Accurate portray of the Japanese office.


Yes, the girls do talk and laugh like that.  LOL

I died laughter watching this.  And the morning exercises....

For an explaination of the language (and acting), read this.

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Dune du Pyla:

This is one of the most magnificent places I've ever visited in Europe, and i thought it is worth an entry.  Check out the photos on my FB!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=102086&id=523672853&saved#/photo.php?pid=2462519&id=523672853

It is the first dune I've ever visited and it is indeed breath-taking!

Recently, in Scandinavia, i spent quite a bit on clothes. *blush*

May i introduce to you 2 of my recent loves:

Vera Moda / Sweden (this one is old love actually)
http://www.veromoda.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?langId=110&storeId=13601&catalogId=10201

St Tropez/ Danmark
http://www.sainttropez.com/aw09/_content/00_home/cont_flash.html

If HK is the weekend shopping getaway for Singapore, then Copenhagen is probably the equilvalent for France.  But we also have Spain which is like going to JB for shopping.  LOL

Been MIA for quite  while....  Not much time to update my blog.  Been traveling much. 

Last weekend i was in Genova, Italy, this weekend I am going to Sete (seaside beach village south of France).  Next week I will be in Munich.  Two weeks ago I was in Bordeaux.  On weekdays I am working of course.  Life has been good!

Just dropping by to say Hi, and if you crave photos, check my Facebook.  =)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=523672853&ref=profile 

Paige Denim
Roxbury Crop Skinny Jean
Size 32 (shopbop.com says this jean runs small)
Brand new with tags
Recently bought from Shopbop.com
Asking for 50 euros (S$100) plus postage from France

Description
Leave it to a former denim fit model to make a super-flattering skinny. Ankle-length denim pant with 5-pocket styling and single-button closure. 12"" opening at skinny leg. 7"" rise. 28"" inseam. 98% cotton/2% spandex. Wash cold. Made in the U.S.A.

More pictures here. 


This picture below shows the exact one I am selling.


If interested, please drop a note by this weekend.  Merci!

Bonjour de France!

It has been quite sometime since i last updated.  oops. 

I have been in France for almost 2 months now and it has been so fun i hardly find time to sleep.  :p

yesterday, it started snowing heavily in my city.  As we are in the south-west, the weather is milder and it usually snows for a few days a year, and when it snows, the snow melts right away.  But yesterday it was snowing and snowing and by the time i came out from my pilates classes 1 hour later, there was a good 5cm of snow on the ground already.  As the city's people are in general not used to so much snow, the cars were moving very very x100 slowly (i walk faster than they drive; if you know my speed (or lack of) of walking, you'll comprehend ;p).  Some roads were so covered that i couldnt recognize which is the road and which is the sidewalk.  But i decided to walk instead of taking a bus, which was a good choice because the buses stopped operating even until this morning. (i almost fell down 146 times walking to
work today - it's a wonder i can be here typing).

It became even more dramatic when i reached the street where i live, which is on a gentle hill.  There was a major traffic congestion there, as cars were ramming their engines, the wheels were spinning like mad, but the cars are not moving up the slope.   It was quite funny ( i am sure the driver disqgree with me).  Those that are able to inch up the slope, they looked like there were skating. People were pushing the 'cannot make it' cars off the road out of the way like one would push a trolley.  At the top of the hill, there was almost no traffic and people were ice skating on the roads! 

My roof window (what is the proper name for those windows in the ceiling, on the roof of the house?) is all covered with snow.  The fragranced candles I bought from Zara Home keeps my room nice and cosy.  :)

Getting ready to go out today, I put on my ex-favourite pair of white strappy sandals.  I took 2 steps and felt instantly like dounut on stlits... really wobbly.  I checked the heels and they are only 2". 

Woah, this is what 2 years in Japan did to me.  I got so used to wearing flats that I find it difficult to walk even in 2" heels!  But I have never felt so tall in a long time.  :)

Don't you love my new layout?  :P

I was watching SouthPark and they talked about cameltoes. 

What the hell are cameltoes, I thought.

Oh! That!

Am I slow? Who knows what a cameltoe is without googling, put up your hands.

RULE #1 People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

RULE #2 Tag 5 people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by continue this game by sending it to other people.

1. Do you have secrets?
Not major ones, but yes.  In general, my life is like an open book.

2. Would you fall in love with a boy younger than you?
I've been infatuated with one before, does that count?  ;-P

3. Do you enjoy going to school?
The grass is always greener on the other side.

4. What would you do with a billion dollars?
Invest, renovate my apartment (one can only dream right? I don't have a permanent apartment at this time), go on holidays

5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
Possibly

6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?
Being loved by someone who you loved.  - Great answer, Blursotong!

7. List five favorite movies.
Not really into movies since I moved to god-forsaken land...

8. Favourite sports activity?
Recently, tennis.

9. Is there anything that has made you extremely happy?
As I get older, it takes more to make me extremely happy.  Maybe I am getting more demanding. Or maybe I am getting more retarded, because I always feel blessed and happy on hindside, when i recall the memories. 

10. Do you have any regrets?
Yes, a couple.  But nothing that consumes me.

11. How would you see yourself in 10 years time?
Successful and happy, hopefully?

12. Who are currently the most important people to you?
- mum

13. What kind of person do you think the person that tagged you is?
- sweet
- down-to-earth

14. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?
Single and rich

15. What is your favourite colour?
black, white, and recently, grey.  Maybe pink but I am slowly weaning off it.

16. Would you give all in a relationship?
Yes

17. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?
The one my heart goes 'ohhh....no" for if I pick the other one.

18. What are the top five countries on your 'to-go' list?
- South America (ok, i'm cheating here.  I've been to Rio de Janeiro and I loved every bit of it!)
- Portugal
- Spain
- Russia
- Egypt

19. Do you prefer being single or having a relationship?
Probably being in a relationship

Tagging these people:
anyone who wants to do this.

All I want for X'mas is a French-English electronic dictionary.

:)

I just electrocuted myself when working on my high-voltage high-vacuum chamber.  A sudden and strong jolt on my right thumb passing right through my body to my left hand.　　Never in my life have I been electrocuted so strongly before.

Thank goodness I am still alive.

Lack of updates because I have been super super busy at work.  It is a lucky day for me if I can squeeze out 5 hours for sleep.  Last week I was in Tokyo, Hakone and Yokohama with J and in 2 weeks I'll be off to Matsue for a conference.  Then 1 week after that it'll be bye bye Japan and hello Singapore and France.  Imagine the packing I have to do, which is not happening because my awake hours are all spent in the lab.  :(

You know they always say that academics are poor.  They're not joking. 

The most crowded place during the conference is where there is free lunch.  Some companies organise lunchtime talks to make advertisments about their products. In exchange for our time, they lure us with free lunch boxes, limited to 400 a day (there was >2000 participants at the conference), exchangable only with the lunch coupon issued on the morning of the talk.  I hardly think anyone of those people collecting the free lunch were interested in what the companies were selling.

It was near the end of the conference.  People were already leaving and there was not so many people at the lectures anymore.  Suddenly, at lunch time, a big crowd gathered... coupon in hand... anticipating... with one goal in common...




Free lunch box!


apart from the rice which is like a brick, it is really quite scrumptous!

Amanohashidate is touted as one of the Top 3 most Scenic places in Japan, alongside with Matsushima in Sendai and Miyajima in Hiroshima.

Amanohashidate (天の橋立）, literally bridge standing in heaven, is so named because it is a 3,6km long sandbar almot closing off a bay with the sea of Japan on the other side.  Located at the northern tip of Kyoto, this place is super out of the way, and I have to take a 2.5 hour train to get there from central kyoto.

When I got there, I wanted to cry. 

This photo summarizes my feelings about Amanohashidate.

( Me in amanohashidate )

Read my entry on Miyajima here

To those who have been in China before, I need some travelling advices:

If I have limited time and can choose between visiting

(A) Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou

and

(B) Beijing

Which one would you advise I choose.  Why?

Shopping is not a priority. 

Thanks in advance!

Igor Cassina, Men's horizontal bar, Gymnastics, Team Italia.



Pictures from Athens Olympics 2004

The expression he made off-stage after his competition this evening made my heart skip a beat. 

His expression read "Oops I didnt win..." but I think he won the hearts of millions of females with that look.  :P

heeheeheee

Is this how you guys see me?

In bold are things I agree with. :)

You Are An ENTP

The Visionary You are charming, outgoing, friendly. You make a good first impression. You possess good negotiating skills and can convince anyone of anything. Happy to be the center of attention, you love to tell stories and show off. You're very clever, but not disciplined enough to do well in structured environments. In love, you see everything as a grand adventure. You enjoy taking risks for love. And if things don't work out, you're usually not too much worse for the wear! You would make a great entrepreneur, marketing executive, or actor. At work, you need a lot of freedom to pursue your own path and vision. How you see yourself: Analytical, creative, and peaceful When other people don't get you, they see you as: Detached, wishy-washy, and superficial