烦

最近比较烦，真的很烦...
做什么事都觉得好像是错的...
真的很想好好睡一觉，然后什么事情都不需要管，不需要做，那就不需要愁...

是我想太多，还是想的不够多？

Stars

Counting down...

2 more months :)

The night view

Spore Flyer

The view from our new house... :p

爱心muffin

from W... :)

Counting down...

3 more months to go... :)

Spore F1

On Wed, I went to buy a bag…and when I was paying for it, I asked the salesgirl whether there is any discount…she said no…but after that, I saw this notice that they put up…if the customer can name one F1 driver and his team, then the customer can get 10% off…so I asked if that’s valid…it was only then that she said yes…maybe she thought I’m a girl so won’t know abt F1…

I said Lewis Hamilton, McLaren…she checked against her list and said not correct…hmm…it’s weird but nevermind…I said Jensen Button, Brawn and she said correct…and then asked me to fill up their form…so I got 10% off…and if the driver I name wins the Spore race, I get a chance to win a $10 voucher…

Haha…now thinking back, I think the chance of Jensen Button wining the race is much higher than Lewis Hamilton… ;p but anyway…

W – dun be angry hor…hehe :p cos Lewis Hamilton is his fav driver...ha :p

Penguins

New "toy"

My new 'toy' - Canon Ixus 120... =)

Story Of My Pet "HAPPY"

W forwarded me this email and i find it very meaningful...thus sharing the story here...and THIS IS HOW the STORY BEGINs~

我要快乐
在心里，我养了一只叫 快乐的恐龙
它好大 好大 它无所不在
每一天， 我都会找快乐 玩一玩 抱一抱 它 亲一亲 它
白天 和它玩捉迷藏
晚上 就和快乐睡在一起
有时候，我会抢在快乐的前面 享受生命
但心情不好时，我可能连快乐的尾巴 都抓不住
我喜欢快乐 唱唱歌
也喜欢快乐 跳跳舞
我更喜欢快乐 自由自在地飞翔
我最怕快乐不快乐 闹别扭 躲起来
说也奇怪，如果我生气，快乐 就会肚子痛
如果我胡思乱想，快乐 就会变得好小好小
如果我哭了，快乐 也会不见了
所以我每天都要 保持好心情
不胡思乱想
常常微笑
这样我就可以 随时随地，看得到快乐
享受快乐
偶尔我会和家人 一起拥有快乐
和朋友 一起分享快乐
其实快乐的相反 应该还是快乐
真正的快乐 就是活在当下
简简单单 地呼吸
轻轻松松 地生活
身体保持 健健康康
心灵保持 舒舒服服
真正的快乐就是 找到自己
做自己的主人 爱自己 也爱别人
自己发光 也照亮宇宙
我真的希望 每个人 都能拥有快乐
每个人都能在自己的心里 养一只叫快乐的恐龙
抱一抱 它 亲一亲 它
我希望 快乐 每天都能孵出 更多更多的快乐
快乐永远 不要在地球上绝迹
快乐永远活在 我的心里
我永远永远 要 快乐

Keys to the future

Got the keys to our flat last Friday...very excited and happy that we finally have a property under our names...haha...

have to do a lot of 'sight-seeing' these days...from tiles, bathroom stuff, lightings, furniture to electrical appliances...

I'm very happy that both W and I are working towards our future together =) i feel that as long as it's with W, i will be very 幸福...

Counting down: 4 months

In the upcoming 4 months, there are a lot of things to be accomplished…which I hope can be achieved smoothly…

Thirst for coffee

This morning, I spilled over my whole cup of black coffee onto my desk…aiyo…what was I thinking when I ‘swinged’ my hand towards the cup…

Had to make another cup of coffee again…

拍照日记

Took half day on 6 Aug to do my nails…compliments of HY…

* the process started at abt 125pm…first on my finger nails…the manicurist did the usual filing, trimming of nails before she proceeded with the nail extension…it is an amazing yet a tedious process…to see how the manicurist transforms powder into nails…
* after she is done with the extension, we proceeded to the area to do the pedicure together with the completion of my finger nails…after a brief discussion on what we think will look nice on my finger nails, she proceeded with the nail art…same for the pedicurist who also proceeded with her makings of my toe nails…
* I walked out of the salon at about 450pm…fully satisfied with what the manicurist and pedicurist did on my nails…particularly my finger nails…they caught the attention of many…however, at the same time, they caused quite a bit of inconvenience to me esp on SMS, removing of contact lens, etc…but it is certainly worth it :)

On 7 Aug, the day of our photo shoots,
* arrived at the studio at 955am and there was another couple inside whose schedule was 9am…our make-up artist Apple, arrived shortly and started my make-up while W took his mac breakfast + milo…
* 1st set of costume – the chinese kua…the reason for the Chinese kua to go first is that normally in the beginning, we will be more tense so we go with the fewer number of photographs first…then when it’s our wedding gown’s turn, we will be relax and will be more natural…
* while the 1st couple was taking their shoots, we were still in the midst of our ‘transformation’…and when it was our turn…we saw Sam, our photographer, coming up…our impression of Sam had always been quite stern and very unfriendly…but when we got to know him, he’s like a different person…he’s funny and a bit crap…which is certainly necessary for us and others to relax so as to take better pictures…both W and I thought that Sam looks a bit like the HongKong actor 马德中…haha…
* 2nd set – an evening gown which is very different from the rest of my gowns…which I think is not bad in terms of color and design… ;p
* 3rd set – our actual day evening gown – which is my favorite of all 5 sets…I like the hairdo that Apple did for me…made me look very sweet… :p
* 4th set – our wedding gown…and in Apple’s good hands, I was ‘transformed’ into a princess…which I like very very much…and the different hand bouquets provided for the photo shoots were very fresh and beautiful…3 different bouquets (pink roses, ivory roses and tulips) for this set of costume…
* finally the 5th set – the outdoor set…and off we went to Changi…first to Changi SAF there for the lallang field…and honestly, we didn’t know what Sam was trying to take until we saw the photos…amazing…haha…second to Changi Broadwalk…where W saw his fren there taking wedding photo shoots too :p the most pity thing was that there was no sunset as it was quite hazy…and the 3 of us actually got bitten by ants :(
* when we returned to the studio, it was like 7+pm and we were tired…after changing out, we went to have dinner @ crystal jade and ended our tiring yet fun day… :)

做什么的？

有日在购物中心闲逛，有位市场调查员
问我：你一年收入多少？
我答：六百万美金！
他说：哇！一个月不是五十万！
我答：这只是底薪，另外还有抽佣和六个月的年终花红！
他说：真羡慕你，你是做什么的？
我答：我是做梦的！

哈哈哈哈哈哈!

Expensive lunch

My fren A told me that her fren B made a comment via msn as follows,

B: so your wedding lunch can be considered a Christmas lunch gathering…but an expensive lunch wor…
A: (speechless) but replied haha…

A told me that she told another fren, C, abt this and C asked her to reply “at least it’s only once!”

A was very hurt when B said that as B didn’t realize that A had attended B’s wedding dinner for 2 times!! Even if A had not attended any of B’s wedding lunch or dinner, she shouldn’t have said that…

I think one should really think before saying anything…esp sensitive things like this…and when it means so much to the other party...

The Union

The joining of 2 hearts and 2 families...

~ Momento JS & SL 11.08.09 ~

On the way...

On the way to becoming...

2 more days!

Can slow down a bit?

Time flies and it's already August...

5 months left to year end...

Birthday 2009

It's always nice to get birthday wishes from frens on birthday...not forgetting meeting up with frens to celebrate...

Thanks for taking time off to catch up =)

Last day of "self deceit"

Today is the last day that i can still say i'm in the 20s...haha...well, recently 2 colleagues commented that i look like 25 :p and they were surprised when i told them my age...haha :p

nevertheless...i'm looking forward to my next stage of life...and something exciting ahead :)

不吐不快

Sometimes people can only see how miserable they are or think they work super hard cos they work till very late everyday…

Yesterday during lunch, dunno who brought up the topic of ECA in the company…this new colleague said she kenna the family day committee…so 1 of them pointed at 3 of us who joined for 1yr+ or less and commented we very lucky cos we no ECA…upon hearing that, I was quite pissed off…does it mean that we have to ‘publicize’ our ECA to everyone?? And it happens that 2 of 3 of us have ECA lor…Or is it our ECA is not that prominent, so to them it’s not ECA? Anyway, what ECA u kenna is mainly depending on your luck and which section of the dept u r in…

I thought of the other morning when I bumped into the one who said we no ECA…she asked if I received a lot of smses for that “big thing” that happened last night…I said no cos I not in that team…she commented that why am I not in the team…I said, why must I be in the team?? She said most of us in the dept are under the team and the other colleague of my section is also part of the team…I can simply say “orh”…what I feel like telling her is that, there’s already someone in our section part of the team, if it’s not me then I’m lucky…but what abt the someone of our section? Ya, she’s in the team, but so far in 1yr, she has not been ‘activated’ at all…so does it make her lucky as well?? I just wonder why is it that some people are so superficial…can only see themselves being in the limelight or just want to highlight their unlucky situation?

Some people always complain how late they have to work…but if u turn around and see, who is the one that has already gone for 3 holidays in half a year? The same person!! Ya, u work very late, but once u finish ur stuff, u can go for holidays…us? Our responsibilities are different and not that flexible…so dun always complain how ‘impt’ u are and how much stuff u r doing…this reminds me of another time when this same person complained during lunch, and 1 of the colleagues ‘shoot’ her back by saying, “ya, u all business partners very busy, we group ones very free”…haha…anyway, this kind of people, will complain regardless of where they are…

小怨气伤感情

从昨天的我报读到这则"小怨气伤感情"...读了，非常赞同，尤其下来的两句...

"不喜欢就说出来，不开心就坦白讲，良好的沟通模式才是爱情的基础"
"了解对方的想法是关键，却不容易做到"

Vitamin C

Due to H1N1, our company gave each of us 1 bottle of vitamin C to build up our immunity...good, rt? even though i'm already taking vitamin C every morning... :)

夫妻相

W and I took half day last Friday…to have a good lunch and run some errands…in the end, we went hog’s breath and W took steak…I thought the steak would be nice cos I heard some good reviews even though I dun eat…but W thinks it’s not fantastic…

Bumped into 4 of my colleagues there…and they were very funny to say they are ‘lightbulbs’…haha…but I said, they were there first, not us… :p their comments abt steak are good leh…I wonder what’s wrong…is W too particular in his taste? :p

My colleagues were thinking whether we are siblings or couple as we look alike…and their conclusion is couple and we have 夫妻相…haha :p

Nice sunset

Pls at least acknowledge

The thing abt giving up seats on the mrt or bus...to me, i will give up my seats to pregnant woman, elders, and people carrying children on their arms but not kids...so far, the people that i gave up my seats to, will say thanks or at least smile to me...

However, this evening on the way home, i gave up my seat to a pregnant woman after just sitting for 2 stations...she didn't even smile or thank me...so i wonder, is it really my obligation to give up my seat to her? i'm also tired after working the whole day, i'm wearing heels and my bag is not really light...but i still gave up my seat to her...she shd at least smile to acknowledge my action (not that i didn't smile to her - i did!)...

Just want to say, everyone has a right to the seat, give people the due respect when they gave up their seats to you because you need or seem to need the seat more than them...

Courts

Went to Courts today to check out...

TV, fridge, washing machine, fan, dining table, sofa set, tv console, bedroom suite, mattress...

was quite tired but at least now i have an idea what are things that we need...really a lot...haha...

Over so soon

2 days of leave just over like that...

but i'm glad i accomplished the things that i wanted to do... :)

Weekday afternoon

Walking down the streets of Orchard on a weekday afternoon with no time constraints, no pressure is simply relaxing and cool...i can just walk and stop wherever i want...but the weather is very hot...

It's also been a long time since i last took my fav bus 190...and went to meet up with 2 ex-colleagues for lunch...missed the times when we were still colleagues...

Something perplexing is...there are a lot of people same as me, a lot of people on the bus...on my journey there - quite a lot of people were standing but i was lucky to get a seat...on my way back, no seat for me leh...haha...

Off from the cubicle

On leave today and tomorrow...1st leave taken in 2009...at first had a lot of plans for this jun holidays...but all didnt turn out as what i had in mind...so in the end, just take these 2 days off from the cubicle and do whatever i want to do...

today's weather is gonna be good! :)

蔡依林 - 妥協

作词: Wonderful 作曲: 阿沁 (FIR)/Real Band

你 总爱编织谎言 我 负责配合表演
所有改变 只为了进入你的世界
这情节 重复了一百遍
才发现是你的心太野

你 划定楚河汉界 我 不能轻易犯规
所有时间 都是先给了你优先权
不自觉 爱到不敢冒险
成了你的傀儡一年两年
才看见我有多狼狈

爱到妥协到头来还是无解 绑着你不让你飞
历史不断重演我好累
爱到妥协也无法将故事再重写
你已下最后通牒 我躲在我的世界

你只是害怕一个人睡 我不想再为你掉泪
我了解 不会变 不再徘徊 开始自己的明天
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听了很有feel的一首歌...
爱到妥协，真的很可悲...

on a happier note, 喜欢mtv里的阮经天... 和蔡依林还蛮配的... :)

Lesson 9

Today went to register for the practical test...and it's the first time I drove from CCK to Ubi...ooh...ok, not a bad experience after all...will have more chances coming up...

Now the goal has been set, I will work hard towards it...cheers...

吵架是为了走更长远的路?

两个人在一起，难免会有意见不和，闹别扭，心情不好的时候...所以，吵架其实应该算是家常便饭...

吵架，可以让彼此更了解对方，增进感情，但是，吵太多会伤了和气，也伤了感情...

吵架时，要记得，不要太执著，学着让一步，不要咄咄逼人...不要在对方已经在努力着的时候，还在另一边坚持己见...

有时候，换个方式对待对方，其实可以让争执减少，快乐加倍...因为事事都有两面...

比如，A因为要赶一些临时的工作而让B等了很久，
1) 如果B一直打电话给A催他，然后，就在电话的另一端，骂起A …这样一来，还在赶着工作的A，一方面，放工前收到临时的工作，不得不做，已经很不好受了，另一方面，有得不到B的谅解，还在另一边，给他施加压力，搞不好，还会连工作也做不好...等到见了面，就会是黑脸对黑脸，气氛变得很疆，那接下来的晚餐或任何活动，都不会进行地很愉快，整个晚上的气氛都被破坏了...就算后来和好了，心里还是会有阴影，因为心情已经被破坏了...但是如果没有和好，接下来的几天，可能还会继续地吵...两个人的心情都会很糟糕...最极端的，可能还会因此分手...

2) 与其一直打电话给A催他，试着多一份耐心等着，到处走走，或找个地方坐下来等...当A到达时，露出开心的笑容，迎接A，那A也会多了一份内疚，和感激B对他的宽容及耐心...那接下来的晚餐或任何活动，都会进行地很愉快...可能你会认为，那B不会很委屈吗? 可是如果爱着对方，受一点委屈或吃一点亏又算什么呢?　可是，A如果每一次都这样，那就不能怪B的不谅解了...

总的来说，适当的争执或吵架，是为了走更长远的路，但是，要适可而止，千万别让小小的争执或吵架一发不可收拾...

Off we go to the……ZOO!

W and I went to the Zoo on Sat…It’s been a long long time since we both last went although both of us couldn’t remember when was our last time…hehe…

We spent about 4+ hours there…the weather was a bit hot but still bearable…overall, it was a very fun and enjoyable trip…like walking down the memory lane…it’s really pleasant to take a walk in the nature once in a while…

We were just a bit puzzled why are there 3 white tigers in the zoo but no normal tigers?

Silver Stars

Attended my company’s charity event – Silver Stars yesterday…

The reasons that attracted me there are:-
~ tickets are free (but were only offered yesterday – last min and 1 staff max 2tickets)
~ it’s a combination of Broadway Beng! and Dim Sum Dollies

Have been wanting to watch Broadway Beng! after hearing many good reviews of it…but because I’m not a dialect person (I dun understand when songs are sang in Hokkien unless the songs are sang in a slow pace)…spoken hokkien half-half ba… ;p

Other than Broadway Beng! and Dim Sum Dollies, there is also another accapella group “Vocaluptuous” but I enjoyed Broadway Beng! the most…Sebestian Tan is really funny…

Lesson 4

Lesson 4:
~ learnt more abt U-turn:-u-turn @ traffic lights...u-turn and stop at the middle to wait for cars to pass before continuing with the turn...
~ moving off from slope...engine stalled once cos @ "biting point" , i haven't released the handbrake then released the clutch further...
~ i dun really know how to control the steering wheel...sometimes, i just went off the lane unknowingly...the instructor said, with further practice, i should be able to control the steering wheel better...
ok, looking forward to be more steady the next time i drive...

Mr Curry

Our first time @ the new Waraku theme restaurant - Mr Curry

命中注定我爱你

Watched abt half of the "命中注定我爱你"...and was thinking, how’s the ending…? But think shd be a happy ending for 纪存希and 陈欣仪...

This drama is really funny and some parts very real…no wonder it had a very high viewership when screened in Taiwan…I like the combination of 阮经天and 陈乔恩...also quite like 陈楚河 (Dylan 神父) but I dun like 白歆惠 :p

Am wondering, is there really such a thing called 命中注定?

Lesson 3

Lesson 3:
~ drove from Jurong East mrt station to Tuas…saw the new Joo Koon Mrt station…
~ learnt how to start off from a slope without rolling backwards (roll backwards less than 1m, deduct 2pts, roll backwards more than 1m, immediate failure)…the crucial thing is the biting point…and when it’s ok to release the handbrake without rolling backwards…
~ engine stalled 3 times…I admit I was a bit gan cheong at some points…plus, I took cold medicine before the lesson…so I wasn’t too alert…the instructor said, maybe my legs are too tired…and so I let go of the accelerator at the same time I let go of the clutch…shd be 1 up, 1 down…
~ well, I guess my legs were quite tired as I felt the tiredness at night…after driving for more than 1 hour…and for a beginner like me… :p
~ ok, things are getting harder…and I shall work harder…to learn all the things…

企鹅宝贝 2

I wrote 企鹅宝贝 in Aug 2007 before I know W...and JY commented that I can keep a virtual penguin pet...

Seems like my wish is now fulfilled...and it's from W :)

But I dun think I've ever mentioned to W that penguins are my favourite :p

不要说话

深色的海面铺满白色的月光 我出神望著海心不知飞哪去
听到他在告诉你 说他真的喜欢你 我不知该 躲哪里

爱一个人是不是应该有默契 我以为你懂得每当我看著你
我藏起来的秘密 在每一天清晨里 暖成咖啡 安静的拿给你

愿意 用一支黑色的铅笔 画一出沉默舞台剧
灯光再亮 也抱住你

愿意 在角落唱沙哑的歌 再大声也都是给你
请用心听 不要说话 (请原谅我 不会说话) (爱是用心吗 不要说话)
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最近，超喜欢这首歌...反复的重复着，觉得非常好听...
喜欢也很赞同他的：“请用心听 不要说话”和“爱是用心吗 不要说话”...
两个人在一起，应该就有默契，很多时候，也都尽在不言中吧！

Lesson 2

Attended my 2nd lesson yesterday morning...learned turning, stopping by the road side, how to control the steering wheel in the correct direction, U-turn and driving on the main road with traffic...

Hope things will continue to be fine and looking forward to lesson 3 next week :)

Very simple

看到他, 我笑得很开心...
看到他因为看到我而开心的笑, 我更加开心... :D

幸福, 其实真的可以很简单...

Coffee anyone?

Met up with a fren cum ex-colleague - JN this afternoon for a cup of coffee...JN left the company like 8mths before me...and I'm glad that we still keep in touch...

Out of a coincidence, both of us feel that although we learn new things in our current respective company, we still feel that it's nothing compared to what we have learnt in our ex-company...and the sense of satisfaction that we used to experience there is since lost...

So, she popped 1 question, will you want to go back there and work? I think both of us felt that when we tendered, we already reached a point whereby we were too tired to stay any longer there...my answer to her question is, unless things can change, I don't think I'll want to go back...

It's nice catching up with frens...after my busy work schedule, I do hope that I can catch up with my other frens...

快慢

过得最快，又过得最慢的是：时间

Everyone has 24hours a day...and time passes 1 sec by 1 sec...1 min by 1 min...1 hour by 1 hour...it's the same for everyone...

But why is it, sometimes we feel that time passes by so quickly yet sometimes so slowly??

Recently, I always feel the weekends, especially Saturdays just passed by in a blink...it's like, I haven't even done anything or enjoy myself, then it's night time...

It's the same with work...I have been quite busy over this past month...and time really does fly like a blink of eye...before I know it, it's lunch time...and just a while after lunch, it's 545pm...and colleagues start to go home...and shortly, it's 7+...shortly again, it's 8+, 9+...are we short of time or are we just having too much work?

The opposite happens when there aren't too many things to do...and we would lament, why isn't it time for lunch? and why isn't it time to knock off?

Lesson 1

Attended my first lesson today...looking forward to the next one 2 weeks later :p

Finally

Finally...waited 15days for today...

Lazy or unforgetful?

Is there a need to dry a brolly from yesterday after lunch till now? Yesterday, there were 2 brollies left at the corridor to dry…but before end of the day, 1 was already kept by its owner...anyway, it was just a very light n short drizzle during lunch time…but there’s still this 1 left there...

Actually I know it belongs to my neighbour...she is always like this when ‘dealing’ with brollies...there was once when she left her brolly in the corridor for a long long time, then someone kind helped to keep it in the common brolly area...she got the ‘cheek’ to ask whether I have seen it after she finally realized it’s missing...then I noticed it was at the common area...actually, sometimes when I collect back mine, I will help her to bring hers to her...

Now, I wonder, how much longer is she going to leave it there to dry…at lunch time? When she finally realizes she needs it?

Happy V day!

"Why me?
Because you saw me when i was invisible."

(from Princess Diaries)
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Happy Valentines' Day!

I'm Happy...

I'm happy because
1) today is Friday, and it's weekends!
2) I'm 1 step nearer to one of my goals for the year! :)

I wonder

I wonder is it because of the weather or the work that i'm feeling so no-mood...or is it simply because i'm missing someone?

Lion Dance

Lion dance in our office premise...haha...n the "lion" even posed for me to take when they came to our dept (see pic4) :p