Simple yet nice

Recently I build up an interest for this so called living with style culture. It happened after I came across a few products from QUALY. A tiny bits of add-ons to a certain thing or subject in your house can changed the way it looks and feesl dramatically. When you are holding a house party or having friends over at your place, I'm quite sure QUALY's products will get your guest saying "Awwww.. that's nice."

Here you go... QUALY calls this the Hummingbird's Party.

I'm not sure about others but personally I find it interesting. With a bird on your whisky glass, it just looks so different. Come on... you won't have the chance to see a bird clinging on your glass. So appreciate the idea behind this product. As far as I know QUALY is a local company here in Bangkok who uses their creative ideas and turned them in to a lifestyle products. Now they are getting more and more well known in the European countries.

Getting it right

I'm not a pessimistic person but the recent loads from work has drove my emotion on a thousand miles highway drive. I didn't slept well for the past 3 days already and obviously I look like a dead walking panda trying to act high on drugs roaming in my office block. Not whining here, not a chance. I never whine due to work loads that causes stress or trauma but this time I choose to express a little because I can't find myself thinking rationally about the dealing process, the purchasing issues and how I should reply all the emails. I muted everything within my hearing range. A slightest sound from my phone or voice from my staff can left my brain partially out of focus when I'm working at this very moment.

I put down my pen, pushed away all the papers with all sorts of digit and alphabets, close my outlook and blog this on my working desk right now. Yes it is a fantstic brand new year and busy seems to be a good thing that shows your business is running perfectly well. But on the other hand when you cannot satisfy or unable to commit to all your customers, disaster falls in instantly. Too much is not always a good thing and too good to be true, you are getting frustrated someway somehow.

Ermm... just so you know I'm not looking at this situation as a dooms day. It is just a sudden emotional change for a few graceful minutes making me wanna put my work aside. Before this I was on a few airlines website checking out where I should hide myself in a foreign country. What I've learned in my working career is, it is always good to vanished yourself sometimes when you have to think about work constantly under all sorts of circumstances. When you are away from your office there is this moment that you seems to forget everything when calls and emails cannot get you. It's like off-lights dancing. And you wouldn't have to care about what's happening back in the warzone because there is nothing you could do when you're not around. Well... this is not an avoidance or whatsover, I just tend to be more centralized and effective after I placed the messy bits properly in the right compartment of my brain. This is just my phylosophy anyway.

Enough talking, I have to go to the airport in a short while to pick up my Canadian client and this is not the end. For the next two days I will have to see some people from Hong Kong before I can get onboard a flight heading for Singapore and leave everything behind for a while. These meetings will definately bring a standstill to what I have on hand that need to be done before I fly home. But it's okay... I'm going to finish it anyway. I found myself having this alter ego lately.

Hunger for affection..

Nice concept but not necessary.

Catch up

Another catch up dinner with an old friend in January here in Bangkok city. Sam was in Bangkok for an overnight stop after a flight from New Delhi. We went to one of my regular Thai restaurant where the food seldom failed anyone, unless they have taste buds disorder. As usual in the midst of the dinner there is lots of updates about life, work and relationship. It's been two years since the last time I we met and nevertheless we are still the same ol' us.

我沉默妳的話也不多..我們之間少了什麼 不說? 刮风这天 我试过握着你手但偏偏..风渐渐把距离吹得好远.就是那麼簡單幾句我辦不到.妳對我有多重要 我後悔沒讓妳知道. 我一定會呵護著妳也逗妳笑...這些我都做得到. 為什么這樣子? 我拉不住你,你看著我說你已經決定. 想回到过去试著让故事继续.就是開不了口讓我感動的可愛女人知道.

The Start

Today I woke up to the constant beep of my Blackberry, It was the beeping sound of the email notification. Without a further glance at the phone of what I might get today on the emails, I put myself to ready and prepare to drive off to work. To my suprise I found a pack of cookie hanging on my door and it was from my neighbour.


2011 started pretty much with a tense. At the begining It was a brand new year and everyone is going all excited over this with parties and wishes flying over the internet and cell phones. Until today I went out twice at night because of Isaac and Bill. Seriously, if not because of them I would rather be somewhere else. Night life doesn't excite me that much anymore. But with some friends from overseas, it's exceptional. The companion makes everything better.


Then I had an awful experience having lunch at Erawan on the first day on New Year. I would really like to write: "Dear customer service... I hope you know I'm writing this with my middle finger."

So after my first meeting on the very first week of January and closed the very first deal, today my Outlook sky rocketed to 46 new emails and a dozen of documents to be reviewed. I refuse to believe, this has never happened before and I sense a pinch of busyness for the rest of the year for at least 6 to 8 months. Right now all I'm looking forward to is to go home for the Chinese New Year holidays. Can't wait to be with the person I want to be and see the person I want to see.

Recap 2010

Here comes the end of 2010 and I am actually doing this recap on the very last day of the year. Tomorrow everyone of us is gonna wake up to a brand new year, and how amazing it is that a brand new year can mean so much to anybody when each year we are still breathing the same old air and got streamed by the same old sunshine. I guess what really make us human looking forward to each and every brand new year is probably the love we have for our family and friends because we need them as long as we live.

2010 was pretty fantastic for me besides all the ups and down and all the stress from work and life a human could probably have, I’m glad I live through it to saw all sorts of smiling faces from the people who are important to me, and also blessed by all the greatness that happens this year. Although I’m not counting down the New Year in Hong Kong like I did last year, but I’m feeling so fine to blog this at home on a night considered so special. Anything is bliss, as long as you are feeling comfortable with it.

So how’s my 2010 like? Let’s start from here; Chinese New Year in 2010 was really great. CNY is the greatest holidays I’ve ever had every year. Besides spending most of my time with my families and friends there’s a bonus add up this year, a friend who becomes someone ever so important to me. I met my fate mate Sharon for the very first time and we had a simple yet interesting night out which is totally unpredictably shockingly funny. In total we met three times this year and certainly looking forward for more.

So like they said when there are good times, bad times are just around the corner. I fall out of a relationship but it was totally fine. Everything happens for a reason and every end is a new beginning with a decision. Every decision has a reason and every reason has it's own meaning.

I bought my first DSLR camera as well back in April. And since then I have been clicking mad with it. This is one of the best investments I’ve made and never regret. Since the purchase it's been with me to anywhere I go and see everything I see. Although there’s a saying… “Camera always fails to capture the best moments”, but think again... Without it you get nothing. So I consider it as one of my “make sure bring along stuff”.

Also I made a trip to Melbourne and had a short meet up with Chriss for some hot chocolate after having all those craves. Thanks to Chriss for the company on that chilly day and brought me to Max Brenner just because I wanted to see and feel their hug mug. Haha! Will try to catch up with her again in 2011 CNY if possible.

And then guess what? After some long and winding careful thoughts my sister opened her first fashion boutique. It’s good because besides making some money, mum have a place to browse for her own clothes. Both sis and mum get to come Bangkok quite frequently to do the purchase. And at the same time I get to see them a few times more in a year.

And not long before the boutique was open my sis had a boyfriend. I don’t know exactly when it started but I only knew that this man is like some knight in shining armor or something where only can be seen in fairy tales. Only the name and deeds can be heard but nowhere to be seen.

Heading over to friends, basically only the JB gang visits me in Bangkok but this year the KL gangs is climbing up the chart. More visits from them means more drinking.

JB

KL
Also for the first time we had greygoose vodka on a normal night out at DEMO. The first time witnessing my bro Stanley got drunk feeling as high as anywhere a rocket can be.
In 2010 we celebrated my niece Takky’s very first birthday, all grown up to a bigger baby girl. Doctor said she’s a very tall baby, a potential model in future.

Food wise, I only prepared two meals this year and only one was photographed. Grilled salmon with pasta.

Also I received two gifts this year, not many but prove to be precious because when you least expect the unexpected, that’s perfected. Courtesy of Jimmy and Sharon. Oh and also one from Stanley, a Porter Bag for my camera!

In 2010 most people have surpasses the basic when having an iphone is not more than enough and everyone thinks it is a need to have an ipad. So there goes the ipad craze.
Again I was in Vegas for a business trip. But shops a lot this time, and guess what? Being a non-bagaholic, I bought my first LV bag.
Errrmm.. I guess this pretty much sums up my 2010. Of course there is more but to list out everything seems too long and i'm not a good writer. So I Will end it here.

Not so ordinary..

For anyone who loves photography will surely fall for this. Superficial among all cameras, the looks of the camera is classic, the design is bold, their lens are legendary, the touch are classy and they have it with Hermes leather. The limited edition Hermes Leica has been launched for quite sometime now back in 2009. Only 200 (well.. more or less) were made available world wide. The price can be stunningly high to impress anyone in any society. Would you like to unbox a Hermes Leica? Check it out here.

Still on

Club 21 with further reduction. A good chance to browse for some New Year clothings. Also I received some ads of what's in the new going-on on the shelves.

Merry Christmas

May this Christmas end the present year on a cheerful note and make way for a fresh and bright New Year, sparkle with moments of love, laughter and goodwill. And may the year ahead be full of contentment and joy.

Have a Merry Christmas.