Simpsonize Me

Spiderpig, Spiderpig, Does whatever a spiderpig does

Can he swing from a web No he can't, he's a pig. Look out!

Here comes the Spiderpig!

Spider-PIG Meets Spider-HAM! *hahaha*

With all the "Spiderpig" nicks I see on MSN, I can only pressume The Simpsons Movie is quite a big hit back in Singapore.

I am a self admit movie-going fanatic. I kinda make it a point to catch at least one movie per week when I was back in Singapore. Too bad the theatres in Casablanca or Algiers do not have any English movies. As a result, I've been missing out on a lotta movies this year. Will be heading to Beirut in mid-Sep thou, hope The Simpsons Movie will be screening in the theatres then! *fingers crossed*

Meanwhile, I can only entertain myself with this - SIMPSONIZE ME thank you very much! This is how I will look if I were in Simpsons. Try it out for yourself! =))

CONNEXION - "Ring Ring"

Came across a video by a band name CONNEXION on YouTube & thought they sound incredibly hilarious. Can't help but share with the rest of you...


Oh! And guess what?! They'll be kicking off their tour in Singapore with their smash hit "RING RING"!

A Peek Into My Work Life

As most of you might know, my working base is in Beirut-Lebanon. However, I need to travel between Casablanca-Morocco & Algiers-Algeria most of the time. As a result, I end up have 3 different work stations in all 3 countries.

Beirut: Technically, I'm supposed to be based in Beirut. A place that is often referred to as the "Paris of the Middle East" because of its dominance in culture, tourism, fashion, etc. Refer to my previous entry on Beirut here and you'll understand what I mean. Anyhoo... the fact is, since I've joined the company for 10 months now, I've only been to Beirut office once (excluding the time I went for my interview back in Dec 2005). And that one time was only because I had to stay in Beirut while the company applied for my work & residence permit. -___-


Casablanca: This was the first office (out of the 3 offices) I stepped foot on when I joined the company back in Nov 2006. Honestly, initial impression wasn't too bad. But after several instances of inhospitality from the local distributor (they assigned a bloody Starlet which discontinued production in 1999 to us for goodness sake!), I've since been trying to cut down my visit/ support to this place.


Algiers: And now, to the "champion office" of them all - Algiers/ Algeria office. This is where I spend more than 85% of my time.

I'm certain by now, most of my loved ones have heard me whine about the poor working conditions I've gotta put up with since I started working in North Africa. And I figured, what better way to let them understand what I truly mean then to show them photos of the places I come in contact with everyday. So here you go... presenting the much talked about, Algeria.

Pix: Within The Office Compound

Pix: At The Main Gate

Pix: Right Outside The Main Gate

This is also where I've gotta walk pass when I head out for lunch everyday.

The kids in the final pix live in the old zinc houses right next to the wastelot.

They were yelling things like "你好!" "CHINA-CHINA!" at us (this happens a lot in Algeria btw... even the adults do that).

And finally, when we turned our backs and were abt to walk back to the office, they threw a rock at SOMETHING & hit his back! *Grrrr* 0__0

Come Face-to-Face with the STARS

Star Search Top 20 contestants had their first roadshow at Plaza Singapura (PS) last Saturday Aug 18.

Can you spot Jackson? :)

My friends Jo & KK accompanied my Mum to extend their support to my bro live @ PS. And they were kind enough to provide me with some pictures so I can feel the joy despite being physically away. THANKS GIRLS!!! (^.^) *muacks*

~*THE LIMELIGHTS ARE ON HIM*~

I am a PROUD sista!!! =))

My 1st Algerian Wedding

One of the perks of working overseas is having the opportunity to experience multi-cultural celebrations.

Last Thursday, I was invited to a wedding between 2 colleagues in Algeria. Well, even the marriage itself was cross-cultural as it was a marriage between an Egyptian (The Groom) & an Algerian (The Bride).

CONGRATS! =))

The wedding dinner took place @ El-Aurassi Hotel located in Algiers Center. The layout of the restaurant was pretty contemporary, not the least bit traditional as I thought it would be.

In fact, it was kind of similar to the Malay weddings back in Singapore.

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THE MARCH-IN

I was taken aback when the groom informed us that the wedding would begin @19:30hrs and last all the way till 06:00hrs the next morning! *WOAH* Can you blame me?! Cos from where I come from, there’s absolutely no way I can party for 10.5hrs with NO ALCOHOL streaming in my blood. *shrugz* =p

Anyhoo~, I arrived on time (which was a HUGE mistake btw, cos most of the guests were at least 2hrs late & dinner was only served at 22:00hrs *argh*) and didn’t stay for the entire celebration for obvious reasons (*Reminder: NO ALCOHOL *haha*). Besides, LIVE Arabic Folk Music weren’t exactly my cup of tea. I was out of there by 23:30hrs after kissing the happy couple on their cheeks, bidding goodbye.

THE WEDDING SINGERS ;)

And so the ‘toxic-less’ party when on till the wee hours of the morning . . .