Just Four
.:: One ::.
Dearest pals from Malaysia dropped by for a three day holiday last weekend. I am quite confident to say that they had a great time from sightseeing the night safari, shopping (3 times at Orchard road!), and food at Newton Circus.
*Sheer, we popped open that bottle of Italian sweet red wine and it was delicious. Bubbly and sweet. The girls insisted that I send over the name. Will definitely hunt down more bottles.
.:: Two ::.
*Gallant and I are going to Europe! Yup, the decision to go has been confirmed and we are now making plans. Tentatively, we start at Athens, then Vienna, Rome, Paris, Nice and end at Barcelona. Two or three weeks of European sights and cultures come May 2007.
So don't you dare be asking me out for fancy dinner from now till May. I got to be a scrooge to save up for the trip!
.:: Three ::.
And as a little thank you gift for his birthday surprise, *Gallant bought me an iPod nano. Classic silver casing and a little extra radio device so I can tune into stations when I am at the gym (previously, I have been complaining about watching silent telly at the gym as you need an FM tuner to get sound).
Wonderfully thoughtful as this was something I could really use. Best part of all? *Gallant selected songs and albums that he thought I would enjoy and downloaded them into the iPod.
Presentation was very sweet too! He bought another one of those hand puppets from Takashimaya (just like where Dragon came from). This one is a top hat with a white rabbit in it. We found this amusing as we thoroughly enjoyed 'The Prestige'.
The iPod was tucked inside the rabbit. Talk about a little sweet magic and romance.
.:: Four ::.
My first summit will be running on Monday! Very excited. Now, I must hurry and write my chairman's speech (the lazy man!) and memorize the 53 man guest list.
I hope it runs smoothly and everyone has a great time.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Glad to report:
Glad to Report:
A satisfying birthday gathering at the beach, under the stars and brimfuls of intoxicating liquids.
A happy *Gallant, sans surprise (cause I am horrible at keeping things under the lid) but delighted nonetheless.
Amused friends *Sheer and *Lala Femme, who were there to lend a hand and a bucketful of comments about the night and his friends and about relationships.
A thankful me, especially to *Sheer who came to help and to celebrate *Gallant's birthday.
A satisfying birthday gathering at the beach, under the stars and brimfuls of intoxicating liquids.
A happy *Gallant, sans surprise (cause I am horrible at keeping things under the lid) but delighted nonetheless.
Amused friends *Sheer and *Lala Femme, who were there to lend a hand and a bucketful of comments about the night and his friends and about relationships.
A thankful me, especially to *Sheer who came to help and to celebrate *Gallant's birthday.
Monday, October 02, 2006
A Full Glass?
A Flute Full of Champagne
I never liked the idea of glasses having to be half full or half empty. Why can't I have it all full and with the best bubbly?
*Gallant told me just this morning that a Chinese proverb says that a person troubled with work is most likely not troubled simultaneously in the 'other world', ie relationship wise and adding an oh-so-charming *wink for assurance.
And what will you say if my job starts to get better or that I find a new job that is just absolutely fabulous?
I'll have to search for a new proverb... probably from Mongolia.
My boss is giving me the day off for having completed my second conference with IQPC. It was really a tough push, trying to finish the programme for the 'Asian Commercial Shipping Summit'. Many problems, from there being too many competitive conferences, best speakers all are either holidaying or having major end-of-the-year strategic meetings... but worst of all, they expect me to pull off a conference dedicated for top level management to discuss their expansion plans and competitive strengths. It was a nightmare trying to get speakers for this event.
Furthermore, the shipping industry, in general have egoistical, get-to-the-chase-what-is-in-it-for-me kinda attitude. They change their minds in two seconds and have little respect for the 'little ladies' in the industry (hey, a woman marine lawyer actually said this!).
I had nightmares, really, and I am glad this is all over now. Well, not exactly *over, as a brand new conference cycle starts tomorrow on a new topic of pre-paid mobile phones. It is a third time running event and tonnes of sponsorship potential (= lots of commission dollars).
Think this is going to be my last conference to 'try out' the job. If I keep having these nightmares and stress, I really will consider another career. The returns are fantastic and learning from the company has been more than anyone can ask for but it's not worth it being this worked up.
I never liked the idea of glasses having to be half full or half empty. Why can't I have it all full and with the best bubbly?
*Gallant told me just this morning that a Chinese proverb says that a person troubled with work is most likely not troubled simultaneously in the 'other world', ie relationship wise and adding an oh-so-charming *wink for assurance.
And what will you say if my job starts to get better or that I find a new job that is just absolutely fabulous?
I'll have to search for a new proverb... probably from Mongolia.
My boss is giving me the day off for having completed my second conference with IQPC. It was really a tough push, trying to finish the programme for the 'Asian Commercial Shipping Summit'. Many problems, from there being too many competitive conferences, best speakers all are either holidaying or having major end-of-the-year strategic meetings... but worst of all, they expect me to pull off a conference dedicated for top level management to discuss their expansion plans and competitive strengths. It was a nightmare trying to get speakers for this event.
Furthermore, the shipping industry, in general have egoistical, get-to-the-chase-what-is-in-it-for-me kinda attitude. They change their minds in two seconds and have little respect for the 'little ladies' in the industry (hey, a woman marine lawyer actually said this!).
I had nightmares, really, and I am glad this is all over now. Well, not exactly *over, as a brand new conference cycle starts tomorrow on a new topic of pre-paid mobile phones. It is a third time running event and tonnes of sponsorship potential (= lots of commission dollars).
Think this is going to be my last conference to 'try out' the job. If I keep having these nightmares and stress, I really will consider another career. The returns are fantastic and learning from the company has been more than anyone can ask for but it's not worth it being this worked up.
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