wat i really wish to do if i won e toto..

wat i really wish to do if i won e toto is 2 buy an island & have a small resort...where i can provide diving, & have e place 4 pple 2 rent 4 their wedding...pple really do spend alot during weddings...

i wish e toto prize was mine....

wedding jie mei...

had a really tiring wkend...helping my x-colic wif her wedding...

sme o e jie meis really juz there 2 make up e nos...haizz...but nvm la..all was fun...if my dym didnt come tt wld b perfect...

e bros were all gamed, & tt pretty much was alot o fun...=)

food was not fantastic at fullerton considering how much it cost!

but guess cy must b quite happy so congrats again!!!=)

travelling again...

MERRY X'MAS & A BLESSED 2009...

nx yr will b gg on 2 trips...

5-16 feb will b gg australia...

4-11 mar will b gg manado (cocotinos)...

gals, if u 1 2 go diving...can let me know...=)

名分都没有。。。

说到工作，真的是很生气。。很多人都说我这份工作很好。。工钱高又这么空闲。。真的是空闲到我都不知道要做什么好。。。我们不是想翘脚白白拿钱。。是他们根本都没有想好要我们来干嘛，就是一味的想set up a unit…每次我们还要去跟他们要工作做。。。可是每次做了，等上几个月， 都没有消息。。。要我们去催，要我们自己想下一步要做什么。。。既然他们都不急， 渐渐的我们也就等他们给我们才做咯。。。所以我们才这么有空。。。

可是就是这样， 我们好像被当成二等公民一样。。很多东西说的很漂亮,可是每次都没弄好。。这个不可以，那个不可以。。说好的都办不到。。然后就说是Finance给他们麻烦。。

上个星期，他们说我们必须遵守working hours。。。“YOU ARE STAFF, MUST FOLLOW THE TIMING, START AT 830, FINISH AT 6…IF YOU COME AT 9, U END AT 630…BLAH BLAH BLAH….” 可是contract里我们只需要work 4 day, no timing whatsoever…ok, we follow loh…since u say oredi mah…

昨天，他们说Finance说我们签Credit card / Loan, 不可以 放公司的名字。。因为我们只是“SELF-EMPLOYED”。。。so cannot put company name…

一下说我们是staff,一下说我们不是。。。说我们的contract里只是state我们是“SELF-EMPLOYED”。。。

每次都说Leave & mc 是他们给我们的PRIVILEGE… 那时加薪，也是说他们费力帮我们争取到的。。他们可以不用帮我们加薪。。

每次都说到他们为我们做很多东西。。。可是每次都做不到。。。然后就说他们做的是our privilege，我们要 appreciate。。。

弄到现在的morale这么低。。。haizzz….要zo bo 拿工钱，真的不容易。。。

其实算一算工钱并不是很高 （compared to normal civil servant,我一个月max $2.75k ）。。。我没有CPF （both employer & employee都没有），没有medical claim, 没有13 mth, 没有bonus, 什么都不可以claim。。。现在连名分都没有。。。haizzz。。。

brisbane...mel...

any1 been to these 2 places?? any acc,attractions tt u recommend??

i'll b flying on 5th feb nite 2 brisbane, rc on a fri morn...den most prob fly on sun morn 2 mel.. or mayb fly 2 sydney 4 2days, den fly 2 mel...will leave fr mel on 16 feb, mon evening...

do leave ur comments thks!!! =)

zip up...

sushi USB...

i wonder if it'll make me tink o food all e time tt i'm working..haha...

masters of salary???

haven been blogging 4 a while..nth much happening...

work is slow as usu...but at least i've got interesting things 2 do...statistics..hehe...also get 2 do sme v interesting interviewings...

i've been contemplating abt furthering my studies 2...but NUS's timetable v inflexible..they scheduled classes on a wkday morning! & e evening classes start @ 6pm..dunno how 2 make it on time...& how 2 work..plus their deadline is 15 nov..& i've 2 submit research proposal..which i doubt i'll b able 2 finish anytime soon...;p

anyway,gd news is tt i found tt ntu also has masters in arts by research...but ntu psy is not exactly v strong..so i went 2 ask my boss who lectures there ad-hoc..

& i guess, since i'm taking up e masters course mainly 4 e statistics, my boss says tt 1 o e lecturer is really gd...plus they supposedly has e topics tt i'm quite interested in...i tink i might go 4 e ntu 1...but i might not stand a gd chance, since i've only a 2nd lower honors in econs...not even a psy honors...hmmm...

a super irritating abt work is e salary....initially we were supposed 2 b given bonus, but cos e contract tt we signed didnt 've e bonus component, so in e end we've 2 "re-bid" our contract etc etc...now supposedly they gave us extra $$ 4 e last few mths...which was barely $50 i tink...we've 2 cough bk e $$$..sian...

anyway a lot o stupid hiccups wif e salary issue...& as usu, i'm e only 1 who "discover" e mistake & asked...

_ _

haizzz....

handphone pouch..

tis is my hand-made hp pouch..after so long o not doing arts & craft..finally i did it..i juz changed e button 2 days ago..initially was a felt rose, but a bit CMI..so i had 2 change it..

initially 1ed e pouch 2 b a button pouch..but 2 troublesome..instead,now juz slip e hp in & out..haha..

my chair make over...

i've finally finished my office chair make over...had quite a bit o "screw-up" initially, cos i dun 've e rite size alan-key...in e end i juz stappled everything, & use felt 2 cover up..hahah... but after almost 4 hrs...i finally finished!!! looks brand new now..haha...
cloth = $10, staple = $2 (??) glue = $1 (??) felt = $2 (??)

i bot e cloth 4 $10, e staple, glue, & felt were all leftovers fr my other proj..so not much cost 2 it...
e end product = priceless....ehhe

Before...look how dirty...i've had tis chair 4 over 10yrs..opps...




After...looks brand new..

diver...

tis is so cute...



if u 1 2 try making it pls follow e link or click on e title...http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/aquafloats.htm

灵异事件。。。tcc dun read...

昨天，我去游泳。。刚开始还有其他三人在游。。。渐渐的，就只剩下我一个。。。因为浩年在等我，所以我多游了两圈便决定不游了。。 我在池里漫步到旁边的阶梯。。突然，我感觉到有东西摸我的小腿!!不是轻轻的摸。。。我还真的跳了一下。。。心里是有点毛毛的，赶紧走到阶梯，出游泳池。。。拿了包包，刚要开门， 救生员进来了，还跟两位trainee/recruit (??)讲话。。。

我们这里的救生员通常在五点半就回办公室收拾回家。。可是门上有个布告说救生员的工作时间是到六点。。。通常五点半时，救生员就会拿一个版放在游泳池的入口处说明没有救生员在，swim @ ur own risk。。。有时，b4五点半，救生员就已经在办公室，偶尔会进来看看，不过没放那个warning board。。。

我没什么注意救生员和两名的谈话，只看到trainee/recruit去厕所，大概是换泳衣吧。。。我也往同个方向去厕所冲凉。。。

大概15分钟后，我冲好了，一走出厕所，就看到有人在敲救生员办公室的门。。。我走上前去。。刚好有位同事，敲门的人便急忙地说有人溺毙！！！ Oh my god。。。真得太巧了吧。。。

那位同事跑进隔壁的健身室问有没有人会急救。。。我本来想去泳池看看。。可是，我想我什么都不会，还是闪一边，不要妨碍救人。。。

后来，从那位同事那里知道， 还好那个人没死。。。被救回来了。。

我不是个很迷信的人。。。可是就是那么巧，让我不得不相信可能有东西作怪。。。可能是巧合吧。。。真的是让我匪夷所思，不得其解。。。想了心里还是毛毛的。。大家都叫我不要去游泳。。要去游的话， 至少要两个人一起去。。haizz….

dress up ur pets 4 halloween...

looking @ e craftzine blog & saw these pics..so cute...so juz nick these pics here...;p

A jar of nothing...

tis jar is so cute....

e words on e label reads:

Did you say nothing?
When you were asked what you wanted for
Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Christmas.
Don't you remember saying NOTHING
Well this time someone heard you, searched
high and low and found this perfect gift for you

Protesters descend on Bangkok shopping district

TCC be careful....

Title : Protesters descend on Bangkok shopping district
By :
Date : 20 October 2008 1411 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/384054/1/.html

BANGKOK: About 1,000 anti-government protesters marched past Bangkok's upmarket shopping malls on Monday accusing police of brutality, upping pressure on the increasingly-isolated prime minister.

In a repeat of a similar rally on Friday, supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) handed out leaflets and CDs showing graphic images of protesters injured in a deadly clash with police earlier this month.

"The police try to distort the truth. I insist that what we bring is the whole truth," Somsak Kosaisuk, one of the PAD leaders, told crowds of people dressed in yellow shirts, which shows loyalty to the revered Thai king.

Two people were killed and nearly 500 injured on October 7 when police fired tear gas to prevent thousands of PAD supporters from blocking parliament, prompting some protesters to fight back.

A police officer at the scene Monday estimated that about 1,300 protesters had turned out, blocking much of the traffic on a normally-busy road. About 300 police officers stood on the sidelines.

The PAD are trying to bring down the democratically-elected People Power Party (PPP) government, accusing it of running the country on behalf of ousted and exiled premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who they accuse of corruption.

Although the PAD rally was sedate, Thai newspapers on Monday warned of possible clashes with pro-government groups.

Somyos Prueksakasemsuk, a pro-government activist, told AFP that they planned to gather supporters on Monday outside the National Police Headquarters, not far from the shopping district where the PAD are rallying.

"We will ask police to come and fight back if the army stages a coup... and we want to give moral support to police," Somyos said.

"We do not have the means to create violence because we are innocent people who will come out without weapons. We just want to keep our democratic system."

Thailand's powerful army chief on Thursday strongly hinted that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat should step down and dissolve parliament to take responsibility for this month's clashes.

Somchai - Thaksin's brother-in-law - has only been in his post for a month after a court decision removed his predecessor Samak Sundaravej, and has insisted he will carry on in his role for the time being.

- AFP/yb

over e wkend..

after a rather tiring day on sat...(my cousin-in-law's bros all super not onzz...super sian..in e end i had 2 resort 2 snatching all e ang baos..plus we got lost..4 >30mins..sian!!)

but overall, i tink e wedding was nice...got 2 c alot o my relatives..& i tink my cousin was v happy also...but she & her family a bit 2 ke qi..kp saying dun 1 2 bother pple..haha..shld inform every1 early,it's a happy occasion, every1 more den willing 2 chip in 1!!!

ytd, was pouring...initially 1ed 2 "make-over" my com rm chair..took out e cloth, position, position...den v sian..decided 2 snuggle up in bed..such a gd weather 2 juz laze..hehe...

i shall try 2 do it e coming wk or else e nx wk...;p

brighten up ur day...so cute...

4 more pics go 2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexbec

Melamine found in Thai condensed milk

TCC dun drink tis condensed milk...

Title : Melamine found in Thai condensed milk
By :
Date : 15 October 2008 2024 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/383051/1/.html

BANGKOK - High levels of the industrial chemical melamine have been found in condensed milk produced in Thailand, the public health ministry said Wednesday.

"Mali" has already been ordered off the shelves, it said, in the wake of a melamine scandal in China that has killed four children and sickened
thousands.

"According to the Food and Drug Administration, yesterday tests showed there was a very high concentration of melamine found in a sample of Mali condensed milk made with palm oil," Deputy Public Health Minister Wicharn Meenchainan said in a statement.

"Consumers and operators should not use such product for it may be harmful to the body," the statement said. - AFP/vm

mini-make over..

i've juz bot myself sme fabric..gg 2 try 2 've a mini-make over 4 e computer room chair at hm..hopefully all turns out well..but tis wkend gg 2 b busy..my cousin getting married..so gg 2 help her...

tis is e 4th (relative's) wedding tt i'm attending tis yr..& i've got 1 more in dec...gg 2 b jie mei again...

is tis yr a gd yr 4 wedding? howcome every1 getting married tis yr??

shall attempt 2 take sme b4 pics o my chair & hopefully i can get down 2 doing it by nx wk..=)

i've also made 2 hp pouches...1 4 me & 1 4 HN..ehhe...

i'll try 2 attempt 2 do sth 4 e x'mas xchange...

hopefully sth useful...

i've got a few ideas...but dunno how it will turn out..

photo cool...

tis website is v cool...u can do so much stuff using ur pics....

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

i gave my pic e stamp border...

transform ur pics...

tis website transform ur pic into old pics...quite nice.. juz upload any pic (press browse button) den after tt press e blue color button..wait a while..u get ur own vintage pic!!!

http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds

Marker room...

tis hse is so cool...he used marker 2 decorate...click on title 2 view other pics...

99 extraordinary uses for ordinary objects

tis website is v interesting...didnt know there's so much use 2 these ordinary things..haha...pple r so creative!!!



tis is really made 4 me man!!! i can use it when i go cycling...haha...




i tink stamps more expensive den e nailart tt u can get nowadays...

http://lifehackery.com/2008/01/23/99-extraordinary-uses-for-ordinary-objects/

tcc, safe 2 go bkk???

Title : Police fire tear gas on Thai parliament protesters
By :
Date : 07 October 2008 0847 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/380815/1/.html

BANGKOK: Thai police fired tear gas to try and disperse thousands of anti-government protesters massing outside parliament on Tuesday, injuring at least ten people, police and medical officials said.

Police fired off the rounds at about 6.20am (2320 GMT Monday) after rumours circulated that authorities would break up the fresh rally, state-run television channels reported.

A police official who did not want to be named told AFP that about 1,000 police officers used tear gas and smoke bombs against 2,000 protesters to try and retake control of a road in front of parliament.

Television stations showed images of demonstrators trying to barricade themselves around the outside of Bangkok's parliament building with piles of tyres, while ambulances rushed to the scene.

"More than ten protesters were injured from the police dispersing the protest, but as of now there are no deaths," Surachet Sathitniramai, a doctor from the national emergency centre, told AFP.

Thousands of supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) marched to parliament late Monday, using trucks to try and seal off the building ahead of an address by the new cabinet.

Thailand's new government - who were sworn in late last month - are due on Tuesday to deliver their first policy address to the house, but the protesters are demanding the elected administration step down.

Protesters have occupied Bangkok's main government compound since late August, but many moved to nearby parliament Monday evening after lawmakers agreed in principle to amend the constitution - a move that the PAD opposes.

PAD leaders are demanding that the elected government step down because of its links to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Protest leader Sondhi Limthongkul told the crowds who remained at Government House late Monday that the march on parliament would be their "final battle", but Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat insisted the house session would go ahead.

"It is not right for the PAD to obstruct the representatives of the people," he said on Monday, adding that police would maintain law and order to ensure lawmakers could get to parliament.

The PAD began their campaign in late May claiming that the ruling People Power Party's plan to amend the constitution was aimed at helping Thaksin escape graft charges, and they stormed Government House on August 26.

Authorities over the weekend arrested of key PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang and protest organiser Chaiwat Sinsuwong, heightening tensions in the kingdom.

- AFP/yb

making a folded paper CD case

much needed as i've tonnes o picture cds w/o any cover, whihc i juz leave packed inside envelops..;p

juz click on e title, it'll direct u 2 e website...

blog list

there's tis feature on blogspot,my blog list, it auto updates those blogs who had postings...haha..tis is so convenient,so i juz nd 2 c who is rite at e top den i know who has new posts!!

but nee & jan's dunno y cannot auto update...hmmm...

say it b4 it's 2 late...

quoted fr jan:

"if i had to make any decisions when no one else seems capable of that act, I expect consistency in following through that decision i've made. If you did not have an opinion in the decision making process, stay that way after the decision has beeen made. if you have an opinion, for everyone's sanity's sake, voice it so that you don't thwart others' plan after the decision has been made."

tt's e same sentiments tt i really 1 2 shout out 2 esp my colics!!!!

shut e hell up if u dun 1 2 make e decision!!!!if i've made e decision pls juz follow...if u've a damned opinion, pls voice it out..dun say it after e decision has been made!!!!

(p.s. same goes 2 XXX)

eat kangaroo cos they fart less???haha....tis article is so funny..haha

Title : Scientist says eating kangaroos could help fight global warming
By :
Date : 01 October 2008 1657 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/379575/1/.html

SYDNEY: An offbeat suggestion that Australians should eat kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by the government's top climate change adviser.

The belching and farting of millions of farm animals is a major contributor to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, Professor Ross Garnaut noted in a major report to the government on global warming.

Kangaroos, on the other hand, emit negligible amounts of methane gas.

If farmers were included in a system requiring industry to buy permits for the gas they produce, the cost of meat would rise and could lead to a change in eating habits, Garnaut said in the 600 page report released Wednesday.

"For most of Australia's human history – around 60,000 years – kangaroo was the main source of meat," he said.

"It could again become important. However, there are some significant barriers to this change, including livestock and farm management issues, consumer resistance and the gradual nature of change in food tastes."

Garnaut cited a study looking at the potential for kangaroos to replace sheep and cattle for meat production in Australia's rangelands, where kangaroos are already harvested.

The study concludes that by 2020, beef cattle and sheep numbers could be reduced by seven million and 36 million respectively, allowing for an increase in kangaroo numbers from 34 million now to 240 million by 2020.

This would be more than enough to replace the lost lamb and beef production, and kangaroo meat would become more profitable than cattle and sheep as the price of emissions permits increased.

Garnaut's report said livestock, mainly cattle and sheep, are responsible for some 67 percent of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Despite being the national animal and appearing on the Australian coat of arms, millions of kangaroos are slaughtered in the wild each year to control their numbers and much of the meat is used for pet food.

The idea of farming them for human consumption is controversial, but many health-conscious Australians already eat kangaroo meat.

"It's low in fat, it's got high protein levels, it's very clean in the sense that basically it's the ultimate free range animal," says Peter Ampt of the University of New South Wales's Institute of Environmental Studies.


- AFP/so

想当年，我们是那么轻巧。。。现在。。。

跃过障碍。。。

Smetimes life juz kps u wondering… if u wonder no more…I guess tt is when u’ve decided life is no longer worthwhile…

开始计划未来。。。我并不是个很会计划的人。。。我想他比我更不想计划吧。。。

有时可能是我TTM吧。。。undeniably, 年龄真的是很难跃过的障碍，因为我们的步伐真的不同。。。

I dunno where tis will lead us 2…but I hope it’ll b wat both o us 1…

dunno whose video, but it's quite funny...haha..

F1...

e F1 race was definitely more exciting den i tot..ahha...but a bit confusing...haha...

i went 2 watch it on sat, at e 33rd lvl o raffles city...but e cars were like mini-toy cards racing ard not v exciting...

but e live telecast was definitely more fun..haha..

Motor Racing: Alonso wins drama-filled Singapore Grand Prix

Title : Motor Racing: Alonso wins drama-filled Singapore Grand Prix
By :
Date : 28 September 2008 2217 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/378960/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Spain's Fernando Alonso snapped a year-long win drought to take the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, winning a drama-filled first-ever night race as a comical error cost Felipe Massa dearly.

It was the Renault driver's first victory since the Italian Grand Prix last year and capped a remarkable weekend that saw him top two of the free practice sessions but start 15th on the grid after a mechanical problem in qualifying.

He claimed his 20th career triumph by 2.95 seconds over Germany's Nico Rosberg in a Williams and Britain's world championship leader Lewis Hamilton who came in third.

Toyota driver Timo Glock was fourth with Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel following up his win in Italy this month with fifth. BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld took sixth.

The race was a new experience for every driver on a street circuit under powerful spotlights and it turned out to be one of the most exciting of the season.

Despite dark clouds lurking, Singapore's notorious tropical downpours stayed away and the whole race was run in dry, but hot and humid conditions.

Ferrari's Massa started from pole but a disastrous mistake cost him the race and valuable points in his push for the world title.

His 13th place finish means he is now seven points behind Hamilton in the championship hunt with just three Grand Prix left at Japan, China and Brazil.

The Brazilian was in the pits on lap 15 when he was given the green light and drove off with the fuel hose still attached to his car, leaving one of the pit crew floored and subsequently carted off in a neck brace.

Massa ended up sitting in his Ferrari at the end of the pit lane as the crew ran after him and managed to pull the hose free, but it ruined his chances. He was given a drive through penalty and rejoined in 18th place.

It was a miserable night for Ferrari with defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen ramming his car into the barriers with just four laps to go, ending his race.

The Massa drama occurred after the cars came in when Nelson Piquet careered into the wall on the exit from turn 17, bouncing into the barriers on the other side of the track, causing massive damage to his Renault.

He climbed out unscathed but the safety car was deployed.

Massa was leading at the time with Hamilton second but at the restart, Rosberg was in front followed by Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella, with Robert Kubica fourth and Alonso fifth.

Hamilton was ninth, but Rosberg and Kubica were subsequently slapped with a 10-second stop penalty for coming into the pits after the Piquet crash before it had opened.

The complicated scenario saw Toyota's Trulli in the lead on lap 28 but without having pitted with Alonso second, Rosberg third and Hamilton charging in sixth.

With Trulli taking his first pit stop soon after Alonso, who started from 15th on the grid, amazingly found himself in front just after the halfway mark with a 4.9 second lead over Rosberg.

Alonso came in for his second pit stop on lap 41 and came out still in the lead, marginally ahead of David Coulthard and Hamilton.

Remarkably, when Coulthard pitted soon after he too drove off with the fuel pipe attached, knocking over a mechanic who was stretchered off with an injured ankle, dropping the Scotsman to ninth.

There was more action to come.

Alonso was cruising with a 23 second lead when Adrian Sutil shunted his Force India into the wall, bringing the safety car out again and wiping out the Spaniard's advantage.

When they restarted with seven laps left it was a sprint to the finish and two-time world champion Alonso made no mistake, writing his name in the record books as the first winner of a Formula One night race.

5 more China-made products found tainted with melamine

Title : 5 more China-made products found tainted with melamine
By :
Date : 24 September 2008 2048 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/378140/1/.html



SINGAPORE: Five more China-made food products sold in Singapore have been detected to contain the industrial chemical melamine.

Two are flavoured milk and three are confectionaries containing milk powder as an ingredient.

They are: Dutch Lady Banana Flavoured Milk; Dutch Lady Honeydew Flavoured Milk; Silang - House of Steamed Potato - Potato Cracker; Puffed Rice Rolls - Butter Corn Flavour; and Puffed Rice Rolls - Cheese Flavour.

The latest findings bring the total number of affected products to eight.

The other products that were earlier found to be contaminated with melamine are Yi Li Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavoured Ice Confection; Dutch Lady Strawberry Flavoured Milk; and White Rabbit Creamy Candy.

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) says the public need not be unduly concerned as it has suspended the import and sale of all milk and milk products from China since 19 September.

AVA also says only low levels of melamine were detected in the affected products. Consumers have to consume large quantities of the contaminated products over a prolonged period of time to have any potential ill effects on health.

For example, an adult weighing 60kg needs to eat 13 packs of Silang House Steamed Potato crackers daily for an entire lifetime to be affected by melamine contamination.

Similarly, a child weighing 30kg will need to eat six-and-a-half packs of the potato crackers for the ill effects of melamine to take root.

For enquiries on affected products, consumers can call AVA's hotline at 63257625 during office hours (8.30am-6pm, Monday-Friday).

For health concerns associated with the ingestion of melamine, consumers can call Ministry of Health's hotline at 1800-2254122.

Consumers can also visit AVA's website for more information.

- AFP/ir

record highest - 45

in e 4+yrs since i started e blog, my single highest no o post in a mth is 45 (both in mar 2005 & jul 2005)...i tink i might juz surpass tt soon..haha...

office life wif no msn...

e no o post i've 4 sept is almost as much as wat i've posted 4 e entire 2007!!! goes 2 show how msn has impacted me!!! haha...

voyeur.. ;p

i have finally find sth interesting 2 do once i get bored wif reading/writing (ever since my msn cant b used in e off)...blog-surfing!!! i tink alot o e blogs nowadays got quite a bit o substance...so interesting 2 read & also 2 c pics tt other pple posted...ahha...mayb i'm juz a bit o a voyeur.. ;p

很倒霉。。。

These past few wks, my colics all really v unlucky…I tink must b our 风水 no gd…

- Colic V suddenly had rashed ytd
- Colic AL fell into a drain on sat, kana multiple abrasions.. (her mother-in-law missed a step, & had a fracture at her ankle)
- Colic D had rash last fri, den ytd a pervert fr e office below sent her a disgusting love poem, & had been stalking her since Monday..
- Colic D heard strange whisperings at his ear while in e toilet last fri..
- Colic LS overslp last wed & didn’t get 2 eat cos he was fasting, den e nx day kana fell sick 4 2 days …
- Colic K 闪到腰，had 2 rush 2 A&E last 2 wks ago, den last wk, e bus she was in jammed brake, den she hurt her back again!
- Colic J, was in e same bus wif colic k, she kana fell on e floor o e bus & cld not std up!!
- Colic CM’s wife kana dengue 2 wks ago…

Currently, colics JC, E, G, YC, XL and me still haven had much incident.. hopefully nth happens…

me, went 2 e Chinese sinseh, I tink 推until not proper, I haven been slping well ever since I went on sat…argh…

AVA, MOH say low melamine levels found in affected milk products here

Title : AVA, MOH say low melamine levels found in affected milk products here
By :
Date : 23 September 2008 2130 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/377917/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities have given the assurance that the risk of melamine poisoning to Singaporeans is low. There have been growing concerns after three China-made products in Singapore were found to be laced with the industrial product.

Authorities said the tainted products will have to be consumed over a prolonged period of time before one gets really sick. That's because the body can safely take in and purge some amount of melamine.

The Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) of melamine as established by the US Food and Drug Administration is 0.63 mg/kg body weight.

This means that an adult weighing 60 kg or a child weighing 30 kg can ingest 37.8 mg of melamine and 18.9 mg of melamine respectively, everyday, over a lifetime without any appreciable health risk.

37.8 mg is about the size of a grain of rice.

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) cited an example of drinking about 80ml of liquid everyday for an entire lifetime, before the ill effects of melamine take root.

The Ministry of Health also cited an example of an adult weighing about 60kg who ate 47 pieces of the white rabbit candy everyday over a lifetime and the health risk for this adult will still be very low.

For a child who weighs 30 kg, that's about 400 ml of the Dutch Lady Strawberry Flavoured milk daily over a lifetime.

And so there's very little chance that a child will be affected unless his sole source of food is tainted milk.

However, worried parents can still look out for certain symptoms.

Professor Yap Hui Kim, Head of Paediatric Nephrology, National University of Singapore, said: "In infants there will be a pain. And if there is a pain when one urinates, an older child will be able to tell you. Or they would scream when they're passing urine. Many of them will also come down with fever, will be unwell, and will vomit."

To date, government hospitals have not treated any child affected by melamine toxicity as a result of consuming contaminated milk or milk products.

Melamine is also not known to cause deformities in unborn infants.

According to a doctor from KK Hospital, there've also been no calls from parents with queries on this. The doctor added there is no cause of alarm as the amount of melamine found in the products sold in Singapore is too low to cause kidney stones.

The AVA added that it is widening checks to include products made in other countries but may contain China milk-based ingredients.

Dr Chua Sin Bin, CEO, AVA, said: "We have contacted our importers to track down from the suppliers whether their products are manufactured with China milk, as an ingredient. If it is stop it and don't import from them."

He added the AVA will also include melamine under its export certification process to ensure food found in Singapore is certified melamine-free.

Although only three China-made products have been found tainted in Singapore, the AVA said it cannot rule out more of tainted products, as it continues its battery of tests.

As to why melamine was not detected earlier, Dr Chua said 300 chemical compounds come into the market every year. So it needs to take a pragmatic approach to its tests.

He added that no agency in the world conducts food tests for melamine.

He said: "It is a very abnormal occurrence. It is because someone cheated and intentionally added this into the product to beat the system and nobody could dream of that."

Consumers can call the AVA at 6325 7625 or the Ministry of Health at 1800-2254 122 if they have queries.

National Environment Agency (NEA) officers have also been deployed to check on bakeries, cake shops, hawker centres, coffeeshops and school canteens to ensure vendors do not use tainted products. - CNA/vm

Study finds that cyber-loafing at work increases productivity

Title : Study finds that cyber-loafing at work increases productivity
By :
Date : 11 September 2008 1020 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/lifestylenews/view/375152/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Men in Singapore do it for nearly an hour at work; women for 46 minutes. It’s called cyber-loafing, and most employees surveyed claim it actually helps them work better.

While employers have long worried over the man-hours lost and productivity costs due to staff engaged in personal emailing or browsing the Internet, some recent studies - including that done by two members of the NUS Business School’s Department of Management and Organisation - have found that workers in fact see such loafing as helpful.

Three in four local survey respondents agreed that it made work “more interesting”, while 57 per cent said it helped them deal with practical and personal issues at work.

What is interesting is the gender divide: Women tend to feel cyberloafing distracts them from work, postponing deadlines and completing less work. Men, however, are far more likely to claim a positive effect on their work.

The study based on a mail survey of 191 respondents - mostly young, single degree-holders - was done by Associate Professor Vivien Lim and Mr Don Chen. Most felt it was fine to cyber-loaf for 75 minutes daily at the office.

On the finding that this could help workers, the authors wrote: “One plausible reason is that browsing activities provided employees with an avenue of escape from work stress.”

They suggested that this could motivate them to perform better, and that companies should thus allow employees leeway to indulge in such non-work related online activities.

And just what are workers doing on the Internet at work?

Personal emailing, instant messaging and visiting news websites rank high on the list - although men are more likely than women to also browse sports websites.

But playing games, shopping and looking for another job online were low down the ladder. The reason? Respondents “found it difficult to rationalise that looking for employment online and engaging in online games would help them become more productive in their work,” said the authors.

So who most easily makes the switch from cyber-loafing back to work?

The men - they took four minutes compared with 10 minutes for women. “Studies have found that men are better in multi-tasking and find it easier to compartmentalise work and non-work demands,” said the authors.

Earlier studies done in the United States, such as those by WebSense.com, showed that the average time spent on non-work-related cyber-activities was about 10 hours per employee a week. - TODAY/ra

Instant Messaging Reduces Workplace Interruptions

Instant Messaging Reduces Workplace Interruptions
Posted by Jeff on 06-04-2008, 01:58 PM


Employers seeking to decrease interruptions may want to have their workers use instant messaging software, a new study suggests. A recent study by researchers at Ohio State University and University of California, Irvine found that workers who used instant messaging on the job reported less interruption than colleagues who did not.

The study challenges the widespread belief that instant messaging leads to an increase in disruption. Some researchers have speculated that workers would use instant messaging in addition to the phone and e-mail, leading to increased interruption and reduced productivity.

Instead, research showed that instant messaging was often used as a substitute for other, more disruptive forms of communication such as the telephone, e-mail, and face-to-face conversations. Using instant messaging led to more conversations on the computer, but the conversations were briefer, said R. Kelly Garrett, co-author of the study and assistant professor of communication at Ohio State.

“The key take away is that instant messaging has some benefits where many people had feared that it might be harmful,” Garrett said.

“We found that the effect of instant messaging is actually positive. People who used instant messaging reported that they felt they were being interrupted less frequently.”

The study involved 912 people who worked at least 30 hours per week in an office and used a computer for at least five hours in a workday. Randomly selected participants from 12 metropolitan areas took a telephone survey between May and September 2006. The results were published recently in the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication.

The key to unlocking the effects of instant messaging lies in how people are using the technology, Garrett said.

Instead of dropping in unexpectedly, many are using the technology to check in with coworkers to see when they are available. Many also use the technology to get quick answers to general questions or to inquire about current work tasks instead of engaging in longer face-to-face conversations.

“We find that employees are quite strategic in their use of instant messaging. They are using it to check in with their colleagues to find out if they’re busy before interrupting them in a more intrusive way,” Garrett said.

Because of its unique setup, instant messaging allows users to control how and when they communicate with coworkers. The technology gives people the ability to flag their availability or postpone responses to a more convenient time, and because it is socially acceptable to ignore or dismiss a message, many use the technology to put off more disruptive conversations, he said.

“People see a new technology and they are innovative in how they use it. They will tailor their use of the technology to their needs and their expectations. And with IM, people had enough time to learn about the technology at home and to find ways to use it productively,” Garrett said.

“It is not the case that people are engaging in extensive conversations or trying to resolve complex problems over this very limited medium. Instead, people are using the technology to solicit answers to quick questions from colleagues and coordinate their conversations at more convenient times,” he said.

Ease of use and similarities to e-mail could foster greater acceptance of instant messaging in the workplace. And while the study provides clear evidence that instant messaging can be used successfully in the workplace, Garrett said the technology will not likely be as widely used as e-mail.

Garrett conducted the study with James N. Danziger, a professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. The study was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations at University of California, Irvine.

via ScienceDaily

it's a felt dog!!! amazing!!!

was aimlessly surfing e web when i came across tis..really amazing..i tot they were real dogs when i 1st saw them...wow...



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religious understanding & tolerance..

smetimes it really gets me 2 wonder how much do we know abt e other races in spore, & how much do we actually know abt our own culture??

ytd,my colic suddenly developed sme rash..so i advised her 2 take sme anti-histamic med..but she refused, cos she was fasting,& she was juz barely 2 hrs fr e break fast time, she didnt 1 2 violate tt & nd 2 do extra fasting..???? i was quite amazed..& actually really wondered if she knew e purpose o fasting?? my idea or wat i understd abt fasting, is 2 experience e hunger & suffering o those who were less fortunate & poor...& 2 b more emphatic...it prob is a practical consideration on her part, but it actually made me wonder how much she knew abt her own religion..

another colic,he overslpt,so he didnt even 've his bfast, so he was starving even b4 e half way mark..den another chinese colic,said "XX u juz eat la,i promise i wldnt tell any1 u ate anything.."

_ _ wah lau, she really v bad leh..if it was meant 2 b a joke,it wasnt funny at all (in my opinion...)

howcome no1 posting recently??i cant msn...v bored in office leh...can all o u update ur blogs frequently...so i can escape fr my office cell....

shut e hell up

How do I tactfully tell my colic tt she is talking “a little” 2 loud??? Argh….

Supposedly she cant concentrate in doing her report at her own work-station…so she moved to the conference room, where it has oredi been occupied by another colic (cos e air-con is not cold enough at his work-station; which is due partly to me cos we share e air-con, but it really is 2 damned cold 4 me, I’m wearing a sweater & 1 shawl, so he moved inside the conference room which has an independent air-con which he can adjust to 14degrees…)

Anyway, she obviously can tink beta & can concentrate beta on writing e report by talking 2 tt guy colic all e time….& super loudly….

& she apparently has more energy & zest esp when e other guy colics come over during lunch 2 watch DVDs….her so “act cute” voice is damned irritating & high-pitched!!! (btw, she is e 1 who cause a mini-wave e other time by dating e nx door NS guy; tt in itself makes 4 another blog post…haha)

anyway, damned irritating of her!!! Plus she has been busy watching DVDs inside e conference room all these time…How shld I tactfully ask her 2 shut e hell up???

火锅分量...

看到火锅的照片，我突然很想吃。。。哈哈。。。Tcc 叫我把那天准备的分量记得因为分量刚刚好。。。我已经有一点忘了。。哈哈记忆力有点衰退。。。哈哈。。。

大概分量：
baby小白菜2棵
baby butterhead lettuce 3 棵
芦笋1包
番茄2粒
香菜1棵
baby corn 1 罐
straw mushroom 1 罐 （Hosen brand 的有点太大粒，切了不好吃，下次卖别的牌子）
abalone mushroom 1 罐 & 1包 (不好吃，下次不要卖)
button mushroom 1 罐
金针菇2包
豆腐1 or 2 条
台湾香肠1or 2包
鱼圆1包
hotdog 1包
SPAM 1 罐(不好吃，下次不要卖)
虾 20-30 只
Udon 2包
鸡肉4包
玉蜀黍2条
胡萝卜1条
大葱1粒
（那个菜swing 不吃的，忘了叫什么，要在早上买才买得到）

一个字，虚！！！

Tcc came bk last wk..我们挺无聊，聊了一整夜。。。哈哈。。CSK & TYP 大部分的时间都在睡。。。哈哈。。。最sian 的是， 回家的时候下大雨！！！没有雨伞，还好有Tcc 送的手帕。。本来想到家就睡，不过，淋湿了，冲了凉才睡。。

本来HN 要去SIM 12点的talk,，可是他睡过头，刚好让我多睡了几个小时。。。

我觉得应该是年龄的问题，现在stay up身体真的没有以前那样recover fast fast…真的是很虚。。。哈哈。。连聊msn到12-1点，隔天我做工都没精神。。。一个字，虚！！！

nostalgic tasting curry puff

我挺喜欢吃curry puff的。。那种便宜便宜的。。不是像old chang kee的。。那种马来摊卖的。。那种三个一块钱。。。有点硬硬脆脆的。。。我很贪心，今早妈妈蒸了两个小包，我还在canteen 卖了三个curry puffs。。吃到我现在都还不饿。。我这里的canteen卖的curry puff我觉得挺not bad 。。沙汀鱼和马铃薯的都好吃。。挺nostalgic tasting的吧。。有机会来可以式式。。=） 现在有点饿了。。应该会吃米粉（炒河粉style）, $2.50…=)

gender perspectives....

Subject: Top reasons why ladies today are still SINGLE!!!

1. The nice men are ugly.
2. The handsome men are not nice.
3. The handsome and nice men are gay.
4. The handsome, nice and heterosexual men are married.
5. The men who are not so handsome, but are nice men, have no money.
6. The men who are not so handsome, but are nice men with money think women are only after their money.
7. The handsome men without money are after our money.
8. The handsome men, who are not so nice and somewhat heterosexual, don't think women are beautiful enough.
9. The men who think women are beautiful, that are heterosexual, somewhat nice and have money, are cowards.
10. The men who are somewhat handsome, somewhat nice and have some money and thank God are heterosexual, are shy and NEVER MAKE THE FIRST MOVE!!!!
11. The men who never make the first move, automatically lose interest in women when they take the initiative.

NOW, WHO THE HELL UNDERSTANDS MEN?

Quote from a woman who knows :
Men are like a fine wine... They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with.

Re: Top reasons why gentleman today are still SINGLE!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ladies are too demanding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yearbook pic...

i did a whole batch using my colics' pics...haha...so funny pics...dunno they'll murder me or not..haha..HN really has a v fu gu face..haha...

so many babies coming up...& more weddings 2...burning a hole in my pocket...but really happy (not e burning part..) =)

congrats daddy snow...=)

haizz...no more MSN in office..sian...

MSN又搞怪..

我的MSN又不可以用了。。。气死我了。。。

farewell dinner...yum yum again..ahha..

steamboat...yum yum..

my msn not working...sian...

i tink i'm addicted 2 tis blogthing.....

toilet habits...haha...

What Your Bathroom Habits Say About You

You are very independent and self-centered. You don't solve other people's problems - and you don't expect them to solve yours. You spend a lot on clothes, and you tend to be a very dresser. However, it's hard for you to throw away trendy clothes when they go out of style. You are a very outgoing person. You are true to yourself, and you never hold back. In relationships, you are practical and realistic. You have a romantic side, but you only let it out when it's appropriate.

What Do Your Bathroom Habits Say About You?

e rock....

You Are Rock

Powerful and overbearing, you intimidate people with your presence. People know they can't push you around, and they respect that. Deep down, you are calm, confident, and unmovable. You take everything pretty seriously, and you think deeply about all aspects of your life. You tend to feel smothered by paper people. You don't mind crushing the spirit of a scissors person. When you fight, you: Use all of your strength If someone makes you mad: You're likely to throw something at them

Are You Rock, Paper, or Scissors?

i'm obsessed wif tis personality stuff...

Your Inner Color is Yellow

Your Personality: Life's too short not to have fun. Your bright energy brings joy and laughter to those around you. You in Love: A total flirt, you need a lot of freedom to play. But you'll be loyal to that one person who makes you feel safe. Your Career: You love variety in a job, and you probably won't stick with one career. You would make a great professor, writer, or actor.

What's Your Inner Color?

i tink i'm really bored...ahha...

You See the World Through Orange Colored Glasses

You live your live with enthusiasm. You enjoy what you have, and you are determined to live a happy life. You judge all your interactions through the lens of curiosity. You are genuinely interested in other people and tend not to be judgmental. You face challenges with a playful attitude. You are determined to succeed, and a part of you enjoys any challenge. You see love as the utmost expression of creativity. For you, love is about building a unique and interesting life together. At your worst, you are irritable and burned out. Sometimes you burn too brightly. You are happiest when you are given free reign to explore, create, and play.

What Color Glasses Do You See the World Through?

pasta test...haha

You Are Spaghetti with Pesto

Compared to most people, you have complex tastes. You're a bit of a walking contradiction. You like a little bit of everything, even if the things you like don't go together. You aren't picky at all. You can find something to like about almost anything. You don't judge on appearances alone. You like to experience something before you judge it.

What Pasta Dish Are You?

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are a wanderer. You constantly long for a new adventure, challenge, or eve a completely different life. You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds. You see yourself with pretty objective eyes. How you view yourself is almost exactly how other people view you. Your near future is likely to be filled with great successes and accomplishments. You just need to figure out how to get there. For you, falling in love is all about the adventure and uncertainty. You can only fall in love with someone who keeps you guessing.

Inside the Room of Your Soul

i'm moon tis time rd...used 2 b wheel o fortune..

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You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

preview...

below is a glimpse o e upcoming photos...

perhentian:
埋头苦“抄”。。。





还没吐之前先拍一张。。。

周末。。。

As per requested, I’ll try 2 blog as regularly as possible…

本来周末是想把停泊岛（aka Perhentian Island），Sipadan 和 巴黎岛(Bali)的照片upload 的。。。不过，做到还不到一半，我就懒惰了。。哈哈。。

HN 要把他的laptop 拿回家，那我就没办法upload 了。。。anyway, 希望我不要那么懒。。。

我会尽量常常update 的。。。;p

funny...

juz radndomly reading sme o my old blog posts...so childish...& sme o them i dun even rememb writing...hmmm...i dun even know who i was talkng abt in sme o my posts..haha...

anyway...tcc shld b boarding her flight & flying off soon...yi lu shun feng...=)

thailand's a bit luan now...hope everything wld b ok 4 her...jia u!!!b careful...

once u settle down do write 2 all o us 2 update!!!

i'll b kping an eye out 4 any flight promos, den we'll b flying over 2 c u!!!

=)

感触良多...

其实在collate pictures for TCC 时，看了几年前大家写的blog, 读了挺有感触的..照片有些是从blog copy 的。。有些是HN 拍的..他挺喜欢拍照的..还好他拍了很多照片不然就没有能做成collage…有机会大家去看看过去写过的blog, 我感触良多, 获益不浅…虽然偶尔会有点想哭, 不过是快乐的哭…

TCC, 要好好把握在异乡的experience, so that 我们到BKK时, you can bring us around…哈哈…我们是有目的的…哈哈…

MAGGIE, 不要给人家欺负…只要你觉得是对的, 不要因为别人的质疑而怀疑自己…对自己有信心一点…

NEE, 你终于踏上你梦想的道路, 继续前进吧, 我们会在旁为你加油的!!!

SWING, 你有个很疼你的他, 希望你已经把以前变成现在的勇气, 希望他是带给你幸福的他…

ZHEN, 偶尔牺牲一点睡眠陪我们聊天嘛…还有, 不要还没踏出第一步就决定放弃…you never know wat u r gg 2 miss…it’s beta 2 ‘ve tried den never know wat it cld ‘ve been…

CHRIS, 很高兴你可以make it, but不要常常敷衍我们ok?

DEAR DEAR, 谢谢你对我的呵护和容忍… =)

siao cha bo....

i finally told my 2 bosses abt V's despicable ways...

& i went 2 talk 2 V also...& u know wat happed??? she as usu was so cool abt things...& e nx moment, when we finished talking, she hid in her cubicle crying!!!!

wah lau super drama queen loh...

siao cha bo leh...i really quite amazed at her...

i cannot help but actually laugh at tis whole episode..haahah...even though i'm having cramps (which partially explain my moodiness these past few days) but i really cannot contain myself...

hahahhahaa...........................

pissed...

have not been feeling at my best moods...dunno if DYM coming so like tt or wat...

anyway i really dun like working here...

1 o my colic, V, was totally despicable...she stole other pple's ideas & wrote e paper..it was supposed 2 b a combined paper by me & e person who came up wif e idea, LS.. but b4 we cld even commence e paper, V wrote it...w/o consulting any o us...& she used my framework...i feel totally violated...

she wrote e paper & sent it 2 boss wif LS as e 2nd author...when i learnt abt tis joint paper fr another colic, i was damned pissed loh..& V had e cheek 2 say tt she discussed wif me...she did not...neither did she discuss wif LS...

damned it loh...anyway, i'm gg 2 talk 2 LS...b4 i bring tis issue up 2 my boss...

so unethical..i'm so pissed...

airport...bali..

start o bali trip...here in airport..juz had a v nice o'brien's bfast...yum yum...still v slpy..helped HN pack until almost 12midnite...& had 2 get up at 340am...yawns..gg up e plane 2 slp soon...boarding time is 540am..yawns...slpy slpy...

once rc, still 've a 1.5 hr car ride 2 padang bai..slp slp slp b4 diving into e water =)

ok gals, c u in bali!!!

cheers

bali.....

i'm so nervous & excited abt e bali trip...worried abt e currents & temp...& so looking fwd 2 seeing e mola mola & manta...& o cos all e macro stuff....

i've primed myself wif all e pics...so i know wat 2 look out 4 when i'm there..hehe..but hopefully i'm not 2 busy wif controlling my bouyancy..

in another 12 hrs time i shld b waiting patiently 4 my flight (prob eating bfast)...

i'm so excited.....=)

tcc, swing & tcl, if reading my post...c u gals in bali!! i shld b diving when u arrive at e resort...hehe...bubbles bubblesooo

bali....

we r gg bali...=) 30 jul - 4 aug...

hope my mola molas r waiting 4 us...mantas here we come...=)

harlequin shrimp...pygmy...wat else...ahha...but so early in e morn...620am...btw where r we boarding? budget terminal?? beta chk it out now..

tis is funny & clever...using pop up book..

WAT...................

i really cannot believe our luck....=)

b4 we set off 2 KL, last min, HN's dad dun 1 2 go up malacca,den his mom had 2nd tots also..so dilly dally here there...den when we were on e roads, 4got 2 take a letter tt HN's dad 1ed HN 2 help get sme uncle in Kl 2 sign (which in e end also never got signed)..

so by e time we were really really on e roads, it was oredi 11+am...so our plan o getting there 4 e lucky draw cldnt b met...

after we dropped off HN's mom & sis at malacca, we proceed on 2 KL, by den it was oredi 3pm...den we got lost in KL central, trying 2 find e hotel...so by e time we rc e dive expo, it was oredi 5pm...so our sat was spent travelling...

den we went 4 e PADI party...nth much, tot there wld b lucky draw like e spore 1...but no...so we had a few drinks, snacks, den we went off 2 "chi chong kai"...

didnt shop much..got new sunglasses (RM15 each)....not bad..;)

by e time we got bk 2 e hotel oredi 12+...shower, watch tv, almost 2am den we slpt..initially we were tinkin o gg 2 e KLCC, cos in e morn can get free tix den go all e way up..

BUT, we overslpt..haha..by e time we got up was oredi 1015am...& bfast stops at 1030!!! so we rush rush go down eat, heng it closed at 11am... w

we asked 4 a late chk-out, so we went 2 e dive expo (1230 lucky draw)...

we missed e 1st part o e luck draw where u juz nd 2 ans simple qns 2 get coffee table books etc..

anyway, i got a free wetsuit fr Pinnacle worth Rm560!!! but since i've juz bot a new 1 at adex, & HN's wetsuit got hole, so i gave him e prize instead...

after e 1230 lucky draw, it was close 2 115pm,& i nded a shower & we nd 2 chk-out our rm...so we went bk 2 e hotel (heng it was juz opp e dive expo)...

HN initially contemplated tt we shld give e grand lucky draw a miss, cos otherwise we wld b quite late by e time we go malacca 2 pick up his family, den drive bk JB... but since we still haven got e wetsuit, plus HN 1ed 2 buy e super cheap regulator, we decided tt we shld juz stay 4 e lucky draw...

e lucky draw took quite a while, but no luck...den in e middle, they gave aways prizes 4 e kids drawing competition..so long tt we went 2 get e regulators...while HN was busy chking his reg, e lucky draw started again..so i went 2 e seats 2 listen 2 e names picked & also 2 rest....

juz as HN came bk wif his reg, he had barely warmed his seat, his name was called out!!!

2nd prize 4 e grand draw!!!! 7D6N at cocotinos resort!!! wif diving included 4 2 pax!!!

but e most drama was tt after he collect his prize, sat down...den e lucky winner 4 e 1st prize: "ANNIE TAN".....

WAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was quite stunned...HN was even more stunned...he hasnt even got over his surprise at e 2nd prize...

1st prize was a full diving internship wif Air diving Academy (Bali) worth US$8000+...all e training until u bec an instructor!!!!

i had all e pics taken etc...den i nd 2 pass them my ic 2 cfm my details, e organizer told me tt there was another Annie Tan....

i wasnt v sad actually...i saw e lucky draw coupon tt they had picked, it wasnt mine...i honestly told e person, but she kp insisting tt i stay 1st, cos they nd 2 verify e other person...e other person's IC was in her dialect name...no Annie at all...& on e coupon, there was only e name, & 1 other word which was scribbled... e other annie produced her namecard wif "Annie Tan" & also "Ecolab" which was e word scribbled...

i congratulated e other annie...& was gg off, when e Boss o Air Diving Academy was there, & he said 2 give me a free 4D3N diving at Bali free!!!ahhaa....

i really cldnt believe our luck...thro'out e trip, i had been telling HN tt i 1ed 2 go Bali!!! & everytime tt e lucky draw prize was 2 Bali, i kp hoping tt they wld call my name...but no luck!!! den suddenly tis prize juz dropped into my lap!!!

ahaha...it was a truly dramatic & super luck trip!!!

now i'm wondering when we shld go 4 our trips!!! i'm looking out 4 e air-tix promo now...ahha...happily planning 4 my nx 2 diving trips 2 e 2 places tt i've been 1ing 2 go...=P

i'm super happy, cos i had a wonder seminar juz b4 i went on e KL trip....i'm so exhausted fr all e happiness...hahaa....

Manado 2007

Finally uploaded e nicer pics taken during the Manado trip in Dec 2007..=) Enjoys...



Manado 2007

perhentian pic

post abt sth happy....

out o e 300+ pics i took in perhentian, i can safely say tt i've got at least 1 v nice pic....hahaha....great accomplishment....heheh....i shall post it up soon..heheh

bored..

sian...dunno wat error wif blogger...my previous post cannot post...shit....

anyway, i was juz lamenting on my "no-mood"ness......

i've got work 2 do, but super no mood & super lethargic.....argh......

turning back...tic toc...

i wish i cld turn bk time.....went into facebook...looked thro sme pics...i do miss e gd old days...when i was still rowing...kind o miss all those dragonboat pple...haiyen...davids.. jane...kim..serenes...james..adrian...kim seng (& his boys & his yummy cooking..& steamboat)...vic...francis...kj... :_(

perhentian 29 May - 2 Jun; sipadan 13-18 jun

we r gg bk 2 perhentian....gg 2 test out new dive com & 2 refresh diving a bit b4 my big trip 2 sipadan....hehehe...

so excited abt all these trips....

perhentian kecil, coral bay....shld b diving wif steffen sea sports & staying at tis supposedly newly built Amelia chalet.... hope everything will go well....

i'm so excited...but i'm so tired also...gg slp & dream abt diving wif mantas, whale sharks......;p

survivor - spore version

long long time no blog...lazy 2 blog...haha...

my office situation currently like a live survivor....Outwit, outplay, outlast....

actually it all boils down to 2 pple...or mayb 3...cos i shldnt discount her yet...

If u sian 2 read e whole story, e synopsis:
D & V super fake pple..wish i cld juz give them left rite center...XL remains untested on whether she is able 2 turn over a new leaf after major showdown..


For e more in depth story pls continue:
as last mentioned...

there are 6 pple including me in my side o e office...V, D, XL, LS, AL & me...

e other office, there r K, Jo, E, Je, CM & Dn...There used 2 b a Jn, but he left, was replaced by Dn...

E scene started as AL & V eating lunch..den V complained 2 Ap tt D free riding...Den K, Jo & me joined them...V talked until D really not doin anything other den on e phone..K started 2 add tt XL also same as D den...(tis was e starting o e big mistake...cos V is XL gd friend...but V say XL no longer gd friend; w i suspect is cos K & Jo dun like Xl, so 1ing 2 b in e gd bks o K & Jo, both o whom r boss' pets, o cos she also dun 1 2 associate wif XL la..)

Anyway, c-ing tt K mentioned Xl..AL decided tt it was ok 2 let V know how XL has been a free-rider...

Ltr on in e day, V fwd emails tt she had received fr D, 2 AL & me..

Email fr V 2 D:
I have oredi printed out e articles since u r not in yet, I tink i can finish it b4 gg 2 NTU 2 attend e talk. Can u try 2 cut out the rest o e newspaper articles?

Email fr D 2 V:
THANK YOU. I know wat to do. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME.

Email fr D 2 V:
Sorry abt e previous email, accidentally pressed e CAPS.

o cos being e innocent AL & me...we were quite shocked by D's emails... V was supposedly v upset abt e emails & went over nx door 2 look 4 K, Jo & E...V had similarly fwd e emails 2 e 3 o them. But, she had sent 2 me & AL in 1 email; K, Jo & E in another. (btw, K, Jo, AL, all my gd friends in off)

So i happily tot nth happen la..& went hm...

but who knows, actually V had shot D a nasty email...which V didnt fwd 2 us...apparently, she had decided 2 tell D tt every1 in e off was not happy wif her, cos she was always comin in late, on e phone, not helpin 2 open doors, blatantly printing tonnes o paper 4 her thesis, takin extra time-offs, not clockin time-offs tt she took etc etc..V basically implicated every1...

So D went 3 individuals (XL(gd friend wif D), LS, CM & Je) & asked wat they were not happy abt her.. den she went 2 confront V...& D shot bk at V tt actually pple were equally unhappy wif her...

V got angry & things supposedly turned ugly..V went 2 K, Jo & E, & started 2 cry & tell them how evry1 was so fake blar blar blar...

i dunno how they finally ended e day...but e nx day...V talked 2 LS, & got angry wif him..saying tt LS double-cross her...

in e mean time, D started 2 approach AL...asking her if there was any prob within my grp (AL,XL & me were 1 grp; LS,V & D is 1 grp)...seem like D was trying 2 get more info fr AL...following tt encounter, XL approached AL...asking AL if she had anything unhappy wif her....& AL basically juz gave it all e way la...

(btw, tis 2nd day event i was not ard, cos on MC, but i was updated by AL & K)

e v nx morn....i came into office...LS & D (surprisingly was in oredi, she usu rc like 930 or 10; & it was barely 9..) were in...V had apparently moved her things over 2 e other office... AL & XL were both on course....

b4 long, LS went down 4 bfast...so it was D & me alone...she finally approached me....Asking me abt whehther i had anything tt i was not happy wif her...i asked her y she asked...she told me V told her tt every1 was not happy wif D...so she 1ed 2 know wat happened...she immediately stated e door swinging issue (which i shall put in another blog entry)...& i told her v frankly i was not happy abt e door thing la..& D came up wif all kinds o excuses abt her behaviour, which were truly all excuses only la 2 cover up 4 her bad attitude...blar blar blar she went on abt how e sys here was not gd...& tt she was trying 2 improve..blar blar blar...she was never on such gd terms wif me 1 loh....b4 she cld finish, V came in... LS, D & V were supposed 2 've mtg....

D immediately retreated bk into her cubicle....& V conveniently came 2 my cubicle...& started 2 tell me tt she was sorry tt i was on MC & had 2 listen 2 all e happenings...den she started 2 say tt she had moved 2 nx door, so tt she wld not feel angry & upset cos nx door she wldnt b c-ing D....how upset she is tt D backstab her...blar blar blar...den she said she 1ed 2 tell me more during lunch, so tt my relationship wif her wld not b strained by tis episode o things (frankly i have absolutely no relationship wif V...i totally dislike her..& at tt brief moment when she was pouring her displeasure abt D, i even sympathize wif her...which i must say was a great error on my part...)...

& e nx thing i know, she stepped out o my cubicle & started 2 chat, rather happily, wif D.... _ _

& D popped in my cubicle & said tt she 1ed 2 follow up ltr on... _ _

btw, during e whole "alliance building" wif me...both V & D, had tears circling their eyes...& on occasions they even seem like words got choked, & tt they might cry any moment....tt is how fake these 2 persons can b.....

anyway, i didnt talk 2 them after tt...i was totally not in e mood 2 know abt their fighting....& totally not interested in building alliance wif either o them...

XL did come 2 me though...& i told her rather frankly tt she nds 2 buck up in her work cos there is no way tt AL or me is gg 2 let her free-ride....

& tis concludes wat happened in e last 3 days o work....& i'm wondering wat antics D & V will b up 2 again tmr....i juz watch show only...but if they 1 2 step on my toes...sorry, they'll have 2 bear e consequences.....


verdict: have i decided who i 1 2 form alliance wif???? stay tuned 4 e nx episode o Spore Survivor......

i m angry not bcos u tried 2 take ur life...

i m angry bcos u made use o all those who cared, juz so tt u can get ur way...2 get e attn o M...

i m angry bcos u messed up not only ur own life but those ard u...

i m angry bcos now i've 2 tink twice abt wat i write.. cos it "might" juz trigger ur suicide attempts again...

i dun tink i m tt free 2 've 2 tink 4 u all e time...

i have my own life 2..

manado portfolio 2...

XXX cerastoma with imperial commensal shrimp









flatworm imitating alien??? haha....


my 1st frogfish pic...


"watcha look at??? ai pa ah.."



i tink tis is a dwarf lionfish...


Spider crab???


flounder...alot o these flounders around..tis 1 is rather big..there were smaller 1s around...


"i borrowed e wig from octopus...hehe.."



below are the blur blur pics...

alot o these colorful urchins...


tis creature i tink it's called a scooter blenny (aka scooter dragonet), there's a similar 1 at e aquarium beside e koi pond in suntec..but tis 1 is white in color, while e usu scooter blenny is brown brown wif white patches.. tis scooter blenny can swim quite fast, move ard by using e little "fins" like walking like tt...HN also found a similar 1 in bunaken, but it was pinkish in color..


on a wat look like very dead, v boring coral, we saw a great assortment of creatures: e clown frogfish (2nd frogfish pic above), 1 shrimp, 1 crab (mayb 2, cos e other 1 2 small dunno is it a crab or not), 1 mini weedy filefish (barely 5cm long), & 1 ultra mini lionfish (barely 2cm long)..but my shooting skills cannot make it la..all blur blur...

e weedy filefish & e mini lionfish..


the weedy filefish close-up...


the ultra mini-lionfish close-up...


the blur blur shrimp on e left, e crab (i tink) on e rite, & at e bottom rite hand corner i tink another crab there..or mayb it's juz dirt la...haha..