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Friday, November 13, 2009

Some Big Shot Showed me the Middle Finger

Hmmm this happened during lunch, me and my friends were discussing about hand signs for numbers, you know each diff place have different for numbers 6 and above... So we were like explaining our different ones, and then our director came over and sat at our tables and then hearing what we were talking about, he smiled and then showed me the middle finger and asked me, do i know what this means.... Haha the whole table laughed.. then i told him... Yah... it means Good Morning and Have a Nice day.... (of course i was crapping) but it's quite funny.... the whole table laughed again....

There you have it, my director pointed third finger to me and i told him something crappy.... Once again show the power distance in denmark and singapore is totally different. Cant imagine doing it in Singapore... lol.. Can you???????

Anyway got pictures of the different if you guys are interested in seeing it. Took them from Wikipedia so credits goes to them ya?

The first one is the "chinese" way, notice the six and the seven. In singapore we use the gun thing... but normally we dun go tilll 8 or 9 so i not sure what it is.

Then the one below is the american one.... Hmmm not sure if the europeans are using these as well.. but it seems familiar to what my colleagues showed me.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Keep moving forward!

Haha... quote from one show that my fren "Mabui" <- new nickname recommended for me to watch. The movie is called "Meet the robinsons" hmmm it was shown in the cinemas in 2007 if i am not wrong. Totally my kind of movie cos related to machines and invention. I always wanted to invent and create things but always seem to find excuses to be so lazy.

i wonder izzit due to Singapore's education that we are not as creative? From what i noticed in Denmark, people really speak their minds, and if you are a singaporean u would probably know that Most of us dun speak or interrupt unless necessary. For the Danes, they can simply disagree with their boss on issues and raises questions in front of the dept if they feel that something is wrong. For us, normally during lectures or classes most singaporean keep quiet and then after that they will ask their friends instead or raising the question immediately. Perhaps it's due to not wanting to appear rude.

My colleague whom is a Brit working in Denmark once asked me, why are we so afraid to raise questions? I could only think of a few reasons:

1) We are afraid that we are asking stupid questions that would make people think that we are stupid. (Though people always say "There is no stupid questions in the world")

2) We are afraid that we will offend the speaker/lecturer/superior/director , and this is often true as to a certain extent (perhaps in chinese culture) that by rebuking it would be seen as a challenging act on the speaker. (Not sure if it make sense)

3) We simply do not care/think about those questions. (Well there are two kinds of people which you will often meet in work, those that simply follow orders and those that question orders. Of course there is no right/wrong as to which is better but for me i think i am a bit weird. I like to have orders that i can follow, but i would always question why am i doing this and i would like to find out if i have a chance to know the rationale behind doing some stuff, like the theory behind the spreadsheets that my colleagues have created. Simply put it, some ppl call this Kaypo lol)

Hmmmm this is something that i never thought of before, but coming to denmark was definitely an eye opener, where i learnt a lot about different cultures and also learn a lot of interesting stuff from my colleagues, they definitely know alot. However, everything must also have some limitations to it. Like when you are joking with your boss, hmmm still need to be within your limits, there was a case when one colleague from states told our head of our dept during one of the discussion that "why dun u do something useful and bring us some coffee, since you are just walking around doing nothing" of course you probably guessed it that well not many ppl like him. So there is still a limit to what you can joke around...

Those who know me will also know that i am an "Introvert". Initially, i dun talk that much, but once i know you... u better be prepared to be bombed with my craps. OoooOooo... it seems that today i am feeling a bit naggy.... maybe shall write more tml. muahhahahaha

Just Remember Keep Moving Forward!!!!!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I am a TV/Movie Junkie Part 1: Movies

Haha.... actually it's amazing how many shows i have watched and still is watching. I shall blog about the movies that i am watched so far while i am in denmark.

MOVIES: (Note that they are not in order)

1)Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen

2)Lesbian Vampire Killers (Haha stupid show.. but quite funny)

3)The Proposal

4)Year One

5 & 6)Kill Bill 1 & 2

7)大内密探灵灵狗

8)GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra

9) The Ugly Truth

10) G- Force

11) 9

12) The Hangover

Power? These are just those that i remember... haha... My favourite one is the animation movie "9". Hmm then the rest are funny lol.... If i remember i will continue the list. =P

Countdown: 18 days to going back to Singapore

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Ahdee in France Part 2

Oh... i also forgot to mention that i went to the Airbus 380 Production factory tour in Toulouse. Hmmm my boss arranged for us to go there to take a look at the Airbus 380. Man it is really big.... Of course i dun have pictures of it, cos cameras are not allowed there... but there is always google...

Haha this one is taken from the Singapore Airline website. I heard from the manufacturers that SIA was the first to get the A380 and then there are like 10 A380 planes in the SIA fleet now.. Coolz right? If i am not wrong, they have the most numbers of A380 for now. But going to be overtaken, if i am not wrong by emirates. SIA only ordered 19 A380.

Coolz right? We went in to a fully furnished cabin of A380 and some computer room where we saw actual footage of the first A380's test flight i think in 2005. But too bad didnt get chance to buy anything cos when we finish the tour, the gift shop closed le... if not can buy some of the stuff there.

After the trip, we went for the dinner as mentioned in the previous post... i was a bit shocked by the number of fishes served... and i am not sure if that was the case of my stomach not used to eating so much stuff that i suffered alot on the next day.

The most exciting thing that i looked forward to was the Site Visit to 3 different sites in france. We did an analysis of the sites beforehand and headed out to see if our analysis were correct. The sites has been there for a few years already, so we were split into 3 grps and each doing one project. Then we drove to the sites to take a look at what we analyzed and see if our assumptions are correct.

The view is damn nice, but the route is super far and bumpy. I had my first car sickness thingy lor. We travelled a total of 600km and we spent abt 10 hours in the car (of course we walked around the sites in between but most of the time we were in the car) But u guys can imagine la, the sites are located at high attitude and then lots of winding and small paths to go... so i almost died from car sickness... had a severe tummyache from dunno what.. and worse... No Toilet >.<

This is one of the pictures i have taken from the top. We were abt 900m or higher? Not quite sure... But it was quite windy... And as you can see the terrain is rather complicated, so i am really impressed by my colleagues who have been working for some time that they can "predict" what will happen to the sites when we have terrains like this. I guess for me i still need alot more experience before i get as good as them. I am motivated to learn alot more from them sia. But the things they know is alot... and the things i know... lol... pretty much basic...

So Jiayou ba ahdee!!!!

Update: Less than 20 days to be back in Singapore!!!!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Ahdee in France

Hmmmmm just spend my day in france for some work today. Had super duper heavy lunch at some french restaurants. BURP... too full liao.. but their desserts and chocolate very nice sia.

Interesting Fact 1: I heard from my boss that the French pay alot of attention to the display of the food, so the dishes are always nice to look at (Of course delicious as well) but compared to the french, in Spain the food's presentation isn't that important, the emphasis is placed on the taste of the food.

Interesting Fact 2: Not sure if you guys noticed, but i saw that at one of the french restaurant, the ladies at the table are served their food first before the rest, that's something you dun really see alot in Asian context.

Hmmmm its really fun to have the whole dept travelling together. Of course alot of fun moments with loads of insider jokes along the way.

Btw, i am having problem explaining the concept of Race and nationality to them sia. Cos i tell them that i am chinese, but i am not Chinese Chinese (Refering to the Chinese from PRC). I am Singaporean, and they seem puzzled that sometimes i say i am chinese and sometimes i am singaporean.. Haha if anyone got any ideas on how to explain the ideas i would love to hear them.

Now for some pics

1) Notice the amount of fish they gave for a serving? Definitely too much for me. I mean 4 fishes for dinner? Unless i am a cat ba. Anyway the rice was nice for this fish and the fish was alright.

2) Green colour liquid...

I think it is some mint alcohol..... hmmmm tried a bit... taste like the mouthwash that ppl used, Listerine?

3)Foie gras

Well some of my colleagues had this thingy which was like a goose liver... Didnt really like it cos i took a small bit to try... but not my kind of stuff. Besides i saw a video of how the goose are purposely fed till fat so that the liver is big for the dish. So not my kind of food

4) Creme Bruley

I had that for dessert.. Sorry no pictures taken... i finish the food before i remembered to take a picture. haha

5) Lastly, as u guys can see from the pic below, that they have a special coffee machine that lets u make espresso. U can choose the intensity or flavor of the coffee by using different colors, and once the packet of coffee stuff is inserted, it will have the coffee out in a min. Coolz right??? Hmmmm tml need to wake up early for site visit, so i guess i will stop here.. hehe

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Updates on 1st Nov.

Well.... Things that happen today and for the remaining month.

1st Good News..... I am going back to SG at the end of this month. Weeeeeee reaching Singapore on the 27 Nov. Can't wait for that. I miss everyone and all the sg food... will be feasting on SG food for the month of dec... muahahahahaha.

2nd update. Today they celebrated my Ah ma's birthday and i woke up at 7am to wish her happy birthday and skype with the rest of my relatives. Haha didnt realised how long ago since i saw them.... so happy to skype with them. Haha then show them what i want to buy and going to buy for them. Mainly the nephews and niece that i have... haha sorry ar those same generation de.. .dunno what ur taste is... so ... dun expect too much....

3rd update: I am going to france tml, please dun haunt me with buying LV requests... i know its suppose to be cheaper... but well dun have much time to walk around cos its a work trip... quite excited sia.. cos first time going to visit an actual site.

4th update: If you know u want something from denmark, let me know.. i will try my best if it is within my ability and time frame that i am in dk.... haha its easier if u didnt want to receive keychains .... hmmm normally when i see something that i know that someone will like then i will buy... but if i dun see anything.. sorry man .. u are getting key chains .... and let me say... u can buy 18 singapore key chains for the price of 2 key chains here.... lol... so its not that cheap >.<

5th Updates: Please ask me out for gatherings ar.. i know i missed alot of gatherings already and i promise not to focus on eating singaporean foods at the gatherings... i will contribute and be my crappy self once again....

See you guys in NOV.... or rather Dec

Friday, October 30, 2009

Time for a new upgrade

Haha i know i said this alot of time.. but hopefully i will be able to do it .... Furthermore facebook so much easier to upload photos sia... So... maybe here for more writing and interesting stuff

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