KPO Mother

I know I'm mean to call her that but I was doing my ironing half way and she told me there was a fallen tree and bugged me to call the news hotline or something. However, I do not know the number to call and told her don't be KPO lah~

I continued with my ironing and some minutes later, she told me she call liao~ I rolled my eyes and continued with my ironing. She searched through her Wan Bao for the number to call. What's worse is..... she used MY NAME to report... grr~~~~~

And and and... the reporter called back looking for me and asked me to help take a picture of the fallen tree and email it to him. I was lazy to change out from my pyjamas but guess I had no choice but to oblige. So, here's what you may see on papers.

New Hairstyle & its process

I finally did something to my hair and had also received tonnes of compliments. No regrets sitting there for 5 hours. I have been wanting to perm my hair again but hesitated for MONTHS cos of my hair condition (which was the reason why I "chop" off my almost waist length hair the last time) However, it had improved and after consulting the hairstylist, she guaranteed that it is in a condition to perm now. It was also a decide on the spot kinda thing as there was no intention to visit the salon. I was with Cousin Bel for a late lunch and we walked passed Jean Yip and saw that the promotion was still on and HAPPENED that the hairstylist who did her perm some weeks ago was at the counter & recognized her & started talking. Yah... talk talk talk.. and talk to my hair :P

I actually told her I will arrange another time and come back. We left the salon and after walking one round, Cousin Bel was "'stirring" me to just get it done now cos she knows I will have no time and coming back to the salon will not be my top priority. So.... we went back up and discuss more on what can be done and getting suggestions & opinions, I decided to give it a go. Indeed, no regrets and I am sure you will agree with the rest that I look so much better now. So, drop me with your comments =)

And, when your camera lands on Cousin Bel's hands, you will have tonnes of pictures taken. Refer below.

FridayS - 8 Aug

PSP

Peace.Space.Patience.

I am up the neck and yes... IF I had snapped at you somehow or rather... I'm sorry! I have no time for little things and little thing gets on my nerves! Little things like, you keep bugging for lunch. Little things like how and when to start packing for the office re-stacking. Little things like why never pick up my call -- ALL these gets on my nerves!!! And I have no time for all these.

IF you can't wait for me to have lunch, I have mention this EVERYDAY that you guys can go ahead without me, I can go alone. IF you can't read the email on the re-stack, I'm sorry because I got no time to tell bedtime stories. IF I didn't pick up your call or reply SMSes.... that's because I am on a conference or other calls or meetings and have got no time!

I am sorry if I have to cancel or push away appointments with you guys, I will make up when I have more time, hopefully in September, ok?

I've been pushed around so much trying to get the project settled and ready for the sign off. I have my fair share of getting snapped by others especially THAT person! Everyday I get bugged! I felt haunted even in my sleep that I get no peace. I am not sleeping enough & well. I caught the flu bug suddenly on Monday and was given MC but I still went back to work and hang in there. I know I am not gonna get well if I do not get enough rest. But, I have no time to rest. Even when I retire at day end, I got no peace. My brain will be still very active.

Sometimes, I just need the peace. I just need to be on my own to think and program my work flow to get things done. Not that I am not paying attention to you when you talk but because I am thinking of a lot of things.

I am really looking forward to my DARE trip when I am gonna travel alone in a few weeks' time. I just need time to be alone. I have yet to do my homework cos I simply do not have the time to and I certainly hope I can survive.

Portuguese Egg Tarts

Superbly disappointed!!!

Carried all the way home from Suntec.

Not Nice at all!!!!

Finally had my Mani & Pedi done

The Dark Knight - Gold Class Seating

Very good movie! Not because I watched it free in a Gold Class seating with free food & drink but it is really a good movie to watch even if you were to catch it in a normal cinema.

It was the first experience in Gold Class for most of us and we really enjoyed it. Recalling, we did behave a little sua ku playing with the reclining chair. There are blankets for you. There are servers around to assist you and serve you your order. It was really comfortable. The only thing which you may find a little distracting is when the server comes and serve you. It is a 3 course dinner with appetizer, main course & desert so they actually come and go at about 6 times to serve you the plate & collect the plate.

Wonder when is the next free treat... :P

Stress Kills Moi's Sleep

I haven't been sleeping very well since the stress level have picked up due to the current project that I am working on and many datelines to meet. There are still so many issues to tackle and things to be tested on and the list goes on and on. Each night, like now, I worked late and by the time I settle down for sleep, I ended up tossing and turning and this really pissed me off (with myself.) The more I keep telling myself to sleep as I have another battle to run tomorrow, the more I cannot sleep. I guess my brains still too active.

I dragged myself out of bed every morning and I will start pumping my WONDER tea, my energy level will be upped when I reached office.

I remembered there was a day which I totally cannot sleep, I gave up trying to sleep and got up at 5am and took my own sweet time to prepare for work. I still had time to check emails and facebook before I leave home and I was superb early that day.

My tension headaches have been hitting on me EVERYDAY!!!!

It's 1.31am when I published this post. I wonder IF I can sleep tonight.

not enough

Said the doctor.

I had an appointment with the doctor this morning for insurance purpose and he commented that I should try to lose some weight. So, I told him about the weight management program that I am taking AND I am still looking at losing 10kg more. AND, I also told him what mum & bestie commented in my previous post and he told me not to listen to them.... LOL! "15kg should be ideal for you", said the doctor. Therefore, I am gonna work on losing 10kg and when I hit that, I will work on another 5kg which makes it near perfection. Hehe~

enough already

Most of you would have known that I am on a weight management program and have lost a great amount of weight (19kg) but I still need to lose another 10kg to be of a more ideal weight.

Mum had been telling me that I cannot be too slim cos I won't look nice. Today, I met up with bestie and she had saw a great change in my size and I was telling her I want to lose another 10kg and she bargained to 5kg, stating that I won't look good if too skinny. In fact, she likes the size I am at now and keep stressing that I don't go down any further. But hor... I am still overweight leh... I still need to lose more to be of acceptable weight. My tummy still so big and my tigh still so chunky!!! My colleague also asked me to stop cos she said cannot lose too much however, I dunno what kinda logic is that.

My dad also commented couple of days ago that "wo hen shou" directly translated as "I very slim". I am still fat lor... like I mentioned I still need to lose 10kg more to be of a more acceptable weight.

Frankly, I am already very happy with the results but I am not giving up on the program yet. I think I will still continue to take the program even I have hit my ideal weight but on a maintenance program for nutrition and I know deep down, it is a VERY GOOD program.

So hor... with comments like that... dun tell me you guys prefer me to be ba-ba, chubby-chubby, bui-bui ah? Or is it that you guys too used to see me in fatty mode? Aiyo...

Broken Virgin

SOMETIMES...... I enjoy being alone. I am always the shy and scared-freak person who always do not dare to approach people or do things on my own. However, for everything in life, you always have your 1st time. I still have yet to break many virgins in my life and I am targeting to break them one by one.

In my 30 yrs, I have NEVER watched a movie ALONE until my fren asked me to give it a shot. It was scary being alone in the cinema and I am always concern about how others will think about me about so ke-lian to have to watch a movie alone. I mean, I had that thinking when I see someone who walked into the cinema alone. Nevertheless, I took up the courage and gave it a shot couple of months back. I will never forget the experience that I had. It was good and I feel proud of that achievement as it has been quite awhile since I wanted to break it. And, I did it.

As I grow, my circle of frens should be growing however, as you grow, people's life stages change as you start to date, to get married and then to have kids on top of a work life that you have to cope with. Thus, you tend to have lesser time with your frens unlike when you are younger, you always do things together. I miss my frens all the time and that is why I always treasure the time when we can get together for a cuppa tea or meal together. I have always love house party whereby everything will be so relax and you can chat till the cow come home.

Now... I enjoy doing things on my own. Shopping. Movies. Eating in a restaurant (I used to always do take-aways as I am shy to sit and eat alone). I hope to be able to break more virgins. Don't get me wrong that I am going to shy away from my frens but this is some personal achievement that I can get satisfied on. I dunno how to explain that kinda feeling unless you have walked this path before. I still love my frens and will still meet up as usual when time permits.

The next thing that I am looking forward to doing is to travel alone. Yes, it is a DARE thing that I am gonna do and achieve. I know I will be able to do it, like Nike did!

For being... I am blessed today

I was planning for a short trip next month, leave had already been approved but I held back the booking of the air ticket and confirming the trip as I was worried that mum's report will be adverse. The air ticket promotion which was cheaper than usual ended on 13 July and her appointment was 14 July. However, after much consideration, I gave up the badly needed trip which was on promotion and waited for today's appointment.

Her reports were normal and that was good news. After clearing all the appointments, I was telling myself in my heart I should have booked the air ticket by faith that nothing's gonna happen to mum. But, it was already over so there is nothing I can do.

Know what? When I got home, I went to the website to check on the air ticket on a normal rate. THE AIRLINE launched a NEW promo today, 14 July, and it IS even cheaper with another 30% savings!!!!

Am I blessed? Definitely I am! With the savings, I had my wish granted - a budgeted trip.

Hospital Marathon

We had 4 appointments today. 3 @ NUH and 1 @ NSC. We left the house at 9.30am and only got home at 5+pm. Really entire day gone on doctors' appointment.

Mum collected her MRI report today & everything is normal apart from aging of the ear. There is no growth so giddiness is not due to the brain. The doc, a registrar who gave very vague and brushing-us-away kinda tone really disgusted me. He is totally unprofessional!

The other 2 appointments @ NUH were for myself. I've cleared the Neuro. Vertigo is purely ENT related and I've got tension headaches. A/Prof, VERY professional & good doc suggested that I learn to do things to destress myself and not to get too uptight. With my work, it is VERY difficult. As for ENT, saw the same doc as my mum, I shall not mention anymore cos I'm really very displeased with him.

Oh, if you remembered my ENT told me on my previous visit that I had to learn to cope with my veritgo since I can't take the medication that he gave me? A/Prof had prescribed another medication which should be able to help me. I will be trying that out and see what happens. This is what I call professionalism and being a responsible doctor.

After NUH which took a long time and I needed to take a cab to NSC for my toe treatment otherwise I would be very late.

Shopping Spree @ JB (13 July 2008)

It was a last min - crazy decision to go JB. I was chatting with cousin on MSN & it was 2+am and she asked if I would like to go with her. However, her hubby was asleep & needed to ask for permission. So, come morning at 8.30am she text me to cfm the going as she had gotten the passport and off we go!

We met at Kranji abt an hr later and started on our journey. I really had a great time there with her. Although I've been very tired this week as I have been working late and thus sleeping super late but I enjoyed it.

Here's the pictures that we have taken....

The place we had our breakfast:

Taken while waiting for our breakfast

Our breakfast:
(Kway chup... Ipoh Chee Cheong Fun)

Taken during toilet break:

Ice Cream & shopping Break - Baskin Robbins @ City Square

Water Break @ Pelangi

Shoe trying @ Pelangi....

Pelangi Models:
(Look at her big bag... mine small small only :P)

PLS DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS TONIC SHOP @ PELANGI

Top: Abalone egg, Bottom: Herbal egg (cha ye dan)

Left: Ginseng with black chicken
Right: Du Zhong with black chicken

Both are very weird & bad tasting

Our initial happified face totally flipped after the 1st mouth

In the taxi - on the way to customs

Shopping Spree @ JB (13 July 2008) - Things I bought

Clothes:
Green Top: S$14 (Finally found this cos SG totally no more sizes left)
Beige Top: S$20
Cami: 3 for S$10
Pink top: S$16

Bag:
I shall not name the price of this piece. However, for the quality, the color, it is worth the buy =)

Footwear:
Both slippers @ S$12 each
White open toe heel @ S$20

A Wedding by The Sea

On the Exclusive Coach getting into the resort



Nice Candle



View from The Pavilion where the ceremony was held



The food!!!!
(I am only showing part of them as the selection
was good & could not walk through all of them)





The desert - VERY Yummy!



People @ our table with Bride (Louise) & Groom (Abel)



Picture with Groom's parents - Mummy was my sunday school teacher



Taken after dinner - to show Cousin Bel my spring dress

Home Alone

I just returned from work not too long ago and I am home alone. Mum had gone over to bro's place to babysit Kayton as his mummy is away. Dad is never home early. I came home with a little gastric as I have worked through the nite with an empty stomach and I had dinner at 11pm. Mum had cooked rice and soup for me before she went over to bro's place. The initial plan was for me to go over to his place for dinner but I called mum at 3pm that I'm expected to work very late today.

Work is still very overwhelmed and I was just telling buddy that I may end up having a nightmare tonite caused I was haunt by people the entire day. So many of the last minute on top of my backlog which I have to clear. I had a few last minute bombs today.

TMR will be equally bad cos I have an early appt at NSC to do the liquid nitrogen spray on my viral wart. Then, I must rush back to office by 10am for a meeting and then catch up on my work and I have a conference in the afternoon.

Alrite... time for me to get my beauty sleep and I need to get up at 6am to prepare for the usual.

Day 1 Back @ work

One word - OVERWHELMED!

Although I was pre-warned and have anticipated the pile of work, the datelines to meet - I am superbly overwhelmed. I have closed to 300 emails to clear. Project was extended till mid Aug due to MANY reasons, although it sound like I have 1 more month to work on it but that will mean my nightmare will not be over so soon.

I planned to leave work by 7pm as I still need to rest and recuperate but I only left office after 8pm. I will not be able to finish even if I stay overnight.

I walked over to Carrefour with buddy to buy ham for tmr's breakfast. I am sick of raisin and sugar buns. Was very tempted to get a pack of cheese to make ham&cheese sandwich but its a no-no in my diet now. Sobz!

Great Sunday

I had a great Sunday cos Kayton was here as his mummy flew off to Hong Kong so bro let him come over to my place to play. Not only Kay was here that made Sunday a great day but I had regained more strength from the hospitalization and all. I am eating better now switching to rice from porridge/soup. And, that's not all, Cousin Bel was here as she misses Kay very much and also to visit me. Bro was here for dinner, it had been a long time since we have dinner together. I think the last time was CNY dinner.

I am ready to face the work tmr after being absent for one week. I was pre-warned that alot had happened and I need to do alot of catching up especially on the project that I am on which needs to be signed off by mid july. I am ready to face it but I hope my body can take it. I still need to go slow on food and alot of rest to recuperate back. I am sure God will see me through.

Oh! And Lina was nice to call me all the way from Bangkok to check on my condition while holidaying. Through this ordeal, I know who are the ones who truly cares for me.

Many thanks to those who have called or SMS!

Reading - Barney Book Book

I have to chop this video into 4 parts as it was too huge to be uploaded as one.
(BTW, if u here the background with some music,
that's how loud the neighbour had blast her radio)

Presenting Part 1 :




Presenting Part 2 :




Presenting Part 3 :





Presenting Part 4 :

Good! Piang!

Look at what cheeky boy did... all thanks to Ah Ma....

Piang Piang Piang!!!

We went to the market to buy eggs (for my lunch) and Kayton got a new toy from Ah Ma on top of his drawing block.

FridayS - 4 July

This is what I do on a Friday at Gugu's house....

I will have a treat from Gugu and its strawberry waffle.... after that, I will start to look for my fav toys especially the "boom boom che" that Gugu bought for me last week.

Then.... it's my fav "hua-hua" time....

Artist @ work -- Cannot disturb!





You see.... I got a mosquito bite on my leg and head.... pain pain you know...

Gugu took some videos of me and she will be posting soon ok? Pls be patient cos my Gugu has been very sick leh!

Hospitalized

I started vomiting again yesterday afternoon and went to the clinic for the 3rd time and this time saw a different doc (Dr Lum) and his advise for me was to get myself to the hospital as my condition had been on for too many days and I am already having signs of dehydration. I heed his advise and waited for him to do up the referral letter and headed for NUH.

I was admitted for 1 day, was discharged after 3L of drip and 3 jabs. I am now back home resting and I'm totally weak. I am beginning to eat, I had some porridge for lunch earlier on and tummy is absorbing well cos for the 1st time this entire week, I dun feel funnie after eating. But, I'm going slow otherwise I might start throwing and all that discomfort again.

Recalling, the funnie thing was, Dr Lum post the question yesterday that he was puzzled, with my condition, none of the previous 2 doctors had advise me to go to the hospital. I do not know the reason as well, perhaps, I should have gone to the hospital much earlier and things would be better.

This morning, Dr Lum was very nice to give me a call to check how am I and told him what the doc at NUH gave me. He commented that 3L of drip is quite abit and that's how dehydrated I am.