Today woke up realising my siblings were not going to school... So i washed up and left home while my bro played the comp... And my sis was still in bed... Well well... I had my those days too... Hee....
Reached office at 850... Then helped my fren get some stuff, requisited some stationery n set off for client's place... Reached at 10am... Still to do one section; one leadsheet... Like copied last year's work... But got some new accounts... So need to document the work myself... Then went for lunch at the nearby canteen...
Came back continued to work on the leadsheet.. Went up to find the client and talked to them for the first time in the day.. At near 2pm... Not very helpful cos they all busy with the month end closing... But thank God, I managed to find the schedules that I need... Made copies... Then worked with the documents I had obtained... Then need to vouch the invoices and payments vouchers... So wrote a list for the client...
And guess wat? When I asked her to show me where to get the documents, she asked me which are the ones I need... Then she took the list and extracted out all the documents I needed for me!!! Wow!!! What favour... At the end of the day, I managed to complete most of my work... Left 7 invoices to vouch... Completed the leadsheet and the manual workpapers...
On my side, my other colleague was screaming... Cos she cant get the schedule she needs... The client keeps giving her stuff that was not wat she asked for... When she went to find the payment voucher herself to vouch, she couldnt find even one after searching for 2 hours!!! I really really thank God for favour...
I passed the section to my AIC for review at near 6pm... He gave me a new section to work on... Wow!!! This one is not as easy... But I'm all geared up and ready to start work... Here I come... Ermz... Not now now... But looking forward to my A11 days... Heee.... The sections more interesting... Not all vouching only... Heh... May tml be another frutiful day too...
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Update...
I had a long long long holiday after Bruce n Shaun's wedding... Dun feel like working... Hahaha... Then with all the festivals around, holiday here n there... So took quite a lot of toil and leave... Heh... It's time to settle down and get back to work... Just when I thought of doing that... I was hit with gastric flu... Haiz...
Been quite busy since Sun... Went for duty then blood donation then dinner with Ken's family at AV then coffee at west coast McCafe... Then Mon went back to work... Thought going down client's place, who knows client not ready... So I took half day toil and went out with Ken... Hehe... He's supposed to be studyin n I was supposed to be working... Oh well... hehe... Went to catch a movie... Haiz... So much for all the nominations that it got... Quite a boring show... Hahaha.... Went ate lots of stuff in bet also... Then Ken went for tuition...
Ken wanted to go school early on tues to revise his work... I told him I'll sleep in... But I was planning to go with him liao la... But who knows when I woke up, I was overwhelmed with pangs of nausea... I ran to the toilet and vomitted... Then diahorrea... That was at 7am!!! By 930, I had vomitted 3 times and diahorrea twice... I laid down on the toilet floor and slept cos I didnt wanna run again... Aft a while I managed to get up and struggled to pour myself a glass of hot water...
I drank... And within half an hr, I was back in the toilet, vomitting... Haiz... By 1pm, I had vomitted like 7 times and had diahorrea 5 times... My parents were working and my siblings were entertaining themselves with the computer and the tv... Haiz... At the same time, I was having gastric pains... Thank God by afternoon all these stopped... I just slept n slept... Ken bought porridge for me and I ate like a third of it then went back to sleep... He later left for tuition... Thanks dear... Sorry for the trouble... Made u couldnt study...
Mom came back at 5+ and gave me medicine... Had fever too... Then later finished most of the porridge Ken bought... then slept ad slept...
On wed... supposed to go work but my gastric pains were still there... I decided to see a doc n get mc... Hehe... I know I'm supposed to be working... But health more impt rite? So see doc then came back... And slept... and slept... Hehe...
Went for BS at nite then met up with Yuhao n Alice... Think now quite alright liao...
Not having as much diahorrea and no vomitting liao... But still having pangs of pains... I'll just lay hands and pray that it goes away... Especially with my medicine running out liao... And I'm supposed to be working... Heh... Went loyang for despatch just now... Think I'm quite alright liao... Hahaha... Shld be going Ang Mo Kio tml... Need to turn in liao... Will update again...
Looking forward to the outreach this sat at expo... Think will be fun... Kekeke... Who wanna join Huiqin's team??? Sure win one... Heh... Hmmmm.... We'll see... Eh... Can I be excused from eating? Hahaa....
Been quite busy since Sun... Went for duty then blood donation then dinner with Ken's family at AV then coffee at west coast McCafe... Then Mon went back to work... Thought going down client's place, who knows client not ready... So I took half day toil and went out with Ken... Hehe... He's supposed to be studyin n I was supposed to be working... Oh well... hehe... Went to catch a movie... Haiz... So much for all the nominations that it got... Quite a boring show... Hahaha.... Went ate lots of stuff in bet also... Then Ken went for tuition...
Ken wanted to go school early on tues to revise his work... I told him I'll sleep in... But I was planning to go with him liao la... But who knows when I woke up, I was overwhelmed with pangs of nausea... I ran to the toilet and vomitted... Then diahorrea... That was at 7am!!! By 930, I had vomitted 3 times and diahorrea twice... I laid down on the toilet floor and slept cos I didnt wanna run again... Aft a while I managed to get up and struggled to pour myself a glass of hot water...
I drank... And within half an hr, I was back in the toilet, vomitting... Haiz... By 1pm, I had vomitted like 7 times and had diahorrea 5 times... My parents were working and my siblings were entertaining themselves with the computer and the tv... Haiz... At the same time, I was having gastric pains... Thank God by afternoon all these stopped... I just slept n slept... Ken bought porridge for me and I ate like a third of it then went back to sleep... He later left for tuition... Thanks dear... Sorry for the trouble... Made u couldnt study...
Mom came back at 5+ and gave me medicine... Had fever too... Then later finished most of the porridge Ken bought... then slept ad slept...
On wed... supposed to go work but my gastric pains were still there... I decided to see a doc n get mc... Hehe... I know I'm supposed to be working... But health more impt rite? So see doc then came back... And slept... and slept... Hehe...
Went for BS at nite then met up with Yuhao n Alice... Think now quite alright liao...
Not having as much diahorrea and no vomitting liao... But still having pangs of pains... I'll just lay hands and pray that it goes away... Especially with my medicine running out liao... And I'm supposed to be working... Heh... Went loyang for despatch just now... Think I'm quite alright liao... Hahaha... Shld be going Ang Mo Kio tml... Need to turn in liao... Will update again...
Looking forward to the outreach this sat at expo... Think will be fun... Kekeke... Who wanna join Huiqin's team??? Sure win one... Heh... Hmmmm.... We'll see... Eh... Can I be excused from eating? Hahaa....
Genesis 50 (Part 2)
Vs 19-20 --> But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
It's really amazing how God's ways are higher than our ways. A normal person rejected by his own family, gone thru all the kinds of hardship that Joseph went thru will grab this chance to revenge what his bros had done to him when he was younger. But Joseph saw things in a different light. He has seen how God began to set up the situtation so that the whole country will be saved thru him.
And Joseph has such a big heart... He let go off his past hurts and accepted, loved his brothers... Treated them the best he can... Where to find such people nowadays?!?!?!
God, I also wanna have a big heart like Joseph... Help me to forgive and forget... Help me to love like how you love... Take away the past hurts, give me my Manasseh and Ephraim...
It's really amazing how God's ways are higher than our ways. A normal person rejected by his own family, gone thru all the kinds of hardship that Joseph went thru will grab this chance to revenge what his bros had done to him when he was younger. But Joseph saw things in a different light. He has seen how God began to set up the situtation so that the whole country will be saved thru him.
And Joseph has such a big heart... He let go off his past hurts and accepted, loved his brothers... Treated them the best he can... Where to find such people nowadays?!?!?!
God, I also wanna have a big heart like Joseph... Help me to forgive and forget... Help me to love like how you love... Take away the past hurts, give me my Manasseh and Ephraim...
Genesis 50 (Part 1)
In verse 11 --> The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them... Then they renamed that place Abel-mizraim, for they said, "This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians".
Abel-mizraim means "mourning of the Egyptians".
Here we see that Jacob, Joseph's dad has just passed away. Joseph went back to Canaan to bury his dad, together with his household, his brothers and their households; accompanied by 'all of Pharoah's officials, all the senior members of Pharoah's household, and all the senior officers of Egypt'. When Joseph lost his dad, all those people felt that they also lost someone dear to them that they mourn together with Joseph. This is the kind of influence Joseph has!
Joseph was not born an Egyptian but he had so much influence over the Egyptians that they would follow him wherever he goes. Even to an unknown land for them, they were willing to go for him. This made me think... How many of us are influencers in our marketplace? In the place where we spend most of out time. The place where we interact the most with the people around us. The place which we are supposed to transform. And the sad thing is, some of us cant even influence one person! Not even this one closest to us!!! Then how can we be history makers and world shakers? Are we changing lives? Are we changing nations?
It's time to sit down and think and reflect. 2 more months before the year 2006 comes to an end... What have you done in the past 10 months? Have you released your fullest potential? Have you touched the lives of people God has placed into your hands? What have you done in this year to glorify God? Do you think God is pleased with you?
Pst always preaches 'You're born for such a time as this!' Do you really believe it? Who is the last soul you've saved? Where has the fire in you gone to? Are you no longer urgent and compassionate for souls? Do you still remember why Christ died??? It's time to get back to fire and end the year well...
Abel-mizraim means "mourning of the Egyptians".
Here we see that Jacob, Joseph's dad has just passed away. Joseph went back to Canaan to bury his dad, together with his household, his brothers and their households; accompanied by 'all of Pharoah's officials, all the senior members of Pharoah's household, and all the senior officers of Egypt'. When Joseph lost his dad, all those people felt that they also lost someone dear to them that they mourn together with Joseph. This is the kind of influence Joseph has!
Joseph was not born an Egyptian but he had so much influence over the Egyptians that they would follow him wherever he goes. Even to an unknown land for them, they were willing to go for him. This made me think... How many of us are influencers in our marketplace? In the place where we spend most of out time. The place where we interact the most with the people around us. The place which we are supposed to transform. And the sad thing is, some of us cant even influence one person! Not even this one closest to us!!! Then how can we be history makers and world shakers? Are we changing lives? Are we changing nations?
It's time to sit down and think and reflect. 2 more months before the year 2006 comes to an end... What have you done in the past 10 months? Have you released your fullest potential? Have you touched the lives of people God has placed into your hands? What have you done in this year to glorify God? Do you think God is pleased with you?
Pst always preaches 'You're born for such a time as this!' Do you really believe it? Who is the last soul you've saved? Where has the fire in you gone to? Are you no longer urgent and compassionate for souls? Do you still remember why Christ died??? It's time to get back to fire and end the year well...
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Genesis 19
Recently, I've started to re-read the bible, the NLT version... It's really exciting to read the bible again. I've been getting revelations just by reading and meditating on the Word. Every night as I read, I get more and more awed by God. He is really an amazing God; an awesome God. Despite reading the bible a few times through already, I can still get new revelations as I read again. This book is really the Word of God, a double-edged sword! There is no other book like this!!!
In Gen 19, the bible talks abt Sodom and Gomorrah being destroyed. From this one chapter, I learnt lots of things... In the 1st part, we know that the men in the city wanted to have sex with the angels!!! I was totally turned off. These men wanted to have sex with men... (the angels were in the form of men) These men were so so so blinded that they no longer could discern between what's right and what's wrong.. This is so sad... Later on the angels told Lot to get out of the city for the outcry against the place was so great that it has reached the Lord. So Lot was a righteous man, living in a'Sin City'.
Let's look at the scriptures, in vs 14-16...
14 So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters’ fiancés, “Quick, get out of the city! The Lord is about to destroy it.” But the young men thought he was only joking.
15 At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!”
16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful.
After reading this, I was bewildered. First, I didnt know Lot's daughters were engaged. The 2 young men were destroyed together with the cities as they were slow. This really struck me. These 2 men were given a chance to live. But cos of their slow reaction and nonchalant attitudes towards the words spoken by the angels, they died. They 'killed' themselves. From this, I learnt to take God's words seriously. All the words, the visions that God had spoken and shown me will come to be pass. I must be URGENT and DILIGENT in bringing them to pass. Not just sit around and wait for things to happen.
Many times in life, we procrastinate. We see that the angels waited... 'Til dawn' before they became insistent. I began to ask myself. Am I so great that the angels have to wait for me? I made a decision... I want to be so quick to obey God, so quick to get things done. I want to be the one who is so urgent and so accurate about the things of the Lord. Cos I love God and want to give Him my best. Everything I do, I'll do with a spirit of excellence.
Later on in the chapter, we know that Lot's wife turned back and turned into a pillar of salt. Lot's daughters got him drunk and had sex with him in order to preserve the family line; taking things into their own hands. And as a result, the people of Moabites and Ammonites were born, who are always moving against God's plan.
In life, ppl like to take things into their own hands, believing that they themselves know what's best for themselves. Not realising that the consequences of their actions are actually against the will of God, God's plan for their lives. So sad... Kaypohs... Why dun just trust the Lord???
In Gen 19, the bible talks abt Sodom and Gomorrah being destroyed. From this one chapter, I learnt lots of things... In the 1st part, we know that the men in the city wanted to have sex with the angels!!! I was totally turned off. These men wanted to have sex with men... (the angels were in the form of men) These men were so so so blinded that they no longer could discern between what's right and what's wrong.. This is so sad... Later on the angels told Lot to get out of the city for the outcry against the place was so great that it has reached the Lord. So Lot was a righteous man, living in a'Sin City'.
Let's look at the scriptures, in vs 14-16...
14 So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters’ fiancés, “Quick, get out of the city! The Lord is about to destroy it.” But the young men thought he was only joking.
15 At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!”
16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful.
After reading this, I was bewildered. First, I didnt know Lot's daughters were engaged. The 2 young men were destroyed together with the cities as they were slow. This really struck me. These 2 men were given a chance to live. But cos of their slow reaction and nonchalant attitudes towards the words spoken by the angels, they died. They 'killed' themselves. From this, I learnt to take God's words seriously. All the words, the visions that God had spoken and shown me will come to be pass. I must be URGENT and DILIGENT in bringing them to pass. Not just sit around and wait for things to happen.
Many times in life, we procrastinate. We see that the angels waited... 'Til dawn' before they became insistent. I began to ask myself. Am I so great that the angels have to wait for me? I made a decision... I want to be so quick to obey God, so quick to get things done. I want to be the one who is so urgent and so accurate about the things of the Lord. Cos I love God and want to give Him my best. Everything I do, I'll do with a spirit of excellence.
Later on in the chapter, we know that Lot's wife turned back and turned into a pillar of salt. Lot's daughters got him drunk and had sex with him in order to preserve the family line; taking things into their own hands. And as a result, the people of Moabites and Ammonites were born, who are always moving against God's plan.
In life, ppl like to take things into their own hands, believing that they themselves know what's best for themselves. Not realising that the consequences of their actions are actually against the will of God, God's plan for their lives. So sad... Kaypohs... Why dun just trust the Lord???
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Happy Honeymoon!!!
It's over!!! The holy matri and the dinner is finally over. Time really flies... The last time we were still going out for movies then he proposed... They then got busy planning and stuff... We went out to shop for furniture... Ken went to help with the cupboard... Then we went to pray for the new house... Then the day came... When two become one... Then now they'll be leaving soon for their honeymoon!!! So fast... It's so scary how time passes by...
To my bestest pals, enjoy ur honeymoon!!! May ur love for each other grow more n more each day... Let the courtship nvr end... And may little bruce n shaun come soon then i can see them in the nursery... Heh...
To my bestest pals, enjoy ur honeymoon!!! May ur love for each other grow more n more each day... Let the courtship nvr end... And may little bruce n shaun come soon then i can see them in the nursery... Heh...
Saturday, October 14, 2006
So fast!!!
Wow!!! This is my 50th post liao... Heh... In NUS now, waiting for Ken to finish up his proj then going down for service...
Quite long since I've attended Sat svc but for my dearest friends, I'll go... Cos Shaun n Bruce are getting married tml. Quite excited for them.I remember that time when Bruce wanna propose, then asked me to help me check out wat's Shaun's ring size and hahahaha.... So funnny.... Then Bruce himself let the cat out cos he left the ring brochures in his car back seat when picking Shaun up... Haiyo... So careless...
Now after 293 days of preparation and planning, the day has arrived. Going to Shaun's hse early tml morn... Told my mom abt it and asked her to wake me up tml... This kind of thing cannot be late one... Heh... 1st time I be ah yee... So scary but really excited... We'll see how tml... Heh...
Quite long since I've attended Sat svc but for my dearest friends, I'll go... Cos Shaun n Bruce are getting married tml. Quite excited for them.I remember that time when Bruce wanna propose, then asked me to help me check out wat's Shaun's ring size and hahahaha.... So funnny.... Then Bruce himself let the cat out cos he left the ring brochures in his car back seat when picking Shaun up... Haiyo... So careless...
Now after 293 days of preparation and planning, the day has arrived. Going to Shaun's hse early tml morn... Told my mom abt it and asked her to wake me up tml... This kind of thing cannot be late one... Heh... 1st time I be ah yee... So scary but really excited... We'll see how tml... Heh...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
My dear is a superman!!!
Dear going out with me tml!!! Despite being so busy, he dated me out... Although I planned the day... But it's going to be so exciting... Ken hasnt been sleeping much, in fact quite little... So he's asleep liao... Heee.... Shhhhhhh!!!! Hahaha... As if he can hear like that... Hmmmmm.....
Going to catch a show - Rob-b-hood then I going to meet some gals then meet him for a late lunch n maybe early dinner... Heh... The cafe menotti has promotion... 1 for 1 from 3pm to 6pm... So gonna check it out... Heard my fren it's good... Heh... Read review saying their dessert is superb... Heeee......
Then after that... Hmmmm... Havent plan yet... Maybe go meet up some friends... Oh... Need to meet up with bruce n shaun to pass them smthg... Hehz... Been waiting for this day for 200 over days liao... This Sun will be the day!!! Hahaha...
I hope my turn will come soon... Haiz.... Muz work hard n work out... Hahahahahaha.....
Going to catch a show - Rob-b-hood then I going to meet some gals then meet him for a late lunch n maybe early dinner... Heh... The cafe menotti has promotion... 1 for 1 from 3pm to 6pm... So gonna check it out... Heard my fren it's good... Heh... Read review saying their dessert is superb... Heeee......
Then after that... Hmmmm... Havent plan yet... Maybe go meet up some friends... Oh... Need to meet up with bruce n shaun to pass them smthg... Hehz... Been waiting for this day for 200 over days liao... This Sun will be the day!!! Hahaha...
I hope my turn will come soon... Haiz.... Muz work hard n work out... Hahahahahaha.....
Sunday, October 08, 2006
So busy....
Haiz... My dear is so busy... Even now when Sun he no longer have tuition, he doesnt have time to go gai gai with me... See his schedule:
Mon - Tuition
Tue - Meeting
Wed - BS
Thurs - Tuition
Fri - CG
Sat - M'sia / Study
Sun - Svc / Study...
Haiz... Who said that working ppl are more busy? See?! I'm so free... On leave on thurs n fri then mon to wed... Cos of my good fren wedding... Dun wanna be tied down by work but guess i'll have to go shopping alone... Like wat I've done for the past 2 days...
When Ken goes tuition, I went shopping... Yesterday at west mall n today at lot 1... Didnt spend a lot la... Hahahah.... Bought only one skirt - $46... Need to find a top to go with it... It arent fun shopping alone.... Nope... No one to comment on how the clothing fit... Good choice, etc... Haiz... I dun wanna come out and face the sales ppl alone, they sure say very nice very nice and push u to buy something which looks just yucky on u... Haiz... Who wanna go shopping with me???
Mon - Tuition
Tue - Meeting
Wed - BS
Thurs - Tuition
Fri - CG
Sat - M'sia / Study
Sun - Svc / Study...
Haiz... Who said that working ppl are more busy? See?! I'm so free... On leave on thurs n fri then mon to wed... Cos of my good fren wedding... Dun wanna be tied down by work but guess i'll have to go shopping alone... Like wat I've done for the past 2 days...
When Ken goes tuition, I went shopping... Yesterday at west mall n today at lot 1... Didnt spend a lot la... Hahahah.... Bought only one skirt - $46... Need to find a top to go with it... It arent fun shopping alone.... Nope... No one to comment on how the clothing fit... Good choice, etc... Haiz... I dun wanna come out and face the sales ppl alone, they sure say very nice very nice and push u to buy something which looks just yucky on u... Haiz... Who wanna go shopping with me???
Be Generous!!!
Being generous attracts ppl to you. Especially in Singapore. People raised here are kiasu. So we all have a 'to get' mentality. This can be seen at any place where free things are given out. The queues are incredibly long! Some ppl may even go hours before to start queuing! Sometimes I wonder... Is your time worth more than the cost of the freebie that you're queuing for? And for some cases, but dun even get the freebie cos you're the 501th person and there were only 500 sets of freebies!
Recently, I went for a meal with a group of friends... Realised that there are not many ppl who have been to restaurants or cafes for meals. Not very shocking, but I felt that as guys, you all should know what are the various places which serve good food and where they are. Cos next time when you guys are attached, how are you going to impress ur gf / future gf? You need to have the resources... Not start doing research just hours before the date!!! It'll be totally lost form if your gal has been to that place and know wat are the things to look out for and you dun... How are you then going to impress???!!!
And most importantly, be generous!!! In a group setting, even when you go out with friends to makan, the least you should pay is the amount that you've consumed... And please take note that service charge, GST and CESS are usually not included in the menu prices!!! Yep... So pay ur fair share!!! Unless someone offers to pay the surcharges la...
Personally, I always make it a point to give that person who offered to foot the bill first a few dollars or cents more. This is my way of showing my appreciation that he has foot the bill 1st. For eg... If wat i eat costs 18.30 and after the surcharges, it's 21.05, I will not pay the person 21... I'll give a min of 22 or even 25 if I'm not financially very tight... Dun you think he deserves that extra coins? I mean just to thank him for paying 1st... So be the one who pays la, then can earn a bit... Heh... Be generous... It makes ppl wanna go out with you; it draws ppl to you....
Hmmmm... Is that a revelation? Hahahaha.... Yep... Even with our friends in our workplace, school, camp or marketplace. By being generous, it'll draw ppl to you!!!
Here's a little something abt Ken... Hehe....
I always remember the 1st time Ken brought me out for fine dining... It was a buffet at a hotel... Being raised up in a traditional chinese family where gatherings are all in my place and my mom would whip up meals to feed the clan... I've nvr been to a hotel for a meal... So this was an eye-opener... We walked into Trader's Hotel. Ken talked to the waiter who sat us down at our table... Yep... He had made a reservation b4 that.... It was a buffet and we went to get our food... I think there were many many diff sizes of cultery on the table... I didnt know which to use. Ken didnt put me down, instead, he slowly explained to me which to use 1st and for wat purpose... It had been a few years back liao... But I remembered that he carried himself very well... Far from a mountain tortoise... We were not very old then, think in JC or sec 4 days... He impressed me... When footing the bill, he just paid for the full amount without even asking me to chip in.... He told me he had saved for this meal and had enough to pay for us... Think it was more than 38 per head... Quite a bit for someone who's not earning... He wanted me to have an experience which I've nvr had before... At the end of the day, I was blown away by him... Heh....
So guys, please... To capture the hearts of ur gf, start doing ur research!!! Go with ur friends to check it out... It doesn't have to be every week, but maybe once every few months? Source for a good place to go and save up for it... Pls be generous!!! It'll go a long way... Especially when gals have super ultra good memories... Hahahaha... You'll be the most sought after guy ard as the gals will all be talking abt u!!! Heeeee..........
Recently, I went for a meal with a group of friends... Realised that there are not many ppl who have been to restaurants or cafes for meals. Not very shocking, but I felt that as guys, you all should know what are the various places which serve good food and where they are. Cos next time when you guys are attached, how are you going to impress ur gf / future gf? You need to have the resources... Not start doing research just hours before the date!!! It'll be totally lost form if your gal has been to that place and know wat are the things to look out for and you dun... How are you then going to impress???!!!
And most importantly, be generous!!! In a group setting, even when you go out with friends to makan, the least you should pay is the amount that you've consumed... And please take note that service charge, GST and CESS are usually not included in the menu prices!!! Yep... So pay ur fair share!!! Unless someone offers to pay the surcharges la...
Personally, I always make it a point to give that person who offered to foot the bill first a few dollars or cents more. This is my way of showing my appreciation that he has foot the bill 1st. For eg... If wat i eat costs 18.30 and after the surcharges, it's 21.05, I will not pay the person 21... I'll give a min of 22 or even 25 if I'm not financially very tight... Dun you think he deserves that extra coins? I mean just to thank him for paying 1st... So be the one who pays la, then can earn a bit... Heh... Be generous... It makes ppl wanna go out with you; it draws ppl to you....
Hmmmm... Is that a revelation? Hahahaha.... Yep... Even with our friends in our workplace, school, camp or marketplace. By being generous, it'll draw ppl to you!!!
Here's a little something abt Ken... Hehe....
I always remember the 1st time Ken brought me out for fine dining... It was a buffet at a hotel... Being raised up in a traditional chinese family where gatherings are all in my place and my mom would whip up meals to feed the clan... I've nvr been to a hotel for a meal... So this was an eye-opener... We walked into Trader's Hotel. Ken talked to the waiter who sat us down at our table... Yep... He had made a reservation b4 that.... It was a buffet and we went to get our food... I think there were many many diff sizes of cultery on the table... I didnt know which to use. Ken didnt put me down, instead, he slowly explained to me which to use 1st and for wat purpose... It had been a few years back liao... But I remembered that he carried himself very well... Far from a mountain tortoise... We were not very old then, think in JC or sec 4 days... He impressed me... When footing the bill, he just paid for the full amount without even asking me to chip in.... He told me he had saved for this meal and had enough to pay for us... Think it was more than 38 per head... Quite a bit for someone who's not earning... He wanted me to have an experience which I've nvr had before... At the end of the day, I was blown away by him... Heh....
So guys, please... To capture the hearts of ur gf, start doing ur research!!! Go with ur friends to check it out... It doesn't have to be every week, but maybe once every few months? Source for a good place to go and save up for it... Pls be generous!!! It'll go a long way... Especially when gals have super ultra good memories... Hahahaha... You'll be the most sought after guy ard as the gals will all be talking abt u!!! Heeeee..........
1st Showflat
I wrote these entries on the way to church this morn and now just typing them out... I went to our 1st showflat with Ken yesterday... Interesting... There was a super long queue... Yeah, think of the publicity it has been getting... And it was the 1st day of the showflat and it was a Sat... And it's the 1s dbss project undertaken by a pte developer... Yep! It's the Premiere@Tampines. NO NO!!! We're not getting married yet!!! Hahaha.... This flat will only be ready in 2009... June... We thought of planning ahead. so went to check it out...
The showflat was until 6pm... We managed to reach ard 515pm after his tuition... And we were the last 2nd grp allowed into the place. Of course, they later extended the time and allowed more ppl to go in. Hahahaha... We were just thinking, had we been a little later, it would have been a wasted trip from Jurong!!! Hehehe....
After viewing the showflat and talking to the ppl abt the eligibility, we realised that we may not be able to get this flat cos of the finances... I've only started working for a year and paying back my study loan... So not much saving done... Needless to say abt Ken who's still studying... In addition, this flat was not very cheap... Perhaps cos it's the 1st dbss proj undertaken by a pte firm. And then the pubilicity will surely escalate its cost... At the end of the day, we learnt that it was really not possible for us to get a flat now...
If we were to get housing loan to finance this house, the interest incurred would be enough to sap us... And 3 years seem a little short... So we looked at the showflat and decide to let it go... One day, when there're more projects that have been undertaken by pte developers, the prices might go down... Especially when firms compete with each other to push prices down... Heh...
And we learnt one impt lesson... It's never too early to start saving for a flat... You need at least 20K cash or CPF for a 200K house which is not easy to find liao... Most houses cost at least 300K after renovation... Thus we need to save n save too... Or do we have any sponsors? Heee....
The showflat was until 6pm... We managed to reach ard 515pm after his tuition... And we were the last 2nd grp allowed into the place. Of course, they later extended the time and allowed more ppl to go in. Hahahaha... We were just thinking, had we been a little later, it would have been a wasted trip from Jurong!!! Hehehe....
After viewing the showflat and talking to the ppl abt the eligibility, we realised that we may not be able to get this flat cos of the finances... I've only started working for a year and paying back my study loan... So not much saving done... Needless to say abt Ken who's still studying... In addition, this flat was not very cheap... Perhaps cos it's the 1st dbss proj undertaken by a pte firm. And then the pubilicity will surely escalate its cost... At the end of the day, we learnt that it was really not possible for us to get a flat now...
If we were to get housing loan to finance this house, the interest incurred would be enough to sap us... And 3 years seem a little short... So we looked at the showflat and decide to let it go... One day, when there're more projects that have been undertaken by pte developers, the prices might go down... Especially when firms compete with each other to push prices down... Heh...
And we learnt one impt lesson... It's never too early to start saving for a flat... You need at least 20K cash or CPF for a 200K house which is not easy to find liao... Most houses cost at least 300K after renovation... Thus we need to save n save too... Or do we have any sponsors? Heee....
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