Phenom Blog!: 2018

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Who is pig? Who is pig? My fren in 2019!! I fire dragon!!

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We read somewhere that there was going to be a Pokemon festival in Japan. Being old and having not much of a hobby, we ended up being Pokemon Go players. So we created a couple of bogus accounts (yes we don't have a life), and started to apply for tickets to participate in the event. Didn't think much of it and thought we would never be able to get one when ting! one email came with this QR code thingy. The rest is history.

So we packed our bags, didn't plan much of what we were going to do, and just made our way to Japan. Was going to post pics of the hotel we stayed in, the Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu, but realised I didn't take any! Oh well, this is the view from the hotel which we took. And there is a Ferris Wheel beside the hotel (And there's the view of the Ferris Wheel at night, in case you need to find the hotel).

Good thing about the hotel is that it has malls connected to it... malls with lots of food, and with a Pokemon Center (Landmark Plaza) connected to it, a Snoopy place, a Disney shop, even a restaurant selling cheese and milk with a long queue of aunties (don't ask me why). Tanaka, Tinika, Tanakawa, dammit I forgot the name of the shop. Ok I just googled it. It's Takanashi Milk Restaurant. Oh well, we didn't go in that one, because although the queue was long, and it was enticing, some ang mo's that reviewed the shop says the taste is bland.

So then, where exactly did we go??

Ichiran Ramen!! It's24 hours, and it seems everyone except us have been there. I only know of this place cause a colleague bought me a box of instant noodles from here. We've been to Japan like don't know how many times, but have never been there until this trip. Well, how is it? I still think the instant noodle version taste better. Though it does grow on you and after the second time we visited, it was just heaven.

Other places?

Pokemon Center of course!! Where you buy all the plush toys and throw it on your sofa when you don't know where else to put it! This time we got three from the next season! My god I don't know their names! Some green thing, one that looks like a pig and another that looks like a lighter pig.

So the big day came, and we referred to this chart to see what we were supposed to catch. Well we only had one pass, from the bogus account, so we had to share. Good thing they came up with this new trading mechanism. We went to 2 parks and it was full, I mean seriously full of people. The photos here don't give liberty to what we saw. I took them when no one was around.

Final haul, a truck load of tropious (a brontasaur looking like a banana tree) and a load of unowns (u know?). If you don't, go google it! Ok, it doesn't sound that interesting, but believe me, it was interesting!! Serious!!

We even stopped by and had a pikachu drink. I ordered a ice latte and a pikachu drink. The lady who made the drink, gave me the drink and said "ice latte, mango punch". Felt so conned. She should have at least said "pikachu freeze" or something.

And of course, we had a great dinner at the high class japanese restaurant below the hotel.

Well, a picture tells a thousand words, so I wont say much. Just look at the pictures.

All in all, a good relaxing trip just for a break, and it was great!!

Things we achieved:

Went Ichiran 2x

Went Mcdonalds to buy fries 3x

Went Pokemon Center once (almost went twice!)

Past the Takasomething milk place 5x

Encounter typhoon almost a second time!

Caught (undisclosed) no of pokemon (in case we get robbed)

And slept like a baby for all 3 nights (can't say that for tonight though, its back to work tomorrow)

Ok, thats all I have! Good night folks!!

What just happened??

Finally got a short break. After a grueling day at a forum giving a presentation, I finally went home, had dinner, finished up some house chores, and just sat there in front of the pc listening to some kpop ballads, like pak hyo shin's wildflower and nilo's come along. Suddenly feel a wave of tiredness, with the many things happening everyday, one coming after another. It just feels weird, like there are so many problems everyday, so many people getting sick, getting pained, getting down and out. And every time you try to do something for someone, and even after you've done what you had wanted to for that person, the next person comes along with another problem. Then I look at myself and start wondering. Why had all my own problems seemed so trivial, while I always prioritised problems others had that always meant so much more. Why do people look for me when only when they need help and not when they are happy or have something to share? Why did I not have to solve other peoples problems when I was much younger? And that I only had to be responsible for my own time and happiness? How did I get so messed up that I needed to always try to make others lives better? I really don't know.

I just had a session of conversation, where someone sort of interviewed me. And I just spoke about what I really believed in and how I run my life through my beliefs. Everyone else seemed to find something out of what I said, and came over to tell me that they were motivated somehow. You'd think I am blowing my horn and seeking bragging rights, that I would feel gratified or elated that I made people think differently because of me. But instead, I guess I started questioning if what I'm doing is really right, and whether the advise I had given would make people's lives worse instead of better. Sometimes, doing things without procrastinating, completing things so that others don't have to do it, and believing that any problem you face is trivial, may all sound like great advice. But is there a point where you would burn out and be overtaken by lethargy? That you don't have the strength to think of what you need to do tomorrow, and that you just want to sit there and do nothing and just let the day end. Well, this is perhaps just one of those days.

And when that time comes, you finally had the time to put your last bit of energy to just complain on your own blog, which you had neglected for ages. Oh well, after all, no one reads the crap I write here anymore. And then just sit back and relax and not think of anything at all, listen to music, and then when you're too tired, finally just doze off and go to sleep.

Zzzzzz...

Ok I admit... I'm posting because I have insomnia again.. arrgghh...ok will force myself to sleep now...

If I don't wake up tomorrow, tell the doc I took melatonin...

Nite nite!!

Grr...grr....growll...

Was in my boss office the other day for a discussion with the rest of my colleagues when suddenly there was this rumbling ... grr...grr...grrrr... ''who's stomach is that?'' ''err... (raising my hand)... mine!'' '' you didn't eat?'' ''Err I did... but its still rumbling'' '' grr grr groowlll''

Today that happened again, at my colleagues cubicle... ''grr grrrrrr'' ''oh shut it already'' '' grr grr GRRRR'' ''dammit''

Think I'm down with some IBC or stomach flu thing... better take more probiotics... ''dem embarrassingggggrrrr''

Guess where I am going next!!!

Gift...

Baby G Hello Kitty collab..

My god.... I actually queued for this!!

Wohoo!!

Won this at the company's annual lunch event. Wahahahaha... never won anything for years... guess my luck is coming back! Wohoo!!

In case you don't know what this is.... it's a bread maker... not that I know how to use it...

Good morning!!

Read this on the way to KL for Chinese New Year. It teaches a concept of waking up before the normal hours... maybe say 6am if your normal hours are starting from 7am, and doing a slew of things, to bring meaning and goals to your life.
Seems like it works for some people, and many more people are waking up earlier and earlier to do so. (some even at 4am... siao)
But I guess I shouldn't judge others, and maybe it does really work, but after trying to wake up one day at 6am to try this, I decided sleep is more important (especially for an insomniac). Perhaps after I retire, I will give this book's concept another try... STRESS 'after i retire'... some 20 years later...

Along with the gods...

While going out with Steven and Ah Sou, Ah sou recommended this movie, a must see movie of all times. Kinda thought this would be something like a anime based fantasy show with dragons and stuff.

Watched this and realised it was more like one of those films about karma and what we reap from the things we do in life. But it's really a good movie. You guys should consider watching it.

If I was the protagonist, I might not be able to get out of any one of the hells there. Probably did so many bad things that I can't even start to recall. For one, I will be stuck in the tree of blades, where they hold u down for lies, for ages! Anyone asking me who is the handsome would end up with me saying ''Me!! Me!!''....