After 2 days of MC and sleeping, today I finally returned to work. Honestly, I've not really recovered. But I was not so keen to start unpacking boxes on 7th lunar month. Haha ok call me superstitious... or "puntang" =O
Yes, yesterday, my office shifted from a central location (near to canteen and building exit) to a much further location temporarily. And I miss the fun of wearing Polo T and jeans (which I've never done b4 during office hrs) or chicken pie (which I doubt with my current stomach flu condition I can actually eat that).
Initially I thought I will not like the new location since we sort of "downgraded" from nice system furniture to the older type. But I guess it still look ok today after we shift all the cupboards and tables into the place. From the "island" back in the old office, I shifted back to "civilisation" since I start to have neighbours again. It's getting noisy! haha...
My only regret was that I forgot to take a photo of my previous cubicle which displayed a lot of photos I've taken on my overseas trips. Amongst my collection is one with Leon Lai at Mdm Tussaud's in HK, and 8 out of 10 people actually asked me whether he's my boyfriend?!! haha... of course I wish to say yes. But the truth is... sigh... well now I wonder maybe I should stop putting that photo lest others get the wrong idea (on the "attached" issue)...! haha
Hmm anyway just to clarify, Leon Lai is not really my idol and actually there's only 1 idol I acknowledge to date. And I shan't go into who's my only idol since I think all the people who knew about him will "faint" when they realise my choice... hmm but I guess that's me... unique (or weird). haha...
Okies... it's getting late.. need my beauty sleep so as to recover faster. Desperately need to recover faster since I'm missing all my good food during my sickness... =(
PS: Can you imagine I'm having salted egg with plain porridge last night when my family had good food? haha... Oh ya.. Babe... you take care too and let's us strive together in our simple diet!
31 July 2008
27 July 2008
Presents from Japan...
27 Jul 2008, Sunny
Today is a happy day as I met up with G and Cool-san and we had an excellent lunch in Botanic Garden and dessert - tiramisu at Gastronomia da paolo. Not to mention that Cool-san also gave us our presents from Japan (my favourite country) and the cookies I asked him to buy! Of course I'll like any presents that Cool-san bought since it's the thought that counts. But it's even happier that I happen to like all the presents he bought! hee.. tks my dear friend, Cool-san!
1. Yoku Moku
(The brand of biscuits that my friend Chloe kept recommending and attested to its nice taste. Cool-san has kindly helped me to buy from Osaka. Although for the biscuits, I still prefer the Ishiya Chololates biscuits, internet reviews on rolled cigares seem to be rather good too.
The biscuits could be found in Narita Airport and major department stores in Osaka.)
http://www.yokumoku.co.jp/
2. Earrings
(Earrings are from my favourite shop in Kyoto. The earrings are made of Venetian glass and are supposed to change colours at different lightings)
http://www.kyoto-glass.com/pub/html/shouhin.html
My present from Cool-san (G also has a pair!)
My current collection from Kiyomizuzaka - earrings, hair band, hp chain
3. Chocolates
(Various flavours of KitKat that are not found in Singapore. I especially like the Strawberry KitKats!)
Once again, Cool-san thanks for the presents! =)
Remember to give O-san her presents too! hee...
Today is a happy day as I met up with G and Cool-san and we had an excellent lunch in Botanic Garden and dessert - tiramisu at Gastronomia da paolo. Not to mention that Cool-san also gave us our presents from Japan (my favourite country) and the cookies I asked him to buy! Of course I'll like any presents that Cool-san bought since it's the thought that counts. But it's even happier that I happen to like all the presents he bought! hee.. tks my dear friend, Cool-san!
1. Yoku Moku
(The brand of biscuits that my friend Chloe kept recommending and attested to its nice taste. Cool-san has kindly helped me to buy from Osaka. Although for the biscuits, I still prefer the Ishiya Chololates biscuits, internet reviews on rolled cigares seem to be rather good too.
The biscuits could be found in Narita Airport and major department stores in Osaka.)
http://www.yokumoku.co.jp/
2. Earrings
(Earrings are from my favourite shop in Kyoto. The earrings are made of Venetian glass and are supposed to change colours at different lightings)
http://www.kyoto-glass.com/pub/html/shouhin.html
My present from Cool-san (G also has a pair!)
My current collection from Kiyomizuzaka - earrings, hair band, hp chain
3. Chocolates
(Various flavours of KitKat that are not found in Singapore. I especially like the Strawberry KitKats!)
Once again, Cool-san thanks for the presents! =)
Remember to give O-san her presents too! hee...
Time Exposure
I went to Singapore Art Museum earlier and viewed 2 exhibitions - Xu Beihong in Nanyang and Alain Fleischer: Time Exposures. I especially liked the latter exhibition, that exhibited over 80 photographs by Alain Fleischer.
Alain Fleischer is one of France's leading contemporary photographer, filmmaker and writer. He founded the National Studio of Contemporary Arts - Le Fresnoy, of which he is the director since 1997. The selection of the artworks deals with the themes of photography and cinema in which the artist explores the notions of time and movement.
The photographs exhibited are very different from those I've seen before in other exhibitions. They fully displayed the photographer's creativity and imagination. You can see two different images in one photograph. For instance you can see a scenery of night as backdrop with a "hidden" face of woman in the foreground of the photo.
I'm glad I didn't view this exhibition at night since there are several photos that appear to be rather errie as you will see ghostly "faces" at scenes of night or female nudes re-photographed within an errie setting. More importantly, the figures in the foreground gives the impression she doesn’t want to be photographed, but nonetheless ‘captured’, taken, and possessed on paper.
Female nudes also seem to be an obsession with him for some of the photos. At times I wonder why, but it's true that all his female nudes models has a certain classic Western beauty look that makes the photos more distinctly different.
My favourite photograph displays a superimposed image of a couple at forefront and the city lights as backdrop, like a typical movie poster. Overall, I'm rather impressed with the technique used by the photographer and his creativity in the photographs.
Hopefully, there will be a time that I can also be creative and good in the photos taken.
Alain Fleischer is one of France's leading contemporary photographer, filmmaker and writer. He founded the National Studio of Contemporary Arts - Le Fresnoy, of which he is the director since 1997. The selection of the artworks deals with the themes of photography and cinema in which the artist explores the notions of time and movement.
The photographs exhibited are very different from those I've seen before in other exhibitions. They fully displayed the photographer's creativity and imagination. You can see two different images in one photograph. For instance you can see a scenery of night as backdrop with a "hidden" face of woman in the foreground of the photo.
I'm glad I didn't view this exhibition at night since there are several photos that appear to be rather errie as you will see ghostly "faces" at scenes of night or female nudes re-photographed within an errie setting. More importantly, the figures in the foreground gives the impression she doesn’t want to be photographed, but nonetheless ‘captured’, taken, and possessed on paper.
Female nudes also seem to be an obsession with him for some of the photos. At times I wonder why, but it's true that all his female nudes models has a certain classic Western beauty look that makes the photos more distinctly different.
My favourite photograph displays a superimposed image of a couple at forefront and the city lights as backdrop, like a typical movie poster. Overall, I'm rather impressed with the technique used by the photographer and his creativity in the photographs.
Hopefully, there will be a time that I can also be creative and good in the photos taken.
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