Subjective thought

I would like to post here the article I had submitted online mid of last year. It was about "Dating an Only Child"

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Dating an only child is a great challenge. Generally, when people hear “only child” it either means mama’s boy for guys or daddy’s girl for ladies. Sometimes we tend to label each person by these lines. I thought so myself. But in my own experience, I have proven that not all only child are brats or spoiled as what others usually call them.

I am dating an only child. I consider him an exception to all only children I have met. I salute the discipline that his parents had taught him. He is not brought up to have all the wants in life. He has good values and respect for everyone. We’ve been dating for five years now and I am proud to say that we rarely have fights. I’d say it comes with balancing the mood at the moment an argument would arise. Despite my nagging attitude at times, he would manage to transform my mood into a more positive outlook. I truly love the humility in him.

He is a rare find. Despite imperfections in this world, with the right balance in a relationship either with an only child or not, the upbringing of a person is all accounted for through parents.
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Based on this article, I had comments coming in since early February of this year. I recognize and acknowledge their reasons. One comment from an online site even made a poll out of it like "would you date an only child" kind of survey. I wonder how the results went hehe. And for the other comments, bloggers from different online sites shared brief experiences they had while dating an only child. Some are successful and others were not.

I wrote the article without the intention of labeling only child with a bad definition. I just find it a tough situation for us. And it helps to know that there are people out there who share the same with me. I truly vouch for all the girlfriends out there who are able to make it through the end. I hope mine would be fulfilling, too.

Wholly molly!

OMG, is this true? The moment I got this email, I went online to search for it but found nothing. I think this is a sick joke. Poor Edward Cullen. I thought this might just be a publicity to re-ignite the flame as I believe this month is the start of filming the 2nd installment of the book. Darn, if this is true, his role as Edward Cullen would have died with him.

Although the article is quite dubious. No date and a slight grammatical error. I even thought that the writer may have allegedly copied that of Heath Ledger's headliner sometime early last year. Hmm, I don't have any proof to this but just a hunch. I bet the writer is bored when he/she wrote this.

Recharge...

It's almost time to recharge. A few more days and I'm about to take a short leave from work. Yey! I'm pretty excited yet I'm feeling a little sick right now due to the unpredictable weather changes urgh. I don't wanna spoil my vacation. So I'm pushing myself to feel ok. I wish I'll have more time to hang out in my blog to share everything that I've been up to. Guess I'll just have to save it for my next post.

Just be glad...

Just when I feel like I want to complain about work, a part of me holds back. No matter how much I fret, I am still lucky to be working. It's just that lately I've been feeling deprived of freedom to enjoy the day after work. This is because there's no more time left to spend hay. Well, I can't say anything more but just be glad...

Chasing time

I've been trying to chase time, yet I still fail exponentially. Since the start of the year, I haven't had much break. I guess I've really started the year with a huge bang that I can't even keep track of the date. Work has constantly consumed me that I missed to watch the Australian Open this year, ugh! But a part of my routine that I can never put away is really watch my favorite TV shows and read inspiring books. These are my only world outside work-world.

After reading the Twilight Saga, I'm currently into some real lessons from the book of Scott Peck entitled "The Road Less Traveled." If you are looking for an avenue to somehow lit up your spiritual life in love and values, this book is gonna let you pause and realize. I had been very curious about this book for a long time. I knew the title but I didn't know who the author was. I'd been searching for this book for the longest time but I was just not in luck. Oh well, I didn't put much effort to really look for it that's why it took me years until it just appeared right in my face when I walked in a bookstore hehe. It came at the right time as I'm about to start another journey in life. This book is like a pre-guide on how to live a life in it's fullest despite hurting and accepting risks.

CNY Rush

The passed two days was really manic. I found most of the locals stuck either at the grocery store or inside the mall panicky of buying stuffs for the New Year. Chinese New Year is synonymous to Christmas and New Year’s Eve where people need to prepare food for the celebration, gives gifts, buy new clothes and a lot more.

The funny thing is that I only realized I was also joining their CNY rush. I shopped till the stores closed yesterday at 5pm. I shopped as if the stores will never open haha. Maybe I was such a cheapskate that I wanted to take advantage of the Lunar Promos but then here in Singapore, it's always on sale all-year-round. So I really didn't see much of the difference. I was somehow dragged with the idea that there is something to celebrate and I have to feel it too hehe. I was really in a "shopping mood" because I gotta say my hard work last month paid off!

And now that the shops are closed, my house friends and I will be celebrating CNY at home. It's actually a double celebration, it's Archie's post-birthday party slash CNY hehe. It'll just be a small celebration though but definitely fun

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!

Jack is back!

The long wait is over, Jack Bauer of 24 is back for season 7. I missed this show. After watching the 2-hour pilot shown last November, the series is now officially aired. I've got this on top of my lists to watch again. Prison break and 24 shows are aired on the same tv network. And I'm absolutely sure that both shows are equally the best.

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Pre-order

The Twilight Mania isn't over yet for me. The DVD release is set on March 21st and I don't wanna miss it. So I pre-ordered a copy for myself. I'm so looking forward to it.

In regards to the book series, book 4 is still in shortage. But thanks to Rona I was able to finish the entire series during the holidays. She gave me the ebook copy of book 4 as my reservation has yet to come and I could not hold up to the thrill of it if I waited hehe.

Bonding

I was out with my colleagues last night for a dinner and KTV in Marina Square. It was my first time to hangout with them and I have to say, I had a great time. They're awesome! Too bad I didn't have any photos. We were all too caught-up with the fun and laughter hehe.

Since I moved to the new team, most of the time spent was just right in front of the monitor clicking the spoiled mouse here and there. I only realised now that January is over half way through the calendar.

Anyways, the dinner and ktv was a treat for us in lieu of the round table dinner we missed last December due to work. All of us were cool to sing our hearts out hehe I got to hear them sing cool Chinese songs. And I thought I gotta learn one someday hehe. I sang English but I sucked haha! Overall, it was a fun night. I got home at 4:30 in the morning. Too bad, I had to wake up at 7am to head back to work. That was definitely the uncool part of the fun hehe.

Movies this year

My addiction to movies have never ceased. I still eye for the best films to watch and this year, I make sure that I wont miss the best in line.

1. New Moon - Of course, this is on top of my most-awaited movies to watch. I hope it will be made close to what the book describes. Too bad, Edward Cullen only has a short appearance in the book. I wish his appearance in the movie will be lengthy enough to watch hehe

2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - who wouldn't miss bumblebee?

3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine - I wish this will be shown real soon.

4. Jurassic Park IV: Extinction - hehe dino is back

5. Bride Wars - Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway together is really cool

What about you, any movies you'd like to see this year?

When the going gets tough...

Eight days had already passed for 2009. Again, a happy new year to everyone.

Gee, I can never beat time no matter how hard I try. I haven't been able to park here because of work. The new year welcomed me with a lot of things to be thankful for and on top of the lists was the opportunity given to me at work. I may whine at times because of exhaustion but I fret no more because I know that I will soon reap what I sow bountifully.

Last year was indeed a fulfilling year for me. Although it's not perfect, I became wiser and stronger living a life independently...as always. I've overcome my fears and gained my almost-lost confidence after a year battling the loss of my beloved mom. Now, I am ready to face head-to-head with my fears again. I hope that this year, whatever challenges there will be either big or small, and when the going gets tough, 'll make it through. I know there is a lot of surprises in store for me. My dear friends, witness me grow this year and enter a new journey in life.