Paul's Fulfilling Life

Yesterday was a busy day for me, but I still had birthday wishes flooding in on my Facebook wall & messages on my handphone. Thank you to all of you. =) I got a happy belated bd whatsapp message from Ben today morning as well. Thanks a lot!!!

My mum had asked me what I had wanted to do since I will be on a week’s leave from work. I told her I had lined up some programs for myself, since I had decided not to take any holiday trips in view of the uncertain economic outlook and bad weather that has been affecting the region recently. I had requested my dad  to bring us to the Singapore Flyer. My dad works in a company, whose staff are allowed to bring up to 4 persons to the Singapore Flyer at a hugely discounted staff’s price for a ride that usually cost about $30 per pax. I was joined by my parents & my mum’s colleague, together with her colleague’s child. I would say that the ride was rather enjoyable especially with a little kid running around, bringing laughter to all of us. I let you guys make a guess as to how much these photos, which has a hard copy and soft copy that needs to be downloaded from a website. Let’s just say, if not the discounted tickets my dad had for the Flyer, I would not have purchased ...

Today marks the day where I officially turn 32 years of age. I hope it will be a good year ahead for me ahead. =) Birthday wishes via Facebook Updated on 19 Dec 2011 1.02am Birthday wishes via SMS/ Whatsapp/ MSN Xiuling: Happy birthday !! May all your wishes and dreams come true. Stay cheerful and healthy always!! Linda: Hi Paul happy birthday to u and wishing u all the best for the new year 2012! Anna: Happy Birthday Paul! All the best to you and dreams come true. Have a nice day! Chairman (Lawrence): Happy birthday bro Baoyi: Mr Paul, wish u happy birthday !! all to best to ya in anything u do… Find your Mrs left too. Enjoy your BIG Day followed by your holiday. =) Mandy: Happy birthday Paul Serene: Happy birthday!!! Weng Kiat: Happy birthday Paul, Wish you have a good & enjoyable day. Melvin: Happy birthday Paul !!! May all ur wish come true. Alfred: Happy birthday buddy. Have a gd one tonite !!! I also would to t...

I certainly did not expect my birthday KTV to be affected by a massive train disruption on the North-South line, or the sudden heavy downpour as I was just about to start my birthday KTV. The fortunate thing was most of them got there in the end. =) This year’s celebration was a small scale one as I have deliberated & segregated my guest list into various groups so that it was easier for me to manage. In the end, there were 11 people who came by my KTV. They are:- Alex Lee Jue Liang David Yi Feng Jonathan Raymond Chloe Gonnie Jessica Estella Bryan (joined for dinner & desert only) I would like to thank Alex for getting my cake, David for the movie fun pack, Chloe, Gonnie, Jessica & Lance for the bag & handmade card. I certainly enjoyed myself and hope that my abovenamed guests did too. As for the photos, I guess I have to wait for Gonnie, who became my official photographer for the day when he posts up on F...

My long awaited 11 days of leave started yesterday as I tried to make it as event-filled as possible, since I would not be flying around to nearby countries for a holiday. I waited for my new TV to arrive yesterday, before catching a cab ride to meet up with Ann at Bugis Junction for a pre-birthday dinner. The reason for the early meet up was because she was not able to meet up for my birthday ktv today. Dinner was at a HK café at Bugis Junction. I did not expect to have another birthday treat so soon again as I felt that I should have bought her dinner instead as she bought my present and is saving money for her coming operation. It was nice to catch up with her as it has been quite a while since I last saw her. I would like to thank her for the dinner treat. =)

I had decided to share my birthday joy with my bosses & my colleagues this year, with the hope to clear some of the misunderstandings that we may have with one another in the course of working with them this year. I was a little shocked to note that the misunderstandings seems quite hard to clear that one of them actually remarked in front of me that the cake was not nice at all, and only 2 auditors actually thanked me for the cake or wished me a happy birthday. I didn’t wish to voice my unhappiness as I felt that I do not want to spoil my mood over such a happy occasion. I am glad that the people in my own department, my bosses & the receptionist enjoyed the cake. In fact, the receptionist was a little worried that   I may take it to heart about the nasty comments that she actually messaged me privately that she enjoyed the tasty cake. =) Picture courtesy of TCC Facebook Page, The cake which I got for my colleagues =) My manager, who was stunned by these petty actions ...

This gathering was planned at our last meeting in late October. The reason for the early plans was due to Elaine’s impending birth of her 2nd child in early March, next year. It was fortunate that our meeting was not at Royal Plaza At Scotts as the North-South MRT line had been down for the evening rush hour, but at the Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel’s Blue Potato Restaurant. The food was not too bad, and we would like to thank Peggy for introducing to us this place. It is always nice to catch up with them as they would always update me with the latest happenings in their lives and developments in their work. It is definitely heartening to note that they actually remembered my birthday and actually asked Tammy to get the birthday cake for me. I am touched by the gesture.  =) Me with Elaine, Peggy & Tammy with my Oreo Cheesecake I would like to thank Elaine for giving me a ride home, although the ride was rather long as there was a massive traffic jam on the CTE as we hea...