YTuesday, May 27, 2008' 9:10 PM
My Country Garden
hadnt actually planned to post anything today, but was kinda 'inspired' after reading momo's blog and her whole strange ordeal with a china conman who tried to bluff their fam abt her brother being kidnapped. it is normally not easy to fool people with such a cheap plot, but what if ur not able to contact your family member who was supposedly 'kidnapped' at that point in time? and that was what actually happened in her case. makes me wonder how these conmen planned their call with such precision? perhaps its just heng suay.
but momo is probably right in any case - with this huge influx of foreigners coming to work in our country, it is inevitable that the number of scam cases will rise in tandem as well. and to a huge extent, i seriously doubt the police's effectiveness in dealing with such cases. thus, one other alternative would be to consistently remind others to stay vigilant by sharing your own experiences with these scam encounters because you'd never know if it'll help someone else.
Coincidentally, i looked into my mailbox today and found the following email, which i'm almost 100% positive is another piece of creative shitscam. if only these conmen were to spend their creativity on proper work instead of cheating the money outta some sorry ass, our global productivity could be so much higher.
Dear (my name),
I am writing to remind you that the outstanding Student/Undergraduate Travel Loan was due. I would appreciate it if repayment of the loan in one lump sum or by instalment as agreed before by cheque in favour of The Trustees of Chung Chi College could be sent to Dean of Students’ Office, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong, Shatin, NT not later than June 15, 2008
Please mark your name and write ‘for repayment of student loan’ at the back of the cheque for our easy follow up. I hope you could honor your promise in repaying the loan at the time we lent it to you.
If you have special reasons and is likely that you would not be able to repay the schedule, please contact me at 2609 6991 or evelynchan@cuhk.edu.hk. Thank you for your attention and assistance.
Evelyn Chan
Dean of Students’ Office
Chung Chi College
i'm sure the folks at chung chi college would not be too pleased to learn that their college name has been used for such a purpose. considering that it was probably a chinese drafting this email, i'd say the grammar aint half bad at all. and this much credit i'll give. i'm not gonna bother replying the email, but this is just FYI in case you should ever receive a similar email as well.
it's a bad bad world out there so... take care folks! i'm outz
but momo is probably right in any case - with this huge influx of foreigners coming to work in our country, it is inevitable that the number of scam cases will rise in tandem as well. and to a huge extent, i seriously doubt the police's effectiveness in dealing with such cases. thus, one other alternative would be to consistently remind others to stay vigilant by sharing your own experiences with these scam encounters because you'd never know if it'll help someone else.
Coincidentally, i looked into my mailbox today and found the following email, which i'm almost 100% positive is another piece of creative shitscam. if only these conmen were to spend their creativity on proper work instead of cheating the money outta some sorry ass, our global productivity could be so much higher.
Dear (my name),
I am writing to remind you that the outstanding Student/Undergraduate Travel Loan was due. I would appreciate it if repayment of the loan in one lump sum or by instalment as agreed before by cheque in favour of The Trustees of Chung Chi College could be sent to Dean of Students’ Office, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong, Shatin, NT not later than June 15, 2008
Please mark your name and write ‘for repayment of student loan’ at the back of the cheque for our easy follow up. I hope you could honor your promise in repaying the loan at the time we lent it to you.
If you have special reasons and is likely that you would not be able to repay the schedule, please contact me at 2609 6991 or evelynchan@cuhk.edu.hk. Thank you for your attention and assistance.
Evelyn Chan
Dean of Students’ Office
Chung Chi College
i'm sure the folks at chung chi college would not be too pleased to learn that their college name has been used for such a purpose. considering that it was probably a chinese drafting this email, i'd say the grammar aint half bad at all. and this much credit i'll give. i'm not gonna bother replying the email, but this is just FYI in case you should ever receive a similar email as well.
it's a bad bad world out there so... take care folks! i'm outz
YMonday, May 19, 2008' 6:49 PM
My Country Garden
Was in KL over the weekend, sorta a short get-away and birthday celebration rolled into one. We had a swell time livin' it up in KL, dining in as many restaurants as we could and shopping in all the luxurious shopping centres we could find.
Sadly, KL isnt cheap these days, and we blew all our money on the first 3 days we were there. Thankfully we had enough money to make our way back to the bus station for our bus ride back to singapore.
Yet, every cent was well spent and we had the most amazing experience there. i nv imagined that malaysia could be this cosmopolitan and fashion forward, but KL totally proved me wrong. so yea, i now take back my words. next to KL's pavillion shopping centre, singapore's paragon looks like complete crap. shopping will never be the same again.. i'll miss pavillion so badly!
Let's start off first with all those posh eateries KL has..
never heard of c club, but the interior is totally beautiful
giant xiao long bao restaurant that's under renovation..
michaelangelo's - an italian restaurant where we had paella
the walls were decorated with sketches of michaelangelo's famous art pieces
the ship - the steaks there are not half bad. well, they claimed to serve the best steak in town so.. standard has to be pretty decent i guess. the restaurant's interior was decorated like a ship, and the waitors were dressed in sailor's costumes..
and of course.. sushi king. the sake toro was just so wonderfully grilled.. it was damn juicy and fatty
the only non-air conditioned place we dined at.. claypot mee tai bak behind petaling street (china town)
ice-cream waffle at wafflestop
moo sandwich which jacky insisted we must buy because it costs less than SGD 2. obviously, with us two gluttons combined could not finish the whole pack so we had to give some away
baskin robbins - brownie yoghurt.. kinda expensive, but damn damn good.
macaroons from the buffet dinner we had at our hotel. it was fantabulous.. in fact, we liked it so much we complimented the chef and asked if we could buy individual pieces of it.. he said the hotel doesnt sell them but he gave us a box of 6 to take home, with compliments from the kitchen! oh yea, he told us to drop him an email if we're interested in the recipe..
blue chocolate macaroon - our favourite
of course, the sashimi that night was very fresh as well.. but no pics to show. we had heaps of it!
our big american breakfast
our mee jawa - the only local food we had during the entire trip. think it's just a 'high class' version of mee rubus.
one of the major highlights of the trip - our 5 cai bin fen (rainbow concoction) cocktail at a restaurant called dainty hill. it was so gorgeous we didnt bear to drink it
but of course we did - eventually
behold - my favourite shopping centre! girls beware, this place is so damn evil..
it was just huge and luxurious... almost like a palace with all those marbled walls and floor
all the big brands under one roof
and the erm... bimbotic brands too. we never actually entered the shop, because doing so will prolly lead to serious repercussions. it's too embarassing a place to be caught browsing at.
i love club monacco!
the fashion is gorgeous... but so freaking ex too
huge store it is!
petronas twin tower at the KLCC -in the day
in the evening - purple sky! so pretty
turning dark
dark
leaving behind a legacy on our last night in KL.
Sadly, KL isnt cheap these days, and we blew all our money on the first 3 days we were there. Thankfully we had enough money to make our way back to the bus station for our bus ride back to singapore.
Yet, every cent was well spent and we had the most amazing experience there. i nv imagined that malaysia could be this cosmopolitan and fashion forward, but KL totally proved me wrong. so yea, i now take back my words. next to KL's pavillion shopping centre, singapore's paragon looks like complete crap. shopping will never be the same again.. i'll miss pavillion so badly!
Let's start off first with all those posh eateries KL has..
never heard of c club, but the interior is totally beautiful
giant xiao long bao restaurant that's under renovation.. 
michaelangelo's - an italian restaurant where we had paella
the walls were decorated with sketches of michaelangelo's famous art piecesthe ship - the steaks there are not half bad. well, they claimed to serve the best steak in town so.. standard has to be pretty decent i guess. the restaurant's interior was decorated like a ship, and the waitors were dressed in sailor's costumes..
and of course.. sushi king. the sake toro was just so wonderfully grilled.. it was damn juicy and fatty
the only non-air conditioned place we dined at.. claypot mee tai bak behind petaling street (china town)
ice-cream waffle at wafflestop
moo sandwich which jacky insisted we must buy because it costs less than SGD 2. obviously, with us two gluttons combined could not finish the whole pack so we had to give some away
baskin robbins - brownie yoghurt.. kinda expensive, but damn damn good.
macaroons from the buffet dinner we had at our hotel. it was fantabulous.. in fact, we liked it so much we complimented the chef and asked if we could buy individual pieces of it.. he said the hotel doesnt sell them but he gave us a box of 6 to take home, with compliments from the kitchen! oh yea, he told us to drop him an email if we're interested in the recipe..
blue chocolate macaroon - our favourite
of course, the sashimi that night was very fresh as well.. but no pics to show. we had heaps of it!
our big american breakfast
our mee jawa - the only local food we had during the entire trip. think it's just a 'high class' version of mee rubus.
one of the major highlights of the trip - our 5 cai bin fen (rainbow concoction) cocktail at a restaurant called dainty hill. it was so gorgeous we didnt bear to drink it
but of course we did - eventually
behold - my favourite shopping centre! girls beware, this place is so damn evil..
it was just huge and luxurious... almost like a palace with all those marbled walls and floor
all the big brands under one roof
and the erm... bimbotic brands too. we never actually entered the shop, because doing so will prolly lead to serious repercussions. it's too embarassing a place to be caught browsing at.
i love club monacco!
the fashion is gorgeous... but so freaking ex too
huge store it is!
petronas twin tower at the KLCC -in the day
in the evening - purple sky! so pretty
turning dark
dark leaving behind a legacy on our last night in KL. damn, the towers look so surreal, it was as though they're fake
my mini bday celebration at home when we finally got back. the family+boyfren choir that sang out of sync - harmonics totally sucked, rhythm totally messed up, and the father who was completely engrossed in starsports. but ok lah, appreciate the efforts dudes!
this year - my boss gave me the best bday prezzie!
my mini bday celebration at home when we finally got back. the family+boyfren choir that sang out of sync - harmonics totally sucked, rhythm totally messed up, and the father who was completely engrossed in starsports. but ok lah, appreciate the efforts dudes!
this year - my boss gave me the best bday prezzie!okok so with that - it's back to work tomorrow! hope ya all had a great weekend too!
YThursday, May 08, 2008' 11:24 PM
My Country Garden
Top 5 wkend activities:
1. Drinking.. cuz one night is never enough to make up for all the wkday shit
2. Chiong JB.. cuz the food, carwash, and petrol is cheap
3. Jacuzzi.. cuz the weather is ridiculously fucking hot
4. Growing fat.. cuz of the sedentary and nutritious lifestyle that i lead
5. Dreading the start of a new wk.. cuz it's another 5 days to go before i repeat no. 1 again
just realised how almost everyone i know are/were from the finance industry, like my parents, bf, cousin, schmates.. am wondering whether the mole will add to this list as well.. prolly only a matter of time.. how interesting, or shld i say, boring?
1. Drinking.. cuz one night is never enough to make up for all the wkday shit
2. Chiong JB.. cuz the food, carwash, and petrol is cheap
3. Jacuzzi.. cuz the weather is ridiculously fucking hot
4. Growing fat.. cuz of the sedentary and nutritious lifestyle that i lead
5. Dreading the start of a new wk.. cuz it's another 5 days to go before i repeat no. 1 again
just realised how almost everyone i know are/were from the finance industry, like my parents, bf, cousin, schmates.. am wondering whether the mole will add to this list as well.. prolly only a matter of time.. how interesting, or shld i say, boring?
