Sunday, March 21, 2010
Time to do some updates before I either forget or have too much to type...
14 Mar
Met dear at Anchorpoint, we walked around and went to Queensway shopping centre. I got a new pair of shorts haha. Regretted not looking at the pants at G2000 cos I want to get new working pants for the future yeah. We wasted no time and went taking bus to Tiong Bahru for our late lunch... just nice before it started to rain heavily. Cos you know we had no umbrella and there's not shelter from Queensway shopping centre to the bus stop.
We shared double sliced fish soup with rice... cheap and healthy :) After that we walked around Popular cos I wanted to get some supplies but dear didn't want me to buy on impulse haha so I had to sneak back to cck to buy. Spent close to an hour in LotOne's Popular cos I couldn't seem to find the things I wanted. But I did get some of the things I needed to make some cards... yeah continuing with my cardmaking =p
15 Mar
Nothing else. It's the March holidays for the school-going kids. No tuition at night cos tutee had plans. Job searching online and sending resumes the whole day...
17 Mar
Went for an interview at Smith Street, Chinatown - Sales & Marketing Management Trainee. Ok, to be frank I was skeptical about doing sales but yet I think it is fun do be in marketing. So I went ahead... turned out that the managing director who interviewed us(group interview of 3 of us cos scheduling problem) cleared my doubts in that area. However, I have to admit I was not pleasantly surprised to know that their client for one of their projects is National Cancer Centre. I had recently read about NCC outsourcing their "sales & marketing" which is actually acquiring fixed giro donors. So this is what it was all about...
Of the 3 candidates, I was the only degree holder (holding an unrelated degree). One was a fresh graduate from Temasek poly from Tourism & Hospitality and the other had graduated from MDIS whom had a lot of F&B experience.
The journey back home was with the poly grad (I've forgotten her name) cos she stayed in Yew Tee with her brother. She's 21 years old and was a foreign student from Myanmar who had been invited to obtain a PR and so she could stayed on to look for jobs. Her brother had graduated from NUS and is now doing programming. She is of mixed blood, about 4 types. So her features are very prominent. We had tons to talk about on the mrt... it was refreshing for me :)
She told me she will only work for 2 years after which she hopes to further her studies in the US. We ended up talking about work & travel which is really horizon-widening in a short span of time cos I've course mates who worked at theme parks at New Jersey. Nice lor... I told her I would want to take up courses like BA or Acct in future when I had a stable income to upgrade myself.
We both agreed we didn't like the job cos it felt we would be obligated to stay on after the training although the director said there is no contract. Anyway I was offered but I rejected it cos I certainly don't wish to do hard-selling for NCC... I don't know about her but I think she would most likely be offered a job in either IR cos she's holding a very related diploma from the industry.
19 Mar
My 3 lovely cousins came over from Pasir Ris and reached my house at 2pm. We were supposed to have a 2D1N camp but you see, we didn't plan itinerary earlier so we spent the 2 hours rotting at home. Jia Hui was trying to do her JC maths tutorial and Qing Ying was playing maple with Marcus while Jing Hui surfed the net with me.
When we finally decided to go Farmart, it was already about 4.45pm and we chop chop prepared to go out cos the next shuttle was 5.30pm at cck. We managed to board the shuttle bus and reached the place, but sad to say we spent only 20mins and finished walking cos most shops were not opened at that time (already) and it was starting to drizzle so we hopped onto the same shuttle bus back to cck. Spent $1 per person on the shuttle so about $5 went down to the drain haha...
We were hungry by then and had economic bee hoon and mee at Fei Siong. A warm and filing meal cos of the cold weather... we then went up to the Arcade to watch people play. We chanced upon the photo-hunting machine and got a free play leh... must be someone hit twice with the card be. Many new machines since the last time I've been to an arcade myself. Sigh... gone were the days - I could still remember Bong, Kt and Wx competing on the drum machine. And maybe I do miss challenging each other on the Daytona. Oh and playing photo-hunting with Jing Xi etc and the Bp gang too.
We went home around 7pm... very fast right haha. My mum already prepared fried rice during lunch and it was in the rice cooker all day. My dad came home not long after and we all took turns to bathe and then had dinner together. Then we slacked around playing cards etc. Then we watched Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief on the laptop (connected to the big TV screen) in the living room. All of us were spread on the floor much like chalet or sorts...
Movie ended around 12.30am and we went to bed. The 3 girls had my bedroom while I slept in the study room. Cos I didn't want to squeeze and I'm not used to sleeping in air con, especially on an already cooling night.
20 Mar
Sheryl(friend I've made during last SIA interview) smsed me the night before asking if I would be going today for the interview. She wasn't so sure yet... and I told her I'm not going already. Turned out she smsed me in the morning she didn't go as well le. Sigh, all of us wannabes-no-more.
Anyway, cos it was already decided we would be going to the zoo today so we went ahead already the weather didn't seem fine. Should have listened to my plan of heeding the weather forecast - Plan A (no rain): Zoo, Plan B (rain) : Science Centre & Snow City.
Geez, at least now we know next time heed the weather forecast!
This was my visit to the zoo within 2 months...haha so I'm only uploading pics showing people. Serene & Leon joined us for the zoo trip as well. Apparently my cousins were either not used to taking pictures or didn't like taking pictures. Most of the pics I took were candid shots. Thus, hardly any pics with me - me being the photographer =p
Labels: Dear, Family, Interviews, Zoo
It was a love story @ 16:47
baby,just say yes.
baby,just say yes.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
年初一 情人节
This year's lunar new year coincidentally was also western Valentine's day. It's a rare occasion which will only occur again in another 38 years' time. Not sure whether that means this year will be a good year in terms of lovey dovey romance things but I suppose we should all love one another :)
Usually we would go visit temples to pray on this day but this year my father didn't bring all of us go and he went alone instead. Not sure why but maybe he didn't want to wait for each of us... cos my bros are really slow in preparing to go out one, even slower than my mum and I. Or perhaps he woke early so he went early lor.
Spent the entire afternoon at home becos we only visited my big uncle's house in the evening for dinner. Cos we would always wait for my three 姑姑 to finish visiting their other side of the family then gather together mah. This year there is a new member in the Koh family - my cousin's baby girl, Elle who is already eight months old and so fun to play with. Most of us girls were flocking around her like butterflies to flowers :) she doesn't cry one leh and allows everyone to carry her. But she has style too cos she doesn't take anything from anyone except her parents even though it could be her own stuffs.
Won little bit from the last round of gambling of my turn to be banker with a double ace. But it was playing with the young ones so not bad got win $13 odd.
年初二
Visited mama's side of the family at my 二舅's house. We always visit my second uncle's house and not my big uncle's house becos my grandpa used to stay with the former except for 1 or 2 years before they sent him to the hospice. And especially after some issues concerning my grandpa's inheritance, my big uncle did some shady things with his eldest son... none of the other relatives hold him in respect any more. At one point, it blew so big they almost wanted to sue him cos they have legal papers but my second uncle decided not to over family ties.
Anyway so it was a small gathering lor cos my mama is the youngest and so all my aunts their children mostly married liao so not many people left who would come to bai nian together cos they also think they old liao ba. I wonder will I grow old one day (before I get married) until I too also won't join parents to bai nian? Hmmm I don't know... maybe to my mum's side bah. But I think I'm close to my dad's side so there won't be such a day. Next time when I get married, I will want to visit my relatives too :)
At night, visited my 大姑姑's house and had dinner there. As usual, my 姑姑 and my dad likes to host here and there one so we always visit each other's houses. My usual cny routine ^^
年初三
Visited Fu's house this morning. There's XL, Fred, Jh, Collin and Jj. I told Xiuling I would be going on my own if I can make it cos firstly, I rarely go his house so I wanna be a bit extra haha. Secondly, I wanna see how long I would take to reach his house on my own. His parents steamed buns for us too. I guess I'm also not so "scared" of his parents liao ba... haha hor Fu? Don't try to intimidate me liao la....
Then we took cab to Fred's house cos it's more time-saving than to walk and take train. Olivia and Wilson joined us there. Fred's parents bought donuts and we all got to eat breakfast x2 again... parents are really considerate right? All depends on how we see it, we may think they are naggy and troublesome but all they want is for us to eat well and be happy haha ok very crap don't know why I getting so nag =p
After that they packed lunch to my house and hurriedly eat till the lion dance started around 2.15pm. Now I know the lion dance troop my dad invited was 黄老祖师慈忠会. Anyway my three 姑姑 came over as well haha, told you we very close one la... but I know the families of the 姑姑 closer cos they three sisters mah and my dad is afterall a male? Geez, so it's natural they keep in closer contact than with the brother? Haha.
My Lumix hor is really getting on with age... don't know why it hang when I was taking video of the lion dance so I took out the battery out of anixety and so lost two of the video clips cos didn't get to store yet. Haiz, why got such thing as "writing speed is too fast for SD card" such thing leh? Luckily still have one last video clip left. And managed to take some pics...
I decided not to join them to Jh's house although I could have done so. I don't know, maybe I think that being with family during cny is worth more than anything else even though I have and will still be seeing them during these 15 days of cny. My 姑姑 were asking for my bf but oh well... I also wanted dear to stay at my house with me ah. But I shouldn't be selfish and since Jh also visited his house, he should go to Jh's house as a "return" too. Moreover, they came together as a group of friends so it's also weird and ilogical for him to not go with them hor.
Hehe 来日方长, 以后会有机会的 :)
- added pics taken by xl @10pm
It was a love story @ 09:55
baby,just say yes.
baby,just say yes.
