Aqua Luna

Direct copy from an email I sent...."the boyz" and "these two fools" refer to Anton and Jo :)

...Alright, we got to Aqua Luna and there was this group of asian people outside....I couldn't see her, so we went inside to chill out for a bit.

Was convinced by the boyz to go out there, but was holding back a bit. Anyways, phone rang, so had to go outside to take the call....as I finished the call, saw some people walking in that I had met the night before. So she came out to greet them, and then said hi to me, and then said "let's go inside get a drink"...ok :)

Had a bit of a chat, intro'ed her to these two fools, but then she went back to her friends...ended up all the usual characters were there....hehe
Anyways, I wasn't getting much love during the night (she could be one of them surly drunks :)), and since it was her birthday, surrounded by friends, but these two fools were still egging me on, so in the end, I got digits (it was a blatant "Give me your number so we can catch up" as she was saying bye to me). So that was all good. Found out she was taking a cab home, so I offered to walk her to the cab ranks, which she declined, but I just said "nope, let's go". Respect my authoritah!

So bit of chatties on the way to the cabs and left it at that. I'll call her this week sometime.The balls get just a little bit bigger! hehe

Chance or Choice

Something I got sent today...

"When we meet the right person to love when we're at the right place at the right time, that's chance.

When you meet someone you're attracted to, that's not a choice. That's chance.
Being caught up in a moment (and there's a lot of couples who get together because of this) is not achoice. That's also a chance.

The difference is what happens afterwards.
When will you take that infatuation, that crush, that mind-blowing attraction to the next level?

That's when all sanity goes back, you sit down and contemplate whether you want to make this into aconcrete relationship or just a fling.

If you decide to love a person, even with his faults,that's not a chance. That's choice.

When you choose to be with a person, no matter what, that's choice.

Even if you know there are many people out there whoare more attractive, smarter, and richer than your mate, and yet, you decide to love your mate just thesame, that's choice.

Infatuation, crushes, attraction comes to us by chance.
But true love that lasts is truly a choice. A choice that we make.

Regarding soulmates, there's a beautiful movie quote that I believe is so true about this: 'Fate brings you together, but it's still up to you to make it happen.'

I do believe that soulmates do exist. That there is truly someone made for you.
But it's still up to you to make the choice if you're going to do something about it or not.

We may meet our soulmates by chance, but loving and staying with our soulmate is still a choice we have to make."

On a dime...

"Things can turn on a dime"

How true that statement is! I remember talking to a friend two weeks ago, and we were relating stories of how everything was looking good...
I had gotten a number from VC, was seeing N for coffee that week...he was saying that things were looking good with his girlie.

And at the end of this week....no SMS love from the volleyball chick, and no emails from N. *sigh* Add to the fact that everyone else seems to be coupling up, and it's just not good!
Well, writing this on Saturday, Gap is moving along nicely today, and it's only 11:35am. I think it's going to be a good day.

We move from such extremes. I wonder if having a relationhship makes you any more stable? :)

Passing Away

Very sad to hear that Ben's dad passed away on Sunday. Reminds you how lucky we are to have two parents who are still have good health and are close (well, for my family anyways) to being able to live the retired life. I'm just glad that I got over my angst with my folks a long time ago, and began to appreciate them as adults.

Walter Goh, Passed away 11 May 2003. R.I.P.

Week in Review

27th April - 4th May
Important Tasks Set: 3
Important Tasks Achieved: 3

I've managed to complete most of the important tasks set out for last week. The major stumbling block was the fact that my job at Lend Lease has come to a grinding halt :) With that fact, the hours of my days at work have been spent on doing other activities.

However, the job scene looks set to be taking a new direction, as I should be starting to work for the CIO this week. I have no idea what he has planned for me, but I'm sure it will be better than configuring an application that no one in APAC will use!

I am beginning to see the real need for weekly planning. Without it, I have trouble deciding on what I need to get done. Urgent tasks take over, and important ones are left behind. Case in point is this diary, that I am trying to update weekly, but not that successful. Will keep it as a priority from now on.

Read an interesting passage from my "Story of Philosophy" book. It was regarding Voltaire, the French philosopher whom some say was responsible for seeding the beginnings of the French Revolution. He says that atheism may not be the right frame of mind, because if you cannot comprehend omnipotence, cannot understand how God would operate, it's also a big call to claim that you can comprehend existence without God there.

Yes, I do feel that I lack a spiritual side to me. Philosophy could be my spiritual saviour :)