tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:28:06 +0000http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)Blogger244125http://feeds.feedburner.com/JourneyWithWaterLearner?format=skinJourneyWithWaterLearnerhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-2620000811847294413Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:02:00 +00002009-12-01T15:15:17.103+08:00Idle ThoughtsMiWeekendsA Better MeIt was a quiet Sunday afternoon of a long weekend and I was ironing my working clothes while listening to some soothing music.*As I hummed to the soothing tunes, the peace was interrupted by what apparently was some trucks below my block picking up some metal rubbish from a construction site nearby that is currently building a church.*The first guest that entered my mind was called Irritation. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/cZpwnhXCSGk/tweek-your-perspective.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)1http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/12/tweek-your-perspective.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-7663000323726416047Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:32:00 +00002009-11-12T22:44:53.332+08:00Idle ThoughtsThe weather is weird these days. It's either humidly hot or heavy showers. And it usually rains around the lunch hour ** grumbles **.*It's been sometime since I last blogged. To be fair, work is not that demanding these days. Year end is often the quieter time of the year for the industry that I am in.*The fact is that I sometimes do not know what to write. My company has sent a detailed documenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/-Yt6PTYfcbk/rainy-sunny-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)2http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/11/rainy-sunny-days.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-5865933182127722977Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:37:00 +00002009-10-23T13:55:03.837+08:00A Better MeSpiritualityWaterLearnerRunning The Child's Pose (shown in picture) is one of the most common pose in any school of yoga. It's actually a resting pose for the body to take a break and for the person practising to catch the breath. It's called the Child's Pose as it's believed to be the most relaxing positing similar to how a baby is position in the womb of the mother.*Incorporating the Child's Pose into any routine is as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/8yPF9nTI-3c/finding-your-childs-pose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)4http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/finding-your-childs-pose.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-1584836834411348462Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:44:00 +00002009-10-20T10:56:20.871+08:00SDUWaterLearnerSDNSDSI used to work in this (government) unit that actually organised and planned activities for singles in Singapore. The SDU (unit for graduate singles) and SDS (unit for non-graduate singles) recently merged as SDN that not longer differentiate the education level of participants.*That was really my first job and quite a fun one indeed. We worked 5.5 days a week as organisers and started work at 10http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/MSlKRogCDQg/matchmakers-gathering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)4http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/matchmakers-gathering.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-723706810593064991Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:50:00 +00002009-10-19T11:37:21.775+08:00MiWeekendsA Better MeLee Wei LingWaterLearnerI was inspired by the article by Lee Wei Ling in the local newspaper, Sunday Times. In her article, "No bed of roses for me, thank you", she narrated how easily one can take simple luxuries for granted. And how luxuries, when enjoyed for a period of time, can very often and uncousciously, become just bare necessity.Both the hospital and the various hotels I stayed in had comfortable beds. My http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/1_WbzkjQNg4/thoughts-from-no-bed-of-roses-for-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)4http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/thoughts-from-no-bed-of-roses-for-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-2277888576749243827Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:04:00 +00002009-10-16T15:17:01.650+08:00SickWaterLearnerHey peeps, I took my last tab of anti-biotics yesterday night before I slept and actually felt like hell as I struggled to slept (thinking that it's going to get worse).*I had an appointment this morning with my doctor to collect a sample of my blood and urine to do a more complete test for dengue and malaria (Kota Kinabalu is prone to these, you see). *The strange thing is, although the last http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/nBGUg04lrVs/betta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)3http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/betta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-6023833664689521598Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:45:00 +00002009-10-15T11:02:50.957+08:00Idle ThoughtsSickWaterLearnerNo. It's not about some spicy food, Hot Yoga or some hot date. *It's Fever.*It's been following me for more than a week since I came back from Kota Kinabalu.*Initially, the doctor suspected Food Poisoning. Well, I am a vegetarian. Not that easy to get poisoned, right? We thought really hard and our conclusion was that I must have been "poisoned" by the very cheap but very good Avocado Drink at a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/vfzCi1e0VWM/hot-experience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)7http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/hot-experience.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-8376734203987901064Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:48:00 +00002009-10-14T20:59:47.931+08:00A Better MeReflectionsLittle Stories Small EnlightenmentsMistaken thought to be written by comedian George Carlin, this message was worded by Jeff Dickson in 1998.The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/TeCe7DU6wZM/paradox-of-our-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)1http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/paradox-of-our-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-2116167419862062968Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:46:00 +00002009-10-09T10:00:42.541+08:00Idle ThoughtsA Better MeAnd I thought my work was killing me??!!*So very often, when colleagues gather, the very common topic of conversation gets around complaining about work, too much work, unreasonable work or boss, .. etc. All of which do not add an ounce of happiness or light to us at the end of the conversation.*Call it a mini enlightenment or results of my current reading, "Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/YSnHjjAO-1I/looking-for-silver-lining.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)6http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/looking-for-silver-lining.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-7773472989818263204Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:54:00 +00002009-10-08T21:23:51.364+08:00My TravelsWE ARE BACK!! It was a short trip for us to Kota Kinabalu with two good friends of ours. At the beginning of the year, we had been planning on a two-week trip to Tasmania with them and another couple of friends from US. Due to some clashes in the dates with work and work VISA application of one of them, that trip had to be shelved. So this 3D2N trip to Shangri-La's Tanjong Aru Resort in Kota http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/YM19ASnx7Kc/malaysia-kota-kinabalu-oct-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)3http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/malaysia-kota-kinabalu-oct-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-3232980600574470470Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:47:00 +00002009-10-02T13:49:44.744+08:00My TravelsMiWeekends Have a Great Weekend!I am determined to make mine a funfilled one!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/sije28CC9Iw/checklist-for-mount-kinabalu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)4http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/checklist-for-mount-kinabalu.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-6561271763079382243Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:57:00 +00002009-10-01T10:52:40.099+08:00Idle ThoughtsReflectionsEarthquakesIt is not common but tremors of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake from Indonesia could be felt in Singapore yesterday evening. As I browsed through the news and pictures this morning, results of these disaster and the tsunami in Somoa earlier yesterday morning were reported widely.*When I heard of Singapore experiencing tremors of the quake islandwide yesterday, I was in Orchard city area with my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/Cqv4BOOyuDY/impermanence-of-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)1http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/10/impermanence-of-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-2685637182098627881Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:22:00 +00002009-09-30T11:57:46.340+08:00My TravelsIt's the coming to the last quarter of the year and everyone is talking about holiday plans. For a person who swears by detailed To-Do Lists at the beginning of each working day, I am a Procrastinator Supreme as far as holiday plans are concerned these days.* We have been talking about Japan, New Zealand or Australia as possible holiday destinations for this year. But until now, the one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/W_Gt_wI9odc/travelling-bug.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)2http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/09/travelling-bug.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-6728280536859237203Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:24:00 +00002009-09-24T15:59:29.982+08:00VegetarianWaterLearnerCelebrationMiTribeWe had a birthday celebration for my maternal granny two weeks ago at The Whole Earth Restaurant at Tanjong Pagar. We are all busy with our own lives and family gatherings of such are indeed rare. My uncle, who paid for the bill, chose this rather expensive restaurant as it's a new and convenient venue for those of us who had to go in public transport. We ordered too much and was struggling to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/7QPZ8Ew8AJY/grannys-birthday-celebration-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)1http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/09/grannys-birthday-celebration-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-7874522165714954734Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:28:00 +00002009-09-20T15:44:21.592+08:00MiWeekendsReflectionsIt's a long weekend and we intentionally kept it empty without plans. No special reason for doing so but just see what comes along. We did not do much yesterday. I even missed my routine fitness lessons but decided not to feel guilty about it. Once in a while, I consoled myself, it's fine to listen to your body and not your mind. My body wanted to take it easy, and the mind respectfully obeyed.*Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/23qJBNT_tF8/long-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)8http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/09/long-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-4230129148490730275Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:54:00 +00002009-09-17T09:41:32.041+08:00Idle ThoughtsA Better MeThe world might be talking about financial downturn and everyone ranting that there's not much business these days, but I don't seem to be having less work to do at all! *Any typical day starts with me arriving at the office at about 830am. I could barely finish reading the emails that would have come into my mailbox from countries of a different timezone last night while I was snoozing, when my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/9pYwr_M5Cno/no-title.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)4http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-title.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-6835577307418114254Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:01:00 +00002009-09-09T09:19:29.727+08:00Idle ThoughtsIt's the day of Triple Nine and I just read the papers this morning that it's supposedly a good day to tie the knot. I think this is especially so for the Chinese, because the number nine sounds the same as the word Longevity in chinese.*On the radio while I was on my way to work this morning, however, the DJs were citing some stories circulating in the virtual world. Far from being an auspicioushttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/20z6v8URRtY/090909.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)7http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/09/090909.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-5009528447012410657Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:53:00 +00002009-09-08T13:39:06.409+08:00Idle ThoughtsA Better Me Any yogi would know that the Downward Facing Dog (see picture attached) is the most basic and among the first poses that anyone practising must learn.*My yoga instructor claims that she can see how seasoned any yoga student is by observing the person in this pose. Isn't it funny that it's based on this most elementary pose that the depth of one's practice can be observed rather than the ability http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/AksLAdxnmcg/back-to-basics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)1http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-to-basics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-6472761992733401782Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:04:00 +00002009-09-03T15:17:43.181+08:00A Better MeMiTribe"Empty vessals make the loudest noise", my grandpa used to teach me when I was small. *I was close to my paternal grandpa since I was small. I always had dinner with him and really enjoyed chatting with him. After dinner, he would smoke his long, big smoking pipe while he watched TV with me. In between such dinners, outings and TV watching sessions, he would impart valuable lessons in life to me.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/tl-sNhZMVwg/softly-but-firmly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)4http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/09/softly-but-firmly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-3657362513751739945Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:17:00 +00002009-09-02T11:35:48.344+08:00A Better MeMiTribeI made a call to my mom for no reason this morning. Just to see how she getting on since I have not called her the last couple of days. I was curious to find that she was not at home and contacted her on her cell phone.*Upon managing to contact her, I found that she was on the MRT (transit train system in Singapore) with a group of her friends. As she narrated her programme for the day to me, I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/C6JbJrRx7fM/active-ageing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)4http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/09/active-ageing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-3845092247332902121Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:02:00 +00002009-08-30T15:11:58.723+08:00A Better MeReflectionsThat even though the outside world might have all things thrown onto us at one time;Seemingly giving us a chance to feel overwhelmed, stressed out and drain ...We do have a choice on how we react.On the outside, our bodies appear busy, jumping from one task to another;On the inside, our minds can remain still.On the outside, different opinions and demands that people set on us,Seemingly out to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/hdEVK39KziQ/sometimes-we-forget.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)3http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/08/sometimes-we-forget.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-719913810134310784Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:51:00 +00002009-08-27T13:52:32.983+08:00My TravelsdreamsDoodlesReally can't wait for October to come!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/NOZb9L4MtYE/after-reading-natas-holidays-section.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)5http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/08/after-reading-natas-holidays-section.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-6750755148182392599Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:14:00 +00002009-08-27T09:16:33.098+08:00Idle ThoughtsDoodles If I stick this on my door today?I so very need to work quietly ... undisturbed!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/D83fT30wvzY/would-i-get-fired.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)1http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/08/would-i-get-fired.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-5888207138862430881Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-08-21T11:31:15.500+08:00CharityI received a leaflet today, that came with my credit card bills, seeking donation for a local hospital, Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital.It claims that it is a Hospital for the People, By the People. I took out my cheque book and was ready to make donation when I decided to check out the web on the hospital. In the past, I would not have done so. I always readily agreed to raise funds for the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/Xcr1mG5UZVw/charity-with-awareness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)2http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/08/charity-with-awareness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694571208037626033.post-6714083918741633586Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:09:00 +00002009-08-20T09:50:02.310+08:00FitnessYogaStressI have been a member of Fitness First for about a month. I signed up for a two years unlimited package and have been attending the variety of classes about four times a week. The quality and variety of classes and facilities in Fitness First far surpassed Amore Fitness, which I was a member for three years.*The routines of their classes are conducted according to the Les Mills Fitness Programs. Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyWithWaterLearner/~3/EaXI9Y0EPVk/vinyasa-flow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WaterLearner)0http://waterlearner.blogspot.com/2009/08/vinyasa-flow.html