I was cleaning up some old files that are piling under the computer table.
These old files consist of the old worksheets I did when I was young.
Most of them were my Sec 3 & 4 homework and examination papers.
Feel like throwing them away but I hesitated since I had put of much effort doing them and filing them up.
Then, I stumbled upon an old folder.
It contains the memories of my Primary School ECA - Chinese Club.
The ECA was a kind of extra Chinese Lesson where we were exposed to Chinese Calligraphy and some famous Chinese Poems... So Nostalgic.
There is also an extra birthday wrapper inside the folder...
It actually contains most of the birthday gifts I had received from my Primary School Friends.
Suddenly, I felt some of my memories rushing back into my mind.
The happy memories when I was in Primary School came rushing back...
I almost forgot there were happy moments back then...
I realised I was too blinded by all the unhappy moments in Primary School.
However, they were just some forgotten memories.
Even I remembered them, it served no purpose unless my friends could remember them too.
Some of us had already turned strangers...
We just took a glance at each other when we met somewhere coincidentally...
Everything was not the same as before. Ever...
Once Acquainted, But Time Makes us Strangers Again...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
High! HCL is Going High!
It was a special day. It was the first time that the whole gang took their time off from work (Except for Russell) and played for one whole day. And it was the first time Jiunn Kai driving his friends around!
The very first place to stop by was Turf City as according to plan. Jiunn Kai introduced this Dim Sum session at Ah Yat Seafood Restaurant. We did not have to worry about dining in such at expensive restaurant, because all Dim Sum is sold at half-priced! In total, we ordered around 17 plates and they worth around $70! The food is nice, but the service needs a lot of improvement... Nice seeing so many Cantonese people around!
And that is all for our plan... We only decided having Dim Sum during afternoon... The activities for the rest of the day was not planned at all... So after a tour around a horse farm, we decided to go KBox!!! And the nearest branch is at Clementi. We checked in at around 2.30pm, and the somehow nice lady offered us K Student Package even though Jiunn Kai and I did not have Student Pass... (In fact, we have not received any yet!) However, we were told that our time was only till 6pm?!
Singing with Jiunn Kai was only time that the atmosphere can be so high. Really miss the time singing with him. Now, I can feel the high again!!! WOW! That K Session was the only time we did not really pick songs by Male Artistes! We only picked a few for the first few songs, and subsequently, we picked a lot of songs by Female Artistes. Jiunn Kai can really hit high notes... I was damn impressed. I was damn happy when I could finally sing "窗外" with someone! And Sasha was the one! We are so excited once we finished with the song. The difficult part of the song is during the chorus part where most people did not know where to start singing. Finally! I found someone who can sing with me! Haha. Si Hui did not sing much, but we are so high that she kept laughing, and joined us singing whenever she sees songs that she is familiar with. Really enjoyed the session. We even stayed till 7pm and we only left after they cut away our system. Haha.
Our night activity was not really decided. But thanks to Sasha, we could have a destination. It was because Sasha left her phone in her shop, so we made a trip to Raffles Place to retrieve it. For dinner, we settled down at the eatery outside her shop once more. We have spent too much for the previous 2 activities, so we should have something rather cheap for our dinner. Sasha also treated us cupcakes again! Yipee!
The K session did not really end after we left the KBox. We continued on the car! We are so high!!! We all really enjoyed the day. But too bad, Russell was not there...
The very first place to stop by was Turf City as according to plan. Jiunn Kai introduced this Dim Sum session at Ah Yat Seafood Restaurant. We did not have to worry about dining in such at expensive restaurant, because all Dim Sum is sold at half-priced! In total, we ordered around 17 plates and they worth around $70! The food is nice, but the service needs a lot of improvement... Nice seeing so many Cantonese people around!
And that is all for our plan... We only decided having Dim Sum during afternoon... The activities for the rest of the day was not planned at all... So after a tour around a horse farm, we decided to go KBox!!! And the nearest branch is at Clementi. We checked in at around 2.30pm, and the somehow nice lady offered us K Student Package even though Jiunn Kai and I did not have Student Pass... (In fact, we have not received any yet!) However, we were told that our time was only till 6pm?!
Singing with Jiunn Kai was only time that the atmosphere can be so high. Really miss the time singing with him. Now, I can feel the high again!!! WOW! That K Session was the only time we did not really pick songs by Male Artistes! We only picked a few for the first few songs, and subsequently, we picked a lot of songs by Female Artistes. Jiunn Kai can really hit high notes... I was damn impressed. I was damn happy when I could finally sing "窗外" with someone! And Sasha was the one! We are so excited once we finished with the song. The difficult part of the song is during the chorus part where most people did not know where to start singing. Finally! I found someone who can sing with me! Haha. Si Hui did not sing much, but we are so high that she kept laughing, and joined us singing whenever she sees songs that she is familiar with. Really enjoyed the session. We even stayed till 7pm and we only left after they cut away our system. Haha.
Our night activity was not really decided. But thanks to Sasha, we could have a destination. It was because Sasha left her phone in her shop, so we made a trip to Raffles Place to retrieve it. For dinner, we settled down at the eatery outside her shop once more. We have spent too much for the previous 2 activities, so we should have something rather cheap for our dinner. Sasha also treated us cupcakes again! Yipee!
The K session did not really end after we left the KBox. We continued on the car! We are so high!!! We all really enjoyed the day. But too bad, Russell was not there...
Monday, June 22, 2009
Teacher, A Job that is Becoming More Challenging...
Just in 2 consecutive days, I went out with my Navy coursemates whom I have not seen them for so long.
On Sunday, immediately after my work, I went to Clarke Quay (again...) to meet up with Jinqing. And of course, if I meeting him, Ming Jie will also be there. Jinqing is now working as an Assistant Librarian in a school, as well as a part-time student in SIM. He seemed to meet a lot of problems with not only the students' disciplinary problems, but also Principal's poor management... As he started to describe his working problems, one person came to my mind was Song Guan. He was teaching in a school, with the same problems as Jinqing's. Though Jinqing is not teaching, but the students are misusing the books in the library... in which has caused a lot of problems for him, even colleagues are backstabbing him. Thus, making him to believe that schools are becoming more and more unbearable for people to work in... Furthermore, as a part-time student, he is also facing a lot of mental stress.
Say Kang too. Just today, I met up with him, along with Guofeng and Shaun Wong. Say Kang is studying full-time, working part-time. He could not cope with his studies mostly due to the lack of foundations of several subjects. Plus, working part-time is giving him lesser time to concentrate in his studies, stressing his body at the same time. The objective is that he hope that he could answer most of his problems though this special outing.
At first, Guofeng suggested to go Jurong East Library, and Say Kang agreed without any hesitation. But, 3 Eastside people going to the west?! So I suggested to change to Esplanade Library. We went to Pepper Lunch for lunch first. Shaun and I ordered the Pepper Steak Special Meal... It tastes heavenly great! Better than Jack's Place Steak! Haha.
We went to the library. But everyone was disappointed when we could not find any seats... Sorry... so we went back to McDonalds in Marina Square. Shaun helped out for his GP, explaining the ways to approach an Essay. For Maths, Shaun said he could not really teach, so I tried. But in the end, I just wrote formulas for him... Haha. It was also a nice catching up session. The other 3 of them can talk about their RNS, while Say Kang, Shaun and I could talk about our JRC Freedom. Shaun also told me he is meeting with his ship crew quite oftenly, along with Alvin. Wow, I was quite impressed that they could meet out so often...
Shaun told me Alvin is also working as a tutor. Why don't I give it a try? Nah... My English is unbelievably poor. Teaching Say Kang once again proved my point. Haha.
On Sunday, immediately after my work, I went to Clarke Quay (again...) to meet up with Jinqing. And of course, if I meeting him, Ming Jie will also be there. Jinqing is now working as an Assistant Librarian in a school, as well as a part-time student in SIM. He seemed to meet a lot of problems with not only the students' disciplinary problems, but also Principal's poor management... As he started to describe his working problems, one person came to my mind was Song Guan. He was teaching in a school, with the same problems as Jinqing's. Though Jinqing is not teaching, but the students are misusing the books in the library... in which has caused a lot of problems for him, even colleagues are backstabbing him. Thus, making him to believe that schools are becoming more and more unbearable for people to work in... Furthermore, as a part-time student, he is also facing a lot of mental stress.
Say Kang too. Just today, I met up with him, along with Guofeng and Shaun Wong. Say Kang is studying full-time, working part-time. He could not cope with his studies mostly due to the lack of foundations of several subjects. Plus, working part-time is giving him lesser time to concentrate in his studies, stressing his body at the same time. The objective is that he hope that he could answer most of his problems though this special outing.
At first, Guofeng suggested to go Jurong East Library, and Say Kang agreed without any hesitation. But, 3 Eastside people going to the west?! So I suggested to change to Esplanade Library. We went to Pepper Lunch for lunch first. Shaun and I ordered the Pepper Steak Special Meal... It tastes heavenly great! Better than Jack's Place Steak! Haha.
We went to the library. But everyone was disappointed when we could not find any seats... Sorry... so we went back to McDonalds in Marina Square. Shaun helped out for his GP, explaining the ways to approach an Essay. For Maths, Shaun said he could not really teach, so I tried. But in the end, I just wrote formulas for him... Haha. It was also a nice catching up session. The other 3 of them can talk about their RNS, while Say Kang, Shaun and I could talk about our JRC Freedom. Shaun also told me he is meeting with his ship crew quite oftenly, along with Alvin. Wow, I was quite impressed that they could meet out so often...
Shaun told me Alvin is also working as a tutor. Why don't I give it a try? Nah... My English is unbelievably poor. Teaching Say Kang once again proved my point. Haha.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Don't Mess With Me, Cos I'm a Vampire Killer
Walking through the dark corridor, I looked up to the night sky. The only source of light was partially covered by the dark clouds; Bats were seen lurking in the shadows of darkness.
I wasn't alone. I was accompanied by 2 people (One gorgeous lady and one guy who looked like Julius Belmont) whom I thought I've never seen before, but our gestures proved to me that we have known each other for years. Strangely enough, I never get to know their names...
We continued to walk through this dark and eerie corridor. We walked past places that looked like classrooms, then we finally reached a place where there were a lot of horror masks hanging on the walls of the corridor.
There stood a man. An old man.
Fear did not possess me when I tried to approach him.
"Hey, old guy. Do you know where I can find Mr. Count?" I asked.
The old man did not answer me verbally. He turned his head to a direction where the 3 of us could see a silhouette of a human standing in front of the moonlight. 3 of us gulped as the mysterious man started to walk towards our direction.
The man looked rather pale. He had long and greasy hair. Judging by the kind of clothes he wore, you would think that he had just attended a ballroom session.
"I can show you, young man." he said, showing a kind of face that you know he wasn't as friendly as you think...
As I expected, the man changed his physical appearance. His lips turned bloody red, revealing teeth that were as sharp as sharks'. His nose and ears also stretched longer and sharper. Yes, Count Dracula had appeared right in front of our eyes. We never thought he would came down personally to welcome us.
"How dare you entered my lair!" He exclaimed.
I thought, in order to vanquish Dracula, we would obviously enter his castle to find him.
With that line of introduction from Count Dracula, he became bloodthirsty and tried to attack me. I shouted to him to stop his attack.
"My blood isn't delicious." I said.
"Then whose blood should I drink?" asked the brainless Dracula...
I was quite panicky when he asked this question. I realised I was being so heartless after I pointed the old guy. Immediately, Dracula went to feed on the old man's blood. The process was so quick. Everything happened in just a bite. However, the old man was not died. His right fingers stretched out to form long claws; head twisted; teeth also sharpened. He became a mindless undead.
The undead tried to attack me. (Why everybody attack me first?) But I took out my sword and thrusted it into his stomach...
Dracula was surprised... He stood in the air. Laughing.
"Your wish will never come true." laughed Dracula.
Omnious wind starting to blow. Everything seemed like as if it was just a prologue.
"We will see about that! Dracula!" I shouted.
Then, a screen appeared right in front of my sight. I wasn't the Vampire Killer anymore. However, I could still see Dracula summoned a strong gust of wind and blew the 3 uninvited visitors and their ritual items away. The ritual items were objects gathered by the 3 of us. These objects were used to seal off Dracula. But now, these items were scattered throughout the whole castle. Furthermore, the group of hunters was also separated by the wind. Now, it is time for the main character to find his companions and the items...
That was actually what I dreamt last night. I never expected I would dream this kind of thing! As a fan of Castlevania, I think I'm going nuts to have this kind of dream... A story just went through my mind! Haha, maybe I would work for Konami one day and programme this kind of game with my story!
I wasn't alone. I was accompanied by 2 people (One gorgeous lady and one guy who looked like Julius Belmont) whom I thought I've never seen before, but our gestures proved to me that we have known each other for years. Strangely enough, I never get to know their names...
We continued to walk through this dark and eerie corridor. We walked past places that looked like classrooms, then we finally reached a place where there were a lot of horror masks hanging on the walls of the corridor.
There stood a man. An old man.
Fear did not possess me when I tried to approach him.
"Hey, old guy. Do you know where I can find Mr. Count?" I asked.
The old man did not answer me verbally. He turned his head to a direction where the 3 of us could see a silhouette of a human standing in front of the moonlight. 3 of us gulped as the mysterious man started to walk towards our direction.
The man looked rather pale. He had long and greasy hair. Judging by the kind of clothes he wore, you would think that he had just attended a ballroom session.
"I can show you, young man." he said, showing a kind of face that you know he wasn't as friendly as you think...
As I expected, the man changed his physical appearance. His lips turned bloody red, revealing teeth that were as sharp as sharks'. His nose and ears also stretched longer and sharper. Yes, Count Dracula had appeared right in front of our eyes. We never thought he would came down personally to welcome us.
"How dare you entered my lair!" He exclaimed.
I thought, in order to vanquish Dracula, we would obviously enter his castle to find him.
With that line of introduction from Count Dracula, he became bloodthirsty and tried to attack me. I shouted to him to stop his attack.
"My blood isn't delicious." I said.
"Then whose blood should I drink?" asked the brainless Dracula...
I was quite panicky when he asked this question. I realised I was being so heartless after I pointed the old guy. Immediately, Dracula went to feed on the old man's blood. The process was so quick. Everything happened in just a bite. However, the old man was not died. His right fingers stretched out to form long claws; head twisted; teeth also sharpened. He became a mindless undead.
The undead tried to attack me. (Why everybody attack me first?) But I took out my sword and thrusted it into his stomach...
Dracula was surprised... He stood in the air. Laughing.
"Your wish will never come true." laughed Dracula.
Omnious wind starting to blow. Everything seemed like as if it was just a prologue.
"We will see about that! Dracula!" I shouted.
Then, a screen appeared right in front of my sight. I wasn't the Vampire Killer anymore. However, I could still see Dracula summoned a strong gust of wind and blew the 3 uninvited visitors and their ritual items away. The ritual items were objects gathered by the 3 of us. These objects were used to seal off Dracula. But now, these items were scattered throughout the whole castle. Furthermore, the group of hunters was also separated by the wind. Now, it is time for the main character to find his companions and the items...
That was actually what I dreamt last night. I never expected I would dream this kind of thing! As a fan of Castlevania, I think I'm going nuts to have this kind of dream... A story just went through my mind! Haha, maybe I would work for Konami one day and programme this kind of game with my story!
Pocket Monsters: HeartGold / SoulSilver
Do you remember Gameboy Pokemon Blue / Red Versions?
They have been remade into Gameboy Advance Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen Versions.
Now, introducing another remake versions of Pokemon Games!
Gameboy Pokemon Gold / Silver Versions will now remake into Nintendo DS Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver Versions!
So far, Gold / Silver was my favourite version, because you got to go back to Kanto region and fight for another 8 badges. So in total you will have 16 badges!
Haha. Feel like buying them when the English Versions are released...!
Official Japanese Website: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss
Monday, June 15, 2009
A Birthday Dinner followed by a Nice Stroll
Another round of Birthday Dinner was held! The Birthday Boy is Meng Yong whose Birthday is on the following Tuesday. He told me that he is free on Sunday, so I planned a dinner for him. It was another headache for me to think for another dining place... And worse, I cannot even think of anything to buy for him!!! I strongly believed that 21st Birthday should always come with a present for the Birthday Boy! But I'm really on wit's end, so I made the exception... But still, I feel very bad...
When thinking of somewhere special to dine in, I suddenly thought of the Burger Restaurant I saw back near Sasha's workplace. Thus, I SMSed everyone to meet at Raffles Place MRT. However, as the meeting day was getting nearer, all the guys kept asking me, "Where is the meeting venue?" or "Is it Raffles City or Raffles Place?". I was quite pissed off. Is there any MRT Station called "Raffles CITY Station"? Couldn't they keep my message in their inbox and later could refer to it, and not just delete it away and asked me again for the meeting info...
Anyway, I went out early alone to check out the restaurant again since I couldn't check any info about it on Far East Square Official Web. Fortunately, I made that move. It was because most restaurants in that area are closed on SUNDAYS!!! Instead of seeking Meng Yong's present, which was my original intention of coming out early, it became a desperate search for the next dining area. I walked from Raffles Place to Chinatown, then back to Raffles Place, and to Clarke Quay. Then, I remembered that the Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay has quite a number of nice restaurants. Therefore, I confirmed the place for our alterative.
After sending another mass messages to the people, I went on to shop for the Birthday Boy's present in Central. No luck. There was another 1.5 hours to spare before the meeting, so I tried venturing Liang Court. No Luck too. Moreover, I was too attracted to the Japanese Books in Kinokuniya, and almost spent all the time in there...
Ming Jie called when I was walking back to Central at 6pm, saying that he has reached the mall. I was quite shocked to see that he was early! 30 minutes early! We used the remaining 30 minutes to decide on the place to eat. Our final decision was Waruku's Mr Curry. Shortly after we had decided, Potato and Meng Yong have arrived at the same time. As for Kai Yan, we came 20 minutes after the stated meeting time. Quite rare to see him late for his appointment... We then stood there and talked about changes in physical appearances.
1. Ming Jie became bigger (again) and he wore contact lens.
2. Kai Yan got himself another new earring and had his hair cut and dyed.
3. Potato is trying to grow beard...
4. Meng Yong and I are the same, just that I have more messy hair...
Shaun also came shortly after we entered the restaurant. First time trying the food there. Not bad! Look's like I beginning to like Waraku more and more! Haha.
Supposedly, there was another guy who would be joining us late. And I expected him not to turn up in the end. And I was right again...
Potato suggested going Cafe Iguana for our next stop. We ordered 2 jugs of Magarita (Is that the correct spelling?). Meng Yong ordered himself a glass of beer. Potato and Kai Yan each ordered 2 shots... Haha, their faces turned red pretty fast! Ming Jie began his crazy behaviour after his first glass of Magarita... Damn Stupid... I tried to get some serious topic with him, but his drunk-behaviour totally pisssed me off... But I still believed that he was just to act. Potato also thought that he was going to drunk, so he bought himself H-TWO-O. And again, Meng Yong, Shaun and I were the ones who still looked normal.
Shaun and Meng Yong wanted to take a look at another bar called "Butter Factory". But we went one round to Liang Court and sat down at McDonalds for Potato and Ming Jie to rest. Then, we walked to Boat Quay then to Fullerton Hotel. Potato knew where is the place. It was situated in a place called Fullerton One, which is in between Esplanade and Fullerton Hotel. When we were finally there, it was closed.
Since we were so near to Esplanade, we walked back to City Hall instead to take the train. We walked through Esplanade, then through Marina Square and then finally Citylink Mall... It was quite a nice stroll though. It would be better if the weather was cooler, and we would not be so sticky...
When thinking of somewhere special to dine in, I suddenly thought of the Burger Restaurant I saw back near Sasha's workplace. Thus, I SMSed everyone to meet at Raffles Place MRT. However, as the meeting day was getting nearer, all the guys kept asking me, "Where is the meeting venue?" or "Is it Raffles City or Raffles Place?". I was quite pissed off. Is there any MRT Station called "Raffles CITY Station"? Couldn't they keep my message in their inbox and later could refer to it, and not just delete it away and asked me again for the meeting info...
Anyway, I went out early alone to check out the restaurant again since I couldn't check any info about it on Far East Square Official Web. Fortunately, I made that move. It was because most restaurants in that area are closed on SUNDAYS!!! Instead of seeking Meng Yong's present, which was my original intention of coming out early, it became a desperate search for the next dining area. I walked from Raffles Place to Chinatown, then back to Raffles Place, and to Clarke Quay. Then, I remembered that the Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay has quite a number of nice restaurants. Therefore, I confirmed the place for our alterative.
After sending another mass messages to the people, I went on to shop for the Birthday Boy's present in Central. No luck. There was another 1.5 hours to spare before the meeting, so I tried venturing Liang Court. No Luck too. Moreover, I was too attracted to the Japanese Books in Kinokuniya, and almost spent all the time in there...
Ming Jie called when I was walking back to Central at 6pm, saying that he has reached the mall. I was quite shocked to see that he was early! 30 minutes early! We used the remaining 30 minutes to decide on the place to eat. Our final decision was Waruku's Mr Curry. Shortly after we had decided, Potato and Meng Yong have arrived at the same time. As for Kai Yan, we came 20 minutes after the stated meeting time. Quite rare to see him late for his appointment... We then stood there and talked about changes in physical appearances.
1. Ming Jie became bigger (again) and he wore contact lens.
2. Kai Yan got himself another new earring and had his hair cut and dyed.
3. Potato is trying to grow beard...
4. Meng Yong and I are the same, just that I have more messy hair...
Shaun also came shortly after we entered the restaurant. First time trying the food there. Not bad! Look's like I beginning to like Waraku more and more! Haha.
Supposedly, there was another guy who would be joining us late. And I expected him not to turn up in the end. And I was right again...
Potato suggested going Cafe Iguana for our next stop. We ordered 2 jugs of Magarita (Is that the correct spelling?). Meng Yong ordered himself a glass of beer. Potato and Kai Yan each ordered 2 shots... Haha, their faces turned red pretty fast! Ming Jie began his crazy behaviour after his first glass of Magarita... Damn Stupid... I tried to get some serious topic with him, but his drunk-behaviour totally pisssed me off... But I still believed that he was just to act. Potato also thought that he was going to drunk, so he bought himself H-TWO-O. And again, Meng Yong, Shaun and I were the ones who still looked normal.
Shaun and Meng Yong wanted to take a look at another bar called "Butter Factory". But we went one round to Liang Court and sat down at McDonalds for Potato and Ming Jie to rest. Then, we walked to Boat Quay then to Fullerton Hotel. Potato knew where is the place. It was situated in a place called Fullerton One, which is in between Esplanade and Fullerton Hotel. When we were finally there, it was closed.
Since we were so near to Esplanade, we walked back to City Hall instead to take the train. We walked through Esplanade, then through Marina Square and then finally Citylink Mall... It was quite a nice stroll though. It would be better if the weather was cooler, and we would not be so sticky...
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Waiting for One Whole Day
It was another day that we went out with the man who always help to build up Singapore's Economy. (In case you do not know who am I talking about, Check my Feburary Post on "Meeting with Money Squander".)
In fact, yesterday's objective was to get labtops. But I'm not the one who is getting it. It was for 3 people Pok Yen, Song Guan and Guohao. Mr Tan Chee Boon always like hanging out at IT Show, so he came along. Yi Sheng and I were just tagging along.
We met as early as 11am, at a time when the sales has not even started... As a matter of fact, the purpose of the meeting time was to have an early lunch. We went up to the Marina Square Foodcourt for our meals. Song Guan would be joining us later, so we waited for him in the foodcourt. When he finally arrived, we still have to wait for him to order and finish his lunch...
Ok, off we go to the crowded area.
The first booth we went to was ASUS, and the 3 people who are getting labtops could really stay over there for more than 30 minutes... Yi Sheng did not really mind because he could pick up some IT knowledge from there. Mr Tan and I just stood somewhere near and less crowded to wait. Finally, when they moved off from the first booth, they headed on to another booth and enquired for at least another 30 minutes... Mr Tan and I waited again... Same thing happened again at the 3rd booth. This time, Mr Tan and I decided to walk through the hall. However, after around 40 minutes, we came back and the guys were still talking to the promoters! This time, Yi Sheng joined us and walked to the other side of the hall. And that was the time Mr Tan started to buy things...which he claimed to buy for someone else. Now, it's our turn to wait for Mr Tan...
Mr Tan showed us a Small Media Player from China (Those kind like Creative Zen MX), which none of us had heard before. He spotted a slot at the side of his player, which appears that a SD card should be able to fit in. However, the standard size of a SD card could not fit in. He went around asking. I thought it would be better to ask the person who sold that player to him. China always produce anything 有的没的... And I can guarantee Mr Tan that no one in the IT Show would know what the hell is that player... And I was right! Haha. When we continued shopping, we came across a booth selling iPhones. However, the banner was completely in Chinese, and you could the promoters too... They claimed that they were selling iPhones, but I checked that the interface was completely different, and was more atrocious... Obviously, it is a scam! How can the organiser of the IT Show allowed such booth to be set up?
After waiting for Mr Tan to get his stuff, we went back to the Laptops Trio and went up to the second hall. Over there, the 3 started their powerful negotiations again, while Yi Sheng and I came across the L.G TV playing Korean Music Camp, and it was Wonder Girls singing "Nobody"! Haha, they were so pretty. After walking through the second hall, Mr Tan, Yi Sheng and I decided to go outside to wait for them. Almost everyone waiting outside was sitting along the corridor! Mr Tan and Yi Sheng found a corner and sat too! I refused to sit... So after around 30 minutes, the 3 of us decided to went down to the Fountain Terrance Foodcourt to sit, while waiting for them, and I could have some desserts to fill my stomach for a while.
When the Laptops Trio was finally done, Guohao left for another appointment and the rest came down to meet us. It was time for dinner by then, so Mr Tan suggested Aston, but the queue was horribly long... Can't wait anymore. In the end, we went to Just Acia.
That's not all, folks! Pok Yen still need to get camera for his Dad! Luckily, we were not going back to the IT Show. It was another roadshow in Marina Square. And so, we waited for another one hour for Pok Yen's superb negotiation skills to get into the promoter's head. Although we waited for quite some time, I still have to admit that he is really good! He got the best deal in his years of experience! The deal was so good, even Mr Tan was hypnotised and he went on purchasing it. Yes, he bought it not because he doesn't have one. It was just because of the good deal Pok Yen made... He admitted that he still have a one year old camera which is believed to be brand new...
Finally, on our way back... We saw Guohao talking with a bunch of people in Citylink Mall's Gelare. One of them happened to be Ms Mak, the ex-TPJC Chinese Teacher. Mr Tan was reluctant to chat with them, but one of them spotted us, and so the chat went on... Yi Sheng didn't speak much, so it seemed that he was standing there waiting for us... I chatted with Ms Mak for a while since I have not been seeing her ever since she left the school...
Finally, and really finally, we were on our way home. When we reached Tampines, Song Guan wanted to take bus because he was pretty exhausted. But I was quite tired of waiting, and I now I have to wait for bus?! Haha, but I don't really mind taking it. Pok Yen still prefers saving that $0.19 and so, Yi Sheng, him and I walked home instead.
Indeed, it is not good for people to wait for you for so long. But we could really understand that Pok Yen, Song Guan and Guohao are getting laptops, and they must get the best deal. Since they have got it, we should be happy for them! But we were too exhausted back then... Haha.
In fact, yesterday's objective was to get labtops. But I'm not the one who is getting it. It was for 3 people Pok Yen, Song Guan and Guohao. Mr Tan Chee Boon always like hanging out at IT Show, so he came along. Yi Sheng and I were just tagging along.
We met as early as 11am, at a time when the sales has not even started... As a matter of fact, the purpose of the meeting time was to have an early lunch. We went up to the Marina Square Foodcourt for our meals. Song Guan would be joining us later, so we waited for him in the foodcourt. When he finally arrived, we still have to wait for him to order and finish his lunch...
Ok, off we go to the crowded area.
The first booth we went to was ASUS, and the 3 people who are getting labtops could really stay over there for more than 30 minutes... Yi Sheng did not really mind because he could pick up some IT knowledge from there. Mr Tan and I just stood somewhere near and less crowded to wait. Finally, when they moved off from the first booth, they headed on to another booth and enquired for at least another 30 minutes... Mr Tan and I waited again... Same thing happened again at the 3rd booth. This time, Mr Tan and I decided to walk through the hall. However, after around 40 minutes, we came back and the guys were still talking to the promoters! This time, Yi Sheng joined us and walked to the other side of the hall. And that was the time Mr Tan started to buy things...which he claimed to buy for someone else. Now, it's our turn to wait for Mr Tan...
Mr Tan showed us a Small Media Player from China (Those kind like Creative Zen MX), which none of us had heard before. He spotted a slot at the side of his player, which appears that a SD card should be able to fit in. However, the standard size of a SD card could not fit in. He went around asking. I thought it would be better to ask the person who sold that player to him. China always produce anything 有的没的... And I can guarantee Mr Tan that no one in the IT Show would know what the hell is that player... And I was right! Haha. When we continued shopping, we came across a booth selling iPhones. However, the banner was completely in Chinese, and you could the promoters too... They claimed that they were selling iPhones, but I checked that the interface was completely different, and was more atrocious... Obviously, it is a scam! How can the organiser of the IT Show allowed such booth to be set up?
After waiting for Mr Tan to get his stuff, we went back to the Laptops Trio and went up to the second hall. Over there, the 3 started their powerful negotiations again, while Yi Sheng and I came across the L.G TV playing Korean Music Camp, and it was Wonder Girls singing "Nobody"! Haha, they were so pretty. After walking through the second hall, Mr Tan, Yi Sheng and I decided to go outside to wait for them. Almost everyone waiting outside was sitting along the corridor! Mr Tan and Yi Sheng found a corner and sat too! I refused to sit... So after around 30 minutes, the 3 of us decided to went down to the Fountain Terrance Foodcourt to sit, while waiting for them, and I could have some desserts to fill my stomach for a while.
When the Laptops Trio was finally done, Guohao left for another appointment and the rest came down to meet us. It was time for dinner by then, so Mr Tan suggested Aston, but the queue was horribly long... Can't wait anymore. In the end, we went to Just Acia.
That's not all, folks! Pok Yen still need to get camera for his Dad! Luckily, we were not going back to the IT Show. It was another roadshow in Marina Square. And so, we waited for another one hour for Pok Yen's superb negotiation skills to get into the promoter's head. Although we waited for quite some time, I still have to admit that he is really good! He got the best deal in his years of experience! The deal was so good, even Mr Tan was hypnotised and he went on purchasing it. Yes, he bought it not because he doesn't have one. It was just because of the good deal Pok Yen made... He admitted that he still have a one year old camera which is believed to be brand new...
Finally, on our way back... We saw Guohao talking with a bunch of people in Citylink Mall's Gelare. One of them happened to be Ms Mak, the ex-TPJC Chinese Teacher. Mr Tan was reluctant to chat with them, but one of them spotted us, and so the chat went on... Yi Sheng didn't speak much, so it seemed that he was standing there waiting for us... I chatted with Ms Mak for a while since I have not been seeing her ever since she left the school...
Finally, and really finally, we were on our way home. When we reached Tampines, Song Guan wanted to take bus because he was pretty exhausted. But I was quite tired of waiting, and I now I have to wait for bus?! Haha, but I don't really mind taking it. Pok Yen still prefers saving that $0.19 and so, Yi Sheng, him and I walked home instead.
Indeed, it is not good for people to wait for you for so long. But we could really understand that Pok Yen, Song Guan and Guohao are getting laptops, and they must get the best deal. Since they have got it, we should be happy for them! But we were too exhausted back then... Haha.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
A Dinner for Our Boss!
It's been quite a long time since Navy CSC last gathered for a dinner. From the previous entries, the last dinner was to celebrate Ming Jie's birthday, which didn't turn out so well. This time, the dinner was quite an enjoyable one. It was with the same people who came out for MJ's birthday...
The objective of this dinner was to celebrate Darrell's birthday. I have already started to call up people at least a week before his actual birthday, but the response wasn't good. Therefore, I have to turn it into a belated birthday dinner. I was wondering the next dinner spot, then Ming Jie said the Birthday Boy wanted to eat at Hanabi Restaurant, which is a Japanese Buffet Restaurant. There is one Branch at Katong Mall. I was like, "Huh?! Where is that place?" Actually, it is situated near Parkway, beside Roxy Square... I thought since Birthday Boy requested it, so I went ahead with the plan.
I started calling people again, and the response was great, almost everyone could make it (except Junyan who always claims to be Busy...). Wee Khiang and Cheong Guan are free tenatively. When I asked them again, Cheong Guan told me he needs to attend to a family matter, so he will not be in Singapore for the next few days... while Wee Khiang still remained tentative. So, I guess we will have 7 people in the end. However, Alvin SMSed me when I was on the way saying that he has last minute OT! It became the usual 6 people who came out Ming Jie's birthday. Haha.
Darrell was not sure of the dinner spot when we chatting online today. I was puzzled. Didn't he requested to eat at Hanabi? It turned out Ming Jie has been putting words into his mouth! Darrell has no even the slightest idea of what the Buffet Restaurant is!
We were meeting at 6.30pm, and that was what Ming Jie suggested to me. In the end, he turned out to be the latest! And yet he claimed that people will definitely turn up late... Kai Yan and I reached the earliest at around 6.20pm. The hungry guy couldn't wait for the others and went in ahead and ordered Sashimi... Darrell and Potato later called me and came in a bit later than 6.30pm. At around 7.05pm, Meng Yong called and asked for directions to get into the restaurant. But he went to the wrong venue!!! He got mixed up with Katong Mall and Katong Shopping Centre!!! Soon, Ming Jie turned up... at 7.10pm... Wow, NICE for someone who said to meet at 6.30pm... Meng Yong called again, saying that he was at Katong Plaza. Potato advised him to ask for directions. But I still ran over to pick him up. Then, he kept complaining how complex the street is! Haha.
When the 6th person finally settled down, the half of us was already half-full! A lot of funny things started to happen once Meng Yong arrived. There was once when we completed an order to a waitress, but Meng Yong, who has just arrived, has no beverages, she kindly asked what drinks would he like to have.
But Meng Yong answered, "Oh, that's all."
The waitress became puzzled and exclaimed, "HUH?"
The next moment, the whole table started to laugh...
The second funny thing happened when Darrell couldn't find his cup of cold Green Tea. Strangely enough, because everyone has their own cup of tea. What happened to the mysterious missing cup? Actually, Ming Jie thought he was drinking a cup of cold tea, when in fact he was having a hot one (The cup used for hot Green Tea is different from the one used for cold one)... The thing also happened in front of the waitress... And there were many funny things happening in front of the waitresses, and we thought we would be condemned after this meal. Haha.
We treated Darrell for this dinner. Mervin made his appearance after we exited the restaurant! Actually, the CSC group consists not only the 10 people, but also Mervin and Darren... The actual fact that in so many CSC outings, I didn't call them is because we feel some distance with them(It could be just me who is feeling is way)... Kinda feel bad actually... But I will never forget them! They are part of the CSC gang!
We chatted for a while outside Katong Mall and went back home. I went back with Kai Yan, and again, we stayed quiet throughout the whole bus journey...
The objective of this dinner was to celebrate Darrell's birthday. I have already started to call up people at least a week before his actual birthday, but the response wasn't good. Therefore, I have to turn it into a belated birthday dinner. I was wondering the next dinner spot, then Ming Jie said the Birthday Boy wanted to eat at Hanabi Restaurant, which is a Japanese Buffet Restaurant. There is one Branch at Katong Mall. I was like, "Huh?! Where is that place?" Actually, it is situated near Parkway, beside Roxy Square... I thought since Birthday Boy requested it, so I went ahead with the plan.
I started calling people again, and the response was great, almost everyone could make it (except Junyan who always claims to be Busy...). Wee Khiang and Cheong Guan are free tenatively. When I asked them again, Cheong Guan told me he needs to attend to a family matter, so he will not be in Singapore for the next few days... while Wee Khiang still remained tentative. So, I guess we will have 7 people in the end. However, Alvin SMSed me when I was on the way saying that he has last minute OT! It became the usual 6 people who came out Ming Jie's birthday. Haha.
Darrell was not sure of the dinner spot when we chatting online today. I was puzzled. Didn't he requested to eat at Hanabi? It turned out Ming Jie has been putting words into his mouth! Darrell has no even the slightest idea of what the Buffet Restaurant is!
We were meeting at 6.30pm, and that was what Ming Jie suggested to me. In the end, he turned out to be the latest! And yet he claimed that people will definitely turn up late... Kai Yan and I reached the earliest at around 6.20pm. The hungry guy couldn't wait for the others and went in ahead and ordered Sashimi... Darrell and Potato later called me and came in a bit later than 6.30pm. At around 7.05pm, Meng Yong called and asked for directions to get into the restaurant. But he went to the wrong venue!!! He got mixed up with Katong Mall and Katong Shopping Centre!!! Soon, Ming Jie turned up... at 7.10pm... Wow, NICE for someone who said to meet at 6.30pm... Meng Yong called again, saying that he was at Katong Plaza. Potato advised him to ask for directions. But I still ran over to pick him up. Then, he kept complaining how complex the street is! Haha.
When the 6th person finally settled down, the half of us was already half-full! A lot of funny things started to happen once Meng Yong arrived. There was once when we completed an order to a waitress, but Meng Yong, who has just arrived, has no beverages, she kindly asked what drinks would he like to have.
But Meng Yong answered, "Oh, that's all."
The waitress became puzzled and exclaimed, "HUH?"
The next moment, the whole table started to laugh...
The second funny thing happened when Darrell couldn't find his cup of cold Green Tea. Strangely enough, because everyone has their own cup of tea. What happened to the mysterious missing cup? Actually, Ming Jie thought he was drinking a cup of cold tea, when in fact he was having a hot one (The cup used for hot Green Tea is different from the one used for cold one)... The thing also happened in front of the waitress... And there were many funny things happening in front of the waitresses, and we thought we would be condemned after this meal. Haha.
We treated Darrell for this dinner. Mervin made his appearance after we exited the restaurant! Actually, the CSC group consists not only the 10 people, but also Mervin and Darren... The actual fact that in so many CSC outings, I didn't call them is because we feel some distance with them(It could be just me who is feeling is way)... Kinda feel bad actually... But I will never forget them! They are part of the CSC gang!
We chatted for a while outside Katong Mall and went back home. I went back with Kai Yan, and again, we stayed quiet throughout the whole bus journey...
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