YEAH people! Christmas is here!!
Yes we broke up already, stop following us!

Realised most people are neglecting their blogs now.. And usually they are people who have twitter accounts.. Hm, I'm one of them! And I'm slowly neglecting my twitter account too!

There's nothing exciting to blog about anyway, besides being busy at work. Busy but happy :)

Its just the first day of my mission and I faced so many challenges.

Was at golden shoe buying packed lunch.. usually when I'm there I'll eat nasi lemak with chicken wings, fish fillet and ikan bilis. I was already in the queue, I looked at the chicken wing and asked 'should I?' In the end I went to buy 菜饭.

After lunch, my boss treated us to donuts from donut factory. I was offered at least 3-4 times the whole afternoon, I didnt had any.

For dinner I had something full of vegetables..
And I painstakingly gave this a miss. oh man..
But well, its just the first day. If I cant even restrain from the temptations today, then I'm really hopeless. Lets see how long this will last..

I think I'm lacking too much self-discipline that if I dun do something about it, I'm going to lose control of my own life.. This may sound exaggerating but its true. I have so many plans in mind but I've achieved none. After some time, it gets quite frustrating.

And wats the meaning of life if we dun have goals to work towards? The first thing I'm gonna do is to control my diet. Dun worry, I'm not trying to slim down, but more of eating healthy.

No fried food, no oily food, no snacks, no soft drinks, less bubble tea, less rice. With more fruits and plain water.
Plus at least once a week of exercise.. can I make it?

When I just started work, I keep wanting to take a pic of my workplace then post it here. But banks are quite strict with alot of things so I dropped the idea..

The below is not taken by me (obviously) so I should be safe.

Been wanting to get a chest of drawer for so long.. Before we could go to Ikea to get it, my Dad sold his car. Today he borrowed his boss' RAV4 cos we needed to run some errands.. and we made our way to Ikea after that... YEAH!
Gosh, it took us more than 2hours? super complicated!

Love the idea of putting photo frames on it.. dunno why.
And shifted my table out of the room. Its quite empty now.. Then I'm left with a pile of clothes on my bed.. Most likely I'll just throw them on the floor tonight. I'm tired and lazy to pack.. Today we shifted my grandfather's ashes to a new temple (or watever u call it) and we all get to touch the ashes.. Quite cool.. I miss my grandfather, wonder how things will be like if he's still around. Maybe at the very least, my grandmother will be happier :)

Traveled around with Toyota RAV4 today.. Love the car, its big, nice and cool.When I finish paying off my school fees, gonna start saving for our new family car. Something as big and cool as this..

Twitter!

Hey people, just to let u all noe I've just set up a twitter account! Maybe when I'm busy to blog, I'll just leave messages there.. seems fun.

Wont be linking it to my blog.. so find me there: http://twitter.com/622elaine

I find Moses' words (both english and chinese) very cute.
Love such simple messages :)

I'm on leave tmr!!

Got a whole list of things to do.. was thinking of going for a swim in the morning, then I need to clean my room. My clothes are piling up all over my bed and table. And the pressing need to clear my wardrobe! then of cos catch a few episodes of drama.. followed by a nice afternoon nap, and so on.. wat a lovely Monday!

家家有本难念的经

Sometimes u just wanna lead a simple life with your family, but u're not allowed to.

The rich and nothing-better-to-do people like to disrupt our peaceful life.. I wish I had alot of money.. then I can throw notes at them and tell them to f*** off and stop looking down on my grandma.

This morning we were happily preparing to go for my cousin's wedding lunch.. then we received a sudden news that a relative has passed on last nite.. So in a day I went to a wedding, then a wake. Just hoping my uncle and 2 yiyi will be strong..

Something cliche, but cherish every single one around u before they leave u forever. by then it would be too late for regrets..

左麟右李2009

Spent my precious long weekend doing nothing except watching 左麟右李2009 concert over and over and over again.. Its still so good, each time I watch their concert I tell myself the next time I wanna be at their concert, watching them live. The one and only time they came a few years ago, I just couldnt bear to spend that hundred over bucks watching, so I gave it a miss. And I regretted till today.. But now all I hope is that they will have a concert again, cos I'm thinking of catching it in HK!!! Cos the HK fans are simply a bunch who appreciates good music, and they're super high and fun! Moreover I love the canto songs so much, I'm gonna get irritated if I hear them sing all the nice songs in chinese, its just not nice anymore.

I'm praying so hard that there will be a concert.. cos Alan Tam is getting old. Really dunno when's the last.. Anyway lots of couples go watch their concerts together, its really the sweetest thing to do. While I'm waiting for the concert, I can start finding someone who's willing to go with me..

Great minds think alike

When u noe your boss wont be in office for the week and u simply haven got enough of the weekend, its inevitable that u'll think twice about waking up when the alarm rings. I struggled for a few minutes this morning, in the end decided to go to work because going to the polyclinic on a monday can be worse than going to work..

On my way to work, I received a sms from my colleague.. 'I'm unwell today, wont be going to office.' WAAHHH!! At that instant I regretted.

Lesson learnt: Even if u dun do it, others will.

I'm getting quite frustrated.. cos I'm taking way too long to finish a drama. I started watching before I start work, but have not finished till now.. I used to take no more than 5days?

Seriously need to work on my time management.. and practise work-life balance better. :)

This song 讲你知 is by Jacky Cheung. I was telling myself this 16year old boy is so daring to sing Jacky Cheung's song during a competition.. Who knows it turned out to be so good, even the judge said its better than the original, which I couldnt agree more..

Life is about...

Was reading some blogs.. and realised life is about doing things that make u happy, like going for good food every now and then, taking part in activities that gives sense of satisfaction (charity or voluntary work), spending money on things that u really like with your hard-earned money, etc.

I'm envious of people who can do all this (I'm refering to Jiafa).. I might still have a long way, but seeing how others enjoy motivates me to work hard for mine.

Some things are bothering me... I dunno who to talk to cos I think no one can give me a solution. Then I realised, some things simply have no solution. I can only accept and try to live with it. The only thing I can help myself with, is to cruelly say byebye when I really cant take it.

Randomness

Home Sweet Home
Every morning I dun feel like leaving home..
Every evening I cant wait to go home..
In the train I'll keep counting down to the number of minutes I'll reach home.

But I have tuition on 2nites, occasionally there are gatherings etc.. so having dinner with my family and spending time with them seems difficult.

Taiwan
My bro just got back from tw.. he was away for 7-8days, it was so peaceful at home, there was no one to make me laugh when I'm back from work. He bought me some singlets, a pair of Havaianas..
And this super nice Muah Chee..
Finally I get to sleep early tonight.. Good night!

Update: Just realised I can do alot of things if I can come back home straight after work.. hai.. :(

Today we had a FGIP batch 1 and 2 gathering.. I like our Rec Club alot, if I knew how to play pool it would be good, can play for free.. But table tennis is not bad too! Got to know a bunch of fun people during training.. cant imagine how miserable working life will be without them!
I received a gift yesterday.. it was a teacher's day gift from my tutee. It was so sweet and thoughtful of him.. It made my day :)

Yesterday was the last day of my voluntary work at WSC.. Had lots of fun the past 1 year, and of cos a great sense of achievement to be involved in voluntary work. Its really fun being with the kids.. the day we played games in Ntu, when we went to Mushroom farm together, etc. But honestly, ever since I started work, I've got very little time for myself, and the last few times I've been dragging myself to the sessions. Decided to take a break for now and settle down at work first. As I've mentioned before, staying committed is never easy.. In the future when I can manage my time better, I'll definitely take part in some form of voluntary work again..

My kid made this star for me - Teacher's day and farewell gift.
And a little gift from family service centre..
Such a beautiful cake.. For Melvin.

Laughing Gor 之变節

This show is so nicee!! The cast is so good.. Its already worth it going to the cinema for them - 謝天華, 黃秋生, 吳鎮宇, 黃日華, 曾志偉, 元彪. I'm cant wait to watch it again.. when I find the canto version online.. :)

Had lunch with my uncle today, then he had to rush off to run some errands.. So I bought some fruits and went to sit by the river. Its surprisingly peaceful there, everyone was just standing around, smoking, daydreaming, and there were tourists taking pictures.. Just a street across and the things people do are so different.

If I had a choice, I would still prefer a simple and carefree life.. free from competition, politics, gossips, selfishness, and fake people..

Anyway, Happy Birthday to my Daddy! I love him so much!!! :)

Childhood Memories

I was having a nap on my grandma's bed this afternoon and I saw this..

Looks like some old and worn out soft toy?

Of cos it looks worn out, I think it was already around when I was just a few years old. So its been around for 10over years.. but soft toys wont hang around that long.

Its actually the blanket I've been using since I was a kid! I'll take very long to fold and zip up my blanket everyday but I dun wanna change cos its so cute.

Its amazing how my grandma still keeps alot of our childhood stuffs all over the place.. u just have to be observant to find it.

And coincidentally, there's also my childhood favourite breakfast! Super nicee!!

I treasure my uni frens alot.. cos its really just the few of them. And we've all started work, keeping in touch is difficult, making an effort to arrange and meet up is even harder..

Anyway, ION orchard is irritating. Find it really hard to get to places we want to, or even look for restaurants that we wanna settle down at. But they have nice posters for pics.. so nvm.

Woohoo, I'm blogging from my E71. Cool! You may think I'm outside, but I'm in my room la. Trying out if wireless works. Cool, now I can blog while I'm lying on my bed. This week I'm stationed at tamp instead of raffles, and its like going from heaven to hell. Work till 830 this two nights, so tiring! Tell u all more next time, I wanna go sleep now, gd nite!

I have a simple wish.. hope I can knock off early tmr, cos afterall, its a friday.

Happy friday!

Simple Pleasures

Do you know wat are some of the simple pleasures in life? I read this from my company's magazine and would like to share some. Tell me how many you would like to achieve after you've read. I hope to work towards all of them gradually!

1) Rise Early
Instead of snoozing your alarm so many times, try waking up 10 or 15mins earlier, either do some stretching, sit down to have breakfast, or simply spend some time preparing for the day ahead.

2) Explore and Experience
Dun sit infront of the com for hours. Try some outdoor activities or engage in some fun sport during the weekends or after work. Work towards a healthy lifestyle.

3) Deal with Detractors
Ignore negative people. Surround yourself with positive and supportive people who shares your vision and dreams.

4) Boost your Brain Power
Try things like crossword puzzles, Sudoku etc for good mental workouts. The brain games will increase mental abilities like processing speed and reaction time.

5) Lose an Argument
Instead of winning all the time, seek to understand from a different perspective. You'll be much happier.

6) Start with a Smile
Smiling makes you feel better, relieves stress and can increase efficiency of your immune system. It will also release feel-good chemicals called endorphins into your blood stream to lift your mood.

7) Build an Emergency Fund
Always be prepared for life's uncertainties. Be realistic, start small and find savings plan that fits your lifestyle so you'll have the confidence to face any challenges.

8) Find Time to Meditate
Quiet time alone helps to relax and bring calmness to the body.

9) Retire Early
With a sound investment portfolio and a well-thought out plan, this is achievable.

This aside, all of us should also have things to make ourself happy. I derive alot of pleasure from watching my dramas and catching Moses on twitter! Finally discovered the good of twitter!

Wanna share this nice song by Rod Stewart.. been listening to it recently. Move to 3.30 to listen to 'Its a heartache'.

Hey how's everyone? I'm here to say, ITS FRIDAY!!!!

I'm doing great at work, didnt learn much yet, just abit here and there. Work aside, I really like my environment and the colleagues. They're very happening, we've been celebrating birthdays this week and been eating cakes. Yesterday was my big boss' birthday, we gave him a surprise, together with the tampines colleagues through video conference. It was really heartwarming. Today we're having some gathering too, shall blog about it soon..

Today is special.. at 12.34pm and 56sec, the time and date forms 12.34.56 07/08/09.

Enjoy the looong weekend!

The new phase

Last week was quite an important one cos I had my convo on monday, and the next day I officially started work. It marks the beginning of a new phase of my life..

I didnt had much to do at work for the first week, but so far the colleagues are quite nice and easy to get along with. I hope it stays that way..

Caught up with Jy and rah tonight.. realised T3 is quite a nice place to shop and chill, and its so near our place!

Hahaha, the smile of the year!
Damn good at acting busy.

My precious weekend is gone just like that.. update soon when I'm free!

Breakfast Day

We went to eat dim sum this morning.. I'm so shag cos didnt have time to nap since then. I'm getting worried about adjusting to working life and having to wake up at 7am everyday.
I'm missing the char siew bao already, its so soft!

I realise we all look damn tired! Seldom wake up so early to eat breakfast you see.

Starting to miss you guys.. I wonder when we'll get to meet again.

This week we're all gonna be busy with different things..

To Mich, all the best as Ms Sam and have fun at MS.

To Yan and Ws, good luck for the competition and enjoy the trip!

To Aud, Mel and Harris, have fun in HK!

The rest just take care yar! :)

Congrats to Sy, she graduate already! Then on convo day she'll graduate again.. so kiasu.

So we went to have steak to celebrate and catch up, it was great!

We were going to Bugis to have dinner, Mo and his extremely cool signature is still there.