As we become more conscious of time and space, we tend to be more aware of the timeline and invisible deadlines. We hear people saying time flies. The fact is that it does, and most of us understand the implication of wasting it, but the sad truth is that we stil linger online typing nonsensical posts like this one, trying to document life, as we live it.
Our generation is very different from our great grandfathers', and we are not any happier, nor do we squeeze more out of life more than they did. Yes, life was tough, there was war, and their mindsets were very different from now.
We did not experience hardship, and we did not go through war, therefore most of us are less patriotic, and we grew up being woosies. Yes we have our app on itunes, and we have a cool facebook profile, or myspace page with 10k visits. And not to mention a twitter account following 5k users. All these are already part of our life, and we value our online presence. Yes. Our grandfathers would spit at them and ask us to go out and hunt some ducks.
We lost our manliness to the algorithms, codes and the next cool application which we're developing. We seem to forget that the world is supposed to be our oyster, not the internet. Not sure how you feel, but this internet cult is taking a toll on me, and I have a secret wish - one that will never come true - to forget all this and do something with more meat, perhaps to help the world in another way, perhaps to improve their health. As if answering my prayers, i recently got the opportunity to join this start-up which is into medical technology. They develop medical devices and i'm onboard to help them market them. I feel that this mission is much more nobel. To do something for mankind.
As we row down this stream of opportunities, we try to grab on to those that is most beneficial, and something which is the most meaningful to ourselves. My mind never stops thinking, and this is a habit i stole from my best friend back in secondary school, who never seemed to have stop pondering about stuffs. Why is this that, why is that that. This child-like curiousity has made my life so exciting, venturing into different sectors of the economy.
So what have I been up to ?
Past few months have been very very good months. Projects were swift, relationships were smooth, and God was forgiving.
So got the new HTC Desire in August as a present and I have been enjoying it since. Runnin' on the Froyo! Well, I respect Apple, can recite the story in my sleep, but I believe that if the inspiration and strength is from one man alone, the company won't go far. Yes we love Steve Jobs. All of us. But Android is open source. Yes, an open battle. Look at IE. It sux, we hate it, it's still around, killing all of us slowly, mangling web pages, but it's still the king out there. We support FF for years now, the numbers were creeping up, but what else can we do ? It's difficult over take a juggernaut.
Hmm. Have been in talks with lots of people. Have been growing in lots of areas. Spiritually, I am learning to talk to God cos he can help in most cases ( some would argue that i should use 'all') but yup. Have also been talking to more variety of people, people with different passions, weird hobbies, varying backgrounds with different childhood fears. lol. These give me the perspectives i desperately need for my life.
Have been very intimate with the sky, and grew sick of it. I'm gg to slap the next person that tell me that he wants to fly away from Singapore. Hate the waiting at the airport, trying to fiddle with wireless, get connected only to find that there's nothing much to do other than facebook. Hate the waiting in the plane. Flying is boring.
Spent 2 weeks in shanghai in September, the love is still there. But the food is meaningless without the smoke from skye, the intelligent comments from yaohs, and not forgeting Damon's ever optimistic way of looking of things, Gary's way of describing good food etc. I tried eating alone near 凯旋路 but the feeling is not there ( went there few days earlier than the bridegroom and damon for a little break )
October was flying back home to shuttle my dad around for his cataract surgery. Working on the plane, airport, etc is no fun. I became darker from all the driving too. But mum was happy that i was back often :D
August was trip to KL and Kuching.
2010 is pretty much gone, and November will be my first month trying out with a medical technology company producing biomedical devices. I'm excited. I believe they can go really far, and I can help them out. More Ngee Ann Polytechnic trips for me. Yays.
Hoovix's Android App is also about 40% complete. The UI and game mechanics still need some tweaking. We were really lucky to have meet some really great talents along the way. Thanks CG and Eric.
Bytematter's Voxigen app is also 90% complete. It's ready to go to the market, just need to confirm the UI and payment module. All the functions are working perfectly, and now we need to execute the plans to garner users.
December will be exciting. 42k Standchart Run. First time for me, might be the last. Not sure if i'll really die or something. Church Camp in Batam will be exciting too. And then come Christmas. And End of January will be preparing for Chinese New Year already.
Lots of things to learn from 2010. The mistakes. Experiences are priceless.
Oh and we had Go-stop yesterday at Aaron's new office. Been a while since we played.
Pretty much met all of 2010's dreams and goals. Time to move on to 2011. A second Intern ? One full timer ? We'll stay in NUS for a while. Got to know some of the guys pretty well. and it's near Ding's office.
Ding just came back from Taiwan! And she's got lots of things for everyone. Can't reconcile why must buy things for ppl, as I don't do that, not sure why, maybe i'm a loner. oh wells. I do buy but not for SO MANY ppl. ;/ Damon does it too, and i am usually happy when he returns from somewhere with something for me. No matter how small. Maybe I should start doing that.
Ding's been pretty much in every aspect of my life now. Work, love and life. I was just telling her yesterday that everything is moving very very smoothly now, and she replied saying this is the time to build the foundation and trust so that when shit happens, we have that to fall back on. I agree. She's been very understanding when it comes to my startup situation and i'm excited to bring her to see my parents this weekend. You'll be surprised how motivated I've become and how things seem to fall into place.
This weekend we'll be attending a TIE conference in KLCC and then swing by my place for the weekend.
And oh Eugene managed to convince me to be trained by him to build up some 'lines' and muscles >< and i played soccer for the first time in 15 years i think. and i sprained my ankle in the last 30 minutes. Loved the sun, loved the sweat. And would do it again next weekend perhaps.
Have been quite regular at Max's place too these few months and loving the tea, the family, the house, the children. Love it.
Gotta update more often. I shall do it at least monthly.
Try to love your work. Have fun and change the world along the way.
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