Holiday

We were supposedly planning to go Hong Kong + Macau this December.
Tried book ticket online, no seats available for the dates we chose. And somehow, the price on the web is like rocket sky-high! Can cost close to $2000 just for flight to HK. Crazy!

So was looking at classified sections yesterday. Saw some advertisement on tours to China. So we thought of opting for Kunming/Dali/Lijiang. Went down to the travel agency, and was told all flights were full already.

No seats available this December for anywhere around the region any more, except Malaysia and Indonesia ... ... ... ... So exciting.

Therefore, we just browse through some packages, and chose Genting/KL. Took that package, and extended 1 more day in Genting. So it's gonna be 2 nights in Genting, and 1 night in KL. Genting first, then KL.
Genting we just leave it as First World, hope we would be allocated the newer wing of First World when we reach there. It is still small, but at least much better than the old wing ...
For KL, we upgraded the hotel to Berjaya Times Square. We were there 2 years+ ago, very nice hotel then. Hopefully, this time round it remains so.

So we're set. We'll leave on 17 Dec night, spend 18/19 Dec in Genting then 20 Dec in KL, and back to Singapore on 21 Dec.

Damage? Hmmmm. $506.

S-POP

Today, on my way back home, I went to walk around Tampines Mall for a while.

I was looking for the new Xin Yao CD Compilation series， 那一段日子. It will come in 5 series actually. Only first series is out so far. Each series will have about 60 songs, so a total of 300 songs at end of Series 5.

Here's what I got:

Not cheap ok! Cost me $65.90! So expensive. I didn't expected it to be so expensive also. @#$%&^*&#@$%#$&^*&#$
Then, must support a bit lah. hehehe

Then I browse around the shop further, and saw these:


It's Soda Green (苏打绿). One is an album, 小宇宙. Another is a CD single, 迟到千年. They come as 2-in-1 for the price of $9.90, so I just buy and try try. :). I only heard one of their songs on radio before, which I find rather refreshing. I don't even know the title of that song.

Gila? Yeah. Sometimes.

Pregnant Instinct

Wow! Don't play play with pregnant woman's instinct!

This is the first time in Deal Or No Deal (namely, DOND) a contestant actually chosen the $250,000 case!
Of course, in the end she didn't win that money. Still walked away with $40,000.
Decent enough really.

But wow! Wow! WOW!

Dragon News

News these few days were all about the dragon boat team tragedy.

Not that I am heartless (actually I am), but they keep harping on the same old thing. Standard answer from officials will always be investigations will be carried out thoroughly blahblahblah ... ...
Questions will always be raised on why never wear life jacket blahblahblah ...
In future, regardless of places, must wear life jacket blahblahblah ...

I mean, some accidents are accidents. And I do agree that they should wear life jackets. Afterall, such sport has a higher chance of danger, so precaution is necessary.

If the reason for the boat to be capsized is true accident, then whether the rowers wear life jacket or not will have small impact only. If any water current is strong enough to pull you down, I believe you wear 10 jackets will also be fruitless. The forces of nature is enough to kill.
What is left would only be luck. If you're lucky, water current may push you upwards as well, and you would be saved.

Having said that, it is still better to wear life jackets. Safety first.

However, let's not hope that it will be forced in EVERYTHING. Otherwise, in future if you board a plane, you may be forced to wear and inflate the life jacket.
Just in case ... ... :P

To end it here, may the five souls rest in peace.

Fly. Flight? Fright!

Over the weekend, there was an upgrade going on for one of the customers.
So today, went down to check out the status. Seemed to be going on quite ok, so left my colleague to continue dealing with the post-upgrade work.

After that, went down to another customer site. This project just about to start, and should take about 2 months plus. Brought another of my colleague along, as she will be the main person working on it. So today had to bring her there to settle some of the logistic issues with the client.
Getting the notebook hooked onto customer's domain, getting card pass for accessing the project room etc.

By the time settle this and that, it was like almost 2pm. Then I decided to go home, and get my hair cut before going home too. Hair is getting too darn long already.

So now my hair is neat neat. Should be neater, as it was neat neat all along. :)
Of course, hamsomER too. hehehehe

Then evening time, was watching the S-POP Hurray show. As it goes down the Xinyao road, bring back lots of memories. The songs are cool. I still have some of those cassettes and CDs with me.
Think there's a new compilation just realised yet again, probably will get a copy of it. Support local acts mah. I'm an avid supporter!

After that, was doing a bit of work, and then ... ... ...
Tried searching to book flight to Hong Kong. We wanted to go Hong Kong for holiday is mid-December. Yes. It is a little late to book, and it's really hard to get flight now ok! N
Now have no idea where we'll land to for the holiday.

Blk233 is an idea ... ...

Cars

Finally, took me a long time to get the pictures of the car accident.

First of all, not sure how to activate infra-red on the computer anymore. :P
Keep trying and keep failing. @!#$%%&^$%#$%#^%#$^

Don't really know how to use MMS, so I ignore that option.

Next option is bluetooth.

So total 3 options from Karinna's mobile phone.

Didn't want to activate bluetooth also, as I only use it when I need to have hands-free when I drive.

So die die must use bluetooth to transfer the pictures. Seem to be the easier way for me to get the pictures anyway.

So here they are, just 4 pictures.
See how minor injury is the victim's car.

Accident

This morning, I didn't go with Karinna when she left for office.
She needed to be in office early for some meeting, while I am not needed to be early!

Then she called back around just past 8 to say she scared scared.
Reason, her car 'kissed' another car. blahblahblah...
It was at some traffic light, and when it turned green, she moved on without waiting for the car in front to move ... then ... ... :P
Too early huh? Dreaming huh? ...

Well, actually the accident was nothing serious. Our car's front carplate was somehow dented. Otherwise, solid Nissan Sunny is in perfect condition.
The other car, a Honda City, was actually not too seriously injured as well. Its right bumper was a little dislodged. From the look of it, nothing serious at all.
So she had to rush, and so exchanged some details with the other driver, and moved on to her office.

So, no one was inured, just some bumper dislocation.

It should be easy to settle without insurance claim.

Too optimistic. When she called back the other owner, he claimed his car boot cannot be opened, and he wants to claim against our insurance. Tried to settle it privately, and he asked for $1,500!!!!!

!@#$@&*%^&^%#@@%^$&%(*)&)&*&$#^@$@!#%^%(&)(*&^#%$#@%$$^*&(&
他妈的！ 贪得无厌！

I guess there'll always be people who take advantage of situation. But seriously, even if he claim insurance, I'm ok. At most just lose a bit of NCB, back to 20% perhaps. Fine.
Will insurance really pay him $1,500? Some kinda of cuckoo brain. But if insurance really pays him that, insurance cuckoo brain then.

So had to go to IDAC with Karinna in the afternoon to report the accident. At least record with them and let my car insurance company be aware of the possible claim.

Karinna did take some pictures of the cars, but it's on her mobile, so I am not able to upload the pictures for all to see. To see how minor the accident is. Car starts from stationery to moving can't have big impact at all ...

Next time got chance I'll load the pictures here for you to see ...

Work, work & work

See? I have been inactive in my blog right?
Nope. Didn't strike Toto.
Nope. Didn't go ulu place where there's not much internet connectivity.
Nope. Not busy until cannot breathe.
Yes. Lazy.

Anyway, been quite a normally-hectic week.
Monday had to arrange with my other colleages to take over a colleague's tasks due to his national service. So I stayed around to work things out with them.

Co-ordination was somehow ... ... ... terok.

So continued on Tuesday, was just doing periodic checks on the system.
Another colleague, who was doing a Proof Of Concept to a customer on BIA, had problems with the BIA. So I had to 'fly' down to Jurong side to help.
Although managed to get the things to work, but the BIA effect was not tremendous.
Queries were still slow, but were already much better than when queries were run without BIA.
Wednesay is the actual POC to the customers' key users. I wasn't there. Was back at the support location to check how things were going with other colleague.

Well. Each side had its own fair share of problems, as long as whatever comes, deal it with a parang. Oooooops! Sound like a hooligan.

Yesterday went to another customer's site, to continue their BW implementation. Was supposed to show them the idea of what needs to be done to get the data ready etc, in the end, in turned out to be another 'training' session.
I think that's normal, afterall, they don't know BW well yet.
I also don't know well, just a bit better. hehe

Today was a little more relax. Just working on resolving the issues faced in the past few days. My colleague was able to resolve them more or less, so I don't think I need to be there often.

Just hope the upgrade can be completed sooner and can go holiday!

Ahhh yes. Where shall I head to for holiday this time round?

Baby Shower

Weather hot, so need to have showers.
Don't be stupid eh? :P

Today went to my brother's home, coz' his new born baby Matthew is having his one-month old celebration. Matthew Baby Shower!

Haven't seen him for almost 1 month, because had been a little busy over the last few weekends actually.

So today, went to pick up my mother to bring her over to my brother's place also. I'm part time chauffeur at times.

So took the chance to snap some pictures. Somehow, more pictures were taken on Casper. Ooooooops. Casper bui bui lah, then more people want to carry him.
When Casper was one-month old, also keep sleeping, but he was already quite bui then.
Matthew needs to eat more and more and more ... ... ...

So here are the pictures taken!

Also, Karinna baked Chocolate Brownies, and brought it over with some vanilla ice cream for my nieces and nephews. Got special request from Pauline to have extra toppings.
If she wants more toppings, next time I can add my droppings. hehehe

Cannot be unfair to Matthew, I took a video clip of him. But one-month old baby cannot play much with you yet.

Internet

I am now at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. That's Jakarta airport lah. :P

While I was here the last few times, never managed to get any 'free' internet access in the airport.

Today don't know why, just tried searching and seems to have something available. So I hijacked the access, and seems to work fine. :P
Else there's won't be this message here.

Usually, when waiting for the time to board the plane, I'll just go somewhere to have a drink, and yes, I am having Mocca Frappucino now. So in the meantime, I'll hook on my laptop to finish up my expense claim for the trip.
This way, time is saved, and I won't forget.
At most forget to print out and send in for reimbursement, but unlikely to happen huh?
Money makes the world go round, and it definitely makes my head spin round most of the times too. In terms of how to make more .... :)
Toto! Toto! TOTO!

Anyone want to share with me? :)

Lao ... ... ... ... sai ...

It's been a little hectic.
Well, actually not quite lah. Still managed to leave work about 7+ pm.

So while at Jakarta, there's really not much place to roam around. Furthermore, it's not exactly the safest place to walk around.

So we usually come back to the apartment place, and eat at some restuarant downstairs. Don't expect great food though, but I'm not too choosy when comes to eat at whichever place.

Just gobble down the food and move on. Life must go on. :P

Then yesterday got a little bit of lao-sai feeling. But ok lah, not so bad for me, once is good enough.
My colleague terok, yesterday keep visiting toilet. :P

Today much better already.
Tomorrow should be in good shape. Going back Singapore soon!
Alright!

Flying

Woke up early.
No choice.
Have to catch the plane soon.

Still need to go pootpoot before leaving home. hehehe

Then yesterday night quite heavy rain, so kept the dogs in our room so that they will not be scared.

Time for breakfast soon.
Care to join me?

I mean in Jakarta ... :P

Fold Clothes

Saw this on youtube.

It's cool to make folding clothes look so simple.
And it works actually.



Too bad I just 'anyhow' pack my clothes into luggage.
Tomorrow going Jakarta again. *Yawn*

East Coast

After lunch, drove Karinna to Balestiar area to see Chinese sinseh. She's still coughing and having flu since Monday/Tuesday.

After that, went to buy groceries at NTUC at Balestiar Plaza. Yes. Groceries again. So scary huh?

Then went back home to put the stuff. After a while, I decided to bring Precious out.
So I deliberately make Sapphire sort of angry, by not taking her out. She's a jealous pot.

Put on the leash for Precious only, this Sapphire keep chasing Precious and wanting to bite the leash off Precious. Kinda hilarious too. hehehe

So I drove Precious, Karinna and myself to East Coast. :P

Quite some time didn't walk along east coast area. Getting the breeze hit onto your face can be quite refreshing.
We saw people windsurfing, and there's this sport where they have some form of 'parachute' which will glide the people along. Kinda like para-sailing, just that, this time, no boat to put you into the sky, and it's actually sailing on the sea and not up in the sky.

See the pictures if you cannot understand what I mean here.
Also, a few more pictures taken for Precious, off my mobile.
And a video of her flowing hair, as the wind breezed in ...

Prose9 - 昨天 今天 明天

昨天 今天 明天

昨天
已成回忆 不再追忆
今天
把握时机 乘胜追击
明天
再次冲击 充实自己

27 Oct 1987

Facebook

Few weeks back, received an email from an old friend. Catherine Tan.
We were close buddies during my initial Uni-days.

As usual, people lose contacts on and off.
Anyway, it's always good to hear from old friends. Maybe people just love to think of the good old past. But it's good. Think of the good, and drop the bad. That will make our life easier, and happier.

Well, we chatted a while on the internet.
She was telling me to get onto Facebook, the latest social network hip thing in the world. And she managed to link to old friends, like the forever heow Exodus Ho. Probably Hans should be in there somewhere. I made a search, and yes, he is there, just not using the name Hans. Fan Yeng Loon should be him.
I didn't make a lot of search for friends though, did some, some appeared, some not.
Guess not many are internet savvy huh?

And I know Karinna also signed up on Facebook. An ex-colleague of hers put her into it. hehe
And my wife hor, don't know how to look for people. Whomever friends she added on her Facebook account, those friends are the ones who added her. My wife is blur like sotong.

Will I get Facebook account?
Hmmmm.

I'll think about it.
Just like how I started this blog.

Takes a hell of a long time to say 'Yes'.