Last Day of 2008

It's amazing how time just flies, as if it has strapped itself with turbo boosters. Today marks the last day of year 2008. I'm sure a lot of people are looking back and tallying their achievements and failures over the year, while news agencies would be busy making a list of event highlights... etc.

On the global front, I think the most memorable events that just came into my mind would be the disastrous Wenzhou earthquake, the Beijing Olympics, the US elections, the sub prime and credit crunch...

Back home, off the mind we have the election tsunami on 8th March, the petrol price hike followed by descents, Bukit Antarabangsa landslide...

As for myself, some significant milestones include taking up diving (finally! after like 7 years of wanting to do so), and picking up some lessons on the art of self defense (another thing that I always wanted to learn). This year also marks the first time I've ever been to East Malaysia (Sipadan), as well as the east coast islands - Perhentian Kecil, Redang, Tioman. And I've finally committed myself to help out with tutoring for some underpriviledged children.

Well, not to say a fruitful 2008, but it's a good year nontheless. Looking forward to a better 2009, with more travels (hopefully) and more great dives :)

Happy New Year 2009 to all!

Hmm...

I just woke up from the weirdest illogical dream - saved by the bell (or rather, alarm clock). It was funny how the storyline in the dream goes on and on with certain details that seemed reasonable, then later on realizing that those details are impossible and thus the mind tries to recover by furnishing illogical details to fill in the gap. Totally weird I tell you. Oh and my friend told me he read somewhere that most people have black and white dreams... by I can remember pretty well that my dreams are in color.

Actually I very rarely dream all these while... but lately these few months I've been dreaming quite a bit... don't know why.

Oh and on a sidenote, congrats to my buddy CW whose wife just delivered a 2.8kg baby girl. Woohoo! :)

December Already!

How time flies... damn.

Yesterday I was not feeling very well, don't know why. Decided to cut short on my class and leave a bit earlier. After reaching home and taking a shower, I just fell asleep on the living room sofa till the next morning.

Today had an interview (I believe my colleagues don't know my blog, I hope :P), so took half day off to attend the interview. Didn't really go as well as I'd like. Just see how it goes. *Fingers crossed*

After the interview I went to see a buddy who just survived a car accident. He was driving in midnight, lost concentration for a brief moment and drove his car through a taxi stand into a ditch. Car was in pretty bad shape but luckily he was not badly hurt. Got some bruises on the legs, broke his right wrist, possibly a cracked rib. He could go back home after spending 4 hours in the hospital, no need to be warded. Hope he'll get well soon.