The Italians Take Centre Stage

Italy have taken the 2006 World Cup trophy home this weekend after their 5-3 penalty kick win over France. It was an exciting weekend and so exciting it was that this morning I have noticed a lot of people not at work today. Probably because the final was on at 3am Taiwan time! Anyhow, well done to the Italians! On the same note, I want to thank the German team for giving Portugal a good kicking with a 3-1 score!

In other news, I finally got my haircut. My head feels a lot lighter and breezier, although it bring littel comfort as we are hitting temperatures of 36 degrees C in Taipei. I hate it when its hot, humic and sticky. Thank the lord for air-conditioning! Today though the sun has backed-off a little today wit rather cloudy skies. It looks like we are in for some down pour later this afternoon. I'm hearing rolls of thunder at the moment...doesn't look good weather-wise.

Not really done much over the weekend. Just trying to stay out of the heat. How about today? Well feeling a little dazed and confused as I didnt get much decent sleep last night. Also, today's the first day for the project which I as on. I'm not sure what needs to be done. Maybe I should speak to my project lead and ask for directions. But generally, I'm loosing my motivation to work. I'm in the "can't be bothered" mode of thinking today. It just seems to me that after working for 5 years now, I haven't seemed to achieved much, even when I know I have done my best and have put in more effort. There doesn't seem to be much recognition or reward at the moment, not even in the salary I receive every month. It just all seems meaningless at the moment. I think I need some time-out to re-focus my mind and maybe search for something new. I'm not sure whether I would be productive at all today. I think I need someone shouting the commands at me today, just so I can keep busy, otherwise, I feel like I'm going to drift away.

I came across something called Earth Clock, a nifty desktop widget which tells you the time and show you real-time images of the Earth. Go check it out at this site!

Well, the rain is here as predicted, its absolutely chucking it down! Maybe its time to go back to work, sigh.

Amelie Back In Taiwan, Reunion With Mister Donuts

Amelie finally back in Taiwan! Have missed her for three months, but have been busy at work, not had chance to catch up with her. However, Amelie did some catching up herself...with her favourite Mister Donuts! You must cut down on those foods!

Happy 2nd Birthday Amelie!

Another step up the age ladder for my daughter Amelie (populary known as Tongtong too). Time certainly has flown, and with each day, it doesn't get any easier! She's started to form her own opinions and learning to express them in various different ways. She's a clever little one, but still lacks a certain amount of discipline. That's probably going to come from me, because Chien-yu is a little soft. I just hope she knows it for own good when I give her the smack-botty when she steps out of line. Last night we sang her the birthday song just before we slept (its was about 1am already). After a couple of choruses, she picked it up quickly and sang her own birthday song! Well, almost anyway, because sounded like "Hapi tu tu tu you". More practise for next year! I will add photos later on this evening.

Goodbye P-100

I'm just going to upload the last ever set of photos from our loyal Sony P-100. I will update this post tomorrow. Yup, the Sony P-100 is a gonna. It ain't gonna rise from the ashes, this time... For now here are some photos taken today around Taipei using the Sony P-100 before the evening's accident, which involved Chien-yu, her foot and the hard marble floor we have in our room. We now got a good excuse to get a new, better digital camera. Its going to have to be a Sony one though, because I invested in a 1GB memory stick. Need to make use of that as much as I can! Sigh, money, money and more money.

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