Just back from my cruise.. tis 4 days of eating and eating.. and slacking.. yummy local food at Penang.. shopping at central festival in Phuket.. for that 4 days, real life fades , together with the worries of work.. time seems suspended.. and leisure becomes the norm..
travel is an escape from established patterns and you rediscover yourself in the process.. somtimes.. you discover that life can be so simple.. and so simple are the happy things in life.. afterall.. everyone wants to be happy..
i suppose i will be a happie happie gal if i learn to not be so harsh on judging myself for every little mistake that i make.. to learn that its actually all right to be yourself.. tis hard.. sometimes to break away from the confines imposed upon you by society.. and life is present day singapore.. is all about climbing the social ladder, getting a good job.. stablity.. establishing a career.. it seems your life is already mapped from birth..and its scary.. how we are part of our social group.. of our generation.. exibiting the same traits.. chasing after the same thing.. Something knocked into us by the education system here? would i be happie being one of those still buried their work after dusk..? i dunnoe..
perhaps i am disheartened.. by the tough requirements of the work place.. a piece of work you submit.. suddenly becomes the focal point.. just because the project has been shortlisted to represent the dept.. and suddenly you get attention from all the big shots.. and everyone wants to add in their opinions and wat not.. on how to improve the project.. when previously it was a forgone conclusion the the project was unlikely to be selected..amd it was a neglected piece of submission.. now its a prestigious thingy and everyone wans us to do our best..
guess i dun take constructive comments easily although i noe i din put in my all on the project..guess i'm afraid to be judged and found lacking.. maybe i really lack the ability to produce fine work.. i dun feel the passion as i use to, in writing my team papers.. perhaps i should develope passion for my work.. perhaps its just me..to be judged as lacking the ability.. or perhaps....... i am my own biggest judge? for i ponder too much over all areas in which i have not done well..over reflect?!
oh well......... enough rumblings.. if i dun live to work but work to live.. whose's to judge me on my short comings? am i a far less better person if i dun climb the corporate ladder or take eeyons to do so? ha ha.. perhaps i am just not running the right race.. for security is def not my forte..
ha ha.. i wanna travel again.. to escape again.. maybe to somewhere else in S.E.A.. where lifes are simpler.. without the complexities that comes with developement.. ;p
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Allo 26!!
29th sept..the removal of the little red dot took ten mins.. after the jab i kinda feel nothing.. although i could hear the swlinging of the electric knife cutting at my flash.. the entire surgery was kindda fast and surreal.. my first operation and it was over in a jiffy.. in rectrospect.. the waiting was worse than the actual event.. and i was up and shopping immediately.. splurged on 2 pairs of shoes.. my treat to me self for having survived.. and out tim sum at crystal jade was is good old soul food.. yum.. my chix craws and bittergruad with salted eagg yolks.. lifes great with the removal of the lump .. oh... actually is was more tramatic for my loved ones lah..
had a great time these past few days.. 27th sept.. gelato and pasta at menotti.. forbidden city at esplande.. hee.. jo was great as part of the cast.. i was kindda restless in the first half of the show.. but totally absorb into the story of a concubine who eventually rose to rule china.. my first show atthe esplande.. thanks to the dear one.. his poor pockets are badly burned these past few days.. can't imagine the credit card bills next month..
.. 28th sept.. had dinner with the gals at Aerin's.. the resturant by White Bait and kale's owners.. luved the salad of rocket with sun-dried tomatos and cheese with balsamic vinger dressing.. yummy.. and the mazze platter was nice too.. although my main course of grilled beef with pita bread could have been better.. the mudpie was sinful indulgence..and we blow $150 on the meal.. cheaper than whitebait.. i guess.. catching up with the gals was fun..
.. 30th.. hello 26 and goodbye 25.. its scarey actually.. noeing that the numbers between 30 and 26 are smaller than 25.....the dear naughty boy give me a preszzie.. an anklet.. so pretty with tiny hearts.. woke up late and went shopping.. and dearie treated moi to sizzlers.. hee.. and lots more along the way.. its was a happya day.. work is the furthest thing from my mind these past few days.. yipee...
.. today... the gals came by to visit the post surgery moi.. hee.. aparently i'm a patient newly recoverd.. and they got me fish tonic.. so touched.. and hui's bow tie pasta with cream sauce, porto bello mushrooms was good..hee.. its heart-warming having so many pple who cares abt me..had treat from mum and bro.. and mum's present was a transparent pair of specs.. hope i look good in my new specs.. opps.. its back to work tom.. and worries that i've over indulged for the past few days.. need to lost weight liao.. :)
had a great time these past few days.. 27th sept.. gelato and pasta at menotti.. forbidden city at esplande.. hee.. jo was great as part of the cast.. i was kindda restless in the first half of the show.. but totally absorb into the story of a concubine who eventually rose to rule china.. my first show atthe esplande.. thanks to the dear one.. his poor pockets are badly burned these past few days.. can't imagine the credit card bills next month..
.. 28th sept.. had dinner with the gals at Aerin's.. the resturant by White Bait and kale's owners.. luved the salad of rocket with sun-dried tomatos and cheese with balsamic vinger dressing.. yummy.. and the mazze platter was nice too.. although my main course of grilled beef with pita bread could have been better.. the mudpie was sinful indulgence..and we blow $150 on the meal.. cheaper than whitebait.. i guess.. catching up with the gals was fun..
.. 30th.. hello 26 and goodbye 25.. its scarey actually.. noeing that the numbers between 30 and 26 are smaller than 25.....the dear naughty boy give me a preszzie.. an anklet.. so pretty with tiny hearts.. woke up late and went shopping.. and dearie treated moi to sizzlers.. hee.. and lots more along the way.. its was a happya day.. work is the furthest thing from my mind these past few days.. yipee...
.. today... the gals came by to visit the post surgery moi.. hee.. aparently i'm a patient newly recoverd.. and they got me fish tonic.. so touched.. and hui's bow tie pasta with cream sauce, porto bello mushrooms was good..hee.. its heart-warming having so many pple who cares abt me..had treat from mum and bro.. and mum's present was a transparent pair of specs.. hope i look good in my new specs.. opps.. its back to work tom.. and worries that i've over indulged for the past few days.. need to lost weight liao.. :)
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Just my usual musings
yah... the red dot is still there.. D Day is scheduled for the 29th.. which incidentally I have originally applied for VL.. and my birthday eve.. is gonna be a painful birthday this year..
meet up to shop for han's birthday with hui.. feels great.. the kind of girly chats wif yr fav gal pals..pity i had no time to grab some shoes.. the shoe freak that i am..
attended jaime's wedding at hyatt.. very pretty.. the black tables were kinda cool and the march in by the groom's military pals.. wow.. din know marrying military man has its peaks... Jaime looks every bit the radient bride.. and i'm happy to be with the 97c gang.. we'll be celebrating the golden 10 years next year and golly... we should have a grand celebartion................ everyone's grown up.. and the topics we chat abt has shifted to more adult.. guess its a process very young adult has to go through.. although i believe im still in self denial...
12 more days to my cruise.. can't wait... :)
meet up to shop for han's birthday with hui.. feels great.. the kind of girly chats wif yr fav gal pals..pity i had no time to grab some shoes.. the shoe freak that i am..
attended jaime's wedding at hyatt.. very pretty.. the black tables were kinda cool and the march in by the groom's military pals.. wow.. din know marrying military man has its peaks... Jaime looks every bit the radient bride.. and i'm happy to be with the 97c gang.. we'll be celebrating the golden 10 years next year and golly... we should have a grand celebartion................ everyone's grown up.. and the topics we chat abt has shifted to more adult.. guess its a process very young adult has to go through.. although i believe im still in self denial...
12 more days to my cruise.. can't wait... :)
Thursday, September 21, 2006
the Big red dot
A dot kinda spolit all things this week..
It started fom a small dot.. which slowly grow in size..
A visit to the doc ought to have been one time too many..
Now its gonna be a trip to the operating room...
Worries a flutter..
It sets me wondering..
In the peaceful ordinary.. the next few days was wonderfully mapped..
a baby's birthday
a fre's wedding at a top hotel
a musical at esplande
3 days of celebrations for the big 26
Now... what de..
And i ponder... sometimes its better to live life to the fullest
never wonder the "I should, should not"
never wonder the "wat if"........
Fingers crossed..
Pray for me yah....
It started fom a small dot.. which slowly grow in size..
A visit to the doc ought to have been one time too many..
Now its gonna be a trip to the operating room...
Worries a flutter..
It sets me wondering..
In the peaceful ordinary.. the next few days was wonderfully mapped..
a baby's birthday
a fre's wedding at a top hotel
a musical at esplande
3 days of celebrations for the big 26
Now... what de..
And i ponder... sometimes its better to live life to the fullest
never wonder the "I should, should not"
never wonder the "wat if"........
Fingers crossed..
Pray for me yah....
Friday, September 15, 2006
Time flies
Golly......... its already Sept........ where have the past few months gone? Guess not being able to take leave and having too much ecas at work is kinda overwheming moi...
Gosh.... I'll turn 26 in about 15 days time.. feels kinda ancient... more winkles in the nooks and crannies.. Resolutions aplenty as usual..... I just wanna enjoy life... :my fav sweet talk green tea with jelly.. old chang kee's sardine puff and sotong balls.. plus my current addiction of soya sauce chicken feet.. the dearie always mentions that i have an old auntie's taste buds.. Just gimme my fav food and i'll be a happy gal for the whole day..
Looking forward to the end of the month.. Jaime's wedding..Baby javen's birthday..Forbidden city at esplanade.. meeting up with the girly dearies.. a yearly birthday ritual of renewing the bonds of friendship.. and of course.. celebrating with my froggy prince and family.. yupee.. Can't wait.. time to clear my 20 overdays of leave from last year.. hopefully i'm keping my resolution of enjoying life..... by my definitions... ;p
Gosh.... I'll turn 26 in about 15 days time.. feels kinda ancient... more winkles in the nooks and crannies.. Resolutions aplenty as usual..... I just wanna enjoy life... :my fav sweet talk green tea with jelly.. old chang kee's sardine puff and sotong balls.. plus my current addiction of soya sauce chicken feet.. the dearie always mentions that i have an old auntie's taste buds.. Just gimme my fav food and i'll be a happy gal for the whole day..
Looking forward to the end of the month.. Jaime's wedding..Baby javen's birthday..Forbidden city at esplanade.. meeting up with the girly dearies.. a yearly birthday ritual of renewing the bonds of friendship.. and of course.. celebrating with my froggy prince and family.. yupee.. Can't wait.. time to clear my 20 overdays of leave from last year.. hopefully i'm keping my resolution of enjoying life..... by my definitions... ;p
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Tennis tennis
Yupee... i got myself a tennis racket.. or rather, my dearie boy paid for it.. so tat dah.. I'm the pround owner of a "Prince" tennis racket that costs $94 after discount.. of which dearie can claim $50 from the co. as staff welfare benefits.. Opps.. Its our tennis racket.. although i'm the one using it.. ;p Been playing tennis with the sec gang kinda often.. my arms ache.. but excerise is great for a lazy bum cum tv addict like moi.. having the club membership was a good choice yah..
ha ha.. think im moving into my slack mode.. i no longer aspire to be a high flyer in my job.. like taking a back seat.. performing better than others no longer matter as much.. simply because i realise i dun feel any passion for my job at the moment.. a hard decision to make.. to stay or to move on? the money's stable.. and will be more so.. so its harder to move.. i guess.. and my mummy's advice is that i should stay put.. for wat more can i ask for?.... Oh well.. i'll give myself till the mid of next year to make a choice.. sso im pretty much trying to do other stuff.. like swim.. play tennis .. learn driving .. and many more.. sian.. on course tom..
ha ha.. think im moving into my slack mode.. i no longer aspire to be a high flyer in my job.. like taking a back seat.. performing better than others no longer matter as much.. simply because i realise i dun feel any passion for my job at the moment.. a hard decision to make.. to stay or to move on? the money's stable.. and will be more so.. so its harder to move.. i guess.. and my mummy's advice is that i should stay put.. for wat more can i ask for?.... Oh well.. i'll give myself till the mid of next year to make a choice.. sso im pretty much trying to do other stuff.. like swim.. play tennis .. learn driving .. and many more.. sian.. on course tom..
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Work and more work
Guess my blog must be one of the most neglected ones on cyberspace yah.. have gotten round to getting someone to fix my labtop yet.. must do.. soon.. Life is kinda settled.. used to life without the kakis.. kinda in limbo.. waiting for my next posting.. yet thinking that I could actually get used to the pace of shift work.. the extra allowance is great money for a struggling church mouse like me with a great shopping itch..
Although these days i find myself struggling with my ecas and the extra responsibilities.. i just wanna run away from it all.. life seems peaceful without the add ons in the first year.. sometimes i ponder whether is it worth it? the extras? i really dunnoe.. i guess you can classify me as someone who works to live and not lives to worl.. or at least i have not found my calling in work yet... Oh well.. fingers crossed.. that i can do some HR and training or admin finance .. rather than operations.. which really is not my forte.. Really...
Sian.. leave freeze for the next 3 months... really looking forward to Oct.. i wanna clear all my leave in one shot.. and satisfy my travel lust in the process... Oh well.. its a whole day of course , dialogue and work tom.. Jia you.. to moi.. :)
Although these days i find myself struggling with my ecas and the extra responsibilities.. i just wanna run away from it all.. life seems peaceful without the add ons in the first year.. sometimes i ponder whether is it worth it? the extras? i really dunnoe.. i guess you can classify me as someone who works to live and not lives to worl.. or at least i have not found my calling in work yet... Oh well.. fingers crossed.. that i can do some HR and training or admin finance .. rather than operations.. which really is not my forte.. Really...
Sian.. leave freeze for the next 3 months... really looking forward to Oct.. i wanna clear all my leave in one shot.. and satisfy my travel lust in the process... Oh well.. its a whole day of course , dialogue and work tom.. Jia you.. to moi.. :)
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Proximity Fres & Quarter life crisis
Was supposed to meet collegues for dinner at Brewrekz today and was actually kinda looking forward to it, but Mel was feeling kinda tired so i cancelled as well.. for the thought of forced conversations chills me..esp wif other pple i dun know well.. Am i anti social by natural? just read somewhere abt depression for the young.. how sufferers shut themselves at home and slowly ends up cutting themselves out from the outside world.. Advice given: accept all invitations.. Easy given.. hard to follow. Nah... I'm just feeling down.. Why?
hmm... Work pals come and go.. esp at work where staff are posted ont monthly.. Guess I'm feeling down coz mine kakis at work are posting out tom.. their last day at wlds..I feel fatigue.. in having to form new bonds and making new fres, partially becoz of the speed in posting. I foresee lonely lunches n dinners whereby I will retreat into a corner at the rest room.. no more kopi chat sessions at work.. breakfast breaks. having company made the horrible food bearable.. now? the canteen food simply sucks.. big time.
Proximity fres.. as I have read before.. you become close to them because you are constantly in their company. Its the distance thingy. Once out of sight, out of mind. Reality is sinking in that Mal and Peng are such. many factors to.. peng would be in Charlie.. and that timing i would be meeting dearie and mel would be busy wif her new found romance and the timing would clash to as L is in Alpha. Great foresight tells me that we would never meet .. though mel and peng still can i guess. Perhaps too.. that wall which i have built to protect myself will become thicker will very phrase..
Perhaps that's life.. you meet diff pple during diff points in time.. and to be grateful for that. or perhaps i am sadden too that I've not met up wif han and hui for sometime. Everyone's very busy i guess.. coping wif their jobs, romances . This leaves me to ponder... have the Girly gang i used to call my own , proximity girly pals too? I admit, I dun make fres easily.. unlike the the other pastries who are more extroverted. Hmm.. Guess on the surface, one can indeed seen to have many fres.. but veri little soul mates. Hmm.. am i complaining? or suffering from quarter life crisis again?! Periodically?! Or simply depressed but in self denial?! I miss my uni days wif the Pastries n ens pple.. thankfully at least i have my dearie now..
hmm... Work pals come and go.. esp at work where staff are posted ont monthly.. Guess I'm feeling down coz mine kakis at work are posting out tom.. their last day at wlds..I feel fatigue.. in having to form new bonds and making new fres, partially becoz of the speed in posting. I foresee lonely lunches n dinners whereby I will retreat into a corner at the rest room.. no more kopi chat sessions at work.. breakfast breaks. having company made the horrible food bearable.. now? the canteen food simply sucks.. big time.
Proximity fres.. as I have read before.. you become close to them because you are constantly in their company. Its the distance thingy. Once out of sight, out of mind. Reality is sinking in that Mal and Peng are such. many factors to.. peng would be in Charlie.. and that timing i would be meeting dearie and mel would be busy wif her new found romance and the timing would clash to as L is in Alpha. Great foresight tells me that we would never meet .. though mel and peng still can i guess. Perhaps too.. that wall which i have built to protect myself will become thicker will very phrase..
Perhaps that's life.. you meet diff pple during diff points in time.. and to be grateful for that. or perhaps i am sadden too that I've not met up wif han and hui for sometime. Everyone's very busy i guess.. coping wif their jobs, romances . This leaves me to ponder... have the Girly gang i used to call my own , proximity girly pals too? I admit, I dun make fres easily.. unlike the the other pastries who are more extroverted. Hmm.. Guess on the surface, one can indeed seen to have many fres.. but veri little soul mates. Hmm.. am i complaining? or suffering from quarter life crisis again?! Periodically?! Or simply depressed but in self denial?! I miss my uni days wif the Pastries n ens pple.. thankfully at least i have my dearie now..
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Wonderfully Valentine's
Just felt like thanking my Jing, who made valentine's so sweet and momerable. I appreciate the effort.. although he constantly tells me he is a non-romantic person.. i see the effort.. i really do.. and love the beautiful roses .. pink and purple..and the lovely words on the card. The wonderful dinner at Chimes.. surrounded by soft Candle lights, music, alfesco styled ..slipping Sangria and glazing at him.. life can be so surreal.
Thanks thanks Boy.. for being there for me.. for cheering me up when I am down, for making me laugh and for thinking the world of me.. Only you do.. for I am just an ordinary gal who also happens to be rather lazy.. a slacker and great procrastinator. I promise, in 2006, to to less lazy and I will get down to buying your V.Day gift. Blue Donkey sits by my bedside table.. keeping me comfort in the nights.
March is indeed tiring... being at C. Room and having to deploy so many staff..and having to report to work super early.. A month where my kakis at work will start their second posting.. So hectic.. so many changes... but I look forward to watching "Army Daze" at National Library soon.. and the corporate movie screening.. Plus.. I really must not slack my whole off days away.. I promise.. to fill my life with more forfilling activities. yah?!
Thanks thanks Boy.. for being there for me.. for cheering me up when I am down, for making me laugh and for thinking the world of me.. Only you do.. for I am just an ordinary gal who also happens to be rather lazy.. a slacker and great procrastinator. I promise, in 2006, to to less lazy and I will get down to buying your V.Day gift. Blue Donkey sits by my bedside table.. keeping me comfort in the nights.
March is indeed tiring... being at C. Room and having to deploy so many staff..and having to report to work super early.. A month where my kakis at work will start their second posting.. So hectic.. so many changes... but I look forward to watching "Army Daze" at National Library soon.. and the corporate movie screening.. Plus.. I really must not slack my whole off days away.. I promise.. to fill my life with more forfilling activities. yah?!
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Hmmm.... hello 2006?
Not really a great way to kick start 2006...and my first entry of the year.. been feeling kinda sluggish... Work is okay.. settled and bonding well wif Melody and Sis Peng.. for me.. life's great.. starting to invest.. work is on track.. i am happy wif my dearie.. and i get to sleep tons on my off days... only sadness tinggling me would be the fact that Meloday and Peng plus the gang of robin and cedric have all gotten their posting preference... ie.. they will be posted out soon... hump.. kindda sad to noe that my kakis for Kopi breaks and gossip sessions are leaving doon.. by Apr.. remour has it.. and then some will be at HQ and others at extreme ends of the island.. seems like most things in life gets rather transient... oh well... I'll be posting out end 2006 or bend 2007 too...
that aside.. wat mekes me melocronic this feb day is the news that one of my JC fres passed away today.. of Cancer.. yah.. we sort of expected him to leave soo... he looked so frail and was struggling with every breathe he takes... he had looked totally a diff .. worn out version of his former self... burkets of tears had been shed the last time we visted him in the hospic... a young man amindst the other older Cancer patients... but weirdly... today i only feel a slight tingle of sadness... and i was thinking.. maybe life can be so simple after all.. to lower down my expectations.. to have time to smell the air of fallen after the rain.. to so the many things i hold dear.. to confrom less to societal demands... and be proactive in doing the things i've always wanted to do.. for myself and for my beloved ones.. i wanna take time to tell them how much i value their presence in my life... would my existence in life be tangible? would pple remember me ? Melody has also have had expereince great sadness in her life when her loved one left her after a short short moment which they shared together... hmm... but i guess... in the end... all sadness gets washed away with the passenge of time..no?!
that aside.. wat mekes me melocronic this feb day is the news that one of my JC fres passed away today.. of Cancer.. yah.. we sort of expected him to leave soo... he looked so frail and was struggling with every breathe he takes... he had looked totally a diff .. worn out version of his former self... burkets of tears had been shed the last time we visted him in the hospic... a young man amindst the other older Cancer patients... but weirdly... today i only feel a slight tingle of sadness... and i was thinking.. maybe life can be so simple after all.. to lower down my expectations.. to have time to smell the air of fallen after the rain.. to so the many things i hold dear.. to confrom less to societal demands... and be proactive in doing the things i've always wanted to do.. for myself and for my beloved ones.. i wanna take time to tell them how much i value their presence in my life... would my existence in life be tangible? would pple remember me ? Melody has also have had expereince great sadness in her life when her loved one left her after a short short moment which they shared together... hmm... but i guess... in the end... all sadness gets washed away with the passenge of time..no?!
Thursday, August 25, 2005
The Price of Beauty
Guess wat i did? Yup.. I went to have those tiny bits of black dots removed.. the lady at the salon seemde quite nice.. she was telling me wat all the black dots represent.. a bit zen and quite like a fortunte-telling session.. it still hurts a fair bit when she uses the needle to poke at my face.. trying to get the cream in.. afterwhile my face was pretty red for quite a while.. the whole thing was rather fast.. slightly over half an hour and I'm done with the treatment.. although it did burn a deep hole in my pockets.. and i walked out wif spots of whit cream shattered all over my face.. think I must have scared quite a number of people who met me.. and poor ck.. who had to put up with my freaky face..
oh .. that is just the begining man.. the next day i had to work ( oh.. i really wanted to take urgent leave..) .. the white cream has washed off and now my black spots.. have become even bigger black spots.. and i looked like i had just recovered from a blot of chicken pox.. oh.. think i gave my boss quite a shock when i talked to him about something.. he kinda went black for a while... oh.... and now.. as i seat typing this... my face is covered wif cream.. hoping that the burn spots will go away..... keep my fingers crossed.. otherwise you will soon see a gal walking to ya wif great black spots on her face... so ugly.. yucks.. think i am freaking myself out too... am.. my mum still dosen't noe about it...oh... god bless..
oh .. that is just the begining man.. the next day i had to work ( oh.. i really wanted to take urgent leave..) .. the white cream has washed off and now my black spots.. have become even bigger black spots.. and i looked like i had just recovered from a blot of chicken pox.. oh.. think i gave my boss quite a shock when i talked to him about something.. he kinda went black for a while... oh.... and now.. as i seat typing this... my face is covered wif cream.. hoping that the burn spots will go away..... keep my fingers crossed.. otherwise you will soon see a gal walking to ya wif great black spots on her face... so ugly.. yucks.. think i am freaking myself out too... am.. my mum still dosen't noe about it...oh... god bless..
Monday, August 15, 2005
Facials
Just went for my third facial during my off day yesterday... that set me thinking about Facials.. deemed to be extremely beneficial to the skin and adored by ladies all round.. hmm... to me.. it also represents two extremes.. hump... wat do i mean? Extremely relaxing and extremely painful.. When the beautician takes her tools and start poking at ya with the tweezers and unknown scary tools .. (well... my eyes were closed yah).. you feel as if you have reached your threshold of pain... Ouch! I can still feel the dread that fills me when i know that she has reached that unbearable stage of the treatment..
Extreme Bliss.. the other 1hr ++ where you truely feel relaxed and pampered under the beautician's skillful arms... Zzzz... You can easily fall asleep.. with the cold cold mask covering you.. the aircon blowing .. music in the background.. and the massaging on your face and body...oh.. truely haven... So, a facial for ya?? It does wonders for ya skin and burns a great hole in your pocket.. oh.. till my next facial..;p
Extreme Bliss.. the other 1hr ++ where you truely feel relaxed and pampered under the beautician's skillful arms... Zzzz... You can easily fall asleep.. with the cold cold mask covering you.. the aircon blowing .. music in the background.. and the massaging on your face and body...oh.. truely haven... So, a facial for ya?? It does wonders for ya skin and burns a great hole in your pocket.. oh.. till my next facial..;p
Sunday, August 14, 2005
"Big Long Now "
Yupee... I finally finished watching my "Big Long Now" .. It was 70 episodes.. and being the drama addict that i can be... phew... I've finished watching it.. Great ending.. the typical korean drama where everything ends well..with the heroine ending up happy wif the hero.. but.. hey.. she is the more capable than her man yah..kindda good a show to watch if you are feminist... " Why is a woman's status always lower than man?"
... Thank god I'm a morden gal living in morden gal Singapore.. although sometimes i still think the status quo and the gender issuse reminds deeply embedded even against this morden backdrop.. like the lower quota for female medical students.. less welfare benefits for female employees.. and even in the family.. I still vividly rem when i was younger... my parent used to say in hokkien " give birth to chicken egg you dun.. but shit you do" and words like " if you cannot study... go work in a factory" .. Now years later.. in a weird way.. i've finally proved that I'm the more brainy child to him.. that I could also study and earn as much.. if not more than my bro.. weird.. why am i suddenly recounting these memories from my childhood? When i have always known that he prefered my bro to me.. Hump.. must be the hodes of people outside kranji i saw today.. i kept thinking that i would see his face in the crowd of uncles exiting after the races.. oh well..
... Thank god I'm a morden gal living in morden gal Singapore.. although sometimes i still think the status quo and the gender issuse reminds deeply embedded even against this morden backdrop.. like the lower quota for female medical students.. less welfare benefits for female employees.. and even in the family.. I still vividly rem when i was younger... my parent used to say in hokkien " give birth to chicken egg you dun.. but shit you do" and words like " if you cannot study... go work in a factory" .. Now years later.. in a weird way.. i've finally proved that I'm the more brainy child to him.. that I could also study and earn as much.. if not more than my bro.. weird.. why am i suddenly recounting these memories from my childhood? When i have always known that he prefered my bro to me.. Hump.. must be the hodes of people outside kranji i saw today.. i kept thinking that i would see his face in the crowd of uncles exiting after the races.. oh well..
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Chalet chalet and my usual musings
Yup... I just slept and slept and slept for hours today.. Totally absolutely decadent.. It's one of those days you wake up and dress for work noeing that you just wanna come back home immediately after..din even remember to wear my earrings and just slipped on a pair of flat shoes.. yup.. its one of those days.. maybe its biological...my aunty just wears me down.. oh..
Aunty decided to make her appearance at the last day of my chalet.. hee.. yup.. just came back from a short holiday ay Downtown East.. Din really do much except slacking... the B.B.Q was wonderful.. we brought just enough food and it was kindda fun trying to prevent the food from burning..yummy.. and we went cyclying too.. the weather was great.. din get to swim though.. i forgot my swimsuit.. Opps.. and I was nursing a really horrid face with lots of scarring after my facial....Ouhh... ( i can still feel the pain as Cindy tried to squeeze everything out.. but thats another story yah..) hmm... its back to work ..work and work..till my next break!!
Passed my law exams.. happy.. at least I dun have to study for it again...and will not be on the look-out for a new job so soon.. ha ha.. almost 9 months in the organization.. i can just imagine my mum freaking out if i even look through the pages of Recruit.. ah...... the ever stable near Iron-rice bowl (or the closet one to it ...) that the older generation thinks is most important.. *hump*.....oh well... at least July is bonous month.. means retail therapy yah.. :) Oh... I'm a complusive shopaholic.... and its no coincidence that the book I'm currently reading is titled " Confessions of a Shopaholic"!! .. Which reminds me.. its time to get back to my book... I still have a very thick Harry potter book to get through ..
Aunty decided to make her appearance at the last day of my chalet.. hee.. yup.. just came back from a short holiday ay Downtown East.. Din really do much except slacking... the B.B.Q was wonderful.. we brought just enough food and it was kindda fun trying to prevent the food from burning..yummy.. and we went cyclying too.. the weather was great.. din get to swim though.. i forgot my swimsuit.. Opps.. and I was nursing a really horrid face with lots of scarring after my facial....Ouhh... ( i can still feel the pain as Cindy tried to squeeze everything out.. but thats another story yah..) hmm... its back to work ..work and work..till my next break!!
Passed my law exams.. happy.. at least I dun have to study for it again...and will not be on the look-out for a new job so soon.. ha ha.. almost 9 months in the organization.. i can just imagine my mum freaking out if i even look through the pages of Recruit.. ah...... the ever stable near Iron-rice bowl (or the closet one to it ...) that the older generation thinks is most important.. *hump*.....oh well... at least July is bonous month.. means retail therapy yah.. :) Oh... I'm a complusive shopaholic.... and its no coincidence that the book I'm currently reading is titled " Confessions of a Shopaholic"!! .. Which reminds me.. its time to get back to my book... I still have a very thick Harry potter book to get through ..
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Allo July
Wow... July is here..Have graduated for nearly one year.. Cheerios to moi for having survived one year.. went to Chinatown yesterday .. the area is quite a nice place to hide from the maddening weekend crowd. have chocolate fondue from Village.. a Marche like resturant at China Square.. Yup.. my first choc fondue!! Great nite off, felt relaxed although I still have tons of work to settle.. and that presentation...ha ha.. and except for the unfortunate incident at the lift landing.. opps.. tougues are gonna wag.. oh..no..
Yup..... Work and leisure balance.. I wanna enjoy July!!!
Yup..... Work and leisure balance.. I wanna enjoy July!!!
Monday, June 27, 2005
Silly old me
.. Just returned from a course.. sign*.. have yet to get started on the presentation i'm supposed to be workin on.. lazy lazy procrastinator... *i shld attempt my hardest to finish my tasks on time.. chop chop.. Yah.. gonna be my last few days at chops.. finally dun have to wake up so early anymore.. meet up wif the ens pple for ktv that day.. shocking.. so many uob bankers amongst them.. jinny.. novan..andrew n melvin.. oh.. a growing list.. quite funny actually.. we used to sing ktv in our casual student attire.. nowadays.. all are dressed in the working man's attire..signalling our transition into working class world... seems like yest when we were all gathered outside parliment building taking our grad photos.. hmm... time flies.. jinny commented that maybe one day be would be in our ah ma attire.. being helped into the rm by our grandchildren.. ha ha.. scary.. can't imagine..
... *sign.. think i feel fatigue at times.. work fatigue? i dunnoe too.. hope to take a short breather soon.. hmm... guess my slacker side is domineering huh.. sad too that our batch seems so segregated at times.. or maybe we just dun click? oh... guess i have to learn that its okay this way... ahhh.. should i get started on my presentation slides??!!
... *sign.. think i feel fatigue at times.. work fatigue? i dunnoe too.. hope to take a short breather soon.. hmm... guess my slacker side is domineering huh.. sad too that our batch seems so segregated at times.. or maybe we just dun click? oh... guess i have to learn that its okay this way... ahhh.. should i get started on my presentation slides??!!
Monday, June 06, 2005
Thoughts on a lazy Mon
Hmm... seems like i'm still stuck to my cable shows.. my HK serials .. Current fav being this show on swimming... *sign* I wanna go swimming soon.. Discovery Travel and Living is my next fav.. City Cabs.. Globe Trekker.. how i wish i was the one travelling to those exoctic places... Oh.. But we will always have alot of wans in life ..yah..?!
Been reading Blogs.. getting insights to how my friends have been... Glad to see some innovative ones and i can definately identify wif certain thoughts.. and gripples abt life.. Guess that is something common for Soci students.. haven really been able to attend gatherings becoz of my work shedule.. sadz.. But hmm.. guess many of us are dealing wif the same problems as befitting our social class and age group.. finding that all impt stable job.. most end up not challenging the status quo and becoming faithful civil servants.. So where have all our ideals abt changing the system gone? I find myself not remebering much abt what I've learnt for the past 4 years as I learn new things relating to my job.. Hoep to meet up wif the class soon..
.. May and june are birthday months.. given the busy shedule that we have as working adults.. you often end up meeting your fres for special occasions.. oh.. met up wif Xinhui recently.... was not feeling well that day.. but i still met up wif her.. am glad i did.. guess i never knew that both of us have realised the change and distance we felt wif Han.. My eyes felt like tearing as i lamented abt the changes.. hmm.. to a certain extent.. i do feel that ive lost a fre i treasured.. but.. somehow.. i believe that its temp.. and a phrase that she will have to get over and we'll always be there for her.. although our careers and paths have differed greatly.. i still wan the old han back.. how i wish we were back at uni days.. Perhaps things will be better wif she can find someone who will treasure her for the great gal that she really is.. ah.. but i'm glad xinhui is back wif xinming.. she's another busy bee.. happy wif her new co. and job.. wonder when we will be meeting to celebrate her b.day.. At least i already got her present ready
I'll be meeting Fenfen and Wenyun later.. celebrating fen's birthday.. seems like a ritural we do yearly.. abt this time.. and we'll all noe that its to celebrate her b.day.. wonder when is the next harry Potter movie coming up.. its another girlie ritural for us.. :)
Been reading Blogs.. getting insights to how my friends have been... Glad to see some innovative ones and i can definately identify wif certain thoughts.. and gripples abt life.. Guess that is something common for Soci students.. haven really been able to attend gatherings becoz of my work shedule.. sadz.. But hmm.. guess many of us are dealing wif the same problems as befitting our social class and age group.. finding that all impt stable job.. most end up not challenging the status quo and becoming faithful civil servants.. So where have all our ideals abt changing the system gone? I find myself not remebering much abt what I've learnt for the past 4 years as I learn new things relating to my job.. Hoep to meet up wif the class soon..
.. May and june are birthday months.. given the busy shedule that we have as working adults.. you often end up meeting your fres for special occasions.. oh.. met up wif Xinhui recently.... was not feeling well that day.. but i still met up wif her.. am glad i did.. guess i never knew that both of us have realised the change and distance we felt wif Han.. My eyes felt like tearing as i lamented abt the changes.. hmm.. to a certain extent.. i do feel that ive lost a fre i treasured.. but.. somehow.. i believe that its temp.. and a phrase that she will have to get over and we'll always be there for her.. although our careers and paths have differed greatly.. i still wan the old han back.. how i wish we were back at uni days.. Perhaps things will be better wif she can find someone who will treasure her for the great gal that she really is.. ah.. but i'm glad xinhui is back wif xinming.. she's another busy bee.. happy wif her new co. and job.. wonder when we will be meeting to celebrate her b.day.. At least i already got her present ready
I'll be meeting Fenfen and Wenyun later.. celebrating fen's birthday.. seems like a ritural we do yearly.. abt this time.. and we'll all noe that its to celebrate her b.day.. wonder when is the next harry Potter movie coming up.. its another girlie ritural for us.. :)
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Time flies
I'm back.. not a veri consistant blogger am i..been some time since i have written..finally tore myself away from the lure of my cable tv shows.. think i'm in danger of becoming a tv addiict.. :)
... Was reading serene and lili's blog.. glad to noe that I'm not the only one copping wif changes after the mortar board.. strange huh..the amazing rate that time seems to fly.. wat was i doing this time last year? At bangkok.. Changmai or china wif my pals.. looking back..that period seems so transcient... wink... blink.. and its gone... those days of doing nothing..fresh out of school wif dreams and expectations.. i wonder how is the rest of the class getting along.. hope we really can manage to form a table for Aug.. think it will be quite cool.. class of 2004.. can get to see the usual suspects den..
hee.. am chatting wif puppy as i write this.. she's gonna go Perminpin this long weekend.. just came back frm jerankang too.. heee.... so lucky.. wish i could join her.. miss Jerankang alot.. and Sam's food.. am drooling just thinking of his famous herbal chix wif wine.. yummy.. but think physically i wun be able to last ..ha ha.. if only i can cheat and just join them at the camp sites..
Past few months seems to fly.. at least now i no longer have the weight for studying for the Law exams on my hands.. keep my fingers crossed.. otherwise i may have to study for it again one more time.. yucks.. just came back from KL wif ck.. the hotel was quite okay.. bukit bintang was just nearby .. but time when you are not working always seens veri short.. I wonder when will i be able to take a longer break? ha ha.. hmm...oh no..someone is shaking head liao.. ;p
... Was reading serene and lili's blog.. glad to noe that I'm not the only one copping wif changes after the mortar board.. strange huh..the amazing rate that time seems to fly.. wat was i doing this time last year? At bangkok.. Changmai or china wif my pals.. looking back..that period seems so transcient... wink... blink.. and its gone... those days of doing nothing..fresh out of school wif dreams and expectations.. i wonder how is the rest of the class getting along.. hope we really can manage to form a table for Aug.. think it will be quite cool.. class of 2004.. can get to see the usual suspects den..
hee.. am chatting wif puppy as i write this.. she's gonna go Perminpin this long weekend.. just came back frm jerankang too.. heee.... so lucky.. wish i could join her.. miss Jerankang alot.. and Sam's food.. am drooling just thinking of his famous herbal chix wif wine.. yummy.. but think physically i wun be able to last ..ha ha.. if only i can cheat and just join them at the camp sites..
Past few months seems to fly.. at least now i no longer have the weight for studying for the Law exams on my hands.. keep my fingers crossed.. otherwise i may have to study for it again one more time.. yucks.. just came back from KL wif ck.. the hotel was quite okay.. bukit bintang was just nearby .. but time when you are not working always seens veri short.. I wonder when will i be able to take a longer break? ha ha.. hmm...oh no..someone is shaking head liao.. ;p
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Work and Play
Its been nearly 2 mths since my posting at the checkpts..seems like i'm truely a slow learner. I still make the most unforgivable mistakes..makes me ponder..am i really suited for this job? Or am i not making enough effort? Neber one to do many things concurrently..i guess i will have to learn to cope, after all, its my bread and butter here... and the organization is so small and compertitive.
Time seems to fly..feb is ending.. and i seem not to have acheievd much in this new year.. no time to watch my Vcds..to excersie (or am i just lazy..) ..and to learn driving.. still remb last time this year i was struggling wif my thesis..how fast everything changes. feb certaintly has its wonderful moments..v day was great for i apprecaite the effort and thought put in.. although i was working on the day itself.. Shift work can truely be quite damaging on sleeping patterns..for i feel myself sleeping more and more.. looking forward to mar..for i finally get to take a short holidae..oh well..when can i take a full fledged one?!.. Got a presenation tom..Sianz .. and thoughts on my upcoming Law exam in Apr..i thought i have already said goodbye to my study days?!
Time seems to fly..feb is ending.. and i seem not to have acheievd much in this new year.. no time to watch my Vcds..to excersie (or am i just lazy..) ..and to learn driving.. still remb last time this year i was struggling wif my thesis..how fast everything changes. feb certaintly has its wonderful moments..v day was great for i apprecaite the effort and thought put in.. although i was working on the day itself.. Shift work can truely be quite damaging on sleeping patterns..for i feel myself sleeping more and more.. looking forward to mar..for i finally get to take a short holidae..oh well..when can i take a full fledged one?!.. Got a presenation tom..Sianz .. and thoughts on my upcoming Law exam in Apr..i thought i have already said goodbye to my study days?!
Saturday, February 05, 2005
work work and more work..
Just got my uniform altered recently..quite pleased to hear lots of compliments frm collegues that i look smart in blue.. overall the uniform is still too big for me and my pants are still too auntie.. arh.. have to wear pants on my nite shift soon.. sad..i still dun understand how a product that is tailored and supposed to be made according to my measurements be so unfitting.. wat is the rational in having it tailored if i have to end up getting it altered again? Might as well have sizes and i alter myself..more efficent that way..oh well.. just a thought but at least now i dun have to worry abt wat clothes i have to wear to work each day.. den again.. gives me more reason to buy new casual clothes..
..haiz.. really dunnoe where all my money goes to each month..think I'm a spendtriff.. i buy too much clothes..too much useless staff and hmm.. now..where else did my money go.. must really start budgeting and planning for some investments.. wooh.. alot of things i wanna do.. huh.. but i guess wat is most pressing is to get a hang of the operations as well as the admin side of things.. must really jia you.. think its not easy..many pple judging you..assessing you.. tom is another working day.. more complex relations between co-workers.. :)
..haiz.. really dunnoe where all my money goes to each month..think I'm a spendtriff.. i buy too much clothes..too much useless staff and hmm.. now..where else did my money go.. must really start budgeting and planning for some investments.. wooh.. alot of things i wanna do.. huh.. but i guess wat is most pressing is to get a hang of the operations as well as the admin side of things.. must really jia you.. think its not easy..many pple judging you..assessing you.. tom is another working day.. more complex relations between co-workers.. :)
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