My Life My Memories

HAPPY CNY 2012!!

2012-01-25T21:52:00.000+08:00

REUNION DINNER

FIRST DAY OF CNY

visited both my relatives and dear's relatives, 3 houses in total

2ND DAY OF CNY

steamboat at home

3RD DAY OF CNY

off day for me!

the first official off day I took for leisure in the 6 months that I've worked at new place

the last time I took was for my Convocation

Brought parents out for excursion

Brought them to Sembawang God of Fortune Temple to pray

This CNY has lots of significance to me..

last time that I will have reunion dinner on the actual day with my extended family

But again, looking forward to my new family dinners

Last time that I will be receiving ang pows but also looking forward to spread some "red packets of luck" to the children and cousins next time

I had 4 steamboats in 3 days and had 4 "lou hei" till date already LOL

CNY goodies and hamper

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Last weekend was spent running errands and buying CNY goodies for our families.

I went Taka last friday and bought some boxes of cookies for dear's family. Sad to say I forgot to take pictures. I bought Black Gold Tartlets for them too lol

And, I bought BOTH mums Bird's nest. LOL

I think I pamper others more than myself :x

Took a pic from the shop's website (BLACK GOLD tartlets)

Dear and I bought a hamper for grandpa too

with bird's nest, ginseng and other tonics for him

and lastly

dear bought these for my family

8 cans.

Complete with a little red basket :D

Dear's mum gave us more CNY cookies... and our fav kueh bangkit!! simply melts in your mouth

mum LOVES it. LOL

and she is displaying the basket proudly in our kitchen :D

OUR LAST YEAR TO 拿红包 :X

First post of 2012

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in a snapshot :)

too tired these few days, been reaching home around 8+ close to 9 tsk tsk

Fri 30 Dec

Went to find dear after work at Raffles shopping centre

Waited for him and had dinner at Handburger!

Went to take night photos~

Dear brought his came and took photos at chimes~

Sat 31 Dec

Had the famous East Coast Prawn Mee for breakfast~

Went to Page One warehouse sale, Gain City Sale, Metro Sale and visited Changi Point!

The new mall opposite EXPO.

Went Friend's place for BBQ, KTV and COUNTDOWN!

Went back home around 4+ am

Countdown at friend's place

Sun 1 JAN

Had a late breakfast

Bak kut teh for breakfast

SUSHI TEI for dinner~

Watched movie with our group of friends~

Watched WARHORSE!

Reached home around 1+am lol

Sushi Tei

Mon 2 Jan

Watched MI GHOST PROTOCOL FINALLY! At the new GV KATONG

Seats are comfy and screen quality is good, sharp and big

Went back to Parents' place as it was their 30th WEdding Anniversary!

Had steamboat at home~

Dear then went back home late at night

I miss my bf after days together..

I still dislike this "weekend only" meetups tsk tsk

but no choice cause we stay and work far from each other

Photos all with dear LOL as he's always carrying his camera~

I bought the balloon just for them LOL

Happy 30th Year Wedding anni to them~

Resolutions 2011/2012

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Looking at my 2011 Resolutions

Get a BIGGER promotion OR get a new job already (must start looking UPwards/OUTwards)
(Achieved!)
Changed my job, gotten out of my comfort zone
Was a torture initially but i am starting to like my work
leaving on time is no longer achievable though but as long as i can learn, it doesnt matter

Start planning for US (Achieved!)
We are getting married next year 2012! It will be after our 9yr Anniversary!
We will be getting ROM and Wedding Dinner on the same day~ Busy busy busy~
And we managed to book our love nest like FINALLY! after 5-6 failed attempts
Our new place will be in Sengkang and will only be ready 2014

Spend more time with my family especially grandpa.. who's almost 90 already
(can be better)

Spend more time with friends especially after SY's wedding, gotten to be closer to some of the gals
(I think i achieved this to an extent~)

Make more new friends
(Achieved!)
Made so new friends out of new colleagues and friends of friends lol

Save more~ (which has been a yearly ritual lol)
(Achieved!)
Must save more for wedding and house~
Target to set aside 50 K for it

My Heartfelt Thanks to all who cared about me.

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NEW Resolutions 2012

TO BE CONFIRMED for New JOB/Pay increment if possible

PLAN WEDDING~ Lose weight ~ from 50kg-47kg?
I still want a 25inch waist if possible
and go honeymoon if possible (Long distance preferable?)

SAVE MORE MONEY
(15K next year?)

Be less sensitive more accommodating
(think i need to be less sensitive to my surroundings, especially dear's)

Spend more time with family and friends

To pick up my hobbies
( i bought a photo printer and more scrapbooking materials lol)

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nothing extraordinary but at least its achievable and applicable :D

Busy Christmas 2011

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23rd Dec

Went to fetch dear after work

Waited for dear to finish around 8+
Finally a day when he can be early!

Had dinner at Mahanttan Fish market at 9+

24th Dec

Went to dear's colleague's baby birthday

1st year old! super cute boy

super cute animal deco lol

animal cake, animal party bags, animal print balloon, animal print poster

Met some friends at clarke quay for dinner

Had beer and dinner and Brewerkz before making our way to a pub to chill and bring in the Christmas!

Cute deco!

Dinner at Brewerkz

I forgot to take pictures of our jug and tower of beer LOL

gifts from one of my friend :)

I gave them little bags of presents too~

25th Dec

Chilled at home, went for night photoshoot with dear

26th Dec

Did a little shopping and photoshoot excursion

Had dinner with my family~

Had Indonesian seafood~

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dear went back home after dinner.. my poor dear.. had to OT almost every day of last week till 10+

Next week too...

So it meant no meetups till weekends..

But this week's a short week!

Cant wait!

For more celebrations~

AND TO BRING IN A BRAND NEW YEAR!

Christmas gifts galore 2011

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Gifts from Me to colleagues

Gifts from colleagues to me

Gift from me to dear

Christmas preparations

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Did some Christmas cards for colleagues

had to buy presents for everyone in the department

though i love to buy presents..

too many becomes a ....chore..sadly

Preparation

2011-11-29T22:21:00.005+08:00

For youngest sis 21st birthday!

2nd sis and I sharing her buffet cost

dear getting cake for her

parents going wedding dinner on that day so we will be in charge of the party for her~

And I prepared a guestbook for the sis too

and hubby gotten a new toy~

some stickers I have gotten

album for guest

Hubby new toy :D

I found a super antique camera at hubby's place

Pic I took over the weekend

note the small metal man at the right corner

A good friend's wedding

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on 20/11/2011

His wife is one of the most creative i've seen~

the entrance, the gifts to the wedding cards

JB excursion with dear, sis and mum

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Dear and I brought mum and sis into JB last Sat, 12 Nov.

She had lots of shopping and eatin lol

We were there from 9+am till 10+ pm LOL

Went Taman Sentosa for breakfast

Jusco shopping and lunch

CitySquare shopping and dinner

Will go there again!

After seeing mum and sis home, Dear and I went to a friend's 21st birthday and drank till 3am LOL.

Birthday present from mum

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Mum Bought me Goldheart Destinee earrings for my birthday!!

hee

Though i tried to save her money.

Thanks alot mum!

No pics lol

cause I am wearing it already

Weekday date

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midweek ramblings

2011-11-02T20:50:00.003+08:00

I have kept my wedding under wraps from MOST PPL so dont be too shock
Cause it is still so early AND we are keeping it cosy

we have not told relatives yet too lol
thought of telling them only next year
we are getting the MINIMUM tables
just enough for relatives and selective friends.. but then again
from what i heard from most ppl, numbers never stay the same

I have another colleague getting married next sept! two weeks before mine lol
so it meant we cant go to each other's wedding
zzz

and next year, i will have to skip 3 weddings cause it's too close to my own.
But I can attend another in May, if she decides to invite me lol

Anyway, ever since i start work in "Corporate" setting
I have bought quite a collection of dresses
For work and play of course lol
Dresses seem easy, no need to match BUT my AM always find my dresses short zzz

ITS NOT THAT MY DRESS IS SHORT
I AM TALL FOR MY DRESS
:P

NEW dresses I bought

in a span of 3 mths ><

To Dear~

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Dear's 1st attempt at vid editing

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For me :))

Overseas trips

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My unit manager went overseas for 2 weeks so left me juggling work of 3 ppl!!

my unit still short of ppl, anyone interested in hr?

lol

Parents went china for two weeks so left us to juggle the house

Sis bought dinner for me most of the time while i did laundry, cleaned house etc

and of course cleaned snoopi lol

that boy had been keepin me awake quite often -_-

I want to go holiday but I must keep my leave till next yr for my wedding

THEN I TAKE A SUPER LONG BREAK!

MUST REN.

And nope, we haven plan honeymoon

BUT we hope to go european country or new zealand!!

somewhere western hahah

no more asian countries for now

Some updates

2011-10-27T21:13:00.003+08:00

I think we are very suay with HDB -_-

and they pissed me off

Queue no. Overshot the units in Jul

Queue no. Overshot the units in Sep

and worse, Sep they gave me 2 bloody chances only!!!

They said we rejected before BUT WE DID NOT

They had sent the letter to say that as there are no units left, we do not have to go and choose..

IDIOT.

argh

I hate HDB.

But then again

I depend on them for my own flat!!!

I wont go for resale cause I dont want pay COV

I wont go SOBF cause I want to have more choices and more waiting time, as those SOBF BTOS are ready in too short a notice..

SO..

BO BIAN.

still have to TAHAN !!

My Wedding Blog

2011-10-22T09:37:00.002+08:00

Its no secret anymore.

WE ARE GETTING MARRIED NEXT YR!

after our 9th yr anni :)

Dear's usually the quiet one, low key in wedding preps but it seems he's getting excited too and even posted our bridal boutique on facebook LOL

Dear's been a great help

I recce he QC

and for the bridal boutiques, we went two fairs and we confirmed our boutique le LOL

of course after my shortlisting and comparison

a bridal boutique CHECKLIST is a MUST.

I dont update my blog frequently now

Please visit my WEDDING BLOG for updates :D

http://www.mywedding.com/ylandgl/

Preparations underway!!

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Date is set!

Venue found!

Bridal Boutique found!

Now to find AD photographer!

AND AND I really must tone up by march lar ><

I want to

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lose 5 kg to 45!

get a 26inch waist!

get fairer!

Thicker hair!

Save 1.5K a mth!

Photos are worth a thousand words

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Random events in my life

BBQ with dear's colleagues at East Coast 17th Sept

Brought snoopi out to lakeside 18th Sept

Brought family out for korean dinner 18th Sept

My dream gowns

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and yes, I like mine to be fluffy

To fit into those is another problem -_-

To look good in those is another matter

Cousin's housewarming

2011-09-19T21:08:00.005+08:00

Backtracking to 10th Sept 2011

Attended Cousin's housewarming at his new BTO flat at YISHUN

He knocked down the wall between the kitchen and the living room.
What an idea!
Dear came along too and we were busying "studying" his flat for ideas lol

the wall between the kitchen and living/dining room was hacked and left half for use as table top

i love his sink lol

full length mirror against the dining room, to make the place seems bigger

Feature wall with wall-mount tv

oh and he did a raised platform for sofa/tv area too!

he did bright colours for all his rooms too though i did not take pics

cant wait to get my own flat!!!

Snoopi and Dad's photoshoot

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at Jurong Lake on 30th Aug

By Me and my pen

tryin to make snoopi's ears stand LOL

Convocation Outdoor shoot~

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28th August

We brought our cameras and tripod and had a great time doing photoshoot by ourselves LOL
amazed at our own hidden talent :P
Some photos taken at our mini photoshoot~
the rest are secret LOL

I made the words too

Props I made the day before :D

Convocation!! 23rd Aug 2011

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Attended dear's session in the afternoon and MY OWN in the evening!

took the day off, brought parents to JP for lunch and... mum bought me one of the best gift ever..very touched..

From the time I start working, I never ask her to pay for me or buy me things.. and this gesture of hers really touched me

my convocation present

Brilliant Rose necklace

flowers from sis

bear from dad

with dear bf~

Dear's convocation in the day!

only brought my hp, dad carried my pen instead

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after years of juggling work, school, relationship and social life or the lack of it..

I finally collected my cert

another phrase in life accomplished.

AND I just survived my first month in new workplace.

Still learning to be more meticulous..

In a Nutshell

2011-08-13T09:09:00.004+08:00

too tired, fallen sick

within a month of work

things we/I have done, not in sequence

-celebrated our 8yrs anni at UNIVERSAL STUDIOS! conquered all rides except the kiddy ones

watched almost all shows too LOL

we did not even have to queue for long

-went prawning on National Day, caught 35!

-went ikea to get new furniture for dear's room, extended our computer table to make it more spacious! thanks dear for setting up for US

-brought BOTH our dads to tailor shirts for OUR convocation

-gotten my bonus from previous workplace

-opened new bank account for savings

-Collected OUR convocation gowns

signed packages to take studio photos~

3 packages~ lol

one for his family, one for my family, one for BOTH of us :D

once in a lifetime event, unless we further studies :P

-still surviving in new job

one more week

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and it will be our

8th Year Anniversary

on the 8th of the 8th Mth.

New workstation

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at dear's place

slowly but surely, dear's setting up things for me in his room :D

I am thankful

I even have my own computer now LOL after so many years

dear custom built a new CPU and bought new screen so I used his old ones.. but it's still working fine.

I bought new mouse and keyboard and now we can use computers side by side already!

dear's planning to buy extension to his table so we can put our things

cant wait to go IKEA to find~

Next to clear space in his wardrobe for my clothes heh heh

dear's work :D so NO dangling wires all over the place or over the table

all kept Behind and Under the table

and dear's place is nearer to my workplace than my own house -_- tsk tsk

guess i'll be frequent visitor over the weekdays lol

It takes only 40 min to my workplace from dear's place while it takes 1hr15min from my place

Survived First week

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Only the first week

and I am leaving my house at 7am and reaching home nearing to 8 almost everyday.

The work environment, the working style are all very new to me

Still learning the CC, BCC, Forward, Reply

LOTS OF PAPERWORK, FILING to be done.

starkly different from previous workplace when we tried to MINIMIZE the amount of paperwork we have to do by having soft copies etc

Over here, its the hard copies that are "preferred"

I am still learning my company's hierarchical system, the various departments..names, sequence of things etc

There will be almost 1000 persons under my care next time..

Hope I survive.

Night Safari 2011!

2011-07-30T09:15:00.006+08:00

23th Jul 2011

I bought tickets for my family and dear~

Dear's first time!

My family's second time after 15 yrs? LOL

we got up close and personal with the animals!
BUT it was too dark most of the time to take much photos :(
cannot use flash too.

nonetheless, we enjoyed the trip~
AND I have a hyperactive mum LOL

Fishing

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something i did this morning

on cute base paper with little sailboats!

Esplanade Excursion

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today, after sending dear to work

I guess, being alone isnt all that fun after all.

Next time, must get someone to go along on photography excursions

my LAST weekday of my break

I am glad that I bought my PEN

though not a full fledged DSLR, it's Four-third series and I bought after upgrading from a Canon S90

it's ease of use plus manual controls, lightweight and art filters serve me well.

next time..maybe..PEN 3?

In the meantime, shall practice MORE with my Pen.

All photos taken with PEN E-PL1

i love the pinhole effect

Shopping Marathon part 2

2011-07-22T14:47:00.004+08:00

Thursday 21st Jul

Stayed home, went marketing and breakfast with mum

Went out to meet dear after his work and we went MAKANSUTRA beside the Esplanade for Dinner!

Friday 2nd Jul

Accompanied dear to work before I went on my little adventure to take photos BUT it was raining halfway so I had to abandon plan to go Botanic Gardens.

Took Photos around Raffles and Esplanade Area instead.

Went Jurong Point to buy lunch... AND I did more shopping

shucks...getting addictive -_-

bought 2 more casual tops, 2 shorts and 1 sandals

Bought Carl's Junior for lunch for mummy and myself

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shopping Hauls for the two days~~

cute ribbons at the pocket area

I sent my 2 black formal pants for alteration, too long for me..

Shopping Marathon

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on Wednesday 20th Jul

Sent dear to work before I started my shopping Marathon, kinda lazy to go back home before meeting Sharon so I stayed out whole day

and schedule went like this

8am Coffeebean

9am Borders

10am ION Orchard+isetan

11am Kinokuniya

12am Takashimaya

1am Somerset 313 and Orchard Central

2pm Lunch with sharon at TCC

3pm Somerset 313

4pm Passed dear his gift

5pm BUGIS! Bugis Junction and Bugis Village

8pm Dinner

11pm Reached home

I never shopped so much in my life -_- 13hrs..

my legs almost gave way

it was even longer than the time I spent shopping in Hongkong!

The day's haul

Bought 2 formal Pants, 2 work blouses, 1 casual top

Weekdays

2011-07-21T12:52:00.007+08:00

Mon and Tuesday were spent with mum and her exercise kakis LOL

Pilates on monday

MacRitchie on Tuesday, Adam Road Food centre for lunch

I am so glad I brought my camera along to MacRitchie, splendid sights from the TREETOP WALK

Having lots of fun playin with the controls and being mum's photographer~ LOL

First Weekend of my break

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Sat 16th Jul

Sent dear to work before heading home and had breakfast with mum.

Afternoon was get-together with ex-colleagues at Wy's place at Punggol.

WOW WOW WOW.

I was in awe, by the serenity, the design, the lush landscapes.

The clean outlines and spacious living space inside her flat too.

She really made lots of effort to clean and keep the place tidy.

The host kept us happy with snacks too :)

Many Thanks to her.

That made me more determined to get my own cosy space, smaller but at least its MY OWN.

Afterwards headed down to meet dear at Raffles before heading down to BEACH ROAD GOLDEN MILE TOWER to meet the rest for dinner

Had chicken rice and steamboat, interesting combination before heading over to BLU JAZZ to chill.

Went back dear's place at night.

and there were durians waiting for us at home!

SUN 17th Jul

Had JAPANESE BUFFET with dear's family~~

SHIN YUU at GREENWOOD AVENUE

Eat and eat weekend, to start off the break~

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SAT at GOLDEN MILE TOWER

BLU JAZZ

Durians at home! MAO SHAN WANG!

SHIN YUU On Sunday

CPF repayment

2011-07-19T15:00:00.003+08:00

should have repaid lump sum long ago..

just used Internet banking to clear off my remaining 700+ for POLY fees..

goodness.. I have been paying the minimum sum for 5+years now..

I am so glad that I have no outstanding University fees to pay if not I will never save enough according to my plan..

Mr CURRY

2011-07-19T14:32:00.004+08:00

After my last day at the Academy
We used the Vouchers I bought at Groupon and paid 15 bucks in balance~

I am searching for Black formal pants
Tsk tsk so hard to find one that fits nicely
even giodano slim fit is too baggy for me.. and I downgrade to size 26 already -_-

LAST DAY

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Farewell lunch

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at my current workplace

which I've spent almost the last 6 yrs

Worked there since 2005

now its 2011

it's time.

presents from boss and workplace colleagues
I've been loved and remembered.
Boss hugged me and kissed me on my cheeks, not once not twice but thrice
asked me to remember them

I am deeply touched

Alot of people had been good to me

I know it might not be as "friendly" out there

but I still want to try

after mustering much courage

Photos of people that matters taken on Thursday
and part two will be taken today

From boss

Workplace and Farewell gifts

2011-07-13T11:22:00.005+08:00

Left on 12th Jul
to join her husband in another country due to his new work

FAREWELL Gifts for colleagues

Hope they like my "SWEET" bag

my buddy

Snoopi

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can be cute at some moments and a rascal the next

Dear's out of Reservist and FENG SHUI INN @RWS

2011-07-11T07:36:00.011+08:00

Friday 8th Jul

took mrt down to meet friends at Bedok and we chatted over dinner at a galfren's place and the sweet hubby of my friend sent me back to the west lol

Sat 9th Jul

Packed the house, did laundry and bathed the dog lol
while waiting for dear to book out.
Dear booked out around 3+ and he came to pick me before going back his place

Treated dear to steamboat dinner to replenish LOL

and it was icecream night watching "HURT LOCKER" DVD before dear dozed off lol

Sun 10th Jul

Went for DIM SUM Brunch at FENG SHUI INN @ RWS CROCKFORDS TOWER
OOH~~
First time at CROCKFORDS TOWER though i've been to the other hotels in RWS previously

Michelin Star chef's in town so they went to try his culinary skills~
and thanks to them, i have the opportunity to try exquisitive dim sum~ with extaordinary ingredients :D

sweet and sour fillings in crystal dumplings

ABALONE ~~

BIRD's NEST!

this is the most interesting of them all
the bird's nest that was so thick and chewy, on top of chicken fillings
first time eating bird's nest in this state, the closest i got was when mum let me try her bottled bird's nest that i bought for her
I never had the habit to eat such fancy food hahah

po lao bun with char siew filling

har kar

chee cheong fan

egg tart

dear's mum actual birthday
shou tao

the evening sky at dear's place

and dear's mum bought hokkaido milk pudding for us to try~ to end the sunday night before I went back home

One more month

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to our 8th year anniversary

Time flew.

Dear still in reservist..shucks

BUT i will look forward to his book out tomorrow!

and this also marks the 2nd mth we are engaged ~~

2011-07-08T09:06:00.001+08:00

CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT IN THIS WORLD.

if you cant catch up, you will be engulfed by it or left behind.

Waiting

2011-07-07T07:48:00.005+08:00

For Dear to come back to me

ICT or reservist this whole week..
only can communicate through nightly calls..

oh a brighter note.

one more day to our 95th mth anniversary!

~~and I am so tempted to get new cartoon films..~~
I snagged a good deal!
BOught 3 boxes for $35!!
so much cheaper than retail

Visiting Grandpa, Crabbing, Birthday celebration

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Sat 2nd Jul

Dear drove back to my place and picked mum and sis for lunch before we went to visit grandpa..

stayed till around 3+ before dear sent them back and we went back dear's place again.

Had Burger King at IMM and bought some bait while on the way~

We went crabbing!!

At EAST COAST.

AND we saw BMT guys having their POP ROUTE MARCH

dear said last time he had his route march at Tekong..

TEkong days..

hmm i remembered i used to pick dear and sent dear to PASIR RIS interchange to book into TEKONG almost EVERY WEEK.

hahaha

at the end of the night, we caught a mini female mud crab

guessed we went at the wrong time

i love dear for his initiative to find things to do together heh

Sun 3rd JUL

Celebrated dear's mother birthday at Serangoon Garden!

My first time at Serangoon Garden~

At POW SING restaurant before we went back my place

Dinner was with my family at the hawker outside before we went to catch our movie.

Dear had to book in for ICT from monday onwards zzz

BUT dear managed to book tickets for us on Sunday night!!

TRANSFORMERS! Damn worth it, though it was a late night show as all other time slots were sold out or left front rows~!

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AT EAST COAST

AT POW SING

a NYONYA Restaurant

Sukiya Buffet and TIMBRE

2011-07-04T22:12:00.002+08:00

last friday 1st jul

with dear's sch friends
Sukiya japanese buffet at Marina Squre, the meat was thinly sliced, damn good for shabu shabu lol and lean too
interesting soup base, with kimchi, spicy miso, in addition to sukiyaki and shabushabu

Haven drink for quite awhile
had a beer and a pint

Climbed up to Mt Sophia, behind THE CATHAY for TIMBRE

and as usual, i felt the odd one out as everyone else's in banking while i'm in a different industry
hmm the different expectations that they have, so different from the people i am usually in contact with

workin till 7 is the norm for them
not married even when they are 30 is the norm
aiming for a 5rm or condo is the norm
aiming for a car seems the norm
having a tiffany ring seems like a "right"

guess different people have different expectations

your environment will influence your expectations

just as long as they are happy, it doesnt matter to me

just as long as we are happy, can manage ourselves

that is all matters to me.

and as usual

people will ask about my ring

cause i wear everyday

i am proud of it

not cause it costed a great deal, of a certain brand, of a certain size

but it shows dear's determination

especially when he just started working

that is all matters.

Dressing up my POLAROID INSTAX 7

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JUST when I am leaving

2011-07-01T11:35:00.000+08:00

I saw the Job Position for the one I am leaving behind at my current company..

it seemed that they have upgraded it to ASSISTANT MANAGER level
WOH. I never knew my position is worth that level
AND I am still at EXECUTIVE level.

but again
I am switching field.
I WILL NOT LOOK BACK AND REGRET.

Colleague's baby

2011-06-30T13:04:00.004+08:00

came visiting us at work

I think somehow the pregnant women in my workplace all have boys

limei talkin to baby and he replied!

DAISO excursion

2011-06-30T07:46:00.004+08:00

With Thiri
DAISO HAS SUCH COLOURFUL ITEMS~

it never fails to amaze me with their selection and constant renewal of items

It's one of my favourite place to get lost in

ESPECIALLY FOR MY ART AND CRAFT stuff

i saw the above online and it costed around $8!

all the various shape cutters!

too bad my boy cannot fit, all these are TOO SMALL

I bought the following items BELOW LOL

cant wake to bake with it

Feels good

2011-06-29T15:28:00.002+08:00

to be acknowledged

Aimless, Restless

2011-06-29T09:06:00.001+08:00

I want to go overseas for holiday during my one week break before my new job
BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO?!!

ARGH!
and no one to accompany me either.. maybe mum

Hongkong free and easy again? went twice
No resorts for me, not getting myself into the sun
cruise? seems boring?
BKK? going end yr already
Resort Word? Promotional rate sold out
Genting? seems boring..

Snoopi at the vet

2011-06-29T07:17:00.004+08:00

waited from 845-almost 11 for our turn

reached home almost 12 already

Pinnacle excursion

2011-06-28T07:20:00.006+08:00

THE PLAIN CAFE

just behind PINNACLE

Sun 26th Jun

JUL btos

2011-06-27T13:13:00.002+08:00

Government decided to combine BOTH JUN AND JUL launches together.. ARGH!!!

to reduce multiple applications i guess BUT
it meant LESS CHOICES for us
LESS CHANCES for us too

SIGH

our aim in Jul..most probably

Food and Kayaking

2011-06-27T10:00:00.000+08:00

Stayed home on friday 25th and half of Sat 26th. Had lunch with mum before finding dear at Paya lebar.
Did some scrapbooking at home, bathed snoopi and washed all his toys
cleaned the house too before meeting dear.

Went dinner together with his mum at SUNSHINE PLAZA. Had thai food~AROY DEE
Cheap and good! Treated dear at the place before
Had a green curry, tom yum soup, seafood salad and baby kailan
all for 30! good deal~
Authentic too~and BIG portions

and dear went kayaking on sunday~ after breakfast of BAK KUT TEH at Outram, near PSA.
Had Coffee beside PINNACLE too

I went along to kayak with dear at East Coast.
Sat around and waited for him.

After dinner we went to queue for beancurd at Old Airport Food centre!
The best beancurd for us now
took us most than half hr
and we bought 10~ LOL for both our families~

at OLD AIRPORT FOOD CENTRE

Mookata

2011-06-24T11:48:00.003+08:00

with dear on Wednesday 22nd Jun

Took mrt to Paya Lebar then head over to East Coast Road to have the Thai BBq+steamboat
then went over dear's place before leaving for work the next morning.

Reached office on thursday at 8am LOL. -_-
Dear's in morning shift so we need to leave his place at 630am

sinfully delicious~

Dressing up my IPHONE (updated)

2011-06-24T11:45:00.001+08:00

Items came in the mail yesterday!

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I bought three at one go online
all for $30~

Hopefully the quality doesnt fail me

purple metallic

i bought the red jelly

i bought pink leather case

Farewell for a colleague

2011-06-23T09:43:00.002+08:00

Had farewell lunch yesterday at FISH AND CO JURONG POINT

I realised there's Set lunch lol
never knew before

it costed $10.70 for my periperi sauce grill fish with mash potatoes, coleslaw and coffee~
good deal!

and I made a little gift for her too

Dress up my INSTAX Polaroid

2011-06-23T09:11:00.001+08:00

a HARD Cover to protect my cam and a strap to hold :D

Job Post

2011-06-21T22:32:00.003+08:00

I saw another ex colleague's post on job search so thought of sharing alittle of mine

It took me..

2+ mths, 100 job applications, 8 interviews, 1 rejection before I landed the new job

The 1 rejection was due to the low pay, they only managed to match my pay though i liked the scope too

For the One that I signed, Took me 3 interviews, 3 interviewers, 4 tests(3 personality, 1 essay)
it's a permanent job too

and I manage to postpone the start date to end jul
hoping to qualify for bonus from existing job!

It's HR job in Healthcare :)

it's kinda like starting from scratch as I am switchin job scope entirely
and most companies deemed my existin job to be "Too specialised"
and that proved to be deadly and a "job killer"

but, it's still a start.
If I stay longer, it will be EVEN HARDER to switch

HOPEFULLY it'll be a GOOD start.

HOPE I can handle the new environment and new job scope.

Couples' gathering

2011-06-21T19:35:00.007+08:00

Last Friday, 17th Jun

at WATAMI CENTRAL CLARKE QUAY
3 Couples including us.
Talkin about jobs, new jobs, wedding preparations, past wedding preparations

quarrels between couples, between families
over wedding preparations etc

tsk, makes me wary
BUT
on a better note
MORE FOOD PICS :D

we shared a deluxe set among 6 of us :D

Father's day 2011

2011-06-21T06:59:00.005+08:00

Two celebrations in a day! :D
Dear's side in the afternoon
my side at night

Father's day dinner for my family
Steamboat at home
with seafood and seacucumbers~
cosy family gathering, with dear too :)

Crabs lunch for dear's family
TURF CITY
OWEN RESTAURANT
LIVE seafood from UNIQUE seafood lol

Blue flower crabs

eh crab from the USA, forgot the name

sambal mango clams~

Drunken prawns!

dear's sis with her new toy LOL

FOrgot to take pics of two more dishes
another beer horfun and sambal kangkong
hahah fingers too dirty after eating crabs~

Black and White

2011-06-20T21:10:00.003+08:00

So now I have a BLACK ITOUCH and a WHITE IPHONE

Not very good with syncing the two.. and I always mixed up and I accidentally erased all my levels in ITOUCH ZZZ

Just converted some concert videos to put into my Iphone..

still learning how to use a touch screen keypad
My old phone's a keypad, not touchscreen, to me, it seems that keypad is more sensitive

Now exploring various photography apps, media players and of course converting my cds to formats playable in both ITOUCH and IPHONE

hmm.. I am worried I will neglect my Itouch, present from dear for one of my birthday
but dear said it's ok

Iphone's bought by dear too :D
lol
dear had lots of fun watchin streamin shows on it too LOL

Still Primitive Thinking

2011-06-16T10:29:00.002+08:00

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/pore-girls-materialistic-smu-study-092109660.html

A new research has shown that Singaporean women are "significantly" more materialistic than their American peers. Published earlier this year, the study by Singapore Management University (SMU) psychology professor Norman Li surveyed about 400 psychology students aged between 19 and 21.

The local females polled an average of 3.98, compared to the American women's score of 3.74. The closer the score is to five, the more materialistic one is deemed to be.

Survey findings also named a man's social status as the top criterion for Singaporean women when it comes to looking for a potential spouse, reported The Straits Times. Next on the list is kindness, followed by a lively personality. On the contrary, American women valued kindness the most, followed by looks, then a man's social standing.

While the study did not ask respondents for the reasons behind their answers, Professor Li said he is not surprised by the findings.

"Maybe Singaporean women are just being realistic. Here, you need a lot of money to survive and afford an affluent lifestyle. Maybe they are just being practical," said the 45-year-old American-born Chinese.

Those surveyed were students at SMU and the Northen Illinois University in the United States. They were surveyed on their attitudes towards marriage, children and preferences when it comes to choosing a partner.

"I think it is reasonable," said 22-year-old undergraduate from National Technological University, Valerie Fong.

"Social status is parallel to money, and having that is like a validation from other people. It makes you feel good because others will approve of you. That and social comparison too, I guess."

"It is not a must but if you happen to chance upon one, why not? If you get a choice, you can certainly place yourself in an environment," she added.

"I guess that's true when you're looking for a husband, financial stability is definitely important," agreed Lydia Chan, 27, sales associate.

"But at the end of the day, money is not going to guarantee you a happy marriage unless you're seeking materialistic gains," she warned.

Other women Yahoo! Singapore spoke to were quick to disagree.

"I'm afraid I'm still old fashioned and traditional, but personality and kindness come first for me," shared Sharon Lim, 23, HR officer.

Said Deborah Tan, 23, an undergraduate, "I don't think the study reflects female students as a whole and it is unfair if it does. I think we have moved past materialism. To me, it does not have any meaning other than superficiality and shallowness which is what girls don't want to be associated with."

Lim Yan Han, 22, also agreed that the results are not representative.

"This is not something new," said the final-year National University of Singapore psychology student. "The findings back up the evolution theory that says men look for attractive women while women look for successful men."

"But what's the use of having a spouse who's a high flyer at work but doesn't communicate with you and instead, cares only about himself or his work?"

Professor Li's research found no major differences when it comes to men's preferences, however. His findings showed that looks remain the most important trait in a spouse for both Singaporean and American men, before kindness and a lively personality.

"Men are wired to go for looks," he explained, adding that a woman's physical attractiveness is a visual cue for fertility. Features such as "soft skin, full-looking lips and colourful cheeks" are not just attractive, but also associated with youth, which indicates a woman's fertility. That is why men tend to go for younger women, he added

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Those who were intereviewed still having primitive thinking i guess
Social status gives rise to financial stability BUT DOES NOT GURANTEE happiness and stability in a relationship

If the gals still think this way, they can never seek the "equality" they often "lament" to be lacking

JB supper trip turns into nightmare for 2 women

2011-06-15T09:21:00.000+08:00

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_679677.html

TWO Singaporean women who drove to Johor Baru for supper found themselves questioned by Malaysian immigration officers, handcuffed, thrown behind bars and made to do squats while naked.

They said their nightmare started when they drove into Johor Baru without getting their passports stamped, through an unmanned immigration lane. It ended 48 hours later when they were allowed to return to Singapore with a warning.

'We thought it was a small issue, we didn't think something like that would happen,' said one of the women, a manager in an insurance company who wanted to be known only as Ms Chang.

A spokesman for the Custom and Immigration Quarantine Complex in Bangunan Sultan Iskandar confirmed that two Singaporean women had been detained for an immigration offence.

Ms Chang, in her late 30s, had been driven to Johor Baru by her friend, a property agent in her late 20s who wanted to be known only as Ms Lim, at about 1.30am last Thursday.

Ms Lim was driving her new Nissan Latio. It was the first time she had driven to Malaysia, although she had been driven there before by friends.

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Follow-ups
S'pore asks Malaysia about two women's ordeal in JB
JB immigration chief: squats not part of SOP

OF Lace and Polka Dots

2011-06-13T20:55:00.006+08:00

ILOVE this top with its frilly velvet ribbons~

$10! good for work

$10! good for dress down sunny day

Ilove lace

$10! GMarket!

The clothes my sis and I gotten recently

I LOVE GMARKET and BUGIS VILLAGE LOL

CHEAP THRILLS

Makes me free young again
OF COURSE, all these are bought over time
Cannot shop too often
Some are sponsored by mum too :D

iClick

2011-06-13T16:46:00.001+08:00

On the E-resignation system today.

And so it's official.

Boss was in shock, Chairperson talked to me, Manager talked to me.

I know.

BUT it's now or never.
If I don't move now, it will over get harder next time.

Better move before I get married and start family.

Already the HR who intereviewed me are "wary" of my age, whether I am settling down and able to put my uptmost efforts into my work etc..

it may sound bias but it's a practical world out there..

Cheap Thrills

2011-06-13T08:30:00.000+08:00

And girlie weekend with Sharon, met her on Sunday 12th Jun at BUGIS before we headed over to Raffles Shopping Centre and then settled down at THE HANDBURGER for brunch lol.

IT WAS BIG.
The burger portion I meant, though more expensive than usual fastfood burgers, they used quality meat and fresh vegetables~

Walked around before Sharon went to have a haircut and treatment at CITYLINK while I wandered around, having a coffee and people watchin

We headed over to Paya Lebar next and did more shopping! LOL

Cheap thrills again.

Starbucks while waiting for sharon

2nd IT fair and Outing with family

2011-06-12T23:10:00.006+08:00

11th Jun

Fetched mum after work and we went to have lunch at BOON TONG KEE.

After lunch, headed over to SUNTEC for IT FAIR and accompanied sis to buy laptop before I treated them STEAMBOAT at BUGIS. It's been a long time since mum had steamboat and since we were SO hungry after all the shoving and squeezing inside the Halls of the IT fair, they agreed to my suggestion for Steamboat lol
We had a feast!

Went BUGIS VILLAGE to shop after dinner lol.
CHEAP THRILLS lar, 10 bucks shirts!

I resisted buying from IT FAIR!
Proud of myself.
Was so tempted to get a new camera or the CANON SELPHY photo printer tsk tsk

youngest sis

mum!

IT fair at SUNTEC

94th Mth anniversary

2011-06-11T10:44:00.002+08:00

8th Jun 2011

Went to meet dear at Dhoby Ghaut, found a dinner place for us.
Had thai food!
Cheap and good!
Recommended by food reviews online heh
We barely finish 3 dishes~
1 tom yum seafood soup, 1 green chicken curry, 1 veg
all for $20~

So proud of my choice :D
Dear liked the food too

Went back with dear before sending him to work for morning shift the next morning.
Reached my own workplace at 8am lol

Dear felt happy, I felt appreciated.
That is all I need for my extra effort.

May'11 BTO result

2011-06-10T20:58:00.003+08:00

"We refer to your application to buy a 4-room flat at Tampines in the May 2011 Build-To-Order Exercise.

We have conducted the computer ballot and your queue position is beyond three times the flat supply. We regret to inform you that you have been unsuccessful in your application."

ARGH
SIAN TO THE MAX

5th Failure..

I dont know what went wrong seriously..
We are both working, we are capable of payin for the flat, we are ready to settle down

except for that damn flat..
argh

And so..THIS is it.

2011-06-09T16:00:00.000+08:00

I have enquired and they said

"To be Eligible for Performance Bonus, you need to be in service on 30th June, regardless of whether you are serving your notice or not"

That settled my uneasiness.

AND I have 22 days of ANNUAL leave left, after deducting about 9, I still have 11

which I HOPE to convert to PAY.

Must be caculative, every bit of money matters.

No holidays for US too, till end of the yr to BANGKOK with the group as that one was planned long time ago.

AND yes, after almost 6 LONG YEARS in my current job, it's time to MOVE ON.

I have not tendered, waiting for the opportunity to do so.
My new JOB has been confirmed.
Start date has been confirmed too.
My new workplace was being very very accomodating by agreeing to postpone my start date so I could get my BONUS from the current workplace.

Totally new role, relevant to what I had studied for my degree, totally not relevant to what I had been doing till now.

It's a new phrase, new challenges.

New Career Path wont be smooth at first BUT I WILL SURVIVE and come out better.

For a better future, higher pay, more learning opportunities.

I have many plans in mind AND this is only my first step.

Hopefully we can secure a flat soon and have wedding then move into new flat.

Must spread out the different events so that we can have more control over our finances.
We will want the best possible within our means for the wedding AND the flat.

By then I will have worked at least a year to qualify for annual leave, clear probation and grow roots in new workplace

I will miss everyone.

It's the 8th

2011-06-08T09:39:00.001+08:00

It's our 94th mth anniversary!

AND

2 mths to our 8th year!!

AND

it will be

our 8th YR on the 8th of the 8th mth.

hahahahhaa

Last minute date

2011-06-05T16:02:00.007+08:00

Fri 3rd June

Was on way home when dear suddenly msged me to say that he will not need to OT and can meet me.

Quickly went home, grabbed some clothes and went out to fetch dear from work. Waited at his building again.
The sneaky fellow was sneaking behind me but I caught him in the act lol.

Had dinner at Hotpot Culture and took photos of the night view.

Marina Bay Sands look much better at night..

some dishes that I took, the rest I couldnt cause hands busy eating LOL

Sat 4th Jun

Had late breakfast at Old AIrport FOod centre, BEST SOYBEAN CURD ever!
Took dear more than half hr to queue for it.
Had NAM SING Hokkien mee and went back.

We went out again for an appointment in the late afternoon before heading to 313SOMERSET for RAMEN PLAY.
Dear bought vouchers off GROUPON :D
$5 for Voucher value $10, he bought two.
Our total meal costed 1 + in the end after using the vouchers.

We went ROBINSONS at Centrepoint too.
Dear bought his work shirts while I bought a new work bag. Our stuff cost around 30+ each only lol
Good deal! Though i was seriously tempted to buy other bag..
oh well.. bags are just .. bags. As long the quality is good that is what matters.

Sat was spent with dear BUT he has to work on sun..haiz

Sun 5th Jun

ACcompanpied dear to work before I made my way home. In the pouring rain.

It did not make my mood any better.

2011-06-03T09:52:00.001+08:00

My new customerised pic and quotes :D

May BTO

2011-06-03T07:19:00.003+08:00

contributed another $10 to HDB.

And also fighting for the "hot" place

there's 380+ of Tampines Greenleaf 4 room only..

and there's 3300+ ppl fighting for both Greenleaf and Greenwood

We thought it might be good to try for mature estates beisde developin areas like SK and Punggol all the time

AND there's KALLANG next year!!

BUT dear and I were rackin our brains as to where the empty plots of land are...

Time to change new phone

2011-06-02T10:30:00.002+08:00

trade in value
$50 only!

market resale value
up to $200!

where to find good and reliable second hand dealer?

How to save money with Credit Cards (updated)

2011-06-01T09:30:00.000+08:00

From what I found and heard, the best rebates will be direct cash rebates.
I do not want those cards with rebates for dining or shopping vouchers.

Cash rebates will be the most useful.

From my research online, these are what I found and consolidated.

POSB EVDERYDAY CARD

CITI DIVIDEND CARD

STANDARD CHARTERED MAHANTTAN CARD

CAPPED $200 rebate per quarter
5%=$200

Total amount that can be spent=$4000

please refer to actual websites for rates. It's accurate at the time when I read.

Maybe these Cards will change my perception of using Credit Cards.

I NEED CARDS that have a BIGGER spending limit..

ANYONE ANY SUGGESTIONS?

61% looking to job-hop in next 3 months: survey

2011-05-31T21:46:00.001+08:00

UP TO 61 per cent of professionals in Singapore are hoping to move jobs in the next three months according to a poll.

This finding was released by international recruitment consultancy Robert Walters where more than 2,835 workers took part in the global survey.

The results also show that within the Asia Pacific region, professionals in Singapore were most keen to move in the next three months (61 per cent of respondents), followed by Hong Kong (57 per cent), Malaysia (56 per cent), and Thailand (52 per cent).

Participants were asked when they hoped to make their next career move, with answer options ranging from the next three months to three years.

Other findings show that amongst respondents from Singapore, 24 per cent are hoping to move jobs in the next 3-6 months, seven per cent of respondents are hoping to move in the next 6-12 months, and eight per cent are looking to move in 12-18 months.

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Are you one of them?

Itacho

2011-05-31T20:18:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday with dear's family
Our current FAV sushi place

Pirates Date

2011-05-30T20:40:00.003+08:00

29th May Sun

Finally waited till dear's off day
Dear cooked Western Breakfast!
Full breakfast with egg sunny side up, toasted bread with hotdog and smoked salmon :D
sadly forgot to take pics

I love my man who cooks :P

And finally Nice cosy date with dear at the movies
Watched Priates 3! at Iluma.

I think the cinema was too cold, the guy beside me had his legs curled up on the seat and was huggin his knees and shakin away zzz

I just hope

2011-05-30T20:37:00.001+08:00

They leave us to do things our way.

They have nothing to worry about.

Believe in US!

If we need help, we will ask.

Now to show what WE are made of.

Bags

2011-05-30T15:11:00.004+08:00

Which one looks nice and practical too?

While waiting for dear

2011-05-26T20:38:00.005+08:00

Took some photos when I was waiting for dear to finish work last Sat

I will pick dear and send dear to work whenever possible
It's only right to me..
Dear has been working OT for weeks already..

It feels like army days, picking and sending dear off on weekends..
BUT I know, it's all for OUR FUTURE.

I WILL WORK HARD TOO!

DIM SUM

2011-05-26T20:37:00.003+08:00

22 May 2011

At Dragon Pheonix Restaurant at Novotel with dear and his family

Dear's Birthday slide

2011-05-23T19:32:00.003+08:00

2011-05-23T15:00:00.001+08:00

Plannings to be done
Decisions to be made

We cant please everyone, we must strive to achieve OUR OWN dreams and plans first.

2011-05-19T15:44:00.002+08:00

I NEED to revamp my wardrobe and shoes collection

I foresee alot of money flying away again..

Recently bought a pair of heels for like 70+??
From Everbest.. cause dear heard it's good, and I hope it's worth it..
MY MOST EXPENSIVE SHOE EVER

tsk tsk
but bo bian, dear always say i "princess feet"
always cut, bruise, blister
from cheap pasar malam shoes to "high end" like schu
they cut me as bad
HARD to find myself shoes that leave my feet alone.

AND I had instances whereby I had blisters or bruised toes so bad I had to go see doctor for medication -_-

So yar, better to buy a few expensive AND "good/lasting" shoes than buy many "cheap/not lasting/always cut me" shoes

HOPE Everbest do not disappoint me.

and with a little touchup

2011-05-18T14:14:00.002+08:00

Dear's 2011 Birthday Post

2011-05-16T19:11:00.008+08:00

13th May 2011

This year was EXTRA special because this is the first birthday we are celebrating as
"Fiancé" and "Fiancée" ♥♥♥

Went to collect cake then went to wait for dear at his workplace before I brought him to the secret dining place~ heh

totally new place, was so worried when it was drizzling BUT luckily it stopped when we reached the building..

WHY?
Cause I booked a rooftop alfresco seafood bar & grill restaurant for dear
BREEZE on top of SCARLET HOTEL

It was a new experience for us, was intially worried cause there's no aircon but thankfully for the breeze and fans near us.

And the view was gorgeous, with sunset as background, peace and quiet and not many people around us.
There's only a table of people near us when we first seated down.. no noisy groups, kids etc

Private and Romantic place I will say

We had cocktails and a starter, and a grilled platter

The food portion was huge, we barely finish the grilled platter
there's grilled snapper, lamb chop, beef kebah, chicken and two sides..

Of course not forgetting the cakes that made dear smile throughout :D

Glad he loves my dinner venue, surprise cake and present~
I've gotten dear a new briefcase heh

ANGRY BIRDS CUPCAKES!

gorgeous sunset

night view~

medal i made

dear's new present~

Dear's birthday

2011-05-14T10:54:00.002+08:00

just a teaser

2011-05-14T10:45:00.003+08:00

We failed the APRIL BTO ballot *sigh*

near to being 200%

AND we thought we might have chance as there's 3X oversubscribed for the project that we were aiming for...

Dear's Birthday preparations

2011-05-11T22:22:00.002+08:00

is almost done~

Waiting to collect cake on friday
Wrapped his present already too
Secret dining place by me.

hope it will be a great romantic dinner for both of us :D

2011-05-11T09:06:00.003+08:00

Dear said

'you are "confirmed plus chopped" mine now'

2011-05-10T14:57:00.004+08:00

I MIGHT be doing a WEDDING BLOG to chart our wedding preparations..our stories, how we met and our progress in planning for that BIG DAY!

Dear joked once that our story slideshow for the banquet might be too tedious to make ><
Too many stories and happenings, too many photos

It's be so fun to write our stories, how we met, our brothers and sisters gang
It'll be interesting to look back after all's over to review and relieve those memories
It'll be a good outlet to vent frustrations and share joys with people
It'll be good if I can find help or help others

Stay Tune~ :P

Once we are ready that is.

PROPOSAL POST

2011-05-09T20:29:00.006+08:00

Sun 8th MAY

On this day, our 93th mth anniversary
7 years and 9 months of being together, dear finally popped the question.

Though we are considered "老夫老妻" in alot of people's eyes, our journey was not easy.
We went through various obstacles, stages in life.
ALot of things did not happen as "default"
We had good times and bad times
Times we questioned ourselves
Times we had to brace ourselves for each other's absence
Times we had to compromise, to accomodate each other's schedules, habits
Times we had to overcome alot of naysayers
Times we had lots of fun and laughter
Times we felt proud of the other
Times we felt sad for the other
Time we explored new things together
Times we do things together
Times we travelled together
Times spent together
With lots of efforts, communication on BOTH sides, we emerged.

I believed in "giving as good as I get"
Dear knows. And he is trying to give me the best he could.
The pace at which he is trying to accomplish for us now, brings tears to my eyes often.

But I am glad, we have made it through this far
I believed, we can make it through future stages in life.

Dear gotten me flowers!! 108 !

WHY?
108 Roses = Please marry me!

We had picnic by the beach, cooling wind, away from crowd, peaceful, simple cooked food

Had grilled salmon with herbs, butter prawns, salad and Ice wine.

JUST THE TWO OF US.

no need for fancy dinner, fancy proposal

I like the way you are.
Especially the shy way that you asked me.

As cheesy as I may sound
I love you, then, now and future.
***********************************

Since now I am officially engaged, it is safe to reveal my future plans
We are balloting for flats now.

Wish us LUCK!!

and saving lots of money too :))