Ho Ho Ho....zooming pass the year...its now Xmas time again! but hey no! this time no xmas feel leh. All the negative news in the pass few months have not helped.
not sure if anyone is really in the xmas mood buying stuff and new clothes. i am not. but for a brief moment yesterday..yes when i went ti Marks and Spencer...ooooh they had lots of nice xmas decor, presents, hampers...etc...beautiful!
maybe SG stuff are really getting crapier. there are virtually zero inspiring clothes! i dunno is it because i am more well travelled over the years so my expectation is higher or what?
what if this expectation doesnt come down? aiyo.....scary.
spore seems different now, its so commercialised in everyway. junk food, glossy decor but lousy food restaurant, every ah lian carrying LV, credit cards promo crap, there is very little inspiration. many foreigners are also taking over the island. not that we dont welcome them but maybe too many too fast. perhaps air travel is cheap now so people around the world are so so mobile. you dun really feel a real identity now.
yesterday, went to see JC.....10 yrs liao. cant believe it. he is still the same. wasnt very chirpy but hey.....i guess i can understand. just like today, i feel like screaming at all my customers!!!! sigh....
anyway it was nice hearing all the stories. it seems like everyone have graduated somehow! haha....from like who r u??? to yes, lets have a chat. good lah...at least some improvement.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Six Degrees of Separation
Today boss show me a pic of his tw friends on this hp....he just came back from Taipei.
I saw 2 ladies in the photo...thot who in the world he wanted to show me.......and he said guess who is this? i stared at the pic for 3 seconds.... some mature looking singer looking woman....."Yu Tai Yan!!".....bingo!
wah lau.....indeed what a small world. and i know who is that! tell me how many people actually know who is Yu Tai Yan? haha....and its weird my boss wanted me to guess.
hmm.....cigar........
I saw 2 ladies in the photo...thot who in the world he wanted to show me.......and he said guess who is this? i stared at the pic for 3 seconds.... some mature looking singer looking woman....."Yu Tai Yan!!".....bingo!
wah lau.....indeed what a small world. and i know who is that! tell me how many people actually know who is Yu Tai Yan? haha....and its weird my boss wanted me to guess.
hmm.....cigar........
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Life goes on.....
So fast, we are out of Aug and into Sep. Its crazy how each week passes......my mum's exact words all the time.
But its true! not sure why time seem to really pass faster faster each year! i figured out its because of each new invention. 12 yrs ago. life was pretty ok right...then came Internet...ok moved along a bit faster due to faster info at our fingertips. then came mobile phone in a big way, smses, then came cable TV, then hp with colour screen, mms, ICQ, on demand TV, Youtube, Ipod, MP3, Mp4....mobile phone with TV tuner!...Blackberry...blogging!!!! and our lives ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM pass like at the speed of lightning with so many distractions!! It does get pretty scary u know.
Recently i saw Wall-E....that Pixar robot flick.....aiyo.....it was kinda boring and Wall-E is really a nerd robot. but the ending was good....shows that mankind went back to basics again by getting in touch with nature and planting for a livlihood instead of relying on machines, robots, artificial intelligence. i seriously think this will happen one day. the circle of life just doesnt gel with things are not living. For now, its like what's next??
The Olympics came and went like that, we waited for 7 yrs for just 2 weeks of action. I wonder if China is having some post Olympics depression now. haha...their whole country was just preparing for 1 main event. you can say something like the event of the century for china (the past 100 yrs). so what's next? what's next to prepare? to prove to the west? to improve?
why cant life just be simple?
hmmm......work still is numb. one long time engineer just quit. looks like the original gang in my co is no almost gone. and some who left are coming back! how these pple do it? iguess its cause they have a family to feed so whereever got more $$ go lor. no feelings one lah.
Just saw some discounts promo sent to me by credit card co. damm lousy. its not dynamic and alluring at all. there is indeed something lacking in the retail scene here. 10% here, 20% there....
free voucher of $10 when puchase $100....only can buy next purchase and cannot be sale item. Wah lau!!! siow!! are u enticed by that? ok when you do a promo, dun talk about loyal cust lah, its to entice NEW customers!! who will bother to come like that????
ahhhh..... x.x
But its true! not sure why time seem to really pass faster faster each year! i figured out its because of each new invention. 12 yrs ago. life was pretty ok right...then came Internet...ok moved along a bit faster due to faster info at our fingertips. then came mobile phone in a big way, smses, then came cable TV, then hp with colour screen, mms, ICQ, on demand TV, Youtube, Ipod, MP3, Mp4....mobile phone with TV tuner!...Blackberry...blogging!!!! and our lives ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM pass like at the speed of lightning with so many distractions!! It does get pretty scary u know.
Recently i saw Wall-E....that Pixar robot flick.....aiyo.....it was kinda boring and Wall-E is really a nerd robot. but the ending was good....shows that mankind went back to basics again by getting in touch with nature and planting for a livlihood instead of relying on machines, robots, artificial intelligence. i seriously think this will happen one day. the circle of life just doesnt gel with things are not living. For now, its like what's next??
The Olympics came and went like that, we waited for 7 yrs for just 2 weeks of action. I wonder if China is having some post Olympics depression now. haha...their whole country was just preparing for 1 main event. you can say something like the event of the century for china (the past 100 yrs). so what's next? what's next to prepare? to prove to the west? to improve?
why cant life just be simple?
hmmm......work still is numb. one long time engineer just quit. looks like the original gang in my co is no almost gone. and some who left are coming back! how these pple do it? iguess its cause they have a family to feed so whereever got more $$ go lor. no feelings one lah.
Just saw some discounts promo sent to me by credit card co. damm lousy. its not dynamic and alluring at all. there is indeed something lacking in the retail scene here. 10% here, 20% there....
free voucher of $10 when puchase $100....only can buy next purchase and cannot be sale item. Wah lau!!! siow!! are u enticed by that? ok when you do a promo, dun talk about loyal cust lah, its to entice NEW customers!! who will bother to come like that????
ahhhh..... x.x
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Need a rest
What a horrid monday yesterday was!!
It started with the usual monday meeting and people pushing responsibilities. i really dunno how long the dept can function. there is something missing obviously and the glamour and glitz of yesteryear is no longer present.
Then meeting with another horrifying customer. Yes big customer but demanding. what to do?
lasted 2 hrs...draining....and came out having a headache.
Lunch at Ikea, ok not bad, at least i get to eat my fave SeaCoast Salad!! yay! but the price now up a dollar to $6.50!! sigh..... Ikea tampines feels lousy.....still alexandra is nice and cosy. Tampines is like the cheaper, uglier version.
Then came back office, did some emails and went out again. the meeting was alright. young people. nice people. happy people. unlike the first meeting.
then went for a breather. bought an 8 Days mag, shocking news!!! - Sun Yanzi was actually cast to act opp Aniki for TurnLeft/Right!! and gasp!!! she turned it down!!! SIOW AH!!!!! i think no confident lah, scared when kena throw eggs. haha. But in the end Gigi tree trunk is no better ....yuk...
Wanted to find a place to sit a rest and read the mag.....cant find anywhere condusive! so crowded and my fave Coffee Bean closed down! sad! what happened?
so settled unwillingly for J Co Donuts. Hate this place due to the horrible death-tifying transfat SMELL!! and never liked donuts! but the place had no smell and lots of seats and cool chill out music. ok lah, try. ordered a cuppacino - $4.20...quite an alright serving and guess what they gave a free medium donut! now that was a nice surprise^^ i didnt finish it though it was tasty but hey i really salute this BreadTalk owner for his mastery in retail!!!! his concepts and marketing is really right on the DOT!!! very sharp and precise to how to target the local crowd and thats why he is so successful! the stuff may not be the best but the concept is excellent - be it breadtalk, food republic, toast box and now this. His expansion is also quick and changes his menu and products frequently. hmmmm....maybe i should learn 1 or 2 things from a master like that.
It started with the usual monday meeting and people pushing responsibilities. i really dunno how long the dept can function. there is something missing obviously and the glamour and glitz of yesteryear is no longer present.
Then meeting with another horrifying customer. Yes big customer but demanding. what to do?
lasted 2 hrs...draining....and came out having a headache.
Lunch at Ikea, ok not bad, at least i get to eat my fave SeaCoast Salad!! yay! but the price now up a dollar to $6.50!! sigh..... Ikea tampines feels lousy.....still alexandra is nice and cosy. Tampines is like the cheaper, uglier version.
Then came back office, did some emails and went out again. the meeting was alright. young people. nice people. happy people. unlike the first meeting.
then went for a breather. bought an 8 Days mag, shocking news!!! - Sun Yanzi was actually cast to act opp Aniki for TurnLeft/Right!! and gasp!!! she turned it down!!! SIOW AH!!!!! i think no confident lah, scared when kena throw eggs. haha. But in the end Gigi tree trunk is no better ....yuk...
Wanted to find a place to sit a rest and read the mag.....cant find anywhere condusive! so crowded and my fave Coffee Bean closed down! sad! what happened?
so settled unwillingly for J Co Donuts. Hate this place due to the horrible death-tifying transfat SMELL!! and never liked donuts! but the place had no smell and lots of seats and cool chill out music. ok lah, try. ordered a cuppacino - $4.20...quite an alright serving and guess what they gave a free medium donut! now that was a nice surprise^^ i didnt finish it though it was tasty but hey i really salute this BreadTalk owner for his mastery in retail!!!! his concepts and marketing is really right on the DOT!!! very sharp and precise to how to target the local crowd and thats why he is so successful! the stuff may not be the best but the concept is excellent - be it breadtalk, food republic, toast box and now this. His expansion is also quick and changes his menu and products frequently. hmmmm....maybe i should learn 1 or 2 things from a master like that.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Hard Working Eason!
Yesterday marks my 3rd Eason Chan concert!!! wow!! what a night!!!
The concert lasted 2hrs 45mins! now thats what i call value for money. at first i was apprehensive about the HIGH ticket prices.... (Hype Records sucks)......i never have to pay so much for concert tickets!! not even for Madonna in Japan!
anyway finally got the $168 ticket and got a pretty good seat the left of the stage. i am sure it will be super full house if its werent for the high prices. the top seats on the ground were like $228!!! common...
Thanks to Eason, the concert was worth every penny! He once again put in his everything and energy. i dont think its easy for any singer but eason is one person that trys hard. his singing was bit shakey at the begining and perhaps he was a bit nervous to form a rapport with the usual "laid back and reserved" spore crowd. but all was well esp at the final portion of the concert where most pple got up their ass and start moving ON to really enjoy the music. from then on, eason prob felt more at ease and ermm....sang better? well at least thats my feel.
the costumes were elaborate and interesting.....weird in someways but hey thats his trademark.
not all the costumes were the same as the HK concerts. and of course the stage more plain.
eason also spoke casually and joked around a bit. i think its tough for a market for spore as most of the fans said they wanted to hear the cantonese version of the songs, then some were prob just the general crowd and mind u lots do not understand cantonese and even know his cantonese songs well. so , in the end, i think he still chose the china format of his show to present here. safer lah.
But i really loved it when he sang in English or spoke in eng. he sand one britpop sounding song - hope you are glad or something from his new album. it was kinda good. he shld continue doing some english tracks.
I felt really happy to also sing Happy Birthday to him! its like something at least the audience can do or interact during the evening. he was touched and tickled by the band leader who used mandarin, eng and cantonese to ask the aud to sing the HB song.
I had a clear view of Eason;s wife and daughter Constance from my seat. Boy! is cons one active gal!! she was moving non stop during the whole concert, collecting the confetti on the floor and then throwing over the fence in fron of her. think the active genes came from daddy. haha
wife hilary as usual looking cool. friends like wyman, edmond leung, josie ho and husband also came to support. perhaps it was also to celebrate his Bday.
end of concert, waited for him at the backstage gate.....constance came out first, waving at us!! wow she learns fast. then eason came out and at first wanted to leave but decided to shake hands and he hugged some of his loyal fans that flew from HK. awwe...he was tired but i felt it was a nice thing to do.
well done eason!
The concert lasted 2hrs 45mins! now thats what i call value for money. at first i was apprehensive about the HIGH ticket prices.... (Hype Records sucks)......i never have to pay so much for concert tickets!! not even for Madonna in Japan!
anyway finally got the $168 ticket and got a pretty good seat the left of the stage. i am sure it will be super full house if its werent for the high prices. the top seats on the ground were like $228!!! common...
Thanks to Eason, the concert was worth every penny! He once again put in his everything and energy. i dont think its easy for any singer but eason is one person that trys hard. his singing was bit shakey at the begining and perhaps he was a bit nervous to form a rapport with the usual "laid back and reserved" spore crowd. but all was well esp at the final portion of the concert where most pple got up their ass and start moving ON to really enjoy the music. from then on, eason prob felt more at ease and ermm....sang better? well at least thats my feel.
the costumes were elaborate and interesting.....weird in someways but hey thats his trademark.
not all the costumes were the same as the HK concerts. and of course the stage more plain.
eason also spoke casually and joked around a bit. i think its tough for a market for spore as most of the fans said they wanted to hear the cantonese version of the songs, then some were prob just the general crowd and mind u lots do not understand cantonese and even know his cantonese songs well. so , in the end, i think he still chose the china format of his show to present here. safer lah.
But i really loved it when he sang in English or spoke in eng. he sand one britpop sounding song - hope you are glad or something from his new album. it was kinda good. he shld continue doing some english tracks.
I felt really happy to also sing Happy Birthday to him! its like something at least the audience can do or interact during the evening. he was touched and tickled by the band leader who used mandarin, eng and cantonese to ask the aud to sing the HB song.
I had a clear view of Eason;s wife and daughter Constance from my seat. Boy! is cons one active gal!! she was moving non stop during the whole concert, collecting the confetti on the floor and then throwing over the fence in fron of her. think the active genes came from daddy. haha
wife hilary as usual looking cool. friends like wyman, edmond leung, josie ho and husband also came to support. perhaps it was also to celebrate his Bday.
end of concert, waited for him at the backstage gate.....constance came out first, waving at us!! wow she learns fast. then eason came out and at first wanted to leave but decided to shake hands and he hugged some of his loyal fans that flew from HK. awwe...he was tired but i felt it was a nice thing to do.
well done eason!
hahaha!!!! i really like his sense of humour
Thursday, July 03, 2008
I did a website myself!
today must be blog day! haha
Wow...cant believe i actually created a website ...and i must say its pretty alright!
so proud of myself!
http://www.geocities.com/zheff01/
ah...great memories. Jeff Rules!
Wow...cant believe i actually created a website ...and i must say its pretty alright!
so proud of myself!
http://www.geocities.com/zheff01/
ah...great memories. Jeff Rules!
Depressing
One of those sian qi days again....oh dear...
today is one of those days, u dont feel like getting out of bed, go office, no direction....look at high oil prices, internal pricing is so crappy....u really dunno what to do.
nothing much to feel excited about. like this how? had Long John Silvers for lunch! can u believe it? after days of eating lite....finally gave up. well its like that......you deprive yrself, after a while, your body just says "hey get a life dude!"...haha.......
feel quite irritated by the rising oil prices everyday. its giving me a headache because nowadays customers are also confused and its very hard to sell and convince. more like move along with mkt forces and pray.
doesnt help that cogen is also like a wall of paint. totally quiet and no action.
things have certainly changed in the co. this past 12 mths. culture is changing. familiar faces getting lesser.
today is one of those days, u dont feel like getting out of bed, go office, no direction....look at high oil prices, internal pricing is so crappy....u really dunno what to do.
nothing much to feel excited about. like this how? had Long John Silvers for lunch! can u believe it? after days of eating lite....finally gave up. well its like that......you deprive yrself, after a while, your body just says "hey get a life dude!"...haha.......
feel quite irritated by the rising oil prices everyday. its giving me a headache because nowadays customers are also confused and its very hard to sell and convince. more like move along with mkt forces and pray.
doesnt help that cogen is also like a wall of paint. totally quiet and no action.
things have certainly changed in the co. this past 12 mths. culture is changing. familiar faces getting lesser.
Time
How things changes over Time.....
just emailed ex-colleague from yrs back about another getting a big new role, and suddenly laughed to myself on all those characters we had back then.
Alien
Milk
Carebear
Niao
Nao
Saiview
Mickey
Muchun
Jasmine
HP Voice
Babe
Bolloywood star
Lantern
AHA overdose
Papa John
Spotty
and more.........
just emailed ex-colleague from yrs back about another getting a big new role, and suddenly laughed to myself on all those characters we had back then.
Alien
Milk
Carebear
Niao
Nao
Saiview
Mickey
Muchun
Jasmine
HP Voice
Babe
Bolloywood star
Lantern
AHA overdose
Papa John
Spotty
and more.........
Monday, June 23, 2008
Across the Globe to NYC!
hey blog!!!
I am back!! hmm, it has been a long time....more than 6 mths to be exact.
blogging seems to have cooled and not such an IN thing nowadays...what is in anyway. Facebook is also like duh.......but still these are still good tools to keep in touch and express oneself in cyberspace.
what has happened during this time? first of all.......YES! my FIRST trip to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!! never thought i would visit the states this year or well, never even thought i will make a trip there. and what more.....I visited New York and Chicago!! 2 of the places i most want to visit in the states if i ever go! such good timing....its a bit again surreal. but thanks to my friend Casie.....if its wasnt for her, i wouldnt jump on the plane and travel 20 hrs across the globe (north pole) to NYC!
I always thought that it NYC was so beyond me....in terms of the long flight and also less favoured destination compared to the more commercialised LA, California places. But is so funny, just within 3weeks i was there! in the Big Apple, seeing the big yellow taxi, skyscrapers as u see in tons of Hollywood movies. NYC always appealed to me more than the west coast. It was more stylish, more cosmo, and city of breakthrough trends in arts, music.
And Chicago....! yes home of all my favourite 80s movies, the john hugh movies like Pretty in Pink and of course Ferris Bueller! it seemed like another cool place. and yes it really is.
The states is surprisingly is not as far as it seems. With modern planes and good inflight service, the journey wasnt that long as it looks. maybe partly i was also mentally prepared for it?
First i travelled nearly 4 hrs to HK. We reach at about 2 and the flight to NY was 6pm! so 4 hrs transit. Now that was the most tiring part. Also the night before, as usual....no sleep just last min packing. ate some horrible overpriced fast food in one of the cafes....and then slept on the benches. couldnt tong anymore!! soon 6pm was approaching......and announcement for boarding to NY-JFK! the plane was full....long queue. Finally captain said cabin crew, prepare for take off. "Here we go!"....first 5 hrs was fine...eating and stuff. The on demand ent on Cathay was great. good selection and easy navigation. the screen was big and gorgeous.
But next time i want one of those business seats! they had cool purple lights!
Last 5 hr also ok, wake up, eat, and watch more TV. middle 5 hrs was the worst. cant really sleep and felt so zombie like. didnt bath for almost a day!.... there was an old couple next to me. Mainland china....the lady looked very rural like. and talked real loud and rough. in contrast her husband was quiet. she was dressed shabily, overweight and untidy. and kept mumbling lousy food! cuz it was mainly western. she opted for instant noodles. but he husband was still loving towards her and very patient. oh well....she is lucky.
Finally....after 15hrs and dunno how many mins, we landed in NY! right on time! The flight was smooth. thank god, the weather and thanks to cathay crew.
NY airport was old looking. not much to look at actaully haha.
Immigration was some hassle ......forms may be confusing if you cant read english. there were quite a lot of mainlanders on our flight and some of them had green cards but spoke no english. some tried to cut q. i raised my voice at one woman asked her to back off. We didnt need a visa and just had to take finger scan and we are through! yay.
first stop......a night's rest at Comfort Inn near the airport. There was free shuttle and also free phone service to call the shuttle! just press the hotel u wanna go. that was great! in no time the shuttle came. It was a Big guy with a big van. he was funny...cracking jokes like u see americans do on TV. its american culture coming LIVE in front of me! heh heh.....
to be continued...
I am back!! hmm, it has been a long time....more than 6 mths to be exact.
blogging seems to have cooled and not such an IN thing nowadays...what is in anyway. Facebook is also like duh.......but still these are still good tools to keep in touch and express oneself in cyberspace.
what has happened during this time? first of all.......YES! my FIRST trip to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!! never thought i would visit the states this year or well, never even thought i will make a trip there. and what more.....I visited New York and Chicago!! 2 of the places i most want to visit in the states if i ever go! such good timing....its a bit again surreal. but thanks to my friend Casie.....if its wasnt for her, i wouldnt jump on the plane and travel 20 hrs across the globe (north pole) to NYC!
I always thought that it NYC was so beyond me....in terms of the long flight and also less favoured destination compared to the more commercialised LA, California places. But is so funny, just within 3weeks i was there! in the Big Apple, seeing the big yellow taxi, skyscrapers as u see in tons of Hollywood movies. NYC always appealed to me more than the west coast. It was more stylish, more cosmo, and city of breakthrough trends in arts, music.
And Chicago....! yes home of all my favourite 80s movies, the john hugh movies like Pretty in Pink and of course Ferris Bueller! it seemed like another cool place. and yes it really is.
The states is surprisingly is not as far as it seems. With modern planes and good inflight service, the journey wasnt that long as it looks. maybe partly i was also mentally prepared for it?
First i travelled nearly 4 hrs to HK. We reach at about 2 and the flight to NY was 6pm! so 4 hrs transit. Now that was the most tiring part. Also the night before, as usual....no sleep just last min packing. ate some horrible overpriced fast food in one of the cafes....and then slept on the benches. couldnt tong anymore!! soon 6pm was approaching......and announcement for boarding to NY-JFK! the plane was full....long queue. Finally captain said cabin crew, prepare for take off. "Here we go!"....first 5 hrs was fine...eating and stuff. The on demand ent on Cathay was great. good selection and easy navigation. the screen was big and gorgeous.
But next time i want one of those business seats! they had cool purple lights!
Last 5 hr also ok, wake up, eat, and watch more TV. middle 5 hrs was the worst. cant really sleep and felt so zombie like. didnt bath for almost a day!.... there was an old couple next to me. Mainland china....the lady looked very rural like. and talked real loud and rough. in contrast her husband was quiet. she was dressed shabily, overweight and untidy. and kept mumbling lousy food! cuz it was mainly western. she opted for instant noodles. but he husband was still loving towards her and very patient. oh well....she is lucky.
Finally....after 15hrs and dunno how many mins, we landed in NY! right on time! The flight was smooth. thank god, the weather and thanks to cathay crew.
NY airport was old looking. not much to look at actaully haha.
Immigration was some hassle ......forms may be confusing if you cant read english. there were quite a lot of mainlanders on our flight and some of them had green cards but spoke no english. some tried to cut q. i raised my voice at one woman asked her to back off. We didnt need a visa and just had to take finger scan and we are through! yay.
first stop......a night's rest at Comfort Inn near the airport. There was free shuttle and also free phone service to call the shuttle! just press the hotel u wanna go. that was great! in no time the shuttle came. It was a Big guy with a big van. he was funny...cracking jokes like u see americans do on TV. its american culture coming LIVE in front of me! heh heh.....
to be continued...
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