End of CNY...

yesterday marks the end of the 15-day lunar new year
which implies my ORD date is getting nearer each month =DD
just remembered today is the day for the 11m toto draw
went down to singaporepools and saw lots of auntie queueing up trying their luck
and my dad still asked me to help him place bet too... WTH
seriously do they even noe their chance of winning??
it is [45 choose 6] = one out of 8145060 combination for normal quickpick
just another SGpool strategy to further increase their revenue by fully utilizing the CNY as an one-off event

Just finished my outfield in murai area which lasted from 15-17 febuary
the mosquito infection seems to be getting from bad to worst
wondering if the NEA is even doing their job...
well i guess it should come with little surprise since flooding in SG has become a regular scene
and the best part is they play the "pushing of blame" game with PUB...
so much for the multi-million leaders we have in SG
they are really worth every single cent the taxpayer are giving for their service...

just read thru the budget report this afternoon
and somehow the idea of increased gst after election ring-ed in my head...
i guess it will happen all over again if the votes gets into the wrong hands =((
time to take the carrot and vote for opposition

避年...

On holiday to china during CNY this year
wanted to experience something different this year and hence the trip to china
trip lasted for 8 days from 29 Jan - 6 Feb
went shandong, weihai. as my dad is also taking the oppotunity to visit his colleague
flight from beijing to weihai was delayed for 5 hrs due to heavy snowing...
the temperature was at -10 degree celcius when the plane touch down
shivering when i was at the walkway to the airport from the plane
my dad's colleague was already waiting at the airport like 1 hr before we landed...
reached the hotel there at around 11pm
the place is not bad considering there is proper infrastructure
had a quick warm shower as the weather is seriously too cold compared to our sunny singapore

went to shop for plug converter the next day
its still snowing and hence the road is slippery due to the frozen ice...
saw the people clearing the road with dozers and shovels
bought some food stuff and instant noodles
finally managed to get online but china blocked facebook, youtube and blogspot
feels like its as good as no internet access...
went for a short tour around the wendeng city where the hotel is located
had lunch at one of their restaurant tried the local dishes
its generally much more salty and contain a lot more vegetable...
taste wise is not bad but i could not get used to eating so much vegetable

sightseeing at LiuGong Island on the 3rd day...
its is really big compared to sentosa and it contains all the evidence of sino-japanese war
the war memorial depicts the island as a major outpost during the war
lots of propaganda is detected and provoking hatred towards the japanese
guess thats the purpose of war memorial musuem...

during the 3rd and 4th of febuary, which is the first and second day of CNY
the whole place is like some ghost town...
everyone is at home celebrating new year and no one is working at all
which means no shopping, no food, no nothing
luckily the supermarket is open halfday and we quickly grab instant noodles and biscuit...
spend the 2 days in hotel watching tv and eating instant noodles
what a "GOOD" idea to visit china during CNY...

on the 5th most of the place is open for business
went for somemore sightseeing around
went up one mountain to see some jade sculpture
its really gigantic and made me wonder how they lift it up to the top of the mountain...
went back and bought a few bottle of their locally produced wine

i now wonder how much my health is affected by this trip to china
their instant noodle and milk tea definitely will reduce my life expectancy
but then again... the food taste good =(

back to singapore ytd at ard 11pm...
bought a martell and vodka at the DFS
wanted to eat supper at airport but cabbed home instead as we were all tired after the flight back...