My Bro's Army Enlistment Day - 12.04.2007

12.04.2007 - A memorable day for me, as we (my dad, mum, brother's gf and my lao gong) sent my brother off to Pulau Tekong on his army enlistment day.

At Pulau Tekong where he will receive his Basic Military Training (BMT), where he will have to suffer physical and mental hardship through the rigorous training, where he will grow from a boy to man...

Lucky for him, he was in ODAC for the past few years so he was kinda used to tough physical and mental training when he was on trekking trips, camping trips etc... So I will not be so worried about his adaptility to army life...

Had a tour around the BMTC and had a taste of the food he will be having (Heard from Dear that in the past, the food was cooked by the army mates and quite 难吃. Now it is being cooked by foodcourt vendors so improved alot liao...Now also no need to wash own plates after eating...) In a way, the quality of army life seems to have improved ya?

Saw my CCO (Chief Country Officer) during the tour..his son should be in the same batch as my brother..But din go up and self-intro myself leh..But I ask my bro to go befriend his son..haha..rich man's son mah! :P

My dear brother, we will miss you while you are suffering in there for the next 2 weeks... Can't wait to see ur 6-packs becoming bigger! haha... 加油!

Friday the 13th..Good or Bad?

It has always been the superstitious legend that Friday the 13th are unlucky and have this bad notion about them..This has happened to me today (Friday, the 13th), and I am not sure if it is considered good or bad?

Scenario 1: Had a dentist appointment during lunch (attended by a nice young gentleman dentist..Oops!my hubby will kill me after reading this...) then it started to pour and ...Me & Dear got real drenched by the rain blowing in our direction, despite we sharing an umbrella... Can't go back office in this bad state, decided to take 1/2 day off instead.

The Good:
1) I can go back and rest!! Yipee!!
2) I know how good my colleagues are to me, by being so kind and understanding towards me, and not being demanding/unreasonable towards my last min request for 1/2 day off.

The Bad:
1) I am really drenched and quite difficult to walk in the big rain with my heels slipping off...Argh!
2) Wasted my limited Leave...sigh...

Scenario 2: I finally reach my house after much difficulty walking in the rain...Only at my ground level then I realise that I left my house keys in office cuz' I only brought along wallet, hp with me during lunch..SUCKS! And Dear was asking me whether I'd all the impt stuffs with me, before we departed our ways...STUPID ME!!!

The Good:
1) I feel fortunate that we are living so near town such that under special circumstances like this, I can go back easily and need not travel for long hours...
2) Living near my in-laws is definitely a right choice (a good one too!) My FIL helped to bring me the spare keys as he is at home by coincidental. He actually walked a good whole 10 mins from his house to mine lor..How touched I am..Kinship...I always treasure this kinship I have gotten...Feel lucky to have such a nice in-laws...

The Bad:
1) Feeling stupid for forgetting to get the keys from Dear before we departed our ways...Stupid rite?

So, am I unlucky because of all these series of happenings to me today, or should I count my lucky stars with so many nice people surrounding me?

Eating Humble Pie

Working in society...1st thing you have to learn is... Eat Humble Pie, rather, you SWALLOW it!


Humble Pie is not tasty..Its not a Chicken Pie, its not a Shepherd Pie...Its a Pie that consists of the below ingredients:

1. Frustrations
2. Anger
3. Unjustice
4. Ignorance
5. Internal Resistance/ Objections


No matter how frustrated you are, how unjustice you felt, swallow it..just swallow it...

I just swallowed a big one this morning, cuz' I know I did made some mistakes in the midst of it. At the same time, I was trying to swallow my tears too...

Who ask me to be the most junior among all, and she's the TIGRESS in our department (= 3 ppl including me). I just listen to her constant nagging, occasionally criticising how I did my work w/o being meticulous & of cuz' my mistakes made yesterday in her absence... Best lor...I eat my humble pie, I learn from my mistakes..But what I really wan to tell her is, reflect at your own work too...I saw the mistakes that you have done all these while despite constant BRAGGING of how METICULOUS and DETAILED you are...

Excuse Me...I dun think you are really that METICULOUS & DETAILED thou...

Good Friday - Outing with the Sisters!

A relaxing and eventful Public Holiday (Good Friday) for me and my sisters - Tanlin, Suling & Sharon (Absentee = Meiyan).

Started with massage and spa treatment @ Aspara Spa (Amara Hotel) with Tanlin and Suling. Well well...the overall grade is about 6.5 pts upon 10 pts, so not highly recommended. I had better ones..Nevertheless, it was our 1st-time going to spa treatment together, thou' separate rooms la...

After the spa and massage, we all felt relaxed...Next is some window shopping at Plaza Singapura which turns out to be ACTUAL shopping in the end..muhahah...No choice, we 3 just happened to find suitable clothes in Dorothy Perkins that we can't resist buying...Luckily I am not the one who bought the most items!! Anyway, it was a fulfilling shopping trip there.

Lastly is the main event of the day - Buffet dinner @ Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel (The Market Place). Not our 1st time there, but thank goodness there has been some additions to the variety there...Lobster, scallops, some yummy juicy meat, etc etc...Not to forget mentioning the ever-famous specialty: The Durian Dessert... A pity that I can't get another photo of the desserts uploaded...They are yummy-licious too!! There are still many other foods that I din manage to stuff it down my stomach cuz' I was too full... We'd a good time updating each other of our lives, sharing our future plans, etc...Even had some gossipy times cuz' of a couple who is having their solemnization there. Ssh.... can't tell here... hee...

Me & The Ferris Wheel - For memory sake!

Can't get it posted in my photo album so decided to post an individual photo memory here...
A memory of me & my Ferris Wheel...Hee..

The ever 1st Ferris Wheel in Singapore - Before Completion

That particular day, I'd this special "mission" to accomplish - To take photos of our very 1st Ferris Wheel in Singapore before it got completed. It is a magnificient view, when I walked down from my office towards Esplanade..along the river side where the sun set rays are shining brightly at the waters... A very relaxing mood I was in, listening to music and taking a stroll along the river, watching the sun set, taking pictures along the way..Woo! Beautiful day!

Enjoy the pictures that I had captured with my beautiful feeling on that day!

I wish..I wish...

Daydreaming during office hours..looking at scrap booking website...Sometime I wish..I could do up a nice scrapbook of my own...

But its a too-expensive task to be taken up..few prettie beads causing $7, fanciful papers causing few dollars each, few cutie stickers causing $5-7..OMG...So costly add-ons ya?

The only scrapbook item that I'd tried to make is for Tanlin's birthday (PS: You should be very honoured to be the one and only one ok? Or at least the very first to receive la). Every little flower and stickers come from my pocket money ok...hee...

If...If I have the chance to do up my wedding scrapbook, or in future..my 1st baby scrapbook...How wonderful it will be...

Dream on...