Singlish

This is the first time I got shocked by Singlish in US. haha. And it was spoken from the mouth of a PRC who spent 4 years in SG. He couldn't speak decent English when he went there. Imagine after immersing himself in both Catholic High and VJ, he speaks like a local  Singaporean! I mean with his Singlish accent. 

I find it super amusing with how he phrase the statements. It sounds so familiar yet so wrong. It is like... then.. but then... and then.. haha. So Singlish. kekeke. and he uses 'atas', 'alamak'?!! he uses Hokkien in his conversation too. heheh...

Faint. I wonder. Did i have that very same accent when people first speak to me in US? he is really 太超过了啦！真受不了。哈哈。He also asked if LKY is still alive. Duh. I said, he appeared during NDP! hehe... 

由此可见，环境和朋友群的影响好大哦。I actually notice the accent difference between British English and American English after I move. I prefer the American way of pronouncing the word although sometimes they like to use their word and attempt to be different from the rest of the world! It is car trunk, not car boot. Glasses instead of spectacles. Dress well and not dress smart. duh. and the 'flour' pronunciation. they like it to be 'flo-wer'. duh.

夕阳一解

最近那莫名的失落感忽隐忽现，可能这是迟来的适应期？

The pilot effort is a mess. Really. Meeting overlapped, workforce overlapped. What is going on?! Is this DD trying to hide stuff? Is bBro aware that sometimes he really creates chaos?!

And I need to adjust to GS's style for sure. He is actually not as bad and not as annoying yet. I always feel that he is less tactful and he does not filter his thought. The contradiction is that we like to hear full stories especially those not-so-pleasant comments. Isn't manager are supposed to suppress and beautify before further communications? Simply pouring out the thought frighten me quite a bit. I prefer Felt's style better.

The culprit could be -> We are too busy chopping the wood to sharpen our axe? hehe. I was challenged -> "have you pushed yourself harder?"... Hmm maybe be. and perhaps I don't want to.

Next, the upset feel originates from the loss I have. I have mentioned it but I do feel it more and more. Oh man. Queen reminded me that it happens to her too. Bottom line, be thankful what you have now and treasure it. I agree.

Since I can only do least impact activities. I went to Torrey Pines beach for a 45min walk before the Thursday cell. It was nice even though you can't see the sunset as the marine layer was simply too thick. I saw 2 boats in the ocean. the wave are pretty high though. Not much sun light yet it is still very beautiful. Unintentionally my jean was wet. hehe.. nice though.

As I arrive at church. they told me that the sunset was wonderful, sun was awesome. It tells a story. what you can perceive does not mean the actual fact. You have to look at things at various perspective. God creates beautiful things, always! The unseen does not equate to non-existence. 

要相信上帝无时无刻的供应和应许哦！

Coral Sunset Yoga Mat

 Happy. Getting myself a yoga mat. Hehe. why? because I think it is better to stretch and sweat on it, rather than the carpet itself. It has always been a dream to get one. Funny uh? Even this can be a dream. hehe...

Prana has sales on Amazon. I got it for half the price. Yeah yeah. Also, after much persuasion by the JamesK, I used his AmazonPrime service which save me the shipping fee that is around 6 buck. guess what. It was 24USD on 9/11 and today the price dropped to 20.40USD on 9/12. Further savings on the mat. muahaha.. 

HAPPY! These are the little things that bring a smile to my face.

Uncle Sam

Recently need to deal with matter which has to do with uncle Sam.

First. The shameless ex-landlady (pardon my word here, I am a bit pissed)
She has been wanting to confiscate my rental deposit for a year. I tried to retrieve a month after moving out and she gave a lame reason which clearly showed that she lied. After troubling for almost a year (can you believe it? I can it bothered me for months?!), I have decided to call. She pretend she does not know me and she then hung up the phone. I called the second time, she did not answer and put me to voice mail. So I left her a message telling her to return me my deposit. Apparently she ignored me. I am angry, really. How could people be so mean and cheat others? Is she thinking that I am such a nice target to bully?

I finally wrote her a written letter, including the CA law which inform her that if she still does not pay me up by 9/14, I plan to take her to small Claim court. even if i have to pay 20buck!! That registered mail shall have some effect, else she is really hopeless. We will see.

Second. REI
Chase Mileage Plus refused to waive my annual fee, so I cancelled it. kekeke. And I applied REI Visa card since it has 100buck voucher. Kekek. I got it today. I plan to buy a yoga mattress and a water bottle. hehe.

Third. UA.
I stupidly booked an air ticket which clashed with my friend's wedding. Ahhhh.. stupid me.  Because i have the voucher, i only paid 150usd. the NICE part is... when i re-reschedule the next flight since it has to reissue a new air ticket, I need to pay additional 300usd. Kaoz. too much lah. It means 450USD for a 298usd worth ticket. sigh. my Chicago trip is 遥遥无期。除了笨，我无话可说。

Forth. Chase AGAIN
I opened a checking account. with some conditions, I can get additional 200buck wor. I saw the deposit today. kekeke.

Everything is $$. hee... I did something good too. I donate to RBC ministry :))

I was sick for more than 2 weeks. sigh. cough then flu.. it lasts for awhile. I finish 80% of the sea coconut cough syrup, and 100% of the NyQuil syrup. The flu pills did not help. sigh... on sick leave for 2 days. 

Cooked yummy stuff over the 2 weeks. Soup to recover the lung functions (courtesy from ChinLee), then i like the soy sparerib with mushroom. Real tasty. kekek. And I 卤肥猪肉, super nice. The dried chilly helped!! Yummy. Also it has been a while since I last fried bee hoon. Very nice too. hahaha. cant stand myself. I tried to make chilly ikan billis also. 

Neuhaus

I do not consider myself as lucky ones but the blessed ones. kellenF got me a box of Belgian Chocolate and broMY hand-carried it to bring that back. 

It looked pricey and it is indeed expensive. broMY told me to eat it soon as the shopkeeper told them so. It has to be stored at 19C! whoo.. Given my blocked nose and cough condition, how do I finish it all? It is not in time to share with the YAF folks on Thursday. Since the company network failed after lunch time, I just went around to share the pralines with the rest.

Who do I share with? For IHPS side, they are my lunchbox kakis, my faithful sp22 techs and other lovely and kind techs, a few engineers. PTP side, my 2 managers and teammates. Hehe. I am happy. Those are very chocolaty. broMY said he almost wanted to finish half of the box. Duh. His wife said it is good too.

During lunch, I heard leslie talked about her disappointment on the EE internal promotion. Oh, this kind of competition always cause some unhappiness. I guess the KraighMgr has caused much more damage than that. Oops. On a hindsight, I am glad she shared it in front of Will, Jim and me. 

There is an unspoken trust within us. Thank God for the friendship too :) 

Labor Day Weekend

Labor day. I don’t quite understand why US like to have a different holiday celebration than the rest of the world! Our labor day falls on sept3. Oops, did I just say OUR? Oh well, it was indeed a long weekend for me. I was out sick since Thursday and Friday, then the weekend and Monday as the HP observed holiday.

Nyquil is effective in the sense I can wake up, feeling refreshed. It helps with an interrupted sweet slumber. We went for breakfast at Con Pane. Oh, that was disappointing. The usual favorite breads & scones are only available during weekend. Oh I settled with Rosemary and Olive oil, Hazelnut & raisin, Kalamata slice with coffee. *chill* The experience was not fantastic, maybe because of the long wait and felt not being treated well. Less expressive over the meal. Ponder about those 15 dimensions which I have just read over the past few days. Am I being squared out by those? I am unsure.

Anyway, I eventually decided to meet the rest at La Jolla shores for the Water day! I have never tried boogie board before. The fact is I can’t do that too since I am still sick. Am I willing to be sun under the hot sun or soak in the pacific ocean? Hmm I am just not so ready. Hehe. Good that theWife brought the umbrella and we had extra surf board to sit on. we just chat while the rest were having fun boogie boarding. This is my second time hanging out by the beach! First time was with the Leongs, during last summer.

While everyone was busy with water activities, I continue to enjoy my book again. I felt I was rebuked and reminded by the content. *chill* They were curious about what I read, I did not bother to tell them. Ha. Minutes before leaving La Jolla, I went to dip my feet in the water. Whoo, it was cold. Summer! Cold water! I am glad that I did not risk my weak body for the fun. I am sure it will get worse if I do so. However, I would like to enjoy the water again sometime soon before it gets way too cold. SUP 3 weeks later!!

The oil meter seems to crack joke. It dropped from 3 bar to none within 3minute. I was furious. What if the oil tank is empty when I was half way through the freeway? Is it AAA time again? Nah, I do not want to contact AAA for that kind of reason. I quickly drove to the nearby Shell which is like 5miles away. Phew, thank God nothing has happened.

Then I slowly strolled to PJ’s house for dinner. They were kind to host us. A great bunch of us! Hehe. We had a nice time pigging out and chatting. I truly appreciate the type of associations we can have. Will I be losing those some days?

Thank God for the good friends in the body of Christ. I hope we can rough it out together in both good times and bad times.

Let me recount back to the Saturday. Morning Hike at Cowles Mt is always refreshing. Good work out and the sun greet us as early as 7.15am! The brunch at the Hotel la Valencia @ La Jolla was great too. Even though it was pricey, but with good ocean view and ambiance. I ordered the smoke salmon egg benedicts. Like the poached egg! The smoke salmon tasted better than I thought, good surprise. I am glad I paid more for that addition.

It was fun hanging out with Wei, CL and Cathy. Thanks to CL that I get to know the duo better. The excursion to Black & White was fun too. It has been ages since I last did that with girl friends.

I spent 30min or so trying to zip out the meeting note for the wedding discussion the night before. Hehe. I miss my coordinator buddy. It has been a while since I last did it. The fellowship was great at Y2’s place as well.

Next, the girls gathering at CC. Whoo. We spent 6hrs+ together. It is amazing what was the content of our conversations. How did we waste away our time together. It was a light hearted event and we get to peep into their private lives and struggles. We had wonton and dumplings. We conclude the night with prayers. I guess that was the most edifying highlight of the night.

That’s pretty much how I spent my labour day weekend :)