Sunday, April 22, 2007

Raffles Hotel

I'm so sorry for not updating recently.

I have been super busy at work and i can't even find the time to surf the net properly. Luckily i'm off tmr so i'm able to give a brief post.

Raffles hotel is such a great place to work. Besides the freindly staff i get to encounter, i also get a great opportunity to meet tourists. Interacting with the guests really brings me joy in my job, it's probably why i don't mind waking up early to get to work =)

Every time i knock-off work, i'll try and search for a beer. If i keep going on at think rate, i'll become a true alcoholic. Damn, i need to stop drinking everyday.

anyhoo, i'll be doing my first afternoon shifts next week, so i hope i can learn more, cuz i've basically learnt everything except for requisting items.

Also, i'm improving my chinese (mandarin) Talking with the staff and some of the china tourists, i really am starting to communicate better haha =) but i still have that weird accent and shit, just like my canto. I get to converse in hokkein, canto and mandarin so often, it feels weird. However, my accent is starting to come back when i talk, YES! so i guess in soon time, i'll be able to get back my canadian accent haha!

Raffles hotel, prides alot on their service, which i hope i meet their requirements. I try to go the extra mile for the guests by offering coasters or singapore sling receipe cards as a souvenir. I really hope that the guests feel welcomed and that they go home with great memories.

Anyhoo, i'm off to U-zap my tummy, hope it works =) take care

Thursday, April 12, 2007

[Song] Mario - I Want to Kiss You

this is gonna be quite a long post..

Friday: headed to MOS and St. James with Elliott and Liang. We met up with nelson at MOS and met zeke and eleanor at St. James. The night was really relaxing, as we didn't get drunk, for the exception of liang.

Sorry liang for being so boring that night =)

Saturday: headed to Bugis for steamboat with Elliott, Liang and Thomas. After, Elliott, Liang and I headed to KTV, yet again. It was a fun night as always.

As for today, Elliott and Liang had a lseep over so they were here watching movies and television all day. Thx to elliott we had a good breakfast, Hokkein Mee. Hahaha, he actually woke up to go buy it, i'm so PROUD OF YOU ELLIOTT!! hahaha jks!

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I started my attachment on Monday. Oh man! Raffles Hotel is just wonderful. I love the culture, the people and the views. The builindg is so historical and the staff are super friendly. There is just so much history at Raffles hotel, that i know i will have fun learning about. (more on Raffles Hotel in a future post)

The only downside is that i'm situated at an alfresco (outdoor) seafood restaurant, Raffles Courtyard. Which means, i have to deal with the heat of Singapore. It can get quite busy, but when it rains it isn't go bad. Oh how i wish it rains everyday haha!

The staff are great, especaially my managers cuz i can commute in cantonese with them. Alot of the people are from malaysia, so i shouldn't have any problems with the chinese community there. On another note, i think i need to learn to speak some basic Bhasa Malayu, as there is alot of idians and malays. It will be good to know what they say at times =)

At Raffles, all the staff seem so friendly and cheery. They always smile and give a gesture to show that you are being acknowledged. The feeling is just so comforting. Now i know why guests love a friendly service staff serving them lol.

*i'll keep all of y'all posted this weekend or something. for now.....on to something else*

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ALRIGHT!!! ready? it's time for the GOOD stuff.


Came back from Bintan on Thursday night.

Oh man, was the trip ever fun!

Oh but first off...i just found out that, i LOST MY FUCKING CAMERA!!! I spent an hour looking through my whole house. I was sure i had it with me then i left the ferry terminal on thursday. I can't believe i'm such a fucking idiot! jesus christ! First alan lost his and now me! I guess we both have bad luck!

The worst part is that we lost of photos from the last day =(

For those that are unsure where Bintan is, it is located in Indonesia. It's only an hours ferry ride to the resort island. The view of the sandy white beach, which consisted of the South China Sea, was just amazing.

The Resort we stayed in, to us, was considered to be one of the best. We had everything we wanted.

The drinks (alcohol) sucked, the food wasn't the greatest but the scene was fantastic.

It didn't matter how good the resort was, what activities we did or where we spent our days, it was the company that made it all worth wild.

We spent the first day swimming and having dinner at Kelong Restaurant. The food was alright, but the main thing was to celebrate Elliott's B-day. After, we headed back to the rooms to hang out and surprised Elliott with a B-day Cake.

The rest of the days were spent on the beach, Go-Karting, Swimming and taking photos. It was super relaxing.

We promised ourselves (Elliott, Alan and I) that we would head to the gym every morning. haha that didn't happen at all! we only went to the gym ONCE! but it didn't matter, cuz i'm sure we all wanted our sleep instead haha!

I finally got to tan my farmer arms. Oh man, did our bodies ever burn. We could barely take off our clothes, yet alone put on a sling bag.

The highlight of the whole trip was dusting elliott in go-karts and driving a golf buggy around the resort. It was so fun.

I shall let some pictures do the speaking of our trip. There is over 1.5gigs worth of photos, which i will be uploading to my imagestation sometime this weekend, if not early next week.

The whole trip was just amazing. It is a trip that will always be with me, deep within my heart.

I still remember going to Florida with Jen, Lucy, and Ken.

I'm sure this trip will be the same. The memories, the fun and the company will never be forgotten.

Thx to Cao Yan, Xiumin, Alan, Elliott, and Susu for making it so memorable. I would like to further extend my thanks to Amy
for helping me out with the money issues. Your willingness to help really touched me. I will never forget your kindness.


PICTURES!!



First night dinner @ the Kelong Restaurant.



MmMm...Delicious!



The port of the restaurant!



Waiting to check-in to the ferry!



On the Ferry!



That ice-cream cost 3 bucks!!!! lol!



Amy, Xiumin, Alan, Cao Yan, Elliott and I @ the Resort Pool!



Can you see the size difference?



Cao Yan and I!



Don't look @ our nips alright? haha!



I, Alan, Cao Yan, Amy and Xiumin!



View from the beach! (South China Sea)



I think this was taken by alan when he went to see the sun rise. But he couldn't see it as we're facing another direction.



The girls @ Paseh Oleh Oleh! (something like their town lol, it's dirt small)



On the hotel's transport.



After Go-Karting!



I love this pic!



in the Jacuzzi!



I, Cao Yan, Amy, Xiumin, Susu and Elliott!



Thx to the guy who helped us with this pic.



the water isn't that deep lol!



High up in the sky =)



Standing in the South China Sea!



Driving a golf buggy!



At another resort.



Cao Yan and I during our last night!



The hotel's live band. They were great! Thx Guys!



First place alan, second me and third elliott! =)



Scronny yo!



one word, hilarious!



Oh behave!



A bar situated over the sea.

Sorry the pix aren't in order or anything, i'm too tired to do that right now! =)

I'll be uploading some videos soon. Eg. Go-kart and Karaoke, from Bintan! =P

Take care now, i'm off to bed, Peace!

Monday, April 09, 2007

Lack of Updates!

Sorry folks, i know i haven't been updating lately.

I'm so tired and busy now.

My attachment just started and it's SO hot. I'm stationed at a alfresco seafood restaurant and bar @ Raffles Hotel.

Just imagine Singapore at 12pm with the blazing sun over you. Oh man, it's super unbearable especially for a guy with my size.

Plz be patient as i have a post and pix regarding my Bintan trip. I just haven't gotten around to uploading the pix and editing the post as of yet.

I will try my best to get it up by friday. Sorry for the delays.

Take care, i'm headed to bed to get some shut eye.

Peace!

Monday, April 02, 2007

Bintan

headed to a trip to Bintan in the morning!

it will be a 4day 3 night trip. Full of excitement awaits us.

Water sports, food, sleep and i hope girls! muhahaha!

it's gonna be a fun time before heading out to attachment!

Xiumin, Amy, Cao Yan, Susu, Elliott and Alan will be my company for the next 4 days! it's great, since we all know each other so well already! it will be full of joy!

see you guys at the end of the week! take care and have fun!

Happy Holidays to DHM0405a&b!

Friday, March 30, 2007

The End, For Now!

[Song] Jai - Spend 4Ever! (nice RnB track for y'all to vibe to)

The end of a 2 year learning experience in Shatec, is OVER!

The feeling seems so weird.

No more routine wake up's at 7 or 8am, no more lunch at the coffee shop and no more taking the bus and walking pass the swimming pool. Seems kind of awkward if you ask me.

Though the past 2 years have not gone to waste. Learnt alot about the industry, obviously, and got to meet some life long friends. It was a journey, not only will i remember for the rest of my life, but a journey that will be cherished deep within my heart.

I'm sure i'm not the only one with the same thoughts. I'm sure many people, who have learnt life long skills from Shatec, will be cherishing these 2 years.

It still seems like yesterday, when we just finished out housekeeping project. Oh man, i still remember the feeling of receiving the highest grade for that project. It was just wonderful. To have achieve something academically, for the first time in my life.

And on top of that, i would say that our Sales project was one of the greatest projects we compiled. I loved the look and the content. Just amazing what a great team can do.

*Too bad we will never work as a whole on projects again. To: Liang Liang, Alan, Xiumin, Amanda and Susanna, THX for all the work and efforts put in over the past 2 years. We did a great job. Though some may have had minor conflicts, that they did not voice, we still got through it all and you didn't allow it to effect our work. I believe out of the whole class, we were the best project group! To, uh, OASIS! haha!*

It's just saddening to know that we may (as a class) never be able to see each other again, or atleast as a whole.

DHM0405A, I wish you all the best for your future endeavour. Don't let the hotel punks push you around, stand your ground if you need to. Take care and I wish you all the best! Make sure to remember me if you strike it rich, haha jks!

Enough said...pix time!!



The Guys: Farhan, Alan, Rai,Thomas, Nelson, Jude, I and Elliott!
(I'll miss you guys man!)



Reunited...The Comedy Nextwork!



Thx guys for everything!



Dorris and I!



I and Aisah!



2 Fat guys and an admin! lol!



I and Jason!



I and Thomas!



I and Wanling!



I and Yuri!

**OH OH OH, to peepz with cameras...**
can you send me the pictures you took via e-mail @ dumb_mf@hotmail.com that would be great! thx!!


I'm out, gonna take a nap! peace y'all!

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Crunch TIME!!

This is gonna be a short post...


just a little update on what's going on now.

This is of cousre, Exam Week.

Everyone's stressing about the papers and in the back of everybody's minds are holidays.

I've completed 3 out of 4 papers already.

1) Business Communication
2) Business Statistics
3) Food Production Management (which was today)

the next will be the worst paper of all, Principles of Management, which is tomorrow.

Can't wait til the end of that paper...it's gonna be like breaking out of hell.

Tmr will mark the end of my 2 year in-school learning at Shatec. After i will be headed out to Raffles Hotel for my 3 month attachment, then go back to school for a higher diploma and then go back and complete 6 months of attachment at the same hotel.

Seems like a well thought out plan eh? haha!

OH OH OH...

did i mention, i will be going to Bintan (in Indonesia) on April 2 2007?

haha..my last holiday, atleast for now!

Can't wait, it's gonna be so fun and relaxing! just what my friends and i need.

The trip will consist of Elliott, Alan, Xiumin, Amy, Susanna, Cao Yan and I. I just can't wait til the day i board the ferry, and set my stubby feet in some fucking sand!

muhahahaha! i know i know...it's okay to be jealous, FOOLS! hahaha! jokes jokes!

alright i'm out, gonna take a nap before i hit the POM text book...

peace y'all...latez!

(pix from mac - studying!)



I use to never study...what happened? i'm such a good boy muhahaha! =P



Liang, having FUN?!?!?!



Studying Food Production Management (FPM)



if this was zoomed, you would be able to see my HORRIFIC handwriting!



BYE BYE! =P

Monday, March 26, 2007

TMNT

[SONG] Ne-Yo - Because of You (Rumored to be the next hit for his second album)


After a bit of studying today at Woodlands Library, Liang and I went to watch...

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!!!!!!

w00t!

This movie has very sentimental value to me. It didn't matter much if the script sucked or if the animations were bad, all that mattered to me was that i was able to watch 4 turtle on the big screen once again.

Teenage mutant ninja turtles, was part of my childhood. Growing up as a single child and a broken family, this show that started off as a cartoon, was my fantasy world. I use to be in this world that no one could take a way from me. It helped me get past the depression and ugliness of this horrible world.

I remember as a child i would always rush home to catch the 3:30pm show. If i missed it, the whole day would have gone to shreds. This cartoon, to many, may be stupid or idiotic, but to me this simple show was my life.

My dad, til this day, still calls me turtle in cantonese. He knows that this was and still is my favorite show of all time. He knew, buying me anyting with a ninja turtle on it would shut me up and entertain me for hours. Though my collection is still back home in toronto, i can still remember the faint memories of myself playing with turtle figurines alone in my room til the wee hours of the night.

I know it seems weird to be reading this, but if you grew up in the environment i did, you may understand what i mean. Being able to see Leonardo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donnatello and Splinter on the big screen once again, made me remember my past. This is something i cherish. Something that can never be taken away from me. This is what made me forget about everything. It was my life.

After so many years, to be able to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles once again, literally brought watery tears to my eyes. I was so HAPPY throughout the whole movie. The script was not the best, but it was memories that flashed in my head that made it all worth the wild. (The animations were great, but the voices could have been better) Smiling throughout the movie, Liang knew that this movie had a lot of value to me.

I am glad that they made a re-release. If not, who knows when i would be able to enjoy a flick to such an extent. Also, if i'm not wrong, there will be a second part to this movie. WOOHOO!!! =)

I have the 3 series' to the orginal tmnt movie. I fel like going to watch all of them once again! Maybe i will.

Thx hollywood, animators and script writers, for bringing back a memory to a grown man that lacked a real childhood. This cartoon means so much more to me now then it did when i first laid eyes on the cartoon series.

and to liang...THANK YOU SO MUCH for watching this movie with me. You may not have enjoyed it as much as i did or maybe you did, but i really appreciated it. If you didn't watch this movie with me, i would have watched it myself. Liang, i know you know how much this movie meant to me, and i really really thank you (again) for spending the time with me to enjoy it. LOVE YOU!

TMNT, is something that will always be treasured deep within me and my heart!

NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME, NEVER! (lol i'm not being drastic)

peace!

(PIX)



the only thing that could make a grown man, a child once again!

(i just had to put this up, cuz it was quite funny at the time)



Elliott getting close to the pole at the bus stop!



Elliott got touchy! he held it until the bus came lol!

latez!



TMNT trailer 2007



TMNT intro song from the cartoon!