月亮代表我的心 by Evonne Dedicated to my mum… I wanted to put up the original Teresa Teng version.. but I chose this video instead because I also just realized why the moon was used as the symbol! Did you already know?

Thanks to my friend Jenny! I tried out a cool Chinese Fortune telling web app. I’m not sure if it’s really accurate. I’d rather those who know me be the judge. Let me know if you think this is an accurate reading? Leave your comments! 姓名： 陳燊 出生日期： 西元1978年9月22日 (農曆67年8月20日) 靈數： 22 這組數字顯示 你是一個運勢特殊的人，非常聰明，反應很快，生命力量強大，能夠成就大事的，但卻天生有一些特別的使命，讓你的命運顯得神祕不可測。天生的使命，有時是個性或身體上的問題，比如在個性上有超乎常人的敏感，特別會重視面子的問題，或人際關係上的問題，在別人看來你都是過度敏感想太多了；或者是身體上的缺憾，但問題都不是很大，是命中注定你自己要想辦法去克服的地方。 在小孩時代，你便背負著眾人的期待，但是你卻一點也不在意，悠哉悠哉的過日子，還喜歡四處惡作劇哩！ 長大後的成就，第一步需要看你能不能和人協調，協調成功以後，則要去進行實際的事情，才能達成目標。因此一般來講，你如果找到目標，事業運會很好，但是在你沒有找到目標前，會是一付漫不經心的樣子，花很多時間在找人生的目標，直到找到目標，才會全力以赴，也才能將你生命中潛在的爆發力，完全發揮，當然，那股強大的力量，會讓你成就一番大事業。 你的生命中必須完成二個目標，一是必須要完成金錢方面的事情，大多會與金融界有關，因此你所從事的行業偏向與金錢相關，屬於理財顧問或保險經紀人、傳銷等事業，有一個共同的特色是運轉金錢、帶領金錢交流的這類事物；你的第二個目標是找到生命中的知心伴侶。 你的性格特徵是隨性，想事情是憑感覺，不論在對事或對人的判斷上，通常不會想太多，只是依喜好去做，只要我喜歡有甚麼不可以；成年以後才能找到自我，有比較成熟的思考。由於你在社交方面會有比較光鮮亮麗和熱情的表現，因此在事業合夥方面，很懂得如何適時散發你的熱力，這將使你獲得相當的利益與實質的成功，建議你在事業的經營上要著重特色取向，如果要與人合夥，必須要審慎，才能找到適當的朋友合作。 你的優點是具有很好的溝通才能，人緣好，受歡迎。你的缺點在於很多事情想得太少了，過度的自信和感情用事的習慣下，讓你有些盲目的向前衝！ 在感情方面，你較晚熟，因為你會以穩定事業為優先，在事業工作順利的時候，才會真心想找個伴侶安定下來，因此你的感情在事業穩定之前大多沒有結果，多半是空談。而在感情或婚姻的二人關係中，你會相當依賴於對方，配偶將會成為主要的意見諮詢者。你害怕一個人那種孤零零的感覺，喜歡與朋友一起分享或合作的美好感覺，所以一到新的環境，都會先找個伴，或採取合夥的方式來做事，但是在合夥關係當中，你經常扮演著主宰的角色，提醒你要小心，有可能會因此而成為合夥關係的破壞者喔！

This video shows how people in all around the world count their cash in different ways. It’s a fun video for my Singaporean vs. Canadian friends… and friends from all over! How do you count your cash?

From my seasonal favorite, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. Linus tells us “what Christmas is all about”. I’m not religious… but I know when good things need to be celebrated… so listen up to Linus!

The GTA Gets Buried By What Could Be A Record Snowstorm Sunday December 16, 2007 CityNews.ca Staff Forecasters were bang on. A big, blustery almost blizzard-like storm they predicted would dump anywhere … For all my friends / family in Sunny Singapore… come visit Canada! lol.. Note that the streets in busy downtown are very desserted… everybody wants to crawl under their warm blankets.. myself included! The tires on those cars are just spinning.. no grip!

Want Hollywood muscle? I’m trying this 300-rep Spartan workout — used by the cast of the movie — for a full-body transformation. But I might be running out of time? I’m going back to Asia by the end of this month to visit tons of family and relatives that I’ve not seen in 17 years. Is it vain for me to want to make a good impression? I’m definitely gorging myself on the delicious food on my 3 week vacation. All the more reason to build a strong foundation now! Here’s a baseline calculation I recently learnt to determine your optimal body weight versus your height. Most people I know aren’t too far off from their optimal height / weight combination. I’ve tested the calculation on a few friends, and all of them have stated that it’s attainable for them.

Use the baseline of 5′ 8″. To achieve a lean muscular frame, your 5′ 8″ benchmark weight should be 160 lbs.

Under 160, and the focus to build muscle makes more sense than losing fat. Over 160, and the focus should be managing weight through dieting and cardio.

For every inch of additional height, add 5 pounds to the optimal weight (i.e. 5′ 10″ = 170 pounds) For every inch of height reduction, subtract 5 pounds from the optimal weight (i.e. 5′ 6″ = 150 pounds)

I am 5″ 6″ so I should be at 150 lbs. Remember when I was at 178? I’m happy to report that I’m currently at 159 lbs thanks to a lifestyle change in my eating habits, and more focus on weight work outs and cardio. I’ll slowly work towards 150 lbs as a goal by the end of the year. I’m sure the “300″ workout will come in handy. Those floorwipers look like ab-killers! The Vacation I’m still quite chill about the vacation, but I can just sense the excitement building up slowly. I’ll be making 3 stops, taking off from Canada April 30th, and arriving at Singapore Changi airport May 2nd where we’ll celebrate my grandpa’s 90th birthday bash! It’s going to be all about the food in Singapore. From there, I’ll head off to Hong Kong to visit friends May 12th (exactly the 17 year anniversay of when I first left Singapore). My focus in Hong Kong will be shopping for clothes and visiting friends. Finally, I’ll drop in on a few familiar faces in Taiwan May 15th - 18th. The food should be delectable, but I’ll be looking for some cheap electronic gadgets. It’s gonna be a lot of fun! I’ll keep you posted!

Right after this post, I’ll be driving 8, 9 hours back to Timmins (depending on the weather!). Timmins is the home of Shania Twain if you didn’t already know! I’ve gotten to meet her in person, jealous yet? I should have access to ther internet to do some holiday postings. Perhaps I’ll think of some “on the road” blogging ideas! In the meantime, Merry Christmas to you and yours!

I received a most insulting email response from a family member regarding my last post about poker. People just don’t get it! I am very upset at this email and was very tempted to publish it for everyone to see. But I thought better of it, and decided to keep it between the people involved. If this family member is reading this post right now, I demand an apology immediately!