Snuggle Bug

Just could not resist.

My son now owns his own car as well.

Next stop, his own playhouse!

5th Gym Session Of The Season

Wah!

Not bad right?!

I went for a full BodyCombat class ok?

Dun pray pray.

Topped it off with a salad lunch even!

So proud of myself.

Why Park Ji Sung Should Not Start For United

Manchester United leading 3-0 against Manchester City at half-time as I'm blogging this.

Now don't get me wrong, I love Park Ji Sung. I love his lung-bursting runs, his work rate and skill. In fact, if you asked me who in the current squad I love best, He's probably top two.

Now, here's the problem.

The last two league games we started with him, we lost AND let in 3 goals each.

How'd that happen if he's so good?

Unfortunately, I think his work rate is his own downfall. There is a reason why his nickname is three-lung Park. The guy basically runs the most in every game out of the whole the team. So what happens when you're playing in the same side? You'd expect him to run for the balls you ought to be running for right? And that's exactly what happened, the whole team just went into lazy mode and let Park do all the running.

Sad but true.

His role may be more suited as an impact substitute.

Like Berbatov.

A Tribute To Nanny

My mom's childhood nanny passed away yesterday.

She was going on 86.

Nanny started working for my grandma in Ipoh when she was in her late teens. She was from China and really was one of those ma jie permanent helpers or house servants who dedicated their lives serving a single family. And the reason she came so far to do all this was the hope of providing a better life for her family back home, through the repatriation of funds, working even till her dying days.

She helped my grandma bring up my mom and her seven other siblings, right from birth. She cared for them, grew with them and guided each of them along life's journey. Slowly, each one of my mom's siblings got married and moved out of the family home. When there wasn't much for her to do thereafter, she went on to take care of my mom's second sister's family, and helped raise her three kids, the same way she raised their mother. Along the way, she still afforded to shower her love, care and concern upon the entire extended family as it grew another generation.

I remember how she used to take care of us kids when we were young and I travelled up to Malaysia to spend the holidays with my cousins. With all the sacrifices she had made in her life, she also became a part of the family.

I feel sad to hear of her passing, and hence this post is dedicated in her memory.

Ah Por, may you rest in peace.

Looking Forward

With 2011 behind me, I am looking forward.

2012 looks to be full of challenges, but I somehow feel cautiously optimistic about the year ahead. There really is alot that I am honestly looking forward to.

I hope it will be an exciting, fulfilling and rewarding year ahead.

Let's look ahead with optimism and positivity.

Huat ah!!!

Resolutions 2012

And here are my resolutions for 2012:

1) Eat more healthily
This means less red meat, less seafood, less eggs, less alcohol. More vegetables, fruits and cereal. Cholesterol levels should be more controlled if I can keep my diet in check.

2) Exercise more
In a similar bid to reduce my cholesterol levels, I will have to try and exercise at least twice a week. This will probably now be comprised of one weekend football session and one weekday night jog. Anything more is a bonus.

3) Double savings
2012 is the year I save much more than I spend!!! I hope this can be achieved.

4) Spend more time with family
Family time is the best time in the world! Must do more to bond with family.

5) Spend more time with friends
Must spend more effort contacting and catching up with old friends. Opportunities these days are somehat few and far between, so must really make a greater effort to meet up with whoever who doesn't mind meeting up with me.

6) Trade with more discipline
I realise that I have very poor discipline when it comes to trading. Everytime I evaluate my trades, it has an outcome along the lines of my view being correct most of the time, but I end up losing money because of ill discipline. By sticking to a more structured approach, maybe I can make more money than I lose.

Hello 2012, Good Riddance 2011!

Ok, I've been bugged to get this done.

Here's a review of the resolutions of 2011. It hasn't been a fantastic year for me honestly, so I'm hoping for a better year ahead. All things being equal, it wasn't a terrible year, but yet it didn't feel like it was all that good either. Bring on the Dragon!!!

Here's last year's review.

And here's this year's review.

#1 Exercise at least twice a week FAIL
Big failure, this one. If you've been following my blog, I've only chalked up four gym sessions all season, and I'm struggling to make it for weekend soccer once a month even. To make matters worse, my cholesterol levels are through the roof. It can't get any worse, really. So this must improve.

#2 Double my total 2010 savings FAIL
This, perhaps was the biggest contributor to why I thought my 2011 was crap. From an investment perspective, I not only didn't add to my savings, but it dropped significantly too. Very disappointed, but without going into details, I'm hoping things pick up in 2012.

#3 Achieve overall >20% ROI FAIL
This is a non-starter when you look at #2. Not worth a mention at all.

#4 Watch son grow up PASS
I'm not sure how to tangibly measure this, but I assume that when I decided on this resolution, it was more about time management and going out less. For that I think I've passed. More importantly, I've seen myself mature over the year making the various sacrifices for my family. And it's all been worthwhile.

#5 Continue nurturing existing friendship circle PASS
This one I think I have also achieved. I think I've had more meet ups, gatherings and catch ups than in 2010. Hopefully this continues to improve. Good friends and bonds are, after all, pretty difficult to foster once we are above a certain age.

A very happy 2012 to everyone!

Resolutions for 2012 coming up next!

Manchester United 2 Blackburn 3

1. Worst game I've watched all year. We were so complacent that everyone looked like they were strolling in the first half.
2. Playing everyone out of position was gonna cost us at some point. And Rafael as CM was really asking for it.
3. Our defense is terrible. I don't even know where to start but it reminded me of the Man City thrashing.
4. We've lost two games this season and both were at home. Something is wrong.
5. David de Gea cannot handle long shots and now corners. Firstly, punching is extremely unsettling. Then missing the punch is worse.
6. Rooney was in the directors box, Giggs didn't even make the bench. We had the firepower but we didn't use it. Once again, complacency.
7. SAF definitely got it wrong on his 70th birthday.
8. Berbatov was the only bright spark. I was hoping he'd get a hat trick, but it was not to be.
9. I have to watch all the other big teams win their matches now. That hurts.
10. Thankfully, we are at the midpoint of the season. We may have lost this match, but we will still win the league!

Believe!!!

That's Why I Love Manchester United!

This is one of the best Manchester United videos Ive seen in a while.

It is why I love Manchester United.

I'm just glad we were around to watch the Sir Alex Ferguson era.

The Oatmeal

I TOTALLY recommend this site just because it is SOOOoooo hilarious.

I think it got recommended on a recent issue of 8 Days magazine even!

Check it out!

The Oatmeal

In other news, 2011 is ending! Welcome 2012!!!