Bintan Team Building..
Thursday, October 30, 2008
On the 10th of Oct..after a fire broke out at my workplace..things werent wat it used to be..everyone was in low morale..worried abt the unit and wat will happen to the person who is taking care of the unit..lucky enough..our team building at Bintan was not affected and everyone is able to take some time off to relax and for a moment..not think about work..juz relax and enjoy..chill..
A group of us..the younger ones and of cos some older ones decided to go over earlier to enjoy a bit b4 the main body arrive the next day morning..they will be meeting real early in the morning and we do not wan to rush down in the morning..quite tiring to be there at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal at 0730hrs..so we're there 1 day earlier after our night shift..booked a resort..rest..relax while waiting for the next day to come..it was quite a nice place to be at..things of cos are cheaper than Singapore..kinda village style of living i can say..
After checking into our rooms..some of us juz slept cos was tired after the night shift while the others (including me) went for a nice relaxing indonesian massage to let our tensed muscles relax and rest..bought some titbits though..to go with our liquor that we bought at DFS before boarding the ferry to Bintan..All was well and enjoying ourselves..not to mention the liquor..hahha..dinner was not too bad..din know wat's the food on the menu and juz ordered anything i feel is nice..sure enough..it taste good..haha..
Night time was also rather happening as the restaurant turned into a pub with live band performing..wooohooo..shiok..din really stayed at the restaurant to watch it..merely watched a bit when we went over from our room to get some drinks to go with our liquor..haha..drinking a lot that nite..and we still need to wake up at 0830hrs the next day..
The following day was great too..everyone woke up on time and arrived at Focus Adventure Club Bintan on time too..while the main body took some time to arrive..haha..even our shift supt was surprised that we're earlier than them..hehe..Our team building event was hosted by Focus Adventure..a v enthusiatic group which has made the whole day enjoyable and fun..there r too many activities to describe in detail..so..look at the pics to get an idea of wat we went thru ba..(",)
Paint ball.."Pain" ball..
Jet Ski..
ATV ride in the wild..
Group Photo..
hehe..tat marks the end of my Bintan trip..really hope to go again..too many things din get to enjoy there..shall see when can i go again..hehe..
i blogged! 11:44 AM
Work..relationships..license...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
hmm..again..long long long long time no blog?haha..too much things to write n dunno where to start..wat to write..haiz..another headache..dun write also headache..write also headache..haha..
2mths into shift..oredi in the 3rd mth actually..things are going well..starting to b more confident in running the unit oredi..only thing tat still bothers me is when the unit has upsets..how to rectify it asap...this calls for some skills n also unlucky situations where upsets occurs n we get to hands-on to learn in more detail..haha..and..my mentor oredi told my supervisor tat we're ready to take our unit block test in nOv..ohhh..stressed..haha..still got so much things dunno..hmmm..n we're going back 4 review in mid oct..need to start preparing my unit line-up drawings too..another headache to take care of..but no need to worry..things will go on juz fine..haha
Enough of work..now will be some updates on my private life..after searching n waiting n longing for..finally found myself a nice n caring gf..not only is she caring, she is also considerate. pretty much an ideal gf for most guys who wanna settle down n plan for the future..haha..meet her at work..and anyway she is my junior at work too..joined the company 1 mth after me..v blessed to haf her too.. though our shift team is different and working hrs are nt tat similiar, but we are still able to work things out and find time to meet each other..spend time with each other..that is something that i am v happy with and it is still going on well..
Many might be surprised, including my sister n parents that she is nt chinese..haha..she is a malay..though there are bound to b many cultural differences, but i am sure we can work things out and make everything goes on smoothly..so far..going 2mths 2gether..met quite a few of her classmates, cousins n of cos parents..her parents seems to object us being 2gether n i can understand their concern, but i will also work hard to make them change their perspective of our relationship..of cos this is being assisted by my gf too(",)
Preview of myself n my gal..hehe
at Swensons Marina Sq on National Day
at her void deck b4 she go work
at Partyworld Civic Centre..
More updates on it soon..as we continue our journey 2gether..hehe
Lastly..finally after so long, i haf started to continue my class3 license again...cleared my FTT and gotten the TP test date which is on 9th Jan 09..nice date..nice no. haha..090109..4D anyone?haha..started on my 1st driving lesson today too..within that 1 n half hr, i think i covered most of wat is required..only left with reverse parking, parallel parking n mayb the control of the car when going downslope?should b like tat ba..haha..done my u-turn, left n right turn, gear shifting etc..so far so gd..only too stiff on my handling of the steering..having some prob controlling the clutch when starting off too..need to brush up on that on the next lesson..my braking is too hard too..this i noticed it myself though the instructor din say anything..noticed tat i tend to go to the left side too when i try to shift gear..hmm..so many mistakes..but nvm..it's the 1st lesson anyway..continue to brush up then will b perfect..still holding on to my target of passing the license on the 1st try..hope tat it will come true..haha..
so far tat's all i think??if there's anything i missed out..i'll add on in the next entry..hehe..
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Started Shift Work..
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
After 3 mths of classroom training...line tracing..finally graduated from my Basic Orientation Training (BOT)..To my surprise, i was the best trainee..haaha..din expected tat as there's many others who i feel are better than me, performing better than me..glad that they feel ok abt me getting tat award, but after all no matter wat award we get during the training, the challenge is how we perform when on shift, where everyone in the team will see how u work n assess u from there, which is v crucial in our promotions and appraisal..which also means bonuses etc..haha
The graduation was held at the Jurong Refinery..feel so gd to b graduating..haha..not much thing to do except 4 my presentation and video that i haf made with the windows movie maker..tot that i haf done a gd video n realised that i haf made a few typos in the video..cant change..haiz..cos din bring some of the necessary files with me to edit the video if there is a need..haha..nevertheless, everything went on well..The morning was slack for us..no one to bother us, we juz relax n waited for the whole thing to start..all of us grad except for 1 of us..who out of dunno where suddenly say he wanna quit after going thru most of the tough training which is given to prepare him 4 the shift work..only a wk left and he quit..haiz..say he wanna go study..but we dun think tat is the reason lah..haiz.kinda disappointed abt the whole decision..
Anyway after the graduation..we had a great time at the East Coast Park chalet..enjoyed the bbq..cycling..swimming and many nonsensical things we did at the chalet..haha
preparing 4 BBQ after swim..
having early bbq makan..
satay man at work
Feasting..
After all tat fun..time to start shift..haha..
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Gd news..haha..
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Hmmm..had started at Exxonmobil for abt 1 and a half months..all has been well..pay is gd so far..having enough always unlike previously..always had to borrow here n there at the of the month, juz b4 the pay day comes..Glad that my batch of trainees are so fun n frenly..the lessons are fun n enjoyable regardless of how dry the lesson topics were..haha..our age are not that far apart..oldest being 28 and youngest being 20..we actually got bonded so well tat we had outings every now n then..haha..
1st outing...Fish n Co. at the Glass House...
Was thinking that since we're not going to the same unit after our training period so we had decided to go out and haf some nice food..get together....juz chill...was quite enjoyable with all the fun ppl ard..hasnt been to Fish n Co for a long long time..realised that the menu hasnt change much..juz ordered the usual..haaha..our gd old 'auntie' come up with pranks again..to one of our guys..Teck Ann..knowing that Fish n Co has v interesting way of celebrating bdays for any customer whose bday is round the corner n she actually told the waitress tat Teck Ann's bday had juz passed..though it was almost a month ago..
Our Food
Poor Teck Ann...standing on the chair waving his 'sparkles' stick while the whole group sang bday song 4 him..haha..never wanna go back there on my bday...though many of them suggested that for my bday too..coming soon..3wks time..haha..wonder how can i siam tat..haha..
the gals
the guys
After the fun time at Fish n Co. we went to look 4 a place to chill..ended up at Alleybar, but it was full..wed nite...Labour Day the next day..everyone was out chilling..cant find any nice place to chill too..finally..the gals wanted to go back..spoilsport..hah..but cant blame them..little gals like them haf curfew..hasnt hear that word 4 a long time...so only the guys are ard...so in the end we went to indochine..chill..watch soccer..drink some beer..and tat called off the day...
the group..
2nd outing...Pool at Paradiz...
1 wk later..another idea came up...Pool...haha..din get gd response this time..many of us haf things planned..so only ended up with the 6 of us..out of 10...most of us knows how to play..though some claimed that they dunno how to play n ended up being quite gd..our dear Weng Lum is picking up rather well..haha..fruitful day 4 her as she knows how to play better..need more practice though...i hasnt played 4 wks..not that on form tat day..hah..but still din lose face..learnt a few new tricks myself too...pool was a short session...after which we all parted our ways...end of the outing...
greatest news of the wk...my sis had finally given birth on 11th May 2008 at 0547hrs..a son is added to the family...Aloysius..my 1st nephew..i was so happy abt it tat i was boasting to almost any fren that i come across..haa..my mum was the most anxious 1..told her abt the time n weight of Aloy n most likely time of my sis's return to the house..she kept asking if she is back...y isnt she back..when she will only b back the next day...which is 2day..
the min i got home from work..she was complaining..'y ur sis say wanna come back but still not home??' i juz told her once again..still early..dun need to worry..she ended up standing at the kitchen window..looking down at the carpark..waiting..shouted in excitement when she saw the cab which my sis took..my dad carry Aloysius..rushed to the door..ready to open the gate 4 them when they only had juz alighted from the cab..haha..so funny to see her reaction..understand that it is her 1st grandson..so din really blame her lah..haha..cute little Aloysius is now soundly asleep in his cradle..having his sweet dreams...
Long blog..whole month din blog oredi..4gif me ah...
i blogged! 7:54 PM
Cant sleep..
Monday, March 31, 2008
hmmm..woke up to blog since i cant sleep..hasnt been able to sleep properly since dunno when..always thinking of stuffs b4 i sleep n most of the time caused me to be unable to get proper rest..it's been a long time since i can sleep without any problem...unless i go drinking and got 'mabok' after drinking 1-2 bottles of martel..
been thinking abt driving ard..always wanted to get a license and mayb thinking abt it for too much and even when i sleep my mind keep picturing how it will be like when i am taking my lessons and even after i passed it...how it feels like to go 4 a spin in my own car..has been home for the past few wks..din really go out even during my off days cos cant think of anywhere tat i can go too..when i feel bored...juz feeling how nice it would b if i oredi has my license and my own car..at least i can go drive ard..to anywhere my body controls my car to go..take a breather somewhere quiet..mayb to a beach..let the sea breeze blow away my troubles and worries..mayb a quiet place can let me sort out my tots too..
up until nw,i always tot tat i know wat i wanted..set my goals to achieve...but most of the time i dun seem to achieve them..too many hindrance along the way to stop me or deviate me from wat i wanted..studying is 1 of them..hasnt tot of going back to sch only until recently..starting to feel that having a diploma is nt enough to survive in the ever improving world and it should b time tat i improve myself too..if nt i'll b drifting further n further from the world...funds has always been a problem when it comes to this..having found tat Exxonmobil provides study loans for their employees..it starts to bring light again to my goal to study..only have to find out more abt how the loan works and i can kick start my studies if the terms are acceptable..
driving is a lesser challenge..factors ard me has made me too eager to drive tat i think there's no way i'm gonna stray away from this goal...oredi made plans on how i will get my license and when my 1st car is coming out..wat model to get..let's juz hope n pray hard tat everything will go well for this..at least i know i have achieved something...
another goal is to get myself a gf..hasnt been successful with this since my last relationship..been thinking that i will nt haf much problem with this but things do not go on tat well though..mayb the job at the ktv has made me too uncertain abt my love life..dun seem to settle down or rather sort out my feelings on wat kind of gal i am looking for..finally found 1 tat i feel strongly for..she is always on my mind..would even appear in my dreams sometimes..some of my sleepless nites are also contributed by her as i always think of wat should i do to touch her heart that she will accept me...if i do this..wat's the outcome...wat if i do that..will the outcome be better?or worse?frens has been telling me to b patient..take my time..try harder..but wat i am afraid of is when i take my time and b patient..someone else will come along and manage to hold her hand b4 me..think i haf encountered too many such incidents that i feel i shouldnt b too patient..and haf to act fast too..of cos acting at the rite time n place will play a big part in this too..may the cupid gif me a clear sign on when is the rite time n place to act??
hmm..dun think i can sleep 2nite..oredi 3++am nw and i need to wake up at 630am..might juz lie down on my bed till my alarm clock rings..mayb can catch some eye shut b4 tat?we'll see how..
i blogged! 3:16 AM
Sickening Sprain
Monday, March 17, 2008
haiz..got another sprain again..shit loh...think in my blog entries can see tat i did nt sprain my ankle for the 1st time loh..like every yr..mayb within a few mths...i'll sprain my ankle ones loh..and is the same ankle..left side 1..and cos of the same reason..basketball..haiz...think it's really like wat many ppl say..once u sprain ur ankle once..it'll be weak n many will come in future if u're nt careful..haiz..this kind of thing how to b careful abt?if can b careful abt..then there wun b any accidents oredi..hmmm...
the most frustrating thing is..so many mrt stations are having their escalators under maintenance...i bai ka oredi..still need to walk down the damn staircase??cant b..lucky there's a lift..thanks SMRT for building the lift there..other than helping the old n ppl with bulky luggages..it alsol help bai kas like me..haha..
din wanted to go out initially..but wanna get my ankle fixed..so went to the sinseh at tiong bahru...far..i know..but i tot is was my old sinseh from ginza plaza...cos ginza plaza is being torn down..so need to b relocated...the clinic did sms his customers abt the new address but i lost it..after my sis told me abt it..i tot it is the same 1..as i called to verified...the sinseh said' ya...from ginza 1'..end up i went there..wrong clinic..
that sinseh only rub ointment on my ankle then done..nothing much was done..within 10mins..done...with a bottle of ointment...$26...haiz..still feel the same..ankle still pain...unlike my old sinseh..skilled..after his treatment i can walk better...2-3days can fly oredi...nw this 1..made me feel like i should haf used the doc's painkillers and save tat $26..either tat or i try other means n ways to find where my trusted old sinseh is..haiz...wasted...
Only gotten 1 day mc..gotta work tml...need to climb stairs..up n down...haiz..hope it wun get worse..better recover soon..then i will b able to work properly in Exxonmobil...then still need to go out..relax...hasnt been out 4 a long time...drink..ktv.swimming..etc...hmmmm...nw only can stay at home...shake leg...lift my ankle high high..to prevent swelling...haiz....
i blogged! 9:00 PM
First post of the year!!!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
After so long..finally start blogging again..din really haf the mood 2 blog for the past mths...lazy...dunno wat to write..as usual....haha..
Finally shifted to a new company..Asahi Kasei Plastics (s) Pte Ltd....a japanese company doing plastics processing and i am a process technician there..quite an relax environment..and lots of initiative is required to learn n move up that ladder...v gd training ground cos all the seniors are always there to teach n guide us...v hard to find such gd colleagues nwadays u know...hah..training completed 2wks ago...during the CNY wk..and finally took the test..not and easy test though..during the training..everything seems so easy...but the test is totally another story..comparing to the lab test tat i took b4 going for the process trainig..it is really a great difference..lab test is so simple..as long as u know how to do the sample testing, know wat u're testing for, then everything is juz fine....processing test?headache..linking all the tanks with pumps valves and pipelines arent as simple as it seems..gotta know wat is going on is the tank as well..nt to 4get wat is added into the tank..wat is the source of tat chemical added...where does it goes next..hmm...head big oredi...
Anyway the test is oredi over...borderline passing..really lucky..almost failed the test..haha...need to brush up on my knowledge and also the drawing of the plant layout...tedious..but if i can master it...gonna help me a lot and will really b a great satisfaction to be able to do tat..starting shift this coming monday..which is tml...night shift..wonder how is it like...well..shall find out tml then..
hmmm..been trying to find a gf..as usual...since 2yrs ago...haben found anyone who attracts me n makes me willing to do anything within my abilities to make her happy and loved...finally found 1...not tat she is tat special...juz a normal gal..makes me feel comfortable being with her..nt sure if she is comfortable with me too...hope she is too...not anywhere near to hold her hands yet...well..let's see how things goes from here ba..
Seems like she has many things in her mind that she needs time to sort them out...really hope i can help her share her troubles...it's not gonna be easy..but it's worth it to see her happy n cheerful again..though she is always smiling n laughing at my craps when we chat or out 2gether, but it may all be only on the exterior...hope i can make her smile in the interior too..she is a strong gal..but mayb she need some help to get things going???
Wish my luck?
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Night time was also rather happening as the restaurant turned into a pub with live band performing..wooohooo..shiok..din really stayed at the restaurant to watch it..merely watched a bit when we went over from our room to get some drinks to go with our liquor..haha..drinking a lot that nite..and we still need to wake up at 0830hrs the next day..
