something to 'beat' about

sorry sorry sorry for not writing the whole week....or more than that.

it has been really exhausting at work and i really have no time to sit down to pour out thoughts and feelings.

it is only the 2nd month of work and the workload is all pilling up. it is time to register the kids for their exams, time to select athletes for the district competition. i have been chosen to bring the district ping pong team to state competition in taiping next weekend and act as one of the coaches. haha...ahem. i can play a little so this week's centralised training with the kids will give me the chance to brush up my skills. but first, i have to go borrow a bat.
then there is the usual teaching and marking and paying all attention to make sure the kids learn and pay their attention to me. it is like an acting job on a stage where you want the audience pay 100% attention to you. hence, it is really tiring when the 'show' is over and you just want to rest and take a deep breath before the next 'show' starts.

hence, even if i have something to share here, i can hardly find the time to sit down to write it down. i am long-winded and going short short with no details ain't no fun ;)

ok anyway, let's go to something happy now.

hmmh....can i say that i have got my valentine's present for 2012 early???
a cool pair of earphones from lady gaga heartbeats by dr dre. my cousin got it for me as a gift although initially i wanted to buy it since i want to have one for my macbook air.

she got it from catch of the day website and it was at a discounted price- aussie 60. cheap.

these are the eartips they give for the earpiece as different ear size will require different tip to get that snug fit. i use the smallest one. once it fits comfortably into my ears, that's when the music really soars. i can really hear the difference. so imagine having those good big headphones where they can cancel all outside noise. with my baby, i don't really have to turn up the volume. being at the lower range is already enough and it does block outside noise as well. definitely a no-no when jogging or when walking around....unless i only wear one piece.
my new ear accesory ;)

it is really gorgeous and comes in a nice case. love it!!!


here is a review of the earphone i found on youtube. i agree with what the reviewer said.
and you know what? the first song i listen to on the earphone happened to be lady gaga's paparazzi. haha...i couldn't believe it. i just pressed the play button on my itunes on macbook and that was the song that was on my shuffled list at that time. you call that destiny or what. i am destined for the earphone! lol

next...

malaysia airlines have tickets fare now and i found reasonably priced tickets (rm2800 return) to amsterdam for may/june holidays. unfortunately, i couldn't find a travel companion. how sad!!!! so frustrating!!!

however, i think i am almost making my mind up to go to yunnan, china this march for 8 days. dali, li jiang and kunming. i am tagging along with someone's group since they are short of one person.
i am looking forward to seeing breathtaking views at this part of china.

the ancient town of li jiang.

the stone forest of kunming. wow.

hope my holiday plans will go smoother with this first trip. i might have to tag along other's trips, but i don't really mind. so am i going to be a 'tagger'??