3 months passed into this new office. For a small office with only less than 10pax staff strength, there is an awful lot of office politics.
The multitude of work pile is already bad enuff...now added with day to day of fighting and quarrels n insinuation...its just getting too much work for one.
Despite learning quite a lot of new stuff here, now I am beginning to wonder at wat expense. Its really tough for one to concentrate on work when there are so much commotion happening around.
Why can't pple just work in harmony?
Here are some deterrents (in my opinion) to the theory of working in harmony:
- power struggle
- selfishness
- busybody
- gossips
- complaint queen/king
- favouritism
Sigh. Can see all of the above in my current office.
Tiring...endure...change job when the opportunity arises.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, rock!
4 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock, rock!
7 o'clock, 8 o'clock, 9 o'clock, rock!
We're going rock..............tonight!
(Remember tat song?)
Here's a different version:-
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, work!
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, work!
Sunday, Holiday, Everyday, work!
I gotta work and work till I drop dead!
Ok, not exactly the best imitation of the song n I have issues with the last line anyway...but this is a clear description of my life these days...
Am I a workaholic? Or merely just responsible?
4 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock, rock!
7 o'clock, 8 o'clock, 9 o'clock, rock!
We're going rock..............tonight!
(Remember tat song?)
Here's a different version:-
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, work!
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, work!
Sunday, Holiday, Everyday, work!
I gotta work and work till I drop dead!
Ok, not exactly the best imitation of the song n I have issues with the last line anyway...but this is a clear description of my life these days...
Am I a workaholic? Or merely just responsible?
Sunday, April 10, 2011
6-1/2 days work
What am I doing blogging now?
Eating snake while working lor...but oh! not during official working hours.
In Singapore, most companies have like 5 days or at most 5-1/2 days work week (for office work at least...not too sure abt retail working hours lah).
For this week, I have worked like 6-1/2 days lor....actually more if u count the overtime I worked during weekdays.
Mon, 4 May - 9am to 8pm plus
Tue, 5 May - 9am to 9pm
Wed, 6 May - 9am to 6pm
Thu, 7 May - 9am to 10pm
Fri, 8 May - 9am to 10pm
Sat, 9 May - 10am to 10pm (this is supposed to be my offday)
Sun, 10 May - 7pm to now (its 11.30pm and clicking away)(working at home)
So almost like 6-1/2 days work week for me....sigh....tat works up to about 63 hours of work (excluding 1 hr lunch break and 1 hr dinner break).
Lets see when my body will break down or my brain will bursts and become squishy if this continunes.....sob.....sob.......
Eating snake while working lor...but oh! not during official working hours.
In Singapore, most companies have like 5 days or at most 5-1/2 days work week (for office work at least...not too sure abt retail working hours lah).
For this week, I have worked like 6-1/2 days lor....actually more if u count the overtime I worked during weekdays.
Mon, 4 May - 9am to 8pm plus
Tue, 5 May - 9am to 9pm
Wed, 6 May - 9am to 6pm
Thu, 7 May - 9am to 10pm
Fri, 8 May - 9am to 10pm
Sat, 9 May - 10am to 10pm (this is supposed to be my offday)
Sun, 10 May - 7pm to now (its 11.30pm and clicking away)(working at home)
So almost like 6-1/2 days work week for me....sigh....tat works up to about 63 hours of work (excluding 1 hr lunch break and 1 hr dinner break).
Lets see when my body will break down or my brain will bursts and become squishy if this continunes.....sob.....sob.......
Thursday, April 07, 2011
"They're milking you to your death!"
After months of absence....I am going to blog a simple short post....
Why did I disappear for this period of time?
Coz it was the transition period when I was getting bored of my old job, hunting for a new job, got a new job, serving my notice in old job, starting new job and familiarizing myself in my new job. Good summary?
Fact is, today is exactly 1 month since I joined this 2nd law firm in my whole job history and the work here is killing me!
It wasnt that my last job was very slack but it had come to a point I know how to do the job there well and didnt have problem coping...this new job allows me to come in touch with a lot of new stuff I never did in the old firm (so its good for me in the long run). That plus the fact tat I had to learn a new file system that they used in this firm called "Leap". Now, tat is a challenge.
Oh, this post is getting a bit long....need to get back to my work soon....so figures, figures is wat I came to blog abt.
In old firm, I handled like 10 active cases at 1 go plus other conveyancing cases (cant count this coz its shared).
Here...the statistics goes like that:-
1st day of work - 19 cases
End of 1st week of work - 24 cases
End of 3rd week of work - 29 cases
1 month into the job - 34 cases!
What my friend said is..."They're milking you to your death!"
Hmmm...just becoz I dun say that I am stressed...or just becoz I didnt grumble like others when work get dumped at me, doesnt mean that its ok to keep dumping k...arghhhh....... (Curious to see how the statistics go in a few weeks' time? Tune in to this blog.....)
Why did I disappear for this period of time?
Coz it was the transition period when I was getting bored of my old job, hunting for a new job, got a new job, serving my notice in old job, starting new job and familiarizing myself in my new job. Good summary?
Fact is, today is exactly 1 month since I joined this 2nd law firm in my whole job history and the work here is killing me!
It wasnt that my last job was very slack but it had come to a point I know how to do the job there well and didnt have problem coping...this new job allows me to come in touch with a lot of new stuff I never did in the old firm (so its good for me in the long run). That plus the fact tat I had to learn a new file system that they used in this firm called "Leap". Now, tat is a challenge.
Oh, this post is getting a bit long....need to get back to my work soon....so figures, figures is wat I came to blog abt.
In old firm, I handled like 10 active cases at 1 go plus other conveyancing cases (cant count this coz its shared).
Here...the statistics goes like that:-
1st day of work - 19 cases
End of 1st week of work - 24 cases
End of 3rd week of work - 29 cases
1 month into the job - 34 cases!
What my friend said is..."They're milking you to your death!"
Hmmm...just becoz I dun say that I am stressed...or just becoz I didnt grumble like others when work get dumped at me, doesnt mean that its ok to keep dumping k...arghhhh....... (Curious to see how the statistics go in a few weeks' time? Tune in to this blog.....)
Thursday, December 23, 2010
A Different Kind Of Blackout
Not the electricity blackout.
Two nights ago, I fainted and experienced a blackout tat lasted ard 15 seconds.
Here's wat happened:-
I just had a midnight snack, Roti Prata, with A and was crossing the road when I hit the concrete on the pavement curb (I dun know how best to describe this). My little last toe on my right foot started bleeding and I hurried to cross the road then got a wet tissue to wipe my little toe. I bent down from a standing position (there was nowhere to sit along the pavement) to wipe my toe. Stood upright. Then decided to take another tissue to wrap my little toe up as it was still bleeding.
Just when I stood upright the 2nd time, I felt whoozy...my vision became unstable and I felt cold sweat creeping out of my skin. I was fainting!
Quickly I called out to A to hold me. Then I felt my eyelids close, my limbs go weak...a darkness took over while I was being lowered to the ground. Blackout.
15 seconds later (I was told tats roughly how long I took to wake up, if longer, an ambulance would probably take me away), I opened my eyes again.
(Damn, I alighted at the wrong mrt station. Little India instead of Dhorby Ghaut. Coz I was blogging while on my way to work.)
After I woke up, I realised tat I was sitting on the pavement, leaning against A, covered in cold sweat and still had the unbalanced feeling. Being weak, I sat there for a few minutes more before A walked me home.
Scary huh? At least for someone who doesn't experience fainting much.
My parents and friends told me to do a body checkup to find out the cause of the fainting spell. So I surfed the web for information and found tat there are soooo many medical checkup/health screening packages available! From less than $100 to $1000+.
So instead of booking a checkup randomly, I consulted a doc yesterday and was told this:-
My fainting incident was probably due to a lowered blood pressure at tat time. A sudden drop of blood pressure can happen when u suddenly felt stressed or pain and the body is in shock. For example, this happens when a person got hurt and bled or when a person received a shocking news.
The doc advised tat a checkup can be done to determine if a person is diabetic or anaemic which are more prone to fainting.
He also said tat I do not have a cause to worry. But if the fainting occurs more often, then its a cause for worry and he would then recommend tat I see a Neurologist to scan my brain.
Doc said tat for my case, I can do a checkup as a precaution but it wouldn't really help. And tat I shld be careful when bending down in future and most important of all...
DO MORE EXERCISE
to make my heart stronger...
Two nights ago, I fainted and experienced a blackout tat lasted ard 15 seconds.
Here's wat happened:-
I just had a midnight snack, Roti Prata, with A and was crossing the road when I hit the concrete on the pavement curb (I dun know how best to describe this). My little last toe on my right foot started bleeding and I hurried to cross the road then got a wet tissue to wipe my little toe. I bent down from a standing position (there was nowhere to sit along the pavement) to wipe my toe. Stood upright. Then decided to take another tissue to wrap my little toe up as it was still bleeding.
Just when I stood upright the 2nd time, I felt whoozy...my vision became unstable and I felt cold sweat creeping out of my skin. I was fainting!
Quickly I called out to A to hold me. Then I felt my eyelids close, my limbs go weak...a darkness took over while I was being lowered to the ground. Blackout.
15 seconds later (I was told tats roughly how long I took to wake up, if longer, an ambulance would probably take me away), I opened my eyes again.
(Damn, I alighted at the wrong mrt station. Little India instead of Dhorby Ghaut. Coz I was blogging while on my way to work.)
After I woke up, I realised tat I was sitting on the pavement, leaning against A, covered in cold sweat and still had the unbalanced feeling. Being weak, I sat there for a few minutes more before A walked me home.
Scary huh? At least for someone who doesn't experience fainting much.
My parents and friends told me to do a body checkup to find out the cause of the fainting spell. So I surfed the web for information and found tat there are soooo many medical checkup/health screening packages available! From less than $100 to $1000+.
So instead of booking a checkup randomly, I consulted a doc yesterday and was told this:-
My fainting incident was probably due to a lowered blood pressure at tat time. A sudden drop of blood pressure can happen when u suddenly felt stressed or pain and the body is in shock. For example, this happens when a person got hurt and bled or when a person received a shocking news.
The doc advised tat a checkup can be done to determine if a person is diabetic or anaemic which are more prone to fainting.
He also said tat I do not have a cause to worry. But if the fainting occurs more often, then its a cause for worry and he would then recommend tat I see a Neurologist to scan my brain.
Doc said tat for my case, I can do a checkup as a precaution but it wouldn't really help. And tat I shld be careful when bending down in future and most important of all...
DO MORE EXERCISE
to make my heart stronger...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Perfect Marriage
Guess I am really to the age where women (or their parents) start getting worried if they are ever going to get married or that they will become a spinster.
No, no. I am not worried tat I am not married at 31 years old. In fact, I dun even have any inclination of getting married (though many pple warned tat my thinking will change with age). Maybe its the job I am in, seeing many couples getting divorces and knowing the reasons behind these divorces...its disheartening u know...Or it could be becoz pple around me having problems with their relationships and I too start having doubts about the existence of a "Perfect Marriage".
There is no such thing as a "Perfect Marriage"!
If I just burst tat bubble for u...well, tats just too bad. Reality IS hard to swallow anyway.
Of coz I dun mean that all marriages end in divorces and all relationships are doomed. There are couples who found equilibrium in their marriages, committing themselves to their family and their partners even if the responsibility part outweighs the love and romance they get before marriage. There are couples who maintain their relationships by making an effort, empathize with their partners and showing more than a little care and concern.
U reap wat u sow. By making the first step to improve the relationship/marriage, one might be able to have a more lasting relationship/happy marriage. Think abt it...
(My two-cents worth: Marriage is meaningless if both parties are unable to commit and live for each other. Marriage tat end in a divorce is just a bloody waste of time and energy. Better to remain single and in a happy relationship than to be married and unhappy. )
No, no. I am not worried tat I am not married at 31 years old. In fact, I dun even have any inclination of getting married (though many pple warned tat my thinking will change with age). Maybe its the job I am in, seeing many couples getting divorces and knowing the reasons behind these divorces...its disheartening u know...Or it could be becoz pple around me having problems with their relationships and I too start having doubts about the existence of a "Perfect Marriage".
There is no such thing as a "Perfect Marriage"!
If I just burst tat bubble for u...well, tats just too bad. Reality IS hard to swallow anyway.
Of coz I dun mean that all marriages end in divorces and all relationships are doomed. There are couples who found equilibrium in their marriages, committing themselves to their family and their partners even if the responsibility part outweighs the love and romance they get before marriage. There are couples who maintain their relationships by making an effort, empathize with their partners and showing more than a little care and concern.
U reap wat u sow. By making the first step to improve the relationship/marriage, one might be able to have a more lasting relationship/happy marriage. Think abt it...
(My two-cents worth: Marriage is meaningless if both parties are unable to commit and live for each other. Marriage tat end in a divorce is just a bloody waste of time and energy. Better to remain single and in a happy relationship than to be married and unhappy. )
Pre-End of Year Review 2010
Had the sudden urge to blog, about what? I actually have no real idea. Maybe a little pre-end of the year review of my year 2010.
Approaching the christmas and new year season, cheerful spirits and lightened moods greet me with open arms. I try to put the negative thoughts, feelings and energy behind me. And focus on the joy and gratitute for wat life/god has endowed/given me.
Lots to be thankful for: my loving family, my loyal friends, my accomodating colleagues (at least some of them....hmm...away negative thoughts), good food to fill my stomach, money to buy my needs & some wants, a stable job with its ups & downs (though I still feel like changing job...for advancement purposes), sound & peaceful sleep at night, opportunities for travel to see the world (my firm trip and short trips), etc etc...
I never really like making resolutions but I do have a few wishes for the year to come.
Year 2011, please grant me the following wishes:
1) Better health - LESS OR NO MORE: bodyaches, neckaches, chest pains, gas-sy/bloated stomach, flu, sore throats, coughs.
2) Become less irritable
3) Find a better job with great colleagues + good bosses + good pay
4) Be able to clear all credit card debts and save lots of money
5) A little windfall will be much appreciated
6) Blessings to my family and friends that they have a good Year 2011 as well.
May all our wishes come true!
Approaching the christmas and new year season, cheerful spirits and lightened moods greet me with open arms. I try to put the negative thoughts, feelings and energy behind me. And focus on the joy and gratitute for wat life/god has endowed/given me.
Lots to be thankful for: my loving family, my loyal friends, my accomodating colleagues (at least some of them....hmm...away negative thoughts), good food to fill my stomach, money to buy my needs & some wants, a stable job with its ups & downs (though I still feel like changing job...for advancement purposes), sound & peaceful sleep at night, opportunities for travel to see the world (my firm trip and short trips), etc etc...
I never really like making resolutions but I do have a few wishes for the year to come.
Year 2011, please grant me the following wishes:
1) Better health - LESS OR NO MORE: bodyaches, neckaches, chest pains, gas-sy/bloated stomach, flu, sore throats, coughs.
2) Become less irritable
3) Find a better job with great colleagues + good bosses + good pay
4) Be able to clear all credit card debts and save lots of money
5) A little windfall will be much appreciated
6) Blessings to my family and friends that they have a good Year 2011 as well.
May all our wishes come true!
Monday, November 22, 2010
November 2010 Updates
Snitching a little time to blog during my lunchtime. To be exact, I have abt 30mins....
So wat have I been up to this 1 month since my last post?
1) Getting sick perpetually. I have this sickening gas filled feeling in my stomach which resulted in lots of burping and some farting. Think it might be some digestion issue coz the feeling gets worse after food. The doctor's prescription only helps for a while and it came back last weekend again.
2) I sprained my back on an mrt coming to work 1 day, for no good reason! I was not carrying anything heavy nor doing any stretching. It just happened. My mum said its due to "heatiness" in my body, I have absolutely no idea but I am getting pains and aches every now and then.
3) U may not be interested to know this but I have been expelling smelly urine and motion from my body lately. Maybe its due to the "heatiness" my mum was talking abt. Or my body could simply be failing on me.
4) Badminton sessions. Been playing badminton with some friends during the weekend (whenever we managed to book a court) to make sure I exercise somehow. Sadly my attempt at swimming didnt work out too well though, I only swam like one evening during this month so far.
5) Mood swings. Am trying to calm down when facing pple who irritates me or whom I immensely dislike and be benevolent to their innocent/not-so innocent actions/words.
6) Chanced Encounter/Rekindled Friendship. A happy thing happened this month though, I ran into Felicia my poly good friend! Its a good start to a rekindled friendship. I was so happy to see her again after losing contact for abt 10 years.
7) I watched Harry Potter 7 Part I....but I guess most people did too.
8) My planned trip to Yangon, Myanmar at the end of the year has been cancelled due to fears of political unrest there. Actually I am not too sure of the situation there...but since I am a foreigner, I have no business doing there when the country has its own things to work out.
9) 2nd Batam trip of this year, targetted at the last week of this year. 1 for the start of the year, and 1 to end off the year. Not too bad, an R&R short trip to get away from work. Maybe this time I can finally try Spa?
10) I have been chasing this k-drama called "Love In Heaven" which has I think 80+ episodes. Bought the show quite a long time ago but only took it out of box recently. Good drama btw.
I didnt complete this blog post in 30 mins...I did it like 1 hr 30 mins coz I fell asleep on my desk in the middle of it. Its a monday thing.
So wat have I been up to this 1 month since my last post?
1) Getting sick perpetually. I have this sickening gas filled feeling in my stomach which resulted in lots of burping and some farting. Think it might be some digestion issue coz the feeling gets worse after food. The doctor's prescription only helps for a while and it came back last weekend again.
2) I sprained my back on an mrt coming to work 1 day, for no good reason! I was not carrying anything heavy nor doing any stretching. It just happened. My mum said its due to "heatiness" in my body, I have absolutely no idea but I am getting pains and aches every now and then.
3) U may not be interested to know this but I have been expelling smelly urine and motion from my body lately. Maybe its due to the "heatiness" my mum was talking abt. Or my body could simply be failing on me.
4) Badminton sessions. Been playing badminton with some friends during the weekend (whenever we managed to book a court) to make sure I exercise somehow. Sadly my attempt at swimming didnt work out too well though, I only swam like one evening during this month so far.
5) Mood swings. Am trying to calm down when facing pple who irritates me or whom I immensely dislike and be benevolent to their innocent/not-so innocent actions/words.
6) Chanced Encounter/Rekindled Friendship. A happy thing happened this month though, I ran into Felicia my poly good friend! Its a good start to a rekindled friendship. I was so happy to see her again after losing contact for abt 10 years.
7) I watched Harry Potter 7 Part I....but I guess most people did too.
8) My planned trip to Yangon, Myanmar at the end of the year has been cancelled due to fears of political unrest there. Actually I am not too sure of the situation there...but since I am a foreigner, I have no business doing there when the country has its own things to work out.
9) 2nd Batam trip of this year, targetted at the last week of this year. 1 for the start of the year, and 1 to end off the year. Not too bad, an R&R short trip to get away from work. Maybe this time I can finally try Spa?
10) I have been chasing this k-drama called "Love In Heaven" which has I think 80+ episodes. Bought the show quite a long time ago but only took it out of box recently. Good drama btw.
I didnt complete this blog post in 30 mins...I did it like 1 hr 30 mins coz I fell asleep on my desk in the middle of it. Its a monday thing.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Inception
Three (3) months after watching the movie "Inception", I have failed to do a decent write up on the show. Seems like a mouthful to explain the movie in detail and hard to start pen-ing down the explanations to some queries of the movie...but its again laziness being the reason why it took me 3 months with no result.
For those who haven't watched the movie, please go buy its DVD. Its guaranteed to be good...in fact, think I will buy one to collect and rewatch.
Although I initially thought I understood most parts of the movie, I just read this post by my friend Su and found that I have misinterpreted some parts of it. Heng ah (Luckily), I never write my post...LOL....or else ma-lu.
Anyway, for those who want some of their questions abt the movie answered, please click on the following link and read on...
http://i-miss-elmo.blogspot.com/2010/08/inception-answers-to-your-questions.html
Thanks Su! For posting this excellent blog post. ^_^ (u did wat I couldn't complete for 3 whole months.)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Gifts - value or thought?
U know the old saying tat when buying a gift for someone, its the thought tat counts and not the worth/value of the gift.
I always kept tat in mind when picking up a gift for someone. Be it for birthday, anniversary, wedding, newborn, housewarming, christmas, new year or watever occasion. I will think if the gift suited the person, whether he/she will like it and/or whether its useful to him/her. Can't say tat I am spot-on correct everytime but at least I put some thought to it.
So wat is the recipient side of the story?
People might say "thank u", "I love it", "its just wat I always wanted" or some niceties as response.
I find tat I generally only have the "thank u" response, then I take the gift without further expression or action. Thereafter if u see me using the gift
, it probably means I love it n its useful. But if the gift never see the light of day after it has broken out of its wrapping, then it might mean I dun really fancy it. But hey think of it the good way, I might treasure it so much tat I can't bear to use it.
In any case, I do appreciate all gifts from my friends n love ones. If u dun fall into those 2 categories, well then it will depend very much on the gift itself.
Wat irks me most is a type of person who opens his/her gift n start eyeing on others' gifts. whether to compare or out of envy/jealousy. Then he/she will make remarks as to how he/she thinks the gift is not to his/her liking. Hello? Where is common courtesy and gratitude to the person who bought the gift?
Hell! Its worse when one asks another how much angbao/red packet $ he/she has received from the same source...shameless...
So the next time u buy a gift or receive one, do put some thought into it.
I always kept tat in mind when picking up a gift for someone. Be it for birthday, anniversary, wedding, newborn, housewarming, christmas, new year or watever occasion. I will think if the gift suited the person, whether he/she will like it and/or whether its useful to him/her. Can't say tat I am spot-on correct everytime but at least I put some thought to it.
So wat is the recipient side of the story?
People might say "thank u", "I love it", "its just wat I always wanted" or some niceties as response.
I find tat I generally only have the "thank u" response, then I take the gift without further expression or action. Thereafter if u see me using the gift
, it probably means I love it n its useful. But if the gift never see the light of day after it has broken out of its wrapping, then it might mean I dun really fancy it. But hey think of it the good way, I might treasure it so much tat I can't bear to use it.
In any case, I do appreciate all gifts from my friends n love ones. If u dun fall into those 2 categories, well then it will depend very much on the gift itself.
Wat irks me most is a type of person who opens his/her gift n start eyeing on others' gifts. whether to compare or out of envy/jealousy. Then he/she will make remarks as to how he/she thinks the gift is not to his/her liking. Hello? Where is common courtesy and gratitude to the person who bought the gift?
Hell! Its worse when one asks another how much angbao/red packet $ he/she has received from the same source...shameless...
So the next time u buy a gift or receive one, do put some thought into it.
Monday, September 06, 2010
3, 2, 1....Fly Away...No?
Something just happened to K's holiday to Perth.
K was scheduled to take an afternoon flight but she missed it coz she forgot her VISA!
Now with Singapore passport being so widely accepted by so many countries and us Singaporeans being exempted from VISA requirement in a lot of countries as well, its not surprising tat we might forget to check if we actually need a VISA permit.
Anyway, Australia definitely needs a VISA permit for entry. From wat I heard from J, its ASEAN countries tat we do not need VISA...am not too sure myself but I think its best to check.
I feel kinda bad coz of this incident. Becoz I didn't think of reminding her abt her VISA when she bought her tickets and also coz when she was at the airport LOST without her VISA, she called me many times n I didn't even get her call as my HP was in my office drawer. Though she managed to get another fren to apply the VISA, the approval came in too late and she missed her flight. :(
I do wonder if I am in a similar situation who would I call....hmmm...first I think I will call Goon ba, then if he is not available maybe its K - J - A - G...this kind of order. Why this order? Of coz I will find the person who travel the most mah...LOL!
So, I decided to draft this checklist for points to note when traveling overseas:-
1. Passport
2. Plane ticket/E-ticket to exchange for Boarding Pass
3. VISA
4. Baggage weight limit
5. Restrictions on liquids aerosols gels in hand carry bag
6. No weapons or sharp objects in hand carry bag
7. Be at the airport at least 2 hrs before flight time to check in
Is there other points I missed out? Do let me know k.
K was scheduled to take an afternoon flight but she missed it coz she forgot her VISA!
Now with Singapore passport being so widely accepted by so many countries and us Singaporeans being exempted from VISA requirement in a lot of countries as well, its not surprising tat we might forget to check if we actually need a VISA permit.
Anyway, Australia definitely needs a VISA permit for entry. From wat I heard from J, its ASEAN countries tat we do not need VISA...am not too sure myself but I think its best to check.
I feel kinda bad coz of this incident. Becoz I didn't think of reminding her abt her VISA when she bought her tickets and also coz when she was at the airport LOST without her VISA, she called me many times n I didn't even get her call as my HP was in my office drawer. Though she managed to get another fren to apply the VISA, the approval came in too late and she missed her flight. :(
I do wonder if I am in a similar situation who would I call....hmmm...first I think I will call Goon ba, then if he is not available maybe its K - J - A - G...this kind of order. Why this order? Of coz I will find the person who travel the most mah...LOL!
So, I decided to draft this checklist for points to note when traveling overseas:-
1. Passport
2. Plane ticket/E-ticket to exchange for Boarding Pass
3. VISA
4. Baggage weight limit
5. Restrictions on liquids aerosols gels in hand carry bag
6. No weapons or sharp objects in hand carry bag
7. Be at the airport at least 2 hrs before flight time to check in
Is there other points I missed out? Do let me know k.
Friday, September 03, 2010
Childhood Myths & Superstition
Had this conversation with a fren n mentioned an old habit of crossing one's fingers when u really want something to happen. So she made jokes abt crossing toes as well, but crossing toes will cramp right. Lol.
Anyway, brought me to thinking abt wat other myths/superstitions/old wives' tales I hv heard as a child n remembered...
1) Cross ur fingers = hoping for something to happen
2) Touch wood = away with bad luck
3) Left eye twitch = something bad is going to happen
4) Right eye twitch = something good is going to happen
5) No swimming during Chinese Ghost month = or else will drown
6) Go home before sunset during Chinese Ghost month = or else will meet ghosts
7) Peel an apple infront of a mirror at 12am = will see how ur future husband will look like
8) Stand up n walk a round to change luck during a gambling match.
I am sure there is some more but I can't quite remember.
Interesting huh?
Anyway, brought me to thinking abt wat other myths/superstitions/old wives' tales I hv heard as a child n remembered...
1) Cross ur fingers = hoping for something to happen
2) Touch wood = away with bad luck
3) Left eye twitch = something bad is going to happen
4) Right eye twitch = something good is going to happen
5) No swimming during Chinese Ghost month = or else will drown
6) Go home before sunset during Chinese Ghost month = or else will meet ghosts
7) Peel an apple infront of a mirror at 12am = will see how ur future husband will look like
8) Stand up n walk a round to change luck during a gambling match.
I am sure there is some more but I can't quite remember.
Interesting huh?
Monday, August 16, 2010
Salt vs The Last Airbender
2 of the much anticipated movies I watched recently: SALT and The Last Airbender.
Before watching Salt, I was in the toilet at Lido and overheard comments tat these 2 movies are not really any good. A little disappointed then coz I already bought tickets for Salt and do plan to watch The Last Airbender anyway.
Both didn't turn out as bad though. NORMAL. Tats how I rated both movies. 2-1/2 out of 5 stars. Now some short reviews.
SALT
So WHO is Salt? It comes as no shock itself tat Salt is Salt.
No master disguiser at work here. Merely an American kid whose parents got killed in an accident in Russia, got recruited into a Russian spygroup, then later got adopted by the CIA. Double spy??? Yah maybe.
The ultimate goal of the Russian spygroup is to take control over Russia. So their ringleader recruited young kids, trained and influenced them to be his pawns, plant them at various parts of the world to be his spies. These spies can stay hidden at their supposed post for years and years, waiting for msg/signal from the ringleader to carry out their assignments.
So Salt is a Russian spy. And she got recruited into CIA which turns out to be very convenient to the Russian grp when they wanted to kill the Russian president during one of his visits to the US.
But Salt is different from the other spies...she loves her husband so much tat she betrayed the Russian spygroup. Actually she was planted by the CIA to meet and get close to her German husband who works as a researcher. When she was captured and imprisoned by North Korea during one of her missions, it was her husband who saved her and from then I guess she fell deeply in love with him. Thus killing her husband was probably the worse decision the Russian spygroup made.
Anyway, the storyline is ok and leaves not much for guesses except on whether she is a Russian spy (this was disclosed like midway in the movie, so no more mystery thereafter). And I am pleased to have guessed right from the beginning tat Salt's colleague/boss in CIA is also a Russian spy! Brilliant huh? No lah, just a hunch.
Other than the above, her cool fighting actions and shooting scenes are not really tat realistic. I mean wat are the chances a female can beat up a horde of guys?
The only mean thing abt her is her expression but tat can be mis-interpreted to be constipation. LOL.
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THE LAST AIRBENDER
I never expected this to be a movie with a sequel. Also gotten some feedback tat this movie is rather boring. I think this movie might be better made into a TV series.
The whole story and the war between the nations obviously cannot be squeezed into one movie session and I am not sure a 2 or 3 parts movie series will do it justice either.
The storyline is a bit sketchy...though they tried to explain a lot during the start of the movie with lines and lines of words for audiences to read...but isnt it better to explain it IN the movie itself with scenes and analog storytelling???
Acting by ANG (the avatar aka the last airbender) was so-so only. He probably knows a bit of kungfu coz his movements seem believable but oh! not so pretty....he juts out his butt a lot...looks as if he is poo-poo-ing in some of his poses. Facial expressions...bad. Cant sense any emotions from his expression...forced and unreal.
Acting by the girl waterbender...forgettable...(so unmemorable tat I cant even remember her name in the movie). Ok more expressions than Ang but average performance coz I dun even remember much abt her....see! it might be good to have bad facial expressions like Ang coz at least I remember him. Only other thing I remember abt her is, she looked like she's dancing more than playing kungfu. Not at all convincing.
Special effects in the movie was probably the only thing which did slightly better than average. But this too is becoming common in most movies these days.
Oh wait, I just remember tat The Last Airbender is in cartoon too...maybe tat is better worth watching.
Before watching Salt, I was in the toilet at Lido and overheard comments tat these 2 movies are not really any good. A little disappointed then coz I already bought tickets for Salt and do plan to watch The Last Airbender anyway.
Both didn't turn out as bad though. NORMAL. Tats how I rated both movies. 2-1/2 out of 5 stars. Now some short reviews.
SALT
So WHO is Salt? It comes as no shock itself tat Salt is Salt.
No master disguiser at work here. Merely an American kid whose parents got killed in an accident in Russia, got recruited into a Russian spygroup, then later got adopted by the CIA. Double spy??? Yah maybe.
The ultimate goal of the Russian spygroup is to take control over Russia. So their ringleader recruited young kids, trained and influenced them to be his pawns, plant them at various parts of the world to be his spies. These spies can stay hidden at their supposed post for years and years, waiting for msg/signal from the ringleader to carry out their assignments.
So Salt is a Russian spy. And she got recruited into CIA which turns out to be very convenient to the Russian grp when they wanted to kill the Russian president during one of his visits to the US.
But Salt is different from the other spies...she loves her husband so much tat she betrayed the Russian spygroup. Actually she was planted by the CIA to meet and get close to her German husband who works as a researcher. When she was captured and imprisoned by North Korea during one of her missions, it was her husband who saved her and from then I guess she fell deeply in love with him. Thus killing her husband was probably the worse decision the Russian spygroup made.
Anyway, the storyline is ok and leaves not much for guesses except on whether she is a Russian spy (this was disclosed like midway in the movie, so no more mystery thereafter). And I am pleased to have guessed right from the beginning tat Salt's colleague/boss in CIA is also a Russian spy! Brilliant huh? No lah, just a hunch.
Other than the above, her cool fighting actions and shooting scenes are not really tat realistic. I mean wat are the chances a female can beat up a horde of guys?
The only mean thing abt her is her expression but tat can be mis-interpreted to be constipation. LOL.
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THE LAST AIRBENDER
I never expected this to be a movie with a sequel. Also gotten some feedback tat this movie is rather boring. I think this movie might be better made into a TV series.
The whole story and the war between the nations obviously cannot be squeezed into one movie session and I am not sure a 2 or 3 parts movie series will do it justice either.
The storyline is a bit sketchy...though they tried to explain a lot during the start of the movie with lines and lines of words for audiences to read...but isnt it better to explain it IN the movie itself with scenes and analog storytelling???
Acting by ANG (the avatar aka the last airbender) was so-so only. He probably knows a bit of kungfu coz his movements seem believable but oh! not so pretty....he juts out his butt a lot...looks as if he is poo-poo-ing in some of his poses. Facial expressions...bad. Cant sense any emotions from his expression...forced and unreal.
Acting by the girl waterbender...forgettable...(so unmemorable tat I cant even remember her name in the movie). Ok more expressions than Ang but average performance coz I dun even remember much abt her....see! it might be good to have bad facial expressions like Ang coz at least I remember him. Only other thing I remember abt her is, she looked like she's dancing more than playing kungfu. Not at all convincing.
Special effects in the movie was probably the only thing which did slightly better than average. But this too is becoming common in most movies these days.
Oh wait, I just remember tat The Last Airbender is in cartoon too...maybe tat is better worth watching.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Colour Greetings
I just have to share this with everyone.
Was having lunch with my colleague a while ago and we were complaining abt how a certain Idiot in our office (yes yes, the same idiot whom I complained abt in my previous posts) like to answer his phone saying "Yellow" instead of "Hello" and in the most irritating manner tat sounded like "Yello~w"
We started to come up with how we shld answer calls in different colours...and this is the best one of my colleague's son actually came up with:
"Gr~ee-n! Gr~een!"
"Yello~w"
"Bl~u~e are you?"
WAHAHA........ROFL.........LMAO..........I laughed until my tears came out.......
Dont get it? Read again...out loud this time..... ;D
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And I found this joke from the internet "All Indian Site.Com"(thanks to goon) which is one of the version the above colour greetings joke:-
A man goes to get a job as a secretary. When the manager saw his yellow and red highlighted hair, his mind was screaming,'No, not this guy.'
Nevertheless, he had to entertain his guest.
Manager: "Okay, I will give you some words. Make a sentence with them and the job is yours. The words are green, pink, yellow, blue, white, purple and black."
The man thought for a while and said: "The phone was ringing GREEN GREEN GREEN. I go and I PINK up the phone. I say YELLOW...BLUE's that. WHITE did you call? Aye... wrong number. Listen don't PURPLEly call wrong numbers and don't call BLACK."
The manager fainted.
Was having lunch with my colleague a while ago and we were complaining abt how a certain Idiot in our office (yes yes, the same idiot whom I complained abt in my previous posts) like to answer his phone saying "Yellow" instead of "Hello" and in the most irritating manner tat sounded like "Yello~w"
We started to come up with how we shld answer calls in different colours...and this is the best one of my colleague's son actually came up with:
"Gr~ee-n! Gr~een!"
"Yello~w"
"Bl~u~e are you?"
WAHAHA........ROFL.........LMAO..........I laughed until my tears came out.......
Dont get it? Read again...out loud this time..... ;D
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And I found this joke from the internet "All Indian Site.Com"(thanks to goon) which is one of the version the above colour greetings joke:-
A man goes to get a job as a secretary. When the manager saw his yellow and red highlighted hair, his mind was screaming,'No, not this guy.'
Nevertheless, he had to entertain his guest.
Manager: "Okay, I will give you some words. Make a sentence with them and the job is yours. The words are green, pink, yellow, blue, white, purple and black."
The man thought for a while and said: "The phone was ringing GREEN GREEN GREEN. I go and I PINK up the phone. I say YELLOW...BLUE's that. WHITE did you call? Aye... wrong number. Listen don't PURPLEly call wrong numbers and don't call BLACK."
The manager fainted.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Courtesy or ???
Went to watch the movie "The Last Airbender" last night. Will try to write a review abt the movie and maybe finish off my review of The Inception.
So I was rushing off to the toilet after the movie and though it wasn't crowded, 2 ladies were walking in front of me to enter the toilet. I was relieved when I entered and saw tat there were a number of empty cubicles.
The 2 ladies were chatting, then Lady 1 went into a cubicle and Lady 2 suddenly stopped in her tracks in the middle of the narrow walkway in the toilet blocking my access to the cubicles.
"Excuse me." I said
And her reply was "Nevermind." And she continued to block my way.
?????!
WHAT! I thought the common response would be to give way since she obviously didn't want to enter any cubicle.
I MIND LOR, she was still blocking me! What nevermind!
Ok, correct me if I am wrong. Isn't "Excuse me" an international phrase for asking pple to give way politely? Was I supposed to say "Please go away" or "Get out of my way" or put up a YOG (Youth Olympic Games) logo to give way? Hehe...tat was a funny thought abt the logo huh.
Told some friends abt this incident and they laughed and said it will be a good tactic to use in future. Lol, ya probably to irritate some other pple. Hmmm...I shld think of a counter-response instead of just squeezing my way past tat Lady 2 last night.
Any good counter-response suggestions?
So I was rushing off to the toilet after the movie and though it wasn't crowded, 2 ladies were walking in front of me to enter the toilet. I was relieved when I entered and saw tat there were a number of empty cubicles.
The 2 ladies were chatting, then Lady 1 went into a cubicle and Lady 2 suddenly stopped in her tracks in the middle of the narrow walkway in the toilet blocking my access to the cubicles.
"Excuse me." I said
And her reply was "Nevermind." And she continued to block my way.
?????!
WHAT! I thought the common response would be to give way since she obviously didn't want to enter any cubicle.
I MIND LOR, she was still blocking me! What nevermind!
Ok, correct me if I am wrong. Isn't "Excuse me" an international phrase for asking pple to give way politely? Was I supposed to say "Please go away" or "Get out of my way" or put up a YOG (Youth Olympic Games) logo to give way? Hehe...tat was a funny thought abt the logo huh.
Told some friends abt this incident and they laughed and said it will be a good tactic to use in future. Lol, ya probably to irritate some other pple. Hmmm...I shld think of a counter-response instead of just squeezing my way past tat Lady 2 last night.
Any good counter-response suggestions?
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Estee Lauder Makeover Contest
BUMP!
Please my dear friends and blog readers, do cast ur vote for Su in the Estee Lauder Makeover Contest (instructions are below).
The voting ends this Sunday, 25 July 2010, so please cast ur vote now!
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I am snitching a little time during work for this post.
A good friend of mine, Su, took part in an Estee Lauder Makeover Contest.
Look at how pretty she is.... ^_^
Let's all support Su...click on http://www.herworld.com/esteelauder and type in "#235" or "Suhaina" and VOTE for her!
THANK U ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT!!!
PS: I think pretty Su shld win...and not some of the ugly fat girls I saw on the page who are heading the votes just becoz they got more friends voting for them.
Please my dear friends and blog readers, do cast ur vote for Su in the Estee Lauder Makeover Contest (instructions are below).
The voting ends this Sunday, 25 July 2010, so please cast ur vote now!
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I am snitching a little time during work for this post.
A good friend of mine, Su, took part in an Estee Lauder Makeover Contest.
Look at how pretty she is.... ^_^
Let's all support Su...click on http://www.herworld.com/esteelauder and type in "#235" or "Suhaina" and VOTE for her!
THANK U ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT!!!
PS: I think pretty Su shld win...and not some of the ugly fat girls I saw on the page who are heading the votes just becoz they got more friends voting for them.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Spain Tops World Cup 2010
After a long and hard 1 month, World Cup 2010 has finally come to an end at abt 5am this morning Singapore time with Spain grabbing the championship for the first time in World Cup history.
Walking down along Clarke Quay at a couple minutes after 5am, I saw many disappointed Netherlands ("Holland") fans. Some were dragging their feet, displaying sad n dejected faces, while complaints of "kelong" were heard abt how the referee of the match was unfair and seemed to side with the Spainards.
As the match had dragged on to extra time after both teams failed to score any goals within 90 mins, I was dead tired when I reached home at 6am, showered and got onto bed only at 6.30am. Luckily I took leave today and could sleep all the way till noon.
For those who saw my Twitter last night, they would remember my complaint abt the restaurant Le Baroque situated at Chjimes, Singapore. Really felt like writing some complaint letters abt the place to some authorities.
Walking down along Clarke Quay at a couple minutes after 5am, I saw many disappointed Netherlands ("Holland") fans. Some were dragging their feet, displaying sad n dejected faces, while complaints of "kelong" were heard abt how the referee of the match was unfair and seemed to side with the Spainards.
As the match had dragged on to extra time after both teams failed to score any goals within 90 mins, I was dead tired when I reached home at 6am, showered and got onto bed only at 6.30am. Luckily I took leave today and could sleep all the way till noon.
For those who saw my Twitter last night, they would remember my complaint abt the restaurant Le Baroque situated at Chjimes, Singapore. Really felt like writing some complaint letters abt the place to some authorities.
I tried calling a few pubs on Sat and Sun, trying to make reservations to watch the world cup but I either couldn't get thru their phonelines or they don't take reservations. Le Baroque is one of which don't pick up their phone.
So, A and I went to Le Baroque early at ard 9pm to find seats n wait for screening of the WC finals. The waitress lead us to some empty seats where we ordered snacks and drinks. It was only at ard 11pm plus when the waitress suddenly came over to ask if we are waiting to watch the WC and tat if we are, there is a minimum spending of $100 per person applicable.
So, A and I went to Le Baroque early at ard 9pm to find seats n wait for screening of the WC finals. The waitress lead us to some empty seats where we ordered snacks and drinks. It was only at ard 11pm plus when the waitress suddenly came over to ask if we are waiting to watch the WC and tat if we are, there is a minimum spending of $100 per person applicable.
Outrageous! How could they suddenly come up with such rule abt minimum spending which they failed to warn/inform customers abt before they decided to sit down and make their orders?! When I grumbled at the waitress, she merely sulked and said nothing. It was only becoz we were pressed for time to find another spot to watch the WC, that I quickly asked for the bill and left tat STINKY LE BAROQUE restaurant! Now tat I looked back, I think I shld have insisted to speak with with their manager and threaten to sue them for misrepresentation! Worse is...our bill came up to $80+....CRAP LOR!
Anyway, we were fortunate to quickly find another MUCH more ideal and AFFORDABLE place for watching WC - Verve Pizzeria situated at Clarke Quay. They not only serve pizzas and drinks, one can also find Italian ice cream there...yummy! :) LOVE...Do patronize this place, its worth for $ definitely. Unlike some places which are out to fleece pple ("Le Baroque").
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Now for some personal analysis of the WC finals.
South Africa has outdone themselves putting up a spectacular performance for the closing ceremony. A pity I didn't catch the opening ceremony. But I gather it shld be just as good. Shakira also appeared in person to sing the theme song for World Cup 2010. The ceremony plus a lot of recaps on the matches leading to this finals started from 12pm plus. I shall not go into details on those as the WC is more abt the matches anyway.
Holland did not lose a single match since the WC started and they have to many pple's surprise beaten Brazil, the 5 times WC champions. Though I find them rather slacking in certain matches (eg. against Slovakia in the round of 16 and against Uruguay in the Semi-finals), they do pick up their act sometimes.
The Finals? Well, I find that the Holland team was a little disorganized and "rough". They had 28 fouls and got booked by the referee for 7 yellow cards and a second yellow card (red card is issued when the same player gets 2 consecutive yellow cards in a match) which sent 1 of their defender out of the field at a most crucial time during extra time.
Spain on the other hand committed 19 fouls with 5 of their players booked with yellow card. I think Torres was like a lucky charm for the team and he contributed to the singular most important goal of the whole match when he was finally sent onto the field in the last 15 mins.
Though I do not admire Holland's team for the rough playing, I also felt tat the referee might have been biased or overly cautious. He shld have given a yellow card for 2 other occasions to Spain's players:-
1) when Spain's defender Puyol was tackling Holland's Robben when he was heading for the goal, Puyol fell and sort of wrap his hands ard Robben and swung his legs across Robben's legs, making him lose the ball. Though I would not say tat it was intentional, I think it shld have been a yellow card. However, maybe the referee is hesitant abt booking Puyol for tat becoz it would have been a 2nd yellow card for Puyol and he will be out of the match.
2) when Spain's Iniesta got sandwiched by 2 of Holland's player (I forgot their names) and lost the ball, it was supposedly a "legal" tackling (dun ask me...I dun know why its legal...just coz the commentator said so then), after which Iniesta got mad and actually pushed Holland's player down. Now, tat shld have definitely been a yellow. But the referee only decided on a foul and free kick.
If the referee had given out the above 2 yellow cards, maybe the outcome of the match might be totally different....who knows?
Eventually this WC Final turned out to be the match with the highest record no. of fouls committed and free kicks given - 47 in total from both teams!
I will not dispute that Spain does have talented players and played a good game...just tat things might have different.
Guess this WC 2010 did take quite a few unexpected turns....Brazil and Argentina out so early in the tournament, England's controversial goal when matching against Germany, Portugal's 7 goals against North Korea, and the many yellow cards given out.
Now for the individual awards for the players:
Golden Ball Award - Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
Golden Boot Award - Thomas Mueller (Germany) [He was also awarded the Best Young Player]
Golden Glove Award - Iker Casillas (Spain)
Will Casillas be the next Oliver Kahn? Haha....nah, hope not....I like my idol Goalkeeper as he is...non-replaceable.
PS: Post WC blues....not sure wat to look forward to watch now....so LOST.....
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Octopus Oracle vs Divine Bird
Paul the Octopus has an opponent to its position as the prophet for World Cup 2010.
Mani the parakeet has also taken to guessing the correct winners of the World Cup matches.
Coincidence?
Read on in this article...
http://g.sg.sports.yahoo.com/football/world-cup/blog/fever-pitch/post/Octopus-Paul-vs-Mani-the-parakeet-Who-will-triu?urn=fbintl,254967
So I was misinformed, the Octopus Oracle's prediction is supposed to be Spain and not Netherlands to win the World Cup.
But as the comment I have been hearing of late - "the ball is round and anything can happen". Anyway, its a 50% chance for either team to win anyway.
May the best team win then! (Anyway, my Germany team is out of the Finals...cant be bothered either way.)
Mani the parakeet has also taken to guessing the correct winners of the World Cup matches.
Coincidence?
Read on in this article...
http://g.sg.sports.yahoo.com/football/world-cup/blog/fever-pitch/post/Octopus-Paul-vs-Mani-the-parakeet-Who-will-triu?urn=fbintl,254967
So I was misinformed, the Octopus Oracle's prediction is supposed to be Spain and not Netherlands to win the World Cup.
But as the comment I have been hearing of late - "the ball is round and anything can happen". Anyway, its a 50% chance for either team to win anyway.
May the best team win then! (Anyway, my Germany team is out of the Finals...cant be bothered either way.)
Thursday, July 08, 2010
On the way to the World Cup Finals
Another short update on the World Cup 2010.
At 2.30am this morning, my favourite WC team Germany (who has gotten into the Semi-Finals) has been officially defeated by Spain and their dreams of entering the Finals is dashed.
Now the results of the past Quarter and Semi Finals since last weekend are as follow:-
Quarter-Finals
Uruguay vs Ghana = 1:1 (Penalty Kick 4:2) [Uruguay proceeds to Semi-Finals]
Netherlands vs Brazil = 2:1 [Netherlands proceeds to Semi-Finals]
Argentina vs Germany = 0:4 [Germany proceeds to Semi-Finals]
Paraguay vs Spain = 0:1 [Spain proceeds to Semi-Finals]
Semi-Finals
Uruguary vs Netherlands = 2:3
Germany vs Spain = 0:1
NETHERLANDS will fight SPAIN in the Finals!
T_T Boo hoo hoo!
Nothing to look forward to in the WC Finals le....so depressing....
And wats this abt the "Octopus"??? Some said tat it has predicted the outcome of many of the WC matches this year and it has predicted tat Germany will lose to Spain and the ultimate winner of the WC will be Netherlands? Arghhhh....stupid Octopus....
Just found a report on Yahoo on the stupid Octopus Oracle:
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100708/tts-germany-offbeat-animal-fbl-wc2010-ge-509a08e.html
At 2.30am this morning, my favourite WC team Germany (who has gotten into the Semi-Finals) has been officially defeated by Spain and their dreams of entering the Finals is dashed.
Now the results of the past Quarter and Semi Finals since last weekend are as follow:-
Quarter-Finals
Uruguay vs Ghana = 1:1 (Penalty Kick 4:2) [Uruguay proceeds to Semi-Finals]
Netherlands vs Brazil = 2:1 [Netherlands proceeds to Semi-Finals]
Argentina vs Germany = 0:4 [Germany proceeds to Semi-Finals]
Paraguay vs Spain = 0:1 [Spain proceeds to Semi-Finals]
Semi-Finals
Uruguary vs Netherlands = 2:3
Germany vs Spain = 0:1
NETHERLANDS will fight SPAIN in the Finals!
T_T Boo hoo hoo!
Nothing to look forward to in the WC Finals le....so depressing....
And wats this abt the "Octopus"??? Some said tat it has predicted the outcome of many of the WC matches this year and it has predicted tat Germany will lose to Spain and the ultimate winner of the WC will be Netherlands? Arghhhh....stupid Octopus....
Just found a report on Yahoo on the stupid Octopus Oracle:
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100708/tts-germany-offbeat-animal-fbl-wc2010-ge-509a08e.html
Sunday, June 27, 2010
World Cup Fever 2010 - Round of 16
Never thought I would get so caught up on soccer but I did for this year's World Cup.
Besides floating around to friends' homes to watch the WC, I have been frequenting some 24hrs MacDonalds and pubs to watch the LIVE matches...burning holes in my pocket while trying to comfort myself tat this is a 1 in 4 years thingy and thereby justifying spending hard earned $ as such.
In case any of u wonder where u can watch LIVE WC matches in Singapore (since maybe none of ur friends subscribe or u dun get invited coz u are not popular...haha...kidding), try searching "where to watch world cup in Singapore" in Google. Google is my solution to lots of questions these days. :)
Anyway, this WC gave me opportunities to discover parts of Singapore's nightlife which I was unfamiliar with since the matches are held at night in Singapore times.
I went to Durty Nelly's at Marina Square for one of the Stage 1 Group matches and discovered a cozy Irish Pub with friendly waiters/waitresses and an executive crowd who are not rowdy but yet participative in cheering the teams on.
Durty Nelly's Bar Counter
Big Projector TV at Durty Nelly's
Then there is my visit to Robertson Quay last night for the kick off of the Round of 16 WC matches. The place has changed beautifully.
I remembered Mohamed Sultan Road being the hype of nightlife and the buzzing pubs along the stretch more than 8 years ago. Now the pubs are all quiet with only a few patrons seen going into one of the KTV pub there. The crowd I guess must have shifted to more happening places such as Clarke Quay, Orchard, etc.
Robertson Quay which used to be a rather quiet part of the area is now filled with restaurants offering cuisines from all over the world and a wide selection of pubs and drinking places. And becoz of the many service apartments nearby, the place is frequented by many expatriates and their famliy.
Robertson Walk
Mess of Seatings & Projector Screens at the center of Robertson Walk for WC Fans
The next place I should be going to for WC shld be at Chjimes. I can just imagine the place roaring with cheers for WC, espcially at the center of Chjimes where all the pubs/restaurants are around.
Now for a bit of WC news if u have not been following my Twitter.
The 16 national teams which went into the Round of 16 for the WC are (I have matched them against the team they are going against in this Stage 2 and the results following into Quarter-finals):
Stage 2 = Round of 16 (updated on 30.6.2010)
Uruguay vs South Korea = 2:1 (Uruguay proceeds to Quarter-finals)
United States vs Ghana = 1:2 (Ghana proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Germany vs England = 4:1 (Germany proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Argentina vs Mexico = 3:1 (Argentina proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Netherlands vs Slovakia = 2:1 (Netherlands proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Brazil vs Chile = 3:0 (Brazil proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Paraguay vs Japan = 0:0 [Penalty Kick Goals = 5:3] (Paraguay proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Spain vs Portugal = 1:0 (Spain proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Let's all give our support to the WC teams!
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Updated on 30.6.2010
I found another nice spot for WC watching yesterday. The 24hrs Coffee Club outside California Fitness building at Orchard. Its just right next to 313 Orchard.
A nice cuppa of coffee or tea plus a slice of delicious cake is a good alternative to drinking beer during WC...plus easier on ur pocket.
Besides floating around to friends' homes to watch the WC, I have been frequenting some 24hrs MacDonalds and pubs to watch the LIVE matches...burning holes in my pocket while trying to comfort myself tat this is a 1 in 4 years thingy and thereby justifying spending hard earned $ as such.
In case any of u wonder where u can watch LIVE WC matches in Singapore (since maybe none of ur friends subscribe or u dun get invited coz u are not popular...haha...kidding), try searching "where to watch world cup in Singapore" in Google. Google is my solution to lots of questions these days. :)
Anyway, this WC gave me opportunities to discover parts of Singapore's nightlife which I was unfamiliar with since the matches are held at night in Singapore times.
I went to Durty Nelly's at Marina Square for one of the Stage 1 Group matches and discovered a cozy Irish Pub with friendly waiters/waitresses and an executive crowd who are not rowdy but yet participative in cheering the teams on.
Durty Nelly's Bar Counter
Big Projector TV at Durty Nelly's
Then there is my visit to Robertson Quay last night for the kick off of the Round of 16 WC matches. The place has changed beautifully.
I remembered Mohamed Sultan Road being the hype of nightlife and the buzzing pubs along the stretch more than 8 years ago. Now the pubs are all quiet with only a few patrons seen going into one of the KTV pub there. The crowd I guess must have shifted to more happening places such as Clarke Quay, Orchard, etc.
Robertson Quay which used to be a rather quiet part of the area is now filled with restaurants offering cuisines from all over the world and a wide selection of pubs and drinking places. And becoz of the many service apartments nearby, the place is frequented by many expatriates and their famliy.
Robertson Walk
Mess of Seatings & Projector Screens at the center of Robertson Walk for WC Fans
The next place I should be going to for WC shld be at Chjimes. I can just imagine the place roaring with cheers for WC, espcially at the center of Chjimes where all the pubs/restaurants are around.
Now for a bit of WC news if u have not been following my Twitter.
The 16 national teams which went into the Round of 16 for the WC are (I have matched them against the team they are going against in this Stage 2 and the results following into Quarter-finals):
Stage 2 = Round of 16 (updated on 30.6.2010)
Uruguay vs South Korea = 2:1 (Uruguay proceeds to Quarter-finals)
United States vs Ghana = 1:2 (Ghana proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Germany vs England = 4:1 (Germany proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Argentina vs Mexico = 3:1 (Argentina proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Netherlands vs Slovakia = 2:1 (Netherlands proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Brazil vs Chile = 3:0 (Brazil proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Paraguay vs Japan = 0:0 [Penalty Kick Goals = 5:3] (Paraguay proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Spain vs Portugal = 1:0 (Spain proceeds to Quarter-finals)
Let's all give our support to the WC teams!
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Updated on 30.6.2010
I found another nice spot for WC watching yesterday. The 24hrs Coffee Club outside California Fitness building at Orchard. Its just right next to 313 Orchard.
A nice cuppa of coffee or tea plus a slice of delicious cake is a good alternative to drinking beer during WC...plus easier on ur pocket.
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