朽木百哉のブォグ

It may be an eve, but not much activities as city streets are flooded with people heading for the countdown events.

For me, I had chosen the opposite; staying indoors and finishing up some backlogged work, which is definitely outside Mainstream.  Short breaks in between the long hours, the challenge goes on.

This is the first time I'm doing this for a "year end closing event" which no doubt to many may be mundane, but I think it's something good to keep me going.  Afterall, it's my nature to be working harder and on longer hours as my biological engine knows I do not require so much rest.  Guess that's why I'm "engineered" to function this way?

Lots of reflections to wrap up end of this year.  Looking back on the pages written for this year in my life, they had certainly been fruitful and I have accomplished something I wanted.

Right now, the continuation of work runs.

I had walked through a place which looks like a holiday resort of some exotic places.  From the sidewalk around the resort, I could see a breathtaking skyline of the sea, with a mixture of various layers that resembled the sight of the shores of Maldives.

Across the left, I saw a water "wall", that is made of of a large curtain of sea water being propelled vertically into to the air, just like those fountain displays infront of shopping malls, hotels, or certain buildings.  From the place I was walking, I could already see it being such a magnificent sight; what size would it really be if I'm standing right at it's bottom?

Walking along the sidewalk, I had realised I wasn't properly attired and decided to make my move back to my room.

The scene cut and showed me walking in and out of some dark place, which was like a "dungeon town" of the medival times, where castles, men in lacy cuffs with long hair walked.  I had walked past a few whom were from the vampire clan, with their pale looking faces and the aura they carried.  Following them, I went through the door and right into their "town".  That's where I saw Jianxiang (he had been keeping long hair all these while) who opened his room door which I went past, and shortly afterwhich, I made my way off from the vampire town.  I had spotted myself with the long hair of those vampires.  Cool look, something I had always wanted.

Next scene, back to the dungeon town where I had a melee battle using my "pet" (just like those MMORPGs) and defeated my friend, Alvin Tay's pet.  It was a situation where his pet didn't have a chance to retaliate against my attacks and eventually, defeated.  I was walking off to leave that town and his partner came in, analysed the situation and also could not find any foul play.   A big butterfly with black wings and blue motifs flew in, and Alvin's companion took it and detached its body from the wings; and strangely, the body has 2 plugs which was to fit the wings in...so this butterfly does look like a living version of those toys where you could change certain parts of the figurine that are also connected via plugs.

After my exit, it was time to wake up.  7am.

A very short and unusual number that called me at this early hour.

A foreign number had called at this hour.  A scam?

I'm going through another round of my revision again.  Battletime: 0900hrs on 14122011.

Time is quite against me as I have less time to do the same or more amount of work at Mainstream.  With a bigger responsibility while the management is away for 2 weeks, this will be a time where I will need to pit the best I can to make that mark.

The previous week had ended on a pretty consoling note in the midst of all the hustle and pressure.  What's left now is to clear that one, single, paper-load full of information and knowledge that I have to face.  Last week had already been brimmed so much so that I didn't have proper time to settle down to run through the notes to refresh myself.

Time to rest and recover for the evening; a rainy evening hence the run had to be converted to a muscle-pumping session.  After a month or so of hiatus, the momentum, strength are all still running good.

Got a call from this number once but didn't hear from them thereafter.  From this source, it seemed like another telemarketing attempt:

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/63099050

Dinner made by dearie; a wonderfully tasting plate of noodles, completed with mushrooms and cabbages.

Nothing beats home-cooked food especially when it comes from the angel of my heart; it makes the evening more cosy and warm in the heart as we all dine under shelter in her parent's cosy abode.

I had not got sufficient space in my backpack hence the revision could not be "revved up".  Most of the time had been spent on my Macbook, continuing the research for the next trip.  

A short trip over Christmas definitely sounds good.

This was one of the latest time I had to stay after settling in.

I had been given positive news of getting my cut after an affirmation that I had been considered as their "1st class citizen".  After 3 years in the same line, 6 years in all since I left the armed forces, my foot had finally been firmly placed in a place where I can be providing my contribution.  The initial 2 months had been a little of a concern as I had many things going on; ICT, and above that, settling in really well and getting in to be doing it.

It was certainly a good note and thank God that I was here at this time.  My dinner had to be settled alone as dearie had a company dinner to attend.  Hence, the best reward for myself was to settle down for a foot-long sandwich at Subway.

Finally, one of those nights where I could sleep a little more peaceful.

It was an unusual encounter as I had been startled to my awakening from a scene in Mainstream where the Mdm had been talking about work.

What a fright.  I had since stayed up during the early hours in the morning.  Since I'm already planning something, this will be a good for me to do some homework online for my next backpacking journey.

This number just called again.  I hope this is a service call with response to my feedback.  Let's see if they call again.

They have called me once again.  What are they up to this time?