Enjoying a quiet evening at home sipping some of this...
Friday, January 26, 2025
Thursday, January 25, 2025
Survey with a terrorist
Guess what? I have been appointed as the fire warden for my office.
Hubby reckons that I've been tricked into doing it because he thinks this is the role nobody ever wants.
But I thought it would be interesting to get behind the scenes and since this is a small company, there's not much really I need to do, so why not?
Anyway, today was my first fire warden training.
The trainer was this senior English gentleman who used to work as a fire fighter in England in his younger days.
The training was pretty straightforward... most of it is common sense... evacuation procedures, who to report to, the location we need to evacuate to etc. etc. etc.
Then we moved onto another topic: Bomb Threats... hmmm... this could be interesting...
"In case of a telephone bomb threat, you should keep one of this questionaire cards next to your phone... when you receive a such a call, you should go through this questionaire and cover as many questions as possible..."
I stifled a laughter... but a definite snigger escaped me... all eyes turned to me, some of the people there smiled...
You can't blame me, just look the questions in this "Bomb Threat Questionaire":
1. When is the Bomb going to explode?
2. Where did you put the Bomb?
3. When did you put it there?
4. What does the Bomb look like?
5. What Kind of Bomb is it?
6. What will make the Bomb explode?
7. Did you place the Bomb?
8. Why did you place the Bomb?
9. What is your name?
10. Where are you?
11. What is your address?
The trainer also smiled and added "If you can get through all 11 questions, it will be apparent that you will have a bright future as a telemarketer"
Laughter all around.
"Although most telephone bomb threats usually turn out to be hoaxes, you should still take them seriously and not simply disregard them"
He then told a story of a lady who had received a telehone bomb threat and her immediate response to the caller was "F*** off!!! Get a life" and hung up the phone.
More laughter.
Hubby reckons that I've been tricked into doing it because he thinks this is the role nobody ever wants.
But I thought it would be interesting to get behind the scenes and since this is a small company, there's not much really I need to do, so why not?
Anyway, today was my first fire warden training.
The trainer was this senior English gentleman who used to work as a fire fighter in England in his younger days.
The training was pretty straightforward... most of it is common sense... evacuation procedures, who to report to, the location we need to evacuate to etc. etc. etc.
Then we moved onto another topic: Bomb Threats... hmmm... this could be interesting...
"In case of a telephone bomb threat, you should keep one of this questionaire cards next to your phone... when you receive a such a call, you should go through this questionaire and cover as many questions as possible..."
I stifled a laughter... but a definite snigger escaped me... all eyes turned to me, some of the people there smiled...
You can't blame me, just look the questions in this "Bomb Threat Questionaire":
1. When is the Bomb going to explode?
2. Where did you put the Bomb?
3. When did you put it there?
4. What does the Bomb look like?
5. What Kind of Bomb is it?
6. What will make the Bomb explode?
7. Did you place the Bomb?
8. Why did you place the Bomb?
9. What is your name?
10. Where are you?
11. What is your address?
The trainer also smiled and added "If you can get through all 11 questions, it will be apparent that you will have a bright future as a telemarketer"
Laughter all around.
"Although most telephone bomb threats usually turn out to be hoaxes, you should still take them seriously and not simply disregard them"
He then told a story of a lady who had received a telehone bomb threat and her immediate response to the caller was "F*** off!!! Get a life" and hung up the phone.
More laughter.
Labels:
everyday ramblings
Sunday, January 21, 2025
Bad things happen too...
Why of all things does this have to happen to us?
And the worse thing is that we didn't have a spare tyre? You see just last week we had our first flat tyre and had to use the spare for that one...
We hadn't found the time to get another spare tyre, and one week later.... well, you can guess what happen next.
This is the culprit...
And the worse thing is that we didn't have a spare tyre? You see just last week we had our first flat tyre and had to use the spare for that one...
We hadn't found the time to get another spare tyre, and one week later.... well, you can guess what happen next.
This is the culprit...
Labels:
adventures
Banana Split
Does it look scary or appetizing?
Or may these two words do not necessarily need to be mutually exclusive...
Scary things can be appetizing as well!
Saturday, January 20, 2025
My first attempt at baking in Perth
Honey snaps anyone?
Super easy recipe found >>here
Running out of ideas of what to do with your extra cornflakes? You can also try this recipe for Rocky Crunch Flakes
I'm planning to bring a batch of these honey snaps to work on Monday to share with my colleagues... must "PR" a bit mar!
Picnic dinner
Nowadays because of the new daylight savings time, sunset is not until 8.30pm...
So on Friday, hubby and I decided to take dinner to an outdoor setting by packing a picnic to enjoy by the Canning River...
Nice and breezy by the river...
Fooling around...
So on Friday, hubby and I decided to take dinner to an outdoor setting by packing a picnic to enjoy by the Canning River...
Nice and breezy by the river...
Fooling around...
Labels:
adventures,
hubby
Thursday, January 18, 2025
Who says Perth is boring?
Sooo… what adventures have been keeping us occupied this past week?
Here is a summary…
1. Cell group thanksgiving - great to hear all the wonderful testimonies of how people experienced God's goodness and grace over the past year
2. Hearing the surprising news that our dentist friend (who's here from Singapore on holiday) is expecting his first child next month! Strange of him to be so secretive about it all this while… he was so mysterious about why his wife didn't join him for this Perth holiday… we practically had to force the news out of him!
3. CRABBING!!! Hubby's first crabbing experience - I didn't go because I was spending the afternoon with Diana who's expecting her second anytime soon… the 6 guys only managed a measly catch of 14 crabs, and we had 13 people eating (5 other girls dropped in for dinner)… so sad that we only caught so few crabs, we must be exhausting the supply… we used to be able to catch at least 4-5 per person! Actually hubby caught at least 5, but 4 of them were undersized and had to be thrown back… the crab was good though! We cooked it Singapore chilli crab style… I had 2 crabs because hubby didn't want his (*grin*)
4. Receiving a call at 1am on a Monday morning to send Diana to the hospital… her water broke and Ronald had to stay at home to look after Christopher.. so exciting! Hubby was tempted to speed because the situation seemed so "kanchiong"… but she was alright… 11 hours later, the baby was out in just 10 minutes!
5. Setting our goals and resolutions for the new year
6. Looking around at an endless list of properties to buy - very tiring and confusing, and sometimes disheartening as we scroll through prices that are skyrocketing
It's been less than 2 weeks since we came back to Perth, but with so much happening, it feels like we've been back for ages…
Who says Perth is boring?
Here is a summary…
1. Cell group thanksgiving - great to hear all the wonderful testimonies of how people experienced God's goodness and grace over the past year
2. Hearing the surprising news that our dentist friend (who's here from Singapore on holiday) is expecting his first child next month! Strange of him to be so secretive about it all this while… he was so mysterious about why his wife didn't join him for this Perth holiday… we practically had to force the news out of him!
3. CRABBING!!! Hubby's first crabbing experience - I didn't go because I was spending the afternoon with Diana who's expecting her second anytime soon… the 6 guys only managed a measly catch of 14 crabs, and we had 13 people eating (5 other girls dropped in for dinner)… so sad that we only caught so few crabs, we must be exhausting the supply… we used to be able to catch at least 4-5 per person! Actually hubby caught at least 5, but 4 of them were undersized and had to be thrown back… the crab was good though! We cooked it Singapore chilli crab style… I had 2 crabs because hubby didn't want his (*grin*)
4. Receiving a call at 1am on a Monday morning to send Diana to the hospital… her water broke and Ronald had to stay at home to look after Christopher.. so exciting! Hubby was tempted to speed because the situation seemed so "kanchiong"… but she was alright… 11 hours later, the baby was out in just 10 minutes!
5. Setting our goals and resolutions for the new year
6. Looking around at an endless list of properties to buy - very tiring and confusing, and sometimes disheartening as we scroll through prices that are skyrocketing
It's been less than 2 weeks since we came back to Perth, but with so much happening, it feels like we've been back for ages…
Who says Perth is boring?
Labels:
this and that
Monday, January 15, 2025
Singapore
At Vivo City...
Enjoying some desserts at Shin Kushiya...
We ordered green tea ice cream and the proprietor, an old mate from ZPH days, gave us a Kiwi cheesecake on the house :)
My favourite buys...
Enjoying some desserts at Shin Kushiya...
We ordered green tea ice cream and the proprietor, an old mate from ZPH days, gave us a Kiwi cheesecake on the house :)
My favourite buys...
Labels:
bargains and things,
eating out,
food,
friends
Saying goodbye
With dad...... and with lil' bro and mum......
With bros...... family
(Observation: We all have very sweet smiles)
We lingered outside the departure gate for as long as possible to savour every second of our last moments together of this family reunion...
Right until the last moment, our flight was right on schedule...
But right after we passed through immigration...
Another delay!
I really really wanted to give Air Asia the benefit iof the doubt this time.
But they really never fail to disappoint in making us wait.
With bros...... family
(Observation: We all have very sweet smiles)
We lingered outside the departure gate for as long as possible to savour every second of our last moments together of this family reunion...
Right until the last moment, our flight was right on schedule...
But right after we passed through immigration...
Another delay!
I really really wanted to give Air Asia the benefit iof the doubt this time.
But they really never fail to disappoint in making us wait.
Labels:
adventures,
family,
travel and outings
Makan time in KK
Other various makan time pics during our time in KK...
Reunion steamboat dinner
Pancakes by Paul on the Patio
Durian session 1 and 2
Reunion steamboat dinner
Pancakes by Paul on the Patio
Durian session 1 and 2
Up to my ears
Sorry for the relatively long silence over the past week.
As you probably guessed, I was up to my ears in catching with office work and housework all week.
The usual clearing of emails, house cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping...
But even in this past week back in Perth, it has still been very exciting and full of adventures which I shall tell you all later...
Right now, just brace yourself for a bit of a photo overload...
As you probably guessed, I was up to my ears in catching with office work and housework all week.
The usual clearing of emails, house cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping...
But even in this past week back in Perth, it has still been very exciting and full of adventures which I shall tell you all later...
Right now, just brace yourself for a bit of a photo overload...
Labels:
this and that
Wednesday, January 03, 2025
Pulau Sapi (New Year's Day 2007)
Excited... (Right: friends, Wini & Tim)
Wind in face, hair, eyes...
Left: my sandcastle.... Right: Eric's tooth moulds
Sam's big foot... and Paul's big hole...
Before... and after!
Wind in face, hair, eyes...
Left: my sandcastle.... Right: Eric's tooth moulds
Sam's big foot... and Paul's big hole...
Before... and after!
Labels:
adventures,
friends
BBQ... kay-kay style
Ingredients all prepared...
Preparing the fire... using an electric fan... it's quite a good idea actually, much easier than using the traditional grass fan
Brothers... clowning around
More funny poses.... mmmmm.... smells yummy!
Preparing the fire... using an electric fan... it's quite a good idea actually, much easier than using the traditional grass fan
Brothers... clowning around
More funny poses.... mmmmm.... smells yummy!
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