fun at work

me: hey, what’s a ushort data type?
colleague: think the system scolding you

real answer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cbf1574z.aspx

and amazingly: http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-in-Federal-Prison

dim joy

oops, i’ve been neglecting this little www corner of mine.

(i learnt in class today that there’s absolutely no reason for websites to start with “www”. they can start with “aaa” or “bbb” or even “thisismydomainname” and it won’t affect the site next door.)

but anyway, to share the joy -

in the past two weeks, i’ve eaten twice at this dim sum restaurant, dim joy – absolutely delicious. it’s at 80 neil road (near kreta ayer cc), opens from 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 10pm on weekdays, and 10am to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm on weekends.

check out www.dimjoy.com. (or just google for it. i’m just typing the address from what i remember.)

must-trys:
1. dry scallop porridge – just $2 a bowl, really yummy with a dash of soy sauce and pepper. remember to mix it up thoroughly because the scallop (a.k. the flavour) is lying at the base.
2. durian snow pearl – pricier, at $5.50 for 4 mochi-sized desserts. but… it’s divine! it’s like a durian marshmallow! and it’s so adorably poke-licious! before eating it, you must poke at it.
3. fried carrot cake – can’t remember how much this costs… it’s good anyway. who cares about the pricing? :p it’s somewhat fluffy, and not oily at all, and you can almost taste the carrot.
4. any of their noodle dishes – there’s also 4 types here – you either have handmade noodles or egg noodles, and you either have beef or mixed sauce (zha jiang mian, not sure how to translate it) – whichever combination you choose will be good.
5. char siew su / char siew bao – get either, or go ahead and get both. two thumbs up for their char siew. my personal preference is for the bao.

must-not-trys:
1. mango snow pearl – well, unless you’re a big fan of mango.. otherwise, the durian’s a much better choice. it’s equally adorably poke-ly though. ;)
2. steamed carrot cake – the bunch of.. chives? parsley? unidentified green objects? was the initial turn-off, but my impression of it didn’t improve after actually tasting it.
3. claypot chicken rice – tasteless. and no dark soy sauce provided. meh. (on the other hand, they have a really good chilli sauce… that i’d even eat with the har gows and the siew mais. also will go well with the rice.)

others:
1. har gows – the skin was too thick for my liking, while the prawns really nice and juicy. undecided on its verdict, but i’d still order it everytime given that i’m a big prawn-fan.
2. fried beancurd skin – interesting, but wasn’t particularly special. only realised after finishing it that they provided a special sauce for it though.. :x
3. pumpkin balls – i like these! cute little runny pumpkin balls – so perfectly round! however, it’s somewhere in the range of $1+ for each pumpkin ball of 1cm diameter. ouch.
4. chicken ginseng soup – i personally like it, but apparently it’s a girl-thing, because the guys all didn’t like it. the ginseng taste is pretty strong, but i felt that it didn’t have the stomach-turning herbal taste that some other soups have. your call.
6. spciy sichuan soup – nicely spicy, not sure where the sichuan part comes in, while it’s definitely not a soup. it’s got the texture of ketchup.

sorry for the lack of pictures; i visited after work both times, and didn’t have my trusty powershot on hand. (on a unrelated note, if you’re out looking for a new point-and-shoot camera and you’re not one of those fussy people who want to micromanage how your camera snaps pictures, i wholeheartedly recommend the ixus120. tested and proven on my recent trip to taiwan. more about the trip when i get the time to. hee.)

early morning train

a colleague told me that when she takes the train from eunos to work, she gets a seat at city hall station.

for me, i take the train from kembangan to work, and i get breathing space at city hall station.

anyway, to update those of you whom i haven’t seen in a while, i have officially moved. from one ulu part of bukit panjang to another ulu part of changi (road). i’ll try to plan a couple of housewarming sessions in november… or maybe december.. or maybe january. :p

(al! how’s your tennis sessions? can i join in? and next time we can have lunch in the east and i won’t whine about travelling time! :p)

ps: (500) days of summer is pretty good. go watch! :D

read product packaging carefully!

got a 2 days mc from drinking soya bean milk. more specifically, soya bean milk that i started drinking a week and a half ago. and more tellingly, soya bean milk with the the following on its packaging: “please refrigerate after opening, and consume within 4 days”. we all learn the hard way.

sitting in xmm’s room while waiting to meet up with the other old c-towners… was watching a bunch of rag videos, and came across the current rag champions. who allegedly outsourced the building of the (main float’s?) inner frame. i find that pretty disturbing – now i can’t help wondering whether anything else was outsourced – who manufactured the scales? who choreographed the dance? who tailored the costumes? umm, are those people in there even really students??

i guess i shouldn’t be entitled to any opinions on rag since i’ve never joined my faculty’s nor my hall’s rag team… but i believe that rag should be wholly a students-only affair, and a reflection of the students’ creativity and ability. hopefully there won’t be any similar scandals next year!

ps: i’m all fired up to catch rag day 10/11 now – anyone knows how to get one of those alumni seats? i feel too old the stand throughout the whole event :|

i’m still here

if anyone’s been wondering where i’ve been – i’m still here. have been in the midst of *very very* slowly writing out a food review post. i haven’t gotten further than listing the food and where to get them. oops.

anyway, i’m pretty bummed out by the news that i’ve been transferred to my old project. seems like everyone who was involved in it has left the company, with the exception of project manager (ala, The Supervisor), so it’s back to me. not only do i not want to join the project (it’s not just about the job scope. i simply cannot drum up the interest to work for someone whom i cannot get along with.), i’m also pissed off at the fact that nobody bothered to inform me.

sure, my previous pm (that’s short for project manager) raised the possibility of me moving over… but that was it. a possibility. something that might happen. next thing i know, The Supervisor drops me a message asking “i tik u aware u doing right?” – and that’s it. not to mention, just last week, she put me down as her covering officer for her week long childcare leave without informing me. sy complained that was really rude of her, and i just shrugged it off thinking that she forgot to change her covering officer ever since mar ‘08 when i was last in her project.

i’m.. annoyed beyond any means of describing it.

anyone got a job lobang?