Finally KOREA!!!

Left for Spore on the 29th Oct, by Asiana Airlines.
It was quite a blur when we checked in because CTC didn't send a local guide from S'pore. Instead, they just sent someone to check in for the group.
Well, we were lucky coz the flight was full, and they upgraded us to the BUSINESS CLASS!! WOAH!! My first time in the biz class (hope they do the same for the return trip..Ha!)
The seats were really spacious, and this is the first time I don't have to sleep at a 90 deg angle. The seats could be manuver to a nearly 160 angle...there's a big TV screen, the air stewardesses were exceptionally attentive & courteous, the earphones, cushion etc were much much better! Even the restrooms were very well-equipped with refreshners, perfume, etc....
Most of all, the meals!! They served us drinks before flight, in glass 'wine' glasses (not plastic), and meals go along with a full set of fine cultery made of pewter!! Oh!! I'm sooooo PAMPERED! They even served us fruits (very nicely displayed), choice of endless breads (croissants, toast, buns etc) with a miniature bottle of jam, butter etc...(they only gave one serving in economy class seats)
Our plane touched down in Incheon at local time 6.30am (Spore 7.30am), met up with local guide Linda, and transferred to Gimpo Airport for the domestic flight to Jeju...It was a mere 8 degrees celsius when we arrived...was told that the winter season had arrived early this year...
It's about time we board the domestic flight...

Mozzie Action

Rrriiinnnggg!!!

There goes my alarm at 6.30am...Today is Saturday but I don't get the luxury of sleeping late today...Gotta get up for the 'Carpet Combing' exercise today.

Reached the meeting point near Bt Gombak MRT at 7.4oam. Thank god it's just five bus-stops from my house else I would be really late.
Finished my box of breakfast but the exercise didn't start till an hour later.

Armed with larvacide (insecticide targeting at larva), torchlights, and other essentials, our team of four members proceeded to cover the 12 blocks assigned to us.
It was quite slow initially but after some warm-ups, things speeded up for us later.

By 11am, we were back at the meeting point again. Everything went smoothly though it rained for a while and it was really humid. Our team only managed to find a open container which contains wriggling larva, so we took a sample of it (using a pipette & vial provided) before someone came to take a snapshot as evidence. It was said that the larva could be 4-5days old, so I've got no idea how no one could have possibly miss such a big ice-cream tupperware which had collected water for so long!!

It wasn't really that tough...the only complaint is that I had to sacrifice my beauty sleep...*yawns*
Now it's time for the dreamland...zzZZzz

Who says all Chocolate are sweet?

After delay of ten weeks, the promotion results are finally out!

Though I got my promotion, I wasn't the least happy...coz the difference between my existing pay and new pay is a mere gross $100+ (less with CPF)...And for this, my colleagues developed red eyes...not justifiable for the treatment I received...

Another colleague who's here for a longer period (by a few mths) was not promoted...Reason given was that she's too young (20/21 yrs) to be promoted...all because the company followed a stupid system of age & seniority...I wasn't promoted last year because I didnt meet the min.3 yrs' requirement & there wasn't any staff under me...

What a 'great' company...to think it uses the value 'living, learning, caring organisation'...No one cares for the small fries...

Lazy bone

*Yawns* 1st day of the week again..nothing to look forward to...except PAYDAY (FRI!!)
Spent Sun watching Initial-D (my sis borrowed the vcd from her student), eating & sleeping...a true couch potato...

Don't feel like moving from my seat today, wana just try to cower in my seat, staying as low profile as possible...Hopefully the day will pass by fast...
But there're still issues that need to be settled...like the overdue postage recon, my journals still pending for signatures (don't understand why the bosses here always like to be chased for documents that had went into their doors for more than a mth!) etc...
Must finish my stuff before I go on trip & exams...

Oh! Ms Bunny, you remembered the chix franks we bought for the supposed camping trip?
Guess what? There's gona be another electrical shutdown at my blk again tomorrow, and I'm under strict orders to finish them! Still got four more franks to go...(feeling sick already)...

Unusual sat...not that unusual

Went to bed yesterday (in fact, tis morning since it was past midnight...) with stars flying above my head...

Surprisingly, i woke up before 7am, clear-headed & unable to go back to my dreams...So, I managed to do some reading...something I haven't been able to do for a long long time...
Guess will hit the sack pretty early today, hope Teng virus didn't break down my system..Certainly don't wana go to Korea sick...waste $...

21 more days down the road, and i'll be making my way to the Changi airport, hop onto a plane to Korea!! Not that i'm really looking forward to it (really busted my budget...no $ to spend...sobs) but perhaps a trip outta Spore might do my soul some good...(but not for my pockets)
Ms Bunny, you must be counting down to your Taiwan trip too!! Did you watch tonite's "10 words crossroads"? The game was held in Taidong...all the yummy crabs!! (Can't stand the bimbo gal partnering that Jackie....*gooseebumpss*)

Can't wait to end my course...thinking of taking up Korean language class (hopefully, well-versed in it) & maybe, piano/keyboard class... (not cheap...but i think we should at least learn something to cultivate ourselves...)

Ok, Now is Time to turn to the tube & be a true blue couch potato!

Presenting...CHINCHERINCHEE!!!

Came across this word 'chincherinchee' in the dictionary while I was checking the spelling for 'chimney' (Gosh! I probably would fail my primary school spelling! Hmm...Maybe I did mispell it last time?)...
Since this word begins with my last name 'chin', thought perhaps I could rename my blog...The dictionary defined it as "S African plant with white/yellow flower spikes"...A search in Yahoo engine gave more details...

Name: Also known as Ornithogalum and Star of Bethlehem. The Greeks used the term "bird's milk" ornithos (bird) and gala (milk) to describe something incredible. The South Africans know them as "tjenkenrientjee" which is where the odd English name chincherinchee comes from.
Description: Their flowers, bell and star-shaped, are showy and sometimes very fragrant . They bloom individually in circles carried at the top of leafless stems.
Origin: Ornithogalum thyrsoides is native to South Africa and the Ornithogalum umbellatum is native to the Mediterranean.
Colour: Usually white but also yellow and orange.
Availability: All year round.
Family: They belong to the Liliaceae (lily) family and grow from bulbs.
Varieties: The best known is Ornithogalum thyrsoides. Ornithogalum umbellatum has larger star-shaped white flowers and narrow leaves. This variety's most eye-catching feature is the beautiful green stripe on each flower. The flower shown here is Ornithogalum arabicum (sometimes called the Star of Bethlehem), which has a long stem with a distinctive umbrella of waxy white flowers carrying a green-black ovary in the centre. Ornithogalum dubium is a lovely clear orange shade, and has cup-shaped flowers.
Care Tips: Sometimes called a "florist's nightmare" because they have such a long vase life. They can easily last a whole month.

And since I'm on it, I've decided to give my blog an entire uplift...changed the layout (gotta redo the links to ms bunny's blog & music's gone too)...Renamed the blog site as well...kinda like the new link 'charmed shrieking chimney'...again, charmed sounds like my surname, chimney evolves from my last name too..
Like the whole idea of a chimney that's been charmed to shriek! Reminds me of my favorite author, Enid Blyton's "The Wishing Tree Again" & "The Enchanted Forest"...books that I simply love to read over and over again....
Dont really like the plain white background though...

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