Talk to my hand

A taxi driver just showed me his hand, when I was trying to tell him in detail where my destination was.

I was telling him, very politely, "Uncle, I need to go to Yishun, and then to Hougang. Yishun it's at (That's when the hand came up)". He apparently decided to head to Yishun before finding out the exact venue.

I have been ticked off one too many times for giving too little details. But this time, the uncle decided he didn't want to know too much?

The hand sign is truly an intimidating one.

Moving right on...

I am almost done with Raffles Place. 8 months isn't a long time, but sufficient to instil the Raffles Place culture in me.

I have learnt how to make sure my tissue pack is differentiated to chope/reserve seats properly. I now know where the best (& cheapest) lattes and teh-sis in Raffles Place are. Fruit juices at The Arcade are simply the best ever to boost your day.

Above it all, the most lucrative spot to score freebies is at Raffles Place greens at lunch time, where I received blister-busting bandaids, a travel-sized toothpaste and even sanitary pads!

Just 11 more days to go and I am done.

Yummy lunch

I just discovered another to-die-for sandwich - Cedele Depot's Shrimp Avocado!

This was recommended by my colleague and I finally got to try it today.
After braving the long queues at peak lunch hour-Raffles Place, I took my first bite in the comfort of my office.

The combination of shrimp and avocado won it all for me. First, there were generous slabs of avocado, with mayo to top it off. Coupled with fresh, fat & juicy shrimps, it was so easy to finish my lunch, a feat my friends would credit me for (you see, I have a big problem with finishing up food!)

Looks like I will be swinging by Cedele Depot soon again!

Busy busy busy

Weekend was packed... and I mean, packed!
I spent my entire weekend packing (pun alert!) my room and it's now in a decent state. Now that I have kept count of my clothes etc, I can now get what I need at the GSS :P

Confirmation

It's been a while, hasn't it? Well, I am trying my best to revive blogging so let's see how it goes.

I have just finished up my six-month probation at work. A painful and draining process, but I have come through. I have learnt some new things, both good and bad, both professionally and un-professionally. I guess it's true what they say, you never stop learning. I hope the next part of my work journey can only be smoother, with less awkward and "frightful" situations.

In search of perfection

Don't search for perfection if you don't know what you want. Coz you wouldn't know it even when you do find it.

For the record

I just wanna put this in the books - Christmas has always been a great festive season for me.

I am so glad to be back home sweet home this Christmas to relive the many years of celebration with this group of growing-old-together friends! Long Live Us!

Merry Christmas!

Quick Random Thoughts

2 totally unrelated thoughts from the ST headlines today.
1) The new Prime Minister from Thailand looks like Mr Big (Sex & the City)! My gosh!
Let's hope his star looks and sense can placate the parties. On a less serious note, we need a peaceful Bangkok so that our short term travel itch can be fulfilled. Plus I miss Chatuchak and MBK.
2) I wonder why KBW fronted a session about the TC investments. Where's THP, the coordinator for the councils gone to? My vote goes to KBW though! Have always thought he has been doing a great job in all the major issues that came up.

This time, 20 years ago at Jurong Bird Park

I must have been here watching the flamingos before... well at least 20 years ago. To me, Jurong Bird Park is located at one of the most ulu places in Singapore, this is even when I was staying in the west of Singapore long time ago.
That's why I only went one other time in my entire life.

It's quite a pretty sight, with lots of green and chirping sounds (the squawking of the parrots irked me though!!). The daily performance "Birds of Prey" was fun to watch too. There was a good 5 mins where the vultures and eagles were diving down at the audience members. Very intimidating! I told my friends that's definitely NOT part of the show - the birds have run amok! I really thought so, and wonder why my friends rolled their eyes at me for that?!


My favourite and coolest part of the bird park has got to be the penguins "cave". The penguins look so cute (and silly and helpless)with their flaps. They can't fly of course, but sure are made for the water!
Penguins are groupies though. You start to notice they don't stand alone and are always in a clique.

And finally, that's us!

Long time no see

I have decided to attempt getting over my emotional rut and catch up with old friends, especially those working in the vicinity.

Met an ex-colleague whom I haven't seen or spoke to for nearly two years now and although we could only lunch for one precious hour, it was a nice and heartwarming 60mins.
It felt surreal to see someone after such a long time. I told him I felt as if I just found my long-lost brother (I don't have a brother though, nor lost any relatives??!) and couldn't help repeating "it's so nice to see you again, and I miss talking to you!".

It was just nice catching up and talk about old times though many things have changed too. He is now married, just got promoted in his job and lifestyle has somewhat changed. All these aside, things felt exactly the same. I suppose at this age, friendship and a sense of familarity matters more than ever.