Finally I've found time to a take break. My office is in a mess from all the packing. Yeah, we're moving! To Science Park. Cheaper parkings - how great can that be!

I've been spending lots of monies on shopping recently. Apart from my Hongkong trip earlier this month (I'll update on that over the weekend when I find time), I seemed to have alot to buy! One reason being I've really put on weight, not as in the number weight kind of weight but in the size! Argh! I've got to replenish my wardrobe with new clothes - bottoms especially.

At least I've found the perfect pairs of skinny pants and pencil skirt that fit me well. *cheeky grinz*




One of the few things that gets me cold on my feet is to give speech to a classroom of people. I stammer a lot when I have to be up on stage or stand in front of a large group. Even with long preparation done, my mind will suddenly go blank to what has to be presented when I have to be in such situations.

Well, I don't have the flair for public speaking. I may be confident on surface but really is a timid rabbit when it comes to presentation. Trust me, I can be shivering up there!

I get goosebumps and icy cold finger tips when it comes to role-playing. Really stressful lor. And that's the most basic thing which is required for a frontline executive like me need to do in a new job. My ex-boss, KM, knows how much I hate role playing. Right, Boss? *hehe* Till now, I find it very stressful to do role play. Selling to someone you know who knows much more of the product than you is really difficult. But presenting to customer is not that difficult than to your own boss lor, believe me.

I've really learnt a lot here in my new workplace. Probably I have keen interest, especially when health is the most basic important thing to every one of us. It really makes you do a lot of reading ups, particularly when you come across cheem medical terms. When you start with one term you come across like Thalassemia, you search for what it mean on the net, what the symptoms are, what causes it and what the available treatments are, etc. Then you come across another term and you go on reading more about it. They are really interesting to me cos you never know when you will come across such illness. And you never get to learn about it until you really come across terms like that.

Having to spend a lot of time on reading, there's still thousands and thousands of medical terms lor. I wonder how the doctors or scientist or whoever get to memorise them so well lor. Hmmmm.... One of my customer-turned-buddy, Lewis, commented that I've gotten more hardworking and smarter lor. *blush*

Other than role playing, work has been pretty fine. My colleagues are a bunch of the nicest people I've met during my course of work. They enjoy bitching around but avoid gossips. They are fun and jovial to be with but most of them are younger than I am. Sigh. Makes me look so mature when I mingle with them. And! the girls here are the most hardworking sales people I've come across. They basically work 24/7, even on weekends and public holidays and everyone of them carry a thick weekly/monthly planner with them. Heard they don't even have time for their better half lor. Lucky for me, Isaac don't have regular hours too.

Needless to say, I'm loving my job. (We shall see how long this can last!) *winkz*




An incident today sparked my urge to blog about it.


I'm saddened by the fact how much you go the extra mile for your friend but was UNAPPRECIATIVE at the end of the day. The friend forgot about all the good things you have done for them like

1. be there when he needed you (thou you have to purposely mess up ur plans to make time for him)
2. listen to his problems (thou you are sick and tired when he repeats the same story over and over again)
3. lending him your shoulder to cry on

when he feels lonely and down after a setback (usually relationships).

You'll get totally turned off when you ask your friends for help and he rejects you time and again. How SELFISH is that? It's really okay if you don't want to render your on the way, by the way help lor. I've never expected any yes, okay, I'll help kind of thing from you. I just detest the way you put your message across when you said 'I don't owe you anything and you don't owe me anything. I don't want.' To make matters worse, you seem to became the fault one when he tells you if you treat someone as a friend, treat him with respect.

WOW!

Isn't that OBNOXIOUS from whom you really treasure the friendship?

Note to self: It's really okay one. What comes around goes around. Stay Cool.

I was jumping with joy and excitment last night.

After an evening of shopping spree with Rachel, I went home feel so lethargic. I never liked to go out of the house after my shower cos it was so troublesome to change out of my PJs. To add on, I would look so hideous after shower with my messy hair and make up removed - basically like an aunty lor.. But it was really predestined, so by God's will that I left my mobile phone in my car. I had to go down to retrieve it as I really didn't want the window of my Black Beauty smashed.

As I slowly strolled down the ramp of the carpark, a car slowly drove towards my direction. I saw a familiar face. The anxiousness to confirm my curiousity and excitement get the better of me, I had to chuck aside my fear of being spotted in an aunty outlook, I waited for the passengers in that car to park and leave the carpark. I waited and waited, wondering what was taking them so long.

Finally, the moment when I saw them, I called out her name. Her mum looked around to see who was calling out for her daughter. She turned..... and I'm so elated! Rina! My best best bestie (since kindergarden okay!)! She ran over with a big wide smile on her face, calling out my name too and finally exchanged hugs. In that short 5 to 10 mins of conversation, it was never ending story - we've seriously got enormous catching ups to do.

We lost contacts for 10 years after her parents confined her to home and school only - it was nearing 'O' Levels then. Life before that was so fun with her around. And it's like both our families know one another too - Rina mummy still remembers my granny.

I've occassionally mentioned to Isaac a few times, I once have a really best friend stay around - very near. I somehow remember the block but don't really remember the unit. I've search high and low through friends for her contacts but none of them seem to have.

It was last night, after 10 years, by the lead of God, I found you. I finally found you, Rina. You cannot have imagined how much I've missed you!

And this reminded me how I met Isaac after 9 years, now 10 years. I love you, baby.

Cherish!

P.S. I'm still feeling so blessed and happy!




Just some thoughts....

Why is it so difficult to find people who are true to one another, people who don’t put on mask when they are talking to you and comes up like a snake from behind and bite you with the poisonous fangs?

Recently, I’ve been coming through a few of my once-upon-a-time good friends. I felt the uneasiness to the choice of words used in our conversation - words I would say, SARCASM. People like them can paint their life with beautiful pictures and pretend they are the nicest people on earth. But in fact, they are NOTHING but venomous serpent underneath. I may tend to be very frank and some people may not be accustomed to my frankness. But do you know that you are most direct and rude when you talk to others? Well, in case you don't realise, I talk jokingly innocent nonsense most of the time but will never be go to you on side and hurt you on the other.

Why can’t people be sincere and real about what they say or do? Why don’t they ever stop and reflect on themselves before talking about others? Won’t they wonder what impression they will leave on others?

Obnoxious is TOPS in my hate list. I thought there's always lessons in life people learn? Nice people will teach amicably and patiently whilst obnoxious people are impatient and proud. Don't ever be the latter cos you never know you will meet someone like you when you wanna learn or know more about some things. You'll never know when you need advice or assistance from the one who find you irritating too. Just share your experience in a nice way instead rather than boast about how much you have experience. A common one was 'Aiya, you don't know why lah' - if you never say, how will anyone else know?

I sat down with some friends over coffee, mostly at different times, and they commented on how much I’ve matured over these couple of years. Actually, I realize it myself that I’ve become more of a listener and think of what I want to say before I actually say. To refrain myself from being too straightforward, I’ve also become more caution to the choice of words I use. To add on, I have since have better control over my temperament and become more nonchalant to things that I deemed unimportant and that makes me more tolerant over numerous situations.

What I wanna share with you, my dear friends is that, be nice to someone for that someone will be even nicer to you. BUT! remember that if you belong to the kind who likes to backstab or gossip, you will get it much worse to yourself. Who will be all alone, without any close friends or confidante, and feeling empty in the end? No one else but you! So, if you don't know much or the truth about anything and have nothing good that will be coming out from your poison trap, keep it shut and don’t talk! In my case, I am such that I don’t mind going an extra few miles for my friends who treasure our friendship and turn a deaf ear to people who doesn't.

A good gossip is when you share your sincere concern about something or someone else to another. A bad one is when you twist truths and keep talking about it to another.


Well, probably that’s life! And I’m a strong believer of Karma.

A collection of n gossips each knows a unique tidbit of gossip which is not known to any of the others. Unlike the gossips pictured above, these gossips communicate only by mailing letters. When a gossip mails a letter, he or she will not only reveal the original piece of gossip they knew, but any other juicy details he or she has heard in the meantime. Find the minimum number of letters that will suffice to share every piece of gossip with all of the gossips. Prove your answer.

Yay!!!!

After trying umpteen times on the hotline, I've finally managed to book a slot for my facial at Institut Clarins!

Can't wait to go.

So HAPPY!




After just 3 days of work, I got confined to bed for 2 days. I thought I had food poisoning from the dinner I had at the Parkway Parade foodcourt last Wednesday but the doctor assured me it was viral attack due to work stress. I guess I had years of good life in my ex coy that the work now is a loadful to my health.

I felt terrible from the nausea and discomfort the whole night that I couldn't get proper sleep. (P.S. I had orange peel in my mouth throughout the night!) I had to bear with the discomfort and wait through the long night for the doctor to be in in the morning. I was so glad the clinic is just a block away - I managed to drag myself down.

The doctor just wanted to prescribe me some medications but how can I swallow when I already felt so nauseating? I even have problems swallow pills, especially big ones (someone know). In the end, after making hard descisions, I had to agree to take a jab. I've always been afraid of needles too.

And finally, after some comtemplations whether I should dismiss myself from my new job, I had to get medical leave to recuperate at home. I know I'm new on the job but really.... no choice. The jab was so powerly effective that I went into deep sleep the moment I reach home. And that kept me in and out of sleep for 2 full days.

I had to force myself to be out of bed on Saturday, the 3rd day. I think the medicine was so strong that I felt so drowsy while driving too. Don't ever try that, it's scary and dangerous!

Good grief! I've never got such a painful jab. I wonder how think the needle was! And I think I have a weak stomach, always give me problem. Haiz~




For some of you don't already know that I've stopped my 3 years long of MUST have facial spa routine - I've finally changed my mind about spending that amount of money which I can actually save.

I went through a lot of research and found this! People who notice my face well, know for sure open pores are my major problem to the flawless skin I have 3 years back!

5 days after using the Clarins Pore Minimising Serum and Moisturiser, I can safely comment that results are quite immediate. In fact, I see results already the very next morning after a night's application.


Another good thing which has been in the market for a long time. Thus, no need for promotion.

Not that I say the facial spa is no good, it's just that I wanna be a lil' more thrifty. Actually I do miss those monthly sessions! Hmmm~




Tired. I can't believe this job is so tiring but I still love it. My direct boss, C, is back to work today. She brought me to a couple of hospitals for familiarisation and listen to my other colleague's presentation. Hmmm... Interesting! I've got many things to learn and catch up!

Traffic today to work is madness. Carpark today is terror - I spent S$25 on carpark today! Should know I buy the season parking earlier today. Shit! I had to spend another S$3.25 just to park and purchase from Regent Hotel, no complimentary somemore. WTF! Anyway, bye bye to expensive carparks for the next one month!

On a lighter, happier note. Isaac's birthday tomorrow and both of us are working. Despite mentally and physically tired, I walked all the way to Takashimya to buy his birthday cake and present. I shall let you take a peak at his present.

So much for his first birthday with me. But I know he'll be contented. =)




It's been a long awaited Monday. I was so looking forward to this brand new Monday when I start afresh in a totally new environment. I was anxious about how alienated I would feel in a new place that I started calling some of my friends on my way to work to boost up my confidence and get some moral support.

Despite the uneasiness I felt the whole morning, I would say, my new colleagues are nice and warm. They were friendly enough to introduce themselves to me. My new manager, C, is a lady - she's on leave today. And the head of the department, S (also a lady), took the liberty to guide me around today. I didn't realise she's the HOD until I was later orientated by the HR manager. *hmmm* It's a 95% female working environment, so far so good (for a first day) they are nice and friendly. =) The whole entired workforce is so chatty too and show no signs of deceit. *cross my fingers*

What surprises me most is I showed up at work and thought no smokers around. But when lunch time came, true colours were eventually shown. On one hand, I thought I've got kakis to fag with but on the other, I realised, I won't have the determination to cut down on the bad habit anymore. *heh*

Apart from my new colleagues, I would say travelling to town is as tiring as driving all the way to Jurong before - 45mins to 1 hour journey! Parking is worse! Though I have finally sheltered carpark at my new workplace, it's chargeable @ S$18/- for a whole day parking! Need to get season parking tomorrow already. *Sigh*




I'm depressed!



During my last dinner with my ex-colleagues, a number of them commented I've put on weight. During my coffee sessions with my other buddies gawked at how fleshy I've become, how my thighs look like pigs' throtter to them. *sobz* During my HK trip, I was trying on clothes in the fitting room in one shop. I was so surprised when I saw myself in the mirror, I asked myself 'OMG! Who's that in the other side of the mirror?!' I told Isaac about it and he was giggling about that statement the rest of the trip!



But I haven't ate much, I had only 2 full meals everyday and no snacks. Why have I become like this? Is this really because I'm in love like they said? *ARGH!!!*