//* Good buy... *//

I just bought a 5-in-1 memory card reader. It can read CF, SD, MMC, Smart Media and IBM Microdrive. Got it for $68 at Funan. I was contemplating to get the Canon's AC adaptor kit, but in the only one shop I could find that carries it, it is going for something like $110. Getting a memory card reader makes more sense since I can also use it to work with my Palm's SD card, and any other memory cards I will buy in the future. So now I am happily viewing the pictures taken at Hatta's housewarming off the card reader. Cool!

//* Dreaming... *//

Today is Hari Raya Haji, and today I bought the very first Toto ticket in my life - a total of 6 sets of Quick Pick System 7 for $21 for the Hongbao Draw 2002. The top prize money for Monday's draw is a whooping $12 million!!! Yes, $12 million!!! Who can resist the temptation to have a shot at such good money? But it's just a dream, one of thousands others in Singapore, that the lucky stars shine on me on Monday. Let beginner's luck rule!

//* At the office... *//

At the office : Jon is still working to get the Phoenix bill run going so that we can run it through the weekend and have some results to show to boss when she comes back from vacation on Tuesday. We started this project to build a new system two months short of one year ago. We are close to bearing fruits now and the fruits will be sweet, very sweet.

Added a link to BrownTown that offers amusing views of news and happenings in Singapore, and also a link to SG! Blogs. In fact, I have fill out the form to get this blog listed there. Maybe then it would be pretty soon that I won't be the only one reading Journey of My Thoughts. I also added a Google search facility here - it's a fantastic search engine. If however the Google logo you see has a partial white background, please bear with it temporarily. I will get it fixed real quick.

Received letter from HR this afternoon - I have been given a small little salary increment and a grade promotion. I am not exactly boosted by it, but I cannot be disappointed. Many others elsewhere are getting pay cuts or facing retrenchment or are already jobless. To be able to get a raise in the current economic climate is very enviable. I cannot be asking for more than the good fortune that I have been blessed with.

Thinking about what to post today, I spent some time looking at other peoples' blogs. I think it will be a while before I am really able to journal what I think spontaneously. I am still too cautious with whatever I am posting, going them over and again to make sure that it sounds right and that it doesn't give away what I don't want others to know. I am still not able to say naturally what I really feel. But I'll get there.

Downloaded Stephen Hawking's A Brief History Of Time into my Palm. I actually bought the book many many years back but have never gone past the first two chapters, primarily because the material became too difficult for me to digest beyond that. I'm trying again. So, wish me wisdom to finish it this time.

Rushed home from office just to catch Bai Wan Da Ying Jia. For those who are not familiar, this is the Chinese version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire shown on Singapore TV. There's an English version that has just ended its run. This is the beginning of the Chinese version's second season which starts off with some celebrities participating in the game show and raising money for charity. But the celebrities, including some from Taiwan, did not do very well in today's show. Most of them only won $1000 each, albeit for charity. Tomorrow, the real participants will be playing. You can bet I will be rushing home again tomorrow night.

I bought a Canon A10 digital camera yesterday on a little impulse and then registered an account at Homex. One of the first pictures I took with the camera is the corner of my room. The picture looks good, right? I am going to bring the camera to work today to snap a few pictures and also to Hatta's place on Hari Raya Haji this Saturday. So you can expect that I will be putting up many photos in the days to come. Oops...it's 8.30am already...better end here...late for work liao!

My parents are going to Sentosa with 'small aunt', Father's youngest sister. Admission is $7 per person by bus, but the admission to Underwater World is $17! Still remember the last time I went Sentosa, I was with Steve and his friends and spent a lazy afternoon by the beach at Sunset Bay ogling at sweet young girls in bikinis. I recall saying to myself then that I will go back there again sometime. If you want to know where Sunset Bay is on Sentosa, look at this map.

I'm on leave today! It is the end of the Chinese New Year holiday period and many people are filing back to the office. I should see some fresh faces at work tomorrow. Sharon called early in the morning to arrange for a meeting tomorrow afternoon. Hmm...there's no escape from work even if I'm on leave.

This is my first and only blog, the creation of which is inspired by another : little bee's somekind-of-wonderful. If you are reading this, little bee, thanks for creating such a lovely blog! I like it so much that I decided to do one for myself.