Singapore Airshow 2008

I went on Wednesday (20 Feb 2008) and Friday (22 Feb 2008) to the airshow but didn't manage to shoot many photos because I was at the company's booth helping out and at the same time, chatting with my colleagues and ex-colleagues. Great to see them succeed in their career.

Only two photos taken from the booth

Black knights (Singapore)

Impressive "flaming heart" maneuver

Followed by "Curtains", a downward flight performance

I watched the airshow performance at EDB chalet, thanks to Sir Min's ex-colleague, so that we could have the shade under the hot sun and watched it at a higher level.

However, I only managed to watch the team performance by RSAF for 20 minutes and had to go to the booth to help out or else my other colleague couldn't get to take his lunch.

Quite a lot of people asked for souvenier pins but I only ordered souveniers magnets. When I started to give to a person, a group of people will suddenly crowd to the booth and, sometimes, it will lead to a queue. My colleagues described them as piranhas because a packet of 100 pieces were grabbed within 5 minutes but we controlled not to give out too many at a time.

We have learnt from the mistakes several years ago during Asian Aerospace because during that year, my colleagues (I wasn't working in this company at that period) brought 2000 pieces of pins and put it on the table booth. All were grabbed up within a day as nobody was attending to the pins and they were busy with their clients.

I find that Singapore Airshow, especially the main hall, is slightly smaller than Asian Aerospace but I still love this event.

Movie reviews

Lao gong and I went to watch P.S. I love you on last Sat, 16 Feb. It's quite rare for us to watch a movie because of these reasons:

1. Expensive! Each weekend ticket cost $9.50. So a pair of tickets will cost $19. Moreover we like to eat nachos and total cost will come to approximately $25. I rather spend the money on food.

2. I'm studying on some weekdays and Lao gong works late almost every weekdays. If we have to watch a movie after work provided I do not have any lessons or Lao gong do not have to work too late, we will book the 9pm ticket after work and dinner. By the time we reached home, it will be 12 midnight and we have to work the next day. Too tired!

3. I have the tendercy to sleep late on Fri and Sat nights and by the time I wake up, it's already in the afternoon. I prefer lazing at home rather than going out unless I need to buy something.

4. I have school on some Saturdays and ends at 5pm. Trust me...I will sleep in the theatre. No point paying $9.50 for a nap.

5. I prefer my own home to watch shows from tv when I can talk while watching movies. I can even pause when I'm hungry, going to the toilet or picking up hp. And I do not need to endure the kicking of the seat from behind or shaking his chair beside me.

6. Lastly, Lao gong and I are non movie enthusiasts.

7. My mum just said one word to me: Stingy!

It's rare that I watch movies on both consecutive Saturdays. One on 9 Feb and another on 16 Feb. We watched CJ7 on 9 Feb because it's just a tradition for us to watch Stephem Chow's movies. His movies always bring laughter and joy and I prefer a no-brainer lame movie without much thinking. I have to think while working and studying. And if I have to think while watching movie, I don't know how many brain cells of mine will be gone. I'm watching movie to relax and not to kill more of my brain cells.

Back to my movie review. This show casted by Hilary Swank Gerard Butler is exactly the same story as the novel by Cecelia Ahern. Although this movie is nice, the story book is even nicer! I thought I will wring out my tears while watching the movie because I teared when I was reading the book three years plus ago. The show is surprisingly light-hearted in a way as there are some scenes where it brings laughter rather than portraying a grief-drenched movie. Overall, I would give it 3.5/5.

As for CJ7, it's not very lame as compared to Stephen Chow's previous movies and the plot is simple with some sad scenes especially the scenes when Stephen died. When the scene showed that fat "girl" talking, it never failed to make me laugh. Those who watched it will know the reason.

I would give it 3.5/5. I prefer the previous lame movies by him and make the movies heavily amusing so that I can have a good laugh from the beginning to the end.

10th Year Anniversary

Time really flies. Lao gong and I have been together for 10 years although some unpleasant things happen throughout this relationship.

Our relationship is like a roller coaster or even more exciting. We went through ups and downs with obstacles. Laughters and tears.

I remembered when I first met him in Dec 1997, it was at Bukit Batok MRT and we were waiting for someone whom I do not wish to be named. I was invited by Peijun to a BBQ at East Coast Park and we met at Bukit Batok MRT.

While I was talking with Peijun, I noticed him because he was sitting near our group and did not talk nor smile. I was thinking whether he was alone as in not in our group because he was sitting on the stairs alone by himself.

When Peijun's friend came, only then he started talking but not to me because probably, I have a "dao" or too pretty face that he didn't dare to approach...hehe

Upon reaching East Coast, we did not talk at all. When night falls, the first sentence to me, "Do you have any sweets?" As I had the habit of carrying smint, I gave some sweets to him. And from then, he started introducing himself but we did not talk much. A guy, Marcus, striked a conversation with me because he happened to study in SP, EE third year and I was in my first year. We chatted for quite a long while.

At around 9pm, I have to make a phone call to my mum because my mum was very strict with me and did not allow me to stay till 11pm. What I remembered is she kept on paging me (10 years ago, pagers were in trend and hp were too expensive). I asked Peijun the location of nearest public phone booth and it was a distance away. Peijun's friend heard it and asked him to accompany me to the phone booth. We did not chatted much throughout the long walk.

At about 10.30pm, I left after exchanging numbers with him and Marcus. The next day, my pager appeared 532-11 24 (something like this) and I knew the message was from them because of their personal codes.

After the BBQ gathering, I seldom chatted with both of them and occassionally received calls from them or called them mostly for X'mas and New Year greetings.

Then one day, something happened which made us closer. I met up with a guy whom I never met before through recommendation as I was single at that time. Upon looking at the guy, I almost felt like walking away. Probably, I was still young and looked into looks but as long as the person's looks is average, I didn't mind. However the person was fat and short. Dishing appearance aside, he talked weird things that I don't understand and even wanted me to become his gf?! We met for the first time and he asked that type of question which scared me off. And the best part is he bought the movie tickets beforehand without asking my opinion.

In the end, I had to call up some guy friend to pose as my bf. I managed to get him at home and he rushed down to Bugis. When he saw me, he automatically held my hand and introduced himself as my bf. Super automatic without my "teaching".

Then we went to watch "Replacement Killer" and the guy just said that he had something on and left, leaving both of us to watch the show. Even though the guy had left, we were still holding hands together. I have forgotten how we managed to "unstick" our hands.

That incident makes us closer and I started to develop chemistry for him. He started to meet me at McDonald's near my house to teach me Engineering Maths which I was bad at.

On 13 Feb 1998, he gave me a call and we chatted. When the time striked 12 midnight, he asked me to listen to a song. I can still remember the song by Jacky Cheung, "Ni Zhi Bu Zhi Dao". He asked me whether I could be his gf and I told him "Sorry....his life will have an additional woman...which is I". And on 14 Feb 1998, we become a couple.

Our relationship in the first three months was not smooth sailing despite people saying that first few months are usually the honeymoon period.

The tears, pain, breakup, lies....all I wish is a complete stop with complete trust in each other.

I hope Lao gong and I will hold hands forever and grow old together with two children.

Happy Valentine Day to all! May all couples be blissfully in love.