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I passed!!!!

2008-05-14T21:54:00.002+08:00

Yipee!!!! I passed my class 3 driving test today!!! I was abit lucky though....18 points...haha...but its still a pass! Yeah!!!

Singapore Flyer

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Welcome back Jack!

2007-11-17T20:46:00.000+08:00

Welcoming myself back since its been donkey years since i last blogged. Nothing much to blog about actually since everyday is work and rest, work and rest. The only highlights are my off days when i get to meet aileen and play soccer with my secondary school buddies on Sundays.

Sometimes i wonder if this is what i want to do in life. I know myself and my talents. The first step is always the most difficult step. Maybe i'm afraid to fail. I don't know. I envy those that already know what they want in life. The road becomes so clear ahead of them. I'm sure there are people like me around. But, you'll never know what life brings you. Maybe i'll have a big surprise? Haha...

Just have to take a step at a time and evaluate myself in the future... I'm considered lucky though. Time is on my side.

Happy Birthday to Sisisgreat!

2007-10-09T21:31:00.000+08:00

Went to Marriot to celebrate Eileen's birthday yesterday. We had dinner at the chinese restaurant. Not quite a celebration actually as we did not have the cakes, candles and singing, but i'm sure the birthday girl still enjoyed herself because of the nice food and company! (Aileen had 50% off as she is working at Marriot...a bonus!)

No photos to show as we did not take any yesterday. Aileen bought her camera but never took any....blame Aileen!!! Haha...just kidding!

Finally fixed my internet connection....i felt real stupid when i found out whats the cause of it. The internet cable is not connected properly! Haha...Craps!

Yippe!

2007-09-17T21:21:00.000+08:00

Haven't been blogging lately as my computer internet connection is abit crazy after my trial for the antivirus is expired.... Coincidence? Some of my friends have this conspiracy thory about antivirus companies creating viruses...If not, they'll go bust without any more viruses!!! Haha...

Gonna sign my employment letter tomorrow! Four Seasons has offered me full-time after my part-time probation for 4 weeks, which ends 30th September. They gonna explain to me the terms of their contract etc....

I love it there presently and time pasts soooooo fast when i'm working. Food's good there, all the people i've met so far are nice.... and most of all...its a BUSY PLACE!!!

First Day Working!

2007-09-03T22:26:00.000+08:00

First day working at Four Seasons... Did not do much except observing what the room attendents do.

Funny thing happened to me though. I thought they were only calling me there to do some administrative stuff the first day as i had not taken any measurements for my uniform yet plus all the forms that they need me to fill in. So, i did not bring or wear my black shoes there.
Guess what! They told me to change into their uniform right away (i reached there early so they took my measurements and choose a pair of uniform that fits me best) and told me to follow a room attendent called Jason to familiarise what the room attendents do and the standards Four Season set for them.

Back to the main point...NO BLACK SHOES! What would anyone have done? (normal people)
a) Ask them if they had any spare black shoes.
b) Tell them that you did not have any black shoes and bla...bla..bla..you did not know...bla..bla..bla..

You guessted it! i did option C! With a few seconds in the fitting room to think of an idea before they question me what i'm doing inside, i took out my black socks, and YES, wore it over my shoe and ankles! Hahaha!!! To me it looks very obvious but nobody noticed it the whole day though...Yeah! (still feeling guilty doing it...)

I remembered once i had a similar situation at Swissotel the Stamford during my internship there. There was a VIP, which i had to escort up to his room (i was already in front office dept) One of the staff swiped his keycard in the lift, pressed the level which the VIP was going to, and left as i stayed in the lift with the VIP. He was staying at the 59 level but the lift stopped one or two levels below it....which up till now i still don't know what happened to the lift on that day.
You guessed right! i chose option C again! Instead of calling down or asking the people from the 59 level to pick him up, i took him to the stairs (the ones you use in case of a fire...dark gloomy ones...) and walked him up! But not without a reason... i explained to him that it was the fire prevention week for the hotel and i had to brief him on the fire escape route of the hotel and the stairs happened to be one of the routes! He nod his head, gave a nice smile and we reached 59 level! Whew... that was very close...( Its true that week was fire prevention week as i remembered it during the briefing before i started work...)

Cool working for a hotel eh! except for the six day week thingy...haha...ciao!

Looks normal?

You're wrong!

Jason, My pal for the day!

Their STAFF toilet! So NICE!

Clean and nice back of the house!

(Grassio, HR changed alot... renovated... damn nice and modern now!)

Kusu Island and Tapas

2007-08-28T10:41:00.000+08:00

Onboard 'Zheng He' when i was still innocent...haha

On Board 'Zheng He'
Well Away from the city! (Noticed the background?)
Kusu Island!
Spanish food for a change

'Ships Ahoy! We'are departing in 5 mins!' shouted Admiral Zheng He....haha...That must have took place way before we were born as Zheng He is a famous naval commander during ancient China. Some say he actually discovered America before Christopher Columbus...

Sisisgreat treated Leen and me to a high tea onboard the ship called 'Zheng He'. named after the famous naval commander. The trip would start at harbourfront, to Kusu island, and then back, which took around 2.5hrs. I went there once when i was a kid with my cousins Da, Er and San Jies. I think it was the high tea also? Not too sure as it was a long long time ago.

The stop at kusu island lasted around 45mins. So we went to the temple with lots of tortoises and went to pray for our general health.

Sisisgreat brought us to 'Tapas' a spanish restaurant at Clarke Quey for dinner after digesting our high tea. This was the first time but not the last time i'm going to eat spanish food as the dishes were fantastic! The spanish ommelette with onions, garlic mushrooms, spanish rice....all SEDAP!!!!(I think its malay for delicious?)

Sisisgreat (My japanese eggplant kaki) has gone back to Malaysia yesterday with Ellenmae after a wonderful summer holiday here. Keep up the good grades Ellenmae! See you'll in December!

881

2007-08-23T21:50:00.000+08:00

Went to the movies yesterday to watch Roysten Tan's new movie '881' with Leen, Big Sis and Ellenmae. Its a story about the papaya sisters and their journey admist the vibrant and colourful getai scene during the 7th month ghost festival. There are lots of nice hokkien songs in the movie. I didn't think i would like the movie but after watching it, i can't seem to get the songs out of my head now.

Great songs coupled with elaborated costumes, this local production is a must see for all! The young will be thrown into a cauldron of colours and laughs as they giggle their way through the hokkien jokes (Must know basic hokkien in order to get the jokes.....vvvery basic...some hokkien swear words is a plus point). The more mature audiences will have a chance to revive their memories of the good old days where getais were abundant and crowded. Not to say that we don't have getais now...but you get what i mean....its just............different now.

Thank you Sweety!

2007-08-21T22:54:00.000+08:00

Wanna say a BIG THANK YOU to Leen as she celebrated my birthday for me..and even gave me a BIG suprise!

Just went for my last 2 rounds of interview at Four Seasons Hotel and I passed! Starting work on 3rd September as assistant housekeeper. Will start the first 2 weeks as a part-timer first as they want to access me whether i can meet their high standards or not. If i can't or i feel that its not the right job for me, i can still leave and there will be no records as i'm only still a part-timer. Its a win-win for both as far as i can see.

Its quite intimidating as they make it seem that its very difficult to meet their standards but i've never shun from a challenge and i'm not making this the first. TOUGH TIMES DON'T LAST TOUGH MEN DO!!!

A few events

2007-08-16T22:54:00.000+08:00

Smile!

++ Uncle Tay's Birthday! ++

To Uncle Tay: Wishing you a Happy Birthday and many more birthdays to come!

We went to The Pines to celebrate Uncle Tay's birthday on 13th August. Aileen and her sister arranged the dinner with a few of Uncle Tay's closest friends. Aileen and Sis bought Blue Label Whiskey for their dad, (they had his name carved on the bottle with laser...COOL!!!) and bought brandy for Uncle Tay. Uncle Tay's buddies brought MORE brandy and MORE wines! (Main course for the night.........ALCOHOL!!!)

I could see that everyone really enjoyed themselves and I have to say that Leen and Sis both put in alot of effort into this. I guess thats how we should celebrate our birthdays. Nevermind the cake, songs, or food...All the birthday boy wants is a gathering of family, good friends, and ALCOHOL!!! Haha!

Dao Huey for 10!

++ Hong Kong Cafe ++

Can't seem to adjust the pic...although i changed it already, it only appears like this on the blog..hai. Nevermind about the alignment, look at that HUGH pot of beancurd!

We went to the Hong Kong Cafe at Marina Square on the 14th August while waiting for Ellenmae and Aunty Tay as they were watching 'The King and I' at the Esplanade (I believe they have one at Cineleisure too.) Leen, Sis and I ordered this $6 beancurd. We knew that it was big but not this BIG! Haha... The beancurd was nice but the best part was we actually got to SCOOP our own beancurd onto our bowl! It really gives a fresh kind of interaction with your food and makes you wanna scoop more because the scooping is so addictive!

A drop too much? Whatever happened to the lovely lady?

Leen!!! Look at the CAMERA

Who punched me!!!

Now Leen's gone mad, and that punch left a blue black.

++ Sketches with Friends ++

Had a gathering of friends today (Anilia and Shujun and Leen) at Sketches in Bugis Junction. We ordered 3 designer pastas, a 'Fave' pizza and a platter which names i forgotten. Anilia's friend who happens to work there gave us another pepperoni pizza and Tiramisu for dessert. What a spread!

Its been a while since Leen and I caught up with them. Really glad they are doing well in their respective studies and careers. Well, what can you say about friends? We're always there whenever we can! Cheers!

What personality type are you???

2007-08-11T10:20:00.000+08:00

You Are An INTJ

The Scientist

You have a head for ideas - and you are good at improving systems.
Logical and strategic, you prefer for everything in your life to be organized.
You tend to be a bit skeptical. You're both critical of yourself and of others.
Independent and stubborn, you tend to only befriend those who are a lot like you.

In love, you are always striving to improve your relationship.
You have strong ideas of what love should be like.

At work, you excel in figuring out difficult tasks. People think of you as "the brain."
You would make an excellent scientist, engineer, or programmer.

How you see yourself: Reasonable, knowledgeable, and competent

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Aloof, controlling, and insensitive

What's Your Personality Type?

Rollerblading session

2007-08-04T08:15:00.000+08:00

Grrrrr...

Look at my new trick!

Driving my new car!

In another dimension...

Had great fun yesterday with Aileen, Eileen and Ellenmae as we went rollerblading at Bishan Park. Luckily, the weather was kind to us and it did not rain like previous days.

Aileen spent her two hours 'driving' around in her new set of wheels..haha (I think you're feeling sore right now. Its been a long time since you exercised...)

Ellenmae was really a fast learner. From standing on blades to blading on the tracks in just over an hour. Not bad at all!

We're going blading next week again!!! Luckily i haven't lost my touch....

I'm going to Four Seasons Hotel for interview next Tuesday! Wish me luck!

Happy 5th Anniversary!!!

2007-07-30T22:31:00.000+08:00

Shark Attack!!!
Goldfish lookalike?
Our normal self
What a lovely lady!

Happy 5th Anniversary Fishcake! Haha... Went to watch movie 'Invisible Target' today with Aileen. Great show! Great stunts! Went to eat wanton mee and roti prata at upper thomson for dinner after the movie. The wanton mee stall is called 'He Ji'. Really nice springy noodles..throughly enjoyed dinner with my best company as usual.

Its been a great 5 years with Aileen and i guess we've been through quite a few hurdles and bumps along the way. But with a few spoons of care, a bowl of concern, a handful of understanding, a dash of trust, AND A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE, we managed to get through.

Just wanna say i really cherish this relationship and hope there are many more 5 years to come! Thanks for everything!!!! HHSS!!!!

The Next Chapter

2007-07-23T13:57:00.000+08:00

The page has flipped

Gone are the carefree days

Reliance, dependency

...

Its time to take on more responsibilities

More challenges

That comes with adulthood

...

The road won't be smooth

But tough times don't last

Only tough man do

...

I will do my very best

With these two hands i will carve our future

Our dream

...

Congrats Babe!

2007-07-21T23:47:00.000+08:00

My warmest and most sincere congradulations to Aileen for completing her studies in Brisbane and coming back with a degree! Damn proud of you! Your hard work has finally paid off.

Presenting to you Ms Aileen Tay! Finally get to savour the fruits of your labour.

Enjoy yourself cause you deserve it!

Queen of the day

My all time favourite pic

Graduating sure taste SWEET!

One Big Happy Family

The Leong, Tay and Lim

Tp Family!

Every Father's Wish

(He doesn't show it but i know he's proud of you)

Movie World AGAIN!

2007-07-20T07:09:00.000+08:00

Went to movie world again with Aileen, Ellenmae and Eileen as Aileen's niece, Ellenmae, wants to go to Movie World. No complains as i had alot of fun although i went there the second time in a week. We happened to meet Sooling and Jess at the entrance...pure coincidence! Glad to have met them..the more the merrier!

As usual, the pictures speak for themselves!

We Conquered!

Yipe!

YMCA!

The Wild Wild West!

Stick em up!

Ellenmae conquered the Bat Wing! Amazing!

(Jason, you need to work hard to not lose to a 9 year old kid)

Bang Bang!

Eileen & Ellenmae, Mother & Daughter

Tay Soo Soo & Me!!

The 3 daredevils!

Daffy Daffy *Splashing Saliva*

Gold Coast WOOO HOOOO!!!

2007-07-15T08:50:00.000+08:00

We went to Harbour Town Before going to Seaworld Resort. Its a HUGH shopping area... nice place for the ladies!!

A prank we saw on the bus....

Time to check in!

Hard Rock Cafe at Surfer's Paradise.

I Love Buggs!!!
The Classic Movie world entrance in every Movie World Advertisment!
Looking Dangerous...
Police Academy show...lots of laughs and fun!!!
One of my favourite rides! Don't let the looks of it fool you. Its not a kids ride...believe me...hohoho!!!

Far Far Away Kingdom
Superman the ride!!!! Goes up this super high ramp and drops vertically down... How did we get up this high ramp? Try 0-100km/h in 2 sec...WHOOSH!!! I LOVE IT!!!
WE DID IT!!!
Oh yeah! Kiss me baby!
Welcome to the wild west...Aileen looks wild enough..
The parade at the end of the day. Thats my ride by the way...

Having a go at the merry-go-round...back to the good old days!

(This is Seaworld already)
Dolphin Show..AMAZING to see a 200kg creature leap right out of the water!
Lovely Elmo!
What we did in the resort...played blackjack with gummies as chips...haha

The Versace hotel...everything inside is Versace branded...WOW
A great dane...biggest dog in the world?
Wierd stuff at Ripley's... Cool!!!
She ain't heavy..she's my girlfriend...
Wonder view from the top of the Seaworld 'Eye'..A ferris wheel that goes 60m above...

Back To Brisbane.

2007-07-06T21:56:00.000+08:00

Flew back to Brisbane yesterday....Time really flies when you are having fun. My 9 days in Melbourne is over in a flash! *Sigh* Really wish i could stay there longer as there are still so many places i've yet to visit in Melbourne.

My Melbourne trip was fun and smooth sailing because i had my 'Da Jie' around. Our accommodation was settled as we stayed at her house. She booked for us the Mt Buller ski trip, our domestic air tickets to Melbourne, accommodation at Gold Coast as we are going to Gold Coast soon, etc etc etc... Once we got there, our travelling tickets (Buses, trains, trams) were all settled for the whole duration of our stay, she got us brochures for places of interests, shopping, eateries etc. She brought us to places where only the locals knew, treated us to meals whenever she could although she is very busy and most of all, made us feel very at home and comfortable in Melbourne.

I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to my 'Da Jie' for making our Melbourne trip a wonderful and memorable one.

Eureka Towers

2007-07-05T07:16:00.000+08:00

Went to Eureka Towers with Leen and the view was great! We were on the 88th level and we could see the whole of Melbourne City and beyond!! Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take any photos ourselves. We went on 'The Edge', a glass room that protudes out of the building on the 88th level. Imagine cars that look like ants below your feet!

The Eureka Towers is something new in Melbourne as it started only on 15th May 2007. So people who have come to Melbourne before may not have been to the Eureka Towers. Although we could not take any pictures from the Eureka Towers (we bought 2 hard copys for $25), i took some pictures of the Yarra River in Melbourne. Nice place to be!!Pixar ExhibitionMini Me

Sally Carrera from 'Cars'

Yarra River

Flinders Street Train Station

Pics from Australia!

2007-07-02T19:18:00.000+08:00

Here are all the pictures so far! Its been a very enjoyable time with Aileen around. We went to lots of places so far..Lunar Park, St Kilda's flea market..Mt Buller..Australian Zoo (Brisbane) and went to eat lots of nice food! YUM!!! We're currently in Melbourne and will be heading back to Brisbane on the 5th of July. Going to Gold Coast soon!!! I'm gonna thoroughly enjoy myself before i start work!

Entrance of Lunar ParkSnow in Mt Buller-2 degrees celciusMy best companyFerris wheel in MelbourneMy 'Da Jie'!!Lau, Elicia, Me and Aileen going to Zoo!

Steve Irwin impersonationA shy kangerooMelbourne City!

I love skiing!!

Down Under

2007-06-25T07:59:00.000+08:00

Fun! Fun! Fun! Really enjoying myself in Australia with all the nice food and good company. The weather is abit on the cold side here as its winter now. But i can wear all my favourite sweaters here with no one saying i'm mad...haha...(people think you're crazy if you wear sweaters in Singapore...)

Will be going to the famous Australian Zoo in a few days time... There will be more pictures to come in the near future!!! Too busy enjoying myself now to upload the pictures... Ciao!!

My 'Sisters'

2007-06-17T22:08:00.000+08:00

Met my Er Jie and San Jie (2nd and 3rd sisters) for dinner today as they needed me to pass some stuff to my Da Jie when i go to Australia on the 21 of June. We went to a Vietnamese cafe for dinner and had our dessert at this place called 'More then just desserts'. The place is quite nicely decorated. Not only does it serves dessert but it also serves food like a restaurant.

I've always missed the times when me and my brother were still very young and my 1st, 2nd and 3rd sisters would bring us out for meals, outings to Sentosa, Zoo and many more. They are my cousins actually but they are more like my older sisters. They looked after us from young and made sure me and my brother had a wonderful childhood.

I'm really very fortunate and blessed to have such people in my life who dotes on me and my brother unconditionally. Thank you!

My 'Chin Chow with Strawberry' dessert

Sinful Peanut Butter Bread..Yum!

'What are you looking at!'

My fellow vegie eater and artist Brayden

'Shapes' by Brayden

Mysterious Brigitte

My 'Sisters' (Old Photo)

Joyeux Anniversaire Grassyeo!

2007-06-10T13:08:00.000+08:00

A message dedicated to my one of my best buddy!

You're not getting older, you're getting better.

Your best years are still ahead of you.

May the years continue to be good to you.

May each and every passing year bring you wisdom, peace and cheer.

I'm so glad you were born, because you brighten my life and fill it with joy.

Statistics show that people who have the most birthdays live the longest!

Two tips on your birthday:

1) Forget the past, you can't change it.

2) Forget the present, I owe you one. Haha...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Work work...

2007-06-04T20:02:00.000+08:00

First day on my new temp job! Working for L'Oreal again but as a 'stocktaker'. (Does such a word exist?) So, what i basically do is go around the Watson stores around Singapore to take the stocks of all the different brands under L'Oreal. (Still negotiating whether there's any transport claims....they better have. If not they can find another person to do the job tml..haha..)

They despatched us to the areas where we live nearest to. Hence, i went to Toa Payoh and Bradell today. Checking a total of 3 stores. It may seem easy but you can actually spend close to 3 hrs (big stores) checking the products. Not only do we have to check the stocks both on the shelves and the storerooms, we have to categorise them by colour!! (For example: lipsticks have their colour coding 933,802 etc.) Thats why we only completed 3 stores from 1pm to 8 pm. (Could have worked on another store and claim more OT pay but my partner is dead tired..)

Looking forward to working tomorrow as i love it when i am free to do my job...lets just say under minimal supervision. No one breathing down my neck. As long as i complete my job, i get the pay...Simple! We were pre-warned that we had to work OT everyday for the 2 weeks(I didn't mind the least as i could save up more for my trip down under!) which starts from 10am and ends at 9 am. (2 weeks job minus the weekends) That means around $700!!! Thats IF i get to work 3hrs OT for the whole 10 days....which remains to be seen. *fingers crossed*

I'm actually thinking about my full time job after i come back from aussie...... Got to work.....some things can't be done without $$$.......... I'm sure i'll find one that fits my bill!

I wanna be a teenager again!

2007-05-29T20:07:00.000+08:00

Spent a tired but fun day helping out (with salary of course!) as a facilitator for an amazing race organised by Hwa Chong Institution for the 13th Student Leaders Convention. I had students of various nationalities and and races in my group for example, students from India, Hong Kong and Cambodia. I felt that i had an obligation to make their outing a memorable one since i am from the host country (Need to make good impression for Singapore...haha....).

Some background info...I did participate in the Student Leaders Convention during my years in Bowen Secondary and i don't remember having any foreign students with us, making this a new experience for me! (My team: Depp/F, Tracy/F, Marion/F, Jane/F, Pal/F, Santam/F, Varnu/M, Jonathan/M, ???/M, ???/M, ???/M.) Don't ask me why i remember the girls' names better...its just...EASIER to remember girls' names..you know...english names..(hey! what do you think i meant??)

What they had to do was to do the required activities at a given station. After they had completed the activity, they were given clues to the next station. Sounds boring? Imagine running to and fro from SMU (Dhoby Ghaut) to Takashimaya (Orchard)... My team super 'Seow On' (Means enthusiastic without taking their own well-being into consideration)....Run from station to station! Furthermore, the order of the stations are organised in a manner which made the teams run to and fro from Orchard to Dhoby Ghaut... By the way, no transport were allowed.

By and large, this was the most wonderful way of earning money (although $5/hr is not alot) and i thoroughly enjoyed myself today!

Laisser les jeux commencent!

Guessing what's written on their foreheads.

A station master giving the briefing for the game.

Using their butts to write '13th SLC'

Singing 'when you have it and you know it clap your hand *clap* *clap*' and make the passer-bys clap WITHOUT telling them to clap...no mean feat..

Picking up ping pong balls from the grass patch (I assure you there are ping pong balls there although you may not see it in the picture...too small)

Climbing the 'Stairways to Heaven'

Finale. Water Bomb Competition!

POTC At Worlds End

2007-05-28T21:13:00.000+08:00

If you are figuring out what 'POTC' is, its my short form for Pirates of the Carrabien. Went to watch it yesterday with my soccer pals. If you have not watched it, its actually a show worth watching in the cinemas rather then DVD at home. The actions and effects are great, but Chow Yun Fatt's role is just too short. (I was expecting a more significant role for the Chinese Megastar...) Shall not divulge too much... Last but not least, do wait until the credits end at the end of the show...there is a short continuation of the story......Catch it in the cinemas near you!!

Torque Magazine Super Cars!

2007-05-26T01:18:00.000+08:00

Met up with Jason today and we went to Jane's work place at Raffles City. When we went there (its a cart shop), there were more customers coming immediately and we were joking that we were the traffic generators for the shop. Boss of the cart shop, if you are reading this, were can be employed immediately to sit at your shop to generate traffic at just $8/hr....hee hee...

While waiting for Jane to finish work, Jason told me there is a car show at Millenia Walk and so, we went there to have a look. (The pics will speak for themselves later...) We went to have some Ice-cream at Ben & Jerrys (having it for 2 days straight already...addictive...) after taking some photos of the cars. Jason was more interested in the ladies though..as usual. We went for coffee at Gloria Jeans when Jane finished work and chit chatted for a while.

Feels really great to be able to sit down with a few good friends and talk about anything under the sun, oblivious to the hustle and bustle of city life....As time would not stand still, we finally made our way back...These are the times i cherish alot as we would not know how many more times we can do this with our friends while we live our seperate lives and chase our own dreams.... Grassyeo with his Cherry Garcia Ice Cream

Zonda Bently Continental GT ??? I think its a Ferrari Lamborghini Murcielago Lamborghini Gallardo Aston Martin DB9 Coupe Zonda ???

Porche Carrera GT

Ferrari F450

You'll Never Walk Alone

2007-05-24T23:39:00.000+08:00

Liverpool lost the champions league final to AC Milan this morning. Sad? Of course! Angry? A little...because the referee did not play the full 3 minutes of extra time and denied Liverpool a chance of equalising. But i am proud to be part of the fanbase of Liverpool FC. The fans in Athens were FANTASTIC.

Throughout the whole game, they were singing their lungs out as usual. Even when the final whistle blew and it dawned uponed them that their beloved team has lost the Champions League Final, they continued cheering and singing, keeping their heads up, telling the Liverpool players that they have done well and cheering them on.

Singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' when the players went up to collect their second place medals, they fought back tears....the Liverpool fans were no fair-weathered fans. They will be there, through the good times and the bad. They were Liverpool through and through. Well done Liverpool FC! You'll Never Walk Alone!

When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high

And don't be afraid of the dark.

At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.

Walk on through the wind,Walk on through the rain,

Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart

And you'll never walk alone,

You'll never, ever walk alone.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,

You'll never, ever walk alone.

L'Oreal Private Sale!

2007-05-23T20:34:00.000+08:00

Went to work today as a packer for a L'Oreal private sale. It has all the brands under L'Oreal Singapore and the prices are really dirt cheap! The crowd started coming in at around 1030am and the queue stretched till it reached outside the building!

99% of the people who came for the sale are ladies(expected) but some guys did show up too. The ladies really flashed their true colours during the sale and you can see them frantically grabbing the products! (1 person limited to 5 of the same product.) It is only when they are paying up then they choose what they really wanted and returned the products they do not want to purchase. (One of the many sales tactics??) Some people even spend up till 4 digits of $$$!!! No kidding!!!

Most heard comment from customers: 'I do not actually need all these stuff!' But yet they still buy it!

I'm sure only the ladies can justify their spending spree.... Only reason i can think of? 'Because i'm worth it'

Granny's Birthday

2007-05-20T22:58:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday!
All the grandsons and daughters

Its my grandma's birthday today! Went over to her place after soccer to celebrate her birthday with all my extended family members. Its great to have a big family gathering once in a while seeing my cousins and the younger ones grow up. Actually, all me aunties and uncles will go down to my grandma'a place every Sunday to do some 'dry swimming' (Majong) and as we, the younger generation get older, we tend to go there less than before as we have our personal activities to occupy ourselves with. My grandma's an amazing woman, raising 9 children while working as a construction worker. Heard from my mom that she even goes to work, carry heavy loads of cement around while she was still pregnant! Although we may never have to go through the hardships that the older generations have gone through, we cannot forget the sacrifices they have made for us. They gave up their dreams so that we could live ours......

FA Cup Final

2007-05-20T03:19:00.000+08:00

Watched the FA Cup Final between Man Utd and Chelsea at Robin's place today... Two neutrals and two Man Utd supporters were present...haha...anyway, the score was 1-0 to Chelsea courtesy to a last ditch effort during extra time by Didier Drogba. Yongguang was suppose to be there too but he could not make it as he was at downtown east...(Lazy to come down). We ganged up and tricked him saying that Chelsea was down by 2 goals in the first half and he really believed it! Haha...it was really a good laugh...can really visualise his impression. I have to be honest though...I was a little glad that Chelsea won as Man Utd has already won the EPL title last week. But had to respect the host (Man Utd supporter) so i gulped down my laughing gas and went home a happy man....(Robin told me 'AIG' which is Man Utd's sponsers stands for 'Almost in Greece'...Soccer fans should get the joke...I'm a Liverpool fan..Yeah!!) It didn't hit me until i went home and realise how fortunate i am to have wonderful friends around me...I love you guys man! (Don't think curvy guys......) Secondary school/Sunday soccer buddies From left:Hoe Yee, Yang De, Robin and me(I look ugly man...)

Playing Winning eleven during half time

Hoe Yee.....Our Chao Ta Man!

Remember when you were young?

2007-05-18T19:21:00.000+08:00

This picture is a real classic... Reeeally love the boy's expression.. haha..

Noting much to do today, will be working a few days next week before my Australia trip.

Enjoy the pic!

Guys day out!

2007-05-17T22:55:00.000+08:00

Went out with Grassyeo (Jason) today... went to do shopping for his year-long trip to Switzerland. He introduced me to some nice places today like Robinsons walk, a nice and romantic place to bring your girlfriends to! On the way to great world city, we saw some people playing with their UFO like aircrafts! It is flies like a plane but it looks like a flat UFO.

Anyway, they were flying around with their lights on and it looks like lots of fire flies flying around.... After the UFO encounter, Jason brought me to a shop house which has a history which dates back to 1819! The shop house, according to my expert historian, Jason Yeo, is a bank where people of the past deposit their valuables. It looks super run-down (what do you expect from 1819)... gives you kind of a wierd feeling just looking at the shop house itself...like you were being transported back to the past. I can imagine the people of 1819 walking around me, going into the bank, the sounds and noise.....

Thanks for the tour Grassyeo!

My Virgin Post!

2007-05-17T01:00:00.000+08:00

Hey peeps! Finally got my own blog!
Hope i can share my fun and laughter to you guys in the near future!

First up, FINALLY went back to camp to collect my PINK IC today. At the same time, i was presented the letter of promotion, which was supposed to be on the 1st of May. But since i was clearing my leave, they decided to postpone it until today..haha..

Too bad...no time to put one my new rank... Having said that, i was only promoted about 7 days before i ORD(which is on the 8 of may)... sad isn't it. (2 months fitness cut)

Went to city hall after that to look at some soccer boots. On the way, i saw Julian Beever, the guy that draws anamorph pictures! I thought i only saw him on the net but he was right there in front of me! Took some pictures for you guys to see. Its amazing!

If any of you guys want to head down to have a look, its outside Raffles City Shopping Centre, nearest to St Andrew's Cathedral.

2007-05-16T17:59:00.000+08:00