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I did not have my weekly dose of tennis this week since my regular kaki couldn't make it..so i did what i gotta do..

I took a 6 hours' coach journey to look for my other tennis kaki..

ZXL signing off from KL..

F I

So, there is a term for it - Focusing Illusion.

Focusing illusion refers to how people tend to exagerrate the effect of whatever they're thinking about, when they are thinking about it. Examples are people thinking they cannot get over losing a partner or having children make them happy.

I've always thought something to this effect exists..For me, it usually occurs when i crave for a certain food, thinking how good it was the last time i had it..and when i finally get to eat it, i get somewhat disappointed when it doesn't taste as good as i 'remembered' it to be..or more like i imagined it to be..

Or those occasions when i allow myself to get angry over something..and the more i think about it, the angrier i become..have u ever experienced that?

Anyway, this article also mentioned that happiness research has its practical implications, such as helping people to decide what kind of trade-offs they want to make in their lives. Interestingly, commuting is an activity cited that people never mentally adapt to..if one commutes the same way for 10 yrs and don't adapt to it - it's just gonna be unhappy all the way through. I guess that's why i still curse everytime i get caught in less-than-ideal traffic conditions..

Another point that i found rather intriguing, is that the author notes that all around the world, most people tend to overestimate what money can bring to them in terms of happiness.

But here's the clincher : Money can buy happiness, but only if people know how to spend it wisely. And this means spending it on experiences, rather than accumlating goods merely to signify status or privilege, such as branded bags or cars. If one uses money to buy gifts for friends or to fund a day out doing something fun, that could have a much greater impact on their happiness.

~ Full article 'Jobs aplenty, but are we happy?' first appeared in Straits Times, 27th July 11

Biggest Regret..No More!

Referring to my previous entry on my biggest regret, i'm proud to say that i've been there, done that!

The one thing that really surprised me(pleasantly) was that the queue for the Galatica rides were really short(average wating time of 2 mins or just the next ride), compared to some other easier(or warmup) rides which we had to queue for up to 40 mins..in fact, i managed to have 4 Galaticas in less than 1 hour, inclusive of cool-down between each ride?

I guess that's the advantage when you go on a weekday when the crowd is made up of mostly tourists and families with young kids :p

Sliding Doors

I thought i was random, until i read my pal Wei's entry..she wins, hands down, no fight. Hmm..maybe i should write something like tat too..& see if anyone understands..??

Dumbo did a little run..Dumbo ran 3km one-way to Jumbo..stopped, looked around, no Domo..Dumbo couldn't quite do the Mambo and so turned around and trudged back. Domo probably didn't see Dumbo since Dumbo was tomato-faced, plus wearing a red top..most likely blended in with the lobsters in Jumbo..

And then the next day, it was Domo's turn for a not-so-little run of 5km..round and round Domo ran, maybe Domo was too brown and merged with the trees in the background..so Dumbo didn't see Domo either.

How buddy? This writing style can or not??

Randoms..

*Motivated or recharge?
Friend asked me over lunch: How do you keep yourself constantly motivated(for work)? You always seem fresh and ready..

Another friend texted me after dinner on the same day: You should go for a holiday, take a break and recharge!


*All i've got now is the strap..the old strap
My timex watch strap cui liao..this most people know by now..the reason why i bought this watch was(and still is) cos i like the strap..so without the (original) strap, i wasn't very motivated to change the strap..

A kind soul had managed to buy the exact same strap & even cleaned and changed it for me..& i proudly wore it for 2 secs before taking it off(which i always do when playing racket games).

When i got home, the watch-with-the-new-strap was nowhere to be found..all i have inside my bag was the old(& burnt) strap..without the watch..


*Random meets random-er
While cycling today, he turned to me and asked 'Do you want somebody to take off your clothes?' This is the same guy that told me some weeks back 'You're delicious'

Can i sue a 5 yrs old boy for sexual harrassment..?


Life's like that ya..

(Almost) tragedy..

For some unknown reasons(to myself), i've been slacking in my postings..even though i have a handful of drafts saved..

Anyway, something happened today and i cannot resist not blogging - my yu yuan mian stall is closed! i had gone down for a few errands(as i always do when i go bt merah)..and just when i was eagerly anticipating my fave yu yuan mian served piping hot on a rainy day..Alas! it was closed for the day! No lights, no screaming auntie..

Why oh why oh why..

ZXL Moon Sports

As i'm typing this..my 13.3 screen in split into 2..one with this of cos, and the other..also of cos, of wimbledon..*at this very moment, tsonga(who will be now be known as the first player to ever win fed from 2 sets down) is 1-2 against djokovic, almost a replay of wed's match..

Ok, now that i've more or less accepted the great tragedy(of fed's loss), i can blog a little more about it..for posterity's sake..ha!

******
It started off promising enough..5 of us arriving upon Far East, determined to get a place to catch the Wimbledon(sleazy pub also can, so said twink) With the big 4 playing - Roger! Djokovic! Nadal! Murray!, we were looking forward to some serious action..

We flitted from pub to pub..screen too high up, table too close, seats too wet from the drizzle..and then we found a giant screen and almost immediately, we plonked ourselves at the table in front of it. Pimms were ordered(how appropriate for Wimbledon!), along with fries with the only-zxl-can-detect-spiciness sauce. And of cos, twink was the one to get the staff to lower the thump-thump music and on the volume for the tv(this is what i like about twinky!

For the first 30 mins or so, it was all smooth sailing(for Roger) and we were discussing how soon he can wrap up the match. And when he dropped the third set, we thought maybe he was too relaxed and made some unfortunate unforced errors..

By the forth set, we(or rather, urs truly) started banging the table a little more furiously and i had to get another beer to calm my nerves..

Fifth and deciding set, dear Roger got broken in the very first game..and i was thinking 'this cannot be good..' And as what the commentator said, slowly but surely, Tsonga is reaching match point..Soon, Tsonga was serving at 5-4 with 2 match points & it was over when Roger returned the serve half-heartedly into the net..

Sigh..it's the Wimbledon..how can it be..Will i ever get to see Roger win another Grand Slam..