| Friday, January 19, 2007 |
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A Glimpse of England ....[Part II]
Welcome to Portsmouth. My UK hometown for the past 5 years.....well since I got here. Portsmouth is smacked right at the bottom centre of England with a rather nice coastal beaches and sea front. There are many historical occurences here. From the day of Napoleon's invasion to WWII with D-Day and the assault on Normandy. It is a mixture of huge residential area with scattered shops and shopping malls, biggest naval base in England and a big Southsea Common.
Well...enough details...lets the pictured do the talking. First off, is the spring and summer season which brings out the best of the scenery and views.
The best place to be is the Seafront.....
In the distance is the South Parade Pier, which have amusement centre and restaurants mostly caters for chavvy kids and old peoples. On the left is the Piramid with indoor swimming pools and a mini water parks for kids. A good weekend hang out area for parents with a bunch of kids.
On the other side, we have underwater aquarium and huge green fields. From the picture, I was standing on the old Southsea Castle dated back to 1544 against foreign invasion. Being so close to France, the frenchies often dropped us a visit. This castle also defended Portsmouth from Napoleon naval ships, with cannons and fortifications.
"Where do you want to go today ?"
"Donut or Ice Cream ? Hmmmmmm...."During the spring and summer seasons, the council people taken quite a task to plant flowers along the seafront and parks. Here are some of the photos I have taken when the flowers were blooming. Girls......say Wahhhhhh.......!!!!!
   
 
 
 
 
 
Sorry for the crooked photos. Technical fault =P . Well this is what I did for my b'day. Such a happy mood that day taking all those pictures. A time worth spending I might say .... =)
During the summer, I would take a walk around town taking pictures of interesting places and have a feel of what Portsmouth is like.
 
 
Oh what is this....????...The last photo.....
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Anyway, this time next month, I'll be back to mua REAL hometown ...Kuching....I just can't wait...!!
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| Thursday, January 04, 2007 |
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Previously.....in 2006...................
Expectation, vision , hope and ambition. That is wht every new year is about. Contemplating at wht had happened the passed year and lessons to be learnt out of it. 2006 was somewhat a mix of ups and downs with many happiness and sadness, disappointments and successes. It has been a rather good year for me with many important decision to be made and good opportunities not to be missed. At the same time, it was the year that I walked out from my life as a nobody to a somebody.
Luck seems to be playing a major role in my life at this moment. From getting a job that I have at the moment to the place I'm living now.......sitting here still can't help feeling how lucky I am to be here. That year, I first got my own car. My very first car that I am super proud of until she got thirsty and I got to fill her up -__-"" She is gorgeous and really very reliable............*oh jeez....I need a gf !!!!* Anyway ...involved in my first accident (previous post) and scared me shitless. First major accident. Got her fixed and everyone are happy again.
Work wise, things been moving along very very rapidly. Days turns to weeks.....weeks sped on to months and before I knew it....it was the end of the year. The last day of the year....i just sat there dazed trying to figure out wht I have done for the pass 12 months. From a grad engineer to a project manager, it all went off in a break neck speed. Many mistakes I have done...stooopid things tht I did....well I have learnt from it and improved myself to be a competitive and reliable person thus earning myself a good reputation and respect among my colleagues. Thanks to Alan, my dept boss and Paul, second in command...soon to be Boss 2...working with them is a blessing and I am very lucky to work with fine people like them. Can't asked for better bosses than them. *salute* Thanks to Alan for his years of experience and expertise and also to Paul for pissing me off half the time and work up my self confidence and polishing my managerial skills. Adam for his companionship both at work and out of the office and specially to my best friend Natalie, for sharing with me her life, friendship and her huge doggie, Dukey....haha. She introduced me to things that I have been looking for all this while in UK. English culture and lifestyle, lovely countryside......I love dogs...hence spoil Dukey to pieces.....and sharing an interest for cars.....fast cars....Woot.... =D . She is the one that found this great studio house in a really nice countryside in Eastleigh and got me out from that crummy windowless garage bedroom in Portsmouth. Now I don't have to travel 2 hours each day on the road to work. In fact, she even got me a big ass tv......since I haven't got one.....!!!! Gosh..I owe her big time.
They are really great peeps. I thought I have lost all hope looking for nice peeps....but all are not lost. Oh...I have a doter (not literally) tht I'm really proud and care about a lot.....u know who u r.....and she really bring a lot of cheers in my life. It has been a great blessing knowing u and enjoyed every single moment chatting with u. Looking forward to see u when i'm back in Kch.
Anyway...2006 have been a busy year and can be said to be my first step up the ladder in community. I have ticked almost all the boxes that I have aimed to achieve and felt that it was a proper end to a fantastic year. Tho I'm getting old.......crap.....but hey...I'm a late bloomer....so time goes by slower... *wink*
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| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 |
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Tired
Tired of being nice...tired of being funny...tired of being so understanding....tired of being eager to please.....tired of work.....tired of being depressed.....tired of being lonely .... tired of these lunacy of life. Just wanted to lay down and forget about everything. Labels: Emo flick...... |
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| Monday, October 23, 2006 |
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The Passage Of Time
Thinking back around this time last year, things were definitely bleak and the future looked dark and barren. The prospect of going back to Malaysia, things were half packed, looking through the airplane tickets hoping to find the final trip back to Kuching with no hope of returning back to UK, things were not looking up. A final attempt to press on my luck and hope for the best......the final bunch of mails chucked into the mailbox hoping that this final week of my stay here in UK after 5 years would bring some sort of luck.
2 days later got a response from a company and got hooked up for an interview the same week itself. I was absolutely ecstatic. Receive interview letter on Thurs, went through the interview on Fri and got my permanent staff offer on Sat. Now ...that is a bit freakish. It is God's blessing =) ...2 weeks later I got my 5 years working permit and voila....work away. This coming Nov will be my first year here in my company and many things had happened. Being speed tracked in works and responsibilities ...... it has been a rough and tough year. I haven't really sat down and thought of what have going on through out the year. I still remembers thelast year Christmas party and soon ...it will be this year's Christmas party. Goodness, how time flies.
Finally got my life together, settled down.....found a decent place to live and legs to take me places. Things couldn't be better.Or so it seems. Standard of living have certainly improved ...but thats about it. The search of a companion is still on going and it is already turning pretty annoying when one by one....each of my closest friends either got engaged or married. And I am still here poodling about while time just flew by...and before you know it...you hit the 30 year old marker and start to feel really sorry for yourself. Many people of my age have either been through a few relationships and most have already found their partner for life. Gosh....and I am sitting here moaning about it.....damn sad I tell you. At first it is ok to think ....well..my time is not right yet....or the right person might pop out when you are least expected.. ..all the well wishes from people who got attached well thanks for the encouragement...but after a few years.....I do started to fret and.....annoyingly...even my lil bro already attached himself to his partner recently and pop a few consolation for me.....ok this is sooooo wrong.....AArrghhhh....
Peer pressure...hehehe....I will not crack under peer pressure ...*mumble mumble* ...haha...well...hopefully this time around ...when going back for CNY....I hope to find someone "interesting" and stop being fussy about what kind of girls I gonna meet....heheheh....but actually I am not all that fussy lar.....not like what "someone" who keep saying that I am...!!!...Honest..!!!...I am so ready to jump into any relationship....wait wait wait.....that is sooo darn desperate... -_- ....hehe....dunno lah....I just plainly dun care about it anymore......die as a vir........choi choi choi.......touch wood.... I am not going there...hehehe
So life goes on....do my usual bit of flirting in the office.... car pooling with ermmmm.....let say the prettiest girl in the office, walk her dog.....hehe...load of eyes and whisper in the office nowadays....haha...and be beaten the shit out by her bf.....LOL...hope not....All I wanna do now is to stop feeling sorry for myself.....low esteem okay......keep my tits up.....errr... wits I mean .... and hope for the best....mana lah tahu bila durian jatuh timpa kelapa.....errr..kepala....
At the moment, I have a really dear friend that keeps my heart beating and another keeping my head running.....hehehe...which I kept close to my heart.....and mind..... =P
Now for pete sake......I better head back home before being labeled as a chronic workaholic. Now become bloody best friend with the security guard.....jeez...something is wrong here...
Cham....well..thats that....it has been a long time since I last blogged......well...nuttin worth blogging.....well..there are something worth blogging but I might loose my only reader ...and I certainly dun wanna do that.....hehehe....till then au revoir....!!!!!....until next time.....................................
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| posted by Doc Freakenstein @ 10:09 AM |
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| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
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Finally Some Recognitions......*salute*
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| Thursday, September 28, 2006 |
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Identity.....???
Until recently, I am still unsure of who I am, or what am I going to be, should I get my act together, or do I just go with the flow, just see where the waves of Life going to take me. Or should I put my feet down and say, " Alright, from now on this will be the real me" . These are the questions that have been running in my head and it just never get to be answered. It does come down to one thing, that is self-confidence. I must admit, it has been the bane of my existence all this while, and some of my best friends did raised the concern and gave me supports.
Who am I want to be actually? Through out the years I have spend most of my time alone. Though plenty of times, I am seen mingle with others or hang around with groups of friends, I am still pretty much keeping to myself. Is it because I am an anti social or just being a bore? The reason I kept to myself is because I love to observe. To be in the background observing people as they go on with their lives, things they do, stuffs they say, their body languages, outlooks, habits and styles. While observing these facts, I found myself adapting to them and their way of life. I have become the character who changes masks according to the surrounding, never revealling the true self, studying what others are doing and the choices they are making. As the world goes by, I just stood there behind the scene, observing as lives whirl by, people coming and going until one day I have realised that I myself would like to take a step into the whirlpool and blend in. To be a part of someone's life.
A step into the reality. Before blending in and adapt to others around me, it is time for me to set myself, to be what I want to be and what I like to be. From all the observations, I have grown to understand the meaning of Life, the struggles, the sacrifices and the suffering. These few months is going to be the stepping stones for me to determine what I want to be. At least until Chinese New Year. This will be the journey towards maturity, experience and wisdom. Lo behold, there are a lot of discoveries to be made. With the help from Doc Freakenstein of course.
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| posted by Doc Freakenstein @ 1:42 PM |
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Updates...!!!!...
After taking a long, long hiatus from blogging, well I would like to update on what have been going on and what is going to happen in the near future. First off, I am currently in the process of moving to my new place ....having to spend 5 years and 4 days in Portsmouth... I guess it is time to move on and find a new place or a new environment. No more sharing a house with strangers, having to bear with no privacy, to have ur private room intruded, looted, messed up, not having someone puking on ur carpet, pinching your goodies that you are saving or hiding....not to have housemates having to come back, drunk and rowdy, fights, doing drugs, smokes in your room, leaving beer cans around the place, spilling it and causing your room smelled like a pub, using your computer when you are not around, watching your private collections of...errr...*cough cough* anime (hey..what are you think , huh??), having strange girls dropping by to see your housemates (it can be depressing you know), to be picked on when you are not doing your duties properly or not doing it at all (I am very notorious in skipping my duties), having cops and marshalls barging into the house, and many many more. I am free from all this. Yii pee.
Can there be changes in my life after I move ?? Never know. A few of my colleagues been hinting on stuff we all could do together from binge drinking (just kidding)...more to weekly meet ups for a game of pool to badminton, walking doggies in the park, mountain biking at the nearest park, golfing and even having friends over for a meal. All this sound very social ...joyous and happy...like this are looking up. Hmmmm...something to look forward to ...yes..???
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