And so it goes that one of my juniors text me (don't ask me why) and asked how come I don't really blog about the 'serious' aspects of my life?
I asked her what do you mean.
And she replied things like "you're like the star of TAS and even after so many years, all the lecturers talk about you and stuffs. and we all know you hold so many important portfolios! and your fb omg the who was tellin me that day you had dinner with mrs lim hwee hua?! and from the angle of the photos, you were sitting right beside her! c'mon babe, you gotta let us more into your life!
I was stunned for a few moments, unable to think of what else to reply. The next few minutes saw me fumbling with my stylus. I played a game of solitaire before deciding what to reply.
And so I told her, hey babe, thanks for the concern and all but you guys are over-analysing things wayy too much, aren't you? hmmm... i guess when it gets too serious in life, you wouldn't want to blog about all those stuffs? hmmm guess i got your point but for now, i'll stick to being pointless and all in my blogs. we'll catch up soon, if you guys wanna know what i'm always into and all.=p
Though i must say i don't really like to say too much about myself either when i meet people. I'd rather know more about others or like have some light-hearted conversations. Isn't life more meaningful that way?
And she said no way, that's crap, you're forever so busy! anyways, glad you got my point there and god bless! have a great weekend.
I know most of my friends have either given up on me or just bloody pissed off not seeing me for eons. I have to give her credit for driving the nail in. Not wanting to defend myself too much but as life would have it, I was and still am always being called upon situations to do stuffs. I don't know for who; neither do i know why my role just happen to fit into that particular situation so snugly like a lost jigsaw fits into the entire puzzle of mystery. But sometimes i'm just being there to do things for reasons beyond my understanding of cosmic energies. I don't mean to be mean but if it isn't destined to meet up any of my friends for now, then there's probably a good reason for all those unfortunate things happening.
Yawen always tell me, if it isn't meant to be yours then it won't be yours so what for try so hard? Taking that one step further, I interpret that to be if it's not meant to happen that way, means it just isn't, so just shift your focus elsewhere.
Shrugs. it does sound like some self-preserving excuse but heck, when the time's right, i think we'll all know the light.
Some things in life just aren't that important compared to others; not saying that they aren't 100% unimportant. The time would come for the right things to happen for the right people at the right place and probably, for the right price -- The universal wisdom of destiny's priority.
Posted by Atlantic Amethyst at 6:14 PM
Friday, April 03, 2009
Peter Gowers - my new beacon for all things marketing!
Peter Gowers is a super amazing guy!

It's not just about whatever he mentioned that day during the NTU-Cornell seminar on "The Next Generation of Asia-Pacific Hospitality". It's not really about the fact that he's CEO or what (though admittedly, it does count). It's just the way he thinks and acts upon with courage, belief and passion - it's very amazing. And it's even more amazing when he's right about certain things when at the end of the day, things went well....or should i say, really successful.
It's cool the way he managed to play a role in rebranding IHG and indirectly, shape the future of IHG. It's cool to use real people coz it's so unreal to do that and yet so cool coz it's real! This was the basis of our marketing campaign for ISG - which I remembered possibly was because of Yawen being inspired by IHG after our field trip as well to which Bernard crystalised the posters with utmost perfection.

And he's got no airs..and really humble sort of guy?

Which kinda brings me back to why I love people in this industry. They're damn good but they don't go around telling people they're damn good unless needed - unlike many people whom I've came across in the banking & finance sector. (except for UBS, which is the weird and super nicee one.)
Posted by Atlantic Amethyst at 4:13 PM
Thursday, April 02, 2009
why do pets hate holidays
This is one classic example why I seldom skip Zuji ads in my emails.
Because I think it's worth reading - just for that kick of experiencing how creative things can go :XD

Posted by Atlantic Amethyst at 12:28 AM
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
so u wanna collect friends eh?
It's like damn ridiculous my fb has like over 700 friends??
I don't exactly even know where all these people come from, considering the fact i'm not really a social butterfly at heart. And everytime when some random person tries to BE MY FRIEND, I'll always end up texting the person "hey have we met before???" before i even consider anybody worthy of being a friend. I'm not a prude but honestly I think life needs to be streamlined and tidied up at times, including an overwhelming collection of friends. Sad to say, the people who are really close to me aren't that active on fb and most of the people who are the misc types would be the ones poking me here and there.
Posted by Atlantic Amethyst at 5:22 PM
Friday, March 27, 2009
A Moment to Breathe
This post is like ... wow?
Especially ever since when I've stopped keeping track of my life since my last relationship. Never did I expect that i'll actually log in to blogger this very night and type something, probably out of nothing and yet something.
In retrospect, from the time I stopped blogging till today, life has been extremely challenging. And in certain ways rewarding, out of these challenges, as I move on to mend the broken patches in my life.
To people who have understood me, they would never have known me to be emo. Emo is the word to understand me for those who have never really understood me. And in general, most people think I'm emo. For friends like Yuhong who aren't really close to me and yet manage to sift me out from the emo crowd - I think that's really commendable. Thanks, bro, for equating me to passion. I honestly thought that's what really made me to be myself today. Passion is different from being emo, for those who have yet to really comprehend the essence of leadership.
All those pragmatic moments surrounding me have made me widen the gap of a certain dilemma like it is between ends of a continuum. As one continues to be proactive, the same being continues to constantly seek for passiveness. It's like the body just wanting to seek a half-here half-there stand at the end of the day. It's a constant struggle for a healthy balance that the mind wouldn't. Ironically, that struggle in myself has worn me out.
I need a few breathing moments.
Moments when i'm free to roam mentally and spiritually, out of the conscious constraints within.
Posted by Atlantic Amethyst at 10:41 PM
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Daffodil Lament - The Cranberries
Daffodil Lament by The Cranberries
Holding on, that's what I do since I met you.
And it won't be long. Would you notice if I left you?
And it's fine for some 'cause you're not the one,
You're not the one there...
There... there... there... there... there...
All night long, laid on my pillow,
These things are wrong.
I can't sleep here!
So lovely, so lovely, so lovely.
I have decided to leave you forever.
I have decided to start things from here.
Thunder and lightning won't change,
What I'm feeling and the daffodils look lovely today,
And the daffodils look lovely today,
Look lovely today.
Ooh, in your eyes I can see the disguise.
Ooh, in your eyes I can see the dismay.
Has anyone seen lightning?
Has anyone looked lovely?
And the daffodils look lovely today,
And the daffodils look lovely today,
Look lovely today...
Look lovely, [X 9]
Na, na. Na, na na na...
Posted by Atlantic Amethyst at 2:18 PM
Monday, April 07, 2008
Big Brother Is Watching
U know there's this creepy feelin'.
That you know you're being 'monitored' regularly?
Read is okay, but not the feeling of being 'monitored' then later used as an emotive manipulative tool against myself. I have to be so strong all the time if not my soul would have been severely eroded by now.
Actually I'm goin' to delete off this blog soon. It's just a matter of when.
My other half is monitoring me so badly, it gets screwed up even more.
U sacrifice personal space, freedom of thought and happiness for a relationship. Many a time, I wonder whether love is a chore. Until lately, someone who was facing some relationship woes asked me the same question. I think when it's not compatible with our lives, then it becomes a chore. If not, how can love become a chore?
Lately I chanced upon this very insightful email about finding and keeping a life partner.
WHAT KEEPS A RELATIONSHIP STRONG IS:
1. TRUST
2. COMMUNICATION
3. INTIMACY
4. A SENSE OF HUMOR
5. SHARING TASKS
6. SOME GETAWAY TIME WITHOUT BUSINESS OR CHILDREN
7. DAILY EXCHANGES (meal, shared activity, hug, call, touch, notes, etc.)
8. SHARING COMMON GOALS AND INTERESTS
9. GIVING EACH OTHER SPACE TO GROW WITHOUT FEELING INSECURE
10. GIVING EACH OTHER A SENSE OF BELONGING AND ASSURANCES OF COMMITMENT
If these qualities are missing, the relationship will erode asresentment withdrawal, abuse, neglect, and dishonesty; and pain will replace
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHIN U, layling.
Oh god.
Posted by Atlantic Amethyst at 7:17 PM
Staying Grounded
I realised something totally weirdd about myself.
If I do not choose to be constructive, I can never have the time to do anything. And yet when I choose to devote energy to pack my time constructively, I can achieve a whole lot more than I realise. Maybe time i.e. life is really how you make out of it?
Ivy made me realise this. Because she observed that I actually blogg more when supposedly I shouldn't have time to do so.
Actually if I don't blog more, I can't imagine what will happen. Perhaps talk to the objects in my room and get into Oscars. (Think Tony Leung in Chungking Express.) But one thing for sure, my roomie will freak out.
I'm always one big dilemma. I want to have time for myself and yet I cannot have too much time for myself. I need to stone abit here and there; but I get bored and listless so easily, I start to realise I need to channel my energy away by continuously keeping myself occupied with something, if not I'll ...... start to destroy the world. I usually appear very sedentary but looks are always so deceiving. I used to run 15km every week to channel all the excessive energy away. Maybe I should resume that routine soon.
Man, I'm missin' that adrenline badly.
And I did something really random just now. I sprayed my favourite Versace Bright Crystal on all my nike tops, just for fun. Finally had time to buy lah and I couldn't resist. The last drop from the previous bottle evaporated more than a month ago. I just didn't spray my entire room lest I freak my roomie out. (Shit. I always have this fear I'll somehow freak her out with my oddities esp after the mirror incident which Ivy knows so well.)
But hey! This is my fav daytime perfume, alright.
I'm luvin' it sooo much.
Way better than Anna Sui Secret Wish, DKNY and Escada series.
Don't believe, just come and smell me.
(Fabian once commented that this scent will knock off any guy when he passed by me outside can 5, while I was on the phone with my bf. Come to think of it, no wonder he lent me his Mitch Albom novel so readily.)
But this ad seriously just doesn't do it any justice.
I think she needs a haircut.
Really badly.
Just like me now.
Posted by Atlantic Amethyst at 3:49 AM