My so called life

WHAT A WEEK!

2008-01-28T02:27:00.000+07:00

Time for another update ! I think from now on I'll call this blog a quarterly blog or something!

This week has been quite overwhelmed for me..actually it had been since last week

..hmm but i couldn't actually remember it that much

except that I went out with Tim (a cute guy from East-West centre)on sunday

and had a blast! (not because I was with cute guy all day!)

I was glad that I went to meet Tim actually because I got to do things

I haven't done in a while. "Walking tour"and go on the boat hopping which

I used to do a lot few years back. So I picked him up at Asoke

then went to the Sapan Taksin Pier to get on the boat..

and we hopped off at the temple of dawn.did the touristy thing..

then hopped back to the other side toget a taxi to Phra Artid Rd to find food.

Then walked to Khaosarn to show him what it's like a bit so that he could

come back with his friends later. Then we walked on Rajdamnoen Rd...

I was a little worry about doing a lot of walking, but he didn't mind which was good....

so we walked and walked until we reachedmy favourite bookstore "PASSPORT BOOK"

...we rested for a while there and I bought some books from there

(P' Nhum had a haircut finally!!!!!) then we walked again to the other

two temples and went back to ASOKE by a long tailed boat....

It was quite an experience!

it was fun! so next time when my friends come over

I think I'll take them to the similar route.

Maybe if I make out a route very carefully ...it might be something more interesting

...Anyway back to this week......

It has been hectic with shit load of work,trying to finished off the whole magazine for

the middle east edition...(no replies for 2 days from them! so decided to send the cd

to them and let them edit the stuff themselves) Kate has left the company and

my dear uncle oo, a stinger from myanmar has died from the heart attack..

It was quite sad actually, received a phone call from Ogi, my ex boss early on Thursday

morning he just simply said that Uncle Oo is dead...

I asked for more details, and he told me that he died from the heart attack

and the funeral was on that day. My heart was jumping over to Yangon.

We weren't that close coz I met him about 5-6 times but then there's been

a lot of things going on with him last year with 2 arrested by the junta military.

.. and you would never want to be arrested in myanmar! Anyway my ex-boss

tried to apply for a visa, in which don't think that it's possible..

but i think i'll check again on him about that.

I was supposed to go to the temple to make a prayer for him

but so far I simply haven't gone yet for what ever reason that was..

I'll try...next week!

Jump over to the weekend....

Melissa came to visit from ShianghaiI took her out on Saturday..

spend 9 hours at Paragon before headingto a launching party of a new

collection of the Lotus arts jewellery @ Sukhothai hotel, and met a new

bunch of people through Patrick...and they all Italian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway....to cut the story shortwe went out again to lunch and dinner

with the similar group of people we met last night

(don't ask me how come we ended up with them, I don't know!)

I think I could do a whole magazine with these bunch of people!!!

I mean I was sitting opposite one of the greatest chef in Italy (I forgot his name already)

and on my table there was a great painter, a jewellery designer (Sri Von Bouren!!!),

a guy from Italian-Thai chamber of commerce, a guy who import wine,

a vineyard owner,a guy who work for a vodka company (wicked vodka by the way!!!)

and probably some other important guys as well

.OH this is amazing I need to write this down. I

had about 5 different wine tonight (few sips each though) and I didn't go red!!!!!!!!!!

so.......the wines must've been really really good hahahahahaha ]

and VODKA.....I never drink pure vodka before......but it was so good!!!!!

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OK I'll need to whine down for a while and the next party will be after Chinese New Year.

Patrick, Mel and I are already planning for the next trip....

We probably ended up in either Samui or Phuket, depends on where I can get

the most discount off.

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I swear I'm not going to eat anymore until my next life time!

I wish we wouldn't grow up at all

2007-10-21T01:02:00.000+07:00

....Being a grown ups sometimes is very hard....

how come we have to grow up?

I wish we just stay young and foolish...

...I hate being a grown up...

Plane crashed in Phuket

2007-09-17T01:03:00.000+07:00

The weather today was pretty awful...

(The rain is pouring hard again right at this very moment)

We went to the temple today to visit a friend who got ordained last week

and by lunch time, the rain was pouring very hard.

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I've got a call from my ex boss around after six.

he said there was a plane crash in Phuket

I said I couldn't go.

hopfully I made a right decision.

I was more concern about my magazine job now.. how wierd..

but then....... doing the news was my main fun...

I can't call it passion though... it was my job and I enjoyed doing it

after I quitted though I decided that i would only do the documentary

that's the area I haven't explored before. Enough for news..

anyway..... tomorrow the "slave" as gavin called this guy

will be coming to the office

... I'll have to find someway to handle this wierdo

update again people

2007-09-16T01:05:00.000+07:00

Ok.. I think that it's about time to update my life

. . . . . . . . .

September. . . . hmm....

. . . . . . . . . .

Frankly, I never thought that I would be in the situation I am now

In term of work.. I went from freelancer to an intern to a part timer

in a magazine business...

If anyone ask me few months ago I'd say

never in a million years that I would be " a part timer"

but hey.... maybe I'm making a right decision. . .

I somehow can feel it, I think I should trust my gut feeling

(I always got it wrong in term of men though)

Tv -> Magazine? it's a big change and there's still a lot to learn...

and I think I can get used to it, which is a good thing right?

The only thing I still have problem with is to carefully choose

the word I'd say... I'm terrible at it... hmm...

well I guess I'll have to try very hard for it..
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Anyway.. that's all I'm gonna write for now.. because I can't be

bother to summarized my whole month of stuff into one page

like I did before in the previous entry.

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But I wonder where in the world Reeves is now...

last time anyone heard from him was in the middle of August

when he updated his diary... he's been around the globe writing his book

he promised me that once he finished his book, I shall be the one who translate it..

maybe he's still in Poland.. or maybe somewhere else..

all I have to do is probably wait for his post card and then I'll know where he is.

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For the rest of my updated story, if u guys happen to read thai...

go to my Thai online diary... ( i know i say this in every entry

but i love that site!)

Ciao' for now

July's Summary

2007-08-06T00:28:00.000+07:00

I have to admit that I'm too lazy to write this blog at the moment

but for those who can read Thai, my Thai diary is doing much better

just check it out at http://willowtree.diaryis.com/

I'm now telling everyone this, since everyone knows about it anyway..

Even P' Porn @ BBC Last friday at the FCCT, she dropped by

to the club, and all of the sudden she was talking to me about my diary

I was so sure that I haven't told her about it....

but she said she did a research on something

and my diary site came up... and now she knows all my secrets...

well not ALL of them, but she certainly knows whom I gossip about.

Anyway... back to the topic...

It's been quite a roller coaster for me really this month...

especially the second half of it,

I went from a freelancer..working on a documentary one week,

then went meditated straight after the project wrapped for another week,

Came back for 2 days, then started working as an INTERN... for a travel magazine

YUP.... starting from ZERO....(and i suspected that there'll be no income for the next few

months!)

We'll have to see where this path leads to ..really...

hopfully it'll be good

Good old days...

2007-07-13T01:07:00.000+07:00

My Ten years Highschool Reunion is coming soon...

Seems like the closer the date, the more

old friends are trying to contact one another.

We talk more, and trying to find long lost friends more...

which is fun really... I still find lots of people through

online site, like facebook or my space (thanks to the cyber world!)

The other day friend galen send me these photos

I still couldn't believe how bad we looked....

hmm... hope that when we see each other again

10 years later, our fashion senses will be improved!

Life is really strange... some of these people

are still studying, some got married, some divorced

some are in the phase where their lives are changing..

some are becoming parents....

and some still confused... like I am...

2007-07-08T01:21:00.000+07:00

Since Hong Kong... I've been doing...

heaps.. I guess..

- Job interview... didn't get it but I can be an intern if I contact the editor.. (power of connection I think buthe didn't say it!)

- went to help out SCMP's editor with a car selling ... =>mastered the arts of not talking within 3 days

- met up with Gaew's ex..on Friday @ the club. apart from being 2 hours late, he brought a new girl to show off too ... ok what ever... I had a great night...

- Spending time doing pre-research for CNA's upcoming documentary production...CAN'T WAIT! We're leaving next saturday

NEXT DESTINATION? --> Chiang Rai-> Chiang Mai-> Bangkok->Pechburi?

PS.. BOB a pianist at the club said I'm a type of personwho's in love with love .... not necessary a particular person and in 3 years my biggest decision is whether to have a child
)(he is a great astrologer apparently, confirmed by Jeanne)
(yeah I've always thinking if I'll ever have a child/children..I'll ADOPT

I'm not supposed to be working...or am I just confused?

2007-07-03T22:48:00.000+07:00

...This month I was planning not to work...
but

to go to Japan (cancelled)

to get my eyes fixed (cancelled)

and to go to meditation ( TBA )

Two out of three commitments already been cancelled and
been replaced with

- waiting to wrap up a project from last month..(why are they so slow?)
- helping a friend of a friend selling his car (why does he need a Thai Translator?)
- going fliming with Channel News Asia for 2 weeks (Gee..I thought I wouldn't get out of Bangkok for work but now I'll have to go to the boarder!)

WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY PLAN?

But then again, all these stuff are my resposibilities, everything else can wait,
Japan can wait so as my eyes surgery, I think.

hurrr~~~ enough blabbering ... I'm feeling much better...

til next time...

...

...........

........... Oh s- -t!!!!!!!!

I'll be doing an intern for a magazine next month....

hmmmmmm.........

is that a good idea?

Life as a fixer and other stuff

2007-06-15T14:49:00.000+07:00

I'm always say to people I'm glad to get out of the Japanese news circle..

After more than 4 years I think I had enough and ready to move on.

But seems like being a fixer/co-ordinator is something I can do best

so maybe I'm getting drawn back to the journalist cycle again sooner

than I think.

Now that I'm unemployed (well I was the one to quitted the job)

it's even harder to establish myself as a freelancer...

Never work with anyone but my company ..it's kind of limited my contacts

in a way... but luckily though, numbers of fixers in Thailand are still considering to be

low... at least from what I know of.. So when jobs come...it will go around

in circle anyway depends on availibility of certain fixers as well as connections.

.. Also I guess I have a great group of friends who are willing to offer me jobs ..

It's not bad at all but there are still a lot to learn. Thanks heaps guys!

So I'm doing alright right now.

Right now I got really itchy feet... the urge to travel again is pretty strong

and luckily I'll be flying to Hong Kong next week ... not doing anything

related to media though... it's a family matter that I should be started

to learn ages ago

... Oh well well......

All I could think of now is that I should learn everything there is to learn

I mean I'm starting to pick up yoga again and it really do me good...

and why can't I learn about my family business right?

Although traveling with a certain relative of mine can be

a pain sometimes but at least I will learn...

Besides, it's a great opportunity to have a big party too!!!!!!

There're school friends whom I haven't met in a decade

and some journalist friend whom I looking forward to meet too,

if she's not going anywhere..it's gonna be tough but fun trip for sure.

Strange dream

2007-06-14T18:28:00.000+07:00

Last night I had a really strange dream

I dream that something really important to me

crumbled .... and vanished...

Couldn't quite remember what it was

Could it be a sign?

If it is a sign.... it really makes me wonder

what it really means...

hmm.....

I'm back on the blog

2007-06-13T00:24:00.000+07:00

wow.. it's been a while but I'm back

........... hu hu hu...................

yup I'm back ....

and I wanna yap about my down cycle..

I've found myself thinking of some stuff lately

it really bugs me...

maybe it's my down cycle again....

I really hate it....

hmm...when will it go away?

hopfully soon...and then i'll be jolly again

Congratulations to Jane & Jeramy

2006-11-30T15:16:00.001+07:00

OMG!!! Jane is getting engaged to Jeramy!!
....

Congratulations really....

Why do I know?

Well, they're coming to my place to pick an engagement ring this saturday.

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Talked to Mai on MSN again today...

....the conversation wasn't productive.

He said he's still trying to established himself.. and then said

So you know the reason now? (why he was confused blah blah blah)

yeah what ever...at the end he just went to another girl anyway..

I don't really give a damn though, since it's a history. I just pissed off

that he just didn't explain to me earlier and all the reasons he said ...

they are so not realistic.

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Anyway anyway....

will be leaving for CEBU in a week this time it's 10 days trip...

That's for work by the way...

Hope I'll still can get into my tiny bikinis...

That's means lots of yogas and exercises for me....

Oh well...

Til Next Time...

2006-11-27T11:18:00.000+07:00

When ever i feel bad about something

I always do things with my hair.

Last week I had a day off so I was thinking of having a hair cut

but mom disagreed saying that my hair is getting long now

just leave it for a bit.

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Now I'm feeling much better, things has been sorted out in my head

thanks to some friends who made me think....

and thanks to Nate and P' Mai for ego boost, and that happened in one day!

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Well lets see how much longer I can stay with my hair at this length

In Hanoi....

2006-11-17T21:14:00.000+07:00

I'm back to my good old blog after abandoned it for a while...

the past few months was kind of a rollercoaster for me..

few things happened, I was emotionally ups and downs..

but i survived.....!

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This is my 4th Day in Hanoi...

and I'm sick...I think I'm allegic to Tiger beer!

Oh well......

5 more days and I'm gonna be home.

Oh Yes!!!!!

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Just move to a guest house called La Thanh..

no one can speak English properly here..

Gee... it was a little frusturated

but kind of fun to use sign language here.

Anyway.. met Jane last night .. she said

there's a ghost here...

A Ghost??? hmm....
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Damn.. I'm emotionally drained...

found out that the guy I like is dating someone

He's not even telling me!!!!!! and we've been talking almost everyday

That's sad... I thought we were friends...

well.....i guess that's life..

anyway......

Happy

2006-03-20T22:35:00.000+07:00

I feel so good today!

Gym session is working

I can feel it...

Yeah Yeah

I think I'll put a bit more effort at the gym

and eat less junk!

poor me poor me

2006-03-14T11:20:00.000+07:00

Skipped the monday's gym again

(early work today)

... haven't been eating well either...

oh poor poor me

Happy day

2006-03-11T19:42:00.000+07:00

Hello blog,

I've been doing well this week with the exercise I think.

Went to the gym for 2 days already, and the rest of the week

I just hopped on the stepping machine.

What a good girl!

So I reward myself with " A Carb Eating Day" for today

Start with : 2 pieces of Toast with French onion spread for breakfast
Lunch was hugh ... all shared with my sisters : Italian Sausage Rocket Salad, Roast Beef Sandwich, Mussaka (baked eggplants with cheese), salmon sushi, few bites of pizza marinara and some TO DIE FOR Desserts! Baked apple tart and warm chocolate cake

Yummy Yummy...* all shared though*

and I am happy!

Oh Ow..

2006-03-09T10:23:00.000+07:00

Been too lazy to update my diary..
Have I mentioned I skipped the Gym on Monday
so that I could go back to watch the re-run of
the Academy's award?

But hey, I did go on my stepping machine though
... been doing it every day for approx. 20 minutes
Love the sweat..

Anyway... My food diary for Thursday was a disaster

Breakfast : Coffee Bun
Lunch : Brown Rice with some stirred fried + Thai sweet (pumpkin,taro etc in the coconut milk)
Snacks : Iced Coffee
Dinner : A small box of Guava Juice and Pop Corns!

Exercise : 5 Km. Run on the stepping Machine

I promise I'll be better today

Promise Promise

Skipping the Gym

2006-03-06T21:30:00.000+07:00

I still got sore muscle from the workout on Saturday, not sure if that's normal.
Instead of going to the Gym today, I cancelled the training session with my PT
so that I can watch the Academy's award.

I know I know... That's not the excuse not to exercise, so I did 20 minutes on
the stepping machine, and did some crunches.

Still though, my weight just keep on piling up... I think something must be
wrong with my diet.. or maybe I eat too much fruits, hmm... or maybe I
develop the habit of eating carb before exercising, and I'm supposed to be
on the Low-Carb Diet! Oh well.., I guess I'll have to try to eliminate my
white starch eating habit again.

Food Diary for today

Breakfast : 1 fried egg, sauteed spinash + Soy Milk
Snacks : Forgot to eat
Lunch : Braised beef + Salad (with vinegar dressing)
Snacks : a big piece of papaya, + 1/2 Guavas & Green Tea
Dinner : 1 Onigiri & 3 pieces of pomelo

Food Diary Day 4 & 5

2006-03-05T21:53:00.000+07:00

Saturday : Breakfast : Can't remember
Lunch : Pork Stewed Noodles (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวหมูตุ๋น)
Dinner : Nutto(Fermented Bean) with Raw Fish + Kimpira
They all Japanese dish ...but surely healthy!

Sunday Breakfast - Porridge with honey and milk
Lunch - Some Chinese Banquet.. no good at all
Snacks : Nachos Cheese and Green Tea
Dinner : Stirred fried pork with Kimchi + Kimchi & Nutto(fermented bean) +Brown Rice

Evaluation : Not too bad but can cut down on rice and Nachos!

Trouble!

2006-03-04T17:45:00.001+07:00

Got a lunch time wedding to go to tomorrow
Don't even know the bride and the groom
and I'm too fat to find a dress
... and there'll be a sit down Chinese lunch..

9 Courses Dishes!!

Just hope that I won't have to sit through the whole thing

Wish Me Luck

Food Diary Day 3

2006-03-04T17:43:00.000+07:00

Opps Forgot to post the food diary yesterday..but here we go

Breakfast :
Lunch : Pork Noodle Soup (without noodles though) + Guava + a Piece of Papaya
Dinner : ..... too much....
Snacks : Iced Coffee, some nuts

Exercise : 2 hours gym session... unsuccesful.. (as in no energy and I let my trainer down)

Lesson : Don't go to workout with empty stomach.. it'll make you hungry like hell and you'll ended up eating anything ..... ( I think I probably could eat a whole tray of Pizza)

Food Diary Day 2

2006-03-02T22:47:00.000+07:00

Breakfast : Rice porridge with fish ( wasn't supposed to start a day with carb, but we ran out of food!) (ข้าวกล้องต้มปลา)

Lunch : Somtam/papaya Salad + Guava

Snacks : A scoop of Blackforest Ice-cream

Dinner : Stir Fried noodles with gravy(ราดหน้าหมู)

Exercise - an hour walk at the departmentstore

GYM SESSION TOMORROW!

Beauty Tips by Audrey Hepburn

2006-03-02T09:52:00.000+07:00

I figured out that I should be putting this up before I forget
(or ACCIDENTALLY deleted it)

This is very beautiful poem send by Ann & John from Australia
my (ex) guardians who I love dearly. Instead of sending me
presents or card, they send me this and I really really like it
better than anything else.
It's a word of wisdom from my great friends

It is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote when asked to share her "beauty tips."

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands;
one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.

If you share this with another woman, something good will happen .... You will boost another woman's self esteem, and she will know that you care about her.

My Day

2006-03-01T22:49:00.000+07:00

Nothing interesting about my day..

Nothing nothing...

Didn't even finish watching American Idol...

Gee... Been eating too much again

Breakfast : Krapao gai (Chicken with basil) + Brown Rice
Lunch : some kind of savoury pancakes + some Guava
Snacks : Strawberry Yogurt + some almonds
Dinner : Steam fished with stirred fried vegies.
Supper : A Burger King's Sundae

Maybe I should do some exercise today.
There were no birthday celebration because of work,
but did manage to see Johan before he goes back to Sweden

at the Foreign Correspondant club of Thailand

That's Johan...

People think that he looks like

Michael Moore.. I'll have to agree

with that especially

when he puts the cap on.

Thailand's political situation is hotter than ever!The Democratic Party's Leader was giving a talk at the club so, I managed to get some pictures of him. Didn't use the flash so it's kind of wobbly..

Happy Birthday To me~

2006-03-01T11:26:00.000+07:00

Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me

How old am I? I stopped counting when I was 18...
So let's say I'm 18 then

No cake for me this year... (the big D is on!)
No party for me this year (coz I already had one)

.......................

But happy birthday to me anyway... I'll be more nice to myself this year :D

Fell off the wagon

2006-02-28T22:17:00.000+07:00

...... I've got some confession to make......
Well, I went to a "dinner date" with this guy
The actual date is not something worth talking about
* yawn *

On the other hand, the food was great ...
we had ribs at Tony Romas
followed by a scoop of Rum & Raisins Ice-cream
...... Yup ..... I Fell off the Wagon.....

I went because he's been asking me for a while
and he wanted to give me the birthday present
which are 2 T-shirts from the Rally, but this one I like best

Let's get some closed up shot

Just wonder, if i would get in trouble if I wear this to work tomorrow.

Diet Buddy

2006-02-28T15:01:00.000+07:00

I'm on Semi- Diet period at the moment, after so many failures.
I think the most effective way to diet is to have your diet buddy and also keep the food journal too.

I have one... it's my friend, Jane. We're going to start dieting together from today on

We'll have to see how far we can go this time..

Ok.. here's my plan..

1. Working out in the Gym 3 times a week - Done that.. 2 hours session
2. Try to eat less munchies - that's easy
3. Cut down on caffeine intake -too late, will do that tomorrow.
4. Try to go to bed early - umm.. i'm having insomnia at the moment
5. Cut down the carbs - That's easy as long that there's no pasta or rice in front of me

Fight Fight...!

The Beginning

2006-02-28T14:04:00.000+07:00

.. Ok Ok ..
I've been writing online diary for a few years now and yes I've given blogging a tryout too
This is my second attempt .. :) lets see how far I could go with this :)