22 Days

22 Days to go... before the BIG day...

Where did all those days go?..

Feel as though still many things left undone..

Yet at the very same time.. Like nothing much to be done..

Contradiction!!!!

Oh well.. Reminder to self and my dear Wifey..

Take things easy..

Enjoy the process..

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- It's not the ceremony or the dinner.. It's the marriage!

Men vs Women

A good friend of mine is also getting married soon.

Had a Stags' party over the weekend.

Seeing how the Stags' party was organised and how it went VS. how my dear Mich's Hen's night is being planned.

Whole world of difference!

Men vs Women

WOMEN

Long Long Long Long Long Long Long Long Long Long ago...

the gals were already planning..

Wear what?..

Do what?..

Eat where?..

Play what?..

Who to invite?..

Just for illustration purposes (otherwise the post will be toooooo long) on how gals would probably be doing it...

Wear what>

casual? formal? semi-formal? dress up? color? everybody to wear the same color? new? old? dress? jeans? buy? borrow? buy online? go shopping? budget? what if I wore this with them before? what if another sister wear the same thing as me? what about the bride? tiara? wear anything special? sign to say she's getting married? get her to wear a printed t-shirt? carry a sign?................... and the list goes on......................................................................................................................................... and on .........................................................and on ................................................................................................................and on....................... and on............ and on............................................................................

MEN

SMS invite: Hi, this is Alvin. I'm the organizer for Ken's Stags' night this Sat. Ken would like you to be there. We'll be having dinner at.... followed by drinks at.....

My SMS reply: OK!

--Settled--

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Efficiency...

Check out my other Men vs Women entry on laughloudloud.blogspot.com here

Speaking at Young Professionals Convention 2009 @ SMU

I had the honor of being invited to Young Professionals (YP) Convention 2009 which was held at Singapore Management University on 17th October 2009.

It was organised as a platform for young and successful professionals (*ahem* haha..) to share with other professionals and also the graduating students, their experiences and how they made their marks in their professional career development.

I was invited to be one of the panelists for the YP conference, sharing the stage with members of the female team who successfully conquered Mount Everest, Manager of Epson Singapore, Civil Engineers, a national sailor who qualified for Beijing Olympics and a SMU lecturer. Honored, indeed.

There were 2 panels for the day with the topic of

1) Young and Successful: Secret of YP Success

2) Training for Success: Continuous Learning and its Challenges

Besides the conference, we also had a booth to introduce a career with us to the young professionals there.

More pics to be up.. but actually.. not many pics taken haha..

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Not-that-Young-Anymore Professional

Bookworm Ben

I actually do love to read..

Surprise... Surprise...

Unfortunately since I started driving..

Been reading a lot less.. Coz i used to always read on the bus and could finish a book quite fast..

Though I listen to audio books now.. but they don't really count, do they?...

Just how much I love to read?

These are not even all my books...

Or maybe..

I juz love to buy books haha...

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Nourish the mind..

Food for Thought...

So many things on my mind..

till...

Nothing is on my mind?.....

Wedding prep. guest list. the details. the cakes. the ang pows. the songs. the photos. the attires. Though staying at my old place till the new house is ready. never-ending spring cleaning (clearing 28yrs of stuff mind you. or perhaps even longer considering some of the stuff were things kept by my mum and dad for the longest time). the painting. the buying of furniture (thank goodness done). but still have to shift and throw some furniture away to make way for the new and also buy mattresses. Work wise. Recruiting, Selling, Training.

Well, luckily work wise can tone down as the date draws nearer.. that's the beauty of the industry isn't it...

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- one thing at a time.. one step at a time...

Trophies.. For the memories.. Coz I threw them all away...

Time FLIES!

Saw this when I'm clearing my stuff recently..

Great Memories..

My 18th Birthday gift from my JC mates..

10 years ago..

Yes.. it has been a decade!!!

Did Tyler actually write on it as well??

All the jokes about getting married and all seemed such a distant future then..

And 10yrs on.. I AM getting married haha..

Looking at these messages..

Reminded me of the time when I was carefree..

Always the joker...

Perhaps with time.. Have been taking things seriously.. Too seriously some say..

Maybe time to loosen up haha...