Been so caught up with the politics at work that I have forgotten about the people around me... And then on Thursday evening I suddenly woke up from my walking slumber to realise that I have been tak...
I guess our decision to replace our Mazda 3 with a BMW 5-series several weeks ago did pay off quite handsomely. At that time the COE was $80k, now its $92k. Its expected to hit $120k in the near futu...
Nearly 3 months in my new designation, my immediate superior has left the company after mutual agreement. To the rest of the staff its speculation after speculation, like some sort of TVB/Channel 8 d...
My position at work is still pretty much in limbo but the good news is the fact that all these should come to a conclusion soon enough.My GM called me up this afternoon. Not sure what he wanted but h...
Not so good Monday to Thursday... Its a bit ridiculous what I go through during the week. Its not the work load. Its not the pressure. Its the lack of directions and instability all around.Anyway lot...
Having worked in middle-management for the last couple of years, I thought I had seen enough of the corporate world to play the game of office politics. Now I finally realize that my previous company...
So the latest price for a 10 year certificate of entitlement is S$82k for open categories... that means our plan to wait for the price to come down backfired in fantastic fashion. I still got 2 years...
Dogs sleeping while I play Valkyria Chronicles Just bought Valkyria Chronicles for the PS3 last night. Its a very old game with a low profile but even with the low sales volume the review has always ...
I took the afternoon off today and went for some bowling with my ex-secondary school classmate/ basketball teammate/ bowling league teammate at Tampines Safra Orchid Bowl. It was quite a tough sessio...
After 30 years the MacDonalds restaurant at Marine Cove will take their last order at 12 midnight today. This is because the land lease for Marine Cove has come to an end and the government will rede...
A working Sunday... The 4th in a row... This morning I woke up slightly earlier to get some Rochor beancurd and youtiao for my staffs who will be going back to work with me. As planned work finished ...
4th weekend in a row that I must work over the weekend. Been working Sundays for various reasons (IT Show, maintenance work etc). Hopefully this is going to be the last one!!! Have to oversee some re...
A colleague of mine got her hands on the new iPad just after lunch today. First impressions? A tad heavy, nice curves and a poor position for the rear camera~ My hands on the new iPad!!! The rear of ...
Ive been thinking of this topic for some time. A fair bit provoked by the recent allegations of racism remarks made by Luiz Suarez and John Terry. I dont know if they actually made those remarks, and...
Given I have been working for 3 Sundays, and going to work this entire weekend, I thought I should take a day off and bring the family to the Singapore Zoological Gardens. Having heard this, my nephe...
After buying the BMW 125i less than a year ago Ive become a fan of the German car-maker. Ever so often I will initiate a drive down to BMW Premium Selection for a look of the newly arrived 2nd hand c...
Super happening month of February. Brought Baby J to HK. Mummy got a company dinner function. I got the Beta Gamma Sigma induction ceremony in HKUST. Just the perfect opportunity to let everyone in H...
We had a 1st birthday party by the poolside for our dear J recently. Much preparation and resources went into the organization of this party. Mummy went about finding the perfect birthday cake and ca...
Sooner than we realised, it was January 2012. For the missus and myself it marks the end of 1 year that we have spent together in Singapore. The past several years in HK are now a blur to me. I certa...
After the massive relocation project in early December, the company held a Xmas party at Dempsey House. Honestly it was the first Xmas party Ive attended that was paid for and organized by the compan...
Been going through our finances, looking at replacing a car (reaching year 9 of 10 year COE) and changing to a bigger place recently. Figured we wont get far with whatever our day job pays us. There ...
So much happened within these 3 months yet I have little recollection of any major events... The relocation of the company in December went quite smoothly. Considering the fact that I only had like 2...
Whenever we talk about work-life balance its mostly about how much time we devote to work vs play/family. A company with a poor work-life balance may not pay well nor may it pay badly either. Rather ...
Starting work tomorrow. Of 3 possibilities this is probably the lowest paid, with lower benefits but will give me the most time with my family. No regrets? Initially plenty of regrets. Especially whe...
The job is nearly secured and will be confirmed once the contracts are ready and I sign them on Monday or Tuesday. The other job, with probably a significantly higher package, would probably require ...
We make decisions based on the best available information we have on hand and our mental/physical conditions at the point of time. But if circumstances takes a dramatic change then all bets are off. ...
Some time since my last post. Ive been spending quality time with my little boy and also trying not to neglect the older one as well. Ive also been working on the statistics portion of my Pin-Targete...
Just caught Cars 2 at Kallang Leisure Park today. And if Jeff and Flora are reading this, I saw you guys queueing up outside the rink but no chance to say hello as I was rushing for my show~ Extremel...
Ive finally released version 2.0 of the Pin-Targeter app on the Apple AppStore. It took me more than 2 months of procrastination to start and it took me less than 3 days to make the amendments. I gue...
Life has settled down into a routine and I dont really have any problems with it. Weekdays its all about job hunt (even though I sort of have a job now) and taking care of Baby. Ive also restarted my...
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