The christmas lightings along Orchard Road managed to bring lotsa festive cheers this year round.
It was one of the best I've seen in my life. Pretty candy flosses with illuminating lights and elaborately lighted up shopping centres.
Romantic Orchard. How i wished i had the chance to capture those beautiful moments..
Friday, December 25, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Travel blog: Beijing (Nov 2009)
Can't remember the last holiday I had. Was it Korea with the gang or resort get-away @ Batam with Serene?
This is my 1st time. On a tour group.
Previous trips had always been free & easy. I liked the freedom that comes along with it.
If i'd feel like going for a walk in the park or chill at some cafe at he corner of the street, i'll take my book along and do it. All by myself. Just me myself and I.
Beijing was somewhat different. You can't go to BJ. Chengde.Tianjin on your own without a tour group i supposed. Imagine falling off the stairs of the Great Wall and nobody notices. Cos nobody is expecting u bck at the tour bus to be in a head-count.
Kidding.
Beijing has lotsa buildings with history dated a long time ago. I thought all the buildings actually looked the same. Kinda like shrines & temples actually. I cannot differentiate. At all.
The Great Wall of China - I scaled the Great Wall 2 stops higher than what recommended by the tour guide. The feeling being on top of the wall is simply peaceful. I wished i could remove all my winter clothing and just strut upstairs to the highest and prop myself on the ground to enjoy the breeze.
I actually did sit myself beside the shop to enjoy the breeze. That was also because i was gasping for breath after all that climbing *face red*
I wished we had more time than the 1 & 1/2 hrs allocated.
Chun Hui Yuan Hot Spring Resort - The one @ my hotel looked more like a giant bathtub. Will go to Jpn for the real one. Who wanna go Japan with me?
Ya Xiu Shopping Centre - Fake LVs and sales assistant practically grab you like they wanna mug u! They are pretty impressive, well versed in English, French and anything you can think of. I love the Longchamp! Wished i had bought more but lost all e time to bargaining.
Did i say i got myself a pretty pair of brown boots? Knee length! (To suit my 1.73m frame) Hard to find in SG..
Jingyi Hotel - The hotel rooms have sizes like the suites in SG. Very luxurious. With a bathrub! What more can u ask for..
Chinese people in China - They are still spitting on the ground. : ( Nevertheless, very friendly. I feel safe.
Chinese food in China - Peking duck is definitely better in Tung Lok SG. Theirs ain't so crispy. And the food is too SALTY! Dumplings also ain't as nice as what we have here.
Pearl Factory - I bought some bottles of pearl powder, supposedly gd for complexion. U need some? Call me
Silk Factory - Get me out of here
Dr Tea - I wish i was rich so I could buy all that Dong Fang Mei Ren tea. Then i will also become a 大美人.
Figurines factory - *Yawns*
Pi Xiu factory - got a Pink Pi Xiu for myself!
(Pi Xiu <<貔貅>> is a Chinese mythical hybrid creature considered to be a very powerful protector against evil spirits. It resembles a winged lion)
All in all, I Love China. At least i will not be in fear of being mugged/raped/murdered. And i love to be able to 讲华语 without anyone laughing at my 'standard' of Mandarin.
This is my 1st time. On a tour group.
Previous trips had always been free & easy. I liked the freedom that comes along with it.
If i'd feel like going for a walk in the park or chill at some cafe at he corner of the street, i'll take my book along and do it. All by myself. Just me myself and I.
Beijing was somewhat different. You can't go to BJ. Chengde.Tianjin on your own without a tour group i supposed. Imagine falling off the stairs of the Great Wall and nobody notices. Cos nobody is expecting u bck at the tour bus to be in a head-count.
Kidding.
Beijing has lotsa buildings with history dated a long time ago. I thought all the buildings actually looked the same. Kinda like shrines & temples actually. I cannot differentiate. At all.
The Great Wall of China - I scaled the Great Wall 2 stops higher than what recommended by the tour guide. The feeling being on top of the wall is simply peaceful. I wished i could remove all my winter clothing and just strut upstairs to the highest and prop myself on the ground to enjoy the breeze.
I actually did sit myself beside the shop to enjoy the breeze. That was also because i was gasping for breath after all that climbing *face red*
I wished we had more time than the 1 & 1/2 hrs allocated.
Chun Hui Yuan Hot Spring Resort - The one @ my hotel looked more like a giant bathtub. Will go to Jpn for the real one. Who wanna go Japan with me?
Ya Xiu Shopping Centre - Fake LVs and sales assistant practically grab you like they wanna mug u! They are pretty impressive, well versed in English, French and anything you can think of. I love the Longchamp! Wished i had bought more but lost all e time to bargaining.
Did i say i got myself a pretty pair of brown boots? Knee length! (To suit my 1.73m frame) Hard to find in SG..
Jingyi Hotel - The hotel rooms have sizes like the suites in SG. Very luxurious. With a bathrub! What more can u ask for..
Chinese people in China - They are still spitting on the ground. : ( Nevertheless, very friendly. I feel safe.
Chinese food in China - Peking duck is definitely better in Tung Lok SG. Theirs ain't so crispy. And the food is too SALTY! Dumplings also ain't as nice as what we have here.
Pearl Factory - I bought some bottles of pearl powder, supposedly gd for complexion. U need some? Call me
Silk Factory - Get me out of here
Dr Tea - I wish i was rich so I could buy all that Dong Fang Mei Ren tea. Then i will also become a 大美人.
Figurines factory - *Yawns*
Pi Xiu factory - got a Pink Pi Xiu for myself!
(Pi Xiu <<貔貅>> is a Chinese mythical hybrid creature considered to be a very powerful protector against evil spirits. It resembles a winged lion)
All in all, I Love China. At least i will not be in fear of being mugged/raped/murdered. And i love to be able to 讲华语 without anyone laughing at my 'standard' of Mandarin.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Snap shot #1
More fun pics coming up! If you can't handle this, don't visit my blog anymore. I'm serious..Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Stalker - Part 2
He messaged me again, asking if i had received his messages.
I replied saying that "We spoke yst. I am her husband and her partner at work. Checked with her. Don't bother as she does not know you."
Hopefully the messages/calls and stalking (he tailed me when i left office the other time) stops. I just don't want to be like the Indian lady who got stabbed by her stalker outside her home in full view of her sister.
I can't afford to die now, lots of things on my mind.
I replied saying that "We spoke yst. I am her husband and her partner at work. Checked with her. Don't bother as she does not know you."
Hopefully the messages/calls and stalking (he tailed me when i left office the other time) stops. I just don't want to be like the Indian lady who got stabbed by her stalker outside her home in full view of her sister.
I can't afford to die now, lots of things on my mind.
The guy from office - Stalker
Every quarter of the year, my Propnex team will have a quarterly branding ad where all the photos and numbers of agents in our team would be published in the newspapers.
Several months ago was my 1st participation in the quarterly branding ad. I received a call from this guy who said he wanted to be "under" me, wanting to be an agent". I politely told him to approach the directors whose names and titles were in the branding ad as i was not recruiting.
Days go by and he would sms/call me even in the late of the night but i did not reply.
A month ago, i was in a elevator @ office with a guy. He asked me for my name-card (said i didn't have one), if i was doing HDB, and what my name was. When he told me his name, i realised that it was the same guy who had been calling/msging me.
I gave him a fake name when he asked me for my name and afterwards, surname! Told him my husband was waiting to pick me up alr. He took his hp and asked me for my no. but i quickly left hurriedly. He followed me then vanished.
The next day when i was at office, i got a message saying:"Hi Valerie, you're in office =) (from the same no) That was when i realised that he knew it was me all this while in the lift, but had still asked for my name/no.
It worries me that it doesn't bother him to know tt i was 'married'. And he still called earlier after messaging me 8 times today.
My male colleague had helped me answer the phone when he called earlier. Mentioned that even aft he said that he was my husband, the guy wasn't concerned at all (his voice was composed) and it didn't seem to affect him.
Told me to better take care of myself as this guy is just 'not normal'.
In case you're wondering how he looks like.. he is about 1.70-1.75m. Thin with a shrunken face. Longish hair and a murky complexion. Talks with a stammer like a er..er..Valerie..er er..
Will stop going to office in the meantime
*worried*
Several months ago was my 1st participation in the quarterly branding ad. I received a call from this guy who said he wanted to be "under" me, wanting to be an agent". I politely told him to approach the directors whose names and titles were in the branding ad as i was not recruiting.
Days go by and he would sms/call me even in the late of the night but i did not reply.
A month ago, i was in a elevator @ office with a guy. He asked me for my name-card (said i didn't have one), if i was doing HDB, and what my name was. When he told me his name, i realised that it was the same guy who had been calling/msging me.
I gave him a fake name when he asked me for my name and afterwards, surname! Told him my husband was waiting to pick me up alr. He took his hp and asked me for my no. but i quickly left hurriedly. He followed me then vanished.
The next day when i was at office, i got a message saying:"Hi Valerie, you're in office =) (from the same no) That was when i realised that he knew it was me all this while in the lift, but had still asked for my name/no.
It worries me that it doesn't bother him to know tt i was 'married'. And he still called earlier after messaging me 8 times today.
My male colleague had helped me answer the phone when he called earlier. Mentioned that even aft he said that he was my husband, the guy wasn't concerned at all (his voice was composed) and it didn't seem to affect him.
Told me to better take care of myself as this guy is just 'not normal'.
In case you're wondering how he looks like.. he is about 1.70-1.75m. Thin with a shrunken face. Longish hair and a murky complexion. Talks with a stammer like a er..er..Valerie..er er..
Will stop going to office in the meantime
*worried*
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