A few hours before flight
It's really fast. In a blink of an eye (or both), 2 weeks have passed. Right now i'm in the frantic state of last-minute packing. Well, come to think of it, it wouldn't be so long a wait this time. 3 months compared to 6 months... and furthermore, it would be a long lull period awaiting me... after my QMSA of cos.
For now, i would like to thank all my friends who have accompanied me during my short stay here, who have taken time out of their busy schedule to accomodate my 'dates'...a BIG BIG THANKEW and *HUGGiez*. And for those whom i could not make it to meet you, a thousand apologies but i promise i will get back to ya when i return in March...
Alright... i've gotta end here.
have to meet my brother for morning breakfast
Take Care.... :`)
Kay Wee, Me, Jared and Boon Kiat on my last nite @ Wala Wala.
SHOPPING!!
yeah... i went for a shopping spree today in Orchard and Sim Lim, alongside with Weisheng. I couldn't believe i would buy so much stuff. goodness. But then again, it's not wrong to pamper oneself once in a while rite? maybe it's a few times in a while for me. =P
had dinner at Muthu's Curry with Kriz, Weibin, Marcus, Jackson n Nic. Food was sumptuous... not exactly really hot... must go there to try the food... Little India...
Muthu's Curry Restaurant @ Little India... sedap!!
the fish head curry is super good... mutton curry is woohoo... wah piang... cholesterol high high
satisfied customers... Kriz, Weibin, Nic, Me alongside with Marcus (photographer) and jackson (smoking)
kana tagged by Jeff...argh
Rules of the game:
1. Post 5 weird/random stuff about yourself.
2. At the end, list the names of 5 people whom you want next to do this, and leave a comment "YOU ARE TAGGED!" in their blog and tell them to read your blog for rules.Ok.. Here goes..
1) i am a snake catcher. So far i've caught 2 pythons in my medical centre
2) i really really adore the song by Wang Li Hong... Forever Love. Got this fantasy of singing it to my special one in the bar or some cool and romantic restaurant.
3) till now, i have 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze plus 3 Colours Award for Canoeing. (this is super buay hiao bai... sorry)
4) No. of Christian books i own: 60+
5) I am born on 14th March, same as Albert Einstein... the death date of Karl Marx
i think i'm gonna random tag those ppl in africa or afghanistan... goodness
FLU-ing Away
*cough* *cough*
*sneeze*
(grabbed a bunch of tissue)
*AHHHHHHHHH CHOOOOOOOOOOOO*
*sneeze*
What a bad timing for me to be sick.
In the midst of my homeleave...
hope i can recover by tmr...if not...better by Friday
or else surely cannot pass the custom in Taiwan...
goodness...
*AHHHHHHHHHHH CHOOOOOOOOOOO*
argh...
A Shopper's Woe
My friends in Taiwan were amused at how i shop in the supermarket. Ok... i do admit that i'm an impulsive buyer therefore i have to think of some ways to curb that bad habit... and gee do people think it's funny. argh...
I was at the local supermarket with my friend. After browsing through the items on the shelves, i picked up alot of groceries to pay at the cashier. However, before i do that, i made another round again, putting back the items which i deemed as a 'want' more than a 'necessity'. So it's like at first i have 10 items... but after the 'seriously-give-it-a-thought' round, i ended up having 1 item left. hee... that's a pretty good solution for an impulsive no-brainer shopper like me.
some ways and questions which would be great to curb impulsive buying
1)is it a want or necessity?
this qn is crucial especially if you're tight in budget. eg u only left $10 for the week, or u have owed ppl money etc. Seriously give it a thought.
2)to think of all the negative effects that item will do to u...
this is especially useful to foodstuff. Like that irresistable Char Kway Teow of Ghim Moh Mkt or that delicious-lookin chocolate in 7-11, just think of how much pounds you will put on... how much flabbiness will be shown on ur body. Ok... that's enuff to cut the thought of buying.
3)push off buying the item at a later date
this often works for me too. i will be thinking like "i'm sure i'll find a better deal somewhere" or "i'm sure i'll find a better design elsewhere". And trust me, as time goes by, if it's not something u need or want, u will forget about it. But if the thought still did glued to you for like weeks, forgeddit, just buy.
However, if u haf the cash n u haf the capacity to spend alot, eh... then juz go ahead. Just not to the extend of landing urself in debts or u haf to pay instalments for the item.
Good Service
Ever since i came back from Taiwan and Japan, i had not stop complaining of how poor the service in Singapore is. Sometimes when i compare Singapore and Japan, i really felt that we are a bunch of barbarians. I'll just mention some of my experiences.
Case 1:
i went to this LEVI's shop in SHIBUYA to buy a pair of jeans. Although there were some barriers in terms of language in which we had to use really simple English to put our meaning across, all the salesman in the shop were really sincere and patient to understand and find out what we really want. Take the case of me going to the Fitting Room to try on the jeans (we have to take off our shoes to use the fitting rm), when i opened the curtain to try a new pair, i was pleasantly surprised to see my shoes being lined up in an orderly fashion outside my cubicle. Not once, not twice but altogether 4 times... and this went the same for other customers. When it was time to pay at the cashier, the salesman was so polite and humourous at the same time... it just made my day... super satisfied... not bcos of my Levi's Black... but bcos of the genuine sincere superb service.
Case 2:
This was told to me by Adrian...
We were at the street of Asakusa shopping for souvenirs. Adrian went into one of the shops to buy a pair of Japanese slippers. He passed a big note to the shopkeeper (an auntie). Ok... this might sound a bit duh... but what i'm going to say next will show you how great their service is right down to the most intricate detail.
She opened her cash register to give back the change. When she took out the notes one by one, it just happened that one of the 1000 yen note was folded into half. She put that folded note aside, and replaced it with a new fresh one... before handing it over to Adrian.
Even in Taiwan, you wouldn't feel that you're MR/MS Invisible in the shop. And that's precisely how i felt during the first few days of shopping in S'pore.
Case 1:
I'm invisible... shopkeeper reading magazine or chatting on phone... totally oblivious to any beings around him/her.
Case 2:
i was given a pile of notes as change... all crumpled up... this was at Far East
Case 3:
Rude remarks given by cashier... can't they be demure for once? goodness...they are LADIES!!
BUT
While shopping in Holland Village today, i realised that the service here were pretty good. Holland V has never disappointed me in terms of good service. i began to wonder...why??... and i kind of figured it out.
Good service is not entirely on the part of the salesperson, the customers do have a part to play too. As you know there is a great influx of Caucasians in Holland area (in fact most in S'pore), i see more Ang Mo's than Malays and Indians combined everyday. I was observing how the Caucasians shop and i realised they were really polite and nice. So, if the customer is nice... how can the salesperson not be nice then?
I went to get my jeans altered at Holland moments ago, and the 2 aunties were really friendly and they actually gave me a lot of suggestions to how i can make my jeans look better and all. It might be really pleasant to work in Holland as a salesperson... not bcos u are forced to put on a smile... but u inevitably will... great customers...
That's me, Lee Choon and Justin having our own concert at KBOX Clementi
Lee Choon and her NO 1 fan of all time...
LEE CHOON! WO MEN YONG YUAN ZHI CHI NI!! AHHHHH
HCC idol in the making...haha. i was singing JJ's Ju Li (distance)
Had this super-delicious chocolate ice-kachang at Ghim Moh for my afternoon tea with justin. hee hee... sooooo gooood
Us drinking by the Singapore River before setting off to Must Bar
Caught Jack in the act with his girlfriend... *goosebumps*
but it seems like he has interest for guys too... eeks
Me, Jackson, Nicholas and Marcus at Must Bar. We had a drinking session... no one was drunk...hoho
My supper... Fishball soup... Big Q-ish fishballs
Nick's supper... dried prawn mee
Our RJCanoeing team's annual Christmas gathering at Celeste's place once again. =)
Has roastie grown taller?
Everyone with our gifts... can u make out what they are?
Our JAL plane to Tokyo...YOKOSO!!
Waiting for our plane to Tokyo at Kaohsiung Airport...
A shot of our hotel rm in Tokyo
Finally in our hotel room... Prince Shinagawa Rm 3163
That's me enjoying the view outside
A bird's eye view of Tokyo's cityscape from my hotel room
that's a zoom-in shot of Mt Fuji in the evening
Shinjuku... a popular 'red-light' district
a glimpse of Shinjuku
This is SHINJUKU Station
a Sushi restaurant along the street
Lotsa hotels for those who crave a quickie
THere are lots of this 'adult-content' shops around
Handphones!! too bad they dun use GSM network in Japan
At Harajuku
Takeshita St of Harajuku... it's a shopping paradise for youngsters
Gothic accessories
shop selling everything that has got to do with Coca Cola
Does this scene seemed familiar? yeah... remember those japan drama serials where they always feature a compound square with large screen TV? yes... this is it... the famous SHIBUYA!! woohoo
That's me at Tokyo Disneyland
Everyone waiting and anticipating the opening of the gates...
The large compound after the entering the main gate
Can't believe i'm staring at this castle with my real eyes.
After the Haunted Mansion...hope my name isn't on it
@ Toontown Cityhall... seems like it is not open for the day
The Parade has finally started after a long 1 hour wait.
Goofy riding on Pluto the reindog?
That's Minnie wif this kitty whom i noe nuts abt and this really diva-ish squirrel.
Goofy and Pluto
Chip and Dale sliding down the snow
Donald and Daisy...
that's Chip n Dale... they are so adorable...
Mickey Santa is coming to town
MICKEY!! you shud hear the japanese gals screaming out for this rat.
THat's Santa and Stitch accompanied by the elves. He is one cool funky Santa man.
In front of the founder...
David, me and Adrian at Tokyo Disneyland!!
It's a small world...
Mickey the Wizard
The castle at close view
sorry but i really forgot what is the name of this place
The Cinderella castle at nite
Alice in Wonderland
Fairy Godmother
a cute caterpillar. i vividly remembered havin this toy when i was very young
Dragon...but dunno where it's from
Peter Pan!!
snow white
The seven dwarves
The POOH family
TOY STORY!!
Beauty and the Beast
That's the candlestick and teapot...
ANTzz... oh great...i forgot my Baygon
i think they are swans... or are they ducks?
Cinderella and Prince Charming
Cinderella in the pumpkin carriage
Donald and 3 pigs
ok...i'm very bad with Disney char...can u guess what's this?
CHiP and DALE!!
no idea wat ducks they are... haha...
A happy shopper... haha... but my bank a/c bleeds like hell
at the entrance of tokyo disneyland
My last pic in Disneyland. That's the Disney Station behind me.
The Christmas decor in the Station...
At the station waiting for Disneytrain to come
Here comes Disneytrain. It runs from Disneyland to DisneySea as well as other resorts.
on board... i love the mickey mouse windows...
inside the Disneytrain
A teeny weeny 360 deg turn of Raging Spirits. Not really exciting... cos i was reminded that it was a family-themed theme park... not a place for ppl craving for exciting rides
starting pt of Raging Spirits
A Christmas Carol performance in front of COLUMBIA
At one of the castle gates
BROADWAY!!!
waiting for Broadway show to start
Journey to the centre of the Earth starts there
it snowed in Disneysea...i can't believe it... it's so rare to snow in Tokyo
i just thought it's nice... haha
COLUMBIA
Captains on board
sun setting in Disneysea
That's me almost dying of being in the freezing temp of -1 deg celsius for 1 hour waiting for the performance... really have reached my endurance pt...brrrrr
Raging Spirits at nite...
Disneysea at night...beautiful
Christmas Candlelight Display
that's me at the globe fountain in Disneysea just before we leave
Asakusa... argh... pic spoilt by ah tong's ugly head
That's me at the Main Gate in Asakusa
The second door to temple
The street bustling with activities after the main gate... it leads all the way to the temple
one of the idols in the compound
The interior of Asakusa Temple
place where they pick their lots
that's me stealing a few sips of water from the fountain... it's free!! water in japan super ex man..
the weird looking guy at the water fountain... David dare not drink it cos he thinks it's unhygienic
the shrine in the temple
i dunno wat this is anyway...
a pagoda of the temple
David, Adrian and I at the most expensive land in Japan Tokyo - Ginza
Ginza Station
Tiffany & Co
Ueno... lotsa relatively reasonably-priced stuff to buy... haha
CRABS!! eeks
stall selling sauce
onions and seafood...hmmm... weird combi
stall selling seafood
Prince Shinagawa Hotel... great place
Shinagawa Train Station, a stone's throw away from our hotel
saw this street performance outside shinagawa station
place to wash hands
Feng
A Japanese temple in Shinagawa
The main shrine where you throw ur coins
Na
On our way to Narita Airport...sigh
The train we took to Narita Airport on the last day
Narita Airport in the evening...
an array of Japanese food at the airport... so ex...
at Narita Airport Departure Hall... there's a long queue in front of me due to the strict security check at the custom
sigh... my flight back to Taiwan.
hectic
actually i do not know whether i'm glad to be back in s'pore. But one thing i know, i do miss my bed in taiwan... gee. And of cos how can i forget the hectic schedule of flying from tokyo to kaohsiung... and then from taipei to s'pore in 2 days... a rise from 0 deg to 12 deg to 26 deg. goodness... haha. it's really funny cos my CCO was like "wat? u're flying off again?" haha...
oh well...
i'll try to put up my tokyo pics asap... really fun... =)
cOLd...
gee... the weather turning cold...
every morning i had tremendous difficulty crawling out of my bed... cos it's so freezing cold...
argh...
the cold front that came from China... brought about an almost 10 deg drop in normal temp...
brrrr....
time to buy winter clothing...
and darn
no more shorts to medical centre...
bummer...
