Second-to-Nun ~ The BEST Run!!

Ning's early bdae celebration on friday!!!!!

2008-12-19T17:48:00.000+08:00

(special post)

Today marks the end of our last day of Go Audit and we cant be happier! and of cos, we are happy becos it is our dear little ning's bdae celebration today! (her bdae is on the 21st, coming soon!)

and we cant be happier becos xixi bought us bdae presents!

(the "no cash" one for me is damn apt. haha, thanks xixi!)

lovely flowers for lovely bestie from none other den benny (james)

and then it was cake cutting time!!!

"happy birthday to u bestie ning!!"

and we are even happier to know that our L&E finishes around 3! but becos we have dinner after work, we stayed in the room for some TEAM BONDING ACTIVITY!!!

we were also scared becos it is so quiet, so after everyone left, we played some music! hehe

Bestie, happy 23rd! this bdae should be very special for u becos u have benny (UNfortunately. haha!), u have bestie (ME!), you have ur best friends siew leng, vivien and the rest of the run ppl!!

hope you will be happy always!! stay pretty n pls buck up on ur mario kart skills!

love u!

cheaters alert!

2008-12-18T15:55:00.002+08:00

This post is to warn all viwawa players out there not to play with the following players in the same mj room:

1) Ning_85

2) gimme5bucks

because they will gang up and cheat on u and make u lose!!!!!!

see what i mean?

haha.

heng my laptop cant connect to viwawa =)

(brought to you live from Go Audit, taken using someone's Ixus 860is, DURING BREAK)

Techno Benny Lava's Birthday

2008-12-16T14:04:00.010+08:00

It's this girl's birthday today...

AND WE BOUGHT HER A BIRTHDAY CAKE (with a nice candle!)

And she loves her birthday cake...

By popular demand, we posted her ugly, fat and disgusting photos.

Unwilling participants to her celebration

This is her REAL cake...

*LICK*
Disgusting.... totally..
a Fake blow?

UFO hit the girls when taking photos..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

(Brought to u live from Go Audit 2, Level 12

taken using someone's Canon Digital Ixus 860is)

Go audit, how to draw a flowchart

2008-12-16T13:55:00.003+08:00

if you all dunno how to draw flowchart, this post is VERY useful for u, cos we have 2 very detailed illustrations. hehehe.

(brought to you live from Go Audit 2, taken using someone's Canon Ixus 860is)

Free Erke caps!!

2008-12-15T15:52:00.002+08:00

Its the time of the year for the Annual Bull Run!!!

dog taking part in the dog race!

chio chio armani Erke caps

Zouk-out feel (cheap thrill by james) at the table chilling with 100 plus

taking photos of the nice evening sky

(brought to u, post dated, pictures taken using someone's iphone)

good news!!

2008-12-15T15:45:00.002+08:00

Congratulations Shuning and Michelle

You girls did the run proud (following Sunny and Zachary) again for getting into Aussie CA!

All the best!!!!

(p/s: dun too happy hor both of u, not go now hor, peak first hor!!!)

Pinky Monday in P*C..

2008-12-10T00:44:00.005+08:00

It's a PINKY Monday...

(brought to you live, from the office, pictures taken using someone's iphone.)

Annual Spring Cleaning in P*C!

2008-11-26T16:11:00.011+08:00

It is the time of the year again, Assurance League is back!! and the kick-start to it is the .....

ANNUAL SPRING CLEANING!!!

and the result is....

everything(used, un-used, halfway used) returned back to the stationary cupboard, HAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!

spring cleaning is a good idea man!

(brought to you live, from the office, pictures taken using someone's iphone.)

but apparently, someone do not understand what is spring cleaning, and throw banana skin (from fruit day) on the floor. haha! but well done benny! sabo other CG!!!!

P*C Cup

2008-11-22T23:08:00.002+08:00

very long time ago, in conjunction with Olympics, we had our very own P*C Cup!! The venue is at Bedok reservoir and its like this scavenger hunt kinda game with MANY MANY checkpoints all around the WHOLE reservoir! So we ran like around 4.5km!

Den at each station there are games like counting ALOT of tiny beads and see if you get the count right, piecing up HUGE puzzle while blindfolded, answering questionaire about P*C's recent events (really hard!), physical fitness test, memorising items n their positions in a box and many more!

Come to think of it it was really fun!! there was even a checkpoint organised by Forest Adventure, which my grp dint get to try because we though it is a good strategy not to go there but we were wrong!

our run sent 2 teams!

Before:

in roaring RED.

Our run is very techno, we always join such things like SGX Bull Run la, Stand Chart Marathon la (coming in Dec), P*C Cup la, Netball Carnival la, P*C Day la... HAHAHAHAHA!

Ning n james's team!

and After:

I forgot to mention it was raining really heavily that day and we were very drenched! we even have to wear ponchos before the rain finally stopped halfway thru the game!

and the highlight is of cos the winning 4 teams who can go BEIJING to compete with P*C China and HK! which sadly, both our teams nv win!!

CHEY!

but well done those who went! =)

and oh, we saw this scene on the way to Bedok Reservoir! can testify that the rain was very heavy that day!

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!

Updates!

2008-11-22T22:55:00.004+08:00

J tan's

Ade's

2008-09-18T15:29:00.005+08:00

Marcus's bdae is like a festival, cos we will nv fail to celebrate for him. BECAUSE WE WANNA EAT HUAT KUAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so as long as the huat kuay shop is around, you will have your "bdae cake" marcus!

2007

2008

Huat kuay is proportionate to the economy (smaller cos got sub prime, lehman and AIG incidents!)

hahahahhaha!

everybody wants a pc of the BDAE BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ......'s HUAT KUAY!!!! =)

and not forgetting photos with xy's "burberry" umbrella!

and lastly the photo of ppl in black today, which marcus tried to block my face, so i let him block until ben snapped the photo n i pop my head hard! woohoooo. too bad!

Happy Birthday Marcus aka XIAO XI XI!!!!!

first impression

2008-08-26T13:15:00.003+08:00

we were having lunch just now (im blogging real time!) when the topic was on first impression.

we were commenting how zachary foo looks very intellectual during Go Audit, and how we often forget about his intellectual side when we get to know him better. haha!

jas tan: "if zach is still so intellectual and suave, like THEN, i will love him more"

CHERYL TAN: "who is DAN????????"

the rest: "......................"

WE goes to SMU!

2008-08-10T12:15:00.003+08:00

We had our TF2 training at SMU! the external instructor was good, and super funny. we made him tell us alot of jokes during breaks, and ruyun and i copied them down. you all will soon be hearing the same jokes from us every now and then. hahaha!

During lunch

During one of the breaks.

Our grp pict!

and heres one of the jokes that was passed down years ago, after comfirmation with our seniors. haha!

FYI, the last ans is still NO F**KING idea!

some pictures to update!

2008-08-10T11:54:00.004+08:00

we are surviving strong, and happy!

PGLs Mega Lunch!

and mini bdae celebration for Jelly n Zach

hiak hiak hiak

2008-07-09T20:33:00.005+08:00

a sense of belonging. hehe

damn techno hor?

and not forgetting our chilling session at 3.30pm when all we need is a break, some snacks, and a coffee fix. hee.

thanks ruyun for taking the many photos for us! and notice tcg aka rosemary is always pigging out at 12th foor? hahaha, its her fav hangout! shhhhhh....

and recently,

we had a series of lame jokes

1) what do you call a deer that is blind? "No idea!" (No-eye Deer) all thanks to the trade finance instructor.

2) what do you call a crippled prawn? "LAME SIA!"

3) What batman say when he fall down? "PAIN-FUL-XIA!"

bye!

incredible tale.

2008-07-09T17:36:00.002+08:00

adapted from my blog.

"during the night of the BBQ

we actually took a really scary photo that night..... in fact whenever i look at it, it sends chill down my spine. i cannot describe how weird the photo is, nor how scary. u have to see to believe it. i dun believe such things exist until i see it with my own eyes, and trust me, it is not a gd feeling, it haunts u, clings on u like ELEPHANT glue, and caramel...

i am emotionally scarred.....

ok.... here goes......

warning: if u cannot take it, please go to the top right hand corner to click on the "X". the content below is strictly not for the faint hearted.
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GUI AH!!!!!!

2008-07-07T22:54:00.003+08:00

on a random day, we decided to go YONG TAU FU for lunch, but sadly, it is packed as usual, and cannot accomodate a big group like us, who tends to terrorise all food eateries.

so, off we go to BENG HIANG again!! since they are STRATEGICALLY located opposite yong tau fu.

the girls (plus of cos ZY and JAMES)

the must order food are:

1)Hokkien Mee

2)Crispy chicken

3)"Wu xiang" (Chinese)

and of cos 4)KONG BA BAO (below!)

please look at the kong ba bao, im sure no one can miss the meat right. but please see the following question asked by our beloved rosemary.

Rose: " Hey! where is the bak ah????"

and after the hearty meal, we toast to a good lunch with our chinese tea.. "YUM~~~~~~ (with james saying YUM ur head la YUM) SENG~~~~"

BBQ Part 2!

2008-07-06T00:28:00.010+08:00

while most of us girls were taboo-ing, thanks guys for

1) carrying the table

2) starting fire

3) carrying another table

haha!

and the BBQ started!!

we had lotsa food, special thanks to those who prepared food to the bbq! like dor cooked a tray of fried bee hoon, and esp this SUPER NICE CHEESE CAKE (pict will be shown later), zhihui for making koniyaku jelly which is v yummy, and of cos corny baby for making some potato salad dish i think. (anyone else??)

and look, this is very orgasmic!!

dor is seriously a good cook. its banana cheese cake n it is so nice we all cannot describe. as i m typing now, i feel like drooling!! dor, bake again leh!!

and after some food, we went on to playing stupid games, which involves lethal forfeit like finishing up the happy sticks (hot dogs), chicken wings, and the many leftover food we have.

its pretty obvious frm this pict who they wanna saboh huh?

and of cos we will always find different "associations" to take grp picts. so....

presenting to you:

s-pool draw verification team

NT** Cashcount team

SA*** Cashcount team

Go Audit table grps!

and many random pictures!

thanks for being there, every single one of u. nobody say work is easy, but with each and every one of ur presence, work is made much more tolerable.

"Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life."

all the best for coming year, and keep the spirit strong!

let us thanks vivian once again for hosting the bbq!

pigging out timE...!

2008-07-05T23:47:00.012+08:00

well its fRiDaY afternoon again...the long-waited day of the week! and its time to get into the relaxing mood...! so 4 girls decided to go to the favourite hangout place to chill out....! let us bring you around the place...

judging from the background setting, i guess all of you should have know where this is cos many of us have been here countless times...

we love the comfy red sofa...!

friday is always full of smiles...!

*YOU MATTER*

our individual poses...!

and we seem to run out of things to take and decided to take our legs and hands...and we arrived @ a conclusion after taking the pics below...

Conclusion: Done with an exception noted. Perused through the 2 pictures above and noted that Sing Ying has the darkest leg and fairest hand. (a weird combination indeed...time to tone up gal...! ;p)

and then its time back to work again...

BBQ Part 1!!!

2008-07-05T00:25:00.001+08:00

HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

we had a pre-celebration at vivian's condo, thanks to her great hospitality! vivian n her dad went to the market early in the morning to get most of the yummy food for us! like prawns, bacon, asparagus, stingray, sotongs, chicken wings, and many more!

and of cos we have people like rosemary, aline n dor who went there really early to help marinate n prepare the food! thanks for their generous help!

ok PEEKTURES time!

- the preparations -

since when corns make such good props for photos?

and then we proceed to the function room for the game of the unspeakable fun! TABOO! haha

heres our game master weilin explaining the rules of the game to us! and halfway she said "don't take my pict when i talk!!" hahahaha! (too bad.)

rosemary is indeed v engrossed. haha

ning n dor is pressurising yiqiang!

marcus? i have NO IDEA what he is doing. but thats a classic pose babe! =)

and pinxiu!! we certainly miss u!

finally we took some group picts.

the GIRLS.

and i particularly like this last pict, becos it is very candid! yay!

and the GUYS.

and after this we proceed to the bbq pit to begin our bbq dinner! stay tuned! too many pictures!

Well Done Guys!

2008-07-01T18:15:00.003+08:00

CONGRATS !!!

Sunny & Zhiyong

from our Run to made it to the

UKCA Program!!!

Among the top 6 associates..

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS~!!!

BBQ

2008-06-22T14:08:00.000+08:00

Please be patient while we consolidate photos for the BBQ post.

Taboo happenings, the unspeakable fun.

2008-06-22T13:54:00.002+08:00

Case 1

singying: (while trying frantically to illustrate the word "humour") ok, james is very, "this word"

james (from far away): handsome!

"......"

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAA.

Case 2

from what i roughly remembered..

(describing CHOCOLATE, a fictitious one, i 4got what he said)

zachary: "ok, just now we put what melted on banana to eat?"

darrell: CHOCOLATE!

(describing FORKS)

zachary: "spoons and what?"

darrell: "FORKS"

(describing CHEESE)

zachary: "ok, u know hor, chicago (what) cake"

darrell: "CHEESE?"

all of us: ".........." YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DESCRIBE FONDUE!!!!!!!!!!!!

sigh...

1st Anniversary BBQ!

2008-06-19T15:43:00.004+08:00

Advertorial:

Remember our previous hit, the super high turn-out chalet?

waiting to eat.

hunk *cough, cough* starting fire, but actually just wanna strip n flaunt his muscles?

trying to eat when u r bbq-ing?!?!?!?!?! F.... i mean the block! haha

chiong-ing for food, but dunno y rosemary n cihui stand there n smile at camera! haha

candid shots, that purposely "cut" ppl into half. and of cos, HERO HOLDING THE WIRE GAUZE!

mahjong n mahjong!

and strong girls carrying mahjong table back for u the nx day! hahaha!

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well, lets be happy A1s going on A2s again at our

1st year Anniversary BBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Details:

Venue:

Blk 16C Parc Haven Lorong Limau
Function Room
(S) 328743

Its actually beside whampoa Market.

(Vivian's hse, we thank her for generously inviting the WHOLE RUN to her house!)

"Per confirmation with Vivian (host), its best to take a cab from Novena square, in case u get lost and have to call her one by one. hehe. no exception noted."

Time: 4pm onwards (of cos feel free to go earlier to help out!)

Dress code: Casual!

P/s: Bring games like Pictionary, Taboo etc if you have!

yes, it will be a blast again!

erm...

2008-06-11T14:52:00.002+08:00

-The following took place on 11/06/08 at around 9.30am-

Dorothy: "hey! when we are booked on sit-in for secretary must we sit-in?"

The rest: "......."

Caspian or Peter cuter?

2008-06-06T22:36:00.008+08:00

PwC Movie Day! Our third.

The babes in GREEN.

jlo: "hey, today we are not watching Shrek you know?"

Weilin: "maybe they thought we are watching the Hulk

no, not Hulk.

not Shrek either.

hahahahahhahahahahaha.

here are the photos! not alot of them turn up for the event since many of them are studying for CFA, on leave, on holidays, blah blah.

a photo attempt with Eddie *covered* Murphy.

the girls!

and as usual, we have some thorns amongst the roses. haha

and after the movie, some of us went for some chilling @Starbucks, n of cos you put a group of girls together, bitching and camwhoring will be inevitable. heh.

Please rmb to reply Vivian/Germaine's email regarding our 1st anniversary BBQ on 21Jun! and of cos there may be more HIP activity on the day itself, 25 Jun!

Stay tuned, stay tuned!

Our Thrid Movie Day in PwC!

2008-06-02T01:06:00.003+08:00

Coming up:

PwC Movie Day!

Date - 4th June 2008

Venue - Plaza Singapura GV

Time - 7.00pm

See u ppl!

when u r bored at work..

2008-06-02T00:52:00.003+08:00

Why do auditors get excited on Saturdays?

They can wear casual clothes to work

What does CPA stand for?

Can't Produce Anything

An auditor is having a hard time sleeping and goes to see his doctor."Doctor, I just can't get to sleep at night.""Have you tried counting sheep?""

That's the problem - I make a mistake and then spend three hours trying to find it."

haha, sorry, i m too bored. =D

Post Peak Bash at St James!

2008-06-02T00:11:00.009+08:00

Sorry for the really delayed post of the bash, but here it is! many many photos below, you are warned.

WE SURVIVED OUR VIRGIN PEAK!

there were dinner buffet, entertaining performers by a few of the counseling grps fighting for the Cg League, and of cos, good company! everyone of us was a happy bunny!

we had so much fun dancing the night away, it was crazy!

and a toast to everyone with our tequila shots!

PEAK is over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yay!

to our very loud YAM SENG!

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and please take a look at the below pictures. they are really funny, you are warned again. haha

you get my point? we have no idea who he is!

but hes funny nonetheless. welcome to our run! HAHA

cheers second-to-nun!

Lunch @ Beng Hiang~

2008-05-26T18:29:00.000+08:00

Happy 11th Month EVERYONE!

Yest mark the 11th month of our life in PwC~*

Time realli flies~

Soon, it ll be our 1 Year Anniversary..

hope everyone can make it for our 1 Year Anniversary Gathering!

BBQ Event, Stay tuned everyone!!

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Lunch @ Beng Hiang Restaurant*

One fine day during lunch..

few of us happened to be in office hence met up for lunch!

it s a rare sight tt we can lunch tog as most of us are out at client's..

we went to Beng Hiang Restaurant

(yes, we went dere on CNY eve~)

The Ladies~*

(short of vivian who went back to work first~)

The Gentlemen...
Vivian + Chris

Jaime + Connie Baby

Weilin + Marcus

(i wonder why xixi always look so constipated~) =p

Ning + JLo*

Finally!!

A Group Picture~*

Hope everyone is doing fine~

Hope to See Everyone at the BBQ~~!

omg!

2008-03-09T11:01:00.001+08:00

apparently, the previous mentioned terrorist went through plastic surgery and looks like this now.

China Square mug give away (haha)

2008-03-04T13:37:00.006+08:00

surely we should have something in memory of China square right?

hahaha.

lovely ladies in white.

(more photos with shuning! shall get frm her later)

and the man who terrorises us.

last seen at china square central.

HE MAY resort to changing the way he looks, but he has one distinctive physical feature that works against him - the 3 mugs.

'Wearing dentures or shaving himself bald are some of the most common forms of disguises adopted.'

'He may also dress down, wear inconspicuous attire (like bow tie) and spectacles.'

Please contact us if you see him. Many thanks.

CNY eve

2008-02-10T13:37:00.000+08:00

tong tong tong chiang! chinese new year is around the corner and everybody is in a super happy mood that day! made possible with everyone's presence, you ppl rock!

and we were jioing most people we see ard to be in red tt day! and the photos turn out really nice! huat huat huat ah! haha

so here are the grp photos:

and after work, we went down 12th floor (our fav place to chill) for some snacks cos we were hungry while waiting for the rest to finish up whatever they r doing!

finally it was lunch time, super super hungry!

and we went to this restaurant nearby recommended by zachary. according to him "this restaurant may look ordinary outside, but once u enter, you will be transported into the 80s" hahahaah!

and we toast to each other! and we toast to our de facto partner, OBH grp! haha.

and the food! they r so damn gd, u can see it frm all our expressions!

and after u finish your food u have to use the toothpicks to pick at ur teeth like what u see in HK shows. haha

and at the beautiful entrance!

and the picture of the day has got to be zach n his fav tight pants tt accentuate his butt. HAHAHAHAHAHA. kudos to u for always being in the picture of the day. =)

happy new year everyone! lets work hard for mroe bonus!

Mini lohei at DFS Soup Restaurant!

2008-02-08T11:52:00.000+08:00

the friday just before CNY, some of us went for a mini lohei at soup restaurant! it started very late as usual since we all have to rush down from jobs, and a pity a lot of them have to work late. Nonetheless, it was a gd time catching up, and eating like famished kids! =)

and the highlight of the day of cos is the lohei! hee.

and so the whole soup restaurant was filled with:

"more bonus!"

"less work!"

"pay increment!"

"HUAT AH!"

"strike 4D/Toto"

"more n more pretty/handsome!"

and more and more "HUAT AH!" - inspired by our techno run, just like 881.

and the entertainer of the night has got to be yiqiang. he has the essence of zachary now, must be becos being in the same job. but still, he has got his own style, which able to make us roar with laughter!!!!

haha!

and the joke of the day was yiqiang's new christian name. becos his surname is TOH right, so zachary gave him a christian name called NARU. add them up and it will give u NARU TOH! haha.

so presenting to u the star of the night: Naru Toh Yiqiang.

after a hearty meal, we went to the lobby for more phototaking!

and jay chou in the BREWING.

and then the night ended with some lovely drinks at Mariott!

keep posted for our CNY eve and reunion lunch post!

The second movie day! I AM LEGEND

2008-01-06T12:31:00.000+08:00

It was our movie day again and we caught this:

The movie was alright with a few scares here and there, but the ending is bad.

and we had our dinner before that at the foodcourt! (a really rush one.)

outside the cinema, when we are waiting to get into the hall.

-organised chaos-

haha! we really have a problem posing for group photo! and this photo looks rather, erm.. weird. seems like we only know each other 6 DAYS ago, but hello! we knew other 6 MONTHS ago leh. =)

haha, infernal affairs again! ("Tony Leung", "Andy Lau", and "Huang Qiu Sheng") HAHAHA!

It was a happy movie day!

Annual PwC Day!

2008-01-06T00:07:00.000+08:00

Quite sometime ago (haha! very long ago in fact!) we had our Annual PwC Day at the Toa Payoh Stadium! It was a carnival-like event with lotsa games and free food/drinks!
PwC goes to Toa Payoh!

There was a mini-competition amongst the lines of services and we were split into different colour groups. Assurance was further splited up into RED and BLUE due to our sheer size, and that explains why most of us turn up in RED or BLUE!

At the entrance, we were given the this thing to wear for identity purpose.

And upon entering the stadium, we were greeted by these!

and the guys gathered for a photo!

The thorn among the roses? hehe

and after depositing our bags, the fun began!

First up, we had the golf game.

1) Zach tried, but dint win anything.

2) so did Fyona, our friend from run 3.

3) Finally, ROSEMARY managed to hit the ball in on ALL 3 ATTEMPTS! (rose, u tried at home isit?) haha

Congrats! hee

and we proceed to the track for this mini mass-dance! YMCA!

and we played this! haha!

*The food!*

We had candy floss, hotdogs, ice cream and free flow of wine and beer from BREWERKS!!!

There was even a booth for picture taking! and then they will print them out on lovely PwC-borber!

haha, and this is the one of the many photos that we took!

Lastly, a grp pict!

and of cos, as with any other post, we have a picture of the day.

Presenting to you, Zachary Foo.

Pre-Peak Get Together!!

2008-01-03T13:11:00.000+08:00

:: Pre-Peak Get Together ::

Dear all~

It's our Run Dinner this Friday, 4 Jan! (Tomorrow!)

Venue: Aglio Olio @ China Sq Central

Meeting time & place : 6.30 pm @ PwC Lobby

Hope to See you there~!! =)

Dinner @Sushi Tei~*

2007-12-31T13:05:00.000+08:00

On the 19th Dec, a day b4 a PH there was a mini Run gathering..

there werent many ppl in e office so we juz gathered whoever we could find! =)

and e turnout was not bad~

Dinner @ Sushi Tei, Taka!!

It s been so long since we hav such a get-together ever since e chalet i guess..

Nice pictures taken tt day~~*

the 3 Dec babies got Flowers!!

From the 2 Gentlemen (Sunny & Zac), of coz not forgetting the ladies who helped pick dem out~

it was a wonderful dinner~ nice food & great company!! =)

and for some of us who haven seen each other fer V long to get together!!

Lastly, the galz took a grp pic wif e xtmas b4 we part~

N.I.C.E*

Today is new yr eve~

so Everyone, rem to party~**

Hope 2008 ll be a blast for Everyone!

XtmAs @ PwC

2007-12-23T14:45:00.000+08:00

Xtmas @ PwC is ALL abt PARTIES~~**

:: PwC XtMas BASH @ THUMPER ::

*Pretty gerz : Zhenjun(Run 4), Jelly, Jas & Xy

more babes from our Run~

.. e 6 babes & hunks ^^ nice!

Darrell, Yiqiang & Rosemary-xia, Aline, Aileen, Sing ying

Adelene, Vivian & Jas

Jelly & JLo

Ning & Vivien..e Other Runs:

it was a night of FUN FUN FUN..

:: Xtmas is really in e air @ PwC ::

We even hav chimneys in the office!!& a VERY nice xtmas tree in the building!!:: Buffet @ W28 Lvl 17 ::

e 'andy lau & tony cheung' of our Run =p (someone look v cock here~ =p rite jLo?)

*Camwhoring in office as usual~~
Finally~**here s Xiao Xi Xi & his 3 faVs (we haven seen u for super long xiao xixi~ we gerz miss u!! =p)

MERRY XTMAS EVERYONE~!!**

Mini Malaysia Trip!

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Some of them managed to get their leave together and went on a short weekend trip to Malacca! and it looks super super fun!

Pinxiu and Wei lin posting with their buys at some shopping complex in Malacca

Posting with the train!

Nice view from the room!

Kenny Rogers. and the food there is freaking cheap too! bang hui have to tempt us with what they ate lo! and den go telling us how cheap it is.

haha. ignore the 4 of them for a moment, those 2 police officers behind looks cute and very friendly.

marcus and weilin, this one cannot eat one ok? hehe.

hee so cute!

bet u all enjoyed yourselves darlings, more overseas trip to come ok! =)

Updates (about past events) Part 2

2007-12-23T13:36:00.000+08:00

Dinner a Spizza!

We were hanging around in office, while waiting for some of them who are not back yet. It was a dinner with only a few peeps cos many were not ard!

and camwhoring starts now!

James is a MEGA CAMWHORE. hahaha! (taken using one of the functions on canon ixus!)

Spizza Spizza!

and see see! its the picture of the day man!

Jelly look sweet in this pict! =)

The guys are posing AGAIN. haha

see see see! yvonne was there too!!! it was a little secret between me and her to surprise vivien! hehe

second to nun!

Updates! (abt past events) Part 1

2007-12-23T12:56:00.000+08:00

Buffet Lunch at Miramar Hotel

The buffet is so gd, u can see it from the guys' expressions, with the exception of james la, becos someone ordered some glutinous rice, and we r supposed to finish everything! haha

The final dash. yummy yummy har gao!

Full and very satisfied.

and it was chilling time at Central's Starbucks! well, it was mugging time instead for the 4 of these CFA pple (haha alright, this post is very back dated cos CFA finished like weeks ago.)

while ning and i were chilling on the couch and occasionally went shopping ard Central! nice nice nice.

PwC DnD!

2007-11-10T14:24:00.000+08:00

On the 26th of October, we had our DnD at Raffles Convention Centre at Raffles City. The there was PwC 2099 and was to be very sci-fi and futuristic. A few of us dressed up in some really cool outfits. There was Rocket-Man, Cyclops from X-Men, characters from Star Wars and many more.

The reception area was really nice. We had wine or soft drinks and mingled around. We took many photos there. The banquet was not bad. Only thing was we mistakenly sat on the table for vegetarians! haha.. Thankfully, it was tasty! Up on stage, we had great entertainment by the Flying Dutchman. We had to get out MoJo back from Dr Evil.

Event after DnD

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"To Chill The Night Away"

Venue: The Cannery (Clarke Quay)

Time: After we had enough fun at the DnD

it has been 4 months!

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since we all met

and we have since foster this unbreakable bond.

haha.

cheers!

Put on your shades people!

2007-10-24T14:33:00.000+08:00

hahahahahahahahhaahahhahaha!

you people rock!

Shades on for PwC in 2099!

2007-10-23T15:35:00.000+08:00

In 2099, the world is different, so is PwC.

Put on your shades, engage in some

PwC Experience!

and..

Cheer your hearts out for the Assurance video!

Maths Time.

2007-10-21T19:29:00.001+08:00

Jasmine Loke has a density of 1.5 kg/ cm³. Rosemary is twice as dense as her. It is observed that Rosemary’s volume can be approximated to a cone with radius of 16 cm and height of 160cm. One day Rosemary run and accelerates at 5m/s²and “LanGa” into James Tan who happens to be in her way. Calculate if James Tan needs to be admitted into the A&E if a colliding force of 20 Newton will put him into critical condition. Please support your answer with workings (10 marks)

Hur hur hur.

2007-10-21T19:21:00.000+08:00

Someone is very happy............

ITS RUN CHALET's UPDATE!!!!!!!!! 06/10/07-07/10/07

2007-10-20T15:01:00.000+08:00

WARNING: tonnes and tonnes of pictures ahead!

The chalet was a very successful one with the largest turnout of all outings! All of us enjoyed ourselves really much, and it was a great bonding session with everybody! right?

These 3 people were really nice to check-in together with me! While waiting for the rest to come, we went for some cycling, blading, and we cant kayak becos the booth is very far away!

the food caterer was early! and they got locked out at some point in time. cos we were all out of the chalet. haa.

anyway i dunno what to write! just enjoy the pictures below where the people starts streaming in!

while waiting for the BBQ to start / starting fire

(marcus, with his new squeezes. OEI!)

(rosemary looks v funny in this pict, i hope she will get into the "???" list. someone is very happy...)

some went to play mahjong

(these 2 + joanne are the ultimate mahjong fanatics)

and then it was BBQ-ing time!!!!

(whey, are u guys bbq-ing or eating har!)

Dinner time!

(the one in stripes is our lovely instructor, who came down all the way with some cupcakes! thanks! a pity the rest of the instructors couldnt join us!)

(I think dorothy qualifies for the "???" pict too. haha!)

Camwhores

Mahjong again!

(obh, caught in the act with chicken wing in his hand.)

Random grp photos!

(dinosaur!!!!)

James's current favourites!

All the fun ended at around 3.30am, where most people left the chalet for home, and only 4 of us stayed back to clean up the place and check out. hehe. Eileen, Jo, Corny Baby and me had Mac's breakfast at 5am and we slept like pig until the time for us to check out. haha

(shagged and sleep deprived.)

(we are strong okie!)

(haha.)

IT WILL BE OUR 4 MONTHNIVERSARY IN A FEW DAYS' TIME! =)

Second to nun's spirit is still alive

2007-10-20T14:28:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates! But many of us are on jobs so were too busy to do any updates. If not james will ask us (those on OA) not to share with him his bonus! haha!

A few of us were really busy with the DnD video, and it is finally done! a big thanks to all those that have helped in a way or another (like viewing it and give suggestions) for those who havent see it yet, well, see it on DnD itself! =)

here is what doing the video has done to us.

staying till midnight like almost everyday also make u do stupid things like this, to your new friend.

and we made her day! (right louisa?)

and snapping random photos that we find amusing! haha

hahahahahhahahahahahahhahaha!

BIG NEWS!

2007-10-03T09:57:00.000+08:00

A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the moon passes through some portion of the earth's shadow. This can occur only when the sun, earth and moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. (extracted from Wikipedia)

which means it is very rare am i right?

This is exactly how rare is it for JAMES to be in office.

rare isn't it?

Run Chalet @ Costa Sands Resort

2007-10-01T09:52:00.000+08:00

Hiz all~!! =) it s finally here~ Our Run Chalet~
Venue: East Coast

Date: 6 & 7 Oct

Time: To be Confirmed..

Hope that everybody can turn up~ there ll b gd food, great company n all =)
Stay tuned to our blog for more details~

against girls with small eyes -.-

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someone is very happy.....

Unfortunately

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The cash count team cannot be activated.

so near, yet very far. haha

Mooncake Fest!

2007-09-22T14:07:00.000+08:00

Once the clock hits 5.30, some of us were already at the 12th floor pantry to help set up the place! thanks people! you guys did a superb job decorating the pantry with lanterns, preparing the mooncake (ok, only CUTTING. haha) and the rest of the food.

rosemary, aline and darrell.

and not forgetting our favourite vending machine. haha!

we have mooncakes, mochis, chocolates, green tea and some micelleneous food like ANG KU KUEH.

soon after, everybody starts coming down.

A group photo before our bdae boy comes!

and the bdae cake? we bought huat kuay! hahahahahaha. so after singing the bdae song for him, we must shout: HUAT AH! (very 881-inspired indeed) and through out the event, we also played 881 OST and some shanghai jazz pieces. very oriental right?

(erm, these looks like some offerings though, complete with the huat kuay n bananas from pwc. opps.)

(i think marcus looks at his bdae cake in disbelief. but yes, that is ur bdae cake marcus. )

and spot Arjun, who also came down for the celebration! We are sure he indeed learnt alot about the mid-autumn festival, albeit a little distorted one. haha, with huat kuay, ang ku kuehs and all.

and the enthusiats from the Singapore Pools Draw Team pulled the bdae boy to a corner and make him draw 4 digits for the weekend draws. haha.

The draw team.

HUAT AH! hahahahaha! if we all strike, the cashcount team will take a group photo with the winnings. haha

and then it was mooncake tasting time!

The green and brown one was flown here all the way from Malaysia, thanks to Pinxiu's mum. And the yellow snow skin one was bought from RafflesThePlaza, thanks to small vivien who managed to snap up the last box at raffles exchange. haha!

Our lovely instructors. Fern and Hui Giap, with Darrell.

The Triplet Towers.

The girls! With some of them rushing down all the way from their jobs! Like pinxiu, jelly and ade!

The signature photo!

After much fooling around, it was relaxing time at the newly bought couches at the pantry, which made the pantry look way classier! very pretty!

the celebration ended off with a high note!

we also did a video for the finale, will upload it in a jiffy! haha

after which we proceeded to Sushi Tei nearby for dinner, and some of us durian lovers went for durians after that!

Hope everyone has enjoyed themselves thoroughly!

Mooncake Fest! (Preview)

2007-09-22T00:21:00.000+08:00

It was a huge success!

Thanks to the organizers, L&E dept, and everyone of you who has contributed ur part and made this a very successful event with a turnout of almost 30 people! Not forgetting those who came back all the way from job to attend this special event!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone! =)

LOST AND FOUND!

2007-09-21T11:50:00.000+08:00

The fishy affair!

2007-09-15T22:34:00.000+08:00

Following a happy day at work (becos its jeans day and tis friday!), we had an outing to Fish N Co at Glasshouse.

I have to warn you that there are tonnes of pictures ahead!

i took the following photo without including sunny, and he almost wanna strangle me, so i have no choice but to take again. with him this time. haha!

The early birds!

The babes

Eileen, Aileen, Singying and Xiaoyun

Shuning and small vivien

J tan, Zhihui and big vivian

We just wan to kill him so much sometimes.

I dunno whats wrong with marcus in this pict but he sure looks funny! HAHAHAHAHAH!

Group photos!

With Yvonne

(also known as "the predators with their prey")

(zach, with his VERY VERY tight pants that accentuate his butt)

(the guys also wanna steal a pict with yvonne)

(this is very pretty!)

As it was also Yvonne's belated bdae, we decided to sing the cantonese bdae song ONCE AGAIN. haha. the pictures are quite blur though, but u can see that everyone is smiling super happily! Mo

and we also played with the plastic fruits and vegetables we found there.

This pict looks disgusting and oh-so-sunny! HAHA!

Accountants at work. hee.

LOVE!

"All the best to you girl." =)

For the metrosexual

2007-09-15T21:25:00.000+08:00

4 steps for a healthy Men skin

Preclude:
A daily skin care regime can also be applicable to the males and not just for ladies. Here’s a regime workplan created. Information has been furnished from “show me meetings” with 2 skin care consultants from Clarins Men booth at Taka and Sasa Shop at vivo city by Dinosaur.

Step 1.1

A soap-free, foaming gel cleanser that softens hard water and will not leave skin feeling dry and tight. It refreshing action wakes up tired skin! Rinse with cool water for toning effect- Close out the pores and thus prevent black heads. Also prepares your skin for a smooth shave.

Cost: SGD 34 @ Sasa

Step 1.2

An alcohol-free, foaming gel that ensures smooth and even shaving. Soothes skin and prevent razor burn.

An ideal shave companion!

Exception: Skip this step @ night

Cost: SGD 33 @ Sasa

Step 1.3

This moisturizing step immediately cool and soothe feelings of irritation, replace essential moisture and help promote firmer-looking skin. Help complement the skin’s own natural healing process of any small nicks and cuts caused by shaving. Provide effective pollution prevention too.

Cost: SGD 56 @ Sasa

Step 1.4

Non-oily serum helps minimize the appearance of undereye puffiness and dark circles. Smoothes fine lines that results from squirming at the work papers and HP laptops. Moisturizes this delicate area of the face.

Helps if u OT till 2 am the previous night.

Cost: SGD 57 @ Sasa

Budget

Note 1:
Be sure to “green-ball” all the steps to achieve maximum effectiveness.

Note 2:
Feel free to leave coaching notes too!

Completed by Metro-sexual Dinosaur

PwC Jeans Day!

2007-09-15T21:02:00.000+08:00

PwC is so sweet to raise funds and books for the less fortunate in Shanghai, so is our sweet cheryl (aka xiaoxue) to help out with this meaningful event! (ok, actually she was seconded to HR) hahaha!

we saw many books that accompany us through our childhood days. Think - sweet valley and books by Enid Blyton. I think i saw the Atlas we used to use for geog lessons too. =)

then it was lunch at toastbox for a few of us girls, and a guy. marcus. haha

The toasts at toast box is v toasty and nice! ahahahaha. have a great weekend people!

The fishy affair! (Preview)

2007-09-15T00:14:00.000+08:00

As usual, a picture speaks a thousand words. =)

A Fishy Affair!

2007-09-13T16:00:00.000+08:00

RUN OUTING! - A Fishy Affair!

When: 14th September

Where: Fish N Co (Glass House)

Attire: Anything!

Our pride and glory!

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1) Zachary aka Zhiyong, who won this competition and won himself GV Gold Class tickets and some other vouchers!

2) Michelle Xie, for being the Table-tennis Champion with her team in the inter-departmental games!

Congratulations! We are proud of YOU!

Steamboat outing long long ago!

2007-09-12T16:36:00.000+08:00

Chongqing Steamboat at Beach Road

TCC, Bugis

Marcus with his number 2 (weilin) and 3 (pinxiu). haha

Darrell, Jaime and Rosemary (hee)

The babes

With ben

Group photo!

The hidden message

2007-09-12T14:09:00.000+08:00

Legend has it that Chang-E stole the pill of immortality from her tyrannical husband Hou-yi in 2170 BC, and flew to the moon. So, every 15th day of the eighth lunar month (八月十五）, a female silhouette can be seen in the full moon.

This festival was widely celebrated in China throughout the dynasties, and from the Southern Song dynasty onwards, the trend of eating mooncakes began. Not long later, as China fell under Mongol rule in the Yuan dynasty, Liu Bowen, my trusted advisor, came up with the idea of hiding messages in the sweet round cakes that were distributed to the chinese citizens.

Today, it's no longer about rebellion, but about celebration! I hear that mooncakes nowadays are filled with all sorts of funny things!

These look the most traditional, like those in my time, but well, we didn't have such nice looking moulds like you people do now.

I heard there's a 'Jelly Chiang' in the run? Maybe she would like this one, jelly with yam filling.

Where the yolk is put in modern mooncakes is where we used to hide our secret rebellion message. Ah, nostalgic.

In my day, we only had lotus seed filling (莲蓉）...now I see there's even red bean paste （豆沙）!

Plastic moulds! In our time we only had wooden moulds!

Exquisite ice cream mooncakes, I see. What about those with your smelly fruit filling?

Yeah this one, I heard you people use this foul-smelling thing for mooncake filling. Urgh!

Oh well, what does someone like me from 700 years ago know?

Event details -

21 September 2007, Friday
1730 hrs
12th floor L&E Pantry
All run one ppl, don't forget to turn up!

Refreshments include mooncakes (dunno if got jelly anot) and green tea bags. All other refreshments (contributions welcome, of course) are available from the two nice machines in the pantry itself.

Picts! Part 1

2007-09-07T23:43:00.000+08:00

sometimes pict can do all the talking!

St James Night Out

Convo ball 2007

Vila'ge!

Chilling at starbucks!

And the main character of this post, corny baby (Connie) has the best and worst luck ever all in a day!

Worst:

Sunny's advances. hahaha!

Best: Da Sa Yuan!

Bro B, will you prefer recession or inflation?

2007-09-03T23:22:00.000+08:00

Various observers and analyst read different meanings into Brother Bernanke’s much awaited speech last Friday, paying as much attention to what he didn’t say as to what he actually say. The pro rate cut people were happy that he states that the Fed would be doing all its means to avoid recession. On the other hand, those that think that a cut this coming Sept is premature takes solace from Bro B’s statement that it is not the Fed’s role to protect the greedy sub prime investors from loss and he believes in keeping his long term inflation target in check.

So will there be a cut in Fed rates?

The market seems to be 100% sure that a cut of a quarter of percentage point is certain. In fact such expectations appear to be hardening into near-conviction among most of the investors in the US and everywhere, which spells further turbulence for financial markets and a strong negative reaction if the Fed does decide against the lowering the rates.

By lowering interest rates, it will prevent the Sub prime disease from morphing into a cancerous virus i.e. prolonging the housing slump, hurting consumer spending and the economy. To conclude, market will rally resulting in a stronger economy with higher inflation than ever.

By keeping the rates unchanged on the other hand will probably keep us happy since the price of fish ball noodle will not overnight rise to $5. However the stakes are really high since it is unknown how many people will as a result lose their rice bowl because of the wrath of the market.

Thus weighing the possible consequences of remaining idle or giving the market what they expect, it will actually be better for Bro Fed to choose the lesser of two evils, CUT the interest rates my friend and engineer a longer period of slow growth to bring the inflation rate back to the desired level.

Techno Bunny

The Butterfly Effect

2007-09-02T20:18:00.000+08:00

“ It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world.”
Chaos Theory

The Butterfly Effect is a 2004 techno-thriller starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart and is one of my all-time favourite movies. The title is a reference to the Butterfly Effect, which theorizes that something seemingly innocuous, such as a butterfly’s wings, may be the catalyst for something larger, such as a tornado.

Kutcher and Smart may be surprised to know that the plot they acted out three years ago is being played out, slowly and painfully in the financial markets now. The credit crunch that has adversely affected financial markets from Europe all the way to down-under has its source stemmed from an insignificant practice – the lending of mortgage loans to poor credit borrower by U.S. mortgage lenders.

This dodgy practice has led to the current financial turmoil that has caused hedge funds and banks to go belly-up. The crisis is still being played-out. But one thing is certain; there will not be a Cinderella ending.

Techno Dinosaur

News!

2007-08-23T16:31:00.000+08:00

"As economies develop, the demand for accountants will always continue."

Singapore is facing a shortage of accountants as demand for accounting skills around the region rises on the back of rapid economic growth.

Our local accounting professionals have a strong reputation for being competent and reliable, and are highly sought after in many other markets. They are popular in many countries due to their familiarity with international accounting standards and their language fluency.

Hence, the accounting industry does not only need to work on attracting talent but it must also be smart about RETAINING these skilled people.

Talent management is not just about recruitment, but also about retention.

And retaining people involves issues such as 'career prospects, personal development opportunities and work-life balance'.

What the Big 4s have done.

1) The Big Four accounting firms have lifted the starting pay of new graduates from $2,000 less than a year ago to $2,400.

2) Rather than aspiring to become a partner, young recruits are also leaving to join banks or to be chief financial officers. That has prompted the idea that promising accountants might be kept in the fold by making them a partner earlier.

In view of the Gen Y professionals who are looking for work-life balance and may not be prepared to stay for that duration, the Big4 are now reviewing this model to see if they are able to shorten the time period needed to make partner.

A word for our peers

STRIVE ON!

hehe.

Together, we run!

2007-08-20T00:18:00.000+08:00

" 2 months ago, we were still strangers. Now we are like brothers and sisters. "

- Zachary Foo, Assurance, PwC

With each other, you will never walk alone.

Cheers!

Second to none. =)

Happy friday!

2007-08-19T23:57:00.000+08:00

A typical day at office again!

Ruyun and zach.

and we also took some grp photos.

The serious look.

The A1s look. haha!

And then we were serious at work.

After a hard day's work in the office, it was followed by a mass lunch at Amoy! we went off slightly earlier and managed to get 3 big tables! yippie!

Clockwise (from left): xiaoyun, xiao xue, pinxiu, ruyun, zach, weilin!

Clockwise (from left) : eileen, connie and darrell!

Lastly, my table without me. haha.

clockwise (from left) : Zhihui, Yiqiang, Sunny and Singying!

A visit to the temple

2007-08-16T17:20:00.000+08:00

sometime ago, 3 v handsome guys went for a heritage tour at a temple nearby. they found it so enriching that they decided to share their experience with us.

haha.

Our IFRS Module 1 Training

2007-08-16T16:00:00.000+08:00

Thanks techno cat, im sure all of us have a very thorough understanding of the credit crunch in US now.

anyway, back to updates for second-to-nun

We had L&E again!

It was indeed a very enriching session with our friendly and competent instructors at the IFRS Module 1 class we attended early last week.

This was how it started. the news snippets by our run.

thanks darrell for snapping these photos!

vivian and adelene

with zachary

and lastly, sunny, with his proud invention.

"Audit brings you to places, Tokyo, Japan, Shanghai, JURONG, New York, TUAS, Hong Kong."

hahaha

Please don't take away our pie!

2007-08-16T00:39:00.001+08:00

Will the most significant development on Wall Street in decades, turn out to be a looming disaster for the audit industry? Nasdaq today has launched a private stock market for the super-wealthy investors called the portal market. In this new market, private firm can raise money by selling stocks to an elite group of shareholders without making public their financial statements or submit to federal regulation, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accountability law. Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Citigroup are also setting up rival private stock markets of their own.

It definitely sounds like good news to Corporate America as there are now more avenues of raising funds without having to pay big audit and compliance fees. Be sure that there will be an increasing trend for big public companies to move away from the rigorous requirements of the public market to that of the “no strings attached” private ones.

What do these entail?

Audit Partners’s big fat package will be SQUEEZED as either (1) the public market lobbies for lower level of regulations to retain its competitiveness or (2) a big movement of public companies to the private exchange. Help! Someone please start lobbying for more regulations on the private markets because audit and compliance are positive externalities which will safeguard the investors’ welfare and most importantly our audit partners’ pockets.

Techno Bunny

News again! - Try pressuring China harder..

2007-08-15T00:13:00.000+08:00

The limelight is not on China these days..
All the la~la~ on the US sub-prime mortgage market and the choking credit crunch that results, the dragon is indeed not directly involved in the all the hype and action..

But the bitter trade and currency disputes between US and China just never end. And China is indeed attempting to make her presence felt once again.

With the mounting pressures on China to revalue their yuan northwards for the sake of a fairer, happier trading environment, China is flexing its political and economical muscles. But it is not the first time anyway.

It all started with a mysterious China central bank official making remarks, hinting that China may toy with the thought of dumping the US$ should US push them too far with all the sanctions and weapons of protectionism.

Sitting on 1.33 trillion worth of USD denominated assets, China does have weights to throw around and the weights can very well crush the already weakened US$. Ouch~

But.. Will China really change her official policy and launch a trade retaliation?

Well, Bush thinks China would be “foolhardy” if they were to execute this thought they were toying with. China later calmed the public that they will support the greenback as it is a vital component of its reserves despite having plans to invest its reserves in other ways to earn higher yields.

Both the super powers can indeed play pressure-threaten-retaliate stunts in this trade war, but both parties are well aware that their intricate relationship not only went all the way back into history, witnessing milestones like Mao and Nixon shaking hands, but also plays an important role in shaping the world’s economic landscape. The stakes are simply too high for both powers to lose their cool and turn the table. A tricky issue like this is best solved in cordial way. *peace*

So.. Let’s focus our attention to the US sub prime mortgage ONCE AGAIN. Sentiments in the coming months will indeed be a cautious one and the real impact of the sub prime mortgage crisis is just becoming to unfold. Let the exuberance begin..

News posted on behalf of Techno Cat

The Credit Crunch Part 2….

2007-08-13T23:09:00.000+08:00

It has been 3 weeks since the US markets have suffered at the hands of the ailing US sub prime market and it never look like it is going to recover any time soon. This week is brand by many as the make or break week…. Will the US economy sink into a recession, global markets starting experiencing the terrifying bear kill bull scenario, let us all bow our heads and start praying!

The Signs….

Top French Investment Bank BNP Paribas announced the freezing of a couple of hedge funds causing severe panic in the market. Many financial institutions will follow suit soon.

Ben Bernake and friends have announced that the US interest rates will stay at 5.25% and trying very hard to persuade the investors the fundamentals are strong and the market will self correct.

The US, European and Asians central bank have officially pledged to pump in funds to tackle the credit crunch. The US and European big boys have subsequently pump in money into the economy.

Why should we care?

Singapore is highly dependent on the US economy. A huge part of our exports are consumed by the Americans, a huge of Singapore’s direct investments also comes from them… the US is like our sugar mummy.

The movement of Singapore Interbank Rates… Almost every single bank is being hit by their exposure to the US sub prime market. Under pressure from the market to be more conservative, banks have increased their provisions significantly, become more stringent in offering credits and holding back huge money SS to counter the redemption of loans. Be sure to see a hike in the SIR.

If the US sub prime market can crash, we should be wary of the Global Real Estate market too. In fact a lot of the global real estates are in the over-valued region and it seems that there is only one way which is down. If the real estates prices are going to fall any time soon, there might be a re-enactment of the sub prime market scenario. Watch out for the Spain real estate, best bet to crash next!

Techno Bunny

Second-to-nun Tea Session on National Day's Eve!

2007-08-10T10:20:00.000+08:00

because it was national day's eve.

because alot of people were in office either on secondment, L&E, OA or AT.

and because of the powerful invention called MSN and SAMETIME,

we jio those people that we can catch in the office down for some afetrnoon tea at 4pm!

there were more than 15 of us. (though some were late, like dorothy and chris) beautiful!

the pantry was quite popular the particular afternoon cos the whole pantry was filled with people other than us! a gd way to end the day (almost!) with some laughters, catching up and some photo takings! =)

zach, the rubber face, xiao xue and james, with the handsome look (but failed terribly here! haha)

ok james again with the legendary handsome look! looks better! haha

small vivien and dorothy!

the guys.

the guys with lixia.

and lastly, more picts of the people in our run!

cheers! and hope everyone had a great holiday on national day!

Have you looked at the issues from a number of angles?*

2007-08-10T08:54:00.000+08:00

YES WE HAVE!

PwC Inter-Department Futsal Competition 2007

2007-08-09T21:26:00.000+08:00

On the 4th of Aug, we went to Fico Sports Hub to play Futsal. We had 8 guys in the team and 5 supporters! In our first match, it was a draw (0-0). We could have won if there was more organization and teamwork. We won the next two matches (1-0) and (2-0). The last 2 group matches were crucial if we were to quality. We lost (0-2) to the "Red" team. They were very organised and it is more likely than not that they reach the finals. Despite the defeat, our team was not to be disheartened. We continued to play with optimism and drew (2-2) with an equally competitive "White" team. Zhiyong displayed exceptional skill and all of us were impressed! We managed to be ranked 4th (2W-2-D-1L) in our group and proceed to the quater-finals. In the quarters, we played against the "Black" team. They had a couple of Caucasian players and I felt as if I was playing an EPL side. We played our best. However, we lost (0-3). I am sure that with more trainings and organization in out team, there would be more chemistry and I am sure our team will go far in future competitions.

BangHui bringing the ball up-front as James looks on with 100% concentration.

Adelene is the Director with the cool CineMax Chair.

V for "V-I-C-T-O-R-Y"!

"Circle of Trust. Are you in it?"

Group Photos

Ben And Darrell

ShuNing came to say Hi! :D

XO Fish Slice BeeHoon - Yummy!

We all had a good meal at some Zi-Char place near Holland V. :)

More photos may be viewed at
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2088978692

News from the techno cat!

2007-08-07T00:09:00.000+08:00

Interest Rates Hike

All eyes are on where the US interest rates will head as Ben Bernanke and his FOMC team meets tomorrow. The stakes are high that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged despite the fact there are optimists in the market which believe that Ben and friends will decide to cut interest rates as early as Sept 18 to bring some needed optimism to a market that is as volatile as a YOYO.

Reasons supporting a cut in I/R are many:
- Fears that the crashing housing markets and a rising interest rates are signals that a recession is looming.
- The continue worsening to the sub prime mortgage market
- Slowing of US job growth and declining consumer spending
- Downgrading of credit ratings of Bear Stearns

Reasons supporting a stay in I/R:
- Rising oil prices that are causing inflationary risks
- The green back at a all time historic low

Second2none Gut feel: A stay in US interest rates at 5.25%.

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C-D-O the new “IN” Kopi Tiam Talk

For those who haven’t been able to catch a snippet of the CDO Galla, it is real time to update yourself before the uncle selling kopi starts laughing at you.

in which many sub prime mortgages are packaged ( in other words, mortgages similar to your Hougang, Ang Mo Kio, Geylang Condos and housingCDOs are securities , but in the States la, who care about Singapore?!)

Why we care?
Our dear friends engaged in FSIP job might be concerned over the extra work they have to do since the funds or banks they are auditing might have exposure to the CDOs. The prices for CDOs have tumbled because of the rising default in the US sub prime market.

What extra work?
Your managers might be racking their brain inspecting whether their banks or funds are making the necessary mark to market losses adjustment in the near term. Who kena? We la… so it is better to know a bit to prevent being tekan without knowing y?!

Our friends at various funds jobs … Take Care!

As for the rest of those who are starting interim bank audits soon, you will be with them soon. Ha!

Source: The Business Times

--> news update, brought to u by urs sincerely, TECHNO CAT.

Convocation 2007 for the NTU people in the run! (Part 2)

2007-07-29T21:56:00.000+08:00

MoRe pICtuRes~~ ^_^
Cheerz to JLo-e-Gold-Medalist~~ so proud of u ger~!! *muacks* =)

Xing yin + li xia + jaime + ning~

ning + jo~

ning + jianming who is obviously too tall~~

ning + jLo (notice our positions *chuckles*)
ning + zhi hui~
with xiu + darrell..

finally Congrats to everyone~!!! ^_^ post more pics ba~!!

Tomorow is Jasmine Tan's Birthday~!!
HaPpiE biRtHdaY dEarie~!! *muackies* ^_^

Convocation 2007 for the NTU people in the run! (Part 1)

2007-07-28T00:53:00.000+08:00

"Graduation (Friends Forever)"

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives

Where we're gonna be when we turn 25

I keep thinking times will never change

Keep on thinking things will always be the same

But when we leave this year we won't be coming back

No more hanging out cause we're on a different track

And if you got something that you need to say

You better say it right now cause you don't have another day

Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down

These memories are playing like a film without sound

And I keep thinking of that night in June

I didn't know much of love but it came too

And there was me and you and then we got real blue

Stay at home talking on the telephone

We would get so excited and we'd get so scared

Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair

And this is how it feels

As we go on,

We remember,

All the times we,

Had together

And as our lives change,

Come whatever,

We will still be friends forever

So if we get the big jobs and we make the big money

When we look back now will our jokes still be funny?

Will we still remember everything we learned in school?

Still be trying to break every single rule?

Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?

Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?

I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye

Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?

Can we survive it out there?

Can we make it somehow?

I guess I thought that this would never end

And suddenly it's like we're women and men

Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?

Will these memories fade when I leave this town

I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye

Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

24th July marked the end of our 3 years uni life in NTU (earlier for those in SMU and overseas grad) and we had our convocation!

It is a happy occasion for everyone and it marks a new chapter in our life. (sounds v emo huh? hehe)

so of cos! we have to take a million photos!

With Jelly

With shuning and james

with ning again and our superstar, yiqiang

With Aline

im really sorry that all the pictures got me, haha cos its i post one mah! so please post all ur picts! okie?

wait for part 2, and part 3 ... and many more!

*~Swensenz & Blu Jaz~

2007-07-26T22:44:00.000+08:00

Someone sae "Every Friday is by DEFAULT will meet one~" so hunkz & babes of the best Run...TAKE NOTE~ check blog for updates on fridays' activities~ we muz keep growing strong~! =)
Last fri was a mini mini outing coz it was quite last min, n most ppl were bz doing OT, bz wif their bf/gf etc.. so zac suggested gg bugis for dinner den Blu Jaz to chill n drink~
e usual suspects..

Blu Jaz is a cool place to chill out realli..not too noisy(think we r e nosiest arnd dere already~), with soft jazz music playing.. And being VERY driven ppl, we set the KPI for the drinking session at blu jaz to be 3... meaning 3 person muz be down by e end~!

and i tink those whu went enjoyed it~~ =) see james big big signature grin*, u ll noe it s fun~ haha

So sad, nxt week i ll b out on job for 1 mth~ so wun be blogging much~ so somebody else pls post k? =)

*connected thinking~

St James was FUN~!!

2007-07-25T14:38:00.000+08:00

Sorry for posting tis so late~~ =) Hope everyone enjoyed ur convo yest! ll be posting on the convo pics once i collate most of dem~ so send mi ur nice photos ya?
anyway tink everybody was v happy last wed, knocking off earlier n gg for harry potter.. personally i tink e show is so-so only.. wads more fun is the after-movie activity- 'Chilling' @ St James~!! it was a great nite~! the ladies r e happiest~ coz no cover for us and we enjoy 5 drinks! u can see the happie faces..(anyway u gers were such FUN company~!)
e guys looks like dey r enjoying themselves~ well.. of coz~ because dey hav e company of all the lovely girls of our Run~~ =)
Funkie party animals~ Zac, yvonne, vivien, dorothy & her bf
Adelene + James + Vivian
Vivian + Chris + Yvonne
Jo + Connie~~

haha it s a fun fun nite~ although some were sei, some were drunk, some puke e nxt morning & some had hangovers, we all still turn up for work e nxt day~!! 3 cheers to all of u~!! gd job! tis goes to show how dedicated we r.. haha
for those whu were bz wif work or couldnt join us and missed e fun, join us e nxt time round~!
UpComing events
Tis Friday, 27 July(our pay day) - Venue to be confirmed

check e blog for latest updates on outings k? =)

Second-to-Nun ~ The BEST Run!!

Ning's early bdae celebration on friday!!!!!

cheaters alert!

Techno Benny Lava's Birthday

Go audit, how to draw a flowchart

Free Erke caps!!

good news!!

Pinky Monday in P*C..

Annual Spring Cleaning in P*C!

P*C Cup

Updates!

first impression

WE goes to SMU!

some pictures to update!

hiak hiak hiak

incredible tale.

BBQ Part 2!

pigging out timE...!

BBQ Part 1!!!

Well Done Guys!

BBQ

Taboo happenings, the unspeakable fun.

1st Anniversary BBQ!

erm...

Caspian or Peter cuter?

Our Thrid Movie Day in PwC!

when u r bored at work..

Post Peak Bash at St James!

Lunch @ Beng Hiang~

omg!

China Square mug give away (haha)

CNY eve

Mini lohei at DFS Soup Restaurant!

The second movie day! *I AM LEGEND*

Annual PwC Day!

Pre-Peak Get Together!!

Dinner @Sushi Tei~*

XtmAs @ PwC

Mini Malaysia Trip!

Updates (about past events) Part 2

Updates! (abt past events) Part 1

PwC DnD!

Event after DnD

it has been 4 months!

Put on your shades people!

Shades on for PwC in 2099!

Maths Time.

Hur hur hur.

ITS RUN CHALET's UPDATE!!!!!!!!! 06/10/07-07/10/07

Second to nun's spirit is still alive

BIG NEWS!

Run Chalet @ Costa Sands Resort

against girls with small eyes -.-

Unfortunately

Mooncake Fest!

Mooncake Fest! (Preview)

LOST AND FOUND!

The fishy affair!

For the metrosexual

PwC Jeans Day!

The fishy affair! (Preview)

A Fishy Affair!

Our pride and glory!

Steamboat outing long long ago!

The hidden message

Picts! Part 1

Bro B, will you prefer recession or inflation?

The Butterfly Effect

News!

Together, we run!

Happy friday!

A visit to the temple

Our IFRS Module 1 Training

Please don't take away our pie!

News again! - Try pressuring China harder..

The Credit Crunch Part 2….

Second-to-nun Tea Session on National Day's Eve!

Have you looked at the issues from a number of angles?*

PwC Inter-Department Futsal Competition 2007

News from the techno cat!

The second movie day! I AM LEGEND