i took leave yst and today to sleep and maybe go for a holiday~

holiday is cancelled due to the very last minute of my decision~!
bro couldn't go cuz he had ndp commitments and need to "train" on the weekends and etc
rein couldnt go cuz of swine flu ( of which i dunno why?)
sheryl couldnt go cuz ( she cant find her passport AND she wanted KL)
james and nathan ( well, it's expected )
so yea.
that kinda concludes my genting trip!

after checking the price of KL
i find that it's totally NOT worth it!
i mean the freaking bus to and fro is SO ex and i even need to go to the bus termnial~!
if i need to travel all the way to the bus terminal~!
i would rather find my own hotel and buy my own tickets at grassland~!

so yea. KL is SO not worth it!
and KL i have nothing to shop there also~!
it's not even cheap~

then sheryl proposed Bangkok
well, i have agreed to go on jan but due to those stupid thai ppl protest and those riots
we postponed it indefinately~
and now it seems like a good time to start
sheryl's scouting for the packages ( and damn, she's fast!, duh! airplanes thing ask her so fast, coaches thing she so slow! duh!)

and omg.
i thought i could sleep in peace ( since i took leave on thursday to SLEEP )
but duh duh duh duh duh!
i was rudely awaken from my slumber from those drillings noise..
it's not those one or two holes you drill to fix your cupbpard type,it's REALLY loud and
and it's pissed me off enuff for me to WAKE UP and WASH up and went out of my flat to FIND that unit!
i went to find 7,8,9 floor and got so pissed cuz i still hear those drills and yet none of those flat units have a opened door nor see those license of hdb ppl distribute out to tenants!
so i went home and called the police AND the hdb instead!

think i made enuff noise at hbd, so she say she will send someone down.
i'm still not satisfied as i want answers to this torture! so i asked for someone to contact me once they got hold of answers!
seriously, try my flat at the point they start drilling, no.. hacking the floor tiles out!
it could drive anyone nuts!
and this has been going on for MONTHS
first it's hammering, then 1 hour of drilling ( and stop), then continue hammering ( for the past few months!)
i thought it's those ppl who brought furniture from ikea and wanted to fix it up and i din do anything~!
( i practically refused to put down the phone until the aunty tell me which unit cuz she say it's P&C and i challenged her saying things like what's so P&C about it? can u hear the background noise? it's annoucing to the whole world! why not u just give me a break and tell me the unit number so that i could tell the police)

dad came home and told me that it's the unit downstairs and he's going to check out the license thing~!
anyway since i called the HDB by then, i breifly update my dad and went back playing my facebook ( i usually cant sleep after i wash up and it's so freaking bright)

after a while, dad came back and told me the unit number and i called the police again~
(to inform them of the unit number which i dun have the first time and INSISTED that they came and check it out)

police came and told my dad that they have taken down the particulars of the contractors and i heard my dad asking the police to ask them stop the drillings ( which did stop after the police came)
anyway, the police said that they will call up hdb and inform them about this incident and etc.. ( i tune out and watch my show instead)

after a while, the hdb officer came down to explain!

bg info:
they have been renovating MONTHS ago and still yet to be finished, i'm seriously PISSED off! and all my neighbours have complained about it!
it's a flat that hdb brought back and re-renovate before they resell it.
so it's kinda a hdb project
so dad was hoping mad!
it's like intermittent, they happy they come and drill holes and so on..

so i cornered the hdb guy to give me a schedule of the renovations, when they lay tiles etc.. ( so that i can ask dad to sleep over at aunt house to spare him from MY agony)

how suay am i lor!
my dad say they NEVER hack up the tiles before today, the past few months just constant hammering and drill some holes!
so yst i got the full blast of it la!
knn.
kan suay man!

anyway, since i'm already on it and i insisted on timeline of when the renovation will end ( end june 09)
oh and sat, sun they are NOT SUPPOSED to do any renovations ( good point, i could call up the cops IF i hear drillings on a Sat, Sun Morning AND call his direct line)


so yea. i spent my morning dealing with the police and the hdb officers~
after "talking" with the hdb guy, he told me sorry, they still got one more room to hack up the tiles and it will be 1-3pm
after that there's no more loud drilling noise.

KNN!
i sms mark and went back to work and even cancelled my leave for today
( supposed to be on leave on thursday AND friday, long weekend to rest for the expo )

spent my time @ work finding out details for the bangkok trip and got the deal @ http://www.euroasiaholidays.com.sg/
it's $348 for a 4D 3N
8 june to 11 june

Hotel:
p2 boutique hotel - patuman
superior room

Cathay Airlines

Departure: 8 june 1.30 Singapore Time
SG to BK 8 june 2.55pm Bangkok time (reach Bangkok )

Arrival 11 june 11.45am Bangkok Time
BK to SG 11 june 03.10pm Singapore Time


Sheryl is damn paranoid about the deaths
i mean seirously man~!
those that die MUST have lived in a poverty sicken village and so on..
i seriously cant imgain that any singaporeans will DIE from this lor
have some faith in sg govt man!
our health minister said that once WHO approved, they will buy the vaccines for the whole population of singapore lor!

went with her to O2 @ novena to grab her things and my mask~!
cheap man!
it's 10 for $25!
bg: that time i went amk hub o2, they say ONLY member enjoy that price! so sheryl suggest that we go novena to grab the items~!

brought
bath salt ( 1.90)
Facial Mask~! ( 50% off! so it's either 2.50 or 2.95)
Perfume ( cost 1.90 duh! it used to be 14.90!)
hair mask ( cost 4.90, used to be 19.90 )

hehe!
all gearing up for my long awaited trip!
not veyr convienced that it's confirmed or not cuz sheyl's SO paroniod about the death rate
told my dad i'm going to bangkok and they are like, got cases or not~!

i went online to check and got it ( forwarded to sheryl also!!)

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_05_27a/en/index.html
printable version

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 40

27 May 2009 -- As of 06:00 GMT, 27 May 2009, 48 countries have officially reported 13,398 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 95 deaths.

The breakdown of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases by country is given in the following table and map.

Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [jpg 1.37Mb]
As of 08:00 GMT, 27 May 2009

Laboratory-confirmed cases of new influenza A(H1N1) as officially reported to WHO by States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005)

Country	Cumulative total		Newly confirmed since the last reporting period
	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
Argentina	19	0	14	0
Australia	39	0	20	0
Austria	1	0	0	0
Bahrain	1	0	1	0
Belgium	7	0	0	0
Brazil	9	0	0	0
Canada	921	1	0	0
Chile	86	0	12	0
China	22	0	2	0
Colombia	16	0	0	0
Costa Rica	33	1	0	0
Cuba	4	0	0	0
Denmark	1	0	0	0
Ecuador	28	0	4	0
El Salvador	11	0	5	0
Finland	2	0	0	0
France	16	0	0	0
Germany	17	0	0	0
Greece	1	0	0	0
Guatemala	5	0	1	0
Honduras	1	0	0	0
Iceland	1	0	0	0
India	1	0	0	0
Ireland	1	0	0	0
Israel	9	0	1	0
Italy	23	0	4	0
Japan	360	0	10	0
Korea, Republic of	21	0	0	0
Kuwait	18	0	0	0
Malaysia	2	0	0	0
Mexico	4541	83	367	3
Netherlands	3	0	0	0
New Zealand	9	0	0	0
Norway	4	0	0	0
Panama	76	0	0	0
Peru	27	0	0	0
Philippines	2	0	0	0
Poland	3	0	0	0
Portugal	1	0	0	0
Russia	2	0	0	0
Singapore	1	0	1	0
Spain	138	0	2	0
Sweden	3	0	0	0
Switzerland	3	0	0	0
Thailand	2	0	0	0
Turkey	2	0	0	0
United Kingdom	137	0	0	0
United States of America	6764	10	0	0
Grand Total	13398	95	444	3

and


http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20090512-140910.html
Thailand confirms first two H1N1 flu cases


Tue, May 12, 2009
AFP

BANGKOK, May 12, 2009 (AFP) - Thailand on Tuesday confirmed its first two cases of swine flu in people who had travelled to Mexico, becoming the only Southeast Asian nation hit by the virus so far.

Public Health Minister Witthaya Keawparadai said the patients, both Thai nationals, had recovered from the disease and there were no signs that the A(H1N1) virus had spread.

"There are two confirmed cases of A(H1N1), both of them contracted from Mexico," Witthaya told a press conference in Bangkok.

The first case came to light after the patient returned from a visit to Mexico, the epicentre of the outbreak, suffering from a mild fever, but recovered after treatment with anti-viral drugs, Witthaya said.

Tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States confirmed the A(H1N1) virus in a sample from the person, he added.

The second case had similar symptoms after travelling to Mexico and also got better after taking anti-virals, the minister said, although he did not say where the tests on the second person were carried out.

Medical authorities were keeping three people who had been in contact with the first person and five people in contact with the second patient under surveillance, he added.

None had reported signs of infection, he said.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had earlier announced the first case, saying the patient had "fully recovered and has returned home".

The cases came just days after Thailand hosted a major conference on swine flu, at which Asian nations agreed to increase their stockpiles of anti-viral medicines.

Health ministers from China, Japan, South Korea and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also urged global health chiefs to ensure fair distribution of medicine in case of a pandemic.

Thailand has previously been hit by avian influenza, with 25 human cases and 17 deaths since 2004. The last case here was in 2006.

Experts have warned that preventing swine flu from infecting patients who are sick with avian flu should be a top priority, especially in Asia, to prevent the viruses mixing and mutating into a highly pathogenic form.

The World Health Organization's death toll from the A(H1N1) virus passed 50 at the weekend. It has reported 4,694 cases worldwide, most of them involving relatively mild symptoms.

hee~!

and this morning i sent her another one!
i SERIOUSLY dunno what's the big fuss

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou090501_mp_odds-of-getting-h1n1.e07c456.html

What are your odds of dying from the H1N1 virus?
11:21 PM CDT on Friday, May 1, 2009

By Lee McGuire / 11 News

HOUSTON -- So far, only one person in the U.S. has died from the H1N1 virus. In Mexico, the official swine flu death count is twelve. But in a normal year, the regular flu kills more than 30,000 people in the U.S.


What are your odds of dying from the H1N1 virus?

May 1, 2009

In fact, you have a better chance of being struck by lightning or falling off a building this year than you do of dying from swine flu.

Those numbers are based on statistics from Mexico, where it seems the disease has spread further and killed more people than anywhere else.

The Mexican government has confirmed 300 cases, but only 12 fatalities. Combine that with the population of Mexico City, and the odds of catching swine flu are about one in 29,000 and the odds of dying from it are one in 736,000.

Based on those numbers, your chances of being injured by a drunk driver this year are 80 times greater than your chances of picking up the H1N1 virus.

But keep in mind, the numbers we have about the H1N1 virus are still very early. Plus, the disease is changing.

"There are still a few scenarios that could happen. We could still potentially see this infection continue to progress and infect more people, or this infection could slowly go away,” said Director of Infection Control Dr. William Goins.

Goins works for the Baylor College of Medicine. He says that if the H1N1 virus goes away, then there's the possibility that it could re-emerge in the fall.

"This is a new influenza strain, and because of that, there are still a lot of unanswered questions about this particular flu strain. So therefore, people are a little more concerned about this and that's why it's important to continue to practice those basic prevention strategies," Goins said.

So in the meantime, keeping washing your hands and keep away from lightning.

oh yea...
short update
i have 1 hour of sleep today
i have diarrhea~ ( 4 times @ toilet before 12pm)
i am totally grumpy and could not really talk until i have my cup of coffee @ lunch
and have totally NO mood to blog until i have my coffee fix just now at lunch

i thought my day was BAD enuff when i came to work with my pathetic hour of sleep
but hey~!
there's more "good news" to come!!!

From: Chloe, Zhou Xiumin
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:55 AM
To: SG Business System Team
Subject: FW: Installation of Air Sterilizer

Hey all,

FYI, there will be installation of air sterilizers in the male and female toilets today, from 9am to 5pm. There will be drilling noise emitted during the progress of the work. J

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Chloe Zhou

(IT Administrative Assistant)

Crocs Asia Pte Ltd

DID: +65 6411 7677

Email Address: chloe.zhou@crocs.com

Skype ID: Chloe.Zhou88

so i'm in a very bad mood until i have my coffee fix just now @ lunch
=.=
i hate drills!
as i said to sheryl~!

[10:58:27 AM] Crystal says: omg sheryl wtf
From: Chloe, Zhou Xiumin
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:55 AM
To: SG Business System Team
Subject: FW: Installation of Air Sterilizer

Hey all,

FYI, there will be installation of air sterilizers in the male and female toilets today, from 9am to 5pm. There will be drilling noise emitted during the progress of the work. 


Thank you.


Best Regards,
Chloe Zhou
(IT Administrative Assistant)
Crocs Asia Pte Ltd

DID: +65 6411 7677
Email Address: chloe.zhou@crocs.com
Skype ID: Chloe.Zhou88

[10:59:15 AM] Sheryl says: WAH LAN!!!
[10:59:18 AM] Sheryl says: why so suay one!!!
[10:59:22 AM] Sheryl says: why keep drilling?!
[10:59:25 AM] Crystal says: i dunno
[10:59:26 AM] Crystal says: knn
[10:59:29 AM] Sheryl says: this weekend go buy 4D!
[10:59:31 AM] Crystal says: this is really a bad year man
[10:59:39 AM] Sheryl says: then don't go holiday lahz
[10:59:42 AM] Crystal says: buy what number
[10:59:43 AM] Sheryl says: since it's BAD
[10:59:44 AM] Sheryl says: duh
[10:59:58 AM] Crystal says: that why i need to get away from the country
[10:59:59 AM] Crystal says: duh
[11:00:04 AM] Sheryl says: toilet number
[11:00:15 AM] Sheryl says: neighbour's door number
[11:00:16 AM] Crystal says: no toilet number lei
[11:00:17 AM] Crystal says: kns
[11:00:18 AM] Crystal says: kk
[11:00:28 AM] Sheryl says: toilet number as in who's serving today
[11:00:35 AM] Crystal says: wah i'm dead wah i hate drills knn pcb dunno who the fuk invented drills
[11:00:38 AM] Sheryl says: and in case of emergency can call what number
[11:00:42 AM] Sheryl says: LOL

it's 4.13pm now
1.5hr to go!
and yet i KNOW i cant sleep even
my head hurts since yst night!
urgh!