To those of you who read my blog (and am wondering where I've been for the past year :P), there's been a couple of things that have happened to me of late.

1. I am officially a patient (applicable to the medical healthcare system), which feels pretty strange (given that I'm usually on the providing end of the system); I'm still putting it down to bad genes but I figured that my lifestyle hasn't aided me either. (btw, being diagnosed with hypertension at 28 is pretty daunting for me) Anyways, I've come to accept that I shall be doomed to a life of taste-less food and popping medications. Nah, it's not that bad, I just have to do what healthy people are meant to do, ie exercise and eat well. It also gives me the experience being on the receiving end of the healthcare system (eg. waiting on GPs, regular blood tests)

2. Christine and I are planning a trip to the States next month. It's gonna be a honeymoon-shopping-visiting relatives trip, and I'm really looking forward to this. We've so far included Grand Canyon, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, SF in the itinerary. The only thing I'm not looking forward to is the cost of the trip (as the shameless person that I am, I'm still trying my hardest to coax my parents to 'sponsor' us partly for the trip :) On a different note, I shall post something about the trip to the US embassy (for visa application) abit later on.

3. Olympics is here!!! (I don't know what that's gotta do with anything, but hey I'm excited) The opening ceremony was just fantastic, with the sheer number of participants for the event just unimaginable. But as with any Olympics games, there's lots of controversy clouding it (drug cheats, ticket scams, protests, terror attacks) I certainly hope that amidst all this everyone could focus on the spirit of the games and the showcasing of various performances by the athletes.