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hi alhana,
yah, the best is to have cheap and quality stuff but its rather rare lah...
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i can bear with a little bit of those cheap and not so good stuff but not too many...

wow, a black-tie function sounds really formal... are you going home to change?

wow, your colleague going too.... sounds like you really like bkk... you can always go again ya, tix are cheap nowadays.

oh, im collecting my tix tonite. if my flight is 8+, what time must i check in ahh?
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huh....i tot u will agree cos i saw ur last last posting say mayb next yr...u told him ur course? so u 2 still together?
 
that y is mabbe next yr, 2005 jan i have to go perth for 2 week for study. we are still together. even next yr rom, now propose i still think very early
 
oic..ok...tat's gd...2005 still veri far ler...so next yr wat date? mayb can chose 02022004..gd?? hahah..tat's my anniversary....
 
hi Blossom,

Yes, I'm leaving for home soon. Boss said can take half day off to prepare :P Some of my colleagues will get their hair n make-up done professionally...others even go for pedicure n manicure! Its really formal...alot of big bosses from different co/industries will be in attendance.

U shld chk in at least 1.5 hrs before ure flight leaves. So best be at the airport by 6.30-7. The earlier u go, the better ure seats choices will be.

Ok..leaving now. see ya!
 
most likely is dec 2004, at least is over 1.5 yrs at that time and can save more money. Beco i think my rom will spend about 5-6k, so now start saving, then Jan 2005 will need about $3k to go over perth
 
customary another 2 yrs later, dress is about $120, top and pant for partner $150, ring $1400, flower $80, photographer $350 (est), dinner reception at merchant court $1-2k, total is about $3100-4100, then plus short trip to bali, is about $5-6k
 
owowowow...i tot is a simple one u will have...wowowow.the ring so X..a big diamond ring huh?need photograhper for ROM? dinner reception can save one mah..some more got trip to
BALI..actually all this u can save $$ one wat...
 
wedding ring is a pair no diamond, only engagement ring got diamond. yup, we plan to have photographer for rom, dinner reception is for parents and relatives, we wan to make it a special day, this is the day we legally r husband and wife. bali trip is for rom honeymoon, traditional honeymoon then go further places.
 
no wonder...aiyo u hor..no $$ still spend like tis..aiyoyo...actually dun need photographer mah..my personal opinion lor..cos after all those photo u take liao u oso keep it..u not going for exhibition mah..(unless u r)..if got the $$ then spend lor...anyway..all the best in ur planning...
 
Hi mom-mom,

Sorry for the late reply. I was busy packing up my place last weekends. My pc was just set up late last night.

My reno is completed, just some minor error left. I am living there now.
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hi alhana,
hope you had a nice time last nite.
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you watched last nite's episode of tar4? i kinda feel sad that millie&chuck were eliminated. hmm... i think they really did their best. kelly was rather irritating... at least i dun like the way she poked fun of millie.
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i collected my air tix last nite. feeling really excited abt the trip now.
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Hi Blossom,

Yeah, I did have a good time. It was less stuffy than I tot! I heard fr my colleagues that its usually v formal and stressful coz we have to make small talk w the big bosses of major corporations..but it seems that its more easy going this yr. The food was okay...it was a western sit down. It was over by 10.30pm, earlier than i tot! So I managed to catch the TAR4 repeat at midnite.

Yup, it was such a close race to the finish! If Millie hadn't screwed up earlier, K&J wld've been eliminated for sure. But I think the all-guy teams are doing real well now. It'll be hard to imagine K&J winning this race. I'm not too sad tt Millie & Chuck lost leh...Millie always has this constipated look on her face due to race stress...seeing her makes me feel uncomfortable :P
Next wk's food challenge looks really awful! Live octupus?!

Yeah ure trip is coming up real soon! Envious :P Remember to shop till u drop!
 
hey cookiecorgi,

I remember Mdm Lum too! heehee, u r rite! she's my fav A maths teacher as well.. actually, i have v fond memories of our old sch..of the old shacks, our homes economics session, the track & field and everything else. My regret is that i did not take enough pictures of the old compound with all my frens...sigh, times really flies
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Hi all, wow so happy to see this thread!

I graduated in 1999. Mdm Tan was still the principal when i was in sec 1. Then sec 2 - sec 4, the principal was Mrs Tay. She is an ok lady. But i think the school ranking dropped a little after Mdm Tan left. Maybe it was an adjustment time for Mrs Tay..

My wedding is next year. July 2004. Anyone busy preparing for the wedding too? Any advice from those who've been through this stage?? Hee..
 
hi alhana,
sounds like a nice dinner you had. it's good to have such opportunity to mix around with ppl... at least wun be so narrow-minded as me.
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im now always cooped up in office... soon or later become frog in the well....

its true loh... i really thot k&j will be eliminated... yah, i know what you mean by the constipated look on millie. she was really very very stressed. prob becos she took things too seriously and she was really competitive. i think its also good for them to end the race.

yah... the food challenge is awful... the octupus are still alive even after they chop them up... totally gross... really reminds me of fear factor.
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Hi Blossom,

Yeah, the whole pt of these functions is to network. Its interesting, but it can be nerve-wrecking, esp if u dunno what to say! Luckily our table had only 2 guests, and they were q talkative. No worries abt uncomfortable silences etc
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Hey I read that Millie & Chuck are still together! After the race ended, I tot their r/s was on the rocks. I guess they didn't want their 12 yrs together going to waste, which is nice.
 
hi alhana,
really? thats good news. they really seem to be breaking up but i think you are prob rite... really a pity to let 12yrs of relationship just gone like that. but im sure they learnt more abt each other thru this race, at least they gained something.
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Hi Blossom,

Yeah, its nice to know that they value their many yrs together. Ure right, the learning experience wld definitely count for something, and its good that they decided to work harder at their r/s, instead of simply giving up.

I read on a reality tv forumboard that CBS may not want to do another TAR. Apparently the ratings are not as good as they hoped, altho it is consistently placed in the top 20. Some fans are really angry...accusing CBS of not doing enough to promote the show. Well, I hope they will continue with TAR5. If not, the show's producers may have to shop ard for another network to air it. Maybe like Survivor, they shld do an All-Star TAR. That wld be fun!
 
hi alhana,
i think i understand why the ratings are not so good. the teams are not as interesting as in the past. such things cannot really be controlled. i think the idea of having an all-star tar will be great!!
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actually, i dun see why they cant do it leh....
 
Hi Blossom,

Hehe..yeah, an All-Star TAR wld be fun..they can pick all the fun and interesting teams fr the present n past seasons. I can't wait for the All-STar Survivor to debut..that shld be a blast!

Hey, when are u leaving for BKK huh? Is it the weekend after National Day?
 
hi alhana,
im leaving on 21aug.. that is 2 weeks after national day. still some time to go.

i also booked my anniversary stay with my hotel on 15aug. so aug wld be a resting mth for me.
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im quite tempted to apply leave from 15aug all the way to 22 aug. i have some leave to spare. but dunno whether i shld do it since i may need the leave towards the end of the year though no solid plans yet.

sigh... today is not a good day at work... actually, i have not been complaining abt work for quite some time. things are still the same just that i sort of resigned to my fate. there is this colleague who seems to treat me as her competitor and always trying to manify my mistakes so that she looks good. sigh... forget it, its over anyway.
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i dunno whether i shld go... my co has implemented a pay cut. seems that the co is doing quite badly. some ppl are also asked to go. i think im still considered cheap so they wun ask me to go but i have to serve 3 mths notice after probation. its rather unreasonable since im not even a high level staff. which employer is willing to wait 3 mths for a staff to come in?
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i still have 3 mths to my probation... still got time to ponder but im really sick of finding a job... why is it so hard when i just ask for a peaceful life?
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Ahh...so ure leaving on a Thur and coming back on Sat? So nice..wish I have a trip to look fwd to as well!

How many days of leave do you have left? I still have alot, but no opportunity to use it :P I'll probably save my leave for yr end too..and maybe take a day off in Sep (my bday!) to enjoy myself
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Wow, hafta serve 3 mths notice? That's really long! Usually its only a 1 mth period. Why dun u just take some time to see if there are other job opportunities? Since u already have a job, u can take ure time to look. Its less pressuring compared to pple who are already out of work and desperately need to find new ones. Who knows, u may come across something more to your fancy.
 
hi alhana,
yah, me leaving on thur, coming back sat.
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i have 19.5 days left. but i dun think i can clear it that fast. today, my boss just threw me a big project. but luckily its team work. she also told me to do another report next month. on top of that, i still have an ad-hoc assignment that is due middle of next month. these are all on top of the regular reports i prepare. so im going to be real bz next month.
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i just cleared an impt report today. what a relief. i still got another report which i have been preparing since may03. sigh... i just hope my boss will clear it soon. or else i will really be breathless next month.
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yah, 3 mths is so long. i have never seen another co requiring such long notice. at least not for ppl like me. i have been looking but im not interested in the work scope of those i saw. thats why i really cherish my current job becos this is what i wanted to do... at least at the moment.

somehow, i felt that there is no perfect job so i just have to bear with the not-so-good aspects of my job. besides, im facing ppl problems which may exist anywhere. im not that lucky so i dun expect myself to land in a job better than the current one. no doubt the pay is miserable now and my bosses really pin me down but most of my colleagues are ok and the work nature is fine, maybe i shld just endure and things will be fine one day.... sigh...
 
Hi Blossom,

Sounds like you have contradicting feelings abt ure job. If its something ure interested in, then try to stick it out. Its hard to come by a job tt u actually like. Geez, u shld change ure name to Report Girl :P What exactly are you doing?

Wow, 19.5? And u just started working a few mths ago? That's alot!
 
hi alhana,
haha... yah, i does a lot of reports. in fact, i never see a co that requires so many reports. simple simple thing also must write a report. and some reports are actually quite similar.

actually, i like this job becos i have a colleague who is very patient in guiding me and even if i make mistakes, she will laugh it off or just tease me a bit. unlike my boss who will scold me very badly. she is also very willing to help me check my reports although she is not in charge of it at all. sometimes, i even got her into trouble becos boss will question her abt the report if she knew she has reviewed it.
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i have never met a person so kind and helpful like her. there are also a few other colleagues like her. to them, this is their retirement job and they dun have the ambition to climb any higher. so they dun treat me as a threat like what my peers will.

yesterday, i spoke to an ex-colleague... she was retrenched few weeks ago... she said that she was not in the good books of my bosses becos she made a mistake few years ago that made my bosses being criticised... since then, she was given the cold shoulder by my bosses. other than work-related stuff, they will ignore her totally.... this is happening to me now...
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she told me to be careful... becos she was subsequently transferred to another division and eventually retrenched. she said that it might be a scheme so if i realised that im transferred away, its time to be careful. she also advised me to look out for opportunities.

i dunno whether my ex-colleague was angry abt being retrenched so she is advising ppl to leave or she is being sensitive abt my bosses' attitude. but what she encountered may really happen to me.

maybe im too tired of looking for a job... competing with thousands out there is that last thing that i want to do at the moment. maybe my expectations are really low, so even though my bosses dun like me, i still feel ok since i am ok with my work and my colleagues are quite ok too.

my hubby said that i ought to look around. for all i know, i may be in a bad situation and im doing myself a great deservice by convincing myself that my job is ok and things are still bearable. maybe im worried that i may appear as a job hopper in my resume and ppl wun give a second thot abt me. i ever told myself that i should stay 3 years in my current job so that ppl will not regard me as job hopper.

sigh.... im very confused now.... on one hand im worried that i will be in "cold storage" of my bosses, on the other hand i just want status quo and stay here while i can.... weird rite? sigh....
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19.5 days are my entitlement for the remaining year.... i have 20 days for one year but there are also off-days that my bosses will give if we work hard on a project.
 
Hi Blossom,

Its true tt pple will frown on job hoppers, but if ure job doesn't provide u with a feeling of security, then i feel its justified for you to look for more options. After all, you're a married woman, and having a stable job is important. Working in a place where ure future is uncertain can be worrying.

So how did u find TAR4? I knew it was non-elimination, so wasn't too worried abt the outcome. Kelly did well at the Taekwando challenge! Even tho I'm not a fan, I must say I was impressed at how determined she was to smash those boards! Can't imagine Flo doing either the octopus or taekwando challenge..she'll probably start crying again :P Next wk shld be exciting. The last elimination rd before the race to the finish. Think the Korea leg really showed how luck can play a part..like getting a good cabby, being stuck in traffic etc.

National Day this Saturday...too bad its not on a weekday. But at least I'll have 1 day leave in lieu.
 
hi alhana,
i guess you are right. i know what im facing. actually, my frens was telling me that i may be too sensitive. for all i know, my boss may not hate me that much. i hope they are right. anyway, im really not motivated to find a new job at the moment.
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maybe one day i may look back and feel that i was so silly to stay behind but... i just dunno where to move on now....

friday's episode was quite ok. i think i will not choose to eat the live octopus... i went to korea before and its really very disgusting.... even our local tour guide had diarrhorea after eating it.
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yah, kelly really did well at the taekwando challenge.

i have booked my hotel anniversary stay on 15aug... looking fwd to it. hope i can finish all the reports by then...
 
Hi Blossom,

So u got to see the live octopus being chopped to bits for food? Yucks. My dad saw it before too. He tot they were gonna fry it and was shocked when they served the octopus still wriggling on the plates. He didn't eat it tho :P Gosh..the things pple eat yeah? I once saw this show on Discovery Travel & Adventure abt the 'delicacies' of one of the tribes in Yunnan. Urgh..felt so queasy watching it! They chopped up live cicadas into this gooey paste and ate it raw!!! I still feel sick whenever i remember the show :P And monkey brains.....yuuuck..

Which hotel will u be staying in? Nice to have 2 breaks to look fwd to! Lucky girl!
 
hi alhana,
yah... its quite disgusting. they eat it for its freshness... but not everyone's stomach can take it so i dun dare to try it at all...
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my anniversary stay is at intercontinental hotel. my anniversary is actually next month but my hubby will be bz next month so we decide to bring fwd the hotel stay.
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yah... im also glad that i have 2 breaks to look fwd to.
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hi dubdub..paiseh...was on leave so nvr log in...
alrite...so u have decided to married him? tat;s good...jus keep in mind..once u decided..pls dun hurt him or urself anymore...marriage is for life,....all the best in ur planning & SAVING,,,if u need any help..do drop me a line...or email me... [email][email protected][/email]

take care...
 
Hi Blossom,

I may have to go on another biz trip. Co sending me to KL in 2 wks time. will be a 4 day thing. But I wun be extending this time ard. Will be bk to work the v next day. Same wk ure going to BKK!

Hey since ure going to Bkk, u can consider buying the 5th HP book. The hardcover version sold there is cheaper than in SG..ard $20+.
 
hi alhana,
sorry.... din see the message until now....
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wow, kl is a nice place too... i went there before once... did a lot of shopping but the things there aren't that cheap. there is a sale going on now...
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oh yah, thats a great idea! will pop into the bookstores when im there....
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did you watch tar4 last nite? rather sad that the clowns are out. i really thot they stand high chance. they are just very careless and unlucky....
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Hi Blossom,

Yup, did watch TAR4. The clowns lost right fr the start..all becoz they took a different flight. Wonder why they didn't find out abt the SQ flight. Luck does play a huge role in this game...a lead can disappear to nothing becoz of a bad choice etc.

I wun be shopping in KL. Had enough of shopping in BKK. Will just do my work and get out of there asap coz I'll still hafta go bk to work the next day. Now I'm just hoping to get an earlier flight bk..am booked on a really late flight!

Well, ure hotel stay is coming up soon. Any special plans?
 
hi alhana,
yah loh. they should feel weird when they dun see the others at all. true loh.. its all abt luck...
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hahaha... the only time when i had enough of shopping is when im broke...
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i just bought some tees and a pair of shoes yesterday..... when im supposed to save up for bkk trip...
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i see... actually, i think kl is very similiar to spore. nothing special lah... besides, i dun think its that safe in msia now... so better fast in fast out. hope you can get an earlier flight back.
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yah mann... the hotel stay is just this coming friday... no special plans... maybe use the hotel swimming pool... shop around in bugis junction (which is a bit sian)... hmm... my hubby likes to take photos, maybe we went round the area to take photos... i be the model.
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Hi Blossom,

Actually I'm not much of a shopper. I mean I enjoy it, but I dun really feel the urge to do it on a regular basis. My hubby kids tt I'm not a normal girl :P

Yeah, always read abt crime in M'sia, esp the latest rape cases. Scary coz they happened in up-market areas. Guess we take safety for granted in Singapore...dun hafta worry so much abt personal safety.

So how was National Day? Did u guys catch the fireworks? I had a great view fr home..but the best view wld've been at the Stadium itself. Tot of going down...but it was too hot to step outdoors yesterday :P
 
hi alhana,
nope, i din manage to catch the fireworks though i was nearby that nite.
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yah, really scary leh... i also received emails that said there is some syndicate that goes around raping gals... wonder if you received such emails...
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hey, this forum has a new look... it looks neater but quite serious-looking too....
 
Hi Blossom,

Yeah, always getting these emails abt scary stuff happening...dunno if its true or not. Read Newpaper abt this poor guy whose photo and ID was used in an email circulation claiming tt he's a rapist! Apparently someone hacked into his PC and got his info, and posted it on the net w dubious info. Must always take these mails w a pinch of salt. Half the time they're hoaxes.

Yeah, forum looks neat but I dun fancy the grey colours...looks sombre. Still, its an improvement over the previous format.

Oh I went cycling on Sunday. It was so hot tt I got sunburnt :P My arms are really nice and brown now. Good thing it wasn't humid, else it wld be an uncomfortable experience. But there was a nice seabreeze and lotsa sunshine....perfect beach weather. And it wasn't really crowded either. We went to the Bedok Jetty side, which is usually less crowded than the Macs area. Hubby liked it so much..said we shld go every weekend if we have nothing else planned.
 
hi alhana,
that poor guy.... talking abt hacking.. last nite my home pc ganna virus attack... its a worm... heard many ppl also got the same problem. my hubby was so worried and he thot i did something wrong until he found out that its a worm... *phew* our pc just passed one year old yet... dunno whether still got warranty...
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i also dun like the grey colours... but becos its more serious-looking... my boss wun think im having fun if she caught me surfing...
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yah... it was really hot last sunday... i remember i was sweating even though im at home.... its nice to go out in the sun once in a while...
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Hi Blossom,

Yeah, these viruses now are spreading like crazy. Scary. It can wipe out ure entire hard drive or take down ure secured particulars! Better invest in a good virus protection software. How did u know it kena a worm attack?

Haha..its funny what u said abt the serious-looking board...naughty u!

Yup, it is nice to be out basking in the sunshine. U just feel so healthy n full of life! I can't take too much sun tho..may get a migraine later. Just hafta drink more water to cool down the body. I like the sea n the beach..feels so peaceful. Hubby wants to go to a beach resort for a holiday next yr...maybe Bali. My cousin has a friend w a huge bungalow there.
 
hi alhana,
my hubby received a warning from pacific internet. the email listed down the symptoms and our virus protection software also detected the virus after a while.

the warning email also stated how to tackle the worm... we have to go to a website to download something... the problem is the worm will auto shutdown the moment we go into internet... so we have to download before the pc shuts down... my hubby tried a few times before he finally complete the download...

i also get headache if im under the sun for too long....
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wow... bali is a nice place... i like the beach too... but nowadays, quite crowded and i dun really like crowds...
 
Hi Blossom,

read abt the worm virus in the papers this morning. Seems quite alot of PCs were infected...it mainly targets those on Windows 2000 & Windows XP. Good thing u've managed to tackle the problem.

actually, the beach wasn't really crowded last Sunday, well, not the area we went anyway. I think if u go early, there will be less crowds. We were there in the morning and left at noon. May go again this Sunday..perhaps earlier and have lunch later at Parkway.

Well, ure gonna be on leave tmr. Lucky thing! And going to BKK next wk! Heh..u will be leaving SG on the day I return fr KL. Hope u guys really enjoy ure trip..I think u need the break too!
 
hi alhana,
yah, i have windows xp at home. lucky we solved the problem. we are quite worried that our pc will crash... that is one of the symptoms listed.

hey, you remembered im on leave tmr.
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looking fwd to it but im still rushing my reports. there was a delay in getting the data and our server was rather slow these few days. yesterday, the server was down for one hour... really sabo me leh...
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Hi Blossom,

Well, u must be checking-in by now...so envious! Hope u guys have a nice time
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Hey u got married at the Inter-Continental? My colleague is considering the hotel for her wedding banquet. How did ures turn out?
 


hi alhana,
yah... i was checking in when you wrote that message.
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i had a great time!
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its quite a nice hotel...

yah, i got married there.... hmm... my experience was not that good actually. there was high staff turnover during my time and i was passed from one person to the next and things were not properly done... i think im not the right person to give opinion becos i heard they have improved.....
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but i really love the ballroom and the shophouse suite.... very nice...
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