July 2008 Archives

Yesterday the weather is good in the morning, sun is shining but not too hot. So we went to the Pulau Ubin (granite island). It is not far from where I live, I could see it just out side the window. Well, it does not take long at all to be at the ferry point, then taking the bum boat (small fishing boat) about ten minutes. It is the island with durian smell all the way and full of tropical trees...

It is getting really humid and hot in the tropical forest, people like to rent or bring their bikes there to have a really relax time, far from the crowded city and noisy traffic. We walked along the trail into the forest, quiet just can hear the birds and wild chickens... Great place but unfortunately too many mosquitoes, I got four or five red big trophies they gave me.

Took the boat back to the city because we would like to go to a little girl's one year birthday party. We have met her parents in carefree, US one and half year ago. Now they move to Singapore also, what a small world! Lovely little girl and we spent a good night together!

Normally I am a person who does not really like cooking, but thanks for my cousin, she bought me lots of Japanese cooking ingredients and also became my first teacher.:)

Now I already tried cooking Okonomiyaki (Pancake named as you wish, just put things you like in) and Oyako-don (Chincken and egg on rice). They were both quite successful and of course I will try them again and again. I had a Japanese cooking book which bought in Japan (written in English), a very good and practical one. Think now I am getting really love to cook!

Found a Japanese supermarket here in Singapore also, from the website I found many many things from Japan, so do not need to worry to run out of them.

Well, things changed so quick and person also can change very quick! Waiting for my next successful cooking.

In the beginning of this year I started to translate a book from Ken Schwaber, from English to Chinese. It is a very technical book about Scrum, while I have attended the scrum master training and knew some concepts of it. But translating to Chinese is a little bit different, it is also related very much to software development which I have not much experiences in, but I am willing to learn and try to look things about it from different places. I think scrum alliance and InfoQ are all quite good places where can give you more knowledge about newly software development ways and project management method.

Ok, do not talk too technical, that is not my strong point yet, sometimes I got bored by people keep talking about it. But from my heart, I would like to know about different things and especially something that is so modern and so related to the daily life.

Well, the translating is finished now. Hope the book will be in Chinese market soon.

After Japan, we went to Europe again. Summer is always nice there!

Finland, the place where I have lived for two years, back again! This time we visited three cities, all are small city for me. But summer time always make it feels so good, nice weather-not too cold and too hot, green trees and beautiful flowers. Summer is short here but nice and make people cherish it more!

Poland, the first time I was there I did not really like the place. But this time we were in Warclaw, an old city with some beautiful buildings and churches.

Now I am back in Singapore already for two weeks, things are going slow but I am trying my best!