Of fairs--career, food, books.


Went to the JobsDB career fair on Saturday. Was pretty skeptical about it because it's recession. If the jobs available online are so limited, how exciting can it be? For that reason i didn't go for the previous career fair.

But dar really encouraged me to go. It's for my sake i know. So we went.



We each received a card which i found pretty impressive. It has a barcode at the bottom, so if you want to apply for a job, just scan the barcode, and the company will receive your resume. How cool is that?

Despite having such a fancy system, there's really nothing much to offer at the career fair. Companies were mostly from the finance/banking sector (like prudential, standard chart), and the government sector (navy, police).

In fact i think the turnout was disappointing too, considering it's only a one-day fair.


Btw, we came across a Japanese recruitment agency with an interesting introduction printed on their brouchers:

"Tempstaff Singapore is a Japanese Recruitment Agency which focuses in permanent placements."

Er... I think there's a general irony underlying the name of the agency. Lol.



So ended our career fair expedition and we moved on (happily) to the food and beverage fair! :) It's so much more happening i tell you.


There? Where?


Piling up the kebab meats. Wooh.


(Dar was hungry. =X)


Clockwise from top left:
1. Hakka Yong Tau Foo with noodles. Dar's hakka, and she was shocked that i nv tried hakka yong tau foo. Not bad. I love the noodles too.
2. Mexican pie from Pie-Kia. I've never tasted mexican food before.
3. Ice cream: Strawberry yoghurt, and pink guava sorbet.
4. Taiwanese snacks: Spicy fishballs and toufu.
5. Tu-tu kueh. My turn to be shocked that dar's never tried this before.



After filling our tummys we headed to Popular Book fair at expo.


Clockwise from top left:
1. Two chinese novels at $5 each (mine).
2. C.S. Lewis collection of letters and books (dar's).
3. Three tuberware set, $4.90 each! (mine + dar's).
4. Faber Castell crayons and markers (mine).



Happy shopping for cheap food and goods! :))

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