Ritz Carlton Just Brings Out The Exhibitionist In Me!

By Shannon:

Daddy and Mommy got a call from Marriot Hotels Vacation Club inviting them for a talk on their new Reward Clubs Programme, and in return, they get a free 2 Day 1 Night Hotel stay at Ritz Carlton.

Being the typical Kiasu and Kiasi people that they are, they went for it and endured a hour of talk before getting the much coverted voucher.

Daddy and Mommy have fond memories of Ritz 'cause they stayed there a few times, and all because of the bathtub with the full length window! They spent their first wedding anniversary there and the hotel sweetly gave them a complimentary slab of choc cake to mark the occasion. Mommy's birthday celebration in 2003 also took place there, so it was with much gusto that they looked forward to the stay on 15th Sep, this time to celebrate Daddy's birthday, with a new addition, ME!

The room was great, with a super high bouncy King Size bed and fluffy room slippers for me to flounce about in.






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My Own Personal Ritz Embossed Slippers! Time to do the Moo Moo Cow Slipper Dance!




But the best was the Bath room! I loooovvvvvvvvveeeee the bathtub! I am an instant convert, just like Daddy and Mommy. Which other hotel in Singapore features a full length window right next to the bathtub, overlooking paramonic views of Marina Bay and the East Coast?


Just in case any dirty minded people are reading this, Mommy was wearing a swimming costume ok!

And with a Bulter personally drawing a hugemonous Bubble bath for you?? Ritz Carlton just brings out the Exhibitionist in me!

Who Wants to Join Ex-H******* Alumni? Just Resign to Qualify!!!

By Shannon's Mommy

I realise that when you are in the same industry as me, the no. of Ex-staff you can encounter is really amazing... Back in the first company that I joined, we always joked that the number of ex staff and clients we have is probably at least half the Singapore's population.. well, that may be stretching the truth by just a little, but what do you expect when we get long service awards, mind you, awardS har, not award, EVERY two and a half years? And only about 10% make it even that far?

Anyway, those who know what I'm talking about will be sniggering away in agreement, and those who dun, just be glad you weren't in the same industry as I was!

Ok, but back to the subject matter at hand... I organised a pot luck dinner at our place last Saturday for all Ex-H******* close colleagues, just for us to reminisce the good Ole' times... though a number of people couldn't make it, but it was enough that a gand of us could!

What better way to spend a evening bashing the ridiculous and crazy clients we encountered before? Or to 'suan' each other about the mindlessly silly things we did?

Like the time Nicole supposedly put a irate client on the phone, on hold so that she could blow off some steam by lambasting him and calling him a idiot to the rest of her colleagues, only to realise he was NEVER on hold and heard every single word she said....!

Or the time my dearest staff did a major boo-boo, and me, being their last line of hope! Had to put my life in danger and face 20 over pissed off people and apologise for the error....

Or the mini pantry i stocked full of chocs and cookies, and yummy pineapple tarts galore? Till date I still remember Mel's fave Marks and Spencers Choc Marshmallow teacakes, and Frances obsession with the Piggy Wiggles, and the tons of wine gums we gobbled down... and Nic's ever messy table, so messy that a cup of soy milk left on her desk actually turned to 'Tua Huay'!

Oh gosh, those were the days, man!

Nowadays, when people ask me where I'm working, the standard answer is 'oh, Shannonho Pte Ltd, as her P.A.' How times change.....

Anyway, it was a night of fun, and we DID have lots of fun times together, didn't we, Marko, KG, Frances, Mel, Nic, Monyee, and the rest? So the rest of you, if you wanna join the Ex-H******* Alumni, just resign to qualify!

Shannon had lots of fun too. She warmed up quickly for the many uncles and aunties and enjoyed being the centre of attention, posing for the camera so many times, I swear that little girl is totally vain! And I have never captured such nice shots as the ones PC got that night!

Guys, we should really do this more often, and this time, make sure everyone turns up!

The first bunch, before Titus had to leave!

Second Set of Group Photos

Happy Family? Btw, Shannon can be loaned for photoshots at market rates, please apply via email...

Jie Jie PC with the little poser (In denial that she is in fact Auntie PC)

Sunshine After The Rain!

it's been nearly a month since Shannon or Shannon's Mommy a.k.a me posted...


We have been very busy with a bad episode of Stomach Flu which hit the Ho family of three!


Shannon got it first, though I still have no idea from where, since her good friend and neighbour Xuan and her both started vomitting on the exact same day.


There she was, one minute happy and cheerful and ready to have her lunch on Thursday, the next minute, throwing up every 5 minutes until all she could manage to cough up was gastric juice. And in case any of you didn't know this, gastric juice is slimy and thick, oh boy, the things you learn when you have a kid!


I rushed her down to the clinic and by the time I saw the doc, she had thrown up about 10 times, and couldn't even keep water down, poor baby.


Dr. Tan gave her some suppostitorys to be inserted up her anus, as normal fluids just wouldn't stay down. He also warned us that if Shannon was still throwing up by 6am the next morning, we had to admit her to Mt. A for drips, and she would be terribly dehydrated by then....


Thank goodness the medicine worked! She stopped throwing up and started diarrhoea the next day. Every 10 min, we would have to change her diaper and by Saturday, I was the next victim, with throwing up and diarrhoea....


Mal was the last to catch on Monday night, though his case was mild compared to Shannon and me.



Thankfully, by the following week, it was sunshine after the rain, whew!