Today is my 3rd and final day in Ho Chi Minh City and time really passes slowly. Since arriving here on Monday until now, I've not contributed to the reason why I am here. In fact, I am being made totally useless here. Why do I say so? Because our agents have already done everything! They just wanted me here purely for backup. Extremely boring if I must say.
I've been having Saigon beer for 2 consecutive nights even though I am not known to be a drinker. But when there's nothing else to look forward to, beer seems to be the perfect companion for the time being. So here it is, 1 more night of not-so-soberness & I will be back home by tomorrow evening!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
It's a good day to spend some money
My little bumblebee is overdue for servicing & I've just got most of it done today. Flush & change of engine oil, discovered that my brake pads were more than 50% worn and the brake rotors had deep cut lines too. So that has to be changed too. Not that I remember ever having to brake real hard. According to the mechanic, the problem was with my brake pads. Apparently, they weren't Honda originals & that ain't good for the rotors.
So after spending $700 on all of those, the mechanic took it out for a test drive & came back with unpleasant results. My rear bearings are worn & those need to go too! That's another $180! Unfortunately they did not have existing stock & I will have to make a trip down again tomorrow to have that replaced. All in all $880!
Not that I'm complaining but I've always advocated that tires and brakes are most important. You might not be able to accelerate fast enough but when you have to stop, you have to stop no matter what & that is solely dependent on the type & condition of your tires & brakes.
It's money that I've happily spent & at the very least it does sort of put my mind at ease too.
So after spending $700 on all of those, the mechanic took it out for a test drive & came back with unpleasant results. My rear bearings are worn & those need to go too! That's another $180! Unfortunately they did not have existing stock & I will have to make a trip down again tomorrow to have that replaced. All in all $880!
Not that I'm complaining but I've always advocated that tires and brakes are most important. You might not be able to accelerate fast enough but when you have to stop, you have to stop no matter what & that is solely dependent on the type & condition of your tires & brakes.
It's money that I've happily spent & at the very least it does sort of put my mind at ease too.
Thursday, January 09, 2014
It has been a very long time...
Wow! More than 4 years have passed since I last updated this site. Now what have I been up to exactly during this period of time? Let's see... I put in a lot of over time for work, went on a few holidays, decided to quit the job as I couldn't have a balanced work life, found myself a new job & married the girl that I love! Lastly, our love nest should be ready somewhere late this year!
Everything seems to be gradually panning out nicely. I get that blessed feeling when I look back not at my achievements but just the happenings. The greatest is getting married to my better half. To me only that is considered a real achievement.
Everything seems to be gradually panning out nicely. I get that blessed feeling when I look back not at my achievements but just the happenings. The greatest is getting married to my better half. To me only that is considered a real achievement.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Back in action
After so many months, I'm finally flying again. My passport has been out of service since June & I have just renewed it 2 weeks ago. After such a long rest, it is indeed time to travel again. The only fucking problem is a new passport number to remember!
My upcoming trip will be an easy one. I will be accompanying an engineer from South Africa to Indonesia to solve a long standing problem. A local agent there will be our translator as the customers there do not speak english. I, for the first time, will only be a tag-along.
Anyway, the problem there surfaced in February when I first installed it. It was lying in some remote warehouse in Indonesia for more than a year prior to the installation. I noticed there were plenty of tarnish & some rust when I first laid hands on it. I have since made 2 trips there to try & solve the problem but in vain. A more experienced fellow colleague tried so after me but the end result was still the same. Now finally a caucasian engineer is sent down. As much as I hope for the problem to be solved, a part of me wish this engineer can't do it. It reflects badly on us Singaporean engineers & that is not good. But it will certainly crush whatever reputation my organization has if it is not solved!
Now, I can only follow through & see how things work out.
My upcoming trip will be an easy one. I will be accompanying an engineer from South Africa to Indonesia to solve a long standing problem. A local agent there will be our translator as the customers there do not speak english. I, for the first time, will only be a tag-along.
Anyway, the problem there surfaced in February when I first installed it. It was lying in some remote warehouse in Indonesia for more than a year prior to the installation. I noticed there were plenty of tarnish & some rust when I first laid hands on it. I have since made 2 trips there to try & solve the problem but in vain. A more experienced fellow colleague tried so after me but the end result was still the same. Now finally a caucasian engineer is sent down. As much as I hope for the problem to be solved, a part of me wish this engineer can't do it. It reflects badly on us Singaporean engineers & that is not good. But it will certainly crush whatever reputation my organization has if it is not solved!
Now, I can only follow through & see how things work out.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
我的心乱了
多想把你忘掉
多少深夜不再要
说多了也觉得无聊
听说誓言不好
听说相思也烦恼
爱恨就是要这样才感觉到
情难舍我知道
义难了我也知道
我的心就如此乱了
什么是天涯海角
何为天荒地老
誓言有时候还是不说的好
有些事情不是那么容易忘掉
想你的人你要我哪里去找
有些话听一次就真颗心乱了
谁管他到底真多少假多少
有些问题并非真的那么重要
但我的自尊可能就此丢了
有些答案我们永远都不想知道
何不就索性干脆爱一次就算了
情难舍我知道
义难了我也知道
我的心就如此乱了
什么是天涯海角
何为天荒地老
誓言有时候还是不说的好
有些事情不是那么容易忘掉
想你的人你要我哪里去找
有些话听一次就真颗心乱了
谁管他到底真多少假多少
有些问题并非真的那么重要
但我的自尊可能就此丢了
有些答案我们永远都不想知道
何不就索性干脆爱一次就算了
有些事情不是那么容易忘掉
想你的人你要我哪里去找
有些话听一次就真颗心乱了
谁管他到底真多少假多少
有些问题并非真的那么重要
但我的自尊可能就此丢了
有些答案我们永远都不想知道
何不就索性干脆爱一次就算了
This is a rather old song. No prizes if you are able to guess who's the singer. It only proves how old you are.
多少深夜不再要
说多了也觉得无聊
听说誓言不好
听说相思也烦恼
爱恨就是要这样才感觉到
情难舍我知道
义难了我也知道
我的心就如此乱了
什么是天涯海角
何为天荒地老
誓言有时候还是不说的好
有些事情不是那么容易忘掉
想你的人你要我哪里去找
有些话听一次就真颗心乱了
谁管他到底真多少假多少
有些问题并非真的那么重要
但我的自尊可能就此丢了
有些答案我们永远都不想知道
何不就索性干脆爱一次就算了
情难舍我知道
义难了我也知道
我的心就如此乱了
什么是天涯海角
何为天荒地老
誓言有时候还是不说的好
有些事情不是那么容易忘掉
想你的人你要我哪里去找
有些话听一次就真颗心乱了
谁管他到底真多少假多少
有些问题并非真的那么重要
但我的自尊可能就此丢了
有些答案我们永远都不想知道
何不就索性干脆爱一次就算了
有些事情不是那么容易忘掉
想你的人你要我哪里去找
有些话听一次就真颗心乱了
谁管他到底真多少假多少
有些问题并非真的那么重要
但我的自尊可能就此丢了
有些答案我们永远都不想知道
何不就索性干脆爱一次就算了
This is a rather old song. No prizes if you are able to guess who's the singer. It only proves how old you are.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Korea here we go!
I had initially applied for 10 days leave just so I could avoid the Philippines trip after Good Friday. I am pretty sick of travelling for work & I personally feel that other fellow colleagues who have yet to travel before should be given a chance to do so. Otherwise how will the management know their competency? In my opinion, being able to stand alone overseas to troubleshoot & solve problems certainly does prove something.
Anyway, armed with 10 days leave + a public holiday, We decided to go on a tour to pamper ourselves. Despite the current economy downturn, that is. Hahaha! We had wanted to visit Taiwan but decided a change of destination to some place cooler or perhaps even snowing. Japan came to our mind but we decided to leave it till next January when it is snowing. We settled for a Korea trip as the temperature there is much cooler compared to Taiwan.
We are both pretty excited about this coming trip as we've been trying to find a chance to use our new luggages & digital camera. It can't get any better than this. 8 days Korea tour + another 7 days Hong Kong free & easy. This is the first time we had ever planned such a holiday before & up till now we have yet to calculate the costs involved!
My better half's sister in Hong Kong seems very excited about our visit. She is trying so hard to squeeze our schedule with places to visit & various food to eat. For me, I just want to get away from work & out of Singapore. Don't give them a chance to cancel my leave.
Anyway, the tour guide just called me & briefly informed me what necessities are required. The one thing he mentioned was swimming cap! Some hot spring there requires patrons to be in swimwear with swimming cap! Damn it! I guess we need to go shopping tomorrow afternoon to get 2. He also mentioned that some hotels do not provide toiletries too. Oh this is just great!
Nonetheless, I still hope we enjoy this trip! Korea here we go!
Anyway, armed with 10 days leave + a public holiday, We decided to go on a tour to pamper ourselves. Despite the current economy downturn, that is. Hahaha! We had wanted to visit Taiwan but decided a change of destination to some place cooler or perhaps even snowing. Japan came to our mind but we decided to leave it till next January when it is snowing. We settled for a Korea trip as the temperature there is much cooler compared to Taiwan.
We are both pretty excited about this coming trip as we've been trying to find a chance to use our new luggages & digital camera. It can't get any better than this. 8 days Korea tour + another 7 days Hong Kong free & easy. This is the first time we had ever planned such a holiday before & up till now we have yet to calculate the costs involved!
My better half's sister in Hong Kong seems very excited about our visit. She is trying so hard to squeeze our schedule with places to visit & various food to eat. For me, I just want to get away from work & out of Singapore. Don't give them a chance to cancel my leave.
Anyway, the tour guide just called me & briefly informed me what necessities are required. The one thing he mentioned was swimming cap! Some hot spring there requires patrons to be in swimwear with swimming cap! Damn it! I guess we need to go shopping tomorrow afternoon to get 2. He also mentioned that some hotels do not provide toiletries too. Oh this is just great!
Nonetheless, I still hope we enjoy this trip! Korea here we go!
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