Day 10,683

  Happy Valentine's Day

Rose and home-cooked soup from my dearest 琳琳公主

Day 10,638

Days 10,273-10,637: 365 days in summary, key points of the year...

Woo... Started off 2010 by flying along to France for a business trip, making it my 4th time taking the A380... It was awesome! Not the flight but the week spend in the snow in Lyon and Paris, especially the Paris sale!!!

If I could describe 2010, it would be "bungee jump"...

The first half of the year was terrific, just like going to the platform of a bungee jump, in anticipation for the ride of your life. But when you jump down, the tension of the bungee cords tied to your ankles pull you up just as gravity pull you towards the ground. This 'yo yo movement' should be how the second half of 2010 would be described... Well, at the end of the day, you won't remember much of the jump itself, but more of the process prior to jumping...

I finally started my saxophone lesson after putting it off for umpteen years and is now progressing at a snail's pace.

Again, no mountain climbing in the year, though I did travel to Haikou and Sanya in August for erm... 4 days. Very short trip but enjoyed myself tremendously. And it was my first time taking a budget airliner.

In addition, I gave my HTC Touch HD a G219 in October and officially turned to the Dark Side by getting an iPhone 4 FOC from Singtel. Should have insisted on a BB though....

My intention was to end off 2010 by taking a 2.5 weeks break in China; taking a 4 days train from Beijing to Lhasa and spending Christmas and a week in Tibet and EBC before returning to Beijing in the same manner, and finally moving north to Harbin for New Year. Everything was in place, except for a nod from the employers... Darn...

 
The consolation? Another free trip to France in January 2011...
 
Again, planned courses/ trips for the year:

• Bangkok, Thailand (A promise made)
• Cairo, Egypt (Another promise made)
• Mount Rinjani
• Rescue Diver

Day 10,614

He who succeed, learns from others' experiences

and uses them to his own advantages.

He who fails contributes experiences to others

and don't learn fast enough.

Day 10,605

 Birthday present #01 from 军机大臣
K2 Moto 84 & Exo 8.1 Protection pads 

 Birthday present #02 from Bro
Calvin Klein be

 Birthday present #03 from 老佛爷
Ang Pow

Birthday present #04 from my dearest 琳琳公主

AX Watch, Passport holder, Birthday card & Lychee Strawberry Cheesecake

 Birthday present #05 from Vivi 兄
Alto saxophone ornament

 Birthday present #06 from Smiley
GV voucher & notebook

Birthday present #07 from KK
Restaurant gift voucher

Day 10,579

90% of the friction in life is caused by the wrong tone of voice,
especially in relationships.

- J. A. Holmes

Well, 95% for me...

Day 10,577 - Part II

In D's words:

"The war has already ended when she is planning a holiday behind your back."

* There is no relation in this post to the one below...

Day 10,577

When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.

Day 10,559

To quote a friend,

"Nothing worthwhile is ever easy, nothing easy is ever worthwhile"

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To achieve something you like, often you have to do something you don't like...

Someone who fails to plan, plans to fail.
And having no strategy is not a good strategy, so never just go with the flow...