DUN WORRY, BE HAPPY!!

2010-10-17T23:24:00.004+08:00

I find this version exceptionally touching...

And I find this guy exceptionally charming! Nice voice, nice body, handsome.. My new dream man other than Tay Ping Hui!

2010-09-06T22:33:00.002+08:00

When u've gone through the sleepless nights, u'll noe how precious it is to feel tired.
When u've been losing your appetite, u'll noe how blessed it is to feel hungry.

I felt hungry just now & I'm feeling tired now!

2010-08-29T23:28:00.001+08:00

I've been emo-ing for so long, its only last week that I felt so much better. It took alittle long to realise this- if u cant change the environment & people around u, u have to accept & live with it.

Having more responsibilities at work means less leave days, more OT & more shit. Since I've promised my boss to take up this challenge, I can only try my best to do a good job now..

Many other issues are not within my control as well. I just have to take things in my stride & accept things with an open mind.

I believe I have higher EQ now.

Omg I'm falling for this guy.

2010-08-17T01:56:00.003+08:00

2010-08-12T22:16:00.002+08:00

有助你成功的15个特点

1.面带微笑
2.气质纯朴
3.不随便向朋友借钱
4.背后说别人好话
5.听到某人说别人坏话时只微笑
6.过去的事不全让人知道
7.尊敬不喜欢你的人
9.对事无情，对人有情
10.多做自我批评
11.为别人喝彩
12.知道感恩
13.学会聆听
14.说话常用“我们”开头
15.相信自己

2010-08-12T21:44:00.001+08:00

有一种心态叫放下；
有一种境界叫舍得；
有一种幸福叫守候；
有一种智慧叫低调；
有一种选择叫放弃；
有一种明白叫糊涂；
有一种心态叫包容；
有一种快乐叫简单；
有一种美德叫微笑；
有一种幸福叫珍惜；
有一种美丽叫自信；
有一种感动叫分享；
有一种真情叫关爱；
有一种温暖叫感恩；
有一种成功叫坚持.

Friends & life

2010-07-22T01:04:00.000+08:00

We're all grown up, we have our own things to be busy with- school, work, girlfriend/boyfriend, other commitments, etc. We used to just hang around as and when we like. Just a phone call & we'll be out for supper, drinks or just to chill.

Memories are good enough, cos things & people do change.
Thats life.

High high high!

2010-07-18T14:09:00.002+08:00

I want more people to hate me.

2010-07-10T22:27:00.000+08:00

Written by Adrian Tan, author of The Teenage Textbook (1988), was the guest-of-honour at a recent NTU convocation ceremony. This was his speech to the graduating class of 2008.

An extraction of his speech - My favourite part
I now say this to you: be hated.
It's not as easy as it sounds. Do you know anyone who hates you? Yet every great figure who has contributed to the human race has been hated, not just by one person, but often by a great many. That hatred is so strong it has caused those great figures to be shunned, abused, murdered and in one famous instance, nailed to a cross.
One does not have to be evil to be hated. In fact, it’s often the case that one is hated precisely because one is trying to do right by one’s own convictions. It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions. Then one will gravitate towards the centre and settle into the average. That cannot be your role. There are a great many bad people in the world, and if you are not offending them, you must be bad yourself. Popularity is a sure sign that you are doing something wrong.

I think this is really cool - Being yourself is always difficult. If u can be, and people like u for who u are, isnt it great?
Even if they dun, u're just being yourself. Wats the big deal?
That said, saying is easy. Doing is difficult.

My all-time favourite Sammi Cheng-親密關係

2010-07-03T19:07:00.003+08:00

2010-07-03T11:30:00.002+08:00

There are many selfish people around.. I dun blame them, who doesnt want the best for themselves? But there are many levels of selfishness, some people are so mega selfish, the things they do affect many others. We cant stop such people from being around us (esp when it comes to work), but I'm sure we can do things to counter their selfish acts.
Instead of grumbling about how inconsiderate my colleague is, I'm gonna learn to work fast. I'm not going to be affected by him/them anymore. I know I can!

2010-06-30T22:55:00.002+08:00

Before last week, I haven taken leave/break for a long time.. Prob since the start of 2010. Other than the time I was in China, anyway it didnt felt like a break cos the trip was so much more tiring than work.

After last week's short break, I realised not having a break, in a way, is good. U just keep working, and time passes really fast and the pay comes in month by month. Its after the break that u'll realise going back to work sucks. Its tiring, I dun have time to do things I want, I dun have enough rest, I dun have time to meet up with frens & I cant go out for supper when I crave for prata!! Especially so when I just started on a new drama! Forgotten when was the last time I watched one, prob months ago. And now I'm so addicted to it, I think of taking mc every morning, every now & then during work I just wish I can go home.

I just feel restless when I'm at work.. How to get back the motivation?

Daddy to Baby

2010-06-29T18:22:00.004+08:00

I guess I can hold you
Sometime before you've grown
Let me tie your shoes
For soon you'll tie your own
You're learning the don'ts and do's
You're young and have the time
I know the day will come
When you do all these things alone
I want you to grow strong
Than your daddy could ever be
All the grand age of 2 you can do no wrong
And when you find success
There will be no soul prouder than me
So will you let me carry you?
One day you'll walk alone
I cannot bear to miss one day
From now till you've grown

Gotta learn this- 心淡

2010-06-24T23:04:00.000+08:00

2010-06-23T21:35:00.002+08:00

I'm in love with a watch that cost $395. After discount, its $295. Worth the buy?

2010-06-22T16:12:00.002+08:00

Today is just another normal day for me. Probably the best thing so far is not having to go to work. I dunno wats wrong but I've been in a really bad mood the past week or so. Every single thing that can irritate me will irritate me. This has never happened before, & I dun think there's any way I can control my mood.

Just hoping to get pass this stage soon :)

祝我生日快乐

2010-06-21T23:46:00.000+08:00

張學友-離開以後

2010-06-12T01:56:00.000+08:00

2010-06-10T22:28:00.002+08:00

I cant stand wat I'm going through now.. Work is ok, but not the long working hours, not the irregular dinner/no dinner kind of life. It sucks to the max, seriously. And I dun sleep well on most nites, even on wkends.. DAMN IT!

Opportunity

2010-06-07T23:11:00.003+08:00

Have u had the experience of wanting to do something, but u keep thinking u had all the time in the world to do it & u keep procrastinating... Then one fine day everything that could stop u from doing it happens all at the same time. No matter how hard u think & try, there's no way out.

Even when u've convinced yourself that u shldnt waste time regretting, it does get back at u every now & then.

I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one. ~Mark Twain

I wish...

2010-06-06T23:35:00.000+08:00

I dun have to work on all mondays.
I can go shopping every week & buy everything I like.
I can take a cab home after shopping.
I can have meals with frens often.
I can end work early this week cos I haven shop enough la!!

2010-06-04T23:23:00.000+08:00

Sometimes I'm so mindful of how people think of me that I keep acting in ways that I think they will like, and I end up losing myself. I dun recall being like this in the past.. I wish things could just happen naturally, without me thinking, making plans & making them happen.

Cos the more u plan, the more things may not go according to wat u want. Most importantly, its so mental draining. I'm so tired!

2010-05-31T22:28:00.004+08:00

有一种目光，直到分手时，才知道是眷恋；
有一种感觉，直到离别时，才明白是心痛；
有一种心情，直到难眠时，才发现是相思；
有一种缘份，直到梦醒时，才清楚是永恒.

有一种目光，彼此相识时，就知道有一天会眷恋；
有一种感觉，未曾离别时，就明白有一天会心痛……

Sweetie!!

2010-05-30T21:58:00.001+08:00

This little sweetie is my cousin.. The last time I saw her was years ago, she was still a baby who only noe how to eat her fingers. Now she can tell me her name, how old she is, and play with us. Time flies.. Am happy that she's such a lovely girl now. I hope she stays like this forever... Amber I love u!

I so wanna have a daughter after seeing her today. I want a daughter so bubbly, cute and pretty. I need to find someone with huge eyes, and pray hard my daughter takes after his eyes.

Enlightened!

2010-05-28T10:25:00.003+08:00

I woke up to use the toilet & I couldnt go back to sleeeepp, ahhh!!!

Didnt mean to emo so early in the morning, but I was back in bed trying to go back to sleep & my mind just drifted to think about some friends who just experienced break-up with their boyfriend/girlfriend. Then it got me thinking about a few years back when my bro broke up with his first gf. The story that he shared never fail to make me cry. The last time he went to meet her (after they broke up) -he wanted to pass her a gift. He didnt take the chance to talk to her, but left as soon as he gave her the present cos he was going to cry & he didnt want her to see that. Whenever I think of this I'll cry, even after so many years. Maybe I couldnt bear to see my bro or anyone go through this kind of heartbreak.. Even when I haven been through this, I can feel the pain..

Then of cos it made me think back about my own emotions in the past 2weeks. It was kind of a transition period of my life - change in work environment, jobscope, colleagues, eating & sleeping habits, etc. All this would have been sufficient to affect my mood, but I kept thinking it was because of someone who've left the bank. Maybe he did influence me a little, well its not important anymore.. I just feel silly thinking I was feeling 'sad' over someone whom I dun even noe much about & wat he was thinking. And someone who have moved on & we may never get to meet & interact ever after.

So why the hell am I making a big fuss over all this, when probably many other people are going through even greater pain than me..

Cant believe I'll wake up one fine day & get enlightened. It feels great to finally decide to put down some things & let fate bring me to wherever I shall be. :)

愛了就知道

2010-05-22T17:39:00.001+08:00

2010-05-22T16:29:00.002+08:00

Time flies! 1more week & I've worked for 10months. Well it isnt a long time, but I guess its time to think of some plans for the future. In the past 1 or 2months, I've seen so many transfers & resignations in my department and I realised thats how the banking industry is like. Everyone is moving around, looking for better jobs & challenging themselves constantly. And I have friends who graduate around the same time as me, already taking 2nd level CFA, etc.

All this serves as a good reminder to myself that I cant sit by & waste time. To have a better career, to be able to try different areas in the finance industry, I need to keep improving myself. Am thinking of taking up CFA or Masters, but I dunno if I'm ready to pick up studying again.. And studying something which I've never been interested in.. is indeed a challenge. I guess taking up Masters wont be that soon cos I'm already feeling the burden of having to repay my $18k school loan. The repaying has just started & will take 6years, I dun need another $20 or $30k loan to come in soon.

CFA is also challenging cos I'll have to commit to studying for the next 3 to 4years while working. Work itself is already time-consuming & mental draining. All I wanna do on weekends is to rest well, relax & spend time with frens & family. I just have to convince myself soon, set the goal for myself then work towards it!

The price of success: dedication, hard work, and a devotion to the things you want to see happen.
- Frank Lloyd Wright

I love 歌神!

2010-05-01T20:10:00.000+08:00

Being appreciative

2010-04-27T21:19:00.001+08:00

I like my small eyes cos I dun look scary when I stare at others.
I like my nose cos although its not very tall and sharp, its not flat and fat.
I like my lip cos its small. I hate sausage lips and big mouth, I dun find it sexy at all.
I like my high forehead cos my brother can feel me for fever efficiently.
I like my height cos when I walk pass short trees or structures, I dun have to bend down.
I like my short hands and legs cos I dun need that much space to sleep.

I'm glad I dun have a good memory to remember all the unhappy things in life.

Elliott Yamin - Wait for You

2010-04-24T21:20:00.005+08:00

Are u missing or waiting for someone? Thats very silly, but wat to do?

Xiamen & Beijing

2010-04-18T10:52:00.004+08:00

This is a relative's baby daughter.. So chubby!!

This dog is cute too! Very fluffy and leg very short..

This is Gu Lang Yu's scenery, its a beautiful place..
This is a maze where u can find the 12 chinese zodiac animals. I stopped finding the rest after I found my rabbit. Its tiring climbing up and down and its not so easy to spot them.
Took a super long time to find this rabbit, and equally long time to find a good spot to take this pic.
My mum and the dragon.
Group pic outside Tulou.

The inside looks like this..
Dun remember where this was taken, but I like this pic of us. Same height!
First day in Beijing!!

Lots of walking..
Find this really beautiful.. Still so well-maintained after many years.

Thats all for now.

I'm tired la.. Good things must wait. Continue later :)

WOOHOO!!!

2010-04-17T19:59:00.000+08:00

Xiamen - Part 1

2010-04-10T20:30:00.000+08:00

I'm back! Had a very fruitful and enjoyable trip.. It was great seeing my relatives who came to Singapore 10over years ago, when I was still in pri sch. They were all excited to see us when we came, and sent us off in tears when we left..

The village they lived in is a very backward place. Its a 4hour drive from Xiamen. No computer, no shopping area, basically they dun have any entertainment except television.

Our first meal in Xiamen. Sumptuous!
Our hotel in Xiamen was simply perfect! Breakfast was great, nice and clean rooms :)

Fung Dong Shi has very nice scenery. Still dun understand why the rock can remain in this position for so many years.

It was very cold when we took this pic. Can u tell from our expression?

This is some temple we visited..
I like the big 佛 in the background.
This flower is beautiful, but its a killer. If it hits your head, I think u need to be hospitalised. Cos when it fell to the floor, the loud thud caught everyone's attention. After that I had my hand on my head whenever I walk past those trees.

Thats how our village looks like..

The homes made of bricks are nice.
Cute babies are everywhere. This cutie just fell and hit the nose.
Happy Reunion :)

Thats about all with the pics I have. Something wrong with the SD card I still have about 1000 unsaved pics. Praying hard I get to recover them soon..

2010-03-30T22:34:00.003+08:00

Hello guys, I'll be away in Xiamen and Beijing from 1st to 9th Apr.

Haven told many of my friends about the trip, so just in case u start wondering why I'm not replying to smses etc, yup thats why. Quite excited about the trip cos its my first time in China.. And finally the opportunity to bring my Grandma back to our hometown. Thats something I've been waiting for all this while.. And a break from work!

Gonna miss my Dad, bro, frens, colleagues, and him.. 9days feels like a long time..

2010-03-26T23:03:00.004+08:00

When u listen to songs at different times, it triggers different emotions.

I cried while listening to this song this morning.

2010-03-23T22:50:00.003+08:00

Hello, thanks for making my day. Tmr is my last workday for the week, I bet u're unaware.

Can we have some miracle tmr?

2010-03-18T21:59:00.004+08:00

Daniel Ong's tweet made me cry, I dunno why. His love for his wife touches my heart everytime.

McDanielOng Am home...went out with wifey for post celebration macs...there was no 1 more i wanted to be with than my wifey. : ) i share this wit her.

2010-03-10T22:20:00.000+08:00

I dreamt about going back to school last night.. I was rushing for lesson, lost my way in sch, forgot to bring textbook, brought the wrong notes, forgot about having a quiz, etc etc.

When I woke up, I was still terrified. And I recalled how stressful it was to be a student. Lots of things to worry about. I'm glad I've past that stage of life and I'm enjoying work life now.

Time to stop complaining about work and be contented with life. I'm grateful for the dream :)

2010-02-06T22:42:00.000+08:00

Sometimes fate is just that simple..

LASIK

2010-01-23T20:17:00.000+08:00

I'm going for Lasik next sat. The initial plan was to wait another 1or 2years, but the recent contact lens infection made me realise how much I hate wearing glasses. Its amazingly inconvenient! And the specialist and docs I've seen keep telling me not to wear con anymore.. cos the eyes may get infected again if I wear them. And thing is u need to wait till they start swelling, meaning its already quite serious before u'll noe, which is really unsafe..

But Lasik isnt a full-proof thing, not everyone has a perfect eyesight after the surgery. There may be a need for re-treat, a second Lasik to fully correct the eye. Thats the thing I'm most worried about, cos I have a very high degree. I have to pay more, and go thru the scary process a second time. Praying hard that it wont happen to me..

And there's the side effect of having dry eyes after the surgery, which is quite common. I dunno how badly thats gonna affect my life thereafter.. but should be ok.. And many more to worry about, when I can fully recover, can I go back to work on mon, blaahhh.

I'm sure gonna lose sleep the whole week.. Good luck to me!

2010-01-17T22:09:00.001+08:00

Was on mc for 4days last week cos of contact lens infection.. Got my eyes swelling for many days, and cant put on con for next 2weeks..

Been away from work for too long, I'm actually looking forward to work tmr. In fact I cant wait to be back at work!

Been also thinking of things I can do to become healthier.. or at least less issues as compared to now. All the swollen eyes, nose sore, mouth sore, cracked lips, blah blah haunts me every now and then. They just take turn to come and go, its really tiring.

Decided to work harder on my healthy diet, be more strict with myself.. And more fruits, greens, milk, fish, plain water. Dunno if no more late nights on fri is possible, but will try. Then I can go for morning swim on sat! Another impt thing to do is to make swimming a habit :)

2010-01-13T16:55:00.002+08:00

I'm watching 巴不得爸爸 now.. very funny show! And I love the theme song..

2010-01-05T22:08:00.000+08:00

I'm back! finally..

Feeling really bad for neglecting this place.. There's so much to say, but no time and motivation to keep this place going. But I'll still try..

Realised work is taking up alot of time. If u dun plan your wkends well, it will be gone before u know it.. If I'm in the midst of my drama, the faster my wkends pass! Anyway, work is good so far.. sometimes stressful, but everything else good!

Cant believe 2010 is here.. We're turning 23 this year, scary!
In 2010, hope I can be converted to perm and get a payrise..
Hope I'll be healthier, please!!
And may I find someone as cute as D :)

2009-12-06T23:37:00.002+08:00

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

2009-11-21T19:28:00.001+08:00

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 :)

2009-11-04T21:35:00.000+08:00

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..

2009-11-03T21:45:00.000+08:00

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?

2009-10-27T22:30:00.000+08:00

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.

2009-10-25T23:38:00.000+08:00

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!

2009-10-07T23:03:00.002+08:00

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

2009-10-06T23:22:00.000+08:00

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

2009-10-04T23:57:00.002+08:00

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

2009-10-01T22:43:00.003+08:00

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.

2009-09-27T00:16:00.003+08:00

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

2009-09-22T23:07:00.000+08:00

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

2009-09-14T22:43:00.000+08:00

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.

2009-09-13T23:27:00.003+08:00

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. :)

2009-09-12T19:12:00.007+08:00

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...

2009-09-12T10:24:00.003+08:00

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.

2009-09-07T22:40:00.002+08:00

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

2009-09-02T23:00:00.004+08:00

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.. :(

2009-09-01T23:43:00.001+08:00

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 :)

2009-08-30T23:32:00.000+08:00

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

2009-08-29T17:07:00.003+08:00

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.. :)

2009-08-24T23:18:00.002+08:00

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

2009-08-22T23:17:00.002+08:00

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!!

2009-08-16T01:26:00.000+08:00

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.

2009-08-14T22:44:00.000+08:00

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!

2009-08-13T23:29:00.002+08:00

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

Happy friday!

Simple Pleasures

2009-08-11T21:56:00.001+08:00

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!

2009-08-08T23:58:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-07T07:58:00.000+08:00

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

2009-08-02T01:50:00.003+08:00

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

2009-07-26T22:23:00.001+08:00

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! :)

2009-07-25T23:22:00.001+08:00

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.

July birthday girls!

2009-07-25T01:39:00.001+08:00

All of a sudden it feels like there are so many couples in the clique.. If the other few also start bringing their partners along, it would be great! Then all I have is Mich, and all Mich have is me! Check out Mich's blog to see wat we were doing when we were left out!

From this pic, can you see which pair is going to 'teng teng teng teng' soon?

2009-07-24T12:38:00.001+08:00

Something is wrong with me this few days.. been eating little, sleeping little and doing silly things. When I was going to take a train, I start to dig for my keys instead of my ezlink card from my bag. When I'm at the lift reaching home, I'll start looking for my ez-link card instead of my keys. My mind and actions cant seem to coordinate. When I wanna do A, I'll end up doing B, C or D. Then I'll take quite a while to realise and recall. Is this some pre-first work blues? Probably it is, cos I'm stressed, anxious, nervous, yet excited and looking forward to work.

Anyway I just wanna show off this la. :)

Moses in SG (2)

2009-07-22T01:40:00.001+08:00

You know wat? I can watch this video a million times!

When you have an idol, this is wat happens. Initially you fall for him/her due to some reasons, and you'll be doing all you can to find out more about this person. Then 2 things can happen, either you start to realise he's actually just a ok/sucky person, or in my case, you just keep discovering the wonderful traits of this person. I can watch this a million times not because we're looking at some super handsome 20+ guys. He's just a 38year-old guy, who have recently put on alot of weight (he should be around 200pounds now), but in the video I see him doing all he can to make the fans happy when we don't actually need all this. Fans will be happy without him doing anything, but he goes down stage to shake hands, give high fives, sign autograph and stand up high for fans to see him. If you've never been a fan, you wont know how much these gestures mean to us. It made me think of an article I read about him saying if his autograph or taking a pic with someone can make the person happy for very long, he doesnt mind doing it. Dunno if any of the idols out there thinks and does this, I'm so happy mine does. He said it and I really see him doing it. (I'm still thinking about him stopping to sign the autograph for me)

He's such a nice person I cant stop liking him!!!

Credits to Hoetian84 from Youtube.

Thank you so much.

2009-07-21T00:59:00.000+08:00

There's this person that I've been wanting to thank for so long. Its gonna sound weird, but she's like someone put into my life to be there to solve my problems, help me think of solutions, tell me things that I dunno, remind me about things that I'll forget etc. The list goes on.. (She even saved my life a few times, buying medicine for me whenever I fall sick in hall.)

We went through a difficult but fun time during fyp, learnt alot from our prof, and got to know a fabulous friend through her. Just when I thought its the end of it when we graduated, she was there to give me a helping hand again when I remained jobless. Recommended me to apply for the bank she's working at, gave me alot of advice, gave me alot of encouragement when I go for interviews, and now.. I'm finally employed!!

Hey sy, told u that I owe you a meal.. But I know I owe you more than that.. Will just say a thank you first, then we can discuss how I can repay the rest slowly ok? Yeah we're colleagues now! :D

Moses in SG (1)

2009-07-19T23:28:00.001+08:00

Just got back from seeing Moses! still very excited about it, cos he's a fabulous guy! Didnt get to go up stage, but he stood right in front of me for a even longer time than if I were to go up stage.. YEAH! Was just trying my luck by stretching out his pic and a marker, and he took it to sign for me. Clever Mich gave me a marker without ink, so he stood there so long poking the marker, and waited for us to pass him another one, isnt he great? Wanna put up some pics, but need to get them from Jy cos mine were very blur. Shall do it tmr cos I have a very important interview tmr morning.. Yeah we're going to see him again tmr!! :D

Thats him holding my book, signing for me!

Dogs and Cats

2009-07-10T21:20:00.000+08:00

All of you should know I'm afraid of cats. I just realised, I'm afraid of dogs too. One of my tuition kid's neighbour has a dog, and each time I go for tuition, the dog will keep barking and barking. Its quite scary cos the bark is extremely loud, and the dog's head is always out of the gate. I checked with my kid already, she says the dog can actually squeeze its way out of the gate. Now I have the phobia of walking past people's house cos I'm afraid dogs would come forcing their head out the gate.

My neighbour has quite alot of visitors at her house.. the funny thing is, all her friends seem to have dogs. There was once I was going home, a dog started barking at me from her house. Today, I was going to bring an umbrella to my dad at compass point, the moment I opened my door, 2dogs were at my neighbour's gate, barking like mad. I thought its ok cos I dun think they could get out of the house so I came out. When I turned to leave, one of the dog was standing right in front of me! scare the hell out of me. And all the aunties were busy playing mahjong no one came to stop the dog. The dog almost followed me into the lift loh. I was shivering like mad when I got into the lift, damn it. The whole day, when my bro, my mum came back, the dogs barked like crazy. So irritating.. but I'm finally relieved now, cos I saw them leave just now. yes I was stalking them, made sure I saw the dogs go into the lift.. Finally have some peace now. Please dun come again, I dun like the both of you.

HOPE

2009-07-09T16:21:00.001+08:00

Its nice to have hope.. but if its followed by disappointment, I'll rather not have it.

Been looking for a job for 2months plus.. been to a few interviews, but it always results in disappointment. Having 2interviews next week, I'm telling myself not to have too much hope, just do my best and hope for the best.

And my lip! Thought it would get well after I eat the chinese medicine, but its still very dry now. Dunno wat to do.. Took me great pain to finish those medicine cos it was extremely smelly I wanna puke each time I drink it. Had to drink 3times a day for 4 consecutive days. And after taking the medicine, I'll keep having diarrhoea. My lip felt so much better on the 2nd or 3rd day, but I was so weak from the diarrhoea. I've stopped eating Mac, Mos, chips and fried food, just bread, porridge and fish soup everyday. Wat else can I do?

Been listening to alot of MJ's songs.. Damn nice!! Billie Jean, Black or White, Smooth Criminal and Heal the World rocks!

2009-06-29T23:41:00.001+08:00

I've learnt my lesson.. will not be lazy anymore, especially if its that painful!!

Been saying I need to re-format my laptop cos its giving me alot of problems, has virus, etc.. but I've been so lazy, till it finally died last week. Really died cos I cant even switch it on anymore.. Thats not a problem cos its still under warranty, but I haven done a backup for months! All my songs, videos, photos, resumes, cover letters, are all gone now!

Thats not the end.. that little heartache is nothing compared to this. I've been having cracked lips for very long too.. I think since feb? I need to apply alot of lipbalm everyday, but I've been relying on it too much I think it doesnt work now. Woke up yesterday morning with a very swollen, red and painful lip. Its so painful I cannot move my mouth abit. Its so bad that even when I drink water, it hurts. Skipped dinner just now because of that.. and another big problem, I cannot laugh, its damn pain even when I smile abit. If I see a doctor earlier, it wont worsen to this stage.. I've booked to see a chinese doctor tmr, and I'm prepared to stop eating all fried and oily food, plus drink very bitter medicine. But, I really cannot live without chicken wings, fries and potato chips leh.

2009-06-25T01:19:00.001+08:00

Had steak with my family on monday.. love the ribeye steak, its very nice! And having spinach and carrots for sides is quite special..

Today had dinner with jy at Fisherman's Wharf.. its not too bad.

I had the salmon fillet, I like it!

Jy made me a nice gift - a book with pics and stories of us..

And there's Moses inside!

Hahaha, so funny!!
I like it alot.. thanks JY!

2009-06-22T14:29:00.001+08:00

Its nice to have a camera cos I dun have to wait for frens to upload the pics, then send me online.. By then, its usually 1 or 2weeks later. Or most of the time I dun even remember to get the pics from them..

Had dinner with my sec sch frens last nite. Can we think of a name for us? Its weird calling u guys sec sch frens. Maybe Eleven? Since there's eleven of us.. Shall change when we think of a better name ok.

Had a nice dinner with Eleven.. thanks guys!

The mango cake was quite nice!

2009-06-20T23:55:00.000+08:00

Cooked dinner today for the second time.. this time round with desserts. A very complicated dessert for beginners like me, so I did nothing the whole day but prepare, prepare and prepare..

Thats the same soup I cooked the other time.. its slightly better but still not ideal and I still dunno why..
My family's favourite - Tougay with oyster sauce
My favourite - Pork chop

Finally, the dessert - mango pudding! Its so tedious I dun think I'll make it again unless more people tell me its nice..

Birthday Present

2009-06-18T01:36:00.003+08:00

Time flies.. my birthday is round the corner again. Nothing fanciful this year, I just wanna have a simple dinner with my family. And dinner with some close friends, thats about all. I've thought about it, there's nothing I want or need badly, so please dun get any presents for me. I'll be more than happy to just receive birthday wishes from friends. Sometimes a simple sms, a handmade gift or birthday cards mean so much more than presents. :)

That said, I'm feeling guilty cos I just bought an EXPENSIVE birthday present for myself!! I said there's nothing I want or need badly because I've just bought the thing that I've always wanted. I think about it every birthday, and its always the struggle between 'I'll get it' and 'but I dun really need it'.

I already have the best present and it will keep me happy for quite long, so save up the money and treat me to Starbucks next time!

2009-06-12T16:13:00.001+08:00

Just realised I haven been posting pics here in such a long time.. haven been taking alot of pics anyway, so here's all I have!

2009-06-09T15:08:00.000+08:00

Had a very tiring day yesterday that I slept a record-breaking 16hour last night. Was called to help out with a wsc event in ntu, it turned out that a group of 4-5 volunteers had to take care of groups of 23-25kids from morning till 5pm. My group of 4 had to take care of 24kids, one of the volunteers had to leave after lunch, leaving the 3 of us with the kids. It was very stressful cos the thing they enjoy most is running around! We have to move around to different game stations the whole day, have to watch them go toilet, bring them to lunch, play games with them, catch them back when they stray off, shout cheers with them, blah blah.

Everything else aside, the kids are very fun, thoughtful and random. Some of the younger kids keep calling us teacher when none of us look like one. And this very sweet girl wrote us a note, telling us the outing is very fun, she's enjoying herself and she wanna thank us for taking care of them. At times they get quite random too, my volunteer was asking them if anyone wants to go to the washroom, one kid raised her hand and asked 'Teacher, 等一下在bus可以吃面包吗?' Totally no link. Throughout the day they'll keep asking us such random questions to make us laugh.

The funny thing is, I dreamt of the kids last night. They were biting my hands.. I woke up in time just as they were about to bite my face. Haha, must be because I was with them the whole day so they appeared in my dream, but they're not that scary. In fact I miss them all!

巾帼枭雄

2009-06-07T01:11:00.003+08:00

Recently all of us are watching 巾帼枭雄, its damn nice I think I like it more than 家好月圓. The good acting and extremely exciting plot is hard to come by. If u're as free as me, go watch it!

I just took up a tuition assignment, hope to take up more so I wont have to laze around at home everyday. I've been so lazy its scaring me.. I go to bed at 3 or 4am but I wont fall asleep till 7 or 8am, then I'll end up waking up at 2pm. My sleeping hours are so messed up!!

I'm planning to write down the list of things I need to do next week, like re-formatting my com, finish reading the 2 storybooks I've borrowed weeeeks ago etc. And maybe play more bejeweled and finish my word search book.

2009-06-01T22:45:00.000+08:00

Slept for 14hours last nite and woke up today afternoon feeling quite guilty. Not because I slept for 14hours, but because its been a month since exams ended and I haven found a job, and I haven been doing anything meaningful.

I feel useless just sitting at home waiting for dinner every night so I made dinner today!! I made this very simple soup with corn, carrots, red dates, pork ribs, etc. Making soup is quite easy, u just have to throw in everything and let it simmer long enough. Its my first time and I think it turned out ok, we finished the whole pot of soup! But my steamed fish was a failure cos the sauce was too salty. It was really fun cooking, I'm going to learn more dishes and cook more!

Moses Chan

2009-05-29T00:58:00.000+08:00

The Moses fansite that I've been visiting for the past one year is on hiatus now.. because this fan is now in love with Hugh Jackman she's giving up on moses. Alright, its a disappointing but valid reason. I started liking him since end of 2007, its been less than 2years now and its already slowly dying off.. but this fan have been spying moses since 2005.. its a damn long time so she's really good. If she fall in love with moses all over again one day, it will be the day she reopen the site. when will that be? will it even happen? when u're already in love with a new guy, will u still miss your ex? Not that I cant find moses' news myself on the net, but she's amazingly resourceful she always find additional stuffs like video clips, radio clips, magazine scans, pics of him on others' private blog, etc. I'm gonna miss out alot about him without her.. but moses, I still love u!

I think I'm good

2009-05-15T15:30:00.000+08:00

I just have to do a few things: get changed into my swimming costume, pack my toiletries and get ready to walk to the swimming pool. Within that few minutes, I can make Sengkang rain!!!!! Without fail, it will happen. I'm really good.

2009-05-11T01:56:00.004+08:00

Hey how's everyone? Haven been here for so long.. been just resting since exams ended, sent out lots of resumes but only had one interview so far.

So much have happened in the past one or two months.. and I haven been blogging since exams ended cos I needed some time for myself to sort out my thoughts and to accept all the things that happened. After a week I'm perfectly fine now.. no longer upset or unhappy over anything, and I hope to remain this way.. to stay happy no matter what, cos life is really that simple, good or bad, happy or sad.

Just finished a Hk drama 建築有情天. I dunno how I missed this show when it was aired in Hk 2years ago, but its a very motivating show. I'm envious of the architects in the show cos they're so passionate about their job. Having the passion is really good, cos u'll be sacrificing your sleep, weekends, holidays etc, but u're still a happy person cos its for something u really love.

Not too sure if this is convincing enough, but I always learn things from the Hk shows I watch, its really not just for fun or for Moses that I keep watching dramas. (he's not in this show but I love it so much) The thing about the dramas, they always have a message to convey and its always motivating! Probably its about the timing too, if I watch this show 2years ago it may not have any impact on me, but right now that I'm in the midst of looking for a suitable job, its helpful.

Talking about dramas, is the show 爱 that nice? I've heard that alot of dads, mums, grandparents like the show, my grandma is one of them. She was at my place today, and she didnt wanna go home with my uncle at 6.45pm cos she said she'll miss the front part of the show. For that 15mins of the show, she's willing to take public transport back at 10pm. Hahaha, so my drama addictions are inherited from my grandma!

2009-04-25T22:23:00.003+08:00

I'm taking a break from portfolio management for a while, waiting for Moses' coffee show on scv at 10.30pm!! Exams started on 14th and will only end on 29th.. Its been dragging for too long I'll go crazy soon. Wanna have a really good sleep after exams, go swimming.. and my shows are waiting for me!

2009-04-07T18:44:00.000+08:00

Had my last tutorial today, really LAST if I'm never going to be a student again. I've been quite certain that I wont wanna study again, yet deep down I'm hoping this is not the last.

Its a blessing to be a student, really. Its indeed stressful, we have tonnes of work, assignments, datelines to meet and all, but when u look back, dun u actually enjoyed the journey, probably met some good frens along the way, had some fun times together? And I think no matter how busy we are, once lessons end, its all our free time and up to us to decide wat to do with it. For the past 3years as a student, I think my friday has always been a free day. How nice is that? I'm going to miss this the most!

In less than a month's time I'm going to graduate, I'm just starting to wonder, how did the 3years past just like that? Its just so fast I think I missed out alot, from academic to non-academic, dropped some frens along the way and so on..

I'm actually having this strong feeling that I wanna be a student again, its so weird how this thought just came by so suddenly and strongly.. I hope it happens, but it will only happen when I find something I really like and would like to gain professional knowledge in that area, its not going to take place in the near future anyway, but I'll look forward to that. :)

2009-04-03T00:44:00.000+08:00

Its an emotional night.. Must be the lack of sleep the past few days, and some things thats been kept in the heart for too long there's still no solution. It isnt resolved yet, but like wat Sy said, crying is a good way to throw some burden off. At least some was just thrown away, prob when I go to bed later, I will throw more.

Its back to the expectations that I have for people around me. With expectation there is always disappointment. I wanna just love myself and no one else. Sorry friends, its so selfish of me. But I dun wanna face all this shit anymore.

2009-03-26T20:58:00.000+08:00

I had a very scary dream this morning that I woke up in tears! My roommate, my neighbour and I are all illegally staying in hall, and I dreamt that the hall people came to check our rooms when we were all sleeping, and they barged into our rooms while we were asleep. And they were all uncles! Then they started throwing our things out of the room, and we werent allowed to wash up or change. I started worrying for my exams, 3 weeks left and there's no place for me to study, so I started crying, then my roommate cried too. Then I woke up and found myself still safely on my bed, no uncles around, but I was in tears. Probably the dream was too real, and I realized how important my hall is, especially in the next few weeks!

2009-03-16T10:49:00.002+08:00

After so many lessons learnt, I thought I'm better at judging people, but I'm not. I still suck at it. I'm disappointed with myself for falling for the same thing again and again.. I think life is really too short for u to keep making the same mistakes. Because we do take time to recover and build up confidence again. Probably I need to fall a few more times to become wise? I hope not.. cos it really hurts.

2009-03-11T22:30:00.000+08:00

Been losing sleep like nobody's business, damn! Been doing nothing except fyp this whole week so if its not because of fyp, I cant think of why I cant get to sleep every night. When I dun have sufficient sleep, I cant think. When I cant think, I'll drink coffee. And probably because I drink coffee, I cant sleep. Tell me wat to do.