Its been about 3-4 months since we bought the car.

I've got this phobia of driving on Singapore roads, cause i got my license in Australia. Singapore drivers are just plain scary! Change lanes and turn into side roads without signaling, dun give way, dun let you cut in, horn you when you drive too slowly, tail gate you, high beam you, *shiver*

well, anyway, occasionally greg will make me drive, like drive home from his or my parents place at night. any other non familiar route, i refuse to drive, lol.

driving is kan cheong can!

so anyway, greg had duty and came back late yesterday, and he asked me to pick him up from admiralty mrt.. it was a straight forward route, shouldn't have many cars on the road, so i thought, ok, give it a try ba. then it RAINED! ok.. drizzled while i was driving, when i got into the car, and started the engine.. the butterflies started fluttering around.. KANCHEONG!

turned down 4 x 2 flights of multistorey car park, went a little up the curb on the first flight down.. lol.. told ya i was kan cheong.. heng nuttin happened to the car..

and i'm out on the roads! *pounding* look left look right look front..

heng not many cars.. drive drive drive.. nothing eventful.. yay! reach admiralty mrt already! then at the zebra crossing, this bicycle appeared suddenly at the crossing junction. heng he braked, cause i was already going to move off.. i stopped the car by the side road, called greg. NO CONNECTION!! i call n call n call n call.. NO CONNECTION!! *panic* NOW HOW!! pedestrians were crossing all around me, in the drizzle, and a L plate car was waiting for his student on the opposite side of the road.. try again.. STILL NO CONNECTION!! the cars were driving by me.. *uh oh*

finally got thru, he said 'no batt, where r u' -.-.. win already.. my first time driving solo and his hp no batt!! heart attack can!

so he came to me, and i drove off. at the 2nd traffic light, the light just turned green, it was my right of way, and the car on the perpendicular road looked like it was going to turn into my road la!! i was hesitant to move, cos i wasn't sure if it was my turn to move off, thought the green light was staring at me in the face, but i keep seeing that guy moving off, and he really turned la!! and greg was like 'HORN HIM LA! WTF!' or something like that, and i sounded my first horn! heh. the guy was talking to his friend, not paying attention to the road.

imagine if it was some other seasoned driver that zoomed off the moment the lights turned green, im pretty sure they would have collided.. so HENG AR! i'm a noob! *whisper* takes me a while to get the car moving.. lol

drove back to the car park uneventfully.

parked. *heave a sigh of relief*

30 June 2009 @ 09:25:14 hrs

HE's DEAD!

yahoo

washington post

its the end of an era.

26 June 2009 @ 09:00:14 hrs

went airport yesterday.. SOMEBODY'S back! even though he said he wouldn't come back mid this year.. chey. tcss. he say year end not coming back liao.. *whisper* i don't believe, year end come back singapore, collect ang pow then go back leh.. so lucrative also dun want?

anyway, the airport T1.. no more food @ the arrival hall?! wanted to eat fries, had to go all the way up to lvl 3 for popeye's fries. tsk.

2 planes landed when we were there.. 1 fm bangkok and the other from brisbane, only saw 1 or 2 mask wearing passengers arriving @ the airport.. no big hoo hah like the papers..

and the tiny asian youth games booth.. in the corner of the arrival hall.. that was weird.

25 June 2009 @ 10:02:30 hrs

1 word. DAMN SHIOK! er.. ok.. that's 2. anyway.. there's a lot more metal on metal action, more cool fight scenes, more cool robots, more interesting storyline go watch. its about 2.5hrs.. but didn't feel long to me! and law.. yes! he bought an upgrade pack and he flew! he flew!! damn powerful!

24 June 2009 @ 08:53:52 hrs

it has Will Ferrell. 'Nuf said. okok... its actually about 3 guys, one's already married with a baby, one's getting married and the last one with a girlfriend. various events unfold, leading to the 3 of them, starting a fraternity, even though non of them are in uni anymore. and so the story goes..

23 June 2009 @ 14:42:05 hrs

well.. quite a captivating show, was expecting it to be a boring dark dark talking kinda show, but turns out, the action sequences were quite exciting..

only boring thing was, all those characters who were killed all died the same way.. head blown off!

the history: about this guy who's family was mass murdered while out in the park having a picnic by the mob, and he's the only survivor of his family. he works in the dark to take out those mobster's families one by one, cause the police have no case against these gangsters.

something untoward happens along the way, and our hero is disheartened and the story unfolds..

23 June 2009 @ 14:39:26 hrs

ha, i did a google search on "gin and greg" .. and i found many many links!

one of them -> facebook people search

there are people named gregory gin! lol

23 June 2009 @ 12:50:12 hrs

oh ya, every morning, about 7.40am, there will be an empty train that pulls into southbound woodlands station.

on the platform, there will be a bunch of people who will wait for the empty train while 3-4 trains pass them by. and these bunch of people wait DIRECTLY in front of the mrt train doors like they are invisible can! Like the people alighting and the people who actually want to board the train can just walk through them, the great wall of Woodlands. super inconsiderate.

so today, the station personnel made an announcement that went something like this:

The next train is not the empty train. Please do not block the train doors. The empty train will arrive after the coming train @ 7.43am.

then greg didn't quite catch what the announcement was saying, so i repeated it to him, quite loudly. but the great wall of Woodlands @ the area where we were, stood firm. *roll eyes*

the non-empty train came and left.

announcement:

The next train is the empty train. Passengers please stand behind the yellow line.

We were waiting @ the 2nd door from the head, when the train pulled into the station, before the head of the train passed us, the great wall of Woodlands took a step forward, crossed the yellow line in unison!! before the train came to a full halt!

LIKE SUPER KANCHEONG LA! *rolls eyes*

23 June 2009 @ 08:52:30 hrs

everywhere its H1N1.. newspaper, tv, radio..

TODAY had an article on a singaporean parent with 2 kids living in Melbourne, and how they are dealing with the H1N1.

Apparently, they are non-too-concerned about the pandemic. The current strain of H1N1 is no more potent than their garden-variety seasonal flu. Life is still going on as per normal..

after reading that article.. i really feel like singaporeans are over reacting to the entire H1N1 situation! unless the virus mutants to a more potent one, no cause for concern. Just be socially responsible!!

ok. enuf talk about H1N1. NO MORE MENTION OF H1N1!

23 June 2009 @ 08:44:10 hrs

The start of community infection?

Don’t talk to strangers

19 June 2009 @ 09:33:30 hrs

mark this date in ur calendars.. we're (singaporeans only) all gonna be at least $75 richer!!!

gst credits!!!

18 June 2009 @ 08:41:26 hrs

oo.. so wireless@sg is going to be free for another 4 years, till 2013. Supposed to end this year end. and the speed will be increased to 1mbps in september.

however, in the past few years, i have tried MANY times to log onto the wireless@sg network.. but without success.

grumble.

17 June 2009 @ 08:46:54 hrs

out to buy takeaway for lunch.. while waiting for kellin to complete her purchase...

take nonsense photo time.. the only one worth posting.. the rest.. half face, half nose lol

16 June 2009 @ 14:17:33 hrs

took the circle line the other day.. nothing impressive, looks like the NEL trains and stations.

only difference is the CC line train only has 3 carriages. And slight differences on the inside of the train. that's all.

16 June 2009 @ 14:16:14 hrs

for a talk like this isnt it?

got onsite jab somemore.

16 June 2009 @ 13:42:07 hrs

riz showed me this ad in the today's TODAY.

Do you?

16 June 2009 @ 13:35:56 hrs

its now GOLDKIST Beach Resort la!

want to act like phuket beach resort ar.. lol

the only 'wa' thing is the suite, got jacuzzi leh! and now got room service and breakfast leh!

but.. everything else looks the same!!

16 June 2009 @ 12:07:44 hrs

i like the ee mian @ amoy, stallname: Yong Xiang Homemade noodles. Its on the 2nd floor. Previously, like 3 years ago, they were selling for $2.. with a prawn and egg. but recent years, no more prawn, and going for $2.50. But its still as tasty!

however, yesterday, we went for lunch @ chinatown complex, and i ate the same dish, for $2.50 as well, with prawn and egg! and the soup is yummy! i didn't take note of the stall name, but its in the red section, next to the hokkien mee stall, facing the inner air well, facing the yellow section.

good value for money!! only bad thing is the seating ventilation for chinatown complex is terrible! must sit around the edges then its cooler.

and rizah discovered mango sago as well.. but it has pomelo.. i don't have pomelo in my mango sago.. makes it bitter.. *ugh*

and the prawn noodles @ amoy is YUMMY!! it closed sometime beginning of this year, dunno move go where, but recently they moved back to the exact same stall.. YAY!! prawn noodles is back! Stallname: Chan Kee Famous Prawn Noodle (#01-54)
Damn shiok! the prawns are whole prawns, not those sliced in half and the prawns are plentiful and the meat is sweet and firm and the soup is tasty! And its only $3!

16 June 2009 @ 08:42:57 hrs

like really sleeeeeepy.. *yawnz

tot of going to the PC show on sunday, made a drive around suntec n millenia.. no parking. TSK

missed yet another pc exhibition.. hiakz.

15 June 2009 @ 14:21:08 hrs

I can never know the answer to the question "who am I" until I let go of who I think I should be.

14 June 2009 @ 10:10:48 hrs

I LIKE THIS BOOKSHELF!! waaaay cool!!

cool projector thingy

12 June 2009 @ 17:59:49 hrs

well.. more design stuff really.. but very kool!

some very nice office designs

www.officedesigngallery.com

www.moltons.com <- the white office is way cool!

www.youthedesigner.com <- + Graphic Design Blog Featuring Tips, Freebies, Design Jobs and More!

www.thecoolhunter.net <- way cool spaces

www.yankodesign.com <- quite like the structure where he display his logo and psp n stuff..
www.yankodesign.com <- same site, some minimalist stuff

cool offices <- redbull HQ in london has a slide!!

www.smashingmagazine.com <- some creative workplaces

www.strongproject.com <- some cool furniture pieces

www.molodesign.com <- this partition thingy is way cool!!

programmer's office <- wa.. we need an office like this!

"Your business success will depend on the extent to which programmers essentially live at your office. For this to be a common choice, your office had better be nicer than the average programmer's home. There are two ways to achieve this result. One is to hire programmers who live in extremely shabby apartments. The other is to create a nice office."

11 June 2009 @ 09:29:00 hrs

roz is referring to this i assume..

stan was talking abt this on sunday..

ROFL

08 June 2009 @ 18:23:28 hrs

wa.. this weekend just flew by..

anybody gone shopping @ gss yet?

i haven stepped into any shopping center.. other than causeway point to get to cold storage.. lol

feel like shitting now.. shall wait for rizah to come out.. then go shit..

airlines offering air tickets so cheap now.. the tickets are cheaper than the taxes though. $1 ticket, $100+ airport tax. winner.

random musing while i wait for the shit hole..

there are suspected malaria clusters in Jurong Island and Sungei Kagut-Mandai area.. 14 people.. local transmission, the report mentioned.

summons.. pay promptly or else once it becomes a court case, you could end up paying many times more.. eg.. $50 parking ticket..can become $3000 if it goes to court.. $200 fine for littering, could end up being $500 ..

PC show this weekend leh, @ suntec.

she still not out yet.. radio play 4 songs already.. *clench butt cheeks*

oh ya, mas go holiday.. in sibu.. then come back immediately fly to gold coast.. shiok hor.. 2 weeks.. haiz..

i think.. i shld just start doing work while waiting for the toilet.. ok.

laterz..

*ninja fart*

08 June 2009 @ 13:32:24 hrs

Samsung Unpacked

got this in my emailer.. some samsung emailer thingy.. they are unveiling a new phone on 15 june, but they are not saying wat model it is, not giving us the tech specs, not even showing us what it looks like!!

tempting us nia.. but i wun deny it.. i'm tempted! lol

08 June 2009 @ 08:47:44 hrs

wa!!! these walk in wardrobes are damn shiok la!!! darling! our next house, i want!!
Poliform

this site has got some cool stuff..
greenergrassdesign

wall decals
decorette wall decals
Hu2 Design

some interesting ideas..
living etc

05 June 2009 @ 15:40:23 hrs

interesting hor

04 June 2009 @ 16:23:13 hrs

as roz announced on her blog, catherine is expecting and is due in august! congrat's cat!!

i dunno how we got only the pregnancy topic during lunch.. but giving birth is a scary experience..

the 2 mummys in the office with 3 kids each, were relating their birthing experiences. SCARY LA!

and the after birth process.. omg, u bleed for 2 weeks to 1 full month?! i faint. no wonder confinement must stay @ home for 1 mth.. and chinese tradition, cannot bath for 1 mth.. plus bleeding for so long.. i cannot imagine..

then i read kat's experience, from the time her waterbag burst til her contractions..

then my colleagues' experience with their water bag stories..

and epidurals and pains..
epidurals = less pain during labour, but side effects for the rest of your life
but also got pple say, "don't be a heroine, just take the epidural shot"
sighz.

and the hassles of carrying around a gazillion bags when going out with the baby..

and the amount of diapers you have to change, cos apparently the little brat eats & shits all the time during the first few months..

and the initial amt of $ needed for pre-natal checkups, hospital stay etc etc.

and then you have to think about which pre-nursery to send them.. what activities or classes to send the kids.. what montesorri and ethan and what not.. $1200 a month for 4 hours a day!! like omg.. even with the $$ the govt hands out as baby bonus.. doesn't seem like its going to help very much lor.

how?

04 June 2009 @ 15:17:58 hrs

There will be a BAZAAR SALE at MediaCorp on

Date : Saturday, 13 June 09
Time : 10am – 3pm
Venue : MediaCorp B1 Public Carpark

03 June 2009 @ 16:31:38 hrs

yea! aaron kwok's concert on saturday.. its super entertaining and it very easy to get lost in the atmosphere!
at 8pm, the stadium was this full.. and they gave away this sweet, every seat got 1..
excited!
they dimmed the lights!! starting already!! at 8.20, aaron appeared!! *screams* started off with fast song/dance.. damn shiok! shan't post any pix, cos didn take that much and all blur anyway..
the stage for this particular concert was specially flown in from hong kong, it made it into the Guiness Book of records for being the world's loargest revolving stage. and how does it revolve, you might ask, i think it was 450 degrees or something.. it goes vertical and diagonal and spins round as well! it turns around x, y and z axis! like roller coaster! only on super slow-mo.. lol
aaron is in the box, top row, 4th box. wearing white top n black pants..
it even OPENS up!! so aaron comes closer to us, the poorer ones who can't afford to sit so near the stage!
then there was the water section of the performance, where they filled the edges of the stage with water and the dancers danced in the water, effectively splashing those rich suckers, that paid $248, with water! (but they provided them with ponchos before hand la) the dancers & aaron wore all white! on purpose one! tempt us with sex!! peekaboo la!! got 1 part aaron still bend down with his ass towards us can! *screams* and somewhere earlier, he teased the audience with a semi striptease of his top.. *wolf whistle* and when he was performing the para para sakura and the dui ni ai ai ai bu wan.. i had to suppress the urge to dance along with him, cos my whole row, no one was dancing!! it was very very high, to me at least, and i think the uncles and aunties sitting beside us were also itching to dance along with him cos they were all on the edge of their seats, well, im not sure abt the aunty sitting beside kellin, but the uncle beside greg was like tapping his feet and the uncle beside this uncle, got 1 part his hand action came out for the classic 'ai ai ai bu wan' move.. and the uncles wave to aaron one leh!! we're like sitting so high up, the balcony there, but they still wave la!! die hard fans! the pix below was the end of the intended performance..
but the fans were all refusing to leave, so he did encore for us! TWICE! for the 2nd encore, greg suggested going down closer to the stage.. and im glad we did! we had mass audience singing and he was SO CLOSE! *happy sigh* everybody wave!! he say he will come back in 2 years! see you then! i will rem the dance steps for para para & dui ni ai ai ai bu wan!! and rem to bring light sticks and whistles!!
等你明白 我給你的愛 永遠都不能走開 ... *update* pix fm Benny the Bunny videos of the concert by dunno who para para dance steps

01 June 2009 @ 16:35:57 hrs

it's juuuuuuuuune!!!

omg! almost half year has passed!! omg omg!

01 June 2009 @ 08:55:52 hrs