Iron Lady

well...time flies and now we are in the mid week...and weekends will be jst another 2 days away! hooray!
Been busy lately with tasks and by evening I've already gone exhausted...till i doze off in the office...
i dun usually blog about office life, but today i was so frustrated with a subordinate that i scolded him kaw-kaw. Of course, mine is a polite scold, but he is thick-skin and wouldn't admit his fault and instead blame everyone (except himself). Well, this isn't the first time of him being ignorant with his tasks. He took things for granted and dun bother finding out & clarifying some figures. And worse still, he's good in twisting stories to cover up his 'mistake' and manipulating things to hide his wrongs. Of course, i m not going to let this happen in my team. Seeing my other team members being 'manipulate' to cover his ass is a big NO.
Sad enuff, my boss prefer to ignore such 'affair' but sometimes it do affect the working mood in the team. Being a team lead, I have dealt with many of such cases previously and protect the weaker members from being the subject of manipulation. I hope I can stand strong to counter egoistic people.

Lazy-man Breakfast

this is one of my quick breakfast.

Lazy-man-style...

sis bought back a box of leftover swiss-roll on one fine Sunday morning, then went out and MIA for 2 days. I happily munched away all the swissroll leaving none to her...wuakakakaka (evil laugh)

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alrite, she isn't MIA, jst a short brekkie out of town.

Queen Elizabeth II - NOT the rightful heir to the Throne of England

I was watching some other You Tube videos when I stumbled upon this sensational news..

it seems that the world (or at least the Commonwealth region/countries) have been put to believe that the Queen Elizabeth II or even the entire monarchy before/after her is the 'actual' heir...when it is supposedly not. Watch this to find out why...

alrite...alrite...this video might be too long to watch as it span across 'almost' an hour to finish.

Here, let me summarize it:

There is this so-called 'historian investigator' who is so darn free did some studies to trace back the monarchy and found out that some Prince Edward (dated back in 14xx) was an illegitimate son (or at least being suspected by that historian), hence the entirely descendant after him are considered 'invalid'!

To add up some spice to his investigation, he proceed to find out the 'actual' heir...based on the rules set by the-then England monarchy to determine the next legal heir...

he traced back to the descendants and found out that a man who is now residing in Australia is the supposedly legal King. This man, by the name of Henry of course knows well of his background as some "royals-distance-relative" as he keeps a copy of the family tree, but he didn't expect that he would be the supposed King.

Pretty amused when the news being told to him and his family...but well, I guess this 'King Henry' and his family are currently contented with their life and decided to continue living a humbly lifestyle contrasts to their distant relatives 'glamorous lifestyle' back in England.
True story or not, this is rather sensational ;-)

 

 

Shanghai, Day 1 - Part 3 (Noon)

It was spring in April, in fact it was the beginning of spring, as the weather was still cooling

Nothing beats the enjoyment of feeling the fresh air and the cooling windy/rainy weather, plus colourful flowers on the streets...

after lunch, we were taken to the Radisson Hotel in Nanjing Road for check-in.

I shared the room with another young lady whom I only got to know during flight. She will be my roommate for the next 5 days.

this seems like a typical Radisson room. Not much different from the one that I had in Nepal some time last year.

I picked my bed beside the window...I prefer to be nearer to the window to enjoy the view of the city skyline

here's the view from my room. Directly facing the People's Park.

and there goes the "trademark" Radisson wall mirror...

on the left of the room's window...stood one gothic building located jst next door.

Shanghai is a vibrant city, but once it hits midnite, most of the city lights are "off"...even at some prominent landmarks.

if u r a night owl...perhaps Xintiandi would be the best place to hangout...elsewhere, there isn't much nightlife that I could find.

Shanghai, Day 1 - Part 2 (Foods)

these food were on display at some food courts...luring the first timer patrons...like me...

similar to supermarket food court (such as Jusco), patrons pick their choices and pay at the counter...

these stuffs have been sitting at the display panel for quite some time...coupled with people who snap photos (yea, referring me) and having it being exposed to anyone so I guess the food is rather unhygienic.

Eat at your own risk!

Anyhow, does this looks like a FOOD FEAST???

Lotsa dessert, pudding, 'tong sui' etc

much to my 'amazement'

and "xiao long bao" (soup dumpling)

plus some ala-carte side dishes...such as pork trotter, crabs, soup wonton

there were all sorts of jellies, puddings...many which I totally hav no idea on what are those...

luckily...I know well of these dim sum...

there were at least 15 varieties of dim sum in the arrays

plus fried stuffs...

more and more fried stuffs...fishball, shrimp ball, 'jiaozi' (meat dumpling), etc

I didn't try any of those...coz most of the food here have been on display for quite some time & giving the perception that it isn't fresh (or at least freshly prepared like how normally restaurant does)

plus, I'm sceptical of its hygiene...I dun wanna ruin my holiday with diarrhoea.

Price is reasonable, but I can get similar items with better quality elsewhere.

there are a few of such food courts around the vicinity, but most are selling quite similar items, just a matter of being delicious or not...so is about hits-and-misses if u r to try out those fare.

Bon Appetit!

Bubba Gump @ Sunway Pyramid

This place has been around for quite long (almost a decade?)...Have thought of dining here some time ago, but didn't make it until recently.

if u r a shrimp lover...u should give 'em a try.

everything in this restaurant is somehow customized to the theme of the movie Forrest Gump

if u ever noticed, the glasses and cutleries are made in America

that's a replica of the dress that the character "Jenny" wore in the movie Forrest Gump. Jenny is Forrest childhood friend and eventually became his wife.

the outlet in Sunway Pyramid is well decorated to suit the ambience of a 70's/80's seaside restaurant

it even has a customized bucket for the sauces and serviettes

alrite, NOW BACK TO THE FOOD

u might wonder what heck is that??!!

it's called Bourbon Catch of The Day

comprises of grilled Cajun fish, some shrimps & mashed potatoes (if I ever remembered well)

I guess most items and decoration in Bubba Gump is pretty standard and is being customized to Bubba Gump trademark, regardless of where the restaurant is located...

from the menu, to its dining ware and furniture...all adhered to the restaurant's guideline

here's one hut for family dining...

cute..and those empty sauce bottles are real antics!

my verdict: tis place is okay...only if u can take seafood :-)

Shanghai, Day 1 - Part 1 (Morning)

tis is a wayyyyyy...........outdated post...Well, if u followed my blog in the past months, u'l notice that I mentioned a lil' abt my Shanghai trip back in April..

yea...that was almost FOUR months ago! I hav been procrastinating to upload my trip posts...

Anyhow, here's it..the continuation of the much delayed posts.

DAY 1

We (me & travelmates) touched down at Pudong International airport around 6 something in the morning. Weather was cooling in spring. We were given ample time to refresh ourselves at the airport after the custom clearance. I was pretty excited, as this was my first fully sponsored trip purely for holiday...100% relax & no job involvement at all.

There were 2 tour buses to cater for our big group. Despite that, each bus only occupied up to half....with many empty seats.

below: traffic rush everywhere on a beautiful Tuesday morning.

most Shanghai folks resides in apartments these days...a sign of property boom since 1990's

soon, we reached our first destination...that is...to have our breakfast..

but not without passing by these places

this square is a famous tourist spot as it is located next to the Yu Garden...foreigners and local Chinese tourist thronged here for leisure stroll

the crowd is lesser in the morning but as soon as we finished our breakfast...this place was crowded and happening...

we had a quick breakfast before our tour guide whisked us to the Yu Garden...

yea, u dun get to enjoy ur time when u r in a TOUR GROUP.

beautiful landscape..just like postcard...and not to mention, fresher air too!

this authentic Chinese garden is awesome with oriental landscape, ponds, curved bridge, Chinese hall with fengshui elements...

the only spoiler is that...

this place is so overcrowded

else, I could enjoy the serene nature in peace rather than hearing all sorts of yelling/screaming in microphones of some other tour guides in many kind of languages

We soon finished the walks in Yu Garden...and all of us dispersed for free & easy walk before we gather at the main entrance by 11am...Since it was still early, I loiter around and venture into the foodcourts located nearby...I will blog about it in my next post. (*Stay tuned!)

The next spot is meant for shopping enthusiast...however I don't find those goods fascinating....nor the prices are cheap...

so...I wander out of the mall...to the streets and enjoy the cool air

well...that mall isn't a huge one...it is similar to the Kotaraya version, a six-storey building, cater for tourist business since i dun see any locals shopping there. Most shops sell apparels and handbags, repetitive goods & patterns in every shop....and obviously all made in China.

soon...it was time for lunch. Despite the scrumptious breakfast earlier, all of us were quite hungry by noon due to the cold weather and much walking...

We had a ten-dishes-meal in a huge restaurant, seems lavish but it's nothing but the ordinary Chinese home dishes that fills our hungry stomach...Nothing to shout about, jst enuff to satisfy our hunger pang. For alcoholic fans, Tsingtao beer is served!