"Ben Xiao Jie" is in a pretty good mood now. =)

Let's start wif tdy...

Brought Mommy n Papa to one of my client's restaurant. Emperor's Soup located at Joo Chiat Place. When i went there to meet my client during my initial visit, i was impressed by the celebrities who tried the chef's culinary skills before. Haha, u will nv guess which big names im toking abt here. On mind u, they are reali BIG names okie?

From Singapore, there is SM Goh. From HK, there are Eric Tsang and Jackie Chan. N from China, lagi sud sia..Hu Jingtao wor! Apparently, the chef have won numerous awards in the region but becos the family migrated to Singapore, dats y they set up a restaurant here.

Since then, i had wanted to bring my parents there to try the food. N tdy im finally free to spend some family time wif em.

The chef indeed lives up to his name! The Buddha Jumps Over The Wall is Ohh So Delicious..Yummyyummy!

Mommy n Papa enjoyed their dinner too and so, that's happy issue No 1.

Subsquently, we proceeded to Parkway cos i wana get a new hp! Yuppie!!

During the past few weeks, i had been scouting for a new hp but to no avail. The ones which my frens suggested, i dun like. Or else, those i like, jitao my frens condemmned them.

There was this Sony Ericsson bronze color HP which i wanted to get initially, cant rem the model offhand. But the feedback i got from my frens were horrendous. Some described it as orbit, squarish and the worst criticism was it looked like a coffin!!! My frens are all so rude rite??!!!

That was my most potential "target" and i was completely lost on wat to get since i gave up the idea of getting that particular model. Until i saw Jo's new hp! Nokia 6500C! Its so damn slim n sleek! Fell in love wif it instantly!

Hers is the black color but i decided to go for the bronze one though. This is it!

Nice rite? kekeke.

Furthermore, it's such a worthwhile bargain. Becos I upgraded my plan, hence, I got a rebate of $100. Then I redeemed my points and i got yet a futher $25 rebate. In all, i ended up paying $73 for the phone oni! *glees in delight*

What's more, the purchase of the fone comes with a free Bree trolley bag! Sibei "wu hua" hor? haha

Hmm..can use this bag for my Darwin trip..

Yupz, im gg to Darwin next March!!! Hurray!!

Again, I got a gd deal. Due to Tigerairways promo, i got the tixs at $334 after taxes! Isn't that a wonderful bargain?!

Honestly, I m nv keen in Australia. I still rem hw reluctant i was when i had to go to Aust for an exchange program some years ago. Thus, when the trip was cancelled due to SARS, i was secretly rejoicing, despite it meant some of the payments i had made was being forfeited.

But this time round, upon seeing the promo, i noe i must get it! Cos it's just so dirt cheap!!!!

Most importantly, i m dying to travel. Yes, literally dying.

Not to sound arrogrant, but i made a resolution to myself since I was 19 years old that i must at least go on a getaway n a trip per year. By getaway, i mean places like beach resorts, genting, u noe lah..basically its nearby places. N by overseas trips, of cos it will mean those whereby u need to travel by plane lah.

N I m proud to say, i have achieved that till date. Again, im not trying to boast or show off here. The reason why Im so proud of myself is becos i did that entirely based on my own efforts. Apart from the Taiwan family trip afew yrs ago, i paid for ALL my travels MYSELF. Hence, im really proud that im totally financially independant. Eh, at most im oni slightly dependant on bfs lah, oni a teeny weeny bit lah..for the Korea n Bkk trip wif Seng. Haha. Other than that, my parents do not contribute a cent at all for my other trips.

This yr though, sad to say, i oni manage to go for a couple of short getaways. Couldn't go for any overseas trip due to my new job. 1st of all, being new in the job, i dun tink it's gd to take a long leave. Secondly, there's way too much considerations shd i proceed wif my usual yearly trip. Being on a yearly target wif quart payout, the trip will SEVERELY affect my payout. N this quart is the best time for mi to hit my target since it's being pro-rated beocs im a newbie. For the sake of $, i decided to stay put in Singapore.

Nonetheless, it's getting really depressing n stifling for mi. Too much unhappy things had happened this yr and i desperately need a getaway..as quick as possible. Therefore, the moment i saw this promo, i badly wanted to go.

However, it was not easy to get frens to go with mi as the promo was oni for 3 days. By the time i learnt of it, it was alrdy the 2nd day.

Joe was agreeable but our usual khaki, Principal Seow couldn't make it becos of his "potential greener pastures". YL was keen on a trip but her boss was on leave so she cant confirm on her leave. As for the rest whom i asked, i got counter-offered instead. Genting, Guangzhou, Vietnam etc..all of whcih i was not so keen cos as compared, the Darwin promo was so much more of a bargain.

Just when i tot all hope was lost, i found Vil. My darling Vil!!!!!! Haha. She was supposed to go Bintan wif Vana but decided to amend the trip to Darwin instead to grant my wish! Thxs so muchie, sweetie! N so, Vil, Vana n myself will be gg to Darwin in Mar. Sooooooooo looking forward to the trip! =)