CNY

I cant remember if i have ever blogged about it but i hate CNY.

It's not about the relatives asking when im getting married or the need to buy new clothes. No one ever asks and i probably havent bought new clothes for CNY for the last 10 years. (I do think in advance what to wear that would be palatable for the superstitious relatives)

I hate CNY cos there's always a need to coordinate schedules on when to visit my mum's or dad's side. But actually they're pretty cool about me not going but i feel bad.

Then there's a need to decide where to eat for CNY eve. In recent years, i have suggested we gone out to eat to lessen the burden of cooking at home. But man, it's tough to find a nice place which doesnt serve set meals. You dont want to be paying $600 for food that they cook in bulk!

CNY is also a time where many shops close. That sucks. It's almost as if life comes to a standstill.

This year, day 1 is on Sunday. Which means no badminton for me. Bleah.

And it seems like my usual getaway activity - mahjong with the Dream Team - might not happen. So that sucks too.

CNY eve is on Saturday so no golf on Saturday too. Double sucky.

Hopefully there will be some golf sometime in the 3 days.

Zonked

Sometimes i dont know why i blog. Cos most of my happenings is updated on Facebook. I cant think of anyone who isnt on my FB reading my blog.

Anyway, I took half day on Friday to go JB golfing with my recently unemployed (voluntarily) friend. Quite a horrible game when i lost a box worth (12) of balls. A little heartpain but hey, a bad day at golf is better than a good day in the office. Haha..

It was a busy friday which meant there were tons of mails in my BB while i was playing and i ended up going back to the office to get my laptop and have dinner near my office.

At night i complained to Sox that it was sucha bad game that i felt like going to the range on Sat morning. He jokingly suggested i joined him and his family for golf on Saturday morning. 5am leave, 7am tee off!!!! I asked Someone for permission then MOVED! Actually when i woke up on Saturday morning at 4am, i laid in bed for 10 minutes wondering if i should go and go back to sleep. Haha.. but considering that the course was designed by a world class designed, i decided to go for it. Also, considering it was quite a difficult course, i thought i did pretty well. A good day at golf is of course better than a good day at work.

I played badminton today. My whole body was aching when i woke up this morning. But i think i did pretty well.

I bet my body would ache big time tomorrow.

Sucks that i have a breakfast meeting tomorrow.

Tea

Every heterosexual man should have a stash of this.

FIrst Meal in Tokyo

Finally managed to organise my pictures from Tokyo. Phew.. so many pics to edit and decide which are post-worthy and which aren't.

We reached Tokyo at 4pm and hotel at 6pm. So hungry but yet too tired to venture too far so we took the free hotel bus to Shinjuku. There was just so many shops and we decided on this conveyor belt thingy.

There was a little bit of a crowd.



The sushi chefs hard at work.



Because there was no english prices anyway, nor a menu in sight, we had to constantly refer to the plate colors and the corresponding prices on the wall. As it was our first meal in Japan, we didnt want to blow the bank.



Everything is handmade and eaten immediately. Itd be A LITTLE weird if one can feel the warmth of his hand on the sushi. Itd be like you taking off your clothes and putting them in a laundry bag and handing it to the housekeeper and she feels your warm clothes... eewwwwl.

Because it's all handmade, the sushi is not as "uniform". It all adds to the authenticity. But if Sakae Sushi did this, we would all cry foul. I know i would. Haha

Christmas

Ive been so busy with work and range that my blogging has been delayed.

My Christmas bounty this year was quite dismal.

Someone gave me a tie..



and a TV.. Haha.. the TV was a huge surprise. Gave her my 21". 21" in exchange for 32". Song!

Common Sense

Saw this that day on a forum. Hee hee.. so right sometimes. They should do something for female drivers.

Rattled

The chinese sign is attached on the back windscreen of my car.

It’s metallic so it rattles every time the road gets bumpy.

So now,every time there’s a speed bump in life, I think of Sox’s love for me.

Niu

Sox came by the range yesterday to pass me something he got from Shanghai.

I thought it was kinda weird for him to be passing me Chinese signs.

Here you go.



I was confused for a while and he had to explain it.

Haha..

What’s between niu a and niu c?

Niu b

= Newbie.

He promised me another sign when I get below 100 at golf.

First Day

I was questioned the other day how come no more Japan pics after Krispy Kreme. That’s cos we arrived at 7am on Sunday morning from Beijing and had a wedding lunch that lasted 3 hours! Knocked out after that.

First day of work yesterday. As usual, I was filled with promise and fervour, which lasted until 10am. Haha.

But well, new year, clean slate of things. 12 more months to sign a deal. Didn’t manage to sign a deal in 2009. Clock’s ticking to sign a couple in the next 12 months.

Saw this yesterday on my colleague’s desk.



Windows Blue Screen of Death on the first day of the year. Hee hee. How ominous.