Monday, February 19, 2007
The Public Holidays of Chinese New Year
Things that are associated with Chinese New Year... Ba guas, Ang Baos, Red, Chinatown... And gambling. Throughout the 23 (or 24?) years of my "no-life" life, this year proved to be the most exciting and stressful Chinese New Year.
My first time as a banker(Zhng Gei) and my first time playing mahjong at rates 5 times my usual rate "-_-.
1 "tai" - 2 bucks
5 "tai"s - 32 bucks
Touch Yourself - Additional 3 bucks (It means Zi Mo, you pervert)
Ping Hu - 20 bucks
Animal and Flower Bite - 3 and 6 bucks (Secretly bite more money)
2nd time as Zhng Gei and also have to be part time nanny. Only got the younger cousins and yan-yi (my smallest auntie) playing. I love kids but one of them actually got into my Dislike list!!(His brother is my fav though) Must tell his mum to teach him some manners or maybe telling his Lao Da (another cousin) would be more useful. Haha... Ah Ping (my brother's small name) even got a headache from all their noises. 沉默是金 is best applicable in this situation. Gina even said during a moment of silence
Wahh Nan De.. Must shuffle longer...
In short, Day 2 is full of noises, headache and money parting. (For me, Ah Ping and Gina)
According to my aunties, the reason why they let their children engage this random game of blackjack is
They can improve on their maths by counting mahz
Haha... Ace can mean 1,10 or 11 so they may think these 3 numbers are interchangable. So 1+1=2, 11, 12, 20, 21 or 22 or ban ban... Haha
Johan threw a temper when Ah Di told him to take the card and he lost. He's abit spoilt but he's my 2nd fav cousin so feel so sad to see him hiding one corner playing his gameboy. Kids shouldn't be sad!
Xiang Xiang was quiet as usual and my third auntie got him lively by giving him a ball made from... Mahjong paper. "-_-
He played so happily with the ball and even took it home. According to his mum, this new treasure will serve its purpose for at least a few days. "-____- Kids are soooo innocent and navie... Haha...
Day 3
Supposed to go Tracy's house to bai nian so took Bus 59 to Toa Payoh to meet Bob and Sonia. Took a cab down to Tracy's house and we tried calling Zhihong but he din answer. Then Bob went to the wrong house shouting Tracy's name and Sonia stopped him by saying
Tracy's house where got baby's clothes hanging outside one?
We started the mahjong session almost immediately after we were let into the house and got introduced to Tracy's boyfriend. The two couple shared one seat and since there's not enough people, Ah Ping and I each took one seat. This proved to be a BAD BAD decision. Played one round and Ah Ping did not even win ONCE! Ok once but Bob was playing for him.. Haha I know he's lousy but not THAT lousy what... My winnings had to be offset against his loss so overall he lost 3 bucks. It's like winning the money in form, not in substance... Argghh..
If anyone knows the detailed calculation of 30c 60c rounded up, please teach me. Still quite puzzled over it. After that, we went to take bus to Paya Lebar MRT to wait for Gina's car to fetch us eat Tian Ji Zhou at Geylang lorong 7. When getting on the bus and scanning the card, the card reader sounded once den di di di(irritating error sound).
Bus Driver: (looks at me) Scan again
Me: (Remembering) Ohh, I got two cards in my wallet. Then just now got the beep sound already and I saw the green light.
Bus Driver: Just scan the card again
Me: (Taking out my student pass to scan. No sound and the screen show entry ok)..... The screen say ok
It was lucky that I know which card had been scanned. (cos I just topped up my student pass and I remembered the amount on the card) If not, I will be paying two times for the trip! They should have a system to detect it, not try make passenagers pay again. Ok, not practical but still..... Haha. I think I will sure flare up if I have to scan both cards for the trip.
Now it's only Day 4 of CNY and things have started to pile up - AB311 readings, stimulation game (Got more complaints but that's till next time), presentations, competitor analysis, finishing off the goodies...
Good times always pass by fast but is time that has just passed good?
Monday, February 12, 2007
CESIM
According to the latest results released by the Cesim Global Challenge, -ING had achieved last in terms of Total Shareholder Returns in Market 10. Cool eh?
-ING. A name to remember. Until now I still haven't thought of the best pronounication for it. -, I, N, G or Dashing or just I, N, G.
Last. A short-term position or a signal of danger? Will the pressure of getting out of the danger zone prove to be motivating or demoralizing? No difference, the danger zone is not at all dangerous.
Cesim is smart. Conditions for the first 2 rounds are the same as the practice rounds. As though they are seeing whether we would adopt the same decisions if given a 2nd chance. Or maybe, they are just plain lazy.
Planning starts tomorrow. A buy (or sell) situation again? What, buy my story again? Sorry, not for sale. Ideas guys, not purchases. White hair growing? Nah, they just start refusing light absorption.
Friday, February 09, 2007
water hyacinth
Earlier on MSN
Friend: eh my flower nice anot?
Me: What flower lai de? Cannot see clearly
Friend: Water hyacinth
Me: In Chinese pls. (Not that I would know but just try me!)
Friend: Feng Xin Zi (风信子). Eh wanna buy for me the pink one? (Hers was a blue one)
Me: If i got see it loh
After some more conversation
Friend: Can see my nick? (wm: I want the pink one also)
Me: ***************** (Confidential.. Haha just in case)
Friend: Nvm. I go n buy myself.
And I got myself promising to buy the flower that I have never seen before.. Maybe I will also get one for myself.. Haha.. Just to see how the flower can charm my friend =)...
Actually the conversation ended up rather bad in the end so here's Sorry to my friend. I will give you what you wanted on your birthday k? ...... (I take silence as a consent.. ^_^)
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
张学友 - 《在你身边》
Latest Album: 在你身边
Fav Songs: ALL
He's not 歌神 for nothing. Great voice and great music. If this album doesn't appeal to you, then sorry to say you are not of a deity calibre =) (Under the influence of the show 凡间新仙人)
Mayday
Latest Album : 为爱而生
Fav Song : 宠上天，我又初恋了，忘词，为爱而生
It's a nice album and if you think otherwise, just keep playing it over and over again for 25 times and you will start liking the album or start hating them. It just shows how much free time you've got to repeat the same stuff for 25 times =)
Monday, February 05, 2007
Guess It ain't too late after all
It's been a while since the last blog. Just to say my belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to those who make an effort to visit this blog and not to visit me instead. And to my faithful blog fans: Yes, I'm still alive and No, the blog isn't dead yet. Just an old habit of mine kicking in. Everyone, say Hi to my laziness
Shall be summarizing my last year hols in a few sentences. Basically I only remembered doing things that I haven't been doing for quite some time. Exercise is not one of them. I do exercise everyday. Just the wrong parts of me. Haha. That's about all for the hols. Boy how to remember last year's stuff? Seemed so long ago. Haha. For those persistent enough, just visit other blogs and stop thinking about my hols.
School's started and I can see I have to go 拜太岁 this year. Not having much luck until now for things. Haha sure hope is 先苦后甜... But I like bitter more... Whatever... Bitter sweet = BeSt
15 mins have gone by without me typing anything. Guess the rest are not worth noting down.. Maybe except for Cheewei going overseas, Getting to know an old friend by a new name, Getting a job and out of it.... Well, guess it will have to wait till next time.
Signing out at 3.37am
Oh ya, If anyone knows how to pronounce this name Joannal, please call me and tell me k? The best pronounciation for it now is Jojo.. Haha...
Ok lah, here's something for those who doesn't understand the meaning of signing out and kept on reading... Photos taken during the hols... Or this year??? Whatever lah...
That's all folks. Nitey nite!