all happening too soon

This shall be my last entry for the year 2005. There will always be lots of thoughts from me especially when the year is ending.

Looking at my last blog was 25 Oct.. which was quite some time ago. I completely forgot about my webblog. There had been too much activities going around since I last blog and too busy to think of anything. And the reason why I can blog this is because I came back to office on a Saturday afternoon to tie up lots of loose ends.

Just to pen some note before I fly off to Durban to join the Uniquely Singapore boat... All's happening too soon and I still can't believe that I will be sailing across the Indian Ocean now. Just a note to friends who follow my blog and my developments in my life. I didn't have a chance to meet up with a lot friends in the last couple of months and I hope to do so when I return in January 2006. I'm sure by then, I will fill you with my adventures and stories of the Indian Ocean.

Till then folks...

take care and have a wonderful Christmas and Happy 2006!!!

walking down the isle... not me

congratulations to my cousin... may she have a blessed marriage and filled with lots of happiness and love...

End of Leg One....

as the boats dock in Salvador now and the crew enjoying a 3-days break. I managed to get hold of some photos of the first leg...


look... that's our uniform... I thought they look really funny especially the guys in red-sarong over that pants....sarong party boy... shhh.... don't think they would like it!!!


This was taken at the end of race 1 at Cascais in Protugal. We came in forth for this race. Not too bad for a start and 10 crew down with seasickness for 36 hours. We climbed up from 10th to 4th.





How can we not have champagne and beer?? sailors pretty much sail and drink their lives away...

This is US sailing away!! Here we go to Salvador across the Atlantic Ocean. Was quite an eventful sail... heard we suffered crew injuries that requires 12 stitches ... argh nasty!!














I heard the sail could heel at an angle of 30 degrees for days... from this photo it looks like a good day and about 20 knots of wind.

The best looking guy in the world

My friend forwarded his photo but no one knows his name....

any one knows?

Leg 1 Race 2 - finishing line

At 2325 GMT (2025 local time - 17/10/05) Westernaustralia Clipper crossed the finish line off the Farol de Barra, Salvador, to take first place in Race 2 of the Clipper 05-06 Round The World Race. Skipper David Pryce and crew maintained a strong position from early on in the race, leading for much of the latter part. Eventually good tactics coupled with fast boat speeds ensured a comfortable win for the Australians who will be the first to sample the legendary hospitality of the Centro Nautico da Bahia.

At 0049 GMT Liverpool crossed just ahead of Cardiff, beating the Welsh boat by just 3 minutes after three and a half thousand miles. Cardiff finished at 0052 GMT. Both boats are now approaching the harbour where fireworks, fruit and Caipirinhas await.

At 0312GMT (0012 local time in salvador), New York Clipper crossed the finish line to take 4th place. Durban was approximately 8 miles behind and so should finish within the next hour.

If we maintain the speed and winds are good... Uniquely Singapore will be 6th and should be coming in later in the day... well done guys. it's been a hard sail.

korean craze

I know for those who know me will probably laugh at this blog. The korean-soapy-drama-madness has been around for few years when the "Autumn in My Heart" hit Singapore few years back. May be there had been other korean dramas shown on our local channels before but at least Autumn in My Heart was the first korean drama that I watched during a repeat telecast in Channel U. I often laughed at the FANs of these korean man who has been on the headlines of late...such as Bae Yong Jun, Won Bin... etc. and now it seems, I am slowly catching on too. I can't say I am a HUGE fan but the number of k-dramas I've watched is still within count of my ten fingers.

Recently I caught on the famous soapy-teary-drama Stairway to Heavan showing on Channel U now... and here is the reason why I WATCHED this super-draggy-teary show... introducing Kwon Sang-Woo -thanks to my colleague Eleen Limfor telling me his name.

Any ways... I've got a mini fan club in my office ..hahah with just Eleen and myself. She's now following the show too and she sent me this photo early in the morning. And that's how both of us started the blogging of our korean - hunks chase. erhmmm I know you guys would say that he's not a hunk... o well, it's just a passing phase for me. I'm sure there will be more cute actors coming along...
p.s actually i love watching japanese dramas too.

drenched and drunk Sunday

yesterday was intended for round pulau ubin sail for the IndoChine Ambassador's Cup 2005 but the whole day's rain forced the committee to postponed the race to next week as we can't possibly risk the international ambassadors getting drenched.... Unfortunately before the committee made the annoucement, I was already completely drenched whilst rigging up the boat with my new found skipper - Jerry who was a shipmaster and sailed around the world for 25 years. It was fun hearing all his stories and good opportunity for me to get tips for my trip too!

the party started earlier than planned.... free flow of drinks just flowed non-stop till 6.30pm and I drank from 2 till bar closed... was good fun and the race will resume this Sunday. There will be food and drinks from Indochine again..hahah

Actually, I will be miserable for this Sunday's race as I have to attend 2 weddings this Saturday, I will start drinking in the afternoon and continue through dinner. hopefully I can still be emcee for the dinner....