Long Vacation

Moved but I'll be back

2011-09-14T02:33:00.005+08:00

I've moved over to Micro Blogging, I'll be able to post there more often.

This blog is still in use but will not be as active, as long as I'm in the mood and I have the time, I'll post here. In the mean while - Visit me at

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much needed bread

2011-07-28T18:53:00.003+08:00

I need a break from everything. Everyone's at their breaking point at work. I sense everything's going to change very very soon.

Sigh

I'm going to microblog more coz I do not have time to glob so often.

Song of the moment - September by Earth, Wind and Fire

Random Rants

2011-07-12T03:05:00.003+08:00

Its unfortunate that people do not appreciate what you've done for them and most people on the receiving end would naturally assume that it is you should be doing it and don't give two shit about the effort you put in.

It is never easy to plan and execute. When you stumble, appreciative people help you up and work with you to make things better. Those ungrateful ingrates will pour salt to your wounds and say that you have not done a good job.

Its never easy to please everyone, but the good thing about life is that you do not need to please everyone. That goes to say, as long as you own a clear conscious, knowing you've done all you can, forget about the pain and criticism that comes along with the negative people. Its hard to remain calm and composed while facing these people, but at the end of the day, life still goes on. The only consolation is that you know very well these people are inadequate sad sad people.

Sad but very true.

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Glad to see one of my 2 closest friends in Uni, still happy together after their courtship days in school. Their recent trip to Thailand with all their "happy moments" photos are really awesome. But through the process of my guy friend going after the girl, I have been consistently encouraging him and egging him to press on to win the girls heart. Right after that; once he gets the girl. Poof ! He's out of my life like as if I never existed. Its sad, but I get it. Its reality.

I used to feel bad for myself, even to the extent of feeling betrayed by a comrade. But now, I've learnt to let go of alot of things and I've learnt to pick my friends wisely. Don't get me wrong, I still love the both of them. Its just that our direction in life is totally different. They found their happiness and I'm sincerely happy for them.

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Seeing everyone go overseas,I'd really like to travel as well. Unfortunately I'm not born into a rich family whereby I can afford to be unemployed for months after graduation. I have to work to sustain my lifestyle and if you've been consistently reading my blog, you know what kind of mundane lifestyle I have and surprisingly that lifestyle needs a substantial amount of money to sustain it.

Travelling is awesome, I want to travel. But finding a good kaki to travel is hard, my buddy has different priorities in life and I respect that, so going on a trip with him takes assiduous planning and lots of saving. But whatever happened to the impromptu trips? Just grab your bags and just go ! Sigh, I guess as you get older, your focus and priorities changes so drastically that sooner or later you will not even have the time to travel.

I'd advice all my loyal readers (all 3 of you -_-") to travel when you're young, be spontaneous, do something different, on a whim, without holding back, no regrets. Life's short. Seriously .. it is.

No Life. Work shit.

2011-07-10T01:23:00.002+08:00

Falling sick again. sigh. went back work after having a friday off. Guess what, more shit to clear. Dishwasher give shit, staff give shit, manager going to give shit.

On a good note, I've been watching shows on mio tv. Lots of movies online. Pretty mundane life I'm having. So boring. No one's free to hang out. Its all work and no play. I think I need to be like Agnes.. So called "Have a life" ..

Sigh.

Song of the moment - For the first time by The Script

该放手了

2011-07-09T00:58:00.000+08:00

如果留下来真的那么痛苦，那就走吧。
你们还年轻，既然给不到你们要的，勉强没幸福这个道理我还知道的。
这世界没有什么为了你或为了谁。只有为己。
我们不是拍戏，不需要那么大费周章讲到好像留下会短命十年。
要了解一件事，没有说少了谁就会死掉，但只是会辛苦而已。
回来是帮忙不是来制造问题给人。
即使多么不甘愿，也要有点职业道德。
很感谢一直帮助我的人，你们知道你们自己是谁。
该走就走，如果走能让你们脱离苦海，那么请便。
因为再说下去也没意思了。
该是时候放手了。

Random Pictures of awesomeness

2011-06-19T03:27:00.006+08:00

Some random photos in my phone.

First off, I see her almost everyday on my way to work. She's pretty, She has charisma & She poses like a goddess.

Makes me wanna eat a magnum now.

Next up, mini snack made by ah shan. Its filled with duck meat. Its like a 鸭堡包. lol. Simple good and awesome.

This was on Ye Yi's last day, I was teaching her to do some stuff on the office computer when I noticed she was wearing a hoodie. And this is what we do for hoodies. We put it over our heads and look like a giant peanut. lol.

Last but not least, during work, my hostess will announce through our push to talk on the amount of guest in the queue and the table arrangement required. Usually they'd say "I need a table for 2 + 1 pram".

I'd usually ask them back "The guest want to leave their Mercedes outside or want to bring in?" or "The guest parking their Ferrari at host or drive in ?" (For idiots who don't get it, Ferrari/Mercedes refers to the baby pram ._.)

Well. ummm. Ok .. The Ferrari was parked outside. lol.

Song of the moment - Never Say Never by The Fray

Long post of random nothingness

2011-06-16T15:12:00.011+08:00

Its been a while since I've put up and entry. Siqi even tweeted me asking why have I not been updating my blog. It seems her last post was like ages ago too. I think only Jia Lin has been religiously updating her blog. Michelle updates once in a while with post getting shorter and shorter. I have just been too lazy to blog and most of my off days are spent home paying back my sleep debts. Oh well, since I've started typing, might as well post up what I've been intending to blog.

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Previously, I put up a post in the year 2010 - tips on being a good customer. During that time, I was working part time in the F & B industry and inspired by the book Waiter rant by Steve Dublanica, I wrote that post to relate in real life what we went through as service providers in Singapore. So now that I am working full time in the F & B industry, I thought I'd revise that list and add in a couple more tips now that I see customers almost everyday at the establishment I work in. So once again, dedicated to all my hard working colleagues at my work place. This section of this long post is for you guys :D

Tips on being a good customer

1) Each restaurant has their way of operating and policies that set them apart from other restaurants. We're just the service providers working for bosses, just the same way that you have to report to bosses. Policies are meant to be there to be followed. With regards to reservation, we have restrictions to what time we are able to accommodate and the amount of people we can seat, it is also subjected to availability. When making a reservation, do not DEMAND that your reservation be taken, I run the bloody restaurant, not you. Start our relationship off well, you demanding a table reservation even though I tell you I'm full for the night isn't going to make you the most loved customer of the night. I still want your business, accept my alternative option for you. And don't give me that bullshit excuse when demanding a table for a celebration with your girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband/friend/going away friend/kids's birthday. EVERY bloody reservation says the same thing. If a table reservation is that important to you, reserve your table early, like 2 weeks beforehand.

2) With the first point in place, when you make reservations, keep them. Be on time, We did you a favor of holding back your table, the least you could do is to come. On time.

3) If for some circumstances you're gonna be late; traffic jam, can't find a parking lot, bullshit reasons that probably are lies, please CALL. Its nice to let us know that you'll be late. Your table will be empty for a long long and hungry diners are waiting for one. Get it ?

4) Never say "I'm friends with the restaurant manager." Restaurant managers do not have any friends. You will not get special privileges or free drinks. You queue up and wait like the rest of the people.

5) Seat where you're seated. Whenever hostesses attempt to seat guests, many customers (usually females) will walk past the proffered seat and hunt around the restaurant for a better table. Please, let the hostess do her job. She's trying to seat customers evenly so that everyone gets the best service possible. The bloody food taste the same which ever table you seat at.

6) Wait to be seated. Don't just saunter into the restaurant like its a food court or KFC. It is a bloody restaurant, wait for the host to attend to you. Walking in and looking for a seat yourself defeats the purpose of dining in a restaurant where by your dining experience begins at the host. And eating out in a restaurant, have some grace, don't act like some uneducated fool who doesn't even know basic courtesy when stepping into someone else's "home", you have to wait to be invited in.

7) Be polite. Say please and thank you. Be courteous to the hostess, waiters and managers at the establishment you're dining at . Treat others as you want to be treated. (Yes, people need to be reminded of this)

8) Never say, "Do you know who I am?" Why ? Did you forgot who you are ?

9) Do not snap your fingers to get the waiter's attention. Remember, we have shears that cut through bone in the kitchen.

10) Once seated, don't walk around with your kid. This is a restaurant, not the zoo. You do not need to see what other diners are doing, you're blocking the way of the waiters and bussers, and you're a potential hazard to other guest considering we have a buffet going on and people are walking around with plates that may shatter your kid's skull.

11) You are dining at a restaurant, not a picnic at the playground. Parents, do not let your kids run around like their in a playground with sesame street characters chasing them. Especially during rush hour. Hot soup on your kid's head is not a good sight.

12) Don't ask for a table next to a power point you cheap bastard. Be it for your iPhone or Laptop. Go to a library or something.

13) Order clearly. Say what you want. Your waiter is not psychic. Clarify the order with the waiter who, if he's smart will repeat the order back to you. It is okay if you do not know how to pronounce the item's name. We will not laugh at you. Honestly. Except if you order a sirLION steak instead of a sirLOIN steak.

14) Don't order off the menu. There is a reason why the menu items are as it is. It doesn't mean that we sell tuna and rice, we can make you sushi. When you order and change things in the menu, you're forcing the chef into a situation where he's cooking something he doesn't make on a regular basis. In a restaurant kitchen, repetition is the key to consistency. You want your heart surgeon to have done ten thousand by passes before he cracks open your chest right? Same with a chef. If he makes the same entree ten thousand times a month, chances are the dish would be a home run every time he churns out one.

15) Reasonable menu changes are all right for food allergies. Don't lie and say that you have an allergy so that the chef will make something special just for you. You know who you are.

16) After ordering, wait for your food. Have patience, you are not the only customer in the whole restaurant. Don't exaggerate your waiting time. You've only waited 5 minutes, not 20 minutes.

17) If you're in a rush, please don't dine with us, go to Mcdonalds or something, they're way way way faster than us.

18) The secret to being treated like a regular customer? Be a regular customer. Everybody likes to have a favourite restaurant whereby the waiter knows his favourite drink and the owner makes a fuss over him. We all want a special place where we'll always get a good table or a last minute reservation. The problem is, most patrons think they're entitled to that level of fawning on their first visit to the restaurant. Wrong ! If you want to be treated like a regular customer, you have to patronize an establishment at least once or twice a month.

19) Don't monopolize the waiter's time. Sure I'd like to talk with you, only if I have 5 waiters but only 2 tables in the restaurant. And please, call me over when you are ready to order. I don't want to stand by your table while your date is a clueless person who has no idea what he/she wants. I can always come back later while you discuss your food preference with your partner. You are always welcomed to ask me for recommendations, I'll give them to you. But unless you're gorgeous with a cleavage, don't get me to stand there and wait while you're having a mini meeting on what you're gonna eat.

20) In Singapore, tipping is not a norm. Mostly customers in Singapore don't tip because they assume that they've already paid service charge. What most people don't know is that the service charged paid does not go to the waiters and managers like practiced in other countries. Only a handful of establishments in Singapore splits up the service charge to the waiters. Unfortunately, the establishment I work in isn't one of those handful. The money to pay for broken dishes and damaged restaurant property has to come from somewhere right ?

So moral of this point ? Tip us ! Haha.

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2011 NBA Champions

In other news, the Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 NBA finals. Finally a ring for the franchise and a ring for my favorite player of all time - Jason Kidd. After 17 long years in the league and coming close to winning it 2 times with the New Jersey Nets, JKidd finally got what he deserves, the ring in the team he was originally drafted to. That's awesome.

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Eun Jung

T-ara and Eunjung came to town recently, I didn't have time and tickets to go catch them. Wasted. I bet Eunjun looks really gorgeous in real life.

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Plants VS Zombies

I've been losing a lot of sleep recently to this bloody game. I've been playing it religiously every single night before I go to sleep. Round after round after round. My iPad has fingerprints at a certain places where I control the game. Seriously funny.

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Waisan visit

Waisan recently came back to town. We arranged a weekday night basketball session where by lots of the guys turned up. Which goes to show that we're really lazy and not putting in effort to exercise more. The Hongkong dude comes back and everyone comes out for ball just to give "face". Haha. Prata followed after that and it was a great, nostalgic night. Awesome.

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16 signs to quit your job

Previously I did a quiz that was posted on Yahoo's page on reasons to quit your job. I scored 5 out of 10. Couple of weeks back, smack in the middle of Yahoo's page was this headline - 16 signs to quit your job. I'm thinking many people are reconsidering changing jobs now that the economy is getting better, that is why the recent post on quitting jobs for greener pasture smacked in Yahoo's front pages every now and then. Anyway, I copied the 16 reasons down and I'm not going to answer them this time, just in case my upper management reads my blog. haha. But see how much you fare !

Nightmares about work. There's nothing worse than dreaming about work. It's like spending hours at the office--without getting paid. The worst part is that employment nightmares can throw off your work-life balance, making you feel as if you have not had a healthy amount of time away from the office. Sometimes the dreams are so realistic, you wake up feeling like you've worked a 24-hour shift. These reflections of your subconscious might be sending you a message: Find a new job!

Boredom/predictability. When the minutes feel like hours, it's time to move on. Boredom is a "gateway problem" to a host of ugly things. While the feeling might appear harmless, sustained periods of boredom can lead to a plethora of psychological and physical issues, including anxiety and depression. If you know everything your coworkers will do--before they do it--it's time to go. Ennui is more than a mild irritant, it might be a telltale sign that a new job is needed.

Try, try, try. If you have spent the past year employing all of the tactics you've read on career advice blogs and in employment books, but keep winding up back in the same dark place, it's time to find a new job. Sometimes advice can be summed up in two letters: G-O!

Your Gut. Oftentimes, our minds and hearts will know the answer to a question. But rather than accept that, we ask anyone who will listen. And while these folks will do their best to deliver solid answers, the answer to seek new employment lies within. Ignore your instinct at your own peril. If a little voice keeps telling you to move on, you should listen up.

Management issues. If the people running the show appear confused, odds are, they are confused--and that doesn't bode well for employees. Personnel can change, but company culture is much less likely to evolve quickly. Working amongst chaos is a major stressor, one that often outweighs a job's perks. If your company doesn't have their stuff together, you need to get your stuff together and leave.

Misaligned values. The ideal work scenario has you working for, and alongside, people who share a similar core value system with you. If the head honchos have different philosophical beliefs than you (i.e., let's not recycle paper or let's stay two hours late every night), the organization might not be a good fit for you.

Work is work. Every job should come with some fun. If the good times have been completely drained from your 9-to-5, you need to move on. Even employees conducting the most macabre jobs are able to share some laughs. If you find yourself working at Sourpuss Central, start sending out resumes and regain your inner child. Even a fake smile has a value!

Life change. As you collect your regular paychecks, life changes around you. Regularly evaluate your priorities. If you are planning to start a family or considering a cross-country move, it might be time to analyze how your current job stacks up against your new needs and wants. There's no shame in changing, but it is a shame to not recognize that a change is needed.

Checked out. Helplessness and hopelessness have no place in positive lives. If work has made you question your own worth or value as an employee, you need to spruce up that resume.

Change in appearance. From weight gain or loss to bags under the eyes, if you've thrown in the towel with regards to your looks, or you find yourself either unable to eat or using food to pacify your angst, it may be time to punch up that resume. Appearance and confidence go hand-in-hand. Take a long look in the mirror and ask yourself if you like what you see.

Lack of sleep. Bad dreams are one thing, but insomnia brought on by the dread you feel waiting for the alarm clock to sound, is another. If you manage to catch a few winks, and they are restless and disturbed, take a hard look at your lifestyle. Is it the foods you are eating? A lack of exercise? Or is it your job?

Complaining about work. Some people just can't leave their troubles at the office. They are defined by their jobs. If you suddenly find yourself consumed by work and unable to shake the negative attitude you have toward it, you may be heading down a dead-end path. In many cases, this behavior starts with a small work clique. Each member works the other ones up on how horrible everything job-related is. Ironically, you soon end up feeling isolated and miserable. Nothing productive comes out of chronic complaining, so get your butt in gear and put your money where your mouth is.

Job-search addiction. You start by checking once a day, then twice a day, before you know it, you're practically living on job boards. The worst part is, you're giving serious consideration to jobs that are unrelated to your skillset and pay substantially less than what your skills are worth. Check please!

Internet-search balance shift. Sure, most of us surf the Web at some point during our workday. But if you find that you are spending more and more time Web window shopping or treating fantasy football like it was reality football, you might as well start clearing out your desk. Give yourself this one-question quiz: Are you begging to be caught?

Your boss is cruel. Yelling. Manipulative games. Arrogance. If dealing with your boss is a royal pain and your company does not have the proper communication channels set up for you to address the issue, it might be time to move on. A bad boss might be tolerable, but a sadistic boss is unacceptable.

Your company doesn't foster employee growth. Self motivation is exhausting. It's a big plus to have your employer in your corner, helping you learn and grow as an employee. From tuition reimbursement to management mentoring programs, if your employer is not invested in you, you can't expect to grow.

PS. I scored 9 out of 16 ._.

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Funnies

Boss checks in. Awesome.

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China's got talent

This is awesome.

warms even the coldest hearts.

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Song of the moment - 100种生活 by 卢广仲

Lazy to Glob

2011-06-06T01:33:00.000+08:00

Damn it, I seriously want to blog, just can't find the motivation to do so.

So damn tired.

Song of the moment - 99 Red Balloons By Nena

An all time low for the Lakers

2011-05-10T02:48:00.002+08:00

The Los Angeles Lakers has sunk to a new low. Look at how they played game 4 of the western semis. Cheap shots and "sore loserish" style of play. Its the NBA not fight club.

Oh how the high and mighty Lakers fall.

I'll send brooms over to you guys soon.

Go Mavs ! Awesome sweep !

Song of the moment - Time to Love by T-ara

Love and Immortality

2011-05-04T02:26:00.003+08:00

Let me tell you a story,

Of a boy and his tragedy.

Vested with the gift of immortality,

In return he could never have love.

Nothing he ever wanted more,

Give his heart to a girl.

A simple wish he had,

Make his love known to that girl.

And hoped in return,

Nothing more than her true love.

Deigned not by fate,

A lost cause but not too late.

All he wanted is to be normal,

Letting go of his gift.

Wither in despair if judged,

All for the chance to love.

Young again he’ll never be,

So it seems, but he could love free.

Song of the moment - Please don't go by Barcelona

Please Don't Go

2011-05-03T02:48:00.002+08:00

A special song is worthy of a special mention.

This song is awesome !

Barcelona - Please Don't Go

All those arrows you threw, you threw them away
You kept falling in love and then one day
When you fell, you fell towards me
When you crashed in the clouds, you found me

Oh please don't go, I want you so
I cant let go, for I lose control

Get these left handed lovers out of your way
They look hopeful, but you, you should not stay
If you want me to break down, and give you the keys
I can do that, but I cant let you leave

Oh please don't go, I want you so
I cant let go, for I lose control

Is it worth it ?

2011-05-02T02:23:00.000+08:00

It has been a busy week, with the long weekend and shit. I'm so tired mentally and physically my body is just moving for the sake of moving. Well, April ended and May's in. Its been too long already. Gotta seriously reconsider all my options.

I've got a feeling everything's gonna change soon. I've been adapting to change pretty well. But I'm not sure if I even have the will and strength to carry on believing that I'm able to. Looking at my shifts, the amount of extra hours I need to put in (not that I have a choice), I'm not sure if it is worth it anymore. Even hitting my target for this 2 months, I still feel it is not enough to cover the shortfall in January. I'm also beginning to question what do I get in the end ?

The satisfaction ? Not any impact.

The glory/reputation ? Not necessary.

Sadly, the world has changed to a more practical place. Suitable rewards are to be bestowed on to those who put in hard work. At the end, at times like this, I strongly believe there is no one who'll work so hard for so little. Pay peanuts you get monkeys. There is some truth in this but then again, who am I to complain ? The job's not hard, the hours are long and my team is pretty good together.

The saddest thing is that I'm always procrastinating. I want to move on, I feel numb. But some part of me feels this tiny tinge of responsibility. It may be dumb to think so. No one is indispensable to the company. But I'm thankful for all the chances the company has given me, and the opportunity to learn new things. But is it all worth it ?

Well ..

Song of the moment - Two is better than one by Boys like Girls

Rachel and the Minister

2011-04-26T00:08:00.005+08:00

Morale has been low at work recently, busy, understaffed and discontent amongst the young ones. Its getting tougher day by day, driving myself to the edge of my sanity, as I risk losing the reason(s) why I'm staying, perhaps looking back at everything, maybe I was the one who made things the way they are currently, perhaps I'm the one to blame :(

Anyway, Minister Lee Yi Shyan visited my establishment for light refreshments this morning. Their meals prepared by my chef.

There were reporters everywhere, but one stood out. Ms Rachel Kelly from Channel News Asia, she's super gorgeous and while she was rehearsing her lines, she asked a favor, to be her "calafare" LOL .. So I was to just act out that I'm passing her a bill and thanking her and she'll take it from there, speaking about something to do with CCI for the mall. Pretty awesome girl, got the take after just 2 tries. Perfect sexy English.

Now I see why Agnes likes Ang Mos so much. lol.

Anyway, got to take a photo for keepsake taken by the lovely Thana. By the way, her cameraman was super funny, this indian guy. It was awesome to have shit like this to brighten the dull dull Monday.

Till then, I'll be leaving you with a super nice old song of the moment.

陳曉東 - 流星‧森林‧雨

Disheartening

2011-04-25T02:09:00.002+08:00

Its been a tough few days, and its not much easier to please forty odd staff you have. Well, sometimes things are beyond one's means and control. Just when things couldn't get any worse.

Forgot about what you thought you were and just accept who you are.

Hope I'm able to.

Song of the moment - When I look to the sky by Train

Complains from an asshat

2011-04-20T18:07:00.009+08:00

I'm going to share something with my beloved readers. I personally think that it is one of the funniest shit ever. It might be frowned upon if my superiors ever read this but still, lets be bold and do it.

Below is a complaint letter from a guest to the establishment I work at. Word for word but i censored out the place in question.

"I was at ____________ on friday 15 apr 2011 around 815-900pm. I was with 3 other friends having our dinner. I ordered an icecream milkshake and the bread with tomato (forgotten the name of that dish). My other 2 friends ordered Salad buffet and the last of my friend ordered a fish and chips it came with a free buffet salad. After eating for awhile my friend felt that he couldnt eat fish and chips as he was full already so i helped him some of the fish and chips. Awhile later a waitress approached us and told us we werent suppose to share the meal. I explained to her that i was just eating the fish and chips and i under no circumstance touch the salad at all. She acknowledge and replied ok and when to tell another staff something. Therefore we expected her to accept our explaination or at least tell us however she never came back. After eating finish we called for bill. Much to our suprise we were charged for 4 salad , 1 fish and chips , 1 milkshake and 1 bread with tomato. We told the staff that it was a mistake and she took pretty long to think so i suggested that she call her manager as she said she couldnt do anything. The manager came and heard our explaination and edited the receipt. Another staff came and pass us the receipt. My friends and I felt that the manager since he was called down should at least came back to acknowledge however it wasnt the case.
I felt that the staff at that outlet mainly those i had interaction with had very poor attitude. If the staff who approached us first couldnt make the call about it she should call her manager straight and not set the bill at 4 salad buffet. The second staff who pass us the bill was tilting the bill at a weird angle and was taken aback when we ask to confirm the bill. Did she know that there was something wrong or she just had a weird way to show the bill to us. Finally I was disappointed that the manager attitude after listening was like "oh ok" and when on doing his rounds i felt it reflected very poorly on the staff of that outlet.

I hope you can explain what happened that day as it was quite weird as I was with other friends as well. Thanks"

After reading this feedback, I started to think. wtf is that ? It is fucking hilarious. So below will be the exact same thing, but with my comments bold and brackets. Hopefully you see what I mean..

"I was at ____________ (Well, for one thing, this idiot spelled the name of the establishment I work in wrongly. Can't even get the name of the god damn place right ?) on friday 15 apr 2011 around 815-900pm. I was with 3 other friends having our dinner. I ordered an icecream milkshake and the bread with tomato (forgotten the name of that dish) (Seriously ? Bread with Tomato ? Its called freaking Bruschetta, Don't even know what dish you ordered ?) . My other 2 friends ordered Salad buffet and the last of my friend (Can see why you only have 3 friends left .. literally the "last" of your friend) ordered afish (afish ? ohhh . A [space] fish) and chips it came with a free buffet salad. After eating for awhile my friend felt that he couldnt eat fish and chips as he was full already so i helped him some of the fish and chips. (helped him some of the fish and chips ? which means ??) Awhile later a waitress approached us and told us we werent suppose to share the meal. (Sure the waitress said that ? Share the MEAL ? Basically the restaurant will not give a shit to how many people you share your meal with, you could buy a fish and chips, chop it up to 500 pieces and feed 500 starving kids in Africa and the restaurant won't give a shit unless you do no pay for it) I explained to her that i was just eating the fish and chips and i under no circumstance touch the salad at all. (Oh, so you meant the salad bar that comes with the meal, now I get it..) She acknowledge and replied ok and when (When? what time? oh.... WENT ... ) to tell another staff something. (What ? her panties is wedged up her ass crack ? Sensitive asshat) Therefore we expected her to accept our explaination or at least tell us however she never came back. (You already said she ACKNOWLEDGE already, what more do you want ? The waitress to give you a hug and a kiss ?) After eating finish we called for bill. Much to our suprise we were charged for 4 salad , 1 fish and chips , 1 milkshake and 1 bread with tomato (BRUSCHETTA ! God Damn It !). We told the staff that it was a mistake and she took pretty long to think so i suggested that she call her manager as she said she couldnt do anything. The manager came and heard our explaination and edited the receipt. Another staff came and pass us the receipt. My friends and I felt that the manager since he was called down should at least came back to acknowledge however it wasnt the case.
I felt that the staff at that outlet mainly those i had interaction with had very poor attitude. (Serving cheap guests would naturally make the server's attitude skewered) If the staff who approached us first couldnt make the call about it she should call her manager straight and not set the bill at 4 salad buffet. The second staff who pass us the bill was tilting the bill at a weird angle (THIS IS THE FUCKING PART THAT CRACKED ME UP. TILT THE BILL AT A WEIRD ANGLE ? HAHAHAHAHA FUCKING HILARIOUS ! So this is a wake up call for all customer service representative in Singapore. Each and everyone must bring along with them a compass and a ruler, while presenting the bill, DO TAKE NOTE OF THE CORRECT ANGEL TO SHOW GUEST THE BILL, a recommendation would be 45 Degrees from the table to the face. With precise length of 10cm off the table for optimal view of the bill.) and was taken aback when we ask to confirm the bill. ("Sir, please remain calm. Do not be taken back by what I'm going to ask you to do. Remember Sir, remember to remain calm and don't go into epileptic shock now.. Sir .. Please check and confirm your bill.." HAHAHAHA seriously funny, my assistant managers laughed like mad. You've gotta be there when I said this to them to feel its absurdness) Did she know that there was something wrong or she just had a weird way to show the bill to us. (I believe maybe the government should set a STANDARD and pass a law on the CORRECT way of showing a bill to a guest) Finally I was disappointed that the manager attitude after listening was like "oh ok" (Empathy is shown on the faces of your server if you were nice to them. Remember, treat others the way you want to be treated. And by the way, what did you expect ? The manager to get all the waitresses to stand in a line an bow in deepest apology for charging a buffet salad that you DID consumer knowingly that you had no entitlement to and that you refused to admit and take the recommendation of just topping up the difference so you could enjoy the Salad Buffet as well? ) and when on doing his rounds i felt it reflected very poorly on the staff of that outlet.

I hope you can explain what happened that day as it was quite weird as I was with other friends as well. (So it'll be all okay with you were with your parents instead of your friends ?) Thanks"

So thats it. I found out about the entire situation from my colleagues as I wasn't in that day. I can only say - if you can't afford to eat out, stay at home. There is an international rule EVERYWHERE in the bloody world that Buffets are not meant for sharing and transferring. If you get caught sharing/transferring, usually, the restaurant will exercise their flexibility and not charge you the first time round. Yes, the servers will talk amongst themselves, but shame on your to share when you're not entitled to the buffet. Live with it. Do not attempt to try it again as most servers will have their eyes on your table. Salvage some pride and ask the restaurant to charge you, it'll show that you can afford it and you can enjoy the buffet like a free man. Eating the crap out of yourself without giving a shit what others say, simply coz you PAID.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not that mean to laugh at someone else's command of the English Language, I do not write perfect English, I try to speak proper English, but please dear god, If you intend to write a complain to a company at least get someone to vet through your bloody letter before sending it out.

Asshat -___-"

Song of the moment - Beautiful Girl by INXS

Eau De Toilette

2011-04-19T23:41:00.001+08:00

In short, its a watered down version of Eau De Parfume.

This is a super bo liao post as I'll be simply counting the number and brands of cologne I own.

No doubt about it, I'm probably the one amongst all my straight guy friends with the most number and different kinds of fragrances/cologne.

Time to count !

1) Calvin Klein Eternity (Summer edition)

2) DKNY Be Delicious (Green) (Men)

3) DKNY Be Delicious (Red) (Women)

4) MontBlanc Individual

5) Tommy Hilfiger - Hilfiger

6) Narciso Rodriguez

7) Escada Sentiment for men

8) Bvlgari Aqva Pour Homme

9) Bvlgari Pour Homme

10) Kenneth Cole Black

11) Kate Moss - Kate

12) Calvin Klein Truth

13) Kenzo Air

14) Polo Double Black

15) Bvlgari Pour Homme Extreme

16) Calvin Klien In 2 U for men

17) Marc Jacobs - Marc Jacobs (for women)

18) Clinique Happy Heart

19) Esprit Horizon

20) Kate Moss - Vintage

Deodorants

21) SG Men Fantasia

22) Amby London

23) Adidas Deo Body Spray

I own at least 2 bottles for some of the above cologne as it is so awesome 1 is not enough.

Some of the fragrances mentioned above are for women, but the scent still works great on guys. Nothing too feminine like Ralph Laurent Romance or Chanel No.5

I'm smelling great :D AWESOME !

Song of the moment - Wandering by Ben Folds

Education Medication

2011-04-18T01:56:00.009+08:00

Long week has ended. I ~~free labour~~ "committed" for 10 over hours this week. Next week is worse. 11 hours of ~~free labour~~ "commitment". Life is back to boring-ness. Work, sleep, work, sleep, work, sleep.

To make things worse, my girls are all going to poly, leaving me with my full timers. Don't get me wrong, I love my full timers, I think they're great, but without the energy and spontneity of my part timers, my full timers lack motivation. Maybe I'm just not a good enough source of motivation. Great workers need a greater leader to bring out the best in them, don't they?

Anyway, had some pretty awesome soup with boss at Soup spoon for "dinner" just now, after which I talked to Michelle for like quite long, to which she left ear in right ear out. But technically, I was sitting on her right, so its right ear in, left ear out. Since she doesn't remember, I shall blog in down in words so that she'll be able to refer it here. So here's a shoutout to Michelle ! Hello Aeroplane queen !

1) Choose wisely which course to take in Poly, the mistake I made was that I chose a course which I assumed I liked without really asking myself - "Is this what I want?"

2) Never settle for second best, same goes to life & relationships. Why "cheapen" yourself and settle for something you can have easily but not what you really want ?

3) Don't study a course just because you are not accepted in other courses. Appeal, take some time to reconsider your options.

4) Private education is not cheap, but seriously, nothing is free in this world.

5) Work hard for what you want, not compromising enjoying student life while you're at it.

6) Money doesn't fall from the sky, nothing beats spending your own hard earned money. Cheap thrills.

7) When you decide, stick to your decisions and live with it. Life's simple, you make decisions and you don't look back.

8) Nothing is garuanteed in this world, but sometimes, as corny as this sounds, you gotta look far ahead and see yourself in 10 years, will this move help you further your career in the future?

9) Decided what you want liao and update me.

10) ~~Come back to work ASAP !~~ Be happy :D

Anyway, thats all that I can advice my dear Michelle, it seems that she herself doesn't even know what she wants. Thats worrying, but common. Not to worry, things will work out. If it doesn't, there's always a back up plan.

Its damn late, I think I gotta go sleep. Since I've been posting lengthy words and no pictures, I shall post a picture for this post like Michelle's latest post too !

LoL ! Amanda very cute :D

Song of the moment - What are words by Chris Medina

Universal Studio Singapore did not happen

2011-04-15T22:05:00.006+08:00

Half of April has passed. Another half more to go.

Initially I was suppose to make my first trip to USS on wednesday, in the end, all of them slept in late, my champion Michelle slept till 1230pm -___-"

So while waiting for Aeroplane queen to come, Jialin, Sakilah and I watched Morning Glory, the god damn movie I've wanted to watch since forever. It was pretty good. Rachel McAdams is like bloody hot.

After the movie, Aeroplane queen finally came and we left for ion to eat. We went Swensens as Agnes was there to give training. After the meal, we roamed around ion and I ended up buying a jacket from Muji.. Sigh .. more money spent ..

We waited for Agnes to finish her training before going for KTV. KTV till 10pm, I went over to pork's place with supper and smokes till 1130pm before heading home. Pretty tiring but fulfiling day.

Come today, had meeting at Thomson Plaza and after which went for Pizza hut dinner with 5 bosses. Did you know that 6 people can eat $160++ worth of pizza hut ?!?!?!

Anyway, my aeroplane queen blogs almost every other day. I think I should try to blog more too. lol.

Till then..

Song of the moment - Pudar by Rossa

Reasons to quit your job

2011-04-10T00:32:00.010+08:00

Saw this on Yahoo a couple of weeks back. Xinying also mentioned about this, so let me take this quiz to see how much I'd fare.

1) You Aren't Learning Anything New

Yes, you want to know how to do most of your job. But there are also things you want to be learning; otherwise you are not growing professionally. If you have stopped learning at work, it's time to find a job where you will learn new skills and grow professionally.

- Still learning everyday. New shit, new things to solve, new things to worry.

2)You Never Have a Day When You Wake Up Excited To Go To Work

If you wake up every morning Monday through Friday and never feel excited to go to work, that is a problem. It means you aren't enjoying your job and it is diminishing your quality of life. If you wake up every day and dread going to work, it's time to consider quitting your job.

- Pretty true.. This was what happened at my previous job, thats why I'm at my current job now, but Its getting bad.. I'm starting to wake up just to go back to office to clear shit.

3)You Spend More Time Surfing the Web Than Doing Your Job

When you are at work, you are supposed to be productive. Otherwise, it's a waste of your time and the company's money. If you are bored and surfing the web most of your work day, you may want to think about looking into job options where you'll get more stimulation and responsibilities.

-I use to do work at home, now I just surf the net and relax at my own time.

4)You Don't Like Most of Your Coworkers

There are always one or two coworkers in the office that most people can't stand. But if you don't like most of your coworkers, chances are your days aren't very enjoyable because you have to work with them day in and day out. If you can't stand most of your coworkers, it's time to think about finding a company whose employees you mesh with better.

-This is probably the only section that keeps me alive in my job.For most part, I ADORE my co-workers, I believe I have the best team with me. My managers, my girls and boys. Awesome !

5)You Aren't Making Enough Money to Pay Your Bills

If you are working your butt off and not getting paid enough to pay your bills, you might be overqualified and underpaid for your position. Go find a job that pays what you deserve.

- Ricebowl forever too small..

6)You Spend Time Looking For Other Jobs

If you are spending time looking for other jobs while you are on the clock, it's obvious you want to leave your job. So keep looking for new jobs and as soon as you find a good one, take it and run.

-I guess I'm too tired to look for jobs when I'm home, probably just procrastinating because I'm at my comfort zone again -_-"

7)You Haven't Gotten a Raise in the Last Two Years

If you work hard and benefit the company you work for, you deserve to be rewarded for that. If your boss hasn't given you a raise in the last two years, ask for one. If he or she says no, get out now.

- Technically I got my confirmation raise last year. nothing this year yet.

8)Your Boss Sucks

Sometimes bosses suck.But if your boss sucks all the time and takes advantage of your time, it's time to find a new job.

- Not true, my boss treats me pretty well and ~~preaches~~ teaches quite alot. But sometimes it feels that the place is run by him and not me :(

9)The Company Isn't Doing Well

This sign varies from company to company. You must keep in mind that we are in a recession and if sales are down but the company isn't in jeopardy, this sign may not apply to you. However, if business is down to the point where it looks like the company is going to go under, start looking for a new job NOW!

- Company doing very well, but bonus still so little. Bosses want high profit margin, but at the expense of staff wages ?

10) You are Stressed All the Time

You are supposed to enjoy life, not be stressed out all the time. If you spend most of your days stressed about everything that going on at work, you are not at the right job.

- Most of the time, shit happens one wave at the time. This is inevitable

I scored like 5 out of 10. Which is actually at the passing mark. Is this a sign telling me that I'm nearing the end of my carrer in this company? Perhaps I'm too jaded to think and to move on with my inconducive life.

You think ?

Song of the moment - A Song for Lady by H.O.T

Hard decisions

2011-04-05T23:38:00.005+08:00

What draws the line between respect and insubordination? I know that I cannot accept disrespectful people but the thing is, do we give others a chance to explain their actions before handing out the verdict? Were there circumstances or factors that pushed them to their behaviour?

I feel for people who are lower in "rank" coz I was one of them before. I understand how they feel especially when they have to leave "home" to look for greener pastures. But does it give them the right to be disrespectful?

I hold a relatively "prominent" rank at work. My decisions will affect the company one way or another. My decisions also decides my future and impression of "work" me. Most importantly, my decision affects others as well. The responsibility is huge, and not that I'm not up for it.. I do embrace the pressure and responsibility, but at times, I do think that its really not an easy decision to make when you are mad or angry for some reason. The mistake I've made, be it with relationships or work when I was younger, is that I make decisions based on my thoughts and feelings at the point of time when I wasn't at my mental best. Does it spell fairness? Not at all. As I grew up, I decided to control my emotions and think with a clear head before making major decisions that might fuck up someone elses life.

I guess I'm making this decision based on the bigger picture and to protect a greater cause. I'm not sure if this is the right decision to make and I know very well that in order to be a "respected" leader, you have to be firm and cold-heartedly stand by your decision, no wavering, no hesitating. I'm not saying I'm not able to make life changing decisions. But it is truly hard when someone elses life is at stake.

I don't feel good, not because I'm questioning myself if I've made the right decision. I'm sure I made the right one. But perhaps deep down inside, that vulnerable sympathetic part of me just feels sorry for the decision.

It's been a pretty shitty day for me.

Song of the moment - Home by Kit Chan

happy (:

2011-04-03T01:15:00.005+08:00

The thing is, I think I do has feelings for her.
She makes me happy (:
I has to sleep.
Song of the moment - Going Crazy by Natalie Alvarado

Funnies off the web

2011-03-31T00:16:00.001+08:00

This is super lol ..

Don't we all love Mcdonalds ?

WIN !

Song of the moment - Fix you by Coldplay

Perspectives

2011-03-29T00:51:00.006+08:00

You can never control how people think of you. You can be bothered by it, but it doesn't make any sense to make it your life. Sometimes, you just got to swallow all the misunderstandings and assumptions and be the bigger person.

Responsibility is never an easy thing. But I'm confident to say this for sure, the best way has been performed to its maximum potential, I cannot stop acrid remarks, I can only listen and convince myself that people are entitled to their own thoughts.

I've always hated being accused of something I've never done. Being accused ranks up there as one of the most hated feelings ever. Unless you don't give a shit (which is hard because u actually CARE), these accusations hurt. It makes the dynamics amongst individuals to become more acrimonious.

Everyone is looking for an easy way out, but someone's gotta do the drudgery work right? Nothing's gonna change or improve if we're just going to hide behind a comfort zone, safe like a mother's womb. Progression is part and parcel of life. Facing it, embracing it would be more appropriate.

The more careful you tread, the more likely you'll make mistakes. As conscientious as you can be, you will bound to falter one day.

So then again, like I said, nothing in this world is perfect, you cannot control what people think and what comes out from their mouths. Speak me no soft words in ruth or pity, one thing is for sure, just because you think it, doesn't make it naturally true, your assumptions are your untrue till proven correct. Don't create a perspective of someone without knowing the truth and the probable reason behind things. It makes you irritable ... and potentially prone to getting raped by a mad goat.

Song of the moment - Look after you by The Fray

I'll keep it in my heart

2011-03-27T01:30:00.005+08:00

Just being close to you, breathing the same air you breathe.
Even though we're just friends, it is still hard to resist.
There is a question on my mind. I want to know how you feel.
I love you, but I just can't tell you so.

I keep it in my heart. I'm satisfied being happy like this.
Will you ever have feelings for me?
Have you ever looked at me before?
What is going on between us?

I want to know the truth, this feeling has been lingering in my heart
I'm afraid to ask, I'm afraid that you'll change.
Not asking might be for the best, because I know if i asked,
those words would probably hurt my feelings.

I keep my love for you in my heart. Coz I'm satisfied being happy like this.

Its enough..

Song of the moment - Astair by Matt Costa

Human After All

2011-03-23T20:28:00.002+08:00

Finally, after going strong ever since I’ve started in August 2010, I’ve finally fallen sick beyond being able to tough it out. I had a 39 degrees high fever, with flu and a terrible cough and to top that off, back aches so severe that I could not get up from bed the morning I went to see the doctors. Its my second day of MC today, feeling a little better, my back’s treating me a little better and my fever has went slightly down.

This 2 days has got me thinking .. a lot .. To be honest, sometimes I hesitate blogging about work coz it is an open book where my colleagues & superiors are able to read. But then again, this is probably the only avenue whereby I will not hold back to state how I really feel and not feel hypocritical about it.

Being in charge of 40+ people is not easy, It never was easy not even till now. The challenge given to me last November was to be in charge of a huge outlet, spiralling downwards. It was overwhelming at first, but after 2 weeks, adjusting to its weight on my shoulders, I told myself I could do it. From scratch, I rebuilt the team, set a new direction and even till the extent of using unorthodox methods just to achieve goals that were never achieved before. With the help of my assistants, I believe as a team we managed to progress together helping each other along the way. But, it seems, I’m losing faith not in my team, but in myself now. I’m starting to question my ability and how long I’m able to hold on, I’m starting to question my faith in believing my team will be there for me.

When 40+ people look up to you for a direction to move forward to, it can be very pressurizing, your every move is scrutinized. Initially I treaded softly so that I gain the respect of my people, I play the good guy so my staff would like me. I guess I was wrong. I only gained the “thought” of respect, the assumption that my people was ascertain that I’m the leader that they’ll follow. Then I changed, I did it the hard way, it put people off, ideally this was what my superiors wanted, a firmer and in control boss, didn’t really go well with my subordinates. But then life became miserable, that’s not who I was. It was hard being an asshole constantly. I told myself that I will not give a shit on what people think about me. But that is something said easily but not as easily executed. There are a lot of things I’m able to over look, a lot of things that I won’t give a shit. But sometimes, as much as you try to shy away from the negatives, it will get to you sooner or later.

Lack of manpower is one shitty issue I’ve got to face sooner or later. Undeniably a shitty issue when you work with 80% students. I know all the bullshit about balancing the about of Poly and ITE students and working with their schedule in order to fit to the company’s roster. My 4 poly girls whom have been with me for the past 3 months are my best bet that they’ll help me through the dark days. Sadly, the 4 don’t show interest in staying, even my most promising one said she wanted to quit. Finding that balance to treat my staff good without compromising the company’s necessary protocols? How’s that even possible? One thing I know for sure, staff now is TOTALLY different from staff during my time. Yes, It was super hardcore in the past, compared to now, staff whine at the slightest bit of hard work. Am I able to accept it? Of course I can! Its life, with the improvement of technology and education, and the availability of alternative place of employment, a staff's lifespan isn’t what it used to be. But trying to implement past strategies to be forced on this generation of staff? That I do not agree, out of 10 young girls/boys, only 1 would probably stay. I’m not saying the 9 are weak, they’re just being rational about things. Why go through all that suffering? The 1 guy who stays probably found a sense of belonging, sense of belonging to the company? No no no no. Don’t get me wrong, its a sense of belonging to the people in the company. And how do we make the other 9 discover that sense of belonging as well? Well we don’t, its more or less settled on their first week of employment. Words of a cynic? No, I’m merely being realistic.

I even thought the lovely girl I got from my past outlet back to help me would stay. But no, apparently she wants to quit after her school break. Could that be my breaking point? I’m wondering, am I not trying hard enough? I know, you’ll probably be thinking “If so easy to be a boss, everyone will be boss already”.. With that, comes the next thing that is bugging me the most - Salary.. Seriously, I must be crazy to stay in this job for so long. I don’t even think its humanely possible to say that I’m satisfied with the current wages I’m receiving monthly. It’s crazy! Believe me, There are plenty of jobs out there which would without fail offer me a higher wage then what I’m getting now. But you see, that’s the funny thing, I’m still procrastinating, not because of me being lazy, but the amount of effort I’ve put into nurturing this “baby” of mine. Its hard to let go because as much as I rant and curse this god damn job, it’s actually not as hard as it sounds.

Having this 2 days of MC really allowed me to have a much deserved break. And tomorrow, its back to the office for more shit to clear. Having said all of that, I’m seriously like a slut going back for more torture after healing my wounds. Its like I've sold my soul to the devil. Some people are able to stay in the same spot of years and years waiting for that all elusive promotion, I got to the top pretty fast, and to get higher, a vast amount of luck and chance is needed (which would never happen) and these people who are with the company for so long managed to tough it out. Have they all accepted fate or are they all merely in their own comfort zone? Perhaps they are so well versed with their job scope that leaving would be throwing what they’ve worked so hard for. Maybe they’re just invincible like Superman, naturally able to take shit life throws them.

Me? I guess I’m just human after all.

Song of the moment - Yahk Roo Tae Mai Yahk Taam by Calories Blah Blah

This cracked me up

2011-03-19T00:04:00.002+08:00

Seriously .. This made me laugh like mad ..

Song of the moment - Hello by Lionel Richie <-- has to be this right ? lol

Do some online shopping today

2011-03-16T01:00:00.002+08:00

Feeling the shopping mood ? This webby has awesome stuff .. wonderful gift ideas ..

http://store.yankodesign.com/

Song of the moment - Page one by So Yeon Feat. Ock Ju Hyun

losing it

2011-02-25T00:32:00.002+08:00

I'm really losing it .. Not sure whats worth it and whats not .. I'm so tired everyday, I come home, switch on my computer, bathe and sleep and the next day the same shit all over again .. It shouldn't be this hard right ? sigh ..

Certainly all jobs has it perks and downside .. but when the downtime exceeds the good times, is it a cue to change jobs ? Or is it just that a rough patch that you'll bound to face sooner or later ?

I think the toughest part of the job is the heart .. or human relations .. What defines a successful boss ? Being able to retain staff and steering the business to be a profitable one for the company ? Striking the balance of staff turnover and loss sales ? Its all bullshit to say that everyone is willing to die for a boss and willing to work for him/her .. He/She is only one man .. how can he/she satisfy everyone ? Compromise ? - that would strain his power and ego .. Hack it ? - Good for colleagues bad for business .. Look into everything ? - Not giving enough space for personal development ..

Therefore I strongly believe in one thing .. You may be the best person in the company .. Good sales, strong team, united staff .. But one thing's for sure .. it doesn't really define a successful boss .. I just think that being a successful boss is striking the balance in reining your subordinates and most importantly being happy with your decisions and finding satisfaction and pride in your work .. I know its not superior than the "awesome" bosses, but at least you're successful in life right ? and to be very honest .. your job is just one part of your life ..

Sometimes I don't even know what the heck I'm rambling about .. but you see .. thats the glorious part of my blog .. I write what shit I want .. and you can read what shit you want ..

People have been asking me If I'm dating someone now, due to certain posts by me on facebook .. just to clarify .. they're from songs that just happen to be playing on my computer and somehow or rather, the songs had super awesome lyrics ..

But anyway .. I miss her .. I do .. but under certain circumstances, it seems like there is no hint or even a slight ray of hope that there is a future for us. I talk to her, I feel very much at ease. Most importantly, I'm happy .. But the sad truth always stems from the corniest quotes - "the futherest distance is that I'm standing right infront of you and I can't tell you I love you" .. Is it fear of rejection ? Or knowingly it'll go no where that you don't even bother ?

Crap .. I think I'm in dire need of sleep .. before I go crazy ..

Song of the moment - 一生何求 by 陈百强

Random rants

2011-02-21T00:29:00.002+08:00

Entering phase 2 of Remedial Training .. it sucks .. SG Gahmen has a way of making your life fucked up .. think of it this way .. they're paying $10 every RT training to each man clocked in .. that gonna be alot of money .. I'd rather pay the bloody $200 and save my bloody time .. seriously .. bloody waste of time ..

Anyway, work has not been smooth sailing too .. the dynamics of my team is faltering .. I'm beginning to reconsider options opened to me..sigh .. I really need a break ..

Its the NBA all star weekend .. Blake Griffin won the dunk contest by jumping over a car .. pretty sick stuff ..

I have nothing much to blog about actually .. not really in a blogging mood .. I'm just blogging just because ting ting is asking me to update my blog .. haha .. so here is a shoutout to u ting ting :D KTV soon eh ? haha

Blog again when I have the mood ..

Till then ..

Song of the moment - If you run by The Boxer Rebellion

Epic dialogue

2011-02-07T22:44:00.001+08:00

A classic line .. the awesome-mest .. of epic proportions ..

曾經有一份真誠的愛擺在我的面前，但是我沒有珍惜，
等到失去的時候才後悔莫及，塵世間最痛苦的事莫過於此。
如果上天可以給我個機會再來一次的話，我會對這個女孩說我愛她，
如果非要在這份愛加上一個期限，我希望是一萬年......

Song of the moment - Still got the blues by Gary Moore

The rebound

2011-02-07T02:12:00.003+08:00

Just watched this movie with pork a little while back .. 1 word .. AWESOME !

It reminded me alot about her .. The pressure of dating someone older .. But movies always have it good .. things seem so perfect .. Good movie to start the Lunar New Year ..

Not forgetting to mention Catherine Zeta-Jones is smoking hot ! Everyone should go watch it !

Song of the moment - Good times by Edie Brickell

How true

2011-02-06T15:46:00.000+08:00

Here .. take a deep breath .. if you can still smell the kopi .. life is not all that bad ..

Random Musings

2011-02-04T00:40:00.003+08:00

I've been really confused recently .. What the hell am I thinking ? Is everything really worth all that trouble ? Everyone wants the easy way out, sadly there is no easy way out in life. I would now see it as a wager .. Potentially you might lose everything .. maybe you might win a little .. but one thing's for sure .. you can never take the house down ..

It was pretty nice to talk to some of my staff at work .. the kids nowadays are smarter .. faster .. and more ~~scheming~~ resourceful .. Everyday I'm learning new things .. I'm not being condescending .. its merely just a little hard to be like what bosses should be in the past. Never yielding never compromising ..

I guess it's good to go back to basics and communicate as friends rather than given or giving instructions to follow.

There was a time when I let my emotions control my actions .. now that I'm much older and hopefully wiser .. I realise that everything is clearer to me .. I don't see my female colleagues the way I would see them when I was 17 years old .. Its a sign I'm getting old ..

But one thing I'm sure of .. as tiring as it can be to be in charge of things .. I'm gonna forget what I thought I was and I'm gonna accept who I am now .. Life's not that hard .. That I'm convincing myself .. maybe things will be better in this new year ..

Happy Lunar New Year people ..

Song of the moment - Good times by Edie Brickell

Behold .. Beauty ...

2011-02-02T21:53:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year 2011

2011-02-02T21:28:00.003+08:00

Chinese New Year has dawned upon us once more .. Go ahead .. let it all go .. indulge in fattening goodies .. house visitings and ang pows galore .. Well .. as much as I'd love to enjoy my CNY with my family, it is quite saddening that I'll be working through CNY .. not the first for me though .. so I'm still pretty used to it. Anyway, it'll be fine .. CNY is not what it used to be like before.

Nonetheless, nothing to worry about .. with my family, everyday can be CNY !

How will you spend your CNY ?

Song of the moment - 圣诞结 by 陈奕迅

How hambugler came about

2011-01-30T04:10:00.002+08:00

Song of the moment - If by Bread

Nobody is perfect, lose the judgement

2011-01-28T00:30:00.003+08:00

I've always thought that my current job wasn't hard at all .. less for the shitty pay and 6 day week, its not such a bad job actually ..

Together with my managers, we've been through lots of shit .. underage hire, overpaying wages, underpaying as well, unorganised leave, shattered doors, hectic events well unprepared, a series of incidents happening back to back, incident reports, industrial accident report, closing files, handling UPL people, retaining people of no calibre due to the lack of staff, failing to retain those who show promise, being screwed by guests .. the list goes on ..

We work as a team, without the help of my assistant managers, I'm just a struggling leader, unable to proudly raise my head to our bosses and claim that Vivo is the best place to work amongst all 24 possible places.

Although we all have our own weaknesses, helping each other out makes a whole lot of difference .. remember how an army of ants can kill a lion, or bundled up chopsticks multiply strength when bonded .. and all those other inspirational shit..

We each have our moment of weakness and weird quirks.. We do something wrong at times.. I always believe in one thing, as long as its not killing or unlawful (the bad kind) stuff, there is always chance for a new beginning.. We accept the consequences for our actions and no matter how bad it is, we need to face what we've done with whatever courage is left in our souls..

Nobody is perfect .. everybody makes mistake .. and if I ever make one, I know I'll stand up and admit my mistake and hope I'm given a second chance ..

I guess the reason for this post is to say that I won't judge .. as much as it is hard not to .. I promise I won't coz it is already hard enough for the one at fault to bear everything on his/her shoulders ..

Always remember - Life is simple, you make choices and you don't look back

Song of the moment - Don't look back in anger by Oasis

It's a small world after all :D

2011-01-11T23:56:00.008+08:00

The world is so damn small. Met up with pork today for smokes at the bball court. We were talking about his recent Phuket trip with a friend and his girlfriend and another female friend.

Side track a little: Coming from an all boys primary school, female friends were hard to come by considering I was that scrawny and shy kid whom like all boys think girls were weird creatures that weren't friendly people. Growing up, there was this girl in my neighbourhood, who was god damn pretty. I used to convince myself that she was a girl and boys shouldn't play with girls as we were too cool for them. Acting all indifferent and cool but secretly trying to impress her with my non-existent manliness. It was only later I realised that it was my first crush ! Pretty awesome stuff. Well, I got to know her name, and her sister's name too. And everyday after school, my neighbourhood friend and I would keep checking out the playground at 5pm to see if she was there playing. I remember once my friend rode his bicycle and saw her and her sister at the playground. He called me and I immediately rushed down just to see her (again with my acting cool persona). There was also a time where we approached them to see if they would like to play catching. We did, never realising that it was so much fun playing together.

Well, there were rules from my upbringing that a boy shouldn't touch a girl without permission and sadly the rules of catching states that touching one another's back is permitted. Being the shy and meek kid I was, I followed the rules and I was always the catcher, chasing the girls but never really "catching" them :D (hey ! i was a long distant runner, so catching was like my forte)
Anyway, news came they she and her family will be relocating, away from the neighbourhood but just up a street to a private housing nestled amongst HDB blocks. It was a dark news then. The neighbourhood belle was moving, skies became overcast, situation looked bleak. The reason I had to go play in the playgound was leaving...

Years passed, the memory of her had a special place in my heart. Bittersweet but forever my childhood crush.

Back to present time, pork told me about this his couple friend and this girl whom he went to Phuket with. When he mentioned the girl's name, and that she stays nearby the area, immediately memories gushed my head, it put a smile on my face and it true and I've confirmed, it was her, the childhood crush girl. The girl who was once every kid in Fulton Road's dream. Thats pretty awesome !

6 degrees of seperation ? Better believe it !

~~Song~~ Feeling of the moment - AWESOMENESS !

2010 resolution checked, 2011 enforced

2011-01-10T23:02:00.003+08:00

Its time to look back at my 2010 resolution and see how I've fared. They were set in Feb 2010.

2010 resolutions
1) Find a job I'm satisfied with [I'm not exactly ecstatic about it, but I'm currently holding a decent job, had a career change mid year, gave up teaching. It has been a pass-able year for this field, I give it a pass]
2) Lose weight [This one is tricky, I started out the year at an obscene number, I've lost some weight since I've started the new job, maintaining it or at least I'm trying to .. A Pass !]
3) Sleep more [This department is subjective. I've been mounting my sleep debts and paying it off during off days. break even here]
4) Find a girlfriend [Epic fail]
5) Control impulse buys, save money [The same shit, lots of impulse buy, money wasting attribute of mine .. sigh]
6) Spend more time with my family [Work forbids me from fulfiling this .. sadly]
7) Play more basketball [Basketball season ended mid year .. never resumed back .. like ever .. ]
8) Control my temper [Mild and Zen-like .. its an improvement]
9) Less smoking [Done !]
10) Be happy [I'm happy .. at least I feel happy for now ..]

Once again, its a 5 upon 10

I've gotta work harder to keep them.

Well, since I'm on this, heres my 2011 resolutions.

1) Be satisfied with my career
2) Lose weight
3) Travel to Taiwan
4) Learn a new skill
5) Bulk up my savings account
6) Widen my social circle
7) Ensure my subordinates are happy to work with me
8) Dine in a god-damn atas restaurant
9) Catch up with "old" friends
10) Find a girlfriend

See you guys next year for the results :D

Song of the moment - Brand New Day by Joshua Radin

1 night holiday is too damn short

2010-12-10T02:29:00.002+08:00

A 1 night holiday is too god damn short .. I need to go away to a place far far away from Singapore ..

Just need to tide through Christmas first. Used to be my favourite holiday season. Now, it has become one of the darkets periods of my life.

It blows ..

Song of the moment - Apple is A by T-ara

Changes

2010-11-18T19:02:00.003+08:00

It was superbly fun during my stay at Causeway Point, the people there and the pace will be sorely missed. But good things don't last, you just can't get too comfortable at one place can you.

I've moved on to Vivocity, where a new challenge awaits. To revive a place like Vivocity would be harder than just equipting a defibrillator and pressing the "e" button. I'm both physically and mentally drained after a week there compared to a month at Causeway Point. In the short 1 week under my helm, a spate of incidents were reported and things seemed very very bleak.

Then again, thats life. I need to prove my worth and at the same time take good care of my subordinates, my team is my priority, without my team, I'm nothing. So the challenge, I see it clearly. I'm trying my best to steer this boat the right direction and its gonna take time. Question is, will I be able to hold the reins long enough to make a difference ? Or will I be just a passing breeze, nothing threatening, no impact at all ?

Everybody dread changes, proven fact. I'm one of those, but I've already accepted the change that I'm going through and trying to make the best out of it. Like I said, its tiring and challenging, and at the end of the day, I'm always faced with one question asked by my very own self. Is the juice worth the squeeze ?

Song of the moment - Speed of sound by Coldplay

Changes to come

2010-10-27T00:16:00.003+08:00

3 Months have passed by so fast .. an update of feelings, thoughts and prospect will be up soon .. in the meanwhile, immerse yourself in what every precious time you have left at your comfort zone..

Life's simple, you make choice and you don't look back.

Song of the moment - Happy by Secrets in Stereo

Can't get you off my mind

2010-10-07T00:51:00.002+08:00

You know what ? Ever since the first time I saw you, I just can't seem to get you out of my mind. Seeing you smile while participating in the activities, watching your undaunted spirit and the fun that you were having. Made me smile as well and gave me that warm fuzzy feeling.

The anticipation of hearing from you. The urge to see you again, and the thrill of venturing into this zone again, sends a chill down my spine. So enticing, so exciting, so wonderful.

I wonder how your day went, I thought of the things that you did, I worried that you had a rough day. Am I drowing in my own self deluded fantasy ? Or is it actually sanity calling me back. The thought of getting to know you better drives me everyday. Even so if it a mistake to feel this way, I'd submit to my punishment. I don't want to be too forceful to scare you away, neither do I want to play cool and let the opportunity slip. I can't answer to my heart that way. Its crazy, I know, but i think that feeling which was long lost, has came back to me.

I'm fearful of the unknown, but even more fearful of not knowing what it could be.

Song of the moment - Higher ground by Idde Schultz

A worthy person

2010-10-05T13:49:00.003+08:00

A life that is worth it is not a wealthy life, not an honourable life, nor a long life. But a life that you are "a worthy person" and a life that makes other people "worthy" also.

Song of the moment - Alone by Heart

Shitty day .. Anything goes ..

2010-09-19T02:36:00.002+08:00

One of the shittiest day ever .. Friday 17th of October .. Rainy day ..

Woke up 10am by boss who told me to go down Junction 8 to grab some stuff.
Went for a bath, prepared to leave house 1 hour earlier.
Raining like shit, decided to call for cab.
10 minutes later, no operator.
Decided to brave the torrential rain and walk out with my puny umbrella.
Wrong move, trousers end got wet.
Water in socks.
Umbrella started to leak inside.
Walked to main road, no cab. (My my am I suprised)
After 5 minutes decided to walk to the bus stop to wait for the bus.
Getting late .. getting late ..
Reached bus stop.
Empty cab turns around the corner upon me reaching the god damn bus stop (am I still surprised)
Flagged the cab.
Reached junction 8.
Have to buy belt (Belt snapped yesterday).
No belt.
Socks wet, looked at socks, 1 for $7, 3 for $15.
bought 3 bloody socks.
Changed socks.
Took stuff and realised left ez link at home.
Totally drenched from the rain.
Trousers dropping coz no belt.
Lugged 2 parcles on the train looking like a drenched terrorist.
Reach work late.
With wet socks in my bag.
Wet shirt and trousers.

And no belt.

fug....

Song of the moment - One in a million by Ne-yo

Sick and half dead

2010-09-08T12:41:00.003+08:00

Hari Raya is approaching, its gonna be a long week with long hours. At least I'll have Sunday night free. Perhaps movie with the pork and the black would be planned.

Fell sick yesterday, throat hurts like mad when I swallow water. Headache and giddy spells haunt me. Must be overworked. haha

Feeling really tired now, and even though its my off day, I still have a packed schedule. Sigh .. the shittiness of working 6 days.

Watched Going the Distance and it was awesome. I'm like a sucker for RomComs. Maybe I know realistically it won't happen in real life. But it would be great to live a dream won't it ?

Song of the moment - If you run by The Boxer Rebellion

Awesome phrase

2010-08-30T03:36:00.001+08:00

漆黑的夜晚比较容易让彼此的心不设防

寻找另外一双也孤单的肩膀

The Perfect Girlfriend

2010-08-30T03:18:00.002+08:00

HAHA !!

Song of the moment - Say it Right by Nelly Furtado

Still hanging on

2010-08-26T22:50:00.003+08:00

Life at my new job is still going good so far. Started courses, more responsibilities, longer hours but still relatively happy there. I'm pretty comfortable with the people I work with, they are all young and full of vigor. Even though I'm only a few years older than them, it feels as if I'm 40 and they're like hyper active kids who never seem to get tired.

I see alot of my past self in them and it really brings a smile to me. Its great to be young and vibrant.

I've been "arrowed" by my boss to do some filming. Its pretty much serious stuff with scripts and all and to be honest, I'm not the least keen in doing it. And since I was told it was either my boss or myself, what choice do I have ? Hopefully it won't be akward at all. It is also time for a diet. Dang.

Xiao Qiu quit her job as an Accounts Exec, apparently she found another one as a Marcomm Exec. She was at Ion earlier to look for me and I missed her. Then I realised that I actually do miss her alot. Which brings me to my point - I have zero social life after work. I need more time with my friends.

My weekend is burnt as I'll be working till late at night. Hopefully next week will be better .. till then ..

Song of the moment - Love Drunk by Boys like Girls

Work life

2010-08-18T18:55:00.003+08:00

Finally watched Inception through the weekend with alvin and pork, it was as good as they say. Also watched Love in Disguise on Sunday capping off the week.

3rd week at work now, its been pretty okay. Lots of fun, scandals and "hugs" around the work place.

Sometimes, I ask myself if I'm getting tired of everything and just want time to stop so that I can catch a breather. I realised that life is as it is and it'll take time to get use to the kind of life I'm leading now. Maybe all I needed was a break. To what extent then ?
The good news is, the fun loving bunch at work reminds me of my time when I was their age, not that its really much of a difference but still ..

I'm still hoping for the pot of gold to be at the end of the rainbow. And perhaps a new direction for me to move forward.

Song of the moment - Secrets by One Republic

Au Revoir Taipei

2010-08-09T12:17:00.004+08:00

Finally had time to meet pork and black for a movie. While I was driving towards Cineleisure, we were deciding on The last Airbender or Inception. But as fate would have it, I made an impromptu decision to watch Au Revoir Taipei. And it was an awesome choice.

The movie was awesome !

Au Revoir Taipei to me is Taiwan's answer to Ethan Hawke's Before Sunrise, where everything happened in a night. Of course the difference being that they met in the book store a couple of times before and more comedy is thrown in making it an awesome movie.

Romantic comedy is a tricky genre to make a film about and I'm pretty demanding as I do enjoy romantic comedies. But the filmmaker Arvin Chen 陳駿霖 has combined humor and light-hearted characters with good character developement to produce this charming piece of work that'll put a smile on your face as you walk out of the theater.

Side track a little .. For the first time, Pork, black and I eached liked a different girl from the movie. That's pretty awesome. I liked the cute Amber Kuo 郭采潔, pork liked the police's frustrated wife Peggy Tseng 曾佩瑜 while the black liked the convenience store girl, Vera Yen.

Just resist the urge to take up lindy hop after watching this movie :D

Song of the moment - 一頁台北 by 郭采潔

Thoughts

2010-08-06T11:39:00.002+08:00

One day at a time. One step at a time. Be clam, be collected. At the end of the day, the ROI isn't exactly awesome. Take it easy and have fun.

Song of the moment - 练习 by 刘德华

Holiday coming soon !

2010-07-26T16:38:00.002+08:00

4 more days till holiday time ! No where far, but it's a break still. Awesomeness !

I've decided to let go of a much higher pay job to work at some place that pays much lesser but I'll be happier there.

I've been spending a little too much recently. Control Control Control.

Pork bought Burberry scarf for 1 grand yesterday. I chose it for him ! On top of that, I introduced Narciso Rodriguez to him which he bought too ! Keeping the tradition of high spending Sundays alive.

Song of the moment - ささやかな夢 by Takayuki Hattori

Life Changing Decision

2010-07-18T11:04:00.003+08:00

It was a tough decision to make. I've decided that being happy is more important than all the money in the world. At least for now. I've gained back more than I've lost so far and hopefully it'll continue to be that way. I know for sure things will not be smooth sailing but I'll try my best to make the most out of it. A little sacrifice will hopefully propel me to greater heights in my career. I guess I just couldn't run away from it. Now to get things done :D Basha !

Finally watched finish Liar Game Season 2. It was awesome. I also watched the entire Your Hand in Mine, the 180 episode local telly show. Trying to do some show-catching this week.

Song of the moment - Stereo Love by Edward Maya

(NSFW) salmon porn

2010-07-11T12:46:00.001+08:00

this is disturbing.

http://yanai.blackmage.org/sky2/?p=3172

haha ..

small update

2010-06-30T19:26:00.003+08:00

This week is passing by pretty slowly. The good thing is there is badminton session to look forward to this sunday.

Went to Marina Bay Sands for the first time today. With my boss, walked around abit and I saw the casino. It was pretty cool. We had lunch at this place called Jin Shan. Chinese crusine. It was nice, especially the siew mai ! haha. The bill came up to be pretty expensive if I'm not wrong. Boss treat. Double awesome.

Have to go sentosa for a meeting tomorrow. After that theres more stuff to do. Sigh. Weekend please come fast fast.

Song of the moment - Kazami-dori by Depapepe

Songs and random nothings

2010-06-25T21:23:00.003+08:00

Work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep. The cycle continues. Its pretty boring, but after working 8 years of part time jobs, an 8 hour workday is pretty much nothing to me. Meeting clients, driving around and helping out in the factory is my life now. Its boring, but it pays the bills.

I don't have inspiration to blog about anything now, but I'm gonna put on a couple of songs that I've been listening to almost everyday.

McFly - All about you

This song was in my mp3 vault, until recently Hannah posted the video on Facebook did I realised how much I loved this song from before.

Tokyo Girls' Style - Kirari

This song is by this new Japanese group formed by Avex Trax this year. 東京女子流 / キラリ☆ Their debut single, which means "shining", is an awesome song. Like T-ara's Time to Love and Mario and Nesty's Never say goodbye, the first time I heard this song by Tokyo Girls' Style, I fell in love with it instantly ! They're all 12-14 years old and look at their moves ! Awesomeness !

Karate Kid

2010-06-25T01:40:00.001+08:00

I've been too busy to update, but I caught The Karate Kid online a couple of days back.

I found this picture super sweet and thought I might share it.

Till then ..

song of the moment - Kirari by Tokyo Girls' Style

Weekend awesomeness

2010-06-14T01:28:00.003+08:00

What an awesome week it has been. I did go for basketball at my place, but it seems Friday's the day when no one is interested in playing basketball. Went home after 90 minutes of shooting around. I was prepared to stay at home when pork rang to ask me out for some pool. We did, and perhaps due to the world cup opener, we had a table almost immediately. Pool went fine and it was back home after.

Come saturday, slept till 11am coz it was freaking hot. Picked pork up at 3+pm and drove him down to Ubi to collect his shirts. In the end, we stayed there for 2 and a half hours coz his shirts wern't ready. Of the 2 and a half hours, 1 hour was spent waiting at a nearby coffeeshop and the other 1 and a half hours I was freaking alone in the car and was close to killing myself. Asshole tailor. Anyway, picked Siqin up a little late and we reached Plaza Sing at around 6pm for dinner.

We started our L4D session and we played all 5 maps in versus mode. That took about 5 hours of lan gaming and many breaks in between.

Something funny happened to Alvin though, Some malay dudes came in and thought Alvin was their friend and told him "Eh Ah bang, join this game leh". WAHAHAHAHA ! proves our point that Alvin's pretty much an escapee from the malay community.

Siqin, Alvin, pork and I had supper at Xin Wang Koven, while kangwei and tiongyuan went home. This is when the madness started. We spent 2 hours talking about building our own city and running it. With slaves and stones and an awesome hierarchy of dominance in the new society we create. It brought back memories for the nostalgic days of secondary school.

Sunday came, routine sunday, went out with pork again to look for bags, ended up buying none. But to cap off the awesome weekend, we caught the movie "A-Team" which was AWESOME ! Everyone should go watch it.

In a few hours I'll be starting work. Time to sleep. And good luck to me. Jia You Lianshen !

Song of the moment - In the still of the night by boys to men

Halfway through !

2010-06-13T13:33:00.001+08:00

Half way through awesome weekend, so far so good. Going for a little shopping in a while and movie to cap off the weekend, and final updates and some funny stuff later. Till then.

Song of the moment - I am down by Plasticines

With a little luck, it'll be an awesome weekend

2010-06-11T01:27:00.002+08:00

Looking forward to an awesome weekend. I gave myself a whole day of freedom today (Friday) with the intention of sleeping in late, have lunch, watch some shows and go out for some basketball in the evening.

On Saturday, I've planned an outing with the guys for dinner and a little gaming. And on Sunday, it'll be routine Sunday before going back to work on Monday.

Hopefully everything pans out the way I intend.

** We'll be going to Concorde Hotel - Speedy Cybercafe to kill zombies and save the world. People who wanna challenge me and my team, bring it on ! 12th June'10 7pm at Concorde. Just don't go crying back to your mummy.

Song of the moment - So in love by Christian Wunderlich

Sylvia McCully holiday workshop part 2

2010-06-10T16:07:00.003+08:00

Week 2 of the June holidays workshop organised by Sylvia McCully's dance school. A new batch of girls, 2 different grades, grade 2 girls and grade 4 girls. This group of girls were more rowdy than last week's girls. Of them, I recognised a grade 4 girl, Sarah, whom I believe will grow to be a gorgeous heart breaker. So boys, beware, Sarah's gonna break you heart one day.

Other than Sarah, another cute girl amongst the grade 2 girls was Kelly. The little one was shy at first but opened up and talked like there was no tomorrow. Awesomely cute !

Well, again proves that I prefer having a daughter. haha

Is this gonna be a closure? If it is, it was a really good run and what a way to finish off this part of my life :D

Cute girl of the moment - Kelly
Pretty girl of the moment - Sarah

funnies

2010-06-08T00:52:00.000+08:00

World cup is starting :D

CHC have many Judas

2010-06-08T00:08:00.003+08:00

Holy money, Ghost money and yes, when God WILL ensure that money used by the church will be legal. Wait wait wait !! then again, if CHC fails the test, it'll be Judas fault.

Wonder what the church taught him.

A long road ahead - to their new lives together

2010-06-06T02:35:00.003+08:00

Its really nice to see Weikun and Janice preparing themselves for their wedding. I'm glad that he's found his happiness and I wish them all the best for the tough married life ahead. I believe they'll be able to strive and work hard for their happiness.

All the best bro !

Song of the moment - From this monent by Shania Twain

Sylvia McCully holiday workshop

2010-06-05T14:43:00.004+08:00

Worked on thursday and the dance school girls were there again. Nope, Fu Ching and her friends wern't there no more. But, the new Grade 1 girls were pretty awesome as well. Of them, I talked to the 6 girls sitting outside the party room.

They were mad cute and they made me remember their names - Audrey, Nicolette, Clara, Ing xi, Megan, Wanting. Of them, Audrey is the cutest ! hoho.

Proves the point whereby I prefer having a daughter.

Song of the moment - The captain of her heart by Double

Sunday was awesome !

2010-05-31T13:33:00.000+08:00

Sunday was pretty awesome ! Pork and I played pool till about 2am on saturday night, reaching back about 230am and giving me about 5 hours of sleep before waking up for bball at 830am later that morning. Reached the court at 9am, Siqin, Kangwei, Tiongyuan and Eezhong were already playing with the people there (since I was holding the ball). Sky darkened. I played only 2 games before it started to rain. Great, the season just resumed and this had to happen. But all was good, we decided to play some L4D2 at Ang mo kio.

While driving there, the idea of breakfast hit me, and Long John's nicely located below the lan shop. That means Texas Chicken Toast ! We ate there and while eating we've decided on the teams - Team amk/lentor (Kangwei, Tiongyuan, Eezhong, Hoeaik) vs Team Bishan/shunfu/sinming (Me, Siqin, Pork, Alvin)

Played the entire first map and half of the second map. It was awesome ! Harder compared to the previous L4D but nonetheless still awesome. It was mad fun and we were shouting like secondary school kids during gameplay.

After that it was home and sleep.

Woke up at 5pm, prepared to meet pork. Picked pork and met up with kim at her place before deciding to head down to Cineleisure for K. Booked a 730pm slot.

Dropped Kim and pork at the entrance of Cineleisure for them to check out tickets and to queue up for food first while I parked the car. Went down to B2 and saw dragon. Lucky ! After meeting up with pork, we managed to get the 10pm Prince of Persia. Lucky ! With good seats. Lucky ! We ate KFC and managed to reach KBox at exactly 730pm. Lucky ! Didn't have to wait and got a room almost immediately. Lucky ! Managed to sing Shan Hu Hai with Kim. Lucky !

Rushed for movie at 10pm, but still missed the initial part of the movie. But the movie was awesome considering the bad ratings it got in magazines and the papers. After which drove back the tired kimmy and pork home before heading home. After bathing, watched 2 episodes of Gossip Girls before crashing.

Less for the $9.10 parking fees and the long freaking wait to get popcorns, it was close to a perfect way to spend a Sunday :D

Song of the moment - Run by Snow Patrol

Kissing You !

2010-05-30T14:00:00.001+08:00

I need cheerful song to keep my spirits up.

Kissing you by Girls Generation !

Amazing Race and Survivor Heroes vs Villans

2010-05-24T12:00:00.006+08:00

Back dated post. This season of the Amazing Race and Survivor: Heroes vs Villans was pretty awesome. The entire season was good, EXCEPT for the freaking winners. Seriously !!!!
Sandra ? The one who scrambled like an ant throughout the entire game trying to save her ass. Made alliances that crumbled under the wrath of Russell Hantz ?

Yes, Russell played the game well. But not i TOTAL control. The sexy Parvati Shallow was just as scheming. Anyway, Russell is probably there just to play and mess around with 19 other helpless human beings. Satisfy his ego to play god for a while. He's a millionair, he doesn't give a shit about winning.

In the end, the 3 left were all unworthy winners in my opinion. But the hot Parvati should win. haha !

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The amazing race, pretty good season with pretty intense drama at certain points. More importantly, the came to SINGAPORE ! Woo hoo !! haha.

The hot favourties, the Cowboys Jet and Cord were poised to win the race. Then it all changed in the last leg where by the half gay brothers got pushed up to first class on the plane back to the United States and they never lost the lead. Damn !

Cowboys performed steadily throuhgout the race. They should be the winners !

Half gay brothers, not as good but luck got to them eventually.

The third place finishers, probably ranked as one of the most childish team ever, Brent and Caite, were the surprise team in the top 3. Although many of the teams didn't like Caite (think lesbians) because of her shoddy performance in Miss Teen USA, you've gotta admit, she's hot !

At the finishing line, she was gracious enough to apologise to the team (think lesbians) they U-Turned during the race, but the latter wasn't gracious enough to accept the apology and argued in front of all the teams and Phil that the cowboys were the stronger team and were supposed to be U-Turned. Seriously, its the freaking game ! If you can't get to the U-Turn first, its just your damn luck. Come to freaking terms with it.

Yeah, I've come to terms with the winners. Althought they wern't the people I expect to win, but good job and thanks for a wonderful season. Looking forward to Spetember for the next 2 seasons of the Amazing Race and Survivor Nicaragua :D

(***All images obtained from the internet with no Copyright intentions)

Song of the moment - 崇拜你 by 刘力扬

Pizza cravings and Mr Kenneth Cole

2010-05-19T15:46:00.005+08:00

My pizza craving is getting out of control. I need pizza soon.

I've been on a spending spree. I need to control myself. Luckily I have no cash on hand, I bought 2 bottles of escada sentiment for myself while shopping for Kim's gift. While looking through the selection of fragrances, I tried Black by Kenneth Cole. I fell in love with it almost immediately ! But since I've prioritized my purchases, I had no choice but to say goodbye to Mr Kenneth Cole.

Until next time :(

Song of the moment - Missing her then by Espen Lind

Julie Tan 陈欣淇

2010-05-13T01:14:00.004+08:00

Oh my oh my .. She's super cute ! awesome !

Most beautiful

2010-05-09T13:55:00.006+08:00

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It is hard to define beauty, it is subjective and it is judge on many different criterias. In the 20 odd years of my life, I've seen my fair share of girls, ladies, women. Whichever way you wish to term them. I am super proud to say that I know some of these ladies personally (which means we're friends - well at least I assume that we are). To me, they're beautiful, attractive, (Insert nice words here)...

One man's meat is another man's poison. So don't judge.

Just to protect everyone's interest, they'll be given code names. Pretty obvious if you're close to me.

Miss B - Her smile melts hearts. Poised, elegant, adorable and delightfully charming.

XQ - Awesome friend, loyal and easy going. Exudes her own charm making it easy to be around her.

TPR - Tall, cheerful, friendly and is a model. What more can I say?

Starts with a J, ends with an E - Alluring and beautiful. Strangely, she makes me wanna go on a holiday with her. Weird.

Then there is this one person. The one whom I've always loved but never really show it much. The one who made me the way I am now. The one who'll always be there for me without expecting anything in return. The most beautiful one of all - Mum.

You're the greatest mum ever. It took me a while to grow out of my adolescence years and to realise your good intentions and the worries and hope you placed on me.

On this 9th of May 2010, I would like to wish you a Happy Mothers' Day. I Love you mummy :D

Dream

2010-05-09T13:17:00.003+08:00

I had this super bizarre dream last night.

I was running around a stadium. I presume I was running the 2.4km test. Running at a steady pace, I felt energetic and poised to finish the run by 10 minutes. Then, during my 5th lap, as I ran round the D-Ring of the stadium, there stood a row of people, standing side by side of each other. I recognised them. They were my friends from university.

As I ran past them, one by one, they contorted their bodies. Initially I couldn't make out what they were doing, but soon, it became clear.

I ran past Joel first. He had his left foot on his right knee and was forming a circle with his arms on his left. I realised that it was a "B". Then I ran past Sanny, She was standing on her right foot while stretching her 2 arms and her left foot to her left at about 15 inches apart. She was forming the letter "E". At this point, I started to think, what the hell were they trying to tell me. I ran by the next person. It was Wenxing, She was just standing there with her right arms stretched out and posing with a victory sign. I couldn't make what the hell she was trying to tell me, I later realised her letter was "V". Next, I ran past Grace, She was doing the exact same thing as Sanny. Trying to maintain her balance while doing it. Her letter was "E". Jeswan was next, she was bending her body infront, as if ready to dive into the pool. With her arms out streched, I realised it was an "R". Then it was Kaien, sitting on the ground 90 degrees to his left, with legs stretched out straight and arms pointing towards the sky. His was showing the letter "L".

I kinda knew what was being spelt. The last person was her. Standing straight with both her arms raised to the sky forming the letter "Y".

I stopped running immediately, walked up to her, held her face gently and kissed her.

(I remembered this so clearly coz as I woke up, I immediately wrote down the people in the dream on a notepad beside my bed)

What an awesome dream! I think I've watched one too many dramas. haha.

Song of the moment - Love is by Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams

Donnie Yen is awesome !

2010-05-08T16:27:00.004+08:00

I was browsing through yahoo news and there is this one article regarding the possibility of Ip Man as a trilogy. And Jay Chou is slated to be playing Ip's famous student Bruce Lee.
The news is great for fans of the Ip Man franchise. But what got me was the last phrase by Donnie Yen.

[Even lead actor Donnie Yen dismissed another quick sequel. "Let's wait for the script. Also, if Jay Chou is acting as Bruce Lee, I would need half a year to train him for his kungfu to look convincing."]

Haha !!! come on Donnie .. did you see Jay Chou and his whip in Trasure Hunter ?!?!?! Haha .. I know Jay Chou fans will hate me for this but I'm still gonna say this. Donnie is the man ! Haha !

Song of the moment - Luka by Olivia Ong

Random Rants

2010-05-08T13:19:00.003+08:00

McDonald's Cinnamon Melts tastes like shit. I enjoy the Cinnamon tea from McCafe but come on .. Cinnamon Melts ? Its like pieces of bite sized bread, drenched in over sweetened syrup with a strong punch of Cinnamon spice. Every bite was like ants digging their way into your inner gums and planting shit along the way - simply torture. McDonald's product FAIL.

On the other hand, the quater pounder should be a menu regular :D

People should really learn to respect one another. There are assholes out there that think that they are superior to others just because 1) they have a little more knowledge than others, 2) just because they have more money than others (be it their own keep or supplied by parents), 3) just because they THINK they are, because of their oversized egos. You do not degrade someone just because they are less successful in life than you, you do not look down on someone just because your have more money than others.
You respect one another, as fellow human beings, because thats the way life's suppose to be. But then again, if there are no assholes like those people in the world, this post would be pointless right? sigh .. like what the famous cowboy says, there is no hope for the human race.

Song of the moment - Tu Ran Hao Xiang Ni by Mayday

Music

2010-05-07T02:58:00.012+08:00

Its funny how my taste in music doesn't change much as I grow older. I grew up in the late 80s, early 90s. A period where boybands rule. Backstreet Boys, a1, Boyzone, Take that, Michael Learns to Rock .. You get the drift. You have to admit, at some point in time, you've heard of their songs and even liked them. I'm not too cool to admit, I did enjoy those songs then.

Perhaps I was exposed to music from the 80s more than I should have. I always remember, in my younger days, as I travelled in my dad's car, Class 95 will always be on. I got exposed to the songs they play and liked them. It was constantly playing hits from the 80s and I believe that the 80s shaped the way music is now in the 20th century.

I've heard it from somewhere, when you're young, you listen to Perfect 10, Yes 933. This goes on all the way till your late teens and early adulthood. People who listen to Class 95 are people who've "made it" in life. And as you grow older, you listen to fm958 and so on. I heard about this when I was younger, much younger, and perhaps since I was a loyal listener to Class 95, I rode on the fact that I've "made it" in life, I'm like a mature and stable kind of guy. How childish.

I guess my point is that, I enjoy the oldies, music that most pimply teenagers hate unless it's remixed (think Gazebo's I like Chopin) to a dance mix which probably be played at the infamous Mambo Nights at zouk. It might be me, but I think these remixes killed the song totally. But its just me.

As music downloads become more accessible, and video streaming gets popularized by YouTube. I find myself immensely enjoying Jazz/ Bossa Nova and indie music. Largly due to the accessibility of these songs and linkage between them.

Its not as If I totally hate "headbanging", techno, Discopop, Electropop genre of songs. Surprisingly, a couple of my favourite songs belong to these genre. Classification of songs gets a little complicated, now that there are so many different sub categories. So if somehow I've classified a song in a wrong category, forgive me (you know it all asshat).

I've looked through my entire mp3 folder in my external hard drive and I have come to conclude that I'm leaning more towards Jazz/Bossa Nova, oldies and indie music.

Some songs, just after hearing it once, I like it, its pretty much like music love at first "listen". I know it doesn't make sense but I don't give a shit. I like it. For now, I'll randomly throw songs that were kinda my favourites through the years. Songs that left deep impressions on me.

For some reason, I liked Evan and Jaron's Crazy for this girl when I was in secondary school. I kept playing the damn song over and over and announced to the world that it was my all time favourite song. For a couple of years, it was. It was a superb song.

Soon after, I got into slow ballads my favourite then was a song by Gary Barlow - Forever Love. I remember humming this song everywhere I went, at even recommended this song to Nursey, which I believe is one of her favourite songs too.

Another one of my all time favourite is from Breeze - Just a Feeling. This is one heck of a song. 8 to 10 years on, it never fails to be in my mp3 folder in which ever computer I've used through the years. A classic.

My interest in Jazz/Bossa Nova peaked with artiste like Peter Cincotti, Renee Olstead and our very own Olivia Ong.

Peter Cincotti's On the moon, soothing and meaningful. (couldn't find the video of the "live in New York" performance)

Renee Olstead's A love that will last, prompted me to get her CD without much consideration. Recorded when she was 16, with that amazing voice, it blew me away. (video is fan made, not original) Renee Olstead also did this wonderful rendition of Chaka Khan's Through the fire in David Foster's show which was awesome ! No video for that though.

And finally, our very own Olivia Ong. I first noticed her when I heard her rendition of Fly me to the moon by the great Frank Sinatra. Her voice was so sweet and her enuciation differes from what I'd expect from a local girl. I'm going to post up 2 of her songs. Fly me to the moon and her new song You and Me.

I'm not all Jazzy and Bossa Nova and Traditional Pop. Below are 2 songs that I really like. In a foreign language too !

T-ara's Time to love

As well as Mario and Nesty - Never Say Goodbye from the awesome korean drama My Girl (2005)

I'm going to end this post very abruptly now, just as I've started it impromptu.

Pretending

2010-05-05T12:37:00.002+08:00

Pretending is easy.

Even though its spicy, say its not.
Even though it hurts, say it doesn't.
Even though you like it, say you don't.

Song of the moment - Never Say Goodbye by Mario and Nesty

attraction

2010-05-04T13:19:00.004+08:00

Never make decisions base on irrational emotions. You should always think straight and not get emotionally attached just because of close proximity. But at times, your actions betray your intentions. You do things that you shouldn't do as a "normal" friend. You think about that person constantly, you worry alot for that person. In the end, all you needed was an assurance that that person is safe and sound and that invisible weight goes off your shoulder. Its funny, but hard as you try, its unavoidable. Is it love ? I beg to differ. Its more like .. attraction .. it is subtle and exulting at the same time.

This reminds me of a quote from the movie "Along came Polly"
"Since we have been together I have felt more uncomfortable, out of place, embarassed, and just physically sick then I have in my entire life. But I could not have gone through that, I could not have thrown up 19 times in 48 days if I was not in love with you."

Hmmm, I wonder if that is even possible.

Song of the moment - The Show by Lenka

Tips on being a good customer

2010-05-01T20:31:00.010+08:00

Its the weekend of sequel-ed men ! ip man 2 and ironman 2. Both movies have awesome trailers and I'll be watching ip man 2 with porky in a while.

In the meanwhile, I've got something to share from one of the greatest book written by Steve Dublanica. Waiter Rant. It is meant for people who are waiters or were once waiters. It is an awesome book ! The only differences are that its setting is that of fine dining in the United States and the tipping part, which differs greatly from Singapore's practices.

So, inspired by book, I proudly present tips on being a good customer. This is dedicated to my hard working staff at the establishment I work in.

1) Make reservations and keep them. More importantly, be on time, you wouldn't want us to hold back your table while a queue snakes down the entrance, it makes it difficult for our hostess to seat other customers and your held back table becomes an eyesore.

2) If you're going to be late for your reservation, please call. We will hold back the table for as long as we can. On a weekend if somehow you've managed to get a table reservation with us and you are 30 minutes late, don't bother coming, turn around and go to the nearest McDonalds.

3) Never say, "I'm friends with the restaurant manager/owner." Restaurant managers / owners do not have any friends. This marks you as a clueless poseur the moment you walk into the restaurant.

4) Seat where you're seated ! Whenever hostesses attempt to seat guests, many customers (usually females) will walk past the proffered seat and hunt around the restaurant for a better table. Please, let the hostess do her job. She's trying to seat customers evenly so that everyone gets the best service possible. And if your waiter hears you whining about your table, he or she will know you are an annoying snob who thinks you're entitled to undeserved rock star treatment. Your waiter haven't even met you yet and you've already got a strike against you. How wonderful. The food taste equally good on regular tables and on booth seats.

5) Be polite. Say please and thank you. Be courteous to the hostess, waiters and managers at the establishment you're dining at . Treat others as you want to be treated. (Yes, people need to be reminded of this)

6) Never say, "Do you know who I am?" Why ? Did you forgot who you are ?

7) Do not snap your fingers to get the waiter's attention. Remember, we have shears that cut through bone in the kitchen.

8) Tell your kid to put away the PSP and sit up straight.

9) Do not use your laptop while eating dinner. And don't ask for a table next to a power point you cheap bastard.

10) Please make your sever go through the specials only once, spread the word around your table of 20. We do not wish to repeat the long list of specials again and again and again ...........

11) Order clearly. Say what you want. Your waiter is not psychic. Clarify the order with the waiter who, if he's smart will repeat the order back to you. You do not want cow on your table when you ordered chicken and your waiter doesn't want to bring the wrong cow back to the kitchen to get screwed by the chef.

12) Don't order off the menu. There is a reason why the menu items are as it is. It doesn't mean that we sell tuna and rice, we can make you sushi. When you order and change things in the menu, you're forcing the chef into a situation where he's cooking something he doesn't make on a regular basis. In a restaurant kitchen, repetition is the key to consistency. You want your heart surgeon to have done ten thousand by passes before he cracks open your chest right? Same with a chef. If he makes the same entree ten thousand times a month, chances are the dish would be a home run every time he churns out one.

13) Reasonable menu changes are all right for food allergies. Don't lie and say that you have an allergy so that the chef will make something special just for you. You know who you are.

14) The secret to being treated like a regular customer? Be a regular customer. Everybody likes to have a favourite restaurant whereby the waiter knows his favourite drink and the owner makes a fuss over him. We all want a special place where we'll always get a good table or a last minute reservation. The problem is, most patrons think they're entitled to that level of fawning on their first visit to the restaurant. Wrong ! If you want to be treated like a regular customer, you have to patronize an establishment at least once or twice a month. And don't be an ass when you're dining with us.

15) Don't monopolize the waiter's time. Sure I'd like to talk with you, only if I have 5 waiters but only 2 tables in the restaurant. And please, call me over when you are ready to order. I don't want to stand by your table while your date is a clueless person who has no idea what he/she wants. I can always come back later.

16) Don't ask for seperate checks at the end of the meal. That's your problem. You should have told me earlier.

Most of the above mentioned are copied word for word from the book. But I've added little bits and pieces to them to make it easier to relate.

Working in the service industry, you get to meet people from different walks of life. It doesn't get dull and probably its the only reason why I'm still working in a restaurant part time.

Song of the moment - Somebody's Baby by Jackson Browne

Randomness of stuff

2010-04-17T17:31:00.002+08:00

It’s been a while. I’ve got no one to blame but myself for the lack of updates. Laziness. I do not deny. Some random stuff that happened through these few weeks.

Vulnerability of love
A good friend of mine pulled the plug on his relationship with his girlfriend of 5 years. All along, I’ve always thought their wedding would be the first amongst our group of friends that I’ll attend. Stability is the main reason for my assumption. The news came as a shock to me. I understand that every couple have their fair share of quarrels and disagreement. The solution is usually compromise. But the question is, to what extent would compromise work. Sooner or later, it wears down both parties. At that time, would their love for each other be able to hold the fort and stay strong? Apparently for this case, it crumbled under that pressure. I wouldn’t say that I’ve lost faith in love, but the scepticism of the existence of love that is able to withstand anything exists. This issue has stressed the beliefs I have for love as to oppose dogmatism.

Is love really that fragile?

On the other hand, another buddy of mine recently got attached. It was plastered all over his facebook and comments rolled in, mostly with the teasing and congratulatory messages. A simple picture of meehoon bought by your loved one, spells blissfulness and it gives you that warm fuzzy feeling.

Then the question comes again, will this feeling of happiness last and withstand the tireless test of time? Certainly, I wish both my brothers the best. Be it at the end or start of a relationship.

Love, is definitely complex, we love to hate it, and we hate to love it.

Remedial Training
I’ve completed a cycle of remedial training at Bedok camp. It is time wasting and tiring, but I’m just glad it is over. I really need to get back in shape.

Qing ming
Qing Ming is here again, once again, the area near my house is jammed up every weekend. A simple trip from Bishan back to home usually takes 5 minutes. But with the traffic, I need to make a turn through Shunfu, back to upper Thomson and finally back home. The new journey takes 20 minutes with all the jam.

Every Qing Ming, my estate suddenly becomes like a condo. We have policemen stationed at both exits of my estate and they double up like security guards. They endure the sweltering heat and the unforgiving rain. And every time I drive up to them, upon seeing the car decal I have up on my vehicle, a smile forms across their faces. Two thumbs up!

Teaching
I’ve recently stopped teaching two of my students, due to circumstances that I am unable to react to and carry on teaching. It has been two weeks already, still no news from their parent. To make things worse, it is their exams this week. Hopefully they’ve manage to pull through. I think I worry too much for them, I really have to learn to let go.

Kick Ass
Kick ass kicked ass! Awesome movie! With its slapstick humour and awesome action, it is really worth watching. Oh yeah, by the way Chloë Grace Moretz = Yummy !

Song of the moment – All the right moves by One Republic

阳光列车 II

2010-04-06T02:54:00.002+08:00

Just watched finish 阳光列车 II these past few weeks.

寥敏妤 from 阳光列车 II is mad hot ! Wonder where she is now.

吳佩珊 - 爱的佳话

2010-04-01T14:08:00.002+08:00

I'll be impressed if I can find a girl who is able to sing this song decently coz even Kimmy doesn't know how to sing this. I've liked this song ever since I've heard it years back. So ladies, lets go KTV and impress me ! haha

Finally

2010-03-26T13:04:00.003+08:00

It was a bittersweet moment, nonchalant expressions, I think they were kinda expecting this moment to come. But it really has been a good run. Looking back at those times we spent together, it was all worth it.

I wish them all the best, stay healthy and work hard for your future !

Song of the moment - Volare by the Gypsy Kings

Life blows

2010-03-23T00:15:00.003+08:00

Wednesday, 17th of March 2010. I took my IPPT. Massive failure. boo. Saturday would be the start of phase 2.

On the bright side, Chloe came by on saturday, just for a while. She smiled and called out to me. She's mad cute !

Sunday, had bball. Potential badminton session next sunday ! Went out with Kaili for routine Sunday movie. The Lovely Bones. She said she'd like to join badminton coming Sunday if schedule permits. Listen first, likely not to happen.

Movies with pork as usual, boring lifestyle. Nothing to look forward to.

Life blows man.

Song of the moment - All Along by Blessid Union of Souls

Pacman

2010-03-16T20:10:00.002+08:00

How True

song of the moment - She wolf by Shakira

Love

2010-03-15T16:55:00.003+08:00

As i was sorting out my emails to my other account, I realised this one mail titled "Love". I opened it up and read the contents. I smiled. I wrote this back in the year 2005 or 2006. It seems a little silly back then to write this, but I thought of sharing it with you guys.

Here we go.

-"-

Love, what exactly is it? Love is complex and it has a lot of meanings to different people in different parts of this world.

Love is defined as a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.

Some people claim that love is blind, some people says love is the greatest thing on earth, while others says love hurts. I want to try to understand something that has baffled millions for years, to understand what love is.

True love means being happy to the person you love even if his/her happiness means that you are not a part of it. Definitely true as not many would be happy for their loved ones if the one they really love is some other. But still there are people who are contented just knowing that their loved ones are happy despite the fact that they really want to be with them.

Feelings for someone you love can be strange; it can affect moods, your lifestyle, and lead from one thing to another. For example, having your loved one running through your mind all night, hard as you might try to get some sleep, you just can’t. Tempted as you might be to give her a call, you just don’t have the courage to. Wanting to tell her how much you miss her lately, the way you are missing her now. That pain of suppressing your feelings within you not able to let anything out is like millions of needles pricking on your flesh, torturing you a painful death. Love in this sense hurts. Terrified, human beings start fearing love. “I was afraid to love you, now that I love you, I’m afraid to lose you”.

We tend to see the dull side of things. Causing our boldness and courage to falter, we lose faith in ourselves and finally give up on love. Not only that, would the person you love, love you back in the same way and leave everything behind for love? Questions like this hold us back from us expressing our love to one another.

“I love you” is not just a saying or just words, it is sentence of hope and trust and love. It fills the giver and receiver of this sentence with happiness and joy.

I’ve read it somewhere saying It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

I guess love makes the world seem brighter, flowers smell sweeter and your whole world is surrounded in their beauty. Love is indeed great :D

-"-

Awesome stuff isn't it ? haha. It brings back memories.

Song of the moment - Through the Fire by Renee Olstead

End of short trip

2010-03-13T20:10:00.003+08:00

Back from Malaysia trip. Sunburnt. Got the flu. It seems pretty screwed up but overall, i had fun. Lots of good food. Very very packed schedule. Most importantly, Won moolah on the tables ! My entire trip was covered by the tables. Awesome !

Suffering from post travel blues now :(

I need another holiday.

Song of the moment - The man who can't be moved by The Script

The week before Awesomeness

2010-03-07T02:14:00.004+08:00

It has been a long week and finally I'm at the last day ! Will be in Malaysia from 8th till 10th March 2010 for a short break. Can't wait !

I've been teaching, teaching and teaching the whole week, not to mention the dreadful Remedial Trainings at Bedok Camp. Well at least there was angle to accompany me through the time-wasting RT sessions.

Went back to work on Saturday, Sui sing didn't turn up, ended up with me, saiful and andrew enduring a "very" busy breakfast period. I saw her again, that cute cute little girl who turns up punctually every saturday for a meal. I gave her 2 wafers on the house today :D she was estatic ! I never got the chance to ask her for her name. I'll ask her next week i guess.

Another cute girl came to order a cake for collection next week. I was telling her what kind of flavours would be a good combination and she was pretty scared of me at first. But ice cream works magic. I gave her a spoonful of sample of her to-be cake and she smiled immediately. Superbly cute !

Her name is Zoe, she'll be nine next saturday :D

Work finished off pretty fast, I rushed home and took a cab down to Bedok for saturday's session of RT. Slacked through the whole thing and rushed home to change before meeting up with pork at Novena before heading to Chinatown to meet Jason and Ying Hui.

It was my first time at the "$10" KTV at smith street. Ying Hui had some friends over. Some guys and a girl. Apparently we played bball with some of the guys before ! How small the world has become. Anywho, KTV was pretty fun, and the damage total was $22.60
By the way, Ying Hui has a nice voice, so does her friend Harmony. And the guys there were all good singers. Was kind of pressured by their voices. I think I miss the days where we'd go to Dockside for drinks and KTV !!! A little booze goes a long way I guess :D

Jason drove us all back. It was pretty awesome to not drive for a change :D

I'll be teaching again tomorrow, a make up lesson for next week. Hopefully it doesn't get cancelled.

After tomorrow ! HOLIDAY !!!

Awesome !

Song of the moment - Doctor! Doctor! by Thomson Twins

steamboat-ed

2010-02-28T20:18:00.001+08:00

Steamboat-ed with the family. Awesome dinner. Full and unable to type ............................................................. *burp*

Song of the moment Nobody (Rainstone Remix) by Wondergirls

Funnies off the net

2010-02-24T22:22:00.002+08:00

The Man hug

Awwww .. or maybe not.

iPad joke, now visual

iPhone kicks Berry in the nuts

At times, you'd like to do this .. HADUKEN !

Awesome !

Song of the moment - Heal the world 2010.

全城热恋热辣辣 = AWESOMENESS

2010-02-22T00:32:00.003+08:00

Saturday (20th Feb 2010) was a busy day. Went back to work in the morning, alice, lisa and saiful was on the morning shift with me. Requested to leave at 2pm due to the stupid RT at bedok camp. Skipped lunch but Roger fried some awesome fried rice at 2pm for me. Left work at 2pm sharp. Brian called saying he was at Thomson, with the intention to look me up at work. I was queueing up for 4D at that time. We had a quick coffee at Hans before he sent me home.

I rushed to shower and pack my stuff (with the intention to shower at Bedok camp after RT). Reached bedok camp on the dot. Parked far far away from the stadium. After which I realised I could have just parked beside the bloody stadium. Saw Angle there. Awesome, at least someone i knew. Everything finished at about 715pm. Rushed home to bathe instead.

Drove out to pork's place at 830pm. Reached Jason's place at 9pm. Finally reaching Anita's place for her bday celebration at 930pm. Ate a little. Anita has this odd charm about her. Do not know how to put it in words but yes, she's charming in a certain sense. Left shortly after at about 1030pm. Picked Ying Hui up at Kallang, headed for suntec. There were discussions on whether to head for KTV or just settle for movie. We chose to latter. Watched the movie 全城热恋热辣辣, it was AWESOME !!!!!!

Drove to Ying Hui's place before having a quick bite at a coffeeshop before heading home. It was a nostalgic day. like your typical saturday night 6 months ago.

sigh.

Things change.

Song of the moment - Blame it on the girls by Mika

2010-02-18T18:45:00.000+08:00

Some of my friends did not get this ad. I'm not sure if they were able to click to enlarge it but I'll explain.

This is one of the most "convincing" ad I've seen in a long long long time.

The 2 line reads "You know you're not the first. But do you really care ?"

It is an ad from BMW selling 2nd Hand cars.

Song of the moment - 深秋的黎明 by 黎明

2009 resolutions reviewed, 2010 resolutions set

2010-02-15T13:06:00.008+08:00

I was reading my other blog and saw my 2009 resolutions, quite interesting. I'm just gonna paste that part here and see how I've done.

2009 resolutions
For this year, my resolutions are as of below
1) Obtain my full degree by this year [I've done it ! I'm a business degree holder !]
2) Control my finances better [I have a sufficient amount of savings, but too many impulse buy, so i'll fail myself on this one]
3) Lose weight [Up and down the scale but ultimately I gained weight. Fuck]
4) Meet more (nice) people [I would say I've met my fair share of nice people in 2009, just to mention a few, Xiao Qiu, Sanny, Grace, Joel, En en, Meiyee, Hannah, Janice, Zhen and co.]
5) Travel to Taiwan [Planned but never happened, Went to Bangkok instead, I'll check it as yes]
6) Change a new phone [iPhone on my birthday]
7) Stop smoking [Here and there, stopped but eventually events "forced" me to continue, eg ICT]
8) Find a girlfriend [No luck in this department]
9) Win the lottery [All hard earned money, no luck in this department]
10) Learn to let go [I would say I'm at least 80% successful, so that'll be a pass]

Well, Not bad, i scored at 5 out of the 10. So this might come a little late, but in view of the Lunar New Year, I'll plan my resolutions for 2010. Hopefully in 2011 I'll be able to review them like this :D

2010 resolutions
1) Find a job I'm satisfied with
2) Lose weight
3) Sleep more
4) Find a girlfriend
5) Control impulse buys, save money
6) Spend more time with my family
7) Play more basketball
8) Control my temper
9) Less smoking
10) Be happy

Simple resolutions and hopefully I'm able to fulfill them.

Song of the moment - Bad Romance by Lady Gaga

Funnies

2010-02-14T16:34:00.002+08:00

For job seekers, go be a Yoga Teacher. Picture is self-explainatory.

"Probably the best job in the world"

And if sometimes you lose your way, not to worry, get the latest GPS !

Updates till Chinese New Year

2010-02-14T16:02:00.003+08:00

Not much movement on this blog since the past few months. Probably owing to my first ICT and not to forget my laziness. So just an update on what has happened so far.

Officially finished up with my bachelor studies, I've obtained my results which is surprisingly good for someone who irks studying since young. Just when I started enjoying the student life, i meant really ENJOY studying, time passes by quicker than you can possibly imagine. I've been saying that I'll do up a post on University life. Yes, I keep procrastinating but I'll do it up soon I promise.

So after my last paper, I had like the christmas holidays to spend before going back for my first in camp training at Tuas Naval Base. Christmas was spent at Lis's place, movies and the usual stuff. Then came the new year, nothing to shout about, probably coz I had the upcoming ICT bugging me then.

ICT came on the 19th Jan 2010, I went back for the first day of briefing and came to realise that it was actually not as bad as I had initially thought. One day duty followed by a day off. Essentially I was serving only 11 days of the stated 23 days.

It turned out that I was the youngest of the lot. We split up into 2 teams and within my team, we had a quite a good time considering most of us didn't want to be there. Pizza party, S9 buffet, slacking, and all the god damn smoking. It was awesome. Soon it was over and then crept up Chinese New Year.

Just a blink of an eye, February has dawned upon us. Spring cleaning followed, I packed up a couple of stashed away boxes and found stuff that brought back lots of memeories. The most prominent one was a gift by Valerie, a photo frame with her picture and a self made note. awesome stuff.

I've not officially packed everything yet, I'll probably start on the second day of the new year. CNY has been good so far, My lucky number for this year is 1 and my lucky colour is green. Ang pow collectiong has been pretty standard. I've been snacking too much, I think its taking a toll on my well being.

Thats all for the updates on my life.

Since I'm home most of the time, I've been catching up on some telly.
I am thrilled by Survivor 20, the gorgeous girls are back ! Amanda Kimmel, Parvati Shallow , and Courtney Yates, just to mention a few. The concept of Heroes VS Villains is pretty awesome.

Also I've watched the local production of The Pupil starring Adrian Pang and Janice Koh. Rebecca Lim is in it as well. She's so fine !!! haha

Random stuff 1 - I've been more active with my twitter ever since I started ICT.
Random stuff 2 - The NBA all star game is tomorrow and Jason Kidd is playing ! Awesome !!!
Random stuff 3 - Yearly mahjong session with my family has been awesome !

Finally let me take some time to wish everyone a Happy Lunar New Year. HUAT AH !

Song of the moment - Should I stay by Dreamz FM

Survivor 20 - Heroes VS Villans

2010-02-13T01:04:00.002+08:00

Watching the first 30 minutes of this season and it seems like it'll be a blast ! Awesomeness !

First ICT done

2010-02-11T02:44:00.002+08:00

ICT is finally over. My first high key ICT has been a bitter sweet experience. I've met great people during this period and had a surprisingly fun time during this time.

A shoutout to my ICT mates - Yau, Simon, Lim, Desmond, Shaun, Kelvin, Wilson, Ellery, David, Koh, and Chow. Thanks for the awesome time this 23 days. It was a good run :D\

Song of the moment - She Makes My Day by Robert Palmer

Suzanne Jung

2010-02-05T13:53:00.005+08:00

Ms Jung Sei-eun reeks awesomeness & she's damn attractive.

Loves :)

Song of the moment - Under the Moonlight by Natalie Burks

POSB Girl

2010-01-28T16:18:00.001+08:00

Am i the only one who thinks the POSB 5 minute ad girl is super gorgeous ?

hmmm ..

Song of the moment - Baby Now That I've Found You by Alison Krauss

听说

2010-01-22T20:57:00.002+08:00

I watched 听说 the other day. It was awesome ! 陳意涵 is mad cute ! Everyone should watch it !

Song of the moment - Need you now by Lady Antebellum