Merry xmas from the Teo Household!

and have a wuff wuff new 2009!

omg... hahahaha coincidence?

R u feeling it yet?

Financial Crunch
well u gotta be living in some hold or have all yr cash stuffed under yr bed or something to not feel the crunch yet. Work wise its been hectic what with the new structural changes, new initiatives and new directions. So far impact wise is still managable and nothing massive / major yet. From some fortune teller email i got, 2009 should be a very good year for me in all areas. lets hope so! *Cross fingers*

Xmas spirit
heh this one is a bit lacking. mainly cos of the bonus cut and potentially pay increment cut. Wifey n me did intend to get a tree but well we are not sure if it will survive Tornado Comet :p Still with my upcoming leave next wk till start Jan (oh btw i am going to MR --> Military Reserve --> no more IPPT --> no more ICT too! yippie!!!), the wifey n me should be able to enjoy our time, with comet, with Guitar Hero and what not. Hehheeh

Comet's Puberty
Seems he's either hitting puberty or something because these few days he's behaving kinda wierd. For starters, his eating habits have slowed down a lot. While this is a very much welcomed change, he has even gone to the point where he will stop eating. Which to me is rather wierd. I attribute it to his teething (i.e. sore gums) but i cant be sure as i am not a vet. he has dropped teeth (we collected 3.. not sure why the wifey wants to keep though hehehe) so we know he's teething. Also we found he has 2 teeth that are ingrown together. not sure if that will be a problem for him when he grows up. he has fishy breath too! eeps.. when he gets excited and pants.. OoOfff.. the smell.... Trainer says its ok for dogs to have some breath hahaah...
This weekend we will be getting the E-collar for him. Its a collar that presents a little electric jolt to the dog to make him pay attention to u. I can't wait to get my hands on this handy gizmo and see if his behavior improves :p

Gaming
nowdays i lock in about 2-3 hours a night of gaming.
Fallout3 is rather slow as it tends to get "lonely" not having to interact with anyone. But that's to be expected as, well the earth has turned into a waste land and intelligent conversation are few and far between.
Eve Online though i managed to fly an interceptor (named Comet) and a stealth bomber (named Alfro Samurai). Missions can be quite long though so only when i am sure i have long stretches of time then i will embark on them. I am trying to work my way towards our new base of operations and see if i can engage in Corp-sanctioned missions there with my inty (or maybe a cruiser or 2). 12 days training for heavy Missiles lvl 5 is sure a bore :(

Entertainment
Last few wks we were rushing dvds of "Criminal Minds" which is a very solid show and also Hellboy I and II (not as impressive but entertaining still). We borrowed Heroes Season 2 Blu-ray and also 30 Rock season 1 so that should tied us over in terms of entertainment wise. What else to watch? Hmm i hope to be able to get some more good blu-rays. Can't get enough for 47" HD juiciness :p

End of 2008
For me, this year has been a rather exciting one. Full of ups and downs. i sure hope we will end the year on a super positive note but that really depends on factors beyond my control. Those that are within my control however are fine and dandy.

Can't wait to see what 2009 brings!

*sings*
me and you and a dog named Comet....
dancing our way to 2009!

my breath fogged up the glass.

so i drew a new face and i laughed.

and that's just jason mraz's easy-to-understand way of saying what randy pausch preached before he passed on...

"we cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."

people often question why things happen, more so when the bad comes a'knockin' than when the good calls.

i wonder why. because if people question the bad because they want to avoid it, then shouldn't they question the good as well to keep it at hand?

in any case, this post isn't about questions. it's about not questioning.

i've realized (post-snuffy hubby) that when i stop questioning what happens to me and just act upon the acceptance of the facts, i feel a lot happier.

it's like when you analyze the facts of a case, you take them as they are, and recommend solutions based on those facts.

this does not mean that i've stopped questioning. in fact, i'm doing that a lot more critically these days.

but sometimes, when it comes to something i can't make sense of through reasoning, i just accept it and deal with it. because if i keep questioning, then i'd be wasting too many resources on that. and i may be left with just a smidgeon of that to deal with the issue in question.

so when it comes down to that, i'd prefer to look forward, and not spend too much time on the past.

i learnt this after watching randy pausch's last lecture, and i will practise this for as long as i live.

thank goodness for a partner who has embraced this as much as i do.

Beat it!

ladies and gentlemen, we are now the proud owners of GUITAR HERO - WORLD TOUR (PS3 version)!

OMG is so fun hahah with wifey on the drums n me on the guitar doing all the rock star stuff. The rock music is really quite engaging, visuals quite spectacular and after about 2+ hours of it after unwrapping we are hooked for more!

Plus now our frens who visit us can get to play too!

Wonder if anyone will get us 1 more guitar (for bass) then we can have 4 players....

*GRIN*

btw our band is called "Little Comets" and we have the teddy bear with butt on fire as the logo.

AHHHAAHAHAHA

omg....

so the big news nowadays is what has happened in Mumbai. Its tragic certainly but some comments in the Newpaper was really......silly.

"These terrorists have no regard for life"
..... D-UH! I mean u gotta be kidding me with such a comment....

"These terrorists don't respect Singapore"
.........they basically don't need to respect anyone! I mean who are we that we can demand such respect when even the U-S-of-A was a target of terrorists as well?

these were commented by an 18yr old student and i sure hope its lack of perception / maturity that made this student sprouted such OMG-comments....