Paul's Fulfilling Life

On behalf of Elaine, Wendy mei, the makers of Jason's birthday card, I would like to thank everyone of you as listed below for contributing birthday wishes in the 13 day excercise. In total, we received 24 wishes from 25 people. In fact, some of them have not met Jason before, but left your well wishes for him. I would like to say a big thank you. Stella Sally Yvonne Kaylee Perfectwound Jingyi Shionge Audrey Eriko Huiyu Lorraine Yunfeng (my bro) Alan Darling Richard Rebec mei Krys Caifeng Kelvin Terence Chris Jimmy Once again, thank you for making the excercise a huge success!!!!

I just called Elaine mei. She was saying that she needs to compile the birthday wishes for Jason's birthday card by 30 July 2007. I wonder if you guys out there, who do not know him, but just wish to show your support for him to get well soon, please put in your wishes here by Monday. Thank you very much for your support.

This post was initially posted on 18 July 2007. To make it easier for friends to put their well wishes, I have decided to put the post at the top of the page till 30 July 2007. If you wish to read my new entries, please scroll down to the next post. If you do not know him, but wish to leave a message as a form of support for him. you are welcome to do so. The deadline to submit your wishes is 8 Aug 2007. This is to enable us to compile the wishes onto the birthday card. Thank you & sorry for the inconvience caused! Paul In less than a month, 15 Aug 2007, it will be my NS pal, Jason's birthday. As most of you should know that he is still warded in hospital. I have decided to give him a birthday card with all our wishes for him to be written in the card. Knowing that some of you who are busy to meet up to sign the card, I have decided to dedicate this blog post for you guys to put in your wishes for him in th e comment box. I will copy & compile the well wishes to his birthda...

I was angered today by the fact that a client had blamed me for not filing Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI) for her company as "Nil" as her husband had passed away in the year 2005 & there was no business done. I was not informed by my boss or Q's boss that I was supposed to do a "Nil" filing. IRAS had slapped her with a tax assessment, that was based on her FY 2004 income. Is it my fault not to file the ECI, when I am not given instructions to do anything? I have been scolded before for jumping the gun, filing the ECI without client's approval. The initial intention was to help the client get extension, but some clients didn't like the idea & feedbacked to my boss. The system was changed, but as usual there are always some unhappy people. Was asked by Q why that client's ECI was not filed. I told my boss that I didn't see any draft account from her. How am I suppose to know what ECI to file when I don't have the account with me? As ...

It is my mum's 58th birthday today. She had requested a birthday dinner @ Ding Tai Feng. I really wanted to bring her there, but the branch @ Bishan Junction 8 was too crowded on a Saturday evening, so in the end, I decided to bring her to Sakae Sushi instead. She was again commenting that my bro & I was eating too fast, as she was looking at the table next to us, the couple only ate 8 plates of sushi but the 3 of us took about 22 plates of sushi. After the meal, we went to the nearby Popular bookstore as my bro's calculator has decided to leave him after 12 years of service. I took the opportunity to get some files for my ACCA subjects notes as well, as the lecturer is fond of giving loose sheets of notes during the course of the lecture. This is on top of the booklet of notes that we had. After the shopping, we went home. Just wish to wish my mum a Happy Birthday. Thanks for bringing me up despite all the diffcuities!!

I wish to express my heartfelt congrats to my friend, Alexandra for the birth of her second child a few days ago. Although the baby was born 2 months premature, I wish that the baby & mother are in good health!

My neck is strained in pain due to waking up on the wrong side of the bed on Tue. Went to Ma Kuang for a massage therapy with the Chinese sinseh, it set me back by $35. The sinseh asked me go again for further treatment today. Oh no!!!!

Decided to go down & pay my respects to Chin Heng's mum just now. My bro & dad were like me, stunned & shocked by her sudden departure. Was accompained by my bro for the wake held at a funeral parlour in the north of Singapore. Apparently, Auntie had been coughing badly for the past 2 months & didn't get medical attention on time till it was too late. I was shocked to learn that Auntie was just 2 years younger than my mum. I can tell that Uncle was very confused by the loss and my pal & his sister, Yi Ning were deeply saddened by the sudden departure of their mum. His younger bro, Yi Yang, was in his usual quiet state. Maybe he is sad too, but he certainly didn't show it. Fortunately, for Auntie, all her children are able to take care of themselves, as they have started working. I just hope that the whole family can get over the loss of Auntie soon. I am also saddened by the sudden departure of my pal's mum. I will defintely miss her voice and the ad...

Just received news from my secondary school buddy, Chin Heng that his mum passed away suddenly last night after a short illness. Auntie was a nice and friendly lady. She took care of my bro for a period of time when my family was coming to terms with the departure of our domestic helper. As such, my family feels thankful & indebted to her. I am just shocked by her sudden passing. My mum was too after I called her in KL. I will be down to pay my last respects for Auntie on Wed. I hope my pal & his family members will get over the sudden loss. I would like to thank Wendy & Eriko for the consolation after they heard about this. I wonder if my heart can withstand any further shocks after this.

Strict teachers, all those hours between four walls, all your desires and youthful energy repressed. School is an endless drag - until she comes along. Ji Young has a perfect body and metric tons of sex appeal, and she knows it. Needless to say, all the students go crazy, and the male teachers too! They should be preparing for the annual school festival, but they're all occupied with other matters. Then a scandal erupts. The three major suspects are the school's trio of professional playboys and a particularly strict teacher is after them. His mission: find out who slept with her. Went to catch this movie with my bro since mum was in KL and dad was at his usual singing class with Ms Lin Li Ying. We had Seafood platter @ Fish & Co, AMK Hub for dinner, after we collected our tickets. For the first time, my cinema ticket was handwritten as the tickets were jammed in the printer as it was being generated. I would say that the show is a funny one, as I really laughed my heart ou...

I thought that this is a sad song when I first heard it on YES 933. But I thought it was soothing to the ears. 阳光越过窗沿 我在阴影裡面才过正午十三点 就漆黑一片没有人看得见 我心深处的阴暗面只能眺望东边 妳的世界太远撑到想像的极限 幸福有多甜可黑夜已吞噬我 就是拉不到妳的手因为我活在西边 只拥有半个白天一到午后夜色就蔓延 虽然和妳面对面却看不到我的脸 感觉到妳不安的视线在西界的那一边 只能有半个白天暗自祈祷上天的垂怜 在长夜的边缘给我一丝光线 让妳 能多看我一眼

Went to visit Jason today with Rebec. We got a shock when we could not find his name on the patient's list on BVH's list. The security guard asked us to check with the nurses @ Faith or Hope Wards. It was then we discovered that he had been admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital due to high fever last night. Decided to take a cab to TTSH and pay him a visit before joining my mum for a praying session at Singapore Soka Association (Tampines St 92 branch) later. His ward is @ Ward 5C, Bed 113 . I hope Rebec & I did not miss out informing anyone via sms today. His fever had subsided when we visited him. Wendy & Chris were to join us in a while @ the visit. I must say that Jason looks fresher than he was @ BVH. I hope the signs will be postive for him to go back to BVH to continue his occupational & physiotheraphy soon as he was being transferred about the hospital beds for the past 2 weeks for his persistent fever. We stayed for about an hour before I joined my mum @ ...

As of 20 July 11.57pm, I have received 4 well wishes for Jason's birthday card. 1 of the wishes was from me. I would like to thank the following people for contributing their wishes. Stella Yvonne Sally Last but not least, I would like to thank Elaine & Wendy for volunteering to do the card. For those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, you are allowed to do so here . Once again, your support is greatly appreciated.

I called up the hospital that Jason is staying in just now and was informed that his ward has been changed again. It is back to Bed 48 Hope Ward. I wonder what is happening to him. I hope it is positive news. ***Prays hard***

My eyes were glued to the headline of today's New Paper which read as follows:- SBS Service 55 Woman 1.6m Bashes Driver 1.86m The story went on to describe on why the driver was bashed up. I wonder why the youths nowadays are so violent? What is Singapore becoming?

I have started my new ACCA lessons for 2 papers since 3 July. The lecturer for my 2 papers, Mr Dominic Donraj of Kaplan City Campus likes to utter this phrase after he explains a concept, "Right Or Not?" Another thing is that he always go on & on till he forgets to give us a break. I think his handwriting seems pretty hard to read. I am not in a position to say if he is as good as Mr Sami, because I am not even half way thru his lessons. I just find the "Right Or Not" very funny & thought just share it with u all.

I went to visit my NS pal, Jason today after joining my mum for her Buddism cell group meeting today. Jason's mum also attended, we also prayed for Jason to get well soon. Jason's ward has been switched again to Faith Ward Room 15 at BVH. This is an isolated room for him only as his coughing & phelgm suddenly got worse over the past week. He has developed a high fever when we visited him. I have promised him that if he is able to be moved back to the normal ward by next Sunday, I will get some of our friends along. Apparently, when I mentioned some of the friends' names, like Rebec, Caifeng & Huiyu, tears just welled up in his eyes and he kept twitching his eyes, meaning that he wants to meet them. I am planning to visit him on next Sunday afternoon (22 Jul 2007). So far, Caifeng has confirmed her attendance. Anyone else who are interested to join in, please contact me thru my hp or the comment box

It has been a week since my work has to be handwritten first and typed later. This has slowed down my speed in producing my tax computations. I used to be doing at least 2 to 3 tax computations per day, but now, because of the b*** & my boss' order, I am doing only 3/4 or 1 tax computation per day. Friends have been telling me not to go back on Sat to work OT, since I am been treated like a child, punished for being making a mistake. Anyway, I feel the same way too, so I just do what I can, while I wait for the chance to move on. After all I have been tolerating for 3 years 3 mths & 14 days. Today was an eventful day. I forgot all my ATM card, Debit Card & Internet banking PIN all of a sudden. I think it must be due to the undue stress that I am facing. Accompanied mum to the Singapore Soka Association @ Tampines St 92 for her weekly chanting sessions. Its been a long time since I chanted for about an hour. This is because I am not a person who liked to be tied down o...

I was asked by Q's boss today why I had the privillege of coming late & running off early. I guess I do not need to explain why I do that to someone whom I have no direct relation to in one way or another. Anyway, he always think that he needs to be treated with respect as he stays in a big bungalow in Bt Timah. Who does he think he is? I was running off to SMU for the ACCA Per Talk. In fact, as I was not very sure where the Admin Block of SMU was located, as street directory.com gave a vague direction leading me to the place. The SMU campus is big enough that it covers about 3 bus stops across 3 major roads. I took a cab there to be safe. Was thankful to Ms Jane & her colleague of ACCA Singapore as they actually allowed me to sit at the registration table to have my light dinner. Her colleague found me familar as she had attended the IRAS VES ceremony last month. Jane was to help me get some light refreshments at the end of the talk to fill my stomach. From the talk, I got...

I went to Creative @ Marina Square after work to get my new MP3 player. This was because my radio receiver decided to bid goodbye to me after 3 years of service. I already decided on the Zen Stone Plus after checking out the Creative website the other day. The reason was that it was small in size & light. I do not need the video function too, so I took this model. Finally can listen to the 933 morning show after a 3 day break. My bus rides won't be so quiet anymore!!!

My mum paid a visit to my NS pal, Jason yesterday & today. Was informed by her that Jason's bed has been shifted to Hope ward Bed 48 @ BVH. It seems like his phelgm has got worse again. According to my mum, there is a screen to prevent his phelgm from refracting to his visitors. But the good part is, we can finally bring the radio for him to listen as the staff nurse has allowed this. I just hope everything will be ok for him soon. Just got to know this afternoon that Darling's aunt passed away. Just hope that Von & Darling can get over their loss of their loved one soon.

I was at Yvonne's dad funeral wake a while ago with Caifeng, Yishan, Peifen & her hubby. The passing of Yvonne's dad was rather sudden. Apparently, he collapsed while in the midst of his usual morning cycling routine yesterday & went off just like that. I guess that's life sometimes, it is just so unpredictable. You never know what is going to happen to you or someone close to you at the next moment. Therefore, I always tell myself to try to live life to the fullest.

We are planning to visit Jason on next Sunday, 15 Jul 2007 at about 3pm at Bright Vision Hospital. Those who know him & are interested to visit him, Please let me know via the comment box or contact me through my mobile phone by Thu. I will then decide where we shall meet & go together to visit him.

I finally had the chance to rest myself yesterday after telling myself not to go back to office after being treated in such a way by my bosses and the b***. I had the luxury to wake up at 12 noon and had my lunch at 2pm. Then I got a call from Elaine mei that she was not able to get the flowers to present to Rebec mei, and asked me to help her to get the flowers. Took a bus to AMK Hub. It took me some time to locate the florist as I was hidden in the NTUC Hypermarket at B2. During the search, I managed to find a mid-size bear that I thought Rebec may like. I was thinking, since I haven't given her any surprise before, this was the time for one, since she was performing last night. Flew home in a cab for a bath before calling for a cab to take me to the Bukit Timah Hawker Centre. I must say it was really heavy, and the bonquet of flowers were dripping water during the cab rides. I must say sorry to the Silvercab & Comfort cab uncle for wetting their seats. The uncles commented ...

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Thanks to the b*** stabbing me behind my back at work today. I got a nasty scolding from my boss and my work has gone back to the 80's. I have to use my beautiful handwriting to do my tax computation. After doing that, I am supposed to type out the tax computation on Excel Spreadsheet. Besides that I am supposed to do handwritten notes to explain why the income is not taxable and why the expense is not deductible so on & so on. Thank you b*** & lady boss, u really take me back in time! Before I got this scolding, I would have done my tax computation in Excel striaghtaway, using the previous year computation, which is also saved as a worksheet and copy another copy and start to work on the computation. This was the method of working that I brought from my ex firm about 4 years ago. People do commit errors, but I think the most important thing is that you owe up your mistake and amend it and try not to commit it again. I am not trying to find excuses for myself, but when you ...

I like this song. Its not bad, don't you think?

My bro was asking me yesterday how I manage to organise all my gatherings so well. I wonder why he asked that. Perhaps it was due to the fiasco of my grandma's birthday. In the end, my mum will be the only rep from my family as my dad has some singing to do at Boon Lay CC on Sat. There are many things that you need to look out for when planning & organising gathering. Check your schedule first after u decide on the date to ensure there are no clashes with other events. Put out a list of the guests that u wish to invite. In this way, u won't miss out anyone. In a way, u can also avoid personality clashes or awakward moments should any of the guests dislike the pressence of the other person. After deciding the date, try your best to give people advance notice of the gathering. Personally I think a minimum of 2 weeks advance notice is good enough, but I usually give about 1 to 1.5 months notice as some of my friends have super busy schedules due to the nature of their jobs and...

I was asked by Momo who was Frank Sinatra. This was his version of "My Way" Enjoy!!! This is American Idol Paul Anka's version This is Elvis Presley's version This is Robbie Williams' version

This song is currently playing on YES 933FM. I find that Gary is good, as it is not easy to sing the female version well. Of course, he can't be compared to Frank Sinatra.

I had a quick lunch today as I needed to change my POSB Savings bank passbook as it has reached the end of the book already. Besides that, I had to update my mum's and brother's passbook as well. Perhaps it was the beginning of the month, people were all queueing up to deposit their money & updating their passbook. In the end, when it was my turn, it was nearing the end of my lunch time. To think that I had queued for half an hour just to change my passbook. The customer service officer who served me said that I could have joined the account opening queue, which was shorter, and were able to do what I wanted to do. All my effort of queueing is like precious time wasted. Anyway, this is an enlightenment to those people out there who use POSB Banking Services. The other surprise was that I met by my ACCA lecturer, Mr Saminathan at my office today. Apparently, he is one of my neighbour's friend. I was shocked when he called out to me and asked me how was my paper. Thanks ...

If you guys logon to MSN to chat with me during office hours, you would find that my nick was "I am freezing like a frozen goat in the office." This is because the air con blowing on top of my head is blowing at 21 degree Celsius. A few days ago, when the technician came to my office to look at the air con, I barked at him, asking him what temperature did they set for my office? He replied 21 degree Celsius. I think my boss heard my loud voice and asked the techincian to his office & talked to him again. This Wed, there would be a shutdown of air con at my area for the whole day. They say is to repair a gas leak in the air con system. It will be very hot on Wed, but I guess it is better than having Antartica in my office for such a long period. Its no wonder those people at my area fall sick easily.

I just had a arugement with my mum just now over my attendance of a family gathering this Sat as it will be my granny's lunar birthday. I have told her & my dad that my bro & I will not be attending as I have given my word to Rebec mei that I will be attending her performance, since she told me a month ago. If my aunts and uncles are really so interested to celebrate my grandma's birthday, they should have included my dad in the planning committee too, or at least inform my dad about 2-3 weeks in advance that they are planning to have the birthday celebration & not wait till 4 days before the celebration and let us know that there is this event going on. My father is their brother lei. But it seems that he is not treated the way how a brother should be treated. A compromise was reached. It was agreed that my bro would go for the celebration with my parents and I will find another person to go with me for Rebec's performance. I knew mum was still unhappy but what...

I met up with Wendy, Chris & Stella at Paya Lebar MRT station yesterday to go to Elaine's company, Jamiyah Home's fund-raising fun fair. It took us quite some time to locate where the fun fair was held when we reached the bus stop near the home. In the end, I was sweating like a althlete who completed a 10km walk. As it is a Children's Home, most of the games there were for children. It was really a turn back of the clock for all of us as I started my dunking game and aiming game. Elaine surprised us with a big sports bag filled with bears that she won. Chris & I were there joking that it is as heavy as the Army Barang Barang, the bag that was issued to all recruits when they book into Palau Tekong. We stayed and played for a while. I won some things, but I gave the soft toys to Stella & a little Malay girl as I can't think of who I could gave the soft toy to as my target don't seem to like it. I kept the bag filled with a cushion, notebook and swimming ...

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