As the days go by..

A deadline I gave myself.. 31 Dec 08.. is drawing near.. but I've made no progress in thinking things through.. that's just me.. forever procrastinating in making a decision.. slightly more than 2 months left.. but I have no idea where to begin..

Man grumble when they have no choice.. and whine when they have too many choices.. when then can man be satisfied? NEVER!

I like familiarity.. because it makes life so much easier and bearable.. but familiarity is the reason for my current negative state of mind.. how ironic is that? I still haven't found a way to reconcile the two, and hence, my apprehension in making a decision..

I'm tired of being who I am not.. then again, I don't know who I am..

Just know that I yearn for the day when I can smile from the bottom of my heart, again..

What to make of the markets

2 days after I came back, I was being mentally prepared for the onslaught of work to come.. all thanks to the market that kept heading south no matter what central govts are doing.. with every passing minute, more grim news surface..

I've grown tired of reading all the negative reports.. each time a report surface, I'll thank God that nothing in there will affect my job stability, as yet.. given that investment markets are now closed.. more and more corporates are relying on bank loans.. its got me really busy.. of course, its always good that there's business coming.. but I'm going to become the best clown in town juggling everything on my plate.. learning how to prioritize is the probably the biggest skill I can pick up now.. work just keeps pouring in.. I don't see an end to it..

I still cannot really comprehend the bloodbath even after every other major central bank is doing their bit to stabilize the markets..

sighz.. can the market head north like real soon?

東京

I'm back from the super short trip to Tokyo. Everyone's shock to see me back in the office... no one expected my trip to be this short.. heh.. kinda tiring actually.. packed quite a bit into the trip, plus touched down only at bout 0030.. aft all the unpacking, plus packing my room which was kinda messy since my parents got my room painted while I was away, and everything weren't in the right position.. it was close to 0400 when I finally hit the sacks.. and I went in to work couple of hours later...とても大変ですね！！！

Day 1 Ueno, Asakusa, Odaiba

The happy faces of 2 gals who just arrived in 日本 and are making their way to central Tokyo!

Did the usual sightseeing this first day we got in.. First off to Ueno Park, followed by Asakusa and then Odaiba. Ueno and Asakusa still looked pretty much the same as 7 yrs ago.. The reason I wanted to go Odaiba was for Rainbow Bridge and the ferris wheel.. sounds silly.. but oh well, its just me.. hehe.. pretty pretty sights!

Day 2 Hakone
The diff modes of transport in Hakone.

Day 3 Hakone, Omotesando, Roppongi

表参道 Omotesando Hills along Omotesando とてもきれいですね、でも物価はとても高いですね！ Everything along this street is so elegant and pretty. But I guess there's a price to pay for everything.. nothing's cheap here.. simple top could set you back by $100 easily.. Shopping was followed by catching sight of the infamous Tokyo Tower ＠六本木。とても好きだよ！

Day 4 Tsukiji Market & Tokyo Disneysea

I really can't believe having to queue an hour for sushi at Tsukiji and most surprisingly, I survived the queue.. I'm not someone who can appreciate food.. since I don't eat much.. its jus ridiculous to me that we stood in the queue for an hour and had that few pieces of sushi.. no doubt, the freshness of the seafood is something I've never tasted before.. おいしい！！

Headed down to Disney after brunch.. to our horror, Disneyland is overcrowded!! They had stopped selling tix!! AHHHHH! Left without a choice, headed over to Disneysea.. 残念ですね！
In my opinion, Disneyland is more fairytale like and cute.. which I so prefer over Disneysea..

Day 5 Harajuku

Shopping!! But did not have enough time =\ Good and bad I guess.. Good cause the damage to the pockets will be smaller.. bad because my aim was to go there and shop!! but the disparity in quality between clothes sold at Harajuku and Omotesando was quite apparent. You really gotta pay up for the quality!

Din buy many things, but here's some of what I bought..


Its back to REALITY again... =\

I'll post more photos when I have the time..