Thursday, 05 November 2009

  • October loves *Part II*

    I think I am enjoying life too much of late.

    Not that I wanted to, but it happened ever since my birthday week (where I got to work continuously for both weekends )

    First was dim sum buffet with Mr Bear's family at TPY Fortunate restaurant on 24th Oct. It was so fabulous just having dim sum and somehow, broadened my knowledge (shan't say too much :P) The next day was work, but had the fortune of Mr Bear waiting for me till I ended work, and we walked around Jurong Point! Had a mini birthday celebration with him at Billy Bombers :)

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    yummy dimsum

    Then, it was celebration on Monday with PK, Jamie, and Amy. YC couldn't make it that day, but still appreciative of what u guys did. A simple dinner at Mushroom Pot just warms the heart. The following day was my actual day!! Cos of certain meeting and roadshow etc, I have to rush for presentation and couldn't take leave. My colleagues had planned in advance to celebrate on that day with me and the whole group of us, including my bosses and the boss bosses went for...  1-for-1 lunch buffet at Traders Hotel. The buffet spread was good, a mix of fusion. Dessert was great and I could never have enough. Best of all, got a surprise when I saw the cake with the written message.. It sounds so personalised, and looks very pretty!!

    That day dinner was with KL at Hotel Miramar, the Ikoi restaurant. It was known for its japanese buffet and sashimi. And I have to admit, the sashimi is fantastic! 

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    hotpot at Mushroom Pot!

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    the lovelies

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    part of Traders Hotel - Cafe

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    Yummy dessert!!! :D

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    So touched ^.^

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    Wishing for... regional travelling... hahaha!

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    colleagues from same division, different departments :)

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    Evening dinner buffet at Hotel Miramar

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    Ikoi restaurant - the sashimi is superb!!

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    with the birthday twin aka excolleague- same day, same month, different years. hahaha!

     

    When I reached home, I got another surprise, the birthday cake! Remember that early October, my colleagues bought the October babies the guanaja cake from Rive Gauche (one of my loves). On my birthday, sis bought me a blueberry cheesecake from... Hilton Hotel.

    Actually I never tried their cheesecake before, but she heard that the review of theirs is one of the fab amongst the fab. So having said that, we tried and tasted. Indeed, the cheesecake is rich, yet does not leave a cheesy aftermath taste in your mouth. The whole texture is pretty smooth, and it just seems to melt in your mouth!

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    the blueberry cheesecake from Hilton

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    nice atas box!

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    cake-cutting session :) 

    The man bought me the Longchamp Planètes Clutch, my different groups of colleagues got me bright pink Nike sports bra (just in time for aerobics!) and angpow each, brother got me a beautiful huge box and a Stitch which he spent dunno-how-long-to-catch-at-the-machine, sis and her beau got me bikini and Hilton cheesecake which is so smooth and yummlicious, the sec sch babes got me a FEVO card. And of cos, my mum gave ang pow:))

    Not forgetting all the messages and SMSes received from everyone...

    Thank u peeps! I feel the love!

    First week of November saw me at lunch buffet with colleagues at Pan Pacific @ Claymore. Just today, I had another buffet at Carousel (Royal Plaza on Scotts) for my course seminar.... Buffet-ing too much! Gonna control my cholestrol level! Too much of tai-tai life :\ I need to return to the once simple and carefree life, will be going back to a simple life next week. Vietnam.... :)

    P/S: more reviews on the food later... maybe i should start a food blog... hahaha!

Sunday, 11 October 2009

  • October loves!

     

    30 Sep: PK's birthday! had a blast at Party World the night before.
    It may not be a super huge surprise and things, but the most important thing is we all gathered together and enjoyed ourselves :))

    Some photos uploaded. The rest are in FB!

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    the peeps

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    The whole group - me, amy, birthday girl, weijie, soon jin, jamie, ya chin

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    Amy and myself with PK

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    We are the drumlets girls =D (yc busy singing)

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    us girls. J left!

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    Of cos, never resist taking photo with the birthday gal... Happy children's day! Oops, I meant happy birthday!

     

    ***
    1 Oct: Then, we had a birthday celebration for the October babies in the office:)

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    Guanaja - Rive Gauche

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    Yup, the October babies ^_^

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    3 Oct: My samsung omnia phone died on me! Spent the weekend trying to revive it back, but to no avail  ended up with LG Icecream and 200bucks gone just like that. Damn.

     

    October will be a busy month, packed with planning for 2 friend's wedding/rom, and birthday celebrations, company's event, and chionging for driving lessons (increase to 3 times a week due to limited time)

    I will survive! Looking forward to the November Vietnam trip (post-dated for my and his birthday celebration)!

    More to be updated, at a later date

     

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

  • Love Song for #1


    Goldheart advert with Fann and Christopher




    In the twinkling stars that dance like fireflies
    In the blushing fruit that hangs upon the vine
    In the face of a baby as he forms his first smile
    I see you

    In the whisper of the wind's soft lullaby
    In the laughter and the roar of the rushing tide
    In the song of a sparrow as he takes his first flight
    I hear you

    Why do you hide among the nameless and forgotten
    Why do you walk along these long forsaken roads
    Calling to me in the hungry and the homeless
    Calling me to water your thirst

    So I'll give you my heart and my song
    In a world where so much is right
    But so much is wrong
    Your love is my beginning and I know it won't be too long
    Till I see you

    Why do you hide among the nameless and forgotten
    Why do you walk along these long forsaken roads
    Calling to me in the hungry and the homeless
    Calling me to water your thirst

    So I'll give you my heart and my song
    In a world where so much is right
    But so much is wrong
    Your love is my beginning and I know it won't be too long
    Till I see you, I hear you, I love you

Monday, 28 September 2009

  • September loves 'ctd

    The past few days were feasting days.
    Mr Bear's mum bought a lovely peach cheesecake, and got me to bring home, which saw me (and my sis and bro) gobbling down slices of cakes... -____________- and Mr Bear, himself, gave me my favourites, durian mooncake from Home Favourites (Goodwood Park is good, but this is even better!!) and I unknowingly finished half. Dinner was claypot rice and soyabean at Geylang with his family. Sinful week!!

    End of Sept also saw me getting a haircut and rebonding!!
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    In the process...

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    OKIE, I know I look kinda toot toot here. But well, I feel lighter, and younger. wahahah!


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    Had dinner with Mr Bear at Heerens Waraku. The shops at Heerens were oh-so-quiet and peaceful. Dunno whether is it because it's a Monday, or that somehow, the traffic there seems to decrease after a few shopping centres in Orchard were built...


    Just realised I am gonna get so busy... with driving lessons, with wedding dinners, helping out at Ju's and meanie's wedding/rom, planning for impromptu trip out of Sg in Nov, hoping to train up for standchart marathon (it's in Dec and I have not started training!!), and start learning to swim to dive under water!

    With so many things on hand, sometimes I wish I can have more than 24hours... Hmmmmm...


    Loves :)
    Life is great.

Thursday, 24 September 2009

  • 决择

    你会如何决择呢??
    你开着一辆车。
    在一个暴风雨的晚上。  
    你经过一个车站。  
    有三个人正在焦急的等公共汽车。
    一个是快要临死的老人,他需要马上去医院。  
    一个是医生,他曾救过你的命,你做梦都想报答他。
    还有一个女人/男人,她/他是你做梦都想嫁/娶的人,也许错过就没有了。
    但你的车只能在坐下一个人,你会如何选择?
    我不知道这是不是一个对你性格的测试, 因为每一个回答都有他自己的原因。  
    老人快要死了,你首先应该先救他。
    你也想让那个医生上车,因为他救过你,这是个好机会报答他。
    还有就是你的梦中情人。错过了这个机会。你可能永远不能遇到一个让
    你这么心动的人了。
    

    200个应征者中,只有一个人被雇佣了,他并没有解释他的理由,他只是说了以下的话:

    '给医生车钥匙,让他带着老人去医院,而我则留下来陪我的梦中情人一起等公车!'
    每个人都认为以上的回答是最好的,但没有一个人一开始就想到。

    小哲理:
    是否是因为我们从未想过要放弃我们手中已经拥有的优势(车钥匙)? 有时,如果我们能放弃一些我们的固执,狭隘,和一些优势的话,我们可能会得到更多。
    ________________________________________

     

    【和尚与屠夫】
    从前有一个和尚跟一个屠夫是好朋友。和尚天天早上要起来念经,而屠夫天天要起来杀猪。 为了不耽误他们早上的工作,是他们约定早上互相叫对方起床。
    多年以后,和尚与屠夫相继去世了。屠夫去上天堂了,而和尚却下地狱了。
    Why?
    因为屠夫天天作善事,叫和尚起来念经,相反地,和尚天天叫屠夫起来杀生……

    小哲理:
    你所认为的事情以及你所做的东西你一直认为是对的,但有时后却不一定是对的。
    <做每样事情时,不妨站在其他人的角度看一看,想一想吧!>

    ________________________________________


    【皮鞋的来历】

    很久很久以前,人类都还赤着双脚走路。


    有一位国王到某个偏远的乡间旅行,因为路面崎岖不平,有很多碎石头,刺得他的脚又痛又麻。回到王宫后,他下了一道命令,要将国内的所有道路都铺上一层牛皮。他认为这样做,不只是为自己,还可造福他的人民,让大家走路时不再受刺痛之苦。


    但即使杀尽国内所有的牛,也筹措不到足够的皮革,而所花费的金钱、动用的人力,更不知凡几。虽然根本做不到,甚至还相当愚蠢,但因为是国王的命令,大家也只能摇头叹息。


    一位聪明的仆人大胆向国王提出建言:「国王啊!为什么您要劳师动众,牺牲那么多头牛,花费那么多金钱呢?您何不只用两小片牛皮包住您的脚呢?」国王听了很惊讶,但也当下领悟,于是立刻收回成命,改采这个建议。据说,这就是「皮鞋」的由来。


    小哲理:
    想改变世界,很难;要改变自己,则较为容易。
    与其改变全世界,不如先改变自己--「将自己的双脚包起来」。
    改变自己的某些观念和作法,以抵御外来的侵袭。
    当自己改变后,眼中的世界自然也就跟着改变了。
    如果你希望看到世界改变,那么第一个必须改变的就是自己!!

    不要时常埋怨, 不要时常感到不满, 不要时常有很多怨恨, 不要时常问为什么挨骂的又是我呢??
    不要问上天 / 社会 /家庭 给于我们什么东西, 问一问自己到底给于/付出于什么东西给于他们呢??
    不要尝试叫环境适应你而是我们要学会适应环境^^
    我们要学会改变的就是自己,一起迎合美好的一切!!

    若改变,态度就会改变;态度改变,习惯就改变;习惯改变,人生就会改变。」

    将这些故事分享给你的朋友吧!与其一个人受益,不如将道理传播出去。。。
    祝你们幸福!~^o^~

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To-do List + WishList...

B. C. Forbes
: History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. :)


:: Melbourne/Sydney trip (20-28 Mar'08)
:: Tioman Trip (25-27 May'08)
:: Complete my degree
:: Taiwan trip (Nov' 08)
:: Genting trip (29-31 Mar '09)
:: China trip w Mr Bear's family (Jun '09)
:: Build up my career (in process)
:: Braces (Dec '08)
:: Pass class 3 license!
:: Endofyear short trip w Mr Bear (2009)
:: Learn to wwim
:: DSLR
:: Dance classes
:: Hong Kong trip with family
:: Redang trip w Mr Bear (2010)
:: Japan trip
:: Backpacking trip!
:: Europe exploration
:: Voluntary work with Mr Bear
:: Moving to Sengkang with family in 2010!
:: Class 2B license
:: Continue with Jap studies
:: Bi-annual hi-tea sessions with cut 6
:: Doggie!
:: Health + happiness :D
:: Travel around the world
:: Our house (The Peak) in 2012

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