busy week ahead but im looking forward!

went to do my nails (after a month plus break for my nails to take a breather) yesterday and i chose cheery neon colors this time round!

perks up my mood instantly! :)

its orange for the toe nails! :D

coming week will be busy for me - gotta be superwoman but i can do it.

and awaits me at the end of the busy week is our staycation! *wee*

a short getaway (albeit a local staycation) is good for us anytime!

dinner @ raffles place out of the pan.

i ironed like 20+ pieces of clothings accumulated over the past 1-2 months this afternoon.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

i think i should stop buying clothes for awhile, there are so many pieces which i realised ive only worn a few times.

though new pieces are not alot like last time - now only 2 tops + 3 dresses in my wardrobe..

and shoes!!! no more!!! i dun want to cross the 50 figure....

hubbi has been nagging me to throw out some pairs but i really cant find any - most are really in good shape.... :(

ok, time to save up for the next trip in jun.

though the shopping time should be limited with the 2 boys and husband in tow but i shan't underestimate myself either. *hiaks*

good food + company = great boost for the weekday!

met up with gb & jt for dinner yesterday.

as usual, cant decide on a venue between us and so i decided to just go ahead and make reservation at kko kko nara since ive cravings for the yummeh chicken wings! :P

i know gb since sec days and we are part of our group of sec mates.

i know jt since uni days and we are part of our group of uni mates.

they know each other since their first job at PWC and they are part of their own group of PWC peeps.

and then somehow we started meeting for dinners in this combination. ha.

anyway, it was a good evening of chatting on anything under the sun/moon!

yes, i think our friendship 又升华了.

it means too many bean spilled and we really have to remain fast friends forever! *gulp* LOL.

over-ordered as usual:

we ordered kim chi stew, 8pc chicken wings, spicy chicken (half chicken portion!), pork & cuttlefish dish. *burp*

crazy tiring weekend

this has to be one of the most tiring weekend for this year.

the weekend started early on friday 3pm when the whole finance team (50+ of us) left office for our teambuilding event at clarke quay.

the organizing committee engaged external event company to facilitate some sort of scavenger hunt for us.

so a good almost 2 hours in the afternoon was spent running around clarke quay answering questions or taking photos to meet different requirements.

it was all good fun.

after dinner, some of us continued the night going for drinks around fullerton area.

though i left early around midnight, i was dead tired by the time i reached home .... @_@

saturday morning was spent bringing the kids to their classes and i KO with the kids in the afternoon from 2-5pm!!

gosh, i must be very tired out from friday's running & drinking. :(

then it was time to head out to meet the gang for ser & dd's bday dinner at imperial treasure steamboat @ tripleone somerset!

our dinner started late at 8pm and by the time we are done with desserts at TCC it was almost 11+pm...

some of us continued to pub/club crawl until the wee morning.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

it was very late/early by the time i finally hit the sack. 

but i must say we are still alrighty with the drinks. :P

the husband was very nice to let me sleep till almost 10+am today.

and of cos i napped again with the boys in the afternoon lol.

as the boys are nursing coughs still, we didnt go out.

dinner will be pizza, yeah! waiting for the delivery anytime now. :)

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photos taken with the boys yesterday before i headed out for fun night with the peeps

some outfits for the week:

left: top from MNG, pants from zara

right: jumpsuit from BKK local designer

a lovely weekend spent with the my favorite boys again! :)

3 more weeks to our staycation!

but before that, i've to be supermum for 4D4N when the husband goes for his work trip. *gulp*

i can do it!

new rest + new trip!

finally after 7 years, its time to change our mattress!

our previous omazz mattress has served us well but it has sadly became uneven and im starting to feel my  backache creeping back...

robinson was having private sale the week before and we decided to go shop for a new mattress.

after trying out a few mattresses, we ended up buying a tempur.

though the memory foam takes some time to get used to after omazz latex, i can safely say after sleeping for a week that the new mattress is awesome too! :)

though the husband thinks all mattresses feel about the same... @_@

and we finally booked the air tickets and accomodations for our next trip in Jun after some major negotiations (with respective bosses) and delay. :(

june is a busy month at work for both of us and it coincides with school holidays sadly.

we had to really fight for our mere 5 days of leave. zzzz.

and the air tickets and accomodations got atrociously ex with us booking so late.. SIGH.

oh well, must count our blessings still that a family trip is possible afterall....

some outfits for the week:

left: top from haji lane shop, shorts from axara

right: dress from gg5

yet another week flashes past...

April is fast coming to an end. 

you  may thought you will get accustomed to time whizzing by but the truth is, it will always surprise you even by your best estimate.

pui.

like many others, i tend to fall into the "looking forward/elsewhere" trap.

always looking ahead to the next holiday, the next event, the next exciting stuff.

always multi-tasking with phone and stuck in the virtual world and neglecting the real world.

from time to time i've to keep reminding myself and rein myself into the now.

focus on the boys - any time spent with them is always good. 

do not reject their requests for bedtime stories no matter how tired or eager i am to proceed with own stuff after they sleep.

the now with them is slipping away at alarming speed as the cms grow and their crave for hugs dwindle...

with work taking up bulk of our time, making time work for you effectively is very important.

utilize any pockets of time efficiently is always my strategy.

1 - 2x lunch times to the gym for the health.

1x lunch alone with myself to enjoy a good magazine, novel or even drama make me much happier.

sure, lunch with colls is always good to strengthen bond and good for unwinding but we really don't need to do it 5x a week right.

nowadays, we tend to stay at home for 1 of the weekend just to spend time with the boys though they drive us nuts half the time. lol.

work presumably will only get busier due to system release in end Sept.

with all the testing and prep works, i can foresee my workload stepping up from end June till Aug.

zzzzz. but never a worrier for work, im sure things will work themselves out eventually.

its still an ongoing project to make 2013 a fun and fulfilling year.

so dont lose sight or heart, ecookie!

some outfits for the week:

left: top from DKNY, asymmetric skirt from topshop

right: romper from local BKK brand (yes, from recent BKK trip!)

succumbing to K-drama and wishing for 26 hours in a day.

i must admit, it has been yet another slow week at work for me.

my brain is slowly turning into mush but im not complaining at all.

after settling my priorities of my life - the boys - once after work till 10pm, im free to do other stuff!

and i caught yet another korean drama in a mere week! 

ok, its only 16 ep if that helps...

caught  那年冬天，起风了 and i tell you, its good!

of cos the plot has some inconsistencies - its korean ROMANCE dramas for god sake - , but the perfect acting of both the leads more than make up for it!

and their faces are flawless, can! and the director sure knows about it for more than 50% of their screen time is super 大特写 of their faces!

but so far its the best drama ive caught this year - but of cos i only watched this and another show this year.... LOL.

 can anyone look better? i think the next leads in the next show will be.... LOL

everytime i watch a new show, the leads seem to be the most compatible until the next show comes along, really!!

that is the wonder of K-dramas i guess.....

and its been a good 4 weeks since i last shopped for anything (since BKK trip!).

pretty amazing huh!??

and of cos candice has to ask me out for lunch yesterday to visit gg5 for its having 15% sale. tsk tsk.

bought a dress and a top...... 

BUT i managed to stop myself from getting yet another dress from ms selfridge today...

oh well....

today was a pretty long day for the ng family and the boys are now well asleep before 10pm. :P

after their phonics class in the morning, we went home to bath and set off for a birthday party at mac @ farrer park.

the location was outdoors and in the crazy weather, we were all sweating in no time.

but hubbi had fun catching up with his friends and the boys were real glad to have mac for lunch.

happy boys!

we left in an hour plus to visit a car showroom.

the husband has been contemplating to change our car (current one around 5 yrs+old) for some time and has been doing his maths and "proposals" shared with me... zzz

we went for a test drive and i must admit the model is definitely much better but at a hefty price tag too!

with crazy COE now, im more inclined to just continue driving our current car.

especially our current car is already fully paid for.

its abit zzz to get another loan to service for the next 5 years... @_@

but if he really wants to go ahead and get a new one, i'll go along too. 

just hope he wont decide not to get and continue to whine....

went orchard for the rest of the day and am sooo tired when i reached home just now.

i think i shall coop up at home for tomorrow to rest the mind and body.

some outfits for the week:

left: top from gg5, skirt from bysi

middle: bodysuit from ms selfridge, harem pants from aryn K

right: dress from warehouse