Hello Earthlings!
Sunshine. Tanning. Good friends. Fun times. Bad times. Chill outs.
Picnics. Singing. Dancing. Laughing. Crying. Unglams.
Island getaways. New experiences. Many more..
This is my story. Enjoy.
(:
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Its raining mad.
Ngee Ann was flooded today!
Videos and photos up on Facebook.
The atrium, BA Level 7 office, Library and even the new Makanplace is flooded. There's even a waterfall coming from the roof of Makanplace.
Speaks so much about NP's architecture.
I hope the school spend some time and money upgrading the buildings! I bet the other schools doesn't have this kind of flooding problem.
But its still quite a happening day!
WISP <Dialogue in the Dark> tour was freaking awesome! The tour is for us to experience the life of the visually impaired people, and after the tour, i think these people are so brave and we should help them whenever we can.
P.S. Strangely, i thought of Enshen when i heard the word 'Flooding'.
Hahahahaha!
Tell me to stop. 7:23 AM
Friday, November 13, 2009
AIMLESS BORING DAY OUT
On the day we went back to school to return our professional NP blazers, we (as a gang of 6) went out to catch The Ugly Truth! Okay, i know this thing is like a gazillion years ago but i still wanna blog it out!
Its truly an awesome boring day for all of us because we feel so aimless after Vietnam trip! Oh man. Suddenly there's no schedule to follow, no morning calls and nothing for us to follow. We are sooo not used to it! ):We thought aimlessly about where/what we should do before the movie starts, and Shannon wanted to eat MacD, so we slacked for quite some time there. Honestly, i was daydreaming and doing nothing but looking at Lynette and Josephine playing Ipod touch.
The Ugly Truth was a great show! The lead guy's totally hot stuff. Haha, and it was funnnyyyy! But after the movie, we felt aimless again because we have no idea what's next.Hahaha!
So we did the Society Usual - Rocher Tao Huey-ing.
Did a hell lotsa camwhoring that night.
GUESS WHO?Haha.
Freaky right!
Okay that's it. An aimless boring day post.
Bye.
Tell me to stop. 1:52 AM
Saturday, November 07, 2009
HAPPY BELATED HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!
Its been a tad long since i updated anything besides IBSM trip. But i had recently spent an awesomeeeee halloween party with the IB people @ The Loft! The dresscode was quite simple: Black. But some people still pattern, came in their own clothes.
Xinying, Yi Lin and I were quite excited about our costumes for that night, because what's halloween without a costume right right?! So we decided that the three of us will be THE A-Go-Go Girls that night. Hahaha, funky hor.
Our dresscode is black, but spam accessories!
Xinying and I really DID spam alot lor! But Yilin didnt. You go stand one corner lah. Hahaha!
HAHAHAHA! Laugh until fall down sia. He bought his NDP Primers' Motivators outfit to the party! Looks like some rainbow ninja turtle lah!
One of the twins as a Nerd, and Xinying with her bunny ears. The ears damn cool eh, can emit blue light. Bling Bling manxz.
The Vietnamese fisherman.
LOL.
His shirt used to be white one y'know, but dont know why it turns to pink.
While others were playing poker, one group of us just kept eating and eating in the kitchen. The salsa really super nice eh. Haha.
DUA KANG aka Kang Jie (KJ JKKJ)
We tried drawing tattoos with the zombie makeup kit Xinying and Fish bought for the party. Yilin drew this dragon on Xinying's arm:
LOOK LIKE DRAGON MEH!
HAHAHAHA. We trying to salvage the dragon by painting fire in his mouth, but not enough firepower.
I drew ghost (piao piao) on her other arm:
A+!
We did many poses before heading off to Block 50 for our midnight hide-and-seek.
The act-fierce shots:
The bring-your-sexyback shot:
The one-night-scandal-with-Clarence shot:
And then there's the R-rated shots!
HAHAHAHHAHAAHA.
Trying to act sexy but failed. Can you see what he's trying to tell you?
Kangjie the flower girl.
Haha.
Lester the moley-mamasan.
Rasmus the Nerd-gone-Nude model.
Xinying, Yi Lin and I were quite excited about our costumes for that night, because what's halloween without a costume right right?! So we decided that the three of us will be THE A-Go-Go Girls that night. Hahaha, funky hor.
Our dresscode is black, but spam accessories!
Xinying and I really DID spam alot lor! But Yilin didnt. You go stand one corner lah. Hahaha!
Although the costumes was a last minute notice thing, but many of us still managed to bring our costumes along! We are sporting people man.
Here's En Shen with his ultra funky 'teenage-ninja-turtle'-inspired costume of the night:
HAHAHAHA! Laugh until fall down sia. He bought his NDP Primers' Motivators outfit to the party! Looks like some rainbow ninja turtle lah!One of the twins as a Nerd, and Xinying with her bunny ears. The ears damn cool eh, can emit blue light. Bling Bling manxz.
The Vietnamese fisherman.LOL.
His shirt used to be white one y'know, but dont know why it turns to pink.
While others were playing poker, one group of us just kept eating and eating in the kitchen. The salsa really super nice eh. Haha.
DUA KANG aka Kang Jie (KJ JKKJ)
We tried drawing tattoos with the zombie makeup kit Xinying and Fish bought for the party. Yilin drew this dragon on Xinying's arm:
LOOK LIKE DRAGON MEH!HAHAHAHA. We trying to salvage the dragon by painting fire in his mouth, but not enough firepower.
I drew ghost (piao piao) on her other arm:
A+!We did many poses before heading off to Block 50 for our midnight hide-and-seek.
The act-fierce shots:
The bring-your-sexyback shot:
The one-night-scandal-with-Clarence shot:
And then there's the R-rated shots!HAHAHAHHAHAAHA.
Trying to act sexy but failed. Can you see what he's trying to tell you?
Kangjie the flower girl.Haha.
Lester the moley-mamasan.
Rasmus the Nerd-gone-Nude model. Look at his expression. Hahaha.
Okay la, i was laughing too much to give a decent pose. Looks like dont know what here.
Hweekim came to find us before we left for the hide-and-seek and shit, she told us some ghost stories about Block 50 Level 4!
Fish, Darren, Edwin and I were the seekers and we got to comb all 4 stories to find the others. Thankfully we have a torchlight, because it was freaking dark!
Okay la, i was laughing too much to give a decent pose. Looks like dont know what here.
Hweekim came to find us before we left for the hide-and-seek and shit, she told us some ghost stories about Block 50 Level 4!
Fish, Darren, Edwin and I were the seekers and we got to comb all 4 stories to find the others. Thankfully we have a torchlight, because it was freaking dark!
After the hide-and-seek, we played some drinking games back at the Loft.
Poor rastus kanna alot of times and had to drink quite alot. Halfway through the game, i think he got high already. Hahaha.
En Shen is like a super good drinker! He didnt get drunk at all man.
But of course, apart from the sober, these guys were gone:
HAHAHAHA. LESTER!
This pair together ah, their jokes can freeze you to death.
We decided to have a mass dance at 4am. Rastus and Lester got quite high, that all of us cannot stop laughing at them. Hahaha! I think video's gonna be up in FB soon.
Great night out nontheless! Thanks Jo, Xinying, Fish and the twins that organized the party! :D
Poor rastus kanna alot of times and had to drink quite alot. Halfway through the game, i think he got high already. Hahaha.
En Shen is like a super good drinker! He didnt get drunk at all man.
But of course, apart from the sober, these guys were gone:
HAHAHAHA. LESTER!This pair together ah, their jokes can freeze you to death.
We decided to have a mass dance at 4am. Rastus and Lester got quite high, that all of us cannot stop laughing at them. Hahaha! I think video's gonna be up in FB soon.
Great night out nontheless! Thanks Jo, Xinying, Fish and the twins that organized the party! :DTell me to stop. 6:16 AM
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDY MISSION 2009 (VIETNAM)
Part 7
DAY 9
DAY 9
It is finally down to the final 2 days of our trip and its kinda sad for me because we were just starting to bond so well together. Nonetheless, i had gazillion tons of fun with these people during the trip, so i guess every ending is a new beginning all over!
We met up with the owner of Casserado Furniture early in the morning. He is very typical Singaporean from the way he pronounce his 'eh lah loh'.
We met up with the owner of Casserado Furniture early in the morning. He is very typical Singaporean from the way he pronounce his 'eh lah loh'.
HAHA. FINALLY A SINGAPORE SINGAPOREAN IN VIETNAM!
We were bought on a tour of his factory where he manufactures sofas and couches to overseas clients, and it is interesting!
Never before had i seen pink foam (or sponge) produced in just minutes and it looks like Chinese 'Fa Gao'! Hahaha. Looks good enough to eat even.
Never before had i seen pink foam (or sponge) produced in just minutes and it looks like Chinese 'Fa Gao'! Hahaha. Looks good enough to eat even.
Lyn and I.
We also met up with the University of Economics for a student exchange thing later in the afternoon as well. I'm surprised the students are around the same age as us and all of them speaks English.Introductions made, and both sides gave their summary of their countries' cultures. The powerpoint was alright, until we reach the part when they talked about economics.
UH. I tried hard to pay attention lah. Hahaha!
They sang their traditional Mid Autumn Festival song for us! So sweet!
We tried to follow the lyrics and sing along, but the only words we could truly pronouce in sync with theirs is ' Tung Din Din (x2)!'
They were really nice people!
Vu, Ying and another girl which i cant remember! Shit. Hahaha.
We did our dance performance for them as well, and sang 'Home'.
They sang their traditional Mid Autumn Festival song for us! So sweet!
We tried to follow the lyrics and sing along, but the only words we could truly pronouce in sync with theirs is ' Tung Din Din (x2)!'
They were really nice people!Vu, Ying and another girl which i cant remember! Shit. Hahaha.
We did our dance performance for them as well, and sang 'Home'. Honestly, the dance wasn't so bad. I think we did pretty well. Hahaha!
Lastly, we were privileged to meet up with the CEO of Thomson Medical for a lunch networking session. From the way he speaks, you can tell that he's knowledgeble and has so many years of experience to share with us in his career. Amazing.
Because its the last night we are having in Vietnam, we had a farewell dinner cruise on a ship that night! Goodness, cant believe its the last night we are staying in THL. ):
Just as we were about to start the dinner, IT RAINED. 
Karennnnn! Please give me your namecard again! I promise not to lose it!
And my face look super fat in the photos. Can you believe that i actually gained 3kg during IBSM! Like wtfomg.
Lastly, we were privileged to meet up with the CEO of Thomson Medical for a lunch networking session. From the way he speaks, you can tell that he's knowledgeble and has so many years of experience to share with us in his career. Amazing.
Because its the last night we are having in Vietnam, we had a farewell dinner cruise on a ship that night! Goodness, cant believe its the last night we are staying in THL. ):
Just as we were about to start the dinner, IT RAINED. Spoiler only! The ship had to lower down their binds to protect us from getting wet, which means subtracting the scenery!
Of all the days and nights to rain, it had to rain on that night. Hahaha. But we still managed to take some photos beforehand:
Karennnnn! Please give me your namecard again! I promise not to lose it!
And my face look super fat in the photos. Can you believe that i actually gained 3kg during IBSM! Like wtfomg.
When i weighed myself secretly during the visit to DIC Star Hotel, i was shocked! Luckily i lose all the weight when i got back to Singapore, hoho.
With clique!
BA SOCIETY PEOPLE YO!
All in black. Nice.
However, the dinner is almost the same as what we had every night. Haha, a little disappointed because i still see the springrolls and cuttlefish. 
With clique! 
BA SOCIETY PEOPLE YO! All in black. Nice.
However, the dinner is almost the same as what we had every night. Haha, a little disappointed because i still see the springrolls and cuttlefish. It doesn't feel like a farewell dinner or we are flying off back to Singapore for me though. Instead, it felt like a normal night in Vietnam. Haha.
I think i'm adapting so well to Vietnam that i dont feell like leaving.
HAHAHA.
Gossips, laughter, food and drinks + great company is love!
Towards the end of the dinner cruise, someone bought out 2 birthday cakes to celebrate the September babies. But then they decided to celebrate the birthdays of those people who fall under September - December, which means Xinying and I!!!!!
Darren and Lester.
Mrs. Ng and Brain.
Clarence. The forever asleep person!
And then when it comes to our turn....................................
We look like two crazy women who just won the lottery!
So excited over the birthday cakes and the celebration, though it feels far from our actual birthdays. Haha.
See the sneaky hands!
Lucky we were smart, we asked AhLong to take out the candles for us. Hahaha!
Post-dinner photos:
All the business ladies!
Darren and Lester.Mrs. Ng and Brain.
Clarence. The forever asleep person!
And then when it comes to our turn....................................We look like two crazy women who just won the lottery!
So excited over the birthday cakes and the celebration, though it feels far from our actual birthdays. Haha.
See the sneaky hands! 
Lucky we were smart, we asked AhLong to take out the candles for us. Hahaha!
Post-dinner photos:
All the business ladies!
We gonna make big bucks!
DAY 10
DAY 10We had finally came to the last day. Finally i managed to finish blogging about IBSM. Haha.
Saying goodbye was never easy.
Karen is a great tourguide! She's more like a friend to everyone and i'm really glad to have known her during this trip. I hope she comes to Singapore one day so we could be her tourguides this time round! Hahaha.
My Googirls!
Shannon!
With yilin and En Shen!
Lynette!!
Tek ko! Hahaha.
Richie Rich. Haha, he's half japanese y'know!
Pink ribbon project.
Haha, Tek ko went kisiao and goes around typing the ribbon around our wrists. Want us to think of you also dont need do this mah. Hahaha!
No regrets joining IBSM at all!
Great trip with awesome people and i'm looking forward to the Genting trip soon!
:D
Till later, Bye!
Saying goodbye was never easy.Karen is a great tourguide! She's more like a friend to everyone and i'm really glad to have known her during this trip. I hope she comes to Singapore one day so we could be her tourguides this time round! Hahaha.
My Googirls!
Shannon!
With yilin and En Shen!
Lynette!!
Tek ko! Hahaha.
Richie Rich. Haha, he's half japanese y'know!
Pink ribbon project.
Haha, Tek ko went kisiao and goes around typing the ribbon around our wrists. Want us to think of you also dont need do this mah. Hahaha!
No regrets joining IBSM at all!Great trip with awesome people and i'm looking forward to the Genting trip soon!
:D
Till later, Bye! (:
Tell me to stop. 5:35 AM
Thursday, October 29, 2009
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDY MISSION 2009 (VIETNAM)
Part 6
Day 7 & 8
Day 7 & 8
Ho Chi Minh City - Vung Tau
Hello, i'm back to updating about my Vietnam trip! So far it had been interesting and all of us had bonded rather well with a couple of inside jokes. Haha.
Our tourguide Long. We call him Ahlong in short. I think HCMC's weather is worse than in Hanoi. At least you get to experience occasional drizzles in Hanoi, but HCMC gets nothing but bright sunshine everyday! I swear sometimes its hard to see straight because the sun's so glaring!
Some companies we visited on day 7 were SACOMM Bank, Phu My Hung and Pho24. The reason why i stopped blogging about the trip is because of this extremely taxing day for all of us. Its exhausting to write too. Hahaha.
SACOMM Bank is one of the biggest banks in Southern Vietnam. They are the 6th biggest lenders in Vietnam and offers all sorts of loans and different borrowing schemes for customers. Oh shit. I need to stop if not i would be writing my report on my blog instead.
Anyway, this is the mighty CEO of SACOMM Bank.
And i'm standing next to him! In a photo!!
Ok, excited much.
Solemn people.
Next up, Phu My Hung.
This is a Taiwan based company which helps to develop infrastructures to improve Vietnamese lives. To summarise everything in a nutshell, they basically sell houses to people, both foreigners and Vietnamese.
The lady which gave us a speech and answered all our questions is a Taiwanese! She speaks Chinese! I have no idea why, but we were all super happy when she speaks Chinese. Maybe its finally a language we all could understand properly here in Vietnam.
She provided us with a tour of their residential areas and schools, and i must say its seriously NOT BAD AT ALL.
I wouldnt mind living in one of these if the price is more.. reasonable. Hahaha!
They have villas and condos. But i dont think you wanna know how much one of each costs.
After the company visits, we went back to TAN HAI LONG (Love!) for a little rest before our networking dinner with the Singapore Business Group. I was so exhausted that i got knocked out after 15 minutes of lying on my bed unconciously!
Josephine had a hard time waking me up for the networking dinner. Now's my turn. ):
I think our group is the most buay paiseh and unglam group among the rest. Hahaha! We were so hungry after the Q&A session that we took quite alot of food to our table only to realise that when they say 'networking dinner', it usually means 'networking without the dinner.'
Damn.
Josephine and her MRT face.
It was supposed to be a 'AH! RAPE ME' photo. But....
I think all three of us didnt fit the theme at all. Hahahaha!
Lynette's expression is so classic. Ask her to pretend she got raped, then she gave the shocked expression like she just won a million bucks.
Before the networking dinner, we also went to Pho 24, the best selling beef/chicken noodles in Vietnam with many outlets around Vietnam and in other countries as well.
That's right. Spring rolls.
Turn that frown upside down Xinying.
Hahaha.
The noodles came with other spices and vegetables that we can add into our soup according to our personal preferences. This is the chicken version. The soup is not too bad, i liked it.
On day 8, we visited Vung Tau Investment Promotion Center. A goverment based agency to attract foreign investors into Vungtau area.
Two words to describe:
Halfway through the Q&A, the representative called me 'MR. Ong Kai Xin'.
Some companies we visited on day 7 were SACOMM Bank, Phu My Hung and Pho24. The reason why i stopped blogging about the trip is because of this extremely taxing day for all of us. Its exhausting to write too. Hahaha.SACOMM Bank is one of the biggest banks in Southern Vietnam. They are the 6th biggest lenders in Vietnam and offers all sorts of loans and different borrowing schemes for customers. Oh shit. I need to stop if not i would be writing my report on my blog instead.
Anyway, this is the mighty CEO of SACOMM Bank.
And i'm standing next to him! In a photo!!
Ok, excited much.
Solemn people.
Next up, Phu My Hung.This is a Taiwan based company which helps to develop infrastructures to improve Vietnamese lives. To summarise everything in a nutshell, they basically sell houses to people, both foreigners and Vietnamese.
The lady which gave us a speech and answered all our questions is a Taiwanese! She speaks Chinese! I have no idea why, but we were all super happy when she speaks Chinese. Maybe its finally a language we all could understand properly here in Vietnam.
She provided us with a tour of their residential areas and schools, and i must say its seriously NOT BAD AT ALL.I wouldnt mind living in one of these if the price is more.. reasonable. Hahaha!
They have villas and condos. But i dont think you wanna know how much one of each costs.
After the company visits, we went back to TAN HAI LONG (Love!) for a little rest before our networking dinner with the Singapore Business Group. I was so exhausted that i got knocked out after 15 minutes of lying on my bed unconciously!
Josephine had a hard time waking me up for the networking dinner. Now's my turn. ):
She said she tried to shake and shout at me but not getting any response from me at all. But in the end, i woke up to her shouting. I felt really sleepy throughout the networking session after the 30mins nap. Hahaha.
A million bucks worthy photo, no?
Hahaha!
Hahaha!
I think our group is the most buay paiseh and unglam group among the rest. Hahaha! We were so hungry after the Q&A session that we took quite alot of food to our table only to realise that when they say 'networking dinner', it usually means 'networking without the dinner.'Networking dinner is not easy you know!
Just imagine this:
You need to think on your feet about small talk topics while trying to concentrate on peeling the damn prawn so that the shell doesnt fly off your plate!
Damn.
No wonder Mrs. Ng only took a little portion of food. And no prawns.
Look at how Xinying is sitting! Hahaha! That's the table in between her legs by the way. Because she's sitting in the middle of two tables, that's why her legs must open until this way. We are so unglam that people dont even notice.
Look at how Xinying is sitting! Hahaha! That's the table in between her legs by the way. Because she's sitting in the middle of two tables, that's why her legs must open until this way. We are so unglam that people dont even notice.
Josephine and her MRT face.
It was supposed to be a 'AH! RAPE ME' photo. But....I think all three of us didnt fit the theme at all. Hahahaha!
Lynette's expression is so classic. Ask her to pretend she got raped, then she gave the shocked expression like she just won a million bucks.
Ok lah, dont say people. Mine was like shit too. Haha.
Before the networking dinner, we also went to Pho 24, the best selling beef/chicken noodles in Vietnam with many outlets around Vietnam and in other countries as well.They made use of 24 different ingredients and 24 different processes to make the soup base, so you can be guaranteed about the greate taste! I tasted the chicken noodles, but i think the beef one is nicer because the soup had more flavor.
And like every meal we had in Vietnam, we always see this appearing on the table.
It might be in different colors and fillings, but its still the same:
It might be in different colors and fillings, but its still the same:
That's right. Spring rolls.Turn that frown upside down Xinying.
Hahaha.
The noodles came with other spices and vegetables that we can add into our soup according to our personal preferences. This is the chicken version. The soup is not too bad, i liked it.
On day 8, we visited Vung Tau Investment Promotion Center. A goverment based agency to attract foreign investors into Vungtau area.Two words to describe:
Halfway through the Q&A, the representative called me 'MR. Ong Kai Xin'. )):
Got Ho Chi Minh statue on stage means no fooling around or funny poses.
Us on stage!!
I got Karen's namecard from her during lunch, and i think i left it on the table. Shit.
Some of the lovely views we see in Vung Tau! We are staying at Sammy Hotel for 1 night! We were kinda excited at first, because the views from the hotel seems not bad. But but but! LOOKS ARE DECEIVING!
Read on:
Next, we visited DIC Star Hotel, a 4 star hotel in Vietnam. We met up with their manager, but i think the manager doesnt seem to understand how to answer our questions, so most of the time his answers were not really useful for our research, which is a pity.
Wondering why Clarence is smiling like that?
Xinying: Eh En Sheng, why you never ask about flooding?
En Sheng: This is a hotel what.
Xinying: You never know mah! Just ask Just ask!
En Sheng: Hmm. Okay. So had your company experienced any floodings in the past?
Everyone: ............. AHAHAHA!
Trying to hide his laughter but failed miserably!
Hahaha.
When we reached our hotel, we were imagining some kinda gorgeous lobby much better than THL. But sad to say, horribly disappointed!
The lobby's is open-aired, but it just lacks the grandness of a hotel (unlike Tan Hai Long).
Ultra horrible. Lynette, Xinying Yilin and I went exploring the nearby mall beside our hotel - The Imperial Place.
WAH. I tell you!
The whole place is SOOOOO deserted its like a ghost town! Its so quiet too! Where are the tourists, or people roaming around the mall???
Even queuing up for ice cream also got no queue. In fact, i think we might be the biggest batch of customers the girl of the shop had ever seen, that she doesnt have enough ice cream cones for us.
One of the countries we visited before checking in to Sammy Hotel was Vung tau Auditing Firm. Honestly, its 10x more boring than the Investment Center.
I think everyone secretly hope that this company visit will end ASAP, because we were all exhausted and there's the problem with communication as well. But we have an aspiring auditor in our group, ENSHENG, who can't help but take this chance to ask alot of questions about the life of an auditor.
Honestly, the life of an auditor is spent doing accounts for companies lah! What else do you expect auditors to do? Play a part in stopping floods? Hahaha, okay la. WISP taught me that sterotyping is wrong.
Maybe there ARE auditors that stop floodings.
It was so agonising that we spent our time camwhoring while waiting for Ensheng to finished questioning.
We had a seafood feast after the company visits!
Yay! Though the seafood soup was too sour for my taste, and there's the presense of Spring rolls again (!!!), but it was nonetheless great because of the company. :D
Reheased in Shuwen's room after dinner for the performance the next day till 12 plus am, and we headed back to our rooms for some rest. But since my room has poor ventilation and the fucking smoke smell is still not gone (the aircon's on for so long and its still there! wtf), I went to sleep in Lynette's room and Josephine slept in Xinying's room.
Groupmates love! Hahaha.
Okay, byebye!
Got Ho Chi Minh statue on stage means no fooling around or funny poses.
Us on stage!!
I got Karen's namecard from her during lunch, and i think i left it on the table. Shit.
Some of the lovely views we see in Vung Tau! We are staying at Sammy Hotel for 1 night! We were kinda excited at first, because the views from the hotel seems not bad. But but but! LOOKS ARE DECEIVING! Read on:
Next, we visited DIC Star Hotel, a 4 star hotel in Vietnam. We met up with their manager, but i think the manager doesnt seem to understand how to answer our questions, so most of the time his answers were not really useful for our research, which is a pity.
Wondering why Clarence is smiling like that?Xinying: Eh En Sheng, why you never ask about flooding?
En Sheng: This is a hotel what.
Xinying: You never know mah! Just ask Just ask!
En Sheng: Hmm. Okay. So had your company experienced any floodings in the past?
Everyone: ............. AHAHAHA!
Trying to hide his laughter but failed miserably!
Hahaha.
When we reached our hotel, we were imagining some kinda gorgeous lobby much better than THL. But sad to say, horribly disappointed!The lobby's is open-aired, but it just lacks the grandness of a hotel (unlike Tan Hai Long).
Omg, i'm a TanHaiLong fan! HAHAHA.
And when we reached our rooms, WORSEEEEEEEEEEE.
The room Josephine and I had was not well ventilated, and the aircon seems to be spoilt so its freaking hot in our room.
And when we reached our rooms, WORSEEEEEEEEEEE.
The room Josephine and I had was not well ventilated, and the aircon seems to be spoilt so its freaking hot in our room.
Worst thing is: The last residents must had smoked in the room, because due to the poor air ventilation, the smoke's not gone yet! WTF.
So what if you got nice views of the sea, 
Singapore has sea views too.
And our hotels do not have the smell of smoke in the rooms!
Ultra horrible. Lynette, Xinying Yilin and I went exploring the nearby mall beside our hotel - The Imperial Place.
WAH. I tell you!The whole place is SOOOOO deserted its like a ghost town! Its so quiet too! Where are the tourists, or people roaming around the mall???
Even queuing up for ice cream also got no queue. In fact, i think we might be the biggest batch of customers the girl of the shop had ever seen, that she doesnt have enough ice cream cones for us.
One of the countries we visited before checking in to Sammy Hotel was Vung tau Auditing Firm. Honestly, its 10x more boring than the Investment Center.
I think everyone secretly hope that this company visit will end ASAP, because we were all exhausted and there's the problem with communication as well. But we have an aspiring auditor in our group, ENSHENG, who can't help but take this chance to ask alot of questions about the life of an auditor.Honestly, the life of an auditor is spent doing accounts for companies lah! What else do you expect auditors to do? Play a part in stopping floods? Hahaha, okay la. WISP taught me that sterotyping is wrong.
Maybe there ARE auditors that stop floodings.
Hmmmmmmmm.
I can't imagine, sorry. Hahahaha!
It was so agonising that we spent our time camwhoring while waiting for Ensheng to finished questioning.
We had a seafood feast after the company visits!
Yay! Though the seafood soup was too sour for my taste, and there's the presense of Spring rolls again (!!!), but it was nonetheless great because of the company. :D
Reheased in Shuwen's room after dinner for the performance the next day till 12 plus am, and we headed back to our rooms for some rest. But since my room has poor ventilation and the fucking smoke smell is still not gone (the aircon's on for so long and its still there! wtf), I went to sleep in Lynette's room and Josephine slept in Xinying's room.Groupmates love! Hahaha.
Okay, byebye!
Tell me to stop. 7:09 AM
Monday, October 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDY MISSION 2009 (VIETNAM)
Part 5
Day 6
We were quite excited about the upcoming trip to Cu Chi Tunnel on Day 6, and having everyone wearing that Vietnam group shirt is just awesome.
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Even though it is evident in our faces that we were tourists in Ben Than Market. Haha.
Josephine's face. 
Ahlong (our tourguide) bought us to a rubber plantation before heading down to Cu Chi tunnel for a site visit.
I had seen these in television shows and pictures, but never before in real life.
Thumbs up.
The first thing we did when we reached Cu Chi Tunnel was a slight introduction of the history of CuChi Tunnel. It spoke of the war between the Americans and Vietnamese in the past.
The introductory video was quite funny, because it seems to sterotype Americans by calling them some awful names.
Imagine crawling in a tunnel that's smaller than the one below here:
I could just imagine the backaches you will get by walking in the tunnel much less living inside it. The Vietnamese were really tough people. (Y)
We walked around the area, and we saw how this woman here is making rice paper, which can be used for spring rolls and coconut candy.
SUPER EXCITED.
THE HOLE. THE HOLE.
HOLEYMOLEY. Its really damn small leh.
I think this guy demonstrate going down the hole until sian already.
Some of the traps Vietnamese used during the war with Americans. Pretty clever, i must say. Not to mention painful to imagine.
See this line of slippers!!
They are all made out of rubber! Super cute.
We were supposed to take a photo with the tank, but somehow the tank just kinda vanished among the reds. Hah.
Okay, the moment! Going in already!
Inside the tunnel, it was moist, dark and there's poor air ventilation, therefore its super stuffy. We all sweated like cows. Hahahaha!
I was holding on to JR's shirt because he moved too fast for me to catch up! I scared later i go the wrong passageway, then i wont know where i'll end up sia. Haha.
The tunnel's not just a straight road with curves, but sometimes you have to climb up steps or drop down a level to continue crawling.
After climbing out of the tunnel, we wanted air con so badly. Hahaha! It was a relief to reach the coach after the crawl. Its a good experience definately.
Lunch @ KFC.
Yes, KFC.
Hahaha, sounds funny? Its a nice change to the regular 6 course meals we are receiving everyday, thats' for sure. Do you know they even serve rice at KFC?
Ahlong (our tourguide) bought us to a rubber plantation before heading down to Cu Chi tunnel for a site visit. 
I had seen these in television shows and pictures, but never before in real life.Thumbs up.
The first thing we did when we reached Cu Chi Tunnel was a slight introduction of the history of CuChi Tunnel. It spoke of the war between the Americans and Vietnamese in the past. The introductory video was quite funny, because it seems to sterotype Americans by calling them some awful names.
Imagine crawling in a tunnel that's smaller than the one below here:
I could just imagine the backaches you will get by walking in the tunnel much less living inside it. The Vietnamese were really tough people. (Y)We walked around the area, and we saw how this woman here is making rice paper, which can be used for spring rolls and coconut candy.
SUPER EXCITED.
THE HOLE. THE HOLE.
HOLEYMOLEY. Its really damn small leh.
I think this guy demonstrate going down the hole until sian already.
Some of the traps Vietnamese used during the war with Americans. Pretty clever, i must say. Not to mention painful to imagine.
See this line of slippers!!They are all made out of rubber! Super cute.
We were supposed to take a photo with the tank, but somehow the tank just kinda vanished among the reds. Hah.
Okay, the moment! Going in already!
Inside the tunnel, it was moist, dark and there's poor air ventilation, therefore its super stuffy. We all sweated like cows. Hahahaha!I was holding on to JR's shirt because he moved too fast for me to catch up! I scared later i go the wrong passageway, then i wont know where i'll end up sia. Haha.
The tunnel's not just a straight road with curves, but sometimes you have to climb up steps or drop down a level to continue crawling.
After climbing out of the tunnel, we wanted air con so badly. Hahaha! It was a relief to reach the coach after the crawl. Its a good experience definately. Lunch @ KFC.
Yes, KFC.
Hahaha, sounds funny? Its a nice change to the regular 6 course meals we are receiving everyday, thats' for sure. Do you know they even serve rice at KFC?
Vietnamese loved their rice too much. Hahaha. Maybe the reason Vietnamese are so skinny is because they rarely eat fastfood.
Headed over to the Water Puppet after lunch. It started to drizzle a little.
I love the smile! HAHA. :>
The fisherman of the story.
Actually, i have no idea what the whole story is about, just that there's a couple who rears a couple of animals and basically, talks about their way of life everyday.
The puppeteers!
We headed to the Post Office for jumpshots!
:D
Then we went to Saigon Square for shopping. There really isn't much there that' worth buying because the prices are really high and they dont do bargaining.
With kangjie and edwin.
A small group of us headed back to the hotel to rest before heading out to Ben Thang Market for more shopping before dinner!
Gotten some awesome buys. Heh. :D
Dinner at a local restaurant again. But this time round, there's PHO (fur)! Its Vietnamese staple dish all the time. Its basically chicken/beef noodles.
However, we were having dry beef noodles that night so it wasn't very appertizing.
This dish is damn weird. Never tasted anything like it before, and didnt liked it. Its like... rice. Hah.
Headed back to the hotel supposedly to sleep, but then Edwin and gang crashed our room and we had helleva fun laughing away and dancing. :>
AWESOME NIGHT!
We bought snacks and drinks and they came over to our room.
Shannon on Josephine's bed. Hahaha.
Dont have to describe much, the photos already said it all. :>
Halfway through all the laughing, we decided to get serious and learn the dance steps for our performance.
Its hilarious watching everyone learning the steps seriously, but we managed to finish half of the whole routine in one night.Quite an achievement actually.
Awesome buddies! Vietnam wouldnt be this much fun without them! Haha.
((:
Headed over to the Water Puppet after lunch. It started to drizzle a little.
I love the smile! HAHA. :>
The fisherman of the story.Actually, i have no idea what the whole story is about, just that there's a couple who rears a couple of animals and basically, talks about their way of life everyday.
The puppeteers!
We headed to the Post Office for jumpshots!:D
Then we went to Saigon Square for shopping. There really isn't much there that' worth buying because the prices are really high and they dont do bargaining. 
With kangjie and edwin.
A small group of us headed back to the hotel to rest before heading out to Ben Thang Market for more shopping before dinner!Gotten some awesome buys. Heh. :D
Dinner at a local restaurant again. But this time round, there's PHO (fur)! Its Vietnamese staple dish all the time. Its basically chicken/beef noodles.However, we were having dry beef noodles that night so it wasn't very appertizing.
This dish is damn weird. Never tasted anything like it before, and didnt liked it. Its like... rice. Hah.
Headed back to the hotel supposedly to sleep, but then Edwin and gang crashed our room and we had helleva fun laughing away and dancing. :>AWESOME NIGHT!
We bought snacks and drinks and they came over to our room.
Shannon on Josephine's bed. Hahaha.
Dont have to describe much, the photos already said it all. :>Halfway through all the laughing, we decided to get serious and learn the dance steps for our performance.
Its hilarious watching everyone learning the steps seriously, but we managed to finish half of the whole routine in one night.Quite an achievement actually.
Awesome buddies! Vietnam wouldnt be this much fun without them! Haha.
((: Tell me to stop. 9:43 AM
Friday, October 16, 2009
It felt so wrong.
It felt so right.
Don't mean i'm in love tonight.
Tell me to stop. 7:57 AM
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Its raining mad.
Ngee Ann was flooded today!
Videos and photos up on Facebook.
The atrium, BA Level 7 office, Library and even the new Makanplace is flooded. There's even a waterfall coming from the roof of Makanplace.
Speaks so much about NP's architecture.
I hope the school spend some time and money upgrading the buildings! I bet the other schools doesn't have this kind of flooding problem.
But its still quite a happening day!
WISP <Dialogue in the Dark> tour was freaking awesome! The tour is for us to experience the life of the visually impaired people, and after the tour, i think these people are so brave and we should help them whenever we can.
P.S. Strangely, i thought of Enshen when i heard the word 'Flooding'.
Hahahahaha!
Tell me to stop. 7:23 AM
Friday, November 13, 2009
AIMLESS BORING DAY OUT
On the day we went back to school to return our professional NP blazers, we (as a gang of 6) went out to catch The Ugly Truth! Okay, i know this thing is like a gazillion years ago but i still wanna blog it out!
Its truly an awesome boring day for all of us because we feel so aimless after Vietnam trip! Oh man. Suddenly there's no schedule to follow, no morning calls and nothing for us to follow. We are sooo not used to it! ):We thought aimlessly about where/what we should do before the movie starts, and Shannon wanted to eat MacD, so we slacked for quite some time there. Honestly, i was daydreaming and doing nothing but looking at Lynette and Josephine playing Ipod touch.
The Ugly Truth was a great show! The lead guy's totally hot stuff. Haha, and it was funnnyyyy! But after the movie, we felt aimless again because we have no idea what's next.Hahaha!
So we did the Society Usual - Rocher Tao Huey-ing.
Did a hell lotsa camwhoring that night. GUESS WHO?Haha.
Freaky right! Okay that's it. An aimless boring day post.
Bye.
Tell me to stop. 1:52 AM
Saturday, November 07, 2009
HAPPY BELATED HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!
Its been a tad long since i updated anything besides IBSM trip. But i had recently spent an awesomeeeee halloween party with the IB people @ The Loft! The dresscode was quite simple: Black. But some people still pattern, came in their own clothes.
Xinying, Yi Lin and I were quite excited about our costumes for that night, because what's halloween without a costume right right?! So we decided that the three of us will be THE A-Go-Go Girls that night. Hahaha, funky hor.
Our dresscode is black, but spam accessories!
Xinying and I really DID spam alot lor! But Yilin didnt. You go stand one corner lah. Hahaha!
HAHAHAHA! Laugh until fall down sia. He bought his NDP Primers' Motivators outfit to the party! Looks like some rainbow ninja turtle lah!
One of the twins as a Nerd, and Xinying with her bunny ears. The ears damn cool eh, can emit blue light. Bling Bling manxz.
The Vietnamese fisherman.
LOL.
His shirt used to be white one y'know, but dont know why it turns to pink.
While others were playing poker, one group of us just kept eating and eating in the kitchen. The salsa really super nice eh. Haha.
DUA KANG aka Kang Jie (KJ JKKJ)
We tried drawing tattoos with the zombie makeup kit Xinying and Fish bought for the party. Yilin drew this dragon on Xinying's arm:
LOOK LIKE DRAGON MEH!
HAHAHAHA. We trying to salvage the dragon by painting fire in his mouth, but not enough firepower.
I drew ghost (piao piao) on her other arm:
A+!
We did many poses before heading off to Block 50 for our midnight hide-and-seek.
The act-fierce shots:
The bring-your-sexyback shot:
The one-night-scandal-with-Clarence shot:
And then there's the R-rated shots!
HAHAHAHHAHAAHA.
Trying to act sexy but failed. Can you see what he's trying to tell you?
Kangjie the flower girl.
Haha.
Lester the moley-mamasan.
Rasmus the Nerd-gone-Nude model.
Xinying, Yi Lin and I were quite excited about our costumes for that night, because what's halloween without a costume right right?! So we decided that the three of us will be THE A-Go-Go Girls that night. Hahaha, funky hor.
Our dresscode is black, but spam accessories!
Xinying and I really DID spam alot lor! But Yilin didnt. You go stand one corner lah. Hahaha!
Although the costumes was a last minute notice thing, but many of us still managed to bring our costumes along! We are sporting people man.
Here's En Shen with his ultra funky 'teenage-ninja-turtle'-inspired costume of the night:
HAHAHAHA! Laugh until fall down sia. He bought his NDP Primers' Motivators outfit to the party! Looks like some rainbow ninja turtle lah!One of the twins as a Nerd, and Xinying with her bunny ears. The ears damn cool eh, can emit blue light. Bling Bling manxz.
The Vietnamese fisherman.LOL.
His shirt used to be white one y'know, but dont know why it turns to pink.
While others were playing poker, one group of us just kept eating and eating in the kitchen. The salsa really super nice eh. Haha.
DUA KANG aka Kang Jie (KJ JKKJ)
We tried drawing tattoos with the zombie makeup kit Xinying and Fish bought for the party. Yilin drew this dragon on Xinying's arm: LOOK LIKE DRAGON MEH!HAHAHAHA. We trying to salvage the dragon by painting fire in his mouth, but not enough firepower.
I drew ghost (piao piao) on her other arm:
A+!We did many poses before heading off to Block 50 for our midnight hide-and-seek.
The act-fierce shots:
The bring-your-sexyback shot: The one-night-scandal-with-Clarence shot: And then there's the R-rated shots!HAHAHAHHAHAAHA.
Trying to act sexy but failed. Can you see what he's trying to tell you?
Kangjie the flower girl.Haha.
Lester the moley-mamasan. Rasmus the Nerd-gone-Nude model. Look at his expression. Hahaha.
Okay la, i was laughing too much to give a decent pose. Looks like dont know what here.
Hweekim came to find us before we left for the hide-and-seek and shit, she told us some ghost stories about Block 50 Level 4!
Fish, Darren, Edwin and I were the seekers and we got to comb all 4 stories to find the others. Thankfully we have a torchlight, because it was freaking dark!
Okay la, i was laughing too much to give a decent pose. Looks like dont know what here.Hweekim came to find us before we left for the hide-and-seek and shit, she told us some ghost stories about Block 50 Level 4!
Fish, Darren, Edwin and I were the seekers and we got to comb all 4 stories to find the others. Thankfully we have a torchlight, because it was freaking dark!
After the hide-and-seek, we played some drinking games back at the Loft.
Poor rastus kanna alot of times and had to drink quite alot. Halfway through the game, i think he got high already. Hahaha.
En Shen is like a super good drinker! He didnt get drunk at all man.
But of course, apart from the sober, these guys were gone:
HAHAHAHA. LESTER!
This pair together ah, their jokes can freeze you to death.
We decided to have a mass dance at 4am. Rastus and Lester got quite high, that all of us cannot stop laughing at them. Hahaha! I think video's gonna be up in FB soon.
Great night out nontheless! Thanks Jo, Xinying, Fish and the twins that organized the party! :D
Poor rastus kanna alot of times and had to drink quite alot. Halfway through the game, i think he got high already. Hahaha. En Shen is like a super good drinker! He didnt get drunk at all man. But of course, apart from the sober, these guys were gone: HAHAHAHA. LESTER!This pair together ah, their jokes can freeze you to death.
We decided to have a mass dance at 4am. Rastus and Lester got quite high, that all of us cannot stop laughing at them. Hahaha! I think video's gonna be up in FB soon. Great night out nontheless! Thanks Jo, Xinying, Fish and the twins that organized the party! :DTell me to stop. 6:16 AM
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDY MISSION 2009 (VIETNAM)
Part 7
DAY 9
DAY 9
It is finally down to the final 2 days of our trip and its kinda sad for me because we were just starting to bond so well together. Nonetheless, i had gazillion tons of fun with these people during the trip, so i guess every ending is a new beginning all over!
We met up with the owner of Casserado Furniture early in the morning. He is very typical Singaporean from the way he pronounce his 'eh lah loh'.
We met up with the owner of Casserado Furniture early in the morning. He is very typical Singaporean from the way he pronounce his 'eh lah loh'.
HAHA. FINALLY A SINGAPORE SINGAPOREAN IN VIETNAM!
We were bought on a tour of his factory where he manufactures sofas and couches to overseas clients, and it is interesting!
Never before had i seen pink foam (or sponge) produced in just minutes and it looks like Chinese 'Fa Gao'! Hahaha. Looks good enough to eat even.
Never before had i seen pink foam (or sponge) produced in just minutes and it looks like Chinese 'Fa Gao'! Hahaha. Looks good enough to eat even.
Lyn and I.
We also met up with the University of Economics for a student exchange thing later in the afternoon as well. I'm surprised the students are around the same age as us and all of them speaks English.Introductions made, and both sides gave their summary of their countries' cultures. The powerpoint was alright, until we reach the part when they talked about economics.
UH. I tried hard to pay attention lah. Hahaha!
They sang their traditional Mid Autumn Festival song for us! So sweet!
We tried to follow the lyrics and sing along, but the only words we could truly pronouce in sync with theirs is ' Tung Din Din (x2)!'
They were really nice people!
Vu, Ying and another girl which i cant remember! Shit. Hahaha.
We did our dance performance for them as well, and sang 'Home'.
They sang their traditional Mid Autumn Festival song for us! So sweet!
We tried to follow the lyrics and sing along, but the only words we could truly pronouce in sync with theirs is ' Tung Din Din (x2)!'
They were really nice people!Vu, Ying and another girl which i cant remember! Shit. Hahaha.
We did our dance performance for them as well, and sang 'Home'. Honestly, the dance wasn't so bad. I think we did pretty well. Hahaha!
Lastly, we were privileged to meet up with the CEO of Thomson Medical for a lunch networking session. From the way he speaks, you can tell that he's knowledgeble and has so many years of experience to share with us in his career. Amazing.
Because its the last night we are having in Vietnam, we had a farewell dinner cruise on a ship that night! Goodness, cant believe its the last night we are staying in THL. ):
Just as we were about to start the dinner, IT RAINED.
Karennnnn! Please give me your namecard again! I promise not to lose it!
And my face look super fat in the photos. Can you believe that i actually gained 3kg during IBSM! Like wtfomg.
Lastly, we were privileged to meet up with the CEO of Thomson Medical for a lunch networking session. From the way he speaks, you can tell that he's knowledgeble and has so many years of experience to share with us in his career. Amazing.Because its the last night we are having in Vietnam, we had a farewell dinner cruise on a ship that night! Goodness, cant believe its the last night we are staying in THL. ): Just as we were about to start the dinner, IT RAINED. Spoiler only! The ship had to lower down their binds to protect us from getting wet, which means subtracting the scenery!
Of all the days and nights to rain, it had to rain on that night. Hahaha. But we still managed to take some photos beforehand:
Karennnnn! Please give me your namecard again! I promise not to lose it!
And my face look super fat in the photos. Can you believe that i actually gained 3kg during IBSM! Like wtfomg.
When i weighed myself secretly during the visit to DIC Star Hotel, i was shocked! Luckily i lose all the weight when i got back to Singapore, hoho.
With clique!
BA SOCIETY PEOPLE YO!
All in black. Nice.
However, the dinner is almost the same as what we had every night. Haha, a little disappointed because i still see the springrolls and cuttlefish.
With clique! BA SOCIETY PEOPLE YO! All in black. Nice.
However, the dinner is almost the same as what we had every night. Haha, a little disappointed because i still see the springrolls and cuttlefish. It doesn't feel like a farewell dinner or we are flying off back to Singapore for me though. Instead, it felt like a normal night in Vietnam. Haha.
I think i'm adapting so well to Vietnam that i dont feell like leaving.
HAHAHA.
Gossips, laughter, food and drinks + great company is love!
Towards the end of the dinner cruise, someone bought out 2 birthday cakes to celebrate the September babies. But then they decided to celebrate the birthdays of those people who fall under September - December, which means Xinying and I!!!!!
Darren and Lester.
Mrs. Ng and Brain.
Clarence. The forever asleep person!
And then when it comes to our turn....................................
We look like two crazy women who just won the lottery!
So excited over the birthday cakes and the celebration, though it feels far from our actual birthdays. Haha.
See the sneaky hands!
Lucky we were smart, we asked AhLong to take out the candles for us. Hahaha!
Post-dinner photos:
All the business ladies!
Darren and Lester.Mrs. Ng and Brain.
Clarence. The forever asleep person!And then when it comes to our turn....................................We look like two crazy women who just won the lottery!
So excited over the birthday cakes and the celebration, though it feels far from our actual birthdays. Haha.See the sneaky hands! Lucky we were smart, we asked AhLong to take out the candles for us. Hahaha! Post-dinner photos:All the business ladies!
We gonna make big bucks!
DAY 10
DAY 10We had finally came to the last day. Finally i managed to finish blogging about IBSM. Haha.
Saying goodbye was never easy.
Karen is a great tourguide! She's more like a friend to everyone and i'm really glad to have known her during this trip. I hope she comes to Singapore one day so we could be her tourguides this time round! Hahaha.
My Googirls!
Shannon!
With yilin and En Shen!
Lynette!!
Tek ko! Hahaha.
Richie Rich. Haha, he's half japanese y'know!
Pink ribbon project.
Haha, Tek ko went kisiao and goes around typing the ribbon around our wrists. Want us to think of you also dont need do this mah. Hahaha!
No regrets joining IBSM at all!
Great trip with awesome people and i'm looking forward to the Genting trip soon!
:D
Till later, Bye!
Saying goodbye was never easy.Karen is a great tourguide! She's more like a friend to everyone and i'm really glad to have known her during this trip. I hope she comes to Singapore one day so we could be her tourguides this time round! Hahaha.
My Googirls! Shannon!With yilin and En Shen!Lynette!! Tek ko! Hahaha.Richie Rich. Haha, he's half japanese y'know!Pink ribbon project.
Haha, Tek ko went kisiao and goes around typing the ribbon around our wrists. Want us to think of you also dont need do this mah. Hahaha!
No regrets joining IBSM at all!Great trip with awesome people and i'm looking forward to the Genting trip soon!
:D
Till later, Bye! (:
Tell me to stop. 5:35 AM
Thursday, October 29, 2009
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDY MISSION 2009 (VIETNAM)
Part 6
Day 7 & 8
Day 7 & 8
Ho Chi Minh City - Vung Tau
Hello, i'm back to updating about my Vietnam trip! So far it had been interesting and all of us had bonded rather well with a couple of inside jokes. Haha.
Our tourguide Long. We call him Ahlong in short. I think HCMC's weather is worse than in Hanoi. At least you get to experience occasional drizzles in Hanoi, but HCMC gets nothing but bright sunshine everyday! I swear sometimes its hard to see straight because the sun's so glaring!
Some companies we visited on day 7 were SACOMM Bank, Phu My Hung and Pho24. The reason why i stopped blogging about the trip is because of this extremely taxing day for all of us. Its exhausting to write too. Hahaha.
SACOMM Bank is one of the biggest banks in Southern Vietnam. They are the 6th biggest lenders in Vietnam and offers all sorts of loans and different borrowing schemes for customers. Oh shit. I need to stop if not i would be writing my report on my blog instead.
Anyway, this is the mighty CEO of SACOMM Bank.
And i'm standing next to him! In a photo!!
Ok, excited much.
Solemn people.
Next up, Phu My Hung.
This is a Taiwan based company which helps to develop infrastructures to improve Vietnamese lives. To summarise everything in a nutshell, they basically sell houses to people, both foreigners and Vietnamese.
The lady which gave us a speech and answered all our questions is a Taiwanese! She speaks Chinese! I have no idea why, but we were all super happy when she speaks Chinese. Maybe its finally a language we all could understand properly here in Vietnam.
She provided us with a tour of their residential areas and schools, and i must say its seriously NOT BAD AT ALL.
I wouldnt mind living in one of these if the price is more.. reasonable. Hahaha!
They have villas and condos. But i dont think you wanna know how much one of each costs.
After the company visits, we went back to TAN HAI LONG (Love!) for a little rest before our networking dinner with the Singapore Business Group. I was so exhausted that i got knocked out after 15 minutes of lying on my bed unconciously!
Josephine had a hard time waking me up for the networking dinner. Now's my turn. ):I think our group is the most buay paiseh and unglam group among the rest. Hahaha! We were so hungry after the Q&A session that we took quite alot of food to our table only to realise that when they say 'networking dinner', it usually means 'networking without the dinner.'
Damn. Josephine and her MRT face.
It was supposed to be a 'AH! RAPE ME' photo. But....
I think all three of us didnt fit the theme at all. Hahahaha!
Lynette's expression is so classic. Ask her to pretend she got raped, then she gave the shocked expression like she just won a million bucks.
Before the networking dinner, we also went to Pho 24, the best selling beef/chicken noodles in Vietnam with many outlets around Vietnam and in other countries as well.
That's right. Spring rolls.
Turn that frown upside down Xinying.
Hahaha.
The noodles came with other spices and vegetables that we can add into our soup according to our personal preferences. This is the chicken version. The soup is not too bad, i liked it.
On day 8, we visited Vung Tau Investment Promotion Center. A goverment based agency to attract foreign investors into Vungtau area.
Two words to describe:
Halfway through the Q&A, the representative called me 'MR. Ong Kai Xin'.
Some companies we visited on day 7 were SACOMM Bank, Phu My Hung and Pho24. The reason why i stopped blogging about the trip is because of this extremely taxing day for all of us. Its exhausting to write too. Hahaha.SACOMM Bank is one of the biggest banks in Southern Vietnam. They are the 6th biggest lenders in Vietnam and offers all sorts of loans and different borrowing schemes for customers. Oh shit. I need to stop if not i would be writing my report on my blog instead.
Anyway, this is the mighty CEO of SACOMM Bank.
And i'm standing next to him! In a photo!!
Ok, excited much.
Solemn people.Next up, Phu My Hung.This is a Taiwan based company which helps to develop infrastructures to improve Vietnamese lives. To summarise everything in a nutshell, they basically sell houses to people, both foreigners and Vietnamese.
The lady which gave us a speech and answered all our questions is a Taiwanese! She speaks Chinese! I have no idea why, but we were all super happy when she speaks Chinese. Maybe its finally a language we all could understand properly here in Vietnam. She provided us with a tour of their residential areas and schools, and i must say its seriously NOT BAD AT ALL.I wouldnt mind living in one of these if the price is more.. reasonable. Hahaha!
They have villas and condos. But i dont think you wanna know how much one of each costs.
After the company visits, we went back to TAN HAI LONG (Love!) for a little rest before our networking dinner with the Singapore Business Group. I was so exhausted that i got knocked out after 15 minutes of lying on my bed unconciously!
Josephine had a hard time waking me up for the networking dinner. Now's my turn. ):
She said she tried to shake and shout at me but not getting any response from me at all. But in the end, i woke up to her shouting. I felt really sleepy throughout the networking session after the 30mins nap. Hahaha.
A million bucks worthy photo, no?
Hahaha!
Hahaha!
I think our group is the most buay paiseh and unglam group among the rest. Hahaha! We were so hungry after the Q&A session that we took quite alot of food to our table only to realise that when they say 'networking dinner', it usually means 'networking without the dinner.'Networking dinner is not easy you know!
Just imagine this:
You need to think on your feet about small talk topics while trying to concentrate on peeling the damn prawn so that the shell doesnt fly off your plate!
Damn.
No wonder Mrs. Ng only took a little portion of food. And no prawns.
Look at how Xinying is sitting! Hahaha! That's the table in between her legs by the way. Because she's sitting in the middle of two tables, that's why her legs must open until this way. We are so unglam that people dont even notice.
Look at how Xinying is sitting! Hahaha! That's the table in between her legs by the way. Because she's sitting in the middle of two tables, that's why her legs must open until this way. We are so unglam that people dont even notice.
Josephine and her MRT face. It was supposed to be a 'AH! RAPE ME' photo. But....I think all three of us didnt fit the theme at all. Hahahaha!
Lynette's expression is so classic. Ask her to pretend she got raped, then she gave the shocked expression like she just won a million bucks.
Ok lah, dont say people. Mine was like shit too. Haha.
Before the networking dinner, we also went to Pho 24, the best selling beef/chicken noodles in Vietnam with many outlets around Vietnam and in other countries as well.They made use of 24 different ingredients and 24 different processes to make the soup base, so you can be guaranteed about the greate taste! I tasted the chicken noodles, but i think the beef one is nicer because the soup had more flavor.
And like every meal we had in Vietnam, we always see this appearing on the table.
It might be in different colors and fillings, but its still the same:
It might be in different colors and fillings, but its still the same:
That's right. Spring rolls.Turn that frown upside down Xinying.
Hahaha.
The noodles came with other spices and vegetables that we can add into our soup according to our personal preferences. This is the chicken version. The soup is not too bad, i liked it.
On day 8, we visited Vung Tau Investment Promotion Center. A goverment based agency to attract foreign investors into Vungtau area.Two words to describe:
Halfway through the Q&A, the representative called me 'MR. Ong Kai Xin'. )):
Got Ho Chi Minh statue on stage means no fooling around or funny poses.
Us on stage!!
I got Karen's namecard from her during lunch, and i think i left it on the table. Shit.
Some of the lovely views we see in Vung Tau! We are staying at Sammy Hotel for 1 night! We were kinda excited at first, because the views from the hotel seems not bad. But but but! LOOKS ARE DECEIVING!
Read on:
Next, we visited DIC Star Hotel, a 4 star hotel in Vietnam. We met up with their manager, but i think the manager doesnt seem to understand how to answer our questions, so most of the time his answers were not really useful for our research, which is a pity.
Wondering why Clarence is smiling like that?
Xinying: Eh En Sheng, why you never ask about flooding?
En Sheng: This is a hotel what.
Xinying: You never know mah! Just ask Just ask!
En Sheng: Hmm. Okay. So had your company experienced any floodings in the past?
Everyone: ............. AHAHAHA!
Trying to hide his laughter but failed miserably!
Hahaha.
When we reached our hotel, we were imagining some kinda gorgeous lobby much better than THL. But sad to say, horribly disappointed!
The lobby's is open-aired, but it just lacks the grandness of a hotel (unlike Tan Hai Long).
Ultra horrible. Lynette, Xinying Yilin and I went exploring the nearby mall beside our hotel - The Imperial Place.
WAH. I tell you!
The whole place is SOOOOO deserted its like a ghost town! Its so quiet too! Where are the tourists, or people roaming around the mall???
Even queuing up for ice cream also got no queue. In fact, i think we might be the biggest batch of customers the girl of the shop had ever seen, that she doesnt have enough ice cream cones for us.
One of the countries we visited before checking in to Sammy Hotel was Vung tau Auditing Firm. Honestly, its 10x more boring than the Investment Center.
I think everyone secretly hope that this company visit will end ASAP, because we were all exhausted and there's the problem with communication as well. But we have an aspiring auditor in our group, ENSHENG, who can't help but take this chance to ask alot of questions about the life of an auditor.
Honestly, the life of an auditor is spent doing accounts for companies lah! What else do you expect auditors to do? Play a part in stopping floods? Hahaha, okay la. WISP taught me that sterotyping is wrong.
Maybe there ARE auditors that stop floodings. It was so agonising that we spent our time camwhoring while waiting for Ensheng to finished questioning.
We had a seafood feast after the company visits!
Yay! Though the seafood soup was too sour for my taste, and there's the presense of Spring rolls again (!!!), but it was nonetheless great because of the company. :D
Reheased in Shuwen's room after dinner for the performance the next day till 12 plus am, and we headed back to our rooms for some rest. But since my room has poor ventilation and the fucking smoke smell is still not gone (the aircon's on for so long and its still there! wtf), I went to sleep in Lynette's room and Josephine slept in Xinying's room.
Groupmates love! Hahaha.
Okay, byebye!
Got Ho Chi Minh statue on stage means no fooling around or funny poses. Us on stage!! I got Karen's namecard from her during lunch, and i think i left it on the table. Shit. Some of the lovely views we see in Vung Tau! We are staying at Sammy Hotel for 1 night! We were kinda excited at first, because the views from the hotel seems not bad. But but but! LOOKS ARE DECEIVING! Read on:
Next, we visited DIC Star Hotel, a 4 star hotel in Vietnam. We met up with their manager, but i think the manager doesnt seem to understand how to answer our questions, so most of the time his answers were not really useful for our research, which is a pity. Wondering why Clarence is smiling like that?Xinying: Eh En Sheng, why you never ask about flooding?
En Sheng: This is a hotel what.
Xinying: You never know mah! Just ask Just ask!
En Sheng: Hmm. Okay. So had your company experienced any floodings in the past?
Everyone: ............. AHAHAHA!
Trying to hide his laughter but failed miserably!
Hahaha.
When we reached our hotel, we were imagining some kinda gorgeous lobby much better than THL. But sad to say, horribly disappointed!The lobby's is open-aired, but it just lacks the grandness of a hotel (unlike Tan Hai Long).
Omg, i'm a TanHaiLong fan! HAHAHA.
And when we reached our rooms, WORSEEEEEEEEEEE.
The room Josephine and I had was not well ventilated, and the aircon seems to be spoilt so its freaking hot in our room.
And when we reached our rooms, WORSEEEEEEEEEEE.
The room Josephine and I had was not well ventilated, and the aircon seems to be spoilt so its freaking hot in our room.
Worst thing is: The last residents must had smoked in the room, because due to the poor air ventilation, the smoke's not gone yet! WTF.
So what if you got nice views of the sea,
Singapore has sea views too.
And our hotels do not have the smell of smoke in the rooms!
Ultra horrible. Lynette, Xinying Yilin and I went exploring the nearby mall beside our hotel - The Imperial Place.
WAH. I tell you!The whole place is SOOOOO deserted its like a ghost town! Its so quiet too! Where are the tourists, or people roaming around the mall???
Even queuing up for ice cream also got no queue. In fact, i think we might be the biggest batch of customers the girl of the shop had ever seen, that she doesnt have enough ice cream cones for us.
One of the countries we visited before checking in to Sammy Hotel was Vung tau Auditing Firm. Honestly, its 10x more boring than the Investment Center. I think everyone secretly hope that this company visit will end ASAP, because we were all exhausted and there's the problem with communication as well. But we have an aspiring auditor in our group, ENSHENG, who can't help but take this chance to ask alot of questions about the life of an auditor.Honestly, the life of an auditor is spent doing accounts for companies lah! What else do you expect auditors to do? Play a part in stopping floods? Hahaha, okay la. WISP taught me that sterotyping is wrong.
Maybe there ARE auditors that stop floodings.
Hmmmmmmmm.
I can't imagine, sorry. Hahahaha!
It was so agonising that we spent our time camwhoring while waiting for Ensheng to finished questioning. We had a seafood feast after the company visits!
Yay! Though the seafood soup was too sour for my taste, and there's the presense of Spring rolls again (!!!), but it was nonetheless great because of the company. :D
Reheased in Shuwen's room after dinner for the performance the next day till 12 plus am, and we headed back to our rooms for some rest. But since my room has poor ventilation and the fucking smoke smell is still not gone (the aircon's on for so long and its still there! wtf), I went to sleep in Lynette's room and Josephine slept in Xinying's room.Groupmates love! Hahaha.
Okay, byebye!
Tell me to stop. 7:09 AM
Monday, October 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDY MISSION 2009 (VIETNAM)
Part 5
Day 6
We were quite excited about the upcoming trip to Cu Chi Tunnel on Day 6, and having everyone wearing that Vietnam group shirt is just awesome.
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Even though it is evident in our faces that we were tourists in Ben Than Market. Haha.
Josephine's face.
Ahlong (our tourguide) bought us to a rubber plantation before heading down to Cu Chi tunnel for a site visit.
I had seen these in television shows and pictures, but never before in real life.
Thumbs up.
The first thing we did when we reached Cu Chi Tunnel was a slight introduction of the history of CuChi Tunnel. It spoke of the war between the Americans and Vietnamese in the past.
The introductory video was quite funny, because it seems to sterotype Americans by calling them some awful names.
Imagine crawling in a tunnel that's smaller than the one below here:
I could just imagine the backaches you will get by walking in the tunnel much less living inside it. The Vietnamese were really tough people. (Y)
We walked around the area, and we saw how this woman here is making rice paper, which can be used for spring rolls and coconut candy.
SUPER EXCITED.
THE HOLE. THE HOLE.
HOLEYMOLEY. Its really damn small leh.
I think this guy demonstrate going down the hole until sian already.
Some of the traps Vietnamese used during the war with Americans. Pretty clever, i must say. Not to mention painful to imagine.
See this line of slippers!!
They are all made out of rubber! Super cute.
We were supposed to take a photo with the tank, but somehow the tank just kinda vanished among the reds. Hah.
Okay, the moment! Going in already!
Inside the tunnel, it was moist, dark and there's poor air ventilation, therefore its super stuffy. We all sweated like cows. Hahahaha!
I was holding on to JR's shirt because he moved too fast for me to catch up! I scared later i go the wrong passageway, then i wont know where i'll end up sia. Haha.
The tunnel's not just a straight road with curves, but sometimes you have to climb up steps or drop down a level to continue crawling.
After climbing out of the tunnel, we wanted air con so badly. Hahaha! It was a relief to reach the coach after the crawl. Its a good experience definately.
Lunch @ KFC.
Yes, KFC.
Hahaha, sounds funny? Its a nice change to the regular 6 course meals we are receiving everyday, thats' for sure. Do you know they even serve rice at KFC?
Ahlong (our tourguide) bought us to a rubber plantation before heading down to Cu Chi tunnel for a site visit. I had seen these in television shows and pictures, but never before in real life.Thumbs up.
The first thing we did when we reached Cu Chi Tunnel was a slight introduction of the history of CuChi Tunnel. It spoke of the war between the Americans and Vietnamese in the past. The introductory video was quite funny, because it seems to sterotype Americans by calling them some awful names.
Imagine crawling in a tunnel that's smaller than the one below here: I could just imagine the backaches you will get by walking in the tunnel much less living inside it. The Vietnamese were really tough people. (Y)We walked around the area, and we saw how this woman here is making rice paper, which can be used for spring rolls and coconut candy.
SUPER EXCITED.
THE HOLE. THE HOLE.
HOLEYMOLEY. Its really damn small leh.
I think this guy demonstrate going down the hole until sian already. Some of the traps Vietnamese used during the war with Americans. Pretty clever, i must say. Not to mention painful to imagine. See this line of slippers!!They are all made out of rubber! Super cute.
We were supposed to take a photo with the tank, but somehow the tank just kinda vanished among the reds. Hah. Okay, the moment! Going in already! Inside the tunnel, it was moist, dark and there's poor air ventilation, therefore its super stuffy. We all sweated like cows. Hahahaha!I was holding on to JR's shirt because he moved too fast for me to catch up! I scared later i go the wrong passageway, then i wont know where i'll end up sia. Haha.
The tunnel's not just a straight road with curves, but sometimes you have to climb up steps or drop down a level to continue crawling.After climbing out of the tunnel, we wanted air con so badly. Hahaha! It was a relief to reach the coach after the crawl. Its a good experience definately. Lunch @ KFC.
Yes, KFC.
Hahaha, sounds funny? Its a nice change to the regular 6 course meals we are receiving everyday, thats' for sure. Do you know they even serve rice at KFC?
Vietnamese loved their rice too much. Hahaha. Maybe the reason Vietnamese are so skinny is because they rarely eat fastfood.
Headed over to the Water Puppet after lunch. It started to drizzle a little.
I love the smile! HAHA. :>
The fisherman of the story.
Actually, i have no idea what the whole story is about, just that there's a couple who rears a couple of animals and basically, talks about their way of life everyday.
The puppeteers!
We headed to the Post Office for jumpshots!
:D
Then we went to Saigon Square for shopping. There really isn't much there that' worth buying because the prices are really high and they dont do bargaining.
With kangjie and edwin.
A small group of us headed back to the hotel to rest before heading out to Ben Thang Market for more shopping before dinner!
Gotten some awesome buys. Heh. :D
Dinner at a local restaurant again. But this time round, there's PHO (fur)! Its Vietnamese staple dish all the time. Its basically chicken/beef noodles.
However, we were having dry beef noodles that night so it wasn't very appertizing.
This dish is damn weird. Never tasted anything like it before, and didnt liked it. Its like... rice. Hah.
Headed back to the hotel supposedly to sleep, but then Edwin and gang crashed our room and we had helleva fun laughing away and dancing. :>
AWESOME NIGHT!
We bought snacks and drinks and they came over to our room.
Shannon on Josephine's bed. Hahaha.
Dont have to describe much, the photos already said it all. :>
Halfway through all the laughing, we decided to get serious and learn the dance steps for our performance.
Its hilarious watching everyone learning the steps seriously, but we managed to finish half of the whole routine in one night.Quite an achievement actually.
Awesome buddies! Vietnam wouldnt be this much fun without them! Haha.
((:
Headed over to the Water Puppet after lunch. It started to drizzle a little. I love the smile! HAHA. :> The fisherman of the story.Actually, i have no idea what the whole story is about, just that there's a couple who rears a couple of animals and basically, talks about their way of life everyday.
The puppeteers!We headed to the Post Office for jumpshots!:D
Then we went to Saigon Square for shopping. There really isn't much there that' worth buying because the prices are really high and they dont do bargaining. With kangjie and edwin. A small group of us headed back to the hotel to rest before heading out to Ben Thang Market for more shopping before dinner!Gotten some awesome buys. Heh. :D
Dinner at a local restaurant again. But this time round, there's PHO (fur)! Its Vietnamese staple dish all the time. Its basically chicken/beef noodles.However, we were having dry beef noodles that night so it wasn't very appertizing.
This dish is damn weird. Never tasted anything like it before, and didnt liked it. Its like... rice. Hah.
Headed back to the hotel supposedly to sleep, but then Edwin and gang crashed our room and we had helleva fun laughing away and dancing. :>AWESOME NIGHT!
We bought snacks and drinks and they came over to our room.Shannon on Josephine's bed. Hahaha. Dont have to describe much, the photos already said it all. :>Halfway through all the laughing, we decided to get serious and learn the dance steps for our performance.
Its hilarious watching everyone learning the steps seriously, but we managed to finish half of the whole routine in one night.Quite an achievement actually.
Awesome buddies! Vietnam wouldnt be this much fun without them! Haha. ((: Tell me to stop. 9:43 AM
Friday, October 16, 2009
It felt so wrong.
It felt so right.
Don't mean i'm in love tonight.
Tell me to stop. 7:57 AM
Desires are sinful thoughts.
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Crossbody Fabric Clutch in Black from River Island
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Shorts from Pull and Bear
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Scarves (credits: www.topshop.com)
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