This month

This month, december, is the month of joy, happiness, sadness, giving, party, booze, more party and booze, and not forgetting party and booze. It is the end of 2006, 3 more days to Christmas, an cosmopolitan event, though it is a Christian's day to celebrate the birth of Jesus. 9 more days to New year's eve, to welcome year 2007. This year, particularly, has and soon had, to be one of the most memorable year of my life. I was involved in loads of events, know lots of new wonderful people, taking up new challenges and facing new situations, the list goes on. I will probably need the next two years just to write down my this year experience, but to keep it short, it was great!




Taken at the airport, yesterday. Were there to see geoffery (center) off for studies in LA, California. My 3 horrendous mths in Delta, ocs, were made possible just because of these guys. Pei'an (left) looked damn gay in the picture, especially after he joined the dance society in NUS, cheers mates.




Their first time, at St James PowerHouse. Pamela & Cheryl hooked up by the X'mas tree.




Group photo, at St James PowerHouse. From left, Sher, Ks, Brian on top of Cheryl O.o, me. Photo taken with my k610i by a not so good photographer cum waitress.




Picture of the year initiated by man of the year taken by photographer of the year lighted by flasher of the year, at St James PowerHouse. (sounds familiar?) Btw, Miss keller is sweet!




Game played, at St James PowerHouse. How to play:

A serviette is wrapped ontop of a glass. Dampen the sides with what ever drinks (cheapest preferred) so that the coin, placed at the middle will not cause the serviette to concave. Take turn using a lighted cigarette to burn a hole. The one who resulted the coin to drop 'ta' the whole drink!
Yuck
This photo is the 最高境界 (zui gao jing jie).




To summarize St James, they are still at the bottom half of the league table... er wrong (L)


To summarize Powerhouse, its hot, its crazy, its the best club in Singapore, especially in terms of the service there. Which club will not mind bringing cups of ice water to your table foc? I am touched.

Credit Card cum EZ-link

"Members of the public can now use a credit card to pay for your MRT or bus ride, and use the points acquired to redeem free rides.

The two companies have calculated that if you spend an average of $700 per month on your card, you can get up to 400 free rides annually.
However, as with all credit cards, a minimum income is needed to qualify - in this case, a $30,000 annual income.

A debit card will be launched in the first quarter of next year."

- sg.news.yahoo.com

Finally a groundbreaking yet simple fusion; Credit card with EZ-link. I was really hyped over this new card and was trying to get my hand on the some what limited edition brochure which seems to be low on stock in every counter. Got my chance to enquire more about this new craze in town yesterday at AMK mrt when i was going for a soccer match, obviously in my jersey. Went up to the counter, requested for the brochure and was slapped around a bit with a large trout with the following questions;

"Sir, are you working? Are your salary more than $2500?"

I was like, woah~ for the obvious reasons. Ok first of all, the "salesman" was damn rude and i nearly screwed him back by asking him whether he can afford this card, at all. 2ndly, middle class citizens earning $30000 or more per annual will most probably own a car, or two, or more. I am not speaking for everyone, but rather the majority. So who is this new project targetting? The rather well to do middle class who works around CBD? High income group who still takes public transport or middle class who prefers to own credit card?

I reckon this will still work with the increasing living standard in Singapore and our pay which can't even beat the inflation. I was taught since young that credit card has more cons than pros, and only to spend on materials you can afford now but not with your future money. I am sticking to that. Lets just hope that the soon-to-be release debit card will have similar benefits.