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Study Room:
Mum's Room:
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Dining Area:
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I think I still like my IKEA light the most... haha..
Friday, May 25, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Le Fenix Hotel
After a much deliberated search, this was the hotel that we decided on...
Actually the decision was easily made when we saw it on the web. Basically it's the newest hotel in Bangkok so it can't be that bad...
Beside the long walk from the nearest Na Na Skytrain station, there isn't much to complain about.
This hotel is under Accor group, the same group that brought you Novotel and many others.
Le Fenix is very much a designer hotel. A lot of stuff they have there are really very cool.
See the double L design in the background? That is used very extensively.
From the bar counter...
To the walkway...
To the coffee tables and chairs..
And not forgetting the room..
And they have the coolest LCD TV in the market now. I really dunno why Samsung wanna discontinue this white color model. It's just so damn cool!
There's an equally cool place across the street.
This, my friend, is a disco.
Next post: Shoppppinnnngg.....
Actually the decision was easily made when we saw it on the web. Basically it's the newest hotel in Bangkok so it can't be that bad...
Beside the long walk from the nearest Na Na Skytrain station, there isn't much to complain about.
This hotel is under Accor group, the same group that brought you Novotel and many others.
Le Fenix is very much a designer hotel. A lot of stuff they have there are really very cool.
See the double L design in the background? That is used very extensively.
From the bar counter...
To the walkway...
To the coffee tables and chairs..
And not forgetting the room..
And they have the coolest LCD TV in the market now. I really dunno why Samsung wanna discontinue this white color model. It's just so damn cool!
There's an equally cool place across the street.
This, my friend, is a disco.
Next post: Shoppppinnnngg.....
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
My holiday
Nope, not to Hong Kong (unfortunately). But via the same flight that transit at Bangkok(which is our stop).
Thanks to Carol who gave me a pair of tickets that was originally given to her by UOB Travel Planners for booking of her wedding dinner with UOB Card.
Even though the arrangement was pretty hasty, I knew I wanted a holiday.
So here I am, back from Bangkok and away from my daily diet of tom yum koong and phad thai.
Daily events
It started with a nice, sumptuous, complimentary meal provided by the friendly staff of Cathay Pacific.
Afterwhich and a couple hours of boring inflight TV, we arrived that the new Bangkok Airport. Is it me or are all other surrounding cities airports look much more nicer than ours?
The passage way to immigration are lined with gigantic sculptures that looks like a huge pear and a very uncomfortable high heel shoe.
And they totally ensure you don't get to play football around there...
I've always heard that one should take the lightest local food/drink to slowly acclimatize.
So we chose this...
A potent 7-in-1 that is sure to make your mind crap in your pants...
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Well it didn't. And it tastes pretty good. :)
Next post: To the hotel
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Let there be light!
Some of the lights that was mounted just before I rushed to the airport..
Walk-in Wardrobe light.
Master bedroom
Corner of the living room. Got this from IKEA. Really like this light. Very stylo to me.
Walk-in Wardrobe light.
Master bedroom
Corner of the living room. Got this from IKEA. Really like this light. Very stylo to me.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
L-box & False Ceiling
Electrical works are finally completed and L-box + false ceiling went up yesterday.
By monday, the L-box at the foyer area should be completed.
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Paint works should be completed by this coming Friday. I hope the color we'd chosen would not deviate much from the color chart when painted on our walls.
And coming back from the house earlier, I just realised we need to get one more hanging(or ceiling) light for the balcony(now at extension to the living area). Another.trip.to.Balestier. "_"
By monday, the L-box at the foyer area should be completed.
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Paint works should be completed by this coming Friday. I hope the color we'd chosen would not deviate much from the color chart when painted on our walls.
And coming back from the house earlier, I just realised we need to get one more hanging(or ceiling) light for the balcony(now at extension to the living area). Another.trip.to.Balestier. "_"
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Update
For once I finally have the time to sit down in front of my PC and continue to update my blog, even though I'm suffering from a terrible headache right now.
Life has been really hectic for me recently. Work also seemed to be taking a toil on me that I'm still nursing a bad throat that wouldn't go away even after finishing my entire course of medicine.
For those who don't know, I'm in the recruitment industry. With market picking up, I'm finding ourselves under-strength and missing out on so many opportunities. And witnessing competitors pacing past me is like rubbing salt into wounds. So I'm spending tonnes of time now exploring big volume opportunities like government tenders.
It's the first time I did a tender and I finally appreciate all the time and efforts spent on my past uni projects. It's pretty similar and it sure helps.
Even if it wasn't awarded to us, it's a good learning process.
On the other hand, I still have a spare workstation to fill. With the market being so good now, it sure isn't easy to get good people.
If you know of any interested people who wants to be Recruitment Consultant, feel free to get them to get in touch with me.
Good thing is I am getting great help from our very first temp. He works very quick and we managed to sort out the mess in our payroll system within a week
On a positive note, our sign broads are finally up... after waiting for loooonng 6 weeks.
School
My class resumed two days ago and motivation is at an all-time low. Although I believe these two modules would be more interesting, I just don't feel the same vibe in the new PSB campus.
Maybe it's the old-folks residential area that surrounds it, maybe it's the old school feel to the campus, I don't know. Maybe it's everything that is old all around that makes one so depressing going to school.
Still I have to slough through this. But I'm quite sure my studying days are over. There goes my MBA plan.
Housing
My new home is very much a work-in-progress. Work had stopped for a week as I sourced for a new electrician. The one that my ID had recommended was obviously trying to con us. For mainly extension works, a few new points and a new DB box, he wanted to charge us for 2.7k.
Separately we managed get another to quote us for 2.4k and this is total new rewiring, with 3 years warranty no less.
Electrical work started yesterday and should conclude by Friday. After that my contractor would take over and put in all the console, wardrobe and stuff before painting.
I think we should be able to move in by mid June hopefully.
Holiday
My wife and I will be heading to Bangkok (again) next Sat for 4 days. This is 2 days after she come back from her Hong Kong trip from this Sat. She is damn happy lor. Machiam like a stewardess.
Half of my mind should still be in the office worrying over necessary and unnecessary things but this time at least I have a laptop to bring along.
Still it would be a good break for me to recharge myself and outline my (company) plan for the new financial year.
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That's all folks!
Life has been really hectic for me recently. Work also seemed to be taking a toil on me that I'm still nursing a bad throat that wouldn't go away even after finishing my entire course of medicine.
For those who don't know, I'm in the recruitment industry. With market picking up, I'm finding ourselves under-strength and missing out on so many opportunities. And witnessing competitors pacing past me is like rubbing salt into wounds. So I'm spending tonnes of time now exploring big volume opportunities like government tenders.
It's the first time I did a tender and I finally appreciate all the time and efforts spent on my past uni projects. It's pretty similar and it sure helps.
Even if it wasn't awarded to us, it's a good learning process.
On the other hand, I still have a spare workstation to fill. With the market being so good now, it sure isn't easy to get good people.
If you know of any interested people who wants to be Recruitment Consultant, feel free to get them to get in touch with me.
Good thing is I am getting great help from our very first temp. He works very quick and we managed to sort out the mess in our payroll system within a week
On a positive note, our sign broads are finally up... after waiting for loooonng 6 weeks.
School
My class resumed two days ago and motivation is at an all-time low. Although I believe these two modules would be more interesting, I just don't feel the same vibe in the new PSB campus.
Maybe it's the old-folks residential area that surrounds it, maybe it's the old school feel to the campus, I don't know. Maybe it's everything that is old all around that makes one so depressing going to school.
Still I have to slough through this. But I'm quite sure my studying days are over. There goes my MBA plan.
Housing
My new home is very much a work-in-progress. Work had stopped for a week as I sourced for a new electrician. The one that my ID had recommended was obviously trying to con us. For mainly extension works, a few new points and a new DB box, he wanted to charge us for 2.7k.
Separately we managed get another to quote us for 2.4k and this is total new rewiring, with 3 years warranty no less.
Electrical work started yesterday and should conclude by Friday. After that my contractor would take over and put in all the console, wardrobe and stuff before painting.
I think we should be able to move in by mid June hopefully.
Holiday
My wife and I will be heading to Bangkok (again) next Sat for 4 days. This is 2 days after she come back from her Hong Kong trip from this Sat. She is damn happy lor. Machiam like a stewardess.
Half of my mind should still be in the office worrying over necessary and unnecessary things but this time at least I have a laptop to bring along.
Still it would be a good break for me to recharge myself and outline my (company) plan for the new financial year.
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That's all folks!
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Friday, May 04, 2007
ST Forum - He left Singapore with a clear conscience
WOULD like to voice my opinion on the comment by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew that he could never leave Singapore with a clear conscience.
I have mostly been studying or working out of Singapore since 2000, in Australia, the US and India. I am currently residing in Melbourne, Australia.
Growing up in Singapore was always good. However, as an informed adult wanting the best for my family, my wife and I left Singapore. We still believe Singapore is a great place to live for a lot of people, and for a variety of reasons. However, it would not work for us.
We have had friendsenvy our life in Melbourne - land ownership, a three-bedroom house with a
backyard, a fantastic salary package, living in a vibran t city that is always alive with the great outdoors, world-class sport, theatre, musicals, concerts, etc.
However, these are not the critical pull factors that drew us to Melbourne. The real reason starts and ends with personal time, family time and work-life balance. We wanted to live in a community where personal time is sacred, and where companies do not 'own' you. Work is strictly 9 to 5, except for the odd occasion when you work longer. Even then, bosses do not make demand s - they request your time.
In Melbourne, taxes are high, interest rates are soaring, the health-care system may not be at its best, medical insurance is expensive and the public transportation is hardly world class but we have learnt to cope with these 'deficiencies'.
On the flipside, we have time to enjoy a rich family life. Our kids, when we have them, will have
ample opportunities to choose the path they would like in life, be it sport, music, theatre or pure academics. They will not be branded under the academic microscope.
The bottom line is that we left with a clear conscience, and we remain here with a clear conscience.
Arvin
Gopal Jayabalan
Melbourne, Australia
I have mostly been studying or working out of Singapore since 2000, in Australia, the US and India. I am currently residing in Melbourne, Australia.
Growing up in Singapore was always good. However, as an informed adult wanting the best for my family, my wife and I left Singapore. We still believe Singapore is a great place to live for a lot of people, and for a variety of reasons. However, it would not work for us.
We have had friendsenvy our life in Melbourne - land ownership, a three-bedroom house with a
backyard, a fantastic salary package, living in a vibran t city that is always alive with the great outdoors, world-class sport, theatre, musicals, concerts, etc.
However, these are not the critical pull factors that drew us to Melbourne. The real reason starts and ends with personal time, family time and work-life balance. We wanted to live in a community where personal time is sacred, and where companies do not 'own' you. Work is strictly 9 to 5, except for the odd occasion when you work longer. Even then, bosses do not make demand s - they request your time.
In Melbourne, taxes are high, interest rates are soaring, the health-care system may not be at its best, medical insurance is expensive and the public transportation is hardly world class but we have learnt to cope with these 'deficiencies'.
On the flipside, we have time to enjoy a rich family life. Our kids, when we have them, will have
ample opportunities to choose the path they would like in life, be it sport, music, theatre or pure academics. They will not be branded under the academic microscope.
The bottom line is that we left with a clear conscience, and we remain here with a clear conscience.
Arvin
Gopal Jayabalan
Melbourne, Australia
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