Another Weekend.....

Its becoming routine stayin home on weekends and watch movies and eating junk food. There's nowhere interesting to go anyway. Might as well pig out at home I guess.

The live Arsenal match ongoing now has been disappointing so far. Lack of flair and determination, somehow it feels like the players are struggling from the minute 1.

Oh well.....thats football for you I guess.

These days, I'm not too sure why....But somehow I have this feeling like I'm waiting for something to happen. I'm not too sure what it is...but it feels like my life is now currently idle. Just waiting for that one event that will change my life. Then again. I'm not too sure if its a good thing.

Been extremely busy with work lately. Other than the normal work loads, being part of this year's Reccomm starts to feel more like an irritating chore rather than anything else. I still remember when I was first selected to join; I was told not to let my Reccom duties spill over to my personal time - simply because it shouldnt be a burden, but an extra-curicular activity of the company.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Still, being in Reccom did stir up my interest in designing again - since I'm suppose to be the Design Guy (among other tonnes of responsibilities) in the committee. So far I have designed (amateurishly) 5 creatives for 2 different events.

M1 CS Fatt Choy CNY Celebrations 2007

M1 CS Bowling Tournament 2007

As you can see, it isnt exactly the Mona Lisa. No doubt there are some typos here and there; and its rough around the edges.....but I'm kinda happy with it =)

Tale of 2 Countries

Ok, its my 3rd off day and I'm still feeling like shit. Apparently the so-called "feeling-better" last night as a false positive. Woke up today sneezing, wheezing and like head's been rolled over by a 4x4. Though, I guess the day was not entirely wasted.

Managed to get my hands of 2 of Clint Eastwood's latest movies; Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. These 2 movies are directed by Clint Eastwood himself and of course, produced by Steven Spielberg. I was expecting many battle scenes ala Saving Private Ryan with much dramatic fanfare. However, I was pleasantly surprised otherwise.

These 2 movies depicts the one of the last few battles of World War 2. The story takes place entirely on the island of Iwo Jima, the last standing island between the US before they bombarded Hiroshima with the A-bomb. Still, the ingenious part of about bringing this story from history books to the silver screen is telling it from 2 different perspective. Hence, Flags Of Our Fathers is told from an American perspective; while Letters From Iwo Jima told it from a Japanese perspective.

Its really surreal to watch these 2 movies back to back. And somehow you cant help but to feel empathetic for the soldiers fighting from each side. Though, you might also be wondering what's so special about this particular battle of Iwo Jima? Well, to the world; thats where the iconic "shot" was taken. 5 American soldiers hoisting up a pole with the American flag - albeit there was some confusion over the identities of the actual soldiers involved.

In essence, in the end there no who's right or wrong; who's more patriotic. In the end, its about humanity. No doubt countries have their differences. But because when you have assholes at the top making a jackass's decision......everyone's going to hell.

I suggest watching Flags Of Our Father's first. Then move on to Letters From Iwo Jima. Somehow the latter feels more humane and paints a better picture of what the soldiers have to deal with during man's darkest hours.

ummmm...then again, if you're no history buff or fan of mar movies...there's always Ken Watanabe's stellar performance =)

Gone Public

Hey people! I'm back.

After months of hiatus, somehow today I found the inspiration to update my blog. And whats more, I also decided to go public again. For the uninitiated, I made my blog "private" a few months back cos I found out my-ass-of-a-brother was showing my mum my blog. Personally, there are just somethings you rather not let your parents know. No point getting them worried about my personal trials and tribulations.

BUT.....now that my brother have moved out from my parent's place; I guess its time to come out of "hiding" =)

So what have I been doing of late? (since my last entry was in January). Well, sad to say nothing much I guess. Been working like a dog ever since I joined CR. Though its not really a bad thing.

The work itself is fulfilling....and the OTs contributed? Rewarding. Been hitting a minimum of 30 hours every month. Cant really complain about the extra moolah....now that I'm subjected to 15% CPF deductions!!! Arrrggg!!! By next Feb, it'll be 20%. Sigh....

Anyway, I finally had a good rest this weekend. Been working non-stop for the past 3 weeks; I'm finally able to clear my off-in-lieu tomorrow. Of course, this would mean a 3 day weekend for me!!! Hahahahah.....for all those of you who have to wake up tomorrow to face the Monday blues, Eat Your Socks!!!!

Then again....the moment you thought I'd have a splendid weekend. Think again. There I was. Last Friday afternoon. Got off out of office at 3pm to recky the venue for this year's CS Bash, I got home at 5pm. Would you believe that!?!?!!? For the first time in months, I was home when there's still daylight on a weekday. Sheesh.

But later that night.....the stupidest thing happened. I was caught in the rain and I'm now down with fever and flu. Just my luck. With an extended weekend, all I did was stayed at home. The worst thing about staying alone and falling sick is taking care of yourself. Too sick to get out of bed, too lazy to do anything else.

Still, I am feeling better already =)

Other than that, I've been "cleaning" up my PC which I have long neglected. Manage to tidy up my folder system and decided to revamp my desktop.

I know, I know....I'm into that geek/nerd mode again. But hey.....look at my desktop now!!!! Aint it cool?!?!?! Its called "The Endless" by Neil Gaiman. Google it. It features 7 siblings - Desire, Despair, Destiny, Dream, Death, Delirium, Destruction. Interesting stuff.

Hehehe. Oh, how we find joy in the simple things in life.