a job that travels

in this past 2.5 years, i been to France 4 times (and sail countless)

and within my France trip, I visited portion of Europe which makes me realise how little I see the world. To be honest, at this stage I hope to be able to travel more and see more.

The trouble is finding a job that allows for all this. Currently I only get to travel to certain countries based on my coy contacts. I do feel that my next assignment might not bring me as far. And its a choice I have to make.

grocery shopping in france

well i dun shop my grocery as glamorous (in France), but hey i can darn well cook

plus minus

while in a meeting, i overheard the following conversation.

Junior staff: I need to add this +/- symbol
Senior staff: Look in the Words, add symbol ... here i look with you
Very Senior staff: Ah ya, just underline the Plus sign.

I guess thats where experience comes in.

+

Magimix m100

a long while back I blog abt this.

and since I am in France, I decided I have to owe one. Which is why I wasted a couple of Euros for this baby.

I also gotten myself lots of capsule and knowing that I would be impossible to bring them back, I have left like 200 over capsules on the ship. hopefully I would be back in time to collect them...


George Clooney ad on Nespresso

anyhow, I been testing it here and cant wait to set it up at home. Its a beauty to hear the machine chimp while the coffee slowly spill out.

Like my good fren said, time to say goodbye to sleeping

ps. i need to buy some cups

defination of my frens

There are generally 3 groups of Frens I have.

In which, there 1 Bro, 1 Best Friend and many buddies. I had explained this concept to someone before and she has agreed with me on this.

My Bro is someone I knew from my secondary school days. He is getting hitch soon and I am his bestman that day. But that is not why he is my Bro. Its not just because I know him for many years.

Also there is my Best Friend, whom I have not seen for 2 years now. He is residing in Sydney but we try to keep in contact now and then. Though we are not as close as we were, he is still my Best Friend.

And here is why, my Bro and my BF are 2 special people whom look out for me. They know me inside out and I can talk to them just about anything. This is where their similarities ends. Given a situation where there is the good choice and the not so good choice, take for example ..... partying the night before an exam. The good choice is to stay home, the not so good choice is to Cheong ah!

My BF would be the one whom would advise me to stay in and prepare for the exam. He cares about the outcome and my well being. My Bro on the other hand would appeal to my needs which is the desire to Party. He would bring me out and make sure I would still get enough rest when I reach home.

Hope this is clear :P

For the rest, I would say I would call them my buds. There is my good old scouting buds, my ns buds and so on. All the people whom know me for many years or less and made an effort to keep in touch.

hope i wont offend anyone thru this.

anyhow CB, you are family. Its different.

hello mama

just over a year ago, i sat by my grandma bed. talking and smiling at her.

she passed away not too long later and we were all lost and pretty much devastated.

I looked back at this past year and wish she could be still around. there were so many things that happen to me which I want to share to her. My heart aches every time I think of her. And its even worse when I pop by her resting place.

To my grandma whom I affectionally called my Mama. May you have a good time resting where you are. May you graze over and look upon all of us and see that we are smiling back at you.

We dearly miss your cooking and your long talks. We miss having you around to keep us all together. We miss you for you are always there despite the troubles.

Have a great time my dear Mama. I know you are there with me. And I would be always ready to listen to you.


"A few nights ago, I had a dream. To many it would have seem like a nightmare. I saw my grandma lying in the coffin once more. The image made me sad once more. Just then she move vigoursly and many have fled, worrying and scared. I stood infront and told her that we would be good. so please go in peace. Mama rest well."

Batmobile on TopGear

Sailing soon

Hi all. If you are wondering why there is no post. Its becos I am in France and using a internet network that goes down every 10 mins.

So well, there is not much fun to surf other then for work or emails.

Anyhow, I would be off sailing tomorrow. My 2nd sailing trip. The first went well with only sea state 2. Tomorrow would be a sea state 5 and its those kind where ppl runs out puking their lunch out.

I hope to survive. My boss is counting on me cos he cannot function under any sea state condition.

Cheers all. Hope to be back soon.

Hello my Gong Gong

Many years have passed. So much, that I could only recall its when I was still in Sec 3.

I had a grandfather from my Mom side. Whom I miss dearly. My mom and dad went to his grave yesterday to perform the yearly Qing Ming ritual. His grave was cleaned and offerings were laid. I would have went alone too had I not have to prepare my departure to France.... Yes if you wondering, I am in France now.

Anyway, my Gong Gong is a great man. A talented person with the brush whom wrote several poetry that can be found on the walls of his old place. He too was a Traditional Chinese Physician whom can read a person health by listening to their arm pulses.

A great man indeed who was kind to his wife (my loving Grandma) and his numerous children and dozen of Grandkids. My most enduring memory of him is that he would hug us the moment we arrive at his place and pat our bottom 3 times gentlely to "displine us".

It just his way of saying, be good now. I would punish you if you are not.

I cant help but look back and regret not being able to speak his tongue. He has so much to impart on but I dismiss him for he is not English ed and could barely speak Mandarine . Sighs. How much I wiss he was still around to displine me.

off to france

I may not be updating this much.

Will be in france quite soon. If you need anything, let me know.

Sampras

My fav tennis player of all time.

He can hit the ball without even looking and even challenge reigning champion Federer

Now if only Nadal could be just as good

Anyway here is the current world no.3 (He is funny)

Airport problems

Cadbury Trucks Commercial

If you wonder why there is delay at Heathrow, this might give you an idea

piss off

I am quite piss off with my colleague. And this time, I wont be going easy on this.

At the moment I wont want to share this online. I am beat and tired. But when morning comes, perhaps that will change.

UPDATE

ok this is what happen. I was allocated a room in a 2 bedroom service apt for my France trip. However things gotten a little complicated...

Was told by my colleague that they are letting someone else take my room and would be getting me a single bedroom instead. So that means additional cost and well it was decided without my consent.

Then just yesterday, I received an email from him. He said that my room would be given up to some Head of someplace to stay and as there is no more room available, suggest I bunk in with someone else or stay in a hotel.

I was raging piss. After all, I already prepared to incur the additional cost. On top of this, this was already my allocation and I need it to cook and work. I am sure some Colonel who earns many times more than me wont be doing any of such and could be happier in a hotel. This is not logicial even.

As such, I have asked him why and would refuse to give up my room. I cannot expect this sort of treatment and still expect to work. If I am to take the hotel, I would take the car too.