One Month...

Woohoo, it's been a full month since I've started work here and it has been grrrreat!!! Took me that long just to blog something, hahaha :)

See Lisa I finally wrote something :)

I LOVE this job! I've met sooo many wonderful and nice people. I'm missing some of you :( Maybe you'll come back some day eh :)

I will try to organize more movie nights like the ones before me have done...might get those coming to dress to a theme even :) 

Uhhh, am seriously beary BEARY hungry today...food donations are appreciated :) :) :)

Hello Everybody...

I wanted to make my first blog sound witty and well put together but my creative juices aren't really flowing at the moment so it'll have to keep for another day. So I'll just post some pics. I'm sure everybody loves looking at pics :)

Two lovely ladies, Lea(to the left) & Sakshi(to the right) having a kodak moment with our gorgeous Diane.

A last pic together before Lea leaves for home. Adieu my friend. Will meet again soon :)

A Beary Wonderful Treat

Ahhh...food GLORIOUS food...mmmm : )

We have been a very well-fed bunch since Sakshi's been here. The baked goods she brings us...uh yum!

Do I even have to elaborate after this : )

Yer a gem Sakshi!!! Thank you beary much : )

This is how you watch a Horror Flick, a beary good style

There are so many ways one could do to avoid watching the scary part of a horror movie. Today, Puspa decided to forgo her sleep after her night shift stint and wanna relax herself after a massage and watch a couple of movies at the hostel. Anyway, we were so amused by the way she was watching the horror movie, SHUTTER (a thai scary movie), besides hurling occasional vulgarities when the so called "ghost" suddenly appear on the screen and coupled with some high pitch screams (and trust me that woman can really screeccchhh!!)... what's so amazing was how tortured she looked and how painful the whole process was for her in watching the movie, I'm just thinking why the hell did she have to put herself through it in the first place! Anyway, I don't need to explain, the photos we captured secretly shows how our dear beary good Puspa reacts to the horror movie.

Oh ya, take note on how cool Rosemarie (one of our guest) looked throughout the whole show... ha ha... and Puspa, well.. ermm... you'll see what I mean.

The covering eyes using both hands position (Rosemarie with -_- look)

The "peek-a-boo" plus hugging safety pillow position (Rosemarie with -_- look)

The full coverage pillow position (This is to ensure that the ghost doesn't suddenly jump out to scratch Puspa's face and Rosemarie again with -_- look)

The full coverage using pillow plus both hands position (Rosemarie is still showing -_- look)

The "in denial" position - surf and cover eyes using one hand (Rosemarie decided to ditch Puspa)

And all the time, Puspa wasn't aware that we took her photos using our security cam... not until we made it famous by uploading it to Facebook! Both Nas and me had a real good laugh! Thanks Puspa for making our day!

Signing off from abearygoodhostel!

Lisa K

We are famous!! or maybe not so... yet... ha ha

It's been a long while since I wrote something here.. argh.. been real busy... ha ha... anyway, have something interesting to share here!! Well, I received an sms this morning from an old pal and this is what it says "Hey saw a beary good hostel featured in today's papers. Congrats! :)"

Well, I must admit it, I was really shocked and don't deny that got a little excited cos I thought when you are featured in the media or papers or something, well, at least somebody would have informed you right? unless it's bad press or something... So immediately we quickly bought a copy of the local newspaper downstairs, The Sunday Times and flipped through the pages hastily and found this:

How cool is that? I guess our name was randomly selected to support this article...:) Nevertheless, was pretty happy about it. Free advert, why not?? ha ha...:)

Also, finally abearygoodhostel's namecard is READY!!! Yes, it took us this long to have it printed but we just wanna make sure it turned out right!! :) Would like to take this opportunity to thank Mei Kit dear who painstakingly drew and design the map for us and made the card look sooooo awesome!!! Thanks so much my dear!! MUACKS!

So, anybody wants a piece of this? Get it from our friendly host at the reception counter!

Hugs,

Lisa K

www.abearygoodhostel.com

Tom Cruise(ed) away.

Its pretty early in the morning, or extremely late into the night depending on how you look at it.

Sitting here at the reception table, the spinning fan and radio logged in to power98 fm are the only sounds i hear.

If i were to tilt my head over to the right and peek at the comfy orange IKEA couch, i can almost imagine tommy sitting there with his hoobo berms and shirt with the laptop in his lap going,

"watchaa starin at bro? " he would say with a raised eyebrow and snigger.

haha. shit i miss that character man. stupid trigger- happy american.

but thats the sad part about being a hostel host. the only sad part in fact. It comes when you get the opportunity to meet fantastic people, and you learn so much from them. (sometimes the bad stuff too) haha.

and then suddenly. they leave.

and most of the time, they don't take you along with them(lol)

Im quite sentimental and cheesy for a guy. but shit man, i really really wish tommy were back here:(

haha. tommy, come back to visit anytime u like man:) i know you're gonna be reading this pretty soon!

and to all the other people coming or are currently staying here. DON"T make friends with me.

cos if you do, you might never leave this hostel. (evil laugh here)


Charles
Night shift Host

A Quiet Night

Its 5 in the morning and my sleepy eyes from the intense shifting of my body clock lay testament to the immense amount of annoyance at the slightest noises that emit from the cozy corners of a beary good hostel.

sorry guys, im a little out of steam today. but when i get back the next time round, ill be back with loads more fun stuff for all:)

FREEBIES: International Tourist Guide Day 2010, Saturday 13 March 2010

Wanna have FREE tours in Singapore Chinatown? Well, 13th March is THE DAY to take note. Details are as follows for those of you intending to stay over in Singapore. :)

Date : Saturday, 13 March 2010
Venue : Kreta Ayer Square
Registration : 9:30AM

First Tour : 10:00AM
Last Tour : 3:30PM

Free Tours :

1. Secret of the Clans

2. Happiness, Success and Longevity

3. Call of the Faithful

Free guided tours by members of Society of Tourist Guides (Singapore).

Each tour takes 1 hour and offered in English and Mandarin.

Hugs,

Lisa K

http://www.abearygoodhostel.com/

Movie Madness!

What happens when you've got a bunch of great people, drinks, a cozy corner and a real kick-ass movie?


you get a very beary distracted hostel host trying very beary hard to concentrate on his work and gives up after awhile to join in the fun.

its amazing what a movie can do.


Media studies thought me that movies contain media texts. in every scene, the media texts displays virtual sub-conscience messages which allows our minds to retain that memory and even possibly connect it to our lives.

which is why most 1st dates and group outings revolve around movies.

and here at abearygoodhostel, i'd hate to see the mayhem and absolute eurohia once the movie ends, and people from the different walks of life start debating.

Thank God Ive a small storeroom right behind me to hide in, in case things turn ugly. ha ha ha.

I miss Arianna and cenk, the pioneers of movie madness!

haha. those two jokers would watch movie after movie after movie after movie after movie and practically FORCE me not to concentrate on my work.

If i get fired after this blog entree, I'm gonna move in with you guys in the states man. hahahahah!

Cheers one and all!

blogging LIVE frooooom a.. Bearryyy Goooood HoooSSSTeeeeLLLLLLLLL!!


Charles:)

12.14am

Thanks Tom, you've certainly helped me get by my Fears. What on earth would i do without you? :)