Shock Shock, Horror Horror!!

Was looking thru my Amex acct online the other day...

and i saw 2 horror transactions -

19 June	EARLY REFUND 22,80 EUROPEAN UNION EURO		$49.58
19 June	EARLY REFUND 136,83 EUROPEAN UNION EURO		$297.57

MY TAX RETURNS!!! gone like dat.
was wondering wad it was at first... den i checked my tax return docs.
and saw the terms dat if the forms were not mailed back by 14 june,
they will debit the returns to my credit card.

so it means my forms din reach them on time.
at first i couldn't find my receipt for my registered mail.
so i tot i might have sent them out late.

but i found my receipt on my office table this morning and it says dat i had sent it out on 4 june.
somewhere, somehow, someone screwed up... and i have to pay abt $350 for it.
there goes my samsonite.

email singpost to find out when my docs reached global refund in paris.
i hope i can contest the payment n make them gime my money back :(

and i hope it's the french postal service's fault...
but even if it is, now i'm wondering how i can get my money back.
sigh.

Problem Solved

Fixed the problem w the tagboard.
turns out they changed the html coding for the board and their website.

no wonder my tagboard couldn't load.
but dat's all solved now.

guess all dat learning to write html years ago in poly is still paying off somewhat.
europe post still w-i-p.

Craving Satisfied

It's now 2.22am.
juz came back from supper w ewen.

was supposed to go sleep ard 1am...
but somehow felt a little hungry.
wanted to cook instant noodles n fry my little can of foie gras but was too lazy to cook.

so mac's is the next best choice. but figured by the time, they deliver to my place,
i could have gone to the one at bb central n have my fries n b on my way back.

been wanting to have fries coz i wana have them w the sauce i bought in paris.
sauce pomme-frites it is called. and it's gooooood.

the mac's in paris also give a similar sauce for their fries and i like it.
so bought the sauce when i saw it in the supermarket.
looks quite like the one from mac's, but slightly different still.

anyway... so wanted to eat something and i know i wana go out.
so i asked ewen since i know both him and fel are awake but fel is busy w work.
technically i can walk to bb central and ewen has to drive down.
but he din feel like driving and i really wana have my fries w the sauce.
so i drove down to pick him up.

after one large fries, i wasn't satisfied. my mouth still longed for something more. so did my stomach.
so i went to order another 6pc nuggets and an apple pie.
and after all dat, my craving is finally satisfied.

and now, i'm a little too full to go sleep now.
confirm will get fat like shit. not dat i'm not right now...
but at least i'm not like FAT fat... juz tubby fat.
watever dat means...
hahahaha...

still working on my europe post. no inspiration to write dat one...
so dat'll take a while for me to complete it.
bear w me...

a word of apology to my frens who have dropped by now and then to only discover
the bloody potato hasn't posted anything new in so many months.

a 50% complete foto compilation of my europe trip can b found here.
and for everyone's info, i'm still selling my Louis Vuitton Epi Leather Jasmin in white.
dimensions are: 12.6" x 7.1" x 3.5"

mail me for more details.

and with dat, i end this post. till den...
and keep reminding abt my europe post ;)

A Most Pleasant Coincidence

Went for my 3rd wedding in 2 months yesterday.
it was also my first non-christian wedding, which was a solemnization by the Justice of Peace.
the couple are both financial advisors whom i got to know while i was doing financial planning quite a while ago.

funny thing is the JP chose to give them words of advice on the topic of finance in a marriage.

but anyway... the main point i want to bring up is dat in these 3 weddings i have attended,
the couples both share the same first letter in their names.

wedding 1 - clement & cindy (C & C)
wedding 2 - adelina & amos (A & A)
wedding 3 - garry & gwen (G & G)

and such is this pleasant coincidence.

and i realized dat i have kinda disappeared from the blogosphere for a very long time.
n i shall try to update more often... but i lazy la. free time is spent on the xbox playing mass effect.
but now, i am devoid of dat choice coz my set kena the 3 rings of death!!!
and i have to wait till 4 mar to b able to bring my console down to exchange.

4 march leh!!! dat's like so long la!!
*grumble grumble*

on another note, i've started work at my new workplace.
it's only a 5-10 min drive from home. and the environment is a friendly one.
everyone is keen to help out n share knowledge. i juz need to get more familiar w the system diagrams n layouts n cable details.
not to mention the components of the system.
sitting in the office can a killer coz i dun have any paperwork to do coz i dun have my own projects yet.
so whenever my colleagues go out for a job, i juz tag along n b their 'ahmad'.

also planning a trip to europe for 2 weeks. gona b travelling w ewen.
but have to save like shit. n unfortunately, my freaking credit card bills are killing me.
i need to stop signing for stuff... looking at how things are right now, the bills shd dwindle in value now,
coz no more travelling n spending money until may.
so now it's cheap food, save on drinks all the way till may.
poor me... :(

guess i'll go off liao... hope everyone had a great cny.
i din even get to play much mj. only like 3/4 round at michelle's house...
I WANA MJ!!

Little Updates

Much has happened these 2 months.

Dec-
went for a china holiday in shanghai, xi'an n beijing.
spent quite a fair bit... but totally enjoyed myself.
climbed the great wall n walked the forbidden city.
visited the terra cotta army n countless tombs n monuments in xi'an.
went xiao long bao eating in shanghai.

tendered my resignation.

Jan-
proud owner of a fiat doblo.

eugene's coming home.

2 frens getting married within 3 days of each other.

planning a trip to visit a fren in hatyai n bkk.

Feb-
Starting new job where the office is only a 10min drive away.
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will post up the link for china fotos once i've uploaded them to shutterfly.
for those who are on facebook, u can view some of them liao.

guess dat's all for now... getting too lazy to blog.