Goodbye 2007....Welcome 2008

In two more days, 2007 will be over. This year I feel passed by really fast. Generally it was a rather good year for me. Before the year ends..let me take a look back at the things that happened this year...

Biggest surprise
I guess it had to be my pay increment. For those who knows how much it was..you know what I am talking about! It was really a big surprise for me at the beginning of the year and a big morale booster for me. Its nearing the time of the year again and I wonder what I will get this year!

Most Memorable Trip
Before June this year, it would be my Hong Kong trip..but of course after June I think my US trip is most memorable. My first time going away for such a long time and to the place I thought I can only go in a few years time. I had so much fun...LA, Vegas and New York. I missed those places.

Most Value-for-Money Expenditure
My Lasik operation. For 2600 bucks, I get my perfect vision back. It feels great waking up and see everything bright and clear without the need to reach for my glasses. And no more irritating contact lenses! woohoo!

Biggest Upset
Just when I thought 2007 is going to end well for me..My office computer kena virus and all my work for the past two years got wiped out. Quotations, reports, drawings, calculations...everything..GONE! The worse is I didnt backup my stuff...sigh.

Most Daring Feat
Till now I am still surprised I did that. I am afraid of heights ..I remember shaking when standing on top of one the towers at exxon. I dont know what made me take the ride at genting...the Space Shot but it was awesome. My heart nearly jumped out ...lol. It was the scariest experience I ever had...like I jumped out of a building.

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2007...from long brown hair,short black hair...short brown hair to long dark red hair...getting old...maybe next year will be...no more hair..

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Things to look forward to in 2008

January
Jay Chou 2008 Concert..hehe, finally I can go to his concert. 3 more weeks to go!

March
Nace exhibition at New Orleans. Going to US again next year...might be dropping by Houston too.

April
Taiwan trip. Hopefully I can go..havent made any plans yet.

June
Korea or Australia or Japan trip...Hmm want to go all these three places but can only afford one. Wonder which one will it be in the end.

August
Beijing Olympics 2008 - nothing got to do with me...but its the biggest event in Asia.

Most anticipated movies in 2008

Cloverfield
The mysterious movie by JJ Abrams. The trailer that showed Statue of Liberty decapitated by some unknown monster.
Kungfu Dunk
Jay Chou latest movie inspired by Shaolin Soccer.
The Dark Knight
The sequel to Batman Begins featuring Heath Ledger as the Joker...cool!
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Trailer looks promising and better than the first.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Second last movie, how can I miss it.

Things to do in 2008

1. Get my driving license
2. Start going to the gym again

Yeah! No more procrastination...time to move my lazy ass!!

Top of the M

Hehe..thanks to Ah le ..I get to go to the revolving restaurant at the top of Mandarin Hotel to kaypoh kaypoh. The view up there is quite nice...I didnt know Singapore can be this beautiful. Heard from him that the restaurant will be closing at the end of this year..I am glad I get to catch this view before its gone. Normally I dont think I will come up here... its a very high class restaurant. I took a peep at the menu..the cheapest set dinner is 98+++ per person.

SB7 10 yrs reunion

Finally after so many years, my JC classmates really did come together for a reunion.

Once again our class rep Caroline did all the work in order to make this work...thanks again Carol! The meeting place was at Clark Quay...I havent been to Clarke Quay for a very long time..I remember the last time I was there it was like a ghost town....shops closed...not many people...but its so different now...with Central...the places seems so lively now. I sat near the riverside enjoying the view...watching people screaming as they shot into the sky on the human catapult machine...haha duno whats the real name..but it looks really scary.

We had our dinner at Brewerks...word of caution..if you are planning to go there..DONT!..the food is expensive and it sucks..and the service is really bad...the waiter is fucking rude.

It was great catching up with everyone again..after so long. 10 years ago..we were so young...clueless about our future...(maybe just me)..now we are all working professionals.

Everyone looked so different now, especially the girls..more feminine and prettier..lol.
Mr Daryl Yap...cannot pose properly for a decent photo...always must "shua shuai".

I wonder when is the next time we will meet again...another 10 yrs? I hope not!

My early christmas present from...myself!

Its been a week, since I paid 1599 bucks for my lcd tv. Today the tv finally came and its beautiful! I have a 32" LCD tv in my room where I can watch my dvds while lying comfortably on my bed...woohoo!

Jac's wedding

Its a reminder of how fast I am getting old when people around me starts to get married one after another. Yesterday I attended my NUS classmate - Jac 's wedding..the third wedding dinner I been to this year. It was great meeting up with Qinghuan, xin ran, steven, chewy, andrew and alex again. Ever since we graduated, its been so hard to meet up with them ...just like my jc classmates...but..I will be meeting my jc classmates for the first time in ....7...8 years next weekend! Been such a long time and I am glad Andre made an effort to send the very first email that started the ball rolling. *excited*7 members of the CN7 class. Gosh we know each other for 6 years oreadi. Wonder who will be getting married next. will it be the happy lady at the center? Hohoho

Group photo with the beautiful bride in pink and the handsome groom.

Reunion

Had dinner with Aaron, Adrian and Nelson last night..Its been such a long time since the four of us sat down together for a decent meal. We've been frens since secondary school and how time flies...its already been 15 years. We had a great time reminisicing the past...although I was the target for attacks most of the time! Oops Nelson not in the picture as he is the one taking it. This pic is taken using my new N95 5 mega pix camera...the quality is...not very impressive.

Happy...

Today my manager say will talk to my boss to ask him to bring me along to New Orleans next year for an exhibition...hehe. Nice!! Excited mode...but duno my boss will agree anot...*pray hard*

Jay Chou concert

HEHEHE...I got my tickets to Jay Chou concert 2008!!! When I heard all the tics were sold out in 4 hrs I was so disappointed..luckily, thanks to ocbc...I get to redeem the tics using my points....hmm really anything...just ask OCBC...lol

My Company Trip

Went for my company trip to KL and genting the past weekend. Had my fair share of good luck and bad luck...lol

the good: I won RM200 at the casino...got a rm100 angbao from my boss

the bad: got stuck in traffic on the way to kl due to road block...stained my white adidas jacket with black oil during one of the rides at genting theme park...got stuck in traffic at jb and singapore custom for 3 hrs due to computer breakdown...

Anyway its quite short trip and the planning was quite bad. Too much to accomplish over a short period of time...in the end we spent most of the time on the bus instead of sightseeing


Lunch at the botanical garden at KL. This place seriously looks like our very own Kallang river except we dun have mosques.Poser at work ....
Nice christmas lights at one of the KL shopping mall. Didnt really have time to shop. Reached KL at 3plus, check in hotel at 5, company dinner at Park Royal Hotel at 630 to 10pm. The food was great ...the best we had for the entire trip.
Caught a view of Batu cave as our bus drove by on the way to Genting. Looks really nice but too bad we didnt get to stop for pictures...damn!
My fourth time to Genting but its the first time by cable car and it was a scary but nice experience. The view was awesome...
View from First World Hotel. Finally I went to play at the theme park and it was damn fun! The roller coaster ride and the space shooter...hmm is that what they call it? Anyway the one where they move you up damn fucking high and let u free fall down...Scared the shit out of me. But the experience was indescribeable! I was so glad i tried it.
On the way back, we stopped by Royal Selangor Factory...
Also made a detour to melaka...or should it be malacca...Wish I took more pictures though...but wasnt really in the mood...not sure why..

Shin Kushiya....

Went to a posh japanese restaurant called Shin Kushiya at Vivo for dinner yesterday. Suddenly felt the urge to splurge and pamper myself abit... The food there is quite good (and quite ex too) but overall the experience was quite memorable. The service was really good too ...highly recommended!


Their yakitori very tender and nicely grilled...yum yum

This calamari is a must try ...its sooooooo good!

The other dishes I ordered..

牛仔很忙

Jay Chou latest song - 牛仔很忙...Mtv is damn funny..cant wait for his latest album ...Yihaa!!

27 years of my life...

Had a great weekend ...Firstly I want to thank all those people who sent me smses to wish me Happy Birthday..Really appreciate it. Special thanks goes to Nelson, Jazon and Josh who spent time with me during my birthday..enduring my mini concert..lol...which in opinion wasnt that bad. Haha.

I cant believe I am 27 already..time passed really fast. Met my JC teachers during my fren's wedding last saturday and was chatting with them and realised gosh...1997 the year I was in JC1 .thats 10 years ago! I am kinda dreadful of the big 3-0. Its like only 3 years away ..NOOOOO!! I want to look young forever! muahaha...

Anyway, made a few plans for myself to accomplish before my 28th birthday..hope when I look back at this point next year...I can proudly say that "yeah! I did all that!"

1. Get my driving license...been thinking about it a lot this past few weeks. Maybe I really should move my ass and go do something abt it.
2. Restart my gym routine and hit 60kg again!! I have lost so much weight the past year and I feel really lazy. I should start going to the gym again since I found out I have a direct bus from my house to the Jurong West Sports Complex!!
3. Buy myself a LCD TV and put it in my room..hehe.
4. Visit taiwan...I hope I will be able to visit Taiwan next year...and hopefully Australia too..I need more $$$.

A look back at my 27 years and some important frens I have made...

1980 - October 12th..(Time unknown) I came to this world at Alexander Hospital...and for some weird reason, my parents decided to call me WANG YUNCHAO...hate the name..

1985 - I got my younger brother...my childhood playmate..lol

1987 - Started my Primary Education at Pei Tong Primary School..hate the green uniform but I had some nice memories of that place..too bad they tore down the place...rebuilding a new school now.

1988 - Zoe Tay won the first star search. Lol. I still remember sitting in front of the tv watching her win and asking my mum..."why this woman mouth so big?" Cant believe I ended up being her biggest fan.

1992 - Performed a routine at the talent time with my then best buddy, weijie. Haha...we were doing a aaron kwok number...singing and dancing in front of the whole school.

1993 - Got into Fairfield Methodist Sec cos my mum was hoping I can wear my brother uniform so she can save some money.

1994 - Met my best fren Kenneth . Its been 14 long years!! Also my good frens Nelson and Aaron whom I am still in contact with..These are my oldest frens to date. Got 10th place in my entire school for the year...the best result I ever got..after that everything just went down down down....

1997 - Got into ACJC. Had two great years at this place. Met a great fren there, Daryl..too bad we drifted apart over the years. Bought the first CD (Faye Wong album) of my life...used to buy cassette tapes cos CDs were so expensive to me then.

1999 - April 22nd. The day I got enlisted in Army. Till now I am still quite sore that my parents made me go to tekong alone. I was quite upset that everyone else had parents with them...while I was there all alone.

2000- Got posted to Tengah Ammo Depot as an Ammunition Technician. Met some of my good frens there...Teck Chye, JianHua, Gary, Sim, Kwong, Yang, Eric and Rongshu. Glad I am still in contact with most of them.

2001 - Started my 4 years course in Chemical Engineering. Quite a torturous 4 years and I am glad I got through them. Bombed big time in my first semester...got 3.26 ( third class honors) grade. Made a few good frens along the way...Mag, Sandy, Vince, Qing Huan...

2004- Got into ExxonMobil for my Industrial Attachment. Had a hell of a time there and somewhere, somehow I manage to break the "skinny" curse and gain nearly 10kg during my 6 months there. My attachment buddies ...Lifen and Eileen ...the powerpuff girls...lol

2005 - Graduated from NUS with a second upper honors ..thank god. Before stepping into the working world...I served the remaining 3 months of my NS sentence at Ammo Branch and met my buddy..aka..the slacker...Timon..lol

2007 - Corrected my shortsightedness and it was a blast! Its such a great feeling to wake up and be able to see everything clearly without reaching for your specs. Went to Hong Kong and USA! My US trip...the most amazing experience to date and it was the first time I travelled with my best fren Ken.

2008 -????

My first time on a FPSO

Today I had a great experience...I get the chance to board and work on a FPSO..also known as Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel. Its super huge and when I was standing on the dock looking at the portside of the vessel i was thinking about the movie "Titanic"...I wonder which is bigger. Anyway, I was there to supervise the installation of a temporary cathodic protection system for the protection of the hull of the vessel during its time at the yard.

It was quite scary taking the lift up the vessel...together with all the bangalahs....I feel like one of them...with the helmet, safety specs, overall and safety harness (ouch). Up on board..its like a warzone..one wrong step and you might be hit by something or trip on something. Its really amazing how all these workers can work on so many things at the same time..The modules on the vessels are so complicated. Too bad I cant take photos..it would have been great. Thats not the one I went up...just for illustration purpose..lol. One one side I get a nice view of Sembawang, on the other, I see malaysia. One unforgettable experience on board is the watching people queuing up for the make shift urinals. While peeing, u get a birds eye view of what I just mentioned earlier...but, the urinals are super gross..imagine few hundred workers, 10 urinals...the stench is just..unforgettable.

Going back tomorrow again. Going to have a good rest now..:)

The fall of Britney

For the past week, I have read reports about Britney horrifying comeback performance at this year VMA Awards. Well, I like quite a few songs by her and was curious how bad her performance was, so I went to youtube to take a look. God I have to say how badly she had fallen...

Then..







Now...



Its quite sad how pregnancy can destroy a woman...gone are her sexy toned abs and her agile and electrifying dance moves...all that is left now is a tired, fat britney looking lost on stage.

Expressions

How many expressions does one person make each day? How many can one make? My ambition when I was young was to be an actor. Actors have to convey " 喜怒哀乐" with their facial expression..I always believe I can make quite a few..Feeling quite bored at home..so decided to document the many faces that I have. hehe