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.

Happy Birthday to March (& an April) Babies!

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to you, Happy BIRTHDAY to Terry, Michelle, Karen, Elaine, Anna, Aly & Me-eee ... Happy Birthday to us !!

I just love March cos so many of my favourite folks are celebrating their birthdays..yippee !!

Twins ?Karen & me sharing a cake from Mum = )

My little surprise at Subway(thanks to my colleagues Janey, Hong Geok & Mummy Karen) .. the flowers are beautiful right ? Love it .. muack

Dinner with Sand & Grace at Fish & Co. Thank god I managed to convince them not to get the crew to sing me a Birthday Rap (I was supposed to stand on my chair while they sing !!

And how can we forget our Thumb, ACBG & Blur Ler Ler birthdays too right ?
Point to note, the cheesecake at Dempsey Olio is yummy !!

Neat tricks with my new toy

Yup, I finally bought myself a new camera. Yes, I hear you saying ... why do you need ANOTHER camera ( a canon S5 Is .. yippie ) right ?!!! Hehehe ...sorry .. I am an impulsive shopper .. = P

In any case, this latest baby of mine (thinking of a name, how about Carl ?) is way cool and I love the colour swap/accent function.

So here are some pics of whacky colors ..

Maroon leaves ?

How about a blue apple & nails ?

Or pink highlights for Pretty Belle ??

Back to good old 70s ...

Green is the Word !

Fun Pics @ Work

As most of you will know by now that personal camera is TOTALLY prohibited within my company premises but since I love to keep & take (hehehe) pictures, your dear friend here has managed to find a way out!

No I did not sneak in my own ... dun anyhow say ah ... security violation ah ...hehehe ...

I just convinced my boss to get an OFFICIAL camera for my HR activities ! But I really did take official pics okie ... just that I added more fun stuff too .

So here's a peek at some more fun events.

Taken at the recent Staff Briefing at SP Convention Centre. This is the organising committee and the BIG BIG boss (yup, the President) is the cute guy with the bottle in hand. Hehehe

This is a pic of the HR girls preparing for our song & dance item (singing a HOKKIEN ditty - Ji Pa Ban !!) for the Thank You Dinner in Feb at our own Karaoke Lounge (very 80s one okie ... latest song is like Zhou Hua Jian's Peng You !!) .

Since it was Chinese New Year season, we decided to wear red with CHILLI RED lipstick for impact. Looks quite scary right ? Too bad we couldn't convince the boys to do the lippie thingy too !

And introducing the guys too ... since there are 4 of them (1 disappeared from the pic), they were given the title of F4 (quite unwillingly too). And how to sing Ji Pa Ban without props right ? So must show off our US1 billion ... = )

Though I am totally lost in Hokkien, I had fun dancing & doing corny actions (though not as hot as our pussy cat dolls performance of cos .. this is way mild! )

Oh and this pic was taken last Dec at HR Xmas Party where we had a competition to decorate the scarf. Here's Janey & me with our final creation. Not bad right ? Won a tiny prize too .hehehe

And us with our presents from the exchange and I had the BIGGEST parcel ...YEAH !! It was a Xmasy back cushion & a jelly bean dispenser from a secret pal. We never did reveal who bought the presents...

NATAS Travel Fair

Waking up at 8.30am on a Sunday morning was almost a sin in Wendy's book but what to do, Mum overrides all desire to crawl back into the my "nest" so there I was at Sing Expo bright and early.

So what was my role there ? For those who went for the fair, you were made to wear a wrist tag (like in Disneyland or Genting Highlands) right ? So I decided to be the "Official" wrist tag helper for the day cos so many pple were struggling ! Hahaha ... In no time I could tear off the sticker and attach to visitors' wrists in 1 smooth move ok.

And it was interesting to note that Singaporeans are generally quite obedient and polite but I had my fair share of visitors who refused to wear the tags and made nasty remarks. Some remarked that they felt like patients being hospitalised and that it was bad luck ! Others said it was like a prisoner !So incredible right

Some rude Aunties gave me the impression that I was SUPPOSED to wait on them like a maid and brushed me aside after I have attached the tags on their wrist. The audacity !! *Fumes*

Anyway, when I got bored, I decided to bring the camera round the fair and here's what I took. Was a little disappointed as the fair this time round was not as fanciful & colourful. Guess Singaporeans are practical and have no time for marketing gimicks. All you need to attact them is to show a huge sign with DISCOUNT ! REDUCED PRICES ! and they are sold...hehehe

Mum & company were very proud of the marketing this time round. Honestly it was more sophisticated than previous years. Not too bad.

Very literally a symbol of Desaru Fruit Farm ... made of real fruits & I was tempted to sneak a dragonfruit into my jeans. Yah right ?!

Lonely Planet no more ..

My dream holiday to Japan. Prime Travel is premium quality man.

Since I can't see my cherry blossom this year, I will settle for illusion...

Interesting Philippines Booth. Like a little hut.

A cushion for every korean home .. love the colours !

Chariot Procession in the heart of Seng Kang

I was happily sending hatching eggs and poking my friends in Facebook when the sound of drums and pipes was heard in the distance.Curiousity got the better of me as the sound became increasingly loud so I took a peek out of the window and saw a procession approaching!

Here comes a good photography opportunity so I dashed to my void deck with camera in hand . And yes, in my very auntie shorts and slipperts ...hehehe

So here are some shots I have gotten .

This is the chariot, along with the guardians, which is bringing the Deity around the estate.

Crowds gathering to pay their respects and of course, some Kay Poh ones like me to watch the procession.

Devotees of different races with their offerings waiting in line.

Here's a look at the offerings.


Such events like this make me realise how fortunate I am to live in a multi racial society and how proud I am to be a Singaporean.

Standing amongst the crowd of mostly Indians, no one even gave me a second look, cos I am sure I stood out like a sore thumb, and some even smiled at me and made way for me to snap the pictures. Thats what I love, tolerance and acceptance of one's difference.

ROM Party

A must have at an ROM Party . Pink tulips ...Isn't it beautiful ?

Nicely decorated patio , with flowing sash and little bouquets along the handrail...how romantic

The all important document to a lifelong union... I Do, I Do ...

And the newly wed ! Err ...who looks strangely identical to my parents ??!!Hehehe

Ok ok .. here's the rightful owners of this wonderful day, Uncle Martin & his wife, May, in a picture with us .