Brief Update from Singapore

Uncle uncle dan aunty aunty Sekalian,

Greetings, I bring to you, from Singapore!

It has been 4 full days here in this city state. And I am pleased of the outcome.

T-1 days, I was with dad having dinner at Tanjung Bungah Restaurant near SS2 pasar malam (near Esso). It was good. It was reasonably priced. And they had real authentic Nonya delicacies! Highly recommended.

7th March I took the bus to Johor with Patrick. Cost RM 31, and abandoned my plans for a scenic railway journey. The journey was relatively and surprisingly short. And by 10:45am we were at Larkin Bus Terminal in Johor.

Crossed the border, and had fun walking from Woodlands to Marsiling MRT station. Headed straight to City Hall MRT for the exhibition. The 2 casino representatives were there with their big booths. It was a medium sized expo, but we had imagined the career fair being bigger.

Rendezvous with Joseph and had a fun time fellowshipping and exchange of stories and experiences.

8th March I went for an interview at Ready Space near Buona Vista station. Will be hearing from them by end of the week. Fingers crossed.

We went to Resorts Casino. Next time we wanna try the Progressive Texas’hold em poker. You have to be loaded to play. Each round of bets minimum is $10. I had fun with the slots but that’s about it! (yes, it’s true!)

Got a free bus ride to VIVO city bus stop. Later, we walked 2 station’s length from Dhobi Ghaut to Orchard. It was about 30 minutes, passing the Palace, and along the busy Orchard Road. We had Pasta Mania for dinner.

During the career fair earlier, I kena con by two tarps. The ladies fished a lot of personal information from me, under the disguise that they’re helping me look for a job. Pat pointed out later that these information will be used to sell insurance to my family members. How bloody cruel of them! Ah, at least I learn something new.

Next day, I sent resume to over 10 companies via the internet.

And that’s about it.

I used Starhub 3G roaming. The bill for me has been quite nice. My counter shows about 2MB data usage for the past 3 days so that means my bill will be about RM 24 for data alone. Picked up calls from Pat, so all in all, 4 days, I spend < RM 40 on phone. Not bad, really. I hear Pat kena RM 120 for 2 days! lol..

Three site I would recommend: jobsdb.com adecco.com and st701.com

I will be back on the week of 21st March. IT will be an exciting time for me as I chart out my future! Wooooot zaaaahhhhhh!!!!

See ya’ll in KL later today! United 4 – 4 AC Milan (becks, rooney, scholes to score)

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