oops! it’s not winnie the pooh’s birthday. But it’s winnie the pooh’s fan – GL birthday
Have a Poohie 2012!
May you climb higher so that our premiums can have some discount! *quoting Mr Chuah*
i prefer 2012 to be a female. Haha!
2012 will be a better year despite the long standing rumour of a recession.
note to self: FOCUS. DUN LOSE TRACK LA.
well, it’s the holiday season now.
colleagues take turn to go for holidays.
- Bangkok (oh, yes, apparently shopping areas are safe!)
- Hongkong
so me who is STUCK in Singapore, gets cute lil gifts from their holiday.
Tiny cotton candy balls & a Keroppi ezlink-lanyard
Mr J and me would visit Prize Stage occasionally if we happened to pass by.
So on a late sat, we were just roaming around Jurong Point, found this!
After abt $20, we managed to push Rilakkuma into the hole! Unfortunately, not allowed to get the doll.
There were Rilakkuma frying pan, salt & pepper set, mp3 player, blow-bubble-machine and towel.
Of course we chose the towel cuz the rest are quite useless to us.
now let me introduce this cute lil bear.
his name is Rilakkuma
he has a friend – Korilakkuma
And a lil chick friend – Kiiroitori
They are very popular in Japan!! If you are going Tokyo soon, you might see a lot of them everywhere!
FYI. Rilakkuma wont replace my 1st love – Keroppi!
How have you been?
There’s been so many madness going on, at work (mostly) that i havent got the mood to update.
Too many cooks cooking the same dish which includes my new director.
talking abt him, makes me sigh.
a guy with a job history of 1 job per year.
full of fluff like cotton candy and goes popping with creative ideas like popcorn.
do we really expect such guy to perform at work and achieve 60% of his KPI which is to hit the target revenue? i will update you in 6 mths time.
let’s talk abt happy things!
i am somehow being volunteered to be an usher at F1 Paddock Club by my big boss.
1st thing to my mind, is “KNN! Weekend burnt. no budget to hire temps so use staff as cheap labour”
2nd thing to my mind, is “ok la, at least it’s Paddock which is the best of the best liao. go have the best F1 experience like a millionaire”
recieved the uniform and super access pass!
i hate red. i hate polo tee. i dun look good in red.
really dun know what other colour to match the ugly looking polo tee.
so i did ‘belated national day’ colour matching.
so, what and where exactly is the Paddock Club? if you were at F1, it’s zone 1.
3-day pass is sold at $8,000!
the rich and famous hangs out at this place.
the minute you enter this zone, everything is free.
champagne, wine, hard liquor, beer, crepes, ice-cream, entertainment to 3 Michelin star restuarant food such as Jean-Georges & Nobu (go google it!)
Paddock Club Suites are right above the race teams’ garages. see photo below.
you could even do a pit lane walk! unfortunately, pit lane walk timing is the only chance i have to eat my dinner. so i didnt manage to walk down the pit lane to check out the race teams’ garages. see!
behind each garage, there’s a hospitality suite for the members of the race team to chill, eat, drink and etc.
i tried to find the top fav teams. this is the closest i could get to.
so 3 days of work, who exactly are the guests at the SingTel Paddock Club Suite?
day 1 > SingTel mgt and staff. the tickets were being balloted. so there were NCS ppl and lots of those who are permanent volunteer for some SingTel stuff.
day 2 > partners and clients of SingTel from various parts of Asia (we had Thai, Indonesian, Australians)
day 3 > more partners and clients of SingTel. mainly CEOs, COOs and etc.
day 3 was the most interesting for me.
We had the F1 owner Bernie Ecclestone with Singapore Grand Prix owner Ong Beng Seng, who brought along 3 racers!
Felipe Massa ; Bruno Senna ; Vitaly Petrov
was the only thing that got the ladies all excited! so i just snapped away.. Massa in red ; the other 2 in green in accordance to their race team colour.
Bernie’s so old and so successful. i bet that he’s the envy of all men. (the man with white hair)
He cleverly combine fast cars, pretty women, good food and unlimited booze and calls it Formula One!
the working team somehow managed to take a photo with the 3 racers!! woohoooo!!
talking abt the working team, it consists of high flyers in SingTel from Deputy Directors, Directors to Vice President.
the lady in grey is our GCFO. super accountant!
only me and a colleague are just managers.
u must be thinking where’s the SingTel Grid Girls? i didnt take any photos of them. hee..
instead i took photo of the Miss Universe 2011 and her fellow contestants for your pleasure!
super tall. macham like trees walking past you.
super flawless skin or rather super good cosmestic with awesome make up skills.
there was this moment where all the girls were choosing their Singapore F1 tee to get, all the men got excited!!
their perky asses were facing the men. one of them even had to use his powerful camera to snap the backside of the girls. see evidence below:
coming back to the race, we could see the starting line from the suite. super magnificent!
the mercedes SLR and celebrities and govt officials hanging at the track before the flag off.
Dun ask me how come the grid girl winner Mio is not seen flagging off the race.
Dun ask me how come our singapore gird girls are carrying other countries’ flags.
the race ended with mr Vettel winning his 11th pole in 2011 campionship & SingTel’s generous sponsorship of fireworks!
it also marks the end of 3 days of F1 work (pure hardship of standing long hours)
i couldnt feel my toes.
they will go numb on and off.
of course, the company is nice enough to give us 3 days off from work.
i dragged my tired feet to foot massage the next day!
also ate a feast to compensate the 3 days of inability-to-eat-in-peace-at-f1
so this is the most interesting F1 experience i ever had.
Ask me if i would do the same next year?
i will not cuz i would give the chance to someone else to experience the best of F1 among the rich and famous.
” F off, the white guys! Citizens of SG, you have an option. If you dun like what you see or hear, walk away.”
Quote by the newest member of opposition mr KNN.
In short, I’m writing this in memory of the most upsetting statement ever said to me but not in exact words.
To you, (yes you know who you are)
the damage is disastrous.
ok, ppl.
you have another 9 days to date me for Valentine’s day.
hurry, send in your request!
wahahaha..
*just for laughs*
These are the dates to Natas fair and all other travel fairssss.
i wanna go Taiwan.
i wanna go Japan.
will i fulfil these in 2011?
let’s put them on the list,1st.
i am also thinking of somewhere in mar/apr/may.
should i go for a birthday holiday again?
I hate myself for forgetting to bring my audio technica home cuz won’t be able to feed my soul.
26 sep – Carey me not.
Always thank god for the invites to concerts and etc.
So I went for Mariah Carey. Was so excited to see her cuz she’s a diva, good voice and how-often-does-a-diva-comes-to-sg.
But she disappointed me. Go watch the videos at YouTube.
28 sep – private event with G.NA (Korean female artiste) & The Wanted (British boy band)
Honored to be invited cuz it was truely a company’s event. not singtel.
29 sep – The Hossan Leong Show
It’s my 2nd drama. Thanks to JY who ‘exposed’ me to it.
Superbly, duperly( is there such word? Haha) hilarious!!
I like it.
It’s a total dig at ourselves. Wonder if the content got censored. Or need to send for approval with the gah-ve-men.
YOU ppl should go watch it!!! It’ll be available till 9 oct. It’s worth every cent. Beats spending it on alcohol or even shopping. Ain’t too expensive la..
A general update on me.
Too many changes at work recently.
Too many ppl leaving.
My team of 10 will be 6 soon.
My most supportive and best boss is also leaving for her sanity sake.
Sad to see her go.
Very sad. Feels like a break up. Made me cry. Damn. In fact, the team cried.
Tells you how much bond between our boss and us.
Wish her all the best..
Colleague-ship will end but friendship will never end.
Now everything’s available on-the-go.
thanks to technology!
we can FB, Twitter, download unlimited music, watch Youtube, read e-books, check the shops in shopping malls and etc..
ALL these on ONE gadget – the mobile phone!
Let’s give a round of applause to the one who invented mobile phone.
right now, i can even blog on-the-go on my blackberry.
have yet to try..
will give it a shot one of these days.
the closest thing is to give a winter wonderland experience, is AIRCON.
imagine me in my winter jacket & furry bedroom slippers.
yes i’m quite desperate for winter.
it’s my present to the family, for my promotion. =D
but now i have a huge trunking across my lime green wall la.
i really really really miss summer holiday. 
who wants to go bintan or even langkawi??
I LOVE YOU
I HATE YOU
I LIKE YOU
JUST DO IT
I DID IT.
I GOT PROMOTED!!!!
Promoted from level 1 to level 2 manager.
though there’s no change in the designation, i dun mind cuz there’s a good jump in remuneration.
it’s the most impt.
i was jumping UP & DOWN when my boss announced to me.
i can now fulfil my promise to my mum abt getting aircon for the house if i’m promoted.
in terms of rewarding myself, i think i already did.
i bought a new Prada wallet & Polo Ralph bag in HK. (realised i havent shared abt my HK trip)
maybe another holiday? taiwan?
but 1st, i need to search for taiwan kakis.
To Mr Bread,
Nov 2008, we talked abt me working towards a promotion.
i did work towards a promotion.
i lost a lot of personal time but i gained a lot of experience.
but today, i want to tell you that i did it.
i achieved my goal. i am promoted.
thou shall seek your twin in Korea!
was thankful to be given tickets to Lee Min Ho’s Meet the fans event.
wanted to find out what exactly they have planned for a meet-the-fans event.
i was totally aloof to the event until he appeared right in front of me (i’m seated on the 2nd row to stage)
he’s truely CUTE.
utterly sharp features that i find it ‘painful’ to see cuz i’m jealous!
wonderful height for a man.
perfect for woman to lean on (when seated)
seeing him up close & personal took my breath away for that split second.
oh.. did i also mention that his manager is equally suave?
almost as tall as him.
almost the same built as him.
i have to admit that my attention was split for a moment. hehehe..
i’m missing 2008 Christmas. somehow 2009’s different
note:: this post has been drafted for a long time. so here it is.
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waking up to a special day yet i didnt feel special nor excited on this very special day.
note: i repeated ’special’ 3 times
usually, i do.
went to work as usual.
dressed in a supposedly “old school” style..
which you cant see in the photo. oops!
:: arriving at work ::
i was greeted with an Agnes B paper bag & a big A4 note tat shouts the names of the ppl whom i find pain working with & “Happy Birthday”
as i walked out of office for break, a delivery man carries a bouquet of lilies and stares at me.
“i’m looking for Miss Angie Ong”
Popeye sends me loveee from a far far away land. *grin*
:: meetings. clearing htmls. clearing wireframes. 3 hrs conference call. *ouch!* ::
boss pulls me into her cube for discussion.
then somehow dragged me into the meeting room.
My team was in there for cake-cutting surprise for May birthday babies.
heads over to Bar Stop for a drink. just a drink. very disciplined.
throughout the day, i rec’d many well wishes..
some of which are surprising.
i was thankful for all my friends who made time to rush from work & gathered at Bar Stop for a celebration. They even ‘adhere’ to the theme!
Science / Maths / English / PE teachers
Nerdy student
Vice Principal
School Attendent
view the interesting photos @ http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=138303&id=611369777&l=5ca6a38b22