Esplanade

Met some friends for Dinner at Esplanade's Glutton Bay (or at least i think that's what it's called)..
Always enjoy a meet up over dinner with friends..
All the catching up and juz making sure we stay in touch..
And nothing beats stuffing ourselves with local food..
Cheap and Good with great company..
There aren't many things that can beat this..

Was having dinner and then suddenly thought about going M'sia to do some trekking/mountain climbing..
Coz a buddy of mine does it quite often..
So tasked him with organising one for us.. (If you are reading this, I'm serious about it! haha..)
Anymore interested parties?..

Hmm.. Think I just thought of what I'll be posting for my next entry..
I'll probably have a list of what I want to do/experience..

Why the title Esplanade for this blog entry?
Guess Esplanade always have and always will bring back lots of memories for me..
The place where it all began.. And the place where it all ended..

Relaxation Methods - Cheap or Even Free!..

Feeling really bored. So thought of posting another entry.
Since I've been pretty busy and stressed with work,
decided to have an entry on some ways I relax..

1) Exercise - Swim, Jog, Soccer.. Anything.. It's a great way to keep fit and lose weight.
It's relaxing because: Just have to concentrate on the exercise on hand.
Make sure the ball doesn't hit your face, not drowning while swimming half-way.. More importantly for someone like me who hardly exercises now..
To make sure that I'm STILL breathing while exercising..

2) Get a Haircut
It's relaxing because: For that half hour or so you are sitting there while they are messing around with your hair..
Your concentration will be so intense on making sure that the hairdresser doesn't create any hairstyle that will leave you hiding at home for days, you will not have any brain cells available to think about anything else that is giving you stress..

3) Beach-out
It's relaxing because: Enjoy the sun, sand and the sea.. No internet, no TV.. Just people watch, get a tan.. and enjoy the beach games..

4) Teh tarik with newspapers
It's relaxing because: I really don't know. Maybe it's just for me. I actually find it quite thereaupeautic even. After breakfast, just take some time to read the newspapers and enjoy my tea. It's like after all the hassle and the stress of the week.. I'm moving at a pace fit for humans once again..

5) Great friends for company
It's relaxing because: You know that no matter what happens, you know you have great friends to fall back on. You know that no matter how different our careers, lives and futures may be, we are still the same great friends from our days in school uniforms where our differences didn't matter much.
And when we meet, you laugh over and over again about the same stupid things that happened when we were younger without ever getting tired of the same old jokes..

That's all for now..
Let me know if there are other ways to relax that I can try..

-- Ginseng Tonic Maker -- Too much stress is bad for health..

Happy Entry..

Realised that the adsense thingy that I placed in my blog that places "content-relevant" adverts on my blog to generate revenue has a "Partner Cheating?" ad..

Something must be very wrong with my blog haha..
So decided to post a happy entry today.. and hopefully the ad placed will be happier ones haha..
(Talking about adsense, do click on the ads whenever you drop by to check out my blog ya.. apparently it's a per-click thingy and they will send cheque.. wonder how true..)

Ok.. the Happy Entry.. to brighten up your day..
go to www.youtube.com
do a search on "xman"..
it's not the wolverine/storm xman.. but a korean variety show..
it's hilarious.. got me laughing til nearly kena cramps haha..

There are different segments like dance, couple selection etc..
My personal favourite is the Dangyunhaji which I think the translation is "of course"..
it's some cross talk thingy where 2 pple try to ridicule and make fun of the other..
it's really ROLF stuff...
Some of the telematches are real funny and interesting too..
Didn't really watch the others.. maybe can let me know if they are worth watching..

But make sure you read the write-up and they indicate that there're english subtitles because some don't come with the english sub..

Watch it.. it's worth it.. you'll be hooked..

-- Ginseng Tonic Maker -- Ginseng Booster of the day..

Those in need of Ginseng Tonic

Feeling real tired coz i've been working pretty hard..
Time seems to always be lacking..
And I really should/want to be sleeping now..

However, because lately things doesn't seem to be going too well for some of the people I know, either through conversations we had or me peeping into their blogs..
Thought I'd just post an entry to show that I care.. (If anybody bother to check out my blog)

For my friend who's loved one passed away recently: There's always the sense of loss; and missing someone who's gone feels unbearable sometimes but we can only have faith that they have moved on to a better place.

For my friend (or rather friendS) troubled by love: Maybe it's not the right one, Maybe it's not the right timing.. Don't be held to ransom.. Whatever it is, you have a choice.. Just be prepared to live with the consequences.. I've learned that if it is not meant to be.. it's better to let go..

For my friend who is sick: Take good care! See a doc if necessary..

For my friend who has been working too hard: Hang in there, you'll be clearing your leave in no time.. There's light at the end of the tunnel haha..

For my friends who's stressed with work goals: Control the controllables and things will fall in place..

For my friend who's apologetic: You are still my friend, things will be ok soon I hope.. but maybe not just yet..

I'm always just a phone call away.. That's what friends are for..
But always look on the bright side of life..

-- Ginseng Tonic Maker -- Sharing my ginseng.. Cheer Up!

Words of Widsom - From the most unlikely source

"The truth, no matter how ugly, always emerges.
And somebody you love, always gets hurt."

Words of wisdom above isn't it?.. Any guess as to where these words of wisdom came from?
Nope.. Not some philosopher.. Not some great men (or women) of history..
I heard this on TV from Desperate Housewives!.. Amazing isn't it?..

I think the show has some narration at the beginning and the end.. which surprisingly holds lotz of life's lessons and words of wisdom..

So take heed.. if you don't want to hurt anybody you love.. never lie to them..
because the truth always emerges.. ALWAYS.. it's only a matter of time..

Because..











Desperate Housewives said so...

-- Ginseng Tonic Maker -- Whoever says TV is bad for kids deserves no ginseng

Quote of the day:

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you,
until it seems that you cannot hold on for a minute longer..

Never give up then..

For that is just the time and place that the tide will turn.." Harriet Beecher Stowe

-- Ginseng Tonic Maker -- Planting the seeds for the tide to turn..

It's a New Dawn.. It's a New Day.. It's a New Life..

Today I Begin a NEW LIFE..

Time to let go of my emotional baggage..
Time to forgive..
Time to forget..
Time to move on..
Time to stop the hatred..
Time to work..
Time to focus on what's important in life..
Time to return to reality..

If you have been hurt before, why let it happen time and again in your mind?
Life is too short to be miserable..

Get High on Life!

-- Ginseng Tonic Maker -- I need more ginseng..