SIMON SAMUEL

wassup guys!!
finally decided to pick the book off the shelf for some dusting..
well it's been 2 mths since the last post too..


ya i know i disappeared..
i don't deny that; was practically buried in work.
pls visit www.a-grader.com
that's what which has consumed my time these days.
can't remember if i've introduce this to you guys before..
it's a tuition agency kevan and i have set up.
pretty neat eh don't you think?
i finally get to experience the anything and everything that goes into running your own business!!
it was a slow start, but business expanded quite fast i'll say..
of course there were quarrels between kevan and me,
but it does has its enjoyable and fun moments too.
bad decisions were made, lessons were learned;
ugly words were exchanged, praises were sung too..
all in all, it made me realised that teamwork is the synergy to get any organisation to grow..
in it we make up for one anothers' shortfall to create a balanced all-rounder team to face challenges..
it made me realise a bit more of myself, find out more about my strengths and weaknesses.


went thailand with dad, mom, eldest sis-in-law and her mom 13-15/07/09
took the plane for the 1st time in my life!!
hahaha.. quite an enjoyable experience.
thailand is quite a nice place..
people are friendly, very approachable.
girls are pretty too!
too bad my parents were around,
else would have flirted with the cute hotel front desk girls..
lol..
love the food, minus the large amount of chilli and spices.
one thing i observed about the thais was that they are genuinely happy.
no matter their living conditions, no matter their future, no matter their lives..
no matter what they are doing, they are happy,
contended with what little they have and make the best out of it.
look at us, city dwellers within one of the most successful nations in the world.
we have so much, bt we are not contended at all.
we are unhappy with our lives, we moan about what we do not have.
we yearn for more and more, demand more from everyone around us.
laughable, aren't we?
sharing the same room with mom and dad made me realised that life is really short..
the last time i share room with them was in primary school,
back when we wanted to enjoy the air-conditioner.
lol.. ya it's more than a decade ago, but still seem like yesterday.
look at myself now, 26 this yr.. dad is already 61, and mom is 53..
reality really dealt me a heavy blow in my guts was i laid on bed in the hotel room.
give it 2 more decades, and mom and dad will probably be laid to eternal rest...
all the hate, pain and anger bottled up within me these yrs seem just so childish..
we are still a family after all..
yup, how foolish of me to have wasted all these yrs..
so i've decided to mend the bridges, to communicate more with them..
i love you dad, i love you mom..


vincent left on 03/09/09 for a 2yr stint in seoul with nexon..
great uh?? the tall guy gets to bio all the pretty girls..
lol.. take care of yourself man..
dominic and i are going over next year after exams for a holiday.
yea!!


the results were released a few weeks ago.
yes i passed all but i am not happy at all.
my expectations were not realised.
now i'm left with my final 4 modules,
and they are my final chance at 2nd lower class.
all 4 modules!
man, got to really slog my life for the 2nd lower class!!
school is commencing this coming monday..


goodbye holidays, hello school
goodbye slacking, hello slogging