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Click here to view the priliminary website for MY event.
MINE MINE MINE MINE.
Sorry... there is a crazy bout of pride linked to having produced a non-school related, youth related event that will bring in profit shares.
Not exactly keen about the layout but they all tell me this is common for version #1. They will update the website and snazzy it up as the event draws closer.
Not all rosy. Work hasn't exactly been the easiest thing. Lots of dissapointments... like Capitaland's &%$#&(%#! policy of not speaking at any conferences (competitive information... can't devulge) and Singapore's BCA &^$@#$ policy of not speaking at commercial events (despite their Malaysian counterpart joining us).
Still in the midst of speaker acquisition and here are my top three big shot hopefuls:
i. Philip Jeyaratnam - he's the lawyer who handled the Nicoll Highway case, has an impressive profile of Presidents of this and that... and Singapore politician JBJ's son.
ii. Mizutani-san of Tai Sei Contractors (and president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
iii. Tan Sri Mustapha of MK Land - has a list of accolades too but my most favourite is the one where he recieved an award for a most charming personality!
Please help PRAY that these great men will join my conference.
Thing about the contractor and developer relationship is that they simply despise one another despite needing to work together. That's why Tai Sei and MK Land, each a contractor and developer are asked to both co-chair the event.
See... despite being in a commercial line now, I still want world peace. =P
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Convocation July 2006
Could You Believe It??!! - Convocation Pictures!
The next time I'll go picture crazy is prolly engagement day/wedding. In the meantime, do try to enjoy the following series of pictures from July 10th Convocation.
One with the family...
... and MORE family members
with a very TALL sister
And finally... our second picture together
With friends
The men of my life
Here's one of the food we had the night before. And this is just half of the amount of food we really prepared.
After the ceremony, we went for dinner... and father told us the story of how he met and woed mother. This was the first picture he had of her and he still keeps it in his wallet... next to his very first driving licence!
I don't really have a story to tell with my pictures. Just that I had a very good time and I felt loved. The morning after everyone leaves is the lonely part. Oh well, tonnes of work to do right now to really feel lonely anyway!
The next time I'll go picture crazy is prolly engagement day/wedding. In the meantime, do try to enjoy the following series of pictures from July 10th Convocation.
One with the family...
... and MORE family members
with a very TALL sister
And finally... our second picture together
With friends
The men of my life
Here's one of the food we had the night before. And this is just half of the amount of food we really prepared.
After the ceremony, we went for dinner... and father told us the story of how he met and woed mother. This was the first picture he had of her and he still keeps it in his wallet... next to his very first driving licence!
I don't really have a story to tell with my pictures. Just that I had a very good time and I felt loved. The morning after everyone leaves is the lonely part. Oh well, tonnes of work to do right now to really feel lonely anyway!
Monday, July 10, 2006
dinner before graduation
Family (+ Boyfriend) & Graduation Day
The past three/two days have been so tiring but fulfilling with the family dropping by in batches for graduation day tomorrow.
*Gallant dropped by this afternoon to help prepare a huge feast for them all. But our timing was horrible as we cooked beyond our 7pm mark well into 9pm. It wasn't that our preparation was slow... it was the six other family members, crowding around the very hot and sticky kitchen trying their best to help.
Goodness gracious.
There was the cousin who laughed loudly at everything, cousin's boyfriend who tried to help (because *Gallant was helping), mother and aunt who was fawning over *Gallant cooking and de-boning the chicken meat, daddy wondering if he can empty our trash/wash dishes/mop floor, and sis who really helped by washing dishes (I swear we used almost every one).
Of course, everyone just HAD to help cook. Truth be told, I didn't really end up cooking anything other than to organize, buy and prepare. Of course, everyone just had to prepare their own thing and so we really had a *rojak of a dinner. Here's our dinner menu and chef:
River Fish and Chinese Wine Sauce - *Gallant
Prawns with Mince Garlic and Chillies - *Gallant
Bean Sprout and Salted Fish - Aunty
Fried Bee Hoon - Aunty
Green Curry (Leftovers from lunch) - *Me
Beef fillets with Bell Peppers (Leftovers) - Me
Baby Kai Lan Shoots with Prawns - Cousin's BF
Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls - Group Effort
Salted Chicken - Aunty
Cut fruits - Mother
Cold tong sui - Me
Hot Sweet Bean Curd and Gingko Nuts - Me
I'm glad my family was touched with all the effort put into dinner and decided to pitch in no matter how much I urged them to leave the cooking to me and *Gallant. He was of course a dearie too when he admitted he searched websites yesterday to seek the *perfect recipe for dinner today.
I have a lot more to say about graduation and graduating... but I guess I'm too tired to continue right now. Maybe more after the day itself!
In the mean time, enjoy your soccer game tonight.
The past three/two days have been so tiring but fulfilling with the family dropping by in batches for graduation day tomorrow.
*Gallant dropped by this afternoon to help prepare a huge feast for them all. But our timing was horrible as we cooked beyond our 7pm mark well into 9pm. It wasn't that our preparation was slow... it was the six other family members, crowding around the very hot and sticky kitchen trying their best to help.
Goodness gracious.
There was the cousin who laughed loudly at everything, cousin's boyfriend who tried to help (because *Gallant was helping), mother and aunt who was fawning over *Gallant cooking and de-boning the chicken meat, daddy wondering if he can empty our trash/wash dishes/mop floor, and sis who really helped by washing dishes (I swear we used almost every one).
Of course, everyone just HAD to help cook. Truth be told, I didn't really end up cooking anything other than to organize, buy and prepare. Of course, everyone just had to prepare their own thing and so we really had a *rojak of a dinner. Here's our dinner menu and chef:
River Fish and Chinese Wine Sauce - *Gallant
Prawns with Mince Garlic and Chillies - *Gallant
Bean Sprout and Salted Fish - Aunty
Fried Bee Hoon - Aunty
Green Curry (Leftovers from lunch) - *Me
Beef fillets with Bell Peppers (Leftovers) - Me
Baby Kai Lan Shoots with Prawns - Cousin's BF
Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls - Group Effort
Salted Chicken - Aunty
Cut fruits - Mother
Cold tong sui - Me
Hot Sweet Bean Curd and Gingko Nuts - Me
I'm glad my family was touched with all the effort put into dinner and decided to pitch in no matter how much I urged them to leave the cooking to me and *Gallant. He was of course a dearie too when he admitted he searched websites yesterday to seek the *perfect recipe for dinner today.
I have a lot more to say about graduation and graduating... but I guess I'm too tired to continue right now. Maybe more after the day itself!
In the mean time, enjoy your soccer game tonight.
Monday, July 03, 2006
12.01am
12.01am and it is Monday again
*Gallant left my place and our fabulous weekend together just a couple of hours ago. I hate to see him leave and wait another week till we can spend quality time together.
Our initial plans were not followed to the letter, naturally. I would fall asleep on his shoulder through football games and be woken up at goals. I didn't even budge for the Brazil and France game.
We didn't go to the museum because we were too lazy in the morning. I ended up cooking three meals instead of just one also because we were too lazy to leave home. We did manage to drag ourselves to the market, thankfully, else be faced with starvation induced by sloth.
Some shopping was done at town on Saturday. Then we passed the Thai embassy and dropped by the fair. We bought yummy packets of green curry, tom yum and yellow curry paste from a shop called Blue Elephant. These as-good-as-from-scratch pre-mixes are going to make me seem like a pro in the kitchen.
For dinner, we packed an array of Thai food and the biggest durian I've ever seen! Durian lover *Gallant, who could usually eat two whole durians by himself couldn't even finish this one. And again on Sunday lunch, I cooked Pad Thai and made rice paper rolls (with a tangy chicken filling). You can say it was a very Thai inspired weekend.
It's great that he is back... and sweeter than ever. Very true that absence makes the heart grow fonder as I was pampered, loved, taken care (foot massages all weekend long) and bear hugged at every opportunity.
*Gallant left my place and our fabulous weekend together just a couple of hours ago. I hate to see him leave and wait another week till we can spend quality time together.
Our initial plans were not followed to the letter, naturally. I would fall asleep on his shoulder through football games and be woken up at goals. I didn't even budge for the Brazil and France game.
We didn't go to the museum because we were too lazy in the morning. I ended up cooking three meals instead of just one also because we were too lazy to leave home. We did manage to drag ourselves to the market, thankfully, else be faced with starvation induced by sloth.
Some shopping was done at town on Saturday. Then we passed the Thai embassy and dropped by the fair. We bought yummy packets of green curry, tom yum and yellow curry paste from a shop called Blue Elephant. These as-good-as-from-scratch pre-mixes are going to make me seem like a pro in the kitchen.
For dinner, we packed an array of Thai food and the biggest durian I've ever seen! Durian lover *Gallant, who could usually eat two whole durians by himself couldn't even finish this one. And again on Sunday lunch, I cooked Pad Thai and made rice paper rolls (with a tangy chicken filling). You can say it was a very Thai inspired weekend.
It's great that he is back... and sweeter than ever. Very true that absence makes the heart grow fonder as I was pampered, loved, taken care (foot massages all weekend long) and bear hugged at every opportunity.
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