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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
dERmAloGiCA
Dermalogica is the skin care system researched and developed by The International Dermal Institute. Known worldwide as the "professionals' choice," Dermalogica is founded on the belief that good skin care is not about pampering or luxury...any more than brushing your teeth or washing your hair is!
yiyi say my skin no good
this is yiyi
old liao = meaning some part oily, some dry, sagging skin, strawberry nose, etc..
also meaning those biotherm, shiseido, etc.. those skin care product can't cure my railway track & crow feet, etc.. then how?
botox injection is the way!
so she bring me to this dermalogica clinic at novena square & check on my face
somehow, not cheap lor as usual...
$360 package promotion (20%) for the below 3 products :
- skin refining masque (should be around $80)
- moisturizer ($111) &
- special cleansing gel ($108)
so after the 3 products, still left around $100 with dermalogica... expensive leh
this exclude the 2 weeks ago on biotherm high recharge masque
got ginseng smell one, si beh power argh!
sMurFy at ... [ 11:55 PM ]
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
New York: Pocket Books, 1996
i bump into this book, probably some months ago & indeed very interesting - financially.
who wants to be a millionaire?
actually, it is not hard to be a millionaire BUT also not easy to be a millionaire.
why not so hard to be a millionaire?
see the 7 factors mention below...
BUT why not easy to be a millionaire?
how many of us really trying to follow the 7 rules/factors?
most of us rather enjoy & splash lavishly rather than building wealth!
The Seven Factors
1) They live well below their means
2) They allocate their time, energy, and money efficiently, in ways
conducive to building wealth.
3) They believe that financial independence is more important than
displaying high social status.
4) Their parents did not provide economic outpatient care.
5) Their adult children are economically self-sufficient.
6) They are proficient in targeting market opportunities.
7) The chose the right occupation.
sMurFy at ... [ 11:46 PM ]

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
lApPy & fiREFoX
argh... i bought a new lappy (some sort of employee price fr a buddy) & is on AMD 64 x2 (intel = core 2 duo)
it comes with original xp pro, 160gb drive & 1gb memory
somehow, i need it to run on vista biz or ultimate
i miss an offer from carrefour (no touch external portable drive 250gb for $139) = out of stock.
so my next target is to upgrade my lappy :
- additional 2gb memory (total 3gb)
- additional 250gb sata drive (for vista)
- a vista media kit for my laptop
then i can compare the stupid (so called powerful) vista with mac & linux
lately got some firefox addon, quite interesting too :
world time - customize as to which country & cities u want
weather forecast
however, the weather forecast for s'pore is not so accurate
i work in tuas... tuas heavy rain (almost thunderstorm) but the forecast still prompt partly cloudy.. but less than 30 mins of the heavy rain, it change to thunderstorm
sMurFy at ... [ 12:36 AM ]

Friday, May 16, 2008
mum is around town
my mother is on semi-retirement now
somehow she just got the urge to came here while my dad don't like to travel lately.
why, i dunno.. that's why only my mum came out herself.
over the weekend, soon...
sMurFy at ... [ 10:50 AM ]

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Phil eXpEriEnCE
oh ya.. safely back to s'pore via Terminal 3
a big hoo-haa on T3, boasting few hundreds of shops, etc.. but to me, i still prefer T2
the taxi driver told me :
those who design T3, only rich & top people in mind
the design v weird, go toilet also so difficult, too little, too troublesome
maybe those ppl dun use toilet as many like us...
oh.. been to phil for many times but this time, my 1st ever deal with them directly
really make u jump upside down
a simple access control device deployment, it'll take half day in s'pore, 1 guy
but in phil, do expect 3 guys & 3-4 days
1 guy do the work, 2 guys hold the ladder & see from below
i've setup nicely & send to my phil office... and those ppl are expert, but they mess-up all my stuff & my wiring
damn it...
till last day, i also dun have time to have a peaceful lunch.. imagine i need to 'tabao' mcdonald for lunch, haiz...
my boss v good, after finish his work.. he got time go walk2 & buy dvd too
night time, about to look for good food with my boss.. but damn it... suddenly super duper heavy rain, got umbrella also wet
what to do?
breakfast.. stuff our stomach full2 to compensate lar
come back to SG, fully loaded.. with all the funny project & reports
still need to deal remotely with my phil stuff, tiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing leh
sMurFy at ... [ 11:45 AM ]

Thursday, May 08, 2008
phil acs deployment
acs - access control system deployment & training
my purpose of the trip to phil office this time, with some other infrastructure activities...
stupid singapore airlines..
i reach early, then have some breakfast at the airport.. n half sleep, half awake
then when the timing is near, i proceed to gate F41 for boarding
u know what?
他妈的!
when i reach F41, it say the they've change gate, boarding to manila now at E11
what the fxxx man!
damn bloody faraway.. walk & rush from F41 all the way to E11
huh.. am the last one to board the plane
lesson learned - before proceed to the boarding gate, do check 1 final time to confirm!
makati now also damn hot.. n still the usual heavy traffic
nothing new, nothing fancy... all the same
ppl working attitude here a bit different
u start work at 9am, they'll come at 11am..
1 day work in SG = 3 days in Manila, kinda slow pace...
this time stay at dusit thani manila, not cheap also
$210 (include internet) - already corporate rate
all the flight to manila (fr s'pore) also fully loaded, so many ppl came here for business?
some pimp here also target my boss, haha...
keep asking him "hi sir, pretty gals, send to yr room"
imagine a short walk fr hotel to the 24 hrs convenient shop to buy drinking water, already 2-3 fella asking him if he need gals
yawn... sleepy here
weather also super hot n humid
tot of finish my costing/budget 2007/8 here, but too many disturbance & minor works in office.. so go back s'pore office need to OT again, kns...
argh.. i can't do internet check-in
say can't find passenger info.. jialat liao...
sMurFy at ... [ 2:28 PM ]

Tuesday, May 06, 2008
sIcK aGaIN
haiz... lately always sick, sick till 'i also dunno how to say'
just sick, sick n sick
doctor say normally beginning change of season, is usual
to me, this stupid rat/rodent year.. bring all these plagues, damn it
i still recovering.. and still need to go philippines again
normally places u hate to go, u often need to visit them again & again... sianz...
rental also going up like rocket
how?
all the pricings going up like mad.. and the last thing is this stupid rents
toto, toto, toto... come, come, come
strike rich.. i'll confirm migrate..
i like my own properties, have my own ranches, work my own farm..
morning wake-up sip coffee, jiak roti while enjoying the morning sunlight while basking in a cool weather reading papers, that's life i yearn for...
toto, toto, toto...
sMurFy at ... [ 3:16 PM ]

Ah Kok aka PicaKok aka Pica aka ah mun tou
A small pathetic overwork & underpaid IT fella in Axxxxxx
Currently XX yr old in this world (unable to reveal, confidential lar)
Plays badminton & sharpen my photography skills over the weekend...
Loves $$$
Loves bread and instant noodles...but BREAD is the best, pure & YUMMY
Hates idiots
Hates hypocrites