Women's Expo 2006

Was asked by qiqi to 'advertise' her upcoming event at expo over this weekend....she has a booth selling wines there...her company is Beverly Food & Liquor Trading....














Public - Free Admission
Hall 6B
29-Sep-06 to 01-Oct-06
Start Time: 11:00; End Time : 21:00

Showcasing the latest in lifestyle, beauty, health and wellness, WOMEN EXPO 2006 is back again to celebrate the joys of womanhood!

Look out for exciting offers & irresistible bargains, and join us for engaging stage performances, talks & demonstrations.

Indulge yourself at our special features area 'PAMPER! The New She' where you can enjoy pampering treats such as express manicure, make-up, hair-do & photography sessions at only $2 each!

www.womenexpo.com.sg

All proceeds will go to Women Expo's adopted charity, 'The Singapore Heart Foundation'.

Anyway, there is NATAS fair happening right next door...

NATAS HOLIDAYS 2006
Public Admission by ticket @ $3.00
Hall 5 & 6A
29-Sep-06 to 01-Oct-06
Start Time: 10:00; End Time : 21:30

So if you are going to the NATAS fair, do drop by the women expo hor!

Good job, people :D

My body is aching...

from the nite cycling on sat nite, 23 Sept 06.

But boy, m I glad that I finished the whole trip from Bedok to Kallang to ECP to Changi to Loyang to Tampines to Bedok Reservoir and back to Bedok.

So proud of my yec :)

We had put together a mega yec nite cycling event with about over 40 participants.

An amazing feat for us coz its hard to reach out to youths with just banners and posters.

Kudos to Christine, Huiling, Shaoliang, Peiwen, Nalinee, Danny, Johan, Steve, Joey, Danny.dotcom, mr FAT and the CSC members!

Of coz, not forgetting the disney couple, ms ariel and mr woody who came and support our event.

I will upload the photos and share my experience soon :)

Meanwhile, here's a link to join our yec network for updates to our activities!

http://www.friendster.com/31248161

JOIN US!!!!

Surprise!

20 Sept 06

I must have told no fewer than 10 persons about his bdae surprise for me this year.

hmm..lemme recap wat he has given me on my bdaes during these 6 years (yah, we known each other for six years! And we dated for 5 yrs b4 tying the knot...it doesn't feel long to both of us..)

(some presents may be for christmas or vdae...really, I can't rem which is for each...simply too many..)
- a ring for my pinkie
- watches
- perfume
- necklaces, pendants
- homecooked dinner
- tulips
- cakes : durian / yam
- handphone battery (I was carrying a heavy N3310 then. Appreciated the lightweight lithium batt.
- handphones

I was feeling moody and upset when I came home on 19 Sept, seeing the smelly pile of clothes still sitting there, waiting for me to wash them.

I thought he would have taken the initiative to wash them as a present for me.

I did not expect him to give me a gift but I expected that he would do something special and surprise me.

I started the 'you-were-not-like-this-before-we-were-married' mode. This went on till I went to bed, still fuming over his 'not-affected-still-joking' reaction on my outburst.

I did not suspect a thing coz I was fuming....

Then his hp alarm went off at 12am. We were not asleep yet. He wished me happy bdae in the darkness, then passed me something in his hands.

I got excited and started to 'feel' what the gift was.

"It's a handphone battery!" he gushed excitedly.

I could not believe him but my hands were indeed groping a battery.

"Huh, why battery? I dun need one wah....I got one charger at home, and one in office..."

"You were not like that before we were married! You were happy when I bought you a hp battery!" mr Fat cried in mock sadness.

I 'resigned' myself to fate and thanked him for the battery, smiling weakly at the same time and went back to sleep.

"Come, wake up lah, let's check if the battery fits.." he switched on the bedside lamp and nudged me to sit up.

"No need bah...need meh? Sure fit one lah..." I grumbled, tinking how absurb he can be, while controlling my temper. He was sweet enough to get me a gift.

Then out of nowhere, he pulled out a box and passed it to my hands.

It's a video cameracorder!



I was speechless.

Oh my gawd! The 'hp battery' was actually the cam's spare battery. What a relief!

I was very surprised he was willing to buy such expensive gift for me. mr Fat is well-known for his tight purse strings.

Although the cam was not really ex. and branded type, its sanyo (ok, dun scream at me) but nevertheless his efforts got an A* from me :)

Turned out that he has been researching for this purchase a few weeks on his own, often after his work. I did not even realise it! My colleagues say I m too blur and too dumb to realise anything ;P

He even got me a mini durian cake!

After the surprises, the oohs and haas, I felt stupid suddenly.

I must have looked and sounded like a spoilt child demanding for my bdae gift earlier on. And he, knowing that I would be pacified by his surprise gift, chose to wait and see me sulking till my bdae. It must have been very funny to him!

Grrr....

Anyway, I loved the gift and I washed the pile of clothes very willingly on my bdae.

To thank him for the gift, I gave him a treat at his fav jap buffet restaurant and went to watch "The Banquet" with him.






Epic movie, grand and magnificent movie set. Storyline a bit boring but loved the costumes and you can tell that it's not cheap to produce this movie...so it's worth the ticket price!

Now it's time for me to mull over what to get him for his bdae....I dun tink I can keep surprises....mabbe I would ask him what he wants...hmmm...

Aunties and market

19 Sept 06

Had dinner with my colleagues from the other offices at "Central" cafe at Takashimaya.

Met up shervon 1st and mighty mike joined us shortly.

We had a helluva fun bitchin' about those whom we dun really like in our workplace...

black mama..CKM...coconut lady and many more..

Mighty mike and me must have been arch-enemies or maybe we fought over the same guy in our previous lives...( I m presuming he's a gal in his previous life).

We could not stop bickering and 'insulting' each other. I can't believe I m using the same model of hp as him! eeeks!

Mighty mike and me did something really 'auntie'.

We were walking past Kalms' and I pointed to him a cute cow's coin bank.

I had expected his reaction to be of a typical guy's reaction as in "Nice meh?" or just a simple "Yah, quite cute."

But to my surprise, he said in his most 'auntie' manner, " I saw this at centrepoint, selling at $24.90. They are selling the cheapest there."

My instant reaction was "You so sure its cheaper there meh?"

"Sure, wanna bet? They must be selling this at about $30 plus." he smugly replied.

"Ok, let's go in and take a look."

We saw the coin banks and the salesperson was standing next to them.

The salesperson started his sales talk,

"This is a new product. We are selling it at a low introductory price of $26.90. You can't find such prices in other places. We are charging the lowest."

I looked at mighty mike in amusement and started talking like a 'auntie',

"I dun tink your shop's is the cheapest. My fren here saw this coin bank going at $24.90 each only."

"Cannot be. Must be of a different design." the salesperson argued.

Then mighty mike aka 'Auntie' of the 'aunties' and bitch of the bitches stepped up and retorted,

"It's the exact same design I saw at John Little at Centrepoint and they are really selling at $24.90. Dun believe, go see yourself."

At this point of time, embarassed shervon was finding a hole to hide herself. She did not want to be associated with the two 'aunties'.

Then Mike and me left the shop, leaving the clueless, hapless salesperson wondering what had just happened.

Lucky for shervon, sabby arrived and saved her from the two 'aunties'.

Then we proceeded to sample the mooncakes at the mooncake bazaar at taka where we managed to continue our yakking as we walked thru' the bazaar crowd.Then we sat ourselves at kopi bean for some more bitchin'.

It was a fun gathering, I dun tink I have ever tok so much within such a short period of time with this group of people. It's like a mini-market. That's what you get when you put 4 PR persons together!

I m looking forward to the next one, guys!

Thank you, gals!

16 Sept 06

We had fabulous modern jap cuisine at Ikukan Contemporary Jap Restaurant.

Followed by shopping at marina square and suntec city.

Ended with a sumptuous dinner by mr Fat and a MJ session at 'Orange'.

Got two bags from the gals and ms gigi gave me another surprise in the form of two little clay piglets :)

Shall not say more, read ms gigi's colourful account here.

Love you, gals!

Everyday would be like this day

As usual, he got up early and put on his Sunday best.

He pictured her smiling face in his mind.

He packed his bag and headed out.

He can't wait to see her.

He arrived at his workplace but stopped at the entrance. He kept glancing at the bus stop.

He was waiting for her.

There she was!

His heart fluttered, he was so happy to see her.

She walked towards him gingerly, ever so gently.

He thought she is the most beautiful creature on earth.

"You are early!" she said in her sweet voice and dimples formed below her cheeks on her delicate face.

His eyes sparkled with happiness and delight. He wished he would see her everyday.

"Let's get started." she smiled at him again and placing her hand on his shoulder.

He was alone and sad before he met her.

He opened the bag of tissue packets on his lap and placed his hands on the wheels of his wheelchair. She clasped his shoulder firmly and with her walking cane plodding along, the happy couple moved slowly into the busy hawker centre.

He wished that everyday would be like this day. That he would feel happy and blissful.

The Great Singapore 'Bear'

Where's the S'pore bear?
UN organiser disappointed S'pore not taking part in 142-nation bear exhibition
By Mindy Tan (the new paper)
September 07, 2006

ONCE upon a time, there were 142 bears.There was a Malaysian bear, a Thai bear, a Vietnamese bear and many more from all over the world.
Bears standing in a circle in alphabetical order by country name in Berlin's historic Bebelplatz in July.

But the Singapore bear was not among them.

So the poor Singapore bear missed out when the painted fibreglass bears travelled all over the world and raised over 1.18 million euros ($2.36 million) for United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).
The bears representing 142 UN member countries are part of the United Buddy Bear (UBB) public art exhibition.
The countries paid 2,500 euros each for a bear to be represented in Berlin, Germany.
After the Berlin stop, the exhibition moves to Vienna, Austria, this month.
Each country had to send an artist to paint the bear. It also had to cover the artist's expenses. (See report on facing page.)
The UBB exhibition has been travelling around the world since 2002.
Dr Klaus Herlitz, a German, who conceived the idea in 2002, said it has been seen by 12 million people in eight cities including Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Britain's Buddy Bear is dressed as a sheikh draped with the Union Jack.
And 1.5 million visitors saw it in Germany during the football World Cup in June.
The bears stood alphabetically, hand-in-hand, in a circle in Berlin's historic Bebelplatz.
The participating countries submitted their bears painted in their country's own art styles.

LOST OPPORTUNITY? So did Singapore miss out on a great opportunity?

The reason could be Singapore's SingArt Lion project, launched in 2004, which the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the National Arts Council (NAC) chose to concentrate on.
Sixty fibreglass lions painted by local celebrities, including photographer Russel Wong, Raffles Holdings chief executive and president Jennie Chua and plastic surgeon Woffles Wu, were part of a public art display then.
Like the UBB exhibition, they were auctioned to raise funds for charity. The starting bid for a lion was $8,888.
When contacted, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spoke on behalf of the NAC, the STB and the Singapore Embassy in Berlin.
An MFA spokesman confirmed that UBB organisers had approached the Singapore Embassy in Berlin. The matter was then referred to the NAC and the STB.
'After due consideration, the NAC and the STB decided that it would be better to concentrate their efforts and resources on promoting Singapore's own SingArt Lion project,' he said.
In an e-mail reply to The New Paper, Dr Herlitz said: 'We are proud that 142 United Nations member states were represented in the circle in Berlin.

'Unfortunately, Singapore was not part of it.

'The matter would be less of an issue if smaller countries, for example, San Marino, were not represented. But it is a great pity if Singapore does not participate.'
One disappointed visitor was university student Madari Math Ly Haroun, 27. The German has been to Singapore.

At the exhibition, he said: 'I was looking out for South-east Asian bears and was surprised that Singapore was left out.

'Cambodia's bear was intricately painted with a picture of Angkor Wat. I wonder what a Singapore bear would have looked like?'

NOT TOO LATE

But it is not too late. The offer for Singapore to enter its bear is still open.
Dr Herlitz added: 'Maybe it would be possible to show the exhibition in Singapore one day, in a central location of the city.'

Singapore, no more disappointment!
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I present you...................

the GREAT SINGAPORE BEAR!
(yep, the one in the blue shirt!)

PS: I bring this to sleep every nite ;)

TMNTs, Heros in a halfshell!

Childhood memories


Hmm...they reminded me of someone....

Anyway, my bro used to have one of them; the one in red, Raphael. We also had its nintendo game, we loved Leonardo and Donatello as they have longer weapons, easier to fight against the Rhino villian (I forgot its name).

Pizza lovers are TMNTs :D muahahaha...

My fav is......Donatello, yah the one with the long stick :D muahahaha...

Which is your fav? pls dun tell me its the Rat! :D

(Chorus)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Heroes in a half-shell

Turtle power!
They're the world's most fearsome fighting team (We're really hip!)
They're heroes in a half-shell and they're green (Hey - get a grip!)
When the evil Shredder attacks
These Turtle boys don't cut him no slack!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (He's a radical rat!)
Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That's a fact, Jack!)
Raphael is cool but crude (Gimme a break!)
Michaelangelo is a party dude (Party!)

(Repeat chorus)

Kings preferred in Japan

It’s a boy, and Japan’s relieved

TOKYO: People in Japan expressed relief and happiness on Wednesday that the birth of a baby boy to Princess Kiko had gone well.

The birth of the first male heir in the imperial family in more than four decades takes pressure off Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako to have a boy.

Their four-year-old daughter Princess Aiko is not allowed to become sovereign under law that limits the succession to males.

The baby prince becomes third in line to the throne after his uncle, the crown prince, and his father Prince Akishino. (source:Daily news)

"Boys are better" according to Japan.

I was told by the tour guide during my Japan trip, that the jap working women are required to go to office earlier than the men to prepare coffee and tea. They are also allowed to leave the office earlier so that they can rush home and cook for their husbands.

Glass ceiling phenomenon in japan? I tink they have a 'solid concrete ceiling' on the corporate ladder to prevent women from reaching top positions!

Well I have this to say, "Boys are not always better! hmmp!"

Waterfest Urban Challenge 020906

We ran, drove, capsized, kayaked, cracked our brains, gotten sunburnt and we had fun :D

ms Cactus tried kayaking for the first time!