Sa Wa Dee Trip (1)

Sa Wa Dee (Day 1)

After the long long wait and many many episodes... I finally could go Bangkok.. not that i like to go bangkok, but the whole administration nightmare prior the trip was horrible... all thanks to mr flowery mouth con-man... forget abt me paying extra + extra + extra for a simple bangkok trip.. lets look at the highlights of the trip... Lets start with 16 march 2009, morning, reached airport early, so we had breakfast at killiney coffee... my half boiled eggs were quite raw, but i didn't bother abt it... "Bangkok Here I Come!"

The 6 of us - Me, Mandy, Thomas, Cynthia, Ginny, Desmond boarded on TG404 that very morning...

the sky started pouring while our plane took off from Changi..

while onboard...

zzzZZzzzZZzz... and also ZzZZ-ing on board, a terrorist look-alike....

oops, caught by the victim...

while flying above 14000ft, my stomach started to protest... the damn raw eggs forced me to the toilet (lavatory)... try doing 'business' in the air, its damn... uncool...everyone knows i'm in the toilet for BIG business for sure... and due to my emptied bowel, i had to force out the raw eggs... and it took damn long... damn embarassing on my way back to my seat...

chicken with noodles VS fish with rice


flying above the clouds... the view was unbelievable...

After we landed...

We were greeted by students' performances beside the long corridors towards custom and immigrations.. We took a chartered mini-van to hotel, it was a long trip, since it was free - there were other tourists to other hotels along the way + the traffic jams... I was super impressed by how the Thais drive in small small alleys (which were equally jam) to avoid jams on the mains...

Along the way, me and mandy were attracted by the bright pink cabs on the road, huge big durians, weird looking people and a mama & papa shop...

After we checked into Baiyoke Boutique Hotel, we headed for our 1st stop, Tailor Shop!

I was spoilt with alot of choices... the services of the sales assistants were excellent and helpful... made quite a mess looking at the fabrics... eventually i settled for 4 shirts and 2 pants... It was already 6-7pm hence we headed to the mall nearby to shop and dine, there was a corner tributing a figurine of an elephant god with 4 sides..Thais worship their gods with roses, to show their love... (interesting).. As we were walking towards the mall, Thai's national anthem played and everyone at the open space freezed and stood still... we stopped too... really admire their patriotism...

We decided to try authentic Thai food at a restaurant, the food were nice... ordered quite alot of food...

After dinner, we walked around at a night market near hotel, saw some roadside stall selling 'heavily salted' girll fish and bbq chicken etc. While shopping, we saw a man bringing an elephant parading on street to get tourists pay for feeding it..

more updates in future entries when i'm free...

Changes

Changes


Everyone changes, everything changes... as i'm looking around the environment, the people... there ought to be changes... i'm like doing a 'spot the difference' using my memory VS what i'm seeing... Some changes are good some changes are bad and some has no effect... while memories and emotions linger around things or persons, their changes cause some chemical reaction in me making me thinking, thinking and thinking...


I wish i had not known some many things, so many people, seen so many things, been to so many places... because the more i know, see and communication, the more feelings i leave these things with...

Hydrology - redefine

Hydrology - redefine

Recently, an idea came out of no where... partly due to certain happenings... anyway, i'm thinking of gathering people with passion for music... a network that creates and promotes local mandarin music... Member contributing in forms of self-penned songs, instrumental coaching, singing coaching, professional advice, promotions, or simply funding... All these have to be done to keep the network self-sustainable and continue being a non-profiteering group. I was writing a proposal for this project, in hope to meet up some people who might be interested in joining. I'm looking at setting a goal - a compilation of 10 songs, recorded by our project Artistes, with full promotions in Singapore and Malaysia for the start. The more I'm thinking and writing the proposal the more I think and the more ambitious i get... I think it can be done, if everyone in the network is willingly to put in time, effort and the money, furthermore I've already have some contacts and suitable management candidates in mind...I don't think its possible for me to share everything here in words, hence if you are interested to know more, can let me know and we shall meet up soon in a group for discussion..

Why Hydrology? Haha first and for most its more meaningful for me - h2o. Ok, frankly i was thinking that it is going to be a tough and long running campaign; it might be like water using thousands of years to shape the valleys and ridges... Another reason is that the word itself looks like it has got lots of stories to tell, just like the song we gonna write in future. Anyway, I simply like to relate to water can? Unless someone can come up with a better name... otherwise its decided!

7 days after 16 days of 2009

7 days after 16 days of 2009

Empty is the word. Once again, the hollow-feel, and heart-achingness returns after a long long 5 years plus...

I've just deleted a whole chunk of words I've typed earlier... This is just not the place to express my deeper thoughts...

Do you know how pathetic I am now? nobody will know, cos i look like anyone else on street...

For so many years, after upsets I've always said i should be evil and bad...but i never did... again and again, i only made myself more sad and feeling worse... maybe its time for me to be totally different...

i just feel like dying...

16 days of 2009

16 Days of 2009

i'm writing again after 3 months of absence... i was overwhelmed by the workload in the last few months of 2008... promoted to be a 'manager' for recruitment, had pay-raise... sounds good... but it wasn't... i was more like a worker then a manager... there were little space for my opinions, hence i decided to fire the company... It made me feel more like working for myself, just be good in my Financial Consultant career, don't bother about company... and i managed to ditch the job and started my full commitment on the last week of 2008...

I was hoping for a good 2009, a good and refreshing start... but right at the 1st day of 2009, i lost my relationship...later i had allergy and my face had some rashes + my acne problem resulted from the 2-3 months of busy schedule, i feel worse... then i had 1 of the saddest birthday ever... however i must still thanks Chester, Dorine, Boon Seng, Shirley and Lionel for celebrating with me on 2 occasions. I feel sad, depressed these day... partly caused my the medication i'm taking to control acne... then today, i went for a 2nd audition of a special singing class intake, but i screwed it up myself... i purposely invited miaoru to help me with my song-writing the day before, we spent the whole afternoon and midnite trying to complete the song i wrote... i was so excited, but at the audition i totally disappointed myself and miaoru...倒影 was one of the songs i specially wrote and very much wanted it to be completed, yet i wasted a good chance to showcase it... I'm okay if i don't get into the class, but i'm not okay that i didn't do my best.... i hate myself... its all my fault!

2009 is full of shit! Please give me my well-deserved good year! I AM SAD!!! SAD!!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING NOW... Why I feel like some people are avoiding me...? I never even ask them buy anything from me! Why I am I feeling like there's no one I can turn to or be with in the middle of the nite, when i often feel worse...? I ended up driving rounds and rounds and rounds and rounds... Why some people forever thinks I'm like this and like that...? If you don't bother to see me, or know me more, please don't think or say i'm this and that... I HATE ALL OF YOU!!! Can someone let me sing to the world, sing out my story, my unhappiness...? Why is there no powerful-somebody appreciate me? I AM SIAO! as crazy as the song that is playing now... i love this song... the crazy piano, the rock, and the singing... Xiao Hong Ren rox! aHHhHHhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Singout Outing

Revisiting Months Ago (Photos)

Singout 'Class' 1

It was just months ago, we were busy preparing for the finals. We were still singing and dancing like siao people in partyworld, and we were still playing arcade, bowling and dinning together...

Today, some are busy with their exams, some are back to school, some entered NS, and some back to work...Lives just go on...
our 1st singing session after competition
the happy photo
the newscasters and crew photo
the promoting photo

The Big Day of Janet & Ivan

Hair Construction AGAIN!

Bye Bye messy permed hair...

This time its the short neat look... :)



Big Day of Janet & Ivan
28th Sept 2008

Drove over to Janet's grandfather place in Hougang in the morning. I'm part of the Bride's team :p cos i know Janet longer than Ivan... haha... anyway, we prepared some door 'gifts' for the Ivan, which included Durian with Wasabi [Ivan hates durian!], D Super Mix [Sesame oil + Chilli oil + Beer + Egg + More], Brazilian Wax.... *Evil*

When the Groom team arrvived, Ivan had to provide Janet's IC number. He responded shiftly as though he had memorised it prior. Then he was treated with Brazilian wax on his hairy leg, haha the result was brillant! :p Later, he was served with Durian with Wasabi, he took it without fear, but the durian was at the edge of his mouth for quite some time before he took the courage to eat it. Next challenge was coming up with 10 cheng yu to describe love or a lady, which was tested the Groom Team. They took damn long to think and apparently Groom's mind went blanked! We gave them discount and leniency, eventually they passed. Last challenge was another mind cracker for them, that is to sing a love song loud enough for the opposite block neighbours to look out their windows. Aftter awhile of discussion, they decided on 'Ai Hen Jian Dan'... Before our Bride team open the gates for them, it was the most important segment - Ang Bao Extortion!

i must say that Ivan and his gang came without preparation of big bucks, but instead lots of foreign currencies. First Ang Bao they gave was only 88cents! Not sincere lah. Later, they gave a series of foreign currencies and it drag the own negotiation quite awhile. In the card, we managed to ask for a total of 8 Ang Haos...

our long negotiated prize

Ivan was later put to the last time, to sweet talk at the door to Janet. After 2 tries, the door opened... and finally the groom meets the bride and happy ever after................... haha it didn't just stop there... thereafter both teams drove over to Ivan's house for tea ceremony, and we drove back to Jane's place for tea ceremony too. After the long 'traditional' ceremony, the bride's team and bride & groom drove to Regent Hotel for wash up/refreshment and preparation.

The hotel gave the couple and complementary room, which they arranged it for us [brothers/sisters] to wash up. The room was great, very comfy and classy. The couple's wedding suite was not too bad either, spacious [1 bedroom, 1 living room]... Watched abit segment of Singtel F1 repeat telecast after washup, its quite shiok to see the background of the race are buildings you & I are familiar of.

5pm, a group of us gathered at the main lobby to meet the hotel's banquet team, and had a mini discussion and rehearsal. The ballroom was decorated with Roses and looks abit like 'Garden feel'.

That nite, I was in charge of the reception, the guest were hosted at the lobby's lounge area before the ballroom opened at 8pm. The couple hosted 35 tables, of the invited guest, most were very well-dressed... Everyone they know were there to give them their blessing... the feeling is special and nice.

Jasmine, Jocelyn & Me

During dinner, my table was a mix of different group of Janet's close friends. Other than the sisters in the bride's team, there were 2 new faces, Jovan & Joaquin. At first it was quite awkward, all of us didn't know what to say. Then I thought I should say something at least, otherwise the weird feeling will be haunting me. Got to know that Joaquin was Janet's ex-colleague and they got to know where I'm working and were consulting me about their investment with our competitor - which recently went into crisis. They looked worried, but i hope i've at least secured their confidence and will speak to their consultant soon. To me its definitely okay to speak general, after all its about consumer's confidence. I don't think there's any need to proach other's biz in crisis. Anyway, the table got more lively after we got to know each other better. And from quiet, we were rowdy~ :P

Very soon, the dinner ended with many thanks you and phototaking sessions... Couldn't believe a day just passed like this.

Marriage is a major milestone of a relationship. I was reflecting quite abit when the couple showed a montage of photos taken thru' out their relationship. I've seen this couple going thru' ups and downs and eventually settling together now.

Hmm... it feels good to be part of my good friends' life event... :) Best Wishes, Janet & Ivan!

Updates July - Aug 08

'Tiny Boxers' Trip to KL

It was the first time i met the other tiny boxers, meaning an overseas trip with strangers. We arranged to meet at People's Park at 6:15am in the early morning. It was kinda of awkward initially, but being the odd one, i thought i should take the initiative to introduce myself to them...they thought i'm 18! Oh my, i look 18? haha... the fact that we're all friendly people, the ice melted pretty soon till the bus arrived and we all sort of knocked out on bus journey to Tuas.

Long Queues were awaiting us at Tuas, and due to our senior citizen's inadequate understanding of the use of new scanning machines, it held us back for kept awhile. The manual custom queues were also long. After most of us went thru the custom, our dear Marcus had problems going thru the computerised berth with his passport and had to re-q again at the manual queue which was as long as before..... we were stuck at the customs for more than an hour... to ease the anxiety i was acting with marcus like the scenes in war-flim whereby families/loved one are separated... lol... drama~ didn't expect him to act along with me, cos we didn't really talk on the bus... but that definitely open up our conversation later the trip... :)

We headed towards KL in dreamlandsssss, all of us spent most of the journey sleeping~.... but along the way, after one of the rest point, we gathered at the 'ktv' cabin of the bus, wanted to sing ktv despite only having hokkien MVs, but we ended up chit chating and these seniors 'forced' me to sing.. paiseh to sing lah... weird weird de.... but the more i don't sing, the more the persist, to the extent that i felt the expectations were growing higher.... to avoid that, i sang abit lah... and ya, normal lah... kekez... told u guys liao~ After the getting abit boring, we moved back to our seats and continued our dreamlands, some watched the videos and some played the old-school games - those that i used to play e.g Tanker, popeye, kungfu fighter...haha missed those days, carefree~

After another hour of journey, we arrived at a petrol station outside KL and transfered by a mini van to Quality Hotel. At the hotel, we checked in to the 3 rooms [courtesy of Kenn :) ] The girls checked into their rooms first while we guys had to wait for our room to be cleaned. While the girls were bus discussing on how to sqeeze themselves on the beds or bed, we guys tried to get the first touch/rest on their beds~! :p Then somehow, Liting started her phototaking act again... snapped zillions of photos~ We guys went to our room not long after, but to our disgust, our room stinked, like some un-washed clothes, anyway its a foul-smell, we tried to get the room service to do something, and all they did was spraying some fragrance to the aircon. The girls came over and complained our the smell, they thought it was us with our stinko nan ren wei... dot dot dot... we blasted the aircon and it smelled better.

Our late lunch was at Sogo near our hotel. We found this restaurant call, 'Nando', selling grilled chicken - concept like kenny rogers. They have 3 different chilli sauce that meets different demands. The food was not bad there but it has its own style of taste and favours. After lunch we went buy a bouquet of roses for Desiree, and we made our way back to hotel, planning to leave for the mini concert earlier, hoping to do some shopping near the venue. After failing to flag down cabs, we decided to book a van from the hotel to the venue.

When we went there.... haha we couldn't believe what we see.... the place is so new..... and sooooo...... quiet! its not a shopping place like we thought, and it is not a shopping centre but a cluster of shops and shophouses. AND there were not many shops opened yet~.... reaching there early left with a bigger BOREDOM~. The girls attempted to keep their hopes high as there was a nail spa opened, but the manicurist were busy and they were closing soon. Hence, we only could chilled at the restaurants and cafes. Me and a few of them were at starbucks for a cup of my fave Green Tea Frappe, while the rest went out of sight and unknown.

After the long wait, the mini concert was going to start! It was the first time i see meet Desiree, haha i was introduced as the 'newest junior'... I've never heard her singing also, hence the guys were busy promoting her CD's songs to me just before the show started. I briefly listened, and the show started. Desiree's live performance, i must say its NICE! I like her singing and stage presence too. A band group 'Crossfire' was playing for her and Diya showed up as guest. Desiree performed quite a few songs in her album, and there were some interaction in between. I bought her CD there, I'm sure its worth the value. After the show, we were invited to join the qing gong yan. But there were some delays in between, at first was vehicle arrangement problem too many ppl too little cars, then it was Kenn's tyre punctured, Crossfire members helped to change the tyre.

We went over to a nearby music cafe for the event, over there Desiree helped us signed on our albums, sort of a mini autography session :) can see she was quite tired le, but was on all smiles while signing for us. The group of us also had a small chat with Kenn. It was then midnite liao, going back to hotel again raise the vehicle arrangement problem, furthermore, the cabs were reluntant to enter the zone as it was in the opposition parties' territory and there were some protest in the afternoon in the vicinity. The operator of the call centre tried to appeal for cabs but failed. We thought were all going to be stuck overnite. Then suddenly, some hero cabbies were brave enough to accept the call and we finally managed to go back to hotel. It was abt 2am liao. When we were back, after bathing, we swopped room with the girls as our room has 2 beds, after combining will be bigger than the queen size in their room. We had a small talk after the swop and off we go to dreamland.

In the morning, we checked-out and went over to Sogo's foodcourt for breakfast together, after that went for short walk, then went back to hotel ready for the van to pick us up. On our way back, it was pouring heavily. Saw a major accident involving at least 5 vehicles on the expressway. The rain was so heavy till the rain started to leak till the roof vents of the bus. Water was raining down on some of us. We tried to tie plasticbags below the vents to collect the water, preventing it to reach other. After a few attempts and modification, we managed to stop the leakage. And the way home was quite quiet and so soon, we arrived Singapore~ End of my naggy entry abt the trip. :)

Hair Stunt

I PERMED MY HAIR~! I LOOKED WEIRD CERTAIN ANGLE!

Haha but you won't see it in this photo~

Tinyboxer KTV

2 Weeks after the trip, some of us met up for a singing session~ I shan't talk much, the photos will tell the stories~ kekez i was the entertainer and Ms Liting aka Pineapple Stop snap snap snap zillions of photos again~ dot dot... i look ugly enough with my permed hair but she took all the wrong angle!

<-- all photos are mainly taken by this crazy snapper