ah.... reserve this post first... going to be April Fool....
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Please listen to my song dedication (Scroll down and please click Play at the left hand side in my blog now)
**Edited**
Me just reminded me that she looked for Sky Wu - Happy Birthday and let me heard by calling me and tuned her laptop to max volume.. This happened early in the morning..
Ya.. TQ Me...
Okay okay.. on my birthday, I went to NTU early, reaching there at about 12.00pm. Stayed in the library for about 5 hours ++.
My Shifu - Cindy - online in school library as well.. After chatting for less than 20 minutes, she decided to treat me to have an ice cream to celebrate my birthday..
So we went to McDonald's to have McFlurry.. (Thank you very much, Shifu)
At about 6.20pm the bellyman - Kah Wei - and my poly friend - Qing Rui - met us at the McDonald's.. After chatting a while, Qing Rui agreed to give me a treat on dinner.. Haha... So he bought McSpicy Set Meal (with upsize) for me..
Hehe.. Thank you Qing Rui..
As the bellyman.. aiya u know I know la...... LoL
In the class, I borrowed bellyman's mp3 player - Creative Muvo^2 - to record for my song dedication.. LoL... from 9pm to 11pm... ah... need to record and come back home to cut away the unnecessary part.
After the class, I went to Serangoon to meet Kok Soon & his gf - Suh Ming -. We went to McDonald's again.. haha... as Birthday boy.. I can get a free drink (any choices) at McCafe. They bought Cappucino and I ordered a free double chocolate :D. The McCafe staff even made "Happy Birthday" wordings on the Cappucino.. The pictures are in Kok's hp.. this guy so lazy to take them out and send to me..
After that I went back, by the time I reached home was about 12.30am (27th Mar).. LoL.. my sister & my bro-in-law was waiting for me.. The birthday cake is shown as below :D
My weekend.. LoL.. planned to go back to BP but end up didnt go back due to several reasons.. So I occupied myself with some works..
Saturday.. woke up at 7am.. prepared and headed to Outram Park - HSA Blood Bank. YEAH~ I offered my help to the Red Cross Executive, Idy, to help out on the event - Are You My Type?
I talked to her during the bloodbank tour on Feb 09 and I found that she was the creator for this even in facebook. So I adder her into my friends list and offered my help if needed.
Arrived there, was a bit awkward. Well, I am just not so extrovert person.. u can't blame me... After that changed to the YDC (Youth Donor Club) shirt given by her. Gosh.. YDC is until 25 yrs old, i am 2 yrs "too mature" already, Idy... (haha. she wont know my blog de. .dont worry)..
I was given the task to give out the souvenier - iron-on sticker (according to blood type A, B, AB and O) to the donors, informing them about the refreshment in the recreation room as well as recommending them to join the the bloodbank & laboratory tour on 11.00am and 2.30pm respectively).
In the first 30 minutes, I was a bit shy and slow on doing this... Idy realised this and went there to help me out and asked me not to feel so shy.. LoL.. lagi paiseh~ Gosh.. Then I saw how she talked to them and started to follow as well..
After that, I could explain quite well to them. LoL.. but I realised a problem... The table and chairs were located too far away from the entrance to the blood donation room.. So, I "shan zuo zhu zhang" to moved the table & chair.. actually, more than 30 cm from the original location.. haha.. In this case, it will hinder the ppl who were going to Apheresis Suite (for platelet and plasma donation).. But it could make me to get the task done! It is because a lot of ppl would not want to go near to the table as they may feel shy / they thought need to PAY... even though I walked to them but they also didnt want to follow me.. so to bring the table closer is effective -- and I proved that...
Today there wasn't as much ppl as I thought.. It was quite sad.. I thought I could have served a lot ppl.. :(
But Idy, keep it up!!! I believe more & more ppl will donate blood de~~~
Let's take a look what are the iron-on sticker look like :D
Iron on sticker
Samples ironed ono the shirt. Looks COOL, doesnt it ?
Hehe.. took another picture with blood buddy.. Feb 09 was Blood donor.. March 09 became volunteer to help out.. Funny
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Now is the Sunday activity....
Again, I went to help out on blood donation drive... This time was at Alvyn's church, which is located at Bugis.. (sorry, I dunno his church's name) BLEK~~~ I ain't Christian / Catholic, so I dun care :D wakakaka... [*added* okay okay.. it is called Singapore Life Church]
Today our task was to usher the donors to have some quick check-up by the doctor and to the next station to check their haemoglobin level.. Again, I was quite disappointed with the number of donors... However, it is understandable as his church members are organising this blood donation internally. They did not make any publicity, such as any advertisement. They were just bringing their friends & family..
We started our service on 12.30pm but there were only a few ppl.. Spent most of the time explaining to him about the blood donation information, such as the differences between the platelet, plasma, whole blood, red blood cell & white blood cell, the process of blood donation, including whole blood & platelet donation process, the ways to prevent dizzy after blood donation & so on.. Chat with Alvyn, ZiYu & their church friends on all other topics, such as the security in JB, the incidents happened on them & their family in Thailand, Malaysia and so on..
LoL.. That's all.....
Gosh.. I still havent uploaded my birthday cake pictures... Ah.. I still have things to do now.. 2molo must give ppl... arg~!~!~!
There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:
One: Emergency
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.
***My comments*** I knew about this 5 years back... it is true..
Two: Have you locked your keys in the car?
Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk). Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!'
***My Comments*** Never try this, but I belive that this can be done.
Three: Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.
***My Comments*** Just tried this on my Nokia 5310. It doesnt works. *results unknown* Condition: 1 bar left. When I press *3370# SEND , it shows requesting.... then *results unknown* I tried to reset the hp myself, but there isnt any power increment. >.<" Pls let me know if ur hp can do it.
Four: How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone!: * # 0 6 #, a 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
***My Comments*** Knew about this 2 years ago, but after some discussions & arguement with fl, I think she is right, the Mobile Service Provider may not able to block the handset.. *but I still strongly believe they can do it :D *
Ever wonder whether you and your friends belong to the same type? Bring them down to Bloodbank@ HSA on 28/3/09 for blood donation and check it out. Encourage your friends to come for blood donation with you and be delighted by us!
Activities 1. Buddy up! Give Blood save life! 2. Tour of the Bloodbank 3. Photo time with Blood buddies 4. Tea & Snacks
Time : 9am-4pm Venue: Bloodbank@ HSA, 11 Outram Road (opposite Outram Park MRT station) For registration and more information, please call Red Cross @6220-0183.
Type A: While outwardly calm, they have such high standards (perfectionists) that they tend to be balls of nerves on the inside. Type A's are the most artistic of the blood groups. They can be shy, are conscientious, trustworthy, and sensitive.
Type AB: Type AB's are the split personalities of the blood groups. They can be both outgoing and shy, confident and timid. While responsible, too much responsibility will cause a problem. They are trustworthy and like to help others.
Type B: Goal oriented and strong minded, type B's will start a task and continue it until completed, and completed well. Type B's are the individualists of the blood group categories and find their own way in life.
Type O: Type O's are outgoing, and very social. They are initiators, although they don't always finish what they start. Creative and popular, they love to be the center of attention and appear very self confident.
***************************************************** To all my friends, Who wants to go for blood donation and need accompanies juz let me know, I can go with u but I not donating as I donated 2 weeks ago..
Too bad I juz donated platelet on 14th March, my next eligibility date is 11th Apr.. I had to miss out this event... ah~~~~~~~~~
Wish this event to be another successful event after the event organised on 14th Fe 09.
Thanks everyone for the wishes.. haha.. this year receive the most wishes.. thanks to facebook. LoL.. please remember to tune to Yes933 tonight from 9 to 11pm. I have dedicated song to all of you .... :D
SINGAPORE: A woman was killed after being hit by a train at Clementi MRT station early Tuesday morning.
SMRT said the incident at 6.15am caused westbound service between Queenstown and Jurong East MRT stations to be affected.
To maintain service on the unaffected stretch of the East—West line, westbound trains were turned around at Queenstown MRT Station.
Train service between Jurong East and Joo Koon stations were not affected by the incident.
SMRT also activated a bus bridging service from Queenstown to Jurong East stations to ferry affected passengers.
The first bus arrived at Queenstown MRT Station at about 6.50am.
Train services resumed at 7.03am.
SMRT said about 6,250 passengers were affected during the incident.
Passengers who were unable to complete their journeys due to the disruption can claim a full fare refund from the Passenger Service Centre in any of the 53 SMRT stations within the next three working days.
[*PS: Swedish meatballs is a must try - but I think that is beef, so I didnt eat also). The hotdog is also a must try - only SGD1.00).]
After the IKEA breakfast, we walked around and moved towards our next destination - Singapore Expo... (Robinson Sales, Popular Book Fest, Adidas Sales, Food & Beverage Fest)
Went to Robinson sales, bought a Shirt - ESPIRIT long sleeve shirt, erm... but this one not really for me to go for interview de.. I still need to find a more suitable one...
Walked the whole Hall but couldnt find any other suitable long sleeve shirt for myself.. all the cuttings are not suitable for me.. haiz... (and a lot of them looks awful.. but I dunno why still have so many ppl were choosing & buying those shirts... Haiz)
After that, went to Popular Book Fest. Gosh, couldnt find anything for myself.. Well, I think my bro in law bought something..
Then we went into the hall that oraganises the Adidas Sales.. Wah u cant imagine.. Almost everything sold out, left some Double X L (XXL) shirts and some shoes... I thought the sales started on 20th March... (I dont even feel any economy downturn, recession or bla bla bla..) You see all of them, buying SOOOO MANY THINGS!!!! and they pick the items w/o thinking for more than 10 seconds..
Went to Food Fest liao.... haha.. try this try that. eat this eat that.. LoL.. really *peng*
Btw, Crocs are having their booth in the same hall with food fest.. 30% to 60% off.... ranging from SGD 35 to SGD 48 (after discount).
woo Hooo.... that's my sunday until 2.30pm...
Then 4pm onwards i become "NANNY KOH".. dun want to talk much about it anymore... I have to take care of two kids.. LoL... OMG!!!!!
Earth Hour.. Do you know what is Earth Hour about??
Earth Hour is a capmpaign, encourage us - the human beings to switch off all the lights for an hour.
This campaign is not about HOW MUCH UTILITIES WE CAN SAVE ON THAT HOUR.
This campaign is to IMPART a very strong awareness to EVERYONE in the world that we should do something, and WE CAN EASILY ACHIEVE THAT on climate change issues.
Besides registering & take action on that Earth Hour. Let's switch off all the power whenever the electronic / electrical items are not needed for use.
Earth Hour 2009 Earth Hour - 28 March 2009 Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than 1 billion people in 1000 cities around the world, inviting communities, business and governments to switch off lights for 1 hour and send a powerful global message that we need to take action on climate change.
Saturday 28th March 2009 in Singapore, join us for these Earth Hour events:
* 2:30 pm - Multimedia Presentation of 'An Inconvenient Truth', presented by Tony Boatman from The Climate Project (Botanic Gardens) * 5:00pm to 9:30pm - Green Carnival & 'Blackout' at the Esplanade Park * 8:30 pm - Turn off your lights for Earth Hour
Earth Hour organisers confident of success for inaugural event in Singapore
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, March 12
SINGAPORE: It is just a few weeks before Earth Hour on March 28, when households and businesses are encouraged to switch off their electricity usage for one hour.
It is the first time Singapore is taking part in the initiative to raise awareness on climate issues. While the number of people registered for the event seems dismal in Singapore, the organisers are not worried.
They have a target of one million participants, but so far, only about 2,000 people and 250 companies have registered on the event’s website to do their part for the environment.
Organisers believe there will be thousands out there taking part in Earth Hour in their own way, and tracking numbers can only be done after the event is over.
Take the first Earth Hour in Sydney in 2007 for example. Director of WWF Singapore, Carine Seror, said: "There were just a few hundred companies, just a few thousand participants registered on the website, but actually the real figure of participation was 2.2 million."
And to encourage more people to get involved, there will be a candlelight picnic at the Esplanade Park on the big day.
Ms Seror said: "You bring down your picnic mat and your candles and just join us for a big party. We start at 5pm with the green carnival and by 7pm, we will have some entertainment before the blackout at 8.30pm."
And giving their support to Earth Hour is MediaCorp’s radio station Class 95FM. The station has been promoting the event on—air and it has other plans lined up on the day itself.
Senior programme director of Class 95FM, MediaCorp, Erina Cook, said: "We’re going to run reminders to our listeners so that they can be reminded that it’s not too late to take part in Earth Hour, and to switch off all their lights to support Earth Hour."
So if you are at home or out and about on March 28, don’t be in the dark when the lights go out for Earth Hour at 8.30pm.
This whole week work as Office boy until 6pm.. 2day reached NTU already 8.15pm. 1 hr 15 min late to my lab.. then reached home at about 11.30pm... from 1230pm until 1200am didnt eat anything. so I cooked ding ding again..
this time better, coz I added an egg and 3 pcs of "niang tou fu" (tou fu pi outside, fish meat inside)..
11.59pm I was having my Dinner/ Supper.. but 12.01am I realised that I was having breakfast of the day...
SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) is concerned that a randomly—occurring type of the dengue virus has recently shown up in greater numbers in one area.
Seven cases of Type 3 Dengue infection were detected in Little India in January, up from zero cases in November last year.
NEA says the virus type has "high epidemic potential" because Singaporeans are known to have low immunity.
NEA’s Head of Environmental Health Institute, Dr Ng Lee Ching, explains: "Dengue 3 is not very common in Singapore for the past decade. So our immunity level in the population is very low towards Dengue 3. Which means if Dengue 3 spreads, the population will be very susceptible to getting dengue. We also know that overseas, in America and in Southeast Asia, Dengue 3 has caused huge outbreaks."
NEA says it immediately deployed officers to Little India to locate and destroy mosquito breeding grounds. And the number of Type 3 infections there dropped back to zero in February.
As a precaution, Head of Operations for the Environmental Health Department at NEA, Tai Ji Choong, said that officers are permanently stationed in the two areas.
He said: "Actually we put in a permanent team of officers and also the pest control operators. Actually they’re roving around the area to actually do source reduction, to remove and destroy breeding habitats and at the same time check difficult areas such as roof gutters for breeding."
NEA says it has also been able to contain the rise in Type 1 Dengue infections reported in Woodlands, Joo Chiat and the Southwest District.
The number of cases in these areas rose over the new year but fell last month.
Type 1 and 2 Dengue are the more common strains occurring in Singapore, while Type 4 is rare.
NEA currently has 750 pest control officers fanned out across Singapore to check and destroy mosquito breeding areas.
The agency says it plans to hire another 250 officers this year to increase its surveillance.
SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Wong Shun Feng says he has seen spirits, been afflicted by supernatural phenomena and taken advice from gods -- and that it's all just part of the job.
Affectionately known to his friends as "Tua Ya Pek" after a Taoist god of the spiritual underworld, Wong is a gravedigger who exhumes the bones of the dead to make way for development in Singapore.
According to Taoist belief, Wong is among the first to greet the dead when they embark on their journey beyond the grave.
But instead of guiding the spirits towards reincarnation, nirvana (transcendence) or the "nine hells," he sends them to a new earthly resting place as cemeteries make way for roads, housing and public services.
The dead are not always willing to move, he says.
"I've seen spirits hovering beside me as I dig their grave, heard them whisper to me 'Ah Tee (young man), please don't move me'," Wong recalls matter-of-factly.
But not all spirits are so benign, he said.
The 53-year-old, who has been a gravedigger for almost 30 years, says he once saw a tree standing over a grave he was exhuming "shaking violently when trees next to it were still -- and there was no breeze".
He said once he was even "punished" for disrespecting the dead when he swore at a grave.
"In the evening after the dig, my left forearm was completely stiff even though I did not injure it, like the forearm of a corpse, and it was only after midnight that I regained use of it," said Wong, gesturing to the affected area.
Nevertheless, he says he is not afraid of the supernatural.
"As long as you have a good heart, they won't harm you," he said.
Neither does he care that people here might look down on him as an anachronism in a Westernised society, despite the fact that superstition has deep roots among ethnic Chinese, who account for 75 percent of the 3.6 million population.
"People might think that this type of work is taboo but I'm fine with it. I like the rugged life," he said.
A stocky man, Wong cuts an imposing figure with a variety of tattoos, the most prominent of which are the images of Tua Ya Pek and Li Ya Pek emblazoned across his chest and back.
The images of the two Taoist deities, who are said to be in charge of keeping spirits in line, are not there for decoration.
"I respect the gods, that's why I tattoo them on my body," said Wong, who claims to have seen apparitions of the gods and received lessons on life and work from them.
On a recent exhumation conducted by the Singapore Land Authority to clear a Chinese cemetery in northern Singapore for redevelopment, it took Wong and three colleagues nearly three hours to dig a narrow hole about four metres (12 feet) deep.
Using simple tools such as plowshares, crowbars and wicker baskets, they burrowed through soil, sand and cement, which the rich used in the past to seal their graves, before finally reaching the coffin.
Prying open the lid, Wong and another gravedigger picked out the bones and washed them with rice wine before handing them to the family, who gave them red packets containing token sums of money in appreciation.
These envelopes are the main source of income for gravediggers because the 100 dollar (65 US) payment for each exhumation only goes to one individual and the gravediggers take turns receiving it.
"The income is not fixed. It depends on how generous the families are with their red packets," said Wong.
As the work is not stable he supplements his earnings with odd jobs such as house painting and repairs.
But he has his hands full for the moment as the 70,000-square-metre (753,000-square-feet) Guang Xiao Shan Cemetery, near the border with Malaysia, has been earmarked for conversion into a train depot.
The pace of Singapore's development has meant that between 1970 and 1998, more than 240,000 graves in 100 cemeteries were exhumed, the latest available estimate shows.
And according to Wong, all the deceased, including the current "residents," must be placated.
"Ghosts are the same as human beings," he said. "They have feelings and emotions as well. How would you feel if you had to shift after living in the same place for 50 years?"
When asked about his own mortality, Wong shrugged as he pointed to the tattoo of the deity Li Ya Pek smiling serenely on his chest.
"I haven't really thought about it. Let's see what my big brother says," he said with a laugh.
Date: 14th March 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 9 am to 11.30am. (gosh, this time is TOO LONG!!!)
Venue: Apeheris Centre @ HSA Blood bank, Outram Park
Today, my 4th Platelet donation, which falls on my birthday month..
Well, today the nurses were not attending to me as I wasnt their "shu ke". Hey, I made appointment at 9am de!!! I had to wait until 10am then they made all the preparation for me... But nvm la.. dont be so "YIM CHIM". I just sit there wait wait wait (with my smiley face) LoL..
So today I donated using an alien machine.. (VERY VEY BIG, and seems like very louya de). Well, total time is about the same lor.. Not much surprise.. But today I can feel the pain of the needle poked on my arm.. Even during my blood donation (my blood transfusion out & back to my veins, I still can feel some pain on it.. Erm.. maybe I was too tired recently?? well? wild guess only~
This time the nurse bandaged my "wounds" (can it considered as wound? or not??) using purple colour bandage.. LoL.. I went to Bugis with that and there was some ppl kept staring my me and my arm (HALF SCARED).. I really wished that I had the courage to walked to them and explained to them, "This was bandaged after blood donation, not AH BENG or AH SENG trial gang's bandage..."
*haiz* too bad, I was afraid that they would scream when I approached them... They had their effort in Mobile Blood Drive, Newspaper, Online (Facebook, Red Cross Website, Donor Website, HSA website, Nuffnang Website, Newspaper, Blood Donation campain, celebrations and so on..
Even though HSA & Red Cross have put in significant effort in promoting blood donation campaign, I still see some ignorance out there... I really dont see what are the other channel that they can tackle to promote blood donation awareness..
Surprise to me!! There is a small gift for donor who donate blood on his/her birthday month!!!
Woo Hoo~~ I thought it was RED PACKET!!! hahahah (money-minded) -.-"
This year shd be my first year for receiving my birthday present SOOOOOO EARLYYYYYY... LoL.. Thank you LBN!!!!!!
Thanks to LBN, who knows that I always eat ding ding & Penang Har Mee.. so she gave me a special birthday present.. LoL.. (PS: High Quality photo, you can click on the photo and view in bigger size.. Blek to FL :P )
Look at the bag.. Quote:" Take a rest.. Widom and power..." Erm.. is that coincidence or putting some effort to encourage me to face my sux life??
Bear Bear box with ribbon.
2nd View
Open up!!
TA DA!!!!!!!
金沙！！！！ Ferrero Rocher!!!
London Choco Roll .. (LBN, this packaging is different from what my sis bought de. this is more expensive de...)
Chips More Original ("N" years didnt eat this)
IKO Oat Plus Cracker (Never touched before)
Master Potato Chips :D
Jelly !!! (sorry, too addicted to bowling.. even Jelly arrangement also similar to bowling pins.....)
