Paul's Fulfilling Life

There are certain things which some Chinese are pretty particular with:- Happy and sad events can't clash together within 100 days to a year. If a relative or loved one were to pass away, the immediate family member can't attend a happy event, like wedding & housewarming. The Teochews treat their eldest male grandchild as their youngest son. If you are getting married & your friend who is getting married invites you to his wedding, u are not allowed to attend. The old people say happy events clash. The red packet can't be given twice for a happy event. Likewise for the condolence packet. One should not give shoes or lamp to a birthday boy or gal, as it is believed that you may bring the person to his deathbed. These are some interesting stuff to share, especially to some blog readers who are not living in a place filled with Chinese.

I woke up at 11am on a rainy Monday as I had taken leave after a long lesson day yesterday. Decided to go to SSA to do a praying session alone after I felt that my work is not flowing as smoothly as I wanted. After the session at Tampines Centre, took a bus to meet Peggy, Tammy & Elaine at Hilton Hotel Checker's Cafe for a buffet dinner. Since it was a long while that we met up, we ate & chatted for about 3.5 hrs before calling it a nite. I must say I enjoyed the session & the dinner very much. Peggy was touched by the birthday card that we have bought for her. The card was my choice and I didn't know I made the right choice when she said she liked the sunflower & the bear on the card. Will put up the photo that I took with them once I received from Peggy.

My friend, Germaine has just started her new job as a car sales girl.She is selling parallel import cars. Mitsubishi Evo 10, Suzuki Swift, Honda Stream, Honda Civic Type R & Honda Accord Euro R . Those who are interested to get a car, please feel free to contact her at germaine1983@hotmail.com Please note that I am not getting any commission by advertising for my friend. I am just trying to help her clinch her first sale.

Mr Dominic Danaraj Pic courtesy of FTC Kaplan I had 2 ACCA subject lectures with my lecturer, Mr Dominic Danaraj today. As he was conducting the Business Analysis lecture about human resouce management, he mentioned a part that an organisation needs to select the "right" person for the job. An organisation needs will change so as to suit the changes of the enviornment around it. A person's needs will change too, as his goals and objectives will change as he seeks for better prospects due to the enviornment. He went on to say that if you were to go for an interview next time, don't ever mention that you are leaving because of the salary, but say the organisation's goals and objectives are no longer parallel with my objectives and goals, therefore I decide to move on. I agree with that. What do you think?

The harp player from NUS Guest of Honour, Minister of State for Health, Mr. Heng Chee How planting the tree of life Putting lighted candles into the lake to signify memories of the deceased family member My brother & I joined my mum at this event, Organ Donation Appreciation Ceremony at the Japanese Garden just now as my mum had to receive a Medal of Honour for allowing my 2nd Uncle's organs to be harvested to be given to people in need of the organs when he passed away 7 years ago. Because of my brother weekly church activity, he was late for the event. Thanks to his lateness, I managed to shake hands with the Guest of Honour, Minister of State for Health, Mr. Heng Chee How. He looks very young and very friendly, I must say. Luckily, my brother didn't miss the moment where my mum went to the stage to collect the award. After that, we also witnessed Mr. Heng planting "The Tree of Life" and leading the donors' families & patient families to place ...

In response to Elaine mei's question about my birthday BBQ, here is the status update to the list. Terence - Without him the BBQ is not possible!!! Paul -Without him the BBQ is not possible!!! Poly friends:- Von - Pending for answer Caifeng & Kelvin - Pending for answer Richard & Christine - confirmed ACCA classmates: Peggy - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Elaine & Peggy - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Friends from the Internet & Blogging Community Stella - confirmed Bonnie - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Eriko - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Audrey - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Kaka -confirmed Wendy & Chris -confirmed Elaine -without her the BBQ is not possible Lorraine - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Perfectwound & Gingy - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Kaylee - Confirmed Curryegg (hope she can be here in Singapore) - Pending for answer by 15 Nov

I hereby wish my friends Darling & Peggy a "Happy Birthday" tomorrow. Message to Darling:- May you stay cheerful, beautiful & happy always. Hope u have a blissful union with Mr. Tan. Wishing u sucess in your job too. Thanks for your help & your listening ear I am glad to have patched up our differences. May our friendship last for as long as we are around. From: Paul Message to Peggy:- It has been nice to know you as a friend. I am thankful for your help during class & during the IRAS efile session where you came to help me at short notice. I wish you all the best in your job, Hope that you can continue with your ACCA and pass them as soon as possible. You can do it!!! 加油！！！ Stay friendly, happy & cheerful always. From: Paul

Yesterday, my lady boss had a chat with me about how I did my tax computation nowadays. This was just about 3 months after her husband actually added some steps into my tax computation work. Since I thought she was just interested to find out about how I do them, and what were the steps & time taken to do each computation, I felt that it was only right for her to know, since she is a partner of the 2 CPA firms that I am working in now. Ever since the additional steps were implemented, I have not made any mistakes so far, therefore I didn't suspect anything amiss, although she did jot down some notes, which she said she would get it typed out. Never did I expect that she was to come up with a "beautifully worded" Steps for Tax Computation which was signed by the following people:- Audit Manager Audit Supervisor, aka known as the b***. My boss My lady boss I was asked to sign immediately by the b***. I should say my hand was forced as I was doing other things whe...

Just wanna wish a long lost blogger friend, Loo A happy birthday tomorrow. May what you wish for come true for you. Have a wonderful year ahead! From: Paul

I hereby wish my 2 friends, Tracey & Malcolm A happy birthday in advance tomorrow, May what they wish for come true for them. Stay happy & cheerful always. From: Paul

My lady boss was disturbed by the fact that my brother & mum was at the office last Sunday to help me move my stuff. I knew she would say to me that "I will get your colleagues to help u." My colleagues are also busy with their own shifting & majority of them are not that young. So who do you think Paul will get help if he really needs? They are my family and they are afraid that I may injure myself if I move heavy stuff due to my condition. I actually wanted to do everything myself, but they were worried as I had a busy non-stop week in the past week. They want me to have sufficient rest so they offered to help me. If your hubby has no complaints about the arrangement as he was the one who told me that I may be moved and asked me to pack my things nicely, I won't be back at the office on a Sunday as I had lessons on Sat & you actually sent me for course with my colleague, L on Sat. If I knew earlier that I won't be moved out of my workstation (you onl...

After putting up a blog post and sending out 2 sets of mass sms to my friends for Terence's & my birthday BBQ, I am quite pleased with the reponse, except that Dalicia can't join us from USA as she could not get time off to join us and a few others needed time to check their schedules. Here is the list of people who have confirmed their attendance/pending Hosts:- Terence - Without him the BBQ is not possible!!! Paul - Without him the BBQ is not possible!!! Poly friends:- Von - Pending for answer by Wed Richard & Christine - confirmed ACCA classmates: Peggy - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Friends from the Internet & Blogging Community Stella - confirmed Bonnie - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Kaka -confirmed Wendy & Chris -confirmed Elaine -without her the BBQ is not possible Lorraine - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Perfectwound & Gingy - Pending for answer by 15 Nov Kaylee - Confirmed Curryegg (hope she can be here in Singapore) - Pending for answer by 15 Nov S...

I was so angry today as Q's boss was pretty rude as I tried to open the office door as I was early for work today. He said to me, "Can u hurry up & open the door? " Excuse me, it doesn't mean that u are living in Bt Timah, it doesn't give u the liberty to talk to people in such a rude tone, even though u are the boss of Q! Stupid ya ya Papaya, who do u think u are?

I was back in the office in the afternoon & managed to pack all my stuff into the boxes. with my brother's & mum's help. The security officers and the chicken rice stallholder were surprised to see me back in office on a Sunday and with boxes. Finally it is done, and I am set to move to a new spot if any.

I heard these songs on 933 DJ, Zhiyong's radio drama, 暗巷2 yesterday. I must say that the finale of the drama is very good, although it was not what I expected. The songs are rather sad, so you can expect the finale to be sad too.

Was Tagged By Babyfiona with a very long list of questions! So long that i want fall asleep as I had a long day today. 1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? Dominic Danaraj 2. What were you doing at 0800? Just woke up 3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Blogging my previous post 4. What happened to you in 2006? Got Outstanding Volunteer Award for 1st time 5. What was the last thing you said out loud? CD can't play 6. How many beverages did you have today? 2 7. What color is your hairbrush? 0 8. What was the last thing you paid for? my drink 9. Where were you last night? ACCA class 10. What color is your front door? brown 11.. Where do you keep your change? coin pouch 12. What’s the weather like today? rainy 13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? strawberry 14. What excites you? Money 15. Do you want to cut your hair? No, just cut 16. Are you over the age of 25? Yes 17. Do you talk a lot? yes when I want to, and no when I do not know the person 18. Do you watch the O.C...

I just got news from Terence that he has managed to secure a BBQ pit for my & his birthday BBQ at East Coast at 4pm on 15 Dec 2007 (Sat). I am quite sure of the guest list that I will be having for my side. Here is the list. I will send out the invitations in early Nov. Hopefully by then, my schedule will enable me to do this. The list is as follows:- Hosts:- Terence Paul Poly friends Huiyu Caifeng & Kelvin Von Richard & Christine ACCA classmates Peggy Elaine Tammy Friends from the Internet & Blogging Community Stella Eriko Audrey Jimmy Bonnie Kaka Wendy & Chris Elaine Krys Lorraine Perfectwound & Gingy Kaylee (hope she can make it to Singapore) Dalicia (You are needed to be here!) Curryegg (hope she can be here in Singapore) Shionge I actually got 1 more person to invite, but her customary wedding is on the next day. I have spoken to her already. This date is defintely out for her. I will be attending her wedding though on the next day. It seems like my guest l...

I will be back in office tomorrow. You heard it right, Working on a Sunday. This is because my office will be shrinking in size from Nov and my boss had only informed me to pack my stuff on Fri. The way he phrased it, " You may have to move." I could not be back today as I had a course to attend in the morning & class in the afternoon. Let's hope I can pack all my stuff nicely into the boxes. I have asked my bro to come and assist me as the stuff are heavy. I was supposed to join mum for her praying session tomorrow, but it seems like its not possible.

These 3 singers are coming to Singapore in Jan 2008 for their concerts. I was telling Gingy that I am pleasantly surprised that Jay's most expensive ticket is the same as Jacky Cheung at $200. I just feel that the cool Jay don't justify the price of $200, even though his piano playing skills & are good. I feel that he does not pronounce his words clearly. His songs are like praying songs. I just wonder how the concert organisers justify their ticket prices nowadays. It will be interesting to see if 千里之外 is sang at Jay's or Uncle Fei's concert.

I met up with Kaka, Elaine mei, Terence & Wendy mei on Thursday at Citylink Mall New York New York Cafe for a catch up session, as it has been a while since we actually met up with one another as a group. The above photo with Kaka was taken with Wendy's new hp. I must be too stressed to notice that she had the same colour outfit as me, till Terence was talking about it. Judging from the pic, you should be able to feel the happiness that we had at the gathering. I am still awaiting Elaine mei for the rest of the photos that she took with her new camera. After dinner, we walked to Suntec City as Kaka & I have not shopped for Stella's gift yet. Elaine & Wendy had forgotten to ask me to join in. It was difficult to shop for her present this year as she said that she has already got what she wanted. My mind was in a blank but I still remembered to send her a birthday card by post after getting her address. Finally, the hunt was over when I saw a Dinsey stall selling k...

Pic Courtesy of Angie The Choice Just afraid that I may forget to post this up as I am meeting Elaine mei, Rebec mei & Wendy mei for dinner tomorrow nite. Just wanna wish Stella Happy 25th Birthday on 19 Oct. May you stay youthful, cheerful & happy always May what you wish for come true for you! All the best for your studies & work!!! It has been great to know you as a friend. Thanks for your listening ear when I am feeling troubled. From: Your friend: Paul

When I first heard this song, I find it very funny that I want to laugh. I know that Momo & Wendy like him very much. Enjoy this song.

Canon MX 308 ($249), comes with fax function Canon IP4200 ($183) Canon IP880 Printer($99) My current printer, Canon BJC 210SP has been serving me for close to 9 years, since i used Windows 95 Operating system. Recently, I have been trying to hunt all over Singapore for its black catridge (BJC 03) & colour catridge (BJC 05). The BJC 210SP was phased out some years ago, so locating its ink catridge seems very hard nowadays. I was telling my dad that the printer needs to be changed as I can't locate the cartidges. He said nowadays technology advances very fast and things get phased out fast too. He was agreeable that I get a new printer as they are cheap nowadays. He says that the manufacturer earns back the profits by selling you expensive catridges. My mum would like a fax cum printer, which I am against due to the following reasons. The fax function is seldom used and all my family members are working for other people. We are not running a home based business, therefore...

I would like to express my thanks to the people who have commented or complimented on my new blogger template on the tagboard or comment box. Wendy Curryegg Rebec Dalicia Momo aka Gingy Nicole aka apinkyaffair I just felt that it was a time for a change. I am glad that you gals like it. Just to answer what a widget is, according to the Wikipedia definition , "a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device. Web widget , a third party item that can be embedded in a web page "

I had an interesting conversation with mum last night. I was telling her that I am not really into the religious stuff, as I believe no matter what you do, you are the one that is responsible for your action, not your religion. She was asking me how I know to differeniate between right or wrong if I don't believe so deep in SSA. I told her I had studied history in secondary school for 4 years. I always have this philosphy that " Do not repeat what the historians or yesteryear people have done wrong, so you would not tend to go wrong". I went on to tell her that I discovered that people who have studied history tend not to believe so deeply in religion. I wonder if you guys believe in this sentence?

Curryegg was saying that she likes one of these songs in the Hairspray soundtrack. I wonder if this is the one. If this is not the one, let me know ok? I will let you have the soundtrack from the album that u want.

Picture courtesy of Cruzteng.Com I have been catching this radio drama on Cruz Teng's blog as the audit manager was complaining that the staff are not "paying attention" to their work, having the radio on. I wonder what he meant by that, because it seems that he is always the one who is causing the disturbance as he always sit down with his audit staff and yak a lot of rubbish with other colleagues. I must say Cruz has done a good job. I am hooked on the story, therefore I am hoping that Weilun & Zhuang Jing get together in the end. I wonder if there is Epsiode 6?

Decided to give myself a change in blogskin, after so many things happen around me lately. Maybe a change is a good start of better things to come in the following weeks or months. My office will be shrinking in size, from 3 units to 2 units from 1 Nov 2007. Who would like to be paired with in my area? I have always been alone, occupying 2 tables, with 2 PCs & being in the company of my work files. If any pairing is to come by, it may not last long. Some of you may have heard me saying that I was selected for a 2nd interview. The results should be known next week. If all goes well, I hope to start soon, though the management of the prospect may have other ideas as he doesn't want my exam schedule to affect my new job. A kaypoh colleague of mine has been wanting to know about my blog. Well, I am not saying anything to her as I know she has a loud mouth and always say bad things about me. Looking forward to Nov & Dec as 2 of my close friends, Ms S & Mrs Tan are having the...

爱一个人不是一件简单的事. 必须要了解那个人的性格/爱好等等. 必须包容他/她的优缺点. 必须要尊重对方，如果对方不喜欢你做的事，你不该去做，让对方生气. 所谓，人缘可贵，能在一起是缘分，该好好真惜. 不知我的要求是否太高，以致没人要我？

Just to wish all my Muslim friends "Selemat Hari Raya" today. May the new year signal a better beigning for all of you!!!

I know that you are nervous about your heart transplant operation. I think you can fight and win the battle. Hope to see you for my birthday in Dec. I will be praying & cheering for your recovery. From: Paul

This is a month for birthdays as about 6 of my friends are celebrating their birthday this month. One of the most interesting birthday present was purchased for Darling as she said she needs a rice cooker for her new house. I was asking her, birthday gift become housewarming gift , haha!!! I always believe in giving practical gifts so that people can use them and like them. Hope that she likes the gift and put it into good use. I hope I didn't shock her when I told her that my brother will be delivering her gift to her hubby's house today. Hahaha!!!

I have been hooked on this show since Channel U started broadcasting this show 3 weeks ago. This explains why I haven't been blogging as much as I used to. This is a good show with Kenix Kwok, Michael Tao, Bernice Liu & Moses Chan as leads. Do catch it on weeknights at 10pm on Ch U.

I would like to wish Elaine mei all the best for her exam tomorrow. Study smart, I am sure you can score well!!! From: Paul Kor

The God of Songs is coming to town again on 6 Jan 2008. I wonder who wants to go with me to catch his performance. His tickets are pretty steep though. More details from Sistic

Director Ang Lee's new film, following his Academy Award win for directing "Brokeback Mountain," is an espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai. Asian cinema icon Tony Leung Chiu Wai ("Hero", "In The Mood For Love") stars as Mr. Yee, a powerful political figure in 1940's Shanghai. Tang Wei, a rising star in mainland China, makes her feature film debut as Wang Jiazhi, a young woman who gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with Mr. Yee. Joan Chen plays the wife of Mr. Yee but it is the role of Tang Wei as the student that will have a hand in trying to assassinate the intelligence chief of a Japanese-backed Chinese government. I went to catch this movie with my brother at AMK Hub just a while ago. I must say that I am very impressed with Tony's & Tang Wei's acting. I am also impressed by Ang Lee's directorship. I am just a little disappointed that the story seems a little disjointed in some parts. The reason has b...

I stopped myself from going to work yesterday as I knew I need the weekends to pamper myself as I am either left with a Saturday or Sunday to myself for my weekend this month. I have taken leave on 15 Oct 2007 and planning to do the same for 29 Oct as I have full day lessons on the 2 Sundays. In the morning, I accompanied mum to Tampines Soka Centre for the routine praying session. She was telling me to pray for 2 things. A better job with better pay & better prospects. A girlfriend for myself, after I told her I have plans to stay single if there is no right gal that comes along the day before. She was quite disturbed by that. But I am sure regular readers will know why I said that to my mum. :-) After that, we went to Bedok Centre hawker centre for lunch, before taking the bus to Woodlands. I was asked to conduct a market research for an air-con multi split for the rooms in the house, while she paid a visit to our relative at the old folks home nearby. The market research didn...

I know that your health is giving you a difficuit time. But I believe that you will be well soon. Be strong & never give up in life. There is always miracles that happen in this world & I believe that it will happen for you if you pray hard. As your friend, I will also pray for you to be well soon. From: Your friend: Paul

My work hasn't been flowing smoothly as there is the lady boss and that woman who are setting so many rules that is hindering my usual progress. Nowadays, I have to sign off to prove that I have checked all my casting and other nitty gritty stuff. That woman has to check my work after that. This was something that she was not happy about and complain to my boss that she has TOO MUCH WORK TO DO!!! Therefore I am safe. Lady boss wonder why I never follow as instructed. She say she is not against me or anything. But as in my previous post, I highlighted the disparity in treatment. Like what Darling said, I have to tolerate till I see the light. Let's hope the dark alley is ending soon.

I was on my way to class yesterday when I was banged into by an ah kua, causing me to fall backwards. The unfortunate thing was the person only knew how to apologise but didn't help me up. Now my butt is in pain. I just can't imagine that my luck is that bad!!!