Re-gathering of my scattered thoughts...

Hmm... have been thinking about this since two events gone pass, the first more significant, and the second more directional.

The first was when i was given the opportunity to consider further studies as part of the company's career development for staff. It took me quite awhile before gathering my guts to ask the crucial question - whether i can study the course i want, which of course is not very relevant to my current workscope. The natural expected advise was that they could only help at the best interest of the company and my current work. That said, it actually relieves me of a cloud of doubt, enabling me to concentrate my thoughts on alternative ways to achieve my dreams. There are other, as another colleague of mine had done - doing research work on his own above his current workscope, which is actually more meaningful than spending a year or so chasing after another piece of expensive paper... well, at least not for now.

The second was during one of the short course i get sent on, to learn about new media (ie. blogging, podcast, vodcast and the like, though its anything but new, and the hype is getting abit stale now). Having blogged for more than a year, the blogging part was old news to me. I was getting abit stuck with work and somehow the fire in me had languished in the past 2 years. And then it struck me that i could explore this avenue of goal-direction and re-ignite the fire of environmentalism once more. I could blog about the world environment and connect the dots to our singaporean society! Next, will build a webpage with information that brings both singaporeans and the world society together, reconnecting the disconnections and distance we've mired ourselves in amid the chaos of information overload and attention-seeking adverts.

So there, my next goal (not that it'll be the last... it'll be a new beginning on the contrary), to connect ordinary people (hopefully the disinterested) with the seemingly ordinary and distanced outside world environment. To show how our wants and actions (or inaction) have an impact on someone else's world and their home environment.

With that, some words from the Linnaeus movie still fresh in my mind, if i can still remember them right.

Passivity and apathay are the most dangerous agents of environmental destruction

Think globally, act locally (Ed Wilson)


After my wedding is over, that's what i'll be embarking on. No more sitting around on my butt waiting for apples to drop from the sky. Better go plant some from whatever remaining old seeds...

Birthday at 2 Rochester Park

Was really happy today b'cos... its my Birthday!!!

Yup, i'm now unofficially 19 years old!!! (ok ok, for those who still know me long enuf, i just hit the big 3).

Wife bought be some nice pressies and treated me to lunch at a Tex-Mex restaurant at Rochester Park.

I have to say, the food was really great and although we only ordered a 3-course set lunch each (and got a complimentary bowl of nachos chips which we could not finish), the food was so filling we had problems walking normally out of the restaurant! Fine, so we ate almost everything on our plates, but hey, we really appreciated the nice food! 4 Thumbs up for food, good price (for set lunches), good service and great al fresco ambience!

North Border
www.northborder.com.sg

This is the food we had:

Me:
Starter - Stuffed Jalepenos & Tostados (great hot stuff!)
Main - Pan-seared Australian Ribeye Steak (this is nice!)
Dessert - Homemade Sherbert with fresh fruits (was already too full to fully appreciate.. oops)

Wife:
Starter - Spinach and Scallops Salad (fresh greens and scallops nicely cooked in shell!)
Main - Slow baked Lasagne of Pork (so large a portion i've to help with 1/3 the lasagne)
Dessert - Warm Apple Crumble (needless to say, i finished half of hers)

Too bad guyz, i didn't take any photos :) But if you're there, do look out for their unique cutlery pieces!

Burpz!!!