Mu Lung Training Centre

Achievement : Yellow Belt.

1.Mano
2.Stumpy
3.Deu
4.King Slime
5.Giant Centipede
6.Faust
7.King Clang
8.Mushmom
9.Alishar
10.Timer
11.Dile
12.Papa Pixie
13.Zombie Mushmom
14.Geno
15.Lord Pirate
16.Old Fox
17.Tae Roon
18.Poison Golem
19.King Sage Cat
20.Jr. Balrog
21.Eliza (solo)
22.Frankenroid
23.Chimera
24.Snack Bar
25.Snowman
26.Blue Mushmom
27.Crimson Balrog
28.Manon
29.Griffey
30.Leviathan
31.Papulatus Clock (PT)
32.Mu Gong (Pending)

GSS is Here!

Cousins are here for holiday and they are just in time for GSS! I went Orchard to meet them after lazing enough at home, but didn't manage to find them. The fact that they are not able to name me the exact shop they were at, make it impossible to find them among the crowd. Anyway, saw some very cute stuffs.















But I only bought a one dollar sticker and a one dollar SPCA poster. lol..











After that, check out the Circle Line.











And went home, alone ...

Farewell

This is a pressie to thank my colleagues in the new dept, on my last day there.. 9 months of slavery, no words can describe..

Oh no no.. bear~bear not included. Bear~bear is MINE!! Bear~bear is a birthday gift from maple buddies.. miss those days when we were quite close.. it's only memories now..

A card from colleagues.. and some gifts.. show you the gift next time..

Happy Birthday to Baobei Niece

My niece & family went back to Malaysia today, to celebrate her birthday. Bought some small presents for her. One from Darl and one from me. Why buy two? So that I can have more presents to wrap ma.. haha!!

May It Be

May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh, how far you are from home

Mornie utúlië (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantië (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now

May it be shadows call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun

Mornie utúlië (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantië (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now

A promise lives within you now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_It_Be

Will Jack Bauer Die?

Watched the last Episode of 24 Season 7.

Is this final? Will Jack Bauer* die?

Of coz not!!! Kiefer Sutherland has confirmed he'll be back to play Jack Bauer for another season. Furthermore, Tony Almeida has not been sentenced! Haha..

*A renegade agent willing to do whatever it takes to save the day. We don't just like Jack Bauer, we want to be him.

Season 7 Photos Collections

Full Episode Guides

Wedding Dinner - Gratz Buddies

Attended a wedding dinner with Dean.
The wedding favour is so cute!

Manhattan Fish Market @ Iluma

ILUMA - New Shopping Mall @ Bugis

http://www.manhattanfishmarket.com/

Cafe Cartel

Had dinner with ex-colleagues @ Cafe Cartel.

Food is nice but the whole place is too warm...

http://www.cafecartel.com.sg/

Wedding Pressie for Meimei ~ From Jrie Kor & Family

Today, Jrie kor asked me to pass this pressie to Meimei.
The box is very nice.
I peeked into it, inside is even nicer!

Pretty Couple ...

Swensens - Hearty American Breakfast Set

Available at anytime of the day. We had it for dinner! haha..

Consist of two slices of crispy Traditional French Toast, fluffly Scrambled Eggs, Jumbo Herb Sausage, Ham, Hash Brown, accompanied with creamy mushrooms and grilled tomato.

Still have room for dessert. =D

http://www.swensens.com.sg/

Nomu

Visited Gomus' Nomu @ Dhoby Ghaut.
Nice view from Nomu. (Can see Plaza Singapura)

Darl's Signature Home Made Sandwich

Signature Home Made Sandwich by Darl.

Super Duper nice!

Sandwich in the making...

Ingredients are button mushroom, shaved ham, shrimp, onions, eggs, rice wine, salad vege, mayonaise, cheese and love. =D

Badminton - Wolverine - Aussino - Teppanyaki

Went for this show last Friday, after a badminton game at the Sports Council.

Directed by : Gavin Hood
Starring : Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
Release date : May 01, 2009
Plot : Wolverine lives a mutant life, seeks revenge against Victor Creed (who later become Sabertooth) for the death of his girlfriend, and ultimately ends up going through the mutant weapon X program.

Overall comment : NICE!


After the show, get some Aussino stuffs for sis's wedding. Have wanted to get this set for her after I received the email ad.

The set includes a quilt cover & 2 pillow cases. Also bought a pair of bath towels with the same pictures on it. They also sell cups with the same print, but didn't get them, unless my sis really wants it. Will try my luck at other branches to see if there's still stocks for the small pillow (as in picture), so as to make a perfect set. =)

After shopping, had Teppanyaki for dinner. Very heaty but nice! =D

The cook preparing the food right in front of us.

Food for 2.

What's going on?

Can't believe that Tony Almeida actually betrayed Jack Bauer! Why???

What happened to Daniel Faraday??

I'm so LOST!!

On the Road

What do you do on the road, when you are the passenger.

I shoot photos..

Tampines 1

Tampines 1 - A new shopping mall with lotsa Jap food & Jap stuffs.

We had our dinner at one of the restaurants - Manpuku - very similar to Marche. Darl ordered an omelette rice. I didn't eat anything, coz I almost got lost in there, the whole place is like a maze and the queue is very long at almost every stalls. Most importantly, I don't believe in queueing. Kekeke...

Didn't buy anything.

Miumiu's House @ Pet Society

Pet Society - Miumiu's House

Restaurant City - Daily Food Quiz

1) What is a calzone?
- *A turnover made of pizza dough / A Swedish casserole dish / A rissoto with squid

2) To saute a dish, means to?
- *Fry quickly in hot pan / Boil in hot water / Add final touches

3) New York Style pizza are generally?
- *Thin crust / Deep dish / Square

4) What is the most expensive spice in the world?
- Pure Vanilla / *Saffron / Cardamom

5) Which sauce is typically used in the dish Eggs Benedict?
- BBQ sauce / *Hollandaise Sauce / Soya sauce

6) The chuck is found where on the cow?
- *Front (neck) / Mid (Sirloin) / Back (hind)

7) Which of these fruits were originally called Chinese Gooseberry?
- *Kiwi / Mango / Pomegranade

8) Agar is a gelatinous substance derived from what?
- Animal skin / *Seaweed / Sugar Cane

9) Sauerkraut is made from?
- Pickled cucumber / Chopped tomatoes / *Fermented cabbage

10) What color is Rhubarb?
- Green / Purple / *Red

11) In which restaurant would you typically find Sushi?
- Chinese / Korean / *Japanese

12) To refresh a vegetable, means to?
- Immerse it into warm water / to slightly steam / *immerse it into cold water

13) Kimchi is a Korean dish made of fermented?
- Fish / *Vegetables / Grain

14) A coconut is a?
- Nut / *Fruit / Vegetable

15) Raisins are dried?
- Dates / Plums / *Grapes

16) Prunes are dried?
- Dates / Grapes / *Plums

17) What is Hashi?
- A Japanese Fruit / An oriental stir-fry dish / *Chopsticks

18) In which restaurant would you typically find Tapas?
- Italian / *Spanish / German

19) What is the main ingredient of Tofu?
- Fish / *Soybeans / Cabbage

20) Dulce de Leche is prepared by heating?
- Yoghurt / Chocolate Sauce / *Sweetened Milk

21) Steak Tartare is a meat dish made from raw?
- Pork / Chicken / *Beef

22) In which country would you typically find Calzone?
- *Italian / Spanish / Polish

23) To blanch a vegetable, means to
- Slice it really thin / Fry it over low heat / *Boil & cool off quickly

24) Chicago-style pizzas are generally
- Thin crust / *Deep dish / Square

25) What is chocolate bloom?
- A type of sugar / the flower on the cocoa tree / *cocoa fat or sugar

26) To garnish a dish, means to?
- *Add final touches / to mix ingredients together / immerse into cold water

27) Calamari is fried?
- Fish / *Squid / Shrimp

28) Ratatouille is a?
- Poultry dish / Seafood dish / *Vegetarian dish

29) Chilli is a?
- *Fruit / Vegetable / 80's pop group

30) Venison is the meat from what animal?
- *Deer / Cow / Sheep

31) Bechamel sauce is also known as?
- Red sauce / yellow sauce / *white sauce

32) To proof dough means to?
- check if is the right consistency / knead in thoroughly / *allow it to rise

33) The sirloin is found where on the cow?
- front / *mid / back

34) Which of these chillies is the spiciest?
- Red savina pepper / Jalapeno pepper / *Naga Jolokia pepper

35)

Darl's Restaurant

This is Darl Darl's restaurant..
the burger is from me during the opening of his restaurant.
Will show you what is on his menu the next round..

wait... how come no door one???

Restaurant City

Welcome to my restaurant!

Coco de Meimei
12, Playfish Avenue, Restaurant City.

On the menu...

The ambience...

Wally @ Marina Barrack

Went Marina Barrack the other day, weather is soooooo hot!!!
Took a few not so impressive photos with my potato camera.

A very obedient housefly.

The Interior & the Exterior.

A wally spotted on a featured wall.
Resemble the one given by Dean.

A project @ Ponggol.
Mangosteen hut or Strawberry hut?!

Light Off for 1 Earth Hour @ Chalet.

They were there earlier for the Wild Wild Wet. BBQ started at 4.30pm, I reached at 8pm, just nice for the cake cutting of a colleague's birthday. After which, light off for one earth hour. Basically nothing to do after that.. so go for another round of makan. First round i ate one hotdog and 2 satays. Second round a sweetcorn. Not much photo of the food, coz nothing fantastic.. Haha...

Those who stay over night brought along their 'put put', those that you had since young and can't sleep without. Haha.. I also have.. they were among the Madagascar ... guess which one! or two.. or three.. haha..

What is Earth Hour?

An international event organised by WWF (World Wildlife Fund), and held on the last Saturday of March each year @ 8.30pm, which asks households and businesses to switch off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Next year will be on the 27th March 2010.

Gona's R.O.M.

Muso called in need of help as he forgot to off his car light the previous night so was unable to start the car the following morning. Worst is - it's his R.O.M.! He approached the petrol kiosk but was persuaded into buying a new car battery. He tried the shopping mall nearby and was lucky enough to find a jumper cable. While they were trying to start the car, we were already on our way to their house to pick and send them to the registrar.

Muso called again, they managed to start the car! We quickily turned back to pick korkor up instead. All reached in time for the ceremony. Phew~

Not much photo taken at the Registrar due to heavy downpour, we proceeded to the Mezza 9 @ Grand Hyatt for lunch after that.

Appetizer | tuna salad with soft boiled egg and wasabi dressing

Appetizer | smoked salmon, mixed salad, capers, sliced onion and sour cream

Main Course | charcoal grilled australian tenderloin, mushroom, potatoes, bearnaise

Dessert | chocolate cake with rasberries, chocolate ice cream

Dessert | banana and chocolate crepe, vanilla ice cream

Mezza 9 | nice ambience

IT Show 2009

IT Show was here last weekend. We drove down early to avoid the jam. Parked our car at Suntec and proceeded to the gym at Bugis, then to Raffles Place for duck rice, and back to Suntec at 12noon, just nice for the show. Luckily we were early, the crowd was horrible when we were about to leave.

Bought a Canon potato!

It comes with a bag of freebies including 2 mini tripods, 2 8GB memory cards, a card readers.. etc.. (as pic above)

I hereby announced the retirement of our Ixus 500.

Best Doctor Award

Visited my favourite Dr this morning due to sore throat. Actually the sore started yesterday but only very mild. I told her sometimes it goes away unnoticed, sometimes it worsen. So I asked, what would happen if I didn't come today?

She explained that a small troop of virus arrived and a war begin. If my antibodies won, then the sore will disappeared unnoticed. In this case the virus gain victory, therefore I feel weak and fall sick. Today I only need to consume a 5 day course antibiotic, but if I drag on, the troop may grow bigger and I may need to complete a 7 day course antibiotic. Hehe.. when she was telling me this, I could almost picture a saints-vs-devils fighting scene. Haha..

Darl says the Dr always treat me like a little girl. There was once when I was very down, she gave me a hug and that made me feel so much better. She is also the kind of Dr who would personally follow up with phone calls just to make sure everything is ok. Even when she saw me outside the clinic she would come over to say hi.

If there's an award for Best Dr, I'd definitely nominate her!

Self Confidence in Customer Service Industry

Attended a course on Service Quality organized by WDA @ Spring Singapore the other day. The speaker may be very experience in the service line, but inexperience in conducting training. Very boring indeed, however, we still gave him good marks on the evaluation form, just to ensure that he secure the job, no point breaking his rice bowl even if we do not enjoy it.

Talking about customer service, I'm no longer in this line. However, I do take pride in being one, those who have gone through would know that it is no easy task.

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Found an article about "Self Confidence in Customer Service Industry", for your ready pleasure.

Dealing with the public every day can be difficult, and nobody knows it better than those who work in the customer service industry. With angry customers, demanding bosses and little respect, it can really drag down your self-confidence.

Sometimes the job itself can cause a lack of confidence if the worker feels like he or she should have a better job. Don't feel bad about yourself because you're working in customer service. In tight economic times, many people turn to jobs in the food service and retail industries. If you start to believe that you're "better than" the job, you're only setting yourself up to feel down about yourself. Look at your work experience as an adventure, a chance to observe humanity, or even just a way to pay your car loan.

The saying may be that "the customer is always right," but don't believe in this at the expense of your own pride and self-worth. Customers aren't in the right when they are belligerent and belittling towards customer service representatives. Don't allow them to let you think less of yourself.

While many customer service jobs involve working face to face with customers, others involve taking phone calls. If you're working at a call center, the potential for abuse from customers can be even greater since they're most likely calling you because they have a problem. Don't let a caller's attitude towards you affect your own feelings of confidence in yourself in and your abilities.

If a customer gets angry, you should also avoid responding in kind. If a customer is upset, you'll only make things worse by becoming mean yourself and you'll only feel bad about the situation later.

On a similar note, don't take anything too personally. If you're the cashier at the front of a grocery store, you're likely to hear complaints about the slow workers at the deli counter, the high price of cabbage and the number of sale items that weren't on the shelves. You should certainly be sympathetic of their plight and refer them to management if necessary, but realize that they're complaining about things that are completely unrelated to your individual job. You can only control how positive the customer's experience is when they're right in front of you. You shouldn't feel bad just because their discontent is being directed at you.

Now, if a customer does lodge a complaint against you, then you should listen carefully to the issue. Make the necessary corrections, using the problem to your advantage to improve your work, but don't dwell on it. Everyone makes mistakes and one complaint doesn't mean you're a horrible person.

Treat everyone with respect, and you will get respect in return. If you're in a management position, assert your authority in a way that doesn't demean your workers. If you're the underling, listen to those in management positions, and if you have a problem with them, take it up through appropriate channels. Picking a fight with those in authority only leads to bad feelings and an unpleasant work environment.

Come to work with a positive attitude. Your fellow workers may be negative, but you don't have to let them color your view of the situation. If you have a good attitude about the entire work experience, you're less likely to let small things get you down and will feel better about yourself overall.

Do the best job you can, even if you're doing the most menial task possible. Cleaning the bathroom certainly isn't glamorous, but it's vital to creating a positive experience for customers. If you take pride in your work, you'll have pride in yourself. When you do quality work, you're also more likely to get praise, raises and promotions, which are always confidence boosters.

Overall, the best advice for workers is to have a positive attitude and maintain a sense of perspective. Will the customer that just yelled at you really matter tomorrow? Then don't let it drag you down today. If you keep this in mind, you'll be able to emerge from the world of customer service with your confidence intact.

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Extracted from - http://www.solveyourproblem.com/self-confidence/self-confidence-customer-service.shtml

Kinder Joy

Pick one.

Got food to eat & got toy to play.

This is the mystery toy. I wonder what Jen get.

YONG's Teochew Kueh

Our client gave each of us a packet, with 4 kueh kueh inside.

The crowned one is Darl's favourite.

Take The Day Off

This is the cleansing balm recommended by my colleague.
It's really good. SGD52 @ Metro. Duty Free should be cheaper.

Product Description :
Lightweight cleansing balm quickly dissolves stubborn eye and face makeups, including those with sunscreen. Transforms from a solid balm to a silky, fluid oil upon application. Cleans thoroughly, rinses off completely. Non-greasy. Non-drying. For all skin types.

Boon Tong Kee

Friday, Darl asked, "why wear so pretty today?"
"Coz today dun wan OT, wan to go kai kai after work!"
Ended up... worked till 8+... too tired to go anywhere...
Go home - shower - sleep - dinner (Instant noodle) - online - sleep.
lol... What would you choose between sleep and eat?

Saturday, went office to clear work getting ready for horrible Monday.
Thinking of going to some show flats after work, ended up... worked till 5+...
Saturday almost gone. zzz...

Darl brought me to Boon Tong Kee for dinner.
A bit expensive but food are nice, will go again.

Presentation by Big Shots

No OT but can't go home early, coz need to go to the city to attend a presentation. So poor thing they have to take the first row. I'll never take front rows in the cinema.

Not all top management people talk well. Some doesn't seem prepared, some murmured away, some trembled like first time on stage.. Of coz there are very impressive one.

Watever it is.. reached home quite late.. If cannot time properly, next time pls dun organise during weekday can? Especially on a Blue Monday nite!!

Wish Jen Speedy Recovery

Visited Jen at the hospital. Her fibroid is soooo big! 10 cm and looks like a small brain. eee.. ok stop.

Only 3rd day after her surgery and she is already well and energetic, a contrary to Dean, who looks hagard and tired. He said hasn't been sleeping well since. So poor thing, never mind la.. Jen has a lotsa chicken essence for him.

I wrapped a hamper for her.. nice ma? hehe..

Licence Agreement of a Freeware

Have you ever bother to read the Licence Agreement before accepting it? I came across one that is quite funny. But I still accept it. Lol...

Housewarming

Eric's housewarming.

Just Another Day...

Today lagi jiat lat.. worked till ten plus.. reached home.. dinnered.. showered..
Wah!! 11pm liao.. no nid online liao lor.. zzz..

Wednesday only le..
Looking forward to weekend - Do my photoshop thingy, go SM's house warming, visit Jen Jen, play badminton, sleep & sleep & sleep... Already plan nice nice..

When is this going to end...

Very very tired.. working from 8.30am to 9.30pm.. 13 hours without sunlight. Knock off.. eat.. showered.. online awhile.. 11pm liao.. time to sleep. Next morning wake up.. go work.. from 8.30am to 9.30pm.. 13 hours without sunlight. Knock off.. eat.. showered.. online awhile.. 11pm liao.. time to sleep. Next morning wake up.. go work.. from 8.30am to 9.30pm.. 13 hours without sunlight. Knock off.. eat.. showered.. online awhile.. 11pm liao.. time to sleep. Next morning wake up.. go work.. from 8.30am to 9.30pm.. 13 hours without sunlight. Knock off.. eat.. showered.. online awhile.. 11pm liao.. time to sleep. Next morning wake up.. go work.. from 8.30am to 9.30pm.. 13 hours without sunlight. Knock off.. eat.. showered.. online awhile.. 11pm liao.. time to sleep. Next morning wake up.. go work.. from 8.30am to 9.30pm.. 13 hours without sunlight. Knock off.. eat.. showered.. online awhile.. 11pm liao.. time to sleep. Next morning wake up.. go work.. from 8.30am to 9.30pm..

When is this going to end...

Valentine + Birthday Celebration

8.20am - The part-time helper called to say that she overslept. Wah good ah! That means we could go for our lunch appointment on time!

Dean planned a belated Valentine's day for all + an early birthday celebration for Jen. He woke up at 7am to do marketing and preparing food. Guess what? He cooked us a very daring dish, steak! I guess it's no easy task, Jen wants it well done, Darl wants it medium rare, I want it in between lol.. Thanks to the cook, the food turned out nice especially the gravy to the steak. We had clam chowder and red wine to go with the main course, strawberries and cake as dessert to round up the meal. Nice~

Finally get to browse those of their younger day's photo. Thanks for sharing with us, it's very neatly arranged and labelled. Very free hor.. lol.. no la.. i mean 很有心思。lol..

Sakae Teppanyaki

After the carpet search @ AMK, we were so tired, took a nap all the way till 8pm, then drove down to Bugis for shopping + gym + dinner. Ended up the sequence became = dinner - shopping - gym. lol.. coz hungry liao ma..

Darl treated me to Sakae's Teppanyaki! Nice food!

Beef Set
Beef + Cuttlefish + Foie Gras + Teppan Chawanmushi + Assorted Mushroom
+ Rice + Miso Soup

Seafood Set
Tiger Prawn + Cuttlefish + Bamboo Clam + Chicken + Vege
+ Rice + Miso Soup

%@ Thank You Darling & Happy Valentine's Day! @%