That's LIFE

It's upsetting when u know u cant get what u hope for & the dream is drifting further away.

That's life.

This should be the way! Duhz...

Although I'm no collector, but see this i also shiok. Respect the Chinese zodiac signs ok! Ha! I think I reali take up Isa's suggestion to just buy the Pig Doraemon. heee...

Extracted from Yahoo news :

Singapore snorts over McDonald's toy pig blunder
Reuters - Friday, January 22

SINGAPORE, Jan 22 - McDonald's apologised to Singapore on Friday and brought a pig back to its toy menu, after a decision to leave the animal out of its Chinese zodiac collection upset many in the predominantly ethnic Chinese nation. McDonald's this month started selling cartoon character miniatures depicting the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac calendar, but the pig was replaced by love god Cupid as McDonald's said it did not want to offend Muslims.

But the move, just ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and Valentine's Day in February, backfired as many Chinese customers complained in chatrooms and blogs that they would not have a chance to buy the animal sign of their birth year.

"We're sorry, and we're grateful," the fast food chain said in a half-page advertisement in the Straits Times newspaper, saying it never intended to offend anyone.

Multi-racial Singapore has successfully avoided racial tension since deadly riots in the 1960s, though the government sees race as the biggest potential fault line in society.

"I understand that we need to respect our Muslim citizens as Singapore is a multiracial and multicultural society," Pauline Koh, whose daughter was born in the Year of Pig, wrote to the Straits Times.

"However, in this case, the Pig is one of the Chinese zodiac signs -- part of Chinese culture and customs -- and it is just a soft toy, not food," she wrote. Around 75 percent of the nearly 5 million population in Singapore is ethnically Chinese and 15 percent is Malay or Indian Muslim. McDonald's and many other fastfood chains sell food that is halal, or acceptable to Muslims.
Pork and other pig products are not halal food.

Hachiko : A Dog's Story

This heartwarming true story is an American adaptation of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. He teaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a permanent reminder of his devotion and love.

Review : This movie is just so sad & touching. I am so into the movie that it got me crying (not just tears welling up that kind). Imagine u hear sniffing from the 2nd half of movie in the theatre, u will know how it is like. BB didnt know how to react when he heard me cry so he chose to ignore. Grr.....

Forgotten

If our staff welfare & benefits can be forgotten, I guess we can conveniently forget that we need to do our bit at work.

Booze for your Boobs

Very interesting.

http://tnp.sg/show/story/0,4136,227094,00.html

The BF's nonsense - go SlimFit & get a bottle of Belvedere Vodka! *LOL*

Some highlights...

26-29 Dec 2009~Our Bangkok trip - as usual, I didnt buy a lot & it didnt help much that I was there with someone who dont shop! Hahaha... Massages & food were great of cos! Overall, it was a nice getaway with BB. =)

31 Dec 2009~NYE was spent at Mono @ St James for The Alchy Gang's CEO, Simon Tan's Big 30th Birthday. It was a blast & its been soooooo long since i last joined in a countdown outside, not to mention at a club too. Damn fun! Lucky we had rides home else I think we would be very much stranded outside St James until 6am.

2 Jan 2010~Day out with Love & Dom - KTV, zi char dinner followed by ice cream @ Icekimo is enough to make our day a great one. =) Of cos the company matters too.

9 Jan 2010~Dearest Rose's Big 3-0 Birthday!

11 Zodiac Signs?

I know it's been sometime since Mac launched the Doraemon lucky charms but I still cant reali get over the fact that PIG is left out of the supposedly 12 Zodiac signs! And what is in place?? A cupid Doraemon! WTF!

Reason : As a halal restaurant, McDonald's cannot display or sell Pig soft toys.

Nonsense! Hellloooo.... It's just a bloody soft toy, for goodness sake! Not displaying or selling slices of pork or best still, the whole PIG! I seriously think Mac should consider selling McPork. I likey....

迟到的代价

I get to feast at Tampopo! Hohoho!


His chilli miso ramen - I likey!


My Black Pig Shabu Ramen - not as spicy as expected, tak shiok! But still nice.


Sinful but yummy baked scallops with cheese

没脸见人 tsk tsk....

Nonsense! Get Out!

Realization sets in once again that the decision I made was correct. Incidents like these only serve to confirm. *disgusted* I’m glad that now I only bother to care & treasure those who reciprocate & who don’t take things for granted.

Lazy-ness overcomes

Too many happenings but am just lazy to put it all in writing.... Haaa...