Reading...

Since last week I have been reading a book... Heehee when I told Mr Poh, he is so surprised and give me that kind of look, in his mind must be wondering, Reading a book???!! Not like you!!LOL!
The contents are very interesting, company history of 130 years , since the foundation of the former company. It has been translated with the desire that the staff will take the opportunity to look back on how the company's raison d' etre and the mode of business operations have evolved in tandem, both in its former and new guises and, looking to the future, consider what sort of company, our company needs to be to take on new challenges and create new values.

Will update again after I finished it. Now half way thru.

RTP and my Mini Project E

Has completed in on 30-Jan after came back from Bintan Trip. Worked thru the nite so that I could finish them before I go to the RTP Training, 1-Feb to 4-Feb, and RTP Post Program on 5-Feb. Before going to the RTP Program, there are 2 homeworks to do. But I only managed to do one case study and the other is pre-reading assignment which I din do it. Hahahaha

Day 1
17:30 Ice Breaking Session
19:00 Welcome Reception

Day 2
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Welcome & Opening Session
8:45 Mitsui's History Video
9:15 APU Human Resources – MVV
10:15 Tea Break
10:30 APU Corp. Strategy & Planning – Corporate Overview, Management Outlook etc.
11:30 APU Human Resources – Overview of HR Strategies
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Legal & Compliance (Part 1) - Introduction of Compliance/Contract Law, etc
15:15 Tea Break
15:30 Legal & Compliance (Part 2) (continue)
16:45 Trading Case Study - Group Discussion / Preparation
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Trading Case Study - Group Discussion / Preparation (continue)

Day 3
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Introduction
9:10 Trading Case Study : Group (A-D) Presentation
12:15 Trading Case Study: Wrap-Up
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Introduction to Investment - Part 1
17:00 Networking Dinner

Day 4
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Introduction
9:10 Introduction to Investment - Part 2
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Introduction to Investment - Part 2 (continue)
16:00 Wrap-Up & Evaluation
16:30 Group Photo, Certificate & Closing
18:00 Reception Dinner

Day 5 (1st and 2nd Chemicals Division)
9:30 Leave Hotel
10:00 MPS (Mitsui Phenols Singapore) Plant Tour
11:00 Leave MPS 12:00 Lunch Bento
13:00 Opening Speech by DOO(s)
13:15 RTP Participants comments/proposals on RTP Program
13:45 Chem-1/2 Division DOO's brief presentation
14:15 Discussion on specified issue/theme
14:50 Closing remarks
15:00 Dismiss

The training is very fun! Get to know many friends from other regional offices. Now has come back to work, been very busy these few days cos din step into office last week. Many stuffs to clear!!! *Sad* (Still clearing)

CNY

Wow... long weekend has passed. Every year, the few days before CNY until the 2nd day of CNY I will always feel soooo tired. Cos before CNY, got to rush for spring cleaning, buy new clothings, eat reunion dinner, buy CNY goodies etc. This year I bot the Mr Muscle to try for the toilet tiles. Not bad!! No need to scrub them hahahahah.

Day 1 of the CNY, I went to watch the chinese movie, All's Well End's Well 2009. Not bad the show soooo funny!! I wanted to watch "The Wedding Game" but I don't know whether I have the time. Sigh. Going to RTP training soon...has to do some homeworks before attending the training. But until now I only started the case study. LOL!

But these few days I am doing a couple for my gf. Actually wanted to give it to her before her wedding... due to time constraint I din. Hope I can complete tonite and give her a surprise tomorrow.

Someone....

Heehee someone added my comment and said that it already 2009, it super long time I din blog. LOL! Very sorry! Cos beg last month was busy with works as I need to complete them before I leave for my holiday. Then after came back from the trip, I was so busy clearing my works and charge up myself due to lack of sleep. My office was closed from 30th Dec to 4th Jan and supposed to be more rest days for me but I had to come back to clear my work on 30th and 31st Dec.

Finally I have passed all my xmas gifts to my friends! I forgotten to snap them after I wrapping them. LOL!

My Poor Finger...

Last 2 weeks my finger has infection... at first I thought it is normal for me as usually I will peel off the dead skin/side nail (duno which is the correct words for it LOL) and it will just bleed and heal, that all!! But this time it was soooo serious until I can see my finger has slight purplish... then went to see doctor and she told me if unable to recover or become more serious case, then the flesh has to be cut off... Sound soooo scary!!

Really very inconvenient to use without my 3rd finger of my right hand... Often used my 3rd finger on my num pad or keyboard and whenever I used, it hurt!! =( Another worst part is going toilet!! Took more than the usual time! Do you know how I feel?!

I have been a obedient girl and apply cream, take antibotics as what the doctor instructed. Now the finger is recovering and can see the flesh is healing.

Taken when just happened:

Loreal Sale

We went to Loreal Sale at Singapore Expo on 22-Nov. Quite crowded when we reached there at around 1130am. Their Hair Care was not very cheap unless you buy more than 1 or 2. If you get one item, then buy at chinatown will be cheaper. We didn't have the time to go chinatown hence bought the one that the loreal staff recommend for oily scalp so I give it a try. Heehee... anyway not I use mah.LOL! I bought a hair mask abt the same price range as the shampoo. So that the shampoo will feel cheaper than the one I usually bought at chinatown.

I also got one serum for my hair cos for the past few months I almost everydays blow my hair...hence quite dry... After applying, the hair looked better now. Wanted to get the shampoo in light pink bottle but can't cos currently I got to use a specific shampoo for my hair scalp.

Heat Pad

Last Tue, I happened to sit on my colleague's chair and realised there is a heatpad on her chair. It is so good and warm the body up cos office is soooooo cold especially recently keep raining...

Their service is good!! Can deliver to you and the price is inclusive of GST and Delivery Charges and the next day can send over. Now I am using it, no more feeling so cold. Although can't warm the whole body but at least some parts i.e. butt, thighs and waist. Now not afraid of drinking cold cold coke with ice. LOL!

Make it in Time!!

Heehee I made it in time for Eileen's bdae gift last Sunday before leaving my home to attend Yeron's Wedding Dinner. Few days ago, I have finished one for Licia. It was so stress that I planned to finish at 5pm but din make it and in the end I finished at 6pm. It was so rush that I have to get everything done with 1hr including bathing, blowing hair, makeup and steam my dress. Hahahaha Supposed to complete last Sat but have headache for whole day in the end stopped work and went to bed early. Heehee the photos were taken in a cab when I was on the way to the wedding dinner. My Hp cam will produce a sound whenever a photo is snapped and the sound is unable to disable or change to silent..Duno did the taxi driver thinking what the hell the lady is doing at the back??? LOL.

Little Devil for Licia:

Little Rooster for Eileen, our Blur Queen:

Unlucky???

Duno recently is it I consider unlucky.. broke my whole nail of my toe... then has been rushing one scarf and cut my last finger... last week fall sick... having fever, flu, cough and sore throat..
Alamak!! Sick and got to go work, so many urgent things need to be done. Then last Monday has not fully recovered and went to see dr in the morning then went to work in the afternoon...
Boss so happy that I was back in the afternoon cos he no need to do mah then he forwarded me few emails and asked me to follow up. *sad*

Little Gift for Mabel

Has managed to complete in time for her bdae gift. Its body always turned out to be too small... in the end, I decided to change the colours. Hence turn out to be balance with its head. Heehee

Ms Supervisor has accidentally dropped hers...So sad... Now doing for her too but in the Q currently doing for Ms A, Ms B and then will be her turn. Hope I can able to complete fast. Cos going to be year end soon. I have many things got to do by then.

Mini Project C

Really looooooong time didn't blog ... Just realised abt 2months liao... There are sooooo many things I wanted to blog..But too busy sigh... Now spare out little time to write Heehee...

Jay told me she also like Xiaowen and I did one for her in yellow. At first Wendy wanted to have one in blue and I did a pink one for her bcos at that moment I only have that pink yarns with me. So I did another one for her. Now she hanged them at her office desk.

As for Jay, she hanged it at her bag and her girl said is that hers? how come don't have mine? Hahaha soooo fun her little girl.

Too Sudden...

From yesterday night until now, my feeling and mood is not so good.. Feel sad as someone who has taught me before and imparted his wisdom and teachings. He was very young professor died at 41 years old...

It stated in the newspaper, my paper.

NUS PROF DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY TRUCK

A TRUCK hit an engineering professor of the National University of Singapore on Tuesday evening and killed him. Associate Professor Ooi Ban Leong, 41, who was taking his usual walk home from the campus, was then crossing the road at the junction of Commonwealth Avenue West and Clementi Road at 8.30pm He died at the scene from severe head injuries. The truck driver, an unidentified man in his 50s, is helping police with investigations.

One of my gal friends tell me that she has a rather unconventional concept about people dying. All our loved ones and people we know will all die, including ourselves. She guess that is a destination for all of us, no one can escape from it. So, we always have to cherish the treasure those still alive now, because we never know when we are leaving them, or they leaving us. The more valuable a person becomes to us, the more we resist to think that they may leave or die before us; however, for her, the more the person is valuable to her, such as her parents, her sister, and hubby, and her best friend etc, she tend to try to ‘imagine’ their deaths before that day arrives, so that she has spread some grieve along the path. At the same time, that always help us to remember that they may not be around tomorrow, or next minute, so when we understand the kind of sadness we may go through, we will learn to cherish the time with them

When she was small, she always imagined her grandpa dying, because she loved him so much, she would spend most of her school vacation at his house, because she think logically he should die before her mum, so she will rather spend more time with him first. When he really died, she was very sad, but she had never thought that he shouldn’t die, because we all die. she was sad and glad that she felt sad, because we feel sad only because we feel for the people. She still miss him all the time, and glad that we are able to miss someone after he dies, because that goes to shows that she must have many memories with him.

Alike???

Heehee the little dog looked like snowiiee hor... but not her leh. These pictures are came across when I browse friend's photo album. Looked so alike with our Snowie. Do you agree??

Mini Project B - Xiaowen

Long time didn't blog abt my mini projects... This is another mini project that I have done within 2days. Cos I abandoned other mini projects and did this first. First time doing this pattern, the head didn't look nice and the eyes abit too wide apart. But overall it is still looked okie. Heehee...

I have named it as Xiaowen. I also found an owner for her and her owner is Ms. Wendy. Do you notice that Xiaowen has a small shawl at her neck?? Her owner always afraid of cold and she would wear a thick jacket and a blanket in office to cover her legs and feets. LOL!! Hence I added it to show Xiaowen also same as her owner, also scared of cold!! Heehee.

Significance of Chinese Themes in Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

Invention of Movable Print Blocks

Pi Sheng, during the Ch'ing-li period, Sung (1041-1048), invented the proto-type of movable print blocks. 300 years before Gutenberg.

Guqin (Father of Chinese Music Instrument)

Not to be confused with guzheng which has movable bridges. Legend has it that the qin, the most revered of all Chinese musical instruments, has a history of about 5,000 years. The legend states that the legendary figures of China's pre-history - Fuxi, Shennong and Huang Di, the "Yellow Emperor" - were involved in its creation.

Confucius - Analects

Recited: "Within the Four Seas, all men are brothers".

Invention of Compass

The earliest reference to a specific magnetic direction finder device is recorded in a Song Dynasty book dated to 1040-44. Some controversies. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass

Admiral Zheng He (Ming Dynasty) (1371-1433 AD)

Almost a century before Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas and Vasco da Gama's in India. All the ships of Columbus and da Gama combined could have been stored on a single deck of a single vessel in the fleet that set sail under Zheng He. He led seven great western maritime expeditions, traversing the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean into the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, and reaching as far west as the east coast of Africa.

Corbel System - Tou-Kung

See Joseph Needham's Science and Civilization in China: Builiding technology. Interlocking bracketing system to support corners of building without need of nails.

Invention of Silk - Silk Road

About 2700-2650 B.C.E., the Chinese began making silk. According to Chinese Tradition, the part-legendary emperor, Huang Di (alternately Wu-di or Huang Ti) invented the methods of raising silk worms and spinning silk thread. But the same tradition credits not Huang Di, but his wife Lei-tzu, with discovering silk-making itself, and also the weaving of silk thread into fabric.

Invention of Gunpowder - Fireworks

Many historical materials indicate that gunpowder first appeared before the Tang Dynasty (618-907). From 300 to 650 AD several recipes were written about inflammable mixtures. SOme historians date the invention of gunpowder at 850AD when a Toaist book warned of three specific elixir forumlas as too dangerous to experiment.

Invention of Paper

AD 105 is often cited as the year in which papermaking was invented. In that year, historical records show that the invention of paper was reported to the Chinese Emperor by Ts'ai Lun, an official of the Imperial Court. Recent archaeological investigations, however, place the actual invention of papermaking some 200 years eariler. Ancient paper pieces from the Xuanquanzhi ruins of Dunhuang in China's northwest Gansu province apparently were made during the period of Emperor Wu who reigned between 140 BC and 86 BC.

'Fou' Drums - the ancient Chinese Container for Wine

In the Qin Dynasty (200 BC), people sart to hit the 'Fou' to express welcome to friends, especially for friends from far way. Drums were used in Xia Dynasty to imitate sound of thunder. There are 2008 drummers in the ceremony.

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games

Last Friday, I watched the opening of the Olympic Games. Heehee this is my first time watching the opening. The fireworks are so beautiful!! Did you see the "foot print" walking to the bird nest? The program is amazing too! Wanted to wait for Singapore team to appear but too tired... In the end I went to look for "Zhou Gong". Hahahaha!

While waiting...

Last Friday waiting for Mr Yong at the bus stop near his workplace.. hmmmm i think I waited for half an hour. Then my stomach is calling me heehee luckily I have a small box of snacks which my mgr bought for us in Shanghai. Very nice but abit salty, inside there are abt 11sticks..

Abt waiting for another 10min, he had came. Then we headed to Parkway to buy my swimming suit and goggles. Really never swim for many years and now realised there are many different kinds of 2 pcs swimming suit. In my mind, I thought 2pcs are those bikinis kind Hahaha I very old fashioned hor. But I chose a 2 pcs that looked like aerobics one LOL! But not cheap... cost abt S$80+ and the goggles is S$30+.

Then we headed for makan. I picked the Sakae Teppanyaki. But I still think the bugis outlet is nicer!!

Photo Taking Time

After the ceremony, Mr Yong went to take his prof camera from his car and we started taking photos!! He mentioned that the photos not taken much.. But I told him I find the photos quite a numbers liao. But only the four of us photo (group photo) only 2 pcs...

Finally!!!

Heehee ... the convocation is on last last Sunday, 13-Jul. Until now then I posted, too busy these past 2 weeks. No time to post.

Seating time for graduates and guests commences one hour prior to the official start time of each ceremony. To ensure that the ceremony will start on time, all graduates must be seated inside the UCC Auditorium at 9.40am

So we supposed to leave the house after breakfast. Due to I overslept and we left the house around 8:35am. Then we reached the UCC Hall's car park at 9am and we are so blur.. Keep forgetting to take this and that as we left our bags in the car. No intention to bring up so many things. When we reached the UCC Hall, we heard the announcement that the Robing room will be closed in 20min time and got to rush over quickly and it was crowded inside hence got to wait for a while before we can go into and change. After changing, my mum and sister have entered the auditorium and can't take photos with them first. So I took with Mr Yong with his and my hp camera.

After 9:40am, we went in to be seated and abt 10am sharp, the ceremony started with the national Anthem. Heehee... can't remember waited for how long then it was our faculty turn. Then we have our Attendance Card ready and proceed towards presentation on stage. The Attendance Card handed to the marshal on duty just before I proceed on stage. It contain a barcode which is swiped and my details will appear on-screen for reading out by the ceremony officical, just as I walked up the stage to be presented to the Presiding Officer. After that, I picked up my degree scroll and transcript en route back to my seat.

I still can remember that when the last graduate on stage, everyone clapped loudly and with joy! Heehee so funny.. I think the last graduate must be shock!

The ceremony is ended with the national anthem and the next few min the balloons dropped from the ceiling.

After leaving the auditorium, it's Photo Taking Time!! LOL!

Commencement 2008

13 July 2008(Sunday)

10 am:

Presiding Officer:Mr Wong Ngit LiongChairman, NUS Board of Trustees

Faculty of Engineering NUS - Eindhoven University of Technology Joint Degree ProgrammeDoctor of Philosophy

NUS - United States Naval Postgraduate School Collaboration Master of Science (Defence Technology and Systems)

Doctor of Philosophy - Industrial and Systems Engineering Department

French - NUS Double Degree Programme Master of Engineering/Diplôme d'Ingénieur - Industrial and Systems Engineering Department

Master of Engineering - Industrial and Systems Engineering Department

Master of Science (Industrial and Systems Engineering)

Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering)

Master of Science (Management of Technology)
Master of Science (Intellectual Property Management)
Master of Science (Systems Design and Management)

Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering)
Bachelor of Technology (Electronics Engineering)
Bachelor of Technology (Manufacturing Engineering)
Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering)

Seating Time

Seating time for graduates and guests will commence one hour prior to the official start time of each ceremony. Throughout the seating time, live interviews of graduates and guests will be conducted and beamed on-screen in the UCC Hall. In addition, video-clips specially prepared by the Faculties, will be screened.To ensure that we are able to start the ceremony on time, graduates and guests are requested to be seated 20 minutes before the ceremony start time.

Ceremony Proceedings

The Chancellor will preside at the Main Ceremony (i.e. the 1st ceremony to be held).
Each ceremony thereafter will be presided over by one of the following:

Pro-Chancellor
NUS President
Dean of Faculty The proceedings during each ceremony will be as follows:

Ceremonial procession led by Presiding Officer
National Anthem (Assembly to rise)
Graduates to be presented to the Presiding Officer (Degree scroll to be collected on the way back to seat)
Valedictory speech
Appreciation gesture led by Valedictorian
Ceremonial recession
Refreshments for graduates and guests, mingling with faculty members

What graduates should do during the ceremony

After you have finished putting on your academic dress, please proceed to the Auditorium. All graduates should be seated at least 20 minutes before the ceremony start time. At the entrance, the ushers will check your Attendance Card and show you to the seat. The seat number is indicated on the Attendance Card.

The Graduate Attendance Card is required for the Ceremony Official to read out your name (and prizes, if any) when you are presented on stage. Thus, please hold the Attendance Card in your hand or put it inside the pocket of your academic dress. If you have forgotton to bring the Attendance Card, please report to the ushers at the entrance of the Auditorium for a replacement.

When the ceremony begins, please stand up to welcome the academic procession. Please continue to stand when the National Anthem is played. You may sit down after the Presiding Officer has declared the ceremony open.

When it is time for your graduating cohort to be presented on stage, the ushers will lead you up the stage. Please remember to hold the Attendance Card in your hand and give it to the student helpers manning the barcode reader. As the names of the graduates will be read out in the sequence that the Attendance Cards are scanned, please do not change position with your fellow graduates after you have given the Attendance Card to the student helpers.

There are two red lines on the stage. You should wait at the 2nd line and move to the 1st line when the graduate standing in the 1st line has walked out to the centre of the stage. When your name is called, walk to the Presiding Officer at the centre of the stage. Shake hands with the Presiding Officer and receive the degree scroll from him. Muslim graduates who do not want to shake hands should hold a copy of the Commencement Book in their hand.

Towards the end of the ceremony, the valedictorian will deliver a speech. The National Anthem will be played and the academic procession sitting on the stage will first leave the Hall. Please follow the instructions of the ushers to leave after the academic procession. The original degree scroll will be given at the ceremony. Please take care of the degree scroll as it is irreplaceable.