Beijing Biz Trip May 2011 Day 1 P1

Was supposed to blog about BKK trip with Leecher, but I couldn't find my pictures! Gosh, I hope the pictures are somewhere in one of the many thumb-drives that I have and not missing :( Guess I have to be more organized in saving my pictures into the dedicated external HDD. Anyway, went to Beijing for business in mid-May. Virgin trip to China and all I could think of was ......... beijing duck!

Departure from T3 this time round. I have a bad habit of not checking my flight details, apart from the timing. Thanks to iChangi, I get to check my flight details on the lift down to the lobby while waiting for the taxi to send me to the airport :)

Light breakfast as I wasn't feeling very hungry.

Departure gate with a snack bar! Should have ate my breakfast here instead.

Can't help but always sneak a pic of our national carrier. Speaking of which, I have yet to try the A380! Boohoo......

Companion for the journey.

Hungry ~ where's my lunch? Travelling alone this time, but meeting up with another colleague in Beijing.

Stewed chicken, vegetables and rice. Call me weird, but I do have a special liking for airline food.

The long journey from SG, almost 6-7 hours flight.

Yeah, finally landed!

Beijing Airport is similar to KL Airport, where you will have to take the Airport Express to the main terminal for immigration clearance.

Airport transfer provided by the clubhouse

It was a 45 mins journey from the airport to the clubhouse, where I will be staying for 4 nights. My "friendly" driver of the day wasn't in a chatty mood, which worked for me as well, cuz I was feeling tired from the long flight. So we pretty much traveled in silence.

Beijing Biz Trip May 2011

Stay tuned ~

Sneak Preview P5

2 more months ~ gosh! I'm feeling the stress now!

Housewarming Party!

Housewarming party this wkend! Those who have gotten the invite, please rem to RSVP :)
Time to take out the mops and cleaning cloths, haha!

Smurfs came visiting!

La, la, la, la, la, la, sing a happy song
La, la, la, la, la, la, Smurf the whole day long

(whistle) - Smurf along with me
(whistle) - simple as can be

Next time you're feeling blue just let a smile begin
Happy things will come to you so Smurf yourself a grin

(spoken) "Ooh, I hate Smurfs! I'll get you, I'll get all of you, If it's the last thing I'll ever do!"

La, la, la, la, la, la, now you know the tune
La, la, la, la, la, la, you'll be Smurfing soon.

With the launch of Smurf's movie in 3D, the little blue creatures began to capture our hearts all over again, esp so for those born in the 80s. Smurfs kept me company during my childhood amongst many others - like Carebears, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters etc. So, imagine my delight when these creatures came visiting @ Raffles Place!

Aint they adorable?

All adults wanting to snap pictures of the lovely creatures :)

I remembered when I was still mugging for my exams during secondary school days, I'll always listen to Perfect 10 late at night, with Glenn Ong & his misfits! They never fail to amuse me with their jokes and conversations. However, at 1.59am, I'll automatically tune in to YES933, as Desmond's parting song will always be

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Try to sleep now, close your eyes

Soon the birds would stop singing

Twinkling stars, are shining bright

They'll be watching you all night

All the things, you enjoy
On this beautiful day
All your friends, all your toys
will be waiting for you to play

Mr. Moonlight will come bring you dreams
As soon as the lights are out
And tomorrow you must tell me
what those dreams were all about"

Try to sleep now, close your eyes
Try to think of tomorrow
All of us wish you good night
So I'm switching off the lights

One more hug, one more smile
Kiss you once, kiss you twice
I'll be here for a while
Try to sleep now and close your eyes

GOOD NIGHT!

Baby Cupcakes

Cupcakes from Kayden! They looked so pretty that I can't bear to eat them :)

Witty Poems

During GE2011, my FB feed was flooded with lots of information about the opposition parties. In fact, those who supported the govt stuck out like a sore thumb on my news feed. I've also began to read the alternative platforms out of curiosity. After reading for a few months, I can't help but to be amazed by this person, who writes comments poems - funny yet straight-to-the-point. Extracted some for your enjoyment :)

# Curry Saga #

For those Singapore Indians I feel sorry, They got to cook their dishes in a hurry,
PRC neighbours will be back they worry, What a heavy burden they have to carry,
We can only blame that old dictator Harry, Because he let foreigners come in a flurry,
So when come the day old Harry “up lorry”, Singaporeans will rejoice in joy and merry"

# Presidential Elections 2011 #

Dear S’poreans get ready to start, Remember to be wise and smart,
All of you have to do your part, When you look at the election chart,
Tony is the one you have to thwart, And hug Tan jee Say’s loving heart.

# Patrick Tan's Army Stint #

Trying to con us are Tony and his son Patrick, Doing NS the hard way was not the son’s pick,
So to disrupt NS for 12 years was a good trick, Serving as “defence scientist” was his next gimmick,
And PAP’s Mindef came out to defend him so quick, Thinking that we S’poreans are either “Kayu” or brick,
But all their replies are just crap that simply can’t tick, Now Tony Tan must be a man with a skin very thick,
Shamelessly to his presidency plan he continues to stick, Making us Singaporeans want to vomit and feel sick.

** Credits to TRE

** Disclaimer - this post is not political in nature and purely just to share the witty poems coined by the contributor.