Saturday, March 29, 2008

It's Sat!

Tried out the kampung fish therapy today. Initial feeling of fishes nibbling @ ur toes & feet was quite strange. We were quite uncomfy & wanted to move our feet around to prevent the small fishes from nibbling. It took us a while to get use to the feeling & we had tried to keep our feet still to enjoy the whole half an hour so that we wld'nt waste our bucks. The 4 of us had this thought: Fishes, nibble all you can & take away our dead skin cells!
Bought korean biscuits & instant noodles @ Square2 Sol-mart today. We have an auntish feeling carrying our grocery plastic bags with snacks. Hee with today's purchase & yest jap snacks bought, think I am really auntish bleh...
LH has a v. adorable maltese in her new tiong bahru apt with SN:) She is 3 mths old & v. small. Just like a soft toy:P ST & XQ have nicer pics of fifi on their cams. No cam with me so tried capturing her on my mobile, personally think real fifi is cuter than photo haha:P

Friday, March 28, 2008

It's Fri!

It's Fri! It was a rather dull fri..mixed feelings. TW has been called off cos SJ has some work commitments. Fio & I were planning to head down to book tmr originally. Guess we hve to postphone it this time. Guess also hve to learn to be smarter nxt time....my mentality of doing my best just doesn't seem to work?

Some happy snacks to brighten up my Fri. Met mum @ compasspoint for dinner. While waiting for her, I was hooked to the Jap Fair and gotten meiji strawberry dippy, morinaga choco chips and dorayaki cake with red bean & chestnut fillings! Not sure if they taste nice though...enjoy the simple pleasure of life:P

Saturday, March 08, 2008

Get Well Soon!

Fio, saw ur post but there is no way I can login to leave comments as I am always informed that the username & pw are wrong..hmm strange cos I key in the same ones to login for posting here...anw if you are reading this: Hope you are feeling better after the sinfully delicious dinner. Since your stomach can't take lactose..shall rmb nxt tym & make sure we dun hve high-lactose content dishes kk...

Had a go @ working style from your blog:)

http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test47.aspx

Your Working Style
You are friendly, adaptable and a realist. You rely on what you see, hear, and know first-hand. You good-naturedly accept and use the facts around you. You look for a satisfying solution instead of trying to impose any "should" or "must" of your own. You are sure a satisfying solution will turn up once you have grasped all the facts.
You solve problems by being adaptable, and often can get other to adapt, too. People generally like you well enough to consider any compromise you suggest. You are unprejudiced open-minded, and tolerant of most everyone-- including yourself. You take things as they are and thus may be very good at easing a tense situation and pulling conflicting factions together.
You are actively curious about objects, scenery, activities, food, people, or anything new presented to your senses. Your expert abilities in using your senses may show in:
- a continuous ability to see the need of the moment and turn easily to meet it
- the ability to absorb, apply and remember great numbers of facts
- an artistic taste and judgement
- the handling of tools and materials
With your focus on the current situation and realistic acceptance of what exists, you can be gifted problem solvers. Because you are not necessarily bound by a need to follow standard procedures or preferred methods, you are often able to see ways of achieving a goal by "using" the existing rules, systems, or circumstances in new ways, rather than allowing them to be roadblocks.
You make your decisions by using the logical analysis of thinking rather than the more personal values of feeling. Your thinking enables you to crack down when the situation calls for toughness, and also helps you grasp underlying principles. You learn more effective in actual situations than on written tests. Abstract ideas and theories are not likely to be trusted by you until you have been tested in experience. You may have to work harder than other people to achieve in school, but can do so when you see the relevance.
You do best in careers needing realism, action, and adaptability. Examples are engineering, police work, credit investigation, marketing, health technologies, construction, production, recreation, food services, and many kinds of troubleshooting.
You are strong in the art of living. You get a lot of fun out of life, which makes you good company. You enjoy your material possessions and take the time to acquire you. You find much enjoyment in good food, clothes, music, and art. You enjoy physical exercise and sports, and usually are good at these.
How effective you are depends on how much judgment you acquire. You may need to develop your feeling so that they can use your values to provide standards for your behavior, and direction and purpose in your lives. If your judgment is not developed enough to give you any character or stick-to-it-iveness, you are in danger of adapting mainly to your own love of a good time.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Loving MOS

To rank in order of preference, it goes MOS, Subway & BK...

Mum didn't prepare dinner tonight. With dad in Hyderabad & the 3 of us getting home @ unfixed hrs after work, it is pretty hard for mum to prepare dinner. Decided to take-away MOS for dinner, some bites for sis, bro & mum as well. (little treat for the surprise performance bonus check from PPS in the mailbox yesterday, my heartfelt thanks. Plan is to use a portion of it for the postgrad dip fee:)

Order: mini apple pies (mum), corn soup+MOS bread (Bro), Croq burger & Kinpira rice burger (Sis & me), Fries (Everyone)

Loving MOS....nice MOS jap webby:
http://www.mos.co.jp/index.html

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Vivo & Safari

Thur night- met up with sis @ vivo & we tried out Doc Green. The ambience & layout of the restaurant are pretty nice...quiet on a weekday night. Though I don't find the foodies too "green". Sis ordered the set dinner which consists of chicken & ribs with soup & fruitty salad (forgot to capture pic on mobile)...& I asked for the half turkey sandwich. It is interesting that u get to choose half or full for the sandwhich..i like:)


Fri night - met up with gang for night safari...meeting ks & sq @ tiong bahru b4 heading to cck for bus. We had a quick dinner @ tiong bahru b4 meeting xj & mr lee @ cck. It was a long long wait for the bus @ cck. Waited for close to half an hr. Slight drizzle when we reached. We took the tram ride but have to give the shows a miss as they are cancelled due to wet weather...pretty disappointed that there is no wet weather programmes available...can't imagine if I am a tourist & not on free passes!

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Wanton Noodle

Mum tries to prepare slightly different foodie on sun cos it is the day she'll head to the market in a week...a day when all of us'll usually be around during dinner time:)

Today she made hawker fare - wanton noodle for us. Cooking it plates by plates...a total of 5 plates. Mine is the 3rd being prepared & here it looks:

This version is different from the HK soupy version but still think it tastes great nonetheless! Haa good job mum! Hee don't think you read my blog though:P

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Canto Embrace~

During the charity event in Dec, we made a quick decision to head to HK in early Jan. It was pretty efficient considered we have less than 2 weeks to made planning if any:P

Friday, January 04, 2008

Le Grand Chef

Le Grand ChefOpens on 10 Jan 08!

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas!!

A nice season for sharing of joy & happiness & gathering with friends...

It is a blessing to be able to give than to receive:)

Friday, December 21, 2007

Work Updates

Christmas fruit cakes freshly baked by our pastry dept were distributed out today..it was lotsa better than last yr outsourced choc cake=)

Hvn been blogging much abt work..now tt the day is near...hve the tendency to want to talk more abt it...reminisce phenomenon?? MS updates her news after lunch..stunned.

Today does not seem like the usual Fri. No Fri mood. Hve to head bck tmr aftrn to settle some stuff. It hits me that time is running pretty short...apologies lts for not meeting up...
Received an early xmas pressie from EC, my edu mgr today. Thanks!!
Ya, our d&d on Olympics theme was held couple of weeks ago @ Pacific ballroom:

Colourful entrance with PIE gers


Spot the difference! @ Reception desk








Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Wed Blues

Long day @ work due to a brewing flu that started after the afternoon mandarin orientation session. Had a sore throat when waking up for the past 2 morns... knew tt the hershey's in my fridge must be the main cause. Blame in on the weather for the flu bah...if I still can't recover by tmr noon, shall pop over to TMP over lunch for meds...

Tiny surprises await after stepping out of ofc. Left ofc @ ard 8...was walking in MS when I knocked into ST...she was with her cousin & meeting up with WL for dinner. Can't join them as told my mum heading bck for dinner & knew I am in a poor state to hang out tonight. Shall catch up with her & XQ again on 23rd Dec during the charity event:)

Another small surprise when I rch home is a courier parcel from Korea. It is from Ji Hae, my neighbour in the hostel during cph times. She was sweet to write a card, send memorative joint issue of Korea-Singapore stamps & Jangs brand handmade earrings:) Ger, thanks for the thoughts!

Guess I hve to stop feasting on snacks, chocs after dinner..this seems to be my chubbiest moment after uni..& is growing fatter...i guess the hershey's temptation is too huge to be ignored....moderation & more exercise it shall be then:)

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

White Christmas~

Dreaming in my little world...

A white christmas.

Along streets of houses covered in layer of snow. Freshly baked bread & cookies in the air.
Longing for a white christmas since the 1st day of Dec.
My fantasy will continue...in my dreams ZzZ maybe.

Moving on...

Having made up my mind & taking a step forward in 2008!
I'll definitely miss the status quo, the bonds built, the laughters, many little bits & pieces that create the big family here.
As I always firmly believe, there are bound to be pros & cons in every turn you take. You weigh them and reach a balance. Moving towards my goal I hope for the most positive.
The journey continues...

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Hols Season

In a blink..2 wks flew past, mum & dad are back today!! I had a good homecooked dinner tonight..blissful=)
They are nice to get me the burberry sheer brit and sis a coach bag which we asked haha...mum got me a nine west bag as well cos it is on pre-xmas sale...hee evil me find it not tt fashionable but still luv it nonetheless...sweet of her to get us pairs of earrings too=) They visited hershey's choc world (known as sweet little town with a lot to offer) and got back nice bags of hershey's chocs in mint, nutz, caramel, hot cocoa etc...simply luv them to bits..yummy! Niece Jan got a real sweet hershey's kisses tshirt & small teddy hehe...

Was clicking thru the cam tt they brought along..nice pics & scenery..guess both of them look real happy & more youthful in the pics haha=P Among the places tt they hve visited, I wld wan to visit Niagara fall, Hershey's, Harvard, MIT one day as well...hee guess hve to wait v long for one fine day haha...

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Mum & Dad flew off yesterday. This equates own washing of clothes and self prepared meals over 2 weekends. They were catching the 2355 flight. We had dinner @ T2 Sukhothai. Happened to see uncle ng who is dad's close fren cum colleague walked pass the restaurant and he joined us for beer. Bro. sis & I sent uncle ng bck to his tamp hme b4 we headed bck to sk. It has been so many yrs since we last seen him when we were all still young kids...

Headed to office in the late morning today to do some work. HTL table for 5 was booked for nxt sat so that can bring grandparents to try the brunch buffet 2gether with sis & bro. Left ofc @ ard 2plus. Took bus 36 to reach PP. Decided to pop over @ Marine Parade lib first since I were early. I cldn't resist but lugged along with me 4 books - 2 mgt & 2 fiction. It caused my bag to be heavy. All were dumped in the locker with mine & SJ's bags when we reached ECP. It was a hot hot day...didn't bring along my shades or cap=( The bikes are good & new and ECP's park connector to Changi Park is on-going i think..the route is longer now=) We had dinner @ PP's Sakae. Simply luv sushi...ichiban/fiesta is still on my toplist of fav sushi hunt=P

Thursday, October 25, 2007

9-hole

Yeah I am done with the 9-hole..phew! Was still doing good till the 7-hole when I felt like vomiting again=( But managed to finish to the whole thingy=)
Went RMG to see doc & get meds. Went to visit baby jan after that. Surprisingly, after not seeing her for close to a mth, she was quite sticky to me & wanted me to carry. But decided to leave most of the carrying tasks to my sis cos dun wan my virus to spread. Shall see her again on her bdae cbration on sun!
Have till tonight to recover...

Immune System Down...

Dunno what happened to me since yesterday late afternoon. My stomach felt wierd & the head seemed to be spinning. I had to bear with it till the end of the day. Bro gave me a ride home. We left town @ around 8pm.

My appetite was totally gone when I reached home. Usually by now I wld be quite hungry. But not today. Felt nauesous. After bathing, popped into bed. Woke up to vomit out all the lunch that I had in the hotel in the afternoon. Felt terrible, popped into bed again. Woke up in the middle of the night to vomit again, till my stomach muscle ached.

How can I spend my treasured leave day like this? Hve to reach Mandai golf course @ 7.30am. I am forcing myself to be awake so that I wldn't fall asleep again. Thus, typing this blog to kill time. No matter what, I have to go for the test. It is the purpose of taking leave for today. If I fell sick, it really defeat the purpose=(

Friday, October 19, 2007

Cambodia - Siem Reap

Boarded 3K595, JetStar 6am flight. First time on JetStar, budget=P. The 1hr50mins flight was kinda of bumpy due to air turbulene. On-board magazine, JetAway was interesting and it managed to engross me for most of the flight other than the rest of the time when I doze off. Catching up some sleep was good...didn't sleep much the night before after reaching home from work at 10plus and still need to do packing...

Siem Reap Int. Airport - Small, neat with a pinch of asian charm. Time zone diff from sin by an hour earlier. Reached Royal Crown Hotel in ard 30mins. Unable to check in till 11am. Ended up exploring the central market & pasr chaa (old market) area. Had lunch @ blue pumpkin, an air-conditioned cafe with free wi-fi access. It was the author's choice in lonely planet. Had linguine while sis had fish&chips.

Plans were made for the next few days visit to Angkor temples. We decided on taking the tuk-tuk which is open-air. It was more economical for two pax & personally felt that it'll be more interesting to travel in tuk-tuk..after all by travelling in tuk tuk rather than conventional car (the cars seen here are usually toyota camry ranging from the older models to the latest ones) you get to see, feel, hear etc & use all your five sensory..why not? So we decided & hope for the best=)

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Pieces of Life!

Thanks for the bdae treats, dinners and pressie...im officially 23 now...new resolutions??

I hve trimmed my hair @ maison on my bdae...might be gng bck for soft rebonding in 2 wks' time when im back from the cambodia trip so that the haircut charges can be waived off...yes im finally on my way to cambodia...flying off next Fri..yippee!!

Went ubin on Sat morn. Lunch was settled @ CV. It was Hari Raya so the popular nasi stall wasn't open today. Cycling around ubin is fun & enjoying filled with our silly laughters, exciting slopes, nice greenery amidst fresh air! Thot that I'll definitely get my bruises..thankfully no but lotsa mosquito bites though which I only realised the next day hehe. Dinner @ T1 Popeyes..sinful but nice..luv the biscuits der as usual=P

Friday, September 28, 2007

Before 2008~

Before the arrival of 2008 which is ard 3 mths away...

I would want/hope to:

- Go on a trip to Cambodia to visit Angkor Wat
- Clear up my tables @ study rm & bedrm which are getting increasingly messier
- Lasik surgery?? But I hve just bought a yr supply of disposable ctc lens last week=( Spoilt plan.
- Make education plans on part-time courses. I need some re-energisers.
- Do something to my hair. My something is usually nothing much thou, either a trim, treatment or @ most rebond. Boring. No colouring @ present moment cos still prefer natural colours.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Kids Zone

On Sat aftrn, CDAC and MOE jointly organised a talk for low income families' parents on the choosing of primary schools. While the parents are attending the talk @ the auditorium, some activities were organised for their children. Was with the children in the 4-6 years old age group...being a volunteer as their "babysitter" haha.

Activities piped up for them: Magic show, "Cars" Movie screening, teabreak, lastly coloring session. The magic show managed in engaging the students...but when it came to the movie, many started to become restless. I guess the movie was not too appropriate for the kids who were younger & the girls. In between, there were toilet breaks, where the kids wld obediently lined up and became a train line to follow you to the toilet in grp of 5. Muz jaga their doors for them cos some dunno, dun dare to lock the toilet doors. Muz press the taps for them cos some had difficulties washing their hands while pressing to the taps...Some wld want to wait for you to hold your hands back to the room..

A pair of bro & sis combi is v sweet. The slightly older bro in K2 will take care of the sis who is in nursery. Helping her to carry her waterbottle. Once, the boy told me that 妹妹要找 mummy. After much coaxing, they quietly sat down & joined in the activities with the other kids. After the magic show, the bro approached again & said "我们要 mummy". So this time rd, even himself wanted to find mum. Alright, as big bro u nit to take care of sis. Give sis some water her lips r v dry. See how other kids r having fun...ur mum will come find you when ur activities are done. They are quite obedient kind, althou you can sense that they are quite scared, they'll keep v quiet and listen to what you say.

There are also kids who are hyperactive and juz can't sit down & stay put. There are kids who will be too afraid and started to cry. An afternoon spent with this group of young innocent children is nonetheless quite enjoying=)