10am - 10pm Daily
Saw this museum on our way to lunch at the Far East Plaza.
Took some pictures for my mom to see, but decided to upload them here so that everybody else could see them as well.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Fuk Tak Chi Museum
10am - 10pm Daily
Saw this museum on our way to lunch at the Far East Plaza.
Took some pictures for my mom to see, but decided to upload them here so that everybody else could see them as well.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Christmas @ Orchard Road
Orchard Road is the shopping mecca of Singapore so it is where the most extravagant Christmas decors can be seen in all of Singapore.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
my singapore adventure: isang ganap na OFW
actually this post is long overdue. i am already on my 3rd week at work. im currently working for the american international assurance co. its the insurance arm of aig. been busy with work so i was not able to post my blog sooner. ill be making updates on this blog from time to time. for now i will just be posting my spass, for security reasons my company's info and personal information were deleted. just to be sure that i will not be violating any company or government policies.
since my brain cells are on hiatus & im really pressed for time, magtatagalog na lang ako. tutal miss ko na rin naman magsalita ng tagalog. nosebleed to the max talaga sa work kasi mega english. e di bale sana kung normal english e dapat "tailor fit"english pa. otherwise hindi kayo magkakaintindihan hehehehe
sabi nga nila "it will come when you last expect it" at yun na nga ang nagyari sa akin. around 7pm habang nasa sim lim kami nila jing shopping for their digicams, i received a call. it was from bee kim of aia. i was thinking, "what aia?" she was inviting me for an interview on monday. however i already had a previous appointment with crown. it's another company at faraway boon lay that im really interested in. it would be my 2nd interview with them so i made them my first priority. at that time i was really set on taking in the offer from crown. aliw na aliw ako sa kanila kasi very professional silang lahat, magaling magenglish yung interviewer ko. so nagparesked pa ako ng tuesday 9am (antaray di ba nagpareseked hahahaha).
my interview with boon lay went well. although hindi ko nakuha yung post dahil super urgent yung need nila, sabi sa akin ni emily they are looking for a position for me from other departments. so okay lang. kinabukasan sa aia parang di ko talaga mashado feel. pinagsubmit ako ng 3 pics. yung pinili ko pa yung pinakachuckie pic ko (ma, yun yung passport pic na kuha ni kuya carling nung pagparenew tau ng passport).
okay rin yung interview masaya. 2 interviewers ko si bee kim (my boss) & julia (her boss) . the interview went well and they said that if i was qualified the 2nd interview would be with HR. so okay lang ako, keri lang kasi di ko nga mashado feel. still hoping pa rin ako dun sa position sa boon lay. pero si ate amy gus2 niya talaga d2 ako sa aia, kasi 15min lang ang travel time from our place while yung boonlay 45 mins.
the next day i got a call from angie, she's the asst hr manager for aia. she invited me for the my 2nd interview at 3pm the same day. tuwang tuwa si ate kasi tingin niya pasok na yun since HR na yun. normally naman daw ang mga 2nd interview for formalities na lang. i thought the interview went well, diniscuss pa niya sa akin ang benefits. ng malaman ko yung package nainooffer sa akin nagustuhan ko na sila (hahahaha materyosa!). 1 year contract as admin asst for the billing department. okay lang naman sa akin yun basta may work. the salary that was given was more than my asking price so sobrang tuwa ko talaga. she asked for photocopies of my credentials (diploma, transcript, COE, passport & EPEC). but then after the interview she said that they will get in touch. i was like "ha!? teka lang..." sa lahat kasi ng interviews ko which turned out ok (meaning i was called for a 2nd round) may time frame kung kelan ako tatawagan at binibigay sa akin ang contact number nila. d2 yun lang...wala na. tapos nakita ko pa na may hawak siyang papel na "application...job...something" na feeling ko dapat pinapirmahan niya sa akin kung nagustuhan niya ako =( habang naglalakad ako pababa ng mrt naiyak ako. mukha nga akong eng2 kasi iniisip ko "what did i do wrong???" "trabaho na naging bato pa" nagtxt agad ako kay ate na sabi ko mukhang negative.
friday the same week around 9pm i saw 3 missed calls from an unregistered number. i called the number which turned out to be AIA. but then i couldnt reach anybody. good thing bee kim gave me here direct line when she first called me. so i called her and left a message on her voice mail. after an hour she called me back and advised me that angie was trying to get in touch with. she gave me her direct line and when i reached her she said that she's inviting me for a job offer on monday, dec 18 at 3pm. she asked me to download the EP/Spass application form from MOM's website & to fill it out. after signing the offer, she gave a lot of paper work to fill out and advised me to submit them on my 1st day (aliw! totoo na pala toh). pati yung list ng dokies at hospitals na accredited sa mediguard ko. be fore i left she said that she will get in touch with me again within 2 weeks regarding the status of my EP application. i told her that my current svp would expire by dec 4 (which was a monday), she assured me not to worry because they would sponsor a 2 week extension for me, but she's very hopeful that my pass would be approved by then. she gave me a medical test request for an accredited clinic to take my med tests for free. so on the same day i had the test.
a week after i got a call from sahlee. she's a filipino epec holder that i met while processing my ltsvp application. we previously agreed to have the medical exam & submit it to ICA together. unfortunately she has no spass application yet, so she really has to go thru the whole process of getting her ltsvp. she then reminded me that our svp expires on the 2nd and not the 4th. waaaaaaaaaaaa that's a sunday. so i panicked. i called angie but could not reach her, tried it 2x. i just left her a voice mail. since she did not call me back, i decided to go to aia instead. she gave me the endorsement letter and i got the extension the following day.
the same week fri 9am, i got a call from angie. she told me the good news that my spass application was approved and that i had to come to the office to get it and process the card request so that i could start the following mon. reached the office at 10am ang went to MOM right away. unfortunately MOM's system was down, they said to come back early the next day (office hours 8am - 12nn). since i had to go 2 different offices to finish the whole process, i asked them how long it would take if i would wait. she said another 4 - 5 hrs. bummer! so i went home and went online. at 3pm i went back to MOM, lo & behold they're system was back online. got the Q number and went to the 2nd floor, although there was a slight glitch evrything went out well. i got the In Principal Approval (IPA) letter and had to bring it to the Tanjong Pagar office the next day to request for my ID. had to bring 2 passport pictures. since im all out of passport pics & the one's that zar printed for me from the philippines won't do. i had my picture taken. so chuckie my picture ha!? i looked so harassed as in! oilyness to the highest level & if u can notice di pa naka ayos yung necklace ko wahahaha
at 8:30 am i was already at the Tanjong Pagar office of MOM. went to the queue at the reception area to have my docs checked. unfortunately this chuckie picture wont do because its glossy, it had to be in matte finish. good thing they had a photo service there which was very quick. this picture was much better though because i was prepared for it.
was done with the whole process in 30 mins. i got a call from angie in the afternoon asking if i was able to finish the whole process. i confirmed that i will be able to work on mon =) and will just get the pass itself on thursday.
waaaa haba na. sabo ko di ba magtatagalog na ako hahaha
since my brain cells are on hiatus & im really pressed for time, magtatagalog na lang ako. tutal miss ko na rin naman magsalita ng tagalog. nosebleed to the max talaga sa work kasi mega english. e di bale sana kung normal english e dapat "tailor fit"english pa. otherwise hindi kayo magkakaintindihan hehehehesabi nga nila "it will come when you last expect it" at yun na nga ang nagyari sa akin. around 7pm habang nasa sim lim kami nila jing shopping for their digicams, i received a call. it was from bee kim of aia. i was thinking, "what aia?" she was inviting me for an interview on monday. however i already had a previous appointment with crown. it's another company at faraway boon lay that im really interested in. it would be my 2nd interview with them so i made them my first priority. at that time i was really set on taking in the offer from crown. aliw na aliw ako sa kanila kasi very professional silang lahat, magaling magenglish yung interviewer ko. so nagparesked pa ako ng tuesday 9am (antaray di ba nagpareseked hahahaha).
my interview with boon lay went well. although hindi ko nakuha yung post dahil super urgent yung need nila, sabi sa akin ni emily they are looking for a position for me from other departments. so okay lang. kinabukasan sa aia parang di ko talaga mashado feel. pinagsubmit ako ng 3 pics. yung pinili ko pa yung pinakachuckie pic ko (ma, yun yung passport pic na kuha ni kuya carling nung pagparenew tau ng passport).
okay rin yung interview masaya. 2 interviewers ko si bee kim (my boss) & julia (her boss) . the interview went well and they said that if i was qualified the 2nd interview would be with HR. so okay lang ako, keri lang kasi di ko nga mashado feel. still hoping pa rin ako dun sa position sa boon lay. pero si ate amy gus2 niya talaga d2 ako sa aia, kasi 15min lang ang travel time from our place while yung boonlay 45 mins.
the next day i got a call from angie, she's the asst hr manager for aia. she invited me for the my 2nd interview at 3pm the same day. tuwang tuwa si ate kasi tingin niya pasok na yun since HR na yun. normally naman daw ang mga 2nd interview for formalities na lang. i thought the interview went well, diniscuss pa niya sa akin ang benefits. ng malaman ko yung package nainooffer sa akin nagustuhan ko na sila (hahahaha materyosa!). 1 year contract as admin asst for the billing department. okay lang naman sa akin yun basta may work. the salary that was given was more than my asking price so sobrang tuwa ko talaga. she asked for photocopies of my credentials (diploma, transcript, COE, passport & EPEC). but then after the interview she said that they will get in touch. i was like "ha!? teka lang..." sa lahat kasi ng interviews ko which turned out ok (meaning i was called for a 2nd round) may time frame kung kelan ako tatawagan at binibigay sa akin ang contact number nila. d2 yun lang...wala na. tapos nakita ko pa na may hawak siyang papel na "application...job...something" na feeling ko dapat pinapirmahan niya sa akin kung nagustuhan niya ako =( habang naglalakad ako pababa ng mrt naiyak ako. mukha nga akong eng2 kasi iniisip ko "what did i do wrong???" "trabaho na naging bato pa" nagtxt agad ako kay ate na sabi ko mukhang negative.
friday the same week around 9pm i saw 3 missed calls from an unregistered number. i called the number which turned out to be AIA. but then i couldnt reach anybody. good thing bee kim gave me here direct line when she first called me. so i called her and left a message on her voice mail. after an hour she called me back and advised me that angie was trying to get in touch with. she gave me her direct line and when i reached her she said that she's inviting me for a job offer on monday, dec 18 at 3pm. she asked me to download the EP/Spass application form from MOM's website & to fill it out. after signing the offer, she gave a lot of paper work to fill out and advised me to submit them on my 1st day (aliw! totoo na pala toh). pati yung list ng dokies at hospitals na accredited sa mediguard ko. be fore i left she said that she will get in touch with me again within 2 weeks regarding the status of my EP application. i told her that my current svp would expire by dec 4 (which was a monday), she assured me not to worry because they would sponsor a 2 week extension for me, but she's very hopeful that my pass would be approved by then. she gave me a medical test request for an accredited clinic to take my med tests for free. so on the same day i had the test.
a week after i got a call from sahlee. she's a filipino epec holder that i met while processing my ltsvp application. we previously agreed to have the medical exam & submit it to ICA together. unfortunately she has no spass application yet, so she really has to go thru the whole process of getting her ltsvp. she then reminded me that our svp expires on the 2nd and not the 4th. waaaaaaaaaaaa that's a sunday. so i panicked. i called angie but could not reach her, tried it 2x. i just left her a voice mail. since she did not call me back, i decided to go to aia instead. she gave me the endorsement letter and i got the extension the following day.
the same week fri 9am, i got a call from angie. she told me the good news that my spass application was approved and that i had to come to the office to get it and process the card request so that i could start the following mon. reached the office at 10am ang went to MOM right away. unfortunately MOM's system was down, they said to come back early the next day (office hours 8am - 12nn). since i had to go 2 different offices to finish the whole process, i asked them how long it would take if i would wait. she said another 4 - 5 hrs. bummer! so i went home and went online. at 3pm i went back to MOM, lo & behold they're system was back online. got the Q number and went to the 2nd floor, although there was a slight glitch evrything went out well. i got the In Principal Approval (IPA) letter and had to bring it to the Tanjong Pagar office the next day to request for my ID. had to bring 2 passport pictures. since im all out of passport pics & the one's that zar printed for me from the philippines won't do. i had my picture taken. so chuckie my picture ha!? i looked so harassed as in! oilyness to the highest level & if u can notice di pa naka ayos yung necklace ko wahahaha
at 8:30 am i was already at the Tanjong Pagar office of MOM. went to the queue at the reception area to have my docs checked. unfortunately this chuckie picture wont do because its glossy, it had to be in matte finish. good thing they had a photo service there which was very quick. this picture was much better though because i was prepared for it.
was done with the whole process in 30 mins. i got a call from angie in the afternoon asking if i was able to finish the whole process. i confirmed that i will be able to work on mon =) and will just get the pass itself on thursday.waaaa haba na. sabo ko di ba magtatagalog na ako hahaha
Saturday, December 08, 2007
AIA Dinner & Dance Party 2007: Phantasm
attended my 1st D&D here in Singapore at the Ritz Carlton Hotel
here are some pics with my new friends & the party invitation
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