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Remember These?

2010-01-13T09:12:00.003+08:00

Remember those styrofoam airplanes / birds that the school book shop would sell? Pretty costly at $0.50 a packet. It consist of 2 pieces of styrofoam and a plastic propeller to place at the tip of the plane / bird in order to make it fly. Here are the pictures of the toys I'm talking about courtesy of Google:

Ring any bells? =P

You can choose the design that you want by just looking at the picture on the wrapper. Anyway I could never afford these as my allowance was only $0.60 max in primary school. If I were to buy that it means I'll have to starve. @_@

Well that doesn't mean that I didn't get to play them. There are always rich classmates that would buy them and let you admire their prize procession. If your close enough with them, they will even let you have a go at it. Hee hee!

Wonder if they are still on sale. Guess I need to look for those dingy dusty traditional provision shops. Wonder if styrofoam would disintegrate with time. =P

Last Day Of 2009

2009-12-31T16:22:00.008+08:00

Well time flies and it's the last day of 2009. Been busy training for my running in the year of 2009 hence there are nothing much to update for this year. Here are the hits & misses for me this year (in no particular order):

Hits =)

(1) Embraced our Peranakan heritage proudly as a family.
(1) Completed 1 X 8km race + 5 X 10km race with a total of 5 medals collected.

(2) Clocked a personal best timing of 58 mins 17 secs for my 10km race at the GE Women's run.
(3) Bought a mini oven and have been busy baking. My double chocolate chip cookies are to die for and are a hit with many people. =P
(4) Ate humongous snow crabs until I was about to puke. Ha ha!
(5) Finally tried the laksa steamboat which I always ran past while training at Mount Faber. Yummy!
(6) Went for the F1 Grand Prix Night Race without paying a single cent!
(7) Took a plane to Beijing all by myself and tour Beijing mainly by myself while bebe was working there. I love my vacation there! Especially the Forbidden City!
(8) Finally bought my Wii console after waiting for so long.
(9) My best friend Melvin finally published his first scientific paper. Kudos to Dr. Melvin Gay. =P
(10) Received an extremely thoughtful gift from my boss:

Misses =(

(1) Didn't manage to go for my last race on 6th December, the Standard Chartered race, which was the most anticipated race of the year for me due to unforeseen circumstances.
(2) The King of Pop passes away. You'll be dearly missed MJ.
(3) Qala got bought over by M1 and it sucks working at M1.
(4) Been blogging less in the last few months due to the hectic work schedule and dealing with the system migration at M1.
(5) Didn't manage to meet up with my dear, fangfang & vince3019 when they came to SG due to my hectic work schedule. ~_~"
(6) Missed the birthday of my 3 favourite cousins due to another engagement.

Well 2010 looks bleak for me as we will be using the new M1 system and yet we still need to maintain the old system for at least another 6 months. Double work. *Sigh* Seriously I'm dreading 2010.................

Oh well, so as not to be a wet blanket, here's wishing everyone a happy new year and may everyone be in good health. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that maybe one day I strike the grand prize for toto for next year. Then all my misery will be gone. Ha ha!

Congrats Miao Miao!

2009-12-23T09:23:00.004+08:00

Presenting Dr. Melvin Gay's first published scientific paper!!! Tadah~!!!!

You can read the full article here.

Congrats my friend! You have gone so far out in life and achieved what you really wanted. You have done everyone proud and I'm sure there will be more scientific articles coming up under your name. *Wink* *Wink*

Catch ya when your back from Aussie for the next gathering! ^_^

Hate

2009-12-21T13:47:00.003+08:00

I hate this new place.
I hate it that I have to wake up at 6am to be at work on 8.30am.
I hate the people here.
I hate the work flow here.
I hate their new system.
I hate this job.
I even hate the food here. =_=

I hate the damn merger!!! Come 2010 my life is going to get much more intolerable when we migrate to their system. Why is it only Monday?...................... >_<

Weeeeee Wii!!

2009-12-02T08:51:00.005+08:00

Ha ha I know I've been a slacker and have not been updating my blog recently. Well I'm always too tired to blog in the night after a day at work. Hitting the sack at 10pm or slightly later. Yes it's very early I know. Coming from someone who used to game online till the next morning. *Yawn* Guess I'm getting old or just growing sick of online gaming.

Anyway just over the recent Sitex show, I bought myself a Nintendo Wii console. Pretty good deal. Cost $299 for the console on the condition that you buy 3 games from the same shop. The console already comes with the Wii sports game.

I ended up buying 4 games and have 5 games now.

- Rayman Raving Rabbids
- New Super Mario Bros
- Cooking Mama Cook Off
- Wii Sports Results (Haven't collected it from the shop cause it was out of stock and we pre-ordered it)

I think the Rayman Raving Rabbids is the funniest game of all and a total adrenaline rush. Just do some you tube search on it and you'll know what I mean. Ha ha!

Also bought an extra set Wii remote, Nunchuk and MotionPlus for 2nd player games. Bombing close to $600 in total! @_@

Can't wait for bebe to be back from China and challenge him at the rabbids game. Ha ha! =P

*PS: My arm hurts from too much wii action during the weekend but it was worth it! Ha ha!!

Great Easten Women 10K (01/11/2009) & New Balance Real Run 10K (08/11/2009)

2009-11-13T09:48:00.038+08:00

Just finished 2 runs over the last 2 Sundays. The Great Eastern Women 10K on 1st November 2009 and the New Balance Real Run 10K on 8th November 2009. Been pretty busy preparing for both runs and with the change in job venue and working hours it's been very tiring for me. I've been sleeping like 10pm+ or 11pm+ daily cause I need to get up at 6am the following day. *Yawn*

The Great Eastern Women 10K run is the other all women only run besides the Shape run. It's definitely much more organised then the shape run that's for sure. Anyway the run starts started at 7am but by 6.30am there were so many people queuing from the starting line. Sis was late so we were quite far behind when we reach the starting point at 6.45am. Check out the sea of "red ladies" waiting to cross the road to the starting line. =P

The sun was just peering behind the cloud making it a great day to run! It was cloudy, the air was cool with a light breeze blowing. Can't get anything better then that. ^_^

Ladies of all shape and sizes waiting at the starting line. Some catching in with some quick warm up exercises before the race starts:

As 7am slowly approaches, the starting line seems further and further away. Heard from the compere that there are 14,ooo female participants joining in today's run. That's a lot considering Shape run only had 8,000 female participants. =O

I had a great time and really enjoyed myself throughout the run. I gave it all my best during the last 1km and I could even hear the crowd cheering along the sidelines. Wow what an incredible feeling it was. I practically "flew" through the finishing line. Ha ha!!

I even set a new personal best when I finally stopped my watch. Too bad the focus was wrong so he picture was a bit blurry.

I clocked in at 58 mins & 17 secs officially! V^_^V

Since I'm blogging this entry so late, naturally the results of the race have already been posted on the official website here and for a more detailed breakdown of your own race performance you can click here. Here's mine to share. V^_^V

Everyone cooling off and exploring the after race area. I was pretty lucky that the sun was shinning brightly after I've finished my race. =P

A snip snap with sis is a must have in any race event. It's like a been there done that to us. =P

The tools for the run. My trusty Asics and my race tag. You get to put our name on your own race tag. =P

Although the medal is kind of plain but it's still a keepsake or me. ^_^

No slacking for me after the GE run. I had to continue with my regular training to prepare for the New Balance Real Run on the following Sunday, 8th November 2009. The real run was held at the Changi Exhibition Centre (super ulu place) and I've signed up for the 10Km run which consists of 4km Trail + 0.6km Sand + 5.4km Taxiway / Road. My first time participating in an all terrain run should be quite fun but won't be able to achieve much of a personal best since it's a cross terrain.

Bebe borrowed the car from his sis and my sis stayed overnight at my place. At 6am we were driving towards our destination and by 6.30am we were there. There were so many cars causing a mini jam at the car park. I was pretty surprised that there were so many runners that signed up for this real run.

7am is the start off time for the 10Km run. The 15Km run starts later then us at 7.30am. Everyone was waiting eagerly for the flag off and the sun was just rising behind the starting line.

Bebe was our "personal photographer" that day. Basically he was running with the camera in hand and snapping pictures for me and sis throughout the run. He was dressed in running gear but has no number tag. Free loader!!! Anyway he wasn't pulled out from the run by any of the road marshals cause I presume they were assuming that (A) he forgot to bring his number tag, or (B) lost his number tag during the run, or (C) pure crazy to run 10Km for fun since free loaders don't get to have the new balance event T and goodie bag. =P

Here's a pic of me looking super fresh. Ha! I think I just passed 50 meters from the starting line only:

Here's sis looking real fresh too. Ha ha!

The strange thing was I saw a guy stopping to walk just after 20 meters from the starting line. Come on man why bother to sign up for a 10Km walk? Aren't you torturing yourself? @_@"

Just a short distance later the 4Km Trail begins.....

It wasn't flat ground all the way. There were lots of pot holes, muddy areas, exposed tree roots and rocks on the trail. Pretty straining on the knees cause you need to keep changing your run path quickly once you spot the danger zones. Sis seemed to enjoy the trail bit cause she caught up with me:

I lost her after the first water station cause I didn't stop for a drink but she did. I only stopped for a drink at the 2nd water station:

Bebe stayed behind to wait for my sis and here's a pic of her enjoying the water and 100 plus provided at the water station:

Here I am heading towards the beach area for the sand trail.

Running on 0.6Km of sand...........

The trick to running on sand is to run on the wet and firm sand and not on the soft and dry sand. There were some suckers running on the dry sand and complaining that there are sand in their shoes. Suckers!!!

Given the short distance, it was over in no time. Sap sap sui ah (Chicken feet!) =P

As you emerge from the beach, there is still the remaining road that you need to run to the finishing line before you complete the entire run. The road seems never ending doesn't it? @_@

Almost there. Just 1Km+ more. Spot me if you can. =P

The end point at the Changi Exhibition Centre is just up ahead. Yippee!!

Turning into the car park of the exhibition centre. Just a wee bit more....

As usual since I'm blogging this entry real late, the results are already out on the official website, here. Not bad, I've finished in 59 mins flat on my first cross terrain run. V^_^V

Here's sis giving a big smile while crossing the finishing line. Sis finished in 1 hour 2 mins 50 secs.

Starting & Ending Point:

Basically we are running a big loop back. Here's a pic of the route:

And a pic of the different cross terrain throughout the run:

The dri-fit event T-shirt and bag. Not bad looking tee. Black's my favourite colour. =P

I've customised my name tag to reflect Monya. Run Monya Run! V^_^V

The New Balance Real Run medal:

Definitely much prettier then the GE one. =P

Well that wraps up for m super long post. Need to continue training for the final run for this year, the Standard Chartered 10Km run on 6th December. V^_^V

Sianz

2009-10-29T17:12:00.002+08:00

With Qala being acquired by M1, most of us will be under M1's headcount from November onwards.

Everyone's busy packing and getting ready for the big move this Saturday. I really hate this cause the admin and finance department will be axed since M1 already have their existing department to take care of these areas. On top of that, our freedom to dress casually to work and our flexibility during work will be gone. Lunch time is reduced to 45 minutes instead of the usual 1 hour 15 minutes and our working hours have been extended from 8.30am to 6pm instead of 9pm to 6pm.

This really sucks. The worst part, most of the support people will be on the 2nd floor whereas I and another colleague and some of the sales people will be on the 4th floor.

Arghhhhh!!! This sucks!!! =(

Turmoil

2009-10-19T22:11:00.003+08:00

I'm sure everyone have encountered this before. You used to have a particular mindset about some issue but as time passes by, your opinion on the particular matter changes. Your strong stand on a no slowly becomes to a maybe, and then it creeps it's way to a why not in the long run.

Be it ego or pride, you can't change your initial opinion on the matter so you continue to adopt an hack care attitude towards it but the matter keeps eating into you and secretly you want it real bad. Then fate always takes a cruel turn, throwing you off guard and you start questioning your faith in god. Whether god have abandoned you in the time of need and maybe cause you didn't communicated with him much that's why he tends to forget about it. Aren't we all selfish? Praying only when we need help. The you start condemning yourself cause it's all your own fault. ~_~"

God help those who helps themselves. So we just need to continue hoping that maybe one day if we work hard enough, our dreams might materialise into reality. In the meantime I'll just keep holding on to this little piece of hope and try to make the best of things no matter how depressing things might be in the hush reality ..........

Bike Catches Fire!

2009-10-15T10:39:00.003+08:00

Just like any other day, I started my journey by walking along jurong town hall road from the creative building to get to the jurong east mrt station. Just like any other day, the rush hour traffic was crawling towards the intersection ahead.

Not like any other day, I saw thick black smoke bellowing out in the distance. Upon closer approach, low and behold, a motorbike (I think it's a superfour) had crashed into the back of a Citicab, flipped onto it's side and caught fire!!! =O

The entire bike was engulfed in flames and half of the bike only had it's metal frame left. The rider was sitting at the grass patch waiting for the ambulance to arrive with 3 samaritans calming her down. She seemed fine physically but you can see the look of helplessness as her bike continues to burn to the core. 5 minutes later the fire engine arrived to douse out the flames.

The rear of the taxi didn't have a dent and why would the bike burst into flames when the accident wasn't that serious. What a bizarre accident! =O

Photos Uploaded!

2009-10-09T09:44:00.001+08:00

Opps!! Didn't notice that I've been MIA from my blog for quite a bit. Have uploaded all my Beijing Photos and the Singapore Grand Prix Photos on my Facebook albums. Do keep a look out for it. Will be making a short trip to Malacca tomorrow. Wheeee!!!! V^_^V

Singapore F1 Grand Prix 2009

2009-09-23T15:22:00.003+08:00

Woohoo! My Singtel Account Manager just passed me my F1 Grand Prix Pass for Friday. =P
It's a grandstand seat at the Padang. Last year, Singtel only gave these passes to the directors. This year they decided to include the operation people as well. I've just checked the F1 website and a 3 day season pass for the grandstand seat at Padang will cost $598. That's almost $200 for one day! @_@

Here's a front view of the pass:

Back view of the pass:

The F1 race circuit & map:

Tomorrow's is the practice session for the driver but it's a free ticket for me. Better then nothing. However, I can only go there after work (that means after 6pm) and can only catch the following practice runs:

Porsche Carrera Cup - Practice Session @ 20:00 - 20:30
Formula One - Friday Practice 2 @ 21:30 - 23:00

While waiting for the runs to start, I'm free to walk around and explore the different activities going on. They have DJ spinning sets too. Check out the Friday program here. Can't wait for Friday. Will bring my camera and try to snap some snip snaps. Stay tuned! =P

Busy

2009-09-22T10:48:00.002+08:00

Been pretty busy with work after I got back from Beijing. Now I'm busy trying to get back into my training routine for my runs. Been slacking at Beijing for 2 weeks and I didn't even hit the gym there. My stamina has dropped quite a bit!! That sucks!! >"<

Will try to upload the Beijing photos into Facebook asap but been a bit pressed for time. Will keep everyone posted when it's up. =)

**PS: If my blog seems empty for the next few weeks do be patient with me. Work has been pretty hectic ever since I got back. *Sigh*

Ball-less Guy & Fierce Women In Singapore

2009-08-31T17:10:00.004+08:00

Rumour on the internet has it, this guy went to patronized a China prostitute in Geylang and somehow his wife / girlfriend came to know about it and someone caught their big confrontation. She have him some serious lashing as a warning. He better not get caught again, if not I think the wife / girlfriend did some suggestive move that she will cut his penis off (video 3) the next time. Ha ha! Serves him right. Anyway after the argument, you can't blame the guy for literally loosing both his balls. Ha ha! If anyone knows the owner of the Lexus SCU148L please let me know. Ha ha! LOSER!!!!

Thoughts That Go Through My Mind While Running

2009-08-24T17:27:00.003+08:00

*Must keep running throughout the entire race. Don't slack don't stop.
*Wah kaoz! 1km mark only. Still got 9km more to go. Zzzz...
* Wah kaoz! 2km mark only. Still got 8km more to go. Zzz....
* Wah kaoz! 3km mark only. Still got 7km more to go. Zzz....
* Must stop looking at the distance marker. So discouraging.
* Breath in with your nose. Breath out with the mouth with a small o.
* What's my pace. Shit cannot too fast later pancit (puncture).
* Hmm wonder where would we be going for breakfast later.
* Hmm what should I eat later. Healthy or indulge?
* Water. Water. Where's the water station?
* Wa lao eh weather damn hot sia.
* What's the distance liao?
* What's the time liao?
* Nice running top / bottom. Must see what brand is it.
* Cannot let that fatty overtake me.
* Shit that fatty just over take me and he looks normal and I'm like half dead. Cannot! Must over take him.
* Ha ha eat my dust fatty!
* Don't know if got photographers or not. Must keep mouth close later the picture become unglam.
* Keep back straight. Control my breathing. Am I over-pronating?
* Must stop thinking so much. Keep mind blank. Keep mind blank.
* Why am I torturing myself? I hate running!
* Is it ending already? Where's the distance marker?
* Last 1 km liao must cheong. Check watch to see what's the time.
* Finishing line just ahead. Die also must cheong as fast as I can't. Pia ah!!!!

Results Are Out for SBR & AHM

2009-08-19T17:58:00.004+08:00

The results for the Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon are out. My official timing was 1hr 2mins 10secs. Sad sad! Hai~ =(

To check your results via bid number, click here.

To get a more detailed race result which includes your race position, click here instead.

Singapore Bay Run 2009

2009-08-17T19:26:00.022+08:00

Just finished the 10Km Singapore Bay Run 2009 yesterday. It was jointly organized by SAFRA & The Army. Sure had hell lots of people. 70,000 runners in total for the event. @_@

Didn't sleep much the night before cause I was accidentally woken up by Bebe at 3.30am as he was getting ready for his half marathon which flags off at 5.30am. My alarm clock rang at 5.45am and I dragged my sorry ass up to get ready. My race was at 7.15am and was meeting sis at 6.40am at City Hall MRT station. Anyway I guess it wasn't a really good start cause I was so tired from not enough sleep and was running a bit late and had to gobble up my breakfast cereal real quick. The zipper on my short's pocket got caught too while I was putting my mp3 player into my pocket. Bad omen? Anyway was about 10 minutes late when reached city hall but my sis is already used to it. Ha ha!

We went to the toilet and then head to the starting point to catch up with some warm up stretches before the race starts. Was around 7am when we reached the starting point and some of the half marathoners were already heading back to the ending point at the Padang.

They sure are fast considering that it was only 1hr 45 mins past their flagged off time. Wish I could run as fast as them.

After our warm up stretches, I helped sis snapped a quick picture :

All the ladies are eagerly awaiting for 7.15am to arrive so that we can proceed to the starting point cause the men were still taking their own sweet time to head to the starting point when their flag off time was 7am. =_="

It was getting more and more crowded as we waited for the army boys and men to clear the starting point. All the ladies waiting very impatiently cause it was almost 7.20am and....

the ninnies were still strolling in. Taking their own sweet time to walk to the starting point. Mind you, the starting point is still quite far up ahead.

After much fed up waiting, all the ladies just push passed the barricades without giving a damn to the organizers. The organizers did shouted twice for all the ladies to stop proceeding to the front, but nobody gave a damn cause we were all sick of waiting for the men to stroll towards the starting point. Never try to a bunch of pissed off women especially when there are so many of them. God knows what will happen. Ha ha ha! =P

In the end, those army boys and men who couldn't make it to the starting point in time had to move to the side and let the ladies start their race first. Women Power!!! Eat our dust boys. =P

Finally we were flagged off and boy was the weather hot. The route was quite tough too. One of the most challenging part was running up the Benjamin Sheares bridge which had a 30 degree incline and it seemed to stretch forever. I pushed myself to run faster along this stretch so that I can complete this torturous slope quickly. I was too busy huffing and puffing my way up that I didn't even bother to admire the scenery of the Singapore Flyer and Marina Bay. =_=

The other second up slope was at the last u-turn at Nichole Highway. It was steeper but at least that was a short uphill. Here's the route of the 10km (in red) & 21.1km (in blue):

Argghhh!! I was practically struggling throughout the run. Had to stop and catch my breath a couple of times. The hot weather made it even worst. Was quite disappointed with myself for stopping to walk for a number of times. Should have carried on running no matter what. Ended up crossing the finishing line at around 1hr 2mins plus. Need to wait for the official timing to be out on SAFRA website first. I'm such a disappointment. *SIGH* =(

Was hoping that I'll be able to set a new personal best. Guess I was over confident that it would be easy and I didn't really pace myself well throughout the run. *SIGH* =(

Anyway there were lots of army boys walking throughout the route cause they were forced to participate this event. So there were lots of time where I had to spend unnecessary effort and energy avoiding these walkers or sliding through their gaps cause they didn't have the decency to walk on the left most lane. Blockers!!! >_<

Took a pic with sis after our run. Here we are holding up our medals. =P

And I helped the guys take a group shot too. They're proudly displaying their half marathon tags. Congrats on the completion of 21.1km guys!

They are my regular Sunday running kakis (From left to right, Bebe, Loei & Ron). ;P

Look at the crowd. So many runners. Pretty scary right? =P

Here's a shot of the Pading where the end point was. The old (blue dome) and new (UFO shape) supreme court and the steps of city hall are in the background.

As usual I'll always keep a snap shot of my race tag for memory keepsake. My trusty running shoes, race tag, racing chip & 10km finisher medal:

Here's a close up front view of the medal:

and back of the medal featured the esplanade and part of the CBD sykline:

Bebe's race tag and medal and my race tag and medal:

I'll need to train harder and push myself more for the 10Km Great Eastern Women's Run. No more giving up easily. Must put in more effort to break my personal best or keep my run under an hour. No pain no gain! Gambate!!! >_<

Bay Run draws 70,000

Aug 16, 2009

Participants of the 21km race ranged from National Service men, families, schools to even the handicapped.
-- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN

SOME 70,000 running enthusiasts took part in the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run & Army half marathon on Sunday morning.

Participants of the 21km race ranged from National Service men, families, schools to even the handicapped. Forty-one year old Mohd Shariff Abdullah, a first-timer nicknamed 'The Blade Runner' by his doctors, even completed the race using prosthetics.

According to SAFRA, some 18,000 army personnel ran the half marathon. In addition, eight foreign army teams from Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam also flew in for the race.

Organisers also said that women's participation rose by 35 per cent, while the number of male runners saw a 15 per cent increase.

Ms Elaine Lim Sulin, 27, emerged champion in the 21km Women's Closed category, finishing in one hour 32 minutes and 46 seconds.

Champion of the 21km Men's Closed category, Mok Ying Ren, 21, finished with a time of 1 hour 14 minutes and 27 seconds. 'I'm happy to get back my title because I lost it the last time!' said the triathlete.

This year's race also raised a total of $238,940 for the Community Chest of Singapore and $102,403 for the SAF Benevolent Fund.

Besides the race itself, fringe festivities also provided entertainment, with stilt-walkers, belly dancers, drummers, and jam bands cheering the runners on. Sunday's run was part of the the one-year countdown celebrations to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

11 Days To The Singapore Bay Run

2009-08-04T14:45:00.007+08:00

11 more days to the Singapore Bay Run that's happening on next Sunday (19-Aug-09). Pretty nervous and really wonder if I can beat my personal best of 59 mins 34 sec. Have slacked for the whole of last week. @_@"

Been quite busy at work that I didn't really had the time to take a look at the race route for the run until today. The route looked as if some small kid drew it. So uncool and they didn't even indicate the positions of the water stations. Bummer. =(

From the looks of it, they really delivered what they promised on their website "Participants will get to enjoy a unique route taking them over the iconic Benjamin Sheares Bridge, through the new down town at Marina Bay area as well as pass historical places." Looks like it's going to be an enjoyable run but I will definitely be giving it my best shot too. Can't admire too much of the scenery if I'm trying for a personal best. Hopefully I don't have waste a lot of time maneuvering through the crowd cause for this year, the women have a special time slot at 7.15am for the 10km run but that's pretty hard to say cause it's only 15 minutes after the flag off for the men's 10km run which happens at 7am. Previously all 10km runners started off together so it was definitely more chaotic. @_@

There were about 70,000 participants for last year's event so I believe there would be even more people this year round. It's going to be people mountain people sea! (人山人海). @_@

Going to pick up the race pack this Saturday at Toa Payoh SAFRA with bebe. So excited!! Can't wait for Saturday! Yeah!! V^_^V

What Is MSN??!!!

2009-07-30T10:32:00.005+08:00

Was emailing my colleague about work related issues and he asked me the weirdest question. Let's call him Colleague A. =P

Here's how our email correspondence went:

Me: Hi Colleague A, could you forward this revised WL to customer? The earlier letter stated the contract period as 24 mths which is wrong. It should be a 12 mths contract period as per their quotation.

Colleague A: Hi Rosalynn, What is WL? I was not informed by Colleague B.

Me: Hi Colleague A, WL = Welcome letter. Colleague B indicated you as the sales rep and the quotation was made out in your name.

Colleague A: Okie, no problem. I will forward it.

Me: Thanks! =)

I thought that was all until his next email came in and I nearly fainted.......

Colleague A: You are welcome. Btw, what is msn?

Me (staring at the email with this expression): @_@? What the?????!!

I actually went to google what does MSN stand for and it stands for Micro-soft-Network anyway. While I was contemplating if I should actually reply him what does MSN stand for, I decided to drop him a call instead and check if his brain was severely damage from the lack of caffeine. (Your working in an IT company and you don't know what does MSN stand for? Better go back to the dinosaur age. You don't belong int he 21st century. ~_~")

Turns out that he wanted to ask "Btw, what is YOUR msn?" Moral of the story, always drink coffee before your start work and always go through your email first before sending it out. Don't scare the daylights out of people early in the morning. Now I need to wipe off the coffee streaks on my monitor................

Who Said Movies Are Boring?

2009-07-28T11:22:00.005+08:00

Wanna try something new besides catching just a movie? Golden Village (GV) and Asia Paranormal Investigators (API) jointly presents the preview screening of the upcoming Jack Neo's film titled "Where Got Ghost? Spooky Night" on 7th August 2009 (Friday).

Priced at $27 (GV Movie Members) / $29 (Non GV Movie Members) per person, you get a ticket to the sneak preview at GV Marina, a round trip to Bukit Brown cemetery plus a tour of the place and a popcorn combo. More details here. Be prepared for a night of fun, chills and thrills!

SYNOPSIS:
"Where Got Ghost?" is a Horror-Comedy Chinese Movie. 3-in-1 Horror tales told in a good old comedy fashion.

Roadside Got Ghost
Swindlers Cai, Fu and Shou have a new scam - using a hotline to make random calls to people, promising them fortune. Those who win the lottery are required to pay commission to Cai or be scared into submission. One day, Cai receives a phone call. The caller gives Cai deploying the same hotline trick. Believing it is a copycat of his scam, Cai naturally disregards the call, but goes ahead and tries his luck with the given number anyway. To his surprise, he wins. Mysterious happenings assume...

Forest Got Ghost
Nan and Lei return for army reservists' training. They learn that the place they will be send is the widely known 'haunted hill', so they take the shortcut. Suddenly, the 'haunted hill' seems to come alive - tombstones, red dress spirit and other strange sightings. Then it rains. Nan and Lei seek refuge at Yin Yin's house, a girl they just met. Little do they know their road to hell has been cut short...

House Got Ghost
It is the Lunar 7th Month, weird sightings happen at home, children can only think it is the late mother's doings. The truth slowly surface as they begin their road trip only this time it seems to be more than what they bargain for...

Shape Run'09 Results Are Out!!

2009-07-23T10:07:00.007+08:00

Woohoo!! The official Shape Run'09 results are out!! I've clocked 59mins 36secs for my 10km run. Woohoo!!! I think I must have been dreaming for quite a bit before I stopped my stopwatch cause it's a 10sec difference. Ha ha! I remembered searching for the isotonic drink station after I crossed the finishing line and stopping the timer on my stopwatch after I found the drink station. Ha ha!

I remembered pushing myself real hard during the run even though my body begged for me to stop. I remembered stomping as fast as I could towards the finishing line like some kind of craze elephant on some mad rampage. I'm proud of myself cause I remembered when I just started running, I set a target for myself. I told myself that I want to try to finish a 10km in under an hour and I achieved it. V^_^V

The next upcoming race is on 16th August 2009 for the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run. Got to keep training and maybe I might be able to set a new personal best. Wish me luck! V^_^V

Shape Run'09

2009-07-20T14:10:00.018+08:00

Just finished the, all women only, Shape Run'09 @ Millenia Walk yesterday morning. Sis bunked over at my place the night before as my place is nearer to City Hall. So I woke up at 5.30am and got ready my stuff for the run. We hopped on the train at Tiong Bahru at 6am+ in the morning and we were quite surprised to see that there were quite a number of ladies staying at Tiong Bahru that are attending the run cause most of them were wearing the fuchsia coloured Nike running tee.

So we alighted at City Hall MRT and proceeded to walk to Millenia Walk. So many pinkiess on the road in the early morning. =P

Snapped a picture of sis while we were heading towards the starting line. Can see everyone were taking the opportunity to do the same thing too since the 10km run starts at 7.30am so there were still plenty of time. Pink tags denote 10km runners. Blue tags denote 5km runners.

Took a picture with sis. =P

Look at the sea of pinkiees. So many runners. There are 8000 female participants in total. In all shapes & sizes. @_@

It's getting more and more packed at the starting line as 7.30am slowly approaches. Here's the front view from my side. =P

Wow we are so far away from the starting line at the orange gantry. @_@

There was a 5 minute warm up session by the instructors from Fitness First but the warm up was pretty screwed up due to numerous technical errors with the microphone. When the instructor did the mic test it was fine but when he wanted to start everyone off, there was no sound again and this circle of mishap kept repeating itself over and over again. It was so annoying. Don't they check their mics before hand? Kind of pity the instructor standing there, cause he must have felt extremely embarrassed standing on the platform with so many pairs of eyes staring at him as if it was his fault that the mic broke down.

So we were flagged off slightly later then 7.30am. Pretty good weather for running cause it wasn't sunny and the weather was pretty cooling. As I ran along the route, I was keeping a look out for the mileage markers that tell you what's the distance you have covered so far, eg. 1km, 2km, etc, but there were none! Saw 3 dead rats on the road though. @_@

Luckily, I plotted the entire route before the run as I wanted to know the distance between each water stations. There were 3 water stations. The first one was near to the 4km mark, second one at the 7.5km mark and the last one was at the 9km mark. Pretty lousy planning if you asked me cause the organisers should distribute the water stations evenly along the route. Meaning at the 2.5km, 5km and 7.5km mark. Anyway I couldn't survive 4km without water so I brought my own bottle of water to hydrate myself and I used the water stations to make a mental note on the distance that I've covered so far so that I could pace myself during the run.

The worst thing was, I was expecting the organisers to serve isotonic drinks at their water stations but they only served them at the last water station which was at the 9km mark. It's so lousy and dumb to serve it there cause at the end of the route there will ALWAYS be isotonic drinks and it was so crowded at that particular water station cause all the 5km runners and 10km runners merged together and the route was pretty congested. Isotonic drinks should be provided at the 5km mark. It makes more sense that way. Duh! -_-"

The inconsiderate thing was, since it was the remaining 1km to the finishing line, a lot of runners were walking side by side and chatting with their friends. This caused a lot of obstruction and I had to dodge them by swerving in and out of all these walkers. So inconsiderate of them. >"<

Once I turned into Millenia Walk, the finishing line was within view so I sprinted all the way as I saw the timer ticking towards the 1 hour mark. Wanted to clock under one hour. Here's my rough timing. Need to wait for the official timing to be released to check my official timing. I'm pretty proud of myself cause not only did I clocked under 1 hour for 10km, I also broke my personal best timing of 1hr 6mins 36secs that I've clocked for the Passion run. Yeah!! V^_^V

Now waiting for the official race time to be published on their website to confirm my timing. Cause I started the stopwatch after gun time but and just before I ran past the starting line. Also I kind of forgot to stop the stopwatch when I passed the finshing line. First time using my own stopwatch for a race. Hee hee! ^_^"

After some cool down exercises and stretches, we decided to queue for our race packs. Look at the crowd and snake line. It was pretty disorganised as the organisers didn't guide the participants as to where the queue starts resulting in two queues to form at 2 different locations and merging as one when we approached the metal gantry near to the collection point.

After that we went to the mocked up finishing line to take some pics for keepsake. I took for sis first:

and then she took mine:

Here's my race tag and my Nike finisher bracelet. This bracelet was awarded to all the 5km and 10km runners.

I had to ask other runners where to get this finisher bracelet cause there was no signage at all. The worst was, there was no proper control on the distribution of these finisher bracelets. The organiers were solving 3 to 4 boxes of these bracelets to whichever runner that came up to them. Moreover, they didn't even mark anything on the runner's tag to indicate that the finisher bracelet has been issued to that runner. In the end, all 8800 finisher bracelets were snapped up and there were many runners that didn't get it at all.

Caption on the box "What's amazing isn't that YOU finished. What's amazing is that YOU had the courage to start"

Here's the front view of the tag:

Back view of the tag by Nike Run Singapore:

Here's the goodie bag for the race. Sure had a lot of stuff packed in them:

I've read in sgrunners forum that their baggage area was in a mess too. Luckily I travelled light so a bag was not necessary. There's always a long queue after the race when you want to pick up your bag so I rather avoid it. Another major criticism that had everyone fuming in numerous forums.

In all, it's a badly organised race cause:

(1) Poor placement of the water stations along the entire 10km route
(2) Isotonic drinks only available at the 9km mark
(3) No mileage markers along the route
(4) No proper signage to indicate where you should go once you passed the finishing line
(5) No proper control on the distribution of the finisher bracelets
(6) No proper coordination on where to queue for the collection of the race pack
(7) Huge mix up at the baggage area

To make things worst, this was the 4th Shape Run organised and yet it's still a mess.

Here's an article on asiaone news:
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Unhappy Ending

Tue, Jul 21, 2009
The Straits Times

By Jeanette Wang

LAST Sunday's Shape Run has drawn the ire of some participants, who have criticized aspects of the race's organisation, like crowd and route management, in online forums and blogs.

A key gripe: the finisher bracelets ran out, leaving some of the 8,000 runners without the commemorative piece of silver jewellery. This despite race sponsor Nike preparing 8,800 pieces of it.

In a novel move, hunks in suits handed out the bracelets after the finish line outside Millenia Walk. But there was no policing of the distribution, and some runners were seen taking more than one.

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I don't think I will be keen to sign up for the Shape Run for next year. Anyway I'll continue to train hard and maybe for the upcoming Singapore Bay Run on 16th August, I'll be able to break my new personal best timing of 59mins 44secs. V^_^V

2 More Days To Shape Run'09

2009-07-17T09:50:00.004+08:00

Getting nervous. Just 2 more days. Don't know if I can clock the same timing as I did for the Passion Run. Stress~!! @_@

Need to bring my own bottle of water cause the stupid organizers placed the first water station at the 3.9km mark. That's so far away. The second water station is at the 7km mark and the last water station is at the 9km mark. That's so dumb. The water stations are not evenly spaced out along the route. >"<>"<

Anyway wish me luck. Hope I can clock the same timing. V^_^V

Run Monya Run~!!! V^_^V

Great Eastern Women 10K

2009-07-10T12:07:00.027+08:00

Read from the newspaper that the Great Eastern Women 10K is open for registration since yesterday. Got myself registered this morning for the 10km run. Another event to add to my list of run events. V^_^V

Just 2 days only and I'm already the 5124th person to sign up. @_@

The cool thing is that you can personalize your number tag by adding in your name or nick on it. Limited to 8 characters. =P

The uncool thing is that it's more expensive then the Shape run. Luckily some kind soul who had signed up last year, shared with us the 10% discount code in the SGRunners forum. So for those whose interested to sign up here's the promo code that you need to input on the 1st page during registration:

Promo Code: GEL10K (For 10KM Participants)
Promo Code: GEL5K (For 5KM Participants)

The Category and Fee
Category	Loyalty Period 6 Jul to 17 Jul	Early Bird Period 9 Jul to 2 Aug	Normal Period 3 Aug to 16 Aug	Final Period 17 Aug to 6 Sept
10km (16yrs and above)	$39*	$39	$46	$55
5km Fun Run (13 yrs and above)	$28*	$28	$35	$42

*Past Runners of Great Eastern Women 10K will get to receive 10% discount during loyalty period.

Guess the steep pricing deterred quite a number of female runners to sign up. It's more expensive then Shape run and the goodie bag isn't as good as Shape's one. Shape run spots were filled in less then 2 days while GE still can register. =P

Goodie Bag For 10km Participants

* Exclusive Tote Bag
* Ladies-cut FILA event singlet (retail price: $39.90)
* Finisher Medal
* Race Certificate
* 1 bottle of Bayer One-A-Day Women’s Multivitamin
* 2 Nature Valley Granola Bars
* 30% off FILA products
* One time use disposable ChampionChip for race timing

A pity this year's running singlet will be sponsored by Fila instead of Adidas. =(
Was looking forward to Adidas tees. Well let's hope the year end Standard Chartered one is still sponsored by Adidas. =(

However the back of the tee isn't that bad looking though:

So maybe it's still not that bad. Most importantly the material must be those good type of dryfit kinds. Not like Passion Run one quite lousy material don't even feel that it's dryfit although it states otherwise. >"<

9 More Days To The Shape Run 2009

2009-07-09T11:50:00.002+08:00

Never went for runs on Tuesday. Sprained my neck. What a bummer! Being using Yoko Yoko for the past 2 days. =(

Hopefully no major strain happens during today's run cause the Shape Run is just next Sunday. Will be collecting the race pack at Marina Square after work tomorrow. Yippee! V^_^V

Wonder if I can replicate the same timing as the Passion Run. Wish me luck in today's training! V^_^V

Why We Should Proof-read Before Printing

2009-07-02T15:04:00.005+08:00

I snapped these pictures in Singapore. Worth some chuckles. For me at least. =P

Here's the "term" for boiling leftover soup from the night before.

The person who gave the nod of approval for this banner ate too much "noddles" and couldn't stop his head from nodding.

Can someone stick a poster to cover up this crappy LTA sign?

Bye Bye To The King Of Pop

2009-06-26T09:57:00.003+08:00

Saw a friend posted the following comment on Facebook "Micheal Jackson Is Dead!!", I thought it was some king of joke or hoax. So being curious I did some googling and to my dismay it's actually true. Though his life has always been surrounded by allegations and accusations, his ever changing face (due to cosmetic surgery) his music has been a hit for quite long. I think his the next big thing to Elvis. MJ passed away at age 50 from cardiac arrest. Still so young and he had a world tour scheduled next month too. Gone too soon....

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Michael Jackson, `King of Pop,' dead at 50

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.

Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.

"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.

Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.

His 1982 album "Thriller" — which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" — is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.

At the time of his death, Jackson was rehearsing hard for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.

As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.

"No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow," Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died."

The public first knew him as a boy in the late 1960s, when he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the Jackson 5, the singing group he formed with his four older brothers out of Gary, Ind. Among their No. 1 hits were "I Want You Back," "ABC" and "I'll Be There."

He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his backward-gliding moonwalk, his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched singing, punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks, as was his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.

"For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words," said Quincy Jones, who produced "Thriller." "He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."

Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie, and Jackson's death immediately evoked comparisons to that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.

As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure — a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He often wore a germ mask while traveling, kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions, and surrounded himself with children at his Neverland ranch, a storybook playland filled with toys, rides and animals. The tabloids dubbed him "Wacko Jacko."

"It seemed to me that his internal essence was at war with the norms of the world. It's as if he was trying to defy gravity," said Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s. He called Jackson a "disciple of P.T. Barnum" and said the star appeared fragile at the time but was "much more cunning and shrewd about the industry than anyone knew."

Jackson caused a furor in 2002 when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below.

In 2005, he was cleared of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him, and of engaging in strange and inappropriate behavior with other children.

The case followed years of rumors about Jackson and young boys. In a TV documentary, he acknowledged sharing his bed with children, a practice he described as sweet and not at all sexual.

Despite the acquittal, the lurid allegations that came out in court took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary. He was 4 years old when he began singing with his brothers — Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito — in the Jackson 5. After his early success with bubblegum soul, he struck out on his own, generating innovative, explosive, unstoppable music.

The album "Thriller" alone mixed the dark, serpentine bass and drums and synthesizer approach of "Billie Jean," the grinding Eddie Van Halen solo on "Beat It," and the hiccups and falsettos on "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."

The peak may have come in 1983, when Motown celebrated its 25th anniversary with an all-star televised concert and Jackson moonwalked off with the show, joining his brothers for a medley of old hits and then leaving them behind with a pointing, crouching, high-kicking, splay-footed, crotch-grabbing run through "Billie Jean."

The audience stood and roared. Jackson raised his fist.

By then he had cemented his place in pop culture. He got the plum Scarecrow role in the 1978 movie musical "The Wiz," a pop-R&B version of "The Wizard of Oz," that starred Diana Ross as Dorothy.

During production of a 1984 Pepsi commercial, Jackson's scalp sustains burns when an explosion sets his hair on fire.

He had strong follow-up albums with 1987's "Bad" and 1991's "Dangerous," but his career began to collapse in 1993 after he was accused of molesting a boy who often stayed at his home. The singer denied any wrongdoing, reached a settlement with the boy's family, reported to be $20 million, and criminal charges were never filed.

Jackson's expressed anger over the allegations on the 1995 album "HIStory," which sold more than 2.4 million copies, but by then, the popularity of Jackson's music was clearly waning, even as public fascination with his increasingly erratic behavior was growing.

Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, and they divorced in 1996. Later that year, Jackson married Deborah Rowe, a former nurse for his dermatologist. They had two children together: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Rowe filed for divorce in 1999.

Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heart rhythm that stops the heart from pumping blood to the body. It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems.

Billboard magazine editorial director Bill Werde said Jackson's star power was unmatched. "The world just lost the biggest pop star in history, no matter how you cut it," Werde said. "He's literally the king of pop."

Jackson's 13 No. 1 one hits on the Billboard charts put him behind only Presley, the Beatles and Mariah Carey, Werde said.

"He was on the eve of potentially redeeming his career a little bit," he said. "People might have started to think of him again in a different light."

- By LYNN ELBER, Associated Press Writer
Source: Yahoo! News

Kawaii~!!!

2009-06-25T10:39:00.003+08:00

Bought some really cute toothbrush holders last weekend when I went NTUC. Quite cheap! A dollar each and they are so cute and with so many designs to choose from.

So cute!!!! (>^_^)>~~

Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

2009-06-15T15:58:00.005+08:00

Went to grandma house on Saturday for the monthly family dinner gathering and my birthday cake was delicious! It's a chocolate classico cake from Four Leaves bakery. Check it out. Drools~

Me and my cousin share the same birth month so we celebrated it together. ^_^

Skipped one session of run training at East Coast with the guys and made double chocolate chip muffins on Sunday. Wish I had bought more chocolate chips to add into the muffin though. =(

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Double Chocolate Chip Muffins (Makes about 30 muffins)

120g Cooking chocolate
280g Self-raising flour
2 Tablespoons of cocoa powder
1 tsp Baking powder
150g Brown sugar
230ml Milk
60g Melted butter
2 Eggs (beaten)
1 tsp of Vanilla essence
150g Chocolate chips (Add more if you like chocolate chips)

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Melt cooking chocolate in a bowl over simmering water.
3. Sift the self raising flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into a bowl
4. In another bowl, mix the melted chocolate, brown sugar, milk, melted butter, chocolate chips, eggs and vanilla essence together.
5. Fold in the flour mixture. Do not overmix.
6. Fill the half of the muffin tins with the mixture.
7. Bake for 20 minutes.
8. Leave in tins for a few minutes before transferring to a wire tray to cool.
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I also made a big batch of double chocolate chip cookies for bebe's colleagues cause they simply love them and requested for more. Bebe told me to take a break from baking for a month. His abit sick of eating so much chocolate stuff during these few weeks. For the whole of Sunday, the entire house smelt of chocolate from the double chocolate chip cake and double chocolate chip cookies! Ha ha! XD

Banana Nut Muffins

2009-06-12T12:07:00.008+08:00

Made banana nut muffins on Wednesday night. Pretty easy. Just dump everything together, mix and bake. They looked pretty brown cause I used brown and white sugar instead of solely white sugar. =P

I did them while gaming online. Ha ha! Anyway here's the recipe I used:

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Banana Nut Muffins (Makes around 20 muffins)

4 - 5 Bananas, mashed (the more bananas the more moist it is, so I used 5)
50g Castor sugar
100g Brown sugar
1 Egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp Vanilla essence
50g Melted butter
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Baking powder
170g Plain flour
50g Chopped walnuts

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C.
2. Mix the mashed banana, sugar, egg, vanilla essence, walnuts and butter together. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder and flour.
4. Mix wet and dry ingredients all together. Do not over-stir as it will cause the muffin to have a rubbery texture instead of a soft and moist texture that you want to achieve.
5. Pour into lined muffin tins, and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until cooked.
6. Transfer to wire rack for cooling.

Kushin-bo @ Great World City

2009-06-11T11:02:00.026+08:00

Went for a run on Tuesday morning and took a shot of the Singapore skyline while taking a breather at Esplanade:

IR Project still under construction:

Saw some floats parked along the Singapore River for the River Festival:

Since I already went for my run in the morning, it's buffet time in the night. Went to Kushin-bo with bebe that night. =P

It's a Japanese buffet style restaurant and they have premium items like Snow crab (must eat!!), lobsters (must eat also!!), prawns, mussels etc., for their dinner menu only. Premium items are not available during the lunch buffet. The dinner buffet isn't cheap though. It's $39.90++ per person for a weekday dinner.

There were so many choices to choose from. Different types of sushi, teppanyaki, don, japanese curry, udon, soba, sashimi, paper steamboat, tempura, dessert, salads, appetizers, ice-cream, drinks, basically almost the entire Japanese menu thrown in for the buffet. Drools~~

Here's our first helping. Very modest right? =P

Prawns & Snow Crab (Took only 1 crab leg to try out)

Swordfish, Tuna & Salmon Sashimi

Ebi Tempura, Salmon Tempura, Soft Shell Crab & Prawn Appetizers

Grilled Lobster. There was a layer of cheese on top. Very fresh and tasty!

The crab was equally fresh and tasty. You don't need to add anything onto it to appreciate it's flavor. Yum yum and it was huge. Compare the size of those legs against my chopsticks. Ha ha! Also I couldn't take a complete picture of the legs cause they were too long. XD

Yum yum! Second round of big juicy crabs!

Here's a picture of bebe posing with the crab legs. So big! @_@

They sure aren't stingy with their food. My paper steamboat looks overloaded!

So full after eating so much crabs so it's time to hit the dessert section. There was a chocolate fountain aka fondue, mochi, cakes, puffs, chocolates, brownies, etc etc. Desserts galore~!!!!

I had green tea & vanilla ice-cream topped with mango puree, chocolate rice and QQ balls. It was delicious! Yummy!

After which I went to attack the different types of chocolate and desserts available. The slice of chocolate hazelnut cake was delicious:

Here's a shot of the buffet line up. It a L shape spread so it stretches till the end and you need to make a left turn to continue up the buffet line. So many different types of food to eat! @_@

Won't mind coming back again for their dinner buffet again. =P

Do remember to reserve a table before going down to avoid any disappointment. V^_^V

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Kuishin Bo - The first authentic Japanese Buffet Restaurant
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1 Kim Seng Promenade
Great World City
#02-41A/42
Singapore 237994
Tel: 6836 5877

Lunch: 11.30am-3.00pm daily (last round 2.30pm)
Dinner: 5.30pm-10.00pm daily (last round 9.30pm)

Kuishinbo Buffet Pricing - Great World City:

Lunch	Adult	Child	Snr Citizens
Mon - Fri	$28.90++	$18.90++	Less 10%
Sat, Sun & PH	$30.90++	$18.90++	Less10%
Dinner
Mon - Thurs	$39.90++	$18.90++	Less 10%
Fri, Sat, Sun, PH Eve & PH	$43.90++	$18.90++	Less 10%

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1 Jurong West Central 2
Jurong Point Shopping Centre #B1-47/51
Singapore 648886
Tel:6792 9286

3 Temasek Boulevard
Suntec City Tower 1
#03-002
Singapore 038983
Tel: 6238 7088

Lunch: 11.30am-3.00pm daily (last round 2.30pm)
Dinner: 5.30pm-10.00pm daily (last round 9.30pm)

Kuishinbo Buffet Pricing - Jurong Point & Suntec City:

Lunch	Adult	Child	Snr Citizens
Mon - Fri	$26.90++	$16.90++	Less 10%
Sat, Sun & PH	$28.90++	$16.90++	Less10%
Dinner
Mon - Thurs	$35.90++	$16.90++	Less 10%
Fri, Sat, Sun, PH Eve & PH	$39.90++	$16.90++	Less 10%

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Happy Birthday To Monya!

2009-06-09T12:14:00.002+08:00

Happy Birthday To Me!
Happy Birthday To Me!
Happy Birthday to Monya!
Happy Birthday To Me!

Another year older but age is just a number. =P
Going to go to Great World City for Japanese Buffet. Heard that they have gigantic snow crabs available. Will take some picture and post them here for you to drool over. Then going to catch a movie after that. =P

Thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone! Muacks~!!!! V^_^V

Laksa Steamboat & Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

2009-06-08T10:31:00.013+08:00

It was Kelly Kin's last day in Qala last Friday and we headed off to San Katong Laksa Steamboat along Telok Blangah Road for her farewell dinner.

It's a la carte but they are priced relatively cheap. Eg. $1.50 for a plate of veggies, $0.50 for thick noodles to go with the laksa gravy, $3 for a plate of salmon tofu cakes.

Food was quite fresh and the laksa gravy wasn't too spicy. You can add your own helping of the chili supplied on the table. If your not into spicy soup base, you can always go for the clear chicken soup which taste equally good. Looks yummy isn't it? =P

7 of us split the bill and each of us paid $10 each for the entire dinner. That includes service charge, GST and of course our drinks. =P

Since Shufen and my birthday was just around the corner, Kelly Kin bought a cake.
It's a pity we didn't eat the cake cause Kelly Kin forgot that neither me nor Shufen takes cheese cake. Ha ha! The others were too full to eat the cake so she ended up carrying the cake home again. Ha ha! Too bad the cake isn't picture perfect, the letter "N" in Shufen's name decided to migrate elsewhere but from the picture it looks like letter "E" kicked letter "N" away. Guess they had some kind of argument. XD

Anyway for those who are interested to check out the laksa steamboat here's the address. However, do go there early as there is limited parking space in front of the shop if you drive. There is a bus stop which is very near to the restaurant so it's pretty convenient too if you take a bus.

San Katong Laksa Steamboat Seafood Restaurant
404 Telok Blangah Road
Singapore 098840
Tel: 62757069
11am - Midnight

Anyway I bought an oven from Akira's warehouse sale last Thursday with my colleague. Quite cheap, $49.90 for an 18 litre conventional oven. Feeling excited to play with my new "toy", I tried my hand at making some double chocolate chip cookies last Saturday. =P

Tadahhh~!!! The end product:

Quite yummy tasting and crunchy too. Here's my recipe:

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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (Makes around 60 cookies)

125g Butter
70g Castor sugar
70g Brown sugar
½ tsp Vanilla essence
1 Egg
260g Self-raising flour
2 Tablespoons of cocoa powder
130g Chocolate chips (Add more if you like more chocolate chips)

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C.
2. Sift the flour with cocoa powder and set aside.
3. Beat the egg and vanilla essence in another bowl and set aside.
3. Beat the butter and the sugars until the mixture is smooth.
4. Add egg and beat until well combined.
5. Stir in sifted flour and the chocolate chips.
7. Place teaspoons of the mixture about 4cm apart on slightly greased oven trays or line with aluminum foil.
8. Bake in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes or until cooked.
9. Transfer to wire rack for cooling.
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Wonder what I should bake next? Stay tuned! =P

Oh My Bloody God!!!

2009-06-01T10:47:00.006+08:00

Loei told us that the Passion race results were out on the website yesterday so I went to take a look at my race time. To my surprise, I actually clocked 1hr 6mins 36secs for the 10.4km Passion Run!!!! @_@

I thought that I came in at 1hr 16mins+ but it's 1hr 6mins++!!! Eeekkk!!!!

Didn't expect to do so well for myself. If you recall I did mention that I hope to come in at 1hr 10mins but to come in below that. Eeekkk!! Super high and happy now!! V^_^V

Well looks like the bar is set pretty high now. Wonder how if I'm able to do as well for the Shape run on 19th July. ~_~"

*PS: Bebe's timing was 57min 13secs and Loei's timing was 1hr 6mins 15secs. Meaning I lose out to Loei by a mere 21 secs. I'm normally the tortise among the guys. Eek! @_@

An Eventful Weekend

2009-05-25T18:04:00.016+08:00

Bebe was away in Beijing for the entire week and I can't sleep much when I'm alone. Anyway I got up at 6am+ on Saturday cause I was too frustrated from trying to fall asleep. Did the usual, game online for a couple of hours and then an idea hit me. Since bebe is flying back to Singapore today, I decided to surprise him by cooking lunch!! Not only that, it's going to be his favorite Min Hoon Kueh (面粉糕) and I decided to make the Ginkgo Barley Dessert with Foo Chuk (白果薏米腐竹糖水) too since the weather was so hot. I don't cook much and I never even cooked these before. Will just have to agak agak my way through! XD

Anyway since it was pretty early (8am+ actually), I grabbed my keys, money and flip flops and it's off to Tiong Bahru Market. Bloody weather was so hot and the walk was quite some distance. If this heat could melt my fats, I've probably melted 2kg of fats just by walking there. Well I can keep dreaming can't I? XD

The market was bursting with activities with the morning crowd. I didn't know which stall was good so I just grab whatever I needed from whichever stall I fancied. Ginkgo nuts, foo chuk, ikan bilis, flour, chicken, prawns, fish balls, chilli padi, choi sum, oyster sauce, sesame oil and a pot. Yes a pot to boil the soup!! Told you that I don't really cook. XD

So I lugged everything back home it was already 10+am. Not much time left. Need to prepare all the stuff cause bebe's plane should be touching down at 2pm+ and would be home before 3pm. I conned him that I'll be having late breakfast (he must be thinking that I'll sleep in late like a pig) and that to go for lunch together when his back. Busy busy day. I turned on the TV and started to deshell the ginkgo nuts.

I always had fond memories of deshelling the nuts cause this dessert was normally cooked at my grandma house on the weekends. That's where me and my cousins will always be when we were young. It's fun cause that is only time where we can actually play with the hammer and I liked to use the empty nut cases as helmets and pretend my fingers where soldiers. When you have deshelled the nut, you will need to remove the centre embryo with a piece of toothpick so that the nut won't be bitter. Can't remember who told me that we were actually removing the poison from the nut. I've always believed that when I was young. Ha ha ha!! XD

I cooked the dessert first since that required a longer time. I like my foo chuk to break up into small pieces by themselves. =P

Ta dahh!!!! The end product and the best part was that it tasted pretty good! Pass! V^_^V

Time to boil the ikan bilis soup and prepare lunch.V^_^V

Had almost finished cooking when bebe reached home. Ta dahhhh!!! Wasn't too salty nor overcooked so PASS again!! Muahahaha! V^_^V

Woke up at 6am on Sunday. Couldn't sleep much the night before. Too nervous!! My first solo 10km run. So many butterflies in my stomach. Need to reach East Coast Park before 8am. 8am was the 2nd wave for the Men's & Women's Open 10.4km run. Reached Bedok MRT station and the queue for the free shuttle service to East Coast Park was super long. Eek!! Nearly missed the 2nd wave flag off. @_@

After some quick warm up, the 2nd flag off was announced. My god there were so many people. Few thousand people in fact. Most of them wearing the red colour Saucony event running tee. We didn't wear them cause it was plain ugly. Yucks! There were so many people running, walking, strolling that I couldn't break free from the crowd even at the first turn. So frustrating!! Only managed to break away from the crowd till I was quite far ahead into the route and the bloody weather was so hot!!! Felt my skin frying in the sun. Arghhhh!!!! So hot!!! The water stations at every 2km were my motivation to keep running consistently. =P

After passing the last 1km mark, I decided to finally walk abit. So hot and tired. I slacked for about 20 seconds max and I decided to sprint all the way. Think I clocked in at 1hr 16mins+. Not quite sure though cause I wasn't wearing a digital watch (was wearing a normal watch) nor did I notice the timer at the end point when I passed the finishing line. It's a personal best compared to my usual trainings but still not within my targeted 1hr 10mins. Maybe if I could have break away from the crowd I could have shaved off a couple of minutes. Anyway will need to wait for the organizers to upload the official timing on the Passion website. V^_^V

After the race, I went to get my finisher medal and goodie bag and went to search for more water and bebe at our meeting point. Bebe finished the 10.4km in 57 minutes plus. Saw him u-turn much earlier then me. His super slim size allows him to squeeze past the crowds easily. Ha ha ha!

Took this pic after I did my cool down stretches. So shag!! Face all red and it was bloody hot. I look ugly yes I know. Don't need to add in your comments for that. =/

Yeah! My first running medal for this year. V^_^V

Memories of the Passion 2009 Race:

My next run will be the 10km Shape 2009 run on 19th July and I just signed up for the SAFRA 10km Singapore Bay Run on 16th August. =P

Here's the map route:

Quite similar to the Shape run's route. Will need to continue training and hopefully I can do better at the Shape run. Wish me luck! V^_^V

**PS: If you want to sign up for the SAFRA Army Half Marathon (21.1km) or the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run (10km) click here. Do hurry if you want to sign up. Early bird discounts end this Sunday (31st May). =P

Last Night's Run

2009-05-15T16:57:00.003+08:00

Woot! Tried out the Mizuno Mount Faber run route last night. Finished it in around 1hr 10mins but it's not exactly 10km. =(

According to the SG Runners forum that route is only 9.41km. >"<

What a bummer, would love to clock 10km at 1.10 though. Guess I really need to add in one interval training a week. Feel like a tortoise. =(

The route is still manageable for me thanks to the occasional hill training at Mount Faber but it's abit freaky to run solo in the night. Thank god there were 4 runners ahead of me. Otherwise I think my legs would be too jelly for me to sprint away from any danger. Should be heading to East Coast for the usual Sunday morning run with the guys. Hopefully I can clock my desired time for the 10km distance. V^_^V

Counting Down To The Passion Run 2009

2009-05-14T11:50:00.008+08:00

Less then 2 weeks till the Passion Run on next Sunday!! @_@

Eek! My first 10km run (but it's going to be 10.4km instead according to their website). Getting abit nervous cause I'm still not able to hit my desired timing and I haven't managed to psycho myself that 10km distance is chicken feet yet. *SIGH* Butterflies in my stomach. ~_~"

Going to try out Mizuno's Mount Faber run route tonight.

Don't think I'll sign up for their race that's scheduled on 14th June cause there is no medal even though the venue is very near to my home. Not motivated to run without a finisher's medal. Ha ha ha!! =P

Moreover, the race pack is just so so only considering you need to pay $30 for registration and that's after the SG Runners' discount (usual price is $35). See the race pack also feel sad:

- Runner’s Tag
- iTag for Electronic Timing
- Mizuno Waist Pouch (worth $29.90)
- Mizuno Limited Edition Running Singlet (worth $32.90)
- Lucky Draw Entry
- 30% Discount on Mizuno regular-priced merchandise. Excludes selected nett priced items. Other terms & conditions apply.

This race is actually quite a challenge cause it involves uphill and downhill running at Mount Faber but there is no medal and plus the sad race pack makes it a bummer. Also, you'll need to cross quite a number of main roads and there is no road closure. So you'll need to wait for the traffic light to turn green before you can run across the road. Going to see groups of runners waiting at the traffic light on that Sunday morning since part of their route involves running past my home. Ha ha!

Monkeys~!!!

2009-05-06T10:35:00.004+08:00

Went to Mount Faber 2 weeks ago with the guys but I was slacking at one corner with newspaper in hand while the guys did their hill training. Hey I got official excuse to slack! I've injured my leg that time. Would rather join in the hill training. >"<

Anyway I walked towards the Henderson waves and saw................... Monkeys!!! @_@

Thank god they aren't aggressive when I went near to them to snap a picture. Kind of hard to catch a glimpse of wild monkeys roaming at the Henderson waves. =P

New Shoes V^_^V

2009-04-28T15:46:00.008+08:00

Bought a new pair of running shoes last night at Peninsular Plaza. Tadahh~!!!! Presenting my new shoes, the Asics GT-2140.

Voted Editor's Choice award from Runner's World, this structured cushioning shoe is meant for over pronators like me and it's heavily cushioned for maximum shock absorbsion. Fits me snuggly but too bad it only came in orange colour. Reminds me of M1. Asics have specific colour for specific regions. Would love to have the blue green GT-2140 that's available in the USA region though. >"<

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Here's some write up on the GT-2140 from Asics website:

Product Description
This popular running shoe just got even better. The DuoMax® Support System offers enhanced stability, while the ASICS proprietary Impact Guidance System (I.G.S.®) enhances gait. Also comes with a ComforDry™ sockliner and Solyte® midsole material.

Featured Technologies

Impact Guidance System (I.G.S.®)
Linked componentry that enhances the foot’s natural gait from heel strike to toe-off

Solyte® Midsole Material
Lighter than ASICS’ standard EVA and SpEVA®, combined with improved cushioning and durability

Gender Specific Space Trusstic System®
Recognizes the normal periodic changes in the shape of the woman's arch and provides for the controlled deformation of the arch into the space within the system

DuoMax® Support System
Helps ensure that the shoe maintains proper support for the foot during the critical transition from heel strike to toe-off

ComforDry™ Sockliner
Provides optimal cushioning performance in a cooler, drier, healthier environment
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However, I still prefer bebe's GT-2140. His shoe colour is meant for Australia region and it's in metallic blue. So jealous!!! >"<

Well can't wait to try out my new running shoes for this Thursday's training. Who knows M1 might subsidise my handphone bill since my shoes reflects their corporate colour. Ha ha ha! XD

Shape Run' 09

2009-04-27T12:42:00.004+08:00

Went to sign up for the 10km Shape Run 2009 during their launch event on Saturday at Wisma Atria. The registration booth opens at 12pm and I was there by 11.15am but there was already a long queue snaking around the registration booth by the time I got there. By the time registrations opened (the organisers had to open registrations 15 minutes ahead of time cause there were just too many people), the queue had already snaked 2 rows outside of Wisma. @_@

I queued for 3 hours before I manage to sign up on the spot as the early bird registration was valid for Saturday and Sunday only. You only need to pay $35 if you registered that day. Otherwise it's $45 for registration from 27th April to 3rd May and it's $55 after 3rd May. Anyway online registration for the race has closed due to overwhelming response. All places have been taken up within just 2 days of registrations. How mad is that? Was so hungry by the time it was over. Can almost see stars. @_@

The Shape Run 2009 will be held on 19th July 2009 @ 7.30am. The route map is not out on their website yet and the start point is at Raffles Boulevard and the end point is at Millenia Walk. Pretty weird to have different start and end points. Normally they are the same. ?_?

Click here to preview the runner's kit which I need to pick up at the Shape Run Carnival at Marina Square's Central Atrium from 10th to 12th July 2009.

Wish Monya luck! For now I need to train up for my 10km Saucony Passion Run that's less then a month away. Abit nervous about that event since it's my first race running solo. >_<

*PS: Going to buy a new pair of running shoes after work today. Going to shop for a pair of Asics running shoes. Woot! V^_^V (My Nike gave way causing me to injure my archiles tendon. What a huge bummer!) ~>_<~

Fun Fact

2009-04-23T16:34:00.002+08:00

Who said you can't learn stuff from eating candy? Bought a packet of ovalteenies (baby size ovalteens) today and discovered a new fact at the back of the packet. See picture below:

Q: What was Napoleon afraid of?

A: He was afraid of cats. This condition is called "Ailurophobia".

There you have. Learnt 1 new fact and learnt a big word today. =P

Well I do not have ailurophobia but I sure have a morbid fear of "Cynophobia". What is that? Well go google it yourself. =P

Blast From The Past - 2

2009-04-21T10:12:00.005+08:00

Ha! Found some other stuff that I used to eat during my childhood days from the mini mart near my place. Though I didn't really like the colourful paper wafers when I was younger, I still purchased them since one of my colleague loves eating them. I did try one piece again and after many donkey years, I still didn't like the taste of it. Bleks!!! Guess some things never change. =P

The haw flakes on the other hand, sang a different tune. The small little red discs were still sweet and sour and yes, the last piece at the bottom is always glued to the white paper just like in the old days. I finished the entire packet myself. Muahaha! XD

ID Bands

2009-04-13T10:32:00.008+08:00

Was surfing through SG Runners's website for up coming runs and came across a cool item ........... personalised ID bands!!!

I always had the nagging thought of what if I were to engaged in an accident and the hospital had no way of contacting my family asap to inform them. I would just be one of those Jane Doe until someone can identify me. Well you must be going, choi touch wood (am touching lots of wood by the way), but I'm pretty serious about this cause shit happens.

Why the morbid thought? Simple. I go for my runs (usually evenings) without carrying any form of identification nor my handphone and normally I'm quite the lone runner. Sounds pretty dangerous right? Well I normally avoid running in deserted areas and avoid short cuts no matter how tired I feel and want to give up. So it ain't that bad as I usually start early so that there are some form of human traffic at the areas where I go for my runs.

Purchasing your ID band is pretty easy. Just sign up with ID Band, and proceed to make your order by clicking "Purchase". The band comes in 4 different sizes and are slightly stretchable and they come in 9 different colours for you to choose from, black, blue, white, green, purple, yellow, pink & red (red is reserved for allergy bands only). You can even choose the font type for your name to be inscribed on the front of the band.

The name of the wearer is laser-burned onto the front of the band. Important information regarding medical conditions, drug and food allergies, prescribed medicines and emergency contacts are laser-burned onto the reverse side surface of the band.

So after customising your ID band, make your payment online (bands cost SG$18.80 each) and await for your package. Took about 8 working days to reach me upon placing my order online. Delivery is free within Singapore and SG Runners get a cool 10% off.

I've picked yellow in support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation in their fight against cancer and spreading cancer awareness. Bebe has one too. =P

**PS: Just a late update. I've already sign up for the 10km Saucony Passion Run on 24th May. Registration closes on 30th April. To sign up click here. V^_^V

Yes I Survived!

2009-03-30T10:36:00.009+08:00

After much mental pushing, huffing and puffing, I managed to complete my 8km run on Saturday at East Coast Park. With bebe's constant urging, I've finished it in about 52 ~ 53 minutes when I was expecting to finish it in an hours time. Must be due to bebe's running pace. So fast! Although he has deliberately slowed down his pace to cater to me but still it's so fast and tiring. After the race there were some mini games and collection of the goodie bag. My god the goodie bag weights a ton and it's goodies galore when i unpacked the bag:

2 x Dry-fit T-shirt
4 x Guardian mini tissue
1 x Asience shampoo + 1 x Asience conditioner
1 x Vinchy Homme purifying hydrating fluid
1 x Asience conditioner
3 x Loreal riche lipstick
1 x 15% Pedro voucher
1 x $50 Trizen sports training voucher
1 x Pen
3 x Bio-essence rejuvenating whitening day cream
3 x Loreal UV perfect (XL) block
3 x Mabelline white stay mousse
3 x Estee Lauder pore minimizing skin refinisher
3 x Lancaster infinite white protective whitening fluid
3 x Kose Sekkisei lotion mask
3 x Lanvin eclat d'arpege perfume
3 x Loreal revitalift
1 x Katjes raspberry fruit hearts
1 x Beauty@genesis voucher
1 x Swensen 1-for-1 ice-cream voucher
1 x Singapore brides post-it pad
1 x Bausch & Lomb contact lense container + multi-purpose solution + toothbrush
3 x Oxy deep cleansing wash
3 x Garnier wrinkle lift
3 x Vichy anti pigmentation fluid
3 x Biotherm white detox essence
1 x Clear man shampoo
1 x Bottle of 100 plus
2 x Bottles of mineral water
1 x Just Married magazine
1 x Simply Her magazine
1 x Men's Health magazine
1 x Young Parents magazine

Anyway I'm pretty proud of myself to finishing the 8km run considering my usual training didn't hit 8km. So what now? There's a 10km Saucony 100 Plus Passion Run on 24th May 2009 (Sunday). Think I'll sign up for that and continue my training. Ngek ngek! Registration closes on 30th April so for those who are interested in the run click here for more details. V^_^V

**PS: I did went for hill training on Sunday with the guys and I outrun Simon and Adrian by one round. Muahaha I feel good!! Eat my dust you two. =P

3 more days

2009-03-24T12:07:00.006+08:00

3 more days to the 8km run on Saturday. Getting abit nervous and worried that I can't cover the entire distance. Good thing that the flag off time is at 7.30am. At least it won't be so hot. V^_^V

Well I'm going to go for my regular distance training tonight and on Thursday night and get some rest on Friday since I need to be at East Coast Park by 6.30am on Saturday. Wonder if my legs will break on Saturday after the event. @_@

Bebe still has the cheek to "jio" me to go for hill training at Mount Faber on Sunday morning with the guys. =/

Hill training is so torturing and the slopes are so steep. Running 2 sets of up and down is enough to kill me and they want to do 5 - 6 sets. >_<

Anyway wish me luck for Saturday's run! V^_^V

Blast From The Past

2009-03-16T17:48:00.004+08:00

I kind of forgot what happened that spurred me to hunt for those junk food that I've eaten during my childhood days anyway, a short trip to the Econ mini mart gave me the following rewards:

From left to right: Tora, Ding Dang & Lim Mong Pien (Lemon Slice?)

Tora used to be $0.80 back then and it's a $1 now. Toy still included!

I remembered paying $0.50 for Ding Dang and it still costs the same today. Toy still included! I'm surprised!!

Yummy Dang Hua biscuit. Crispy biscuit on the outside and sweet grounded peanut on the inside. Yum Yum!

Colourful Hudson sweets. I hate to eat the red one. Yucks!

Will to hunt more of those childhood junk food and blog them down. =P

Best Job In The World

2009-03-04T11:18:00.003+08:00

Ever wondered if the above actually exists? Well it's true!! How would you like to be paid US$100,000 for six months to enjoy the sun, sea and sand and report your experiences via blogs, photos and video diaries on the Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef?

Before you go ga-ga, hold your horses. Worldwide applications for the job of caretaker for the Hamilton Island has closed. Bummer! Yes I know. However 2 lucky Singaporeans have been listed as the top 50 candidates. Good luck to them. =)

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2 men from Singapore in Top 50 list for "Best Job in the World"

Two men from Singapore have made it to the top 50 candidates who are shortlisted for what is touted as the "Best Job in the World". They beat more than 34,000 applicants ranging from scientists, chefs and students from around the world.

The two Singaporeans will be up against each other and 48 others for the job of a caretaker of Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef in a tourism promotion by the Queensland state government.

The successful candidate will be paid US$100,000 for six months to enjoy the sun, sea and sand and report his experiences via blogs, photos and video diaries.

For Greg Reynen, a teacher at the Singapore American School, the news that he was shortlisted was a timely birthday present as he has just turned 31.

He said: "I was at my computer and I couldn’t believe it, I just screamed and I went running down the hallway. It’s an amazing opportunity. It totally fits my personality and I get to go out, meet new people and interact with the locals and tourists. I also get to try new things and be adventurous."

For 24—year—old Jimmy Wong, a freelance diver and photographer, it was a total surprise as well.

He said: "At first, I was definitely in a state of shock, but after that I realised if you do something out of passion and the love for it, you can go far."

The judges were impressed with the duo’s video clip submissions.

Leong Pik Yin, manager, Marketing Communications, Tourism Queensland, said: "They were quite creative and their applications were quite out of the box and they met all the five selection criteria." These include being proficient in English and IT savvy.

Tourism Queenland received about 224 applications from Singapore. Besides the two successful applicants from Singapore, two other regional applicants, from Malaysia and Indonesia, made the cut.

The 50 shortlisted applicants will be narrowed down to a final 10. An 11th applicant will be chosen by popular vote via a "wild card" round. You can go to this website to vote.

They will then fly to Hamilton Island in early May to take part in the final selection. The winner will be made known on May 6 and he or she will start work or play on July 1. — CNA/vm

Original Article from Yahoo news. Click here.

Brighten Up My Day

2009-02-26T17:11:00.005+08:00

It was raining when I rushed off from office yesterday so I had no choice but to bring an umbrella with me. So troublesome. >_<

Reached the MRT station and there was a train fault. Train services were delayed. >_<

Reach my place and it wasn't raining. Whoopee!! Can go for my run. V^_^V

Changed and took the lift down and it started to rain again. =_="

What a bummer!!! T___T

Then I remember, I saw a double rainbow on the way back and it brightened up my day. You can see the 2nd rainbow faintly in the sky. V^_^V

(>^_^)>~~~ So I went home took a shower and gamed online instead. Ha ha!! ~~~<(^_^<)

Some People Are Really Damn Free

2009-02-23T11:25:00.013+08:00

If you have nothing better to do, don't go around creating bomb hoaxes and scaring the shit out of everyone like this stupid kid here. Extracted from today's Strait's Times. =.=

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Youth held for SMS hoax

Message claimed terrorists were planning to bomb the Bugis area

Police yesterday arrested a 19-year-old Singaporean male in connection with an SMS hoax suggesting a terrorist attack in the Bugis area.

The police had received multiple calls since last Friday informing them of such an SMS.

The SMS, which had several variations, stated that terrorists were planning to bomb the Bugis area and that there were many policemen there. It advised the public to avoid the area.

Said a police spokesman yesterday: 'Although there was no credible evidence to suggest such an attack at that point in time, we took the information seriously and immediately put in place necessary precautions to enhance security in the area.

'We would like to assure the public that there is no cause for alarm as investigations have revealed that the SMS was indeed unsubstantiated.'

He stressed that the police took a very stern view of any attempt to cause undue public alarm or fear and would not hesitate to take action against such perpetrators.

Anyone found guilty of such an offence may face a maximum of one year's imprisonment, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.

At Bugis Junction yesterday afternoon, it was business as usual although some shopkeepers said it was slightly less crowded than on a normal Saturday.

Police said investigations into the case are ongoing.

Read the the full story in The Sunday Times today or or subscribe to ST Digital.

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Head Over Heels

2009-02-16T09:56:00.005+08:00

Yes!! This fat Monya is finally pushing all the gears into motion for this year's resolutions. Just got back on my running regime to target for this year's Standard Chartered 10km run that will be held in December. Have kicked one of my bad habits and am currently on Day 17. It's a tough struggle so god give me strength please.....

Anyway back to my running. As a form of "encouragement", bebe has signed us up for the “Head Over Heels” Couples Run which will be held at East Coast Park on 28th March 2009. Couples will be required to run a full 8km run together. So little time so much distance to cover. Will need to add another round to my running regime for this week. Legs so tried!! >"<

Here's the run route:

Men In Bibs

2009-02-05T16:50:00.003+08:00

Now here's something you don't see everyday.

Check out our Singtel's Senior Account Manager, Thomas, and our Qala Sales Director, Lendl, in their "lovely bibs". Our Singtel Account Manager, Sunny, was too busy eating to take a picture. These "lovely bibs" are worn to prevent any accidental spillage while eating chilli crab. The chilli crab is the one in the iron wok. =P

From left to right: Thomas, Lendl & Sunny

This was taken during yesterday's lou hei lunch at Jumbo Seafood. Now don't they look lovely? =P

CNY

2009-01-28T14:15:00.008+08:00

In my earlier post I mentioned that I'll take a picture of the kebayas that we purchased for the chinese new year. Well here they are. =)

Me & Mummy

Mummy & Sis

Happy Chinese New Year!!

2009-01-23T12:17:00.004+08:00

Chinese new year is approaching so how is everyone's preparation coming along? Stocked up enough of chocolates, candies, pineapple tarts, bak kua, cookies, egg rolls, beer, packet drinks, etc, to last through the 2 days? You generally need enough energy food to crap the whole day with your friends and family since everyone is gathered together at the same time and place. =P

Although the new year is on Monday but everyone is restless in office now. Everyone is already in the holiday mood I guess. (That includes me) Ha Ha Ha! XD

Anyway just a sweet and short post. Here's wishing everyone a happy and prosperous "Niu" year! Remember if you drink don't drive. For those who are gambling, don't over gamble and donate your ang pow money away. Happy feasting for now and remember to exercise those new year flabs away after everything is over. V^_^V

Q: What Do You Do When Your Really Bored Of Eating Chocolate Cake?

2009-01-20T10:14:00.005+08:00

A: You carve a funny face on it with you fork. Ha ha ha! XD

Shop Till I Want To Drop

2009-01-12T12:13:00.006+08:00

Happy New Year everyone! Sorry it's been pretty long since my last post cause I was busy with work and a couple of my personal stuff so I've been absent from my blog for quite a bit. ^_^"

Went shopping for nonya kebayas with my sis and mum last Saturday. Shop until my legs wanted to give way and I kept whining to my mum that my legs were so tired (so I was acting like a baby. Big deal). My god so many hours of shopping! Wallet is lighter and legs were as heavy as lead. Our kebayas don't come cheap since they are imported from Penang and Malacca. Cost us $200+ per set and it's considered very cheap. @_@

Anyway when I was young, I was kind of embarrassed when grandma came to Singapore. I remembered she was dressed in a dark blue organza (aka can see through) kebaya top and decked out in a traditional sarong. You can see her black lacey bra through her kebaya. Thou shall not mention other unmentionables that can be seen through her top besides her bra. Eeek!

People just kept staring when we walked along Orchard road. So embarrassing! Since I was pretty young, I didn't understand why my grandma dressed like that. Was trying to find a place to hide my face wondering why can't grandma just wear those normal granny samfoo instead of wearing some Malay style clothing. Hey I was very young so give me a break for thinking like that! =.="

Only when I was much older then I finally learned more about our Peranakan culture and appreciate the clothings my grandma once wore. My grandma was dressed in a kebaya every single day even when we went to Penang to visit her. At home she would change into a simple kebaya top and pair it with a sarong as usual. My mum, dad and some uncles, do have to habit of wearing the sarong at home especially during bedtime.

Anyway in Singapore it's not common for Nonyas to wear the nonya kebaya as a form of daily wear. They were instead reserved for special occasions or weddings. Maybe I'll have the courage to wear one to a friend's up coming wedding. Who knows? XD

Mediacorp's Little Nonya's drama sure shed lots of light on the Peranakan culture and heritage and has definitely aroused the interest of younger Peranakan's to explore and appreciate our colourful past. In this era, the Peranakan way of life is definitely dying as traditional customs are replaced by simplified ones. Houses are replaced by small flats since land is scarce in Singapore, Bahasa Melayu Baba is only spoken by the older generations (or even much much much much older generations) and since we are educated in English and Chinese here, we have no clue of this dialect (further more it's more common to use Hokkien as a dialect here), traditional wears are replaced by trendy clothes and most importantly, freedom to choose your own life partner. Gone were the days where Peranakans must marry within the same race. Society is much more open and modern now and slowly traditional practices and cultures will be forgotten and be gone with the wind.

With enough said, I'll try to snap a picture of our kebayas on CNY. Stay posted and here's to you grandma!!! I'm a Nonya and I'm proud of who I am!!! V^_^V

**PS: My grandpa passed away way before I was born so I didn't get to met him.

Marina Barrage

2008-11-24T12:37:00.008+08:00

Went to the recently opened marina barrage over the weekend. This barrage cost SG$226 million to build and it's an extensive damn built across the Marina Channel between the reclaimed lands of Marina East and Marina South. This barrage is also known as the reservoir in the city. Most reservoirs exist in our heartlands. =P

This barrage was initially designed for flood control as the lower lying areas in Chinatown, Jalan Besar and Geylang had flooding issues especially during the heavy downpour faced during the monsoon periods. This structure will provide flood control by changing the tide flow into the barrage. This project then evolved to become a reservoir to provide more water supply and also a place of recreation with a park on the rooftop backed against the skyscrapers of Singapore and the iconic Singapore Flyer.

The Barrage consists of nine crest gates which block out the tides. Each is 28 meters tall. Several large capacity low head propeller pumps are installed in the barrage capable of pumping out excess water from the man made reservoir. Each pump has a capacity of 40m3/s. Meaning it can fill up an Olympics-size swimming pool per minute. Imagine that. =D

As a tidal barrier, the Marina Barrage will keep seawater out during periods of high tide and alleviate flooding in the low lying areas of the city. When it rains heavily during low-tide, the barrage’s crest gates will be lowered to release excess water from the reservoir into the sea. If heavy rain falls during high-tide, the crest gates remain closed and giant drainage pumps are activated to pump excess water out to sea.

In addition, the Marina Barrage is designed and built on green principles. It's iconic green roof serves as an insulation layer to lower indoor temperature, thereby reducing the building’s air-conditioning requirements. It also boasts the largest collection of solar panels – 405 in all, which convert solar energy into utility grade electricity to supplement the daytime power requirements of the Marina Barrage. The Sustainable Singapore Gallery, housed within the Marina Barrage aims to educate the public on important environmental and water issues through interactive multi-media displays, exhibits and games.

Check out my snip snaps:

And finally an official picture of the Marina Barrage after dark, taken from PUB's press release:

2 Hospitals 1 Day

2008-11-16T12:01:00.009+08:00

Was on leave on Friday cause I had 2 appointments at 2 different hospitals within the same day. First stop was to go the KK hospital to get the last dose of my cervarix jab. Was waiting nervously at the waiting room as I really hate injections. cause they hurt like hell!!

Finally my name was called and I followed the nurse to wait outside another room for my jab. A slim nurse ushered me in and I was thinking, hey slim nurse guess it shouldn't hurt. Whoo hoo!! Last jab and I'm never coming back. You know how it's always the case whereby fat nurse are always rough. We always dread the yearly health check up back in our primary and secondary school days. How those team of huge fat nurses always arrival to our school by the busload and everyone gets carted off to be "tortured" by these nurses in their starch white uniforms who bark orders non stop when your in the check up rooms. *Shivers* just to recall about them.

Anyway back to the jab. While I was gloating that my nurse was thin so it was going to be easy, she squeezed my arm really really tight which was really really painful and before I knew it, she jabbed me!!! Ouch!!! Mother-fucker!! #$&^%&@$*#&Q@)($*#)($@!!

My arm ain't scrawny!! What's with the arm grabbing you bitch!! Do you need new glasses or what cause obviously you can't see clearly!!! All sorts of colourful hokkien explicit blasted in my mind. If the needle wasn't in my arm, I would have twisted her toothpick arm off there and then. Take that bitch!!

So the jab was over with and she stuck a small piece of white cotton to absorb the blood that was oozing out from the injured site. Dab, dab, dab, check white cotton, oops still got blood oozing out, dab and absorb some more, check white cotton damn still got blood coming out, hmm hmm hmm absorb some more maybe the blood will stop, damn need more white cotton still had blood oozing, that's odd, use new white cotton press really hard on the wound and stop the bleeding, ok fuck it just paste the damn plaster and shoo her off, I'm busy with other stuff. And with that I'm done. Hurts like hell!!!! Mental note to self, avoid slim and fat nurses. Look for medium sized nurses. #@#$*&*%&)!&#$*@($&!!!!

Ouch!!!!!!!!! Bruises developed with time. Sob~ so pain!! T.T

Wincing in pain I went to look for my sis who was working in KK's children tower for lunch. Called my mum to check what ward my sis was in since she was in the morning shift but she couldn't recall. Dad gave a "good" suggestion to check all the wards. =.="

Sure bring back memories of my outdoor sales experience in the biotech company I used to work for. Anyway I found her after visiting 5 wards.Sis was real busy so her lunch was pushed backed by an hour but we really had a very fun lunch catching up and digging into our black pepper chicken macaroni. Yummy!! It was time to bide sis goodbye since she needed to attend a talk at 1pm so I scooted off to have some retail therapy to ease the pain in my arm.

Anyway it was almost 3pm when I finished my retail therapy and it was time for me to head to Parkway Eye Centre located at Glenegales hospital to get my Lasik pre-examination. The pre-examiniation sure took long with so many tests being done on my eyes. By the end of the session my eyes were like that ---> @_@

Doctor Lee gave me the all clear sign to schedule for my Intralase operation. My sis had it done and it's working well for her and so did my friend. Scheduled my operation on the 17th of December and I'm going to do 2 eyes in a row. No eye make up for a week (damn!! no makeup), no swimming for a month (as if I swim), no rubbing of the eyes for 3 months (hmm that's going to be real hard), to wear sunglasses for the next couple of months (it's time to don those classic Gucci shades). Anyway I'm going for the customised Intralase Lasik cause my degree was pretty high. It's going to set me back $2171 per eye (excluding GST) but finally my dream of seeing without glasses is coming true. I've been wearing glasses for the past 20 years and I'm practically blind without glasses or contact lenses.

Am pretty nervous about the surgery cause I did some search on the youtube. Pretty gross to see the actual surgery upfront.

Keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well for my surgery. So the countdown is on for 17th December. V^.^V

**PS: Slap me on my left arm and your a dead person. =.=

The Results Are Out!!

2008-11-12T09:59:00.002+08:00

Presenting to you DJmag's Top 100 DJs 2008! Kind of disappointed Tiesto didn't take the top spot. He had a pretty good set this year and his rave party at port dickson was awesome!! Arimin's pretty good too so it's still cool that he remains on the top spot. I personally voted for Armin (1st), Tiësto (3rd), Markus Schulz (8th), Sean Tyas (54th) & ATB (25th). Their respective rankings for 2008 are listed in the brackets.

Anyway here are the top 10 listings, for full details please visit DJmag.com

1st: Armin Van Buuren (Ranked 1st in 2007)
2nd: Tiësto (Ranked 2nd in 2007)
3rd: Paul Van Dyk (Ranked 4th in 2007)
4th: Above & Beyond (Ranked 6th in 2007)
5th: David Guetta (Ranked 10th in 2007)
6th: Ferry Corsten (Ranked 8th in 2007)
7th: Sasha (Ranked 5th in 2007)
8th: Markus Schulz (Ranked 13th in 2007)
9th: John Digweed (Ranked 3rd in 2007)
10th: Infected Mushroom (Ranked 9th in 2007)

You can click on the DJ's name to go to their personal websites. Enjoy~ =P

Virtual Murder Committed In Maple Story. Women Jailed.

2008-11-04T12:02:00.005+08:00

The headline tells it all and it was actually featured on Yahoo news on 24th October. X-D

A Japanese women was recently jailed after she deleted her in game husband's ID in the popular MMORPG Maple Story. She did so as she felt that her in game husband was cheating on her and he divorced her suddenly without any give notice. Hell has no fury like a women scorned. Muahahahaha!!!

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Woman jailed after 'killing' virtual husband

By MARI YAMAGUCHI,Associated Press Writer
AP - Friday, October 24

TOKYO - A 43-year-old player in a virtual game world became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband that she logged on with his password and killed his digital persona, police said.

The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his ID and password to log onto the popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder in May, a police official in the northern city of Sapporo said Thursday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of department policy.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.

The woman, a piano teacher, had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.

She has not yet been formally charged. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison or a fine up to US$5,000.

Players in "Maple Story" create and manipulate digital images called "avatars" that represent themselves, while engaging in relationships, social activities and fighting monsters and other obstacles.

In virtual worlds, players often abandon their inhibitions, engaging in activity online that they would never do in the real world. For instance, sex with strangers is a common activity.

The woman used login information she got from the 33-year-old office worker when their characters were happily married to kill the character. The man complained to police when he discovered that his online avatar was dead.

The woman was arrested Wednesday and taken 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from her home in southern Miyazaki to be detained in Sapporo, where the man lives, the official said.

The police official said he did not know if she was married in the real world.

Bad online behavior is usually handled within the rules set up by online worlds, which can ban miscreants or take away their virtual possessions.

In recent years, misbehavior in the virtual world has in some cases had consequences in reality.

In August, a woman was charged in the U.S. state of Delaware with plotting the real-life abduction of a boyfriend she met through the virtual reality Web site "Second Life."

In Tokyo, a 16-year-old boy was charged with stealing the ID and password from a fellow player of an online game in order to swindle virtual currency worth US$360,000.

TwentyTwo E Closet

2008-10-30T12:22:00.006+08:00

Been running my legs till they turn jelly for the past 2 days. God they ache now. >"<
Need to lose those extra weight and push my weight down. Huff Puff Puff Puff....

Maybe if I lose enough weight I can fit into these pretty dresses imported from Hong Kong & Taiwan. The best part? They are cheap and you can self collect them after work saving on the delivery fee. Moreover each dress cost less then $30 a piece. Ka-ching~!!! So trendy and cheap! Woot~!!! TwentyTwo deserves a spot in my link page so that I can keep a look out for their latest catalogue update! Woot~!!! V^_^V

Check out TwentyTwo E Closet by clicking on the tittle:

Designer Bags For Rent

2008-10-23T10:45:00.004+08:00

Have you ever noticed that in your office, some ladies are always carrying designer bags and their bags seem to change every month? Ever wish you could just be like one of them and heighten your social status? Yet your peanut salary can't allow you to afford such lavish lifestyle and with the recent economy downturn, you can't splurge on these bags and afford eating bread and water for the next couple of months. The struggle between a "need" and "want" occurs within you........Hey you can't eat the bag that's for sure!

Have no fear!! Rental designer bags are here. Came across an article on how 2 websites in Singapore are actually renting out designer bags on per week basis and it ain't very expensive. It cost roughly around $45 a week for a Louis Vuitton Monogram Speedy 30. Ranging from the commonly known brands such as, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, Chanel, Prada, Burberry, Coach, Christian Dior, Loewe, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, to less commonly popular brands such as, Celine, Chloe, Miu Miu, Marc Jacobs, Jimmy Choo, Bottega Veneta, Be & D, Piatonna, Juicy Couture, Nicky Hilton, Kate Spade, Hogan, UGG Australia, J & M Davidson, etc.

Mind you these sites do have the latest models up for rents. Such as the Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Hampstead MM @ $75 a week and Gucci Joy Medium Tote @ $55 a week. Pretty good deals if you ask me. So check them out for more details:

That Bag I Want

Be A Fashionista

Disclaimer: I'm not the owner of these 2 rental websites nor have I ever rented from them. I'm just sharing the info out to everyone based on what I read in magazines so it's your call. V^_^V

Free Rice

2008-10-21T17:34:00.004+08:00

Chanced upon this free rice webby from Eri's blog. Basically, this organisation will donate 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Programme to help end hunger for each correct answer. They will give you a really tough word and you need to select the actual meaning from a list of 4 options. You can use the online dictionary by the way before selecting the correct answer. The power of internet people!!! Duh!!!

Come on, lend a helping hand. 20 grains ain't much so keep playing as much as you can. The benefits are:

(1) Increased vocab. (I think they just randomly flip the dictionary to list the words in the game. Have never ever seen those words in my life!!! >"<)
(2) Be really amazed that those are actual words with correct spellings. (Though you'll think otherwise.)
(3) Contribute towards a good cause.

So if you got the time, spend it on some worthy cause rather then to surf endlessly on mindless internet. Here's my contribution towards this cause and I'll definately have another go at it when I can. Cheers~ V^_^V

Top 100 DJs 2008

2008-10-13T11:41:00.003+08:00

The results are in!! Who would be in the top place? Armin or Tiesto? Can't wait for the results to be published on DJ Mag. If your in London, come on down to the Top 100 DJ party at Ministry of Sound happening on the 29th of October. Details of the event and article extracted from DJ Mag. I'm rooting Tiesto for the top place this year. Cheers~!!! V^_^V

Top 100 DJs Party 2008

Laurent, Garnier, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Laidback Luke, Fedde le Grand and many more line up for our Top 100 DJs Awards Party!

Words: Nick Higgins

The ballot boxes are closed. The votes have been counted. With 25 new entries this year's chart is set to smash all expectations and welcome an influx of new blood into the Top 100!

Be the first to hear, see and even feel the only awards that matter at DJmag's Top 100 DJs Party 2008! Hosted at London's infamous Ministry of Sound on October 29th the DJs are lining up for a spot on the bill. From sexy techno through big room house and euphoric trance, we have all bases covered with a four room extravaganza!

We have pulled together a line up to beat all others – and the best thing is, it's growing all the time!

The speculation is rife as to who will take this year's top spot. We can't tell you who it is just yet, but we can tell you that they are 100% confirmed to smash Ministry's main room with a gilt edged celebration set.

Make sure you roll down to the club for sets from techno maverick Laurent Garnier, electro revolutionary and producer of the year Deadmau5, Parisian house roller David Guetta and Toolroom main man Mark knight. Add this to Laidback Luke's high energy house antics and a sure fire rockout from last year's highest new entry Fedde le Grand and you have a recipe for some serious dancefloor carnage!

And we aren't finished there....

New techno convert, and November's cover mount CD star Josh Gabriel will be showcasing his new direction in a set that is not to be missed. The names just go on and on, Marcus Schulz, Marco Lenzi, Kyau & Albert and breathtaking visuals from London's own Ne1co, not forgetting our masterful host, and twice UK Beatbox champion Beardyman.

Entry tax is a mere £5.00 on the door and all proceeds go to the RNID's Don't Lose the Music campaign. Philanthropy has never been so much fun!

So book the Thursday off work and get ready for the best midweek line up you will see in the capital all year! This one is going to go right off!

New Blogskin!! V^_^V

2008-10-11T21:58:00.005+08:00

Hey peeps!!!! Finally got my new blogskin up and running. Spent the last 5 hours working on it. Well, excuse me for being a html idioit. I don't study IT you know. So give me a break and some credit for the new skin. >"<

The initial skin was from another blogskin maker but I did some major revamp of my own:

(1) Changed the entire layout to fit my requirements.
(2) Remove unnecessary hidden columns & tables.
(3) Hunted for my missing Google Navbar that was suppose to be on the header of the blog.
(4) Trial and error on what's missing and what html code is wrong by constantly looking at the preview function.
(5) Change the colour of the links and fonts.

Wow it sure was one heck of a job. Whew~!!!! @_@

Here's how my old blog looked like:

So for anyone whose interested in revamping your blog, do visit Blogskins to check out all the readily available templates. There are tons and tons to choose from.

Well if your particular about the layout of the existing template, just changed it. Hey I took 5 hours. Good Luck! V^_^V

Fat & Lazy Monya >"<

2008-10-02T11:12:00.003+08:00

This monya has been slacking from exercise for more damn a month. Damn. Weak determination. =.=

I must try to force myself to go back to my weekday exercise regime from next week onwards. Slack this week. XD

My weight seems to be creeping back on. No thanks to my sis who bought limited edition Royce chocolates from Japan and tons of other tibits. Managed to finish them this week. Finally. Damn must excercise next week. Must lose the weight. >"<

Here's the nutty bar chocolate she bought from Royce Japan.

You can check out more of Royce chocolates from their company's website here. It's all in Japanese but you can always reach their website through Google which offers free translation services. =P

Royce has 2 outlets here so you can visit them if you have cravings for Royce chocolates. They are:

(1) Takashimaya @ #B2-05
(2) Suntec City @ #01-142

Their chocolates are more pricey then Meiji and packaging is much nicer. More high class I guess but give me my Meiji anytime. =P

**PS: Renyi, I'll try to buy Royce chocolates for you to try next time. In the meantime, please drool at their website. =P

Woot~!!! Got My Replacement Earrings V^_^V

2008-09-25T10:30:00.004+08:00

Wheee~!!! Went to the biggest Goldheart jewellery store last night to buy a new set of earrings to replace the missing one. After feeling much pain in our eyes (cause of too much blings under showroom lights), I decided to settle for a similar pair to the one I currently own. (So as not to complicate the designs)

Ta da presenting my new blings:

The new ones come in double grip so they are even more secured then before. My old one had only one grip. I wanted to take a picture of the new blings in their box but I couldn't get them off at home cause the double grip was so tight. =.="

This was my old one:

The sales lady said they discontinued this style a few years ago. They will always be my favourite pair. Sob Sob. ~_~

Thanks bebe for the new bling blings. Woot~!!! V^_^V

I've Lost One Of My Diamond Earring! ~>_<~

2008-09-24T11:54:00.004+08:00

So unlucky!!! I discovered that I had lost one of my diamond earring when I came back from work on Monday. I turned the whole house upside down on Monday night itself but to no avil. I must have yaked out the stud when I was pulling on my turtleneck while dressing for work cause the stud was found lying on my bed. Leaving the earring dangling dangerously on my ear while I went for work. No earring on the bed. >"<

Now only the stud is left (mocking me), reminding me of the missing other half. I rather the stud went missing and I discover my earring instead. ~>_<~

Vacumm the whole house last night but nothing turned out except lots of hair and dust. Searched the entire office floor but ditto. However, I did find lots of staple bullets on the floor.

*Mental note to self: Thou shall not attempt to walk barefooted on the office carpet*

This sucks!!! Hai...........

I need to get a new pair. For now I used another earring to fill up that piercing. *Sob* It's my favourite pair and the design is very unique. I bought it a few years back at Goldheart. I doubt they still carry that design now. *Sigh*

Why I so sui!!!!!!!!!! ~>_<~
God tell me why!!!!!! ~Sob~

Sick Sick Sick

2008-09-10T11:35:00.002+08:00

Sick Sick Sick. Damn Damn Damn. No time to see doctor. Too many things to settle at work. Shit Shit Shit. This sucks. >"<

Awana Kijal Golf & Beach Resort at Terengganu, Malaysia (28/08/08 ~ 31/08/08)

2008-09-03T15:37:00.010+08:00

Just got back from my trip to Terengganu last Sunday. We spent a total of 18 hours travelling for the entire journey. =.="

Did some last minute packing on Wednesday night and gamed online till 2am. Dragged my sorry ass up at 5am to bath and pack the remaining items. Ate breakfast while I was still half asleep and went to wait for Simon to pick us up. We all gathered in some ulu place in Tuas since we were going to use the 2nd Link to enter Malaysia. This ulu place actually had a coffee shop smack in the factory polluted area. Ha ha!

9am+, last minute toilet break and it's time to hit the road. We took the 2nd Link and entered Malaysia. From there we took the North South highway and then changed to the East West Highway to reach the resort. 10 freaking hours to reach the place but along the way we saw tons of cows, oil palm plantations, dead dogs, dead cats, dead iguanas littered along the road. I swear my butt got bigger from prolonged sitting down for this entire trip. =.="

We finally reached the place at 7pm+. Practically drove from sunrise to sundown. Zzzz.... Anyway there was a Chinese restaurant just outside the resort so after checking in and dumping our bags in the room it was dinner time. Surprise surprise there is no sign of pork in the menu. How peculiar. Anyway seafood dinner it was. Pretty cheap. Cost us less then RM$200 for 9 adults and a kid. There was mixed vegetable soup, fried cuttlefish rings, sambal kangkong, prawns, Thai styled chicken & egg fooyong. Burp!!! Since it was late, we decided to just laze around the resort and plonked our fat asses at the resort's coffee house to drink coffee and indulge in some chit chat cum planning for tomorrow. The banana toffee ice blended rocks!!

Here's a snip snap of the hotel when you head towards the main lobby.

The next day after a heavy breakfast in the hotel, they checked with the local agency if we could sign up for the turtle watching tour since that's our main purpose of this trip. Sea turtles would actually lay eggs on the beaches of Terengganu from July till October according to the net but, to our horror, the lady at the agency said the season had just passed in July. What a bummer!!! >"<

So everyone went swimming at the swimming pool instead and I just lazed at the pool with my book soaking in the breeze. Under the shade of course! After which we decided to check out the nearest town in Kijal. My god it was a good 1 hour drive to hit the town but a familiar sign caught our eyes. Just like a kid being offered their first lolly , our eyes beamed brightly when we saw this sign.

Driver swing to the right! A&W spotted!!! Everyone was damn ecstatic inside the A&W restaurant. The place only had another couple as their customer besides us. Bring on the curly fries and root beer floats in those huge and heavy glass mugs.

A&W must haves are curly fries, root beer float & waffles for me. Most of us wanted waffles but the cashier told us that the waffles had sold out. All our jaws dropped to the ground and there was horror filled our eyes. Nooooo!!!!!!!!! This can't be happening!!! Anyway under the bo pien act, we just had to forgo our waffles craving and settle with other food items.

I ordered a chicken sandwich meal with curly fries and root beer float since I don't take beef so that means that the corny dog was a pass for me.

Yum Yum curly fries and root beer float. V^_^V

After lunch we decided to explore the town but there was nothing much to explore. The strange thing was you don't really see Chinese in the area. It's mainly populated by Malays and no Chinese dining place within the town at all. Since there was nothing much to explore we decided to head back to the resort since the weather was so damn hot.

Must have been the heat of the day or the long traveling hours we endured the day before, we all hit the sack once we reach the rooms. Everyone KO till late afternoon and made their way to the beach to check it out. To our disappointment, the sea was not clear nor crystal blue since we had a pretty high expectation since redang is an island in the state of Terengganu that's hugely popular with tourists due to it's crystal blue waters. The beach at Kijal reminded me of East Coast Park. Bummer. =.="

Since we didn't want to go back to the Chinese restaurant, we decided to head to the "Windows Steak House" located within the resort. My god the prices in the menu are pretty much the same as the restaurant prizes in Singapore. @_@"

Service there was super lousy and at a snail pace even though the menu was pricy. We waited 30 minutes for our table and the restaurant was practically empty. Maybe there were "people" there but I just can't see them. XD

Some of them ordered clam chowder soup and it was overly salty even after adding water into the soup. So they got hold of the waiter to check if the salty soups could be changed. Waited another 20 minutes and the waiter came back and gave a blunt reply "I'm sorry the chef said it's like that. You can't change the soup." After which he quickly went to hide into the kitchen leaving us in awed to digest that crap comment he just delivered to us. =.="

After waiting another 1 hour, our dinner FINALLY arrived. My plate of fish cost me RM$40+ and it sure was salty. One of the guys commented that maybe the chef had a serious case of cramps in the hand whenever he cook, hence piling up on the salt in our food due to hand cramp seizures. Another said that the chef didn't bother to taste his own cooking since his not the one eating it. If he did try the food, I'm sure his tongue would have died like ours. Hmmmph!!!! >"<

We blew RM$700+ on that dinner. Sweat!!! =.="

Since it was a spoil mood dinner, they decided to chill out and have some karaoke session at the "Studio One" located in the resort. Who knows, it was a live band pub which did not offer any karaoke and the only alcohol they served was beer. So after a bottle of beer and more nonsense chit chat it was time to hit the sack again since they planned to visit one the turtle sanctuary located nearest to the resort. We could also pop over to the nearby waterfall after visiting the turtle sanctuary.

So after another heavy breakfast in the hotel, we decided to hit the road to find the turtle sanctuary. We finally reach the road leading to the sanctuary 2 hours later after we had some chicken and duck talk with the locals for directions. XD

The road into the sanctuary was pretty rock and dangerous with its steep slope and uneven road. There was a warning signed placed just at the entrance of the road informing that this road is only accessible via 4-wheel drive or by foot. So we decided to check out the place first since Simon was driving a Subaru Forrester while the other 2 cars waited outside. It was one hell of a jungle tracking ride and when we reach the turtle sanctuary, there was a sign hanging there stating that the turtle sanctuary was not opened to walk ins. Only by guided tour. %*#&%*(#%&#$*%&#$*%&#$*%&

So we headed back to let the others. There was disappointment clearly written on everyone's faces. We traveled so far to see turtles but end up empty handed. >"<

So we just head to the waterfall instead. Again lots of chicken and duck conversations to get the directions to the waterfall. Took us 2 hours to reach the waterfall and boy were we hungry. Thank god one of the stall sold Ramly Burger. After our burgers we headed towards the waterfall. There was a map of the entire area and to get from point A to B, you need to walk 2.2km.

Our jaws dropped and since we are all lazy, we decided not to scale the waterfall and settle with the base of the waterfall instead so we walked down some pretty old and dangerous stairs with railings that could fall off anytime. What a hot and sunny day and the cool water beneath your feet sure felt good. We climbed around the rocks like little monkeys to get to the other side of the waterfall for fun. Here are some snaps of the waterfall.

After spending an hour or two to relax at the waterfall we decided to head back, take our showers and do our pack up since we had to check out of the resort pretty early for the next morning. It was back to the Chinese restaurant located outside our resort again for our last seafood dinner. This time we ordered, steamed fish, sambal kangkong (again), salted vegetable with tofu soup, hot plate egg tofu, butter prawns, fried chicken and some other dishes which I seriously cannot remembered.

We got up especially early the next day for breakfast. 8am to be exact but the resort was buzzing with people having their breakfast. The restaurant was pretty full with a long queue of people waiting for tables to have their breakfast.

9am, time for us to check out and head back to Singapore. This time we decided to use the coastal road to head back thinking that it should shave off a few hours. Guess what we took 9 hours instead!! Saved up on 1 hour only. ~_~"

Although we didn't get to see our turtles, we did have a relaxed trip and it was seafood galore. Here are some parting pictures that I took of the resort. V^_^V

Interesting Chupa Chups Lollipops

2008-08-27T14:18:00.008+08:00

Bought chupa chups lollies today. I love chupa chups lollies. Green apple is my favourite, followed by coca cola and then chocolate. Yummy!!! Yes I bought the whole bottle. Cost me $7 for the whole bottle! I dug out all the green apple chupa chups that's inside and dumped the entire bottle on my colleagues table. My table is just too cluttered to put any more things. XD

Anyway I went to check on their website to see what other flavours they actually come in and made an interesting discovery. Check it out. Chupa chups anyone? V^_^V

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86% of Current Smokers have Tried to Give up Smoking

Five out of Every Ten Ex-Smokers Recognise that Chupa Chups Help People Give Up Smoking

• The Chupa Chups Department by Health and Nutrition is presenting a study on the behaviour of smokers and ex-smokers and how they see the idea of giving up smoking.

• Chupa Chups is co-operating with the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), giving out 200,000 Chupa Chups, which will be exchanged for cigarettes at the information tables which 52 provincial AECC committees are setting up for World No Tobacco Day on 31 May.

Barcelona (27 May 2005).- More than 86% of smokers have tried to give up smoking at least once, whatever their sex and age. This is one of the conclusions of the study carried out by the Chupa Chups Health and Nutrition Department to analyse the reasons of smokers for giving up tobacco.

The Study also gives information about some differences in the motivations and methods of ex-smokers and smokers who have tried to give up the tobacco habit.

• The main reason mentioned by current smokers for giving up tobacco is health (19%) whereas the majority of ex-smokers have given up "because of illness” (30%). In both cases, the decision to give up smoking was a result of the smoker's own initiative, with the support of the people closest to him or her: partner, children...

• Six out of every ten ex-smokers consider that it was difficult for them to give up tobacco. This percentage is higher among men (67%) than women (55.3%).

• More than 80% of smokers and ex-smokers consider that the most common method of giving up smoking is “willpower”. Eating chewing gum and sweets is a support, in addition to willpower, for giving up tobacco and smoking less. So 50% of ex-smokers believe that Chupa Chups help people give up smoking. Among the youngest ex-smokers, this percentage increases to 60%.

• The thing smokers like least about tobacco is that it causes illness (34%), whereas among ex-smokers the thing that most concerns them is the smell (32%).

• The main benefits of giving up smoking recognised by ex-smokers include “being able to breathe better” (52%) and greater stamina (36%).

Press Release

200,000 Chupa Chups on World No Tobacco Day (31 May)
On 31 May, Chupa Chups is co-operating with the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) for World No Tobacco Day, offering 200,000 Chupa Chups so the AECC can exchange them for cigarettes as part of the various actions it is organising for this day.

Specifically, Chupa Chups and postcards with the slogan "Give Health, Give Willpower" will be handed out in places like the Madrid and Barcelona undergrounds, in various hospitals and at AECC information tables in 52 Spanish regions.

Also on 31 May, Chupa Chups is also co-operating with the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, giving out Chupa Chups which will be exchanged for cigarettes at various points in the hospital.

Chupa Chups is also preparing vending machines for public places with advice for giving up smoking.

Tobacco consumption and tobacco addiction: some figures
• Around 30% of the Spanish adult population habitually consume tobacco. 18% are ex-smokers while 52% have never smoked. The remaining 1% are occasional smokers.

• Spain, together with Holland and Japan, is one of the heaviest smoking countries, with around 15 million smokers.

• Access to cigarettes is happening increasingly early (at 15 years old, whereas it used to be at 20), while the percentage of women smokers has doubled to reach 30%.

• Tobacco is the substance most commonly consumed by adolescents, surpassing alcohol and marijuana. The 31% of girls between 15 and 18 habitually smoke, compared with 23% of boys of the same age.

• As well as serious illnesses, tobacco addiction causes other less serious secondary effects, such as: hair loss, premature aging, tooth damage, the aggravation of gastric ulcers and the deformation of spermatozoa, among others.

For more information:
Amets Uriarte/ Ulled Comunicación
93 4813620 / e-mail: mailto :auriarte@ulled.com
The full study and postcard can be downloaded at www.chupachups.com
Click here to view the original report by Chupa Chups.

Singapore Wins Silver Medal In Women's Team Table Tennis At Beijing Olympics 2008

2008-08-18T13:03:00.019+08:00

Wow this is historical! A must blog!

Singapore claims silver medals in the Women's Team Table Tennis Competition at the Beijing Olympics last night. The team comprises of Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei and Li Jiawei. The odds were low since they were up against the formidable China peddlers who are ranked world number 1 and 2. Although runner ups, these girls will always be our golden girls in many Singaporean eyes as they have claimed an Olympic medal, 48 years after the last Olympic medal that our country has won. A proud moment for many Singaporeans to see our girls up on the prize podium. Congrats Team Singapore! You have done us proud. V^_^V

All pictures courtesy of Yahoo Singapore.

President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge (2nd L) and China's President Hu Jintao (2nd R) watch the women's team table tennis final match between China and Singapore at the Beijing 2008 OIympic Games August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)

Wang Nan of China plays a shot during her women's team table tennis final match against Feng Tianwei of Singapore at the Beijing 2008 OIympic Games August 17, 2008.(Joe Chan/Reuters)

Feng Tianwei of Singapore plays a shot during her women's team table tennis final match against Wang Nan of China at the Beijing 2008 OIympic Games August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)

China's Wang Nan plays against Singapore's Feng Tianwei during the table tennis team competition gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)

Singapore's Feng Tianwei serves the ball against China's Wang Nan in the women's table tennis team competition gold medal round at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Zhang Yining of China plays a shot during her women's team table tennis final match against Li Jiawei of Singapore at the Beijing 2008 OIympic Games August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)

Li Jiawei of Singapore plays a shot during her women's team table tennis final match against Zhang Yining of China at the Beijing 2008 OIympic Games August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)

Singapore's Li Jia Wei reacts after missing a ball in the women's table tennis team competition gold medal round against China at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

China's Guo Yue serves against Singapore during the women's table tennis team competition gold medal round at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. China won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

China's Guo Yue, left and Zhang Yining, right, play against Singapore's Wang Yue Gu and Li Jia Wei during the table tennis team competition gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, MGSunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)

China's Zhang Yining reacts after she scored against Singapore's Li Jia Wei during a table tennis team competition gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)

Silver medallists (L-R) Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei and Li Jiawei of Singapore celebrate at the medal ceremony for the women's team table tennis matches at the Beijing 2008 OIympic Games August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)

Singapore's Wang Yue Gu, left, Feng Tianwei, center, and Li Jia Wei celebrate after winning the silver medal in the women's table tennis team competition gold medal round at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Singapore's Wang Yue Gu, left, Feng Tianwei, center, and Li Jia Wei celebrate after winning the silver medal in the women's table tennis team competition gold medal round at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

(L-R) Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei and Li Jiawei of Singapore show their silver medals at the medal ceremony for the women's team table tennis matches at the Beijing 2008 OIympic Games August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)

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S'pore's medallists: Who they are

LI JIAWEI
Age: 27 (born in Beijing)
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 60kg
Came to Singapore 13years ago.
World ranking: 5

WANG YUEGU
Age: 28 (born in Henan)
Height: 1.55m
Weight: 63kg
Came to Singapore in 2005.
World ranking: 8

FENG TIANWEI
Age: 21 (born in Heilongjiang)
Height: 1.64m
Weight: 58kg
Came to Singapore last year.
World ranking: 7

Women's team table tennis result: China beat Singapore 3-0
Wang Nan (CH) bt Feng Tianwei (SIN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-6
Zhang Yining (CH) bt Li Jiawei (SIN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7
Guo Yue/Zhang Yining (CH) bt Wang Yuegu/Li Jiawei (SIN) 11-8, 11-5, 11-6.

Who Said News Is Boring?

2008-08-15T10:06:00.004+08:00

Came across this on yahoo news this morning. Have a kick. XD

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Wife auctions evidence of husband's affair on Internet

SYDNEY (AFP) - - An Australian woman has taken revenge on her cheating husband by auctioning his mistress's "huge" panties and his "size small" condom packet on eBay.

The seller, named only as Anna from Queensland state, says next in line for auction will probably be her husband's Harley Davidson motorcycle "at a start price of 99 cents and, of course, with no reserve!"

A photograph shows the lacy black underpants, described as "size humongous" and the "size small" condom wrapper, which the woman found in her bed after her husband's alleged affair with a woman named Kylie.

Anna says of the panties: "They are so huge I thought they may make someone a nice shawl or, even better, something for Halloween perhaps."

She describes how she returned home early from work after her "soon to be ex-husband" of 22 years mistakenly sent her a romantic text message meant for the other woman, to find him discouraging her from entering their bedroom.

In the room she found the empty condom wrapper under his pillow and "The Tart's panties at the foot of the bed".

The listing was initially taken down by eBay because of its policy of refusing to sell secondhand underwear, spokeswoman Inessa Jackson told Brisbane's Courier Mail.

"We let her know about the policy and instead she's now selling a photograph of the offending knickers," Jackson said.

"eBay does connect colourful buyers with colourful sellers and I wouldn't be surprised if someone did buy these items, though I couldn't speculate on who would buy them or why.

"This is obviously very therapeutic for this woman and it must be a great channel for her views on cheating and the sanctity of marriage."

The photograph, which had a starting price of just 69 US cents, down from the original 99 cents asked for the actual items, had received 47 bids by Thursday, with the top offer standing at 127.50 US dollars with four days to go.

The listing, along with the wife's story, has been added to eBay Australia's Best of eBay site here.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious & Other Really Long Words

2008-08-12T17:21:00.003+08:00

Was MIA for abit cause I didn't have much mood to blog with the passing of a gamer friend. Anyway I'm back and feeling better.

I remembered the longest ever word that I had learn when I was young and that’s "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". Now this is no nonsense word. It can actually be found in the Oxford English Dictionary and it’s a song title from the Walt Disney movie Mary Poppins. So yeah I did watch Marry Poppins when I was young and I have all her books. So who said you can learn things from TV. By the way supercalifragilisticexpialidocious has 34 characters in them. XD

Anyway here are a bunch of really long words too I found from a website. The number in between the (X) denotes the total number of characters found in the word.

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Longest Words

(45)PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (also spelled PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOKONIOSIS) = a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust.

This is the longest word in any English dictionary. However, it was coined by Everett Smith, the President of The National Puzzlers' League, in 1935 purely for the purpose of inventing a new "longest word". The Oxford English Dictionary described the word as factitious. Nevertheless it also appears in the Webster's, Random House, and Chambers dictionaries.

(37)HEPATICOCHOLANGIOCHOLECYSTENTEROSTOMIES = a surgical creation of a connection between the gall bladder and a hepatic duct and between the intestine and the gall bladder.

This is the longest word in Gould's Medical Dictionary.

(30)HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIAN = pertaining to a very long word.

From Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words.

(29)FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION = an estimation of something as worthless.

This is the longest word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Interestingly the most common letter in English, E, does not appear in this word at all, whilst I occurs a total of nine times. The word dates back to 1741. The 1992 Guinness Book of World Records calls floccinaucinihilipilification the longest real word in the Oxford English Dictionary, and refers to pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis as the longest made-up one.

(28) ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM = the belief which opposes removing the tie between church and state.

Probably the most popular of the "longest words" in recent decades.

(27) HONORIFICABILITUDINITATIBUS = honorableness.

The word first appeared in English in 1599, and in 1721 was listed by Bailey's Dictionary as the longest word in English. It was used by Shakespeare in Love's Labor's Lost (Costard; Act V, Scene I):

"O, they have lived long on the alms-basket of words.
I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word;
for thou art not so long by the head as
honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier
swallowed than a flap-dragon."
Shakespeare does not use any other words over 17 letters in length.

(27) ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY

The longest unhyphenated word in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th Ed.), joint with ethylenediaminetetraacetate (see below).

(27) ANTITRANSUBSTANTIATIONALIST = one who doubts that consecrated bread and wine actually change into the body and blood of Christ.

(21) DISPROPORTIONABLENESS and (21) INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES
These are described by the 1992 Guinness Book of World Records as the longest words in common usage.

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Chemical Terms

Two chemical terms (3,641 and 1,913 letters long) have appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records. They were withdrawn because they have never been used by chemists, and there is no theoretical limit to the length of possible legitimate chemical terms. A DNA molecule could have a name of over 1,000,000,000 letters if it was written out in full.

(1,185) ACETYLSERYLTYROSYLSERYLISOLEUCYLTHREONYLSERYLPROLYLSERYLGLUTAMINYLPHENYLALANYLVALYLPHENYLALANYLLEUCYLSERYLSERYLVALYLTRYPTOPHYLALANYLASPARTYLPROLYLISOLEUCYLGLUTAMYLLEUCYLLEUCYLASPARAGINYLVALYLCYSTEINYLTHREONYLSERYLSERYLLEUCYLGLYCYLASPARAGINYLGLUTAMINYLPHENYLALANYLGLUTAMINYLTHREONYLGLUTAMINYLGLUTAMINYLALANYLARGINYLTHREONYLTHREONYLGLUTAMINYLVALYLGLUTAMINYLGLUTAMINYLPHENYLALANYLSERYLGLUTAMINYLVALYLTRYPTOPHYLLYSYLPROLYLPHENYLALANYLPROLYLGLUTAMINYLSERYLTHREONYLVALYLARGINYLPHENYLALANYLPROLYLGLYCYLASPARTYLVALYLTYROSYLLYSYLVALYLTYROSYLARGINYLTYROSYLASPARAGINYLALANYLVALYLLEUCYLASPARTYLPROLYLLEUCYLISOLEUCYLTHREONYLALANYLLEUCYLLEUCYLGLYCYLTHREONYLPHENYLALANYLASPARTYLTHREONYLARGINYLASPARAGINYLARGINYLISOLEUCYLISOLEUCYLGLUTAMYLVALYLGLUTAMYLASPARAGINYLGLUTAMINYLGLUTAMINYLSERYLPROLYLTHREONYLTHREONYLALANYLGLUTAMYLTHREONYLLEUCYLASPARTYLALANYLTHREONYLARGINYLARGINYLVALYLASPARTYLASPARTYLALANYLTHREONYLVALYLALANYLISOLEUCYLARGINYLSERYLALANYLASPARAGINYLISOLEUCYLASPARAGINYLLEUCYLVALYLASPARAGINYLGLUTAMYLLEUCYLVALYLARGINYLGLYCYLTHREONYLGLYCYLLEUCYLTYROSYLASPARAGINYLGLUTAMINYLASPARAGINYLTHREONYLPHENYLALANYLGLUTAMYLSERYLMETHIONYLSERYLGLYCYLLEUCYLVALYLTRYPTOPHYLTHREONYLSERYLALANYLPROLYLALANYLSERINE = Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Dahlemense Strain.

This word has appeared in the American Chemical Society's Chemical Abstracts and is thus considered by some to be the longest real word.

(39) TETRAMETHYLDIAMINOBENZHYDRYLPHOSPHINOUS = a type of acid.

This is the longest chemical term in the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd Ed.). It does not have its own entry but appears under a citation for another word.

(37) FORMALDEHYDETETRAMETHYLAMIDOFLUORIMUM

Chemical term in the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd Ed.).

(37) DIMETHYLAMIDOPHENYLDIMETHYLPYRAZOLONE

Chemical term in the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd Ed.).

(31) DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE = a pesticide used to kill lice; abbrv. DDT.

It is the longest word in the Macquarie Dictionary and is also in the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd Ed.).

(29) TRINITROPHENYLMETHYLNITRAMINE = a type of explosive.

This is the longest chemical term in Webster's Dictionary (3rd Ed.).

(27) ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATE

The longest unhyphenated word in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th Ed.), joint with electroencephalographically (see above).

(26) ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC = a type of acid; abbrv. EDTA.

This word appears in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th Ed.).

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Place Names

There are many long place names around the world. Here are a few of the largest.

(85) TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUKAKAPIKIMAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU
A hill in New Zealand. This Maori name was in general use, but is now generally abbreviated to Taumata. The name means: the summit of the hill, where Tamatea, who is known as the land eater, slid down, climbed up and swallowed mountains, played on his nose flute to his loved one.

(66) GORSAFAWDDACHAIDRAIGODANHEDDOGLEDDOLONPENRHYNAREURDRAETHCEREDIGION

A town in Wales. The name means: the Mawddach station and its dragon teeth at the Northern Penrhyn Road on the golden beach of Cardigan bay.

(58) LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH

A town in North Wales. The name roughly translates as: St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

(41) CHARGOGAGOGMANCHARGOGAGOGCHARBUNAGUNGAMOG

Another name for Lake Webster in Massachusetts. Probably the longest name in the United States. Alternative spellings are:

(44) CHARGOGGAGOGGMANCHAUGGAGOGGCHAUBUNAGUNGAMOGG,
(45) CHARGOGGAGOGGMANCHAUGGAGOGGCHAUBUNAGUNGAMAUGG,
(44) CHARGOGGAGOGGMANCHAUGGAGOGGCHABUNAGUNGAMAUGG.

(23) NUNATHLOOGAGAMIUTBINGOI

The Eskimo name for some dunes in Alaska, according to The Book of Names by J. N. Hook.

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Well I doubt I'll be making a trip to that hill in New Zealand. It's just too stressful trying to pronounce or spell it. What a killer. Lolz. XD

Memorial Site for Yuki

2008-08-01T09:49:00.000+08:00

This is to all those old RAN players that knew the owner of MP ID: yukigod (Pow Archer) & carolinelee (Int Archer).

Our dearest friend yuki has lost her battle with leukemia and have passed away a few days ago at a tender age of 20.

If you wish you pen down your condolences, an online memorial has been set up for Yuki:

http://yukilee-qi.last-memories.com/

Thanks.

Yuki's Passing

2008-07-31T11:49:00.004+08:00

Just got into office and I got this msn:

erimin.blogspot.com says:
yo man

erimin.blogspot.com says:
yuki passed away yesterday

This piece of news hit me straight in the face like a strong wave cashing onto the shore. I was stun, shocked, breathless and in a state of blur all at once.

Yuki was a cute little girl that we came to know from our previous MMORPG, RAN Online. We grind our levels together and chat together. Cracking jokes in the party and guild chat. I remembered when she told me she was going to quit playing RAN. She was going to go to Taiwan to get her degree and I still remembered I told her to study hard and don't keep gaming as it's costly to go overseas to study. She promised me she will work hard and was eager to go, on top of the usual whining of a small girl. Eri, yuki and me had a group chat on msn once when she was in Taiwan. She was preparing for her exams and said that some of her papers were hard. We told her to work hard and wished her the best of luck for her exams. All these seemed so recent to me.

Yuki was a small girl. She passed away at a tender age of 20 (just less then 2 months to her 21st birthday) from leukemia. An illness we came to know about last year when she was fighting to undergo chemotherapy. We all prayed for her to get well but we know without a bone marrow transplant the odds are low.

I'll miss this small girl dearly. Can't believe she is gone just like that. Am trying to numb myself with work to stop the tears from rolling but everything seems to be a blur to me. My voice even broke down on the phone when I was checking on some problem issue with the Telco. *Sigh*

A Tang Poem - A Traveller's Song

2008-07-30T16:13:00.003+08:00

Was discussing some things with my colleagues and one thing lead to another and soon everyone was dishing out Tang Poems on me. Which I have zero clue on since my mandarin is atrocious. Practically washed down the drain type. So they recommended that I learn one of the easiest one. (To be used when I want to show my "well-versed" Chinese culture. Muahahaha!)

It's a mouthful for me so I'm just going to paste it here so that I can refer back easily. XD

遊子吟 (By: 孟郊)

慈母手中線，遊子身上衣；
臨行密密縫，意恐遲遲歸。
誰言寸草心，報得三春輝？

A Traveller's Song (By: Meng Jiao)

The thread in the hands of a fond-hearted mother
Makes clothes for the body of her wayward boy;
Carefully she sews and thoroughly she mends,
Dreading the delays that will keep him late from home.
But how much love has the inch-long grass
For three spring months of the light of the sun?

Poem with English translation courtesy from this website. Click here to check it out.

Favourite Perfect World Picture

2008-07-21T11:26:00.005+08:00

Here is one of my favourite perfect world picture. Me and my dear sharing a quiet moment in the game after a round of hectic pk (player kill). Ok everyone, on the count of 3. 1... 2... 3... all together now...Aww~~!!!!

Click on the picture itself for a larger view. V^_^V

Blue

2008-07-14T14:35:00.005+08:00

Feeling blue for these 2 days. Maybe cause when you been too nice to certain people they tend to take you for granted and it saddens you when you see it actually happen in front of your eyes. Maybe I also do the same thing to people around me. Maybe I just not a good enough person.

Maybe I think too much cause it might just be the Monday blues kicking in and I have many shit cases at work to handle. *Sign* Moodless geh Monya signing off and going back to the shit pile. ~_~"

I just want to go home, go for my run, forget about everything and get back my chirpy self. ~_~

Nick Nacks Of My KL Trip

2008-07-10T09:48:00.009+08:00

In my state of blurness while blogging at my dear's cyber cafe, I forgot to include some bits and pieces of information.

1) Meiji galore for the guys! V^_^V

2) My dear brought us to a DJ school near to Sungei Wang cause he needs to do abit of work first before we can head to SS2. Pretty cool place. Was in absolute heaven as Trance was belting out inside the school. Nearly gone to heaven when they were mixing Tiesto's track which I could tell by listening to the begining of the track. Bliss~ V^_^V

3) Engaged in a cushion fight on the sofa with Vince as to who should buy a new air con for the DJ school since Vince was complaining that it's not cool enough. Me? I find it quite alright. My unsuspecting dear was walking in and out of the DJ room and we chirp out in chorus that my dear should be the one buying a new air con since he asked us what's all this "argument" about. Anyway he just laughed and carry on his work and we just carried on "arguing". XD

4) Finally meet up with a perfect world guild mate, Elien, at Kepong! Was talking to him in game while at SS2 and he was complaining that we are taking a real long time at SS2. Leaving him lonely. XD

5) Iced Caramel Macchiato rocks!!! Recommanded by my dear. Going to drink that instead of my usual Caramel Frappuccino next time. V^_^V

Iced Caramel Macchiato (from Starbucks website. =P )
The iced version of our signature Starbucks® beverage. A creamy mix of vanilla and fresh cold milk poured over ice, marked with Starbucks® espresso and topped with our own proprietary buttery caramel sauce.

6)The black eye shadow on my left eye smudge onto my lower eye lid! Leaving me with a "black" eye on my left eye. Must have been rubbing my eye. Ohhhh... What a bummer!! Nobody told me also that I had a panda eye and I only came to know about it when I reached the hotel to take a shower and rest. God knows how many people saw that!!!! Oh my god!!!! Have ticked my dear off for that. >"<

7) My dear showed me some pretty cool DVDJ videos made by his latest Pioneer's DVDJ baby. He and Vince demo the dance moves in the car during the journey to SS2.Hilarious to the max!!!!!

Speaking of which here are the vids mixed by Pioneer DVDJ sets. Enjoy V^_^V

Timbaland's - Can't Stop The Way I Drop
The way I are Remix with Shrek DVDJ Unique

What is Love Roxy Remix DVDJ Unique

KL Trip (05/07/08 ~ 07/07/08)

2008-07-06T07:27:00.003+08:00

Well I'm actually blogging from the cyber cafe that my game dear and buddies frequently patronise. So far this trip has been rewarding and tiring. Shopping was so so actually. Guess the style of dressing here just ain't my cup of tea hence didn't buy any clothes nor shoes as of yet. Hmmm.... starting to suspect if I'm really a girl at heart. Ha ha!! XD

This trip is tiring cause I can't sleep much on the coach nor airplane whenever I travel but I'm used to it. We took the bus from Golden Mile at 11.30pm on Friday and only reach the Swiss Garden Hotel at KL at 5.30am. God the driver sure took his own sweet time to drive considering we only did 1 pit stop throughtout the entire journey.

After "dumping" our bags and exploring the rooms that were reserved for us, its straight off to breakfast at the hotel. My god, there were actually people eating breakfast at 6am in the morning. For me, I won't wake up at that kind of timing to eat a breakfast. I rather sleep in and take brunch. Oink Oink I know. =P

After breakfast, my colleagues decided to go for a swim after "sleeping" for 3 hours or so. Kudos to them that they are actually so energetic to do such a tedious task. Me? I just laze in bed cause a couple hours of sleep is pretty hard for me to fall asleep anyway and I have a long night ahead of me. Anyway after their swim in the tiny swimming pool which can only fit 4 adults, they decided that its time to get ready for some shopping action. Sungei Wang was the first destination. Nothing much to buy there as I mentioned earlier. Since Kelly Kin insisted that we have Japanese food, Teppanyaki was the only choice at Sungei Wang so all of us dragged our feets in to get some lunch. My good the food sucks big time. All of us complained after the lunch. After that we went for a 3D simulator ride which was pretty cool although it last for a couple of minutes. We were pratically laughing as it was a bumpy ride and Shufen's coins kept rolling out from her pocket and creating the additional sound effects. XD

Then ring ring, my handphone rang. It was Vince. He has arrived from Kedah to KL to meet up with me. We had a funny argument about ground floor and first floor. Why you may ask. Cause to us, ground floor and first floor is actually referred as the same thing. Whereas to Malaysians, ground floor is ground floor and the first floor is actually our second floor. Hence we couldn't find each other for a couple of minutes. Ha ha ha! Talk about serious miscommunication. XD

Anyway my dear picked us up and it was off to Perfect World's war at SS2 at Petaling Jaya. Pretty fun to be playing in the same cyber cafe for once. Command was pretty easy as you just need to shout across and we won. After that it was pk (aka player kill) for us inside Perfect World. Like I said easy to command by shouting and we actually killed off quite a number of people which pissed them off naturally. XD

Then it was a long dinner with lots of talk and laughther among our RAN guild mates who came down to join us since I'm here. Those that attended:

- My dear, Cyrixleong
- Vince aka LuvFong
- Renyi aka 1hit1kill
- Zorro
- erimin
- Mike aka Micheal Liew
- Charzhai
- Zee Zee
- cvkit
- Ah piang aka GT
- MissJapan
- SpaceDj

Lot's of crap exchanged and guess everyone enjoyed themselves. After which my friends had their dota session back at the same cyber cafe and I was "forced" to do all their world quest and daily missions for their respective IDs while they enjoyed their dota session. What a bummer. Bored me to the core. Almost fell asleep in front of the computer as I was bored and my brain was slowly shutting down due to lack of sleep. >"<

Luckily their dota session ended and it was off to Kepong to meet another friend for yam cha and to have a look around at the cyber cafe that they normally hang in. Then it was the usual round of game hunting in the Perfect World game. We always hunt on Saturday nights. It's so fun to be able to finally hunt together in a team together in real life. Although my eyes were getting heavier and heavier by the minute.

Well it's 7.50am now and I still have not slept yet. I think I'm almost brain dead and that sort of explains the messy post with pieces of information blogged in here and there. What's the plan for later? Well going to head back to the hotel for some rest soon and then out for the final round of shopping before heading back to Singapore. Hope I can find some things to buy.

Here's a very brain dead and panda Monya signing off. Cheers~ V^_^V

**PS: Erimin if your reading this post, you still owe me a Starbucks Coffee and don't change the topic by commenting that the weather is hot. =.="

My Sickening Friend - Erimin

2008-06-23T12:22:00.002+08:00

Been having casual chat via MSN with erimin on the daily Euro matches that's happening now. So one fine day (Thursday to be exact), my good friend erimin decided to wager a cup of Starbucks coffee with me on the upcoming Croatia vs. Turkey match since I'm heading to KL to meet up with the guys on the 5th of July. Here's our conversation on MSN:

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19/06/2008 6:18:14 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
then tomorrow's game lor

19/06/2008 6:18:14 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
croatia vs turkey

19/06/2008 6:19:18 PM Ros de Monya:
sucky game

19/06/2008 6:19:20 PM Ros de Monya:
both also dun like

19/06/2008 6:19:42 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
siao eh

19/06/2008 6:19:46 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
almost 6.30pm liao leh

19/06/2008 6:19:48 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
dunwan go back ah

19/06/2008 6:19:52 PM Ros de Monya:
i got facial

19/06/2008 6:19:55 PM Ros de Monya:
rushing something now

19/06/2008 6:19:59 PM Ros de Monya:
damn ahhhh

19/06/2008 6:20:14 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
tiuuuuuuu

19/06/2008 6:21:15 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
then dunwan kacau u

19/06/2008 6:22:05 PM Ros de Monya:
ok that match ah

19/06/2008 6:22:07 PM Ros de Monya:
quick one

19/06/2008 6:22:10 PM Ros de Monya:
i'll pick turkey

19/06/2008 6:22:12 PM Ros de Monya:
wats your call

19/06/2008 6:22:17 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
good

19/06/2008 6:22:28 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
im going for croatia

19/06/2008 6:22:30 PM Ros de Monya :
lolz

19/06/2008 6:22:31 PM Ros de Monya:
ok lor

19/06/2008 6:22:47 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
the bet is on !

19/06/2008 6:22:47 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
thx for ur starbucks

19/06/2008 6:23:09 PM Ros de Monya;
o0o

19/06/2008 6:23:11 PM Ros de Monya:
ball is round

19/06/2008 6:23:37 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
yah ball is round but i got bigger balls

19/06/2008 6:23:37 PM erimin.blogspot.com:
lol

19/06/2008 6:27:09 PM Ros de Monya:
u mean marbles ba

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With that I off my MSN and left the office since the bet is on according to erimin. Friday monday I turned on the computer at home and googled the results as I was on leave that day. Turkey trashed Croatia 3 - 1. Woot~! Meaning I won!!! V^_^V

Well today is Monday so I decided to tease erimin on losing a bet with me. Following our MSN conversation:

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23/06/2008 9:44:20 AM Ros de Monya:
thanks for your starbucks ;)

23/06/2008 9:44:22 AM Ros de Monya:
muahahaha

23/06/2008 10:03:31 AM erimin.blogspot.com:
wallow today weather damm hot

23/06/2008 10:17:29 AM Ros de Monya:
aiseh change topic

23/06/2008 10:20:26 AM Ros de Monya:
eri owe me starbucks

23/06/2008 10:21:27 AM erimin.blogspot.com:
dun worry man

23/06/2008 10:21:53 AM erimin.blogspot.com:
i will buy u starbucks

23/06/2008 10:21:53 AM erimin.blogspot.com:
dun worry man

23/06/2008 10:21:53 AM erimin.blogspot.com:
IF u can still find me

23/06/2008 10:21:54 AM Ros de Monya :
cheer eri owes me starbucks cheer

23/06/2008 10:22:03 AM Ros de Monya:
nb wat do u mean

23/06/2008 10:22:58 AM erimin.blogspot.com;
lose ball until wan run road liao

23/06/2008 10:24:23 AM Ros de Monya:
=.=

23/06/2008 10:28:14 AM erimin.blogspot.com:
later bookie find me then tuah ki liao

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Nice one my friend. One word for you and thats "GG". It's only one starbucks coffee man. Don't need to churn out crap stories to worm your way out. =.="

Happy Birthday To Me!

2008-06-09T13:25:00.002+08:00

Happy birthday to me~ Happy birthday to me~ Happy birthday to meeeeee~ Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Woot~ Just making a quick entry to log in the date from home. On leave today!!!!! =P
Going out for sakae sushi now and later a trip to the museum. Why the museum? Well I've never been there before and seriously how many of you have actually been there. So I'm heading there to check it out. Going to act all tourist-sy. XD
Anyway its a to do in my lifetime. =P

Happy birthday birthday girl! (That's me!) V^_^V

Tough Riddle

2008-06-02T12:51:00.003+08:00

Came across a tough riddle and had lots of fun passing it around to my friends after I knew the answer of course. Here is the riddle and have fun guessing. You can highlight on my answer to reveal the answer after you are sick of racking your grey matters. =P

Guess a 7 letter word,
That is greater than God,
More evil than the devil,
The poor have it,
The rich need it,
And if you eat it, you'll die?
What is it?

Answer: "NOTHING"

KK's Carpark

2008-05-27T12:38:00.005+08:00

Went to KK Hospital on Saturday morning to get jabs. Pretty painful which hurts for 3 consecutive days. My arm was swollen at jab areas and so painful that my movements were reduced. Even gaming was a torture. =(

Anyway KK's carpark is so cute!!! Pictures speak louder then words so here they are:

I still need to go for another jab at end of June and another one more close to end of the year. ~_~"

Going to hurt for 3 consecutive days again when I go for the next jab. *Sign* =(

Bubble Wrap Fun!

2008-05-20T15:01:00.002+08:00

Chanced upon some bubble wrap in the office today. Pity it's such a small piece and it was really quite a stress reliever to pop them and talk on the phone with the customer. After finishing popping all of them I think the withdrawal symptom kicked in. I need more bubble wrap pronto!!!

Bingo! My trusty Google came up with a Virtual Bubble Wrap site. Ah~ endless popping pleasure. Pop! Pop! Pop! Click here to check them out.

This site even sells the "I love bubble wrap" T-shirts. What a hoot! XD

There's also a page illustrating the different ways to pop bubble wrap:

- Single-pop #1 - using thumb and index finger to squeeze individual bubbles.
- Single-pop #2 - using thumb and index finger and a "rolling" motion to squeeze the bubble to the side.
- Single-pop #3 - using any finger or object to smash a bubble against a surface such as a table.
- Multi-pop #1 - using less precision and popping many bubbles at once with fingers.
- Multi-pop #2 - crushing handfuls of bubbles in the fist.
- Multi-pop #3 - rolling and then "wringing" a sheet of Bubble Wrap.
- Multi-pop #4 - smashing (with fist or other object) many bubbles against a surface
- Foot-Method - walking on, trampling, or stomping on the bubbles.
- Creative - any novel means of popping the bubbles, such as rolling in somersaults over them.

To add on, people do submit their creative ways to pop bubble wrap. Ha ha maybe one day I should try those methods. Well that's a wrap folks. (Pun intended!) =P

Why do we have two nostrils?

2008-05-08T15:30:00.003+08:00

While using the scissors and playfully joking with my colleague about accidentally snipping the bridge between my nostrils in some freak accident to have one nostril instead of two, my inquisitive nature decided to kick in. Why do we have two nostrils but only one nasal cavity? Normal animals have two nostrils and one nasal cavity too. What's the purpose of having two nostrils?

So to satisfy my craving for the weirdest questions that I can come out with, I decide to Google it. Ahhh.. the wonders of internet. If I were to ask my parents they would pick one action below:

(A) Call me to shut up.
(B) Reply me with a "Don't ask stupid questions.
(C) Give me a tight slap across the face.
(D) All of the above.

The following is copied from an article from CBC News:

It smells like a breakthrough, but it's always been right there in front of them. Scientists at Stanford University in California say they have discovered why humans have two nostrils.

The researchers, including Canadian post-doctoral student Rehan Kahn, have suggested that each nostril transmits slightly different information to the brain. Like each eye and each ear, each nostril takes in and relays complementary information.

Their experiments show that each nostril has better detection of certain smells. So, while the left nostril might detect burning smells better, the right detects flowery scents more easily.

The scientists say that a difference in airflow through the nostrils allows one nostril to better detect the odor of some substances while the other better detects others. The researchers also say that this smell specialization moves back and forth between the nostrils.

The study is in the November 4 issue of the journal Nature.

New Running Shoes

2008-05-07T11:21:00.006+08:00

Woot~ went to Queensway on Monday and bought a new pair of running shoes cause the old one was getting pretty uncomfortable. Total damage? A whooping $132 for this pair of Nike Air Pegasus.

What's cool about this pair is that you can buy an add on from Nike which has an adaptor for your iPod Nano which you can connect and record how far you have run and how much calories you have burnt and yet still tune in to your iPod Nano while you run. Pretty cool but it cost $55.90 for that.

Anyway I can still listen to my iPod Nano and continue my run. Just got to go 6 rounds round the park in 30 minutes. =P

So it's sayonara to my old Nikes and hello to my new Nikes. Gonna try them out in tonight's run. Yeah~!!

Working Late

2008-04-22T18:46:00.006+08:00

*Sign* It's 6.45pm and I've just completed my work for yesterday. Just starting on the applications for today. Feeling damn sad and sorry for myself. *Sign* Back to work then. Hai~ God knows what time I need to stay till to complete them. *Sign*

**Update**

It's 9.40pm already and finally I have more or less finished the applications for today. Heard some guy said bye to me but I swear I'm in the only person left in this freaking place since 8pm+. I take it as it's God's way of telling me I should hurry up and scram home. Tata~

Super Duper Busy With Work

2008-04-15T09:54:00.003+08:00

Ahhhhhhhhhhh........... been so busy with work. Have been staying in the office till 7pm+ at least for the past 2 weeks. Left office around 9pm yesterday. So sianz........... I want to go home early to game. *Sigh* ~_~

I Want A 2nd Tattoo >"<

2008-04-08T12:13:00.003+08:00

Been thinking of a second tattoo for a real long time. Really want to get one at my right shoulder blade but my approving officer say NO. =.="

Ahhh... can't stop thinking about it. Want to put cherry blossoms and maybe a butterfly and my name on my right shoulder blade. To compliment and complete my lower back's tattoo. Maybe something like this but need to add in the other details in.

Ahhh.... can't stop thinking about it. Anyway my tattoo is for myself to see anyway. I don't expose them. Sob~ I want a second tattoo...... T_T

Trance Track - Part 2

2008-04-04T10:29:00.003+08:00

Another one that I like. This is from Armin, the world's no. 1 DJ.

Armin Van Buuren - This World Is Watching Me

As for Alex M.O.R.P.H.'s Life Less Ordinary, I still prefer the A Less Ordinary Rank 1 Mix compared to the original. Too bad the remix verision isn't available as a single. So here it is, but it's a bit cut off at the end cause a few seconds another track is being incorporated:

Alex M.O.R.P.H.'s Life Less Ordinary (A Less Ordinary Rank 1 Mix)

Nice Trance Tracks

2008-04-03T11:24:00.004+08:00

Just to share some trance tracks that I like. =)

Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Markus Schulz vs Elevation Intro Mix)

Alex M.O.R.P.H & Rank 1 - Life Less Ordinary (Original Mix)

Cons

2008-03-31T09:51:00.002+08:00

This morning, while walking to the MRT station, an old women came up to me and ask me for $10. Her told me she needed the money to see the doctor as she had some rashes on her hand. As she pointed to her hand, no visible rashes could be observed. Then it hit me, my god another con early in the morning and I just went on my way. I'm not saying that I was cruel to leave her but seriously, there are just one too many such con people in Singapore and I actually got conned by these con stars before.

I remember when I was going home after Secondary School, a guy approached me at the MRT station. He showed me his empty wallet and told me he needed $2 to get home by train. Without hesitation, I fished out $2 and passed it to him. Mind you $2 was daily pocket money. When he took the $2, he in turn ask me if I could spare him $10 instead as he wanted to take a taxi home instead. =.="

My god, prying on people's kindness. I just left him there and then and when I turned back, I saw him pounding on another unsuspecting victim to relay his so called sad story again. >"<

I wonder how many people like me fell for this trick. Felt so stupid. Once bitten twice shy.

Anyway I heard another story that happened to a friend of mine. This guy came up to my friend to borrow his handphone to make a call as his handphone was flat. So my friend thought what the heck, his going to use in front of him anyway and he just passed the phone to the stranger seeing that this stranger was well dressed in his shirt, pants and tie. So the stranger dialed a number and kept going "hello, I can't hear you" and walked slightly further and further away to get a better reception. Within a few seconds, this very stranger just made a made a mad 100m sprint and the handphone was gone in the wind. My friend was in a state of shock and left to stand alone on the pavement a witness to what had just happened.

Come to think of it, I wonder what makes people do these kind of things. Is cheating the only means of survival. I really wonder what's wrong with the world now. *Sigh*

Interesting

2008-03-28T17:21:00.001+08:00

Aoccdrnig to rSeerach at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

New Toy

2008-03-24T11:40:00.007+08:00

Finally I got myself a new handphone. Ha ha. M1 actually gave me the $200 voucher damn early last year but I could only upgrade my handphone in this month and this voucher was also expiring at the end of the month.

Presenting my new phone, the Nokia 6500. Sorry I'm a sucker for Nokia phones. Don't like to change to any other brands. Why the Nokia 6500? Cause I don't like the N series since they are bulky and also I don't like their overall outlook. Yucks! Anyway the 6500 comes in all black which was recently launched. My favourite. V^_^V

The original 6500 was launch somewhere in October last year and only came in silver with black combi. Ho Ho Ho.

I just need a 3G phone which can allow me to take pictures, mms, sms and call. Ha ha I'm just a simple gal. Don't need to slap me with so much techy things which I don't use in the end.

So I saw on the Saturday newspaper that M1 was having a special 2 days only promo for the Nokia 6500 at only $118 upon upgrading. Went down on Sunday with my voucher and the 1st counter staff told me that since my $200 voucher had a balance I can actually use the balance to purchase accessories for the phone. That was pretty cool since I thought that voucher was only a headset voucher. Finally the customer service beeped my number and I went to the counter.

To my horror, she said that based on my current plan, I can actually have the phone at $18. A cool $100 discount. So instead of a balance of $82 to purchase phone accessories, I had $182 instead. Sweat!!! I ended up buying a bunch of handphone accessories I don't need and still had a balance of $10 from the voucher. Headache!!

So here's a picture of the phone which I just took this morning. It's fully charge but I haven't had the time to transfer all the data and contacts from my current Nokia 6280 to this new phone. So it's still sitting at home. Ha ha! Talk about slacking.

Check out the bunch of accessories I had to purchase with the balance $182. So many things out of stock at M1. =.="

- Nokia Car phone charger (I don't own a car.)
- Nokia blue tooth headset. (Dunno get this for what also.)
- Spare battery. (Seldom use spare batteries now)
- 3 X 1GB Micro SD cards. (I wanted 2GB but it was out of stock and I only need 1 actually.)

If given a choice with the full range of accessories, I rather get a 2GB micro SD, an extra desktop charger, and the USB cable charge. Would suit me much better. Anyway that's that. Those items I rather have are out of stock. =.="

Got this picture of the phone from the Nokia website it's in the silver and black combi I mentioned earlier. So here's some cool features that the Nokia 6500 has:

1) 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optic lens
2) Auto focus with 8x digital zoom
3) Share pictures or videos with friends and family via TV-Out (can connect directly to the TV to view. Wow!)
4) 16 million colors QVGA 240 x 320 pixels 2.2" LCD display
5) Ambient light sensor
6) Flight mode: all transmission-related activities turned off (I no longer need to turn of my phone during flights. Just switch to this mode. Cool!)

Anyway I'm going to transfer my data tonight and hopefully I can customise and tinkle with my new phone tomorrow. V^_^V

Sui Day

2008-03-20T10:25:00.003+08:00

Wah a sui (aka unlucky) day!! It was raining heavily in the morning so instead of slipping on heels to work, I decided to put on my sneakers since the ground was so wet outside. Slipped into my baseball jersey, jeans, changed to a sling bag and I'm out of the house. Halfway through my journey to the MRT station, the shoes felt weird when I was walking. Felt like I'm walking on rice krispies actually. Then I decide to check my sneakers out, to my horro my right sneakers had did a crocodile on me. The under sole had actually dislodge from beneath and were flapping like mad as I walked. The stupid under sole was still attached to the tip of the shoe. Damn good glue they used on the tip. I couldn't pry it loose. Looks as if my sneaker had just gave birth to a freaking alien and the cord was not cut from the mum.

I had to walk a big round back to my place instead of the usual straight path to avoid people. As I struggled back, the left sneaker decided to partner with the right one (since they are a pair) and started flapping too. I could have died on the spot there and then. So embarassing!!! >"<

So I was now struggling home with my best to walk normally as possible with two flappy sneakers instead of one. I felt like Ronald McDonald but thank god I didn't fall flat on my face. >"<

Flip flap flip flap I finally reached my place and changed into my sports shoe. Damn now I'm super late. With the wet weather it all seems so depressing. In the end I reached the office at 9.40am. Sweat!!!

And that concludes my sui day...... #@$&@%#

Where are you Monya?

2008-03-18T13:10:00.002+08:00

Have hunted in Singapore, KL, Bangkok and even Hong Kong for the Monya soft toy but can't seem to find it. Where are you Monya? T_T

I want a Monya soft toy. Sob~

Funny Pictures

2008-03-12T11:59:00.002+08:00

Got these from a friend. Click to enlarge them. Lolz~

Shitel

2008-03-05T10:32:00.003+08:00

Stupid Shitel has been screwing up my circuits and giving me nothing but giving me shit after shits everyday single day since last week. Shitel I hate you!! >"<

Been down with flu for the past week so didn't have mood to blog. *sigh* I just wish my work can flow smoothly from now. Singtel please change your name to Shitel. =.=

TranceMix

2008-02-26T16:37:00.003+08:00

Chance upon this trance site while googling for Armin. Pretty updated episodes for Armin's A State of Trance. Other world renown trance DJs are also included at this side with videos and music etc and its very well organised.

It's so darn good that I decided to give it a permanent link at my link site so that I can revisit the site as and when I want. For all the trance fan out there do check out this site: TranceMix

Enjoy~

Trousers Vs Pants

2008-02-18T10:05:00.002+08:00

Was having dinner last night when I overheard this conversation. The dad was sitting on the chair while carrying his 3 year old daughter and she was stepping all over the chair his on and also onto his clothes.

Dad: Girl don't step on daddy's pants.
Girl continues to step not giving a damn about it.
Mum: Girl your shoes very dirty. Don't step on daddy's trousers.

So it stumped me. Trousers or Pants? What's the difference? So I posed this question to everyone on the same table. If I didn't recall wrongly, we learned them as trousers in primary school.

One guy gave the explanation as, pants are more formal and trousers are more casual. Cause you always say long shirt and pants not long shirt and trousers. Well is this true? As usual I went to Google out the answer and behold, pants and trousers are actually THE SAME!! What's the difference is that trousers is a British term and pants is an American term both pertaining to the same thing.

More explanation below:

In America, a 'pair of pants' refers to an item of clothing used to cover the entire lower torso and pelvic region of the body, but often also includes clothing that covers from the hip right down to the ankle. If the article of clothing doesn't cover the knees and below, it is usually referred to as 'shorts' or something, even though it's really still a pair of pants.

In England, a 'pair of pants' refers to an item of clothing used to cover the main areas of the lower region of the body (from hip down to just below the groin). Pants are usually covered (at least in public) with another article of clothing called 'trousers'. Trousers cover the body from below the torso to above the feet, and Americans call trousers pants.

What Americans refer to as 'shorts' or 'underwear' is actually a pair of pants to the British. Americans are much less specific in the definition than the British. In America, trousers are called pants and pants are called shorts or underpants. In Great Britain, underpants are called pants and pants are called trousers. British speaking people generally find this more amusing than American speaking people, who oftentimes don't understand why the Brits are laughing at them.