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March, April, may

Been good months, starting easter.. Easter, vesak, labour day was fun.. Been to genting and good food all over.. Genting trip was after a hiatus of maybe 10 years.. It was an eye opener..

Collegues commented i grew horizontal.. Almost no one disagree..

My company had been especially good to me, and i'm giving it back in more ways.. Organised their nature activities on weekends..

Yes, still lazy to go exercise.. Had told collegues if they remember, pls bug me to go and also the ladies to help c wat food i take during lunch..

Watched a good year.. It was good.. It'd easily made a seat in my fav movie list..

Spiritually, not much improvements.. But this month it'll be different..
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Got a new pair of sony's latest headphones.. It's pretty cool.. Sounds better than it's earlier series.. I got this new one cos the previous wire broke.. I am strong.. :) got 3 more batteries and a desktop charger.. Now no more low hp batt.. And i commited to use this my good trusty n82 for another few years..

Will be going bali next week, i am worried of the h1n1 virus as bali's main visitors are the americans.. Hope i dun bring back any viruses..

Now on the mrt to buffet.. One collegue is leaving us.. One less worker to share the work load.. But i wish them all the best..


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Sat

It's sunny saturday and i love it:)

Sat

It's sunny saturday and i love it:)

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Happy Day (Happy Easter)

It's a happy day.. spent a lazy morning sleeping in my bed.. Then in the afternoon, went out to meet jerry for a stock market update.. it's kinda cool to exchange information and level up each other.. something like in facebook apps, mafia wars, where we'll help each other out..

This week, i just got my trading account with Philips Securities, will be getting iOCBC and the UOB Kay Hian soon.. I just typical singaporean, kiasu.. so take up all the accounts i can get lor..

Going to the picturesque Bali =) it is a dream come true for me.. This trip will be on SQ and paid for by A*Star since i'll be helping them in a ASEAN COST subcomm meeting. So I will be given 3 nights free and 2 nights i pay myself.. I dun think i'll pay so expensive to Bali.. But it's free y not?

I will take lots of Balinese Java House architecture pictures.. Finally my camera can be put to it's task..

I am loving my job nowadays too cos my immediately supervisor is starting to treat me well.. I think he understood that it is 2-ways.. If u dun treat me well, I leave and If i do my work, then treat me well.. It's simple for me.. anyway, today later going to read newspaper and take a rest and read some books..

May 1st going Genting highland with Mini, Karen, Syl.. yupz all 3 gers.. suppose to balance out with TY but he cant go cos he took leave on vesak day already for prayers.. well.. i dun suppose there is much ladies shopping available in Genting, so it's great.. really looking forward to seeing them..

2nd day of week

A terrible day.. The train was pretty packed, so a sweaty man pressed onto my side.. Wa lau!! I was shocked! I opened my eyes and gave back a stare.. Could hav just given him a punch.. No, i got self control, will not do this..

And also, today is the last day i'll hav a partner.. She is leaving.. But at least she is happy, cos my boss may not be as good and work load is huge.. So starting tomorro, i'll be alone.. Alone.. Dun like it..


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@ work.. took this photo accidentally..

Sunday Morning

I watched Red Cliff 2. It was a nice show.. the moral of the story is that smart poeple never die.. and i love rock music.. esp the one currently in my imeem box.. Sonatine by Suemitsu.. anyway, today suppose to go celebrate my frends' birthday, but in the end, both birthday ger and boy cant make it so cancel lor.. i gg swimming.. tata.. hope it does rain so soon..

Headspace

I wan to complain about the height allowance in sbs buses and lrt.. Singaporeans r evolving taller and bigger, so buses and trains too.. The new buses and lrts hav height allowance of about 1.82 cm.. How do i know?

Cos i'm 1.79 and my hair always touches the doorframes.. It messes up my hair.. The double deck bus is even worse.. I got to drop my head.. 2nd storey of the bus was designed by the japanese? :p

Hope bus and train designer or purchaser reads this.. Hehe


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Changi Beach, Singapore

My great uncle were taken and never came back.. They could be taken away during the "sook ching" operations.

I was Googling what buses goes to changi village when i chance upon that changi beach was a popular massacre ground for the jap.. I was taken aback.. Could this be true? I came upon a MINDEF article.. This is an excerpt:

"Chinese males were ordered to report at the "registration camps" around Singapore. At the camps, they were sorted according to their occupations. Among the "purged" were persons connected to the China Relief Fund (in aid of China’s war of resistance against Japan); those who worked for the British or were involved in the resistance of the Japanese army and even students. They were tied and taken on trucks to Changi beach, Punggol beach or to the docks of Tanjong Pagar and gunned down."

and

"Operation Sook Ching only marked the beginning of the Japanese Occupation, however it was definitely a far cry from the "Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere" the Japanese propaganda machine had advertised."

Operation Sook Ching took place in Feb 1942, in Singapore.

Yes, I am still going to Changi Beach tomorrow, but I will be reminded how fragile is human life and how deceptful humans can be..

Sat and Sun

I was waiting for my army mobilisation at home, but they never call me either days, so shd be dun hav already.. it's 2.30pm now.. spoilt my weekends waiting, cos i dun wan rush all the way back, then go camp..

anyway, now uploading some pictures and also chat a bit with frends.. Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Happy chinese new year:)

Now on my way to my uncle's restaurant for faxily dinner.. Very long haven't try out the email function of my hp already.. Anyway, happy chinese new year to all :)


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My fav drawer :)

Force Leave

It's going to be Christmas soon.. And there will be a week's break for me again.. This is not the first time.. Previously at hewlett-packard, the company had a policy to go leave from 25th to 1st jan.

So this is my 2nd time... But this had not been Chart's case last year..Chart went opted for this force leave as the economy is slowing and demand dropping.. Well, as long as i can have leave, it's ok for me =)

i'll have time to write out my resolutions for next year, clear my cupboards, backup my computer and sun my luggages... Also will time to shop for new year clothes and meet up with frends.. I love to go on leaves.. And not forgetting to excercise to prepare myself for the huge intake of food during the festive season :D

Merry Christmas!

Pirates of the Caribbean Medley piano

Pirates of The Caribbean theme song (He's a Pirate) on piano

Canon in D - Sungha Jung (2nd time)

Pirates of The Caribbean theme song (He's a Pirate) on piano

Christmas Wishlist

Well, I am not a materialistic guy.. but i do have some wishes.. hehe

I want:
BMW Series 7 2008 car
Driving License or Chauffeur
Nice Polo Shirts
Cool Close Shave Electric Shaver
Creative Aurvana Noise-cancelling Headphones
MacBook Pro Lappy
HP Dragon HDX Lappy
Travel to Europe enroute Middle East
52' Sharp LCD TV
Apartment near Suntec
will update again..

Selling new wireless router.. if anyone wants to buy at any price, let me know..

i just realised one thing, i like to listen to songs, but i dun listen to lyrics one, so thai, pinoy, chinese, english, jap songs i also listen.. :) i am one ear in one ear out kind of music guy.. but i like to listen to the same piece of music again and again till i remember the melody.. so my handphone collection can be rather outdated..

My Workplace Background

I am now working as a Process Engineer in blahblah company.. it's a semicond company so everyday got production run 24hours.. i got this job a year ago via EDB specialised manpower program in wafer fabrication program. got some payment while studying my last year in ntu.

i (singular not pural) am taking charge of the "resist stripping", "light etch" and "passivation" process. and taking care of 37 machines. normally, people just take charge of 15 machines the max. and they usually only take one process.. so u can c y i handed in the resignation letter..

well, i like to write reports, compile data and make engineering judgements. so i think this job i like. but the working hours are too long.. in my coming 5 months in this company, 3 people had left the job. the workload is the reason.. yea, tat's some background bout my job :) not much politics in my workplace.. either tat or i am too busy to get involved..

pls ask me out, as sometimes i am lazy, especially after office hours.. i cant be hardworking all day rite?

ok, i am now waiting for the sun to come up on a sunday noon, so i can sun tan a bit so not so white and let none say that i look like from china again.. hehe

Happiness

happiness is blogging away on a sat afternoon

chartered woodlands board room.. waiting for the class to start..

the bowl is huge.. the portion is much smaller though..

blading session at ECP..

my almond paste +)

dessert at bugis.. cashew paste not as good as the sesame-mixedwith-almond paste..

safety doesnt always look nice

at ECP.. lazing ard with bubbles behind us..

city square,JB lazing around.. saw 1 collegue and 1 neighbour there..

spot me.. i am so sian that i play with the cellings..

this costs S$10+ at the bangkok schu-somehing airport.. very expensive..

i hope to have a tailor suit when i save enough money =)
it's quite cheap to do it in thailand..

the dish is nice for thai airways.. but dun ever transit in bangkok for more an hour or two..

after spending quite a bit on cab, i can only afford the cheapest food.. many students come here.. and it tastes not bad.. just that the beef got a bit of meat smell.. well, what can i get with about S$4..

got a headache after a day in hiroshima, took a cab.. it's super expensive.. and the driver tries very very hard to engage u in a conversation..

this is the smallest room i have seen.. the bed is smaller than single.. everything is so tiny.. look at my luggage, dun even have space to open it on the floor..

it's not bad.. red bean pastry in yokohama..

i finished the whole plate nice and clean..

i made my own breakfast.. looks good huh?

wierd clock.. this is advertised in a magazine.. din manage to get one though

katsu curry in Osaka..

toilet roll with milk?

real man drink this

omelette rice at himeiji castle.. i can cook something like that too.. at less than 5% of the price..

i climbed the himeiji castle.. this is where the shogun sat centuries ago..
yes i climbed it

these are fish eggs.. quite nice but looks aweful..

tried this octopus balls.. nothing great too.. this is suppose to be one of the best in kyoto

happy in my room, kyoto

hotel room in kyoto.. looks pretty scary huh?

i din know that the Mei Jiu(plum alcohol) can be so lethal.. do not underestimate it

with a bar of chocolate, i write my diary at a quiet place

boonhui bought me something from taiwan while i was visiting yokohama.. suppose to be for my mum, but i ate whole 26 biscuits of it be4 i reach singapore.. it's very nice..

trying out clothes at one of the shops in shibuya.. i am so happy tat i got mood to take photo =D

will u buy this salty mint toothpaste? not me.. hehe

the other side of the studio apart in fussa,tokyo.. it's very small and when i walked on the thin floor, the below neighbours complained tat i walked noisily..

this is where i slept at my friend's studio apartment in fussa..

these r from the japan trip, taken by my previous nokia phone.. now using the 5megapix n82 now =)

BBQ at jinsong's Villa Marina.. a hard place to find..

From the top floor of Crown Plaza Riverside Kuching, in the meeting room.

playing dressing up.. hehe so excited to go for the meeting..

Night view of kuching.. from crowne plaza riverside. it's quite a sleepy town with a few flights per day..

Together with materials science, satelllite technology, food technology singapore delagates.. and the diligent and outgoing boatman.

Streets of Kuching

=) finally got my tag.. a Singapore delagate

Kuching on a river cruise

Resignation Letter

Had an interesting week.. Last week i had submitted my letter of resignation.. i had thought i am going to another job.. cos my current job was too heavy.. i started looking for a job and seek help from a few of my friends.. yes, friends are very important to me..

The following week, my immediate supervisor asked me to reconsider as finally a new partner will be coming to take on the role with me.. After 2 days, i finally made up my decision and accepted it.. finally i can stay on the job, get the good salary do reports i like, while not stressing myself too much. :)

maybe it's fated.. i went for fortune telling, asking for job directions.. i was told that if i stay, enemies will turn into friends.. well, it came true i think.. the bosses treating me nicely now.

Asean cost meeting

Yeah, i'm going to kuching malaysia for 56th asean cost meeting.. Will be there 3 days 30oct to 1nov:) an eyeopener for me.. Will take pictures


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Start of october

Very fast, i've just recieved my 3rd pay.. Going into the 4th month of work, i feel i'm more in control of time at work.. I'm getting the hang of it.. It is definately not easy to work here however, with experience, it makes the job easier...

Another one of my fellow collegue in my department is leaving.. But i'm determined to make something good out of this job.. Now on my way back home from a dinner at seafood paradise... I'm not sure y they treat.. But i think it's because we worked too many ot and they feel bad.. Hehe

I'm going to the 56th asean cost meeting with prof oh end of this month in kuching... It'd be an eye opener for me.. It's one of my milestone this year:)

This coming week will be my last omega training at woodlands chartered.. I am going to miss the trainers and the friends i made there.. When i hav the class photo, i'll post it here..

Next week going to malaysia with my buddhist society friends for dana... It's an act of offering.. This reminds us to not forget to give back and appreciate things...

Anyway, i reached my stop.. Good night:)


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Nokia N82 - Making Of

My phone =)

Tokyo Imperial Palace

Adjusting camera for pose

look @ background got funny pose

Hiroshima

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