Friday, May 30, 2008

The Sichuan EarthQuake

I came across some articles and pics of the Sichuan Earth Quake today..and its really very saddening to see the poor victims suffered.

Just to share some stories and background of what happened to some who are still clueless what happened.

An earthquake magnitude of 8.0 struck Sichuan province of China on May 12, 2008. The earthquake released more energy than 500 atomic bombs, 30 times more than the Kobe earthquake in Japan, 1995. By May 19, more than 32,000 confirmed dead and more than 20,000 still missing and more than 4.7 million houses collapsed or heavily damaged.





Millions of people lost their homes..devastated






Lost their belongings, lost their familes....yet there was no complaint...just everyone helping each other...



Within hours of the disaster, help came...


Chen Guangbiao, owner of a big construction company started transporting 60 construction machineries and led 120 volunteer to rescue. They arrived at the disaster area 24 hours later, almost the same time as Army Engineering Corp.



Traffic jam not by people who is fleeing the after shocks but by volunteers, led by 1000 taxi drivers came from Chengdu to rescue.

People started to donate blood to help those injured, within 24 hours the blood bank ran out of places for storage.




Medical Help




Wen Jia Bao, 66, Chinese Prime Minister, boarded a plane 30 minutes after the earthquake, and arrived in disaster area in 2 hours. He has been the chief of the rescue operation since then working around the clock at the frontline with rescue workers.




the action of a country's leader warmth the heart of many



It was reported that he pointed at a child trapped in the rubble and told him.."Don't be scare, ye ye(grandpa) is coming to get you out!"


Military help came...11,000 para troopers start boarding planes 2 hours after earthquake.






Despite heavy rain, high wind thick clouds...they jump from 20,000 foot to remote mountain which they do not even know if there will be a place for them to land.



Soldiers walked through mountain areas due to damaged roads carrying relief with them to the epicenter of the earthquake.



With rescue workers working round the clocks to try to save as many as possible.



This man by the name Xu Chao, 60, was a homeless vagrant, he saw the news and went to donate 5 yuan in the morning. He said people in the disaster area were worse off than him because their lives were threatened. He came back in the afternoon, donated another 100 Yuan. He explained that all he had were pennies and dimes, and he didnt want to waste volunteer workers' time to count them, so he went to the bank to have it change into one big bill.



Song Xin ying, 3, pulled out from rubbleafter buried for 2 days. She was in critical condition and lost a leg but survived. her parents hold each other's hands and shoulders face to face to make an arch to shield her from the falling building. Both died.





A 5 year old boy was rescued after being buried for 24 hours. His left hand was broken, but he smiled and saluted to his rescuers. His smile made everybody cry.





Yuan Wentin, 26, first grade teacher. When earthquake struck, she rushed to carry her stunned students from classroom on the 3rd floor to the ground. She managed to pull out most of her students, but the building collapsed when she was trying to pull out the last few. At the last moment, she even use her body to shield the students from falling concrete. Many teachers did the same as well.



This baby survived after buried over 24 hours, miraculously. He is about 3 months old and his mother kneeled down pinned her head and hands on the ground to shielded him from the falling concrete, and milked him. His mother did not make it out. A rescue worker found his mum's cell phone in his wrapper. It texted message left by his mother: "Dear Child, if you survive, please remember, Mom loves you forever...."




Rescuers exhausted after working round the clocks searching for survivors.



Tiananmen

A man applauds at the half mast as thousands gather at Tian'anmen Square for 3 mintues of silence to show respect to the ten thousands of people killed. The China State Council ordered a 3 day national mourning, the first time ever for common people.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Mas Selamat's

I know this is not a new topic, but then with recent debates on whether Wong Kan Seng should take full responsibility for the terrorist escape, the topic revives...

and who says singaporean aren't least interested in Politics..ermmm 2nd thoughts, or was it just being gossipy???

Well, just like what most singaporean do, when they are undercover they will talk as loud as possible but once their identity is disclosed, they will look so innocent and deny everything about it....

well i am not complimenting on the DR XU of SDP, he is really a v v weird person thou....brings a tiny drama to our political environment that has the slightest impact but at least drawn all the hungry reporters out snatching for these tiny news that they can only find..and reporting full cover page on it.

Ok i got this off a forum and it is pretty funny....

(There are several simple reasons why many Singaporean employers are reluctant to give their maids a day off. You see, if the maid runs away, the government will fine the employer $5,000. If the maid commits a crime such as shoplifting, the government will fine the employer $5,000. If the maid is caught having sex with someone, the government will fine the employer $5,000. If the maid gets pregnant, the government will also fine the employer $5,000. If you didn't know any of the above, then either you do not employ a maid, or you didn't read the small print of the Manpower Ministry's work permit conditions. Many employers are afraid that if their maid has a day off and gets into trouble, the employer will not only have to solve the trouble, but also have to fork out $5,000 as a free gift to the government. Intuitively, this smacks of gross unfairness. The employer gets punished not for something he did, but for something that somebody else (the maid) did. Furthermore, once the maid leaves the employer's residence, the employer has no way of monitoring where the maid goes and what she does there.

We may draw a curious parallel with Mas Selamat's escape, and PM Lee's determined, if muddled, defence of Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng in Parliament. Mas Selamat ran away. But PM Lee said that Wong Kan Seng was not at fault and should not be punished in any way. The reason being that Wong Kan Seng personally did not do anything which allowed Mas Selamat to escape. Strangely, if your maid runs away, it IS your fault and you SHOULD be punished. Even if you did not personally do anything to let her run away (apart from giving her a day off). Similarly, if your maid becomes pregnant, it IS your fault and you SHOULD be punished. Even if you did not personally do anything to make her pregnant.

Oh well. What can I say? Maids are not terrorists. But then you are not Wong Kan Seng. So the rules remain stacked against you. Wong Kan Seng gets off lightly, but you won't. Even if his lapse has far greater, and graver, implications than yours.

Your runaway maid wouldn't blow up Changi Airport , would she?)

Haha....

Friday, May 23, 2008

Its Cheryl's Birthday

Its Cheryl's birthday today and we had a small celebration for her...

Surprisingly..the place we took the pics was at the lift lobby...outside the toilets...hah






Well guessed its a surprise for Cheryl and ermm..the only thing that seems imperfect was the bouquet of flowers...not very nice thou....i wont have chose that combination....oppsss...haha



The best part was the short trip to Dempsey..the atmosphere is nice..but maybe the mood isnt too rite...i was feeling tired..and the weather is melting me....yucks




Oh earlier this afternoon...the A>L>I>V>E session that we get our award for being a nice nice employee....
Me and the tai tai wanabe...carrying her priceless $$$ necklace that all focus was on her!







And the 2 of us went down to get Cheryl's flower(initially planning to pluck some behind us posturing for pics to avoid suspicion) ....but int he end...it was not choosen by us...nardine did the selections....haha....just to clarify my taste...ermm


Sunday, May 18, 2008

Some shots to share!

Testing my sis new camera's macro functions...
Since there is nothing to do, share some shots...


My Sakura shrimps feeding


Showing her redness from another angle


My expensive thailand lotus

Happy Vesak Day!

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Made of Honour



Anyone catch this movie lately???

Okay ermm some will name this type of movie as brainless, ending known but its really amusing...

Just this period alone, there has been 2 movies on making funs on wedding...what happen in vegas and Made of honours...Just hope it doesn happen in reality...cos its too fairy tale!




I was counting actually, i have ermm..so many female friends..so does it mean that one day im going to be a maid of honour as well??? "Thinking..thinking" Nooo.....to JING~ i know what u are thinking of again!!! Disturbing! haha..Hey Sotong Lee, you too...Nooooo




I cant refrain from exposing this part out....the female blogger who also attracted to Patrick Dempsey that she even created a blogspot dedicated to him!!!!
I was laughing non stop.....
Ermm...N the glowing thunderous ball.....zipped.....WAHAHAHAA...it was so funy
Better not!!!

Friday, May 16, 2008

2 year Anniversary!!!

Woooh..time flies..yesterday was my 2nd year in CAAS....

Ermm well there is nothing to celebrate cos these 2 years, except for a few hundreds extra, there arent any much progress...

Well it was kind of surprise to meet Hanjie in CAAS and guess what, same age but with his degree, he was actually a manager...is not going to Uni a bad choice for me?
I actually sat down today to think through about what i should look forward to...

The assignment of tasks despite Valerie trying to load me with task that is going to value add to my portfolio seems so little...With lots of other "Chapalang" task occupying most of my time. Haiz...i think i wont be seeing much progress in CAAS as well. The top management arent focusing on advancing the CPSO...despite recent tonnes of turn over....nothing much is done.


Oh well i too discover that sometimes, attitude is a must in office before people start climbing over you....And to think this is teh first time i actually threw my temper on Theresa..."The most terrible aunty that cant accept the slightest change in the procedure....it makes me wonder is the team really my curse in Finance after Sandy left...(i actually strangle her 3 times invisibly within 30 mins)

Its not really about job hopping and bragging, since i have gotten a degree now...but more to what i can learn and how much progress and career advancement is set for me..i do not wish to be like XXXX...32 years old but still a CPSO in CAAS...which marks the end of his advancement...running errands the whole of his life...with tiny exposure....submissive to fresh graduates from university...

Can you believe it, a company called me and ask me to join them and with the checklist, they asked, you do G/L? Nope...You do recons? Nope...You do revenue? Nope....
Ermmm i tot you are in finance for almost 3 years??? Yeah...i am doing more on management reporting...Oh and how define is the management reporting that you handle??? Ermmm just budget variance...and slight financial reporting...reports to management...maybe just part of it...erm or maybe just collating parts of it...ermm..Do you go for management meeting??? Nope....
I am really disgusted by myself actually that i actually decide not to answer anymore of his questions....

I wanted a job that is more challenging and really makes me gear for...yes and a friend actually told me that CAAS actually make her became lazy....well i notice i am too...its too relaxing..the pace isnt suit for my age....i still remember how tough DHL was for me...that i stress on every closing night....the difficult customer that i will meet the next day...the pressuring supervisors..and managers...the office politics...but the sense of achievement was sooo great...

Earning what i really fight for...

Family pressure is tying me down...
Is it time i should move on and look for a better job? Isnt it what my degree is suppose to do for me? Trying out new things and even if it was a flop, thick headed and move on...isnt failure an experience for me and not becos of failure i decide to stay and stay??? It seems like these factors make me look like im 40 with a family of 5 waiting for me to feed....

NOooo...... this shldnt be the way and im determined i will source for a job that expose me greatly!!!! And fully utilise the stepping stones i have gotten!!!!

Saturday, May 10, 2008

My mum

My mum is a full tme house manager and ever since my dad passed away, she has been keeping the family close and safe...

She is Eccentric...She over reacts to dirt, dusts and Hygiene
She is a little too talkative...She can chat on same issues over days
She love mahjongs...That is her so call part time odd job
She love to keep nagging and probe on small small things
She hates and love my aquarium...
She is always on my back asking me to clean up
She is the tax manager for our incomes
She is a practical lady(always about $$$)
She always boast before things happen and panic when things happened


But...


I know she cares for us...
I know sometimes when we squabble, she feels sad
I know that she has place in alot of hope for us
I know that she alway worries about the family
N eventually, she love us!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!



Well Sotong Lee plays a part in choosing this color!!!



And if u think this is the only gift, then ermm nope...i just mention she is practical rite???

haha....i am giving her a big ang bao for her australia trip!!!!

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Its finally.... OVER!!!!!!!!!

And guess wat...14 days of torture...9 days of concentration...5 days of fear...3 days of boredom...and ..last day of exam!!!!

I think im going to graduate!!!! Oh no...i think i will graduate!!!!!

But it doesnt matter...becos its finally over and i have a whole range of activities waiting for me!!!!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

A night spend at Changi Airport!

It was a hot day and since mother day is coming near...and me feeling so vexed up today(cant study much), i suggested that the whole family goes on a ice cream trip....

ermm...and location....Changi Airport!!!

Aircon...powerful...and surprisingly there was big crowds..

I also brought my sis to my office and show her ard and she kept humming to me: "Wah ge ge ur boss sit so near u!!!"
hee thats y i always work hard during office time....

And guess who i saw at Airport??? Eugene's intern Eileen....she is working at Starbucks and the first thing she asked was...."arent u tired about coming to airport even on a public holiday??"

Well....i think i missed office.....i missed my colleagues and friends!!! i really wish my exams end fast!!