On the last day, we went tracking at 龙泉山， with the local Chengdu colleague.
Free drink for all mountaineers.
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Saturday, August 19, 2017
Chengdu Apr17
Went Chengdu for biz trip in April. Went to it's famous food street in town for dinner one night, with colleague from Singapore and Huizhou (Guangzhou area).
On the last day, we went tracking at 龙泉山， with the local Chengdu colleague.
Free drink for all mountaineers.
On the last day, we went tracking at 龙泉山， with the local Chengdu colleague.
Free drink for all mountaineers.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Timeout when at work
Instead of blogging, I decided to do some photo management. Here are some photos that didn't make it to my Ig.
Amara hotel
Amara hotel
at Ikea tampines
at Vivocity
Huizhou, China
Thursday, February 2, 2017
A day of old friendships - CNY'17'D5
This year my CNY break officially ended on D4, ie 开工日was day 5. But I took half day leave on D5, cos I have 3 gatherings planned for that day.
Anyway, let's start with D5 morning. It's the company tradition to bring in a Lion dance troupe on first day of work. I gave the lion an angbao to just step into my room for a "jiggle"... haha..
And my hair clip broke. Took a selfie to check how I will look for the rest of the day at various gatherings...
Oh, there's also the FB notification in the morning of what I posted "today 8 years ago". It's a super cute photo of Lynn when we did CNY visiting to my eldest Uncle's wife. So I created this collage of then-and-now.
The second gathering was at KW's house. I was wondering who will be there, and it turn out to be the drinking and smoking gang and some others. KW moved to his new house last year April. I'm impressed; it's beautifully done.
Finally at 7pm, the Deloitte gang met at Toa Payoh Swatou restaurant. 主角 Serena 姗姗来迟, reaching around 735. She came alone. Later on, Lynn wanted to join us, and Serena asked her hubby to bring the daughter too. Ginny was ill and couldn't join us, else we will have a perfect attendance photo. We had a great chat with Soo Hui who came early about Secondary schools. I think I will definitely consider St Nic after what she told us.
What a fulfilling day 5 it was.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
BD, gathering and celebration
(July and August)
Wk turned 44 this July; time flies.. Had a very simple, early celebration for him at home as I need to travel during his BD week:
Had a farewell dinner for the Tianjin plant FM during the business trip. I seldom post about my currently job, so here a photo of the colleagues from the northern plants.
Made it back in time for Ginny's BD dinner on 1st August. It had been some years since we celebrated her BD together. Right now, Joc is organizing a gathering in October for Deloitte gp 5 1996, to celebrate our 20th year anniversary of friendship!
National day weekend came around; Lynn was invited to Victoria's (our Indian neighbor) BD party. Here's a picture that WK took for them.
And I tried to organize a picnic for our family together with mum. But it rained hard that evening. So we ended up bringing the food to grandma's house and shared it with aunt YY too. For the records, it was spaghetti beef Bolognese and chicken rice, which are both yummy!!
The Pokemon go fever had started, so Wk brought Lynn to bishan park on the Monday before national day holiday. And they walked all the way to J8!
Pinsir on my bed!!!
And then on national day, I went Bangkok with Lili for a short holiday..
Friday, March 25, 2016
A passerby in HCM
I went on a last minute business trip to Ho Chi Ming city in February. It was my first time in Vietnam. Was there for a short 3 days (15-17Feb).
I thought it will feel like China many years back, but it does not. The custom officer whom I met was not friendly; the ones in China are more pro-tourists and foreigners. The people speaks softly, unlike in China. The traffic was less busy, but just as "free-style". The city, and the way to the factory, felt "sandy".
I did not visit any places of interested, just shuttered between hotel in HCM city and the factory which is one hour out. The place that I stayed at is a tourist place, like our Orchard Road. Here's a few pictures of the beautifully decorated pedestrian square in the mist of international and local hotels and commercial buildings.
The local hotel that I stayed at decorated it's lobby and café with padi plant. I like it's setting, which feels retro and authentic.
I thought it will feel like China many years back, but it does not. The custom officer whom I met was not friendly; the ones in China are more pro-tourists and foreigners. The people speaks softly, unlike in China. The traffic was less busy, but just as "free-style". The city, and the way to the factory, felt "sandy".
I did not visit any places of interested, just shuttered between hotel in HCM city and the factory which is one hour out. The place that I stayed at is a tourist place, like our Orchard Road. Here's a few pictures of the beautifully decorated pedestrian square in the mist of international and local hotels and commercial buildings.
The local hotel that I stayed at decorated it's lobby and café with padi plant. I like it's setting, which feels retro and authentic.
But I felt sad throughout the trip. Hopefully, it will be for a better purpose for my next trip.
A little prayer for my first Vietnamese friend, Ms Van:
Friday, January 29, 2016
Update
2016 January is coming to an end; time files!! Before my blog posts become all CNY 2016 related, I shall do an update here with a few photos..
(I) Lynn.
Pass it on.. There was a conversion on Yap family whatsapp group on CNY clothing. I think Winny and myself are the top 2 vain-pots, cos seems like only the 2 of us are engaged in that conversation. Winny commented that Clara can wear the Chinese traditional costumes passed down from Chloe. I scanned through FB and blog to see what the kids in our family have been wearing in the past many years. Saw quite a few photos, of items passed down from one cousin to another. Anyway, this one photo is my favourite while I was browsing, so I shall post it here. Lynn was 2 years, 3 months here, quite many months older than Clara who is 18 months now. I wonder where this piece (of clothing) is now....
Long hair.. She started P1 and P2 with need-to-tie\-up shoulder length hair, which was cut short a few weeks into the school year because she was not ready for long hair yet (untidy, sweating, not cleaning properly, not that interested, etc). Finally, she was ready in P3, and thus, for most part of P3 her hair was long. Now, at the start of P4, it has reached the longest length thus far. I'm not intending to let it grow longer. Here 2 photos of weekend, slightly more fanciful hairstyle. The joy of having daughter!
The minister said "Every school is a good school". There's a lot of sarcasticism on social media on his comment. The education system is not perfect, but parents are as much at fault as the policy makers in creating the problems in this system.
Lynn's school conducted it's first briefing session for parents last weekend. In the past 3 years, there were only 2 sessions, one in April (AY and AS), and one in May (PTM), which I find very useful. This year, it created one more in January, such that the sharing about the focus of that academic year (AY) is discussed in January instead of in April. This also means that the April session this year will fully concentrate on the academic syllabus (AS). This is definitely another improvement from the school. I'm very appreciative of the efforts of the school and teachers, such that I sent a thank-you cum encouragement chat-message to Lynn's form teacher (Ms Chua). Lynn's very lucky to get 2 good form teachers in P1/P2 and P3/P4. Having the same form teachers 2 years in a row is also a great feature in her school. I missed the parent teacher meeting (PTM) session with Ms Chua last year, and this year I'm determined not to miss it!
As far as my experience goes, this neighbourhood school is a good school. As long as parents make the effort to engage the school. Although she is in the top 2 classes, the attendance of parents for this session is only <50%. I wonder if those who did not turn up were engaged in more important stuff (like I was away on biz trip last year PTM)? I wonder if they are the ones/not the ones who pass sarcastic comments about the system?
Here's an article for reading pleasure. This is a great article; I think I will put up a separate posting when I'm free, to discuss my views on this article (read the interesting comments to this article too)
http://hedgehogcomms.blogspot.sg/2016/01/when-students-in-top-schools-dont-make.html
(23 Jan, 2016. It was Mr. Wong the VP who gave the briefing this year. I like his straight to the point style. Err, ok he is not in this pic).
While sitting in her classroom last Sat (listening to Ms Chua feeling a bit bored), I saw this very familiar looking watering can :). Took a photo, and chatted with Lynn about it at home. She told me that she did a great job last year when she was the environmental monitor. This year, because the EM is not really doing a decent job, so she actually took care of the plants even when she's no longer the EM.
Recognised this as her work (pasted at the back of the classroom) too, because of the stickers :)
Many kids in her class (about 15) were selected as prefect this year. So I wonder if it is to give them a chance to learn about leadership, and if there will be more stringent selection next year?
(She wore her band as she was on duty last Wed)
Our new pet.. Sigh.. my first experience with tortoise. MIL says that some vendor sell tortoise that is too young, and these tortoises will not survive because they can't feed yet. I didn't really believe her. This tortoise which we named "Tiffy", is now about 2 weeks in my home already. Still alive, but not feeding well. In fact I have not seen it eat at all. I wonder if it will die eventually. Everyday I look at it, I feel sad actually. Tiffy, please eat..
(II) Office.
Here's a funny story to share about my BD (at office). There's a colleague in my team (Mov) who shares the same BD as me. I told him before that he is the first person that I know to share the same BD as me. But for him, he said he knows a lot of people who share the same BD as him. This conversation took place probably early last year.
On my BD (Monday), we were having lunch and I said happy BD to him, but he didn't wish me back. On Wed or Thurs, we were having lunch in canteen, and he asked me if my BD is on 19 or 20 Jan, because he thought that one of his friend's BD "story" (not sure but he thinks it's me) is that it is on the "cut-off" between Capricorn and Aquarius. I told him definitely it's his other friend's "story", because the "story" that we exchanged was about "sharing same BD". This sweet young chap must be extremely embarrassed by this conversation, that he bought me a BD cake that afternoon (he sneak out of office). So we had cake that afternoon, and took a group photo.
Mov will be moving back to Cambodia, and working for another plant within our company's group. So we had a group lunch yesterday for his farewell.
I also had dinner with SY (together with Eva and LS), who's also a Capricorn. Nowadays it's quite fun and easy in whatsapp chat to send pictures, just to put cheer in someone's day!
(I) Lynn.
Pass it on.. There was a conversion on Yap family whatsapp group on CNY clothing. I think Winny and myself are the top 2 vain-pots, cos seems like only the 2 of us are engaged in that conversation. Winny commented that Clara can wear the Chinese traditional costumes passed down from Chloe. I scanned through FB and blog to see what the kids in our family have been wearing in the past many years. Saw quite a few photos, of items passed down from one cousin to another. Anyway, this one photo is my favourite while I was browsing, so I shall post it here. Lynn was 2 years, 3 months here, quite many months older than Clara who is 18 months now. I wonder where this piece (of clothing) is now....
Long hair.. She started P1 and P2 with need-to-tie\-up shoulder length hair, which was cut short a few weeks into the school year because she was not ready for long hair yet (untidy, sweating, not cleaning properly, not that interested, etc). Finally, she was ready in P3, and thus, for most part of P3 her hair was long. Now, at the start of P4, it has reached the longest length thus far. I'm not intending to let it grow longer. Here 2 photos of weekend, slightly more fanciful hairstyle. The joy of having daughter!
Lynn's school conducted it's first briefing session for parents last weekend. In the past 3 years, there were only 2 sessions, one in April (AY and AS), and one in May (PTM), which I find very useful. This year, it created one more in January, such that the sharing about the focus of that academic year (AY) is discussed in January instead of in April. This also means that the April session this year will fully concentrate on the academic syllabus (AS). This is definitely another improvement from the school. I'm very appreciative of the efforts of the school and teachers, such that I sent a thank-you cum encouragement chat-message to Lynn's form teacher (Ms Chua). Lynn's very lucky to get 2 good form teachers in P1/P2 and P3/P4. Having the same form teachers 2 years in a row is also a great feature in her school. I missed the parent teacher meeting (PTM) session with Ms Chua last year, and this year I'm determined not to miss it!
As far as my experience goes, this neighbourhood school is a good school. As long as parents make the effort to engage the school. Although she is in the top 2 classes, the attendance of parents for this session is only <50%. I wonder if those who did not turn up were engaged in more important stuff (like I was away on biz trip last year PTM)? I wonder if they are the ones/not the ones who pass sarcastic comments about the system?
Here's an article for reading pleasure. This is a great article; I think I will put up a separate posting when I'm free, to discuss my views on this article (read the interesting comments to this article too)
http://hedgehogcomms.blogspot.sg/2016/01/when-students-in-top-schools-dont-make.html
(23 Jan, 2016. It was Mr. Wong the VP who gave the briefing this year. I like his straight to the point style. Err, ok he is not in this pic).
While sitting in her classroom last Sat (listening to Ms Chua feeling a bit bored), I saw this very familiar looking watering can :). Took a photo, and chatted with Lynn about it at home. She told me that she did a great job last year when she was the environmental monitor. This year, because the EM is not really doing a decent job, so she actually took care of the plants even when she's no longer the EM.
Recognised this as her work (pasted at the back of the classroom) too, because of the stickers :)
Many kids in her class (about 15) were selected as prefect this year. So I wonder if it is to give them a chance to learn about leadership, and if there will be more stringent selection next year?
(II) Office.
Here's a funny story to share about my BD (at office). There's a colleague in my team (Mov) who shares the same BD as me. I told him before that he is the first person that I know to share the same BD as me. But for him, he said he knows a lot of people who share the same BD as him. This conversation took place probably early last year.
On my BD (Monday), we were having lunch and I said happy BD to him, but he didn't wish me back. On Wed or Thurs, we were having lunch in canteen, and he asked me if my BD is on 19 or 20 Jan, because he thought that one of his friend's BD "story" (not sure but he thinks it's me) is that it is on the "cut-off" between Capricorn and Aquarius. I told him definitely it's his other friend's "story", because the "story" that we exchanged was about "sharing same BD". This sweet young chap must be extremely embarrassed by this conversation, that he bought me a BD cake that afternoon (he sneak out of office). So we had cake that afternoon, and took a group photo.
Mov will be moving back to Cambodia, and working for another plant within our company's group. So we had a group lunch yesterday for his farewell.
I also had dinner with SY (together with Eva and LS), who's also a Capricorn. Nowadays it's quite fun and easy in whatsapp chat to send pictures, just to put cheer in someone's day!
Sunday, August 9, 2015
我是好汉
During some of WK's business trips, he took the opportunities to travel to place of interest. I have always been "jealous" of 2 of such trips, which were Niagara falls and and Great-wall of China. Finally I was able to experience the Great-wall this year May.
A colleague offer to bring us there. He's a Singaporean, who has live in China for close to 20 years. He brought us to 慕田峪, which has lesser tourist.
It was a very hot day, but unlike humid Singapore, it felt less tiring in the dry heat of Beijing. We can start tracking from station 9, but opt to take the cable car to a higher entrance. This is a shot from the cable car.
A group photo outside station 14 (after alighting the cable car, before our climb).
Entrance to the wall. Here we met a 92 year old woman being carried down this flight of stairs. We do not know how much she walked, but everyone's still impressed and clapped for her.
It was a good day, with very little people. Even got this shot:
My aim is the top station at the middle of this photo. The end of this route is a few more stations away, on the left hand side of this photo.
A beautiful pic of the side of the wall
I wonder, if there is incarnation, who were people like Roy N and Amos Y in the Qing dynasty? Freedom fighter? Dictator hater?
After an hour or more, finally I'm near my aim. A photo of the view downwards:
My colleague Shawn (Malaysian) taking a rest before our final flight of stairs. Here's for the record: when going up that flight of stairs, I'm actually on all fours! It's very ver steep.
Finally!
I didn't read this, but took a picture for remembrance seek.
A colleague offer to bring us there. He's a Singaporean, who has live in China for close to 20 years. He brought us to 慕田峪, which has lesser tourist.
It was a very hot day, but unlike humid Singapore, it felt less tiring in the dry heat of Beijing. We can start tracking from station 9, but opt to take the cable car to a higher entrance. This is a shot from the cable car.
A group photo outside station 14 (after alighting the cable car, before our climb).
Entrance to the wall. Here we met a 92 year old woman being carried down this flight of stairs. We do not know how much she walked, but everyone's still impressed and clapped for her.
It was a good day, with very little people. Even got this shot:
My aim is the top station at the middle of this photo. The end of this route is a few more stations away, on the left hand side of this photo.
A beautiful pic of the side of the wall
I wonder, if there is incarnation, who were people like Roy N and Amos Y in the Qing dynasty? Freedom fighter? Dictator hater?
After an hour or more, finally I'm near my aim. A photo of the view downwards:
My colleague Shawn (Malaysian) taking a rest before our final flight of stairs. Here's for the record: when going up that flight of stairs, I'm actually on all fours! It's very ver steep.
Finally!
I didn't read this, but took a picture for remembrance seek.
One down!
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