An oasis in the midst of a desert

Admist the confusion and the overwhelming responsibilities that is stretching me thin, there were pleasant surprises to recharge me :o)

- Won a DVD player on Friday's D&D and a movie pass from Shaw!
- Received compliments from the minister on the writeup I've done for the award recipients!
- Boss granted an extra day off to reward the D&D organising committee!

wah... maybe work isn't as bad as I thought.

Painful Ordeal

One way to curb my ferocious appetite and growing belly is to go on a full detox diet consisting of purely fruit juice and supplements for 14 whole days! Just found out that it doesn't just end with that - will have to follow through with another 5 days of soupy diet which I have no idea what it consists of till further consultation with G.

It's my second day and still struggling...

Gosh... never felt so hungry and desperate for a bite. But I'm glad to have a buddy at work who volunteered to go through the ordeal with me.

I'm sticking to the juicing program no matter how uncomfortable I feel. Friends have survived. So can I.

Gym rat

Had been hitting the gym at least 5 times a week since early this month. Life now revolves round work n workout...

Been having a ferocious appetite for an unknown reason. Am looking at a horizontally challenged figure everyday. Can't stand it!

Saturday... with a difference

Yes, it only happens once in a blue moon.

Spent a pleasant saturday evening with the whole family in full force with home cooked dinner. Today's not a special occasion hence it is really rare for everyone to come together under one roof. Suddenly an overwhelming sense of belonging and long lost love that I've not felt for a long time came flooding back.

The warmness of family love is filling me up. Feeling's great. Comforted that someone's there for me.

What a s-t-r-e-t-c-h.......

I'm not complaining.

But it has been a stretch over the past month. Had been jolted out of my comfort zone to put up with these inconveniences like:

1) longer commuting time
2) longer work hours
3) shorter weekends
4) scarce personal time
5) lastly - weight gain (sigh...)

What do I get out of it?

If I don't stretch myself to accomplish something new, will I still be happy?
I seriously doubt so.

My gains so far:

1) making myself more relevant in the marketplace
2) gaining niche skillsets
3) Invaluable gains as I being trained to be an all rounded worker
3) new network of contacts
4) generous colleagues who are always fighting to pay for lunches

Its hard not to make comparisons... especially when one is still in a transition stage. On the whole, gains still outweighs losses. Am giving myself another 6 months to see how things turn out to be.