Life is...

Mum

2009-12-24T14:55:00.001+08:00

This is one of my fav photos of mum. It is an expression dat coincides with her personality.

Bored

2009-12-24T14:53:00.001+08:00

Just in case i decide to cut my hair short.. This should remind myself how i look like in a natural state.

With the wonder girls guru

2009-12-24T14:49:00.001+08:00

K-wave hits hard.... Why now?

2009-05-22T14:05:00.005+08:00

Seriously... Even I cannot fathom why.

I knew that Craig David had sung this before... but when I watched the Wheesung MTV on cable - it was only once (and only half the MV -.-) - I fell hard for this song. @#$% catchy....

Listen to INSOMNIA @ http://alialand.blogspot.com/2009/02/wheesung-insomnia-and-some-other-stuff.html
I can repeat it again and again without feeling bored. Jia lat.

From BOF to Wheesung to Wonder Girls, I have found that I can pick up Korean very easily.
Most likely due to its similarity to Jap and Chinese.

After K-wave being in existence for quite a few years, only now it has truly hit me.

Or should I say resistance from the start.

u e yo... -.-

Global Pandemic

2009-04-30T10:15:00.004+08:00

2009 is a bad enough year with the global financial crisis... and now with the global pandemic coming up and creeping towards Asia, I cannot help but say that life is getting so miserable. Needless to say we will see all airlines crashing (I mean the stock value) and visitor arrivals and tourism revenue will bound to dip to the lowest of all levels. I foresee many more people cutting corners to save costs, be it the F&B industry, or whatever industry. Already my mee pok for $3 is not enough to fill a N.E.R.D's stomach, I am not sure with this crisis how pok the mee pok will be.

I wrote this while doing work in the office; which is something I do rarely. I get very depressed when I see the news everynight, and probably get a clenched jaw when I sleep at night because there is so much anxiety and angst after seeing the news.

So we were told today that WHO has raised it to level 5. I think HCWs at my workplace (or even admin staff) are all admirable people eventually, because I see it right in front of me the unity that we have exhibited, the eagnerness to pull this through together. However of course there are some who are scrutinising as to who is doing which shift for VSS - not because they want to ensure that duties are covered but that they want to make sure that everyone gets it). I of course do not think we should be heroes at this point in time - whenever advised please put on masks BUT we have to be discerning about using them as there is now a worldwide shortage.

Also I think it is unfair for people to name it "swine flu". I cannot imagine how many people in the pork industry will suffer - from farms to restaurants everyone will just have to shut their doors soon. And think about the repercussions... I wonder how can we pick up this mess after it has tailed down... I think we all pray everyday that this will subside, that it will mitigate. What all health administrators fear is that because only one in three victims do not show symptoms before the flu's onset, it is difficult to track and therefore a pandemic is imminent and hence we can only mitigate at its best. And that it will be more challenging than SARs. Therefore the importance of contact traceability is so very important, so please comply and write your names and contact numbers whenever you are required to at a public place.

As what ST has nicely put together a good column in today's headlines "What you need to know about swine flu", social responsibility has its utmost significance in a time like this. We need to wash our hands regularly, be careful when we sneeze and cough and wear a mask if you must go out when sick. I don't understand why train commuters who adhere to the rule of "Please move to the rear" get dirty looks from Ipod listeners when we have to "excuse me" and jostle to alight - I didn't choose to listen to Ipod, you were the one so please jolly well highten your situational awareness and look left, right and behind at every mrt stop. In my opinions, those who sneeze and cough right into the face should get dirty looks. These are the true culprits of spreading even normal flu around.

Hopefully with our vigilance we can mitigate this situation to a very high degree.

Quiz mad

2009-04-10T16:29:00.002+08:00

Recently there is a spate of quizzes in Facebook... Well of course blue strip was never interested and never had intended to join FB... But her recent blog entry was interesting - a quiz on yourself (duh). But the comments were interesting so I thought I gave a try too :D

Here is what I got from the quiz:

Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:

Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education:

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:

You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:

You like privacy very much because you enjoy spending time with your own thoughts. You like to disappear when you cannot find solutions to your own problems, but you would feel better if you learned to share your thoughts with a person you trust.

Quite a true account! Credibility points up for this website...

CNY

2009-01-26T17:28:00.001+08:00

They dont call it CNY gatherings for nothing.. Look at the shoes! Its going to be the last year i am receiving ang pow.. Cos next year i am going to give ang pow already. Looking at the number of shoes already deflates my morale :( looks like i am going to be in the red next year...

Wonder Girls!

2009-01-01T19:41:00.004+08:00

I think KBS World & Arirang are really my serendipitous finds... During another session of late night TV I watched the Korean Music Awards 2008... And I was impressed with the winner of best girl group and best MV - Wonder Girls/ Nobody.

Here is the MV... Amusing, stylish and girly - what a great combination.

Above video with English subtitles even!

The dance steps also have taken Koreans by storm - ok so I may be slow in catching up but I must say it is freaking addictive:

I dedicate this song to DB....kekeke...

Have a Healthy Christmas! The Great Korean Workout

2008-12-24T16:44:00.007+08:00

Amidst gorging ourselves with turkey, log cake, mince pies (whoever invented this nonsense? And what rubbish to eat 1 everyday for 12 days consecutively??? To hell with this stupid tradition cos mince pies are the worst thing I have ever tasted... There are better things to occupy stomach space) and lamb, let's not forget to keep healthy.

Don't forget there is another round of feasting on Jan 1, and another one coming up on 25 Jan -.-

Increase HDL and lower LDL please....

During my leave I watched this super cool exercise on KBS World... My greatest wish now is to be able to do it together with like-minded people (never mind the age - so long as the coordination of movements look the same, it should be alright). No wonder the Koreans are so good at spreading fads... Don't you think there is something ethereal yet dynamic about this workout.

Whoever wants to do it together on an open space let me know!! I am going to watch this video again and again so that I can master it hahahah...

Singapore Flyer

2008-11-21T11:12:00.013+08:00

Err... I know this comes in a bit appropriately after 173 people were stuck mid-air - resulting in wet pants, flying tempers and missed flights. But I just wanted to tell everyone that the Flyer was really enjoyable when I took it in November - and am proud that Singapore has such an attraction. Probably some of our neighbours are laughing their @#$ off, but no one is flawless. There is bound to be some glitch, at some point in time.

Of course you would say that, oh come on you idiot, you were not the one stranded up there, frightened, hungry and in bad need of a leak. Sure, point taken, noted and etched - but life surely must go on. To be honest, I feel sorry for them to falter at this all-important festive season - probably the last time to get the money rolling in before the ubiquitous recession hits us fully in 2009.

Here are some of the happy pics I took at Flyer - I must say it's really nice. I especially enjoyed their rainforest - it looks totally beautiful when it's raining. Rainforest is sponsored by Yakult - quite an interesting sponsorship I must say (and so they have Yakult vending machines at the Flyer too :D) DB and me also had a good time feeding the carps at the fish pond.

Yes, they even have ear sets to explain to you the significance of each precinct in detail. I learned quite a bit from the interactive video actually.

This was funny - they had this art exhibition going on - pics drawn by children. Hammy has 2 meanings for me: 1) Reminiscence of the departed hamsters dudi, chuk chuk, lulu, siew mai and har gao, 2) Bright-eyed, talented Lewis Hamilton :pppp

Separately I went to an roadshow by AVA where they promoted responsible pet ownership (in view of crystalice's post on responsible pet ownership. My posts, though late, seem to be strategic in terms of time-to-market :P)

This one's for geetz.... :D I am sure it reminds of a certain creature that used to stay at FD's place :p

Last one's also for geetz.... Of course J4s know I am now in close working relationship with a certain mag. This was featured in the Nov issue I think - William and his composer brother... Ke cheesy....

靚人靚相

2008-11-21T10:31:00.012+08:00

哈哈。。。不是誇自己，但只是借用TVBblog的tagline罷了。

D&D pics 終于upload了。。。希望大家會喜歡。

未去D&D之前，當然須要set頭。。。我非常喜歡這個style...

與同事及舊同事一起合拍：

集體部門合照：

我還贏得獎呢！

其實之前的一個function我們的部門也相當出色。。。公司的newsletter都有登我們的照！

Singapore F1 Grand Prix

2008-09-28T16:29:00.016+08:00

Photo courtesy of Reuters

It's here!

I have to admit I wasn't much a fan to begin with. Every time DB, geetz and FD crowd around the TV screen to watch F1, my adrenalin rush wasn't that high... Well yes, fast cars they are and eye candy every where, but still, I wasn't moved.

But kudos and special thanks to FD who got us all tickets and then made me a convert.

Let's get the facts right first. The Singapore Grand Prix is the first night race in the world, but the 5th street race after Monte Carlo, Melbourne, Valencia and Montreal.

Geetz called up on Wednesday night. "Eh FD got us F1 tickets! Why not you go and watch with DB on Friday and I watch with you on Saturday?" Thinking that I may not appreciate what the hell would go on, I told geetz it was alright and I would just go for the qualifying race.

So DB and I started our F1 day out by driving out at about 5.45pm, and DB made a clever decision to park at Kallang and we took the train and city hall.

When we reached Kallang MRT, I could already sensed that everyone was on tenterhooks - Gate 1 is within walking distance to Kallang station, and MRT personnel and policemen were all on walkies. There was quite a mad rush. DB and I thought, hmm, looks like everyone was serious about this.

Only when we reached City Hall MRT - that was the real thing. Police were on raise platforms, Singapore GP staff in black t-shirts and more boys in blue. The sight of police on raised plaforms suddenly reminded me of dear old Jakarta, where they usually had such a sight at hotel lobbies.

Then the thrilling sound of the car whizzed passed.

That was it! I was an instant convert. The sound of speed, excitement and glamour, all rolled into one. And yes, how did I regretted not taking up geetz's offer to go today for the race day.

Looking at the mad crowd towards Gate 7, DB and I decided to get some Gio-Gio hot dogs to walk and eat at the same time (never a next time cos they were totally insipid).

I pitied the Marina Square tenants as hoards of people were trampling on the floors of the mall but cash registers were just not ringing - everyone just used it as an aircon channel to get to Gate 7... But Raffles City was rather bustling.

While walking towards Gate 7, DB and I also saw lateral views of the cars passing by during the practice session. Many other cheapos parked themselves next to the fences along Suntec to peer through the mesh screen too, putting their ears to risk.

And finally, we were in!

Don't think they are just mere tickets... I can imagine the hard work behind the design, material, placement, barcode and even how to acknowledge used tickets (see the punched hole in the centre) would have sparked quarrels and many politics behind these.... I cannot help but feel for the people who were behind the race, and having a concurrent feeling of pride surged inside me for Singapore (at this point in time, patriotic values preceded the hatred of our rude and insolent orang Singapura).

Practice session was just over, so DB and I decided to talk a walk around the park to soak in the atmosphere. The crowd was amazing:

DB also took a shot for me at the free standing area :D

More interesting sights caught my eye:

My favourite club of the moment :p I thought it was not quite worth the while for them to be here... Having the booze brands would be more exposure... well.

And this... was more interesting:

I thought Dr George Quek was pretty smart - not only was it a good chance to introduce Breadtalk and Din Tai Fung (yes, DTF was there too) to an international audience, but it was also a good opportunity to interest potential franchisees. Interestingly we saw him taking pictures of the booths and monitoring the ops rather closely, but after a while strolled off to enjoy the race. He was smiling, but of course he would be, as 2 Flosss buns and 1 iced lemon tea cost S$8 -_- DTF was selling 6 or 8 dumpling and a drink at S$15 -_-

And here is sucker/victim no. X (interpretation in the eyes of the reader):

Well I reckon rental of these tents would also be expensive, hence the nice prices....
Didn't have much a choice as I wasn't in the mood for indian food or secret recipe or squeezing with the race of the crowd to head to hawker village.

Got an sms from CY that I should go for the pit lane walk, but the ushers shared that it would take about 30 minutes to walk there (near Flyer), so we decided against it since the race would start in 30 min by the time we finished the buns it was 0910 hours, and qualifying started at 2200 hours.

Talking about the ushers - these kids were really good - they were patient, sunshine-y, and friendly to the guests, despite the heat and long hours of standing. They were also articulated and ready to take questions any time :D So proud of them was I that I had wanted to take a picture with one of the young girls... Anyway their positive attitude must have rubbed off on Fat - cos he went to ask the usher how much did they earn per hour when he was there last night..... -_-

There were different t-shirts for ushers, ticketing, porters and housekeeping. And I thought the housekeeping kids were great too! They held on to black garbage bags and even had genuine smiles on their faces :) this was a part I had never seen in Singapore and it really touched me. And I dutifully handed my used cup to them too with a smile.

About time that we went up to catch a view, DB and I thought.

We were seated at Marina grand stand... Keep your eyes on those bozos in front.

See how they were blocking the damn screen!!! Ok so the race hasn't started but come on! You didn't have glass as your main diet when you were growing up so get off and talk somewhere else.... #$%& even made me squabble with DB for that. DB and I always have different views about such matters.... soon to be aligned but either one of us will suffer since it is a compromise of values... Ok shall not digress.

The race started and oh my god, was it exciting! No pictures of the race did I take cos I was just too busy turning my neck and checking out the main giant screen to keep tabs of who was in front. Bimbo it may so, but after this pole and podium definitely take on new meanings for me... Branding association is so damn important too... I have this warm, fuzzy feeling about Mercedes since I know that is Lewis' team :D

Photo courtesy of Reuters

You must win tonight! :-* I pray for you that it will rain so you will shine shine shine... :D

*********

I salute Ong Beng Seng for having the patience and being steadfast in his desire to bring F1 into Singapore... Despite being rejected so many times due to concerns by the Singapore government, his friendship with Bernie Ecclestone had helped to push many things, and F1 was finally brought into Singapore. Seeing that so many tourists have come to Singapore to witness this history in its making, and contributing more tourism receipts and visitor arrivals to Singapore, it really makes me feel happy that my ex-colleagues are doing such good work for the economy, which is really much needed in the midst of meltdowns as witnessed by the crash of Lehman Bros and gang. To all those who thought F1 was frivolous and does nothing for the economy, shame on you... Just take a walk along Orchard Road and see how many tourists are buying stuff - this was a rare sight before F1. I haven't seen that many ang mohs and japs recently until this weekend.

Kudos and cheers to all heroes and unsung heroes in F1's involvement - if we get extra ERS or dividends from the government next year we know who to thank :D

家好月圓慶中秋 - 公公作風

2008-09-18T16:00:00.004+08:00

為什麽稱爲公公作風——因爲照片不是八月十五拍的，是八月十六。

When I came home on the actual day itself, it was already 10+ and wee was asleep... Was a tad too late to celebrate together with her... I went to the balcony and then saw a lone lantern dangling at the balcony, with a used candle. Obviously wee had played with the lantern but alone.

The next day she then told me that she had joined the kids at the temple for a celebration, and she brought the lantern down... Well what to do when fat is sick. There could be a slim chance that he may go together if he was not, but the word to highlight is of course "slim".

That night wee and I were watching the Adrian Pang show and was telling me about the temple celebration, and she suddenly asked if I wanted to play with the lantern. To recap, this was 八月十六。I was a bit surprised, but delighted that she asked. Any way wee had already proceeded to the balcony and started to light the candle for me, and placed the candle into the lantern.

While trying to dangle the small paper lantern on a wooden chopstick, I started to reminisce about the Pei Chun days with geetz... Mid-autumn was never really it unless we had a whole pool of melted candle wax somewhere.

So where did salmo have a role in this? Actually it was when I wanted to take a photo of the lantern, it was wee that quickly brought salmo over for the shot :p I thought it was really cute.

There are only so many of such moments that one would have with their loved ones... When I get married there would be less of such opportunities to spend with wee. I guess TVB had always been right...珍惜眼前人.

Home Decor

2008-08-21T16:52:00.005+08:00

Nice isn't it? As part of my pai ka respite I looked for ideas for our new home... I think this is lovely. Maybe take away the Chinese screen since that will be difficult to clean and maybe the rug... but setup and lighting is just so nice...

Will continue to put nice decor pics here so that I will remind myself that I have a home to renovate... not just work and work...

my wish list for Singapore

2008-08-03T15:16:00.009+08:00

我报 had this article few days ago. A teacher wrote in, sharing that MPs should conduct walkabouts in trains as opposed to coffee shops, as the former is now a better litmus test of 民情。I totally agree... as you would know I am a 6-day per week train commuter, and because of the kaypoh I am, the conversations, Public Display of Affection and rude behaviour to fellow commuters strike me as an interesting observation but increasingly, because I am in the know, bit by bit I am getting disillusioned and jaded by whatever is happening to Uniquely Singapore.

Ms Teacher shared 2 anecdotes, one in the bus and one in the train. She was brave enough to step out to tick off two youngster who were eating biscuits on the bus, who subsequently swept crumps on the floor. She reminded them they were not supposed to eat in the bus but was only responded by a challenge to her that says "我就是要吃哩！" and they sniggered off.....

Anyway by the rate our society is progressing, where dual-income parents are the norm, and either with maid or in the lucky scenario, the grandparents taking care of the kids, you have no control of children behaviour and they become, simply one word, like ANIMALS. Sure, it is easy to say that one should be contented and if needed, 看破and dedicate yourself to be a mother and make do with lesser income... Then with rising costs of education and all that nonsense, who is going to bear? Gahmen? I am not sure... DPM says "to bring the proverbial stork back to Singapore".... It is really easier said than done. I am really looking forward to PM's national day speech this year.

Put it this way, I think people have kids is not just about enjoying the process, but really having to be a parent and to be there for the children. I want to bring up my children the way my mum has brought me up - to be there for me after school, to teach me my 1 to 12 time table, to teach me to do housework, going to the market with her, watching TV together, going shopping together, cooking for me, giving me the extra support during exams, etc. Mum has dedicated a very large part of her life to raising Gee and myself, and there is nothing short of gratitude and indebtedness to her.

In this time and age, how to be the "proverbial" mother like her????

Before PM announces his (hopefully) goodies and sentiments to the nation, I would like to share my wish list for Singapore:

Rethink if there is a need to be #1, all the time - Because the top is obsessed with being the "leading", "key" and "strategic", these top-down directives cascade down to organisational levels and down to individual KPIs. National competitive advantage is important, but so is citizen welfare - employee fatigue has been empirically proven to decrease productivity and eventually lead to loss in sustainability. And all that employee welfare programmes are bullshit because it is employees themselves that take on extra burden to organise that. Quitters then become a natural phenomenon when people get exhausted with living in the "now" everyday. We never chose to be second-class citizens elsewhere, but honestly, neither do we want to slog to death in a place we ironically call home.
A gracious society - say sorry when you bang into someone. Say thank you when someone holds the lift for you (not everyone is under the payroll of SMRT/SBS Transit). Say thank you when good customer service has been rendered, and at the same time, don't give ugly stares when a customer politely asks you to change an item (Dorothy Perkins at Raffles City is guilty of this - It was my 1st purchase at this shop and I will never step into this branch again... Thanks to the rude team lead)... It leads to a vicious cycle when the society takes niceties for granted. Those who have no manners and public decorum should be sent to exile.
Pro-human workplace - mean it when you say it. Shut office power supply at 6pm (or whatever time you knock off). BUT at the same time, set realistic corporate directions so people do not need to slog their lives away. We all have different roles to play in our lives - children, parents, spouse and employee. With all the multiple roles we have to play, why does work have be placed on a pedestal? (Read #1 for the answer) It is only so because we spend more than three-quarters of each day at work...

I think I only have 3.... It is not much to request for in terms of quantity, but I am not too sure if there is any framework in place to champion the quality of these requests and to stand by its side to make sure it takes place....

I chose to be in public service when I graduated because I want to contribute back to my society, but to see that what my society has turned out to be, I am questioning myself whether do I see the returns.

Happy birthday, Singapore.

Singaporeans are just lazy dressers

2008-07-28T16:52:00.011+08:00

Yesterday's post was just a slight teaser for what is coming on today :D

Gala dinner was not too bad, but with some stupid people giving stupid remarks:

" Wah you 881 ah?"

"Wrong event leh you, this is not Star Awards!"

My answer was simple - you never read the dress code in the invite ah? It says "formal", and that means for ladies, the gown must touch the feet. If you are wearing anything shorter than that, then sorry - you are in the wrong place. In any case, you must at least give Shangri-la some respect. It is because of you losers out there who don't give 2 hoots about dressing up that dress codes are never kept in Singapore... So if you ask me, yes, you should reserve your cheap Japanese flip-flops for the beach and not bring them all around town...

So my answer to the person who asked me that, I replied specifically:

"It is not that I am in the wrong event, all these people are {polite smile, pointing at those wearing cocktail and sun dresses - yes! even sun dresses...faint}"

Anyway I must thank Chris for giving so much effort in my make-up and hair...Especially the hair, it was fantastic. Ok I know the make-up is a little too much but the hair is actually not too bad... But the make-up matched the dress!

Twisted seat belt... stupid.

Full length pictures - had to take it back home because as you know, people always take forever to send pictures to you.

It is only times like this I much prefer ex-company... because all of us will go all out to dress up and have fun... Why want to spoil the mood? Gala dinner leh!!!!

And guess the number of pins in my head that night.... I think it must have been about 50!

Chris even mentioned that he was actually pissed while doing my hair - with the pins being black and hair even blacker - he can't see a damn... and he

Anyway I experienced more bozos along the way during the dinner. Some people went up to VIPs and introduce themselves.... Stupid move. Even better, took the chance while I was away introducing my guest to fellow colleagues, stole my seat and spoke to my guest - which of course totally appalled my guest.

Yucks... How ugly and un-poise some people can do for attention..

And talk loudly over the table.... Yucks.

The quality of food was good, but not to my liking. Cod fish in truffle sauce... Didn't take much. Anway I was busy chatting with my guests, not much time to chew. Though theoretically speaking you dont need to chew cod fish. But truffle sauce was just too heavy for me... Fortunately mum still had some potato, carrot and onion soup with chicken, which I thought was definitely better than poser cod fish with truffle sauce. In any case I had to reward myself - after fighting with hair spray and 50 pins... Anyone sane would need to recover from that..

Bun

2008-07-27T18:06:00.001+08:00

Chris says next time during my wedding he must come earlier. Cos my hair is jus too unruly..

Moonlight Resonance

2008-07-14T19:10:00.001+08:00

A super kek seh, meaningless english title but nevertheless embellished with a solid cast. Something dat we have all been waiting for and now is on my desktop :-D Crispy Cheang, this is the one you should be looking out for - in case you are reading... Sian my ebay post still remains quiet and no one wants to buy the skype wifi phone. Seems like i have to eat dead cat and keep the phone.....nb.

New Skype phone!

2008-07-07T18:22:00.001+08:00

See.. Sticker on screen not removed even..

Buy brand new Belkin WiFi Skype phone!

2008-07-07T18:20:00.000+08:00

Cheap cheap! S$220 + free delivery within singapore. Have to sell this cos boss says its the wrong specs. Not used before! Leave me a comment if you interested..

I hate IBS

2008-07-07T08:19:00.001+08:00

Interesting isn't it? These are nasi lemak cookies. Dear secretary treated us to it. They tasted heavenly. But i can no longer have them- neither can i have anything that is sold at hawker centres, except for bee hoon soup. The list goes on- nothing oily, nothing fried, nothing too sweet, nothing too rich, nothing spicy. And no pig offal, no raisins, no chocs, no nuts, no bananas, no fruit juices. How many days/weeks of bee hoon soup must i take man??! Apparently the magic cure is probiotics so i have been loading up on yogurt and yakult and vitagen.. Lets all pray it works..at least its a more worth while cause than praying for cheaper fuel. . Stupidos.

VS #1

2008-06-23T09:09:00.001+08:00

See wat i mean.. Around the waist its a tad loose and cuffing at sleeves also loose..

Online sprees

2008-06-23T08:20:00.001+08:00

Hahaha.. Turns out dat moblog wasn't dat expensive- bill for last month was about $67. Anyway while doing strategy planning, i cyber-loafed for quite a bit- eventually resulting into a S$200+ loss. I went shopping on victoria's secret and bot 2 dresses and 2 shirts ;) must say their shirts are really luxurious looking but needs to be altered- bot small size petite range still too big! But to me its worth the trial. Next on my list would be pants! I know its even more adventurous but i think it can always be altered :-P anyway turns out dat sis and DB's sis also shopped victoria's secret recently.. Haha. As wat i told sis their website prob has gong tao..

职场上没有永远的敌人，只有永远的榜样

2008-06-16T09:55:00.004+08:00

我真的须要把这句话牢牢地记在心里。

今天《我报》的Ms Shenton和大家分享了这番话，我非常有感触。

其实我手上一拿起《我报》的话，其中最喜欢的专栏就是Ms Shenton 的。

内容不算是每天都精彩，但是多半都是有意思、有人生学问的。

有时候读的时候，好象是读到了自己的情况。

今天她的标题颇为有趣。

生理上我应该是还没到更年期的阶段，但是她所写的内容，可以取到我的共鸣。

我虽然不算是她所称的“元老” （其实论辈分或资格或经验我都配不上），但是这些东西我也有见过。

Murphy's law

2008-06-14T13:28:00.000+08:00

It happens, esp when you want to catch a cab at the most urgent of all times. This phenomenon manifests particularly in the context of an infrequent cab user, ie, yours truly. The road suddenly turns into a ghost town, and a 5-min wait becomes the most unbearable thing on earth. I have to run frantically all over the precinct and finally i caught one, with the previous passengers giving me dirty looks when they came out from the cab.. Iiiidiots.

Sturdy heels too!

2008-06-12T08:12:00.001+08:00

And just in case i fall and result in a code blue, i dont think i will fall so badly.. Thanks to the sturdy but elegant heels of everbest shoes :-P hmm.. I come to realise why i have gotten A+ for retail mgt in my uni days :-D

Positive effects of retail therapy

2008-06-12T08:08:00.001+08:00

People who think dat hard core shoppers actually get dat 'instant kick' whilst shopping are just so wrong. There are many latent effects of shopping sprees- a good example, for my case, is decreased absenteeism rate at work :-P I had actually wanted to get an mc today- flu, diarrhoea and sore throat. Wat a lethal combination. But the mere thought of not wearing this pair of new shoes and my fav black dress as planned makes it a worse dimension to be in.. Having my new shoes as motivation to go to work today, i sprung off bed for my mundane routine of hair and makeup.. But alas, i am late again. Nb..

2008-06-09T08:09:00.001+08:00

Check out the colour tones! Woot B-) according to Susan this is one of their best selling models. Comes in beige and brown tones too.

I love GSS!

2008-06-09T08:07:00.001+08:00

Monday blues.. Wat better way to beat it with a pair of sleek, chilly red shoes B-) got this from plaza sing's everbest.. And of cos, darling GSS made it cheaper to boot- 20% storewide. I went there yest early noon.. Yes, it was a dreary, gloomy sunday morning but the shopping pilgrimage had to be done, lest i miss the sale amidst the busy work schedule. Sales person Susan made the trip worth it with her polite demeanour and sound recommendation. Did regret a little though, declining her offer to expand the front. A little tight now. .

FD's birthday

2008-06-06T20:36:00.001+08:00

Today we celebrate the birthday of Mr FD.. Gee and me at kintamani- simple but genuine indonesian food :) but the mie bakso is nowhere near di warung nya jakarta...

Ready for decon!

2008-06-04T12:30:00.001+08:00

That's me! Mask isnt as bad as i tot...

Space suit

2008-06-04T10:35:00.001+08:00

Today i am on decon training.. And decon=decontamination. We will be activated the day when there is a chemical attack in SG. Hope and pray dat there will never be such a day.. Not only because i dont want my fellow country men to be affected but i dont i am well- trained enough on the protocol :-S

Why doctors are such great people

2008-05-29T13:31:00.004+08:00

This is Dr Quah Boon Long.

I have not consulted with him but our patients have. Of course, many may think he may not be the best doctor but I think he is an example of a good doctor. Surely it is, because I spoke to an overseas patient today, as usual. I asked the parents, did you come all the way to Singapore to see Dr Quah? They said yes. Below is a discourse of what we talked about.

A: How did you get to know about Dr Quah?
B: Through a doctor referral, from a hospital at our country.
A: How do you find Dr Quah?
B: Very good! He is really very good.... I have never met a doctor like him before, so careful, so precise and caring for his patient. 我觉得他很厉害。

A: Would you recommend your facility to your friends?
B: I already had! Some of my friends whose children have eye problems I already recommended for them to come here.... I think they need to know.

Of course, being the marketing personnel that I am, and having a nose to sniff that they are true converts, I asked the million-dollar question.

A: Erm, let's just say if your child's outcome is really good, would you consider to be featured in the media to share your experience with others?
B: Of course!!! I must share! Only through sharing would other parents know about this kind of condition and where they can seek treatment...

........

I was truly humbled when the family said that. I think to myself, if I am in their shoes, I may not do as such. But it is only working in such an environment, with patients as my source of inspiration, I find true meaning in my work and continue to share hope and inspire confidence for our patients.

I left the ward thanking them sincerely, leaving them with my contact to say that we will be in touch for this. As I close the door behind me, I heard the entire family and patient talking happily and chatting.

As with what another doctor mentioned before, these are parents that are ideal parents - they do not take the doctor as God, but hope for the best and trust the doctor to do their best. They co-operate well with the doctor and are more than wiling to share their stories for people with similar conditions, just for the reason that they don't want people to follow their initial journey, having a difficult time to source for a treatment facility.

And because doctors have the ability to cure the sick and heal the pain, they are semi-gods. Some of them know they are semi-gods and hence abuse that.... Like it or not, they are truly semi-gods because they can change your destiny at crossroads and give you the hope and confidence that you never had before.

So if the doctor is God, I'd like to think of myself as an angel - since I am the messenger/PA/sidekick of God :)

MRT Pests 2

2008-05-28T18:56:00.002+08:00

Here's another one.. Might as well jus sit on the person sitting behind the plastic panel! And yes, the irritated person behind the panel is none other than me *#@!

MRT pests

2008-05-28T18:52:00.001+08:00

These are ple who think they own the damn train. They live in a world of their own and think dat only they experience fatigue after a hard day's work; the rest of us are the real pests at work. Expect more MRT posts from me as i have so much more to say...

Countdown to "O"/"N" levels!

2008-05-27T20:11:00.001+08:00

More posts for today.. I ALSO wanted to blog this for a long time but haven't had the chance.. I went back to my alma mater recently to support the scouts campfire. WSS is now sooo different! There is a zen-inspired fountain at its entrance, amphitheatre, and a snazzy courtyard for morning assembly to boot. But nothing newer could have beaten this- exam countdown ticker! Whoa.. When i saw this at the canteen the memories jus kept coming back- queueing up for food, gossiping about the most happening students, complaining about teachers and eating my fave 炒面和肉棕。PE 不PE我照样吃!:-P

Alternative lifestyle part 2

2008-05-27T10:41:00.001+08:00

I must share with you this picture. Cant believe such an image can exist before my eyes on a weekday noon. Pls pardon my multiple posts - such is the limitation of moblog, cant post more than 1 pic for same entry.. Sony ericsson do you hear your customer's needs...

The alternative Life on a weekday noon

2008-05-27T10:34:00.001+08:00

This was something i wanted to share sometime ago.. Now with moblog i can do so much more B-) i found it so hard to believe dat i was at sentosa during a weekday noon dat it was difficult to relax and take my mind off work.. Only when i was about to doze off on the mat, the office called... Thanks..

Stupido Driver

2008-04-26T23:23:00.003+08:00

I quite like this word - Stupido. CL "introduced" this word when she always curses using this, and I thought it was rather cute. When you curse, it still does look cute good.

Anyway today I had a row with DB. He blared like he had never before - which I thought it was good and healthy. Healthy because rather than he keep and keep inside and ultimately it will explode one fine day, good because it makes me realise his true blue colours of hatred and angst and all that jazz. Maybe Gee should also help register him for anger management classes.

I also hate myself for being emotional and crying - I think if I was not so cry-y I would have been a better person and retorted him in a rational way that he would of course be so pissed. And I would not need to stomach so much of this. He always think he is the one who is giving way, I think I have never seen a woman like me so super 没用，连撒点娇都有人不能忍受，最后还给人吃。

I think it is so strange, you asked me, can you tell me how you feel now? When I said, you not happy and shout at me. 搞什么飞机嘛！！！

其实我可以在这里那么安心即75%坦白地倾诉这一番话是因为我很有把握他根本没这个心思去读这里的文字。对他来说，博客是浪费时间的玩意儿，要说真心话直接对当事人说不是好了吗？拜托吧！如果这世界可以那么黑白的话，北京西藏的问题会带来全世界的愤怒吗？？用脚想都可以想到。。。用中文写他更加读不懂。其实哪怕他读，让他知道我这番思路也好！！但是最后，他读的可能性只有0.05%,因为他根本就不在乎我想什么嘛！

所以我很希望神给以赐给我在心情忐忑、悲伤、愤怒的时候，可以心平气和地和别人理论，那我就不用担心他每当生气的凶神恶煞的死人态度。看了都令人觉得恶心万分！！！

既然可以把不相关的成年往事全都搬出来讲，更令人恶心的是把这些旧事和现在的状况做比较，一起讲！！！

Never even appreciate the fact I bought the present for the kid, wrap the present for the wife... No wonder our gahmen say that Singaporeans are complacent!!! This is one key example lah! @!@#$%...

Good Times, Great Taste...with Ah Gee!

2008-04-26T22:19:00.009+08:00

Yesterday Gee and I had a good sisterly time together :D both of us took leave to have lunch, see TCM master Tan Bee Gaw, collected cake and have dinner together. That's because it is Gee's birthday! Even Clara mentioned, wah eh you so close with your sister ah, take leave to spend time with her, that's so sweet. Aiyah I told her, well I only have 1 sister mah. Think she was sort of touched after hearing that. As I always think and said, 做姐妹的事，（有可能）是有今生、沒來世。爲何不珍惜這份緣分對嗎？

I think whatever I wanted to write Gee already written in her blog :P sorry Gee, you know I try to take the easy way out...hahahahah. So can you all please refer to Gee's blog :p

Before we proceeded to Everspring Clinic where 神医陈美娥practises, we were stalled by the hair accessory kiosk at Novena Square... So shiok, never expect I can be there during office hours playing with hair accessories! hahahahah...anyway the salesgirl had a painful time teaching me how to tie my hair into a bun with this new clip.... and when I saw Gee looking at her with full concentration I know this is going to be yet another joke of the year - Smarty pants AK fails to tie her ribbons/strings once again. Eventually I came round to tie into a bun :D see below pls...

But what I thought was interesting was my experience with Dr Tan Bee Gaw :) She is not only extremely competent with what she does, but is also a very sharp person. After reporting my boss' name she also seems to see me in a different but positive light. Thanks PW :D I think your credibility has rubbed off to me and produced the "halo effect" on me :D

She was able to tell me which cervical disc was my problem and straight away gave me the treatment... Though I must say that is a damn long wait man! There are 2 waiting areas, one main one and the other one is just outside her consult room... The tuina areas are also a bit like sweat shops, if I am not wrong it is about 6 beds in one small room, looks quite scary. But what to do, when one is famous, people don't care if it is sweat shop, sweat a lot or whatever...

So as she told me which disc was causing the problem, I was impressed cos the stupido SGH doctor just told me the diagnosis of the problem, never even tell me how to interpret or whatever...Dr Tan Bee Gaw mentioned I must do tuina and acunpuncture to start off the treatment, and she didn't blink an eyelid when she said that (not that she needed to also la)... I blurted 但是我还没有心里准备哩。。。She retorted - 来到这里哪里有什么没有心里准备的！！ :S scary....within 5 minutes I was scooted off to a private room (Thanks PW once again :p) and then she told me to pull up my blouse and there goes the needles! Total of 6 needles just go one after another, like some olden martial arts film...In this very instance only Mark Lee's character in the ah long film can summarise my feelings...又快、又准、又美喔！It was rather scary...Then came the cupping... yikes there was one that cup that almost burned my skin but still the master was very good.

Consult + tuina + acupuncture + medicine = S$60而已喔！是不是比那个死人SGH医生好呢？！！Excuse my behaviour towards "family members" but I have no choice when I am in the consumer's position...

Anyway fortunately Gee was not pissed even having to wait for 2 hours for me... And of course there was the shining star Mr Porn who appeared and all was forgiven...hahahahh.

We went to Fat Wengs once again and birthday cake was durian cake from Jane's...Kudos to FD who suggested for this, if not I would have gotten something from Pine's once again.

Anyway would reader(s) out there (I put the bracket behind because I am really uncertain I will have more than 1 reader for my blog!) please pardon my text-heavy, picture-lacking blog because the process of loading pics at my PC is just too troublesome...But here's one for Gee that I think she will like it...cos always it is her taking photos for me blowing candles, doubt she has one for herself...

I think it is a blessing in disguise that the face was blurred...it was never intentional but at least I helped kept the identity of Gee.... aiyah she always say nobody will recognise....like real :p

My love-hate relationship with TVB

2008-04-23T13:50:00.004+08:00

Finally a post! :P I feel guilty... I know my sister will chide me for not being committed to my blog but what to do...As you read in my previous post I was promoted and hence that equals more responsibility...

Anyway I am suffering from work fatigue recently, hence cyber-skiving for some pockets of the time :p I was looking at TVB Artiste Blogs and was fascinated by their blogs :p

Here is an example:
http://blog.tvb.com/kevincheng/

The comfort of reading the blogs and seeing them lead such a lala lifestyle can be sheer pleasure sometimes... But I do agree that they also have to market themselves like products..After a while they also need to re-identify with themselves, and maybe eventually lead to schizophrenia????? IMH pls stand by outpatient appt :p

Ah Gee always asks me why sometimes I so funny dont want to watch her discs must wait until TV broadcast... aiya but I can be so busy and sometimes have to dabao work to do... where can fit in to watch the discs when they can only be at my house for a period of time... But yet sometimes it can be so tempting, esp when they have such a great cast... To add on, esp when I have KC I also dont want to watch too much TV.... J4s you would know what kind of sad condition I am in...:(

But with 家好月圓 coming up I know that is a must watch man...

Ok even as I am writing this there are things piling up for me to do and yes I know, the clock is ticking.... bye bye for now.

升值！

2008-01-02T18:18:00.000+08:00

我升值了！！真沒想到。

心情好複雜。。。又是開心又是擔憂的。
你知道的啦，《加薪》也是《加辛》。。。

然而，我一定會發奮圖強的。
不能辜負老闆的賞識和好意。。。

Conversations and Rejection

2008-01-01T21:10:00.000+08:00

It has indeed been a long time since I have written a word here. It is the first day of 2008 and a truly significant date to give a shot at blogging again.

Anyway, I spent January 1 2008, 1215 hours, in a TRANS cab.

And in the cab there was a private conversation going on.
The content of the private conversation involved me but I was supposedly not privy to that conversation - I was reminded of that when I alerted my existence.
So I continued to remained silent, pretending I was transparent.
Actually I need not pretend, I was - because the conversation was privy to only 2 parties.

Sort of a slippery slope fallacy here according to Philiosophy 101 but that was my observation.

I had mixed feelings - It is good to know that while I was not treated a stranger because the parties chose to hold that conversation in front of me, at the same time it is not very polite to converse about someone while not regarding the person's existence.

No, it is really not.
And no, this is not the first time.

I was in the company of seniors so I remained quiet after being counter-reminded that the conversation did not involved me.
So I sat through the entire journey - quiet but painful.

The subject at hand was one that I was concerned about, but needless to say less so as compared to the people involved.
I had said "no" to the request, with much pain.
As much as it must have pained the requestor to ask, it was painful for the responder to reject.
I have always been taught that saying "no" is the most difficult thing to say, but I did anyway.
Frankly it was easier to say yes - that would make so many people happier.
But it would made me a less than happy person because I have to deliver that promise.
And I know I cannot deliver - and as an Aries that is painful to the max.
It pains me to say so, but I really can't with marriage plans, business trips and housework all packed during weekends.

I tried to explore very hard for options, like talking to all parties not just one.
I did not insist to talk to a particular party, to clarify that fact - I was trying to explore all doors and options.
If these are deemed not needful, then we shall go with the chosen option.
I will respect that.

一世人做姐妹，难道我不知道你当时和未来的难处。
我只是要说我要说的话。
毕竟，我说话的空间并不大——这是最好的平台了。

The Rainbow Connection

2007-06-16T14:37:00.000+08:00

Just when I thought I was about to give up.
Just when I was losing hope in all that used to be hopeful.

The Little India bus stop gave me a ray of hope, literally.

The interesting thing about rainbows, as Kermit nicely put it, is - what's on the other side?

Just like my current situation... Drats...

Or it may be the stage of heavy downpour now and then the rainbow may appear.

But anyway at that point in time I was really glad I had my trusty K800i with me.

The phone that no one believes can take sharp and clear pictures.

Little India and rainbows - isn't it a nice combination, like, Uniquely Singapore?

Perhaps STB would want to buy this shot of mine...hahaha.....

I know this post is very nondescript and blah... Well you just got to wait for another pow wow one.

Can't expect fireworks all the time.

If you expect fireworks, then believe in me in the first place! Never mind.

Till then, I give you more more pictures of Rainbows in spicy and colourful Little India, with accompanying lyrics of The Rainbow Connection:

Why are there so many songs about rainbows

and what's on the other side

Rainbows are visions, but only illusions

and rainbows have nothing to hide

So we've been told and some choose to believe it

I know they're wrong, wait and see

Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection

The lovers, the dreamers and me

Who said that every wish would be heard and answered

when wished on the morning star?

Somebody thought of that and someone believed it

Look what it's done so far

What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing

and what do we think we might see?

Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection

The lovers, the dreamers and me

All of us under its spell

We know that it's probably magic

Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?

I've heard them calling my name

Is this the sweet sound that called the young sailors

The voice might be one and the same

I've heard it too many times to ignore it

It's something that I'm supposed to be

Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection

The lovers, the dreamers and me

Kenapa saya sih??

2007-06-13T18:04:00.000+08:00

Well well....Akhirnya saya kembali ke industri kesehatan... Senang, tapi sekarang di kantor mungkin ada masalah... Selalu di "atas" ganti-ganti - gue juga selalu tanya sendiri - kenapa ya??

Baru-baru ni, saya ada satu masalahnya - ini lebih akut dari pada yang kantor nya!.... Ngga tau kenapa terlibat dalam itu lho... Kalau ada cowok lebih tua yang senang, gimana lho??

Aduh.... Kenapa kenapa.... Solusi ke mana cari? Siapa mau memecahkan masalah nya? Ia bisa membantu? Hati gue terus gimana juga.... Ribet sih.............ah.

Retaining Loyal Customers in the World of Fiction

2007-05-03T17:09:00.001+08:00

In case you're wondering what I have been doing in my non-GDP-contributing days (which has been a week or so - no one wants it to be longer, really), I've been reading a great deal. Which sort of perks me up since I don't get much spare time to even think about personal issues when I am busy at work. You must be a guilty culprit too, right?

Anyway in today's Life!, Maggie Cheung even admits to liking mundane housework to landing herself a fat role in Nanjing! Nanjing!, an upcoming movie to commemorate The Nanking Massacre. Well, I don't blame her - do you? I have spent all GDP-contributing weekends straddling between catching up on work, family time and housework. Now that I have all the time on my hands, I actually experience flow while doing housework! Can you believe it?! No wonder Maggie finds housework more rewarding than acting. Now who's going to be a feminist this time round?

Okay, back to what I am supposed to be talking in this entry. So yes, I am now a regular patron of NLB (NLB must thank me since they have recently lamented a drop in borrowings - and yes, I am a patron of good etiquette; I do not sit nor squat on the carpeted floors, and I do not fall asleep on armchairs with my mouth wide open). I borrow all genres and titles to sooth each need - I go to the business section to hone myself in that arena, I go to the design section to look for new home and interior ideas, and I go to the fiction section to kaypoh on others' lives (being fictional characters, that is). And I chanced upon Freya North and picked this up from the shelf:

I've got to admit the pretty combination of colours did help to catch my attention; so did the slightly embossed, serifs-inclined titled enticed my sense of touch. The power of packaging is just... Underestimated. I flipped through the pages. Seeing that the words were relatively less minute in comparison to others and hence do not pose a threat to my myopic condition (this only refers to my opthalmologic condition - to the rest of my current and future stakeholders, rest assure it is not in reference to my personal belief system nor decision-making skills), and having noticed the intriguing context set in art history, I decided to check it out, together with the other business titles.

Some of the people out there reading must be thinking: "Chey! I read this when I was in secondary school. Now then read, got a bit behind time or not?" Well, then blame it on me for not having to catch up with North during then as I was busy with Steel and Sheldon back in my school days (I know, very typical but... hey! I did learn many things out from there. Real stuff in life).

Fen is a simple story about, well, Fenella (hence Fen) having to choose between 2 men, battling her personal social mores and her obsession with a dead sculptor, Julius Fetherstone (Nope, no real guy in art history by the name of that, I've wiki-ed and google-ed it out). The story was good; North was constantly engaging and had used good vocabulary throughout the entire book - somewhat difficult to find in similar chic fiction titles. Well, saucy bits here and there, but it's ok right? And there were the other 2 McCabe sisters, Cat (Catriona) and Pip (Philippa), who had minor roles in this title (what names, btw). You know, giving the usual sisterly advice and all that. But a peep into North's website gave me greater insight - North had titles on the other 2 McCabe sisters as well!

At that point in time, I thought North was fantastic - she basically used just 1 family (read: one idea), had 3 titles based on the same family, and even reunites the sisters in her latest title!
(Note that the serifs are gone to suit the more pragmatic, less romanticized audience now. Bleah.)

If you rationalise this phenomenon out, North is one true-blue biz whiz. She uses the same family (i.e. one core business idea or intent) and spins each sister into 3 different books (i.e. 3 respective revenue generation points), and reunites them (i.e. strategic alliance) into 1 book! (and hence, a much stronger profit centre) I mean, is this amazing or what?! Who said authors were just airy-fairy people who concentrated on literary wonders and forgot about the rest! Bullshit!

Not only does she uses minimal resources to maximise revenue, by also spinning different tales by capitalising on the McCabe sisters, she has made a connection between her readers and the McCabe family - With each separate title, the reader feels more in touch with the sisters and can only gratiate themselves by borrowing more of North's titles (hence increased revenue). Because the reader wants - demands, even - to find out what happened to the other sister, who would have appeared in the other titles. And whoa, think about the title that reunites the 3 sisters - building on the strength of all the other titles - to dish out the "reunion" thing. Either way you look at it, you can always read the "reunion" title first before reading about each sister, or vice versa.

Talk about customer loyalty! This is one author that knows that it is 6 times more difficult to capture new customers than to retain a loyal customer (reader, in this context).

And now she has got this sucker who is well-ensconced in her sofa, starting to happily lap up the pages of Home Truths. And despite the lack of serifs in the new title.

Ex-schoolmates

2007-05-03T16:27:00.000+08:00

Alright, time to listen to my stakeholders, who are mostly more inclined towards the English language. So much for Asian languages and my verbal diarrhoea in Mandarin. FG even had to literally read out my posts in Mandarin, word-by-word, as if it was some oral exam. Tsk.

Yes, I know, it is the age of globalisation (one good thing about Blogspot - no auto spellcheck to AmercaniZe oneself!) and English is the ONLY language you can type for a URL address anyway.

Having read today's newspapers (Well, having no true economic worth currently, I have all the time to read the papers - from main section to Home; Life!; and even the classifieds. And even the complimentary copy of 我報 - Sorry, can't escape typing that unless you want to mistake "wo bao" for Ho Kee's new sub-brand of Pau; whatever), I was flabbergasted with my discovery amidst sipping my instant hot ginger tea. To my horror, I saw my ex-schoolmate fronting the cover of Home section - having been prosecuted in court for being a chronic kleptomaniac (Ironically, it was dear old Mr Chan KY back at primary school who gave us a veritable laundry list of "-mania" words to learn - and I can recall till now - it does include Kleptomania).

My recollection of her was someone who was sweet in nature; one who was meek and demure. We stayed close by during then and commuted together in the same school bus back home. When there was time to chat - if I was not playing childhood games or busy rushing through the latest SVH title - she always had something nice and amiable to chat about. She sometimes morph into a little spitfire though - Anyone who crossed her path would sure to get a good scolding from the girl with big eyes.

It's really sad to know that someone who had such good education (erm, let's just say that she went to a better secondary school than I did. Well, her sec sch just had better brand equity, that's all. Whitley rocks!!) will have such a day. But the root of the (her) problem, it seems, was psychiatric reasons. After all, kleptomonia is classified under OCD-category in IMH (key stakeholder, please verify the preceding statement). It must be some extenuating factors that have caused her to engage in such acts. I empathise with her and hope they will do away with the 1 day jail sentence.

Anyway what is it with ex-schoolmates??
Providence has a way with all of us - You just can't hide when Lady Luck is smiling right at you, brilliantly.
Or if the equivalent of Casper (something more dreadful, I would have thought) is just hampering your every next step. *Choy...*

Ex-schoolmates become singers; almost at an overnight rate.
Ex-schoolmates become brand ambassadors.
Ex-schoolmates and ex-es give you the shock of your life when they turn up right in your face during job interviews (gasp!)

We shall not name-drop here and just move on with our mundane lives.
And to continue seeking GDP-producing activities rather than blogging *Scoff*

原點、終點 - 該如何分？

2007-04-30T11:27:00.000+08:00

怎麽世界縂是那麽小；團團轉轉還是回到了原點。

今天，機會來了 - 以各種方式體現出來。
希望我會衆望所歸 - 同時也能對得起大家，包括身邊的人。
也希望能夠在理想的崗位凱旋歸來。

我會記住你曾經叮嚀過的一番話 - “珍惜眼前人”。
這對我理解和分析事物的思維與作風都會是一樣的。

我想；做人，總歸有一個理念吧。。。

誓言與挑戰

2007-04-26T22:18:00.000+08:00

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<憑著良心和尊嚴從事醫業>

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這不單單只是《白色巨塔》裏蘇怡華老挂在嘴邊的醫生誓言；其實它真對我而言，是意義非凡的。
以一位從前為新加坡醫療的光榮而奮鬥；一位深相信我們醫生精湛的醫術；一位曾經憑著良心和尊嚴對待每一個醫業夥伴 - 這段話令我反映了我對這行業的興趣與認真。

其實，如果你把誓言的字給改了，任何行業都能派上用場。
不單是行業，個人的人生觀點或理想也可以用得上這段話。

我本身不是醫師，但是在劇裏的錯綜複雜與角色的交互，我都能徹底地理解。
因爲醫業本來就只有真正的勇士才能生存 - 她所需要的是一位堅強、積極、和可靠的人才去栽培她。也就因爲有了這些概念與個人經驗，看這部劇時我感觸很多，也能與各角色共鳴 - 和他們一同哀與樂。

真的感謝蔡岳勳導演把各演員的潛力都給發揮得讓觀衆能夠體會到劇中故事的細膩。
有了這些感觸和劇后的學識，讓我再一次的覺悟，我其實還是深愛著這行業。
請不要誤會 - 我並沒收導演任何的獎賞或慫恿；這只是我心裏的一份真心話。

謝謝《白色巨塔》 - 如即將來的機會將實現的話，我一定義不容辭地再一次接受醫業的挑戰。