females in power

im back! apologies for e neglect, been gg out lately. bangkok was fun! more on it later, tons of photos n things to talk abt, muz slowly sort out. anyways..

despite all tat talk abt equality betw e sexes in e west (or rather, in US) since decades ago, i still have yet to see much females holding major political power in the west.

e most famous girl power leaders were hillary clinton n condoleeza rice, n they've oni "risen to power" recently. n they'r not holding ultimate power (yet) tho.

(btw, can u believe tat rice is in her early 50s n hil is almost 60?? omg~)

whereas in e east, where women are traditionally known 2b inferior to men, we have female presidents like arroyo of philippines n megawati of indonesia..

(okayy let's overlook e parts where megawati got defeated in e subsequent elections n arroyo nearly got overthrown)

n tho i hate to admit..

vice president of taiwan, annette lu hsiu-lien.

(seriously i tink she looks no diff frm e aunties at my void deck, but oh well, i shall give it to her on e account tat she obtained a degree frm harvard)

plus, there were reports alleging tat e no. of female appointees plunge under bush administration.

hmmm, uncle bush doesnt like girls to fight for rice bowl with him? LoL~

also, there were some ppl rooting for her 2b e nx US president too..

ohhhhh, i wld love to see e sexiest bomb alive taking up e most powerful role in e world. she n her man wld most definitely be e hottest presidential couple alive ever. hohoho~

alrighty, enough of blabber for now. i shall continue sorting out my bangkok trip photos!

从现在开始，我不想再当你的男朋友了。。。

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我们结婚吧！


AWWWWWWWWWW~~~~

adventures of an A1 - winning in asia 2

look at e treats e A1s got for helping out at e conference!

straits kitchen

when i was told tat 'dinner is provided', i din expect tat e dinner wld be @ e expensive straits kitchen!

it's a pretty posh buffet restaurant with nice decor, serves realli local food like char kway teow, fried rice, indian curry, etc.

n u can see e chefs cooking, machiam like aquarium lidat. i conclude tat these chefs are e ones who earn big big bucks, cuz it costs like $35+++/pax to eat there.

food!

e popiah is damn nice! watermelon juice is v watermelony! muah chee is v tender! nonya kueh is delicious!

tandoori chicken is gd too! zhongda ate so much tandoori chicken there, cuz he took too many n we forced him to finish. LoL~

actually we missed out on alotta e premium dishes cuz we were there too early. by e time those dishes were ready, we were too full. buddha jump over e wall, chilli crab, codfish.. haiz~

e nx day, we were rewarded with straits kitchen bfast for reporting to work at 6am..

so enticing! dim sum, pancakes, yoghurt, pastries, cereals, salad! there's even a scrambled egg man who will scramble ur choice of eggs! how cool is tat!!~

service there was realli gd, veri polite n fast. i so hate myself for missing out e pancakes tho, din realised there was pancakes. -_-

lunch buffets n tea breaks by grand hyatt

they are realli gd, esp e sweet whatnots! not e ordinary kinda catered food lorz, tho e photos dont turn out as appetising as they realli are.

e mushrooms were sooo fantastic, i went for 2nd helping even tho i was alr stuffed. how can gen hate mushrooms??? gosh~

n the desserts... OMG~~ damnnnnnnnnnn nice!~ very mango-ish mango cake, super delicious bread pudding, ultra chocolatey choc cake, fabulous chicken sandwich, etc etc~ *droolz*

dinner @ chijmes

posh dinner, $75+++/pax. A1 helpers get to eat too cuz there were many empty tables. hohoho~

can u believe tat all these were fully sponsored by e company for e partners?? i juz love my company's extravagant culture! muahahaha~

but seriously, e food there aint worth e exorbitant price. ambience was perfect tho, perfect chapel for a romantic little wedding.

rem in sec sch we had etiquette classes where e trainer will teach us how/when to use e plethora of utensils?

tat was e 1st time i realli saw tat infamous plethora of utensils. but oh well, nobody realli cared which is e correct one to use. chey~

e bread was yummy n soft, best dish for tat nite. and e waiters kept offering us more bread, bcuz...

e servings were so small! typical italian dishes, oni enough to fill e gaps betw my teeth.

tats e goose liver + crab salad appetiser, followed by tis mushroom soup which looked alot like puke. not nice.

it's oni a 5-course dinner, n e intervals betw e courses were like 30mins. by e time e nx dish came, e previous dish was alr digested, esp since e serving is so small.

main course: Leg of black-peppered chicken on a bed of Saute Mushroom, Asparagus accompanied by Crispy Onion, Laced with Aged Balsamic and Basil Sauce

dessert: Trio Cassata with Candy Cherries and Chocolate Chip

sounds cool? it's nth great lorz, juz chicken chop and neopolitan ice cream. grand hyatt was wayyyy better!

total cost of meals @ straits kitchen & chijmes:
( $35*2 + $75 ) * 1.16 = $168.20
plus e buffet lunches & tea breaks by grand hyatt, i definitely ate food tat cost >$200 in total for e conference days! HOHOHOHO~

awwwww, im craving for food @ grand hyatt alr!

pls, find a better excuse

e whole gang of auditors tink tat tis rich n potato-ish guy is trying to chase one of our golden member, but we realli cant help but frown at his gal-chasing tactics.

e golden member was at my hse playing overnite mj, when at abt 1am, she went out to meet him for supper. he specially drove down frm sixth ave to boon lay cuz he urgently needa get a particular sth frm e golden member..

yes, tats wat he urgently needa get from her. i cant help but hyperventilate when e golden member showed me tat wrinkled box of lemsip max tat looked almost empty.

my gosh, there's no pharmacy in sixth ave????

eager to solve tat mystery, me n gen went to search for all possible places where a rich fella living in sixth ave can find lemsip max..

e nearest one wld be cold storage @ guthrie house, right smack on sixth ave. tink it'll take less than 3mins to drive there lorz.

oh n if it's late n supermarts are all closed, there's a 7-eleven right opp guthrie house.

then there's cold storage jelita at e other end of sixth ave. near old RJC there..

slightly further, there's a cold storage @ king albert park, right nx to macs. then opp old yeoh hiap seng there's bt timah plaza, shop n save.

if mr lemsip max (frm now on i shall bestow him tat nick) dont mind spending abit more on petrol, can drive towards NJC n head towards coronation plaza where there's an NTUC..

i can list more places where mr lemsip max can buy himself some flu med, but i shant further emphasise his lame-ness. but they'r all much much nearer than boon lay lahz. duhz~

okay, mayb he's juz being sweet, wanna see e golden member so badly thus made up some lacklustre excuse. guess it's juz his bad luck tat me n gen were loyal NJCians who hung out in the bt timah area frequently.

jiayou wor, try harder nx time. LoL~

adventures of an A1 - winning in asia 1

it's a 2-day event organised by PwC Sg for our asia financial services depts, n me + a few other A1s (e most junior staff in e PwC hierarchy) were booked to help out in e event.

a realli gd experience i must say, xcept for e part where i hafta report for work at 6am.

see how empty e road outside my hse was at 530am?? e whole world was still slping lahz. e oni gd thing is tat e cab journey frm boon lay to orchard took oni 15mins! how awesome~

n have u seen such an empty stretch of scotts-hyatt-fareast road?? cool~

gen, tats lumix-fx3's nite mode for u. tried a few times but all turned out lidat. i therefore conclude tat in order for nite modes to turn out nice, u needa use tripod or an expert photographer.

location of e conference is grand hyatt hotel btw, super posh hotel with staff opening doors for u at e entrance.

it's realli pretty lehz, inside e hotel. okay mayb all posh hotels look like tat, watever.

nx time i wanna hold my wedding there. no wait, i mite juz die a spinster. how abt funeral? i'll definitely die someday. does hyatt host funerals?? LoLoL~

e grand ballroom, where e conference mostly took place. those are not e backs of laymen u'r seeing in e above photos, they're all big shots' backs.

my role in e conference? v zo boh, passing mikes to e big shots who wanna ask e speakers qns. it requires alot of speed n vigilance, mind u.

tending e reception counter for e big shots when they register..

yes, we'r given ugly orange polo tees as uniforms. so un-pro, we look like insignificant gullible temping teens lorz. no wonder one big shot bloodily asked me to get a cup of tea for him. wtf~

anywayz, while doing recept at e hotel lobby on sun nite, lotsa wedding guests tot we'r hotel staff n asked us where e various banquet locations were..

n we noted everyone of those queries down cuz we were so bored. 15 w/in 1hr of recept-ing. bah~

another part of my job scope is to hold signages to direct those conference delegates to e correct locations.

we look happie but actually we hate holding those bloody signages, look like idiots. n our nickname for those days was "carrot-coloured lollipop ladies". bah~

tho work is realli menial, there were some things i absolutely enjoyed..

fooling around while zo boh-ing. my Team-In-Charge n fellow team member played connect-4 while me n rong photo-whored. seriously v slack.

he is my sole motivation to sit at the reception desk outside e grand ballroom dealing with all those snobbish big shots..

e shuai shuai french-looking hotel manager (arrowed)! realli v shuai lorz, been gushing abt him throughout e 2 days' of conference.

oh! i saw zhang yao dong oso! outside grand hyatt when i was waiting for cab to go hm! one of my fav mediacorp actor.. *swoon*

rong said she saw him looking at me oso, was he oso byo-ing me???? wahahahaha~ okay i tink he's looking at me cuz i've been staring at him lahz huh. haha~

tats e name labels we've made for ourselves while slackin, can paste on calculators n stationery. e labelling machine is actually for making nametags for e big shots lahz. i love e bottom-most label, "shitface", for ting. hohohoho~

alternative form of group photo, credits to yan jun. she said mine is e most 像 xiang. ok lahz.

a realli lovely job to be booked on: slack, ez tasks, can chit chat, fantastic food, chargeable overtime n claimable taxi expenses! heart!

nx post on all e vvvvv gd food i've eaten there!

early nov babies

i skipped a scrumptious seafood dinner @ JB..

n a long-awaited clubbing session @ MoS..

cuz of u both.

but it's okay, cuz i love u both. haha~

happie bdae, darlings~

too nice to slice

sat afternoon => bored => surfed google images => found some pretty images of cakes => linked some frens to cakes => realised alotta my close frens r november babies..

ting - juz pretend tat it's 22nd n ting instead of 21st n lyndsay lahz huh, too difficult to chg away e words. tis cake looks so childish, but i tink u'll like lahz. hahaha~

ray - classy engagement cake for u n geri, can take it as bdae cake oso lahz huh. hehe~

fling - so pretty horz e cake? tink u like blue rite??

lam - see, i treat u e best, even personalised e cake for u. actually it's cuz tat cake's e easiest to personalise lahz, all white mahz. LoL~

happie bdae to all nov babies!! love ya all!~

now, cakes for e other babies..

hong - rainbow cake for ms rainbow. so pretty!~ e cake i mean.

miao - ur fav pink theme.. pls grow out of it to improve ur professional wealth mgr image. LoL~

ryan - tink there's no need for me to elaborate more on why i tink u'll like tis. wahahaha~

lulu - u look like u'll like tis..

sissy - tat looks chocolatey enough for u. u can give ray e berries. LoL~

wqing - as a cake its design sucks, but e LV n ipod are screaming "wqing" out loud. haha~

gen - tis strawberry tart is screaming "gen" too. hehe~

zen - LOLOLOLOLOLOL~

baby - reminds u of kayla's yummy cupcakes?? awwww~

n for myself, i love these..

e cheesecake looks soooo yummy! i asked my mum to buy back coffeebean's chicago cheesecake for me on sat but she said it's sold out, hence my insatiable cravings for cakes e whole of sat.

n tis purple cake is juz so pretty lahz! aiya guess it's not surprising tat i like tat purple cake. hee~

ting, tmr after planet fitness we cheong republic plaza's coffeebean half price chicago cheesecake! hohoho~