Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Blog Copycat!

There are two copycats who copied my one of my blog post bluntly and they treated as their own news.

I had posted about Michelle Chia's divorce (gossipy rumour) on 5 October and I found out that the two lazy idiots just copied it in a news post without asking for my permission.

Here are the links:
http://www.bollywoodissues.com/9913-michelle-chia-divorce.html
&
http://www.hotklix.com/link/Lifestyle/Sex-Relationship/Michelle-Chia-Divorce

Don't they know there's such a thing called internet tracking system? Dumbo!

Goodbye, my blog stats

My blog stats are gone!

After changing to the new template, I notice that my blog stats are gone and it has been reset to ZERO!

Nevertheless, the colour theme for the new template looks better and easier for me to change the page elements.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Medklinn Air Steriliser

I have bought Medklinn Asens from Robinsons Centrepoint last Saturday as there was a sales. I had to buy two so that I could enjoy 30% discount. Otherwise, there's 20% discount if I buy one.


The price of a small air steriliser costs S$325 before discount. The bigger air steriliser does not have 30% dscount if I buy two but has 20% discount irregardless of the number of units you buy.

During my facial at Leonard Drake, the beautician recommended this for sinus as it produces massive negative ions to kill the airborne micro-organism and bring the dust down to the ground.

Here's the description in the website:

The MedKlinn Asens Air Sterilizers are driven by Cerafusion™ Ion Technology, the latest in ionization technology. The technology conforms to the relevant stringent electrical safely standards.

The Asens and Asens Premium are specially designed for indoor use. When the Asens Air Sterilizer is operating, freshness begins to fill the room. This is like the invigorating smell found near a large waterfall or after a thunderstorm, but in much greater measure. Like a gushing fountain, the MedKlinn Asens floods the room with massive amounts of beneficial negative ions. This continuous stream of cleaning ions quickly bind and remove airborne particles, as well as destroying both surface-bound and airborne micro-organisms, leaving in its place a clean, healthy and fresh environment for you and your loved ones.

The Asens Premium incorporates a Turbo function which can significantly increase the efficiency and coverage. This function is controlled by a timer with various duration to provide the optimum air cleaning requirement.

The Asens and Asens Premium, bringing nature back into your living space... enhancing your life.

Asens

Coverage Area: 400 square feet
Mains Connection: 110 v – 240v AC 50/60 Hz
Dimensions: 125mm (W) x 125mm (D) x 140mm (H)
Weight: 550 grams
Input: 12VDC, 0.25 amp
Power Consumption: <>
The salesperson said that it can be switched on 24 hours and it's about $2 per month for electricity bill. Furthermore, it can last for 5 years. *skeptical mode*

Robinsons is going to deliver to me on this Thursday. Hopefully, it helps for my eczema and sinus.

Monday, November 01, 2010

Precognition

I'm stressed. Stressed of my sightings and dreams because these have been getting frequent.

Things just happened in a few days or even the next day after the sightings or dreams.

Death of a minister, tsunami, earthquake and hatred of a person which bad things eventually fell upon him/her.

Few months ago, I was staring at a photo unknowingly until Lao gong talked to me. The next day, the person died and I had no connection with the person at all.

In my dreams, I dreamt about gushing of sea water where there were flashes of people drowning. The next few hours, news reported of tsunami.

In my previous post in July 2008, I predicted the championship winner for Euro Cup and I'm not an avid soccer fan. The same happened in World Cup 2010 and I started seeing sights of "S" for the winner in World Cup in Jan 2010. So I bought Spain again in Feb 2010 once Singapore Pools opened for World Cup bets. Lao gong laughed at me because Spain had never won World Cup before.

All coincidences? I truly hope so.

The sightings and hearings of supernatural are largely gone and then, this transmission of ESP energy comes shortly after.

Are these considered as precognitve abilities? Even I, myself, do not know the answer.

I will certainly like to have the ability to see the Toto results for the upcoming draw, buy the numbers and strike the first prize.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Snobbish attitude at IWC in Ion

After collecting the Chopard GT series watch in Ion Orchard yesterday evening, Lao gong and I went into IWC because I wanted to show him the watch under the Pilot series which will look great on him. Bad me wanted him to spend more and buy another watch.

We weren't greeted by any of the salesperson and nobody kept any eye contact with us the moment we stepped into IWC. It was as if both of us were transparent. We went around the shop for at least 5 minutes but nobody bothered to serve us nor open their mouth.

It was clearly seen that there were three staff and no customers in the shop. The staff were either standing in the boutique motionless or doing some calculation work and completely ignoring us although we were looking at a particular model for some time.

Unable to withstand the snobbish attitude, we stepped out without even considering to buy from that particular watch boutique.

Although both of us were wearing casual wear and I probably look like a student carrying a violin, they shouldn't gauge on others appearances. It's such a pity that they completely ignore us. Otherwise, Lao gong will seriously consider to buy IWC as his next watch.

So far, the best salesperson to buy watches is a friendly guy from Hour Glass in Ngee Ann City. He served us with sincerity and patience even though we were only looking at a Tag Heur. When other customers were looking at a more expensive watch, he would still fully concentrate on us.

On a positive note in Ion yesterday, there's a boutique executive in Miu Miu, who looks like a Malay, was helpful and friendly. She even bothered to take out all the colours to show it to me, explained the other use of the bag and the salability of the different colours without me asking anything.

We are looking forward to more sales people like her and the salesperson from Hour Glass.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Divorce of Shawn Chen and Michelle Chia?

I heard from my gossip-py radar that Shawn and Michelle are divorcing. I do not know whether it is the truth or it's just some rumours spreading. They look so loving and happy together on tv!

But if they are really divorcing, it's understandable since most of us had heard about the other rumours between Shawn and Jeanette while they were filming Holland V (provided this is true).




All I hope is they are together happily because it's difficult to come across each other, blossom of love between each other and become as husband and wife unless something triggers the divorce.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Building of Mickey Mouse Units

I'm disappointed on the development of mickey mouse units. More and more units are getting smaller. The smallest that I have come across is about 350 sq ft which is approximately the size of a hotel room. There are just too small to set up a family or even for a couple to live.

Although Singapore is pretty crowded, there are still lands available. Take a closer look around us and you will notice forests and empty lands. Singapore is not similar to Toyko and New York where lands are very limited and developers have no choice but to build mickey mouse units.

Developers are purely building smaller units to make more profits. Let's take ABC as a development. The developer of ABC can build either 20 units x 1000 sq feet or 57 units x 350 sq feet. As developers know that the smaller unit is, the higher pricing it will be, the developer starts to build smaller units. Instead of pricing at $800 per sq foot, it will be priced at $1200 per sq foot. It may look cheaper as a condo unit is priced at $420K (350 sq ft) rather than paying $800K (1000 sq feet). A dumbo buyer will just step in and buy without much consideration because he thinks that it's cheap and is able to rent out to expats.

With this, it causes the private prices to go up unknowingly although the economy has not been fully recovered yet.

Nowadays, government has been urging Singaporeans to have more babies. With the development of this mickey mouse units, it's will be tough to set up a family. Others may think that we can just stay in normal units rather than buying mickey mouse units but the problem is "IT'S FREAKING EXPENSIVE" to buy a bigger unit. I often wonder why the government has no control. If they have control over a fully paid HDB flat which rightfully belongs to an owver, why they do not control over this issue which the land rightfully belongs to government? In long term, Singapore will become like Japan where the percentage of elderly will be much higher than the young. By then, it's too late for remedy.

As I am looking for a unit to stay, I have called several agents and they kept on recommending and telling me that mickey mouse units will be in hot demand in the next few years. The thing is "how do they know" even when all the mickey mouse units have not been developed yet. Some agents told me that the rental charges are able to fetch a 5% yield but "how do they know" as well when the mickey mouse units have not been developed and tested in the rental market. When I asked this questions to the agents, they will say that they will be more and more expats coming in especially when the IR has opened. But common sense told me that those employed in IR will definitely have a place to stay now.

Probably, it's good to buy it and charge hourly rental (illegally) since there are so many "foreign talents". Definitely hot demand!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Individualistic colleagues

I have just started my new job in another aviation company on 1 Mar 2010. I carried an excited mentality on the first day of work. Thinking about new challenges, new colleagues and new environment just made me feel enthusiastic in working since I was bored with my previous jobscope and wanted a career which can take me to another new height and not to mention, better salary.

Within a week of working, my excited mood was dampen and felt that there was a heavy weight pulling down in my heart. I regret leaving my ex-company. It's not about salary. Not about the environment. Not about the work. But it's the colleagues as what you can see from the title.

When I asked them a question, they would never ever gave me an answer which I am satisfied with. They would open a file to let me see and slightly went through it by a minute. When I asked one of the colleague whether he could send the file to me so that I could have a better understanding, he just answered that that was old file which I could clearly see that it's an updated file. Even if it's an old file, I don't mind looking at it as I will be able to have a better understanding. They seemed to be scared of indulging information about the work that they had done as if I will take away their work. But the problem is that we have different jobscope and I will not snatch their job.

Although I came from an aviation company but the market is different. I used to work in MRO where there are only a few types of commercial engines and mainly airlines customers but now, it's about jet planes where there are so many types of jet planes and helicopters in the market and they are so many different types of services and different types of engines on a plane. Furthermore, people are constantly changing their private jets so it's quite difficult to keep track unless the sales people notify me.

Nobody is teaching me all these and I am constantly searching the internet for an answer. When I asked them a question, they will just answer that they are busy. Tamade...I don't understand what they are busy with. I only saw them busy chatting with other colleagues. If you are truly busy, then don't chat.

When I asked what they wanted from me in my current company, they told me that they wanted everything to input into an excel speadsheet. Hey! I am doing in an excel spreadsheet and not a web. When I informed them about launching the project into a website, my boss told me that I have to start doing it in a spreadsheet first and will consider launching a website as it is about the same. But it's totally different because a web-based development can just do a search by clicking once and all data will come out and can store numerous data. But excel spreadsheet?!

The culture is just different from my previous company. Although the two bad culture in my previous company are working within their appointed jobscope and not willing to voice out as they will be the ones doing it in the end where they are not supposed to be the ones doing it. At least, they are willing to teach and I don't mind doing what others are supposed to do because I will learn more in this way. I remembered when I first came into my previous job, there was a person teaching me the types of engines that they do, the basics of how an engine works and the expectations from me. Even after a few years at work, my boss was constantly teaching me new things.

But now, I am swimming on my own. It's either I will swim to the shore and survive or I will just die in the deep sea where nobody is teaching me how to swim first. I wish someone will pass me a float soon.

I casually talked to Michelle about this and she told me that I am likeable and believe as time goes by, they will be willing to accept you as part of their clique. But I don't think so. They are afraid that their rice bowl will be stolen. Now, I just hope that things will improve and I can deliver my work with excellence.

I'm really missing my ex-colleagues and friends. Miss the laughter and lunch time together.