April and May had been a whirlwind. went on 3 trips and found a new job! many other good things happened as well, baby bought his 1st car and relationship-wise, he had been extra nice and supportive towards me recently. for all this, i felt so blessed and thankful everyday. :*)
new job happened really fast, Monday interview, Tuesday offer, Wednesday tender, Thursday sign letter of offer lol. fast and furious. was sad to leave the company as I have a great boss but sadly, the company cannot offer what I need right now as a young working adult. in terms of prospects, exposure and benefits. I reckon it will be a nice place to retire though but I am not at that stage yet so leaving is essential!
travelling is always an exciting affair for me, happy to go for 3 trips in April/May as I visited 2 places that I've never been to before! Shanghai and Tokyo! last year, I set a new resolution and that is to at least visit 1 new country/city every year, year 2013 hit quota liao haha. Tokyo was a personal holiday trip with the BFF and I love Japan!!! more photos on Tokyo in the next entry as it totally deserves an entry on its own!
Shanghai was my last trip with the ex company, 4D3N and it was a sales kickoff for the new FY. did my last marketing presentation and I really put in a lot of effort preparing for it because I wanna leave on a good note. I thought that it turned out not too bad and I am quite pleased :)
flew to Shanghai on a Sunday morning so I had about half a day to explore the place on my own as official meeting starts Monday. went to Nanjing Lu for some shopping, Yuyuan Garden for some sightseeing and of course how can I miss the night scene at the Bund and Oriental Pearl Tower :)
the sweet bf woke up extra early to send me to the airport, waking up at 5am on Sunday should be banned lor, look at my tired face!
checked in to hotel at Shanghai Hong Qiao and it's beautiful, very garden feel.
weather in Shanghai was very cooling in April, about 12 - 21 deg. woo can wear trench coat haha. Spring is really becoming my favourite season to travel!
no meetings planned for day 1, washed up and went to Nanjing West Road for shopping at Han City (韩城).
took train to Yuyuan Garden in the evening, Shanghai subway is really quite efficient, although there are many lines, but the colour code makes it very easy to plan your route and roam around alone!
I love the 古色古香 architecture at the garden!
the iconic landmark in Shanghai, I told myself I must must must visit the Oriental Pearl Tower after seeing it on screen so often :)
went up the Shanghai World Financial Centre Observatory, 100 floors high! it's the highest building in Shanghai and has a very nice view of the Bund and the Oriental Pearl Tower. sadly nobody to take photos with and had to resort to 自拍 haha. made it just in time slightly before 10pm as the Bund is lights off after 10pm. I only got to see it lit for 5 minutes before it went off =p
the next 2 days were meeting and presentations before we had finale dinner cum drinks at 新天地. 新天地 is like a Shanghai version of Clarke Quay, quite happening and very popular with tourists and ang mohs! but it's also more sleazy as some of the girls will solicit there.
I actually tendered before I went to Shanghai but my ex boss said to go ahead with the trip still. so after I am back, I actually only have 2 weeks left with the company. started to handover some stuff and have all the farewell lunches. eat until I fat fat!
scheduled to start with the new company end May as I planned to take a short break and holiday in Tokyo before starting work. coincidentally, my start date coincide with my new company's kickoff date so my new boss asked me to join the 4D3N kickoff in Bangkok and there I go!
I had some free days between Tokyo and Bangkok, made full use of them to play =p
clubbing with the girls
JB trip with the bf as I wanted to try the hair salon services there and get a new colour for the hair before I start work. while waiting for me, he decided to cut his hair and was psychoed by the hairstylist to do a treatment. he so little hair, I dunno why he agreed to do treatment. lol damn cock.
our usual zi char feast whenever we go JB :)
1st day of work started at the airport, still in holiday mood haha.
stayed at Sofitel Sukhumvit Bangkok and the room is nice!!! comfy bed and spacious toilet. I like how the wardrobe has double doors and can be assessed from both the room and inside the toilet. so if I hang up my clothes from the room, I do not need to bring them in the toilet. can just open the other door from the toilet to get my clothes. super awesome idea, if only I can incorporate that concept into my house next time =p
day 1 and 4 was free and easy so I managed to do some shopping =p the hotel was a mere 5 mins walk to the new Terminal 21 shopping centre but I chose to do my shopping at Platinum Mall instead because I just love that mall.
went to the cheap and good food court at Platinum Mall. my favourite is the claypot beef noodles!
outfit for 2nd night's welcome dinner at a Thai club, Muse. the theme is gold! finally wore the Prettyfit gold wedges out for the 1st time, I bought them for 2 years already and not worn before haha terrible!
the Thai live band is good, everyone went crazy dancing o_O
ordered room service in the middle of the night just because I feel greedy and 嘴巴痒 haha!
with my boss + counterparts from Malaysia and Philippines
outfit for finale gala dinner at the hotel ballroom. theme is still gold so I had gold sequinned cuffs dress + necklace hehe. dress is from ASOS, also buy le few months but never wear before oops.
very entertaining performances put up by the various ASEAN countries. 3 out of 6 countries chose the "Gentlemen" song to perform to lol, guess that's the in thing now. they even had costumes lor, plus points for effort!
quite awhile since I last been to Bangkok, forgotten how awesome it can be! this trip rekindled my love for Bangkok haha... the weather is horrible but the shopping and food is love!
lastly, some random food pics from May! 鱼头炉 dinner at Rangoon Road! the zi char dishes are not bad also, pork ribs with 炸鱿鱼丝 and oyster omelette.
and this sums up April/May! blogging about Tokyo and Gardens by the Bay adventure next :)
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