i finally found out the difference between colleagues & friends..(previously titled 'i finally found out the difference bet tissue prata & paper prata

It's 2.15am & the truth is..i'm damn f***king tired right now..why i insist on discussing pratas on my blog at this unearthly hour, despite the fact tat my 'loyal fans' have decided to pledge allegiance to MsK's site instead..i really have no idea(maybe it was the teh halia i just had)

Forgot who was it tat asked this qn 'wat is the diff between tissue prata & paper prata?' So there i was..at the very same kopi tiam where we had one of the many CNY late nite suppers, also probably when the qn first popped up..i was with diff pple this time round though..instructor & Ms Nike..& we finally managed to solve the mystery of tissue vs paper prata..

No..it's not 'tissue prata is thinner than paper prata' as speculated by someone.. in fact, there is no difference in the 2 pratas, at least not in the taste or texture dept..the only difference is..get this..the way the prata is 'picked up' from the pan(or is it stove?) If it is 'pinched' up, therefore resulting in a conical shape..it is a tissue prata ; if it is sort of 'rolled' together like a big airy popiah..it is a paper prata..

And oh..btw, as the saboed-chairman-of-alumni, i had declared tonite's supper as the 'soft launch of the alumni club's activities'..as an indication of how sincere i am about this whole alumni thingy..i had even dao-tie the tehs & rotis pratas & johns to welcome the already-alumni Ms Nike & soon-to-be-alumni instructor into the club..

If tonite's activity is a sign of how successful the club will be..i think we're on the right track..just between 3 of us..we managed to keep ourselves entertained till 1.30am on a friday morning despite the fact tat all 3 of us needed to work the next day.. (& why on earth & heaven do i have to 'entertain' instructor huh?!?)

Well..besides pratas..we did discuss other more serious matters too..like how we pride ourselves as the SFL/HP div..other divs may seem more 'atas' (pet phrase of instructor these days)..but we simply can't think of any other div which can match us in the no of 'colourful'(pc word for strange) characters..ranging from 'life-begins-at-33' YY..to 'i-believe-i-am-lin zhiling' Mrs Chua..to 'she-who-actually-calls-me-meiren' meiren..BUT..wat a wonderful combi we make!

I can't believe it..my stomach actually just let out a gentle growl..at 2.55am..i blame it on the missed dinner..my mealtimes are getting a bit haywire these days..definitely not good..& now tat i dun have anyone to pick me up after work anymore..think i'd need to start packing my dinner ala my packed dinner days in the uk..& i promise i'll think of u everytime i eat my sandwich..

p.s. I'd moved up this entry cos of the 2 comments added..think every SFL HP member(present & ex) should get a chance to read it..

One for all, all for one

Fever - check

Flu - check

Cough - check

Sore throat - check

You name it, i've got them all..if there's an award for the most united ailments..it'll go to these 4..where 1 go, the others will also follow..(sorry, this is the after-effect of running too many teambuilding programmes)

Like wat instructor said, it's highly likely tat i got all these from staying out in the sun too much..i never got this sick when i was in uk..despite being on the move quite a lot..i was relatively hale & healthy..a minor flu yes(even then i was quite sure, i got the bug from someone in the park)..but not the kind which require me to go around with a toilet roll attached permanently to me(now, excuse me while i go blow my nose..)

In the 2 or 3 months since i'm back..i'm already down twice.. :/

Well..i'm not the only one who doesn't quite favour the tropical weather..my chief instructor was just commenting the other day 'people in tropical regions tend to be less productive than people from temperate areas cos of the weather..'

Still not convinced that the heat & humidity is a bane to day-to-day life? LKY once quoted 'Air-conditioning is the greatest invention of the century'

Hmm..i think it's gonna be approaching autumn in the southern hemisphere soon..?

Sweet sweet rice..

Having oats porridge for late nite dinner now..add the fact tat i had curry rice for brunch this morning..frens should be able to recognise tat these are rather un-zxl behaviour..

Not exactly a curry fan..but boh bian cos it's usually the only option when i do my OJTs..not eating is not an option as it is also the only meal i will have in like 6, 7 hours?! (Rem i'm a 2-hrs feed person?)

The only curry rice tat i'm actually quite 'on' about is..'tian tian curry rice'..honestly speaking, i dunno how gd their curry is..since i seldom rarely hardly eat curry(& therefore has no basis of comparison)..

In any case, why this 'tian tian curry rice' is so special to me is cos of its sentimental values to me..having gobbled down one big plate of their curry rice one afternoon many many saturdays ago when we were in this food race..we had promised to go back to the stall after tat..but for some reason or other..we never made it down..

Finally had the chance to revisit the stall sometime last month..after almost 3 years..nothing fanciful..simple, down-to-earth dishes..just the way i like it..

Hmm..i wonder when will my next visit be..?

too tired to think of a title..

Exhausted.

Sunburnt.

Sore throat.

3 days of ra ra-ing has taken its toll on me..decided to go into hibernation for the next 3 days..

Is this the end..? or is it the beginning?

2 ex-colleagues(or should i say frens?), namely 0.5 & MsK , spent their last day in office yesterday..together with OSIM(who is 'sort-of' on her last day too), they will be embarking on their SA adventures later today..

I believed there was more excitement than sadness all round..i think we've all reached the stage where we realised that we dun need the office enviroment to keep us together anymore..we're no longer colleagues..but upgraded to friends now : ) And when friends take tat first step to pursue their dreams..we'll naturally feel happy for them..

It was a bit of déjà vu for me as it didn't seem tat long ago when i went thru all these..back then, i had taken a risk..a calculated risk backed with strong faith in all my ex-colleagues.. & i doubt anyone would object if i were to declare my friendships with most of them, remained just as strong, if not, stronger today than before i left the organisation almost a year ago..

We counted at least 3 other farewells coming up in the next fortnight..& so it was decided over smelly-salted-eggs-which-tasted-of-shit tat a alumni club be formed..as the alumnis are gradually matching, & even outgrowing, the current no of colleagues..& as the sabo-ed cairman..i'm supposed to come up with the monthly/weekly activities..for a start, we shall start off with running..& the running routes will alternate between mt faber & sentosa :Þ

And for the 3 of you..the entry below is especially dedicated to you..

Risk vs regret

This was extracted from an article on eating beef(?!)..but i quite like the opening para..

'Much of life is a calculated risk or we wouldn't even venture out of our homes to cross streets, get into cars or work in high buildings, much less do things like sky dive and yes, eat US beef(see? i'm not bluffing when i said this article is about eating beef)

We all do these things in the absence of absolute guarantees because we are able to weigh the pros & cons of each situation and come to a decision on what to do. Without this ability, we'd be paralysed..' (The rest of the article is really about beef liao..)

Yes..i've known all along that life is about taking risks..but it never really hit me as hard as recently..just take the past 1 month alone..i must have taken as many risks(professional as well as personal) as i had..say, in the whole of my 2nd year of working in my ex-company..

Well, some of them are somewhat 'calculated'..meaning i can agar agar the chances of succeeding vs chances of otherwise..others are not so straightforward..where i really have only the very slightest clue whether or not 'i'll make it'..

So how do i evaluate these 'unknown' risks? Based on how much i'll regret if i don't go ahead..if i think i'm gonna regret it for the rest of my life if i dun even give it a try, then i'll pyscho myself to go for it..the probability of success doesn't matter anymore..just had to brace myself for the possibility of failure..

And so far..i'm proud to say..i haven't got much regrets..

Impulsive travelling is like making love..

The mental foreplay you engage in isn't it. The plans and devices you take to bed aren't it. The memories and stories you take away with you aren't it either. It is the unmediated piece of time that you and somebody are united in a moment of mutual experience (or, in the case of travel, you and somewhere). It is when your mind is in the present and you're not thinking of anyone or anywhere other than the one or where you're with. Having some of it when you travel is quite fulfilling and relieves a lot of tension.

Prime your impulsiveness. Leave gaps in your grand plan. Make yourself aware of alternatives, but don't select one until the moment arrives. Your true path cannot be found in a guidebook or in the recommendations of others. It can only be found by your wandering feet as they lead you down the path that just feels right. It's a path that's waiting for you, but you won't recognise it until it stretches away before your eyes.

You absolutely cannot see everything - so see your thing instead. And unless you are truly prescient, remember that you'll be discovering much about what 'your thing' is as you go.

Trust yourself, trust your impulses, and find your road to discovery..