Whatever will be

Change of blog http://lenefamilylove.wordpress.com/

2010-07-17T10:40:00.001+08:00

I m shifting to :
http://lenefamilylove.wordpress.com

:)

Updates...

2009-11-17T21:40:00.002+08:00

Have been looking back at my blog and realised that I have not been updating as regularly as before...
Usually it is just a summary and such....
Time flies and we are approaching the of end 2009.
Looking back, I've made several accomplishments and have in mind several mid-term plans.
The yr end results for the kids isn't so good. Esp for Zyon... Well, he failed his Chinese exams and grades dropped drastically for Science. His Maths improved, but can be better. There are many careless mistakes, as usual.
As for Rachel, she has made improvements in her English and maintained her Chinese results, her favourite and best subject. As for Maths, she maintained her results and similarly, she can do better.
Well, I can say that I have tried my best to guide both of them. I guess Zyon has the genes of his father and Rachel, with my genes... Hahaha...
Anyway, getting mentally prepared and facing the reality of the "standard" of your child is very impt. Of cos, they may excel as they grow. I have taken 1 yr + to face the reality as well not to compare with others and such. It is not easy but I have tried. Of cos, we have to continue to maximise their potential. It is very much abt 'trial n error''...
I find that taking care of babies are so much easier. Others may beg to differ? This is a stage where parents got to worry abt the children's results, as well as their behaviour and upbringing.

Stress ...

2009-10-01T11:04:00.002+08:00

OMG! It has been 2 months since I last update my blog!
It has been very tiring and stressful for the past 2 months...
Have been "promoted" to become a team leader since Aug. Increase in job scope and to lead a team of 7 officers, but without pay increment :(
Well, take it as a career advancment. Though I had always wana be a 'tai-tai''.
Haiz... it is really not easy to be a team leader. There are too many channels where work can come. Got to decide who to give what, must be fair and must be timely.
Other than the "normal" work that team leader has to do, team leader has to assign work duties, do administrative stuff for the team, attend meetings, answer to the teams' challenging questions, help to team to clear work if they are unable to finish, etc etc...
Well, guess i need lots more time to adapt and to get into the momentum...

Dinner yesterday with bro and us ...

2009-07-21T21:34:00.002+08:00

We had dinner with bro yesterday, ermmm... dunno where the restaurant is located, and forgot what it is called... Overall the food is ok, I like the bamboo clam most. Forgot to take a photo of ourselves though :>

Evidence...

2009-07-19T11:18:00.002+08:00

Evidence that I have stepped into the next age group... :(

Kids...

2009-07-03T15:50:00.002+08:00

Yesterday morning at ard 6.30am, when the sky is still dark, I was preparing breakfast and zyon was facing me and we were talking. Suddenly, he called and pointed to somewhere behind me...
zyon: mummy, look behind u!
mummy: what is that? can jus tell me what is that?! *i dare not turn, imagination running wild...*
zyon: It's rachel! She wake up so early meh?

faintz....

Yesterday afternoon at work, rachel called me during recess:
Rachel: Mummy, die......
Me: what happened?
Rachel: i forgot to bring my recess money! Yesterday I had 50cents left... and now that I used 10cents to call you, I'm only left with 40cents!
Me: *faintz*....

I'm back from Bintan!!!

2009-05-18T22:18:00.011+08:00

Halo! I'm back from Bintan! :>
ENjoyed my trip very muchie! Although we spent quite a fair bit on food, we really enjoyed ourselves! As usual, the lazy-to-take-photo-me didnt bring camera, so all the photos are with celine n jo... gota wait for them to upload the photos @ facebook :P
Celine & I learnt from Jo how to take self-potrait.... hahaha... feel as though I'm still very young har....
Here are a few which I used my handphone camera to take...

SPA!!!

On the bus...

@ hotel room

Outside @ toilet... haha

beach view

Upcoming short trip

2009-04-27T12:33:00.002+08:00

Wow, another 1 month has passed...
Our gals-only Bintan trip has just been confirmed last wk :>
3 of us will be going WITHOUT our husbands. Actually Eileen would be able to join us, but due to many other reasons, she is unable to join us, we will wait for your Return and organise again!
Hahaha... Although it is a short trip, we are all looking forward to it!
Much discussions on the destination had been going on, cruise, m'sia, batam...
We've finally decided on Bintan! Though Jo has been there numerous times, she don't mind going again.
This is the first trip I'm going with my goodie friends (after marriage). Of cos, I do feel guilty abt leaving my kids behind, but well, just hope to take a break from spore!
Counting down...

MArch Holidays

2009-03-26T23:19:00.004+08:00

Wah... seems like it has been only a monthly affair that I update my blog? *guilty*
Gota admit tt i've been lazy :> Here are some updates during last wk's March holidays:

Disney Princess on Ice:

Wild Wild Wet & Explorer kids @ Downtown East:

Weekly gatherings

2009-02-05T22:52:00.002+08:00

I was watching a TV special on Tuesday night on Channel 8. It featured a 3-generation family whereby they meet and gather on a weekly basis @ one of the house. Every gathering will have 30-40 pax. Even on weekdays, some of them have their dinner together at the house, too. Weekdays will be abt 20+pax.
This program reminds me of my grandfather, who will insist all our parents (together with us) to go to his house on every Sunday. We have been doing this since young, till he passed away in 1989. Thats why I'm very close to my maternal relatives, my dearest cousins, aunties and uncles.
Thereafter, we still make it a point to visit my grandmother. After she has passed away in 2003, we still meet, but not as frequently. I guess partly it is bcos our grandparents are no longer ard, partly cos we have our own family and commitment. In these recent 2 yrs or so, the frequency has dropped even further :(
I really miss those times. I know that the weekly gatherings will not happen again, but I do hope our r/ships and close bondings will stay, even to the future generations coming along ...

School reopens ...

2009-01-16T17:52:00.002+08:00

School has started and I'm getting stress...
Not really on academics but on expectations of Rachel. She has been telling lies on how she used her pocket money, etc, etc. She has been buying snacks and ice-creams although we told her to eat proper meals like rice or noodles. Perhaps we are too strict with her? Shld I let go of her completely?
*sigh* She is so different as compared to Zyon. Of cos, there are no two individuals who have the same character. But the difference between my 2 kids are just way too different!
I can't use the same approach for the 2 kids. While I give Zyon excercises to do, I gave to rachel, too. She complained tt I gave her too much. In actual fact, I gave her half of what I used to give Zyon. When I told her tt, guess how she replied? "可是，我没有兴趣做！" *faintz*

Genting-KL Dec'08

2008-12-26T22:20:00.008+08:00

Went for a short trip early Dec. Genting *again*... And KL... There isn't much things at KL, or mayb cos we didnt know the way ard...

The kids enjoyed more than I do :>

Recently has been so lag in updating my blog, partly cos my own PC has crashED... Am using hubby's laptop. Quite uncomfortable sitting down. Next month onwards our study desk would arrive and I would be more than willing to use his laptop. Mayb will consider getting a new desktop? THe crashED one has been with me (us) for at least 5 yrs mayb? Lost count liao...

Rachel's K2 graduation concert

2008-12-02T21:54:00.002+08:00

Her make-up was so thick that all of us couldnt recognise her! haha...

Daddy even filmed the wrong person while they were performing on stage...

She will be 7 next yr, how fast...

Rachel's Pri 1 orientation

2008-11-18T23:46:00.003+08:00

Last weekend we went for Rachel's Pri 1 orientation. Fast rite? my gal is going to be in Pri 1 next yr! She has got a fair bit of anxiety, worrying abt public caning, she's got the assumption that the teachers are fierce and will scold her terribly! And all her anxiety starts before her orientation! I have been talking to her abt everything abt Pri 1, and hope tt she will be ok...

There is actually a video which shows Zyon's performance during the orientation. He sings together with some of his schoolmates. However, there's an error when i tried to upload the video :(

Zyon's class picnic 12th Nov

2008-11-14T23:35:00.002+08:00

Took leave to attend zyon's class party. Luckily, the weather was fine and the kids enjoyed themselves :> It was a time for the parents and teacher to gather ard too...

Zyon, enjoying the food ...

A must-have, class photo!

Poly gathering 6th Nov

2008-11-14T23:29:00.002+08:00

Its been a long time since we met ... time flies :>

MARriage...

2008-10-24T20:40:00.003+08:00

This is our 9th yr of marriage.
There are ups and downs, low peaks and high peaks in a r/ship.
Usu ups pple are aware of, downs pple are not aware of.
Pple tend to only see the good side of the r/ship...
Frustrating, agitating, loving, doting times...
sweet and bitter memories...
How to maintain? This is a never-ending path, learning, forgiving, taking ...

looking forward to tomr....

2008-10-03T21:47:00.004+08:00

Tomr night I'm going on a private date with Jo..... So excited....

Where to???
Somewhere with lots of other people whom we dunno...
Somewhere loud and dark ??

Qns I've asked Jo:

Can bring water?
Can bring bag? Will our bag get lost?
Need to wear specs?

Dun blame me for asking for the silly qns as this is my first time attending a concert! yippee!!!Not cheap lor.... I m going to enjoy myself!! :)

Rachel and Ah9's birthday

2008-09-22T21:54:00.003+08:00

YEsterday we had an early birthday celebration for Rachel and Ah9

(ps: Ah9 is my beloved cousin!)

We had potluck and mahjong session! Btw, the beautiful birthday cake was baked by Lisa! It's been quite a while since we had gatherings together with the adults (aka aunties & uncles). Hope that there will be more of such gatherings!

More photos gota wait for Ah9 ...

Rachel is sick :(

2008-09-15T12:34:00.002+08:00

Rachel has got the virus fever ... today is the 5th day :(
Hope tt she will recover soon ...
Nowadays I can't leave her with my mil as hubby's 1 yr+ niece is there, too.
Dun wan get her sick as well, but that also means that I got to use more leave.
So frens out there, be glad n thankful if there is someone who is willing to take care of ur kid...

New asset @ home!

2008-08-25T21:51:00.002+08:00

This long-await piano has finally arrived last weekend! Both Rachel & Zyon has started learning abt 1-2 months back...

Hope their passion will sustain ... :)

Updates...

2008-08-08T22:22:00.003+08:00

Been quite lazy to update my blog recently... So, let's summarise?
For the month of July - Zyon's hands caught in between the room's door :(
Hubby was scolding him and didn't know his hands were there and he SLAM the door... It happened on a Sunday night, and the next morning, sam went bangkok with a heavy heart. It was a big lesson learnt for hubby... This ought to teach him a lesson not to be so quick-tempered! But of cos, at the expense of Zyon... His finger bleeded as much as he cried! I was so worried, we went to the 24 hr clinic, where the doctor told us to go to the hospital as an x-ray and stitches was required. OMG! On our way there, my thoughts ran wild and i started crying ... what if his bones are broken, what if this and what if that... Zyon has stopped crying by then, and started crying again when he saw me crying. Of cos, weeks down the rd, his finger has healed and stitches are removed...
For this month, well, there was an internal reshufflement, where I changed my team. Generally still doing the same work. Reason for the swop? I was told that the reason was because I accepted the change in my project scope. And the new project scope comes under a different Mgr, that explains the change. Fyi, my previous project scope also comes under a difft Mgr, so ??? And well, could I not accept the change in my project scope in the first place? well... Anyway, gota treat it as a difft exposure. Luckily, my new AM is as good as my previous one! But got to build rapport with the team members, hope the rapport will be as good as the previous one!

Baking ... again :)

2008-06-22T16:52:00.004+08:00

Once I start to bake, a bit difficult to stop ... quite seasonal for me... haha
Lemon cake... Supposed to have a layer of icing on top, but I'm short of a lemon, so, let's eat healthier! haha
As usual, it doesnt look good but taste good! haha, jus that the filling is a bit too sourish :)

End of Sch holidays ...

2008-06-20T18:42:00.001+08:00

Took leave to accompany my 2 darlings as sch holidays came to an end...
I brought them to swimming, then to Jack's Place for lunch... After that, we returned home for baking! Their favourite! mummy's too! hahaha...
Doesnt look too good but taste not bad lah ... :>

Happy birthday to me!

2008-06-01T16:45:00.002+08:00

Met up celine, eileen and Jo few days before my birthday.. Dear celine gave the 3 of us a surprise cake! 3 of us are borned in the month of May. The waiters and waitressess sang so loudly for us! Thks celine! for the arrangement and the wonderful cake! Its been a long time since I felt impt :)

On the actual day, hubby was in-camp reservist-ing... Andy and monica came to my house with a 'surprise", ie. cake...
Haha... guys jus dunno how to 'cover things up'... Althought I predicted, I am touched with their thoughts! thks so much!

How old I am? the last 2X year... next yr will b 3X liaoz... sob sob...

Zyon's school lower primary sports day

2008-05-27T23:11:00.005+08:00

Last wk, took half day leave to attend his yearly school event, his school is also MY primary school. One of our classmate is even teaching in OUR school! Haha... I also met my other classmate during the sports day. Her daughter is in primary one...

Can you spot zyon?
Class photo... Can u see him?

Video clip - His class singing for the parents who were present ...

Arcade ...

2008-04-25T22:29:00.002+08:00

Kids luv arcade... From our time till now, it is still the same ...

Jus that the type of games are more advanced :)

My two-weeks-old hair-style!

2008-04-23T21:59:00.003+08:00

Been donkey years since I last cut this short!
Which hairstyle is nicer? Some say I look younger, some say fresher, some say not nice, some say "rounder" :(
Overall I like cos it save time (shower time reduced!), save shampoo, save water... hahaha
BUT... its hot! cos it is of an awkward length... Will cut it a bit shorter the next round :)

Before ... After ...

WOrk Work WOrk

2008-04-22T21:46:00.003+08:00

Recently has been extremely busy with work...
Staying back has been a norm for the past 2 wks :(
Lyn thought tt I'm not in office!
Doing emails again, that's why. Of cos, this time of the year, we have our yearly output check. This yr, only 4 persons are involved instead of 8! Including me... How to cope? *stress*
At the moment, no coverage for emails... Imagine, nobody deal with the emails and the emails are still coming in... Our team's balance is the highest in the branch :(
Sorry teammates! I can't help it, I've tried my best already.
Will be handling emails till June... As for output check, god knows when?!
Everyone out there, jiayou!

Zyon's birthday last wk

2008-04-14T20:42:00.001+08:00

Fast right? My boy is EIGHT yrs old already...

Long-Gang fish catching

2008-04-14T20:19:00.002+08:00

The kids in action 2 wks ago! $10 per day. Comes with a free tank and net. Anyone interested?

Due to the thriftiness of their mummy, they shared ONE set. The next round(last wk), They secretly brought the old net to use. So, still $10 ... wahahaha...

Next HP target...

2008-04-06T16:34:00.004+08:00

Sony Ericsson W980i

Nice? Dunno how much yet...

Any sponsors???

最亲爱的妈妈

2008-04-05T13:23:00.004+08:00

昨晚梦见我最亲爱的妈妈。是一个非常奇怪的梦，我不明白妈妈托这个梦给我的意思。
星期一，是妈妈的祭日，也是清明节，我们到庙里拜拜。每次拜拜都会告诉她，有什么就托梦给我们吧。可是，她几乎都没这么做。都是托梦给其他人。
梦里的她，已经过世了。躺在验尸房。爸爸一再的重复的请验尸官替妈妈验尸。
就这样，我醒了。这梦代表了什么???

Perfectionist???

2008-04-04T12:29:00.006+08:00

I find that Rachel is quite a perfectionist, like her father...

Few instances happened which I thought is bad for her when she goes to Pri 1 next year (fast rite?!)

Every week, she has to learn 12 words for spelling for her extra class in 'I Can Read'. She will cry everytime I tell her to learn her spelling. I will usually ask to learn the words over a few days.

Yesterday, as usual, she was asked to learn her spelling words, the last 3 words for this wk.

I was in the living room when I heard her crying *again*. I ignored her and waited for her to come to me. True enough, minutes later, she came out with her book.

They have to write the new words in her book, a "practice corner" where they write the words for 3 times. She cried bcos she finds it to be untidy! As the words varies in length, it is quite difficult to be in 3 neat columns. End up, she erased everything! All the 12 X 3 words!

I explained to her, then told her to re-write everything again. Again, when she was at the 2nd line, she cried again! U can never imagine why! See the black dot on the 2nd line?

She cried bcos the black dot hinders her from write her "3 neat cloumns" again! *Faintz*
Then, I explain to her that we must be flexible, if the dot is there and we can't remove it, we can just write by the side. Next time if she goes to Pri 1 and she takes such a long time to write the words, no one will wait for her, etc! She understood...
Then, she proceed to learn her spelling. Minutes later, she came crying again. She asked whether she can skip one of the words bcos she keeps forgetting the spelling.
Everytime, no matter what she do, she would want to score 100 marks.... But the process of doing it is wrong! So, I explained to her that if she got problem with the word, she shld come to me instead of putting aside the word.
OMG! Can someone help me to teach the kids?!?!

I've got the pox too!

2008-04-01T12:10:00.003+08:00

As expected, I've got the pox too! Doc say what i had was called "sub-clinical chicken pox". The poxes are much lesser and much smaller, cos I'm vaccinated few yrs back. And it will take one wk to recover instead of 2 wks!

They still itch but I'm trying to bear with it, trying not to scratch it...

Rachel jus got her new haircut... How does she look? surprisingly, this vainpot requested the haircut length herself! Shld I get the same haircut? hahaha...

And the next day... her first baby tooth dropped!

SAHM

2008-03-27T20:53:00.003+08:00

SAHM - Stay-At-Home-Mum

For the past 2 wks, I've been a SAHM. I think I do prefer to be an employee???
Hahaha... At home, it is not as free as you thought it would be as there are never-ending house chores! You've got to think -
1. what to cook for lunch
2. when to prepare for lunch
3. whether the quantity of ingredients are under or over estimated?
4. when to wash clothes? Whether it will be raining or a bright and sunny day? Whether the quantity is enough so as not to waste water and electricity?
5. whether to clean the windows? Depends on the weather?
6. when to mop the floors? Are the floors dirty enough to be mopped so that water is not wasted?
7. when to iron the clothes? Are there enough clothes to iron so that the electricity used is efficient?
8. Time to change the rubbish bag? So that the house is clean yet the plastic bags aren't wasted? We've got to be environmental-friendly!
9. etc etc etc

So, being an employee is better??? There are pros and cons. If we are financially ok, of cos I hope to be a SAHM so that I can be 100% involved with my kids difft growing stages. To be in the workforce could mean to stay in the current affairs, to get more advises from colleagues, to keep our brains functioning! It is also a getaway from home at times... When I get back to work, it is "Emails" time again. How I dread :( The never-end emails that would come in....
Hope this period will be over fast!

Chicken pox

2008-03-17T15:47:00.002+08:00

Those in office may wonder where am I?
Missed me?
Haha...
I've been away from the office cos Rachel got chicken pox since last wk...
We only realised after we came back from Ubin...
Initially we thought it was the pox virus when we were still at Ubin, but after a while, we thought it shld be the bed bugs, until the doc confirmed tt it was the pox virus :(
99% she would have caught the virus in sch, cos there were a few reported cases 1-2 wks before Rachel got it.
Hubby has got it before, but for zyon & myself, we have not... I'm vaccinated but Zyon was not.
Keeping my fingers crossed. When Rachel recover, then will see if zyon gets it. Hopefully he doesnt, if not, I'm worried tt he is unable to catch up with his sch work and i got to use my leave OR hubby got to use HIS leave...
My risk of getting the virus mayb lower as I'm vaccinated... Who knows?

Pulau Ubin ...

2008-03-16T16:35:00.009+08:00

During the sch holis we also wentPulau Ubin.

Booked the chalet there for 1 night. Was rather scared cos we didn't know what we can do there. Moreover, it rained and rained :(

At the jetty while waiting ...

In the Ferry ... We've reached!

Chek Jawa - View from tower On top of the 8 storey tower

Mangrove swamp

Along Chek Jawa - too bad it is raining and it is high tide :(

The beach in front of the chalet.... In the chalet

Bye Bye time!

Prawn fishing...

2008-03-13T20:18:00.006+08:00

This week is the first school term beak for Zyon. We brought him to ...

Prawn fishing!

FIRST Catch!

Our chef in action!

Zyon, with the cooked prawns!

Rachel's mini performance

2008-02-25T20:55:00.003+08:00

Oh wah... almost a month since I last update my blog :(

Busy with CNY visiting... work... family, what else?

Few wks back attended Rachel's mini performance. Here is a photo and short video clip.

Insult ...

2008-01-30T12:22:00.000+08:00

I have been telling many pple how "smart evil" Rachel is... Here is another incident which happened last weekend:
Zyon, Rachel and myself were sitting on my bed. 2 of them were talking while I'm watching TV program.
Hubby was @ living room.
The kids' topic of the nite was abt the colour of their iris... black/dark brown and so on....
Zyon: Let's see what's the colour of mummy's eyes?
Rachel: ok ok.... mummy what is the colour of your eyes?
I turned my head to face the kids and...
Rachel: mummy, OPEN your eyes!
The fact is, my eyes are already OPENED!
So, my dear daughter is actually telling me that my eyes are small!!! Arghhh......
And, initially I thought she is just passing a very innocent remark... But, immediately after her remark, she followed by an evil laughter......
Ok ok... I know that I have the smallest eyes in the family, but what an insult by my own daughter!
*Faintz*

ON leave today....

2008-01-17T22:28:00.000+08:00

Was on leave today and visited Presilia and her bb gal 'En1Yu2'... Cute hor? ~

Made Kueh bangkit yesterday nite...
The 1st attempt i made 1-2 yrs back were very nice! Subsequently, the standard dropped.... And this time round, it wasnt very successfully either :(
Can see from the way I took the photo rite?
It was too sweet and doesnt melt in the mouth.

School reopens...

2008-01-11T23:34:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I went to attend a yearly talk for all parents in zyon's school.
After the talk, the parent went to the respective classes to meet their child's teachers. Students need not attend, thus, I didn't want zyon to come along.
It was very fruitful as the teacher prepare us of what to expect in this coming year and ways to help our child to improve. Luckily, the teacher is the same as last year and she is very responsible and rather strict with the kids.
One of the parents told the teacher that she should give the kids more homework as he believes homework can do a lot to help the kid! OMG! Personally, I don't really agree with this. When the teacher asked for other opinions, I raised my hands and said that I disagree.
I find that the current load of homework is sufficient. Perhaps bcos I'm a working mother and for the parent who raised the question, his wife is not working. They find much more time on hand. Of cos, these are my assumptions only.
Being a working mother is not easy. Other than his daily homework, I have to ensure that he has to learn his weekly spelling (for both langauges) over the weekend as we can't afford the time to let him learn on weekdays. Of cos, he attends add'l classess too.
Before he starts Primary 1, I have been telling myself to allow him to learn on his own speed, to let him study and grow independantly. However, this is almost impossible! Initially when he started Pri 1, he suffered. Both him and I suffered. I had deep regrets. Luckily, after some advice from experienced mummies, he improved half a yr after I send him to enrichment classes. Concentration on his english and maths lead to a drop in his mandarin at yr-end... Oh gosh!
These are why and how I started him with the additional classes. I know that there are pple ard me who feels tt I'm stressing the kids. But well, I do not want to have any regrets. And i just hope tt pple do not give comments if they are not in our shoes ...Cos they will give additional burden and stress unknowingly...

School reopens for Zyon

2008-01-04T11:54:00.000+08:00

2 days back, zyon starts his primary 2. Time flies...
We were in my sil's car together with my mil on New Year's Day, where we were all talking abt Zyon's school reopening... Suddenly, Rachel turned and faced her brother and said :"gor gor, 其实你也蛮惨的hor?"
*faintz*

All of us in the car burst out laughing! Kids nowadays truely speak like adults!

Project testing time again...

2007-12-26T17:20:00.000+08:00

These few wks our project team has been busy doing testing... This is the 1st time tt 3 of us worked together and so far, happy working with them :) 3 of us from 2 difft branch.

Today one of my team mate went on leave and will only be back 2nd wk of Jan. Left my other team mate and myself. Very rushing to complete the things daily. But we tried our best.

During the interval of testing, I read Lyn's blog and this is a part of what she wrote:

"Truely, I owe it to the happy teammates who support me even though we have never been in the same branch, same level or the same form type.. hahahha.... Yes, and it's some sort of positive chemistry that I'm able to whip out a fantastic drive toward difficult times.. "

Oh wow.... so touching leh.... btw, should be talking about our previous team lah.....and I'm one of those! hahaha ... if it is not talking abt us.... then take it as I'm thick-skin! heehee

After a while, my existing team mate msg me and told me that she finds me very helpful and that working in the current project team is very different as we really worked as a team! Oh wow wow........ Felt happy that we are appreciated :) How nice if every year, whatever projects we have, the team mates can click :)

xmas parties

2007-12-23T15:34:00.000+08:00

15 Dec - Brought the kids to the RC xmas party. The kids got free tickets as they are students of the tuition center. I only bought one ticket for myself as hubby will not be interested. Auntie hor? No choice lah... free mah... hahaha.... and also, the kids enjoyed!!

22 Dec - Cousins, aunties & uncles came to my house for our yearly xmas party! Initial plan was to Juliet's house, but I forgot tt zyon has tuition on the day! So, few days before tt, we change the venue to my house. THanks to all my dearest tt this could happen! But this blur mummy *me!* again forgot on the actual day! His tuition starts at 3.30pm. At 4pm, my cousin allan asked me what time is zyon's tuition?
It was then I realised that I forgot!!! Hahaha.... finally i brought him down.
We had lunch, tea, dinner, played cards/mahjong, watch dvd movies... Then we exchanged our gifts! Most exciting part! Hahaha... 3 of us coincidentally bought the same gift: Espirit Towel. Just that it was difft. colour. AND... difft price cos we bought it at difft timing! Hahaha...
the 2nd picture shows the kids watching some dvd shows in my room....

Why was Zyon sick...

2007-12-17T09:53:00.000+08:00

15 Dec :
930am - Zyon n Rachel bathed at my mil's place. (without using soap...)
1030am - Met them as Rachel had Ballet class.
12noon- Reached home with Zyon. Mil & Rachel went to relative's house for celebration.
2pm - Asked Zyon to shower before his tuition starts at 3pm.
5.30pm - Rachel came home.
6pm - Zyon came home. I asked Rachel to shower. I went to shower too.
615pm - I came out from shower, was looking for Zyon. Rachel already done with her shower. She "informed" me tt Zyon was bathing. (THREE times already...)
630pm - Asked zyon why did he shower again??? He said tt Rachel told him "Go and bath"... And he questioned her "Did mummy ask me to bath?" Rachel say Yes... And off Zyon goes... to bath.
*FAINTZ*... End up, Zyon had a fever that very night... Luckily after medication, his fever went down. Of cos, bathing is not the only reason he fell sick...
Was Zyon too innocent? Rachel too smart?

Gathering...

2007-12-13T21:28:00.000+08:00

Attended a primary school gathering last Friday. It was organised by ME!
Haha... Last time I was quite used to be the organisor for such gatherings. After I have kids, I stopped.
Total of 8 people turned up for the gathering. Quite a success already... 3 additional people compared to the usual 5!
We chat and chat non-stop! From about 7 pm till midnite! Guess we do have lots to catch up with! We have already planned our next gathering... CNY! But well, some say it may be postponed to March school holis? We shall see then!

Genting highlands

2007-12-01T16:59:00.001+08:00

This is the view taken from our first world hotel lobby. Nice and cold weather :)

Vain pot with her new earrings

2007-11-12T21:24:00.001+08:00

Jus took out the old one, it is a must to take out after a while to change new one. She cried for a while, after a while she was ok :)

Rachel is sick :(

2007-11-10T22:41:00.001+08:00

Rachel was down with fever since thurs night. Today she is recovering, hope she will be well by tomr. Just took a snap shot of her ...

Piercing of ears!

2007-10-30T22:59:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was 观音旦, it was decided 1-2 wks ago that we shall bring Rachel (aka vain pot) to pierce her ears. It was hubby who insisted that Rachel can only do it on 观音旦! Haha... this "uncle" hor....
I forgotten all abt it as I was busy with Zyon's exams... Until yesterday evening at my mil's house, my mil reminded me. These 1-2 wks we have been preparing her and actually she was the one who requested it! As some of you may have knew, this is the 2nd time she pierced her ears.
Duringthe process, someone dare not see and turned his/her face away. Who was that? ANyone can guess? hahaha...
It was hubby! Can't stand him! I didn't realised it till he confessed to me after that! Hahaha... He even say that we women, can bear to pierce the ears jus because we want ourselves to be pretty!
Did Rachel cry? No she didn't! She was bearing with the pain for a while and after that she was ok. The young shop attendants each took one side and they pierced together at the count of 3! This greatly reduced her fear.
Vainpot finally get what she wanted... Hopefully her new "holes" will be fine after 2 wks... cos the previous time when she did (Jul 2005), the holes closed after 2 weeks ...

Relationships ...

2007-10-15T21:44:00.000+08:00

Relationships are very very wonderful and cannot be explained. R/ship is a never-ending coaster ride.
It also depends which point of view u r in.
Whether you are the guy? the gal? the guy's frens? the gal's frens? the guy's family? the gal's family? It also matters whether u r married or not.
As a daughter-in-law, son-in-law, things are difft. Not easy to adapt to each other's family. From simple things like eating habits, way of arranging things at home, etc etc.
We must also learn to let go... We need space of our own when we have our partner. Similarly, pple ard us who are attached/married needs to have time of their own too! We can't expect the usual turnout during gatherings... We can no longer expect pple ard us to be free whenever we expect them to be.
I myself can't afford to spend all my weekends with my relatives as we used to be, before marriage. I would luv to! But family commitments, frens commitments are way too many! We jus got to prioritise. Hence, I treasured every dinners or "outings" I have with my relatives... Although it is not as frequent as it used to be, the quality is getting better!
Luckily, hubby understands that and is quite supportive :)
R/ship with hubby is ever-changing... We encounter difft phases in our life and jus got to adapt cos r/ship is a never-ending coaster ride!
Relationship is a committment. We jus to need keep things going on! If it becomes flat, find ways to re-kindle that little sparkle hidden beneath! We need that trigger, regardless of how many days/months/yrs we are together, regardless married or not...
If you don't have the slightest idea of that trigger, talk to the pple closest ard you, they will surely give u some ideas!

Feeling down...

2007-10-09T20:45:00.000+08:00

All of the sudden, i start to feel down.... As for the reason, I can't blog it down here... Shld I keep a "secret" blog??? Maybe I shld jus start one... hmmm...
Work-wise, I have been doing emails *again* since beginning of the month as my colleague has other stuffs to do. Supposed to cover her for one month before I proceed for the annual project. In addition, will be taking 2-3 days leave next wk.
However, after some discussions, we need to start earlier. From the 4th wk of OCt instead. Highlighted for coverage to start earlier but till now, no confirmed news yet... wait n wait... as usual. We can learn a lot of stuffs when dealing with emails. BUT.... some emails are jus too bo liao... wasting taxpayers' money in nation building...... haiz....
Home-wise, my own dad jus called me, to go for his annual RC dinner cum ge tai. I rejected him. I hate ge-tais! arghhh.... Last yr was a torture but of cos, I dare not tell him. And this yr, I rejected him.... guilty of cos.... but.... I really cannot take it! Haiz.... apologised to him and told him we will visit him instead... guilty...

I finally permed my hair again!

2007-09-30T17:19:00.001+08:00

How do i look? More matured? Haha, no courage to take photo of my front view lei. Need abt a wk for the hair to look more natural :)

Mobile post @bedrm

感触 ...

2007-09-29T22:07:00.000+08:00

很久没有用华文写我的blog。
也很久没有写我内心深处的感触了。。。

认识我的人都知道我年纪蛮轻时就有了家庭。很多人知道我现在已有两个孩子后，都羡慕不已。
说我可以提早退休。
其实，当我在辛苦时，在适应种种变化时，我周围的朋友们都在提升自己，在环游世界，在享受自由，可以迟归，想去哪儿就去哪儿，想做什么就去做。我所经历的那段时间，不是一般人能理解的。
我实在很妒忌，直到现在都很想念以往的自由。我想我是典型的双子座吧！

有时会问自己后悔吗? 后悔这么早组织家庭吗，我的答案是不！
~因为我有一群很好的朋友死党，当我不能够出门时，她们会来我的家。当我情绪低落时，她们会在我身旁默默的支持我。
~因为我有一个亲家庭。妈妈帮了我很多，尤其是在带孩子方面。阿姨们也一样。至少妈妈过世前，还能够与孙子度过两年的孙子乐。
~因为我有一个好老公！虽然他不是一个罗曼帝克的人，但是他也尽了当老公，当父亲的责任。近年来，他改变了许多，当然是好事。朋友们，不要再埋怨老公或男友不好了！先自己反省一下吧！没有人是完美的！

竟然我不后悔，那为什么有这么多的感触呢，其实人是贪心的。可以拥有自由，也可以组织家庭，那该有多好！

Aching legs...

2007-09-27T21:51:00.000+08:00

Recently has been quite regular in going to gym ...
twice a week during lunchtime, nothing more than that ...
It is the determination of my colleague which "pushed" me to go...
She will make sure I don't eat unhealthy food, esp after our gym session.
We will do use the cross trainer for 15-20 mins. Thereafter, do some stretching either at some other machines (I don't know what are the machines called!) or using the weights. Total for abt 20-30mins... Recently, the trainer taught us some excercises. Thats why my legs are in pain! sob sob :( So painful until I will avoid the stairs whenever possible!
Hopefully the aches will go away soon...
Our yearly project has started and my project this year is the same as last yr. No doubt the project is the same, the team members and the manager in charge are all new to this project, except for me! This year, my team members are more detailed than me. Both are experienced in other projects too! Very glad and happy working with them! As for the mgr, I can only say that difft managers have difft working habits/patterns. As subordinates, we just got to get used to the working styles of our bosses and be more independent along the way?? Adapting to changes???
Today we had the 1st unofficial meeting with the external vendor. For the consultants involved, likely it'll be difft. Sob sob again... I hoped that the consultants are the same as last yr. Just like today's meeting, they are able to give practical advice and reminders. This will save a lot of time during the project. We requested for at least one familar consultant. Anyway, the names will only be confirmed in early nov... 1 more month. keeping my fingers crossed though unlikely...

Chinese garden

2007-09-23T09:19:00.001+08:00

Yesterday we brought the kids to chinese garden for rachel's birthday and to celebrate mooncake fest. The theme was ocean park and the giantic animals were awesome! This is my 2nd visit in my lifetime if i am not wrong. :) More photos to be uploaded to link at a later date.

Rachel's school...

2007-09-15T22:55:00.000+08:00

Daniel & Maggie's wedding ...

2007-09-15T22:48:00.000+08:00

Today is my cousin's Maggie wedding! Congrats!
After a long long way, they finally get married today!
Rachel was one of the flower gal today, together with my niece, Joy.
Refer to my photos link for more photos! (Not many though!)

Bangkok Trip

2007-09-15T22:38:00.000+08:00

These are some of the things I bought during my trip...

6 pairs of shoes... Halved compared to last yr...I also managed to buy some clothes! Those big-sized clothes are in trend now, thats how i managed to buy! However, no photos taken lah ~ Refer to my photo link for other photos!

Noise pollution... arghhh...

2007-09-14T23:51:00.000+08:00

For the past few months, almost every Friday, the pple @ the coffee shop will start to be noisy, talking loudly from 11pm onwards..... Even when the coffee shop closes at 11.30pm, the noise will continue, and even get louder! And I live on the 7th floor! WOnder how my neighbours below tahan....

I have informed the police a few times when I really CANNOT take it... Then for the following wk, things will quiet down...... BUT... it will come again....

I jus informed the police again....
Haiz.....

Foot massage!

2007-09-04T00:01:00.001+08:00

Envy? My long and beautiful legs? Ha ha. No lah.. Envy e cheap foot massage i am having now? S$6 ONLY :)

Bangkok, here I come again!

2007-09-02T10:06:00.000+08:00

Now we are waiting to board the plane... Where are we going??
BANGKOK *again*...
Hahaha....
This time round, we are going as a family... With Zyon and Rachel. In addition, my in laws and an auntie will be going with us!
Shopping... Food... Here I come!

Blogging at airport Terminal 1

DnA's wedding

2007-08-28T21:12:00.000+08:00

Previously I mentioned abt attending DnA's wedding.. Here are somemore photos to share,
thks to simhui ...

IN the morning

the kids with the couple...

The 2 vain pots.....

1st cup of "tea" in my life...

At the wedding dinner ... with my beloved cousins, the pretty ladies :)

Team photo :)

2007-08-24T08:26:00.001+08:00

This is my team's photo...
Back row from left: Nora, Vic, myself, Siewhong, Mariam, Kothai
Front row from left: Dev & Geok Leng( Our assistant mgr)
Hopefully there aren't any changes to our team as I really enjoyed myself in this all-gals team!

Grandma ...

2007-08-23T22:24:00.000+08:00

My grandma passed away last Thursday...
It has been a week since she has left us...
She died at the age of 88 yrs old... With 3 great-grand children...
She has had enjoyed life I guess...
We aren't really close with grandma and cousins. Only meet them once a yr during CNY...
The wake was quite lonely as bro is not in spore... Nevertheless, I took compassionate leave and be there when I could. Dad didn't want to participate in the prayers as he wanted to chat with his friends! Can't stand him! He was the eldest son! He even wore a gold watch to the wake. Upon reminder, he removed the watch. BUT, he refused to wear the white T-shirt...
Haha....this is just him... perhaps it is "this" in him that made him almost "worry-free"???
Life is so unpredictable... Live as though today is the last day of your life... Live with no regrets...

The seven beauties!

2007-08-08T10:20:00.001+08:00

We have an annual NDP celebration @office......
This photo is taken at Basement, where it is newly renovated! Nice!
Our branch's renovation will likely be completed in end of this yr and we will be shifted from 4th floor to 3rd floor!

NDP Preview @ Oriental Hotel

2007-07-31T21:57:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday we went to Oriental for buffet dinner... It was $68 (including all taxes and svc charges) per person. Exp right? Of cos, we have 50% discount. It was very nice and got a variety of desserts and pastries, my fav :) Next wk going for buffet high tea (unknown location yet), hope to have a gd spread of desserts too!

Half-way thru the dinner, we went up the hotel to see the fireworks! Nice! Esp those from the UOB towers or what-ever towers u called that....

I look younger than my younger brother???

2007-07-27T21:51:00.000+08:00

Today met brother for dinner...
Incident 1:
On our way to swensen's... We met someone and bro called her "auntie"...
This auntie looked at me with "weird eyes"...
woman's instinct... She must be thinking I am his gf? haha...
true enough, auntie told bro:"U never intro har?"
bro say:"This is my elder sista"
auntie says:"R u sure?"
bro say:"of cos!"
auntie seeked confirmation with me. I nodded my head.
auntie say:"But u look older than her!"
Hahahaha......I'm soooooo happy!!! Fyi, bro is 3YEARS younger than me...
Incident 2:
After dinner at swensen's, accompanied bro to laundry shop. Bro and the lady were talking...
Bro intro to lady: "This is my sista"
Lady :"Younger or older?"*implying that I am the younger sister...*
Bro:"She is 3 yrs my senior!"
Me to lady:"You've made my day!"
Hahahahah.....I'm sooooo happy AGAIN... This is the FIRST time that pple say I look younger than my bro! hahaha... Maybe cos I'm wearing casual wear today? Or maybe bro has looked older? heehee...
2 more yrs to reach the scary "3" and I'm beginning to mind abt this age thing... hahaha

Shopping with mil @ Vivo city

2007-07-23T22:28:00.000+08:00

Last sunday, I "invited" my mil to go shopping with me and the 2 kids (hubby gotta work)...
Since she has not been to Vivo city before and I'm thinking of going to Nichii for clothes again, why not?
We went to HK Kim Gary's for lunch. It is really not bad leh, esp. the baked rice... yummy! Not forgetting the yuan-yang! Price is reasonable too! My 3rd time there! Haha...
At Nichii, chose 1 top for mil. Luckily she quite like... We tried the clothes and I bought the one for her. I bought one top for myself too! Hope she is happy lah... She knows she got a stingy daughter-in-law... hahaha... Then, we brought the kids to toyRrus to browse thru the toys and hubby came to join us... Went home shortly after that..
We will be going to BKK in sept together. [yes, u r rite... bangkok again....:( ]
4 of us, with my parents-in-law and one of the auntie... Looking forward to the short break...

MIGRAIN :(

2007-07-23T22:05:00.000+08:00

TOday i had my migrain attack. It will usually come after me once every 1-2 months :(
Today's attack was the worst ... It came with x times of vomitting. Colleagues asked if I'm pregnant! My face was white! NO! Dont think otherwise har!
Had my medication but it was of no help....... Afternoon got a meeting and I hoped that I can attend. After struggling for 1hr in office, I went to see doc and had mc for today. It is the 1st MC of this yr.
After the visit to the clinic, I ran to the ladies again. Almost vomitted. I took a cab home and tried not to vomit in the cab. I had a plastic bag with me, jus in case. I was so happy when I saw my block. But, vomitted in the lift, outside the lift, along the corridor, outside my door, luckily i got my plastic bag with me. Sighz... Still can't wait till I reached home. Back to home finally...
Slept for abt 2hrs, luckily din't vomit again... Craving for century egg porridge... DRAGged myself to buy @ coffeeshop downstairs.
After lunch, I felt much better... thinkin back, I wonder how i managed to come home!
Arghhh...

Some updates ....

2007-07-14T17:47:00.000+08:00

2 weekends ago, we brought the kids to Ikea together with my mil...

Last Saturday, I attended Valerie's wedding, met some of the poly mates and catched-up with them. Didn't take any photos though...

Last Sunday, we attended my cousin's Allan's wedding. NExt to him is his wife *obviously* Daisy. Warm welcome to Daisy to our family! It has been quite a while since the Tan's Family had a wedding. THe last time is Juliet's wedding, back in 2000, if I'm not wrong...
All of us were extremely happy & excited! 2nd Uncle insisted that I shld "drink tea"... OMG! This is the 1st time! I felt so old *sad* but of cos, felt truely happy for the newly wed! tHough we are cousins of difft surnames, we are all closely bonded since young. PArtly bcos our grandfather "forced" our parents to go to his house every sunday and we had to stay there the whole day. Of cos, the kids then (us) were very happy. Moreover, our age gaps are very close.... Hence, we are all closely bonded :)

The following day, I went to work 2 hrs later than normal cos I knew that I couldnt be able to wake up in time, hence, i took time-off. Reached office at 10am and received a call from my cousin Rena at abt 11+.... 2nd uncle had passed away.... I couldn't believe my ears. Immediately took the day off and went to ttSH... We are all very sad... He fainted at home and couldnt be saved. But at least, he managed to see his son get married!

The following day, I went to work for half a day only. Then, I took leave for the rest of the week. We are all supposed to go to Star Virgo Cruise on Wed-Fri, but all was cancelled. Someone of the higher authority in the branch asked: " Uncle only, go at night and show face only mah, why need to waste your leave? LEave is very important you know?"
I got so upset and replied "My UNCLE is much more impt than my Leave!" Why can't some pple be more understanding?
Anyway, the wake had ended yesterday.... I slept very early last night and by the time I woke up, it was nearly 12noon! I was really tired ...

Everything in life is fated. Hence, treasure while we can!

HFMD

2007-06-25T15:25:00.000+08:00

Rachel had a fever 2 days ago (Friday) and I had to go home from office. Although her school is closed, i still had to bring her home from my mil's house as my niece is at my mil's house. I don't want her to get caught with any virus.
I was afraid that Rachel may get HFMD (aka Hand Foot Mouth diesease). This illness is contagious. There isn't any major risks or complications for children above 1 yr old. Adults can get it too. Her school has reported several of such cases. This is not the 1st time and usually I will still send her to school...
Anyway, doctor only said that Rachel is "suspected" HFMD... ASked to bring her back to the clinic on Monday if other symptoms occurs. So I monitored her for rashes and such. Her fever was up till 40 degrees (as usual)... It was not easy to monitor her for rashes as she has enzyma. How to differentiate?! I wasnt sure too! Until Saturday afternoon, it was quite obvious and by evening, i was 95% sure that she has HFMD. Being an anxious mum, I didn't wait till Monday to bring her back, since the clinic is open on Sat nights, I brought her back and YES, she confirmed has HFMD.
Doctor say it will usually take 5-7 days to recover and when the rashes go away, I will need to bring her back for certification so that she can go back to school... Got 1 wk's child mc...
Actually I can go back to work the following monday, but i told hubby to take care of her on Friday as we will be receiving our annual increment/promotion/performance bonus letters this coming Friday! hahaha.... Bo liao right? That's me! No promotion for me, but I'm eager to see the rest of the contents in the letter(s) for me!

Rachel's Talent???

2007-06-09T16:48:00.000+08:00

I always says that zyon's studies are weak... Even during the recent Meet the parent's session, his teacher didn't really mention much good abt him... His best scored subject, Chinese, got the worst criticism from the chinese teacher... He is in the 23th position out of 29 students. Well, actually, zyon has a keen interest in Art since he knows how to hold and use a pen...

Comparatively, I think that Rachel's studies will be better... However, since the day she can hold and use a pen, her art has been terrible.... hahaha.... Look at the above pictures... Can anyone guess what she is drawing? Her daddy could guess it correctly though :)

Scroll down for the answers...

Rachel's 1st ballet class

2007-06-03T22:29:00.001+08:00

Yesterday was Rachel's 1st ballet class. The class was so popular that I got to book in advance! It is @ one of the CC. Initially I thought that since it was a Saturday, my mil can send her there. I can "escape"... But of cos, 1st lesson, I can't skip right?

After that, I realised that I HAVE to be there so that I can ensure that she practices and that her steps are correct at home! Of cos, I dunno how long her "burning" interest will last... But at least one term...

OMG!!! WHich means all my weekend mornings are burnt... Cos ZYon got to attend I can Read on SUnday mornings. At the same neighbourhood, too. I'm sick and tired of this place already... Haiz...Can see rachel? The K.P.O. one in yellow top and pink pants...

Primary school Gathering... 1st in this yr

2007-06-03T22:20:00.000+08:00

Last Friday 1st June we had our primary school gathering. The usual 5 of us met up at vivocity's Kim HK Gary Restaurant (Something like that) The food was quite yummy and prices are reasonable! Although the queue was LONG, it was quite fast and worth... Both western and chinese food :>
Thereafter, we went Tiong Bahru's McDonalds to chit chat till past 12 midnight before shumei's bf sent us back! So nice of him as there aren't 火车 ard that time... I used 火车 shumei kept using that instead of "MRT" or "trains"... hahaha...
We will usu have 1-3 gathering(s) each year. And they always accomodate to my timings :> This year, I told them I can only meet them during school holidays. Hahaha...
ANyway, our next gathering will be during Catherine's wedding in Nov. Maybe will meet before that so that she can pass us the invitation cards :>
Thomas is the longest pal I have in this group. Since 1988... Near to 20 years hor.... omg......

Weichou, Thomas, Catherine & Shumei

The first ever actual Day of Flower Gal & Page boy!

2007-06-03T22:12:00.000+08:00

Last sunday 27 May was the 1st ever of the actual Day of being Flower Gal & Page boy for Rachel & Zyon! All went well except that it was an extremely HOT day @ Sentosa Beach for the solemnisation.

Zyon wasn't really looking forward but Rachel was! Fei-yiyi even prepared a small bouquet of flowers for her! Some friends commented that they looked at the flower gal more than the bride! *proud*... hahaha...
During the 2nd march-in, Rachel even questioned me why they aren't required to do the march-in again??! I think she is addicted... hahaha
We had some other actual day photos too but they aren't ready yet... Here are 2 for u all to see :>

Last week with my temp staff ...

2007-05-31T11:26:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was one of my temp staff, Edmund's last day. He is going to Tekong Island in 1/2 month's time :) Other than giving him a small gift, I give the 3 of them a treat to KFC also. Cos I'll be handing the Email task and the temp staffs over to my other colleague next wk. The treat is to thank them for helping me over the month. Of cos I told the other 2 that I wont be treating them on their last day... *burn hole in pocket if I do...*

On the way to KFC, met some other colleagues, they say "wow, so good har, treat them". I told them that they can't, cos they got 10 temp staff in their team while I got only 3! hahaha...

I saw Kia Heng playing witht he PSP and I asked them whose is it. EDmund heard wrongly and thought I asked what is it & he replied " This is a PSP".... Arghhh....... The 2 guys names Diana as the 'rich gal' cos she bought a PSP... They are all very nice pple... Edmund looks kind of serious yesterday... Guess it is always sad to leave once u r familiar and comfortable at one place...

Anyway, @ KFC, Kia Heng taught us a rather disgusting way to eat KFC's cheese fries...

To put chilli sauce and stir in with the cheese and fries.... Arghhh...... Anyway, it taste better than it looks! Try it next time!

Back to office, we took photos... I asked csh to take for us... Although she said that she is a bad photographer, I still insists that all will be ok... So how are the photos? You decide for urself...

Myself, Edmund, Kia Heng & Diana

Zyon's results

2007-05-19T18:46:00.000+08:00

On Wed, zyon took back his papers... Here are his results:
Eng Paper II: 26/55
Maths: 72/100
Chinese: 66.5/80

So... Eng is expected... Maths and Chinese are above my expectations :)
So I think the leave taken and time spent is worth it!

Of cos, I know that his English needs more emphasis.... I have been and will continue...

Next Sat gotta go to his school to take his report book as well as to meet BOTH the Form teacher and his Mandarin teacher. Note that not all parents are required to meet the teachers. So, let's see what the teachers gotta say!

Workwise, next wk will be a breather for me from Emails for one wk, better than nothing lah... My colleague will be leading the email team for one week, thereafter, she'll be on leave for one week. Of cos, meanwhile, gotta to do other work also! :>

Keys ...

2007-05-13T17:18:00.000+08:00

Ever since zyon starts going to Primary One, he kept forgetting to bring this, bring that...
2 days ago, on Friday, he called me and said that he has forgotten to bring his uniform shorts! *sigh*... Blessing in disguise, hubby was sick and was on his way home. So I told him to pass the shorts to my mil.
After a while, hubby called me and said that my mil was very angry and grumbled that no matter how terrible my sil is with her, at least she is still willing to give her mum (ie. my mil) her house keys!!! Sigh....
Ever since she has shifted to my area few yrs back, she had been indirectly/directly trying to have our housekeys. You may ask me "Why?" I have no idea too. Maybe she just wants it? Maybe she wants to have a sense of belonging? I remember last yr when hubby, zyon & I went to bkk, She also asked for our housekeys from hubby. She say just in case she need to take something for Rachel and she offered to clean our house. But I told hubby there's nothing for her to take anyway and she dun have to trouble herself to clean our house. I refused to give in that time bcos I dunno how to open my mouth to ask her for my keys back!
Why my sil give her a set of her housekeys? Cos my mil used to like to go to her house to stay. ie. without telling them. Subsequently, she cleans up my sil's place for them. (She's paid for that) And now, my mil helps her to take care of her child with her maid. So, she does have a reason for having their housekeys! She likes to go to their house (and our house) without informing us. She has also spoilt many of my sil's things while cleaning her house.
There was once where she came to our house, brought along her clothings and said that she IS going to stay in our house, as usual, without informing us. Then, when we had a maid last time, she would come to our house to visit Rachel (then, a few months old baby) and would tell the maid not to tell us that she had came!?!??!! Even my bro or mum, who had our keys last time, would call me before they come....
No matter what reasons I have, I've lost. Bcos she is the caretaker for zyon now. And she told hubby that what if zyon forgets his things again?! And she flare up.... I told hubby to give her a set of our keys that very night. She is unwell and we couldn't afford to agitate her.... Just as I was telling hubby last night that I hope she will be too scared of hubby to come to our house to do this or that.... This morning, I woke up, finding a packet of breakfast on our dining table!!!
Fast right? *sigh*... You may think that it is so nice of her, blah blah blah... But, I just cannot stand the thought of someone is (was) in my house without my knowledge!!! I got fumed up and wanted to call her... BUT... I know that she is mentally unwell now.... So i got to endure....
In the afternoon, my fil called. Jus nice... I talked to him... He understands my point and he wanted to stop my mil this morning too. But he knows that she will quarrel with him if he try and stop her... I also told him to ask her to call before coming over cos I'm really really not used to it. But he said that it was too early in the morning. Then I told him that to leave breakfast here is ok, but pls stop her if she intends to come to our house to do something else..... He agrees...
*sigh*... I wonder what other fanciful things she is going to do ... gotta keep my fingers crossed ...

Zyon's exams over!

2007-05-10T22:47:00.000+08:00

Finally.... Zyon's exams are over! Yippie!!!
I was back in office today for the 1st "full-day" of the month...
Thought that I can clear the emailSSSsss in the taxq mailbox full-time today....
BUT.... got QAC to rush :(
haiz..... End up, only managed to do some approval for the temp staff, clear 4 emails after work... Left office almost 8pm. Still got lots more to go... And tomr is Friday... Nowadays I can only see my own emails for 5mins in the morning, 5 mins before and after lunch and 5 mins before I leave office...
Last Friday I stayed till nearly 9pm! WOnder tomr will be the same... Shld be bah. I haven't been going home sharp since the start of this May. Earliest time I went home was 7pm...
Last time we used to stay till after 9pm almost everyday but I don't feel as tired as now. Somemore, last time we used to stay back together, have dinner together, go gym together or even go quick shopping together!
Now??? :( our partitions are high, colleagues who stayed back AND sitting near you may not be close to you... Colleagues who stayed back AND close to you may not sit near you...
Maybe cos the stuffS (plus other pple's stuff) I'm doing now is too new to me. Last time we have gotten used to the work... Like what hubby say, maybe also cos nowadays I still got to worry abt zyon's work... Last time, I still can bake at night! OMG! Hahaha.... WOnder where has all my energy gone to?!
Old already??? No lah.... I havent reach 30 hor... Jus hope that this adjustment period... coverageS period will be over soon...
I find that when I'm feeling stress, I'll blog more... hahaha.... Guess blogging helps to relieve some of my stress :P

My flower girl and flower boy :)

2007-05-05T14:13:00.000+08:00

Quite sometime back, zyon and rachel went to try their "outfits" as flower boy and girl for my classmate's wedding in end-May. However, got no time to upload the photos. Here are they:

Busy again ...

2007-05-03T23:24:00.000+08:00

It has been a rather month in Apr and May...
Other than the peak filing, it was Zyon's first exam in his life! Pple ard me will know how paranoid I am. Cos his English is really poor :( I can't force him. Can only be patient with him... I'm trying my best not to flare up my temper... I have not been out during the weekends for THREE weekends already!!! It is killing me! Even got to forgo Lyn's house-warming :(
Even so, I didn't do revision with him as planned as he got too much of homework ...
During his exams days, I took half-days so that he can sleep longer and (hopefully) can concentrate better... His last paper will be 9th May... waiting...
Admist all the plannings and such, I was quite prepared already...
BUT... work came... of all the weeks and months, the new scope got to come late last wk! :(
I'm the back-up for the Email team for my buddy team and my team, with 3 temp staff attached to us. As the actual main person is busy with other "stufF", so as a back-up, I got to be "used"... And i got to start with Day 1, which is yesterday... End up, some leave which I planned, I couldn't take! Jus got to keep my fingers crossed as "tentatively" I'm supposed to cover her till 14th/15th May, depending if she can finish her "stuff" in time. And even if it is possible, I still got to cover her for the last week of May as she'll be on leave, and as-and-when she is not around. Hope I will have a breather in between...
Emails are very new to me and the contents are very wide... Guess it is bcos email is so convenient that pple can jus email us as-and-when they like? arghhh...... somemore, we got to clear other pple's backlog..... backlog = difficult and time-consuming cases ...
And, the other officer just went on ML, and I'm being asked to cover her areas... Come to think of it, I looked like a back-up? covering oic? arghhhhh......
If the areas which I'm covering I'm familiar, I'm fine with it... BUT... they are quite alien to me and pple already start asking me abt why this and why that?! So frustrating and disrupting and not interesting at all :( I really really hate to do coverage for things I dunno ...
haiz..... guess it is time to think abt the white envelope (aka resignation) again? hahaha... Let's see if my plan of handing the white envelope will succeed in 2 yrs time...

Swollen eyes...

2007-04-13T22:16:00.000+08:00

Today many of us were busy at 1st floor, helping to serve the pple who are coming in at the last minute for filing *as usual*.
At abt 4.30pm, we were being called back to the branch so as to present the gift to our mgr. The IRIN reps from my branch who are around and some other colleagues in my branch went to "present" the flowers and gift for her. We took a few photos and frame it up. Wanted her to rem our face? Maybe...
(Today is the last day which our mgr will be with us. Next Monday onwards, she will be in another branch on another level.)
Earlier today, I was telling/asking Bel if I will cry? She say, I WILL... Yeah, i know I will. But I didn't expect it to be so terrible! When she saw us crowding around at her workstation, she started crying! OMG! She wanted to leave with a "low profile"! How can that be possible? One by one, we started crying.... it is not just abt tears flowing down.... we are crying and sobbing away! Here are some of the phrases which our mgr managed to say admist the crying:
"Thks for all the support you all have given to me, esp. the IRIN reps..."
"I never expect such support from all of you, you all never once say "No" to me, I never expect such great support and I don't deserve this..."
"We have been thru a lot"
"I know I pushed you all a lot...you all never did complain at all..."
"I can't say some words in front of your faces... wait for my email..."
"I love all of you"
As I'm typing the words above, my eyes teared again... *sigh*
After a few moments of slience, I went up to her to shake her hands and wished her all the best. She compliment me infront of the rest *shy* Mentioned abt PhoneFiling again, abt some outstanding issues which she has asked me to follow-up this morning. Director was there also and she says "Experienced har, means you got to do again har..."
Well... how many % of truth? whatever... oh yah... the new mgr in-charge was the "original mgr"... OMG... faintz... Ermmm...Btw, can I request for a specific team member? hahaha...
At the end of the "presentation" my eyes were swollen! I have to wash up and rest for a while before going back to serve taxpayers again...

New Phone ...

2007-04-02T12:40:00.000+08:00

After Saturday's incident of my bag being stolen, hubby went out at night to buy a new lock with his friends. He reached home at abt 1am, I had already fallen asleep, but got to wake up to open the door for him. Then, he asked me to take a look at what he has bought... He bought a new Sony Ericsson W850i for me! OMG! It is the same model which I've owned. It was expensive as the phone was without any contract. He spent $500+ :( *heart pain for him*
The first thought that came to my mind was why did he spend money to buy the SAME phone?? He could have brought me to choose another phone??? I just casually asked why did he buy the same phone? He said that he didn't dare to just buy any phone. So, he bought the same model which I owned.
After that, I was feeling very very very guilty... Of cos, I didn't dare to tell him. Of cos, I'm touched by his actions, thks hubby :)

Bag was stolen :(

2007-03-31T18:23:00.000+08:00

Today went swimming with the 2 kids and my mil. After that, we went sakae sushi for lunch. Hubby met us there... After lunch, we went Cold S for supermarketing.
As usual, the lazy me will put my bag in the trolley. My bulk swimming bag was placed in the trolley. Got to admit that there were times where we didn't have direct vision to the trolley. At one pt in time, rachel even complained she was cold. I even took out her sweater for her. *maybe thats when the thief noticed?*
Upon making payment, I realised that my whole bag was gone! My wallet, HP, house keys were all inside! Everything was gone! I know that it is my mistake. I'm careless. This is the 1st time it happened even though I've done it so many times! Unlucky me :(
Immediately I reported to the office and my hubby called the police, so that they can come and request the office to view the CCTV.
The person didn't switch off my HP. THe phone jus kept ringing. Only once the phone was cut off. ANyway, I've terminated all the cards and suspended my phoneline. All the trouble are still FINE... But the precious numbers in my SIM card!!! I'm so sad. And my IC. Got so spend $$$ to make new one. Maybe it is heaven's will. Jus happened that few months ago I've changed my chinese name. Thought that I got to wait till 30 yrs to change my IC for a subsidised rate. So now... no choice...
And my HP! My frens would know that i luv this phone very much! Now I'm too broke to get a new phone :( ANyone cares to sponsor? hahaha...
The police report indicate the in-charge. A familiar dialect name. He is my poly classmate! Hahaha... I knew that he is in my area, but really coincident lah... Haha.... Few yrs back when something happened in my house, one of the police officers is my lecturemate! heehee...
Anyway, I've buy 4D in whatever relevant numbers... Hahaha.... You all know what I'm thinking right? *wink*

Recently???

2007-03-30T10:20:00.000+08:00

Recently had lunch with our ex-team lead T and was "complaining" to her abt the current teamates as well as S's certain teamates ... T then say that only now we understand her position that time. But we both agreed that there isn't such problems in our team last time, so, her job was still easier! hahaha ... Nevertheless, she fully understands...
I told her abt OUR suggestion to volunteer to work as a team again and she as the Team lead again... She refused! hahaha...
Recently had an exchange of emails with one of the ex-consultant and he was complaining abt his current users and this is one of the phrase he mentioned: "not like you guys, so dedicated to your work..." *proud*
Recently another consultant G came to our office. He is still working here, but doing difft things now... He asked S and me for "feedback" on the overall pple and work from his company ... For eg. which consultant is no good, who is good, etc. Can say him also lah... Then i say to him "I prefer you as a fren rather than consultant". He is loss for words... hahaha.... So bad of me right? Then he explained that sometimes when under stress, blah blah blah.
Then csh and I name others which we find good in his company. Squeezed our brains and managed to list out 3 persons... jasmin, mathew and samuel. But suddenly rem that i left out Daniel! Hahaha...

Swimming alone...

2007-03-26T22:57:00.000+08:00

Last Sat Zyon has to go back to school for his school's "Innovation Day". Opposite his school is Safra. So, I decided to be "healthy" and plan to go swimming @ Safra while waiting for his school to end the event.
Too bad hubby needs to work and can't go with me. This is my 1st time swimming alone! omg! Remember those days where i will go swimming with Mian or Wei. heehee, those are simply wonderful and carefree days!
Anyway, hubby and I had breakfast first. After that, he asked me whether I'm sure I want to go? Actually I was tempted to ask him to drive me back home to watch my korean dramas! Haha... But luckily I didn't. Saturday morning Safra was quite empty. I didn't go to the deep pool. Didn't dare to go alone lah. Heehee. I went to the "medium" pool cum jaccuzi pool. Took my time to swim, to enjoy the jaccuzi and I nearly fell asleep when the sun shines on me! Haha... I spent abt 1.5hrs there. The only thing which I don't like are the guys who like to lie on the pathways of the swimming pool to suntan! They are so inconsiderate! For a moment, I thought didnt have "space" to walk to the shower room!
After that, I felt so relax. Really, to stop and rest & relax so as to go on further...

Sad Day ...

2007-03-22T21:55:00.000+08:00

Last evening I called my mgr but she didn't pick up the phone. I guessed she must be busy, so, I sent an email to her. THis morning she also didn't reply to my email. Hence, I called her. She told me that she will call me back. After abt 20 minutes, she called me over to her place. Weird... that email doesnt require me to meet her face-to-face to discuss... Nevertheless, I went over. When I was there, she asked me to sit down! Even more weird... that email doesnt require me to sit down to discuss with her... Nevertheless, I sat down...
M: I didn't reply your email cos I need some "direction". *pause*... I'm leaving the Branch...
Me: *blank look cos her words didn't register in my brains*...
M: You knew it already?
Me: No! I don't know anything!
M and I then proceed to discuss abt the emails and she started to "summarise" PF matters... Towards the end, I cannot take it... So I asked her...
Me: Where are you going?
M: XX Branch, wef 16 Apr...
Me: "WHY?"*eyes tearing* *slience*
M: *eyes tearing* *slience*
After a few seconds...
M: yeah, the memories...
Me: *eyes tearing* *slience*... struggled to say "All the Best"...
While on my way back to my desk, strings of thoughts came thru my mind. Can I tell? Shld I tell? I need to get it off my chest! How?! Nobody seemed to know yet!
Met Vic on the way and she knew that something is wrong. But I insisted I was ok...
When I went back to my place, I msg Bel... cos i know I cant talk. The minute I talk, I will cry out! But this gal called me... Within seconds, I breakdown....
Why did I cry? I was puzzled! We used to complain and grumble abt her non-stop! I guess the "feelings" are hidden deep down, and all was revealed today!
Since Day 1 i joined this company, I was under her. My first project FormB1 03 was also headed by her! I guess she is also the one who allow me to have the oppotunity to be involved in projects. For my 8 yrs in the company, abt 80% of the time I was under her....
I guess the real impact to our r/ship came abt while doing PF with her. It was really only as if between the 2 of us! We worked very closely with each other... The other teamates wasn't ard during the initial months of the project. And I "naturally" became the appointed team leader?!
Well, I know that i will still see her in the company. But, I dun think we can find another person with her capabilities. And I dun think I'll have the chance to work with her anymore... :(
After the woo-ha in the morning, consultant wanted to "borrow" our scanner at 4th storey. While waiting for him to come down, I was talking to P at my place. P was my good fren as well as the previous user for PF. When the consultant came, he asked me whether is it that to be PF users, we must have a certain height limit? (Note that both P and I are tall)
I laughed and say "Of cos not!" He really made me laugh admist the sad news.... hahaha..... What a question! While he is doing the scanning, I was telling him that i think his job is very interesting, can change job environment and job areas. Then he was sharing abt the negative sides of it... Well, as we always say, the grass is always greener at the other side of the field...

Update @ 10.53pm
Forgot to mention that my fellow teamate quite immediately said that "So now u r the boss for PF hor?" ARghhhhhhh..... Pray hard tt i will NOT work with her...

Appraisal ... New task ...

2007-03-12T21:49:00.000+08:00

We has our appraisal today. It was better and worst than expected. Contradicting right?
I was praised to cloud 9 cos of PF. Details shan't be mentioned here...*shy*
Blessing in disguise is that I'm the only PF officer then who work directly with my DD, M and AC... they can actually see how I work...
I actually read my old blogs from last yr... abt how i dislike PF.... then how i slowly "develop" feelings for it... hahaha... Funny right?
I was given a new task... To handle emails after the filing peak. Hmmm... Now I know why they put me as email backup for peak...??? Or am I reading too much into it? Emails after peak would mean that I will be parting production, parting from my team. Emails would also mean that I won't have add'l projects to do??? I have gotten used to do projects. I look forward to it despite the grumbles i had. It takes my mind off production work for a few months in a yr. It is much more interesting and I get to know and meet more pple... How??? Will I be able to get used to it? Die... difft working mates again. Difft mgr again? Details are yet to be released Perhaps in Apr or May... Now, I'm starting to 舍不得 PF. I regretted being stunned when they told me. I shld have jus tell them that I shld jus stick to PF?!
I know that it is good to take on new tasks. But I wonder why... Everytime something changes or something new comes up, my mind will go into a swirl... Needed time to settle down again. Luckily I dun work in an environment which changes job scope as and when? *sign* ...

Past relationships...

2007-03-11T00:49:00.000+08:00

This afternoon bro was at my place when I was watching SCV's 婚礼...
He was asking abt the storyline and such... The wife in the show was unhappy that her husband still kept in contact and meets his ex-gf. Then bro asked: Why cannot meet ex-gf/bf after break-up? This left me ponder...
How many of us actually keep in contact with our ex(s)?
How genuinely comfortable are we IF we meet? Would we avoid if possible?
There are pple who feels 'ok'...
Honestly, I feel awkward. Perhaps keeping in contact is fine, via sms/msn... But meeting? I don't think so... Or maybe thats bcos I never tried "arranging" a meeting before? Perhaps my view will change IF it happens?
Then... how many of us will feel comfortable IF our "the other half" meets their ex(s)?
Definitely I don't feel comfortable. Of cos I will still let him go. But I would want to know how the meeting goes! Perhaps women are petty in terms of this? Or it is just me?

Communication ...

2007-03-08T22:26:00.000+08:00

Situation 1:
Since the 1st day of the filing period, the PF team were kept in the loop abt the daily stats. Poor T, who is supposed to do some consolidation of the overall EF stats, didn't know that we had the figures! She went around asking the 20th or 21st storey pple, asking for help ... As usual, she gets the "table tennis" effect... Until finally she got to know that she can actually ask us!
Communication breakdown? Mgtm didn't tell her? I have no idea... Luckily this is only the beginning... the not-so-busy period...
Situation 2:
Similarly, as the daily stats include other reports on backend items, we were also kept informed if the job fail, or if something "happen", if the figures do not reconcile *touchwood!*
Today, the Email team asked me abt the backend part and I told them that part of the backend got some problems and they will resolve by tomr morning, Email team was surprised and told me that I shld highlight to them immediately if I'm aware... I explained that nobody informed me abt "What I shld do..." and "who shld I inform".... "Last time no need what...."
Communication breakdown? Mgtm didn't tell me? I have no idea...
Situation 3:
Was told to cover my colleague when she goes ML in May.... The items to cover just goes on... And I know nuts abt them. Of cos, I was "reminded" that I still need to continue for PF control run....
Then, the list of the team's temporarily work up till 30Apr was out.... I thought I shld be in the list for control run. But I was not!?! *puzzled* Asked my supervisor and she told me that my PF mgr told my team mgr that the work for control run PF area is MINIMAL...I think thats why my team mgr has indicated for me to do other work. What the heck?! MINIMAL?! My teamate whose name is indicated for Control run have other task to do in early april... So, who will take over her control run????!!! It is not stated in the list but I guess the person will be me again! Then, PF mgr met a few of us few days back and told us "more" abt the control run. Initially was to do A-C, then it became A-G. And at the same time, got to juggle my team's work.... Help! What is the definition for MINIMAL???
Communication failed...
Situation 4:
This afteroon S came over to ask me more abt the control run. I reminded her to tell the consultant to exclude the RT cases. Rem last yr whereby Bel hit lots of violation *wink*... S then called her consultant D (at my place) to remind him...
Some one-way conversations as she didn't explain to me after that, wordings aren't 100% accurate:
S: Rem to exclude the RT cases har, thks.
D: ---
S: Cannot? But why PF can?
D: ---
S: U sure cannot?
D: ---- But I can only use the 'table' to 'sieve' out the RT cases. How?
S: Yah lah! Precisely! Then those RT cases you don't give us!!

I never work with D before. But conclusion is that he IS blur...
Communication IS a powerful tool ...

Is it good to marry your 初恋情人 aka "first lover"?

2007-02-23T23:34:00.000+08:00

Yesterday we went to Pizza Hut for a "Team" lunch. One of our team-mate will be moving to another team in March. Though we are still in the same Branch, the feeling is still 'sad'. She is a nice gal! Helpful with no temper! I got the chance to work even closer with her for the PF project. Nice experience and she has been a great team-mate and project mate!
天下没有不散之宴席...
Anyway, one topic came out admist the talks & gossips ...
Is it good to marry your 初恋情人 aka "first lover"?
haha... the "debate" was quite fun and interesting! Generally, most of them say "Yes"! But I say "No"! Haha... If there's only one, how do you know he/she is the best?! Of cos, there's never-ending to it. ie. The grass is always greener at the other end! I still stick to my answer of 'No'...
There are 2 sides to everything... Depends on each individual. :)
On a seperate note, today my Director "came by" and asked if I'm ok? She said I looked "heavy", "serious with thoughts", "as if something bothering me?". Hmmm... am I ok? Work-wise, yes, I'm fine! But... there's something else bothering me... something else in my mind... which I can't blog it down here... This shall be with me only... You don't have to guess... cos u can't guess it... I'm fine. Really.

Reunion Dinner

2007-02-18T00:19:00.000+08:00

Earlier on we had our yearly charcoal steamboat reunion dinner at my in laws place. Although hubby and I are married for the 8th year, this yr is the 1st yr that I went earlier to help out! The kids are old enough and just nice this year's is a Saturday! So I can finish up the housework and go over at ard noon.
But... my 1 month+ niece 'Quinn' is at my in laws place and the maid is not there! End up, I took care of the bb most of the time instead of helping out! Hahaha.... Of cos, I still managed to help to prepare the food! Forgot to take photo though...
Conclusion: Still manage to meet my obj of helping my mil...
Maybe it's been a long time since I last took care of such a young bb..... she just want pple to carry her! OMG! Last time zyon n rachel aren't like her! No more bbs for myself... hahaha...
Tomr is the 1st day of CNY... The next few days will be extremely tired... Got to go many places.. If don't go, I dun feel good, cos it is a once-in-a-yr thing and the elders are expecting us to visit them... So, no choice lah! CNY IS TIRING... That's why I hate CNY.... Hope Wed will come soon... can go back to work! hahaha.... Abnormal me...

V Day

2007-02-16T08:36:00.000+08:00

Hubby and I dun "celebrate" V day ...
On the eve of V Day, here is our conversation:
Me: Hmmm... dunno if tomr will receive flowers or not hor?
Hubby: What?! Told u before already hor, "that" time is the 1st and last time hor!
Me: I don't expect anything from u, dun worry. Maybe some secret admirer will give me??
*Faintz*
On V day, my gd fren got flowers delivery from her hubby, I MMSed hubby my fren's flowers. He called me in the afternoon and here is our conversation:
Hubby: What is tt photo for?
Me: Just to tell u that W got flowers from S lah, nice hor?
Hubby: Bo liao... *slience*... u know or not? So many housework not done?! I started this afternoon till now, still got so many things not done! Blah blah blah... i tell u har, i leave things not done 'A' and 'B' for u, u better do it before CNY! Blah Blah Blah...
Me: Let's hang up the phone, dun wan to talk to u!
*Faintz*
So how? do u think I've enjoyed my V Day?

Some updates ...

2007-02-15T08:23:00.000+08:00

Today took morning leave to pray my mum, cos CNY is coming...
After "settling" the kids, I still got some time, so thought of updating my blog...
Here is the photo of the 3 of us :>

The earlier 2 blogs are some updates over the past 2 weeks .... Sorry that the blogs aren't in order:)

Gone to a good home

2007-02-15T08:15:00.000+08:00

Due to sensitive issues, this entry is removed. Meanwhile, enjoy the rest of the updates!

Indian wedding @ Chinatown

2007-02-15T07:50:00.000+08:00

9th Feb
Last Friday attended my colleague's traditional Indian wedding in a very famous Indian temple in CHinatown.

It was an eye-opener cos the bride was full of jewellery and flowers practically from head to toe! She was beautiful!

On our way to the temple, coincidentally, I met my ex-colleague's husb, who will be joining her this coming Saturday in Australia! They have made a decision to migrate to Australia. And we wish them all the best!

After the wedding, met my another colleague in Chinatown! Such a "meeting" day!

Clever... Part 2

2007-02-08T12:43:00.000+08:00

Not long ago, I mentioned that someone praise that I'm clever...
Few days ago, or was it last wk? another colleague say I'm clever!
kekeke.... And I was bo liao enough to ask her yesterday what incident made her feel that I'm clever? hahaha.....
This colleague seldom praise pple.... lagi seldom praise me! hahaha.... so as conveyed to her that I will blog it down.... I did! This is worth remembering right Bel? heehee
Another good news to share is that our "Baby" finally give birth on Monday! hahaha.... After all the roller coaster rides, we have finally sign-off! Yippie! Hope that all will be well till after 18th April...