Thursday, August 30, 2007

Giving out 1 pair mosh pit tix to Heroes World Tour 2007

1-day offer only to readers of my blog. Actually only very few ppl read my blog daily, but pls feel honoured lah, I'm selling the tix on Yahoo Auctions at a starting price of $10 but u can get it free! Haha

I won the tickets but it's...

Date: 31st Aug 07, Fri
Time: 3pm
Venue: Vivocity

Starhub lah, sent me a redemption letter dated 24th Aug 07 but the envelope is dated 28th Aug 07... so it's Singpost's or Starhub's fault?

Wahlao! I need to work! Where got time to go? And the stupid thing is I can only go collect it on the day itself, between 12 to 3... luckily my office is near so I can drop by during lunchtime.

So if u want the tix, drop me an email at amigoeva@gmail.com, or just sms or call me, and make sure u can meet me between 12.30 to 1 at Vivo on Fri!

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

We'll miss u =D

Another fren leaves for SEP again... The times when nearly all my NUS gang went on SEP, was quite a lonely semester.... luckily the 6 mths passed quite fast. Heh

Sent Lisheng off on Sunday night. I think he has beaten Merv for the number of people who went to send him off. (U can see the send-Merv-off entry here): His relatives, his sec sch friends, army friends, us, and even his German tutorial classmate (although there was some overlap with his sec sch friends & army friends & us, lol)! Stupid Aimei & LS, still made me quite stressed up that I'll tear, cos AM said that she might cry, and LS said he will cry if somebody cries and his mum will definitely cry.

Oh well, last attempt to get a complete picture of 7 of us but Somebody who planned the sending-off was unhappy with Jeremy (for always not reply SMSes) & asked Someone-Else to call Jeremy. Someone-Else then forgot to call Jeremy. -_- Great. But anyway I don't think Jeremy reads my blog. Lol. But ok lah, thanks to Somebody for planning (though I jio u all one, =P). Someone-Else still complain say we didn't send go to the airport to send him off when he go overseas. Aiyoh, u've nv went on a 6-mths trip wat


We're always lack of 1 person in our photos loh, so sad. And everyone in this photo smile so happily and Zhao Yong has to act dao. -_-

Read my personal blog for somemore stuffs, haha.

Ok lah, I guess we'll all miss you for the next 6 mths or so. But it's ok! I can see u in Oct in London (I hope)! Take care of urself! Don't be an ant on hot pot too! =P

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Danson Tang Yu Zhe - Zhi Qian Yi Ju Wo Ai Ni
唐禹哲 - 只欠一句我爱你

He finally has his own album out! The album is not bad! I like this song the best =D



你微微的笑 温暖我心 让我有了冲劲动力
于是我又鼓起了勇气 决定又疯狂爱上你
千千万万的爱意 等不及
凉风徐徐的提醒 我和你
只欠一句我爱你 没胆亲口告诉你
想要照顾你 好好疼你WO...
只差一句你答应 点头说你也愿意
和我在一起 手牵着你 紧紧抱着你

千千万万的爱意 等不及
凉风徐徐的提醒 我和你
只欠一句我爱你 没胆亲口告诉你
想要照顾你 好好疼你WO...
只差一句你答应 点头说你也愿意
和我在一起 手牵着你 紧紧抱着你

盛夏的回忆 再偷偷的想起
你就是剩下的唯一 我站在这里
用最真的心 想对你说 请相信 我们之间距离

只欠一句我爱你 没胆亲口告诉你
想要照顾你 好好疼你
只差一句你答应 点头说你也愿意
和我在一起 手牵着你 紧紧抱着你

手牵着你 紧紧抱着你

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Please don't fall for the Hong Kong scam / JB scam

I got an unknown call (my caller ID couldn't detect the number) on 4th Aug, when I was walking to the Nike warehouse sale near Kovan.

I roughly could hear that she is not a local HKian, because her Mandarin was too perfect for a HKian. I was quite suspicious of what is happening but since I have free incoming, I continued anyway. She claimed that she is from XXX company (I cannot rmb the company's name) and that the company is involved in the building of the IR in Singapore and asked me for opinions on the IR. She then continued saying that they are going to have a festival in HK & Stef Sun was invited blah blah & that the show will be on TV. I quite ignored it cos I wasn't interested.

She asked me to leave my name, and when I said I'm Eva, she asked me for my Chinese name, which she heard wrongly as Lin Yan instead of Lin Ming Yan. Then she gave me a chain of numbers, telling me that it's my lucky draw number and told me to watch TV on a particular day.

The lady was very polite throughout the whole survey & she spoke very fast, it's like reading from a script. I really ignored everything she said cos I wasn't interested. And I was quite irritated because the call lags by 2 seconds, so whenever I reply her, she only reply 2 seconds later.

A few days later the same company called me again, at an obviously noisy place, and she started with a lot of "hello"s, like trying to act as if she can't hear my properly. Then she said something like the festival is happening and asked me if I'm watching the TV. I told the person I'm working and not watching. Can't really remember if there was anything that she said. Come to think of it, why the hell is the festival happening IN THE AFTERNOON?! -_-

Early last week, they called me again and I got really pissed, because they called during my working hours again and the call is freaking laggy! So I just said, "Can you all stop calling me?! U've already called me a few times!" She apologised and hanged up the phone.

The weird thing is...

I received another unknown call again, late last week. This time round they called to ask regarding (if I nv rmb wrongly) about education level. And they claimed that they are from this electronic company in JB, which I rmb as wei1 pu3. As usual I helped with the survey, but I didn't think that the previous HK survey is related to this. At the end of the call, she asked me for my name and as usual, and she also heard as Lin Yan. I repeated that my name is Lin Ming Yan, and she repeated after me. She then said I've a chance to join their lucky draw after I helped them with the survey. I didn't really take note of it also and hang up the phone.

Here comes the latest news.

The "JB company" called me again TODAY. She asked me if I'm Lin Yan. I was busy with work so I just said yes. Then she told me that I've won the 3rd prize for their lucky draw and asked me if I can make it by 6pm to this *&^%$#@ shopping centre in JB. I was like, "Huh? I'm in Singapore..." And she said one of her company's person will call again.

Just now I was telling my parents bout the weird JB company, and my father told me it's most prob a scam cos some HK scam just appeared in the papers My sister then went,"Huh? They called you one, they don't know you're in Singapore meh, rubbish..." Then it striked me, didn't really notice that cos I was working, and now everything seems to link....

Because they called me and I just flared up @ em, so now they use another company's name and call me! That is why the "JB company" kept my name is Lin Yan. How dumb...

Anyway, I bet the "JB company" will call again, then I shall ask what my sister asked me about. =P

Anyway then I went to look at local news for the article that my father was talking about, cos he couldn't find the article in the newspapers. Then I found this on zaobao.com, dated 17th Aug... http://www.zaobao.com/special/newspapers/2007/08/xmrb070817c.html. Exactly leh! The article mentioned that they also use Stef Sun!!

Anyway ppl, just be careful lah. In case kena scam. At least now you all know the warnings is not fake.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Me? Me? Me?

Why ah?
 
Is it because I'm free and have no plans and have a lot of free sms ah?
 
Have to plan for sth which actually other ppl shld plan for me? Or they completely forgot that they shld plan for me? I really wonder.
 
Whatever lah, anything loh, maybe I'm just PMSing.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Suddenly....

Yah, it was quite a sudden measure taken.

My manager actually asked me on Fri, if I'm agreeable to a transfer to the tender dept, doing cost estimation. I thought it sounded interesting, since my FYP is kinda related. Then I said ok, assuming that it'll be of a short period.

Then she went, "I think it's good if u be there for between 1 to 1.5 years"

And I was quite surprised. But luckily, meanwhile, I'll still be attending the trainings that she planned for me, including my cpy's GEDS (stands for Graduate Engineers Development Scheme), which kicks off in Oct.

She then told me that she'll confirm the transfer and get back to me.

Yesterday, the HR asked me up for a short 5-min talk, and I was told the transfer most prob will take place 2 wks later, and I've to meet the tender dept manager the next day (aka today).

Today I met the tender dept manager, nice guy, and he seems quite impressed when I showed him my thesis. Seems like what I'll be doing is really related to my FYP. The tender dept manager told me I might be transferred next week. When I told him that I was told by the HR that I'll be transferred 2 wks later, he told me that was what he told the HR cos he was not sure if this cost estimator is around to train me or not.

Later in the afternn, this cost estimator came to look for me, gave me a manual of the software that I'll be using, and told me it's better for me to read the manual before he starts training me next wk.

So yah loh, next wk onwards I'll be a cost estimator. My engin dept female colleagues sound like they'll miss me. Haha

Oh! And I went happy hours with some of colleagues last Fri. I wanted to leave aft the 1st place, but 3 guys (B, Dom & P) kinda pushed me forward to prevent me from "escaping".

And I took a picture of the 2nd place we went, which was near Rouge. Quite a nice place and there was this cute waitress named Jamaica.


The guys were commenting that she's cute and Dom even asked Jamaica if she can give him her dimples. That's when I realised Dom & K has dimples too, but only on 1 side. Haha.

Anyway aft the 2nd and 3rd place, B & P were really quite drunk and they were behaving funnily. It's like normally in the office they look so serious, and after some drinks, they become "animal" or "superman", which is the nicknames that they gave each other. And D had a flight back to Perth the next day's morning @ 9am, but he drank till he had a headache.

Me too, I drank till I was a bit dizzy, could still walk straight. We went home @ ard 1+am, but Dor continued staying with her sis-in-law & friends. She's like a 30+ to 40+ lady, who wears baggy t-shirt, u'll think she's not the type who will go chiong. But ok, she is. Haha. K can really drink man... luckily he wasn't drank, cos when I was going to get into the cab, B said sth like I'll be the leader for the rest of the night and nearly wanted to follow me into the cab. K then said sth like, "No, Eva will go home." Haha. I mean they won't do me harm, but I cannot imagine handling drunkards...

And I drank until I've alcohol rash, even until today. Damn itchy lah. Have to tell myself to stop scratching. Either I had an overdose of alcohol, or I'm allergic to gin...

I think drinking lydat really kinda spoils ur health. I told K that I'll join em only once in a month cos of my rashes. Terrible experience. Next time I shall not drink gin and see if it's overdosage or the gin...

Monday, August 06, 2007

Photos update 2: My Daily Life

So here's the 2nd photo update, on my daily life.

Went on an OPITO BOSIET course (the 2 acronyms stands for super long names that I can't rmb, but just rmb it's an offshore safety course) from 17th to 19th Jul. Was quite fun, but the 3rd day was quite scary.


Day 1

Learnt how to operate a mini-oxygen tank that can last for 5 to 6 min. Went thru this container 3 times, 1st time with the lights on, w/o the oxygen mask, 2nd time with the lights off & with the oxygen mask, 3rd time with synthetic smoke & the oxygen mask.

We had to crawl for ard 5m in this container. And during the lights-off, I accidentally pulled the tube away from the tank when I was crawling but I didn't know. So I stopped halfway, and went out from the emergency exit.

And the xia suay part was, we had our helmet over our oxygen mask and the frantic-and-without-oxygen-me, tried to take out the oxygen mask before I take off my helmet. The instructor then went, "Relax! Take off ur helmet 1st." OOPS. Haha.

Later on we learnt how to use fire extinguishers and the usage of different extinguishers on different types of fires.


Day 2

We had our training at off-coast Changi beach on a barge. Quite nice view, with all the private yatches.





But ok, can't really see my face. Haha.

We learnt about emergency abondonment of the vessel, usage of the life jacket, how to position ur body when u're being saved, and how to minimise heat lost when u're in the waters.

And I got a bit sea sick today. Oops. Haha


Day 3

I ate motion sickness pills today before leaving the course centre for the barge, just in case. =P

Today we had to learn how to escape from a "helicopter", which is actually a small container with a winch on top to control it...
  1. Get on the heli raft from the helicopter that has safely landed on the water and is floating
  2. Swim out of the heli that has sank, w/o breathing aid
  3. Swim out of the heli that has sank thru the other exit, with the breathing aid
  4. Open the window of the heli that has sank, swim out thru the window, with the breathing aid
  5. Swim out of the heli that has sank and turned 180° vertically, w/o breathing aid
  6. Swim out of the heli that has sank and turned 180° vertically thru the other exit, with the breathing aid
  7. Swim out of the heli that has sank and turned 180° vertically, swim out thru the window, with the breathing aid, get up the heli raft from the waters
Sounds quite scary hor? But ok I drank abit of the water -_- Because... I didn't manage to "snatch" the S size aviation suit and the M size is too big for me. The aviation suit has rubberings around ur neck & wrists, which minimises the water going into ur body, but because I took M size, the rubberings were too big for me & all the water went in... I had a hard time climbing up the heli raft cos my suit was so damn heavy...




This is the barge where I had the training. Quite nice view eh?


Coincidently, there are some of my company's ppl from Jarkarta who came for the course & I may see em the next time I go offshore.

Ok that's the end of the offshore training course. Now on to my life...

Of cos lah, on 28th Jul I became 23 years old~ Watched The Simpsons with Aimei, Lisheng & Zhao Yong, a nice show! And it was lucky we got a super big theatre & it was only like 1/8 occupied! We could laughed super loud. Haha

The rest don't wanna take photo with The Simpsons, so I took alone loh, so sad. Haha

Oh and here's my bday present from my sis~
Nice right? Like it a lot! But I was the one who told her I want sth like that. HAHA.

And we celebrated my bday & Jen's bday on 13th Jul. Once again, we've forgotten about Gord! HAHA. Oops. Here's the super nice cake:



On 25th Jul, went dinner with Cousin Ying at this organic restaurant at Tampines, her treat for my bday~ Heh, thanks hor. And the food is not bad. The mushroom soup has a tint of lavender taste, quite special.


And my colleagues actually celebrated my bday for me on 27th Jul~ Super shocked. Cos it was a surprise celebration, I didn't bring my handphone to the pantry to take photo, but here's the leftover slice of cake:



Conclusion is my cake-cutting skills is not good @ all. Must be depend on Jiali too much. Haha.

And of cos! Me and my sis went to SHE's Fun Party Concert on my bday~



I shall upload the concert photos soon.

I think I'll update till here. Time to sleep~ Oh! Before I end... here's the last photo of the day... the photo of the photos on my office table =D U can click to view it larger!

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Photos update 1: Graduate loh!

I know I haven't really been blogging. So now, I shall.

I feel so relaxed to be at home for dinner on a Saturday & 1 whole day @ home on Sunday. I think it has been weeks since I've done that! So here are some of the super duper overdued photos...

1st up, the commencement photos taken with my camera, and I realised there's v little only. Sad case...



My aunt & mother~ They insisted that we should take photos with the balloon. -_-


With my mother, at the dressing room


Cailing's tortoise & my Cinnamoroll~


My CE ex-4-singles club~

Ok, now I shall test out my Picasa








And some group photos:






Then of cos, my fellow same-FYP-sup-mate, Yancui aka Ah Mah!




Oh and I nearly 4got that I took pictures with Ah Mah & Prof Vladan on poster presentation day!





And here's the photo of NUS CE Class 2007!




I don't know if I've shown u all these but here's a graduation video done by some CE ppl. Though got my ugly pix, all thanx to Kel Koh -_-, I think it's really well done!




I gradute loh~

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Woohoo!

Trying the mail-to-blogger function to blog a photo, don't know if this works or not. Haha.
 
Here's the photo of us throwing the motarboard, courtesy of NUS CE Dept. The photo looks nice from far, but look @ individual faces, it's quite funny. Haha