Monday, February 16, 2009

25 things

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

**Jessie aka Julia Milok tagged me, so what the heck, here we go.**

1. I am the only boy in my small, happy family.

2. My parents dote on me when I was young. Now I am trying hard to spoil them.

3. My work initially did not require any travelling, other than within this tiny red dot.

4. Now I am flying very frequently, against my wishes.

5. I am a born biker. Being on 2 wheels defines the meaning of freedom for me. Provided it doesn't rain, that is.

6. I got good grades for PSLE but I cannot say the same for my 'O' levels.

7. I love computers & the internet. I get all cranky if I don't have access to either 1.

8. I got to know my better half through mIRC.

9. She is the best thing that has happened to me.

10. I love you. I really do.

11. I will provide a better life for you.

12. This 25 things thingie is harder than I thought.

13. I love to smoke. Cigarettes are my best friend because they have never failed me when I needed someone.

14. I am currently riding the only bike that I had ever wanted since the day it was produced.

15. I suspect I am suffering from bipolar disorder.

16. I hate crowded places.

17. This is something I have long wished to clarify. I do not keep my hair long because I think I look good with it. I do not cut my hair that often because I dislike sitting in a chair for 20 mins & letting some stranger touch my head.

18. I had the honour of letting my better half snip off my pony tail. It is in her possession now.

19. I like to play Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars.

20. My guitar is sitting in a corner of my room, quietly collecting dust.

21. I have discarded my bowling ball. Not because I do not play anymore. My thumb can no longer fit in the hole.

22. I hate EVO SEMs. They are a mistake.

23. I am sick of flying to Philippines. In fact, I am sick of flying to where ever my work requires me to.

24. I do not have 25 friends in facebook.

25. I was given away 3 days after I was born. I have never seen my biological parents. I do not wish to as well.

牛年

2009 is the year of the Ox. Should I abstain from beef or should I indulge in it? Will abstaining from beef ensure a smooth year ahead? Or that binging on it will subdue the ox from screwing up my life? Damn it! Why am I behaving in such a superstitious manner? I guess age is really catching up on me. I dread to see those white hair sticking out like sore thumbs on my head. They remind me of what I will become in future. A burden to this country. A being that the gahmen wishes will quietly die off ASAP before squandering more of his own CPF.

As of today, there is still no official announcement from the management. Great pretenders. This is beginning to look more like George Orwell's Animal Farm & nope, I am not the pig.

I have a pretty tight schedule in the next 4 months. I'm going JB this coming weekend with the rest of my company. We are spending the weekend in some resort near Senai Airport for teambuilding rubbish. The following Monday I will be flying off to Jakarta to install a new EVO system that has been sitting in the warehouse for about a year. I dare not imagine what state it is in...

After Good Friday in April I will be flying off to Philippines again to start up the systems as the customer there will be shutting down for 1 week. The wonders of our system is that a good bake-out is required whenever the system is shut down for more than 1 day. But of course this is not stated in the brochure before you purchase it. Anyway, right after Philippines I will be heading off to Oberkochen, Germany for a 2 week stint. For starters, I dread spending 10 to 15 hours on a plane. That is like 1 day gone for no reason. Second, I am only comfortable when I am surrounded by asians.

Today I misplaced my cigarette box. My heart is aching still...