It's my first time join my department, Maxims team, for dinner. The dinner is at Bora-bora beach club, located at Sentosa Island. This dinner consider a farewell dinner too for a colleague.
It's a BBQ dinner. Variety of foods - crayfish, salad, prawn, otak-otak, potatoes, squid, etc... While wait the foods to be served, we ordered beers, cocktails... I ordered a recommended cocktail, it has lime + peppermint...Maybe I'm not use to the bitter taste, so i drink bit cocktail, then "steal" MinHui's ordered beer to drink to "neautral" the taste. Beer + cocktail = in the end make my face so red (they say mix will easily drunk, luckily I didn't drunk, otherwise ... XD ...)
After dinner, some chit-chat, play pool, take a stroll at beach.... 9:30pm....back home oi oi...
Tomorrow (30 June) is colleagues gathering + farewell for another colleague... and next Friday (10 July) is whole company, KTS JV dinner gathering.... Waiting for it..... =)
This week is quite tiring as out with friends till late night for 2 days - Wed night b'day celebration gathering for a colleague; Thurs night dinner with ex-company's colleague; Sat night try a new restaurant at Hotel Concorde. I became blur blur during working @_@ ... But, I'm happy as can meet with ex-colleagues whereby we didn't meet for few months.
This date is Jeffrey's birthday. I only knew during the breakfast with them. So, we decided to have a steamboat gathering at Bugis as a birthday celebration with him. "Chuan Yi Bin" located opposite Bugis shopping centre (out from MRT, from "The Cathay" cinema, walk straight, cross the road, and there's the shop). For steamboat style, you can choose either 2 flavor soup style or soup+hotplate style. There are 4 flavour of soup - herbal chicken soup, tomyam soup, fish head soup, and "sour+spicy" soup. There are many foods too (better than the another steamboat shop that I went before at Bugis too)... Although it's weekday, but the shop was full with customers. Overall, I like it and will go for 2nd time. But, there's only a toilet in shop that caused many people wait for it and I purposely went to Bugis shopping centre's toilet.
Chuan Yi Bin
KTV beside the shop..After steamboat, can go KTV to enjoy....seafood steamboat XDMs. Chang's eye so big..wana make sure the candle wont blow up???
ice cream cake...nice =)main character of the night - Jeffreyno cake knife...so we use spoon...Jayson's "lovely present" for Jeffrey
A joke from colleagues....There is a bulletin board full with all staff's pictures categorized by department at each floor. So, many of staffs like to see the pictures when they pass by the bulletin board.
Colleague A: "A, your picture on the bulletin board, when it's taken?" Colleague B: "That's my secondary school picture..." Colleague A: "Waa...it's really different. Just like customer look at "catalog" (photo), it's very nice, but after ordered and the "product" (real look) received, it's different from "catalog"...."
There's a new colleague reported on 1 June 09. Before that, all of us talked about her as colleague C said that the colleague looked "sexy" by the photo. We told her maybe not as "catalog" always "nicer than "product"... Some curious by the "sexy word and want to see her photo..
Colleague C: "No need. The "catalog" is passed (pass through interview) and this monday we will see the "Product". Don't worry about the possibility of big difference between the "catalog" and "product" as has "3 months warranty" (3 months probation) ".....
So, the new terms among us -- catalogue, product, 3 months warranty...My colleagues are really creative and funny... Isn't it T_T
It's another outing, but is with my ex-company's colleagues - Mr. Loh, Tammy, and Lao Huang. They brought me to a restaurant located at Race Course Road (near Farrer Park MRT). The restaurant's owner is from China. We ordered variety of foods (All of them tried before and felt very nice, that's why brought me to there) - fried mee hoon, "lor mee", fried mee sua, etc. The "lor mee" is different with the black lor mee that we eat usually. I like the fried mee sua (A nice combination with crispy seaweed and peanuts) very much, same for fried mee hoon. The price is reasonable too.
I saw TV programme introduce about BBQ foods in Spices Cafe, Hotel Concorde which is located near to Somerset MRT. I'm attracted by the varieties of BBQ foods + unlimited salad bar for S$8 and unlimited dessert for S$5 ... Thus, we decided to try this restaurant on this weekend. It's need to make a reservation before go to the restaurant.
It's my first time to enjoy foods in hotel's restaurant. The nice ambiance + friendly staff + delicious foods make me feel relax and enjoy =)
The total bill S$70++ as main course + 2 drinks already cost S$30++ ... Since I'm not the one who always eat expensive food, so it's ok for me to try the yummy food + nice environment at this price =p
The reception area , feel asian for the wall full with China dynasty drawings
Today, my colleague who sit beside me just back from vacation at Thailand. He bought me a small bag as souvenir. Thanks =)
Earlier, before i report to this company, I scare about relationship with colleagues since heard from friends that big company is full with politics, and ask me to be careful. I been almost 2 months in this company join venture with Kajima (Japanese company), all colleagues treated me good. And, I haven't feel any politic yet =p Besides that, during phones, mum always ask whether I'm ok in new company. Mummy, when you see this blog, so don't worry ooo. Your daughter is happy working here hehe =)
Souvenir from Thailand
Today is dumpling festival. Besides the monthly birthday celebration which held at meeting room, every department was given a box of dumpling too. It's a "mini X.O dumpling" (according to the label at box). My manager asked me to put the box on top of partition so that colleague can take and eat when they are back from site. When I put the box, he asked me "what is this called? It's stick rice??" @_@ A very creative name for dumpling. Hehe. He's a Japanese ma...
Box of Dumplings~
X.O Mini Dumpling....
I took 2 dumpling for dinner, one is X.O dumpling and the another is xxx dumpling ( I don't know its name as it's bought by zhu tou ). The X.O dumpling very very nice [ but can't feel any X.O taste =p ]
Finally, I "successfully" transfer all 300++ photos (taken since year 2008) from camera and clear the memories~~ Although I'm quite free at home, but I'm lazy to take the USB cable to transfer all of them from camera =p Last Friday (22 May 2009) night was the 1st colleague gathering...is not with my department colleague, but with QS (Quantity Surveyor) department colleagues who sit at 3rd floor (My working desk is at 1st floor) + birthday celebration for Ee Min [ She's the youngest in company, after i came, I'm the youngest XD ] ... AND last last last Friday (9 May 2009) is another gathering (3 days 2 nights BBQ party at Downtown East) with my bf's colleagues from Jurong Shipyard.....
I been working in new company for nearly 2 months. Recently, few friends YM/MSN asked how's my life at new company. My answer is "very very happy", honestly, much more happier than the previous, can say is everyday wake up and go work happily, won't like last time, don't want wake up to go to work =p But what I don't like is, everyday pack in train like "sotong" and walk+run when transfer from Outram Park to Harbourfront. I still prefer sit + take a nap at express bus in the morning, no need pack with peopleSS in train >.< Last friday night, after work (all of them work till forget time to go...FYI, they always work till 9/10pm, a very harworking + "piah" staff) , all of us go to "Music Dreamer Live! Cafe" a.k.a 爱琴海民歌餐厅 which is located at Marina Square. All of us are 1st timer, except our "Tour Guide" + the most senior , Mr. Teo, who introduced the restaurant to us. Many of us were hungry, since the lunch time was at 12:00pm and we reached there at 7:30pm (It's about 6.5 hour without foods) ... AND it took about half-1 hour for the main course to be served. Actually, the place is a very good place for people to "yam cha" + listen songs. Their main expert is on that part, thus the main course dinner part is not their expert. Can forgive for that as the singers are really performing nice songs + createa humor & relax environment. If not mistaken, all of the seats are fully booked + seated , AND we are the only table who ordered many foods... (other tables only ordered drinks & snacks), till the singers also feel hungry (somemore we sit the first row) XD During the dinner, we secretly ordered a cake for Ee Min which to be served during the birthday song... The blueberry cake has ice-cream in the middle layer, not too sweet, not too creamy, nice to eat =) We noticed that there's a difference between M'sia and S'pore music cafe. At Malaysia (I'm not sure about other state, I'm always hang out at Melaka music cafe), the customers usually chatting, playing games, less people will like S'pore customers order a drink, and sit quietly, concentrately look at the singers + listen & enjoy the songs .... So, all of us (can say 95% of us are Malaysian) not dare to make big noise hahaha >.<
WeiQuan, Jayson, Chris, MinHui+his gf
Jeffrey, a pair of couple (forget their name =p), Teo, me, EeMin (the b'day gal)
Music Dreamer Live! Cafe
"blogging area" - an area to leave down your writings = your "footsteps"
Birthday Cake [ i inform 22 instead of 23..nvm consider 1 age younger for ee min haha]There is a "ruler" for your to cut the cake equally into 12 or 18 pieces =)
Me & Ee Min [ She's now 23 and I'm 22 as b'day haven't reach kakaka XD ]... chicken "satay" ...
ramen + dumpling + milk tea
snacks ~
All of Us (Jeffrey as camera man)
After the dinner at music cafe, all of us (except 2 pair of couples) heading to a pub to drink beer. It was 11pm, I feel tired and don't want join, but then give face to ee min as she stayed near my place (we are the only 2 girls and can share cab back home) + all of us accompany Mr. Chris drink beer to make him forget and release his stress from QS job of Maxims temporarily =p
It's my first time drink dark beer... I'm still prefer to drink "Anchor" beer (as intro by MJ during our mmu gangs gatherings) + "Vodka" ...
Beer Time
Man's Talk [ Jeffrey & Jayson not in the picture as can't accomodate in XD ]
That night, all of us spent S$ 500++ .... S$400+ for music cafe and S$100+ for beer. The beer was cheaper since can get 15% off of total bill by using CitiBank credit card [ It's my 1st time spend S$50+ in a meal >.< ]. In the other hand, the prices for drinks a bit high in the music cafe since many customers ordered a drink and sit there enjoy songs for a night + the rental at Marina is very expensive... Consider worth too as the singers are talented + create humor & relax environment for all of us... so a thumb for them =)
It's very fun joining them as most of their ages are around my age. Our chatting topic covered varieties -- local & global news, dramas, company, girls, guys, jokes, bla bla bla... Thanks to Chris who intro me to his department colleague as I only knew him during my 1st working day. There are some guys who are single, so my girls friends, any interested in who, please feel free to contact me kekeke...
9 May 2009 is Wesak holiday, previous years I never miss any Wesak celebration, but this year, I joined BBQ party with dear's colleagues. It's a bit weird for me to stay in a hotel for 3 days 2 nights at Downtown East, Pasir Ris as from there can take about 1 hour train back to my home at Chinese Garden.
Costa Sand Resort at Downtown East, Pasir Ris
The Costa Sand Resort is located beside a shopping center. At night, both of us went to McCafe for supper tea & newspaper. On Saturday morning, all of friends went to swimming activities at "wild wild wet". I didn't bring any swim suit so we walked around the shopping centre and watched a movie.
Downtown East Shopping Centre [ I like the ceiling, feel artistic =) ]
Wild Wild Wet (look similar with A Famosa water park at Melaka)Kids' Heaven ...
What is "Fitness Corner" ???
The answer of "Fitness Corner" is this... I thought it was gymnasium earlier >.< McCafe
English breakfast teaIt's me =)
The BBQ started at 6pm. They prepared many foods - lamb, chicken wings, prawns, stingray, sweet potatoes, etc... After cleared BBQ stuff, they continued with games + beers. I joined them nearly the end of games and drunk 2 cups of vodka which is mixed with orange juice..very nice =p
-- FoodS for BBQ --
Corns + Sweet Potatoes
Prawns
Drinks ( there are a lot of beers in the rooms >.< )
Hooch BlackCurrant... like it =)Preparations for BBQ
Smoky >.<
Leng Lui s ...
and Leng Cai s.... fighting???
On Sunday morning, we went to theme park as Cynthia had the free admission tickets. There are pirates ship, scary house, water coaster, etc. It's an interesting place for kids, but not for me. I prefer the theme park in Gold Coast =p
Pirates Caribbean ???
Haunted House [ I feel more scary to hear the 1 gang who in front me shout like hell than the scary props =p ]
Overall, it's a nice place for those who like BBQ and relaxing from town life. For me, I'm still prefer BBQ at seaside, and hotel which can see the natural mountain and sea, instead of seeing "people mountain people sea" XD
(left-right) Ms.Cheah, Jeline, me, MinHui, Chris, SoonChie
Me & Jasmine
(Maxims) Koko, Mr. Cheng, Wong, Max; (Admin)Katherine; (Drawing) Mr. Sunny
Masuda-san (drawing); Arakawa-san (my boss)
All of us who work hard for Maxims Residences =)
