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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Elmo!> haha no la its nt for me... my bro bought tis for a gal he likes... he was hoping to courier to her but abit hard to wrap so maybe leavin at her doorstep to gif her surprise =p so sweet hor??? *hint hint* hahahahhahahahahahhaa....
din do much except IT stuff over the wkend... went down to sim lim to look ard for laptop backpack on sat cos planning to bring my bro's laptop to beijing in an easier way so tat i can skype kel to save on phone charges... but realized all the bags very ex! at least 70 bucks for an ugly bag haha... kel said he had one spare laptop backpack at home but dunno if it suits my bro laptop size... i tink the size is quite standard so i juz took his backpack lor...
haiz was also bz fixing my pc over the wkend... well my monitor settings were screwed up so acquired kel's flat screen monitor as well as his internal DVD ROM cos my internal CD ROM has also been screwed up since dunno when hahaha... he came over on sat nite to install for me and the whole sys crashed! hahahaha... maybe cos everythin in my CPU too old liao ba so nt compatible... aniway he had to rush back home to catch his man utd game wif a fren so next day then go down sim lim to buy new CPU lor... juz buy a bundle pack without including CD ROM, graphics card, hard disk, keyboard and mouse so tat i can save some $$! din save much la.. from $399 cut down to oni $355 for a P4 sys...hahha kel kept sayin i got a very gd deal since P4 sys usually cost at least 400 and above... and tat i got more than the max value out of my prev sys as i used it for 5 yrs aredi.. aniway glad tat everything's in wrkg order nw... thx dear! i really like the new pc set alot alot.... poor thing he had to go back to office on sun to make sure office pc is ok... lucky everything is set nw...
yup so next wk is china week... wow time flies! its time for another conference in beijing... hopefully i wun run ard like mad woman like last yr... haha aniway i am nt fully in charge of presentations nw so a huge relief for me altho i may help out and shuffle in bet presentations and registration... haiz the sad thing is tat kel is also goin to china to supervise his aunt's factory for 2wks rite after i come back fr beijing but the factory is in foshan in teochew province... i was planning to take a midnite flight back to sg next fri so tat i can spend 1 or 2 days wif him b4 he leaves but turns out tat he is leavin aredi on sat morn to HK first wif his aunty to tour ard over the wkend b4 takin train to reach foshan.... so no pt if i come back and hes gone aredi so i decided to extend my stay for another day to do more shoppin and sightseeing wif karen lor...
haiz he will be gone for 2 wks and i will be gone for a wk prior to tat so 3 wks in all tat we cant see each other in nov!!! sadz wat to do.. hv to wrk ma... company oni payin for room expenses up until the end of the conference which is thu nite so will bunk in wif karen and share the room cost for the additional nite (fri nite) so tat we dun hv to pay so much if we hv a room each on our own... this year it costs a freaky USD200 per nite per room!!! last yr it cost SGD200 per nite and i paid for 2 nites on my own so a total of SGD400 was spent juz to extend on my own ac! it was crazy haha... bobian its a 5 star hotel and they upgraded the place so costs a HUGE bomb... aniway hope the conference will be carried out smoothly and kel will hv a safe trip... guess it will be a quiet mth for me =p
Celine Dion - Where Does My Heart Beat Now
So much to believe in - We were lost in time Everything I needed I feel in your eyes Always tought of keepin- Your heart next to mine But now that seems so far away Don't know how love could leave Without a trace Where do silent hearts go?
Where does my heart beat now Where is the sound That only echoes through the night Where does my heart beat now I can't live without Without feeling it inside Where do all the lonely hearts go
Candle in the water - Drifting helplessly Hiding from the thunder- Come and rescue me Driven by hunger - Of the endless dream
I'm searching for the hand that I can hold I'm reaching for the arms that let me know Where do silent hearts go?
Where does my heart beat now Where is the sound That only echoes through the night Where does my heart beat now I can't live without Without feeling it inside Where do all the lonely hearts go Where do all the lonely hearts go
Then one touch overcomes the silence Love still survives Two hearts needing one another Give me wings to fly
Where does my heart beat now Where is the sound That only echoes through the night Where does my heart beat now I can't live without Without feeling it inside
I've got someone to give my heart to Feel it getting stronger and stronger And stronger And I feel inside
Hearts are made to last Till the end of time
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Friday, October 27, 2006 Evolution of Dance>finally can post videos from youtube... also inserted the one by liang jingru in the prev post... aniway he's super cool! knows practically all the moves from the greatest dance songs of all time fr 70s (any 60s?) all the way till now...
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Thursday, October 26, 2006 Please support me in MS150 bike ride>A message from a colleague in the US. Pls support if you can! Thanks.
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
On April 21-22, 2007, I will join thousands of cyclists for the BP MS 150 Bike Tour. Although this two-day Tour from Houston to Austin is not a race, it raises money for the race to find the cure for multiple sclerosis. Last year, more than 12,000 registered cyclists raised $9.6 million to help end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system. Although researchers are making progress toward their goal, the cause of and cure for the disease still remains a mystery.
By riding 180 miles for my sister-in-law through the Texas Hill Country this April, I will enjoy the outdoors, make new friends and experience the ultimate cycling experience. More importantly, my efforts help the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lone Star Chapter fund breakthrough research to find the cause, cure and treatment of MS. The chapter also provides a variety of much-needed services and programs that directly help people living with MS and their families in Texas. The goal for the Bike Tour is $10 million and my personal goal is $1,000.
Therefore, I am asking friends, family members and colleagues to make a one-time, tax-deductible donation. All proceeds benefit the National MS Society’s research and chapter programs. The National MS Society, Lone Star Chapter serves more than 14,000 people living with MS and their families from Beaumont to Del Rio and from Dallas to Brownsville. The chapter covers 141 counties, more than half the counties in Texas.
Riding in the BP MS 150 Bike Tour is a challenging physical feat for most people. The challenges are many and the training is intense and arduous. There are many obstacles even leading up to the starting line. The weekend is unpredictable with hills, bad weather, blisters and fatigue, just to name a few. The rider requires a lot of support.
Having multiple sclerosis is unpredictable, too, and physical symptoms strike randomly. For some, it is difficult to manage one’s life from day to day. People living with MS require support from friends and family to help with daily needs.
Please support me in this personal endeavor and, in turn, help people with this devastating disease. Please send your contribution to me at Monique Barbee, c/o Hart Energy Publishing, 1616 S. Voss Road, Ste. 1,000, Houston, TX 77057, or pledge online through my personal donation page (http://ms150.org/edon.cfm?id=189935) on the secure official MS150 Web site (www.ms150.org). Any amount you feel comfortable giving is much appreciated. Please make checks payable to the National MS Society.
Please check with your employer to see whether they have a matching gift policy. If so, this will double or maybe even triple your pledge! Send in the matching gift form from your company with your check.
Thank you very much for your support!
Monique A. Barbee Director, Custom Publishing Hart Energy Publishing # posted by MinGMinG | 4:10 PM
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Batam>yep went to batam over the wkend.. haha kel and i almost left on the wrong ferry fr harborfront... seems tat there were two ferries leaving for diff ports to batam and we din check our boarding pass properly ba... we were seated comfortably in the ferry when kel heard someone calling his name (my ears werent sharp enuff) and we were asked to take the other ferry instead... heng... hmm nth much over there la cept for cheap toiletry shopping.. some stuff were like two or three times cheaper than sg stuff!!! so i bought quite a few =p were kept waiting for pickup from hotel for more than an hr but other than tat nth much bad happened...
 kel and i got polo ralph lauren polo tees fr the ferry terminal and there was another polo shop selling local indonesian polo brand tees but these were confirmed to be fake and of lower quality..kel and i each got feedback fr our colleagues tat the ones we got were prob not genuine cos we went to the polo shop at suntec to check out the actual price difference but the tees we got were not selling in sg at all!!! at batam we got a 20% discount for our "newer" generation tees due to the hari raya season; other "older" models hv 50% discount.... but they are really nice and suit me and kel.. i got a pink one and kel a blue one... we saw everyone else in sg wearing the older gen tees so conclusion is they got them fr batam or malaysia??? hehehe.....
 coincidentally we bumped into kel's sec sch classmate and his wife in batam! hahhaha kel said he hasnt seen this person for ages and of all places saw him in batam =p the food wasnt fantastic - we had meals at godiva cafe, A&W, pizza hut and a choco dessert place.. there's a mega mall rite opp the ferry terminal and there's breadtalk there! hahahaha... tat mall looks as tho its catered for sg shoppers cos the other malls din look as nice...
kel was kept in the office till 2am on fri nite (nite b4 we left for batam) to format the pc cos internet was down and it wasnt fixed still so we brought forward our return ferry to an earlier timing... got our boarding passes in adv and realized that teh ferry vessel had diff name fr the one shown at the terminal screens. kel was afraid tat we wd be ferried to a strange island cos we saw everyone else's passports were indonesian hee but lucky we were brought safely back to sg la... there was a wholeload of pple crowded at teh customs but luckily singaporeans were let thru first since there was a separate line for singaporeans else we will be stuck there 4ever!!!
haiz then i accompanied poor kel back to his office where he had to check to see whether the pc was ok... it was ok when we left but it revolted when he got back on mon... he stayed till late again on mon and couldnt accompany me to elaine's place for mahjong.... yup went over to her place to play for abt 2hrs... i oni managed to win one round and alexis won all the rest!!! the other two guys (yijue's and elaine's bfs) din win at all when i left... hahaah alexis is really the mahjong king here....
haix couldnt stay long cos mum wasnt happy abt me playing mahjong so late at fren house... yup aniway then kel had to go back to office the next day (tue) again to reformat pc... and it was finally done... not until evening when i met him to hv dinner at the crystal jade ramen and xiaolongbao place... and we had brownie wif french vanilla ice cream at NYDC! i juz cant get enuff of it =p
wat a small world - i also bumped into my sec sch classmate at citilink toilet hahaha... it was funni cos i was washing my hands and felt tat an indian gal kept staring at me... so juz b4 i left i peeked at her and realized she looked sooo familiar! haha it was lalitha... long time never see her, she was a prefect at CHIJ... nw she teaching at woodlands pri sch..
nice video from liang jingru's latest song on YouTube... 梁静茹 - 亲亲
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Thursday, October 19, 2006 TT>haiz tis one of those days where anything cant go rite.. haiz ya had to do a TT to china which i had no prior experience.. boss wanted to publish an ad in one of the local industry newspapers to market our event and increase registrations... but the chinese co wan us to pay b4 they publish!! and it takes a damn long 3-5 wrkg days for TT and its oni 2 wks left b4 the event so some urgency there haiz.... aniway durin the TT application i tot i had all the necessary info but there was a problem with the amt to be transfered.. guy at the counter told me i could fill in the RMB amt so i happily did so. and i tot hey its painless! but when i got back to office he called and said they not able to remit in RMB, oni SGD or USD.
ok fine i had to make a trip back to cancel and reapply and tot the lady at the counter could provide me with the exchange rate to calculate the correct SGD amt to fill in so tat the right RMB amt will reach the beneficiary since we will bear all bank service charges.. but guess wat? she said she not able to give me the exch rate! and i tot U*B was an international bank??? ok fine i used the average rate i remembered to calculate but lady said the form was missing with the other signatory which is my accountant's signature la... ok fine i called our accountant and asked whether she can meet me to sign cos i wanted to settle the TT by today so tat china can go ahead with the ad.. she was at people park complex so walked all the way over to meet her at the bank over there and we managed to submit...
and then on the way back to office i realized i did smth wrong... guess wat?? i used the wrong rate - i used the USD-RMB exch rate instead of SGD-RMB... haiz.... which means tat i underpaid the beneficiary... ok i went back to office and called tat branch to stop the transaction.... and she said i had to immediately return the copy i had to them so tat it can be disapproved.... haiz ok tis time i took cab and charge to co liao..not goin to walk all the way there... and my boss helped me to call the bank to ask why are they not able to remit RMB and why cannot provide exch rate... aniway the solution is to remit in USD instead... lucky the beneficiary able to accept USD so they had to calculate and convert the RMB amt to USD for us since the bank not able to calculate *roll eyes* ok great finally everything is finalized now... i juz need my accountant signature again... haiz i cant believe hw difficult tis is... but maybe its cos i nvr do b4 so got all entangled up... spent 2-3 hrs hassling over tis... it was really crazy..
hmm 4got to mention tat last week was suay wk... haha no la nt i suay.. more of others... on my way back to home on CTE was caught in jam cos of an accident on the road.. ok tat one nt so significant but bro called and told me to be careful cos there was a fight downstairs at the kopitiam even tho it was oni ard 9+.. the reason i say tat is cos fights usually occur after midnite at the kopitiam when uncles get drunk and get into fights =p aniway it was pretty serious since i saw 3 police cars when i reached home!!! but i din see any bloody scenes la... the last suay thing happened at kel's place... firemen and ambulance both arrived at the block downstairs at the carpark.. tink someone was injured but i din see who...
really lookin forward to wkend and public hol.. goin bonkers doin the conference.....
退後 - 周杰倫
天空灰的像哭過 離開你以後 並沒有 更自由 酸酸的空氣 嗅出我們的距離 一幕錐心的結局 像呼吸般無法停息
抽屜泛黃的日記 榨乾了回憶 那笑容是夏季 你我的過去 被順時針的忘記 缺氧過後的愛情 粗心的眼淚是多餘
我知道你我都沒有錯 只是忘了怎麼退後 信誓旦旦給了承諾 卻被時間撲了空
我知道我們都沒有錯 只是放手會比較好過 最美的愛情回憶裡待續 # posted by MinGMinG | 10:48 PM
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006 New hairstyle!>
Monday, October 09, 2006 World Trade Center>hmm did quite a few things over the wkend... went to sim lim first on sat as kel wants to sell his CPU away so we went ard asking wat price wd the shops buy the CPU at... hmm he tot he can sell ard 500-600 since its P4 and quite new... but seems like we can oni get it ard 200.. maybe its cos we din bring the CPU so they cant really estimate ba...
also got some headphones wif mic similar to those used by call centre operators for kel and my bro so tat we can skype when i go to beijing in nov.. if u dunno wats skype (www.skype.com) by nw its a chat cum call-for-free program where u can make calls and talk for free no matter where u r in the world... of cos tis is oni valid pc to pc but its been a little tough payin for IDD calls even tho we aredi use the cheaper option so its much betta to use tis ba... waiting to get a laptop fr the co but boss says it wun come till next yr so managed to borrow my bro's for beijing =p skype can also be used to make calls to normal phones but of cos u need to pay for tis la... skype's pretty cool and i hv used it during wrk conference calls with my colleague fr mid east so the quality is pretty gd! hahah i realized i very suaku cos my bro aredi used it to call us when he was in brunei... i now use it wif dejia who's now in US for her training so tat she can call me in her evenings when i am at wrk durin the day =p hey gal guess tis will be the first time u read this fr US so take care ya? juz gif me a buzz whenever u need smth =)
then went to the new mall Vivocity located at harbourfront to meet wif kel's fren bryan to catch the movie World Trade Center... wah the place very very big.. can get lost =p hahah well not many shops were open cos i tink the grand opening is nt until dec... and u can get outside of the mall to take a look at the scenery facing sentosa and the harbour area... wah it was the haziest day in sg so the scenery wasnt tat gd but i tink the area's pretty cool cos we feel as tho we r on a ship lookin out....
aniway back to the movie... din expect it to be really gd.. tells the story abt hw 2 NY policemen miraculously survived the ordeal even wif all tat debris crushed onto them... i cried at the part when the 2nd policeman was extracted out and he almost wanted to give up but he had a vision of his wife telling him to stay alive and hold on.... when he was finally sent to hosp and on the way to the operating theatre, it really touched my heart when he saw his wife and told her "You kept me alive".. awwww isnt tat heart wrenching??? yeah as u aredi noe they both survived but nt without like 20+ surgeries each!!!! ouch tats really painful and torturous...
also went KTV on sun.. haven been to one since my bday! hehehe and its the first time i go wif kel since he doesnt really like singing in front of others... aniway they had new lunch sets at kbox and they were like bento sets in mini versions... kel surely din felt full enuff... but i sure did hv my fill singing the songs esp duet luv songs wif him!! hehehee.. its really nice to duet wif someone who noes the tune to all the old classic songs....
kel luvs this song... me too! if u dunno tis song by now where hv u been??? hahahhaha its getting to my head and keeps repeatin over and over these few days....
You Give Me Wings - Hady Mirza
Sometimes its hard, Just to be yourself I know, you know... So close to tears, Wanting to give up I feel all alone
Now you're here Right by my side And I just want you to know.. oh
You give me wings When I'm falling You lift me up When I'm down Taking me high Touching the sky Yeah you make me fly...
Now I am stronger Than I was before Because of you You're so alive And I wanted more I can't believe its true
Now you're here Right by my side Don't ever let me go oh...
You give me wings When I'm falling You lift me up When I'm down Taking me high, Touching the sky Yeah u make me... Fly...
Oh baby Whoa oh... Come fly away with me
(Instrumental break) You give me wings when I'm falling That's why I sing to you.. ohhhh
You give me wings (You give me wings..) When I'm falling (When I'm falling...) You lift me up when I'm down (When I'm down...) Taking me high (Takin me high) Touching the sky (Touchin the sky) Yeah you make me fly (You make me fly...)
You give me wings (You give me wings..) When I'm falling (When I'm falling...) You lift me up when I'm down (When I'm down...) Taking me high (Takin me high) Touching the sky (Touchin the sky) Yeah you make me fly (You make me fly...)
You give me wings.... # posted by MinGMinG | 9:42 PM
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006 Another ppt...>well nth much exciting over the last wk cept working late for some nites due to meeting a deadline for a report and for another ppt i had to make in another strategy meeting.. tis time is an oil company fr UAE but too bad the meeting is in sg nt there ahhahahaa... aniway tis is the same co tat i got my first sales so i was of cos obliged to go... juz repeated wat i said in my last ppt in KL lor... boss was back so she made the main ppt... and she was quite stressed cos she also had to present on info fr one of our other products on global crude and product supply & demand which we both nt very familiar wif.. and there was tis sg guy who kept bombarding us wif questions.. even my boss says he was damn annoying cos he's those type who die die also dont take in other pple's views hahaha... all the diff sort of pple u meet at diff events...
hmm most of my sat was spent shoppin hahaha.. no la was waitin for kel cos he got pulled by his fren to listen to a MLM talk and it took 3hrs long!!! so nth to do but shop lor hehee... bought some 3/4 jeans as well as pumps fr everbest at isetan... hv been buyin alot of different covered heels but haven found one tat i really feel comfortable walking in cos of my wide feet... they always feel squashed up if i wear a size smaller and too loose if i wear a size bigger... isnt tat irritating?? haiz....
met up wif dejia they all on sun cos dejia is leavin for US for 2mths tis fri so treating her to a farewell dinner.. we had dinner at a chinese restaurant similar to crystal jade but the food is not as nice leh... we ordered fish and i tot it was one whole fish but it turned out to look and taste like fishcake cum otah haha...
Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Till It's Over
Here we are still together We are one So much time wasted Playing games with love
So many tears I've cried So much pain inside But baby It ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried To keep our love alive But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
How many times Did we give up But we always worked things out And all my doubts and fears Kept me wondering, yeah If I'd always, always be in love
So many tears I've cried So much pain inside But baby It ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried And kept our love alive 'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over
So many tears I've cried So much pain inside Baby It ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried And kept our love alive 'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over
So many tears I've cried So much pain inside Baby It ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried To keep our love alive 'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over Over, over, over.
So many tears we've cried So much pain inside But baby It ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried To keep our love alive 'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over Over, over, over
So many tears we've cried So much pain inside Baby It ain't over 'til it's over # posted by MinGMinG | 10:20 AM
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