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And Anthea too!
And here is something I got for myself :):):)
Sunday, October 28, 2007
27th Birthday Part 2
Thanks Winnie, Dave, Chui Ying, Kelvin, Siak Peng and Hendry for the presents.
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And Anthea too!
And here is something I got for myself :):):)
And Anthea too!
And here is something I got for myself :):):)
27th Birthday Part 1
Thanks Huey Theng, Hui Fen, Neon, Phil, Boon Tat, Suat Lee, Appu, Jian Hui, Victor for the Birthday Cake and Song :)
Victor helping me divide the cake
Sabotaged !!!
The Cake
Victor helping me divide the cake
Sabotaged !!!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Thoughts
And as I can feel that the team spirt is so strong,
that when anyone leaves, including myself,
it truly saddens me a lot.
I do understand that this is unavoidable,
as each and everyone,
has their own dreams and goals to pursue.
I, too, have my own dreams and goals,
and if I leave the team one day,
it will once again,
be a heart wrenching experience.
This is me...Emotional Mink (-.-)
that when anyone leaves, including myself,
it truly saddens me a lot.
I do understand that this is unavoidable,
as each and everyone,
has their own dreams and goals to pursue.
I, too, have my own dreams and goals,
and if I leave the team one day,
it will once again,
be a heart wrenching experience.
This is me...Emotional Mink (-.-)
My feelings from 8.30am - 6pm
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Worthy or Worthless?
Worthy or Worthless? This is a message that I put on my MSN header one fine day. Many people keep asking me why I started to feel this way and what it is about. It's a byproduct of too much thinking. Sometimes I really feel that not thinking too much makes my life happier. Too much of it makes it a little miserable sometimes...
Friday, October 19, 2007
My Taiwan Trip (23rd Sept 2007- 30th Sept 2007)
Well..here is a long and backdated post.
Day 1
Reached the airport at 11:30am. The local guide helped us check in out luggages and we are off to DFS to shop. The plane departed was suppose to depart at 1:30pm. The But somehow the flight was delayed. We reached TaoYuan at around 5pm. When we were there, out taiwanese guide greeted us. As we reached Taiwan later then excepted, the guide arranged for us to visit a night market at TaoYuan. We made our way there and had our dinner along the way.
Day 2
We had to wake up quite early in the mornings during the trip...like 5 or 6 am...never 7am. Had to set handphone alarm to wake me up. After breakfast, our first stop was Miramar shopping mall. There is a huge ferries wheel there. Opposite Miramar is Carrefour. I went there to buy some cereal for a friend. In there supermarket, my mum saw something which she misses a real lot when she was at Taiwan 30 years back. It's honey roasted sweet potato. It's actaully sweet potato coated with honey and roasted slightly. This is something that cannot be found in Singapore. We bought some and ate them along the way. In fact we regretted not buying a bit more to bring home...
After that we made our way to 故宫. It's a museum storing artifacts of the past. It's kind of interesting how or what those things were used or used for in the past. We went on the Jiang Jie Shi's old madam's residence for a visit. It's more like a park to me. There was even a couple there taking photo shots. According to the guide, many couples come to this place for photo shots as the place has nice sceneries. We went to 淡水, 渔人码头 and 情人桥 after that. 情人桥 has a nice architecture. We went to the hot spring after that. The water they say, it's sulpher water. It's suppose to be good for the skin after soking in it. After a good soke, we went to Shilin Night Market. There were lots of people, lots of food and lots of things to buy.
Day 3
We went to the tomato farm in the morning. According to the guide, we were suppose to see lots of red, ripe tomatoes. Unfortunately, they have been harvested before we come. So all that we see were small, green, unriped tomatoes. There were many varieties though. Never knew that so many varieties exists. The guide brought us to see a dam. Nothing special...except that the scenery on the other side of the dam has the nice and peaceful feel. Green mountains, peaceful waters...
We went to a place called Tony House for lunch. Feels like it's an isolated building in the middle of nowhere. The restaurant is surrounded with glass windows, so that we can enjoy the scenery as we dine. Nice scenery. The place is not a bad place except that probably the aircon is not turned on strong enough. We could feel the greenhouse effect as we dine in there.
We headed to 剑湖山 at 高雄. Along the way, we stopped by the coffee factory at 古坑 to hear about the history of coffee, drink some coffee (really need some especially when you had to wake up so early in the mornings), and buy some coffee products.
The gala dinner was to be held on that evening. It's 中秋节that day. We had games, lots of food and eat had a mini mooncake. The pomelo there looks different from the ones that we can find in Singapore. The size is slightly smaller and elongated. The flesh inside is finer as compared to the ones that we buy locally. After dinner, we went to put the 天灯. All of us wrote our wishes on the 天灯 before we light it up and set it up to the sky. Our team's 天灯 shone the brightest and flew the furthest among all the 天灯 that were set up to the sky. The guide say that this is a good sign, as it means that all the wishes written on it will come true...:)
After that we walked up to 剑湖山 to see fireworks. Simple ones. As we were waiting for the fireworks, we heard many burst of fireworks comeing from else where. Then we were told that Taiwanese have the habit of putting fireworks their at homes during festivals, hence the sounds.
Day 4
We spent our morning at 剑湖山 theme park. I tried out some of the rides over there. I have to admit that this is the first time that I am trying out these types of rides, as I seriously do not have the courage to try out rides like these. I tried the 90 degrees drop ride and the space shot. After that, I think I can't hold the camera properly...:P
After lunch, we went to 春秋格. We visited the temple there and surrounding sculptures. Then the guide brought us to the pearl centre to buy pearls.
At night, we went to Dream Mall. Dream Mall has a huge Hello Kitty ferries wheel. It's the largest in Taiwan so far.
Day 5
Went to 花莲 on this day, the journey there was super long. Think we spent around 5-6 hours travelling there. 花莲 is a quiet place. I hardly saw any people or vehicles on the roads. The guide told us that many young people in 花莲 had left for the towns for better jobs. 花莲 is one of the largest provinces in Taiwan. This province is famous for their marble hills. We were told that the pavements in 花莲 are all made of marble not stones! We went up the winding road up the hills to take some pictures. Think we were about half way up the hill. We could not go any further as it had been raining for the past few days and it seems that further up, some rocks had tumbled down. The road up was sealed and no one was allowed to go any further. The guide told us that on one side of the hills, it's another province, and on the other, it's the Pacific Ocean. This journey took us the whole day. We had dinner and went back to the hotel after that.
Day 6
We went to see the Toroko Gorge that day. It's a place of hills, water, marbles, stones. We had our lunch and we took a train from 花莲 back to Taipei. The ride was comfortable and fast. We took this opportunity to try the 火车便当. It's quite sumptuous considering that it's a train meal. There is a big piece of meat, an egg, vegetables and many other stuff.
We went to 九份 after we reached taipei. There were many food stuffs to buy there. The guide told us that 九份 is famous for making clogs. One can actually choose the material/design of the top of the clogs and get them to make a pair for you. Dinner was at Five cent drift wood restaurant. This restaurant has a very special exteral. It stands out from the surounding buildings. The food there is fabulous! They had this self made milk mua chee. It's very nice, but unfortunately, they do not sell this mua chee. A meal there is not cheap though.
After that, we went to one of the Feng Shui shops to hear about fengshui.
Then at night, it's shopping at 西门町!
Day 7
Free and easy day. We slept till 8:30am. Finally, a day when we can sleep a little later. After breakfast at Macdonalds', we took a train to taipei underground shopping mall. We were a little too early, so most of the shops were not opened yet. We went up to the open area and walked around. Some of the shops there were opened, so we went walking around that area. After that, it was lunch at 鼎泰丰. The food there is indeed nicer then the same restaurant found locally. After that, it's WuFenPu. It's an area having lots of wholesale shops selling clothes. This area is big. Think we spent around 5 hours covering that place. At night, it's shopping and food at 西门町 and Shilin. It's really amazing how we can cover so many places in just one day. We went back to the hotel at around 11pm. Washed up, packed up and slept for 2 hours before waking up the next day at 3:30am :S
Day 8
Went up the bus and headed for the airport. The flight back to Singapore will depart at 9.30am. Hence we needed to be early. Everyone had many luggages to check in. Boxes of them. When the time is up, we said goodbye to Taiwan and headed back to Singapore.
~Home Sweet Home~
Day 1
Reached the airport at 11:30am. The local guide helped us check in out luggages and we are off to DFS to shop. The plane departed was suppose to depart at 1:30pm. The But somehow the flight was delayed. We reached TaoYuan at around 5pm. When we were there, out taiwanese guide greeted us. As we reached Taiwan later then excepted, the guide arranged for us to visit a night market at TaoYuan. We made our way there and had our dinner along the way.
Day 2
We had to wake up quite early in the mornings during the trip...like 5 or 6 am...never 7am. Had to set handphone alarm to wake me up. After breakfast, our first stop was Miramar shopping mall. There is a huge ferries wheel there. Opposite Miramar is Carrefour. I went there to buy some cereal for a friend. In there supermarket, my mum saw something which she misses a real lot when she was at Taiwan 30 years back. It's honey roasted sweet potato. It's actaully sweet potato coated with honey and roasted slightly. This is something that cannot be found in Singapore. We bought some and ate them along the way. In fact we regretted not buying a bit more to bring home...
After that we made our way to 故宫. It's a museum storing artifacts of the past. It's kind of interesting how or what those things were used or used for in the past. We went on the Jiang Jie Shi's old madam's residence for a visit. It's more like a park to me. There was even a couple there taking photo shots. According to the guide, many couples come to this place for photo shots as the place has nice sceneries. We went to 淡水, 渔人码头 and 情人桥 after that. 情人桥 has a nice architecture. We went to the hot spring after that. The water they say, it's sulpher water. It's suppose to be good for the skin after soking in it. After a good soke, we went to Shilin Night Market. There were lots of people, lots of food and lots of things to buy.
Day 3
We went to the tomato farm in the morning. According to the guide, we were suppose to see lots of red, ripe tomatoes. Unfortunately, they have been harvested before we come. So all that we see were small, green, unriped tomatoes. There were many varieties though. Never knew that so many varieties exists. The guide brought us to see a dam. Nothing special...except that the scenery on the other side of the dam has the nice and peaceful feel. Green mountains, peaceful waters...
We went to a place called Tony House for lunch. Feels like it's an isolated building in the middle of nowhere. The restaurant is surrounded with glass windows, so that we can enjoy the scenery as we dine. Nice scenery. The place is not a bad place except that probably the aircon is not turned on strong enough. We could feel the greenhouse effect as we dine in there.
We headed to 剑湖山 at 高雄. Along the way, we stopped by the coffee factory at 古坑 to hear about the history of coffee, drink some coffee (really need some especially when you had to wake up so early in the mornings), and buy some coffee products.
The gala dinner was to be held on that evening. It's 中秋节that day. We had games, lots of food and eat had a mini mooncake. The pomelo there looks different from the ones that we can find in Singapore. The size is slightly smaller and elongated. The flesh inside is finer as compared to the ones that we buy locally. After dinner, we went to put the 天灯. All of us wrote our wishes on the 天灯 before we light it up and set it up to the sky. Our team's 天灯 shone the brightest and flew the furthest among all the 天灯 that were set up to the sky. The guide say that this is a good sign, as it means that all the wishes written on it will come true...:)
After that we walked up to 剑湖山 to see fireworks. Simple ones. As we were waiting for the fireworks, we heard many burst of fireworks comeing from else where. Then we were told that Taiwanese have the habit of putting fireworks their at homes during festivals, hence the sounds.
Day 4
We spent our morning at 剑湖山 theme park. I tried out some of the rides over there. I have to admit that this is the first time that I am trying out these types of rides, as I seriously do not have the courage to try out rides like these. I tried the 90 degrees drop ride and the space shot. After that, I think I can't hold the camera properly...:P
After lunch, we went to 春秋格. We visited the temple there and surrounding sculptures. Then the guide brought us to the pearl centre to buy pearls.
At night, we went to Dream Mall. Dream Mall has a huge Hello Kitty ferries wheel. It's the largest in Taiwan so far.
Day 5
Went to 花莲 on this day, the journey there was super long. Think we spent around 5-6 hours travelling there. 花莲 is a quiet place. I hardly saw any people or vehicles on the roads. The guide told us that many young people in 花莲 had left for the towns for better jobs. 花莲 is one of the largest provinces in Taiwan. This province is famous for their marble hills. We were told that the pavements in 花莲 are all made of marble not stones! We went up the winding road up the hills to take some pictures. Think we were about half way up the hill. We could not go any further as it had been raining for the past few days and it seems that further up, some rocks had tumbled down. The road up was sealed and no one was allowed to go any further. The guide told us that on one side of the hills, it's another province, and on the other, it's the Pacific Ocean. This journey took us the whole day. We had dinner and went back to the hotel after that.
Day 6
We went to see the Toroko Gorge that day. It's a place of hills, water, marbles, stones. We had our lunch and we took a train from 花莲 back to Taipei. The ride was comfortable and fast. We took this opportunity to try the 火车便当. It's quite sumptuous considering that it's a train meal. There is a big piece of meat, an egg, vegetables and many other stuff.
We went to 九份 after we reached taipei. There were many food stuffs to buy there. The guide told us that 九份 is famous for making clogs. One can actually choose the material/design of the top of the clogs and get them to make a pair for you. Dinner was at Five cent drift wood restaurant. This restaurant has a very special exteral. It stands out from the surounding buildings. The food there is fabulous! They had this self made milk mua chee. It's very nice, but unfortunately, they do not sell this mua chee. A meal there is not cheap though.
After that, we went to one of the Feng Shui shops to hear about fengshui.
Then at night, it's shopping at 西门町!
Day 7
Free and easy day. We slept till 8:30am. Finally, a day when we can sleep a little later. After breakfast at Macdonalds', we took a train to taipei underground shopping mall. We were a little too early, so most of the shops were not opened yet. We went up to the open area and walked around. Some of the shops there were opened, so we went walking around that area. After that, it was lunch at 鼎泰丰. The food there is indeed nicer then the same restaurant found locally. After that, it's WuFenPu. It's an area having lots of wholesale shops selling clothes. This area is big. Think we spent around 5 hours covering that place. At night, it's shopping and food at 西门町 and Shilin. It's really amazing how we can cover so many places in just one day. We went back to the hotel at around 11pm. Washed up, packed up and slept for 2 hours before waking up the next day at 3:30am :S
Day 8
Went up the bus and headed for the airport. The flight back to Singapore will depart at 9.30am. Hence we needed to be early. Everyone had many luggages to check in. Boxes of them. When the time is up, we said goodbye to Taiwan and headed back to Singapore.
~Home Sweet Home~
Saturday, September 22, 2007
1 more day to Taiwan
Soooo excited...This is my first trip to Taiwan and I will be celebrating Mooncake Festival there...Hope I can fall asleep tonight... ;)
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Part II - "Whatever that happens, it's for your own good"- Master Shashi
Perhaps it's good that I do not need to submit my AF now, so that
a) I will not be JUDGED based on winter.
b) I will not GIVE UP totally so soon.
c) I will not think of CHANGING a new one so soon.
d) I will not feel DESPONDENT on whatever the outcome is, so soon.
e) I may still LOOK FORWARD to things changing for the better.
f) I can have the STRENGTH to persevere through the difficult patches, and see the sunshine after the rain and HOPEFULLY, see the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
a) I will not be JUDGED based on winter.
b) I will not GIVE UP totally so soon.
c) I will not think of CHANGING a new one so soon.
d) I will not feel DESPONDENT on whatever the outcome is, so soon.
e) I may still LOOK FORWARD to things changing for the better.
f) I can have the STRENGTH to persevere through the difficult patches, and see the sunshine after the rain and HOPEFULLY, see the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Grateful for this email...
I am really grateful for an email that a friend sent. Kind of motivational for me...receiving an email like this at the right time, and reading it really mean something...
Below is the email to share :)
There was an Indian Chief who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at
a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The Chief then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.
He told them that you cannot judge a tree or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end,when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter,you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your fall.
Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches, and better times are sure to come.
Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrows keep you Human,
Failures keep you Humble,
Success keeps you Glowing,
But only God keeps you Growing!
Below is the email to share :)
There was an Indian Chief who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at
a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The Chief then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.
He told them that you cannot judge a tree or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end,when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter,you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your fall.
Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches, and better times are sure to come.
Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrows keep you Human,
Failures keep you Humble,
Success keeps you Glowing,
But only God keeps you Growing!
Friday, August 17, 2007
"Whatever that happens, it's for your own good"- Master Shashi
My yoga teacher said this. He mentioned that when you are depressed, feeling down or disappointed for some reasons or the other, remember this phrase. Quite apt for me. He mentioned this on a Monday, and I realise I have been using the phrase on myself for the whole week. It does console me for while, but I have allowed grief to overcome myself and I find myself tearing again...very badly. Never in my whole life have I teared so much in a job. I seem to be screwing up things quite badly these days. I am beginning to feel so useless... :(
Confidence shattered...Dreams shattered...Hopes shattered...Morale shattered...
Should I give up? "Should I stay...or should I go?"
(*_*)
Confidence shattered...Dreams shattered...Hopes shattered...Morale shattered...
Should I give up? "Should I stay...or should I go?"
(*_*)
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
What a Sad and Depressing July...
I mean in terms of work. Things haven't been going smooothly. Many things happened this month. Things that made me feel so sad and depressed and unappreciated, despite all the hard work that I have put in, that I really felt like giving up sometimes. I felt so unfair. There was one fine day that I was really "tearing" for the whole day in office...Tears flowed non stop for the whole day while I worked. The basket was full of tissue paper that day...
Nonetheless, I think I should be able to persevere till the end...*and I hope so*
Let's hope that things will turn for the better soon.
Nonetheless, I think I should be able to persevere till the end...*and I hope so*
Let's hope that things will turn for the better soon.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Test your broadband speed
Are you getting what you are paying for your broadband?
That is mine below...
Test your internet connection uploading and downloading speeds here.
Cheers :)
That is mine below...
Test your internet connection uploading and downloading speeds here.
Cheers :)
Sunday, May 13, 2007
No Sound, No Joy
There is this thing that I don't really like about on board sound chips. I had this problem twice already. Both motherboards had on board sound. Both times, it didn't work. The first time a friend managed to help me solve the issue. But when I tried to apply the same method the second time, it didn't work. So irritating...why are on board sounds so troublesome for me...argh...:(
Being Happy...
Read an article in the papers today and came across this interesting piece of information: - That being happy improves creative thinking. Being happy allows you to be creative and innovative. It allows the brain to consider a broader range of ideas. This makes you more experimental and hence you will tend to play with ideas more openly. However, there is a downside to it, that is, you tend to have lesser concentration, as you tend to be easily distracted. Read about it here
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Today I was chatting with my boss about a doctor, who will scream at her staff for no particular reason. She would actually scream at her staff to go home and not do OT...she will scream at them during meetings. Perhaps she meant well when she asked her staff to go home early...perhaps she was just talking at the top of her voice...perhaps she doesn't know how to express herself properly, cos afterall she is not a local. I can sense that her command of english is not that good...:X and all these are from a female's perspective.
From my boss' perspective, who is a male, he said, "She is a female mah, most females are like that one...usually females who can control their emotions well are very successful...maybe next time you will be like that also..haha."
Quite true also...I believe people with high EQ can go far..even without high IQ. :)
But I always tell myself this:- if one day I were to be someone at a high level, I will tell and remind myself not be like her. Many a times when I come across bosses whom I don't like, I will tell myself not to be like them in the future, cos these types of behaviour are not well-liked. I do learn form people's behaviour ;) If I didn't do IT, I would have done psychology...serious...
From my boss' perspective, who is a male, he said, "She is a female mah, most females are like that one...usually females who can control their emotions well are very successful...maybe next time you will be like that also..haha."
Quite true also...I believe people with high EQ can go far..even without high IQ. :)
But I always tell myself this:- if one day I were to be someone at a high level, I will tell and remind myself not be like her. Many a times when I come across bosses whom I don't like, I will tell myself not to be like them in the future, cos these types of behaviour are not well-liked. I do learn form people's behaviour ;) If I didn't do IT, I would have done psychology...serious...
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Batam Trip (30/03/2007 - 01/04/2007)
A few colleagues and I arranged to go to Batam for a short trip after some 3 weeks of planning. We had our "tour guide" to bring us around. I believe he had a hard time planning, arranging the transport and accomodation for us...hey..thanks friend...:) We had a fun time there, although I believe all of us felt tired by the end of the trip. We went to Waterfront City for games and visited quite a few resorts. Those resorts looked so relaxing by the sea. This is the first time that all of us went overseas (although this was a short one). Hope we will have many other opportunities in the future ;)
Friday, March 23, 2007
sooo looong
Wow..have not updated my blog for a long time..well..this is the first post for the...err...year...;P
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