Life goes on and on and on...

Let myself get a little addicted (ok, a lot addicted to WoW) during the year end holidays, hence the lack of blogging.

So here's some major updates in my life.

Got Lasik! 6/6 in one eye, 6/4 in the other. Can't complain, but you do kinda notice the difference between the eyes. It is so amazing to finally be free of glasses after 23 years with them. And i KNOW for a fact not that i cannot deal with contacts. Had to wear them for a bit cos my eyes were done seperately, and let me tell you, it is NOT FUN having to try to pry a lens out of the corner of your eye that is feeling dry and irritated while driving at 90km/h down the PIE. So Lasik = good. It's strange to feel the wind in your eyes for the first time.

Got interviewed and featured in one ginormous photo for the first time. Amazing how everyone saw it, including long-lost friends (who i did not remember for the life of me) and mom's friends. And equally amazing how quite a few of the comments centred around.... "your eyes were too small, you look better with specs" and "you look too young in that photo without specs". Maybe i should get cosmetic glasses just for photoshoots....

Got some really good news from my boss. Let's just say that i got some unexpected recognition (financial and otherwise) from the top. Made me happy, and extremely surprised. My mom jumped out of her skin when i told her (she measures prestige by numbers/salary)

Had our farewell for K last night. I teared up a little during the tribute (ok, a lot... my voice broke) but it was tears of joy. At having met such a wonderful person, mentor, coach and boss. Thanks K, for everything! And i know everyone else feels the same way. People talk about the shadow of the leader, and i know that i aspire to be a leader like you, someone who inspires through respect, through competence, through love, empathy and admiration.

Ajantis is happy-sad in a good way...

Late night thoughts...

Two things.
1) I have one of the best bosses in the world (hyperbole, i know) and i'm dang bloody grateful for it. Must let him know next monday

2) I need to not angst so much over whether i'm doing a good job.

Ajantis will be less bluesy tomorrow...

Marathoning for life

Finished the marathon in sub 5 hours. 4 hrs and 51 minutes to be exact! 25 minutes better than my previous marathon time. Guess that's the difference when you run the marathon with 6 hours of sleep and no flu (yes, i ran with a flu in 2006).

The sun and heat were tiring, but all in all, it was a great run. The toughest part of the run was walking back to my car after the finish. I was so tired, i was shuffling like a 60 year old man, leaning on the pole while waiting for the traffic light to change. The multiple abrasions on my waist, thigh and knees didn't help either....

But still, i'm glad i did this 2nd marathon. Thanks everyone for coming down, even if i finished before you guys got there!

Ajantis is tired, hungry, sleepy but contented...

Loneliness of being

I've had to make a couple of really tough decisions the past couple of weeks. It's made me realise how lonely leadership can be, because i couldn't really talk about the full picture except with my boss or with H.

Guess that's why it becomes so difficult for leaders to do the right but tough things sometimes. Something that i'm still coming to terms with but am ready to accept. Good thing H is always there to provide a listening ear (and soon, a shoulder to rest on!)

On a less maudlin' note, the marathon is tomorrow. Don't know why i'm so nervous since i ran it the last time in worse shape (cos of a dang flu). Guess it's just nerves, or maybe it's because I stupidly told EVERYONE i was doing it and asked friends to come down and support me -.-

Oh well. Need to go rush down to buy a pair of earphones now.

Ajantis has butterflies in his chest....

Weeks that are eventful

Just some random updates this time around

Had to do a tough but neccessary thing this past week. Still closing the matter, and felt like a rotten person for a few days after, but i'll get over it.

Had a moment a few days ago where i desperately missed H so much it was hard to breathe. People keep saying to me : how do you and H do it? The answer is that we tough it out day by day, get caught up in work and catch our precious moments together during vacation and phone calls. 5 more months to reunion!

Ran 30km last Monday! Am as ready as i'll ever be for the marathon. Can't believe i promised to never run one again after the last one 2 years ago! The day after, i went dancing, and then... yesterday, i foolishly played midfield on a fullsized football field for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Oh... the aching. I literally have to use my hands to move my legs when i sit down -.-

Funniest video ever. Cruel i know, but i saw this video and couldn't stop laughing for about 5 minutes. I love it when the cat goes flying into the wall....

Am reading Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma". Great read recommended to me by H, and i recommend it to you or any of your friends. Well written, engaging, thought provoking about food, how food is constructed and created in our minds and in society. And kinda turns you off your local grocery -.-

Was involved in a conversation today where i was mightily irritated by one twerp who kept interjecting himself into the conversation, to show that he was knowledgeable about the topic at hand. No interest in finding out what other people thought, or what they were talking about. Argh! Such insecurity! I thought i kept my irritation hidden pretty well, but not as well as I thought :P

Back on World of Warcraft (WoW!) but have managed to avoid getting addicted... this time. Maybe because most of the players are Aussies who go to bed earlier than me in Singapore :)
Bought Fallout 3 as well. Truly beautiful game...

Ok that's all for now. Can't really come up with an coherent post at the moment. Happy December!

Ajantis can't stand know-it-alls....

Games Shows Are Japanese

Forgot to blog about this. Discovered a new fav reality show recently : "I Survived a Japanese Game Show!"

Hilarious and fun, although they try too hard to squeeze drama out of it.

Favorite games : Sticky Sticky Bang Bang, Conveyor Restaurant, Baby Go Boom Boom.

Those are real names. Go check out the clips on youtube.