Reflecting on 2010

Did you miss me while I was away?! Haha..
Was away for 5 days to Bangkok with Wifey and in-laws...
That explains why I haven't been blogging much lately...


Anyway.. decided to have an entry to take a look back at how 2010 went for me... one last entry before the year ends...
(check out my Top 15 Blog Posts in 2010)...






Though it feels soooooo long ago... The company incentive trip to Seoul, Korea was in Jan.. (Check my FB for more pics.. realized I didn't write much about the trip...)
Totally loved it with the great company of Wifey and colleagues/friends...
Also, it was the first time I've experienced snow... ("suaku" I know!)..
Perhaps we got more than we bargained for.. as it was the heaviest snowfall in like 70 (or 100?) years...

Snow in Seoul, Korea - www.ginsengtonic.blogspot.com

Visiting Seremban, Malaysia - Part 2

Visit to Seremban, Malaysia - Part 1


You may know that I visited Malaysia for a short-getaway to visit a friend who gave birth in Seremban, Malaysia.


Here is Part 2... 
The main thing I can remember from my visit to Seremban?.... Great Food!
So the best thing to do if visiting Seremban, Malaysia is to EAT!....


Thanks to Michael... who brought us to eat the Char Siew Wanton Mee... or BBQ Pork Dumpling noodles...
We loved it!!!!


Let the pictures speak....

Seremban, Malaysia - pic from ginsengtonic.blogspot.com

Visit to Seremban, Malaysia - Part 1

Visited a friend over the weekend in Seremban, Malaysia.
She gave birth back at her hometown and is doing her confinement there.
Took it as a short get-away holiday vacation as well to explore Seremban, Malaysia.


Check out the baby pics 
Elysha - Congrats to Mummy Lu Ee and Michael!

This is the hotel that we stayed

Time Hotel - Seremban, Malaysia

A pretty decent place.

It looks clean with all the facilities working perfectly fine. 

Don't expect much but it is only RM$90 a room a night.

That's about only SGD$19 per pax.

After checking in, we paid our friend a visit at her place.

A father's pride

Elysha - Congrats to Mummy Lu Ee and Michael!

Visited Luee in Malaysia over the weekend..

Here's the sneak peak of their newborn girl...

Elysha

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--Ginseng Tonic Maker--

Will be uploading more pics on my FB..

Inspirational Beyond Words

Probably the most inspirational and motivational person in 2010?


It is simply amazing!!! You really have to see it to believe it...

Live Spectacularly

Check out The Best of 2010 Blog Entries


--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Countdown to 2011

Top 15 Blog Posts - The Best of 2010

Decided to have a personal list of the top blog entries for 2010...
The best of my very own blog entries for the year 2010


Some even I have forgotten about.. Till I started going through them again...
I tried not to have duplicate entries of "Readers' Favourites" on the right.. (check them out too if you haven't)




So if you are new around here or even if you have been reading my blog..
You may want to read through some of the entries again...
I think it is worth re-reading =)






My Top 15 Blog Entries - The Best of 2010

The Importance of English

Remember the naggy English teacher in school who nagged at you to: 

brush up on your English...

learn your grammar....

check your spelling...

and RE-CHECK your spelling...

(Remember the Customer Service Rep for my Gym Membership?)

As though it could destroy you life if you didn't do as told?...

THAT teacher may be right after all...

Carelessness in life unlike in exams.. can cost you more than a few marks...

One spelling mistake can destroy your life.

Can anything be more important than family?

Had a family lunch over the weekend...
We brought our mum out to Pan Pac for a buffet lunch...
Also coz Wifey and I bought a book for our nephew.. 
It has been a while since I've seen my nephew...
Any longer I think he'll forget my face already...

Feeling grouchy coz he just woke up

Didn't take long for him to warm up

He's squatting down coz I was squatting down trying to take pics of him

The Grandma

His way of showing love....

Words of Wisdom - What Life has Taught Me

"Be simple, 

be caring 

and be honest.

That's what a person is remembered for after death,

not how rich he was 

and how much he had"

- Mr I. Ponnampalam, 83

As read on A fighter carries on  in The Straits Times, Nov 28 2010

written by Wong Kim Hoh, Senior Writer

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Get High on Life!

Xiaxue is Evil

Xiaxue is Evil... 
I'm not even talking about her spats with other bloggers or any other person who has crossed her... (yes, I do read her blog from time to time)
I'm talking about something even more personal!
If you have wife/girlfriend/partner reading her blog.. be careful!
You know.. like how the devil holds sway over some people?...


Why do I say that?


Some time last week...
Out of the blue....
Wifey dropped me a SMS which read:

"Baby... I need to talk to you tonight!"

Thoughts that came to my mind?

Legend of the Seas Review - My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure

As you should know by now... Wifey and I were selected to tour Legend of the Seas from Royal Caribbean International through Omy
(from my earlier entry My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure - Behind the scenes)


As I was brain storming about what to write for this entry...
(Check out Wifey's Post on it at http://barefootgirldaynight.blogspot.com/)
I decided to ask a few people...

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a cruise vacation?

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So what were some of the answers that kept coming up??

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*Yawnz*

Yawn - pic from uknowhy.com

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For Old People lor...

(My grandma used to love cruises.. coz don't need to walk so much and can eat and eat!)

Old Couple - Pic from psychologytoday.com

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Gamble only right..

Casino - Pic from www.relax.com.sg

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Sian lor (* Boring)...

Bored - pic from www.boredatwork.org

Frankly...

My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure - Behind the Scenes

Remember my previous entries on My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure Contest by Omy and sponsored by Royal Caribbean International?


My royal caribbean cruise adventure - travel like royalty

Selected to tour Legend of the Seas

My royal caribbean cruise adventure countdown


Well... Wifey and I went for the half-day tour of Legend of the Seas on Monday...


For the actual review...
http://ginsengtonic.blogspot.com/2010/11/legend-of-seas-review-my-royal.html


We took soooooo many photos.. 
And met other like-minded and nice bloggers... 
I decided to do more than one entry and give a little "behind the scenes" take.. 
Before I start writing about the cruise ship and hopefully be selected for the Legend of the Seas 5D4N Isle of Southeast Asia Cruise (Port calls at Port Klang and Phuket) with Wifey!




Us making our way to the event...

Legend of the Seas from Singapore Cruise Centre

Is my husband gay?

What is worse than having a husband leave a wife for another woman?

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The husband leaving the wife for another MAN!!!!

I think... Wifey was beginning to worry about me...
Probably asking herself....

"Is my husband gay?"

and the shocking thing is...
I don't blame her for doing that!!


Why?

NTU NUS SMU - Which local University is the best?

The never-ending question...

NUS Business School

SMU

NTU

Of the 3 local university's Business Schools

Which is the Best?

Let the statistics speak for themselves...

NUS NTU SMU - Which University's graduates get paid the most?

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Does it even matter?

My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure Countdown

My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure by Omy - Countdown: 7 days 


7 days to go before the half-day tour of Legend of the Seas

Half-day tour on Legend of the Seas

As you may know from my previous two entries

Lower Tax through Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS)

Wonder how you can save for retirement and save on taxes at the same time?

Find out more about Singapore's Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) 

at

How to lower tax in Singapore?

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Save Save Save...

Handphone recommendations or suggestions?

Do you remember reading about How do I know I am not hip and cool? 


If you have not read it or forgotten about it... you may want to read it first...


Because... I got reminded of how not hip and cool I am....




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How?

Average Monthly Pay and Salaries in Singapore

Ever felt like you are underpaid and overworked?

Or overpaid and underworked? (yeah right)

Check out how your average monthly salary and wages compares with other employees in Singapore!

Average Monthly Pay and Salaries in Singapore

Money face - pic from www.pastemagazine.com

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Pay me pay me!!

My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure

My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure - Travel Like Royalty!


Remember my entry on the My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure Contest organised by Royal Caribbean International and omy.sg?


Also my Wifey's entry for the contest My Royal Caribbean Adventure?

Well... good news.....

Pirated CD Peddlers making a comeback?

Recently I had an evening appointment near my place at Bukit Panjang Plaza..

As I was walking to the coffee place to meet my client...

I walked past the "square".. the big open place where they usually have sales or events...

As I was walking passed the area... something caught my eye...

There was this sad-looking booth...

With a table.. and CDs on them...

Like how in the past in some corners you will see a guy peddling pirated CDs with a look-out nearby...

My first thought was... "Pirated CDs in a shopping center?!... are pirated CD peddlers making a comeback?"

Of course I don't think they were really selling pirated CDs.. 

As I was rushing for my appointment.. I couldn't check them out and satisfy my curiosity.. I thought.. maybe after my appointment...

Then the next thought that came to my mind... 

Importance of Medical Insurance!

One reason that people give for holding off the purchase of private Shield plans is the belief that they are adequately covered by their employers.

That is a very short-sighted view unless the insurance is portable, said financial experts.

> Medical Plan can be paid through CPF?

>What is deductibles?

> What is co-insurance?

> If my company provides me with insurance, is that enough?

For answers to these questions and more...

Check out 

Medical insurance to cover hefty insurance bills through Shield plans

My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure - Travel Like Royalty!

My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure - Travel Like Royalty! 

Liberty of the Seas from Royal Caribbean International

• A 7D5N Western Mediterranean Fly-Cruise
• Calling on the ports of: Barcelona, Cannes, Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Civitevecchia
• 5N shipboard accommodation
• One return economy air fare to Barcelona with return airport transfers
• One shore excursion at each ports-of-call

Before you think I am travelling again...

tenCube and WaveSecure - The History

Remember the Singapore company that was reportedly bought for $15million by McAfee?

That's tenCube, the company behind WaveSecure technology..

Read about their beginnings and history...

http://www.mywealthmodel.com/2010/11/beginnings-of-tencube-and-wavesecure.html

--GinsengTonic Maker--

Life's Miracles - Congrats to Eric and Joie

Eric and Joie welcomes their first bundle of joy!

Adrina

My research (which just involves googling) shows that the name means

Happiness!

And that's one of the most important things in life!

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Happy Happy!!...

Night Safari Halloween Horrors 2010

Halloween Horrors at Night Safari... AGAIN!
Time really flies....
Felt like not too long ago when I first went for the Halloween Horrors @ Night Safari with Wifey and blogged about it.. 
It has been a year...


Check out our entries on last year's experience..


Mine: http://ginsengtonic.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-horrors.html
Wifey's: http://barefootgirldaynight.blogspot.com/2009/10/return-of-halloween-horror-night-safari.html 




We enjoyed it so much last year we were looking forward to visiting again with my colleagues this year...


So how did Night Safari fare this year?...