skin change again + little bro go ns

ok, i change the skin again. Just didn't like the cbox not working correctly with the previous skin. I just hate bugs; maybe due to programmer mentality lah haa....

nvrtheless hope you all like this one too....

anyway my little aka youngest bro Jeremy was enlisted to army yesterday. Took leave yesterday to send him to Pulau Tekong.

He like a giant man, so funny. Show you some pictures and you will know what I am toking about liao.




saw the giant?


can see one guy one head taller than the rest?


nope, he's not standing on a chair!


off he goes. have fun ah brother!! hee..

new skin + updates

i got a new skin for my blog. hope you all like it =)

couple of updates.

19th June
Attended my sec sch friend Joleen wedding at Shangri-La Hotel. Really like the ballroom. Very grand and beautiful. Big as well. I think got about 60+ tables in total. But the food and service so so only. Food is served in individual plates; I prefer grabbing the food from the center myself. And the number of waiters and waitresses is not enough to service all tables. Most of the tables have empty cups most of the time. Not really very good lah I feel. Nevertheless, very happy to see my friend Joleen happily married with her husband Sean. May they have a blissful marriage and have a wonderful time together.

23th June
I decided to quit my half-time job for now. I never mention anything about this before. Anyway I feel much at ease now. More time to watch my hk dramas, do my gym, eat with family, play my games, have more sleep and many more....

27th June
I got a salary increment of about 5% starting from next month. Not really alot compared to previous years. But previous years I was a contract staff lah. Salary increment was more when a new contract was offered mah. Now perm staff, follow normal flow liao. Every july, salary adjustment and end year, bonus. But still I think my bank is very stingy lah. See how lah after bonus.

30 June
Received Mizuho Award from my GM for the Vietnam project that my project team did. Got a cert that is useless outside Mizuho and some award money. The award money is given to my big Boss. And you know how idiotic he is anot. He asked me and my team mate "So how you want to do with the money, very miserable amount. Shall we treat the whole department? I will come out with the balance.". C'mon lah, he asked the question so loudly that the whole department can hear liao lor. How can we say otherwise? Anyway the award is about a few hundred dollars lor. So what balance he has to come out? Take all the credit in treating the whole department with our money lor.

1st July
Received another award from my GM for the Vietnam project as well. This time the money goes straight to my bank account. So at least I can get the money this time. On the other hand, GM also gave out the letters to the promotees. But... none from my department got promoted lor. So demoralizing. Imagine those who work for years dun get promoted, when will it reached us who are at the bottom?


Ok lah thats all for now. Tata.

My new skates [wishlist updated]

Finally, I bought my skates last sat. Actually wanted to get the $199 skates, but after trying and listening to the advice given by the shop assistant and my friend, I changed my mind. The $199 is of composite frame which is no different with the pair that I already have at home. Of coz K2 is a better brand then the one I have at home which is Scorpion brand (bought from World of Sports a few mths ago). But.... my friend told me that I will need a new pair soon after a while coz composite frame is just not good enough.

A recreational inline skater will eventually go onto a metal frame skates with better wheels and bearings. So messwell get that in the 1st rather then having to upgrade after a few mths. Waste money only like tat.

So instead of $199, I bought the skates for $359 (with $50 discount).

Let me present my new K2 Moto 07 inline skates.






So wishlist updated.
Got my K2 skates.
Added new Mobile phone (model to be confirmed)

Went to the PC show on thursday nite. Went to the Singtel booth. So many new phones on offer leh. But.... my stupid 21mth contract only ends next mth end and they can only allow me to get a new contract one mth before it ends. So as of last friday, I have one and half mths before the contract ends. The singtel lady say I got to pay 100 bucks more. Siao bo. Just half a mth more only and they dun allow. So stupid rite. Got money for them to earn and yet they refused.

So in the end I went home with 2 pints of Anderson icecream. UOB one card got 1-for-1 offer. Haa.... 10.50 only.

So just put the new phone wish in my wish list lah. See later in the year got other offers anot.

I guess you guys must be thinking how come I got money now since in my previous few posts, I rattled that I have no money. Well, I just cant stand having to feel vex becoz I have no money and i cant buy wad i want and keep checking my bank account balance and forecasting my GIROs and IPPs and other expenses even before they are due. I just hate the feeling.

So I terminated my Month Savings account. Anyway I didnt regret it even though I got 16 dollars of interest instead of 400 dollars if i stay on the savings plan until the 24mths is up. I admit i was too ambitious, thinking I could save so much in a month. Anyway I feel so much happier now.

No money, no honey.....

why no money, no honey? no money, no gf lor.... haha no lah.

honey is referring to angela and k2 skates.

After watching gong zhu xiao mei aka romantic princess, starring angela zhang and wu zhun, i apparently fell in love with angela. haha.. she's kinda cute and sings very well also. I think she did very well in the show. the wu zhun, wah so very yandao. if i m a girl, maybe i will like him also wahaha. anyway, why no money, no angela? becoz today she is having her world tour concert 2008 at singapore expo!!! and i have no money to go watch!!!! wahahaha.

And then the k2 skates as usual. wahaha...






so sianzz. but well.... who told me to commit myself to a 24 month savings plan. nw every month, a substantial amount of my salary goes there, leaving the rest for me to survive on.

well, actually this is also good lah, help me make sure i save some money every month. after working for 2.5 years, still not much saving. so go to save up for rainy days. moreover, the saving plan will give a higher interest after the 24mths is up. The interest will not be a lot since the end amount will not be a huge sum. But, its a win-win situation for me lah.

6/6 eyesight

Just came back from LSC. Got my 6/6 eyesight. Asti should be zero coz i see the lines of the circle all clear for both eyes. But... I feel my left eye still sharper than my right. Right eye still 6/6 though, since I can read the letters at 6/6 size.

So technology does make a different. Wavefront vs standard. Either that, or my right eye is recovering slower?

But anyhow, I happy with the results. hee...

Happy Vesak Day!!

Happy Vesak Day to all fellow Buddhists! Tomorrow I be going back to LSC for my 2nd review. Hope my eyesight can achieve 6/6 vision with zero asti. Hehe.

I still aiming for my K2 skate. hmmm....

My new dive gears + wishlist update

Today, I went to Dive Asia, a dive shop in Park Lane Shopping Mall to collect my dive gears which I bought during the ADEX last month.

So what did I get for SGD229.00?

1 x 3mm Full Wet suit
1 x Snorkel and Mask
1 x Booty boots and fins
1 x Mesh bag for fins
1 x Mesh bag for boots
1 x box for Mask

So happy leh. Hope my eyes faster heal. Then can go see fish fish again. LOL.

AND DAMN! Received my income tax today. So sianz... Where to find money to pay?

And the most TL thing is the last sentence of the Notice of Assessment - Thank you for your contribution towards nation building.

You are not welcome lor. I nvr say I want to contribute lor. 7% GST already very siong liao lor. Wad to do. "Pay And Pay" lor.




Snorkel, mask, fins and boots


Wetsuit


Nice right? Ok wishlist 2008 updated. Next item is K2 skates.




Selling at skateline. Very tempted to buy leh. 199 only. My friend got one the same, but he bought it at 230++....

But.. but.... No money leh... Need to pay iras money some more.. very jialat lah.

In summary:
LASIK ............................. done.
Lose weight til 75kg .............. abandoned.
Advance Open Water Diver Course.... done.
Snorkel and mask................... done.
K2 Skates ......................... Pending due to $$$
Scuba dive trip (Rendang/Bali)..... Pending due to $$$, Eyes, Work
A better job ...................... Pending due to uncertainty, lazy
A girlfriend ...................... Pending due to fate, guts, ...... ???

Happy birthday buddy!!!

Today is my buddy Liting's birthday. Want to wish her a very very happy birthday! Soon she will be back from states with her husband ck and cute little daughter Cherilyn. Next month to be exact. Can't wait to see her again and little Cherilyn as well.

Today is the 8th day after my lasik. Eyes feeling much better but get tired very easily, especially at night. In fact I feel my eyes closing now. Maybe I see too much computer screens liao. During the day in office, and now at night at home. And the redness in my eyes is still there. Dr Tay say 1 to 2 weeks. 1 week liao, still red. Dunno when then will ok.

And this few days also sleep earlier, coz head feels heavy and a bit of ache especially at night. Think is the brain trying to get used to the new corrected eyesight.

Anyway its time to say goodbye to my specs, contact lens, contact lens container and contact lens solution. Bye bye, thanks for your help these years, but I won't miss you guys. Haha.




Last gathering


Goodbye for good

1st Review

This morning, woke up in a bright and "quite clear" world. Its been a long time since I had this feeling. The previous time was when I forgot to take out my contact lens and went to sleep after a long nite. haaa...

Had my 1st review this afternoon. Appointment time was 12.45pm, but I came around 1pm. I saw my doctor in the lift so I thought I arrived just in time. My colleague came earlier so she went in first. Then she left. She told she arrived about 10 mins before me, so I thought I would be able to see the doctor in 10 mins time.

But.... after waiting for 15mins or so, the doctor walked towards the operating theatre. I was thinking, damn. Was he going to laser some people eyes or what?

After a good half an hour, then he came back. In the end, I went in to see the doctor around 2.15pm. Wah piaz.... This is why I hate to see doctors. I simply hate the waiting time.

Anyway the doctor took out the contact lens from my eyes, and shone some light into my eyes. He said my eyes are doing fine. But there are some redness in my eyes, say will go away in 1 to 2 weeks time.

He also said a few NOs to me.

1. No rubbing, squeezing eyes for first week
2. No going to dusty area for first week
3. No swimming for 1 month
4. No contact sports for 1 month.

On the other hand, he said I could continue with my normal life. No gym, no swimming how to consider normal life?

Next review is 2 weeks from now. Anyway now got to wear shades when outdoors. The sun is simply too glaring for me.

LASIK, at last

Its May Day! I reached LSC around 9.45a.m. and was led to the waiting room. My colleague was already there. She was earlier than me. Our appointment time was 10am.

Before us was 1 or 2 other patients I think. After a while, we were led to a corner where we put our stuff away and put on our surgery gown, cap and mask. Then comes the finale waiting, which seemed like hours. (but actually a few mins lah). I was feeling a bit nervous already. I think my colleague also.

My colleague went in before me. After a while after she left, I was led to another operating theatre. I was asked to lie down on the surgery chair. There the surgery assistant briefed me on what was going to happen. They would be creating the flaps on my eyes in in that theatre and then I would have to walk to the other theatre where my colleague was at that moment to laser the eyes.

Just a few seconds later after I lie on the chair and numbing drops dropped in my eyes, the doctor came in and started to get ready for the first part of my surgery.

The doctor cleaned my eyes with something, then placed a ring over my right eye. Then down came the machine and pressed directly on the ring. Then I was asked to look at the blinking lights for 25 seconds. Then the machine was lifted up. The same steps were repeated for my left eye. My vision was quite blurry after the flaps were created.

I was led to the theatre next door. This time the doctor used some pincers to lift my flaps, then 30 seconds of laser for each eye. Then the flaps were replaced. Each eye was inserted with a zero degree contact len to protect the eye. After the lasik, my vision was cloudy. Couldn't see much. Its like not wearing specs and walking in a mist. After resting for about half an hour in the resting corner, I collected my stuff, and home sweet home. My colleague's husband very nice, sent me all the way home.



My colleague & me just after lasik