A trip to Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin

Last sunday morning, we decided to visit chek jawa in Pulau Ubin, Singapore. We drove to Changi village (eastern most of Singapore) and took a ferry to Pulau Ubin which cost $2.50/pax for a single trip. Cordelia loved the ferry's ride. This is her favorite part of the entire trip. She loved the wave and the strong sea breeze. Within 15 minutes, we arrived at the jetty in Pulau Ubin. It took us about an hour to travel to Chek Jawa by foot. I'm proud of my two young ladies. They sang, joked, ran under the hot sun. Once in a while, stopped to pick up rubber seeds, tiny durians, and took picture of old zinc houses and many local fruit trees. On good days, you will see monkeys, wild boars, parrots and hornbills. It's a good place for family outing, away from the noisy urban life.

Papa

Taurus

We celebrate Cordelia's birthday on 11th May while Papa on 13th May. She loves group celebration,

especially together with her kindergarten schoolmates, and the usual goodies bags and cake parade. She has chosen a 2 kg chocolate cake with her favorite Winx club cartoon characters. We're pleased that Cordelia has a great time at her birthday party in School.

We've another round of cake cutting on 13th May. Mummy chose a durian cake for daddy and it's yummy. Everyone love it. Happy birthday to the Taurus.

Cheers Papa

A day without sun..

Today is a day without Sun for me. A day as dark as the night, without any stars. It's a rude awakening to find out that my application for the CMP manager post in IMFS was not successful. It'll be a promotion for me should I got it. They found a better candidate from IMFT, Lehi. And I was rejected! I feel really bad and terrible. I sobbed loudly within, with my hot tear back-flowing slowly down my throat. With many why why why questions running wildly in my head. I want to talk it out but I was stuck in a meeting. My wife come to my mind. Thru the phone messages, she consoled me. It helped. But I'm still hurt and bleeding.

Naively I've conditioned myself to believe that I stood a very good chance for this new post, given my past and current good performance. And with a close working relationship with KimSeong, the new IMFS Engineering Manager, will give me an added advantage. Plus the blessing and recommendation from my director to KokChoy, TECH's president. This give me a lot of hope and confidence. I started to visualize my new role, my team and the new challenges ahead. I'm really silly....suddenly, I was like a falling star. Lost and missing in the cold ocean.

I want to know the reason where did I do wrongly. Terribly wrong. But will it help? Will it make any difference? I guess not. I must move on. Indeed, it's a bad fall. But I'll stand up and start moving and then back to my ran again. This is just a hiccup in a small part of my life. I will survive. I will be stronger. At the very least, I have tried my best, as my wife told me. Other is beyond my control and influence. I agreed with her. I'm always a fighter. I have been thru so much and will continue to fight for my right and a better future for my family. I want to make my mother feel proud of my achievement. I guess a lot need to be done and plan.

Right now, I'm in the middle of a cross road junction again, whichever direction that I'll choose eventually, I know that it will lead me to where I want to go. I've faith in myself. Just like the faith my mother has in me when everyone in the world think that I'm a looser. I might have lost a promotion opportunity. But I cannot lose my faith. My self confidence. I know that when tomorrow come, the sun will be back... smiling warmly at me.

Good bye my sadness....OKY