nice!

i've had my ups and downs in the past 4 weeks (it's only been 4 weeks but it seems like an eternity in singapore already). but anyhows, i shall ignore the negatives and focus on the nice things that happened.

on tuesday morning, one of my good friends whom i usually drive around msged me in the morning. he wanted to buy me macs drivethru breakfast and drive me to work (because usually i drive and he eats). a friend who knows how to speak aaron chew's love languages - acts of service (driving), quality time (the time spent in the terrible morning jam) and gift giving (breakfast) is a friend indeed! THANK YOU!

on wednesday night, some people were commenting on a photo of me on facebook. some unpleasant remarks came up. it's something that i've long been resigned to and so, while i still did feel something, a big part of me was already numb. i can't change what people say, but i can change the way i think about myself. but one of my friends left a comment to the effect of, "he is my Best Friend. even if he...i will still accept him for who he is." i was stunned. yes i was not too upset, but who doesn't like it when someone else makes a stand on your behalf? i, for one, love it!! THANK YOU!

on thursday afternoon, and this is huge...i was asked to cover...and this is huge...the APEC summit in singapore. as i reviewed the members of apec in my head, i was like waoh!! just from the g20, you have president barack obama (usa), president hu jintao (china), president dmitry medvedev (russia), prime minister yukio hatoyama (japan), prime minister lee myung bak (south korea), president felipe calderon (mexico), prime minister stephen harper (canada), prime minister kevin rudd (australia), president susilo bambang yudhoyono (indonesia)...there are no less than 9 leaders attending. and then take a look at the business leaders who are attending...victor fung of li and fung (huge distributor of watches), stephen green of hsbc, dennis nally of pwc (biggest accounting firm in the world), jiang jianqing of icbc (biggest bank in the world by deposits and loans). for me to be part of the team that covers this event, is like a dream. THANK YOU!