Preparations to Taiwan

Finally sat down last Saturday and settled all the itinerary for my Taiwan Trip (9th to 15th Dec). There are going to be 10 of us on the trip in free and easy mode, and doing up the itinerary is really quite a headache.

The air tickets are expensive! S$756 on China Airlines. So the accommodation must be more budget. ^^

Just 3 more weeks to the trip. I hope all of us will have fun there! I will blog about this Taiwan trip. The last Japan and Korea trips weren't blogged.

After coming back from Taiwan, I will head to KL for four days! Going to stay at my cousin's house and also meet YQ who will also be there! I just wanna get away from Singapore.

Forget the people, forget the troubles and come back afresh.

Feeling all excited already!!

Best Wishes to Mr T

I am very sad and know I will lose my good friend, Mr T, after what he told me over dinner just now. It further reasuured me that all men are all alike.

Life still has to carry on for me.

Kitty Lab

I went to Kitty Lab today! It cost $35 just to go in. And worse of all, you cannot take photographs with all the Sanrio characters inside!! Basically, when you enter, you are given this KTA:

Then you go in, and a young guy tried to tell you the introduction to Dr. Kitty and his boomed-up hairdo. I guess the response would be good if he wasn't in Singapore. Good try to him trying to give some anticipation to his audience.

So you're to carry this KTA to all the stations. Each station is a kiddy-simple game. If you win the game, you can choose the shoes, hair, expression, clothes, friends, favourite food and horoscope. If you lost the game, the trait given will be random.

The place inside EXPO is very small. You can easily complete the whole thing within 15 minutes. If you complete all the stations within 35 minutes, you will get a Kitty badge:

At the end, there is this souvenir shop. I thought they would bring in a vast variety of Sanrio items for Kitty fans. But they didn't! It was only their Kitty 35th Anniversary mechandise. I got a pair of chopsticks at $15. I was hoping for more Sanrio stuff!

Well, I thought the whole Kitty Lab could have been done much better for the Kitty fanatics.

Satisfaction

Even though the gifts were virtual, I'm glad they were from him. Even though I suspect it isn't him, the sight of seeing the name is satisfying enough.

After-post:
Indeed, after checking with him on MSN, it was from him.

泛溅、自讨苦吃

人都是泛溅的。我是其中一个。为何有简单的日子不要过，得自讨苦吃，自找工作和烦恼？这是所谓的 "ego"　吗？

Thanks to YQ for reminding me I have a blog. Will be back to back-post some events. =)　

Journey 2009

This year's concert was better than last. The pieces were more manageable. And with more number of sectionals, there was better cohesion amongst the V1. The only bad thing was an intensive 1.5 months of practices and rehearsals.

I must thank my students who came down to support. It was heartening to see that there are students who care for me too. At least, this is what will keep me in my job.

After the concert, there was this big group of us who headed down to Mr Bean's to chill. This is the third consecutive year we did this. And every time, the group gets bigger with the addition of new members, and older alumnus. HAHA!

It was quite a sad goodbye at the end. Throughout of this whole 1.5 months of interaction, I really took every time as a LAST time. The conductor said there will be no concert in 2010, and the next will be in March 2011. I wonder if my migration plans will have taken off by then. Though there are countless things and people I can't bear to leave, a new environment is tempting.

Alumus who came to support!

At Backstage

With Yong Quan

Full Orchestra

The Application

I finally submitted my application for citizenship after procrastinating for 2 months. There were many documents to submit. And there was this lady inside the room that handles all the paperwork, and she looked like a lawyer. She was really fierce to me. And I was thinking, "What the hell?!" Eventually it was over.

Holding a Singapore passport will enable me to travel to many countries without a VISA, which is super troublesome. And this passport will allow for easier migration, I hope.

marry me

a colleague told me today: the person you marry should be the best person whom you can tag-team with. not the one with the most romance.

how true. it has to be somebody to accept the ugliest part of you.

suddenly i feel like getting married. TOO. do you want to marry me? :)

Ibis Hotel Singapore

Got this $1 deal for Ibis Hotel on their new opening at Bencoolen Street, the first Ibis Hotel in Singapore.

The room is generally quite small but it has everything one needs.

Address: 170 Bencoolen Street, Singapore 189657

Tel: +65 6593 2888

A Friend

A post going out for a friend called LINUS. Have you forgotten me? In the midst of your busy work schedule, we have stopped talking for ages. I wonder how are you doing now. Missed the times we chatted online. Take care, my friend.