As today is a public holiday in Malaysia, I finally found a good excuse to laze. While laying around, I finally have the thought to write a conclusion for my 2010. I am not good at my conclusion, according to many of my toastmaster speech evaluators told me before. Though I heard the same comments for countless times, I still enjoy ending every stories abruptly. HaHa.
Ok, back to my 2010. The first thing I remember most vividly of my 2010 - I am up in the air on a monthly basics. Let's counter check with my monthly highlights to see whether it is true.
January 2010:
1. Flight from Hong Kong to Penang - both Donkoi & I were up in the air at the same time, but going to different islands.
2. Boon Hong's Wedding.
3. Reconnecting with many people in my life to realize that I am blessed that I am alive to talk, to laugh and to share.
4. Talked bad of a couple so frequently till I finally felt sick of them.
5. Have a delayed 9th year anniversary with Donkoi at Singapore. (And, we had our first anniversary in Singapore many years back too.)
6. ION Orchard & Bread Society were awesome.
February 2010:
1. Tiger year CNY.
2. Bought a godzilla pod from internet for Donkoi.
3. Traveled to Singapore again with original Woohoo in my bag.
4. Went to see Egypt mummies at Singapore National Museum.
5. Started to prepare for Ko Kah Ho Chiak food fair with Lee Fong, Siew Kong, Poay Ying, Jess and Saw Leng
March 2010:
1. Senior Engineer.
2. Stepped up to participate in International Speech contest.
3. Upset by someone's action.
4. Went to Hatyai the next day with my colleagues.
April 2010:
1. Cleopatra Leang is in town!
2. Came to know Arnold's fried chicken at Singapore.
3. After months of preparation, Ko Kah Ho Chiak food fair happened.
4. Upset by the same someone again.
5. Fled the country on the flight on the next day; thanks Donkoi for always being there for me.
6. Came to know Udders rum rum raisin & Din Tai Fung.
May 2010:
1. Went to Singapore back-to-back weekend.
2. Neway came to Queensbay - I went there the first time spontaneously with Lee Fong; we had double dinners that night.
3. Aki gave out her wedding card.
4. Yi Ling, McEgg, Bobby and I had a lot of fun together as if it was summer holiday in Malaysia.
5. Donkoi went to Dresden and I burned my flight ticket.
6. Mei Yee decided to leave after 10 years. Good luck.
June 2010:
1. Ate a lot for the month.
2. Sat at home and cleared up the house - now, it is messy again.
3. Donkoi surprised me with a lot of gifts from Dresden.
4. Longchamp. Longchamp. Longchamp.
July 2010:
1. Started the fundraising for 30-hr famine.
2. Decided to do the Penang Bridge Marathon again.
3. Aki's hen night.
4. Sue Cing came to visit Penang. We carried the giant flag at Fort Cornwallis.
5. I went to Singapore again.
6. Aki's awesome wedding.
7. Introduced Ching Liang & Chew Shya.
August 2010:
1. Healthy still for blood donation. wink*
2. 30-hour famine finally.
3. Went to Singapore again.
4. Lie Wei decided to sponsor a kid in our names.
5. Surprised my sister with a platinum necklace on her birthday. We went to TGI Friday to celebrate her 21st. I wished her to have the time of her life from then till forever.
September 2010:
1. Decided to spend my overloaded leaves finally.
2. Went to Singapore for a day before flying out to Bali from Singapore.
3. Enjoyed Bali very very very very much.
4. My birthday at Ubud Hanging Garden & Donkoi popped d question.
5. I said "Yes!" And, we have the blessings from all over the world in facebook.
6. Came back to Singapore for another week.
October 2010:
1. Prepared for our solemnization.
2. Dyed my hair again.
November 2010:
1. We = Donkoi & I = Mr Lim & Mrs Lim
2. Hotel hunting.
3. I did the marathon again!
4. First FireFly propeller flight.
5. Guat Ching & Ah Ooi Wedding - my name appeared to be Ah Leang on the guestlist. :)
December 2010:
1. Touched down in Changi airport & thought that it should be the last flight of the year.
2. Sin Eee & Lee San Wedding - Congratulations!
a. Traveled to BP again in PEJ 2718 with Hooi Sze & Sue Cing
b. Amazed by Hooi Sze's tolerance with her illness
c. Went back to KUiTTHO with Sue Cing, Hooi Sze, Ah Pang, See Khee, Samantha, Ah Lun, Eddy, Yong Khang, Ah Phuah and Kar Guan. We made a lot of noise in the rumuoured to be the largest campus library in SEA.
d. Saw a lot of the Shisi gang too.
3. Tim Allen passed away. I suddenly had a big hole in my heart.
4. Went to Singapore again to:
a. Saw the city by riding around in PEJ 2718; just the two of us.
b. Ate many different food - fell in love with Singapore clear soup noodle (serious).
c. Clubbing at KuDeTa (50+ floors above of Marina Bay) with Donkoi's buddies. I wasn't sure whether the guys were drunk or not. They saw Lisa S and Remy at the member zone.
d. Went to Pompeii exhibition.
e. Spent Christmas in a rather quiet way.
f. Bought a lot of winter clothing with Donkoi.
g. Boxed up everything of Donkoi in SG.
g. Left a wound on my left leg.
5. Road trip back to Penang from the most south point of Malaysia
6. Accidentally cut myself one day before New Year, on my left leg again
7. Quiet New Year with live telecast from Taipei and wish silently that I am there
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2. Read 12 books for leisure and
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4. Write in Chinese.
5. Find a community work
6. Watch more foreign movie and series.
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15. Figure out the formula to give out my unwanted clothes.
16. Drink more water.
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2011 is going to be...
1. Step out from the comfort zone.
2. The routine of hiking and jogging.
3. Read 12 good books.
4. Blog.
5. Write in Chinese.
6. Keep contact with my friends.
7. Eat less meat. Walk more. Recycle more.
8. Do community service/volunteer in museum.
9. Save money $.
10. Ensure my calcium intake.
11. Drink more water.
12. Prepare for the wedding reception.
4. Blog.
5. Write in Chinese.
6. Keep contact with my friends.
7. Eat less meat. Walk more. Recycle more.
8. Do community service/volunteer in museum.
9. Save money $.
10. Ensure my calcium intake.
11. Drink more water.
12. Prepare for the wedding reception.
13. Be a house keeper.
14. Learn something new - a foreign language/music/Java/history, etc.
15. Continue my toastmaster journey to ACB.