Happy Birthday to me!

in this year of 2008, I shall…

1.  Do a fun run (5km – 10km)
2. Make a decision (if you know what it is, you know what it is. if you don’t, don’t even ask)
3. Get fit
4. Learn something new
5. Start on writing a bestseller
6. Volunteer again

Protected: Bad mood (and yes, I bite)

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Some more quotes…

It seems to me that for at least some portion of our lives, we tend to imagine (or desperately hope) that marriage will supply the answers to the big emotional issues we have surrounding “love”. We assume that we’ll find the right person. We’ll love them; they’ll love us. We’ll marry. We’ll live happily ever after. Perhaps a few lives turn out just like that. ~ We don’t live here anymore, Andre Dubus

Did this paragraph make particular sense to me today coz of the discussion yesterday? 

Happy Day :)

Had our 11th gathering this year, 10th after graduation. Many familiar faces, some whom we’ve not seen for years and years… all in all, 16 out of 26 of us came… + 3 of transferred out of the class, it’s 16 out of 29. A pretty good turnout, I must say, esp since some of us are married, bz with shift work etc=) 

I’ve decided…

to watch at least one of these 3 movies 
1. Juno
2. Jumper
3. P.S. I love you 

Movie…

hey… to readers of my blog… I’ve a 1-for-1 for GV this month… anyone knows of a nice movie? I prob will watch it on 23rd Feb night (have outdoor course that day…) or 29th Feb night… (only free weekend type of day in Feb) or I might go some weekday evening for an early evening show. Any recommendations? Anyone wanna go? 

Ah meng is dead :(

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ah Meng, an iconic orangutan of the Singapore Zoo who featured in almost 30 travel films and rubbed shoulders with movie stars and royalty, died on Friday of old age, the Singapore Zoo said. She was around 48.

Singapore Zoo will hold a special memorial on Sunday as a tribute to the orangutan, a star at the zoo for the past quarter-century after the “breakfast with Ah Meng” program was launched, the zoo said in a statement.

“She has touched the hearts of everyone who has met her and contributed immensely in helping promote awareness of how each and every one of us can play a role in anti-poaching, anti-deforestation and conservation matters,” said Fanny Lai, group chief executive of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

“We will miss her dearly.”

Orangutans, native to Malaysia and Indonesia, are a species of great apes known for their intelligence, long arms and reddish brown hair. They are highly endangered due to destruction of their rainforest habitats.

Born in Indonesia around 1960, Ah Meng came to the zoo in 1971 after she was confiscated from a family who had kept her as an illegal pet.

She featured in almost 30 travel films and was the subject of more than 270 articles in newspapers and magazines, the statement said. She also became the first and only non-human recipient of the “Special Tourism Ambassador” award in the city-state.

Ah Meng mingled with famous personalities such as Britain’s Prince Philip, magician David Copperfield, pop singer Michael Jackson and movie star Elizabeth Taylor.

She leaves behind two sons and two daughters, as well as six grandchildren. In human terms, she was 95 when she died. As a tribute to Ah Meng, the next newborn orangutan at the Zoo will be named Ah Meng Junior, the Singapore Zoo said.

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horrid schedule…

schedule for the next few weeks… am going to direct my friends here as an answer to why I’m not accepting any more appointments unless there is a very good reason… definition of good reason? I’m the judge
15/2 Fri – Interschool Debates
16/2 Sat – Seminar 2 – 5, Work Dinner 7 pm
17/2 Sun – 10th Anniversary of graduation with JC classmates (people, I love you all!)
[insert desperate marking of CA here] 
22/2 Fri – dinner with carol
23/2 Sat – course
24/2 Sun – lunch with blur and friends
29/2 Fri – rest day
21/3 Sat – spent reading up on debates
2/3 Sun – spent reading up on debates
7/3 Fri – Interschool debates
8/3 Sat - meet with WG
9/3 Sun – pisces gathering! (refer to this) 
10/3 Mon - 
11/3 Tues -
12/3 Wed -
13/3 Thur - 
14/3 Fri -
15/3 Sat -
16/3 Sun – will be spent preparing for sharing
21/3 Fri – good friday!
22/3 Sat – spent reading up on debates
23/3 Sun – spent reading up on debates
28/3 Fri – Interschool Debates / speech day
29/3 Sat – hopefully spent reading up on debates… if we get into quarters
30/3 Sun –  hopefully spent reading up on debates… if we get into quarters

And… honestly… there’s a lot of people I’ve promised meet-ups with from long long ago… sorry LC, YR, D, YL, SL, PH, MY and 1001 other pple… so… those who wanna meet up… and have yet to fix a date, please pick from one not already labelled with something or the other…

And to my 2008 well-meaning friends who are going to say this (yes, I know you are going to… don’t deny it), that I ought to free up time to date… this is my response.
Go on, take a look, pick your favourite and let me know which it is ok? Then I can use it on you I know and understand your concern… but… haiz… person in the glue, body not oily mine don’t get it… translate to chinese and read aloud
My personal favourites? No 19 (Thanks YL and SL), 24 (think most of you hope for it right?), 34 (perfect for those who have had a recent addition to the family ), 38 (thanks jeff!)