No such thing as a free lunch

No such thing as a free lunch

Bloody credit card companies. They suck.

1) When I signed up for HSBC, they offered me a 1 for 1 voucher for booking tix on jetstar. The voucher expires today. And when I tried to redeem it through internet submission just now (after the whole rigmarole of settling when to travel, with who, whether it'll clash with deadlines and understanding how the whole thing works etc) - they say, "No tix avail at this time". KNN!!! So I call the bank, and they tell me there's nothing they can do. This is stupid cos on the page it says tt Bali tix are out of stock, but they didn't put the BKK tix as out of stock.

2) DBS credit card bill (for 2 of my cards) arrived a few weeks ago. I paid up immed, just to make sure tt I have enuff $$. Because the cards were applied for thru the same application, the statement summarised the total bill, and that's what I paid through internet banking - or so I thought. Few mins ago, I realise that the bill for one of my cards is still outstanding. And I'm like wtf?! Cos the due date is in 2 days. Go back and check my savings acct history, and it shows I've already paid the whole bill. So i wonder what the hell's going on. Called this bank also, and they tell me that I actually have to pay the bills separately. Damn bloody stupid right! So now I've overpaid for one card. =_= But, v quickly, they inform me that they can tfr the $$ over to the other card, just that it takes 5 working days so there is a chance tt I will kena late payment charges. But if I do receive, they can waive it. How stupid ist tt?!?!

I am annoyed, very annoyed.

This thing always cracks me up. And I dunno what it's used for. First saw it in genting...and the concept of 'Police in a box' always comes into my mind. Haha



Chao mata JK - This is for you! Why got police in a box one??

Oh.My.God.

This is one of the most hilariously grotesque things I've seen this week. He should just not talk!!!! Wah lau!!

p/s: Just to quantify why I was on this page...it's not like I can be bothered (cos I think women are better looking) and like Ms Sg, it's all a flesh show. But one of my colleagues is taking part and I was trying to vote for him... altho i can't seem to find his pic anywhere leh..... scared I vote the wrong person.

Hanoi Day 3 Part II

Hanoi Day 3 Part II

So yup, after the first uni in vietnam we went to the
Westlake

While waiting for me to submit my resume (Yes, I submitted my resume to NAC while in Hanoi cos I had to meet the deadline...but that's another story in itself), YJ read somewhere tt the view on this lake v nice. And got a lot of young couples go there and pak tor. Heh. So we all decided to go and check it out. Since Hang also kinda ran out of things for us to see. When we got there, there were 2 types of 'rides'. Either the Swan paddle boat thing, or a rubber dinghy, tt cld only take 3 pple max. So no choice la, had to split up. The swan looked a lot safer too! (I was quite bewildered why they were all quite gian to take the rides cos I wasn't too keen on the physical exertion. Not like we really needed the exercise... having had to walk so much the past few days!) However, the view was relatively scenic and peaceful. Took quite a few pics on the water. Steven even managed to squeeze the 4 of us together into 1 shot!!

Then there's me and YJ...



It's quite cute... cos u can only go a certain distance out from the shore. And if u go too far, there's a guy with a loud hailer who will scream at you and ask you to get back! (YJ and I kena screamed, altho we didn't know why. There were other boats which went even further out.. :/)

The Train to Sapa(aka Highlands)

So after that rather physically exhausting session cos u had to paddle...we went back to the hotel to rest for a bit and have dinner before taking the night train up to the highlands!! I really really loved Sapa. Cos the weather was so cold. And there was lotsa fog..which altho was bad for visibility, created a really nice atmosphere. The tribes were quite interesting too. But tts for another day. The train ride up there was a first for me. Never taken the rail anywhere before. And this was a night train. Not knowing what to expect, I thought at least we'd have an attached bathroom (duh). Of cos there was none. And even though I knew we'd have to squeeze 4 into a cabin, I didn't know the living quarters were gonna be that tight. Check out this pic taken from the door of our cabin. This was already quite luxurious I must say, cos there were other cabins with 6 beds. :S U can barely have 2 people standing at a time lor.


Then these 2 pics are of the space. All taken from the upper bunk (where I slept), the pic on the left shows some small area where u can store your bags. And the pic on the right shows the view of the small table when I look down from my bed.


So yup. It was quite an experience. Not entirely uncomfortable, but there were v strange moments. Like when I had to go pee. And there was no sitting facility. With the jerking of the train, it was the most difficult pee I'd ever taken. And took damn long also....until YJ (who so gentlemanly waited for me) wondered if I'd fallen down the hole or sthg. Heh.

Unbelievable Stupidity

Unbelievable Stupidity

How do u explain to a stupid person that his/her idea is stupid??

Aaaargghh.