so long..

indeed, since my hiatus.. so many things happened, and many changes too..

so much to say, so little time.

albeit aimless currently. so what shall i do next?

will be 27 in another 2 mths time but.. i feel as if i'm only 21.. still so childish..

yet to learn the ways of the corporate world, yet to know what i really want.

nay, no accomplishments.. what e hell have i been doing with my life???

randomness

Have you noticed something different at the mrt stations?

Are you sure nothing??

Think again...

Notice the surroundings...

Haiz... You mean you did not notice the greyish boxy rubbish bins back in the stations?

hahahahahha

I know i am uber boliao...

Can you recall why all the bins were removed in the first place?
Because the government was worried that terrorist would literally 'throw' bombs into the bins.
I can also recall that the above action caused much inconvenience to the public, especially those who wanted to throw their litter before taking the train.

But now the bins are back.
Am i supposed to be glad for a small convenience brought back or to feel paranoid whenever i take the train now?
Does this mean that the threat has subsided and we can now let our guard down?

All i know is i dun wanna die at a young age.
There's still so much to achieve, so much to look forward!

=D That's all i wanna say!

Ya, i know i am uber uber boliao!

wahahaha

12 Signs That I May Be Leaving My Current Job

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01) I go to office late. If i'm usually late, then i'll be later than my usual lateness.
02) I take extended lunches. cuz i'm slacking/shopping or i'm at an interview.
03) I tabao lunch back to office, even though i took an extended lunch. cuz my interview overrun.
04) I leave on the precise dot when the minute hand touches the 60th min.
05) I begin to show my unhappiness openly, especially to colleagues' ridiculous demands.
06) I am no longer helpful to my own team-mates.
07) I am no longer willing to take up new tasks.
08) I begin to 'prolong' the life of the project i am doing. no longer the highly efficient me.
09) I begin the surf the net during office hours, to 'prolong' the life of the project. by blogging &/or buying/selling items online via ebay/forums.
10) I no longer bother to make small talk/chitchat with my direct boss.
11) I begin to apply leave more frequently.
12) I will take MC at least once a month, at times up to 2 days per MC.

The enthusiam just slowly seeps out of me. Even though i joined the orgnization with the best intentions, however things may not always turn out the way one wants.

Thus job searching begins, filling me with newfound hope to find a new job and increased desire to leave the current job ASAP.

I really dun wanna be labelled as a job-hopper. Though i know none of my job stints last longer than 2 years. But i just get so easily bored, once there's NO motivation.

Motivation to me is Recognition, Appreciation, and Rewards.
For being a fast learner, hardworking, responsible and also efficient employee.

Yup, that's ME.
The truth, not self-praise.
So i deserve MORE.
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amnesia or forgetfulness?

Definitions:
1) A loss of memory, especially one brought on by some distressing or shocking experience.
2) Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness.
3) Loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.

at times, i do like to curse myself... with amnesia...

honestly, do you not wish that you can totally erase some horrible or upsetting memories in your mind? well, i do.

as i can't turn back time, i can only hope that i can erase those awful &/or embarrassing memories. Not only the memories of how others treated me shabbily, and also on my actions too. i'm no angel, and i've hurt people with my actions unintentionally and deliberately.

It's too late for regrets and what's done can't be undone. And i'm also quite prideful to offer my sincere apologies to them (not all of them though). However, if they know i have amnesia, then they would forgive me, right?! Ok, even if they dun totally forgive me, but there's this chance of starting afresh.

i dun really wan to bother about those who have upset me before. cuz isn't it better to remember a life without these people? let their imprints totally vanished! yes, i'm selfish, i want people to forgive me but yet i refuse to forgive the others.

i wan selective amnesia, can i? not selected forgetfulness.
cuz having amnesia is not a choice we can choose but forgetfulness can be a pure excuse.

brief updates (Jan-Jun) - 1

It's been 7 months since i've updated my blog. My work has been killing me. You should know by now, i only write an entry when i'm at work. perhaps i should just close down the blog, maybe i am just not suited to have a blog.

or perhaps i can just keep everything to myself, since i'm beginning to be rather skillful at it.

*sidetracked*

anyway, in chronological order! however, its not completed yet.. =D


New Year's Eve
Went to Kel's friend's (Christopher) house for a large-scale BBQ, with loads of yummy food and simply too much drinks. Apparently, Christopher's family have a tradition of inviting all family, friends, church friends, etc for a BBQ on NY Eve at their house. So we the friends were supposed to bring an item to the BBQ, not entirely a potluck though. And we ALL BROUGHT ALCOHOLIC DRINKS! how predictable...

There i finally saw the Hello Kitty room (Chrisopher's wife's fave). I call it the Hello Kitty Shrine. Never ever seen so many Hello Kitty stuff in a room, other than shops.

And when i saw the kids' playroom, which occupied the entire attic. How envious i felt, cuz i did not have such a big playroom when i was young. It's basically every kids' dream. =D


Chinese New Year
Watched 3 movies in 2 days. Jay Chou's basketball show with Kel (movie was ok), Ah Long pte ltd (with Von, Vete & their family. that show is totally hilarous!) and CJ7 (with Von, Vete & their family, with some of our friends, and my sisters and cousin Victoria. i cried abit during the movie).

went home to sleep during those 3 days. other than the usual visiting, things were basically the same, i suppose. *shan't think of unhappiness*

oh ya, i won about $150 playing 21. =D 1st time ever, cuz usually i tend to lose $100... kekek

Valentine's Day
Went to Al Forno for dinner. everything was so standardized. thus i dun think i ever wanna have VDay dinner outside again. But no flowers this year though. And yes, i am complaining.

hmm.. ok, now to let myself feel better --> if i had flowers, then things would seem very uniformed, like a cult, right?? dun u agree???

erm, as for pressie, there was no gifts exchange. cuz earlier he went to Chicago (biz trip for 1 week) and got me a Coach bag. A very pleasant surprise cuz he usually is quite against my branded follies and yet he got me this bag in advance for my birthday present. Very advance, if you ask me.

Initially, he had intend to give me the bag on my birthday! Who does that?! And which gal will agree?! however, in the end, he gave it to me the 2nd day he was back in SG. =D

For being so nice to me, i later bought him the 3days pass to the F1 night race, for his belated Vdae present. I'm so easy to humor. =x



******* abit abrupt but i shall cont about other occasions on another day... =D *******

wat happened?

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About 1-2 months ago, in my ex-company...

My then-colleague just bought Jay Chou's latest music album. Hurriedly, i transferred them into my iPod, so that later on the way home, Dear can listen in the car. =D

In the car...
I happily played Jay Chou's songs for Dear to listen.
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Dear... is... bewildered...
He skips every song after listening for less than 1 minute.

Dear is really bewildered... and getting traumatised...
He does not believe that the songs are sung by Jay Chou.
So i said: "It's Jay Chou's voice ar..."
He then asks me: "Are you VERY SURE that these songs are from Jay Chou's latest album?"
I replied: "Yes, Dear... It's REALLY is his latest album."

He complains: "These songs sounds so kiddish."
He muses: "Where are his nice songs? His touching & emotional songs?"

Then he proceeded to change the current playlist to Jay Chou's old songs playlist.

And never again, was Jay Chou's newest songs ever heard in the car.

He is THAT devastated.
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An incident seen

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Guy is having bak-kut-teh at MS, happily chatting with friends.

Guy sees Integra on the road, thinks: Integra, i like..
Expression: delighted & appreciating the car.

Guy sees P-plate, thinks: P-plate also like Integra. haha.
Expression: smiling-knowing look cuz of similar likes.

Guy sees gal driving alone in the car, thinks: Walau eh... Female sia...
Expression: pleasure-mix-with-wary cuz car can attract opposite sex but feels that female drivers should be barred on the roads.

Guy sees Type R sticker on the side of the Integra, thinks: WHAT THE F*#K?!
Expression: jaw-dropped, speechless & incredulous cuz feels that who in their sensible mind will let a P-plate driver drive an Integra Type R, furthermore a char-bor!
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small updates

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i've been quite busy with work recently cuz am doing month-end reports thus not much time to blog. there is so much to learn and my boss is just so impressive with her knowledge that she is willing to share with me.
making me realised that although initially i thought that it was only diplomas which barely touches the surface but who knows that, degrees only touches slightly more deeper than diplomas.

i just signed a 3-years membership with California Fitness cuz i've got no classes for both studying & driving anymore, and i wanna lose weight. not one to idle on weekdays' evenings so now i've got exercising classes. i enjoy the sweat-it-out feeling during classes. and i perversely enjoy the bodyaches after working out. haha.

brought my family out for a seafood dinner with dear to celebrate mummy-dearest's birthday.

celebrated dearie yvette's birthday. silently loving this close friend of mine and wishing her all the best.

went to m'sia for 1 night last weekend for grandpa's birthday celebration.

my 1st on the road driving experience is driving grandpa's old car. a 25-years-old car driven on the uneven & dimly-lighted roads of m'sia, with my 3 sisters and 3 cousins in the car, with no p-plates displayed & with my license in sg.

i am not proud to say that i can't park for nuts.

boggled over what to buy for christmas and also monetary issues.

can anyone teach me how to be more patient, more forgiving, less short-tempered & less cuttingly rude? i seem to have forgone mine for an armour shield.
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scattered thoughts

Been wanting to blog about a few things but i was
1) lazy (it's in my nature),
2) busy with work (i had resigned),
3) busy with my social activities (learning driving and meeting up with friends during weekends), and
4) tired (cuz i am drained?)
whicheva way you wanna read it.

So now, it's too late for me to talk about National Treasure, an U.S.A. reality show (a mix between The Amazing Race and Survivor). I had wanted to show the Youtube clip but alas, the video has been removed due to copyrights issue. duh!

I wanna share this link with all piano_players-cum-JayChou_fanatics out there:
GangQinPu=PianoScores The link is given by my sister, Serene. After watching The Secret by Jay Chou, she asked her friends if they had the music scores Jay Chou played in the movie cuz she said that she wanted to learn.

However when I asked her to play the music pieces for me, she's currently too busy playing MapleStory to learn the high level of difficulty piano pieces. She has even asked me to spread the word that whoever helps her complete her MapleStory, she will pay that person S$50. Do note that S$50 is quite a princely sum of money to her. Afterall, she is only 13 years old this year.

Friendster deleted my wonderful testimonial for Gwen, and i can't seem to get back the impromptu inspiration to write the EXACT SAME testimonial for her.
I was re-writing my testimonial for her with the initial mindset to post it here then i changed my mind. I will post it on her Friendster instead, but i will share the adorable pictures which are attached together with her NEW testimonial.
Cuz it's darn UNIQUE & cute and everytime i see these pics, its makes me go: aw... it's just so cute...






I shall end here, although i still have a few things i wanna write about. But Gwen's new testimonial has dried up my writing juices for the day.

My tortoises:
big tortoise: my gift for Dear when we were just friends.
and i so uber-adore the small tortoises given by Yvonne. =D


Night view...


Vanity knows NO boundaries

countdown...

Busy with my part-time jobs

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Part-time Job #01: Edit my resume
Part-time Job #02: Update search engines info
Part-time Job #03: Start job search
Part-time Job #04: Send resume to intended companies
Part-time Job #05: Repeat steps 1 to 4 for Dear
Part-time Job #06: Reply emails & answer phonecalls
Part-time Job #07: Go for interviews

Part-time Job #08: Edit friends' resumes
Part-time Job #09: Forward list of agencies' emails to friends
Part-time Job #10: 'shun bian' keep an open eye for jobs for friends

Part-time Job #11: Attend car driving lessons
Part-time Job #12: Upgrading myself with new courses
Part-time Job #13: Make appointments for dentals (Mine & Dear's), etc
Part-time Job #14: Doing self-help/improvement research

Part-time Job #15: Keeping myself busy with all matters of things, to maintain my sanity and to prevent myself from sinking further.
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driving..

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Yesterday, i went for my compensation driving lesson from the school (driving centre).

Earlier this week, i had requested not to have 2 instructors to coach me for future lessons. The reason i cited was that the 100mins (1 lesson = 100mins) were not fully utilised bcuz they released me from my lesson early. No need to be exactly 100mins but at least dun eat up 20mins of my lesson mah! The other reason i stated was that by the end of the lesson, i felt that i did not fully learn what they they were supposed to teach me for that particular lesson and they could still stamped in my booklet.

For instance: I was supposed to learn 'kerbside stopping & moving off'. Yet i only did it twice during a lesson which only lasted 80mins. I believe another 10-15mins of the action 'kerbside stopping & moving off' will not hurt, right?

Mind you. I am taking school lessons, so it's kinda more expensive than private lessons.
Per my calculations:
- dun go circuit: school student pays more by at least S$30.
- go circuit: school student still pays more by at least S$10!
Plus it's not like i drive around the circuit for all my lessons.

But of course, school students have priority in test dates. The main reason why i chose to learn driving via school. Much sooner by at least 3 months, which compensates the expensive fees we are being charged for, compared to private students.

Oh, in case you are wondering why was i not happy cuz they gave me more stamps in the booklet. Maybe i am weird, ok.
For i do NOT like sub-standard learning. I rather go through the torturous lessons over and over again till i do it WELL. I mean, what for? They let me pass through the stages sooner but ultimately, i am a lousy driver and what if i keep failing? *TOUCHWOOD!*

Well, those are the reasons on why i had an compensation lesson of 60mins yesterday (30mins for each unfortunate lesson).

Mr Lim , the shift in-charge coached me for the lesson. Quite big shit, if ya ask me. From an instructor to becoming in-charge of the office. Anyway, he was GREAT! Not only did he taught well but he also went beyond his duty by letting the lesson overrun by 40mins just to make sure that i understood and really learnt.

I've yet to finish commending him.

Previously, out of my own folly, i did not book any lessons for 3 weeks leading to no driving lessons for 6 weeks till my next practical lesson. Thus i had then decided to engage a private instructor to coach me during those 6 weeks, so i won't forget what i've learnt before or be so rusty on my next school lesson. Plus the fact that my practical test is like 2.5 months later.
10 weeks to Test MINUS 6 weeks no lessons EQUALS 4 weeks left!
Like tat where got enough time to finish all the lessons in the booklet WELL!!!

Mr Lim, once again, went beyond his call of duty, and helped me booked 6 lessons for these 6 weeks. His only requirement: I am not to engage a private instructor to coach me during these 6 weeks. I dun mind. He did me a favour. And i shall abide his requirement. =D Cheerios!

Anyway, for a school student to go for private remedial classes by a private instructor is S$6/hour MORE expensive than what their own private students are paying. Caoz! Plus adding the possibility whereby you are not their private student so they are also not obliged to coach you well or the proper techniques or correct your bad habits or even pinpoint your mistakes.

Yes, school instructors can also do the above. But they've have got a certain standard to attain and they run the fear of being giving a warning letter or even sacked. This industry is already so competitive. Do you know that the Govt no longer issues private instructor licenses? And that those part-timers instructors in the school can only teach in school and not register themselves as private instructors after they resign from the school cuz their instructor license will automatically revoked.

I did not even know forehand that my avoidance request would lead to a compensation lesson for me. And for the instructor, after investigation and if indeed my reasons are valid and no doubt true, the instructor will either receive a warning letter or dismissal, if it's his dunno-how-many-warning-letters-already.

I am not encouraging complaining for no rhyme or reason. I just wanted to learn well. And i did not throw my tantrum. I nicely asked if it was possible to request that 2 particular instructors not to coach me for my lessons in the future. Just like what some others do: nicely request for a particular instructor to coach them, at an additional charge of S$10.

But now, i have Mr Lim's name in my booklet. So... that means that ALL my future instructors cant play play anymore. Cool eh!
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seems quite true... at the moment...

Saw this test Colorgenics while reading Finicky Feline's blog, so i just click on it.

The results is quite freakily true. I've bold & italics those which precisely describes how i feel during this period. The thoughts. The strong overwhelming feelings. Perhaps even the truth, which i have not been facing up to.

Here's the results:

You are feeling exhausted, worn out, drained. You feel that far too much is being asked of you but you still want to overcome these difficulties and establish yourself despite the effect such an effort seems to have on you. You are a proud person, assertive most of the time, but at this particular moment you are acting as if you have become resigned to the situation. What you need is some tender loving care - a gentle pat on the head (or maybe a 'kick-up-the backside') and then you'll be raring to go.

You are in need of rest, some peace and quiet. You feel the need to be close to that someone special, that someone who can give you that special consideration and unquestioning affection that you seek. If you don't find that 'special someone' and resolve your problems very soon, you are liable to become extremely introverted and cut yourself off from society.

At times all of us would like to be like the ostrich - to be able to bury our heads in the sand and let the rest of the world go by, but unfortunately you can't do just that - you have to face up to reality. A little peace and quiet would be most acceptable at this time but if only one could turn a blind eye to the problems of the day! Tomorrow is another day and who knows, it could be 'today' (not tomorrow) that could be the first day of the rest of your life!

For some time now your hopes and expectations have been denied and because of this you are becoming withdrawn and introverted. Continual disappointment has manifested itself in you becoming both suspicious and restrained you have become withdrawn from others and have receded more and more into yourself. You seem to have lost your innate enthusiasm and imaginative nature, for fear that you may be carried away by it only to find that you are wasting your time. You are loath to trust people, as in the past your trust has been misplaced. You seem to be keeping yourself cautiously aloof from others. At this moment in time your attitude is to trust nobody - until they can prove themselves to you.

You are presently worried about your future and you feel that whatever you do will go wrong. At this time you are your own worst enemy. All the disappointment that you have experienced, coupled with the fear that there is no point in formulating fresh goals, have led to anxiety. You would like recognition and a position of trust but you are concerned that these hopes and dreams may not be realised. You are very argumentative and insistent that you are right - maybe you are - but you are pushing too hard. Take it easy, let go, and smile. Smiling and agreeing with people works wonders - try it and see.
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I love? I hate?

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> I LOVE Mango... juice
I can drink 2 cups of mango ice blended during lunch. Then during dinner, i can still eat mangoes!
Where do you find yummilicious & cheap mango ice blended?? At Amoy Food Centre, Level 2. And it's only S$1.50. CHEAP!
Alternatively, i love soursop blended, guava with plum powder blended, strawberry blended and also a mix juice of pineapple, papaya & milk (this cost S$1.80).


> I HATE long queues...
REALLY!!!! Usually a long queue turns me off but now... i willingly queue more than 20mins for my mango juice, for my Bee Hoon Kway, and for DONUTS too....
Do you know that I actually queued for more than 1hour for Missy Donuts at Plaza Sing. I can't believe myself.
I dun like to eat ondeh ondeh... Yet tat time i queued more than half an hour for my colleague cuz i had nothing to do. I tried it but i still dun like ondeh ondeh. It's the famous ondeh ondeh at Maxwell Food Centre.


> I LOVE Amoy & Maxwell Food Centre
Think i need not say much ba... Except yummilicious!


> I LOVE Zouk!!!
Gimme Zouk over MOS or any other clubs anytime!!!
Me, no like St. James Power Station. Urgh!
Me, is going to Zouk, this Sat, for Paul van Dyke! *smug*
Me, love Zouk's drinks. Shiok! haha!


> I LOVE shopping. (Who doesn't?)
Getting hooked to online shopping too. *jialatz* You see my online shopping links at the right side?
For a pair of shoes, i bought last year but uo to date, with nothing to match its grey colour, i have not worn it. Recently, I bought a pair of pants and a skirt just to match it FINALLY. Actually, i could have just bought the pants and forget it. But being too deprieved of not wearing the shoes before, i went to buy another matching skirt. Ha!
Is this grey really so hard to match? The pic of my shoe.
Kel's wardrobe is TOO SMALL to contain my stuff!

> I LOVE HER!

My baby sister. A picture says a thousand words. =D

Lastly, is this dress nice? Do you think i should buy it?

end of bimbotic post
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an email dialogue?

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CK sent the team an email.

Subject: Re: how does this feature help anyone? can explain to me?


Read the article


KS replied:

say... u stay on the 5th floor.... time taken to reach the busstop from ur house is 5 min......

u use bino.... saw that the next bus is coming in 10min time...... so u still hv 5 min to comb ur hair.... do ur final dressing up.......

with 5 mins left.... u take ur time to go to the lift.... take the lift down.... walk to the busstop... and there u hv it.... the bus stops right in front of u.......no rush..... timing juz nice....

compare tat with the situation where u dun hv the display data...... u rush down to wait for the bus..... perspiring...... but the bus hasn't arrive..... u realised u forgot ur wallet..... u rush upstairs to pick it up.... and den rush again...... juz in time to see the back of the bus..... it juz left the stop..... so u gotta wait another dunno-how-many-minutes.......

see.... our gahmen and SBS Transit are so nice to us...... we shld support them!!!! PAP!!! PAP!!! PAP!!!!


CK reverted:

wow.....so smart...... why didnt i realise that? no wonder you are Asst Director.


KS replied again:

another scenario.....

u reached the busstop..... still got 15 min b4 the next bus comes.....

so u can take a 14 min nap....... u set ur hp alarm to go off in 14 min time..... u take a nap..... alarm goes off..... u woke up..... stretch urself.... yawn....... rub ur eyes...... den slowly realised u r at the busstop.... by den... bus arrived..... u stand up.... flag for the bus..... u board the bus... right on time......

compare tat with no display data.....

u wait for the bus... till u dozed off....... suddenly u are awaken by a loud engine rev noise...... u woke up.... juz in time to see that the bus has alrdy left..... u cursed urself for dozing off.... damn angry....... u alrdy late for appt..... no choice u board the next taxi tat came along..... u spend even more money.......

see...... the gahmen and SBS Transit are helping us save money....!!!! Hail PAP!!!!!


*.*''' speechless
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so many things, too little time

An entry about the things & happenings around me, which i want to write about. Dunno why i dun have time to do so though... So this will be a rather messy entry with no proper train of thought.

Ok, to start on the shorter topics 1st, so if i lose focus, i can continue the entry with a Part 2! Haha!


My Bali holiday trip with Kelvin

The long-overdue photos are already uploaded into my imagestation, just that i have not started on the captions. And captions are important cuz they can tell a story without me writing an entry.

Once done, i will post the link.


Company's Dept Retreat to Phuket

I was so looking forward to it but now due to unforeseen circumstances, i am not going anymore.

The very 1st time, our managers open the Retreat to involve support staff. I was so happy! Counting down to the days the trip would arrived. Although the trip was initially postponed for a month later, none of my colleagues or my mood were dampened. But now, all the anticipation for nought. I can only stay in Singapore as others enjoy.

It was supposed to be my 1st time going to Phuket! To stay at JW Marriot (5-star hotel!) with a room for myself and I could also ask my friend along, for all that was required from my friend was to pay for her own air-ticket cuz we would be sharing the room together.
Neither do i have the chance to experience whitewater rafting for the 1st time too.
Furthermore, EVERYTHING, except shopping, were to be on the Company's expenses.

And it was also supposed to be my 1st time in participating in a Company Retreat.
In the past, i did NOT even bother about Company's events (Annual D&D / Family Day / etc) nor colleagues' gatherings (dinner after work / bowling or meeting up at East Coast Park during the weekends). I never went to any of it at all. The most i ever did was going to Big Boss' house during CNY, in my 1st job. Only once & never again.

During then, I chose not to mingle with them cuz i felt that they were only colleagues to me, nothing more. But ever since working in my current Co, i no longer want to feel or be detached from my colleagues.

Oh! Last year Nov, i was thinking of a destination to go for a short holiday in Dec. Phuket or Krabi? Krabi or Phuket? In the end, i decided to opt for Krabi & forgo Phuket. So when i heard that the Retreat was to be held in Phuket this year, i was overjoyed! Too happy, too soon.... i suppose...

Now i am still missing this trip. T.T


Jaye's Phi Phi Islands, Krabi Trip

Jaye, my colleague, shared her holiday photos with us. And the beach there is absolutely gorgeous!

My resolve to go Krabi next year has strengthened!
Earlier i mentioned about deciding between Phuket & Krabi, and finally choosing Krabi as my holiday destination. Then i realised that Dec was in the midst of Krabi's monsoon season (which ends in Jan). So i thought of going to Krabi in Feb this year instead. Well, i shelved the plan again, this time to Feb next year, cuz during then (Feb 07), i was still having night classes and i did not want to miss any classes. It was my final year le, too much at stake.

Before i digress further, let me show you the pics now! Maybe after seeing the gorgeous beach, you will be tempted too. Then we can plan a group trip! Haha!





A sea-shell..


Don't be deceived!






Very clear, right?




Screensaver, anyone?












So clear! So aquatic blue! So many fishes!


Someone amidst of fishes! COOL!




Now do you understand why am i so determined to go Krabi? =D


SW's Marriage Proposal

The following true life story is based upon my male colleague, SW.

It will most definitely, i think, 'spoil the market' and 'up the scales' on how much or how far a guy should propose marriage in the future. So are you sure you wanna read on??? *sniggers*

It will thoroughly eliminate the following types of proposal. Horrendous or cheesy or lazy or blah? You decide.
- 'Let's go see houses.'
- 'Let's apply for a HDB.'
- 'Let's set a date with ROM.'
- 'Do you think it's time for us to settle down?'
- Bring the gal into a jewellery shop & asking her to choose a ring. Worse still, immediately choose wedding bands.
- Asking 'Auntie, is it ok with you if i marry your daughter?' infront of your girlfriend. *smacks forehead*
- Replying 'No need propose one la. Will get married then will get married. She dun want to get married without a proposal, then dun marry lo. haha!', when friends ask him when he intends to propose to her, infront of her. *JERK-ARSEHOLE*

And perhaps the following marriage proposals will be the NORM.
- Public marriage proposal.
- On-bended knee proposal.
- Planned surprise proposal.
- Televised marriage proposal.
In whichever combination, you like. eg. Most recently, televised an on-bended knees marriage proposal in public on National Day. Planned, indeed. But planned to be televised? *shrugs* I don't know.

Now it is..........................

Going overseas for a holiday and taking the chance for a surprise marriage proposal while in a hot air balloon (at least 150metres above ground level) with the clear blue skies as backdrop, and a HUGE banner with the words 'Will you marry me?' laid down upon the lush greenery below...

Gosh! Lotsa planning involved & required far in advance. To liaise with the hot air balloon owner and prepare the banner.

That is how SW proposed to his girlfriend!

The prefect romantic unique special marriage proposal... *sniffles & tears* so romantic and sweet... aaww...

Before it slips my mind: Apparently, it was also the hot air balloon owner's 1st time. His 1st time in arranging something like this, furthermore, it was a marriage proposal. =D

ps: Currently, if you are thinking of the DHL hot air balloon @ Bugis. STOP! Please kindly kick yourself in the balls HARD! No imagination, no creativity! Surrounded by tall but awful grey and dull buildings! Where on earth are you going to place the banner?
On the roads? You mean that the yellow and grey roads as the background of the banner is nicer than lush greenery?! That stopping traffic is a BIG deal? Well, maybe... And perhaps you could get it televised then the media can also help you with the co-ordination. If possible, get the costs sponsored too. -.-
Oh! You intend to let the banner be displayed on the walls of a tall building facing the hot air balloon. With special smoky and lighting effect like the Suntec fountain and also not forgetting the music and wordings too. -.- -.-

I am beginning to digress again. So i think i am tired already.


That is absolutely all for today!
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I want to buy...

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Corrinne May's 'Beautiful Seed' CD.

Heard her new song 'On The Side of Me' playing on Class 95.

Listening to its lyrics, i decided there and then, that i absolutely like the song.

Her album is set to release on August 6th in Singapore.

Gosh! Can't wait for it!

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GSS and Wi-Fi

I keep wanting to talk about the above: Great Singapore Sale (GSS) and Wireless@SG Programme (Wi-Fi).

But i was rather busy with work last week. Then after which i went to Bali. =)
So this entry may seem rather late, afterall GSS ends this month.

But what the heck! Cuz there was no satisfying shopping spree for me at all! I can't believe it... o_O Everyone seems to be able to buy tonnes & tonnes of new items, clothes, shoes, bags, you name it, they got it. And when Mango was having THE SALE, i did not even buy a SINGLE item from Mango. Duh! So far, i have only managed to buy extremely casual clothings, eg shorts to wear to the beach or casual tops. All i just want to buy is some Office Apparel. =( Is it really that difficult?

Anyway...

That day, i was all geared up for a shopping spree but i ended up buying NOTHING. Even after walking around the whole shopping complex, meticulously entering each and every shop, and lastly going through all clothings on the racks, for 2hours! (After all, Parkway Parade isn't really that big, otherwise, nothing made me stop in my tracks.) Oh, and i did try on tops too!

Thus i decided to let my poor tired feet rest and indulge myself in some self-pity-cum-sulking moments, while waiting for Kelvin to pick me up.

I went to Starbucks to treat myself to a deserving cold drink sitting at a cool & comfy location, where i could see all the hustling & bustling happening before me.
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Then i got bored. I did not buy any magazines cuz the ones that i usually read were bought and at home. I had NOTHING to do.

Recalling about Wi-Fi, i decided to give it a try, with my Nokia E65 (i know the screen is small but what to do, i was bored).

In case, you do not know what is Wi-Fi, it is a free wireless programme for certain locations is Singapore. Most useful for people with nothing to do but equipped with a laptop or 3G mobile phone.

For more info on the Wireless@SG Programme, click here. Decided to register for it? Ok, click here.

Luckily, there was Wi-Fi @ Parkway, then i started surfing blogs and even the street directory. haha! I must say, it's really quite fun to surf the WorldWideWeb when u are outdoors with nothing to do and furthermore at no $cost$ at all.

The only hindrance was that my mobile screen was abit too small for my liking.

Nonetheless, count the little blessings. =) It managed to keep me occupied till he came to fetch me.

ps: Recently, I even booked last minute movie tickets, thru Wi-Fi, while i was in town. Booking seats? No prob too! There is NOTHING i can't do now! =)

Alternatively, if the area you are around has no Wi-Fi, then go to the nearest MacDonald's.

sunburnt

Ouch! Aloe vera lotion, please... Ok, i have learnt my lesson. In the future, when i intend to go to East Coast Park for cycling, as long as the sun is out, i will put on sunblock lotion. =(

click to see the damaged done on Sunday, 24 Jun, 12.15pm to 01.45pm.


I absolutely HEART my curly hair. *flicks hair*

but it makes me more susceptible to the hot weather...
double-edged!

A Geek In The Making

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