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Thursday, July 31, 2008

- Dark Knight starring Edison Chen -

Was surfing EDMW and came across with this thread...
Been laughing since i saw it~



Ok Juz for laugh~ 1 more day to FRIDAY!!!! :D

Today is another free lunchie day, boss decides to give us a treat as mention in my previous post about PB and stuff. Went to Ichiban Sushi @ IMM for our lunch. Thanks Limpy and Mave for the wonderful lunch~ :D

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

- PB & MI -

Its this time of the year where companies are giving out PB and MI. Not all companies thou, wats PB and MI? PB is Performance Bonus, MI is Merit Increment. For the company I am working in there is a practice of giving out PB and MI at this period of the year. PB as the name suggest, its performance based. The higher grade u get, the more PB u get. However, heard from my colleagues that this year's grading for satisfactory is only a little % of increment and 0mth PB.

As for my case, from the start, I have already had this mentality that I will not be getting any as heard from my other colleagues, that we need to work a minimum of 8mths to be eligible for PB & MI. But in the end, I am actually eligible but pro-rated. I was given a grade where there I should b getting PB and higher % of MI but seems that there are some moderation some where up there therefore it drops to a grade where i can only get a little % of increment, and its PRO RATED increment =.="

Well watever it is, at least there is a slight increase, but some ppl who have been working hard and waiting for this PB & MI got very disappointed. I seriously don't understand why those up there wanna moderate it. If its the grade given by our direct bosses, y should they change it? Its not as if our bosses grade us so high that they need to moderate. Well, juz feel sad for those who din get it. =(

But

"WAT TO DO? IT HAS HAPPENED."


The next one is to wait for the AWS and Variable at the end of the year~ LoL..

Its mid week today and will b going down to melaleuca to get the things for mum. After that will b going to watch Money no Enough with WW.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

- Perfect Ending -

Was watching the ending of 《一切完美》 wif Sheryl after work yesterday while waiting for the event to end and I find the last part real touching.

Alex Tan(Thomas Ong) wanted to give a present to Kelly(Michelle Chia) and his love confession to her, but missed the chance 10 years ago. After 10 years, he finally pass the gift to Kelly and ask her to open it. But Kelly said,

“这是份完美的礼物,如果打开了,就不完美了。我已经用心看了。看来你以后也不能再说一切完美了,因为这世界上本来就没有一切完美。”
wat Alex reply Kelly is so meaningful.
Alex said,:
“只要学会包容不完美,就能一切完美”


Telling ppl that as long as we are to able to tolerate the imperfectness, it will b perfect!

I find this show so much better dan those shows shown in Mediacorp Channel 8.

Went to Gym today and had a very very tiring workout. Damn Shag!!!

3sets of 12 containing the following exercises:
  • Squat Press
  • Deadlift
  • Lats pulldown
  • Seated Roll
Follow by 2 sets of 10 of the above, total 5 sets~

After that is HIIT, 5 cycles of cycling~ Damn Shag, but feels good after that~ :D

Went to collect my jeans from Giordano and got an Ab Roller from sports link, costing $20.65~

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

- Convocation, Graduation -

The whole of last week and tis week, many wizards and sorceress appeared in NTU... Such things will happen once a year. LoL... Convocation time!!! Everyone happily celebrating and photograph companies are also happy!!! All wearing their convocation robes for their long awaited ceremony. After 3 years of hardwork, tis is the day...

Met Yong Jun on Thursday while walking back from Broadway after lunch. He looks nice in the outfit. LoL... Took pic wif him and chatted for awhile b4 returning back to office. So happy for him, and heard from him that he actually found a job liaoz. Gratz!! Hope everything is fine for u and Good Luck my friend. :D

Saturday's a long long day. Need to support GDTI for their Freshies welcome for intake 4 in the morning and also their graduation for their 3rd intake... Well, its a day well spent. Learnt quite a number of things by listening to their speeches and thoughts after attending the Diploma course. Have an insight of the expectations and what it takes to b a Professional Translator/Interpretor. Thats wat GDTI is all about. Happy for all the Graduates and for me, its another event well supported although there r some glitches, Upz for event experience :D

Training as usual tomorrow but at a later timing, Thanks Kev. :D

Till den, take care guys, drink lots of water, weather is getting crazier... Dun get sick cos of it. Take care... :D

p/s: will post pics if i got them~ :P

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

- At the Gym -

Its Wednesday and as usual i have my gym session @ Yishun Gym. Today's session is fun thou its tiring~

5 x Squats 9reps
5 x lats pulldown 9reps
5 x Military Press 9reps
5 x Deadlift 12reps

After that is slow cycling for 20mins. While i was cycling, 2 ah tiongs were in the gym looking at the lats pulldown machine. Previously 2 guys were doing it and setting the weight to Maximum and they juz left it there.

This Tiong guy standing behind the Tiong gal while the tiong gal try to pull the bar down, but was unable to. (Of cos lar, max weight u ask me oso cant pull down =.=) The Tiong guy din noe wat to do, juz standing there like a log and the Tiong gal he tries to pull down but end up, she hangs on the bar, dangling there for like 20secs wif her legs bend backwards up, machiam ppl wan do pull up liddat... =.= Oh My Gawd!!!

So they finally gave up and walk further away from the machine, tis time, another Tiong guy went to the machine and he shifted the weights to suit him and did the correct Lats pulldown. Those 2 Tiongs saw and felt so silly they laff at themselves =.=" I was cycling and wanted to LOL but I told myself not to.... Wakakakkakakaka

More tiongs are appearing everywhere in SG now~ =(

We are invaded!!!!! Help help help!!!

Bleh!!! LoL...

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

- Perfect Cut -



This is a 13 episode series revolve around beauty, both inside and outside.
Starring Thomas Ong, Michelle Chia, Julian Hee, Zheng Wan Ling, etc.

Alex Tan (Thomas Ong) a plastic surgeon, perfectionist and skeptic when it comes to love, Alex never believed in eternity, until he met Kelly. He strongly believes “there is no ugly person in this world, only poor people” (“没有丑人,只有穷人”). Kelly Lim (Michelle Chia) a kind and caring psychologist, find it hard to come to terms with each other’s definition of beauty. She has long been secretly admiring Alex since their university days, however due to misunderstanding, the relationship never worked out.

After watching 8 episodes, it really catch my attention and catching it everyday.

Another thing that caught my attention is the Songs, both 片头 and 片尾曲. Both sung by Shi Sin Huey 石欣卉. 片头曲 ish 《我知道我变漂亮了》 and 片尾曲 ish 《你没想像中爱我》, but of the 2 I prefer 你没想像中爱我. Its in my playlist which you might already b hearing as the background music~

《你没想像中爱我》
词:石欣卉
曲:So Million

你小心翼翼 牵我手
其实是担忧 藏不住我
自尊也投降 活在她之下
我 好傻

你字字句句说 你不爱她
那又是什么 让你害怕
我疑惑但是原谅 因为你留下
我 好傻

不是我不说就不在意空等候
原来 你没想像中那么爱我
我不懂该拿什么安慰我的难受
你的存在 让我更寂寞

你寸步不离 像天使的她
挥霍我的爱 从不放心上
我有一丝无奈 也有一些明白
该 放开

不是我不说就不在意空等候
原来 你没想像中那么爱我
我不能再从你的怀抱感觉到什么
不爱我别再说 假装爱那是撒盐在伤口

啊~~ 谁说我不在意空等候
原来 你从来都没深刻爱我
我才懂不是我不心痛
其实是心没了感受

呜~~~
你没想像中爱我

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Monday, July 21, 2008

- Yet Another KTV session -

Wew!!! Its another KTV session for tis mth, the 2nd one~

This time is with Ryan, Poon, Steven, WW and Teo.. Too bad cant have Sean with us, cos he is in BALI!!! Its been like 1 year since our last meeting wif Ryan, and 1year ago is also in KTV... Tis time round, all of them r late. =.="

NVM i juz start singing till everyone comes~ hehe...

Really enjoyed singing with Ryan, always there to 标高音, 挑战极限.. hahaha...

Too bad, tis time my 最长的电影 I 破音 again~ :(
Haiz, ever since I lost my voice, it dun seem to recover fully that i can sing 最长的电影 with ease~ =(

NVM, will continue practicing!!! Tats all the the KTV session.. Went home for dinner after that..

At nite something really interesting happen... I was invited to listen to a live radio by DJ Monique. A fellow EDMWer who loves to sing and we met in the "EDMW Singing Thread" Started by Mourinho buttie...

As we are listening, we are always in a MSN conference with her. 4 of us were in conference. Mourinho, Guoguo, Monique and me~ Chatted quite abit and we were commenting as she is toking... And she actually quote us and laff away~ No wonder she is called "Laughing Queen" LoL...

Its a fun 45mins and she also sings live in her show... Not bad sia~ :D

Lemme noe when u will b hosting again, i will go SARPORKS wans!!! :D

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Friday, July 18, 2008

- HiSG HeyHey Hotpot Gathering -

After Like 1 year, finally HiSG ppl meet up again~

Although response is not very good, most of them r busy, but at least some of us meet up. Attendees for today's gathering, SeowLang, Fudgie, Kongbapao, me and Kev and his gf~

1st time meeting Fudgie, young chap sias, My junior now studying in NP~ Heh...

SeowLang still the same. 1st time meeting Kev's gal gal too~

had a great time eating and chit chatting... Fudgie ish really scary, our table is seen ordering beef servings for at least 10times~ =.="

But its good we enjoyed ourselves~ :D

Foodie pics can refer to my previous post for HeyHey Hotpot cos most of them r the same~

Will b having training wif Kev tmr afternoon and there will b a KTV on Sunday, meeting someone whom we have not met for a long long time~ :D

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

- CowBoy My version -

Yoz yoz, my rendition of another song again~~

牛仔很忙, comments pls~ :D

Thanks mourinho buttie for the -1~ :D

Biao - Niu Zai Hen Mang -

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

- TVB Star Tour 2008 -

Went to IMM on Sunday wif Dad & Sis while Mom went for her hair treatment near JurongEast MRT. Was there and there is this TVB star tour thingy where 5 TVB stars made their appearance at IMM Garden Plaza.

They are 夏雨,关菊英, 马德钟,陈法拉 and 黎诺懿.

Was there and took some photos and hear 马德钟 singing. Nothing much thou, juz some interaction and playing games. Was there for like 20mins den went shopping in IMM~

Some pics i took~

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Monday, July 14, 2008

- 曹格 Welcome to My World 2008 Concert -

Its a concert which I am waiting for, wanna hear him sing Songs like 背叛,无辜 and 单数 LIVE!!!

Concert only starts at 8.30pm. Which is late!!! The start is okok lar, but the red hair seems weird~

Throughout the concert there r some glitches, he did 走音 a few times, and feel tat some songs he actually down the key.. When he sang 背叛 and popular songs, everyone is singing with him, but if u compare it with Jay's concert = 小巫见大巫~

His 2 guests are 易杰齐 and 卓文萱。 Sad to say, both CMI~ The worst part is, when Yi is singing, so many ppl r walking to the toilet. As for Genie, she sang 梁山伯与朱丽叶 wif Gary and her solo has too much shouting which is so 刺耳. Covered my ears throughout her performance!!! She needs to learn how to control her voice~

The best song for the Nite i would say is "My Way" which Gary takes 2 roles as if he is singing a Duet. This performance of his made the crowd applause for at least 30secs! The longest applause i have seen in all the concerts i have been to. Remarkable!

Encore session he came out b4 himself and sang only 1 song~
After singing, he Strip!!! Den mostly showing his back nia lar~ Den tats all. Concert ended~

Oh ya, 杨宗伟 oso at concert!!!!

List of songs he sang:

  1. Superwoman
  2. 3 7 21
  3. 奈斯男孩

  4. 起床歌
  5. 无辜
  6. 单数
  7. 背叛
  8. 世界唯一的你 (Piano)
  9. 沉默玩具 (Piano)
  10. 让天使嫉妒的生活 (Piano)
  11. Cantonese song (Piano, Duet wif 易杰齐)
  12. 好久不见 (Duet wif 易杰齐)
  13. 有你真好 (易杰齐)
  14. Superman
  15. 两只恋人
  16. 爱爱
  17. 梁山伯与朱丽叶 (Duet wif 卓文萱)
  18. 幸福氧气 (卓文萱)
  19. 2 English songs
  20. My Way

  21. Super Sunshine
  22. 数到5答应我
  23. 烛光晚餐
  24. 刮目相看
  25. 世界唯一的你


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Friday, July 11, 2008

- Guoguo's power singing!!!!! -

GuoGuo singing Z-Chen's song!!! :D

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

- The Kolo Mee -

Last Thursday, after the Movie preview of Hancock, Ryan gai siao us to try the kolo mee Located at b2 of vivocity...

Although i m on diet, but nvm, still ate, treat it as my cheat meal for the week~ hahaha... kev dun nag at me hor~ :(

The noodles is good, smells and taste good too~

This is wat we ate~






We shared tis


Those who r interested, address below:

Jia Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee
Addr: Vivocity B2-38
Tel: 6272 0000

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Monday, July 07, 2008

- The KTV Session -

Had a very enjoyable KTV session with Linger, Guoguo and Lawrence~
Finally hear Lawrence sing, voice is not bad, quite stable. Lawrence baby, u need to sing louder thou!!!!

As for Guoguo, I simply love his voice. Other dan his 气 problem, seems fine to me~

Linger jie jie, wat happen to u? Starting keep on off, till chorus den ok...

Really nice session...

Recorded 背叛 sang wif Linger jie jie...


Hope we meet up again soon~

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Saturday, July 05, 2008

- 《千山万水》 My Version -

Hi Guys, tis is my rendition of 千山万水. Comments pls.. Good or bad~ :D


Biao - QianShanWanShui.mp3 -

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Friday, July 04, 2008

- The Movie preview -

Thanks my boss for getting us the tickets to "Hancock" Preview @ Vivocity last nite. SCS have this Movie Night and they invited us to watch it. Limpy requested 3 pairs of tix... Thanks :D

Steven, Chesda and me got each a pair of tix, so I got Ryan to go along with me. But unfortunately fortunate, Steven say that he is unable to go.. So I got WW to go along, Alex also wanted to watch so we went together. Watched it at Cinema 1 which is GRAND!!! Complimentary Hotdog and Drinks is cool too~ :D




There are heroes... there are superheroes... and then there's Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility everyone knows that everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn't the kind of man who cares what other people think until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock's greatest challenge yet and a task that may prove impossible as Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he's a lost cause.


Personally i tink its a show that show how you present yourself to others will impact on their impression on you. You have to be responsible for your action. Hancock from a Hero which ppl hate cos of the inconsiderate things he has done although its not all bad, but its causing damage to something while helping with another. In this show, you can see the change in his character and actions making ppl accept him. Of cos there is a surprise which is not shown in the trailer... To know what is it, go catch Hancock!

Rating: 3.5/5

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Thursday, July 03, 2008

- New Toy -

New toy has arrived in office today~

The Sony HDR-TG1E HandyCam. Compact and its using Memory stick duo instead of HDD or MiniDVD~

Saw it at PC show and its around $1999, of cos we got special price la. And now it is, in my office on my table~
Gonna play with it soon! :D







Tats about it for now, gonna catch "Hancock" later @ vivo~ :D

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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

- Sick Again -

WTF keep getting sick tis few mths~ Recovered from my lost of voice last mth and now it started again, although not as bad as last month but it still sux!!!

All thanks to my dad, spreading virus to all of us =.=

Rest at home yesterday, slept almost for the whole day... Well doc gave me antibiotics tis time and she say i have to finish it else the virus will come back again~
As much as i hate taking medicine, i haf no choice, i want to get rid of this virus once and for all!! Hate loosing voice, i cant tok wif my normal voice and worst of all, i cant sing! The cough is hurting my vocal chords!!! Cant sing high notes and falsetto!! Fuck!!

Wadever, back to work today. Training wif Kev tonite~

Tmr will b Hancock's preview, its Free so ya, juz go enjoy it, will b going wif Ryan~ :D

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