A small upgrade from m505 but a drool nonetheless.
Saturday, March 02, 2002
//* Airport emotions *//
The airport is where you see the basic human emotions - the joy of welcoming the return of a loved one, the sadness of the departure of someone you love, and last, but not least, the fanatic emotions of teenage girls trying to get the attention of their handsome idol(s) preparing to fly back home. Here are the photos I took at the new Changi Airport MRT station. No, there are no pictures of the fans nor their idol, a Taiwanese pop group called WeWe (pronounced Wee-Wee).
The airport is where you see the basic human emotions - the joy of welcoming the return of a loved one, the sadness of the departure of someone you love, and last, but not least, the fanatic emotions of teenage girls trying to get the attention of their handsome idol(s) preparing to fly back home. Here are the photos I took at the new Changi Airport MRT station. No, there are no pictures of the fans nor their idol, a Taiwanese pop group called WeWe (pronounced Wee-Wee).
Friday, March 01, 2002
Thursday, February 28, 2002
//* Long long meeting... *//
Today's weekly department meeting is the longest ever. Everyone was given a chance to voice out problems faced in carrying out our work and suggest solutions. By the time the last person, that's me, finished, it's already 3pm! Lunch was delicious though, thanks to Alex and Li Jiuen. But, too bad I only took one round of the food...wasted!
Today's weekly department meeting is the longest ever. Everyone was given a chance to voice out problems faced in carrying out our work and suggest solutions. By the time the last person, that's me, finished, it's already 3pm! Lunch was delicious though, thanks to Alex and Li Jiuen. But, too bad I only took one round of the food...wasted!
Tuesday, February 26, 2002
//* Lunch time *//
I am sitting here thinking about where to go for lunch...alone. If I come out from my meetings early, I will have lunch with my lunch buddies - Trevor, Alex, Suhedi and Abdul. Usually, we will either take the shuttle bus to NUS canteens (and get to feast our eyes on young university girls) or go to Cintech I. But today, I'm late and they have gone off without me. *sigh* Another trip to the hub, Science Hub, that is.
I am sitting here thinking about where to go for lunch...alone. If I come out from my meetings early, I will have lunch with my lunch buddies - Trevor, Alex, Suhedi and Abdul. Usually, we will either take the shuttle bus to NUS canteens (and get to feast our eyes on young university girls) or go to Cintech I. But today, I'm late and they have gone off without me. *sigh* Another trip to the hub, Science Hub, that is.
It's Wednesday. Have had to work late at home last night on a flowchart for today's meeting. I did not feel the drain until when I try to wake up just now and realised I didn't sleep well. Read in the Chinese papers this morning that a local theatre group is staging a play based on µÚÒ»´ÎÇ×ÃܽӴ¥, an ebook I have read that left quite an impression. It's a touching love story of a couple who met on the net. If you have a Palm and can read Chinese on it, you can download the ebook here.
Monday, February 25, 2002
Sunday, February 24, 2002
//* Going down memory lane... *//
This is a picture taken about 3 years' back in Melbourne. I am nearest to the camera on the right. With me are Rohan, BL and Ken, past and present colleagues who, like me, was sent there to help start the company's operations down under. I have yet to go anywhere that far for a vacation, but in the years just before the tech downturn, I have made working trips to Melbourne, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Manila and Seoul. For a boy-who-have-not-seen-the-world like me, it was godsend and it remains the highlight of my career thus far.
This is a picture taken about 3 years' back in Melbourne. I am nearest to the camera on the right. With me are Rohan, BL and Ken, past and present colleagues who, like me, was sent there to help start the company's operations down under. I have yet to go anywhere that far for a vacation, but in the years just before the tech downturn, I have made working trips to Melbourne, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Manila and Seoul. For a boy-who-have-not-seen-the-world like me, it was godsend and it remains the highlight of my career thus far.
//* Loveless... *//
I have always been timid and shy. During my teens, I spent 4 years in a boys' school and then 2 years in junior college, and all I ever did in that time was study. No girlfriends and not much fun. After that, it was 30 tough months of National Service before I went to NUS. Again it was mostly just lectures, tutorials and projects at the university. I had some crushes from time to time but no real romance. You can guess that I probably don't have what it takes in the looks department. Worse, I didn't have the guts. In the years after graduation, I had my one and only relationship to date. I fall for her in 1996 but she went with another guy for about 3 years before we started off sometime in late 2000. My time with her lasted barely 5 months before she decided to call it quits. Maybe she has never loved me at all, but I will always remember those happy times. It has been more than a year since and the wounds has long healed. I am, however, still looking for that special someone to love and protect. Could you be the one?
I have always been timid and shy. During my teens, I spent 4 years in a boys' school and then 2 years in junior college, and all I ever did in that time was study. No girlfriends and not much fun. After that, it was 30 tough months of National Service before I went to NUS. Again it was mostly just lectures, tutorials and projects at the university. I had some crushes from time to time but no real romance. You can guess that I probably don't have what it takes in the looks department. Worse, I didn't have the guts. In the years after graduation, I had my one and only relationship to date. I fall for her in 1996 but she went with another guy for about 3 years before we started off sometime in late 2000. My time with her lasted barely 5 months before she decided to call it quits. Maybe she has never loved me at all, but I will always remember those happy times. It has been more than a year since and the wounds has long healed. I am, however, still looking for that special someone to love and protect. Could you be the one?
Saturday, February 23, 2002
//* Good buy... *//
I just bought a 5-in-1 memory card reader. It can read CF, SD, MMC, Smart Media and IBM Microdrive. Got it for $68 at Funan. I was contemplating to get the Canon's AC adaptor kit, but in the only one shop I could find that carries it, it is going for something like $110. Getting a memory card reader makes more sense since I can also use it to work with my Palm's SD card, and any other memory cards I will buy in the future. So now I am happily viewing the pictures taken at Hatta's housewarming off the card reader. Cool!
I just bought a 5-in-1 memory card reader. It can read CF, SD, MMC, Smart Media and IBM Microdrive. Got it for $68 at Funan. I was contemplating to get the Canon's AC adaptor kit, but in the only one shop I could find that carries it, it is going for something like $110. Getting a memory card reader makes more sense since I can also use it to work with my Palm's SD card, and any other memory cards I will buy in the future. So now I am happily viewing the pictures taken at Hatta's housewarming off the card reader. Cool!
Friday, February 22, 2002
//* Dreaming... *//
Today is Hari Raya Haji, and today I bought the very first Toto ticket in my life - a total of 6 sets of Quick Pick System 7 for $21 for the Hongbao Draw 2002. The top prize money for Monday's draw is a whooping $12 million!!! Yes, $12 million!!! Who can resist the temptation to have a shot at such good money? But it's just a dream, one of thousands others in Singapore, that the lucky stars shine on me on Monday. Let beginner's luck rule!
Today is Hari Raya Haji, and today I bought the very first Toto ticket in my life - a total of 6 sets of Quick Pick System 7 for $21 for the Hongbao Draw 2002. The top prize money for Monday's draw is a whooping $12 million!!! Yes, $12 million!!! Who can resist the temptation to have a shot at such good money? But it's just a dream, one of thousands others in Singapore, that the lucky stars shine on me on Monday. Let beginner's luck rule!
//* At the office... *//
At the office : Jon is still working to get the Phoenix bill run going so that we can run it through the weekend and have some results to show to boss when she comes back from vacation on Tuesday. We started this project to build a new system two months short of one year ago. We are close to bearing fruits now and the fruits will be sweet, very sweet.
At the office : Jon is still working to get the Phoenix bill run going so that we can run it through the weekend and have some results to show to boss when she comes back from vacation on Tuesday. We started this project to build a new system two months short of one year ago. We are close to bearing fruits now and the fruits will be sweet, very sweet.
Added a link to BrownTown that offers amusing views of news and happenings in Singapore, and also a link to SG! Blogs. In fact, I have fill out the form to get this blog listed there. Maybe then it would be pretty soon that I won't be the only one reading Journey of My Thoughts. I also added a Google search facility here - it's a fantastic search engine. If however the Google logo you see has a partial white background, please bear with it temporarily. I will get it fixed real quick.
Thursday, February 21, 2002
Received letter from HR this afternoon - I have been given a small little salary increment and a grade promotion. I am not exactly boosted by it, but I cannot be disappointed. Many others elsewhere are getting pay cuts or facing retrenchment or are already jobless. To be able to get a raise in the current economic climate is very enviable. I cannot be asking for more than the good fortune that I have been blessed with.
Thinking about what to post today, I spent some time looking at other peoples' blogs. I think it will be a while before I am really able to journal what I think spontaneously. I am still too cautious with whatever I am posting, going them over and again to make sure that it sounds right and that it doesn't give away what I don't want others to know. I am still not able to say naturally what I really feel. But I'll get there.
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Downloaded Stephen Hawking's A Brief History Of Time into my Palm. I actually bought the book many many years back but have never gone past the first two chapters, primarily because the material became too difficult for me to digest beyond that. I'm trying again. So, wish me wisdom to finish it this time.
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Rushed home from office just to catch Bai Wan Da Ying Jia. For those who are not familiar, this is the Chinese version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire shown on Singapore TV. There's an English version that has just ended its run. This is the beginning of the Chinese version's second season which starts off with some celebrities participating in the game show and raising money for charity. But the celebrities, including some from Taiwan, did not do very well in today's show. Most of them only won $1000 each, albeit for charity. Tomorrow, the real participants will be playing. You can bet I will be rushing home again tomorrow night.
Monday, February 18, 2002
I bought a Canon A10 digital camera yesterday on a little impulse and then registered an account at Homex. One of the first pictures I took with the camera is the corner of my room. The picture looks good, right? I am going to bring the camera to work today to snap a few pictures and also to Hatta's place on Hari Raya Haji this Saturday. So you can expect that I will be putting up many photos in the days to come. Oops...it's 8.30am already...better end here...late for work liao!
Sunday, February 17, 2002
My parents are going to Sentosa with 'small aunt', Father's youngest sister. Admission is $7 per person by bus, but the admission to Underwater World is $17! Still remember the last time I went Sentosa, I was with Steve and his friends and spent a lazy afternoon by the beach at Sunset Bay ogling at sweet young girls in bikinis. I recall saying to myself then that I will go back there again sometime. If you want to know where Sunset Bay is on Sentosa, look at this map.
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