Wednesday, May 28, 2008
What Say You
When I was with PIL, all my c0lleagues talk about is the 6mths bonuses.
@ H58C, we talked about climbing the c0rp0rate ladder.
But I decided to do something about it.
At where I am today, we talked about the prices of c0mm0dities, 0il, FX, or of the performance of the U5 market. We m0nit0r the 5g market closely and bitch how much we w0n or lost.
Over a span of 9mths, my net l0ss accumulated to $17k.
It's not that much, but I'm sure I could get Gerrie a LV bag, a Chanel bag and perhaps an Omega watch for myself.
WTF.
One of us lost about $3k-ish this afternoon. That could easily be someone's 2 mths pay.
I was just being sarcastic about the 'not that much' part. What's done is done. Let's look at the bright side of life, shall we?
All of us in the 0ffice have a common goal. Big dreams. We plan to get a HD8 flat asap, perhaps a resale, based on the income level. Then we would like to get a condo, and from there, collect passive income.
But right now...
what's on most people's mind is the b@n of petr0l in M@l@ysia.
@fter the meeting this evening, I had wanted to go in and ended up stuck in the jam for 2hours. When I finally got in, I gave Bluey a quick wash, grabbed some dinner and purchased petr0l.
The whole process took me 3hours.
-.-
Different topics arise with different cliques.
But gone are the days that we talk about living simply.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
B@ngk0k
We had always wanted to go as a br@nch, and thus we took advantage of the long weekend and planned this trip.
The last time I was in B@ngk0k was approx. 10years ago. The moment I stepped into their airp0rt, I was amazed. Amazed by how beautiful their airport was.
We quickly got into the cabs and hurried our feets to check into the hotel r00ms. Less than 5 minutes later, we took another cab ride to P@r@gon to have dinner.
Dinner was at GreyHound cafe. A beautiful place, which holds an artistry feel. HX, who was there just a month ago, placed the order.
We had ice-lemon tea, which the ice were already soaked into the tea.
Salad.
Their famous wings.
Spag.
Mushrooms.
The rest of the night was spent roaming around in P@r@gon. We split into 2 groups, but the majority went to see inner-wear, so I walked around on my own. I got my fcuk wax, a Castro tee and was contemplating on this dkny tie.
P@ragon was great, housing international brands. Its boutiques are even nicer than what we have here.
By 9ish, I grabbed the 2 girls in search for a cake. We hunted the entire basement, which was filled with bakeries and cafes. At 10, the group met at this Italian resturant, which I had earlier made reservations.
I picked a bot of Italian red wine. Not exactly the most expensive, but at $90, it was to me.
The girls were not really wine-people, so I ended finishing most of it.
I couldn't sleep that night.
I was hungry at 3 in the morning.
I was waiting for the sun to come up.
I pulled myself out of bed, with a massive headache, and did my exercise in the balcony.
At 7, I went to the swimming pool and began reading my M0dule 1 text, which I had passed!!!
At 9, the girls came down from the rooms and we had a hearty breakfast. It was a pity the other tables were packed. I was hoping we could eat by the pool, and enjoy the sun.
We immediately took a cab to CenterW0rld. Another HUGE shopping center.
We were waaaaaay too early for the shop opening, so the girls busied themselves with posing for the cameras. A couple of hours later, people rushed into the building. Again, the girls went to look at inner-wear, so I walked around the place myself.
It was so atas.
This time round, I bought a Jim Thompson for Gerrie.
And I have to carry BAGS of stuff for the ladies.
-.-
Another cab ride took us to Chinatown.
Where the girls continued their shopping for fruits.
This is the part which I hated.
It was absolutely hot and humid.
Things may be cheap, but we later learnt that it wasn't in their context. Supermarkets in shopping centers can be cheaper.
But that aside, it was good to learn the lifestyle people led there. Everything was fresh. We tasted the fruits, we drank the juices...
We came to a temporary stop at this makeshift store.
Not exactly the cleanest.
But it was alright. The food was not bad.
A few hours later, we were hunting for sh@rk fins' soup.
Like all Chin3se restaurants, food was meant to be shared.
But we decided to have a HUGE bowl by ourselves.
And we had another bowl of bird nest.
And we had scallop.
It was an unique experience on its own.
Took another cab ride to P@ragon again, only this time round, we decided to walk into the boutiques. One of them bought a C0ach there, despite knowing there was going to be a sale soon.
Again, I walked around myself and bought another Jim Thomson for Gerrie.
After Hagen Daz, we went shopping for groceries. I bought some stuff for family members and customers. The mangoes were oh so sweet!
By then, my feet were killing me. I had wanted the girls to help me tabao. But I managed to pull myself out of the room and got into the streets with them. We thought we should try some local flavours and entered into this store.
Not exactly the most delicious.
An interesting thing that happened this trip was that I went for my FIRST massage.
I did a body massage on the first night. Under the influence of alcohol.
Then I did a foot massage on the second night. Under the pressure of the girls.
And no, I still don't like massages.
I was dog tired that night. After a can of beer and some durians, I fell asleep.
For only 3 hours.
We took the morning flight and touched base at prolly 10ish.
I spent more money at dfs than when I was in B@ngkok. Irony, isn't it.
Bought 2 bottles of wine, a Dior stick and a Dior parfum set for Gerrie.
And another bottle of YSL for myself.
Nights.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The Model I Still Wished I Had Bought.
Ssh... Don't tell Bluey.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Spray
Paid $80 only to do up the front and sides.
What a deal!
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
RIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGG!
W00dl@nds checkpoint. Free-flowing.
Those words meant so much to me. Within 30minutes, I cleared the cust0ms and was on my way to Brothers.
When I bought Bluey, she did not come with alarm. So when TX and I went to Brothers last Saturday, we bought a set of Tenon.
Not only Tenon is an alarm system, it can aut0-start the engine while you're still a distance away from your car. That means you don't have to walk to your car, open the car and start the engine anymore! You do it at a distance!
Isn't it fantastic?
Not only that, if someone hits the car, or even kick the tires, the car would set off the alarm!
Talk about security.
The whole installation process took about 2 hours.
Had dinner on my own.
But the night ended well with a clean wash and petr0l top-up.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Phuket
Met Gerrie on Tues night at her place for dinner, before watching Definitely, Baby. I thought it was a really good picture. =)
Spent that night at her place and without catching much sleep, her dad sent us to the airport at 6ish.
The plane took us right to Phuket. We were there exactly one year ago, and we thought it was enjoyable, thus the same destination.
Once we stepped out of the airport, we took a mini-bus, shared with 10 others. The journey took 1 hour before we could reach Royal Paradise.
It was still early to check-in, so we left our bags at the lobby and went for lunch at Jungceylon, as well as to get some drinks from Carrefour.
Upon checking-in, we freshened up and decided to go to Central. We took their local bus and alighted at Phuket Town.
Like last year, we spent most of our time at Jungceylon. But what was different this time was we didn't had our meals at budget places, like Number 6. Instead, we decided to go to Le Siam.
The restaurant's atmosphere was great, which puts you into a relaxed mood very quickly. It does what it promises: to create a fine dining experience.
Gerrie and her coconut drink.
My lime juice.
We ordered green curry, which was absolutely fantastic!
My pineapple rice.
And her noodles.
Next morning, after our breakfast, we went to the pool for a tan.
Which turned out to be a really painful experience.
We then went to take a stroll and the weather was so hot, we decided to have some Basket Robbins.
The stroll then took us to the Patong Beach, and it held a magnificent view, coupled with the strong wind and waves. Amazing.
In the evening, Gerrie went to her appointment at Let's Relax, a massage place. The foot massage would take an approx. 45mins, so I hit the road alone. I walked the other way, a route we had not taken before. I stopped when I saw Coffee World.
I ordered a Mocha Frap to go. Great stuff.
Another thing to eat was the chicken from the roadside stall. Just eat and ignore the cooking process.
After getting her massage done, we went to Good Seafood.
BBQ prawns fried with garlic
Assorted veggie
And steamed fish
I would like to sum up our trip asap, as the downloading of the photos are taking too much time. The sunburnt effect is horrible. It pains even when I was driving home today as the sunrays touched the skin.
Am going to put my mask and apply some aloe vera now.
It's the start of another month again. Have to work hard!
Nights. $$
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Dear. All the best in your new job tml!