of paperclips & bottle caps

clutter, clutter and more clutter!

2008-11-23T22:56:00.003+08:00

There are currently 3 spots in my room (not to mention my wardrobe) which is accumulating lotsa clutter!!!

They are:

1) my dressing table
2) my computer table and the mini table beside it
3) my bed

my dressing table clutters cos i am simply too lazy to use the 101 skin care products which I keep buying even before I finish what I already have!! I'm a sucker for pretty packaging and product descriptions that implies miracles(though that doesn't happen most of the time!)!so i just keep buying and buying..and i tend to forget that i still have at least 4 tubes of sunblock lying on my table whenever im deciding to buy or not to buy yet another one! plus i have a sister who contributes the skincare products which she deem not suitable for her skin or sometimes at my request every now and then! then after sometime, the products which i have not touched for a while starts to collect dust, and i find that quite eeky so i just throw...not very environmentally friendly i know! so after i finish the next dressing table spring cleaning..i vow to start being conscientious and stop buying more....(except if they are on sale!)

my computer table is accumulating clutter cos of the endless bills and letters i am getting! internet bill, phone bill, credit card bills (even though the payable amount is zero, they still bill u),bank statements, bank product brochures,etc etc..
and to make matters worse, my shredder malfunctioned and so i couldn't clear them, argh.

my bed also. i am getting lesser and lesser sleeping space cos my soft toys are accumulating! i currently have 5 elmos, 2 melodies, one f1 bear and 3 members of my xiao family on my bed! i can hardly move around in bed..time to banish some to the cold palace!

need to execute a major spring cleaning soon!

TGIF!!

2008-11-21T23:45:00.004+08:00

TGIF! but sighs..today wasn't a good day. i thought the lunch was supposed to start at 12.45pm, according to our joblist..the email which I have didn't state the time as well..so i thought, so be it. So i just slowly take long journey bus slowly reach the destination while playing mario party..but the PR called to ask where i was as the lunch was starting soon...at 12.15pm! argh...this is not just some normal social lunches but is with the big shots! i think is very rude to be late lor..and to be 30mins late is ridiculous!

actually i 摆乌龙 is coz my AA put the wrong timing on the job list..but 算了lor..i think im just damn suay, period!

temperature at Kowloon is now 20.2deg celsius...tts cooling! i think it will become cooler in the next 2 weeks...heh great! tt way, i wont look weird in my winter sonata outfit...du du du...

Anticipating that HK Trip!

2008-11-21T11:09:00.003+08:00

whee! it's finally friday...2 more work weeks to go and off to HK we go! but sighs..we only exchanged half of the HKD we need a few weeks ago when the exchange rate was 5.2 (still miserable compared to the 5.7 i got last september!). Now, the exchange rate has plunged to 5.0!! gosh..the exchange rate is like stock market, makes my heart pound every second! but then again..we are only gonna change another 800SGD or so..won't make out forex losses such a big deal anyway...

oh well, and i have decided to postpone my wisdom teeth extraction to next Jan! This is so that i could tap on the dental benefit for next year cos i already used up this years' for doing the Xray and cleaning and stuff like that previously...which means, no more 3 days MC for me at the beginning of dec before my HK trip..but i am rather relief also so that i don have to fear any complications when i am in HK and can eat just anything i want to! happy! :)

counting down......!

I came back to blog

2008-10-28T23:09:00.004+08:00

I got inspired to start blogging again after stumbling into lin's blog where she spoke about donating blood. Talking about this, i think i wanna donate blood too! the last time i did so was last year during CNY..that was my first time donating blood. but to be honest, 我不是真的有爱心,is cos of the fortune teller on the channel 8 CNY eve programme la..he say属猪的人should donate blood during that 15 days of CNY to wand off bad luck and so i did. You are right, i'm a pantang girl.

"Pantang girl..she's been living in a Pangtang world..I bet she never had a Pantang boy..I bet her Mama never told her why..that's what I am..." no prize for guessing the original song title right.

well actually i have a bigger task today, that is to blog about a major event in my life.. and that is teddy's successful "steambath!"

I have always been apprehensive about washing teddy, cos of his old age and frail physique, i'm afraid he'll be reduced to nothing.his hands are "bor" enough already. Until last Friday, when me and beh were at Liang Court Audio House, we chanced upon this LG washing machine that has this cute advert on it:

This clean bear really reminds me of teddy when he was younger and fairer! damn cute! so when we got home, beh tried to use the teddy bath cleaning agent we bought from harvey norman a couple of months ago to clean teddy..and guess what..it's pretty effective! To show the effectiveness of the teddy bath, beh cleaned only one side of teddy to give him this 中无艳look:

effective right?! teddy is now cleaner than before and i have reverted to hugging him instead of snuffles to sleep..oops. oh well, snuffles is really fat my arms get tired after a while, so he shall sleep beside me and smell my face instead. :P

I'll post a picture of clean teddy soon and also the teddy bath for the benefit of all you folks out there who are yearning for a make-over for your teddies!

In Anticipation of the Big Day

2008-01-02T23:34:00.000+08:00

After some careful calculation and consideration, I have decided to throw it next Friday. Wish I could bring in a videocam with me. hiak hiak :P

Facebook Addiction

2007-10-20T12:51:00.000+08:00

I am addicted to Facebook! (for the time being.)

大扫除

2007-10-09T23:24:00.000+08:00

我实在看不下我日益狭窄又凌乱的房间，今天终于大刀阔斧的丢弃初院的笔记。从那两箱笔记中挖掘出当时情窦初开时画出的智炜卡通画像。除了那些，其他的都丢了！房间看起来整齐和宽阔了些。我也趁机看看了我的receipt and ticket stubs collection，看是否能丢掉一些。我可是receipts queen，不只钱包装满了"gao(3) gao(3)" 的 receipts，就连房间的任何一个角落都有 receipts 的踪影。

那些 receipts 仿佛让我回到过去。回到中学时期。我有好多 movie ticket stubs 哦！证明我是爱戏之人，看过的影片多样化。A.I， Sixth Sense，小倩，安娜马德连娜，连 “吃风“ (jiak hong) 的ticket stub 都有。我还在其中一年生日到TCS观看《搞笑行动》。以前也经常出席嘉雯的 band concerts，现在没设么机会了。也挖到一些当年拍的neo card，实在青春123！该保养了啦。

搞定了两箱，还有6，7，箱等待判决。盼望大扫除后续。

咖啡因惹的祸

2007-06-25T02:37:00.000+08:00

一个小时前，我爬上床准备迎接另一个工作日的开始。一个小时后，在床上不停打滚，无法入眠的我决定上MSN找人聊天，暗自希望聊天对象能乏味无趣，使我渐渐步上梦境之途。。不料，与我相伴的人是 miss goh zhaoying （“噪音”），让我越聊越起劲。你说我哪里还睡得着？

让我失眠的罪魁祸首大概是咖啡因吧。今天在Settlers'的freeflow Coke和晚餐时饮用的Milk Tea Float总含一杯咖啡所设有的咖啡因成分。天啊，Mondays 已经够blue了，至少让我过个有精神的蓝色星期一吧，ok?

好啦，我去灌杯Yakult，再上床式一式。晚安！

Bedridden 的日子 -- 辛苦但舒服。。梦想篇

2007-06-24T22:28:00.000+08:00

上个礼拜，我请了两天病假。发高烧，头疼，喉咙痛并流出恐怖的脓。医生说是身体发热，老话一句：“要多吃蔬菜，水果，多喝开水，早睡早起。不要吃油的，炸的。”开给我的药方和以往相同，治标不治本，我想最佳疗方是一段长假。这何尝不是所有上班族所梦寐以求的？但为了混口饭吃，养家活口，我们始终成了工作的奴隶，老板们的奴才，时间的受害者。

平均来说，我们的每逢拜一至五，除了与周公下棋及在家里享受短暂得私生活，其余的时间都花在工作岗位埋头苦干。换来的是金钱，没错，但包括满足感，快感与快乐吗？我想不然，附带的往往只是疲劳，流失的青春以及错过了的美好生活。值得吗？见仁见智。

躺在病床的两天，我非常珍惜清醒着的每分每秒。终于能停下来。我好累。每天反复做自己不热衷于的事，很累人。或许换个环境会健康一些。但由于不想当quitter, 我定下了半年的有效日期。即日开始努力前进，为梦想冲刺！

Career Blueprint

2007-01-31T23:57:00.000+08:00

I just finished watching this program on channel 8 titled "Career Blueprint" sharing stories of how people made drastic career switches either to pursue their interests or to earn enough money to pursue expensive interests. I was truly inspired by how courageous they were in making the switch especially the lady who gave up her high-paying bank job to become a fashion designer manning her online business. Fashion business is so competitive now that we consumers have no lack of choices and the bargaining power lies with us. The TV producer turned real estate agent was pretty impressive too as his income doubled within 1 year and he could do the things he like! Of course, there is a price to pay, having to work almost 24/7.

Inspired inspired inspired! Time to switch...and we'll see how long this inspiration lasts.

Retail Therapy 151106

2006-11-16T00:43:00.000+08:00

Bring me the axe and chop those retail therapeutic hands off my cash tight body and soul. I couldn't resist the temptation and went out boosting the economy yet again. I gave up proper lunch to shop in the CBD area with puffs and pies in my hands.

Back at work, mind still with retail stores. Texted Emily to confirm our meeting place and time. I thought post-work shopping is pretty harmless given that the hours are short. I was awfully wrong. Emily and I were like mad women, rummaging the racks and rushing to the fitting rooms several rounds over. I bagged 4 tops today, another 100 over bucks spent. ka ching ching! Oh, bumped into Cheryl (again) who was waiting for her bf at Wisma Isetan. So qiao. She witnessed how the retro dresses got 2 overage girls all animated and energized. Alamak no image liao laa.

It's time for retail dreamland..

Retail Therapy 141106

2006-11-15T00:32:00.000+08:00

Woohoo! Spent my leave day indulging in retail therapy with big sis today. Shiok. Been ages since I last executed a major shopping trip! I'm hungry for shopping.. gimme more!

We combed the entire far east plaza today and the following are the items that I brought home:

1) 2 retro dresses
2) 3 pairs of ding dang earrings
3) 2 nail art stickers (my first ever!)
4) A retro stretch belt
5) A pair of casual shoes
6) A My Melody clip pouch
7) A pair of blue funky glasses (my first ever!)

Total damage: $131.75, quite cheap what, for all the items above.

It was indeed a rewarding day filled with great bargains and shopping excitement! Our hearts pounded faster each time we stepped into a new shop to unveil the merchandise on sale. Such eager anticipation was enough to produce the right amount of endorphins to make me feel happy the whole day. The emotions experienced today were a far cry from what I gain back in office during weekdays. Argh.

A pity that I have voluntarily put my Nikon Coolpix on euthanasia due to its low battery power. Else I would have published the pictures of all my purchases for the day. Those things that made my day. High on my wishlist now: A new camera!

Looking forward to the next shopping trip scheduled for this Saturday! Shopping kakis this time round: Zhao & Twee.

*whee*

My most unlucky day in 3 months -- Centipede Ordeal

2006-11-04T18:28:00.000+08:00

If I could recall for the past 3 months, I haven't experienced a more tormenting and tribulation-filled day than yesterday. If I could borrow the lyrics of pop to illustrate the day, it would be "sunshine after the rain".

I was expecting to wake up a bit later than usual yesterday because the recce to the neighbouring Bishan Park was scheduled for 9am and I can claim cabfare for it. However, while doing proofreading till late at the design house the previous night, I realised the chinese translation was incomplete! Thus, I need to get back to office in the morning to send out the full version. Argh, 1 hr short of the intended beauty sleep span.

The cab ride to Bishan Park can't be more opportune for me to catch my forty winks. Sadly, the cab uncle spotted my runny nose and began preaching the goodness of health supplements and even offered the number of his friend who's a supplements sales rep. I accepted it out of courtesy la, but will steer clear to avoid being trapped in a MLM conspiracy.

Was it raining the previous night? I didn't know about it and wore my fave dark blue velvety pointy pumps to the park. I was in deep regret when I step foot on the soggy field and that was point of no return. I had to move on with the rest to recce the GOH route because my team lead was there and I really don't wanna be viewed as a bimbo who refuse to get her fave shoes dirty. The end result: 80%-soiled pumps, color bleached to a shade of dirty brown. There was no way I could salvage the shoes because of its material. Guess I'll just pluck out the flower on it and part with it reluctantly..

My corp comms colleague and I had to rush back to office before the end of recce to do final proofreading. I began to develop a headache towards the afternoon due to the earlier sunbathing in the park. Miss ber kindly bought chicky rice for my lunch as I had to miss it due to work. We found a comfortable spot in the lounge for me to gorge on lunch while Miss ber did her part as a chatting partner. When we were about to go back to our desks, I felt a sudden slight pinch on the back of my left knee. I thought it was the normal skin reactions we get sometimes when our cells and nerves beneath are at work. I brushed it off at first. Two seconds later, the same sensation replicated at the side of my left kneecap. I touched it and felt something protruding inside my jeans!! It felt like an insect so I grabbed it only to feel more pain a few inches away from that spot. I grabbed the other end and realised how long and huge this thing inside my jeans was. Almost 4 inches I reckon! I was terrified and it literally scared the pants off me. I dare not let go for fear that this thing inside my jeans will retaliate and bite me harder. I attempted to injure it/make it unconscious by pinching it, but I had to control my strength to prevent its blood/juice or whatever you call that spatter under my jeans! I decided to let go after some substantial pinching and flicked my left leg furiously for it to drop out. What appeared before my eyes was a disgusting looking black centipede measuring indeed about 4 inches long! I nearly fainted. I was dumbfounded and stumped. 3 fellow colleagues who witnessed the ordeal were astonished. The only guy among us came forward after recovering from the shock to murder the centipede in case it goes around inflicting its venomous bites on the rest. My bitten skin developed a huge red patch and stingy feeling. Team lead summoned Miss ber to accompany me to a GP immediately. I was given the usual antibiotics, allergy pill and cream for external use. The incompetent GP took a while to decide on the medication to give me. He assured me that such insect bites are generally harmless. INSECTS? Since when does a centipede fall under the category of insects who has 3 body parts and 6 legs?? Even spideys ain't insects, much less a centipede? I was so disillusioned with the quality of local healthcare. The $33.75 spent was definitely not worthwhile, wonder if I could claim for it in full since I was victimized while at work.. I'm sure some form of workmen compensation could take place here, can't it?

A look at the evil centipede who deserved its prosecution:

http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/content/images/2006_3219.JPG

this is not the guy who bite me, but he looked like this, a pity I didn't take a photo of it struggling as my colleague was performing manslaughter on it.

For the benefit of those who are unfamiliar with centipedes, here goes:

Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) are fast-moving venomous, predatory, terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many jointed legs. Chiefly nocturnal, centipedes are found primarily in tropical climates but are also widely distributed in temperate zones. Some species are highly venomous but none can cause death in humans who are not allergic.

For more information and visuals, you may visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede

I was blessed that I'm not allergic and that the bite was not intense. For some others, it can cause death and it is strongly recommended that you visit the A&E rightaway and obtain a titanus injection. Miss ber who had a centipede embedded on her waist experienced excruciating pain and had to go A&E to receive treatment. This is how serious things can get.

The bad day ended on a good note with the text for our collaterals being finalised, saving us the trip to the design house after working hours. Beh came to pick me up from work, an unusual act during his term time. The centipede bite worked! haha.. We went to Vivocity for the first time. Beh treated me to Asian Kitchen dinner and we went back right after that because I was really tired and wasn't feeling well. Back in hall, beh became disciplined and started to tidy and clean up his room. His friend kindly offered to deliver excess OCK snacks over to us for supper. Whee! The night was good as we munched on OCK while watching Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury where he starred as Huo Yuan Jia's favourite disciple who will stop at nothing in a bid to avenge for his shifu's death.

I'm glad that sunshine did appear after the rain.. :)

Life of Teddy

2006-10-30T23:16:00.000+08:00

Who said the lives of teddy bears are dull and lifeless? Who ever labeled teddy bears as mere bedroom ornaments and sleeping companion? Who denied teddy bears of a colourful life by cooping them at homes 24/7 only to serve as a hugging slave come the wee hours? Who only turn to their teddy bears when the world turn its back on them?

Bears are as fervent as us human beings, if not, more. They also yearn for those episodic dialogues with their owners through telepathy - not a word uttered from their sealed mouths. They also love big hugs too! Let's give our teddies more attention and offer them a chance to lead a dignified life of a human!

like us, they take care not to move a wrong step.. bert has been thinking for 2 hours..

why is bert so retarded?

Teddy grew impatient and threw bert out..he's looking satisfied in his new bed

lights off..

ahh.. Ted can't sleep..still thinking of that unfinished game..hate bert

doo doo doo..

whee..drifting into dreamland..

Longing for a Long Vacation

2006-10-29T23:44:00.000+08:00

As the year-end travel fever approaches in such economic good times, I'm beginning to yearn for a long vacation overseas! However, taking into consideration me and beh's joint disposable income, I'm afraid our resourses can't take us too far, probably only enough for a short trip to our friendly neighbour, Malaysia, Truly Asia. An island resort will be an ideal destination but the most beautiful islands of Msia are not accessible at year-end due to the monsoon season. But the cities ain't where I wanna go! I wouldn't wanna settle for less when I have a wishlist of vacation destinations! so here goes, in order of preference:

1) Trip to all Japanese Prefecture, urban and rural
2) Shopping trip to Taiwan
3) Shopping trip to Bangkok
4) Photog trip to Europe!!!
5) Downtown East Chalet (this is really the LAST resort!!!)

beh, are you reading this??? :)

Unhappening Friday Night

2006-10-27T23:27:00.000+08:00

Fridays ought to be more happening, shouldn't they? Especially so for those who slog over a 5-day week and their rest days coincides with calendar weekends. And that's me! This week's usual Friday routine is suspended as beh has to cover his hall concert. To make matters worse, my phone batt went flat causing me to miss Shawnie's mj invite! What a tragic! So in the end, dateless me had to head for home sweet home. Not a bad thing afterall as I merely clocked 4 hours of sleep last night after burning the midnight oil for today's presentation. The evening nap was refreshing!

I finally pulled through that nerve wrecking presentation today which marks the end of my 6-day course. It turned out that it wasn't as intimidating as it seems and I'm falling in love with the course topic I chose to "impart" to a group of fake trainees under a simulated setting. Photography! Not that I'm well-versed in it but because beh is an aspiring professional photographer, I've got an advisor to guide me along and it was great fun searching for pretty photos and facilitating the class's analysis of various shots for different photographic genres. Thank you beh for your Photography 101 class!

Overall, I thought this course was really inspiring and fruitful! In comparison to its inferior cousins, this course was more motivating and adds greater value. A pity it is over! No more free tea-breaks and lunch in school.. will definitely miss those cheesy sausages and strawberry milkshakes! No more excuses to miss meetings and deadlines at work.. boo. Attending courses is like a day off for me: it is a relaxed learning experience and there's no need to be guarded or to be on your toes 8 hours (12 hours for an unlucky day) a day lest the tigress pounces on you and rips you apart.

Weekend's here, let's party!

Lost in Translation

2006-10-26T00:55:00.000+08:00

I wasted $26.6667 today simply by doing OT. I missed my thai class. I had initially planned to skip it so that I can go home and get some rest to rejuvenate myself for my course assignment. Some last minute hiccups had forgone my resting hours traded with one thai class.

The way home certainly wasn't smooth-sailing as your head, eyelids and the laptop in your hands get heavier and along the way, you constantly get your feet stepped upon by aloof strangers who so dearly guard the diamonds and gold in their mouths --> no words of apology followed. My sorrows were amplified when a lady ah-choooed her repugnant saliva over. argh. disturbed!!

As expected, I failed to complete my course assignment once again. The last minute translation editorial job had taken priority due to its urgency. I was literally lost in translation, and I thought I was up to it. Thank god my parents had since our childhood days been stocking up on English-Chinese & Chinese-English dictionaries which came in so handy today.

Am motivated to go shop for the newest dictionaries which has all the newly invented words like "blogger" a.k.a."博客"!

Muppet Personality Test

2006-10-25T00:17:00.000+08:00

You Are Miss Piggy

A total princess and diva, you're totally in charge - even if people don't know it.

You want to be loved, adored, and worshiped. And you won't settle for anything less.

You're going to be a total star, and you won't let any of the "little people" get in your way.

Just remember, piggy, never eat more than you can lift!

The Muppet Personality Test

Selamat Hari Raya!

2006-10-24T16:27:00.000+08:00

This public holiday was timely because it gave me time to complete my course assignment due the end of this week but it also means my holiday is burnt! Glad that it started off with a good game of mahjong but I'm also utterly regretful that the game stretched till the cockaroo's herald of daybreak, postponing our beauty sleep which ended only at 1p.m today.. how wasteful! Our initial itinerary of a good breakfast at 9a.m, study and work time till afternoon and a trip downtown in the evening looks set to be made null and void.

Now at 4.30p.m, we have just completed masticating on junk brunch from Mac - the hottest food joint in NUS during public holidays! The queue from the counter till the grand entrance resembles the raging endeavor for those Hello Kitty couples few years back. Quick-eye beh managed to spot his hallmate among the crowd and executed the Ugly Singaporean Act: Jump Queue. Oh, no, his hallmate offered to buy the meals for us, kudos to his kind assistance which allowed us to obtain our rations in the seemingly famine-stricken NUS.

Help.. I'm struggling with my assignment. Instead of braving through it, I choose to sit back and reflect the objectives of this training course my dear employer had put us through. I applaud for the knowledge and experience I gained through the course, but at the end of the day, does it really enhance our career prospects or it is just another testimony to the never-ending paper chase? But heck, I'll get on with it and get the certificate and add these credentials to my resume!

Dinner time soon, we're gonna strut down to Borders and utilise that 30% discount voucher kindly offered by The Straits Time.

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A month of red-bombs - Emilyly's Wedding!

2006-10-22T21:10:00.000+08:00

October is the 2nd month which I failed to keep up with my committed savings plan. The first being September when I was plagued by the indomitable shopping flu and vanity was the sole root cause! The case is different, this month. Besides footing a meager library fine of $6.25 and bagging 2 lelong-cheap Isetan tops at $13 each, I can't recall other expenses except for food and transportation. ahhh.. maybe it's the transport fare hike. Now I know where my hard-earned money has been draining to. (shall not dwell further lest I get charged for innocent but justifiable remarks :P)

No la, I'm not saying the garment no good for raising transportation costs on no strong grounds ok? The culprits for my less-than-usual savings this month are really the RED-BOMBS! I've got 3 friends getting hitched this month which resulted in 2 wedding invitations. Heng ah, Jan's wedding dinner is scheduled for December when I can expect my AWS! In any case, really feel happy for these 3 friends who are finally claiming their Mdm status after their courtship and months of preparation. Especially for Ms Emily Lie who has been soliciting for ideas, comments and inputs from her fellow then-colleagues and friends on her wedding gown, march-in music, wedding dinner venue..etc etc since more than a year ago.

I was honoured to be selected as 1 of her 6 jie meis who are privileged to hold the fort for the gate-crash, witness the tea ceremony, holding the bride's skirt as the photog and the couple combed the One Fullerton area for nice backgrounds, feast on the food prepared by the nan fang and nu fang's family and the best thing for me is, I get to wear that blue dress which only emerges from my wardrobe once in a blue moon when the occasion calls for it. Overall, the day was tiring for most of us because it started at the wee hours of 4a.m.! According to Teochew customs, the bride needs to leave the house by 6a.m. plus to avoid meeting "unlucky" events like funerals. I stayed over at Emily's to save the cab fare and was fortunate I do not have to wake up as early as 2.45a.m like other jie meis to dress up and leave the house. The daytime events ended at 2.30pm when me and ah beh rushed back to my home to catch some rest before we turn up at Meritus Mandarin to receive instructions from the bride and man the reception counter.

Miss Emily initially mooted the idea of the jie meis marching in before the couple. man, I was one of the first to object to the idea because.. I've got stage fright! And I do not want to be in any glimpse of the limelight if I was not the main lead for the day. Moreover, our evening gowns are all uncoordinated and can be quite unpleasing to the audience's eye. I was glad I did not form the minority and the idea was eventually called off. Instead, we lined ourselves up and throw up red & pink rose petals as the couple marched through the aisle. This action, coupled with dry-ice effect and the super-touching march-in music (Kelly Chan's Love Paradise, worth checking out, not a popular choice for weddings as yet, but 2 thumbs-up! added points for it being not common..), plus the blissful look on Larry and Emily's faces are enough to drive tears down our faces! A picture paints a thousand words so here goes!

The portrait.

The invincible jiemeis, short of Coco.

The couple extending thanks to guests.

The bride.
The ring-bearer.

The first march-in.. In solemnization

Larry's looking anxious!
Woohoo..

Emily has started to dream about the future..
2nd march-in..

The couple toast with Precious Moments glasses.
yammmmm... sengggggg..
Emily's cake treat to the xiong dees and jie meis.

Fruit cake with compliments from Meritus Mandarin. ok, thou shall not disturb the couple further, time to call it a day for them to.. enjoy the hotel stay.
P/S: Meritus Mandarin food is simply yummy! Worth the ang bao la.. slurp! dreaming of the shark's fin soup now...

Botanical Garden Trip

2006-10-22T01:30:00.000+08:00

One of the many flower species found there

Blissful!

Spot me?

A duckling among the swans

Freddo catching his beauty sleep

Hot pink dragonfly

I always thought the Botanical Garden was nothing more than landscapes and flowers and will shun it for various reasons. A trip there last month changed this presumption and really opened my eyes to the living things within it which are actually amazingly beautiful and adorable! If you are like the old me, please consider visiting it for its serenity and beauty.

My first post on my new blog

2006-10-22T00:03:00.000+08:00

To folks who used to read my blog on livejournal, I'm back! To folks who never did.. hello! After months of blog drought I've finally decided to come back into the blogging scene - nope, not in the least hope for fame, but rather, to build a platform for me to pen my thoughts and to practise writing! (civil service can sometimes evaporate one's creative juices...) I have decided to abandon the good old blog which I started since JC days because it hosts too much of my girly secrets which stretch all the way back to my teenage years. And of course, I'm quite in denial for most parts which are only privy to my kakis and some buddies. So, here I am!