Singapore! (:

Here’s a little update on what I’ve been up to. As most of you know, I work on most weekends. (So stop whining if you think your job is bad enough! P) Anyway, the recent weekend I had the opportunity to finally take a break. Instead of hibernating at home, I’ve decided to pack my bags and take a short adventurous trip down to Singapore. (It was partially planned actually). I was supposed to go down for an interview but due to unforeseen circumstances I have to let it pass. :( However, that didn’t stop me from being excited about the trip.

The trip started off after work on Friday. 3 hours to kill in Pudu, (I don’t know what I would do without Mc.D!) 5 hours spent in the bus, reaching the immigration at some ungodly hour, 3.30am (For the first time, I' felt like a “pendatang asing”) and we finally reached Singapore at 4.00am!

Day 1.

Of Orchard Road, Bugis and Malls!

Agenda:

SHOP

SHOP

and

SHOP!

We really had a great time doing nothing except buying stuff and I thought I missed the sales! Gosh, everything seem so cheap! Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, MNG, CK… (I just wish I had MORE money but then again this is the time to put self-control into practice) : P I can’t deny that shopping is truly a good stress therapy and a costly one too. Talking about maximizing time, we, girls really did! We shopped from 10am to 12 am! ah, bliss. :D

The famous Bugis Street

Day 2.

Of sleep and food!

Singapore Chicken rice!

Japanese Ramen

Achieved during the weekend:

A working leather bag

A Topshop coat

A pair of shoe

Pretty bracelet from Diva

Pierre Cardin

Johnson & Johnson Lotion

and I managed to finish a book!

I really had an awesome time and I know I couldn’t make it without the two babes.Thank you for making the trip possible.

San, thank you for making this tiring trip awesome and of course for walking 14 hours non-stop with me!

Eve- (the Malaysian turned Singaporean babe), thank you for being my tour guide and for the wonderful hospitality.

No doubt, I fell in love with Singapore!

Feels like falling

Feels like Falling - Mei Chern

I fall asleep at night
Thinking you'd be there tomorrow
and I'll kiss you like I kissed you for the first time
When I wake I'll find you
Waiting by my driveway smiling
And singing songs that'll make me cry
Now so tell me tell me
Do you mean what you say
Cos I'm tired tired of the games we play
Baby baby do you know if this means goodbye

Here we go again
And it feels like falling
And I'm wondering where I stand
Before you go again
I'm gonna say it loud
I don't need you now

I don't need you now.

And with your life as such
Sometimes you don't even know
How a snow can make me smile so much
And then you turn around and say
That it will be okay
But your empty words
Are nothing to me nothing to me now
So tell me tell me
Do you mean what you say
Cos I'm tired tired of playing the games we play
Don't leave me now
Cos I just cant say goodbye

Here we go again
And it feels like falling
And I'm wondering where I stand
Before you go again
I'm gonna say it loud
I don't need you now
Here we go again and it feels like falling
And I'm wondering where i stand
Before you go again
I'm gonna say it loud
I don't need you now

I don't need you now.

I fall asleep at night
Thinking you'd be there tomorrow
And I'll love you like I loved you before.

I've been listening to this song over and over again. A song that I could relate to from the start. you, I don't need you now.

This is such a beautiful song written by Mei Chern, our very own local talent. I must say I'm proud of her.

http://www.myspace.com/meichern

We like spud!

If you're not a spud lover you'll become one after reading this post. I never really bother much about food as I'm basically not a food lover even though I'm constantly surrounded by people who are food freaks!. Anyway, I just read something pretty interesting from "The Economist" and I would like to share it with you since I'm a spud lover.

It's about this world's fourth-most-important food crop which provides more calories, using less land, grows quickly in wider range of climates than the other plants.The wonder food after maize,wheat and rice. It is, of course, non other than the potato!

You might be thinking why potato? Let me tell you something that most of us are unaware of or we easily overlooked of its influence on world history. We often take potato for granted but do you know that this humble yet changing tuber is intertwined with economic development, trade liberalisation and globalisation? Besides tasting yummy, this meek food not only provide a cheap source of calories but its value lies in its high yield and almost perfect balance. Potatoes can produce more energy per unit area per day!

Let's backtrack to some history of potato. ( Alright, I could see you yawning but bear with me cause it gets more interesting). Back then, potato was thought to be an aphrodisiac ( to cause leprosy or to be poisonous and to be fit only for animals ) but it slowly caught on as it merits in times of war and famine and a wonder-food for the poor. However, modern effort of understanding the genetic of potatoes showed that the spud could lead to more disease-resistant varieties. (* Propitious Esculent: The potato in world history by John Reader)


Spuds are known in the form of French fries, served alongside with Coca-Cola and burgers in this YouTuber generation and its now an icon of globalisation. See? The turnaround scepticism when spud first greeted us back then.

Mashed, boiled,fried and roast, a tuber, unlikely as it seems changed the world. Therefore, never underestimate the food that you are about to take. So, each time you take in potato, remember its value. People, start eating potatoes today! (:

The event.

Pictures speak a thousand words.






The event finally ended. It ended with a bang! Well, at least the bosses are smiling. It was indeed a bittersweet experience. After much long hours of hard work, waking up at 4am, working 26 hours on weekends, 13 hours of walking with heels ( the price of vanity :P ), bombing cars with postcards, carrying lots and lots of magazines and it was all worth while to see the smile on people's face, knowing that we've done something right. A job that puts a smile on people's face, catering to their needs and helping them to make informed decisions. Well, this is what I do. This is my job.