Friday, December 30, 2016

And He keeps giving....

A greater work opportunity, answered prayers, a new chapter in life ....

Thank you, God - for being real to me, for blessing me with so much more than I deserve.

18122016 - confirmation day!

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Would you take that leap of faith?

Questions I ask myself every time I get to "crossroad" moments in life - "What is my purpose? What are His plans for me?" I find myself asking these questions again today, being at a crossroad; undecided on the path that I should take next; for two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both, knowing how way leads on to way, being a traveller, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could, to where it bent in the undergrowth. O the wise and timeless words of Robert Frost.

There's been an internal opening for the position Asset Commercial Lead. I was asked today if I was keen in applying for the role or to be included in the list of candidates as they are in the midst of shortlisting potential candidates for the role and apparently a few people have brought up my name in the conversations as a good candidate and that the role could possibly be of interest to me.

Commercial exposure/experience would definitely be a means of meeting the long-term goal. But it's a stiff competition. There are other potential candidates being considered and I have zero commercial experience or knowledge. Plus, there's just a tonne of things to do in aviation safety next year and how could I give up my cosy doorless corner office? It was only wise to consult the Boss with my dilemma. "I may not be selected at the end, but should I just give it a try? Would you encourage and support me to try/test my luck?" Yes he said, along with a dose of encouragement and optimism, that I stand a very good chance at it.

Would you take that leap of faith? of thrusting yourself into the unknown, letting adrenaline to solely be the driver? Why must the thrill of soaring begin with the fear of falling?

But fear, I shall not.

Beginner's luck

3rd December 2016; 5pm - a first to remember. My first dart game in 30 years of my life and winning! And hitting the inner bullseye! Victory never tasted so sweet. A major miracle (or beginner's luck) considering how bad my aim was/is. 

Proof I ain't lying!
  #competition-mode-on

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

love and devotion

As life goes on, days rolling into nights, it will become clear that you never really stop missing someone special who's gone; you just learn to live around the gaping hole of their absence. When you lose someone you can't imagine living without, your heart breaks wide open, and the bad news is you never completely get over the loss. You will never forget them. However, in a backwards way, this is also the good news. They live on in the warmth of your broken heart that doesn't fully heal back up, and you will continue to grow and experience life, even with your wound. It's like badly breaking an ankle that never heals perfectly, that still hurts when you dance, but you dance anyway with a slight limp, and this limp just adds to the depth of your performance and the authenticity of your character. The people you lose will always remain a part of you, for better or for worse.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

3-in-1 goodness

I wasn't too confident about my paper proposal making it through the review ratings but turns out it wasn't too bad after all. Scored 3.75 and made it to the >3.5 ratings shortlist. It then got shortlisted as one of the 5 papers for presentation in the Technical Session - which will be my first technical presentation in a regional SPE conference! To top it up, turns out that a technical presentation in an SPE conference automatically allows me to publish my paper in SPE's technical paper database, OnePetro; which is the perfect stepping stone to getting published in SPE publications in the future.

6 months to go....to overcome this daunting thought, to gather my nerves, to prepare myself mentally to do this and to do it well. May the force be with me.  

#celebrating-in-solitude
#panicking-in-solitude


The One

Tell me, tell me that you want me
And I'll be yours completely, for better or for worse

I know we'll have our disagreements, be fighting for no reason
I wouldn't change it for the world

Cause I knew, the first day that I met you
I was never going to let you slip away

And I still remember feeling nervous
Trying to find the right words to say to you

You make my heart feel like it's summer, when the rain is pouring down
You make my whole world feel so right when it's wrong
That's how I know you are the one
That's why I know you are the one

Life is hard but with you I am prepared for what is yet to come
Cause our two hearts will make it easy
Joining up the pieces together making one



The melody and lyrics describe so perfectly just how I feel for you. 

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Do you remember what happened a year ago, on this date? I wish you'd call.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Memory lane

2-year anniversary to the journey of a lifetime + life's greatest experience. Missing every bit of it.

The scenic route











Saturday, July 23, 2016

Sisterly surprise

This is too sweet, silly and funny to be forgotten - hence the blog post. :)

So, Becky is back home for a couple of days for a medical course. She wanted to surprise mom, dad and I so she didn't tell any of us that she was coming home. She schemed a surprise plan with Ruth. I don't really know how the surprise for mom and dad went, but this is how MY surprise went. *can't stop smiling just thinking about it*

***
Scene: I was home alone, watching a Korean drama on my laptop. I saw a car stopped in front of the house so I got suspicious and rushed to the door to see who it might be. Everything looked like normal? My car was parked outside and so was Mom's. I disregarded my suspicion and returned to watching the Korean drama on my laptop, on the couch.

A few minutes later, the gate opens and someone runs to the door. I of course assumed it was going to be Ruth. A very high pitched voice calls out, "May Yi!!!" - a very very familiar voice. I turned and there she was, standing at the door. I was fazed, for like 3 seconds, before it hit me - BECKY IS HOME???!!!  I rushed to open the door for her and we hugged and laughed like silly girls. 

The conversation that followed....

Me: Hahahaha, how come you're here? I thought you were Ji Yi (Ruth). How did you come? Denise sent you home? Is Denise on leave and back here too?
Becky: Hahahaha, I wanted to surprise you.... I've actually been back for a few days. Had a course to attend. 
Me: Ahhh, is that why Ji Yi wanted to organize the family dinner for tonight? Was that the original surprise plan? 
Becky: Ya sort of but not really lah. I had dinner plans already. Mom nearly blew the surprise when she replied in the family group chat that we can't do the dinner on Friday night cos I was supposed to have dinner plans with the Korean doctors. I was actually home with her at that time and I screamed from upstairs "MOM!!! MAY YI IS NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT I'M HOME. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE!!!"

Becky then repeated her conversation with mom that day....

Becky: MOM!!! MAY YI IS NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT I'M HOME. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE!!!
Mom: Oh yaaaa!! Sorry sorry I forgot....but nevermind, don't worry - May Yi is quite dumb. She won't realize.
(I should be offended that my mom thinks i'm dumb but i don't know why I find it more hilarious than offensive)
Becky: Hahahaha, yeah yeah she's quite dumb. Nevermind, I can fix this. I'll cover up by saying something else. (So both Becky and Mom pretended it was a mix up of dates in the family group chat.)

***

I suppose I can be quite blonde, or dumb at times; maybe most times but who cares? Blonde moments always make a good story for a good laugh. :) 

Sweet surprises never fail to make me happy. Thanks for making me happy today, my dear sister. x


Monday, July 11, 2016

Favourite Japanese indie band

I'm so glad we were strolling through the Osaka Castle Park at the time they were having their concert. It was.....meant to be....



Lead singer plays the flute! Too sexy....

Crossed

I confronted S.WART about knowing what he had done. Instead of an apology, he "unfriended" me on Facebook - with no reply or explanation whatsoever. WOW! That's real "macho" and "mature". I'm glad we're no longer friends, cos a friend like that ain't worth keeping. A friend wouldn't even have done what he did in the first place. Jerk. Coward.

Monday, June 27, 2016

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

Dream come true... I'm published!!! 😂






Monday, June 13, 2016

Motivation

Your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages. 

You have already developed the resilience and maturity that you need to pick yourself up and dust yourself off and keep moving through the pain, keep moving forward. 

Yes, you have developed that muscle.

#motivated-again 



Sunday, June 5, 2016

Conquered: Saga Hill

June 4, 2016 - Tagged along Talisman's 2016 Mount Kinabalu expedition team on their practice hike to Bukit Saga. Finally gave my thighs the exercise they needed. 

Dumbbells at the hilltop
The heavyweight champion! 
Group picture at checkpoint #4
Justin thought I was a high school kid. I do look like one!. :(
Till the next adventure!

Friday, June 3, 2016

05032016: A Walk to Remember

May love and laughter light our days; and warm our hearts and home.















The Wedding Video SDE:



Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Improv

My amateur attempt at copying (and improvising) Chillis' Southwestern Eggrolls. Extremely pleased with the color and taste of the pastry, and the filling. Well done, Choy - as G would say.

Choy's Southeastern Eggrolls

Narcissism


I love me. x

A romanticist's song

I know why I lost control of my heart and soul
I know your love weighs heavy on my heart
But you are my only counterpart
You're hiding in the corners of my mind

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Civil war


Vision: "Our very strength incites challenge. Challenge incites conflict. And conflict... breeds catastrophe.Supervision is not something to be dismissed out-of-hand."

Such wise words. And strangely, comforting. This was definitely my favorite scene in Captain America: Civil War. Perhaps the reason you despise me so much is because of my strength - and hence the incitement to challenge me, which of course resulted in the many conflicts we have had. But this situation between us will persist, because it is in your nature to be offensive and defensive. Supervision is the only solution.  

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Mae had her new dress on today because it was a special day for her. She was hoping she’d get a chance to see him, as he had promised her when they last met. With each passing minute through the day, she waited in anticipation; with anxiety – wishing he’d surprise her by showing up, just like he did the last time.  

But, he never came. He didn’t even try to call. If there was a will, there would have been a way. 

She felt like the biggest fool in town. 


Sunday, April 3, 2016

Cutting off the weight

Coco Chanel said, "a woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life". I'm hoping for a change to come!



A new hairdo always does the trick to perk me up. Hmm, on second thoughts, maybe it's the nice feeling of getting my hair washed and my head massaged by another person that perks me up.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Acoustic therapy

The perfect therapy: the blend of soulful music and mad acoustic skills.




I think it helps that he's kind of cute too, in a geeky cheeky way.

Somehow, out of all the twists and turns our lives could have taken, and out of all the chances we might have missed, it almost seems like we were given a meant-to-be-moment, to meet, to get to know one another, and to set the stage for a special togetherness. When I am with you, I know that I am in the presence of someone who makes my life more complete than I ever dreamed it could be. You take my thoughts to places where my troubles seems so much farther away and my joys feel like they are going to stay in my life forever. Is it too selfish to ask you to stay forever? My smiles depend on you. What is tomorrow if it is without you?

As long as I can dream, as long as I can think,
As long as I have a heart to feel, a soul stirring within me,
As long as I have a memory - I will love you.

I cannot promise you a life of sunshine
Of riches, wealth or gold
I cannot promise you an easy pathway
That leads away from change or growing old
But I can promise with all my heart's devotion
A smile to chase away your tears of sorrow
A love that's ever true
A hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Perth

Highlights to the 6D5N trip:

A picture with Malachy (from Oisin & Malachy) and his autograph on my CDs.
It was nice of him to let me pose with his guitar.
Dining in Jamie's Italian, Jamie Oliver's Perth restaurant & bar

Bridesmaids' picture with the bride. 

Pissing statue. ;p

Ferris wheel @ Fremantle - missing GMD

I can now say I have a favorite beer! Matso's Mango Beer!
So good i bought 2 bottles back to KL.

Cottlesloe Beach @ night.
Cottlesloe beach @ night

BORIS beer. :D

Trained geese at the Feral winery

Peanut butter truffles which reminded me of GMD

Driving in Perth was a good test of patience. 

Kangaroos @ St George Terrace
I have a thing for graffiti and Perth has some pretty awesome graffiti's. Best I've seen to-date.

Selfies x