Geneva to New York

Woke up this morning at 5am then quickly take shower and pack my stuff and leave hotel at 05:30, quite a rush one.. When I arrived airport, the bad thing is the flight was delayed about 4 and half hours! Lucky the airline also quite nice and compensate us US$500 for us to buy air ticket and also provide us lounge for rest and online..

Geneva Day 9 -- Last Day!

Today is the happiest day, because my trip to New York wasn't delay and I can go according to my plan and wor hard there.. And Baby is joining me soon n NY! Yeah Yeah Yeah...Haha..

I don't know how to describe my feeling here, I think happy to go NY for work, travel and anything. But at the same time I also feeling sad because I gonna say goodbye to my fellow friends here in Geneva, don't know when I will come back to Geneva again and to have lunch with them, dinner with them! Haha.. Alright, I should say goodbye to all of them and wish them all the best!

Today is time to disclose my hotel room, here it is... Swissotel Metropole, quite nice the hotel, service not bad, glad that I can travel and stay in such a nice hotel..I will stay Apartment in NY :(


Ok.. I can't talk much already, need to pack my stuff and ready to go airport at 0530 and take 0900 flight to NY Neward Airport! Again, goodbye to Geneva and Hello to New York!!!!

No gift again, I spent all my cash.. Haha.. But I will something from Geneva Airport which to surprise her! Ho ho ho...

Geneva Day 8

Sunday is the most boring day in Geneva, almost like a dead city, all shops closed and only limited restaurant is operating. This morning we searching around for breakfast, went in few restaurants and not suitable.. Finally we walked to train station and there is a bakery shop and serving drink as well.

After breakfast, we straight to the bus station as we planned to go Annecy, a small village in France and just near Geneva border. Unfortunately, we got the 12:30 ticket and time I bought was 10:45 where the previous bus just departed on 10:30.. No choice, so we just buy the ticket and wait.. While waiting, some of us back to Hotel, but me and another friend then walked around the Lake and took some pictures.

Finally, we boarded the bus on 12:30, then we arrived Annecy around 14:00, consider quite late, but still managed to discover mostly everything! When we arrived, we really lost and didn't see the beach or lake or river! We keep following people and walked till very very deep inside then we found a village there, actually it is quite a big one!

We were discovering around, then suddenly saw people eating crepe and look nice, then we stop and order our crepe too! After which, we go around the lake side just to see see look look.. Actually the place quite interesting, but if you not playing those activities like take cruise for sight seeing, rafting or parachute..

The funny thing is we also follow those people there and sat on the green grass and play Big 2.. haha.. After few games, then we continue a bit on our journey then leave the town..

Today didn't manage to get baby a gift, because here is using EURO and I don't have it at all.. So the gift will replace by another things.. Haha..

Geneva Day 7

Sunny Day, early morning was awaken by the strong sun light, it was around 07:30.. No plan for me today, so just follow my colleagues went to Manor, a department store like Robinsons I guess.. We had breakfast there, I drank 1 potato soup and pasta, then drink banana milkshake..Thereafter, I went back to hotel and put down my stuff and go out again to help my friend by LV bag.. Then follow with photoshooting, went along the river there and take some photos.

Then I walk around to look for souvenir again for Lovely, this time really nothing much in my mind, at last I got her a box of chocolate, so she can eat it in New York everyday.. Haha..

After a long walk, then I felt hungry, so I went to get something, then I just simply choose a restaurant at old town, then never thought that it is Spaghetti factory! Yesterday my colleagues asked me where is this restaurant, I told them I can't remember and seem never been there..

Ok, now back to Hotel and need to do my assignment and read some documents....

Geneva Day 6

This Friday morning has little bit different, we had breakfast in the Hotel, because the project manager asked us to try it! Actually not bad, but I still prefer outside, because it was too expensive CHF 41 per pax, then those food are same like outside what we eat!

Today has lots of back to back meeting, so we didn't take our lunch, but lucky we are not hungry then we wait till dinner! But today I didn't dinner with others, because I meet up with my friend who I knew in Geneva when I came here 2 years before. She actually a Taiwanese, but came here to study and married to Swiss guy. She brought me to a lake side, the food there is quite cheap and for family to dine there. The scene there is perfect, got lake, got mountain, fresh air, got ducky and they don't scare of human, they will walk around your foot!

Ohh.. another thing to mention is I got chance to feel Porche! Of course, she drove, not me! I don't dare to drive that car, don't know the road, rule and things and some more here is left hand drive.

I back to Hotel after dinner, then my colleagues asked me to go for drink, then we went to meet another colleague in Geneva, we just ordered a beer for each, cost CHF4 a glass, quite cheap because their government actually subsidize it! We just finish the beer and left the place, feel sleepy, so not to stay long..

This time I bought dress for my wifey from H&M to match her legging, hope she like it! Haha.. I think Lou Po Zai sure happy receiving so many gifts.. Haha..

Geneva Day 5

This morning woke up a bit early, can't sleep well.. Then looking outside the windows, the sun is arising slowly to the sky, then suddenly make me feel like taking its photo! Took out my camera to snap a few shots, unfortunately, view from my room is limited, so just able to take few shots.

Then continue with routine morning preparation and went out for breakfast with the rest. This morning thought not to eat so much, because later lunch with Geneva colleague Christophe and ex-Singapore colleague Cindy, but cant't get away from those attractive bread, yogurt and juice!

Today I have another colleague came from Sg, then we wait her for lunch as well. They brought us to one vietnamese restaurant which nearby the office, quite nice environment! About the food, I don't really like vietnamese food because their spices and smelly vege make me vomit. I ordered Caramel Pork with Rice, I can't even finish it, it was too salty and smelly!!!

After our meetings, then we faster ran back to Hotel and put down our stuff and go Shopping!! Before shopping, we went for dinner first, a Thai cuisine restaurant, quite a special one where it didn't have Tom Yam Soup, then every dishes also costly, I had Green Curry Chicken Fried Rice, thought is green curry chicken with fried rice, but the Swiss world is different of thought, they really use the green curry fried with rice then put the chicken on top. I got a picture, but it is in my handphone, can't transfer out...

This time bought something special for Lovely.. Hehe.. She will know it untill she get it!

Geneva Day 4

Another day passes, today breakfast is a bit different, we had it in another cafe, I had panini for breakfast! It has been long time searching this type of panini, I miss it after my 1st trip in Geneva, now I have chance to eat it again, the taste you can't find anywhere in Singapore.

Today quite busy, running both office again for meeting, but something good is I met the lady also from Malaysia, she very kind and volunteer to bring us around and introduce some nice tourist places for us to go during weekend.

Today I had late lunch, because some meetings were too close and not in time to enjoy lunch, so we decided to go lunch at 3pm. Today we had chinese cuisine again in a departmental store called Globus.. 3 dishes (Sweet and Sour Chicken, Curry Beef with potatoes, Curry Seabass), 3 white rice, 2 fried rice and 3 lychee drink, you guess how much it cost ----- CHF 105!!! Terrible!

Dinner is something famous in Geneva -- steak with fries, not very nice but still ok, still can't compete with the one nearby my hotel there.. After dinner, we reached hotel around 11:20pm, then do the same again, bath, shave, write blog, upload photo, read documents and etc.

When I back to hotel, I realised that the laundry I sent, they charged me espress service with additional 50%. Then I went complain and finally they waive it as it is not my fault!

6 days to go.. then I can meet Lovely baby lo.. I think she can't wait to go there also, keep singing empire state of America by Alicia Key ft. Jay-Z.. Haha.. Another souvenir! Haha..

Geneva Day 3

Today wake up feeling a bit dizzy and headache, again I can't go for jog, maybe is lazy bugs :) Then, went to the same restaurant for breakfast, this time ordered Tuna quiche, Croissant and Banana yogurt drink! Nice choice, as the tuna quiche is hot one, rather than always eating those cold food. Haha..

After having few meeting, then I went lunch with GVA colleagues Paul and Tobias and of course Sg colleagues also following us. They brought us to a local typical French restaurant, they selling quite limited food and simple one! But, it was really really nice, better and cheaper than yesterday what we have! I ordered Salad with Duck meat, thought just want to eat something, but the portion is very very very big! It has rocket vege, tomato, grape fruit, orange, carrot and roasted duck meat, but don't know what sauce is that.. Haha..

After we finished our meal, Paul ordered something special for us -- Lemon Celio! It is very nice taste, hard liquor with lemon juice, the best part is FOC! According to Tobias, he said the boss free for us as we are visitor, but some restaurants do provide it free as well! it's very common in Geneva, but not a practice for other city.

After lunch, back to scheduled meeting till 6pm. Then we stay in office to wrap up and do some work until 9pm, almost 95% people were already left the office. Haha.. So good union and labor scheme that create a work-life balance for them!

Today we had late dinner, we walked to Old Town to eat the Roasted Chicken which I had 2 years ago! Still, the taste and standard are no change, still delicious and the brownie is very nice too!

Today is actually my colleague Tony's birthday, too bad he never let us know until we went to his room and saw birthday card and cake from the hotel, if not the brownie will become his birthday cake! Haha..

3rd day, 3rd gift.. also bear bear from Harrods.. Haha.. Maybe tomorrow also bear bear.. Haha.. Few more days to go, Lovely is going to join me in New York..! Yeah...

Geneva Day 2

After the tiring flight schedule, yesterday at least I can relax a bit.. I woke up at 6am, then got prepare to go jogging, but bad thing always happen when you have full of hope, it was raining at the morning, and I think better not to jog, otherwise I might get sick. Then call up Lovely to have a little chat, again I miss her very much..

Today work schedule not pack, just attended few meetings, but the happy thing is I can meet with those Geneva colleagues again! Really long time didn't see them, I think more than 2 years. After finished the day, I went back hotel and gym, then dinner.

Today's meal:

Breakfast: Passion Fruit Yogurt with Cereal

Lunch: Spaghetti Aglio Olio

Dinner: Chinese "Ji Cha".. Never thought I will eat chinese food here, but at least can see the Chinese Restaurant culture here..

Another souvenir for my lovely cutie wife.. Haha..

Geneva Day 1

Yesterday morning I woke up at 5am, then prepared myself to go airport and breakfast at Kris Flyer lounge.. It was really a long long process for me, because 1 day no longer 24 hours, is more than that!! From 5am SG time, stay awake until the next day 7am SG time (Geneva is just 1am), so do you think this the night still young in Geneva? Afraid not..

Just to share what I have done in the plane for the 13 hours!

1. I was watching movie right after the plane departed, I spent 4 hours for 2 movie (Knight and day and A-Team, at the same time having breakfast. After finished both movie, I was flying above Nagpur, India and 7638km to go...

2. Then I spent an hour to read my documents and thinking my Lovely baby in KL.

3. 6 hours flight gone, I reach Afghanistan sky, UK time is 8:11am and out temperature is -26 celcius. I was watching Prince of Persia after 1st reading, suddenly hungry then order Kuai Teow soup, quite nice!

4. After the movie, it's kinda bored, then found something interesting which is learning foreign language. I took up French and German basic conversation like Bonjour, Merci, Allo, Je M'excuse, Ou sont les toilettes.. For German also quite interesting like refreshing my memory, recall what I had learned before.

5. Continue with Movie Predator, not very nice movie... About 9 hours passed, now i'm flying on top of Krasnodar, Russia, another 4 hours to go or 3100 km.

6. 11:30am UK time, finally we fly into Europe and Berlin, Germany just below us about 31999 ft. and flying at ground speed 819km/h.

7. I watch the last movie Fire Dragon (by Leon Lai), hmm no nice at all. Also having my lunch at this time, seabass with mashed potato.. The entire journey, I was drank about 7 glasses of wine, haha I think almost a bottle!

8. Finally, we arrived in London Heathrow airport, then go get my boarding pass and wait to transit and fly to Geneva, another 3 hours (2 hours flight plus 1 hour delay).

I had bought some gifts for my Lovely baby and myself from London.. Haha..

SIN > KUL > SIN > GVA > NYC > SIN

After my last business trip to Hong Kong, another trip is coming.. This time is a long trip and in a short notice, my own trip schedule is being messed up! Suppose I'm going back to KL on 25 to 30 Aug, but my business trip is starting from 29 Aug till 01 Oct..

So, anyway I have to activate my plan B:
25 - 28 Aug - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur - Singapore
29 - 08 Sep - Singapore - Geneva - New York
09 - 01 Oct - New York - Singapore

In fact, the most regret thing is I can't attend my brother's weddings, this is something I still feel stress about. So, I'm thinking to do something for my brother, how? Buy a wedding gift? Record a surprise video for him? what else I can do??

Nothing is perfect in this world, I have no choice and especially I can't control about my work and need to follow project schedule. What I can say is sorry to my brother and hope he understand me.

My Medical Report

Time for me to seriously control my diet! Today I got my medical report, first time doing full body checkup and really upset me when I saw the result.. Actually I was suspected myself got high uric acid since my knees feeling uneasy few years ago, got sound like bone scrubbing each other and sometimes feel pain when walking up staircases..

Another thing that really surprise me is the ratio between LDL and HDL cholesterol, the normal ratio should be 3:2, but my LDL is 114 and HDL only 35, so the ratio is 3:1, this is quite serious because it might caused many sickness or even harm my heart, body fat also really terrible until reduce my water absorption system. Then I also got fat liver that will affects my food digestion become slow and hardly to keep good nutrition..

So now I have made up my mind, I must keep fit and doctor recommended the ideal weight is 68.6kg, so I have 10.8kg to shave! Hope I can do it within 6 months.. Actually the worst and sad thing is doctor said my metabolic age is 33!!!

Celebration @ Ma Maison

Today celebrate with my wife at Ma Maison for her last day working in Phillip.. Finally she get out from that low pay and low people oriented company.. Good luck for those working there and new joiner! Haha..

Ma Maison

Nice deco restaurant
Shy wifey

Ma Maison Wine

Me

Pork Cutlet Curry Rice! Superb!

Hamburger Steak! Yummy!

Bye Bye California Fitness

It has been 48 months tied up with California fitness and finally today is last day! However, my body still like 48 months ago, same weight, same shape, same amount of fat.. Haha.. Because of my busy work and also part because my laziness, no time to workout when busy with project, then when got time I will think to rest and give some excuses to skip gym..

When come closer to the expiry date, then only make up my mind to go gym often, too "fan jian".. Now not more thinking about gym and can might just go for jogging or swimming sometimes.. The time is fast pass by, 4 years like just a blink, must really make use of my time, spend more with my wife and family!

Thanks to My Friend -- Li Lian

Today I was chatting with my friend who actually seldom keep in touch but a very good friend, we were colleagues before in M'sia and she treat me like her little brother.. This year, she is going to get married! I really really want to say Congratulations to her and Ben!

Beside that, she also suddenly mentioned that I have not been updating my blog for some times, when I think back, I really busy with work for last 1 year and I might had neglected something in my life.. So I told her that I will start back to blog, because I know at least she is reading and it is worth for me to continue blogging!

Thanks Li Lian! See you on your wedding night in Oct 10! Because of you, this blog has been unblocked from dormant! Haha.. You actually can update my status from Facebook!