Yes, Captain!

Watching this show now on "One", the Korean channel..

I LOVE Ji Jin Hee! Especially when he does the routine checks before flying. Cool! *swoons*

Infidelity

Took a survey on Infidelity.. what were you thinking?

Was quite disturbed when I looked at the quiz. Anyway, some of my answers below:

1. Thinking about someone who is not the spouse is an act of infidelity.
x (checked)

2. Having feelings for another person who is not the spouse is considered an act of infidelity.
x

3. You consider it an act of infidelity when a married person have sex someone else other than the spouse.
x

4. Thoughts of having sex with someone else other than the spouse is considered an act of infidelity.
x

5. One night stands are considered an act of infidelity
x

BTW, those checked are for "Strongly Agree".

But, this has to be the highlight of all..

6. What do you think is the cause for infidelity?
□ Lack of sex in marriage
□ Boredom
□ Lost of interest in the relationship
□ Others. Please specify:

My answer: Others:
Loose morals. Poor upbringing. Wrong values. Character flaw. Alcohol

I'll think that I could go on and on.. lol

Peace be with me

I love it when it comes to night time. Time seems to slow down a little. Nobody's around to fight for space, attention and I get my rare moments of peace, tranquility and solitary life.

Sometimes life's like this. Messed up. But when night falls, one seems to be able to find her own sanity. My sanity. Or at least wallow in self-pity without the presence of anyone to further mess up the mind.

Here i am, sitting in the darkness. Turning on the lights will bring me back to morbid reality. When that happens, I'll try to think of the one good thing that ever happened to me after the big M. Even if it's just one good thing. Everything will be just fine. At least it's better than in the past where you wake up wishing that you'll never wake up again.

Life's like that.

Long day today. Long day yesterday. Tired.

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

The recent departure of Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO has shocked the world.

At age 56, Steve Jobs lost his battle to pancreatic cancer. The same man who revolutionized our way of life with cutting edge technology that took the world by storm. The Macintosh, Iphone, Itunes, Ipad.. leaves us to wonder where Apple can go from here without its visionary leader, one of the world greatest innovator.

Steve Jobs changed our lives and our perceptions. In the past, when we see the word apple, we think of the fruit. Now, we think computers, notebooks, smartphones and the most valuable company in the world.

My facebook is flooded with tweets of friends mourning the loss of Steve Jobs. RIP they say, thank you Steve Jobs - the others ranted.

Is it only when we passed on that people realised our contributions, impact, goodness or in some cases, our mere existence?

Some of my favourite golden lessons from Steve Jobs:

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.”

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

Goodbye Steve Jobs.

Prayers to God

Dear God, do u hear me when i pray to you every night? Just asking for some blessings as a miracle seems too far to come.

Wealth. Success. Fame. I do not desire. Just the basics to keep me from worrying every min of the day. U know what it is and I ain't asking for too much..

Pls hear my prayers. Pls grant this one and only wish and I will not ask anything of you ever.

Money, Money, Money! It's so funny! It's a rich man's world

Was thinking of slacking in July but surprisingly it has bought me many monetary rewards..

I didn't even go for the 1st viewing but the buyer bought the unit on 2nd viewing with me! (PS: It was my 1st time entering the unit and i was wondering where the study was which the seller had initially told me. Anyway, there's no study! I found out there haha.. and my seller made a mistake). 1 million for this 20 yr old 99 yrs leasehold property.

And my Caribbean is finally sold! Previously price was too steep.. 100k reduction and sold @ 1.5mil! I will miss this unit.. i had rented it out too previously. If i had the money, i would have gotten it. SEA view u know? *heart aches* I LOVE Caribbean @ Keppel Bay :~(

And a room rental for my friend.. earning $700+!

Five figure salary! Enough to pay for my accident repairs! Ya, damn that accident which took place 2 yrs ago. I lost the case.. had to fork out 4.7k! Hard earned money gone to waste..

Life skills my Real Estate career taught me

Previously I had an extraordinary job with the civil service. I had learned about giving solutions and developing my listening skills when all my life, it was usually about me, myself and I. However, the morbid thing i've learnt were the various ways of dying.

Ways of dying. Literally.

Jumping off a building. Drowning. Death from home accidents. Road Traffic Accidents. Decomposed bodies. I never knew death smells of Salted Fish. U never knew, right?!?

Glad to have moved on to greener pastures: meeting foreign dignataries that had previously seemed out of reach - they are actually very down-to-earth people.

My new career with the Real Estate brought me to 'greater heights' recently. Fun it always it, and refreshing to meet new faces all the time and being able to make friends and interact with people from all over the world. Particularly the Rich & Famous. Or the start-from-scratch who became successful.

Recently, my tolerance level reached a new high. I learnt how to change a bulb. I repaired a stove. Had to remove the oven just to change a battery for the stove. I learnt about hardware shops selling door knobs. I drove all the way to AMK to buy door knobs to replace the broken door handles of the wardrobe. In the past, i would have frowned at all those requests but now I am simply amused.

Valerie is now officially a handy-man!