Its the long weekend, and my aunty from Melbourne came to Singapore for her annual holiday.. she stayed at my house, and hence, to be a good host, brought her round Orchard area to eat and all, and show her the sights and sounds of Orchard..
Glad she had a good time (her fave was the Azubo Sabo Green-Tea Red Bean & Black Sesame Hokkaido Ice-cream).. in fact, at her stay here in Singapore (4D3N), we visited Orchard twice, and without fail, she got her hands on those ice cream.. She even treated us to each a cup! haha.. how generous.. but glad she like it!
And I'm now quite a fan of Cedele All-Day Din ing Restaurant at Ngee Ann City.. so brought her there, and of course it was my treat (to celebrate my successful application to UNISIM!).. ordered the Burmese Shan Tofu (which is a pan-fried tofu with balsalmic dressing - picture on top) and of course for my mum and aunty, they had the latte with organic unsweetened soya milk.. and they (esp. my aunty) love it so much.. she said it was very good.. haha.. guess they can't go wrong with my food recommendations.. haha.. chey..
Bought also an Adidas polo which was I think at about 18% discount (which was not offered a month back when I saw the same Polo T-shirt in the same place!).. and I always wanted to get my hands on those crocs slippers, and I manage to get one @ $58.80 (picture as above as well).. expensive but super comfortable! Love it.. so in total, spend prob $200.. so it could be my last few spendings, becos when sch starts, I need to save.. so ya.. oh well..
So just came home not long ago.. now gonna bathe and sleep.. Its Monday tomorrow again.. sigh~
I can die now as a happy man! haha.., <<< abriel >>>
Yup.. as the pic says it all, my application for the programme in Bachelor of Communications is successful!
Really want to thank the LORD for it.. because it has always been a dream come through to study such stuff, because my ultimate dream job would be in the service/Public Relations industry... so yupz.. I'm one step nearer to that goal!
Studying of course doesn't come cheap but thank God for the 40% government subsidy.. and also of course, another is the time factor.. My boss has known that my application is successful, and she has given her consent that she will be understanding, provided I finish everything on time and with quality as well.. so yupz..
Am so glad that its all going well.. next step, doing up the tremendous tough job of choosing modules and all.. tt is the thing that I dislike.. but oh well..
It is the time of the year again where Cerebos hosts her annual bowling competition, and for a change this year, it was held at Kallang Bowl @ Kallang Leisure Park.
As usual, I was one step away from a turkey strike (which will win me $50 cash if I had one), but I was 3 pins short of a strike on the last.. sigh~
But ok lah.. for the second time, my team won $30 Sushi Tei voucher, so we plan to spend it together! Wendy and her team also won a $30 Swenson's voucher.. so we gonna spend it together as well.. so yupz..
It was a happy day lah.. Came home and blog this loh.. so yupz..
This is the first year of my life that I took to the streets as a BRAND'S ambassador for a day! It is part and parcel of the BRAND'S Day celebrations which all staff are required to attend..
It was a day where we are assigned to various locations in Singapore, to pass gift packs to our retailers (supermarkets, chinese medical halls, etc), as our way of saying thanks for the unwavering support that they have given us all these while!
My team was assigned the Hougang area, and it was indeed a hot day.. but we manage to do it.. quite fun lah.. I was the photographer, and hence, I did not do much talking.. haha.. (so all the shots you see here in this blogpost, were all taken by me!)
So yup.. it was a happy day.. haha.. its the weekend!! Woohoo~
Scroll down to see some of the pictures I took at flag off in China Square Central:
The 2 birthday cakes! Yes.. the bottle of Essence of Chicken is a CAKE!!
The gift pack for our retailers, to thank them for their unwavering support!
The complimentary cupcake for each employee! Heard its about $4 each! *gulpz*
This Mother's Day, decide to go a bit simple, because have been spending a little too much, and next month is my dad's birthday, and we plan to eat at a little more expensive place.. so ya..
Anyway, this evening, brought my mum to Thai Accent @ Vivocity for her Mother's Day meal, as we were all carving for the Tom Yum Soup.. haha. But somehow the standard drop today and servings shrink quite a bit, maybe because there is a fairly big crowd, so they are busy..
But yupz.. glad my mum enjoyed it! =D Below are some photos taken:
Dad & Mum
Sis & Myself
Som Tam (payaya salad) - one of my favourite dishes in Thailand, because its sweet, sour and hot! Shiok!
Thai Accent's signature Clear Tom Yum Goong! - Ultimate shiokness!
But before the dinner, went shopping around.. and I always wanted a cross pendant, and yes.. I took the bold step.. annnndddd.. yes, I bought mine from Goldheart! It didn't come cheap though, because both (cross pendant and chain) are white gold! After discounts, it cost me $435, which is very expensive if you ask me.. still a little heartache lah (because this money is actually plan to be spent for my tentative Taiwan trip end of this yr, but becos of this, I'm not even sure whether I would be able to go.. sigh..)
But I'm not looking back.. wat's bought is bought le.. So yupz.. I simply love my cross pendant lah! =)
My first piece of jewellery (a cross pendant - both chain and pendant are white gold), and this cost me a whopping $435 (after discount) and bought at Goldheart. Heart still a bit pain though.. =(
Me donning on the cross pendant.. I look not bad hor.. haha!
Yupz.. this ends my adventure today.. going to turn in!~
The run is here again.. however, this year I decided not to run, because of the route last year (which is the same as this year!)..
However, I was asked to replace my EVP/CFO as he is not feeling well.. And I happen to be free, and thought oh well.. just go lah..
To my surprise, I didn't regret it, because the finisher T-shirt is really very nice (because its Adidas design and its very obvious with the 3 strips and all!) and most of all, I met one of my ex-colleague (aka brother), Warren.. Warren has always been a good brother of mine ever since I stepped into Cerebos Badminton Team.. and he never fails to encourage me.. so yupz.. he is the reason why I'm interested in badminton all over again.. so yupz.. Great brother lah, but too bad he has moved on.. oh well..
Then the food is ok lah.. not too bad.. same venue as last year, O’Learys Sportsbar @ The Flyer..
Some of the photos are as follows.. Enjoy!
Group picture - Run for Charity! $8960 ($560 per runner) raised in total for The Straits Time Pocket Money Fund!
The guys participating in the run! (L-R: Silas, myself, Feng Yuan, Kelvin, Boon Leong, Phillip)
The thorn among the roses. (Camwhoring before the run!)
A very nice picture taken of ME before the run! =D
Running without my iPod since it is only a short run (5.6km)
Group picture taken after the run. (Super sweaty and tired!)
Group picture taken after the run with Cerebos' ex-colleague (aka brother), Warren!
Having finger food & drinks at O’Learys Sportsbar @ The Flyer. (All guys donned on the Adidas Finisher Tshirt immediately after the run, and that's why you see me wearing it as well!)
Cheers with our beers and juices!
After that, came back to office and then went home.. so yupz.. Came back and bathe, and yupz.. blog this already loh.. not too bad rite =)
Need to sleep liaox.. tomorrow working and I wonder how much work I need to complete tomorrow.. Tomorrow is Friday leh.. oh well..
Yes!! The OCC Wedding of the Year happened yesterday and just now at the dinner.. It was a wedding of Gregory & Jaslyn.. so yupz..
I was actually one of the busier personnels, becos' I was in charge of filming their wedding (yesterday - 01 May 2010) at Saint Andrew's Cathedral & editing it just in time for the dinner just now at Peony Jade Restaurant, Keppel Club.
Let's just talk about yesterday (01 May) first.. the day started for me by waking up at 0430 hrs, and 0630 hrs, I started filming.. it went on till about 1400 hrs where I had a few stuff to much at the reception, and then rush home (missing church.. awww..) to edit the videos.. I started at 1530 hrs and actually I wanted to catch a few winks (because it was seriously very tiring and took a toll of me during the day), but then I think might as well finish it up, because I don't want to keep dragging it and never get it done.. however, to my surprise, I manage to just keep doing and doing and doing, until I realised that I have not had dinner.. and my dinner was actually at 2100 hrs.. kept going on till 2300 hrs where I was done.. (But thank God that I had earlier research some of the video concepts by professionals and it was put on YouTube, so I view and get ideas from there)..
Manage to get a good nite's rest and then this morning woke up and then did a lot of backup (starting at about 1100 hrs), and at the same time, did some finishing touches.. by the time I was done, it was 1600 hrs..
Bathe and then rush down to the restaurant to setup and test.. but to my horror, my MacBook somehow didn't manage to work properly (though it was tested just a few days ago and it was doing fine!).. but thank God for Carlise, that she has lent me her laptop and it worked.. thank God also for the multiple backups that I've done on DVD, CD and external harddisk!
And I did manage to play it during the dinner.. and believe you me.. whilst the video is playing, I was extremely nervous, becos I can't afford anything to go wrong during the playing of the video.. Both of Greg & Jas parents, relatives and friends (including church members) are present, and if anything goes wrong, that's it.. I will probably get the most blame.. and you do know me.. I'm a perfectionist.. I want everything to be as perfect as possible.. Therefore, when the video first played, there is a little bit of an error.. I panic, but then just close the player and start again, it was ok!
Fortunately, I receive a lot of good comments from church members and the couple (Greg & Jaslyn), that it was a job well done.. Well... all I can say is that it is not my work but God, because I was actually praying early yesterday morning that He would be with me during what to film and all.. and of course editing and all.. because really without Him, I would be at a loss and definitely can't finish such a job within 8 hrs.. It was indeed an eye-opener at how marvellous God works, even in such a simple video.. So ya.. To God be the Glory! =D
So yupz.. if you were not there at the dinner, don't fret, because I have recorded the highlights of the wedding nite ("sabos" lah of course), and they are as follows.. Enjoy!!
Well.. after this episode, I actually did enjoy the process of filming and editing.. though it is very tiring, but all I can say is that it is VERY, EXTREMELY satisfying when you see your "product" being shown and being affirmed for it! I guess this is what a perfectionist character in me wants.. affirmation and encouragement.. I guess that is what gives me the most satisfaction, because I see it with my own eyes something that is feasible and successful!
However, I guess I would only do this for really good/close friends if requested.. because I cannot be doing this as and when I want or on "freelance" job.. I will probably die of tiredness.. I'm old liaox.. no more the energetic me!
Oh well.. all I can say is that "IT IS FINISHED" and I can really go and sleep well, and dun need to worry anything.. woohoo~
Age:26
Location:Singapore
Birthday:23 March 1984
Occupation:Product Development Executive
Likes: Lately into blogging, beach-ing (eh! wat are you thinking?), photography, listen to music (jazz, bossa nova, fourplay, contemporary Christian), chatting, listening to Lush 99.5FM, Yes 93.3FM, Class 95.0FM, International Channel 96.3FM, playing the piano, watching movies, bowling, swimming, cycling and EATING!
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Email: kincaid@singnet.com.sg
