Update: we didn't get to catch the fireworks cos of our movie at 8.50pm :(
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Shiok
Update: we didn't get to catch the fireworks cos of our movie at 8.50pm :(
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Connectivity in Tanjong Pagar
I slowly realize that here in Tanjong pagar, I am extremely connected to the places I love to go and my home.
For buses home, there are:
130 right outside my office, fastest way home, also goes to K's place but train is faster.
131/186 from International Plaza, 131 is just slightly longer than 130 but 186 is like taking the entire journey from terminal to terminal. However, it takes me straight to Hotel Miramar where my nail polish store is located, 4 stops from my office :)
145 which is also quite fast but have to walk a little to amara hotel
For shopping:
Orchard: 20 mins or less by bus
Vivo: 6 stops away
Nail shop: 4 stops away
City hall: short bus ride or 2 mrt stops away
Chinatown for facial/charms shopping: 145 straight to doorstep. Now I have no excuse to be lazy about making necklaces. (-_-)
Not sure whether to say this place is made for me or I am made for this place. I wonder if I will get complacent and stay here for a long time and get snails pace salary increment which is typical of jap banks.
I hope not.
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For buses home, there are:
130 right outside my office, fastest way home, also goes to K's place but train is faster.
131/186 from International Plaza, 131 is just slightly longer than 130 but 186 is like taking the entire journey from terminal to terminal. However, it takes me straight to Hotel Miramar where my nail polish store is located, 4 stops from my office :)
145 which is also quite fast but have to walk a little to amara hotel
For shopping:
Orchard: 20 mins or less by bus
Vivo: 6 stops away
Nail shop: 4 stops away
City hall: short bus ride or 2 mrt stops away
Chinatown for facial/charms shopping: 145 straight to doorstep. Now I have no excuse to be lazy about making necklaces. (-_-)
Not sure whether to say this place is made for me or I am made for this place. I wonder if I will get complacent and stay here for a long time and get snails pace salary increment which is typical of jap banks.
I hope not.
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Weekend / Suwan baby shower / Shopping day
Started friday by going out with babes to beer market to chill out abit, had a lot of fun! =) We played dice and I kept losing although I thought I was pretty good =( had an early night cos we had to attend daniel and emily's church wedding the next day.
Sat night I had to go for William So's concert with mom to support support, this was my outfit, went backstage again to say hi to everyone, wish can go into Andy Hui's room man...but cannot.
Started the day going for suwan's 1 mth baby shower, got her a photo album scrapbooking set for her baby photos
Then went down to bukit panjang plaza which is nearby to go to Aries to get some hairclips cos the one @ Raffles Place closed. 10+ clips for 1.90, bought 2 packets! stupid Chameleon charges 0.30 a clip, bloody ripoff!
Bought some jap snacks there too! 22 bux damage. Can't resist them :)
After that headed to orchard for some shopping, bought 2 pairs of pj shorts from cotton on 2 for 20(earlier picture)
Went to kino to get my diary book for nxt year, got one for mom too! Cos little twin star is our fav! 19.25 + 15.4 = 34.65
Got a book too! The handmade marketplace. 28.84 bux dmg
And finally bought some fancl facial care stuff 88 bux
Total damage from my shopping? Nearly 200...! =( my bank account cries =...(
And on a side note, came home and saw this little bird struggling to get out. It kept banging itself against the window so hard its little chest was heaving with breaths but I was afraid of its claws. So I dug out my polyester gloves and gave it a lift out of the window :)
Happy weekend!
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Sat night I had to go for William So's concert with mom to support support, this was my outfit, went backstage again to say hi to everyone, wish can go into Andy Hui's room man...but cannot.
Started the day going for suwan's 1 mth baby shower, got her a photo album scrapbooking set for her baby photos
Then went down to bukit panjang plaza which is nearby to go to Aries to get some hairclips cos the one @ Raffles Place closed. 10+ clips for 1.90, bought 2 packets! stupid Chameleon charges 0.30 a clip, bloody ripoff!
Bought some jap snacks there too! 22 bux damage. Can't resist them :)
After that headed to orchard for some shopping, bought 2 pairs of pj shorts from cotton on 2 for 20(earlier picture)
Went to kino to get my diary book for nxt year, got one for mom too! Cos little twin star is our fav! 19.25 + 15.4 = 34.65
Got a book too! The handmade marketplace. 28.84 bux dmg
And finally bought some fancl facial care stuff 88 bux
Total damage from my shopping? Nearly 200...! =( my bank account cries =...(
And on a side note, came home and saw this little bird struggling to get out. It kept banging itself against the window so hard its little chest was heaving with breaths but I was afraid of its claws. So I dug out my polyester gloves and gave it a lift out of the window :)
Happy weekend!
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Monday, October 04, 2010
Beantown Quinn
Ordered and waiting.....so excited!! Can't Wait!
Signed up for Kate Spade mailing list and got 15% off first order + free shipping within US. Plus US exchange rate is pretty decent now. Woot!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Japanese stuff in my life
Going about ur daily life, you are aware that you use japanese products. Of course, I mean you chose to buy them. But working in a japanese bank, you are made acutely aware of it. Like I use Za foundation and majolica eyeshadows which are both owned by shiseido, and then I use shiseido eyeliner too, a shu uemura eyelash curler. My lip balm has some japanese words on it but is made by Mentholathum (ok i just found out its a japanese company too. I use hada labo skin care...and my baby wipes are pigeon brand.
and i also realized that i have tons of meiji biscuits in my office drawer, and i love to drink yakult.
Sometimes these things are so ingrained that u don't take notice
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and i also realized that i have tons of meiji biscuits in my office drawer, and i love to drink yakult.
Sometimes these things are so ingrained that u don't take notice
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Monday, September 27, 2010
The excitement of F1
The F1 weekend is finally over, the roads have cleared and there are no more jams...
I remember just a year ago, I had started work @ BNP. It was barely into my 2nd month and an exciting time for me. The F1 weekend had started and the office was just next to the track. We went to the 21st flr @ 4pm during woek to see the F400s. I remember practically racing to one fullerton after work to stand next to the track just to listen to the sound of the cars and soak up the atmosphere! I even had a ticket to go to the Club21 hospitality suite on race day and got Khiels goodies :)
How time flies, its been a year since then and I'm at another new job.
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I remember just a year ago, I had started work @ BNP. It was barely into my 2nd month and an exciting time for me. The F1 weekend had started and the office was just next to the track. We went to the 21st flr @ 4pm during woek to see the F400s. I remember practically racing to one fullerton after work to stand next to the track just to listen to the sound of the cars and soak up the atmosphere! I even had a ticket to go to the Club21 hospitality suite on race day and got Khiels goodies :)
How time flies, its been a year since then and I'm at another new job.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Friends or Colleagues
Starting at this new place, it really makes me miss my friends at the old place. The lines here in this bank are very clear cut, colleagues are purely just colleagues, maybe I am new perhaps. But then I notice that it is the same for everyone else. We go about our business, maybe talk a little bit here and there, go for lunch together. Could also be the age difference but then there are a few younger people around too.
Back in BNP, the lines of colleague and friend really blur and mesh together. Especially amongst the FGIPs who started mostly at the same time. Perhaps we stuck together because of the program or perhaps because we were the only age group in the bank. But there were other bunches who also formed their own clique and didnt hang out in the same circles.
Like I told Karl the other day, back in BNP when i lunch alone, most of the time its by choice because I need to run errands. But, if I am lunching alone nowadays, it is hardly due to choice.
I miss that feeling of camaraderie. =\
Back in BNP, the lines of colleague and friend really blur and mesh together. Especially amongst the FGIPs who started mostly at the same time. Perhaps we stuck together because of the program or perhaps because we were the only age group in the bank. But there were other bunches who also formed their own clique and didnt hang out in the same circles.
Like I told Karl the other day, back in BNP when i lunch alone, most of the time its by choice because I need to run errands. But, if I am lunching alone nowadays, it is hardly due to choice.
I miss that feeling of camaraderie. =\
Friday, September 17, 2010
Credit card dilemma
Well...I've been working for a year plus and when I first started I applied for 2 S$500 credit cards from diff banks. Now that I finally meet the min income requirement, its time to decide if I should upgrade existing ones/ get a full card.
These are my points
1. 2 S$500 are really very manageable and help to keep my spending down. With int at 2% p.m. as long as I service my debt reasonably the interest will always be lower than the min payment. Well as a credit analyst and business student, one understands that a little bit of debt is not a bad thing... As long as its manageable. Optimal debt-to-equity ratio u know?
2. If I get a full cc, I will have much more spending power but that will req me to exercise superb self control cos I will have to pay whatever I swipe! That means no random packages from ASOS. :(
3. I can't go on with my 500 buck cards cos its not v fair to karl who has to always use his cards or to my friends who always have to pay with their cards too.
So that's my dilemma. Bankers help?
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These are my points
1. 2 S$500 are really very manageable and help to keep my spending down. With int at 2% p.m. as long as I service my debt reasonably the interest will always be lower than the min payment. Well as a credit analyst and business student, one understands that a little bit of debt is not a bad thing... As long as its manageable. Optimal debt-to-equity ratio u know?
2. If I get a full cc, I will have much more spending power but that will req me to exercise superb self control cos I will have to pay whatever I swipe! That means no random packages from ASOS. :(
3. I can't go on with my 500 buck cards cos its not v fair to karl who has to always use his cards or to my friends who always have to pay with their cards too.
So that's my dilemma. Bankers help?
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
It's been a long time....
In between, I went to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam with Mr Marshmallow and also Desaru Malaysia. Had some fun times and now its back to work proper...time to save up for my goals for the next 2 years:
- Go for Lasik Surgery
- Finish my driving
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Lunchtime indulgence
Monday, April 19, 2010
Pistachio nut
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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Overloaded chairs
I'm generally not fond of the cold and thus have many jackets. I realized I have a habit of hanging jackets on my chairs. There are 3 jackets piled on my work chair. An assortment of 2 jackets and 1 blazer. Even my chair at home suffers the same fate. There are 5 shawls and 1 jacket hanging on it. (-_-)
Monday, March 08, 2010
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