grandma discovers youtube

She has not really. But she has discovered how we can take videos using my iPhone.

我希望

看了‘命中注定我爱你’，听了陈欣怡的希望，我也想买个小盒子把我的希望保存起来。

我希望奶奶，爸爸和妈妈会健康，快乐，而且一天会信耶稣。
我希望我会每天把时间尽力都花在我珍惜的朋友上。
我希望在我不开心的时候，有巧克力给我吃，有张床和枕头给我哭睡。
我希望有间自己布置的家，有只让我疼的狗狗，还有愿意天天泡美禄给我喝的男友。
我希望有辆车子，能带奶奶出去吃斋餐。

why i love my job

10. Being a (pink) geek is a job requirement, so I don't appear to be such a nerd.

9. My colleagues love to party.
8. I receive VIP welcome at schools and government agencies I visit.
7. Each of us get a cake and a card on our birthdays and we are expected to act surprise.
6. Our monthly social normally involves getting wasted after having lots of fun.
5. We have a really expensive fridge in our pantry.
4. The company pays your first tattoo if you are a girl.
3. I can go to work comfortably in shorts and slippers.
2. I get to meet government leaders from across Asia Pacific and beyond
1. I don't just meet them, I get to enjoy myself with them in tropical resorts around Asia.

traffic-directing cows

It's my second time back in Delhi. Instead of a cheesy photograph of me holding the tip of the taj mahal, here's one of my favourite sights.

I love the chaos. And being surprised every now and then. Like the truck with 'Horn me!' splashed across its back, or the decade-old water cooler in the office lobby which has transformed into a desert ecosystem, or the occasional cow moonlighting as a road divider.

My hotel room cost S$450 per night and hiring a chauffeur to take me around for interviews brought me back at least S$150. It's not a cheap city. But at the same time I see half-nude beggars lying by the side of dusty roads, lorries without doors overloaded with passengers, and unfinished buildings abandoned.

There is so much more to Delhi. I want it to amaze me more, and to keep me on my toes. It demands a trip here again, hopefully not for work the next time.

binky

Binky is not the friendliest cat I know. In fact, when I first met her, she definitely made the chart for one of the least. She is not fierce or aggressive, just shy and reserve.

Whenever there are strangers around the house, she would normally be under the couch the whole time. Except for that one time we overloaded the coach and it was either to reveal herself or to be crushed to death.

I've been tasked to feed Binky for a few weeks while Adele and Jaso learn to cope with baby Amanda.

I'm happy I could demonstrate my love for these two great friends in a practical way. And a bonus is how Binky has finally warmed up to me.

never let the guys order

Especially hungry and cold boys just after their night dive. Otherwise, be prepared to eat two monster plates each of:

• Satay,
• Sambal sotong,
• Bbq chili stingray,
• Chicken wings,
• Claypot tofu,
• Stir fried beef with spring onion,
• Vegetables with oyster sauce
• and more.

The only excuse for over-eating on such a massive level, I guess, is to celebrate the reunion. We managed to gather quite a number of divers we met at the last Redang trip to spend this weekend together diving with Divers Cove at the Paya Beach Resort.

I want to congratulate the Advanced Open Water divers who pretended they could use the compass and survived the night dive: Sze Gay, Jenn Yang, Jacky, Andy and Ray.

A big thank you to the girls - Jasmine and Amandea - who braved the choppy waters and tolerated the boys. (And for sharing room with me!)

Lastly, to the rest of the leisure divers - David, Marcus, Alvan, JJ, Justin, and Ben - you should be very proud of yourselves. For taking more photos than the girls did, waking up on time without my morning calls, eating all the Ramly burgers on the island, being nuts for jumping into the cold Rock Fall and even crazier to splash around in the freezing water, and lots more!

Despite all that nonsense, I am still looking forward to the next gathering - teochew porridge and durian! I do doubt my sanity.

i am lovin' it and they are lovin' me

Candles, presents, cakes, drinks, and the birthday song! I love birthdays, especially when it is mine!Friends who have not been in touch for months - or sometimes even years - leave messages on my Facebook wall. SMSes flood in minutes before midnight and continue throughout the day.

But most of all, especially this year, I really appreciate spending time with the people who matter to me:

My family

Brothers and sisters in Christ @ BTPC

SMUCF Sisters in Christ

The usual gang

Mambo-lovers

Buddies who survived Ophir together

pizza delivery

I got a delivery at my door step today and it was better than pizza.

My bestie, Ivy, came by to pass me my birthday present!

She knows I love working with Ananias, my netbook, on my bed, so she got me a Lap Desk from RoomItUp.

It is lightweight and comes with a built-in cupholder. No more hot lap.

How cool is this?

phobia

I think it would be exaggerating if I would consider myself pedophobic. I cannot remember when it started, but I tense up whenever you put a kid in front of me.

Children do not lie and they don't try to be tactful. So they always make sure I know it when they don't like me. A boy told me once to sit further away because he doesn't like me. And my niece is never fond of me ever since she could recognise people.

But I think I might be making progress. Today at lunch, my niece actually wanted to sit beside me. I knew I had to take a photo as evidence, if not for anyone, just to convince myself!