CANON sales training

And so the official training for new inductees has finally began. Soon, I'll be out on the field come Feb 2009. Time to fight for a better future!!!

Hope 2009 will be a bright new start!!!

I can be so lucky... lucky lucky lucky!

Apparently, someone out there decided to make it up to me for all the years of luckless-ness with lucky draws & such.

It seems that I do have a penchant for winning some really smashin' prizes in the first year D&D of the company which I joined.

At Asahi, I still remembered winning the iPod video & $500 worth of shopping vouchers from takashimaya & robinson's, along with the envy of green-eyed colleagues.

Now in Canon, it looks like the winning ways still continue. Barely a month into the job, I had already won for myself the 8th prize - a 32" Hitachi LCD TV at the company's annual D&D held at Suntec Convention Centre.

The theme of the night was "Olympics fever" & it was simple enough for me to just wear my sunday soccer attire. No need to spend unnecessary money on renting costumes. Being relatively new & considering the fact I was placed in a table with so many unfamiliar faces, I got lost & uninterested naturally. I swear to God I had so wanted to go off halfway and meet the gf, but something... something just made me glue my ass to the seat & wait for the lucky draw.

Needless to say, the wait was well worth it. I left home a very happy man... and a spanking new LCD TV. :D

Doong & Charmaine's Solemnization

So the man has finally did it (after ah hui beat him at his own game)... the first in our clique to get hitched... I tell ya, Doong ah pui has been waiting for the longest time. He's the family man among the family man... even before getting engaged to his sweetheart.

From playing gay barbie dolls in primary school to wearing fashion disastrous clothings till this very day, this man has been there & done that. Not many can honestly admit to that.

At a time when we kids like to sweat it out by playing basketball, he prefers putting on makeup & a very gay looking bee costume to sing in a choir. Even when we are playing Genghis Khan, a turn based strategy PC war game, he prefers planning for a heir to his virtual throne rather than build up his army to rule the land. Actually, what I meant to say was, things can't get any gayer for him.

Now that he is happily engaged, fulfilling his life long dream since he had pubes, hehehehe... we shall look forward to the actual wedding dinner next year!

Actually wait... the fun has already climaxed, things can't get any funnier than that night when he was drunk so freakin' pissed. Of cos there were many stupid things & funny incidents, and there was a side of him we never saw in his drunken state. This guy can be damn funny aiighht!

Shall leave this group pic for memories' sake...

Avenue Q da musical

So my baby got us this 2 free tickets to one of Broadway's most popular show "Avenue Q".

It is being described as the adult version of Sesame Street, with people acting alongside puppets which they control & mime with.

Ok I must admit I slept for a few parts during the show... its either:

1) I'm not that smart to catch their jokes because I'm not culturally attuned to their jokes.
2) I don't know how to appreciate the musical & I should be better off watching toilet humor like those of Stephen Chow.

Actually, why I'm writing this post is because in parts where the actors tell jokes which I deem as not funny, people actually laugh. Hey, if there's anyone more receptive to jokes & funny stuffs, then I'm the man for you. But if I'm not even laughing, why are you?

Pretentious stinkaporeans who act atas by going to la esplanade to watch some ang moh musical where I think you people don't even understand the jokes they are telling half the time.

So stop the silly acting people. Laughter is meant to be real & true, like words from the bottom of your heart when you say "I love you" to your girlfriend. If it ain't funny, don't laugh for the sake of laughing. Afraid of getting scorned upon by your colleagues or friends whom you went together with? Come on, get a life.

Watch some Shaolin Soccer instead.

:)

P.S. Oh, by the way, those actors inside the musical can really sing very well. Just not my cup of tea though!

Jasmine's wedding (11th Oct 2008) - Pt. II

And they say red bombs come in pairs.

Immediately after Alex's wedding comes dearest Jasmine's, who is tying the knot with Mr.Nice Guy Jonathan Chin. But I think even Jon would soon be polluted by Jasmine, who doesn't quite behave as demure as she looks. My foot! Hehe...

Yup, again I become the gang of brothers determined to break into the house to "rescue" the bride. Well, abit more kachiao these bunch of girls, namely Mag, Karen & Jennifer. Put these 3 siao char bohs together and you get the "jie meis" from hell!

After give angpow already go in kenna shit already (pun intended). At least it only looks like it. Peanut butter spread disgustingly on a baby diaper which they claimed is clean lah. Wah piang eh, kenna sai leh. Chut pattern liao. But limpeh like... hurhurhur... so I was first to try lah, must help ah Jon give him courage to eat shit mah... HAHAHA!!!

Then later is some stupid food tasting contest which is supposed to represent the 4 tastes. You know lah, sweet (honey), bitter (awful boiled cooling tea), sour (shit, I forgot what we ate) & spicy/hot (wasabi coated crackers). This one chicken feet lah. Nice try girls!

Ok then later later is Ah Jon take over the show liao... what sign love contract lah, declaration of unlimited love lah, sing song lah... all these Ah Jon very gamely do! R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Then finally all these, open the door & lovely Jasmine was there waiting already... Awwwww....

Cut the whole story short, we drove to the Asian art museum for some phototaking. Then its to their new house in Jurong west for tea ceremony. There we were all famished, Gary the lao beng immediately swept the buffet like hungry wolf. I think drive BMW is very the tired & hungry. That's why must eat first. Sibeh haolian...

The banquet was served at Holiday Inn Atrium near Zouk in the evening.

Only at this time, lao da aka nerdy boy ah lum came to help out for the program later. All the hard work over in the morning liao!!! Hahahaha!

We had initially wanted to go cheong after the dinner. But wah lau I think is everyone old liao, no energy to go shake our bon bons anymore. So we settled down at the lobby lounge, chit chat, eat peanuts, drink (more) red wine & watch soccer, before finally calling it a day at abt 1am.

So shag!!!!

To be a brother (pt. I)

Yesterday was to be the first time I became a "brother" - best man for Alex.

I was just a little nervous as I wouldn't really know what to expect. Cos' like I said, this is my first time mah. The day started pretty late at about 8am. And we assembled at Alex's house to go through the day's events & spruce up the bridal cars. To think that got one brother late... haha! Lucky still got enough time. This guy was still sleeping when Alex called him up at 7:30am. Champion. It was only till 9:15am that he finally arrived in his flashy blue Mazda 3. Nicely done up I must say.

And then hor this best man has to double up as chauffeur somemore. So I think the ang pow must stuff more money... hehe. Thus, I led the convoy of cars to fetch the bride at their chalet. Stress. Cannot cock up leh. Upon reaching, the games began liao. But actually they let Alex off a lot already. The customary barging into the main door (got one brother tried to climb window - power) and it was settled with the usual bribe of money (Money does make the world go round!). Ok I expected more of a fightback from the "jie meis" later, but it was not to be. Just asking the groom to say some words in Cantonese, reading out the in-law's names & a grand total of 15 push ups. Easy piece of cake, and the bride was all his! Wah I think I have seen worse! hahaha...

So after some picture taking, we went back to Alex's place for the tea ceremony. Which was then followed by the long awaited buffett lunch for the hungry people. It was almost 12:30pm before we can finally get some breather. Time to recharge for tonight!

And then we had to pack up & load all the stuffs into the car, where we would drive to Hilton hotel for the preparations of the wedding dinner. We blew up helium filled balloons to fill up the ballroom, and I drove back to fetch Alex's parents & most importantly, the bride's headgear! Luckily, just in time for the solemnization at 5pm.

The dinner eventually started (late as usual) at 7:45pm even though it wasn't a big event to begin with. Nice & cosy. Limpeh was the appointed emcee. I had a script, but I figured the more I tried to memorize it, the more I will screw things up. And hor, I had to do everything in chinese lor!! But I feel I did OK, maybe got chance as 2nd career. HAHAHA! Aside from the nervy beginning, I can feel right at ease during the yum seng part where I have to incite some noise from everyone present. For once, I felt I actually learnt something useful from my current job... Joking!!!!

Dinner finally ended at about 10:15pm. As brothers, we waited for all the guests to clear before making our leave. We were dead beat already.

Next week: Round 2 to my dearest Jasmine & Jon.

C-H-A-N-G-E

There's always a first time... to tender your resignation. I was just thinking to myself not to drag on any longer. The longer I drag, the more I hesitate and the more things won't move.

Maybe there's always the fear of the unknown, not helped by the fact that I'm a low risk taker which I think I am. After all, there's always the lingering thought of not doing well in the new job. But must think positive! Let's just put it that way, the money is there for you to take it... IF you are good enough to take it.

So change is inherently good, if you can make it to be. For me, myself & Kenny & everyone else.

Here's to a new beginning!

The month thus far...

Wall.e was sooo cute and it was worth every penny!

The gf & I went to the gym for the first time together today, after deciding she has had enough of her sedentary lifestyle. I was delightfully surprised of cos. As they always say, better late than never!

However, what made me even more surprised was that I had managed to psycho her into sitting on my bike! Finally! That really made my day. I have waited for ages to come! I just couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear. I exercised a bit more caution & safety in my riding today. The rain couldn't stop us either. I was thinking to myself: "Damn! What a time to rain, and on the first time she sat on my bike somemore!" She was a bit hesitant but didn't complain that much, just reminded me to ride slower only.

The best thing about life is for your loved ones to place their entire trust in you, and believing you won't make a big mess of it.

Life is great, well, if its only for a start only... =)

WEEKEND GETAWAY

Me is going Batam from thursday to saturday & I just cannot wait for it to come! :P

Only you, my hardcore supporters, know about it! WOOOOOOO!!!!

NO business calls, limpeh will OFF the bloody company mobile phone & throw into the Batam sea.
NO watches or any form of time, limpeh will use marker shade the whole watch face black.
NO laptop, or any form of electronic entertainment devices, limpeh will dig a hole and bury in the sands.

Of course I'm talking cock lah, in this time and age, technology is so pervasive and when was the last time do you really recall having a real holiday? One where you can just throw time out the window and do the things you never had the chance to do otherwise? I really think 99.9% of you losers out there haven't had one before.

Either you don't have the luxury of time or money. Things people like us can ill afford to waste. In fact, we need more of it. Time to do & complete more activities; money to buy stuffs to satisfy our insatiable needs & wants.

So, when was the last time you did something for the first time?

Happy birthday dad!

Happy 57th birthday dad!!!

His rapidly graying hair, to me it tells of how time flies.
The past it is better forgotten, for I only remember the positive.
At times, he is like a child stuck in an adult's body, which I think I kinda inherited his traits.

Sometimes stubborn, most of the time naggy, but always looking after his brood (us damn kids) well. But to a point it spoilt my sister, and made her the way she is today.

The immature young adult who always left her basic mannerism at home, and quite the social retard I make her out to be. But I can only hope miracles happen, the way pigs can one day fly...

In no way I wanna make this post damn depressing, it was just a reflectance of the upbringing we had under our parents. We owe everything to them, and I for one, cannot stress more about filial piety.

Now that we're working, and they are semi retired, it doesn't hurt one bit to spend a bit lavishly for such an occasion. We had dinner at Crystal Jade @ Vivocity & damn did my eyes bulge when I received the bill! Lucky got my elder sis, Pris to share with me. Hahaha! You wouldn't wanna know the amount, but let's just put it as more than S$500. *gulps*

Anyways, I'm guessing his birthday wish is to strike 4D & TOTO (as with every other year... duh), so let's hope he gets lucky!!!

NEW TOY!!!

Woo!!!

I finally got my new toy, the HP 2133 mini-note PC yesterday!

After some frantic scrambling to get to the redemption booth at Funan centre, I was somewhat disappointed that there weren't not much people around. Damn it, shouldn't have woke up so early. We're like no.3 in the queue and got out with my new toy in less than 10mins.

Next, we went to get a new mouse. Wireless mouse was a tad too expensive at $39 bucks so we decided to get a normal one for less than $20.

I think I got to upgrade my ram from the current 1gb to 2gb. The current specs of the mini note is too slow for my liking. But the clear sound quality & resolution of the screen kind of make up for that deficiency in a sort of way. Or was it the new OS Home Vista that is causing the lag? Hmmm...

In case some of you guys don't know what it looks like, here it is...















Nice & small, fits right in your palm...NOT! But this is as close as it can gets!

If you like it, do check out starhub's current promotion for maxonline, if you sign up or recontract for 2 years you can stand to own this baby! While stocks last!

Travel hiho!

Se7en was deliciously good, Hostel was downright sick & Sweeny Todd was plain boring.

I'm will be living out of a suitcase the whole of this week.

I hope to get my HP mini-note tomorrow during lunch before flying off to KL.

On a side note, my gf keeps calling me "Po" recently. If I resembles that funny fat slob kungfu panda, I think malau will be (what else but) the monkey, lye heng can be master crane, jizheng can be viper, bob can be mantis, and doong... shit! no other fat characters around. If compare him to Tigress, its a bloody insult. Kungfu panda was a bloody funny movie and it certainly feels good to laugh yourself silly.

My GF is a small-time model!

How's my loyal blog fans doin'??? HAHA!

Long time never update ma blog cos' damn freaking busy recently. Lots of changes at work and politics rearing its ugly head at this once peaceful office. Wikkid! How very the exciting!

Anyways, had spent a lazy saturday afternoon with the gf today. Met her for lunch and then, we happened to walk by this little neighborhood shop selling ladies fashion wear. Her shopping habits are hard to kick, just like my worsening smoking habit now. Hehe.

I must admit, the clothes they sell here looks like those from reputable brands such as Zara, GG5, BYSI, BEBE... OH MY GOD! Did those shop names just roll off my tongue like a seasoned regular girly shopper?! What is manly hunky ah kiat turning into???! HAHAHA!!

And the best thing is, the clothes here are selling at a fraction of the price loh. Maybe they get from the same source but just because of a silly label, we don't expect to be paying a ransom for it right?? Aiyah, its a girl's thing. I won't understand either. As the gf was trying on some of the "new arrivals", the friendly shopowner lady then asked her whether she would like to model in it and being shot at, photos I mean. So that the shopowner can put her photos on the dressing mirror, alongside the many ladies, young and old, fat and thin that adorn the frames. Hehehe. Well, the gf was kinda surprised, and so was I, but she agreed subtly with a hint of satisfaction that yet another person finds her very attractive. Buay paiseh leh I tell her. Hehehe.

So there, a satisfied customer who got her spoils and a happy boss whose till was ringing in the money. Krr-Ching! Hehehe... She cannot complain the amount she spent, cos' she became a small time model in a neighborhood shop leh.

Wonder if we go back there got discount everytime or not? hmmm....

RTs BEGONE!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Victory is indeed sweet. Awesome fightback. Great comeback it was.

If you have absolutely no idea what I'm referring to, I don't blame you... cos' I finally passed my IPPT yesterday during my ICT!!! WOOOOooo!!!! AND BEST OF ALL, NO NEED FOR REMEDIAL TRAININGS (RTs) !!!!

Okok my results...

Situps: 40
SBJ: 212 cm
Pull-ups: 5
Shuttle run: 10.3 sec
2.4KM run: 12:16 min

In my opinion, the Kuantan trip & all its climbing & trekking definitely helps. Hotel gym workouts on business trips also played it part. And it all boils down to having the discipline to shed that sloppy and lazy mindset, and just put on that jogging shoes and go run. I hope I can maintain that discipline for a long long time to come.

Anyways, FYI, I will be in In-Camp-Training (ICT) from 12th May to 30th May 2008.

Just caught Ironman last night, I can only say this: "S-U-C-K-S"

Zhengji you bluff me you asshole!

Kuantan Bike Trip May 2008!

Enough about the monkey crap.

The Kuantan bike trip was finally confirmed after much hesitation from the gf. I had took the friday after Labour's day off on annual leave, and she had a wedding dinner to attend to on Saturday. Went about packing my stuffs only the night before I was supposed to set off on a 3 day 2 nights trip. I had even met up with the peeps from SIM for a dinner. Its been a while since we last caught up with each other.

As usual my practice with documenting the bike trip up north, I shall list the itinerary, even though there wasn't a concrete one initially.

Day 1 - 1st May 2008 (Thursday)

07:30 Set off from GP Esso with James; Lawrence was late.
08:30 Met up with PK at Yoon Lai restaurant in Kulai for breakfast.
10:00 Finally moved off to Kuantan after hearty meal of wanton noodles, chee cheong fun & lots of milo ice. (Including waiting for Lawrence on his kupchai)
12:30 Mersing stop for refuelling
13:30 Stop for mee goreng lunch just after entering Pahang state.
15:30 Reached Sungei Lembing, quaint little mining town that was to be our home for the next 2 days.
16:30 Hopped onto 2 bikes to go to Gua Charas, the limestone caves that house the reclining buddha
18:30 Done with exploring Gua Charas, went back to Sg.Lembing town for dinner at local kopithiam.
21:00 Sudden rain forced us to stay till 9 plus at the kopithiam. Relaxed with a pot of tea and chit chatting
00:30 Queuing up to take a shower before hitting the sack

Day 2 - 2nd May 2008 (Friday)

05:30 Woke up early to go to take a 4WD to the famous "rainbow waterfall"
06:15 Breakfast of Yong tau foo at the wet market.
06:45 Set off for our journey in search of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
07:15 Stop halfway at rest point for toilet break
07:45 Finally reached the river crossing point where everyone has to cross the waters
08:30 Treacherous trekking and bashing lead us finally to the famed "rainbow waterfall". What a sight to behold. Serious.
11:30 Frolicking in the waterfall, slurping a hot cup of noodles & making our ways back to the vehicle... going through the long & tiring trek all over again.
12:30 Reached home sweet home for a shower
15:00 Lunch was settled at a local kopithiam over toast bread, kuehs & milo ice.
15:30 Visited the Sg.Lembing tin mining museum & explore its rich history
16:00 Chill out by roadside stall for a drink under hot weather
16:15 Move off to Kuantan town - Cempedak beach
17:30 Reached destination for some photo taking & waiting for Lawrence to come
19:00 Decided to head off for dinner without Lawrence; still no reply
19:30 Reach some seafood restaurant specialising in ikan bakar but decided to head to nearby "Oldtown" coffee house instead.
21:00 Dinner was settled over local fare such as nasi rendang chicken & toast. Rain started falling, & Lawrence finally arrived, much to our relief.
21:30 Move off back to rest under the worst possible riding condition - wet roads, bad lightings, unfamiliar condition. Ride slowly is the key.
23:00 Finally reached home safe & sound. Experience gained a level!

Damn cool lah! Super poser right??

Day 3 - 3rd May 2008 (Saturday)

05:30 Woke up damn early to get to climbing the Bukit Panorama.
06:15 Reached the foot of the mountain & thus ascend up in relative darkness with only 1 torch to guide 3 of us.
07:00 Finally, the top of the world!!! Unbelievable view man! Wooo!!! Gasp in wonder & frantic photo taking.
08:30 Descent when the heat starts to get unbearable
09:00 Breakfast at wet market, we were all famished!
10:00 Some minor motorcycle maintainance at local bike shop.
10:30 Back to our bungalow for a shower & rest.
13:00 Checkout & chat with friendly owner (Singaporean) before starting journey back. Rain was threatening in the not too distant distance.
14:00 Midway, it rained haphazardly. Glad to have good riding gear & rain jackets on!
15:00 Due to heavy breakfast, decided to just have a quick snack while refuelling at Petronas fuel station
16:30 Reached Segamat for some heavy packed durian eating session
17:00 Set off for dinner at Gelang Patah, JB.
18:00 Lost PK along the way due to heavy traffic
18:45 Reunited with PK at Pagoh R&R.
19:30 Reached Tian Lai Seafood restaurant in GP, JB.
20:30 Dinner was eventually served ONE FREAKING HOUR later. But the food was good.
21:30 Set off on our way back to Singapore via Tuas 2nd link
23:00 Blk 134 Bedok Reservoir Rd - Home Sweet Home!

This trip was more interesting than the previous ride to Cameron. To me, it is more of a training boot camp than bike trip. Most of the time was spent climbing and trekking into forested areas, and also getting our feet wet and being chased after by disgusting leeches in the jungle! I can feel so much fitter already, IPPT should be a piece of cake now! Hahaha...

I'll leave you with this beautiful picture taken up above the "clouds", actually mist from the evaporation of morning dew of the forest below.

Nice right??