trip confirmed!

yay... finally managed to confirm my taiwan trip!

since it was a last minute decision, it was quite difficult to get air tickets... so in the end... the 5D4N trip is more like a 3D trip... but whatever... at least i get to go for a holiday! yay!

another reason to love december!

baby no. 8

the lucky no. 8 baby of the year....

congratulations to JT and his wife on the arrival of their lovely girl Krystal this morning...

went to visit them this evening... and baby Krystal is like an exact mould of the mom...

will post pictures when i get them... :)

bosses...

just a comparison of 2 bosses...

one... supposing to be busy since this boss is part of the snr mgt... however, this boss is actively updating facebook during office hours and in the morning of an event... hmmm... thot only free ppl like me logs on to facebook in the day! so why are the staff of this boss working their axx off? a puzzle to me...

two... a boss who started the business decided to leave due to conflicts with the mgt... although this boss could be tough to work with... but we all knew it was because of his strong passion for the brand... then strangely... the mgt gatecrashed the farewell dinner we planned for him.. and he kept quiet for the night as the mgt started talking business during dinner... felt it was so inappropriate... thank god they decided to leave early... so it gave him a chance to really talk to us and encouraged us as most of us were recruited by him...

well... just a strange observation today...

it just feels good...

its funny... its not a feeling i expected...

went down to harbourfront today for the launch of kfc breakfast... it feels good to see so many familiar faces! from marketing, QA, training and the restaurant managers (all the 3 managers on duty were familiar faces). it felt like home... sort of missed going to an outlet that felt so welcoming... and seriously, i haven't had such good mood or i haven't brought a smile to work for a lonnnnggggg loonnnngggg time.

more changes...

there is nothing except changes after changes at my work place... latest change that happened today... my regional ceo has been replaced by another korean... i don't know what to expect... after the announcement to the team, my chairman also gave a pep talk to some of us individually... will see what happen in the next few weeks...

A-Mei Star Tour

went for A-Mei's concert on thursday night...

it was a center stage layout, and the stadium was packed. nothing too fanciful about the stage but it was a great concert for the following reasons:

- she has great showmanship

- her voice was brilliant... flawless

- she interacted with the audience like chatting with her friends

- a concert of emotions... there were laughter and tears

- it was like a big party... everyone was dancing to her fast songs

- it was like a mass karaoke session... it helps that the lyrics of all her songs were flashed on the big screens.

friends?

i am enjoying the use of facebook... yes.. never thot i will say that since i have rejected friendster for the lonngggggggest time! but since ms J. Neo got me started a couple of months back... i have been regularly logging into my facebook to see if anyone "poked" me, sent me "gifts" or wrote on my "wall"! guess it helps kill time when you have plenty of time to spare at work... (sorry gals... don't mean to rub salt to your hectic work schedules!)

anyway... with facebook, i am suddenly back in contact with old friends aka school mates! especially my secondary school mates, many i have lost touch since we left school (yes... i haven't been doing a great job in keeping in touch)... it was good to get a msg from them, found out who is married and who is working overseas etc...

well... but the strangest thing happened, someone i never spoken to, or introduced to... yes... not even a "hi" was said to each other... added me on her facebook. my first thot... who was she (i couldn't even place the name to a face!!!). she is a new hire in my ex-company, whom i met once at one of my ex-colleague's wedding... read... MET, NOT INTRODUCED, NEVER SPOKEN TO!!!

so i checked out the definitions of a friend from www.thefreedictionary.com:
1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade

nope... she is none of the above... so she is not added into my facebook...

christmas time...

was at vivo city this evening for dinner and realised the x'mas decor was up already!!! how time flies!!! its going to my favourite time of the year!!! finally something to look forward to!

a peek at ulu land...

its been a week since i moved my office from a CBD area to ulu land... ok... i know those staying in the east will think otherwise...

this is my new desk... bigger office but smaller desk... oh well, just mean i have to keep it clean... at least i have plenty of space to keep marketing materials...


and after a few horrible lunches, we discover this little thai eatery. it looks shabby, played thai mtv on the tv, but it was next to a thai grocery, so we guess it should be quite authentic.

tried on monday & ate claypot tanghoon... pretty good stuff!! so today, we decided to have thai food at the same place again! today, the 3 of us tried 3 different types of fried rice...

i took seafood fried rice (doesn't look great above, but definitely taste better than it looks) while my colleagues ordered pineapple fried rice and salted fish fried rice... all 3 were yummy and inexpensive... $3 / $4. before the meal ended, my MIS exec is alr thinking of what to order for the next visit! haha...

nowadays... i need to find little things like these to make myself happy. it will be a better day tmr!

baby no. 7

the counting of the piggy babies continue...

baby no. 7... danielle ng / huang yu yan (hope i got the hanyu pinyin right!) was born on 2 november 2007 at gleneagles hospital... congrats to my dear friend G!

that's danielle - 54cm long!!!

this picture of danielle really resembles her mommy!

finally waited for her to open her eyes...

wedding lunch...

after 3 wedding dinners, today's wedding lunch is a refreshing change for a few reasons...

* its the wedding of my sister's childhood friend since primary school... not going to reveal of how many years! haha... the bride is like another sister, attending my primary one birthday party (if you still remember!!!)

the childhood friends

* it was a cozy event with 4 tables, gave the bride loads of time to mingle with her guests... which is especially lacking for the normal wedding dinners

* the really cool venue.... its like an art gallery, really nice... check out the pictures below...

the website of Xi Yan - the restaurant


my table and the table setting

* the unexpected menu... its fusion, tastes yummy, got me trying a lot of things that don't usually end up on my plate! it is also unexpected as the menu is prepared according to the available ingredients... so even the wedding couple didn't know what will appear on tha table

the menu

started with the sparkling champagne

green house tomatoes in sesame sauce

steam scallop with pickled olive and black bean paste

Sichuan salivating chicken with century eggs

deep fried shrimp paste grouper - the best for me!

steamed glutinous rice with spareribs

stir fried kimchi prawns with Shanghainese rice cake

stir fried mushroom with pickled cucumber

abalone ginseng chicken soup

oopsy... forgot to take pictures of the dessert... signature dumplings... which was really interesting as the fillings were a mixture of 5 ingredients - sesame, peanuts, wintermelon, salted egg yolk and butter. it was sweet yet saltish with crunchy bite from the wintermelon... i enjoyed it even though i was extremely full!

congrats to Angie and Sam, and wishing you everlasting happiness!