abit of everything...that's how it's been these past 2 months...things have been happening pretty thick and fast....the christmas period...new year...my dad's passing...my bro's wedding...and events taking place with friends of mine...both events being on opposite ends of a wide spectrum of possibilities...

firstly, what did i do for new years and christmas? well basically not much...spending time with the family...dinnering together...yet it all feels very fulfilling  with the arrival of the new year what resolutions have i made? well, a few actually....

1) spend more time with family, friends, ppl that matter....

2) to continue workin hard and explore business opportunities at any given chance, but also to maintain a balance so that i can achieve item (1)....

3) if possible, to do some meaningful work....could range from anywhere between donating blood to attending some community programmes (though at times we just forget and dun bother)....

perhaps if at the end of 2008 i can look back and say that i've completed the abovementioned, then i would have had a good year...

i attended a funeral last night (too many in a too short a period for me)...it was the passing away of my friend's father and my most sincere condolences to the family...arriving at her house, that weird feeling of hopelessness and inability to do anything bout it came back to me...seeing the familiar plastic blue temporary awnings...even the fan attached there....along with the water packaged in plastic cups...the very same ground nuts....ugh....i realized i'm not much good at digesting such events...regardless of who, what, where, when....but it also reinforced my belief that we shud really all spend more time w our loved ones and not allow ourselves to be overly engrossed in secondary priorities such as work and material items...the sheer pretentiousness of it all, when the best things in life are just the simple things that we all already have, so let's not forget that before it's too late...may she recover from her loss in due time...

on a completely different note, my heartiest congratulations to our dear old evelyn ong on her unexpected (but very much hoped for) wedding proposal and engagement to ben, can't say i know ben very well but congrats to em both anyway!! one of the few bright notes of 2007 for me, eve has been an old fren to many of us and i believe that all of us agree that there's hardly anyone more deserving of such a nice end to the year, well done! *bet eve has suddenly stuffed a whole lot more pressure on the currently attached guys to propose, or give in to RFPs - Request for Proposals hehe stupid term i hear so often at PwC* 

to add to that, congrats also to my friend and ex-colleague daniel who recently got married, registration and all...may he have a good time in hong kong with his new wife, phoebe...shall be looking forward to attending your wedding in march bro...all the best to him in his career quest!

it's been a roller coaster year to sum up 2007, i hope 2008 doesn't throw up as many unwelcome surprises...meanwhile, happy new year to all of you guys and girls out there...

it's been a while since i've blogged...and little did i think during the last time i blogged that the next time would be under such circumstances...for those of you that don't already know, my father passed away mid-last month from a sudden heart attack...it came as a painful shock and u never know how it feels till someone so dear to you and the family succumbs to a surprise like that...it has been a testing period for all of us...(especially so as my brother's wedding was just 3 weeks later)...it feels like a weird gap now....with some hope, the wedding celebrations however downtoned, will wash away the grim feeling of having one so close depart

i haven't been able to thank each and every one of you for your kind words of support throughout this period for my family and myself....so i'll just do it here...hope i don't miss anyone...dr chan, aaron, seah, ching szuen, francis, adrian mak, bobby, clement, ho, wong, roger, nasa, waris - i think i've known u guys for a pretty damn long time...more than 10 years each? dr chan i think 15 years or more? thanks to u guys for the support throughout... eve, jen yee, jacko, wy, sarah, jess, han yin...thanks to u ladies too...for my colleagues that sent flowers and all to the house, i am very grateful - shaz and husen too for coming over personally....joel, sean, bryan and daniel extra thanks to u guys for personally carrying it over...also, thanks to zoo ling, sue yee, foong yi for your wishes and putting up with me during the biennial dinner....and suzanne from sg too for your wishes.

just a note for all of you, i think most, if not all of you are actually very family-ppl and that u guys spend alot of time with your families...but try spending that bit more coz u just don't know when your last chance might be and that you might then carry regrets that u can't do anything about...all that said, thanks once again to all of you

ROAR...

been a while since i've blogged...wat to say ar...fugs...between the last time and now....i went to hk w the family...hmm oh yes i've shifted office! and freda, if u ever read my blog can u leave ur hp no here?  lost all my phone numbers, then we can have lunch at wisma sime darby....my new office is at One Sentral, kL....i've got a nice table for myself...not exactly my table but being shameless and thick faced i've scattered my namecards all over in the hope that noone wud bother to clean it up and boot me out of the place....

what else...oh yes i need programmmers...anyone got programmers? u can refer em to me for a good introducers' fee....my colleague jessica here is entertaining herself, putting on a tie....and giggling to herself...and she's supposedly smart too  growls growls....

oh and francis is leaving for the uk for those of u that didn't already know.... yes, francis kheng, the guy that blogs on politics....u can refer to his website at www.xanga.com/fkheng and for pictures on that vintry nite for his/andy's farewell, do refer to www.xanga.com/rfkk ....very refreshing indeed to see so many cempakans, it's been a long time...and everyone's face has grown bigger...bobby's fat...kuah's fat....francis....haha all of em!!! and dr chan u stupid idiot i bet u fat too, u haven't been bloggin.....busy doing ur gynae course? u little pervert....

will b headed for bangkok on nov 6th-8th w my colleagues! a free trip too, courtesy of a bet w sean lam  i shall make more such bets, and earn a few extra dollars that way....what to do in bangkok u might ask....in view of the fact that i'm goin w 3 other guys, ur otak serong will start tot hink of all sorts...BUT, we're just goin for massage, food and drinks so growls no wrong ideas ppl!!!

enuf blogged for today, shall voice my disgruntlement on other issues in another post soon....ciaoooooooooo

                      ....find the odd one =)

text alignment for the pics are abit messed up...but just too much trouble to try do it nicely...anyways those are some interesting pics from seoul....

had an excellent holiday except for the fact that it rained every single bloody day....but felt absolutely disconnected from the english speaking world =) i'd recommend anyone that wants a great vacation to visit seoul!!! but bring full wallets

homer in seoul....

 some park w water comin out of every hole... donuts from MR DONUT ze delicious n healthy bibimbap =)Rain... namdaemun gate

gyeongbukgong palace...or something like that