Korean food; Sense of wonder

Just came back from a short but fruitful Korea trip, and was shutter-happy during dinners...

Of all the things above, guess what I did not eat...

And i have finally found the song that was partially stuck in my head... (partially cos I forgot the name of the song until today)...

It begins with "I hope you never lose your sense of wonder", and that is how i feel about travelling. Sometimes, I do get 'lost' while travelling and lose the spirit of curiousity and wonder. But when I open my eyes, a lot of things become more visible... the towering skyscrapers in Tokyo, the wooded hills in Seosan/Daesan, the snow in Daqing, the Japanese-style restaurants in Kaohsiung... More travels for work will continue from now onwards. More photos to be taken.

Back in Changzhou ... last leg of this almost-3 week trip

Came back to Changzhou after the presidential election in Taiwan, and now to get continue with the never-ending work. Of course this is to be expected, but a real break would be nice.

Another nice song from Ken Hirai...

RyanDan

chose to fly economy, to have a reasonable departure and arrival time, so that work can progress properly tomorrow...

anyhow, there was really insufficient spacing between the economy seats for comfortable sitting, and I do wonder about flying economy for longer trips, like the personal one in the middle of the year. perhaps I am just too pampered by "business class" ...

As usual, I would browse the Music Video section of the entertainment system, and listen/watch whatever SQ had to offer. Had been pleasantly surprised many times. I was concentrating on something else when another song began, and I had thought that the lady singer's voice was very unique. On looking at the screen ... it was a guy. Oops... and then some seconds later, were there two guys, or just some camera trick? Two guys in different clothings... were they the same person? Perhaps just brothers? ... Nope.. identical twins.

Found the sound and song very much to my liking, so decided to share it here.

婚礼进行曲

听了这首胡彦斌唱的歌，觉得他唱得非常感伤...



Perfect for building on to melancholy for that ideal dark cloudy and windy day...

somewhere over the rainbow

Yeosu ... contender for World Sea Expo 2012

Shall be staying in room/s like in the photo below... "/s" and "like" becos I will need to shuffle between rooms, since I did not reserve for sufficient days, and the plans were so fluid that perhaps I will need to go somewhere else real soon.

Just came back from an 1.5 hr run, and it was almost great. The run was around the bay area (again), and instead of getting lost in the city area last thursday, the bay area was a familiar (read: boring) place to jog. Great only because it was very cool, and there was very little perspiration. And I must say that I am proud of myself! 3 jogging sessions here so far! And this is only my fifth night.

When I was jogging around the bay yesterday, there was this kid who climbed onto the ledge by the pavement, that led to the stone-pebble beach some 3-metres below. I was so horrified that I stopped and stared at him. And then I carried him and set him down on the floor. He was so cute that he just looked at me, slightly puzzled. Not a shred of fear for this strange uncle who looked shocked. And I don't think his mother, who was tens of metres behind, was very impressed.

Anyhow, as I was jogging at the same area again, there were several kids doing the same stunt. Perhaps I was desensitized now and did not do anything... but the previous concern arose cos I am ... paranoid? No. I would want someone to look out for my loved ones as well, especially when it is a simple thing of stopping a dangerous action.

One of my favourite songs these days is a tribute to Ella's dog. It is such a sweet song that when I heard the song clearly, I fell in love with the feelings... Oooo... touchy-feely sia.

Anyway, just thought of dedicating this song to someone whose name has a similar ring to it...

Home for a month

It had been a nice month, staying in the country. During the previous trips out, I had thought that there were plenty of stuff that I should do when I returned. Stuff like catching up with old friends, doing more sports/exercises, going to explore other places in Singapore, explore other eating places ... How much I did was another matter altogether... The sloth that set in was incredible.

Did meet up with a few old friends, and it was good. And I am opening up slowly to people around me. Perhaps it is about time, about time especially when I am about to reach the big 3-0...

Gonna leave for a China trip again. Was going to call it a "China-Korea storm" but the legs of the trip are not confirmed as yet. Sigh... that is my life. Hope to be back before the National Day holidays though.

And this is the link to another song that has been trapped in my head for the past few weeks.

This Heart is a Stone

Thought this was a very nice song, when I heard it whilst calling a customer ...




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