Quote of the Day

"There's no need to keep proving yourself to others. Just do what you do best, because if I have to prove the whole world wrong, everyone will be arguing with me." - Clement Ronald Ng

Coincidence

I went down to Eden Sanctuary today and met Clement Ronald Ng, self-made chef and owner of the restaurant. As we sat down for my interview, I found out that my former classmate Maliwi was there during her apprenticeship a year ago. Small world, Clement knows Mark as well who in turn referred me to Eden Sanctuary. At the same time, the Academy is working to attach students over to the restaurant... which in a certain context will help put me on the map.

Maliwi(At-Sunrice) ----->> Clement Ronald Ng@Eden Sanctuary ------>> Valerie(friend of Clement) ------>> Mark Leong@HSBC ------>> Me ------>> Eden Sanctuary

I think it funny how the world goes round.

Kylie

I bumped into Kylie today while I was walking around Orchard Ion with Keith. For a while I couldn't believe my eyes and as she passed by I put a hand on her arm just before she got on the escalator. I took a quick glance at her hands as she turned around.

"Hey." She said, smiling.

"Just knocked off from work?" Kylie asked.

"Nah, I'm off today. So how you doing?" I said, happy to see her.

"I'm good, was just going for hotel training."

"Hotel training? You switched jobs?"

"No lah, still the same job. They're our client." She explained.

"So where are you working now? Still at the same place?" Kylie asked.

"Yeah... I mean no! I work at Far East Plaza now, Kitchen Mogu Mogu." I said.

"Which hotel are you with?" I asked.

"Royal hotel."

"Ohhh alright." I replied, then a short pause. "Well, what's with the ring?"

"Hmmm was that what you were aiming at all the while? Yeah I've got like a lot of rings now." She smiled as she showed me the rings on her fingers. Then there was one particular ring I couldn't help notice.

"What? Some significant other gave it to you?" I asked, thoughts floating through my mind.

"Nahh, I bought it for myself."

"Rigghhht.." I said as I nodded my head, strangely relieved. She once said she wanted to buy a diamond ring by herself and apparently she's done it.

"Sooo, you haven't changed your number right?" I asked.

"Yeah, not yet. Still the same number."

I wanted very much to continue the conversation, but before I had a chance we parted with a, "see you around."

I was glad to see her again, despite a deep sense of regret and shame. Given another chance I would want to get back in touch with Kylie again, having learnt a valuable lesson after losing her. It was a turning point of my life, and now that I love another I swore to myself never to repeat the same mistakes I made on Kylie.

I loved Kylie, but she's history.

For Tomorrow

After consulting a fortune teller, I was given a revelation. For once in my life, I've come to terms with myself, I'm beginning to see how all the puzzle pieces fit together. . . most importantly, it all makes sense.

For the sake of my future, my family and my career, to complete the final phase of my journey (and untold years of hardship) I've to forego an ordinary life and even give up loving someone. I love Jasmine, and I love her very much but someday I will be forced to shut myself off of her.

Creature Wearing Skirts

Peter to daughter on the phone: "KTV is KTV, Kbox is Kbox! KTV are the ones with creatures wearing skirts, Kbox don't have."