tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86824119630548301882024-02-08T10:57:49.021+08:00Tipzstamatictipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.comBlogger524125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-6938185247312248872015-10-13T23:16:00.001+08:002015-10-13T23:16:02.848+08:00CH265: So WhatAfter finishing the fourth series of Lisbeth Salander's adventures, I bought several books:<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGVal1cmXT3rRf2FEwFKPZZo0XTIdhL42mvqKrZZd2AaO9iuNaFwt0k5s88hyphenhyphenZw_JoiGR2AWWpx_EAEioih4OYOPKONpCgGd1OX0wvinI262u8TTeBMmmq_JDKt-nBzAlJCU9CPvqPnDq/s640/blogger-image-273546022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGVal1cmXT3rRf2FEwFKPZZo0XTIdhL42mvqKrZZd2AaO9iuNaFwt0k5s88hyphenhyphenZw_JoiGR2AWWpx_EAEioih4OYOPKONpCgGd1OX0wvinI262u8TTeBMmmq_JDKt-nBzAlJCU9CPvqPnDq/s640/blogger-image-273546022.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I wanted to mix up my choices - Finance, Autobiography (Philosophy), Human Nature / Sociology and Romance. They won't be my usual choice for reading - as I usually go for Fiction - thrillers, horrors, fantasy and YA. I haven't read a YA book in a long time so that's good!</div><div><br></div><div>I'm currently reading Andy Warhol. I'm surprised by the fact that a book on philosophy does not so much as influence me but rather reinforces my own.</div><div><br></div><div>During one of my commutes home, I was introspecting the idea that Indifference is a skill or even an art that needs practice. And then I read a passage in Warhol's book that discussed "So What."</div><div><br></div><div>You broke up with your partner. - So What</div><div><br></div><div>You're phone's battery is dead - So What</div><div><br></div><div>You're successful but alone - So What</div><div><br></div><div>You've got acne - So What</div><div><br></div><div>You don't have enough money to travel with friends - So What</div><div><br></div><div>You get the point. - So What (haha)</div><div><br></div><div>Relating Warhol's stance to the indifference k was talking about: life won't be as miserable if we just learn to say So What and believe it. If we become indifferent to our own problems, our problems will stop becoming bigger problems and we won't become miserable.</div><div><br></div><div>It's I suppose the evolution of the Thai phrase I blogged about before (Mai Pen Rai). But I believe that saying goes more to talk about external factors. So What pertains more to our reactions to the external factors and how we decide to cultivate our feelings towards them.</div><div><br></div><div>I actually enjoy reading Warhol's philosophies. There's so much insight. For the person who made Pop Art a thing (Business Art as he calls it), I'm actually surprised at the depth of wisdom he has shared in his book. I'm glad I'm transitioning well from reading fiction to something more substantial.</div><div><br></div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-39595989473274546992015-09-26T15:40:00.001+08:002015-09-26T15:40:24.657+08:00CH264: Phu Quoc<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrKEhTNmiN0aatl1kdNvGoHq9iNorpqKwiogZpzaINNXCHtiDhRJVyFNfXJwl5wVYrEiVMVJnBBSwCR6xF6m4S5KZ1qTv9sLXtKvy_Y1jBNy4NlIDkGKJzpBF7Rd3ufzJprDknbg1-sno/s640/blogger-image-1958948008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrKEhTNmiN0aatl1kdNvGoHq9iNorpqKwiogZpzaINNXCHtiDhRJVyFNfXJwl5wVYrEiVMVJnBBSwCR6xF6m4S5KZ1qTv9sLXtKvy_Y1jBNy4NlIDkGKJzpBF7Rd3ufzJprDknbg1-sno/s640/blogger-image-1958948008.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizki0_ufX3yOwhzImP0XW0hXhQj0vO13GioXGgZIFH7zEhuAmPfbvqLfM9BsjjhOmLByKLDJlVkxM0JqJ6ONBbhyVtD8_9kOytVJUrN8A0_dL5FgZZmkddiqSLabUz2AOqlsee5cXiZPFK/s640/blogger-image--1927874640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Sell it to me." - Jarryd James</div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-59706133031664040862015-09-20T22:59:00.001+08:002015-09-20T22:59:07.902+08:00CH263: The Simple LifeI sometimes forget how simple life is outside the corporate rat race.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoM-kf3kTZVKIHk5mkrZ1b4Q5BepCrukC58FapQhm3VUGZtNqhdnrX1LTJvX1hqsDVDM97-D6WXlj7pcVDwxEUs5aM5baqJVt3dV0RHULb3RsC3OADTgoLHFRcJCXcPpIDcXTwFbRW4zxe/s640/blogger-image--2070436260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoM-kf3kTZVKIHk5mkrZ1b4Q5BepCrukC58FapQhm3VUGZtNqhdnrX1LTJvX1hqsDVDM97-D6WXlj7pcVDwxEUs5aM5baqJVt3dV0RHULb3RsC3OADTgoLHFRcJCXcPpIDcXTwFbRW4zxe/s640/blogger-image--2070436260.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwmrV69S6NPUsLxY_WZ_ShrATv6N0WdkwWQe2DslmjHisv5n8oktaG4BbQSMRBerqoC7VMYU7WUSdfTr3VUpYdIfVjh0bLDuvTTx2qmcJ04qgCB4dE6WdqRRxBAlKdR3TGzk55r-iI-DV/s640/blogger-image-1770393859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3N2srJ90qhNaShMHHLicuCQ1fRb90JZC-4JddeNZFMVAdAjHi_krvd0iBUBKB3owapbckP5jxovsqOktXm1mv2qRltTfr4_PiAezG8imqGPf-IerQvFzzDeIMe1gdA66mFznsSK17Trb/s640/blogger-image--560083721.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Ho Chi Minh.</div><div><br></div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-9949601769676068432015-09-20T21:48:00.001+08:002015-09-20T21:48:58.165+08:00[Random] Confines (n)<div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Self righteous uptight bigots</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">morality and</div><div style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">religion make, yes?</div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-11504496770982678232015-09-14T21:25:00.000+08:002015-09-14T21:25:01.837+08:00CH262: RisenIt's spring and winter is over! I was meant to update this entry with my experiences in snow during the past winter, but i never really got around to it and work took over and then life. Summer is coming after all so there's also the gym.<br />
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Life in Australia (Sydney) has been great! I try and think about how other people might feel if they were in my position - perhaps with adjusting to a different lifestyle or whatnot, but I never really thought about it. I never considered how I will have to adjust as much. I just have been living the same way as I used to when I was in Singapore. Although, there are key differences as Sydney is much bigger than Singapore. One in particular is late night outs. So I haven't been going out as much in the evenings mostly because it's expensive to have to take a cab, and I don't want to make a habit of taking Uber home (it was also just winter so go figure :)) ). Another key difference I would have to say is the expense of living here. When I calculate the grocery my mom and I made in Manila, 4000 pesos will already go a long way. From my average the past month, I think my grocery costs around 500 per month max. And I am just buying for one! I suppose I do get the savings from not having to eat out and getting control of what I eat - considering the price I paid for visits to the dietitian, I think it's worth it.<br />
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And from here on, is just a bunch of babble.<br />
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So, yeah, winter is finally over! Along with the lack of updates, I was contemplating this thought recently:<br />
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The greatest flaw of humans is not ambition or pride - but "getting carried away" and leaving rationale behind.<br />
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Put some thought into that.<br />
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Internet in my room is not particularly cooperative with how where the router is situated, so thats a bit of a bummer. And by this Saturday, I will be on holidays in Vietnam! :)<br />
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I enjoy the seasons. It makes things more interesting because you live the same life and same routine, but not exactly the same because the season is different. Layers have been reduced, and soon, I will have to shop for spring/summer! :)tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-62252413735572494802015-07-03T08:23:00.001+08:002015-07-03T08:23:17.109+08:00CH261: Love Wins<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNZhlJ-mQ8vBcTINL5CTLybKbZuqoE2lnbfDoNEXwrcqwRo1q0hMe-OYt68kI2sDM8XMrrK4hGZ5K_B9_s4KMqe7Qyg1RXyCWcv9NJe9fgLhoFxnqoCWXbaYrh0E0QwVCESAr5dIXEGZv/s640/blogger-image--1503816224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNZhlJ-mQ8vBcTINL5CTLybKbZuqoE2lnbfDoNEXwrcqwRo1q0hMe-OYt68kI2sDM8XMrrK4hGZ5K_B9_s4KMqe7Qyg1RXyCWcv9NJe9fgLhoFxnqoCWXbaYrh0E0QwVCESAr5dIXEGZv/s640/blogger-image--1503816224.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's the start to global acceptance and tolerance. As I'm sure most of you are aware, marriage equality has been finalized in the US following the Supreme Court's decision.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Despite all the struggles in the world with war, hunger, terrorism and strife, I feel we're headed in the right direction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#lovewins</div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-14291658194316594502015-06-05T22:55:00.001+08:002015-06-05T22:55:36.793+08:00CH260: DominanceIt's been a hectic week by choice. I asked my HR if I can work extra hours and from Tuesday-Thursday this week, I've worked for 13-14 hours each. I say by choice, because I have a lot of projects on my plate, and the only way I can accomodate all the projects and give them each proper attention is if the working day was more than 8 hours. If it was me from 2-3 years ago, I would have cracked under the pressure of juggling those projects. But no, I made it through. Successful project delivery!<br />
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That aside, this coming weekend is apparently a long weekend because it's the Queen's Birthday!<br />
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To start it off, my Aussie BFF, Issa, and I had a good walk around the city - window shopping (I ended up buying scent diffusers which were 50 percent off haha - now my room smells of coconut :)). After which, we found ourselves in Newtown walking towards St Peters and just looking through the vintage shops.<br />
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At some point, we found ourselves by a very homey looking cafe called Parliament on King. We didn't know what to expect from getting there, but since they were serving white wine, I was all good.<br />
While at their outside seating, we met a Somali girl who works in the cafe and got to know her story.<br />
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Her name is Hani. She's a refugee. She writes poems about the struggle she had to go through to get here. She had a boyfriend who died in a building explosion by a jihadist when she was 15/16. She narrated her fear of being put inside a ship's compartment with several other people with only a couple of holes to breathe through. She talked about befriending a Filipino she called Uncle Ray who saved aside some breakfast for her because she often misses breakfast by waking up late. She's 19 and she will have a book of poetry published soon. She learned most of her English in the detention camp where she had nothing else to do.<br />
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It was a pleasant surprise meeting Hani. I could tell by speaking with her that she has strength and the right spirit to make it in life. 10 years of age difference, and speaking with her, I felt quite old. But in a way, despite the difference in age, I felt we're quite similar. She dreamt of a better life outside the wartorn place she lived in. She pursued her dreams and faced the challenges the journey will bring to her and she lived through the experience. Although not exactly the same struggles she had to go through, I share the sentiment with her of chasing my dreams and looking for something better in life.<br />
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It makes me thankful now that despite what I am starting to feel as a priveleged upbringing, that I have been blessed to be where I was, where I am and where I might be. Getting to know Hani, really puts a face to what a refugee is about and who a refugee is. All that I knew of them was from the media - talks about Christmas Island and detention centers. And now I know better.<br />
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In this world, you need to dominate your own life and steer it in the direction you want to be. You have to dominate your work to be sucessful. You have to dominate your struggles to make it through. You have to dominate your will and steel your heart. tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-31225790426679974362015-05-29T19:46:00.000+08:002015-05-29T19:46:07.984+08:00CH259: SeniorityI can't believe it's been a month since I last posted an entry. It's unbelievable how time went by so quickly! I've been so busy with work and most of my weekend were being spent on trying to recuperate and recharge for the following week - if not doing my chores. I've been conscientiously planning out my weekend to get the most out of it.<br />
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I find that sometimes, because of how hectic my work schedule is with all the project I'm juggling and the few support / administration requests I get, that, I just want to surround myself in a bubble and just enjoy the quiet (or sometimes with music) by myself.<br />
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Getting back to work as a senior consultant has its challenges as well as rewards. I've been assigned very challenging projects one on top of the other where the stakes are quite high. I appreciate the trust my company is giving me and I am enjoying it a lot! Although, the pressure is quite high, I'm still managing things well. It's been especially tough because one of the consultants left a week after my last entry so I had a lot to take in and manage and basically pick up the things that were left hanging.<br />
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It's finally starting to sink in that I'm in a senior position. The degree of difficulty and the number of responsibilities I have to manage is something I'm trying to get a fit into. I'm also trying to adjust to the different work culture here in Australia. I've been used to working overtime and long hours to finish projects, but here, the attitude seems more like "I'll work within the time I'm paid for and only go over hours when necessary." There was one night when I was working late in the office (10pm), where my HR messaged me asking me if I was still in the office. I replied yes. She told me to go home otherwise she won't be able to sleep - so I did :). Working with older people who are in really senior roles, sometimes, I feel because I'm one of the youngest (our youngest is 24 - who works on the infrastructure and network side), I feel intimidated. Although I think I'm getting over that sense of intimidation at this point. But, because of my age and looking younger than my actual age, I sometimes feel I need to compensate by working harder to be taken seriously.<br />
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It feels weird sometimes when I sit down and think about it how this is career progression. I'm doing bigger and bigger things with the stakes getting higher. It's comforting to know that after everything I had to go through - Philippines - Singapore - Funemployment - Australia and now my current work, that the choices I've made are validated by the fact that I am where I am because I've made the right choices...because right now feels absolutely right.<br />
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PS: Because of the constant cash flow that is now in place (salary), I feel I need to learn to save up for something in order to get it. From getting employment, aside from putting money aside for savings, I feel compelled to get the things I need and want right here right now (as evidenced by the online shopping I did) - simply because I can afford them. But I think I need to learn to discipline myself more. I need to save for bigger things - like an investment property/my own house now that I can safely say that Australia is home.<br />
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What happened the past month?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very fun activity! Scaling walls to the point of exhaustion! At some point, I didn't get to do a climb on a stalactite because my grip was so weak!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sundate with ice cream made from Liquid Nitrogen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting a heater for the coming winter! I decided to buy one when the temperature on one night dropped to 10 deg C in the evening </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting my fix with some online shopping. I finally got a better backpack because my shoulder was starting to hurt from carrying my laptop shoulder bag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brunch special somewhere in the border of Alexandria and Erskineville</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my closest friends Norman was by Sydney. He brought me to one of the Chinese restaurants by the place he used to live in. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More shopping fix a week after the last one! Buying winter jackets and overcoat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had Ube Macapuno cake in one of the Filipino restaurants in Central</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then Vivid happened. This was from the opening night May 22 by the Customs House at Circular Quay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decided to rest from walking around for Vivid and went for drinks at Glenmore Hotel's Rooftop bar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday - went for a trial tennis class and eventually signed up for a 10 week 2 hour class</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After which (the tennis class), I went to meet friends to do more indoor climbing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I finally managed to conquer the Stalactite challenge. The fear of heights still occur, but the adrenaline it brings along with it can be addicting!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday, finally caught up with one of my closest friends from Singapore - Paul! Catch up over some white wine at Beresford Hotel</td></tr>
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The more I stay here in Sydney, the more I realize that there is so much to be thankful for. Prior to moving, I've had all these fuzzy dreams and ideologies and wishful thinking on how my life will be like when I move. I was going around Europe comparing and noting down how I was shaping my hopes and expectation for Sydney in my head. (Call it wishful thinking)<br>
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While things did not exactly start the way I had hope for them to be, I still feel immensely blessed. I sometimes wonder to myself before going to sleep (I like to introspect and digest thoughts before transitioning to the next day) why so much good has come my way. If karma was real, I feel the scales have tipped over. <br>
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<u>Career</u> <br>
I was preparing for the worst case of not finding a job for 6 months and struggling to settle here in Australia. There were a lot of people saying that it will be tough to find a job - on the lines of - give yourself at least 3 months or 6 or a year to find job. I got a job short of 3 months (10 weeks) and I am more than thank ful for that.<br>
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It's a job that is in the field I am in and it's a progression from where I left off in Singapore. It's a Senior consultant position with a small consulting firm, and from the get-go, I am liking the vibe of the office. I get to work with other senior consultants and for the ~2 weeks I've been here, I can tell I can get along with the people I will be working with.<br>
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What overwhelms me with this blessing is that from a lot of people I've gotten to know here in Sydney, a lot of them found jobs that were off tangent to the track they were on. Lower salary grade, zero experience, start from scratch.<br>
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<u>Friends and Family</u><br>
I am thankful for the friends I have. Old friends, new friends. I stayed with one of my closest friends from University for the first 10 weeks that I lived here in Sydney. She's one of the truest friends I have and she's also my confidant. I'm the type of person who gauges my affinity to people based on "wavelength" and she is one of the few people I am definitely 100% in-sync with. <br>
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When the year started off and I was in New York, I told myself that <i>for 2015, my resolution is to be a better son, better sibling, better uncle and better friend</i>. I came up with that resolution after I met a great set of amazing people when I was in New York. (I had a friend I met when I was on vacation in Bangkok (almost a year ago from now) who introduced me to this friend in New York). I told myself that for 2015, I will work on being the person who my friends would want to go to - to talk, to have a drink with, to hang out, to be the person who would listen to their problems, to be the person they could trust.<br>
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I've come to a point in my life (nearing 3-0) that I enjoy a small group of people I trust and love being with, than a big group of unfocused relationships.<br>
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A huge chunk on how I managed to make it through to moving and finally starting to settle here in Sydney is due to my family. I love the kind of dynamic I have with them now. I'm happy to have received such strong support from my parents and siblings - on the financial and emotional aspect of the move. It's humbling to realize that despite the distances we have from another (Los Angeles, Auckland, Sydney, Quezon City, Middle East) we are able to be there for each other when needed - in part due to technological advances.<br>
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More than anything, I am thankful for the friends and family who believed ...<br>
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More than anything, I am thankful for the friends and family who believed I will be able to make it and push through the challenges of moving to a new city and country without a job and with only savings in tow. There were several occasions on the 10 weeks of being jobless (longer than 10 weeks if you count the trip to US, Europe and a couple of weeks in Manila) where I questioned the timing and decision to move. I was comfortable living in Singapore - with a stable job, a good source of cash flow, etc. But I knew I wanted something more ... more stability and security. And after everything, I finally reached a point in my life where those possibilities can become an actuality.<br>
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I am thankful that I was able to apply and get approved for Permanent residency here in Australia. Now that I found a job and have started working here for almost two weeks, I am excited by the other possibilities I can think of making an actuality. Despite being relatively the same in terms of expensiveness as compared to Singapore, there is a difference in the quality of life. On one front, the amount I am paying for rent in the place I am staying in here is about the same as in Singapore - except it's more spacious. On another front that I was surprised about is that despite having higher tax than Singapore, based on my initial computation, my net here will still be higher than my gross in Singapore. That lead me to realize that Singapore has become a saturated market for my skills.<br>
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<li>Pay range - I have 6 years of experience in the job I do and the salary range will be entirely different if I shift career just because I was finding it difficult to get a job in a competitive SAP market.</li>
<li>Career progression - My long term goal is to either to become a Project Manager or a Solutions Architect. (I am still interested in Big Data so a Masters in that direction is still something of an idea I play around with in the back of my head). So staying on the career path I am in - where my current role (Senior Consultant) is - is still in the right track to the two progressions I have plans on becoming</li>
<li>Easier said than done - What I noticed in the few jobs I sent my CV to - to test the grounds of shifting career - was that it was easier said than done. Given that I have 6+ years invested in the work I have been doing, it would seem that entry level positions are more open to finding fresh graduates or entry level people because they will be cheaper I guess.</li>
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So it was beyond elation and excitement when 6 hours after my second interview (technical), I got a call from the HR Manager telling me that they were offering me the job. 1 hour after my interview, she called me up to ask for my references which I readily gave (they were ready from previous requirements). I was looking at flying off to the Gold Coast to celebrate my birthday to get my mind off the anxiety of waiting for the news on two job prospects (I had an interview as well last Thursday with a different company).<br />
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Anyway, I wasn't too excited with celebrating my 29th birthday primarily because I don't like the number. 29 is a prime number! And my 28th year has been most amazing so maybe I was trying to hold on to being 28. 28 saw 2 trips to Europe! I turned 28 in Portugal, touring the fairy-tale like castle of Sintra and exploring the western most tip of the European continent among other things. It was a year of travel and freedom! 27th was more stifling and learning more about myself in the context of a relationship, so I'm totally over being 27. But 28 was the best year of my life so far! I met so many great friends - and I also had to leave many of them when I left Singapore. It was a year of personal development, transformation, and enlightenment!<br />
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Why am I even still talking about 28 and rambling like an idiot?! I just got a job for my 29th birthday! I think it's the best gift I can ever receive in the context of my life I am in. Not only for financial reasons, but it felt like when I got the job offer the day before my birthday, that it was some sort of sign akin to "Welcome to Adulthood!" Time to look for insurance, a post paid plan (again), set up my savings and investment, etc!<br />
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I may not like being 29, but whoever said they liked being adults and worrying about bills and life? 29 will be my transition period to being 30 which is a year I feel look forward to more!<br />
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<br />tipzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820001164821494956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-85570374483764535032015-03-26T11:25:00.001+08:002015-03-26T11:25:32.748+08:00CH255: Number 2.....In the calming noise of the vacuum cleaner, I find myself immersed in thoughts of nothing, flushing out the negativity to start a day anew.<div><br></div><div>...In the cool breeze, warm sun and soothing sound of the sea, I realized how similar I am at from Grade 5 - high school senior.</div><div><br></div><div>Most of the time just in second place running for honors. It was a fun competition then. I'm not sure I can say the same with now.</div><div><br></div><div>For the interviews I've had, I seem to be edged out by 1 more person. One had more experience with SAP mobility. Another one had SAP Hana experience. And the last one, for a contract role, I didn't bother to ask. I was just told there has been a request for budgetary approval to have another person on board - me - the number 2.</div><div><br></div><div>There has been a sort of cycle with these. Thursday I hear the news, Thursday I get another interview scheduled.</div><div><br></div><div>I can't say I'm sad. I'm actually fine. A little feeling of frustration would come by and then go. (Maybe if I didn't have savings, then I'd be depressed). This is what life is, you don't always get what you want. That, in a race, you may not have finished first, but there's comfort in knowing you finished second, still ahead of the rest. And the other thought, at least I'm making it through shortlisting and getting to final round of interviews. It should come eventually.</div><div><br></div><div>For now, I'm still on vacation! :)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-3789881272314634422015-03-22T12:46:00.001+08:002015-03-22T14:03:59.345+08:00CH254: AcrobaticsAfter going through the Aerialize Open Day, I realized I wasn't afraid of falling and hurting myself playing around on Lyra, silks and trapeze.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5Ky7ddKLzP9t6uU3gcal-zNdrr2IjmgR-l77R-vMkjczyADG7HTnF4VX98mlt5rbs16myJ2q4IjM4E0CgbCYkdQw4xQl_VKdhjkP7p6yab8O27FQ2F7LGhpZ_M18f_Go-dul5E5WYc-T/s640/blogger-image-573671352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5Ky7ddKLzP9t6uU3gcal-zNdrr2IjmgR-l77R-vMkjczyADG7HTnF4VX98mlt5rbs16myJ2q4IjM4E0CgbCYkdQw4xQl_VKdhjkP7p6yab8O27FQ2F7LGhpZ_M18f_Go-dul5E5WYc-T/s640/blogger-image-573671352.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDhvPqN9qKy6uYUVEh2RtlnTcjEqBhfDZt4cV2IOZdw0gcjOixK0T-EA7k-880tcg0JYWIo22lwE1xEpdOeZsUvjaiqBFX6AUVoHHOTk1OTJJaqyaFL2PuGOjENDdy0-nd8M1zkuvg7ND/s640/blogger-image--353107301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Maybe this is my calling? Haha jk.</div><div><br></div><div>There are so many activities that can be explored here down under. I really enjoyed the trials and once I do get a job, this could be a class I could enjoy and really get into.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0j3sPuQ9SLTKgmtwEckA0yAeVt9cCEfoqYoMOy_7ZF-cYsnSY8Z9OShakGZtydtilQmlgMjx26yEpnoTNkiJJcP9zeibtGsXSgSMMW3OeDuAPqBo2VXiQcZzf_xz0KTO2plqO0G5HQBEF/s640/blogger-image-329934043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0j3sPuQ9SLTKgmtwEckA0yAeVt9cCEfoqYoMOy_7ZF-cYsnSY8Z9OShakGZtydtilQmlgMjx26yEpnoTNkiJJcP9zeibtGsXSgSMMW3OeDuAPqBo2VXiQcZzf_xz0KTO2plqO0G5HQBEF/s640/blogger-image-329934043.jpg"></a></div>I had to ask myself whether that's my tan line or muffin top fat line haha</div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-59963833446236860182015-03-01T00:43:00.001+08:002015-03-01T00:48:40.502+08:00CH253: Somethings, Sometimes, SomeoneContinuing on with the introspection from the previous post, as I told Angelo (sorry friend no cross linking on Blogger mobile lol), my impatience also extends to dating.<div><br></div><div>Maybe, maybe, maybe, part of the reason why on the apps, I rarely initiate any messaging is because - it's exhausting initiating small talk. I rarely go into long chats but mostly stop at saying thank you when given a compliment or say hi back and just not reply because there's been so much messages (I used to reply to all but stopped after a few days of having it in Singapore 4 years ago). It does seem callous and discourteous. But I don't say this with ego, since reinstalling the app when I became single a little over a year ago, I've had numerous messages come in. I was OC at first to make sure there wasn't a sign showing unread messages, but I got bored with the menial task, and now I've got ~2000 unread messages in one app.</div><div><br></div><div>But the point of that narrative just now, was because when I said impatience in dating, it probably related to being spoiled and getting what I want as I wrote in the previous entry. I reply to only those who seem interesting and interested because it's easier that way. No effort. No trying too hard. Everything has to be quick. Go into dating, you both like each other - go for it, commit, become exclusive yadah yadah. I lose interest (after much contemplation it isn't as much to do with pride) when I sense the other party's interest has waned. I say to myself, why go through the trouble.</div><div><br></div><div>I've given this much thought, because maybe I'm a romantic (hopeless), but after going out on a date which just coincided with valentines, I felt chemistry with someone and the Sparks just flew. But it wasn't like the previous ones with a magnetic reaction to just go and become steady. It's the first time for me to have to participate in "testing the water." And now I'm clueless. I like the other person enough to not be totally disinterested, but it opens up the idea, so does this mean there's a game at play? Someone seeing other people and moving the chess pieces one move at a time - eventually deciding the game then checkmate? Oh well, I asked the question and the answer just went along the lines of - let's not stick to labels or whatever for now and let's see how it goes. For a change, I'll be patient.</div><div><br></div><div>----</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqGr2AKoOZdcUkhVFZTREK_MResoZ8X1pquJw7EnVdapOFJ4GDjOycPis8-FTW4c3kRcoD-4ZGceVuPJrKMOOtiUPm2b49ZjdtJj0TVYkahJAOR6LGcMtAlcmKXlNKpL6GIPKvuHbAoJ2/s640/blogger-image-1152636338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqGr2AKoOZdcUkhVFZTREK_MResoZ8X1pquJw7EnVdapOFJ4GDjOycPis8-FTW4c3kRcoD-4ZGceVuPJrKMOOtiUPm2b49ZjdtJj0TVYkahJAOR6LGcMtAlcmKXlNKpL6GIPKvuHbAoJ2/s640/blogger-image-1152636338.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Yesterday was a wonderful day at the beach. My close friend and I just chilled and hung out for 5 hours there. Thankfully, after a previous late night out consuming 3 glasses of gin and tonic as well as 5-6 glasses of pure blonde, and with very little sleep, I didn't get a hang over. I'm attributing this feat to age given in a little over a month, I'll be one year away from 30!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIf5EheyDVX2hYFQqcJ4PRda7cXctgaOTDkrLL0_h4KFUCF7JtgHa9QtmIFQg47ujTIOtLIOuGiomNe5cKr9tquo1n3jgR7okdp4D0yIMIU0fKPyBQ2K_8VYksAlohrWcWPS6GvSmO2LH/s640/blogger-image--1040567896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIf5EheyDVX2hYFQqcJ4PRda7cXctgaOTDkrLL0_h4KFUCF7JtgHa9QtmIFQg47ujTIOtLIOuGiomNe5cKr9tquo1n3jgR7okdp4D0yIMIU0fKPyBQ2K_8VYksAlohrWcWPS6GvSmO2LH/s640/blogger-image--1040567896.jpg"></a></div>We had lots of fun jumping into the water! Starting off in the pontoon for smaller jumps and building up to the higher one. I say building up because I had to be patient with my friend as she tried and succeeded in overcoming her fears of jumping. :) It was easier being patient on this front.</div><div><br></div><div>----</div><div><br></div><div>Talk of change, while walking back home earlier, I was excited to realize that the state of happiness and contentment that had dawned on me when I was in Europe is still alive here in Sydney! :) I tried to think why after my volunteer work at the Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival do I still feel this way, and I realized that I'm free.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm free from feeling secure and protected. I'm simply free - To be myself, to do what I want (within the bounds of law), to just live my life. Now it would be a scary thought not being secure and protected but I have permanent residency here in Australia as a safety net. My decisions are my decisions because I want to try and am very open to trying new things.</div><div><br></div><div>A first would be working at a Chinese restaurant part time! It was surprisingly enjoyable. How did this happen? I simply went to the restaurant my close friend part times in and the auntie there asked me if I was interested. Thinking it will be unexpected, I said yes. It pays well for 3.5 hours of work - plus they feed you haha. It put a smile on my face when my mom (I heard it in her voice) found it amusing and surprising that I did well and enjoyed waiting tables, taking take away orders on the phone and helping out in the kitchen and floor area. In this sense, I was free from the protective prejudice my parents would have had if I told them I'd work in let's say jolibee or McDonald's to earn extra money when I was studying. If I was still in Uni and I suggested that so I can have extra cash, I believe they would have just increased my allowance. Hmm actually the thought never occurred to me to work part time to get extra money back in college. I simply had to ask and use the trump card statement "my siblings went to more expensive schools compared to UPD."</div><div><br></div><div>Another change I noticed earlier was that I'm less introverted than I was before. I wouldn't normally want to be around strangers, but when I was helping people queue in the film festival, I was comfortable chatting up random strangers in queue and making conversation. I didn't mind wearing a bright pink outfit for volunteers of the festival. I didn't mind standing outside the cinemas collecting voting slips and smiling at totally random strangers and genuinely telling them to have a good night on their way home. My old self would have been exhausted being all preppy, but I did that because I was there as a volunteer. It's not my cause I'm there for, it's the festival's. Traveling brought this out of me. When you travel, you immerse yourself in the ways of the country you're visiting. You become a chameleon and adapt to the environment. It's not being plastic or hypocritical. It's just adjusting the traits you already have. Everyone has a natural affinity to something and distinct personalities, but it doesn't mean we have to box ourselves in. The important thing is to try and experience. Because through experience, we get opinion. And through experience, we discover things we might have said we couldn't but actually could.</div><div><br></div><div>I see my permanent residency as an investment (given how expensive it was ... Relatively) and I can see how I'm reaping its benefits so far. I feel so at home in Australia. Not to say anything negative against Singapore or the Philppines - but Australia is home now. </div><div><br></div><div>.... Although Australian PR was easier to get than SG PR (in my case, i.e. Profession) so maybe I have foreclosed SG too early. No regrets!</div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-19398484167451668632015-02-13T12:21:00.001+08:002015-02-13T12:48:40.094+08:00CH252: An Introspective DigressionAfter my trip around the US and Europe a couple of months back, I saw within myself a change that I was more laid back. In comparison to being hot headed fresh out of college and looking to be in a rush to climb the corporate ladder. In certain events during my trip like when I lost my iPAD when i left it in the train toilet...I was rushing out to get off my stop because the train was going to Ventimiglia after. Italian trains are on time. Well I didn't really mind losing the iPad. I was quickly over it after I spoke with my mom about it.<div><br></div><div>Digressing. Anyway, since arriving in Sydney, I realized I'm still a bit hot headed and easily impatient. Just a week and a half into living here, the pressure had built up for me to find a job and get settled in. I have to force myself out of the zone of thinking about it to be able to relax. I could be enjoying myself, going to museums, having fun, relaxing, but my natural instinct had been to situate myself in a position of being here for a few months without a job. It's not as if the recruiters and companies will work according to my schedule, so I've been bound by other people's schedule and somehow the impatience just grows.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure if that's a good thing to create a stressful and high pressure environment for me to strive harder. I've applied to multiple jobs not directly related to what I do just to be able to put up a cushion in case the layers of comfort I've submitted my applications to fall through. My mind plays a situation where I put myself in a situation that I've failed. I know this feeing before when I left my job in HP during the height of the US (and global) recession to take a break and learn the lesson and desperation of being unemployed. Maybe I was traumatized by that experience so I'm reliving worst case scenarios in my head.</div><div><br></div><div>So as I've introspected, I figured that the only reason I am the way I am now is because for the most part of my life, I got the things I wanted and aspired for. I got high honors in school because I studied hard and worked for it. I wanted to go around the globe in 42 days so I saved up for it and traveled...although this one was partially enabled by my mom who so graciously cushioned my expenses and even gave me emergency money. I wanted to move out of SG and migrate to Australia permanently, so I did. There have been so many things I wanted and thought to have needed and attained, that the concept of begging for a job to be able to settle in Australia has become a situation outside my comfort zone.</div><div><br></div><div>I did play the situation in my head before I moved and felt mentally I was well prepared. Maybe I am or was, but not to the extent I imagined.</div><div><br></div><div>But now I'm here, there are no regrets or thoughts of wanting to leave or feeling like I made the wrong choice. I'm excited actually of what comes after I find a job because then I'll be free to navigate my life with security...which then comes to full circle with me getting what I wanted after overcoming the obstacle of finding a job.</div><div><br></div><div>So...as i digressed, I guess it brings about the reality that dreams do come true after all...with hard work. But I tend to underestimate stuff and I feel for the most part, I haven't worked hard enough to have gotten the things I dreamt of.</div><div><br></div><div>----</div><div><br></div><div>Also, worth sharing, I've been reading the Velvet Rage by Alan Downs. And here's an interesting passage from the book with regards to passion.</div><div><br></div><div>"Passion is the repeated experience of joy in doing something. When one discovers passion, it is usually because an activity seems to produce joy each time it is performed. Normally, there is a diminishing return on the joy associated with an activity. Not so when passion is present. The activity produces a surprising and satisfying amount of joy, again and again.</div><div><br></div><div>"Passion is a meta-emotion-an emotion that is felt only after observing other emotions over time. Passion is present when you observe that the same activity consistently brings you joy."</div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-18376614187340084512015-02-07T08:00:00.000+08:002015-02-07T21:54:45.587+08:00CH251: A Look Back: Sintra, Cabo de Roca & Cascais, Portugal<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">A day trip out to Sintra, Cabo de roca (the western most tip of Europe) and Cascais. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1. Jenny and Sarah - jenny the grandma was with her granddaughter who is studying in London for an exchange program. They live in Sacramento. Jenny was born in China but moved to Taipei when she was 1 and then moved to the US when she was 20. She's been living in the US for 45 years now she says.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">haha, yes i just did a profile of the tour group i was with. It was a pleasant tour and I highly recommend it. As was mentioned this was booked through </span><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fviator.com%2F&h=WAQFzNfC1&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">viator.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> (where most of my tours were booked).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The visit to Sintra comprised of the Palace of Pena and the lunch break in the city center where I ate at a cafe with a menu set with "by Gordon Ramsay". So, the roasted cod I had cost 39.00 euros complete with appetizer of bread, olives and cheese (i think it was camembert) and a glass of Muralhas (vinho verde - green sparkling wine).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The visit to Cabo de Roca which is the western most tip of Europe was reminiscent of my visit to the northern most tip of New Zealand where you can see two seas meet. The view was nice. It was interesting to hear that from that viewpoint, the Portuguese used to think it was the end of the world as the horizon was just the Atlantic.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-79270406377451961332015-02-05T14:13:00.002+08:002015-02-05T14:16:26.147+08:00CH250: A Look Back: Lisbon, PortugalFrom the airport coming out of the undeground Metro, I was pleasantly taken aback by how beautiful Lisbon was. Maybe because the weather was fantastic, but that's the impression that's stuck with me upon coming out. Clean, white and pristine - well at least the city center or the area I came out of was. The weather cooperated pretty much the whole length of the stay. It was a European spring (start of it) so a fine amount of layering was in order :)<br />
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During this leg of the ~9-10 day trip to Portugal and Spain, I did not just stay in Lisbon but also visited Sintra (the Fairy Tale castle which is also a UNESCO heritage site) - of which, the tour there included Cascais, and the western coast of Lisbon - as well as did a whole day trip to the Belem district where there are more historical architectures (Palaces, Monuments etc).<br />
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Anyway, this is a "LOOK" back and not a "NARRATIVE" back hahaha, so after nearly a year (maybe 10 months) since I visited the place, enjoy the selected pictures! xoxo<br />
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<br />tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-18343517717562807302015-01-17T01:31:00.001+08:002015-01-17T01:31:07.274+08:00CH249: Unsettled<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So, I'm back in Manila tentatively. Just in time for my Cousin's wedding tomorrow/later. I can't help but feel not at home considering that in two weeks time I'll be off again - and this time, for the most part, for good.</span></div><div><br></div><div>More goodbyes. More see you soon. More new adventures. More things to come.</div><div><br></div><div>Since being back, I can't help but reminisce the adventures I've been on the past 42 days. I'm glad I went all in with pushing it through despite budgetary constraints :) my mom did help buoy my financial considerations :)) The itch has been scratched and I'm feeling more and more scared as well as hopeful and excited for whatever may come. Dreams of saving up, getting a loan and buying a house and car to call my own. I'm 28 but just starting this journey! Some friends already have houses and those stuff, and all I have are memories. It's not a bad thing, I guess. As I read through a friend's recommended book, "Velvet Rage", life is mostly about authentic validation. It's a psychological need every human has. And for the most part of the past 3-4 years, it's very I get it from.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm hopeful things will be for the better and I can finally find a place to call home and get all settled.</div><div><br></div><div>Now, a quick look back</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrLvsxQyd4i_rJIbOzmmb4bfclcpkWwaPKkjPYpbxxEVD42MusK2nrgdsW6Cym3Wu7p-keYTj00NmakA83_qPwFTRF3QcDVLd7P-fF0IHv2ZoKJI_hJbRWT3m94sEM7wpoRTr7JPGtyBe/s640/blogger-image--1843093756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrLvsxQyd4i_rJIbOzmmb4bfclcpkWwaPKkjPYpbxxEVD42MusK2nrgdsW6Cym3Wu7p-keYTj00NmakA83_qPwFTRF3QcDVLd7P-fF0IHv2ZoKJI_hJbRWT3m94sEM7wpoRTr7JPGtyBe/s640/blogger-image--1843093756.jpg"></a></div>Amsterdam - canal</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEOxfagGz2hRZhEBU3KQ2Rfrqw52gNM0wrLzs7Sh2-yOv-7ZzBANunheGW1oOufsYR46qCu5As3tNXukBmtsNl7XuiWCjTYNi4aQL89sDBUgyBNPeQ82p8YVrlh-UmsxfJVfQ4NnxYaKd/s640/blogger-image-150652583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I've contemplated...<div><br></div><div>Am I successful by society's standards? No, I don't think so.</div><div><br></div><div>Am I privileged to be living the life I'm experiencing at this moment in time? No.</div><div><br></div><div>Am I happy? Yes. And somehow, it seems that's all that matters. I feel like I'm on the verge of realizing and experiencing what it means to live a life. To be happy and content. Isn't that all it takes to make one's life worth living?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm happy my family is stable. My sister with her family in LA - rearing my niece who is 5-6 months old. My brother in Auckland with his wife and two children having just sold their old house and moving to a new bigger one next year. My parents who are almost retired investing in real estate for their retirement funds and cash flow. Everybody who is important (familial importance) in my life seems happy and content - and in turn, I'm happy and content for them the same way at this moment in my life, I'm filled with so much gratefulness because of the enormous impossibility of adventures I'm living through.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm still halfway through my journey around Europe and USA, but I'm loving every bit of experience so far. Never in my mind did the thought of doing what I'm doing my cross my mind before. 3.5 years ago was the first time I told myself I will overcome my fear of traveling alone. I did a short trip by myself to Rayleigh - Krabi Thailand...and now I'm on a bus that just crossed the France-Italy border!</div><div><br></div><div>Happy and content. It's not too much to ask, but I'm grateful for everything.</div><div><br></div><div>After this whole journey, will be the challenge of settling down in Australia! I haven't really thought much about it. Right now, I'm just living my life one day at a time.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRg1U77OmH84LAXdrp1DzKKuJ75tox1pSm4hWrkNQudaLf3-woOmIzjsqU2TKZXgtO_4oAIWo5u0FH3H1BeAeE8sXqpLJdhStmv3b-NoP7dkLa4oU5hgcEp3JJofcOnEOySosOVTpytq4/s640/blogger-image--1324721550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRg1U77OmH84LAXdrp1DzKKuJ75tox1pSm4hWrkNQudaLf3-woOmIzjsqU2TKZXgtO_4oAIWo5u0FH3H1BeAeE8sXqpLJdhStmv3b-NoP7dkLa4oU5hgcEp3JJofcOnEOySosOVTpytq4/s640/blogger-image--1324721550.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Xoxo</div><div><br></div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-85832258088450939122014-11-29T19:19:00.001+08:002014-11-29T19:19:17.012+08:00CH247: No Regrets. No Turning Back."Earlier after the shower I felt like, this is it! I'm going on a big adventure! There's so much to be thankful this year and it can feel overwhelming but all I can feel is just be thankful about everything! :)"<div><br></div><div>As I'm typing this in the Singapore Airline lounge, I realize that I'm not leaving Singapore with a heavy heart. This is what it's like to have lived an experience without regrets. This is what it's like to have lived life. This is what it's like to make the most of what life has to offer.</div><div><br></div><div>I embrace my leaving Singapore to go to my next adventure with a humble heart. 2014 had its share of ups and downs, but all the experiences have made me a better person. There really is so much to be thankful for, my life yes tear up thinking about them! I guess this is what it means to feel overwhelmed...bittersweet!</div><div><br></div><div>So last night, I booked a suite at the Marina Mandarin for my going away party. It seems vain to be hosting one, but I wanted a party not to celebrate my leaving but more to get the chance to see the people who have made my stay in Singapore a memorable one.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you Angelo for organizing much of the surprise and to Jon for the video that made me cry not because I was sad but because I was dearly touched by it. It doesn't happen often that I cry in front of a huge crowd, but who cares! :) I don't often show how vulnerable I feel, but in the company of the people I shall treasure memories with, I guess there was no better time to cry.</div><div><br></div><div>Pictures!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yRK0I7jcniZL-bASOlL1C4vdDRccNlIsSWxSMKV0NDZpxPBOObb5A7LYmAikpaZxbNbhiLqFcY2HEoV2b6bTAx9JTLFrbBoAJLtb2_33Gty79R8cHZH4YG5qjqwfoaJa7_fekMqcuvTn/s640/blogger-image--341277203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yRK0I7jcniZL-bASOlL1C4vdDRccNlIsSWxSMKV0NDZpxPBOObb5A7LYmAikpaZxbNbhiLqFcY2HEoV2b6bTAx9JTLFrbBoAJLtb2_33Gty79R8cHZH4YG5qjqwfoaJa7_fekMqcuvTn/s640/blogger-image--341277203.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqaHlyC85oVl6zzKx3Kxv4-dr2HkYKSWHj8tKxBAfk_h8o9E_HfwXZ5AmRO05c9xApW3HP3baUFQuWqqHlUv5vz1iTBt2pN0lMcMl0ksEYLFL7NAZBBB9WwFKhVunTpN46ctEFRM-Dz74/s640/blogger-image-1394501232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Xoxo</div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-29356956670113532872014-11-23T19:54:00.001+08:002014-11-23T19:54:45.752+08:00CH246: Last Full WeekendMy friend from Dublin who I met in BKK is right, numb best describes how I'm feeling at the moment. Stephen also went through the same process prior when his stay in BKK had to wrap up and go back to Dublin.<div><br></div><div>Numb. Taking on each day as they come. He says I'll never really feel any sort of emotion until the moment I am in the plane and realize that everything really is happening. It's more surreal than trepidatious I guess - to be about to experience the things I only read other millenials write about - quitting job, traveling and moving.</div><div><br></div><div>It's still like any other day. Last night though, was worth remembering. I watched hunger games mockingjay part 1 with Ange and Jon.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowFsiz_bFEzfSnDb3AYwpmek3xfBOdpGVIiewuEb3b-POUtgDbB3VSujTpS3QRAUp4Jc_gIajbzH3bFmqT5JaRyhdsj9Fwn5LGl9QrINHRyzube9Kq0cSQZWSzk3yFhhwpCT4jtHXOcNY/s640/blogger-image-1195363609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowFsiz_bFEzfSnDb3AYwpmek3xfBOdpGVIiewuEb3b-POUtgDbB3VSujTpS3QRAUp4Jc_gIajbzH3bFmqT5JaRyhdsj9Fwn5LGl9QrINHRyzube9Kq0cSQZWSzk3yFhhwpCT4jtHXOcNY/s640/blogger-image-1195363609.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG8QD5GjMV_rQY3z3v8jy4bKReqB8yfOdfWi4q0Cz1ZdeMpwErVnN7EKxR3S_IIpWkPRJ5LDpVGzBekbnXcr6RshpxjscZc_m2ZeIi5RsURX94n8boNSQl4eKpyqLsaPlk5R0yOVPEinu/s640/blogger-image--51607529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I hope to see you guys in Sydney Mardi Gras! X</div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-88435436820041745802014-11-18T23:28:00.001+08:002014-11-18T23:50:46.395+08:00CH245: An Ode to MomLast night, I spoke with my mom to give her an update on the stuff I've packed and the time she needs to be in the airport for when I arrive.<div><br></div><div>I think my relationship with my mom has become better since I've grown older. During our FaceTime session, I told her about how I spoke with Issa (one of my closest friends who lives in Sydney now) and she told me I'll be her official travel buddy around Australia when I move. I told Issa, yes! (Of course) but it will only be the case until I find a partner. And my mom keenly asked what Issa had to say in response. I relayed to my mom that Issa said - "well that won't take too long." And then we both laughed.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, since I'm in a bit of a pinch because my salary will be held for a week or two after I leave, I borrowed some cash from my mom to continue to pay for the pension I bought that's on auto debit. I didn't want to touch my pocket money budget for Europe and my money in Australia is locked in until I get there. So during the course of the conversation, my mom told me, "you know what, you can forget about paying me back, the money is yours." And I was of course shocked! I told her I'll pay her back when I finally get settled in Sydney, heck, I'll buy her and dad tickets to visit me for Christmas and the new Year. After hearing that, she then told me how my dad fervently mused to her how when they're retired, they'll have to dedicate 3 months each year - 1 month respectively for Australia, New Zealand and LA to visit us kids and their grandkids! Haha, I so look forward to that!</div><div><br></div><div>Here's to you mom.</div><div>-------</div><div><br></div><div>An Ode to Mom (November 18, 2014)</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I remember the days when you made me flash cards to help me memorize bible verses for a competition in school.</span><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I remember when we recorded to cassette tape my dictations so as to help me memorize poems for another competition in school.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I remember how you helped rent a costume for me last minute for my stage performance of Annabel Lee for our English week contest.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Gosh, I think it was a coincidence, my horror upon seeing the most princely outfit you could find - all covered in sequin. I didn't win for the performance but I won Mr. eloquence.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I remember the fights we had when I was younger - How I'd slam the door and lock it to get away.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I remember also the time you accompanied me to ROTC (military service course in college) because I was learning to drive. Only to miss each other out because your phone batt died so I was left with the task of driving home by myself.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">In retrospect, that's how I earned the courage to drive. Hmm, maybe it wasn't a coincidence we didn't meet up after my training then that time.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I remember all of these things and more. But despite the good and the bad, I am reminded of the love you have for me and the love i have for you.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">This one's for you mom, I love you very much! </div></div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-92046386434588265352014-11-12T00:45:00.001+08:002014-11-12T10:50:36.703+08:00CH244: Family Visits SG<div>
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So more than a month ago, my family visited me here in Singapore. It was a bit stressful planning the perfect holiday considering there were two toddlers - one 5 year old and another just turned a year old.<br />
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For anybody interested, since my nephew wanted to celebrate his birthday in Legoland, half of the trip was spent in Johor Bahru Malaysia while the other in Singapore:</div>
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Day 1: Tuesday </div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">09:05 Arrival (T2)<br />11:00 Check-in MBS<br />12:00 Lunch<br />13:00 Infinity Pool<br />20:10 Dinner<br />21:30 Wonderfull Lights Show<br />22:00 Bed</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">10:30 universal studios Singapore<br />18:00 Dinner DTF Sentosa<br />19:30 Get Stuff from MBS<br />19:40 Pickup by Taxi from MBS</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">10:00 legoland waterpark<br />17:00 Go to JB Outlet<br />20:00 Dinner<br />21:30 Back to Hotel</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Day4: Friday</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">09:00 Breakfast<br />10:30 Check-out Hotel<br />11:00 Orchard/Somerset/ Shopping<br />14:00 Go to Airport<br />15:00 Check-in airport<br />17:40 Departure</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was nice to have spent time with my family. I also took the opportunity to have them get extra luggage to bring two bags of my stuff back home - half and most of which were winter stuff I bought but haven't used and the rest were tidbits like souvenirs from travel etc. We don't get a lot of opportunities to be reunited so it's always nice to have a reunion. My sister and family unfortunately couldn't come along as my niece was just 3 months old that time. So maybe next time the reunion will be in NZ or Australia! :)</span><br />
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Of note:<br />
1. The stay in MBS from my experience is always a pleasant one. It can feel a bit too touristy with all the people in the Infinity Pool area, so it's appreciated that they have a section where there are no kids allowed - Adult pool!<br />
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2. It was my first time staying in Swissotel and I felt their service was fantastic. It was definitely a breeze checking out and the staff were attentive despite the lot of people on the weekend we were there. Marina Bay Sands I would say - you would have to call the attention of a staff to get help instead of the staff sensing your needs and offering it. But I'm not complaining<br />
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3. To go to LEGOLAND, I would highly suggest renting a private vehicle / van to bring you to and fro Singapore. It's so much easier to go through immigration compared to getting a bus.<br />
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4. Service is much different in Johor Bahru compared to Singapore. The hotel we stayed in Hotel Granada had a great location. The hotel was average, but we were a bit put-off that the room they gave us despite the specification in the request not to be a smoking room - was a smoking room. So when we got in, it smelled strongly of smoke (for one of the rooms). I booked their LEGOLAND package which I think was a deal and just extended the stay by one night and correspondingly extended our LEGOLAND tickets from 1 day to 2 days entry. </div>
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tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-65293493856834360562014-11-03T00:07:00.001+08:002014-11-03T00:22:53.090+08:00CH243: INTJ<div>I ----</div><div>Your personality type: INTJ (turbulent variant)</div><div>Strength of individual traits: Introverted: 12%, Intuitive: 24%, Thinking: 13%, Judging: 31%, Turbulent: 6%.</div><div><br></div><div>http://www.16personalities.com/intj-personality</div><div>----</div><div><br></div><div>After Friday night's Halloween themed HOHOL (hang out hang out Lang) with friends, the following day I found myself wanting to just stay in and do nothing.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbENaD19hcC_BvfLj6BSxN6F2nY4KXWjtwCMDu25cEQTsXrEOJtvQCNBRYdJiUAP12kQk_Iw5rALTY_d58R1BaMqfa8XZb1GZHYP4SJ2_Ktdh64kdY07txcTyqnI7pkjvm44zoS71mpIo/s640/blogger-image--1970476603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbENaD19hcC_BvfLj6BSxN6F2nY4KXWjtwCMDu25cEQTsXrEOJtvQCNBRYdJiUAP12kQk_Iw5rALTY_d58R1BaMqfa8XZb1GZHYP4SJ2_Ktdh64kdY07txcTyqnI7pkjvm44zoS71mpIo/s640/blogger-image--1970476603.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDxZKsXLGA-TKbxjqVTAbaAF-_30RVzsnaFGIDOgiLlMuuU_m-CH4LaKeGpDSdPOVjNa4lYhf-BE9Rp8FfNSDLmIgLEIdMBdKdC6VNyJRnXLjFqNhxTXrKzdQj185Rlwd0yzIWPKvMjG-/s640/blogger-image--256269529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDxZKsXLGA-TKbxjqVTAbaAF-_30RVzsnaFGIDOgiLlMuuU_m-CH4LaKeGpDSdPOVjNa4lYhf-BE9Rp8FfNSDLmIgLEIdMBdKdC6VNyJRnXLjFqNhxTXrKzdQj185Rlwd0yzIWPKvMjG-/s640/blogger-image--256269529.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z4arerxEyoJWQ8slav1ECQA3L_yruNpjEojbXd4uCGMZJGmanFYAB4RCCWACm53_SRiLwnEA_cIeeNrIx7ju4-IRPtM4wsEI1Gg1t5gUnKCjhDHPE1-xQrjdEnpHb3otDGTVXpnKCwDf/s640/blogger-image--595120901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z4arerxEyoJWQ8slav1ECQA3L_yruNpjEojbXd4uCGMZJGmanFYAB4RCCWACm53_SRiLwnEA_cIeeNrIx7ju4-IRPtM4wsEI1Gg1t5gUnKCjhDHPE1-xQrjdEnpHb3otDGTVXpnKCwDf/s640/blogger-image--595120901.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Rather than do nothing, actually my housemate hosted some friends over our place where she served turon (a Filipino dessert). But aside from that, my plans to go to the gym have been set aside to do nothing more and nothing else. It seems I found myself in a perpetual state of introspection as of late.</div><div><br></div><div>The other day, I found myself thinking that it seems the only attention I like getting is the sort laced with sexual tension...I didn't host a party for my 28th birthday but decided to go to Europe instead. There's a lot of things going on at the moment, admittedly, with work and planning for sabbatical. I haven't really thought much of how big a move to Australia is. Maybe I just don't want to think so far ahead of the worries I might and will probably face. My emotions are in a rut and it seems the only thing I can find worthwhile to escape this hollowness is through sex. Not so good hearing it said out loud not seeing it written down.</div><div><br></div><div>I was reluctant to host any sort of going away party for when I leave. The idea of hosting a celebration to commemorate my leaving seemed alien to me and rather felt narcissistic to some extent. But on a last minute decision while I was on a booking spree for some train rides I needed for Europe, I decided to book one as I don't really know when I'll see again - the people I invited.</div><div><br></div><div>It has a lot to do with my personality type I guess. Rather than spend the last month I have here in Singapore - getting drunk and partying, I've gone on auto pilot to introspect and reflect the life I lived here the past 3 years 10 months. There's so much to digest my mind just shuts down and I feel sometimes desperate to just zoom forward and find myself in a better place - living my dreams. Alas, dreams are worked for. So between now and getting there...well who knows, it might take a while.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>tipzstamatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826102653537902755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682411963054830188.post-11330207700079409612014-10-31T00:00:00.000+08:002014-10-31T00:00:11.393+08:00[Random] UndesirableA different perspective: Undesirable (October 27, 2014)<br />
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The cold air blows past his face<br />
His grown hair fluttering, dancing<br />
His eyes are closed<br />
His mind deep in thought<br />
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By the balcony, outside he stands<br />
He is shielded away from the quiet<br />
The music, blaring the beat<br />
Pacing the rhythm, stirring emotions<br />
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He opens an app on his phone<br />
A profile, last online 12 mins ago<br />
Cute, good looking, he messages<br />
Hoping for a reply, maybe<br />
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An ember glows as he inhales<br />
Exhales, then a stream of smoke<br />
He flicks the cigarette<br />
Ash like snow, light and flitting<br />
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He feels the buzz of his phone<br />
Opens the app from earlier<br />
Nothing. Phantom vibrations<br />
The person he messaged - Online<br />
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Several sent messages, no response<br />
Ignored, overlooked, insecure<br />
A gnawing desperation<br />
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