Oprah tried to put off less savoury folks from attending so we all didn't have to put up with bird brains. Plus, we could all have generous bites of the scrumptious paella!La Principessa was in

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Let me fast forward my Spanish trip to the last day. On said day, Loony Loon and Guppy Ghalpz (who visited me towards the end of my 2nd week there) took the tiny lift in the Spanish apartment block to the ground floor first. I lived on the 5th floor. We were leaving for the airport that afternoon. The lift could barely fit in 4 skinny folks, much less humans plus luggages. I stayed behind with

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Last Wed morning, just before I stepped out of the house, Mom hollered, "Check this out! They are fighting!"Dad and I rush to the kitchen window and witnessed 2 "gangs" of mynahs fighting and squawking (whatever happened to chirpy sounds in the morning?), making a din at 7 plus in the morning.We were clueless as to what they were fighting about but it was definitely a serious fight. At least 2

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Just a quote to share with all and sundry:"Twenty years from now, u will be more disappointed by the things u didnt do than the ones u did. So throw off the bowlines.Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails.Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark TwainA friend uses this as her email signature. Sigh...what am I waiting for?

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After a hectic year, it's time to take a break. I was vacillating between the Iberian Peninsula or the Great Outback. (Yes, cost was a factor) Did a straw poll with friends and it was a unanimous vote: Espana won!Ok, despite Singapore's relative proximity to the Great Outback, I have yet to venture there. Some friends just don't understand, "You travelled all the way to the Great North and Europe

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It's been a couple of months since I last blog. It's partly due to:1)Lack of inspiration* The last blog I attempted to do (and completed)...the server died on me big time and wiped out all my efforts...was so pissed!2)Can I use work as an excuse?* Work just saps you at the end of the day. PCs' a no-no on weekends.3)Busy preparing for trip*Yep, I decided to vamos to Spain for 3 weeks in Oct. Just

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Whilst Singapore's birth rate is languishing at the nadir of the demography charts and giving policymakers grey hair, the Aedes mozzies have been enjoying a high birth rate in recent months and giving many people more than headaches. It has made the human race in this little red dot scramble like ants on the hot pot.I can really empathised with the dengue fever sufferers, having suffered from the

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Post party day, my body felt out of sort with the semi-screwed sleeping hours. Was a lethargic and unproductive humanoid the entire day. Even skipped a meet-up class that afternoon as I was simply too lazy to get out of the house.Come nightfall, I pulled my lazy self out of the house to attend a birthday BBQ held jointly by DragonSmith and her friends. There were several August babies at the BBQ

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Wrote this blog halfway last week (to be more exact, 31 Aug). Tried to finish up the draft a few days back but was interrupted (again). Must complete it now.Let's start with the party that I mentioned in my last blog. It was rather enjoyable and there were some hilarious moments. There was a mini-skit whereby all present were asked to raise their hands and pledge themselves to an evening of fun

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Had to attend a super boring meeting yesterday and met Chewbacca aka Lihai Wubi (Invincible). She worked in that office and will be saying sayonara soon to that mentally debilitating place where schizos rule. Arranged for lunch with her and as usual, I had a great time. Yesterday was a rainy day...thank goodness, the day before, it was blazingly hot and the haze (courtesy of Indonesian farmers

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Last week, Mr Oprah (our chatty and witty teacher who loves making announcements and is a big fan of THE Oprah) had a friend visiting him before our Espanol clase started. They were yakking away and his friend only left when the rest of the class arrived.Santos Maria (one of the semantically-inclined in the class of 6)cheekily asked Mr Oprah who that hunk was? That hunk in question was Mr Oprah's

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William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850)I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing

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After our sumptious meal at Crystal Jade Kitchen in Junction 8, Indiana Indy and I deposited Little Indiana at his maternal grandma's before we drove off to pick up some groceries. Actually, Indy's mom wanted her to do the grocery shopping for the week ahead. I just tagged along for the fun of it. It is always fun going for car rides with Indy where we would talk and catch up, just like in our

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News broke last night that an Air France plane skidded off the runway at Pearson International Airport in Toronto and burst into flames. A lighting storm was identified as the cause.All the 309 passengers (including the 12 crew members) aboard miraculously escaped relatively unscathed before the licking flames engulfed the plane.The news crawler in ChannelNewsAsia didn't bring out the seriousness

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Last night, there was this bit of news on the news bulletin.Many residents in this block of flat found a S$50 note in ther mailbox and were bewildered. The total sum amounted to about S$5,000. The reporter interviewed some residents and most expressed surprise. A couple of comments deserved mention here:A) Girl *sheepish grin*: I thought the government decided to distribute some money to the

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Started the 3rd round of my yoga class last evening. Each round consists of 10 lessons. Some folks from another organisation in my office bandied together to get an instructor in for a weekly session. It's convenient and good value for money. The instructor is very good and after every session, one (at least I) never fails to feel that his/her muscles had a good work out.I have heard that some

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This morning, a bunch of us received an email from Oli who just came back from her honeymoon. Am not too sure about the details but she was away with Happy Lion to the island of Koh Samui (located in the Gulf of Thailand) in the southern part of Thailand. It's a coconutty island with a Big Buddha statue in this little islet. When I went in Nov-Dec 2004, it was nearly engulfed by a tropical

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Found out yesterday that Nickelodeon knows his fishes really well. He's actually an avid angler. He was commenting on the swordfish in the National Day Parade (NDP) review last Sat and corrected himself by saying that it was supposed to be a garfish. He was there with his family and his kids had fun. It was pouring prior to the review so it was cooling albeit muddy. Well, the army guys ran out of

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This is my blue Hammer hat which has travelled the world with me. I bought it in Bali in 1999 on a month-long immersion programme (no, we weren't there to learn Surfing 101 though Bali has some beautiful beaches apart from Mt Agung). Heard from Loony Loon's dad that Hammer is a big brand in Indonesia.Just a bit of trivia on the process of buying the hat (based on my vague recollection). Indonesia

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The torrential rainfall did nothing to dampen our spirits in Junction 8. Indiana Indy and I were feeling kinda hungry and went about scouting for food.We soon settled on Crystal Jade Kitchen and trooped there in tandem to our growling stomachs. The restaurant has a nice ambience, nothing like the noisy Chinese restaurant(as with some of its branches). It has nice wooden panels and looked rather

azurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735373226171803423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13891199.post-1122889264126312472005-08-01T17:00:00.000+08:002005-08-01T17:41:05.300+08:00

Guppy Ghalpz, a buddy from uni days was keen to do the tree-top walk at MacRitchie Reservoir. We decided to meet up on a Sat and called another buddy Indiana Indy along. Indiana Indy was very garang (enthusiastic and "on-the-ball") about the whole thing and said she would bring her boy along. Ah-hem...I meant her son of barely 7 months then when we planned this trip. Guppy Ghalpz's jaws kinda

azurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735373226171803423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13891199.post-1122885500085869472005-08-01T16:03:00.000+08:002005-08-02T10:08:52.323+08:00

The Royal Ballet from UK came to town with its Swan Lake act for this year's S'pore Arts Festival. It was one of the biggest act for the festival. One of the other I was interested in was the Philharmonic Orchestra with Chinese pianist Lang Lang but I missed the show.Moi procrastinated getting the tickets end of 2004. By the time I decided to watch the show, the tickets were all sold out. For a

azurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735373226171803423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13891199.post-1122882972608159012005-08-01T15:15:00.000+08:002005-08-01T15:56:12.613+08:00

It's been more than a month since my last blog. Much has happened. I have been extremely busy at work...duhh...A quick update on the bird. The day after I posted my last blog, mother and baby bird disappeared. At first,I felt really bad as I thought my short paparazzi stint scared both away. My family all took turns to report their missing status when we reached home at different intervals. All

azurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735373226171803423noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13891199.post-1119593308388985962005-06-24T13:54:00.000+08:002005-08-01T16:01:03.456+08:00

This is the sunbird residing outside our humble abode. I felt like the paparazzi as I tried to take some decent photos of her and her "hanging purse" nest. She gazed unflinchingly into the camera eye as the bulb flashed off numerous times. I wonder if she will be psychologically scarred for life?! Will she develop cataracts from such light exposure?Mom came back at elevenish last night and

azurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735373226171803423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13891199.post-1119535806688671852005-06-23T21:44:00.000+08:002005-06-24T09:03:07.483+08:00

Once upon a time, there was a school of swordfish who jumped out of the sea and terrorised the coastal dwellers...or so a local legend goes.Now, now...there's a little problem coz the swordfish share a close resemblance to its counterparts: the black marlin and garfish. For the befuddled layman, a fish is a fish (i.e. swordfish=marlin=garfish). Moreover, these fishes share a pretty similiar

azurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735373226171803423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13891199.post-1119517728502627262005-06-23T17:08:00.000+08:002005-06-23T17:08:48.506+08:00

Blogging Workshop at NUS (RMBR) Originally uploaded by azurev. Strange that I never wandered to the science fac during my NUS days. The closest I came to was to borrow a couple of books from the science fac library and a trip or two to the science fac canteen. Here I am at the Dept. of Biological Sciences Conference Room, some 5 years after my graduation from NUS.

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Just found out that the bird which built a "hanging" nest on the bonsai plant outside our flat is a sunbird. It is a small, yellow-breasted bird with a long, thin beak. Seems like it has found a "safe" sanctuary in our mini-jungle. I had my first glimpse of mama bird last Sat (thanks to my dad) and it was perched on the bougainvillea branch looking busy. It stood a safe distance away from our

azurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735373226171803423noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13891199.post-1119511812994047992005-06-23T15:28:00.000+08:002005-06-23T22:12:51.613+08:00

Here I am, at my first blogging class...fancy that! It's just like typing a rambling email to a friend talking about all and sundry, except that you cross your fingers and hope you don't incur anybody's wrath and end up in a lawsuit.Next to me is my tutor, November who showed me the ways around the site, as well as giving me tips. She was gesturing to Otterman (our lecturer for this session and

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