| i don't like you murphy.
besides the traffic summon,
twice yesterday i order food and the servers forgot about our orders.
twice yesterday i kerbed my rims. on different wheels.
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| it's always interesting to observe the strange habits of obasans...
last week i had the opportunity to get something from old chang kee at kembangan mrt. 1 lady manning the counter, 1 frying, 1 manager in the office, and 1 on the phone for the entire 10 minutes i was stuck there.
the obasan in front of me, took a really long time deciding what she wanted, so i just stood there waiting for my turn. then in comes another obasan, one look at me, and then she promptly announces she wants 3 sardine puffs. no acknowledgement from the swamped and at this point in time, rather irritated counter lady.
to make things worse, the obasan in front of me, upon noticing that the packed of nasi lemask she chose didn't have enough peanuts/ikan bilis, very deftly swapped it for another box...
the obasan behind repeated her order a total of 3 times, before the lady behind the counter in exasperation curtly told her okay, wait.
eventually i got my items and left the shop.. rather bemused at the entire situation. never ever underestimate the obasan.
on a separate note, just kenna summon today. $&#@*$@#*$#. yellow lots in cbd need coupons till 5pm on SUNDAYS. pffft. only good thing to come out from that is the booking made at dynasty travel. ;) | | comments: Leave a comment |
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and a follow up i thought was quite funny as well
and yes.. go watch the hangover.. its absolutely hilarious!
there's a tiger in the bathroom!~ | | comments: Leave a comment |
| i packed my bags, checked out, went to the office and tied up some loose ends for the rest of the day, finally i bid my goodbyes to the colleagues there.
i said goodbye to the ducks too.
then i made my way to the train station and got onto the train bound for london euston.
got onto the train and had a nice view of the British countryside along the way..
was fed during the ride.. interesting bacon joint and potatoes in some gravy.. typical British chow according to the menu...
and then they managed to find the last few virgins on the island...
and then i made my way to paddington...
oh so crowded... and then onward to heathrow via the heathrow express.. it was supposed to take 15 minutes, but we got delayed for 5 because there was an infringement.. probably some poor animal strayed onto the tracks... no matter, i managed to get to heathrow on time.
and eventually i did some duty free shopping, went to the lounge and had a stella (wife beater beer, story another time), and koka instant noodles.
the flight back was relatively uneventful, except halfway through the air conditioning broke down.. but it was repaired fairly quickly.
and so now i'm back. i wonder where to next. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| in this case, i'm the savage beast.
some last minute requests came in and i stayed till 8 to finish them up. while waiting for the cab i decided to listen to some music, and surprisingly, the upbeat tracks lifted my spirit. starting with lady gaga, rihanna, akon and so on.. i was grooving and nodding like a fool while waiting.
made it to the hotel in good time. the weather's been crazy. 10 minutes of sunshine, and 10 minutes of rain, but eventually it gave way to a nice breeze and beautiful wispy clouds in the sky.
i was still nodding and shaking like a fool when i got back to the room. made my way to new sum ye and got myself a dinner. and then i made my way back to the hotel bar. it's my last night here, why not i thought, and there were two clients there having their drinks. beer banter and two pints later, (3 for them), they decided it was dinnertime (10pm then), and i retired to my room...
i'm going home! i just hope there's no funny strike, or engineering works that's going to hold up the circle line from euston to paddington tomorrow. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| the email came out of the blue and here i am back again in birmingham.
good to be back without the lag from propagation delay. can't say much.
the trip here was mostly uneventful. having a plane that wasn't too full was a bonus. got off the plane, made my way to the heathrow express into paddington, and managed to catch a train out of euston to birmingham. the decision to not sleep on the plane finally became a bad idea when i arrived in birmingham new street station. i was cold, tired, and aching. i had strangely sprained my finger too. checked in without much hassle.
got a nice room from the holiday inn this time round. almost as big as the room at the IC tokyo bay, comes with a proper desk and the wifi connectivity's been improved as well. not sure if it's cost cutting, but there's no more complimentary chocolates or wine, but the water is still there.
was only supposed to be here for a week, but it ended up becoming two. not knowing how to spend the weekend, i paid a visit to the birmingham museum. it was an interesting experience, learning about birmingham, the bull ring, looking at stained glass up close. they have real mummies too! creepy.
well, since i'm back here, it was time to go stock up on bodyshop products. bought quite a fair bit. thankfully i'm not going to incur excess baggage charges this time round. the wii sports resort happened to launch here too. got myself the game and two motion plus add-ons. can't wait to give it a go back home. :D
when i'm back, it's time to continue shopping for a new place. getting a house in singapore is really difficult. and expensive. :( | | comments: Leave a comment |
| going to the UK for a week. *fingers crossed.
not more than a week. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Woah. Wolverine has so many links. Credits http://www.uncannyxmen.net/images/article/relationship/relationshipmapv1.htm and http://www.clubcarisma.com/viewthread.php?tid=19357
( the map )
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| but i'm not entirely here either.
it's just been pretty boring for me, with days starting at 3pm and ending at midnight, supporting a client in the UK and having to deal with a broadband connection that is best described as starhub LAGonline, coupled with a ridiculously stringent vpn system, life hasn't been worth updating at all.
but since i've returned from the land of our colonial masters, i've quite enjoyed the food, people, places, not so much of the weather, but hot beats cold and wet anytime.
and once i'm back, i get bitten by the mod virus. it's plain evil i tell you. first was the sprint booster, swapped out to the velocity, which basically is an adjustable sprint booster. then somehow the right wheel was rubbing against the bodywork, so i went to get it aligned, and it was still rubbing, and i replaced the mtech absorbers with koni fsds. occasionally there's still rubbing, but i'm not too sure why. waiting for a run up north to yong peng to figure it out.
went diving. :D
got a new lens for the camera, a 50mm f1.8/d, very happy with it. learning to do HDR now.
and last but not least, goodbye. i'll be in tokyo for a week from tomorrow. sayonara! pictures will be on flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/cyteoivan - has the last trip to barcelona, diving and all other wonderful things i could capture. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| David Faber from CNBC:
“A $4.6 billion loss on a $5.9 billion dollar investment."
TPG lost $2 billion really quickly on Washington Mutual, but this one guys, is right up up there, as one of the worst investment during this period for one single investment fund.”
Now, what does the Lee family think of this latest investment loss?
Ho Ching, Temasek’s CEO, wife of Prime Minister Lee and daughter-in-law of MM Lee:
“No. I think if you want to run life with regret, you will end up doing very little.” (when asked if she had any regrets about leaving Temasek, Reuters 6 February 2009, source)
Lee Kuan Yew, GIC’s Chairman, father of Prime Minister Lee and father-in-law of Ho Ching:
“When we invest, we are investing for 10, 15, 20 years. You may look as if you are making a big loss today, but you have not borrowed money to invest. You will ride the storm, the company recovers, your shares go up.” (CNA, 7 February 2009, source)
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, husband of Ho Ching and son of MM Lee:
“Both Temasek and GIC are professional investment organizations, highly regarded around the world for their track record. Management hired all over the world. Boards are competent and experienced. They pursued sustainable returns over the long term, and avoided excessive risk-taking for short-term gains. Thus we have achieved good long term returns through ups and downs in the global economy and market cycles.” (in a speech on 21 October 2008, source)
Since we are investing for the long-term, why did Temasek sell of its stake in BOA so early and at such a low price? In less than a year, it lost 83% of its initial investment in Merill Lynch!
Is Temasek pursing “sustainable returns” over the long term by pulling out so early from BOA?
Does Ho Ching still have “no regrets” over such a disastrous loss? Of course she won’t, since the money is not from her own pockets.
Does Singapore still has a future when its SWFs are bleeding our precious reserves dry with such ill-judged investments?
Imagine using the $4.6 billion dollars to help ordinary Singaporeans tide over the current economic turmoil by subsidizing medical bills, providing retrenchment benefits and paying for the education of needy students.
The government kept telling the people that we should be self-reliant and not develop a clutch mentality. It is not as if it has no means to help the less fortunate in society. It is so filthy rich that it is able to blow billion dollars away in an instance without blinking an eyelid!
In her latest speech as Temasek’s CEO, Ho Ching said:
“We must do things today with tomorrow clearly in our minds. The story of Temasek is likewise a journey, each generation doing things yesterday and today with tomorrow very clearly in our minds – to make a difference to our fellow men and women, to support and build a future where Asia and Singapore can realise their full potential for their people, and to put in place the foundation for a better tomorrow.” (read her speech here)
Forget about Asia, Madam Ho. Haven’t you caused enough trouble in Thailand? Obviously the investment decisions made by you during your tenure did not take the future into account. How else can you explain the terrible losses suffered by Temasek from the purchase of Shin Corp, ABC learning and now Merrill Lynch?
The Singapore government must account to the people immediately on the latest loss by Temasek since it is a corporate entity fully owned by the Ministry of Finance which is in turn financed completely by taxpayers’ monies.
It is a shame that the PAP pay only lip service to transparency and accountability and continue to demand us to pay them exorbitant salaries only to screw up big time, again and again.
Article Extracted from wayangparty.com
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| please look before changing lanes. i wasn't in your blind spot. i was travelling at my own lane, slowing down to turn right, you were on my right, the filter green light came on, and you did not turn, fine, but why did you have to suddenly decide you wanted the left lane and just swerving into my path?
had there been another car to my left, it would have been me sandwiched between you two... but thankfully there wasn't.
mr taxi driver, why are you on the extreme right lane of the expressway travelling at 90kmph?
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| 
Dear all
Please help...my friend has been feeding this pack of puppies and
their mom at Kallang Industrial Park for the past week or so now and
they are in desperately need of a home cos where they are hanging out,
there are all these trucks and cars going about and these puppies have
no idea that the cars and trucks are dangerous! Just recently, one of
the puppies accidentally fell into a drain and drowned!
So please either adopt one or pass on to your friends so they can all
be saved...incidentally, the pups are all coming to an age where their
mom will soon abandon them cos that's how it is so...
If you are interested, please either call Christina at 97478468 or
email her at venus.lim@gmail.com
Thanks so much
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| happy pills in barcelona... we need some more happy pills
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A UK university's released a study proving what any car salesman's ever told us, women judge men primarily by wealth and status, digging guys in expensive cars more than those driving an econobox.
The survey, run by researchers at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff, claims it shows women rate a man higher if he is behind the wheels of a "fancy motor rather than in an old banger." The University team showed women pictures of the same man sitting in two cars — a $100,000 silver Bentley Continental and a battered Ford Fiesta.
The women, aged between 21 to 40, picked the man sitting in the Bentley ahead of the same man in the Ford.
The researchers say findings confirmed women judge a man by his wealth and status, but men tested in the same way are not impressed by whatever car a woman drives. But guys, don't go running off to throw a copy of this study into your significant others' face as the same researchers also determined men judge their choice purely on a woman's face and figure.
Dr Michael Dunn, who worked on the study, claims: "Females focus on questions of wealth and status because if the male possesses those, that male would be in a better condition to rear healthy offspring."
So in other words, do middle-aged men in expensive cars seem more attractive to women despite their grey hair and expanding waistline? Dr Dunn admits yes, but also that his research could be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He claims: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it." We always knew it.
[ Telegraph UK ]
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