Gwendolyn Arnauld Elfglitter

Yesterday we had the 5th country level iQIT competition for our company! Venue - Singapore Post Theatrette, Level 5. Here’s the highlights of the event and also our team - “Comm-Marshals” from the Commercial Division!

How about some candids before the Big day?  Wonder how much did Coke pay Nichelle for advertising or Barry for New York’s Tourism Industry!?

 Wei… Erhm guys… I think the leafy thing suppose to wear it behind your heads and not on top or in front leh!!! Our theme is not Adam and Leaf… I mean Eve!

Ok. Now for serious business - The competition day.

 The Judges - 2 of them from PSB and our QSHE director from APAC. They really threw some difficult questions yesterday!

 Makan Kakis - Steph and Hwee Liang among the audience as well! Steph said she prefer my past year projects. Well, I tend to agree with her.

 Hehe… Our team’s strategist for Q & A! Stress… Juliana our Commercial GM reading through our project report, trying to think of potential questions judges may ask. I think she scored at least 8/10 for accuracy! Haha…

Wa lau… Never seen “Tin Tin” and our Finance folks so serious in his life before… Relax lah Brudder… Later I buy you Coffebean ok! On!

 PK, Si Jie and team in Christmas mood already! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells rock…  Santa is here! Don’t play play ah.. Got Fairy some more…

Mai E-ya Hey… Mai E-ya Hoo… Back to school!  Overall Champion for the event! Can you recognise the lady in Pink? Hahaha… Eh, she’s Best Female Speaker ok!

Online learning? Use Exel Campus with our HR team!  Oh, have I mentioned that the questions from the Judges were really tough???

Wa… Not bad… Got movie to watch some more. Oh sorry, it’s watch the poster only. Haha… I thought this team from Logistic was really creative!  And here’s the Best Male Speaker!

Wa lau… I didn’t know this is also Karaoke competition!?! Yoohoo…? You sure you in the right venue??   Oh… they are our Seafreight team - Ocean Thinker… Say guys, ever thought about why Titanic sank??? Somehow I think Jerry (Guy next to Irene) hated my guts. ‘Cuz he squeezed my hand real tight until it hurts when I congratulated him. Hai… What can I say, when you’re good, you’re good!

Of cuz, there is always the photo session after the prize presentation. Guess what we won?  

Eh faster! Take our photo first before they chase us out! Eh? How come got twin towers here ah? Geoff said he’s the skinnier tower… That makes Lawrence… Hahaha…

This one is for my Best Friend - Luke.

He always says this, “You know Fer, I always think that befriending you is the best thing that turned out for me from my stay in the company”. He tells me, “You are no ordinary girl, Fer. You are different from the rest of your gender.” when I feel lousy about myself.

We’ve become good friends when he came into the company. And still managed to maintain that friendship after he left for better greens, after my life become of one that’s over-buried by work. I remembered how we debated about the last relationship that he had. I remembered how I chided him for the one he has so infatuatedly “taken care” of (I still do and he knows it!) Hehe… And how he comforted me when I almost gave up on myself after my last relationship. How we spoke about the ones that came close to us, the ones that we would like to be close to. *chuckle* Gosh, to a certain extent, I’ve gotta admit that I forgot about him being one of the opposite gender! Hahaha…

Some people used to ask if we ever considered a “get-together”. We merely looked at each other and then… “NAY!!!”, “NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS!!!” were what came out from both of us almost immediately and at the same time. Hahaha….

I’ve got many good friends from cohort of the opposite gender, but none as close as my brother Luke here. He’s always ready to help me out, even when it is an unspoken request. He never laughs at me when my thoughts are way-off realism. He’s always skeptical about those that came close to me so that they don’t hurt. He’s always happy for me when good things turn up for me. 

Now that he has finally found someone that fits, I’m really happy for him as well! At the same time, I would also be looking out for you, bro. Make sure you don’t get hurt. But if you do get hurt inevitably, I would be here for you. Call on me, otherwise I would really “KILL” you the next time I see you!

 Elaine & Ken’s first step to eternal bliss together - 13 Nov 05!

Wow… Attended Elaine & Ken’s wedding dinner @ Meritus Mandarin. Went there with Pak Kiong and Bee Hoon.

Hehehe… BY RIGHT, it’s every alternate seat receives a door-gift (either a teddy or a pair of chopsticks)… BUT BY LEFT, I have the best of both worlds!  

Surprised to see that Elaine’s entire SIN HR team turned up! Is this CoOl or is this cOoL!

Look who’s here as well! Jasmine and Hubby!  Uncle Hubby teaching us ladies (or rather, Ng Ming) how to drink without getting drunk… “Ladies, when you go to a pub and came back to your table, always ask for a change of drinks. You never know when it’s has got “extra ingredients in it already…” Hahaha… I see….

Oh ya, not forgetting the ULTIMATE of the evening! Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing a new concoction by the China waitress… Beer-cherry! Hahaha… BH asked for “SHANDY” in exchange for the beer but the China waitress got mixed up and thought “CHERRY”! Hahaha… In the end, looks like I’m not the only one who’s got the best of both worlds!    Check out the satisfied expression! Caught on camera too: NM laughing secretly in the background!

 Wa lau… This waiter took the photo for us not “skill-ded” leh… How come snapped our group photo with his colleague in it!?! See the guy in the background next to BH? HAIYO…. Tsk tsk tsk…

Hehehe.. Apart from Ko and Uncle Hubby, the next 2 “youngest” guys at our table… Left to Right: Kerwin & PK.  Say PK, did you put on weight recently??? Sorry man, I already tried my best to adjust this photo to hide your “extras” but…

“At the Company”:

Achman (“boss”)_Stephanie Tan_Anne Tan_Charmaine Kong_Stella Chin_Fion Wong_Misuzu-san_Lena Sew_Lee Seng Guan_Philip_Pearlyn Huang_Benson Tan_Caryl Phan_Ho Hwee Liang_Albert (Boss)_Steven Yeo_Theresa Chuah_Janet Wong_Juliana (BIG BOSS!)_Siang Hock_Patricia Castillo

Use to be “At the Company”:

Nicole Lee_Xiumei_Esther Soo_Wei Hua-san_Raymond Goh_Luke Lee_Wong Chin Siong

Never “At the Company”:

Jillian Wong_Jonathan Lim_Rudy Lim_Ho Chee Tiong_Tiffy_Mok Wai Leong_Audrey (sis)_Glen Tan_Victor Emmanuel_Hafizan Marican_Adelyn Lee

Those whom I gotta ASK from them (HAIZ!!!):

Tricia Lai_Edward Koh_Vincent Wong_Ang Bee Hoon_Bernard Wong_Katherine Khor_Maslinda Osman

THANK YOU!

Hmmm… Hope I got all the names here already! Sorry if I really left out anyone!

MY PRESENTS!

Left Pic: Prezzies from RG (Refer to Post Entry @ 04 Nov)

Right Pic: Crabtree & Evelyn from Chee Tiong & nicely wrapped one from Misuzu-san! Think I don’t want to unwrap it cuz it’s so nice!

Oh and of course, the e-birthday cards from Jonathan (all the way from France huh?) and also, one who signed off as “Secret Admirer”! Hmmm… prankster prankster hey…  Anyway…

THANK YOU!

 My mum’s daughters, mum’s mum’s daughter and mum’s mum! Hehehe… 3 iron ladies posing with me for a graduation shot on my birthday! Why iron ladies? Well, they are all strong-willed women of their time (Except for sis lah. She’s more like got an iron temper!).

 Collected this photo at the studio too. It was taken at the ceremony held on 05 Sep @ Raffles Convention Centre (Raffles City). Cost us S$50 bucks for this one. So expensive huh?

 Woo hoo! Free breakfast today (2 days after my birthday)! Western and Eastern styles combined!  Got Macdonald breakfast - Sorry the burger in my tummy liao so only left the tea. In fact, I think the tea also finish liao when I took this pic! *Oops* - and also “Man Tou“. Courtesy of Bee Hoon (Under the “I Ask” List) and Carol (Worst! She’s not in any of the above lists!)

THANK YOU TOO!

BY THE WAY, for those of you who have missed the date, not to worry ’cuz I accept birthday gifts EVERYDAY! Ahhh… What a HAPPY birthday I had!

 Oh oh, supposed to meet them at Bugis at 1.30… Looks like my “break” is too long liao!

Steph and Esther kept telling me, “Travel Light, Girl. Travel Light”.

  Hey, Beard Papa’s chezstick for lunch? Cannot lah… Oh I got this for my birthday last year too… Hmmm… Seems like only yesterday!

 Waa… We look like angels with the light above our heads huh?

 Ms Yellow!

 Eh look, me (Ms Blue) and my boyfrens leh! Handsome huh? Macho Macho Man!

 Ms Red - Esther! Johor, Here we come!

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 Singapore has Sakae Sushi.   Ah Ther and Steph brought us to Malaysia’s Sushi King!  I had the teriyaki chicken set. *salty salty* After lunch it’s a trip to the restroom. Surprise… Surprise… Now, this is something I don’t think I’ve seen in Singapore yet.  This row here is the wash basin. Yup, the basin is just a slab of marble slanted inwards. Water just flowed down through this slanted piece! I was totally amazed. But of cuz, gotta act normal lah… Otherwise, the other ladies will laugh at me! 

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Ok it’s shopping time!  Some ugly Singapore lady just came forth to the shelf and wiped the bottom of her shoe on the shelf and walked off! Right before my very eyes! Apparently, this piece of “pizza-like” stuff got stucked on her sole. Grotesque animal!

 Esther got this Mickey watch! My Fav! Steph got a Betty Boop one. Too bad I’m allergic to the metal. Haiz!

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 Came back to Singapore, dying for chicken rice. Check out the spread at Tong Seng Kopitiam opposite Mos Burger, Parco! *Yummy*

Steph: Hmmm… So thirsty, let me have some soup to wet my taste buds.

Esther: Hmmm… Next, a little bit of dark soya sauce to add to the taste… No chilli to be added…

Steph: Waa… Wat is she doing ah? Hmmm, take more soup.

Esther: After the rice turned dark brown color it’s time to add the chicken… Remember, choose the chicken breast meat…

Steph & Esther: Eh, this crazy woman take our pics for free huh?

Fer: Oh oh… Dinner Time!

Just when I stepped off the final stair to my house, the postage guy was knocking at my door. Mr Ben was barking incessantly from behind the wooden door that separates them. I went forward and was told that the package was meant for me. From China…

The 1st layer: Hardrock Cafe T-shirt, Hong Kong.

Within this 1st layer, there is more than meets the eye.

There is 2nd layer: Starbucks Collector’s Mugs - Nuremberg (Germany) & Guangzhou (China)

Within these gifts lay another little surprise from Paris.

He remembers that I have a sweet tooth… 

* It all adds up to so much of him - RG *

Guess The Victor!

Seen in the picture: Pool challengers Chee Tiong and Ranjit. *Nice Pose huh?*

Not seen in the picture: “Put aeroplane” Frederick-san and Photographer Me!

Gavin DeGraw • Chariot

Staring at a maple leaf

Leanin’ on the mother tree

I said to myself we all lost touch

Your favorite fruit is

Chocolate-covered cherry

Seedless watermelon, oh

Nothing from the ground is good enough

Body rise, look what’s over me

Oh chariot, your golden waves

Are walking down upon this face

Oh chariot, I’m singing out loud

To guide me, give me your… strength

Remember seeing moon’s rebirth?

Rains made mirrors of the earth

The sun was just yellow energy

There is a living promise land

Even over fields of sand

Since it’s filled my body, covered me

Bring it back, more than a memory

Oh chariot, your golden waves

Are walking down upon this face

Oh chariot, I’m singing out loud

To guide me, give me your strength

You’ll be my vacation away from this place

You know what I want

Holding that cup that’s pouring over the sides

You make me wanna spread my arms and fly

Oh chariot, your golden waves

Are walking down upon this face

Oh chariot, I’m singing out loud

To guide me, give me your strength

Give me your strength (Chariot)

Give me your strength (Chariot)

Give me your strength (Chariot)

Give me your strength (Chariot)

(Give me your strength) Give it to me (Chariot)

(Give me your strength) Give it to me (Chariot)

(Give me your strength) Give it to me (Chariot)

Give me your strength, oh chariot…