有感而发：自娱自乐？

初稿于二零一三年七月八日。

突然在想，自己为何保持这部落格？

我究竟是喜欢写，还是喜欢和人分享？

是不是只是想要记录生活的点滴？保留那特别的一刻，一事，一个回忆？

是写给自己，还是别人？

是喜欢写的过程的吧？那创作的喜悦…

爱好？自爽？

还是就是纯粹喜欢分享、分担、发泄，所以才写？

是否希望可以启发别人？引起共鸣？

究竟是喜欢写的那部分，还是上载给别人看的那部分？

还是两个部分都喜欢？

但，我有些写了的文章是没有上载的嘞…

这样看来应该是喜欢写多过分享吧？

可是，我是喜欢别人喜欢读我写的东西的嘞。好惑…

是希望可以给别人一点点什么的。

欢乐也好，搞笑也好，思索也好，感触也好。

一点启示，一点微笑，一点了解，一点感动。

有感而发 |系列|

人间有爱

昨晚车祸撞伤摩托车骑士，虽然对方只是皮外伤，并无大碍，但我心情好沮丧低落。

整晚没睡好。

今早在面子书上留言糟透的心情，纯属发泄。

竟然有人问津。

是关怀，还是好奇？

是好感触有那些问候的话语，但不想解释自己，不想讲。

希望他们会明白。

是感动，是感激，但…

应该是还没有原谅自己吧？

内疚，愧歉。

烂透的心境。

Love language

At the beginning of the year, one of my resolutions is to be a better husband.

Since I have always try my best to be a good husband, I haven't a clue what to do to be a better husband.

So as per our norm, I asked my wifey directly what sort of things I can do to be a better husband.

She didn't give me anything tangible that I can act on, so after a month I pretty much accepted that resolution as a lost cause.

Until now.

Thanks to the 5 Love Languages website, I now have the love language profile of my dear wifey. ^_^

Unfortunately her primary love language is the least of mine, meaning the way she expresses her love is unfortunately something that doesn't affect me on an emotional level. It also means that I seldom use this form to communicate love, which is something she understands as expression of love the most.

Oopsy... >_<

But it's okay, now I know her primary love language, I can change to express my love for her in that way, the way she appreciates the most.

Now I have something actionable to be a better husband, yay!

And loving my wife is just the most natural of all things, I just have to express it in the language she preferred. ^_^

LEGO workshop (1): sleek & sexy race car

Copyright:

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All original work on this site is copyright C.K. Goh and may not be copied or reprinted without my express written approval.

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In this series:  |part 1| |part 2| |part 3| |part 4| |part 5| |part 6| |part 7|

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This is for LEGO fans all around the world, sharing of my creativity. ^_^

You don't have to have the exact parts, often similar part will work too. Here is an example of using alternative parts:

I hope you like it, I sure did enjoy creating it. =)

Teaser for next in the series: step by step workshop for building a robot

Farewell Run

Let me tell you the latest 'in' thing, a totally new trend, it's called a Farewell Run. Kindly refer to yesterday's WhatsApp chat below.

Of course, that's not a slacker extraordinaire thing. Especially when it's done on a weekend morning. Give me farewell meal anytime!

 

I mean, come on, there is no such thing as 'morning' during weekends and holidays for a slacker extraordinaire. =P

So if you see a tree along Gurney Drive with my name on it, please avenge me! =P

Anyway, bugger had to put me on the table so I dodged gracefully, I think.

Hey, I have a slacker extraordinaire reputation to maintain, okay?

Unfortunately, after a night, my resolve is weakening, the slacker instinct is losing out to friendship. Bollocks!

Anyway, posting tonight's WhatsApp chat mainly to show the world a new quote...

"Life is a series of jogs, you never know what you will run in to" - ahchaahchatuliptikal

Yes, ahchaahchatuliptikal is a name, see this entry if you are interested.

Crazy person attracts crazy friends, so I can only blame myself. =(

So anyway, remember to, erm... donate to the turtle foundation if you use the quote.

Misery loves company, so if you know who's the person that's leaving, come join us in this farewell run. Let's suffer together in the name of claaaaziness friendship.

Who knows, you may get a tree named after you too. =P

Where's that line?

How do we find out if we our concern, genuine though it might be, had not overstepped what's appropriate among colleagues and friends?

How do we find out, beforehand if possible, that our caring will not cause any awkwardness or discomfort when expressed?

Where do we draw that line? How do we determine that line?

It's easier with those who speak frankly, talk directly, and candid about such things. You know, yes is yes, no is no, enough is enough, those who will simply tell you what's on their mind, like "time's up", "I am going to kick you now", "slap you ah!", "enough, I don't want to hear anymore", "eh, too much, stop!", "this is private", "I don't want to discuss that with you", et cetera.

I am more comfortable with these people. These are my kind of people. ^_^

On the other hand, those who are reserved, speak sparingly, those who always left you wondering or guessing... my goodness, I find it taxing to communicate with this kind of people.

Never quite know if I had unintentionally offended or said something inappropriate, something sensitive to them. And sooner or later the doubt and uneasiness would built up that I would ask them to stop me or inform me when I have gone too far.

I guess this is just part of social skill set, which I admit I am not all that good at. After all, I am borderline antisocial most of the time.

A people person I am not.

Oh well, I suppose as long as it's genuine care and concern on my part, I will blurt it out anyway, incredulous stare or awkward silence be damned.

Homemade birthday card

If you are one of the lucky, or unlucky (depends on point of view) persons who has received a (or more) homemade birthday card from me, and still expect to be receiving card from me, then this entry is for you.

Since ditching the commercially available card all those years ago, the homemade birthday card started with A4 art paper with my childish handwriting, plus a bunch of signatures and birthday wishes scribbled on it

behold! Homemade birthday 'card'

Nothing wrong with the nicely made commercially available birthday cards, but they lack that personal touch and so they are a bit 'cold', a tad less sincerity and 'heart' compared to a homemade card.

The commercially available card being a lot more expensive than an A4 art paper was probably the main reason for the change but I am going to stick with the reasoning above. =P

Anyway, after the A4 art paper came the tiny birthday card version. Gone was the decorative art by real artists who designed the A4 art paper, and you got stuck with whatever graffiti I put on to pass as decorative art.

nothing says 'cheap' better than a homemade card =P

It's probably no coincidence that the change from A4 art paper to tiny card happened as my salary increment is not keeping up with the inflation but the official reason I am sticking with is something to do with going green, save the trees, don't waste too much paper, that sort of things. =P

latest batch comes with childish colouring on top of childish handwriting

Anyway, I am writing this mainly to inform you that I am running out of the tiny cards. Even though I have been searching the stationery section of bookstores and shopping centres recently, I have yet to find similar replacement.

So, erm... if we are still on a friendly term and you don't receive a birthday card from me, it's probably not because I don't like you anymore...

And if you receive a birthday card that's even cheaper than what it was, it's probably also not because I don't like you anymore but because of the recent inflation of petrol price and hence the chain effect on other goods.

So this is a heads up, if you used to get, but don't get a birthday card this year, or get one that redefines 'cheap' to the next level, it's most likely because I cannot find similar replacement for the current tiny cards.

Or I don't like you anymore. =P

 

生活点滴：也不是说很丑啦

老婆仔帮我理发完后我问她，

“有没有怀念我有头发的样子啊？”

“没有啊，为什么这样问？”

“就是想要知道你怎么想咯。”

“你没有头发的样子还可以啊。有没有头发我都不在乎。”

“反正都一样丑齁？”

“我以前喜欢你都不是因为你的样子。”

“不是因为我够丑昧？”

“我父母觉得你好看咯，都不知道为什么他们会那样觉得？”

“…”

“也不是说很丑啦，只是女孩子不会觉得‘哇～！’那种咯。”

“唉…”

“这样才好嘛，我不用怕别人跟我抢。如果你好看，她们又发现你的内在美我不是很多竞争？”

“你不用安慰我的…”

生活点滴 |系列|

肚子太饱不好唱歌

昨天拿假一天，因为老婆仔下午和牙医有约，我需要照顾两个瓜。

反常的一早起来和老婆仔去跑步。

跑步不反常，反常的是我竟然会在假日早起，真是有损我懒人形象。

但连日傍晚下雨累我整个星期都没有跑步到，加上老婆仔约我的嘞，所以像死尸一样也要起床去跑。

幸好有去跑，傍晚老天又不做美的下起雨来。况且我傍晚也没有时间跑步啦。

犹豫不决了好几天，最后因为老婆仔牙医约早完，和一个欺骗我感情的假幸运抽奖讯息，我决定越洋去公司的庆功晚宴。

很庆幸做了这个决定，因为庆功宴后大伙临时决定去飙歌，嘻嘻！ ^_^

哦，晚餐还蛮不错下的。

老板会做人懂得搞庆功，而且也没有忘记那些贡献在早期的人。

有些混蛋就只会记得晚期才介入的人的贡献，完全抹杀那些早期做牛做马但在后期被调去开始别的计划的人的贡献。

想到心理就不平衡，哼！ =\

不讲那个，讲唱歌哟～

好开心有那么多潇洒爽朗的同事朋友，就那样决定了去唱 K 。 =D

遗憾的是我们好几位都状况不佳，唱不起或没有后劲。

原来齁，吃太饱会打呃和很难运气来飙歌的。伤心的人别听慢歌，肚子太饱不好唱歌！ =P

也或许是在那些没有那么熟、没有常常一同飙歌的同事前无法豁出去唱吧？

但整晚还是笑声连连的，而且〈神虾与海〉唱了首超好听的「草戒指」，赞！

到迟些应该是肚子没有这样饱了，或是终于站了起来所以唱得气比较顺了，还是让我嘶喊了几首歌，嘿嘿。

搞蛋的朋友总爱在别人进入状况，投入感情去唱时讲些或做些东西惹人发笑。

喂，悲情歌嘞，放感情去唱才好听的嘞。发笑了就完全失去状况了啦！ >_<

没机会糟蹋「伤心的人别听慢歌」，歌太新了，没有在系统里。

想到大伙就只会一起唱 “动次 动次 动次 动次” 和 “伤心的人别听慢歌” 我就要傻笑，呵呵！

好开心的一晚，谢谢大家。下次是几时啊？

随兴随想 |系列|

Gratitude

Note: some are genuine, some are sarcastic. Decide for yourself.

Thanks to the rain, I wasn't able to run these two days. Goodness knows I need the training.

Thanks to the selfish, idiotic and outright rude drivers, we get slow traffic and jams when it could have been a lot smoother if everyone follows the rules, the speed limit, the lane, uses the freaking signal, and stops being so damn kiasu.

Thanks to wifey, I have bacon bread and sausage buns for supper and/or breakfast. ^_^

Thanks to the short-sighted, misguided voters and the filthy tricks, we have to pay more for our petrol and the chain effect on other goods. I hope the misguided fools are happy now and will suffer more than I do. I sure hope those who knowingly employed dirty tactics will soon stop wasting oxygen.

Thanks to some colleagues who are also friends, work life has its happy and fun moments, and is that much bearable.

Thanks to some colleagues who are just colleagues, going to work is such a drag and at times unbearable.

Thanks to gene or whatever that decides such things, I am sexily bald and shameless about it. Hmm... or is it shamelessly bald and sexy because of it? =P

Okay, getting off-track, time to stop.

Run Log (August 2013)

01 August 2013, Thursday.

Ran in hotel's gym late at night again.

4.33km nonstop in 35 minutes. Ended strong, could have gone on but it's nearing the closing time.

As an aside, the hotel's gym is facing the swimming pool, two young ladies in bikini who kept getting out of the water and walked about sure were distracting. =P

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04 August 2013, Sunday.

Treadmill, 5.33km in 44 minutes. A brisk walk in between two runs at 7.5km/h.

Was trying for an hour run but didn't quite get there. =\

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06 August 2013, Tuesday.

Treadmill, 4.1km in 34 minutes. A brisk walk in between two runs at 7.5km/h.

Was hoping to get to 5km at least really. Failed.

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08 August 2013, Thursday.

Ran along Gurney. 3.75km nonstop in 28 minutes.

Didn't get to my 5km target, but it was a good run, I ended strong.

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11 August 2013, Sunday.

Treadmill, 5.56km in 48 minutes. Had to slow to brisk walk three times, should have taken the sign that something was not quite right.

When I ended the run, I felt light-headed and had to find a place to sit down for a while.

Don't know what's wrong with me, didn't feel anything while running.

Worst run ever.

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13 August 2013, Tuesday.

Late evening outdoor run was quite nice really, seeing the sky changes colour. Sunset is always magical.

Ran 4.16km nonstop along Gurney, took me 34 minutes.

Even though I didn't get to my 5km target because it's getting late, it's a feel good run as I ended strong, I felt that I could have gone on.

=)

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16 August 2013, Friday.

Missed my run yesterday due to raining at where I work when I finally finished work, and I being hungry and it being late when I finally got home.

So I went running along Gurney today instead.

Ran three times along the coast instead of the usual two, didn't quite made it nonstop, had to brisk walk near the end for a bit before finishing it off with a short run.

5.6km in 42 minutes, felt good.

Just that I had to walk all the way back from the 'wrong' end of Gurney Drive after the run, that's more than 2km distance. -_-

Anyway, good run.

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22 August 2013, Thursday.

Missed my weekend run, and missed my Tuesday run, I was bedridden since Sunday, and didn't want to push myself on Tuesday as I was still in the bed the whole day on Monday.

Ran around the workplace after work today, two laps 5.02km nonstop in 39 minutes. Struggled in late 3rd km onwards but forced myself to press on and not slow to brisk walk.

Didn't end strong but I was glad about the determination.

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25 August 2013, Sunday.

Run from guard house to end of Gurney Drive and back, Nike+ with GPS said that's 4.88km.

Took me 35 minutes, with a few brisk walks in between.

I did 5km with slope on Thursday nonstop, today I couldn't even do 5km on flat road. Why am I always not improving?

Bollocks.

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27 August 2013, Tuesday.

The haze was bad today. It rained in the afternoon, so I decided to go running outdoor even though the air quality was still bad.

Ran two laps around the workplace, 5.1km nonstop in 39 minutes.

Ended strong, felt quite good about the run. =)

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29 August 2013, Thursday.

Still somewhat hazey but I went running anyway. I am running out of time to train up as it is.

Ran two laps and not quite half around the workplace, 6.14km nonstop in 45 minutes. I was overtaken by three colleagues during the run, on my second lap, but surprisingly not the one I was expecting.

Ended strong, so I am really happy about the run.

Target for September is 3 laps, that's 7.5km. Go go go!

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In this series: |May 2013| |June 2013| |Duracell bunny, not| |Hazy dazy| |July 2013|