Sleepy has encountered some bad customer service in the past & recently; from the insensitive & clock-wood cx svc staff of the insurance co (cant rem which one haha), the infamous Sony Ericsson incident, the tassle with Citibank; to the inexperienced waitresses @ Que Pasa, the overchatty waitress who interrupted our conversation @ Crystal Jade & the rude LTA hotline officer; some of which are perhaps what we expect, some of which are totally NOT expected from the esteemed organisations. Of course, the company will definitely try to do service recovery (which in the case of LTA they didnt. A guy called me to ask me how was the service & i told him it wasn't good but he never probe more!!! Then what's the point of calling me?) but somehow in some cases, the damage has already been done. 1 of the grouses of customer service staff is that whilst consumers are quick to write in with complaints (I'm 1 of the guilty!), they are very slow in giving compliments to the good service rendered. Over the past 2 months, I've been superbly impressed by the customer service by SQ after not one but 2 incidents with them. Tis was what happened:
Incident 1
Sleepy & Dar have actually booked a tour package to Bali, flying on SQ in late Aug/early Sep last year. However as Dar had to go for an emergency eye op, we had no choice but to cancel the tour. The tour agent, took forever to get back to us regarding our cancellation charges (like almost 6 months down the road!!!) and that was after numerous angry calls to them. The guy in charge actually had the nerve to tell me that he has overlooked our case coz he was celebrating his 30th Wedding Anniversary and was thus away. DUH!!! And despite that, they actually charged us almost $400 for a trip that we did NOT even go! True lah, it was our oversight in not buying travel insurance but still... haiz! So anyways as the travel agent claimed that some of the charges were from the airline, moi then wrote in to SQ to ask for a waiver of the charges. Not only was the gal prompt and efficient in answering my queries (which were a lot as I was trying to find out more details), she even took the liberty to help us to call the agent; but the agent refused to disclose anything. Throughout the emails, she was always very prompt and kept us updated on what she was doing throught... v impressed :)
Incident 2
For our recent trip to Melbourne, we flew on SQ as well as the flight timings were most suitable for Dar's bz schedule :P Have I mentioned that he bought a huge surfboard back from Aussieland? Yep he did & it was q funny when we took the trains (both in Aussie & S'pore) coz it was sooooo long & he was occupying a lot of space haha. Yeah so anyways, as he was bz for the next couple of days, he only opened the board bag to check on his surfboard couple of days later and he found that 1 of the sides of the sideboard has cracked!!! For this trip, having learnt a lesson from the above incident, we did buy travel insurance, so we thought to try to claim from the insurance agent as we did not open up the bag @ the airport so we were afraid that it might be more difficult to claim from the airline. However, the insurance agent told Dar that it might be easier to claim from SQ instead and thus Dar called the baggage claims or something department on late Fri evening (I kept asking Dar how come they r open so late haha!) & Dar said that they were very professional and all; they did not commit to anything, just asked Dar to fill up a form, fax it to them & that an officer will be calling him shortly. That was last Fri. Guess what? Yesterday, Dar received a letter from SQ stating that they would be compensating him for the crack in the surfboard!!! Whopeee!!! We were q surprised coz no one has called Dar wrt the matter & they also didn't like ask him to take a pic of the crack of something... Aren't u impressed? We were!!! The letter was very professionally worded as well! :)
It is no wonder that SQ has such a good reputation internationally. On our flight there, we were also rather surprised that a flight attendant could remember where I was sitting (when I was returning 2 my seat from the toilet) & asked the colleague to let me in2 my seat first before serving the food! So next time, fly SQ... it is definitely & truly a greater way to fly!!!
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Melbourne - Vehicle Showcase?
Tis was what greeted us when we arrived in Melbourne:
Unfortunately it was NOT our ride... thnk e interior will b super comfy... *wistful*
& @ St. Kilda Beach, we saw this:
Funky or Gaudy... U decide! But I don't think the owner actually drives it on the road... do u?Over @ Philip Island, there was some car display show or something & the whole street was lined up w cars!!! (This is only a small stretch) 
There were als
o cars which have undergone modific
ations;
Of coz sleepy didnt recognise any of the car (but we saw some old versions of Nissan something when it was still Nissan's old name) but the car on e rite is q kewl rites? Reminds me of Knight Rider haha.
Dar also saw some other fancy cars that he liked...
Hmm... those were the cars we DIDN'T get to sit on... how about some cars that our butts actually touched?!! Coz we had such a huge group going to the 12 Apostles, Uncle thought of renting a big van to seat everyone. We were q lucky as the van was only booked a couple of days before the long Easter Wkend (in Aussie, they get Mon off 2!!! Lucky peeps!) & the guy said it was the last one left
That's the 12-seater Van Uncle rented from Budget... & dat's us on the rite!!! Uncle was in the driver's seat & Jaz was the one taking the pic which is why both of them are not in the pic. Van looks q big rites, but the seats are actually q small 4 my big butt haha.
4 our own "getaway" to Torquay, we intially booked for a small 1.3l manual Hyundai Getz which would have costs us about AUD50+ per day. Look what we got instead:
Tis Humongous 8-seater MPV for the same price!!! How good is that!!! Dar thinks it may be coz they don't have a Getz @ the branch we went to rent, so rather then drive the car down from another branch, they gave us whatever that had not been rented out. Which was kewl coz Dar intended to buy a surfboard & had actually requested for a car with the racks on top. The car (dun ask me what model, juz know it is a Kia & Dar sez it is not out in Singapore yet) was v nice 2 drive but drank a lot of petrol but the comfort was worth it :) More on Torquay in another posting...
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Another... n Yet Another...
Shall not bore (or rather make everyone envious :P) of sleepy's trip in Melbourne for a while... n also because it takes a while to load the pics n sleepy is lazee so have decided to write a random post...
Met up w some ex-colleagues last Fri, supposedly for celebration drinks as Tibetan Nun is finally going to embark on her "secular" life! :p Congrats ya!!! V happy for her and I am sure it will be a happier path for her like those of us who have since left the organisation. Then I found out yesterday that yet another cohort mate will be tendering soon, last day being 30th June... that's 2 in such a short period of time!!! But honestly, counting back, we joined PA in Nov 2001 (correct me if i m wrg huh... old liao...) so for those still in the organisation, it means that they are 5.5 years old!!! That's lg!!! It is actually q an interesting job where you get to meet pp of various walks of life (but who may make ur life miserable), organise events (but ur wkends will be burnt), n meeting your other peers from the other constituencies (but some maybe diff to work w). Ok ok, maybe not such an interesting job, but I guess for most of us, we started off rather enthusiastic about the job, but soon start to get disillusioned as the years went by. I see some of my more capable colleagues/friends in the organisation & sometimes wonder what they are doing there.
However, I must add that it was indeed fun working on some projects. Like we had those GRC projects where we really gotta know each other n friendships were forged. Met up with another group of ex-colleagues on Sat whom we call ourselves the "SE gals". Most of us (sans Sharon... dunno how she joined us... we keep claiming it is coz we pityed her haha!), being the younger colleagues in each office @ that time, were often arrowed to work on GRC projects together. To have younger folks working together was fun as we understood how each other felt & cld bitch to each other about each office's working culture. Though we have all left the organisation (amazing hor!!!) we still keep in touch via MSN, emails and have the occasional meet-ups where we catch up on each other's life as well as the latest gossip fr PA haha.
I have only 1 last thing to add "MANGOJO!!! when will it be ur turn??? :P"
Met up w some ex-colleagues last Fri, supposedly for celebration drinks as Tibetan Nun is finally going to embark on her "secular" life! :p Congrats ya!!! V happy for her and I am sure it will be a happier path for her like those of us who have since left the organisation. Then I found out yesterday that yet another cohort mate will be tendering soon, last day being 30th June... that's 2 in such a short period of time!!! But honestly, counting back, we joined PA in Nov 2001 (correct me if i m wrg huh... old liao...) so for those still in the organisation, it means that they are 5.5 years old!!! That's lg!!! It is actually q an interesting job where you get to meet pp of various walks of life (but who may make ur life miserable), organise events (but ur wkends will be burnt), n meeting your other peers from the other constituencies (but some maybe diff to work w). Ok ok, maybe not such an interesting job, but I guess for most of us, we started off rather enthusiastic about the job, but soon start to get disillusioned as the years went by. I see some of my more capable colleagues/friends in the organisation & sometimes wonder what they are doing there.
However, I must add that it was indeed fun working on some projects. Like we had those GRC projects where we really gotta know each other n friendships were forged. Met up with another group of ex-colleagues on Sat whom we call ourselves the "SE gals". Most of us (sans Sharon... dunno how she joined us... we keep claiming it is coz we pityed her haha!), being the younger colleagues in each office @ that time, were often arrowed to work on GRC projects together. To have younger folks working together was fun as we understood how each other felt & cld bitch to each other about each office's working culture. Though we have all left the organisation (amazing hor!!!) we still keep in touch via MSN, emails and have the occasional meet-ups where we catch up on each other's life as well as the latest gossip fr PA haha.
I have only 1 last thing to add "MANGOJO!!! when will it be ur turn??? :P"
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Melbourne - Native Animals... NOT
Despite not getting to see the native animals of Aussieland... we did manage to get a welcome from some other not so native animals :P
there were the sheep who were hopefully not going to slaughterland...
...the seagulls of Southbank...
Melbourne - Story of the Scones
This little incident took place on the 3rd Day when I was in Melbourne. As u all have probably heard, Dar's aunties/uncles were there as well and they injected much laughter during the 10 days we were there. This has gota be 1 of the funniest incident :)
On the 3rd day of our trip, as we were leaving Mt Dandenong (which wasn't really anything much plus it was a foggy day so we cldn't really see v far!!!) Dar's cousin, Jaz suggested that we eat scones on our way home as there was a place that sold really nice scones. So we told the aunties that we were goin to eat Scones, piled up in the car and drove to the quaint little shop. However, after parking the cars, the aunties didn't really wana eat the scones (i thnk they were more interested to go home to cook dinner!!! haha) but asked us to go ahead whilst they shopped around the shops. Of course we didn't wana do that!!! Jaz was then telling them that the scones were really v nice and then she asked:
Jaz: 你们知道"scones"是什么吗？
Aunty: 知道... JA GONG (corn) 啦!!!
@ this, Jaz, Dar & myself bursted out laughing!!! heh... they r v cute rites??? After Jaz explained to them that "scones" r like cake, they also started laughing & decided to try the "JA GONG" :P
sleepy showing off her yummylicious scones w berries jam & whipped cream...
whilst Dar's mum eyes his scones longingly...
Apparantly, Dar's cousin, Chin makes v delicious scones as well... pity we missed it... maybe next time... Hee...
On the 3rd day of our trip, as we were leaving Mt Dandenong (which wasn't really anything much plus it was a foggy day so we cldn't really see v far!!!) Dar's cousin, Jaz suggested that we eat scones on our way home as there was a place that sold really nice scones. So we told the aunties that we were goin to eat Scones, piled up in the car and drove to the quaint little shop. However, after parking the cars, the aunties didn't really wana eat the scones (i thnk they were more interested to go home to cook dinner!!! haha) but asked us to go ahead whilst they shopped around the shops. Of course we didn't wana do that!!! Jaz was then telling them that the scones were really v nice and then she asked:
Jaz: 你们知道"scones"是什么吗？
Aunty: 知道... JA GONG (corn) 啦!!!
@ this, Jaz, Dar & myself bursted out laughing!!! heh... they r v cute rites??? After Jaz explained to them that "scones" r like cake, they also started laughing & decided to try the "JA GONG" :P
sleepy showing off her yummylicious scones w berries jam & whipped cream...
whilst Dar's mum eyes his scones longingly...
Apparantly, Dar's cousin, Chin makes v delicious scones as well... pity we missed it... maybe next time... Hee...
Sunday, April 15, 2007
sLeePy's Back!!!
M back from Melbourne!!! Did anyone miss me? :P Wanted to blogged online but somehow couldn't log in so gave up. Really enjoyed this holiday coz it is 1 of the longer holidays I have taken & THE longest taken w Dar :) Weather was nice & kewl though it was pretty cold @ nite/early mornings & in the 1st few days we were there. Luckily we stayed @ Dar's aunt's place and his cousin was soooo nice & lent me some warm clothings!!! We wanted to go Tasmania but coz it was the Easter holidays, the flights were pretty expensive & we were afraid that there will be no accomodation so we gave up the idea... another time perhaps! :)
It was also a pretty relaxing holiday coz we stayed in Melbourne through out the 10 days... goin to list dwn the places we went to b4 sleepy's memory fails her :P
Day 1 - Arrival in Melbourne @ 9am
- Lunch @ Fed Sq in the pm & a walk down South Bank followed by a quick visit to Crown Casino
Day 2 - Queen Victoria Market in the am
- Stroll around Docklands in the pm
Day 3 - Caribbean Market (opens only on Wed & Sun)
- Picnic @ foot of Mount Dandenong
- Up Mount Dandenong where we saw a Kookabara bird real close
- Scones & Tea @ "Miss Marples Tea room" --> YUMMYLICIOUS!!!
- Dinner w Bunnee @ Bimbos --> pizza was Yummz too!
Day 4 - Shopping @ Bridge Road & some Factory Outlet
--> we wasted soooo much time tryin to get to the places coz we were rather confused by the train lines
Day 5 - Great Ocean Road to the 12 Apostles with short stops @ Geelong, Torquay/Bells Beach & Lorne
Day 6 - Sorrento Pier where we wanted to go dophin-watching but operator was doing maintenance & other timings were not suitable
- St. Kilda Beach
Day 7 - Port Phillip but we didn't see the penquin parade hee
- Albert Park which is the venue for the yearly F1 race
Day 8 - Shopping @ DFO (Chesltan dunno how 2 spell & Bridge Road)
--> Dar's cousins were sooooo nice to bring us there... Thanks Jaz & Geraldine!
Day 9 - Cycling in the am
- Off to Torquay in the pm!!! Whoppeee!!! Best part of the trip 4 both Dar & myself
- Dinner @ Growlers... food was F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!! Really liked dat place *grinz*
- Stay over in Torquay where we almost had to spend the nite in the humongous MPV rented hee
Day 10 - Stroll on beaches in the am, followed by surfboard shopping!
- Back to Melbourne in the late pm
- Dinner Treat from Chin & her bf @ Vietnamese Rest... food was q tasty :)
Day 11 - Wanted to go Melbourne Zoo but it was 2 ex & since we only wanted to see the native animals we decided not to go in :(
- Back to Vic Market for Dar's sheepskin & some last min shopping (rather Dar shopped whilst poor sleepy waited in the HOT HOT car as we didn't want 2 pay 4 parking haha!)
- Spent rest of the pm packing & helping to wrap dumplings... q nice leh those I wrapped haha!
Day 12 - More packing in the am
- Home Sweet Home
As always, time seemed to pass too quickly & I kept telling Dar I didn't wana come back hee. Super relaxed holiday and we saved q a bit of $ as we stayed @ Dar's aunt's place. Writing all these down brought back the memories of the 10 days gone by... *wistful*... will post up the pics soon!
It was also a pretty relaxing holiday coz we stayed in Melbourne through out the 10 days... goin to list dwn the places we went to b4 sleepy's memory fails her :P
Day 1 - Arrival in Melbourne @ 9am
- Lunch @ Fed Sq in the pm & a walk down South Bank followed by a quick visit to Crown Casino
Day 2 - Queen Victoria Market in the am
- Stroll around Docklands in the pm
Day 3 - Caribbean Market (opens only on Wed & Sun)
- Picnic @ foot of Mount Dandenong
- Up Mount Dandenong where we saw a Kookabara bird real close
- Scones & Tea @ "Miss Marples Tea room" --> YUMMYLICIOUS!!!
- Dinner w Bunnee @ Bimbos --> pizza was Yummz too!
Day 4 - Shopping @ Bridge Road & some Factory Outlet
--> we wasted soooo much time tryin to get to the places coz we were rather confused by the train lines
Day 5 - Great Ocean Road to the 12 Apostles with short stops @ Geelong, Torquay/Bells Beach & Lorne
Day 6 - Sorrento Pier where we wanted to go dophin-watching but operator was doing maintenance & other timings were not suitable
- St. Kilda Beach
Day 7 - Port Phillip but we didn't see the penquin parade hee
- Albert Park which is the venue for the yearly F1 race
Day 8 - Shopping @ DFO (Chesltan dunno how 2 spell & Bridge Road)
--> Dar's cousins were sooooo nice to bring us there... Thanks Jaz & Geraldine!
Day 9 - Cycling in the am
- Off to Torquay in the pm!!! Whoppeee!!! Best part of the trip 4 both Dar & myself
- Dinner @ Growlers... food was F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!! Really liked dat place *grinz*
- Stay over in Torquay where we almost had to spend the nite in the humongous MPV rented hee
Day 10 - Stroll on beaches in the am, followed by surfboard shopping!
- Back to Melbourne in the late pm
- Dinner Treat from Chin & her bf @ Vietnamese Rest... food was q tasty :)
Day 11 - Wanted to go Melbourne Zoo but it was 2 ex & since we only wanted to see the native animals we decided not to go in :(
- Back to Vic Market for Dar's sheepskin & some last min shopping (rather Dar shopped whilst poor sleepy waited in the HOT HOT car as we didn't want 2 pay 4 parking haha!)
- Spent rest of the pm packing & helping to wrap dumplings... q nice leh those I wrapped haha!
Day 12 - More packing in the am
- Home Sweet Home
As always, time seemed to pass too quickly & I kept telling Dar I didn't wana come back hee. Super relaxed holiday and we saved q a bit of $ as we stayed @ Dar's aunt's place. Writing all these down brought back the memories of the 10 days gone by... *wistful*... will post up the pics soon!
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Inconsiderate peeps...
How irritating... sleepy has been having encounter with rude pp the past couple of days...
Incident No. 1
Was on the bus the other day alg Orchard Road and wanted to stop @ the stop infront of McDonald's House. When the doors opened, sleepy patiently waited behind the hordes of pp waiting to get down the bus. Who knows, this teenage gal actually pushed sleepy away n wanted 2 get dwn before sleepy!!! Where r her manners??? Her only redemption was that she meekly said "sorry" after sleepy gave her a hard stare :P
Incident No. 2
Was @ Mustafa Centre to change money couple of days ago... and everyone knows how narrow the lanes there are. Again, sleepy was pushed away whilst tagging alg behind Dar... and this was a little gal!!! So what did sleepy do? she juz said "So rude" loudly and walked off...
Incident No. 3
The most infuriating one of all which happened @ the underpass from Orchard MRT towards Wheelock. As sleepy was approaching the staircase just after the Tangs entrance, she noticed this fat lady carry many bags walking towards her path. Who knows the lady cut diagonally across from sleepy and squeezed between the miniscular space between sleepy and the wall!!! sleepy almost toppled over due to her many bags and mainly because of her HUMONGOUS size!!! the lady behind had to hold me to prevent me from falling. And the fatty just simply barged through even though sleep said "EXCUSE ME!!!" loudly!!! I hope she falls down or something n no one helps her! HMMPH!!!
I thnk the government should bring out the Courtesy Lion (remember the slogan... "Courtesy begins w me!" once again! Bah!
Incident No. 1
Was on the bus the other day alg Orchard Road and wanted to stop @ the stop infront of McDonald's House. When the doors opened, sleepy patiently waited behind the hordes of pp waiting to get down the bus. Who knows, this teenage gal actually pushed sleepy away n wanted 2 get dwn before sleepy!!! Where r her manners??? Her only redemption was that she meekly said "sorry" after sleepy gave her a hard stare :P
Incident No. 2
Was @ Mustafa Centre to change money couple of days ago... and everyone knows how narrow the lanes there are. Again, sleepy was pushed away whilst tagging alg behind Dar... and this was a little gal!!! So what did sleepy do? she juz said "So rude" loudly and walked off...
Incident No. 3
The most infuriating one of all which happened @ the underpass from Orchard MRT towards Wheelock. As sleepy was approaching the staircase just after the Tangs entrance, she noticed this fat lady carry many bags walking towards her path. Who knows the lady cut diagonally across from sleepy and squeezed between the miniscular space between sleepy and the wall!!! sleepy almost toppled over due to her many bags and mainly because of her HUMONGOUS size!!! the lady behind had to hold me to prevent me from falling. And the fatty just simply barged through even though sleep said "EXCUSE ME!!!" loudly!!! I hope she falls down or something n no one helps her! HMMPH!!!
I thnk the government should bring out the Courtesy Lion (remember the slogan... "Courtesy begins w me!" once again! Bah!
Saturday, March 17, 2007
The "B"
Been eagerly awaiting the big "B" for sometime now... FINALLY it's here but w not much notice! Heard that ZM went to some branches on Tues but she didn't come to mine :( (found out later that she only went to the branches where there were staff promotions) was on course on Wed so didn't receive the letter till Thurs but by then I had already checked my account and happily noted the surge in the balance!
Am I satisfied w the "B"? Umm... I guess ok lah... of course definitely can't compare to PA where will def get 3 months, but heard dat it is still lower than the other local banks :( somemore I think I got slightly higher than the average n a bit more increment than the others but still feel a bit short-changed leh... heh... guess 1 will never be satisfied. Unlike in PA, where my friends comment that I am like some "antenna" w the latest gossip, am not really in touch w the UOB happenings :P so actually till now, I am still not very sure what the average "B" & increment is... but i guess i shd 知足 lah :)
Heard that a couple of my friends are thinking of leaving UOB... me leh? dunno leh... on the 1 hand, I know that I do not want to be in branches forever, yet on the other, can't bear to part w my comfy work environment and work-life... so guess I might stay on till the next "B"... hopefully it will be more than now loh...
Am I satisfied w the "B"? Umm... I guess ok lah... of course definitely can't compare to PA where will def get 3 months, but heard dat it is still lower than the other local banks :( somemore I think I got slightly higher than the average n a bit more increment than the others but still feel a bit short-changed leh... heh... guess 1 will never be satisfied. Unlike in PA, where my friends comment that I am like some "antenna" w the latest gossip, am not really in touch w the UOB happenings :P so actually till now, I am still not very sure what the average "B" & increment is... but i guess i shd 知足 lah :)
Heard that a couple of my friends are thinking of leaving UOB... me leh? dunno leh... on the 1 hand, I know that I do not want to be in branches forever, yet on the other, can't bear to part w my comfy work environment and work-life... so guess I might stay on till the next "B"... hopefully it will be more than now loh...
Thursday, March 08, 2007
The Pursuit of Happyness
Watched the Puruit of Happyness @ Dar's place e other nite & I really liked it!!! (not to mention this was 1 of the rare ocassions where I didn't fall asleep whilst watching a disc @ his place heh :P) The story is about this man, Chris Gardner, who, wanting to have a better life for his son, went against all odds to land an internship @ a prestigous stock brokering firm. He eventually went on to set up his own firm and then subsequently sold it for a fortune. And this is based on a true story too!Initially, I wasn't very interested in the show & Dar only got it coz he kinda like Will Smith. Then I read in the papers that he was nominated for the Best Actor Award for this show & that the little boy in the show is really his son!!! So when Dar asked me which of the shows I wanted to watch, I immediately said "The Pursuit of Happyness"!!!
Although it was expected that Chris Gardner would succeed in the end, it was the hardship that he had to suffer & go through that really touched me. And just when everything seemed to turn out for the better, something unexpectedly bad will happen and he is back to square one. But in spite of the many hardships he met along the way, (such as being evicted from his house, bank debiting his taxes from his account leaving him penniless, being locked up in jail right before his interview for his intership...) he preservered and made the best out of each situation. But I felt really sad for his son as he was being dragged from shelter to shelter and having to follow his dad out for sales call over the weekend. There was this really touching scene where he dropped 1 of his favourite toy but his dad refused to let him pick it up as they were rushing for the bus to bring them to queue up @ the shelter on time.
Really admire his determination & his positive self-thinking and of course his never say die attitude. If only I could be more like that instead of complaining @ the slightest thing!!! Hope that everyone who watched this show would be inspired to pursue for their own happiness :)
PS: So pleased... I managed to drive the car all by myself; though scared, managed to get to my destination in 1 piece & without stalling the car :) That is my happiness for today!
Sunday, March 04, 2007
End of CNY...
Today's Yuan Xiao Jie or Chap Goh Mei... how time flies... it is already the last day of CNY. I thnk there are some customs to follow on this day but dunno what they r and I am not sure the younger generation of today still follow the traditions.
So how was everyone's CNY? Hmm for me, had reunion dinner @ Dar's place on the eve of CNY eve then had own reunion dinner @ hm w Dad & grandma on CNY eve. Went to Dar's place for visiting on 1st day of CNY then went GRL's place & my elder uncle's place before coming home where my dad's side of the family gathered for dinner. My nephew from my dad's side came over & I was v surprised to see how tall he has grown!!! And how quieter he has become. He used to be like a little terror, running all around the house and refusing to call us heh. But he was v well-behaved this time round :) I thnk the happiest person during CNY would be my granny as she gets to see all her children as well as her grandchildren all at once. She even told my cousin to tell my sis that she misses her a lot and ask her to come back sometime... wish Jie could come back sometime too, I m sure my other relatives also miss her as they are always asking about her...
On the 2nd day, was really touched coz Dar accompained me to visit my grandaunt & my uncle. My grandaunt only speaks cantonese and whilst I can more or less comprehend, I cant really speak so it was real "useful" that Dar came along as he could help me to interprete and help me to convey what I wanted to say to her :) He also, as usual, had a good time w all my little nieces & nephews. They all seem to like him soooo much especially little Germaine :)
That's me w Genevieve, Benjamin & Germaine. Benjamin's v cute isnt he?? He even made us take a video of him where he was supposedly doing some dance and also of him singing some superman song but he was sooooooooo soft!!! Then the girls did a clip of them singing “大地回春”which was v funny as Germaine didnt know the lyrics and was just humming alg. And little Antonio was like walking around the gals!!! Maybe I will put it up sometime :) Afterwhich, we brought the 2 gals to Ikea & Courts where they had a really good time @ the play area. N whilst Genevieve is smart & street-smart, Germaine still had the innocence of a child. Dar & I had a good laugh @ some of the things they did & said... Wanted to bring Benjamin along as well but Dar said could only bring 2 so... maybe next time...
Also visited a dear fren of my @ the temple w 3 of my other school mates, 1 of whom I haven't seen in a long time either. My fren took up the robes almost 1 year ago but I haven't seen her for about 1.5 years now. We were very happy to see her looking so peaceful and serene. We had a good time catching up and learning about what she is doing and what her plans are. Hope to make it a point to visit her more often.
Other than that, nothing much but I got red packets fr 2 of my tuition kids' mum haha!!! The other one gave me pineapple tarts & love letters for CNY so prolly that's why I didnt get a red packet fr her. But still... my red packets seem to have shrunk this year :( Mangojo attributed that to the fact that is coz I am older & of marriageble age liao... but still!!! haiz... :P Wanted to do a Lo-Hei w the SE gals but somehow it didnt happen... maybe next year bah. But did went to Lo-Hei w Dar & his best fren on “人日", it was the 1st time the 2 of the Lo-Hei together wor!!! I was rather surprised :)
Hope it had been a good start to the piggie year for everyone. May it bring all of us prosperity & good luck. Most of all, may everything be smooth-sailing for us and may all of us be healthy & happy :)
So how was everyone's CNY? Hmm for me, had reunion dinner @ Dar's place on the eve of CNY eve then had own reunion dinner @ hm w Dad & grandma on CNY eve. Went to Dar's place for visiting on 1st day of CNY then went GRL's place & my elder uncle's place before coming home where my dad's side of the family gathered for dinner. My nephew from my dad's side came over & I was v surprised to see how tall he has grown!!! And how quieter he has become. He used to be like a little terror, running all around the house and refusing to call us heh. But he was v well-behaved this time round :) I thnk the happiest person during CNY would be my granny as she gets to see all her children as well as her grandchildren all at once. She even told my cousin to tell my sis that she misses her a lot and ask her to come back sometime... wish Jie could come back sometime too, I m sure my other relatives also miss her as they are always asking about her...
On the 2nd day, was really touched coz Dar accompained me to visit my grandaunt & my uncle. My grandaunt only speaks cantonese and whilst I can more or less comprehend, I cant really speak so it was real "useful" that Dar came along as he could help me to interprete and help me to convey what I wanted to say to her :) He also, as usual, had a good time w all my little nieces & nephews. They all seem to like him soooo much especially little Germaine :)
That's me w Genevieve, Benjamin & Germaine. Benjamin's v cute isnt he?? He even made us take a video of him where he was supposedly doing some dance and also of him singing some superman song but he was sooooooooo soft!!! Then the girls did a clip of them singing “大地回春”which was v funny as Germaine didnt know the lyrics and was just humming alg. And little Antonio was like walking around the gals!!! Maybe I will put it up sometime :) Afterwhich, we brought the 2 gals to Ikea & Courts where they had a really good time @ the play area. N whilst Genevieve is smart & street-smart, Germaine still had the innocence of a child. Dar & I had a good laugh @ some of the things they did & said... Wanted to bring Benjamin along as well but Dar said could only bring 2 so... maybe next time...
Also visited a dear fren of my @ the temple w 3 of my other school mates, 1 of whom I haven't seen in a long time either. My fren took up the robes almost 1 year ago but I haven't seen her for about 1.5 years now. We were very happy to see her looking so peaceful and serene. We had a good time catching up and learning about what she is doing and what her plans are. Hope to make it a point to visit her more often.
Other than that, nothing much but I got red packets fr 2 of my tuition kids' mum haha!!! The other one gave me pineapple tarts & love letters for CNY so prolly that's why I didnt get a red packet fr her. But still... my red packets seem to have shrunk this year :( Mangojo attributed that to the fact that is coz I am older & of marriageble age liao... but still!!! haiz... :P Wanted to do a Lo-Hei w the SE gals but somehow it didnt happen... maybe next year bah. But did went to Lo-Hei w Dar & his best fren on “人日", it was the 1st time the 2 of the Lo-Hei together wor!!! I was rather surprised :)
Hope it had been a good start to the piggie year for everyone. May it bring all of us prosperity & good luck. Most of all, may everything be smooth-sailing for us and may all of us be healthy & happy :)
Friday, February 23, 2007
Driving Lesson #2
Had my 2nd driving lesson w Dar on 2nd day of CNY; it's actually a long overdue lesson but Dar claims that I am always too lazee to learn. Hey, not true leh... he also never offer to teach & who would say no to being chauffeured around rites? :P
Had to have this lesson coz on the 3rd day, was planning to visit YP @ the temple & wanted to drive there, but since I still cldnt drive the manual car, smart me thot of taking Daddy's car then leaving Dar's car for Daddy :) so clever rites? But Dar pointed out something: I'd still hafta drive the car home myself!!! Darn!!! so anyways, we switched cars near our estate & dar made me drive into my housing estate & then towards his housing estate. Kao... forgot how to control the clutch and there was this B-I-G lorry behind me whilst I was driving into my house there and then somehow it followed me out towards Dar's place and I had to stall!!! & the silly lorry driver horned @ me!!! So rude... Darling told me to juz ignore but i was damn nervous lors. After a while, Dar told me drive out on the other main road... still q scared but whew beta liao! :) (well, @ least he stopped nagging after a while heh heh) Getting the hang of it... but still thnk I need more practises so as to be able to get the biting point easily... sigh...
But know what, Dar didnt practise w me reversing and parking, so when I drove back the car, I couldnt really parked!!! In e end, I juz parked the car head in; it was slanted but WHO CARES! :P
Had to have this lesson coz on the 3rd day, was planning to visit YP @ the temple & wanted to drive there, but since I still cldnt drive the manual car, smart me thot of taking Daddy's car then leaving Dar's car for Daddy :) so clever rites? But Dar pointed out something: I'd still hafta drive the car home myself!!! Darn!!! so anyways, we switched cars near our estate & dar made me drive into my housing estate & then towards his housing estate. Kao... forgot how to control the clutch and there was this B-I-G lorry behind me whilst I was driving into my house there and then somehow it followed me out towards Dar's place and I had to stall!!! & the silly lorry driver horned @ me!!! So rude... Darling told me to juz ignore but i was damn nervous lors. After a while, Dar told me drive out on the other main road... still q scared but whew beta liao! :) (well, @ least he stopped nagging after a while heh heh) Getting the hang of it... but still thnk I need more practises so as to be able to get the biting point easily... sigh...
But know what, Dar didnt practise w me reversing and parking, so when I drove back the car, I couldnt really parked!!! In e end, I juz parked the car head in; it was slanted but WHO CARES! :P
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Post Valentine...
What a surprise; Darling actually bought me flowers!!! I was really really surprised as he had been bz working the whole day and I couldn't figure out he could have found time to buy the flowers for me! *touched*
Look: 
Pretty?? 3 pink roses to signify "I Love U" :) Thanks so much Dar!!!
& coz it was 小猪头's bday ystd... he gets to take a pic w the flowers too.
Happeee Birthday 小猪头！
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Valentine's Dae
Most people think that this is one of the most over-hyped days of the calenders; expensive meals which may not turn out as nice as normal days; overpriced flowers... for me, though I do agree that it is a tad overhype, it is also another day where we show appreciation to our loved ones whom we may have taken for granted the rest of the year :)
Havent gotten anything for Darling for this Valentine's; did have something in mind but couldn't find anything suitable. And what with the New Year crowds, sleepy is getting tired of going shopping listening to the CNY tunes being replayed over and over again... so I shall resume my search after the hols... who knows, there may be some good deals :P Likewise, Dar has been asking me what I want, but don't really have anything I want in particular so I keep disturbing him by saying that I want another piglet stuff toy just to irritate him :P Coincidentally, when we went to Mustafa couple of days back to buy printer cartridge, I saw the baby version of my 猪仔 & 猪头!!! So cute!!! the smaller version and since I have the big 猪头 & e small 猪头, if I have the baby one it will be like "Do, Re, Me"!!! But of course, couldn't buy them lah, my bed is overcrowded as it is :P
Waiting for Dar to knock off work & pick me up. Dar suddenly remembered that as he has rented his car out, we will be stuck w the van for V-Dae... how totally unromantic!!! Actually I am ok w it lah but Dar asked me 2 ask Daddy if we could borrow his car instead. I was like, "ok then Daddy can drive ur van???" :P anyways Daddy said we cld use the car 2nite... whew! Not that I mind taking the van, but prefer the car coz it is more comfy & can drive faster. :) Actually we don't really have plans tonite; just goin for dinner somewhere and then dropping by Hwee's place laters. So i get the best of both worlds; spending time w my darling and also time w my gfs :) coz V-Dae is also Frenship Dae mah and so we shd also show our appreciation for our frens :) I remember back in JC/Sec school, we would buy little gifts for our frens or write little notes to each other... Really fun!!! n I do believe I still have some of the notes written to me when I was in Sec sch :) I am a v appreciative person ok??? heh
So to all those pp whom I have crossed paths with but have lost touch, do drop me a note, I would love to get in touch w u; & to all my dear dear dear frenz... cheerz to our frenship!!! *hugz* *hugz*
Havent gotten anything for Darling for this Valentine's; did have something in mind but couldn't find anything suitable. And what with the New Year crowds, sleepy is getting tired of going shopping listening to the CNY tunes being replayed over and over again... so I shall resume my search after the hols... who knows, there may be some good deals :P Likewise, Dar has been asking me what I want, but don't really have anything I want in particular so I keep disturbing him by saying that I want another piglet stuff toy just to irritate him :P Coincidentally, when we went to Mustafa couple of days back to buy printer cartridge, I saw the baby version of my 猪仔 & 猪头!!! So cute!!! the smaller version and since I have the big 猪头 & e small 猪头, if I have the baby one it will be like "Do, Re, Me"!!! But of course, couldn't buy them lah, my bed is overcrowded as it is :P
Waiting for Dar to knock off work & pick me up. Dar suddenly remembered that as he has rented his car out, we will be stuck w the van for V-Dae... how totally unromantic!!! Actually I am ok w it lah but Dar asked me 2 ask Daddy if we could borrow his car instead. I was like, "ok then Daddy can drive ur van???" :P anyways Daddy said we cld use the car 2nite... whew! Not that I mind taking the van, but prefer the car coz it is more comfy & can drive faster. :) Actually we don't really have plans tonite; just goin for dinner somewhere and then dropping by Hwee's place laters. So i get the best of both worlds; spending time w my darling and also time w my gfs :) coz V-Dae is also Frenship Dae mah and so we shd also show our appreciation for our frens :) I remember back in JC/Sec school, we would buy little gifts for our frens or write little notes to each other... Really fun!!! n I do believe I still have some of the notes written to me when I was in Sec sch :) I am a v appreciative person ok??? heh
So to all those pp whom I have crossed paths with but have lost touch, do drop me a note, I would love to get in touch w u; & to all my dear dear dear frenz... cheerz to our frenship!!! *hugz* *hugz*
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Babyface
Sleepy has been told umpteenth times that she lks much younger than her age which has prompted her thinking that she shd try to ask for student price @ salons or facial places in future haha. But it has yet to be tried... :P
Luckily Dar also dun exactly lk his age either or it will be kinda like him bringing a 小妹妹 out haha! Guess I took after mummy's genes coz mummy also looked much younger than her age and I remember some of her friends commenting then that she looked much younger than the 4 years diff b/w her and Daddy. And since young, Jie has looked pretty mature; I remember I put this photoshoot of us in my hostel and a fren asked me if she was my aunt!!! gosh!!! I am only like 1.5 years younger than her leh!!! But perhaps when she stands next to babyfaced me, she really looked much older haha.
But in some ways it is not so good to have a babyface coz like Dar says, don't have so much credibility. Especially since I am working in the banks, and sometimes gota explain some policies or procedures to customers and they see me as small fry and immediately say they wana talk to Manager!!! but i am also q gald that I don't hafta entertain their rubbish anymore hee hee. Anyways, this conversation happened in the office the other day when my CSO asked me to go down to override her transaction:
cx: wah, so young can do overidding of transactions ah...
me: (didnt reply as I was checking the transaction)
cx: (cont'd) now staff getting younger, so young already has the authority to overide...
me: (grins) I am not as young as I look...
cx: issit? u r @ the most 30 plus...
me: HUH?? I am not even 30 lors...
Honestly i didn't know whether to be insulted or amused!!! Do i already look 30 plus? How horrifying!!!
Luckily Dar also dun exactly lk his age either or it will be kinda like him bringing a 小妹妹 out haha! Guess I took after mummy's genes coz mummy also looked much younger than her age and I remember some of her friends commenting then that she looked much younger than the 4 years diff b/w her and Daddy. And since young, Jie has looked pretty mature; I remember I put this photoshoot of us in my hostel and a fren asked me if she was my aunt!!! gosh!!! I am only like 1.5 years younger than her leh!!! But perhaps when she stands next to babyfaced me, she really looked much older haha.
But in some ways it is not so good to have a babyface coz like Dar says, don't have so much credibility. Especially since I am working in the banks, and sometimes gota explain some policies or procedures to customers and they see me as small fry and immediately say they wana talk to Manager!!! but i am also q gald that I don't hafta entertain their rubbish anymore hee hee. Anyways, this conversation happened in the office the other day when my CSO asked me to go down to override her transaction:
cx: wah, so young can do overidding of transactions ah...
me: (didnt reply as I was checking the transaction)
cx: (cont'd) now staff getting younger, so young already has the authority to overide...
me: (grins) I am not as young as I look...
cx: issit? u r @ the most 30 plus...
me: HUH?? I am not even 30 lors...
Honestly i didn't know whether to be insulted or amused!!! Do i already look 30 plus? How horrifying!!!
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Driving Lesson #1
Went for my 1st Driving Lesson last nite... driving lesson?? "wat driving lesson" r u asking? well... as Daddy's car is an auto car, I gota relearn how to drive a manual car and having bugged Dar the past couple of days, I was "scheduled" to have my lesson last nite :P
Was the first time driving the car since Dar got the car couple of weeks ago. Was q excited coz m somtimes too lazeee to take public transport to go for tuition and thus a car would be super helpful esp if I needed to travel to various places. :P
So last nite Dar first brought me to the carpark @ Kallang Mc's and then to the carpark around stadium there as the carparks there were much bigger. Was v v v v scared of driving the car coz the car was still new and I was scared that I couldn't control and will slam the car into something; thank goodness that didnt happen! First thing I had to get used to was the clutch; have been driving auto cars ever since I passed my driving test so it was kinda strange to see a 3rd pedal. Next, gota practise releasing the clutch to the biting point before stepping on the accelerator. Initially I was releasing the clutch soooo v slowly, then I realise I could actually release q fast till about 1/2 - 3/4 way before stepping on the accelerator!! Actually I not bad wor, engine didnt stall ok *beams* Then Dar taught me how to change gears; somehow it was smoother when I changed to lower gears. Dar said it is coz when I change to higher gear, I clutch in too fast, so the engine slow dwn liao then I step on the accelerator dat's why no power. Dar also taught me how to stop the car, after I asked stupid question like do i step on the brake first or I change to neutral gear first haha! Finally managed to get the hang of it (although still not v gd) and we were driving around the carpark in circles.
Dar then suggested I drive on Nicoll Highway for while before going home but i vehmently refused!!! Alamak, I thnk I will freak out if I were to drive w other cars on the road!!! Must practise more first... and I thnk I beta go dig out the "P=Plates" to put on the car :P :P :P
Was the first time driving the car since Dar got the car couple of weeks ago. Was q excited coz m somtimes too lazeee to take public transport to go for tuition and thus a car would be super helpful esp if I needed to travel to various places. :P
So last nite Dar first brought me to the carpark @ Kallang Mc's and then to the carpark around stadium there as the carparks there were much bigger. Was v v v v scared of driving the car coz the car was still new and I was scared that I couldn't control and will slam the car into something; thank goodness that didnt happen! First thing I had to get used to was the clutch; have been driving auto cars ever since I passed my driving test so it was kinda strange to see a 3rd pedal. Next, gota practise releasing the clutch to the biting point before stepping on the accelerator. Initially I was releasing the clutch soooo v slowly, then I realise I could actually release q fast till about 1/2 - 3/4 way before stepping on the accelerator!! Actually I not bad wor, engine didnt stall ok *beams* Then Dar taught me how to change gears; somehow it was smoother when I changed to lower gears. Dar said it is coz when I change to higher gear, I clutch in too fast, so the engine slow dwn liao then I step on the accelerator dat's why no power. Dar also taught me how to stop the car, after I asked stupid question like do i step on the brake first or I change to neutral gear first haha! Finally managed to get the hang of it (although still not v gd) and we were driving around the carpark in circles.
Dar then suggested I drive on Nicoll Highway for while before going home but i vehmently refused!!! Alamak, I thnk I will freak out if I were to drive w other cars on the road!!! Must practise more first... and I thnk I beta go dig out the "P=Plates" to put on the car :P :P :P
To be cont'd...
Saturday, January 20, 2007
e Young @ Heart
Sleepy just returned from KaiYe's birthday celebration a while ago which was really interesting. It was kinda like a grassroots events but yet not really if u get wat i mean heh. :P V thankful to Dar for accompanying me there although he was sooooooooooooooo v tired :)
The celebrations was held @ the Geylang United Football Club in Bedok of which Kaiye is a member. (incidentally that building used to be a theatre. i didn't realise until Dar pointed out the big screen to me!!!) When we passed by on our way to park the car, I noticed a group of pp @ the door and I thot that they were Kaiye's invitees, but they were not; they were pp looking at football on the screen or something hee hee. Was v v v surprised to see Kaiye coz he was dressed in suit and bowtie; was the 1st time I saw him like dat heh. Dar was also v surprised to see him dressed dat way. And Dar is so cute, he passed the wine we bought for kaiye and then he spoke to Kaiye in chinese which had me telling Dar that Kaiye's chinese sux and Kaiye reiterated in a string of broken chinese haha!! Anyways as Kaiye is turning (or has turned) 60, the theme of the party was "Swinging 60s". Q cute rites, i mean who would imagine a 60 year old guy having a bday celebration w a theme and asking everyone to dress like the 60s!!! Well most of the grassroots didnt but kaiye's daughters n her frens/cousins did so it was q interesting.
There was also a live band there... ok not really lah, juz a keyboardist/guitarist w 2 singers. They sang mostly oldies which the crowd q enjoyed. And to our surprise, Kaiye's daughters organised some games for the guests!!! It was q hilarious. Of course we didn't join in but we watched them playing the game and had a really gd laugh!!! There was this game where the groups were given a piece of paper and they are supposed to cut a hole such that a person can go through the paper. And in 1 group there was this really skinny guy who was the model and who had to "squirm" his way through the paper. It had everyone laughing their heads off. The next game was also v funny; the groups had to do a relay w a safetypin held between the player's knees. Watching some of the players hop or trying to walk to the other side really tickled us to the bones!!! And after the games, whilst the 2nd group of singers sang, the guests took to the dance floor. Pity I left before Kaiye made his moves... i m sure i wld haf had a gd luff :P
It was great to see these much older folks (compared to me lah!) enjoying themselves tremendously. I would never have thought that there would be games and dancing as well. It seems that the older pp are getting younger @ heart whilst the supposed young pp r getting more drained and tires easily... how now brown cow? :P To be surrounded by his friends and loved ones in this celebration, I am sure Kaiye had a great time. I wonder who will be celebrating my 60th birthday w me?!?!? :P
PS: Bro Bear, in ans to your comment, my life has not been v interesting of late and I was told that pp have grown tired of my complaints :P
The celebrations was held @ the Geylang United Football Club in Bedok of which Kaiye is a member. (incidentally that building used to be a theatre. i didn't realise until Dar pointed out the big screen to me!!!) When we passed by on our way to park the car, I noticed a group of pp @ the door and I thot that they were Kaiye's invitees, but they were not; they were pp looking at football on the screen or something hee hee. Was v v v surprised to see Kaiye coz he was dressed in suit and bowtie; was the 1st time I saw him like dat heh. Dar was also v surprised to see him dressed dat way. And Dar is so cute, he passed the wine we bought for kaiye and then he spoke to Kaiye in chinese which had me telling Dar that Kaiye's chinese sux and Kaiye reiterated in a string of broken chinese haha!! Anyways as Kaiye is turning (or has turned) 60, the theme of the party was "Swinging 60s". Q cute rites, i mean who would imagine a 60 year old guy having a bday celebration w a theme and asking everyone to dress like the 60s!!! Well most of the grassroots didnt but kaiye's daughters n her frens/cousins did so it was q interesting.
There was also a live band there... ok not really lah, juz a keyboardist/guitarist w 2 singers. They sang mostly oldies which the crowd q enjoyed. And to our surprise, Kaiye's daughters organised some games for the guests!!! It was q hilarious. Of course we didn't join in but we watched them playing the game and had a really gd laugh!!! There was this game where the groups were given a piece of paper and they are supposed to cut a hole such that a person can go through the paper. And in 1 group there was this really skinny guy who was the model and who had to "squirm" his way through the paper. It had everyone laughing their heads off. The next game was also v funny; the groups had to do a relay w a safetypin held between the player's knees. Watching some of the players hop or trying to walk to the other side really tickled us to the bones!!! And after the games, whilst the 2nd group of singers sang, the guests took to the dance floor. Pity I left before Kaiye made his moves... i m sure i wld haf had a gd luff :P
It was great to see these much older folks (compared to me lah!) enjoying themselves tremendously. I would never have thought that there would be games and dancing as well. It seems that the older pp are getting younger @ heart whilst the supposed young pp r getting more drained and tires easily... how now brown cow? :P To be surrounded by his friends and loved ones in this celebration, I am sure Kaiye had a great time. I wonder who will be celebrating my 60th birthday w me?!?!? :P
PS: Bro Bear, in ans to your comment, my life has not been v interesting of late and I was told that pp have grown tired of my complaints :P
Sunday, January 07, 2007
1 week into 2007
The first week of 2007 is over... so has anyone's resolutions been fulfilled yet??? :P
2007 started q okily for sleepy... Went to watch "Curse of the Golden Flower" w Dar on NYE which he didnt really like but i found it ok lah... Then went to meet his cousin @ some pub along Robertson Quay thereabouts. Missed the fireworks though... fren said dat it was rather gd this year... damn... n we were still wondering how come no fireworks this year as we drove out of Orchard Rd heh.
Didnt do much on New Year's Day... was happily catching up on my sleep and chatting w Mangojo online. Such a blurbloke she is... asked her if she was free then she never replied n she had e nerve to tell me she thot i asked her if she was free on e 2nd!!! Alamak... old pp... tsk tsk!! haha Went for KaiYe's RC Gathering. Yep Yep... even though I have already left PA for 1.5 years, they still invited me back *touched* and anyways I didnt want Kaiye to msg me on the day after "scolding" me why I never turn up hee. And they were real happeee to see me... n me likewise lah :) still miss the days of working w them; they may not be the best committee I have worked w in PA (still think TKNC is e best!!) but they were the comittee that I was closest to most of them and they really super dote on me man! Was telling Dar that they kept asking 3 same qn; 1) how r u, 2) where's ur bf & 3) when r u getting married haha!!! Had to "assure" them that I will definitely invite them to my wedding IF i do get married heh. But also v touched to see their concern isn't just for me alone, also for Dar... thanks folks!!!
On the 2nd, finally got to meet up w Hwee who was back for a short stint before flying to Shanghai. Joined her and her frenz for karaoke but we did more chatting then singing heh. And laters in e nite, met her and Siping for a quick drink @ Walas. And just heard fr her that she will be back for a 2 week break for CNY!!! happee happee!!! gota catch up then! :)
Also had some little surprises in my mailbox; received an email fr my JC classmates attempting to link everyone up!!! Gosh... except for Shanster, i havent seen the rest of them since we graduated!!! Really hope that we will be able to meet up or something... i remember this super hilarious time when the whole class went Tony Romas haha!! Still tryin to thnk who else was in our class hehheh... also sent out mails to 2 of my ex sec sch mates n received reply fr 1 of them who is now based in NY :)
So 2007 started w a lot of catching up w pp which is 1 of my resolutions; to keep in close touch w moi friends. And maybe catch up w those friends that I haven't seen in ages. So friends... let's catch up ya? :)
Oh n have a great year ahead everyone!!! :)
2007 started q okily for sleepy... Went to watch "Curse of the Golden Flower" w Dar on NYE which he didnt really like but i found it ok lah... Then went to meet his cousin @ some pub along Robertson Quay thereabouts. Missed the fireworks though... fren said dat it was rather gd this year... damn... n we were still wondering how come no fireworks this year as we drove out of Orchard Rd heh.
Didnt do much on New Year's Day... was happily catching up on my sleep and chatting w Mangojo online. Such a blurbloke she is... asked her if she was free then she never replied n she had e nerve to tell me she thot i asked her if she was free on e 2nd!!! Alamak... old pp... tsk tsk!! haha Went for KaiYe's RC Gathering. Yep Yep... even though I have already left PA for 1.5 years, they still invited me back *touched* and anyways I didnt want Kaiye to msg me on the day after "scolding" me why I never turn up hee. And they were real happeee to see me... n me likewise lah :) still miss the days of working w them; they may not be the best committee I have worked w in PA (still think TKNC is e best!!) but they were the comittee that I was closest to most of them and they really super dote on me man! Was telling Dar that they kept asking 3 same qn; 1) how r u, 2) where's ur bf & 3) when r u getting married haha!!! Had to "assure" them that I will definitely invite them to my wedding IF i do get married heh. But also v touched to see their concern isn't just for me alone, also for Dar... thanks folks!!!
On the 2nd, finally got to meet up w Hwee who was back for a short stint before flying to Shanghai. Joined her and her frenz for karaoke but we did more chatting then singing heh. And laters in e nite, met her and Siping for a quick drink @ Walas. And just heard fr her that she will be back for a 2 week break for CNY!!! happee happee!!! gota catch up then! :)
Also had some little surprises in my mailbox; received an email fr my JC classmates attempting to link everyone up!!! Gosh... except for Shanster, i havent seen the rest of them since we graduated!!! Really hope that we will be able to meet up or something... i remember this super hilarious time when the whole class went Tony Romas haha!! Still tryin to thnk who else was in our class hehheh... also sent out mails to 2 of my ex sec sch mates n received reply fr 1 of them who is now based in NY :)
So 2007 started w a lot of catching up w pp which is 1 of my resolutions; to keep in close touch w moi friends. And maybe catch up w those friends that I haven't seen in ages. So friends... let's catch up ya? :)
Oh n have a great year ahead everyone!!! :)
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Kim Gek... & Proud to be one :)
Last Thurs was a very nostalgic nite for me; a nite where it brought together some friends I spent most of my school years with and whom I havent seen in ages; a nite where I caught up with a LOT of my old teachers; a nite where memories of my school days were brought back so clearly in my mind; a nite where we all remembered that no matter where we are, we are still the "Kim Geks" that we have been moulded into; a nite where we gave our heartfelt thanks to the woman who helped so much in our formative years to make us who we are today...
After being the principal of SCGS for the past 28 years, Miss Heng will be retiring @ the end of this year and thus a dinner was held in her honour last Thurs. However... as usual... sleepy was late (no thanks to the rain & horrid jam @ orchard road) and thus missed her speech :( Was just in time for the dinner... but it seems that no one had the food in mind... and the food was actually not bad!!! Most of us were table hopping around and catching up with all the teachers; some of them still teaching in SC but some of whom have left but came back to pay tribute to Miss Heng. Due to work schedule, it is rather difficult to go back to visit the teachers, used to do that once in a while and I missed the times when I did relief teaching back in SC *wistful* and it is AMAZING how most of the teachers look exactly how they were when they were teaching us!!! Got hwee to comment that perhaps teaching was not such a s-t-r-e-s-s-f-u-l- job afterall heh!! actually I don't think so, just thnk that comparatively, we were easier to teach than the kids of nowadays (no offense!!) And teachers have really good memories as most of them can remember us, well maybe not the name, but if we tell them the year or class, they could very well tell us some of the things that we did!! Like how my former A-Maths teacher commented that we were a v naughty class and that she thought that we didn't like her!!! But dat's not true... like I was telling Dar... I feel that my class was the naughty but rather smart class, that's why all the teachers "bo bian" :P And it was very heartwarming when they asked us what we are doing now, and being so proud of us!
I almost didn't become a student of SC... mummy used to tell me that she actually wanted to enrol Jie in St. Joseph's Convent as it was nearer my house but 1 of her colleagues recommended SC and she decided to enroll Jie there... and being siblings she enrolled me there too!! Thanks mummy!!! My 10 years there are days where I look back fondly upon, the teachers were great; not only did they make the lessons interesting, they also instilled in us the values which we still hold today. Though so long ago, I can still vividly remember some of the things that happened in class!!! :) And it is also there that I know my closest gfs; Dora, Siping, Huiwen & Youping... whom have been w me thru my ups & dwns, listening to my complaints and giving me advice and just keeping me company... thanks babes!!!
I guess when pp think about SCGS, they will think about the school in Orchard Road and our "pinafore without the shirt inside". And though most other pp have a lot of comments about our school Uniform, we are v proud of our uniforms... it's very unique isnt it?? ;) And I was very lucky to have studied @ the premises in Orchard Road (now the Australian Int'l School or something). Though it was a small premise, it was v v cozy such that everyone knew everyone else!!! I miss the old school building and I remember on the last day of school there, we went around taking photos!! Had the chance to study in the new school for half a year, it was huge but I guess being that everything was new and all, wasn't really used to the new compound...
Really sad that Miss Heng will be retiring; future SC gals will be missing out on her dedication and leadership but I am sure the past and present SC gals will always remember what she has done for the school and for us gals. It is small wonder that when we have daughters ourselves, we are definitely goin to enrol them in SCGS!!
That the sky is blue
After being the principal of SCGS for the past 28 years, Miss Heng will be retiring @ the end of this year and thus a dinner was held in her honour last Thurs. However... as usual... sleepy was late (no thanks to the rain & horrid jam @ orchard road) and thus missed her speech :( Was just in time for the dinner... but it seems that no one had the food in mind... and the food was actually not bad!!! Most of us were table hopping around and catching up with all the teachers; some of them still teaching in SC but some of whom have left but came back to pay tribute to Miss Heng. Due to work schedule, it is rather difficult to go back to visit the teachers, used to do that once in a while and I missed the times when I did relief teaching back in SC *wistful* and it is AMAZING how most of the teachers look exactly how they were when they were teaching us!!! Got hwee to comment that perhaps teaching was not such a s-t-r-e-s-s-f-u-l- job afterall heh!! actually I don't think so, just thnk that comparatively, we were easier to teach than the kids of nowadays (no offense!!) And teachers have really good memories as most of them can remember us, well maybe not the name, but if we tell them the year or class, they could very well tell us some of the things that we did!! Like how my former A-Maths teacher commented that we were a v naughty class and that she thought that we didn't like her!!! But dat's not true... like I was telling Dar... I feel that my class was the naughty but rather smart class, that's why all the teachers "bo bian" :P And it was very heartwarming when they asked us what we are doing now, and being so proud of us!
I almost didn't become a student of SC... mummy used to tell me that she actually wanted to enrol Jie in St. Joseph's Convent as it was nearer my house but 1 of her colleagues recommended SC and she decided to enroll Jie there... and being siblings she enrolled me there too!! Thanks mummy!!! My 10 years there are days where I look back fondly upon, the teachers were great; not only did they make the lessons interesting, they also instilled in us the values which we still hold today. Though so long ago, I can still vividly remember some of the things that happened in class!!! :) And it is also there that I know my closest gfs; Dora, Siping, Huiwen & Youping... whom have been w me thru my ups & dwns, listening to my complaints and giving me advice and just keeping me company... thanks babes!!!
I guess when pp think about SCGS, they will think about the school in Orchard Road and our "pinafore without the shirt inside". And though most other pp have a lot of comments about our school Uniform, we are v proud of our uniforms... it's very unique isnt it?? ;) And I was very lucky to have studied @ the premises in Orchard Road (now the Australian Int'l School or something). Though it was a small premise, it was v v cozy such that everyone knew everyone else!!! I miss the old school building and I remember on the last day of school there, we went around taking photos!! Had the chance to study in the new school for half a year, it was huge but I guess being that everything was new and all, wasn't really used to the new compound...
Really sad that Miss Heng will be retiring; future SC gals will be missing out on her dedication and leadership but I am sure the past and present SC gals will always remember what she has done for the school and for us gals. It is small wonder that when we have daughters ourselves, we are definitely goin to enrol them in SCGS!!
Glad that I live am I
That the sky is blueGlad for the country lanes
And the fall of dew
After the sun the rain
After the rain the sun
This is the way of life
Till the work be done
All that we need to do
Be we low or high
Is to see that we grow
Nearer the sky
~school song~
Monday, December 18, 2006
Interesting Sat
Sat mornings are usually rather quiet; well crowds can suddenly come in but is nothing unmanageable. Last Sat was no exception; and sleepy was rather free as there were 3 (technically 4 but 1 went dwnstairs to help but she helped me cut cheques in the am heh heh) officers working so sleepy was kinda e "extra" officer :) But some "exceptional" incidents happened...
Firstly, the aircon suddenly dieded on us around 8.45 am. Still didnt realise until my teller asked me how come there's no aircon. Had to dig for the number to call for the aircon guy to come but the silly guy didnt switch on his handphone and no one picked up the office numbers listed. Oh dear!!! Thought that perhaps it was a tad bit early and that maybe there will be someone picking up the phone after 9 but NO!!! By this time, it was real stuffy out front; and the poor tellers were perspiring like mad as they had to wear jackets and had to resort to fanning themselves with brochures!! Luckily there weren't many customers or it would have had been worse!! Thankfully, finally managed to get the office gal and thankfully they were quite prompt in coming dwn... apparantly 1 of the units above us had a short-circuit or something, thereby affecting us.
But the more exciting thing was... my teller spotted a counterfeit $100 note!!! And got the whole office rather excited coz most of us havn't seen a counterfeit note before. It was a rather bad counterfeit for a few reasons:
1) it was smaller than the real $100 note;
2) the texture was super super smooth;
3) u know when u hold up the note to light and u'll be able to see the head of Yusof Ishak in the lite? For the counterfeit, it could be clearly seen and it was a cartoon cariature form!!!
On further analysing, it was q clear that the culprits used colour photostapting machine to produce the note but yet somehow, they managed to make the hologram feature on the note. The uncle who banked in the note claimed that he received it from a foreigner who boarded his cab; and he was rather upset that he had been cheated. But what to do, we have to send the note to MAS/BOC and see where it goes from there.
So everyone... OPEN ur eyes big big ya? :)
Firstly, the aircon suddenly dieded on us around 8.45 am. Still didnt realise until my teller asked me how come there's no aircon. Had to dig for the number to call for the aircon guy to come but the silly guy didnt switch on his handphone and no one picked up the office numbers listed. Oh dear!!! Thought that perhaps it was a tad bit early and that maybe there will be someone picking up the phone after 9 but NO!!! By this time, it was real stuffy out front; and the poor tellers were perspiring like mad as they had to wear jackets and had to resort to fanning themselves with brochures!! Luckily there weren't many customers or it would have had been worse!! Thankfully, finally managed to get the office gal and thankfully they were quite prompt in coming dwn... apparantly 1 of the units above us had a short-circuit or something, thereby affecting us.
But the more exciting thing was... my teller spotted a counterfeit $100 note!!! And got the whole office rather excited coz most of us havn't seen a counterfeit note before. It was a rather bad counterfeit for a few reasons:
1) it was smaller than the real $100 note;
2) the texture was super super smooth;
3) u know when u hold up the note to light and u'll be able to see the head of Yusof Ishak in the lite? For the counterfeit, it could be clearly seen and it was a cartoon cariature form!!!
On further analysing, it was q clear that the culprits used colour photostapting machine to produce the note but yet somehow, they managed to make the hologram feature on the note. The uncle who banked in the note claimed that he received it from a foreigner who boarded his cab; and he was rather upset that he had been cheated. But what to do, we have to send the note to MAS/BOC and see where it goes from there.
So everyone... OPEN ur eyes big big ya? :)
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Bidding Farewell
Last Friday marks the last day that I would be working with 2 of my nicer and closer colleagues; they will be starting work @ the new branch come tomorrow. And though the branch is only just a short distance away, it was v sad to have to see them go. Had the "official" farewell for them on Thursday as my manager was not around on Friday and it was such a tearful farewell!!! Most of us so scared of spilling tears that we quickly dispersed from the "scene of crime" choosing to hide inside the office instead.
Veron was the Cash Officer @ the branch and having to be the alternate Cash Officer, I learnt a lot of things from her. Added to that, she is extremely helpful, patient and doesnt throw her temper around. It was really a joy to work w her as she would go out of her way to help me especially when blur me never knew how to answer the questions posed by my tellers or find numbers to pp in other departments for me. She is also very appreciative even when small little things r done for her. like help her to check reports or something and it is these little things that shows the goodness in a person.
As for Julia, though just a teller in the branch, her wealth of knowlege is amazing!!! Even beta than me heh heh!!! And I really admire her dedication to her work whether it is to solve customers' problems to little things like ordering stationery n blah for the branch. She also knows when not to call respective officers for overidding and that is 1 of the things I am most appreciative of... workwise. Guess both of us being "horses" kinda brought us closer also. Find myself telling her about my problems w Dar or about my friends and her concern shows *touched* and though she can be rather frank & straightforward, know it is for the gd of us as only true friends will want u to be beta rites? Thanks my dear, and I will learn to be more careful w my work and find out the correct information before giving out and I will also try to act more like an officer :P :P :P
It is never easy bidding farewell; day to day affairs have now become memories albeit nice ones. M gona miss them a lot... not only are they wonderful wonderful colleagues, it is the easy camaderie we have and the dependability that I am going to miss most. Made a mental note to stay in touch, but sometimes it is not easy what with everyone's busy schedule. Nonetheless, I shall not say "bye bye" here but "see you again". Take care...
Veron was the Cash Officer @ the branch and having to be the alternate Cash Officer, I learnt a lot of things from her. Added to that, she is extremely helpful, patient and doesnt throw her temper around. It was really a joy to work w her as she would go out of her way to help me especially when blur me never knew how to answer the questions posed by my tellers or find numbers to pp in other departments for me. She is also very appreciative even when small little things r done for her. like help her to check reports or something and it is these little things that shows the goodness in a person.
As for Julia, though just a teller in the branch, her wealth of knowlege is amazing!!! Even beta than me heh heh!!! And I really admire her dedication to her work whether it is to solve customers' problems to little things like ordering stationery n blah for the branch. She also knows when not to call respective officers for overidding and that is 1 of the things I am most appreciative of... workwise. Guess both of us being "horses" kinda brought us closer also. Find myself telling her about my problems w Dar or about my friends and her concern shows *touched* and though she can be rather frank & straightforward, know it is for the gd of us as only true friends will want u to be beta rites? Thanks my dear, and I will learn to be more careful w my work and find out the correct information before giving out and I will also try to act more like an officer :P :P :P
It is never easy bidding farewell; day to day affairs have now become memories albeit nice ones. M gona miss them a lot... not only are they wonderful wonderful colleagues, it is the easy camaderie we have and the dependability that I am going to miss most. Made a mental note to stay in touch, but sometimes it is not easy what with everyone's busy schedule. Nonetheless, I shall not say "bye bye" here but "see you again". Take care...
Sunday, December 03, 2006
New Wheels
Darling collected his new car on Fri :) :) :) n I kinda insisted that he came to pick me up after work just so that I could sit in the new car hee :P
Almost couldnt recognise the car coz I couldn't really recognise the colour; it looks grey but it is called purplish grey or something... so strange haha!! Managed to recognise the car by the car number; actually could have gotten the car earlier but Dar didn't like the number "5" so requested to wait for number "7" which is his favourite number. But like murphy's law, when u don't want n it happens; the 2nd number of the car plate was "5"!!! Dar was q disappointed heh. Car had the nice car smell but other than that it was q simple, we were q shocked to realise that there weren't additional lights above the driver and front passenger seats. Intially when I was sitting @ the back seat, felt the space pretty cramp but then I concluded that it was coz Dar & his fren shifted the seats WAY back!! heh
So now Dar gota "drive-in" the car. My only qualms is dat it is a M-A-N-U-A-L car and I haven't driven a Manual car since I passed my driving test eons ago so I will definitely need many many lessons *groanz* N i m actually q apprehensive to drive the car now coz it is new & I m scared that I cant control the clutch so guess Dar will be driving the new car more often. But Dar's hasn't managed to sell his old car which means I can still drive only that being a continental car it is q heavy... added to that that Daddy is out of town this week, e 2 of us r really spoilt for choices what vehicle to drive :P:P:P anyone wana rent a car 4 a week? :P
Almost couldnt recognise the car coz I couldn't really recognise the colour; it looks grey but it is called purplish grey or something... so strange haha!! Managed to recognise the car by the car number; actually could have gotten the car earlier but Dar didn't like the number "5" so requested to wait for number "7" which is his favourite number. But like murphy's law, when u don't want n it happens; the 2nd number of the car plate was "5"!!! Dar was q disappointed heh. Car had the nice car smell but other than that it was q simple, we were q shocked to realise that there weren't additional lights above the driver and front passenger seats. Intially when I was sitting @ the back seat, felt the space pretty cramp but then I concluded that it was coz Dar & his fren shifted the seats WAY back!! heh
So now Dar gota "drive-in" the car. My only qualms is dat it is a M-A-N-U-A-L car and I haven't driven a Manual car since I passed my driving test eons ago so I will definitely need many many lessons *groanz* N i m actually q apprehensive to drive the car now coz it is new & I m scared that I cant control the clutch so guess Dar will be driving the new car more often. But Dar's hasn't managed to sell his old car which means I can still drive only that being a continental car it is q heavy... added to that that Daddy is out of town this week, e 2 of us r really spoilt for choices what vehicle to drive :P:P:P anyone wana rent a car 4 a week? :P
Sunday, November 26, 2006
梁静茹签唱会
Went with Mangojo to the 梁静茹签唱会 compliments of tickets given by Shanster. :) thanks gal!
Mangojo came to pick me up and we arrived @ Expo ard 3pm admist the pouring rain. As we towards the Hall, noticed a lot of ushers helping to control traffic and blah. Intially thot "Wah, so happening ah, they expecting so many pp dat's why need ushers" but then realised it is coz there's a church there... which also explains why, the ushers "disappeared" halfway along our journey hee. Was expecting a looooooooooooooong queue so q surprised that the queue was NOT that long, guess it was partly coz of the rain bah.
The time stated on the ticket read 4pm so we were anticipating that we would be able to go in by around 330 pm. Good company helps in times like this when time seems to c-r-e-e-p by... and of course the crowd around u. There was this lady standing behind us and I intially thought that she was a Malay coz she had this scarf which she used as a head scarf... and she was q dark. Anyways she kept complaining about how the organisers couldnt let us go in and sit down first... and apparantly she q playing w her scarf and it kept "flicking" on Mangojo haha!! And @ ard 330 thereabouts, seeing how we were still not allowed into the hall, she actually went in to ask the organisers when they r letting us in!!! gosh!!! Reminds me of last year when I went to Star Awards w my colleague; there was this guy who kept on complaining about waiting n scolding the gf 4 dragging him here n how he was not goin 2 come next year; goin 2 leave half-way n blah... but we saw him @ e end of the awards haha! :P
True to the organisers' words, trickles of the crowd were let in @ 350pm. As they wanted to let the pp in in batches, the crowd was stopped from entering the hall about 6 pp in front of us, which resulted in the aunty in front of us commenting why pp we were stopped fr goin in!! Alamak... ugly singaporeans ah!!! Then when we were inside, somehow 2 queues fr formed before the entrance of the main hall and lady w pink scarf kept asking the hubby/bf “为什么有两条？我们可以排那边吗？”and she asked this a few times within the short 3 min we were there and got frantic when she saw pp joining that queue!!! And when we finally got into the main hall, she was rushing in front whilst Mangojo and I were happily strolling to e less crowded area n finding seats. PIANGZ!!! Bet she wld haf rushed RITE to e front :P
So much of complaints... really did enjoy the showcase presented by Fish. (although was a little pissed intially coz we were forced to move due to the messy planning of the organisers which resulted in having 2 tall men sitting in front of Sleepy n blocking her precious view... luckily the guy in front finally decided to slouch a bit yipee!!) She sounds as good as the CD and she seems warm and sincere, and u cld tell that she really enjoys to sing :) Q like the songs in her new album as well... muz rem 2 borrow the CD fr Dar's fren as well as 2 pester pp to make the ring tone for me hee hee. She's gona haf a concert next year... feel like goin heh... Shao Ye helped to duplicate her previous convert VCD 4 me & I thot it was rather gd... but muz see if the hole in my pocket can be sewed up first :P or anyone wana sponsor???
And had a really gd time w Mangojo... hafnt seen her since Deepavali & so was exchanging gossip and telling her about my latest encounter w CB. & I know we r gona meet up soon... to go shoppin when the sales r here or 2 go HelloKittyland rites??? :P
Mangojo came to pick me up and we arrived @ Expo ard 3pm admist the pouring rain. As we towards the Hall, noticed a lot of ushers helping to control traffic and blah. Intially thot "Wah, so happening ah, they expecting so many pp dat's why need ushers" but then realised it is coz there's a church there... which also explains why, the ushers "disappeared" halfway along our journey hee. Was expecting a looooooooooooooong queue so q surprised that the queue was NOT that long, guess it was partly coz of the rain bah.
The time stated on the ticket read 4pm so we were anticipating that we would be able to go in by around 330 pm. Good company helps in times like this when time seems to c-r-e-e-p by... and of course the crowd around u. There was this lady standing behind us and I intially thought that she was a Malay coz she had this scarf which she used as a head scarf... and she was q dark. Anyways she kept complaining about how the organisers couldnt let us go in and sit down first... and apparantly she q playing w her scarf and it kept "flicking" on Mangojo haha!! And @ ard 330 thereabouts, seeing how we were still not allowed into the hall, she actually went in to ask the organisers when they r letting us in!!! gosh!!! Reminds me of last year when I went to Star Awards w my colleague; there was this guy who kept on complaining about waiting n scolding the gf 4 dragging him here n how he was not goin 2 come next year; goin 2 leave half-way n blah... but we saw him @ e end of the awards haha! :P
True to the organisers' words, trickles of the crowd were let in @ 350pm. As they wanted to let the pp in in batches, the crowd was stopped from entering the hall about 6 pp in front of us, which resulted in the aunty in front of us commenting why pp we were stopped fr goin in!! Alamak... ugly singaporeans ah!!! Then when we were inside, somehow 2 queues fr formed before the entrance of the main hall and lady w pink scarf kept asking the hubby/bf “为什么有两条？我们可以排那边吗？”and she asked this a few times within the short 3 min we were there and got frantic when she saw pp joining that queue!!! And when we finally got into the main hall, she was rushing in front whilst Mangojo and I were happily strolling to e less crowded area n finding seats. PIANGZ!!! Bet she wld haf rushed RITE to e front :P
So much of complaints... really did enjoy the showcase presented by Fish. (although was a little pissed intially coz we were forced to move due to the messy planning of the organisers which resulted in having 2 tall men sitting in front of Sleepy n blocking her precious view... luckily the guy in front finally decided to slouch a bit yipee!!) She sounds as good as the CD and she seems warm and sincere, and u cld tell that she really enjoys to sing :) Q like the songs in her new album as well... muz rem 2 borrow the CD fr Dar's fren as well as 2 pester pp to make the ring tone for me hee hee. She's gona haf a concert next year... feel like goin heh... Shao Ye helped to duplicate her previous convert VCD 4 me & I thot it was rather gd... but muz see if the hole in my pocket can be sewed up first :P or anyone wana sponsor???
And had a really gd time w Mangojo... hafnt seen her since Deepavali & so was exchanging gossip and telling her about my latest encounter w CB. & I know we r gona meet up soon... to go shoppin when the sales r here or 2 go HelloKittyland rites??? :P
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Twitch Twitch
The skin juz below sleepy's left eye has been twitching for the past couple of days. Not that it is uncomfy... but it juz feels strange having it twitch on and off the whole day :( I tried to massage/press my fingers to the area to "calm" it down but it still comes back after a while. 1 of my colleagues say it is due to lack of sleep whilst another says that i am goin to strike lottery/toto!!! But then... I don't even buy them!!! I have heard before that if your eyebrows twitch, it means that something bad is goin to happen but not the area under the eye leh... anyone has any probable suggestions??
Was on course on Thurs & Fri; good break from work and the course ended v early on both days so it was double plus points. Unlike in PA where we could choose which courses we wanted to go to; now we don't have any choice. We only have certain dates that we can go for courses and that in itself is planned by the manager. Which sucks coz I don't like going for courses where I don't know anyone. But luckily this course comprised mostly of young officers who joined within the last 2 years and some of them I knew so all in all it was q fun. Got to know new people as well so now I have more kakis when goin for courses/briefings :) Realised also that everyone is v disiplined (not like me!!) arrive for course on time; don't take too long for breaks; don't chat whilst the coordinator is talking and don't give silly answers... unlike the PA courses... heh heh... issit the culture of the organisation or the influence of friends?? :P
Was on course on Thurs & Fri; good break from work and the course ended v early on both days so it was double plus points. Unlike in PA where we could choose which courses we wanted to go to; now we don't have any choice. We only have certain dates that we can go for courses and that in itself is planned by the manager. Which sucks coz I don't like going for courses where I don't know anyone. But luckily this course comprised mostly of young officers who joined within the last 2 years and some of them I knew so all in all it was q fun. Got to know new people as well so now I have more kakis when goin for courses/briefings :) Realised also that everyone is v disiplined (not like me!!) arrive for course on time; don't take too long for breaks; don't chat whilst the coordinator is talking and don't give silly answers... unlike the PA courses... heh heh... issit the culture of the organisation or the influence of friends?? :P
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Conversation Tool
It is funny how some things can become a conversation starter. Like a piece of clothing, having the latest gadget hairstyle... blah blah blah... how about a $50 note??
Darling picked me up from tuition today coz lazeee me cldnt b bothered to go home and get the car (and anyways the tank was close to empty... AGAIN!!!) and as I havn't had dinner and he only ate a bit, decided to grab a bite @ the Circuit Road food centre next to MacPherson CC. We didnt have very much choices as there were mostly vegetarian stalls down there and we didn't exactly wana eat vegetarian. Anyways in the midst of my meal, passed Darling the old $50 note he wanted and he conveniently put it on the table as he didn't bring his wallet down. We were chatting away when I noticed the drinks stall uncle eyeing something on our table and I thought he was looking @ Darling's phone or something. Then he picked up his spectacles and walked even closer to our table..
Uncle: "那个是旧的50块啊？”
Dar: “是啊。。。”
Uncle:“哇！现在很难看到这种50块了hor。。。”
Dar: “A nor... (pointing to me) 她在银行做工，人家进钱给的。。。”
Uncle: “Orrhh... 难怪啦。。。”
Me: “Uncle, 你要吗？”
Uncle: “我跟你换50对50就ok。。。”(laughs)
Afterwhich we didnt answer coz uncle went to sit down liao. We continued to chat and then this cleaner lady came up to us with the same exclaimation and roughly the same story goes. But this lady is v cute, when she heard that I work in a bank, she actually asked me to keep a lookout for the $50 bird and ship series for her and left her contact number with me so that I can call her if I have it!!! And she insisted that she would treat me to coffee when I come and pass her the money heh heh. Now I am worried that I don't have enought of these to circulate around as Dar and his best fren also ask me to keep a lookout for them... *frets*
Btw, have any of u seen the orchid series before?? It is a wonder that some pp still have these notes!!! They muz be when I was just born coz I can only remember the bird and ship series...
Darling picked me up from tuition today coz lazeee me cldnt b bothered to go home and get the car (and anyways the tank was close to empty... AGAIN!!!) and as I havn't had dinner and he only ate a bit, decided to grab a bite @ the Circuit Road food centre next to MacPherson CC. We didnt have very much choices as there were mostly vegetarian stalls down there and we didn't exactly wana eat vegetarian. Anyways in the midst of my meal, passed Darling the old $50 note he wanted and he conveniently put it on the table as he didn't bring his wallet down. We were chatting away when I noticed the drinks stall uncle eyeing something on our table and I thought he was looking @ Darling's phone or something. Then he picked up his spectacles and walked even closer to our table..
Uncle: "那个是旧的50块啊？”
Dar: “是啊。。。”
Uncle:“哇！现在很难看到这种50块了hor。。。”
Dar: “A nor... (pointing to me) 她在银行做工，人家进钱给的。。。”
Uncle: “Orrhh... 难怪啦。。。”
Me: “Uncle, 你要吗？”
Uncle: “我跟你换50对50就ok。。。”(laughs)
Afterwhich we didnt answer coz uncle went to sit down liao. We continued to chat and then this cleaner lady came up to us with the same exclaimation and roughly the same story goes. But this lady is v cute, when she heard that I work in a bank, she actually asked me to keep a lookout for the $50 bird and ship series for her and left her contact number with me so that I can call her if I have it!!! And she insisted that she would treat me to coffee when I come and pass her the money heh heh. Now I am worried that I don't have enought of these to circulate around as Dar and his best fren also ask me to keep a lookout for them... *frets*
Btw, have any of u seen the orchid series before?? It is a wonder that some pp still have these notes!!! They muz be when I was just born coz I can only remember the bird and ship series...
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
New Trend??
issit a new trend?? couple of friends have decided to change blog sites recently (incidentally we were all users of the friendster blog hee). Being a super nice gal n an even super friend, sleepy has dutifully updated the links. Check out the links on the rite :))
Has also added a super dear friend of mine to my links... Yoz HW... how's Amsterdam??
Has also added a super dear friend of mine to my links... Yoz HW... how's Amsterdam??
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