Friday, June 13, 2008

Pieces of Life - Shopping in Taipei City

Yeah.. i finally got the porter bag. That become my most expensive bag in the wardrobe. $115 bucks cheaper than getting in Singapore and you get 5% VAT Refund!

Woo Hoo!

Friday Morning... Going back Singapore tomorrow.... Tonight will be going for 麻辣 Steamboat with my team and colleagues.. Shiok man!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Shopping Craze - Porter International Bag



I saw this bag in porter int'l at Taipei 诚品新仪. Wisma is selling at $400+. Is only $300 here. SHALL I BUY IT ???

Pieces of Life - Ratatoulie in Taipei City



Went to office today and found this on the glass door. Cant see clearly ? Check the close up pic below



Hope it doesnt spoilt your appetite. Because it spoil mine for the day.

Was at the customer place today. Discussions went on well. But ODM projects are tougher than i thought. I need more staff!

Pieces of Life - Black or White?




Shall i stay Black ? or White? both pictures taken within a span of 6 months. ( one in hokkaido and one in New York City )

Saturday, June 07, 2008

Travel - Isnt Manhanttan Beautiful ?



Date : May 29th, 2008

There is a very nice Ice Cream Factory just at the side of this pier where we took photos. Further up the street has the "most famous pizzeria in New York", but you need to queue to get in.

Pieces of Life - Nearly .... Nearly...

Bought $5 Big .. could have won $1000 if my Car Plate open ( 5817 ) to cover my repair costs....

Pieces of Life - 没有汽车的周末

on the way back from lunch yesterday, the Power Steering Wheel unit starts to show its unhappiness again. This time is worst, you cant get it back to work even after restarting the engine.. Sighz.. luckily after waiting for about 10 mins, it is back in operation but i finally decided to bring it down to Autofrance to get it fixed.

The service guy told me the unit is gone case liao, need to pay 1.4k to change that part! just 2 months after my warranty ended!! =(

What to do ? No choice need to change....

This weekend, we dont have car, so i decided not to leave the house.. haha.. hmm maybe not, Sunday is a good day to go gym to workout

Friday, June 06, 2008

Pieces of Life - Pigeons in the Organisation



Why are there so many pigeons in the organisation?? People who just take your work and send it to high management . People who doesnt attend meetings and throw questions at you just 5 minutes before the deadline. People who are just paid for nothing.

Thursday, June 05, 2008

Business Travel - Taipei Jun 9 - JUn xx

Need to travel to Taipei for Business reasons. Project in red flag and has to meet up with partners there to get things done at a faster pace. All the tickets are almost full and only managed to get a ticket to fly out monday , come back Thursday. Hopefully can get a return ticket on Monday.

The last time i went to taipei is in April... shouldnt have much changes there i hope...

Monday, June 02, 2008

Pieces of life -> Am i a shopaholic?



My shopping results in New York/New Jersey and the regions. Am i a shopaholic?

Pieces of Life - Jet Lag

Just came back from a 2 week vacation in New York ( May 17 to May 30 ) . Serious Jet lag.. Out of curiosity, went to find out on the internet why there is such thing call jet lag...

Found something on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag

But there is no remedy!

Time now is 5am ( Slept at 2am ) . Day 2 after i came home. For those who want to find out about my road trip, check out the 4 albums in my facebook!

TVB Fanatic :: 原來愛上賊 - Watching Now



Watching this series now. If you like Ocean 11, you will love it. Only watch till episode 5 and is already one my faves for 2008!

From one of the review sites::
剧情简介
因为一笔毒犯赃款掀起了干探江扬(马德钟)和侠盗高哲(刘松仁)一段微妙的兵贼关系。扬逐渐揭露哲以餐厅老板掩饰其贼党首脑的真正身分,却无法搜获证据将哲入罪,两人在交手期间互有胜负,扬坚信邪不能胜正,对哲步步进逼,因而忽视了太太康美莉(陈法拉)令婚姻出现危机,幸好莉一直得好友兼同事包蓉蓉(陈玉莲)在旁安慰及扶持;而蓉天生善良的性格亦深深打动了哲……

Saturday, April 12, 2008

TVB Fanatic :: 古靈精探




于子朗为一精明干探,一次查案过程之中,子朗头部遭到重击,竟因而得到一种通灵感应,凭着此种神奇力量屡破奇案。子朗于侦查一宗凶杀案后,令上司对他怀恨在心,于是将他流放到‘特别凶案调查分部’,更谎称该分部之负责人费格逊行将退休,日后会由子朗接任其职。子朗赴任后发觉此分部之成员,尽是一些骑呢之辈,更与稍后到任之刑晶晶结成斗气冤家……

when can i have one of these?

Saturday, April 05, 2008

TVB - 最美丽的第七天


兩個年齡相隔十年的年青人,背景不同,性格迴異,但是有著相似的命運,二人在一個浪漫的離島屋苑中,開始了兩段愛情故事,過程之中似是互相影響、互相相扣著…

I like this show. Very romantically filmed and the chemistry between the 2 lead actors and actress are superb.

More information here
http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/the_seventh_day/story/synopsis.html

Monday, March 31, 2008

Jobless in 10 months ?


Motorola Announced last week that they will be spinning off the handset division. Lots of restructuring now, layoffs and simplifying the organisation

What will happen to me in 2009 ?......

18 Months Missing in the Blog Sphere

Cant believe it. 18 months i didnt update the blog

Thats me... everything i do.. i do for a short while only.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

I smell Smoke everywhere...


It has been some time when the haze strike us. As of this morning 9am, the PSI reading is 119.

I went to Plaza Singapura last nite , and even the whole shopping mall is hazy!!

Smells smoky, Looks Smoky, Feels Smoky.

When will all this go away ?

Friday, October 06, 2006

Have you seen this siccors before ?

i saw this on gizmodo.. and i think is very interesting.. a manual shredder!!

It is amazing how sometimes japanese comes out with such innovative ideas !!
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/ninebladed-shredding-scissors-193138.php

Monday, October 02, 2006

Bye Bye Letter #1

What you would write if you want to say bye bye

All,
Today is my last day at XXX. Starting Monday I will be trying to make an impact on YYY.

When I think about the last few years, I think WIG.
It's been a very rewarding project. It got the best and worst out of me. It forced the abolishment of artificial barriers and creative thinking. It was responsible for hours of frustration and days of fun. It was very uplifting to see it rise from a simple idea to a solution making an impact on the shipment of phones while saving hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. In addition, it was a very unique opportunity for me to learn and grow with the project as an engineer and a person.
None of it would have been possible without the help and input of so many of you. I enjoyed every minute of it. I appreciate every comment and every piece of criticism.
I hope it made a positive impact on your daily routine and made your work a little bit easier.
Until next time, then

Mr A