New Year Eve

Today is the New Year eve.

I don’t have any celebration plan for tonight as I’m going for the company annual dinner at Yatch Club tonight. Feel very very reluctant to spend the day with the fellow colleagues, I would prefer to spend the day with good frds and family. So.. I plan to cabut from the dinner around 9pm plus.. let’s see.

Today is another normal working day and we are expecting to get our pay + bonus (if any) today. Everyone is eager to know how’s the rewards like.. always the time for the employees to desire for bonus but expression always turn sour when the figure finally revealed. “Economic is good” always feedback by the government but it doesn’t seems to apply to every business. When time for year-end speech, things like “don’t expect too much as the business profit is not high”.. whether high or not, only the speaker knows himself.

There’s nothing for me to conclude for my year 2007 but at least with the existence of this blog since Jan 07, can always refer back to the events and things I had experienced and encountered. Nothing had change much compared to myself with 365 days ago. In fact I have given a commitment for myself and him which will go along with the coming years ahead.

I had experienced the actual hot bidding of rental flat when searching for an accommodation. After all we are not belong to this nation and that’s a fact which I had to learnt, the competency and the reality.

Apart from the busy work load, I had an opportunity given to spend some days in Batam, Phuket, Cambodia, Taiwan and a few outings with the old friends. The frame of mind will tend to change when new sights came into the vision.

I may say there’s still a lot of things not done, and I know lazy is not the excuse! Eem mm.. I said I wan to change the job but I didn’t, I wan to lose some weight but I didn’t, I wan to save more but I spend more instead.. ha.. too much .. and I didn’t complete the Taiwan travel blog till now..

无论过去如何, 得继续更积极的过日子. 2008对我来说, 有着一个最重要的计划, 这将是我人生的一个转变, 希望可以和他顺利的实现.

鲁豫有约 - 我是张非

影片简介：
他个性十足、想法独特，两次被北大清华退学，他承受着不为人知的痛苦，今年他再次考上清华，渴望快乐的大学生活；《鲁豫有约》张非分享他四次高考三进北大清华的心情故事。

"你叫张非嘛, 非常的非."

"不是非常的非, 是是非的非."

我想伶俐的鲁豫也被这人弄得啼笑皆非吧. 北大清华是多少中国学生向往的顶尖学府, 他却三进北大清华, 故事绝对精彩. 与大家分享.


鲁豫有约 后高考时代 我是张非

知名网站找不到.. 可以到这里看录影
1) BBsee - 画面比较清
2) Youku 优酷网

New Year Eve Party 07/08

New Year's Eve Party 2007 (NYE Party 2007)
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MARINA BAY SINGAPORE COUNTDOWN 07/08
Usher in the new year with the light-up of Marina Bay and fireworks against Singapore's city skyline on 31 December.Admission is Free.

THE JEWEL BOX: NEW YEAR'S EVE COUNTDOWN
Usher in 2008 with the Ultimate Fireworks Extravaganza! For the third year in running, this highly successful Sky Symphony Countdown gets better each year! The highly anticipated choreographed pyro-display will kick off with pyrotechnics emitting from cable cars and climax with a jaw-stopping fireworks show set against one the World's Tallest Artificial Christmas trees at The Jewel Box. So Celebrate the brand new year at The Jewel Box on this NYE for a night you'll never forget!

Main Highlight:Catch the Musical Light Show & 'Snow' Show and bring in 2008 with a magnificent fireworks display together with your favourite Yes 933 and Class 95 DJs at the Magical Kingdom.


Have a wonderful year ahead ~!! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 !!

Merry Christmas ~

Today is the christmas eve..

1) I had completed the OHSAS 18001 Audit with Auditor (ok.. not much problem)

2) I had the christmas lunch in office (the buffet so so lo..)

3) target to knock off at 5.30pm (look at the msn online list, think everyone on leave or half day)

4) just got my ring being cleaned at jewellery boutique.. and it's shiny and bling bling now.. macam brand new

5) considering of upgrading to Destinee tonight.. let's see.. (diamond season and promotion now..)


Everyone out there

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2007!

contented weekend

Days before the outing

I think I woke up with half-sleep conscious this morning, the brain is not working too well. I walked into the office as if there were tons of iron balls locking on my foot. I’m really over-tired over the weekends.

I got so much intention to get MC for last Friday before I could fall asleep the previous nite. My whole arms, neck area and face were sun-burned so badly that the skin was firing! I look at my reddish arms and think back why such things always happen? There the construction site got another Stop Work Order and I had a serious sun burn under the sun for 3hrs right in the middle of afternoon.

I was instructed to go down to the Authority for debriefing, who knows end up to be like questioning session. We are not criminals or what right? Why such kind of action-action attitudes? Lots of rectification prepare work need to be done, so relief that this ball is not thrown to me!! There only I got chance to go for my weekend outing.. phew ~

12-buddies weekend

Weekend outing at Pengerang (边佳兰) for the sumptuous seafood lunch then followed by a night stay at Teluk Ramunia (应该是六湾岛). 3 cars with total 12 old buddies with regular attendants and rare attendants (special guest is freedom100cc). So grateful that we have the sunny weather all the way. Another pop-out suggestion by Veerla was a place called 天涯海角that near Desaru. We finally found the place after a 20 mins walk on muddy road along the golf course & bushes. According to them, this place was so remote and undiscovered with superb scenery of ocean and beach, popular to some wedding photo taking.

The friendship that I cherish...

Then we head to the resort, one thing touch my heart is that the resort we stayed was the place we went 11 years ago. Everything looks so familiar without drastic change. Self made BBQ and never-ending chit chat with the waves as music beside. I’m really impressed some of the gang chatted till early 5am.. WAOHH ~~ sorry, I miss it ~

I jus can't stop laughing while browsing thru the photos.. especially those jumping photo

Though the resort is not a Star-graded one, but at least a place for us to gather. Back to Jusco tebrau, we watched the The Warlords (投名状) together.. have been how long that we never tried to watch movie in a big gang?! and.. I cried over a few scences.. really a worth watching movie..

A tiring yet contented weekend with the old buddies, great laugh man!!! I finally rest at 2am after a big jam in perling and causeway. Came to office today with pening kepala, looking at the pile of works…

无力.

台北第三章

这天要到台湾的北海岸线, 去那里看大自然著作下的景观.

先介绍一下个人最爱的早餐, 就是蛋饼加热红茶. Cheese蛋饼, 火腿蛋饼, 香肠蛋饼种类很多, 普通的早餐料理店或档口就是卖蛋饼, 三文汁, 豆浆之类的. 红茶从没喝过热的, 现在是回味无穷.

9点钟来到国道客运总站, 向国光买了到金山的票 (NT92, 发车时间每20分钟一趟), 约70分钟的车程, 于野柳下车. 沿路可以看见海峡与台湾北部的海岸线. 我们的所在地是个高地, 必须沿着路旁一条小道向下走. 往下走后看见的是渔港, 渔船很有规律的在港边摆荡, 一股远离城市喧嚣的舒服感油然而生. 这里不是旅游巴士的路经之地, 所以没有大招牌指引我们, 这样很好, 原有的环境却不因观光区而商业化起来. 向几个闲聊的阿嬷问了路, 就饶过渔港向对面的方向走. 过了保安宫, 看到了很多旅游巴士, 对面的海鲜餐馆殷勤的邀您入座.

野柳风景区是一个从海岸边延伸出去的沙岩区, 经风化海蚀与地壳运动后的岩石形成了各种奇特的景观. 人气明星就是颈部日趋变小的女王头, 仙女鞋, 烛台石. 缴了NT50的入门票, 沿着路走进全长1700公尺的岩岬, 隔壁不远的海洋公园正播放热情奔放的音乐, 和这里海浪澎湃的沙岩区形成对比. 挨近女王头, 必须找到Right angle, 确实像个高贵的女王, 孤傲地远视前方. 这天早上没有太阳, 海风呼呼吹得很感冒. 本想尽量走到岩岬末端, 从介绍册看来末端还有二十四孝岩可看, 但越走越远后就没有很好的铺设路可以走了, 而且感觉海浪就在咫尺, 风很大, 有点怕就倒回头了. 总得来说, 整个地质公园维护的很好, 我们才有机会在经万年后的今天, 欣赏大自然的杰作. 若待它日消失, 也是因为日趋的海蚀, 而不是今日的人为破坏.

午餐很道地, 在港边的街上, 走进一家小吃馆. 第一次吃沙茶板面, 好吃得很!! 看看别桌子都在喝汤, 也跟老板娘要了一小锅. 蚵仔汤, 只用姜丝和葱花调味, 新鲜嫩嫩的蚵仔, 吃得非常鲜甜美味.一路回到之前下车的地方, 误信便利店的老板娘, 以为到金山会有更多公车可转去淡水. 结果嘞, 约15分钟到了金山, 也就一部淡水客运,而且在野柳就可以搭了啦. 时间关系, 得在太阳落幕前到渔人码头! NT100的车资, 一小时的车程, 换来的是一路上的海景(有点像Great Ocean Road) 然后是疲惫之后的小睡.

淡水站, 仿佛是红砖砌成的建筑. 老街非常热闹, 一条街一直往下走, 看到 “阿婆铁蛋”的店后往左走进巷子, 来到搭船往渔人码头的地方啦. 浪花卷起, 老街渐渐远离, 不多久, 白色尖角的情人桥渐渐趋进. 在码头甲板上静静的享受落日的余辉. 入夜的情人桥更添浪漫, 在寒冷的风中, 为爱恋中的人抹上丝丝情意.

淡水有名的就是鱼酥和铁蛋. 在之前说到的“阿婆铁蛋”店买了5包各NT50的鱼酥, 往回走后, 发现其他店标着买5送1 (价钱牌子一样的咯!), 真是百密一疏, 在百家争鸣中也没赚到便宜! 吹了那么多的冷风, 喝上一碗阿给鱼丸汤, 真是满足饱暖啊!! 其它景点如红毛城, 龙山寺等就时间关系没办法去咯.

这晚约好和两位朋友到主题餐厅五角船板晚餐. 豫婷和琳慧是在中学时期, 通过阿牛留言版认识的网友, 陆续联络至今, 初初见面, 多多指教. 说不完的话题, 也稍微留意这艺术洋溢的餐厅. 水池中独奏小提琴的男生, 倍感寂寞. 饭后晃到美丽华, 抬头望望青青大轮美丽华摩天轮. 觉得啊, 当年贪玩之余, 也有幸认识了一些有意思的朋友, 不同背景更碰出不同的火花. 初到贵境, 多谢照顾哪.

台北第二章

接下来台北的3天都会住在西门町. 在出发前上网寻找饭店时, 就发现台湾的饭店网页做的很专业, 所有资料都很详尽, 照片都介绍的很漂亮. 饭店都会注明预订饭店3天后必需缴定金. 但对于外国游客, 都是以互相信任来保留房间, 那费用就当天再缴就可以了. 建议网上定房后, 再在住宿几天前电话确定. 西门町的饭店比较popular, 还有提供休息服务, 所以再次确定到达时间较安全.

我们都有一个习惯, 就是喜欢先走走看看, 熟悉整个地理环境. 我们先到台北车站对面的国道客运总站询问野柳的车票与时间, 就怕有开车的时间表. 走回台北车站, 看见了大大的 “怀宁饭店”招牌, 是我们在台北的last accommodation.

台北火车站靠西3出口, 有一间很有意思的店. 发起人因为喜欢火车, 喜欢铁道, 创作了许多关于铁道之类的纪念品. 我在这里看见了木质明信片, 是人气商品, 店长还贴了告示: “不要问了, 真的可以寄!” . 店外准备了很多盖章, 选了两个明信片, 就加入盖章行列咯! 店长有代寄服务, 把地址写好, 要寄到东南亚, 店长跟我收了两个明信片共60元的邮票费. 台湾回来后, 终于收到了, 看了邮票, 结果一个明信片只要两张12元的邮票叻!

白天里有太阳的台北感觉蛮温暖的, 可是台北女生都穿得很东京. 虽然不冷, 但身上的冬装是一应俱全, 美~到我也很想买几件外套! 不行, 今天才第一天, 不能那么败家.. 我忍..

中正纪念堂是个大广场, 一个超大的 “大中至正”的牌坊, 大意盎然的守卫着正前方的纪念堂, 左右坐拥音乐厅与戏剧厅. 这时候的中正纪念堂都在维修当中, 安全网遮盖了建筑外观, 少了原有的气势. 中正纪念堂的展览馆存放着许多蒋介石的文物, 述说着蒋公一生的辉煌事迹. 一个历史知识的殿堂, 竟然不收费的, 营运成本哪里来?

磨了一大半下午, 得赶紧到别地方去了, 11月的台北, 下午4点多就不大见太阳. 因为这样, 觉得每天都过得太快! 到了国父纪念馆, 还赶的上5点钟的交兵仪式. 问几位当地人都不知道这仪式在哪里!! 最后还是问保安咯! 就在纪念馆的正前厅, 有一个很大的孙中山铜像高高坐立着, 左右两旁站着一位宪兵守卫着. 5点钟就是这两位人兄换班的时候啦. 上下接班的宪兵会耍枪, 步操还有敬礼. 蛮特别的, 体现国人对国父的崇高敬意.

从国父纪念馆可以看见台北101. 步行过去, 经过市政府大厦, 短短10分钟, 天很快就暗下来. 在交通灯前碰见5个娃娃, 2008北京奥运的 “北京欢迎您”. 台北101亮着蓝色的灯, 抬头看, 又怎样呢? 好吧, 你是世界第一, 过不久你就要被打败了, Dubai Tower将会比你高哦.. 又怎样呢? 我也只能俯首看着你. 还好还有个经典LOVE icon给我们照像.

今晚就在华纳威秀看色戒, 对面的新光三越周年庆打着折, 走走而已, 没有花钱啦! 本来嫌戏票贵不想看的, 但既然都来了. 3个小时后从影院出来, 有小小的后悔.. 我想ah dear也是看得不太懂的咯!

近午夜12点的信义商圈还很热闹. 两个人很假厉害的想自己走到市政府站, 以为捷运站就在市政府大厦下面(this is Singapore theory吗?), 过了几条街, 屁啦, 人影都没有, 就连街上的车也少的可怜. 19度的午夜, 风刮着地上的落叶唰唰响. 果然, 兜了一圈, 市政府站的入口竟然在远处一个建筑工地后面.. 谁~知道啊! 这么冷清的市政府区却有两个迷途的人.

台湾! 我来啦~~

久等了.

先介绍一下. 8天7夜台湾游, 14/11/07 ~ 21/11/07.
新加坡 - 台北4天 - 日月潭2天 - 台北1天 - 新加坡
8天说长不长, 说短不短, 并没有环岛走透透, 就选了近台中的日月潭. 留点遗憾, 其他地方就留给下次的旅程咯.

相隔一天, 又跟Jestar see you again了. 下午1点10分的班机, 估计5点40分抵达台湾. 4个小时后, 从小窗看出去, 是一条没有终点的橙黄平行线, 在这浩瀚的云层上, 我们仿佛才是静止的, 静静的感受太阳瞬间的落幕, 让平行线一点一点的缩小, 让灰蒙覆盖橙黄.

桃园中正机场(CKS Airport)在这时候并不繁忙, 入境厅只有我们的班机搭客, 不多时间就办好手续入境了. 走到游客中心, 拿了些资料, 顺便申请了青年旅游卡. 虽然没什么用的着, 就留个纪念. 注意哦, 所谓的青年, 就仅限至30岁.嘻, 还不老, 还不老. 走向 “市区巴士”, 向国光客运买了往台北车站的票 (NT125), 步出机场, 仅6点多天色已很暗, 冷风擞擞地吹来… hey, Welcome to Taiwan ~

一路上的桃园好暗, 没能看见什么, 一小时后, 窗外景色开始绚丽, 五彩招牌让人目不暇接, 是台北了. 远远看见 “台-北-车-站” 安稳地靠在一栋建筑物顶端, 那就是我们接下来8天台湾行的起点了.

走进台北车站, 偌大的厅人来人往, 台北车站是火车站, 我们还得跟着指示牌往underground的台北捷运站前进. 指示牌有够多, 真的要认清走好, underground的世界真的四通八达, 一个不小心, 会走错出口的咯! 买了NT500悠游卡(same as Sg Eazylink card), 企图老马识图的融入人群中, 但是身上的大包包还是掩饰不了自己是观光客. 而且老是笨拙地站在电梯左边, 台湾是和新马反方向的咯. 贴心哪, 捷运站还设有夜间妇女等候区.

由于往日月潭的行程编排在星期天, 担心车票问题, 我们就直接到忠孝复兴站附近的丰荣客运. 从出口出来, 天啊~ 东南西北往哪个方向啊? SOGO百货, 十字路口怎么看哪个方向都有可能, 只有地址没有图标, 还是问保安员最快捷. 丰荣客运是唯一提供每小时一趟往日月潭的客运, 来回票NT900. 搞定车票后, 就往旅馆check in.

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第一晚的住宿选择了Steffi大力推荐的凯微精品旅馆, 真的很不错哪! 虽然从捷运站(双连)要步行10分钟, 地点也不是在景点区, 但真的不错啦. 之后到最近的士林夜市, 这个夜市不是在士林站下车哦, 而是在之前的剑潭站. 剑潭站有个特色, 就是建筑外观是一个龙舟, 你注意了吗?

已经9点多, 本应很饿, 但食欲so so. 士林这个夜市有室内和户外的woh. 逛逛夜市, 成衣店, 抓抓乐店, 小吃店, 小地摊热热闹闹.东吃西吃的如像鱼翅汤的螃蟹羹, 油饭, 又贵又不好吃烤珍珠玉米, 像猪肠粉汤料味的甜不辣 (好吃! 可惜没拍照), 碎碎肉的卤肉饭, 不敢恭唯的生炒花枝, 酸酸甜甜的莓蓝汁.. 小兵立大功, 乱吃一通也差不多饱, 这些小兵花费也得NT400呢!

真的无奇不有

只有遇过落跑的工人, 没想到会有落跑的Engineer!

来自P国的新同事, 上班只有3个星期. Friday拿了薪水, Saturday上班的时候就有人说一个P国同事昨晚收拾行李, 走了! (oh.. 我的公司有提供Stay-in住宿, 就在site office 隔壁). 怎么会这样哪? 明明也是一个大学毕业生啊, 怎么可以就这样落跑?一声也不交代?而且还听说冒签经理签名的leave form.竟然搞到去警局报案来总结. 奇奇怪怪的事常常发生在这个pattern很多的office.



还有.



Perling桥的工程开始在关键期了是不是? 最近晚上开始道路关闭到只有一个车道. Saturday回家竟然一路从tampoi之前塞到perling.一路上还一直很戏剧化的救伤车经过, 有几辆挡在路中抛锚的车子. 本小姐不是车神, 只能适时的串来串去. 远远一直看着Perling exit 前挂着蓝色大布条的building, 嘴里唠叨着“关卡要到了”. U-turn 的弯桥下架着很多的scaffoldings, 看起来很象一扇紧闭的大门突然开了一个小出口, 一辆一辆的车迫不及待, 争先恐后的要逃离. 很累咯, 尤其是右脚踝. 下次我会选择走KL的highway.

车子越来越多, 花在车程上的时间越来越长.

我看的电影

从台湾回来后, JX告诉我SG会上映R21版的原装色戒. 呵, 终于还是敌不过舆论与票房成绩吧.

这次过台湾, 已经说好要看色戒的. 花了大约SGD15, 在赫赫有名的华纳威秀, 名正言顺的入影院看R-rated片. 都上映一个多月了, 还是有70%的入座率. Eh, 听听看, 原来很多大陆观众. 看来, 目的都和我一样, 乘观光赏风光.

之前很多媒体天花乱坠地把那头号画面说得多么重要, 非要不可什么的. 我怎么没有办法感受到? 我反而觉得那些画面拍的太用心太.. 太那个过头了勒. 想要表达王佳芝被易先生的占有, 并不需要那么大幅度的交代吧. 当然, 先前说连老外也叹为观止的人体姿势, 真的是犹如缩骨杂耍或训兽师, 软硬皆具到真的叹为观止咯 (真的不懂要怎样形容). 王力宏也太粉脂味了, 听他企图字正腔圆的说中文, 都起鸡皮疙瘩了. 影片一路沉重, 让我觉得时间过得慢, 是片子太长还是我早早就看不下去了? 这般大师级的艺术著作, 应该是本人不会欣赏也.



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星期三快10点场的HERO, 人数大概就10只手指有得找. 人少当然好, 银幕一览无余, 不用被大头挡, 不过lei, 冷气太冷, 话说得再小也好象很大声, 看到搞笑的想笑大声点也觉得有点为难.

难怪去年会出一个电视特别版, 就是给电影一个序. 如果不是太执着于故事的前因后果, 你大可不必为了错过电视特别版而耿耿于怀, 单看电影, 还是可以跟得上啦. 无须太多思考, 随着久利生公平的解释与画面的交代. 是延续电视剧的风格啦, 有爆笑, 有温馨, 有真理, 更有道理. 赏心悦目. 可是没想到李秉宪就出现那么一下子勒.

熟悉HERO的, 当然会理解里头的笑点... 非常爱买电视购物产品的久利生和order什么有什么的料理员~

好歌分享

好歌是否被你所遗忘了?

昨晚看了重播的S-POP, 耐到1点多才去睡, 因为一直舍不得把电视关了.

一些近乎遗忘的歌曲, 又很熟悉的细心听着.

超动听的

梦飞船 不值得

朝九晚七的日子要回来了

嗯，回家的感觉很棒。 庆幸还有4天的假才回去公司。

8天的台北甜蜜双人游竟然在dear下德士后觉得很不舍。越来越讨厌这种各自回家的不舍眼神。

用了一天时间把东西整理好，写了一些特稿。老妹还取笑说，真么旅行回来了还在做功课？一路走到bugis想搭express bus回家。很奢侈的买了一个vanilla puff来吃。哟，都起价成一个$2.20了。午后的星期五怎么那么人多？一个人逛逛，企图感染最近的新加坡。圣诞装饰开始布置上来了。HERO开始献映了。

后来故意的过了人多多的红绿灯，脚步不能快的来到观音庙拜拜。没有办法理解，3点钟的星期五，人群从哪里来？这点让一个工作满6天的我来说，很不平衡着！！

回到JB理了个头发，终于把那干枯有余，自相残杀的发尾ka-ca剪了！花了点小钱，买了一些头皮护理的产品，决定努力好好保养一下头皮，等头发掉光光就后悔莫及啦。

我想我是累着了吧，做着按摩就睡着了。这两天一直睡。。 根本没想到两天后就要去上班啦，显！

Hey, Cambodia ~

Why are the kids selling souvenirs & beg for money?
I read the article of Cambodia and knew that those kids can earn up to USD100 by selling the stuff to tourists which the parents only can earn USD30 from a full time work. Therefore the kids attend the school in order to learn English in the morning then work for the parents in the afternoon. Then, it’s up to you whether wan to give yr empathy to the kids.

How to tour ard Angkor?
Basically, Siem Reap is a tourist friendly town, tuk tuk driver will taken care of your route to Angkor Wat, what u need to do is bargain for the price. Standard should be USD12-15 per day. Personally feel that 12-15 is pretty high for the price. Food stalls inside Angkor are much more expensive than town, we usually brought light snacks for our lunch.

How to spend yr time in Angkor?
Other than the time spent inside the Angkor, you would find lots of free time afterwards. You may get yrself a reading book, sat yrself into any café for a casual evening. I see lots of western tourist do so, some with notebook. Are they here for long vacation? -_-

The food ~
Restaurant listed in the guidebook is always full of tourist, may the food is tasteful or the atmosphere is cozy. But the local restaurant without any recommendation should be worth for a try too. We had our pizza in a local small pizza restaurant and it turn out to be a good choice! The aroma of fried noodle by the motor stalls along the road was so tempting that we finally taste it!

The tourmate ~
There were 3 of us for this trip. The tuk tuk can be shared at most 4 people. Having tourmates in Cambodia is much cheaper in terms of sharing the transportation and guesthouse. Meals can have more varieties and shared as USD5 per person. Sharing of stories while climbing up & down in the shrine/temple is much more enjoying.

The great Angkor Wat ~
To learn the majestic building arts and the beauty of bas-relief then left with a pleasant experience. That’s my 8D6N adventures to Cambodia with jx and ekit. Hurry!!!

Cambodia – Siem Reap – Last 2 days

Sunrise & Banteay Srei (5am – 10.30am)

Sat into the tuk tuk to Angkor Wat before dawn to catch the sun rise. Should be happy to have a Pierce-Brosnan Tuk Tuk driver? The speed of our tuk tuk thrills through the chilly mist, the wind like piercing through the skin. That’s cold! Again, the cloudy sky didn’t give the crowds for the best shot of sun rise.

We left the crowds and head to Banteay Srei (女皇宫), a long journey from Angkor Wat which took more than 35 mins? We fall asleep on the tuk tuk!! That’s dangerous ~

Banteay Srei is one of the protected sites famous with her finest carving on the pinkish sandstone. The people believed that they were carved by skillful female (this is what I overhead from the tour guide). Impressive fine carve, even a corner, even the eyes and nose. The whole temple is unique for the different theme of carve, the best carve other than the Angkor Wat galleries.

Way back to the town, we took the last glance at the Angkor Wat, human being is really tiny in front of this majestic wat and unbelievable human skills in the ancient century.

Tonle Sap Lake, Floating Village (2pm – 4.30pm)

After a short nap, we take the tuk tuk with USD2 per pax and the boat ride ticket of USD10 to floating village. The villages mostly are Vietnamese, Cambodian & Muslim. School, shop, church, hospital, police station almost everything floats! Poor mum taking kids begging for some donation can be seen as usual over there. An hour of boat ride didn’t impress me much and personally feel that this is the most unworthy expenses.

We spent our last day strolling around Siem Reap town. Happened to know the Siem Reap National Museum having the opening ceremony, but not open to public yet. The building was design based on Angkor Wat’s tower theme? as I can see the corn-shape tower. With an administration fee of USD12 for tourist, would u give it a try?

Bought some souvenirs along central market and old market, having a rest after a long walked, we took an hour of body massage for USD5. Cambodia traditional massage is not much different with Thai massage.

We had our last dinner at our favorite restaurant, Soup Dragon at Pub Street. We shared our views and moments in Cambodia with a tasteful and content Vietnamese Hot Pot meal.

Cambodia – Siem Reap – Big Circuit

Big Circuit (8am – 5.30pm)

Start with Srah Srang (皇家浴池), the royal bathing pool facing the east, a real big pool. Opposite of it is the Banteay Kdei with lots of Apsaras bas-reliefs on the columns. Then we came to the highlight of the day, the Ta Prohm, which we can see lots of giant roots clinging on top of the walls. You may say the roots had spoilt the structure of the temple however, the roots might actually performing as a support to the temple from collapsed.

Follow by the Pre Rup (火化场) is a place for cremation, which we can see the burning stains inside the towers. It was built using pink bricks and looks different from other temples. On top of the Pre Rup can see a wide land of paddy fields. East Mebon is another similar cremation place as Pre Rup.
We need to walk a long path to see Neak Pean (龙蟠水池), 4 square pools at each side with a round statue in the middle. With the guide book on hand, we found the 4 spouts with the head of elephant, human, horse and lion.

Preah Khan (圣剑寺) with two statues holding a sword each at the entrance. Most of the passageway and corridors are badly collapsed.

We get ourselves on top of Bakeng at 4.30pm expecting to see another sunset but it didn’t turn out to be a beautiful show. Since when sunset and sunrise become another highlight and must see list in Angkor?

We went straight to Dead Fish tower for dinner, a set meal with USD5, and a short performance of Apsara dancing. Silence was among 3 of us during the dinner, perhaps we were too hungry and tired by the whole day walks.

Cambodia – Siem Reap – Small Circuit

Tourists as us need not to worry about how to visit the whole Angkor. Every tuk tuk driver will introduced the route with us using a map. It is mainly divided into 3 routes: the small circle (Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom), the big circle (Banteay Kdei, Sras Srang, Preah Khan..etc) and the most far route to Bantaey Srei.

Transportation will be taken care by the tuk tuk driver, some tourists will hired a tour guide for explanation, heard that it is USD25 per day. Ho, along the visits, lots of Cambodian guides speak in different languages!! The most heard language is French. Impressive!! For the backpackers like us, the guide is the travel books!!!

Small Circuit (8am – 3pm)

Angkor Wat (吴哥寺)
The sunlight was so dazzling that we hardly can lift our eyes up to see a clearer picture of the tower. The most significant of this wat is the 5 corn-shape towers (but me & jx felt that the tower look like a few layers of lotus) and the bas-reliefs （浅浮雕） galleries which surrounded the whole Angkor Wat as the most outside enclosing walls. The bas-reliefs tell the stories of ancient battle, the Vishnu god..etc. We took the guide book for self-story-telling. So funny that a Chinese couple approach us and asked us few question on the bas-reliefs and would like to join us touring around. Another Vietnamese Chinese passed by and gave us an “impressive” compliment. Well, all these have to be thanks to jx that done the reading while doing explanation to us. Keke.

Angkor Thom (Bayon 巴戎寺, Terrace of the Elephant, Victory Gate.. etc)
Bayon is famous with the 54 towers, total 216 nos of faces. Unlike Angkor Wat, the layout of Bayon is not in order. Really impressed by the skills at that time.. how can the faces be repeatedly look alike? It was noon and the sun was extremely hot, we are tired after walking along the terrace of Elephant with bas-relief of elephants and others sites.

It was 3pm when we back to town. Without hesitation, we went into the Blue Pumpkins for a drink. Another tourist hot spot with free wireless internet, cozy sofa and drinks. We have plenty of rest time before our dinner at Khmer Kitchen for the Amok dish. Our dinner always end as early as 7pm, and we start to have our 2nd round of beer session which others still searching for dinner! Can’t believe that both juices and beer are selling at same price! That’s indeed good news for jx & ekit!!!

As usual, both my tourmates could sleep soundlessly easily, is it becos of the beer? I have to wait for the hair to dry b4 I could sleep.. lucky there’s plenty of tv channels entertaining me.

Cambodia – Way to Siem Reap

Previously, I mentioned that Angkor Wat was announced officially as one of the 7 wonders, but it was incorrect ~ -_-. Angkor Wat was not in the list that announced on 7th July 2007. Instead, Angkor was one of the World Heritage Site under UNESCO. Anywhere, who cares abt what nomination? As long as I had step onto the land of the world wonders!!

Along the narrow road to Siem Reap, could see the simple built house along the main road scattered around with an endless view of paddy fields or just a swampy land? Apart from the tourism as financial income from Angkor Wat, agriculture and handicraft should be their next income?

Clockwise from top left: the paddy fields or swampy land, yq on the bus, the small hut & piles of grass for cows, hardworking jx

Siem Reap is a small town, the central was full of tour agency, guesthouses, souvenior stalls and western style bar & restaurants. This is a city developed for tourism. Restaurants and bars are decorated in order to suit western tourist?

Red Lodge & Golden Temple guesthouse was FULL, such a hot pick guesthouse, then I realized that whatever restaurant or guesthouse being introduced in lonely planet, they will have good business. In the end, we settled our accommodation in Be Quest guesthouse (USD13 for a double bed room) which near old market (pub street). We hired the tuk tuk with USD50 for 4 days traveling.

We need to purchase an Entry pass in order to get into Angkor site. 3 Days pass with USD40. Only can bought at 5pm and it’s FOC for the first day, 3 days start from next day. Got the pass, set into the tuk tuk, we are on the way to ANGKOR WAT!! After a few mins of forest road, we saw the quiet pond.. then we saw the significant towers.. and finally the long passageway! Such an amazing complicated feels.. The first sunset on top of Bakeng (the best sunset location) did not give us a nice one, but I start to feel the crowds! And there we start to Climb..climb and climb. The sunset did not impress me but some kind of excitement was filling up me!

Clockwise from top left: the crowds on Bakeng, ekit in a tower, jx with a V, the sunset at Bakeng

Cambodia – Phnom Penh

B4 check in at Changi Airport, saw a group of ppl that I believed to be volunteers or some organization, moving lots of big packages writing stationery, clothes..etc. A clear picture and realization that the place I’m going is a country that needs help, for the donation and needs for the children. The poverty of country haven’t come to my mind till I saw it with my own eyes.

The capital – Phnom Penh

Most tourists will miss this capital and go to Siem Reap directly but we chose Phnom Penh as our first stop. Airport pick up is USD7 as per standard, fetched by the guesthouse owner, head to our first night at Top Banana Guesthouse. Along the way saw lots of big hotel written in Chinese words, probably for the Taiwan & China tourist. Top Banana is unique with his cool decorated lounge and paintings on the walls.

The next day, we spent the whole day travel ard Phnom Penh, by walking and tuk tuk. With the guide map prepared by jx on hand, we highlighted a few must see location and here we start our exploration in Phnom Penh.

As Top Banana is at the south side, we planned our route north-wards. The first worth taking picture that welcomes us is the Independence Monument. We thought it was in concrete color when we saw it the earlier night, but it was in red color. Surrounding was decorated with flowers and only few days later we found that their Independence Day was ard the corner and there will have a formal celebration ceremony there.

Royal Palace is really a big site containing fabulous palace and graceful pagodas, admission fee is 25,000 Reils (abt USD6.3). The Throne Hall used for the royal coronation ceremony is gorgeous! The Silver Pagoda is named because of its 5329 nos of silver floor tiles. We didn’t notice the silver plate at the beginning as the floor was covered by carpet!! The moment we left the exit gate, the kids can’t wait to step forward selling tour guidebook and drinks. I can only the big contrast between the Royal life of government and the poverty life of residences, especially the kids.

Though National Museum is just beside the Royal Palace, but we didn’t give it a chance to enter this dark-red sandstone building. Walked towards Wat Ounalom, another important site in Phnom Penh, from there we walk towards the riverside, the Tonle Sap River, before heading back to Top Banana to check out.

Clockwise from top left: Royal Palace, Independence Monument, National Musuem, Wat Ounalom.Taking a tuk tuk in Phnom Penh is a standard charge of USD2 per trip. We hired a tuk tuk for a few locations with USD6. Went to Russian Market for shopping, didn’t buy much stuff, it was stuffy and crowded. Didn’t stay for too long, the tuk tuk driver bring us to have lunch at the Buddhi Tree guesthouse, just opposite Toul Sleng Genocide Musuem. We rest at the restaurant under the lush garden like shade, wait for the museum to re-open at 2pm. With admission fee of USD2, we see the former high school turned out to be a prison under the Khmer Rounge where detention, interrogation and torture took place. One may not feel comfortable seeing the tortured pictures, room with iron bed, building with wires around and the bricks-made tiny prison cells. A place that you walked out with a sense of heavy mood and grateful to what you have now.

We check into another guesthouse which is nearer to the quay side and central market. We learnt a lesson after we check in at Angkor Chay. The room was old and not clean, moreover no hot water, with insects at a corner. We went out to source for another guesthouse and decided to return the room, it was less than 15 mins but the staff said they can’t return the fees to us. In the end we need to pay half of the fees and leave that guesthouse immediately. Lesson to learn is always take a look at the room before any payment.

Continue to walk to Wat Phnom (with USD1 fee), I saw kids without any clothes playing at road side, with dusty body and dropping snivel. The golden color Central market is another landmark with lots of local stalls selling silks products, silver products and food. After a long waited service dinner, we bought the Phnom Penh-Siem Reap express bus with USD8 and ready to set off to ANGKOR WAT the next day.

Clockwise from top left: The iron bed, the wired building (Toul Sleng Genocide Musuem), Central Market, Wat Phnom.

how to start?

I'm back AGAIN.

Thinking 8 days back, I was unpacking my cambodia stuff and packing my taiwan stuff, lucky that the clothes for these 2 places are different. now, having all the clothes being washed and unpack, it means that my 16days of trips had come to an end.. still wondering how should I start my post entry.

they were asking how can yq be so daring to take up 2 trips non-stop. I myself can't believe it too. therefore i prepared something for myself.. i knew that a weak body like me won't be able to tahan such a long and hectic days.. there i started to take vitamins before the journey.. and today i'm still fine without any sickness.. should i praise all these to the vitamins i took? guess so~

The cambodia's heat.. the taiwan's chill.. different experiences.. the trips had ended.. but.. how shall the post be started?

** puzzled **

Next Destination --> Taipei

Hi HI.. I'm back from cambodia after a fun trip with jx & ekit. Had a rest last night and i'm heading to taipei now..

though miss calls from offices or suppliers keep appearing on the phone but none did i answer. hoho..

It's still hard to believe that I still can cope well with the pace and having my best condition for the next destination.. jus check the weather in taipei and it's mostly rainy days for the coming weeks.. I hope it won't last long for a whole day. blessing for a better weather.

Ja ne ~~

@ Changi Airport

出发之前 ~ 昏

很快很快，明天就要出发了！搞到现在凌晨1点钟，明天还要上半天的班。

I think i will start writing in English now, it's faster.. look at the time! i wish to get in bed soon.. Well, start preparing the handover stuff since last week and gradually pass it down to other 3 colleagues.. with lots of proceduressssss.. somemore cc to the managers.. very tiring.. the reason is simple.. I'm leaving becos of the long leave, therefore i can't anyhow handover right? else will be more miserable when I'm back from leave!! If I'm leaving due to resignation.. who cares so much?!

Everone start asking whether they can call me during my leave, errbbs.. then wat for I took leave? if i can do it.. you all can do it what.. not familiar .. just follow the procedures lo.. anywhere, there's always a manager there for you to ask for ! They are managers !!

ok, talk abt my long leave.. tmr going to cambodia with jx & ekit... well well.. u all may ask.. "huh? cambodia? so many ppl going recently" .. yalor.. since alr so many ppl, why should i be missed out? I think Angkor Wat had been swarm into by the crowds since she was officially announced as one of the 7 wonders.. since there's tourmate.. let's go!

I used another week of my leave flying to taiwan.. part of the reason is bcos of littledust. she had shared with me abt her itinerary.. that made me feel like going too.. after a few nites of consideration, i finally press the confirmed button for the Jetstar tickets.

Sorry to jx.. due to my highly tighted work schedule, i didn't really study and research much on the coming trip. therefore.. xiao jie! kao ni le!! qing yuan liang wo ba~~ I spent all the lunch time and most nite time on the net reading the forum for Taiwan trip.. gosh.. too much info, whatever u search.. there's always plenty of website for u to click! really tooooo much.. the more u read, the more u confused and the more undecisive you are.. the link in the favourite list is getting longer and longer.. sometime later, u tend to forgot what u had read or where u had read certain info ~ one word 昏！

had over-stressed myself over the past few weeks.. i even bought vitamins in order to build up my body immunity and stamina!! have been sleeping late and without taking any nap during lunch.. really a tiring long work day for me.

k.. i'm going to sleep now.. look at the bag. i think i only pack 70% of it.. leave it to tmr la.. another meeting at 930am.. arh.. i have gek my chakra now .. gd nite everynite, see you all soon!

* Chakra?? -- it mean energy in Naruto (Jpn Animation)

我的on leave notice

最近搞到有点小忙，你可以说我贪心也好，疯狂也罢，我想我确是如此。

工作永远没有完，新的一直进来，压力很大，很有可能Clear不了了。另一边一直在看接下来远行的资料。电脑画面不断切换，脑细胞还跟不上我不断open new tab的速度，开始恍惚。

周日迷迷糊糊的昏睡了22个小时，非常了不起是吧？的的确确是个称职的猪，吃饱就睡。

还有7天。除了脑海里要把工作交代一下外，就仅能用剩余的时间来准备其他。我没有去结婚啦，就很疯狂的订了两个目的地的飞机票咯。。。。。。

就是。。疯掉咯。

Huat Ah !!

I didn't buy. But he won, my mum too. Number come out zhun zhun, Huat ah !! not too much.. just nice for the coming air tickets ~~ kekeke "跑车"吐气扬眉啦~ 知道主人刚花钱, 特来送金啦~~

锦囊妙计?

之前有个想法要拿个长假, 思考了很久. 担心理由不充足, 公司不批等, 一直没有把日子订下来. 但心里有个谱, 就在11月吧. 后来, JX给了个建议, 其实没考虑很多, 爽快的答应下来. 就这样, 把06/11/07填在FROM的空格里, 不过一直犹豫到底应该用17/11/07 或 24/11/07来结束. 思考下, 必须认清请假的真正目的, 太短的话, 改变也许不多, 死就死吧!! 管它有薪还是无薪假期, 干脆3个礼拜, 改变应该会很多吧!!

填了申请, 给谁批好呢? 拿给R (同部门的经理, 但又不是给我工作的人), 当然不敢签. 拿给JA (不同部门的经理, 但却给我最多工作的人), 一张惊讶的表情 (难道我不能on leave 吗?), 开口来一句费的“嘩, 用3个礼拜来interview?” 然后“你问过老板没有?”. 我很纳闷, 这就是问题, 到底是under哪个经理啊?? 难道是跳过经理, 直属老板?!?! 你们都搞不清楚, 现在就让你们搞清楚点!! 结果还不是要先问老板!

就如所料, 老板不知道A,B,C 经理个别交代我做什么工, 却claim that她自己就只给我一小部分的工. 你们要吵就去吵. 至少我的目的有点见效. 基本上, leave是approved了, 但却要submit一个work list. 既然你们选择遗忘, 选择忽略, 那就靠我来提醒你们. Work list 交上去了, 就等着看你们怎么去distribute了. 眼看成功了一半, 真希望把工作都丢出去, 我可扛不了这么多.

并不是高估自己, 也不削那所谓的important key person. 再这样谁人都可以把大小啦杂工作丢给我, 那将是一个无底洞, 我要改变现状, 让自己好过点, 让其他同事分担多点...

其实拿个假没什么大不了, 其他中国, 菲律宾同事一拿就是一个半月的, 我有和不可? 难道我就不能用回国来当理由吗?

改变~ 该变!!

四湾龙虾行

8月中的龙虾行因为雨天加上某些因素, 结果绕回来了..

这次是黄爸请客, 星期六请了假, 来趟family outing ~

从Ulu Tiram到Desaru, 大概80多公里. 从desaru到Sg Rengit(四湾)还要20多公里. 大约1个半至2小时, 罗里卡车多外加单行车道, 驱车要多加小心.

往Desaru和四湾的路上, 都是一大片绿油油的油棕园

边佳兰鱼船码头 (Pengerang Pier)

传说中的上汤龙虾, 肉汁鲜甜. 还有第一次吃的竹滩, 口感象鲍笋.

为何这家店那么有名? 当天店里的桌子都备用当晚的喜宴,我们只能搭桌子在店外走廊, 连当地人也重本潇洒的来个海鲜宴, 非富则贵. 为何那么多新加坡食客? 因为这店曾被欽点而上节目.

JADE GARDEN SEAFOOD CORNER

Address: 54,jalan kerisi sg rengit 81620 pengerang johor. Phone: 07-8265460/fax 078266460 Directions from Sg: u can go sungai rengit by boat from changi(singapore) to pengerang pier,there got taxi.. or u can go by ferry from tanah merah(singapore) or u can go by car.u will reach the crossroads then turn left n u will see the restaurant at ur left side..

HERO is coming!!

Soooo happy to see the HERO posters at MRT, YES.. the movie will be released in Sg on 22 Nov 2007 ~~

Bought this drama series in 2001 and really love the characters in the shows. Kuryu san (Takuya Kimura) is a prosecutor in Tokyo but never have proper suit & tie, usually shirts & jeans with the trademark orange coat, makes an interesting contrast to his dull-but-funny fellow colleagues. Kuryu san has the witty mind and an unexpected approach in getting all the truth and the colleagues found themselves infected by his unconventational work style and turn to be as passionate as him!

Recently, I watched the 2-hr special edition that produced last year. Kuryu san was transferred to a town and happens to investigate a murder case. I’m surprised the see the killer was also casting in this coming movie! Eem.. this would prove that this 2-hr special is the preview of the coming movie! This time, Kuryu san is transferred back to Tokyo!

22 Nov 2007, make a date with Takuya Kimura, Matsu Takako and South Korean heart-throb Lee Byung-hun!!

I'm a bit 哈日nowadays.. Gomenasai ~ ~ Here's the Japanese Official Website.. Click the Trailer for preview !! other website can check out == here ==

bento之后的幸福语

昨天真的有去麻布茶房吃哦. 目的是欢迎T小姐出走回来. 本来就只有4人聚的小晚餐, T小姐竟然还在公司无法脱身, 结果要出现的都不能出现!! 可是这3人就是不可以安安份份的3人行. 有点hiao, 在地铁站小聚马尔代夫归来的艾尔文, 在suntec顺路pass东西的阿zap.. 招兵买马着, 就这样, we need a table for 8 !!! 人忽然很多酱. 就是hiao… 就是要众乐乐.

最近空气中一直弥漫着幸福的色彩. 10月5日, the lady in purple出阁啦~ 一桌子就我们4个是hall mates, 缺了远在US的Pam, 其他WSC的朋友听了也觉得不可思意吧! 欣欣, 妳很漂亮哦. 老公整场一直给妳提裙尾哦, 很体贴哪! 要幸福.

求婚的求婚, 买房子的买房子, 看房子的看房子. 竟然, 大家的话题开始成熟起来了. 不得不承认, 从10几年前一起走的步伐, 渐渐要迈入另一个里程碑了. 过去10年, 应该是人生中变化就大, 也最丰富的10年吧. 每个人都一样, 学业的结束, 工作的开始, 家庭的计划. 还有3年, 不能想象自己将要开始30以上的年龄层啊!

结婚到底是时尚列车吗? 爱情长跑也许太浪费时间, 爱情短跑也许风浪指数还累计的不够. 想法因人而异. 不过, 双方都是以幸福为目标, 于承诺为后遁来迎接未来, 不是吗? 脚步快或慢, 只要幸福就好啊 ~

是骗局吗？

刚接了一通无来电显示的call
甜美的中国腔说明是从某香港精品店打来
要给我做市场调查
问题大概是:
1) 请问小姐有买时尚精品的习惯吗?
2) 请问小姐是逛精品店或百货商场?
3) 请问小姐是注重价格或品牌?
4) 请问小姐会担心买到仿冒品吗?

我是想听看他们是干什么的才继续敷衍爱理不理的回答
然后是... 为了答谢我的支持, 将赠于VIP礼券一张
还要我记下礼券号码
接下来... 要个人资料了
没好气的答年龄层, 工作之类的
问到名字时.. 就克拉把电话挂了
竟然........ 穷追不舍, 连续再拨4通来

够了ho!! 我已经给你机会敷衍你几分钟了 ok ~

who u think u are?

H has been back for 3 weeks n I have been wondering wat is his actual work scope. Get quite fed up when I see him cycling ard n bossy ard, acting like a senior to other colleagues. Maybe u has the capability to be a senior, then show it in yr work!

Returned after a yr of master cert yet no specific job scope.. everyday sit there as if very busy in coordinating which components are ready for delivery… following the managers meeting with supervisors. If you are holding the same title as me, I’m really unhappy that you are not sharing my works at all! We crown u as the godson of manager n u really enjoying such treatment/pampering?

I really got an urge to ask my boss wat’s this H’s work scope!! But J advice me better don’t ask this kind of sensitive question to management. “the management should have a reason to employ a staff, n u can’t question like that” okay.. fine

Everyone of u knows how to pass the task to me but whenever I say I can’t cope with the load yet no superior can solve this problem for me! Managers should be the one dedicate the task to the suitable staff rite? Y keep shooting to me while others enjoying much of their time?

Had an idea to save myself out from this mess. Think of applying a one month unpaid leave… to make you all seriously look at my work list and how /who shall I handover /passdown. They r not junior anymore, pls don’t use such silly excuse of “they are not experience……….” .. time for other colleagues to handle their stuff independently too.. I can only exempt/free/share the work loads when I'm not ard.. one mth is jus nice for whoever to familiar with and handle the work

Is this a good attempt to be better for everyone? I need to be brave enough to voice out and hand my application form…

春色只有边的<<色, 戒>>

<<色, 戒>> / Lust, Caution is hitting the cineplex today.

改编自张爱玲同名小说.
1942年抗战时期, 王力宏所饰的爱国青年, 让汤唯所饰的女大学生利用美人计, 刺杀梁朝伟饰演的汗奸. 影片沉重, 震撼, 更艺术. 全片157分钟, 有三场男女主角突破自己, 更让老外叹为观止的性爱场面.

新加坡版本已经被删减成148分钟. 看了预映的媒体说, 被减了的部分, 无法与之后的情节相呼应, 整体无法连贯. 非常可惜.

少了这些具话题性又无可或缺的画面, 你会选择去看新加坡版本吗? 除非, 你不是好色之徒? 不过, 记者也说的对, 演员们要突破多少自身的心理压力, 导演要如何把三场性爱拍成艺术, 我们都无法看到了, 那岂不是辜负, 白费了他们的努力?

考虑看看...

你怀念的

继上一个post只有数小时, 都还没坐稳hot seat呢, 又赶紧追加一个. 自己难过事小, 毕竟我不想折磨自己太久. 但个性始然, 尽点绵力让别人开心能让我感觉更踏实一点.

当时短短的10天旅行, 拍了很多照片, 还是film相机. 一直把这些珍贵的相片好好收藏在一大本相簿里, 有空就拿出来回味一番. 虽然现在都是数码相片, 也就不过是拍了看了就存档在电脑里, 少了一份亲切感.

这一次, 抽了几张合照, scan了一下, 没有很sharp的quality, 可是就像当年我们所说的, 照片, 是为了留住当时的阳光, 当时的欢笑. 希望这一组花了点心思美化的照片, 能让你开心起来．

那年attachment之后, 乘假期只身飞到澳洲去投靠留学海外的你们. 里应外合, 住宿, day trip很快就搞定. 我的行李, 带了两位小姐的爱心妈妈包裹, 穿着cher出手相借的寒衣, 勇敢地飞往墨尔本.

住她们租的屋子, 去她们逛的supermarket, 是一种体验对方生活的平实感. 每天都会遇到人, 不是很熟的或认识又很久不见的, 从我一下飞机就开始给我惊喜. 行程很紧密, 精彩, 用短短的几天, 和很多朋友聚会, 尤其是悉尼的蓝山之旅, 简直是另一场同学会. 住过住家, 住过赌场大酒店(托Ah pek的福, 免费的), 也住过YHA (Youth Hostel Accommodation), 更踏足每个赌场（也是托Ah pek的福) .. 刺激!!!

美好的回忆, 文字并不能完全表达.
就用照片来细嚼慢咽当时的阳光与欢笑吧!!!
非常怀念... 当年的旅程
感激... 一路上有你们呀!!!!!

看着看着, 真是受不了!! 当时都已经是大学生的我们, 为什么看起来还那么的幼齿??!

更多照片

想回家

我也会有孤单寂寞的时候
会觉得对方存在於身边的感觉很单薄

从何时开始
被编排在周日的固定天和周末才能和对方见面
是该安慰於如此的安排
仰或悲哀於自己仅是schedule中的一个item?

离开家只身在外念书, 接着为日子打拼的我们
是必须承担这种孤单寂寞的心情的
而那些不曾离开家的人
你是根本无法体会的!!!!!

只是恨自己
然后大力大力的痛快哭一场
还好, 眼睛并不肿

起价啦!!

There are two basic expenditure INCREASED from today, 1st October 2007 onwards:

1) Electricity tariff for residential users REVISED to 21.38c/kWh (previous 20.52c/kWh)

2) 1-2 cents increase in adult EZ-link card BUS fares.

smart, use "revised".

nothin, jus bear with it.

Japanese food @ The Central

For those who are nihon-craze and nihon gourmet fans, definately The Central @ Clarke Quay will be your favorite choice. Plenty of japanese restaurants are available and ready to serve your taste bud.

Ever watched the Japanese series 蒋太的寿司 and really impressed by the high quality and authentically attitudes on their gourmet. They served the food with the freshiest, marinated with the finest and decorated with elegance. Never fail to stimulate your taste bud once the plates were served right in front of you.

There are a lot of jpn restaurant at level 2 & 3, and there are all being long-queued, the waiting time is at least 45 mins before you can secure a seat. Don’t wish to waste the time on Q-ing, we decided to have the dinner at the Hokkaido Gourmet Experience at ground floor purely becos there’s no Q. Surprisingly, though no Q, it’s full house with lots of reservation tables. We were lead to an empty table but the lady informed us that we only have 1 hr 15mins meal time before the person who reserved the table come. Erb… first time being clocked-the-time during dinner loh.

I was flipping through the menu for more than 10mins as I can’t decide wat to eat. The food was so pricey!! Oh man.. left ard 1hr.. so gan jiong……. Not that too bad, they served the food within 10mins, maybe they have a spacious kitchen with a dozen of chefs?

Itatakimasu ~



We had the tempura soba (cold), unagi don and california sushi roll. Above are normal jpn food with small portion yet the price is comparably high and made me hesitated to further order the sashimi. At first I was considering to get this soya & cheese cake that will be served in a bird-cage (looks like in the photo lei), very unique rite? But I drop the idea cos I’m getting another dessert later somewhere else. Next time I would rather Q longer time for other jpn restaurant.. like Ma Maison (another one at Bugis) or Curry Don.

Hoohoo.. see the long Q at Azabu Sabo (麻布茶房）Hokkaido Ice-cream !!! don’t worry, this Q won’t used up 45 mins.. kekee.. double scope with cone at $5.80, got my flavour of Greentea & Tiramisu. It taste like Gelato, rich milky and strong flavour, smooth but less dense as gelato, feel more like ice-cream paste (糊) and melts fast, that’s the reason to explain why the ice cream can be shape easily like up-side-down cone.

I found that Azabu Sabo (麻布茶房) had opened their outlet in Marina Square last year but didn’t got a chance to try out yet!! Anyone interested? Ikimashio ne ~~~

Sony PSP

男人打game, 可以六亲不认, 可以废寝忘食
我啊, 花钱买气自己受
跟PSP争风吃醋, 真是有辱我的人格
算了咯!!

PSP game的层次太高,
根本不是我能投其所好的
一个game要六七十快
看你玩得心痛不痛!

Sony PSP Slim & Lite 才刚面世
主机+记忆卡+一个游戏 = $400+
Casing 什么的accessories还没有出
想要多知道这许某的Game经
可以参考这里

Bandage "fuji apple"

ok, i got to have this bandage for 2 days
nowadays the chinese physician uses the electric-current as therapy woh
it may due to my carelessness when i took the file? the kettle?.. not sure

my boss was outside the office when i came back from bandage
let's see the conversation

boss: wat happen?
me: oh.. i sprain my hand

boss: where? here ar?
me: no la.. somehow, somewhere
(pls la, i won't claim from company la)

boss: wa, like that your bone very brittle, so weak ar, should take more calcium
me: ......... (not even a "be more careful")

祝: 中秋节快乐

你吃了月饼吗? 你赏了灯饰吗?
如果都没.. 那你知不知道
明天就是中秋节?

以为这个Mid-autumn Festival by the River会有多么美
也不过是哗众取宠 jé
就不过是几个有主题的灯饰咯
当我们从clarke quay 望向Central Mall
马上收到一记白眼加dropping jaw咯
“酱罢了? 回家回家啦...”
一拳给你.. parking不用钱啊
永恒不争的事实
若要看得爽就花钱吧
比如... Chinese garden?


不过, 最有兴致的应该是auntie
带她出来走走, 怎一个HAPPY了得?



说真的, 一口月饼也没尝到
这样的年龄, 真的对这些节日意兴阑珊了起来
什么800块钱的高级月饼, 真的有病!!
过节罢了.. 有钱真的什么都要high class嚒?

虽然没什么大不了
客套话还是要说地 ~~

我的每一天

日出而做

住在高高的十一楼, 每天打开门的那一瞬间, 一股清晨的沁凉迎上双颊, 暖暖的. 门前是无敌"组屋兼高级公寓"美景, 楼下热闹的汽车巴士引擎声.. 是的, 又是新的一天, 该上班了.

日落而息

不是每一天都可以看到如此风彩多姿的晚霞. 有时是神秘的紫蓝.. 有时是迷人的粉红.. 有时是灿烂的橙黄. 每一晚都在这里送走日落, 能够看到他美丽的道别, 也许就是给我这个long working hours的小黄.. 一个温暖的安慰吧!