London 2 weeks in a row

its my second london in 2 weeks.. one which i changed for... not that i mind anyway.. i like doing long flights... besides i was hoping that this time round the weather will be kinder for me to go sightseeing, at least to Bath...

Alas... weather got worse... severe rainfall affected throughout the British Isles.. Wales, Scotland, Ireland has all been severely flooded... Even my beloved Lake District hasnt been spared... its reported that it will take months to clear up, I hope it recovers before i get to visit before i quit...

This flight's got a few familiar faces, Chris and Yolene and Bin is on the flt... its really more fun to do a flt with someone u know... even then, there seems to have a lot of hidden agendas... something unspoken but everyone knows something is pricking everyone else.. sighh...

the bad weather restricted movement... all i did was some meals with the girls and the rest of the time were hibernating in the room... luckily there is soccer that weekend which i am able to catch over the hotel channels.. and i caught Man U vs Everton at a pub.. Chelsea fans.. Liverpool fans.. Man U fans all in the same pub.. but no brawls or disagreements or anything...

worked with yasmin on the way back.. she's cute... sweet and funny.. stays near me as well.. glad to make friends with her... but the one i really wanna know better is actually Ning... She's called Lee Kai Wen... not super pretty but got a certain coldness in her... a certain feel which draws me towards her... streaked her hair... a bit icy cold and nonchalent... quite seh... I like... Hope to fly with her again before i quit... so i can get to know her better i guess... din get to work with her... so communications is down to minimum... except that i asked if she was feeling ok during one of the lunch cos she looked pale... she seemed a bit touched maybe by the concern... but at the end of the flight, i couldnt help but ask why she is called Ning... she said its the chinese character.. it meant peace... cool... another point for her class... but wasnt warm enough for me to ask her for number... msn or facebook would be more apt... but no chance to ask either..

i dropped her a mail.. i hope she reply soon.. i really hope...

flying to shanghai in a few hours... with Kwanhua and Joanna to attend Candice wedding... really hope to visit Zhou Zhuang and Xi Hu... but they've been.. sigh... hope its a fun trip... main motive is Candice wedding anyway...

Ning's running though my mind... im hoping that she will reply soon...

Where will u be at the age of 35?

Daniel asked me this question today.. do u see yourself continuing in this job? dun waste your degree... he told me...

actually before today, i was already pondering over my next step... im going to quit soon... and i am planning tt to be in may or june next year after my backpacking trip to east europe with serene and casey... but recently, ive been facing some issues thats enticing me away from this job.. its a nice job... i love the travelling.. i love being paid to see the world even though i worked for it... even though i had it tough at times.. i love take snapshots of people an scenary which i know i dun have the financial means to see at my own expense at this point in time. in all honesty, its a damn relax job where there is no take home stress... no homework... and u get to explore and see things from all ard the world...

i know i will miss this job.. i will miss the time away from home.. i will miss the time i get to spend on myself overseas... strolling, exploring the places... running through thoughts in my mind strolling in the major streets in different cities in the world. sometimes being away allows me to seek solace from the happenings back in sin... granted that i miss my friends... i drifted apart from them... i missed weddings... i missed gatherings and sometimes overseas trips with them. in exchange for wat i seen in these 2-3 years, i can say its still an eye-opener...

if not for the backpacking trip to east europe.. i would have no qualms about quitting anytime... i think.... except for the fact that i still got a few places that i wanna go.. Rome, vatican city, Pisa, Chinque Terre, Monte Carlo-Monaco, Cairo, Istanbul, Copenhagen, Niagra Falls, Brazil and Argentina(not like we fly there), great wall of china, forbidden city, heavenly temple, hawaii, hokkaido... seems like an endless list... but its still within my means yet...

i see jobs opening up at this point in time... the only way i am staying is that my business is up and running and im flying for fun... but at this point in time, i dun see tt happening, my partners are apprehensive about things, i really wanted something to get going... i might go ahead on my own.. i got a few ideas tt i dun mind trying out...

i got the sudden urge to do up my resume immediately... and i have to start digging for all my certs... maybe tts wat i will do in london if it rains again... tts wat i will do... go for a few interviews first...

at the age of 35? i see myself as the boss of my own business... and how am i going to get there? i have to give myself a kick in the butt first... cos i am getting too comfortable...

thanks Daniel for the wonderful chitchat session today... and for sharing so much...

London after a year and a half

was filled with excitement going to london after such a long time.. firstly i am going to meet my cousin there.. secondly.. i am thinking about roaming the oxford, piccadilly, trafulgar square, bond street with the hope of popping over to Bath... Alas... the weatherman doesnt like me... it rained for the entire period that i was there... the only thing i manage to accomplish was to stroll around oxford street.. in the rain... met jillian for dinner on the first day, we had this fantastic steak that was really tender and well cooked... 2 servings was given its at Marybleone street or something... just a little off oxford... i think i wud be able to find the place again.. its a french restaurant anyway...

everywhere i go was rain and more rain.. in the end.. i met cecillia and we caught a play with her colleagues... Priscilla: the Queen of the Desert... it was a hyper play... full or energy and interesting.. about drag queens and their life... interesting though i first rejected the notion of watching it.. i was gunning for wicked... since i couldnt go to Bath and i couldn't go to Greenwich either... let alone cambridge to visit janice or yunshan...

i got 1 more london coming up in a few days.. its weekend, jillian can go with me to Bath.. hopefully the weather holds up and its good... i heard its really beautiful there and sigh... i am going to miss the IT fair...i cant get my DSLR... not that i saved up enough money yet.. but i was rooting for it...

it hit another major kerb... freaking guy whom i lend money to.. declared bankrupt.. i still have a outstanding loan of 1.8k with him.. tts not counting that i need to return 2k to mum.. and my capitamall asia IPO is out... i've been hit badly at a wrong time.. everything is going haywire...

definitely not helping is tt wanyu doesnt seemed to be too receptive, her stance has been pretty cold... i really wonder why.. joanna ask me to listen to her story first.. its very important... but at this rate... i dun even have any chance of hearing her... and i got her a little bday present from london... i dun even know if i have the chance to pass to her... a few things that i need to sort out in life...