attended a seminar on investments yesterday with ES. actually it's his insurance agent la but I just tagged along for fun. surprisingly the speakers who spoke about investment in general were humourous and good. Did really want to stop my investments at one point but was advised by my agent that I should hold on to it if I'm going for long term. That was the message the seminar conveyed. Investments will only see returns in the long term. You will only make a loss if so happen you need to withdraw ur investments during bad market conditions.
yep. okay. reinforced what my agent told me. mochi, dun be so kiasee.
on course for the next 2 days! yippee.. in SMU..come look for me for lunch if you around that area? heh. must remember not to go office tmw. can't help but remind myself as I've been so blur recently that the most impossible thing will happen... to me.
Don't worry be happy.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
congrats my tomodachi..!~
I hear wedding bells ringing. another of my best friend getting married. So exciting! congrats zhen jie!
it's going to be another phase of life altogether. glad that you've found the special someone to share your life with.
Happy for ya gal!! gong hei gong hei.
spent the weekend nursing my aching back. a sign of aging process indeed. the pain had been always at the same spot on my back till I started getting a numbing sensation in my arms. My mum started nagging about how small problem left untreated can evolve into huge problem.
been groggy after taking medication for my stiff neck and back..perpetually feeling sleepy. couldn't even entertain ES when he came over just now and he had to gimme a piggy back to eat the oyster mee sua he bought.
i'm still drowsy now.. but am forcing myself to stay awake coz i've simply slept too much!!
it's going to be another phase of life altogether. glad that you've found the special someone to share your life with.
Happy for ya gal!! gong hei gong hei.
spent the weekend nursing my aching back. a sign of aging process indeed. the pain had been always at the same spot on my back till I started getting a numbing sensation in my arms. My mum started nagging about how small problem left untreated can evolve into huge problem.
been groggy after taking medication for my stiff neck and back..perpetually feeling sleepy. couldn't even entertain ES when he came over just now and he had to gimme a piggy back to eat the oyster mee sua he bought.
i'm still drowsy now.. but am forcing myself to stay awake coz i've simply slept too much!!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Day3 - HongKong Extravaganza 2008 - Finale
Day 3 – 20 July 2008
Woke up bright and early for Lantau Island trip. It was lucky we chose to go early in the morning as the crowd was unbelievable on our way back from lantau.
Enjoyed a scenic cable car ride at Ngong Ping 360 to the Giant Buddha and Po Lin Monastry. Weather was hot but good for outdoor activities.
Ticket Price: HKD 98 (Sundays) HKD 88 (other days)
Arrived at the Giant Buddha and it really takes some stamina to conquer the steps leading up to the Giant Buddha. Ahmad is always MIA coz she’s always like a few flights below us and panting. Haha.
~a monk doing the 3 steps 1 full bow praying.. he did it from the long flight of stairs to 1 round around the giant buddha.~
~chk out the number of steps!~
~view from Giant Buddha~
We bought meal tickets for the vegetarian lunch served at the Po Lin Monastry.
Price: HKD 60 = SGD 10
The spread was good and healthy but only for vege lovers ya. Heh.
Headed back to the hotel where we had tea break at one of the cafes. Yummy Po Luo Bao and super yummy pork fillet burger. Simple, cheap and so yummy! I want more of such food in Singapore…
Okay..the pic doesn’t do the burger justice. Coz I was too eager and hungry. Took a huge bite into the burger then remembered I wanted to take a pic.
Headed back to hotel where we waited for the free shuttle service to Kowloon train station for the airport express. As I mentioned earlier, we spent right up to the last dollar. We gathered all the notes we had left and it was JUST NICE HKD 190 for 3 train tics!! Phew. We can go home!
~冲上云霄~
With the pathetic coins we had, we bought 1 Po Luo Bun at the airport which is still lying in my fridge now. Whahaha.
As if our trip wasn’t dramatic and happening enough, maria had a bronchitis attack on the plane and she had left her medication in her chked in luggage. Best right. Really maria. Crew had to give her oxygen till landing in Singapore before the doc came on board to chk on her.
What a way to end our trip huh.
Hope you’re getting better maria. Life has to go on k. It’s not the end of the world. I think we’ve said our piece, actually more than we should say. It’s all up to you how you want to make out of this whole thing, positive or negative. Take your pick.
3 cheers to the 3 crazy women who roamed HK 3 days 2 nights with SGD300!!
Woke up bright and early for Lantau Island trip. It was lucky we chose to go early in the morning as the crowd was unbelievable on our way back from lantau.
Enjoyed a scenic cable car ride at Ngong Ping 360 to the Giant Buddha and Po Lin Monastry. Weather was hot but good for outdoor activities.
Ticket Price: HKD 98 (Sundays) HKD 88 (other days)
Arrived at the Giant Buddha and it really takes some stamina to conquer the steps leading up to the Giant Buddha. Ahmad is always MIA coz she’s always like a few flights below us and panting. Haha.
~a monk doing the 3 steps 1 full bow praying.. he did it from the long flight of stairs to 1 round around the giant buddha.~
~chk out the number of steps!~
~view from Giant Buddha~
We bought meal tickets for the vegetarian lunch served at the Po Lin Monastry.
Price: HKD 60 = SGD 10
The spread was good and healthy but only for vege lovers ya. Heh.
Headed back to the hotel where we had tea break at one of the cafes. Yummy Po Luo Bao and super yummy pork fillet burger. Simple, cheap and so yummy! I want more of such food in Singapore…
Okay..the pic doesn’t do the burger justice. Coz I was too eager and hungry. Took a huge bite into the burger then remembered I wanted to take a pic.
Headed back to hotel where we waited for the free shuttle service to Kowloon train station for the airport express. As I mentioned earlier, we spent right up to the last dollar. We gathered all the notes we had left and it was JUST NICE HKD 190 for 3 train tics!! Phew. We can go home!
~冲上云霄~
With the pathetic coins we had, we bought 1 Po Luo Bun at the airport which is still lying in my fridge now. Whahaha.
As if our trip wasn’t dramatic and happening enough, maria had a bronchitis attack on the plane and she had left her medication in her chked in luggage. Best right. Really maria. Crew had to give her oxygen till landing in Singapore before the doc came on board to chk on her.
What a way to end our trip huh.
Hope you’re getting better maria. Life has to go on k. It’s not the end of the world. I think we’ve said our piece, actually more than we should say. It’s all up to you how you want to make out of this whole thing, positive or negative. Take your pick.
3 cheers to the 3 crazy women who roamed HK 3 days 2 nights with SGD300!!
Day 2 - HongKong Extravaganza 2008
Day 2 – 19 July 2008
Rose and shine for our factory outlets shopping day.
Had dim sum breakfast at this hotel near mongkok 旺角station. Okay la. Wasn’t fantastic. Maybe we were not in the dim sum mood. No mood = No pictures too. Haha. The chilli in HK is weird...taste super salty and not spicy at all. Dun like it.
Proceeded to Tung Chung Station 东涌 Citygate Factory Outlets. Shopped for a good 2-3 hours and we got some good buys from there. Mainly bought stuff for people la.
Proceeded to Wan Chai 湾仔 to scout for mochi’s recommendation. Haha.. this time round, the café was much easier to wan2 dou2 (Cantonese! My Cantonese is superb now!!). The food in this place not that great. They are known for their coffee anyway which we didn’t order. So.. no pics here.
~my fave MTR station with my fave color!!~
~legs breaking act..tsukaremashita.. super tired~
Returned to our hotel. Left our things, took a short nap and rest before going to Ladies’ Market 女人街. Love the bustling street even till late into the night. Hongkong is really a city that never sleeps.
~say cheese...~
Ended our shopping at Xu Liu Shan 许留山 and flooded our stomach with mango, mango and more mangoes.. yummlicious.
~the infamous golden and red signboard. it's everywhere in HK.. and there're always long Qs~
~ahmad's order..~
~mochi's order - 多芒小丸子! meaning extra mango with glutinous balls...mochi eating mochi~
~the all time fave 扬枝甘露 - maria's order~
Energised with mango power, we went hunting for Krispy Crème. Like what I always tell people who Q up at J-Co or Donut Factory, if you have eaten krispy crème donuts, you’ll never find any donut comparable. The x-factor actually lies in their original glazed donuts which taste so simple but irresistible. Fancy donuts…no thanks!
Sat down back in hotel and started digging my suitcase again. Quick witted ahmad managed to open it from another way…kamsiah!!!!
Rose and shine for our factory outlets shopping day.
Had dim sum breakfast at this hotel near mongkok 旺角station. Okay la. Wasn’t fantastic. Maybe we were not in the dim sum mood. No mood = No pictures too. Haha. The chilli in HK is weird...taste super salty and not spicy at all. Dun like it.
Proceeded to Tung Chung Station 东涌 Citygate Factory Outlets. Shopped for a good 2-3 hours and we got some good buys from there. Mainly bought stuff for people la.
Proceeded to Wan Chai 湾仔 to scout for mochi’s recommendation. Haha.. this time round, the café was much easier to wan2 dou2 (Cantonese! My Cantonese is superb now!!). The food in this place not that great. They are known for their coffee anyway which we didn’t order. So.. no pics here.
~my fave MTR station with my fave color!!~
~legs breaking act..tsukaremashita.. super tired~
Returned to our hotel. Left our things, took a short nap and rest before going to Ladies’ Market 女人街. Love the bustling street even till late into the night. Hongkong is really a city that never sleeps.
~say cheese...~
Ended our shopping at Xu Liu Shan 许留山 and flooded our stomach with mango, mango and more mangoes.. yummlicious.
~the infamous golden and red signboard. it's everywhere in HK.. and there're always long Qs~
~ahmad's order..~
~mochi's order - 多芒小丸子! meaning extra mango with glutinous balls...mochi eating mochi~
~the all time fave 扬枝甘露 - maria's order~
Energised with mango power, we went hunting for Krispy Crème. Like what I always tell people who Q up at J-Co or Donut Factory, if you have eaten krispy crème donuts, you’ll never find any donut comparable. The x-factor actually lies in their original glazed donuts which taste so simple but irresistible. Fancy donuts…no thanks!
Sat down back in hotel and started digging my suitcase again. Quick witted ahmad managed to open it from another way…kamsiah!!!!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Day 1 HongKong Extravaganza 2008
Yea.. I’m back from HK. Been MIA for awhile…maybe haven’t gotten out of the holiday slacking mood yet. Haha
But our HK extravaganza wasn’t a slacking trip. We walked and walked. Legs almost giving way at the end of the day. To the point that we were so high when we spot a seat in the MTR, shopping centres or cafes.
We survived with our Budget: S$300 per pax (including transport in HK, meals, shopping). Used right up to the very last HK$ we had.
Day1 – 18 July 2008
We decided to take public transport all the way to save $. No cabs unless absolutely necessary. We lugged our luggages through the stations and through ever crowded Mongkok ladies market + Fa Yuen St, to Stanford Hotel at Soy St. I checked in sneakily since I’m supposed to be the illegal squatter. After leaving our luggages, we were off for our lunch at Central (mid levels escalator).
Highly recommended Cha Can Ting serving authentic HK café food. We scaled heights (never ending escalators) for it and only managed to enjoy our lunch at 2.30pm.. yes. We found it!
~The Central Mid Level Escalators中环半山... nagai yo!!~
~ Lan Fang Yuan 兰芳园 @ Central Mid Level Escalators 中环半山。结志街。 Nearest MTR = Central中环 Station..gotta walk a distance to get to the escalator..it is one of the small shops along the escalator~
~ the guy making milk tea 丝袜奶茶~
~old style cafe..~
~Famous Spring Onion Chicken Chop Dry Noodles 葱油鸡扒捞丁
~itadakimasu! we walked till super tired. weather was crazy hot!~
~sphagetti in beef sauce~
We shopped around at H&M and hard rock café. Lots of things to buy!! but alas, if we start buying, there’ll be no end. So we decided that the stuff can be bought in Singapore as well. Got myself a hard rock tshirt for momento. That’s it for shopping at Central!! Omg… broke my own retail therapy record. I’m proud of you mochi san!
Next, we proceeded to Tsim Sha Tsui for Ave of Stars and to catch the Symphony of Lights at the WaterFront Promenade. Night view was breathtaking and while waiting for the show to start….we went crazy from fatigue. Btw, the weather was HOT.
We went to scout for The Sweet Dynasty for desserts and food. Yep. Hungry from all the walking. It’s opposite Marco Polo Hotel and you have to walk to the end of the street before you can spot it.
Tang Chao – The Sweet Dynasty
Address: Ground Floor, 100 Canton Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Headed to Temple Street at Yau Ma Tei Station coz Siti wanted to go tarot card reading. The whole street was lined with small fortune telling stalls. Interesting. Never believed in Fortune Telling. Our fate lies in our own hands. That’s my motto. Life is what you make it out to be. So, can go reading for fun, but take it with a pinch of salt please. Me and ahmad very efficiently translated what the fortune teller said in Cantonese to Mandarin to maria. We were amazed at our linguistic ability..hahahah.. but speaking wise, we gotta ganbatte la. Haha.
It was 2am when we reached our hotel. Tired but still abit hyper from the walking.
As if we weren’t tired enough, Murphy came along. I couldn’t open my luggage. Somehow the combination lock didn’t work. Shit. Nan de!! Used our bull’s strength to pry open one side of the lock using maria’s super eyebrow tweezer which gave me enough space to dig out my clothings.
Officially concussed at 3am.
But our HK extravaganza wasn’t a slacking trip. We walked and walked. Legs almost giving way at the end of the day. To the point that we were so high when we spot a seat in the MTR, shopping centres or cafes.
We survived with our Budget: S$300 per pax (including transport in HK, meals, shopping). Used right up to the very last HK$ we had.
Day1 – 18 July 2008
We decided to take public transport all the way to save $. No cabs unless absolutely necessary. We lugged our luggages through the stations and through ever crowded Mongkok ladies market + Fa Yuen St, to Stanford Hotel at Soy St. I checked in sneakily since I’m supposed to be the illegal squatter. After leaving our luggages, we were off for our lunch at Central (mid levels escalator).
Highly recommended Cha Can Ting serving authentic HK café food. We scaled heights (never ending escalators) for it and only managed to enjoy our lunch at 2.30pm.. yes. We found it!
~The Central Mid Level Escalators中环半山... nagai yo!!~
~ Lan Fang Yuan 兰芳园 @ Central Mid Level Escalators 中环半山。结志街。 Nearest MTR = Central中环 Station..gotta walk a distance to get to the escalator..it is one of the small shops along the escalator~
~ the guy making milk tea 丝袜奶茶~
~old style cafe..~
~Famous Spring Onion Chicken Chop Dry Noodles 葱油鸡扒捞丁
~itadakimasu! we walked till super tired. weather was crazy hot!~
~sphagetti in beef sauce~
We shopped around at H&M and hard rock café. Lots of things to buy!! but alas, if we start buying, there’ll be no end. So we decided that the stuff can be bought in Singapore as well. Got myself a hard rock tshirt for momento. That’s it for shopping at Central!! Omg… broke my own retail therapy record. I’m proud of you mochi san!
Next, we proceeded to Tsim Sha Tsui for Ave of Stars and to catch the Symphony of Lights at the WaterFront Promenade. Night view was breathtaking and while waiting for the show to start….we went crazy from fatigue. Btw, the weather was HOT.
We went to scout for The Sweet Dynasty for desserts and food. Yep. Hungry from all the walking. It’s opposite Marco Polo Hotel and you have to walk to the end of the street before you can spot it.
Tang Chao – The Sweet Dynasty
Address: Ground Floor, 100 Canton Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Headed to Temple Street at Yau Ma Tei Station coz Siti wanted to go tarot card reading. The whole street was lined with small fortune telling stalls. Interesting. Never believed in Fortune Telling. Our fate lies in our own hands. That’s my motto. Life is what you make it out to be. So, can go reading for fun, but take it with a pinch of salt please. Me and ahmad very efficiently translated what the fortune teller said in Cantonese to Mandarin to maria. We were amazed at our linguistic ability..hahahah.. but speaking wise, we gotta ganbatte la. Haha.
It was 2am when we reached our hotel. Tired but still abit hyper from the walking.
As if we weren’t tired enough, Murphy came along. I couldn’t open my luggage. Somehow the combination lock didn’t work. Shit. Nan de!! Used our bull’s strength to pry open one side of the lock using maria’s super eyebrow tweezer which gave me enough space to dig out my clothings.
Officially concussed at 3am.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
we are paying for his branded robe
the frail monk who gained media popularity and exposure by volunteering to walk on steel rods, scale skyscrapers in raffles place.. all in the name of charity.
whenever i watched the shows with him doing those stunts, i never thought much of him. somehow, i tot monks should be simple beings, they should do things behind the scenes rather than blatantly show how they can risk their lives for charity.
my 6th sense was right. he's charged for 10 counts of deceit. forgery, misappropriation of funds and conspiracy to give false information to the Commissioner of Charities. tsk tsk. 不做就不做,要做就做大的.
can't blame if singaporeans become less charitable. been seeing monks in orchard road at LV and coach boutiques.. eh..hello, aren't you all supposed to be chanting prayers praying for peace and harmony? abit disillusioned when I see such things. I'm not that religious but i do go with my family every lunar new year for prayers. it's like the money I dropped into the temple oil box when I pray there just went into that LV bag the monk bought. kaoz.
疯狂世界.
looking forward to HK trip with ahmad and maria. Hope the weather clears up soon.!! =)
whenever i watched the shows with him doing those stunts, i never thought much of him. somehow, i tot monks should be simple beings, they should do things behind the scenes rather than blatantly show how they can risk their lives for charity.
my 6th sense was right. he's charged for 10 counts of deceit. forgery, misappropriation of funds and conspiracy to give false information to the Commissioner of Charities. tsk tsk. 不做就不做,要做就做大的.
can't blame if singaporeans become less charitable. been seeing monks in orchard road at LV and coach boutiques.. eh..hello, aren't you all supposed to be chanting prayers praying for peace and harmony? abit disillusioned when I see such things. I'm not that religious but i do go with my family every lunar new year for prayers. it's like the money I dropped into the temple oil box when I pray there just went into that LV bag the monk bought. kaoz.
疯狂世界.
looking forward to HK trip with ahmad and maria. Hope the weather clears up soon.!! =)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
赤壁
spent the last weekend witnessing the commissioning of the stairs near sharon san's home. met up with zhe san and she looks good. had dinner at chomp chomp..super long never go there lor. babu and gang joined us too. heh
met jy, wx and sharon san on sunday to recce travel agents for our great trip to egypt in oct. was told by many agents that it'll be super hot then and not advisable to go egypt. hence....hence... we changed our destination...to South Africa! the price also whoopingly increased by 1k.. ahhhh... bread and maggie mee, i'm coming!! plus fingers crossed for a big fat bonus this year. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
anyway, just close my eyes and go la. been wanting to go SA.. the wildlife and scenery...drool. though i'll be travelling more in comfort as compared to the rugged traveller, i suppose i'll still be happily immersed in the wonders of nature.
caught 赤壁 after that. MUST WATCH SHOW OF THE YEAR! it's so subtly funny and yet such a smart china historical epic. never a fan of historical movies...only for this show!
look out for the dialogue...super cold but super funny. i like it!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
7-9 Jul 2008
new blog title for a new refreshed mochi!! kawaii ka? the hana were taken in my office campus. pretty ah.
just sorted out the pics taken during the 3 day assessment from 7-9 Jul.
~Jo-Anna,Christine, Evelyn and mochi san.~ girls in black.!~
~ the corridor leading to all the interview rooms~
~lovey dovey with Jo san~
~operation XXX ongoing. view from outside~
~Operation XXX from the inside..~
~pic with Kel and jane who are leaving...sob sob~
~ the corner we created.. thanks to d JOs for their help!~
~poster as table mat...ingenius huh..heh~
~ us!~
~preparing for the closing meeting...finally..can see "happy" engraved on our foreheads~
~the book which accounted for my Jan -april ordeal... ~
~a freaky pic featuring mahani....!~
just sorted out the pics taken during the 3 day assessment from 7-9 Jul.
~Jo-Anna,Christine, Evelyn and mochi san.~ girls in black.!~
~ the corridor leading to all the interview rooms~
~lovey dovey with Jo san~
~operation XXX ongoing. view from outside~
~Operation XXX from the inside..~
~pic with Kel and jane who are leaving...sob sob~
~ the corner we created.. thanks to d JOs for their help!~
~poster as table mat...ingenius huh..heh~
~ us!~
~preparing for the closing meeting...finally..can see "happy" engraved on our foreheads~
~the book which accounted for my Jan -april ordeal... ~
~a freaky pic featuring mahani....!~
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