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updates

2010-09-23T21:22:00.001+08:00

So long never update!! I think nobody reads my blog already... haha..

Anyway, I think I won't be updating this blog for the time being, instead I'll be updating in my wedding blog so hop on there if you are interested =)

Take care!

Chinese New Year

2010-02-07T19:07:00.004+08:00

The year of the Tiger will be arriving soon!! Chinese New Year this year is on 14th Feb and it's the same day as Valentine's day! family vs lover, which one will you choose??

For me, being married means that I do not need to choose cos hubby is both lover and family :P I realized that more emphasis is placed on Chinese New Year rather than Valentine's day as you can see from the shopping malls etc... Instead of romance in the air, the atmosphere is more like 热热闹闹 and I can hear happy Chinese New year songs almost everywhere. =)

Hope the year of Tiger will be a good year for all!!

Life Quotes

2010-01-04T22:37:00.002+08:00

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful that the risk it took to bloom." ~ Anais Nin

"It's good to shut up sometimes." ~ Marcel Marceau

“I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday."

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. "

Happy 2010

2010-01-01T21:14:00.001+08:00

Happy 2010 to all!!!! =)

Dec happenings!

2009-12-23T22:20:00.005+08:00

Just a few more days and it will be year 2010!! Been lacking on updates so I'll summarize the happenings in Dec!

First up is the booking of our trip to Hong Kong! We will be going HK in early Jan! Heard it will be cold there so quite excited cos never been to cold countries... But I hope HK shops will still sell pretty and cheap summer clothes, not just winter clothings! I have been resisting my urge to spend in Singapore so I can have more $$ in HK hee hee.. counting down.... =)

Next up is the party gathering at Sufen's house. We had BBQ that night and we had fun posing for funny photos with our friends... Rhys had the opportunity to showcase his BBQ talents.. haha..... They also had fun playing with our new camera... hee

Also I attended Liyu's wedding last sat..It was at Grand Park and the ballroom looked cosy and classy... When I saw Liyu's first march-in, she was really beaming with happiness and smiling widely!! It reminded me of my first march-in.. really regretted not walking in slowly. Watching my wedding video, I realised that Rhys and I had walked quite fast..should have walked slower so as to enjoy that moment of "all guests cheering and giving blessings"....I think maybe I was too nervous then.... :P When we saw Liyu's montage, we saw our JC photo! We looked really fresh and youthful then! Haiz, missed those days....

Dec is coming to an end soon, and tomorrow will be X'mas eve!

Wishing all a Merry Christmas!! =)

Time for Baby Blues Comics!

2009-10-09T14:35:00.003+08:00

I always love Baby Blues Comics..... =)

Oops....

2009-09-20T23:14:00.003+08:00

Haven't find any inspiration to blog about my life recently... But I have posted a new entry at my wedding blog!!

So meanwhile, do go over to my wedding blog for more updates =)

By the way, I'm going back to work after a week's break......so so so so Tuesday bluesssssssssssss...... I think I will have trouble falling asleep tomorrow......

Little things that we share....

2009-08-15T22:20:00.002+08:00

It's the little things that we share, the love and joy that's in the air
The children's laughter everywhere
And all our favourite things.........

Very often, we complaint about stuff that we don't have... However, if you take time to think about the little things that have bought you joy, even in the smallest way, you will realise that you have so much more reasons to feel contented and blissful....

For example, many people I know are always having monday blues, and hoping that they have more off-days compared to just 2 weekends... I have to admit I'm one of them..

However, when my mum told me, "You are much luckier than me! I have to stand all day and I have no off-days!!"......

It's true, my mum has no off-days, just that she can knock off earlier on Mondays.. My dad only has a break every fortnightly...

So I shouldn't complaint, should I.... :P

Let's count our little blessings ya =)

My Poor Knees!

2009-07-13T10:42:00.002+08:00

Yesterday I had a bad fall at the bus stop pavement when I got off the bus.... The results - The left knee was skinned quite badly, and the right knee was scratched a little, and the attention of the on-lookers!!

So embarrassing! How can an adult fall down on fours? =( The wound looked like char siew to me.. haha....

I just saw the doctor this morning as I realised that the blue lotion I applied on my wound didn't really work and got worst...

I still remembered the last time I fell down on fours was when I was in Primary School! That evening after school, I knew that my mum was cooking one of my fav dishes - curry chicken. So anxious to go home, I ran along the school carpark road. With my heavy school bag and my clumsyness nature, I fell down on four on the rough road, and skinned my knees!!

Till today, I can still see the faint scar on my knee... Yet around 10 odd years later, the same fate happened again and on the same knee! Argh, this time, doctor said will leave scar!! My legs are already so short and ugly, why must it be so unfortunate to have another scar??

Haiz... Painful lesson! I need to walk more carefully!!

funny quotes!

2009-06-16T22:53:00.006+08:00

Too lazy and no inspiration to blog.. haha.. but here's a few funny quotes to laugh yourself silly =)

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.

The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.

Insurance is like marriage. You pay, pay, pay, and you never get anything back

My wisdom tooth extraction

2009-04-22T12:52:00.003+08:00

I shouldn't be blogging at this hour, especially on a Wednesday afternoon. But I'm on MC, that's why.. haha...

Today is the 2nd day of my wisdom tooth extraction.. feeling less painful but left cheek a bit swollen.

Yesterday I went to Sembawang dental to have my wisdom tooth taken out. Initially I thought of doing both sides. However, the dental advised that it's better to do one side at a time and boy, I was glad I did only one side...

The injection was a bit painful and after a while, I felt numbness at my left cheek.. The x-ray showed that my wisdom tooth was lying horizontally 90 degrees to the tooth in front, which means it will need some drilling and some tough plucking in order to remove...

The extraction began and I could hear drilling noises. I felt quite a bit of pressure as the dental struggled to take out my stubborn wisdom tooth. Piler (look-alike) was used and a nurse was required to hold my head... Getting a male dental was the right choice since a lot of strength was required!

After about half an hour, my wisdom tooth was finally removed, in bits and pieces.... Forgot to take a photo before they were dumped... but a bit gross also..The whole extraction was painless and I needed to bite a piece of cotton to stop the bleeding..

I thought it was quite ok but I was wrong.. After 2 hours or so, the pain started to kick in.. It was so PAINFUL!! My left side was throbbing with pain... I needed to take painkiller... Makes me wonder how come I felt more painful without my wisdom tooth......Luckily OP was around to take care of me for the whole day, making sure I eat my medicine and have my porridge =)

Well, now I'm resting at home and eating porridge.. hee... In june, it'll be OP's turn already! haha...

The Honesty Shop

2009-04-11T20:49:00.004+08:00

Just read from newspaper that there is a shop in Taiwan that operates purely on trust and honesty.

There is no one in the shop, just sweets, tidbits and cookies etc. You just take what you need and pay by dropping the required amount into the designated money box. The lady boss said that there is also no camera in operation and so even if you steal, no one will know. However, the lady boss mentioned that she wants to cultivate people from young the importance of honesty.

I still remembered in my primary school or secondary school (couldn't remember :P), we also practised this Honesty Shop. I think the items are newspapers and also, you would drop the coins into the box and no one else is tending the newspaper booth.

Well, I couldn't remember how successful the shop is but at least it's a good try..... =) Mmm, do you think it will work in Singapore??

How amazing!

2009-03-12T21:27:00.002+08:00

"STUCK in a remote part of China, robbed of almost all her belongings, and numb from hunger and the cold, a Singapore woman turned to the one resource she knew would get her rescued: Facebook."

This is the headline of one of the articles posted in Straits Time today. How amazing right? She managed to borrow 100 yuan (S$22) and then headed straight to an Internet cafe and logged into her Facebook. Three days after her first post went out, she was rescued. A friend who saw her appeal managed to get a business contact in China to help.

She also revealed that the many people who helped her along the way were mostly people she never met before.

Mmm, seems that Facebook can be a saving tool! Normally, people would thought of calling for help. Now the power of online network can do the work better since it can reach more people in the shortest time!

Jokes Time Again!

2009-02-13T22:06:00.005+08:00

Joke 1:

A man and a woman who have never met before find themselves in the same sleeping carriage of a train. After the initial embarrassment they both go to sleep, the woman on the top bunk, the man on the lower.

In the middle of the night the woman leans over, wakes the man and says, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm awfully cold and I was wondering if you could possibly get me another blanket."

The man leans out and, with a glint in his eye, says, "I've got a better idea... just for tonight, let's pretend we're married."

The woman thinks for a moment. "Why not," she giggles.

"Great," he replies, "Get your own damn blanket!"

Joke 2:

Q: What's the thinnest book in the world?
A: "What Men Know About Women."

Joke 3:

Q: How do you know when a man's going to say something intelligent?

A: He starts his sentence with "My wife told me...."

Joke 4:

On a plane, a man and his wife are offered tea and both accept. The man tries to be sweet to his wife, saying “Pass the sugar, sugar.... Pass the honey, honey.”

Then he says, “Pass the tea, you old bag.”

Joke 5:

Q: What do anniversaries and toilets have in common?

A: Men always miss both of them.

Happy Valentine's day!!! =)

Scrabble Addict!

2009-01-20T21:21:00.002+08:00

Recently, Rhys and I started to play Scrabble.... It's a game which I didn't play for donkey years already... My old set has been laying in my house for many years already, haha...

We dunno why but now we can say that we have become Scrabble addicts!! We have fun challenging each other's vocabulary. I lost to him 3 times already out of our 3 games, oops!! However, just now, I just lost to him by only 7 marks!! (P.S I always lost to him by a lot of marks :P)

Scrabble, anyone?? =)

Consoling myself.....

2009-01-13T22:27:00.001+08:00

I'm not lousy at my job, just that I'm doing something that I'm not good at.......

(HAIZ....................)

My first baking experience

2008-12-20T23:14:00.004+08:00

Yesterday was my first baking session! My colleague arranged a baking session for us at a place in Sims Lane and we were taught to bake a log cake and a bread!!

I've never baked before and was naturally quite excited!! A pity that we went there after work and I did not have a camera to take photos of the "baking in process"...

I partnered with Sufen and we started adding the ingredients, measuring and mixing the ingredients at Teacher's instructions.. It was fun!! However, the waiting time for the log cake and bread was a bit long.. By the time they were ready, it was almost 1030pm!! So tired and hungry as we did not have dinner as we needed to reach there by 7pm...

The really fun part came when it's time to deco the log cake.. I spread cream and coco powder on it before I put the Christmas deco on it.. haha.. It looked quite ugly :p

My logcake!!

My bread! Haha, dunno why but the icing on it burst in the oven.. :P

Baking was fun but quite troublesome also.. but the effort is worthwhile =) My own cake, yeah!!

Happy birthday, Stacia!!

2008-11-28T22:45:00.004+08:00

Last Saturday, I attended a special birthday party.. It's my colleague, Ker Peng's baby girl's one month old baby shower!!! The cute little princess is called Stacia!! Time really flies fast cos I attended Ker Peng's wedding in Jan and now she has become a mum already! keke...

My friends and I were invited to her wedding, and Rhys was invited too! Hee, the baby shower was held at Allson Hotel and it was a buffet lunch! Hee, very suitable for the greedy Rhys! Hahaha...

Me with my friends aka colleagues.. haha

Of course, not forgetting my hubby! haha

Ker Peng looked like a radiant mum and she slimmed down so fast!!

Me posing with the beautiful mum

There were quite a lot of guests and mostly were relatives.. It was the first time that I attended a baby shower at a hotel.. Not bad an idea cos you no need to deal with the mess and also you have more space to accomodate the guests..

Baby Stacia, the star of the show was being carried around and she remained asleep throughout, not being disturbed by the constant noise and movement around her.. haha... babies are amazing ya...

Was not able to capture a lot of photos of the baby as she was constantly being surrounded by people but we managed to snap a photo of her sleeping in her stroller...

Baby Stacia!!!

Happy one month, Stacia!! Hope you grow healthy and strong!!! =)

The Big 30s for Rhys and the Big 50+s for Mum!

2008-10-31T11:18:00.005+08:00

Last Saturday was Rhys's big 30s birthday!! Keke, his age has leaped into the "3" digit!!

Haha, to celebrate this special occasion, I went to buy his favourite cake which was mango cake from bengawan solo!!

See his happy face!! haha

How can we just stop at birthday cake?? Keke, I also bought him a jacket which he seems to like it a lot.. haha.. He said the jacket makes him look smarter.. haha

Rhys: "I am yandao!!!"

You know, Rhys is quite greedy cos he made me treat him to a $$ meal at a steakhouse!! He's a fan of steak and as I'm celebrating his birthday as a wife for the first time, I decided to give in to his greedy request and took him to the restaurant: The Morton's Steakhouse!!

I'm going to eat a lot!! haha

As I've told the restaurant that we were celebrating Rhys's birthday, they were really nice to decorate our table with glitter strips and customised a menu for us!

Rhys's own menu

Before we started ordering, a friendly waitress came and started to introduce to us their famous steak.. Quite a lot of variety and she even showed us a live lobster.. But I think after seeing the live lobster, I wouldn't want to order that.. haha...

After taking our order (I ordered a yellowfin tuna while Rhys ordered a steak), they presented to us their complimentary onion bread.. It was HUGE!!!

A really huge bread!! Can't finish at the end...

This is Rhys's order. He found it quite nice but a bit huge for the portion which resulted in it becoming a bit cold and tough towards the end...

My order.. It looked nice on the outside but inside it was raw!! My mistake in ordering this... It was a bit disgusting for me to eat such a huge piece of raw fish...oops..not a good choice for me...

After the main course, 4 of the staff came and sang "Happy Birthday" song to the birthday boy!! How thoughtful! =)

Singing happy birthday song!

Later, they presented to us a free dessert! Their famous chocolate cake with melted chocolate inside which flowed out when you cut the cake.. hee... it was quite nice!

Happy birthday cake!

Later, they even took a photo for us and printed it out..It was presented to us in a card with greetings from the staff.. So sweet of them! Hee...

Once again, happy big 30 to Rhys!!! Yeah!!

Last Monday, my family and I also went to celebrate my Mum's birthday!! As age is a woman's secret, I shall not reveal my mum's age! Haha.. we treated her to Tonkichi!! A place famous for their pork chop! Hee, I didn't bring my camera out thay day so unfortunately there's no picture to show!! Oops...

Glad that mum and dad enjoyed the dinner although mum said she prefered Dian Xiao Er! Haha, okie will treat them next time to Dian Xiao Er... When we reached home, my sister and I went to buy a mango cake for my mum as she's not a fan of chocolate cake.. Yup, the second mango cake for me.. haha...

Happy birthday to my mum too!! HUGS!!

Camping!!

2008-10-18T21:22:00.002+08:00

Due to work requirement, Sufen and I were asked to attend a course which required us to stay there overnight for 8 days!!

I was able to blog today as I booked out for the weekend!! YEAH!! But I'll need to go back on Monday :(

I stayed together in a room with Sufen. A simple room with fan and two beds... No TV!!! No hot water also! Aiyo, never been in a camp for so long and now I was made to wake up early in the morning, fall in with the group, sing national anthem and to perform at the last night of the camp!!

Felt like a student again, keke...bonding with my group mates, doing cheers together!!! Work or study, which is better?? Hmmm......

Time to get real!!

2008-10-04T23:38:00.002+08:00

Time really flies when you are having a good time... Due to my wedding, I've been on leave for about 3 weeks!! Now, I've been back from my 12 days honeymoon from Japan.

That means I'm going to go back to work on Monday!!! I know I shouldn't complain as I've already taken a long break.. But I can't help feeling super duper Monday blues!!!!!

Time to pack up my holiday mood. Time to go back to the real world. Time to move on!!!

i did it!!!

2008-08-29T22:21:00.002+08:00

I did something for the first time yesterday in my life!!!

I went to dye my hair!!! Haha, I can hear some "chey" already.. Think many of you have dyed your hair umpteen times already!! :P

So now my hair has changed from black to brown.. but today no one in my office noticed the change!! Faint!! Maybe cos I'm too conservative and choose a brown that's quite dark, so a bit hard to notice the difference.. hope my hair will look nice on photos on my wedding day =)

Money no enough 2

2008-08-13T21:38:00.002+08:00

OP and I caught this movie "Money No Enough 2" last sat. We entered the cinema, expecting a good laugh at Jack Neo's usual way of "criticising" and making fun of government's politics....

Indeed, it didn't disappoint us, we had fun watching the "ERP" riot...Besides the funny parts, we were surprised that there were touching scenes involved which moved many people to tears... U know, even OP who rarely crys, admitted later that he was nearly moved to tears...

The movie truely protrays some realistic parts of our lives and the story about how the 3 brothers found their sick mother troublesome and planned to abandon their mother really made a impact on me... The 3 brothers found it hard to take care of their mum due to her illnesses and especially when they were in debts...

Will this happen to us? especially when hospital fees are rising and u have our own family.. A mother can raise up 3 kids but finding one to take care of them seems so difficult.. haiz...

Jokes!!

2008-07-21T22:15:00.003+08:00

New hearing aids

An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years.He finally went to a doctor, and was fitted with excellent new hearing aids.He returned a month later for a checkup, and the doctor said, "Your hearing is perfect! Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again."

The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family just yet. I still sit around quietly; but, now I listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times already.

The Three Bears

It's a sunny morning in the Big Forest and the Bear family is just waking up. Baby Bear goes downstairs and sits in his small chair at the table. He looks into his small bowl. It is empty! "Who's been eating my porridge?" he squeaks.

Daddy Bear arrives at the table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl. It is also empty! "Who's been eating my porridge?" he roars.

Mummy Bear puts her head through the serving hatch from the kitchen and yells, "For Pete's sake, how many times do we have to go through this? It was Mummy Bear who go up first. It was Mummy Bear who woke everybody else in the house up. It was Mummy Bear who unloaded the dishwasher from last night and put everything away. It was Mummy Bear who went out into the cold early morning air to fetch the newspaper. It was Mummy Bear who set the table. It was Mummy Bear who put the cat out, cleaned the litter box and filled the cat's water & food dish. And now that you've decided to come down stairs and grace me with your presence.... listen good because I'm only going to say this one more time.......I haven't made the @#*% porridge yet!!

Company Circular

Dear STAFF,Please be advised that these are NEW rules and regulations implemented to raise the efficiency of our firm.

TRANSPORTATION:

It is advised that you come to work driving a car according to your salary.

a) If we see you driving a CAMRY/CIVIC, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore you do not need a raise.

b) If you drive a 10 year old car or taking public transportation, we assume you must have lots of savings therefore you do not need a raise.

c) If you drive a Pickup, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.

ANNUAL LEAVE:

Each employee will receive 52 Annual Leave days a year - They are called Sundays.

LUNCH BREAK:

a) Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch as they need to eat more so that they can look healthy.

b) Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.

c) Fat people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim Fast and take a diet pill.

SICK DAYS:

We will no longer accept a doctor Medical Cert as proof of sickness.- If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

TOILET USE :
Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilets.

a) There is now a strict 3-minute time limit in the cubicles.

b) At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the door will open and a picture will be taken.

c) After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the "Chronic Offenders" category.

d) Subsequent pictures will be sold at public auctions to raise money to pay your salary.

INTERNET USAGE :

All personal Internet usage will be recorded and charges will be deducted from your bonus (if any) and if we decide not to give you any, charges will be deducted from your salary.-

Important Note: Charges applicable as S$2.00 per minute as we have 4MB connection. Just for information, 73% of staff will not be entitled to any salary for next 3 months as their Internet charges have exceeded their 3 months salary.

Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplation, consternation and input should be directed elsewhere.

Best regards,
xxxxxxx

Feeling not-so-good

2008-07-04T23:25:00.001+08:00

Been feeling bad about myself recently... Haiz...

I'm really easily affected...... Haiz.....

I dun want to feel this way :(

Singapore Flyer Experience!!

2008-06-28T23:05:00.003+08:00

This is a long overdue post! Last Sat, I went to Singapore Flyer with my JC gang... We went in the afternoon and that day, there's NDP rehearsal so there's no shuttle bus service.. So we walked a long way from Marina Square to the Singapore Flyer Building...

We bought tickets for 530 pm ride.. The salesgirl said that there's a romantic view at 7pm but as we were going home for dinner so we bought at an earlier slot.. hee... I didn't bring my camera so I kapo the photos from my friends.. hee

Our ticket!

We waited excitedly for the ride as this was the first time we were taking the Flyer!! Before we went to take the ride, we have to pass through a security check.. And here we are waiting for our capsule!

The view from up above!!

We were busy taking photos when the ride started and when we reached the top, we were quite excited!! But I have to admit, after a while, you will get a little bored as the capsule started to descend slowly... In the end, we girls just sat there to chit chat! Spent $29.50 to chit chat! haha...

In the Singapore Flyer Building, there were some retails and restaurants..Also there were some good spots for photo-taking...There's a koi pond, a bridge, a cave and mini Yakult rainforest.. keke... overall, quite a fun gathering with my JC gang!! =)

10 crazy facts about kissing!

2008-06-19T22:23:00.004+08:00

I read this from MSN.. interesting huh... hee

Two out of every three couples turn their heads to the right when they kiss.
A simple peck uses two muscles; a passionate kiss, on the other hand, uses all 34 muscles in your face. Now that’s a rigorous workout!
Like fingerprints or snowflakes, no two lip impressions are alike.
Kissing is good for what ails you. Research shows that the act of smooching improves our skin, helps circulation, prevents tooth decay, and can even relieve headaches.
The average person spends 336 hours of his or her life kissing.
Ever wonder how an “X” came to represent a kiss? Starting in the Middle Ages, people who could not read used an X as a signature. They would kiss this mark as a sign of sincerity. Eventually, the X came to represent the kiss itself.
Talk about a rush! Kissing releases the same neurotransmitters in our brains as parachuting, bungee jumping, and running.
The average woman kisses 29 men before she gets married.
Men who kiss their partners before leaving for work have average higher incomes than those who don’t.
The longest kiss in movie history was between Jane Wyman and Regis Tommey in the 1941 film, You’re in the Army Now. It lasted 3 minutes and 5 seconds. So if you’ve beaten that record, it’s time to celebrate!

Funny jokes!!

2008-06-06T22:45:00.003+08:00

Words Words Words

A husband, proving to his wife that women talk more than men, showed her a study which indicated that men use about 15,000 words a day, whereas women use 30,000 words a day.

She thought about this, then told her husband that women use twice as many words as men because they have to repeat everything they say. Looking stunned, he said, "What?"

Pet Store

A lady was walking down the street to work and she saw a parrot on a perch in front of a pet store. The parrot said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly." Well, the lady is furious! She stormed past the store to her work.

On the way home she saw the same parrot and it said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly." She was incredibly ticked now. The next day the same parrot again said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly."The lady was so ticked that she went into the store and said that she would sue the store and kill the bird. The store manager replied profusely and promised he would make sure the parrot didn't say it again.

When the lady walked past the store that day after work the parrot called to her, "Hey lady."

She paused and said, "Yes?"

The bird said, "You know."

Advise to give your daughter about Man

1. Don't imagine you can change a man, unless he's in diapers.

2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks out? You shut the door.

3. If they put a man on the moon, they should be able to put them all up there.

4. Never let your man's mind wander, it's too little to be out alone.

5. Go for younger men. You might as well, they never mature anyway.

6. Men are all the same, they just have different faces, so that you can tell them apart.

7. Definition of a bachelor; a man who has missed the opportunity to make some woman miserable.

8. Women don't make fools of men, most of them are the do it yourself types.

9. Best way to get a man to do something is to suggest they are too old for it.

10. Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.

11. If you want a committed man, look in a mental hospital.

12. The children of Israel wandered around the desert for 40 years. Even in biblical times, men wouldn't ask for directions.

13. If he asks what sort of books you're interested in, tell him checkbooks.

14. Remember a sense of humor does not mean that you tell him jokes, it means that you laugh at his.

15. Sadly, all men are created equal.

My 23rd birthday!!

2008-05-16T22:33:00.004+08:00

My 23rd birthday falls on 14th May and this time, it was filled with surprises! =)

First surprise came from my HR colleagues. They were really nice as they were the first people in my company to celebrate my birthday! They gave me Isetan vouchers and a nice card.. Thanks thanks =)

Second surprise came from my own Finance colleagues. Initially I thought no one knew about it cos it was all quiet the whole morning. At around 4pm, they surprised me by buying a nice chocolate cake and sang birthday song for me!

Third surprise came from OP! At first he told me he had to work till late that day so he told me he would celebrate for me on Sat but instead he turned up when I knocked off! Hee...He brought me to Swensens for dinner and when we finished our meal, I'm puzzled why he took so long to ask for bill. The reason was revealed when the staff showed up with a strawberry ice cream cake and a balloon! OP had bought a cake and was waiting for them to bring the cake to us.. haha...

The staff sang birthday song quite loudly and I was quite pai seh! haha, the ice cream cake was nice and even nicer was a bowl of free ice cream! But by then I was really full!! That's my second cake in a day..

When I reached home, my family also celebrated for me!! Hee, I received ang baos from them, haha... They gave me another cake!!! So that's my third cake in a row!! I was really really full.... haha...

OP had given me card as present and I thought that's all, however he brought out another present from his bag, and this present was really really special.. He had DIY a photo album, consisting of our photos from year 05 to 07! He mentioned that he had taken months to do this present and I really appreciate his effort! I like the album a lot!!!

The cover

The pages inside =)

Thank you everyone for the well wishes and special thanks to OP for making my birthday an memorable one! =)

Have a laugh!

2008-05-12T22:19:00.003+08:00

Holland and American Flags

A visitor from Holland was chatting with his American friend and was jokingly explaining about the red, white and blue in the Netherlands flag."Our flag symbolizes our taxes," he said. "We get red when we talk about them, white when we get our tax bill, and blue after we pay them."

"That's the same with us," the American said, "only we see stars, too."

Collection Department

Ann had gotten a job in a collections department. She had to call all the delinquent customers, asking for payment, while still being courteous. After working there for a few months, she had become quite good at her job but realized that many of these customers were routinely delinquent.

One man in particular had to be called every month and during this conversation with him, he interrupted her little speech and asked, "Excuse me, are you available?"

Ann quickly replied, "Not as long as your name comes up on my computer screen."

Happiest Day of Your Life

"Congratulations my boy!" said the groom's uncle.

"I'm sure you'll look back and remember today as the happiest day of your life."

"But I'm not getting married until tomorrow." Protested his nephew.

"I know," replied the uncle."That's exactly what I mean."

Great Female Combacks

Man "Haven't I seen you someplace before?
Woman "Yeah, that's why I don't go there anymore.

"Man "Is this seat empty?"
Woman "Yes, and this one will be too if you sit down."

Man "Your place or mine?"
Woman "Both. You go to yours and I'll go to mine."

Man "I'd like to call you. What's your number?"
Woman "It's in the phone book."
Man "But I don't know your name."
Woman "That's in the phone book too."

Man "So what do you do for a living?"
Woman "I'm a female impersonator."

Man "What sign were you born under?"
Woman "No Parking."

Man "Hey, baby, what's your sign?"
Woman "Do not Enter"

Man "Hey, come on, we're both here at this bar for the same reason"
Woman "Yeah! Let's pick up some chicks!"

Man "I know how to please a woman."
Woman "Then please leave me alone."

Man "I want to give myself to you."
Woman "Sorry, I don't accept cheap gifts."

Man "I can tell that you want me."
Woman "Ohhhh. You're so right. I want you to leave."

Man "If I could see you naked, I'd die happy."
Woman "Yeah, but if I saw you naked, I'd probably die laughing."

Man "I'd go through anything for you."
Woman "Good! Let's start with your bank account."

Man "I would go to the end of the world for you."
Woman "Yes, but would you stay there?

Hand of Hope

2008-04-27T20:30:00.002+08:00

A picture began circulating in November. It should be 'The Picture of the Year,' or perhaps, 'Picture of the Decade.' It won't be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the US paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it.

The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner.

The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.

During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr.Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr.Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.

The photograph below captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, 'Hand of Hope.' The text explaining the picture begins, 'The tiny hand of 21-week- old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life.'

Little Samuel's mother said they 'wept for days' when they saw the picture. She said, 'The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it’s about a little person.' Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful.

Now see the actual picture, and how awesome and completely incredible it is...

abcdefg

2008-04-18T21:35:00.003+08:00

Yesterday I saw an interesting message...

Q: What does abcdefg stands for?

Ans: A Boy Can Do Everything For Girls

When did you last read a storybook?

2008-04-03T21:36:00.002+08:00

For me, I last read an entire storybook like ages ago!! Haha, as a adult now, I often read magazines or textbooks, and rarely do I read storybooks now.

When I was young, my mum would often bring my siblings and I to the library..Back then, I would excitedly run to the children's section to find my favourite series of storybooks! Haha, my fav series then were "The babysitters", and books by "Enid Blyton" and "Ronald Dahl". Keke, still remembered there were once where we were allowed to borrow up to 8 books per person and together with my siblings, we brought home 24 books at one go!! Very heavy!!

Keke, I had very few entertainment so reading a storybook could keep me occupied for quite some time.. no $$ needed.. haha.. When I reached around JC, I did not go to the library as often and slowly, I didn't touch my library card at all... Oops....

Recently, I manage to read a storybook! I am only half way through but I think I have re-discovered the joy of reading a storybook... My storybook belongs to the "kid" section, haha but I enjoy reading it.. keke...

So when is the last time you read a storybook? =)

Thoughts count.... haha

2008-03-31T23:00:00.001+08:00

What's a priceless luxury to me?

2008-03-22T23:10:00.002+08:00

Question of the day:

What's a priceless luxury to a me?

Answer:

To be able to sleep as long as I want without the sound of the annoying alarm clock.....

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Jokes to put a smile!

2008-03-07T22:18:00.002+08:00

0 to 200 in 6 seconds

Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really pissed.
She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE !!"

The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife wokeup, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house.

She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale. Bob has been missing since Friday.

Words in words

Dear Dad, $chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can't think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.

Love, Your $on.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Dear Son, I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh.

Love, Dad

Quiz

How does Michael Jackson pick his nose?

From a catalogue.

A horrible curse

An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a "Curse" he has been living with for the last 40 years. The Wizard says "maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you."

The old man says without hesitation, "I now pronounce you man and wife".

Two Tourists

Two tourists were driving through Wisconsin. As they were approaching Oconomowoc, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the town's name. They argued back and forth until they stopped for lunch. As they stood at the counter, one tourist asked the blonde employee. "Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are... very slowly?"

The blonde girl leaned over the counter and said, Burrrrrr, gerrrrrr, Kiiiing."

Changes for the better

2008-03-03T21:48:00.002+08:00

Changes for the better......

Who doesn't want to do so?

But not many have the luxury to do so, the courage to do so........

You agree?

Funny thoughts!

2008-02-21T21:45:00.002+08:00

Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the leftovers from the people that got there first?
Can you breathe out of your nose and mouth at the same time?
Can you get cornered in a round room?
Why don't the hairs on your arms get split ends?
How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't it realistically always colder than hell since hell is supposed to be fire and brimstone?
Why is it that if something says, "do not eat" on the packaging it becomes extra tempting to eat?
"Have you ever noticed that if you rearranged the letters in mother in law, they come out to Woman Hitler?"
Why do companies offer you "free gifts?" Since when has a gift NOT been free?
If something "goes without saying," why do people still say it?
Why do people say PIN number when that truly means Personal Identification Number Number?
Why do most people put more effort into their wedding than their actual marriage?
Why is it when we duck they call us chicken?
What happens if you shout "Hi" to a friend on plane whose name is Jack? (Hi, Jack!!)

Happy Valentine Day

2008-02-14T22:37:00.003+08:00

Happy Valentine Day to all my friends!! It's a day where you can celebrate with your beloved ones and also friends! When I walked along Orchard Road just now, there were quite a few girls carrying flowers... haha.. but today is the day where florists will charge extraordinary high prices for that few stalks of roses!!

Definitely heartpain for me!! I think if I'm a guy, I dunno if I'm willing to spurge on a bouquet of flowers which will wither in no time.. haha.. Oops! Keke, but nevertheless I found the flowers very pretty, especially that cute little bear! I also got a really nice watch from OP too!!! A couple watch!! hee... Thanks a lot, dear OP!! =) Hope you like my present too.. keke

For the photos and more information on my Valentine Day, visit my wedding blog! Keke...

Wishing everyone a sweet Valentine Day =)

Super Full New Year Eve!

2008-02-06T23:08:00.001+08:00

Now I'm sitting in my living room with a super full stomach!!

This year, I had reunion lunch with Rhys's family just now after work.. His mum cooked a very delicious meal and Rhys kept feeding me!! Super full by the time I finished eating.. haha...

Then after a few hours, Rhys and I went back to my home for yet another round of reunion dinner!! Think how much food I have eaten.. luckily I didn't eat rice so manage to escape super super fullness.. haha....

I think from next year onwards, I will have super full new year eve everytime since I'm eating reunion lunch and reunion dinner!!

Happy New Year!

2008-02-04T22:11:00.000+08:00

The year of rat is about to come and here wishing all my dear friends a very Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Get lots of ang baos and eat lots of tasty goodies!! (without getting fat.. haha)

Pick Up Lines!

2008-01-29T21:35:00.000+08:00

Below are some cheese-y and funny pick up lines! Haha, wonder if they actually work......

Are you a parking ticket? (What?) You got fine written all over you.
Pick up a pack of sugar that actually says, "sugar" on it and say, "You dropped your nametag!".
You make me melt like hot fudge on a sundae.
Hi, I make more money than you can spend.
Baby did you fart, 'cause you blow me away!
Is there an airport nearby or is that my heart taking off?
Do you have any raisins? No? How about a date? (I find this soooo funny!! haha)
My love for you is like diarrhea, I just can't hold it in.
You are so beautiful that I would marry your brother just to get into your family.
Wouldn't we look cute on a wedding cake together?

Nice wedding lunch!

2008-01-19T21:45:00.000+08:00

Today, Sufen and I went to attend one of my colleagues - Ker Peng's wedding lunch! It's my first time attending a wedding as a friend/colleague... Hee.. excited cos I've sharing wedding preparations stuff and tips with this colleague since Oct last year! Time flies and today is her special day!

We arrived early at the hotel, Marina Mandarin.. So we walked around and admired her beautiful wedding album..

Sorry, my camera skills not very good.. haha

Sufen and me!

As my camera skills not very good, in the end didn't take much photos..forgot to take shots of the beautiful bride!! Anyway, she's very beautiful and we can see that she was a blissful gal and her husband was smiling away too! keke... happy for them...

She had 50 over tables! so you can imagine that her banquet was a large one.. haha... mine will only be a 20+ tables banquet.. keke

My table!

Now she's at Jay's concert with her husband! haha... and later she's going Japan for honeymoon! hee... congrats, ker peng and ivan once again =)

That's me??

2008-01-17T21:57:00.000+08:00

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Yellow

You're yellow, the color of joy and energy — two things you definitely bring to everyone around you. It's hard for anyone to be sad or lonely in your presence; your sunny disposition and cheery outlook just won't allow it. The warmth of your personality shines through in the kindness you show friends and family (and strangers, too). Always ready with a lighthearted joke or heartfelt compliment, you know how to make people feel good about themselves, so they can't get enough of you. Yellow is a warm and inviting color for a warm and inviting person — you!

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Which Potato Chip Are You?

My Result: Wavy BBQ Potato Chip

The host with the most, you treat guests like they're family, and you love having people over for good times. Like your signature potato chip, you've got that down-home flavor that makes everyone feel comfortable and welcome.

The traditionalist in you enjoys bringing friends, family, neighbors, and even strangers together. From backyard BBQs to movie nights, your friendly ways make people feel like they're home. What could be more fun?

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What's Your Sense of Humor?

My Result: Goofy Humor

You have your standards: They may be low, but at least you have them. Sure, subtle wit makes some people grin and say, "Now that's funny." But you know the Three Stooges makes people howl with laughter. It's the physical stuff, the poop jokes and funny voices, that get you going because you have a goofy sense of humor. You have no problem making a fool of yourself as long as your moves to "fake" a fall break the ice and make people feel comfortable.

Wit, sarcasm, and satire can get lost in the translation, but a whoopee cushion is universal. Yes, it may be lowbrow — heck, it may even be nobrow, but getting laughs is what matters to you. From ye old court jesters to the kids of South Park, you and your goofy sense of humor are in good company.

Take this test >

Fast Facts =)

2008-01-12T23:19:00.000+08:00

African elephants only have four teeth to chew their food with.
A house fly lives only 14 days.
The pig is rated the fourth most intelligent animal but are mentioned only twice in the Bible.
Dinosaurs did not eat grass: there weren't any at that time.
Sharks are immune to all known diseases.
Millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.
The bones in your body are not white - they range in colour from beige to light brown. The bones you see in museums are white because they have been boiled and cleaned.
Men loose about 40 hairs a day. Women loose about 70 hairs a day.
A green diamond is the rarest diamond.
A diamond will break if you hit it with a hammer.

Beep beep

2008-01-07T21:44:00.000+08:00

Beeepppppp Beeepppppppp ..........................

This was what I heard yesterday at 8am... the honking sounds of cars was loud and it lasted quite long... before long, many people in the block were awake, including me!!!

I walked to my window and realised that the culprits were four bridal cars!! The brothers were honking the cars excitedly but u know, who likes to be disturbed early in the morning by loud irritating prolonged honking sounds right??

One man in the block got fed up and guess what he did??

He shouted vulgarities and sweared at the brothers downstairs loudly!! so loud that the whole block can hear!!

So malu, right? Wedding day kena scolded by a stranger.. but that worked cos immediately, the brothers stopped their actions..

I have warned OP that he must not do that cos will definitely irritate people... honk 3 times can already.. haha....

Jokes to start off a new year!

2008-01-03T22:00:00.000+08:00

Here's some jokes to begin a happy 2008!!

Salesman

Airman Jones was assigned to the induction center, where he advised new recruits about their government benefits, especially their GI insurance. It wasn't long before Captain Smith noticed that Airman Jones was having a staggeringly high success-rate, selling insurance to nearly 100% of the recruits he advised.

Rather than asking him about this, the Captain stood at the back of the room and listened to Jones' sales pitch.

Jones explained the basics of GI Insurance to the new recruits, and then said, "If you are killed in a battle and have a GI Insurance, the government has to pay $200,000 to your beneficiaries. But, if you don't have a GI insurance and get killed in the battle, the government only has to pay a maximum of $6000."

"Now," he concluded, "which group do YOU think they are going to send into battle first?"

Cannibals

Two cannibals, a father and son, were elected by the tribe to go out and get something to eat. They walked deep into the jungle and waited by a path.

Before long, along came this little old man. The son said, "Oh dad, there's one.""No," said the father. "There's not enough meat on that one to even feed the dogs. We'll just wait."

Well, a little while later, along came this really fat man. The son said, "Hey dad, he's plenty big enough.""No," the father said. "We'd all die of a heart attack from the fat in that one. We'll just wait."

About an hour later, here comes this absolutely gorgeous woman. The son said, "Now there's nothing wrong with that one dad. Let's eat her."

"No," said the father. "We'll not eat her either."

"Why not?" asked the son.

"Because, we're going to take her back alive and eat your mother."

Horse

This man was sitting quietly reading his paper one morning, peacefully enjoying himself, when his wife sneaks up behind him and whacks him on the back of his head with a huge frying pan.

MAN: "What was that for?"

WIFE: "What was that piece of paper in your pants pocket with the name Marylou written on it?"

MAN: "Oh honey, remember two weeks ago when I went to the horse races? Marylou was the name of one of the horses I bet on."

The wife is satisfied, apologizes, and goes off to do work around the house.Three days later he is once again sitting in his chair reading and she repeats the frying pan swatting.

MAN: "What was that for this time?"

WIFE: "Your horse phoned."

Matchmaker

A young lady visited the government matchmaker for marriage and requested - "I'm looking for a spouse. Can you please help me to find a suitable one?"

The marriage officer said, "You're requirements please.""Well, let me see. Needs to be good looking, polite, humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good at singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest."

The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand. You need a television."

Last post for year 2007

2007-12-31T21:34:00.000+08:00

A few hours later, 2007 will be history and 2008 will come!!! Happy new year in advance to all my friends =)

2007 is indeed a fruitful year with some major events happening in my life... First, it will be my end of schooling years as I graduated from NTU in June. Wearing the graduation gown and hat marks the transition of a student to a working adult... The graduation photo with my family is hanging at the wall and it's so big.. haha....

Next, will be of course the start of my working life.. Seeing my sister having exams makes me thankful that I do not need to trouble over exams... Seeing my sister having holidays makes me miss my schooling life.. haha... we can't have the best of both worlds, can we? But till now, I must say I'm settling down in my company now.. though it's not really my dream job, it's still quite a nice place to be in with my nice colleagues and a "cope-able" job.. haha

Last major event will be my single status to about-to-be-married status!! With OP's shocking proposal in September, I'm going to have a busy year ahead preparing for my wedding.. haha... sure a lot of fun stuff to do such as gown selection, photoshoot etc to headache stuff such as guest list and financial matters!! Hopefully, all will go well and i can have a dream wedding =)

Wishing all my friends here a great 2008 and happy days ahead! Jia you =)

Funny answers

2007-12-22T22:55:00.000+08:00

Students nowadays are so funny, aren't they? haha

Yeah! One burden down

2007-12-19T21:20:00.000+08:00

Finally, today's ceremony is over!! A few months of preparation, and I'm glad that overall, it ended quite well and fast, faster than I initially thought.. haha..

Speaking to a group of people on stage was rather scary but later it was rather ok.. keke.. Practising the names at home helped a lot as I managed to pronounce the names rather quick and accurate.. haha.. but i guess no one will know if i said wrongly, except the recipient himself..keke

Sufen is now in USA, with his boyfriend, celebrating a white christmas!! Recently, a lot of people are not in office as they are clearing their leave.. the whole office seems a bit lonely for Christmas.. haiz.. but never mind, I'm going to enjoy my short short break with OP next Friday at Sentosa!! Yeah!!

MC

2007-12-15T22:10:00.000+08:00

MC - Not medical certificate but is master of ceremony!!

I'm going to be MC for one function of my company this coming Wednesday!! Going to issue some awards to over 60 plus recipients, so I'll need to pronounce their names..

This is what I'm scared of cos I'm not good at pronunciation so to announce their names over 100 plus people is so scary.. what if I pronounce wrongly? What if I;m tongue tied? I looked through the name list and some names are so difficult to pronounce :(

I think MC is worst than giving presentations.. haha

Yeah!!!! I like it =)

2007-12-08T20:49:00.000+08:00

Getting married often involves spending lots of $$.. Not only guy needs to spend, even girls ok.. We spend most on... GROOMING ourselves!!! Haha...

Today, I just had my very first facial and face threading! I had been reading the forum for quite long as I think I'll need to go for facials regularly in order to prepare for my big day.. After reading about many positive review of Skin Revival, I decided to book appointment with them!!

I have heard of facials that resulted in outbreaks or scarring so I was really scared and nervous when I went to visit them in the afternoon but the beautician was very nice and friendly. She assured me that she would do properly and won't worsen my skin.. keke...

The facial and face threading took about 2.5 hours.. many steps were involved and the most painful would be the face threading and extraction. However, she said my threshold for pain was high cos usually first timer for face threading would feel very pain and tears would flow down involuntarily one.. She was surprised that I could bear the pain quite calmly.. hee..

I would say that the whole process was nice, with massage somemore.. haha... I finally see my forehead that is smooth and hairless.. I always have many baby hair on my forehead one.. Now, finally hairless le!! Yeah, HAPPY!!

Tired eyes!!

2007-12-06T22:17:00.001+08:00

Do you still remember that when you were in Primary School, they used to promote eye exercise to all students?

The purpose was to encourage students to maintain healthy eyes and to prevent worsening of eye sight.. There were a series of short exercises to massage the eyes etc.. However I forgot most if not all of them le!! Keke...

Office people usually need to stare at computers whole day long.. Eyes will get tired easily, haiz.. My colleague said her eyesight was about 1000 degree each!!!! I dun wan!!

So I tried to take a quick "nap" now and then, haha.. closing my eyes to rest rest.. I dun wan tired looking eyes :(

Run for the medal!

2007-12-02T20:11:00.000+08:00

Today was OP's run for this year, which he also promised me to be his last marathon after he suffered from cramps in his legs, shoulders and muscle ache after the full 42km.... haha...

Still remembered that last year, he took about 6 hours and 25 minutes to complete so I thought this year with less training, he would take longer time.. oops.. keke.. but surprisely, he told me he might reach the finishing line at about 11.40 plus... so i hurriedly went to KFC to buy his favourite iced lemon tea, poured it into a thermal flask and rushed down to city hall..

After much effort in crossing the narrow path, I managed to get close one side of the finishing line and waited patiently for OP to call me to tell me he's reaching.. Meanwhile, I just stood there, watching many runners making their way to the finishing line.. sweaty but with a sense of accomplishment on their faces..

The sun was so hot in the afternoon, I was sweating already just standing there, could imagine the pain on these runners as they ran for so long under the hot sun....

The runners: I'm reaching finishing line soon....

Just as the time was reaching 6 hours... OP appeared!!!!!!! He waved excitedly to me as he was approaching the finishing line and I managed to take these shots... hee...

I'm so so tired

He finished under 6 hours.. I took this shot seconds after he crossed the finishing line =)

He looked so tired after the race cos of the hot sun... poor OP!! nevertheless, he finished the race safe and sound, except for some painful cramps and aches.. keke...

The hard-earned medal!!

No more running already k, OP!! hee... and his reason to run for this year makes me smile too:

"When I'm with her, I can do anything =)"

Few more hours to go!

2007-12-01T21:28:00.000+08:00

Few more hours and OP will be up to have his 3rd Full Marathon run!! Last year, I bought iced milo for him at the finishing line.. This year, he requested for KFC iced lemon tea.. Haha, will bring camera to take photos and post about the race tomorrow!

JIA YOU, OP!!

It's running time again for OP!

2007-11-26T21:53:00.000+08:00

This Sunday, one silly person is going to have himself sweating badly and panting heavily for hours!!

This silly person is OP!!!

He is running the Standard Chartered Marathon again, 42km!! I can still remember him saying he's not going to run again after the tiring experience in the past year.. But he's going to run again this Sunday, because he wants the goodie bag with the T-shirt!! hahahaha... I know he wants to give me another medal, but seriously, I dun need it cos I will worry for him more lor... running for 6 hours plus is no joke!!!

Will pray that the weather is fine, with wind but no sun so he can run more easily... Please be careful ya, OP!!

Jokes time again =)

2007-11-21T22:43:00.000+08:00

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man
Men wake up as good-looking as when they went to bed. Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
There are two times when a man doesn't understand a woman- before and after marriage.
A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Women look at a wedding as the beginning of romance, while men look at a wedding as the ending of romance.

Overload!!

2007-11-19T21:31:00.000+08:00

I know I shouldn't be saying this cos many of my working friends have experienced this before...

That is, loaded with work!!!!!!

No no, I'm not slacking at work for the past few months but lucky, I have been given work to do at a comfortable pace...But today, suddenly there's so much work!! This is because one of my colleagues have retired and I am asked to take over his duties...

I finally understand how my friends feel like.... My cabinet is filled with so many files now!! I must jia you to clear them!!!

Go go go!!!

Interesting show!

2007-11-15T21:58:00.000+08:00

OP has always been interested in chinese history and stories such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms etc but I always find it a bit boring... Haha... but I'm addicted to one show that is showing on channel U!!

It's The Conqueror's Story!! A story revolving between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang.. At first, I thought it will going to be a boring show as I dun really like war show.. However, after watching a few episodes, I find it rather interesting.. hee..

The strategies used in war, not only the physical war but also battling of wits.. I also realised some of the famous chinese sayings originate from that period of dynasty...Learnt quite a fair bit.. Hee... Back to my show now :P

So cute!

2007-11-10T23:14:00.000+08:00

Today OP and I had a special mission... We went compass point Metro to shop for........

Mmm, should I buy this?

These look cute too!!!

Yes, we went shopping for baby clothes!!!! All of them look so nice and sweet.... Babies will look so cute in them....

Haha, very shocked?? ...........................

No no, I don't have any "good" news for you, the baby clothes are for OP's colleague who is having a baby shower for his new born daughter la!!! Haha

Finally, we decided on a design.. the whole package looks so nice, it has mittens, shoes, clothes and a hat... disney baby minnie!!!!

We reached his house later and they had prepared nice cupcakes and food...

And here's the lead actress... their little princess who looks sleepy and blur blur....

Oh, why are they all looking at me?

I feel like sleeping......

The baby was so small... I don't dare to hold her.. haha... Sweet little girl she is.. Hee...Happy 1st month! =)

What I have been up to...

2007-11-03T21:29:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates.. Hee, cos nothing really exciting happen and if it does, it belongs to the wedding blog.. hahahaha....

Well, for the past few weeks, I've been trying to:

TRYING to lose weight (thanks to the sabotage of Barney!!!)
Hoping to improve skin complexion
Reading a lot on forum to gain more knowledge
Shopping around for wedding accessories, actually mostly is browsing and getting some ideas cos the wedding is very very long away, haha

Hopefully can update more exciting stuff soon, hee =)

Funny Chinese Sentences made by Pri classmates!!

2007-10-29T21:35:00.000+08:00

题目 : 原来
小朋友写: 原来他是我爸爸。
老师评语 : 妈妈关切一下

題目: 你看
小朋友写 : 你看什么看! 没看过啊

例题: 别人都夸我( )，其实我 ( )
小朋友写 : 别人都夸我( 很帅 )，其实我 ( 是戴面具的) 。
老师评语 : 什么面具这么好用???

题目 : 陆陆续续
小朋友写: 下班了，爸爸陆陆续续的回来。
老师评语 : 你到底有几个爸爸呀?

题目 : 谢谢 ....因为......
小朋友写: 我要谢谢妈妈 ,因为她每天都帮我写作业 ......
老师评语: 原来你的作业是妈妈写的!!!!!!!

题目: 天才
小朋友写 : 我３天才洗一次澡。
老师评语: 要每天洗才干净 ~~

题目: 好吃
小朋友：好吃个屁
老师：………

What does ur dream mean?

2007-10-24T21:50:00.000+08:00

Many of us dream when we are sleeping, some are enjoyable while some are scary.. So wonder what are some of the common dreams mean? Here goes:

Falling:
Some experts believe falling is an analogy for lost support and uncertainty about the future. If the dreamer falls a great distance, then he should start finding solutions right away, for there is danger of severe complications. If the dreamer falls a short distance and is unhurt, the damage will be minimal and can easily be set right.

Flying:
Dreaming of flying high in the air and looking down on your usual surroundings is a very common dream, and most often implies a widening and broadening of your vision. It is also an omen of happiness, exhilaration, and good fortune.

Falling teeth:
This remarkably common dream, according to McPhee, means we are not happy with the way we look. “Women usually have that dream when their body undergoes changes, such as weight gain or pregnancy,” he said. “It’s an uncomfortable dream and reflects insecurity about [being] in public.”

Dying:
If you dream of dying yourself, then all your troubles will soon be over and you can start anew. However, it could also mean that a part of you is dying and, if the other symbols in the dream tell you that it’s a part of you that you like, you’d better find a way to resurrect it, and fast.

What an adventure day!!!

2007-10-19T23:30:00.000+08:00

My company sent new officers to a foundation course starting from today to 7th Nov. Today was the first day and we went to Dairy Farm Adventure Center to have some adventure learning!!!

We were told that we were be playing some games and high elements stuff!!!!!!!! There were only 3 girls in a group of 20 guys and luckily Sufen was in the same group as me..haha...

Initially the games were still alright, and we played the "spider web" game where team mates need to carry or transport each other from one side to another through small loops formed by ropes....

We also needed to help each other to climb high walls, those walls that solders needed to climb over during NS training.. I was afraid that I couldn't cross over cos the wall was so high and I'm so short! When it was my turn, I stepped onto the guys' hands and suddenly, I was being pushed up so high and so fast lor!!! They said it was so easy to push me up... but it was a really high push!!! haha, luckily Sufen was behind me to give a push from my butt cos no guy dare to push us girls.. hahahaha

Most scary part was the high element parts!!! We played Flying Fox!! The high tower where u will slide down!! Just like those games played in Taiwan's variety shows lor!! When I was up there, I was so scared and I kept shouting, "Don't let go!!" The people below were laughing at me lor!! I stayed up there for quite some time before I managed to pick up my courage to come down!!

The tower that made my heart pump real fast (the kid in the pic is not me hor!!)

Next scary part was the challenge pole where u climbed high high and when u were up there, u would need to jump to catch a handle!! So scary also!! But when I was about to climb up, the trainer teased me by saying, "The 15 years-old is climbing up now!!"

I also hesitated up there for quite some time cos to me, it felt like committing suicide lor, free fall!!! I know it would be safe with the rope and everything but when u were up there, it seemed so scary!!!

I can't believe I have completed those 2 scary high element games!! So scary!!

What an adventure day!!!

=)

2007-10-17T22:25:00.000+08:00

Fun night!

2007-10-13T23:49:00.000+08:00

Today OP and I had so much fun and laughter with my friends.... Cos we went to Settlers!!!

It was my first time day and we had an enjoyable time there... Haha, when I was playing game, my friends realised that I was really gan cheong.. and when we were playing Taboo, I was so panicky and anxious, that my face was flustered and I had a lot of actions..

Haha, my face was really hot lor, think I was too gan cheong le.. haha...

A fun way to unwind and catch up with friends!! Games and food are best!! =)

Funny signs!!

2007-10-09T21:26:00.000+08:00

Weather forecast?!?!

Lame sign!

Drive with caution

Sure die!

It takes a simple msg to warm ur heart

2007-10-06T23:36:00.000+08:00

I was really surprised to receive a sms from one of my colleagues yesterday.

She wrote, " I notice you seem to be unhappy recently, care to share what's bothering you?"

Although it was just a few words, I think it really meant a lot... Even though I wasn't feeling unhappy at all, I was happy that she looked at me more than just a colleague!

It just takes a simple msg to warm your heart.........

Ladies worst first date moves!

2007-10-02T21:15:00.000+08:00

Below are some first date moves that men think that women should avoid, so that you won't scare the guy away!! haha....

Blabbing about your ex

Listen, we guys want to go out to dinner to get know you better, not the loser you broke up with two months ago. The more you talk about him, the more we’ll think that we’ve got “rebound” stamped on our collective forehead...

Asking too many finance-based questions about your date’s job

It’s one thing to take an interest in what we do, but save the “Does your company give you stock options?” questions for a little further down the road. Like after you get engaged.

Not eating anything

Going on a one-night-only hunger strike is just silly. It makes us feel like slobs when we’re plowing through a steak and you’re picking through a mixed green salad with the dressing on the side.

Picking really expensive restaurants

On a birthday, sure, we’re totally up for blowing a paycheck on dinner. But on the first date? Not so much.

Acting like we’re boyfriend and girlfriend too fast

Guys get just as excited as you when they meet someone cool and fun who doesn’t appear to have any weird quirks like, say, being on the run from the law. But definitely leave him wanting more. Get too clingy too fast, and you’ll scare him off in a hurry. Nothing screams “psycho girlfriend” like giving him a cutesy nickname 15 minutes into your first date.

Acting flirty with other guys at the bar or, worse, with our friends

As I said, first dates are all about having fun…But not too much fun. There’s a fine line between being outgoing and being on the prowl for anything that moves.

Btw, my wedding blog is up, it's not really complete but there's some entries in it already.. =)

www.flyingbarney.blogspot.com

Wedding planning....

2007-09-29T22:02:00.000+08:00

Recently, I've been busy surfing bridal forums, sourcing for suitable locations for wedding dinner, bridal studio etc..

Really a lot of planning involved and of course lots of $$ involved!!! OP and I must start to save up more le...

A lot of planning involved but it'll be over in one day...

OP and I are going to set up a wedding blog soon...So if you want to find out more about my wedding planning experience, see my photo albums and know about our love story, stay tune to my wedding blog! =)

Funny answering machine messages!

2007-09-26T22:11:00.000+08:00

Hi. This is John: If you are the phone company, I already sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my financial aid institution, you didn't lend me enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don't worry, I have plenty of money.
Hello. I am David's answering machine. What are you?
Hello! If you leave a message, I'll call you soon. If you leave a "sexy" message, I'll call sooner!
Hi. I'm probably home, I'm just avoiding someone I don't like. Leave me a message, and if I don't call back, it's you.
This is not an answering machine - this is a telepathic thought-recording device. After the tone, think about your name, your number and your reason for calling, and I'll think about returning your call.

I won a trophy!!

2007-09-21T22:19:00.000+08:00

Still remember about the post about me joining my company's 3-on-3 girls' basketball competition? I forgot to mention that there's also a 3 point shooting competition whereby 3 members of the team take turns to shoot the ball within 1 minute... Of course, women's 3 point shoot is not as far as the men's 3 point shoot.. haha

I was one of the members chosen to take part in the shooting (very surprising right? haha). Very surprisingly, we managed to get into the finals which was held yesterday! Haha, I couldn't believe it also...

So I was asked to shoot again this time and I realised that there's a particular spot where I could aim more accurately..Thus, during the actual shooting, I kept standing at the same spot and guess what, I managed to get in 3 balls!!! Total, our score was 6 balls and we came in 2nd!

So today, a silver trophy stands proudly in my cubicle! My first ever sports trophy!!

How do I know?

2007-09-18T22:32:00.000+08:00

How do you know he's the one?

Is it the first impression?

Is it the moments you shared?

Is it in the things you do?

How do I know he's the one?

I just know.........

Chase away Monday Blues with jokes ba :P

2007-09-16T21:47:00.000+08:00

Evening Gown

A man walked into a dress shop and told the clerk he wanted to buy a surprise formal evening gown for his wife.

"What size?" asked the clerk.

The man shrugged blankly.

Trying to help, the clerk inquired, "Well then, what are your wife's measurements?"

The man thought for a moment. "Small, medium, and large and in that order."

Fairy Tales

An old woman saved a Fairy's life. To repay this, the Fairy promised to grant the old woman three wishes.

For the first wish, the old lady asked to become young and beautiful. Poof! She became young and beautiful.

For the second wish, the old lady asked to be richest woman in the world. "Poof! She was the richest woman in the world.

For the last wish, she pointed at the cat she had kept for years. She asked that he be turned into the most handsome man on earth. After all, he had been her best friend for so many years. Poof! The Fairy turned the cat into the most handsome man on earth.

The old lady and the Fairy said their goodbyes. After the Fairy left, the handsome man (old cat) strolled over to her and asked, "Now aren't you sorry you had me neutered?"

Lost Purse

A lady lost her handbag in the bustle of shopping at the mall. It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her.

Looking in her purse, she commented, "Hmmm.... That's funny. When I lost my bag there was a $20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills."

The boy quickly replied, "That's right, lady. The last time I found a lady's purse, she didn't have any change for a reward."

Basketball

2007-09-12T21:19:00.000+08:00

Today 3 other colleagues and I represented our division and joined our company's 3-on-3 basketball game competition!!!

It's a 3-on-3 girls' game and as no one wanted to join, Sufen and I just particpated even though we haven't play basketball for ages!!

The game started and the other team was so tough... I even got tripped by someone!! I also helpless watched ball fly past above my head many time (they purposely threw so high!!!!! bish) I so short, so very disadvantage!!

In the end, we lost.. haha... so tiring... bleah

Boring??

2007-09-09T21:43:00.000+08:00

One of my friends asked me whether I find my life boring....

Yup, I don't go clubbing, I don't really like to stay out late at night, I don't go chill out or party...So you can see I lead a pretty normal nothing-much-exciting-life as compared to others of my age...

She asked me," So what is fun about your life?"

Mmm, I thought for a brief second and answered her," It's always fun when I go out with him.."

I really think that going out with OP is fun and even though if we only just walk around or just go shopping or just catch a movie, I always look forward to it..

Yup, that simple :)

Have a laugh :)

2007-09-06T21:18:00.000+08:00

Agreement

A business man was being interviewed about his life and career when the subject of his wife of thirty years came up.

"To what do you attribute the success of your marriage?" asked the interviewer.

"Well," replied the businessman, "You know that saying 'Behind every successful man there's a woman'?"

"Yes."

"Well, behind every successful man's woman is a pre-nuptial agreement."

Driving Permit

A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss his use of the car. His father said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study the bible a little, and get your hair cut; then we'll talk about it."

A month later the boy came back and again asked his father if he could use the car. His father said, "Son, I'm really proud of you. You brought your grades up, studied the bible well, but you didn't get your hair cut!"

The young man waited a moment and then replied, "You know dad, I've been thinking about that. Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus had long hair."

His father replied, "Yes son, and they walked everywhere they went."

Girls' night out

Walking home after a girl's night out, two women pass a graveyard and stop to pee. The first woman has nothing to wipe with, so she uses her underwear and tosses it. Her friend, however, finds a ribbon on a wreath, so she uses that.

The next day, the first woman's husband phones the second woman's husband, furious: "My wife came home last night without her panties!"

"That's nothing," says the other. "Mine came back with a card stuck between her butt cheeks that said, 'From all of us at the fire station, we'll never forget you.'"

Naming Babies

A pregnant woman gets into a car accident and falls into a deep coma. Asleep for nearly six months, she wakes up and sees that she is no longer pregnant.Frantically, she asks the doctor about her baby.

The doctor replies, "Ma'am, you had twins! A boy and a girl. The babies are fine. Your brother came in and named them."

The woman thinks to herself, "Oh no, not my brother -- he's an idiot!"

Expecting the worst, she asks the doctor, "Well, what's the girl's name?""Denise," the doctor says.

The new mother thinks, "Wow, that's not such a bad name! Guess I was wrong about my brother. I like Denise!"

Then she asks the doctor, "What's the boy's name?"

The doctor replies, "DeNephew."

My first company D&D!

2007-09-02T20:04:00.000+08:00

Last Friday was my first company D&D..actually didn't intent to join but I got "tricked" by one of my colleagues saying that newbies must join... Thus, Sufen and I signed up and in the end, we found that we have been tricked!! Haha..

Too bad my company didn't allow us to bring cameras or camera phones to the function, thus I can't show you any photos.. My D&D was held at Marina Mandarin and the pre-activities were personalised key chains, charcoal portraits and chocolate fondue!!

However, as I was down with cough, Sufen didn't allow me to dip the fruits into the fondue, so I only ate the fruits.. Haiz.. But Sufen was indeed a very good friend cos later, she also shared my "suffering" by not dipping into the delicious chocolate..haha...

The dinner was quite nice, with great performance and funny shows and sabotage acts from the audience.. had a lot of laughter...keke...

The dessert was mango sago with ice cream!! One of my favourite!! But due to strict supervision by Sufen and some of my colleagues, I didn't touch my bowl..Wasted!! I think the waiter was quite surprised when he cleared the table cos my bowl was still full...I want to eat desserts!!! :(

Sick!

2007-08-29T22:21:00.000+08:00

I'm still sick, my cough is super serious!! 3 weeks le and I didn't really anyhow eat but my cough still refuses to leave me.. got worsen still :(

Gotten see doctor for the 3rd time!! Break my record! Just hope I won't cough so badly during my company's D&D this friday, if not, my table's people will go blame me for spreading germs.. haha

So familiar

2007-08-26T20:18:00.000+08:00

I used to be Ang Mo Kio girl but 10 years ago, I become Hougang girl as the house I had in AMK was way too small to accomodate 5 adults..it's only 2 room flat!!

Yesterday my mum decided to bring me to see a chinese medicine doctor in amk since my cough is still very serious..She says I used to see the doctor when I was living there... Thus, yesterday was my first time that I went back to my amk neighbourhood, the place I spent my childhood days..

My old house is actually opposite AMK hub, separated by the bridge.. Yesterday was my first time in 10 years that I walked across the bridge to the other side, a total different scene from the amk hub area..

"That's the coffeeshop I used to eat there!"

"That's the route I take to my primary school!"

"I used to buy cakes from this bakery!"

"There used to have this building?? How come I don't remember??"

"I remember this market!!!"

These are some of the remarks I made excitedly to my mum as we walked in further into my neighbourhood.. All seem so familiar and my childhood memories came flashing back even though I don't remember some of the things I saw....

Some things remain but some have changed to make way for a better, modern AMK.. I think it's really a good feeling to relive the childhood memories... So familiar!!

Funny pictures!!

2007-08-24T22:14:00.000+08:00

Cough cough!!

2007-08-21T21:27:00.000+08:00

Every now and then, you can hear cough coming from a corner in my office... The cough comes from.... ME!!

Yup, I'm down with the annoying cough and I have seen the doctor already!! However, still not much use, haiz... a lot of phlegm!!!

Downside of cough is that you can't eat a lot of stuff!! No fried stuff, no cold stuff, no chicken.. and today my colleague told me cannot eat sweet stuff too!! Oh gosh, no sweet stuff :(

Cough, go away FAST!!!

Love should be like this??

2007-08-18T23:18:00.000+08:00

There's more than meet the eye

2007-08-15T20:50:00.000+08:00

Maybe it's because I'm a newbie or maybe it's because I'm slow, I don't feel any obvious office politics yet....

After some time in office, I heard stories/gossips from my colleagues and each has their own personal views about others... positive and negative....

I also realise that one's actions may be interpreted in a different way by another person... I don't usually read much into people's actions but one of my colleagues seem to think really deep and is rather skeptical about these actions...

"Wow, I didn't think so much" is my thought when I heard how she perceives others.....

I don't know but I think I should remain neutral unless I experience it myself ba...

Wonder if anyone in office also thinks negative about me.. keke

So big!!

2007-08-13T22:06:00.001+08:00

"Wah, so big!" is the first remark everyone will make when they see it..

It has finally arrived - my graduate portrait taken 2 months ago.... It's a grand size of 35R!! Really regret ordering such a big size, blame it on the constant persuasion by the staff... Haiz..

Now, my dad has a headache on deciding where to hang it and how to hang it.. People who come to my house will surely not miss it!!

Just for Laugh =)

2007-08-09T21:43:00.000+08:00

Elderly Woman Portrait

An elderly woman decided to have her portrait painted.

She told the artist: "Paint me with diamond ear-rings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets, a ruby broach and a gold Rolex."

The confused artist said: "But you're not wearing any of those things."
"I know," she said. "But if I die before my husband,I'm sure my husband will remarry. And I want his new wife to go crazy looking for the jewelery."

Ways to "suan" a person

1. I'd like to kick you in the teeth, but why should I improve your looks?

2. I like you. People say I've no taste, but I like you!

3. If I had a face like yours, I'd sue my parents!

4. Don't think, it may sprain your brain!

5. He is so short, when it rains he is always the last one to know.

Wedding

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" "

Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life," her mother tried to explain, keeping it simple.

The child thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"

Positive

Man: Oh God, please help me! My life is so negative now. My son is a drug addict, my daughter is a prostitute and my wife is a gambler.

God: Is there anything positive in your life then?

Man: Yeah, I'm HIV positive!

Happy!

2007-08-07T21:38:00.000+08:00

Today when I went to buy burger from Burger King for my colleague, she asked me, "You don't want student meal??" (*smiles secretly*)

Just now when I was going home on bus, a secondary school girl suddenly called, "Jie Jie, can help me pick up my pencil?"

Her pencil had rolled under my feet and OP helped to pick it up..

I was wearing office wear lor!! I was thought as a student and called jie jie wor!!

HAPPY!! :)

Saving Gaia

2007-08-03T21:29:00.000+08:00

Gaia in Greek means "Earth" and is synonymous with "Mother Earth".

There's a program called "Saving Gaia" showing on Channel NewsAsia. It's about the problems faced by dear Mother Earth now and a series of problems we will face if we continue to do damages to the earth...

I have watched episode 1 and 2: "When the cities go under"and "When the animals die".

Whenever I watch the program, I'll feel so sad and disappointed... Worried about the future of the earth and the people.. People in the third world countries are suffering from the damage done to the earth by the first world countries who destroy the earth bit by bit...

Right now, we can experience the consequences such as climate change, weird weathers....Haiz...

I was really in a state of disgust and shock when I watched the episode of "When the animals die"... A live elephant was being squeezed into a small space and people began poking it with poles, pushing and breaking its bones.. One person even climbed up to its head and used something like a sickle to whack its forehead several times!!!!

ARGH!! SO ANGRY!!! Sharks are being cut off their fins alive and throw back into the sea, to be left to die too!!! It says if we do nothing, sharks will be extinct in 15 years!!! Sharks' fin has no nutritional value and no taste..so people only eat it for the texture.. poor sharks...

You know, I will consider taking out sharks' fins from my future wedding dinner and replace it with something of similar value.. Dun be disappointed if you are invited to my wedding and find out that's no sharks' fins hor....I'm not being stingy k.....

A Night to Remember.....

2007-07-30T22:16:00.000+08:00

I attended my first ever prom night and should be my last one since I am no longer a student.. Keke...Yup, it's my NBS Convocation Ball!! A night where friends gather around, a night of fun and laughter, a night where girls make a lot of effort in dressing up and a night of photo-taking!!! :D

I went to a hair salon to have my hair styled for the first time. I was given temporary curls and the hairstylist was very li hai cos look at how complicated my hair look from the back!!

I wore a blue dress for the night and a translucent white shawl.. Haha, first time so shu nu lei.. haha...

Me and the pretty ningjia..She taught me make-up that day..haha

Of course, not forgetting the hamsen OP!! haha

Saw some of my friends and the girls were all so beautiful and glam.. Wow.. I even saw a girl that was really very sexy.. haha...Took many nice photos with my friends, here's some :)

The dinner was nice and the host was really very good.. He's very engaging and we had laughter and fun playing the games and watching people being sabo.. haha...

I think the most emotional part is when they showed us a video whereby pictures of us throughout the 3 years in NTU were displayed.

Pictures of classmates studying together, having their orientation together, travelling together on graduation trip and of course our convocation day...

The familiar route to school, the familiar 179 and the familiar lecture and seminar rooms....

~It's the end, but it's also the beginning~

Take care all my friends, guess it's very hard to see everyone together anymore but just wish each of you will be doing well in your own path...

Convocation photos

2007-07-29T20:11:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the long delay.. Finally have time to upload some convocation photos.. Hee...

My brother and mum!! Hee

Below are all my friends' photos with me :)

P.S. Sorry if I leave out any of you out cos some photos are not with me... Hee..

OP and me... Hee... Graduating together!! :)

Yesterday was my convocation ball.. It's my first and last prom night.. Hee... it was lots of fun.. will update about my convocation ball in the next post :)

My graduation!!!!

2007-07-25T21:54:00.001+08:00

24/7/07 marks the official end of my undergraduates studies, it's NBS convocation day!!!

My convocation is scheduled at 9am and I woke up at 630am... My mum was really kiasu cos when I woke up, she was already all dressed up!! Hahahaha

By the time I reached auditorium, it was already filled with "about-to-graduate" students waiting and chatting with each other or queuing up for extra invitation cards... When the time came closer to the convocation, the girls' toilet was super crowded as the girls were busy "robing" and putting on their hats and make-up..

I was super ugly when I put my hat on cos I have big head and chubby face, and the hat made it worse.. haha... when I get the photos, will upload for you all to see..haha...

The ceremony began and when it was my turn to go up (I waited very long cos my surname starts with "Y"), I was quite nervous..haha...We were supposed to smile and take photo but as there were a few cameras, I dunno where to look.. In the end when I purchased my stage photo, I realised I was looking elsewhere.. hahaha

Next up was the photo-taking session with my friends to make this convocation a lasting memory... It was really a great feeling to graduate together with your friends and having many happy photos to keep... Time really flies, and the freshies then have blossomed into young professionals, ready to serve the world....

Will upload the photos when I get them, Happy convocation, my friends!!

Home-made healthy sushi

2007-07-22T20:19:00.000+08:00

My mum demonstrated her healthy veggie sushi for us to eat...Easy to make and very healthy too...

You will need:

Shredded carrots
Shredded turnip
Shredded cabbage
Mayonnaise
Seaweed

Yup, that's all and you just need to roll the veggie with the seaweed and tada, the healthy veggie sushi is finished... Yum yum, I finished one whole plate! Haha

OP: I gonna make for you to try one day :) Yours will have lots of mayo..hahaha

One burden off!

2007-07-21T22:44:00.000+08:00

Today as I handed over the money to the lady, I felt relieved... Cos..... I'm loan-free!!!!

Today was the day where I paid back my study loan to the bank, without incurring any interest cos I paid in full! Thanks to the help from my mum, she lent me some money and together with my 20 years of savings, I paid off my bank loan...

Now left is to pay my mum back in installments but it's ok cos it's interest-free... haha

Next week is an eventful week cos of my convocation and my very first and last prom night..hahaha

Petty Rabbit!!

2007-07-18T21:36:00.000+08:00

Yes, I didn't type wrongly, it's petty rabbit, not pretty rabbit!!

My neighbour has a rabbit that they keep in a cage outside their house. Everytime I walk past, I would see the rabbit and I would stop to look at it. It's very cute and not afraid of strangers. It would rush to the front of its cage and stick its head out, and let me sayang!

One day, however when I walked past the cage, I was talking to my sister walking behind me, thus I didn't stop to sayang it... Then my sister said:

"You know, the rabbit just now rushed to the front and wanting to let you sayang its head but you walked away, and the rabbit turned its head to watch you walk away!"

When I heard that, I felt so guilty and ran back to sayang it...But it seems not very happy...

The next day, when OP accompanied me home after work, I deliberately stopped in front of the cage, wanting to sayang the rabbit... But the rabbit was very "dao", and it ignored me!!!!!!!

When OP walked past the cage to go home, he told me that the rabbit sticked its head out to let him sayang!!!

The rabbit so petty!!! Ignore me and let others sayang it!!! Bleah

P.S. Today I finally tasted the famous Donut Factory!! OP was very nice to queue 1 hour after his class at Suntec and he bought the delicious donuts... Yeah!! But very sinful, expecially the double chocolate!!!! Haha

Eat eat eat!!!!!!!!

2007-07-14T22:25:00.000+08:00

This entry is a food entry again... Haha, with OP around, I eat a lot!!! Gosh..

Ok, first up is my pay treat to OP...I just gotten my very first pay so OP decided to take advantage of this and asked me for a treat!!! He likes the prime ribs steak from Hogbreath and thus, I treat him to the expensive prime ribs... It costs $32.50 lor!!!!

I dun eat beef so I tried its chicken wrap... But I think only their beef taste good ba cos mine doesn't taste really nice, and the wrap contains mostly veggies!

OP's favourite steak ever!!! My chicken wrap not really nice.... :(

Next up, today, we ventured into Chomp Chomp and when you go to hawker center with lots of tasty sinful food, there's a tendency to order a lot and have a sinful feast!!! The pictures below show how sinful we are!!!

Chicken wings, satay, fried kway teow and carrot cake!!

Not to forget, the big jar of sugar cane!!

So full and sinful!! Happy chomp chomp adventure!! But cannot do it too many times arh.....haha

Ways to cover your tracks..haha

2007-07-11T21:40:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, arts central was showing an interesting program.. One of the segment of the show was teaching people how to "poo poo" without feeling embarrassed in public toilets! Haha, below are the tips:

Make some noises!!

They recommend when you enter the cubicle to poo poo, during the "critical moment", start coughing loudly so that people will not hear the "poo poo" noise! Haha, they also recommend bringing in newspaper so that you can rustle the newspaper to make noise during the "critical moment" too...

Remain anonymous

It will be embarrassing for you if your poo poo is smelly and people know that you are the culprit! I also feel uneasy poo-poo-ing in public toilet...Thus, they teach us methods to remain anonymous..

You can either

1) only enter a toilet with nobody inside..However, I think it's quite difficult because it's out of your control and it's impossible to wait if you are extremely urgent..haha...

2) wait until everyone is out before you come out of your cubicle..haha..I do that in my office!! haha..that way, no one will know who the culprit is... hee hee

That piece of paper....

2007-07-10T21:25:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I took the familiar bus no. 179 to NTU...Although it's only about 2 months that I last been to NTU, it seems like I have been away for quite some time...keke...

We went back to take our transcript and certificate... As we queued up to take our documents, I suddenly remembered the very first day when I entered uni.. We were asked to sit in the auditorium to listen to the welcome speech and the inspirational talk they had prepared for us freshies...Could still remember that we were asked to wear the graduation gown and to wave our torchlights, symbolizing a new start in our lives....

3 years have gone past... It seems like my first day, my school projects, my presentations and my fyp all just happened not long ago... Now just left the formal convocation to finally declare ourselves as graduates..keke

Marching on to my next stage in life: freshies in the working world..haha... jia you jia you :)

I'm hopeless!!

2007-07-06T23:25:00.000+08:00

Today my colleague brought me to the coffee shop nearby to "da pao" food as we decided to eat in...She frequently went there and she recommended me the "cai fan" there...

So we ordered our cai fan and I started to eat my food during lunchtime while my hardworking colleague went to our company's gym to workout...

Later when she came back to have her food, I heard her scream for my name...

"Did you order the same vegetables as me? It's spoilt!!"

I opened my eyes wide as I recognised the same vegetable which I have just eaten... Initially, I thought it did taste a bit sour but I thought it's their style of cooking...ARGH!!! Since young, I can't really differentiate "spoilt" food unless they are really that spoilt...

"You didn't finish right?" She asked...

"I almost ate all....." I mumbled while she stared at me...

Oh gosh, dumb and dumber, I am the dumbest!!!!

One "good" thing is that she dragged me to find the cai fan owner to complaint about the veggie and I get to have 50 cents back (-_-")

Like what you are doing!

2007-07-04T22:01:00.000+08:00

"The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does"

You may be thinking: "I will be happy if I do the things I like." Yup, I agree and it's totally correct. But how many of us actually get to do the things or the job that we truly like?

Not all are so lucky to be in a situation where they are doing the things they like cos often reality forbids us from doing so. Thus, I agree with the above quote that we must try to like the things we do so that we'll not feel so miserable...

It may be hard at first but if you look at it at a different perspective, you may start to enjoy it :)

Jokes again!

2007-07-01T21:21:00.000+08:00

Here's a series of short jokes... I find them pretty amusing..keke

BOY : Since we met, I can't eat or drink...
GIRL : Why not ??
BOY : I'm broke.

BOY : May I hold your hand??
GIRL : No thanks, it isn't heavy.

GIRL : Did you miss me while I was away??
BOY : Were you away??

GIRL : Who was that girl I saw you kissing last night??
BOY : What time was it??

GIRL : Say you love me! Say you love me!
BOY : You love me...

GIRL : If we become engaged will you give me a ring??
BOY : Sure, what's your phone number??

GIRL : I think the poorest people are the happiest..
BOY : Then marry me and we'll be the happiest couple..

CAROL : Do you remember when you proposed to me? I was so overwhelmed, I couldn't speak for an hour..
PETER : Yes Darling, that was the happiest hour of my life...

GIRL : Darling, I want to dance like this forever..
BOY : Don't you ever want to improve??

BOY : I love you and I could die for you!
GIRL : How soon??

Man : You remind me of the sea.
Woman : Because I'm wild, romantic and exciting?
Man : NO, because you make me sick.

Wife : You tell a man something, it goes in one ear and comes out of the other.
Husband : You tell a woman something: It goes in both ears and comes out of the mouth.

Mary : John says I'm pretty. Andy says I'm ugly. What do u think, Peter?
Peter : A bit of both. I think you're pretty ugly.

Jimmy : Mom, can I have two piece of cake?
Mom : Certainly. Take this piece and cut it in two.

Woman : How can I ever repay you for your kindness and consideration to me?
Man : By cheque, money order or cash.

Sam : I hate to see a girl standing in a bus when I comfortable seated.
Lily : So what do you do?
Sam : I close my eyes.

Teacher : Have you given the goldfish fresh water?
Pupil : No, Sir. They haven't finished the water I gave them last week.

Mom : Why are you wiping the floor with that cake?
Son : Well, it's a sponge cake, isn't it?