Perhaps I am mad.

I just got up from the bed at 1+am and had the urge to type something here.
Yes, here, the site that I’ve abandoned for more than half a year.

I just want to capture a snapshot of me and my life at this very moment.

I think I am such a different person now
compared to the me when I last updated the blog.
The changes can be good, or bad. Totally subject to how one sees it.
I personally feel that some of the changes, are pretty positive,
but there are some that I need to pay more attention to.

I had wanted to do a lot of things,
but never get myself really motivated enough to do it.
This year, I have become extremely motivated to start doing them.

• DIVING: I went for the basic diving course (PADI Open Water Diver). I love it. I decide to do the Advanced Open Water Diver course some time this year! I’m still looking for a good time and place (Sipadan is the very top choice now ). I am looking forward to diving at Fiji some time in the future too!
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• COMMUNITY SERVICE: I began to do more volunteer work on a more regular basis. I went to Buddha’s Light International Association (佛光山) to help out for a few weekends, and some home maintenance for the old folks. I’ll be helping out in Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2012 next week as SharkSavers volunteer.  My goal is to do it at least once a week but this is not achieved yet. I am trying my best. I’ve made plans for all the coming weekends until June, except for those weekends that I will be going home. Ooooh btw if you are in Singapore and are keen to do community service, sgcares.orgis a very good website that you can find the activities available on different days. I aim to become a volunteer leader of SG Cares this year.
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• EXERCISE: The closer friends would probably know that I am physically weak, especially my stamina and cardio. I aim to jog 3 times a week (or 2 jog + 1 swim), each time at least 40 minutes – not quite there yet – I’ll keep trying. I’ve signed up for a 10km run (Race Against Cancer) and hope to complete it in 1 hour and 15 mins. Hope this would motivate me to run and train more.
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  What I enjoy most now is yoga now. I’ve been attending yoga lessons since December and I found great pleasure doing it. I used to go for yoga classes in uni but I guess I just didn’t “get it”. This time, I can see significant improvement in my flexibility, core strength and balance. It is motivational to me too. I used to think that I can never master certain poses and later was amazed that I have magically done it! This has led me to my 2nd new year resolution this year, which is to challenge myself beyond my limit! And now, I am inspired to become a Yoga instructor in 3 year time. I once thought that this is impossible; now I have faith that I can do it Oh, also, I’d like to challenge myself to do full split by the end of this year!
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  I also wish that I can have some hiking adventure and concur Broga Hill, Gunung Nuang, Mount KK, etc. The last one I did, I think, was Bukit Tabur, Gunung Angsi, and Tanjung Tuan which are many years back.  Oh there’s also trekking/hiking at Tibet but due to my physical condition, it was slashed from 4-5 days to 1-2 days (I am sorry, my travel mates ). After which I decided that I will train myself so that I am stronger and will not bring troubles or inconvenience to others again.
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• MUSIC: I always like music. Unfortunately I can’t play any instrument well. Somehow I thought it’s just not my thing; I thought okay at least I can just sing (reasonably well? hahaha). However, a few months ago, I saw this cheap groupon voucher for music lesson so I decided to give it a go. Didn’t know which instrument I wanna learn (was trying to decide between flute or piano) until last week – I bought a ukulele last week! It’s a cute Kala Watermelon Soprano Uke. I regretted for a short while as it is too cute for my taste but it’s okay! Uke is supposed to be a cheerful instrument playing happy bubbly bouncy song, isn’t it? The melon just looks exactly like that I’m waiting for Kiwi and Pineapple to play a song together! After I attend the music lessons, that is… Although I am watching some youtube tutorial and learning Somewhere Over the Rainbow, my singing and strumming just cannot go well together Ahhhh anyway it’s gonna be fine after a few weeks when the music lessons begin
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  (Frankly, it was my first time holding it and I couldn't play anything)

  Anyway, I really love music. I believe that listening/singing positive songs would make us positive too. I have been practicing singing Over the Rainbow almost all the time since last week. And I can feel the positive energy being instilled in me. Really. I feel so motivated and happy these days =)
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• DANCE: Besides music, I like dancing too although I cannot dance well. Again, I’ve got a groupon voucher for dance lesson. My sister and I have attended 4 lessons of basic Latin dance so far and we like it I have also won a free dance course in my company’s dance club so I will continue to learn some dance again in June/July
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• TRAVEL: Have I mentioned that I love travelling? Oh well.. who doesn’t..? Last year was the most happening year in terms of travelling I’d say. Went to Tibet, Taiwan, London and Ireland. In fact it was my first time out of Asia. This year, I’ve been to Tioman for diving, hopefully I can do my Advanced diving course at Sipadan! I want to see and swim with the turtles, sharks (heard there are hammerheads and guitar sharks there), sea horses, octopus, stingray etc. Ohhhhh that just gets me so excited. Nevertheless, I still don’t have any concrete plan yet.
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  The only more concrete travel plan this year, is Myanmar in December. I’ve bought the tickets while AirAsia was having big sales last week. I hope I can meet my Burmese friends and their family at Yangon, and then travel to Bagan, Inle and Mandalay. Travelling Bagan on a hot air balloon sounds really interesting! I’ve always wanted to try this since I watched The Chipmunk Adventure when I was young. Unfortunately this is very costly – at least 250 USD per pax for one-hour flight. I saw lots of positive reviews though, most people who have tried it said that it’s a lifetime memory and they highly recommended it. Hmmmmm. =/
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  If possible, I would like to try bungee jumping or sky diving some day. Probably in a few years when I am still young and healthy!
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  I’ve quickly draft a travel log to track my travel activities. More to come soon ^v^ Hmm. Seems like I’d need a good camera to capture all the nice views during travel (and diving!!!)
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• There are also some random things that I would like to learn. E.g. Roller skating (went for one trial lesson and like it, will practice more next time), rock climbing (bought groupon voucher for the workshop, again), cooking (so far I’ve only tried preparing some simple stuff with my sister at home – not quite successful..), etc

Looks like I’ve set quite a few goals/objectives for this year. And I am very motivated to achieve them. You might probably have noticed something – I never talked about my work! Am I not motivated at work? Well, I guess I’ve placed a great deal of focus in work life balance (perhaps a little too much on life). I am hoping that I can be more motivated at work – not that I am not motivated, just that I feel there is still room for improvement. I can do much better if I put more effort or try harder. I am actually very happy with the work environment. People are friendly, nice and willing to share and teach. There are lots of learning and networking opportunities there. The firm is also very concerned about the employee’s well-being. It’s a great place to work, except that… I might not find meaning in what I do sometimes (I mean, in terms of contributing to the society). I am probably in an industry that I am not so enthusiastic about. Anyway, I still enjoy working and learning here.

Okay. It’s 3+am now and I still need to get to work tomorrow!

Good night, everyone~

Love Life alright! Be happy, be grateful, be motivated, be passionate