Endangered animals...holiday trip?

they are so pretty.. less the gorilla. anyway i din know gorillas are endangered species.
lynx, jaguar and the siberian tiger (cubs in the pic) are.
where to? for my next trip, to see the wildlife in some national park which i've missed last time in uk, manz why din i go last time? or i dun mind gold coast amusement park or korea? got cool roller coaster there?

Counting Down

Really dun like leh...i'm glad...8.5 more days. cos new yr's eve a half day.
why are some pple so diffcult? they'll die if they dun make things difficult for others is it?

look forward to 2008 lo, 3 more days.

had lunch at sushi tei. yum yum. had the kaminabe. somehow it really sounds vulgar. manz kami means paper and nabe is hot pot. poor nice cuisine to be associated with the hokkien word. sighz

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Witch Doctor and the Christmas Song

those pop songs they sing too. super cute. the real chipmunks (movie) really much cuter then the cartoon, maybe someone should redraw it? but yes the idea of singing chipmunks is cute though just fast forwarding the playback make the high pitch sound can be irritating without the visual effects. and of cos not one chipmunk but 3, all play a part. one mischievous, one intellectual, one clumsy daidai one plus those humour injected in.

and becos i really dunno the difference betw the 2. here it is, it shows clearly.
Chipmunk is the common name for any small squirrel-like rodent species of the genus
The squirrel is a small or medium-sized rodent of the family Sciuridae

nvm the def, the pics (not to scale for comparison) speak a thousand words. left = squirrel, bigger body and fluffy tails(usually bent closer to body?). right = chipmunk, striped slender body.

dreams

since i'm bored, shall i blog abt my vivid dreams for the last 2 nights? i haven dreamt for a long time and i seldom dream one lor.

1. i was in a car. the speedometer just kept increasing. i stared at the driver as he zoomed past the hotel new world! i saw the speed hits 210km/h and i "teleported" out of the car, standing at the foot of the building. i had x-ray eyes! i saw thru the ground surface beneath the building, the stones and boulders cracking and started shifting. i "teleported" again to one of the upper levels of the building. i felt a sudden drop! then i started to run, all the way till i reach the ground level. the stones continued to crack. i ran blindly across the road, away from the building. cars braked and swerved, tyres screeched, horns sounded. i waved my arms signalling for them to follow me, to get away from the building. i ran all the way across to the other side. one uncle stuck his body out of the car window and shouted at me "oei, ma lu shi ni de ah, zou lu bu zhang yan jing" then i turned, the stones gave way, the building just crumbled and collapsed, burying all the cars and pple within its attack zone. one big stone flew and hit the car right in front of me and woke me up.

it was history, i din expect to dream of it, plus i was only 2 years old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_New_World_disaster

the cause isnt confirmed but from the website, "This meant that the building as constructed could not support its own weight. "
maybe my dream is true?

2. i went underground and hopped onto the ship. the ship was old and i went down below the deck and sat down in a V-hull "chair". the air was musty and the place is dark and damp. an old man with white beard came over and said we are setting off.
"huh?, to where, i nid to come back be4 8 to go to work"
he shrugged. and the boat moved. then the sky suddenly covered with dark clouds and then heavy down pour and i could practically felt the rocking of the ship against the waves in my slp! and it shook me awake. amazing rite? and it's really 8 and i remembered myself thinking luckily i wake up, else i go out to the sea sure late for work..dotz...
i wish i can slp more without the dream. so tired

o-f-f-i-c-e

office is indeed different, compared to the jun-mid nov period. after i broke the news to my boss and colleagues, the latter all say " relax la, u dun nid to care wat". maybe this is part of the push factor. i still haf the drive, being just grad and young. i shouldnt train myself like tat. i'd prefer the whole team to work towards a common goal, one tat is wat i want too. even if it's for bonus, profit driven.

i wanted to still do my best and complete most of the projs be4 i leave, but i cant do much now as really nobody works in this festive season, haji, christmas, new year. still haf a few tinny winny bit to go but now i'm influenced, i guess, super sianz to work on those things.

imagini

Mood: Go-getter - Living life 2 steps ahead of the rest, they are racing ahead. somtimes they need to be told it's good to slow down.

Fun: Conquerer - They are always full of ambition, and energy - cavalier and always moving onto the next level.

Habits: High-time roller - They are only seen in their best, and the finest, they love top-quality. high end glamour. always adding a touch of sophistication to the proceedings.

Love: Love bug - They are the type to fall in love a thousand times a day. their feelings snowball quickly, and they are full of passion.

reviving my blog

it has really been a long time since my last update. well since i've got myself a new desktop, i shall post some entries occasionally. but for now, i shall keep it short.

1. it isnt easy. to explain to everyone else regarding my resignation. it is indeed flattering for the upper management to offer me the change of job scope. but i've really considered it seriously for abt 2 months? so pls let me leave with ease. now waiting for the letter to be signed.

2. movies: the golden compass and the warlords

3. I got the dark materials trilogy book!!! i'll haf fun reading it.:)

4. batam trip: 1st time with dsta colleagues plus merv and 2nd time with nus clique.
1st time to harris resort plus megamall, kayak + parasailing + banana boat. 2nd time to sijori plus nagoya hill, better shopping place + mani/pedicure(my mani/pedicurist cmi sigh) + fun card games. both had nice massage.

tat's all i can rmb. now i'm just happy with my 19in wide screen monitor, though windows vista which is actually not as bad as i thot; and of cos my northern lights book, which reminded me of the one and only photo captured in finland, the green bit of light against the dark sky.

last of all, this wk is shiok cos got haji and christmas so MERRY XMAS 07 to everyone and look forward to a new 2008 yr ahead!

dont mess with me

really dont...2 days are enuff.

can singaporeans kindly auto form into 2 queues for the bus like the japanese, and let the pple alight first from the train? can dun squeeze ur way in, as if there're nobody ard who wants to get up too? really lor..and stand, stand properly la..keep fidgeting here and there. so packed alr, u keep moving can irritate others ok.
a rare example today. finally got one soul who din rush forward, she kindly walk slower to see if i'm gg in front first and cos i also let her go first, she politely walk into the space tat's in front of us. eh manz tat's the way, and tat's how japanese let others cross first.either one will signal or it'll be natural.

bus's conditions are even worse la...everyday i get on bus with a black face de.. and plus i'm so tired. can sbs just increase the frequency for tat peak period 845 - 915..not asking for too much rite?

meetings...pls lor...if i dun nid to contribute can i dun attend..really lor waste man power, waste MY power and time. sighz..really fei de..not as if i nv do sch projs be4. i'm the chop chop kind and straight to the pt.

lunch i haf to reject the other grps to join for proj meeting.ya bad for indigestion and most imptly not fun. oh today finally i can haf lunch with zx, sy, as, mh and chris. happy bday to zx and sy! young and old babies. oh dear, i 4got to say out in today's meeting.

low morale.damn sianz. meeting at 6. long and draggy. same topic gg over and over again. one hr after another. ended at 9. side gate JUST closed. the guard also NOT kind enuff to open it again for us. wth. walk all the way to the main gate and then few cabs...and those miserable few cabs DUN WANT to go my place. waited till 950pm.

eh harlo...who do u think u are..it's ur job ok. else dun be a cab driver la. how can u choose where u want to go. no matter how ulu the place is, or how in convenient it is or if u'll get any customers on the return journey, the motto is to send passengers safely to their destinations. i really want to complain. not just this time. last time after course from cbd, one still got the face to say i gg orchard, u want to go orchard? RIGHT AFTER I said i want to go depot road. i just look away. siao. dun force me to go where u want to go. and most even better, din even say a single word after i ans their qn as to where i'm heading and they just drove away. cmi

if u haf the face to stop and ask, u dun give tat kind of attitude. and pls dun put hired when it's so damn obvious there're no passengers inside the vehicle, unless it's a ghostly figure whom i cant see. dotz. change shifts dun nid the whole fleet change rite? and dun try to stop and ask hoping to earn another one more on the way to the place where u are changing shift.

not just i say, many pple encountered this be4 le. like the malaysians and british in my course said so. singapore can drivers pls wake up ur own idea.

finally big thanks to merv to pick me and send me home.

duck tour from suntec

it's family day 2. yay haha not bad sia the welfare. but well this is combined with the VAD = Volunteer a day event. each of us staff is assigned with a befriendee and mine's alr 12 so no nid much looking after of. she's in fact more interested in playing with the k2 kid.

first time trying it. not bad..an amphibious vehicle and yes when the ad commented on the hovercraft, none of us want to hear hahah..unless it's the command and conquer transporter. yes i played tat be4 and i cfmed it's called a transporter, so dun blame me for not knowing wat's a hovercraft. anyway kh who did luffed at me left. gd luck to him for his future endeavours as a soldier...gg to be OEM liao..he's really inspired by the bao jia wei guo show. cos i was telling him after watching attention pls, i wanna be a CA.

first to the marina promenade. whoosh...a fast spd into the water, past the floating platform, esplanade, benjamin shears bridge (longest bridge in sg but measures only 1.6 smth km i think). and then how many merlions in sg. seriously i dunno there're 5.

onto the road tour, civil district. smth like tat..padang, old city hall (pretty colonial buildings) old and new supreme court.very brief...actually think not worth...so near only i'd rather walk and take photos...if i'm the tourist i wont take such a ride.450 ended..early day. gd gd

effective nego skills @ british council

course in place of office work for 2 days. refreshing but well the content is real cheem la..and yes british council teaches not just english but soft skills leadership courses etc. anyway, soft skill courses arent easy. it may be easy to understand the knowledge which the trainer is trying to impart, but in real life, often it's definitely not easy to apply.

the main gist of it. positions vs interests. u dun keep arguing and bargaining over positions which mean stances, but u explain and share ur interests. manz..it's easy to say lor. but who's interested in ur interests. it's yours not mine anyway. and i think it's often misunderstood as excuses. i dun get this.

dun assume. we are split into 2 teams, each to play a different role and then we met to negotiate. this is amazing cos it's really not on purpose that i said out " we need the crocodile eggs as the ingredient to make the vaccine is in the yolk."
and the other "oh so u only want the yolk?"
"u mean u need the whites?"
"no, i only need the shell"

then everything resolves. fine, so we dun haf to fight for the eggs. the agreement is just tat we'll split the costs for the eggs and extract the relevant parts for each party. competitors can become partners rite? and now we just need to work hand in hand to convince the restaurants not to sell crocodile eggs. together.

another is the option. generate and give options, no pt arguing over the same point. this is powerful.

and yes the 2 days course i summarise into these pts..there're alot more, just tat either i cant rmb or it's really too cheem le.

anyway i like my trainer. she has the northern uk accent, like those acting in the harry potter movie. cool! she's really from leeds..haha. and then sense her dislike for liverpool and arsenal. faintz..the north and south always like tat. sensitive sia.

2 days' lunch at amoy street hawker. ban mian and chicken rice. so so la..no chance to eat the famous long queueing cha kuay tiao and lor mee. :(
and i really dun hope to go tanjong pagar anymore, esp in the morning. the number of pple out of the train is like 4-5 times more than redhill? 2 escalators filled and the continuous stream of pple walking up the stairs. so many pple working there ah.

the secret not to be told & Ratatouille

hush hush...be4 the show started fs was throwing his lame jokes again.

and yes only until recently that i managed to watch this show. and the song really sounds better after u watch the show. not exactly superb, luckily i din catch it in the cinema.



the rat chef is different...it's nice lor..dun think it's not worth cos it's a cartoon ok...although this time is in paris, the show still reminded me of bambino which is in italy. the same stations in a restaurante kitchen, sauce, soup and dolce etc.

i thot the plot was gd, with the effects and drawings synchronising it. there're different characters in it that think and behave very differently -- group dynamics huh. and last of all the great team spirit of the rats whom although greatly dislike humans, helped linguini and work under the commands of Remy. and they prepare the dish, Ratatouille for the food critic, Ego. a bite of it leads Ego to relive childhood memories of his mother. crappy haha but funny. the rats helped not just to cook but even ran after the inspector and tied him up subsequently. ridiculous..but well..haha.

ATTENTION PLS & WARAKU

i really haven been blogging faithfully. think i've missed out so many things in writings..some are just lingering somewhere in my memories. sighz..i shall just make short posts.



very very nice show leh...aya is so cute. but when my bro says this type of noisy gal very irritating ...really meh? ok la...for the show she has to act like this. but i'm really impressed with wat she did finally, in the real emergency situation. calm and steady and carry things out nicely. i wonder if i can rmb all those during training and perform steadily.

thanks the gals for introducing waraku to me...it's so damn nice leh...almost similar to that in japan, with a greater tinge of salt and i suppose tat's to suit our tastebuds, cos the japanese like food bland and healthy. shrugs...it's so nice and best of all it's affordable. great place to eat japanese food. yumyum

the real 881

881 tell the story of The Papaya Sisters who are two childhood friends who grew up mesmerized by the flitter and glamour of 'getai'.. a local production..think it's really gd cos young pple will know more abt this getai culture in the seventh month.

it's basically a 50% chinese and 50% hokkien musical show. the starting's really cmi...i watch alr i want to cover my eyes..hahah very lame de. but then for the rest of the show all the meaning are within the songs' lyrics and as the show is kinda a tribute to mr chen jing lang, it's more meaningful. but i still think the "magic" effects during the fight betw the durian and papaya sisters are crappy. sighz



and from http://royston-tan.blogspot.com/ where the chinese song is quite nice.

the last time i watched was like 8 yrs ago, when i was still staying in tampines, where there's a getai for one or 2 nights just at the field in front of my blk where i used to run ard when i was young. very loud and haf colourful lights. and being a little gal then, i liked to run ard with my bros and soaked ourselves in the dry ice aka "smoke" and i still can rmb the funny smell. but so shiok...can scream and no parents to scold us cos the speakers are blasting damn loudly and of cos they've to end at 11pm.

and finally just 1 hr ago, amazingly, there's one at simpang!!! and so my mummy dragged me to see it. more chinese songs leh. but manz the singers quite pretty and young leh..and the main pt is they haf gd figure lo.. tat might be the reason contributing to the big crowd. i din expect such a big crowd at such a ulu place plus i thot nobody watches it nowadays and well i'm wrong. the eating and auction event also quite big...so many pple eating there leh...poor spize and other shops were like fewer pple, but then i guessed 830 was still early cos at 9 plus the whole place was filled with pple..cars anyhow parked cos the whole car park was kinda blocked. and i'm even more surprised to see zq and cy!!! after nasi goreng pattaya and lemon tea, i've to go home liao..how i wish tat there's no work tmr.

my new baby

yay!! it's so pretty. my creative muvo slim was gone long ago. i dun even know where is it now. =( had been using my bro's samsung YP-U1...not bad leh. so i've decided to buy another samsung product, YP-T9.

pretty rite? it looks like my non-cam phone Samsung C300 now..keke =)

fireworks display @ marina floating platform

Happy 42nd bday Singapore! one week after national day 2007.
Fireworks display!


yes haha thanks merv's effort to surprise me again. so no wonder nobody ask me abt anything until suddenly amy smsed and said she reached citylink alr. i replied and asked where are they gg, is it fireworks? cos my boss was telling me it should be this wk, fri and sat. and she nv reply. then in car, cai called and i thot was his fren then like last time, he just cant contain his sneaky smile which gave him away. so then we met the others @ coffee club, marina square. got abit of fever though..sighz..forever not recovering. and finally saw jiali this time..haven seen her for quite time le..not to mention joo. i practically looked like a walking zombie lo..

then it's really surprising that they actually got the tix to marina floating platform where we watched the light show and the fireworks. my dad always say waste of money. the beauty is short term. and worse still none of us bring proper cameras. only haf camera phones while i dun even haf any one of those. cant rmb how many times i haf watched the fireworks display live...since sec sch i think when the ndp was at the kallang stadium which is just beside DHS. and thanks to us staying late either to talk, play or cca, we dined at mounbatten mac/kfc and watched fireworks from the carpark or the bus stop. once or twice in stadium and then come the new yr fireworks, millenium fireworks and all the other ndp's fireworks.watched a few times from the marina field and finally now a proper seating at the grand stand of marina bay.

27000 pple in total at the stand, countless from elsewhere and hotels ard. but thanks to no cameras tat we were all able to appreciate the display works fully. the timing, the colours, the shapes and patterns all matter. any wrong will spoil everything. music added as a bonus and of cos the lights which fell upon the smoke particles left behind by the fireworks, lit up the entire sky beautifully. it shot up, exploded into the sky and then engulfing us from above. one after another. then the twinkling golden powders came down as rain and slowly disappear into the air and the water.

but isnt the 3 shooting pts plus those at the stage abit too much? i've to turn my head to capture everything. too much to see. and perhaps it's for as many audience as possible island wide, not just those at the grand stand. ooo and i wish for a remote controlled kite.

post event, like amy said, isnt fun at all..terrible to be exact, the crowd and jams everywhere. no place to even sit down for a drink. and worse. no more ice!!! anyway i was too tired. concussed.

dinner and games @ settlers

had alr promised them to go. i like to go also la...the food's really quite small portion but after the bottomless drink of cos full le. so fun...plus merv there're 11 of us. really few games for such a big grp but not too bad we still enjoyed ourselves. though by 9 i'm alr floating in the air....concussing soon.

so cute...certain games like taboo..we just need to name the person and we are able to guess the word. e.g. alex likes to______....everyone says crap. haha linked adjectives. the last game not bad..pair work and strategy. dragon something one..sabotage and openly declare war...else it's helping each other and forming alias.

ended at 10. after that then i know they went a wasted trip to MOS when carol has fashion show. sighz..no free entrance be4 930 one lor..so sad.

sick zombie @ work

wat kind of bacteria is this? so strong...so many got infected. dn got the same symptoms as me but her doc said it's viral infection. mine said was bacteria...and i saw 2 docs alr! sorethroat, fever, cough and running nose, sorethroat, just last night bit of fever again. well done..how long more does it want to drag..

countless meetings.. boring arguments and bo liao conversations..sometimes why cant pple get straight to the pt. shrugs..guess pple at times just like to crap, socialise...tat's EQ.

no more finger counting..haha fs always countdown the days..tue was his last day. din really get to see him just be4 he left cos he went finance dept while i 'm alr at the canteen with some others. haha..kui him still haf the time to call me and irritate me by asking to speak to secretary which is the post i hated most..and thanks to his influence...david is doing it too! well done. best of luck to ur future endeavours..totally different environment with fewer locals and crappy frens, more responsibility and work to do, and dealing with consumer products this time..manz really next time appear in newspaper ah...in the correct category of cos. promising future. gd luck!

11 projs in total...and still increasing..i think i can stop counting..cos i realise it wont end at all.and no pt complaining to the top cos those at the top are doing likewise, they think tat 11 is peanuts to them. they arrive early, return home late. OT at home, less slp...wat kind of lives are they leading exactly? no family members? do they haf the time for others or not one? amazed. boss was kind enuff to ask me to freeze some smaller projs..but abit unfair to the user rite? to them...since they engage us, it'll be of high priority to them wat. cos usually they'll dilly dally if it's not urgent. i'll see how la..nothing to fret actually cos my and the org's capacities are capped at a certain level..i'll do watever i can. but still balance is my focus. work will not be my life.

uni's started, seventh month started at the same time. pple in the lift made jokes out of it. cos 25th storey is alr the highest floor. the person at the buttons will ask and the others replied..then he suddenly said anybody gg 26th? eh u rite the one behind...and the others laughed. manz..tat's how pple know each other in the building cos the next time we met again we'll smile and the next will say hi. when i'm in gd mood...i just haf the tendency to greet ohayo gozaimasu when i enter the office...but of cos i change it to gd morning everyone..bfast in 10min ok...then they'll say ok (make me think of bambino's bene!) haha i think i watch too many dramas. it's really gd to have such colleagues ard to brighten up the day. when i'm sick, they'll ask if u are ok...take mc la...u want anything or not, i buy for u la...sms me after work asking if i'm feeling better...and thanks kh for giving his bitter tea which is supp to be gd for the throat. quite effective. feel so blissful.

of cos there're my beloved frens to check on me when they see me online and bf's frequent sms. lalala. though he's also sick himself. see la at first not so jialat one..just becos he hoped the doc will extend his mc from one to 2 days, he tried to act sicker. and then for real he becomes sicker with prolonged fever. sighz..

bambino!

valuable relevant feelings and scenarios captured indeed.

wat are your own personal goals? wat if u are no longer obsessed with your goals anymore? there're many pple here but yet u feel lonely. suddenly u started asking yourself who am i? wat am i doing here? wat and who and why am i doing this for?

isnt it better to have a strong, iron clad will, one not easily swayed and influenced by others? everyone leads different lives and tat's why haf different encounters which lead to diff thinking and mindset.

a man who cant focus on his work has no rights to talk abt his dreams. erm?!
ban pulling out of competition to focus on his work as a waiter reminded me of myself giving up on jap in sec 2 to focus on studies and cca. was it really the reason? or do i just prefer to stay back and play bball, volleyball and carrem with my sqmates, compared to dragging myself onto the north bound train to bishan. sighz.

everyone's a bambino, everyone assumed new positions. it may not be a perfect combi but we shouldnt let it affect our customers. but seriously it's really impt. the pple ard u tat is. however, steal their gd and ignore the rest. it's really true. remind urself of ur own goals, i guess. close your eyes on those u hate, focus on urself. fun and no frustrations. remind urself of ur values. and lead the life u want. i understand why when u reach a certain stage you'll wish tat u can become a bambino once again. but yet when u are now at this stage, u detest it. but i still think when u are a bambino, it dpds on who is ur guardian.

ganbatte ne. hito to mono ga totemo sukijyanai, demo, jibun no seikai ga itsumo kirei da ne. minna, watashi no tomotachi(kare mo...keke) to kazouku, wa iihito desukara. arigatou gozaimasu, minna.
how long will i take to reach the advance stage. sourosouro ne?

promo lunch and games day @ tamp safra

a gd day off from office.

thanks zx and fs for making ur way here to pick me up from my place to tamp safra, although i got them lost with me forgetting my own address and saying left though i'm thinking of right..loss of sense of direction. sighz

sakura buffet..yumyum...not bad leh..great variety of food..but really too much to eat la..cant cover all...my stomach almost burst lo..i've to give some food including ice cream leh...why i dun haf a separate stomach for desserts like some others haf?

and ya think first time touching bow and arrow? or did i try once during freshman orientation, nus archery...hmm tat was like 5 yrs ago..cant rmb le..anyway my shooting gg from bad to worse la..from morale boosting big target board to pretty animal targets, wild boar, antelope, brisly bear, ram, red fox and dunno wat cat. too bad they are not moving...i thot maybe got birds fly across, at least more fun.

ok after tat the instructor advised "dun focus on aiming, pull more"...super gd advice la..ok then i also realise it all dpds on position. u must stand straight, sideways and just pull more. so everyone of us has to go thru 2 scoring rounds, 5 arrows each. first round i got 3. 2nd round i got 4 actually, but with 1 donated from ql from my right...so add tog is 80% which makes me the highest female scorer..the next higher one is 70% lor...so i raise my hand and say i got smth to say, and i explained tat i got one arrow donated but the instructor still bo hiu me..he did it quite well sia..everyone burst into laughter la. i dun want to be the highest scorer cos i really damn tired liao...the highest one haf to compete with the next team..damn sianz. i still beg the 70% i forgot the name le..cherie? sherie? dunno la...anyway she keep saying nvm la, i go ahead. but i really dun want.

team competition with the other team..so i'm forced to be in. 8 from one team, and i'm the only gal, why cannot just let the guys shoot? team wise, we lost, too slow le..ok so i'm super tired after so many rounds and they still...make me compete for the female indiv.

super stressed. 70-80 pairs of eyes staring at me and sheryl(the only gal from other team). wah sianz..i dun even care who win, i just dun want to shoot liao..plus i got stage fright la..very tensed leh..the mc still purposely talk so much and make us shoot one by one. then the team will cheer. i got 2 out of 3 in, with one bull's eye(the only bull's eye of the day..so it's just luck)..but sheryl got 1..so ok i got a free usb fan, and supposedly an arrowhead pen which the person din give me!!! i lugi one gift leh. but anyway the guys turn, the rep from our team scored 100% but he underperformed during the duet la. the other guy won but his first arrow also disqualified after dropping it 3 times, though at the 2nd time, the instructor helped him by saying tat there's this rule in archery tat if the arrow dropped within 3m from the shooter, the shooter can still retrieve it and shoot again. but the 3rd time disqualified. but the other 2 arrows are closer than our rep la.

so it's not just me...even the uncles scared. so stressful how to perform..manz it's impt to be able to work, not just work, perform well under stress.. those archers must haf been trained hard to overcome tat.

then we all went to U HALL!!! how long haf we been there since the last time! the undergrads were having some dry runs or wat la..we felt old. sighz. thanks FS for treating us to smoothies. my frutti berri tasted gd and got a cute pretty waitress there..hee..so waited for merv to join us before gg westmall to meet his grp of frens. so guai..one of his frens bday but they are just meeting to eat la..he's not even eating. and so i wished him happie bday, i also din eat cos smoothie's still in my stomach, chatted abit, then bb.

1st MC of my working life

oki..so much fun abt taking MC, after ksy started, merv had always wanted to try...and so i'm trying it first since i started work earlier than him.

missed the national day observance today. they had free kfc! but they said it's cold and not nice, gd so i din miss anything much. missed 2 meetings out of office though, which of cos i'm complaining..oopss..tat's politically incorrect..hahah

woke and did up the excel sheet, emailed to my colleague and went to the doc early in the morn..alr got 8 pple there?! and the list from my coy is surprisingly longer than i expected..i mean it's like one of the super ulu clinics leh..who will go there? u mean so many pple stay near me? was thinking maybe i've to go back office after tat..but first i got headache..think really too heaty..everytime i cough i left side of the head throbs..terrible. 2nd he offered mc..might as well make use of it..keke

the cough mixture tastes quite nice leh..hadnt tasted it for a long time le..and before i know i concussed on the sofa and woke up at 3pm!! the air at home is really so much fresher than the office's..still got tv to watch..xiao zhu is so shuai..but the show's really not too nice..

started watching bambino..hmm kinda slow show..alot of dialogues and pauses...but well..how many times should u ask urself that why are you trying to accomplish? are you willing to do something as a job that is outta ur own personal interest? wont it be just living day by day? really need to have at least a tiny winy bit of passion there, that when u see your colleagues, u all cheer " hatarakimashyo" tat means let's start working together with enthusiasm to kick start the day. it's really all about the morale, if there's none, it dpds how influential u can be to ur colleagues such tat the workplace is liven up with youth and fun. =) ganbarimashyo! let's jiayou together!

archery wk

it does not literally mean the game archery, although i think i'll be playing it next wk..but my colleagues like to bully me...they say i just need to stand there and be shot at..sobzzzz....

but yes from 6 projs at hand up to 8 in this wk. parachute, net, 2 containers of different design, 2 forklifts of different designs for different purpose, electric stacker and ir markers. chapalang projs.. sighz...

it may not be about the amt; it may not be about the brightness or rather my colleague says, how curvy and sexy it is; it may not be about the focus, the direction, the meaning of it all. it may not be about the style; it may not be about the role. it may not be about the expectations; it may not be about the environment. ok the list is never ending and wat's worse is i cant be specific. general is the key, tat's no anyone cos i agree with just follow on cc and bcc. shrugs.

thanks to all my pals...i've heard different views and thoughts, lotsa advices and solutions suggested to me. well like wat i told fs, i dun haf a strong hold to convince myself as yet, just the initial thought. i'm one who speaks my thoughts and shows all expressions, which may be gd or bad dpds on situations really. but really once i get a decision made, u know i'll know wat's best for myself la..all the considerations and concerns, yes i'll weigh and compare. this is not fickle or wat...cos i know wat i'm doing and i;m confident to say tat. i wont make a confirmation w/o gg thru all the different parts of my brain la hah.

anyway my motto still holds as for now. since i'm in it, might as well make the best out of it.. but the strive and passion dpd on how much purpose i see in it. if it's at a certain level, tat's when i'll cfm.

from the conference...not just me i realise, the entire comm feels likewise, compared the av org level. well muacks to all cos the co workers and the assistance and support given are indeed agreed by all.. yes the co workers, my dear induction grp pple...my other frens here and there within the org..are the most impt factor in any org and i've alr got it here.

other than work, it's quite a fun week. sacrificing my beauty slp and rest for all these fun, it's really worth la. waffle day + simpsons...erm..ok it's really not just me leh..simpsons' humour not common la. some are farnie ok, but some are really not..it;s like huh? i dun dislike it, it's just tat it's not farnie. anyway after the movie, it's not as ugly as i've thought it to be since young...i've never watched the cartoon be4 at all cos it's ugly and totally not cool.

poltergay...french comedy. ok not bad but ya the humour is geared towards a certain direction la...and some words i dun really understand..shrugs.

induction module 2 @ sci hub, sci park drive

mon and tue are seriously boring. in house faciliators.. nice pple but i guess they are really not pro. esp i've known so much abt it from yep course and myself conducting in both hanoi and hta. i admit tat i din pay full attention cos i kept drawing on my notes but most of the pple were slping! worse than me lor...nv show them respect at all but of cos they claim tat not on purpose and it's beyond control. shrugs. alot of welfare though, 9 start, 1030 break 12 lunch 3 break then 4 or 5 end le.

tue night went ktv @ partyworld. 1900-2245 haha we just din stay till the given time till 2300. anyway ok la..quite fun...10 of us one mth plus old workers.
not up yet but they were all saying abt this jj gg overboard...walk fire enter devil... i feel like it's almost similar to POTO minus the dissections.



wed was slightly more interesting with the security issue which involves corruption and bribery. the dos and donts and lots of stories and case studies to hear. the guy abit lame but still farnie..then the process of interviews, auditing, investigating makes me so enthu to join his team instead. i realise i like to be an investigator.

thurs and fri was on customer interraction. teach us how to deal with customers, the different characters and personalities etc. this was outsourced so obviously the presenter is better but i still find it abit boring..play the usual name bingo and the trees and squirrel game. sighhh but she can link the game objective and wat can be learnt from it to the theories quite ok la...gd job.. fine..tmr last day..i shall endure...next wk back to work..actually more sianz.

bday celebrations

a big thank you to everyone!!!

so much fun to eat in big grps...hehe..
my beloved colleagues celebrated mine and ting soon's bday which is on 11 jul tog.. we got a nice chocolaty cake...but then nobody has camera phones..grrrr....and then after everything merv was there leh.. then he suddenly rmb tat eh actually can use his phone to take pics..sighz nvm la..all will be in memories.

then the attempt to surprise me with dinner at sushi tei with all my dear frens excluding jiali who has to work 5am shift the next day. nvm her trng will be over soon then no more shifts. we'll always be the loudest grp la...the food not bad also...but like superb and heavenly like wat tze ting claimed...but it's nice..gd gd..the ambience also. a shared celeb for me, eva and oh no...gordon is missed out again..hahaha last yr also..super farnie la...consecutive yrs leh..ok i dun think will 4get next yr liao...happy bday to all july babies!! i love all my frens.. muacks.

10 jul 2007

tat makes me 23 yrs alr!

my boss so kind...give me off on 9th jul for my commencement, no nid me to take leave. and today 2 hrs off becos it's my bday and it's my bf's commencement. lalala..

so i took cab down to ucc a second time...my turn to be photographer and of cos had equal fun taking pics with the ee grp.

and i got a surprise from my pals. esp carol who brought me card, presents, cake and half a dozen roses!! then merv was like asking if she's competing with him cos she bought me 2 more flowers..haha..so cute..

Commencement 2007

finally graduate...actually it doesnt really signify anything leh...wat's new, enrolling and graduating from different schs, my pap, gps, dhs, tjc, nus. ok la..just a process. but well it's still quite fun an activity.

Thanks my mummy and fourth aunt for coming and of cos my dear mervyn (always like to dare me to post him as dear dear). yea very nice of them to carry so many stuff for me and feed me the refreshments! (cos my hands are occupied with so many things) which is not nice at all..sighz..i was so hungry tat dun care liao la..must eat smth. and of cos thanks merv for sending us to and fro and a big bouquet of lilies. hmm sometimes lilies really smells weird..i think i shld change my fav flowers but anyway flowers really not practical la..waste $$.

my dear rolrol who grad with me in tj and now nus...haha to think tat we as usual, the last min gan jiong jiong type. when we finally weaved our way thru the crowd and get into the gowning room..we were like oh no..better get this gown fixed and so luckily someone directed us to those pple wearing red polo who kindly put it on and pin it properly for us..sigh i hate myself in this..look so tut! :(

and my 10 yr pal, dear chewzy haha ok qs graduate with me!

and our NUS ME valedictorian, wx who delivered an astounding, super good and inspiring speech at the ceremony. 3 cheers for wx! i'll miss our lecture times and of cos bus 30 rides back home.

hmm there're really too many pics le..abit lazy to load it here leh..

so glad that i've my beloved ME gang with me during lessons and my new found colleagues grp...and of cso surprised to see mw who's working there as helper, ty who came down to take pics with those pple he know and manz i haven get the complete set of pics yet.

7月10日的生日密码--巨蟹座

got this from jm's blog..http://www.iqoo.com/shengrimima/7-10.html

yes the first expression is wah...i even haf to split into parts..3rd time reading the last part..somehow it doesnt capture my concentration and maybe also i read it at the time when i need to leave the house soon..ok i'm just gg to extract some parts out..too many chinese words le..the word merv saw it his jaw dropped.

7月10日 动静皆宜 宫位：巨蟹座17º-19º 巨蟹座二 本位的水象 --position of the star rite? yes i know mine is a water sign..no wonder i like water..shall buy a fountain next time.

1. 冷漠的诡异态度--got meh?，即使当他们处在生命中最光辉荣耀的时候，还是一副与我何干的酷样..erm seldom haf glorious moments ba..anyway i think i'll just shy shy smile lor..where act cool?

2. 喜欢内省以及极端敏感-- i thought got pple say i insensitive and i too lazy to self reflect la..bluff de.

3. 他们对身边发生事物超级的敏感，所以他们情愿以相当低调的方式处理事情，以免自己成为注目的焦点[--quite true..i prefer low profile..but then my frens say tat's impossible cos i v noisy.but still maybe just only with frens and when i'm in my comfort zone then i v noisy la.

4. 但是当工作需要主动挺身而出时，他们也会以一夫当关、万夫莫敌的阵势迎上前去--ok this is the cheem phrase. but roughly can guess the meaning.

5. 所以他们的政治哲学基本上是反对一切的现行制度，结果到后来他们不是被视为圣人就是魔鬼--yes i like to oppose things..i'll question the existing stuff..the latter part i think it's true for npcc ba.

6. 特质或许会使他们看起来具有不寻常的魅力-- ooo lalala got pple tell me this be4

7. 但是在生命中几个特殊的阶段中--青少年时期、30岁中期、特别是50岁中期，他们会因为个性上的大逆转而使他们的家人和朋友吓破胆，因为他们从被动的小花猫摇身变成主动的大老虎了-- true when i was in sec sch? sec 1 and 2 really super quiet then 3 i think everyone shocked.. but it's better rite? my sec sch pals..i entertain u all and the squad is closer lor..

8. 有的时候他们更会因为察觉到别人的感受，所以干脆放弃自己的需要、延迟自己的决定或是降低自己的欲望，以免造成别人的痛苦--this sounds familiar..but really ok wat..i think most pple will like tat also...esp if u dun really think self interest is v impt and u dun mind sacrificing it, might as well focus on others. i not so noble lor...haf to judge wat..if i think urs is just a small case and yet u are still complaining, mine's a really more ji shou case, i will heck care u de hor...i dui shi bu dui ren.像他们这样牺牲小我、完成大我的精神，到头来总是会让自己痛苦不已。所以他们一定要小心，如果他们老是在等待，宝贵的机会可不会永远等着他们--this is the next part..ok i shant wait, muz grab chances huh?

7月10日出生的人受到数字1（1+0=1）与太阳的影响.

所以虽然他们看起来很温顺，但是千万不要被他们的外表所蒙骗。事实上他们十分固执，很难勉强他们去做任何事.--i'm a stubborn kid ?! :(

在生活中尝试扮演一些更为主动的角色，害羞是自我表达的障碍。不要害怕作错事或是看起来像个傻子。丢开从远处判断事物的安全假象- a suggestion..i think this applies to everyone.

静思语 : 了悟之道，是以理解为始，而非终结。 - true
优点 : 有耐心、善体人意、观察入微。 -bluff
缺点 : 拖拖拉拉、难以沟通、离群索居。 -bluff

conclusion: not very accurate but it's been a long time i read so many chinese words...quite fun la

RANDOMIZATION

i think i complain too much..i shall be more contented since i'm alr in the job and will need to survive for quite some time.. sighz...plus i'm clearing to cat 1.. so pls stop me from complaining or talk anything abt work. i better zip le.

i hope jm will recover soon. why the cough last for so long de...so ke lian... not just herself feeling terrible..i think her colleagues might be unhappy tat she's a germ spreader. but she got cover her mouth le wat, wat else u want her to do. provide her some super effective medicine la. her doc so lousy de...really hope she get well soon.

whoa...how long haf i not been reading blogs...suddenly got many new entries....so cute haha...glad to know my frens are still surviving well....and the fun things they encounter. manz i think no cam phone makes my blog boring. plus the new j230i i got is too slow...it cant capture my typing speed (which angela and a few other colleagues claim mine is too fast and it's a matter of getting used to it) unlike my fav z610i which is still tough after dropping it several times. how how? why no gd non cam phone? i dun like nokia leh..w950i looks pretty but it costs 600 at mustafa and 800 plus at erm..i forgot where merv helped me ask le. so ex...hey!! with such a big market, mindef, saf, dsta, st, dso...any more? but anyway it's a big enuff market to produce gd non cam phones la...can all the functions stay the same, except there's no camera? and sell at more affordable price..sighz

property bubble is short term. shucks...quick leh i want to sell this house...and move to a mansionette...no more UNSW..meaning my house wont worth as much. cannot stand it le..i never even use the lousy shallow swimming pool and super small abit dirty gym and yet have to pay the monthly maintenance or watever miscellaneous fee..i din ask gardeners to trim and bushes wat..why haf to pay? and most imptly i lugi how much le? last time progress package only 200 when pple are getting 900! this time GST i also getting only 100 while pple getting 300! unfair la! GST is goods service leh. harlo...it's abt how much u are contributing as a consumer, wat has it got to do with the house...idiot la..i want to move and enjoy more privileges..

ok got wat amy meant by cant write in blog title...weird

anyway dinners...

my fav restaurant...tao's. with my fav mallow grape tea. nice food and great service...thanks jeremy for entertaining us haha...
he guessed i'm 19 then i just said " pls lor dun need geigei...purposely guess younger age to please customer rite? hahha i'm so smart to cai chuan him la...so he said ok ok 22? then i said ya gg 23 liao. then when it's my turn, i guessed his age being 28 then he act sad and offended..and cos longi said 23 i think so he had he'll treat longi next time. and cos he's supp to be angry at me, he took the chance to suan me over my pretty snoopy wallet saying so kiddish blar blar... after a while he came and said he just ROD?!..i was like asking wat's tat? yea tat means finish 10 cycles of re-service, which makes him ard the age tat i mentioned wat...i win lor...ok la he looks young but aiya how can he be working at such young age..he's super charismatic and noisy...almost like a manager lor...he seems very integrated into his workplace liao so i dun think he's green wat...see? i've analytic skills..

and finally yong fair reached and manz thank him for revenging us..he's same standard as jeremy la...he just suan him back naturally with all the army imitations ...gd job bro.

sheryl's marriage solemnization ceremony at grand copthorne hotel. well..hmm i feel guilty again. really din mean to 4get de..sighzz better get it done fast, i hope she forgives me.. anyway bless her happiness always.

she's really super pretty, looks very gorgeous really, with the pretty gown and flawless make up...salute the make up artist but then as she said the make up session took damn long...

melvin's super farnie la...his speech is so entertaining. manz just a short one, everyone caught his kou tou chan... "...so called..." cos they were sharing the paths they took over the years la...same cca etc. then he said "....as pointed out by my....so called....fren." (the dotz means short pauses.) everyone laughed but still thinking "ok...acquaintance is it? not fren la"...and then the next ..."i really love my gal...who is now my...so called....wife..." !!!! amazed!!!?? wat so called? she is your wife!!! faintz...more laughter..and then the rest of the speech we realise it's just his subconscious fav phrase...hahah damn cute.. a stable and honest guy, a great host at the event...really congrats to both that they tied the knot after such long frenship 1st then courtship.

of cos glad to meet up some of the gals, joy, bern and shuyi and 2 other gals from sheryl's nus course. joy getting prettier...and best of luck to her for her future ahead pursuing her phD studies and career. oooo tat's our CG rep. had some interesting small talks like hmm...the rate of depression is higher during wedding seasons...it's proven huh? amazing!

i really tend to spend alot on food lately..

caught up with tze ting @ thai express ..food so so lor..but yes alot of crap chatting haha..still it's relaxing and just feel gd to be with close pals..actually come to think of it not very restricted to talk to colleagues also la..but then aye dunno how to put it..it's just different.

mm continues @ fish and co today..hahha...fun as usual...shucks i think i'm really too talkative.. i shld tone down...=(

cafe cartel and ya kun and alot of fast food...die...so unhealthy.

the first bday celebration with 16 colleagues, for 2 guys, youfeng and kok hao who know each other for 4 yrs yet din know that they have the same bday!

even those normal lunch or dinners also eating 5 or 6 dollars..i think i should just stay in canteen and eat 2 bucks meal.

draw a house .com

it's friday...
introduced by angela a few days back.

http://www.drawahouse.com/houses/show.asp?houseID=529201&houseHASH=d7815a3f8e33450386454705f4d476a2

dunno wat's wrong with the code...

Based on the drawing and the 10 answers they gave this is a summary of their personality:

You are sensitive and indecisive at times. You are good at making friends and when the joyful moment arrives, you make the most out of it. You are shy and reserved. If you've drawn a cross on each of windows, you always want to live alone. You are very tidy person. There's nothing wrong with that because you're pretty popular among friends.

Your life is always full of changes. You will avoid being alone and seek the company of others whenever possible. You love excitement and create it wherever you go. You see the world as it is, not as you believe it should be.

You added a flower into your drawing. The flower signifies that you long for love. It also safe to say that others don't see you as a flirt. You don't think much about yourself.

ok la..not bad haha but erm...wat does garden imply to u? some things cfm everyone will draw de rite? no matter wat..we are educated the same way..i din we are moulded. :(

here's the link to be my neighbours.
http://www.drawahouse.com/takethetest/index.asp?street=e9778730c86ee78d5d03eb90d6b1b399

farewell.....

not bad...was rather free compared to the past 3 wks for 2 days this wk...this celebrates myself to be one month old in the working force. next month will be convo le...so gdbye nus.

had a fun dinner at coffee club with my nus clique. all except carol and charles din turn up. pity rite? so much diff from having meals with colleagues and new found frens. and hmm as usual we are the loudest grp in the restaurant then we make a din with the mud pie which has a big ice berg in the middle.. then asked to change it....amazed tat the person din say why not try waiting for it to melt...she nicely took it away then offer to take it off the bill instead of giving a new one...quite smart hor...in case if the same thing happens again, then they dun haf to keep giving a new one making free flow mudpies..yumyum.

hmm and then erm..the weird talk abt how to differentiate guys and gals jeans..best..i shant say it..tsktsk...but as usual when we reach such topics, everyone burst into laughter..best...so with this gd bye joo who'll be gg for her training in US..bon voyage!

next gdbye kallang national stadium, with a 8 bucks student tix, we viewed the 2 soccer matches and the closing ceremony there before it'll be demolished.

super well done

as you all can see, actually the imitation is not bad..but suddenly so many pics, which coincides with someone else blog with all the farnie and happy nus times pics, you all know who the culprit is..

most imptly the obiang specs is not mine..it's his which i always say ugly then he keep saying ok wat..so i wear for him to judge see whether it's still ok and he took a pic of it. -_-"
my old specs is the maroon one..now is pink front frame with white sides.

next is hmm..really lor..i dun mind alot of work, but work for relevance can?

1. it's standard. pple most prob only read one word, which summarises which category it'll be in and then the procedure is as standard.

2. it's an appendix so u are suppose to refer to the main paper. so why must make it so detailed and self explanatory? if so why would it be the appendix..it'll just become repetitive and extra. waste paper waste ink. waste space.

3. there're good ones ard? then show me those.. the ones tat i've gathered are so different but yet i tried my best to combine all formats and come out with the best one which my boss also approve. but nid this particular approval...sighz

4. dun repeat the theory ..i understood the first time. it's not abt how i feel. it's how u feel. and just tell me the application part in this case..wat exactly is lacking? not just some general comments which easy to say but HOW to write.

5. reports are meant to be short and sweet. straight to the point and not story telling.

6. EQ is impt...u dun keep rejecting subordinates' work. once or twice is ok but not more than tat. else write one example to show...actions and not talks. lead by example.

all in all i still supp to take it positively. just change as instructed. yes i know, no point getting pissed anyway. paid to do anyway. so just do as follows.. but then...i alr write to wat i feel is gd after all the comments made the first time. the def of gd is subjective. shrugs..i'm just stuck at this. edit, submit, rebounce. the cycle repeats. dotzzzz

nice pics

Bakerzin Trademark Famous chocolate cake. Hot(cake) and cold(icecream) together makes it taste so nice n yummy. But the chocolate is very rich, so muz buy drink - Mango Tango featured here.

This is the car which i am going to buy soon! haha like real.

goes well with my nice new dress right? and my cute snoopy blue wallet.. and then we were faked into eating at terra cafe.. condemnz super ex and the set meal dun provide drinks and they purposely say there is no ice water served so have to buy separate drink which cost abt 3 dollars more...

Look at my poor nose! sadz, everyone called me rudolph at work.. but hor i love my new specs very much :) 2nd pic is wearing the toot obiang uncle round specs

and i also went ikea to walk walk last sat. and we bought a chair for merv! so hard to fix it up. i also bought a nice little ironing board. only $5.90! super cheapz right... and here is the end-product of our hard work! (actually more of my hard work!) I still can rmb the L shaped "screwdriver" is called an allan key.

a fun day

cos no outfield..yay full day in office. finally managed to read up some info on the admin side and finished up the civil servant quiz! which luckily i spend less than the approx time indicated (3hrs). but tat's becos i really just scan thru. manz really test my concentration span and patience...actually quite interesting la but very cheem. the cert din even reflect my score, shouldnt haf redo it lor cos 1st attempt = 64% 2nd attempt = 94%. but in the end pass is enuff..disgusted.

lunch finally get to eat with my dear induction grp pple. 1st time in history. 3rd wk le. so relax to talk with pple my own age..somehow it's more fun and interesting..shrugs. and i hope angela will get well soon. and yes me and xl both agreed not to touch tat hokkien mee again..not nice at all.. i said "it tastes funny" but she said " it's not taste funny, it's no taste at all"..haha cmi. then we went to try this massage chair then angela still led the rest to look at my facial expression..haha i just admit tat i'm not a gd spokesman for the osim chair...weird weird de...like when reach the bone quite painful leh. and when it's at the head it's vibrate leh..i cant even open my eyes else my vision will be like keep shaking. hmm..


the most fun thing ever..haha.. i always thought it's a stupid game. but then only after i try it's like quite fun...me and xl play with the guys..manz alex quite gd leh.. haha but for me i just kept spin at high spd then later they still remind me i turn wrong direction. faintz no wonder will own goal. and hor the side, with one goalkeeper and 2 defenders one really condemn leh..and our left hands like very retarded. cannot defend de lor...then me and xl use the middle with 5 and 3 pple..at least can hit then the middle 5 keep spinning at high spds and they still say me and xl competing see who can roast the chicken wings faster. damn farnie la. after the game my hands super red but we were all luffing like mad..then i go office suddenly like so hyper.

13th day of work

ok ocean 13..not v fantastic..the plots arent super clever wat...so so only..

wah seh i really nv reach home so early since 2 wks ago le.. ok 3rd wk into working life..getting more and more disgusted with how adults discuss things or maybe as my colleague becos there're more responsibilities to bear with every word they speak. sighz...so much difference compared to project discussions in sch. somehow it's so similar to my np meetings. pple just like to chup in and say smth, disrupting the entire flow..then since they alr reach tat part le might as well just carry on instead of saying "ok i'll touch on this later"...becos of this LATER, meetings dun end on time thus resulting in OT and inefficiency.

aiya...just stick to the agenda can?and the sequence...skip here and there just becos u thought of it at that time. can just jot down then speak up when the meeting reached tat point wat..cmi..and actually everything boils down to rank, position and experience and also who's paying the $$...the superior will haf more say. really wonder how long i can last with this kind of meetings, which are usually comprises of meaningless struggles.

but wat i must applaud is the kind and patient pple. despite having so much to do, they still spend time to explain to me, even without me asking..tat's initiative. but then as things progress, the more u learn, the more u know, the more u do..arrows just start coming ur way. shrugs

anyway big congrats to joo for obtaining the coolest job ever. most imptly is she has the interest in it so high chance of excelling and enjoying every moment at work. all the way manz.

so qiao leh monday met cailing at clementi. poor gal work till so late. and haha cai was trying so hard not to luff at my yellow junior plaster which i used to cover the big red pimple on my nose. but yay she agreed tat my specs is sooo nice.. i like it alot! and then today, wed...i actually met ck at safac. amazed! haha he damn farnie la...trying to peep into the meeting room and tried to wave...the major was like saying no wonder he waved. then i say ohhh nus one...i wanted to say oh my fren's bf(which is no link to them, so i stopped myself) but i later told my boss at the office cos fusheng know ck too. and then after tat a short discussion on disruptee cos one person said tat and everyone in the room was asking who is he. do they know pple by rank or status there? aiya i still hate hierarchical structure.

good 4 day wk

other than usual work...which is finally clearing up and i m getting used to it le..this is a good wk cos it's only 4 days. thanks to land sys family day on fri! yoohoo..free movie...shrek 3.i've watched shrek 2 on channel 5 last sunday but din see shrek 1 be4..nvm.. the show's not too bad la..quite cute. the mixture of characters made me recall those children stories. just tat it's abit too kiddish.

not bad la the song...merv intro de.


next.. gd news is i got myself a pair of pretty specs.it's pink with white at the sides. bad news is i got a super big pimple on my nose..it's not any normal pimple..it's super painful la...cmi..even without touching it leh..the skin is like super tight..keep pulling and pulling..if want to burst just burst la..sighzz

fantastic four: rise of the silver surfer..
nice show...i din watch the first one though cos i thought it;s just some stupid superhero movie with some powers. plus the rocky guy really doesnt appeal to me..
this silver surfer is really cool.and oh yes wat amazed me is the number of places (countries) the movie is filmed in.. is it real? they did actually travelled? is the black forest really black forest? cant they use any forest..its' just trees and soil and the sky..comp effects? props?

the red jumpsuit apparatus-your guardian angel

actually the final fantasy version also quite nice but this is more unique =)

When I see your smile
Tears run down my face I can't replace
And now that I'm stronger I've figured out
How this world turns cold and breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

It's ok. It's ok. It's ok.
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

Cuz you're my, you're my, my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
Cuz I'm here for you
Please don't walk away,
Please tell me you'll stay, stay

Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be ok
Though my skies are turning gray

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

teardrops of a fly

perm job is smtg u must do beyond the hours leh

and tat explains why i 2nd day OT 2 hrs le...hmm..unless i love my job i wont mind. anyway it's only our first job...dun aim too high..dun think of promotion yet...i guess i'll only think abt it if i plan to stay long and build on it as my career.

else....just enjoy life...striking a balance and keeping urself and others ard happy everyday is enuff...3 cheers to the next stage in life!

yea i found the song in just follow law clip..niceeee

SHE-zhong guo hua

this song really reminds me of wat i've learnt in pri sch. imagine all the lang3 song4 shi1 ge1. those chinese tongue twisters. i rmb i took this class, which also include chinese drama, with my bro when we were pri sch kids..we were sooo gd at it lor, i rmb teacher always say both of us v gd..but now totally cannot rmb liao...soo nostalgic...seriously i've no idea why my parents want us to learn tat.

just follow law

watched this some time ago...but really alot of things covered inside are true..haha super singaporey.

the farnie parts


red tape and law, follow by book


black and white and arrow shooting


the song's quite nice but fann quite crude haha

CLASSIFIED

sobz...everything is classified....either confidential, secret or top secret.
everything is encrypted and all staffs need to clear cat(category).

acronyms flying across.
laughter, complaints etc.

one piece of advice..DONT COMPARE! you'll just feel worse.
i guess i cant blog much abt my job but well generally....

i've got a gd boss...dynamic and onz..open to ideas. a man who works with efficiency and high eq. tat's wat i've observed for the past wk at least.
colleagues are virtually divided into 3 cats.
one , my induction grp. only met up once. cos i'm outfield most of the time. but the topics we chat over tea are super different from those i;ve been interacting most of the time. sch and random stuffs. light hearted.

2, within my own dept....the same few acronyms. work. talks are all abt work...else pple. both gd and bad comments. but on work, who has praises? those younger, only one or 2 grad batches be4 me, shared with me valuable info...on nature of job and certain taboos when dealing with customers. manz i even haf to think of layman terms. those terms used, non-staff will nv understand.

3, customers and upper levels...work, family, views on issues..soo different. complaints, disagreements...laughter but its genuineness is questionable. sarcasm and then "just joking, haha".-_-" skepticality and speechless...

anyway boss even said it himself. a super steep learning curve for me. super. and he told his frens abt it, they also ask why he tekan me...but he's real bz.so those under him will be likewise.and as wat everyone says here...neng2 zhe3 duo1 lau2 meaning those who are capable will have more duties. but anyway he din leave us to die, he guides us closely and gives us lots of exposure and experiences.

i think for this wk, i've seen more than any normal nsf. congrats..
in this wk, 4 camps, 1 immed small proj, 1 long term big proj, assisting 1 proj. and i also i've not socialised so much for a long time...went to a few offices, shaking hands with pple. and manz i'm damn lousy at rmbering names and not to mention matching names to faces. thousands of stories, advices, complaints i've heard. technical terms and acronyms to rmb. settling admin stuff which i haf only a full fri and a half thurs to do so. i dun bother to read those induction guidelines to orientate myself...i'm alr lagging and it's not fun reading all those also.i'm just declaring forms when pple reminded me to, thanks peers..=)collecting stuffs and trying to make my table look like a habitat. it's super empty. guess this is better for me cos i'll need to tidy up if i've things. very amazed at how most of the desks are so neat though it's over populated with files and papers. and to imagine these cubicles belong to guys. one sad thing is there arent many gals ard. and as i said i really dun like any single gender dominating the area. nvm i just need to concentrate on my own work. and maybe try to like socialising. cos it's gg to be very pple oriented and specific pple oriented....

and to my induction frens..enjoy ur honeymoon...but i also ke lian them having to read reports after reports, guidelines after guidelines..and maybe i prefer outfields but tired from overdose of such trips and no chance of sitting comfortably at my office desk. but somehow witnessing those places and things are cfm more interesting than staring at comp screen and papers. but u'll need to wait and stand. wait..the thing i hated most..not productive and constructive at all..sighz just need to get used to it. and esp if i've a pile of notes to read and learn and things to write and submit. can be more efficient or not?

tea breaks and lunch hours...pls dun work talk. sighz
and as my colleague says WELCOME TO THE WORLD, a particular type of world.
though i think every org and every coy will experience somewhat similar things and as i said, work...who wont complain plus pple complain more than they compliment cos pple are stingy on praises and generous in shooting arrows. welcome again to the working world.

the tiger and the leopard

haw par villa

hadnt been there since erm...pri sch...used to be our (me and my bros) fav place. my mother will always narate the stories to us. and then the next time we go, we'll force her to say again even though we still rmb...kids always love stories to be told to them i guess.
see my bro's self-proclaimed artistic photo. actually this one looks quite gd.. and those in it are preeetttyyy.

so now at 23, i can obviously read the words. it actually originates from 2 bros, hu2 wen2 hu3 and hu2 wen2 bao4. the former built this villa for his bro and when he died, the bro transformed this villa and its garden into one with all the sculptures to educate the pple. his motto : wat belongs to the nature should be returned to the nature.

and there's the tiger balm medication being invented.




my bro was super amused by the medic rat.
guanyin's wishing well

sadly, no more dragon in which the hell happenings existed and we'll take on a boat and cruise in thru the dragon's mouth. yea it's now still under construction and maybe tat explains its free admission but still 1 dollar to the 10 courts of hell. the lightings are temporary sustained by the lousy coloured fluorescent light bulbs. but still got a full collections of all the scenes but then so many mosquitoes sad...


after reading the crimes and those corresponding punishments one will get..it's kinda unbelievable..haha..and to think we were frightened by it when we were young. but think it serves as a reminder for the kids. below are some deeply carved in my mind since young.


ungratefulness and disrespect to elders - heart dug out

drug addicts, tomb robbers!?, urging pple into crime and social unrest - tied to red hot copper pillar...omg..super hot la..


disobedience and lack of filial piety - grounded by large stone...damn er. ground leh. like so nua. a mess of dunno wat..


those who were maligned can stand at the tower and witness how the person who framed him being punished..ermm..i dun think this is of any use..siao..alr dead liao wat..and still must go thru the gruesome scene of seeing his killer being punished..pukes

the hill of knives...one will just be thrown there...and i still used to plan some strategy to escape the blades if i were to be thrown there. i was like thinking of falling standing up and step nicely betw 2 blades or maybe drop a board before me and i shall land nicely onto it. eeekkss but i still think is inescapable..somehow at least one blade will poke me..somewhere on my body.


possession of porn(luckily doesnt apply to me) and wasting food(erm i think apply to everyone?) - body sawn into 2

rumour mongers - tongue pulled out


rapists and driving someone to death - thrown into pot of boiling oil...yuckss rite? damn painful la. can u imagine urself boil with the oil?!!

cheating during examinations - intestines and organs pulled out..ermm...tat explains why i only cheated once or twice in small tests in nus lor! but oops..does it count?

and then to wheel of reincarnation and pavilion of forgetfulness (cross naihe qiao and drink meng po tang) and one of the routes to reincarnate is to become fossils leh...ermm...then forever stuck there?????tat equals to nv reincarnate wat.

finally out of the gloomy and scary place and into the sun.


journey to the west..

royston with the chou ren yu...wonder why the mermaids so ugly..


but the crab looks decent


jiang tai gong diao yu, yuan zhe shang gou. takes me 3 times to catch full phrase...i just cant register jiang tai gong..i keep thinking wat beh beh or ye ye.


the sworn brothers...guan yu, zhang fei and liu bei from the 3 kingdoms

and later xiaoyi they all joined us.



and there are many sculptures which portray the stories of those which remind pple not to commit sins such as cheating, gambling, womanizing etc and also the stories of filial piety..

then shopping at tpy hub which i've not been to after it renovated..then to orchard where mervyn joined us..and dinner at soup restaurant