Like A Rose
Dan Lai
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may_fifteen@mailcity.com
Engaged to the sweetest angel in the world
Loves to sing, watch movies and DVDs, swim, play balls, read self-improvement books and travel with my dear
What is a "MASS" to you?
Some may answer "Oh, it is somthing that I have to go once a week" or "Oh, no choice. It comes with the religion." The more devoted Catholics may say "It is a time when the congregation gather and sing praises to God".
To me, Mass is something very special, definitely not something that is a part of a routine. With the correct and proper spiritual attitude when celebrating a Mass, you can see Mass as the following descriptions:
1) A meaningful moment that completes your one whole week of living.
2) The peak of the whole week in terms of spiritual growth.
3) The perfect end to the weekend.
4) The opening of a new door to another week of holiness and prayer.
Dear's Birthday Celebration
My dear's birthday was on 8th of September. However, as she had to be in Barcelona and Lourdes for a family holiday trip, we couldn't celebrate on that day. Also, I went to Japan for a week and only came back on that day. Before she flew, I bought her a Fossil watch from a sale at Amara Hotel - Present No. 1.
Then, I knew dear was very into interior design as she yearned to design our flat next time. I bought her an interior design magazine for her to read in Europe - Present No. 2.
While dear was in Europe, I went to use up Lonsdale vouchers to ger a pair of slippers, a T-shirt for her non-working days and a pair of ankle socks for her aerobics lesson - Present No. 3.
Yesterday, we went for the final round of celebration. Her favourite flower Gerberas, dinner at Oosh (Yen Dining) and movie (I pronounce you Chuck and Larry). The dinner at Oosh was pretty good in terms of atmosphere. The food was delicious although portion was abit too small for the price we paid - Present No. 4. The whole place at Dempsey was like another world. Must go and explore more!
I hope dear is happy with what I planned this year. Time to start brainstorming for next year! Haha! Not so soon lah, it is not National Day Parade.
Photos of Japan Trip
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Sorry, I cannot upload any photos that show the plant. Hehe.
Japan, Chiba - Technical Training
I flew the business class for the first time. It definitely came with better service as the stewardess addressed you by your name. They would keep coming to you to see if you need any drinks or a hot towel or some snacks. Sometimes, it got quite annoying when I was trying to enjoy the movies. The flight to Narita Airport was not too bad as I was sleeping half the time, only that the stewardess woke me up at 5.00am to have my breakfast. However, the flight back home was sometimes irritated by their much keenness to serve. I saw it as a good thing through. The food served on the flight back was much better. In fact, it was "Oeishi" (delicious in Japanese, not sure about the spelling though).
The weather in Chiba for the first 2 days were pleasant at about 21 degree celsius. It was cooling but not too cold as it was not very windy. The humidity was low though. Then came the rain which suddenly changed the humidity. That was when I started to feel abit sick with sore throat and flu. Luckily, my mum gave me panadol (cold relief) for me to bring. Hence, I could at least sustain the sickness to a controllable level. On thursday came the Typhoon. It hit Tokyo first, injuring quite a number of people, blowing down many street lamps and power supply erections. Some parts of Chiba in the suburb had black out. The eye hit Chiba around 1.ooam but I was already asleep. Before that, I experienced a little abit of the natural disaster when heading back to hotel. The rain was not like a heavy downpour but the wind was much stronger. You would have difficulty walking and also controlling your umbrella. My colleague's umbrella even broke!
On the first day, I went to Disneysea with Julia, a female colleague. Some wanted to tour Tokyo which turned out to be dissapointing according to them. Some others loiter in Chiba, trying to figure out how to play Pachinko. My dear was so cool about this and I love her even more now. Disneysea was nice with all the Disney characters and performances. The rides were not too scary like in Dreamworld (Australia, Brisbane) since there were lots of kids there. In Disneysea itself, even without getting any souvenirs, I already spent about 10,000 Yen on the train rides back and fro, entrance fee and dinner. I could only claim for the dinner. Generally, the stuffs in Japan are expensive. The cheapest meal costs about 10 SGD. I heard from the Japanese trainers that housing here was so costly that the people seldom have spare to save. Some rentals can go up to over 1000 SGD per month. Fortunately, the retired people are receiving pension to help them through old age.
Everyday, we would take the JR-East Line from Chiba to Nagaura or Anegasaki. Then we would take the company bus to Plastic Technical Centre for our training. We learnt about the specifications of the products we are selling, their applications and the processing technologies. Most importantly, we got to see the actual machines that processed these materials, although not all were in the industrial sizes. We also visited the laboratories to witness testing of materials for their physical properties. Now with all the observations, I have a much better idea of my products. The trainers were either Ph.d holders or had done research for many years. They were very knowlegeable. It was just that it was difficult for them to explain things to us in English. It was quite hard for them and they had to do it 3 times. Once last week for the people from Saudi Arabia, once this week for us and the third time for our China subsidiary.
The food here was fine but not all suited my taste. Almost every evening, the whole group would drink beer "beeru" and Sake "Sho Chu". I hope I don't become an alcoholic in the future. The people in Chiba were generally friendly and very polite with all their greetings and bowing. The girls and guys typically had better features and skin than Singaporeans. I presume that the genes, weather and the diet play a big part in it. Some of my colleagues who were already parents were quite disturbed by the short skirts of the Japanese school girls. They were really very short! A strong wind would not need much effort to blow it up. I wonder whether they wear any protections like shorts or tights underneath.
Anyway, it was a good learning experiences except that I will love to come with dear in the future. Will try to upload some pictures in the next entry!
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