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Director Royston Tan has done a production on the local Getai and fusing it with his fabulous directing created something close to everyones hearts. Synonymously related to Movies and Singapore, he has captured the young because we just love watching him present his ideas (he marketed 15 though a short clip which he uploaded on the Internet) and the old as most of them just adore Getais during the 7th Month.

Already it has gained strong viewer ship and has raked in decent earnings, I’ve even heard that tickets were not available during the first week after it’s release. After all the reviews, I’m really looking forward to watch it tonight.

Oh did I mention, Royston only took 22 days to produce the film and two weeks to write it!

I’ve only got one thing to say.

SEXY…..

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Was at Ang Mo Kio hub for dinner, went exploring a little taking a look around, see what I found! It’s coming, it’s coming, Ratatouille is coming! It’s a really good animation, I’m so going to catch it in the cinema. In the mean time do take a look at the nice pop-up standee displayed outside the Cathay cinema.

Check out Ratatouille here.

I saw her all so pretty and in my face! Felicia really does look quite good ya? I took a picture of her on my way back to office just now. Hehehe

Ok, got another new toy today from Ikea, was playing around with it at the main showroom area where I sat and was pleasantly impressed with the built quality of the chair but priced at SGD$169 it took quite some consideration so I walked on and just did my shopping for stuff at Ikea in Tampines.

I guess everyone knows about this little treasure cove in Ikea called AS-IS. At this little treasure cove you can find showroom pieces, slightly damaged products and other nick nacks. So I found the EXACT Chair in the showroom in very good condition, I mean the fabric is all wrapped up and stuff sitting there and it was at SGD$119, savings of SGD$50. So after some contemplation I decided to purchase it and it’s now siting in my room comforting my back.

I guess it is worth spending some money to ensure that my spine will last me till my old age, so I leave you with a more professional shot of the chair which I got from their website.

Borrowed the acronym from my good friend over at itnetwerk.com, he started this NTOTD thing which actually stands for New Toy Of The Day. Not that I get new toys every day but well it’s just a way to share joy.

Today I got the E65 from local telephone operator Singtel mobile, my first line with the Red guys. The whole thing started as I was shopping to get my E65 on SingtelShop.com as it was going at a really good price, after all the discounts and such I only need to pay SGD$276 for the phone cause it is National Day. So with the celebration they lowered the price by SGD$42 and the in store promo made it an addition SGD$30 less which gave me a saving of $72.

So what happened was that Singtel also offered a new service called Broadband on Mobile which was also offering SGD$100 off and 3G handset and so I did the purchase on line and called the help desk to find out how I could enjoy the offer. Note that at that time of ordering my phone would only arrive on 16th August 2007 which was quite a wait. Help desk got back to me saying that in order to enjoy this I had to head down to Singtel shops to get it. I was like “GOSH!”, so they canceled the online order, waived the cancellation fee and then referred me to the appropriate Singtel shop where I could enjoy the offer.

So I made my way to the Singtel shop at Compass Point and queued, yeah that is the con of getting stuff from the shops but of course it is great to be able to get my phone on the same day as well. The service staff was great but there was this rude guy who was demanding to see the manage and stuff, quite a scene but of course I cannot comment on who is right or wrong but the “shouting” was quite a distraction. I think they should get a room to do such crisis control. So at the end of the day I made off with my new toy at SGD$176, everything in, new SIM card, registration etc.

I’ve yet to test out the phone fully but say hello to VOIP, Broadband access, E-mail and much more. Oh Singtel was giving this Sweet Treats, which are really Jelly beans but I think I prefer the ones sold at Candy Empire.

This is like so cute, it’s quite yesterday… Seriously. I remember when is cost me like $24.90 from Action City and was this cute little head that moves from left to right in a “smooth” manner really quite soothing when watching this fellas. I saw a fake one before where the head moves really quickly and it kind of screws up the vibes totally. Anyway this is the limited color release for their 5 mil sales achievement so do check it out and get yourself a companion.

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Lets start slowly and build a disciplined life, reason being I think there are things that I need to do in order to glorify God and at the same time keep myself in good shape. Even the small little things like keeping fit and looking good are things that signify Godliness as it reflects from your character. I mean think about it this way, would you rather believe someone that Christ is doing a work in their life if they appear sloppy, sleepy and always carrying a “sian/bored” look on their face or someone whom is bright, cheery and full of energy?

Thus I am documenting down my journey which I will take henceforth and using these “rules” which will continue to increase in numbers to be my milestones in making myself a better person both in Christ and to others. I hope that one day I can look back and see what I have achieved and not be ashamed of what I did not do.

So for today this is my RULE.

RULE 1: Drink enough water everyday

I will drink at least 3 litres of water a day and keep myself hydrated. This is a simple challenge I set myself to do, this is the first milestone, it may sound silly to you but it is a small pebble to a great mountain. Because drinking water keeps you in good health, we are privillaged to have drinking water from the tap and it is a bad excuse not to drink and keep ourselves in health.
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Well it’s here, a cross road in life again. The beacon is set and lit up red awaiting my attention. I know language is not my forte but please do excuse me when I’m unable to articulate well, especially in the grammar department.

So it was time for the half yearly appraisal and I’m presented with a fresh perspective of life and what to expect from hence forth. Where do I see myself and what do I see myself become? It is not a time for self pity but a time for reflection and thought. As a kid I always have dreams of being someone but I have never found myself to be resilient in what I do and always put out ideas but never been able to see them through. Things did change during my days in polytechnic and during a year in secondary school when my Maths teacher cried in front of my class. But I kind of loss this fighting spirit along the way and cheerful as I am I have eroded the very core of my being. I have lost something, someone or worse… myself.

So blame it on national service, 2 1/2 freaking years of mindless exercise and duties. It totally dulled my mind and I think I got really stupid in those 2 1/2 years. Stripped of my drive, where was the “I want to go OCS and become officer spirit”? Damn it what happened? Where did I mess up?

The stage is set for a recollection of ideas and of course the review of my life in the next few days. I just need to pray about it and spend time talking to the person who treasures me the most. I really need wisdom to carry on, I’m tired and need a break, I want to redo my room and be re-energized again.

Think a little, pray a lot and take a leap of faith.

Here goes the GST hike as of 1st July 2007, Singaporeans now play 7% GST for things they purchase rising from the previous 5%. The great part about this is the the government is very nice to give us a “package” to cushion the “blow”. Well there is the best part about this, in order to prevent oneself from paying more then what the offset package provides you can only spend SGD$10,000 so that the SGD$200 covers your hike of 2%. Well that being said, it is good as at least I can save more and spend less. Those who are poorer and do not even get SGD$10,000 a year would definately benefit from this program and it becomes an ideal situation as the poorer would benefit from this. Yay for being poor ya?

NOT…

Why do I say this? reason being the GST only went up by 2% but vendors have already started to take advantage of this hike and make ridiculous and blatant increases in their prices. I’ll cite an example, I went to Maxwell market to have a Po Lo Bao, so prices were usually SGD$1 for the bun which I felt was just okay, I mean it’s just a bun and some char siew inside it. So I paid up and was stopped by the kind auntie who said, sorry mister the price has risen to SGD$1.40. I was taken a back and being the nice guy I paid up and then started to do some maths.

The bloody bun went up 40%! 40 freaking percent, I mean come on using the hike to create an opportunity to exploit the public. If I want to pay SGD$1.40 for a freaking bun from a hawker center I rather give it a miss and just have something else. It’s a bloody rip off if you tell me, please wake up your idea and think about it. I can get something of a even higher quality at breadtalk and still show off that I’m eating expensive bread. They should be fined for making such blatant increases!
Consumer protection is really poor in Singapore and retailers will continue to do as they please. I feel that one day I’ll be one of the poor ones in this country. Prices are just going to continue rising in this cut throat society. It will just suck and suck you dry, one day GST will go up again and it’s all right because they say so and retailers will continue to play games with the consumers. If nothing is done about “controlling” the retailers the consumers will just suffer, this is one of the perhaps many other cases I have yet to encounter.

Worked late last night and hailed a cab home. Well I waited and to my delight I got a Mercedes cab and quickly hopped into the cab thinking that I’ll have a great ride in luxury and comfort but I was sadly mistaken.

Before I could even belt up the taxi uncle just sped off, perhaps the closest scenario that could come to my mind was that of the scene in the French film Taxi. Imagine for the first time in my life I actually felt and heard a cab wheel spin! Okay, it was brief but the wheels actually lost traction with the road and boy was I in for a surprise. The guy drove like Daniel, the main lead in the show taking small lanes, heavy acceleration and braking making the ride less then pleasant.

I was tired and all I wanted was the luxury of comfort or what I thought I would be getting when I hopped into a Mercedes cab at least. What good does it do when a company tells you that you should travel in style and feel comfortable when not a single ounce of my body felt so. This is a good example of a staff having a total mis-match with the prevailing brand personality of the Mercedes Cab fleet.

The worst part about the ride was that the car was never meant to be a race car and it damn well felt uncomfortable cause the spring settings and such were not developed for such intense driving. I arrived home feeling even more worn out, I hope my next experience will be a better one.

Yeah man, for the last month weeks seem to be eaten up by some invisible monster who loves time, every single day at the office is like entering a vortex where time is grossly accelerated and before you know it, the day has come to an end and it’s time to go home, to go back to rest so that I can be productive at work the following day.

Really will rest ever come? IDIs, meetings, audits, analysis, brain storming, CRM. Hmm… I really wonder what I am good at, do I know myself, do I know what I am doing really? Who is SerSiTiv?

I think it’s time to take a bit of time off and reflect on life and find out my real self, do a little personal branding and see what it does for me and of course with that I think a revamp of this website will be underway if I ever get down to do some personal branding.

Ok time to end the day, or so I think… Sorry if I sound disjoint cause I’m quite brain dead already. Hope tomorrow will be a better day.

Life in Singapore is some times quite crazy, I really do wonder if we are just Kay Poh by nature. It’s like this in built sensor that drives us crazy if we do not address this need, and this sensor is set off by things like accidents, fires etc. But really is all the visual stimulant necessary or just a plain waste of time.

This really sparked me off on this topic as I was traveling along the CTE this morning, and yeah an accident occurred before I made it to the 2nd gantry. Of course it was already about 7:28 when I was caught in this jam that entailed from the first gantry. So well I had to pay the stupid ERP charges because of the jam. What fascinated me really was that Singaporeans slow down to watch. I mean you want those 4D numbers or are you just plain Kay Poh? It’s an accident, someone got hurt but what about the stupid gantry? Come on, move on and save $0.50 for the guy behind you, not that it’s a big thing but it’s still money.

I think it’s a ploy by LTA, arrange a “mock” accident and delay the cars behind so that you can get more ERP money. Well stop being to Kay Poh and drive when you need to or else you may be the next “thing” that people will be kay poh about!

Hello yes I’m blogging again, this time quite early in the morning. I guess you can say that it was quite a refreshing experience getting up earlier. Maybe it is because of a interview I would be going to later. No if you were thinking Job Change that is not the case.

It’s quite interesting the things you see in the morning, I’m kind of siting at Starbucks having a brew of the day and listening to what goes on around here, there is this guy who is speaking his heart out to a Caucasian lady. Talking about technology and such, I’m starting to understand how come some would find it a turn off and it’s time I start to get my mind involved in the more human kinds of stuff like reading more newspaper. Oh yeah turn off because the other party cannot understand what I am talking about hahaha.

Life has been great I should think, I do not lack anything but I think I’m just complacent about life. But humans, being the way we are would never be satisfied when we see others having more. It’s really about capability and how one strives to become “bigger” in this society. Why? Cause I was just thinking how come I would choose a Starbucks for coffee when I could get one at a near by cafe which brings my average cost up 4 times. It’s something in me, I really do think I need to start picking up my bible more often and get my daily spiritual nutrition, when faced with more then 18 hours of crap a day a 15 min devotion is such a small fraction of that time.

Well that is that and good morning life, perhaps this should be a turning point. Can I do a second “life” physically or even spiritually? At this cross road I can only stand and stare, a little afraid, a little pessimistic about the next step to take.

I’ll end here for now to save those reading from absorbing my negativity, time to log off and prepare for the interview at the same time perhaps take out my devotion notes and devote some time to them.

Oh BTW in Sunday School when teachers teach you about envy and that it is bad, trust me it is bad. Be satisfied in life and you’ll live to be a happier person. If not the never ending cycle to attain what others have would leave you rather miserable.

Hi everyone or anyone who ever does read this blog, welcome back to my life again. This place was created as an avenue for me to release my neural capacity because soon I’m going to explode with billions of electron transfers encased within my skull.

Work has been quite demanding for me, without prior training or experience I placed myself in a industry where I would potentially be unable to perform. But on the other hand it would be a good way to experience more of life and build up myself to meet greater demands in the near future.

The only problem or perhaps one of the many problem I have is the way I present myself, my whole library of words and phrases is in a rojak bowl, full of everything. Somewhere in the pile I have some programming conventions and languages, somewhere else I have my English grammar, somewhere there I would have my report writing set of words and phrases. As you can see it is definitely Not Organized at All.

The weeks are passing by really fast and my mind if full of what I potentially have to do the next day, it’s a crazy race to ensure that deadlines are kept so that clients are happy and your boss would be happy. I’m starting to feel the strain of being too many things in one, ideally I wanted this role so that I can expand my capabilities and add value to the company. But now I guess I’m struggling with even the most basics of basics. Perhaps I’m really what they call a Jack of all trades master of non.

So lets keep this blog as simple as possible for my readers, that is the way business writing should be ya? Simple and straight to the point, I think life is crazy and every single day flashes by so quickly it seems quite hard for me to breath. I guess it’s time to take a little time off, go for some R&R, recharge and move on again.

On the side note, EntityX do you have gala premier tickets to transformers?

And life goes on…