Give Peace A Chance

It is sad that our fellow Singaporean Ms Lo Hwei Yen was killed in the Mumbai Massacre. I do not wish to write any further on it except to extract a phrase from the late John Lennon's song : GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.

At last, I managed to find some time to visit the hair salon and came out with a fresh, clean look. It is one of the rare occasions that I got convinced to sign a package with them.

Welcome Winston Cheah to the Novena District. His office has been shifted from Capital Tower to IRA Building. Well, it's always nice to have a meal ( with lots of laughter) with him. Okay... lunch on me.

Poor Arsenal

Guess the world is coming to an end for Arsenal Football Club. There are internal feuds as revealed by William Gallas, their Captain. I agree with Arsene Wenger to strip him of his captaincy for he is incapable of leading and motivating. Moreover, going to the press and blah everything negative is a mischief. He had failed in his duty and yet, talk and act too much. They were thrashed by Man City by three goals last night, thus losing 2 games in a row. It's frustrating to watch them giving the ball away cheaply especially in recent games. Whatever, once an Arsenal fan, always an Arsenal fan. Come on, Wenger! Let's move on and built another team of Invincibles.


Singapore Flyer

Economic downturn

Economic downturn, upside down, inside out, retrenchment or recession? Yes, it's for real. Scary, very scary. There are about 6 t0 7 pages of articles on the Sunday Times today. Guess most of us won't feel it right now for our companies are doing well this year. Moreover, this is just the beginning with DBS Bank retrenching a few hundred staff.
Good times or bad times, the show must go on. Those taking their GCE 'A' or 'O' level are finishing or have finished their examinations. It's time to celebrate. Gosh, Prom Night. Guess these kids would throw their school uniforms away and dress their best. Fyn is no exception. Let the PARTEE begins.........


Christmas is slightly more than a month away. Years back, we would have to start shopping for Christmas presents (toys) for my children and their cousins. Now that they have grown up and in their late teenage age, me and Margaret do not know what to get for them anymore. Even getting them clothings as presents is a headache. They may find the cutting and design weird or obsolete for we don't have the 'yo, yo!' generation taste. We were so embarrassed when one of them came to us and said the clothing we bought was undersized. It's beyond my imagination for a 14 year old kid to wear a XL T-shirt. Yo, yo... you rock..man....
And now for the solution, give them departmental voucher and they shop themselves. I believe most of them would prefer cash... as in Chinese New Year 'ang pows'. LOL.

The Buzz .... 9 Nov 2008

Bravo! The Gunners rock! They had beaten their bitter rival Man United 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium last night. I could have collected $100 from the Singapore Pools had the match ended in a 2-2 draw. I had placed bets on them to draw and for the final score to be at 2-2. In all honesty, I am happy to lose the $10 bets so long as Arsenal triumph. Go for more goalssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I have just recieved the Public Holidays 2009 list endorsed by my company management. The good news is that my workplace will be closed from 24 Jan 2009 to 28 Jan 2009 for the Chinese New Year. Merci beaucoup...

The Subaru Impreza Challenge 2008 @ Ngee Ann City Open Plaza

'Heng' is in the air

Arsenal played to a scoreless draw with Fenerbahce in the European Championship group match last night. I didn't expect them to win either for I had placed a $5 bet on them to draw. Reason being... they had played badly in the last few games. I suspected they were pretty tired too. Moreover, there were a handful of 1st team injured players. In fact, a colleague of mine who happens to be an Arsenal fan too, predicted them to lose. Well, I am going to collect $22.50 from Singapore Pool tomorrow. Right, for every dollar it pays $4.50 for this draw.

I can feel the 'heng' atmosphere recently. 'Heng' is in the air. For the benefit of those non-Chinese, 'heng' literally means 'lucky or luck'. I bought a pair of Mizuno track shoes designed by my idol Giorgio Armani which cost S$599. As it was the last pair, they sold to me at a 80% discount. It's true that I paid $120 and carried them home happily. : )

Happy Birthday Fyn!

Fyn will be taking her 1st paper for her GCE 'A' level tomorrow. All the best and we have not forgotten her special day too, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FYN!!!!! A simple dinner celebration awaits her this evening.
P.S. It's also the Opening Ceremony for her examination. LOL.

Pinky has gone back to Hong Kong for quite some time and I am happy that we are still in contact. Our common interest : Stock market. A new colleague by the name of See Yong joined us recently. Guess what? He is another experience and knowledgable investor. I learn a lot through chatting with him. Huat ah!!!