Friday, March 11, 2011
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
2 More Days before Welcoming Year of Rabbit
Finally at home after lots of briefings and presentations to clients. I have told Business side not to arrange consecutive briefings for me in Feb. My health probably does not like this hectic arrangement.
Swiss friends have returned to Basel after their annual trip to HK. ZJ and little ethan had a bad flu which somehow affected their holidays there. I told coldness in HK was nothing compared to the deep freeze in Europe.
I have great plans for the 2 days of leave I have taken before CNY. I want to do spring cleaning, stock up food in the fridge so that I can eat and sleep at home during CNY, clear the bookshelves and store-room etc. I want to start preparing the briefings and presentations that have been scheduled in Feb and so I brought my office laptop home.
But now, I am sitting happily in front of the laptop, reading news, chatting online with Joy, listening to the radio, do I have any mood to do household chores ?
Life can be such simple and easy; so relax and sweet!
Maybe because I have worked too hard in my job and thus able to experience the sweetness of resting at home.
Swiss friends have returned to Basel after their annual trip to HK. ZJ and little ethan had a bad flu which somehow affected their holidays there. I told coldness in HK was nothing compared to the deep freeze in Europe.
I have great plans for the 2 days of leave I have taken before CNY. I want to do spring cleaning, stock up food in the fridge so that I can eat and sleep at home during CNY, clear the bookshelves and store-room etc. I want to start preparing the briefings and presentations that have been scheduled in Feb and so I brought my office laptop home.
But now, I am sitting happily in front of the laptop, reading news, chatting online with Joy, listening to the radio, do I have any mood to do household chores ?
Life can be such simple and easy; so relax and sweet!
Maybe because I have worked too hard in my job and thus able to experience the sweetness of resting at home.
Friday, January 28, 2011
'Thunder-snow' storm buries US north-east
Jan 28, 2011
NEW YORK - NEW YORK shut down two airports and most city services on Thursday in the wake of a rare thunder-snow storm that paralysed air and ground travel over a vast area from Washington to as far north as Boston.
After building up early on Wednesday with ice and freezing rain, the storm blindsided the US capital at the height of the evening rush hour, not even sparing President Barack Obama, who faced travel delays upon returning from a day trip to the US Mid-west.
In New York, John F. Kennedy Airport and Newark Airport in New Jersey were closed for almost 12 hours as the storm, simultaneously erupting with lightening and thunder, blanketed the region in more than 30cm of snow.
They reopened later on Thursday, but with long delays as airlines worked their way through huge backlogs of cancelled flights and miserable passengers.
Similar snarl-ups developed at Philadelphia and New York's La Guardia airports, although the situation was back to normal at Washington's Dulles and Reagan National.
The storm, an unusual thunder and snow combination, was the fifth major snowfall in as many weeks for parts of the US east coast. For New York City, this has been the most snow-filled January in history, with a total of 90cm breaking the record set 1925. -- AFP
source: www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_629186.html
NEW YORK - NEW YORK shut down two airports and most city services on Thursday in the wake of a rare thunder-snow storm that paralysed air and ground travel over a vast area from Washington to as far north as Boston.
After building up early on Wednesday with ice and freezing rain, the storm blindsided the US capital at the height of the evening rush hour, not even sparing President Barack Obama, who faced travel delays upon returning from a day trip to the US Mid-west.
In New York, John F. Kennedy Airport and Newark Airport in New Jersey were closed for almost 12 hours as the storm, simultaneously erupting with lightening and thunder, blanketed the region in more than 30cm of snow.
They reopened later on Thursday, but with long delays as airlines worked their way through huge backlogs of cancelled flights and miserable passengers.
Similar snarl-ups developed at Philadelphia and New York's La Guardia airports, although the situation was back to normal at Washington's Dulles and Reagan National.
The storm, an unusual thunder and snow combination, was the fifth major snowfall in as many weeks for parts of the US east coast. For New York City, this has been the most snow-filled January in history, with a total of 90cm breaking the record set 1925. -- AFP
source: www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_629186.html
TGIF
This Fri is such hard to wait.
I have to conduct a briefing for customers/clients almost daily.
On Tues, my briefing was for a new client and we did not know each other well. Thus there was no much expectations from both sides.
On Wed, my briefing was a big group of visitors. I did not know what I have spoken to this big crowd. So sad! I considered myself FAILED!
On Thur, my briefing was conducted as R* and it was an eye-opening for me as I have not been to this place for years. This briefing was quite a lengthy one as this client has high expectations from its paid services. But I found myself did slightly better than before.
Today, my briefing was done for another group of "fussy" clients. In the end, they liked my briefing and my bosses even said that I did ok but should pause one in a while to slow down my pace.
Alas, this week is almost over and I have another briefing to handle before I celebrate CNY.
I have to conduct a briefing for customers/clients almost daily.
On Tues, my briefing was for a new client and we did not know each other well. Thus there was no much expectations from both sides.
On Wed, my briefing was a big group of visitors. I did not know what I have spoken to this big crowd. So sad! I considered myself FAILED!
On Thur, my briefing was conducted as R* and it was an eye-opening for me as I have not been to this place for years. This briefing was quite a lengthy one as this client has high expectations from its paid services. But I found myself did slightly better than before.
Today, my briefing was done for another group of "fussy" clients. In the end, they liked my briefing and my bosses even said that I did ok but should pause one in a while to slow down my pace.
Alas, this week is almost over and I have another briefing to handle before I celebrate CNY.
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