Pretending I don't know you

Recently, I pumped into a few guys in my neighbourhood, and they were all pretending they either didn't see me or they don't know me. I associated with these men when they were in their 30th and when I was in my 20th. I am 45 this year, they must be in their 50-60th. No though, these men had grew a lot of grey hair now, but they still had the look. I am sure they know who I am, but they just looked away from my sight, and didn't want to have the direct eyes contact with me. I also don't have the energy to renew the friendship with them frankly. So, I also look away some way.

Ever since I started my soul searching journey, I also don't want to meet up my relatives and old friends. I just go work and home to look after my children. And I tried to work and work and work.................. no social life, no recreatation, no other activity except learning and working.....

May be I will change when I am more and more stabilise financially. One of my "tow gay"(big boss) friend who run a factory in Dubai offer me to visit Dubai with free meal and accomodation, so that I can tour in this up and coming country, and see what business I or we can do. I also not cabable of buying a ticket and just go. I don't know what have I missed..................... now and future.

"Virture Courting" Love in the air

Yesterday I spoke to a Phillipino girl. She said she has recently came to know a white young man who is undergoing pirate training in Glam. Her Phillipino friend who is happened to be his coursemate introduce this handsome young trainee to her.

What they do is they chat through the internet with the video camera on so that they can see each other while they are chatting. They do one thing further by they let the video camera on for the whole night, so that the boy can watch her when she is sleeping.

They enjoy the company of each other since both left their home land to another foreign land for career and for training. Two lonely heart find the comfort of speaking to each other.

This is the new age of love affair, amazing right!

"Killzone"

The original painting from "killzone".

This picture was drawn by my son by copying the above printing using "Paint". He spent almost a week to complete this picture. Everyday, he spent sometime to edit the picture.

He always asks me for animation programe. I don't think I can afford an original animation programe for him, unless he can find a sponsor!

The pink swim suite for men

I love to watch the show "Appentics" which was showed on every Sunday on Channel 5 at 11pm. The Appentics are group into 2 teams. They are given 14 projects over the 14 weeks periods. Every week there will be winning team and the lossing team. The winning team will enjoy a lot of fined things in life. For the lossing team, some members from the lossing team will be sent to the boardroom to let Mr Trumpt decide who will be out of the game, and out of the coperate race.

Last Sunday show that 2 teams were asked to design the swim suites, they will put up a stage in the beach, and the team will show case their swim suites through cat walk. The team that sell the most swim suites will be the winning team, and the team that collect the less order is the lossing team.

At the end of the show, the winning team win about 1000 US dollars of sales. Some things like 19000++ versa 20000++.

When came to the boardroom, the data revealed that the lossing team only sold about 3 men's wear, with the sales of about US$300++. The reason of lossing was due to the men's wear. So, who supposed to responsible for the failing design?

They argued that one of the reasons was the pink swimming trunk like the one above contribute to the failure. Another reason was the tight design, as not many men has the nice buttock to wear the suite.

At the end, Mr Trumpt gave the pink trunk to the guy who design the men's wear and sent that guy home because he insisted that pink trunk is alright with men.

The Privileged Customers

I attended an marketing course today. There was one session we touched on the privileges customers or rather how the difference big coperations treat their privileges customers. The tropical company is not other than SQ (Singapore Airlines). Some one shared their experience with SQ. Once this privileges customers of SQ has some urgent matter at home, needed to return back to Singapore urgently from Taiwan. He called the SQ hotline. The operator said," sorry we are fully booked!" As usual, this man started to demand for it. The operator asked, " Sir, are you the member of XXXXXX card?" Once he confirmed he is the member, the operator said, " Give me a moment....." and after checking the computer, he come back and confirmed that, "Sir, we can confirm you will have a seat in economical class to fly home by tomorrow. We will check for you if there is any business class......"

Well, when said about SQ, someone shared another story. Once, a maid and a businessman were flying by SQ in 2 separate days. The maid supposed to leave one day before the master. On that day, the SQ was overbooked and needed to off load some passengers. The maid was asked to delay till the next day flight. She was compensated S$500/- cash and the next day, she was placed seated in the business class. Don't you think it is great to be off loaded by SQ!

Things you need to know going to Italian restaurant

Lately chat with a friend working as an full time waitress in an established Italian Restaurant. Their Restaurant has the following figure.

• They don't serve cold water, all drink has to be purchased.
• They actually serve hot water, but the waitress is reframed from telling to the customer or offer the hot water to the customer.
• The serving is very small portion.
• They have 10% service charges plus 7% GST charges. They have one more charges apply to the people who come alone, don't know what is the term of the charges.
• If you bring along with own wine for celerbration, they will charge S$30/- service charges for let you use their glasses for the wine.
• If you bring along your own cake for celerbration, they will charge S$25/- for cutting the cake and services during the weekday, and S$30/- during the weekend.
• Their weekday set meal is about S$28/per person.
• During the weekend, they insist the customer has to place order for at least S$50/per person A la cart. No sharing of food is encourage here.
• During the special occasion like valentime day, per person has to order at least S$80/-.
• During the pick hour, if you want to come here just for the desert, forget it because no desert order will be taken.
• Any thing put on the table, you better ask before you eat, because all peanuts on the table are chargeable.

A lot of customers walk out from the restaurant due to any of the reasons above. The average they lost about 9 to 10 customers a day.

After the chat, I learned one thing....ie don't take things for granted. Like bringing your own cake and you think it is none of the other business. You are wrong in this place. Better ask before you are broke.