Was a tiring weekend. Worked bothed days at the SMART expo and this is one of the worst expos we've worked. And it was so tiring.
Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 0!
The wifey got me a nice pair cufflinks! My very first! Will have to make more shirts in Bangkok now.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Manchester United 3, Liverpool 0
Caught the match at Sembawang S21 kopitiam. Damn shiok. Feels damn shiok. Yet again, the scorer that made the difference wasn't Ronaldo, Rooney or Tevez. Wes Brown's first goal of the season and 3rd goal of his career, which came off his head/neck/shoulder started the ball rolling. Of course we gotta thank Mr Mascherano for his dissentful display, a red card we all saw coming. Go Manyoo!!!!
Read match report here.
Otherwise it was a nice quiet weekend and a good Easter holiday to rest abit.
An update on my tank. Its getting very green with the hydrillas and arrowheads growing very well. Both my Bumble Bees died for no apparent reason, so I buried them in the sand to be fertilizer for my plants. There are 9 (at last count) baby guppies hiding in my plants. Just got myself a cute little Puffer fish. Snails are infesting my tank (which is supposed to be a good thing).
Read match report here.
Otherwise it was a nice quiet weekend and a good Easter holiday to rest abit.
An update on my tank. Its getting very green with the hydrillas and arrowheads growing very well. Both my Bumble Bees died for no apparent reason, so I buried them in the sand to be fertilizer for my plants. There are 9 (at last count) baby guppies hiding in my plants. Just got myself a cute little Puffer fish. Snails are infesting my tank (which is supposed to be a good thing).
Friday, March 21, 2008
Corporate Futsal League
We've been approved to represent the company! Finally, after so many months and months of organizing games and getting people together, we will be playing weekly at the cage (futsal courts) @ East Coast against other teams in the Corporate League. We've been grouped with other banks like Barclays, JP Morgan and Credit Suiss. Hopefully we won't get whipped so badly.
First game starts next week.
The thumb is slowly drying up and I think the blood is caked in pieces. Doesn't hurt anymore and am just waiting for the thing to peel off. Shiok.
Work is busier these days. Alot of restructuring and alot more admin stuff to do. Can't wait till next month.
Flying to Bangkok on business 2 weeks from now. Should be interesting trying to conduct an English FX seminar to a Thai crowd. But lets hope for tons of success!!!
Watched Horton Hears A Who! earlier at Century Square. Quite a nice cartoon albeit a really short and simple one. Just watching the Whos puts a smile on my face. Go catch it!
And then later I'm gonna watch Jay Chou's Secret again on VCD! Muahahahhahaha!!!
First game starts next week.
The thumb is slowly drying up and I think the blood is caked in pieces. Doesn't hurt anymore and am just waiting for the thing to peel off. Shiok.
Work is busier these days. Alot of restructuring and alot more admin stuff to do. Can't wait till next month.
Flying to Bangkok on business 2 weeks from now. Should be interesting trying to conduct an English FX seminar to a Thai crowd. But lets hope for tons of success!!!
Watched Horton Hears A Who! earlier at Century Square. Quite a nice cartoon albeit a really short and simple one. Just watching the Whos puts a smile on my face. Go catch it!
And then later I'm gonna watch Jay Chou's Secret again on VCD! Muahahahhahaha!!!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Broken Thumb
Ok, so things are not THAT serious but I think it could've been.
Yesterday's company golf trip wasn't the best. I was on the last flight and we got delayed by idiots cutting past our holes. This resulted in us completing 13 out of 18 holes because we had to take the 3.50pm ferry. I was having an OKish game with Nazeem, Klaus and Benjamin prior, and it was improving once we started the bottom nine. I had a final score of 108 which I really can't celebrate as my best performance ever, because our flight was given pars for the final 5 holes we missed. Going by the double-bogies I was hitting, I would say my final score was more like a 118. Decent nonetheless.
Then I was back and Chun picked me up from Harbourfront. I had sent her to Raffles Place and then while I was getting out of the car I rested my right hand clutching the roof and slammed the door with my left. Little did I realise my thumb was STILL IN THE CAR!
PAIN!!!!!!
The pain was so bad I was screaming in the car. My thumbnail's all black and blue now. And it was so painful I could hardly sleep. This morning I went to the doctor's just to get some painkillers.
Thankfully its gotten alot better and my thumb doesn't feel so numb anymore. The doctor also said its not broken. But the nail is gonna drop out in time. Haiz. And now I'm typing without using my right thumb. Peeing is tough. Buttoning clothes is near impossible. Taking out my wallet is a chore and I've gotta use my left hand to read my BlackBerry.
Haiz. Hope it dries up fast and drops out.
Yesterday's company golf trip wasn't the best. I was on the last flight and we got delayed by idiots cutting past our holes. This resulted in us completing 13 out of 18 holes because we had to take the 3.50pm ferry. I was having an OKish game with Nazeem, Klaus and Benjamin prior, and it was improving once we started the bottom nine. I had a final score of 108 which I really can't celebrate as my best performance ever, because our flight was given pars for the final 5 holes we missed. Going by the double-bogies I was hitting, I would say my final score was more like a 118. Decent nonetheless.
Then I was back and Chun picked me up from Harbourfront. I had sent her to Raffles Place and then while I was getting out of the car I rested my right hand clutching the roof and slammed the door with my left. Little did I realise my thumb was STILL IN THE CAR!
PAIN!!!!!!
The pain was so bad I was screaming in the car. My thumbnail's all black and blue now. And it was so painful I could hardly sleep. This morning I went to the doctor's just to get some painkillers.
Thankfully its gotten alot better and my thumb doesn't feel so numb anymore. The doctor also said its not broken. But the nail is gonna drop out in time. Haiz. And now I'm typing without using my right thumb. Peeing is tough. Buttoning clothes is near impossible. Taking out my wallet is a chore and I've gotta use my left hand to read my BlackBerry.
Haiz. Hope it dries up fast and drops out.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Emotional Times
Its all to do with the restructuring.
There will be tears in the coming weeks.
May we all enjoy the moment.
I love every single one of you fuckers ay!!!
:)
There will be tears in the coming weeks.
May we all enjoy the moment.
I love every single one of you fuckers ay!!!
:)
Monday, February 25, 2008
Tharp Trader Test
Spontaneous Trader
You are probably enthusiastic, warm and quite imaginative. You see life as being full of possibilities. In addition, you are able to quickly make connections between events and the information to which you are exposed and then make quick decisions. This quality can be good as a trader, but you also need to be very careful because you only have one of the three qualities that we find in the best traders.
You have the initiative to start ideas and projects and can usually succeed in any endeavor that you find interest in; but sometimes you have a problem with follow through or completion. Your enthusiasm encourages others to get involved in your projects; however this has no real bearing on trading. You should make it a practice to regularly check in with your values, center yourself on what you believe, and then make sure you are living on purpose. Doing so will help you tremendously with the discipline required for trading success.
You tend to want a lot of affirmation from others that you are not likely to find in the trading arena. You also like to give others appreciation and support and you are not likely to find people who want that in the trading arena. You are spontaneous and flexible, using your ability to improvise when needed. However, this is seldom called upon in the trading world in which your actions need to be preplanned and quite deliberate.
Details may seem trivial to you, because you tend to focus on possibilities. Thus, it would be easy for you to see the possibilities in trading success, but difficult to develop the plan that it takes to follow through with your vision. As a result, you may tend to struggle with certain aspects of trading/investing. In addition, you may also tend to take on too much risk before you are prepared to do so. As a result, you need to thoroughly understand the concept of position sizing and its ramifications before you enter into the world of trading.
Trading Strengths
Enthusiasm and a willingness to take action; you probably don’t have a problem with pulling the trigger or trying new trading systems.
You can easily trade a new system comfortably using real money and small position sizing.
If you understand low risk trading ideas then you should be able to trade quickly and easily. Although this is a great strength, if you don’t understand the importance of position sizing, then it could be fatal.
Trading Challenges
Discipline, follow through and attention to detail will always be challenges, and you need to find ways to achieve these that are automatic, scheduled and regular.
You are easily influenced by external sources which means you need approval from others to feel good about yourself rather than being able to trust objective data (this is probably why you want a mentor).
Because you get excited about new things, and like to share often, you can easily get distracted from something that works.
Good trading is boring, therefore you will need other external ways of fulfilling your need for excitement.
Wanna find out what kind of Trader you are? Take the Tharp Trader Test here.
You are probably enthusiastic, warm and quite imaginative. You see life as being full of possibilities. In addition, you are able to quickly make connections between events and the information to which you are exposed and then make quick decisions. This quality can be good as a trader, but you also need to be very careful because you only have one of the three qualities that we find in the best traders.
You have the initiative to start ideas and projects and can usually succeed in any endeavor that you find interest in; but sometimes you have a problem with follow through or completion. Your enthusiasm encourages others to get involved in your projects; however this has no real bearing on trading. You should make it a practice to regularly check in with your values, center yourself on what you believe, and then make sure you are living on purpose. Doing so will help you tremendously with the discipline required for trading success.
You tend to want a lot of affirmation from others that you are not likely to find in the trading arena. You also like to give others appreciation and support and you are not likely to find people who want that in the trading arena. You are spontaneous and flexible, using your ability to improvise when needed. However, this is seldom called upon in the trading world in which your actions need to be preplanned and quite deliberate.
Details may seem trivial to you, because you tend to focus on possibilities. Thus, it would be easy for you to see the possibilities in trading success, but difficult to develop the plan that it takes to follow through with your vision. As a result, you may tend to struggle with certain aspects of trading/investing. In addition, you may also tend to take on too much risk before you are prepared to do so. As a result, you need to thoroughly understand the concept of position sizing and its ramifications before you enter into the world of trading.
Trading Strengths
Enthusiasm and a willingness to take action; you probably don’t have a problem with pulling the trigger or trying new trading systems.
You can easily trade a new system comfortably using real money and small position sizing.
If you understand low risk trading ideas then you should be able to trade quickly and easily. Although this is a great strength, if you don’t understand the importance of position sizing, then it could be fatal.
Trading Challenges
Discipline, follow through and attention to detail will always be challenges, and you need to find ways to achieve these that are automatic, scheduled and regular.
You are easily influenced by external sources which means you need approval from others to feel good about yourself rather than being able to trust objective data (this is probably why you want a mentor).
Because you get excited about new things, and like to share often, you can easily get distracted from something that works.
Good trading is boring, therefore you will need other external ways of fulfilling your need for excitement.
Wanna find out what kind of Trader you are? Take the Tharp Trader Test here.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Juno
Caught Juno over the weekend. Its really nice if you like watching Indie flicks like Superbad, Thank You For Smoking and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Very heart-warming dramedy. And the soundtrack is so nice that I'm so gonna buy it.
Catch the trailer here.
My fish tank also arrived! And now its filled with sand, 10 guppies, lotsa shrimp, and Hydrillas! I'll slowly let them grow and then I'll add other nicer looking plants and Tetras to join my water garden. Have to get a carbon dioxide producer from C328 soon. It is a damn good thing that Pasir Ris Farmway is only two highway exits from my place because it sells an awesome lot of cheap fish stuff!!!
We also went to Lower Pierce reservoir to catch snails, shrimps and tiny fishes too!
Oh and I've got this song from the movie totally stuck in my head all day. Its call Anyone Else But You by the Moldy Peaches and if you have it in MP3, talk to me please!
Catch the trailer here.
My fish tank also arrived! And now its filled with sand, 10 guppies, lotsa shrimp, and Hydrillas! I'll slowly let them grow and then I'll add other nicer looking plants and Tetras to join my water garden. Have to get a carbon dioxide producer from C328 soon. It is a damn good thing that Pasir Ris Farmway is only two highway exits from my place because it sells an awesome lot of cheap fish stuff!!!
We also went to Lower Pierce reservoir to catch snails, shrimps and tiny fishes too!
Oh and I've got this song from the movie totally stuck in my head all day. Its call Anyone Else But You by the Moldy Peaches and if you have it in MP3, talk to me please!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Dong Dong Dong Qiang
Its been a hectic CNY!
Reunion was spent at Long Beach East Coast with the family. Had a sumptuous dinner there.
Chu 1 started with going back home to bai nian, followed by going up to tai pak pak's place where the relatives gathered. Not the most exciting but festive nonetheless. The wifey was almost bored to bits, as were we. But we had another sumptuous dinner at Long Beach East Coast yet again (this time it was the main branch)! Dinner was with gu gu and her son and his wifey. The dinner was more spectacular.
Chu 2 started with heading to the wifey's parent's home. Shortly afterthat we shipped them to our home at Sengkang and decided to prepare dinner for them! Actually it was only a maggie mee dinner with crabmeat and pork balls, coupled with yu sheng. Still it was a huge success and everyone was happy. The brother-in-law and his wifey also joined. Further on at night we waited for Xiaohui and boyfriend to join us for mahjong at our place. Played till damn late, highlighted at first by the wifey's auspicious waiting of a final card that was already fully used up by herself in a kong. Ting zi ji de si pai (wait for her own dead card). Secondly was Xiaohui's two time za hu (wrong win). The first time her boyfriend told her she couldn't game with the cards she had, she went to do it yet again. But being the magnanimous folks we are, we asked her to keep her cards backs.
Chu 3 was at Bock Lian's home. We were worried that the turnout would be really bad, but it became overwhelming when we got there. We had us 2 plus Bock Lian, Leon, Shujun, Guoxin, Yiling (Guoxin's gf), Shumei, Roy, Zhiqi, Mingxi, Gladys, Alex (Gladys's bf). Had lotsa fun playing the Wii and then Blackjack after that. We then had to leave early to get to Joy's place for potluck dinner. Luckily it was in nearby Pasir Ris. Turnout was also better than expected, Joy and Bryan's parents and themselves whipped up a slurpalicious dinner for us all. We had us 2, Joy, Bryan, Jinde, Tsen Yeow, Conghui, Yushuang, Yushuang's bf, Chewyan, Mike (Chewyan's husband), Laetitia (Chewyan's daughter), Junming, Daniel. Next JC gathering will probably be at our home for housewarming.
Chu 4 was a relaxed day for me. The wifey is with her JC friends at Bock Lian's place again while I've got no program. Drove all the way down to Qian Hu fishfarm and ended up buying a full 4ft tank set with stand, filter, pump, lighting etc. Taking delivery next week or so. So exciting!
Thats about it for my CNY update.
:)
Reunion was spent at Long Beach East Coast with the family. Had a sumptuous dinner there.
Chu 1 started with going back home to bai nian, followed by going up to tai pak pak's place where the relatives gathered. Not the most exciting but festive nonetheless. The wifey was almost bored to bits, as were we. But we had another sumptuous dinner at Long Beach East Coast yet again (this time it was the main branch)! Dinner was with gu gu and her son and his wifey. The dinner was more spectacular.
Chu 2 started with heading to the wifey's parent's home. Shortly afterthat we shipped them to our home at Sengkang and decided to prepare dinner for them! Actually it was only a maggie mee dinner with crabmeat and pork balls, coupled with yu sheng. Still it was a huge success and everyone was happy. The brother-in-law and his wifey also joined. Further on at night we waited for Xiaohui and boyfriend to join us for mahjong at our place. Played till damn late, highlighted at first by the wifey's auspicious waiting of a final card that was already fully used up by herself in a kong. Ting zi ji de si pai (wait for her own dead card). Secondly was Xiaohui's two time za hu (wrong win). The first time her boyfriend told her she couldn't game with the cards she had, she went to do it yet again. But being the magnanimous folks we are, we asked her to keep her cards backs.
Chu 3 was at Bock Lian's home. We were worried that the turnout would be really bad, but it became overwhelming when we got there. We had us 2 plus Bock Lian, Leon, Shujun, Guoxin, Yiling (Guoxin's gf), Shumei, Roy, Zhiqi, Mingxi, Gladys, Alex (Gladys's bf). Had lotsa fun playing the Wii and then Blackjack after that. We then had to leave early to get to Joy's place for potluck dinner. Luckily it was in nearby Pasir Ris. Turnout was also better than expected, Joy and Bryan's parents and themselves whipped up a slurpalicious dinner for us all. We had us 2, Joy, Bryan, Jinde, Tsen Yeow, Conghui, Yushuang, Yushuang's bf, Chewyan, Mike (Chewyan's husband), Laetitia (Chewyan's daughter), Junming, Daniel. Next JC gathering will probably be at our home for housewarming.
Chu 4 was a relaxed day for me. The wifey is with her JC friends at Bock Lian's place again while I've got no program. Drove all the way down to Qian Hu fishfarm and ended up buying a full 4ft tank set with stand, filter, pump, lighting etc. Taking delivery next week or so. So exciting!
Thats about it for my CNY update.
:)
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Happy Chinese New Year To All!
Here's wishing everyone good health, wealth and prosperity in the year of the Rat!
Just had a sumptuous reunion dinner at Long Beach Seafood at East Coast!
Just had a sumptuous reunion dinner at Long Beach Seafood at East Coast!
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Housework
Been slogging since morning catching up with housework.
I'm tired.
I'm tired.
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