tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53403692009-10-14T06:48:17.622+08:00too much to do, too little timeWandernuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11890823551519999740noreply@blogger.comBlogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340369.post-68905041116503058422008-07-15T00:42:00.004+08:002008-07-17T23:36:07.769+08:00

I'm now blogging at http://wandernut.com.Before I arrived in Shanghai, Blogspot was banned in China (as are other blog sites like Wordpress). But whaddya know, I can access it!Oh well, now that I've gotten used to a Wordpress interface at my new blog, I think I'll blog there from now on. Besides, I'll never know when they'll decide to block Blogspot again.See ya around!

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Collected the bike trainer from JW on Sunday. Paid deposit for lights and fixtures in Saffron apartment. Bought bathroom stuff from Ikea. Water heaters. Fan. Packed bicycle. Bought a set of tools (some allen keys). Learnt how to put my bike back together at Edwin's shop. I hope I remember a few weeks from now. The shipping consultant is coming over tomorrow morning to survey the cost of my

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Thanks to JP, it's up and running now.Now all I have to do is learn how to use WP properly, and how to play around with it. Plan to change the header picture later, add a few widgets. Hehe.So that's one more thing off my To-Do list.

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PD with D & GangIt was a short one, but it was good, considering how stressed out I was that week (worrying about my visa and not getting my income tax clearance). An afternoon of beer, wine, a ciggy (I don't smoke) and mahjong, followed by an ill-equipped BBQ and crab hunting were pretty good diversions. The keropok lekor was kick ass, but no picture :(. Thanks to MH for driving.(left) Dinner

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Monday. First day as an official bum. Unpacked the junk I brought home from work. Sorted them out. Temporarily placed them haphazardly on any surface that wouldn't trip over anyone. Went to One Utama to do a little shopping. Met up with my insurance agent for some updates and planning. Met up with LY and FH, made a quick trip to Digital Mall and to Paramount for dinner. Went over to D's.

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Just got my keys yesterday. Presenting my 1085 sq ft of debt. The Saffron and one of 2 pools. The other pool and play area. Poolside with BBQ. The gym. Another play area. The lifts. Tall solid wood door to apartment. Living room. View of KLCC and KL city. Master bedroom with view of Sri Hartamas and ensuite bathroom. Second bedroom and last bedroom (could be the study). Second bathroom.

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I was cleaning and packing in my room when I found an envelope from YTL. It was postmarked 2 weeks ago.The keys to my apartment were ready! While I felt stupid for not finding this earlier in the mess that was my room, I felt relieved I didn't... 2 weeks ago, I would've pulled my hair out, what with the visa and income tax clearance giving me anxiety attacks.So now I am officially a homeowner.

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I love my friends and my friends love me.This, I know, by the number of farewell meals I've had in the past week alone. For all that, your friendship, and great company, thank you.Now, it's back to feeling fat and lethargic.Bouts of insomnia mean little sleep.Little sleep means no energy for runs or rides or any physical activity I miss and crave.A big box and some paper bags of junk I've

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My last day is on Friday. I'm really gonna miss this place and the people who are my dearest friends. Even if I don't leave, it wouldn't be the same anyway. YL is leaving for HK. JH is leaving for another place. TL and RK have left. Now I'm just sad to leave the rest of them. I should start packing my workstation.I'm collecting my visa tomorrow. Income tax clearance done, so I won't be deprived

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Saturday, 26th AprilLY, FH, D and I arrived in Bangkok close to 1am on Saturday morning, thanks to a delay in our flight on Friday night. By the time we got to our hotel for the night, it was close to 2am. Sukhumvit Inn wasn't exactly the most comfortable hotel I've lived in, but it was air-conditioned, reasonably clean (sort of) and D & I were lucky enough to get hot water. At RM70 a night, I

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It first caught my attention at a meeting with my shoe brand client. After the meeting ended, I tried it on for fun, knowing very well that heels and I don't mix. Pointy-toed heels, on top of that.Previous attempts to wear pointy-toed heels were disappointing. My broad and chunky feet not only looked horrible in them, they were terribly uncomfortable. Too narrow at the front. Too tight around the

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Haven't been running or cycling or swimming in the past month. Between work, running around getting things done for my move to Shanghai and spending time with people I care about, the other stuff had to take a back seat.But now that my usual run and bike kakis have posted race reports on their blogs, I feel really left out. I even FORGOT to register for the New Balance 15km race next week! Sigh.

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Week: 12-18 May- Settle 2008 Income Tax declaration (Jan - May).- Contact UOB. Find out how to dump EPF Acct2 into Home Loan.Week: 19-25 May- Apply for Working (Z) Visa.- Meet up with insurance agent.Week: 26 May -1 June- Collect Work Visa.- Book air ticket.- Pay off debts!Week: 2 - 7 June- Check Saffron status.- Take Sunshine for annual vaccination and renew doggy licence.- Start packing.

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I received this in my Inbox today.You've been sent a Flickr Mail from Eolodriel:-----------------------------------------------:: Story on Khmer language in Cambodia magazineHi,I'm working for a small magazine in Cambodia,called Southeastern Globe. In our next issue wewould like to do a story on the Khmer language.As a former photo editor from Germany I'm stillin charge for pictures at this

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My HR person in Shanghai told me a few weeks ago that the Working (Z) Visa is valid for 3 months once I get it. At the Chinese Embassy this morning, I was told it would only be valid for 1 month.The problem: One of the documents sent to me from Shanghai ALSO has a due date. I was told it would expire one month from its issuing date, which makes my deadline to apply for the visa, May 13.I plan to

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It's bloody troublesome to get a Chinese visa right now, what with the Olympics and all. But to get a work visa, OMG, it's a freaking headache.Before entry into China, I must first get a “Working (Z) Visa” at the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia. Here's the To-Do list:STEP 1Provide the following documents to my new employer in Shanghai. 1. Chinese resume（your last degree obtained and your complete

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Things I must do by this week and next week:1. Renew passport done2. Go for a medical at Tung Shin done3. Go to the Chinese embassy with medical report, documents and passport to obtain work visa4. Book air-ticket5. Repay debts6. Clear 2008 Income Tax :P7. Copy stuff from old laptop into new laptop done, then reformat old laptop8. Decide to fix or not fix wonky camera. If not, figure out how to

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RA & PP had baby Leia about 2 weeks ago, weighing in at 2.9kg.SY & HM had their baby boy on Saturday night, weighing 2.98kg.Congratulations to the new parents.My new baby arrived on Saturday too.It measures 13.3" and weighs a mere 1.8kg.It doesn't need milk or breathe, but it does keep me up at night.Now I gotta get used to Vista-hood.Haven't had much time to bond with it yet.We'll see how it

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This line has been stuck in my head since watching the CSI Season 7 'Miniature Killer' last episode. It was part of a poem she eerily recited while in interrogation, as Sarah lies unconscious in the desert under a car. Whoever wrote it must have been in a lot of pain. Wikipedia says it's actually part of a popular song from the early 1900s.The part used in the CSI episode are in italics. Creeps

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It has been an interesting week with D, LY and FH.No time to blog just yet, but just to leave you with some Bangkok trivia.It seems Thais will never call their capital city Bangkok unless talking to a foreigner. Some Thais in the more remote provinces may never have even heard of it being called Bangkok. Instead it is known as Krung Thep (pronounced as grung-tep), which roughly translates to '

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The girls at Leonard Drake, Subang Parade are really nice.Lovely beauticians, and yes, though it may not sound 'very me' to be the 'facials' type of girl, I enjoy going for the regular face pampering.Good skin is important cos I don't like make up. I can't be bothered to wake up and put on concealer and foundation just to look half decent. I don't spend money on cosmetics, so I have no excuse to

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My old trusty Canon Powershot S2 IS (circa 2005) has been wonky for a while now. It zaps the juice out of my rechargeable batteries too quickly. So I sent it to the Canon Service Centre for a quote and the repair would cost me RM freaking 491.Now I'm wondering if I should spend that kind of money to repair that camera (which I love - it's easy to use with 12x Optical Zoom, and nice pictures

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Been busy, busy, busy.Was helping out on a pitch. Then I had a really interesting shoot for Mamee instant noodle over the weekend, with the most decent storyboards I've had in ages. No lame local celebrities. No lame hard-sell scripts. And the icing on the cake was having some Thai talents, a Thai director and his team on the shoot. Needless to say, they brought the boards to life. We even had

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This is a beautiful movie.I haven't laughed and cried watching one in a long time.

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Made it in 2:46 on the dot.Slower than my PJ Half time last year by about 8 minutes, but OK lah considering I've been kinda slack with training and didn't run at all since last weekend.The route today felt alot longer than it really was, especially the first 10-12km. The incline at Taman Seputeh and the long stretch at Seremban highway next to the Sg Besi airport made me feel like the run would

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