Dec 30

30 Dec, 1.05am

Having been cooped up at home most of the holidays, I finished reading 3 novels. They are a trilogy, 3 parts of a story. Funny thing was, I bought book 3 first, then found out there were 2 parts prior to it. So I decided to go hunt for the other 2 books. Its about vampires. Or should I say about courage? Or is it about love? Its by one of my favourite authors, Nora Roberts.

I read quite a bit. Mostly novels. I am a book junkie hahaha.

Ok, since I have nothing in particular to blog about, I shall blog about the book.

Some of you might have heard of the title Morrigan's Cross. About how the Gods called upon a circle of six - a sorcerer, a witch, a shape-lifter, a scholar, a warrior, and a vampire - to fight against the ancient Vampire Queen and her army. This circle of six came from different time zones, and different parts of the world, together, to accomplish this mission. And... well, I have to admit I am not a very good story teller. If I go on, it will only get boring... So, I shall leave you to read the book yourself if you are still interested ;p.

If they make this into a movie, I will sure go and watch it. Think it will be nice...

Oh, the nice thing is, (this will be a spoiler for those who wants to read the book), none of the good folks (none of the six, anyway) died in the end, and they all lived happily ever after. As it happens, three out of the six are male, and the other three female (but of course). And voila, three couples are formed. And throughout the three books, how their love for each other stood strong against all forces, and how true love always emerge victorious is demonstrated.

In reality, how strong can love be? I am not talking about parental love, because I never doubt that. I am talking about love between a man and a woman.

Can love really be forever? Be unconditional? Be strong against all forces?

Nah, I dont believe in any of that. Not anymore. Yes, I believe there is still love. But not forever. Not unconditional. And definitely not strong against all forces.

How can I believe, when he, who claims to love me, abandoned me, when all I asked for was a simple dinner with my mum?

How can I believe, when he, who claimed to love me, hurled abuses at me, when all I did was to back off before more damage was done?

How can I believe, when he, who claimed to love me, brush me aside, when all I asked for was a phone call?

How can I believe, when he, who claimed to love me, chose to let go, after he told me to hang on, which I did with my dear life?

How can I believe, when he, who claimed to love me, showered me with punches, instead of love, when al I did was to love him with all I had?

How can I believe, when even I myself, who said I would never love like that again, but still did?

Nah, love is just a spur of the moment. After that, it just becomes habitual, a part of your life so comfortable that you are not willing to make any changes to it.

Love, in reality, is not forever. At least to me.

Maybe thats why I prefer to indulge myself in novels and fairy tales. They have happy endings, or in the very least, the main lead is always strong enough to start all over again, and STILL have a happy ending.

Me? Not so brave anymore.

(Had wanted to end my blog here, but blogger giving me problem again, so I write some more lor.)

But then, all my friends seemed keen to marry me off. Few years back, Bubbles tried to play matchmake. One of her hubby’s buddies. Failed terribly hahahaha. But heard he is happily married now.

Recently Uni friend P was telling me she had this colleague who is very eligible, just abit shy. She kept asking if I wanted to meet him. Shy? No thanks. I have my fair share of shy guys ;p.

Coming January, my ex-colleague, the one who got married recently, is organizing a BBQ to thank the ‘brothers’ and ‘Ah Yees’. But I have a strong feeling that they are trying to set me up with one of the brothers. Why I have that feeling? I don’t know. Just a very strong gut feel. Let’s see if my gut fee is accurate.

*shrugs*

30 Dec, 8.25pm

Just came back from JB-ren’s house. We had another gathering there before Ms Fit goes back to Germany tomorrow. Ms Fit has become so domestic! She baked a chocolate cake for us, and cleaned the whole place up after that, so that it looked exactly the same as if it ha never been used before! Pei fu pei fu… It put most of us to shame… But then, we are all always busy with work mah… Don’t really have time to do household chores… Hehhhee… ok, ok, I know all these are just excuses. But then, I am sure I am not the only one, right right right?

And guess what? We killed a mosquito in JB-ren’s house. An Aedes Mosquito! The legs black-white-black-white one! JB-ren just recovered from dengue fever, so very high possibility that she kenna from her house right? All of us got abit worried about the ‘safety’ of JB-ren’s apartment. She was not around then, and we were undecided what we should do.

‘Call MOE!’ someone said.

‘Today Saturday leh. Already 5pm liao leh.’

‘Saturday wont get dengue fever? Saturday wont have Aedes mosquito?’

‘I am sure got emergency line right?’

As usual, it was the talk-only-no-action session… -_-

Anyway, JB-ren, you better do something about it ok! (I know she doesn’t read my blog, so all of you who do, all tell her ok! ;p). We left the dead mosquito in a covered plastic cup at her house for her disposal hahahha,

The things we do, sometimes I cant believe I have a part in it…

(Think I ate too much too fast. Go toilet. Blog later…)


Dec 30, 10.35pm

Am channel switching now. Why is it that there is nothing to watch on a Saturday night?? Sad thing is, even my mum, who watches anything, and I really mean ANYTHING, agrees.

We ended up watching a Taiwanese variety show now. This show allows people to engage them to help them investigate matters, any matters. In this particular episode, a gal asked them to help them find out why her boyfriend is always so busy. End up she discovered the other side of her boyfriend, who is working part-time as a gigolo. She saw him behaving intimately with 2 women who were older than him. She couldn’t take the blow and without the show hosts knowing, hung herself.

BUT, there is a twist to the story. The boyfriend rushed to the hospital, and realized that his cover had blown. He explained by saying that he is not able to earn much with his education and work, so wants to earn more by being a gigolo. When he was young, he saw his parents die in the hospital because they had no money for the surgery/some hospital fees, and he doesn’t want history to repeat again. Is this reason forgivable?

Although the guy is repent, the gal did not survive.

Crappy show, some of you may say. But it just got my mum’s and my eyes glued to the TV for 10 minutes (yes we only watched the last 10minutes of the show).

Life is sometimes so dramatic, isn’t it?

Sometimes, ignorance really is bliss. I have learnt that, in a way. Well, at least to me, if he wants to stray, better don’t let me find out. I will try not to know hahahha. But if, and when I do, he better watch it. No no no, I will not kill myself. I am not so stupid anymore. And no no no, I wont kill him too. I am not THAT stupid either.

What I will do… I am not telling you, in case you, you, or you happen to be the one I marry in future.

Hahahahahahaha.

Yeah!

I woke up today feeling good. I told mum proudly that I felt much much better and that I was sure that I will have a good appetite tonight. I said I wanted my favourite dish she cooked - Mui Choi Zhu Yok (preserved vegetables fried with pork). She said she will throw in another dish I like - steam chicken with Jews ears and 'silver needles'.

Lucky for me, I was really better. I was able to eat without regurgitating from the hole in front or behind (ok, another sick description). So, the good news is - I HAVE RECOVERED! *Pop champagne*

I would like to thank all my friends who have shown their concern in one way or another. It feels good to know that you are being missed, and that someone out there cares for you. It warmed my heart tremendously during this down period, not to mention the rainy, gloomy weather.

To all my friends out there, and my concerned readers (er... not that there are many la ;p), thanks for your care and concern. I love you all! *Mucks*

Manhood

As you can see, I have not blogged for a few days. Because stupid blogger had been giving problems!

Anyway, nothing much to blog about. Been sick, sick and sicker (more sick?). I thought I was feeling better, but I was wrong. Yesterday came the worst of the LS. Kept me up all night, and left me weak all day.

Mum was out to care for her grand-nephews. What about me, mum? I thought I felt hungry, but was to tired to go down to buy (anyway, I couldnt take outside food. Whatever I ate outside, will end up in the toilet bowl as puke), and too lazy to cook porridge, I cooked myself instant noodles. Bad choice. That ended up in my toiet bowl almost as instantly as I cooked them...

Oh, Elfie lost his manhood yesterday. Yes, I sterilised him. Dog-lover-neighborhood friend helped fetch him to the clinic in the morning. He said he couldnt help fetch him back because he had something on in the afternoon. But I shouldnt have any problem because Elfie will probably still be groggy from the anesthetics. But being the kiasu me, I asked mum to go with me, in case I couldnt handle dog and cab.

Lucky I did that. Because goggy your head, Elfie was up and jumping when the clinic assistant took him out. I wondered if he went under GA at all... Even when he reached home, he was up and about all day. Yes, he walked abit funny, but not groggy at all lor. Which is good lah... He doesnt seemed to be in pain at all.

My Elfie is a brave boy (Ah Gua?).

Xmas Posting

Thanks for all the well-wishings and concern. I am feeling much better today. Not so much dashing to the toilet (haha). In fact, other than a sore arse (which only I,and myself can feel), I bet you cant tell that I have been having diarrhea for the past 2 days.

I survived Xmas eve and managed to savour abit of every dish that was brought to the party at JB-ren’s new one-bedroom apartment at Emily Residence.

Of course, I monopolized the use of the toilet for the rest of the night…

The sushi platter. Very yummy! The wasabi also very shiok!

The chicken platter. Taste not too bad too… Just a little too cold…

The Turkey stuffing and the THREE sausages HP brought.

Erm… wanted to take the ‘dessert’ JB-re bought from Osaka,

but she insisted on putting the bouquet in front… Ok…

The mistletoe on her door.

Her Xmas sock.

The pressies for everyone!

The pressies for gift exchange! A little saga because Bubbles actually FORGOT about the gift exchange!! How can Bubbles?? This has been the tradition for how many years? Hahaha… Well, somebody gotta sacrifice her gift lor… hehehe

The lots for us to pick for gift exchange. We had to use flimsy tissue paper because

JB-ren ignored our request for paper… <_<>

The rest of the photos, sorry, for our eyes only hehehhe. Will send to you who are authorized by email.

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Mum wanted to order Pizza for dinner. I looked at her, meaning to tell her that I don’t think I can eat pizza (without running to the toilet) yet, but seeing that she was reluctant to cook nor go down to tabau, I called Pizzahut. But was greeted by a machine and then left to wait for a whole minute before a human answered the call.

‘This is XXX speaking. How can I help?’

Of course I want to order Pizza la! I call Pizzahut to make appointment for manicure meh?

‘I want to order Pizza’

‘Sorry, Ma’am. Due to the bad weather and overwhelming order, we are not able to make deliveries at this point of time. Can we call you back in 45 min to an hour’s time?’

-_- ok, since mum and me are not so hungry, we decided we can wait.

45 min passed. No one from Pizzahut called. So I called again.

‘Are you delivering now?’

‘Did you call earlier Ma’am?’

‘Yes I did.’

‘Has 45min passed since the first time you called?’

‘Of course!’

‘Sorry Ma’am, we are still not able to deliver now. Can we call you back in another 45min to an hour’s time to check if you still want to order?’

‘Nevermind’

When I told my mum this, she was surprised I kept my cool. I guess she knows how short fused I can get when I am rendered such bad services hahaha.Wahlau! Wait for them to call me, I think I become skeleton already!!!

I offered to cook instant noodles for both of us. Unfortunately, we are left with the dry, spicy noodles. Risking my arse being more sore, I just made do with what was available.

Wish me luck!

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I was being bo liao and took photos of the many many body moisturizers and hand lotions and endless face masks I own.

Body lotions

Hand lotion

My skin care samples

My dono what masks

My Milk Energy masks

My SKII FT Essence masks and whitening masks

SKII eye masks

SKII Anti Wrinkle Masks

The Skin Food Masks

The Face Shop Masks

Miscellaneous masks

And all this is not including the ones I am already using, which consists of my many daily regime of skin care, 3 body moisturizers, 2 hand lotions. And the 3 big jars of body whip still collecting dust at Godma I’s house…

Tell me, how long do I need to finish all these??

Weak...

Sick, weak, aching… That how I feel now. I feel hot, yet cold. The heat seems trapped in my body, ready to gush out once given the chance. Yet I cant withstand the fan that’s blowing in my mum’s direction. Yes, not even blowing in my direction. I hid in the room whole night yesterday.

Havent had a single grain in my mouth for the whole day. Besides LSing yesterday, I puked my guts out this morning. I think there is nothing else left in me to come out from either hole (sick joke).

My body is aching all over. There is this pain in my chest and right arm that kept me awake most day. I dragged myself to my facial, and somehow agreed to do a massage as well. I am not a spa/massage person. Why do I have the bad feeling that I am gonna be bruised all over tomorrow?

Mum is sick too. She had a party to attend today, but we told her not to go, if she was still not feeling well. Bro was supposed to send her to drop the gifts, then send her back. Somehow, he didn’t. And she ended up staying at the party. Cant understand some people. Cant you tell when someone is really sick? Why do you have to insist that person stay, knowing that she is sick, and needs rest, and will not enjoy herself thoroughly? My mum, being the weak-minded her, must have said yes.

I finally convinced myself I needed a doctor in the evening. Dragged myself to Tiong Bahru to the only clinic that opens till 12am, even on pubic holidays. And the doctor said I can only eat plain porridge and fruits and vegetables for the next 2 days. Bah! So much for my Xmas celebration!

Gangster (I nearly typed her name. Must be really sick) must be worried about the party tomorrow. She called me at least 3 times today to check on the arrangements. There seems some discrepancy in the timing. Well, please don’t blame a sick person for not organizing the party properly (trying to push away the blame).

I feel like sleeping, but my chest pain and body ache is killing me. Will try to catch some sleep.

Too Sick To Think of A Title...

Not a good start of the eve of a long long break for me.

Had been feeling nausea since morning. LS syndromes (Actually been to the toilet 3 times already). Had a ‘tiff’ with M, my drinking friend. All in a morning. I think the fact that I am not feeling well contributes to my black face and constipated (irony is – I am LSing) look.

Anyway, I am not gonna let all these spoil my holidays, so I am going to be happy, happy all the way.

Had our Company Annual Dinner yesterday. Had second thoughts about going initially. Because I don’t really know anyone very well enough to make me wanna go. Because I was a little tired. Because I have not really finished my Xmas shopping. But because I have already rented my outfit, and because I am already there, and because Bubbles wanted me to go, I went. And because I was there, I enjoyed myself.

Bubbles was very conscious about her dressing, saying that ‘no one dress to the occasion one!’. But then what I saw was half of the people there were dressed. And we were not very out of place, what…

And this is what we wore.

Bubbles always insisted that I am not very fat, and she is the fat one.

Now you people be the judge. I am in green and Bubbles in blue.

I had a tattoo done near my ankle. Black Rose!

Pls dont mind the fat calf... I cant do anything about that...

The emcee for the night was Justin Misson. I had seen him before and I must say he is a great entertainer. He practically made all of us laugh throughout the night.

‘What do you do?’
‘Marketing.’
‘Marketing. Ok, so whats the price of the fish like today?’
‘…………………’

Of course, some people may be offended by his corny/curt jokes, but then I guess that’s what made the event enjoyable right? Sometimes it doesn’t harm to laugh at yourself…

Our COO got ‘dragged’ up the stage for one of the games. We were contemplating how to sabo him up, when Justin exclaimed ‘Ahhhhhhhhhh, there you are! The colour vaguely matches our dancer on the stage!’ And up the stage COO went! Ha! No need to us sabo! But COO was very sporting. He was asked to do belly dancing with the dancers, and he just did it. With the help of a few glasses of wine before he got dragged up, of course…

Overall, the event was entertaining, with belly dancing, table games, lucky draws and, of course, Justin.

Oh, I won a slow cooker in the draw. But I already have one, so I gave it to Gangster.

Gangster seemed abit distracted before and throughout the dinner. Don’t know what is troubling her…

We had another company lunch today. I didn’t feel like going because I hadn’t been feeling well since morning, but then just go to show face. I was not very happy because of some events, but I shall keep that private. So don’t ask me what ;p.

Ok, the toilet is beckoning for me again. I have to go…

Man Vs Dog

People who know me well will know that Elfie is my 心肝宝贝. I spend a lot of time with him and on him.

When people date me and I tell them I have to go home first, they will ask me why.

‘I need to cook for my dog.’ Is my usual reply. And they will look at me in a strange way. Yes, I cook for my dog. Very weird meh? Dogs also need to eat mah. And my dog eats HCF (which is Home Cooked Food, in case you don’t know), so I need to cook for him.

I am taking leave next week. Yes, a whole week off. Because I am spaying my dog, and I need to nurse him back with TLC. When I told this to my colleague, she rolled her eyes and said ‘Not your dog again!’. She thought I was traveling hahahahah!

I love my dog. I am sure most of you will have read this before:

Reasons why dogs are better than men:

* Dogs don’t talk back at you.
* Dogs will still come to you even after you scold/spank them. (Not that I enjoy spanking mine)
* Dogs will welcome you home after a tiring day at work.
* Dogs entertain you when you are bored.
* Dogs entertain you when you are bored, even when they are tired and sleeping.
* Dogs will stay by your side when you go out together, and will not roam away (at least mine doesn’t ;p) when they see bitches around them.
* Dogs will remain faithful to you.

Having said that, I am NOT saying that all men are no good, of course (I still want to get married one ok! Hahahah). Men, still have their appeal because:

* A nice man will pamper you, and treat you like a princess/queen.
* A nice man will look after your every need.
* A nice man will not mind you wanting to look after his every need.
* A nice man will put your needs ahead of his own.
* A nice man will give you pleasant surprises once in a while.
* A nice man will come to your rescue when you need him to.
* And well, you need a nice man to, erm… extend your/his family line wahahahaha

Every woman needs a man AND a dog.

Right?

Right.

*Silly grin*

I am A Vietnamese Gal!

Went to rent my costume for D&D tomorrow. Theme: Around the World. So have to wear National Costume (Did I already said this in my earlier post?). My colleague recommended this place in Chinatown that rents Vietnamese costumes for $20!

I am trying hard to cover my face and take a good photo

Sigh... Its time I do something about those fat arms and big tummy of mine.... And sometimes, its not good to be too well-endowed too...

Fetish!

I told you! I told you! Elfie has a fetish for black shoes! Look what he did to my last pair of black heels!

Really, when I leave other coloured heels/shoes out, he does nothing to them, except maybe sniff abit here and there. But if it is BLACK, I can expect to find them exactly like the pair above the next morning. Ok, I did take extra care to keep them away when I take them off. But yesterday raining mah… Have to leave them out to dry abit first mah… End up, in the middle of the night, I heard Elfie playing happily in the living room, I just knew it was my heels…

Actually, I also have a fetish. Maybe some of you know about it. I have a fetish for tall guys. Wahahahahahaha!

Yes, I like tall guys. Although I am short myself. But I like, can? Tall guys always attract me. Why? I also don’t know. I just like hahahahha.

Eldest Sis brought the kids to Singapore for their holidays. Yi Kum Mo kindly offered to book a hotel for them, saying she had some discount. Here is the room at Orchard Hotel.

Got this big plasma TV!

The boys rolling about on the bed

We took the kids to see the lightings in Orchard.

The Golden Tree (As the kids called it haha)

The Giant M&Ms. See Kim trying to imitate the dummy haha!

That was as far as we got, when the kids got tired of photo-taking, and kept saying they were hungry. So we went to Food Republic at Wisma to look for ‘noodle soup’ as the kids requested. After dinner, we (Sis and I) wanted to go shopping, so we dragged the kids along with us. But they were fascinated with the aquarium at Wisma.

Matt being awed by the fishes

When I whipped up my camera, Kim was all ready for it!

Sis planned a surprise birthday celebration for BIL.

Secretly bringing out the cake and singing 'Happy Birthday'

Family portrait

Daddy with the kids

All of them wanted to help cut the cake

I bought this expensive cake ok! But then, it didn’t turn out very nice… Bah!

That’s about it for now. Abit of brain blocked today… Must be lack of sleep… nevermind, I will get plenty next week muahahahahaha!

See you guys again soon!

Full of Shit

Was reading Tut’s blog. Tut is Mr. A’s childhood friend. Just recently we got ‘connected’ through Mr. A. And started reading about each other, I guess. One of his recent posts made me almost burst out laughing in the office.

It was supposed to be a nostalgic post, but when Mr. A commented, it became funny. And I commented ‘U 2 are so full of shit!’ wahahahaha!

Well, in a way, life IS full of shit. Mine is anyway. Work is like shit. Relationship is like more shit. Only thing I feel blessed with is my family and my group of wonderful friends. And Elfie. Without them, my life will be worse than shit (which is what??? I don’t know ;p).

If only life is REALLY like shit, just get it out from your system and flush it away, and that’s it. You don’t ever have to see it again. Ever.

If only it was so simple…

Still busy doing Xmas shopping, wrapping presents, meeting up for pre-Xmas gathering and gift exchange. My real real big break coming soon. Me waiting to sleep in late every morning and just slack at home doing nothing. Sounds wonder ful, doesn’t it?

Bubbles was commenting that I will make a good housewife (Just because I reminded her to clean the mug before wrapping it hahaha). I whined to her that yes, I would love to be one, but no one is willing to take me YET. Sigh…

My company annual dinner is on Thursday. Theme is Around The World. Have to think of something to wear, if not wait kenna penalized, or worse, kenna arrowed to go up the stage to do something. I skin so thin one sure cannot take it. Whats simple and nice, and I wont look like a short fat round ball walking around in it?

Tell me if you know ok!

Xmas Shopping

6 more days and its Xmas!!!! Time really flies man!!! Been busy doing my Xmas shopping. More or less done now. Just left with a few people whom I have little or no idea what to get.

I went to do some last minute shopping yesterday, because I realized that I had to send the presents over to China, and I need at least 3 days. So if I want them to get the presents on time, the latest I can send is Tuesday!! And I have not bought anything for them yet!!! So chiong down to the stores to see what I can find. In the end, I made do with what I had already ordered before, which I thought was a good idea, since the weather there is cold and dry, should be quire useful right? And for my boss, I bought this nice hair clip. At first I chose another one. It looked nice and innocent, but when I asked the SA the price, it costs friggy $115!!!! My jaws nearly dropped! Then the SA explained the price was so high because the shiny stuff are all Swarovski crystals. No wonder… Although she is my boss, I have no intention of spending such a hefty sum (to me la) on a Xmas gift for her, so I settled for a cheaper one, which also looks quite nice la, also got crystals, but not Swarovski only hehehe…

Then I had to buy something for my ex-ex-colleagues, whom I am meeting on Monday. Y, I already bought for her. J, I have no idea what to get for her. MT, I have some idea what to get for her. L, I bought something practical for her.

Then there are my ex-colleagues, whom I am meeting on Tuesday. I bought the same thing for all 3 of them. E, of course has her not-very-nice wedding scrapbook, which I made for her. Well, it’s the thought that counts right? So even if it is not the most beautiful piece of work, I am sure she wouldn’t mind, right? Hehehe…

Beach gals, I already planned what to get for them, actually already bought for most, just need to collect. The only ones left are Gangster and Director. Every year, they give me the most headache, because they are so different from the rest, I have to think harder what to get for them… But this year, I know what I can do for Director. Gangster… I have to think some more lor… Grrr!

Spent last night wrapping and wrapping and wrapping. Mum asked me to wrap for her as well, since I am already at it. Eldest sis also asked me to wrap her pressies for cousins’ BBs. This morning I smsed Bubbles and asked her to bring her pressies for the China colleagues today, so I can send together. And guess what? She asked me to wrap for her!! Grr! I should start charging them hor! $5 per present. Reasonable right? Hehehe…

Sigh… seems like my Xmas shopping is neverending. Someone always pops up in my mind after I finish shopping for the day. And I thought I am already very good this year, planned long ahead. Still, the same thing happens. Maybe I should just make it a rule not to buy anything for anyone. Except for the beach gals la.

Should I buy for Mr. A? And neighbourhood-doglover-friend D? and M? And… Ok stop it! If I see what I want to buy for them, I will buy. If not, then forget it, ok? Ok…

How about TK? And Godma I… And doglover-friend R…………….

Thief!

Ping commented to me yesterday that I am very hardworking in blogging.

'Work also not so efficient,' she said.

Wahahaha! I admit. I blog a lot. Another comment, or rather question Ping brought up, 'Got so many things to write meh?'.

Well, I don't only blog when there is something special happening. I just blog about my daily life, and what is happening around me, and how I feel about them. May seem boring to a lot of people, but then, its my blog mah, I can write anything I like right? I am the Queen of my blog right? I set the rules here right?

Right.

Hehehehe.

Did I mention that Elaine has terminated her blog? Because some pathetic jokers started flaming her in her tag board. Well, the things they said are really ugly, I must say. If I was Elaine, I might not have taken it too. But then, like I told one other blogger, 'A blogger cannot be affected by his/her readers.' Like I machiam so experienced lidat wahahahaha. And he agreed! Ahahahaha!

Well, one day when I become a celebrity blogger then say la. Now, shall just stick to what/how I feel hehehe.

Feel so sleepy now. Couldn't really sleep last night because Elfie kept scratching the bedroom door and barking. Why? Because Eldest sis is here with her family, and she left the kids with us yesterday. Her kids have been 'air-con kids' since young, so they have to sleep with the door closed. Elfie is used to it being open and he can walk in and out of the room freely, so he wasn't used to it being closed. And I had to keep waking up to keep him from scratching the door and barking in order not to wake the kids up. YaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwnÂ…

Oh, I wanna complain!!!!!!!!!!

One of out tenant gave my VP a logcake. He was away on business trip so I kept it in the office fridge. But when I went to take it today, it was gonnnnnnnnnne!!!

WHO???? Who took the logcake????

I told M about it. M said the cake might have been spoilt (because not knowing it was a logcake (I thought it was chocolates), I left it on my desk for about 3 days before putting it in the fridge), since it was not refrigerated. I hope so lor. I hope it is spoilt so whoever took it without asking will have a stomache after eating it! Evil me! Kekekeke!…

I hate such people lor. The same thing happened in my ex-company. People will just take things without asking for permission, or without telling you. If the thing doesn't belong to you, shouldn't you at least have the courtesy to ask??? Taking without asking is STEAL you know???!!!!!

THIEF!!!!!

Secret Admirer

One of the forums I frequent (VERY frequently) was supposed to have an outing today, but was cancelled due to poor response. Ok, I admit. I was one of the ones who contributed to the poor response. Well, I am not very keen to meet with the people who signed up, so I didnt ;p.

Last night, there were apparently many of us who felt extremely bored, and started exchanging MSN ids. One of them, a guy, commented that I ‘don’t look like the emotional sort’. I laughed and asked him why he said that. He said “Well, all those that join forums usually are’.

Come to think of it, he is quite right. All the forums I am in, no matter whether it is dogs forum, or beauty forum, or whatever forum, there are bound to be some quibbles of some sort, even ‘catfights’. Most are due to some petty reasons. Many times, some people are ‘forced’ to ‘leave’ the forum. But sooner or later, they will come back using another nick. And then they will get ‘exposed’ by their ‘enemies’, and the same cycle repeats again…

Which is why I prefer to keep out of most discussions, except those very general ones, like food, or travel and stuff. Some members can be ultra sensitive. One little innocent comment can mean the world to them, and they will start to have illusions of you trying to malign them in whatever they say.

You may recall that I was quite active in one of the dog forums before. Even became very good friends with some of the members. But then, things turned very ugly when one of them started hurling abuses at another, and started rumours about the other one. Messy messy messy is all I can say. After that, I stuck to the 1 friend I kept in the forum. Now even when I attend outings (well I want Elfie to make more friends mah hahahaha), I will just keep to myself. Of course if people talk to me, I will still respond la, but I will keep my humble opinions to myself lor, in case someone gets hurt by my frankness, then not so good right?

Oh yes, before I forget, I made an important discovery recently. I have a secret admirer wahahahahaha!

No la. The truth is: someone from my ex-ex-company, the Lxxxxxa one, has been reading my blog. Not many people I know from there, are still there. And I did not inform many people that I have a blog. One hand can count finish – Y, J (because they gave me my voucher so I blogged about it and they wanted to see), AW (because I blogged about little Natalie and I showed her), and all 3 of them denied reading my blog recently. But this mysterious person, apparently, has been reading my blog everyday last week and this. Who on earth is this person, I have no idea.

Mysterious person, sorry if I have forgotten that I have given you the link to my blog, but can you tell me who you are???

Santa Is Coming to Town

The footsteps of Santa is creeping closer and closer. No mood to work now…

Was helping Ping look through some Christmas menu for her company’s Christmas party. Oh my office has one too! Its next Thursday! So I have a Christmas lunch on Thursday, an annual party on Thursday night. Woohoo! I’m gonna be one big fat pig man! Imagine all the ham and sausages and turkey and log cakes I am gonna stuff into my stomach!

Lose the 10kg? Fat chance!

Mum was asking if we want to go India during the CNY period. India???? Most of us shook our heads. Very vigorously. No way I am going India, unless I die die have to!

Ok, I know India is a beautiful place, full of culture, and the people there are nice. BUT, I am not one to go to such places lor. Maybe HP will like it. She likes to explore culture and scenery and stuff. Me? I only know how to enjoy the food and shopping hahahaha.

Ok ok, I am one uncultured pig!

Can start counting down to Christmas!

One Total Idiot

Some of you may be wondering why I made the sudden outburst that most men are idiots. Ok, I apologise for making that irresponsible comment, because I know that many women are bimbos too hahahahaha.

I blogged earlier that I put up my profile in Match.com. (Oh FYI, I removed my pretty picture already. Don’t know why I did it, but just felt like removing it from my profile) Yesterday, this guy sent me a message and asked me to add him to my MSN. Being the usual slack and bored-at-work me, I did. Below are some excerpts from our conversation.

Him: Are you an open-minded person?
Me: Depends on what you are talking about…
(I knew and expected what was coming after that question)
Him: Will you allow your boyfriend to watch porn?
Me:………
Me: Depends…
Him: On what?
Me: Once in a while is ok. Too often is not ok.
Him: Will you watch with him?
Me: …..
Me: Depends, but why not?

At this point, he has already scored minus-500 points from me, but he still went on and on about it. I tried to change topics a few times, but it somehow went back to sex-related topics.

Him: Do you have high sex drive?
Me: Why do you ask?
Him: Curious about you lor.
Me: Seems like you are curious only about certain things about me.
Him: No la…
Me: From our conversation, yes.
Him: Please do not misunderstand me la…
Me: Did I?
Him: Don’t think I only think of sex. I ask you doesn’t mean I am thinking of it ok…
Me: Really? If you are not thinking of it, how come you will ask? If you are not thinking about it, it will not even cross your mind, and you wouldn’t even ask me, right?

Now, isn’t that stupid? Still wanna argue, knowing I am right? You all tell me la, did I say anything wrong?

Isnt he a total idiot?

Idiots??!

My brief conversation with Dog-lover-friend R

Me: R, you not married right?
R: No
Me: No boyfriend right?
R: No
R: Why?
Me: I know why... Cos most men are idiots!
R: You asked me those questions just to tell me that???

Hahahahaha!

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I was planning to blog about my dinner with A, F, and P yesterday, but all of a sudden, I was struck with an unknown source of gloominess. I felt nauseous, but there was nothing much to puke. I had a sudden desire to go to the toilet and poke into my throat and puke my lungs out.

Funny, I should be very happy now. Holiday mood. Boss not around. Lots of pressies. Long leave coming. But but but… Why do I feel this way?

Find something to perk myself up.

Food…

I shall go home and wrap my pressies tonight.

I think I know why…

I shall work on making myself happy today.

Wrap pressies…

I am talking nonsense liao…

I have to collect some pressies from L. Have to meet them before Xmas…

I have to wrap pressies…

I think I have said that 3 times liao…

Sigh…

http://www.kennysia.com/

Interesting post from one of the blogs I read regularly.

http://www.kennysia.com/

命里有时终须有，命里无时莫强求

Mrs D is pregnant! Yes, D, I know you told me few days ago, but I did not think of blogging about it till now.

D, somehow, was not very elated with the news. I am not sure why… But I know that he loves kids, and that if he has his own, he will be a good father.

D, to me, has always been an independent person. I realized why one day when he told me he started fending for himself at a fairly young age. Which explains why he always exudes that little bit of MCPness in him, always taking charge when he needs to.

But then, guys being guys, also always have that little child in him, no matter what age he is. D, like all guys, is sometimes like a child. Especially when I see him playing with his 3 dogs, is just like 3 children playing together, 1 being the usual bully (D la hahah). He will use the air-gun (is it air-gun?) and shoot at his dogs. Not pain, I know, because the ‘bullets’ are Styrofoam, but it sort of shocks the dogs and makes them run all over the house, and hide in whatever place they can find. He will carry Bubbles (the dog not my buddy), the fattest one of the lot, and turn her round and round on the floor. When Bubbles manage to stand, she will scoff at him, as if scolding him for teasing her. Cute scene hahaha.

D asked me last night ‘Have you started walking around the office?’

I laughed. I told him before that the fortune teller said my significant other will be from my office, so I should probably go sashay around in my office, wearing my sexiest dress wahahahahaha.

Aiyoh, recently I don’t know busy with what, how to look my sexiest with dark circles like coffee stains and eye bags big like real bags underneath my eyes???

When its meant to be, it will be. If not, the harder you try, the more disappointed you get.

Right?

Tonight meeting A, F, and P, my uni friends. Another round of belated-birthday-cum-early-Christmas celebration. Another excuse for stuffing myself with food. Another reason not to start dieting.

How to lose those 10kg, tell me?

Love-Hate Relationship

Its my birthday today. Got a few smses last night, but I was already in dreamland hahaha. So I woke up in the morning to see my friends wish me, and replied them. And woke them all up hahaha!

I had to go to office today (if not you think I can post such a long post with a picture at home meh???) , because my boss had a meeting with a few people. She had assured me yesterday that she would leave by 1pm, so I will not need to stay longer than that.

‘I am mindful of that’, she said. She knew its my birthday today.

This morning when I went to pick up her things from her car, she wished me happy birthday, and passed me a present. A Fossil dress watch! So sweet of her right?

Like I mentioned many times before, she is a nice person, only when it comes to work, she is abit ‘tao-hong’, as Bubbles always says. Sometimes, she is so sweet, and do little things that melt your heart, but others, she makes your blood boil so much you wish you can strangle her to death on the spot.

It’s a typical love-hate relationship we share.

I had dinner with M last night.

Ok, another conflict, I realize. This M, is my drinking friend, not my colleague, M (I shall call her MN next time). So please don’t be confused hehehe.

M took me to this Korean restaurant at Dempsey road. Its only opened for 3 weeks. There are still flowers that say ‘Congratulations!’ standing around in the restaurant. The whole place looked big (although in actual fact, one glance and you can see the whole restaurant) and clean. Nice place. Nice food. I dumped the menu at him and asked him to order. We had charcoal grilled (or BBQ?) rib eye and pork belly (so fatty!), and some pancake of some sort that resembled orh-lua, only the orh is replaced by squid, and the usual many side dishes that Korean restaurants are famous for.

Speaking of Korean, I just had Korean food the night before with JB-ren. She called me on Wednesday but I had to go home for dinner so met on Thursday instead. She wanted to go to this ulu place in West Coast, so ulu that the cab driver didn’t know how to go. The restaurant was in this YESS Building along West Coast Highway. Its very authentic, just like the one I went to with Bubbles and Bluman and Fade in KL. But compared to the one at Dempsey, this one is older (I guess it has been around much longer), the floor looks really oily and dirty, and the furniture a little worn out. But important thing is, the food was still good. Both of us ordered 2 kinds of meat (because the minimum order for Charcoal BBQ was 2 meat >_>) and a Kim Chi Soup. And of course the many side dishes. This one, really was the eat-until-we-cannot-eat type of dinner. In any case, I still opted for Korean food the very next day -_-…

As usual, I stuffed myself with so much food that I couldn’t really move afterward. We adjourned to Wine Network (or was it Wine Company??) to have our wine. We just chatted a little and sipped on our wine and people-watched. M told me about his trip to Phuket. Oh, on Wednesday, he smsed me and bluffed me that he missed his flight on Monday and was stranded in Phuket, and that he swam back specially for my birthday. Yeah, right. Ha!

By the time we finished the bottle, I was a little high. M sent me back home. I was a little disappointed because I was expecting a more romantic night hahaha. But oh well, if its not meant to be, its not meant to be. Sigh…

Will be having dinner with mum, 2nd sis and bro tonight. Maybe do a little more Xmas shopping later.

Happy Birthday Rose! May all your wishes come true!

Only The Lonely

Was having lunch with Bubbles, when someone tapped Bubbled on her shoulder. It was her boss, the COO. Seeing he was alone, we (or rather, she) invited him to join us at our table. He left his papers at the table and went off to get his food.

Then, Bubbles waved at another person, who just finished buying food and was looking for a seat. It was the VP. We (or rather again, she), again invited him to join us at our table. She told him that the COO was sitting with us, and he jokingly said ‘Wahlau, I was avoiding him, and now you want me to sit with him!’ hahaha!

Although I am just a small fry in the company, I am ok to have 2 big bosses eat at the same small table with me. All I had to do was smile and listen to whatever they had to say, anyway. Mind you, it is not always that I get to sit and eat with them, so its good to do it occasionally and hear what they have to say, and feel what the air is like ‘up there’.

They were talking about some stuff discussed during the meeting earlier, when suddenly, Bubbles waved at another person again. It was the CEO this time. He was talking on the phone, so he just acknowledged us then walked away further. Lucky, because this one, I think, they really avoiding.

Then, yet another familiar character walked past. This one was the VP of another division. Also alone. But would rather not join us, and there was no other seat, anyway.

The above sounds familiar? I believe all of you out there will know:

If you are just a small fry like me, you know that you will never want to lunch with the management team in your office if you can choose.
If you are like one of the above persons I mentioned just now, you will know that when lunchtime comes, you will never seem to be able to find someone available in your office to eat with you.

The same thing in my ex company. My boss, the Director of the division in Asia, lunches alone. He always complained to me that no one wants to lunch with him. The same goes for the GM.

Does it mean the higher in the hierarchy you go, the lonelier you become? I will never know. Because I am not interested to go up there to find out, nor will I ever be able to hahahaha.

D is sick.

Oh, by the way, the ‘D’ in one of my earlier posts, the one that sent me an annoying sms saying ‘I love you’, is not this D.

This D, who is sick now, is my neighbourhood-dog-lover friend. The other D, is my ex-boyfriend (Ok, he shall be known as ex-D from now onwards, if I ever mention him again). So, please do not be alarmed that this D, who is married, said ‘I love you’ to me.

Ok, back to D. He hasn’t been feeling well for the past week. I had been nagging at him to see a doctor, which he pushed off until last Monday. And he simply refused to eat medicine, which he said makes him drowsy and tired. D, medicine drowsy is to make sure that you rest while getting well mah. You don’t rest, how to get well faster? So be a good boy and eat your medicine ok?

Weekend is coming. My boss is flying. Wont see her for at least another 3 weeks. And I am taking week after Christmas off. Woohoo!!!

Rose is in holiday mood now!

Xmas Party!

Gals! Look what I ordered for our Xmas party!

Name: Pearry’s Log
Description: Poached pear and maple syrup panecotta surrounded by dark bitter chocolate mousse that is sprinkled with croquant ball.

Looks yummy, doesn’t it?

And if we are not having BBQ, I feel like ordering these as well.

What say you gals?

Studio Apartment Tenants, Cakes... Not Related At All Hahahaha

Every morning, I will wake up at around 7am. Elfie will follow me when I go to the toilet, brush my teeth, wait by the kitchen for me to cook his breakfast for him, and feed him. Even on weekends, I will wake up latest by 8am, and repeat the same routine. Boring, yes I know. But I like. I no like changes in my routine lifestyle. If I can, I will try to keep it the same way.

There is a block of studio-apartment-for-elderly (is that what you call it?) right next to my block. But not every unit is occupied by an elderly. I think because of low occupancy rate, many units are rented out to singles, or couples who wanted a small place. I have seen lots of interesting people walking into, and out of, that building.

1) A business woman who power dresses a lot. I started noticing her was because there was a period of time we often waited for taxis together along the same street (usually she has someone waiting for her in the car park, yes I know that too ;p). One thing I notice about her is that every part of her dressing is very coordinated. Like if she wears a pink and brown suit, she will wear pink and brown shoes and carry a pink and brown bag. If she wears grey and white suit, she will wear grey and white shoes, and carry a grey and white bag. Sometimes, they are even made from the same material! I never failed to be amazed by her dressing whenever I see her.
2) This one I have never seen before, but heard a lot of him. Every morning, at about 7.30am, there will be a series of sneezes coming from that block. A man’s voice. And its usually a long sneeze that goes ‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhchooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo’. Not once, not twice, but a few times in a row. Elfie will look at the window and tilt his cute little head one side and listen to him the whole time. Hahaha.
3) Another man, I think he is a little mentally-disabled. He cries very loudly every morning. Very pitifully too. Makes you want to go over and give him a hug. But then, if you hear it EVERY morning, it becomes like, just a habit.

Before this studio apartment was built, the building that stood there was a one-room flat. Lots of elderly people stayed there too. The one event that I remember so vividly was that an old man commited suicide by jumping down from his 2nd storey flat. And he died. He created quite a big hoo-ha then. Not long after, they teared down the building. The plot of land remained unused for a long long time, and I enjoyed the view I get without the blockage of a block of flat right next to me. I can even see the fireworks during National Day! But after they built this apartment, no more fireworks for me...

Ping just sent me this link:

http://www.roomfordessert.com.sg/cakes.htm

I am a sucker for cakes!!!!

All looks so delicious. All seem to be calling out for me.

How not to get fat, tell me?!

Witch

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Its past midnight, and I am still in the office!!!!

Now I know why all my colleagues in China look so old and haggard. No, I should say all those that work under my boss look so old and haggard. Everyone, except herself, who has no dark circles, no eye bags at all!

Ei, sounds like a witch who is feeding on all our youth to keep herself young eh. Wahahahahaha! Ok, I am BAD!

Seriously speaking, I think I am not suitable to be a secretary anymore.

1) My concentration span is getting shorter and shorter. At least I don’t think I can be a good one with this boss, because I am not a night person. By 11pm, I start to stone.
2) My self-centeredness is getting stronger and stronger. I am not that boss-is-No.1 secretary anymore. Yes, I still regard her as ‘No.1’, not because I want to, but more because I am forced to. That’s not a good sign…
3) I am more family-oriented now. I would like to spend more time with my mum, my boyfriend/husband (when I have one), my friends. Yes, I have a lot of time now when boss is not around, but when she is back… I cannot imagine.
4) Work is really secondary to me now. I don’t mind work, but not staying in the office. Which is like now, I wish I can burn the building down…

More importantly, I think I am plagued by the thought that one day in future, I might be asked to choose between my job and my dog/family/freedom/boyfriend/whatever, and in order not to be made to make a choice, I should start thinking hard what I want to do now, and concentrate on doing that well, so I will not have a problem when that day really comes.

I am damn tired…

I want to go home…

Saturday, 2 December 2006

I met the gals for dinner today. Been a long time since attendance was full. Gangster is back. Travolta is back. Just that JB-ren was down with Dengue, so couldn’t make it. And Ms Fit was not able to make it back so early.

It was an advance birthday celebration for me and Cher, but then, its just another excuse to gather and eat and drink.

We had dinner at Geylang – Frog leg porridge. But we ended up ordering more: BBq sting ray, orh lua, sotong (which tasted quite horrible). Was so full by the time we finished.

We adjourned to Mind Café after that to chill. It was the first visit to a games café for some of them. And we totally enjoyed it. Laughed so much and so hard that most of us left with a sore throat and painful stomach (from to much laughing). Will leave Bubbles to blog about the details of the event kekeke…

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Sunday, 3 December 2006

Met W for tunch at Marina Mandarin. We were supposed to meet at 1pm. But he was late. He didn’t know how particular I was about punctuality. Tsk tsk tsk.

The spread was good, but the quality of the food was so-so only. Somehow the Sashimi wasn’t very good, maybe it wasn’t fresh, maybe the cut wasn’t good.The Wasabi wasn’t shiok enough. The Dimsum wasn’t piping hot. The iced water wasn’t chilled enough.

W is a guy I met from Match.com. We had been smsing and msning for some time. But I had felt that he wasn’t THE one for me. I told him very frankly how I felt, and said that even if we couldn’t be together, we can still be friends. He very graciously accepted it.

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Monday, 4 December 2006

I received this sms early in the morning today:

D: Happy advance birthday to you this Saturday, in case I am no longer around to wish you the. I love you!

If he really loves me, would he still be sending smses of such to me every now and then? I don’t think so…

Is this considered ‘Love given freely, is never wrong’?

I had done my fair bit of trying to mend a broken relationship before, I had been even more irritating. Which is why I told myself then that I will never do the same again. When it is time to let go, let go.

I loved this part of the lyrics in one of Jay’s songs:

我会学着放弃你，是因为我太爱你。。。

*Shrug*

What can you do when:

1) you find that someone is consistently following you in whatever you do, and gradually doing whatever you are doing, and trying to be better than you?
2) Someone likes you a lot, simply idolizes you, trying to get your attention all the time, but you simply don’t want to give that person your attention at all?
3) A person keeps asking you for advice, and simply refuse to use own brain to think of even a simple solution?

I think I should feel flattered, honored, happy, proud, rather than, angry, frustrated, irked, irritated.

Afterall, not everyone has a person doing that to him/her.

*Shrug*

Hijacked!

Its been a busy busy day for me. Suddenly seems like I have a lot of things to do. So, you see, as long as you want to, there are always things to do, just a matter of whether its what you want to do, and whether you want to do it or not.

Its December!

December = Birthday = Xmas = New Year

It’s a happy month!

I have made appointment with the vet to spay Elfie after Xmas. Is it a little cruel for me to give him such a post-Xmas present? Kekeke…

I am planning to take the whole week post-Xmas off, so it will be a long long holiday for me. 23 Dec 2006 – 3 Jan 2007! Woohoo!!!

Main thing is to nurse Elfie back after his ‘operation’ la, but then also a chance for me to try to do some spring cleaning at home. Really need to clear some space for some things that are still lying around in all parts of the house.

My boss came in late today, because she went to the bank to settle some outstanding issues. And she has 2 parties waiting for her for telecoms.

And Bubbles had to hijack her first thing she came into the office! <_<>

New Year Resolutions

Year end is coming soon. Yes, besides all the parties and yummy food that I will be stuffing into my mouth, there is also this thing called New Year resolution.

No doubt, I never seem to remember my resolutions shortly I made them. But this time I shall make easy ones so they can be achieved easily hehehe…

Resolution 1:
Get into my boss’ good books = Get a good appraisal – Get a good bonus

Though it is abit too late now to do anything about this (because I think she has already graded me), but then, it doesn’t harm to get into her good books now, in case I don’t manage to find another position, or another job in the next year, then at least I can get a good bonus?

Resolution 2:
Lose 10kg….

…..Make that 5 wahahaha… Ok la, if I can manage 5, I am more than happy already.

I have signed up with Amore. Believe me, I am starting my first class this Saturday.

Resolution 3:
Learn driving.

My mum has been urging me to learn, so I can chauffer her around when my lazy brother refuse to. She even offered to pay for my lessons! Hahaha.

Mum: Money is one thing. Making the effort to learn is another. But then, since you so want me to learn, I will make it my New Year resolution this year to learn.

Resolution 4:
Take up a course to upgrade myself, or learn a skill.

What, is a very good question. I haven’t thought about that myself. Give me some time…

Resolution 5:
Read more. Gain more knowledge.

Okok, some of you will say that I already read a lot. But all those that I am reading now are for leisure only.

I need to know more things. I feel like a frog in the well now. I need to improve my geography, in case next time someone ask me where is Liechtenstein and I don’t know.

That should be about it for now. Will add on to the list if I can think of anymore.

Boss coming back tomorrow…

:((

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Okok, I shall stop whining and work hard towards my New Year Resolutions now!

Bad Bad News

I just received a call that dragged my mood to a new low.

Boss just told me that she will stay in Singapore longer, because Mr Workaholic wanted her to attend some launch on 8th December. So she wil stay here till 10th December, instead of going back to China on 4th December as planned.

8th Decmber! 10th December! The eve of my birthday she wil be around!!! HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN??????

Chow workaholic! Why ask my boss to stay so long??? Purposely one!!!!

And I thought I could shake leg and enjoy my birthday week....

Super SIANNNN........

Reflections

Yesterday, as I was doing all my chores, and making sure Elfie eats his dinner, and bathing him, it suddenly dawned on me that I have never really done anything significant in my entire life. As in, what have I done that will make people remember me, even when I am gone, or not by their side? Nothing. Zilch.

Serious, When I was a child, I always lived in the shadows of my sisters. I was always whose whose whose sister.

When I went to secondary school, I always hid in the shadows of my friends.

When I was in Poly, I was a little more outspoken.

When I did my degree, I opened up more to others, including Beach Gals.

But even then, I did not do anything that was very significant at all. Up to now.

Relationship – Needless to say, nothing at all. Oh yes, a huge pile of mess, a body and soul full of scars.

Family – This I can say I have put in a little more effort than all the other areas. I think we have grown closer these recent years.

Career – Pui pui pui! I pui myself, can? I am just an unambitious, lazy bum, who doesn’t know what she wants.

LBT ever said, (if I remembered correctly) that nothing is not achievable, as long as you put in a little more effort.

I am ashamed to say that, I have never really put in a lot of effort in my career at all. Most of my energy, I channeled to relationships that were not worth mentioning, or even worth remembering at all. I have wasted a great portion of my life doing all these worthless shit! And got nothing in return at all.

SIGH……

I always complained about my boss. But I think, a lot of it actually comes from myself. If I had only put in that little bit more effort, I think I will be able to handle her relatively well. She will even love me! Ahahaha…

Since I am not getting anywhere with my relationships, maybe its time to start on my career.

Is it too late?

The Impatient Me

Just encountered another 2 carcasses of my arch enemies again this morning. Strictly speaking, not carcass yet, because they were still moving! But it wont be long…

Why is it that they are re-surfacing again after only such a short period of time? Is it because of the rain? We have fixed the rubbish chute door, so it cant be from there. Or can it??

I will seriously consider a man who will block them from me, help me get rid of them, clear their carcasses for me, my hero.

I just read Elaine’s blog, and she mentioned that men should at times, be slightly chauvinistic. I totally agree with that statement! *Applaud Elaine*

I am someone who doesn’t like to make decisions a lot. When I can, I will give this important task to someone else ;p.

When I go out with a guy, I prefer him to make all the decisions, from where to meet, what time to meet, to ordering food and drinks, unless there is something specifically I want to eat or drink.

For those of you who want to date me, please do not bother me with all these nitty gritty things ok. Please have a proper plan, and know what to do, instead of everything also ask me to decide. I like to just follow, ok?

(I was blogging happily this morning when I was rudely interrupted by a colleague usually based in China, and is back for some reasons, and decided to sit at Bubbles’ desk. For the benefit of those who don’t know, Bubbles is outstationed, so her desk is empty. AND HE CAN SEE WHATEVER I AM DOING!!! So I had to stop drafting my post and pretended to be hardworking. Continue after lunch!)

For that matter, I am not an indecisive woman ok. On the contrary, I think I make decisions quite fast. I really don’t like to be婆婆妈妈 you know. So I really hate it when other people are. Yes, I am a damn impatient person. All my tolerance has been lost over the years. To what, I don’t know. Maybe its accumulated, and once I start losing it, it goes like running water.

Like when I ask someone what to get for lunch, ‘随便’ is a common answer. But if I ask 3 times, and I get the same answer 3 times, I get fed up. And that person better eat whatever I buy or else!

Ok, I know I do the same sometimes, but I don’t think I will give that stupid answer if I am asked 3 times. At least I will say ‘whatever you buy’, or whatever comes into my mind at that time.

Like when I ask someone whether free or not, wanna go out, many times I get ‘看先’ for an answer. Well, 看 what? See if you got other dates, if not then you agree? Not first come first serve one meh? I am your reserve? How long must I wait for your answer? Right till the last minute? Fat hope! I will ask the next person already.

Like when I ask someone wanna meet or not, very often the next question I get asked is ‘Who else is going?’. Ok, I understand that not everyone is sociable and like to meet people so it’s a relevant question to ask if you know you are being invited to a party you know that many people you don’t know, or dont't know very well, will be attending. But if you know that its an outing with a group of close friends, why do you still need to ask that question? Is there someone you don’t want to see? Or am I not good enough a companion for you? I don’t know.

And when I do find my other companions, please do not complain that I have change of heart ok.

All I know is that I get damn impatient and fed up easily nowadays.

Well, yes that’s me. The damn impatient me.

Family Trip 2

We are planning our 2nd family trip over Chinese New Year. Any suggestions, anyone? Where can 5 adults, 1 elderly woman, 3 kids go for a holiday?

No beach resorts if possible, because I have not fully recovered from the sunburnts on my head yet…

Probably not a place that celebrates Chinese New Year, so that the shops, if any, will be open when we go there.

Beach resort is a last resort… If we cant think of anywhere else to go. At most, I will hide in the shade all day long, which I don’t mind hehehe… I also don’t wanna get any darker than I already am!

Anyone heard of Bandung Resort? My sis said it’s a mountain resort in Indonesia. If you have been there before, or knows what we can do there, please let me know ya.

Thanks in advance!!!

Bosses Are All Fickleminded

Being a secretary means you have to put your boss’s wellbeing ahead of anyone else, including your own.

Bosses are all known to be fickleminded, no question about that. Its just the degree of ficklemindedness that differs from boss to boss, and how well they can take ‘no’ for an answer.

I think if all secretaries/PAs come together and write a book on how fickleminded a boss can be, the list will go on and on and on ahahaha.

Well, here is mine (to be fair to other bosses, because they might be better now, I shall just base it on my current boss):

1. The top on the list will definitely be - flight booking. Boss can never make up her mind which flight she wants to take. You will have to book at least 3 different flights for her all on the same day, going by different routes, to the same destination. Then she will decide how they want to travel. And she ‘decides’ does not mean tat there will be no further changes made anymore. She can suddenly decide to go somewhere else, or suddenly prefer to go by yet another route one hour later. She thinks that every airline will reserve one seat on every flight for her specially, so she can decide now where and how she wants to fly, and get the seat confirmation.
2. She cannot decide how she wants her filing to be done. One minute, she wants 3 copies to be printed, and filed in 3 different places. The next, she complains that there are too many copies floating around, and she feels confused, and wants just one final copy of the document. She has no f@%#king idea how long it takes to make 3 copies of the same document and file them in 3 places, nor does she know how tedious it is to retrieve all 3 copies of the document and consolidate it to one file.
3. This is filing related too. My boss has lots of magazine holders of documents. After shifting to a new office, which is relatively smaller then her previous office, she finds that she should make full use of space and put everything into one magazine holder wherever possible. But after 1 week, she was looking for something, and she called me into the room and scolded me for putting 2 different things into 1 magazine holder. I looked at her in bewilderment. She had personally put the things in herself. I DID NOT TOUCH ANYTHING AT ALL. But she had clearly forgotten about it.
4. My boss, being high up there, has lots of entertainment to do. And being entertainment for the company, of course she will make the expenses incurred for such events. My boss, being her, can seldom decide on the spot how she wants to claim those expenses. Sometimes she felt that she should claim under entertainment; at other times she feels that she should just claim under travel expenses. Sometimes, I will have to do, and re-do, and re-do her expenses at least 3 times, before she is satisfied, and endorses it.
5. My boss has high expectations of me. I think I did blog about this before, that she expects a human with 8 hands to be supporting her. One moment, she asked me to do something for her, URGENTLY, the next she starts lecturing me for something not quite my fault, and expects me to be standing there listening to her. Then, she will ask ‘so have you done that URGENT thing?’ OF COURSE NOT LA!!! If I said I have done it, I think she will be more scared than happy.

I think I am not good enough for her. I think she expects more from me. I think she would have preferred an alien with many hands, or an Octopus at least, to assist her in her work.

I think I need to undergo a surgery in order to do my job better. A surgery to implant more hands, and the ability to split myself into 2 or more when necessary.

Any recommendations, anyone?

知足常乐

I had yet another very close shave with my arch enemy, Mr Roach again.

I was preparing to bring my baby for a walk downstairs. After putting on his harness, leashed him, sling his outing bag over my shoulder, I opened the door and went out. After making sure the door is closed, I happened to just glance down at my shirt. And saw 'him' clinging on to my shirt, right at the chest area!

How 'he' got there, dont ask me, because I DONT FRIGGING KNOW!!! 'He' was those red colour kind, not the brown kind. Same shade as my wooden door, which might explain why I did not see 'him' in the first place. I muffled a scream that almost became a deafening one (if I did not muffle it), and quickly shoved 'him' away. 'He' landed lightly onto the floor, and crawled hurriedly away, while I dragged Elfie away as fast as I could, looking back every now and then to see if 'he' still followed us.

Those whom I have told, and those who have read one of my very earlier posts, will know that I have a 'very intimate' relationship with Mr Roach. More initmate than alot of my friends, in fact. Not that I want to, because I have no wish to be associated with them in any way. But for some reasons I have yet to find out, they seem to take a liking to me, or rather, I seem attractive to them. Just like the jerkish men I meet.

Nice things seldom find their way to me. And if I try too hard to get to them, I will just get more disappointed. SO, I tell myself to be contented with whatever I already have, and everything else is is bonus to me. That way, I will be happier.

Right?

Boring Skin...

Just trying my luck if I can post a short blog at home... If you see this, Means I can, la...

Ping asked me why I never changed my blogskin. I know this one is boring, Ping, but I dont know how to change to a nice one without those funny characters replacing my punctuations. I want my nice Rose skins too!

Time to pressure D... kekeke

Not Fair!

One of my friends told me that there is a Victoria Secret Sale at a building near my office this weekend, starting today. I very excitedly pulled M along to see if there is any good stuff to grab, during lunch.

We happily walked to the building near our office, to discover that the queue at the cashiers was already snaking round and round and round. How horrifying!! Still, I wanted to see if there is any good buys. I saw CK Men’s briefs going for $10 (too bad I do not have anyone to buy them for now. Ha!), Mango Ts for $10, Adidas sweaters going for $15, and more and more and more…

BUT, the crowd inside was too much for me to bear. I am someone who doesn’t like crowds, and avoid them at all costs. You will never see me in town area on a weekend, unless I die die have to go. Crowds gives me headaches.

Anyway, the stuff were more like factory outlet quality. The tags were cut off, or a hole was made to cover/camouflage the brand name. So, I guess its not worth me fainting over shopping here.

M and I quickly walked out of the store and decided to grab some lunch nearby. M said that she needed to get something for her boss. It was her boss’ birthday!! And she had no idea what to get. She asked me, someone who has not worked with her boss before, and never spoke more than 10 lines with her boss before, what to buy.

I could only give her suggestions. Afterall, she should be able to know what her boss likes or dislikes better than me, right?

As we walked back to the office, I pointed out to M the shoe shop that I thought had very nice designs. I couldn’t resist stepping in when I saw a pair of red checked shoes. So pretty! But then, I managed to step out without buying anything, because my shoe rack is already full and almost tumbling down due to being overloaded with shoes.

WHY? Why do women have to own so many pairs of shoes, and still want to buy more? Men can own 1 pair and that can bring them anywhere for more than a year. Why do we women have to coordinate everything from hair accessories to clothes to handbag to shoes? Why do we have to spend money on skincare and cosmetics on top of everything I just mentioned, and yet, our salary range is always lower than that of a man? WHY?

Its not f-a-i-r!!!

Taxi, Taxi

I met JS and GQ for dinner yesterday. We made this date last week when I bumped into GQ. Realised that we have not met for like almost a year?? Wow, that’s super long man, considering we used to meet every other week before. GQ told me that JS had broken off with her boyfriend of 5-6 years. I was a little shocked to hear that because all the while I had thought that they were perfect together, and for the past year or 2, they had been living together. Well, you just can never tell what lies in the future, do you?

As usual, I had to rush home to feed Elfie first before I can meet them. I cabbed back, cooked and fed Elfie,and cabbed again so I wouldn’t be too late. I must say this – ALL taxi drivers should take a test before they are allowed to drive a taxi around. A test of familiarity of Singapore’s road. And they should be trained to get their passengers to their intended destination in the fastest time/shortest route possible, without asking too many questions.

I admit – I am a taxi queen. There are many reasons why I take taxis:

1. Lazy.
2. Hate crowded buses/trains.
3. Rushing for time. I am someone who doesn’t like to be late.
4. Not familiar with the place I am going to.

I hate it when taxi drivers ask me ‘要走哪里去？’, the moment I sit in the cab and tell them my destination. For me, as long as I can get to where I want to go in the fastest time, I am fine with any route. Whats more, I am not very good with road names and directions, I am always at a loss when being asked such questions. And I hate it more when taxi drivers take advantage of that, and purposely drive me on a tour round Singapore before getting me to my intended destination. I feel like telling them ‘Excuse me. I am Singaporean. I don’t need a tour round Singapore, which I have to pay extra for.’ I mean, I may not be good with road names and directions, but I know it when I see it ok. I just don’t know how to say it. I know it when I am being brought on a wild goose chase ok!

Once I sat in a cab with this driver who obviously knows where I want to go, but keep saying he doesn’t know the directions. Every corner he turned, he asked me if he should turn or go straight. Judging from the speed he was driving with, it doesn’t seem like he wasn’t sure lor. And its pretty obviously that if he goes straight instead of turning when he is supposed to, we would be in a totally different direction already. Please lor, this is not the way to earn money ok, taxi drivers!

The taxi driver that took me from my home to our meeting place told me the moment I sat in the cab that he was new on the job, and don’t know his way around very much. Oooooook… I was going to orchard Road. YOU MEAN YOU LIVE IN SINGAPORE AND DON’T KNOW HOW TO GO TO ORCHARD ROAD AND YOU COME OUT AND DRIVE TAXI????

I don’t believe it lor. Anyway, this time I KNOW my directions so I gave him specific directions how to get there. Then…. HE WAS DRIVING BLARDY SLOW LOR!!! 50km/hr. Nevermind, I 忍.

As we were approaching my destination, I told him where I wanted to stop. HE BLARDY TOLD ME THAT HE CANT STOP THERE COS ITS BUSLANE!! Please lor, its already past the bus lane time. And there was no blardy bus behind us. He stopped me 2 buildings away from where I wanted to go. And I had to walk such a long way (I told you I am lazy ;p) back to my destination. When I alighted from the cab, I slammed the door so hard I think he must have had a shock. Hahaha.

Yes I know, I am a blardy bitch.

I Love Shopping!

I have been shopping a lot lately. The online kind. Plus the normal shopping kind.

What I bought:

Scrapbook stuff
– Papers from Made With Love – 60 bucks
– Frame, embellishment, stickers etc from Scrapbook Cove

Body lotion
- Victoria Secret Strawberry Champagne body lotion and body splash

- Bath & Body Works Black Raspberry body cream and body splash (in the process of getting)

Facial Masks
- SKII Mask

- SKII Eye Mask
- Red Wine Mask
- Milk Energy Mask

And this is my loot for my past 2 weeks only…

Godma I started me on scrapbooking. I have done some pieces, but they are too ugly to be shown to the public, so I shall keep them private and for my own eyes only hahaha. One day when I feel confident enough to display my work, I will post them here.

Scrapbooking is an expensive hobby. Very very expensive. Every trip I make to MWL, I will spend at least $50 on materials. And that is very rare. Rare meaning usually I will spend hundreds of dollars there. Now, I have got lots of papers, some tools, some stuff for decorating my pictures. And most of it still sits at home on the table. I take them out occasionally to admire them, and then put them back into the box I store them in. I just did 2 pieces for E’s wedding, but because I did not have the frame to frame them up, I did not give them to her on time. Nevermind. That will be her Christmas pressie from me hehehehe.

I am a sucker for body lotion. I already have loads of them at home, and 3 more Natural Source Sugarcane Body Whip at Elfie’s Godma I’s house, but I am still looking for more. Why, I do not know. Maybe I have a big body ahahahaha. BUT, I have to clarify this point – I DO use them regularly. I love to slab all those cream on my body and smell like heaven afterwards. The feeling is oh-so-good! Also, all this is to keep my body moisturized and smooth like baby (I wish!). I so hate to feel dry and see my skin like fish scales. Yucks! That’s a no-no for me. Which is also why I started to invest heavily on hand cream (I have 1 in the office, 1 in my bag, 3 at home, which 2 are still unused) and foot lotion. I love the smooth feeling of my feet everytime I finish a pedicure.

See the names of the body lotion that I ordered? Don’t they all sound so delicious? I am currently using the Bath & Body Works one and I so love the smell of it! Too bad BBW doesn’t deliver to Singapore addresses… sobsob…

Those who know me well will know that I love tissue masks. I have loads of them at home. All kinds of brands. And yes, I am still buying more. Collagen mask, Rose mask, Red Wine mask, Rice mask, Whitening mask. All I have. What else do I need? *tapping chin*

Like that how to save money?