day out in the north...

a very tiring day but a relaxing and enjoyable one. hasn't been to the zoo for years and was super excited about it. thanks to jonathan for the free tickets,
managed to save 18 bucks on the entrance fee.



we watched the animal shows; splash safari...



elephants @ work & play...



and finally rainforest fights back....



we took photos with the casts of the show,
and with the slimy snake in my hands.... ewwww!!!!



the cute animals....

we had lots of fun!!!

mr joey, can you please show us the way?

nooooo!!!!!

our mini picnic lunch along upper seletar reservoir...

after the zoo, we went to sembawang hot spring to explore...

it used to be a natural spring here, but they've decided

to cover it up and tapped the underground water instead...

the water was hoooooot....

jonathan wasn't acting, it's reeeeeally very hot!

we went to bottle tree village for dinner...

and had a relaxing fish spa there...

oh well, didn't seemed that relaxing for sherine and jonathan.

hey, get a hold of yourself k....

zoo zoo zoo...

we're going to the zoo zoo zoo

how about you you you

you can come too too too

we're going to the zoo zoo zoo

happy 2009!!!

let us recap on my 2008 resolution:

1) lower my cholesterol level
- not sure wat's my current level
2) build and tone up my body
- has been hitting the gym, but probably
not serious enough. seeing results, but slow...
3) start my marketing grad. dip. course
- coming to my last semester of the course.
really have learnt a lot on marketing theory applications
4) learn guitar
- i did sign up for a course at the cc, but quit just after one day.
the pace was soooo slow and boring. so till now, my guitar's lying
in my room like a white elephant
5) get our 2nd soiree award
- sigh..sad. no award i guess...
6) continue travelling
- went to northern part of malaysia, vietnam again, trekking at mt kota kinabalu
hope to go to more exotic places this year

So what's my 2009 new year resolution?
1) learn the guitar and be able to strum and sing one simple piece
2) earn my first monthly 5-figure income
3) mmm... can't think of anything more
4) find that someone special... ;-)

past one week...

so what happened for the past one week?
really happening!!!

23rd Dec: fuji xerox business operations xmas celebrations
it was crazy!!! free flow of beer, wine, food and drinks...
the performances were exciting and we got the best dressed
award and 3rd prize for dressing up as tribal people, and myself
the tribal chief!!! hehe...

24th Dec: xmas party gathering at chee chong and guizhu's new home
our annual xmas gathering, without fail.
nothing beats spending quality time with a bunch of great
friends from the band....

25th Dec: xmas day and studying
studied for the bloody exams the next day.
was in a cold and empty nus prince george's park...
who would be in school on a great xmas day

26th Dec: exams and catch up day
had exams in the afternoon, and met up
jeff and chaoliang for dinner. really nice to have caught
with up my good old friends....
then supper and 'sight-seeing' with luhui from KL.
got to know her during a science and technology camp
9 years ago. nice catching up...

27th Dec: catch up and practise for performance
met up with fiona who came to singapore for xmas
with her hubby, son and mother, auntie nelly.
it was so many years since i met fiona at suntec for dinner
with auntie nelly and nivien. her son, ayden's soooo cute!!!
in the evening, went to clement's house to practise
for the performance at abigail's wedding. the practise went
on pretty smooth, and at the end of it, we thought of a mini
suprise to end our piece.... kwel...

28th Dec: study and wedding
studied in the day for next day's paper.
the night finally came and time for our performance.
we thought it was great! though i was very nervous, but i
really enjoyed the performance very much! great teamwork, clement!
hope derrick and abigail enjoyed our little dedication, and wishing
you an everlasting blissful marriage!

29th Dec: exams and RITA GITA catch up
our 2nd and last paper finally!!! phew, it was daunting enough to
study for exams in the holiday season...
in the evening, met up ex AZ RITA & GITA colleagues for dinner
at the Korean BBQ restaurant at ECP.
after which, some of us went to st james to chill out. great fun.
really very nice to have caught up with the team, miss you guys...

30th Dec: back to work and dinner at jeanette's
finally back to work. office's rather quiet, and seems like everyone's
still in holiday mood...
went to jeanette's house for dinner. saw so many ex-az colleagues,
and was so happy to see them all. laksa, kueh paiti, lotus roots soup,
fried dumplings, gingko nuts dessert and the list goes on...
am so glad that i'm still able to take part in the az family activities...

so what's in store for me tml? rest?

moody xmas

my festive mood's all dampened by the bloody exams tomorrow.
Marketing Institute of Singapore's I***T!!!!
fancy placing our exams on boxing day and making everyone
losing all mood to celebrate our precious xmas day.
and the worse thing was.....
at 8.30pm just now, i realised i actually studied for the WRONG MODULE
when clement told me on msn.
i was in total shock...
i dun wish to elaborate any further, what could be worse?!?!?

you would want to consider hiring him

if i'm the boss, i'll hire him right away!!!

I completed the run!!!

really never expect that I'll finish the run- with a breeze...
it wasn't as dreadful as i thought. i didn't grasp for breath,
felt like dying or drop to the floor when i reached the finishing line.
it was much better than i imagined.

am VERY glad to catch up with the az folks as well...

standard chartered marathon 2008

mixed feelings about this coming sunday's marathon- excited and nervous.
excited: it's my looooongest run in my life, though it's only 10km.
but i've really never ran such long distance in my life before, and i hate running!!!
nervous: am i going to complete it? am i going to survive it?

give me strength!!!

E66 or E71?

arggghhh.... really dunno which one to get.

E66: slick, nice, stylish BUT
look just like any other nokia phones...

E71: very trendy, nice built, super functional BUT
have to get used to the QWERTY key pad...

*headache*

PBS outdoor photo shooting

some of the photos taken for the Peanut Butter Sistas.
first attempt at model shooting, great experience!

feeling stressed..

today's my 9th day at FXS. i really don't know if i can adapt well to the culture or not. so much uncertainties, so many things await ahead of me. i really don't know. even though i've not yet been out to the fields and only training now, i'm already feeling the immense stress i'll be feeling in time to come. please help me get through all these...

latest update

today's my 2nd week in Fuji Xerox. everything's still alright, met a bunch of good colleagues and seniors, well, not as bad as i was anticipating or everyone's talking about. thankfully, i also have an encouraging and patient boss, at least for now. but i have a strong feeling that i'll be able to work along well with him, hopefully as good as with andree. everything in FXS's new and I've to learn everything from scratch. the sales process is much more complicated than what i experienced in astrazeneca. will keep you guys updated.
*ps: sook fun, i'm sorry that i've totally forgotten about your wedding, thousand apologies.

wedding photos updated...

some of my friend's wedding i attended recently...

Wee Meng and Shuen Yann


Chee Tiong and Sok Mun

Colin and Jiasui

my the last outing organised by me in AZ...

this was probably the last AZ outing organised by me,
the turn up wasn't that good coz it was on a hot sunday morning...

ABRSM theory grade 5 exams...

i finally took ABRSM music theory grade 5 exams this morning!
yah, you might think i'm too old for this, but i've never taken grade 1-4 before
ok... when i stepped into the examinations hall, it's packed with small kids.
i was the oldest candidate, no kidding! hoping i can get reasonably good results,
keeping my fingers crossed...

last day in AZ

yesterday was my last day in AZ. for those who're still in the dark, i've already resigned 2 weeks ago from AZ and will officially join my new company on 3rd Nov. i was really very sad about leaving the company, coz i really enjoyed working with my colleagues and i really love my company very much. well, just wanted a change of industry when i'm still young, wanna explore new and different things. i'll be moving into an IT industry, drastic change isn't it? so much different from pharmaceutical. thanks to all who were at the farewell dinner and ktv session. will miss you guys lots...