Kara

It's another Tuesday

2010-10-05T12:32:00.002+08:00

MIA for a long while already.. hehe..

Kait's asleep in her yao lan and I'm munching on cookies for "lunch" while waiting for HP to reach here so I can feed kait her lunch then go out and da bao our own lunch.. Roast duck! Yummy!

Just an update.. Kait will be 1year old this 23rd.. And I'm preggy with #2.. xD Quite blurry but I think should be week12+.. EDD is in mid Apr next year..

Kait seems to be happy "knowing" she's gonna have a companion.. haha.. I'm so glad that she's not those "jealous" or "sticky glue" type when mummy's preggy.. She's just balanced.. *happy*

Nothing much to update la.. Everything's pretty much the same.. YF's on reservist for these 2 weeks.. So I get to have proper dinner with him everynight! Yay! Downside is that he leaves super early for work every morning.. xD But he's been the best hubby! Ever since I knew I'm preggy, I've been in hell.. This time round, my #2 gave me very bad symptoms sia! Fatigue, nausea, cramps etc.. Everything came super fast and super heavy.. Lucky I got such a great hubby to help out.. Ar bo I die liao loh.. lol..

Kait's fidgeting in her yao lan already.. Think she'll be awake for her lunch soon.. Hope will be able to update in, say, another century ba.. LOL..

Indescribable Feeling..

2010-04-18T16:15:00.002+08:00

How time flies!! Kaitlyn's turning 6months old in 5more days! Let's see, it's been 39wk + 1day + 6mos since I got preggy! Seriously! How much faster can time pass! I still remember the day I got the positive test.. Was so excited! Also remembered the day we went to Dr Kee's for scanning.. hehe.. It seemed so recent yet it has been more than a year ago! Totally OMG la!

I remember thinking I can't wait for Kait to pass the 6mos timeline (cos everyone said it'll be much much easier to handle after 6mos =X) and suddenly, she's almost 6mos! Past 6months has gone past in a whirlwind.. Day after day just passed.. hehe..

Life's been pretty standard.. Taking care of Kait is a monotone business.. haha..
Every morning :
Bathe her,
Feed her,
Play with her,
Put her to nap..
Clean up her bath mess,
Then :
Play with her when she wakes up,
Occasionally feed her some semi-solids for lunch (frisocrem or heinz baby food),
Change her diaper when she starts to get fussy for milk,
Feed her,
Carry her a bit then put her to nap..
Time for minor housechores if time permits (our laundry, baby's laundry, my lunch etc)

Kait naps for about 30min each nap now.. So not much time for me to slack enough.. lol..
I repeat the same thing until YF comes home to relieve me a bit.. haha.. I'm SO GLAD to have such a nice husband! He's really a great father too! I'm really really so glad Kait sleeps through at night.. That's when YF and I can have our chats and cuddles.. xD *Loves*

I feel like my life is so full right now that I cannot describe it.. It's way more than contentment.. And the best thing is, it's still growing.. I am way MORE than grateful for being so blessed!

We have our home, at least a transport for easy access, have a strong relationship between husband & wife, have such a beautiful and smart baby girl, have the ability to provide so much for her, having such doting & supportive parents & grandparents (in Kait's case.. xD).. And I'm actually being trained on my patience and capacity for love.. I'm proud to say I'm doing GOOD! YF and Kait have really changed my life.. I'm so thankful!

It's really true when they say "All u talk about is your baby once u've had them.."

Anyway, here's just a sneak peek.. xD We've planned for #2 already.. Coming soon (hopefully..) xD.. Well, I'm very very excited about it! While I'm no longer afraid of all those needles, I AM afraid of internal exams.. Blahz! I rather have my blood drawn every month than to have countless internal exams in my last trimester! hehe

That's it for now! Until next time! Well, when I'm free again (God knows when.. lol)..

Life after The Delivery

2010-01-24T10:23:00.006+08:00

It's been 3 months since Kaitlyn Chia was born in TMC..

The delivery itself was easy as pie.. 9minutes of pushing and pop, out she comes! Slimy and bluish, still the most amazing thing I've ever seen.. That a human could be so small and tiny.. Her eyes opened, her cute nose, her mouth curved like a bird, ready to suckle.. When she feeds, she actually maintains eye contact! Amazing right?

First 2 weeks were hell.. Breastfeeding was exhausting.. I was having bad fatigue due to taking care of her and going through "confinement" by myself.. My wound was still fresh and I had to get up, get down, get up, get down from bed due to baby needs.. My leg was still badly swollen.. I was in depression at that point, I think..

No milk for the first few days.. Baby was starved and her jaundice got worse! 10.7mg shot to 19.something mg within 4days.. She loved to be latched on but reject formula from the bottle.. In the end, we realized it's the teat of the milk bottle that she's rejecting..

Moved back to our own home after a week of hell at my parent's place, while Kait was re-admitted into Mt Alvernia Hospital for the jaundice condition (Dr Terrence Tan was so nice! He was worried about mummy's depression too).. Using the study room as our room doesn't count as "privacy".. Having my dad hover around his granddaughter all day doesn't count as being comforting.. So we felt that home was better, even though we will have absolutely no help.. We tried..

The following week, my in-laws came to visit and discovered we have no help at home, especially with my "confinement".. They were so nice to hire a confinement nanny to help me for a month.. Her working hours were from 10am to 4pm.. It's short for a confinement nanny but she was still a great help! So I adjusted my sleeping hours to 10am to 4pm.. haha.. when she came, I would immediately go to sleep (not having slept the nights before).. Newborns drink milk every 1hour or so.. Every 2-3hours if being formula fed.. She was breastfed for 6weeks until I was too tired to continue.. Hubby thought it's better for all of us if I didn't go into depression at all..

Hubby was VERY supportive right from the beginning.. We really went through it together.. He was there to catch the baby when I was ready to throw her out.. He was ready to take over feeding when I was tired and stressed.. He was ready to change her diaper while I made her milk.. All the while, I am supposed to be the SAHM (stay at home mom) and he being the one who brings the bread home.. He is the BEST daddy and husband ever! He consoled me when I felt guilty.. He comforted me when I got frustrated with baby.. He was very patient with both me and baby.. I love u, "Daddy"!

First month celebration came and went.. It was freaking crowded in my home.. LOL.. ALL my family members came, except for an aunt who had to flew to mel for urgent business.. My friends, YF's friends all came.. The buffet food was gone! Finished!! I've never thought buffet food could be finished! lol.. People da bao the leftovers.. It was so good! Elsie Kitchen is a good caterer.. xD..

The night of that celebration, she was colicky from around 2am all the way till 7am.. She cried and fussed non-stop.. So daddy had to take urgent leave the next day.. That night was the worst that we had, ever!

Ever since daddy went back to work, I had to learn to cope on my own without going to daddy for every time the baby cries (which was what I did for the first few weeks he started working).. I just took 1 step at a time, waited for time to pass, waited for daddy to come home from work every night and time just flew.. She got easier to take care of, suddenly.. She suddenly likes to smile more.. She suddenly GREW.. The transition from Month 2 to Month 3 is a HUGE one.. We could see her growing at a rapid rate.. We could literally see her developements day by day.. Now, she's already trying and trying to sit up or roll over, either one.. xD.. She's only 3months.. hehe.. Playgym actually interests her now.. I bought a Fisher Price Rainforest Playgym for her at $60.. xD.. Secondhand one la.. Actual price is $139 leh.. Maybe a 2-3months down the road, I will get a Fisher Price Jumperoo for her.. Hope I will get a good condition secondhand one.. New ones are very ex..

Kaitlyn is so small and tiny but she requires A LOT of things sia! YF and I never though that something so small could have so many needs.. *wipes sweat*

Recently, she's starting to drink less and sleep less.. I "researched" through web and people's experiences and found that this stage is normal.. It usually starts between 3-4months.. Guess she started early.. It was just a "growth spurt" when she could drink 180ml at EVERY feed and at every 3hr interval at that.. Babies can't be gaining rapid weight forever.. They do get overweight and all..

She's gaining weight very nicely.. Not too thin and not overweight.. xD.. But she did fill out quite a lot since her newborn days.. She's 6kg now! Right on track! *so happy*

YF and I can bring her out with ease now.. She's more pro-active.. Cries less.. Drinks less.. Looks and looks and looks.. Watches things and people too.. Listens to sounds, people's voices.. She's more interested in the world outside her pram or bed now.. xD.. More interactive too.. When we talk to her, she actually responds.. She "talks" to us too.. SO CUTE LA!

Everyone just LOVES her to death! haha.. ALL my friends, needless to say, ALL of my family and ALL of YF's family, especially since she's the first of her generation on both sides of the family.. She still has 3 great-grandmothers around, all whom turned up for her 1st month celebration! Especially YF's grandmother who came all the way from M'sia! What a lucky princess she is!!

I never realized so many of our friends love babies so much.. Ever since she was born, people flocked to meet her.. My friends, YF's friends.. Guys, girls, young and old.. ^.^ Thanks to everyone who came to visit!

Unfortunately, we tend to change our lifestyle (coincidentally, changing our circle of friends too).. YF found that he mixes better with friends who has family or who going to start one.. I made new friends on a motherhood forum.. Obviously, they're all mothers.. xD.. When I hang out with them, it's never awkward at all.. We understand babies' fussiness and we comfort each other instead of feeling bad when our babies "spoil" the mood.. We know that each of us fully understand.. We can exchange useful tips and experiences too.. Same goes for YF.. He has more topics to chat about with friends on the same wavelength as well.. It's true when they say all u talk about is your baby after u have one.. haha.. I feel like I can go anywhere alone with baby when I meet my "mother-friends".. They give me so much strength and confidence! It's just simply amazing! Planning for a steamboat gathering after CNY.. Imagine that! haha.. *can't wait!*

Now, I feel like the luckiest mom on earth! I have the greatest hubby, a VERY cute and smart baby girl who sleeps through the night for a stretch of 10hrs or so.. I have the support of my family and friends.. The love from them is so strong.. And, I'm able to be SAHM!! hehe..

It really feels different being a mother.. There are times when YF and I feel too tied down by baby.. There are times where we even have to "schedule" our own bath/toilet/meal/own stuff to do times.. But whenever we bring her to parent's place/aunt's place and she's not home, it just doesn't feel right at all.. It feels too quiet without her around.. It's just weird right? hehe..

I also feel that mothers and mothers-to-be are bonded in a special way.. We click so easy.. No need for awkward introductions and ice breakers and such.. It's like a clique or something..

She's napping now as I'm typing out my blog.. She looks so sweet!

And she wakes up and stretches!

Goes back to her drowsy state...

Notices mummy trying to take pictures of her..

And she smiles!

Haha.. She woke up as I was taking picture.. haha.. She must have ESP or something la..

Ok! Since she's up, I'll stop here for now.. It's a very long post already anyway.. xD

Will update the next time I get the chance!

Oh ya, I'm looking forward to our cruise trip on YF's and my Anniversary.. hehe.. Wish us all the best! hehe..

Week 36!

2009-09-29T19:20:00.003+08:00

Just finished washing my baby clothings.. Phew! Tough job.. Soak, wash, rinse and then machine wash.. >.< Prolly cause they're hands-down and have a lil stain on them.. XD..

Have not packed my maternity bag yet.. Die loh.. Never knew last few weeks of pregnancy so kan chiong one.. lol.. Feeling worse and worse as each day brings us closer to holding our baby girl.. haha.. Wish I can pop her out NAO! *dreaming la*

YF just changed to day shift this week (for 3months!).. Maybe it's a good thing? At least I won't have to spend my nights alone until Kaitlyn gets here.. XD.. But working day shift will be more stressful and busier for YF.. Well, at least he got reason to take long annual/paternity leave next month! wahaha...

Duno what to do now until baby arrives sia, except waiting for my game to go into Open Beta.. Rawrrrr... Heng it's tomorrow! Yay!! Another period of hardcore gaming for me again.. Seriously miss those RO times.. T.T

Think that's it for now la.. Will update again when something happens.. haha.. Like, if the baby gets here (I hope soon).. lol..

Soon!

2009-08-16T21:05:00.004+08:00

Wheeeee.... Kaitlyn's 29weeks 4days now! Time really flies.. I'm already almost 30weeks now.. O.o.. She's kicking me almost 24hrs now, feels like my stomach is moving on its own and looks outta control! Oh, but she's good and quiet when her daddy is around, especially when he places a hand on her.. Very daddy's girl, we presume.. hehe..

Almost 10weeks left to go! To be honest, I'm very anxious and scared.. Being pregnant has been so tough on me already, what would giving birth be like? How about after birth? The breastfeeding, confinement, taking care of baby, changes between me and YF...etc.. Well, can't help but worry, ya know.. All I can do now is take one step at a time.. XD

We've chased one tenant out already.. Our very first time at that.. Horrible guy.. Long story there.. *sighz* Anyways, Gavin and his gf are moving in straight after they move out.. Is it coincidence? Or were we "supposed" to help them out at the right time, meeting them and knowing of their problem at the right time as well? It all fits too well.. All is the will and blessing of God..

MIL might most prolly have breast cancer or remnants of cancer cells left in her breast.. We can only pray and hope she recovers.. I sure do hope DIL will act sooner and more efficiently for her sake.. They're so laid back.. Come on, we're talking about cancer here! Well, they're both gonna try eastern medicine.. I certainly call that gambling with cancer.. *sighz* Well, ultimately, it's their choice..

My mom and dad are very well.. Mom's still at the hospital working and dad's getting along well with the maid.. They both missed me so much that they called me just to ask how am I.. >.< One call at a time, different times at that! ^.^

YF and I are getting along very well.. hehe.. He's been a very nice and patient and caring hubby, especially during my pregnancy, even if a bit "blur".. haha.. He'll be one cute cute daddy! He just went off to work, after we had dinner with his bro & gf.. I'm kinda hoping after our debts get cleared and our kid/kids are slightly older, that I'll be able to work while YF gets a break being at home.. hehe.. Short term, of course.. He's still the man of the family, after all.. XD Well it's a wish anyway..

That's all for now.. I'm updating blog cause I'm 100% pure boredom now.. No work, house is tidy (no mess for me to worry about), hubby at work.. Perhaps I should go bother some of my friends other than Jo.. lol.. She's accompanied me wayyyy more than enough already.. hehe.. Girl, if u're reading this, thanks wor!

Time to go nuazzzzz... XD.. Until next time!

Just a Post..

2009-06-23T03:31:00.002+08:00

Nothing much to update I guess.. XD.. Baby's now 22weeks and my tummy is more obvious.. hehe.. It's a girl! Deciding on a name will take some time, we don't wanna just up and decide on one although we seem to have a favourite..

Been bored.. Meeting Jo very frequently nowadays, chat a lot, about everything.. Met Aden tonight too.. So many stuff happened within this past 1 year that we never contact.. After hearing it, I really count my own blessings with my life.. Thank God.. But Aden seems to be ok and I'm glad for him la.. Maybe might be hanging out with him again soon? Duno? hehe.. He has always been a jovial guy, a spontanous friend.. It all remains to be seen ba..

Family is still good.. Dad's recovering very well and getting along very well with the new maid.. Mom seems to be very happy with her work at the hospital.. Everything seems fine.. We're all excited about my moving in with my parents again.. Bought a new bed for me already.. Decided to go TMC for the delivery, natural birth with epidural.. hehe..

That's all ba.. XD.. It's 3.41am and I'm waiting for YF to call me back.. Gonna update him about Aden also.. Meeting him on wed for him and YF to catch up also..

Passion Venture?

2009-05-30T04:48:00.002+08:00

Boredom during the past few days had me surfing for stuff online.. I've been surfing for large-size (ok, really HUGE size) shoes and browsing for clothes as well.. Found 2 sites that sold really nice "Big N Beautiful" stuffs! Wheeeeeeee~ Got me so excited that I'm definitely going to buy from them!

Anyways, it got me thinking.. Items like these are definitely in demand here in singapore.. And, no, I couldn't find a size 43 sized covered shoe here even if my life depended on it.. That's how bad it is here.. =X.. My feet swell a lot since I'm preggo la.. keke..

So... I was thinking.. I wanna do something about it.. If not for other girls like me, then at least for my sake.. It's not fair that BIG gurls get left out and left with absolutely no choices at all! Just pisses me off la..

My only problem is how to get my source? I definitely can't always find designs out of singapore la.. Online sources? Depends on luck I guess.. It's not the price of items that are expensive, it's the shipping fees..

No matter la.. If I really want to do it, I have to deal with this.. If anyone has any solutions, please do tell! Any kinda source! Shoes, clothes, accessories (eg. belts and stuff), lingerie...etc.. XD

Wish me luck!!

Just another day? XD

2009-05-25T14:25:00.002+08:00

Hubby's asleep and I'm on my comp with nothing to do and nothing to surf.. Kinda boring..

I thought being pregnant would be fun and all.. But, WRONG! It's a torture!! lol.. Can't sleep well, can't eat normally (sometimes eat a lot, sometimes can't eat even when hungry..), get tired easily, backaches and a lot other problems.. rawrrrrr.. Poor hubby has to endure all my whining.. Haha..

Scanning updates!
1st scan - 4wks - 28 Feb 09.. Found out I'm preggo! Saw the sac but no embryo.. doc said it was either too small or I had too much fat on my tummy to see accurately.. lol

2nd scan - 6wks - 13 Mar 09.. Saw the "peanut".. haha

3rd scan - 11wks - 09 Apr 09.. Heard the super fast heartbeat and saw a little of the hands formed.. XD

1st Trimester Prenatal Screening - 16 Apr 09.. More scans to measure the baby for down syndrome and structural developments..

4th scan - 14wks - 30 Apr 09.. Saw the skeleton, big head, legs and arms.. Baby was in all sorts of positions.. haha.. sitting, lying on the side, face down etc... so cute! And I think we saw the little birdie too! And I found out that if u coughed, the baby might be "pushed" to change positions but it's not advisable to do that too much though, might overstrain the baby..

5th scan - 17wks - 22 May 09.. Baby growing as per normal and I saw the head.. lol.. such a perfect circle sia..

Wheee~~ More to come soon! XD

Great blessings~~

2009-04-19T23:14:00.008+08:00

So many stuffs have happened and will happen soon.. XD..

Feb
Found out I'm expecting.. XDDD~~ I'm gonna be a mom and YF's gonna be a dad!! wootz~!!! Then, of course, my parents are very ecstatic about this piece of news too.. They're gonna be grandparents soon and everyone in my family is "upgrading" their "ranks" (as my dad puts it)! lol.. So these past 2months+ has been very hectic.. Had an informal tea ceremony, collected ang paos, a mini celebration, baby scans, baby items planning, etc...

Mar
Quit my job @ HP.. hehe.. Gonna be a housewife and take care of my growing child.. Wanna learn driving during this period too, if I'm not that lazy =X.. Planned for Thailand trip with YF.. WOOTZ~~ YF has never been there before so need to get the itenary all set up.. It'll be a free and easy trip for us.. XD..

Apr
Last week, my parents invited me to go on a 3D2N weekend cruise with them and I accepted.. YF couldn't go cos my dad only had 3 tix (both for my parents and 1 for me). It was sorta a last min kinda trip so I just agreed and thought of how was I gonna get through the weekend away from YF.. lol..

Today, we just got back from the cruise.. It was wonderful!! It's HUGE and beautiful and classy and the service there was excellent!

Some Pics..

Beautiful isn't it? XD.. We've promised to go again next year when my dad gets his CPF and it'll have to be a 7-day cruise all the way to thailand XD.. It'll be my parents, grandma, bro, YF, me and our baby.. hehe.. And of course balcony cabin again.. XD

That's it for now~~ Will update again~ XD..

Super late update.. >.>

2008-12-08T03:51:00.002+08:00

It's been a long time.. XD My dad's recovering very nicely now and thanks to everyone who cared and showed concern..

Life's been pretty routine lately and it's still ok, I guess.. ^.^ Our home's done and it's now our cosy lil haven.. XD Actually, I gotta admit it's been quite boring recently.. =X It's just all routine.. Work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep + my gaming.. No places to go dating, no shopping, no drinking, no nothing.. Oh ya, and add the extra time to my parents.. The good thing is I've gotten so much closer to them and I actually feel good about it.. XD Great huh?

YF and I went to the zoo last thurs.. and it was fun! hahaha... We spent 6hours in there without realising.. Took a lot of pictures of animals there.. I'll upload it when I have the time and mood to do though.. XD At work now so can't do it..

Work has gotten better.. No more hostile team.. XDDD I've swapped out of the team and got into a friendly one.. I love the peeps here!

Hmm.. Friendship has gotten weird.. Most of them are stuck with their boyfriends/girlfriends, I guess.. Well, they're still new and still in honeymoon so it's ok with me.. When they've settled down more, i'm quite certain we will catch up more again.. XD Well, good luck guys! Gambatte!

Anyway, nothing much for me to update.. =X So yea.. Until next time folks!

Hope; Faith

2008-08-25T00:24:00.002+08:00

This past few days have been another whirlwind for me.. My dad's in hospital.. In intensive care at that.. It was all a blur when I received the news.. It seemed like a very bad, sick joke, u know? How can my dad, the super active, super jovial, super beary guy just be almost half camotose in ICU? It's so heart wrenching to see this man, my father, curled up on a hospital bed, in a glass room, alone, with all the tubes in and out of his frail body? He can't speak, can't move and is barely even conscious.. And he could just be gone just like that, anytime.. I can keep wondering why and why and why but it has happened and I can only try to cope.. But believe me when I say it's damn fucking hard to even NOT CRY in front of him..

It's been a very lousy roller coaster ride for my family and I.. These few days, I've seen my whole family being so strong! They are able to go in, see him, touch him, cheer him, comfort him and pray for him whilst I can only start sobbing whenever I tried to speak to him.. I wondered why and how they can do that.. I've observed these few days and I realized it was faith in God that kept them strong.. To others, it might just seem like self-denial and frankly speaking, I thought so too in the past.. But now, it is only this faith that can keep me going.. And so, I will have faith. I will train hard and I will go to church and keep my dad in prayers.. I will ask the pastor or whoever to pray for him and mom and anyone else who needs it.. If anyone can help my dad in this dire condition now, it's God.. It's His Will now.. If he wants my dad to live, he will give us a miracle, like he has always given my family and I thank Him for those..

Dear friends who read this.. Please keep my dad in your prayers.. I Thank You..

zZzZzzz...

2008-07-14T01:20:00.002+08:00

It's late at night and I'm bored... ^.^ I know I shouldn't be but I am.. Playing my new game, surfing web... What else? Nothing much le.. >.>

Anyways, both tenants moved in liao (YES! We're landlords! Wahahahahaha) and we collected both rents + deposits liao... All settled.. It's kinda nice to have people live together rather than just the 2 of us in this house.. -_-"

1st couple who rented are M'sians (from KL).. They just officially moved in today.. Boy, they sure do have A LOT of stuffs.. lol.. And they slept early.. >.<

2nd couple who took our second room already moved in on 2nd July.. ^.^ Supposedly a couple but only the wife move in nia.. cos the wife has an attachment in JB so she rented for convenience sake.. The hubby is working in Science Park so he's staying at their own house (Tanglin Halt).. Poor girl, seperated from her hubby during weekdays.. >.< But we do try to chat with her and go out with her for dinners.. ^.^ She's a very nice girl.. Pretty, neat and innocent innocent kind de.. hehe..

Tonight, YF is working.. Night shift.. Bored.. Miss him.. XD Think he's tired ba.. Went for RT in the afternoon then work at night.. >.< Poor thing.. Hopefully he'll sleep well tml morning when he get home ba..

Nothing much to update leh.. My work's been great! Very little to do at company.. >.< Another bored thing to mention.. haha.. But wat the heck, I'm learning a lot! =) So I guess it's a good thing, after all.. ^.^

A secondary sch malay friend contacted me through friendster.. I remembered him as a very sweet guy.. But it seems he's been doing very well wor.. Married and going overseas to study I think.. ^.^ Good life sia.. hehe.. Hope can meet him up sometime.. XD

Hmm.. What else?.... I bought some more furnitures for own home.. HUGE shoe shelving, extra shelving in our room.. and can't remember liao.. hehe..

Think that's about it ba.. It's my off day tomorrow, lucky! Or I won't be able to wake up in time.. O.o That's it for tonight~

P/S : D-Gray Man is SUPERB! So looking forward to next week's episode! hehe..

My Home

2008-06-16T22:22:00.009+08:00

NEW PICS! I love them! I'll just let them do the talking... heh..

This is my smoking area! haha.. My balcony.. Of course it's not reallllly that tiny la.. Behind me are 2 bicycles and my main door.. It's not yet totally done up..

Next...

Turn left and it's my hall.. I just love the feel of it..

Just a lil further, it's my simple dining area..

I like it clean and simple, easy to maintain.. hehe.. Yes! I admit I'm lazy to clean! haha..

To the left, my kitchen..

Don't look at me! I hate the green too.. But couldn't do anything about it la.. T.T So tried our best to match it.. Anyway it's a lil messy right now.. I didn't organize and tidy up before I took pic.. Lazy lazy lazy la.. But hey, still better than my old "home"..

Now, on to my favourite area!

My bed and dream wardrobe..

Facing our bed are our "work stations".. You know, the works.. Computers, books, stationary, printer (you prolly can't see the printer but it's between both our tables, under it..), blah blah blah etc...

My 2 Other Rooms.... Both rented out liao~ YEH~

Room 1

The huge wardrobe.. (It's actually 2 combined.. hehe)

Room 2

This room's slightly, only slightly bigger cos the wardrobe is built-in.. But it's totally not matching loh.. lol..

LOOK!
muahahahahahaha....

Anyway, that's it for my home update for now.. More to come soon.. I may upload the pics of the condition of the house straight after we moved in.. So can compare mah.. lol..

Housewarming party coming liao!

That's it~ Ciaoz~
Love my Chou Dear.. XD

Angels Online

2008-06-14T10:18:00.003+08:00

Dear friends, I'm now playing a cool new game called Angels Online. You should definitely come check it out. We can join in totem battles together, ride and walk different pets, collect materials and manufacture costumes, weapons and delicious food. In one word, it is a very “cool” game. Come join me in the colorful world of Eden and together we can create our own legend.

AO video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7cEAvkhcLA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRCnnA3-1sQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWSlwBz4OCM

AO Screenshot: http://ao.igg.com/

Night Shift..

2008-05-26T23:47:00.002+08:00

Last week of my night shift life! I'll miss it somehow.. haha.. Miss watching movies, slacking at recreation room, sleeping, hanging around with no watchful eyes, I guess..

This thursday going to Desaru with Prisci, SY and the gang.. haha.. Hope it'll be fun sia.. Cycling, BBQ-ing, watch fireflies (Prisci want watch de.. I also duno why she wanna watch bugs.. >.< J/k lah.. haha), drink, parteh! So much activities but only 2 days.. haiz.. It's a bittersweet "celebration" I guess.. Cause I'm gonna be pulled out to be TO.. Different shifts le mah.. we all will miss each other de loh..

Anyways, our home is almost done!! Windows done a long time ago.. Doors are fixed and beautiful~~ Paintworks are touched up.. Furnitures completed~ Left with wiring of lightings, phonelines and doing up my balcony...

Guess that's about it for now.. hehe.. Will update again soon~

Time for a Lil Breather

2008-05-13T00:19:00.003+08:00

So long never update liao... Lots of happenings, good and bad..

Just some major updates..

25th April
WX's b'day.. Went to JB to PARTY! Drank and sang.. Supposed to go chiong also but ended up staying at KTV instead.. haha.. Too seh liao.. Lots of pics, which I will link up to my picture tab, when I have the time and mood.. haha

Went to the suana at New York Hotel earlier that day.. First time!!! So Shiok! I will have to go again! lol.. Hopefully this weekend! hehe..

Ahh, don't remember the rest of the dates le.. haha..

Good friend found a good bf.. See her happy, I also happy.. haha.. Hanging out with them is so fun.. Watch movies, la kopi, cycle, slack outside, slack at home, slack anywhere.. haha..

Loaned a big lump sum of money to a colleague.. Will return by tomorrow, I hope..

Going to change job scope from LT to TO.. 8-5 job but with flexibility.. wootZ~ Instead of 8am to 5pm, I work 7am to 4pm (so can share cab with the LTs mah.. hehe).. Instead of 5day work week, I work 4.5days.. hehe.. Song bo! That means I get 2 and 1/2 off days per week! First month of my new scope, my sup will pick me to and fro and guide me on my new job.. Lucky for me, I got a doting boss sia.. haha.. Then can longbang him if he goes home around the same time as me cos he stay woodlands also.. lol.. I can still work LT's OT if I want to when they need help.. That means I won't be short of OTs but that depends on whether I'm hardworking enough to want to take onot lah.. haha..

Hmm.. Wat else?

Hubby and I got a free voucher for 5D4N for Phuket holiday.. Includes hotel stay too.. Don't ask me how we got it.. Long story there.. Not planning to use it ba.. Most prolly sell loh.. No time to go holiday anyway.. hehe..

Think that's it for now ba.. Will update again when I feel like it.. lol.. Lazy Lazy LAZY~~~!!! haha..

While Waiting...

2008-03-31T20:48:00.004+08:00

Woke up too early tonight.. Friend of in-laws came to help us do a bit more work for our toilets.. Supposed to wake up at about 9.30 but got up at 5.30 instead.. *Yawnz*

Now, I'm waiting for hubby to come back to send me to work.. hehe.. Bored and tired but don't wanna sleep liao.. Sleep later ba... haha..

Anyways, took a few pics.. The rest of the house isn't really pretty yet... We love it all the same!

My Relaxing Hall

Ignore the windows.. LOL.. They are ancient.. We're changing them.. Waiting for contractor to start work.. :)

The Night View from Balcony

These past few weeks been very very busy.. Staying at home touching up, went m'sia with hubby's family, working.. Wanna meet friends also hard leh.. Don't feel like staying out but don't expect friends to bunk out at my place too mah.. So stay home with hubby and relax loh.. But, friends! If u don't mind my humble home, u're most welcome~

Will update more again, soon enough, I hope.. hehe

Ciaoz!

Love Everything Right Now!

2008-03-11T01:17:00.003+08:00

Updates....

Bought a laptop! Wah! My dream item!

It's a good thing anyway, my own desktop tio virus.. haha..

Wah! Got our key on 7th March afternoon! WOOTZ!! Straight after that, called contractor to come and have a look.. Minimun renovation's gonna cost us about 6k! woooooo.... Ahhh well, at least it's within our budget.. hehe.. Thank god.. Can u believe it? 3.5k for all our window panes! It was 1k above my contractor's estimation.. Can u imagine the amount of windows I have and the size of them? T.T.. But he's a good guy, my brother's ex schoolmate.. hehe.. Doing lots of free work for me as well.. I'm grateful to him too.. Seems like I had so much help around.. O.o.. Really really thanks all..

After that, went to meet parents to shop at Ikea! Bought so many items!!!! Spent about $350++ there.. It wasn't even 1/4 of the stuff we need... -_-" haha.. Computer tables, mirror, shelvings...etc... We shopped until its closing hours.. Had a really enjoyable time! hehe.. My parents seem more excited than me and YF.. -_-"

Well, the next day, we went to PC show in Suntec... CROWDED, I tell ya! We parked at Marina Square and walked over to Suntec cos the parking there was indescribably jammed... We even had to queue to cross the bridge outside Suntec.. O.o.. Not to mention queueing to get on the escalators to get to the PC show itself..

Anyway, we managed to squeeze through all the people there to third level, where we wanted to sign up for the starhub maxonline plan for the free 26inch TV promotion.. We saw the TV.. It was nice.. Sleek and clean look and we needed an internet connection in our new home as well.. But the crowd there kinda made us both a little uncomfortable.. So we decided not to sign up there, maybe go starhub centre instead or something..

Amazingly, we squeezed through the crowd to get to 2nd level.. Sony.. Yf wanted to look at SONY TVs.. I'm not really interested in brands.. It's actually the price that catches my attention.. But Yf thinks branded electronics are good, so off we went to look see look see.. All we saw really huge TVs, like 3k to 4k kinda prices..

We were about to U-turn when we saw the promotion! 32inch SONY BRAVIA TV for $899! Installment with 0% interest! Wootz! Didn't buy it at first, wanted to shop around a little more before making a decision, that's what YF is all about.. hehe.. As we stepped away, the salesman grabbed us back and started his sales speech.. lol.. He was quite convincing.. And further reduced the price by $20! lol.. $879.. So ok, since that place was crowded like hell, we bought it.. lol.. $35 per month payment for 24months.. Not a bad deal i'd say..

We had to lug it all the way to Marina Square carpark.. I assure u.. There's nothing glamourous about dragging a 32inch TV in the packaging across the internal bridge from suntec convention hall 2nd level.. IT WAS HELL! I'm glad we have a car of our own.. Big enough to put all those in.. Those tables, mirror and our 32inch TV with BOX!

After that, we still had places to go, errands to run.. More housing stuff to buy.. Mom kept calling me in the morning, asking me to buy and see newspapers, got GREAT buys.. lol.. So being the good kids we are, off we went in search for the place that sells GREAT stuff.. lol.. It turned out GREAT! The bedroom set we were there for looked good! 4 piece furniture.. queen size bedframe, bedside table, dresser and wardrobe.. for less than $350! Isn't it GREAT??? For our 2 tenant rooms! So I immediately ordered 2 sets.. I tell u, that salesman was dam happy loh! haha.. On top of that, we bought a TV console for $399 and a $65 computer chair for YF.. I haven't bought my chair.. The one I wanted for sold out.. So I'm gonna take my time to buy one.. hehe..

Is this a super long entry or wat? I'm just so excited! Can u tell? hehe.. Sady, the next day, both of us had to work.. hehe..

Took leave today, which is 11th March, to pack our stuff.. Moving everything on the 12th! Weeeeeee! Delivery of our TV console will be on 12th too.. Our TV and tables and stuff will be already there.. hehe.. So this working week, 2 days.. hehe.. Same as my darling.. hehe..

Oh, at work.. I'm getting the position I want in May! So happy! Had SAP Training today by my supervisor.. I'm so grateful to be able to learn SAP.. It's a widely used software in A LOT of big companies! Not many people have the opportunity to learn it.. I'm glad I do! REJOICE!!!

Think I'll stop here today... Judging by our activites, it might be a long time before I update again.. hehe..

p/s : forgot to post pic of our home floorplan.. Will try to post the next time I update.. After we fix up everything and our new printer to be.. hehe..

Until Next Time, Folks!

A New Day~

2008-01-25T13:16:00.000+08:00

Whew~ Finally some time for myself to slack!

Well, found a lump growing in my throat.. But doc says it's just a swollen something, forgot wat he called it.. hehe.. Been having fever and flu and stuff.. Hope it gets better.. =D

On a lighter note, Hubby and I settled our housing payments and all! Yay!! Getting our key on the 7th March~~ Wootz! Have lots of plans but first of all, need to get quotations for doing it up nicely.. Anyone have any nice, good, trustworthy contractors to intro? Have to renovate, paint the place and then rent out 2 rooms.. Then we're just almost settled.. hehe.. Maybe by that time, we'll be able to breathe a little and maybe, just maybe, i might go upgrade myself further..

I can't wait to move in! Our very own place... The place where we will belong.. For friends who don't know about this yet, or maybe i didn't update u, it's in woodlands, near our friends and in-laws.. hehe.. A damn great location, i tell u~ I'm so exhausted settling all my housing stuff but it's never been more rewarding~ Will put up pic of our floor plan soon but pics of our home will be after we move in ba.. hehe..

So EXCITED! hehe.. 7th March 08, I won't ever forget the date..

Me

2008-01-08T06:38:00.001+08:00

Clearly Me...

Interestingly enough, what you find fun most people would describe as 'nuts. Quite rightly, you are cutting-edge, trendy and slightly unsophisticated. Not only that, you find putrid displeasures in overpowering odours. Somewhat unusually, you fear destitution, resolution and evolution. And finally, your tastes are simple, trite and malleable.

Merry Christams!!!!

2007-12-26T11:26:00.000+08:00

In about 4days, 2007's gonna past us just like that.. Funny how I never realized it.. So soon, I will be 26 and YF will be 27.. OMG! Nearing 30!! haha..

Anyway, this Christmas was one of the best in my life! Everything went so perfectly smooth and FUN! With my whole extended family at that! The young and old, the kids and adults all joined in the fun at bowling! haha.. Imagine, bowling on Christmas eve.. Especially with my dad, aunties and uncles.. It turned out super unexpected! haha.. The older generation, nearing 50 or in their 50s... My god.. They RAWK! haha.. YF and I totally lost.. haha.. We lost $12 each (but we did beat 1 uncle and his wife.. hehehehehe...) My dad is a pro.. Actually I think this is the first time I really bowled with him... I'm glad I did.. hehe

After bowling, all of us headed back to my parents place..... for a BBQ! Well, the BBQ was kinda weird.. My bro prepared only 5kinds of foods.. hahaha.. Prawns, kebab, lamb chops, beef steaks and chicken wings.. That's it.. So, obviously without enough to go around, my aunties bought a second round of food.. -_-".. Boy, I never knew they were this scary..

We were really getting into the Christmasy mood by then.. BBQ meats, rice, horfun and ice creams! With jokes and laughter.. What a night! YF, me and my bro were chatting away with my grannies when suddenly we hear children singing christmas carols as my uncles strummed the guitar.. At that instant, their voices seemed melodious and magical... It sounded so nice and warm.. Thing is, we were BBQ-ing in the open area above the pool... They were singing in the open, smack right in the center of all the blocks.. Yet it doesn't sound disturbing.. It was nice.. People even watched from their apartments.. It was a really nice night.. Even YF, who's a Buddhist, agreed that Christmas this year was the best for him.. hehe.. I really need to update some pics.. Will get them soon..

Yesterday was Christmas and I expected us to relax and rest at home (after all that bowling and activities on Christmas Eve..) but we were unexpectedly called out by Uncle.. hehe.. Steamboat @ Marina South (we didn't go to that Chong Pang steamboat, of course.. Scary email about it..)!! hmm.. So 4 of us went, including Uncle's gf, Joey.. Ate so much! The meat wasn't that nice so we wasted some of it.. hehe.. But I took so many crabsticks! I duno, maybe I had craving or something for it.. haha..

After that, we headed off for East Coast Park! Drank coconuts and chatted.. My dear did quite a surprising "art work" in my coconut.. I'll post up as soon as I get a picture of it.. lol... We strolled along the dark beach towards the jetty.. It was quite a long walk, phew~ And finally, we were there, at the jetty.. Uncle and Joey were tired so they rested at the few nearer benches.. Dear and I walked all the way to the end of it.. It was our old place of memories.. Wonderful, sad, happy, lost... etc.. memories... Spent a little time chatting away then head back to Uncle and gf, preparing to go home and rest! We were suddenly aware of our sore and aching bodies.. lol.. After we dropped them off, we headed home and had a nice night of rest..

It was a fabulous Christmas!!! Thank you everyone!! Belated Merry Christmas!!! & an Advanced Happy New Year!!!!!!!~~!~!~!~

Recent Updates

2007-12-07T16:17:00.000+08:00

Quite a lot of stuff to update.. hehe.. Been MIA for quite some time already..

Well, going for our HDB first appointment on 11 Jan 08.. WOOTZ~ Already looking at renovation concepts and stuff now.. So many nice themes..

Prisci swapping over to my shift! Yay! I think my lab tech too stressed.. lol.. Resigned le.. So fast.. Come in later than me but leave earlier than me.. hehe.. Anyway, Prisci go taiwan le.. shiok sia.. Then after the plant shut down, she's joining my shift le! No need scared of buddy MIA liao.. hehe..

Going Genting with my parents again next week.. hehe.. Might sound a bit sian but wat the heck.. This will be the first time I'll try gambling~ Sua koo right? hehehe.. Leaving straight after work in the morning (night shift) and gonna sleep in the car.. hehe.. Hubby driving.. Coming back on sat but took leave on sun to rest.. Work 2 more days then plant shut down for a week!

Eh wat else? Small small stuff.. Done skin wrap and rhinestones for my O2.. Permed my hair ends, dear highlighted his hair and rebonded his fringe.. So handsome now! New looks! lol..

Hubby and my relationship going back to normal (due to same shift I think.. hehe).. Starting to feel a bit more loving, less stressful.. We're both very excited and happy about our new home..

Hmm.. Think that's about it ba.. We're already thinking about starting family within a certain timeframe.. hehe.. Just starting to think about it nia.. Cannot be too last min also.. Must plan.. hehe.. Family planning not the same as buying car or house.. haha..

Oh yea, spent few hundreds bucks on my make up full set.. hehe.. Gonna start my freelance make up services.. Tie up with my mom's e-shop.. Feel free to go look see look see ba.. I haven't set up yet.. That will be coming soon.. hehe.. Need to settle all those extra stuff first.. If anyone needs make up service, remember me! hehe..

So there.. Recent updates loh.. hehe.. Will blog when I'm free or in the mood again.. hehe..

Ciaoz~

A Night of Work

2007-10-18T22:56:00.000+08:00

Boring... At work now.. haha..

B'day just went past in a blink of an eye.. Nothing much happened.. Boring night.. Kena put aeroplanes by friends whom I thought would turn up, even for a little while.. But people whom I never expected to even come, gave me a surprise I never expected!

It was just another boring night, dinner, drinking at a cafe, chatting, feeling kinda disappointed.. Kinda hoped it would turn out to be a nice fun, delicious dinner, lots of fun drinking and then going home late in the night..

But somehow things always never turn out to be wat I hoped for.. After a not-so-happy dinner, went to Holland V.. No fun drinking.. Instead, sipped red wine and had chats with colleagues.. Well, none of my friends had shown up, except Prisci.. Chatting idlly when suddenly, lights dimmed and came out a Hagen Daaz Ice Cream Cake! Beautifully lit.. I was so touched.. It was sweet and delicious too.. hehe..

Funny thing was, this buddy at work of mine had already warned me that he wouldn't be staying long.. Maybe for an hour or 2 only.. Ended up him giving me such a surprise! I was very happy he had the thought of cheering me up, even for a little while that night.. Thanks!

Friends?

2007-10-02T00:20:00.000+08:00

hmmz.. I am what I am.. I may be a fucked up friend, sister, gf, wife, daughter, girl or whatever but do you totally understand me inside out? No. Do you accept me? No. So why are you judging me? I'm not perfect, I'm not even half there but who are you to judge?

U're not even worth a friend if you can't even accept me. So stop thinking so much and just move on. Hurry along and don't bother me. I'm sure you have LOTS of stuff to do besides "think" about me. Besides, I don't really fancy backstabbers. Especially people who claim so loudly & do drastic stuff to show that they detest someone and then hang out with them again..

Personally, I find that downright fake.. I mean how can I trust someone like that? One moment you might seem the best sister I could have but the next, you might be bad-mouthing about me to some other girl.. And I don't really bother myself with these "fake" people (by that I meant people who can't decide which side they are on.. In a sense, they run to and fro, behaving like a 2headed sneaky snake). But that's none of my business, I don't condemn them, who am I to? I just move along with my own business and the next thing u know? They're all over me, thinking I betrayed them, gossips, blah blah blah.. Move along, GROW UP, at least act mature..

I have nothing to hide. It's either I like u or I don't. Simple. I tried talking to u.. Did u even try to listen with your heart? Don't think so, you only concentrated on me insisting on my views, you practically shut yourself off.. Did you look me up when you had issues with me? Nah, don't think so too..

Bad intentions? Why think so highly of yourself? What do I actually get from sabotaging you? Money? No one's gonna pay me.. Friends? Nah, not my type.. Jealous? Why would I be? Of your looks? Of your hair? Your boys? Your drivers? Your "happening" night life? Your "good sisters" who party with you? Are those the things I want? No job, No money, No good partner, just wasting my time away with vanity and boys' rides? Listen to yourself.. Like I said, grow up..

I tried to guide u (OK so I'm a very pushy person).. I treated u like my own sister.. But things didn't work out.. So I left it behind me.. Why should I care when you don't? Why should I care when you already believe I want to bring you trouble? Are you worth it? I think not.

I have my faults but so do you. It takes 2 hands to clap.. Did you ask me out to "talk things out"? Don't think so. So I guess that's that. I've said what I wanted to say. Believe what you will. Do what you want. It has always been that way. I've met 1 too many people like you and I'm sick of it.. I'm very contented now with the few regular friends I have, who I know are true and reliable, who have nothing to hide, who can dish any argument out with me and still remain good friends deep inside. I have no need for shallow "friends" who judge by what they think they know but don't.. I don't and won't waste my efforts to entertain people like you.

I don't hate you, in fact, I remember and appreciated the help from u.. I usually take "help" quite seriously but with u, I didn't.. I still remembered u preferred money over gratitude.. I paid up and I no longer owe u anything anymore.. I just don't want to "mess up your life" (as you put it) or "bring you troubles".. I wouldn't wanna bring myself headaches, worries and troubles all the time too.. Enjoy your life.. Maybe in a few years, after you've really grown up (mentally & emotionally).. Maybe, just maybe we would talk again.. Let fate decide..

Onward to my Dream!

2007-09-30T21:43:00.000+08:00

Bought The House for 285k.. haha..

I never imagined we could accomplish things so fast! It's like a whirlwind.. omg.. We never ever expected we could afford a flat so soon, not to mention a 5room flat! Gonna do it up nicely (as my dad says) and rent out 2 rooms for stable monthly income..

Frankly, YF and I are lost about these kinda stuff.. I mean, it's our first time (but then again, there are first times for everything).. We learnt so much in such a short time..

Now, we're already starting to get inspirations for home ideas.. Visits to relatives' home really helped a lot.. Of course, my parents' house gave the most reliable ideas.. Simple, beautiful and easiest to maintain.. haha..

We simply can't wait! Our Very Own Home!

I feel like the luckiest girl! I have my great job at HP, great pay, great gadgets, our car and now, our home! The best part is I have my hubby, his love & support in everything, my parents & the whole extended family! Plus I get along GREAT with my in-laws! Lastly, I'm so happy to know that there are good, true friends around, trustworthy and reliable.. What more can I ask for?

Dream coming true?

2007-09-25T00:03:00.000+08:00

Busy months.. Past few months and this coming few months.. So much stuff to do and so little time.. Sounds like a clique no?

Anyway, went to view flats in the evening just now.. Saw 1 we really liked.. Very spacious 5 rooms.. It's actually quite amazing that all of us (my hubby, me, my dad and mom + my aunt) all agreed that it was a very nice place in a very nice location, just behind the mrt station.. So we were told they were willing to sell for 280k and we all agreed.. Then my aunt called us and told us they changed their mind.. Sadz.. to 290k.. WTF! lol.. 10k difference is WOOOOO... So, ok, my aunt told me she will call again tomorrow (it's late now.. almost 12mn) and try to persuade the other agent again..

Let's just hope we can get it, at 20k above evaluation.. That's our budget anyway.. hehe.. Well, I can be sure I'll be praying tonight.. haha.. If not, then we'll just have to look at other places.. My aunt and parents sure are very very very highly efficient.. -_-"

Old Times

2007-09-16T03:44:00.000+08:00

Long time didn't update... -_-"

Met up 2 of my long time sec friends just now.. YY & PX (OMG! Can't believe I knew them since I was 13.. That would be, what, for about 12years! -_-").. I stayed in contact with YY all this while but so many years didn't see PX liao! She's become prettier already.. hehe.. Felt so good to meet up old friends, catch up on past few years and feel close..

Last meeting with another sec friend (which was at least half a year ago le), she told me PX missed me and wanna contact me again.. So I told her OK and asked her to tell PX to call me.. But maybe she forgot or was too busy so didn't contact..

Tonight, I asked for PX's number and asked her to come out and join me and YY.. hehe.. Surprise, surprise! PX took a cab down after dinner to join us.. haha.. Was so glad to see her living well and happy..

Talked about a lot of stuff.. Family updates, other friends, current life, bfs/husband/singlehood... etc.. It was all purely womentalk.. haha..

I'm really very very very happy to know my sec friends still think of me (she actually called my house number like few years back when I didn't have house phone anymore.. wow.. touched! She remembers my number after so many years!). I'm even happier to have remained very good friends with YY.. She really understands and accepts me, for so many years.. We've really been through a lot and helped each other throughout these years..

Knowing my sec friends missing me is just so touching.. PX was one of them.. YF is another who chided me for not telling her I got married and sulked that I didn't ask her out that day.. Sorry, YF but I'll be sure to jio u out from that call onwards.. There are many reasons to not keeping in contact for so long.. It doesn't necessarily mean they didn't like me or anything (that was what I always thought anyway) but we really did not have each other's contacts.. They changed numbers, I changed numbers too..

I'm just glad I found existence in my friend's hearts and I hope YY will, too.. Gambatte YY!! I'll always support u! Jia you!!!

Dream Phone!

2007-08-19T21:10:00.000+08:00

OMG!!! OMG!! OMG! I got myself an O2 Zinc!! So happy!!! hahahahaha.. It's been my dream phone forever and now I finally can afford it! heheh..

Hmmz.. This month spent quite a bit.. Loaned a friend $500 and bought an O2.. haha.. But it's ok.. Pay coming in soon le.. *Self-Consolation*... haha.. Need to save a bit for the Thailand trip coming year end.. (Night life & shopping in Thailand.. My fave!).. But year end also got company group outing.. They might organize to go Thailand also.. zzz.. Duno who to go with.. But wth.. maybe it'll both be on the same dates.. haha.. Anyway plant shutdown at year end and Jan/Feb.. Everyone's not working then.. hehe

Past few weeks not really that happening.. Been playing my game and just meet friends for kopi loh.. Except 2 Saturdays ago, we went to have a crab feast loh.. and spent like $140 per couple.. -_-".. Aiya, too bad never take picture.. hehe.. Wanted to treat Pris but too last min le.. Even Michael also cannot fly that fast.. haha.. Sorry ah girl.. But anyway met up after that also.. go la kopi/teh, enjoy and relax cos we work late the next night so we all went home late.. hehe...

Another good news is that one of my good friends found his love! Happy for him sia! It started out rough but u guys toughed it out le!~ Jia you!~ Next time don't be overloving when with us.. We duwan to be "shown" that we're gooseberries, we know de!.. lol.. Me and YF also seldom tian mi mi when friends are around de.. hehe..

It seems my bro-in-law also found a girl.. wow.. Everyone's getting attached.. I feel so happy for them all! We can all go double, triple, quarter dating liao! haha..

Life has really been good.. I have my good old friends and made new ones.. I have time for my game and friends.. Although now seldom have time for YF due to shift work.. hehe.. But we still make do.. I'm not earning great money but I'm contented with it.. I could buy things I like, finally.. I can help friends.. I can treat family & friends to nice food.. It's really an vast improvement from the past life I led..

That's about it folks.. hehe.. Until next time.......

P/S: OMG! I'm still so excited about my O2!!! haha.. Gonna go play around with it.. hehe.. bb..

If not for.. (Long entry)

2007-07-17T18:11:00.000+08:00

Life is just full of surprises.. There are always blessings in disguise. I've experienced lots already, friends, family, finance etc.. But have faith for good things always comes after those bad happenings..

Breaking it down, I guess the person who unintentionally put me at a crossroad (1 path to nothingness and another to what I am now) was prolly my ex..
If not for all those break ups with him, I might not even get to meet my husband. (People who know what happened would know how I got to meet my husband.. hehe)
If not for the final & worst hurt he gave me, I might be still suffering now for all I know, unable to let go..
If not for the reason of the break up, my husband wouldn't have gotten to know me better at all and we might not even be together..
If it wasn't for the break up and I needed a change of life, I wouldn't have went to ITE to upgrade myself.
If I didn't upgrade myself, I wouldn't be working as what I am now.. I might still be doing sales or some low-paying-stressful-busy-lifeless office or some other frontline jobs..

If it wasn't becos of my family's persuasion, we wouldn't dare to think of marriage so soon. But we did and in the end, I still fell out with my family.
We didn't move to Siglap and that, in turn, was a blessing in disguise.. My company hired a new staff who lives in Yishun as well..
Imagine, if I had moved to Siglap..... I would be travelling like mad, even with taxi every trip..
If not for the temptation my parents gave us, we wouldn't have been motivated at all to get a flat now..
If not for the lie they gave us, we wouldn't even consider if we could afford and maintain a flat.. But now we know that we can and will survive on ourselves.

As for friends? I don't have much comments. I still believe that friends come and go.. No friendship can be 100% transparent or everlasting. Just cherish all the friends that we have at the moment. Those who meets up and spend time with us even if it's only for a short chat or meet up, those who don't put stress on the word "friendship". It takes 2 hands to clap.

Does the period of time we've known each other matter in a friendship? It might and it might not.. It depends on the companionship. If we've spent happy and meaningful times together for many years, it's almost like kinship because we understand better and accept the other party, thus becoming closer.. But if we've known each other for many years with just a little companionship for a while here and there, with no patience & understanding for hardship, only for the good stuff? That's really just a passer by.. "Friendship" isn't a title. It's what we do and what we believe in.

I could have a friend who doesn't contact me for a long time because we both know we're busy with own stuff but still will approach me and treat me like a friend when he/she is in need, and vice versa. I believe in the phrase that "friends make use of each other" but with gratitude. Yes, it might sound evil but think about it. Friends help each other out, without those help, how would any relationship grow?

A very good example of a "friendship" would be from my hubby's side.. His is really a sad story.. 2 friends of 10yrs, defeated by women.. But it was also a blessing in disguise.
If I hadn't moved out, I wouldn't have found this Yishun room easy..
If they hadn't treated YF the way they did, he wouldn't believe that friends couldn't turn out to be like that. Brotherhood doesn't last forever, dear.
If they didn't fall out, Yf wouldn't have gotten to know other friends better.. Now. he's got many more friends who doesn't stress the word "friendship". He's learnt to take it easy and has learnt to move on instead of wondering why, why and why..

My life has always been dramatic in all areas but all I wish for is a low profile, average person's life.. I think my hubby and I are reaching a lil closer to that goal each day.. hehe..

Now, I'm enjoying my work, enjoying my game, enjoying my off days with my husband, enjoying time with our friends.. I've never thought my life would be in this direction but I'm glad for the turn of events.. hehe.. I really am..

I really have to thank those people who tried to mess up my life before.. If not for them, I might not be where I am right now.. I've learnt to not only survive but also to be motivated to move on..

Anyhow, thank god for giving me this life now.. Must have faith in life itself..

My Bad Luck is OVER!

I think YF is my lucky star.. hehe.. Love u~

Life is great!

2007-06-30T03:00:00.000+08:00

Long time never update liao.. Been quite tired with the shift work timing.. Need to work, sleep and play game.. hehe.. Had quite a few OTs to add.. Anyway, work's not that bad.. There's time for work and play.. Even played almost a whole night of PSP.. haha.. But when something's up, which isn't usual, we work together..

Well, was very happy with my pay this month.. so much more than wat I expected.. Went to have a crab feast with friends, bought a good sony ericsson bluetooth for my hubby, bought a set of microsoft wireless keyboard + mouse for myself, bought comforter, bedsheets, and gonna treat my in-laws to dinner either tomorrow or next week.. hehe.. The best thing is I still have more than enough left! Never earned so much in my life before (excluding bonus) lah.. haha..

Maybe tomorrow gonna call up abt flat viewing.. We haven't had the time to start hunting for own home but we have to start somewhere right? Tired also bo bian.. hehe.. Our loan already got approved abt a month ago le.. Yet we haven't start.. Feel very guilty sia.. haha.. Hope we'll get some time together to view flats ba..

Anyway, we'll most prolly be renting out a room becos we won't need all 3 rooms for ourselves.. 1 as our master bedroom, 1 as our media room and another as extra room. Hopefully we'll be able to find a reasonable and friendly tenant by then..

Will update another time then.. hehe.. Enjoy life to the fullest!

Night Shift

2007-04-30T08:48:00.000+08:00

Whew! First night shift work was fun! Time passed so fast.. So many things to do but with enough time to take breaks and slack with colleagues.. haha..

My dear's moved in with me le! Although can't meet during working days on my night shift, I still feel very comforted when I come home and sleep alone because I know my dear lives here now, with me.. Can feel his presence with his belongings around our room.. And he did a very thorough and nice job of keeping our place very neat and tidy too..

Thanks so much dear! Somehow this room feels so much better.. Maybe because of your presence, maybe because you put in so much effort in making up this room, maybe because of both and the fact that you did all this for us.. I love you dear.. /kis!

Tired.. Gonna go zzz le.. hehe.. Love my job! Especially night shifts.. haha..

Oh ya, found this.. hehe..

Your Love Style is Agape

You are a caring, kind,
and selfless partner.
Unsurprisingly, your love
style is the most rare.
You are willing to sacrifice
your world for your sweetie.
Except it doesn't really feel
like sacrifice to you.
For you, nothing feels better
than giving to the one
you love.

What's Your Love Style?

Some Free Time

2007-04-28T16:54:00.000+08:00

*phew* Finally some free time for myself.. Been super busy last month, ever since I started working.. Busy with work, shift work, rom stuff, etc... Barely had time to even catch a breath!

Found some new entertainment for myself.. haha... blogging and the fun of playing around with blogs.. So many nice designs and only 1 blog to use.. haha..

My hubby's gonna move in with me! haha.. *happy* But we're still gonna find out about buying 3-room flat, 2-room if possible.. The smaller the better.. haha.. Can't wait to get our own cosy home! Besides, we know nothing about buying a home yet.. Feel a bit odd.. So better we go and find out soon bah.. If anyone knows of any info on buying HDB, especially about the grants and income ceiling, please do let me know.. Thanks!

WootZ! R.O.M!!

2007-04-26T02:54:00.000+08:00

New Blog, new life! My hubby and I got married yesterday! haha.. Went drinking with the usual group of friends afterwards and chatted the night away..

Oh by the way, the pictures are in PICS section...