Heshe Jeans

Suddenly recalled this hot brand in the 80s...Heshe...wow it was D place to shop for basic apparrels! something like your Uniqlo now but in a more multi colour format.

my first cool adult like item was this red tight skirt from Heshe. heh heh. they had many 80s like colours for their jeans, demin skirts...like fushia(spelling), tuquiose, purple, yellow! indigo etc....and the boutiques were 80s disco cool too! haha....iron grids, dark walls, warm lightning....and of course 80s music.

things were definitely more groovy then. now retail is big, bright, massive assortment, multi items...and gimmicky promotions. nothing special if u ask me. one store from the other, most gives u the same feeling.

perhaps its the lack of creativity in the ID of the shop. everything is about the SALES. of course sales is impt for the survivial but most shops tend to lack any form of identity.
u can say its so corporate in some ways.

just went for a retail course preview. it was at NYP. the course sounds great with luxury retailing and retail Biz Dev inside...aims to also raise the level of Service Quality in Spore. but when i called to check if my registration is confirmed and if the preview is still on....the retail lecturer answer the phone and said " yah?! whos that!?......"well its has to be confirmed right!!?".......so much for our service standard vision....sigh!.....

First Trip To Japan

Gong Xi!! Gong Xi!!! Yay!! Happy New (Niu) Year!!

Start of a brand new year! the lunar new year that is! hope this is a better one for all.

if not economically, at least a more peaceful one for the whole world ^^

Its funny this year we could use some puns like Niu Year and Ox-picious year etc...haha....looks like tat the cow/ox is indeed a simple and grounded animal.

Realised that this Japan photo taking contest is ending 31 Jan 09. while clearing room, came across an old photo taken from my very first trip to Japan! thot it would be perfect for that photo contest! its a beautiful and serene pic of Mt. Fuji. heh heh...quite amazed that i actually caught a photo like that.

after scanning and touch up a little....didnt feel like submitting over. just felt aiyo....the rules said photo will be their property!! no good. how can i give away something i took on this wonderous trip? still recalled, we couldnt go up to Mt Fuji due to heavy traffic!!! it was too dark. thus the next day or something, we watched it from afar. Tour guide console us, see from afar better. actually true leh! haha!!

its such a perfect looking mountain.....and this pic shows different tones in the sky and light. no better way to remember Japan......

Korean Hotel

The whole world is in a financial mess! but hey there are some benefits too.....the British Pound!! now 2.08!!! wah lau!!! hey everything in UK now is just times 2!!! now how often does that happen? Seriously this is a cheap time to visit London. the airfares are also cheap like $1198nett on BA or SQ...but you cant help but to also doubt yr decision to spend a few $K for a Europe trip at this time..... ah.......

Was also checking on Korea.....lots of Japanese have been flocking to Korea due to the devaluation of the Won.....so i went to check......i chance upon this hotel --- Best Western...they have a Ladies Floor!! and get this :

OXYGEN supply!! Wah HAHA!!! i was laughing at the thot that seems we gals are so weak tat we need special oxygen care!! also shows how beauty crazy these east asian countries can be!!! aiyo.... hmmmmm...... so there are oxygen tubes beside each bed?

but the room is sweet and cosy. perhaps hotels around the world can think about this and cater to the increasing independent female travellers!

Parapara - cheesy but fun leh..

yes its cheesy with the euro disco track and costumes but ah...if only i could dance with the disney characters....so cool!

Astro Comedy

Haha......i was clearing some old emails when i came across some writings about lousy Aquarius guys...how they are such losers. and there was actually a website dedicated to Hating Aquarius people!! haha!!!!

so i went to search for it......tried google.....i put in I Hate Aquarius....wah ...true enough! some hate sites!! hee hee....they cant commit lah, no dedicated, not expressive etc etc....

then i tried I Hate Pisces...my own starsign lah.....wah.....very funny!! seems a lot of Pisces guys dump lots of women!! and these women are sobbing why they dump me, why they dont like me....hee....pisces men quite cassanova huh? but true leh....their dreamy romantic nature. as for pisces gals, seems they have a charm to make pple fall in love with them....wow..... :P


then i tried Virgo......HAHA....true again!!! many people commented they are the most boring sign together with capricon and tarus!! hahahaha!!! then one virgo girl admitted....."yes...i am virgo and i do admit i am boring ...BUT.....cuz we are organised, worrier...." HAHA...why so true huh? most virgos are like that! neat freak.......cannot stray from plan one...a bit also cannot.

then i tried leo.....wah not much post...a few lah. as usual, i think leos dun really express much or maybe not so net ba qua type. one or 2 complained about why some pple dislike them but they defend themselves by saying "no dont believe these people, we are the BEST! the best sign of all. we are the king!" haha.........self centred? "Obama and CLinton are leos...we are the best" hahaha....one leo girl also said she is seem as rebellious etc etc...but she dun care...haha....sounds familiar....?

oh well, sometimes say dun believe also cannot ...ho ho ho

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! To a GREAT 2009 all!

Another year, and this blog is still around...keke...Happy New Year Ahzhu blog ",)

Had a great new year eve party at the Ascott....wish i could go back again.

Anyway, so funny, went to china website to sample some music......chose 51t...and wanted to listen to the latest Keane album....haha...u seach for Keane...nothing really comes out. forgot in china u must search for their CHINESE NAME!!! HAHA

its so funny actually......they know their western music well, but they just know the band in chinese.......its aweird feeling u know. everyone in the world is listening to the same song but know the band in different languages. i found out have to key in 基恩乐队! haha

ok so now u know.....

New Year Eve was great. Feel i am blessed with good company - good friends. it was simple cooking, get together, chat, laugh, swim, watching dvds, listening to music and watching the beautiful fireworks at mid night! ok...2008 wasnt a exactly fantastic....but it ended off in a good note :)

Casie's carrot cake was really good and so was Lori's tuna pasta. The BBQ Stingray, sushi, cookies were all great too. and the Wine!! only odd thing was the Yung Tau Foo...haha but it is healthy. keke.....

Had lots of fun in the infinity pool and jacuzzi. took lots of pics. but i am still wondering if the water in the jacuzi is recycled. oooooh..........but it was so heavenly, have jacuzzi on the roof top...Lifestyle of the Rich and Fammmmous...!! woo hoo!

Monday Morning in Dec

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.

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........

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

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.

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!

hahaha!!!! i really like his sense of humour

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!

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.

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.........

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...

Old friends

just 3 weeks ago i didnt really care about Facebook. there was a special sunday times report on it to highighlight how it has taken over the office workers by storm! resulting in loss of millions due to decresed work efficiency! haha.
well now i am a part of it! and what a tool it is! i found long time friends on it. just by the click of a button! good or bad, it really does make the world a smaller place ^^

Mingming the Movie

So happy that we finally get to see Mingming after a long post production. opens here 26 Apr!

Stars the very talented Zhou Xun, pretty boy Daniel Wu (heh)....Tony Yang (up and coming young taiwanese actor) and of course...cat the mafia boss (^^). Directed by award winning MV director Susie Au who have done tons videos for HK pop stars particularly Faye wong.

she also did a couple for jeff. well, i roughly know the storyline and the ending....but still curious. Like Daniel Wu said, its not a movie for everyone... cause it can be too "creative" at times with fast changing burst of visuals but its still something very different to come out of HK cinema.

well, its a cool and creative flick....the visuals look good and heard the soundtrack by anthony wong/people mountain people sea is excellent. hope my CD arrives soon.

Beautiful Life

For the first time, watched a complete kimura drama serial..haha. yup 7 years late to catch on to one of the most popular japanese romance tear jerker - Beautiful Life.
so far, i have never managed to watch thru long vacation, love gen,pride, engine, good luck etc....usually just the first and last part. usually the middle is so slow ya.

its the same for beautiful life...starts off real well, real slow in the the centre and then the finale.
only 11 episodes and i completed within 2 nites. its really quite a good script.....heart warming, quite good character development, and sub plots. it wasnt just a romance story where u have a ill fated match and girl struck with terminal illness. but rather thru the show, get to understand the difficulties of a disabled person in every day life. simple things like steps, toilet, food,cinemas, fun places...are big difficulties. and u really need some concerned and nice pple around to help. not easy to face life that positively without a loving and supportive environment.

the gal kyoko is lucky.,.....nice family and all......and then comes along shuai ge shuji.
its touching that he is able to make her beautiful, happy and smile like she hasnt done for a long time. he even tahan all her negative moods and inferior complex. but one will wonder if he really really was in love with her. he seem so cool and spaced out most of the show. he did like her but somehow i feel part of him being with her like some kind of sympathy. maybe he did have "barrier-free" heart.

kyoko is a lively and lovable character and shuji is a cool guy......in the show of course, they love each other a lot, but i think the chemistry between the 2 actors was bad. i would think they are not on good terms when the cameras stopped rolling!! haha. dunno leh, them as a couple not every convincing. they did act very well through....just lacked some positive chemistry. but then who cares when kimura acts.....the show can be dull as paint dry but fans just need to oggle at him enough. i think he and that gal in Pride was quite good together. maybe she got his wife's type of look? more longish face?

hmm..... i didnt cry buckets at the end but i liked the ending of the salon at the sea. so nice lah. its like dream come true. i did tear a bit though some bits. the opening number is well done too where shows her running in a happy dreamy perfect life scenario.

wonder why the big hype when this was out? heard that pple started buying shuji's yamaha bike model and gasp!! some couples even bought wheel chairs so the gf can sit on it!!! talk about role play man.......well...thats Japan...whatever u fantasize of, just do it!

talk about fantasy......i have attched a few videos of my beloved Kuromi san. no wonder she HATES melo so much! Melo is a complete airhead!! ...ahh....the cartoons are soooo kawaii.
poor kuromi, she is something like the coyote in roadrunner :(

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF!

With cat@ Er Ya, 06
1996! Dreams

My ou xiang turns 40 today. Initially, cant really believe it. Wow....how time flies.......when i first heard of him, he was only 29.

But anyway, men seem to be more charming with age. at least for him....i think he is more confident than before, and yeah he still looks alright :P

He is always so simple and down to earth.....

Wishing Jeff all the best & be happy always!

2006 Mag shoot

Sam Cop Gals

Last week, had an early bday dinner/sam cop gathering at Sushi Tei. Sure good to meet everyone again!! Cat even brought her manicure nail art kit and did free nail art for everyone! waitress around all stared but haha didnt say anything.
Seems all Saggi pple likes DIY......so funny. Cat likes making own curtains, cushions, blanket, wall murals...and jes once made a jig saw puzzle card and fold stars jar for me and my sis...yeah make pig clothes, cookies, cushions, soft toys etc etc......

It was really fun in the old days when we all first started work at Sam Cop. We formed this thing called the ''Zhen Qing" gang (coined by carrot who watched the drama). Zeng Qing cuz we were always typing emails to each other, gossiping about anything under the sun! and sometimes when there was a funny email, we will all burst out laughing at the same time! other colleagues would be wondering if we were mad.



Its weird that when actually come work in such a industrial place like this, u would hardly imagine there are some fun young colleagues in such places. but thats a bit of destiny i guess.

We had a small pantry and we would virtually hog the table everyday. laughing like crazy during lunch. some other gals in the office were of course not too happy about it. but hmm...haha what to do. the nick names we had for our colleagues were damm funny!! aiyo.....it fits them to the bill but of course only we could understand the secret codes.

Now, well, only 2 of us left in the company. dunno if u call it lack of ambition or maybe the place simply suits. actually that more implies to me cuz the other one is on bond! ha ha ha.
we all would still be working together if not for some working issues that arised for the rest.
i was also thinking of switching at one point too but luckily i was transferred to other dept that suited me more. but some others maybe 'stuck' in some ways or the other.


well, anyway, everyone seems to be doing well on their own now. 2 of them are super busy dealing with oil or energy trading. one went to a more vibrant MNC and the most siow one (and most gum with me, will always remember her first email - 'saiview' hahaha!!!) have just switched to 3rd job after sam cop...working in town! haha......

may not be in touch so often now but the memories are there.... keke

life sometimes full or surprises, never know who u may met^^