It never fails to bemuse me..
Date : Thursday, December 13, 2007
Time : 11:05 AM
.. the vicissitudes of the weather here.
It is just the onset of summer. The capricious weather is as worse as the Highness's whimsical mood. Last few days were hot like hell & the temperature even went up to 40 degree celcius. Just when i thought the cold spell is finally over, the temperature plunged again. First it was the ominous dark clouds, then without any warning, rain started dropping. The overnight shower simply swept off the heat n leave me trembling on my working chair like a nobody-kid now. A 72 hrs straight downpour? Geez.. its gonna be depressing. (i shall overcome it thou)
I can feel the festive mood welling inside me, compounded by the whole xmas theme on my pc, the glittery christmas lights along the streets, the oh-so-tall floating christmas tree at Lagoa, the christmas tunes from radio station(come to think of it, why dont they hv an exclusive station that plays only xmas carol? i m so gonna tune in to it days n nights), and definitely the gushing excitement of being able to see the people i miss so much soon!
The office secretaries organise an advance xmas party. Nothing big, just a small BYOFood gathering AND the 'secret friend' gift exchange. Thats how it works. We get to pick the name of our 'secret friend' written on a paper note from a pandora box weeks ago, and then everybody could start go gaga over the xmas present shopping ritual. And then in the party, someone will start the ball rolling by describing his/her secret friend, and everybody will make a guess of who that 'secret fren' is, followed by gift exchange. 
My secret friend is Jeane, whose bday is one day before mine. Wat a coincidence.. we happened to pick each others name and we exchanged our gifts. =D The Prig announced his upcoming one month vacation. Oooh... all of us agreed thats the most worth celebrating reason! CHEERS =D
Labels: Brazil, Days of My Life, Nutshell Inc.
The Prig
Date : Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Time : 3:27 PM
The Prig: Ooh.. let me introduce. This is Z. One of our main buyer. Z, this is X, our project deputy director.Z: Nice to meet you.X: Nice to meet you.The Prig: Wat a pity, Z is leaving the project this week. To 'Come' back to her country. (Pardon French guy's English)X: Oooh.. why? You dont like Brazil? (Looking at Z)Z: no.. no.. of coz not. i love Brazil. but.. well.. its company decision, so i just hv to go. The Prig: Ohh.. She doesnt like French guys. Z: (Smile charmingly towards X) Hee. no.. i like French ppl. I just HATE proud and snobbish people. (Give The Prig a derisive smile.. turn gracefully n walk away) See.. I m NICE but some people just like to ask for it!!Labels: Nutshell Inc.
'303' Day
Date : Thursday, May 10, 2007
Time : 7:18 AM
Hoho.. 18 degree!!! The weather is sure acting up these days. It was still singing sunny summer during the weekends and yet the temperature started dropping after yesterday's rain. With a cool breeze, grey skies and the smell of the first drops hitting the ground, how i wish there is a bowl of white porridge with some You Zha Gui(aka fried doughstick) to start the day with!
*Bling* *Bling* *Bling* checked my the clustmapr counter juz now. Guess wat, a wickedly cool '303' visitors on the previous day!!
Hurray, it might be peanuts for u popular bloggers out there, but hey, its a pretti kewl thing for me!! *Chirping!!* (With me doing some backflip stunt and some twirls ard at the backgrd!!) Second thot, Somehow it doesnt really tally wif the Neocounter stats, but wat the heck, who cares. Thank YOU all the visitors from all over the globe =) and yea.. i mean YOU, who is reading this now.
Some of you reader might notice and frowned over the fact tat i dun hv a RSS feed embedded in zynamic-gala. Miss Loi, a full-time private tutor in Singapore specializing in O-Level Maths who owns 'Joss Stick': 
a blog which helps students studying for O-Level Mathematics in Singapore had kindly pointed this out and given me some FOC tutoring to encounter this prob. (Thank u so much Ms Loi!) I shall try this out later and hopefully my old-age programming knowledge still leave some trace inside my solidified brain to help me figure it out.
Switched on my office pc, bringing with it the 2nd ever exciting news: FINALLY the office Internet Explorer has been upgraded to IE7. I m soo spoilt by Firefox & IE7 tabbed browsing function which i find myself terribly handicaped without this function integrated in IE6 and below. Watmost, its ored Thursday counting down to Friday, definitely looks set to be a good day =)
Labels: Blogging?Blocking, Days of My Life, Nutshell Inc.
Happy Hour
Date : Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Time : 5:00 PM
Call me Tuna
Date : Friday, April 27, 2007
Time : 6:33 PM
I wonder if this is wat we called 'Karma'.I m a huge sandwich lover. i love bread more than rice or noodle. If u know me in person, u can probably see me munching sandwiches for meals, in between meals, right after meals. It muz be Karma-came-to-fruition-day. Hv u ever seen how the tuna paste being sandwiched between the baguette? That's exactly my situation now. I m the tuna paste in between two slices of fat & spongy breads, which was being squueeeezed until oozing out.Why cant the managers communicate among themselves. If they dun want to talk face-to-face, they can always use phone, sms, msn, emails and hey even post it up in their blogs (provided they hv one) . Why must I be the messenger????!!!!!!!!This is the email i rec from Manager C--Dear Zeon,
please print out hard copy of attached form and get Manager K to access Section C(i) and sections D & F. He should then sign off and e-mail back to me. also please remind him to confirm that he will do the same for xxxx by next week 3 rd May07, Ask him to get all forms signed and e-mail back to me.
Regards,
Manager C
Doesnt he know that an email can send to multiple receivers???? Doesnt he know there is such thing called 'cc' ?????? And who am I to direct Manager K to do all these???????And yet I thot 'Communication' is the 1st Chapter we learn in Management Lesson?
Now you know why we need all these delivered to Brazil??--A parcel I received in the office today, thru UPS:
Jimmy too got a bag of goodies hand-carried from Singapore to Rio:
Lets take a peep at wat's inside>> Salonpas pain reliever-patch, panadol and herbal tea... AND ... RED LABEL!!! Mmm.. i think Black Label will be betta?
Reason being: We're vomitting blood and bleeding internally constantly under the 'HARSH' environment of the poor management!!Labels: Nutshell Inc., Rumbling.. Mulling.. Howling..
THE proj is coming yet again!
Date : Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Time : 8:24 AM
Date of my departure hasnt been fixed till today. For reasons being that i have this plummy project to coordinate. Now this project is gonna be out of my way, things are more or less finalised and i can finally book my return ticket.
However, i got the news that THE mega project has made its way to the drawing board AGAIN!!! THE project is nonetheless the project dat almost drove me nuts few months ago. Wasting my time in preparing the bid, fighting wif the Hungarian Ah Lau for almost a yr which then the customer decided to shelf THE project- make me boil still when i think of it. Betta reschedule my return tix to an earlier date, juz dun feel like to put my hand into that mess again!
before i continue grumbling, thank GOD for creating omelette. Gimme a nice one for breakfast, and i'm now as happy as a lil' gal again =)Labels: Nutshell Inc., Rumbling.. Mulling.. Howling..
Stimulants...
Date : Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Time : 6:04 PM
oh i m in need... in need of some real ping pong piang stuff. Why did i study so much to do sucha freakin' dumb dumb job?? I seriously need some stimulants.. well.. juz for my BRAIN.Labels: Nutshell Inc., Rumbling.. Mulling.. Howling..
My Man In Black
Time : 8:57 AM
This is what I call the REAL bodyguard!!
Keke.. my favourite security guard in the office has been promoted. He is the one who save me from the mad women (-_-) He looks so suave in his brand new uniform!! PP u muz see this, our baldie is sucha head-turner today!! Somehow i feel the photos did not do justice to him, he looks much cooler in person.
Now u noe y i hv a fetish for baldie and macho guy. they r juz CUTE *grin*
The rest of the security & reception team --
Labels: Brazil, Nutshell Inc., Out of the Box
Ladyluck is shining..
Date : Thursday, April 12, 2007
Time : 10:07 PM
.. on ME!!
Hurray, its really my day man!
1. Got my long overdue March oversea allowance which i totally dun think i'll be getting it since i had been spending the past mth in SG. Haha.. - its a pretty hefty sum.. shh. Probably i shud go get one of 'em Chloe handbag huh.. On a 2nd thot.. well.. i shouldnt hv splurge on branded stuff.prob i shall save it for better use instead.
2. Lunch @ Severyna - dished some real tasty Northern brazilian cuisine. Thanks to ECL for the food meme. now i got some pretty decent excuse hunting for good food together wif my Brazilian frens. Guys n gals.. be patient, i m going to feature it as soon as i make up my mind on which 5 restaurants dat i fancied most. 3. This is the BIGGEST thing today! Imagine the at first super duper mega angry (not at me) Brazilian Manager P.E who worked with me for the 1st time, came to my desk - gave me a good handshake and a firm pat on the shoulder, with a pleasing praise after our meeting. Ahh.. i can tell he was impressed. Felt so great that my effort wasn't wasted and being recognized.
Ohh.. by the way.. i think i m losing my voice.. i sounded so sexy with the rough coarse voice that mum cant even recognise when she phoned up juz now. 
Labels: Days of My Life, Nutshell Inc.
Samba beckoning
Date : Sunday, April 01, 2007
Time : 12:17 PM
I am flying again...
Another tendering job in Brazil require my expertise.
Ticket already booked, leaving tuesday nite.
Haiz.. there are so many friends i hvn meet up with, so many fav food store i hvn visit, so many errands yet to clear from the to-do-list. Hate this last minute arrangement, i m not prepared at all. Its like life is not within my control anymore. 
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Went BBQ at Arandar Country Club (beside Downtown East) on Saturday. Wow.. we had lobster, crayfish, king prawns, stingray, cuttle fish, satay and otah!! Not to forget the premium spicy sambal recommended by Alan. Jimmy's neighbour - an SIA inflight supervisor who juz came back from Germany brot us some German sausages and Pork Knuckles. Food wise, it was definitely the most luxurious BBQ gathering i ever attended. I wont say we had a lot of activities but it was a good time getting together.
Sunday was another busy day. Finally got a chance to visit the much-talk-abt Dim Sum restaurant. - Redstar Restaurant at Chim Swee Rd. Their Dim sum is still served off push-carts in the traditional way. Food is good, especially the egg tart. However, one hv to chase after the dim sum ladies and dim sum carts, for chances are they either miss passing by your table, or by the time the carts reach you, the items you want are all gone. The service aint very good esp during the peak hr ( 12noon to 1pm on weekend). The taste of the food however can compensate that.
They start serving dim sum as early as 7am till 3pm. The customer flow is fast, so generally you do not hv to wait longer than 15 mins. No reservation on Sunday hence do come early to avoid disappointment. Price is rather reasonable, suitable for a Sunday family gathering.
Address[Map]:
HDB- Chin Swee Branch Office
Blk 54, #07-23 Chin Swee Rd (S)160054
Tel: 65325266 (no reservation on Sunday-First Come first Serve)
Brought Zico to WestCoast dogrun, the ground condition was too muddy for a good doggie flip.
Instead we played some fetching and went down to Holland V for Laksa. Zico got so jealous and he couldnt stop barking when i gave this handsome King Charles a gentle stroke on his forehead.
As u would hv guess, me n my weekend chill-out joint - Wala wala again. I'm juz so desperately hooked by their Hoegarden Draft & Wala-Wings!
Thats pretty much of my weekend. How abt urs?
Labels: 'In' Store, Brazil, Days of My Life, Nutshell Inc., Zico
Indian Karma
Date : Saturday, March 17, 2007
Time : 9:09 PM
My department have this monthly bday celebration thingy, organised by Steven who was inspired by Brazilian culture after his business trip last year.
We have nasi lemak and chicken wings for breakfast. =) Haha.. my first packet of nasi lemak (Coconut Milk Rice with Anchovies Sambal) since my return! Then came the bday song and blowing the candle session for the March baby. Em.. the chocolate mousse cake with crunchy hazelnuts flakes from Four Leaves was sinfully tantalizing! Oh my.. i noe i m going to put on weight for sure. =P 
After work, joined my colleagues for lunch at a indian vegetarian restaurant at Little India, Serangoon. See, we need to work half day on Sat, dats y we hv to pamper ourselves for the hard work. =P
If you have a yen for the exotic Indian food, you probably would love the heady Indian experience immersed in the bustling streets and wafting smells of Little India. Almost every street here has a restaurant or 'eatery house'. We went to Ananda Bhavan, recommended by Steven, our very own food connoisseur. This is my 2nd visit to this small restaurant. The shop is small but tiny, you can smell Indian spices the moment you step into the resaturant. Entree:
Appam - round cake of rice flour and sugar fried in ghee, with perfectly tissue-thin crisp edges and soft, fluffy centres. Taken with orange sugars and coconut milk.2 pcs @ SGD2.60
Masala Salmosa - Triangular pocket pastries filled with cleverly spiced masala.3pcs @ SGD2Main Dishes:
Maharaja Masala Thosai - crepes filled with a mixture of potatoes, capsicums, green peas, coriander leaves and beetroot, served with five types of condiments such as onion and tomato chutney, coconut chutney, mint chutney, vegetable kurma and sambar.1 pcs @ SGD2.30
Paper Thosai - A large, thin crispy thosai(spongy rice flour cake) which you get the mouth-melting benefit of pastry; while actually filling up your tummy with some good protein. A mother’s perfect food!!! 1pc @ SGD2.40
Paper Masala(no picture) - Paper thosai with masala filling.
1 pcs @ SGD3.00
Ananda Bhavan has been serving a mix of North and South Indian vegetarian cuisine for over seven decades. There are currently four outlets, all located along the Little India belt. Popular with locals and tourists alike, the Ananda Bhavan restaurant chain prides itself with serving wholesome food without the use of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and preservatives. There is no reuse of cooking oil either.
Address: Blk 663, #01-10 Buffalo Road
Labels: 'In' Store, Lets Tuck In, Nutshell Inc., Singapore
Ao Dai
Date : Thursday, March 08, 2007
Time : 1:59 PM
We got a big event in the yard, our 1st Vietnamese Rig naming ceremony.
Marketing & Project team helpers are required to wear Ao Dai as a courtesy to our Vietnamese Rig Owner.
Thats me in Ao Dai. =)
Labels: Days of My Life, Nutshell Inc.
Bidding Goodbye to Ms PP & Bro Jim
Date : Monday, January 15, 2007
Time : 9:01 PM
It is Ms PP n Bro J's last day in office. Tmr evening they will be on their way back to SG for gd.
We had a real cool farewell breakfast for them.
These two buddies have been real nice n supportive since my arrival in Brazil. Its kinda sad to part wif them (thou we gonna c each other soon in SG). No more homecook food, no more DVD marathon cum slumber party, no more listening ears to borrow and no more shoulders to lean on.
Brazilian colleagues asked me if i will feel lonely without their company. Frankly, there's a tad bit. However, life still goes on.. I shall miss the carpool thou i shall hv plenty of space of my own from now on.Labels: Brazil, Days of My Life, Nutshell Inc.
thank YOU
Date : Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Time : 8:58 AM
Here's a dedication to Ivy.
After 9 mths since i left SG, dis gal has been the only living person who constantly send us news, pixs n emails to keep us updated of what happenened in SG's office.
This might seems a lil favor to most of u, but to me: it means a whole lot. Its the thots dat matter.
Weird n rather disappointing to think of those who nvr fail to remind you how much they missed u when they see u, but the minutes u r away, u nvr hear from them anymore. Outta sight outta mind? True it is, but I learnt who are the real frens.
Being away from ur frens n families, sometimes wat one needs is 
just a lil connection to those dat were once so close to u. I might not have voiced it out but now I m going to dedicate a BIGGY-BIGGY 'Thank You' to those who bother to send me smses ocassionally, ring a call to listen to all my grumblings n musings, send/fwd emails wif concerning notes, spend time to read my blog n esp to those who make the effort to mail me handwritten scribbles thru postmails. Your caring is one of those things which can never fail to put a smile on my face and a laugh in my heart. Labels: Nutshell Inc., Sacred Dungeon, two cents thot
Date : Monday, January 08, 2007
Time : 7:27 AM
Interested in wat i do for living?? Here's a Mediacorp drama series sponsored by the company i worked for. This drama serial is a collaborative effort by partners in the offshore, marine and maritime industry in a move to showcase the diversity and dynamism of this vibrant industry. It aims to inspire Singaporeans to carve out careers in this thriving industry. Filming for 'The Peak' took the cast and crew as far as Brazil . =)
Initiated and led by Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), long waited 'The Peak' premieres tonight (Monday, 8 Jan 2007) at prime time 9pm on MediaCorp Channel 8.Cast: Christopher Lee, Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Dawn Yeoh, Elvin Ng, Ben Yeo & Ann Kok.Labels: Nutshell Inc., Singapore
Me and my colleagues
Date : Monday, December 18, 2006
Time : 11:23 AM
DD sent me a mail abt the suicide incident in the office building. Sounds scary. Cant help but to wonder, we may have spend most of our daylight hours in the ofiice, but how much do we really know abt our colleagues? How much do we care about the people around us and wat can we actually do to them when they neeed our help?I didn't brood on this question for long, for the answer to me was simple: go to work, and keep smiling. Do your duty, whatever it may be - and be glad that you awakened this morning in good health. Fulfill your mission in life - and delight in the wonder of it all. Remember your partner of him doing his work, caring for people around you as he/she would have do to you. Above all, spread a smile or two as you go about your day - it can lighten the load of those who suffer, your burden included!I am lucky to have a bunch of colleagues whom i can communicate with, which some of them also become friends whom i can actually confide to. Mmm.. i really cant say i hate my job, for it has given me a chance to know all of you!!Labels: Nutshell Inc., two cents thot
Cucumber Incident
Date : Friday, December 01, 2006
Time : 11:01 AM
My colleague showed me a news report this morning. There was this 49 yrs old local employee of our Brasilian branch, who went home for lunch during the noon break and later was found admitted to hospital.Apparently lunch was not enuf. This sickening old man actually got kinky and decided to insert a cucumber all the way into his anus. Wat happened next: the dirty old man got hornier and hornier while the cucumber's tensile strength was put to its maximum. The next moment: 'PLAK', and here it went!! The cucumber broke into two while dirty old man was holding one half in his hand and the other half was still inside him. Ambulance came, dirty old man turned into notorious porn star overnite in the yard and his old wife left him, too heavy for her to face the humiliation and embarassment.
A comic drawn by one of the engineers was circulated around. Moral of the story: try sth harder and stronger next time!! 
Labels: Brazil, Nutshell Inc.
.. zzzzZZZZzzzzz...
Date : Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Time : 1:34 PM
We supposed to have a post-bid-submission lunch gathering but it was then postponed to tmr.
It is another similarly lazy day, i had talked to Boss yday of how bored i m and he gladly promised to assign some chores to me. However,except for the short meeting this morning, the only intruction i got is still 'sit back n relax'. Despite my prev grumblings on how the proj sapped all my energy and zest for life, i found myself start ranting on the boredom tag along with this sudden freedom. When i finally able to sit down without all those bothersome edges of work poking at my back, i realise i miss the days going home with a sense of satisfaction.
Its only Wednesday and i have been eagerly looking towards weekends. The weekends are my purpose of going through the week. =P Not saying dat my weekends is gonna be fabulously exciting, but it will definitely better than any og these days.
"Boss, please give me some work!!!"Labels: Nutshell Inc., Rumbling.. Mulling.. Howling..
Another Working Saturday
Date : Saturday, October 21, 2006
Time : 10:15 AM
No doubt i had finished all my work.. hv some free time surfing internet.. facelifting this blog.. etc.. I m still required to come back to office standby for clarification.And so.. i brot my lappie wif me... on my MSN.. plays some nice music.. not to forget the CSI season 6, and tons of Games!! Keke.. i have decided to incorporate the Google Corporate Culture for myself.. ( well.. just for this SAT!) Who the heck care.. 
its my Sat n i dun claim OT okie!
Labels: Nutshell Inc.
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and this...(the longest sandwich i ever seen. Its called Pao de Metro, literally means: Bread of Metro, the bread which looks like their underground public transport -Metro service)
Its Office Happy Hour!!
Our friend Roy(a Dutch-born-Indonesian, who married a Brazilian) is leaving the company and moving back to Holland with his newly-wed-wife. We had a small farewell party for him.
All the best to you Roy! 
(P/S: Dun bother to search, i m not in the photo, hehe.. i m the great camerawoman aka 
