Guangzhou + Hong Kong Trip

Guangzhou was fun! The company was fantastic!

At the lounge of Shangri-La, Guangzhou

A very animated CEO (Chief Entertaining Officer) and a very amused Kimberly

The "I-made-it" photo at the presidential suite of Shangri-La, Guangzhou

We had some drinks at the lounge followed by dinner at Summer Palace..

Alan's failed attempt at tea pouring

hahaha! Everyone's trying to avoid being scalded by the hot water
spattering from Alan's teapot

then dessert at a private and very swanky room. The standalone room is situated
by the pond and garden of Shangri-La. We were not aware that we had to go outdoors
to get to this room and we were all underdressed! brrrr...

We were treated to another round of laughter and drinks at the Thai Bar after dessert.
Shangri-La was a very generous host. Besides the galore of good food, they did
everything within their means to ensure we're comfortable and relaxed during the trip.

a very busy CEO

at the lobby of Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, before we departed for HKIA

I had such great fun on this trip! You would not believe most of them do not know each other before the trip.

"Uncle I like your daughter, can she marry me?"

thank you dilun & diyang!

Wheee!! Received the bright orange package first thing in the morning and it made my dayyy!!

i miss my long hair..

i love momma

=)

super duper pay rise =)

Does this work?

Hello.. Hey I can blog through Microsoft Word!

12 March

I read a letter from papa's company to thank him for his long service to the co. It says on 12 March this year, papa would have been in the co for 35 years. Coincidentally, my official date of join is on 12 March too.

Once bitten, twice shy...not true. I will not chauffeur brandon again.

you got a loser for a gf.

b: you must fend for yourself when you're bullied, and you cannot react to whatever the others do to you, do not depend on me, do not expect me to protect you.

bad karma

I'm on MC today. The pretty doctor said, "too much acid in stomach"...whatever that means.. anyway did I mention that I was down with a flu 3 weeks ago, and I went to the clinic just below my office. All the doctor could say was, "you caught a bug." Anyone can say that!

I had too much laugh yesterday, and I accumulated way too much bad karma in just one day. We had lunch with Ben (oh he brought a coach bag back and a very pretty A&F tee from the states for me -grin-) and we updated him on what happened in the 3 weeks he was away. For no reason, Judy told us that she just called 'Ah Chua', their ex-colleague who retired about 7 years ago, and he told her that "he fell down". I could not stop laughing after I heard that, I am so mean but I couldn't help it. You gotta hear all the silly antics of Ah Chua from Ben himself.

one two three, four five six, seven

CX Dinner & Dance was held on Friday. I didn't intend to turn up since I had classes that night. Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to go but I gotta get my priorities right. But after much urging and coaxing from Judy, I decided to turn up at Grand Hyatt after class and was in time for the last draw. By which I have already won myself another bottle of wine, so I have no chance of winning the business class ticket to any destination on the CX network. bah.

Elaine saved lots of food for me though =) and I gave Sherril my prize.

Sociology notes are disgusting. oh the agony.

On most days, bran makes my day. At other times, he makes me really mad and frustrated. And today is one of those days.

fed up

I hate karl marx, durkheim, max weber and their kind....

2007

unexpected visitor(s)

In 2007,

1. I graduated from TP
2. Embarked on a career
3. Celebrated 6 years with Bran
4. Been to the hospital more times than I did in the past 20 years
5. Visited Hong Kong for the first time, and visited the city 3 more times in the year
6. Lost Little Lion, welcomed Fluffy
7. Finally chopped off my locks after 6 years
8. Got my driving license
9. 3 Guccis and a Coach which Ben will bring back for me from the states
   
10. Grew up

fondly remembered..

easily mistaken as a towel in the laundry

office ladies by day..

... getai singers by night
check out Judy's top!!! Hahaha!

this is what we do when the boss is not around

Merry Christmas

• Food galore at office yesterday
• Lots of good lucky draw prizes this year..no more canned longans..=P
• Bran makes my day anytime
  Thanks for turning up with surprises every now and then
  
• Christmas Eve dinner at Bran's uncle's place this year.
  Everyone flew off to Hong Kong today..that leaves Bran's family in Singapore for a humid Christmas this year
• Indigestion
  
• Back to work tomorrow..ah...
  

Gucci #3: Jolicoeur 'Abbey' large tote. I'm not sure why there's no picture of this model online. Trigger happy =)


Bran makes my day..by turning up at my place at 6.45 in the morning, watched and waited for me while I get ready, munched on his sashimi salad and went to work with me

Caught up

Presentation Course (13-14 Nov)
Guy on top left is our coach.

Negotiation Course (15-16 Nov)

With course mates

So much has happened since my return. Should I jot them down..maybe not..

On a happier note, Mom is feeling so much better now and I think she's received more than 100 bottles of chicken essence. Bran has to top everyone by giving bird's nest....heehee

Bran underwent an op and is acting like a baby. =P I think he enjoys all the attention. Aunty Nancy, Aunty Winnie and I went to pick him up, his boss Alvin was there and his bandmate was there yesterday too. I have no idea why she ran off after she saw me.

One of his rabbits looks like a porcupine now because the fur she shed did not fall off. Instead, they clumped together and formed 'spikes'. And bran can't catch her to brush away those fur with only one arm. So I guess she's gonna stay like this until bran's arm recovers.

I got my, as Ben likes to put it, "license to kill". Dilun & Diyang, we don't have to take the train anymore =)


Hopes everything will go uphill from here.

= [

Bran met with a terrible accident yesterday afternoon. Thank his lucky stars there were no cars behind him on the usually busy road, he was wearing a helmet, and there was one, just one, passer-by.

He is conscious and very alert and still speaks very loudly. He fractured his left arm though and there're bruises and lacerations all over his body. They had to stitch up his forehead and his left eye is swollen and black, looks like he just got punched in the eye. =(

I rushed to the hospital within 20 mins after his call but the doctor & nurses would not allow us to see him. We waited for about 3 hours before they told us to return at 8pm to pick him up because they would still like to observe him. At 6pm, they called to tell us that he needs to stay for another 24 hours for observation. So I went back at 7pm and stayed till 10pm. Dad and Mom went to visit him with his favourite bananas just now and Aunty Nancy should be there to pick him up now.

Get well soon bran...

Hong Kong 29 Oct - 1 Nov

tash on the AEL, rushing to Kowloon

that's tash & me & a sneak peek of ben

...

on our new B700-ER! We forsake our sleep &
arranged for ourselves to take that flight

Baby Panda Sneeze

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• Hong Kong from Monday - Thursday with Tash & Ben. We did not go beyond Cathay City, Novotel and Tung Chung on Mon & Tues. A hurried & busy, but fruitful trip. =)
• I barely spent SGD100 on this trip. All the things I bought were on behalf of everyone else.
• Hong Kong again from 12-16 Nov.
  
• Too many things, too little time!