Acer Iconia W5

Got a new tablet/laptop hybrid for my wife. The Acer Iconia W5. Basically a Windows 8 tablet, that comes with a docking station. What I like about it is the ability to install legacy Windows programs, so I was able to help my wife export her Thunderbird emails and Firefox links over to the new device easily. The storage space, though, is a bit low, with only about 24GB left on the device after installing Office Home&Student. I guess that means I need to get a new portable harddisk for external storage. Of course, a microSD card before that should help.

I, I, I and I

There is always the conflict, between who I am, who I want to be, who I am told to be, and who I try to be.

Destiny's path: inevitable or a choice?

I see the path ahead, but I dare not step. Nothing knowing where it will lead me, the uncertainty, the fear of loss, the fear of not being accepted. Yet every time I walk away, somehow, I end up back on this path.

Is this really the path for me?

Do I really have such a difficult road in front of me?

Is there another road that I can take? Or will it lead back here anyway? Just like the other times, when I tried to take another road, and still ended back here?

If you keep ending up on the same path, does that mean the path is for you to travel? That you must walk down that path? Does it mean I will keep coming back? Or maybe, just once, will walking away lead to something that doesn't lead back?

Will the path lead me to my dragon? And when I am faced with my dragon, will I slay it? Or will it consume me?

Am I destined to walk this path alone? Or will I be fortunate to have someone walk it with me? And at the end of the path, will I still end up alone, or will we still be walking together?

Do I have the courage to find out?

Navy Open House 2013

Today's the start of the Navy Open House preview (which will be 16 and 17 May 2013), for family members and invited guests. The public will be able to join in the fun on 18 and 19 May 2013.

There are booths on the navy's capabilities, and about a naval career. More importantly, a booth selling navy goods!

And there are lots of ships to visit. Stealth frigates (3 of them!), tank landing ships, missile corvettes, patrol vessels, mine countermeasure vessels, and you even get a chance to ride on them (okay, only on the smaller ships). There are rides on the LARC V (aka "duck tour") too! Come join in the fun!

Towards BMI 20

My previous post talks about my six pack in a barrel. So I have decided to do something about it, although age is a big barrier. The older one gets, the harder it seems to lose that flab.

So here's the regime. Eat less carbohydrates, which means less rice during mealtimes. Breakfast is salad, it fills the stomach for a while until lunch. And helps the bowels. Cut down on snacking; it helps that the snacks in the office now is a lot less accessible. Plus, every morning and night, I do 50 "leg-raise+crunches", to try and bring the six pack out of the barrel. It is still a barrel, but less flabby now. On top of all that, the usual taiji routine (pushing hands twice a week, taiji routine practice also twice a week) is still there. I think I will also try to increase the frequency of my morning "15min taiji warmup".

The goal: BMI 20. More importantly, stay healthy, look healthy.