‘manuel @ 7ven

Went for a game of badminton after work today. It has been a long while since i lost that much of sweat. So if you find me sitting somewhere, motionless for the next few days please don’t touch me,  -_- I’m puttin’ my muscles on hibernation mode.

Came home tired. Watched the pre-recorded Chinese TVB series, Love Bond, on ASTRO(cable TV). Bugger show made me shed my precious tears. Dang! why must i always have to give-in to some touchy family-bonding show?! Tomorrow is its final episode. That show better don’t disappoint me with some lousy ending.

Great! Let me count my loss today. I’ve lost 3 bucket full of sweat……. and a bottle bottle-cap full of tears. Shall i call that dehydration?…Nah! Better sleep and rest. Nites people!!

Got a forwarded email from mother yesterday. I personally like how number 3 phrased it. Read on people!!

> You may not believe in this but the advice is great!
> Read all the way down, you might learn something!!!
>
> ONE.
> Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
>
> TWO.
> Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
> conversational skills will be as important as any other.
>
> THREE.
> Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
>
> FOUR.
> When you say, "I love you", mean it.
>
> FIVE.
> When you say, "I’m sorry", look the person in the eye.
>
> SIX.
> Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
>
> SEVEN.
> Believe in love at first sight.
>
> EIGHT.
> Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who
> don’t have dreams don’t have much.
>
>
> NINE.
> Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt
> but it’s the only way to live life completely.
>
>
> TEN.
> In disagreements, fight fairly. Please No name calling.
>
> ELEVEN.
> Don’t judge people by their relatives.
>
>
> TWELVE.
> Talk slowly but think quickly.
>
> THIRTEEN.
> When someone asks you a question you don’t want
> to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
>
> FOURTEEN.
> Remember that great love and great
> achievements involve great risk.
>
> FIFTEEN.
> Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
>
> SIXTEEN.
> When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
>
> SEVENTEEN.
> Remember the three R’s:
> Respect for self;
> Respect for others;
> Responsibility for all your actions.
>
> EIGHTEEN.
> Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
>
> NINETEEN.
> When you realize you’ve made a mistake,
> take immediate steps to correct it.
>
>    TWENTY.
> Smile when picking up the phone.
> The caller will hear it in your voice.
>
> TWENTY ONE.
> Spend some time alone.
>

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Just watched "Lakehouse" last night. The shows got me wondering "hmmm… when was my the last time I watched a love story". Seldom, i seldom watch love stories but "Lakehouse" was quite a nice show. It was since the movie "Speed" that Keanu and Sandra acted along-side each other(i think), and they did quite well in this one too.
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A blog recommended by a friend - http://isorule.blogspot.com/ . A gay blogger, and quite a good one too.
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wow…it has been one week+ since i last post. consequences: accumulated topics to post, un-able to make up which to post, and un-able to make up the title. hence, no fixed topic and no fixed title.

Ok.., last week i made it a point to visit Doulos…Heard of it? Never heard of it? Anyway here’s a basic intro to Doulos.
Meet Doulos!!..

"Constructed in 1914, MV Doulos is the world’s oldest active ocean-going passenger ship. During her lengthy career, she has sailed under four distinct names: Medina, Roma, Franca C and Doulos.
The ship has been utilised for four very different purposes: freighting
goods, transporting emigrants, for cruises, and most recently in her
present role as a vessel to bring knowledge, help and hope to the
people of the world…….Doulos was purchased in 1977 by Gute Bücher für Alle e.V.
(Good Books for All), a private, non-profit, charitable organisation
registered in Germany.

Over 18 million visitors have been
welcomed on board for tours, programmes and visits to the floating book
fair. With stops in over 500 ports of call, this unique ship has
visited more than 100 countries in including Africa, the Americas,
Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and many island nations.
Doulos is recognised in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest active ocean-going passenger ship." - (text taken from http://mvdoulos.org/, 2006)

There, a basic intro as i mentioned. For more information, visit the websites. Right now, pictures!

me,getting ready to board the ship

here, learn how to launch the lifeboats!

the bookstore..very hot…very hot in there

the engine room..notice how old is the description label bellow

description on the engine room hatch(enlarge thumb-nailed image to read description)

the front deck and 1 of the ‘angmo’ crew member

there’s a meaning to the name, Doulos. (enlarge thumb-nailed image to read description)
 
Wohkay, that’s so much for Doulos. It has set sailed for it’s next destination last Monday night. If you wanna trace its whereabouts, visit http://mvdoulos.org/.

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Been browsing through some of the pictures on "My Pictures" folder. Brought back some memories from my previous job.

The department dinner we had few weeks before i left the company….

shogun teppanyaki!!

shogun sushi!!

my fellow colleagues!!

The IT Team…

a great pleasure working with you guys!!

All that was and is related to the IT dept. ….

my messy table…

my desktop PC…

my desktop GuMmy bear …which is edible..

..and all those crap and fun we use to have, miss all of it. All the best guys!!