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Sunday, August 10, 2008

tur..
went for interview.
it was a position - purchaser cum shippin coordinator.
reali a lot of things to do.
n that the manager was kind enough to offer mi the whole prospect before we talk abt other things.
he ask mi to go think abt it as my studies hav no link to wat the jobs may need if i took it up.
so the question was left burnin inside my mind.
after the interview i head to daiso to do some shoppin.
walkin to n fro from jurong east to imm is actuali quite an enjoyment.
for it is cool and cloudy.
after head back home,
n i felt so so tired.

fri.. aug 8.
mornin woke up.
n prepare myself to go adm to meet up w serene.
we are goin to do the birthday card for jia rong didi.
hav brunch at mac, then i brought her to go mkt with mi.
haha..
hav to buy stuff to stock up the fridge as planned by mi n my mum.
after tat started to do the card.
end up not a card but something like a booklet.
not too bad i suppose.
hopes tat he likes it..

then froggy n da mei, wei qiang n xiao mei come back.
n the house sounds lika a market.
haha..

at nite, saw the olympics opening ceremony.
juz by waitin for the turn to see the singapore's representative can easily take up to a hr or so.
can blame it for they are 205 countries in total.
can imagine how long it is.
was lookin at the encore telecast w my dad when he return home from work.
and i was amazed by the last torch bearer's action.
he simply lift off upwards n started to 'run'
n the 'scroll' unrevealin itself to showcase the ppl who were involved as torch bearers of their own countries and states,
i can imagine tat the emotions are runnin high.
and tat when he finali reach the point where he hav to light the biggest torch to initiate the official commencement
the blast of fire i suppose was burnin in the hearts n mind of many ppl.
tat was how i felt.
ver moving for they hav come by hard as a country & individuals also work hard to make it a success of a start.
it a way for china to showcase themselves to the world that they are comin and strong.

sat. 9 Aug - 43rd National Day.
woke up late in the mornin,
watch amine movies of naruto..
the whole day was actuali rainin..

then watch the NDP..
n i saw my uncle in it again.
he is the person leading the navy platoon..
cool..
n frankly this year ndp i feel it is much better as compared to last year.
n i was at home describin the process n hardwork of the participants.
for i was once involved in the NDP 1999 (sec 1)
the acts are all full of life, and the dance make ppl wanna move.
the black knights stuns were captivating.
the point where ppl started to sing the national day songs,
were so movin.
reali felt bonded..
boy i felt happy at the moment.
was singin it along at home actuali.
haha.
the fireworks display was no letdown.
the (S) style firework is so beautiful.
somehow or other it felt reali good to see 2 days of fireworks live from television.
haha..

after tat watch the new english drama series 'calefare'
quite a interestin one.
benjamin was my mum's friend son.
i saw him in person once in changi..

sun. 10aug.
i woke up n read a chi novel.
after tat read the Straits times.
erm i sat at the livin room like abt 4-5hrs,
juz readin the newspapers (for ytd n today)
n mayb cos it is national day,
there are many articles written by ppl from all woks of life..
pretty interestin..

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and there is one article written by Mr Adrian tan, a director at law firm Drew and Hapler, that make mi laugh as i read. n i feel tat i shd share it to bring more laughter into our everyday life.
here goes..

'Singapore made us lawyers.
... and i soon realised one thing. all singaporeans are born lawyers. we understand rules. we respect order. we value precedent. we acknowledge authority. and, like true lawyers, we complain about each and every aspect of the law all the time.

we do it with vigour and meticulousness. it was obvious in everyday life. we take the trouble to learn regulations so that we can circumvent them. we are unhappy about quene-jumping and other forms of disorder and unfairness. and when we are unhappy, we do not take matters into our own hands. instead, we appeal to authority. we complain, and we demand change - but in an orderly, non-disruptive fashion. we are a republic of lawyers.'

frankly when i saw this 2 paragraghs..
i felt tat it is so true...

n also further to mention of us singaporeans of being:

- Gregarious
( eg. KK hospital in the Guiness book of records for the most babies born in a single maternit facility which is held for 10 years)

- obsession with size
eg1. bigger homes ie. 3room flat but onli hav 2 bedrooms & so forth
eg2. singapore's land are hav increased from 580sq km to 700 sg km

- made its people tongue-tied
eg. on the topic of second language vs mother tongue.

- made its people writers
eg. bloggers who find solace in the eritten world for being so tongue tied.
'abhor public specking but adore public writing'

- made us owners.
eg. to own a car, a house therefore a commitment n thus responsibilities comin along.

thus if u hav the chance to read this article,
think u will be entertained by it also.
hmm.
The Straits Times, August 9, Page A35
setion: Review. Insights
Title: We own Singapore - what fun

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n now it is alrdy 9pm
n for goodness time flew past so fast.
goin to eat dinner le..
n watch Detective Academy Q recommended by Cyn.
reali it is a nice amine.
haha.. i also went on to solve it.
though the hints reali made mi blur at times.
haha..

sally to solvin more clues...

:D ♥; sally