幸福及喜之2014

Another round of congratulation to the following events:

Newlywed Couples: 
Mr. AYTC and Ms. KCYH on 17th February 2014 
Mr. TTH and Ms. CKSK on 9th March 2014
Mr. PS and Ms. CN on 10th June 2014
Mr. ATYH and Ms. MCH on 31st August 2014
Mr. CWL and Ms. LWF on 22nd November 2014
Mr. BT and Ms. LLS on 29th November 2014
Mr. HWSH and Ms. WMY on 21st December 2014 

New Born: 
Jayden on 27th October 2013 
Isaac on 16th January 2014
Jonathan on 21st January 2014
Xin Yao on 10th October 2014

人生路只会越走越寂寞

朋友很多，然而知己却很少。当你经历多了，看得更透彻时，你会慢慢发觉人与人之间的距离和代沟都变得越来越深。当你迈步跨前的同时，却也拉远了与很多人的距离。踏入社会，你往往会发觉志不同，道不合的真谛。所谓的朋友，也都会越来越现实及惯于相互利用及谋取利益。原本简单的，变复杂了。 原本熟悉的，变陌生了。

人活着，是经验的累积，也是压力的累积。距离，让你退下一步，去看见自己身边那边缘隐藏着的破裂点。放弃一幅不再完美的画，也是人生必经之路。人生，有什么是永恒的呢？我想唯有永恒才是永恒的吧。

忘记开的花，唯有等待下一个季节去弥补错失的机缘。然而那一片土地，也许已为另一个次元耕耘着血染的玫瑰。

Stressful Week 33 - 2014

Due to the increased training requests from the different offices around UK, I had therefore a tiring full week outing traveling around England [Chertsey - Birmingham (180km) - Warrington (150km) - Keighley (95km) - Chertsey (355km)]. 

10th August 2014 (Sunday) 

After having a tough time looking for rooms in the past weeks, I finally found this new dwellling place and with the kind help from the new house owner I managed to move 3 of my suitcases and 2 bag packs full of my stuffs to this newly rented room. It was a rainy summer and fortunately the downpours only started after I have finished moving and here goes another different life and environment for me to fit myself into. 

11th August 2014 (Monday)

Chertsey - Birmingham

Waking up at 5.20am preparing for the trip to Birmingham, I only get to read the text message sent by my colleague informing a 30 minutes delay after arriving at the front door of the office at 6.40am and realizing that the main entrance wasn’t open before 7.00am. Once again I was back in Ramada Encore for another full day’s monthly team meeting. This week was completely stressful that I even forgotten to book my hotel room for this first night, but fortunately there was still a room available at £72.00. 

I wasn’t quite satisfy with the service this time as it took me long for the check-in at the front desk and when I notice that the room was without the internet cable, I approaches the front desk in person but they did not send the cable to my room as promised. Nonetheless, the dinner was great having the Grill Seabream as I dare not order the Thai Rice with Curry anymore subsequent to my experience 3 months ago whereby the curry doesn't taste spicy at all. 

12th August 2014 (Tuesday) 

Birmingham New Street - Manchester Piccadilly - Glazebrook 

After completing a 3.5 hours training session in the Birmingham office, I arrived at the Birmingham New Street Rail Station around 2.00pm with the kind offer for a free-ride by the key account manager. Grabbing a fast lunch (Lamb & Mint Puff) in one of the fast food outlet, I continued my 2 hours journey to Warrington. 

This town which I am going to stay was so small and rural that it was even unknown to the ticketing counter. The train wasn’t even announcing the location at each station as they normally should thus I needed to ask around and rely on my GPS to determine which station and when I should alight. I even waited blindly for more than 30 minutes at the Manchester Piccadilly station due to the inaccurate platform information on the website. 

The Rhinewood Country House Hotel was warm and comfortable where you can really feel the simple and serene lifestyle of countryside. The dinner was superb and I get to taste the England famous Gammon Steak served with variety of delicious steam vegetables (I like the grill mushroom most!). My night continues with the checking and replying of emails until 10.00pm before I am able to take a shower as my inbox was being attacked ferociously by the incomings of queries, notifications and tasks. 

 

13th August 2014 (Wednesday) 

Glazebrook - Birchwood - Manchester Oxford Road - Leeds - Keighley 

Another 4 hours training and discussion session held in the Warrington office during the day, I finally get to enjoy my lunch having the Tortilla Wraps sitting alone on a bench outside the supermarket enjoying the cool breeze, and I departed from the office around 3.30pm to start my 2.5 hours journey to Keighley. 

The Travelodge Hotel was 10 minutes walking distance away from the rail station and after checking-in, I am even too tired to get myself a proper dinner before I took a shower and rush on my date with my dearest bed. Finally, this is the only night that I could fully relax in the same hotel for the next day and need not move around hastily. 

14th August 2014 (Thursday) 

From the Google map view, the office was just a few steps away from the hotel. However there was no proper entrance at the back of the road thus I have to take the extra 1.5km walk just to arrive at the front door. Squeezing 3 short training sessions into one day free-up my Friday for clearing some on hand tasks and to travel back to Chertsey slightly earlier than the original schedule. 

 

15th August 2014 (Friday) 

Keighley - Leeds - London Kings Cross - London St Pancras International - Vauxhall - Chertsey 

A 5 hours train ride costing at £107.00 is a long journey for me to get back to Chertsey. With a bag full of the week’s necessities, a laptop case and a handbag, I was almost drained from every drop of my energy both mentally and physically. 

16th August 2014 (Saturday) 

Chertsey - Weybridge - Woking 

Since I have now moved to a rather permanent place, I have thus decided to go to the nearby town to get myself some of the basic stuffs for a better comfort of living. As it was raining quite often recently, I would now need to get myself a pair of waterproof boots to suit the ever changing weather. I have actually survived my first few months only with a pair of sport shoe even though it looks somehow weird together with a full set of formal dressing in the office...lol. 

 

Few of the items already cost me around £200+ and with some additional RM400+ expenses plus the 1 month rental deposit in addition to the advance expenses for the whole week's trip at £500+, I would definitely need to go for a modest and not luxury lifestyle for now.

寻之.空 4

这个世界也许很大，我却在冥冥中遇见了你。这个圈子也许很小，然而我们却在不知不觉中走失了。无论是友情或是爱情，都有可能沦落为人生的一部插曲。 

如果有缘，错过了还会重来。 

如果无缘，相遇了也会离开。 

一辈子也许只在一念之间， 然而这一念之间却参杂了太多的复杂情绪和因素。 有些路，是注定要背负着伤痕继续走。

曾经的我不小心把最好的自己给用完了，而现在的我就只剩一幅躯壳在不停的运作。 

续.茫

精神与心灵的疲惫 + 生活与工作的烦脑 + 情绪与自我的战役 + 感性与理性的分歧 + 计划与目标的挑战 + 耐心与时间的考验 + 面对与逃避的抉择 + 得到与失去的天坪 + 认知与辩驳的懊恼 ＝ **亡**

Hampton Court Palace

South West Trains: Chertsey – Weybridge – Surbiton – Hampton Court (£8.10) 

The Hampton Court Palace is one of the 5 Historic Royal Palaces in the UK and many activities and events were planned and held in these ancient buildings throughout the year. Since I love castles and having the passion to visit most of the museums, I have hence decided to purchase the annual membership at £46 (approximate RM250) with unlimited entrance to these 5 places. 

The event for this weekend at the Hampton Court Palace was the Glorious Georges Family Festival, with the chance to transform myself into a Georgian visitor trying on the costumes and wigs. The arrival of “George I” walking around the palace in glorious dressing and talking to people regarding the history was indeed interesting. After strolling around for quite some time, I rewarded my weekend with a cup of strawberry-mint ice-cream. With the price of £3.80 (approximately RM21.00 – more expensive than the Häagen-Dazs /.\) for the double scope ice-cream, nonetheless money is not my main concern this day as I just want myself to enjoy a total relax and worriless day-out. Sitting alone at one corner in the spacious garden under the shade, I started to feel and enjoy the gentle breeze and the serenity thinking that this might be a good place for me to spend my future weekends having a book in hand. 

 

This trip includes the visit to The Chapel Royal, Henry VIII’s Kitchen, Chocolate Kitchen, Young Henry VIII’s Exhibition, The Maze, Privy Garden, Tiltyard Walls, Great Vine, William III’s Apartment, Hampton Court Gardens and etc. It took me around 3.5 hours almost getting lost in this building.