Would you spend $80- for a cookery course just to learn to make this ?

Would you spend $80- for a cookery course just to learn to make this ?

What??? You would ? But .... It's just a couple of strawberries, maybe mash potatoes & some tiny candies (or whatever you call them). You can DIY !

Anyway a few of my friends were so mesmerize by this cute creations, that they've signed up for the course. Of course they invited me. But wouldn't it be more economical if only one of us go for the course & teach it to the rest later? Maya reminded me, it's all about fun & quality time spent hanging out with friends doing something fun.

Haha ... guess what? I'm sold! I'll be attending my very first cookery class later. Not sure if it can even be called a cookery class, as there's probably minimal cooking - look at the pic !
Anyway... we'll be very well prepared for this year's Christmas I guess ....lol..

Innovative coffee from Locals Corner, Australia

I'm a coffee person. I do enjoy coffee when ever I go traveling. It's like a thing , try the coffee from different parts of the world. Some places do have great coffee. Then there's this !

Yes, it's latte served in a carrot ! They come in oranges too! Locals Corner : Coffee shop in Seaforth, New South Wales, Australia

Is it just a misunderstand or there's more to the story ?

More problems are created in the office because of poor communication than any other reason. Well at least I think it's true haha... Workers often don't say what they are thinking. Or worse they do say what they are thinking. Or  even worse ,they say what they are thinking but have no idea what they are talking about. Workers often lie when they should be honest, and are honest when they should shut the hell up, & most don't listen very well, but love to hear themselves talk.

I was discussing this with a couple of my colleagues (close ones naturally)  during lunch yesterday- they all agree:) Why?-before lunch, there was a tiny melt-down between 2 of my other colleagues & I was taken aback. Normally we are very cordial with each other, we are all adults very responsible & trusted to keep our 'cool' all the time.

What happened? A big misunderstanding occurred between 2 ladies. One thought that the other is being too 'cozy' with her boyfriend (another of our colleague). The 'girl friend' really blew her fuse when the boy friend came over to chit chat with 'the other girl' when he thought she has an appointment with a client. Fact was she came back only after 10 mins away as she forgot some documents & caught the two laughing & acting close. He was from another department & probably shouldn't be in our office at that time. She went over & told the two of them off & marched out of our office. We witness the whole thing & I do feel quite embarrassed for everyone involved. Luckily the Boss is not around. The boy friend started explaining to those of us around that there's nothing between them. I was thinking , shouldn't you be explaining to your own gf now , at this moment , rather than outsiders like us? The other girl ran out, one of us ran after her & found her crying in the toilet. In between sobs she said there's nothing between the two. But confess she has always admired him but that is it- she never would come in between the 2 of them. Hmmm.....

Christmas Gifts Ideas needed badly .....

Help !!! I've not bought any Christmas Presents yet!!! There's presents for buddies, for colleagues, for parents & for the guy I'm kinda dating, Goodness.... & I've yet to buy anything ! I'm scheduling myself to do one full day of shopping today. Too late for online shopping as presents might not be delivered on time.

Then there's the budget, sigh ... it's tricky, if the present is not big or expensive enough, would people think I don't care enough? At least with colleagues, we have a cap on $15- each. Most of us might just get something from Watsons or even Ikea. Buddies, well maybe I'll suggest we just go for Christmas buffet, everyone love those. Parents, better still, they claim anything I give them, they'll love. I'm thinking of sending them to an all-paid 4-day Hong Kong trip. They can enjoy the cool weather & also get some lunar new year goodies there. But is it too late now to book?

Then there's the new guy ... sigh... that's a tricky one. Anything too extravagant might send the wrong message- that I'm "too into him", I don't want him to get that impression . Anything too 'normal' just reflects badly on me. I so wanted this to mean something. Just can't give him something from the pic below right? lol....

Office romance :))

If you are wondering what happened to the ghost in our office toilet, well you've come to the right place. Sorry took so long to update ...haha..

We didn't engage any ghost busters or bomoh. Cleaning auntie brought some prayer items like joss sticks, fruits, $4- packet rice & candles & offer them to the ghost. That's without consulting my boss or management, only we knew. Sure enough, after the prayers no sightings were reported anymore. Not that anyone really saw anything in the first place, it's just hearsay, everyone frightening each other with over the top stories.

Anyway another more exciting thing happened that distracted ALL of us.  Someone caught one of our oldest colleague (53 yrs old, widower for 20 yrs) having lunch with a 40 yr old sassy colleague from another department (nickname "uncle killer" ...lol...). We should be happy for him, he has been lonely for 2 decades but Uncle Killer is no ordinary chick. She carries birkin, we counted she has 3 total, 3 Chanels, only wears Ferragamo , she has them in different shades. All her accessories were either from Cartier or Tiffany's! And she's seriously gorgeous. Are we jumping the gun too fast? people often lunch together right?

Wrong, not Uncle Killer. She's different. Reliable sources claim, if she don't like you, she'll never have anything to do with you. Hmmm..... interesting, we'll see what happened next!

If I'm not wrong she has almost the whole collection ! So jealous ...lol...

Who'll you going to call? GhostBusters???

Something super strange happening lately. 

I don't understand why a perfectly respectable, mundane business like ours attracts so many "sensitive" individuals. It's just not fair. All one do in our business is to say hi to our customers, return, tranfer their cash when they request. Advise clients of some pretty standard financial stuff, open /close accounts etc... nothing in all that to make one go all cuckoo & start seeing demons all over the place. It'll be different if we are running a marijuana joint.

Anyway last week, one of my colleagues insisted that I accompany her to see Boss for a transfer, as she has been haunted by a " ghost" of  a 'demonic nature' according to her (from the ladies restroom.) This is not the first case. Cleaning auntie has been filling everyone's mind with stories of creepy incidents that happened only when she's cleaning. This week I realize everyone has been using another restroom.

I'm not sure what will happen next. But it'll sure be interesting !

One night in Bangkok ....

I'm a firm believer in not letting disgusting things be witnessed alone. 2 weekends ago ,me & a couple of my friends went to Bangkok for a short shopping trip. When I entered the hotel room, from afar I could see a cockroach crawling across the top of the sofa which is at the end of the room. I quickly called my squeamish roommate (who was still chatting outside ,with 2 of my other friends) to tell her the precise measurements (it's huge) & trajectory of the roach. If I had to sleep in that room for the night, knowing where it had been, I'm taking her down with me.

AS expected she screamed, almost deafen the bell boy whose helping us with our luggage. The manager was immediately alerted to our crisis & immediately change us to a better room on a higher floor :)) Bangkok is wonderful !!!!

Such a beautiful place !!!