Christmas spirit in early October.....

Suddenly, in Singapore, we can smell Christmas before the last week of October. Retailers are trying to remind us of Christmas spending before the global economic conditions declines further. Good for Singaporeans, at least, I still read that the travel fair this week is still doing robustly well and people are still purchasing electrical products like before, at least, it is not as grey as the Americans or the Europeans.

Right now, being prudent is good and cash is king. So let's all look forward to a nice Christmas, and forget the economic woes bah.

This week is a short 4-day week, hooray!

(This is my Christmas tree in 2004..... I am looking forward to putting it up again)

This is life.......

Some girls on Taiwanese TV said that the motto of their life is "This is life........". Well there are ups and downs. Just like our economy....last year was at an all-time high, and it is now at a 5-year low. What does that mean? Life is a full of surprises, full of ups and downs, full of happiness and setbacks. So..... this is life. All we need to do is, adjust our views to a positive mind, and all should be fine.

I have settled down from the Tokyo trip, and life seems to normalise. Weekends are nice, work is rushing sometimes, and home is always sweet. My pc is down and thanks to G-san for sending it for repair for me. Thank you, G-san!

After my Japanese trip, it is a new start.....

My Tokyo trip comes and goes fast. The unforgettables during this trip include:
(i) desserts, sweet plucked apples, juicy grapes
(ii) duochan's home-prepared nabe
(iii) apples farm, cosmos (autumn sakura hill)
(iii) daikanyama, ikspiari, kichioji
(iv) catching up with my wonderful Japanese pals
(v) got some nice stuff: a pair of boots, 23 cds, clothes (business & casuals), and a nice fan :)

The pictures above speak for itself, don't they?

Today is my first day of work, also my first day as a hunter RM. I am still trying to get used to it, and accept the new challenges :)

In this volatile environment, which started 2 weeks ago, in the hard shockingly manner, whereby the world has gone into a deep recession (never before since 1930s), we have to be on our guard, work hard, and prepare ourselves for the challenges ahead! In the mid / long term, all should be fine, so we have to go through the challenging period.

Gambarimasho, folks! Tomorrow will be better!