McLonely

2009-01-13T07:18:00.000-08:00

CLOSED DOWN

due to

"UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES"

2008-07-11T06:42:00.000-07:00

Finally, i found the 1 and only method to chit chat online in Chartered....

TAT IS thru...

Tats rite! Facebook! The most unexpected way to chit chat while working since the company restricted access to every available online chit chatting methods. Luckily, they missed out Facebook...

Finally my 1st week of work came to an end on this fantastic friday. After 1 week at work, i really cant distinguish who is in fact a real Singaporean in Chartered. In fact i suspect 90% in Chartered r foreigners. Everywhere i go...i can hear ppl speaking in a strange chinese ascent or even worse (unknown language). Either the Singaporeans there r trying to blend in wif the foreigners by imitating their ascent or best still...they r already converted to foreigners jus by being in the company.

Jus by going to Chartered everyday is equivalent to going overseas everyday. The ones i can fully assure they r Singaporeans will be the HR personnels since they speak the most proper english. Even the IT helpdesk i call up for help got a strange half indian half dunno wat sai ascent.
I guess tats the fate of engineers in Singapore now. Working in engineering companies in Singapore = working in overseas. So y go overseas to find jobs? Join Chartered to experience a brand new overseas experience la!!

2008-07-08T05:45:00.000-07:00

'Fantastic' 1st 2 days in Chartered...

1st Day:
HR collected the documents frm us & left a few of us rotting at the sofas. Until 10.30am then a person came to fetch us to our department. Estimated rotting timing to be ard 1.5hrs...
When we reach the department then they told me my supervisor will not be ard till next week.
This means my por-ing regime will commence only next week. As expected, the ppl surrounding me r all foreigners. Best still...the other IA student turned out to be a viet cong.

2nd Day:
The head of my supervisor came to work. I had tot tat he would be a difficult person to entertain but it turned out to be the opposite man. He actually came to talk to us, introducing all of the colleagues to us, n even chit chat to us abt wat project we will be doing. Even though he is a PRC, he still managed to explain quite well, making sure we understand wat we shall be handling soon. He even made the effort to bring us ard to the labs (which he can bochup if he wans to).

After 2 days of work, my slping regime finally went back to normalcy. 10-11pm by hook or by crook have to slp, next morning 6am have to wake up to prepare myself. Going to maintain this regime (fri & sat excluded). Fantastic mann!!

2008-06-16T06:40:00.000-07:00

Today i met up with a financial consultant who helped me analysed my finance and insurance. It turned out my Prudential insurance is not really fantastic afterall. Regretted getting it in the 1st place but i have to llst till i reach 45yrs old since i had invested in it for 3yrs already.

He showed me how i shld do my financial planning in an orderly manner. Definitely!! What he showed me is definitely the same as what JiuBin posted in his blog as shown below...but he explained it with much details after reviewing my insurance portfolios. Basically, the Prudential plan tat i had invested is actually an endowment insurance, which means i m not protected for life. When the insurance matures, i m no longer protected. This totally skipped the step of wealth protection! Besides tat, Prudential gives one of the lowest returns as compared to most other insurance companies according to a statistics that he showed me. Too late to regret...

Figure koped from http://binfin.blogspot.com/

My best advice for all will be to have either life or term life insurance.

2008-06-04T11:06:00.000-07:00

Okie, going to post my this sem's results for the 1st time since yip was asking.

1st time getting GPA above 4.5! Kampatei!!

2008-05-09T08:21:00.000-07:00

Mission
Our mission is to provide world–class foundry services which enable our customers to create and deliver market leading solutions.
Vision
We aim to be a multi–billion (US$) company renowned for our excellent customer service and recognised for our social and technological contributions to the community. This vision is achieved through our people, and we continuously develop their skills to meet the challenges of a market–driven environment.

Today i went for an IA interview at Chartered Semiconductor. Took bus 161 to Woodlands interchange & changed to bus 178. Nv expected to pass by a mosque where so many m***** suddenly board the bus. When i look down the bus there was this big dark brownish crowd at the busstop. Luckily not all board the bus, if not have to endure the journey with them. (Sorry for being racist due to my childhood memories)

After the interview i can 100% confirm tat i will get the job. The interviewer even asked if i m prepared to start work earlier mayb ard june. Of cos my ans is YES. Fantastic resume for me, jus that the location damn ULU & near to Johor.

2008-05-04T02:23:00.000-07:00

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Sold Out!

2008-04-28T05:45:00.000-07:00

Finally back to relac lifestyle. Ended a 12days endless studying exam period. Studying has nv been so regimental until tay became part of the SK study grp. Have to comment on his fantastic endurance in studying full 10hrs in BK together with me. Cannot even take a 10min nap in the study group. Fantastic Luck to SIM and NUS bros who will be having exams soon. All the Best!

2008-04-01T08:41:00.000-07:00

OPENING OF EATERY OUTLETS AT NEW ADMIN CLUSTER BUILDING

With the completion of the new Admin Cluster building next to LT 1A, we are pleased to inform you that the following eatery outlets will be operational progressively from 7 April 2008 onwards:

· Level 1 (Car Park A level, connected to Car Park A near the 7-Eleven convenience store)

Fast Food
McDonald’s
Subway
Canadian Pizza
Old Chang Kee

Cafés
Sakae Sushi
The Palette (Western Food)

· Level 2 (accessible from LT1 at Plaza level, and interconnected with Level 1)

Food Connection (Food Court)
Executive Café

The brand new cafés, food court and fast food chains will offer a wide variety of food, pleasant dining experience in a conducive environment with seating capacity about twice of that in the current Canteen A.

All food stalls at the current Canteen A will cease operation by 30 April 2008. As the development of Lee Wee Nam Library Expansion Project has been deferred by 2 years due to the overheated construction market, the existing well-lit and ventilated seating area will be converted to interim reading space or for other flexible use.

Thank you.

SHIOK!!! Finally there is a new variety of food available in NTU. Had been eating the same old food for the past 1.5yrs. Cannot imagine those who need to endure for 4yrs of Canteen A food.

PAssion

2008-03-15T10:44:00.000-07:00

I guess it's time to develop the passion for running.

31st May '08
Sundown Marathon
Time: 12midnite till unknown.
Attendence: Tay and me.
Distance: 42km walk plus run

8th June '08
Singapore Passion Run
Time: 6.30am till 8.30am estimated.
Attendence: Full attendence except Kalong.
Distance: 15km competitive run

After the previous 30km competitive run in KL, i have come to realize leg training is damn impt. No way m i going to try another run without any sufficient training. Plus the KL run was a great mistake in killing myself. Uphill downslope plus insufficient training nearly condemned my legs 4ever. This will serve as a lesson for me in future.

2008-03-15T10:15:00.000-07:00

Finally got the date to apply for my IA in SEM1. It's on 3rd - 9th April, which is like 1 week b4 exams. Wat a cock up NTU system...need to submit resume too. Which means i haf to manipulate my resume soon b4 exams come. Wats worse is the companies to choose frm will only be known on 3rd April. Choosing SEM1 or SEM2 IA really have a big difference. Taking SEM1 IA means i will have to compete wif alot of PRC after i come back from IA. (PRCs all taking SEM1 IA) Feel so doom & gloom. Thought Dota will be a stress relieving game for me but it has afterall added more stress to me. Guess i'm not suited for this game. Have to look into other alternatives to relieve my stress already...eg. chit-chatting, watching animes, blogging, etc.

Feeling very tired & sian writing reports. Had been looking at statistics and data and trying to think of ways to explain the statistics for the past 1 week. Choosing topic for proj really is impt. My group chose the wrong topic & now we haf to manipulate here n there in order to cheat our way through. Still got presentation to prepare soon...finally understand jiubin's stress. Really hope to get over with my Tech Comm proj asap and concentrate on my exams.

Get well soon Eduardo

2008-02-23T19:51:00.000-08:00

(AFP) Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva was taken to hospital after suffering a horrific injury in Saturday’s Premier League match at Birmingham.
Eduardo was clattered by Martin Taylor’s lunging tackle just moments after kick off at St Andrews. Taylor was sent off but the Brazilian-born Croatian needed more than eight minutes of treatment for what looked to be a serious ankle problem before being carried off on a stretcher.
Arsenal’s players were visibly upset by an injury, with several unable to look at Eduardo. The television network broadcasting the match live in England refused to show replays because the injury was so horrendous.

Attention: this footage is DEFINITELY not for the faint-hearted.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=28974277

Really hope this isn’t the end for the guy. All the best in recovering and hope to see him back in action soon.

Short term-break

2008-02-21T09:07:00.000-08:00

Finally term-break is here. 1st week straight after recess going to have 3 CAs, plus need to submit 1 formal lab report. Besides tat still might need to go back during recess week for tech comm. proj meeting. Have to carefully plan my timetable for this precious 1week, if not i will suffer for the rest of the sem.

This week, i have made some new hi-bye frens in sch. Sad to say, all of them r guys. Really need to buck up in taking initiatives to know more gers in my course.

Oakley

2008-02-18T07:15:00.000-08:00

Oakley finally repaired @$80 today. Passed her the spoilt frame she immediately return a brand new pair. Worthy investment???

Wahhhh

2008-02-14T06:42:00.001-08:00

Today Yip asked me abt a ger named Valerie frm TPJC.

Here she is...

Pretty rite? "Every guy's FANTASY" as quoted by Yip himself. Yes, i was shocked too when Yip told me abt her. She happened to be one of my sec sch classmate. Last time no1 bothers to ask abt her but NOW i guess she is a superstar in NUS. She was even on advertisement for 'Baush & Lomb'. Totally shocked me wif her extreme makeover...a changed person i would say...frm ordinary to simply gorgeous. I presume she is now a model by looking at the photos posted on her frienster.

Damage incurred b4 CNY

2008-02-05T08:17:00.000-08:00

IMM shopping trip

Damage: SGD$16.90

KL Trip

Damage: RM$28.80 = SGD$12.80

Expo John Little Sale

Damage: SGD$10

Damage: SGD$23

Queensway shopping

Damage: SGD$84

***Total damage incurred: SGD$(16.90+12.80+10+23+84)= SGD$146.70***

Early CNY

2008-02-05T08:15:00.001-08:00

Today i went to redhill thinking tat i might be able to change my oakley asap. When i reach the doorstep...

Early CNY!!! WTF early break PLUS 2 weeks of leave. The workers there must be leading a great life.

Oakley Gave Way...finally

2008-02-04T09:06:00.000-08:00

After accompanying me for 3 long yrs, my Oakley specs finally broke down. Jus like the "Going Merry" in One piece, it had been of a great service to me. Tomolo going to send it for repair. Hope it wun end up like "Going Merry".

Majulah Kuala Lumpur

2008-01-25T08:45:00.000-08:00

It seems to be a normal fri when suddenly i receive a call frm tay. It turned out to be an activation to go to KL. Everything suddenly cock up...even haf to pangseh yip for gym due to the extreme amt of homework tat needs to be completed asap. Nv expected the KL trip to be on 20th jan...even tay & jiubin tot it is on 25th.
(For more info on our KL exploits pls proceed to http://1idiot.blogspot.com/)

After the KL Great Eastern 30km Run, the SAFRA runners & SGrunners told Adam tat the run was much more well-organised den SG runs. Well-organised? I guess not.

1st evidence: 1stly there is not a single indication of the distance we haf ran throughout the whole 30km run. There is only a small indication of "400m" jus before we complete our run.

2nd evidence: So much up the hill, down the slope. I estimate tay & i haf climbed for more den 15 upslopes. Nearly caused my knee ligament to gif way. Plus 2weeks ago jus sprained my ankle which is still on the verge of recovery.

3rd evidence: While we were running, one runner running the opposite direction all of the sudden yelled, "Where is the end-point? Which way shld i go!" APA...how can a run be so cocked up wif no directions at all.

However, the SAFRA runners & SGrunners gave the most FANTASTIC answer 1 can hardly believe to be true. They told Adam the KL Great Eastern Run provided them wif so much food after completing the run. Immediately i felt tat they really GIAN PENG GIAN SAI. Dun understand how tat extra tau hui & bee hun gave it a well-deserved compliment of being "well-organised". For goodness sake u can go to any food courts & hawker centre in SG to get even better food.

Anyway, i m damn PROUD of myself for completing the WHOLE 30KM run thanks to our tactical genius. This is by far the furthest i ran in my whole life since the AHM(Army half marathon). SALUTE myself!!

BEFORE RUN

HERO's WELCOME

BOW WOW

2008-01-23T07:22:00.001-08:00

After reading Yip's blog i really haf to bow to Kalong, Kaboom & Ahlong. FANTASTIC!!! Hope there wun be any more Kasong, Katon, Kaka or Jinlong. Yip was asking me to persuade kalong to stop Wowing, but HOW? Yip himself is Wowing too! So now the only thing i can do is to pray hard...God Bless Them!

WOW

2008-01-23T07:22:00.000-08:00

AfterMath

2008-01-22T06:38:00.000-08:00

1 day of enjoyment, 1 week of suffering. Everything seems doom & gloom

Call myself a specialist no more

2008-01-08T06:42:00.000-08:00

Soccer appears to be a fun but killer sport for me. Within 1 month, i have sprained my ankle 2times while playing soccer.

Will this spell the end of my career as a specialist nsmen?(I hope so) Knee cracking, ankle cracking, main toe oso got cracking sound. Doom & gloom...
Today told yip abt my my injury & he immediately ask whether wan to go c specialist together. haha. But going to specialist needs alot of money to downgrade. Have to wait for ghim's specialist appointment trip. If it's super ex i think i will have to endure till my legs cui. God bless mi

Yesterday went to clementi to help my bro buy a psp slim. Bought at $377 in a package. Looks chio but quite ex. Anyway is his money...dunch care so much...jaja

Back to Sch...

2008-01-06T06:37:00.000-08:00

Sadly, 1 month has gone past swiftly. Within this short interim, i m glad tat i haf accomplished a long viewing marathon...

Tvb - #special thanks to yip#
铁嘴银牙 ----- completed
汇通天下 ----- completed (highly recommended)
通天干探 ----- 7 more episodes to go

Anime
One piece ----- half way

Movies
Resident Evil ----- completed
The warlords ----- completed
Letters from Iwo Jima ----- completed
Shutter ----- completed
The Protege ----- completed

English Drama
Heroes ----- completed

Today i started my Ex. Printing in prep for my new sem but encountered so much problems. 1stly, toner not enough - luckily can refill.
A4-size papers not enough - doomed...haf to go Giant buy 1 big stack tomolo.

Doing what i SHLD have done

2007-11-30T05:54:00.000-08:00

2 mixed feelings after exam: Cui-ness but Shiokness. Thinking of ending my uni life asap by take 7 papers which lasted for bloody 3weeks + 1day turn out to be a Hell. Although in between got alot of time for studying but it turned out to be kind of a torture instead. In the end the extra days to study makes no difference since more time or less time to prepare still cui. However, after realizing i cleared 7 modules this sem gives mi tat shiok sense of achievement.

Yes, finally gave my ipodtouch a new skin. 1.5months of skinless ipodtouch and luckily it got no scratches.

Turn out to be a hassle as it is the 1st time i do it. Took me quite a while to fully swee swee stick it to my ipodtouch.

For the 1st time since sept i went for a long dist run. Turn out to be shag but quite a motivation to have some nice 'sceneries' along the journey to tay's house.
Finally gotten the abercrombie polo rejected by him. COD upon reaching his house.

The polo colour totally differ frm the 1 in shown in yahoo auction sia...

Special thanks to the elongated exams i m finally addicted to the anime: One Piece. Luffy so idiotic but exhibits determination. Nami Swan so kawaii. Zoro so pro wif his three swords, even able to cut steels. Sanji so humsup. Tony Tony Chopper is so funny when he is praised by others. Usopp damn humji. Last nakama is Nico Robin with her world best hands of midas. Shall be spending most of the time this holidays watching One Piece. Still got a long long way to catch up with the anime...

MAC - Mug, Achieve, Capitalise!

2007-11-02T03:53:00.000-07:00

Counting down 2 more weeks to exams and i'm still stuck wif 1 tutorial, 2 lectures and 1 last CA. Luckily still got 1 free week to study b4 exams enter my life once again...Today feel quite shiok with 2 CAs off my load and having weekend mood. Yes!! going to yippo's house to watch Arsenal vs Man Utd this coming sat. 4 man utd supporters coming together wif 1 siapa part-time arsenal supporter. Anyway, going to bring along my lecture notes to study. No time to waste and No opportunity cost must be wasted according to Jiubin.

Going to fall out frm gym training for the time being(at the expense of being punkchek) since it's a high opportunity cost to go to gym for the next few weeks b4 exams. Estimated to be able to do only 15kg benchpress(deprove by 5kg) and losing 2kg due to stress. Kao...going to be so much worse den the butch in the gym even though i haf not seen her for the past 3months. Hopefully she has oso become punkchek like mi or even worse by tat time.

Withdrew frm Standard Chartered Marathon FINALLY!!!

2007-10-28T07:45:00.000-07:00

Yes! Just emailed the organizer to withdraw frm the stan chart marathon volunteerism. Y? Due to the short-comings in last sunday's Women Marathon. Low pay plus doing extra work due to 1 specific slacker. 70% work completed by injured tay and me with 20% done by adam. Remainder done by slacker. Tis made me realize how not worth the effort it is to volunteer in anymore of tis events.

Slogging like hell...

Unloading King doing his job. SOrry for the poor blurring photo taken due to my hands shaking frm the hard work we put in.

Our end product!! Turned out to be a waste of effort on the following day cos only 1/3 of the tables we set up are used for bagguage. KAO!!

Morale of the story is to FALL OUT frm all marathon volunteering. Shld haf listened to the Yippo's critical advice.

MY 1st BLOG

2007-10-17T02:54:00.000-07:00

Finally created my 1st blog thanks to Brother tay!! I'm such a noob in blogging...but after he gave mi 3 simple steps i finally created the 1st blog in my whole life.

Mac -- commencing battle on 14th Nov says:
teach
Tay says:
u go to blogger.com
Tay says:
register an account
Tay says:
choose a design
Tay says:
and start typing
Mac -- commencing battle on 14th Nov says:
ok i try
Tay says:
Tay says:
so proud of u
Tay says:
no need me to create for u