Archive for November, 2006

Sentosa

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Just watched Survivor for the 11th episode, and the show is just getting better each week.
My fav characters still survive though, which of course the only thing that drives me to follow the show.
Bought my flight ticket, again with my own money :(. hahaha! I have to, otherwise I will spend my first chinese new year out of hometown. PS : I have not applied for company leaves for this one. Got to talk to the boss first thing tomorrow.
After wandering the whole travel agency in Chinatown, I continued my weekend with my Chinese colleague who happen to live around that district. We went to Vivo City, and intended to catch a movie, but the plan was canceled for a long queue, and some tickets for premiere movies were sold out.
We headed to the highest level of the mall and found ourselves outdoor viewing the Sentosa Island and other small isles. Ships were laying above the sea, most of them carrying containers. However, the scene was really really nice. A wonderful investment for the shareholders!!!
We decided to spend the day later in Sentosa. My friend told me that he had not seen the ‘magical fountain’, and I agreed to accompany him, since I had not been there for almost two years, so taking a look of the island progress would not be such a bad idea.
And Yes, the island did not change much, figured out that there were several new attractions, but all of them were not free, and the entry fare was costly, and of course we would not wasted my money for a minute entertainment.
Speaking of free amusement, we realized we had to be in the fountain at most one hour before the show. I think we got there exactly pre- one hour. The venue was almost fully seated, and we managed to settle in the east wing.
Ok now the best thing was the part when the rain kicked in. Hahaha! Everybody knew how important an item called umbrella that moment, and we did not have one, well, not just us, and the other 500 people? So in the end, the SHOW MUST GO ON, we had to bare with the drizzle, at some times it got heavier.
The 20-minutes-run show ended with the applause from the audiences, and I myself was again amazed, though I believe the scenario of the show was totally the same as the one I watched last time. My friend describe it as FABULOUS, above all, we hated the stupid SENTOSA FICTION MONKEY called KIKI. Hahaha! What a name!
We were really worn out that day, but we had another plan coming up next week..
That is the Kusu Island…Noone has an idea what it is and where it is….Gosh!could it be the last attraction we could find in Singapore?
Just don’t get how Singaporean enjoy themselves instead of shopping

High and Low above the ground

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Hi All,
I found it awkward to post the blog on the ordinary day such as Wednesday.
Well, that is because I am off today after spending 6 hours standing (almost faint) in the server room.
Came home from work at 10pm yesterday, straight went to bed and had to wake up at 2, coz I had to go to client side at 3 a.m IN THE MORING, WALAWE!!!
Yup, couldn’t catch up a nice sleep in the end
With 2 hours sleep and a tummy full of instant noodle and cereal, I came out to the bus station and waved for a taxi. Gosh!!!Never in this life!
When I arrived there, I just imagined that in the afternoon, this place is as wild and crowded as HELL, but this dawn I hardly caught a life there.
Anyway, I still had to wait for my Project Manager to arrive, and that took 15 minutes.
Sharp at 3, we headed up and went to the production room.
Frankly this was the first time I experienced this, and I was pretty sure that not everyone was given the same opportunity as I was.
Everything seemed to go smoothly before 5, and suddenly the network problem hit and strucked the process. It pended for hours and hours , while both side tried to fix the problem.
In the end, the next support team came at 10, and that was the time we were allowed to leave, but shortly after, they informed us that the deployment had been successful.
I continued patching my shortage of sleep as soon as I had my breakfast.
And now I just wake up after 3 hours nap, and I am alone here in the house..Hahaha!
Not fun le…but just enjoy it…

Nothing special about weekends anymore

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

I always could not wait for the weekends to come. Ya’ know, rest at home, watching non-stop series, shopping, and most importantly being away from workplace.
However, since my comeback last two weeks, weekends are just weekends.
I am getting the boredom of Singapore lifestyle..quite to take place for the next few months. :p
I just knew my time working in the client’s place seems to be endless.
As more tests are conducted, more and more debugs have to be done. FYI, I have been working overtime for almost 15 hours a week. And guess wat,they are non-paid ones. So All I can do it is just to bear it at least til the end of year, provided we are not behind the schedule.
On the brightside of this situation, I learn to be patient and be more responsible of things that even you do not belong to. That is the commitment, just being proud that at least I am in a tiny tiny percentage of the whole giant project. It will build a good resume for me in the future as well.
Ehm, today I knew an artist can be as jerk as any other ordinary human beings.
I read the news of Faith Hill being caught upset and angry on the backstage during the winner announcement of Best Female Vocalist in Country Music Awards held few days ago.
They had the video taped when she shouted "what", lifting up her arms and walking away after finding out that Carrie Underwood won.
It’s such a shame, and the video have been rewinded over and over again since the incident, and broadcasted widely, even on CNN. God forbid if she still earns her fans’ heart…
Got to go now, have to send an email to my bro, I have been losing contact lately as the impact of the BU(ZS)INESS.

Tanah Merah : Pulau Ubin

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

This morning I thought it was not a good idea to go for outdoor activity as I merely slept 6 hours the day before.
Thankfully, the trip was awesome..Though I have absolutely 100 percents in my mind rite now not to ever ever go there. This is mainly because NOTHING’s there..Hahaha!
It’s pure nature
I have never been to this kind of site before, not even in my 2 decades of life in my hometown.
The day began with me and my other colleagues renting 3 bikes for 6 bucks each.
As we rode through the whole island, the insects whistled along the way. Green, green and green view. A nonstop ride for almost 5 hours!
Going uphill and downhill, deep to the core of the island, and JUNGLE…yup jungle with only high trees, canopies, and falling leaves scattered on the ground…..and in some other time we would sit down and have cold drinks and coconut, taking pictures.
It made my day…Now I have been to the most southern and eastern of Singapore!!!!!!!!!!!
Have I mentioned there is a lake, river and sea at this place ? Yes, I saw all of them.