Sunday, July 27, 2008

blow wind blow
what many recall it to be a childish game
is now a medium turning full strength typhoon
about to toy with anybody that crosses her path.

we always say mother nature is angry.
but is she by nature, just a violent drunkard mother?
.
even so, none of us want to leave her side.
no one wants mars or venus taking custody of us;
we'd rather remain beaten and battered.
after all, the wind can only blow on and
soon this will all pass.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

okay, i think i should elaborate on my previous entry; partly because i was uber tired and fatigued from yesterday's work and could only manage to write that puny condensed entry with the mangled remains of my brain.

it started with a 4km run in the morning right afetr i woke up that left not just me, but everybody tired and sluggish. giving everybody only 45mins to bathe and have breakfast was uncomfortably impossible and that obviously made the entire situation worse. we were the living dead in green. and then the arrows started coming in.

there was to be a conference later that day- mind you, that conference is apparrently one with the highest protocol, other than the presenters the members were of a rank of at least a major- and our camp had to present some projects taht we were working on. i was arrowed to come up with a presentation slide, Just the slides. and so i did, within half an hour; cause remember, i was tired Already. and then the vetting of the slides started and the person who was supposed to present it couldn't explain it properly, so i guessed i just added in a few words here and there to explain in greater detail - i honestly think the idea is a good one and didn't want it to go down the drain just because the bars and crabs didn't have a clear picture about it - and then, the nonsense happened. base commander asked me to present this particular project at the conference that day. imagine my expression: STUN.

butterflies in my stomach throughout the journey to the meeting venue but i thought, what the heck. just get it over and done with. and so i did. it went well, so well that the project was apporved almost immediately albeit some questions here and there. but we did well. good. so then we were supposed to return back to base camp at 1700h and then the next nonsense happened. base comd asked me to send the rest back to camp, then go to his house to pick up his wife and then send her back down to meeting place. apparently there was an impromptu dinner for them. crap.

so i did just that. by the time i got back to camp it was already 1915h and i was already fatigued. another trip down would honestly kill whatever energy i have left. but what to do? i couldn't deviate this arrow and soon found myself back in the very same city i was in 4hours earlier. i only left the city at 2200h and reached back to camp at 2330h.

a quick bath and a quick check on the inbox and then a quick short puny entry of the entire day's work forced me to go to bed at 0000h. and then i had to wake up at 0350h to go to the airport.

so here i am at the airport writing this seemingly elaborate description of what exactly happened yesterday. i'm still tired and sleepy; nothing much has changed physically since yesterday. but i think i'm quite satisfied.
what a day.
completed a presentation within thirty minutes
presented at the highest local conference
been to taipei twice and back
and i'm supposed to be up at 0350h tomorrow.

screw it.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

4D3N of travelling has resulted in sore feet, aching limbs and many happy memories. uhhuh, DUDES I'M BACK! a brief outline of where i went: kenting, kaoshioung, tainan, jianhushan theme park, and other small crappy places which i do suppose were meant to kill time. pictures would be duly uploaded and tagged on facebook soon, so keep a look out for it!

lots of time were spent on travelling
zooming through the head and reality.
i used you to get to my dreams
but you brought me to unreal fantasies.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

after months of preparation, Finally the anniversary is over. *sigh of relief* honestly, so much work has been put in in the preparation and all that absolute nonsense, not to mention all the crap our ears had to endure during those hour long meetings which at the start didn't settle anything, rest is what we really need now. and it's apt that the upper management is giving us a half day off tomorrow. awesome or not, that's not the point. the point is, ANNIVERSARY IS OVER. and sleep is my best friend.

well done darren.
you did well.
if only love can be told
from blowing leaves
and autumn-gold wind.

That feeling's starting to creep in
and i'm not entertaining it;
hoping, just hoping that like the wind,
it's just a passing thing.

Sunday, July 06, 2008

dinner with singapore in taiwan was lovely.
it was heartening
it was encouraging
i think it was plain awesome.

ah, soon that day will come when
dinner with singapore will be a daily affair.

Thursday, July 03, 2008

jeremy said, "safety seminar changed to two o' clock."
i heard it as, "please send some apples to my block."

i guess some things Just don't change

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

women can parade their underwear in the presence of men.
but men cannot, at least in the eyes of this organisation.

that proves that men can be marginalised too.
BUT i guess we never lose out, OOPS.