Carousel & Cafe Cartel

Went Carousel at Royal Plaza on Scotts on Tuesday.
realized... I am the only one who ate oysters.











Dear came to find me on Wednesday and we went IMM for Cafe Cartel.. his fav st louis ribs lol and I tried the new chicken and linguine, its good~ chicken was crisp and not too dry
and we went shopping at Daiso after dinner to get my stationery too before heading home


cute bf lol

mine

and I finally straightened my hair LOL.

Not all gloom..afterall

Pay holds steady for some diploma, degree graduates
By Esther Ng, TODAY Posted: 30 July 2009 0706 hrs

SINGAPORE: While polytechnics and the government are rolling out schemes to help fresh graduates get by in the tight job market, one survey presents another picture: More than 50 per cent of companies are hiring fresh diploma and degree graduates, with salaries at least in some sectors holding steady.

These are engineering, IT and telecommunications, finance and accounting, and logistics, according to a Hay Group's Fresh Graduate Pay survey. It polled 100 companies in Singapore in May.

"Though companies are recruiting less, they are still willing to pay a fair wage," said Hay Group Singapore's country head of reward information services, Mr Christian Vo Phuoc.

Engineering degree-holders attract the highest starting salaries of S$2,700 a month, about S$200 more than the other three professions. Employers are also more optimistic about 2010, forecasting higher starting salaries for these four jobs.

Ms Annie Yap, managing director of recruitment firm AYP Associates said the premium wage is due to a "shortage of engineers" arising from the move to high-tech manufacturing.

There is also always a demand for accounting graduates because fresh graduates usually stay with a firm for a few years "learning one area". Then, they typically move on, leaving vacancies behind.

The optimistic hiring expectations from logistics companies were a surprise though. Salaries as high as S$2,900 have been forecast for fresh degree-holders in 2010, up from S$2,450 this year.
"Logistics usually follow after manufacturing. You produce and then you ship out," said Ms Yap. Still, the market is good for fresh graduates now, she said.

Some, however told TODAY it had been extremely trying to find a job. Ms Kartika Liaw, 22, a business graduate from the Singapore Management University said she found her marketing job after sending out "more than 100" applications.

Temasek Polytechnic graduate Nurul Fathin Aida Omar, now with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), said she would not have got her job if not for her internship at RBS earlier this year.

The 20-year-old Financial Business Informatics diploma holder's starting pay is S$2,000 - higher than the average market rate.

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Let's hope!! holding out till I grad..
Gonna save even harder after settling my school fees
Always good to have something to look forward :)

Ideal cuts

Hopefully, I can have that kind of cut.

Time

“Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't
own it, but you can use it. You can't keep
it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it
you can never get it back.”

“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.”

“Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It's all about timing.”

*****

First assignment

for this semester... and I spent Sat night and whole of Sun to consolidate, read and write.. and I managed 1800+ words!

Now the MORE tedious part.. editing and adding references..

Luckly for a friend on sat and other classmates on sun writing assignments together.. they spur me on. :)

Last Fri, I took MRT after class from clementi all the way to Simei to find dear and his sis for late supper at The BARK CAFE and then Mac icecream lol

My legs were wobbly by the time I reached Simei..

Spent some time with dear on Sat morning before he sent me to class in the afternoon and went back home..

and so.. spent half a day with dear for the whole week..
and I guess for the next two weeks too.. as I have datelines on 2 more consequtive weeks.. zzz and all essays again ARGH!

ANYWAY.. Pics from BARK CAFE at Changi




Al Fresco eating place with LOTS of fans.. good for "cars watching" we spotted an array of sports cars there

Breakfast at Old AIrport Road and home-cooked lunch~ CRABS!
the various rewards it had garnered lol

long queue for this but worth the wait

Lunch at dear's place

"big red leg" prawns



and my family's dinner on Sun


costed $17 for all these~

*****
Well well.. anyway less dates mean "save more money" for both of us
I wonder if I am only the weird gf that keeps track of how much the bf spends ><
and the poor bf has to keep waiting for me due to my schedule..

It must be

my lucky star shining on me ..and for making up to me after last semester's result.

I had a module which had one mark short to jump a grade and for the lastest marketing principles module which I took over 1 FREAKING MONTH.. I am just RIGHT ON THE DOT to get a DI.

Heng Heng ah~

Something drastic

again LOL.

From below bra-length hair... to this





suppose to be sloping.. LOL, maybe wait a few days for the hair to be more tame ><

hairdresser said hair was too long, and hair was too dry so suggested to chop it off to regrow then retame again.

Never try never know.

Victim of 'camwhoring'

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_405997.html

A NATIONAL University of Singapore (NUS) undergrad has become the latest victim of an increasingly common trend: Teens and young adults who take pictures of themselves having sex or in other compromising poses, or allow others to do so.

Photographs of the undergrad having sex and in explicit poses have wound up on a United States-based website notorious for putting up pictures of naked or scantily clad women.

In this case, it is not known how the pictures were obtained, but word of them has spread quickly among Singaporeans, and online forums and blogs are now abuzz with references to them. The woman has made a police report, and the case is being investigated.

Counsellors and tech experts who spoke to The Straits Times say they are seeing many more youngsters taking such pictures these days. Those who do so are seeking cheap thrills, they say, and gadgets that make it much easier for them to live out their fantasies are now easily available.

But few realise that there is a high risk the photos or videos will end up being viewed by all and sundry, perhaps even halfway around the globe.

Counsellors say that as more people indulge in such behaviour, incidents such as those involving the undergrad will become more common.

The assistant director of the Asian Women's Welfare Association Family Service Centre, Mr Mani Joseph, said he sees about five young people who have taken such photos - some of whom have posted them online - each day. This was rare in the past, he said. 'Youth used to be shy. Now, they are bolder,' said Mr Joseph, who has counselled some who post topless photos of themselves online.

Dr Carol Balhetchet, director of youth services at the Singapore Children's Society, said the trend is so widespread now that it even has a name: 'camwhoring'.

She said she has had to counsel one teen every fortnight against such behaviour. Such acts were previously unheard of, she added.

Dr Balhetchet said the reason for such behaviour is that 'some youth are narcissistic and love looking at themselves. They are taking it a step further. 'Many don't realise how easily the material can leak out to the Internet.'

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talk about youths nowadays having exhibitionist streaks and being too carefree

Family Steamboat

On Sunday night, with dear who came over with some apples in the afternoon.

Went marketing and breakfast with Mum in the morning and bought the ingredients for steamboat~
Did some research on my essays in the afternoon before helping to prepare for dinner.

And for the first time, we managed to finish everything! No leftovers.. no rice left too lol.
Feels great to sit around eating and talking with everyone at the table.. due to everyone having different schedules during the week.
And finally managed to eat the abalone that dear bought ><

BIG sea cucumber~ but the texture's great!





Snoopi sat beside us during dinner too hahaha

AND a gift from a colleague who just came back.

Fishing Trip

With dear and his Angling CLub at Lakeside Fishing Village on saturday, 18th Jul. We left the place only around 10pm as we had BBQ after the fishing too. Dear dropped me home before fetching the guys back.

The night before, Dear came to fetch me and we went supper at Geylang's Frog Porridge lol. The oyster omelette was really yummy... unique sauce on top with bigger oysters. And of cource the frog legs were good too.

"gong bao" frog legs, spicy!


Fat Juicy Oyster~








caught someting!