simple pleasures in life

2008-07-16T22:27:00.009+08:00

THE SCARLET a boutique hotel

The top view from Breeze, overlooking the shophouses and Raffles Place area. It's very breezy and relaxing up here...really a good chillout place after a hectic work day, away from bustling Orchard or town area and definitely away from crowded dinner places.

We shared the Salad which had the greens, sweet cherry tomatoes, cheese and drenched with Balmasic Vinegar dressing! We love vinegar, gives that appetitising tingles in the tastebuds. Well I forgot to take pics of our mains - he had the Lamb Shank and me the Whole Fish.

This was the Chocolate Fondue Set which we both shared. The chocolate sauce was dark, rich and smooth to taste. Chocolate is definitely a comfort food! Unfortunately, we couldn't finish as our mains were filling enough. How could I ever not finish my desserts! Very nice boutique hotel, sophisticately classy - the ambience and the furniture. It's our 2nd time here coz we loved it ever since our 1st visit! This time we came here to celebrate our 1st year anniversary! Previously before our 1st visit, he almost booked a suite coz he could a discount. Initially I almost wanted to scream in excitement but thinking of the expenses, I stopped him coz I didn't want him to spend such money unless in future when we have extra moolah! but it's definitely an experience to stay in 1 of their luxurious themed suites!

The Scarlet
33 Erskine Road Singapore 069333
Tel: +65 6511 3333

2007-10-07T23:03:00.000+08:00

Eventful Sunday

woke up at 7.30am today coz I promised Simon that I'll be at his house by 10am, instead of he picking up from my house, after having a quick breakkie at his house, we left for Woodlands. Stopped by Causeway Point to buy a dress for Samantha last minute, coz I didn't get her anything for her Baptism. Then made our way to the church for the Christening.. Samantha was sleeping all the way throughout ceremony, and she finally woke up when we were all leaving from the house after lunch..it was very enjoyable spending time with all my family and with Simon around. Simon sent my cousins home first before we made our way to town coz I was dying to shop..haven't had time to walk ard and shop slowly and do nothing but slack.. It's really thanks to my dear baby for passing his test and it's very convenient being able to drive ard...We can travel ard more! hehe I only managed buy a pair of pumps, still looking ard for dresses..

Chilled at McCafe for a while, talking abt an issue..Then we had dinner at Lagoon, satay + bbq stingray.. and next stop was IKEA! he bought the big boxes, got me a cushion just so that I could hug it in the car! haha and also a quilt for my bed..which he happily slept on it asap when we reached home..

overall it was an eventful day, i was the map reader haha, coz he was lost in Woodlands..tiring especially for Simon being the driver, and w/o any rest after a night's of duty..but we really enjoyed ourselves for the time well spent...it was a day full of happiness but mainly it was rather depressing ever since my Aunt brought up the religion issue to Simon and so that's why both of us needed some serious discussions, which will still remain as it is till the day comes for a final and thorough decision. It's very sad but we are leaving it till the day comes and we both know that losing each other just because of religion is not worth a reason and it's just very depressing and heartbreaking thinking abt it..being a Gragok and a Catholic...of whom Gragoks are very particular abt religions coz of a very strong faith and belief.. Acceptance + Compromising are very important...

i've tons of pics to transfer but I'm very tired.. I wished I could have a whole week's off from work and just slack and not use my brain.. Haven't had gd sleep for a whole week too coz I haven't been sleeping in my room since Monday and only till Friday when i slept like a log coz i was too tired..Always feeling disturbed abt it but I have to not think abt it.. thinking abt it, I finally am believing more of the fortune which Simon & I did... guess though we keep reminding ourselves to not rely on it coz it's something to know only, but sometimes it just makes me feel that it's becoming very true...

anyways, it's a new week ahead..driving re-test on sunday..Zzzzz... feeeling so demoralised.. manual driving is soo troublesome at times...bed time lah.. new cosy quilt! =)

2007-06-04T21:41:00.000+08:00

let the pictures do the talking.. only 4 pics though lol..i'm feeling very lazy to blog nowadays... by the time i reach home, i feel so sleepy.. these few weeks have been spent window shopping, shopping, watching movies, spending time with my family, his family, spending time with each other's families, watching tv, snacking on titbits, cycling for 2 weekends, and now I've uneven tan lines at my arms coz I wore t-shirt =( didn't know the sun would've be so hot! anyway, last sat, was over at his house when his niece was asking simon to help her with the painting, so we both helped her choose the colours, guide her how to paint...den..we got so addicted to painting it when guiding Shervonne, that it ended up our work haha.. it was very fun teaching her how to paint though..

2007-05-05T23:48:00.000+08:00

The Boyfriend & The Girlfriend

2007-05-05T01:22:00.000+08:00

I've neglected my blog so much! my laptop is finally working! and I haven't had the time to really sit down the whole day and install all my softwares.. have only installed macromedia dreamweaver and adobe photoshop coz I need to use them first! so many things to share and blog but there's too much for me to type it all out now. coz it's already almost 1.30am and I have to wake up early tmw for my driving lesson at 9am, and I musn't feel groggy and sleepy coz I wanna make sure I prove my instructor wrong that I will not make the same mistakes again - that I will always remember my blindspots! =) it's tough learning manual driving but i'm enjoying every challenge of it...

btw, so much to share which includes my work, life, love-live (all smiles), am very happy..though i've been rather unreceptive yet Simon has been so understanding and loving..anyway, I can go on and on but I needa stop soon coz I need to sleep soon.. I've been shortlisted for an interview this tues at CAAS! finally! rather excited to see how it goes although I've been extended till end of the year instead of Aug at my current company and there may be salary increment but promotion to a perm is on KIV due to to managerial issues... will share more soon..

nites =) i miss alot of ppl coz they're always in my mind and thoughts..and I'm finding myself working too fast-paced and having so much to do in my life that I can't find enough time. I'm moving too fast that I can give.. even I talk and I walk.. my colleague also teased me for being one of majority Singaporeans who walk the fastest as compared to other ppl in other countries - as per the survey done by the Bristish Council or something like that which was published in an article in yesterday's "TODAY". I need to jangan tension!

2007-04-08T12:44:00.000+08:00

A Simple Recipe for Chocolate Cupcakes (10 steps)

Ingredients:
1) 150 unsalted butter
2) 1/2 teaspoon salt
3) 150 ml water
4) 35g cocoa powder
5) 170g cake flour
6) 2 teaspoons baking powder
7) 200g caster sugar
8) 2 eggs
9) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:
Combine 150g unsalted butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt & 150ml water in a small pot.
Cover and cook over low heat until the butter has melted and the mixture is about to boil.
Add 35g cocoa powder and whisk until smooth. Let it cool completely.
Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 180 deg C.
Sift 170g cake flour and 2 teaspoons baking powder into a bowl.
Add 200g caster sugar and mix very well - stir for at least 1 minute.
Add 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to the pot of cooled cocoa mixture and 8. beat until smooth, then scrape this mixture into the flour bowl.
Stir with a whisk until smooth, then spoon batter into 12 cupcake tins or paper cases - each should be about two-thirds full.
Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake's centre comes out clean.

2007-04-03T23:24:00.000+08:00

Jon sent me a link for a quiz
Click here to take the quiz if you wanna

here's my results:

Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.

2007-04-03T21:09:00.000+08:00

great day! te feeling of being welcomed back to work was good.. My manager made us laugh, he asked: "Corinne, can you speak??" hahah coz he thought I couldn't speak coz he was wondering why I was quiet today, didn't hear me speak much..I was so occupied with so much work, that's y.. read my mails when I reached work and interesting small issues being fussed up, but I do agree with some of them...

and my colleague joked with me:
me: 1 of our staff lost his memory coz of an accident??
colleague: huh? no la.. not lost his memory la..
me: sure?
colleague: none of our staff lost his/her memory la, but I noe of one staff who lost 4 teeth..
me: *^%$%

haha, everyone felt the pain when I told them I got rid of 4 teeth..gave me cringed shocked faces.. but coz I was put under local anaesthetics! so no pain no trauma...

well, while waiting for my colleague to end work, was clearing my mails after work today when I found this.. after reading it again, I kept asking myself if it's what I'm feeling - the fear of being alone.. but sometimes I don't have this fear, I love being on my own at times, like now.. gives me more space and time for myself...but somehow at the end of the day, this kinda feeling isn't right and nice...just made me feel empty inside me..especially after being asked by my distant cousin online ystd.. being single's just not what I wanted and expected and I've given a conclusion - there's no one now.. I wished there was..

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The Fear of Being Alone

People stay in unfulfilling relationships for any number of reasons, but chief among them is the fear of being alone.

Think about it - are you hanging on to this relationship because you're afraid you might not find someone better? Does the thought of being single scare you? Do you believe that being with someone you don't really love is better than being on your own? Are you "settling" because you think if you wait around too long, you might get left on the shelf?

Staying in a relationship because you're afraid of being alone is a recipe for unhappiness. Firstly, it probably means you have low self-esteem, which often makes you insecure, needy and over-sensitive. Secondly, it means you're not assuming responsibility for your own happiness and self-worth; that you're using the relationship to feel accepted and loved. Thirdly, this fear of being alone causes you to use anger, blame, tears, guilt and so on to compel your partner to stay with you. Or you yourself might be forcing yourself to tolerate unreasonable or abusive behaviour. And these are only a few of the main consequences I can think of at the moment. Others like getting pregnant because you think a child will bond you and your partner for life require more time than I have today.

The thing is, we are only truly alone when we abandon ourselves; when we refuse to take responsibility for who we are and what it takes for us to be happy. Besides, being in a relationship doesn't mean one cannot feel alone. In fact, the behaviour we're driven to when we're in unfulfilling relationships often strains them to the point where we feel alienated from our partners anyway. Ironically, the fear of being alone has had the biggest hand in making us truly alone.

On the other hand, an emotionally-responsible person is never alone because he attracts love, friendship and goodwill. He has no lack of close family members and good friends. And if a path of affection is closed to him, he easily channels the abundant love he has elsewhere.

So what kind of person are you? Are you the type who clings on to a relationship because the thought of being alone is unbearable? Or are you responsible for your own feelings?

We all can become more emotionally responsible by realizing that only we hold the key to our own happiness. No one else is obliged to be with us or to make us happy. We have to learn to manage our loneliness, and the big first step is not to to be afraid of it. The funny thing is that the less you fear loneliness, the less likely you are to suffer from it. People are attracted to individuals who are independent, self-assured and comfortable with who they are. Remember, we receive love when we give love, so always keep your heart open.

A Slice of Life is written, produced and presented by Eugene Loh unless otherwise stated. If you wish to share the scripts with others, please credit it to 'Eugene Loh, A Slice of Life, 938LIVE, a station of MediaCorp Radio'.
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2007-03-31T14:54:00.000+08:00

random pics

2007-03-31T14:20:00.000+08:00

Lunch + Tea = Tunch

(ps: this pic reminds me of those doggie soft toys with BIG heads lol)

I'm still feeling horriby moody since ystd coz of my discomforts and aches..it has caused me to feel irritable..and coz I've been having only liquid stuff I do feel like I lack my hyperness and energy within me.. I was a very gd lil sis and accompanied my bro to Kovan for a car wash den picked my Mum up at home and we all went to Compasspoint during lunchtime and I enjoyed my 1st heavy food of the day - MacDonald's Hot Fudge! tasted so sweet and nice, it really made me feel so much happier..ice cream really does wonders for me, puts a big smile on my face - comfort food

yet again was feeling hungry, made myself this yoghurt milkshake:

(had the Strawberry Yoghurt)

mixed with

(HL plain milk)

it's GOOOD!! yummy and filling.. try it

I've FINALLY managed to transfer my hp's pics/videos/backup contacts over to my laptop! and at the same time, added new mp3 as well! and with the pics taken using my hp, muahahaha, the bloody gross pics which I took after my dental surgery...dun cringe too much ;)

1st 2 pics where taken right after the surgery, you can tell from the fresh-looking blood! the amount of gauzes used..terrible.. haha! the blood was never-ending dats y I cried so much at the sight of it with the discomforts..

And these 2 pics, all the soaked gauzes with saliva and blood (from evening till 4+am in the morning)

wokay..the pics really look horriby sick and disgustingly bloody..even I go eeee at the sight of them

2007-03-31T08:47:00.000+08:00

woke up this morning at 6am (ard dere), and as usual I'll always just check my phone to see if I've any smses or missed calls and yeah! received a missed call at 3.12am from
9869 8234 and 2 smses from this person.. which has kept me awake since then...anyone knows who's number is this???

1st sms: "where are ya?"
2nd sms: "hey cory dun ask me who i am just tell me weather you are attach? ok?"

ps: (exact sms even if a wrong spelling error)

who are you? y do ya wanna noe anyway...

2007-03-30T12:59:00.000+08:00

I cannot drive in the morning! was feeling so sleepy.. I U-turned and my driving instructor says I drive too fast. I MUST STOP and brake when I see a "STOP" sign! lol he kept nagging at me..

went to NTUC for grocery shopping with Mum after driving.. love to go supermarkets and buy groceries - replenished lotsa Vitagen/Orange Juice/Pudding/Yoghurt and carried a load of plastic bags full of stuff, didn't want my Mum to carry any coz of her hand aches

I'm dreading chewing..I feel very tired eating.. I chew like a rabbit/hamster/guinea pig with my outer front teeth.. the wounds are still uncomfortable.. quick heal!

2007-03-29T23:46:00.000+08:00

if you're feeling down... SLAP yourself, you ought to wake up and enjoy some good music ;)

Scroll over for a preview of the website or click on the link to listen to Hed Kandi Releases

2007-03-29T23:09:00.000+08:00

thumbs up! I enjoyed the movie and I shall wait patiently till I can finally get my hands on the limited edition Adidas Watch...crosses my fingers and toes (EXCLUDING my chubby swollen cheeks)

2007-03-29T02:49:00.000+08:00

Adidas New Watches

3 fav colours:
- black
- red
- white (but it'll turn yellow)

2007-03-28T19:20:00.000+08:00

currently craving to chew and chew on these food:

1. Cheesecake (feel like making some, just that I can't eat)
2. B&J's Cherry Garcia (I wouldn't even mind Mac's Hot Fudge)
3. Sushi...raw salmon...wasabi
4. Prata with lotsa curry
5. Any food that's spicy and hot!! I miss my sambals
6. Gimmie instant noodles also I will want!!

well...for now..sighs..Yakult & Campbell's Vegetable Alphabets Soup (mashed up) coz I can't bite properly...=)

2007-03-28T13:11:00.000+08:00

LIQUID DIET

I was feeling so sleepless last nite.. coz my wounds were still bleeding..gauzes after gauzes..and I couldn't bear to swallow my bloody saliva.. so the gauzes soaked up millilitres of blood + saliva and I spat it out whenever my mouth was full of the bloody saliva.. only slept at 4.30am this morning.. and woke up at 9am..took pics of the bloody mess and the stitches at my wounds, but used my mobile, so can't transfer, shall post the pics once I get it transferred to my laptop, my digicam's not with me...

the wounds still hurting, more of a bruised feeling at both sides of my gums.. still can't chew and I can't stretch open my mouth so much else I can feel the stitches.. so am sticking to liquid food... had congee for lunch, of which I only took out the watery part.. had my yakult as well hehe.. tonight shall either have my vanilla milkshake (liquid meal replacement) from Guardian (S$2.20 per 200ml packet) - it takes real good when chilled, really fill full after drinking a whole packet. If not, I always have Campbell's Mushroom Soup... got HL milk and orange juice too..

I had no appetite the whole of ystd coz the sight of the blood and the discomfort just made me not wanna eat anything.. also my tongue was still numb and still didn't go away when I slept.. but today I feel my lips and tongue already =) when I can finally chew..I wanna have Jap food and icecream..I'm craving for both now, but..but..sighs.. sad la =(

so my sleepless nite and morning was spent none other than editing my whole blog's template and adding in sidebar widgets and a horizontal slideshow at the bottom of my blog..am so happy with all the features *grins in satisfaction*

now that I've done with the blog template, I'M FEELING SO BORED AGAIN!!!! sighs, I don't wanna sleep, not sleepy..I wanna go out booohoo and I can't wait to get my new phone..

well, I'm certain of my choice of new mobile, changed my mind abt getting the Samsung 13.8 already.. soon-to-be my new phone is..... Sony Ericsson k800i (but the black version)

my bro gotta be ard to fill up the form coz he's transferring his Starhub's ownership to me, am switching to Starhub's service plan, coz 1stly, the bills are cheaper, 2ndly and most importantly, I can get my company's corporate plan's rates so lagi more cheaper =) except that I'll be using a new no, once I switch over.. that's the troublesome part..

2007-03-28T03:15:00.001+08:00

Robin Thicke - Lost Without You

2007-03-27T13:42:00.000+08:00

I'm back home from my dental surgery...

SUPER UNCOMFORTABLE!!! my mouth has been bleeding since then...

9.30am at Paragon.. I would recommend anyone to go there coz I find that the whole dental thing is good..

Took 3 pills b4 the surgery, rinsed my mouth, and 1 doctor was present to give me the anaesthetic.. At the sight of the needle, I was feeling terriby nervous by then, I felt so weak already lol.. she poked the 0.02mm diameter thick needle into my vein and the blood ooshed out.. my conversation with her & the dentist:

Dentist (who was sitting down): are you ok?
Me: ok..no! I'm getting nervous already..
Nurse: It'll be ok..
Me: (to the doctor) So, I'll be sleeping and wun feel any pain rite?
Doctor: Yes.. (and she smiles)
Me: GOOD!
Doctor: (putting in the needle and drawing in the anaesthetic) but this will sting a little..
Me: oooookaay..(silence from me) *very worried look*

fear factor..jialat

after she drew in the anaesthetic, she told me to sit back and relax..and in my mind i was telling myself "quick sleep quick sleep" I kept wondering if i would feel anything, feel any pain, still be conscious to noe the surgery all...so many qns in my head..

but surprisingly, straightaway I knocked out! that fast!!

and when they woke me up..it was over?! I couldn't believe it.. manz...haha I woke up feeling like a blur sotong..

I was still very groggy when I walked out..and I had to lie down in the back seat of the car..and when i woke up, my right side of the face was wet, so I tot i drooled..and I was like, wah I drooled so much manz...but nOOO! it was all blood!! i freaked out manz...my hair was wet with blood, the car seat was with blood..panic like hell, den there was so much blood in my mouth, the gauzes were soaked in blood..my mouth was very uncomfortable and the sight and feel of everything made me cry n cry.. practically my mouth was like having its period manz.. also the worst part, I can't speak properly now, mouthing of the words are hard, pronouncing it.. my Mum can't make out wad I'm tryin to say lol,
I feel so dumb..

I don't like the thought of swallowing my saliva, coz it's with blood, so I have been spitting out every now and then...my saliva is bloody..yucks.. no pain felt yet..just a lot of discomfort, my lips, chin are swollen and numb.. I can't feel it, that I drool coz of my saliva..I can't chew.. I tried a few spoons of congee and I gave up.. I can't feel anything.. so here am I blogging my dental experience away...my 4 teeth are in the bottle now..my 4 expensive wisdom teeth which costs me $2,345.00..paid a maximum cap of $1,800 by Medisave, and $545 in cash..I could've gotten my IPOD video with that $..feeling so sad..sighs, nvm...anyway I'm on MC from today onwards till next Mon.. and of which I'll have to go back on Mon for a review to check if the stitches have dissolved properly, otherwise the dentist will remove it..

alrightey..I'll end here.. let's see how it'll be once the numbness wears off.. I'll be gone in 6 to 8 hours time, and the pain will start.. am so not looking forward to feeling the pain...=( someone pls sayang me la

2007-03-27T13:41:00.000+08:00

BATAM FOR FULL BODY SPA/MASSAGE & FACIAL

it was a very relaxing and enjoyable trip with the girls and I'm more than glad that I made it.. Didn't matter that I had to pay 50,000 Rupiahs for a broken coffee cup, it was the company with the girls that was most important and good enough..I spent all my $100 and of which I only bought 2 Coach keyrings - 1 for me & the other for my Mum... well it's fake la, coz everything is fake there..

2007-03-21T11:32:00.001+08:00

1 FOR THE CLASSY GIRL: PINC

2 FOR THE GIRLY GIRL: FAYFEY

3 FOR THE KOOKY GIRL: KOOKIIKOOKY

4 FOR THE VINTAGE GIRL: PURPLE ANEMONE

5 FOR THE LOOK-AT-ME GIRL: SUMMER FLY

2007-03-12T23:17:00.000+08:00

2007-02-22T22:26:00.000+08:00

work has never been so relaxing after sucha long time...shiok!

I could work at my own dilly-dally pace.. clean my table, organise my desk every time I find it too messy, wash my water bottle, my coffee mugs (yes I have two, one's a tumbler, the other's my company's mug)..

that's like after a whole 2 months of work! I finally get to relax and have the time to breathe.. this month was initially a very bad month with lotsa work issues, and it 's a short month due to CNY, and so with earlier submission deadlines for all the reports. All my HR and sales reports were submitted last week, I completed majority of my charts/graphs for sales & for my dept's manpower statistics, so that's why it's an easy week =) I feel good coz this month, I handled everything on my own, with not much help from my colleague! I've learned so much stuff..

and I had a cheesecake today! my colleague bought it for me when they were out skiving away on a tea break, while I was trying to act busy with all my filings..but I do have lotsa archiving to do manz, sucha boring job.. no choice la, i'm all on my own to do my dept's HR and admin..can't wait for my colleague to be seated back in our dept..

been feeling down...but I'll let it get away coz I don't wanna continue feeling down..

anyway, have my weekends planned out already:

Sat - 1.5 hrs of driving at 2.30pm
Sun - IMM to choose my bridesmaid dress with my cousins

and it's back to work again on Monday... but nevermind, it's my life now..

head's getting heavy, been getting weird headaches for no reason, maybe it's my eyesight.. degree seems to be getting higher.. time for beauty sleepy, have been getting restless nights again..yawwnss...nites!

smoochems

2007-02-21T23:54:00.000+08:00

2007-02-20T12:44:00.000+08:00

for real?

Edison Chen's blog

2007-02-20T01:48:00.000+08:00

I'm terribly addicted to buttery pineapple tarts & Ben & Jerry's Ice-Cream

yes, I can live on them for the whole day.. I'm having 1 after another, popping into my greedy mouth.. you bite thru to the smooth sweet taste of pineapple which blends so yummiciously with that buttery pastry which melts in the mouth, and you just go "OoooMMPPH..." haha ok, sorta exaggeratingly describing how you eat a pineapple tart..

anyway, think I've had enough of CNY goodies, my throat is itching and I'm starting to cough.. all the heatiness caused, coz majority all CNY goodies has butter and it's sinfully fattening! During the starting of last week, I had only veges, fruits, juices for dinner, for abt 3 consecutive days and I have to say that it really helped made me feel a lil more hyped up, feeling lighter and healthier of course, instead of having those lerthargic sorta feeling!

well to my close frens whom I've shared with already, here's to share with all of you now, what happened to me last nite. I had a strange, scary, freaky encounter - here goes...

Went to bed at around 1.30am +, den had this dream of 1 of my Aunt's, I was chatting with her over the phone, telling her how I was, then I started to chat with her online as well..well it was afterall only a dream, then I woke up, slightly half awake, to the strong vivid smell of cigarette smoke..and I was wondering how come, I wasn't dreaming and the thing was my windows were all closed! so I purposely ignored it, and I tried to force myself to sleep, but just then I also felt like as though someone was in the room, just started to freak me out. True enough, "they" somehow didn't want me to see them, of whom I couldn't see as well, I could only manage to open slightly 1 eye, and I couldn't get up when I wanted, I was lying on my tummy(same position as when I went to bed) and I shouted "Mummy" to call my mum, but no voice came out.. "they" prevented me from doing anything, could feel the cold wind around me, I really freaked the hell out, and "they" knew I was awake, so they left. And very strong cold wind brushed on top of me towards my window. I really wanted to scream in fright, but just couldn't, my heart was pumping so fast, really scared..

when it was all gone, I quickly ran to my parents' room and woke my Mum up to tell her what happened. Sat in the living room with her, still in a state of shock, and was telling her whether it was my grandparents.. just have no idea who "they" were. harmless though..but it's clueless and left me disturbed and wondering...Y do I experience these sorta stuff...

When I was younger, think maybe Pri 2? I was ever possessed due to black magic, by one of my relatives. Outta no reason, I started to scream and shout and none of my family could stop,control or quieten me down... I wasn't myself and that's all my family knew.. 1 of my Aunt's told my Mum to bring me to the Church of the Nativity, where the shrine of Mary is, to pray over me.. so they did so and I was ok thereafter...well so that's why I do believe in black magic/charms... I do know more, but not important to say...it's too many stories too...

freaky eh? sharing my encounter with everyone...

My mind and heart are disturbed...i simply miss you... wake up cory

2007-02-11T22:18:00.000+08:00

RE-ALIGNED & A LIL RE-DESIGNED BLOG LAYOUT

didn't feel like procrastinating today, and to occupy myself, I decided that this blog needa to look a lil better...so here it is! looking much better, that's how I feel, pretty much satisfied with it, but I'm sure to change it once I find that it looks boring.. teeheehee..

been catching up on movies which I missed out on, such as:

>> Along Came Polly
>> Love Actually
>> Elizabethtown
>> Employee Of The Month
>> Keeping The Faith

well, still have yet to finish the last DVD that I have in front of me - Catch Me If You Can. My brother subscribed to Hollywoodclicks.com, which is this online DVD rental store, and I recently registered for the free trial.. just so I can get to spend my free time watching movies!

Met up with Lay Kiang after work on Fri, was really happy to see & spend time with her after quite awhile.. I enjoyed it very much coz it's not often we get to meet up, and thereafter decided to make my colleagues happy by meeting up with them for the usual Friday drinking session.. I enjoyed myself, especially the laughters and jokes!

finally got my PDL as well, and I'm gonna start my lessons tmw after work. Thankfully, my driving instructor lives in Hougang and so he agreed to drive me home after the lesson, but he speaks Mandarin!! Big big sigh! How am I gonna converse with him, duck & chicken..I am so Mandarin-inclined haha, difficult to phrase and pronounce Chinese words.. I'll try my best! Hope it all goes well tmw after work.. especially being after a work day, better be a good day at work. I still have so much work in my mind..I can't stop thinking abt work and the outstanding reports..I seem to be facing with a new challenge as each new day comes, been getting surprises in the morning when I step into my office, and it's not pleasant surprises! Surprises aka challenges are day-to-day operational issues, well I learn from them and I feel happy when the work is completed. But tmw, Monday, I know it's gonna be hell busy! 1) My Payroll has been AL or MC for 2 days. 2) My GM returns to work tmw after a team-bonding session, so it's gonna be lotsa catching up and work to follow-up..No doubt the amount of work, but I'm still looking forward to work tmw! =) I will definitely feel so much relieved once I complete those reports..time-consuming reports.. Anyway, shopped with my Mum at Bugis ystd and it was nice meeting Larry, Louis & Andy after so long. Well seeing them, made me think abt something, but let's not get into it..

whoa! i'm blogging quite a bit today eh? it's how long I haven't been here typing about my life away...since 28 Jan 07! Life has been...hmm.. good, bad, depressing, quiet, happy, sometimes feeling good abt myself that I learn to be a better worker at work, sometimes thinking abt stuff which depresses me but I tell myself to move on but I still think abt everything again haha I'm hopelessly such an unstoppable thinker. I'm an emotional freak, getting myself think abt wad has happened in my life, the people in my life, and when feelings get the better of me, I start to break down, coz end of the day I do have feelings afterall. But no matter how I feel or think or ponder or brood, whichever word to describe it, I know I will get through it and there's still many things in life that I've yet to face.. and there's alot of time.. maybe time will tell and that's wad I probably need - time... and a hope which still remains in me

but sometimes, I'm afraid that time may be a lil too late for things to happen, there's so many things in life that moves faster than time, just like how work is, when the day is so busy with work, time passes by so fast when you realised that it's already time for you work ACTUALLY end work, but you need more time coz it's just never enough of time for the work to be completed.. re-reading wad I've typed in this post, I wonder it anything makes sense o'er here, but I'm just gonna heck whether it does or does not, mind me for my grammatical errors if there is any.. ahaha oops

v'day's ard the corner..and I'm still wondering and waiting to see wad my plan will be, or most prolly no plans at all..so work and home? it's the deadline for my reports though...

2007-01-28T23:49:00.000+08:00

LAZY WEEKENDS...

i've been having this headache since saturday morning..and just when I was happy that it was gone, it came back this afternoon again, it was aching that I took an extra panadol, couldn't tahan.. my tooth ached on thurs as well after eating mentos!

after work on fri, followed my colleagues to Crew Room at Katong, they shared with me alot of work and the company.. and advised me on quite alot of work issues as well, it's terrible how work can be so political..and clumsy me, while walking along the pavement, it was uneven la, but also dunno how I lost my balance, fell on my right knee, resulted with my knee cap having abrasions and some on my right ankle as well...and my colleagues kept laughing at me! blardee hell, kept teasing me that I dunno how to walk..had prata supper with them then took a cab home on my own.. some of my other colleagues went to another place to chillout..

and it has been a very tiring week, so I've been pretty lazy this weekend, was sleeping away on my Saturday, had a headache, so continue to lie down in bed till I finally got outta it to get ready to go to church, den had dinner at my relative's house with all my other relatives and cousins..watching soccer on tv..godparents couldn't come coz they had a wedding dinner,and by the time I reached home it was midnite and it was off to bed after surfing the net...

woke up early morning today to accompany my cousin to find heels for her wedding and to IMM to try her 2nd fitting of her dresses, together with my cousin-in-law as well, my bro drove them dere.. it was evening when we reached home and then I had my headache again.. urgh.. still feeling very tired so I'm gonna sleep now, and it'll be a new week tmw onwards! nites all

2007-01-18T22:08:00.000+08:00

I've been having great long lunches since Monday this wk and am enjoying every bit of it..we left at 1240pm today and reached office at 3pm! but it definitely feels good to travel ard for lunches.. it's a good time to take a break from work..

here's why..

Mon
Place : Opposite ABC Broadwrick Hawker Food Court, Alexandra
Lunch : Malay Chicken Rice & Apok Apok

Tues
Place : City Plaza
Lunch : Halal Chicken Chop with mashed potato & fruit salad

Wed
Place : Bukit Merah
Lunch : Thai Muslim Food - Rice/Prawn Tom Yam Soup/Chicken Omelete/Sambal
Sotong/Sambal Kangkong/Fried Sambal Fish

Thurs
Place : Punggol Marina
Lunch : Chilli Crab/Black Pepper Crab/Mee Goreng/Garlic Prawns/Fried Tofu/Vegetables

Fri
spare me!!! haha! enough of food la

My dept can be our company's food makansutra tour guides..actually I guess my whole company really enjoy eating - it was someone's bday today and there was a KFC feast going on, it smelled like there was a KFC branch in our company, from the recep area I could smell KFC! But coz our dept is down at the 1st floor, we weren't invited to join in.. we're planning so many other places to go eat at.. work's never-ending as always, I stayed back till 730pm just now..it's the latest I've stayed back so far..

it's finally friday tmw..shall find something to do.. been rather relaxing for me lately...resting quite alot coz I've been home most of the time, partly coz I've been ending work late, and I just dunno how late I'm gonna stay..

I've been craving for lotsa desserts! ice-cream, chilled mango sago, pulut hitam, chendol with lotsa gula melaka... drooools

2007-01-17T23:23:00.000+08:00

An Advance Happy Birthday to Jasmine!

No matter how tired everyone was from work or school.. we all had a great time catching up with each other, just being able to see everyone again is more than happy enough...

2007-01-16T23:51:00.000+08:00

The Cuppycake Song

who sang it?? none other than this super uber adorable sweet girl...

Click here to see the video

2007-01-15T21:43:00.000+08:00

spent my wkend at home... so it was facing the laptop the whole day and I became engrossed browsing thru websites with brushes, patterns, illustrations and downloading them haha...new blogskin which I edited and designed, got a bit of alignment prob though...anyways, my Uncle, Aunt & cousin, came over ystd to ask for permission from my Mum, that I be the main bridesmaid for my cousin's wedding...it's just for formality purposes.. gonna go check out dresses this coming Sunday with my cousin..

I've had a huge appetite since ystd.. terribles! dun noe y I ate so much the whole day ystd...it's been a long time since I ate and ate and yet feel hungry.. and my food digested very fast too haha this has to stop!! needa take wedding photos and I don't wanna look chubby or fat or ugly or bloated... ;)

lunch with my colleagues today, drove to Bukit Timah (Ikea area) to have the super yummy Malay Chicken Rice, then they were sharing how fun it used to be when they had tea-breaks so often - on who would be the one buying apok-apoks or goreng pisangs,who would be the coffee-boy and how everyone always enjoyed it...so today, 1 of my colleagues really went to buy apok-apok and coffee/tea for all of us! so sweet! and in total I had 3 cups of coffee today! caffeine-overload manz but I love coffee so much, though it's bad to have it too much...i'm addicted to it..left work at 7pm, wanted to stay longer, but my boss told me not to stay too late..and I was feeling tired too.. so brought my work home.. which I'm gonna finish it up now..

been having alot of stuff goin thru my mind...disturbing & distracting the hell outta me, but I should just try to ignore and try not think too much, life for me has become quieter and at times I always just want to blank away and not think at all.. and luckily work does stop me from thinking abt everything, make my mind busy with work, but then it hits into my head again, but I tell myself to forget it and concentrate on my work instead..

it wasn't a good year end and it wasn't a good start of the year and it hasn't been a good year yet...sometimes I don't see why I have to bother so much, yet I still do.. chocs time!! ferrero rocher for now.. shall go buy dark bitter ones soon

2007-01-14T13:17:00.000+08:00

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2007-01-12T16:22:00.000+08:00

TTSH Walk-in Clinic has reverted on my 1st appointment with NNI Clinic. Medical fees are super ex nowadays.. gotta check if I can claim for it..

Date: 7 February 2007, Wed
Time: 9.40am
Doctor: Dr. Loh Ngai Kun

back to work, so much work to see to...sighs =(

2007-01-10T19:49:00.000+08:00

it's been an extremely tiring day for me! decided to just leave the rest of the work for tmw, left work at 645pm, think my boss was feeling tired and worked out as well, could see from his face and so he left b4 6pm. As for me, I had so much work to do.. from the moment I stepped into my office, and my desk was already covered with so much papers everywhere... wad a sight to start off my day, already telling me it's time to work and work! time passes just too fast when I'm occupied with work..with my whole desk messed up, all covered with files, papers, with me just working and working non-stop, taking glances at the clock in front of me, taking toilet breaks, having coffee, and basically my eyes are glued to my desktop's screen, then I'll get distracted with my colleagues asking and calling me for this and that.

My colleague is no longer seating in my dept, she has since moved her desktop ystd to the training room to be full-time on her current project. so it's just me on my own to take over the work - hr, admin, sales admin etc...but busier as it gets, I'm feeling very hyped up and feeling such a workaholic as well, guess when I start to do something at work, I just keep going, drains my energy..was having a bad headache at 4pm ard there, so I had to take a break, made coffee for me & my colleague, joked with my colleagues. My Ops Mgr is vulgar! haha, he said the words "blardee hell ccb" so louddd, and we laughed so loud, he was so malu, coz it's not the norm for him to burst that out so loud..hilarious, that's the fun part abt my colleagues...

anyway, my spent my day ystd sleeping after TTSH.. I shan't grumble abt the whole sitatuation of going thru the reason of getting the medical report, but I shall say that it's a good thing coz I'm gonna start my check-ups for my faintings.. Went to the walk-in clinic doctor (he agreed that the whole thing was a waste of time as well), but coz I have to do a thorough check-up, so he referred me to the Neuroscience Clinic, which is strictly by appointments only. I should be getting a call from them this Fri/Sat to know when my 1st appt will be... so guess I'm gonna step into TTSH rather often from then onwards, depending on wad kinda medical check-up I'll have to go thru..am feeling worried actually, just thinking of what kinda test I might have to take.. I've had enough of blood tests, the thought of it makes me feel so weak, it's like a fear to me, all coz of dengue fever..

I'm feeling so tired that I have no appetite.. just drank half a cup of milk.. and listening to music now to relax my mind! enough said.. laters

2007-01-08T23:56:00.000+08:00

on leave for today - 9 Jan =) gonna go TTSH later to get a medical report from the hospital doc.. then will head down to Ubi thereafter to apply for my PDL.. so pissed with the whole thing, wasted quite a lot of time, juz bcoz of my itchy-fingerness to tick the box where it states sudden fainting/attacks... sighs oh well, but nvm, it'll all be over soon

was out visiting on Sunday with family, went to visit my grandaunt at St. Joseph's Home first, her pic is below. IJ students did those pictures for all the aged in the home and had them pasted on the walls outside their rooms.. and my godpa didn't want us at his place so early coz they were preparing dinner, so we went for a car wash, and drove around my dad's neighbourhood where he grew up and lived.. my parents were damn cute la, they were reminiscing their past, telling where they used to meet up always, where they used to walk, wad my Dad used to buy for my Mum for supper, which shops were ard then and are no longer ard anymore.. and of course, I got to see my Dad's house, which has since had its gates painted yellow now..eeew, anyways, took a pic of it for my Dad.. it's so amusing thinking of how my own parents used to pak-tor then...but they went thru a lot too because of an inter-racial marriage, which my Dad's family was against with.. till today, I still dunno who my (dad's side) uncles, aunties, especially cousins are.. I've only seen one uncle whom my Dad is close with now..and every other relatives and cousins that I have now are from my Mum's side - the Gragok side.. the family tree on my Mum's side is mad enough la, for so many years, everyone has always been bringing up the plan of doing up our family tree, but since then, nothing has been done..

and I'm gonna be 1 of the 3 bridesmaids! The wedding date is confirmed - 10 March 2007, church & priest are confirmed as well.. so my cousin will wanna go check out the dresses soon.. First time being a bridesmaid, and especially for my own close cousin, really feeling very excited abt it..

it's raining a lil now, and I should go sleep now... will be back again to blog more..but not sure when la lol...

2007-01-02T22:50:00.000+08:00

DOOR GIFT FROM HOLIDAY INN @ THE ATRIUM | DND ON 29 DEC 2006

sucha sweet coaster which is gonna be with me at my desk in office

2007-01-02T16:19:00.000+08:00

was out at town with my Mum ystd.. main purposes were to exchange 2 items which I bought for xmas - a dress & heels. the red colour of the dress ran, so there were blotches of red over the white area of the dress, and I only had the chance to wear it once! but luckily managed to change to another dress..but it's a black-coloured dress again! urgh..I must not get anymore black-coloured clothes..need more colours in my wardrobe.. but thankfully, my Mum chose for me another red-coloured bustier dress at Far East Plaza and I love it alot, it's much more nicer than the one I bought for xmas.. so now I shall look ard for a nice red-coloured patent pumps to match the dress.. gd for CNY! also bought for my Mum an xmas gift, a wallet from Accessorize.. and I nagged at her that she MUST use it, coz the stuff that either me or my bro or my cousin buy for her, she will nv use, then she'll keep them for soo long, until she forgets abt it and then she sees other new stuff..

was supposed to meet up with Mark last nite too but he was sick and wanted to sleep..so stayed home la

anyways, woke up early today to attend a funeral wake just near my house at the Church of Nativity... My ex-Cathecism Teacher's husband passed away..and she was telling us how sudden his death was.. within just 20 mins, he was complaining of tightness in the chest, chest pains, and he just passed off thereafter in the wee hours on New Year's Day..and he didn't even say a goodbye to his wife who was at home with him.. It was a painless and sudden death.. just imagine how sudden God just wants to take a life away.. part and parcel of life, you are born flesh & blood and you will turn into ashes..and lots of ppl are dying coz of heart problems..

after that, went down to TTSH coz my Mum bugged me to see the doc for my medical report for driving..but it was a wasted trip coz I didn't realise today being a P.H., it's closed.. so came back home..slacking, surfing websites, and came across quite nice stuff like pumps, accessories, but can't shop online, coz it delivers to UK area and the only thing I've gotten online was my Birken.. thinking of askin Emma (my UK cuzzie)..

gonna go to Changi Hospital later in the evening...cousin called to inform that my Aunt's in hospital.. laters

2007-01-02T03:27:00.000+08:00

temptations...

2006-12-31T01:10:00.000+08:00

time on my own to blog now...

Had a scrumptious home-cooked xmas dinner at my cousin's (Veronica) bf's house today with my family and cousins. On the menu was, stuffed turkey, stuffed ham, roasted beef, chicken sausage, 3 different curries, rice and prawns sambal.. and I've eaten lotsa meat that I don't wish to eat any more meat (for the time being). Anyway, soon I'm gonna have a new addition in my family! My cousin, Veronica, she's 1 mth pregnant! It was a moment of shock and happiness when my Mum told me.. so it's gonna be lotsa wedding preparations from now onwards.. I'm very happy for her coz she's finally settling down and she's gonna be a mummy, and I'm sure her soon-to-be hubby is gonna treat her well and love her alot! Sent my 3 younger cousins back to Tampines after dinner and home now...

When my Mum wasn't looking...hehe

Pretty boy Oliver, who love hairbands haha

Alvin & Vanessa

Vanessa, me & Lawrence

xmas dinner at my house on 25 Dec 2006

xmas tree @ my home

the spread of food

cousins

Alvin, me, Lawrence, David & Terence

this afternoon, when I tried to rest and sleep, I just couldn't sleep, my mind was thinking abt so many stuff, and I felt really upset and I broke down till I slept..wad a way to be able to sleep.. anyway, it was a bad hangover for me this morning I guess, with that splitting headache and lack of sleep.. felt lousy la... after chatting with Evan over msn, felt even more upset, just dunno y I keep feeling this way, it's hard for me to let go and I can't help but think of how we've spent our lifes together previously yet now it's over... It's not easy when feelings are involved.. this time I've lost myself for a lot of things, staying away from everything, avoiding friends, avoiding fun, avoiding a person who likes me.

I've hurt you and I noe, but I don't wanna get involved in anything.. You've been nice, you've cared, you hate it how it is right now..I don't see anything and I don't feel anything.. I love being cared for, love having the special attention and treatment, me being pampered and showered wih unconditional love, making me feel happy and understanding me, and making sure I'm well and fine etc .. but I need time on my own now, whether I like it or not, it gets lonely, it makes me happy at times, it's quiet at times, but heck it.. there's nothing to rush, been spending most of my time with my family now and just being on my own, at least I'm glad at times that I've made great friends with good colleagues at work, whom I can relate to. Being with friends whom I can trust is wad I need, someone very close to me somehow seems to have drifted from me and this has upsetted me lots. I nv said anything but I'm saying it here now.. like I mentioned in my previous post, I need to let it all out.. people/strangers/friends will read everything here, but I don't care. whoever wanna comment just go ahead. This whole thing is called a blog and public and whoever reads my posts has the free will to read and comment whatever. my mood's been very weird of late too.. sometimes I can feel so happy, excited, if not sad, upset, depressed, emo, angry, grumpy, changes quickly...

2006-12-30T12:45:00.000+08:00

have not blogged for a while..as always haha

will update more later...fyi, I've been depressed and as such, I've not been in the mood for anything and I've stayed away from everything.. Especially felt upset and sensitive since Christmas Day on 25 Dec.. just made me feel very disturbed till now.. right now, it's a long weekend ahead, and I'm very happy abt it coz I get to rest a lot, and blog again coz I just need to let it all out.

for now, I'm having a very bad and painful headache. My right earhole, the 2nd one, was bleeding so much just now, after taking my earring out. I think my body is terribly heaty now. I needa rest and lie down, and of which I'm definitely gonna sleep too.. haven't had good rest for the past 2 weeks.

been ending work late, always at 6pm onwards.

28 Dec 06 (Thurs) - Cousins's place for dinner
29 Dec 06 (Fri) - Company's Dinner & Dance | Holiday Inn @ The Atrium
30 Dec 06 (Sat) - Cousin's bf's house for dinner later

alrite, shall end here for this short lil post... I've got pics and updates for this blog soon.. btw, I changed my blogskin again, coz I thought the previous one looked quite messy and I was bored with it too...

2006-12-18T22:35:00.000+08:00

wad I've been up to lately? BAKING!!!

got a new oven in my kitchen.. so it's time to start trying out new recipes =)

baked these checkerboard cookies all myself, have a sense of achievement *grins* well actually I tried this same recipe last yr too, and my brother loves it.. so this yr I added a lil more cocoa for that richer chocolatey taste...

there's cornflakes biscuits and pineapple tarts already..

well, today's a very rainy chilly day.. work was busy, I had so much work to do..left work at 640pm after sending an email to my colleague in Hong Kong, well she isn't enjoying much at Hong Kong too, she emailed me to tell me how very very bad a time she is having.. am quite surprised she shared with me lotsa things, but at the same time, I'm glad I have nice colleagues..

been feeling very lousy and depressed, it's just that I dun say. I have not told how sad and lost I've been. The sadness just hits me especially at nights. Well, I always tell myself to be strong, but deep down inside, I'm not, at times I just can't be strong. No one will ever feel how I feel... It has not been a happy life for me, I guess I always learn things the hard way, the one up dere just wants me to learn from my experiences and mistakes. As much as I've always wanted a good relationship, but I just don't have the luck to have it, I don't seem to deserve it, being so loved...What can ever happen to me that will make me very happy and realise that all I've been through is worthwhile. I've been very emo.. but I try to hide and not say.. I dun wanna be as though I'm always some problematic, always-depressed friend...I can't bring myself to another relationship..for now I guess

For now, I will do things wad I wanna do, what I've been longing to do, anything that makes me happy, love myself and live my life happier...memories will always remain and that's wad always make me be very soft-hearted, something which I will never learn..coz it's just me..

I need to shop and I'll be happy =) just give me lots of alcohol and make me high

2006-12-18T01:35:00.000+08:00

xmas wishlist

1. Mango Sweater (my pink one is ruined)
2. Mango top
2. IPOD 4gb nano
3. FANCL mild cleansing oil
4. GUCCI wallet
5. bag for work
6. a new mobile phone soon

2006-12-11T20:17:00.000+08:00

suffered from bad indigestion after a lunch of mee rebus today.. stomach was churning, felt horribly bloated and uncomfortable, my stomach rejected some of the food coz I puked it out.. so had sweets to stop making me feel nausea.. pretty ok after awhile, though my brain slowed down haha

helped my mum to finish up cooking the pineapple jam, needed strength & energy to cook the jam till dry.. had mango & cucumber since I didn't feel like eating anything else..

very sleepy so I'm gonna sleep soon.. early nites all..

*finally gonna sleep for longer hours*

2006-12-09T15:08:00.000+08:00

2006-12-09T13:44:00.000+08:00

| ROSES ARE RED...

this bouquet of lovely roses was my surprise. When I received it, it had so many chocolates hidden around the empty sides of the bouquet - kinder bueno, jim bean fudge & ferreo rocher. It was a very tactful move and surprise... It was very unexpected and it was something I did not ask for, or hint for.. My receptionist called me to say I have roses.. and I was, "wth!?" haha so walked up to the receptionist area.. and from then on, my colleagues & I were distracted with the roses that we chit chatted and took a break from work, also the bouquet became a prank to be played on my colleague as well ahah was super funny.. teased my colleague that it was a bday gift from a fellow colleague..he nearly believed it..

anyway, the roses are drying up and has a strong rose scent

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| weekend getaway to GENTING/KL

[ me & my Mum ]

[ me sitting chor-lor-ly & my Mum ]

[ me & my Dad ]

[ family portrait, taken at the lobby of First World Hotel ]

[ we had brunch at Pizza Hut on our last day ]

[ my new addiction: Starbucks Cappucino | my family has sweet tooth problems haha so many sachets of gula ]

[ lunch (big bowl of salad) at Swensons on our 2nd day, we went to KL ]

more pics coming up...

2006-12-06T15:15:00.000+08:00

lunch/teabreak

in the end, i'm having something to eat..my colleague, James, bought curry puffs & coffee for me.. thanks! so thoughtful of you.. btw, it's not only for me.. no strings attached, no motives..

he just made my day =) I feel happy now

2006-12-06T13:56:00.000+08:00

blogging @ work

GODIVA is heaven!

sleepless night again

back from my 3D2N trip to Genting/KL with my family. will post up pics once I transfer them from my camera..and resize them too

was late for work today, reached @ 8.50am. Mum was rushing me coz my bro was already waiting in the car, and thus forgot to take my phone while in a rush. Only realised when I alighted and was too late to run to my bro coz he drove off far away already..so walked fastly back home to take..was considering to take or not to take my phone..well, can't live w/o it..

skipped lunch today. diet. nah..colleague was rushing for audits la, so I stayed in office as well..I wun go hungry with my kinder bueno chocs, mentos sweets, dried guavas, coffee/milo in office, plus my manager kept insisting I took a break, especially to go eat something.. also offered me his biscuits..my colleague offered me instant noodles..well really happy to have nice colleagues like them, but not really hungry so I'm all fine..just coffee for me =) wouldn't mind a Starbucks Cappucino now..but NO Starbucks here!! sighs..only kopi from kopitiams ;)

shopping later..needa find a top.. and soon a nice dress n heels too.. for DnD, Xmas and dinner with my fren this sat..

I would love to write more..but gotta get back to work..so laters

*craving for some good icecream/cheesecake/lychee martini/baileys haha so many cravings!!

2006-11-29T23:18:00.000+08:00

forgot to charge my phone last nite, so had a dead batt when I ended work today.. left quite late today too, abt 615pm..was actually prepared to leave at 545, but my manager asked me for help on his slides and my office phone rang, and so spent my time attending to a client's call.. den met my mum at Hougang Mall, had kaya toast n coffee with her while we waited for my bro to reach..

worn out from work..sleepy from insufficient sleep... though the weather was so chilly to snuggle tightly in bed and drool away.. I woke up at 2am, feeling so awake.. juz couldn't sleep.. juz did my self-manicure & pedicure.. gonna add a shimmer top coat and let it dry, pack my bag for my lil hol..and i'm off to sleep.. a new day of work tmw.. and ice cream tmw! yum yums.. I'm craving for it.. I need it too.. ;)

girl, take care and hope ur flu's getting better... hope to see ya at the mrt tmw..will be away for the weekend, so will miss u, if i see any nice stuff i'll buy for ya k? -hugs-

to end here.. just to share: u'll remain in my thoughts and heart...

2006-11-28T22:34:00.000+08:00

pretty slack at work today...well I'm familiar with wad I do, so work is easy now... nothing challenging sometimes, gets kinda boring when it happens, but nvm.. I'm still learning..

anyways, weather's chilly today..and I'm feeling sleepy, haven't had gd sleep for a long time, partly coz of my flu, drains my energy, so I'm gonna sleep early today..once I'm done with this post.. 2 more days of work and I'll be away from Singapore for a short weekend getaway! yes!! a break from work, from everything..just at least to try to free my mind from some thoughts..Shouldn't think too much.. Nowadays, I look forward to work due to my colleagues and sometimes my job and also saying "Good Morning!" to everyone with a bright smile, starting the day being happy.. I look forward to travelling to work, when I bump into my bestie (my dear girl), or Sherry, or Mal (but if I see him, means he's late for work! haha) and the best was when we all bumped into each other together! so nice, makes travelling to work so happy and not lonely.. Didn't bump into them this morning though.. tmw?

chatted for a while via email with Jas today =) Jas, your work's email addr is very looong..so many hypens ahah, but I was happy to hear from ya, really fast reply right after I sent u a forwarded email, it was a nice surprise to me! We must all meet up soon next wkend or something.. Classes starting for u, so gotta try to find more time to rest aites? Just to let you know that I'm fine and we'll catch up soon.

ok, enough of blogging, gonna crash now..

ps: I'm not in the mood for love...though I was & it's wad I've longed for...

2006-11-26T22:43:00.000+08:00

FYI, Paula Deanda's only sweet 16 yrs old...

Paula Deanda - Walk Away

[intro]
I'm gonna remember you
you gonna remember me
I'm gonna remember you
you gonna remember me

[verse 1]
I saw you with your new girl just yesterday
and I feel that I must confess
even though it kills me to have to say
ill admit that I was impressed
is it calling just showed up affection
gotta commend you on your selection
though I know I shouldnt be concerned
in the back of my mind I cant help but question

does she rub your feet (when you've had a long day)
scratch your scalp (when you take out your braids)
does she know that you (like to play ps2 till 6 in the morning like I do)

[chorus]
I cant explain this feeling
I think about it everyday
and even though we've moved on
it gets so hard to walk away
(I'm gonna remember you, you gonna remember me)
walk away, walk away
(I'm gonna remember you, you gonna remember me)
walk away
(i cant forget it how we use to be)

[verse 2]
I guess I gotta live my life from day to day
hoping maybe you'll come back
and though I tell myself not to be afraid
to move on but it seems I cant
no other man has given me attention
it aint the same as your affection
[ these lyrics found on www.completealbumlyrics.com ]
though I know I should be content
in the back of my mind I cant help but question

does he kiss me on the forehead (before we play)
show on my doorstep (with a bouquet)
does he call me in the middle of the day (just to say)
baby I love you (like you used too)

[chorus]
I cant explain this feeling
I think about it everyday
and even though we've moved on
it gets so hard to walk away
(I'm gonna remember you, you gonna remember me)
walk away, walk away
(I'm gonna remember you, you gonna remember me)
walk away
(i cant forget it how we use to be)

[bridge]
so hard to express this feeling
cause nobody compares to you (to you)
and you know she'll never love you like I do

[chorus 2x]
I cant explain this feeling
I think about it everyday
and even though we've moved on
it gets so hard to walk away
(I'm gonna remember you, you gonna remember me)
walk away, walk away
(I'm gonna remember you, you gonna remember me)
walk away

[outro]
I'm gonna remember you
you gonna remember me
I'm gonna remember you
you gonna remember me

2006-11-25T15:34:00.000+08:00

watched Happy Feet @ Plaza Sing ystd.. and had a Happy Feet Piggybank! I'm gonna use it to keep all my S$1 coins.. time to start my collection of it again.. went home str8 after the movie, which ended abt 1+am..was so sleepy by then..

anyways, it's a raining day today.. gonna go to church for evening mass later with my family, den have dinner, and prolly out with my frens, and also to visit Mark @ Q Bar.. haven't seen him for quite a while.. I cleaned my room today..vacummed my table, and every place that's dusty..feels so clean now..with my new hand vacuum cleaner hehe, makes housework easy.. next is prolly to tidy my wardrobe, it's kinda messy too and I've very lil space left in dere.. downloaded the Happy Feet soundtracks, love Brittany Murphy's voice, sweet and pleasant, more music to listen to..;)

2006-11-24T09:31:00.000+08:00

gd morning! rise n shine! TGIF!! anyways, I'm at work already.. and I'm all by by myself in my dept! so peaceful but yet so quiet, boring & lonely.. but it's ok, coz at least I get to slack, laze, blog, and relax..

my manager's out for meeting, my colleagues are out for thosai breakfast, I can't leave so asked them to get coffee for me ;) was out for dinner ystd with my dear girl, had light dinner at Hong Kong Cafe, the one that's outside of Marina Sq, it's not fantastic..overrated, timsum wasn't gd, but the toast with peanut butter and condensed milk was ok.. both of us couldn't finish so lil food coz we weren't feeling hungry.. walked ard Marina Sq to kill time, and Lay Kiang finally decided to accompany me to MoS as well! =) was very happy she came along, thanks girl! u're my bf/gf/lover/sister/bestie! it was kinda boring but fun later on..coz it's who u're with.. I was juz a lil sad that the rest couldn't come..there's always another time =)

our dear timmy was sucha social butterfly..always disappearing ahah, too late that he called when we left.. coz I tot he would be outta MoS already, didn't inform me that you're coming back.. daniel was always getting lost! eugene was enjoying his time..rite eugene? gucci, u and ur uncle ar.. no comments la haha u're gonna ahve a bad hangover la.. though someone even proudly said that he's not gonna even take a sip of alcohol..anyways, more events to come I guess.. but rite now, I'm still trying to recover from my cough and flu.. having lots of phelgm and mucus, yuck i noe.. everyone's falling ill as well, has to be the weather..it's been raining lots..

well, I'm gonna get back to my work now, just some admin & filing to do now.. pretty slack this morning.. ystd's work was alot, running so many errands, making sure the work's all done properly, busy like a bee, but I still enjoyed it.. love being occupied, make myself useful.. oh and I'm gonna be away on a short weekend getaway with my family.. time to relax..

2006-11-19T20:34:00.000+08:00

Relaxing day i would say.. Woke up early in the morning to visit my grandaunt @ St. Joseph's Home, then my mum & bro went to Compasspoint to walk ard, and I was just in time to meet Lay Kiang, so took the train from Compasspoint.. Met Peixiang and her soft-spoken but good-nature bf at Vivo City.. the crowd.. terrible.. don't Singaporeans ever get tired of shopping?? haha ok I'm one of them too! anyways, we decided to lunch at Crystal Jade, but it was too packed, quite a number of ppl were on the waiting list, so we ate @ Secret Recipe.. I wasn't hungry, so just had mushroom soup and tiramisu.. the cakes were just too irresistable and tempting haha, but my verdict on that tiramisu? BIG NO! it tasted of coffee cake more than of tiramisu.. Tiramisutra still has the best tiramisu, haven't eaten it for a long time..

We walked into almost all the shops.. navigating ourselves ard, trying to recall where the shops are.. haha helluva big shopping mall.. and we took pics! super adorable mascots spotted at Vivo City today..here they are below... presenting, Burger King's Mr. Burger, Mr. Onion Rings & Mr. Soft Drink! Next, we have.. Happy Feet's penguins!!! Aren't they super cute..look at them.. the mascots were super friendly and ever ready to camwhore! they posed funnily..they entertained all the shoppers! I bought a red polka-dotted umbrella from GAP, shimmery eyeshadow, a pair of earrings and a wrap short-sleeved shirt today.. additional top for work.. need more clothes for work.. we got tired, so we headed to Corduroy Cafe to chill - it's like a hotel's lounge, with cosy chairs & sofas, relaxing ambience..and apart from all the shopping ard, I woke up today with no voice.. my throat was sore and each time I coughed, it hurt so bad especially coz it's a dry throat.. then had a lil voice.. but I was losing it again whenever I talked..haven't had sucha bad sore throat for so long..well after a while, it got better, until I started to cough again..well as long as I try not to cough too much, coz it really hurts..ok dats abt all for now.. chilling at home.. needa rest..bye all!

here are somemore pics that were taken on Friday..

2006-11-18T14:01:00.000+08:00

Red iPod nano anyone? Looks kinda hot, but I think I still prefer the original white.. I'm still unsure of which one I wanna get.. nano or video.. the prices are getting cheaper.. 4GB nano's $320, 30GB video's $393 hmmm..? is 4GB of storage enough? questions questions, indecisiveness kicking in me as usual.. i've so many things I wanna get..gotta have money management... wait for my next pay to come, den I'll decide..

anyways, been too lazy to blog since my last post. I'm back here again! And Blogger has a new version now, it's linked to Google now! OK, it was my dear girl's 21st bday ystd - 17th Nov. Work was hell ystd, my desk was so messy with so many big arched files ard.. but somehow I had so much hyperness in me ystd, I was enjoying my work! Well, thanks to my colleagues too, they're great to have ard.. adds the liveliness in my dept. They were supposed to join me at Phuture ystd! They came to Zouk, saw the crowd and didn't wanna step in.. wasted.. Well, we had so much fun last nite, it was super funny! haha, Fear Factor at Phuture.. wanna see y, let the pics do the talking... crappy shit, it was a salty oily food gift for the bday girl - Deep fried Crickets from Myanmar! haha presenting the two cute crickets, Xiao Ming & Xiao Qiang, and their lil frens in the humans' mouths. YUCKS!!! i didn't dare touch those insects.. it was dead, but it looked ugly and scary still! evil lil things... I fear insects! beetles are the worst. dun get any of those near me and I'll scream and run haha.

2006-11-06T00:05:00.000+08:00

it's been a really nice day I have to say... having lived in Singapore for 21 yrs, yet today, I felt like a tourist! well, thanks to my dear Emma and her bf, Duncan, we toured Singapore, well not the whole of Singapore, but Cityhall area - sightseeing..and I took lotsa pics today.. it was fun.. before that we had brunch at Bugis, den walked over to Bugis Village coz Emma wanted to get her 3rd pair of shoes from dere, and bought for my Mum a pair of gold-coloured shoes as well, and I bought a dress, after much psycho-ing from my Mum.. gdness, so many nice clothes...

i'll include the pics at the end of this post ya? after so many mths, I finally entered the grounds of Airforce School (AFS). yupz.. wad a noob rite.. someone's staying in for a wk, cheer up ok? well, u should, at least u brought in with you all your stuff enough to live in for a mth..hehe, okok, dun tease u.. it's only a wk, but I'll miss ya...if you're reading this post, remember to drink more water, especially with all the cups of instant oodles of noodles u're gonna makan..

to end off, I'm gonna thank Shafie for making me fall in love with this watch at 1st sight, super pretty.. and it also comes with a nice li'l price as well - abt SGD$250 *heart's itching so much*

NIKE MERGE TRANSIT WOMEN'S WATCH - BLACK/FLAME RED IRON

I've a Nike watch as well, this is it below.. haven't worn for a long time, and just realised the battery's flat.. I still have my other 2 watches to change abt =)

2006-11-05T00:59:00.000+08:00

I just had to close my eyes in this pic...

haha we made an agreement to take a pic together, far apart

Me with the bday boy

well, it was a nite turned sour.. and till today, it still is.. though my cousin's here, and I'm very happy to see her, but there's no mood or liveliness in me already, i'm feeling very sad and hurt.. I'm not sure how things are gonna be... It's pure silence =( wad can i do? everything happened so quick..It was impromptu, I didn't know it'll happen and I juz broke down terribly.. who's right who's wrong, it doesn't matter, coz it won't solve anything.. I really dunno.. just upset and depressed over lotsa things, not only over this all.. I've had no appetite of late, and I had terrible chest pains this morning till noon.. was pretty scared, but I tahaned..

2006-11-03T17:31:00.000+08:00

John Legend - Ordinary People

Girl, I'm in love with you
The same to honeymoon, passs the infatuation fate
Right in the thick of love
At times we're sick of love
It seems like we aruge everyday
I know I misbehaved
And you made your mistake
And we both still got room left to grow
And though love sometimes hurts
I still put you first
And we'll make the things work
But I think we should take it slow

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
'Cause we're just ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow

The same to movie
No fairytale conclusions are
It gets more confusing everyday
Sometimes it's heaven sent
Then we head back to hell again
We kiss then we make up on the way
I hang up your call
We rise and we fall
And we feel like just walking away
As all love advances, we take second chances
Though it's not fair to see I still want you to stay

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
'Cause we're just ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow

Maybe we'll live and learn
Maybe we'll crash and burn
Maybe you stay, maybe you leave, maybe you return
Maybe in another find, maybe we won't survive
Maybe we'll grow and never know
Baby, you and I
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go, yeah
'Cause we're just ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
'Cause we're just ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow, slow
This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow
This time we'll take it slow

2006-11-03T16:11:00.000+08:00

i'm feeling lazzzzieeee to type out abt my life and put them into words for ppl to read - abt wad i've been up to.. so, i'm posting pictures for viewing pleasure =) i'm self-obessesed over myself haha

take care all.. i'll blog once i'm in a crazy bloggin mood alrites?

2006-11-03T16:01:00.000+08:00

2006-11-03T15:14:00.000+08:00

2006-10-10T00:45:00.000+08:00

BIG helloe! gosh, wad a wk i've had since monday! and time juz flew... it's another monday AGAIN! had my UK cuzzies over and I really really enjoyed my wk, being with them! I terribly miss them already.. juz seeing them leave at the airport made cry and my heart juz ached to see them go... will update more abt the wk spent.. this is gonna be short and sweet entry, well, y, coz i'm sleepy.. it was the monday blues for me today! hadn't felt like this for a very loong time.. and I was busy busy.. how nice eh.. anyways, it's been a whole wk's of food and still food this wk, I'm fatter than b4 already! hate it.. needa lose weight.. terribly manz!

wassup for ystd? well, the later part of the day was great! and i really meant it from the bottom of my heart! it's wad I'd always loved and enjoyed, and will always do so - quality time - late lunchie at Thai Express Bistro (Raffles City), and we applied for the member's card! and the waitress' handwriting sucks! first, it was the wrong spelling of Evan's name, then it was the ugly looking writing.. oh well, we'll just make do with that, at least it's the correct spelling of his name, and we're fine with that.. then it was shopping shopping! I really enjoyed myself! haha, and more esp to see him eat n eat =) cravings for donuts and I made sure he satisfied himself. Seeing a smile on your face puts a bigger smile on mine.. I got 2 tops - 1 from Fox, the other from Roxy. love both, they're sweet and halters! wad i've been longing to get, finally nice ones... anyway, ok i really wanna write more...but i'll end here for now... I wanna sleep..eyes feeling strainy and puffy..

i needa do something to the layout of my blog.. it's crap.. and the alignment of the cbox isnt't fitting, my bg is not fitting the whole webpage too.. bad design..i noe.. will get it fixed

nites to all.. enjoy ur dreamy sleepy and more pics and updates soon.. love you

2006-10-01T16:47:00.000+08:00

2006-10-01T14:16:00.000+08:00

I was extremely terribly bored last nite...so when a girl feels this way, what comes to mind to entertain herself??? camwhoring!!! haha well, I needed new pics.. otherwise it's the same boring pics.. and with the new pics, I played ard with Photoshop to add the effects of the pics, simple ones though - adjusting to grayscale or the brightness/contrast...

2006-10-01T01:33:00.000+08:00

work on friday was somewhat relaxing.. had a very nice lunch at Big Fish - located at Siglap, food was superb! the place was cosy and luckily not crowded and stuffy like hawker centres.. well not that I dun eat there or detest the environment, I do love and enjoy good hawker food!! but a comfy change once in a while, to pamper one self is always nice rite? hehe

4-course set lunch $14.95 (excl. of GST & service charge) which includes:
1. soup of the day - tomato soup
creamy and tasty, but it had onions in it, felt
horrible when i returned to my workplace, the taste of the onions started to
linger in my mouth, just makes me
feel sick
2. main course - chose the grilled fish
really TWO thumbs up! the whole presentation of
the dish was impressingly pretty! well-placed 2 pieces of fish, topped with fresh
salad and drizzled ard the dish were 3 kinds of sauces - tasted of herbs, sweet
dark sauce and some sort like a mayo sauce. great!
3. dessert - almond ice-cream
drizzled with raspberry sauce... droooling away now
4. coffee

and complimentary dish/on-the-house, was a plate of banana fritters topped with chocolate sauce and toasted almonds!! the fritters were not oily yet so crispy on the outside, and the banana just melts warmly in your mouth.. whoa!! great lunch, the owner was the wife of the company's former staff, so that's y we had the fritters and 10% discount on overall bill!! loved it. really enjoy lunching out with my colleagues especially when we travel ard to enjoy good food.

after work, met up with LK, CM, Peixiang & her bf, and my dear boy, Evan met up slightly later coz he came from work, had dinner @ NYDC heeren. A bday celebration dinner for our dear girl, Peixiang. well, I was very happy that Evan came =) Had wanted to catch a movie but the movie times were too late, so we had Ben & Jerry's ice-cream at Cathay. Chilled out for a while, b4 we decided to clubbbb... yeah, initially thought I was gonna join LK and CM at Rouge, but followed Evan to O Bar! =) I just love to be able to spend more time with ya... well, all his friends including me got high and I wanna get the pics from his friend's gf...

sighs, I really wanna shop.. esp for more clothes.. wondering when my pay is gonna be banked into my account...quick manz... anyway, I'm getting really anxious, coz my Aunt, Uncle and 2 cousins - Benjamin & Patrick, are arriving SG on monday!! can't wait to see them after work! it's gonna be a week of quality time with them, but I wanna spend quality time with you too..

2006-09-26T16:32:00.000+08:00

Just for Laughs

so cute eh?

kids, you're learning so much manz

2006-09-26T15:17:00.000+08:00

the unexpected morning

a normal day, woke up, bathed, changed, fruits for breakkie, hurried down while my bro was waiting in the car for me..haha coz I was dilly-dallying choosing which shoe to wear today, love it when he can fetch me to the mrt.. hehe, then took the train as usual to potong pasir, and that's it.. i started to have severe pain at my abdomen, and I knew it was that same pain that would make me faint. So I walked quickly and kept telling myself that I MUST MUST tahan the pain a lot! at least till I reach my work place so that I'm with my colleagues. But I knew I couldn't bear longer, so as I walked out to the bus stop, I looked ard for a cab, but the roads were just too busy and no cabs, so I quickly sat down and unfortunately my head started to spin and was feeling giddy, could feel the slow loss of blood circulation in my head already and I was so panicky coz I kept telling myself not to black out! I'm alone with strangers ard dammnit!

True enough, just as I speed-dialled to my Mum, gone! I was blacked out, the feeling sucks and I hate it, I'm scared of it, coz it really feels like waking up from the dead, coz everyone ard you are with faces of shock...it's not when you wake up after a sleep, I was still weak and couldnt get up, so had to sit on the floor, embarrassment, loneliness, pain.

And the person that came straight to my mind was you. I wanted to hug you and feel safe in your arms. But I knew it couldn't happen, so I'm very thankful to 2 ladies who were very very nice and helpful, that they even called for an ambulance! I immediately rejected nicely, and so they needed so much of assurance from me that I'm fine, as they were worried sick as they repeatedly told me I looked very pale, my lips were white, and I was in so much sweat, as though someone splashed water at me, and then, I needa to shit..yes..stop laughing, so they willingly accompanied me to the toilet. Well, I'm glad to have met them, sadly though I'm not able to thank them with a meal or something. At least I'm proud to say that these Singaporeans are good Samaritans. Well to the 2 ladies this morning, A BIG THANK YOU to you again.

I was still having the pains and I bought a snickers bar to at least give me sugar and strength while waiting for my Mum to come. Went to my doc and she wanted to refer me to a private doc for either an X-ray or scope for the intestines, but I told her that I'll decide again. Coz I've done a uterus ultrasound before, took blood tests, results were normal and I'm not anaemic or have low blood pressure. I've read abt this kinda fainting spells and it's probably due to contractions in the intestines, and when it contracts too much, these pain occurs, whereby causing some to faint from the pain. My doctor even added that sometimes uterus contracts during mensie and so these pains occurs as well.. sighs..

well, rest today, and I'm beginning to feel happy coz my dear boy's back and he's coming here =) And just like my girl, I too have a very loving bf, know y, coz he was teasing me when I told him that this faintly spell happens every year. He was teasing me to mark today's date, and so from 1 year on, I must remember to take leave and stay at home, and tell my boss that I'm gonna faint today.. ok, it did crack me up but not when I'm in pain!?! *box you, you silly boy* ok la, you wanted to cheer me up, I shall take that as a joke then.. I dun really wanna fuss abt it either..

I'm still having pains, maybe it's mensie cramps, evil! grouchy me, anyway, I've a new blogskin! changed the original background image, added some images to my sidebar, added music! woohoo! jeannie ortego! but I think my taggie's codes are giving a lil alignment prob when viewed in Internet Explorer, been figuring out how to correct it, but the codes have no mistakes. oh well, now let's just hope I blog again regularly hehehehe *guilty grin*

and end of mth, I'm gonna shop! yes, it's been a long time *crys* recently, I've gotta new bag - bigger hehe, the bigger a bag is, the more junk I tend ta carry. But I love it alot, thanks for the surprise my dear boy. It really made my day! and yes I was very very happy that you gave me sucha surprise! I'm too shy and not bimbo-atic enought to squeeeeal in delight haha..well, I also bought a purple charm key chain to accessorise the bag. As for clothes, only bought a puff-sleeved black top. ok doks, shall update again when there's more stuff to share =) tata while I recuperate from my evil abdominal pains...

2006-08-26T23:47:00.000+08:00

How To Be an Understanding Boyfriend

By Ashtyn Evans Contributor's Rating in This Category: 5 Stars
Tuesday, April 18, 2006

All women want to be lucky enough to say that they have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world. Women like knowing that they have a man they can depend on who will listen to their needs, wants, and desires. Most of all they like knowing that their boyfriend’s behavior makes their girlfriends jealous because it is clear that she has the best boyfriend in the bunch.

Naturally, as a man you want to know what is going to make you that wonderful and understanding boyfriend. If this is the case, you will find all you need to know and maybe a little bit more in the following article.

1. Always Listen to Everything your Girlfriend Says. Women love feeling special. You do not need to buy a woman many things to make her feel special. Actually, the easiest way to make a woman feel special is to listen to her when she talks to you.

Sure, you might not be interested in all the things that she is, but knowing that you will take the time to learn more about who she is will mean the world to her. The moment she knows that you are really listening to her she will see you in an entirely different light. This will make her think and talk about you more than she ever did before.

You can show her that you are listening to her by bringing up things she has said or surprising her with things she mentioned she liked a few days after she has mentioned those things.

2. Remember that the Little Things Count the Most. If you want to be considered special and understanding then you need to show her you are deserving of such a title. The best way to do that is to remember all the little things that are important to her.

* Keep track of special dates like anniversaries and birthdays.
* When you buy her presents, buy her things that you know she wants or that have sentimental value.
* If she is having a bad day do something you know will make her smile, be it a massage or just spending time with her.

No matter what you think you need to do to impress her, she will always remember the little things you do for her, the most.

3. Realize that All Women are not the Same. If you want to be considered an understanding boyfriend, then you need to realize that not all women are the same.

Every woman is different and as such, they all have entirely different needs. The best thing you can do is learn all you can about your girlfriend. This is going to help you see that she is not like every other girl. It should also help you see exactly why you love her.

In the meantime, you will be able to treat her better by nurturing her wants and needs in a relationship. Of course, she will equate this with your loving, understanding nature.

4. Be There to Comfort her Through the Good and Bad. If your girlfriend has a bad day because of some outside force or from PMS, she needs to know that you care. While it is true that you might not care specifically about her issues, you do care about her.

With this in mind you should take control of the situation and give her the tender loving care that she needs to feel secure. If she can come to you with her bad days, knowing you will not turn her away, then she will know that she can come to you no matter what.

This is going to be a true test of your relationship. Some days women will make little to no sense with their emotions. An understanding boyfriend does not think twice about the crazy mood swings of women, but he does know to hold her when she cries, without a second thought.

5. Know your Relationship, and Know What She Needs. No two relationships are going to be the same. While women are often the nurturers, it is common for men to be the protectors. Use this to your advantage.

If you have tried the steps above then you are no stranger to the woman who you are in a relationship with. If you have listened to what she has said then you should apply it to your relationship to make it better.

Never assume that it is her job to cook dinner every night, to clean the house for you, or to wait on you after your hard day. Chances are, she has had a hard day, too.

Relationships are give and take. Women often love to reward their men with things to make them feel special, but nothing makes women feel better than knowing their men want to do the same things for them when they have the chance.

2006-08-26T23:08:00.000+08:00

Enjoyed my 1st half of the day today.. Met my dear girl in the morning at 401, together with Ansen, Kailun & Mal, had breakfast before heading off to SIM! many thanks to Ansen who thoughtfully offered to drive us there.. well purpose of this trip there was.. of coz to apply for studies! Decided to tag along coz it's definitely worth a try and worth the application fee of $52.50! Well, crosses my fingers we would get selected for the course - RMIT Bachelor of Business (Mgmt). Headed to town to meet our dear girl Gina for lunch at Wisma, then Pat came to meet us for lunch too..More ppl! yupz, met the guys and walked over to Heeren to chill.. Gina & I left at 4+.. had to go to church with family, coz we went out for dinner, well, gonna celebrate my mum's birthday together with my li'l cuz on Monday! double bday celebration coz my mum and her darling youngest nephew share the same bdays - 28th Aug! =)

anyway, rotting @ home... surfing thru websites, and stumbled upon this article, well I strongly feel that this quality "Communication"

Relationships And Poor Communication
C D Mohatta

To communicate means to tell about our feelings, and our thoughts. When we communicate, our words may not say precisely what is in our mind, but when somebody takes our body language and words together, he/she can probably find out what we really want to communicate. Understanding communication and making communication is both an art and a science. But it is not very difficult to learn. Relationships thrive on good communication. When both the partners know exactly what is in the other's mind, a relationship proceeds smoothly.

For example, if a partner is lethargic and keeping quiet, that also communicates something. That has to be understood by the other partner. Once both the partners understand the hidden signs and the precise meaning of what is being said, they can develop a very healthy relationship. People feel good if some body understands them. They get irritated if somebody does not understand them.

Irrespective of their own bad communication, they want people to understand them. Here lies the clue to communication and relationships. Many relationships develop despite of poor communication in the beginning. The excitement of the partnership and the euphoric love make bad communication not very necessary to make the relationship cross the threshold. But after some time, as love thins down and cracks begin developing, the need for good communication increases substantially. If you are facing a problem of bad communication with your partner, the best thing is to ask. Dont assume the meaning, but say, darling; I am not getting what you want to communicate.

I am sorry, but please explain. Be sincere in your request. You must show that you really want to understand. Slowly the communication will begin improving. Good communication is important to sort out many issues that a couple faces in a relationship.

2006-08-23T23:57:00.000+08:00

2006-08-23T00:32:00.000+08:00

i'm back!! well, yes..back to blogging! haven't been updating coz i'm just too plain lazy to type.. i get distracted easily too, coz i do find it quite a bore or rather a chore to blog sometimes..anyways, now that i've got the blogging mood back...here's a lil updates on my life so far...

7 July 06 - was away @ bangkok last month for 5D4N with my dearest boy, Evan, enjoyed the trip with him coz it was our 1st holiday together and being away from Singapore is good

3 July 06 - celebrated my 21st bday with my family & friends, loved my pressies lots!

16 Aug 06 - Went to Balaclava with Evan and his coursemates, then he drove us down to Zouk for some Mambo Jumbo! Phuture was packed like hell, and it was my first time @ Mambo and it was hell crazy, drank quite a bit that night, but I was still sober when we left at 3am

19 Aug 06 - had a ball of a time with my friends at DXO for an SIM Bash.. bumped into TP sch mates - Esther & Danny and also Sec Sch friends...gosh it's really damn nice to see them again.. I miss my poly days lots..

my girls

and so 2 months have just flown by.. and time always scares me.. it's too fast for me... currently looking out for a job.. crossing my fingers tightly, been to quite a few interviews already, yet the dying-thought of futhering my studies, getting a degree is playing in my head at almost every time of the day.. anyway, I had a temp job offer and I was about to reject it when the company decided to offer me a perm instead, which really shocked me! But eventually, I was quite disappointed as the HR duties was mainly payroll..and it's not my cup of tea and not what i'm looking for...so there goes.. but I'm real glad the interviewers were nice and understanding..

other than that, I've basically been thinking lots abt my life, worrying each day if I'll be able to get a job with at least a gd pay coz I've been outta job for a long while already.. sometimes the thought of it terribly depresses me, leaving me very paranoid and sensitive.. I miss my ex-colleagues and working with them.. it's hard to find such colleagues like them.. and I've been enjoying reading Jas' blog! haven't seen ya for a long time already Jas, hope to meet up some day. And to my dearest girl , miss working with ya too, going to work and coming home together, bitching & gossiping abt everything..

Probably the one up there has it all planned, probably this break was to give me a real wake up call.. I'm glad I still have my family, friends, and of coz my dear boy. He's been on MC since Monday and this time, he's sick for real and been sick since the weekends.. he was running a fever when I went over to his house on Sat. well he's all well now.. I made for him Konnyaku Jelly ystd and he loves it so much! I made 2 portions which = 50+ jellies! woah! and more than half of it have been eaten up already! yum yums! Went over today as well, we cooked lunch n dinner. Spring-cleaned the house as well, I vacuumed, he mopped. great job done by us! haha the place felt so much cleaner to breathe haha.. Thereafter, I was getting a lil bored..so I went ta swim and get a lil tan, after soo long! the pool was very tempting for a dip! =)

ok, I'm getting sleeping, so that's all for now..will try my best to update regularly...and I'll post more pics soon.. gd nite! hmm i'm craving for ice-cream/dark chocs..oooOuh and some shopping? argh! waiting to receive some ka-ching ka-ching from my freelance.. grins.. see ya all

2006-06-27T00:56:00.000+08:00

just before i shut my eyes to sleep... my mind was so occupied with all thoughts - work, my life..and most imptly? my bday!! yes yes! feeling so excited abt it, but yet also, feeling so tired and the not-so-looking-forward part to the bday is that there's still quite lotsa stuff to confirm.. but it's like so fast too, of how the days just pass by.. and it's already nearing my bday! less than a wk! to all my dear frens.. hehe, i'm already writing my wish list for pressies.. so far..i would love to have the list of items written at my shopping list..grins! tiff n co bracelets/keyrings/ring would definitely be most welcomed, accompanied with flowers hahah..I think too much..just kidding of course..well I would love surprises.. sighs there's so many stuff I wanna get.. can't afford all for now coz I needa save too..and I just can't keep spending..so anyone wanna help clear my shopping list for me? haha.. alritey.. I'll be back with more updates.. so far, there's no more hong kong trip with my company.. so I'm hoping to plan a holiday, either to HK or Bangkok.. I wouldn't mind Bangkok, since baht is soo affordable lolz.. just needa break manz, so tired from work.. i'm feeling sleeping already, so that's all for now...nites everyone

2006-06-06T23:32:00.000+08:00

What a guy should do to a gal when he loves her

Leave her cute text messages.
Kiss her in front of your friends.
Trust her over everyone else.
Tell her she looks beautiful.
Look her in the eye when you talk to her.
Tell her stupid jokes to make her laugh.
Let her mess with your hair.
Mess with HER hair.
Just walk around with her.
Include her in most things you do.
When she cries do whatever to make her smile.
Forgive her for her mistakes.
Look at her like she's the only girl you see.
Tickle her even if she says stop.
Hold her hand even when you are around your friends.
When she starts swearing at you tell her you love her.
Let her fall asleep in your arms.
Get her mad, then kiss her.
Tease her and let her tease you back.
Stay up with her all night when she's sick.
Watch her favorite movie.
KiSS HER FOREHEAD.
Give her the world.
WRiTE HER LETTERS.
Let her wear your clothes.
When she's sad, hang out with her.
Let her know she is important.
Let her take all the photos of you whenever she wants.
Kiss her in the rain.
And when you fall in love with her, tell her.
And when you do tell her.. Love her like you never
loved before.

2006-06-04T02:18:00.000+08:00

The GSS! it's so crowded everywhere! well well, I was out shopping today, after weeks of working and working, just need retail therapy! =) was window shopping at Citylink, den walked over to Raffles City, then to Marina Square to meet my dear gurl, Lay Kiang and Cheemeng, by then it was like close to 6pm..and ever since I've been working, I always feel that time really flies fast.. back to shopping, wad I bought - a pair of pink Gallaz slippers and a yellow tube top. Satisfied for today.. Am looking ard for a pair of 3 quarters pants.. and a bag..

Feeling excited each day, coz I'll be going to Hong Kong in July! feels good coz it's in my bday mth! as much as I wanna shop now, but at the same time, I needa save more for the shopping over at HK! finally a holiday to look forward to.. well, another thing, my bday's coming real soon...having mixed feelings - half of me feeling very happy, yet another part of me feeling upset.. and guess wad? nothing's planned yet!! not really in the mood...it's already June.. mid-year..

feeling very restless tonight, just dun feel like sleeping, tmw's a new day, no confirmed plans yet, but thinking of trimming my hair tmw, should be making my way to town tmw..see how..shall see who is free tmw.. and I haven't watch "Over The Hedge"! hmm... anyway, that's all for now.. shall take a rest now..nites

2006-05-31T21:46:00.000+08:00

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2006-05-10T22:42:00.000+08:00

been so drained from work.. my life's becoming so routine n boring - wake up in the early mornings, dress up, make my way to work, start the day, get busy with work, rest for lunch, busy again till 7pm, and I feel so worn out mentally n physically, whole self feel so dehydrated, yet after a day's work, my mind still can't rest, with so much thoughts and memories abt work..even till I reach home and then a new day arrives..gosh, it's like a cycle

well, and the saddest part of me is that on every day, I'm thinking abt you, always checking my phone, to see whether a message icon appears on my mobile's screen, happily n excitingly hoping it's you who sms me, but disappointedly, no. No sms, no call, sighs, but yet I'm still full of hopes on receiving that one precious sms from you, or much-rewarding, a call! However, by the time I reach home, and till 10+, I'm still waiting anxiously for ur sms or call...I'm feeling sleepy, but I'm stubbornly still waiting, coz I just miss you. I feel very sad and down, with the so little time we get to spend together, yet even talk to each other in a day, not even half an hr.. very sad, that's me right now.. I really really need a break from work...

2006-04-18T22:14:00.000+08:00

my previous blog has been spammed for no reason. shit! how the hell could that have happened...read abt the reasons for getting spammed blogs so far..i wrote in to blogger support..TWICE! yet all their replies were those automated kinda email... wth aiyohs, anyways, too impatient for their "help", I re-created another user id la, so here goes, my new accessible blog, plain boring though, just with links, taggie, archives n my pic! hehe

will try to enhance and prettify it la, when i find the time *grins*

was unwell for past few days, in fact, recently, sighs, have a lousy immune system, always getting heatiness, and especially indigestion. I was previously prescribed with digestive pills to aid my digestion and wind in stomach, but I ended up getting an allergy to the pills which resulted in rashes on my body! hell bad, stopped taking those pills.

On Easter nite, I had a bad cold, den slept till next morning, and ended up with sore throat, I was already feeling unwell. Met Evan, met him at his home, and I already couldn't tahan, felt so lethargic, so I slept for an hr, b4 we headed to Katong Mall for Chicken Rice, den went home and I slept again all the way till 6pm? my whole sunday was wasted - bad thing abt feeling unwell big sighs.

Then on Mon, I went home after lunch during work, coz I was feeling feverish, so went to see my doc and she prescribed the usual whitish-milky-ish liquid for my indigestion... but still ain't helping in my digestion though, oh well, should use laxative la haha.. WATER! I rarely drink that, that's y... should start having it in front of me all the time now.. Was on MC from Mon to Tues, slept at 8pm on Mon!! earliest time I've slept so far, and been sleeping and resting till today.. back to work tmw! brand new day..

nites ppl, calling Evan now.. he just called me.. and I'm off to bed..