Tuesday, May 29, 2007
What it really means

Ever worked in an office before? I'm sure many who do will get emails or documents or even spoke to anyone everyday.Below mentioned terms will not be alien to you. But do you really know what it means or stand for? Here are some of the definations from my opinion.

FYI ( For your info)
- Matters may or may not concern you, but since you saw this info i take you accountable for if something screws up. ( good excuse to get a scapegoat)

CC ( carbon copy)
- Almost the same as FYI, only thing that can be used as evidence or proof to the boss when u do screw up.

Your prompt reply will be appreciated
- Better reply me with what i wan or else.....

For your checkin ( or some may say for you to look through)
- Covering my ass, if i go down. YOU WILL GO DOWN WITH ME!!!

And you know office there's a thing called the Murphy's work laws. Some really do makes sense and some can help prevent you from becoming a walking target board.Here are some i chose.

-Don't be irreplaceable, if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

-You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.

-When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves.

-You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk.

-When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.

-Eat a live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.

-There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but there is always enough time to do it over.

And of course, many companies does brainstorming, As technology and human productivity increases, the future looks bright.


Behold the future of brainstorming!!!

desong was shot at Tuesday, May 29, 2007


Saturday, May 26, 2007
Surprise by Mum

On friday, i woke up and found my Mum in the living room and she told me suddenly " i bought duck, i wan to eat duck!" I went "huh" and thought wan duck just go food court and buy roast duck. But than she said that wasn't what she wanted. My mum and dad went to Singapore Cricket Club like i dunno how many years ago, dun even know whether am i in this world yet.

The challenge..is Orange de Duck. Traditionally duck breast is used and goes together with an orange based sauce. So i thought a little and told mum ok, i'll do it. And create my version of it.


First i took the whole duck, and dissected it, removing the breasts , legs and all. Keeping the breast leaving the rest in the freezer. With the breasts, i seasoned it with salt, black pepper corn, olive oil and lots of orange peel ( orange de duck , in case u r wondering).


With little time, i search my fridge to see what i can use together for the dish. I have potatoes, tomatoes, asparagus, white prawns and red snapper. Great! decided to do something like a surf and turf, where food from sea and land mix.


With the stuff i had on hand, i planned the following main course:


Trinity of Orange de Duck, Butterflied White Prawn

and Red Snapper Accompanied by

Grilled Tomato, Asparagus and caramalised Tangerine.

Mashed Potatoes.


It was a nice family dinner, with my Dear coming to join us for the meal. Here is what looks like.


desong was shot at Saturday, May 26, 2007


Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Oasis

My fave band of all time, some people may argue with me but still i feel Oasis has got to be one of the greatest bands. Fronted by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. They brought Britmusic to the world after the Beatles. Liam as the identity of the band while Noel is the soul.
Noel wrote almost all of Oasis hits we hear today stands as proof the genius in this guy.

Some may say Oasis are jus Beatles wannabes and are overrated. Well i know the Beatles are great but are no more and what is left are just memories of their former glory. But Oasis is still going strong and produces hits after hits without fail. Elvis Presley, the king of rock was only a so-so guitarist and didn't write many of his songs yet people still hail him as the king after his death. So how can Oasis, whom writes their own songs and plays so much better be overrated? Pure madness.

I feel the success with Oasis are:
  • Noel just writes songs that are too darn good regardless is it acoustic or electric. The lyrics and melodies are just pure gold.
  • Liam, with his vocals formed the identity of the band we know today. And his bad boy attitude ( everyone loves an ah beng ) suits seamlessly to the rock band.
  • The energy the band carries, anyone and i mean just about anyone has heard of Oasis. Doesn't matter you love them or hate them, they are just well known.


desong was shot at Wednesday, May 23, 2007


Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Happy Mother's Day

Well as u know Mother's day has come and gone..and i'm sure many of us had spend some quality time with ur Mums. I had my fine share of time spend with my family.
Lets see.. Friday 11 May had a dinner with my family at home.

And this is what i whipped up for my Mum. I did Mushroom Soup ( sorry no pic) and this main course. Its Cod Confit, Sesame White Prawns with Bacon wrapped Oysters Accompanied by Tomato Inmulsion.

Sat 12 May..Had dinner with my whole family including my sisters cause u see..they r married..thats y i said "whole" family. We went to Penang Place at Boon Lay to have authentic Penang food.

Sun 13 May I went to my Grandfather house to celebrate again Mother's Day. This time is with my aunties and grandmother who is veri weak and has to move around in a wheelchair. So we brought the celebrations closer to her.










My mother told me to do something for my grandmother so here it is...A Fruit Cake.
My mother (far left) with her sisters and grandmother.

desong was shot at Wednesday, May 16, 2007


Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Spider Man 3

Caught Spider Man 3 today, watched it with Winnie dear, Mel and Regina. Critics gave it 3 stars(only) and i must say it deserve it. The show promised so much yet delivered so little. Even with Stan Lee the creator of Spider Man as the excutive producer, the movie was let down by one sole element:

The cast.


This movie did injustice to its previous 2 movies. Despite there's some hints in the movie statin there might be a fourth instalment. ( I pray pls stick faithfully to the comic) Cause this part 3 of Spider Man strayed way off course from the comics we all so faithfully followed. The one character which disappoint the most is Venom. Of all characters, i was sitting there looking at Eddie Brock aka Venom, the guy who did the casting ought to be brought out and shot and ran over by a bulldozer. They chose Topher Grace ( of that 70's show fame) to be eddie brock. BIG MISTAKE!!! For all those out there who knows venom, will know this guy is the wrong person for the job. After much discussion with my associate buddy after the show, we came into conclusion where the on screen venom has done injustice to the comic venom.


Here they are:


1. Topher Grace is the wrong actor for eddie brock. They should cast someone bigger, like the guy who played Sandman. Cause that is what eddie brock should look like. Tall and muscular.


2. The venom in the movie look more like Carnage ( another villian in the comics) Why? Again too small, Venom is at least 2 to 3 times bigger than Spider Man.

3. On screen Venom is missing one thing, the most important thing thats defines Venom and the movie left it out. How dumb can they get to miss something like this. Venom is missing his tongue. Yes u didn't read wrongly i said his tongue. Venom has this really long and full of saliva tongue sticking out of his mouth. Its one of the things that makes venom scary and its kinda like his trademark, yet they left it out. Madness!!


4. Venom died to0 easily. Come on, when i saw it i couldn't help to think what is goin on with the script. He was not suppose to die. Venom is a much stronger character than Spider Man and is suppose to form an alliance with Spidey if they just stayed faithful to the comic.


Overall in my opinion, the movie should get just bout two and half stars for plot. The movie dragged a lot during the build up and strayed way off course to the faithful. I'm sure there are many Spidey fans who long awaited for this show yet was disappointed on how it turned out. The movie was saved only by its special effects, with sandman pulling the strings in the fx department. Other than that the movie is jus a so-so kinda show.


Nevertheless, just catch this show for the sake its a Spider Man film.


Still one of the faved super hero we know.

desong was shot at Tuesday, May 08, 2007


Thursday, May 3, 2007
Church Family Day

Apart from Adriel's wedding on labour day, it was also church's family day with Sun comin back to have a concert with us. It was a day of pure fun without bein religious. After the concert, we went to the carnival but to our dismay, long Qs from expo to tampines central were everyway and we waited more than hour jus to gt a couple of hotdogs for dinner.

So mel, the usual one with all the wacky ideas came up with a little game to pass time. Sin man with the camera will say 1,2 ,3 and a certain action and we have to act it out. For example, 1 , 2, 3 SAD! ( well u gt the picture.. dn't u?) Here you will witness the many faces of the soggy bottom boys.

1,2,3 Mafia!!!
1,2,3 Innocent!!!
1,2,3 Angry!!!!!

1,2,3 Sad!!!!

1,2,3 Crazy!!!

desong was shot at Thursday, May 03, 2007


Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Adriel's Wedding


Congrats to our dear brother Adriel and his newly wed and lovely wife Eunice. It was a great and one of a kind wedding at the campus of SMU.
We the guys at E13 wish u the best in ur wedded life and a blessed future together.

desong was shot at Wednesday, May 02, 2007