Photos Taking ;)

Woke up feeling damn tired this morning... only to realize that my mother gave me a morning call at a ridiculous time of 7am this morning, asking me to get ready for today's Photo shoot. =( She was so excited about today's event that she has been mentioning and nagging about it for the past few days. Heeding the advice of my buddy, I told my parents that we should go down earlier. Luckily, we were the 1st to arrive and a couple of minutes later, there were other customers.

Took some shots around Riverwalk before heading to Esplanade to meet my Aunt for another round of photo taking.

Sister's Convocation

Its been a while since I last updated my blog...

The Microsoft BizTalk Server training ended yesterday and the team has to return to DBS in the coming week. The whole training phase was really fun considering that the schedule was quite slack, taught at a very slow pace. Fighting against the Z-monster and munching away at the biscuits during the break-time was pretty much I did. The location of the training center (Avantus) is more convenient compared to DBS since its located at Raffles Place. Best part of the training is attending the Course with my Buddy and we usually leave around 5 plus... Hee hee =Þ Did a little window shopping and had dinner with Ivan at Orchard yesterday, the last day of the training. Haiz, if only the training was a few days/weeks longer. Ha ha

Today happens to be my Sister's Convocation Day, however I stayed at home and played games. No point going down cos their school allowed only 1 guests into the auditorium and the rest are to remain outside the compound...

Went to meet U-Xuan at Toa Payoh in the evening to return him Economics Notes I borrowed last semester.

Photo-taking with my family tomorrow... Guessed tomorrow rest day will be burned. = ...

Third Day

It's been a while since I last create a post, not that I have nothing to write though... In fact, its been the 3rd day since my buddy join me at my workplace. Its really great and fun to have him around. Nothing to write its not an excuse because working with him is "happening" and jokes plentiful... =Þ

Workload at the moment is still the same... but stress is definitely increasing. Getting more weary as the days goes by and no amount of sleep seems to be sufficient. Really makes me think of going back to study. Hmm, its an option... something that's I've been considering...

Looking forward to next week BizTalk Server Training. Guess it will come in very handy and useful in years to come. =)

Tired... that's all for today. Ha ha ha...

Walking

It was another typical day at work until early afternoon after lunch when my boss brought me to Headquarters of Reuters at OUB Building (located at Raffles Place)... we walked all the way there from DBS Tower to get some installation discs for Visual Studio. As I reached the headquarters located on the 55th storey, I was awed by the view as I peered out of the window. (okay... 'awed' may be too strong a word, but the view is really fantastic) I had a bird's eye view of the CBD, city area, piers, sea, etc... If only I have such a workplace someday, hee hee.

Went to meet Hao Xin at night cos he returning me my convocation gown... The agreed time to meet was 8.30 pm. However, there wasn't much work to do so I left early... Took a slow stroll from Tanjong Pagar to Lau Pa Sat before heading to Raffles place... walked over to One Fullerton and crossed a bridge to Esplanade... wandered into City Link before I reach City Hall... enjoying the buzy night scene of the city all the while.

Yes, 'enjoy' is the word... I always liked to spend time alone, walking and going different places observing people and happenings around me. It gives a calming effect, charging my life with inspiration as I give personal time to myself.... Its a form of relaxation to me, enjoying the cool night breeze and giving myself time to ponder over stuffs or just day dream. Of cos having a company would be great, but I have yet to meet a friend that actually enjoys walking around aimlessly with me, killing time by simply doing nothing but walk...

After I met HX, we had a drink at Coffe Bean before we decided to head home... =)

Convocation 2005

Finally, the day of graduation has arrived... though its supposedly to be an happy occasion, emotions kinda mixture of joy with tinge of sadness. It has been 4 years of my life well spent... enriching me not only in knowledge but in many other areas. Most importantly, I've meet many people and made many great friends. Gonna missed them..!!!

Quite a hectic day though, the auditorium was crowded with graduates and guests... So hard to find friends to take photos with... Anyway, below are some of the pics to share with you gers/guys. ;)

Its Friday... Yea!

Creating my posts for today while in the office... ha ha. Played DotA again last night for the first time since I started working. Getting used to the routine of travelling, working and sleeping... Its time to stress test my bio clock and see if I can survive with lesser hours of sleep... if this works out, I can work in the day and play games at night... Ha Ha. Played 2 games yesterday, lost the first one (cos I picked the wrong char by pressing the wrong shortcut key)... but we managed to win the second game.

My colleague's boyfriend just passed away recently... trying my best to keep her happy by talking crap, I'm not very good at comforting people, but most importantly, I know that she prefer us not to probe... Something that I've learnt from her... she is a very strong lady keeping her emotions away from work and remains very professional...
Hmm... Its still early, but I shall start work now... =)

So tired... obviously the stress test failed. Almost doze off a few times during work... (but then, nobody was around then... so bored with only me around). Was sleeping when *someone* called and woke me up.. ha ha.. so post something before I go and sleep... Tmr wake up and edit this posts again...

IQ Quiz

As I was walking towards my work place from Tanjong Pagar MRT station, somebody tapped at my shoulder... ha ha, turned out to be Boon Cheong. He's working at Capital Tower which happens to be very near my work place. So great to know that there are friends working around there... hee hee.

My Boss asked me 2 questions today, one is adult themed so I shall not mention the question here. The other question was:

"There's 2 room which is separated by a wall (not able to see the other room). In one room there's 3 switches and in the other, there's 3 light bulbs. So how can you differentiate which switch is to which bulb by just making 1 trip to the other room?"

I only managed to give a very good (but not the most logical answer) reply... haiz, but only to realize how silly I was when he told me the answer... damn. lol

Went to sim lim square after work to help my boss get USB cables and a 16 port switch for our server. Not a very long day today, I'm feeling tired but very happy. The working environment is good, have an excellent boss, great and friendly colleagues (there's only 3 of us now...ha ha), good pay and there are several chio bus that's only 1-3 years younger than me. Hee hee... Really enjoy working there now, hope it stays the same as time goes by. =Þ

Time is Running Out

Time's running out. Its 2311 hrs now... going to sleep soon. I can foresee myself losing sleep, I feel as though I'm back to my secondary school days... always losing sleep the night before school reopens. Haiz, joining the corporate society tmr... =(

Played 1 last game of DotA earlier on... hope I still will have time for games after work. Shall know everything by tomorrow.

Zzz...

Cookies n Cream

Time's running out... days of slacking are coming to an end. Have to start working tomorrow, haiz... :'(

Travelled quite alot today. Went all the way to Bukit Gombak to meet a friend for breakfast... Friends are very important to me, and I always believe that to remain genuine and to keep in touch, it requires initiative from either parties. That's why I always like to jio my close friends out for meals. =) Went to meet Melvin at Pickles Cafe in the afternoon for lunch. Shared a cab at around 1540 hrs to Toa Payoh cos he happens to be meeting his family there.

Learnt how to make "Cookies n Cream Ice Blended" today, share the recipe here with you all.

Cookies n Cream Ice Blended Recipe

• 4 ounces of Fresh Milk
• 1 1/2 Spoon of Vanilla Powder
• 1 1/4 Cup of Ice
• 2 Pieces of Oreo Biscuits

Place all of them into a Blender and mix well. That's all that is needed for one serving of yummy Ice Blended. Feel free to top it with whip cream, hershey choc syrup, etc... =Þ

The Lizard

Was watching "Threat Matrix" during the afternoon when I received a call from my prospective boss-to-be... He finally confirmed my job application and wanted me to start work coming Monday... so soon and unexpected, I'm not mentally and physically prepared at all. Physically in the sense that I have been slacking all the while with unpredictable sleep times, mentally in the sense that I've lost touch with the momentum to work since the end of exams. Haiz... hopefully I will not doze off whilst working and can pick up the pace asap cos I do not want to dissapoint my boss.

Met up with him at 0730 after receiving his call. He asked me out for a drink at one of the bar located at Boat Quay..."The Lizard". Drank several cups of whisky mixed with soda water, hee hee, luckily I can hold liquor well. After the drink, we went to have prata at one of the nearby stalls before I took MRT home with blushed face and blood-shot eyes. (I'm not drunk, but I get red easily... even with a sip of liquor)

Was chatting with my mum at night... long time since I chatted with my mother and we talked for a really long time (approximately an hour I guess) and we came across the topic of religion, something that my family never liked to talk about. Surprisingly, she was more than willing to share her views with me tonight... Its actually 1:21am as I'm finishing typing this posts but I let the date remain at the time I started typing...

Getting tired... turning in for the night. =)