I beg your pardon?

Angeline has been a loyal customer of Samsung till 3rd June 2008.

Angeline has sent her U700 to Samsung Service Centre located at Plaza Singapura on 15 May 2008. The reported fault of the mobile were as followed:

1) There was no ringtone for incoming calls.
2) The caller was unable to hear the other party during calls.
3) The paint was peeling off.

The staff at the service counter then issued Angeline an acknowledge form and informed her that the repairs would usually take around 3 to 5 days. If Angeline'a basic arithmetic calculation are correct, the latest date that Angeline should recieve her phone is on 20th May 2008. No call or sms (as promised) was recieved by Angeline during this time frame.

Angeline thought that there might be something seriously wrong with her U700 and decided to wait for a few more days. After which, Angeline decided to give Samsung a courtesy call to check on her phone's repair status. To her utmost disbelief, the staff at Samsung call center told her that there is NO record of her phone being sent for repairs. GEE!

Angeline told the staff that she has a copy of the acknowledge form and requested the staff to double check again. Well, the staff hang up on Angeline. Angeline presumed that his balls are itching and he really need to scatch them immediately and hung up on her accidently. Oh well! Nonetheless, Angeline has made a mental note to complain to Samsung about the staff's attitude after this incident is resolved.

Subsequently, Angeline called Samsung call centre again and spoke to another staff. The staff told Angeline that she would check with the Service Centre at Plaza Singapura and get back to her as soon as possible. Thus, Angeline waited for another day and she did not recieved any call from Samsung.

Naturally (and furiously), Angeline rang Samsung call centre the next day to check on the status again. ONCE AGAIN, the staff told her to wait for their call and she would try to expedite her request.

Oh well! Angeline is going to give Samsung just one last day before she lodges a complaint.

Angeline thought of some probabilities that could have happened to her U700.

1) The staff at the Service Centre lost Angeline's phone.
2) The staff at the Repair Centre lost Angeline's phone.

3) The driver in charge of transportation lost Angeline's phone.

All in all, Samsung had lost Angeline's phone.

Angeline guess that she may get a new and FREE phone on the courtesy of Samsung.

To think Angeline has been supporting Samsung all these years, from E700 to D510 to U700. Oh well! It is time for Angeline to re-consider her choice.

Give Angeline the VIP card!

Angeline thinks she can jolly well go and apply for Cafe Cartel' VIP card (if there's any). Angeline has been dinning at Cafe Cartel over the weekend and on Monday with Ck.

Being a true Singaporean, Angeline and Ck took some slices of the (free-flow) bread while waiting for their main course. Honestly, this was Angeline's first attempt at slicing the bread at the board. Angeline don't think she will try it again. After the tedious attempt, Angeline took a mini-cup of olive oil for the bread to share with Ck. As Angeline sat down, Ck rose up from his seat to get another mini-cup of olive oil. Not enough meh?

This triggered Angeline's memory of this particular incident. As mentioned, Angeline met the Ngs for breakfast at Cafe Cartel. Raymond volunteered to get the bread for the girls. As Pauline likes to dip her bread in olive oil, Raymond remember to get a mini-cup half full of olive oil for her. When Pauline saw the amount of olive oil, she gestured to Raymond that it was not enough. Therefore, Raymond walked back to the bread station and he returned with the whole bottle of olive oil for Pauline. Maybe Angeline should do the same to Ck too?

Angeline would recommend the Cartel's Pan Fried Macaroni for spicy food lovers. Angeline doesn't really like macaroni and thus she changed it to spaghetti. Well, Angeline thinks that it tasted as good (if not better). However, it was a little too spicy for Angeline and she shared a third of the portion with Ck. Ck's Grilled Chicken was equally appetizing and Angeline was more than happy when Ck shared with her.

For all Citibank cardholders, there is a 15% discount for any dine-in at Cafe Cartel. Prehaps Cafe Cartel should consider hiring Angeline as a spokeperson.

Massive shopping after dinner! Angeline got a cocktail dress from Mphasis, Royal Herbal Jelly Foundation from Skin Food, Make-up pouch + eyelasher curler + lip gloss from SaSa.

Angeline is broke, so is Ck. Ok, maybe not Ck, BUT definitely Angeline.

Angeline and Breakfast?

The 2 words doesn't go together. Angeline doesn't take breakfast now, what's more on a Saturday morning when she can sleep till it is time for lunch.

However, Angeline had a date with someone special and she made the extra effort to wake up earlier. Oh well, she just made it in time for brunch. The special one is not Ck. Besides, Angeline doesn't think Ck is keen to wake up early on a Saturday morning and come all the way to accompany Angeline to eat breakfast.

The special one has a nickname (given by Angeline) known as 'Precious'. She is Angeline's ex-student from Etonhouse. Precious was not exactly in Angeline's class, but she was taken care by Angeline during evening duties for the 2 years that Angeline was in Etonhouse. Since then, they have been very close. Despite Angeline has moved onto a new career, they are still in touch. Therefore, Angeline will like to thank Pauline (Precious's mama). If not, how otherwise can a 4 years old meet Angeline at IMM's Cafe Cartel for breakfast?

Angeline was super excited about this gathering because she was meeitng the new memeber of Precious's family for the first time. She is called Geraldine (Precious's new born sister).

Angeline has been a faithful reader of Pauline's blog and she keeps herself updated with their updates. From the photographs posted on the blog, Geraldine looks big. In reality, Geraldine is NOT that big. You have to see to understand. Despite so, Geraldine is a strong baby, she doesn't need much support for her neck and you can just lift her up and her head won't tilt backwards. Impressive eh!!! Well, at least Angeline is impressed.

Breakfast was agreed at Cafe Cartel. It was Angeline's first time patronizing Cafe Cartel for breakfast. Prehaps, Angeline will go again if she ever manage to wake up in time. That means Angeline likes the food there la. What's more the prices are reasonable, they are similar to that of MacDonald's.

Nothing really change. Precious is still as *tweet* as Angeline can remember. She will still look at Angeline and say, "I love you, Ms Angeline." To which, Angeline couldn't help teasing her by asking, "How much?" Without a second thought, Precious would stretch out her hands far apart and reply, "This much." *tweet* as not?

I'm Lovin' It!

Angeline and Ck went to catch Chronicles of Narnia (Prince Caspian) at Great World City. Generally, Angeline likes to watch movies at that place. First, the entrance is the exit, therefore Angeline doesn't have to walk one big round to get back to the shopping mall when she leaves the cinema. Second, Great World City is not as crowded as the rest of the cinemas in Singapore, therefore Angeline doesn't have to squeeze in the crowd with strangers.

As the movie would start at only 12.15am (fliter another 20 minutes for commericals and previews), Angeline and Ck have another 2 hours to spare before it starts. As TCC was still under renovation, Angeline and Ck only had Mac Cafe as their option before they entered the cinema. Angeline supposed that a White Chocolate Raspberry Cake and Mango Smoothie would be enough to entertain them for 2 hours.

Ck was more than happy to spend 2 hours reading his novel, whereas Angeline got restless and started playing with her phone after 1 hour. Other than snapping here and there, Angeline has nothing to entertain herself practically.

Thankfully (fortunately for Ck), the snapping here and there was good enough to occupy Angeline for another hour. Angeline was looking forward to the movie, as she had enjoyed the first. Naturally, she has presumed the second one would be good as well.

True enough, Prince Caspian was as good as (if not better than) the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Nonetheless, the running time for the movie was a little bit too long for Angeline. Her bio-clock started ringing after one and a half hour and she started to fidget endlessly till the end of the movie.

Honestly, Angeline wonders if Ck ever gets irritated when Angeline starts to fidget (without fail) after sitting down for an hour and a half.

P/S: Narnia is being spelled wrongly in the photo (once again - think *Gastronomia*). However, Angeline is still too lazy to make the changes. Oh well!

HS at NYP

Angeline went to Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) for the second Health Seminar in 2008. As usual, Angeline went with Oh-Tai and the pair were only interested in the tea break. Comparing this seminar with the one held at Republic Polytechnic (RP), the tea offered was heavenly (to be more precise, there was NO tea reception at the previous seminar). This time round, there were Honey Chicken Wings, Spring Rolls, Kuehs, Pizzas, Mango cakes, Strawberry cakes and Chocolate Muffins.

Why is Angeline blogging only about the food? It is because the Health Seminar is a closed door event and no member of the media was allowed into the auditorium. Therefore, Angeline assumed that the contents were strictly confidential. However, Angeline doesn't think the food menu is confidential. Heh!

Nonethless, Angeline and Oh-Tai were taken aback by the highest food allergy in children that was being shared during the seminar. Naturally, all pre-schools in Singapore (prehaps worldwide) are safe, as Angeline DO NOT think any of the pre-schools will serve such an expensive food. Angeline means it when she says it is EXPENSIVE. Angeline is going to give you 3 clues, either you get it or you don't.

1) It is a tonic that improves complexion (as believed).
2) It is usually served as a dessert.
3) It is available in ready-to-drink bottles now.

Angeline is not going to tell you the answer, remember this is a closed door seminar. Heh!

If you see a guy in the photograph as posted below, Angeline will like to introduce him as "Adik". That is all you need to know.

Pls buy me!

Angeline is NOT for sale.

If you are interested to donate money to the 四川 quake victims, one of the easiest method is to buy this panda bear from Bread Talk. Each panda bear bread costs S$2.00 and the sales collected will be donated to the quake victims. Buy la! You get to eat and do a good deed at the same time leh!

Heh.

Happy Birthday to 老豆!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to 老豆!
Happy Birthday to you!

祝你生日快乐!
祝你生日快乐!
祝老豆生日快乐!
祝你生日快乐!

Selamat Hari Jadi!
Selamat Hari Jadi!
Selamat Hari Jadi!
Selamat Hari Jadi!

Angeline don't know how to sing the birthday song in Tamil. But it's not funny ok?

Angeline and family have celebrated 老豆's birthday at Kbox at Marina Square. Naturally, 老豆 was the happiest person for that night. Angeline has been warned to keep my entry short. So this is another short entry.

Happy Birthday, SD!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to SD!

Happy Birthday to you!

Angeline is late again. Well, better than NOTHING ok? Heh!

Everyone has a facade

So does Angeline.

S$336 done the drain

Angeline just threw away 2 pairs of VIP tickets to Harlem World Tour 2008.

My 小姑 called me yesterday while I was having my Hi-Tea at Royal Plaza on Scotts with my (future) colleagues. She offered two pairs of VIP tickets to Harlem World Tour 2008 at Singapore Indoor Stadium because she was unable to make it. I called Ck to check with him immediately. However, he turned the offer down, as we are suppposed to meet my family to celebrate my dad's birthday the same night. I have to agree with Ck, because it will be disappointing to my dad if we failed to turn up. After all, my dad is more important than Harlem.

Nonetheless, the heart still ache at the thought of throwing S$336 down the drain just like that.

Harlem World Tour 2008

379, 281 views

After Angeline has watched the first video from Youtube, her jaws literally dropped to the ground. Without a doubt, this video has attracted over ten thousands of views globally and many have responded actively to her recording. Angeline has decided just to pick 2 from the list.

Ultimately, Angeline is left speechless. Angeline is just wondering if these people have so much time to do these recording, why can't they just spend the energy to do some stuff that are more constructive? As least, Angeline can say that she has donated money to the quake victims (although the amount is NOT alot).

Don't PIKA Angeline!

Angeline simply has no affinity with this cartoon character, "Pikachu". Not only she finds it irritaing, she regards the high pitch "PIKA" that this character makes is capable of making her snap readily. The other night, Angeline and Ck were talking about children's programmes on Central & Channel 8, it started with R.E.M. (Angeline doesn't know much about it, other than they are 3 teenage girls with some supernatural powers, going around to do the world some good.) and the topic went onto Pokémon. Naturally, Ck started to "PIKA" Angeline and she made him stopped just in time before she decided to sit on him literally.

Pikachu

However, Angeline is indeed contradicting herself. Angeline loves watching 宇宙小毛球 when she was in Secondary school and her favourite character is 毛弟. Throughout the entire cartoon series, 毛弟 could only say two words, "对呀". BUT he managed to use these two words to express a range of emotions, such as anger, joy, fear and jealousy expressively. He would say "对呀，对呀，对呀，对呀，对呀, 对呀，对呀，对呀，对呀，对呀" (Ok, you got the idea) non-stop in his high pitch voice and Angeline would be totally fine with it. To a certain extent, Angeline even thinks that he is cute.

Now the question is "Then how come Angeline finds Pikachu irritating and 毛弟 adorable (since both can only say two words in high pitch tone)?" Angeline is unable to answer the question.

毛弟 is the little green ball.

亚坤's 'Quality Control' has shocked Angeline

Angeline is sure that most of her friends have patronized 亚坤 in Singapore at least once. For Angeline, she loves to drink a cuppa after meals at 亚坤 from time to time. As a result, the half boiled eggs were seldom ordered by Angeline. However, Angeline is aware that 亚坤 serves half boiled eggs that are almost perfect-looking with the promise that the egg yolk will burst in your mouth once you bite on it. Wow! That should make anyone (who loves to eat such eggs) to rush to 亚坤 to purchase them immediately.

Sad to say, 亚坤's quality control of producing such perfect-looking half boiled eggs has shocked Angeline. As usual, Ck went for his cuppa after lunch with his colleagues at Sun Tec City. While waiting for his cuppa, Ck saw that the lady at the counter threw away 4 pairs of eggs (that meant 8 eggs) before she served the perfect looking pair. In Angeline's opinions, that was a 100% wastage of food. Angeline don't see 'kopi tiams' in the neighbourhood doing the same thing. They serves all the half boiled eggs to the customers regardless what the eggs look like, as long as the eggs are half boiled.

Now the question is, "Is this quality control of producing almost perfect-looking half boiled eggs standarized throughout all 亚坤's outlets?"

Ka Yun - 'Kopi', 'Teh', 'Kaya Toast' & 'Half boiled eggs' (Please look at the eggs!)

Angeline even went to surf the Internet to see if there are any blog entry or articles about 亚坤's half boiled eggs. Angeline has learnt the importance of backing up whatever she wants to say with concrete evidences from another fellow blogger, because Angeline seriously don't want to run into the risk of being sued by 亚坤. Angeline got no money one leh!

The half-boiled eggs were a joy. Nicely done, not too much raw parts but yet, not too cooked too. Coffee was nice. It was thick and not diluted, the sweetness was just nice to my standard and preference of coffee so I didn’t need to turn back to the kind offer I was told. - Endoh Taiki

The soft-boiled eggs were how they were supposed to be: soft, wet, and runny enough to be slurped down in one breath. Small jars of dark soy sauce and white pepper are available for you to spice up your eggs. - Aroma

Unlike places in Malaysia, the half boiled eggs are cracked for you. It's actually a good idea as it was perfectly cooked without any clear uncooked egg. Drizzle some soy sauce (which is pretty thick versus the ones we get in Malaysia), sprinkle a dash of white pepper and you'll have a really satisfying meal. I've always loved half boiled eggs ever since I was a kid. It used to be our daily regiment to pop one tiny egg before going to school. - Masak-Masak

Please don't tell Angeline that the 3 people went to the same 亚坤 on the same day that Ck saw the server in action. Angeline is NOT a bimbo. Furthermore, Angeline has picked these comments randomly from several websites. Therefore, Angeline is wondering have these people paused for a second to wonder why did they get to enjoy such eggs all the time they patronized 亚坤. On another note, Angeline will still continue to patronize 亚坤 for their 'kopi' and kaya toast because Angeline likes to eat good food.

"Mei Mei don't want"

Angeline is going to introduce her youngest baby cousin to you. OK! She is not a baby, toddler is a more appropriate term to describle her now. Zhou Mei En is the newest addition to the Chua family (my maternal side). Amazingly, she looks like me and my youngest sister when we were young. In Angeline's context, "look like" is almost like the same. Angeline is serious here eh, Angeline hopes that you are not laughing at her or teasing Mei En that she is unfortunate enough to resemble Angeline.

"Mei Mei don't want" was one of Mei En's first sentence that Angeline has heard from her and it left a deep impression. Being half-Taiwanese, my aunties have nicknamed her called her "qie charbor" (in 台语).

Mei En at Sun Tec City

Mei En at Budget Terminal

Mei En at Christmas Party

Mei En at Eugene's Farewell Dinner

Mei En at home

Mei En is the apple of Angeline's eye now.

Angeline is in denial

Angeline just don't understand how could Chelsea lost to Man U at both EPL and Champions League?

Have you heard of Sunset Grill and Pub?

Angeline was browsing through Women's Weekly last month and she came across this restaurant. It caught her attention immediately because it is located near Singapore Flying Club (Seletar Airbase) and you can actually see planes taking off and landing while you enjoy your meal. Alright! Angeline is a sucker for such 'romantic' places. As a result, she is rather keen to try it.

Back to reality, Angeline has encountered some problems. Firstly, this place is very much inaccessible, as there is no bus services available. Second, going there by taxi will simply test the driver's knowledge of Singapore. Thirdly, Ck is not big on the idea of travelling to some 'ulu' places to makan for the sake of novetly (only Angeline's assumption). Well, well, well, Angeline is going to pray hard that one of her friends is willing to make the trip with her.

Sunset Grill and Bar

Address: 140B Piccadilly Road Singapore 797754
Contact: 64820244
Opening Hours: 4pm to 10pm (closed on Tuesdays)

Map of Sunset Grill and Bar

BLT

Buffalo Wings

Chilli Con Crane

NZ Mussels

Angeline hopes that these photographs did have an impact on at least 1 of her friend. Anyway, just in case Angeline is being charged for copyright, the above photographs are taken from another website. Angeline DID NOT take it herself.

On a second thought, maybe Angeline should just stick to Jerry's which is located at Club Street. Angeline has compared the two restaurants and found much similiarities. First, the buffalo wings are their specialities. Second, both are equally expensive (1 meal can cost up to S$60.00 for 2 pax). Third, the decor are very much the same (checkered red and white table cloths) focused on Americanized (if there is such a word) design. The only difference is Angeline can't see planes taking off and landing at Club Street. *bish*

Angeline is thinking

Angeline came across the following verses from a friend's profile on Friendster. It got Angeline thinking.

"Adversity builds character"

"A best friend is more than many friends"

"Karma is what goes around, comes around"

"Happiness is sought not given"

"The world is more than the community we live in, tolerate differences, accept others for who they are. Be a citizen of the world"

"Life is short, experience everything you can. Keep an open mind"

"Shit happens"

"If it doesn't affect you, don't criticise it"

"Don't judge what you don't understand"

"Try something different every once in a while, exagerate proportions, role play, walk backwards, get out of your comfort zone"

"Routine is boring, change should always be for the better"

"Everyone has facades, learn to look past them"

"It's more rewarding to emerge as the successful underdog than to be the acknowledged successful"

"Challenge convention, brave new ground"

"Life is a melody of happiness, sorrow, anger, peace, love, fulfillment, hatred and disgust unfolding in rapid succession. Learn to embrace it"

"Everyone is different, no one is better than another"

"Relationships built on serendipity last the longest"

"Nice guys finish last, cause they'll have the last laugh."

"You think you know, but you have no idea."

Beauty and Brains doesn't come together

One of Angeline's friends made this comment. Angeline is still wondering whether this is a compliment or an insult?

Angeline is feeling blissful

Angeline is feeing blissful and so should you if you are reading my blog.

承諾

因为爱

A romantic date with Ck

Angeline and Ck could be well voted as the most romantic couple. Is Angeline blowing her own trumpet (or is it horn)? Of course not. Please continue reading.

Angeline and Ck went to Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 on Sunday with the intention of drinking coffee. The initial plan was to head to Terminal 3 but Ck got disappointed when Carpark 3A and 3B didn't offer him any parking lot when he entered. As a result, he made a u-turn and headed towards Carpark 2A instead. Indeed, the carpark has welcomed him with many available lots. Angeline thus assumed that Ck is pleased that he didn't have to wait for one.

As Angeline has brought the laptop along, it indicated that she is interested to do some Photshop with it. This left Ck with nothing to do except to stare at her doing Photoshop. Being the romantic girlfriend, how could Angeline let Ck do that? Angeline then suggested to go to the bookstore to browse through the books and see if Ck is interested to get anything to read. In the end, Angeline and Ck walked out with a book each. If you are thinking that they got a book each for themselves, you are wrong. Angeline got Ck a book and Ck got Angeline a book. Romantic, isn't it? Honestly, the books were brought to ease each other's guilt about buying books.

Angeline's Book - The Choice by Nicholas Sparks (Angeline has read all his books.)

Ck's Book - Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child (Angeline thinks that Ck has read all his books too.)

After all the blah-blah, Angeline and Ck settled down happily at the all children's paradise, MacDonald's. Since the two of them weren't that hungry, they decided to get a drink each. Since Angeline will suffer from insomina if she takes coffee too late (time check - 9.30pm = 3 hours before bedtime), she decided to opt for hot Milo instead. This got Angeline wondering if she is aging faster that she has expected. She heard this symptom from her ex-colleague before. Apparently, the ex-colleague has suffered from insomnia and only managed to fall asleep at 4am when she consumed a cup of Latte from Coffee Bean at 4pm. Angeline is beginning to get more worried now as this did not happen to Ck who got his Latte. Nonethless, Angeline was too eager to read her novel that she pushed it to the back of the brain until NOW.

Ck's Latte and Angeline's Milo

After reading for about 20 minutes, Angeline got hungry and she decided to get herself a Happy Meal. She conveniently forgot that Happy Meal comes with a toy and she is stuck with it. If anyone is interested to get a 'something' (Angeline has no idea what is it) from Wins Club for your daughter, please contact Angeline.

The 'something' from MacDonald's Happy Meal

As Angeline was eating her Happy Meal, Ck suddenly looked up from his book and declared, "I am hungry too." Ck stood up and got himself a Chicken MacBurger. Angeline wondered how is she ever going to lose weight when she just got herself a Happy Meal for supper and with Ck's encouragement by eating together. Angeline thought that they were only going to drink coffee at Terminal 2. How could Angeline allow a coffee drinking session evolves into a supper eating session? Angeline shall continue to pray that U-zap works.