Bryan Wong

 

Time to bid farewell to yet another year

Time flew..

Time to wrap up feelings of resentment,frustration and sadness.

Time to reflect..

to see if we have lived up to our goals..

Fret not if your lists of success of to do seems little

Rejoice in what you have managed to achieve, however little.

Most importantly, forgive yourself for all the wrongs that you have done this year, if none forgives you..

A new year awaits earnestly,

for us to once again make resolutions and goals..

Though it may not emerge as a success ( Based on our own track records)

we should still make the resolutions as we need to set a road for us..

It may not be a road less travelled,

but,

it is our own….

Have a fantabulous 2009 my dear friends,

may we all complete each other……………………….

Walk with me,

Bryan

i found myself becoming almost a hermit recently, when i was zipping around town(oh yes, i have been back in sin for about a week now) on my own, wandering thru malls searching for kitchen wares and towels, hunting for a bluetooth device that enables me to talk in the car without inserting any stuffs to my ears(got it but failed to work after three days of usage! UGGH!) and at the same time averting stares from strangers who thought i am who i am, or question if i am who i am and also looks that spelled interest…hmmm… Somehow, one step followed the other and i eased myself through grounds that many has trodden upon and getting from pt a to pt b without any preambles or a nod of acknowledgement.. i did stuff that i set out to do and completed them..i worked feverishly on my new place and it turned out just the way i envisioned it to be( almost..i think..for i am forever bursting with new ideas and details to be added or taken away..fortunately this is the seventh month which means that i am not able to shift in thus i could have all this time to polish it up to meet all my requirements…)

i set out to pursue one long standing dream of mine, which was a good long fourteen years of dreaming, a dream that i have always pinned it down as a dream and at one point, this dream almost became a reality but went down the drain.The years that followed grieved me miserably and every glimpse or notion of that dream triggered a shot of pain thru my aching heart..i pursued it once more this time and the emancipiation of this dream is so intense that i almost became oblivious to the rest of the world, just like this dream has been the centre of my being for the fateful 14 years that has gone by. though the signs are promising and seems like this time round it might become a reality, i choose not to scream on top of me lungs till the fat lady sings! keeping my fingers crossed for the realisation of that wish, so crossed that probably everyone else around me would be crossed, for reasons that only i would know. Crossed or not, that’s their take,for it dawned on me (since sometime last month after tons of flying around and going places), that we really should not take time for granted and we should really not waste our time on things that doesn’t matter, people that doesn’t matter and spend time on things that matters..and in many cases, it usually meant ourselves. Yup, ourselves..Let’s look at it from another angle.

Say, how many times have we detour our courses for the sake of another,

changed our lifestyle for another,

changed our hairstyle for another,

changed our style of dressing for another? You got the picture? GOOD!

Maybe its time for us to live our lives more for ourselves( not just for ourselves but more for ourselves as i really don’t want to go and become a self centred a*… ya?)and perhaps while setting out to do this you might start to feel happier…

Yup.. that’s what i have been doing recently and you know what?

It felt really good..so good that i think i am even starting to eat right and packing on a few extra pounds but what the …hmm…it felt just ….right!

Hello everyone, my name is bryan and i have been indulging myself!

I must say that this trip is really a trip down memory lane. More than 1o yrs ago, i took my very first long haul flight and it was to London.Remembered vividly that i broke into silent tears when i first set sight on trafalgar square, a place that i got to know after reading an Enid Blyton story book when i was seven years old and i have been longing to be in London eversince. As i step out of Heathrow airport, memories invaded my somewhat vacant mind and as my eyes roamed the scenery in front of me, it felt as if i have come home.. Not that i have resided here before but, however, during my virgin trip there, i felt as though i was from there in my previous life, as much of the streets and buildings seemed extraordinarily familiar, i could almost tell whats at the next turn…. hmm..though this time is a working trip, i am very much looking to explore uk the second time round…Interestingly, i would be taking to the skies via the London eye (i have yet to try out the one at home though) and also a hot air balloon in Leeds, where the famous Leeds Castle awaits my exploration.Not forgetting portebello market, where i shall attempt to recapture the romantic essence of Notting hill and also to see if Jane Austen is right about bath, as she very much described while indulging in Persuasion.Nevertheless, the visit to uk would never be complete if i were not to head out to the farms, just to experience nature living…but, most importantly, to take in the sights of the river thames when it is now the time for swan marking.

Was delirious today when i saw a couple of bobbies strolling around..

was actually clapping my hands in glee when passing by selfridges..

such are the joy you experience when you are there,

in Destination: Most Wanted!

Has been ages since my last update..

After a brief stint in Thailand for Destination :Most Wanted, the past one week has been a whirlwind of activities. Just finished two more episodes of Glamour Mum, featuring long time friend the infamous Quan Yifong and the bubbly Pan lingling and everyday supervision of my new abode which is undergoing extensive renovation.All in all, its like trying to fit different task into very available mins and seconds!All this frenzy is because , well, i am flying off again this coming wednesday to UK and its gonna be like another 15 days before i am back..

After doing home decor and doing renovations for others, its finally time for me to do something for myself and its a blast.Transforming an old flat into a vision of my dream entails an extensive and total removal of almost every replaceable item in the flat which the transformation day by day really gratified my desire. Somehow, it is a real escape from the mundanes of everyday life when i am surrounded by all the debris and dusts. The renovation project seemed like a therapy process when all the stripping off of the paint, the hacking of walls, hacking of tiles seemed to denotes the flushing away of all the negative vibes in my life and the newly plastered walls and newly laid tiles seemed to be like a new path for my life! What loads of FUN!I can’t describe the feeling or happiness well enough..it is simply…WOW. hmm..thought i could do better than this three letter word but, for now, it will do. will do just fine. W>O>W!

After a delightful stint in Kyoto and Okinawa, i have now arrived in Osaka ,putting up in the heart of the vibrant city in a delightfully gorgeous boutique hotel named ” Cross Hotel”. Contrary to the name of the hotel, i am not the slightest bit cross as this is a wonderful hotel, so much so that even the internet service comes with the room so all you need to do is plug in and surf!

interestingly, as some had queried wat has happened to me and why i am not on the tele, well, its because i am out there in some part of the world doing a travelogue ” Destination Most Wanted”. Guess its been a long time since you guys last seen me, except for re-runs on tv..so, just in case you don’t remember moi, here are some reminders which were taken just so recently…..

Taken In Kyoto

Nepal, Kathmandu

Turkey,Saffronbolu

Turkey, Cappedocia

Okinawa, Japan

well, hope that helps.. take care all….

Flyin off to Japan tonight..once again, taking to the skies, to land once again in a foreign land, where new experiences and discoveries awaits… Quite an irony, as i embarked on every trip, i make new discoveries, new friendships and at the same time, i seemed to be drawing away from my friends here, almost as if i have become a hermit…distant and forgotten by people i know, back here, at home. Though one could argue that i could have made an extra effort to touch base with friends back here but, however, minus the days when i am doing a new programme “Glamour Mum”, the time left for me was spent on getting stuff for the next trip and on snoozing off..as i am constantly feeling tired…

I used to be an avid fan of aeroplanes..as in flying around..rather enjoy taking off into the skies and just being up there..still enjoy it but however, visibly less ..Guess that must be human nature, when you have little of it you’ll yearn for more..too much of it, the appetite might weaken and so die…Fortunately, my love for visiting a foreign land has yet to diminsh..in fact, it has grown and actually, it has nurtured, or should i say, awaken something inside me.. and that would be ” Global Warming”.

As i travelled to all these lovely destinations, it dawned on me that something ain’t right..the weather mode contradicts what we have known for ages, for winter and spring has delayed their steps far too long..With the recent disasters happening one after another, my dear friends, we might not be able to enjoy earth as much as we had before if we don’t do something about it..It has to be a collective effort and it starts with each and every individual. Don’t question the good that one can do to save the environment, even if you think that what you could do does not amount to much..If your friends are not doing it, perhaps try to influence them and get into the act of being environmentally friendly. Start recycling stuff, support products that are environmentally friendly.. Act now rather then regret later if anything should hit you closer then what you see happening now. Whatever that is happening now, i think, are warnings from mother earth herself..should we heed it or turn a deaf ear to it?

“World peace ” seems to be on the top of the priority wishlist in every pageant. But, we are far from it. With all the war and fighting that is going on”peace” seems to be drifting away from us. And now, nature is turning her back on us too, as what we have done to the environment for the past years has apparently disrupted the “peace” that we so enjoyed.

So, the question is, what should be on our priority now?

It is an obvious answer. As all ordinary folks can see.

Sadly, some are oblivious to it.

And these “some”, could have made a world of difference.