Invincible!

My colleague passed me this movie "Invincible", an inspirational movie about how one overcame the toughest odd to succeed. Somehow this movie did not make it to Singapore probably due to Singaporean's unfamiliarity with the sport even with Mark Wahlberg as the lead actor.

The sport concerned is American football and the story begins with a bartender, Vincent Papale who had always dreamed of playing for his beloved Philadephia Eagles. In America, in order to play professional sports, you have to go through the ranks i.e. to go through college, play for your college and get selected by the professional teams. However Papale never did that.

The Eagles were a faltering team in the 70s and it was only when new coach Dick Vermeer came in and he decided to hold a trial for anyone to try out for his team. Papale impressed and was selected for the team. As a member of the special team, he was famous for intercepting a punt and scoring a touchdown playing against the Giants.

The movie highlighted that nothing is impossible in this world! For those who are interested in the movie, do get it from me. :-)

I still have another American football movie to watch and it's also another inspirational one starring Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox called We are Marshall!

Busy, Busy

It's been a busy April thus far. Work has been increasingly like crazy and now my portfolio is left only me and another colleague. It gets me thinking whether it is sustainable working in this line for long. I know friends working in various sectors and most of them are having problems coping with work stress as well.

Somehow, the pace in Singapore is always to cheong and get as far ahead as possible in terms of career and make as much money as possible. For me, coming from my background, money is definitely important but I guess I have a new priority in life. To be able to balance one's career and personal life is never easy and definitely one has to take sacrifices to reach a balance point.

Not sure why I am grunting about this when in fact the civil service is raising our pay. Let's just say I am quite satisfied with my current state and I have no complains. The key question will come when my bond ends in 3 years time and that's when I need to make the crunch decision.

Alright enough grumbling for now! Any comments are welcome.

Bangkok!

Had a wonderful weekend at Bangkok last week. The 2 photos should be enough to describe my trip. :-)We spent the 2 days at Banyan Tree and am I impressed. Actually after their hotel experience, I can't wait to spend it in their resort either in Phuket or Bintan.

Did quite a bit of shopping as well, including going to Pinky Tailor to make some shirts. Am fully stock now with 5 new shirts and 2 pants! :-)

Ah....now awaiting my next holiday....

PS: More photos available upon request. :-)