What am I doing on a bright sunny Sunday morning?

7.05 am: Left my house

7.15 am: Boarded the East bound train to meet the girl

7.40 am: Boarded the NEL train and continued my journey

7.45 am: Heard a loud snoring man in the train. His snore was so loud that people sitting about 3 to 4 rows of seats away could still hear him!!

7.50 am: Attention diverted to a woman sitting a few seats away from me. Not because she's hot, neither is she sexy. But is because she farted in the train and that the row of seats trembled!! And she still pretends by taking out her handphone and pretend it was her handphone which had vibrated.

7.55 am: Alighted at the station

8.00 am: Met up with the girl to help her out with an event =)

It has always been a dream and my deepest passion to travel around the world. I would consider myself to a travel enthusiast. The sad thing is I have not traveled to a lot of countries/cities. My dream or wish is to visit the Seven Wonders of the World before I leave this world. If you ask me how many wonders have I been to? The answer is NONE. If you ask me if I love to visit all? The answer is YES. Am I able to do that? HOPEFULLY. Even if it is not all seven, a few would be nice.

Imagine the following conversation between me and journalist.(Note the following is fictitious)

Journalist: At what age have you started to travel?

Me: Maybe when I was in primary 5?

Journalist: Have you travel to a lot of countries?

Me: Nope…

Journalist: What are the few have you been to?

Me: Mainly Asian countries. I have been traveling to and fro the same countries…

Journalist: Have you been to any Wonders of the World?

Me: No, but I’ll love to…..

Journalist: Do you know any of the Wonders?

Me: Ermm... Bintan, Batam, Tekong, Ubin, Sentosa... (Journalist stare hard at me, jaws wide open)

Journalist: Would you love to visit one then?

Me: Of course I do.

Journalist: Then when would you plan to go there then?

Me: Ermm… When I strike Toto? Haha

Journalist *pengz* upon hearing…..

The Seven Wonders Of The World

Wonder	Date of construction	Location
Great Wall of China	5th century BCE – 16th century CE	China
Petra	Unknown	Jordan
Christ the Redeemer	Opened 12 October 1931	Brazil
Machu Picchu	c.1450	Peru
Chichen Itza	c.600	Mexico
Roman Colosseum	Completed 80 CE	Italy
Taj Mahal	Completed c.1648	India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)	Completed c.2560 BCE	Egypt

Great Pyramid of Giza

(Honorary Candidate of the Wonders)

The Colosseum in Rome

Chichen Itza

Great Wall of China

Taj Mahal

Machu Picchu

(Credits to all the beautiful pictures taken by the authors)

There are so many lovely sites in this world. I love to view this world with my eyes and my lens, as and when capturing beautiful and scenic moments.

I shall not let my passion die. For that, I setup a traveling blog to pen down the unforgettable moments and places which I have been to, reliving my passion for traveling and hoping to add on to the list of places visited, throughout my entire life. Click here. Raphel's Travel Journey The World will always be a beautiful place with surprises… =)

The man who makes a success of an important venture never wails for the crowd. He strikes out for himself. It takes nerve, it takes a great lot of grit; but the man that succeeds has both. Anyone can fail. The public admires the man who has enough confidence in himself to take a chance. These chances are the main things after all. The man who tries to succeed must expect to be criticized. Nothing important was ever done but the greater number consulted previously doubted the possibility. Success is the accomplishment of that which most people think can't be done.

I want to be the Man!!! Haha

My bed got a New Look!!!

Say goodbye to my old, yellowish pillow and bolster....

And say hello to my new puffy pillow, bolster and comforter/quilt, with a cool new cover! It was a complete makeover for my bed. Wahaha...

All I can say is that I feel like gluing to my new "makeover" bed all day long.....

I think I'm just beginning to love the Z monster more. Haha =D

Men, if you think you will be become a woman's pet, listening and following their instructions as and when they command/demand, that's where you are wrong!

Ladies, if you think that you can control a man with a snap on the fingers and made known to the world that men are "arseholes", that's where you are wrong!

Men should catch this play at all cost. Finally, after so long, someone is standing on the stage speaking up for men! Women should catch this play and understand and feel enlighten that not all men are arseholes. Some of them can be really nice in fact. Ehem.... =D

It brought us back to the ancient times, where men are known as hunters and women as gatherers. At that time, both men and women are already behaving differently. It is only after this play that helps me fully understand the "theory" on how men and women talk and behave in the modern world. All I can say is that men and women are truly two different species. I fully agree with actor Joe Little's "theories" of men and women and how he portrays the behavior and characteristics of men and women. Kudos to him on how he speaks up for all men, although his wife might be pulling his ear after the play. Haa... And the girl making a few stern glance at me as and when... (Just joking)

Overall, the girl and I enjoyed the play, together with a full sellout! Men, it's time to "gather" and speak up! Haha. And with that, a general comment, MEN are not "arseholes!"

1st Anniversary, 1st special night and 1st special dinner for me and the dear girl...

Share with everybody a very nice song. Dunno why, the chorus keeps repeating in my mind...

Recently, I ponder..... on whether have I changed? Is it for the good or the bad? I would personally feel that it is for the good. Not really in character nor personality but rather on the appearance and dressing! Not that I'm vain nor I wanted attention, but rather to abandon my old and "du" image. A new hairstyle. Spending more money and care on my face. New attire and clothing.

I feel that I'm behaving more and more like a girl, just that I don't put on make-up and I don't spend like a woman. =) And all these changes are taking place due to the influence of one person my girl, my partner. So a big thanks to my girl for injecting a more desirable image into me so that you would ogle over me instead of other guys. Heart you! =P

Confessions...

The Rich vs the Poor

The Well Being vs the Needy

The Intelligent vs the Slow Learner

The Fortunate vs the Disabled

The Selfish vs the Kind

The Bold vs the Timid

The Chatty vs the Quiet

Oh well, too many to name... So is there equality in this world then?

Caught up with my old buddy, Shunxiang. It's been ages since I last met up with him. A message to each other saw us catching up with each other after a long period. Guess we were too busy with our own stuff. It was like reunited with a long lost kin. We were so busy chatting that we had a really long and slow dinner. It was really good to hear that he's getting on fine and I am really glad to hear that. With that, we decided on meeting up more often as and when we are free and invited each other over for a chat up session during Chinese New Year period.

It was a nice met up session, just that both of us did not bring a camera! Nonetheless, I'm sure there be other chances for a reunion picture. So hope to hear from you soon, buddy!