In my ever restless mind, its always thoughts after thoughts after thoughts… but most of the time… words hardly flow to any form of write ups. Odd eh? Well, I’m gonna do something about it, even if it means having less sleep.

Schedule and plans for December is still pretty haphazard, something which I don’t exactly like, but I guess I don’t have much of a choice. Oh this explains why I haven’t been able to feel the Christmas mood, nor the urge to get my Christmas shopping and gifting done. Hopefully, I’ve something to look forward to in the coming weeks… The run up week to Christmas, is filling up nicely… and hopefully no chaotic change in plans… and looking forward to my first shore trip on Christmas Eve.

Feeling mellow instead of the usual upbeat mood I will have towards Christmas, maybe there’s simply too much excess baggage… Would love it very much to spend a couple of nights away to think things through… for 2011… Not so much for making resolutions but rather to plan for the coming year… D= Not getting any younger, and thus it would be more prudent to have some plans in hand.

Nicole

Du bist das Beste, was mir passiert ist in diesem Jahr. Und dafür danke

Current life is a mess, and it gets messier as 2010 is about to approach an end. Heh, mess is just a vague statement to describe my current state of life. I don’t know where to start elaborating from, and neither do I know how… at this point in time.

Now… year 2010 has gone by so quickly, I don’t even have the time to sit down, catch a breather, attempt to unwind and untangle life’s sticky situations. All I know is that everyday is a routine to try to catch the usual bus-train-bus pattern to work, and a never-ending plate of work to clear. That’s what happens to all working adults on weekdays, coupled with de-stressing therapies in the evening after work, thrown in with a drink or two to end a bad day on a soothing note.

Sometimes the sheer exhaustion one faces ain’t physical, to say the least. I lost count of the number of days I woke up simply feeling crap, which a hot shower will promptly fix the problem, and not to mention that KOPI (Coffee) has been a faithful beverage to perk me up.

Right now on my Christmas wishlist, apart from wanting a DSLR and a FlickrPro account, I want a holiday as well, somewhere to just have some quiet time, sight seeing, and have time to think things through of what I want in chapter 2011. But looking at the wallet and time line, it would be a miracle.

Nicole

I love this duet rendition of Nelly’s – Just a Dream.

The lyrics were changed to suit a duet, and I think it’s really really awesome change. Not that I dislike Nelly’s version, just that having 2 different versions brings out different feelings out of the song

And my thursday just went downhill. Bleah.

Nicole

I rarely post work stuff here, but I guess I am quite anxious to complete this project and I am short of Research Candidates.

You could have seen me posting on Facebook, Twitter and even some of the local forums, but the responses have been a little disappointing at times.

At the current standing, I have 25 ENGLISH LANGUAGE and 75 MALAY LANGUAGE scripts to record… which means… 100 SCRIPTS in total.

Visit this link for more information about the project and register online. Only Male candidates (so sorry to all the ladies!)

Its a relatively simple and painless recording, as all I would need is of you to show up, and let me record your VOICE sample by reading aloud of a scrip of sentences. Did I mention that the monetary token of appreciation is of SGD $30 per language? Duration for the recording would be 1 hour and 1.5 hour for the English and Malay language script respectively.

I know the location is relatively harder to reach… at TradeHub 21. Thus I am very appreciative of people whom have taken the time and effort to come down for this!

Help me out on this by spreading word about this project to your friends, or participate in this (if you’re between 17-40)!

Nicole

Sometimes I simply don’t know what to do,
Nor simply don’t know what to say.

Sometimes I stand at crossroads,
Wondering which path should I take.

Sometimes I look at the marvels of nature,
And wonder what wrong has man done.

Sometimes I wish I could reach out to you,
Only to be hurt by the harsh words that you speak.

Sometimes I want to do something to make a difference,
But is it too late to do it?

Nicole

Its Friday. And of course, the weekends are here. Fleeting moments – 48 hours to do whatever one wants to do. Waste it, seize it, its yours.

Lately, the urge to photograph bugs, and flowers have gotten so strong that I can barely ignore the desire to head outdoors, get hot, sweaty and dirty amongst the patches of green, mud and all. I know, I ain’t the type who seems adventurous, but hey, its worth a try.

On the other hand, life has been fairly nice to me, with its fair share of ups and downs. I can’t complain at all, because there are people whom are having it worse than me, yet they can live life happy. Awesome much?

There is a very strong nagging feeling to embrace a calling. I ain’t sure.

Nicole

- Missing the Ben and Jerry at Dempsey.

Suffice to say, photography is fast becoming more than just a hobby. In fact, I never took photography seriously then. Started out as a casual photographer with a simple point and shoot, I have gone on and not look back ever since trying out new cameras (especially DSLRs). Being inspired by other fellow photographers to push and spur myself on.

Lately, I’ve been moving towards Macro photography, and particularly intrigued by the little creepy crawlies and bugs. Not to mention that it really tests my patience, and having no absolute clue of how they behave (now I do, after a quick Google) and being respectful of the environment I am in. After all, I am invading the bug’s space and environment. Its beautifully rewarding to look at the photograph afterwards.

To aid my learning journey towards immersing myself in nature, I’ve bought a set of outdoor gear and shoes, so as to make myself comfortable amidst the mud, dirt, and what not in the forests or some nature reserve. (I hope to make it back alive in one piece to tell you my adventures). The nature and photo bug bites.

The learning journey never stops, and to me, each photograph is a unique captured moment of time.

Nicole

And so the new work week starts. Once again, its back to the daily grind yada yada yada… that’s the usual way I look forward to each week, though albeit more challenging these days…. because the weekends never fail to leave me yearning for more!

Just as I thought I could pull the day through its usual paces, murphy never fail to spring a surprise on me. Ah well. But still is thankful to have gotten through the day. The saving grace of it all was that for once, I didn’t get extremely mad.

Nicole