Monday, January 29, 2007
Gosh, must have been the ever latest time I came home without my parents driving me. Went out on saturday to meet up with a handful of ODAC people - namely, CheeYong, Shenglong, Van, Weilong, Changtai. Basically, got to see Shenglong, Weilong and Changtai bald. Actually, they are not exactly bald, they looked like they just adorned a crew cut. So what's the big fuss about walking around without a cap? Some people still look good in crew cuts, for instance Edison Chen. Wow, boyish charm with his blingbling stud and the crew cut adds maturity and seriousness.
So basically we sang at Cathay's kbox (yeah, can imagine your jaw dropping open and you saying "AGAIN?"but seripously, kbox is not my favourite hangout all the time). We all had a couple of drinks and experimented with some alcohol.Let me give a brief introduction:
Tequila Sprite
This is my order. It came in a glass of tansparent liquid with a slice of lime. There is no prickly feeling in the throat even when you down a mouthful of the drink. Probably the alcohol content is not very high. It has a hint of sweetness in it. There is also an occasional bitterness to it when about to swallow, which I guess is probably due to the lime.
Vodka Sprite
This is CheeYong's order. It taste somewhat similar to Tequila sprite, probably cos they are both sprites. However, this drink seems more light.
Whisky Coke
This is Shenglong's order. Probably more alcoholic. Although there isn't the gust through the nose, the throat gets somehow drier.
Brandy
This is Weilong's order and kind of funny. All our alcoholic drinks are mixed with carbonated soft drinks. Weilong asked for a brandy mixed with some soft drink but the waiter said they don't mix brandy. The shot of brandy came in a tiny glass and Weilong wanted to down it in one gulp. Vanessa stopped him, worried that he will get drunk if he just swallows the whole cup. Couldn't give any evaluation here as I didn't really try it. But, in the end, Cheeyong mixed the Brandy with his Vodka and no one became drunk.
Vanessa drank an interestingly colour drink. By the way she says it, I doubt it is alcoholic. the top layer is transparent and the bottom lingers a pinkish-red swirl. I had a sip of it and it tastes sour- not the citrous kind of sour. More like concentrated sour pineapples. That doesn't mean the taste is un-appealing. If you are someone who doesn't mind sour drinks that gives a tingling sensation even as it makes its way down your troat, then this drink is probably an option.
So much so for drinks. So far, I have been evaluating food and drinks, I feel like a critic. And it feels good... though sad to say, I am not a qualified one. Just personal opinions and likings, so if I offended anyone, please excuse me.
So basically we sang at Cathay's kbox (yeah, can imagine your jaw dropping open and you saying "AGAIN?"but seripously, kbox is not my favourite hangout all the time). We all had a couple of drinks and experimented with some alcohol.Let me give a brief introduction:
Tequila Sprite
This is my order. It came in a glass of tansparent liquid with a slice of lime. There is no prickly feeling in the throat even when you down a mouthful of the drink. Probably the alcohol content is not very high. It has a hint of sweetness in it. There is also an occasional bitterness to it when about to swallow, which I guess is probably due to the lime.
Vodka Sprite
This is CheeYong's order. It taste somewhat similar to Tequila sprite, probably cos they are both sprites. However, this drink seems more light.
Whisky Coke
This is Shenglong's order. Probably more alcoholic. Although there isn't the gust through the nose, the throat gets somehow drier.
Brandy
This is Weilong's order and kind of funny. All our alcoholic drinks are mixed with carbonated soft drinks. Weilong asked for a brandy mixed with some soft drink but the waiter said they don't mix brandy. The shot of brandy came in a tiny glass and Weilong wanted to down it in one gulp. Vanessa stopped him, worried that he will get drunk if he just swallows the whole cup. Couldn't give any evaluation here as I didn't really try it. But, in the end, Cheeyong mixed the Brandy with his Vodka and no one became drunk.
Vanessa drank an interestingly colour drink. By the way she says it, I doubt it is alcoholic. the top layer is transparent and the bottom lingers a pinkish-red swirl. I had a sip of it and it tastes sour- not the citrous kind of sour. More like concentrated sour pineapples. That doesn't mean the taste is un-appealing. If you are someone who doesn't mind sour drinks that gives a tingling sensation even as it makes its way down your troat, then this drink is probably an option.
So much so for drinks. So far, I have been evaluating food and drinks, I feel like a critic. And it feels good... though sad to say, I am not a qualified one. Just personal opinions and likings, so if I offended anyone, please excuse me.
what we could have been, 9:35 PM.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
So Brandt Asia was celebrating Serene and Stephen's birthday and they bought this cake from Canele. It is so pretty and most improtantly, YUMMY! Manage to get a photo of the box left in the pantry.
A nearly finished 'Le royale' cake. It is so extremely delicious with thick coating of melty creamy chocolate layered by crunchy biscuit and topped with berries which comes with burst of sweetness. The chocolate is so good that it melts in your mouth with a fragrant after taste leaving a cool sensation on the tip of your tongue. Then it slides ever so smoothly down your throat and doesn't leave it dry and itchy like heaty chocolate. At this moment, I can rank it as my favourite cake. The downside to it is that it is up a notch from the price of usual cakes and the only place I know to get it is from Robertson Walk. If you noticed under the title "dislikes" on my profile... yeah, I think this cake can change my opinion of my dislike.
what we could have been, 12:52 PM.
Friday, January 26, 2007
This is the Comtech where I work.
This is the Cotech as viewe from the lunch area. Looks like a condo right? Nice right?
This is Patrice the Manging Director and French in the company. Tall and charismatic- especially this photo when he is sipping wine.
This is Jenny and Veron, my two supervisors. They are nice, tolerating and funny too. The way Veron laughs is quite cute and she can go on laughing until she cries!
From the left, there is Jenny, Serene the Sales and Marketing manager and the extreme right is Carol! Serene gives very nice hugs and it is really very sweet of her to give me a Brandt bear. And Carol is the pretty self-proclaimed junk-queen in the office. Gosh, her hair is flowy and straight. Shampoo companies should be swarming towards her!Well, I had a nice 10 days spent working at Brandt Asia doing filing and admin work. That's definitely not all the people I have worked with and also not everyone in the company. There is still TiongLing, Herman, Sam, Christina, Grace, Claudia, Doreen, Donna. And also Nicholas, Stephen and Lillah whom I have not communicated with. Lunch breaks are entertainingly funny talking about "fruits" and thinking of bigger "fruits". Other lame jokes are cracked too. There are also one or two ridiculous things I did which became the joke of the day/s. One of them include opening the door for someone by pressing on the company chop. To sum it up, I had fun working at Brandt Asia.
what we could have been, 9:57 PM.
Hopefully everyone had fun during the birthday bash- especially the birthday girls. Too bad we didn't get to go to Sentosa. I was actually looking forward to the sun shine, sea and sand. Partly, can't wait to dunk the jan birthday babes in the sea.
Wow, I've got to say that on the day itself I got a shock even before meeting the rest. I knew that I was going to be late and suddenly my phone's message ringtone came on non-stop. My message ring tone goes "beepbeep", and it sounds like I am getting horned at non-stop. Gosh! And as i read the messages one by one, I came to realise that the contents sent by different people are more or less on the same lines- late, you all go first, meet you all somewhere. So I was thinking to myself if everyone was to meet me somewhere else then where am I going to meet everyone else alone?
But, it turned out well, I manage to meet ruo, yuting, alicia and ellise at City hall MRT. Bought some flowers for the birthday babes too but it didn't change my opinion about me not being too good with handling flowers. So we trooped down to Marina Square to meet Sheryl and Weng, after which we had lunch at KFC. I think we are all pretty easy going; though it seems like there are a few opinions of where to eat, we actually manage to finalise our lunch place pretty quickly and peacefully. Maybe I shall explain myself here about my meal consisting of a medium whipped potato. Ehem, that is because I just recovered ( not fully though) from fever, so shouldn't be eating too much heaty food especially when my cough is still so bad.
So after lunch, we went to KBox and started singing and playing around. Yeps, have to agree that the place is real cold but still we are more or less enthusiastic which distracts us from the chills. I think it is really nice of us sharing jackets and passing them around. Oh yes, by the way, there is no such thing as "cannot sing" because I think everyone is comfortable with one another and so not shy to sing into the mic. And that is GREAT!
When yp came, I went to get the cake... So as usual, sang the birthday song for the trio, wish making, cut cake, eat cake. Unfortunately Dawn came a step late but nevertheless, there is still cake to eat. And there was the giving of presents which I thought was pretty cute, to ask the waitress to bring it in for yt.
So basically that's more or less about the January birthday bash. I had my share of fun. So I hope thos who came had theirs too! :)
Wow, I've got to say that on the day itself I got a shock even before meeting the rest. I knew that I was going to be late and suddenly my phone's message ringtone came on non-stop. My message ring tone goes "beepbeep", and it sounds like I am getting horned at non-stop. Gosh! And as i read the messages one by one, I came to realise that the contents sent by different people are more or less on the same lines- late, you all go first, meet you all somewhere. So I was thinking to myself if everyone was to meet me somewhere else then where am I going to meet everyone else alone?
But, it turned out well, I manage to meet ruo, yuting, alicia and ellise at City hall MRT. Bought some flowers for the birthday babes too but it didn't change my opinion about me not being too good with handling flowers. So we trooped down to Marina Square to meet Sheryl and Weng, after which we had lunch at KFC. I think we are all pretty easy going; though it seems like there are a few opinions of where to eat, we actually manage to finalise our lunch place pretty quickly and peacefully. Maybe I shall explain myself here about my meal consisting of a medium whipped potato. Ehem, that is because I just recovered ( not fully though) from fever, so shouldn't be eating too much heaty food especially when my cough is still so bad.
So after lunch, we went to KBox and started singing and playing around. Yeps, have to agree that the place is real cold but still we are more or less enthusiastic which distracts us from the chills. I think it is really nice of us sharing jackets and passing them around. Oh yes, by the way, there is no such thing as "cannot sing" because I think everyone is comfortable with one another and so not shy to sing into the mic. And that is GREAT!
When yp came, I went to get the cake... So as usual, sang the birthday song for the trio, wish making, cut cake, eat cake. Unfortunately Dawn came a step late but nevertheless, there is still cake to eat. And there was the giving of presents which I thought was pretty cute, to ask the waitress to bring it in for yt.
So basically that's more or less about the January birthday bash. I had my share of fun. So I hope thos who came had theirs too! :)
what we could have been, 9:19 PM.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Okay, so it is January and the January girls have their birthday coming... We can take this as another excuse for an IJRCY batch gathering! Hey, hang on, I am sincere about celebrating their birthday too ok! It is their last teen birthday. So it is their last year to kid/ teen around!
Alright basically, I will update this entry quite often. So check the page for updates ok!
Last updated: 20th Jan
Date: 21st January(Sunday) 1145 Hours
Meeting place: Doulby Ghaut MRT's travelator
Destination: Sentosa beach/ Marina KBox
Main characters: Yu Ting, Yiping, Weng
Organiser: Of course that will be me! I need to recruit organising comm.
Guest:
- Xi’er
- Ruo Yun
- Ellise
- Dawn
- Sheryl Baey
- Alicia Ng (aka YT's mysterious guest)
Attire: T-shirt/ Tank-top, Shorts/ Berms (No Bikinis) Basically, anything comfortable.
Activities:
1) Meet at 1145hours, Doulby Ghaut MRT's travelator
2) Collection of birthday funds ($10)
3) Lunch (own $$)
4) Buy cake and snacks (from birthday funds)
- Main characters to choose the cake
5) Go to Sentosa
6) free and easy
- Sing Birthday song 19 times + Wish making + Cut BIG cake
(“BIG” cake depending on budget)
- Beach Volleyball (I have)
- Captain's Ball (use volleyball)
- Frisby? (I need to find)
- Throw main characters into the water
(So practise evacuation skills, otherwise we will all get wet)
- Sand Bath(We can half-bury main characters in sand)
- Talk ( thats what we always do)
- Discuss a batch name
(if we all agree to have a batch name)
- Truth or Dare (if we become too bored)
- Secret Number (aka 中级密码)
- Build Sandcastles
Logistics:
- Towel
- Extra change of clothes
- Water/ Drinks
- Jacket (optional)
- umbrella (optional)
- Sun Block/ Sun tan oil (optional)
- Playing cards (optional)
- Volleyball (me)
- Frisbee
- $$(for lunch and entry tickets/ wet weather programmes) + birthday funds!!!
- EZ link card
- Presents (optional)
- Well wishes (important and compulsory)
- Most importantly YOURSELF!!!
Food:
Basically we will eat lunch together. You have to pay for your own lunch.
We will be shopping for snacks to bring over to Sentosa. Costs for snacks bought will be used from birthday funds.
Budget:
- $30 cake
- $6 Sentosa Entry ticket for main characters
- $20 snacks?
Budget somehow seems enormous, even when split up among the guest. Any remainder from the funds will be divided and returned to guests.
Wet Weather Plan:
- K Box
If it happens to rain, there is a budget problem again. Main characters may have to pay for their own expenses such as KBox fees. Can be subsidised if there are extra birthday funds left.
Problems:
- Yet to finalise guest list ( I seriously need to confirm who's coming, so do just drop me an sms to confirm your attendence!!)
Alright, meanwhile I can sit back and relax with most of the planning done. Now just have to wait for 21st Jan to come which is tomorrow! So those who are suppose to turn up please turn up and bring the funds, then everything will go smoothly.
Alright basically, I will update this entry quite often. So check the page for updates ok!
Last updated: 20th Jan
Date: 21st January(Sunday) 1145 Hours
Meeting place: Doulby Ghaut MRT's travelator
Destination: Sentosa beach/ Marina KBox
Main characters: Yu Ting, Yiping, Weng
Organiser: Of course that will be me! I need to recruit organising comm.
Guest:
- Xi’er
- Ruo Yun
- Ellise
- Dawn
- Sheryl Baey
- Alicia Ng (aka YT's mysterious guest)
Attire: T-shirt/ Tank-top, Shorts/ Berms (No Bikinis) Basically, anything comfortable.
Activities:
1) Meet at 1145hours, Doulby Ghaut MRT's travelator
2) Collection of birthday funds ($10)
3) Lunch (own $$)
4) Buy cake and snacks (from birthday funds)
- Main characters to choose the cake
5) Go to Sentosa
6) free and easy
- Sing Birthday song 19 times + Wish making + Cut BIG cake
(“BIG” cake depending on budget)
- Beach Volleyball (I have)
- Captain's Ball (use volleyball)
- Frisby? (I need to find)
- Throw main characters into the water
(So practise evacuation skills, otherwise we will all get wet)
- Sand Bath(We can half-bury main characters in sand)
- Talk ( thats what we always do)
- Discuss a batch name
(if we all agree to have a batch name)
- Truth or Dare (if we become too bored)
- Secret Number (aka 中级密码)
- Build Sandcastles
Logistics:
- Towel
- Extra change of clothes
- Water/ Drinks
- Jacket (optional)
- umbrella (optional)
- Sun Block/ Sun tan oil (optional)
- Playing cards (optional)
- Volleyball (me)
- Frisbee
- $$(for lunch and entry tickets/ wet weather programmes) + birthday funds!!!
- EZ link card
- Presents (optional)
- Well wishes (important and compulsory)
- Most importantly YOURSELF!!!
Food:
Basically we will eat lunch together. You have to pay for your own lunch.
We will be shopping for snacks to bring over to Sentosa. Costs for snacks bought will be used from birthday funds.
Budget:
- $30 cake
- $6 Sentosa Entry ticket for main characters
- $20 snacks?
Budget somehow seems enormous, even when split up among the guest. Any remainder from the funds will be divided and returned to guests.
Wet Weather Plan:
- K Box
If it happens to rain, there is a budget problem again. Main characters may have to pay for their own expenses such as KBox fees. Can be subsidised if there are extra birthday funds left.
Problems:
- Yet to finalise guest list ( I seriously need to confirm who's coming, so do just drop me an sms to confirm your attendence!!)
Alright, meanwhile I can sit back and relax with most of the planning done. Now just have to wait for 21st Jan to come which is tomorrow! So those who are suppose to turn up please turn up and bring the funds, then everything will go smoothly.
what we could have been, 9:55 AM.
Friday, January 05, 2007
This morning, I went for my driving lesson 8, learning subjects 9 and 10. Basically subject 9 is about speed adjustment. It is broken down into (a) acceleration control (b) brake control (c) clutch control (d) gear shifting. the subject requirement being able to adjust speed on straight road and bends. Subject 10 is on traffic rules and it consists of (a) lane discipline (b) traffic light and signs (c) pedestrian crossing (d) yellow box (e) priority at intersections (f) passing intersection. the minimum requirement for the subject is to be able to understand/drive according to traffic regulations and signs.
I was suppose to meet Hazel before lesson. Meeting place is the pillar with disappearing plants. Anyway, she was late and texted me to go for lessons first. I met Jingxin again(don't even know if I spell correctly). Although I don't really know him well despite hearing Mr Lim mentioning him time and again, I think he is really friendly and has lots to share about driving. Thanks to him, I know how is my baby 110 different from some other cars.
Apparently, I got baby 110 today. Oh yes, I have to mention what I have learnt about her looks as told by Jingxin. Well, her outlook is different because she is the newer model. Her butt is squarish and sharp unlike the older models which have more rounded butts. Don't worry 110, I assure you that you are still as pretty as the rest.
Hmm, baby 110 is a bit grumpy today, or maybe it was my skills. She "died" (engine stalled) on me when moving off from a traffic light on a slope. How come your biting point is so far to find today? Even when I shift gear, you become so grumpy and jerky. Haha, probably you don't want my left foot to leave your clutch today. And babe, the last two times I know it is difficult to engage your first gear, then how come today third gear also hard to engage? Anyway, I am wondering if I get to see you on monday. If so, I hope you cheer up and get a good wash over the weekend. :)
Yeps, there were a few slopes on the road that I practised on today. First time trying out the handbrakes at slopes. What I've learnt is to keep the biting point, step on the accelerator and bring down the handbrake for moving off from the slope. Gosh. My engine stalled for most of the tries. But it is ok, it will improve, just like the other skills. Can't wait to drive again.
If you are curious about baby 110, the following are her pictures. Ooh, don't get too excited just because I included a picture of her butt. Haha. Presenting, babe 110!
I was suppose to meet Hazel before lesson. Meeting place is the pillar with disappearing plants. Anyway, she was late and texted me to go for lessons first. I met Jingxin again(don't even know if I spell correctly). Although I don't really know him well despite hearing Mr Lim mentioning him time and again, I think he is really friendly and has lots to share about driving. Thanks to him, I know how is my baby 110 different from some other cars.
Apparently, I got baby 110 today. Oh yes, I have to mention what I have learnt about her looks as told by Jingxin. Well, her outlook is different because she is the newer model. Her butt is squarish and sharp unlike the older models which have more rounded butts. Don't worry 110, I assure you that you are still as pretty as the rest.
Hmm, baby 110 is a bit grumpy today, or maybe it was my skills. She "died" (engine stalled) on me when moving off from a traffic light on a slope. How come your biting point is so far to find today? Even when I shift gear, you become so grumpy and jerky. Haha, probably you don't want my left foot to leave your clutch today. And babe, the last two times I know it is difficult to engage your first gear, then how come today third gear also hard to engage? Anyway, I am wondering if I get to see you on monday. If so, I hope you cheer up and get a good wash over the weekend. :)
Yeps, there were a few slopes on the road that I practised on today. First time trying out the handbrakes at slopes. What I've learnt is to keep the biting point, step on the accelerator and bring down the handbrake for moving off from the slope. Gosh. My engine stalled for most of the tries. But it is ok, it will improve, just like the other skills. Can't wait to drive again.
If you are curious about baby 110, the following are her pictures. Ooh, don't get too excited just because I included a picture of her butt. Haha. Presenting, babe 110!
what we could have been, 3:22 PM.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Today just hd my 7th driving lesson. I did subjects 8 and 9. Like yesterday, I took baby 110 out. I thought she was pretty stiff yesterday and I had to use a lot of strength. I must have gotten used to her today but still shifting to first gear took a bit more strength because 110's first gear is quite hard to engage. Anyway, went out on the road again. Today I think my gear shifting from 2nd to 3rd is better. Looks like I am improving. I think driving is really fun! I always feel good after driving lessons.
Oh yes. Today when I was driving on the road, there was this red Mercedes that horned at me! So irritated! Hello! Can't you see that there is an 'L' plate attached to the car. Mercedes doesn't mean you can look down on 'L' plate Honda Civics ok! I nearly blurted out "Walau! 按我喇叭！" like I always say - and my brother will burst out laughing. Ha! But luckily I controled myself from being too crude and just complained to my instructor that the Merc horned at me. The instructor told me to relax of course. He said the merc may not have seen the 'L' plate.
Alright, but before the red Merc incident, I did horn at some pedestrians jay-walking. Haha. Some guts. So I shouldn't be ranting too much on the red Merc. The important thing is to be alert but not affected by people horning at me. :)
Woohoo! Another driving lesson for me tomorrow!
Oh yes. Today when I was driving on the road, there was this red Mercedes that horned at me! So irritated! Hello! Can't you see that there is an 'L' plate attached to the car. Mercedes doesn't mean you can look down on 'L' plate Honda Civics ok! I nearly blurted out "Walau! 按我喇叭！" like I always say - and my brother will burst out laughing. Ha! But luckily I controled myself from being too crude and just complained to my instructor that the Merc horned at me. The instructor told me to relax of course. He said the merc may not have seen the 'L' plate.
Alright, but before the red Merc incident, I did horn at some pedestrians jay-walking. Haha. Some guts. So I shouldn't be ranting too much on the red Merc. The important thing is to be alert but not affected by people horning at me. :)
Woohoo! Another driving lesson for me tomorrow!
what we could have been, 11:13 AM.
