On hiatus as usual. Many thoughts but no time/mood to update the blog.
I can feel myself going into depression recently. Must find ways to face death bravely.
Nokia N8 available for pre-order at Singtel
Not that I’m getting geeky.. but after watching the video done by tech65, I’m surprised that this phone is actually a symbian phone!
Just received news that this phone, Nokia N8, is now available for pre-order at Singtel and at Nokia site itself (click on the pre-order tab if you’re pre-ordering via Nokia site)! [Pre-order starts today!]
Now I feel like getting my hands on this little machine.. 😀
Bank Anywhere with Citi Mobile Photo Contest
[Advertorial]
Ho ho ho! Have you become a fan of the Citibank Singapore in Facebook, and taken part in the Photo Contest yet?
Or are you still thinking of ideas on how to take the photos? Nevertheless, there’s still a bit of time to go! Submission ends 25 Oct!
Submissions can be done via Citibank Singapore in Facebook 🙂
Fret not, let me share some (actually only 1.. hahah! but it’s important!) tips with you! [Not that I’m very creative, but.. some ideas might help right? :p]
Find a good location / backdrop
A good backdrop helps! Better still if they’re interesting backdrops :p
For example… (these are what I’d submitted!)
Simple right? If I can do it, so can you! Don’t wait already! Submission dateline is less than a week away!
Additional tip: Remember to be a fan of Citibank Singapore in Facebook, to stand a chance of winning a trip to Hong Kong too! 😀
Hurry! Don’t miss this chance!
Win a trip to anywhere in the world!
[Advertorial]
Have you noticed? That Citibank has recently launched a Citibank Singapore in Facebook page!
You might think “aiya it’s just another page mah.. why get so hyped over it?”
But wait! Did you see the title I set for this blogpost? YES!!! By becoming a fan, you stand a chance to win a trip to Hong Kong! Woohoo~ [Good news must share right? That’s why I’m here telling you this!]
I’ve never been on a plane before.. so obviously I’ve not been to Hong Kong hurhurhur :p
There are 7 tickets to be given out in total! 4 draws have already been over, but there’s still 3 more to go! There’s still a chance of winning!
Draw Dates:
Draw 5: 22 October 2010, 3pm
Draw 6: 29 October 2010, 3pm
Draw 7: 8 November 2010, 3pm
So what are you waiting for? Hop on to Citibank Singapore in Facebook and become a fan!
And that’s not all! My blog title says win a trip to anywhere in the world! There’s more than just a trip to HK!
How?? Simply by taking part in Citi Mobile Photo Contest!
Points to note
- Photo submission ends on 25 Oct.
- If your photo gets shortlisted, get everyone to vote for your photo from the 2 – 15 Nov!
Easy? So what are you waiting for?! Go around snapping photos! 😀
Good Luck!
Happy Children’s Day!
To all the inner child in ourselves,
HAPPY CHILDREN’S DAY!!!
Was surfing around, and read that Children’s Day is a public holiday in Japan?!?!?! Why isn’t it so in Singapore? We’re all children in our parents’ eyes, isn’t it?
I had a very nice Children’s Day gift, from nephew Caleb, after I saw what his mum posted on her facebook wall.
He said exactly the same thing over the phone (though I pretty much missed the first part)! Cute isn’t he? hahaha!
On a side note, I dreamt that I sang the children’s day song.
While listening to it, I realise that I can actually still remember the lyrics! It had been a long 22 years since I last memorised the song!
It being the official Children’s Day song in Singapore, the composer is the same person who composed the National Anthem 🙂
Semoga Bahagia ( Children’s Day Song )
- Sama-sama maju ke hadapan
- Pandai cari pelajaran
- Jaga diri dalam kesihatan
- Serta sopan-santun dengan kawan-kawan
- Dengan hati bersih serta suci
- Sama-sama hormat dan berbudi
- Jaga tingkah pemuda-pemudi
- Adat dan budaya junjung tinggi
- Capailah lekas cita-cita pemudi-pemuda
- Supaya kita ada harga di mata dunia
- Kalau kita lengah serta lupa
- Hidup kita sia-sia
- Jiwa besar sihat serta segar
- Rajin dengan sabar tentu bahagia
- Lemah lembut perangai pemudi
- Cergas tangkas wataknya pemuda
- Suka rela selalu berbakti
- Sikap yang pembela dan berjasa
- Capailah nama yang mulia pemudi-pemuda
- Rajinlah supaya berjaya semoga bahagia
May You Achieve Happiness
- Together we progress
- Clever at seeking knowledge
- Take care of your health
- And be courteous to your friends
- With a clean and pure heart
- We respect and do good to each other
- Watch your behaviour, oh youths
- Respect and honour your customs and traditions
- Quickly reach your goals/dreams, oh youths
- So that we’ll have our worth, in this world
- If we are lazy and forgetful
- Our lives are worthless
- A big heart and a fresh mind
- Hardworking and patience definitely brings success/happiness
- Soft-spoken is the lady
- Energetic and tenacious is the man
- Charitable, always contributing
- Having a righteous spirit and doing good
- Attain a respectable position, oh youths
- Be hardworking so that you will succeed, may you achieve happiness
Meaningful lyrics, isn’t it? But how many people actually understand the lyrics?
Chapter 2.9
I set out to do many things today – dental visit, blog entries, clear room, change bedsheet.. the list goes on.
And only one was completed – dental visit. Simply because the appointment was made 3 months ago. LoLs!
Spent the morning at the dentist, then met up with mum at Lot1 for lunch + foot massage.
All spendings today are paid for. No the dental visit wasn’t free… but it’s claimable! The pants I bought from Converse was on discount, and paid using my new Standard Chartered credit card which had free $50 credit. Lunch & foot massage was complimentary from mum. :p
Had a family dinner at Dian Xiao Er @ Jurong Point on Sunday. Feels nice to be the princess once in a while :p
So what’s in the line for the start of chapter 2.9?
Made an appointment for blood donation. With 3 failed attempts over the past 2 yrs, I’m gonna make sure this will succeed! This will be a good start, I hope 🙂
By the way..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUSIN JOYJOY!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WOLFY TOO!!
첫키스
If you didn’t understand the title, you might have guessed its meaning by putting your mouse cursor over the title. 🙂
Nope this post isn’t anything about my first kiss or whatsoever :p but about this song that I came across few minutes ago, while doing housekeeping on my mp3s.
Sounds totally like an oldie, doesn’t it? But all I could get out of Uncle Google, is that this song is only 2yrs old!
So I went to dig the korean version of it (could easily guess there’s another version from the video title), and it sounds just as good!
Started liking this vocal (Lee Hongki from F.T. Island) when JLee intro-ed me to F.T. Island in Jan. Though I don’t understand the lyrics of the korean songs, I still find myself enjoying the music 😀
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Post edit: Realise I should at least post the lyrics (of the English version) here, since not everyone can understand LHK’s accent 😀
Always Be Mine
I hear you breathe
You’re lying close to me
The shadows gone
I have found my peace
You make me calm
With you I’m safe from harm
And right by your side
I’ll stay through the night ’til eternity
That’s the way it will be
And I wonder what you’re dreaming of
You’re so peaceful when you sleep
Everything I want everything I need is lying here in front of me
And if I ever lose my power to fly
Then your love takes me high
I’ll always be true to you
Sometimes I think I might lose it all
Guess the chances are small
‘Cause you hold me close I feel you near
Don’t let go say you’ll always be here
So just hold me tight and I’ll be fine
Dreaming you will always be mine
Just like the sun
You make me warm inside
Like a soft summer breeze
A moment to seize
So true I won’t stop loving you
And I wonder what you’re dreaming of
You’re so peaceful when you sleep
Everything I want everything I need is lying here in front of me
And if I ever lose my power to fly
Then your love takes me high
I’ll always be true to you
Sometimes I think I might lose it all
Guess the chances are small
‘Cause you hold me close I feel you near
Don’t let go say you’ll always be here
So just hold me tight and I’ll be fine
Dreaming you will always be mine
And I wonder what you’re dreaming of
You’re so peaceful when you sleep
Everything I want everything I need is lying here in front of me
And if I ever lose my power to fly
Then your love takes me high
I’ll always be true to you
Sometimes I think I might lose it all
Guess the chances are small
‘Cause you hold me close I feel you near
Don’t let go say you’ll always be here
So just hold me tight and I’ll be fine
Dreaming you will always be mine
Just hold me tight and I’ll be fine
Dreaming you will always be mine
Love Cuts
Yes this is an overdue post.. Sorry HPB folks! But better late than never, when it comes to spreading messages, right? 😀
I’m sure you can find the synopsis online (or you can check out Chester’s entry here), but nothing beats watching it with your own eyes.
It’s an interesting touch to have HK actor Kenny Ho starring as the male lead, and Zoe Tay as the female lead. Something refreshing, as compared to other local movies. The movie’s in a mix of Chinese and Cantonese, but there’s English subtitles if you don’t understand Chinese / Cantonese.
Knowing how easily I cry when watching shows, you won’t be shocked at how much I cried while watching this movie at the charity premiere on 3rd Sep (there were actually tissue packets  provided that day!). No special gimmicks in the show, all the attention is on the plot and the actors.
No doubt the plot is simple, but it brings across an important message – Early detection saves lives. Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women in Singapore – but that doesn’t mean the guys don’t get it. When it is detected early, there is a good chance that it can be successfully treated. So if you have loved ones between the age of 40-49, they should go for mammogram screening annually, and once every two years if they are above the age of 50.
Having lost both of my grandpas to cancer years ago, I’ve grown to understand the fact that we should not take cancer lightly, especially when my paternal grandma was recently (2 months ago, in fact) diagnosed with cancer (which the doctor said it’s rare for it to be detected only at her age of 80). If regular checkups (mammogram screenings in the context of this blog post) had been done, things might have been different.
If you need more information on health screening, you can check out http://www.hpb.gov.sg/healthscreening/. If it doesn’t answer your queries, check with your GP.
Oh yes.. the movie is still screening in cinemas. Not sure when it will stop though. Don’t put too much high hopes on it, like I said, the plot is simple, no gimmicks. But do prepare a packet of tissue 🙂
Club Med Bintan
Live update from Club Med Bintan! Company retreat 🙂
Will be back in Singapore on Sat night, see you!
Distraction
Have got a face that keeps popping into my head. Too much of a distraction I say.