Back dating # 4

seems like i am never gonna backdate finish... but shall attempt to catch up to date...

Wed 25th Oct 06
we had a QC party.. at portsmouth brewery... supposedly we thought we couldn't meet a dateline and then we managed to... and everything worked out fine... so i guess it's something worth celebrating... we booked the whole basement and had it all to ourselves.. could drink watever u wanna drink... provided they have it la... but i think the bar counter was pretty well equipped with all kinds of liquer.. there was a pool table.. and something called a shuffleboard... something like the game of pushing beer glasses on a smooth surface.. but it's a small metal pug on sand... push too soft and u can't reach the line... too hard and u fall into the sand pit beyond... had an ok time there... taking photos with colleagues (supposedly QC has quite a number of shuai guys) and had a chance to talk to our QC Director (he's shuai too =D)

The QC TAP girls at Portsmouth Brewery...

Fri 27th Oct 06
We had a mini Halloween celebration for the Lonza staff kids... so by 4pm.. u see lots of kids dressed up in their fav costume appearing... they are all so cute... we walked around the whole plant.. following the trick or treat path to the various stations to look at their decorations... something new... something u don get in sg... the kids go round the office cubicles with their little buckets... collecting sweet treats... it's cute to see how diff kids react differently... some are very sure of wat they want... they'll go to the sweets pot and take wat they want... some are shy and their parents had to help them get the candies... and others... well.. they are probably still too young to know wat's going on.. and why are they being dressed up like tat.. hahaha... jas was saying the kids are so cute... she would want kids too... then can dress them up... hmm... i'm not sure about tat... shouldn't u want kids because of some other reasons and not because they are cute? hahaah... Halloween seems like a really big thing here.. u see all kinds of decorations when u pass by other pple's yard... and there is really the trick or treat going on unlike in sg.. where Halloween is too commercialised... and it's more like an adult thing in pubs and places like tat...

Beverly and her little clown...

The cute kids in their outfits...

Our very own clown... she's the receptionist... but heard she is a professional clown and entertainer... not forgetting balloon artist... she makes very nice balloons... heard she is rank top 10 or something in NH...

Sun 29th Oct 06
WY's frens came to visit from Boston... so we brought them to Mt Major for a trek... the trek was a pretty managable one... with your fair share of gentle paths and rocky bit... the initial part was ok.. just some gentle path... then when u reach nearer to the top... it get a little steep and rocky... and it was so freaking cold... and the wind was super strong... esp at the rock face on the summit.. with no trees to block the wind... we thought we were all gonna be blown away... when we reach the summit... our face was like totally no feeling... numb with cold... and any sudden movement we were afraid our face would crack... hahaha... but the view at the summit was nice... and we can see a lake... there was a rock shelter at the summit... and we hide there from the wind... but we figured we gotta take a shot no matter how strong the wind is since we are here at the summit already... so we ran out... took the pic and ran back to hide... after tat we made our way down the mt in small groups... holding on to each other in case we get blown off by the wind and cos it was pretty steep on the rock face.. not much grip... when we reach more managable path.. i trudged on and on... had my fair share of slips and falls... damp leaves, branches and loose stones doesn't go well together... make it really slippery... slipped a couple of times but managed to maintain my balance... but i did fell on my butt though... went on for a while until a certain part where i suddenly realise... i am all alone in the forest... for a moment i did think... if i got lost how... but i thought... nvm... we'll figure out when i am really lost... so i followed the blue markers on the trees... and yes.. i made it... i am 3rd to reach the foot ok! everytime we go for such trekking trips.... everytime i see a lone trekker... i would always wonder why would pple wanna come trek alone... not sian meh... but i guess i know why now... it gives u quiet moments by urself... to think about things... i guess tat's wat they call 'Solitude'