Its the people you meet that makes the travel rich

Just got back from Kuching this morning,it was a good trip with great companies. travelling with the right group of people is equally important,else your whole trip will get screwed up and you wouldnt enjoy it and it will be a waste of marnee.

i still miss Shanghai and the people i met. i'm gonna continue on the previous post on Shanghai. Took whole lots of pictures on all the beautiful sceneries and architectures and i am not gonna share all of it here cause its taking forever to upload 5 pieces of picca.

So during weekdays,my friend has to work and i took the subway to a few famous tourist spots. Googled that myself on which subway line to take and all the relevant routes to reach those places. Not forgetting,asking the locals how to get to that specific place. I can now speak Chinese..not perfect but understandable version of Chinese.I am still in the process of learning and improving my Putonghua.

During my visit to Shanghai, I managed to explore YuYuan Garden,CityGod Temple,Nanjing Rd(Famous Pedestrian Rd), Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai World Financial Centre and some famous factory outlet place. All those mentioned is a must visit place when you travel to Shanghai.

i didnt managed to explore all of the tourist spots i googled,so im gonna go back again soon to complete my mission. I wanted to visit Shanghai's Zoo and Shanghai Ocean Aquarium Park but i didnt want to go alone and my friend didnt had time to accompany me. I shall visit that 2 during my next trip.not forgetting Disneyland which is scheduled to open in 2016.long time more to go.

During the night,my friend's driver would pick me up from home and i was brought to a few famous places like XinTianDi,The Bund and Bar Rouge. Xintiandi is very much like Bangsar or Changkat Bukit Bintang. The Bund is famous for its night view and architectures, and Bar Rouge is an open air bar located at The Bund 18.

Before i left, my friend brought me to Mercedes Benz Arena for the 2nd time to watch Fish Leong's concert and i fell in love with her right immediately i listen to her sing. After the concert,my friend was kind enough to organize a party on Saturday before i leave the next day at Muse at the park and there's where i met all the wonderful people in Shanghai. Most of them are expats in Shanghai. At least i dont have to struggle speaking chinese for a day because all of them speaks English.

Yu Yuan Garden

Yu Yuan Garden

Famous tourist spot at YuYuan Garden

somewhere near XintianDi.Had authentic Shanghainese food and a glass of Mojito right after dinner.

Famous pedestrian street,Nanjing Rd

The Bund

The Bund

Jade Buddha Temple

Jade Buddha Temple

Had vegetarian food for lunch and its by far the best mushroom noodles i had.

Shanghai World Financial Centre, tallest building in Shanghai.

IFC mall

The factory outlets. No idea what's the name of the place but its bout 45 mins drive from the city.

Mercedes Benz Arena,which looks like spaceship.pic credit to google.it was raining so i didnt manage to take a pic of it.

Fish Leung's Concert. Full house.

The guys at Muse

A night which i got wasted on Veuve Clicquot champagnes

Met Catherine,she's a pure Shanghainese beauty who looks like Sammi Cheng in person. We both got bubbly after a few glasses of champagne and shared the same toilet after that.

My meal in MAS.

OK,thats all for my shanghai trip. More pics in my FB. If im not lazy ill blog on Rainforest Music World Festival 2011 next.

2 events happening this week,Urbanscapes and Gary Chaw's concert. Perks from working in my current company. But sad to say,i'll be resigning from my current company soon. Reason being, i've got a better offer,better salary,better benefits and a more challenging job. I am currently in my comfort zone and its not a good thing,

Taking a leap

I finally reached a turning point in my life..previously i've missed out a lot of chances and opportunities which i am very much regretting for not taking it. Time flies and i will start to take every opportunity which comes in my way. I got a new job offer. A more challenging job i would say. I will need to write a love letter to my bosses and i am definitely gonna cry leaving this wonderland job environment.

Will be flying to Borneo Island later tonight for Rainforest World Music Festival..Heineken the main sponsor for the event..its my first time after years of planning to go for one..Hopefully its gonna be rawrsome!!

OK gonna continue doing my report before i leave for horeeday again...Baiz

Shanghai 2011 Day 1 & 2

Just got back from a 9 days Shanghai trip. It was a pleasant 5 hours flight to Shanghai with Malaysia Airlines. Air Asia does not provide direct flight to Pudong and the nearest is to Hangzhou which is 2 hours drive from Shanghai.

Shanghai is a very nice city i would say. One of my favourite city after UK. Its clean and the architectures are breathtaking. Its a very westernized country and its very convenient to travel with subways. People are friendly as well and this time i didnt have problem communicating with the locals cause my chinese has improved. :))) I can finally understand chinese and still in the process of learning.

I was lucky that i got the chance to travel more luxuriously this time because one of my friend was transfered there for work. Accomodation,food and transport was taken care of this trip.

On my first day, my friend brought me to watch Art on Ice and Lang Lang,the world famous pianist. I've no idea who they were but the performances were great. They were world class figure skaters and champions performing that night and it was held at the "spaceship" building, Mercedes Benz Arena. After that, we headed to M1NT for Moet Rose event and had some drinks with some locals and foreigners. It was raining on my first day so no pictures for Mers Benz Arena.

Day 2

Headed to Pearl Tower for sightseeing on my 2nd day and also to Shanghai Museum. Shanghai Museum is way better than Madame Tussaud and its a must visit place.

at Shanghai Museum

3D projection

Pearl Tower at night

took the subway in Shanghai and its really convenient.

Will update the rest soon coz im very lazy now..

Shanghai Bound

I got through the 4th round of interview which was the last interview for Management Trainee Program and results will be out tmr. It was an interview with the MD and there were 5 of us. It was just a brief interview with 3 questions and 1 case study presentation.

I'm still in the midst of dilemma whether i want to leave my current company. Toughest decision to make in my life. I'm in my saddest moment of the year.

Will be flying to Shanghai this Saturday.

Gonna watch Lang Lang, the world class chinese pianist and Fish Leung's concert there.

Management Trainee Program

Some of you might wonder what program is that all about. Management trainee program is actually a program offered to fresh grads with less than 0-2 years of working experience and this program is actually a good training ground for fresh grad.

The duration of the program is usually 18months- 2 years program where you will be placed in different departments to learn and to develop your skills and in the end of the training you will be placed in a position where you suit best.

I sent in my resume to a few MNC companies and i received a call from one of them last Tuesday. It began with an interview with the HR department for an hour and i received the an email on that particular day itself asking me to do an online test. This test consist of 3 parts to test your verbal skills,analytical skills and your IQ. I received another email asking me to go for the following interview which is a case study presentation/interview.

In this case study presentation/interview, i was given 1 hour to prepare and another 1 hour to present.

I applied this position 2-3 weeks ago via jobstreet and i would highly recommend fresh grads to apply for this position. But of coz there are a few criteria that you need to fulfilled before you are selected.

The few requirements needed are such as a minimum of second class upper or a CGPA of 3.0 minimum. Applicants must also possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and high computer literacy inclusive MS Office,able to generate creative ideas and must be driven by results. Apart from that, personality also plays an important role. One has to be confident, independent and able to assume a leadership role.

I'm not sure whether i will get the job but it was definitely a good experience to share even if i didnt get it. I am good with my current company, but i wanted to join a MNC or a bigger company to get better experience and a more promising career advancement.

Goodluck to those who are applying.

tips:be yourself and be confident. put some thoughts into some of the questions and do your best.

Chillax

It was a great weekend packed with activities last week. Got myself out the coconut shell for a bit.

Marciano won My Hennessy Night Contest and it is a contest whereby you create your own Party Name and invite friends. Simple as that. You get free flow of Hennessy VSOP,personal hostess and also a photographer for your night. Wasnt my day that night cause i looked extremely fat in all the pics and below is my best available pic of the night together with Povy.

Before we head to Zouk, i drove up to Genting together with Lilian to watch Michael Hui's Talk Show and the show was hilarious and very entertaining. Complimentary VIP tics from Star Planet.

My work is getting really challenging lately as i have to deal with forgetful and blur people.

Will be heading down to Penang for SuperGT event and will be travelling solo this time. At least, sometime for myself and some chillax moment before a busy weekend starts.

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Upcoming Events..

Passing thru the 2nd quarter of the year and its been great so far..Never been to so many concerts in my life and this year is definitely a year filled with complimentary tickets to concerts..

Will be heading up to Genting next weekend for Michael Hui's talk show. Then it will be Gary Chaw's concert next month and Super GT's Party. Jay Chou will be back again this year for another round of concert end July. I bet Jay loves Malaysia or else he wont be coming here so many times for concerts and his movie shoots.Hennessy Artistry will have their first event in Ipoh beginning of June and hopefully i can make it back to Ipoh.

I've been turning down a few job offers recently and i am not sure whether i am making the right choices. I am still in the midst of dilemma and i am still thinking what i really want. Seriously, its not a good thing having too many choices in life.

I am in my quarter life crisis now!!

Once in a lifetime

I believe we all have to try out certain things at least once in a lifetime before we get old and regret not doing it when we were younger, and of coz i dont wanna die in an unpeaceful manner.

Top 5 things to accomplish before i die:-

1. Travel all around the world and make footprints in every possible place.

2. SkyDiving

3. Drive a Hummer.

4. Bootcamp-Happening end of this month!!!

5. To be confirmed later......

Yes!!ill be joining Bootcamp for a month. I hope i will survive this excruciating physical activity. I almost die doing Yoga the other day..and surprisingly,Yoga is pretty addictive. I have the urge to go for classes everyday but work is keeping me away from attending my classes on certain days.

I am currently in a position where i have to make the right choices for my career path.

Sometimes having too many choices leads to confusion. Not my proudest moment!!

What should I do???T.T

Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows V.2

Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows event was held at Suffolk House,Penang this year and 10 of the girls headed down to Penang for this exclusive 3 days event.

6 days of event set up.

After 3 days of hardwork,we decided to hit the club. Penangites definitely know how to party.

We had Moet Buffet for the night..and all the girls went bubbly after a few glasses..

with Michelle and Belle.

with the party princess

sizzling hot Belle

Gallen came all the from Kuantan to party as well..madness

with David.

Great work+holiday trip to Penang and it was indeed a memorable one with all the girls.