Damn

Reading Yann's post on Pulau Ubin, this and that just made me feel sianz lo. ha. i'm so negative right.

I mentioned before, with my job, there's no weekends for me. I can't even like, you know, after work, go have dinner with my love or family. Leisure time for the others is my work time.

But then again, haven't been smooth in going for appointments anyway. Supposed to meet this girl at 11am later, called her to confirm and smsed too..no reply. Look! There goes another aeroplane!

Waited for Dot last night to counter-sign the proposal form till 1.40am..ha..stupid of me man. Met her soooo many times for her case but just die die forget to let her sign proposal. I pity myself but i know its not right. Ha..

I was telling Belinda yesterday on our way to Tampines about my experience with my warm market, that approaching friends is difficult when you are guilty of wat you're going to get them to do. Belinda told me she feels very ostracized after becoming an adviser and she feels very pai seh to approach frens. So i told her, we should not feel pai seh to do so, coz wat we'll be planning for them is for their own good. We can plan all we want and friends may still not sign up. Then its ok, we've done our job. We'll feel bad about asking frens out coz sometimes we may think 'wat are we getting our frens into by getting them to sign up a policy?'. But its a totally wrong mindset for us advisers. Believe in the role of insurance in our frens' lives, and you'll have no problem approaching them, Belinda!

I was thinking of spending a night with Cody camping at either Changi Beach, East Coast or Pulau Ubin but realised its the 7th month(s)(got 2 months this year)..so better not..haha..Next Saturday is our 3rd monthliversary..hee! But stupidly i signed up for roadshow, so we'll postpone our so-called celebration.. =p Sorry dear!

Black Tuesday

Haha! Down from the incidents yesterday, i slept at 2am and woke up at bloody 6.30am to go do loading. F**k.....Then at stupid loading i twisted my ankle a bit and it didn't feel like there's anything wrong until evening when i returned to Tampines roadshow.

Decided to go get my ankle fixed with 2 whole weeks of roadshow ahead, i figured it probably would be better to fix it first..

Went to bring Dot to UOB to open CPF investment account, bumped into this Nelson guy who i met before to go meet Clear Channel ppl on the madam white snake publicity poster. So, the account opening was a breeze.

Afternoon came back home to write case then stupidly realised i forgot to let Dot sign proposal form..and so, i'm still waiting for her to call me up so i can go to Jeremiah's place to find her to sign...bleah......damn stupid..

Starting to think if all these stupid bad luck things are due to my change in hair colour...haha....

bleah.................

At Tampines, Liyann suddenly appeared and it was really a great pleasant surprise...strangely, she told me Terrence told her about my unfortunate situations at work..Strange coz dun understand how he found my blog. ha. Anywayz, really glad that my friends, my true friends still care.....touch-ded.. =]

Disclaimer

Most of the photos i put here are taken by Jimmy or sometimes Yann. WAha. Thanks jimmy! just a while ago i was blogging about Sad, Disappointed and Disillusioned and then here i am laughing liao..Thank you for the nice photos that cheered me up! =]

Xinhong & Yokie

Xinhong & Yokie
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Singing the national anthem

Singing the national anthem
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Yokie & Emma

Yokie & Emma
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Me carrying our choir's signboard.

Yokie carrying our choir's signboard.
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Yann Me & Emma in Shanghai

Yann Yokie & Emma in Shanghai
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Emma and I

Yokie and Emma
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My mouth

Yokie's mouth
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The choir

The choir
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Jump again

Jump again
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Jump jump jump

Jump jump jump
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Olie Yann and Yokie

Olie Yann and Yokie
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I look good! waha...hai...i want a DSLR... =\ - photo courtesy of Jimmy Liew

Disappointed, Sad and Disillusioned

Wat a f**ked up day..night or rather.

I know this might get to her somehow but i think its no harm ba..It is no doubt disappointing, when after all the meetings with Tithima, she ended up buying a policy from someone else. I totally understand her mum's anxiety to get her and her brother covered..and i dun blame her..just sianz lo..If u read this Dee, sorry i dun mean to imply anything...it can be any of my other frens..

Then the worse thing came. Its not too convenient to type the details here but basically, Lizhen promised to meet up and work out some details on how she can get a plan from me instead since she was looking for a plan. And after that i tried to call her to no avail and i know i had lost the case since i was going to China for 2 weeks.

1 week after i returned, she finally answered my call and guess what? She said she ignored my calls coz i was too desperate and felt that the things i proposed felt wrong. I was like, 'WTF?!' You needed a plan, i needed production, you promised to meet up, you didn't keep to that. She simply deprived me of a chance to talk and explain how things worked and who is she to judge me like that. 'Maybe no one told u this before but i think with your attitude, all of your frens are not going to pick up your calls.'

SMS: 'Hope your frens around you know wat you need and buy from you. Think of wat your heart wants before you do. God Bless.'

God bless you indeed. Hope your family are well covered with the minimal amount of coverage a savings plan can get you.

To all my frens out there, if you really think you dun need insurance, let me know directly and i'll leave you alone. Dun have to try to entertain me and then start judging me behind my back. Or if u do want to judge, do it straightforward like Lizhen so i can see your true colours.

Its funny how ppl are accepting of agents who they dun know to be pushy but once their own agent frens only ask them about insurance and ask to meet up, they find u super-duper pushy. Are ppl more forgiving of strangers? Ppl dunno the fears and uncertainty they face if they are met with a crisis. Ppl who fear meeting insurance agents will meet their doom when the real fear comes. Ppl who can't commit to a policy to protect their families are cowards and selfish, only wanting to spend all they have on themselves.

Maybe as a relieve to my frens out there, i'll be tapping on my frens lesser now. Its better to give advice to strangers on the streets than to try to be nice and get ppl you know covered.

Wat a life!

This year, i've been to Perhentian, Phuket, Batam and China already...Bangkok coming up soon!

Bangkok will be my first incentive trip from Prudential!

World Choir Games was great and just so magical coz Victoria Chorale won the highly competitive category of Sacred Music Acapella, beating the European choirs and a few others to be the category Champion!

Oh, oh, and its this competition that i had my virginal solo part in a choir performance..heee....altho it was just a mindless scream. Well, my voice is not good enough for a singing part but at least it can pass off as a girl's scream. i'm happy! =]

My poor Cody had been waiting for my return even before i left for Xiamen..he sobbed like a little baby..damn cute...brings a smile to my face whenever i think of it and just want to sayang him la!

Oh, then there was these surreal moments with Ziyang around! Long time no see and there he just appeared, running across the convention centre looking for Victoria Chorale. He still has that signature smile and bear bear look.

Liyann, Jimmy, Emma, Sandy, Kenny and i extend our trip to go climb Huangshan, which was really quite worth the climb altho our luggages made it really tough. Hail Jimmy who carried a big heavy backpack consisting of his belongings and errr mostof Liyann's stuff.

Sandy couldn't adjust to the 'thin' air on top after arriving at merely half the altitude, maybe the air was really thin or it could be her *ahem* assets put on weight at higher altitudes.. And 780RMB was all she needed to have a smooth ride up..ok not exactly smooth but she took minimal steps.

Sunrise at hunagshan and oh, coz i wasn't prepared for this part, i took too many tops and only 1 boxers, i had to keep washing my underwear. I had no toiletries, and had to cut up 2 of my tee shirts coz it was just too hot in China.

Blah blah blah..we went to Hangzhou which was way hotter than Huangshan and much more humid too..Jasonwood is probably the only thing i miss about Hangzhou. Xihu was like...err..ok, this is here and that is there, ok! we're done touring Xihu. The Dong Po Rou (some fatty braised pork) was great. And we had giggly masseuse too..supposedly Liyann they all say my initial massuese found me too handsome or sexy in my cut-up singlet.waha.

Coz i was really anxious to catch Ziyang in Shanghai before he flew back to Toronto, Liyann they all had to accomodate to me and leave Hangzhou earlier. Then i ganjiong spider made everyone quite pissed off at the rush. Got to see Ziyang again, he gave me some Panadols that i couldn't bear to eat, and a letter. Very touched, cried a bit reading it..hope we'll see each other again soon..

Shanghai was like a movie. I mean, ya, just like the movie lo. Night scene was great.Had a great variety of shopping. Many cute guys (Sandy: the one at Quan Ju De!) Oh great service apartment booked by Miss Liyann. ok...hmm..anything else bout Shanghai? I love the Green Massage which was very spa-like and i love the robes we had to change into. And hee the massuese was kinda cute. I think my massage there was great but apparently the rest thought it was ok only. Can't beat the blind men in Xiamen la of course, esp given their rates, its totally value for money!!

And anyway, thanks to Ziyang that i'm here updating this long overdue blog. ha.

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Finally, after like 3 years, i got to go on a romantic overseas trip..with alex, it felt quite one sided althought i enjoyed myself being with him back then too......I'm just hoping this one will last for the longest time...

Still a bit like overwhelmed by his love..not that used to be loved more than i love..hee...but its a great feeling definitely...

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and then we had nothing much else to do, so decided to spend some money to go for the James Bond Island kayaking tour..and it turned out to be not bad..the Ferry ride was very enjoyable..with on board lunch and stuff...

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before i know it, i went on a trip to a beachy place again..no sad stories this time. Prob like Sandy said, '3rd time lucky'!

This was in may...it was great fun and i really experienced the great cheap Thai massage..haha....Phuket reminded me of Hawaii....

The snorkelling had just a tad more things to see than Perhentian, and less small invisible jelly fish. But Phuket is where u can see the real, full, and most of the time huge jellyfish. I totally freaked out almost swimming into one of those..

Perhentian..I don't wanna say goodbye...

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Can't even remember which month...April i think...Alex and i went to Perhentian for sorta like his ORD trip...it was great fun...until the last day..when the end started.. =\ Nvm...been there, done that. As long as he's happy...

But i'll never forget our last moments...look at each and just teared..I dun even really know why he wants to end it. I could feel it from him. I dunno wat made him stop this all. I remember how i just cried at Funan Ya Kun toast before Liyann and i went to Esplanade for SOV performance. Saw the note he wrote on a tissue paper and left in my laptop......