a time for everything

"what-a-load-of-work-to-be-done" time

"get-me-out-of-here" time

"major-ultra-squinting-bottleneck" time

"du-lan" time

It just spells thesis-time.

I've been so blardy busy I'm quite amazed at myself.

Been coming back to work late into the evenings, during the weekends, and spending a lot less time shopping online.

Handed in my first draft today. A second draft is due in a week's time.

Sometimes, I wish time can pass by faster.
Yet, I wish there is more for me to write better.

Anyway, it's already coming to about end June. It's all quick enough.

Can you believe it, almost half of the year is gone.

Wow.

(父父) 夫負何求？

亲爱的爸爸，

我翻了翻旧照片，想找一张适合今天日子的象征，放在这里。

我找了找，就是翻不出一张就只与你和照的倩影。

.......................................

我的爸爸，乍看之下，就是那么简单，那么朴素的。

他能够把一种无止禁的想象力，都发挥再身上的日用品。很多时候，他的手表，或钥匙圈，虽然都不是什么名牌的，但全世界，就只有他一人拥有。因为，他都会在它们上面，驶出一些花招，盖上自己的记号。很多时候，妈妈看了都会觉得有点不适眼，还会发几句牢骚，说这样很不实际，会惹来取笑的眼光。但爸爸还是很执著，继续骄傲的带着这些他亲手酝酿出的精心杰作。

这又有何不可呢？ 爸爸能够这样发挥它的想象力，因该是值得鼓励的。只要结果不太‘不实际’，爸爸的这个嗜好，因该是值得欣赏的。

可能，爸爸是寂寞吧！

可能对他来说，目前最能够直接让他感到骄傲的事和能够带再身上作为印章的，就是这些物件了。

爸爸，我好想你。

这句话，我实在是很少对你说，但我知道，你心里是感受得到的，是吗？

小时候，我年少无知。爸爸你的脾气，也相当暴躁。

当时爸爸给我的所有劝导，挨骂，对我来说，都是你对我的不了解。

现在我知道，最了解什么是对我好的，其实，就是你和妈妈了。

与其说岁月催人老，不如说，我们都一起成长了。

我们都一起经历过了很多让自己更改过来的时光。

爸爸，谢谢您陪我度过了这些岁月。

在不久的将来，请您把我戴在身上，作为您骄傲的印章。

父亲节快乐！

我們結婚吧！

Last week, I chanced upon a conversation topic with Steve.

I popped the question:

Shall we get married again?

That actually might just happen. Well, perhaps a couple more years down the road. It's quite a trendy idea here, what with re-taking your wedding vows etc.

Maybe, then, we could even get our own kids to be the page boy and flower girl! (is this what they're supposed to be called?)

Sigh.

I just heard from a friend that he's going to be a father soon this coming September

(if you're reading this: Congrats to you again! It's really, really good news :))

Plus, 2 more colleagues of mine here had just announced their pregnancies. Not forgetting the fact that another 2 had just become proud parents of their new ones over the last 2 months.

Is it the water or the air we breathe? Or the movement of the sun, stars and moon?

Is there a fertility conspiracy going on?

i am jealous.

actually, make that with a capital 'J'.

I can't wait to have a kid to call my own soon. I'm really aching to have someone call me Mama. Gosh this can sound freakishly scary cos I'm kinda getting manic over wanting to have babies!

But first things first, I got to get this PhD done and out of the way before embarking on any major baby-making projects.

7 chapters, 184 pages to date, 150+ references.

That's how my thesis look like now.

And hopefully that paper gets accepted and published soon.

Bottomline, I want to get home!!

Come to mama!

Chequered Flag

The chequered flag has become so well recognised that it is often used to indicate the conclusion of many things unrelated to auto racing.

Question is:

Am I ready to wave mine?

21 July 2007

A certain wizard awaits his fate.

So do I.

Heartware

PICTURES!!

and thanks so much for the lovely gift.....

完整無損

今天是我的生成大日！

又老了一岁。。。

真的，长得越大，越觉得时间过得更快。

二十年前的我，一年是一生中的11%时间。

如今，一年就只不过是这辈子的3%时间了。

太吝啬了吧。。。

现在，我正处在一个有点伤感的时刻。

这年龄，此刻人生的阶段，正是你开始发现身边的人，不是老的老，就是病的病。。。

总之，就是慢慢产生了越来越多疏远的压迫感。

这个，我不要。

我很想跟我的老板说: 够了。我要回家。现在。马上。此刻。

因为真的很害怕，随着年龄的增长，能让我补充失去的时光的机会，渐渐的会越来越浅薄。

但事实能这么简单吗？

我说过，立定要在这天前回到家中的温暖。

可是时间一拖再拖，我还是办不到。

这办不到的办到，我不想再重复了。

今后，要办到的应该是所谓的办不到才对，不是吗？

今年的生日，能够给我的最好祝福，就是为我加油吧！

加油！