Golf lessons start this weekend.
I went ahead to buy a glove and some attire too. Hee hee.. w00t!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Press and Pressing
There was some good press about my company last week.
There were some emails flying around on the good press.
I commented that it was good.
My Chairman replied to say that with this, he "expects to see more deals signed this year".
Gulp.. That means me. :(
There were some emails flying around on the good press.
I commented that it was good.
My Chairman replied to say that with this, he "expects to see more deals signed this year".
Gulp.. That means me. :(
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Long Weight
Ive been through many customs and immigrations counters obviously and once in a while the customs officer would try to find some resemblance between my passport picture and my face.
Now that picture was taken about 10 years ago during the time i was in the army. Naturally, i was a lot thinner then.
During this trip from Shanghai back to Singapore, the customs dude took a really long time to compare my face and the passport picture, then checked the places i've been to, then see my face again and then held the passport close to my face and looked left looked right then flipped my passport pages then... you get the idea.. i was there for a long time.
I seriously thought i might be called into a room and questioned for using a fake passport. Come on man, everyone puts on weight after NS.
Here's a sneak pic at my passport pic.
Here's my current pic for those who havent seen me for some time.
Now that picture was taken about 10 years ago during the time i was in the army. Naturally, i was a lot thinner then.
During this trip from Shanghai back to Singapore, the customs dude took a really long time to compare my face and the passport picture, then checked the places i've been to, then see my face again and then held the passport close to my face and looked left looked right then flipped my passport pages then... you get the idea.. i was there for a long time.
I seriously thought i might be called into a room and questioned for using a fake passport. Come on man, everyone puts on weight after NS.
Here's a sneak pic at my passport pic.
Here's my current pic for those who havent seen me for some time.
Financial Advice
Don’t know if Warren Buffet has the time to type these out but there’s some pretty good advice there.
Warren Buffet's Advice for 2009
We begin this New Year with dampened enthusiasm and dented optimism. Our happiness is diluted and our peace is threatened by the financial illness that has infected our families, organizations and nations. Everyone is desperate to find a remedy that will cure their financial illness and help them recover their financial health. They expect the financial experts to provide them with remedies, forgetting the fact that it is these experts who created this financial mess.
Every new year, I adopt a couple of old maxims as my beacons to guide my future. This self-prescribed therapy has ensured that with each passing year, I grow wiser and not older. This year, I invite you to tap into the financial wisdom of our elders along with me, and become financially wiser.
* Hard work: All hard work bring a profit, but mere talk leads only to
poverty.
* Laziness: A sleeping lobster is carried away by the water current.
* Earnings: Never depend on a single source of income. [At least make
your Investments get you second earnings)
* Spending: If you buy things you don't need, you'll soon sell things
you need.
* Savings: Don't save what is left after spending; spend what is
left after saving.
* Borrowings: The borrower becomes the lender's slave.
* Accounting: It's no use carrying an umbrella, if your shoes are
leaking.
* Auditing: Beware of little expenses; A small leak can sink a large
ship.
* Risk-taking: Never test the depth of the river with both feet. [Have an
alternate plan ready]
* Investment: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
I'm certain that those who have already been practicing these principles remain financially healthy. I'm equally confident that those who resolve to start practicing these principles will quickly regain their financial health.
Let us become wiser and lead a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful life.
Warren Buffet's Advice for 2009
We begin this New Year with dampened enthusiasm and dented optimism. Our happiness is diluted and our peace is threatened by the financial illness that has infected our families, organizations and nations. Everyone is desperate to find a remedy that will cure their financial illness and help them recover their financial health. They expect the financial experts to provide them with remedies, forgetting the fact that it is these experts who created this financial mess.
Every new year, I adopt a couple of old maxims as my beacons to guide my future. This self-prescribed therapy has ensured that with each passing year, I grow wiser and not older. This year, I invite you to tap into the financial wisdom of our elders along with me, and become financially wiser.
* Hard work: All hard work bring a profit, but mere talk leads only to
poverty.
* Laziness: A sleeping lobster is carried away by the water current.
* Earnings: Never depend on a single source of income. [At least make
your Investments get you second earnings)
* Spending: If you buy things you don't need, you'll soon sell things
you need.
* Savings: Don't save what is left after spending; spend what is
left after saving.
* Borrowings: The borrower becomes the lender's slave.
* Accounting: It's no use carrying an umbrella, if your shoes are
leaking.
* Auditing: Beware of little expenses; A small leak can sink a large
ship.
* Risk-taking: Never test the depth of the river with both feet. [Have an
alternate plan ready]
* Investment: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
I'm certain that those who have already been practicing these principles remain financially healthy. I'm equally confident that those who resolve to start practicing these principles will quickly regain their financial health.
Let us become wiser and lead a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful life.
Monday, February 23, 2009
25 Random Things
I did this 25 Random Things that day cos i was bored on the plane and Krisworld was down for one hour on my way back to Singapore.
1. I was a sickly child when I was young, and by the time I was 7, I had already removed my tonsils and appendix. I was underweight until I was 12 when my mother decided to get appetite enhancing medicine from the family doctor, and I think the medicine is still lurking in my tummy.
2. I love to read and I've completed the entire Hardy Boys, Three Investigators, Charles Dickens, Jeffery Archer, Sidney Sheldon, Michael Cricton before I was 15.
3. I have a blue belt in taekwondo.
4. Im a certified lifeguard since I was 16 but I nearly drowned in the sea when I was 19.
5. I nearly signed on in the navy cos I thought I could swim pretty well but backed out when I heard I was expected to be away from home 3 weeks out of four.
6. Ironically, my first job brought me to 75 cities in 15 countries in three years, including more than 15 times to Bangkok, 10 times to Shanghai, 8 times to Phuket.
7. But I've never been to Europe.
8. I hate travelling cos I have serious motion sickness.
9. I have a compulsion to unpack my luggage after any trip, no matter what time I touch down.
10. I always make my bed before I leave the house cos I like a nicely made bed when I come back.
11. I have a compulsion to check mail. I have shortcut buttons on the mouse in the office and at home to check mail and refresh an internet webpage.
12. I have a grade 2 in Piano practical and Grade 4 in Piano theory. I scored a distinction for my grade 4 exam but passed the grade 2 practical by one point. I used to have three guitars as well. Now down to two.
13. I wear my watch on the right hand even though I'm right handed cos I think people who do that are pretty special. And I've been right so far.
14. I rarely wear the same pair of shoes to work for two consecutive days.
15. I hate it when people buy me meals cos I wont be able to eat whatever I want.
16. I completed my first mini triathlon in 2008. That involved some swimming in the sea as well, which was pretty scary.
17. I have a horrible temper.
18. I once topped the entire level in mathematics in sec 2.
19. I hate injections and once ran all over the clinic and had to be pinned down by three people. I was 9 then.
20. I didn't go to TJC cos I nearly knocked my head on a low stairway and thought it would stunt my growth.
21. My JC1 preliminary exams results read "ABDOO". Rearranged, it read "A BODO"
22. My first contact with snow was in 2002 on the curbside in a small college town in the US. I kicked the snow and slipped and fell on my butt.
23. Ive played badminton since I was 10 and always put the racquet in front of my face to protect myself. I think my head is so oval from being moulded since I was young.
24. My mum once brought me and my sister to watch "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and we were late so we rushed in after hurriedly buying the tickets. It turned out to be "Die Hard". My sister dozed off after a while.
25. I love my blackberry. This entire note was typed on my blackberry on my way from Shanghai to Singapore.
1. I was a sickly child when I was young, and by the time I was 7, I had already removed my tonsils and appendix. I was underweight until I was 12 when my mother decided to get appetite enhancing medicine from the family doctor, and I think the medicine is still lurking in my tummy.
2. I love to read and I've completed the entire Hardy Boys, Three Investigators, Charles Dickens, Jeffery Archer, Sidney Sheldon, Michael Cricton before I was 15.
3. I have a blue belt in taekwondo.
4. Im a certified lifeguard since I was 16 but I nearly drowned in the sea when I was 19.
5. I nearly signed on in the navy cos I thought I could swim pretty well but backed out when I heard I was expected to be away from home 3 weeks out of four.
6. Ironically, my first job brought me to 75 cities in 15 countries in three years, including more than 15 times to Bangkok, 10 times to Shanghai, 8 times to Phuket.
7. But I've never been to Europe.
8. I hate travelling cos I have serious motion sickness.
9. I have a compulsion to unpack my luggage after any trip, no matter what time I touch down.
10. I always make my bed before I leave the house cos I like a nicely made bed when I come back.
11. I have a compulsion to check mail. I have shortcut buttons on the mouse in the office and at home to check mail and refresh an internet webpage.
12. I have a grade 2 in Piano practical and Grade 4 in Piano theory. I scored a distinction for my grade 4 exam but passed the grade 2 practical by one point. I used to have three guitars as well. Now down to two.
13. I wear my watch on the right hand even though I'm right handed cos I think people who do that are pretty special. And I've been right so far.
14. I rarely wear the same pair of shoes to work for two consecutive days.
15. I hate it when people buy me meals cos I wont be able to eat whatever I want.
16. I completed my first mini triathlon in 2008. That involved some swimming in the sea as well, which was pretty scary.
17. I have a horrible temper.
18. I once topped the entire level in mathematics in sec 2.
19. I hate injections and once ran all over the clinic and had to be pinned down by three people. I was 9 then.
20. I didn't go to TJC cos I nearly knocked my head on a low stairway and thought it would stunt my growth.
21. My JC1 preliminary exams results read "ABDOO". Rearranged, it read "A BODO"
22. My first contact with snow was in 2002 on the curbside in a small college town in the US. I kicked the snow and slipped and fell on my butt.
23. Ive played badminton since I was 10 and always put the racquet in front of my face to protect myself. I think my head is so oval from being moulded since I was young.
24. My mum once brought me and my sister to watch "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and we were late so we rushed in after hurriedly buying the tickets. It turned out to be "Die Hard". My sister dozed off after a while.
25. I love my blackberry. This entire note was typed on my blackberry on my way from Shanghai to Singapore.
Shattered
I usually park my car in the multi storey car park when I go on trips.
I got back to my car on Saturday and found shards of glass on top of the boot area of my car. I checked to see if they came from my car but phew they didn’t.
Probably came from the higher levels.
I got back to my car on Saturday and found shards of glass on top of the boot area of my car. I checked to see if they came from my car but phew they didn’t.
Probably came from the higher levels.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Shanghai Nights
Ardent readers might remember that it snowed during the time i was in Atlanta early in 2008. One of the rare times in the city's history really.
It very rarely snows in Shanghai too. And it did last night. Amazing how i bring snow.
It very rarely snows in Shanghai too. And it did last night. Amazing how i bring snow.
25 Random Things
There's this 25 random things going around FB that is pretty interesting. I contemplated doing it but was just too lazy.
Then an incompetent one from my ex incompetent staff did one and i thought it was quite weird. I've copied it here. It's a female.
1) i dun like fishballs
2) i believe in the existence of ghost
3) i love to travel, to see the world
4) my spelling and grammar sucks
5) i always day dream
6) i always wanted to learn to play the flute
7) i dun know 1 million got how many zeros
8) i have to go toilet and get my business done every morning, otherwise I'll be grouchy for the rest of the day
9) i stupidly waste my precious frequent flyer points to redeem for a Sudoku handheld game console!!
10) i love mahjong
11) i'm stingy
12) i love orchids, sunflowers and gerberas
13) i like to eat and i like to eat a lot
14) i dun take initiative to keep in touch with my friends
15) i dun usually comb my hair
16) i'm short-sighted but i dun wear glasses
17) i dun know how to walk in flip flops
18) i dun know how to differentiate 左 and 右 (I only know left and right)
19) i cry easily (i cried in the presence of my boss once)
20) i like to store/file things as achieve
21) i seldom talk, but if the topic interest me I can really talk alot and not stop
22) i usually take very long to figure out how to use the taps in hotels' bathrooms
23) i record my expense/income in spreadsheet
24) i wan to buy a diamond ring
25) i have a fetish for cuff links
Then the most competent of my ex-incompetent-staff asked me to do also. But i was too lazy so i asked her to do one for me. Here's what she did. Pretty good actually. Which also means she's been reading too much of my blog.
(1) You drive a Mitsubishi Lancer
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
thats so boring
COMPETENCE says:
(2) You play badminton with two different group of ppl
COMPETENCE says:
(3) You have a special cream from your chiropracter which u use for your shoulders
COMPETENCE says:
(4) Your smurf is from New Orleans
COMPETENCE says:
(5) It snowed in Atlanta when u were there
COMPETENCE says:
(6 ) YOu have never been to Europe, yet
COMPETENCE says:
(7) You travelled around the east coast of USA when ur ex was doing exchange in USA
COMPETENCE says:
( 8) Your first work trip to Maldives was with ur boss and he had to leave half way through the trip cuz of a family emergency
COMPETENCE says:
(9) You sold a project twice, but never stayed in that property
COMPETENCE says:
(10) You have however, stayed in the lousier sister property in another city once
COMPETENCE says:
(11) You have a group of close friends, G, A, and you.
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
which one is that
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
9
COMPETENCE says:
G works in Abu Dhabi, A works in Citibank
COMPETENCE says:
XXX
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
i sold it?
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
to who
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
u?
COMPETENCE says:
(12) sorry sold the project
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
that's counted as 12?
COMPETENCE says:
(12) You secretly hate travelling
COMPETENCE says:
(13) You snore
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
u heard me snore?
COMPETENCE says:
No, but u told me
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
oh
COMPETENCE says:
(14) You like the small biscuit with the colour swirl on top
COMPETENCE says:
(15) You also like Pocky
COMPETENCE says:
(16) and Alex's
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
that's cheating
COMPETENCE says:
what?
COMPETENCE says:
(17) You have a Tod's wallet
COMPETENCE says:
(18) You have a gazillion cards, including DBS-Taka, DBS-Altitude, Citi Dividend, Amex Krisflyer, among others
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
i have the Amex Platinum too
COMPETENCE says:
(19) You book ur own flights online, even for work trips
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
new one
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
wat's so fun abt 19
COMPETENCE says:
er, okay, does it come with a Feed at Raffles card?
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
yes
COMPETENCE says:
(19) I am doing 19 again. You bought ur sister a branded bag for her birthday in 2007. I can't rem which brand, but u got it at a sale
COMPETENCE says:
Was it an Aigner?
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
ferragamo
COMPETENCE says:
(20) You wanted to get her a Daimler Speedy cuz your most competent incompetent staff says it's too common
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
daimler?
COMPETENCE says:
(21) IIRC, ur wallet is from Tod's
COMPETENCE says:
LV whatever Speedy
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
u already mentioned my tods wallet at 17
COMPETENCE says:
(21) Your other fav leather goods brand is Braun Buffel
COMPETENCE says:
(22) Your chiropracter is at Park Lane
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
no
COMPETENCE says:
(23) You did ur Lasik at Shinagawa
COMPETENCE says:
(22) again. Your dad drives a company Proton
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
no
COMPETENCE says:
(24) Your sister is a XXX
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
he left that job before i left my ex company
COMPETENCE says:
(22) again. Your mum removed her cataracts in early 2007
COMPETENCE says:
(25) Your last holiday with friends was to BKK in late 08. Stayed in XXX and u went with friends. You bought a t-shirt about the choir
COMPETENCE says:
which has something to do with the choir that was singing at the DnD
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
........
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
u know too much abt me
Then an incompetent one from my ex incompetent staff did one and i thought it was quite weird. I've copied it here. It's a female.
1) i dun like fishballs
2) i believe in the existence of ghost
3) i love to travel, to see the world
4) my spelling and grammar sucks
5) i always day dream
6) i always wanted to learn to play the flute
7) i dun know 1 million got how many zeros
8) i have to go toilet and get my business done every morning, otherwise I'll be grouchy for the rest of the day
9) i stupidly waste my precious frequent flyer points to redeem for a Sudoku handheld game console!!
10) i love mahjong
11) i'm stingy
12) i love orchids, sunflowers and gerberas
13) i like to eat and i like to eat a lot
14) i dun take initiative to keep in touch with my friends
15) i dun usually comb my hair
16) i'm short-sighted but i dun wear glasses
17) i dun know how to walk in flip flops
18) i dun know how to differentiate 左 and 右 (I only know left and right)
19) i cry easily (i cried in the presence of my boss once)
20) i like to store/file things as achieve
21) i seldom talk, but if the topic interest me I can really talk alot and not stop
22) i usually take very long to figure out how to use the taps in hotels' bathrooms
23) i record my expense/income in spreadsheet
24) i wan to buy a diamond ring
25) i have a fetish for cuff links
Then the most competent of my ex-incompetent-staff asked me to do also. But i was too lazy so i asked her to do one for me. Here's what she did. Pretty good actually. Which also means she's been reading too much of my blog.
(1) You drive a Mitsubishi Lancer
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
thats so boring
COMPETENCE says:
(2) You play badminton with two different group of ppl
COMPETENCE says:
(3) You have a special cream from your chiropracter which u use for your shoulders
COMPETENCE says:
(4) Your smurf is from New Orleans
COMPETENCE says:
(5) It snowed in Atlanta when u were there
COMPETENCE says:
(6 ) YOu have never been to Europe, yet
COMPETENCE says:
(7) You travelled around the east coast of USA when ur ex was doing exchange in USA
COMPETENCE says:
( 8) Your first work trip to Maldives was with ur boss and he had to leave half way through the trip cuz of a family emergency
COMPETENCE says:
(9) You sold a project twice, but never stayed in that property
COMPETENCE says:
(10) You have however, stayed in the lousier sister property in another city once
COMPETENCE says:
(11) You have a group of close friends, G, A, and you.
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
which one is that
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
9
COMPETENCE says:
G works in Abu Dhabi, A works in Citibank
COMPETENCE says:
XXX
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
i sold it?
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
to who
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
u?
COMPETENCE says:
(12) sorry sold the project
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
that's counted as 12?
COMPETENCE says:
(12) You secretly hate travelling
COMPETENCE says:
(13) You snore
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
u heard me snore?
COMPETENCE says:
No, but u told me
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
oh
COMPETENCE says:
(14) You like the small biscuit with the colour swirl on top
COMPETENCE says:
(15) You also like Pocky
COMPETENCE says:
(16) and Alex's
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
that's cheating
COMPETENCE says:
what?
COMPETENCE says:
(17) You have a Tod's wallet
COMPETENCE says:
(18) You have a gazillion cards, including DBS-Taka, DBS-Altitude, Citi Dividend, Amex Krisflyer, among others
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
i have the Amex Platinum too
COMPETENCE says:
(19) You book ur own flights online, even for work trips
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
new one
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
wat's so fun abt 19
COMPETENCE says:
er, okay, does it come with a Feed at Raffles card?
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
yes
COMPETENCE says:
(19) I am doing 19 again. You bought ur sister a branded bag for her birthday in 2007. I can't rem which brand, but u got it at a sale
COMPETENCE says:
Was it an Aigner?
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
ferragamo
COMPETENCE says:
(20) You wanted to get her a Daimler Speedy cuz your most competent incompetent staff says it's too common
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
daimler?
COMPETENCE says:
(21) IIRC, ur wallet is from Tod's
COMPETENCE says:
LV whatever Speedy
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
u already mentioned my tods wallet at 17
COMPETENCE says:
(21) Your other fav leather goods brand is Braun Buffel
COMPETENCE says:
(22) Your chiropracter is at Park Lane
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
no
COMPETENCE says:
(23) You did ur Lasik at Shinagawa
COMPETENCE says:
(22) again. Your dad drives a company Proton
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
no
COMPETENCE says:
(24) Your sister is a XXX
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
he left that job before i left my ex company
COMPETENCE says:
(22) again. Your mum removed her cataracts in early 2007
COMPETENCE says:
(25) Your last holiday with friends was to BKK in late 08. Stayed in XXX and u went with friends. You bought a t-shirt about the choir
COMPETENCE says:
which has something to do with the choir that was singing at the DnD
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
........
Cornball is in Shanghai says:
u know too much abt me
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Away Again
I had blogged in this post that I seem to be away for defining moments so it's times like this when i hate to be travelling.
Especially when this is happening this weekend..
Especially when this is happening this weekend..
Monday, February 16, 2009
Much has been said about the dangers of Facebook.. on putting up too much information about yourself, employers checking your FB account to see what you're really like outside the interview room, being tagged by your friends in some ugly pictures of yourself.
However, what Facebook, through all the pictures you have in all the places you go to, reveal that you have the same lame-ass pose in all your pictures. I've looked at all the pictures of myself and there's just about 3 poses i have in my repertoire. So i've now resolved to do more different poses when i take photographs.
However, what Facebook, through all the pictures you have in all the places you go to, reveal that you have the same lame-ass pose in all your pictures. I've looked at all the pictures of myself and there's just about 3 poses i have in my repertoire. So i've now resolved to do more different poses when i take photographs.
Movies
I love it when my plane has video on demand. That's a no brainer there. I guess many people like it for the same reason I do. Have I ever mentioned that the most competent of my incompetent ex-colleagues can tell if a plane has vid on demand just by seeing the registration number near the tyres of the plane while at the waiting gallery?
I managed to catch two shows on my shanghai flight today. The first show was Cars. Haha. Yes I've watched this one before. But for some reason this time it spoke to me in many ways.. Abt going slower to smell the roses and also that cars should change tyres after going many laps. Well I hope that my hobbies can help me with the smelling of roses part.
The other show I watched was "Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist". I haven't heard of this show before but I chose it solely cos it had Michael Cera in it. Now, Michael Cera is certainly not a looker or the usual A list star but all his shows are greeeat, including Superbad (that's the title of the movie, dumbass), Juno and also Arrested Development. His unassuming demeanor and ellen degeneres haircut just makes the girls want him.
*Oh man.. i had typed the front part of this on the plane and now im in my hotel and they're showing Juno on Starmovies now*
Ok, Juno's over. I just realised that Jason Bateman acted in Arrested Development and Juno with Michael Cera.
I managed to catch two shows on my shanghai flight today. The first show was Cars. Haha. Yes I've watched this one before. But for some reason this time it spoke to me in many ways.. Abt going slower to smell the roses and also that cars should change tyres after going many laps. Well I hope that my hobbies can help me with the smelling of roses part.
The other show I watched was "Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist". I haven't heard of this show before but I chose it solely cos it had Michael Cera in it. Now, Michael Cera is certainly not a looker or the usual A list star but all his shows are greeeat, including Superbad (that's the title of the movie, dumbass), Juno and also Arrested Development. His unassuming demeanor and ellen degeneres haircut just makes the girls want him.
*Oh man.. i had typed the front part of this on the plane and now im in my hotel and they're showing Juno on Starmovies now*
Ok, Juno's over. I just realised that Jason Bateman acted in Arrested Development and Juno with Michael Cera.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Hobbies
I have been thinking of starting a new hobby of late. I had several choices in mind.
1. Cooking
2. Photography
3. Dancing
4. Golf
Decided on golf in the end cos i have a lot more friends playing this so there's more potential for fun there.
W00t! starting my lesson in end Feb.
1. Cooking
2. Photography
3. Dancing
4. Golf
Decided on golf in the end cos i have a lot more friends playing this so there's more potential for fun there.
W00t! starting my lesson in end Feb.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Army Days
Everytime I post an "It's a Small World" post, something happens after that serves to reinforce the point.
I was walking back to office after lunch yesterday when I bumped into someone familiar. As usual, I wasn't in a mood to make small talk so I just pulled my usual stunt to smile, nod knowingly and walk away (Sox knows this move well). But this bugger comes up to me (damn!) and says hey i know you! For some reason, i remember his name even though it's kinda weird and i remember knowing him from the army.
I remember from the SISPEC course but i couldnt remember him from BMT. So we literally spent half an hour in the middle of the mall talking about who he slept beside and who i slept beside and who are the common platooon mates we knew.
Then i remembered.
I remembered this platoon mate who was gay ("G") and told me he liked this Weird Name ("WN") dude standing in front of me. So i asked WN if he still kept in contact with G and he promptly gave me G's mobile number. I was actually in BMT, SISPEC and Signals with G and we spent many good and tough times together digging trenches, guard duty, confinement (shudder) it was a pity that we lost touch since 1999. Wow.. that's a good ten years ago.
I wonder if i should give him a call.
I was walking back to office after lunch yesterday when I bumped into someone familiar. As usual, I wasn't in a mood to make small talk so I just pulled my usual stunt to smile, nod knowingly and walk away (Sox knows this move well). But this bugger comes up to me (damn!) and says hey i know you! For some reason, i remember his name even though it's kinda weird and i remember knowing him from the army.
I remember from the SISPEC course but i couldnt remember him from BMT. So we literally spent half an hour in the middle of the mall talking about who he slept beside and who i slept beside and who are the common platooon mates we knew.
Then i remembered.
I remembered this platoon mate who was gay ("G") and told me he liked this Weird Name ("WN") dude standing in front of me. So i asked WN if he still kept in contact with G and he promptly gave me G's mobile number. I was actually in BMT, SISPEC and Signals with G and we spent many good and tough times together digging trenches, guard duty, confinement (shudder) it was a pity that we lost touch since 1999. Wow.. that's a good ten years ago.
I wonder if i should give him a call.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Sweets!
There's no badminton this Saturday. So in preparation for a weekend of tv and reading, I bought sweets! w00t!
More!
Decided to go for the plunge today and do more lights to my car.
The place i was recommended was super sleazy man. It's at a korner of the car park of Sim Lim Tower, which in itself is a sleazy place.
Hahah.. I'm well lit now. w00t!
The place i was recommended was super sleazy man. It's at a korner of the car park of Sim Lim Tower, which in itself is a sleazy place.
Hahah.. I'm well lit now. w00t!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Orly?
I don’t consider myself a person with many friends. That’s probably why I only attend 2 or 3 weddings per year.
When my ex-CEO told me he wanted to introduce a relationship manager from a bank to me, I balked at the thought of a blind date right? Then this morning, it struck me. Could it be THAT girl? Nah.. it cant be.. surely the world isn’t that small. Surely not.
So I smsed THAT girl if she had lunch with my ex-CEO recently. She did.
*gulp*
I smsed my ex-CEO to ask if she was the one he wanted to introduce to me. She is.
*bleah*
Another one struck off the nameroll of Possibles and Probables.
Just in case you’re wondering who the girl is. She is this one.
The world is indeed small.
When my ex-CEO told me he wanted to introduce a relationship manager from a bank to me, I balked at the thought of a blind date right? Then this morning, it struck me. Could it be THAT girl? Nah.. it cant be.. surely the world isn’t that small. Surely not.
So I smsed THAT girl if she had lunch with my ex-CEO recently. She did.
*gulp*
I smsed my ex-CEO to ask if she was the one he wanted to introduce to me. She is.
*bleah*
Another one struck off the nameroll of Possibles and Probables.
Just in case you’re wondering who the girl is. She is this one.
The world is indeed small.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Yet Again
It is one of those weeks again that people are trying to set me up with some ladies.
Today at lunch a friend of mine asked me to go “watch” her play golf on the pretext of wanting to learn more about picking up golf so that I can check out her golf kaki. Haha.. It’s tomorrow so I have 12 hours to decide.
Then just now, my ex-CEO sms-ed me to say he met some bankers and said one of them was single and asked me if I wanted him to set me up on a blind date. Yup. He used the word “blind date”.
I don’t know what to make of all these. Should I be worried that other people are worried for me? Or be touched that they care. Both are not mutually exclusive but that’s just weird.
Feel like picking a new hobby. Golf sounds viable.
Today at lunch a friend of mine asked me to go “watch” her play golf on the pretext of wanting to learn more about picking up golf so that I can check out her golf kaki. Haha.. It’s tomorrow so I have 12 hours to decide.
Then just now, my ex-CEO sms-ed me to say he met some bankers and said one of them was single and asked me if I wanted him to set me up on a blind date. Yup. He used the word “blind date”.
I don’t know what to make of all these. Should I be worried that other people are worried for me? Or be touched that they care. Both are not mutually exclusive but that’s just weird.
Feel like picking a new hobby. Golf sounds viable.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Brrrrr
Just found out that it’s 9 degree Celsius in Shanghai today. W00t! Then I can wear my scarf liao. Hardly ever get to wear my scarf. Hee hee..
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Semblance
I'm very glad that CNY is ending tomorrow.
I really hate CNY. When i was younger, it was about the ang paos like everyone else. Then after a while it got so boring and irritating when my parents have to decide which side to visit first and what time and who's going to be there and "let's go when more people's there" etc. So much so i stopped buying CNY clothes. Now i just dread it with the immense inconvenience it causes me.
Restaurants are closed.
Those that are open only serve set menus.
My sinseh is closed for 2 weeks.
My hairdresser is closed for one week.
No badminton from both set (Colleagues and uni friends) of kakis for 3 weeks!
Various ple in the office are on leave and cant get some work done.
Various other ple (like my lawyers[Indonesia has one day holiday])) on leave so they arent doing the work that i pay them to.
Now that it's the end of CNY, seems like the proper start to the new year. My various simmering travel plans are bubbling now. Supposed to be going to Hainan and then Shanghai. Managed to hive off Hainan to someone else and then so I'm just going to Shanghai. It has been about 4 months since i have travelled. I think it's the longest ever stretch that im in Singapore ever since i started work 5 years ago. WOW.
I realise that there's a usual cycle of feelings when a trip is impending.
First, i'll be excited to get out of the office.
Then, one or two days before departing, I'll begin to think about what i'll miss at home.
I'll then feel sucky the night before departing.
On the first night overseas, I'll be full of anticipation of getting some deals done.
By the third night, i'll be missing home.
So now i plan more frequent but shorter trips, especially since i have badmintons on weekends.
w00t!
I really hate CNY. When i was younger, it was about the ang paos like everyone else. Then after a while it got so boring and irritating when my parents have to decide which side to visit first and what time and who's going to be there and "let's go when more people's there" etc. So much so i stopped buying CNY clothes. Now i just dread it with the immense inconvenience it causes me.
Restaurants are closed.
Those that are open only serve set menus.
My sinseh is closed for 2 weeks.
My hairdresser is closed for one week.
No badminton from both set (Colleagues and uni friends) of kakis for 3 weeks!
Various ple in the office are on leave and cant get some work done.
Various other ple (like my lawyers[Indonesia has one day holiday])) on leave so they arent doing the work that i pay them to.
Now that it's the end of CNY, seems like the proper start to the new year. My various simmering travel plans are bubbling now. Supposed to be going to Hainan and then Shanghai. Managed to hive off Hainan to someone else and then so I'm just going to Shanghai. It has been about 4 months since i have travelled. I think it's the longest ever stretch that im in Singapore ever since i started work 5 years ago. WOW.
I realise that there's a usual cycle of feelings when a trip is impending.
First, i'll be excited to get out of the office.
Then, one or two days before departing, I'll begin to think about what i'll miss at home.
I'll then feel sucky the night before departing.
On the first night overseas, I'll be full of anticipation of getting some deals done.
By the third night, i'll be missing home.
So now i plan more frequent but shorter trips, especially since i have badmintons on weekends.
w00t!
Enhancements
Cos i was recently quite bored and was also (still) looking for a celebratory purchase for my promotion (haha), i decided to do some enhancements.
I bought some RAM for my Mac so now it's a blazing with 4GB of DDR2 667mhz. w00t!
Then i also decided to change my headlights as well. So now I have white headlights. So now i prefer to drive at night.
Hee hee..
I bought some RAM for my Mac so now it's a blazing with 4GB of DDR2 667mhz. w00t!
Then i also decided to change my headlights as well. So now I have white headlights. So now i prefer to drive at night.
Hee hee..
Revelation
The new season of American Idol is upon us and it's another season where we witness some of the weirdest looking people trying to convince everyone else they can sing. I'm pretty sure that these people dont have friends as well, cos if they do, their friends would tell them not to embarrass themselves on tv.
The new judge Kara is pretty hot too.
Today, as i was lounging in bed after a tiring day of badminton, i caught Jimmy Kimmel and i just had to share what i saw. I managed to find the clip on Youtube. Please do go see it. I hardly, if ever, post any youtube vids. This totally cracked me up.
The new judge Kara is pretty hot too.
Today, as i was lounging in bed after a tiring day of badminton, i caught Jimmy Kimmel and i just had to share what i saw. I managed to find the clip on Youtube. Please do go see it. I hardly, if ever, post any youtube vids. This totally cracked me up.
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Lotus
Lotus break, lines connected.
Some bonds are hard to break and sometimes when you hear some news, you feel burdened and you feel heavy.
Some bonds are hard to break and sometimes when you hear some news, you feel burdened and you feel heavy.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Quality and Quantity
I noted that my blog is declining in readership. I guess that this is largely due to the lack of quality posts from me.
Should I apologise? I don’t know. Some things are happening but I have just been too lazy to type them out. There are countless saved drafts in my account that only have one or two lines.
It has been a rather busy first three days of work after the nine-day CNY break. Busy is good. I like to be busy and I love to reply mails. That’s why I love my BB so much. Today is the fourth day of work and there’s nothing much to do now. I realise that my working hours are pretty odd. On a usual day, I start from 9:30am to about 4pm. Then start again at 10pm to about 11:30pm. And working days are like Mondays to half day Thursday. After lunch on Thursday to the next Monday, I hardly get any mails.
So I get bored quite easily.
We actually just signed a deal in Bali. Our second deal. W0000t! But this deal wasn’t handled entirely by me so I didn’t talk much about it. But another deal means more money. So w000t! With the new deal in Bali, we had to set up a new company in Indonesia. I was given the task to form it and it’s just hell trying to juggle our in-house lawyers in Singapore, external lawyers in the US and local Indonesian lawyers. Then have to open bank account as well. Have to deal with Singapore banks and the Indonesian banks as well. This is proving tougher than I thought.
I don’t think this is a quality post.
Should I apologise? I don’t know. Some things are happening but I have just been too lazy to type them out. There are countless saved drafts in my account that only have one or two lines.
It has been a rather busy first three days of work after the nine-day CNY break. Busy is good. I like to be busy and I love to reply mails. That’s why I love my BB so much. Today is the fourth day of work and there’s nothing much to do now. I realise that my working hours are pretty odd. On a usual day, I start from 9:30am to about 4pm. Then start again at 10pm to about 11:30pm. And working days are like Mondays to half day Thursday. After lunch on Thursday to the next Monday, I hardly get any mails.
So I get bored quite easily.
We actually just signed a deal in Bali. Our second deal. W0000t! But this deal wasn’t handled entirely by me so I didn’t talk much about it. But another deal means more money. So w000t! With the new deal in Bali, we had to set up a new company in Indonesia. I was given the task to form it and it’s just hell trying to juggle our in-house lawyers in Singapore, external lawyers in the US and local Indonesian lawyers. Then have to open bank account as well. Have to deal with Singapore banks and the Indonesian banks as well. This is proving tougher than I thought.
I don’t think this is a quality post.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
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