1018. 1 more day

Rant of the day: My ear piercing getting a lil irritated now. Is it inflamed?

Yes!!! 1 more day to Taiwan!!! More or less packed my stuff but there are still some stuff to buy or pack tomorrow. Lemme try recall so that I remember...

1) Ginger tea mix

2) Universal adapter (dear have 2 liao but should I buy 1 to spare?)

3) Luggage locks

4) All the necessary USB for camera, mp3 player etc.

5) All the necessary charger for mobile, camera etc.

6) Thermal flask

7) Toothbrush

8) Shaver

9) Dental floss (I almost wrote "dentures"... choy!!!)

10) Portable harddisk for all the photos I took (dear will be bringing her mini laptop)

Think that should be about it.

Ohhhhhh... I'm getting excited already!!! I must remember my passport and my NT$...

Aside from the trip thingy. The chorus of this song kept playing in my mind and I can't get it off!!! ROAR!!! Song by Brown Eyed Girls, Sign.

Sigh...

1017. emo-ing

Rant of the day: I'm pretty broke now...

I can start packing my stuff for my Taiwan trip slowly.

I'm not sure why but it's been an emo-ing day. Maybe I'm tired? Maybe I'm excited about the trip? Maybe... Maybe I just need some quiet time to think what the fuck is going on with my life, my work, my dreams and my relationships...

Dear probed me a question that day on the reason why I can't seemed to merge into her family circle. A question that I can't answer, don't know the answer and don't wanna answer. But basically, I think it's a mixture of all aspects. Not just me, her or her family...

I don't know really. Perhaps the trip out of my comfort zone might just be the best time to sort things out.

I've taken quite a number of photos during Christmas Eve but haven't got the photos into my laptop. Need to send my laptop for repair again. It's the same fucking old problem. Can't power on without AC power connected. What crap is this...?!?!?

1016. fucking tired

Rant of the day: Hair damn dry... Sian...

I am sooooooooo fucking tired!!! Can't sleep the whole night. Thanks to my brother who was on the phone with don't know who all the way till around 3am!!!

*yawn*

Pretty sure that I'll be sleeping in a while...

Anyway, it's quite a miracle that I managed to accompany dear to gym in such undesirable body condition. Plus, clear about 6km on the threadmill (in 2 cycles). Don't play play ah. Me still cam run (slowly) without stopping ok... Haha...

So, after today, it's 1.5 working days left before I start clearing my leave. Woohoo~~~

1015. not-so-pro msn scamming

Rant of the day: I love cool weather... But NOT wet weather!!!

Luckily I came home early. Look at the rain now!!! Heavy lah!!! Phew~~~

Anyway guys, do be careful with whom you are chatting to. There are assholes outta get your credit card number via MSN chat!!! There are usually unknown peeps adding you on MSN. While some do their sieving of the contacts, most don't (like me) as we are seriously bo chup. But if you are equally bo chup like me, please be extra careful of the sites you are accessing via links provided in an MSN chat.

I just got this a few minutes ago via MSN. This is like my third or fourth time receiving the exact chat messages... Damn noob...

shiela says:

hi

me says:
hi


shiela says:
hi how are you today?


me says:
good
do i know u?? [the display picture took a while to load and then realised I don't know this fucker]


shiela says:
my name is paris I'm doing great today I'm 21 yrs old how old are you? [Paris? You think you are Ms Hiilton? And you think I will fall for that? But why your nick says "shiela"???]


me says:
26 [Ok... Just play around with this fucker...]


shiela says:
listen hun, I am just about to start my webcam show with jen, come chat me there in my chat room? We can cyber, I will get naked if u do..lol!


me says:
oh... ic... [Can he/she try harder? This is absolutely lame.]


shiela says:
I can show u how to watch free if u promise not to tell anyone else how to do it???PLEASE


me says:
haha [Watch for free? My ass...]


shiela says:
well since its free the law that u gotta be 18 (nudity involved), u have to sign up with a credit card for age verification! BUT .. Once you are inside, just clikc on "Webcams" let me know what name you use to sign in with so I know it is you babe! [some weird link] fill out the bottom of the page then fill out the next page as well and u can see me live for free!


me says:
haha [Here goes... Want's my credit card details... Fuck off...]


shiela says:
Please dont mention anything about that in the chatroom once u get in ok?


me says:
thanks for scamming [Try harder thank you. Probably will work on some horny bastards...]


shiela says:
OH SHIT.. k I am late to start my show, I gotta get off msn...I will see ya inside my chatroom babe.. remember not to mention that I am upgrading u for free... You can use your msn name to sign in so i know it is you..


me says:
fuck off bitch [Oh I love it when I typed this... lolx...]


shiela says:
brb soon this is where i got those free movies [more weird link]

Seriously, this peeps need to think something better in order for the scam to work. Just be extra careful ya. This ain't the only way. There are thousands and thousands of tactics these jerks are using. So, don't fall for it...

1014. short weekend

Quote of the day: I am fat and you are ugly. But I can diet...

The weekend seemed extremely short. Just a blink of my eyes and it's over. Damnit... But then again, it means I'm left with 3.5 working days before I start clearing my leave and also, about 8 more days till my Taiwan trip!!! Woohoo~~~ Oh yes. I better start thinking what I need/hope to accomplish next year.

Envy? Muahahahaha... *evil laugh*

And as the festive season draws closer, it makes the mood alot lighter. Christmas!!! One of my favourite holiday... Eh wait... I love ALL public holidays!!! No work!!!

But today was a pretty good one. It's been a super long time since I last woke up early on a Sunday just to have breakfast with mum at the wet market good centre next to our estate. Still lovin' chui kuay with coffee. Nice!!!

Anyway, love this song so much that I'd been repeating it on my mp3 player... Ah Mei's 黑吃黑 (Black Eat Black). Ok... I'd just literally translated word for word... Hahaha...

So nice lah!!! But the MV seems a lil "dark". Don't you think so too?

1013. ppstream

Rant of the day: I am so addicted...

Christmas is just around the corner! And this means... I'm sooooooo close to my long leave away from office!!! Woohoo~~~

Anyway, my PPStream is finally working fine and I've been enjoying the most updated variety shows from Taiwan for the past couple of days. Nice.

1012. 零零碎碎

Rant of the day: I jog in the rain just now but it felt really good...

很多零零碎碎的杂念在我脑海中盘旋。不知道真正想要blog些什么……干脆就把那些零零碎碎地都blog出来好了……

零零碎碎编号一

严格上，今年我只剩下6个半的工作日。想起来还蛮爽的。6个半嘞！你说爽不爽？当然，要尽快搞定剩余的工作好让自己一身轻的去休假！主要的只剩下website的更改还有其中一个系统的review。电邮目前还在掌握之中。至于internal query，只生一个。应该不会在assign给我了吧？要休假了嘢！！！

不过，目前还真的有一点太空闲了……有很多时间是在对着电脑发呆。哈哈……不是不做工ok！！！是有很多东西都在等approval hor……

零零碎碎编号二

想要带去台北的东西大致上都准备好了。还差台币没换好。预计想带大约价值S$800的台币去，但目前为止，只换到S$350的台币。台币一直在升值。只希望赶紧贬值吧！很贵呀！冬装，衣服以及行李箱都齐了。应该没差什么了吧？好久没出远门了，免不了那热烈非凡的喜悦。还有14天！“倒数开始……di da di……di da di da di da di……di da di……”

台北我们来咯！！！

零零碎碎编号三

刚才在去接dear的路上听到一群小妹妹在jaywalk的对话。觉得蛮无厘头的。
女生一：快点！快点！

女生二：干嘛儿这么急？

女生一：车要来了！！！

女生二：哎哟……Bus都弯进去（bus interchange）了吗……

女生一：不是！有车来了！

女生二：车哪儿有那么快？

Huh？！？车不快？难道你会比车快？你是超人吗？小孩子……说话不经过大脑……

零零碎碎编号四

Dear一直为她的体重感到困扰。虽然是有发福的迹象，但是不至于不吃不喝吧？Ok，喝水倒是照喝啦。但是一直想找借口不知正餐。为减肥而绝食是万万不可啊！！！因为一旦停止，增肥的速度与结果会使原来脂肪的双倍！！！不要再这样了好吗dear？旁门左道的减肥方式千万不要乱尝试！！！

我很难过你知道吗？不要再为了体重而愁眉不展了……看到你这样，我心很痛却又不知道要如何安抚你。你自己的身体又不好。可以把病痛都养好后，再慢慢地回到运动的安排吗？第一要做的就是……拜托拜托请早一点儿睡觉！！！迟睡早起不但会让身体虚弱，还会让身体发胖！！！

零零碎碎编号五

公司的圣诞礼物交换日快到来。我还没买啊！！！惨了！！！我抽中的同事要一个不懂是什么的东西。说是能在Popular Bookstore买得到。看来是时候到Popular逛一逛了。

零零碎碎编号六

明天要打季节性流感预防针。希望不要出什么后遗症。上个礼拜打的H1N1流感预防针让我感到极度的不舒服。至今还有呼吸困难。可是因为要休假了，不想在这几天内请病假。真的“不好看”啦……

好啦……零零碎碎的东西大致上都“拉”出来了。哈哈……有一点疲倦了。想早一点点就寝。=）

1011. laptop problem resolved

Rant of the day: I'm getting afraid of injection... Pain...

I'm not working today and after clearing what I needed to do, sent my laptop for "repair" because I cannot start up without the AC power. Meaning, just with a fully charged battery, I still cannot switch it on. A natural assumption will be a faulty battery right? But a new discovery! It's actually the RAM not fitted properly when I was given the free RAM upgrade during my purchase. Chey... I thought what's wrong with my 6 months old laptop... Hahaha...

Even though a lot of time wasted due to travelling (the service centre for Acer is at International Business Park @ Jurong East), but luckily it wasn't any major hiccups. Well, you know I'm seldom lucky with electronics no matter how protective I am with the gadgets.

Installed Norton Internet Security 2009 and trying to set up PPS but it kept failing. Not sure why though. After downloading the installer for about 1 hour, it's still at 43.3KB?!? Odd... Never mind. Shall try again tomorrow.

Back to work tomorrow. I need to start clearing as much stuff asI can that's outstanding. Leave clearing is just around the corner...

1010. dbs family day 2009

Rant of the day: Hungry at this time!!! No snacking Eric!!! It's late~~~

I just finish doing my mask and I decided to make every Sunday my DIY facial day.

It's been a long day for dear and I. Woke up early on a Sunday morning just to attend the DBS Family Day at Sentosa. When I woke up, I had absolutely NO URGE to go anymore. I rather have the additional few hours more of sleep. But anyway, we still went ahead.

The sun was killing us all the way till around 2pm!!!

Registration was hell. Seriously disorganised. Well, it's a good idea to split up the queue according to the ticket number but it is totally dumb to place the signages right under the counter. Duh!!! No one can see lah...

We had candy floss with orange juice for "breakfast"... Haha... Well, the queue for hotdogs were twice as long as other food stores in the morning (for obvious reasons).

And finally... Hotdogs!!! Totally famished by the time we got our hands on them... Oops... Too much mustard.

We never got our chance on the ice-cream uncles. The queue was horrendous!!!

Lotsa outdoor activities lined up for everyone but just look at the sun!!! Totally turned me off from the activities.

There were quite a few activity booths but we can't do all of them. But we managed to get ourselves air-brushed... Dear got a tinklebell on her left arm.

And a rose on her right ankle area.

While I got a lizard climbing on my left arm...

A sorta devil's face or is it a dragon face on my ankle. Oh I really like this one... Should I get a real tattoo?

Before we call for the day, took the discounted rate for the luge and skyride. Only $8 for both the ride and the luge! Usual price, $11... Here we are, on the skyride up towards the luge area.

Dear couldn't take the height because we were sorta dangling in mid-air and not enclosed in a place like the cable car. So as the wind blows hard, the whole thing start to wobble. But it is safe as long as you don't move out from the barrier above your thighs.

Getting ready for the luge. Dear's red helmet made her look like the mushroom in Mario games. Kawaii~~~

I'm in the green helmet. Not much choice left for my large head...

Couldn't take photos during the luge. Like how? Both hands on the control. But it's really hell fun!!!

Didn't win anything as well. So sad but what's new? I seldom win anything during lucky draws... But it's a pity. They had sooooooooo many iPods on the lucky draw list!!!

1009. a day in jb

Rant of the day: Sleepy sleepy sleepy...

A day spent at JB with dear, her mum and her sister. So sorry that I can't wake up early and in the end, caught up in the extremely bad traffic at the causeway. But I ain't the only one who can't wake up early. Hahaha... Dear woke up around the same time as I did. =P

Got my hair dyed but ain't exactly the light brown or copper shade that I originally had in mind because I've got too many white hair to cover and the outcome will not be desirable. So, had to settle for the seriously dark brown colour. Sad... But never mind... At least I'd got all my white hair coloured. Thinking if I should straighten my hair next week before going for a cut the following week...

Brought in more than RM400 (more than S$160) but came home with only about RM17. And besides the hair dye, I've only bought a neck scarf and gum for myself, and of course a Secret Recipe cake for home. The rest for treating everyone dinner and of course, dear's shopping... So, who say just exchange S$80 will be enough???

Going to bed soon. Need to wake up early for Sentosa trip with dear. It's her company Family Day. Hope the weather will be nice and good.

Just before I do some exercise before heading to my lalaland, watch this utterly cute video that prolly makes you smile and say "so cute"...

Cute right? Talented young Japanese (I think because he got that typical Japanese look) kid.

1008. over ate

 Rant of the day: The acne is not going away!!! *sobz*

I ate too much today. Buffet lunch in office. Monthly branch event. Then, website representative appreciation tea gathering. Then, dinner at home. All in all, difference of about 1 hour 30 min in between. Damn full now till I feel like puking.

And I think I might puke too if this really happens...

Gross... Pooping in a changing room. Right... Will that really happen?

Going JB tomorrow. But before that, accompany dear to SIM for enrollment exercise. I need to dye my hair... Buy cake from Secret Recipe. What else? Where shall I lunch?

1007. result out

Rant of the day: I'm feeling hungry all of the sudden...

Heng ah... 70 marks... A long waited distinction. I've been getting a few credits previously but even with this distinction, it doesn't exactly help alot towards the degree with distinction. Because I will still need to high distinctions to get it. And in my opinion... DAMN HARD lah!!!

Have you read the following article below before? It was circulated within our intranet and I'm beginning to understand and appreciate the beauty of it. It's the 90-10 Principle by Stephen Covey.

Discover the 90/10 Principle. It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations). What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down.



The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.


How? By your reaction. You cannot control a red light., but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.


Let's use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just what happened. What happens when the next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.


Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.


Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day?


A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?


The answer is D. You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "It's ok honey, you just need,to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves.You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.


Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different. Why? Because of how you REACTED. You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction.


Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.


If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you! React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.


How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you lose your temper? Pound on the steering wheel? (A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off) Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them? WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive? Remember the 90/10 principle, nd do not worry about it.


You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.


The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse. Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it.


The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle. The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. There never seem to be a success in life. Bad days follow bad days. Terrible things seem to be constantly happening. There is constant stress, lack of joy, and broken relationships. Worry consumes time. Anger breaks friendships and life seems dreary and is not enjoyed to the fullest. Friends are lost. Life is a bore and often seems cruel. Does this describe you? If so, do not be discouraged

You can be different! Understand and apply the 90/10 principle. It will change your life.

Interesting isn't it? I'm still trying to learn the skill... Very hard... Really hard because of the way we are brought up. Our environment as well. And not forgetting our culture.

1006. merry merry elfie me!!!

Rant of the day: Acne outbreak... Total sianzation...

Took the H1N1 vaccine this afternoon. Not too sure if it's a normal reaction but about an hour after the jab, I had this weird shortness of breath feeling. Something similar to the break after a long run. Hope it gets better tomorrow.

Since Christmas is around the corner, wishes everyone who reads my blog, a Merry Merry Christmas!!! Here's a video for all of you!!!

I can do hip hop too! Hahaha... Happy holidays peeps!!!

1005. 美好時光

Rant of the day: Exercise on alternate days but I still feel fat...

Not exactly a top hit in Singapore and it's an old song as well. But simply love the melody. The way 2 of them pit their melody and harmony together... Fantastic!!! 《美好時光》(Good Times) by 光良 and 阿穆隆.

Nice right? It's on repeat mode in my mp3 player now. Not sure what language was 阿穆隆 saying though. Must be some native tongues in China.

1004. iphone登场咯

Joy of the day: Bonus this month. I can finally get my in-line skates. Shit! What about iPhone?

心情突然变得有一点浮躁。突然觉得很疲倦。可能是在几天内做太多运动而身体有一点疲劳。当然，我相信这不是浮躁的主要原因。是工作吗？是睡眠吗？是朋友吗？是家人吗？是红粉吗？是自己吗？好像都有一点关联……

一直不能进入Facebook的Country Story。好像是游戏系统出现故障。快点恢复leh！！！在不浇水的话，我的菜要枯死了！！！要玩别的游戏也非常缓慢，一直处于要荡机又不荡机的状态下。气死我了！！！

iPhone也将在这个星期，陆陆续续在本地登场。再也不是Singtel的天下了。目前，M1的收费表最为低廉。能赚钱吗？当然，想要买的32GB白色款式真的还是项单昂贵。以M1最便宜的配套来看，32GB的iPhone 3GS定价为$658！！！好贵啊！！！我以为会在$550左右……还自己幻想说trade in到来会买得起。看来必须降低要求了。

*叹*

想了想，如果别一家电信公司现在能以这么优惠的价格来推销iPhone的话，是不是说Singtel一直仗着“独家”的称号欺骗广大的消费者呢？有一点说不过去对吗？不过如何，再等等看launch了过后，3家电信公司如何削价。

刚刚回家的路上突然萌起了一个想法--单身有时候也是一种幸福。何尝不是？有自由。要做什么就做什么，不需跟任何人交代些什么，也不用看另一半的脸色……不是吗？想吃就吃。想睡就睡。想要约朋友也不需被“批准”。就像今天，我只是想要圆我一直想做的事。但是一提起，听到的不是支持与鼓励，而是“huh...”。我只是想做我要做的东西，为什么这么辛苦？不伤天害理。不偷蒙拐骗。不奸淫掳掠。为什么得到的却是心不甘情不愿的“orh...”？我真的想都想不通……相爱不是因该给彼此support吗？

当然，有个恋人也是一种幸福啦。有寄托。有个伴。有人疼。有人爱。有同样梦想。怀抱着同样目标。有未来。有希望。生病了，有人会关心体贴。寂寞了，有人会竖耳聆听。闲着没事，两人大手牵着小手，就算是漫无目的的闲逛，也是一种乐趣。

单身与恋爱，两者是完全不一样的幸福。要不然为什么每一位单身的人，都要找另一半？对吗？

心情纳闷的时候就看看一些的video吧……

很可爱hor？？？哎哟……哎哟……我好像抱一个回家！！！

1003. vain pot

Rant of the day: I hate my weight!!! I need to exercise more and eat less!!!

I'm a vain pot... Bought an exfoliating gel by Nugeno Men and acne patch by 3M. Spent a long time on my face just now. Exfoliating. Cleansing. Sticking the acne patch. Toning. Moisturing. Dark circles tapping. See... I'm so vain. Hahahaha... What's new?

Prawning on Saturday was fun! But it's way too early in the morning and I had huge trouble waking up. Nevertheless, caught 19 prawns in total and got myself a whooping 7 pokes/bruises/cuts (on both of my hands) by the prawns pincers. Ouch! But luckily, they are prawns and not crabs. Hahahaha...

And yes, I LOVE Lee Wee Brother's nasi lemak! Delicious!!!

Anyway, Monday is here again. Sucks big time. Some outstanding stuff to clear in office:

1) Workshop slides to amend

2) Enquiry log interface review

3) Website recommendation

4) Website updates

5) Daily emails in general enquiry mailbox

6) Queries to clear

Additional stuff coming up this week:

1) H1N1 vaccination

2) Website representative appreciation gathering

3) Workshop to conduct

So sad. Better start counting my tasks before I start work tomorrow. And I better clear as much as I can before I go on my long leave. 22 days to Taiwan!!! Woohoo~~~

1002. around the corner

Joy of the day: Badminton after work was great!!!

Finally redeemed my DBS credit card points before they expire on coming Saturday. Looks like shopping is around the corner. Let's see what I'd redeemed... Isetan voucher, Pedro voucher, Anderson's voucher and United Square voucher. Shopping time!!! Hahaha...

Christmas is coming soon and this means I'm getting closer to my Taiwan trip. Woohoo~~~ I'm all excited already. 25 days and still counting down. Let's see what else do I need to prepare for the trip... I haven't got clothes that are warm enough but I'd got my down feather jacket though. Still, it's just an outer wear. Should get some long sleeve tees right? Haven't exchange enough cash. Shit... Toiletries should be enough. Underwear confirm have. Hmmmmmm... What should I wear to bed? It's gonna be cold and I'm not sure if the hotel room have a working heater... Luggage bag. Check. Contact lens and stuff. Check. Passport. Check. Oh... Have to remember to clear all my memory card in my camera before I leave.

I can't wait lah!!! Hahaha...

It's Friday and in a few hours time, I'll be happily sitting in office counting down to knock off time. Gonna rush to Somerset. It's the opening of Uniqlo at the new shopping mall, 313@Somerset. Woohoo~~~

Prawning on Saturday morning. Gonna post some photos. Hee...

1001. right on schedule

Rant of the day: Our system interface is so not user-friendly lah as compared to the vendor's!

Completed the wiki evaluation write-up before the discussed deadline so that other members will have enough time to edit. Phew~~~

Just before going to bed. Watch this YouTube clip. Cuteness overload!!!

Awwwwwwwww... So cute right? If only Deric does the same thing. Haha... But Deric is good in 1 thing... Give us the totally sad look when we are eating. Right~~~