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    Wednesday, December 31, 2008

    End Of Year 2008

    Today is the last day of 2008, marks an end and a new beginning for most pple. Seems like just another day to me except maybe I am trying to force myself to complete some stuff/tasks tat I have dragged unnecessarily throughout the year.

    For work, I tried to clear my boss' old case files today. We got early dismissal at 2pm but I stayed all the way till 5pm plus, but instead of clearing all the files, I end up preparing the materials for a hearing on Friday and itemizing the outstanding work list so tat I dun forget them after the holiday.

    For home, spring cleaning is still on my mind but the motion of clearing my room is put on hold since Christmas. Wat with all the gatherings and dinners, its rather hard to get back on schedule.
    Now for my blog...it weighs heavily on my mind tat I got lots of pictures and some thoughts throughout the year tat I wanted to post on blog but was too lazy to do it.

    Decided to accomplish a few posts today....hmm or shld I say tomorrow as well, coz its already 11.50pm! Gosh time flies...

    Outstanding posts for 2008 (will do separate posts for these):
    1) Vietnam trip (*failed to complete, will 'otang' until next year I guess)
    2) Genting trip
    3) Christmas 2008
    4) Ad-hoc pics (*no loss here, though not posted can always put up these ad-doc pics when free)
    5) Jokes

    I am not into new year resolutions and dun really relish to thinking back on my accomplishments for the year, so I shall skip all that.

    Updates on my office situation:

    1) Although we did not get as much bonus as last year but we did get a bit, which is still better than nothing at all. Can tide over the new year ba.

    2) New policy imposed - Staff's punctuality at work. We are given a grace timing of 15mins over 2 weeks to come into office late. Thereafter on the 16th min, the late comer is expected to work a 4-hr Saturday shift doing shit work tat the other bosses wants. BACK TO SCHOOL DAYS??? Come on...we're adults -_

    3) The public enemy has toned down a little for this festive season. Either he is too happy to make other pple miserable or maybe its becoz of the time when I chided him when he interrupted my conversation with a colleague. I said to him "XXX, can u please dun interrupt...I am talking to YYY, its none of ur business" @_@! - He stopped talking to me for 2 days thereafter, 3rd day bo bian must talk to me becoz of work...but he stopped interrupting and singing for tat 2 days...LOL!

    Hoping for a better 2009! Higher pay? Job advancement? More bonus?

    I wish... ... ...

    Christmas 2008

    Christmas this year started early. We had our family Xmas lunch like on 22 December already. This year I got kinda lazy and did not set up the small Xmas tree nor put up any decorations. So, it felt more like a family lunch gathering than Xmas.

    But the presents make up for it....look how pretty...one for everyone! ^_^



    And thanks to Christina and her recipe, I made stew this year! It was supposed to be Hog Stew but by the time she brought me grocery shopping at Carrefour, their hogs were sold out. So I made do and did Sausage Stew instead. Yummy still!

    Improvised Sausage Stew


    Other dishes that were prepared by both my mum and me were (clockwise from top-left) : Chicken, Samosa, Roasted Garlic, Fried Spring Rolls, Ham and Fried Sotong Balls. My bro cooked the main dish of Seafood Cabonara Spaghetti (I forgot to take a pic of it) and it taste really good.




    Roasted Garlic (also taught by Christina...a pity the top of the garlic turned out a bit more burnt than the middle cooked)



    Mango with Prawn Skewer



    A nice simple lunch and then we played Wii which my bro just bought for family entertainment. Just a simple game of Wii Sports had our family laughing and bowling over.


    Charmaine doing a fake smile



    Everyone getting excited over a game of bowling....hmmm, maybe except for Ray coz he doesnt really get the game.




    Have to brag about this - Charmaine can bowl on Wii really well. She is the BEST in the family and got a high score of 230+. She got a record of hitting 6 STRIKES in a row! Very scary lor....the best I did was a Turkey. T_T

    Charmaine in action



    My cousin Yanling trying to grasp the game



    My other cousin LiangSheng at the game too.



    Glad that this Christmas went well...food is good (thanks to Christina again!) and we had fun...marks a good ending for the year.

    Genting 25-28 Oct 2008

    My family trip to Genting in October 2008 (25 to 28 Oct 2008).


    Other than the fact that my 2nd bro got sick and couldnt make it for the trip and that my nephew Ray had fever before and during the trip thus making him grouchy, the trip went alright.


    Its one of those family bonding trips which does a lot of good for families who have been too busy with their individual daily lives that they omitted to bond with each other. The ultimate reward from the trip is tat my niece Charmaine now LOVES me ^_^ . When asked if she likes "叔叔" or "姑姑", at least now she answers "姑姑"!


    There is no order in the following photos. We took so many photos that I just selected some nice ones and captioned them below.

    Indoor Theme Park





    Family Photos @ Mushroom Garden (minus my 2nd bro & me, I took the pic ma)


    A Close Up Family Photo



    My Bro's Family Photo - Sweet!



    Ray driving? Scary...


    Doting Grandparents or just Holiday Gamblers?



    Finally a lovely pic with Grandpa :)


    Charmaine & Grandparents



    Like Father, Like Son



    Let me down!


    Saying 'Hi' to the next cabin on the Outdoor Ferris Wheel


    'Hi' back ^_^



    In the Caterpillar Monorail 1


    In the Caterpillar Monorail 2


    Indoor Mini-Train Ride


    'Purple Lollipop'? Yummy?



    Kim and Me, ready to try the cool rides


    A very S-l-o-w Outdoor Train Ride


    Train Entourage



    Elephant, Charmaine & Me



    The Grouchy Boy only allowed me to carry him a few times through the whole trip




    Flying Elephant Ride with Charmaine



    Beginning of a ride, 2 Cheerful Kids


    Disagreement brewing between siblings



    Sibling fight started and Grouchy Boy started crying again



    Playing with Charmaine while waiting in queue for ride
    Would love another holiday with them but must gear up before going coz need a lot of energy around those 2 kids.

    Jokes 笑话

    谁是牛奶的妈妈?

    暗示是一样饮料,饮料名称四个字。


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    答案:"花"生牛奶


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    叉烧包和馒头是好朋友。

    有一天,他们俩一起去河边游玩。 叉烧包提议去划船看风景,于是他们租了一艘小船然后开始划船。

    突然,有一阵大浪冲向他们的船。 一个不小心,叉烧包跌下水里淹死了。

    然而,身为好朋友的馒头却没有任何反应。

    他没哭也显得不伤心, 这是为什么呢?


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    答案:因为馒头是没有“FEELING” 的。


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    小鸡,小猪和小狗是好朋友。 有一天,他们在一起吸白粉。 忽然间,警察来了。

    请问谁最会藏白粉?


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    答案:小猪 。。。猪肠(藏)粉


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    麒麟在雪山。

    猜三个字。


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    答案:冰淇淋(麒麟)


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    两只麒麟在雪山。

    猜三个字。


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    答案: 双淇淋(麒麟)


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    两个男孩同时掉下井里

    一个叫小明

    请问另一个叫什么?


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    答案: 救命


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    请问超人为什么穿小号的衣服?


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    答案: 因为超人是穿 "S" size 的衣服


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    和尚梳头发

    请猜一个国家


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    答案: 苏格兰 (梳个"lan")


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    Sunday, December 14, 2008

    Complicated Human Relations

    Sigh, this is the 2nd time I am typing this post as the previous one was unsaved and someone turned off the internet connection while I was in the heated midst of typing the post. Arghh....now gotta organize my thoughts all over again.

    Well, firstly I am extremely tired right now after being out at a fren's housewarming from 12noon to 10pm eating, drinking, gossiping and bitching excessively and then returned home to continue my online gaming on Shaiya for 5 hrs. So, I will get straight to my point.

    There has been quite a bit of unrest in my office lately and though we know wat and who is the cause of it, we have yet to find a solution. Its amazing how a person can annoy and be hated by so many at the same time that there is probably lots of truth in the reasons why this person has now become the "Public Enemy" in my office.

    Reasons why this person is the "Public Enemy":

    Disclaimer:
    If you happen to know the person I am describing below, please do not be offended or upset by my post, you are abosolutely entitled to your own views and opinions as I am.
    If you happen to be the person I am describing below, its high time you wake up to your sense and reflect on your behaviour.
    If you disagree with all my reasons below and think that this person should not be hated by everyone and become a public enemy, I think you are probably not very well liked by those around you as well and maybe you did not even realised it coz your skin is too thick.


    1. He has an attitude problem (eg. he believes that when the staff hates him, it means he is successful in the things he does and implements)

    2. He is snobbish (ie. he only looks up to pple who holds a higher position in the office)

    3. He is a bootlicker who agrees with watever the bosses say (eg. he thinks that if the bosses give staff 1/2 day off for holiday eve or when bosses treat staff to a meal, staff should be appreciative and remember their generosity and all the dishes that they have eaten) - SIAO!

    4. He talks in a condescending way

    5. He is a show off (eg. he tells pple abt his BOSE home theatre system and his big studded diamond earrings...OMG, so Gay!)

    6. He takes credit for work done through acquiring other pple's help

    7. He is unfair (eg. he got bosses to approve implementing a policy that penalizes every staff in the office when only a few of the staff are regular offenders of coming to office late in the moring)

    8. He makes inappriopriate jokes (ie. yellow, dirty jokes)

    9. He is a greedy glutton (eg. keeps taking and asking for pple's food but he does not return favours; keeps saying that he is hungry when he himself chose not to have his lunch.....a Scrooge as well?)

    10. He is a racist (its not very obvious but he does seems to have something against the non-Chinese here)

    11. He interrupts other pple's conversation (even when its abt work and has no relation to him AT ALL)

    12. He eavesdrop on other pple's conversation (eg. by pretending to hover near the spot of conversation, hiding in a dark room while listening to conversations in the other room, eavesdrop when others talk on their phone)

    13. He thinks he is always right and becomes very defensive when you challenge his decision/work/ideas/ways

    14. He doesnt cover his mouth when he cough and sneeze, spreading germs everywhere

    15. He SINGS...(杀了我吧! I gotta listen to him sing ALL the time...its annoying, distracting and totally unenjoyable...even after I make sarcastic remarks and cleared my throat everytime he start singing, his singing persists)

    There are probably more reasons but my mind is not working well after 1 1/2 hrs of blogging, so dear frens, if u know who I am talking abt and wana give some inputs, feel free to let me know.

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    On a separate note, i was just browsing through some frens' homepages on Friendster and suddenly realised that at least 2 of them had gone from a "In a Relationship" status to a "Its Complicated" status. I also remember another fren of mine told me some time ago that his is an "Open" relationship.

    Erm, is relationship that complicated? Either u're together or u're not.

    And, wats tat abt a relationship being "Open"? My fren said it means he has a girlfriend but both he and his GF are open to meeting other guys and girls....@_@

    Aiyo...so chim de....haiz...stay single lah...easier....

    -_lll

    Monday, December 01, 2008

    Complaints Choir?

    Ever heard of this group called Complaints Choir in Singapore???

    Here they are:-

    Friday, November 28, 2008

    What would u do with a Million Dollars?

    What would u do with a Million Dollars?

    The question hit me while I was walking to work this morning. My crave to travel is back again...strange coz I went Hong Kong and Genting in Oct. Should feel more than satisfied now but noooo...feel like going to some parts of Australia. Then, I thought abt how much $ I have to spare for travel and my face went literally :(

    So then, trying to focus on happy thoughts: "What if I bought 4D/Toto/Big Sweep and won a Million Dollars?"

    Such an exciting question...

    Was thinking of putting aside $10k each for my parents, brothers and sister-in-law for them to travel. The rest of the money???

    i) Buy a property => if buy, surely not enuff $ to do anything else
    ii) Buy a car => I dun even drive -_-
    iii) Invest in shares => kidding, with the current economic unrest, fat chance I am investing.
    iv) Start a business => again a crazy idea with the current economic situation
    v) Quit job and laze at home => I am lazy enuff as it is, dun need another pull factor

    Hmm, above options sux...cant think of anything feasible tat I wana do with the rest of the money.

    Maybe I am being too stingy with the $ to my family...ok, I will apportion $100k each to them instead and also set up a study fund of $50k ea for my niece and nephew. Thereafter, I will be left with $400k. Just nice, put into savings and draw on it when I feel like splurging or travelling. Heeheehee...good thoughts! Happy thoughts!

    But...but....but I dun normally gamble or buy 4D/Toto/Big Sweep....

    -_-

    Wednesday, November 26, 2008

    Back To Work...Back to Reality...

    Am still recovering from my chicken pox and waiting for the dried marks to drop off but I am already back at work (2nd day back actually). Yes, I think I am still contagious and in danger of spreading the pox to someone else, but wat can I do? My MC is only till Monday.

    Anyway, 1st day back at work was initially messy with lots of work status unknown. 2 weeks away from work really makes a difference. But I soon caught up with wat I have to do and was busy for the rest of the day. Lots more to clear today but decided to blog a little before I start with another busy day.

    Just got my free ASUS laptop last night (came free with my broadband contract)! Its a cute white little thing that looks more like a portable DVD player than a laptop. Was giving the first charge last night so havent tried to use it yet. Seems rather cool though - Small, Portable (light-weight) & Chic. Think of buying a foldable keyboard and a small optical mouse for it but my bro said he will buy for me...wonder if his taste is any good @_@. Will try to take a pic of my new lappy soon and post on blog.

    Ok, back to work...yes, back to reality.

    Wednesday, November 12, 2008

    Chicken Pox Horror!

    For some, chicken pox is really nothing but just something u will get at least once in ur life. Itchy spots will appear tat are evidence of ur body expulging the toxin from within and if u manage not to scratch those spots, ur skin will be smoother after the chicken pox subside and the dead skin drops off.

    For others, chicken pox is an ordeal. Spots and watery pox (I hv no better way to describe these blobs) will cover almost every part of their bodies. The itch will almost kill them and keep them uneasy no matter whether they are sitting, lying or sleeping. Some will even feel pain from those spots. And not to mention the bodyaches and fever tat is part of the bundle tat comes with chicken pox.

    I am on Day 4 of my chicken pox and though I am in excruciating pain like some, nor am I fully covered with pox, they are nevertheless itchy and irritating.

    I thought abt taking some pictures of my pox but then decided not to disgust all of u as I did when I had my monster ulcers last time.

    Just an advice to some who havent had their chicken pox, they dun exactly come the same way as wat the elderly might say (at least my mum said this). It differs from person to person.

    On Sunday when I suddenly felt feverish in the afternoon and discovered a slight lump on my neck just beneath my right ear, I dismissed it as just my body getting too heaty. So I slept my fever away and when I woke up in the evening, I felt weak and my whole body was aching. I also discovered a spot like an ant bite on my left hand and two more on my back. They looked kinda dubious coz I am quite sure there aint no ants on my bed. When I complained to my mum, she insisted its nothing.

    Next day I woke up, I couldnt even get up! My whole body ache badly and I couldnt really bend. Then I found maybe two more spots on my hands. Again I asked my mum if it could be chicken pox (coz my colleague just had shingles...heard tat it can spread to pple: those who havent had chicken pox will get the pox and those who already had the pox will get shingles), and she insisted it couldnt be coz "pple will normally have fever for a few days and its not so easy for chicken pox to come out". My doc said its allergy and gave me medicine for allergy and muscle relaxant.

    Further into the 2nd Day, I realise more spots coming out and kept wondering wats wrong with me. If its not chicken pox, wat issit?

    Day 3, I woke up with less bodyache but more spots seems to have sprouted since I seen the doc. Finally my mum went to some chinese medical hall nearby and asked and they confirmed that its either chicken pox or measles. So, off I went to the doc again and this time he finally gave the verdict tat I indeed got the chicken pox! Wham, 14 days mc and some medicine for the pox, itchiness and panadol. Think western doc really cant help in this case. My mum said have to drink lots of herbal tea.

    So here I am, Day 4 of my chicken pox as I watch more and more spots appear everywhere on my body and face and hands and legs....and these spots becoming watery pox....yicks! They start to itch and I am not supposed to scratch them so I wouldnt leave scars. Argh....its killing me. Think I might be able to handle the pain better....this itch is really........

    Well, will put more updates when I wana keep my hands busy typing so tat I will forget abt scratching.....(hmm...wat shld I do tmr...its getting boring...)

    Friday, November 07, 2008

    Idiots In The Office Part 2

    Due to favourable feedbacks on my first posting of "Idiots In The Office", I decided to do a Part 2. Oh wait...maybe my reason for doing a Part 2 posting is because there are really many idiots in the office! @_@


    DISCLAIMER

    Notice 1:
    If you happen to know the situations described below or know the people I am describing, please do not feel offended or upset about my post. I mean to share, not to upset.

    Notice 2:
    If you happen to be one of the Idiot I am talking about below...well, I guess you probably won't know that I am talking about you and therefore won't feel upset.

    Notice 3:
    If you happen not to understand what I have described below...hmmm...I think you are probably an Idiot too.

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    A was working late in the office one night (as she usually does) when I and a few colleagues who are also working late decided to go out and have their dinner.

    With the knowledge that A is still in the office, I and gang omitted to inform A that they are going out for dinner and would be coming back to the office.

    At 9pm plus, A finally decided to pack up and go home. So as a standard procedure, she checked all the rooms in the office to make sure that no one else is around and all the lights are off (none of the room lights were on anyway) before she locked the front entrance and headed home.

    A received a phone call from I at 10pm plus just as she was stepping out of the MRT station near her home.

    I: Wei A, where are you huh?
    A: Just stepped out of MRT near my home. Why?
    I: We are locked out of the office! We only went out for dinner, why did you lock us out?
    A: Erm, I lock up because I was the last person in the office. I went around to check but no one around, so of course I have to lock up.
    I: But we got leave our room lights on mah!
    A: No ah, I went to check all the rooms. None of the lights in the room were on.
    I: Aiyah, then how?! You come back to the office now and help us unlock the front door leh!
    A: I am sorry I can't do that, its too far away... (it took A about an hour to reach home)
    <I grumbles...then hung up>

    Next day, I shot some 'dirty looks' at A when they encounter each other in the office.

    This is unfounded lor! I is an absolute IDIOT!

    Why???

    1. Everyone in the office is assigned a key to the front door, therefore the last person to leave the office MUST check that all the lights are off then lock the office up before going off.
    ~ A did all the necessary checks and locked up

    2. Anyone who stayed late to do his/her work in the office SHOULD remember to bring the key with him/her when going for dinner or restroom breaks.
    ~ Since I and gang went out for dinner together, its ridiculous none of them brought their key.

    3. It is common courtesy to let someone else who is still in the office know that you are going out for dinner and check if he/she will still be around when you come back later.
    ~ I did not inform A about going out for dinner and coming back after that.

    4. No one should assume that fellow colleagues will work till late every night just because they happen to work late most days of the week.
    ~ What the hell was I and gang thinking when they expect someone to be still in the office at 10pm plus!!!

    5. When you have been locked out of the office for reason of your own stupidity, don't be insensitive and expect others to come all the way back to your rescue.
    ~ I wanted A to travel all the way back to the office and did not even suggest paying for her cab fare to and fro. Like that who want to do that! Siao...

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    Tuesday, November 04, 2008

    Halloween Pumpkins - 31 Oct 2008

    We had our Halloween celebration in the office just by coordinating among us colleagues to wear the colour "orange" to signify the all popular pumpkins often featured in this festive season.

    Although not everyone own an orange colour clothing, we did suggest other colour options for their choice of clothes:

    Orange for fresh pumpkin
    Green for un-ripe pumpkin
    Brown for over-ripe pumpkin

    Its was all good fun and its great tat quite a number of us did turn up at work in the above colour scheme.



    7 Pumpkins In A Row



    While taking photos, we decided tat the green colour looks more like the leaves on the pumpkin itself...so we took a photo of a batch of fresh leafy pumpkins. Hmm...but wats the "blob" of brown patch doing in front...urgh....


    Leafy Pumpkins



    Some more additions of pumpkins (Below: our guy colleague in the black top was actually wearing an orange pants! - Inverted pumpkin?)





    ^_^ Did u notice the brinjal among us??? Keke....

    Sunday, November 02, 2008

    Ad-hoc

    Its been about a week since I returned from my Genting trip with family. Am still sorting the photos and waiting for my bro's set of photos for compilation before I put them on blog.

    Anyway, was going through my database of photos and realised that I took quite a lot of "ad-hoc" photos, all the way from early this year, which I did not put up on blog.

    Here they are anyway, in no particular order and randomly narrated as wat I remembered my thoughts were at the times I took those photos.

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    Saw this self-made poster (in clear fonts and well laminated) on an overhead bridge one day.

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    Wat does the poster mean by "Fast Cash"?

    => "Ah-Long" (unlicensed moneylender) service???

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    Was in Changi Airport Terminal 2 with frens one night.




    While waiting for them to come out of the restroom, I was just randomly looking at the directories nearby the burger king and coffee bean area.






    And notice wat is wrong?





    Got it???

    Well, I did say from the start I was in Terminal 2...

    (I guess the directories would have been changed by now...coz the above photos were taken in April 2008)

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    One of my favourite pair of red heels bought on impulse. I love the height and the beautiful shade of red...but man...this heels cut the back of my ankle pretty badly when I first wore it.




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    Enjoyed a hot chocolate drink at McCafe in East Coast while waiting for Amrita one early morning. Isnt the "star" design pretty? Hehe....McDonalds can have standard too...LOL...but then again, their hot chocolate seems a little diluted.




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    Gwen gave me a treat at Marina Mandarin Hotel Lobby. We love to go there for a drink and chat and sometimes to enjoy the live musical performances on friday nights.



    Yummy looking chocolate eclairs.




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    A gathering at Kushin-bo with my "xiao-meis".




    Been a long time since I met up with all 3 of them. Now, its going to be even harder to meet up with all becoz Zhenwei has opened a pushcart stall in Orchard Cineleisure selling fashion bags!

    Bravo! A young entrepreneur among my frens! Will blog abt her stall once I get more info from her.

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    I am not a big fan of coffee so I dun really patronise those higher-end coffee cafes such as Coffee Club, TCC, etc.

    However, on my way to work daily, I do pass by this TCC outlet along Robinson Road just on your way out of Raffles MRT tunnel exit F (if I dun remember wrongly...or it could be exit E)...anyway, its across the road from AIA.

    The shop design of this TCC outlet is classy and the furnishing is artistic, I like the ambience of the place and went to try out the food twice so far. Once for lunch with Jenny and a dinner with Gwen.

    Nice place and good food at restaurant prices. Can't say much abt their coffee coz I din try...just took a regular drink.




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    These photos are long long overdue...some colleagues and myself went to Christina's place to hang out on a friday night.

    Stuffed ourselves with lots of pizzas, fried chickens and chips. Then drank quite a bit playing card games late into the night.

    Here are the photos of Christina's darlings (not very well taken with my handphone camera):

    Scones



    Aiko



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    Our National Day celebration in the office was rather interesting, coz of some of our creativity.

    A colleague printed the picture of a Singapore flag and made a mini flag pole.

    A cute mini Singapore flag




    And a "not so well drawn" Singapore flag




    Then we were inspired to recite the national pledge after our lunch. How patriotic.

    Singapore National Pledge




    And we came up with our very own WTL pledge! Which our S.C. laughed out when she saw and read it out loud...haha...enjoy....

    Our WTL pledge




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    Now, for a story abt the Happy Mandarin Orange (shall call it HMO).

    HMO was living happily with a load of frens in a carton until some evil trader decided to separate them and sold to some buyers during Chinese New Year (CNY). As in CNY tradition, oranges changed hands during visiting of frens and families to signify well wishes. So HMO was being sent from places to places.

    Finally, HMO ended up with Christina in our office one day and got itself involve in an experiment. Christina wanted to know how mandarin orange will turn out if left on the office table for a long long period of time.



    So HMO sat lonely for many many days, many many months...braving through the cold aircon days and hot stuffy nights.




    Finally on Halloween, Christina decided to tear HMO apart to see wat is in the then dry and wrinkly orange.

    OMG!!! HMO is MMO now!!!






    Mouldy Mandarin Orange - MMO

    The End