Finally I got a camera

So finally the Tay's have purchased a new camera. It's an Olympus Stylus 1040 and I have been madly snapping away at the HSDD launching and PK's wedding....

Pics on the way.....HSDD LAUNCHING GIG PICS UP IN INDIEGOAT SOON....

One word....WICKEDLYAWESOME...

Generation Gap & Freakin hell they banned facebook

GEN Y

versus

GEN X

my office can be considered fairly young in age with the majority of our office under 30 (DOB between 1978 to 1986). if you compare that with other companies, i reckon we are pretty young in age.

even then, i feel there is this gap between those born in 84,85,86 and those older peeps (sorry che and aunty)...and i think as time goes by and those born in 87 and 88 comes in to the working force, i think you will see even a greater divide...

there is a very interesting article that was on the sydney morning herald here.....

it basically discussed the gap between generation X and Gen Y in the working world...

basically the Gen X generation are ppl born in the year 1965s to about 1980s and gen-yers are those who were born in the 80s and 90s. i have even a youth pastor telling me that gen-yers are those in the 90s....i would tend to disagree with that cause i reckon i belong to the gen-y ...the gen y is the internet generation....i grew up on the internet...my whole life almost revolves around it....im certainly a Y-er

thats why i'm pissed that they blocked facebook at work....thats your source of destressing...damm...there goes your freedom at work...no personal mail, no msn no facebook....Strike any1?

Phukkkeettt bayBehh!!

<As I promised in my earlier post, here is unedited article on my company's annual trip. Originally, the duty of coming up with the article for the PwC's magazine Xpression was given to a female colleague of mine (smoking hot by the way). She had politely asked me to help her out on it when she found out I did last year's article and I couldn't say no to a hot chick now can I? So please bear with my grammar and spelling for I can't be asked to frigging go through this and check through.>

“Bollywood in Phuket”

There is only one result when you load up three tour buses with overworked and overstressed PwC-ians heading to Phuket on a Thursday night.

“MADNESS.”

Months before the trip, we could see various PwCians in the Penang office showing various behaviours such as hair-pulling and some were even spotted crawling up our office walls. To say that we needed deserved this break is an overstatement.

After a gruelling 16 hour bus ride (including toilet breaks and such), we finally arrived in Phuket just in time for breakfast. We quickly stopped by at a restaurant to have our breakfast. We stuffed ourselves with food as quickly as possible as we were waiting impatiently for our first activity, a Thai massage and Spa treatment. The male population of PwC could not hold back their eagerness and excitement at the prospect of getting a massage by a beatiful Thai lady.

Once we reached the spa (which was called “The Mermaid Spa”), we were given an abundant choice of eucalyptus, rose, sandalwood, orange and many more, as our choice of our massage oil.

At this point of time there was a cry of disappointment from the males as we had found out that we were only be given JUST a traditional Thai massage. Never the less, a massage after 16 hours on a bus was just what we all had needed.

Before our massage, we were spoilt with a steam bath as well as a dip in the spa’s Jacuzzi. With our muscles massaged and our stress released, we headed off for lunch.

After an exquisite lunch at Phuket’s biggest international buffet, we stopped by a temple to admire it’s splendour and beauty. We quickly head off to a extreme outdoor park where we could take part in elephant riding, rifle shooting, archery and a chance to ride on an ATV.

As the sun began to set, we were taken to the hotel to check in and prepare ourselves for dinner.
Dinner would be at an abalone farm by the seaside which was an hour away from the hotel. All throughout the bus ride, we could hear tummies rumbling and the words of “ARE WE THERE YET?” The agonising wait seemed unbearable at that time.
After what seemed longer than Frodo’s journey to Mordor, we had finally reached our destination. We were greeted with the wonderful hospitality that the Thai’s are famous for once we hopped off from the bus. With flowers hanging around our neck we were ushered to a hall where we finally thought we could fill our stomachs to our heart’s content.

However instead of dinner, we had to bear with a 20 minute presentation on the wonders of abalone given to us by the owner who apparently did not have any concerns about our growling stomachs. Although several guys had to be restrained from smashing the projector we actually did enjoy the presentation and managed to learn a lot about Abalone (just don’t ask us now anymore)



For dinner, we were given the chance to savour the wonders of Thai cuisine. From the mango kerabu to the wonders of tomyum, we were experiencing what Thailand was about. FOOD!
Satisfied and with our stomachs filled, we all headed off to the beach to light some lanterns for good luck. The night sky was lilted beautifully with all our lanterns.

We were given free time after dinner and most of us decided to enjoy the bustling nightlife of Phuket. While there were a few of us who went to a local cabaret show, the majority of us could be found on Bhang La road where we partied the night away!

Day 2, Coral Island

After a quick breakfast, we quickly left the hotel to take a short trip to Chalong pier where we took a 15 minute speed boat ride to Coral Island known locally as Koh Hae. Coral Island is a beautiful getaway destination located nine kilometres southeast of Phuket.

On this beautiful paradise we had our team building activities such as a relay race and a game called “The Human Knot” where we would be tied to each other in weird positions and had to untangle the human knot without letting go of hands.

We were given time after the activities to have our own free time to explore the wonders as well as participate in the activities provided on the island such as snorkelling, scuba diving, parasailing and a banana boat ride. However the main attraction would be the very unique “Underwater Sea Walker.”

The Underwater Sea Walker is an amazing experience where the participant will wear an astronaut helmet and just freely walk under the sea. A couple of our fellow PwCians are now proud that they are one of the few who have ever tried this unique activity.
Soaked and sunburnt, we had lunch by the beach before proceeding back to the hotel where we would enjoy the rest of the day shopping and relaxing under the Phuket sun before our big dinner.

Bollywood Night

As the clock struck 8, the hotel ballroom had suddenly turned into a Bollywood Grammy award show. Our very own Shah Rukh Khans and Ashiwari Rais could be seen across the hallway. An out of place Superman was also spotted during the night. With all the laughter and flashes from cameras, one could be forgiven that they mistook the ballroom as a Bollywood movie set.

Following our PWC tradition, this would be the time when we would “celebrate” our new promotes. As usual, our dear promotes were given the honour to entertain us for the night. The line-up event for the night for our promotes was our very own PWC Fear Factor Challenge!

While having our dinner, our dear Director Mr Mike Lee Then Thong, went up on stage with his guitar and started serenading us with his charming voice and beautiful melodies. Many girls started fainting across the hall. A Mr Lee Fan Club would soon be in the making.

With our hearts entertained and our stomach filled with glorious food, the night drew to an end. The night ended with a group photo shoot and a dance floor where we danced till the hotel’s staff chased us out! At this point of time, some of us had already passed out while others continue their merry making into the streets of Phuket.

Last Day

Early the next morning, we were awaken by a 6am morning call. Kicking and screaming, we proceeded to pack our bags and headed down for breakfast. We then quickly headed to our buses to leave the beautiful island of Phuket. As many of us were exhausted from the night before, snores could be heard throughout the journey.

On the way home we stopped by Krabi (for lunch) and a famous Tiger Temple before heading to Hatyai for a short dinner and last minute shopping.

We eventually reached Penang at 12am. With our stomachs filled with seafood tom yum and mango kerabu and our hearts overwhelmed with joy and happiness, our three day rampage of Phuket would never be forgotten.

First day in PwC - First Impressions

It's gonna be awhile but when I quit this is gonna be cool to reflect upon

First Impressions

Justin WY Yau

First: "Dont mess with me motherfucka"

Now: Zoo Keeper and Basketball/Gym Buddy and of course Master Yoda

Lee Yee Sin
First: Quiet senior easy to bully

Now: Scary ass senior but luckily not to me though. Smart and a great friend.

Khor Tze En

First: PFS first class smart alec fucker

Now: Great bud, great senior and still a stupid smart alec fucker. Saved me from killing trees.

Yee Thean Er

First: Smoking buddy. CLS B%$^%&

Now: Wife of great bud which is a smart alec fucker and also Lil Girl; one of the few office ppl i knew b4 joining

Ooi Tay Zen

First: Tukau

Now: Tukau


Ooi Suyin

First: Lansi but classy

Now: Classy, getting married and also Che

Pricewaterhousecoopers (Penang) by Danno

(I was asked to write this article for my company's magazine. It most probably has tons of errors in it as its just a draft, so all you Journo students and English professors go easy alright? eNjOY!)

Pricewaterhousecoopers (Penang)

Annual Trip

The Never Ending Journey

Taman Negara, a place of serenity, peace and calm. Being a preserved jungle, Taman Negara has remained a place of solitude to its various inhabitants for many years…………..until September 2007! For 3 days in early September, the PwC invasion had begun.

The invasion started off with a 11 hour bus ride journey from the small lil tortoise shaped island known as Penang. With 4 express buses, we slowly made our way to the serenity of Taman Negara. Little did the monkeys of Taman Negara know, trouble was slowly brewing in the air!

After what it seemed like forever (with
way TOO many toilet breaks), we finally reached the Rainforest Hotel which would be the home to 90 plus PwCians for the next few days. Although groggy and hungry, nothing could dampen our spirits as we noisily made our grand entrance to Taman Negara.

Shooting the Rapids, Meeting Orang Asli and BBQ

When you are traveling on the bus for 11 hours while munching Twisties and Rota Rota, anything you eat after that tastes like a 5 star Shangri-la dinner. That was how lunch was to us. Lunch was edible at best, but one could never tell by the way we swarmed the food.

After a short break after lunch, we headed off to the Tembeling River (which is the main tributary of the Pahang River) for our first activity which was shooting the rapids. We left in around 10 boats up the river as our guide slowly navigated through a couple of slow rapids and finally came to a stop after a 10 minute journey.

Our individual guides had to explain to us that due to the number of us and safety reasons, going for stronger rapids would be risky and dangerous. However they could would show us how they create their own “rapids.” And then they did. With 10 boats racing through the river, each boat started a HUGE water fight by sticking out their oar every time we passed another boat which got everyone of us soaking wet.

The fight ended temporarily when we reached an orang asli settlement by the river. Many of our Pwcians were very well amazed on how these people could live without electricity and water. The “ketua kampung” graciously showed us how to start a fire with just rocks and stones as well as using their blow pipes (which they were selling at RM 25 by the way, not so “ULU” huh) to hunt animals.

We ended the day with a lovely BBQ dinner back in the hotel which was followed by a mid night hike before we went to bed.

George of the Jungle and Telematch

The morning started off with a quick breakfast and then we headed of to the highest canopy walk in the world. Our endurance was tested as we had to hike 45 minutes into the jungle to reach our destination point. After a lot of sweat, panting and tears, we managed to overcome the treacherous hike (okay…it wasn’t that bad) and finally reached the canopy walkway.

The canopy walkway is a walk across a 400 meter man-made bridge, suspended 25 to 40 meters above the ground which is the longest in the world of its kind.

Next up on the schedule, was a group tele-match. We were separated into different teams and competed in games where our intelligence, team-work and physical abilities were tested. Unfortunately, our last game which was with water balloons was called off due to heavy rain. However this did not stop us from throwing water balloons at each other in the rain. Many used this opportunity to try and soak their seniors or managers! With dinner coming up, we all went back to the hotel to prepare for the big event coming up.

I Like to DISCOOOOO! – Annual Dinner

Our theme for the night was Disco with a catch. Those born in the 80s had to dress up old school style while the oldies were forced to dress up like young ones – HIP HOP STYLE. With the hall all nicely decorated, many people started coming in. There were rumoured spottings of 50 cent (Eng Cheng), Snoop Dogg (Mr Cho) and Britney Spears (Kelly Khoo) in the crowd. There was also a bouncer who was brought from the 70s who was spotting an afro and a goatee.

As the night progressed, many games were played by newly promotes during the year. Many laughs and moments were shared by all our PwCians. The night ended with a group photo shoot and a dance floor where we danced till the wee hours of the morning!

The last Hike

Early the next morning, many sleepy/drunk/tired PwCians slowly crawled out of bed (with some kicking and screaming). We took a short boat ride to Lata Berkoh where we could see view the strong rapids caused by a nearby waterfall.

The trip ended with lunch at the hotel and yet another photo shoot. We boarded the bus tired and sleepy but yet we all knew that the past 3 days will always remain in our memories.