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2011-09-26T20:47:00.001+08:00

李佳薇 - 煎熬

2011-09-16T01:10:00.002+08:00

This is the new song by Jess Lee. Dunno why I like it so much. I have been listening to it many many times till I lose count. :)

NDP Rehearsal 2011 (Singapore)

2011-08-11T22:44:00.002+08:00

This year, I went to learn how to take fireworks from CSers. Learn a lot of tips.... but problem is how to apply them effectively. Need more practice and another problem will arise. Not many events with fireworks that can allow me to practise my shots. ~.+

Here are all my noobs photos plus some of the shots before the fireworks.

The only decent fireworks photo that I took

Overexpose :(

The fireworks not pretty enough (wide enough)

Casualty of trekking the KTM railway tracks

2011-08-10T12:18:00.000+08:00

Out of two days I had been walking along the tracks, I saw a lot of "shoes" casualty. My friend also "kena". So she used rubber band to tie the shoe sole to her shoe body. Hehehe.... If you still do not have the idea of the shoe casualty I am talking about, see the photos below.

"Example of shoe casualty"

Timberland

Brooks

Dunno which brand - "HyperGrip"

KTM Trekking - Day 2 (17 July 2011)

2011-08-09T12:23:00.005+08:00

This was the second day photos taken from my so called "expedition" from Bukit Timah to Phoenix LRT.

Messages from the public to commemorate the station

Please dun forget me. sob sob....

Should be the switchboard of the tracks quah.

Still got time to pak tor. ^_^

Adik... apa u lukis??

The tattoo

Red dragonfly

KTM Trekking - Day 1 (16 July 2011)

2011-08-07T11:59:00.006+08:00

I went to trek the KTM railway tracks on 16th and 17th July 2011. That was the last weekend public can walk along the railway tracks from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands.

On the first day, it was cloudy and I walked from Tanjong Pagar till somewhere Queenstown area and left. I saw the fence was cut open and after walking for 2 hours plus, I a bit sien liao so called off the outing that day. Coz knowing that the next day I would be trekking from Bkt Timah onwards. :)

Leads to ???

It said I cannot trespassing. But I did that wor.

Think it refered to KM782 from Perlis??

Patriotic dwellers at one of the HDB flat. :)

Karat punya track. Actually I purposely make it so "yellowish" la. :)

Bikers also joined in the fun.

View at Tanjong Pagar depot

Surprise to see the squatter house at Tanjong Pagar depot

Actual photo of this is actually very big. I crop it to bout 5% of the photo to get this.

Noob in action

Courtesy photo from my friend who happened to "shoot" my butt.

Abandon Indian temple at Tanjong Pagar. Believed that it was relocated elsewhere.

Cameron Foodie & Tualang

2011-07-30T09:09:00.006+08:00

Went to Cameron Highlands with my parents, MIL and of course my little devil. Didn't take much photos of the food.

On the way back, we went to a restaurant at Tualang. Dunno how to call it. Some people called it as Tok Alang. But I think I saw it as Pasar Tualang. Enlighten me please. :)

My first landscape shot

2011-06-08T23:27:00.002+08:00

Here it is. My first landscape trial at Esplanade outdoor theater with Clubsnap member organized by SunChasers.

Got one important tip from them. The most important thing for landscape shooting is tripod. No matter how expensive your camera is, if you are using lousy tripod; then the photos that you take will be lousy as well. It can be equated with lousy tripod, your camera would be lousy as well.

I learnt that first hand as my tripod is those lousy tripod. Those cheapo tripod freebies when I bought my Nikon D90. The seniors showed me why my tripod is lousy and explained to me what's the difference between a better tripod and those cheapo tripod. Really learn my lesson.

No matter how many shots I tried, my photo IQ is never gonna be nicely focus. It will always has the soft focus issue due to my tripod not sturdy and stable enough. As the shutter released inside the camera, it will create a slight vibration. Though we might think it is nothing, but it is actually everything for landscape photography.

Anyway, I am sharing out one of my shots this evening. Photos that are taken with my cheapo tripod. As most of my friends know, I am not good at Lightroom or any Photoshop. So this photo I present to you are the image directly from my camera. Anyway, I resize it so that it wont so big and easier for me to upload to this blog. :)

Focusing issue with my 50mm F/1.8

2011-03-07T23:02:00.002+08:00

I always face problem of getting sharp photo with my 50mm lens. I can only think of 2 reason on why my photos not sharp. One is my handshake.... and another is my lens problem that needs calibration.

So I did a test a moment ago on CT suggestion. I mount my camera on tripod and take some shots. Below is one of the shot that I took just now. I point the AF to the remote, and wua la.... see the remote, sharp sharp leh. Thus I can conclude that it is not the lens problem that photos I took is not sharp, it is due to my handshake. LOLx..... ^ ^

ComniFest 2011 @ Suntec

2011-03-06T18:25:00.001+08:00

Recently I have gone to a Cosplay event at Suntec. All the below are my noob photos taken there. If the cosplay model who happened to view these, please kindly accept my not-so-good-yet skill on taking your photographs. Thus if you wish for me to take it down from my personal blog, I will. You just need to contact me. :)

For others, enjoy!! If you know any of the characters, you can leave a comment. Personally, I dunno any of them. kakakaka

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5

Photo 6

Photo 7

Photo 8

Photo 9

Photo 10

Before CNY at Chinatown 2011

2011-02-28T23:35:00.000+08:00

Realised that I have photos from my first outing with CS members for street photography at Chinatown just before CNY 2011. Kinda lazy to post them to my blog. hahaha....

Anyway, these are all the shots that I had taken that day. All photos are not PP-ed and I only add watermark. Why I did not PP-ed?? Coz I dunno how to use Lightroom or Photoshop. Kakakak... that's the reason why I did not PP-ed them.

Another reason is I doubt I have arts cell inside me. hehehe... probably one of these days I should try it out at Lightroom since I have the software.

Please enjoy my noob photos. :)

Sentosa

2011-01-14T00:09:00.004+08:00

I had purchased a new 55-200mm lens. This is an entry level telephoto lens. Though it is second hand and bout more than 1 year according to its previous owner, it still in good condition. We did the dealing at Harbourfront, thus later I went up to Vivocity and find a spot facing Sentosa. I took numerous photo. All these photos were taken between 7.10pm to 7.40pm. There are either as Vivid+3 or Natural format. The photos are as below:

Vivid+3

Natural

Vivid+3

Vivid+3 (When the sky grew darker)

Natural

Vivid+3 (When the sky grew darker)

Subway

2011-01-06T08:00:00.002+08:00

Fig: Subway Melt

This is the sandwich I had last night for dinner. It is nice and I had it foot long and not 6 inches long. hahahaha.... Going to be fat fat fat!!!!

^_^ Still on New Year Mood ^_^

UV Filter

2011-01-06T08:00:00.000+08:00

My previous post I have stated that I bought myself a new lens that comes with a UV Filter. Later on I found out that actually the UV filter that I bought is actually considered those low end type or in another word, cheap stuff.

Fig: My UV Filter brand
(I know my hand looks like old man. Just concentrate on the UL filter)

Don't believe me? Try to go and google it then. Perhaps you can prove me wrong. :)

Flash compensation

2011-01-05T22:23:00.005+08:00

I am so dumb, now only I know that I can plus or minus the flash "strength" with this flash compensation on my D90. This is the price to pay to not reading the manual. This morning, I happened to flip the manual and saw this feature. Thus after reaching home from office, I took out my D90 and try it out.

The below 3 photos are taken at almost the same position with the same lighting. The settings at f/5.6, 1/15 shutter speed, ISO-2500, Exposure +0.7 with focal length 55mm

Fig: With flash compensation -3.0

Fig: With normal flash: Flash compensation 0.0

Fig: With flash compensation set to +1.0

Conclusion, I think next time I think if I wanna take photos that are dark a bit and I want a bit of flash, I can use this feature. I still thinking whether wanna get myself a flash or not. But I think I shall wait a while. Kinda pokkai already after purchasing this. Moreover CNY is around the corner. ^_^

Photography - Night Shot

2011-01-01T22:10:00.000+08:00

UV filter is used mainly by photography as a form of protection for the lens. IMHO, a lot of photographers also know that if the UV filter that you use is not of high quality, the chances that you may get the 'flare factor' is high. I faced that problem in my first ever try of doing night shots. Though my shots are not great, this is just for all information. See the below images that have the so called 'flare factor'. The flare factor is marked with the bluish oval shape.

Fig: Though this photo is about the same as above, I did not what I have changed for the settings that had made the flare factor even more serious.

Fig: My first sharp sharp photo is marred by the flare factor... so $%@$

From what I read, the flare factor will happen if you zoom in at certain length with certain f stop. Below is another night shot that is not zoomed in at all, but does not present any 'flare factor'.

And now the below are the images that I re-take after I took off the UV filter off. I think I need to invest and buy a better UV filter. :)

Fig: Without UV filter but lower ISO

Fig: With higher ISO than the above photo. Which photo you like?

Fig: Or do you like this photo taken with lower ISO?

Fig: With higher ISO, do you like this photo?

All the night shots are very yellowish in my opinion. Should I called it yellowish or there is another term? ^ ^ Actually the real scene is not that "yellowish". I should say, there is a bit element of green color. The green color like missing from the photos. I still dunno how to take proper night shots. It means I have still more to learn. :)

Well, after so many months of hiatus that I have finally updated my blog, I guess now I have more motivation to update more frequently. I shall post all photos shall I have nice nice photos that I would like to share with others.

If any experts have advise to a noob like me, feel free to leave your valuable comments. ^_^

Photography - Close up shots

2011-01-01T21:21:00.005+08:00

Below are some of my selected close up shots which I think still can be seen (见的人) in public. Anyway.... these are not selected, but are the wholesome which I have taken. hahahaha.... all those not nice I have deleted them.

Fig: The above is the only photo taken from 18-105mm lens.

Fig: The rest of the photos except the first one are taken with 18-55mm lens

A lot of my close up photos are not cleared. Blurred when zoom in. Guess my hand is not steady enough to hold the camera. Still need more practise and more understanding on different settings and fundamentals of good photographs.

Next post, I will post the night shots that I have taken. I will also show what is the 'flare factor' that most photographers talk about if the lens is installed with the UV filter (notably those cheap type).

Dinner at Bentendo - Japanese Pasta & Cafe'

2011-01-01T21:04:00.005+08:00

Ever since I have purchased my first DSLR, I have always wanted to try to shoot the food photo. All my previous attempts using those normal compact digital camera went awry. All the photos are either not that sharp, or the quality was found wanting.

This time around, I found the chance to shoot it for the first time with a DSLR. A good friend of mine invited me to go for a dinner at Great World City. We did not know what to eat but end up dining at a restaurant called Bentendo. I ain't food expert. But what I can say is the food is okay but not astounding.

My First DSLR - Nikon D90

2011-01-01T20:41:00.004+08:00

By now I think most of my friends know that I have purchased myself a brand new DSLR - Nikon D90. Honestly, I have been wanting to buy this camera for a very long time. As always the price tag keep on stopping me from buying it.

My wife has been very supporting to me. She kept on asking me to just buy it. Don't worry on the price tag as we still can afford it. Just treat this as a new hobby of mine. She said it is better for me to start taking interest in photography to be able to take good photos rather than letting me spending lots of time watching videos or playing computer games. Hahahahha.... ^ ^

So finally I purchased it. But fark!!! I bought at a shop near my place and later on I found out I had paid extra $150. If I had known it, I will just go to the other shop at Funan or Sim Lim. Never mind. I will take this as a lesson not to rush again in my purchase. Better check the price at the other shops by calling them.

As everybody knows, the D90 kit comes with a lens AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G. The lens is as below. However, I went to buy a second hand of another lense AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G. The photo as the second photo.

Fig 1: AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G

Fig 2: AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G

Well... You might see actually the range 18-55 is actually covered by my kit lens. Anyway, after I read a few review, a lot of people saying the 18-55mm lens is actually better than the 18-105mm. Plus this second hand lens was sold to me at $150 which is quite inexpensive in my opinion. Thus I went on to purchased it. Soon afterward, I tested the two lens. The results are quite evident why people likes 18-55mm. I think this can be considered everydays lens. You can use it on daily basis without much problem.

These two photos are taken as close up shot as close as I can. You will notice that the Fig 2 is smaller and not close enough while Fig 1 can be shot closely. Fig 1 is shot with 18-55mm lens while the Fig 2 is shot by 18-105mm lens. Well, at least after seeing this result, I did not regret on splurging on the new lens so fast (2 days after I bought my new camera) on a seemingly same type of lens. I love my second hand 18-55mm lens. I am thinking whether I should sell off my kit lens, 18-105mm lens or not. Hahahahaha~!!!

Disclaimer: If any experts happened to see my post on the two lens and found that actually my observation is not correct; I am more than happy to listen to the advise and clarifications.

Any regrets in life? Written by a palliative care worker

2010-10-05T19:12:00.001+08:00

I received this via email from P2P who claimed she is an intuitive and sensitive Aquarian and compelled me to share this online. :)

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Five Regrets of the Dying
By Bronnie Ware, Platinum Quality Author

For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.

People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learned never to underestimate someone's capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.

When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people have had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.

2. I wish I didn't work so hard.
This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.

By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.

3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.

We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.

When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.

Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.

My tough daughter, Charmaine.... I love you!!!

2010-07-14T21:38:00.004+08:00

An awful accident happened to my daughter. She was "attacked" by our pet (a very big dog). Actually not to say being attacked. I think the dog would like to play with my daughter. Anyway, in the end, my daughter was scratched pretty badly. I think she had undergone stitches up to more than 10 stitches. Can't imagine her crying during that time. My wife was crying when seeing my darling princess being stitched by the plastic surgeon.

My mother in law felt so guilty coz she blamed herself saying probably she did not fasten the front gate properly and thus my daughter who liked to stand near the gate might happen to push the door open. Upon seeing the gate open, I believed the dog came into the house and tried to play with my daughter. But alas.... dog is not as smart as human. The dog would not know that by putting its paw on my daughter would hurt her. :(

So the below was the photo after she underwent all the stitches during the first night.

And the photo below was the forth day when I went back from SG. We brought her for follow up to see whether there was any infection or not after the stitches. Thank God that there wasn't infections and my daughter was fit as a fiddle on second day onwards. You can see she was laughing and playing happily with me as if she was not injured at all. ~.~

I was so proud of her. During those days when I was at home with her, she never cried over the pain. She is very active already. She can climb here and there. Run here and there and full of laughter.

So she is my family sparkle jewel, my tough daughter. ^_^

Unintended purchase

2010-06-10T22:32:00.005+08:00

Just back from IT show again. Thought of just go there to windows shopping, but alas.... I ended up buying a-Jays earpiece. It's very attractive and its sounds quite good. I never indulge myself with a good earpiece. Thus, as a spur of urge, I dug my pocket and paid for it. hahaha.....

Hopefully this is a good buy. There are 3 different of prices for a-Jay 1 until a-Jay 3. Of course I bought the cheapest as I ain't sound expert. Need not to buy that expensive yet.

It comes with various of sizes of earpiece. Surprising there is a manual. ^.^

This is the notebook backpack that I bought on previous IT shows. I think few months ago. I bought this for SGD49 if I remembered correctly. I saw this same bag again during current IT show. Same size, same color same design. So shocked to see its price at SGD70 now.
Bag also can naik harga wan??? ><

GSS 2010

2010-06-04T20:41:00.003+08:00

GSS stands for Great Singapore Sales. The Sales has come back. Actually it is an annual affair just like the Malaysia Mega Sales. ~.^

Everybody has started to do shopping, and I have done my part too. This are the things I bought. Hahaha.....

This is only the start.... however, I was wondering what else I wanna buy.
Errr....
A brand new notebook
Probably PS3, but wait... if buy PS3... I have to buy Flat LCD TV as well. (arrghhh... just forget this)
or probably just PSP ^.^
a DSLR camera?? hmm... this is really have to ponder hard.
an iphone Dock so that I can enjoy the music from my iphone at louder decibels.
hmmmmm............. what else....
new clothes... yeah... definitely need it since I have grown in size
jogging shoes...
new jogging attires...
new badminton shoes....

woo hooo.... seemed a lot of things. ;)

Facebook problem

2010-01-22T23:52:00.000+08:00

Like I mentioned, I faced problem with browser. As you can see below.... the screen becomes hay-wired. Thus I can't properly log in to FB. For now... I will checking my messages via my iphone only. :(

Anyone has solultion? Please let me know. Thanks ya

My 11 month princess

2009-12-27T01:07:00.004+08:00

Christmas Party at SF house on 25/12/2009

2009-12-27T00:45:00.003+08:00

Celebrating Zong Qiu with my family

2009-10-19T00:52:00.002+08:00

My bro and his wife with my little devil

My mum's beloved grand-daughter

My dad with Charmaine

My wife

Happy Family

My sis, my bro in law with my little devil

Laughing baby

2009-10-19T00:17:00.002+08:00

New acquisition... CM2010!!!

2009-10-01T23:04:00.003+08:00

I just bought a new PC game.... that is Championship Manager 2010. This is original copy. Not those lanun copies. hahahaa~!!!

Initially I have tried the lanun copy... but it kept crashing. Thus I told myself that I should get myself an original copy since I am a fan of this game. ^_^ So I went to Challengers after office hour and bought it for SGD$59.90. Installed it and currently playing it.

So I think i will say good bye for a while for Facebook. Dun think I will have a lot of time for facebooking. hehehee~!!!

The packaging

The content

Yet other content.

Felt tremors in Office

2009-09-30T23:50:00.002+08:00

This evening, I felt tremors in my office. Initially my colleague told me bout the tremors, I told her I din feel it. Then later.... a stronger tremor struck. I can really feel it. I could feel that my body is shaking slowly and all in a sudden I felt a bit dizzy.

Looking at the window-blind.... It clearly showed that the ground shook. Later on there was an announcement from the management of SGX building informing all the tenants that the tremors was originated from South Sumatera. Wonder it had caused any damage to the sumatera??

~.~

MV - 张芯瑜 with Sweety

2009-09-18T00:34:00.003+08:00

One of the song that I like after I watch Legend of Star Apple / 星蘋果樂園.
I like few songs in the series. If I am able to find it, I shall post it here. All thanks to uploaders from Youtube. ^ ^

One of the master piece that I like

2009-09-17T01:32:00.001+08:00

Speechless After watching this.....

2009-09-17T00:25:00.002+08:00

An outing for SGMS DG PICs - end of AUG

2009-09-09T21:01:00.007+08:00

The clowning Andy

How can you fight with my tummy?

The cute pose

CT wanna act cute.

Patiently waiting their turns to bowl.

The clown family. hahaa....

One of my act!

A classic score. Triple zeroes.

The Chan brothers.

The youngest and shy PIC among us.

The curi curi couple.

Think a bit sien seeing me, rite?

Black dog can be cute too. Wow!! Wow!! ^ ^

两位小白脸

Where is my apple?

errr..... no need introduction. ^ ^

What do you think of us?

KL view from the "bukit"

Ahh... this is my "ai ya" sis

Charmaine 6mths++

2009-08-31T22:20:00.005+08:00

Yeah...... Let's rock n Roll!!!

Nice or not? Are you happy?

Wanna me do some stunts?

Okie... Ready......

1.....

2.....

Haha.... tired liao. wanna take a nap. ^ ^

小宝贝

2009-08-31T20:56:00.004+08:00

Winning in life

2009-08-27T23:16:00.000+08:00

Some people have been telling me bout winning in life.

But what is winning in life in buddhism perspective? Or rather what is winning in buddhism?

~.~

Stop blogging for a while

2009-08-03T22:37:00.000+08:00

Hereby, I shall stop blogging for awhile until I can post photos to my blog. Else, I think it is quite meaningless for me as normally I post photos for my friends to see what's my new purchase or my sweet baby. ^_^

So I shall wait......... till I can post photos. =.=

Problem with my blog?

2009-08-02T20:38:00.000+08:00

Initially thought of wanting to post some of the photos of my purchase for my god-sis in Msia. But seemed like I cant post any photos here. Not sure bout the problem.

Let's wait a few days and see....

That's What Friends Are For

2009-07-16T00:40:00.002+08:00

After reading Chun's posting on Memories, I also feel kinda nostalgic towards our uni years. I really have so much joy studying in UNIMAS. I have never regretted on my decision to study there. I enjoyed my 3 years there. Wish our friendships will remain intact forever. Suddenly felt wanna share this song to all my friends.

My new watch

2009-07-15T21:44:00.006+08:00

This is my newly acquired watch. It's kinda expensive and probably it will be last one though.

So sorry bout the image, taken from my handphone camera... probably due to the lighting and also my very bad photography skill, hence some of the photos are blurred.

STupid, Ignorant or plain arrogant?

2009-07-14T00:28:00.004+08:00

Some people really cant get it.

This notice has been around for so many years and have been repeated all the times. All tobacco and alcohol items are taxable upon reaching Singapore ICA. Why can't this people get it? Today is my bad luck to be on the same bus with this bunch of people. They had delayed our bus from departing from ICA to our destination up to 45 minutes.

I could see many people in the bus were pissed off. But what could we do? Just dumped them at ICA and continued our journey? Guessed not. In the end, all of us had to wait for them before continuing the journey. However to my dismay, they voiced out their dissatisfaction of the incident back in ICA kinda loud in the bus. And all those F@~%**** words came out from their mouth. Lost count how many F****(s) that they had uttered. From F***** stupid officers to F******* chinese. Sigh.... Seem that people are getting less gracious, less polite and less empathy towards others. They are so self centered till forgot that their act had delayed our journey. No apology from them, of course. Lastly, I believed if I were to approach them, they might say, "Dun blame me! Blame the officers!"

What has the world become?

Unimas Old Campus - Revisited

2009-07-09T00:26:00.000+08:00

I shall not post any photos nor say anything on this. My fren, Owen has blogged it superbly. Hence I think for those who are curious on how our Old Campus, UNIMAS looks like, please proceed to here.

Thank you Owen for the excellent post.

Just back from Kuching

2009-07-05T22:27:00.002+08:00

Just came back from Kuching (attending a fren's wedding). And I took this opportunity to have a small reunion with some of my best frens during my years of study in UNIMAS. I miss them so much. Hence I am very happy to meet them.

Before that, there is a person that I would like to thank. She is none other than my wife. Initially I thought my wife would object me going to Kuching since now the H1N1 threat around the globe. However to my surprise, when I mentioned my intention to my beloved wife, without hesitation she told me, "Go lar. Since you are not coming back this weekend, you can go attend the wedding and meet your frens there lor. If you want, I can help you to buy the air tickets." ^_^

Feel so blessed that I have such a wonderful and understanding wife. I love you honey!!!

P.S: my kuching trip photos, I shall upload when I am free.

Supergirl

2009-06-29T00:57:00.001+08:00

I am the new supergirl, but I still can't fly..... :(

Good Food at Tony Roma's

2009-06-25T23:29:00.005+08:00

Latest Charmaine photos

2009-06-25T23:25:00.003+08:00

My daddy bought me a new head band. Nice or not?

Cute or not? ^ ^

I am getting stronger. See.... I can hold my own bottle already.

That's all folks.... please visit me again. ^ ^

Chronological of my temperature

2009-06-16T20:15:00.002+08:00

Yesterday evening, in the office, I stated to have fever already.
37.3
37.7
Then when I reached clinic, my temperature shot up to 38.2

Today my temperature read as
38.3
38.2
38.0

sigh.... dunno tomorrow will recover or not. :(

Fallen

2009-06-15T19:50:00.002+08:00

I have fallen. Fall sick to be exact.
This is my look after came out from the clinic. I was asked to wear the mask since I have mild cough, mild sore throat and high fever > 38 C.

Guess I should rest more already. Hence will sleep secukup cukupnya. Hopefully tomorrow I will recover. Having headache now..... :(

New 500GB Portable Hard Drive

2009-06-11T23:38:00.002+08:00

Finally I have bought it!!!

I have lingered the thoughts of getting one for the past month. This evening, I went to PC Show at Suntec just before I met my NDP friends. Went around and show this, 500 GB 2.5" WD for $139.90. Without second thought, I made my move.

I shall be able to free up my notebook hard disk space with this new portable WD HDD.

Eager to get hold of new movies from friends!!

Langkawi Trip 23/05 - 25/05

2009-06-08T23:18:00.007+08:00

Bak Zhang

2009-05-28T20:56:00.002+08:00

Can't remember which day is the actual day for bak zhang. But I think some of my friends would think I do not have the chance to eat Bak Zhang since I am at a foreign land living on my own.

Dead wrong!!!!

My super duper good landlad passed me two bak zhang for me to eat. Blackie and Whitie. hehehe... I like both. It's delicious.

Special day

2009-05-27T22:26:00.003+08:00

Today is a special day to me.

My wedding anniversary with my beloved wife. Our second year into the marriage. Love you honey.... muak!!!!

New family member just for 2 days!!

2009-05-26T23:35:00.002+08:00

This is my new addition to my family members for 2 days. He is called white kid. ^ ^

Actually I rented this car for my vacation to Langkawi last weekend. Nope, I din go for snorkelling. Nope... I din go for island hopping. I just tour around the island by car. Probably next round, I will go for more adventurous places.

Stay tune... will upload more in the next few days!!

Culture Unplugged Video

2009-04-16T23:27:00.001+08:00

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

Charmaine Week 10

2009-04-14T22:33:00.004+08:00

Little Charmaine is sick

2009-04-09T22:33:00.002+08:00

This morning, I got an email from my wife.

She informed me that Charmaine fell sick. :(

A bit worried. First time parents ma. My wife also kan cheong and straight fetch our daughter to see doc. The doc said my daughter got a phlegm and flu. Hopefully the medication works. If not, I am thinking I will send her for her pediatrician in SJMC to check this coming weekends when I go home.

Worried... worried. So I have chanted a lot of daimoku for her speedy recovery. ^_^

Charmaine Week 9

2009-04-09T22:26:00.003+08:00

Charmaine Week 8

2009-03-30T23:12:00.002+08:00

Encourage to attend daimokukai by SSA acquaintance member

2009-03-30T22:49:00.002+08:00

This morning, a friend's friend came to my office for an interview after I helped her to submit her resume to my boss.

And so, we make an appointment to have a lunch with Kee who happened to know her from the KL office. As the lunch went on, I realised she was a SSA member as well. And I was being advised and pestered for not attending our discussion meetings. Aiseh... feel so paiseh leh. Kena cakap balik. hahaha.... Some more, she kept encouraging me to attend those meetings and dun miss any daimokukai.

This wednesday, we have one daimokukai session. So she kept reminding me, have to go, cannot so lazy. She asked why all the YMD becomes so lazy after active awhile. hahahaha.... I also dunno how to answer back. I just told her, "If meetings or daimokukai held during weekdays, of course I will attend. But if hold during weekends, I might not as I am travelling back to Msia every weekends ma."

I am sure this coming Wednesday, I will receive an sms from her to encourage me to attend the daimokukai.... hehe...

Feel so funny. Normally it is me that encourage people to attend meetings and daimokukai. But in return, this time I was the target. Anyway, felt glad that there are still members who are willing to encourage inactive members like me to keep on practising.

Hmm.... looking forward to this Wednesday daimokukai as I have been absent to daimokukai sessions for months already. ^_^

TGIF?? Or gloomy Friday?

2009-03-27T08:56:00.002+08:00

For most people, Friday is the day where they look forward the most. Most people will say Thank God is Friday. For me, today (Friday) is totally a different day.

Early this morning, I received an sms from my friend. I have mentioned in my previous post that his wife who is also my friend in university had an incurable cancer. Yes.... I received confirmation of her passing. Her husband who is also our good friend during our years in Uni had convey this sad news to me.

Sigh.... Feel sad. Suddenly feel tears in my eyes. Dunno why? Probably is because I did not expect one of my friends will pass away at this young age.

Hereby, I wish to send my deepest condolence to him and his family on behalf of my family and I.

May YW rests in peace........

Retrenchment reaching my ears

2009-03-26T20:53:00.003+08:00

Don't be misled by the title of the post. It's just retrenchment news that reached my ears; but it's not mine. Don't worry. I still have a job for now.......

Just a moment ago my landlord's son told me that his gf has been retrenched. Then earlier in the morning, I received an email from my friend to help her friend to find a job as her friend is retrenched as well.

What's going on???

Charmaine photos????

2009-03-24T22:30:00.000+08:00

Photos?? What photo? hahaha.....
Currently not so free to upload the photos. Helping my "ai ya" daughter to check her grammar for her assignments. ^ ^

Will upload soon...........

Run for Peace

2009-03-24T22:25:00.001+08:00

Successfully ran for the whole journey. It's 7.9km and damn... I am getting fatter with no exercise, this run really cost me a lot. After ran for the whole course, both my legs ache like hell. I walked awkwardly. I moved my leg also felt pain. Sigh.....

If I continued to jog, I don't think it's a good idea too as I know I have bad knees. But without jogging, what other exercise can I do?? :(

Charmaine - Week 6

2009-03-18T22:26:00.004+08:00

Another sad news.....

2009-03-16T23:23:00.002+08:00

I just received a piece of sad news from my uni-mate. His wife has last stage cancer. He suspected lack of urgency and wrong diagnosis on the hospital part that lead to this tragic news. I felt sad when heard of this.

I knew his wife She is happy-go-lucky lady. Always smile and kind. Didn't met her for few years and come this thundering news. Sigh.... life is so short. Cherish whoever you love and dun always just chase on materialistic gain. Let's join hand in hand to lead a fulfilling life so our life wont go to waste.

And lately I have been hearing a lot of sad news. Can't just all this kind of sad news stop reaching my ears??? :(

Charmaine - Week 5

2009-03-09T22:28:00.006+08:00

Interesting forwarded articles...

2009-03-05T22:47:00.002+08:00

I got this from a fren. It's plenty lengthy. Read it to kill your boredom. ^_^

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Letter from Lee Kuan Yew's Daughter- A Must Read
SLUMP TIME HAS ARRIVED

By Lee Wei Ling

In 2007, in an end-of-year message to the staff of the National
Neuroscience Institute, I wrote: 'Whilst boom time in the public sector
is never as booming as in the private sector, let us not forget that
boom time is eventually followed by slump time. Slump time in the public
sector is always less painful compared to the private sector.'
Slump time has arrived with a bang.

While I worry about the poorer
Singaporeans who will be hit hard, perhaps this recession has come at
an opportune time for many of us.
It will give us an incentive to reconsider our priorities in life.
Decades of the good life have made us soft. The wealthy especially, but
also the middle class in Singapore , have had it so good for so long,
what they once considered luxuries, they now think of as necessities.

A mobile phone, for instance, is now a statement about who you are, not
just a piece of equipment for communication. Hence many people buy the
latest model though their existing mobile phones are still in perfect
working order.

A Mercedes-Benz is no longer adequate as a status symbol. For
millionaires who wish to show the world they have taste, a Ferrari or a
Porsche is deemed more appropriate.

The same attitude influences the choice of attire and accessories. I
still find it hard to believe that there are people carrying handbags
that cost more than thrice the monthly income of a bus driver , and
many more times that of the foreign worker labouring in the hot sun,
risking his life to construct luxury condominiums he will never have a
chance to live in.

The media encourages and amplifies this ostentatious consumption.
Perhaps it is good to encourage people to spend more because this will
prevent the recession from getting worse. I am not an economist, but
wasn't that the root cause of the current crisis - Americans spending
more than they could afford to?

I am not a particularly spiritual person. I don't believe in the
supernatural and I don't think I have a soul that will survive my death.
But as I view the crass materialism around me, I am reminded of what my
mother once told me: 'Suffering and deprivation is good for the soul.'

My family is not poor, but we have been brought up to be frugal. My
parents and I live in the same house that my paternal grandparents and
their children moved into after World War II in 1945. It is a big house
by today's standards, but it is simple - in fact, almost to the point of
being shabby.

Those who see it for the first time are astonished that Minister
Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's home is so humble. But it is a comfortable house,
a home we have got used to. Though it does look shabby compared to the
new mansions on our street, we are not bothered by the comparison.

Most of the world and much of Singapore will lament the economic
downturn. We have been told to tighten our belts. There will undoubtedly
be suffering, which we must try our best to ameliorate.
But I personally think the hard times will hold a timely lesson for
many Singaporeans, especially those born after 1970 who have never
lived through difficult times. No matter how poor you are in Singapore
, the authorities and social groups do try to ensure you have shelter
and food. Nobody starves in Singapore .

Many of those who are currently living in mansions and enjoying a
luxurious lifestyle will probably still be able to do so, even if they
might have to downgrade from wines costing $20,000 a bottle to $10,000 a
bottle. They would hardly notice the difference.

Being wealthy is not a sin. It cannot be in a capitalist market
economy. Enjoying the fruits of one's own labour is one's prerogative
and I have no right to chastise those who choose to live luxuriously.

But if one is blinded by materialism, there would be no end to
wanting and hankering. After the Ferrari, what next? An Aston Martin?
After the Hermes Birkin handbag, what can one upgrade to?

Neither an Aston Martin nor a Hermes Birkin can make us truly happy or
contented. They are like dust, a fog obscuring the true meaning of
life, and can be blown away in the twinkling of an eye.

When the end approaches and we look back on our lives, will we regret
the latest mobile phone or luxury car that we did not acquire? Or would
we prefer to die at peace with ourselves, knowing that we have lived
lives filled with love, friendship and goodwill, that we have helped
some of our fellow voyagers along the way and that we have tried our
best to leave this world a slightly better place than how we
found it?

We know which is the correct choice - and it is within our power to
make that choice.

In this new year, burdened as it is with the problems of the year that
has just ended, let us again try to choose wisely.

To a considerable degree, our happiness is within our own control, and
we should not follow the herd blindly.

The writer is director of the National Neuroscience Institute and Lee
Kuan Yew's daughter (Lee Kuan Yew is the former Prime Minister of
Singapore ).

To be shared with your friend.

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A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but
shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend
more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less
time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less
judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less
wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too
little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too
tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too
much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years
to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.
We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things,
but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the
atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan
more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies
than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small
character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days
of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality,
one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from
cheer, to quiet, to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in
the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and
a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit
delete...

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not
going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because
that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the
only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but
most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes
from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person
will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the
precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away.

If you don't send this to other people....Who cares?

George Carlin

Charmaine Yeo - Full moon

2009-03-03T00:22:00.004+08:00

Stairway to heaven [Song]

2009-02-26T21:32:00.001+08:00

This is to show to chun that it works!! ^ ^

Koko ni Iru yo- SoulJa ft. Thelma Aoyama ENG SUBBED [song]

2009-02-26T00:11:00.001+08:00

A MV that I chanced upon while I was browsing youtube. Quite a nice song. Enjoy...

Pondering......

2009-02-25T21:33:00.001+08:00

Recently I have been thinking.... it's been about one year since I left SGMS Dancing Group already. It's been roughly one year I have stopped practised my Indian Dance. Been wondering whether I still can dance with my current condition..... fatter and poorer stamina......

Hmmm..... hmm..... Wondering thinking............

Baby Charmaine Yeo Week 3

2009-02-24T23:08:00.005+08:00

Celebrating my own birthday

2009-02-24T22:53:00.002+08:00

Yes! Today is my birthday. Yet I will be celebrating alone in SG. No wife. No my newborn baby. Alone.......

And so, I rewarded myself with plenty of food. hahaha... Plan to fatten myself further. ^ ^

Happy birthday to myself......

Charmaine Yeo - Week 2

2009-02-16T21:38:00.007+08:00

Blrrr.... dun kacau me... i wanna sleep

hmm... i sense someone i spying one me

Still spy on me? I tell u, dun think I asleep I cannot box u.

Bring it on.... get ready to be boxed by me!!!

Aikss... Hold on. I smell something nice.

Ooooo.... my enfalac!!!! come come... let me drink it.

Yum yum... mummy, got some more or not?

Ahh.... Come on.... let me have the last drip.

Ooops... let u see my ugly side. ^ ^

*~~ act dumb.

Aiyah... u wanna see my cuteness?? let u see la.

:p.... cute or not???

Enough enough... I wanna continue my sleep. Kacau me next time. ^ ^

Interviews??

2009-02-12T19:57:00.003+08:00

Recently there is a lot of retrenchment going on in large scale due to the global recession that is going now. No thanks to those greedy big shot in financial industry. :(

I took this out from a newsletter, HEADHUNT in SG and this article is contributed by HAYS.

Attending interviews
3 points in preparing for interview.

Research the organisation

What is their nature of business? Who are their competitors
Are they a plc, partnership or a not-for-profit organisation?
Who are their customers and what are their products and/or services?

Make a memorable first impression

Allow plenty of time to get to the relevant address
Always wear a business suit regardless of the company's dress code
Smike and shake hands firmly
Accept tea, coffee or water if offered.
Complete any application forms neatly and accurately

Communication

Strong communication presents a highly positive interview style
Speak clearly with authority and confidence but avoid being arrogant
Be aware of the speed, volume and pitch of your voice
Make regular eye contact and smile!
Try to be calm, measured and assured
Prepare some sensible questions in advance
Think about how you will answer some of the standard questions that might arise e.g. "What are your strenghts and weaknesses?"

Charmaine Yeo - Week 1

2009-02-10T22:45:00.003+08:00

$10 milliong Hong Bao

2009-02-04T20:51:00.002+08:00

Come to this friday, there is a very exciting draw. That is the lottery draw for Singapore Pools. It boasts of $10 million to be won.

Hence, I also tried my luck. I bought $10 for 20 sets of 6 numbers. Do not presume it is very easy to kena. Kena 3 numbers also you are already considered lucky. I do not know whether I can win anything.... but I just tried my luck.

Chinese astrologer are saying those people born in year of Goat does not have any luck. Well, just try. no harm. If I won.... hmm.... what shall I do with the money? I think the first thing would be buy myself a Wii or PS3. hahahaha....

Am I daydreaming here? I am keeping my finger crossed!

Baby Charmaine Yeo

2009-02-02T23:12:00.001+08:00

Nearly miss my bus!!!

2009-02-02T00:30:00.002+08:00

Too excited on my newborn baby, I din bother to check my aeroline ticket. When my dad asked me where shall I board the bus, I confidently answered Sunway Pyramid.

Then less than 10 minutes, to my horror; I saw the boarding place is PJ and not SWY. Damn!!!! Too kan cheong and in a state of anxiety, I quickly asked whether I can board the bus in SWY using my priory boarding. However, the bus is full. Damn it!!! I quickly asked the counter staff to make a phone call to PJ that I will late for boarding.

Then I rushed out to flag a taxi. Nego the price. Then zoomed back to the Aeroline office to grab all my belongings and then... bang!!! I fell down. :(

From SWY to PJ (Menara Axis) actually is a very near distance. Due to lack of time, I have to concede to the price of RM20 that was charged to me by the taxi driver. Initially they wanted RM25. I said, "RM20. Take it or leave it. I can call other people to fetch me." Afterwards, the taxi driver relented. Anyway, with the RM20, I also felt I was overcharged already. Oh well... my bus ticket of RM90 from PJ to SG had becomed RM110 due to my carelessness. Hahahaha.....

Moral of the story: Always double check everything!!!!

My baby girl

2009-01-31T00:49:00.002+08:00

My wife safely delivered our baby girl at SJMC few hours ago. I was so glad after my wife had been admitted to the hospital since Thursday night.

My baby girl used a lot of things, double pack of induce drip bag, double dose of epidural, and etc, so I think my bill will be hefty too. hahaha.... but that's okay as long as my baby girl is safe!!

I am tired now, hence just blog to say thank you to all well wishers. My baby girl is 3.35kg and name will be rolled out soon. I did not take much photo during the delivery process. Too stunned looking at the gynae. Anyway, I will post some of the photos when I am free.

Thank you everybody!!!

My good wife

2009-01-29T09:47:00.000+08:00

I am so glad and happy to have a such a wonderful wife.

As she is going to due soon, nevertheless she did not against me of going out to meet my friends for CNY gathering.

Love you honey, muak!!!!

Pondering pondering.....

2009-01-22T20:08:00.003+08:00

I have been pondering.....

Pondering whether I should speak mandarin with my baby girl or english. Then I remember my own painful experience whereby I was surrounded by all hokkien speaking students when I was in primary 1. As I speak mandarin at home, I was treated as outcast in school.

Or should I speak dialect with my baby girl? Cantonese as right now I am at Subang area.
Hmmm.........

Wishing all have a Happy Chinese New Year

2009-01-22T13:44:00.002+08:00

Funny things bout young parenting

2009-01-21T21:47:00.001+08:00

This post is about jokes that I received from my friend via email. I found it funny so I thought I ought to share with you all. It's about parenting toddlers when they are at tender years and their curiosity is at the max. They will ask questions until you do not know how to answer them.

These 2 emails I got it from P2P. Thanks ya....

<---- Email 1 ---->
There is one colleague, she strongly encouraged father to shower with
the kids when they are young. But maybe she miscount that the kids
nowadays smart and mature very fast. She said the daughter told her...
monkey got tails, daddy also got tail, but daddy one is in front... +_+

<---- Email 2 ---->
Kids nowadays are very creative, my colleagues have difficulty
explaining to his son. His son asked her mother... Mummy, I want to see
your bird bird.
Then the mother said, I dun have bird bird. Then the son ask, I want to
see I want to see. If no bird bird, how you shu shu (pee) +_+

Outing with my colleagues and ex-colleagues on 12/12/2008

2009-01-08T23:13:00.003+08:00

What's on his mind?

2009-01-07T21:47:00.001+08:00

Recently we made a dare to Chun asking him whether he and peiye should be an item. Surprisingly he kept mum and quiet on this. Usually he will lambaste us. So I was thinking, is he seriously considering this? If yes, we might see some action soon. Hehehehehe....

What da ya think, Owen???

Suggested English name for my baby

2009-01-06T23:37:00.003+08:00

Shereen
Shereen is a Iranian girl name. The meaning of the name is `Sweet` Where is it used? The name Shereen is mainly used In Iranian.How do they say it elsewhere? Shir In ( In Iranian) See also In Iranian: Shireen Alternative meanings (Persian) Sweet The name Shereen doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Sheree Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/She

Source: http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Shereen

SHEREEN
Gender:	Female
Origin:	French
Meaning:	Beloved

Source: http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresults.asp?name=SHEREEN

err.... so which one is correct? sigh......... :(

手牵手

2009-01-06T22:12:00.002+08:00

This song was dedicated to those volunteers and brave spirits during SARS period.

MTV for my wedding 2007

2009-01-06T21:58:00.001+08:00

Thanks to a bunch of my good friends whom sacrificing their time and effort to produce a homemade MTV for my wedding back in year 2007. For those who had missed it or might want to see it, enjoy........ ^ ^

History Revisited

2009-01-06T21:56:00.002+08:00

I nearly forgot my alma mater school song. Thanks to one of our friends, he has reproduced with his own voice singing our school song. I missed our schooling days.........

Negaraku with English subtitles

2009-01-06T21:52:00.001+08:00

Happy Dong Zhi 2008

2008-12-21T16:56:00.002+08:00

Yes.... today is Dong Zhi. But I am still in Singapore.

Luckily for me, my landlady prepared the tang yuen for me. Then she asked me not to ta bao outside tonight. She will cook a nice dinner. So nice of her..... ^ ^

Christmas Gift

2008-12-21T16:50:00.003+08:00

I received my christmas gift from Aaron during our annual Christmas exchange gift party at Fun J's house last night. It was fun all night. I was laughing, talking loudly and eating a lot. At the end of the day, I lost my voice. I have to recuperate today. Din talk much and keep drinking plain water.

The below was the gift I received last night.

Kek Siang's Wedding

2008-12-20T01:02:00.006+08:00

All these are overdue photos. All were taken on 23th of November during Kek Siang's wedding. I felt so lazy during that period, hence now I make up with it and upload a few of the photos that I have captured.

Thank you Bryan

2008-12-20T00:41:00.001+08:00

Just came back from a drink with Bryan. Didn't expect him to give me a christmas gift when I told him I had to make a move to catch the last train of MRT. I was so moved. I just knew him about a year and yet we felt like brothers already.

Yo Bryan.... next round of drink will be on me!!!

My niece... Naomi

2008-12-18T22:32:00.003+08:00

I bought Big Apple doughnuts for Big Bro, Da Sao, Naomi and myself.

See Naomi's mouth... all full of chocolate.

Some suggested names for my unborn baby girl.

2008-12-18T20:14:00.002+08:00

楊智穎
卉轩
卉樱

So which one do you think is nice?

MIA.........

2008-12-15T23:56:00.000+08:00

I know I have been MIA for awhile.

Please bear with me. Will update more when I got the time. Got few photos to be updated.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2008-12-03T22:31:00.003+08:00

This evening, I went to watch Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa on company treat. Well, frankly speaking I still like Kungfu Panda as I think the latter is funnier. Anyway, I guess kids will like Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as all the way I kept on hearing kids were giggling in the cinema.

Besides the movie ticket, I have the snack $1o voucher too. For colleagues with 2 free tickets, they are entitled with one $10 voucher too. So I guess I am in luck as I own the $10 voucher myself. ^ ^

As I knew I wont be able to use up all the $10 voucher, I took the liberty to ask my colleagues who want to share with me. So in the end, another colleague of mine share it with me as she had two tickets while I had one.

With $20 vouchers, we bought one medium size popcorn combo (with soft drink), 1 22oz Ice Tea, 1 Jumbo Hotdog and 1 ala carte Nacho's. All together cost $19.10. Still less than $20. However after I tasted the Nacho's..... hmm... it taste no good.

Actually my order is only Ice tea and a jumbo hotdog. But in the end, my colleague can't finish the popcorn and I became the big fat rat. I finished the popcorn, jumbo hotdog and ice tea as my dinner. muahahahaha.......