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2009-08-28T12:30:00.006+08:00

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FLAG DAY - NUS

2009-08-04T14:34:00.003+08:00

NUS Flag Day. Flag ppl… Flag stickers.. Flag "can you pls donate?"

There were 12 of them this morning, and another 5 during lunch time (another small stretch of road near my office)!!! C’mon lar, as if rejecting 2 or 3 wasn’t enough… u guys should SPLIT UP evenly! Not that I have never done this before, in fact, I was from SJAB (St John) in Sec sch… We used to do this at least once every year! But we certainly got the brains to not just "line up" in the same stretch to ask the SAME ppl for donations lor!! I had to say "no thanks" for the first 3 person, and subsequently I came up with variations like "donated already", "sorry" and last... I just either smiled at them or pretend I never see them!

What a morning to start with..

Tonight the fruities and my poly lecturer Kris is coming over for a mini get-together before she heads back to Switzerland again. Lucky her, can follow hubby to Switzerland for work while she just stay at home and be a full-time housewife!

Work is the same for me… monotonous.
But my boss’ attitude becoming damn *XYZ#@^* lor!
He is REALLY undergoing MENOPAUSE~
Today say this, tomoro say that... Wa seh, lim peh got no time to entertain ur silly mood swings abt how work should be done lor!
I damn sian lor, seriously.

I realised that im becoming more and more grouchy like him, more impatient with him, less tolerance than I used to be liao.. becuz this man here is super ‘Fazy’ (try to figure that out!).

Anyways, counting down to 31st August, and I can get myself a new phone!!
Finally, something to be happy about.

Miss a fren.

2009-07-14T16:40:00.004+08:00

I have this very good fren (or used to be good fren)..

she got married and have 2 kids now.
she used to be same size as me.
But after giving birth to her 2 kids, she became freaking thin now!
damn.

dun feel like meeting her.. makes me feel damn depressed.

She is thin now, but im still FAT!

Michael Jackson is DEAD!

2009-06-26T17:09:00.002+08:00

R.I.P Michael - King of Pop

Thank you for the cool music that you have brought us.
And for creating the only song which touched me to tears..

-Heal the World-
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much
Brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel
There's no hurt or sorrow

There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place
For you and for me

If you want to know why
There's a love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel, fear or dread
We stop existing and start living
Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
Make a better world
Make a better world

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place
For you and for me

And the dream we were conceived in
Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be God's glow

We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart
I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we'll cry happy tears
See the nations
Turn their swords into plowshares

We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place

..... your music will live on.

Friday!!!

2009-06-26T11:27:00.001+08:00

Another boring day at work.
Is the work boring, or am I just not enjoying my work? Could be both.

Need to start looking ard... for sure. Best is that I can find one before my birthday cum macau trip this year. Then I will start work after my macau trip.

Next year there’s a lot of long weekends, some of which I wun be able to enjoy, cuz need to work on sats! Sickening, isn’t it?

Received my CC bills last few days.. totaling up to a sum of $2K+!!
Last month also paid ard $2K+ for my CC bills (liability from Europe trip) Damn..
My UOB bill alone chalked up $1.6K already:
Pedi/Medi package installments ($200 p/m)
Slimming package installments ($200 p/m)
Sewing machine ($249)
Lenovo laptop ($700)
And some miscellaneous items…
Urgh… shouldn’t have took up so many installment plans! Its like slow poison…breaking u down every month. Another CC trap with installment-free plans!

Going for my 2nd slimming session (out of the 5 which I signed up) tomorrow. Hope to faster finish the treatments so I dun have to find 3 hrs each week to do the sessions. And somemore the consultant very long-winded and persuasive.. Hard-sell type. I can’ take it. But since I pay liao then just go lor. Dun waste $$, each session cost me $400 lor! I must be crazy to have fallen for their trap that time!

Anyways, its FRIDAY!
Gota spend the upcoming weekends drinking lotsa water to clear my new zit below my lips.
The size is big enough to bomb Hiroshima! URGH!!! Why are zits still growing on an aging 28-year-old?! Let me off!!

Tonight having Korean BBQ with Zhong Lee and GTO. Looking forward man!
O dun like to Korean Cuisine, so I usually have it with my Ching-gus.
Eat today, slimming tomoro.

Think my consultant is going to nag me abt my weight gain these few weeks which she hasn’t seen me since March.... &*^%^^%$#%^

B*ss 0n leave!

2009-06-12T15:23:00.003+08:00

g00die g00dness!!

My b*Ss is finali on leave liao!
And sure will not come back today and tomoro...
He is one untypical fellow who will come back to office even when he is on leave.... even when he is not needed here.
Rumor has it that he is v. henpecked and thus dislike staying at home... *funny*

Nonetheless, i did dig out some older files and note their deadlines, and I realised this b*Ss here can reli sit on his work for ages.. I'm starting to see a collection of invisible dust on top of the piles.

Yesterday was day one of the PC show at Suntec.
Will be going tomoro aft work to buy my mini laptop.
Was thinking of buying Dell's Mini 10 in Red or Pink, need to see the real stuff to decide.
10inch screen and a compact weight of only 2.5lbs = 1.1kg.. imagine that!
Damn Coolx~

chill now... 1 more hour to knock off.

I'm still here....

2009-06-03T10:46:00.001+08:00

I’m not counting but it seems AGES since I last blogged.
Really never crossed my mind that I have since dumped my blog and immerse myself in Facebook. It even seem to me that we dun need a blog since now we have Facebook. But after spending some time thinking, I still prefer to pen my 2 cents worth here in my blog that posting something on Facebook and face the risk of everyone seeing it.
Anyways, I have nothing much to update at the moment.
Just wana inform that I still remember my blog!

Monday Blues… or not.

2009-03-02T11:30:00.002+08:00

Mensus never come yesterday. It was due yesterday and I can feel it coming cuz keep having the "poo" feeling and feeling slight cramps in my abdomen. Wat a Monday!

Tmr having steamboat with Colleagues. Will see how it goes, if mensus really come then probably can’t join them. (I have really bad cramps during mensus..

So much work to clear before my leave, and it’s a good sign. If not, it simply means I’m dispensable. Hahaha… Counting down… 16 more days to my Europe Honeymoon! Excited but I’m gonna miss Cocoa. It has been raining for the past few days with thunder and lightning, the poor baby has been shaking from time to time and finding dark corners to hide in.

The slimming coffee is making me thirsty from time to time… Seems like my bowel habits have improved due to the many extra Ls of water I have been gulping down recently. I can feel a little effect… not so much on the weighing scales but more to my clothes.

Something is wrong with my lawyer, he has been stealing glances at me since this morning (I mean he used to do it too, but more so today)… Hope he is not having any dirty thoughts in his mind! That "D.O.M" (try figuring that out)!!!

This morning when I was taking bus to work, someone sat beside me, and I can smell her "Versace Red Jeans"… It really smells good to me… the smell immediately brought me back to the sec sch days… I remember Yen and me used to have one bottle each! Haha… smells really sweet lor, most importantly, of the memories it brings. There are really some fragrances which will bring me back to a certain time.. For eg. Versace Red Jeans to Sec School, Hugo Boss Woman to days working in OS, and Chupa chup’s fragrance (one of my really faves) reminds me Uni days. In case u are wondering abt the Chupa Chup's fragrance, here's a reference for u:

I just love these fragrances, they’re simply "must-haves"!!

Do you remember your own smell?

救命啊！

2009-02-17T15:20:00.004+08:00

This is one of those days u feel extremely tired… from not doing much, not eating much, not thinking much too. Body and mind both spiritless.
Many-a-time, I felt so restless and wonder why I’m in all these shit.

The files are all over my desk and the file organiser boxes are all over the floor. Which means when I have to pick up the files or slot in the files, I must squat & try to balance myself while holding those heavy legal files.
It’s a really freaking "organising system" derived by my freaking b**s who seldom do the squatting stunt. I’m beginning to feel helpless and useless. This is really a case where A Person Works for the Money, NO Passion At All… SAD case.

My legs are getting itchy again... must be the climate and the bacteria that’s causing all those rashes which Ash (colleague) describes as "tai-ko". I have serious "tai-ko" leg problems man.. and I’m helpless abt it. I should seek help.

My freaking b**s is whispering to himself again.. not that I’m worried that he has schizophrenia, cuz I talk to myself all the time… and even had imaginary frens.. and I thought I was alone!! Turns out, saw many of my own kind. Sighz.. Signs of modern-stressed-beings.

Tonight on Channel U.. 优游天下 (Destination Most Wanted) – at 8pm.. Hosted by my favorite Bryan Wong – Must Watch!!!

It's V day again!

2009-02-14T12:42:00.002+08:00

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

Had a pre-celebration with the fruity gang last night.
Went to Da Paolo at Holland V, followed by a movie at Tiong Bahru.
Dinner was great! Its my 2nd visit to Da Paolo and for Jo, its like duno how many umpteen times.. she raves abt the food there, and got the rest excited too!
I had "Handmade Spinach Pasta with King Prawns and xxxxxxxx" for my main course, can’t remember the whole title for that dish. For starters, we had Parma ham with rock melon and pan fried scallops (YUMz!!!) Tiramisu and Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice-cream for desserts. I wasn’t a dessert person until I was exposed to European food… It didn’t seem complete for a European meal without desserts!

We watched "New in Town" by Renee Zellweger, wanted to watch ‘Bride Wars’ but Jo watched already so... …
Yahoo Movies has a 5 star rating for this show.. But for me, I think it deserves a 3.5 maybe.. Romance Comedies will always be Romance Comedies, u know wat I mean…

However, the BEST Romance Comedy I have ever watched is "Love, actually".. That’s a really really GOOD movie! Fills my tears at the brim of my eyes whenever I watch it..

Itinerary for V day 2009:
> Work 9-1
> Lunch at Bukit Purmei Blk 109 Lor Mee stall
> Spa at Grand Plaza Park Hotel
> Walk to Carrefour to buy some yummy Roast chicken, Pizza etc. for our V Day dinner at home sweet home tonight. Kekeke..

> and maybe a midnight movie tonight!

Enjoy ur V-Day guys!!

Little Princess Chole - Jen's daughter

2009-02-05T15:20:00.002+08:00

Can someone tell me why Chloe looks like me, when she is supposed to be Jennifer's daughter?
Hehehe... anyways, she is really adorable!
Wonder if my future daughter will look like her?

lunch time!

2009-02-05T13:35:00.002+08:00

I opened up my blog this morning.. almost fainted!
All the alignments and stuffs just went haywire… no choice, gota switch back to the normal blogger.com template lor. It’s quite nice anyways~
No more complicated HTML format and no more music for my blog la.
Sometimes the music from the background can be irritating too, esp when I try to open up from the office. Lolz
Colleague went to buy lunch for me, so now I’m waiting in the office for my food.
The famous Ipoh Horfun.. I dun feel like eating crayfish today, so I ordered the chicken + gan bei hor fun.
Reminds me!! Must faster eat then later see got time to go and buy TOTO anot!
Tomoro $10M to be won lor! It’s mine, it’s mine!
Even thou not $10M.. can I just have a small piece of that pie? $100K also can le.
That’s like.. only 1% of the prize! Gimme lar, Singapore Pools! Mai Neow lar!
My horfun come already.. but the "pantry" is full! And my s**pid b*ss still here in the room.
I must wait for him to leave before I start eating.. cuz we share a room, so its not very nice to make him see me eat. But this bloody b*ss still staring at his PC screen leh!

Happy NIU year!

2009-01-30T11:34:00.001+08:00

New blog skin for a "Niu" year!!

It’s 初五 today!
Tonight meeting "fruities" for Dinner at Imperial Treasure! Yummy.. heard many ppl had already lao-ed their yu-sheng.. me not yet once lor! Tonight is 1st time of the "niu" year…

This year I’m so caught up with housework, got no time to go medi/pedi lor.
Saw all my friends and colleagues’ nails so nice, envious *_*

3rd day at work… a piece of me still have not come back yet.
Just like a mechanical pencil with the pencil lead, cannot write leh…><"’
2 more months to Honeymoon Europe!!! Jiayou jiayou!

Tomoro is yet another day of celebration – with lotsa frens coming over to play cards! Exciting… my first try at gambling luck this "niu" year. Rooster is supposed to have good luck this year, I heard…. And many of the Goats I know have been losing $$, and so was being said by the fortune-tellers on TV. Bad year for Goats.

Been sneezing since last night.. kaoz.. left nostril stuck like mad.
I can’t breathe… ... help!!!
Wana go home rest now… can? (just another excuse to not work lar)

Oh yah.. to follow up from previous post.. As expected, this year’s Pop question is "Pregnant already not? When you planning for 1st one?" I even had cousins so ludicrous, placed their baby boys on my bed and said things like "must let baby boys sleep on ur bed, then will give birth to boys lor…" I bet that’s another excuse to use my damn comfy Sealy mattress lor!

Went to see BB Kayden last sat.. he was so adorable. Eyes bright bright and also a high nose bridge. As wat Apple’s hb also says, he will train him to be a playboy next time, so I better give birth to a girl! Hahaha… Dangerous move, need to think twice.

This year not much ang pows to take.. only less than 5 from relatives who insisted on giving us.. and our companies’ kai-gong ang pows and a pleasant surprise from one of the guys who always visits our office. My immediate superior never give me lor, super neow man. Like I said, if there is a Chinese Zodiac for Cats, I bet he belongs there.

Nuff said….

Everyone, Huat AR!!!

恭喜发财！新年快乐！万事如意！

2009-01-23T11:05:00.005+08:00

Lunar New Year's round the corner... 3 more days in fact!
Wish all you ppl "Gong Xi Fa Cai" and for this year "Good luck and embrace ur jobs"!

Boss just declared tmr off... sadz!
Cuz i need to work alternate sats and tomorrow is actually my work day, which means next week no need to work and going down the calendar… I will have 6 long weekends to enjoy! But now since the shift is being pushed down… SHIT! All my long weekends becomes short weekends liao. %^)($*(@#_$*(^

We dun usually get bonus "half days off" except for recent months… since all the celebrations and buffets have been dispensed with, due to the economic crisis. Oh well, hopefully the company’s ang pow will not "giu-zwee" this year.. I remember getting $100 for CNY "start work ang pow" last year.

Sighz, this year no ang pow to collect from relatives..
here’s a shout-out for them: "Hey u lucky people! This year no need to bao ang pow for me, damn shiok hor u people!!!!"

Was discussing abt Ang pow money with my ex-colleagues during our meet up recently. 3 of us got married last year so this year is our 1st year distributing (sarcastically used here) ang pows.. We were talking about how much did we prepared in total.. And M actually said $1K!! Im like…. Wah!!!!" I duno abt my own.. hubby prepared all…

Last night was hubby's birthday.. brought him to Restaurant Ember at Keong Saik Road.
The food was nice.. not that FANTASTICALLY good lar.. but all the raves and reviews abt that place gave me high expectations, which they just managed to hit.
We had Pan-fried Foie Gras, Angel Hair Pasta for appetisers, Black cod and Chilean seabass for main, and Apple Tartin + Vanilla ice-cream and Banana Tart + Lavender ice-cream for desserts.
Read from reviews that the Lavender ice-cream taste like shampoo, but for me.. its more like Aromatherapy Oil ><'"
Total spending is $165.00, its abt 20% cheaper than Vis-a-Vis at Bukit Timah.. but we both agreed that Vis-a-Vis has nicer food. Ambience wise, Ember is stronger and more romantic.

Hubby and I have been into French Cuisine lately.. You can call us Foie Gras Connoiseurs already!

Sian... no mood to work!!! Too looking forward to CNY! Huat aR!!!

Happy new year everyone!

Life is as such....

2009-01-19T12:09:00.004+08:00

Counting down 5 more days to Chinese New Year…

One of my buddies msned me something a few days ago "we are turning 28 this year already… how? So sad."

Well, I simply replied her "compared to ppl our age, without a boyfriend or partner, you are married with a house.. do you really think u r sad?"

She got my point. *_*

Actually, me too.. can’t accept the fact that we are in our late 20s already!
It feels like yesterday when we were just celebrating our 21st birthday!!!
I even found the birthday card the gals gave me for my 21st birthday.
A card 7 years ago! Can u imagine?

Gone were the days we just worry abt having not enough "pocket money" to buy our stuffs.
Gosh, why I reminiscing good old times here?
I must be really getting old liao…

Back to CNY.
Luckily this year I kiasu.. already bought 2 pink dresses.
Dun wana be like previous years.. last minute cannot find anything I like then simply just grab and end up didn’t wear those clothes a 2nd time!

Went to Queensway shopping centre last weekend to amend O’s new Levis Jeans which he bought at $50 discount from their "Trade-in your old jeans" promo.
Ended up, as we were waiting to collect his jeans.. I also bought 2 jeans with immediate alteration services.

I thought that salesgal looks like Becky, so felt a sense of warmth when she encouraged me to buy those 2.

I have been quite a shoppaholic recently, just trying and paying for clothes I think looks "ok" on me.

Dirt.

I better stop before my wardrobe burst!

While ppl are busy cleaning their floor, walls, cupboards, dirt etc…
I spent most of my time unpacking my new clothes and throwing out the old and "worn-less-than-2 times" clothes.
Bad Bess, Baaaaad.

Why do I have ppl telling me I lost weight and put on weight at the same time???
Isn’t that quite funny… Whose words should I take?
The weighing machine did not take sides.
Im still like that leh.. same size same shape.

Most ppl are worried about eating too much CNY goodies and mayb put on weight after CNY, but do u know what’s the biggest worry?
Dun you think its funny?
Relatives never stop asking questions.. since the day u were born.

When we were kids:
"How’s your PSLE results?"

When we were teenagers:
"Got boyfren/girlfren already?"

When we were adults (single):
"Why still no bf? Faster go and find lar"
[this question will pop up every year without fail until the day they see ur partner]

When we were adults (attached):
"When getting married?"
At weddings… "When is your turn?"
[this question will also live on until the day u tie the knot]

BUT… still not the end of story…

After marriage:
"When giving birth???"
And the relatives will recycle this question until the day u get pregnant.. not all.
it will be followed by..
"When’s the next baby?"!!!!!!

After that… the cycle from question no. 1 will repeat itself.

What question will I be getting this year?

Stay tuned.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2008-12-30T17:12:00.003+08:00

Hi all, Monthly Journal is back for the December issue!

Really got no chance to update my blog man! 7th December was my Big Day.. then followed by my Cambodia Trip.. then back to work.. clear work.. organise Christmas party, then now sorting out pictures from my Cambodia Trip and Wedding.. and vavooooom.. next, it’s NEW YEAR and followed by Chinese NEW YEAR!

Such an eventful period. I doubt anyone will bother to read this too.

My December ’08 issue of CLEO was bought in November. I read halfway, threw it in my study room and discovered it only last night. Hahaha.. Dun think I will ever have the chance to finish it. Same goes for the November ‘08 issue.. Maybe I can get the January ‘09 Issue later!

When u get your own house, there is just sooooo much housework to do (Not that I’m complaining)! And sitting down to read newspaper or magazine is a luxury, really. Even the tea that I bought, I have no time to slowly appreciate it.

Even at work, my heart is outside. Just heard from a colleague next door, tmr’s her last day. I’m happy for her too.. cuz everyday (almost) can hear her boss scolding her. Anyways she said she found another job….. makes me wonder, izit time for me to go too?

Apple’s baby boy, Kayden, was born on Christmas day. So cute.. might have to wait till the full month then can go and visit them. But 25th January is CNY eve.. gosh.. wonder how Apple is going to arrange that!

It’s 5.10pm now.. im stuck in the office. Siting beside me (and for the past 4-5 months) is my TK boss. Damn TK lor… Can’t stand him.

Oh yah, my wedding pics and Cambodia pics are UP! But im lazy to post them here, please see my Facebook for the pics yah!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone!!!

counting down - 22 days left

2008-11-14T12:59:00.001+08:00

Wow.. time flies. I haven’t been updating for the past one month!

This blog has become like my monthly issued journal! So many times happened that I duno where to start with…

Some updates on my wedding..

A little hiccups and screw-ups from my Bridal Studio, but things are still going on fine.. I haven’t collected my album yet! Guess it will be ready by either this week or next.

As for the hotel side, so far so good. Attendance not so good thou. From 28 tables, we shrinked to 25 tables… a lot of ppl can’t make it – going for holidays, working.. etc etc.. watever lar. I also believe that if ppl wants to come, they will be able to make it no matter what. Anyways, im planning to keep my wedding small and nice, lesser tables = lesser problems also. We have gotten our wedding cards and also chosen our wedding favours already. As we were given 2 choices, we got the teacups and coasters with the "little chinese wedding couple" cartoon.. if u know what I mean..

Oh yah, the wedding cards are ready too!! Nice and white.. with Precious Moments pictures on them.. I like Will upload the photos here tonight!

Work is ok too… not so busy.. time passes slow. Boss is still very "tee-ko".. wat to do?

I’m going Cambodia after my wedding.. for a short honeymoon. The actual one is in April 2009 – planning to join the TopDeck Tour to Europe.. Super excited! Hope we dun incur too much losses for the dinner, then at least no need to save up to Europe… so jialat!

Recently my body is reacting funnily.. not doing much exercise, but feel damn tired! Maybe its mental…. mentally tired. Just a few weeks ago, I am feeling relaxed.. but as the wedding gets near, I get more tired. Dun even have the mood to collate my songs into a CD.. Everyday just feel like going home early, play with my cocoa and watch TV.

Talking abt TV, the channel 8 9pm drama serial by Chen Han Wei and Zoe Tay is damn good man! I make it a point to catch it every night. It’s abt AIDs, and the mis-perception of ppl have towards AIDs. And how ppl react to a person before and after he is infected. Damn good lor the show, so realistic. It really reflects the true beings.

And wana say "Jaiyou" to my buddy (name is not mentioned for privacy)! Her dad is in hospital and just did a Bypass Op last week, till now still in ICU and not out of danger yet. May all the Gods look after him… May he get well soon.

After my ah mah (granny)‘s incident, I turned to a belief that a person who survives death, will survive even better after that. My ah ma used to be a petty, closed-up and defensive person. She was that type who will "hide" in her room when we go and visit her during CNY, in avoidance of some of her children whom she doesn’t like. A few months ago, she suffered from a stroke, of which she managed to recover almost 90% now. And she is a Changed person totally. She is friendly, smiley, and whatever u can find in a good ah mah.

What im trying to say is that, everything happens for a reason…
So, Be Strong…and also believe that every obstacle you come across is actually a challenge for u. 加油!

eng....

2008-10-10T10:47:00.003+08:00

Wow, finally! After a few weeks, I finally have time to come back and update you ppl!

This morning as I was bathing, I heard the radio playing a Jacky Cheung’s old song.. "情书". Not that I have never heard of this song before.. In fact, I have heard of it many many times, but I realise I never paid any attention to the lyrics:

<<情书>> -- 张学友
你瘦了憔悴得让我好心疼
有时候爱情比时间还残忍
把人变得盲目而奋不顾身
忘了爱要两个同样用心的人

你醉了脆弱得藏不住泪痕
我知道绝望比冬天还寒冷
你恨自己是个怕孤独的人
偏偏又爱上自由自私的灵魂

你带着它唯一写过的情书
想证明当初爱得并不糊涂
他曾为了你的逃离颓废痛苦
也为了破镜重圆抱着你哭
哦可惜爱不是几滴眼泪几封情书
哦---这样的话也许有点残酷
等待着别人给幸福的人往往过的都不怎么幸福
哦可惜爱不是忍着眼泪留着情书
哦---伤口清醒要比昏迷痛楚
禁闭着双眼又拖着错误
真爱来临时你要怎么留得住

I love that sentence where I have specially highlighted.. Isn’t that very true?

"People who waits for others to provide happiness, are usually those who aren’t really happy."

Sometimes I really wonder how these lyrists find all their inspiration man! I mean.. c’mon.. they’re the best psychologists around….

8th October 2008 "celebrated" my one year in this firm… Kaoz, I din’t expect myself to survive this long man! Sighz.. now is a bad time to look for a job. My wedding is creeping up in less than 2 months time, and the market is really not doing good! Anyways, I have to hold on.. I will get my bonus (if any) end Dec.. but seeing the way the market goes… I think even if the boss gives me one month, I should be happy liao.

O says he might not even have ;(

Jiayou everyone!!

2008-09-11T16:38:00.000+08:00

Finally, I have the chance to update here… Those who wana see the pics of my new house, pls kindly go to my Facebook account to check. Too lazy to attach the pics here again.

These few weeks have been grueling… Luckily after shifting into my new house last Sunday, I saved a lot of precious time on travelling.. Each trip was lessen from 50mins to 20mins now. So I save 1 hr per day on travelling. But poor Cocoa had to be left alone at home.

So far it has been ok for her. My mum stayed over on Sun night, so I have her to take care of Cocoa on Monday morning.. Tuesday she was left alone, Yesterday O was on urgent leave so he took care of her.. and today Cocoa is alone again. Hope she doesn’t pee and poo on my sofa man! So far she peed on the floor in the study room twice already. But other than that, she went to her cage to wee. Good girl.

It’s only Thursday today and I’m damn tired and sleepy man! Have been sleeping after midnight for the past 4 nights. Can’t really sleep well, maybe becuz not accustomed to the bed yet.

I’ll be having my 1st round of housewarming this Sat afternoon, followed by one in the evening and another one on Sunday afternoon. The final one will be on 18 October.

Was supposed to collect my wedding shoot photos (soft copies) last sat.. 6 Sep.. but was too busy with house cleaning so I postponed the appt to 20 Sep. Will upload the photos either here or Facebook once I have them.

O bought some mooncakes from "Big China Pastry" (大中国), damn yummy. They come in Macadamia and butter flavor, and Walnut and butter flavor. I tasted the Macadamia nuts flavor already, but haven’t for the Walnut. Heard from my mum it’s damn good. Must try.

Ok guys till then, will take some pics from my housewarming this weekend and upload them!

Take care!

I'm back!

2008-08-16T00:08:00.003+08:00

Finally.. I found time to feed my blog.

Work has been really keeping me crazy, stressed etc..

My house is 85% ready.. tomoro they are delivering Tv, heater and the last batch of lights to my new house! We also bought the red leather sofa, but need 3 weeks to custom make.. so will not be ready until sept! and thats when i will move in..

fast? not very fast lar... I wana get rid of the 2 hours travelling time each day! Dun wana wake up at 7am everyday lor! Not enough sleep man!!

Tmr will take some pics and will upload here thereafter!

My transfer.

2008-07-28T22:50:00.003+08:00

Ok guys, here's the story..

It all started from last last Tues -

B for boss
Me for me
A for Auntie L (who was also my mentor)

B: Hi Bess, we have a great offer for you.. something really different from what you have been doing.. and trust me, you will learn alot.. much more than you have been learning so far. We have all thought about it, you are a U-grad.. shouldn't be wasting time doing what you are doing.. Are you interested to try out Litigation at our Main office? You will be working directly under one of our partners - OBL.

Me: Er...

A: It will be a good option for you. If its other lawyers, I may not encourage.. but if its OBL, I think you will really learn alot of things there.

B: Yah.. OBL is very knowledgeable.. and he is just like a walking Law dictionary.. you will benefit alot working under him.

Me: Hmm.... I'm ok.

B: Wow.. really? I'm surprised you agreed so readily..

Me: I would like to try something new anyway..

B: Great... very good! That's the attitude.. (to A) See, thats's why I always say.. youngsters are very adaptable and they really have very good learning attitude.

A: Yes.. (nodding)

Me: I love challenges.

B: Ok very good.. It's definitely going to be VERY challenging, so i need you to wrap all the cases that you have in hand.. you will need to clear whatever you can do for now and I want you to pass ur files out by tomoro..

Me: Tomoro???? When would you like me to move over?

B: Asap... I'm looking at Thurs. (2 days later)

Me looking astonishingly at A.. (wtf?)

A: Ermm I think it's better for her to start next monday. At least let her start on a new week.

(Me nodding hard....)

B: Ok lar, so it's set. Next monday you will move to the main office k. I will call OBL to inform him about the good news.

Me: Ok, thank you Mr XXXX.

The end. The end to my happy, carefree life in Toa Payoh Office.
But its also the start. The start to my hectic life..
In simple words.. Its from Heaven to H.. erm.. I mean Earth, back to earth.

Fyi, the main branch is well-known for the residence of many famous kungfu masters.. Namely, the Viper, the Praying Mantis and the Tigeress(es). You will know what I mean if you watch Kungfu Panda.

The Advice from Many: "Never step on their toes or give them a chance to step on urs".

Thus explains why I haven't been able to come online to update my blog for SOoooo long! (I used to do this during office hrs.. heehee) Now I'm scared they catch me!

Back to the political world...

I was lucky they put me into a "chamber" of my own.. until the current secretary moves out of OBL's office. So till now I have made less than 3 friends, after 6 working days (that's quite a record man!).

Well, on my 1st day of work.. OBL told me ALOT abt why he wants to replace his current secretary.. and I'm like "huh.. why she like that??"

After more days of working, I came to realise that his current secretary is actually not that bad really! She's quite knowledgeable and good in her work.. She also told me her side of the story and I'm like "huh... very different from what I've heard". But well... when 2 person can't get along.. they simply can't.

I'm worried.... cuz till now I still duno the real reason why OBL dislikes his secretary.. I'm just worried to end up having the same fate as her. We shall see abt that, right now, I'm working on it.

Jiayou Bessie, jiayou!

Job Transfer!

2008-07-16T23:25:00.007+08:00

I'm getting a job transfer starting next Monday!

My biggest boss called me into his office yesterday and asked me if I would like to try out something new - Claims dept.. instead of what im doing now - Conveyancing. It was auntie who encouraged me, so I agreed almost immediately..

Thus, I will be shifting to the main office at Chinatown point. Goodbye, Toa Payoh... I will miss you! Apart from getting ready to meet new people, report to new lawyer and adapting to my new work desk, i will need to wake up at 7am everyday (I sleep till 7.35 everyday)! Well, for the short term, its going to be a lil' tougher.. But I'm moving to Tiong Bahru in Sept so travelling will be no problem then!

Excited, worried but looking forward~ as always, I'm a super optimist! :)

Last Sunday, went to collect my free ipod shuffle from Funan.. then continued our pat-tor to Maxwell. But it was only 5pm, too early for dinner, so we went opposite to take a walk at the majestic 佛牙寺 (buddha-tooth-temple). It was really grand! Nice lor, so I took some pictures..

The facade of the temple

The "Signboard" at the entranceI stole a shot in the ladies
cuz it was a nice toilet, with lotus carvings on the basin

The buddha feet - the toes are of the same length..

Buddha upon attaining enlightenment...

Meaning of 善哉 (the monks always say this)Very interesting, we also managed to read the story of Buddha..

Reminds me of a movie I have seen many years ago.. think the man who acted Buddha was Keanu Reeves.. wonder if u can remember?

2008-07-09T17:11:00.005+08:00

Wednesday… Finally!
1 more hour to knocking off.

Last night went Balestier to buy the rest of the lightings for our new home. We saw "陈天文" in one of the shops. He and his wife were also shopping around for lights. As what I will usually do when I see artistes on the streets, I will pretend I don't recognise them and walk on without looking at them. Haha, I guess… He will also be awkward if I keep staring at him right!
Anyways, we moved on to another few shops to continue out search for lightings. Saw this very very grand chandelier.. can anybody guess the retail price??

*hint: it's really expensive lor!!

Then we carry on walking and walking and we walked into "Palace of Lights".. and I finally found my "Diamond" light!!!! SO excited! The price tag showed $198, and I'm like "huh…. So ex for such a tiny light?" Think the Sales person heard me, then he quickly explained that the price tag is for "show" only.. The original price of this "Diamond" light is actually $95 only! Hahaha.. heng ar ~ He went on to explain that they purposely jack up the price so that when Interior Designers bring their clients to buy lightings there, they can 假假 give discount, and can still set aside some $$ for the Designers (so now u know why designers like to bring clients to buy lightings, eh?!)

Anyways, I'm grateful for the sales person 'Raymond' for being so nice and honest. Apart from buying the "Diamond" light, we also bought lights for the bathrooms. Just simple cubic lamps, with stainless steel borders around them. Will definitely put up the pictures here when the lightings are installed… Then u will know why I'm so crazy abt this "Diamond" light which I have been talking abt! Delivery this sat! Hooray!

Damage: $185.00

Sick, moody and poor!

2008-07-07T10:13:00.003+08:00

Isn't it very sad? It's a Monday and I'm very moody.. So moody I can list down the reasons why I'm moody!!

1. I had a very sick weekend with a very bad flu, which means I didn't really enjoy my weekend

2. My flu has found his all-time good fren - Cough.. They always meet each other in the end, thou the flu always arrives a few days earlier

3. I lost my voice!!! Not totally, but I'm 85% on a "mute" mode now! I can't even sing along when I heard my favorite song on radio just now

4. It’s the TOTM (Time Of The Month) again!! At this timing meh?? On a Monday where I'm already so sick and they need to come together???

5. Woke up early morning and look into my wardrobe, wana wear white color top but realised that my nude-colored bras are not washed yet!!!

6. No choice… after thinking for quite some time, I decide to wear my black-colored stoned cross-backed top, and I realised the scars on my "wings" still visible!!

7. Ok so be it… scars... bobian. But the horrifying news is that I have a big 'O-Ceh' on my biceps area!!! Walau eh!!! I must have bruised myself when I knocked my arms against a cupboard the other day!

8. Nvm lor, then I just carried on my journey to the office.. was thinking.. since my boss doesn't want to reimburse our medical bills, then I will come to the office to spread my germs lor!

9. Sick still need to work, already feeling very moody right? Reach the lobby, entered the lift, then I realised that the f**king lift is going down, not up!! FREAK MAN!!! 9.15am already still take me for a joy ride!

10. So, in the end, I reach office… Saw my colleague, I try very hard to force a smile but she returned me with a "smelly" face (aiyah, anyways she always do that.. maybe she thinks she looks "chio" by trying to look blank)

Yah so you see?? I'm really f**king moody, sad and pissed to start off with this horrifying MONDAY!

Wakau, I realised I can get really bitchy when I'm pissed!!
Not that I want to rant my anger here, just that I can't find anybody to talk to!!! Because I lost my voice (read point 3!) and really dun wish to "show off" my yucky voice lor! I sound like a ba-pok now!

Pre-Wedding photo-shoot session finally over!

2008-07-04T11:29:00.004+08:00

Phew, my pre wedding Photo-shoot session is finally over!
It was a really very tiring, hungry, thirsty and "itchy" event for me... I dun even know why the ppl who has been thru it says it's fun!?!?

Apart from the privilege of changing many beautiful gowns and makeup/hairdo, I was made to do 2 things that I really disliked - Posing in the Sun & Sitting on Grass!!! Posing means I'm frustrated but I still have to act happy! We didn't prepare any water or food so we were damn thirsty during outdoor, and I thought I almost had a heat-stroke! We went to Hortpark and Alexandra Arch for the outdoor shots, it was quite nice.. but HOT HOT HOT!!! FYI, I'm really not a SUN person.

Started at ard 10+am, we ended at ard 6pm. I didn't managed to snapshot myself until on our way back from outdoors. I think O was too uptight and nervous abt the photo-shoot, he totally forgotten abt me telling him to secretly take some shots for me. Anyways, this is the one and only one I took.

Btw, this is my tea-dress & not my wedding gown.

My little darling cocoa waiting on... for her turn to be "shot" with us in our casual wear!

My nice princess wedding shoes are stained with mud.. soaking the heels in progress.

Showing off my 3-D acrylic nail-art, first time trying, and should be my last too! Process was too long - 3 whole hours sitting in the medi-pedi shop waiting for my nails to be painted torturous!

Anyways, one of them chipped off already.. Think I will get it fixed after work.

Choosing my photos next Monday. Quite excited to see how the photos will turn out actually.. I'm quite worried abt the scars on my back and the fats on my arms!!! I heard technology is very advanced now… Adobe photo-shop should be able to do the trick!