Diving at Hantu

It was a great day to begin with. Hot sun, clear blue sky and calm sea water. We met up at the Republic of Singapore Yatch Club where we took the dive boat to Pulau Hantu. Have been to this Yatch Club once, a few years ago. The club was quite a "posh" place whereby i think it only entertains members? Cos quite a few divers who drove to the club wasnt allowed to park inside the carpark of the Yatch Club. However, Nick (a foreigner with blond hair) and his family drove into the carpark without being stopped or any questions asked! How bias can they be. An "Ang Mo" thats why no question asked? An asian, then suspicious of not a member...hai...

We left the Club at ard 115pm. The dive boat we took this time is much better than the one we took last yr!

While changing into our wet suit, David began to use my cam to take pics


Below are some pics of my other dive mates:

Err...forgot their names (uncle Sing pls help me to identify)

Mother and daughter

And son

Leaving the jetty

The camera man, David

The dive platform

While waiting to reach pulau hantu; on the deck

Uncle Sing and David

We had 2 dives. Each about an hr long. Due to the bad experience last year, we held hands throughout the 2 dives so as to not to loose our buddy. The visibility was quite bad. But this is Hantu we are talking abt, thus its quite expected. The 2 dives proof good training grounds for us to practice our skills like buoyancy control and fin pivoiting. At least now i can now hover at 5-6m whichout much difficulties (i used to shoot up to the surface when i am at that depth and cant seems to stay) and watch how the guys execute the SMB. So next time i believe i would have no problems doing my safety stops :P

After the dives, we went back to Beach road; Makan Place for dinner. They do served great Tom Yam Soup!

After dinner, we followed uncle Sing and Ashar back to BRS. Never have it came across my mind of what would be need to done at the shop after each dive trips...that is of cos to wash all equipments!! Someone got to do it right!! but it proof to be a back breaking job.

Its taking out, washing and hanging, taking out, washing and hanging and on and on and on....

And while waiting for uncle Sing, we got bored.....so..... :P

PS: Thanks uncle Sing for the ride back!

You made my day!!

Was chatting with my client on msn just now. Opps should be working right...but its FRIDAY and i am gg diving tomolo!! Thus dun really have the mood to work. Back to topic, was chatting with my client and she said the following:

(The story: I went back to work last sat and on my way home, i saw my client and her kids on the bus. Today she told me:)

toh says:
my daughter tell me u like princess

toh says:
if u wear grown, the princess crown

Sun Tan says:
huh is it !

Sun Tan says:
*shy*

toh says:
Ya lor..

Hantu again

Pulua Hantu this sat!! Looking forward to it!!

Back to work

Guess where i just came back from? Thats right, Office!! First weekend into my peak and i am back in office alr..hai...They are still doing the renovation, thus its very dusty and nosiy. Anyway, before gg back to work, met up with my sec school mates for porridge buffet at suntec. Hee, our main aim of the meet up is to "draw lots" for our christmas presents. We are playing the mortal, angel game, so need to know who we are buying for first. But sad to say, some of them didnt manage to turn up, so we got to helped them to draw.

Look at all those dishes!!

I just love their pork floss

My peanut porridge

And not to forget, desserts!!!

eNd oF hOLiDaYs

Total mark the end of my official long holidays (on and off) in year 2007. From tomorrow onwards, i would be thrown back into the busy lifestyle of a tyical auditor. Really dragged going through another peak and am having super duper pre-monday bluez now...dun expect much blogging in the next few months as nothing exciting would be happening to my life except for work, work and nothing but work. Til then, take care!

Office renovation

My office is undergoing a major renovation starting from today and would last a week. They would go abt doing it in phrases and my unit is the 1st to start with. We will have a completely new layout and sad to say, lesser space than the old setting as they are squeezing another unit into our floor. :( i dunno how we are going work in such tight environment..sigh... Anyway, we booked the meeting room on the 22nd floor for the afternoon and no one has to mood to work at all! In the end, i was surfing net for the whole afternoon! Hee...Was feeling very bored when uncle Sing msn me excited that he is gg diving this weekend!!! Envy!!! Actually Law and i was thinking of gg this weekend too, but now we have just started our Sheng(3) Qian(2) Da(4) Ji(4) Hua(4), so got to skip the trip loh...

Met up with Law in the evening to watch movie, The Game Plan. Its a nice show! Very funny indeed. I used the free movie vouchers that i have (got it from the survey that i have done previously in office). GV is now havign a promotion for its popcorn, for 1 huge tin of popcorns and 1 large drink, it only cost $6 when purchase with the movie tickets. But if you buy it separately, it would cost $10!

I totally love the pink moo moo tin!!

And its filled with popcorn. From the pic, you cant really "guage" the size of the tin, but believe me, its huge! Even on am empty stomach, i only manage to finish half of it. GV seems to have this kind of promotion annually. Last yr's tin was blue in colour. Hee..am collecting these tin..wonder what colour would be next :P

Oktoberfest

Went to the Oktober feast on tue. Supposely its the first day of a 5 day celebration and would have a opening street parade. But as everyone is late *angry*, i totally missed the whole thing!!

Oktoberfest is actually a German festival whereby it was first held in the year 1810 in honor of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The festivities began on October 12, 1810 and ended on October 17th with a horse race. Its the biggest and grandest event in Germany and had been held yrly even since.

Comparing the celebration that Singapore had, its obviously too "mild". Its just a dinner in a tentage which German singing away...Traditional food that they served are:

Suasages

And Pork Knuckles

And of cos Erdinger

Haa..Quentin is so happy with his food

Cheers!!!

Cheers!!

Quentin and me

Justine looks so red and drunk!

Swimming again

Its swimming again. But this time round is baby Trishelle's turn. Only at 4 mths old and not crying at all! I am so proud of her!!

Testing water first...

Yeek! Why so cold!!!

"I believe i can fly......"

"I believe i can touch the water..."

Sunday Laze

Today is a rest and relax sunday with baking in the morning and baby Estella visiting in the afternoon.

Tried a new receipe, "Cruchy Drops" except that i changed it a bit. Instead of using raisins and glazed cherries as stated in the receipe, i changed it to chocolate chips.

After mixing the butter, sugar, eggs, milk, flour and chocolate chips, dropped teaspoon of the mixture into corn flakes

Ready to be baked

The end results

The modified "Cruchy Drops"

Winnie and baby Estella came visiting in the afternoon. It has been a few months since i last saw her. At 7 months now, she is so sweet and adorable. Smiley, friendly and not afraid of stranger. She greeted me with a huge winning smile when i opened the door and when i said,"Bao Bao", she would smile and stretch out the hands happily! :D

She is learning to sit..but still abit wobby thou.

Hmmm.. whats that?? Lizard on the wall??

Mum and daughter

We then brought baby Estella down for swimming. Its her very first experience with the pool. At first she is very wary of that big pool of blue water, clentching her fists tightly and dare not move about. But after 15 mins or so, she began hit the water and enjoying getting splashed by it.

"Testing water"

Hmm... can i drink it?

Enjoying i totally!!

Dancing Queen

Every women is beautiful

A little boy asked his mother "Why are you crying？"
"Because I'm a woman," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said.
His mum just hugged him and said, "And you never will"
Later the little boy asked his father,
"Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for no reason," was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man,
still wondering why women cry.
　Finally he put in a call to God;
and when God got on the phone,
he asked, "God, why do women cry so! easily?"
God said: "When I made the woman she had to be special.
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world;
yet, gentle enough to give comfort"
"I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth
and the rejection that many times comes from her children"
"I gave her a hardness that allows
her to keep going when everyone else gives up,
and take care of her family through sickness
and fatigue without complaining "
"I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any
and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly"
"I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults
and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart"
"I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife,
but sometimes tests her strengths
and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly"
"And finally, I gave her a tear to shed.
This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed."
You see: The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,
the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair."!
"The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes,
because that is the doorway to her heart
* the place where love resides."

Public speaking

Going to conduct a course later. A mini one thou. But the thot of it really scares me. I just hate public speaking! Please hope that I wont stumble or tremble too much and have ans to all qns asked. Wished me luck!

Hypocrite!!!

Why is it that you can say all those things in front of us and behind her back that how much u hate her and how she had made your life so miserable but when the 3 of us are together, you can chat with her like you guys are the best of friends? Is this back stabbing? Hypocrite? Office politics? You are so fake and you totally disgust me!!!

Ai Xin Stout

Sometimes back, me and ah dear went to have our fortunes read. Its quite accuary i would say. He even knows that i have leg cramps problem by just looking at me. There are other things which he mentioned and predicted that was pretty accuary too. The reason, he said for me having leg cramps is due to menses. Hmm..i have never heard that menses can lead to leg cramps..stomach cramps maybe but leg?? And the funniest thing is that he recommended Stout as a "medicine".

So just a few days ago, on my first day of menses, i received my Ai Xin Stout from Ah Dear at nearly 12 midnight!! He just got off work and pop over with the beer.

It taste sweet and bitter at the same time. Sweet cos he bothers to bring it over, bitter cos i have never taste something so horrible and bitter in my life..errmm maybe when i am taking those chinese medicine.

Gift from Japan

Got a cute little gift from Juliana. Its a name card holder. Just in time, my current one is wearing out alr :)

New Vending Machine

It came on Monday. The snacks are actually cheaper than outside. Good welfare? Hee..think i prefer the free biscuits in the pantry. Most items in the vending machine are chocolate bars and Lays potatote chips...so heaty.

Portfolio

Received my revised portfolio today. Seems that for the coming year, my peak period would only start aroung Mar and should last all the way till Aug. No doubt i would still have jobs from nov to feb, but should still be managable. Just cross my fingers that i wont be getting more jobs.

Family gathering

Today is our ever first family gathering with baby Trishelle. Sis invited us to Crystal Jade at Jurong Point for Tim Sum lunch. Haa..my sis has the same blog post. Pls visit her blog for the pics.

After lunch, we went to visit baby Estella. She is 3 months older than Trishelle and much bigger in size too. Too bad she was sleeping when we reached. Saw that white teddy? Haa..its me who put it there :P.

Off Day again

Am on leave today again. Its to replace the one day which i went back to work in Sep. Meet up with Law in the morning and accompany him back to sentosa to settle some work after which we went to Vivo to shop for his jacket for tonight (Huiping's wedding; Law's primary school fren). Pass Jiahui her bday present during her lunch time and she slim down yet again. Must take care gal!

There was a sale at LP Zone and Law managed to get a jacket, short sleeve shirt and jean costing altogether only $48!! Haha..never felt so excited shopping for his things. As his jean need altering, we walked over to Habour Front to eat Mee Suan (to stop my craving).

The shop name is called Shilin Xiao Ci, selling snacks from Taipei-Shilin. When i was at Shilin, i have never tried their mee suan. This one that i tried at Habour Front is a bit diff from the one that i haf at Taipei, which didnt have sheddred chicken meat. The one at HF tasted a bit salty, but overall still quite nice.

After collecting Law's jean, we went home, getting ready for the dinner at night. Its at Furama River Front. While waiting for Law to come pick me up, mum brought home donuts from Donut Factory! Its from her colleague actually. I had always wanna try their donuts, but each time looking at the queue, i gave up.

Actually i dun find them particularly nice. Taste like normal donuts to me. To ask me queue that long for them, its not worth it....

Anyway, we were almost late for Huiping's wedding. Reached there 8.10pm. Luckily they have not started yet. Huiping looks gorgeous! Liked her hairdo too. Congras gal! And enjoyed your honeymood!!

Sounds like English??

Hahaha...i cant stop laughing!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw

sIcK

3rd day back to work and i am already on MC...seems that this peak is not going to be an easy one.

1st day back at work

SUPER DUPER BLUEZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

Lucky i am on course for half a day and for the whole of tomorrow. My brain seems to stall this morning when i log onto my email and saw 25 unread mails. I just cleared my emails last Thursday. So within 1 day (fri), i recieved 25 emails...duhz....work...Was still worried that i would be rather free in Oct since most of my jobs would only start in Nov. But after reading the mails, i believed that Oct would be a busy month too!

Bad new for the day: Simmons would no longer be under my care this year. It has been transfered to another unit. I quite like this audit client. Easy job, nice FM, accounts clear, go home on time...hai....so sad...

Anyway, looking forward to this weekend. Would be on leave on Fri as its Huiping's wedding and there is yet another divers' gathering on sat and Law is coming along this time too!! Yippee!!