coming week

this coming week will be e week for mens fashion. and why exactly made me feel this way? no other better way than to assign me to run this show! ironically i am very keen to know more about this show however not really to e extent of running that. anyway, good luck or bad luck, this falls on my shoulder. with me, other victims include rachel and adrian! e guys in-charge of this MFW setup are not particularly familiar with exhibition working procedure. give them e benefit of doubt, none of them are in this MICE industry. what to do.... challenging week ahead but i think im ready, so as rachel and adrian!

work aside, im bringing joanne and julip for e lion king show on 13 apr. well, i cant afford e most exclusive seating but to pay 100 over bucks for a single seat at e blue zone, thats e maximum to my capability! haha! and in any case if beyond is coming to town again, i am more willing to fork out another few hundred bucks for their concert! ok, back to work desk, blog again when im available and "alive" in e sea of MFW gays!

eskimo

while waiting for my lovely wifey to knock off from work in another 20mins, i decided to do some blogging since ive got my latest asset, my new macbook pro, with me! thinking about what to blog about, dhoby ghaut just reminded me of my favourite bubble milk tea, eskimo! ok, lets blog about this milk tea!

normally when you are a celebrity then you might be able to convince others to try out or even purchase what you are recommending at your own blog. i am not a celebrity here but i would very much love to SHARE with others what i feel that its worth every single hard-earned penny.

i dont really know much about this bubble milk tea which im going to blog about, only know that they have outlets at dhoby ghaut underground link, marina bay link and promenade link (i think).... unlike other bubble milk tea, you can choose e level of sweetness for your own bubble milk tea. e bubbles are not hard nor soft, just nice lah. and if you are a milk-based beverage lover, this is e type of bubble milk tea which you have been long-searching for! however if you are those dessert fan, their outlets do sell different variety of sweets as well.

according to their missions stated on all plastic cups, eskimo bubble milk tea is always freshly brewed, they use healthy fruit sugar, use only selected tea leaves, premium ingredients are always priority and most importantly adjustable sweetness! wa say.... why can you not try this eskimo base on their missions!! lastly, i am not sure if its coincidence, i notice all their staffs are all not local - mainly from taiwan or china. lets say, if this is a MIC aka made-in-china (taiwan) product and they only hired their own country mates to run e business, this is definitely an excellent arrangement! preserve e spirit of their own country/culture, ive got nothing but compliment for eskimo. nonetheless, eskimo only cost $2.40 for an average small cup which is not heavily priced considered e fact their outlets are all located at CBD area.

get one today and if you happen to try that out after reading this, please let me know! im always contactable via blog, facebook and sms!!

meeting e legend

as per my topic indicates, this write-up is about meeting e legend. i just feel that my previous blog has not clearly express how i felt while meeting e legend and thats why ive decided to have another write-up on my brief meet-up with e legend, pele.

while coordinating his paiza and media luncheon at famous french restaurant, guy savoy, i was always standing behind e wine bar hoping to catch a glimpse of famous pele. during e luncheon, i displayed outmost professionalism with both hands constantly either at e front or at e back ready to react in anyway i am suppose to in my jobscope. to be exact, i am feeling just like a small kid hoping for an opportunity to have a photo taken with pele.

i am so excited but at e same time nervous. onsite there were so many medias around and whenever pele had a short break, there would be paiza or media guests approaching him either for photo or signature. some even went to e extend of requesting him to sign on various jerseys! i am so envy lor. for that short few hours, i am thinking of under what situation would i have e opportunity to approach him for a photo shot. enough is enough, e moment dan, nyc chief marketing officer, walked pass, i asked him if i could have a photo taken with pele and his reply was an instant yes! probably trying to repay a tiny bit of kindness back to me for helping him e day before, he assured me that i would get that photo taken in e usual american-black style!

i am waiting and waiting but that opportunity didnt look promising as e time drew nearer for him to leave e restaurant. then i was kind of "aiya, just another near-miss again".... just before pele started leaving e restaurant, dan pulled me over to pele whos on his way out, he introduced me to pele and mentioned that ive been a great help for e past few days during their promo tour! pele exchanged smile with me. i shook his thick hand, without releasing after e firm shake, both of our hands moved to e buddies-style shake and i had e most blissful-feel photo taken with e legendary player! not once, but twice we had e photo taken - dan assured we have e best shot in e dimmed french restaurant.

to me, pele is not just an typical futbol idol. i admit he does not belong to my era but again, to me, he is a legend. a legend whom my dad has been telling me since i was young, a legend who has been named e greatest player ever on planet. this year he is 70yrs old and truthfully say i am not sure if i will ever have e opportunity to meet him again. with e photo taken with him, hopefully his legend stored in that piece of photo can be passed down to my next generation, my child, my grandchildren and on and on. so when someone wants to share his or her experiences when meeting up with e legend pele, i would say ive done his luncheon together with another great, eric cantona, ive pulled his chair for pele, i shook his hand, firm shake and ive got a photo taken with e great legend...

NYC

NYC doesnt really stands for new york city here, similarly originated from new york city, it stands for new york cosmos. this unknown team to my era suddently become one of e most talked about topics here in e local futbol scene because of their big casts involved, former man utd si-bei hao-lian eric cantona and futbol legend, pele!

coincidently i read about e revamping and rebuilding of this pele-made famous team from e 70s last nov-2010 and never did i thought that this team will be here in singapore, and as e saying goes, expect e unexpected, i have such a rare opportunity to have a photo taken together with pele and cantona. *will post cantona's photo on another separate occasion*



among e 2 photos which ive taken with pele, this is particularly my favourite! wanna know e reason why i like this photo?? check out our locked-hands in this shot! so buddies right!!

during this promotion tour of theirs, ive enriched and enlightened alot. greatly benefited from dan cherry's, NYC chief marketing officer, marketing plans and strategies. precise and tedious hardwork is put in to ensure this club will be back to e major league by year 2014. dan's also e reason why i had e opportunity to shake pele's hand and had photo taken. thankedan, thank him for his introduction to NYC, thank terry. thank him for his little merchandise gift. thank mbs team for e last minute effort in ensuring our pele and cantona were "man-handled" nicely. probably i really agree with what jon said, this is my destiny to run such event....

sawadee

never thought that we will be flying again this year, and yes, we were on e road again. destination a shopping paradize, bangkok! probably this is e only trip which ive spent e least spending just $300. please do not think that this small amount of spending did not get me anywhere, well.. your ah-bang here manage to pick up shit at his forever favourite chatuchak - an authentic japan national team jersey with original ono shinji's printing! so not going to write much about joanne's crazy spree as usual. however certain attention of this trip was turned to baby's wear. we did some shopping for our baby too!



our accomodation was situated at one of e busiest areas in bangkok, not exactly know how to pronounce e road name but somewhere near indra complex, baiyoke sky and just a short 10mins walk to reach platinum fashion mall. e area was especially alive from evening onwards! just like a crowded back alley where people all gathered for some cheap bargains and get intoxicated! and e food has never been better, what do you say about thai food if you have got fuji!!! thats one of e reasons why both joanne and i are constantly aiming at bangkok!

3days passed without knowing and we are back again running on a non-stop hamster-wheel again. other than picking up from where ive stopped from e previous week, upcoming event giving me some challenges as well. embrace e challenges my son! more exciting weeks to come soon!

lets get party started

i once heard someone said, "you will never own a second car if you dun hav e first one". well, in another context, it also means "you will never have a successful business if you dun start one"...... i used to be convinced but now, i am even more convinced that ive made e right choice by starting junpiter futbol aka jpf!

for e start, jpf is never going to make any profit. im 100% sure about it, haiz... no worries, i am giving myself 1 year to make jpf a successful online! by then hopefully i can secure some simple sponsors to keep e site going. ofcos making profit is one of e prorities but i know it aint gonna be that quick.

logo designing has been very challenging for e designing firm which ive engaged. everytime i received e new designs, i never seems to be able to connect with it. no disrespect, e designs are good but everytime it just dun really "clicked". i always feel e designs could be better, could be more pro or could be more artistic. well i guess its never enough and real tough for e designer for having such a client like me!

we can never rush things to be done, or at least its true on my end for jpf. video recording to be e first thing to come next month then follow by e editing, things are slightly delayed per my initial schedule but no worries at all. eventually e best will be presented to all!

big money

this month my colleagues have been going gaga over e 11.5million toto which is going to be drawn in about 2hrs time from now! okay, i myself invested reasonably and just like all other typical singaporeans, wishing that i can be e luckiest one in singapore!!

few days back, i have got this very wild dream. i do not need to be e luckiest one but if i can be ONE of e luckiest one, erm... probably just 2million will do, i will do e following.

first of all, i will use 1million to purchase a condo unit! by collecting rental from this unit, should be able to get a minimum a thousand. that should be quite a healthy side income though! rent it out to foreign students!! haha!

second, e wildest one, i might want to quit my job (indefinitely) to fulfill a dream - professional footballer. *i heard people at e back saying.. football again* to me, i believe you can only talk about dream or ambition ONLY if you have MONEY! im a believer of no money no dream sort of typical singapore chinese guy. so now if ive got e money liao, im gonna give it one last shot at football fame! big clubs such as saf, tampines or home surely wont want me but at least i am confident of approaching clubs like hougang or tanjong pagar for trial! wah lau.. tanjong pagar signed inexperienced players from national footbal league and even prime league, definitely i should be given such an opportunity considering e fact ive got some relevant "expired" experience! haha!! i promise to be a si bei hardworking and disciplined player!

1 year. give myself 1 year to fulfill that simple dream of being a professional footballer. times up, if i do not make an impact in pathing out a (football) career, i will be back to e corporate world! so very crucial, lets see hows e outcome tonight!!