All Grown up

Just gotten back from a trip to Shen Zhen...but technically, I was moving round from Shen Zhen to Zhong San to Guang Zhou and then back to Shen Zhen in a span of 5 days.If you thought I must had fun sightseeing, you are so wrong !

Spent most of my time (1) in the car from all that travelling (2) at home in SZ & GZ . Why so ? Cos this trip was meant for grannie to visit one of the doctors who supposedly is pretty good at curing aches and pain which has been plaguing my gran's legs for the longest time. So,to cut the long story short, Gran had her jabs (8 shots in all!!Faintz), needed ample rest so we stayed home most of the time.

Of cos,nothing can stop my trigger happy fingers from taking a rest so I was happily snapping pics of my favourite person ... Baby Jun !!

Here's Baby Jun all grown upat 21months old.

A handsome lad in the making.

Noti Jun giving Grannie a wash in the car ...hehehe

Jun, the poultry seller wannabe ... as for me, I was frantically trying to pull him away from all the chicken poo on the ground!

Check out those eyes .... cute cute cute !!

Grouchy ...oops...

Fit for MILK advertisement ...

Looks like a little elf ....hehehe

Who is cuter ??

Cheese ....zzzzzzz ...

Aaahhhh ....

Dad's Party at Labrador Park

Lunch at Villa Seafood Galleria at Labrador.Pretty good food and nice view too

Dad enjoying the juicest bits of the Chilli Crab .. yum !

His dream car ... a Rolls Royce ...

This is better ... a Flaming Red FERRARI ... pass him the keys boy !

Yelling for help?? Dun seems so ....

Screening of Singapore History in Labrador Tunnel

Evidence of yesteryears

A walk through the tunnels

Enjoying a break from city life ... love the sound of the cicadas

Errr .. now you know why I am the photographer ...hahaha

Fun Drive

Organized my first hotel interview and it was a success ! Dun you just love our "sleek" black ensemble ...hehehe

Here's me with my super expensive Nasi Padang Lunch(like almost $20!!) at 3pm. Wonder which is more shocking, the price of the lunch or the time of my lunch ...hahaha ..

Happily posing with my fellow colleagues ... timeout !

A treat for the eyes ... = )

The team that made it possible ... Hip Hip Hurray!

Disappointment

The better the gambler, the worse the man. ~Publius Syrus

Boarding time ...tick tock tick tock

So what does one do while waiting to board the plane ?

(1) SMS all your friends in your phone book

(2) Try & take your own picture ...pardon the flaring nostrils , not too flattering I must say!
(3) Stone till you turn red .. LITERALLY !!

Happy Birthday Gran!

Enjoying yet another wonderful family gathering . This time round, it was Grannie's 78th Birthday BBQ Party!

A beautiful shot of Gran .. I love it!

Dad being the resident clown, teasing grannie as usual ..hehehe
Huff & puff and I blow the candles out
Succulent PRAWNS... oooohhhh
Boys will ALWAYS be Boys ....

Ever eaten Snake Fruit ?

Hmm .. have you ever eaten Buah Salat ? Yup for those who have, it is also known as Snake Fruit cos of the reptile like skin covering the fruit.

The fresh is crunchy like an apple but the taste & smell is pretty acquired .. = )

My most memorable experience revolving Buah Salat was when I lugged 1kg of it back from my 1st trip to Bali in 1997 (OMG, that's like ages ago !). I was happily carrying it in my havesack and bouncing down the stairs from the plane (yes, those were the days where there wasn't air bridge available & when I can still BOUNCE) when the stress proved too much for the seams of my haversack and it burst open like a flower in full bloom !

What happened next went past in a flurry as the tiny fruits gleefully leverage on their new found freedom and spintered down the stairs ... ploop..ploop...ploop !!

Bet you can imagine my embarrassement as I scrambled to pick them up and stuff them right back into my inverted bag ...hehehe

Fond memories as I sink my teeth into these crunchy bites .. yummy ....

Fresh View of Chinese Garden

Decided to pop by the much forgotten Chinese Garden one Sunday and was pleasantly surprised with some shots that I am pretty proud of ...hehehe

And yes, I just love rain drops ...glittering in the sunlight like crystals ...

Moral Home Day Out !

Date: 25 April 08, Saturday Morning

Place : Tampines Fish Farm

Event : Moral Home Day Out !

Here are some of my favourite pictures taken during our monthly Moral Home Visit .. which technically cannot be called a visit cos we will bring the residents out for a SPLASHING good time!Hehehe ...

Love the warm smiles ...awwww ...

Who says uncles can't pose ? Cheeze!

Here's us ... though it looks a little cluttered with the poles.. = )

Happiness is infectious !

Oh, this is my favourite Uncle Limwho has decided that I am HIS official photographer of the day. This is like his 6th picture and he keeps looking for me and mumbling in cantonese "Ying Xiong, Ying Xiong" (translate : Picture,Picture). And he even dictates where I stand to take his picture ..hehehe

And I thought only Uncle Lim loves taking picture, this Auntie does too ! Here's one that she insisted she wanted a picture with the fishes .. trust me, I nearly fell into the pond attempting this shot!

I love this beautiful braclet that this Auntie was wearing and taught her how to pose... sweet yah ... = )

And what is Day Out without a group picture !

Virus Attack!

Nope not the flu bug that is circulating around but those malicious virus that cripples the entire PC system!

Naive (also read as STUPID) me actually tried to launch a photo file (with my email address listed even) sent by my cousin via MSN cos it looked so innocent ! When the file took a LONG time to launch and eventually Failed, I knew I was in big trouble.

Heard that this virus will continue to forward the supposedly photo file to EVERYONE in my contact list so under NO circumstances should you try to launch it okie.It will look quite authentic with a simple message "is that really you ?" followed by a web link with the receiver's email address.

Now that harm has been done, I need to get my IT folks (sigh.. bet they will lecture & nag) to help remove it asap otherwise I can NEVER launch MSN on my office laptop and I cannot imagine without that when I go on my business trip soon. How to survive those boring hours especially at night!! Sob sob ....

Keeping my fingers crossed ...

You are my Sunshine ..

While I was going around minding my own business one Thursday afternoon when I spied from the corner of my eye, a tiny yellow dot at the far corner of my table

Curiosity got the better me and I leaned forward for a closer look and lo & behold, it is a Ladybird (yes Ler, this is what a ladybird looks like!)

For those who know me (and of cos the entire HR team in NLB will testify to that), I love insects and creepy crawlies and have a habit of keeping them as pets. Recall the 5 caterpillars I kept at Level 14 & the escapade of one which eventually turned into a moth ??!Hehehe ... fun right

So the 3 of us (yup, I have recruited more to join in my weird hobby) decided to place Sunshine (our name for the cheery ladybird) in a little container and even went to the field to get some grass and leaves for its playground & food (we assume

Janey was so enthusiatic about Sunshine and even went online to surf for its breed and found out that it was a Asian Halequin Beetle .. cool yah

But .. sigh .... when I went back to my office the next morning, what greeted me was a sight I dread. Yes, Sunshine was no longer crawling in her little container. In fact, her wings were out spread as though she has been trying to fly out of her "prison" the entire night & had die of exhausation. Sob sob

Here are some pictures of Sunshine.. think she was a baby cos barely 1mm.