I think this is the best insight I’ve found on the subject of pursuing happiness. “Ask most people what they want out of life and the answer is simple – to be happy. Maybe it’s this expectation though of wanting to be happy that just keeps us from ever getting there. Maybe the more we […]
Archives for August 2010
Touring Sentosa with Shared Service Center Girls
I brought Ivy, Joc, Jem and Gay to Sentosa last Saturday. It’s their first time to be in Singapore. New and old friends together, this should be interesting. Gay was a bit apprehensive at first, since she didn’t know the others, but she need not have worried as they were all very nice and at […]
Mockingjay – Hunger Games 3 {Book Review}
Finally, the book I’ve been waiting for since last year is out – Mockingjay, the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy. I had pre-ordered the book months ago but since it was shipped from the US, it’s still en route to me. Luckily, I found a free Stanza Reader ebook late last Thursday and […]
Gay’s First Day in SG
Gay arrived in Singapore this afternoon. Maya and I fetched her from the airport and the first thing she said when I met her was, “Ang init pala dito no?” (It’s so hot here, isn’t it?) Haha. That’s what three months in Perth will do to you. She had just come from Perth, Australia, where she […]
A Morning in Clarke Quay
So this morning I went to Clarke Quay to pick up my new employment pass at MOM (Ministry of Manpower). I had a new photo taken and I was quite happy with it. Then it turns out I didn’t need to submit a picture because they used the one in the system. So that means […]
(Not) Everything with Fries
Yves discovered Katong, supposedly Singapore’s food enclave, and suggested going there. So off we went this evening. We tried out Everything with Fries. The books on the shelves against a wall gave the place a homey feel. The english songs blaring from their speakers also added to the cozy ambiance. When the waitress arrived, we […]
Thank God For Batchmates
It may not be obvious to everyone who knows me well, but I’m actually a shy person… when I’m a newbie. If you don’t believe me, just ask the AP folks in P&G when I was a newbie. My teammates actually asked me, “Tahimik ba talaga ang mga taga ZC?” (Are people from ZC really […]
A Student Again
Ok here I go again. Another first day. First day at school, so it seemed. I started my new work today, and we’re in training for three days. Today’s session reminded me of my Accounting classes. Actually, I didn’t like the subject of equities back then; I preferred assets. So I was slightly afraid of […]
Pigging out in La Noce and Sakura
Yesterday, I had a date with my fellow riddler Ngangi. It started when we met up at Tiong Bahru Plaza to ride a cab to one of her favorite haunts, an Italian restaurant called La Noce. It was just supposed to be a five minute cab ride away… if the cab driver knew where it […]
Watch Out For Trucks
Yesterday I started reading Robert Fulghum’s What On Earth Have I Done, which was my birthday gift to Ngangi. I came across this interesting portion: During the ride home, Brie was unusually quiet. I parked the car and we walked hand-in-hand toward my house, where she was spending the night. Still quiet. Suddenly she said: […]