understand your soulz

some of the photos to Hong Kong can be found at here . videos taken by my in-laws are too large to be posted...

this day... i would be taking leave like any other year as it's my birthday... but i did not for this year... as i needed leave for my HK trip. closed to 2 weeks had past... and i realised that 12 May 2008 was a sad date this year... Sze Chuan Earthquake started on this day... at first reported few hundreds dead and students trapped in rubbles... 2 weeks past and it has escalated to 50k dead! and still counting! 12 May (as i noticed News at 10 today) happened to the day that Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's wife fell into a coma and still in that state... it's not a dark date/day for me but to the thousands and many more ... i wish all beings happy, healthy and wishes come true. should i be the volunteer?

just back from a long vacation (15 May to 19 May 2008) to HK... the last one was liked Aug 2005 to Japan... the challenge to Hong Kong was not bringing my 2 girls along (although Zhirui proved to be a problem on the plane back), but to take a stroller and 2 big luggages (one for us and the other, my in-laws).. plus many smaller bags when we came back... family outing to HK was quite fun though... my girls loved DisneyLand! Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, all Disney Princesses, etc... Ziyi loved the rides (Flying Dumbo, Magical Tea Cups, Space Ships), the shootout at Buzz LightYear car ride, 3D theatre of Mickey's Fantasy (must see!) and Stitch Space Adventures... best of all, Disney Parade! **check out AdventureLand Boat Ride! Disney shops in DisneyLand were a killer to our pockets, so many things to buy... picking one shirt after another, taking one toy after another, shop hopping to check on different items... Stayed in Disney's Hollywood Hotel (for first night)... relatively ...

one of the seven habits of highly effective people... the easiest habit to remember but hardest to fulfill. this is my resolution this year... to complete all games (good games though) that i started... so far so good... with the completion of games, i am becoming more and more focused on other aspects of life, be it job, status... etc.

IPPT, NSmen annual physical test... lasting 10 years after we become NSmen... every year without fail, i would fail this test during my in-camp... take 3 times in Maju Camp and passed before my birthdate... this year (my last test)... this year was truly tough... first attempt 2 weeks ago 29 April was hell. i thought i was confident in passing but failed miserably in the 2.4km run @ 13min 52sec (passing time 13.00min)... the worse thing was the pain that continue for the next few days... ankle pain, stiff neck, calf pain, thigh pain, stomach pain... the fact was i run like hell, i did not stop or walk at all... second attempt, 6 May 2008... usual stuff of 4 static stations (standing broad jump, pull-ups, sit-ups and shuttle run)... all chicken feet... the killer 2.4km again!... knowing that i need to clock another minute less than last attempt... i started sprinting at the start... i think for about 600m... or so... 'tyre punctured', my knee 'pulled the brakes', i ended...

call it a myth... hearsay... i was quite amazed when i heard from my sis-in-law... how do you know whether your next child will be a boy or girl? i dont know what you call it in English... look at the head of your first kid, the 'apex' of the hair (the part where your hair seems to spiral around, 'white patch')... secret unleashed: - if the 'apex' is in the centre of the head, your next child will be a boy... - if it is at the left or right of the head, it must be a girl... it's true for my sis, eldest girl has the 'apex' in the centre and the second child is boy! it's true for my sis-in-law. it's true for me, my eldest girl's has the 'apex' on the left and my second child is girl... the second on is having it in the cente, boy next? hmm, have to think really deep... what's yours?!