4 days to go..

Had a fantabulous hen's night with the girlies last friday! Thanks for putting in so much time and effort into making it happen! Was then whisked off for a osaka turn over the weekend. Flight and crew was nice so it made the relunctance to work less painful.

On the flt back, we discovered we had a sanitary pad stealer onboard!

This was what happened - As maintaining cleanliness and dryness in the washrooms are one of our duties, I pulled the trash can out so I could push in the used towels and waste to accomodate more waste papers and prevent any fire hazards. To my surprise, I saw many empty sanitary napkin boxes in the bin! And I quickly opened the drawer where the airsick bags and pads would be stored, there was only 1 pad left where there should be like 8 stored there!

I told my colleagues abt it and we were all joking how the pax could afford the air ticket but wants to scrimp on toiletries?

Later on in the flt, my colleague suddenly came over and told me she discovered that 2 more toilets had all their pads raided! OMG can u believe that..haha..

Went for my facial today, met up with my team gal for coffee and then melissa to pass her the v expensive loose powder I have gotten for her in osaka.
I was just telling her how motherhood hasnt changed her much at all haha and said her son is as siao as her! haha cute..

Collected my corsages from the post office too and am really happy cos they looked really pretty but there is a problem now, cos the online supplier only managed to make 5 corsages the way I wanted and cos she was lacking in one butterfly, reason being one of them were out of shape. Now only 1 of my corsage doesnt have it! How weird is that going to look?! Sighz

Have emailed the supplier and asked her to just mail the out of shape butterfly to me..hope she doesnt pull any stunt again.

While Jo was away for the wkend, we had the traditional Guo Da Li where the groom's family would bring over items like my jewellery MIL has bought me, pin jin, dried seafood, cakes etc..
Above are pictures of the super old school traditional cake Jeff had chosen to give my mum for the ceremony.

The fruit basket was made by my mummy!

10 more days to the big day.

Am having mixed feelings for it to come sooner and yet knowing that I would miss the whole process when it is finally over.

Jo finally broke down last night..from all the stress from trying to please both hubby and mum. It isnt easy cos Jeff would be frustrated from all these last min changes and would urge me to go talk to my mum and Mum would be like unhappy cos its either I keep rejecting her for her countless requests or breathing down her neck for the confirmed guest list.

Arnt we all supposed to be happy and enjoying ourselves since its a joyous occasion?

I do understand where both of them are coming from but don't they see that their wife/daughter is the one taking most of all these shit?!

:(

1 more month to the big day!

Its exactly one more month to the big day we have been preparing for at least half a yr.
Besides feeling excited about it, am also quite scared that the H1N1 influenza outbreak may affect our wedding. :(
Hope everything will turn out well..
After the wedding means I have to start looking for a new job seriously too, sighs..Need to start all over again.

Distance..

This is my first blog entry from the comfort of a hotel room! Am in new york now lonely, jet lagged and feeling distant from all my loved ones in singapore. Hubs just logged off to meet his friends for some drinks, MPP isnt replying, she is prolly preparing to go out for her party.

Few comforts I have here is the luxury of having the internet (not free though) and the much needed company I have from my team girl in this long and ardous 7 day pattern.
Made use of the high speed connection and loaded almost all of our bridal pics from hubs to my lappie!

Brings so much joy and memories when I scroll through all those pics. Am going to resist the temptation of letting any friends take a sneak preview at them before the actual day! LOL hoho..sure takes a lot of effort

Cant wait to go back Singapore so I can continue with the rest of my preps for the big day, seems like its gonna be a real hard task to arrange for a day where all my girlies are free to meet up.

Can't help feeling left out at times.. :(

Sisters in law..

We finally gotta meet up proper after such a long time! Had such a good chat which we hardly have chance to especially when we go back to my in law's place for dinner.

I am really glad we could be close enough to share and not jump to conclusions based on what MIL had said which could be so exaggerated and untrue, of cos she might have said them unknowingly..but still!

Cant imagine if the 3 of us were not so close to start off with and the discord that could have risen from all these dubious info we hear..

Oh well, its all part of a marriage huh..Still much stuff to learn as time goes by..

I had such a weird dream last night! It was the morning of the wedding and my make up artist was not only late, but she totally didnt turn up! I kept calling her and a guy picked up instead, and no matter how I was pleading for her to come do my face, the guy just kept refusing!

How weird is that?! I dont think I am that stressed up with preps..haha..funny!

Am going to office tmr to pick up my schedule for June and also hope to find a change in the people I am flying with..sighz..that is if a miracle happens.

Pu sa bao you..

Me went to rebond my hair today! keke..Simply cannot stand seeing my new grown wavy hair and cant possibly wait till after the wedding to do it cos that will be after 2 months! Cannot imagine how it would look!

And like I haven't spent enough money, I bought a really sweet black and grey dress at Ness too..$59 bucks after 20% off..Was eyeing it when another lady was holding it and was hoping she didnt take it. Anyway i had other pieces to try on and was deciding to buy another piece when i came out of the fitting room and saw that lovely dress hanging on the rack!

Hehe..and now its hanging in my wardrobe! *contented*

Will be away again for long this flt, from this sat till 16th. Hope the tulips are still around for me to snap like a 1000 pics of them with my class gal and team leader. May it be an enjoyable flt with good pple and nice pax !!

With the actual day drawing nearer, Jo is getting more and more concerned bout the state of her complexion..haha! Just bought a 'star white eye spot' fron Laneige to hopefully lighten my dark eye circles..and also i realised my eye lids are of a different shade from the rest of my face..so ugly!! sighz..

As for the photo shoot, I truly enjoyed it and I miss it so much now! And am truly relieved and happy the pics turned out really well :) Even happier that hubby didnt mind topping up some money for extra pics despite the fact that he was kinda sternly warning me not to go overboard with choosing the pics and all BEFORE we saw them..hur hur..:p

Tmr's the day to capture our best looks! And here are my nails to complement the look! :p

Ended up signing a pedi package with my regular nail bar as well..my regular manicurist always has a way with me to part my money! :(

Prays for fine weather tmr..

Went to bed feeling hungry and thus had a lot of food cravings..was telling Jeff how much I felt like eating Macd's breakfast and he playfully asked what meal and drink I wanted.

I played along thinking that he wouldnt be serious abt it to go order it for me..

This morning, I was awoken up by the door bell. Heard Mum asking the delivery man who ordered it..immediately, I dragged myself up from the bed and rushed to the door and at the same time laughing to myself what my sweet hubby had did! keke..

Am still sipping the McCafe cappucino I requested to be in place of the original not so nice reg coffee..and he remembered too..

This surprise really made my day :)

We cooked lunch for mum and my aunt yest! Am so glad it turned out quite well, esp the chicken, its meat was succulent and smooth! Rice needs to be improved, could add more water and salt to it next time..
It was 4-5 yrs back that Jeff tried to cook this for me when he came over Newcastle for a visit!
Dish : Chicken rice(recipe from Jeff's mum)
Chefs: Jeff and Jo

9 more days to photoshoot! *excited*

Am finally back from NGO-CAN and thankfully, I heard this route is going to be taken out! We may not be working at full load at each leg but its still tiring enough with the early show ups and late touch downs!

However, that flt and the flt back to sin was made more enjoyable with the wonderful crew I flew with. Not all but most of them were really genuinely nice and it really feels less torturous to be at work. :)

Before this, Jeff and I went away to taiwan/hkg for 9days! With all the hype and most friends telling me how taiwan is so enjoyable, I was kinda disappointed cos I didnt enjoy it as much as they promised! Haha..Well, the food was unique in their ways but it didnt much suit my palate as well as in Hongkong!

Shopping was expected to be less fruitful so I aint complaining bout it. Haha..

Maybe cos also we had to walk alot too that I didnt find it quite relaxing at all plus we were drenched with the heavy downpour that lasted to the whole of the next day! Not nice when you have to carry a brolly, walk around in totally soaked shoes and jeans and try to eat the food bought from shilin market!

To stop at HongKong was a last min decision. We didnt want to waste the opportunity
cos we had to stopover at hkg anyway when we go to and fro taiwan.

I enjoyed hkg so much more! Sadly it was only for 2 days but we went to disneyland,lan kwai fong and Da yu san Big Buddha! And food was superbbb..hehe esp the egg tarts ( which I ate consecutively for 2 days after BF), the desserts etc.

This trip had allowed me to bond with Jeff much closer and really appreciated the much research and time he had put in for our trip! :)

I was at 7 11 just now looking for the latest edition of Her World Brides, just as I was about to leave, a toddler was standing right at the door which kinda obstructed my path and I always take extra caution when opening or closing doors when little kids are around for fear of injuring their tiny and fragile appendages.

So just as I was about to try to make my way out by squeezing myself between the toddler and the door, she dropped her hat on the ground.

Then her stupid mother told her to pick it up, if the hat was right in front of u, would you just pick it up for her? And that toddler didnt seem to understand or simply didnt want to do it, she just stared at the hat. So I thought I was being helpful, I picked it up for her.

And what did i get in return for picking it up, the mother said ' Oh, I told her (her daughter) to pick it up'

Ok, maybe she was trying to explain herself so as not to sound like she was instructing me to pick it up, but hello where is your word of thanks?!!

If you were to say ' oh thanks, actually i was telling my kid to pick it up, then with a smile' the perception of it all seemed to be less hostile..

Feeling a little annoyed by now, i retorted: ' ya i am trying to open the door'

And the asshole mother actually said supposedly to her kid ' OH, auntie is saying she cannot walk around your hat'

WTF!!

I was so bloody fuming when I heard that, then she quickly just pulled her kid and walked further into the shop..TMD..here i was being nice and there she was being so bloody anal and sarcastic..

I dont care even if she was trying to explain every single thing to her kid, I feel she should at least use some tact here!!

I am so so so appalled..

If I see her again, I am so going to DIAO her..tmd..

Holiday!

Whenever I pack and prepare myself for another 6-7 days away from home, I cannot help thinking about what lies ahead for my future.
I remember when I first embarked on this seemingly attractive job, maybe I wasnt used to it or it isn't the job for me, I dreaded everytime I had to work.
Time really flies..Cos in another 6 months, it would be time for me to decide if I should stay on or look for another job.

I know would definitely miss the sightseeing, the new places to explore, shopping, and the off days I have in Singapore but will be really happy to be away from unreasonable and shallow people, rigid working styles etc...

With no outstanding qualifications or extensive working experiences in a certain field to boot, I think my resume will be sooo pathetic.
I dont know if I can find a job and survive in this rat race..:(

So much for just an aspect of life and how about starting a family soon? Arrgghh..

Anyway, on a lighter note, we will be going to Taiwan early next month for our long awaited holiday! Had been hearing alot from others how much they enjoy Taiwan esp their food and all..I shall go see for myself if its really that gooodd!

My heart skipped a beat when I this on my wedding ticker - '5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day to our customary wedding'

That doesnt seem like a lot of time in terms of wedding preparations!

I think i better get down to some serious work lest I want to be bridezilla on that day!

Anyway remember on my last post on how lousy I felt for having to take a long flt amidst the family gatherings and all..It wasnt that bad afterall because I had my class gals with me!

It was uber cool to have all 3 of us in New york! And I am most happy with my shopping cos I finally bought my Abercombie hoodie which was so coincidentally on sale that day! hehehe..

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! May it be a smooth saiing year ahead for all of us..most importantly, to be healthy and to be with our loved ones...

I am feeling so so so lousy now cos I got called up to do a long flight later..Because of this flight, I cant join my relatives who are having good fun at my cousin's place..

I am so going to leave this stupid job in Aug!

It had almost been 1.5 yrs! Jeff and I were discussing about how timely this piece of good news came..

The case is finally closed and none of the scary consequences we both had thought would happen..

The lot I got a few months earlier did indicate that things were going to be ok but still I kept praying as there werent any news yet and still I wasnt reassured till things were really confirmed!

I am so so relieved and would like to thank the friends and family that had been supporting us on, urging us on to be positive and the neverending words of encouragement throughout this long and tiring mental torture..

Time to move forward and to strive to be a better person..:)

One of the days we had been anticipating and planning for had finally came! I am so glad everything turned out well without any major hiccups :)))

Am very glad the vendors we engaged in for eg, decor, caterer, makeup artist and photographer were all professional and timely in their services!

Jeff and I are both very happy that almost all their close friends and family were there to witness and share this very special moment as they embark on a new phase of their lives together. And also for Jo who celebrated her 27th birthday with a very very pretty cake ( with compliments from her dearest Mich, Daphne and hubby)!

Thank you to all the well wishes, help, long distance phone calls, ang bows and lovely gifts we have been showered with, all of you have showed us once again how loved the both of us are. :)

Next, we are looking forward to our customary wedding in 2009!

2 more days left to my singlehood! Hope we didnt miss out any preparations and if we did to be done in the span of this couple of days!

Jo is still worried that things might go wrong e.g checking in later than the stipulated time, decor not done up in time, make up artist forgetting bout turning up..even though we have already sent emails/smses to confirm and remind ya..

Seems like I can only be rest assured when the actual day is here!

Anyway..
Cant help admiring my freshly manicured fingers and toes hehe..thanks to Sarah for doing such a good job despite the fact that i was fretting over 2 broken nails (on my index fingers)!
Hehe

Our new sleeping arrangement

My house has been and still undergoing some renovations..there had been some changes in our living arrangements and now Jeff and I will be sleeping in Mum's former bedroom while Mummy will take the master bedroom!

We have decided to combine 2 mattresses together for now and get a proper bed after our customary wedding.
Im sure it will be much more comfy than our former sleeping arrangement( 2 of us squeezing on a super single bed *lol*)

We went for our final fitting too and I really cant afford to have any changes to my waistline now other than just maintaining it cos the dress was altered to fit so snugly to the extent of it being a little restricting! Haha..anything for the sake of beauty!
I really hope this special event will turn out well :)

Growing pains

It feels great to meet up with a friend that I havnt seen for a long time! And it feels even better to see her heavily pregnant :)

Through our conversations, it dawned upon me that I should appreciate and maintain the currently good relations I have with my family and future in laws.

I have heard too often married friends lament about their woes about how much they have to give in to their in laws to have some peace at home etc..

Sighz, gone are the carefree days of just having to worry about passing exams or how to spend the sch hols..what comes now are major life responsibilities like how to make a marriage work, having kids, supporting your aging parents..

Adulthood isnt that fun afterall ya?

Jo's cooking again tonight! hehe..Will try to post some pics of it if possible.

Just as I was on my way back from grocery shopping..The bus I was in collided into a car!

It was cruising along fine when suddenly all of us were hurled rudely in front as the bus driver tried to do an emergency brake and immediately we hear a loud BANG!

Thank goodness nobody was standing at that time cos the impact was so great that all my chye sim and mushrooms fell off from the seat( thats besides the pt, just trying to describe the magnitude of the impact)

Am really relieved no one was injured besides just having a deep dent in the unfortunate driver's car..

Poor bus driver looked disturbed too after he left the accident scene..hope he doesnt feel too guilty and both drivers be more careful in future...

Having a home cooked meal, Catching a movie, Ktv, Being there for a heart broken friend, shopping are things I enjoy much more and cherish dearly now given the nature of my job.

Finally met up with Mich for our long awaited ktv session! Bought a knitted top from Mango and the best purchase of the day is to finally find the shoes for my ROM and wedding! But it cost a whopping $290! Ok, Jo is a poor gal so spending this amount of money on a pair of shoes she isnt going to wear probably more than 5x makes her feel guilty..

But but..it is worth it to make yourself happy and look pretty on your big day right ? haha!

Though wedding preparations are taxing but I am enjoying every part of it! I think I am going to miss it when the big day is over..but there is still like 9 months to it so I am going to savour every moment of it till it is finally here!

Finally came back from new york last evening..I would normally feel v happy to be back I aint feeling exactly that way now cos of the lack of time I have with Jeff :(

Jeff has to be back in camp for reservice and the only off day he has are to be spent at a friend's wedding and the next time his reservice ends is on tues night..and I will be going away again on wed morning le..:(

Am feeling so bored now..but looking at my freshly manicured finger nails lessens the negativity a little haha..*vain*

But am looking forward to tommorrow cos am going to choose my ROM gown, catch up with the pongs and run errands like change money, go to the temple..

Yayy..haha..*crazy*

1.5 more mths to go to our ROM!

Things to be done
- Choose gown
- Confirm on who to engage for deco
- Photographer
- Caterer
- Order bouquet
etc..yikes!

So many things not done yettt...And did I mention that my schedule is amazingly packed for Nov?

Gong gong..

Received a call from mum to remind me to offer joss sticks to gong gong..It had been a year since gong gong passed on..

Time flies..I still rem clearly that very morning when we received a call from the nursing home that he had been admitted to the hospital for shortness of breath..

All of us rushed to Ward 44 of CGH..the ward which i covered when i was still working there..

I naively thought gong gong was going to be ok..but sadly he didnt..he never opened his eyes..he was using so much effort to take each breathe..it hurts to see him struggle so hard...

I hoped he heard all that we said to him before he left us to a better place..

After his passing..I refused to take that ward for awhile..cos it reminded me so painfully of him..

Gonggong was just like a father to me..growing up had not been easy cos he was always so strict with me, he had a fiery temper and always scolded me if I wasnt in my best behaviour..but i appreciate all that I have gone through cos now I understand the values he was trying to inculcate in me..

There were of cos very fond memories of us going to Pattaya together with mum and popo, him ferrying me on his bike and going for swimming..he was the one who taught me how to swim..

Sigh..:(

Cherish your loved ones while you can..no matter how much they had angered or saddened you before..

Gathering

It was the first family gathering after popo left us..It was something I looked forward to so much after a 5 day flight..

And the flight back wasnt exactly very pleasant in the sense that we had a very ill passenger onboard and all of the crew didnt have the time and mood to eat..So we were all tired and v hungry but thankfully there were medical personnel onboard and there wasnt only one doc..but like 3 drs and 2 nurses on that flight..

Hope that passenger has been discharged and is alright now..

All the drama that happened had certainly made me feel even more eager to be back home to loved ones and good food! (We had catered Peranakan food)

I am so glad I was able to be back in time to catch up with the family and see my most adorable nephew!

Heavy rain = no food!

We planned to order kfc for dinner just now, but could not get through their delivery hotline at all...So Plan B was to order pastamania instead..so after a few attempts, we finally got through and just as I was about to anticipate tucking into some italian fare, the operator told me that delivery was suspended due to the heavy downpour..and guess what! The same answer was given to us when we tried Canadian pizza too!

Aiyah, so much for trying to be lazy and having food delivered to our door step..

Ended up having to walk over to the hawker centre to buy food back...:(

Getting married

I wished I was one of those happy bride to be, like most of my friends but there is just this one thing that havnt been resolved which is weighing down my heart all this while.

I dont know how long more I have to worry about it..I feel like a bore whenever i tell my close friends bout it cos there is nothing we can do and I dont expect my friends to listen to my woes over and over again..

Have been praying hard for this issue to be over and hopefully not end up in the worst case scenario..

I hate this so much...

I love to cook!

Cooked dinner again today..Fish in dark soya sauce with onions and tomatoes, Stir fried xiao bai chye with mushrooms and sliced pork..hehe..

Am glad Jeff enjoyed it! *beams*

I like cooking occasionally but I cannot imagine having to think of varieties EVERYDAY if I was a full time home maker!
And gets worse if the husband and children starts complaining or becoming fussier..

Am a contented gal now probably cos I aint on stupid standby for this entire week and am looking forward to FIR's concert, a 1 day batam trip and our 10th anniversary!

:))

In love...

We collected our wedding bands today and I was so surprised when Jeff insisted on wearing it at the shop right away!

Haha..

Well, I would have preferred to keep it till our ROM and exchange brand new rings along with our vows but Jeff was so bent on wearing them now, telling me it doesnt make a great difference from wearing it now or later..

I thought it was really sweet of him to think that way considering that there are some guys that rather hide their rings and thus marital status for more 'fun' outside..

So, we both put on the rings for each other at the beach just now before heading to Beach Cabana for drinks with friends..and my boy even dedicated ' Nothing's gonna change my love for you' to me!

Aww..so sweet..hahah..

Pre flight syndrome

I am feeling so blue..and everytime before a flight, I will tell Jeff I want to quit..

Yesh I have been toying with the idea of leaving the co..even if it means paying up the bond..Ya what an irony right, a stark difference to the Jo back then who had been trying so hard to get into the interviews and feeling over the moon when she finally did...

Jeff always tells me, the grass is not always greener on the other side..

Feeling the jitters before flt is the norm...there will be so many things running through my mind: worrying abt how the seniors would be like/would I be pushed to the business class to die under stress/how are the other crew like etc...

And the worst is to leave Jeff/family/friends..:(

I dont know how long I can tahan..but I will try my best..

Disillusioned

Just got back frm clubbing..and had many thoughts running through my mind..

Was it really unintentional or just riding onto the notion of "under the influence of alcohol' that effected that kind of behaviour?

Was it acceptable to be flirting right under the nose of that person's partner and when that partner is also your friend?

How would you feel if that partner was you?

Dickheads are those that readily take you when you throw yourself at them.

I bet you didnt even care how that person feels about you. You dont mind being called a bitch too as long as you get as many guys hooked onto you.

I dont think you had any morals, values, respect at all for your relationships or so called boyfriend.

I am so disillusioned by the notion of love and faithfulness with people like you around.

Dartboard

Touched down last night..Didnt really enjoy my flts cos of the bloody irritants onboard..those pple have such weird and nonsensical unspoken rules and only when you think its perfectly fine and do it, they all swoop at the chance to fault you with it!

And did I mention that as they have gleefully complained about you to the supervisors, they would still be nice to you and still can say ' I enjoy working with you!'
Wat the fuck lah..

No wonder theres such a high turnover rate for these companies..

I am pissed off..

I am so reluctant to study for my re test..

Haiyah, I am referring to my Jap test the office made us take..Simply no mood to restudy..and the test is in 2 days time! yikes..I wonder what will happen if i fail it again..

There was a change in my schedule that totally disrupted my earlier plans of taking my time to study (or was it for more procrastinating) haha..and to meet up with Shirlene..

Ok excuses, the more time i had, the more i would delay to study..time is now 1.18pm..was supposed to start 18 mins earlier..
Nvm i will eat the bright yellow, juicy and sweet looking slice of pineapple first before i study hahaha...

Talking bout fruits, i realised how lacking in fibre/vits/minerals my diet had became..sighz..used to be able to take regular and somewhat more balanced meals before i started flying..
It makes it quite difficult to get a sufficient intake of fresh vegs and fruits esp when outstation..with all the eating out..

Ok time wasted = 5 more mins..

haha..

Been a long time..

It has been ages since i last updated this blog of mine. Too many events had happened in this few mths..some happy and some sad...

My beloved popo passed away around a month ago..and even till now, it brings tears to me when i think of how nice it would be if she was still around..and when I have so much free time to be at home now..

Popo and Gong gong I miss both of you alot..Hope you will remember we all love yous alot..

It would be so nice if both of them were around to attend my wedding too..Well sighz, as Jeff had always told me, this is part and parcel of life, we just gotta accept that they are not around anymore..

On the happier events, I am going to embark on another new chapter of growing up or rather older..that is marriage...Like I was telling mp that day on msn, I dont think I am up to it to get married! Marriage is for grown ups! haha..

I wonder if there are still friends reading my boring blog..pls leave comments so that I know its still worth blogging here ya..

Dreams do come true..sometimes

A week of training has passed and even now, I find myself wondering if this is all but a dream...Never expected it to really come true!!
Must really be 'fuo zu', niang niang and my gong gong to be blessing me..And of cos perseverance and hard work do pay off as well.

The interviews and anticipation are nothing compared to what lies in store in training..

I must admit i was overwhelmed by the new culture and expectations from us on the first few days of training..However, i know i must and can do it with hard work and more perseverance..and from the constant encouragement from family and loved ones..

This week had also been a busy one with the meet ups with friends and family..thank you for all the well wishes and thoughtful gifts you all had showered me with.

Jo is feeling truly loved..

Hoping with all my heart

A month has since passed..Somehow, I can feel my beloved gg is protecting and blessing all of us at home..

No news to rejoice and be relieved of..My heart yearns for it all to be over soon..

Goodbye

My beloved gong gong passed away on 17th Sept 2007.
Missing u dearly..may u be happy and painfree now

Hope

I can just hope, pray and wish for this entire ordeal to be over..with you safe by my side..
The worry creeps up whenever I am idle, and it scares me to think of how we should handle it if the worst really happens..
I try to be brave and think positive as much as I can...but deep down I know I will crumble if it really happens..
I am scared and too occupied to be too bothered or affected by anything else happening in my life now..I just want you to be safe and happy...

New job..

I need to get out of my current job soon...i have been dragging myself to work everyday
:( Wish me luck in my job searching !

Went shopping today! SURPRISINGLY, it was Jeff who suggested it! hehe..bought a pair of brown pants from gg5 and 2 cardigans from far east..Was hoping to get some shoes and tops for work but didnt see any I fancied..

Will be going to KL over the long wkend, last time I went was when i was in pri sch! But kinda nervous after hearing friends tell bout rampant robbery and pick pockets around..I thought I went there to unwind!

Anyway, pic on the left shows 3 pretty gals at dblo having heaps of fun dancing and drinking! haha and on the right is the bf with my super adorable nephew!

Tarot card

You are The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.

The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents,
beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at home
decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.

The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.

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TGIF..almost

Morale at work has reached its lowest I think.. and its not only me now..its everyone of us! I could not believe we were actually having a discussion and something like a brainstorming session on why we were all feeling this way!
Colleague even mentioned if we could bring it up to boss! Wah..madness! Hah..but I am comforted in a way cos at least I now know I am not overly pessimistic *lol*

Talking bout reaffirmation of thoughts, another colleague in another dept agreed with me that growing old can be quite scary esp when sickness and abandonment befalls. Ha, all the more realistic and upfront when you work in a geriatric dept. I say dying a natural cause is the best, as compared to being in pain or paralysed for long long periods of time and not being able to do anything at all on your own, OR to be so demented that you no longer recognise your loved ones or if you had your dinner OR, to be abandoned by your own flesh and blood or worse, all of THEM OR to be placed in a nursing home where sub optimal care is given.

..Aging is a natural and inevitable process unless life ends before we can age..I say I shall try to be less pessimistic and do the things i want to do/achieve before its too late!

Jo ponders, thinking of which ' hmm, maybe i should just awol for work tmr since I want to sleep in' ' Gotta do the things I want to do wat...' haha..

Motivation

I would like to share these encouraging words my colleague text me this evening

' you are very special too, dont let anything hold you back. If your dream leads you somewhere, hope you have the courage to pursue it.'

Thanks so much val! Really needed the support..

Happy New Yr!

Been ages since I have blogged! Just didnt have the mood and was too lazy to blog lah.

Hope everyone had a great time this CNY..I did, though I never won for every gambling session ie black jack, mahjong ( no luck for gambling this yr according to zodiac readings), hah the long PH was good!! Did some visiting, movies, clubbing, feasting..

However, I have grown to feel less close to family..Just didnt seem to understand or agree with how they managed matters..Wish I could move out..

We celebrated grandad's bday today..Grandparents are older and more forgetful..Granny have been asking me abt ang bao and money issues for the past consecutive 4 nites!! Really extending my limit for patience man..

Growing old is scary..esp when we have illnesses surfacing..Yikess *I dont wanna grow old!!*

This entry is so lacking in structure and logic..its just like my random thoughts in different paragraphs..Oh well whatever for tonite lah..Still bothered by the differences in me and family + freaking mon blues (I dont look forward to working at all) + jeff for reservist = :(

my first bday cake for this yr from my future sis laws! haha

hehe..thanks for the lovely cake girlies!

Cake from my colleagues

Bday cake and flowers from the bf

My 25th bday presents!!

On my 25th bday - 14th Dec

Thanks for all the bday well wishes, lovely presents and surprises all of you had showered me with.

Though there wasnt any big celebrations, I had the joy of having a few mini ones with different groups of friends! Be it advanced or belated, Ms jo jo is really touched! Thankies darlings!

And the best thing of all was that I took leave from bday eve and extended to a day after bday plus 2 days of wkends haha..there was a grand total of 4.5 days of leave!!

I had the privilege of cutting 4 cakes on my bday week! hehe..2 of them were surprise cakes, 1 was baked personally by my company's pastry chef and the last one being the most economical costing only $2 !! heh

It was the first time bf had sent flowers on my bday and am really pleased with it! hehe..

Anyway, here are some pics of my cakes and presents! More pics to be updated soon..

Hehe..

My mummy

The bf

The girlies!

Me time

It wasn't planned to be a ' me - time' session after work today..Jeff and I had wanted to go out for dinner..But due to some miscommunication, we didnt meet up. I didnt want to just get some takeaway and head home, so I ended up at Starbucks with 'Her World', a tall iced skinny latte and a toasted multigrain chicken sandwich!
Think it must have been a long time since I have had such an opportunity to just relax at the cafe that it felt really good to just have some time to myself! It was really therapeutic enough to kinda soothed my frazzled nerves (from work) and anger (from the tiff we had - but now resolved)..It will be even better if the seats were sofas! hah..
Reached home just in time to catch the last episode of the 9 pm serial! Had a chat with my popo and even did a diet history on her to check on her food intake! haha..*job hazard*
It had been an eventful week..few incidents had evoked quite a bit of emotions and thoughts..
Incident at work today allowed me to realise how horrible it felt to have someone tell me sarcastically some things I didnt do right, I would have handled it better if she just told me directly, however I have already made it clear to my colleague so its all good now. :)

Another issue with some friends or I would rather as acquaintances now, have now surfaced their ugly sides to me at an even clearer dimensions. The differences in how these people view and respect friendship and love as compared to the more sensible and normal *haha* friends I have is appalling!! I was totally disgusted and pained to see such people hurting the ones around them..unknowingly or rather they dont give a damn about..

Think I shouldnt write too much of these stinky tales of them in my precious blog space lah, not worth it also..

Time to lie down on my comfy bed already..working tmr in exchange to attend my long awaited convocation next sat!
Hope it will be a more pleasant day tmr..

I need a break!

I feel worn out, especially when it comes to getting up to prepare for work..I really need a break! And the short break at Genting wasnt enough boy..it was more of rush there and rush back again...

I wonder how I will get my break when I dont have much money to spare..:(

*Yawnz* Am feeling depressed again...sux..

I'm a Mazda Miata!

You like to soak up the sun, but your tastes are down to earth. Everyone thinks you're cute. Life is a winding road, and you like to take the curves in stride. Let other people compete in the rat race - you're just here to enjoy the ride.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

Diminishing..

How do one handle the dejection and disappointment of knowing that we can't fulfil that big dream we had?

I am trying really hard to move on and self comfort..

Eventful weeks

I have had so much fun for the past two weeks..but also a doubly fair share of crap from work and the people i meet..Met up with pretty shirlene for our first ktv session together and we had so much fun! And we chanced upon the new foodie area beside carrefour at suntec..wah so much finger foods and takeaways!
And I was even more delighted to know that my fancl products were around 10% and more cheaper in japan than the ones in here..So all thanks to shirlene, she managed to buy them back for me when she went there for work! And everytime she goes to a new destination, she will bring back small gifts for me..she is such a sweet darling!!
sighz i wished i could be like her too..going to all the fun and new destinations..

And last week, Jeff and I attended the NDP! Hiakz..it was a truly fun and heartwarming session..it never fails to bring a fuzzy feeling to my heart when the entire stadium sings the national anthem and say the pledge..And of cos the most anticipated item for the parade - fireworks! I found the session quite short this yr though...

We also celebrated our 8th year anniversary together..haha..our celebration just revolved around eating! haha..2 days ago, we cooked spaghetti with lotsa mushrooms and chicken and had a clam chowder which jeff didnt like..cos he said it was too fishy! Desserts were chocolate and grapes..*so fat*

Then came the actual day where we pigged out at sushi tei and desserts at my fav coffee joint - coffee club at somerset! Wah..so shioksss..hehe..

Fri was clubbing nite..was supposed to go butter factory but in the end we ended up at MOS cos the quene was too long at that stupid factory..Ah well..shall go there earlier the next time..Nevertheless, it was fun at MOS too with Ms Paul paul, my neighbour and a new friend *lol*! But it was such a pity that i had to leave earlier..

Then yesterday was girlie day out with Mich and Daphne..so tai tai u know hahaha...went for lunch at crystal jade then coffee at TCC..it was just catching up and more catching up and we have made a pact to meet up on the saturday of every month where Daphne and I wont be working...

Yeah..sianz..too bad wkends are always too short..*sianz*

Shall blog again.Happy wkends pple!!

Sevens

7 Random Things About Me

1. I feel refreshed after washing dishes and seeing them all squeaky clean.
2. I shuffle cards, hold the spoon and clap with my left hand but I am not a leftie.
3. My lashes are my favourite feature on my face
4. I am superstitious
5. I have picked up a kid's poo before from the floor using only paper towels
6. It irks me totally to see my bed in a mess
7. I wished I had siblings

7 Random Songs At The Moment

1. Yuan Lai - Lin Jun Jie
2. Hua Tian Cuo - Wang Li Hong
3. Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
4. Bad Day - Daniel Powter
5. Together Again - Janet Jackson
6. Qian Nian Zi Lian - F.I.R
7. Jia Zhuang - Jolin Tsai

7 Things I Like Most

1. Coffee
2. Hugs and kisses
3. Veggies
4. Money
5. Shopping
6. Singing
7. Nua-ing

7 Things That Scare Me

1. The supernatural
2. Cockroaches
3. Losing my memory
4. Losing my loved ones
5. Sickness
6. Left alone in this world
7. Losing hair

7 Things I Say The Most

1. kns
2. Wah lau
3. Oh my goodness
4. Are you serious?
5. I am a dietitian, my name is Jolyn
6. So irritating
7. Hai

7 People To Do This

1. Weiguo
2. Daphne
3. Su Ann
The rest had already been tagged or they dont keep blogs..

All in a day

My colleagues and I were faced with a thick pile of referrals ie many clients (better change to this description just in case I get into any trouble for writing that) waiting to be seen as we stepped into the office on a blue monday..We were down with 2 staff..my senior went on leave and there our new colleague would start work only on the last week...
So the 4 of us left were totally maxed out, well or should I say it SEEMS like ALL of us were, even though it is quite obvious that some of us were not, only appearing to be, which irked me even more.

Anyway back to the story, if all the clients were nice and compliant, it wouldnt have made me blog it down here..But NO, one of them totally stretched my patience and tolerance..{Description of this scenario has to be carefully worded due to the reason stated above)

That arseface client of mine wasnt a local..He didnt need any advice whatsoever and told me straight in the face that I didnt know anything about food when I went in to introduce myself..So I attempted to tell him his blood levels showed that his control over his condition wasnt that good, and I mentioned a scientific term which I would go on to explain a few secs later, but NO, arseface had to say this ' wait wait, stop, speak english, I dont understand u. Then i went ' Ok, this *** means your control, before i can continue, he cut in again, ' NO NO stop, I SAID speak in english!'
What the hell? How the fuck do i explain when he just kept stopping me? Ok nvm..the quick tempered me was already seething with anger but I was surprised at myself for being able to control it..
Then he went on to say he knows his condition perfectly well, saying that he just lacks exercise and its ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE to do NATURAL exercise here..Cos i suggested walking, swimming..He said he dont do that, the only thing he does is farming..and he cannot find it here..because 'this country is totally artificial' and that 'all our food is cooked in oil'..And went on about if given a choice, he wouldnt have came here...Arseface was posted here to work...
Anyway, unfortunately, I couldnt rebuke back even though I was fighting back the big urge to do that..
He was an absolute arse, totally fucked up and a racist..and he looks down on pple different from him..One of the nurses caring for him even had to take this kinda of comments from him ' You dumb asians'
Wah really feel like slapping him I tell you...ok anyway readers, i gotta go and get ready for work now..have to stop abruptly first..continue again k..haha

No time for myself..

As I was signing in, I was half expecting to key in the wrong user name or pass word..Im surprised I still remember! I long for some slack time where I can blog, use the msn or just surf the net at a leisurely pace at work..But with such a tight schedule at work, time simply doesn't allow me to blog at all..And comes after work, Jo will be either catching up with a friend or doing some shopping/self maintenance/reading up where I will be so dead beat by the time I am done. The only thing I feel like doing is to SLEEP.

Talking about sleeping, I cant believe I spent almost 3/4 of Sunday sleeping!! Sat was a late night out with booze at Brewerkz and then an even later nite with ktv after that..So I slept in till 1 plus on Sunday..Woke up and dragged Jeff out from bed to feed my growling stomach...At 3, Jo was a satisfied gal but falling drowsy again..So I decided to take a nap..haha..Nap continued till 8 pm!! Haiyooooo..Then nvm..time for dinner..ended at around 10 plus...As I was feeling quite energetic, I went to bed at 1 plus am which I shouldnt have cos comes Monday morning, I still felt tired!!! Its such a vicious cycle..And there were so many things I had planned to do on the weekend but ended up sleeping and yet still feeling tired..so DUH!!

Ok anyway, one of my closer colleague had left..She is the only one I feel comfy talking to about more personal matters and def. has more EQ than some others!! Its going to get lonelier at work these days..Unless I want to be more superficial and do some acting..hah..

Time to get ready for work...Sianz..

3rd week of work..

Time flies when we are busy man..It has been my 3rd week as a dietitian..and I think i have lost my skills in writing..writing as a form of entertainment and not the writing in the case notes for my patients lah huh..

My typical day would be to see patients (pt) in the outpatient clinic for the first half of the day where there is an influx of patients everyday..patient count ranging from 5 to 14..And the current trend is weds will be the killer days..Gotta see all those pts starting from 9 am to latest by 12.30..ie. Mad Rush..so much so that i dont have time to go to the toilet or drink water..

And things get harder when the pt notes don't come in sequence, and I will have to walk around the ctr to look for them..(most often be in the nurse's office) and retrieve them in the most polite manner on a busy day..or else bear with the irritated look and a stern answer from who ever is holding them.

If not, it will be the blood test results taking a gazillion yrs to be reflected in the data base..

Then its the much appreciated lunch hr..and next comes seeing pts in the wards..this will generally take on a more relaxed pace but still not too lax lah huh..cos it will reflect on how inefficient you are!!

oh well..still need to give myself somemore time...but I just have this nagging feeling in me that this job is not one which i will stay on for long..

I wont be working this sat yayy!! ..*crosses fingers* hope my colleagues dont suddenly decide that they have sth on and need to swap with me!!

Yucky Monday Blues

Yucks, I am feeling the horrible, sinking and dull effects of the infamous monday blues.

To update, I am working as a dietitian now in a healthcare institution..Not exactly liking it but still tolerable..Prolly cos i feel different from my colleagues..and their expertise in this field pressures and intimidates me quite alot..sighz..*my brain seems empty*

However, i will just give myself a chance to try out how it feels like to be really working as a full time dietitian and if I am really suitable for it..

The job is not a bed of roses as some annoying people would deem it to be..especially when I havnt been in touch for quite some time..So I had promised myself to revise and do some reading up in the weekends which on the Sunday nite I havn't quite started on..hah..What's new?!!

Nevertheless, i will get round to doing it lah, eventually. *looks at pile of notes and thick txtbook beside laptop*

Unusually enough, it was an alcohol free wkend for me..it was coffee with Jeff and friends and a first movie experience at Cathay ( i love the couple seats!!) and a homely sunday with us shopping for groceries and preparing our spaghetti dinner together! Been such a long time since I have cooked..

Aiyah.. am looking forward to the next weekend already!

Cute quiz

Jo has been busy lately..will update more when I am more settled in my new job ya..Before i go, i shall complete this quiz( My fav cousin just tagged me!)


01) What is the phone brand?
Nokia

02) What are the last 3 digits of your mobile number?
223

03) What does the 2nd message in your inbox say?
Dear dear wat time will you reach?

04) Who's the first person who comes up under the letter M?
Mabel

05) Who's the last person you rang?
Jeff

06) Who was your last missed call from?
Jeff

07) Who's the 2nd person who comes up under D?
Danny

08) What does the last message in your inbox say?
Take care girl. Will miss you loads..Hugs
09)Who comes up under J?
Joan, Joanna Ang, Joanna Goh,Jocelyn,Jodel,Joel,John,Jonathan,Josephine,Jovina,Jowie,Joyce, Joyce Wee,Junbin,Junjie,Justin

10) Go to your Sent Items - what does the 5th message say?
Around 630..Still in ward now...

11) Who's the 4th person who comes up under S?
Select Agency (haha)

12) Who's your network provider?
" I am walking on sunshine.."

13) How many messages are currently in your inbox?
69

14) What do you have as your background
Pic of Jeff and i taken at cousin's wedding

15) Who's the 2nd person who comes up under R?
Rahinah

16) Who do you have on speed dial 3?
No one

17) If you're on Pay as you Go, how much credit do you have?
Dont know lah..

18) Who's the first person who comes up under C?
Cab No *haha*

19) How many bars of signal do you currently have?
Full

20) What do you have as your main ringtone?
Jolin Tsai - Ye Man You Xi

ok..gotta sleep now..
Jie, Paul paul, Su gin u are tagged!!

Why do my curls look straigter today! *yikes*

I look fat in this pic! ok..just look at the hair

Vanity weekend..

Hehe..I had my first facial session last thursday, it was so sweet of Mich to buy me a facial session..She thought it would be good for me to try out since I have never went for one before..I will always hear from my gal pals, those who go for facials describe how clean their face feels after the session..and now I really understand what they meant by that..

My perpetual blackheads on my nose were removed and the size of my gaping pores were significantly reduced! Heheh..and of cos there were more radiance, fairer and skin felt so soft! Shioks ah..


Then on friday, I permed my hair! hehe..Friends who know me well enough will know i love straight long hair alot haha..what made mi want to perm my hair?! It was the suggestions from BF, cost of the perm was sponsored *Grinz*, and to try something new! End result is that I am liking my curls! BF likes it alot! haha BUT, i think my hair is not curly enough..so i might go back to the salon to have it redone!

And looking at them now, I have this hunch that they are not going to last..prolly due to the fact that my hair was rebonded before the perm..arrghh..*crosses fingers*

Okok..so much for going on and on about my face and hair..:x

Mum got me this!

A surprise gift from mum

Grandad was in one of his rampages again..and again I got scolded for nothing.

Was feeling pretty upset and msged my mum ( she was on leave yesterday) to ask if I could join her outside for dinner instead of being cooped up at home and subjecting myself to more nonsense...

But Mum had already made an appointment with her friend...So in the end i just went to da bao-ed hor fun with fish slices near my place..And the lousy service at that stall really pissed me off even more..probably cos of the already frayed nerves i had..this is how the conversation went:
W - woman attending to me
J - Jolyn lah, just in case u dont know its me haha

J - xiao jie, ni you she me mian?
W- Ee mian, xiang gang mian, etc
J - Hor fun ne?
W - ' stares at me blankly for 2 secs'
J - (irritated) Wo zai wen ni you she me hor fun?
W- (in impatient tone) Seafood hor fun, Sao lao etc

Dont know whats her problem, intro once abt the type of noodles, cannot intro abt hor fun issit..stare at me for what...Just her luck to attend to a irritated Jo lah huh..

Alright anyway..dearest Mum came home with some shopping and she suddenly handed me something in a Sa sa bag..hehe..And i thought to myself, anything from Sa sa is good!!

And in there i saw the Kenzo perfume! hehe..Mum said it was to cheer me up as she knew i had been taking alot of nonsense lately and also it had been a long time since she had bought me something..hehe..*grins*

Mum chose that because it was quite mild.She personally didnt like perfumes cos she finds most of them too intoxicating and overpowering.
And she told me, when the lady sprayed another brand onto her wrist, she had to request for her to remove it cos she simply couldnt stand the smell...haha..

How come I am so different from mum? Ah well...

Anyhow..it really warmed my heart to receive something from mummy!

*needs to crack brains for ideas for her coming birthday soon*

My Cheeky Boy

Taking a break from cycling

Tea for Two

Been a long time

Indeed, it has been a long time since i have blogged.

Not in the best of moods to blog and all..A combination of too many disappointments and setbacks..

I need to have happy people around me to feel positive about life now.

I hate how I am feeling now and hope to snap out of it NOW.

Life sux to the max.

Don't waste the air and space lah..

I strongly believe some people came to this world with only one purpose in their life.
That is to annoy and irritate the hell out of anyone that comes in contact with them. Attributes like 'nice', 'accomodating', ' smiley', 'patience' had never existed in their life and these are perputually replaced with their antonym-ies.
I think these people find joy and feel achieved when they have succeeded in bullying or creating some kind of unhappiness to the other party.

Such people or better labelled as 'pesks' are such a waste of resources..take up space and consume our depleting resources and contribute to making life harder for everyone..

Unfortunately there are such people everywhere..One of them succeeded in spoiling my mood..just momentarily, thankfully. I didnt allow it to affect me long, that will be too great an achievement for such pesks man...NO WAY...

Good on you jo! I deserve a pat on my back! :p

Interesting..

Here is something interesting i chanced upon..interesting to me at least..

Based on an ancient agricultural calendar, the system is based on the influences of the different forces. Although the exact origins remain a mystery, legends abound on how it came to be.

One has it that on one of his birthdays, Yuhuang Dadi (the Jade Emperor of Heaven) invited all the animals on earth and heaven to join in the celebrations. But only 12 turned up and the party animals were Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.

For their effort, the Emperor honoured each animal with a year of its own. It was also decreed that henceforth, those born in the year of the animal would assume the nature and characteristics of that animal influenced by the different elements.

And if you are wondering why Rat became the first animal in the zodiac? Well, Ox was in fact first but Rat, clever animal that it was, laid a bet with Ox. Sitting on Ox's head, Rat said "Let us take a walk around these heavenly grounds and see who will emerge as the 'big' animal."

Good-naturedly, Ox agreed.

"Oh, what a big, awful-looking rat," screamed one of the fairies and shook her head in disgust.

"See, I told you. Even fairies think I am 'big'!" declared Rat to Ox.

No arguments there and the tolerant Ox conceded.

Now why is there no cat in the line-up? Well, in those heavenly days, Cat and Rat were good friends. They both received the invitation to the birthday party but Cat was lazy and decided to ask Rat to reserve a place for him, while he stole a couple more hours of sleep.

"No problem," said Rat and off he went.

At Heaven, Rat got into a game with Ox and duly forgot his promise to Cat. When he returned, triumphant, Cat woke up to the rude reality that he was forgotten. Cat, of course, never forgave Rat. By the way, that's also why cats always catch rats.

I am down with the stupid cough and bad throat..quite serious leh i think..my phlegm had some blood in it this morning..arrgghh so heaty..

Is he the one, or not?

I once asked my married colleague, how do you that your husband is the one for you? Her reply - 'Frankly speaking, it is not easy to know he is the one or not lah..its just a gamble'

Another colleague who has an almost decade old relationship says " I don't believe in this now, esp in our times now.."

I so agree with the both of them..

Two can be happy together now, and later before you know it, you are weeping over a broken relationship..

How to trust again when trust has been broken? How to keep the bad memories at bay when things around you are not helping the situation?

How do we know the partners we have now are the ones suitable for us?

What if as time goes by, differences start to emerge and the right way is to let go..but our heart just can't bear the pain..How will the relationship turn out to be?

What if one has already tried to give but still feel unhappy? Is there such a thing as getting used to?

Sighz..i guess everyone has their own way of answering those questions...I wished I could answer them myself..

A Receptionist's Life

Think ever since I have graduated, the most working experience I have had is as a receptionist. Yesh, I am pathetic lah huh, I have friends or rather acquaintances telling me ' u graduated for some time already, still dont know what you want to do?' OR, 'huh, jobs nowadays that hard to find ah?' Ya Ya..bring it on lah..Jo is so used to hearing such comments mah..

Its not that I dont know what i want..I do have a rough idea and a goal but I am still unable to reach it and also still unsure if it is the right choice for me. And yesh, I am also one of the rare species who DO NOT THINK that going into a career unrelated to my field of study is a waste..But it is certainly much harder to get into the job without any relevant experience..Sighz..Think sooner or later i will end up working as a dietitian liaoz lah..

As if anyone can be more worried and stressed about my OWN career path other than myself..

Anyway, this entry is about my 'eventful' stint as a receptionist..If some of you think that being a receptionist is easy peasy..think again!! I used to be like one of those who thinks that recept duties are just picking up phone calls and greeting vistors. HAH..i was very wrong!!

I have learnt how to run through telephone lists asap to locate a person's name and transfer the line..also, it is a standard here that the phone should not be allowed to ring for more than thrice!

Of cos, we also have to usher visitors/clients into the correct meeting rooms, serve drinks, and then tidy up the rooms after they leave..Must book meeting rooms, arrange for courier service, sometimes book a cab..frank mails..haiya..etc..
It bores me to type it all out..dont want to put my readers to sleep too lah huh..

Anyway point being, recept job aint that easy lah huh..and also there are some fucked up pple around who are racist and too snobbish, bossy and unaccomodating for their own good..Oh well..we are talking about the heartless corporate world lah huh.

But I take this as a learning ground..and for those who thinks that being a receptionist is easy, think again ya..and do slow down and look around for the unsung heroes e.g courier men, delivery men, tea ladies etc we have in our company...they contribute alot to the interlinking processes of our daily business activities too...

The weekend

It feels weird to not have Jeff around on the weekends..My poor boy is having his reservist and can only book out on Monday..but only to return on that very night! It is also rare that I had stayed home for the whole of today! More of me feeling tired and lazy to go anywhere..so chose to stay at home and rest..

I had such an unhealthy diet today! TSK! It was instant noodles for brunch and chicken chop for dinner and ice cream after it..And all i did was to sleep, watch tv and surf net! So terrible..gotta tighten my reins on my diet liaoz lah..

The pics u see after this entry are the ones taken last nite in the toilet of MOS..Wah..finally had the chance to capture all the 4 of us!! First it was group pic, then in pairs..haha..girls! I must say the lighting near the mirrors in the toilet was pretty gd for photo taking..

This is just one of the many things gals do in toilets..apart from the updating, gossiping, preening, touching up etc..and as compared to guys, toilets are only used to answer the calls of nature..thats abt it huh..haha


Have a good wkend people!

First round of the formation

My girlies..

My Miss Paul Paul

My Mich

My Jie

Reflections..

As i grow older, I realised i have learnt to reflect upon myself about my attitude and actions more often now. As we get more and more caught up with the daily duties, socialising, etc of life, we often forget to slow down and think back about how we have been treating the people around us..

I am glad I am still not too drained or numb to start reflecting on my attitudes esp towards my loved ones..

Gotta bear in mind what i need to improve on and hope they will grow on me as time goes by so it becomes second nature..

So sleepy now, going to bed now before i start typing poorly structured sentences..

wahh..

You shelter a Fire

Demon.
A very powerful demon. He rules over the world of

anger, impulsivity, passion and destruction.

One awaken, even with a very strong will, he

is difficult to settle down, so be careful

when you awake him or he may entrance you and

make your life a living hell .


What demon sleeps inside you ?
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wedding bells..not mine

I feel sort of rejuvenated..or something in that sense..have been feeling moody and somewhat down cos of the extreme long period of umemployment i have undergone..and im still in the process(just to inform those so called 'concerned' people who only ask me ' found a job? any interviews? in our conversations)

I dont know why i am feeling this way but i feel happier after coming back from the wedding make up trial of mich's..my dearest gal looked sooo prettyyy!! Like looking at her so happy and excited for her wedding had also made me feel life is not all dark skies..like i said, its just weird i will feel that way lah.and its not as if i can hear my own wedding bells ringing..haha..

Im truly happy for her..:)

Saturday

Had an enjoyable day yesterday..Jeff managed to finish his work early and so my saturday wasnt that boring afterall..Went to the career fair at suntec and it was BORING..it was definitely more useful for those planning to further their studies as around 70% of the entire fair were taken up by the various universities..Saw a friend whom i havn't seen for ages..and a 'always bump into' friend there..haha..

Then it was movie time! Enjoyed 'Underworld'.. Kate Beckinsale is such a hottie man, her figure is POWEERrr...And Jeff and i decided to be naughty and brought in Subway for dinner too..haha..Not the first time liaoz..but I must say it wasnt easy to eat a huge sandwich with its filling overflowing in a darkened cinema and at the same time trying to keep your eyes to the screen to avoid missing any important parts to the plot! haha
And we always joke about other people bringing in other more 'outrageous' foods like hor fun, char siew rice etc..haha..and they will open their styrofoam boxes once the cinema is darkened..

And it was a pleasant coincidence to see Mich and her bf at the movie too!! Hehe..we were watching the same show..

And after the show, we headed down to 'The Chamber' at robertson walk for jeff to watch his soccer..While I was whisked off to 'Cornerstone' (around the vicinity with Pauline and Favian to have some chit chat session over my half a Heineken..

Reached home before 1 am loh..which is so rare of us on a saturday nite..even mum was surprised to see us back 'so early'. *haha*

Talking bout mum, a few days back, she suddenly brought up the topic about Jeff and I..and asked if we have any plans bout getting married, ROM etc..I was so surprised man..Thought it will be so unlikely of mums to ask their daughters bout marriage..Cos i thought it will be more likely for the mum with the son to hurry the couple instead..
Anyway, mum wasn't hurrying us lah..just asking...

It the stupid money factor that is holding us back lah..:(

Note to self : Better get your ass into a job fast!!

*bleahhh*

Moods Mixer

Besides the norm of feeling tired and bored...thrown into this assortment of moods are anticipation, anxiety,and worry..

Anticipation - Not too many chances left for mi to grab..with anticipation i wait for The Day...

Anxiety - Its once again to prove what i have got, the anxiety of not being able to handle the tough and impromptu questions faced...

Worry - I worry about the hurdles ahead of me, not 1, not 2, but a possible of none that i could cross..

I wish with all my heart i can do it..and to my faith in my religion, i seek for help and luck..

Friendly Cody

Random pic of me!!

Latte lasses at Coffee Club

Busy Weekend

Wow..it has been such a tiring but enjoyable weekend! My wkend started a day earlier haha... Had a coffee session with supposedly to be with just pauline and jimmy..but somehow, we got more company and almost the whole group turned up! ( A couple was away in Cambodia - 'tomb raiding and lara crofting' as described by Jim jim :P)

I got to know the entire group of friends through Jeff..it has been quite a long way back since i have known them..and many things have changed since..

Hope that noisy coffee session was somewhat useful for our jaded lass..

Time passed really slowly at work on Fri and it didnt help with me having to sit at the recept table picking up calls from angry customers :(

6 pm FINALLY came and program for the nite was drinks at this chill out place called Bar Celona, near Dblo for drinks..It wasnt very pleasant for me in the early part of the session as there was some issues with the bf but thanks to the advice dished out by the guys and gal ( u know who u are) and the 'whole fri nite mood', i felt better afterwards..

Sat was spent sleeping in and the planned movie with Pauline didnt come through as we were both pigs loh..haha...Hung out at Central at Hk Street as Jeff wanted to watch soccer there, wrong choice!!They didnt manage to watch it cos the SCV service at that pub was somewhat disrupted due to some issues!! haiyoh..the guys kept complaining man...but were later pacified with more booze and gambling hahha..as for me, i was contented with singing and people watching...

And this afternoon, went to Mabel's place for a gathering with the gals.We were treated to the fermented wine chicken mee sua and 'or ni' prepared by mabel herself!! Really nice of her parents to invite us over for lunch...Cody, Mabel's 'son' has grown so much!! V yandao now wor..hehehe..He soo adorable, he was friendly enough to lick me on the face when i carried him and placed him on my shoulder!!
Then whiled the time away with some mahjong..and the MJ amatuer is proud to announce that i have WON all the other 3 players in those few rounds we have had!! hahaha..Sheer luck lah huh..Cos someone commented this ' Wah she dont know anything but keep winning' THANKS for that man! Headed to Jeff's place for dinner and shopped around TM and Century Sq before heading home..

Wah 3 days of late nights has affected my complexion!! i see pimples popping out!! *aarrgghh*

As usual..Im gonna wake up even more tired to a new week tmr man..Better prepare to go to bed already..

Good week ahead people!!

My Valentine

Good times whizz by too quickly to be true!! Can totally understand the term of ' reality bites' when i was rushing back to work in a cab. I had such a special valentines' day celebration yesterday..we had so much fun which explains how blue i am feeling now at work..

Jeff n i checked into a chalet at Downtown east pasir ris in the arvo on V day itself..Though it wasnt any posh hotel or an overseas holiday, it was just nice to be able to laze and snuggle up to each other in privacy! haha..And just as i was quite sure i wouldnt get any present from him since he already booked and paid for the chalet...he asked mi to search around the room for my present..hee..After much searching, i found it in my bag, a limited edition olive green braun buffel wallet! Haha..he must have slipped it inside when i went to the toilet..

I was indeed surprised and it was just so sweet of him! hehe..Now the pillow and blanket i got him for him seems so cheapo :( Then again, they are what he needs mah..

In all, i really enjoyed myself..Thanks dearie! :* Muackz..

Waiting and hoping each day

Man..im feeling so sleepy now..Office work is borrringggg...Had hor fun for lunch not too long ago..Am counting down the hrs to knock off! haha...2 1/2 hrs more..sianz..

Been working in a telecommunication, service provider co for more than a week now..it seem longer due to the public hols..First few days were boring cos i didnt know anyone here...Now that i have known more colleagues here, it aint that dull..However, the environment here has also once again reinforced the reminder to myself for being cautious abt the stuff i tell and say to colleagues. And of cos i know how to play ' tai chi' too when necessary!! :p

Ah well..

I just hope for a better year now..Am still holding hopes to something which what seem to be disappointing for me last year..Im getting tired of waiting..sighz..Hope that opportunity for me will arrive REAL SOON and i can SUCCEED this time...

Will blog again when my life is less boring..back to work now..ugh!