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Actually, I read a lot of article about Maldives culture, just to make sure I don't offend them during travelling. From a lot of articles, which advise tourists wear more conservative which more cloth cover body and legs when we travel to Male. Therefore I think I will wear my long yoga pant during my arrival because I will have a night in Male, before transfer to a island resort. http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Travel-g293953-s606/Maldives:Tipping.And.Etiquette.html Etiquette Islam is the predominant religion in the Maldives. However, the resort islands are very relaxed and casual dress is the norm. Note though that beachwear is not acceptable in the restaurant(s) on resort islands or away from the resorts. Guests entering the restaurant in swimwear will be asked by a member of staff to cover up. See-through cover ups eg: sarongs made from sheer fabric, are also not acceptable in the restaurant. When visiting the capital Male, or local islands, visitors should adopt a more modes...

Actually, we planned for our vacation is kind of coincident and taking a lot of consideration into it. First of all, SL's boss told him that we only can on leave after WW38 and my boss said anytime will do, therefore we chose a time which is after WW38. Then the second we need to consider about SL's brother which will happen during end of October to early November, therefore we need to avoid that timeframe for travelling. Third, we need to calculate my menstual because we need to swim and snorkeling with a lot of outdoor activities, so I don't wish travel during uncomfortable period. Fourth, we wish to get it done without too much delay to avoid any impact about our future planning. All after all, it is so coincident that our travelling period lands on our special anniversary, but so unlucky we both are still quite busy with our works. However, we had paid all for our vacation, therefore we can't withdraw from it because the cost is huge until we don't wish to l...

最近，接手了一些新任务，虽然曾经有碰过一些，但还是进阶级的程度，偶尔会担心自己无法胜任，但却又很开心拥有这个机会，毕竟曾经在上个team的时候，有考虑过熟悉了手上的工作之后，会要求老板为我物色一些机会学习这个领域的工，然而，之后因为和梁去出差而换team了。 换了team之后，虽说工作性质不太一样，但我想学的东西还是在的，这也因为两个team的处理方式有点不一样，所以这我所谓的“新事物”所在的位子也不一样了，但他们多和我感觉是近在咫尺。所以，从上个team到这个team我终于有了这机会，我不免会有点觉得守得云开见月明的感觉，这之间也有四、五年的时间了。 还记得当年为了让自己有充分的准备，还托了梁在美国为我买了一本相关的书，当时还没真正的开启就换team了，那本书也藏在我的书橱有四年了吧，现在工作用的language已经不太一样了，也不知那本时还可以用吗？ 其实，这份新任务还真是新，需要学习很多新的东西，要读很多林林总总的质料，我还开始担心如果我上手得不够快的话会不会连累带我的senior，所以有时开始觉得生活好像忙了起来，还要尽量抽时间来读书，但又怕读了又不懂。 现在，我又即将on leave了，自己还在考虑是否该把质料一起带去读，毕竟度假地点算是幽静安神的地点，可以用此来“闭馆修炼”（梁也在那边开玩笑说，他也带一些他一直很想读但由于工作太多interrupt而没机会学的circuit去读 =.=”）。然而，度假当然是休息身心的时刻，让以后的路能够走得更长远，所以我们应该不会最后变成一边度假一边讨论technical话题吧（虽然感觉上有点那样的迹象）。 不过，之前原本打算度假回来之后要休息一、两天来调节心情的，但是又觉得那两天的时间算是蛮不错的读书时刻，因为能够在不太多工作的interrupt之下阅读是一件很难得的机会，所以我很有可能会在那段时间来恶补以下。 现在的心情有点复杂，是开心的但又带点担心，就像在像未知挑战一般，希望我能够克服一切地走下去，看见剥茧而出的日子。

Due to we are going to Maldives soon, therefore I did some research on their culture, of course including tipping etiquette to make sure that we tip accordingly during our stay. Accoording to what I searched online, actually tipping is not a mandatory item for travellers but it still depend on traveller's decision for whether gives tips or not. However, porter or people who carry bags for me might expect about US$1 per bag. However, for those hotels/resorts add a 10% service charge actually doesn't request tipping, it still depends on traveller's decision as some might happy with some services and some might not. So, I think we would only decide on how to tip on the end of our vacation depend on how we recieve service from hotel. Does it sound fair? First source: http://maldives.tourism-srilanka.com/travel-tips/tipping.html Tipping in Maldives Tipping in Maldives is not actually an accepted norm. Officially, it is discouraged to give tips. However, if you find th...

When we were young, everything is just so beautiful and prefect, everyone is just so health without sickness, that time is time without worrisome or time of fortune, we thought we were all would be happy and healthy forever. After growing older, we see more imperfect life surrounding us, older people, same age people or even younger people look weaker than we knew in young time, sickness, accident and death suddenly be so usual to us. And now, we can't be as happy as we were then. When you started hear a lot of this type of unfortune news more and more frequently, that actually is a sign remind us that we are not young anymore and our body trends to be weaker and weaker from year to year. Actually, this year is the year with the most bad news, from myself to my friend, then to my friend's kin, after that to someone from my company, from who I know and who I didn't know, this year seems to be full with bad news. A case after another case, news come restless until I...

This morning, we arrived to office almost the same time with my boss. In carpark, I walked slowly to wait SL took his stuffs to office, so my boss was walking in front of me and he moved so fast. After SL took his stuffs and walked toward me, his pace was so fast that I found hard to follow. So, I complaint to him: "Why do you move so fast? You want to chase HY(my boss' name)?" SL: =.=" (then he only willing to slow down a bit)

Due to plan for our holidays, we spent quite a lot of money recently until our account left no much money there. Tonight, SL made milk for me, from milk powder. When he took the cup to me then he said: "our milk powder has finished, we need to think how to gather some money to buy a new pack of milk powder." His face's expression really look like we are really poor. Me: =.="

Lately, I feel more motivation to work, it is unlike how I felt previously, I felt meaningless and operated like a machine last time but I don't feel that recently although I still need to do some tedious job. I was thinking what changes this? Perhaps, I have past through my raining season, or motivation from the coming vacation, and maybe because I can work on something new lately. I think reasons are from all of them, at least I don't feel like whether it's time for me to switch company or switch job now. A lot of time, motivation is coming from our mind, we will feel happy with current situation if we satisfied with that, else we will think toward negative way. Actually, I think a lot what I want to do and where I want to continue my life and career in past half year, but I think I found that now, at least for next few years. Well, life is tough but we need to learn how to cope it and overcome with it, else things will remain unchanged, right? Now, I wish I m...

From a lot of review, these are descriptions that I read about Maldives, clear sea, blue sky and white sandy beach. Yes, this also been proved from lot of picture taken from Maldives travellers. I really can't wait for my vacation comes faster. Well, I think for some people might not like this type of relax island life, some people like to travel with full schedule from day to night. Yes, I was that type of person actually, I was so energitic in past few year, which I never felt tired to walk from 2 weeks everyday. However, I think we are getting old now and I like to enjoy quality and relax vacation, because we all working so hard during working day, all packed and demanding schedule has putting enough stress for us on mentality, and perhaps physically get older rapidly. So, why not just plan a vacation which allow us spent time luxury that we cannot do during workdays? Even it is only repeatitive doing the similar activities for a few days, or even just spend t...

Sooner, we started our holiday shopping already. Well, there actually no much things to purchase but some snorkeling equipment. Due to we forsee that we want to go snorkeling and kayaking everyday, so I think we better to own a life jacket and snorkeling equipment because rental for these equipment will be more expensive than we buy ourselves, according to online review. We didn't know any shop sells these item before, so this was a tough job to us. Then I searched online about dive shops or fishing shops as I think they should be selling snorkeling items as well. Here I found 6 sources and went for my shopping last Saturday, but I couldn't find any of them selling things that I want and even some of them are not at the stated address. Finally, I stopped at Langkawi Coral and chatting with people who sat outside, then they told me to find at Lebuh Pantai. And finally we found a shop selling life jackets with reasonable price, which is at following address,...

这星期最伤感的事莫过于听到两位同公司的员工逝世了，虽然我并不认识他们，但是却让我感慨世事难料。 我把这归类为意外事故，虽然有人说可能因为工作劳累而慌神，但那也太过武断了。逝世的两人当中，有位是梁认识的，所以我们才会更加感慨。 每每回家，梁和我就会想，人生活在世上有时真的是今日难知明日事，意外是无时无刻都能发生的，无可避免。 其实，其中一起意外是关系到浮潜的，而我们即将来临的假日也跟浮潜有关，所以难免会有些杯弓蛇影，所以我们都必须格外小心，注意安全措施。 梁是那种worst case的人，每每以觉得不妥，他就会防范，而我却是那种脑袋少跟筋的人，喜欢挑战自己的极限，看来有时候还是小心点好，梁说“欺山莫欺水”。 尽管如此，我还是希望能去浮潜，但是也要量力而为了。

Why I chose Maldives as my destination? Besides it is my dream honeymoon place, there is something special that make me want to visit it. From a lot of reviews, I know that Maldives has a tourism concept that every island owned by a resort or hotel, which where you stay, then the whole island will be your accommodation, this is kind of special for me, I wanted to experience it. Well, for using this concept, that country need to have a lot of island, but the island shouldn't be too small, else tourists would find bored during they traveling period. On the other hand, I also don't wish to stay at a too big island, as I wish that I can walk around the island on foot. From the hotel review that I saw, my hotel should be suitable with my size, reviewer said they can kayak around the island in about 40 minutes, I think walking should be faster than kayaking, right? I even hope that I could at least walk around island with SL twice a day, once at the early morning and once at e...

Among so many courier services, I am the most disatisfied with Pos Laju, it is the worst ever courier service I seen so far, though it is the cheapest one, but I think I won't chose it if I got choice. This afternoon when I back from out side, I saw some paper hiding somewhere at the entrance of lobby to my condominium's block, which is before the mailbox and even far away from my house. Well, what's the paper is? It is a notice about a parcel sent to me through Pos Laju, but it was about 2 weeks ago, stated as 28th of August. When I saw the notice, I felt stunned, how come there is a postman sending parcel like this? Sending something which don't even to the mailbox, what if I didn't notice the paper until now? Actually, this is not the first time I faced the problem with Pos Laju, but this is the one that I most unhappy, the poorest service ever. On the other hand, I like SkyNet the most, because they always will try their best to deliver to user. Till now...

最近，脸上突然长痘痘，所以找了这张图来对照了下，以后也方便回顾 ^_^

We went for our medical check up last Wednesday and pity SL as the girl took his blood seems not very experience, she tried at his right hand for a few times but still couldn't withdraw any blood, later then she changed to SL's left hand and only successfully get the required volumn on her second try. When she tried to withdraw blood, she pumped in and out blood from SL's artery and caused some ugly look on his hand. After a few days, there is bruise on both of SL's hands and right side is more serious, such a big bruise =.=" I think I might not visit that checkup center anymore.