Election time!

Election time again.

It is gg to be my 2nd time voting.

As a Gen Y, I admit one of my main concerns used to be the housing issue.

Very hard to get a good queue number...

Let alone get a good queue number at our ideal estate...

Furthermore, prices are rather high even at estates like Sengkang, Punggol which are too far from our parents' places/workplace...

After we got our unit, my 'hot' concern has been replaced by retirement needs.

After spending our entire CPF savings for the next 30 years on the flat and the ever increasing CPF minimum sum, how are we ever going to retire?

Looking at the current elderly population in Sg, there is an increasing number working as cleaners/ dish collectors etc...

Is that going to happen to us in the near future?

How are we going to ensure sufficient savings for our retirement needs with the high living standard in Sg?

Spree by http://adeliciouss.livejournal.com ~ Bad review

Not too sure it is pure bad luck or what to have participate in this spree organised by Adeliciouss (adeliciouss@yahoo.com).

Participated in this SW-Box spree (Nov 2010) happily to get items for the iPhone and this was the start of my nightmare.

Until now, there has been no sight of the items, no refunds made, rare updates on the spree status.

Imagine multiple spree participants emailing Adeliciouss at least 10 times spread over weeks before we even get a reply from her.

Ridiculous service...

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Update on Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:35 PM

Orders are confirmed & shipped by SW-Box =)

This email is to notify that your order has been accepted.All spree updates will be done @ https://adeliciouss.livejournal.com
I'll email again when the spree is ready for 2nd payment.Thankssssssss!

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Update on Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 1:18 AM

Dear spree-ers,

There's an unforeseen delay of the shipment of BOTH parcels. After receiving a parcel from EMS I assumed it was parcel #6 but it turns out to be not the case..

I was provided by SW-Box the tracking number of the 2 parcels but to my surprise both are "delivered" by Singpost to some other address.

I've raised the issue to both SW-Box & Singpost to do an investigation of what exactly is happening, to find out which party made the mistake & of course how I can retrieve the parcel.

I've following on the progress with both sides daily so hopefully this issue can be resolved ASAP.

Thank you.

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Update on Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:40 AM

Dear all,

After numerous emails, calls & chasing.. Here's the latest update:

The parcels were delivered by SingPost to the return agent of SW-Box in Singapore. So upon receiving the parcels, the agent shipped them via surface (by sea) back to SW-Box warehouse. However latest check with SW-Box is they have yet to receive the returned parcels.

SW-Box management is trying to get EMS to compensate the paid freight charges. And in the meanwhile I'm trying to get them to re-pack another parcels of the orders & ship to me again but now still pending reply from your management.

So nothing much can be done now but I'll continue to chase after SW-Box for some prompt action.

Thanks.

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After numerous emails, finally an update.....

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Update on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:17 AM

Pertaining to SW-Box Spree 6&7, I've yet to receive any reply from the merchant on the re-ship of the replacement parcels.

1. Tracking status of parcels show that parcels were received in Dec. (by their SG return agent & not me) but they were still indeed "delivered"

2. SW has not receive the returned parcels to date also & their return agent do not provide any tracking service for returned parcels so nobody has any idea where exactly the parcels are now

There's 2 options now

1. Wait for SW to receive the parcels &  cancel the order - get back full refund

OR

2. Cancel the order now - the intl shipping charges of USD50+ per parcel will be forfeited & will be split evenly among all spree-ers.

The majority will call the shot.

Regards,

Adele Hoe

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Update on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:20 PM

I think it's pretty obvious what's the final decision based on everybody's response - Wait for parcel to arrive at SW-Box & opt for full refund.Since this is your choice, you gotta understand what's the process going to be like...1. The parcels were returned to SW-Box via surface, meaning by SEA not AIR. This normally takes 1 month from date of shipment but expect this period to be greatly delayed due to China 2 weeks festive holidays for CNY, so very high chance the parcels will only reach them some time in late Feb or even Mar.2. After SW-Box receives the parcels, the refund will be processed back to Paypal. After which Paypal will refund back to my bank account. All these transferring from one to another via various medium will take time. Normal processing can take up to 10 working days (exclusive of sat, sun & public holidays!). So expect another 1 month for me to get back the money.

If you're not that bad with calculations & so far you're still following what I've explained - Expect to see the refund back in your bank some time in APRIL.

If there's no objection to proceeding with option #1 that is to WAIT, that's all for now.

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Update on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:16 PM

I'm not so sure that's what some spree-ers may want because $2 is actually more than what some people were buying. And forgoing $2 and yet at the end of the day not get anything..

My stand is if nobody is in desperate need of the money then why not wait.

I've been calling them every now & then I paid for intl calls is more than the $2 we're talking about so why stand firm & get back what you deserve?

Regards,

Adele Hoe

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From then on, there has been no more updates...

Refer to http://adeliciouss.livejournal.com/148389.html for more details.

Am I being too picky or is it really too few updates provided by Adeliciouss (Adele@LJ)?

As a spree organiser does she take her responsibility seriously?

So is she the type that disappears once things do not goes smoothly with the spree?

MUSEE CRYSTAL TOKYO at PS ~ 3rd Treatment

Will be going for my third treatment soon.

So far, have not really seen any significant results.

Just that hair follicles do fall out a few days after the treatment before growing back again =<

Hopefully the situation would improve after the 6th treatment.

The only complaint I have is the limited treatment slots.

Such a hassle to call and try to make appointments.

I think their customer base has increased by alot as compared to half a year back.

Tried to make an appointment for Sis & I 1.5 months before the actual appointment date but was not able to get the same treatment slot.

Ended up, 1 of us got to go at 10.30 am and the other at 11.30 am.

** Definitely need to decide on the next treatment slot when we go for our 3rd treatment this weekend **

 

 

 

The Fierce Wife 犀利人妻 ~ Continued

All along I thought that the last episode of The Fierce Wife (犀利人妻) is out as this drama actually started airing back in 2010.

This was why I happily settled down to watch this drama three days ago.

It was only yesterday after watching Episode 22 which I thought was the last episode, did I realise how wrong I was.

Approaching the last 10 mins of the episode, I was telling myself how it is possible that this drama can have a smooth and complete ending in such a short time frame left...

So foolish of me.

It seems that the last episode will only be aired in Taiwan on 16 April =<

Some famous quotes taken from the show:

Quote 1: 人妻三怕 撞车 撞鬼 撞小三

Translation: As a wife, there are three fears that she has, namely: car accident, ghost & third parties.

The part on 撞车, I totally agree. Imagine being disfigured for life... I rather die on impact in the car accident la.

The part on 撞鬼, I totally agree too especially in my current workplace where there seems to be plenty of such things floating around with countless people encountering them even in broad daylight =< I just hope for peaceful days until I get a chance to change my work location.

As for the part on 撞小三, I should say this is a universal fear of all women? Although we might be very happy and contented in our current relationship, who knows when a third party might enter into the picture. Personally I feel that tolerance (容忍) plays an important role. I was telling the Husband jokingly that 撞大三 should be part of the 人夫三怕.

** The female character (溫瑞萱) who said the above quote is super comical and together with her husband (郝康德), they really lighten up the drama. **

Quote 2: 

一旦你累死

就有别人花你的钱

住你的房

打你的小孩

睡你的男人

Translation: Once a woman die, there will be someone (a female someone) spending her $, staying in her house, beating up her children and sleeping with her husband.

Sounds cruel but it does make sense in a certain way.

Quote 3: 不要怕

Translation: Don't be scared

It just means that whatever comes our way, we should try and face it bravely.

Give it our best shot & don't be scared!

The Fierce Wife 犀利人妻

In the process of watching The Fierce Wife (犀利人妻).

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Still feel that Sunny Happiness (幸福最晴天) is so much nicer.

No 'weird' & psycho character like the cousin (Wei-En)...

The way she acts and behaves is something I just cannot take it...

How she justify each and every one of her actions with her crazy reasoning and just do not seem to realise how cruel she is towards every one around her.

How her actions torture people around her...

Emotional blackmail!

The way she always feel that other people are not on her side even though that is simply not true.

Perhaps such behaviour is to be expected of someone coming from a dysfunctional family.

Even worse more disgusting is Wen Rui Fan (the male lead) who is actually the husband of Wei-En's cousin.

I cannot understand how he can just change overnight and 'abandon' his family in favour of Wei-En whom he feels that makes him feel younger all over again.

If he really feels that his wife is not exciting enough for him, he should not have married her in the 1st place...

I am super amazed at Xie An Zhen (the wife of Wen Rui Fan). She is like those traditional wife where the husband always comes first. The husband can do no wrong type.

Just hope that this drama ends on a happy note.

Sunny Happiness (幸福最晴天)

Just finished watching 幸福最晴天.

Super nice drama.

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This drama is about the dramatic r/s bet Xiang Yun Jie (Mike He) who is a rich arrogant man  and Fang Yong Yong (Janine Chang) who is an orphan.

They 1st met in a minor road accident.

2nd meeting was at the hotel which Xiang Yun Jie owns and where she works as a housekeeper.

Their love story started all because they came to a mutual 'fake marriage' arrangement whereby Fang Yong Yong play a fake role as his 'wife' to help get custody of his son which Xiang Yun Jie just got to know about while Xiang Yun Jie will promise to preserve the piece of land that the orphanage lies on which is also the place where Fang Yong Yong once lived for 8 years.

There are super sad moments where they lost their baby but I was glad that the drama ended on a happy note =>

Highly recommended drama without those 'lame' lines that some Taiwanese dramas have.