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hubs brought me out to celebrate my birthday, 10 May.
restricted him to only spend not more than $200
between the both of us. so he cannot go crazy over, i’m
not a big fan of celebrating growing older. hahaha!

the day starts with brunch @ Prive. ordered my fave
smoked salmon salad, didn’t quite like the wasabi
mayo that was newly added. hubs had his usual big
breakfast which i love too

hubs gotten tickets for the mummy and lego
exhibition, wheeeee! missed the previous one at
Science Centre.

i love watching those documentary on cable. so
seeing it in real life was really cool for me! if not for
those screaming kids that were there, it would have
been tons better. but well, public space.

spent about an hour or so and off we go to the next
exhibition. was really looking forward to seeing lots
of life size lego artworks.

Yellow, a very famous piece by Nathan Sawaya. it’s
just tiny lego bricks but the creation was so expressive.

rubber duckie we bought from the mummy merchandise
area. bought some memorabilia too, photos and stuff. :)

love this! reminded me so much of secondary sch
days when we were learning how to draw still life.

love all these shots we took at the lego exhibition.
wished i had a better equipment to capture these
shots better.

so expressive right?

this was the largest artwork at the exhibition. darh huge.
he might had modelled it against the real excavation.
very impressive.

found a S3 at the activity area. passed the pone to
the security guard, the owner arrived timely to retrieve
her phone. hope one day if i ever lost mine, it will be
returned to me too.

2 exhibitions took up about 2.5 hours of our day. took
a walk around MBS area before heading for dinner. we
were both famished!

and yeah, if you’re wondering if we kept within the
budget? obviously no! but if i haven’t set it, i guess it
would have exploded. hahaha

been a long time since we had buffet. really can’t stuff
myself as much as before, there were so much yummy
food. but my stomach just couldn’t store anymore goodies.
had a awesome time. enjoyed myself lots. thanks Hubs!

another 3 months till the end of my membership at
Amore Fitness. i’ve been slacking so much, i can’t
find any reason to continue my subscription.

and it irks me that the fact that each member is
actually paying a different price for the same
service.  I’m paying about 120/mth for unlimited
access, while a fellow gym mate I talked to the
other day is paying a whooping 140/mth.

there is no retaining factors except that its a all
female gym which I feel kinda comfy in and my fave
yoga instructor teaches there once a week which I
try to attend religiously.

other that these, Fitness First would be 101% a
better choice. maybe i will consider signing up when
if i’m still with my coy when we move to Jurong.

Alfie giving me a kiss after one of my yoga session. ♥
he is such a cutie, brought so much joy to hubs and
my life. of course there are times i feel like making
him into rabbit stew! hahaha

nom nom nom nom. Alfie stuffing himself. Jo gave
me some of her Zupreem pellets for Alfie’s taste test

gonna slowly swtich the notti boy from alfalfa based
pellets to timothy ones. he as usual will finish eating
all the yummy alfalfa pellets first. only consuming the
timothy ones when his stomach growls.

am not sure whether to stick to Oxbow or try out APD
(American Pet Diner). gonna search for another hay
brand as our current hay from RHQ is finishing.

replenish some of his supplies. 30L of beddings and
2.5kg of his fave Marukan dinner pellets with carrots,
which we only give him as treats and not main food.

he absolutely love this pellet! don’t know what the
Japs include in the pellet, he goes absolutely crazy
over them.

his current playpen setup, minus the Wild Sanko
hutch now as he managed to jump up on the cage.
horrible! we are afraid that he might attempt to jump
out of his plapen and get his legs trapped.

gonna bring him to the groomer tomorrow to get his
nails trimmed and some basic grooming.

my monthniversary pressie. :)

had a long day at work today, had to call it a day when
my poor back starts to ache. reached home at about
10.30pm. nothing beats coming home to your husband
waiting by the door for you and my little Alfie come
running when i called for him. such a cutie.

took a few moments before having dinner to clean up
his playpen, he such a messy fella like his dad. we are
reducing his pellets,so  he eats more timothy hay now.
but he has a habit of pulling out those long hard stems
he dislike and dumping them on the ground. this picky
eater.

had sweet potato porridge for dinner, oh gawd it was
yummy. been craving for this for like a month! MIL is
such a sweetie, cooked a one person portion for me
while the rest of her kids have plain porridge. *bliss

one of my LOTD :)

love this top from Shenzhen and Levis leggings from
Hong Kong. Tiffany colored clutch from Bangkok, heels
from heatwave; totally comfy.

pardon my messy wardrobe. hahaha!

woken up by Alfie’s sratching of his cupbox hideout
and his banging on his playpen. cleaned out his area
of pee and poo and yet another round when he
decided to defecate himself right after my cleaning up.

headed to the kitchen to clean up the mess of the past
week. rotten fruit debris stuck in the sink, rusting inner
stove burner from drying pots and pans, oily oven and
cupcake tray from wednesday’s bake.

having to handle everything with extra caution so as to
not startle my little buddy residing in our living area. i’m
clumsy and so much extra caution frustrates me.

to make things worse, the clanking and now the
drumming from the funeral down below since 10am is
driving me nuts. and Alfie is darn scared of “metal noise”.
i respect tradition and i hope they respect peace too.

i need to zen and go get some breakfast. a hungry
person is indeed a angry one.

Binky!

I’m Alfie; a Netherlands Dwarf. i was born on
29 November, this makes me slightly over 4 months
old. i’m still a junior bunny, so daddy & mummy
allows me to eat all i want. nom nom noms.

My breeder said I’m a show quality rabbit, I don’t
know what that means and it seems like dad & mum
don’t care too. I think they are too mesmerized by
my awesomeness!

Daddy & mummy brought me home on Easter Sunday.
They didn’t know it was Easter, no wonder i didn’t
receive any chocolate eggs. the car ride back home
was bumpy and scary, luckily mummy accompanied me
in the backseat.

Mummy filled my food bowl with yummy oxbow pellet
and my fave alfalfa hay when we got home but i was
a little shy and scared, so i didn’t touch my food. Dad
& mum was tempted to play with me but they listened to
my breeder and left me to familiarize with my new home.

I was finally let out after 2 long nights, was a little
afraid at first but i smell FREEDOM! i ran around like a
bullet and did some binkie, i know i am such a showoff.

after refusing to go back to my cage, mummy had to
drape me with a towel to carry me back. i got so afraid
and kicked so hard, i scratched mummy accidentally. i
think she is not angry with me, cause she still clean up
my pee and poop. see, i train her well.

this is a picture of me lounging, just taking a break from
christopher columbus-ing. i love this spot, could feel
cool air streaming out from the gap. what sorcery is this?!

i ate some pellets from mummy’s hands on the third
day, she was so happy. this women is so easily
amused and easy to please.

and i discovered my favorite food, MARUKAN dinner
pellet! oh my hay, these things a crazily bunnilicious.
daddy would make me stand up on my hind legs for it.
i must find out where they stash the treasure!

mummy clean my cage every 3 days, she washes
away all my scent marking. this women! but at least
she distract me with toys she made, i love shredding
a whole roll of toilet paper when she is not watching.
hee!

i’m still adapting and getting used to my surroundings
and dad & mum’s daily routine. sometimes they can be
really noisy and startle me; especially mummy, she is
the clumsy one.

i heard they are bringing me to the vet on saturday.
what is a vet?

couldn’t resist the temptation of a good travel deal i
saw on jetstar, $180 per person tax inclusive. and we
are on our way to our second visit to Hong Kong :)

below are photos i took of our travel. not much, think i
was busy shopping and stuffing my mouth. hahaha

who doesn’t love cold noodles?! 螺丝粉，玉米，肠仔.
hubs been craving for 鱼弹 for the longest time.

my beauty buys. got lots of Laneige products. quite
disappointed with their products actually. well, that’s
another blog post for another day.

got cheated by the appearance of these huge
cream puffs. i would say the puffs were really well
made, but the filling was rather disappointing. very
ungenerous and bland.

couldn’t resist these cute doughnuts even when
we are absolutely sure they are gonna taste crappy.
and they live up of their expectations, choco and
vanilla coating tasted very plasticy. they were more
like stale cakes than doughnuts. but still v cute!

our hotel is just a short stroll away from temple street.
shopped around before deciding to have claypot rice
for dinner. had a long chat with a local and a tourist
who we shared our table with.

had their classic chicken and chinese sausage rice.
still prefer the tasty version of Singapore’s. finished
the night with a bowl of ginger milk pudding, i dislike
ginger so i had their yummy papaya milk.

a trip to Hong Kong island burst our budget for the
trip. hahaha. but it was really nice seeing hubs finally
giving in to his lemmings, a MCM limited edition bag.

went to Harbour City. am amazed by the size of the
shopping space. it houses like all the brands one
would go crazy for. almost bought a limited edition
Flamenco Loewe bag. hubs is a real bag influencer.

ate at BLT Burger. omg, love their food even the XL
pickle they serve on my plate.

we snacked a lot. even tried the fried smelly tofu.
our experience at Taiwan was terrible but this fried
version is surprisingly quite palatable.

hubs gonna be home today. wheeee! miss him much!

he was away to the Land of Smiles without me. i was
stingy with my leaves, so i decided not to tag along.

went back to my mum’s place after work on thursday
to bring them out for dinner and to share a little
“bonus-love”. i’ve just gotten my performance bonus,
so yayness! :)

my mum’s place is located up above a long steep
slope. i used to hate climbing up “the hill” when i was
still staying there. the only incentives was there’s a
few saga tree and i love picking these babies up.

had a really good dinner, bro was there too. which i
feel really loved, cause everyone makes an effort
to be there whenever i call for dinner or lunch. i try
to visit my parents as much as possible now.

somehow, an article about what 白龙王said made
quite an impact on me.

heading out to meet a friend for lunch! wearing my
new pair of leggings from Levis, love the wash.
pardon my messy wardrobe!

friends?

i categorize people I know. colleagues are
colleagues and hi-bye acquaintances are just that.

they were never considered friends. I’m not shy to
say i’m a person of few friends, to me…either you’re
good enough or you’re not.

i don’t believe in wasting my time and effort on those
酒肉朋友. either you love me and enjoy my company
or you don’t and if so, please just get out if my life.

i’m sick of friends who are there cause there’s fun,
food or drinks. a true friend doesn’t need 92460289
reasons to hangout. irks the hell outta me.

we all should detox ourselves from lousy friends!

• Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
• Santorini, Greece
• Eiffel Tower, France
• Machu Pichu, Peru
• Fairy Pools, Scotland
• Aurora display, numerous
• The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
• Positano, Italy
• The Great Wall, China
• Christo Redendor, Brazil

Savouring my last cup of creamy 冰冻木瓜鲜奶
@ Yee Shun Milk Company before leaving for HKIA.

These 5 days were great, lots of quality and
quantity time spent with hubs. Had lots of meaningful,
crazy and funny conversations.

Some days I wished life was just like these.
Travelling the world, great food and conversations…

With some effort and some luck, hubs and I may be
back next year for more :)

Till we meet again, 再见啦，香港。

just read an interesting article,“Things i wish i knew
before we got married”. click on text to access the
article. i promise it’s worth 5mins of your time. :)

had brunch over @ JB, Korean Family Restaurant.
love the causeway recently, traffic-less. which makes
heading over to JB a breeze and i am loving loving it.

had our usual lunch menu. his, unagi set and mine,
kimchi soup. love their generous side dishes.

had been wanting to have desset @ Tong Pak Fu.
a multi-chain dessert store in Malaysia. economical
pricing compared to Singapore, especially their
snow ice desserts.

i’m not a big fan of ginger but i don’t know what got
into me, i guess for the sake of novelty. we ordered
a ginger snow ice and a sesame glutinous rice ball.

us, with our towering block of shaved ice. after my
first mouthful, i would have to say…i’m still not much
of a ginger fan. still prefer the traditional fruits flavor.

our order of sesame glutinous rice balls. very jelat
for one person i would say. would prefer it to be a
little more sweet.

dusted with a mixture of sesame, peanut and sugar.

this is us, after filling our tummies to the brim. :)

headed to Aeon for our usual groceries shopping.
wanted to catch “Flight” but the movie was a little
much too late. there isn’t really much to do in JB.

bought sushi for dinner. yums!

went on a 2 day PowerPoint course and am truly
amazed at the “power” of ppt. never imagined that
one can create such pretty 3D image.

even a dummy like me is able to produce the
above building. uber cool right? :) that’s one of the
many perks of working, free courses to attend.

looking forward to jetting off to Hong Kong next fri.
gonna haul lots of beauty and skincare products
back to sg!

after trying the sleeping pack EX and loved it, i
have been dying to try out the other Laneige
products. hubs’ friend was there last week and help
brought back a skin refiner and one of their top
seller, the water bank essence.

i’m really afraid that it will break me out or cause
crazy itchy reddish bumps like the Hada Labo
anti-aging series. i’m using it with caution, but if it
works…..WOOPHIE! gonna buy lots when i am in HK
next week. so excited.

yet another year has gone by, i remember blogging
about the previous reunion dinner. then we had just
moved into our place less than 6 months.

spring cleaning then wasn’t hectic cause there was
almost nothing out of place…yet. hahahaha!

yummilicious spread of food, including a bottle of
corden bleu. :) it’s a really nice feeling to be able
to feed your family and seeing them have a great
time. FIL, MIL and mum had more than their usual
portions. which really made my day.

the love of my life! hahaha. fresh scallops and abalones!
oh gosh, bless my cholesterol….

a picture of everyone digging in.

every year i would regret not being able to capture
a family photo. maybe i should make it a resolution
for 2013. am thinking of going to a studio for a
family portrait, sounds like a really nice idea.

may this year be a smooth sailing year for hubs, me
and our loved ones. HUATZ ah!

Wanderlust - a strong desire for or impulse to
wander or travel and explore the world.

my new hair color, nice? a healthier shade of
brown with a little ash. love ash but the color is
kinda very short-lived.

attempting to curl my locks more often as hubs
like this look better. everything to make my man
happy. :)

bought the L’oreal Satin Elnett hairspray in
strong hold. uber love the fine mist, hold is very
good but doesn’t leave the hair dry or crunchy.
but the smell is horrid and the worse thing is that
it lingers. eeeeeeks!

looking forward to yoga later.

on our last BKK trip, we went to the newly opened Asiatique.
its a riverfront mall that consist of retail and F&B outlets.
some of the tenants used to be from Suam Lum. taking a
stroll around the place actually do make me feel like i’m in a
european country.

had dinner at a japanese restaurant serving ala-carte
buffet shabu shabu. the thin beef slices are yummy!
of cos it cannot be compared to Z’en but at this price,
you can’t ask for more.

after dinner, the most unbelievable thing happened!
hubs bought me a BAKERY!

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isn’t it cute? everything in it is so intricate. there is even a
small wooden bench outside the bakery to enjoy a full tray
of assorted macarons. yummmy…

a shot inside.

putting it together was so much fun. luckily hubs bought
additional luggage space so handcarrying this back to
SG was quite a breeze.

another week to CNY, looking forward to reunion dinner
at my place. gonna slice up the 3 abalones we have laying
in our cupboards since we moved it. bless my cholesterol
level, glutton me.

life is simple,
but simple is complicated.

in another few more months, i’m gonna be 27 years old.
i’m no longer some mid-twenties young lady. but i’m
actually loving life now as it is; physically, financially and
even emotionally.

sure, life has it’s ups and downs. i’m still trying to
appreciate the crap life throws at me at times. but most
of it, i count my blessings.

i ain’t gonna give up fighting for the life that i dream of.
so, you shouldn’t too. :)

这就是你给我的承诺吗？

你说过不会让我难过。。。

那些回忆我都还记得，你呢？

讽刺是你对我的安慰吗?

我应该开始习惯你的不忍耐,你的不重视。。。

山都会变,何况是爱。

难赚~

有时候还真后悔没好好念书。
现在后悔真的也太迟了。
错过的人身就象去旅行购物时没买的东西一样。。。遗憾。
人身短暂，能容纳多少「失」？
可那傻傻地难过，不如打起精神来。
好好的寻找自己的快乐。

nothing beats breakfast with the love of your life on New
Year’s Day :)

may 2013 bring happiness, good health and wealth.

99.99% of women wish for everlasting beauty and youth.
and i am of course part of this 99.99%. i’m vain and i’m
not hiding!

colleague of mine went to Korea, have her helped me to
bring back a Laneige Sleeping Pack. love the texture of
my skin whenever i apply the night before, very QQ. :)

bought my first eyeshadow palette & brush set. ♥ yes,
you heard right, my first ever. kinda excited to play
with the colors when i have time.

my attempts to look forever 26!

looking forward to our first overseas trip for 2013.
Bangkok, here we come!

food overload.

we had assorted sushi, salmon sashimi, tortilla chips with
cream cheese dip, 6 flavors of Crust Pizza, homemade
curry chicken compliments from one of our friend’s mum…

cheers to Brown Brother Moscato. very sweet sparkling wine.
easy to drink especially for peeps who doesn’t like the
alcohol smell/taste.

my highlight of the night was the oohhs and ahhhs from
our friends when the rainbow cake was served. totally
made my tried feet and panda eyes from the lack of
sleep worth it! :)

the usual poker and fifa games. if you don’t gamble and
have no interest in gambling and soccer, my house party
will bore you to tears. poor mel & me…haha

picture of the party peeps before anyone leaves.

Christmas Party 2012, let’s do this again next year :)

hubs is into cooking these days. and he is getting really
good at it, i’m not lying! pictures to prove :)

this is for dinner, 2 fridays ago. sauteed mushroom, pan-fried
fish, succulent beef patty and a mix salad with japanese
dressing on the side.

a saturday night dinner. pan-fried chorizo and bratwurst
sausage. creamy tomato and cheese pasta and a mix salad
with japanese dressing. love chorizo sausages!

xmas dinner! made baked baby potatoes seasoned with just
fleur de sal, pepper and a drizzle of oil, sauteed mushroom
and a yummy chorizo sausage! super delish ♥

this is me on 21st, 3am in the morning still baking away
for our christmas home party. slept at 5am and woke up
slightly pass 10am to continue baking. my feet were
so tired from all the standing. very tiring but very
fruitful, the satisfaction is beyond words.

will i do this again? i rather not, but if makes hubs
happy. of cos i will. :)

i made, lemon meringue tartlets, brownies, greentea
and black sesame macarons with chocolate ganache,
gingerbread cookies and a rainbow cake with cream
cheese frosting.

this is my first time making gingerbread cookies. the
cookies were delish but it kinda turn soft after being
left open for the day. kinda disappointed actually. but
the rainbow cake was really yummy especially with
the cream cheese frosting, i’m reaallly not much of a
buttercream frosting fan.

will blog about the party in my next post.

Volunteered at Willing Hearts, a soup kitchen @ Genting
Lane. Got there rather early at 7am, was put to work
right when we got there.

The place was bright, clean and rather airy. Which was
a great help cause I’ve never cut up so much food in my
life! from emperor spinach to fishballs to fish cakes to
white radish to yellow and green zucchini to cabbage to
brinjal to tomatoes and in gianormous amounts!

Moved from slicing up veges to packing the cooked food.
Didn’t get delegated to cook, I think I don’t look like I can.
I don’t blame them, cause one auntie told me I look like
Korean…even named girls generation. Gosh, dunno to be
flattered or what. Hahaha..and i think kpop stars don’t cook.

got introduced here by Bel, one of my colleague. she brought
her daughter along, very sweet and quiet 12 year old. that’s
her stirring some meat and brinjal stew.

The organisers were so sweet, even got us each a Christmas
gift. I’m really touched. :) have yet to open all my gifts. weee!

met up with my sec 2 buddies last thursday.

pang flew us aeroplane, which somehow the rest of us
had the feeling he would but kept the faith that he will
turn up as promised..of cos he failed us.

3 of us had lots of fun! chatting about the old times..
we were the 3 musketeers! teachers tried to split us
up but somehow we will manage to get back together.

those were the times…

promised to meetup at least 3 times a year. let’s see
how long this resolution can get. hahaha

celebrated christmas early with them, bought greentea
for ben and flower tea for fang. gald that both of them
like their gift. :)

looking forward to our next gathering with our +1s.

was invited to jason’s birthday last week. weather was
really nice and breezy, had lots of champagne and fun.

a picture with our future boss at our annual D&D.

my contact lens were giving me problems and my
itchy fingers weren’t helping the situation. i decided
to rub my right eye and boom! it got really red and
swollen. i might have scratched the corner of my
eye, it hurts and was so red…i got scared!

luckily i did a new pair of specs in JB over the
weekend. wore my brand new specs to work the
next day, and i transformed into Nerdy Chan. hahaha

can’t help but feel a little smarter. :)

was tagged by a old classmate on FB.

primary 1 class photo.

primary 2 photo.

can you spot me? hahaha. with all these old photos
of myself floating around in cyberspace, i can never
go for plastic surgery and then deny that i have
never had one! hmmmph!

在FB看见朋友的婚纱照让我感到有点嫉妒。

我想，我应该是疯了。。。我从不在意这种零碎的小事。

可能是应为新娘子很美吧，

可能是我老了越来越在意自己慢慢老去的外表吧。

＂谁不想当公主？＂，有个同事对我说。

＂要听真话吗？＂我的脑对我的心说。

＂公主？什么吗？你是女王哦！＂

在那时候，我对我自己微笑了。

我没想过当什么公主的，我只想做个幸福小女人。

近来，感触良多。应该是初老症状吧。:)

早晨的这场雨，让我感到慕名的悲伤。

可能是最近工作有点不顺利，起身都感到无力。

有时候，真的有点冲动想不干了！

但，这是我想要的吗？不做工在家当个黄脸婆？

我每天都有提醒自己，其实老天爷已经对我很好了。

老公也常常说，＂不开心，就别干了。＂

可能是应为婚姻生活太完美，工作的不愉快让生活有点缺口。

希望这周末的小度假能充一充我快没电的意志力。

初老症状，need to exercise in order to increase
metabolisim to keep up with my gianormous food
intake. i used to be able to eat ANYTHING and
still stay slim. gone were the days…..

went to the gym in the morning yesterday. see
how the long weekend is affecting my mood in
such a positive light. hahaha

run 1.6km, short distance for most people but
big leap for people like me who haven’t ran in
years. did 2km on the stationery bike and lifted
some weights. need to get rid of my flabby arms
and tummy somehow!!

came back, prepared dough for cinnamon buns
that hubs have been craving for. kneading dough
is a great workout for the arms too.

made lunch for the both of us, shrimp aglio olio.
it’s like the only pasta dish i know how to cook.

i think i overbaked it. it’s a little too well done for
my liking, will reduce the baking time by 5mins the
next time i use this recipe. will try eggwash too,
all bakes with eggwash just look so much more delish!

day ended with me fall asleep half way through the
liverpool match. but i somehow managed to wake
up to see the not-offside goal that was disqualified.
hate EPL refs, they might as well just give the cup
to ManU. eeeks!

had a trip planned to KL in mid-Nov. this month’s
business trip to KL was nice, partially the reason why
i choose to spend my HAPPY program there too :)

looking forward to spending some quiet time with
hubby, eating and shopping. weeeee!

pigged-out when we were in JB, had korean food
again. i think hubs is just trying to make me happy
cause he know i love kimchi and all those pickled
side dishes. noms noms noms…

went to bukit indah, Aeon to do some grocery
shopping. bought 3 tubs of our favourite unhusked
coconut, uber cheap $1 Gardenia bread (Msia has
lots more variety of bread compared to SG) and
some other groceries….lazy to list out. *HEEE!

went to this new prawning place at Nusajaya area.
its situated at a corner of a row of shophouses, it’s
paired with a cafe. a great chillex place to hangout
with a bunch of friends.

ordered a cup of cocoa smoothie, only MYR3.90!
had a unfair competition with hubs, loser would
treat the winner the 4 hour session of prawning.
the rules was, he has to catch 2x the amount
of prawns i caught in order to win!

of cause i WON! but it’s by sheer luck and i wore
my fengshui color on purpose, HAHA!

we didn’t catch a lot, cause all the prawns were
gathered in the center of the pond and our house
rod has vertical limits. but we had an awesome
time! what’s more, the place offers buy back of
your catch. cool right?!

huge ass picture of me :)

who doesn’t love a looong weekend?!

hubs brought me to Prive for brunch. service was good,
although they mixed up our order and we waited 45mins
for our food. i am quite surprised that i am praising them
cause usually i will be cursing. credit my mood to the
extra day of rest! :)

was greedy and ordered a ultimate breakie. shared some
with hubs. i love poached eggs with toast!

hubs ordered pancakes, he commented that he prefers
McD’s. hahahaaha

went to ECP after brunch, had 2.5hrs of cycling fun.
i need to head to the gym more often and not give up
on my eat clean diet. been slacking horribly and i
blame it on work while i should blame it on myself. booo!

saw a really cute miniature pomeranian, so cute! been
thinking of getting a dog recently. but it’s too much
commitment plus i can’t bear the heartache when it
grows old and eventually passed on.

chillex by the beach for awhile, haven’t visited ECP
for some time. despite the crowd, the noise and an
aching butt from all the cycling, i had a awesome time.

headed to Changi City Point for some outlet shopping.
we are not outlet people, always ended up empty-
handed.

had dinner at Grandma’s restaurant at CCP. its a small
place but seems like business is quite good. we had a
tauhu telor that was pretty average. Ayam Penyet
serves better ones.

the salted egg prawns were to die for. anything high in
cholesterol seems to really suit my palate. i must stop
nomming on all these type of food, my health report
indicated that my cholesterol is uberly high! sigh….

had a yummy dumpling soup, a little oily but nice fresh
prawns. prawn dumplings make me think of Hong Kong,
can never forget the yummy dumpling i had by a
foodstall in Mongkok.

gonna head to msia today for movie and dinner later :)

on the way back from lunch, i gave $6 for 5 packets of tissue to an old man in his 70s, he was sitting at the side of a pathway under the scorching sun by his walker.

it is through seeing more and more older people in need that i know you are an ungrateful selfish pretentious arsehole.

you have always talked about the past and track records, yes you have done well but it is all in the past. do you really think all the credit belongs to only you?

the ones with the sun on their back are now the old people you neglect. you want us to give our lives to you, to work harder for you but you lead an example why letting all these people fall through the cracks. which part of your performance should i draw confidence from?

when the country is doing well, you claim all the credit. when we are doing badly, you blame it on the bad economy or that we are not working hard enough. your priority has always only been on yourself and your pride, you never saw the unhappiness and suffering your people are facing.

maybe one day when you wake up from your high, you will realized that you have no one on your side.

regards,
shumin
a very sad citizen

i cried at work.

i’m weak.

panda bun from the Giant Panda Welcome Event.
really cute bun, had lots of fun camwhoring with
it before finally taking a bite. oh, its red bean.

been going to hubs’ weekly Sunday soccer games.
hubs gotten me this foldable soccer chair. we call
it the director’s seat. :) finally comfy seat, not
having to subject my butt to the cold hard ground.

me, relaxing in the morning sunshine. soaking up
some vitamin D. my new pedicure, very lovely
turquoise color. yums!

hubs had his virgin pedicure experience on Saturday.
he was squirming around, had a really good time
laughing at him. hahahaha~

found my contacts at johor for only $18 per pair.
cost $25 in Singapore, that is like $7 saved. gotten
mercilon for $10, saved around $8. it’s still cheaper
in bangkok, have no choice caused they were all
sold out during my last trip.

love our weekly trip to johor. :)

Have been heading to the gym the past 2 days. My
muscles are so sore, taking the stairs is torturous.

i lost lots of water weight, dropped from 45.5kg to
44.7kg. my weight stayed at 44.7kg this morning
too. hopefully it continues to fall, but of course
hopefully at the right places. hahaha

Been eating clean-er too. Tried to avoid process food
and nom on whole food. If you know me, you’ll know
it’s tough for me cause I’m such a food junkie.

But believe me, I’m trying. Not for weight loss only but
also healthier me. :)

the only thing I can do in the kitchen is washing
dishes, doing laundry (which I’m not good at either)
and probably some baking.

tried making a avocado milkshake for hubs, but it was
tasteless and too fibrous. I should have notice how
unripe the fruit was.

and the best part was, I sliced my finger while
cutting up the avocado. ARGH! Second cut on my
fingers within 2 weeks! I’m super careless and clumsy.
Quite mad at myself sometimes.

am gonna start heading to Amore for lessons and gym
next week. I’ve 4 months left till the end of 2012 and
my goal is to shed 4kg. need to lose some weight
before i head to Bangkok next month and unleash the
hungry monster in me. *nom nom nom nom

counting down to our trip to BKK next month. been
kinda swarmed with work these 2 weeks, urgently
need a good oil massage.

started to plan for our next trip to Bangkok in Jan and
hopefully to Seoul in May. And and and if we can
afford, Hong Kong in August for their summer sale!

too many travel plans, too small a pocket. Haha.

the one thing I am most afraid of every morning is
not waking up at 6.45am, it’s opening my mailbox.

I usually sleep around 12mn. somehow between the
7 hours that I was resting, evil witches would stir
the trouble cauldron.

this morning, think my eyeballs almost popped out of
its socket when I saw one of the many emails that
stream in through the night.

one small decision by someone with power, many
sleepless nights and wasted hours of work for
hundreds of others.

sometimes, I wondered if they realized that all these
so called small decisions or changes that they make
affect so many others.

Peon: ‘More work?!’

NGC event is finally over!

Went home at 2+am on Thursday. Had to reach
office by 7.15am on Friday. overslept and had a panic
attack. think hubs got scared by me too. hahaha.

the event went smoothly and as always was not
perfect, i think no event can ever be flawless. tired
but had a very great time. by the end of everything,
my stomach was growling at me, had to skip lunch
at Chinaclub to settle remaining stuff.

went back to office after packing up at ION. OT-ed
for a bit before heading to QT to meet hubs.

Hubs wanted to bring me for dinner @ Kotobuki but
unfortunately, it’s closed for renovation till the 24th.
We settled for another Japanese restaurant nearby.
Wrong move! Food was very average but price
competitive with Kotobuki. First and last time we will
dine there.

went back to work on saturday to facilitate the
winner’s trail with Annie Griffiths. left work @ 5pm,
headed for dinner and to Riverview Hotel to watch
Liverpool match.

we lost but i did see lots of improvement in their
play. hopefully, the new manager can bring this
failing team to together. and we can be in the title
race like before.

hubs bought me a Bosch food processor last month.
finally had the chance to take it out for some biltzing.

(1 week old post that has been sitting in draft)

Stepped on my digital weighing scale this morning
and to my surprise (happy surprise), I’m 45kg. Been
hovering between 45.5 - 46kg, it’s the heaviest I’ve
ever been.

I think many would scoff at me for being so concern
over my weight when I’m a mere 45kg. But standing
at 152cm, even a weight gain of 2kg looks significant
on my small frame.

Only people who are petite in size would truly
understand my agony.

am braving myself for all the craziness that is gonna
happen this week due to the NGC event. I need to be
focus and very zen. 加油陈淑敏 ！

after this week, I’m gonna start my exercise regime.
My goal, 41kg and a healthier me by Christmas.

made payment for my 1 year membership with Amore
after having brunch with hubs @ JP. looking forward to
a healthier and slimmer me! :)

hubs recently joined a bunch of soccer enthusiasts,
like him, to form a soccer team for casual weekly
games. it’s their first game versus another team, went
to watch hubs play and socialise with WAGS. haha

i love evening games, cause the weather is usually
not scorching hot. i was sitting in an open field with
the sun on my back on their previous game. now my
feet has this obvious slipper tan lines. eeeeeeks!

Was public holiday yesterday. Okay, it’s Singapore’s
47th birthday. I love Singapore, but am not happy
with how its run. and i do feel less patriotic. sigh….

I remember when I was younger, I used to get excited
about hanging the nation’s flag outside our window.
We would pack food from the nearest kopitiam so we
could watch NDP on the TV together.

those were the days…

hubs and I decide to spend our day at Johor for cheap
food, patrol and to avoid crazy crowds.

MIL and uncle joined us for lunch there. Had Korean at
our  favourite Korean Family Restaurant at Sutera. A
huge set for 4 cost only 120MYR, includes kimchi soup
and a bibimbap. Had a really hearty lunch. Yumss!

Went to get my hair done. Had it dyed a few shades
darker, it looks healthier now. -loves-

it’s the weekend tomorrow, feels as if there is two
weekend this week! double happiness, makes me feel
like celebrating with a cup of Gong Cha! hahahaha!

gonna sign up for Amore Fitness. need to get in shape!