The Right Stuff

Do the right thing for you.

I have heard it often enough but never really grasped the meaning of the phrase.

What is exactly the right thing for me?
How do I know if it's right?
Does good equals to right?
Does it mean conforming to the norm? Society standards? Cultural practices?

What is the right thing, exactly?

At this moment, I am really in need of an answer.

I have been going back and forth, thinking what is the right thing to do.
Sticking to my principles? My beliefs? Making sure everyone is pleased?

I want to be happy with my decisions but that would mean possible severe impact on other matters.

How can I do what's right for me when there are so many things to consider?
How can I do the right thing for myself without being selfish?

I know that life is unfair.

I was merely hoping that it would give me a break once in a while.

Now - seems like a good time for one.

Coco's Adventure

We lost Coco Calypso @ Coco De Marco on Aidil Adha.

He must have escaped from the windows or doors at my parents' place in BP.

A kitty couldn't possible contain his excitement to see such inviting 'playground' around the place. He must have gotten carried away by the newly-found independence and lost his tracks.

The search and rescue mission is now in the capable hands of my parents and niece.

We hope that Coco is safe, no matter where he is.

We love and miss you lots, Coco!

We Conquered!

Cogratulations to these two - they brought back green belts today!

We went out for ice-cream to celebrate the achievement.

Such a wonderful news :)

Both Deli and I are very proud of them.

Going for Green

Monsters Inc had their exam today - they're going for the green belts.

Both did extremely well and are confident that they won't have to pay me 50 quid each.

Results will be announced in 2 weeks.

Until then.

Swimming but about to sink

I have been very, very busy lately. More frequent long hours in the office, translating to more overtime at the daycare for the kids. That's equal to less time with them and their dad. Crap.

Banca project is about to start development work, Compliance project just had a company-wide communication about the exercise while HR project is about to sign a vendor.

All in all - I am fully booked till Q1 next year, at least.

This time around, the workload is a bit overwhelming.

I suppose it's down to sink or swim.

I'm swimming alright but in need of floatation device. Make that floatation DEVICES.

While we're at it, I need luck too - lots of it. Maybe time as well - plenty of it.

Just Me and my Mak

My mum and I spent a whole day together - we shopped, feasted on glorious food and spoilt ourselves silly.

She was in town for a couple of days and I thought it would be nice to spend a day with her, just the 2 of us. It was in a way, my gift for her birthday.

I couldn't remember the last time we did something like this. We do go out as often as time permits but most of the time, it was with the whole entourage. It was never just the 2 of us.

It was great and I wish I could do it often. Or maybe it will be fun to add my sister to the equation.

Along, me and our mak.

Happy birthday mak :)

Foot massage to end our day out

Fighting to Breathe

I read in a magazine somewhere that job insecurity deserves much more attention than unemployment.

Until you are in that situation, you have no idea how true this is.

At this point of time, my colleagues and I are in limbo, to put it mildly.

There's no telling if we or our department are still significant to the division or company.

A lot of rumors are flying, a lot of assumptions are circling the atmosphere.

To tell you the truth, it's a bit stuffy in here.

The room is full of air but it's damn hard to breathe.

Game Over

It has been an eventful 11 days.

Tomorrow, work resumes.

I planned to finish reading The Lost Symbol (checked!), Bill Bryson's Down Under (half-way through), watch Angels and Demon on dvd (didn't happen) and browse through Jobstreet (didn't happen either) during those days or at least the last 5 days of it.

Oh well, one can only plan. Laundry and napping got in the way, most of the time.

So tomorrow, it's back to my desk at work. Clearing off what I am expected to. I am quite done doing more than I should. Morale is hitting rock bottom at the moment. That's another entry altogether.

Hey, why are my sentences short?

Oh yeah, must be the lazy bug nipping on my arse.

The Lost Symbol

My date with Robert Langdon was not as I imagined. I was hoping for a thrilling experience with countless of unexpected twists. Unfortunately it was lacking both the thrill and the unexpected.

I am a bit disappointed.

Probably I had my hopes set a tad bit higher than usual. Then again, with all the publicity and the super-tight security imposed on the process of producing the book, I expected an excellent product.

Instead, it was a letdown.

It was not exactly a page-turner like Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons.

However, this is a personal feel. I have said it before, taste is a tricky substance.

Dan Brown is always a good read. I just don’t think The Lost Symbol is as good as his other books.

His next book, maybe?

Happy 9th Birthday

Happy 9th Birthday to the little princess!