work in progress

as the curtains of 2010 are almost finally drawing to a close, i cant help but feel a tinge of nostalgia.

in 2009, i had 3 resolutions for 2010.

1) to eat and live healthy

2) to dress fiercely

3) to appreciate the present

if you wanna read more about that blog entry, you can click HERE.

looking back (and being super lenient about it), i think i have probably accomplish 2 out of 3 of my resolutions.

apart from the occasional snacking when craving strikes, i do believe that i've started to adopt a healthier approach to eating. back then Mr Old Chang Kee was my soulmate but now i avoid it like the sweaty construction worker. now, i tend to choose soupy dishes and i eat my vegetables as well. also, i guess my twice weekly sessions on the treadmill does contribute to the part on living healthy.

secondly, the sad thing about the working world is that it restricts your creativity to dress fiercely. the conformity stifles individuality to the point that you just give up. oh wells.

and lastly, appreciating the present moment. a lot of people see me as this happy go lucky guy. i think happiness comes when you dont dwell on negativity and instead focus your energy on the positive side of everything. appreciating that every bad moment is a learning experience and that every good moment is a reason to be thankful, lightens you. just remember, you've got to remove the baggage and lighten the load to make the journey easier. and i believe i've done my best to do so.


i guess 2 out of 3 resolutions is not bad. none of us are perfect, we're all just work in progress.



xoxo,
alijoe

do something

work can get really tiresome at times. that's why it's great to have some after work activities to do. gives you something to look forward to. some people swears by retail therapy, other probably do yoga or go for drinks.

for me, i prefer to meet up with a bunch of my friends for dinner and chit chat over ice cream later. yes, its true my after work activity leads to a larger waistline but it definitely beats dragging yourself home just to catch some 9pm drama on tv.

so go ahead and make some plans, its mid week wednesday anyway. lets make the last few days of 2010 a great one!


xoxo
alijoe

scooter ride

everyone looks forward to xmas but i don't. yes, the fact that you receive tonnes of presents is definitely amazing but on the other hand, the reciprocation process is the difficult part. picking out presents for other people always gives me a headache.

gift giving aside, that't not exactly why i hate xmas. the real reason here is that xmas is a stark reminder that you've only got 6 more days left till the year ends.

december 31st is a day when i bring out my imaginary report card, assess the current year's accomplishment of resolutions (which is always depressing) and plot new resolutions for the following year.

this year felt like i was riding on a scooter in the middle of an F1 race. wasn't chinese new year a few weeks ago???


xoxo,
alijoe

the joy of giving

apparently, santa got my next door neighbor a karaoke set. i mean it would be great if i lived next to Whitney Houston or Celine Dion, but when tone deaf people decide to do their own renditions of these divas' songs, the least they could do is to provide us with ear plugs. it is the season of giving after all.

oh, and if i hear 'My Heart Will Go On' one more time, i doubt my own heart will go on anymore.

save me. please.


xoxo,
alijoe

bowties are sexy.

i'm not a really facebook person. i dont upload much photos and i dont really post alot of status updates. but one thing i do like to do is to browse photos uploaded by my friends. i especially love those photos taken of trips abroad. but then one of my favourite things to do when i'm browsing through all these photos is to untag all the unglam photos of me. hahahaha!!

i know you do it too, so dont judge me! :P

anyway, i found this photo of me taken during the Bata Flasgship Fashion Show in someone's random album.



everybody said i looked like a waiter with my bowtie on. but i think it nice whattttttt!!


xoxo,
alijoe

happy holidays

maybe

maybe i miss it too damn much to leave it all behind.