The pendant I got for her from Lee Wah. So nice right? She chosen herself.
Sushiteh!!! *Yummy*
A happy boyfriend with his present. A beautiful photoframe with this picture she edited herself:
03-Jul-2009
Pictures on Vday
The pendant I got for her from Lee Wah. So nice right? She chosen herself.
Sushiteh!!! *Yummy*
A happy boyfriend with his present. A beautiful photoframe with this picture she edited herself:
01-Jun-2009
Valentine's Day 2009
I know it had been quite some time that this had passed, but i'll blog abt it as it's a very special day for both of us. For me, it had been many years since i celebrated with my gf; for her, she had never celebrate with her bf.
Vday falls on a Saturday, but our story started on Thursday. We went to catch a movie at PS at 9+pm on thursday. As we were there early, we decided to have a walk around the jewellery shops since she wanted a necklance to show those Aussies that she's taken. =p As we were walking thru all these shops, 1 of the necklances caught her eyes. Immediately she set her eyes on that & she wanted it badly. Being such a nice gf, I think she really deserve that necklance. After I got for her, she was so happy that she almost burst into tears. Cos she said no 1 other than her dad treats her so nice b4. Well, that tear really let me feel that the burnt on my pocket is all worth it. Off to the cinema we went.
As I'm blogging now, I'm constantly thinking why this year's Vday is so much different as b4. Is it cos it had been long time since I celebrated? No. Is it cos I've never felt so much in love? Maybe? Is it cos I have never had such a nice gf? Yes!! It is the answer for my question. I'VE NEVER HAD SUCH A NICE GIRLFRIEND!! Unlike other years where I've to plan everything out by myself, Deardear actually discuss with me on our date. Thinking of how sweet she is, just makes me smile & u are right, I'm smiling right now as i blogged. The next thing that I'm going to say how nice my gf is, I think any guy who reads this, will want a gf like her. Knowing that I'm tight on budget, she actually intro me a cheap but nice rose cum delivery website. *drooling with dropped jaw* It is cheap as it remains the price for V day & there are 9 roses. It is fixed to deliver on Saturaday morning. I stayed over her place the nite before (on friday) so that we can count down the arrival of this special day. =) As the clock strikes 12, we wished each other & she slept in my bonney arms.
Woke up early morning to go to the supermart as we want to DIY our Vday dinner. It is really nan de that deardear is going to cook for me. Of cos that comes in just 1 condition where I need to wash the dishes. Agreed! We got ingredients for our smoked salmon salad, pan-fried fish, Baley's choc cake & ham & cheeze starter. Deardear starts the vday by treating me to all the most delicious dishes in the best chain Jap restaurant, Sushi Teh. She started off with soft shell crab. Not that fantastic, as it is common. The hao liao is served behind. The King Roll is served. It is a sushi where the king prawn is rolled in the sushi. Next served on the table is the most smooth sashimi I have ever had. With just a little wasabi & light sauce, the taste & feeling simply takes me to heaven. After I return back on earth, I had another prawn. This is a roasted galic prawn (I think i tasted cheeze too). It is roasted so well that the whole prawn can be eaten in 1 piece. Being such a greedy me, I took the whole piece & put into my mouth. I saw angels again. Totally heavenly.. I think deardear must be secret smiling at how xin fu I felt. Deardear, I want to use this opportunity to tell u that I've never had such a wonder meal. Thank you!!!
After resting awhile, we started preparing. She did all the cooking & i try making the cake. As everything is pre-mixed, all i need to add is Baley's, eggs & water. Being a super sweet gf as I keep emphasising, she helps me with the dishes. After washing, we went for a quick wash up & dressed up for the dinner. It is rather romantic as we done up our dinner with candles & we off the lights. Although 1/2 way through we were interrupted, we still enjoyed it. After dinner, we went to deardear's room & she gave a my V day presentS. Yes, it is with a "S". 1st was a super big & nice photo frame of us. Deardear spend many sleepless nites just to put all the pics into this frame. Super nice & super impressive that she can do such an unique present. She really surprised me. Next she got me a Zara tie!! OMG~ I've never received such a nice gift b4. thanks, dear!
Deardear, I want to tell u that I really enjoyed this Vday with u & I'm really grateful to have you. Today is also our 1st Anniversary & I would want to wish u Happy Anniversary. I really wish that we can celebrate many many Vday to come & many many anniversaries. I'll be a more understanding bf, I'll give in to you more. I'll share your loneliness & also your happiness. Dear, i want to share everything of you. Bibi deardear, I love you..
08-May-2009
11-Oct-2008
Day 6
I reached office at 9am as usual. Before I can check my mails, the Manager ask me to check the equipment are all there before setting off the do the installation. Everything has to be right as the Police Commissioner of India will be there. After the check, I continued with my daily routine: Check mails.
Went to the Police station at 10.45 & set to prepare for the war. Everything seems fine until Murphy decided to pay me a visit: The internet connection is lost. Everything is fine during the last 2 tests. But today after the team had finish installing the speakers, the connection went down. I believe they must had touched the modem & some of the connector is loose or what. Anyway, there is nothing I could do. The IT guys trying all his means but failed.
Before they decided to change the location of the test, the connection came back. Ok, it is due to unstable network. Instantly, the tension is released. 1 of the Inspector went ahead to do the test. He is a Doctorate! Even his name tag had a “Dr.“ in front of his name! It is usual for a Police to have such a high qualification as Police often regards as people who are not that smart. Cos all they need is build, no need brain. After him, the head of Traffic Police went on to the test. Everything went on smoothly.
The Police Commissioner of India finally came out from his meeting. When he came into the room with all his kakias following behind. His rank is 2 rifles with 1 star. Sat down to do the test & he is satisfied with the system. He even went to the actual site to experience the volume personally. He starts to discuss to have a similar set-up in other parts of India already. Wow~ Exciting year ahead!
After returning back office, the Manager organized his team to attend my training. Although I plan to have a quick 1, however, they have a lot of questions to ask. Training personnel with technical background is so much different. It is impossible to smoke them. Afterall, all of them had been in the industry for atleast 10years! Don’t know have to admit don’t know.
Only had 2hours after training to do my shopping. As India is famous for its woodcrafts & silks, I went to this woodcraft shop to get my souvenirs. They also brought me to some mart to get some tea for my office.
I had my last meal in India, Singapore Fried Rice. It does not taste a little like Singapore. Anyway, I was too full to finish everything.
Went to the airport immediately after my meal. Deardear, I’m back! She is supposed to fetch me, but we had a little disagreement & she told me she will not be coming. Haiz..
Switched on my hand phone immediately after I touched down. I’m expecting to receive deardear’s SMS, hoping that she will change her mind. “You got a message” my phone goes off. I opened the Inbox & smiled. Deardear told me she is coming!!! This acting silly gf of mine always likes to make me angry & disappointed before surprising me. But I like it. Haha.. Thanks dear!!! Muack
Went to the Police station at 10.45 & set to prepare for the war. Everything seems fine until Murphy decided to pay me a visit: The internet connection is lost. Everything is fine during the last 2 tests. But today after the team had finish installing the speakers, the connection went down. I believe they must had touched the modem & some of the connector is loose or what. Anyway, there is nothing I could do. The IT guys trying all his means but failed.
Before they decided to change the location of the test, the connection came back. Ok, it is due to unstable network. Instantly, the tension is released. 1 of the Inspector went ahead to do the test. He is a Doctorate! Even his name tag had a “Dr.“ in front of his name! It is usual for a Police to have such a high qualification as Police often regards as people who are not that smart. Cos all they need is build, no need brain. After him, the head of Traffic Police went on to the test. Everything went on smoothly.
The Police Commissioner of India finally came out from his meeting. When he came into the room with all his kakias following behind. His rank is 2 rifles with 1 star. Sat down to do the test & he is satisfied with the system. He even went to the actual site to experience the volume personally. He starts to discuss to have a similar set-up in other parts of India already. Wow~ Exciting year ahead!
After returning back office, the Manager organized his team to attend my training. Although I plan to have a quick 1, however, they have a lot of questions to ask. Training personnel with technical background is so much different. It is impossible to smoke them. Afterall, all of them had been in the industry for atleast 10years! Don’t know have to admit don’t know.
Only had 2hours after training to do my shopping. As India is famous for its woodcrafts & silks, I went to this woodcraft shop to get my souvenirs. They also brought me to some mart to get some tea for my office.
I had my last meal in India, Singapore Fried Rice. It does not taste a little like Singapore. Anyway, I was too full to finish everything.
Went to the airport immediately after my meal. Deardear, I’m back! She is supposed to fetch me, but we had a little disagreement & she told me she will not be coming. Haiz..
Switched on my hand phone immediately after I touched down. I’m expecting to receive deardear’s SMS, hoping that she will change her mind. “You got a message” my phone goes off. I opened the Inbox & smiled. Deardear told me she is coming!!! This acting silly gf of mine always likes to make me angry & disappointed before surprising me. But I like it. Haha.. Thanks dear!!! Muack
Day 5
Today is a National Holiday as today is Gandhi’s Birthday. He is called the Father of the Nation. Wake up very early today, 5.30 am. Going to another city call Mysore (Pronounce My-sue). Over there, we would be visiting a Famous Indian Temple; followed by Mysore Palace, then to the Zoo, then Bird Park & lastly will be another Temple up in the Mountain.
On the way to the temple, we stop by along the way to have breakfast. There is this hotel by the road sides severing buffet breakfast. It only cost INR60 per person. That is even less than S$2!! The food is really nice. Too bad, I don’t know how to go. Just bad with Indian names. After a great filling breakfast, the 1st temple here I come. All temples look the same to me. But to this manager, this 1st temple we went to is very different. It is a monument with a very long historical value. He does his usual prayers & going through the temple, trying to explain to me the various gods & other stuff. Before leaving, I tried this red powder on my forehead. I looked so weird, like those White Indians in 1 of my collection of Indian racist jokes.
My next destination was a Zoo with a 5km trail. Just entering the Zoo, I felt like I’m in Bird Park. There are all sorts of birds. Although it had been 12 years since I stepped into the Zoo, it’s still boring. I think Zoo in Singapore is still better than here, although here got a bigger collection of animals. Anyway, only the 1st 500 meters are birds & the rest are all kinds of animals. Completed the whole trail in 2hours & wanted to proceed to Bird Park. But due to time constrain, it is cancelled & proceed to Mysore Palace.
Mysore Palace is really magnificent! The whole place is really beautiful. I think its beauty is just next to Taj Mahal. Went in & secretly took some pics. It was a nice experience. 1st time going in a Palace. Went up the mountain to another temple. There are cows roaming freely outside the temple. Another round of praying for this Bombay guy & we head back. The whole journey was 2hour 50 min. He almost missed his train. The whole journey he was so stress. After he left, the atmosphere of the car became relax again.
As the night is still young, I went to shop for some local food. Spent INR755! That is almost what the driver earns in a day. They are earning INR100/hr. Went back to the guest house after that. Long day tomorrow, Getting excited already. (-_-)Zzzz…
On the way to the temple, we stop by along the way to have breakfast. There is this hotel by the road sides severing buffet breakfast. It only cost INR60 per person. That is even less than S$2!! The food is really nice. Too bad, I don’t know how to go. Just bad with Indian names. After a great filling breakfast, the 1st temple here I come. All temples look the same to me. But to this manager, this 1st temple we went to is very different. It is a monument with a very long historical value. He does his usual prayers & going through the temple, trying to explain to me the various gods & other stuff. Before leaving, I tried this red powder on my forehead. I looked so weird, like those White Indians in 1 of my collection of Indian racist jokes.
My next destination was a Zoo with a 5km trail. Just entering the Zoo, I felt like I’m in Bird Park. There are all sorts of birds. Although it had been 12 years since I stepped into the Zoo, it’s still boring. I think Zoo in Singapore is still better than here, although here got a bigger collection of animals. Anyway, only the 1st 500 meters are birds & the rest are all kinds of animals. Completed the whole trail in 2hours & wanted to proceed to Bird Park. But due to time constrain, it is cancelled & proceed to Mysore Palace.
Mysore Palace is really magnificent! The whole place is really beautiful. I think its beauty is just next to Taj Mahal. Went in & secretly took some pics. It was a nice experience. 1st time going in a Palace. Went up the mountain to another temple. There are cows roaming freely outside the temple. Another round of praying for this Bombay guy & we head back. The whole journey was 2hour 50 min. He almost missed his train. The whole journey he was so stress. After he left, the atmosphere of the car became relax again.
As the night is still young, I went to shop for some local food. Spent INR755! That is almost what the driver earns in a day. They are earning INR100/hr. Went back to the guest house after that. Long day tomorrow, Getting excited already. (-_-)Zzzz…
Day 4
Another exciting day lay ahead of me. Schedule for today is to give a presentation to the Commissioner of Police, followed by the discussion with the Engineer in the Metro Train Station.
When I reached office, I do what I do every morning: Online. After replying all the emails, the Manager had not come in. Well, that means I’ve got a little time for Facebook & MSN. =)
Manager came in 15min later with a grumpy face. He told me that the presentation is postponed to Friday as there is festival that is only celebrate on full moon. It is supposed to be full moon on Tuesday but somehow, it is delayed for 1 day. The Commissioner will be busy keeping order as Festival = Chaos.
The Police Commissioner of India will only be free on Friday. That only meant 1 thing: I would have to extend my stay for a day. Things will really turn unpleasant for me. 1 more day means I have to wait 1 more day to meet my deardear; 1 more day will also mean my sales have to delay for 1 more week & 1 day means another week of shit that I couldn’t clear.
Anyway, after all the grumblings, I have to accept the fact that I had to stay. They are really efficient in their things. In just 15min, they have confirmed that flight details. All I need is to hand them INR500 & people will have me settle the rest. Stayed in office to revise the quotation as there are a lot of changes in the prices & the drawing. The manager wants to do it his way: quotation with the picture of the product by the side. It is a good idea, however it is a waste of time. Anyway, I had to do the way he wants. He is the customer. Customer is always right. Remember? Whole day is wasted by just doing all these.
Try to do some shopping when it was 9pm. Most shops are closed. Therefore just have a simple dinner with another Manager from Bombay & went to bed. A long day is waiting for us.
When I reached office, I do what I do every morning: Online. After replying all the emails, the Manager had not come in. Well, that means I’ve got a little time for Facebook & MSN. =)
Manager came in 15min later with a grumpy face. He told me that the presentation is postponed to Friday as there is festival that is only celebrate on full moon. It is supposed to be full moon on Tuesday but somehow, it is delayed for 1 day. The Commissioner will be busy keeping order as Festival = Chaos.
The Police Commissioner of India will only be free on Friday. That only meant 1 thing: I would have to extend my stay for a day. Things will really turn unpleasant for me. 1 more day means I have to wait 1 more day to meet my deardear; 1 more day will also mean my sales have to delay for 1 more week & 1 day means another week of shit that I couldn’t clear.
Anyway, after all the grumblings, I have to accept the fact that I had to stay. They are really efficient in their things. In just 15min, they have confirmed that flight details. All I need is to hand them INR500 & people will have me settle the rest. Stayed in office to revise the quotation as there are a lot of changes in the prices & the drawing. The manager wants to do it his way: quotation with the picture of the product by the side. It is a good idea, however it is a waste of time. Anyway, I had to do the way he wants. He is the customer. Customer is always right. Remember? Whole day is wasted by just doing all these.
Try to do some shopping when it was 9pm. Most shops are closed. Therefore just have a simple dinner with another Manager from Bombay & went to bed. A long day is waiting for us.
03-Oct-2008
Day 3
The driver was very late. Supposed to pick me up at 9am, he came at 9.45am. It was due to a jam while pumping up his car. There was this dumb dumb pump attendant who pump a petrol car some diesels. During the journey to office, deardear is so nice to help me check out a cheaper way of calling back SG although I pissed her off as I sound rude over the poor reception. Now I’m the dumbdumb. Supposed to be *108*65XXXXX#; I had been trying *018*65xxxxx#.
(-_-“)..
Reached office at 10.10am. The Manager introduced me the Head of Sales & the Head of Technical support. Had a fruitful discussion with the technical person. He is real quick in thinking of new improvements to the current system. With a more complete system now, I’m sure winning the project is not a problem.
Head down to the site to see how the speakers to be mounted. After site & direction had been confirm, they started mounting. I was suggesting to mount higher so that they can leave it there & not waste time mounting & disassembling the speakers as we still need it to be mounted the next day. Here is the issue: They got no ladder. It cost them INR2000 to get 1. Nvm about that. They have to settle their own stuff.
Went down to their Metro Train Head office with the Manager. The receptionist demanded an appointment; without that, they don’t entertain any walk-ins. After much negotiation, they finally agree to help us check the availability of the Engineers. We managed to make an appointment with the Chief Signalling & Telecommunication Engineer before leaving the reception area.
Head back to the police station to do the trail again. This time round, more speakers had been installed & mounted. It felt good when I see those drivers & motorists are moving back after they are told to do so. It is good that the Indian government is investing in high technologies to educate her people on road safety. It is also good to see that my system is working & lastly the best part: Good for my sales. (^_^)
Before I leave the office, the Manager introduced me to more people from the management. 1st in the line is the CFO! Followed by the Head of dept for QC & Head of Sales dept. They are really humble. I’m only a Sales Engineer but they are willing to take out their time just to meet me & have a word. Only after I had talked to all of them, than I realized the reason: I had done something in 5 min that they couldn’t accomplish in 5 hours! They are amazed by the speed. Bad words spread fast. That’s why everyone wants to meet me. All of them expected some1 in his 40s, have a lot of experience in the field which they often meet. 2nd shock for them: I’m only 24 & had only joined the company in less than a year. Please don’t be mistaken that I’m trying to boost about how good I’m. I just want to say that my product is fantastic. Such a rookie like me can operate it without any problem. Like what all these Indians like to say: Superb!
The Manager invited me to his house for dinner. His wife cooked all authentic Indian food. She is really a good cook. 1 of the memorable dish is a special gravy that put on the rice. It is mixed yogurt with onions & it taste surprising good! It is a common gravy in India.
Well, this marks the end of another day in Bangalore, India.
(-_-“)..
Reached office at 10.10am. The Manager introduced me the Head of Sales & the Head of Technical support. Had a fruitful discussion with the technical person. He is real quick in thinking of new improvements to the current system. With a more complete system now, I’m sure winning the project is not a problem.
Head down to the site to see how the speakers to be mounted. After site & direction had been confirm, they started mounting. I was suggesting to mount higher so that they can leave it there & not waste time mounting & disassembling the speakers as we still need it to be mounted the next day. Here is the issue: They got no ladder. It cost them INR2000 to get 1. Nvm about that. They have to settle their own stuff.
Went down to their Metro Train Head office with the Manager. The receptionist demanded an appointment; without that, they don’t entertain any walk-ins. After much negotiation, they finally agree to help us check the availability of the Engineers. We managed to make an appointment with the Chief Signalling & Telecommunication Engineer before leaving the reception area.
Head back to the police station to do the trail again. This time round, more speakers had been installed & mounted. It felt good when I see those drivers & motorists are moving back after they are told to do so. It is good that the Indian government is investing in high technologies to educate her people on road safety. It is also good to see that my system is working & lastly the best part: Good for my sales. (^_^)
Before I leave the office, the Manager introduced me to more people from the management. 1st in the line is the CFO! Followed by the Head of dept for QC & Head of Sales dept. They are really humble. I’m only a Sales Engineer but they are willing to take out their time just to meet me & have a word. Only after I had talked to all of them, than I realized the reason: I had done something in 5 min that they couldn’t accomplish in 5 hours! They are amazed by the speed. Bad words spread fast. That’s why everyone wants to meet me. All of them expected some1 in his 40s, have a lot of experience in the field which they often meet. 2nd shock for them: I’m only 24 & had only joined the company in less than a year. Please don’t be mistaken that I’m trying to boost about how good I’m. I just want to say that my product is fantastic. Such a rookie like me can operate it without any problem. Like what all these Indians like to say: Superb!
The Manager invited me to his house for dinner. His wife cooked all authentic Indian food. She is really a good cook. 1 of the memorable dish is a special gravy that put on the rice. It is mixed yogurt with onions & it taste surprising good! It is a common gravy in India.
Well, this marks the end of another day in Bangalore, India.
01-Oct-2008
In Bangalore, India
Day 2
As I’m used to waking up at 8am (GMT +8), I woke up at 5.30am. Bathed & wait for 8am to have my breakfast. When I’m having breakfast, he will stand my side. Whenever I’ve finished some thing, he will top it up. Even when I’ve finish my bread, he’ll toast more for me. After I’ve done with breakfast, he will keep all the utensils.
After breakfast, I changed into my battle suit & style my hair. Yes, I’ve to admit that I’m so zi lian. I simply love myself wearing a cuffling shirt with a nice tie & a lanyard. It never fails to make me feel confident.
The driver picks me up at 9am. “Morning, Sir” is the 1st thing that he said to me. I just feel good. Some1 drives me around, a caretaker to take care of all my needs, a 2-storeys apartment with red carpet to welcome me.
When I reached the Police HQ, I realized the actual reason for me to go over. They have such a terrible traffic that they need the police to remind them. CCTV had been installed. Therefore with the CCTV, they will pick up those who stop on the zebra crossing, stop by the road side causing huge jams, etc. Half way through the test, I received a SMS from my badly missed Deardear. She told me that she passed her test. Felt so happy for her but couldn’t call her.
The test seems ok. The police personnel is laughing after he is done with the test. Basically the testing is to announce the car num & tell him what to do. “KA357, KA357. This is the traffic police. U are stopping on the zebra crossing. Please move back. Please move back!”
Went back office for debriefing of the test. To my surprise, the manager is no happy with the test. He is asking the Project Engineer why I am not at the site. Why the customer in-charge of the project is not at the site. Why they didn’t put the speaker there, since there are cameras watching the area. First of all, I’m an Intercom specialist, not a PA specialist. Why would I know whether the quality of the sound is good or not? Just as long my system works, there is sound over at the distant end; my work is done. The rest will be up to the PA specialist. Moreover, the Project Engineer who was on site has 12 years of experience in PA! The customer who is in-charge of the project is smiling after he has seen the test in the HQ. Lastly, it is not possible to leave the speakers at the site as it is not properly secured & it is still considered unsafe. Anyway, this is a war within their company; I don’t want to get involved. Act blur & do my things.
In the late evening, the Manager brought me up to meet the CEO of the company. Stress instantly ran through my whole body. This is the 1st time meeting a CEO of a company. Went to the 5th floor & enter a room. Saw a man in his 40s seating there. When he saw me, he stretched out his hand & welcomes me to Bangalore. He is very friendly, no bossy air. After I made the presentation, he instantly had some business opportunities in his mind. Now I see how he is a CEO at such a young age. With only 16 years working in the company, he can be who he is today is really amazing. Had a great discussion on the future plans & I may need to fly back to make more presentations. Well, I got no objections on this plan.
After the discussion, we went to a bar to have a drink. Got slightly tipsy after a glass of whisky & a local beer. Went to puke & everything is fine after that.
Had a good night sleep after that. Missing my deardear.
As I’m used to waking up at 8am (GMT +8), I woke up at 5.30am. Bathed & wait for 8am to have my breakfast. When I’m having breakfast, he will stand my side. Whenever I’ve finished some thing, he will top it up. Even when I’ve finish my bread, he’ll toast more for me. After I’ve done with breakfast, he will keep all the utensils.
After breakfast, I changed into my battle suit & style my hair. Yes, I’ve to admit that I’m so zi lian. I simply love myself wearing a cuffling shirt with a nice tie & a lanyard. It never fails to make me feel confident.
The driver picks me up at 9am. “Morning, Sir” is the 1st thing that he said to me. I just feel good. Some1 drives me around, a caretaker to take care of all my needs, a 2-storeys apartment with red carpet to welcome me.
When I reached the Police HQ, I realized the actual reason for me to go over. They have such a terrible traffic that they need the police to remind them. CCTV had been installed. Therefore with the CCTV, they will pick up those who stop on the zebra crossing, stop by the road side causing huge jams, etc. Half way through the test, I received a SMS from my badly missed Deardear. She told me that she passed her test. Felt so happy for her but couldn’t call her.
The test seems ok. The police personnel is laughing after he is done with the test. Basically the testing is to announce the car num & tell him what to do. “KA357, KA357. This is the traffic police. U are stopping on the zebra crossing. Please move back. Please move back!”
Went back office for debriefing of the test. To my surprise, the manager is no happy with the test. He is asking the Project Engineer why I am not at the site. Why the customer in-charge of the project is not at the site. Why they didn’t put the speaker there, since there are cameras watching the area. First of all, I’m an Intercom specialist, not a PA specialist. Why would I know whether the quality of the sound is good or not? Just as long my system works, there is sound over at the distant end; my work is done. The rest will be up to the PA specialist. Moreover, the Project Engineer who was on site has 12 years of experience in PA! The customer who is in-charge of the project is smiling after he has seen the test in the HQ. Lastly, it is not possible to leave the speakers at the site as it is not properly secured & it is still considered unsafe. Anyway, this is a war within their company; I don’t want to get involved. Act blur & do my things.
In the late evening, the Manager brought me up to meet the CEO of the company. Stress instantly ran through my whole body. This is the 1st time meeting a CEO of a company. Went to the 5th floor & enter a room. Saw a man in his 40s seating there. When he saw me, he stretched out his hand & welcomes me to Bangalore. He is very friendly, no bossy air. After I made the presentation, he instantly had some business opportunities in his mind. Now I see how he is a CEO at such a young age. With only 16 years working in the company, he can be who he is today is really amazing. Had a great discussion on the future plans & I may need to fly back to make more presentations. Well, I got no objections on this plan.
After the discussion, we went to a bar to have a drink. Got slightly tipsy after a glass of whisky & a local beer. Went to puke & everything is fine after that.
Had a good night sleep after that. Missing my deardear.
30-Sep-2008
My Trip to Bangalore, India
Day 1
Upon reaching the airport, I was directed to the Red zone as I was carrying 2 laptops.
"Let me help u" was all the custom personnel says. It's obvious that they take bribe. He jus ask how much I can give. At 1st, I gave him 100rupees. But he demanded for S$50! Wow~ "Lion opens its big mouth." I act blur & gave him 500rupees. That's equivalent to S$13+. Lucky that is alright for them. I can't do anything w/o 2 laptops. What a start!
Weather is surprising good. Very cooling. Although they told me it's 30degC, but it only feels like 24degC. Even cooler than SG. They hired a cab to send me to my accommodation.
Along d way, d traffic is terrible. There is no lane discipline at all. If those Indian will to drive in SG, they confirm kena horn like crazy. 1 thing that I noticed along d way is their reason of horning. In SG, horn is to prevent accidents. But over here/ horn is to inform d other drivers that they are beside them. Therefore, hornings are everywhere.
About 30min of drive, I reached d guest house. I was invited by red carpet. Expected a posh room, but I was disappointed. It was quite a shabby place. & worst, a strong Indian smell. OMG~ A small TV with 2 beds & no power point. -_-" Even d staff who sent me here thinks that I deserve a better place. To me, i'm fine with it. It's still bareable. But they insist to find me a better place, if not they will check me into the hotel. Lucky for them, they found another room which I think is for Managers. Since no Managers are staying for d moment, they put me in.
This room is indeed much better. Bigger room, bigger TV, a telephone & a power point. I'm satisfied.
The house caretaker cooks a breakfast for me. He is actually also the cook. At 1.30, a cab pick me up to have my lunch & following that will be visit to d show room. They told me that I can go anywhere I want. The cab is to send me to my destination & will wait for me till i'm done & send me back to the house.
I had my lunch in quite a posh restaurant. All prices are reasonable except the steam rice. It cost more than S$2!! Although it is nicer than what I had in SG, but still it doesn’t match the price.
After lunch, I go to the show room. Expected a big show room, but it is pretty small 1. Went upstairs to their demo room. It is rather cozy. And best of all, it has a very powerful sound system. Watched Ultra Violent the afternoon. Stupid show, but it helps to kill time. After the show, I went back to my guest house.
There the caretaker whips out a simple dinner for me. After dinner, it’s bed time!
Upon reaching the airport, I was directed to the Red zone as I was carrying 2 laptops.
"Let me help u" was all the custom personnel says. It's obvious that they take bribe. He jus ask how much I can give. At 1st, I gave him 100rupees. But he demanded for S$50! Wow~ "Lion opens its big mouth." I act blur & gave him 500rupees. That's equivalent to S$13+. Lucky that is alright for them. I can't do anything w/o 2 laptops. What a start!
Weather is surprising good. Very cooling. Although they told me it's 30degC, but it only feels like 24degC. Even cooler than SG. They hired a cab to send me to my accommodation.
Along d way, d traffic is terrible. There is no lane discipline at all. If those Indian will to drive in SG, they confirm kena horn like crazy. 1 thing that I noticed along d way is their reason of horning. In SG, horn is to prevent accidents. But over here/ horn is to inform d other drivers that they are beside them. Therefore, hornings are everywhere.
About 30min of drive, I reached d guest house. I was invited by red carpet. Expected a posh room, but I was disappointed. It was quite a shabby place. & worst, a strong Indian smell. OMG~ A small TV with 2 beds & no power point. -_-" Even d staff who sent me here thinks that I deserve a better place. To me, i'm fine with it. It's still bareable. But they insist to find me a better place, if not they will check me into the hotel. Lucky for them, they found another room which I think is for Managers. Since no Managers are staying for d moment, they put me in.
This room is indeed much better. Bigger room, bigger TV, a telephone & a power point. I'm satisfied.
The house caretaker cooks a breakfast for me. He is actually also the cook. At 1.30, a cab pick me up to have my lunch & following that will be visit to d show room. They told me that I can go anywhere I want. The cab is to send me to my destination & will wait for me till i'm done & send me back to the house.
I had my lunch in quite a posh restaurant. All prices are reasonable except the steam rice. It cost more than S$2!! Although it is nicer than what I had in SG, but still it doesn’t match the price.
After lunch, I go to the show room. Expected a big show room, but it is pretty small 1. Went upstairs to their demo room. It is rather cozy. And best of all, it has a very powerful sound system. Watched Ultra Violent the afternoon. Stupid show, but it helps to kill time. After the show, I went back to my guest house.
There the caretaker whips out a simple dinner for me. After dinner, it’s bed time!
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