Something I Saw On TV...

Was channel-hopping just now until I tuned to Discovery Channel Travel and Living, which was showing Anthony Bourdain No Reservation (I really like this show). Guess what? In this episode, he was in Berlin! (I really like that place).

So I watched the whole episode (luckily it just begun) and realized that I missed out quite a bit of stuff (mostly food) on my previous trip to Berlin: how come I didn't try the curry wurst? And why didn't I know about that eatery with all the local German food (oh... that blood sausage looks good... so is the schicken... and there's the ham in gelatin...)? Surely I should had went to Keuzberg, where the Turkish community are, and try those kebabs?

OK, so that's it - first, I'm going to find that episode and watch it again, then I must plan to go to Berlin again.

I must go to Berlin. I must go to Berlin.....

The Day Before.....

Went blading with one of my blading kakis yesterday. It's been about a couple of months since I bladed and it felt good to be blading again.

Perhaps it's because I stayed indoor for too long and haven't been getting much sun, perhaps I haven't been in such a state of fast, fluid motion for too long, or perhaps it's both. I really don't know, but I really enjoyed myself blading yesterday. Up and down the ECP we bladed, alongside the beach, passing by all the active, happy people engaging their own leisure activities.

We started in the late afternoon until the evening. After kaki had left, I bladed by myself up to the Bedok jetty and stayed for a while to enjoy the sunset (yes, you can see sunset at the jetty, just that it's in the other direction instead at the sea). The evening, the sunset, being outdoor. Things I experienced a lot when I was a student and when I was in the army. Come to think of it, these are things I came to appreciate but seldom have time to enjoy it nowadays because of work.

So, yah, from now on, I will spend more time outdoor and enjoy the sun, the evening, and everything else. Shall lead a more active lifestyle instead of just lab and home. This way, it's more like... me, myself.

This way, I will definitely be happier.

Resumed.....

Oh no! I hadn't wrote anything for more than a month!

What happened? Had life became so routine that I am too uninspired to write anything?

Well, actually, not really. It's more like I am too drained and low-energy to write anything. Yes, life had became routine, but there's always new challenges at work - from the occasional fire that needs to be fought to the pile-up of backlog that is crawling under my skin and needs to be cleared - there's always something to tackle at work. Never a quiet day..... and oh, my boss took in a honors student, and guess who's mentoring him?

Everyday I start the day fresh and full of thoughts and ideas. Then when I reached the lab, the up-hill climb that is work began and by the end of the day, all I can think of is: "Brain dead. Go home. Stoned."

So that's how I stopped updating the blog for so long. Just can't gather enough energy (or is it motivation?) to put anything down. But surely this can't go on.

Yes, I must refuse to be drown by work. So it's time to resume all the blogging, reading, running, blading, swimming, etc.... in short, time to resume living again, and I shall start by writing this blog.

Let's hope it will last....