Monday 12 November 2007

Suisse

Ann arrived just b4 11 am. Gedebak-gedebuk .. checked out. Sent off Tan Sri & Puan Sri. Had lunch with RY & Ann at some pizz place. So so. The rushed to Pictet to see Urs Muller & Dr Phillipe Rohner. Continued off to Zurich .. kaw kaw kena CHF82 .. and that was after half price coupon (courtesy of Dell). Rendek2 Zurich sat (actually lost while looking for Hotel Krone). Krone = Crown. It was a simple hotel with only sink in the room. Shower & WC shared. Had that Kowloon feel.

Geneva

Rushed from Paris to Geneva but our flight was delayed by 1.5 hour. Missed Tan Sri by 5 minutes.

Paris in a Flash

Splash & Dash! That was the Paris trip this time. First, BA cancelled our flight (me & RY).. the next available flight was at 5.30pm (and our meeting was supposed to be at 4.30 pm!) So off we go to Waterloo to catch Eurostar (paying full fare of £154.50 each one way) Emm, so we were in time to freshen up & then meet up with Patricia (Donnelly) of BNP AM and Xavier Lafevre of EIM.

Thursday 1 November 2007

Halloween 2007

"What is Halloween?", I asked Rina. "its time for kids to go Trick or Treat and get candies & chocolates!" was the answer.
Heh heh! Well, the term Halloween (and its alternative rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the eve of "All Hallows' Day", which is now also known as All Saints' Day. Some modern Halloween traditions developed out of older pagan traditions, especially surrounding the Irish holiday Samhain, a day associated both with the harvest and otherworldly spirits. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century.
"Trick or Treating" .. kids go round disguising themselves in costumes and go door-to-door in their neighborhoods, ringing each doorbell and yelling "trick or treat!" to solicit a gift of candy or similar items. You either give treats or get tricks/pranks played on you/your house.