Yeah.. I noe I'm gtg older, so u muz be wondering what's there to celebrate abt being older? But well, using it as an excuse, i juz don wish to miss a good deal!
In 1 of the forum, there was a BP on hotel stay @ RWS. The hotel stay includes 4 USS tix! So far we have not being to USS or stay at RWS b4. And since it's such a good steal, so y not book & party on my BIG day! Every1 can make it except for my lit bro who be out of town for his overseas exchange program. Mum say he can join his fren to USS nxt time. Haha~ I am so looking forward to the RWS & USS trip. 1st time JE will be slping overnite, outside her comfortable home & yaolan. Her pre-training before we consider a Genting trip for her!
And i tink it's time to make passport for her. So we can bring her along for short trips to JB or even further away to Genting during the end of the year.
It's a long wkend tis wk & a long wkend nxt wk. No program yet. Gng to be boring sia! hai~
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Shoud I or Shoud I NOT?
Today i have a very confusing qns in my head! Ouch! Wasting so much of my brain juice... My company is gng to participate in a run in July. I'm very keen in joining the run, but what if I tender before July! How am I going to face the colleague-organiser? She's a very nice lady, and if I'm gng to sign up for myself & hb, then I quit, how is she gng to find 2 replacements? Or worst, how to report to the big boss for the 2 vacancies? I have slowed down in my job search after i rejected a company for 'wasting my time'. Haha~ Well, i was offered a job but the position was very low & I guessed I wont stay long there, So i turned down the job offer. My turn to pick the 'employer', haha! So i'm targeting big firms, established one! And the previous 2 interviews I went, i heard that the positions r still available. It's their pity for not wanting a talent (specially adjusted the font) like me! My chances of gtg a job is lowered as my applications reduced. So chances of me staying till nxt yr is 50%.. although i'm still waiting for phone calls now. If i remained till July, i'm going to be very upset that others can run except me! I will love to run.. love to have companions for these runs. SO..So..so..
SHOULD I join the run?
or
SHOULD I NOT join the run?
BAGS for sale!!!
Above bag is for sale! Brand NEW with tags. Price can be negiotiable. Above is the description of the bag. Come with Coach Dust bag. If interested, email me hiyager[at]yahoo[dot]com. Friday, March 25, 2011
Friday Bluez!!
It's friday today. Everyone muz be excited & claiming TGIF! Well, i'm don feel the mood. Lot of updatez..
HB switching back to office hrs wef nxt monday. Gd news as it means I can go out more often after work! Plus my GYM..
Been SICK! Sick in terms of stupid sore throat causing my cough for 2wks already! Sick of searching for jobs.. waiting for interviews.. n waiting for news of the the interviews. So far attended 2 interviews, received countless calls fr agencies, & sent "hundreds" of emails.. haha.. No good new from anywhere. Look like i nid go Guan Yin Miao to pray real soon. Sian~! I wan a better job, something new for me to learn.. better company benefits, work-life balance. Hai.. Difficult meh?
My new coach bag will be delivering tis wkend. Very looking forward so i can change a new diaper bag! *Excited*!! Hopefully i like the size!
HB switching back to office hrs wef nxt monday. Gd news as it means I can go out more often after work! Plus my GYM..
Been SICK! Sick in terms of stupid sore throat causing my cough for 2wks already! Sick of searching for jobs.. waiting for interviews.. n waiting for news of the the interviews. So far attended 2 interviews, received countless calls fr agencies, & sent "hundreds" of emails.. haha.. No good new from anywhere. Look like i nid go Guan Yin Miao to pray real soon. Sian~! I wan a better job, something new for me to learn.. better company benefits, work-life balance. Hai.. Difficult meh?
My new coach bag will be delivering tis wkend. Very looking forward so i can change a new diaper bag! *Excited*!! Hopefully i like the size!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
I'm back!
I'm back from my Macau + HK trip. Overall abt the trip: Macau was nice.. but HK was bad..
We arrived in Macau on Thu Mrng, and the weather was freezing cold. The weather was 15deg C. Caught us by surprise as my research was 17 - 27deg C. The wind was blowing very strongly as we alight fr our flight. We had to wear our thin jacket to prevent us fr catching a cold. My hb spotted a gal, believed to be a singaporean, has to changed fr her short to a long pant at the airport coz it was too cold. Gtg to our hotel is easy as there are bus shuttle services. We were too early for check-in, so we took a stroll ard the Venetian Hotel. The place was big & we got lost a few times. Managed to check in at 12nn and our suite is HUGE!!!!!!! The living room is separated by the bed & the sofa corner. There are 2 TVs.. so 1 each for us.. There is a study table with printer and internet connection. But we din bring our netbook. :( The bath room is big.. 1 shower corner, 1 bath tub, 2 basins, 1 enclosed toilet bowl, 1 super huge dressing table & 2 close-up mirrors. The wardrobe consists of a ironing board & ironer too. I love the suite.. so big that i felt pampered in every corner of the room.
Afternoon, we took cab to the ruins of St. Paul where we slowly strolled thru the rest of the churchs till the Ah Ma temple. At this temple, for the 1st time, i heard & saw smoke coming out from a real fire crackers!!!! Ar!.. so loud & bcoz it was very smoky, i couldn't really c the fire crackers burning. My hb even suggest if i wan, i juz buy 1 of the fire crackers so that the temple will light for me to watch. haha! But we din buy in the end.
Evening, we met up wif Hb's colleague from Macau for a thai dinner. Food was great and we get to try 1 of the macau "raw prawn" dish. Tasted unique with their special bland of sauces...sweet & sour. As the weather was too freaking cold after the dinner, i quickly rushed into the cheapest shop in Venetian to buy myself a pair of jean at Giodano. Haha~ I cant afford all the other branded shops at Venetian, and i badly need a jean as I'm only left wif a short skirt & a kneel length pant. I will not be able to survive with such short bottoms for my next 3 days wif a 15-20 deg C temperature.
Fri took cotajets ferry to HK. Hb got subsidies rate as the cotajets is under his company's related subsi. It was less than half price per pax. Great savings on the ferry fare. Check-in at the Metropark Mongkok Hotel & begin our Big Buddha tour at Lautau Island, follow by a bus ride to Tai-O fishing village. Wanted to shop at the Tung Chung Outlet shops but HB FORCED ME TO BRING HIM EAT SEAFOOD. So travel all the way to Sai Kung to eat. It wasn't the same place as we ate last time coz we took a bus tis round. It brought us to a much more active town in Sai Kung and luckily, we spot a few seafood restaurants. Hb ordered the most expensive seafood menu, coz he paying for it. haha~ Small crabs, small prawns, small abalone, small lobsters, nice & fresh fish + vegetable. It was freezing cold again as the tables are located outside the restaurants and strong wind blowing. Although there was a huge plastic tent to shelter the wind, but we can still feel the cold and had to sit below the fire warmer... After seafood, we reached back hotel ard 11pm. No shopping. Sad!
Nxt day, we went Wang Ta Xian temple, shopping at the ladies mkt & Hua Yuan Jie when some of the shops are still setting up for the days or not yet open. Met my HK fren, Yaxin for lunch dim sum. Then we went to Peak. Freezing cold as the peak is high up the hill. After peak, we went to Toy R Us to buy Thomas & Train toys for Weilun. Wen we went back to Hua Yuan Jie at 9pm, they are closing for the day already. So no shopping again. Hb wanted to watch movie at 10, an english movie. So no further shopping coz movie ends at 12mn.
Sun, mrng breakfast at coral de cafe, and we went to buy lao po bin which opens at 10am. Next we want to do last min shoppings but none of the shops are open! Empty handled.. I din buy anything for myself in HK!!! Arrhhh.. i hate it! And i super angry wif my hb for wasting my HK trip. I wanted shopping and i got nothing from HK!
My conclusion: no more overseas trip wif HB and my son if i wan shopping!
We arrived in Macau on Thu Mrng, and the weather was freezing cold. The weather was 15deg C. Caught us by surprise as my research was 17 - 27deg C. The wind was blowing very strongly as we alight fr our flight. We had to wear our thin jacket to prevent us fr catching a cold. My hb spotted a gal, believed to be a singaporean, has to changed fr her short to a long pant at the airport coz it was too cold. Gtg to our hotel is easy as there are bus shuttle services. We were too early for check-in, so we took a stroll ard the Venetian Hotel. The place was big & we got lost a few times. Managed to check in at 12nn and our suite is HUGE!!!!!!! The living room is separated by the bed & the sofa corner. There are 2 TVs.. so 1 each for us.. There is a study table with printer and internet connection. But we din bring our netbook. :( The bath room is big.. 1 shower corner, 1 bath tub, 2 basins, 1 enclosed toilet bowl, 1 super huge dressing table & 2 close-up mirrors. The wardrobe consists of a ironing board & ironer too. I love the suite.. so big that i felt pampered in every corner of the room.
Afternoon, we took cab to the ruins of St. Paul where we slowly strolled thru the rest of the churchs till the Ah Ma temple. At this temple, for the 1st time, i heard & saw smoke coming out from a real fire crackers!!!! Ar!.. so loud & bcoz it was very smoky, i couldn't really c the fire crackers burning. My hb even suggest if i wan, i juz buy 1 of the fire crackers so that the temple will light for me to watch. haha! But we din buy in the end.
Evening, we met up wif Hb's colleague from Macau for a thai dinner. Food was great and we get to try 1 of the macau "raw prawn" dish. Tasted unique with their special bland of sauces...sweet & sour. As the weather was too freaking cold after the dinner, i quickly rushed into the cheapest shop in Venetian to buy myself a pair of jean at Giodano. Haha~ I cant afford all the other branded shops at Venetian, and i badly need a jean as I'm only left wif a short skirt & a kneel length pant. I will not be able to survive with such short bottoms for my next 3 days wif a 15-20 deg C temperature.
Fri took cotajets ferry to HK. Hb got subsidies rate as the cotajets is under his company's related subsi. It was less than half price per pax. Great savings on the ferry fare. Check-in at the Metropark Mongkok Hotel & begin our Big Buddha tour at Lautau Island, follow by a bus ride to Tai-O fishing village. Wanted to shop at the Tung Chung Outlet shops but HB FORCED ME TO BRING HIM EAT SEAFOOD. So travel all the way to Sai Kung to eat. It wasn't the same place as we ate last time coz we took a bus tis round. It brought us to a much more active town in Sai Kung and luckily, we spot a few seafood restaurants. Hb ordered the most expensive seafood menu, coz he paying for it. haha~ Small crabs, small prawns, small abalone, small lobsters, nice & fresh fish + vegetable. It was freezing cold again as the tables are located outside the restaurants and strong wind blowing. Although there was a huge plastic tent to shelter the wind, but we can still feel the cold and had to sit below the fire warmer... After seafood, we reached back hotel ard 11pm. No shopping. Sad!
Nxt day, we went Wang Ta Xian temple, shopping at the ladies mkt & Hua Yuan Jie when some of the shops are still setting up for the days or not yet open. Met my HK fren, Yaxin for lunch dim sum. Then we went to Peak. Freezing cold as the peak is high up the hill. After peak, we went to Toy R Us to buy Thomas & Train toys for Weilun. Wen we went back to Hua Yuan Jie at 9pm, they are closing for the day already. So no shopping again. Hb wanted to watch movie at 10, an english movie. So no further shopping coz movie ends at 12mn.
Sun, mrng breakfast at coral de cafe, and we went to buy lao po bin which opens at 10am. Next we want to do last min shoppings but none of the shops are open! Empty handled.. I din buy anything for myself in HK!!! Arrhhh.. i hate it! And i super angry wif my hb for wasting my HK trip. I wanted shopping and i got nothing from HK!
My conclusion: no more overseas trip wif HB and my son if i wan shopping!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Macau + Hongkong in Mar 2011
I'm glad to announce that I'm gng for a holiday again! And yes, it's back to Macau & HongKong AGAIN! I'm gng back to the same country that i went less than 1yr ago. lol~ This time wif a different party ---> Hubby! Juz the 2 of us only!
He has booked 6star Venetian Hotel @ Macau! Wif the corporate discount, it was only S$100+ for 1Nite! While HK stay was $150+ per Nite. We be spending 2D1N at Macau, 3D2N at HK. Air tix booked, hotel booked. So left the itinerary... HB wan sightseeing more.. while i prefer shopping more.. & since only 2of us. It be easy to co-ordinate! Looking forward for the trip!
He has booked 6star Venetian Hotel @ Macau! Wif the corporate discount, it was only S$100+ for 1Nite! While HK stay was $150+ per Nite. We be spending 2D1N at Macau, 3D2N at HK. Air tix booked, hotel booked. So left the itinerary... HB wan sightseeing more.. while i prefer shopping more.. & since only 2of us. It be easy to co-ordinate! Looking forward for the trip!
My little boy turns 4!
Times really flies.. my boy turns 4, girl turning 1.5yo in another mth time! Cant believe my kids are growing up so fast!
My boy is picking up more languages skills at school. Nursery class now.. so he shd be learning how to write & read in English & Chinese to prepare himself for primary 1 in another 2+ yrs time.
We bought him a 4wheeled bicycle for his birthday present. He loves it very much & is coping to cycle the 'big' bicycle. It was pretty tall for him, but a bigger bike can lasts him more years. Now that WL got a new bike, HB got a new air pump for his own bicycle, both Dad & son had lots of guy bonding session over the wkends. Left me pushing little girl in WL's smaller tricycle ard the neigbourhood. Guess HB will buy a brand new bike for himself, & i will install a child seat on his old bike, so the family of 4 can go for a longer distance cycling trip!
JE has been 'growing' also. Her side big teeth r developing.. soon she can join us in our normal meals. And because she felt that she has more teeth, she can BITE people! Poor WL was bitten by JE during 1 of the playing session:
JE also loves to climb up & down.. UP the window frames & door grills.. DOWN under the table & chairs! She's walking quite stable now & hardly crawls. She will spin ard in circles or even attempt to run or jump.. & ended up on the floor.. haha~
JE is adapting well to strangers & my family members. She's also very jealous when I'm carrying other people. At my parents' hse reunion dinner, I helped to care for my nephew & she cries in tears! haha~ I wasn't allow to bathe every night if HB is not ard. If i say i wan bathe, she stick to me like glue! If i ran into the bathroom w/o her, she will cry outside the bathroom till i come out! Terrible hor! She loves to bathe, esp if she sees Daddy bathing Kor Kor w/o her, she will try remove her clothes (which she cannot) & walk into the bathroom even when it's not her turn yet... At least now the Dad is helping me wif some chores.. haha~
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
CNY cookies- Honey Cornflakes
Wif a brand new oven purchased last yr, it's time i displayed my baking skills. Although i still had a 'super-glue' daughter, i'm glad tt i have my sis' helping hands ard. So i managed to bake - Honey Cornflakes Cookies. It's a very simple baking method. And given my limited time, so it's the only cookies i can try this year. Sad ar.. but it was a good try though. Presenting my honey cornflakes:
Receipe i took from online blogs:
Ingredients
275g cornflakes
100g sliced almonds
250g butter
½ cup honey
4 tbsp sugar
Method
Melt butter, honey and sugar in saucepan till it bubbles and becomes a thick homogenous mixture, about 5 mins. Pour into cornflakes and almonds, stir well to combine. Put into small paper cups. Bake at 180C for 6-8 mins. Leave to cool and crisp. Store in airtight container.
Above receipe is quite sweet.. tt's the comment fr ple who ate my Honey Cornflakes. I suspect it's the honey. Will be trying 2nd round this wk or next wk.. lol~ Gd luck to me & whoever is gng to try this!
Receipe i took from online blogs:
Honey cornflakes
Ingredients
275g cornflakes
100g sliced almonds
250g butter
½ cup honey
4 tbsp sugar
Method
Melt butter, honey and sugar in saucepan till it bubbles and becomes a thick homogenous mixture, about 5 mins. Pour into cornflakes and almonds, stir well to combine. Put into small paper cups. Bake at 180C for 6-8 mins. Leave to cool and crisp. Store in airtight container.
Creative Embroidery
I always fuss over my uneven, messy eyebrows. And worse still, i go teased my sis on her uneven eyebrow too. So 1 day, sis went to do Creative Embroidery. Effect: Lovely! I like her brows.. so neat.. so i went to search on more details on CE!
Call up a few popular salons & they r either too far, too expensive or waiting time is too long- mid yr! So amongst 1 of the forum, some1 was mentioning abt Estetica. A search in the net reveal a branch at Yishun Northpt. Great! Next i called them up & was quoted $180! Wow.. it's very cheap but it make me hestitate if it's really CE or eyebrow embroidery. As mkt price outside is above 300/400 or even 1k!! Anyway, i still make an appointment.
At the outlet, i was quoted MORE! Advertising tactic.. Cost of $180 exclude touch up $100, antiseptic liquid $20 each & GST lor. *Angry!* & they keep promoting Facial, slimming + VIP membership. All i nid is only CE!!! After being pester while waiting for the beautician, i took up a small facial package wif FOC 2 moles removal. Got 2 irritating moles on my left cheek. Was quoted $100 for ea mole removal, & i got it FOC wif 6 facial treatment. The rest of slimming + VIP, i rejected firmly.
My beautician is Angie. She was quoted in the forum and she was the only 1 doing CE in that outlet. So all the picture of previous customers shown to me, were done by her. She's very friendly & my outcome: LOVELY! Lot of gd comments fr my colleagues praising the shape was well-done. So now i have a pair of neat eyebrows.
Presenting my left eyebrow as i couldn't manage to take nice photo alone.
Doesn't it look very natural? It's also call 3D creative embroidery, coz the ink is pierced into the skin in straight line.. not tattoo or shading.. It's suppose to last a few years.. therefore, consider semi-permanent.
Call up a few popular salons & they r either too far, too expensive or waiting time is too long- mid yr! So amongst 1 of the forum, some1 was mentioning abt Estetica. A search in the net reveal a branch at Yishun Northpt. Great! Next i called them up & was quoted $180! Wow.. it's very cheap but it make me hestitate if it's really CE or eyebrow embroidery. As mkt price outside is above 300/400 or even 1k!! Anyway, i still make an appointment.
At the outlet, i was quoted MORE! Advertising tactic.. Cost of $180 exclude touch up $100, antiseptic liquid $20 each & GST lor. *Angry!* & they keep promoting Facial, slimming + VIP membership. All i nid is only CE!!! After being pester while waiting for the beautician, i took up a small facial package wif FOC 2 moles removal. Got 2 irritating moles on my left cheek. Was quoted $100 for ea mole removal, & i got it FOC wif 6 facial treatment. The rest of slimming + VIP, i rejected firmly.
My beautician is Angie. She was quoted in the forum and she was the only 1 doing CE in that outlet. So all the picture of previous customers shown to me, were done by her. She's very friendly & my outcome: LOVELY! Lot of gd comments fr my colleagues praising the shape was well-done. So now i have a pair of neat eyebrows.
Presenting my left eyebrow as i couldn't manage to take nice photo alone.
Before & After
Doesn't it look very natural? It's also call 3D creative embroidery, coz the ink is pierced into the skin in straight line.. not tattoo or shading.. It's suppose to last a few years.. therefore, consider semi-permanent.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Welcome to TWENTY ELEVEN!!!
Wishes all readers a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Brand new year marks a few changes for each of us in the family.
JE: She's gng to turn 18mths in 3mths time. Planning to put her into childcare after she turns 1.5yo. Hopefully she will survive well in there...
WL: He's graduated into NURSERY! Oh my, my boy has grown up so much. 4yo in a mth's time. Got to prepare his bday party supplies for his classmates.
HB & Myself: We are turning THIRTIES towards end of the year. Excited.. n hope we will achieve more as we grow older.. haha~
Soon it be time to welcome Chinese New Year... A day after Xmas, i already heard some stores playing CNY songs.. hanging RED clothes in their stores.. Yup, 1 mth left for my spring cleaning, CNY grocery shopping, new year clothes shopping..
Sad thing is HB may not be able to get his leave & he has to work on all days of CNY. So there may be some changes to the CNY families visiting routine this year. Details have not been discussed yet.
Excited to welcome Year of Rabbit..
Brand new year marks a few changes for each of us in the family.
JE: She's gng to turn 18mths in 3mths time. Planning to put her into childcare after she turns 1.5yo. Hopefully she will survive well in there...
WL: He's graduated into NURSERY! Oh my, my boy has grown up so much. 4yo in a mth's time. Got to prepare his bday party supplies for his classmates.
HB & Myself: We are turning THIRTIES towards end of the year. Excited.. n hope we will achieve more as we grow older.. haha~
Soon it be time to welcome Chinese New Year... A day after Xmas, i already heard some stores playing CNY songs.. hanging RED clothes in their stores.. Yup, 1 mth left for my spring cleaning, CNY grocery shopping, new year clothes shopping..
Sad thing is HB may not be able to get his leave & he has to work on all days of CNY. So there may be some changes to the CNY families visiting routine this year. Details have not been discussed yet.
Excited to welcome Year of Rabbit..
Friday, December 31, 2010
Last day of 2010
Hurrary... it's the last day of Twenty Ten..
We are welcoming Twenty Eleven tmr.. I am looking forward to a better year next year, hopefully! I'm sure everyone hopes next year will be better!
Time to review past year resolutions & make better & achieveable resolutions for next year.
2010 Resolutions:
1) May my kids & family be more healthier in the years ahead!
- ACHIEVED
2) Slim down to 50+ kg! -3/4
- ACHIEVED coz current weight is 60+/-. Already shaved 5-6kg liao.
3) More hardworking me @ work, home & everything i do!
- NEH, still need improvement. lol~
4) Have a better husband who loves n dores my family more than any other thing.
- NEH for 1st part: He's still flirting ard outside. 2nd part improvement achieved: he helped look after JE more now. Perhaps she's bigger, so easier to look after now.
5) Maintain a healthier body by eating more healthier food & exercising more.
- Ate a lot of cereals early part of year. Exercise is still on ave pace, once a wk. :(
6) Cook more for my family, esp. the weekends.
- Yeah, cooking whenever Hb's working on wkends. Easy simple meals.
7) Play less Facebook games. (wahaha)
- Haha~ less addicted at home bah.
8) More Salary increment or change of a better-paid & good environment job!
- Failed. Still same pay, same place. :(
9) Save more money (for rainy day) & less over-spending.
- Failed too due to part 8 above.
10) Win more lottery (lol~)
- Failed also.
11) Travel to more countries that i nvr visited before.
- Not a lot of countries but i manged to cover Hong Kong, Macau & Shenzhen. Woohhooo...
2011 Resolutions
1) Healthier & happy family of coz! Love my family to the max!
2) Slim down.. 55kg bah. Shd be achieveable goal.
3) Salary increment + gd bonus or switch jobs wif better learning exposure!!!
4) Target to run half-marathon in 2011... which means more exercise!
5) Cook more @ home + healthy eating.
6) Save more money, esp my rainy funds..
7) Travel to more places: aiming Japan, Beijing, Shanghai, Bintan, Phuket. *hope dreams come true*
We are welcoming Twenty Eleven tmr.. I am looking forward to a better year next year, hopefully! I'm sure everyone hopes next year will be better!
Time to review past year resolutions & make better & achieveable resolutions for next year.
2010 Resolutions:
1) May my kids & family be more healthier in the years ahead!
- ACHIEVED
2) Slim down to 50+ kg! -3/4
- ACHIEVED coz current weight is 60+/-. Already shaved 5-6kg liao.
3) More hardworking me @ work, home & everything i do!
- NEH, still need improvement. lol~
4) Have a better husband who loves n dores my family more than any other thing.
- NEH for 1st part: He's still flirting ard outside. 2nd part improvement achieved: he helped look after JE more now. Perhaps she's bigger, so easier to look after now.
5) Maintain a healthier body by eating more healthier food & exercising more.
- Ate a lot of cereals early part of year. Exercise is still on ave pace, once a wk. :(
6) Cook more for my family, esp. the weekends.
- Yeah, cooking whenever Hb's working on wkends. Easy simple meals.
7) Play less Facebook games. (wahaha)
- Haha~ less addicted at home bah.
8) More Salary increment or change of a better-paid & good environment job!
- Failed. Still same pay, same place. :(
9) Save more money (for rainy day) & less over-spending.
- Failed too due to part 8 above.
10) Win more lottery (lol~)
- Failed also.
11) Travel to more countries that i nvr visited before.
- Not a lot of countries but i manged to cover Hong Kong, Macau & Shenzhen. Woohhooo...
2011 Resolutions
1) Healthier & happy family of coz! Love my family to the max!
2) Slim down.. 55kg bah. Shd be achieveable goal.
3) Salary increment + gd bonus or switch jobs wif better learning exposure!!!
4) Target to run half-marathon in 2011... which means more exercise!
5) Cook more @ home + healthy eating.
6) Save more money, esp my rainy funds..
7) Travel to more places: aiming Japan, Beijing, Shanghai, Bintan, Phuket. *hope dreams come true*
May all of us achieve our resolutions in Twenty Eleven.
Stay happy always!
Love you all, and of coz, i love myself too!
*Smuacks*
Monday, December 27, 2010
Xmas Pics
Mother & Daughter. I have lost all my pictures in my HP after i did a 1-to-1 exchange wif Starhub last wk. So took some to store as my wall paper in Hp.
JE is WALKING! Yeah.. a bit unstable.. & she prefer to Crawl coz she crawls faster than she walk. haha~ So she still nid lots of walking practice..
Photos of my 2 lovely kids @ AMK Hub on Xmas Eve.
Both kids trying to open Xmas presents from their Uncle & Auntie-in-law.Wednesday, December 22, 2010
End of 2010???
Yess.. it's coming to an END soon! Gng to say bye-bye to TWENTY-TEN & to welcome TWENTY-ELEVEN!!
Before that, i managed to do some final stuffs in these last 2 wks of 2010.
-Managed to spring clean my dirty home PARTIALLY. Yes! I'm a bit lazy, so only clear part of the hse. Tink only wen nearer to CNY, den i will speed up my cleaning. Lol~
- Gng for a big feast wif my ex-colleagues on thu. Eve of the Eve of Xmas. Hohoho~ It's japanese buffet. So hope v have lots of fun & laughter... hohoho~
- Organise a gathering next tue for my poly fren. 1 of them is gng to pop ard CNY & jan is busy for accountants like us. So I hope to c my 'distorted figure'-mummy-to-be b4 she pop! lol~
- No plan on Xmas day itself as Hb working. But i do crave for xmas log cake. *hint hint*
- Xmas part at office on eve of xmas day. Tis yr is lucky to get half day off!
- New year 2011 is gng to be a BANG as i got chalet BBQ to celebrate & welcome the year. Gonna be fun as my kids can walk, so i can party & get drunk. wahaha~
- Praying hard for a fatty bonus & gd pay rise to fulfilled my travelling wishes in 2011!
My new year resolutions will be DISCLOSE here wen i got time to type. haha.. meanwhile:
MERRY XMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR! WOHOHOHOHO~~~
Before that, i managed to do some final stuffs in these last 2 wks of 2010.
-Managed to spring clean my dirty home PARTIALLY. Yes! I'm a bit lazy, so only clear part of the hse. Tink only wen nearer to CNY, den i will speed up my cleaning. Lol~
- Gng for a big feast wif my ex-colleagues on thu. Eve of the Eve of Xmas. Hohoho~ It's japanese buffet. So hope v have lots of fun & laughter... hohoho~
- Organise a gathering next tue for my poly fren. 1 of them is gng to pop ard CNY & jan is busy for accountants like us. So I hope to c my 'distorted figure'-mummy-to-be b4 she pop! lol~
- No plan on Xmas day itself as Hb working. But i do crave for xmas log cake. *hint hint*
- Xmas part at office on eve of xmas day. Tis yr is lucky to get half day off!
- New year 2011 is gng to be a BANG as i got chalet BBQ to celebrate & welcome the year. Gonna be fun as my kids can walk, so i can party & get drunk. wahaha~
- Praying hard for a fatty bonus & gd pay rise to fulfilled my travelling wishes in 2011!
My new year resolutions will be DISCLOSE here wen i got time to type. haha.. meanwhile:
MERRY XMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR! WOHOHOHOHO~~~
JE @ 15mths old
Cheers~!
Time really flies~ or zoom pass w/o we realising it ourselves...
JE juz turn 15 mths old! She weights a healthy 9.1kg on her 15mths & 1 day old. She had her MMR Jab + the 3rd pneunomoccal jab together. Her 1st jab, she was already unhappy abt the pain. Then nxt came 2nd jab & she let loose & scream out loud. She cried for ard 10min.. tears flowing out like tap-water. haha.. So the next few days was terrible for both her mummy (that's me!) & her ah-ma. She couldn't slp well in the day & night. Maybe she got frightened by the jabs. Poor gal.. & poor US!
The nurse asks me 3 standard qns on JE:
1) Can she walk by herself?
Unfortunately, the nurse tried and attract JE to walk to her, the stubbon JE refused. So this answer was "NO".
2) Can she clap & wave hands?
Yes, this has no problem.
3) Can she say simple words like Mama & Papa?
I honestly told the nurse that JE is unable to call Mama & Papa yet. All she can say is Hi-Five & Hello!
Stange gal i got right? She cant pronouce single word, but can speak 2-tone words.. "hi-five" & "har-low". Wonder wen she will finally call mama? & walk firmly to me?
Time really flies~ or zoom pass w/o we realising it ourselves...
JE juz turn 15 mths old! She weights a healthy 9.1kg on her 15mths & 1 day old. She had her MMR Jab + the 3rd pneunomoccal jab together. Her 1st jab, she was already unhappy abt the pain. Then nxt came 2nd jab & she let loose & scream out loud. She cried for ard 10min.. tears flowing out like tap-water. haha.. So the next few days was terrible for both her mummy (that's me!) & her ah-ma. She couldn't slp well in the day & night. Maybe she got frightened by the jabs. Poor gal.. & poor US!
The nurse asks me 3 standard qns on JE:
1) Can she walk by herself?
Unfortunately, the nurse tried and attract JE to walk to her, the stubbon JE refused. So this answer was "NO".
2) Can she clap & wave hands?
Yes, this has no problem.
3) Can she say simple words like Mama & Papa?
I honestly told the nurse that JE is unable to call Mama & Papa yet. All she can say is Hi-Five & Hello!
Stange gal i got right? She cant pronouce single word, but can speak 2-tone words.. "hi-five" & "har-low". Wonder wen she will finally call mama? & walk firmly to me?
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
How Fast is Fast? How Slow is Slow?
It's all abt my gal, my notti little lazy gal! Dunno if she is lazy or she is notti. She simply refused to WALK!! She's 14mths+ now! My friend's gal can walk at 1yo! Both gals have a elder brother to motivate them to walk. But why my gal still don feel motivated at all?
Old folk has this belief: "The later one learns to walk, means he/she will have a better life when they grow up." How true is this belief? If it's true, i don't mind that my gal have a better life in future. But can it be used to coax the parents only? A sort of excuse to cool the impatient parents that it's ok for their babies to learn walking slower than their peers?
Last sunday, we went out for our dinner. Hb & I held one hand of JE each, & we walked from our house door to the lift. Can see that JE is excited abt walking! WL wanted to hold JE's hand too, but she refused to hold WL's hand. haha~ The very next day, I saw a big improvement from gal. Wen i went to pick the kids up from my inlaw hse, JE crawled towards me, suddenly stand up & walked few steps to reach me. Ahhh~! At least she dare to challenge that few steps... Mil also claimed JE walked a few steps in the mrng too. Hope that she will walk even more steps as days go by... Will hope that she can walk & maybe run abt during our chalet in Jan!
Last wk, i had breakfast at a coffeeshop nearby WL's school. I bumped into another parent of WL's classmates. I asked if her daughter, Gigi learned how to write alphabets. I was complaining how slow is my boy. I'm comparing him to a friend's daughter who can write her name, although not with neat strokes, but visibly can read the alphabets. The mum was saying that as they are still young, their bones r not yet properly developed. So if they learned to write ABC, it may affects their finger bones formation. So it is advised to wait till they start nursery next year, when teachers teach writing, that we can begin to coach them. No hurry..
Suddenly I felt so kiasu. Feel like looking for enrichment classes for WL... Am i stressing him? or Am i stressing myself? Shd i let nature take its course.. let them learn slowly...
Old folk has this belief: "The later one learns to walk, means he/she will have a better life when they grow up." How true is this belief? If it's true, i don't mind that my gal have a better life in future. But can it be used to coax the parents only? A sort of excuse to cool the impatient parents that it's ok for their babies to learn walking slower than their peers?
Last sunday, we went out for our dinner. Hb & I held one hand of JE each, & we walked from our house door to the lift. Can see that JE is excited abt walking! WL wanted to hold JE's hand too, but she refused to hold WL's hand. haha~ The very next day, I saw a big improvement from gal. Wen i went to pick the kids up from my inlaw hse, JE crawled towards me, suddenly stand up & walked few steps to reach me. Ahhh~! At least she dare to challenge that few steps... Mil also claimed JE walked a few steps in the mrng too. Hope that she will walk even more steps as days go by... Will hope that she can walk & maybe run abt during our chalet in Jan!
Last wk, i had breakfast at a coffeeshop nearby WL's school. I bumped into another parent of WL's classmates. I asked if her daughter, Gigi learned how to write alphabets. I was complaining how slow is my boy. I'm comparing him to a friend's daughter who can write her name, although not with neat strokes, but visibly can read the alphabets. The mum was saying that as they are still young, their bones r not yet properly developed. So if they learned to write ABC, it may affects their finger bones formation. So it is advised to wait till they start nursery next year, when teachers teach writing, that we can begin to coach them. No hurry..
Suddenly I felt so kiasu. Feel like looking for enrichment classes for WL... Am i stressing him? or Am i stressing myself? Shd i let nature take its course.. let them learn slowly...
Monday, November 22, 2010
Weddings
Every year, both hb & I have countless weddings to attend. Either his friend or mine or our relatives... To make sure that we wont 'underpaid' the angbao, I always check the market rate of the venue & adjust accordingly, depending on the relationship wif the bride or groom. This coming sat i've got a church weddings only! First time giving a church wedding angbao! So i need the rates! My search brought me to this little article which i hope is worth sharing wif others:
Lastly,
Happy Marriage to Adrian & Jane! See ya this sat!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Time for a Good Laugh
Everyone need a good laugh now & then. So here's one for you!
1. Go to Google Maps.
2. Go to "Get Directions"
3. Select the following:
a) Type 'Taiwan' as the start location, 'China' as the end loctaion. Read STEP 24 of the directions.
b) Type 'Japan' as the start location, 'Taiwan' as the end loctaion. Read STEP 43 of the directions, then STEP 79.
c) Type 'Taiwan' as the start location, 'USA' as the end loctaion. Read STEP 24 of the directions, then STEP 61, then STEP 112 & then STEP 123.
HAHA...
1. Go to Google Maps.
2. Go to "Get Directions"
3. Select the following:
a) Type 'Taiwan' as the start location, 'China' as the end loctaion. Read STEP 24 of the directions.
b) Type 'Japan' as the start location, 'Taiwan' as the end loctaion. Read STEP 43 of the directions, then STEP 79.
c) Type 'Taiwan' as the start location, 'USA' as the end loctaion. Read STEP 24 of the directions, then STEP 61, then STEP 112 & then STEP 123.
HAHA...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Sad Case
I guessed every singaporean will have heard or read abt darren ng's murder case at the Downtown east by now. I will not elaborate on the case as detailed info can be flashed all over yahoo, channelnewasia, etc.
Firstly, i wish darren RIP.
The case was discussed as an incident of staring issue. I heard was staring at tattoos (although no media has confirm this part yet). I don understand why the hackers mean so much abt staring? Wen i'm in deep though, i stare blankly too! Wen i c some nice interesting things, like ple clothings, tattoo, i will aso take a 2nd look, or even stare at it to admire the beauty. So does it consider as my staring being rude? So i deserved to be hacked too?
The attackers really never think thru seriously b4 acting. Or maybe the attackers have been thru a rough day, they juz wan find someone to lose their anger.. but WHY use CHOPPERS! Alamak! Y muz involve blood! Don't they know that attacking people wif a weapon will increase the penalty- CANING! They tink that govt caning is painless ar? Then now they wan attack wif a weapon and the idea of killing the victim? Ya, they did kill the poor victim, but have they though abt their own lives? Will they survive for long even if the victim is dead? Come on, this is singapore! It's death penalty for murdering! It's 10 ple lives + 1 darren = 11 innocent lives juz becoz of 1 stupid staring issue. Imagine how many ple are affected by this case: Parents, siblings, close friends, relatives of these 11 YOUNG people that are gng to die (death penalty) or has already been dead.
I'm myself is a parent of 2. I don't wish my kids to pass away via such stupid way. So no matter wat, i will try my best to educate them as much as i can. To prevent them from attacking ple based on STARING, or to attack ple wif weapons! As for being a possible victim, i can only pray for their safety, pray that they don mit such unreasonable attackers in their lives.
Lastly, to all gangster or everyone, if u don like ple to stare at u, then u stare back at them la. Stare till both yr eyes pop out lor.
Firstly, i wish darren RIP.
The case was discussed as an incident of staring issue. I heard was staring at tattoos (although no media has confirm this part yet). I don understand why the hackers mean so much abt staring? Wen i'm in deep though, i stare blankly too! Wen i c some nice interesting things, like ple clothings, tattoo, i will aso take a 2nd look, or even stare at it to admire the beauty. So does it consider as my staring being rude? So i deserved to be hacked too?
The attackers really never think thru seriously b4 acting. Or maybe the attackers have been thru a rough day, they juz wan find someone to lose their anger.. but WHY use CHOPPERS! Alamak! Y muz involve blood! Don't they know that attacking people wif a weapon will increase the penalty- CANING! They tink that govt caning is painless ar? Then now they wan attack wif a weapon and the idea of killing the victim? Ya, they did kill the poor victim, but have they though abt their own lives? Will they survive for long even if the victim is dead? Come on, this is singapore! It's death penalty for murdering! It's 10 ple lives + 1 darren = 11 innocent lives juz becoz of 1 stupid staring issue. Imagine how many ple are affected by this case: Parents, siblings, close friends, relatives of these 11 YOUNG people that are gng to die (death penalty) or has already been dead.
I'm myself is a parent of 2. I don't wish my kids to pass away via such stupid way. So no matter wat, i will try my best to educate them as much as i can. To prevent them from attacking ple based on STARING, or to attack ple wif weapons! As for being a possible victim, i can only pray for their safety, pray that they don mit such unreasonable attackers in their lives.
Lastly, to all gangster or everyone, if u don like ple to stare at u, then u stare back at them la. Stare till both yr eyes pop out lor.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Save? Save? Save?
I don recall when the last time I actually start savings! OMG!
Yes, I have zero savings a/c. Isn't that bad? I have huge chunck of credit cards debts.. mostly are instalments. Do I keep track of my savings? - Yes, I do! But it's always show a DEFICIT in the Total box. Sometimes i wonder why am I an accountant, when I cant even manage my own finance? I got zero emergency funds! Zero travelling funds! I earn & spend all my pay check! Horrible hor~ Haha~
So are u like me too??? I happen to glance upon a article fr yahoo. So here i'm sharing wif you. Hope it's work for me & you!
The following tips are based on financial practices and methods that have worked and have helped many individuals stay afloat and comfortable even in these uncertain times.
1. Save for purchases. Saving is a habit a lot of people are learning to forget because of the convenience of credit cards. For instance, it's easy to get tempted by offers such as this one by Chase Visa cards, that will give you cash back upon your first sign up. Sounds great, but only in the hands of those people who are confident about paying off their cards.
Because of the consumer-oriented nature of businesses nowadays, people are enticed and conditioned to buy, buy, buy, even at a young age. So instead of learning how to save for those things we want, we choose instead to just swipe that card. Whatever happened to setting aside the money until we have enough to make the purchases we'd like to make?
2. Save for the future. If there's anything that you can do for your financial health -- which you should keep doing regardless of how boring or challenging it can become -- it would be to save and invest for the long term. There are a lot of goals to save for and by getting into the habit of saving, you'll eventually find your money growing on its own accord.
Avoid using credit indiscriminately and work to build a savings fund that's dedicated for emergencies, and another one that's dedicated to your future goals. Build your emergency fund and have a backup plan to keep you from getting an overdraft or from accumulating credit card debt that could arise from coping with a calamity or an unexpected event. Grow your other savings fund into an investment portfolio that you keep in mutual fund companies or well regarded investment brokers (some, like ETrade, have both a banking and investment arm you can peruse).
Long-term goals include saving for your retirement. If you have kids, you should save for their college education as well. Don't get tired of saving! It could be your financial salvation!
3. Live within your means. True, it can be a downright test of your will each time you walk by your favorite gadgets, clothes or insert-your-shopping-addiction-here store. In your mind, you may be thinking about how easy it would be to make a purchase by simply using the plastic. So you start to reach for your card. But wait! You just finished paying off your credit card debt! Must you kill yourself financially once again?
Living within our means is a habit that many of us have lost. However, we have to accept the fact that we have to practice a bit more will power and live within our budget. If it's not in the budget this month, make it part of the budget next month. If need be, sacrifice a bit of your food allowance, or cut the budget allotment in other areas in order to afford the one thing you want. Maybe you don't really watch cable TV. Maybe it's time to have it cut off? How about switching to a lower plan? How about cutting down on going to the theater? There may be more affordable alternatives such as Blockbuster or Netflix services that you may want to use instead.
Time for me to ditch my credit cards aside.. & maybe reduce instalment temptations. Time for me to stop visiting blogshops & BP threads.
My target savings:
1) Rainy funds that's equivalent to 3mths of my salary! +
2) 1week of Japan holidays +
3) Shopping trips to BKK or Taipei
Est: $15k
Yes! I WILL ACHIEVE IT! I CAN & I MUST!!! (Hopefully!)
Yes, I have zero savings a/c. Isn't that bad? I have huge chunck of credit cards debts.. mostly are instalments. Do I keep track of my savings? - Yes, I do! But it's always show a DEFICIT in the Total box. Sometimes i wonder why am I an accountant, when I cant even manage my own finance? I got zero emergency funds! Zero travelling funds! I earn & spend all my pay check! Horrible hor~ Haha~
So are u like me too??? I happen to glance upon a article fr yahoo. So here i'm sharing wif you. Hope it's work for me & you!
The following tips are based on financial practices and methods that have worked and have helped many individuals stay afloat and comfortable even in these uncertain times.
1. Save for purchases. Saving is a habit a lot of people are learning to forget because of the convenience of credit cards. For instance, it's easy to get tempted by offers such as this one by Chase Visa cards, that will give you cash back upon your first sign up. Sounds great, but only in the hands of those people who are confident about paying off their cards.
Because of the consumer-oriented nature of businesses nowadays, people are enticed and conditioned to buy, buy, buy, even at a young age. So instead of learning how to save for those things we want, we choose instead to just swipe that card. Whatever happened to setting aside the money until we have enough to make the purchases we'd like to make?
2. Save for the future. If there's anything that you can do for your financial health -- which you should keep doing regardless of how boring or challenging it can become -- it would be to save and invest for the long term. There are a lot of goals to save for and by getting into the habit of saving, you'll eventually find your money growing on its own accord.
Avoid using credit indiscriminately and work to build a savings fund that's dedicated for emergencies, and another one that's dedicated to your future goals. Build your emergency fund and have a backup plan to keep you from getting an overdraft or from accumulating credit card debt that could arise from coping with a calamity or an unexpected event. Grow your other savings fund into an investment portfolio that you keep in mutual fund companies or well regarded investment brokers (some, like ETrade, have both a banking and investment arm you can peruse).
Long-term goals include saving for your retirement. If you have kids, you should save for their college education as well. Don't get tired of saving! It could be your financial salvation!
3. Live within your means. True, it can be a downright test of your will each time you walk by your favorite gadgets, clothes or insert-your-shopping-addiction-here store. In your mind, you may be thinking about how easy it would be to make a purchase by simply using the plastic. So you start to reach for your card. But wait! You just finished paying off your credit card debt! Must you kill yourself financially once again?
Living within our means is a habit that many of us have lost. However, we have to accept the fact that we have to practice a bit more will power and live within our budget. If it's not in the budget this month, make it part of the budget next month. If need be, sacrifice a bit of your food allowance, or cut the budget allotment in other areas in order to afford the one thing you want. Maybe you don't really watch cable TV. Maybe it's time to have it cut off? How about switching to a lower plan? How about cutting down on going to the theater? There may be more affordable alternatives such as Blockbuster or Netflix services that you may want to use instead.
Time for me to ditch my credit cards aside.. & maybe reduce instalment temptations. Time for me to stop visiting blogshops & BP threads.
My target savings:
1) Rainy funds that's equivalent to 3mths of my salary! +
2) 1week of Japan holidays +
3) Shopping trips to BKK or Taipei
Est: $15k
Yes! I WILL ACHIEVE IT! I CAN & I MUST!!! (Hopefully!)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Family Car
Yeah! My family finally owns a car! Or rather.. my maternal family owns a car now! It's a 2nd hand car, & it cant fit the whole family of 8adults + 3 kids. And so far, i havent took a car ride in it. Anyway, the car wasnt purchase for me to use at all. More for my 2 brothers to fight for the usage. Wahaha~
One of the day will borrow & use it for my practise. 9 yrs of license.. nvr drove at expressway b4. Nvr drive beyond yck & sbwg area. Wat a lousy driver am I! haha~
One of the day will borrow & use it for my practise. 9 yrs of license.. nvr drove at expressway b4. Nvr drive beyond yck & sbwg area. Wat a lousy driver am I! haha~
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