Pasta Fork

Wow, a fork for pasta. It has an extra thumb to prevent the pasta from rolling down and a wavy side for better grip.

It’s going to be tough finding a job

During my Jap class last night, we had a mini discussion about the number of foreigners in our company. To my surprise, 6/10 expressed that there are about 80% of foreigners in the company. (Mine is one of them.) Wow…. isn’t that scary? So where are all the Singaporeans? I would guess that most of them are working in government sectors or stat boards…

Bakuman – Worthed Reading

From the creators of Death Note:  “Bakuman”

The only similarity between Death Note and Bakuman is the “New” ingredient in both manga. Unlike most mangas, Bakuman has a refreshing theme. The series follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who team up to become manga artist.

Read online that its anime is coming up in fall 2010. Looking forward to that!

The JetStar Challenge

Must be quick! Super quick! It’s only a difference and minutes and the tickets are gone!

Fortunately, tickets to phuket booked, but sadly on different flights.

Darker than Black Season 2

One of my favourite anime Darker than Black is back! Season 2 is out. After watching 3 episodes, I was quite disappointed. Season 2 seems to drift away from the main character Li. There are a lot more new characters there instead which confuses me. Maybe I’m not being fair since I’ve only watched 3 episodes. Of course, I will continue to watch this anime, it’s the only anime I’m following now…

Fighting with the cockroach

We had our first encounter with the cockracher at our house last night!

It was horrible! It escaped under our bed, but we were persistent. Dear dear “jumped” on the bed, knocking here and there, spraying almost half a can of insecticide under the bed. Finally it crawled out!

But we were too late again, we did not get the newspapers in time to smack it. It crawled back in.

Another 5-10 mins of spraying and jumping on the bed. Probably the cockroach has crawled out and hiding at a corner of the room… so we divert our attention to the curtains. Sure enough it was hiding there. This time, dear dear smacked it with newspapers, with just enough strength so as not to dirty our floor.

Finally… we can have a peaceful sleep.

Our wedding!

Brothers and sisters: Thank you soooo much for helping us. I had a lot of fun that day!

Friends: Thanks for coming to the banquet and celebrating this special day with us.

Links to the photo montage as well as the wedding highlights can be found Leslie’s blog.

1 more week

We have been really busy with the house and the wedding, especially the house. From spring cleaning, to end work ceremony, to move in ceremony. There are just too many things to do! Then not long after, we had the Guo Da Li. And it all took place last week! Furnishing/cleaning the house is a never ending task. Hence, we have decided that our focus next week is our wedding. I can see the weariness in me when I looked at myself in the mirror. I need to replenish my sleep!

Finally, I can say that almost everything has been settled… I really appreciate the fact that dear dear will be on leave next week to handle the rest of the preparations. Thanks dear!

Btw: Invitation cards have been sent out! Please RSVP.

Latest Status

The latest status showed that “Due to no one at home, the goods is kept”. Alamak, of course no one at home lah. I’m here!!!

Wow! The goods are on their way!

I bought some clothes from a online store in Japan and they gave me the DHL airway bill. It’s the first time I made use of such service and I’m really impressed by how detailed they track the goods. It’s on the way!

Spending and Spending

BIG BIG hole in our pockets now…

Lights – We belong to the practical type. Only requirement for lights is brightness! No spot lights, unless required. And yet, we spent more than $1000 on lights…

Toilet accessories – The basin, the taps, the stopper are all sold separately! A toilet bowl can be as expensive as >$1000. How long do you think you will seat on a toilet bowl?! Anyway, they add up to more than $2500 (inclu heater).

So friend, if you intend to get a resale flat like us, you will need at least $45k for the renovation works and carpentry for kitchen and some shelves. Furnitures and electrical appliances not included hor.

Renovation 3rd day

Today is a special day. Happy Birthday my dear friend!

I’m sure everyone knows there are many things to take care of when it comes to renovation of the house. Besides the interior design and budgeting, you may want to consider the feng shui.

I’m never a fan of feng shui but I believe in cleansing the house before moving in. I know that everything is in the mind but I really feel good about the house after we perform the cleansing ceremony of our new house. Somehow, I felt at home after the ceremony…

I’m eager to see the outcome of the renovation! The renovation work started 2 days ago. Just 2 days and the whole house has almost everything tore down. And I meant it. We hacked everything except the kitchen wall tiles. Today is the 3rd day of renovation and they are already laying the living room floor tiles.