Saturday, May 03, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Exams over!!!
Woo Hoo! Exams are over!! The finale paper was damn tough la. I had no idea what to answer those questions. It's a Killer.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Funny Signs in China
These are soo hilarious... read the words in the pictures & the captions below
And if you're dead, please get to a hospital...
A difficult meal...
Other children are OK...
I think it was that 'screw you' comment...
Start with the big toe...
Are you smiling?
Well, it is free...
That would explain the beer cubs outside...
Flavor with heart...
Falling should be planned...
I told gramps to use protection...
Got too many kids?
Ouch!
We really never know what kind...
I wouldn't dare...
One lump or two?
Thank you for open!
Translation: 'no parking on bicyclists at any time'
How do you do?
No crack?
The pool man is gonna freak
Yeah, cheated out of breathing...
Stylist Ben Dover at your service...
Operators standing by....
Damn, these fireworks reek....
Press it because you want to....
I'll keep a look out....
New in this section: 'Bowling with Bilbo'
I give my life and my company, but
they just keep demanding more...
And if you're dead, please get to a hospital...
A difficult meal...
Other children are OK...
I think it was that 'screw you' comment...
Start with the big toe...
Are you smiling?
Well, it is free...
That would explain the beer cubs outside...
Flavor with heart...
Falling should be planned...
I told gramps to use protection...
Got too many kids?
Ouch!
We really never know what kind...
I wouldn't dare...
One lump or two?
Thank you for open!
Translation: 'no parking on bicyclists at any time'
How do you do?
No crack?
The pool man is gonna freak
Yeah, cheated out of breathing...
Stylist Ben Dover at your service...
Operators standing by....
Damn, these fireworks reek....
Press it because you want to....
I'll keep a look out....
New in this section: 'Bowling with Bilbo'
I give my life and my company, but
they just keep demanding more...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Cashcrate
Saw this website from my friend's blog which lets you earn cash by doing surveys. Though there is not much offers to do now, hopefully there will be more in the future. It's free anyway!
Anyway here's the link to the website
Anyway here's the link to the website
Money Money
We are getting money again for our GST offset package! I think it's a good time for it to be release since we are all facing inflation now. But this is short term help. Anyway who would not want free money? (You'll probably spend it sooner or later).
Friday, April 04, 2008
Singaporeans Are Stupid
Well I might get whacked for saying this but I guess it is true. Singaporeans are stupid, even though I myself is a Singaporean. We loved to be spoon fed. Just on anything or any situation, we would always ask people what to do instead of finding out the solution ourselves. We depended on other people to give us the answer to the solution, and even though it is wrong, we gladly accepted it. Well, blame it on our education and the way we are brought up. Our upper generation always tell us, study hard, then get a job till you get old, get your pension and CPF money when you retire and you will have a great future. This probably works in the 80s but sadly in today's cruel world, this is not going to work. We will probably end up studying hard, get a job, work harder, and then...... work even harder till we die penniless. Plus in whatever classes, Singapore students just love to wait to be given the answers to questions. When our lecture ask a few simple questions, the whole tutorial class is quiet, waiting for someone or some idiot to answer, even if they know the answer. Hey I admit, I'm guilty of it sometimes. however at times, I'm one of the idiots who answered back cause I could not stand the long silence. We are stupid because we believe what the "experts" say in the media. Be it in economics or any other things. Now I have known what it means to be critical in what we read and do, though it is not going to be easy to change the typical Singaporean habit.
I came across a very interesting maths question:
3 men gathered for a dinner at a restaurant.
They happily ate and drank and the bill came up to $25.
So each of them paid $10. So total they paid to the waiter is $30.
So they got a change of $5. They tipped the waiter $2 and shared the remaining change. So each of them got $1 back.
So when they were happily walking out of the restaurant, one guy was still calculating the bill. And then he suddenly said: "HEY! One of you cheated me of my money! If we paid $10 each, then get back $1. So total we paid $9X3=$27, we tipped the waiter $2. So where's the missing $1?????"
I came across a very interesting maths question:
3 men gathered for a dinner at a restaurant.
They happily ate and drank and the bill came up to $25.
So each of them paid $10. So total they paid to the waiter is $30.
So they got a change of $5. They tipped the waiter $2 and shared the remaining change. So each of them got $1 back.
So when they were happily walking out of the restaurant, one guy was still calculating the bill. And then he suddenly said: "HEY! One of you cheated me of my money! If we paid $10 each, then get back $1. So total we paid $9X3=$27, we tipped the waiter $2. So where's the missing $1?????"
Monday, March 24, 2008
Some bedtime stories
I didn't realize the power of being rich until I worked in OCBC. During that period, I have seen many influential and rich people. Their wealth was immeasurable. Some were nice people, some were bastards and bitches. That time I realized being rich is everything.
There was once during my working stint, I met a customer, a middle aged man who came to the bank to transfer his assets. He was dressed like a normal uncle except for his gold belt. Talked with him, he's a businessman and he shared his experienced with me on how he became the businessman he is today owning a multi-million dollar company. Munching on the refreshments, he chatted with me. He came back to Singapore to withdraw his CPF as he is now a citizen in Japan. He shared with me his past where he travelled to Japan to learn under a Japanese boss for many years. "Do you know who are the cleverest people?", he asked.
"I don't know." I replied.
"The Japanese are the cleverest people, he said. Though life was tough working for his boss, but his boss imparted valuable lessons and experience to him. The man said he believes learning is everything to succeed.
"Travel more and see the world, Singapore is too small. There are many things to learn outside. Work abroad if you can." he said.
During my work in OCBC, he was the customer that I clearly remembered. He was a person that has made an impact in my life. I regretted I didn't get his namecard. I wanted to work under him in the future..... hope to meet him again....
There was once during my working stint, I met a customer, a middle aged man who came to the bank to transfer his assets. He was dressed like a normal uncle except for his gold belt. Talked with him, he's a businessman and he shared his experienced with me on how he became the businessman he is today owning a multi-million dollar company. Munching on the refreshments, he chatted with me. He came back to Singapore to withdraw his CPF as he is now a citizen in Japan. He shared with me his past where he travelled to Japan to learn under a Japanese boss for many years. "Do you know who are the cleverest people?", he asked.
"I don't know." I replied.
"The Japanese are the cleverest people, he said. Though life was tough working for his boss, but his boss imparted valuable lessons and experience to him. The man said he believes learning is everything to succeed.
"Travel more and see the world, Singapore is too small. There are many things to learn outside. Work abroad if you can." he said.
During my work in OCBC, he was the customer that I clearly remembered. He was a person that has made an impact in my life. I regretted I didn't get his namecard. I wanted to work under him in the future..... hope to meet him again....
Friday, March 14, 2008
Triple Sharing Room Problems
There has been alot of commotion about NTU's decision to convert double rooms in hall to triple rooms making room space even more cramped than before. It also seems to compromise safety due to the design of the overhead bed and desk underneath. Many student has protested on this to the Student Union but they can't do anything to stop this. Anyway Unions don't have power in here. My friend has sent me a really funny clip that an NTU student is able to connect with. Very creative indeed! Enjoy.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Bad Luck
Lady luck isn't smiling at me for the Rat year. Attempts to earn some money resulted in a loss. Where had I gone wrong??!! Frustrated at my inability. I want to earn more! Not loss!
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Gone missing in Semester Break
Can't find me during the school semester break? Well I took a trip back to Hong Kong! It was kind of a last minute decision as I realised I really have a one week break which I could go to my 2nd home. *wink*
Well other than Hong Kong, I managed to make a trip to Guangzhou thanks to lp. We joined a tour group to Guangzhou for some sightseeing. For abt 799 HKD. So took a tour bus to HK-China Border. After clearing the immigrations, we are in Shenzhen. Then took another bus to Guangzhou. It's a really LONG trip. About 3 hrs. In China, there's nothing much to see on the road. You'll see roads, cars, roads, more cars. Yep that's about it and the pollution is horrendous. You'll never see a clear sky as the whole place is covered in smog. First stop we reached some temple for some sightseeing.
Nothing much to see there. And ermmm the toilets are smelly. So went to contribute to mother nature. After the temple, took another long journey to eat 家菜 at some place where a famous chef lived in.
Great food there.
A picture with the famous chef.
Thereafter took another long bus ride (China is BIG isn't?) to some deserted fishing village. Really ulu.......
It's some village that is still being renovated as a tourist destination. I saw around the area they are busy planting flowers, planning to make it like a flower field. OK then next is the Sakura exhibition where it is the main attraction of the tour. Another few hours ride. Spent most of the time sleeping in the bus.
Finally at around near evening, we reached there. It's a big exhibition trying to imitate the Japanese Sakura viewing festival. They even have girls in Kimonos, distastefully dressed. They look more like prostitutes to me. Anyway who cares about the girls! It's the flowers that people are interested in! I have never seen sakura flowers before and this is the first time I saw them.
Well it was not as grand I imagined. The sakura trees are branches from the main tree chopped and planted in the soil. So if you were thinking of the Japanese kind of sakura appreciation, well you will be disappointed. Anyway they are kind of nice la. But going to Japan or Korea to see the actual tree is the best. As the weather is slighty warmer due to climate change, the temperature is not suitable for sakura. Most of them had fallen till the trees are bare.
Oh definitely you won't see people dancing Para para there.
Pink Sakura
Poor flowers....
White Sakura
Para Para Sakura!!
Well after a long day, time to rest for the night. Reached a 5 star hotel which is very grand inside! Nice.
Waited for the tour guide to get our rooms while we explored around the hotel.
Got our rooms and took the lift to the 15 floor where our room is. Spent some time figuring out how to get the door open. Once inside, I should say the room is really nice. The decor and design is very comforting!
The living room
As always need to check out the toilet. The design of the toilet is really fun with lots of connecting doors to play hide and seek.
The bed is really BIG. Much bigger than the one in Macau. Fluffy too!
Spend some time exploring the area outside in the night before returning late in the night to sleep.
The next day back to the bus and it brought us to some Art street where there you can find many cheap art pieces and almost replicas of famous paintings. I found "Mona Lisa" and "Sunflower" while walking around. That was the last stop and we head back ourselves to find cheap SPA in China. Had a good body and foot massage for a cheap price for 2 at about 300+ RMB. Cheap. After a good SPA, we returned back to HK by just walking.
Well other than Hong Kong, I managed to make a trip to Guangzhou thanks to lp. We joined a tour group to Guangzhou for some sightseeing. For abt 799 HKD. So took a tour bus to HK-China Border. After clearing the immigrations, we are in Shenzhen. Then took another bus to Guangzhou. It's a really LONG trip. About 3 hrs. In China, there's nothing much to see on the road. You'll see roads, cars, roads, more cars. Yep that's about it and the pollution is horrendous. You'll never see a clear sky as the whole place is covered in smog. First stop we reached some temple for some sightseeing.
Nothing much to see there. And ermmm the toilets are smelly. So went to contribute to mother nature. After the temple, took another long journey to eat 家菜 at some place where a famous chef lived in.
Great food there.
A picture with the famous chef.
Thereafter took another long bus ride (China is BIG isn't?) to some deserted fishing village. Really ulu.......
It's some village that is still being renovated as a tourist destination. I saw around the area they are busy planting flowers, planning to make it like a flower field. OK then next is the Sakura exhibition where it is the main attraction of the tour. Another few hours ride. Spent most of the time sleeping in the bus.
Finally at around near evening, we reached there. It's a big exhibition trying to imitate the Japanese Sakura viewing festival. They even have girls in Kimonos, distastefully dressed. They look more like prostitutes to me. Anyway who cares about the girls! It's the flowers that people are interested in! I have never seen sakura flowers before and this is the first time I saw them.
Well it was not as grand I imagined. The sakura trees are branches from the main tree chopped and planted in the soil. So if you were thinking of the Japanese kind of sakura appreciation, well you will be disappointed. Anyway they are kind of nice la. But going to Japan or Korea to see the actual tree is the best. As the weather is slighty warmer due to climate change, the temperature is not suitable for sakura. Most of them had fallen till the trees are bare.
Oh definitely you won't see people dancing Para para there.
Pink Sakura
Poor flowers....
White Sakura
Para Para Sakura!!
Well after a long day, time to rest for the night. Reached a 5 star hotel which is very grand inside! Nice.Waited for the tour guide to get our rooms while we explored around the hotel.
Got our rooms and took the lift to the 15 floor where our room is. Spent some time figuring out how to get the door open. Once inside, I should say the room is really nice. The decor and design is very comforting!
The living room
As always need to check out the toilet. The design of the toilet is really fun with lots of connecting doors to play hide and seek.
The bed is really BIG. Much bigger than the one in Macau. Fluffy too!
Spend some time exploring the area outside in the night before returning late in the night to sleep.
The next day back to the bus and it brought us to some Art street where there you can find many cheap art pieces and almost replicas of famous paintings. I found "Mona Lisa" and "Sunflower" while walking around. That was the last stop and we head back ourselves to find cheap SPA in China. Had a good body and foot massage for a cheap price for 2 at about 300+ RMB. Cheap. After a good SPA, we returned back to HK by just walking.
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