Resolution

I set forth this year pledging to make some major changes in my life. To focus more on my personal life. It's end April and some of my plans are taking shape. I wonder how things will be this time next year.

What is a recession?

A recession is when your neighbor loses his job.

A depression is when you lose your job

Little Princess is downgraded to Little Miss Evil

Little Princess (A.K.A. Little Buddy), Little Dude (A.K.A. Vickie) and family went cycling at East Coast Park and had lunch at Long Beach Restaurant.

At Lunch, Little Princess failed to finish her food. When further investigated, she quickly slipped down her chair and hid underneath the lunch table like an endangered specie. The committee (Ray and I) has officially downgraded little Miss Princess to the status of Miss Evil. hehehe....

The "Evil" status was first bestowed upon me by Miss Princess since I repeatedly requested to rest my tired feet on her decorative pillow. However, my behavior has been stellar ever since and thus I have relinquished my title to the more deserving Miss Princess.

3 months break and 2 weeks of thoughts

A lot of things happened in the last 3 months; more than anything else, I treat this blog as a journal I keep for myself if I ever will read what I wrote some time later. I need to do a better job in updating this...

I had two events that happened in the last 2 weeks that has made me think about my life a little more...

2 weeks ago:
I heard a loud crash while I was working from home; it sounded so dramatic that I really thought a spaceship landed in the backyard or some construction was going on. I scaled over the wall of the house and found an overturned minivan and another car in smoke a dozen yards away. I rushed to the minivan. After much struggle, I managed to get one of the doors ajar and helped a lady and her young kid out to safety. At that moment I felt adrenaline rushing through my veins. More interestingly, once I was calmer hours after, I had a feeling of satisfaction from doing something good in my life which I saw direct implications and at the same time felt humbled on how things can be beyond one's control.

Last night:
Talking about beyond your control....
I have probably flown over 1.5M miles in my life..however I have never experienced a flight like the one I was in last night. The embrodier small jet I was in from my flight from SF to OC shook and rattled (both up and down and side to side) so violently, I really thought it was going to be my last flight. This happened suddenly on the pacific coast and lasted for a good 10 seconds. For a few seconds, I thought of my family and particularly my mom...it's funny the thoughts that come to your mind if you have moments to think before your mind and body resigns to the fact that you might not live to see another day. Surprisingly, I also felt very calm like a brahma cow for slaughter...like its fine if I have to go now. Maybe I was calm as I was elated that I do not need to work another day on this hugely frustrating current project I am in...haha. Whatever the case was...I did think about my job and life.

View from the rear

This is not a good attempt as the microphone setup caught a lot of wind noises and reverbs but I will be working on capturing better sound sometime next weekend when I get the time. You can actually see the rear retractable spoiler retracting once the car slowed down.

According to the factory manual, the spoiler automatically extends at about 75MPH/120KMH and retracts at 50MPH/80KMH

Visiting home

I will be going back home to Singapore in September to visit my family. It would have been 9 months since I was last home; one of the longest stretch so far. I've been good about visiting home at least twice a year except this time round. As I am trudging towards finishing my current engagement, I am looking forward to being with my family again.

Congrats to Slick Oof

Congrats to Oof for being released from the institution with a doctorate degree for fulfilling his sentence and exhibiting good behavior. I thought I will attach a picture of the ticket stub..a little flashback of the one and only rock concert Oof, Alaskan sausage and I went to watch...LIVE with opening from Slick Rick...haha

"you say slick, I say rick'