Renounce Renounce Renounce !!

Hmmm.. the start of 2008 is quite a dramatic change to me.

I've renounce my life long name Naing Ko Ko Lwin and officially going to change to Leo Lu

I've renounce my Myanmar citizenship.

I don't know. Somehow or rather I felt it is quite a big decision n impact I had made for myself. Good or bad.. I still can't really tell. But somehow I felt a bit of strange feelings. Parting of the own identity for something new is not as easy as it sounds I guess. Well.. At least for me. Felt like I am turning alot of things into a new direction. Whether it is a right or wrong direction? I think it is still a big unknown for me at this point of time.

Finally can relax a bit!

I was a bit worried about the SharePoint Migration I needed to do for my work in the past few weeks. There's quite a limited resources on how to do the migration properly and it's also very expensive to outsource other companies to do it. After spending quite alot of my time researching and testing on the possibilities, this week we manage to test out the migration scenerios in the test server environment and it's all went quite well. Feeling very happy and relief. At least now I sort of know what to expect when we commence the actual migration process.

Such an expensive local fare!

Yesterday I went to Straits Kitchen at Hyatt for buffet dinner sponsored by my department heads. It's a local food buffet with all the Malay, Chinese and Indian variety. The food was really quite nice. Especially I like the Malay curry prawn. Very succulent. And I love the carrot cake there too. Really had a very very unique taste. Anyway, having quite a hard time after eating all those. I am not the guy who can actually eat spicy malay food and I have quite a funny feeling inside the stomach after the dinner. Anyway, it's really a good experience to actually try out all the local variety at one place. Quite satisfying. But ... I find it quite expensive!! $52++ for local food? And no free flow drinks included!!

Back in action!

The last few months of 2007. My blog has been totally inactive. My laptop breaks down and it took so many trips to toshiba to get it fixed. I've been out of action for too long and alot of things has been going on. Guess I can't possibly note everything down here.

But I would say most are the good things. =) 2007 has been a pretty good year than I thought it would.

I had a new job at a new work place.

Really have some touching moments in 2007 by some of my good friends. =)

Manage to pass 1 semester successfully with a distinction in 1 subject.

My Singapore citizenship has been approved.

I was actually feeling kind of down at the start of 2007. And my good friend Raja was kept asking me back then what new year resolution I would made for 2007. I told him I just don't wish to expect anything out of it and feeling so exhausted trying to achieve the goals that I'm setting for myself. I've been tired of setting goals and trying so hard to achieve from years to years. At least I am quite happy with whatever outcome I get from year 2007. Really a good year. =)

Here I'm now at 2008 and I wouldn't write down every single things I wanna achieve as new year resolution for this year anyway. But well, roughly I know what I want and most probably may be I could achieve some of it at the end of 2008.

And 2 things I will try to keep track for the whole of 2008.

My health and exercise

And the way I spend.

Since I've learnt quite a bit of economics. Now I promise myself I will try to make good use of my money and try to make more earning than spending.

For year 2007, I think I shall personally thanks a friend as well. Thanks Sheralyn for helping me out with my problems and also helping me to get a new job. Really must thanks her for all the things she has done for me.

And thanks Han for the wallet you give me as a christmas present. I really like it and kept using it happily. Something that I've been really needed it for quite awhile.