Call Me YOUR HIGHNESS!

Voice fr my hp: Hi, I'm Mr T's son. My father bought some policies from you
Me: Yes, how can I help you?
Voice fr my hp: He just passed away. .

Mr T was a customer under my leads campaign.
We didn't start off well. I remember him scolding me over the phone, and he told me that 那个人不在了，我也不懂要找谁，你们骗人的，我不要再买了. So I tried to tell him nicely, that he might have misconception of the investments that he has bought previously, why not he visit the branch and ask our staff to explain to him. Chances are, when these people lose their faith, and they won't come down anymore. And I was praying on that, cos he's really fierce and nasty over the phone.

He came down, after a few days, together with his son. I was telling myself, pls don't scream at me. He has misconception on sum assured and maturity return, arguing over the fact that he should get the sum assured upon maturity. I "educate" him on the different between the 2, and to my surprise, he accepted my explanation. Phew!

Though he said he doesn't want to buy anymore, he came back to buy an endowment plan when his plan was due. From then, he will say hi to me whenever he drops by the bank or he would look for me when he encounters any problem. He became the "uncle next door".

His son told me that Mr T had a heart attack... it's a one-time attack, and he's gone.
[...]

I was searching for Style Wedding mag high & low. Finally found it in a 7-11 store.
Was given a magnet that says - Little Miss DAREDEVIL. I like it!

It has been 2 months since we got our keys to our wonderland.



I have been telling friends & relatives about the 落地窗 and the views.

It's a wonderful experience watching Alice in the Wonderland. However, the main focus is not on Alice in the Wonderland.. (Though that show is enjoyable.) Haha... it's on GV GOLD CLASS.

Woah.... What a big comfortable arm chair! Oh... there's a button to lift up my leg.
Too cold? There's blanket. Hungry or Thirsty? Service is just a button away. I would say, it's indeed a Gold Class experience. The whole experience cost $28. This is my first time, but maybe also the last time, that I will go on the Gold Class experience.

谈到爸爸，大部分的人都会举起大拇指。认识我很久的人知道我爸受儒家思想的影响很深，是个非常注重道德修养的人。惭愧的是，我并没有从爸爸那儿得“道”。自从决定要成家后，开始想很多，毕竟从此不再是一个人的事。最困扰的是，我们是否能像爸爸一样树立一个好榜样给我们的下一代。我当然也知道，先要求自己，才能要求别人，如果自己不注重道德修养，不可能要求自己的另一半和子女也注重道德修养。

我自讽说，念书时，每每都读几行，便会被周公召唤。再次重读《大学》，有了更多的领悟。原来，许多原理我们都知道，缺的是实行 (putting into action)。虽然《大学》是至春秋时代篇写的，不过“修身，齐家，治国，平天下”等原理就算是 put into today’s context 还是有它的道理。

越读越带劲。应该也会再接再厉，重读《中庸》。

Most of our friends say my younger sis looks like me. It's true that you can't find any resemblance in my older sis and me now. But I was surprised that we DO look alike when we were in toddler stage. Haha...


But I would like to comment on our hairstyle... My sis is 10 yrs older than me, but I have no idea why she have a more "in" hairstyle than me. 为什么我会顶着一颗惊世骇俗丑不垃圾香菇头?

百万小学堂里的一个问题：

最可能帮助增加“音感”的是？
1）玩魔术方块 2）常常打篮球 3）开始学潜水

答案是 （1）?!!
原来空间排列和音感所用的脑部是一样的，所以空间排列会刺激音感。
人的脑部真是神奇！最近看了木村拓哉的 Mr. Brain 中也提到一些脑部很神奇的地方，interesting, 值得一看。

As suggested by the book's title, the book is writing on how people keep certain things "hidden in plain sight". It does reflects in our daily life! Interestingly applicable to Jack Neo's affair. A 93.3fm listener was expressing his admiration for Mrs. Neo on the issue. "Silence is a very powerful tool" he says. Exactly what the book illustrates. But I guess, it's "the elephant in the room", Mrs. Neo is not only ignoring the "elephant" - her husband's affair, she might even be living in self denial.

Some learning lessons too: "Some things are better left unsaid"

It's 4.45am in the morning. I have problems opening up my eyes on the cab on the way to F1 pit.... My eyes widened when I take a glance out of the cab's window. There were cyclists all well-equiped, cycling towards ECP. I bet a 100 bucks that we are heading the same place and joining the same event - OCBC Cycling Day 2010, 40-km Challenge.

The Challenge flagged off at 6am. It might be due to the early timing of the race or OCBC might have prayed for the good weather, weather was awesome with minimum sun and no rain. The 40-km was finished in a much easier mode.

I'm not familiar with the route, especially at ECP's service road, whereby there's lots of humps... slow down quite a bit on that long stretch of road. When I finally turned into the park itself.... I feel that I could fly. Practice does help and familiarity does plays a part too. The other part that I slowed down was probably at the up and down slopes at shenton. I keep telling myself, "it's ending soon. press on!" Along the route, I seen some girls cheering, "WOW.... YOU ARE DOING GREAT! YOU CAN DO IT! GO! GO! GO! WOW...." Honestly speaking, I did feel like I was cycling faster with their encouragement! Haha... Thanks girls, Great Job! Maybe also due to the fact that most people around you are cycling at a fast speed, so I feel the urged to go faster too.

I'm proud to share my results, though it's far from the Champion... but I'd done my best, and this is the best timing that I'd gotten so far.


This is the 2nd year NUSCO had joined the race. It's a pity that I didn't join them last year. I believed we all had fun and we promised to joined the challenge again should OCBC organize it again next yr.

哈哈！当一天的模特儿，知道模特儿不好当。WS 说男生的带3套上衣，3条领带，和1件外衣。其实，新加坡男生工作的上衣，想也知道，来来去去也就只有那几个颜色。结果，他们不是白色就是蓝色，就连粉红也是热门颜色，领带不是黑色，就是蓝色。还说女生不能穿黑白。我平时穿去工作都是黑白。只拍一张相，却弄得大家人仰马翻。

以下纯属搞笑……

最有看头：Liyan & Agnes
平时不化妆的 Liyan 和 Agnes 最有看头。又弄头发，又贴假睫毛……好让人期待。Agnes 还小笑说，完成后要将玉照放上网征婚。


最大规模：

拍这张照，人最多，也最久。其他人闷得发慌！




最有夫妻相：Andy & Agnes
台湾有双 J 恋，Andy & Agnes 可以考虑来个双 A 恋？


最不自然：Wei Heng
我知道一个人拍有多困难。Wei Hong 的手好像不是自己的手，放哪里好像都别扭。


最自然：Raymond & Norani
据 photographer 说，他们每张都很美很自然。

原来早已培养好默契


最专业：Alvin
Bro 是一次 Ok，真是没话说。


最配合：JJ, Megan & XiaoJia
爬上爬下，坐上坐下。叫他们做什么，他们就做什么。配合度满分。唯一的要求，大概就是 Megan 要她的右脸上镜吧。

经济不景气？不要再给自己借口了。单看 NATAS fair 的长龙，就知道经济并没有想象中糟糕。像是日本、台湾、韩国都很受国人欢迎。就连我爸妈也打算在４月到北海道去。

因为自己要到澳洲去，也到旅游展去人挤人。碰到最搞笑的事情大概就是新加坡的怕输的心理吧。哈哈。

（老公拖着Lexmark's Printer, 老婆拖着很大的行李箱。）
老婆：.... you lah. You go outside, my card cannot sign so much. I want Cat's that red bag! You also never say you got Mastercard, we can go for the draw...

明明是去旅行，关心的却是 free bags? 已经拿了printer 和行李箱，还是不够？还真的为了 free gifts 而吵架，真是败给他们。不过，我也相信这不是 isolate case。而且在我离开之前，redemption counter 大部分都贴上 "FULLY REDEEMED"　的牌子了。Haiz, 我只能说：“祝你们旅途愉快！”

Only a few can be shared. The bunch of siao zha bo took too many fotos tat can only be served as mementos for themselves. Haha...

VENUE: MELBOURNE
DURATION: 11 JUL - 18 JUL

The long awaited Melbourne trip is finally going to happen in July. So excited! But why Melbourne? Though Xian, Lian and me have gone to a few places together, for the so many years, the AFXL have never been to holidays together until the recent Batam trip. Ali has asked us to go Melbourne to look for her when she knew that she's going to study there. So Melbourne is it.

Like I said before, it has to be budget budget yah. We have gotten a cheap deal from NATAS fair: A pair of SQ return tickets for $947 only! Now we just need to confirm our itinerary and hotels. Yeah! Ok girls, mark your calendar.

Some have commented tat I'd become tanner. haha... it's because I'm into cycling recently. We have been practising for the 40-km OCBC cycling day tat's going to happen next sun. No, I'm not taking it as a race, more like a challenge for myself. So... I'm not into buying those expensive gears and bikes. I merely throw in another $2 (in addition to the usual $6) to rent a better bike.


From McDonald's @ East Coast Park all the way up to Changi Beach, whereby there's no road ahead anymore. We make a U-turn here and go back to ECP again...


Woah.. Which is why I said, SIZE DOES MATTER! With bigger rims, it takes abt 2hrs to finish the above route, 1/2 hr faster than the usual mountain bike. I'm looking forward for the challenge next week!

It's once a year 拜年行动, so many years have passed, still dunno the way to each other's place!?!? Haha... Thanks to AXL's parents, we had good food, good laugh and good time yesterday. I guess the bunch of xiao zha bo likes to take pictures the most. They always have funny ideas... let's not go into details. haha.

why no pics? ali... where's the pics?

Discussion for our Australia trip... So 1 week only enough to go ard Melbourne? Watever.... Otherwise Ali will give excuses not to go. Ali, r u crazy? u dun go, we dun go too! Get the point?! Can't believe we are planning it now.

I dunno wat's the occasion, but we were drinking bird nest...

妹妹：为什么 New Moon 叫人月牌？Then 新月牌 leh？
我：没有新月牌啦。People Moon 不好听 mah。
爸爸：他写错啦，应该叫 Man Moon。
(...)

新年最让人头疼的就是大扫除。我的皮肤和鼻子都过渡敏感，碰到灰尘和赃东西，就会痒，还会猛打喷嚏。特地放下工作，乖乖待在家，认认真真的做“除旧迎新”！

不过，大扫除也有另一种收获。大扫除发现了很多朋友和同事送的生日卡、新年卡、圣诞卡、信和一些合照。边看边笑……有 AXL 和 Crab 给我的卡和信，有跟 Candy, Sherry, Jane 的照片，还有和Bedok North Branch 的同事的照片。我们真的 go a very long way……

aaahhhh...................choo....................

其实，我从来不乏异性缘，不过从小我就不曾与“校花”这个名称画上等号。就算曾经有4个男生同时追求我，也没能让我赢得“校花”的美誉。充其量只是个小跟班。我大概就是大家俗称的“壁花”。叛逆期的我多数是中性打扮，而且性格爽朗的我，像兄弟多过像女生。那天我穿着一条连身裙上班，WS惊叹：“你为什么穿这样来？”仿佛我就不应该有女性的打扮。Angry!

碰到以前的校花，如今已是人母。是校花还是壁花已不重要。

I was searching high and low for this show's dvd for.... 5yrs?!? Haha... I was nua-ing at home, switching between channels. And ta-dah! Center Stage on HBO. I remembered first watching this movie was in my NUS's years. wow... how time has passed.

I kinda like movie using dance as background, especially ballet. First, you need to have talent, you have to have those body and feets! Secondly, a lot of hard work. Watching the show makes me remember how my toes suffered. Maybe because of that, I like to see their legs and feets works. NICE LEGS!

Though many might think that the storyline is cliche. But who cares? And personally, I thot, 《如果·爱》has some similarities in terms of storyline too. Maybe they got their ideas here? Just kidding. Besides, the story makes the finale dance much more interesting.



p/s: Anyone has this dvd, lend me k?