You are the anchorman!

what does it means? My dad said that to me yesterday and today..

Becos I have started earning money so I should be able to spend more for my parents.. it is a way to show filial piety.. therefore, when my mother's birthday comes, I should buy present and pay for the dinner and my father will just attend the dinner and pay for nothing.. what he will buy for my mother? a card and who will write the card? me!

yah.. I am not complaining about paying a lot for the birthday.. I should do these.. she is my mother.. I am happy to give my mother a watch that she really wants and she don't mind sharing it with me! haha.. To be honest, I never really give my mother anything precious.. yah.. I don't really care last time as I don't really like to spend my parents' money to buy things for my parents.. but now is different.. I am using my own money to buy something for her which is so much meaningful..

But the behaviour of my dad is not really nice yah.. what does he means by this? they are old husband and wife so gifts are not required anymore.. Will I like to have this kind of husband next time?

but why everything is me now? I know my dad likes to joke.. but sometimes the jokes are not funny at all.. "If I need money, I will let you know okay?" Is that what I have to face when I started working?

Before and After..

Before there is youtube, there is American's funniest videos!

haha.. just a random thought..

Small updates..

now.. blogging from office.. shh.. don't tell anyone yah..

anyway.. It has been quite some time since I last blogged.. actually have many many things to update.. but every weekend so busy.. haha.. busy with what? going out? haha.. and weekday I basically busy with watching tv and falling asleep during the show.. so sad lor.. is it how working life should be? after work, can't really can do own stuff and is so tired that you will fall asleep early? I need time to watch tv!!

currently I still haven't start anything really in my jobscope yet.. learning lor.. but now doing something related to designing.. not really creating things from zero.. but just helping the designers.. haha.. doing things with illustrator.. so I need to wait patiently to be assigned real things to do lor..

anyway.. I had a really good week.. knowing more ppl, talking to more ppl, getting closer to more ppl.. which is good lah.. I like that.. and knowing ppl who really care and help you.. which is not bad..

Today, I also started changing my breakfast habit.. has been eating bread and cooked oatmeal for years already.. from pri sch till now.. very long hor.. so should change already.. not now then when?

last weekend I went to my cousin's wedding at JB.. seeing how my cousin had planned everything for the wedding dinner.. effort leh.. not easy at all.. planning the schedule, the line up of program, the script and guest list.. getting married is not easy if you are on a budget.. everything DIY.. but it is once in a lifetime mah.. so should be worth it.. seeing her get married I also want to get married.. wishing for it.. haha.. but what you hope for will not always come easily.. and I understand that.. but when will the time come? nobody knows..

I going for another wedding dinner this sat.. so many ppl getting married this month lor.. haha.. is this really a good month to get married? maybe..

Feeling a bit stress..

I was given a sat off yesterday.. my boss wanted me to go for off.. take a rest.. I didn't ask for it actually.. but he is so kind to give me off.. don't know is becos I have worked for a month so he gives me a off or he wants me to rest to prepare for something more xiong.. haha.. just my guess.. but I really feel the stress when he treats me so good.. don't want to make mistakes to disappoint him..

anyway.. I am happy working there.. although my butt is still sticking to the chair while my eyes stick to the com screen.. preparing some excel sheets.. I feel a sense of achievement when I am able to conquer the excel formulas.. haha.. my friends say that I can be an excel expert.. I haven't touch any signage projects yet.. but I always learn a lot from the technical meetings.. a lot of stuff I really don't know.. so I am so enriched from what others have shared.. of course not to be left out I will try my best to contribute whatever I can help..

I have been getting well with some of the colleagues especially those who sat near me.. eating lunch with them everyday.. and now I getting closer to those younger ones who are around my age through all the secret chat.. haha.. which makes my life there more enjoyable.. the environment there is quite casual which I like.. and when it comes to work everyone is so serious.. nobody is slacking.. which is good..

the only thing that I not yet adapt to is waking up early everyday.. damn tired lah.. I need a lot of sleep lor.. haha..

I also feel the stress now from my parents..especially my dad.. he has told me how much money I should contribute to the family.. and I also have to help pay for his insurance.. I really very stressed after that.. that will be nearly half of my salary.. I don't want to give so much.. I need to have my own savings and expenditure. he really gave me a shock.. there is a lot of stuff that I want to learn like driving.. that will need a lot of money.. and I still have to pay back my debts.. to the cpf and my mother.. suddenly I feel that I am tied down so much things.. money money money.. why is it so impt.. talking about money.. I really feel scared..

Movies, movies, movies..

Watching movies has been my favourite past time.. I used to think watching movies alone is quite pathetic.. a lot of ppl also disapprove that and they never do that.. they rather watch the movies at home.. either download or dvd.. but now I actually don't mind watching alone becos coordination with friends is not required and no need to wait for friends to be free.. and by the time they are free.. the movies will have stopped showing.. so watching alone is actually not troublesome at all and I always watch it impromptu.. and rush to the cinema just on time to buy a tix to watch.. since you can't talk to any one during the movie, watching with somebody is not really required.. but of course I still prefer to watch with somebody.. it's not so sad lah..

more than 2 weeks ago I watched mama mia.. it is a interesting movie with all the familiar ABBA songs and good acting by Meryl Streep, my favourite actress and the dynamite sisters.. Meryl Streep not only can act well.. she can also sing and dance well.. who can be as well rounded as her.. ppl have been so used her seriousness but she is so cheerful in this light hearted movie which is a different side of her..

this movie is not boring.. but I actually find it quite retro and cheesy for the way the characters behave and speak.. I feel the senior citizens should watch this.. haha.. they will learn to live their lives to the fullest and no regrets.. most of the main characters of the movies are so old.. this movie will make you want to get its soundtrack or ABBA album as the songs are so catchy.. but I must say that Pierce Brosnan's singing is quite weird and he don't really can sing yah.. but a good effort from him.. haha..

This week I have watched painted skin.. thinking there is so many stars casted in this movie should be quite worth it to watch but I must say that this movie is just average.. I thought it will be quite scary as there are demons in this story.. but it is not at all.. just a normal story that can just be shown on tv.. now tv drama also have visual effects yah.. this movie emphasizes love.. love that is so strong that devils can't take advantage of it at all.. it is a simple story and a lot of scary details in the movie are not shown but only told by mouths.. so the scariness is not there.. not much of a climax.. and the ending is just a normal happy ever after..

I also watched vicky cristina barcelona.. it is a movie funded by spain.. so to encourage ppl to travel to spain for its beautiful scenery and old monuments.. but this is quite a "crazy movie" which is what my friend has put it.. becos of the crazy way that they characters in this movie handle love relationships.. there are suggestion of threesome to cure loneliness, bisexual relationship to fill up the missing puzzle in a marriage of 2 "crazy" artists, a normal woman who thought she will want a normal husband and normal marriage but actually don't like it to be too normal and is tempted and attracted by a not so normal artist and another woman who is so unsure what she wants in life and don't mind trying out things to know what she really don't want.. Are these what really happening in Barcelona? these may be quite surprising and funny to ppl in our conservative society... but not impossible to happen anywhere.. but is it a good potrayal of the life in Barcelona?

This movie started quite slow but many unexpected twists started to appear that you will not be bored.. Vicky and Cristina are back to their normal lives as they returned to America after experiencing the "exciting " trip in Barcelona.. They end where they began.. we the audience also have the same feeling when the movie ended..

Yeah!

Finally can stop reading the classified, applying for jobs and going for interviews.. this is a hobby that I don't really like.. haha.. Thankz to all my friends who have been very concerned about me getting a job.. yes I have found it.. so happy! :) so happy that informed my friends about the good news immediately.. it is actually quite frustrating to be always reminded with questions like "haven't found job yet?', "what jobs you are applying?", "any more interviews coming?" and I have to explain again and again why I want to find something totally not related to what I studied.. I know you are concerned.. I felt it.. but to be asked over and over again.. is not a good feeling..

This is a project executive position.. have been saying this many times also.. but this is something good to share lah.. I will be working at a signage company which did all the road signs in Singapore.. yah.. the company that I has been talking about.. this boss is so kind to accept me who knows nothing about signage and project management.. becos he sees my passion in designing.. yes.. I am doing something related to designing.. so happy to be doing something related to what I like.. I am not doing designing of course.. becos I don't have the knowledge and skills required.. but I will learn about doing signage.. from its conceptualisation to its installation.. signage system and wayfinding signages are just some of the signages that are made.. I am so excited about it.. will reading up more about signage and also project management.. I have so much to learn!

another good news is I have also bought my avril lavigne concert dvd.. yeah! missed her concert in Singapore.. nvm.. will watch it on my computer screen.. haha.. live effect not there.. but at least can also watch her singing, actions and power.. haha..

F1 heat?

I missed the live telecast of the F1 final last sun becos I went on a photography field trip with my photography friends.. it is a walk from the alexander bridge to the henderson wave.. anyway.. will blog about it when I have time yah..

I was so worried that there is no repeat telecast of the final.. becos I heard the surprising and unexpected results of the race.. Fernando Alonso won the race!! From a 15th position.. that is amazing.. I watched the qualifying last sat.. he has been doing so well for the practice.. to be positioned at 15 for the final race.. was so disappointing for him.. his car broke down and after he got out of the car.. he waved his arms in frustration and buried his head in his hands in disappointment.. so sad for him.. in a race circuit that is quite impossible to overtake.. to be positioned so behind will be difficult for him to get to the front..

but seems like the he is lucky.. I watched the repeat telecast of the final yesterday.. many crashes have taken placed and the famous Massa's accident that caused him to lose his winning momentum and focus.. the F1 race can be so unpredictable.. anything can happen.. no matter how great the technology of the car is and no matter how good the racer is.. any human mistake or technical error can bring down the racer and the whole team..

now Ferrari has dropped from the top position.. and Massa is even further from the top position.. will Hamilton be the top racer? it's hard to say.. anything can happen in the next 3 races..

the Singapore leg of the F1 race is over so did it bring any impact to Singaporeans? It is truely an eye opener for all of us.. we finally know what is F1.. but it is still something we can watch but not to touch.. and the heat doesn't really last.. let's wait for the races in the years to come.. to see whether it is really our cup of tea.. to watch cars racing 61 rounds of the same circuit again..

it is really quite boring for me..

That time.. I went to work a 3 days part time for a WDA roadshow and there was a display of the F1 race car and it was the winning Renault race car model..
haha.. the racer is fake..

that's me with the car..