I have been really really lazy.. For the past couple of months I have not been blogging nd I have not record down any of my travelogue nor I have done anything to my blog. Failure..Total failure.. Months after months I'e been trying to revive my blog but seems like I've lost my blogging mojo! How can that be? Can someone tell me what happened?

Then today, I was thinking of my 2009 new year's resolution. And decided to do a review. Since it's now September and I am still able to catch up for the rest of the 3 months left for the year. And here goes:

1. Save More Money - Failed
2. Excel at work - Pending
3. Travel to at least 3 new countries which I have yet been to + Explore UK - Passed
4. Visit my aunt in Canada - Failed
5. Get mum and dad a ticket to Canada as well - Passed
6. Be part of my community - Passed
7. Get props for the house back in Kuching - Passed
8. Get a soulmate -Passed
9. Go home again - Passed
10. Keep my blog in healthy, good looking and updated all the time - FAILED

Now, like I said before it is not in priority order and looked like I've scored a good 70% of passes. Make that 65% with the 'Excel at work' still pending. Suppose to have the performance review in October and I guess I'll use that as a benchmark. If I get a payrise, I'll pass. If not, then I consider if failed. But I think that also subject to the company's policy that if there is no payrise this year due to the economy crisis that hit and gone, I'll consider it a pass. Fingers crossed, will not know that until the end of the year.

Well, I guess point no.1 and point no.3 contradicts between each other as well. How could I possibly save more when I am doing travelling all the time? Erm.. one have to pass! And I have passed the travelling test with flying colours. Indeed. Until I burn a hole in my pocket! I've been going on countless trips of the M1 motorway going up north and going down south of England. London, Manchester, Birmingham... Yorkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire... My proud little Toyota march on! Then it was the European Escapades, Italy, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Denmark all within the list of this year. Not to mention the other destinations outside Europe which I am planning for October, November and possibly December. That all has made up more than 3 country that I initially planned for.

Trying to be a fillal son, I am... PASSED! Hahaha... I managed to get mum and dad their ticket from home here to UK and then ticket to Canada as well. Aunt Mary was very pleased to see them after 21 years. But due to the massive price tag on the Canadian air fare, I have to give up on my own. Just too expansive to travel accross the Atlantic pond. Cost a bomb! If I have not worked here in the UK, I guess I wouldn't have afforded the ticket for them. It's their retirement trip. It's their trip of a lifetime. And I guess, sacrifice my own ticket not to go is worth it. Mum and Dad is still currently in St. Johns, NewFoundland Canada... Enjoying themselves... *happy*

Joined the gym since the new year and currently still going strong. Which is good. Joined the local community.. Made some friends locally too.

Went home in May for 2 weeks was abit too short. Abit reluctant to come back here but in some ways, I missed work *WHAT?* Felt wierd when you're not working or doing what you're supposed to do. I'll be on leave the next two weeks for my Denmark trip and all I can say is I might shorten it. Not the trip. But the holiday. Booked my tickets also for the 2010 CNY trip back home for just another two weeks which I will be spending sometime travelling this time around Malaysia again. 4 major cities of Malaysia and Singapore will be covered. North - Penang, South - Singapore, East - Kuching, West - Kuala Lumpur. Going to be fun!

Lastly, getting a soulmate. About a month ago, I have officially changed my status in Facebook from being 'single' to 'in a relationship'. I guess that reveals all. Enough said. :P

P/S: Sorry.. no pics this time.. Serious post. I'll come back for more. Trying to revive my blog now...

Again and again I have made up my mind I wanted to blog and again I made up excuses. I've even thought of ending blogging but I just couldn't do it. I wanted to stay on blogging and write down my thoughts and my travelogue. I just want to.

Ok.. Let's do it in a summary.. I've summed up those trips I've made in March - Trip to Milan and Rome in Italy and the world most little country-state of it's own, Vatican City. That's in March. Then in April, I haven't do much trips as I was a little bogged down with work and I think the only real trip I've made was enjoying a live English Premier Football League game between the team I adore for years, Arsenal versus Manchester City. I would actually prefer a Arsenal vs Manchester United game but then games like this is quite impossible to get tickets for and so I have to settle with the former.

The month of May started with a BANG! 1st of May was a friday and I was all geared up and ready for my long weekend cum holiday trip. Yes, again I'm on holiday. 4th of May was the Spring bank holiday, I had a good long weekend rest and going around London. And on 5th of May, I went to London Stansted Airport and took my £99 flight direct from London to Kuala Lumpur.. Starting my two weeks trip home. It was aewsome to be home but due to jetlagging and the intense tropical heatwave, I almost died.

Food was awesome back in KL and Kuching. Over the two weeks, not a single night I didn't have supper and not a single day I didn't have my favourite foods. Such a food galore and it's not really that expansive. Comparing to London, everything is dirt cheap and some more with the currency exchange, pounds are the superior here! Everything is like 80% off!

Two weeks ended as I was just adjusting to the Malaysian time and weather. Hop on the plane and another 16 hours I flew from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur and to London. Hop off the plane and have not even reached the immigration check point, my phone rang. A friend called up and ask me to rush home as we got tickets cheap for a theater - La Cage Aux Folles. French Gay theater show and I was so tired, drowsy, runny nose, jetlagged, and floating in mid air while trying to enjoy the show. Great show, I must say...

Then the first week back in UK is terrible. Down with flu and I'm basically jetlagged decided to sleep right after work everyday and till the morning abot 5am I wake up. Second week was better as alas I've adjusted myself back into routine. Work, home, facebooking, oversleeping in the morning.. the usual ones..

23rd of May.. Suppose to meet up with Laila... But she went to Greece. Laila.. aren't you suppose to call me when you're back? Now don't blame me for not having time to have a cuppa in London! .... Well, empty slot and end up in Kew Garden spotting flights and planes coming into London Heathrow Airport.

The month of may ended with a cherry on top of the cake - a trip to Stockholm Sweden. Nice glamourous weather of 24 degrees with all the Swedish chicks out enjoying the sun while I enjoy the view and the beer... What's more interesting in life than this month alone? TELL ME! TELL ME!!!!!

Has been almost 2 good months that I have not been a good Xangarian and update my blog as a blogger. I have been busy, I have been sick, I have been travelling around and I have been worried about the economy recession which is looming with dark dark clouds over the sky. I sincerely apologize.

The last couple of weeks has been very very interesting with loads of things happening. I must say that I too is worried with the current economic situation and I guess no one is spared especially those in the USA, UK or Japan. Friends has been retrenched, friends who cannot find job giving up and going home, friends who is here for working holiday are giving up as well and BBC hasn't been really helpful with retrenchment news on the front page almost every single day. I too feared one day I might loose my job and have to go back.

Apart from that, in March I also have officially started my Euro tour. First stop, Italy. Spending a couple of days in Milan, Rome and a visit to the world's smallest state-country, The Vatican. Well, those who have my facebook have probably seen loads and loads of pictures which I have yet to update on the blog but sooner or later, I'll have to clear this backlog blogging of Italy. Milan wasn't as nice as I expected it to be, Rome was the most awesome city and a pilgrimage trip as a catholic to Vatican City was a nice cherry on top of the cake.

More and more travel is coming up in the next 2 months as the end of next week I'll having another long weekend holiday followed by 2 weeks holiday in Malaysia which is the cheapest deal ever flying first time on long haul Air Asia X London to Kuala Lumpur and then to Kuching and return for about £200. Flying nowadays are so affordable! Then upon return, 2 weeks later I'll be flying again and this time up north to scandinavia... Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. For my birthday next month, I'll be celebrating it at Belfast, Northern Ireland.

I've been longing to visit these countries and now it seems like everything is coming true. But I am a little worried still... With the amount of travel I am doing, I'm hitting my 3 country per year quota for tis year.. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO FROM JULY ONWARDS? Italy, Sweden, Northern Ireland... Hmmm.. I think I should void Northern Ireland.. as it's still considered UK.. Now.. where to fit France and Spain? I wonder!

And at this critical time, I should be saving all my money.. Why am I spending so much? Geez... Oh well, at least I'm doing my part in saving the economy.. the govt needs people to spend, and I am spending.. Helping to increase he inflation while UK is deflating now... Good citizen, I am! Wait.. I'm not even a citizen yet... Just merely an immigrant.. *&^%$#@

Well, back to the GBE that I've been doing, being in England of course have to join the English in their culture and since I can't beat them, I join them! Being a football fan I am, being an Arsenal football fan for years I am, finally I got a chance to step into the stadium joining 60 thousand other fans to cheer for the club that I have been supporting for the past 10 years! Arsenal 2 - 0 Manchester City.. Glory.. glory... Gunners! Ops! Is that the Man Utd song? Bugger!