Maddy: Life of a Beach Bum & Bikini Babe Wannabe!

Budget. Well, I was never that concerned with the Budget except for my own. Hee hee..:P But hey this year I was definitely concerned with the nation’s budget. I guess it is probably due to the current economic climate that got me kinda worried and tuned in to the Budget.

So the Budget was announced yday and it wasn’t all that bad afteralls. Before the announcement, there were like news that our govt was like going to use the reserves and at that moment, I was like wondering how much does our govt have for reserves? I was like talking about it with my colleagues when it was mentioned that we would be tapping into our reserves.

And hence the day has come and our govt has indeed tapped into our reserves! My god. The papers today were like so many news on Budget! =_+ Not only a whole section was covered on Budget in Business Times but another section in The Straits Times! Well I was doing my daily news reading for work so you can imagine I was like rushing thru all the articles as I wanted to send the Weekly News updates to my colleagues and mgmt before the end of today and moreover I was like on half day afternoon leave.

Wah. Dinch expect the govert to have so much reserves! They are like spending billions to boost the economy and keep the jobs of Sporeans. Hey I aint complaining about that since it meant all the good for everyone in town! : ) And yesh they do think of us, their people by coming up with various schemes to assist us and boost the economic growth. : D

Especially the jobs part. In order to keep Sporeans employed, they are paying companies money to keep us employed. Wow. That is really nice lor. No doubt I am a bit worried about my job there. Hm, no doubt my company is a strong economy but hey it is an interlinked cycle outta there. All the other companies in other industries are affected and when they are, we are as well. So no matter what, my company is affected also lor. Was like having head count and pay freeze lor. So here the govt is like reimbursing for Sporeans being employed. Guess there is a lesser case for concern now.

But the reserves part is really amazing. Never did I expect a small lil tiny red dot on the World Map does have so much reserves. So those lil things that the govt is taxing is all coming to use now huh? Hee hee..:P

But seriously the economy is really not doing all that well man. Everyday I read about like low growth rate, retrenchments, shutting down, some billionaires committing sucide etc..

Am still waiting for the day when I will finally read about some extraordinary growth worldwide! But think that day would probably take a long while to come.

Meanwhile, lets appreciate what the govt is doing so far for the home that we live in. : ) 

Hmm..some of you might have heard from my SMSes that Ms Maddy here took part in the SAFRA Beach Babe Contest on Saturday! Hee hee..:P Well, happened to come across the ad one fine day when I was surfing the net so decided to send in my pics for a try. 

Received the email from them stating that I would get a free Sentosa admission tix, not sure whether I was even selected for the contest. Only thru emailing them I realized that I was selected for the contest. Haha..:P 

Well, I dinch get into the Top 5 to compete for the Beach Babe title but hey I had fun taking part in the contest in the morning! Hee hee..Met some new frens and also met Corde whom I met during the FHM GND roadshow last year. : ) It aint too bad a contest though we had to do weird thing like covering our face with sunblock lotion and stuck cotton balls all over our faces. All of the babes just dunch look too glam with cotton balls all over their faces. Haha..:P 

I dinch even put makeup on since I was going for suntanning right after the contest. Hence dinch quite felt the need to doll myself up since it is kinda weird to be wearing makeup right under the hot sun. Moreover I am like so going to be under the sun right after so it doesn’t quite make sense for me to put on makeup only to have my makeup melt thereafter. 

Hmm..i was actually thinking twice about attending the contest the night before. Hahha..dunch know why but dunch quite feel like going. Then spoke to a fren of mine and he actually encouraged me to go for it. Telling me that he would even come down and support me if I do get into the finals. Hee hee..: ) So thinking that since I would be heading down to Sentosa for some sun on Sat, why not I just go down earlier and spent a few hours taking part in the contest and see how it goes. 

Though I was a bit disappointed that I dinch manage to get into the Top 5 but hey I had fun baking myself under the sun right after the activity!! Hahaa..:P Some of the babes were like puzzled and surprised that I was going to tan myself after the contest! Haha..:P Hm..i think I am like the dark chocolate amongst the white ones. Hee hee..:P I was actually looking forward more to the suntanning activity that I was going to do rather than the contest. Haha..:P 

Dinch take much pictures at all since none of my frens attended the event to support me! Hah. Hey me aint complaining since there isnt much support needed also. Hhaaa ;P But did manage to take one with some of the babes there : )

Another “ming xin” moment for me and what a way to start the brand new year! Hee hee ;P 

P/S. Managed to find pics of the event taken by some avid photographers on some websites Thanks guys!