2008... What a year.
Time really whizzed by. This year saw me go through the highest of highs and lowest of lows as well, but I would say I've gained more than what I've lost.
This year, I've reconnected and met up with friends I've not contacted much in the last couple of years. That really meant alot to me. Hanging out together just because, catching up over dinners, conversations online, yadayada. I feel very blessed to know that I'll always have my friends to fall back on for support and am really heartened to know that there will always be those few who would be there to hold my hand and tell me everything's gonna be okay. And much as I love hanging around people I care for, there are days whereby I just want to be on my own and enjoy the solitude.
So I've had a lot more me-time for myself and I found great enjoyment in life's simplest pleasures. Dropping whatever I'm doing to admire sunsets, watch trees dancing in the wind, curling up in bed with a good read, and snuggling in bed on a rainy day. It feels so good to slow down instead of just rushing through life without being aware of your surroundings.
For the first time, I've gone on vacations with my friends and family instead of a significant other. I've forged closer bonds with my relatives over the family trip to Hainan. Went to Redang with the guys, and really enjoyed basking in the beauty of nature (and their company of course!). Snorkelling (the fishies the fishies!), star-gazing, catching the sunrise, kayaking and all that... Having a blast at the MTV Asia Awards in Genting and in KL with MTV friends/colleagues, getting to know one another better...
I've gotten quite a number of things done this year as well: Learning Thai and picking up driving after years of stagnation, getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth extracted, achieving a personal best for my 5km run, etc.
And in my moments of grief, I've found God. I can't begin to explain this... feeling. I had problems coping with my loss (actually, what loss is it when it was never mine in the first place). But coming into His presence, acknowledging my despair and releasing it had filled the gaping hole in my heart.
So... 2008 had been an interesting year for me. I've met new people and I know I'll meet even more people next year. In a way, I'm looking forward to 2009, because I know things will keep getting better :)
mercredi, décembre 31, 2008
dimanche, décembre 28, 2008
Haven't been updating much this Christmas period but I've been busy!
All the celebrations, get-togethers, eating and drinking... What can I say, I'm thankful for everything and I love everything I've received :)
Went for the last service for the year today. This year will end on a great note and I'm gonna put my best foot forward for 2009! :) The message has never been more clear to me and could not come at a better time... Looking back hinders your future. Don't look back at old defeats, at old sins already forgiven, at old conflicts that make you bitter and at old victories thinking you've arrived. Forgive and forget; don't nurse it, don't curse it, don't rehearse it. Release it and let God disperse it. I'll look up, I'll look out... because greater things are gonna happen in 2009, and I know 2009 will rock! :)
I'll stop picking at scabs of wounds while they are healing, I'll confront the ghosts of my past and release them... I'm gonna start 2009 right :)
All the celebrations, get-togethers, eating and drinking... What can I say, I'm thankful for everything and I love everything I've received :)
Went for the last service for the year today. This year will end on a great note and I'm gonna put my best foot forward for 2009! :) The message has never been more clear to me and could not come at a better time... Looking back hinders your future. Don't look back at old defeats, at old sins already forgiven, at old conflicts that make you bitter and at old victories thinking you've arrived. Forgive and forget; don't nurse it, don't curse it, don't rehearse it. Release it and let God disperse it. I'll look up, I'll look out... because greater things are gonna happen in 2009, and I know 2009 will rock! :)
I'll stop picking at scabs of wounds while they are healing, I'll confront the ghosts of my past and release them... I'm gonna start 2009 right :)
jeudi, décembre 25, 2008
Lessons learnt from the Singapore Flyer hoo-ha:
1) Empty your bladders before boarding the capsule; having a bladder at its fullest capacity over a long period of time doesn't feel good, trust me.
2) Ladies, please wear jeans just in case there would be a evacuation, don't think you'll feel like a million bucks when you feel exposed in a skirt.
1) Empty your bladders before boarding the capsule; having a bladder at its fullest capacity over a long period of time doesn't feel good, trust me.
2) Ladies, please wear jeans just in case there would be a evacuation, don't think you'll feel like a million bucks when you feel exposed in a skirt.
lundi, décembre 22, 2008
My memory is indeed failing me.
I left my place at 11:3oish as usual for my Thai class this morning. I was waiting for the bus at the bus-stop where I decided to take out my notebook and do a lil revision. And as I flipped to the latest entry, I saw it there. "No class on 21/12, class resumes on 28/12" *slaps forehead* Soo... I just sat down a little while longer, stood up and walked home. So embarrassing!
Went downtown to do Christmas shopping with my sister today and completed most of my Christmas shopping already, hence I'm feeling mighty accomplished. Now it's time to get the wrapping paper out and start wrapping up the presents hehe :) I hope everyone would be thrilled to receive their presents!
If you're racking your brains about getting me something for Christmas, dont. I don't need or want anything. Well actually, the sister's getting me a nike+ sports kit haha so yeah... [If anyone's gotten me that, you should tell me asap cuz the sister wants to make an online order for it]
It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. Oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it, overspending, the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma, the gifts given in desperation because you couldn't think of anything else.
Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way. Our son, Kevin, who was 12 that year was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended, and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church.
These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in the spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling shoes. As the match began I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn't acknowledge defeat. Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them." Mike loved kids, all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse.
That's when the idea of his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition, one year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, and on and on. The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents. As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn't end there.
You see we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, it was joined by three more.
Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike's spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
Nancy W. Gavin
If you really really really really want to give me something, please go to World Vision, browse through the catalogue, dedicate a gift to me by making a contribution. That would be the awesomest present for me :)
I left my place at 11:3oish as usual for my Thai class this morning. I was waiting for the bus at the bus-stop where I decided to take out my notebook and do a lil revision. And as I flipped to the latest entry, I saw it there. "No class on 21/12, class resumes on 28/12" *slaps forehead* Soo... I just sat down a little while longer, stood up and walked home. So embarrassing!
Went downtown to do Christmas shopping with my sister today and completed most of my Christmas shopping already, hence I'm feeling mighty accomplished. Now it's time to get the wrapping paper out and start wrapping up the presents hehe :) I hope everyone would be thrilled to receive their presents!
If you're racking your brains about getting me something for Christmas, dont. I don't need or want anything. Well actually, the sister's getting me a nike+ sports kit haha so yeah... [If anyone's gotten me that, you should tell me asap cuz the sister wants to make an online order for it]
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White EnvelopesIt's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. Oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it, overspending, the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma, the gifts given in desperation because you couldn't think of anything else.
Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way. Our son, Kevin, who was 12 that year was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended, and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church.
These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in the spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling shoes. As the match began I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn't acknowledge defeat. Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them." Mike loved kids, all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse.
That's when the idea of his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition, one year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, and on and on. The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents. As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn't end there.
You see we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, it was joined by three more.
Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike's spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
Nancy W. Gavin
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If you really really really really want to give me something, please go to World Vision, browse through the catalogue, dedicate a gift to me by making a contribution. That would be the awesomest present for me :)
jeudi, décembre 18, 2008
=) Oh what a glorious, glorious day!
The sun was bright and sunny without a cloud in the sky this morning when I made my way to JMC to get my stitches removed. The process was relatively painless, just slightly uncomfortable. I'm glad that I'm all healed! No cavity for food to get trapped in, it's as if I never had wisdom teeth at all! =)
Thank God I checked my appointment card, somehow in my mind I kept thinking it was 11:30am. Turns out that it was 10am instead, luckily I checked before I went for Yogasana class, so I changed outta my outfit and went for my appointment.. I really have a problem keeping up with my appointments. *tsktsk*
Oh, have I mentioned that Jurong Point has expanded? Ohmygoodness, I love living in the west! =D There are so many eating places that I'm utterly spoilt for choice: New York New York, Fig & Olive, Dian Xiao Er, Thai Express etc. So after my appointment, I was wandering around shopping for Christmas presents... Hahaha! I was munching throughout the whole time, first on a chocolate waffle and next on a curry puff =P
By the way, Amore at Jurong Point is awesome! I lovelovelove it there so much! I love that the toilets are using some energy-conserving mechanism so the lights only turns on when the door is locked/closed, the fact that there's 2 studios now, the bath area looks really inviting and the equipments in the gym are spanking new! Now I'm looking forward to my weekends at Jurong Point.. Hehehe
I've been reading alot recently, finished Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern and Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. I really admire writers for their ability to conjure such riveting plots... I really couldn't put down the books. Change of Heart was really.... thought-provoking. Moral dilemnas, religion, law... This is my third Jodi Picoult book that I've read and I loved it alot. I love the fact that there are always books waiting to be read by me in the house because my mum keeps buying them for the sisters heh!
It's a fruitful day spent; Just finished a little project and I hope the recipient loves it, sent out a package to a dear friend, bought some Christmas presents for friends. Still gotta crack my head on gifts to get for some peeps... Gotta go now, driving lessons later!
The sun was bright and sunny without a cloud in the sky this morning when I made my way to JMC to get my stitches removed. The process was relatively painless, just slightly uncomfortable. I'm glad that I'm all healed! No cavity for food to get trapped in, it's as if I never had wisdom teeth at all! =)
Thank God I checked my appointment card, somehow in my mind I kept thinking it was 11:30am. Turns out that it was 10am instead, luckily I checked before I went for Yogasana class, so I changed outta my outfit and went for my appointment.. I really have a problem keeping up with my appointments. *tsktsk*
Oh, have I mentioned that Jurong Point has expanded? Ohmygoodness, I love living in the west! =D There are so many eating places that I'm utterly spoilt for choice: New York New York, Fig & Olive, Dian Xiao Er, Thai Express etc. So after my appointment, I was wandering around shopping for Christmas presents... Hahaha! I was munching throughout the whole time, first on a chocolate waffle and next on a curry puff =P
By the way, Amore at Jurong Point is awesome! I lovelovelove it there so much! I love that the toilets are using some energy-conserving mechanism so the lights only turns on when the door is locked/closed, the fact that there's 2 studios now, the bath area looks really inviting and the equipments in the gym are spanking new! Now I'm looking forward to my weekends at Jurong Point.. Hehehe
I've been reading alot recently, finished Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern and Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. I really admire writers for their ability to conjure such riveting plots... I really couldn't put down the books. Change of Heart was really.... thought-provoking. Moral dilemnas, religion, law... This is my third Jodi Picoult book that I've read and I loved it alot. I love the fact that there are always books waiting to be read by me in the house because my mum keeps buying them for the sisters heh!
It's a fruitful day spent; Just finished a little project and I hope the recipient loves it, sent out a package to a dear friend, bought some Christmas presents for friends. Still gotta crack my head on gifts to get for some peeps... Gotta go now, driving lessons later!
mardi, décembre 16, 2008
A year
525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.
525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In 525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life?
How about love?
How about love?
How about love?
Measure in love.
Seasons of love.
525,600 minutes!
525,000 journeys to plan.
525,600 minutes - how can you measure the life of a woman or man?
In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned, or the way that she died.
It’s time now to sing out, tho the story never ends
Let's celebrate remember a year in the life of friends.
Rememberthe love! Remember the love!
Remember the love! Measure in love.
Seasons of love! Seasons of love.
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Heard this song recently and just feel that it fits perfectly with the reminiscing and review of whatever happened in this whole year... =)
SPB stuff up for sale... again!
T & Cs:
Payment:
- Payment must be made within 24 hours of confirmation. If not, the item will be put up for sale again.
- POSB/DBS funds transfers or cash upon meet-up (exact cash please!).
- Price does not include postage, postage prices will be advised accordingly.
- Meetups to my convenience (Dohby Ghaut MRT Station on weekdays from 9:30am - 6:30pm, will advise on meet-up locations on weekends).
Questions? Drop me an email here at kelly.chz@gmail.com
#1. Letter sets
Each set is $5. The set on the left sold!
Not too sure about the set on the right as some text are in Japanese but I reckon it's 2 designs x 8 sheets of letter paper and 1 design of 8 pieces of envelopes and comes with some Spongebob stickers too.
#2 Spongebob Sponge
Bath time is fun time! Don't go into the showers without your Spongebob sponge, that would really soak up all the fun!
Price: $8.
#3 stickers
Left to right: $4, $3, $3. Number 2 (SOLD!) and 3 are kinda big, and number 1 has about 4 stickers in a pack.
#4 more more more!
Left to right: Keychain (SOLD!), measuring tape (SOLD!), handphone accessory
Price:$5, $4, $4
note about the measuring tape: Measures up to about 96- 98 cm only!
#5 soft toys
It's never too late for a lil bit of dress-up for Spongebob and Patrick!
From left to right: Frankenstein SPB, Mummy Patrick and Trick-or-Treat my Spongebob. Mummy Patrick SOLD! Trick-or-Treat my Spongebob and Frankenstein SPB still available.
Price: $16 each
#6 Pierced Earrings Holder
Pierced Earrings Holder
Prolly holds about 14 - 15 pairs of earrings, better for studs in my opinion
Price: $14
#7 Face towel
Price: $5
Payment:
- Payment must be made within 24 hours of confirmation. If not, the item will be put up for sale again.
- POSB/DBS funds transfers or cash upon meet-up (exact cash please!).
- Price does not include postage, postage prices will be advised accordingly.
- Meetups to my convenience (Dohby Ghaut MRT Station on weekdays from 9:30am - 6:30pm, will advise on meet-up locations on weekends).
Questions? Drop me an email here at kelly.chz@gmail.com
#1. Letter sets
Each set is $5. The set on the left sold!
Not too sure about the set on the right as some text are in Japanese but I reckon it's 2 designs x 8 sheets of letter paper and 1 design of 8 pieces of envelopes and comes with some Spongebob stickers too.
#2 Spongebob Sponge
Bath time is fun time! Don't go into the showers without your Spongebob sponge, that would really soak up all the fun!
Price: $8.
#3 stickers
Left to right: $4, $3, $3. Number 2 (SOLD!) and 3 are kinda big, and number 1 has about 4 stickers in a pack.
#4 more more more!
Left to right: Keychain (SOLD!), measuring tape (SOLD!), handphone accessory
Price:
note about the measuring tape: Measures up to about 96- 98 cm only!
#5 soft toys
It's never too late for a lil bit of dress-up for Spongebob and Patrick!
From left to right: Frankenstein SPB, Mummy Patrick and Trick-or-Treat my Spongebob. Mummy Patrick SOLD! Trick-or-Treat my Spongebob and Frankenstein SPB still available.
Price: $16 each
#6 Pierced Earrings Holder
Pierced Earrings Holder
Prolly holds about 14 - 15 pairs of earrings, better for studs in my opinion
Price: $14
#7 Face towel
Price: $5
vendredi, décembre 12, 2008
People remove their wisdom teeth, I remove my wisdom teeth as well.
People get their stitches removed after a week, but why am I put through another week of agony and suffering?!
AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Tell me why!!!!!!
I hate how I'm having difficulty opening my mouth. I hate how hard it is to squeeze my toothbrush into my mouth in order to brush my teeth. I hate eating now, because I can't chew to savour whatever I'm putting into my mouth. I HATE EVERYTHING!!
>=(
People get their stitches removed after a week, but why am I put through another week of agony and suffering?!
AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Tell me why!!!!!!
I hate how I'm having difficulty opening my mouth. I hate how hard it is to squeeze my toothbrush into my mouth in order to brush my teeth. I hate eating now, because I can't chew to savour whatever I'm putting into my mouth. I HATE EVERYTHING!!
>=(
mardi, décembre 09, 2008
Chinglish
Like how Singapore has Singlish, China has their Chinglish! This post is a collection of some signs I've seen in their places of interest while I was in Hainan on a vacation with my family earlier this year... Very interesting :)
*Chinglish - Chinese varieties of English
*Chinglish - Chinese varieties of English
dimanche, décembre 07, 2008
It's boring to stay at home all day! I don't like looking into the mirror now, I don't look like myself at all, it's like I'm staring at a different person when I look at the mirror. My face resembles a tofu cube, so squarish/ rectangular hahahaha... And for some reason, my skin is really oily now x(
It was really unnerving day yesterday, my legs were slightly wobbly and I had thoughts of escaping the surgery. =\ But I went through it in the end... I mentioned that I saw Sherwin there right? He had his wisdom teeth extraction recently too haha! Anyway, we were there since 10:30 or so...Had to change into the gown and then wait for my turn.. This lady was supposed to poke my vein but she didn't do it as my vein was too fine. I watched her poke this guy's vein and I was traumatised, his blood came gushing out and stained his gown =| So thankful when she suggested for the doctor to do for me later... hahaha!
And then I entered the operating suite at about... 1pm or so. They kept my right hand warm and toasty, placed the oxygen mask over my face and sent something coursing through my veins which kinda hurt a little. Before I know it, the surgery was over and I was wheeled into the recovery room. I was feeling pretty drowsy, like how you'd feel after taking those powerful cough syrup.. There was tear streaks on my face, I guess I teared? My throat hurt because they inserted a tube down to help me breathe but I was prepared for it, thanks to mum's explanation in the morning hhaha.. Although I was drowsy, I was conscious enough to eavesdrop on conversations =P
Soon they deemed me well enough to be set free, and I went to get changed out of the gown. And Josh was outside waiting for me x)
Oh, my mum saw the flowers and she cut away a bottle and placed them in it! :) Does make my day a lil bit better when I look at them.
Here's my teeth! Two complete ones, one split into half and another one totally smashed.
A few of the many medications I'm taking now, my mum placed them in a box for me... I think Josh helped to label them.. heee!
Anyways, the site where I got poked still hurt, I don't know if it's a psychological or physical thing... =\
I'm truly thankful that I have a lovely sister and mummy at home to take care of me.. =) My mum bought soya bean milk for me, my sister bought pudding and fishball soup for me and checked on me from time to time... I tell you, the first thing I wanna eat when the swelling goes down is fishball soup! My sister ate them on my behalf because I can't chew, and they looked so bouncy! And here I am, feeling slightly hungry now because some of the family members are eating bak kwa.. =(
Can't wait to be better x(
It was really unnerving day yesterday, my legs were slightly wobbly and I had thoughts of escaping the surgery. =\ But I went through it in the end... I mentioned that I saw Sherwin there right? He had his wisdom teeth extraction recently too haha! Anyway, we were there since 10:30 or so...Had to change into the gown and then wait for my turn.. This lady was supposed to poke my vein but she didn't do it as my vein was too fine. I watched her poke this guy's vein and I was traumatised, his blood came gushing out and stained his gown =| So thankful when she suggested for the doctor to do for me later... hahaha!
And then I entered the operating suite at about... 1pm or so. They kept my right hand warm and toasty, placed the oxygen mask over my face and sent something coursing through my veins which kinda hurt a little. Before I know it, the surgery was over and I was wheeled into the recovery room. I was feeling pretty drowsy, like how you'd feel after taking those powerful cough syrup.. There was tear streaks on my face, I guess I teared? My throat hurt because they inserted a tube down to help me breathe but I was prepared for it, thanks to mum's explanation in the morning hhaha.. Although I was drowsy, I was conscious enough to eavesdrop on conversations =P
Soon they deemed me well enough to be set free, and I went to get changed out of the gown. And Josh was outside waiting for me x)
Oh, my mum saw the flowers and she cut away a bottle and placed them in it! :) Does make my day a lil bit better when I look at them.
Here's my teeth! Two complete ones, one split into half and another one totally smashed.
A few of the many medications I'm taking now, my mum placed them in a box for me... I think Josh helped to label them.. heee!
Anyways, the site where I got poked still hurt, I don't know if it's a psychological or physical thing... =\
I'm truly thankful that I have a lovely sister and mummy at home to take care of me.. =) My mum bought soya bean milk for me, my sister bought pudding and fishball soup for me and checked on me from time to time... I tell you, the first thing I wanna eat when the swelling goes down is fishball soup! My sister ate them on my behalf because I can't chew, and they looked so bouncy! And here I am, feeling slightly hungry now because some of the family members are eating bak kwa.. =(
Can't wait to be better x(
samedi, décembre 06, 2008
i'm back from the surgery. my head feels slightly heavy, my left hand still feels weird and i'm still bleeding. thank goodness i don't feel much pain.. i think the painkillers did their job.
most of all, i thank god and my guardian angels watching over me throughout my surgery. and ariel, i know god heard ur prayers because it's not hurting that much haha.. =]
josh was really nice to pick me up, then hang around to wait for me, perk meup with lovely flowers, send me home and tuck me in bed. but he wasn't so nice when he tried to snap pictures of me sleeping. _|_
oh, i also bumped into sherwin over there while i was getting registered. anyways, i saw my teeth.. i have 2 complete teeth and the rest of smashed up hahah so cute lahh...
ok, i wanna change gauze..............
most of all, i thank god and my guardian angels watching over me throughout my surgery. and ariel, i know god heard ur prayers because it's not hurting that much haha.. =]
josh was really nice to pick me up, then hang around to wait for me, perk meup with lovely flowers, send me home and tuck me in bed. but he wasn't so nice when he tried to snap pictures of me sleeping. _|_
oh, i also bumped into sherwin over there while i was getting registered. anyways, i saw my teeth.. i have 2 complete teeth and the rest of smashed up hahah so cute lahh...
ok, i wanna change gauze..............
vendredi, décembre 05, 2008
mercredi, décembre 03, 2008
mardi, décembre 02, 2008
I feel like I'm being fattened up to be slaughtered on Friday. =x
I'm having dinner appointments all the way till Thursday. Guess I am indeed having a week-long birthday celebration afterall...
Haven't been feeling well... I'm having the sniffles, my ears are blocked, I feel slightly feverish and I get headaches from time to time... And feeling this way doesn't make me look forward to meeting up for dinner.. But I can't turn my cousin down after making a promise, can I? =\
Ohohoh, mummy rang me up earlier on and got me some goodies from the J&J sale.. Can't wait to go home and take a look at them!
I'm having dinner appointments all the way till Thursday. Guess I am indeed having a week-long birthday celebration afterall...
Haven't been feeling well... I'm having the sniffles, my ears are blocked, I feel slightly feverish and I get headaches from time to time... And feeling this way doesn't make me look forward to meeting up for dinner.. But I can't turn my cousin down after making a promise, can I? =\
Ohohoh, mummy rang me up earlier on and got me some goodies from the J&J sale.. Can't wait to go home and take a look at them!
lundi, décembre 01, 2008
Turning 22
27/11/08
Celebration with the colleagues. They were hiding out in the meeting room and they weren't exactly ready when I burst in, hahhaa! They got the best-selling cake from Rive Gauche and it was really yummy. =D I made them sing me my birthday song so loud that the other end of the office can hear us and in 3 different languages hahaha!
Group picture!
My present was vouchers from Club21! Awesomenesss x)
28/11/08
I took the later half of the day off! We had fire-drill in the morning ahaha! So it's a pretty relaxed Friday for me. I went around giving colleagues slices of my birthday cake that my mum baked and received many many compliments from colleagues, telling me that the cake looked really professional and my mum should open her own bakery! =D
Then met Kelda after work, checked out the Benefit cosmetics sale which was pretty disappointing. We made our way back to Plaza Singapura for Lao Beijing high-tea buffet, stopping at several shops along the way and we ended up too late to get a number for the buffet. They only take reservations for tables of 6 pax and above, if not you gotta queue up starting at 2pm. So.. there weren't any tables left for us when we appeared at 2:25pm =~(
So... we decided on Manhattan Fish Market for lunch. =( Waited so long for mummy and the younger 2 sisters x( It was a good lunch, and I was sooo full by the end of it.
One of the several shots we took while waiting for mummy and sisters. We dropped by the office to keep the dumplings in the freezeer and the steamboat machine at my workstation and headed out for more shopping! We walked around quite a bit before we made our way over to Swensens for desserts! After that, they continued shopping whereas I headed back to office to meet Ariel and Reme before we head off to the chalet.
They came by 7:30pm, before that we went to Carrefour to get some sambal chilli + belachan sauce and my bottle of Choya! =D We made our way to the chalet and on our way there, Adrian was telling us to lower our expectations of the chalet.. Hahaha, nothing fazes me after that Redang trip! =P It wasn't that bad in my opinion, but the insects really bugged me. =\ Hahaha! After putting our stuff down, we headed out to Changi Village for dinner. x)
Me, Ariel and Ade
Ariel & Ade with their dinner!
They had nasi lemak from the stall with a never-ending queue, while I indulged in my ayam penyet. =D After that, we took a short walk at the park nearby before going back to the chalet. When we got back, it's mahjong time! =D
I'm a newbie at the mahjong and I'm thankful that Reme was a really good mentor and guided me through the game =D
*teehee!* our choice of poison!
Well.. I think we were all just hanging out in Ariel + Ade's room when Ariel burst into the room yelling that there's a rat/mouse on the window sill at the sink. Ade has a fear of rats/mice, so she was pretty hysterical. It was really quite a sight hahaha, then she got Adrian to help move her toothbrush away and to close the windows downstairs so they can't get in... Was really tired out and winded up sleeping at 3ish. Had a weird dream where I dreamt that Juleen was climbing up a tree trying to get to a colleague in order to switch flights or something (I know, I told you it's weird already) and I just followed them and climbed up the tree as well. While climbing, I noticed that there were those hugeass red ants. They proceeded to climb onto my feet and bit me really hard, and I jerked and woke up. When I went to the bathroom to freshen up, I noticed bites on my face and neck =~(
29/11/08
Woke up (from the dream) around 9ish, and after I freshened up, both Adrian and I were trying our darnest best to rouse Ariel from her sleep but to no avail. We talked, I tickled her soles, I nudged her, I wriggled towards her but nothing worked. So in the end Adrian and I headed out for dim sum breakfast at Changi Village.
It was already 11ish but the place was a ghost town still. Time seemed to have stopped for a while, and despite being 11 in the morning, it looked and felt like only 9ish in the morning...
We had egg tarts, char siew sou, chee cheong fun with prawn filling, har gao, siew mais, gluttinous rice, char siew baos, pan-fried dumplings, and some prawn rolls. =D Adrian thought that we might have over-ordered but I said that it would be okay because I love my dimsum! Approximately 45 mins after consuming my brunch, I felt... bloated. I guess I did it again, I overate. =x We also ta-baoed some back for Ariel.
Oh oh oh! I received a call from Yi-Long on his Aussie line! so happy lahhh hahaha, thanks for calling, ah long! =D
We headed back to the chalet, where we were just watching some re-run episode of mediacorp's drama. We were wondering what time will Ariel wake up and I said 1pm after some calculation and she woke up abt 15 - 20 mins before that =D
We were bored, so we ended up chatting at the dining room area where we set up our mahjong table. Here's a shot of Ariel knitting! =) After she finished what she set out to do, we had a mahjong revision session for me while waiting for Ade to get back before we head out for a short joy ride =D
Soo..... We went to Pasir Ris Farmway area to check out the animals! The whole place was selling pets, from dogs to aquarium fishes. We dropped by several pet farms and had our hearts stolen so many times...
We also dropped by Mutts N Kittens and got to know Yellow and this other active lil puppy scampering around, enjoying a game of ball-fetching. It's disheartening to know that people treat pets like a piece of furniture, discarding them whenever the occasion calls for it. =( Much as I would like to keep a pet, I can't do so now because it's a lifetime commitment and my whole lifestyle would hafta revolve around my pet. So people if you can't commit, don't get a pet!
After checking out a couple more farms (and many many mosquito bites =~[), we headed back home to start on the preparations for the steamboat!
Well... no pictures of me helping out but it doesn't mean I didn't lift a finger... Okay lah, I didn't help much cuz too many cooks spoil the broth. =P And I was feeling a lil under the weather with insufficient consumption of fluids and my palms felt like burning up too.
After we finished the work in the kitchen, we chilled in the living room area and watched TV...
Ariel made me eat a slice of watermelon to help cool myself down, didn't manage to finish it (i don't like watermelons!) and she helped me to finish it in the end.
While waiting for the rest to come, we played mahjong! But our game ended up getting interrupted with calls hahaha..
Oooh, there's our spread!
Once everyone turned up, it's time to get started! While waiting for the food to boil, we took pictures! =D
tancy and dong
Joyce and I
Josh & I. Gosh, I need sleep!
Hahaha, picture of Ariel! You know what to do to make me take thi$ down... =P
After dinner, we played mahjong + taboo. funfunfun! =D The losers were supposed to finish the food in the pot but the punishment wasn't carried out. After tancy, dong and joyce left, we continued to mahjong.... Before we knew it, it was 3ish in the morning and I couldn't stay awake any longer and went off to bed.
30/11/08
Next morning, woke up at around 8ish and prepared to pack up cuz we were leaving. We sat around, waiting for the person to come by our unit to check it out before we could leave. But it turns out that we were supposed to check out on 1 Dec instead... So we just left the place and dropped off the keys at the office instead. And yes... Thanks to Adrian for sending us home! =D
As said, I had a package waiting for me at home... I immediately recognised the return address and it was from Velda! =D
It's a journal and a necklace... Thanks alot babe! ♥
And Josh gave me a Holga + 135mm film adaptor + black & white film =D His mummy made me a bracelet too =D I can't tell you how happy I am hahaha!
Every year I make the same wish, I wish for happiness. People ask if my wish came true, well.. that's pretty subjective. But I would say, I'm in a happier place than I was in last year and that's good enough by my standards haha. This year.. I wish for peace; to be at peace with the decisions I've made, and the decisions I make and will make. :)
Celebration with the colleagues. They were hiding out in the meeting room and they weren't exactly ready when I burst in, hahhaa! They got the best-selling cake from Rive Gauche and it was really yummy. =D I made them sing me my birthday song so loud that the other end of the office can hear us and in 3 different languages hahaha!
Group picture!
My present was vouchers from Club21! Awesomenesss x)
28/11/08
I took the later half of the day off! We had fire-drill in the morning ahaha! So it's a pretty relaxed Friday for me. I went around giving colleagues slices of my birthday cake that my mum baked and received many many compliments from colleagues, telling me that the cake looked really professional and my mum should open her own bakery! =D
Then met Kelda after work, checked out the Benefit cosmetics sale which was pretty disappointing. We made our way back to Plaza Singapura for Lao Beijing high-tea buffet, stopping at several shops along the way and we ended up too late to get a number for the buffet. They only take reservations for tables of 6 pax and above, if not you gotta queue up starting at 2pm. So.. there weren't any tables left for us when we appeared at 2:25pm =~(
So... we decided on Manhattan Fish Market for lunch. =( Waited so long for mummy and the younger 2 sisters x( It was a good lunch, and I was sooo full by the end of it.
One of the several shots we took while waiting for mummy and sisters. We dropped by the office to keep the dumplings in the freezeer and the steamboat machine at my workstation and headed out for more shopping! We walked around quite a bit before we made our way over to Swensens for desserts! After that, they continued shopping whereas I headed back to office to meet Ariel and Reme before we head off to the chalet.
They came by 7:30pm, before that we went to Carrefour to get some sambal chilli + belachan sauce and my bottle of Choya! =D We made our way to the chalet and on our way there, Adrian was telling us to lower our expectations of the chalet.. Hahaha, nothing fazes me after that Redang trip! =P It wasn't that bad in my opinion, but the insects really bugged me. =\ Hahaha! After putting our stuff down, we headed out to Changi Village for dinner. x)
Me, Ariel and Ade
Ariel & Ade with their dinner!
They had nasi lemak from the stall with a never-ending queue, while I indulged in my ayam penyet. =D After that, we took a short walk at the park nearby before going back to the chalet. When we got back, it's mahjong time! =D
I'm a newbie at the mahjong and I'm thankful that Reme was a really good mentor and guided me through the game =D
*teehee!* our choice of poison!
Well.. I think we were all just hanging out in Ariel + Ade's room when Ariel burst into the room yelling that there's a rat/mouse on the window sill at the sink. Ade has a fear of rats/mice, so she was pretty hysterical. It was really quite a sight hahaha, then she got Adrian to help move her toothbrush away and to close the windows downstairs so they can't get in... Was really tired out and winded up sleeping at 3ish. Had a weird dream where I dreamt that Juleen was climbing up a tree trying to get to a colleague in order to switch flights or something (I know, I told you it's weird already) and I just followed them and climbed up the tree as well. While climbing, I noticed that there were those hugeass red ants. They proceeded to climb onto my feet and bit me really hard, and I jerked and woke up. When I went to the bathroom to freshen up, I noticed bites on my face and neck =~(
29/11/08
Woke up (from the dream) around 9ish, and after I freshened up, both Adrian and I were trying our darnest best to rouse Ariel from her sleep but to no avail. We talked, I tickled her soles, I nudged her, I wriggled towards her but nothing worked. So in the end Adrian and I headed out for dim sum breakfast at Changi Village.
It was already 11ish but the place was a ghost town still. Time seemed to have stopped for a while, and despite being 11 in the morning, it looked and felt like only 9ish in the morning...
We had egg tarts, char siew sou, chee cheong fun with prawn filling, har gao, siew mais, gluttinous rice, char siew baos, pan-fried dumplings, and some prawn rolls. =D Adrian thought that we might have over-ordered but I said that it would be okay because I love my dimsum! Approximately 45 mins after consuming my brunch, I felt... bloated. I guess I did it again, I overate. =x We also ta-baoed some back for Ariel.
Oh oh oh! I received a call from Yi-Long on his Aussie line! so happy lahhh hahaha, thanks for calling, ah long! =D
We headed back to the chalet, where we were just watching some re-run episode of mediacorp's drama. We were wondering what time will Ariel wake up and I said 1pm after some calculation and she woke up abt 15 - 20 mins before that =D
We were bored, so we ended up chatting at the dining room area where we set up our mahjong table. Here's a shot of Ariel knitting! =) After she finished what she set out to do, we had a mahjong revision session for me while waiting for Ade to get back before we head out for a short joy ride =D
Soo..... We went to Pasir Ris Farmway area to check out the animals! The whole place was selling pets, from dogs to aquarium fishes. We dropped by several pet farms and had our hearts stolen so many times...
We also dropped by Mutts N Kittens and got to know Yellow and this other active lil puppy scampering around, enjoying a game of ball-fetching. It's disheartening to know that people treat pets like a piece of furniture, discarding them whenever the occasion calls for it. =( Much as I would like to keep a pet, I can't do so now because it's a lifetime commitment and my whole lifestyle would hafta revolve around my pet. So people if you can't commit, don't get a pet!
After checking out a couple more farms (and many many mosquito bites =~[), we headed back home to start on the preparations for the steamboat!
Well... no pictures of me helping out but it doesn't mean I didn't lift a finger... Okay lah, I didn't help much cuz too many cooks spoil the broth. =P And I was feeling a lil under the weather with insufficient consumption of fluids and my palms felt like burning up too.
After we finished the work in the kitchen, we chilled in the living room area and watched TV...
Ariel made me eat a slice of watermelon to help cool myself down, didn't manage to finish it (i don't like watermelons!) and she helped me to finish it in the end.
While waiting for the rest to come, we played mahjong! But our game ended up getting interrupted with calls hahaha..
Oooh, there's our spread!
Once everyone turned up, it's time to get started! While waiting for the food to boil, we took pictures! =D
tancy and dong
Joyce and I
Josh & I. Gosh, I need sleep!
Hahaha, picture of Ariel! You know what to do to make me take thi$ down... =P
After dinner, we played mahjong + taboo. funfunfun! =D The losers were supposed to finish the food in the pot but the punishment wasn't carried out. After tancy, dong and joyce left, we continued to mahjong.... Before we knew it, it was 3ish in the morning and I couldn't stay awake any longer and went off to bed.
30/11/08
Next morning, woke up at around 8ish and prepared to pack up cuz we were leaving. We sat around, waiting for the person to come by our unit to check it out before we could leave. But it turns out that we were supposed to check out on 1 Dec instead... So we just left the place and dropped off the keys at the office instead. And yes... Thanks to Adrian for sending us home! =D
As said, I had a package waiting for me at home... I immediately recognised the return address and it was from Velda! =D
It's a journal and a necklace... Thanks alot babe! ♥
And Josh gave me a Holga + 135mm film adaptor + black & white film =D His mummy made me a bracelet too =D I can't tell you how happy I am hahaha!
Every year I make the same wish, I wish for happiness. People ask if my wish came true, well.. that's pretty subjective. But I would say, I'm in a happier place than I was in last year and that's good enough by my standards haha. This year.. I wish for peace; to be at peace with the decisions I've made, and the decisions I make and will make. :)
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