Who wants to be a rocket scientist?

"Many people are held back in life because they think they can't do it when, in fact, many things are not rocket science."

Very wise words, if you ask me. This was spoken by a certain Mr Ang who graduated from the same journalism school as me, and who went on to become a VP of a US biomedical firm at the age of 33. Wow, super achiever.

It's quite easy to dismiss it, and gripe: "Oh, right, easy for him to say, he who was on a government scholarship and who graduated with 1st class honours". But what he says resonated--I often find that I put myself down whenever I'm thinking about embarking on something new, even for something as simple as a violin exam or learning how to drive.

I should learn more from the people around me who have that can-do spirit, like my neighbour at work whose favourite phrase is "Go (insert name) go!"

Oooh, juicy grapes

The Japanese must be voracious fruit eaters. Their local-grown fruits are so big and juicy and sweet and succulent and of course, scandalously expensive. I tried their grapes, peaches, and plums while there last year and gee, I really wonder how they do it. Is their soil more fertile, or their rainwater sweeter?

Anyway, it's a good thing I have doting sisters who lug back boxes of grapes (that was selling at 80+ bucks per box at Takashimaya) from there for me. :)

I ate these until my tongue turned blue, and I couldn't even be bothered to peel them and instead, just pop them in whole! Eating them is like drinking red wine because they contain so much of the intoxicating juice. Hmmm!

And they're big! Not a very good photo but you can see how the grapes usually sold here are totally overshadowed by those giant grapes. Yum yum. I want more!