End of 2007..

Touched down around 9 pm plus and the heat is killing me.. the weather for past 10 days was so cold and dry.. the trip was smooth and safe.. minus bad experiences with some toilets and some ppl.. it was quite enjoyable and scenery was really magnificent.. clear and emerald lakes.. waterfalls.. mountains range.. icy white trees.. great tour guide and driver services.. great food (ma la hotpot and herbal steamboat were memorable).. lots of shopping.. foot reflexology.. skiing.. hot spring bath.. sauna.. steam bath.. mud bath.. local tribal village/home visit.. pandas.. bian lian show.. etc.. it's an amazing trip.. guess wat we bought.. pure honey from bees in mountains.. jade bracelet.. amethyst bracelet.. 2 eyed and 9 eyed dzi beads.. pi siu.. mushrooms (song rong).. pills from tong ren tang etc.. we skipped the tibetian medicine.. silk blankets and covers.. tong cong cao.. i must say chinese can sell very well *grin*.. again.. need time to sort out the fotos.. so stay tuned :)

Chengdu here i come..

a busy morning.. final check on my emails.. packed all into one luggage.. spent at least an hr to hunt for my dear's beanie.. lunch..

reached airport at 1:30pm and was "finding" ppl on the same tour.. hehe.. a pity tat we cant go to the lounge.. anyways.. 2 mins to logout.. so wish everyone a merry xmas and a wonderful and healthy 2008.. take care!

Last working day of 2007...

it's quite a lazy day at work but managed to sort out the key issues.. hopefully 2008 will be a better year..

my boss bought us lunch at ikea.. it's like a simple xmas lunch.. appreciate her little gestures.. get water and coffee for me.. i tot i shd be the one getting her water and coffee *blush*.. anyways.. i like to lunch with her.. we never talk abt work and there are always something to chit chat and luff abt.. she gave us each a xmas present.. i have been complaining abt my "retarded" mouse.. and she bought me a cute little optical mouse.. such an attentive boss.. she actually thanked me of being so supportive and so ready to go for biz trip.. i'm so happy and touched..

it's late.. gtg zzz.. have to wake up early to pack and get ready.. china here i come.. :))))))

Busy busy..

so many things to follow up after the workshop.. we din have time to cover everything and thus we have to work on it remotely.. 3 different timezones.. sg, emea and usa.. have been working long hours.. tiring but happy.. still feeling sleepy during the day.. maybe jetlag maybe lack of sleep.. same at the workshop.. always feeling sleepy.. oh ya.. my boss bought us lunch on tue to reward our hard work.. otori.. nice place and great food..

finally packed a bit today.. tour guide called and said it's -16 at jiuzhaigou.. wow.. i'm excited.. one more day at work and will be off till 2 jan.. yippie..

I'm back..

managed to get the flight back on sunday instead of monday.. so i'm back a day earlier..

it's quite a tiring but fruitful biz trip as i need to work on 2 timezones.. attending the workshop and following up with the team in sg (well oso to catch up with my dear in india).. met ppl from other teams and regions.. learnt a lot from the detailed sharing and discussions.. hopefully i get to attend the next workshop in vienna..

rented car on the weekends and driving was quite ok minus the missed turns and drive thru the eztag lane and tot tat i might be fined.. hehe.. took a while to rem tat the signal is on my left and wiper on my rite.. hotel is very near to office and it's a 2 bedroom suite.. went to katy mills factory outlet, willowbrook mall and galleria.. shopped quite a bit.. bought 3 shirts (1 from ck and 2 from kenneth cole) for my dear.. 1liz claiborne sling bag for mom.. 1 fleece and columbia jacket from rei.. 2 old navy shirts and 2 tops (forget wat brand).. but regretted not buying the ck down jacket which was 50% off.. polo tee for my dear.. had vietnamese, mexican, italian, japanese, steakhouse and cheesecake factory.. gosh.. now i feel so fat..

5 days to my china trip.. looking forward to a white xmas :)

Currently...

i'm at airport waiting for boarding.. managed to get economy plus seats except for nrt-sfo leg.. guess have to depend on my luck at nrt and see if i can change.. slept for 3.5 hours and i'm actually quite awake.. so excited.. missing u dear dear.. hope to catch u online when i reach.. houston here i come :)

Biz trip 8-18 dec

there will be a workshop at houston with other regions from 10-14 dec.. my team needs to send a rep.. one cant go bcoz of family and the other has to stay for knowledge transfer.. so me "the green horn" has the chance to meet the rest of the global program team.. yeh still green as i'm only 1mth old here.. my boss worried that i will be the "spotlight" and ensure that i have enuff knowledge sharing from these 2 gurus.. all done in this week.. doc preparation and learning as much as possible.. it's kinda last min.. a short discussion on last fri that i will be the backup if no one can make it.. den my boss sms to get ready on sat morning.. booking all done on monday.. flights are full and unable to get flights back on next weekend.. so tentative return on 17 dec.. now i'm having night concalls and information overflow.. a couple of tasks to be completed before i fly and i have not packed and change currency.. oh gosh never feel so unprepared.. hope the workshop goes well and no hiccups.. no "bombs" from other regions.. still undecided if i shd drive.. kl colleague is coming in a day later and leaving on 15 dec.. staying in the same hotel but our flight schedule are not matched.. ah so mafan.. i'm tired.. better hit the bed and worry tomorrow.. sweet dreams jeri.. nitez..