Israel Trip 8 - 12 November 2010

My second trip to Israel.

The meetings were good and I even found time to visit Old Jaffa on my last day (after completing the minutes for the meetings). See the first photo of the view of Tel Aviv from Old Jaffa.

Nothing much to write about this trip, but would be writing more on my UK trip which was right after departing from Isreal.

Gunung Datuk Climb 21 & 22 Oct 2010

2 day 1 night climb up Gunung Datuk Climb in Malaysia with a group of 20+, later known as 'Datukers'. We started by taking the KLM train and a bus to reach the bottom of Datuk.

The climb was tough but we eventually made it up though that was way after sunset. We built our tents and started cooking dinner consisting of pasta, nuggets, roti prata etc. I think it's more a chit chatting session and having fun cooking rather than filling our tummies. I was pretty hungry even after 'dinner'.

We were led up to the top of Datuk to catch a glimpse of the city below. It was really cold at the top, but the view was not bad (not spectacular though). After climb back down, we shared riddles and stories before dozing off.

The nex morning, after catching another glimpse of the city back at the top, we made our way down. Equally tough, some of the guys including myself was carrying the 6-men tent... Had a quick shower and headed back to Singapore.

I made several friends who will be joining the next climb in Jan 2010. =)

Birthday Blasts 9 Sept 2010

My best birthday with full of surprises. A very very BIG THANK YOU to all I mentioned below.

1st was a surprise lunch treat by my lunch kakis, Joanna and Jamie!
2nd, a surprise celebration by Corporate Audit (even though I am not from their division).
3rd, Yileng arranged to have dinner with me as she was afraid I was alone on my birthday (which I was) and she brought a special guest, my best ex-EDB buddy, Bing Feng. I was loss for words for minutes as he was supposed to be in USA...
4th, my buddy, KK, somehow remembered by birthday and met me for dinner. Weimin caught up with us and they played a duet birthday song for me.
5th, my gang of secondary school best friends (except Guowei who stayed too far away) met me for supper. Thanks to Jianliang for arranging. Though it was last minute, all the guys turned up.
6th, WeeKiat and I met the birthday couple, Boon and KunRui, for a few games of monopoly. WeeKiat treated us drinks. =p

KK Birthday @ Downtown East 21 - 22 August 2010

It's my buddy, KiaKhian's birthday. =)

Celebration was at Downtown East. We played Wii throughout the night, followed by a day at Escape themepark. We had an awesome time getting 'high' with go-kart, nauseous from the viking, wet from the water gun game and frightened in the haunted house!

Night Cycling II 7 July 2010

Our 2nd night cycling expedition. Similarly we started from ECP, but took a different route to Geylang, Old Airport Rd, Marina Bay Sands and back. Started from 9pm and arrived back at 7am.

We watched the match between Germany and Holland, and had the famous soya beancurd at Geylang.

Thanks Brian, Ken, QiJun and YueEn for organising. =)

Paintball Malaysia II 5 June 2010

My 2nd paintball tournament. This time at a different field with better equipments, facilities and much more fun!

40 players turned up with one of the 2 EDB Teams emerged as the champion. =p

Ended the day with a hearty dinner at Tama Sentosa.

Thanks all for participating.

Cycling @ Sentosa 28 May 2010

Cycling with Qijun and Weekiat at Sentosa. We rented electric bikes that made cycling easier with the extra boost from the motor. The bikes were rented at staff rate, thanks to Qijun.

As the friendly Sentosa staff, Qijun toured us around. We visited the beaches, Resort World, Universal Studio and her office. A simple, yet enjoyable day. =)

Sydney Visit 8 May - 16 May 2010

Another week in Sydney with my brother's family after parting ways with the guys from the road trip.

Spent lots of time with my brother, my dasao and my nieces, Janelle and Janine. My 1st visit since they moved 2 years ago.

We had picnics and steaks, had BBQ at their friend's place, I sent my nieces to school and brought Janelle to Penrith. I also visited Blue Mountain and the Jenolan caves with Ghis and Carinne. On my own, I cycled at Olympic Park, and visited Manly Beach and Paramatta.

I totally enjoyed the week, driving around and hanging out with family and friends. Looking forward to my next visit and the up-coming addition to the family, my nephew. =)