{"id":740,"date":"2010-01-05T15:48:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T07:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/?p=740"},"modified":"2010-01-12T10:33:56","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T02:33:56","slug":"people-i-met-before-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/people-i-met-before-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"People I Met Before 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the last few days of 2009, I was on leave and planned my days around meeting people. I made a point to take photos with all the people I&#8217;ve met and write about them. At the end of 2010, I will look back at this post to see if anything changed, and if we did what we said we wanted to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 28, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_741\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280425-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-741\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-741\" title=\"Primary School Friend - Xin Yun\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280425-S-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280425-S-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280425-S.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primary School Friend - Xin Yun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I met up with Xin Yun. We&#8217;ve completely lost contact ever since Primary School days. Thanks to Facebook, we finally met around 12:30 PM at Sun Plaza after 15 years! We chatted over a burger and drink at Macs&#8217; and recalled the silly things we did as kids &#8211; some of them I couldn&#8217;t even remember. This shows that females does have better long term memory. It was a 2 hour long chat. Before we parted, we had an agreement to meet up with the rest of the BBSS 6Q (1994) gang.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_743\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280433-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-743\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-743\" title=\"Secondary School Junior - Tian Yao\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280433-S-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280433-S-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280433-S.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secondary School Junior - Tian Yao<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Later that day I went to NUS with Tian Yao to meet A\/Prof. Ben Leong to discuss a personal P2P project I&#8217;m looking to build. We exchanged some interesting ideas and Prof. gave me some homework (!!!). Then we ate dinner at Marina Square and dropped by Yan Po&#8217;s house for coffee where the pics were taken.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_742\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280428-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-742\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-742\" title=\"Poly Friend - Yan Po\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280428-S-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280428-S-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC280428-S.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poly Friend - Yan Po<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tian Yao spoke about his job hunting process and I guess the last I heard was that he had joined NCS. Not that I would encourage him to, but the pay package seems decent. We&#8217;ll see how he&#8217;s feels about his job at the end of 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Yan Po&#8217;s still doing pretty well in the job I&#8217;ve recommended. It&#8217;s something new and hopefully he&#8217;s learning more from it each day than his days as a phone operator in StarHub. He should (hopefully) get a VMware certification by the end of 2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 29, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_744\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC290436-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-744\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-744\" title=\"Old IRC Friend - Kelvin Koh\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC290436-S-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC290436-S-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC290436-S.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old IRC Friend - Kelvin Koh<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This day started with an early lunch (11:30 AM) at Novena Square with Kelvin. We had lots of constructive discussions that I won&#8217;t publicly reveal, but a quick summary is to stop slacking and start doing something while we&#8217;re still young.<\/p>\n<p>I spent the afternoon finalizing the curtains for my house which should be delivered sometime early this month, then I met up with Francis and Vanessa at Megumi Japanese Restaurant along Sunset Way for dinner. It was a treat to thank me and Yan Po for helping at an event. The wife was with us as well, to join the fun and awesome food.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_745\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC290452-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-745\" title=\"Business Associate and Talk Cock Buddy - Francis Lo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC290452-S-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC290452-S-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC290452-S.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Business Associate and Talk Cock Buddy - Francis Lo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Francis has big ambitions for 2010 as well and he&#8217;s aimed for a brand new car. His ambitions will be kept private and I won&#8217;t tell what car he&#8217;s aiming for yet&#8230; we shall see at the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 30, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_750\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300488-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-750\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-750\" title=\"Old KHCO Friend - Edelyn Lee\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300488-S-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300488-S-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300488-S.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old KHCO Friend - Edelyn Lee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was a wet afternoon when I met Edelyn at around 2:00 PM. Actually, I can&#8217;t really recall how I met her except for hanging out during the 2004 SCO Mega Concert rehearsals. I drove over to Holland Village where we ate fantastic dim sum at Crystal Jade. Ede&#8217;s still pursuing her bachelors&#8217; at NIE as a teacher and she&#8217;ll be attached to a school this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_752\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300500-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-752\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-752\" title=\"Poly Friend &amp; Financial Planner - Justin Loy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300500-S-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300500-S-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300500-S.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poly Friend &amp; Financial Planner - Justin Loy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was 30 minutes late when I met up with Justin Loy for a swim at Queenstown. We barely went around the pool 4 times before we had to leave and meet up with Hanz at a coffee shop where they both had dinner. (I had to run for another event.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_751\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300496-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-751\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-751\" title=\"Poly Friend - Hanz Guo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300496-S-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300496-S-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300496-S.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poly Friend - Hanz Guo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Justin Loy seems to be doing well as a Financial Planner at Prudential while Hanz&#8217;s having <em>fun<\/em> at Fujitsu serving the largest telco in Singapore. Both of them seem comfortable where they are and I wish them all the best in their careers this year!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_753\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300527-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-753\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-753\" title=\"MDC Folks - Moses, Jia Jing, Yan Hao\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300527-S-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300527-S-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300527-S.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MDC Folks - Moses, Jia Jing, Yan Hao<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course nothing beats meeting a bunch of old friends from MDC. We met at 7:00 PM at TCC Clarke Quay and crapped over dinner. Most of them are still studying, with some graduating this year. Moses is on his way to further his studies, however.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_754\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300528-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-754\" title=\"MDC Folks - Tian Yao and Andy Chia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300528-S-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300528-S-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tzlee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/PC300528-S.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MDC Folks - Tian Yao and Andy Chia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course, no MDC meeting is without the king of Pop Chinese Flute &#8211; Andy&#8217;s back in SG for good and he&#8217;ll be stirring up more jazzy <em>dizi<\/em> concerts.<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s all for 2009. It will be an exciting year ahead. Stay healthy and happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last few days of 2009, I was on leave and planned my days around meeting people. I made a point to take photos with all the people I&#8217;ve met and write about them. 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