moving in!

FINALLY! after 2 months of gruelling renovation process, my house is ready for us to move in!! starting from tonight!! currently, the plan is for us to stay during the weekdays given the proximity to our workplaces and back to our own homes during the weekends.

started packing as many stuff as i can to be brought over to our house yesterday night. So i stuffed as many clothes, bags, shoes, undies, make-up etc (all the essentials) in my duffel bag & a huge plastic bag till bursting point. when i turned to look at my wardrobe it still look pretty much the same and I've already stuffed away 30-40 pieces of clothings!! eeks!

and i actually consider myself to be one of those who shop moderately (its true! my ex-colleagues can vouch for that!). cant imagine those who shop like a particular Miss Ngau/Fi_lala when they get married. how do they shift their stuff to the new house?! hmm...

so i reached my house bright & early this morning at 830am (courtesy of dear mr comfort :)) to drop my stuff . as my official working hours is at 830am, i began to notice that im gonna be grossly late for work. and when the bus still didnt come at 840 and no cab in sight, i started to sweat. finally the ONLY ONE bus came and i boarded it at 845. and guess what time i reach my office??

9 am SHARP.

i can learn to love my new house proximity to my workplace very soon. :)

okie here's a few (badly taken) camera pixs of my new house. will post more when i manage to take more with my camera. later folks!

i love my sofa!

our messy plasma TV & home theatre system.
pardon ah long for being everywhere. ha.

the wall color is actually a nice shade of purple. somehow it turned out to be this shitty color. ><

photoshoot day - 05 June 2006!

yesterday was our long-awaited photoshoot day! though the process was really long & tiring, we (or at least I!) enjoyed ourselves! we reached our photographer studio early in the morning at 10am! after doing up my hair & make-up, we were ready to take studio shots!



the whole morning till 2+ pm were spent at the studio taking pictures. luckily our photographer was located at spottiswoode park where there are some nice conservative shophouses there. thus, we managed to squeeze in some outdoor photos without compromising our no. of outdoor locations! :)

we only managed to take some pixs with our own camera. there was simply no time for us to do so as it was a mad dash in the morning to change outfits, take photos & our lunch!


me & ah long ready to take pixs!

after that it was off to our outdoor locations!! by the time we finally finished up, it was already 6pm.... i was pooped by the time i reached home! think we took ard 200+ pixs

i cant wait to select my pixs come 2 weeks later!! my package allows me to select up to 70 images. so hopefully most will turn out good!

yesterday was family day held by my company at downtown east!

dear dear and me set off at around 11+ in the morning for downtown east. apart from the goodie bag and free lunch, the whole event was pretty disappointing. it started to rain from after lunch and we can't really make use of the sponsored ticket to escape theme park.

what a waste. :(


ah long & me
still, we entertained ourselves pretty well strolling in the compounds of downtown east.

at around 3+, we set off for tiong bahru ntuc to grab some stuff for our house. we grabbed stuff like broom, mop, detergents, toilet papers, tissue boxes, toothpaste etc. and the bill came up to 100+ bucks! unbelievable!
luckily, such items need to be purchased once every few months only.

then its house cleaning all the wayyyyyyyy. my poor hands feel so rough after that. i need to wear gloves the next time!

anyway, renovation should be completed by mid-week and furnitures should be arriving by this weekend. which means to say, we are ready to move in by next weekend! *woohoo~*
quite excited over the idea of having my own place but i really dread the thought of cleaning up. *bleh*

"小小的爱在大城里好甜密"

这几天都在听一些新歌.
有曹格的"superwoman".
有Tank的"给我你的爱".
王力宏的"花田错".
突然发现近期的华语歌素质都蛮高的.
还是我太久没给它们一个机会?

似乎忘了听歌的乐趣.
这几天一路听歌上班去,真的很快乐.

虚荣心
今天,我终于带我的新包包上班了!
好开心! 我想,我是虚荣的没错! :)
虽然我常说人要放的开,知足一点,但我还是一个很虚荣的女人!
我好想不停的环游世界,不停的购买我爱的包包与皮夹!
对,还有时不时听我爱的歌. 兴起时可以随心所欲的跳起舞来.

美好的日子,快要到了吗?
还是,我得向前迈进才能到达?
不愿多想. 此刻只想满足我的虚荣心!

BIG WALK 2006

i attended my first BIG WALK yesterday! its a nightmare to wake up at 630am and snoozed all the way on the mrt to city hall. from there, ah long and me took a shuttle bus to national stadium. we arrived late, sleepy and lazy me just wanna take the goodie bag and take a cab straight home.

but tyrant ah long said "let's go" and afraid to hear the disgusted tone of his "what?" whenever i suggested i wanna go straight home, we crossed the starting line.

tons of pple , dont know from where?!

from there, my 2 hours+ nightmare started.

i almost fell asleep while walking and i felt like i've walked 3/4 of the journey when i saw a sign. 5 KM it read! another 5Km to go! i feel like u-turning on the spot. but i did what i had to do. i took a picture and pushed forward.

my orange balloons which accompanied me the whole walk

finally dear dear and me reached fullerton (the u-turn part) and we walked faster from then on. i cant wait to get back to national stadium with its carnival and prize-giving! yay! we crossed the finishing line at 10.40am!

how red my face was! darn the sun!

but one weird thing that comes out of all this big walk nonsense is i kinda hooked to this aching after-workout feeling. so much so that i joined the competitive run (5km!!) hosted by Shape mag this coming mid-july.

i think im mad. the last time i really run for a timing is in JC2. and i can only managed 16-17mins (turtle speed!) for 2.4km when im like young and fit at 18. at 24 (6 goddamn years later) now, i wonder if im gonna take an hour or so to complete the 5km run. ha. i hope the goodie bag booth is still open when i reach the finishing line!

anyway, the goodie bag sounds really good. check it out here at http://www.shape.com.sg/shaperungifts.html. anyone interested in joining/joined, pls let me know!

mindless rantings

今早
我家的巴士车站真是一个老鼠屎.
每天都得等上一个十几分钟才搭到我的巴士.
好比今天早上,一次过有8辆巴士奔过但没一辆是我的! 会不会太夸张了!?
上班的路程已需要一个小时,所以这老鼠屎真的很烦人!

真希望能快点搬进我的新屋,那我就能每天早上7.30才起身,放工后7点就到家.
有时,人生真的需要这些看似简单的生活规律来让自己开心一点.

昨天
昨天是一个超级frustrating day.
遇到生平以来少数(非常)不讲理的人.
我真的很气.
气到差点飙泪.
气到差点想要一走了之.
但我最后还是忍了下来.冷静了下来.
仔细思考后,发现很多人与事都不值的我们烦恼.
they are simply not worth it!
虽然过后这些事都很好拿来bitch about. :)
最后还是想开了. 发现原来换个方式处理一些事还是能带给我莫大的快乐.
这样也好吧. 我依然快乐(这是非常重要的一点), 也让那不讲理的人不用再来烦我(虽然我是千万个不愿意. 我是记仇的.). 皆大欢喜.

我希望这是我比较豁达,成熟的一种表现.
而不是我忘了怎样坚持自己的信念.

人,真的应该学会如何让自己开心与知足一点!
有朝一日,如果真让我学会这点, 他将会是一个非常幸福的男人吧.
呵呵呵.......

big-time pissed

how can one be so fucking mean?! fuck her.
now she made my day and maybe the months to come suck.
fuck her again.

sorry for the foul language. but i really dont understand how one can be so mean.

i've to look for alternative jobs soon. again. :(

*burp* im feeling darn full now!
just came back from lunch with ah long and his friend. his friend treated us to the jap restaurant at my office building! *yummy*

well, not exactly his friend treated us but rather, it was on his company's tab. sigh, the perks of being in the sales line. anyway, food was alrighty only. gimme waraku ANYTIME! waraku is much cheaper and tastier compared to my lunchie. :P


me & my fav! sashimi!

ah long & me

talking about jap food, that reminds me that i'm meeting the girls for dinner at waraku after work. bleh~ i hope i can still stand jap food then. but again, i may not be having dinner later. my tummy is about to burst now!!

went to neptune for dim sum lunch last saturday. yeah, you heard me right. neptune, as in that neptune with topless shows. they actually serve dim sum (and delicious ones, anyway!) during lunch time.

a tip: if the char siew bao is to-die-for, then the dim sum quality for that restaurant can't be too far out. and thats that for neptune. the char siew bao rocks! lolz~ i was happy that day for i got to enjoy good food and see my favourite baby again! hmm, it really doesnt take much to make me a happy person nowadays. :)

soooooo cute!

making friends!

dim sum!

capentry works at my house is almost done! outstanding stuff at the moment are:
-mirror works
-some electrical & plumbling works
-wardrobe
-installation of chimney etc
after which, our contractor will chemical wash our house and hand-over the house to us! furnitures and soft furnishings (eg: curtains) are scheduled to be delivered by first week of June . dear dear and me will move in after that! *excited*

also, photo-shooting is scheduled in first week of june too. we havent really rack our brains for locations yet. any suggestions? one thing for sure, i dont really fancy city landscapes view. hmm...most probably will settle for a place with lush greenery!

hope all will go well!

my 2 cents worth on GE 2006

GE 2006 has just ended and surprisingly for this time round, i was rather on the ball when it comes to following the news on it. where were i for the last GE? hmm...2001. that made me in uni 1. probably puking somewhere in a club. lolz~

perhaps its age...perhaps its...i guess age can only be the reason why i am suddenly interested in the election after so long of disinterest. singapore is a weird country. many of us are denied of the chance to vote despite being in a democratic country. i am one of those who've never voted once in my whole life since i happened to live in a GRC which is constantly being walked-over by the PAP come GE times.

does it bother me? no it doesnt really. really. does that mean im a closeted PAP fan? nope, not really though i must admit i do look at parties' track records and candidates' calibre when it comes to casting my vote (should that day ever come, that is).

anyway, back to GE 2006. personally, i feel that my main concerns for our tiny sunny island are the following:
1) how is our government helping singapore in retaining its competitive edge and staying relevant in today's fast-paced dynamic global environment?
2) how is our government going to take care of its aging, needy and poorer citizens?
3) how is our government going to ease the impact of rising costs (inflation is inevitable, that im aware of)?

sad to say, im hearing not much coverage on the above topics for past 2 weeks by all parties. content got stuck at mainly irrelevant (gomez incident-i shan't repeat here. its too feaking draggy!) and repetitive stuff (upgrading of HDB-are we concerned with this only?! anyway, voting results have shown that upgrading budget, no matter how big, is really not a concern for most citizens).

another point to note is the strength of opposition parties this year. im pretty impressed with WP's candidates profiles and their presentation throughout the whole election affair. impressive. :) i guess opposition will always have their relevance from keeping a check on ruling party to providing alternative voices in the parliament.

and i hope people really do vote wisely, given their fotunate position to have choices in the first place. been hearing alot of comments like "oh, so boring. its PAP again." or "no surprises again this time round.". Such comments are disturbing to me. they seem to indicate a trend that people will like to see more opposition getting into parliament just for the sake of doing so. whatever happen to reasons like selecting people that represent your views & beliefs and you having faith in their capacity?

hmm...in any case, GE 2006 has ended. And in the next 5 years to come, i guess PAP has to give their shot in retaining the 66.6% who rooted for them this time and also to win over the remaining 33.4% who did otherwise. As for WP, i think they really did a great job in making an entrance this time round. so if they continue to prove their worth going forward, im sure they will win the people's votes in GE 2011?

all the banter above just for GE 2006. i think im getting too blah for my own good. shall follow up with a frivolous post soon!

"so where the bloody hell are you?!"

I cant get this phrase outta my mind.

fly me to down under...NOW!!

may day long weekend

i've a mad, campy long weekend! it all started from....

28th Apr (fri)
work ended at 550pm. me not exactly very happy cos a meeting dragged longer than it should. really, i've enough of redundant meetings. ~bleh~
met ah long at harbourfront and we went to oxford tailor for his shirts! lucky his bonus come in time for him to do up his shirts. our photoshoot is just 1 mth away!

in the end, we decided on a white (what else?) one for the day and a light pink (to match my evening gown!) for the night. :)

went to OG sale (sidenote: there were tons of sales going on during this weekend! OG, Metro, Robinson, Isetan! you guys been to any?) and got ourselves another set of bedsheets (we've 2 already). *grinz* shopping for bedsheets is getting addictive for me! lolz~

29th Apr (sat)
its WEST SIDE STORY THE MUSICAL for ah long and me!! *woohoo* i was so looking forward to it before this but sad to say, i'm a little disappointed with the musical. the music aint catchy and it's not as high-energy as other musicals like mama-mia or fame. *sigh* but well, the setting aint too bad and ah long never fall asleep (though he threaten to in Act 1!)..


me + ah long ready to go!


during intermission

oh, we bought our wedding bands on sat too! :) it took less than an hour in all at tampines mall ha. we were shopping at soo kee and found a pair that we think is not bad. but ah long has reservations for the design so we made our way to lee hwa on the other side. in the end, we saw a pair that we (or rather I) like and hence, we bought our wedding bands there and then! our bands are from the destinee range and only have 10% off as compared to the rest (20%). :(

but.....luckily i've the aspial card and that entitled us to a further 10%! yay! so peeps out there, if any of you want to buy lee hwa jewellery, can get the card from me! 10-20% off!

30th Apr (sun)
eh...hem....i've something to confess... im still into idols! hahah. and guess who i went to see last sun?! LEE HOM! yay! LEE HOM the one whos tall, handsome (seriously he look better in person!), super talented and everything else!

thanks, huiwen! for bringing me along to this exclusive event hosted by 93.3!

but again, we are one of the very few there who do not belong to his fan club, not sure of the songs in his new album and can't sing along for nuts. lolz~ whatever! he's cute!


now girls....SWOON!

he's like the perfect partner! my dream is for him to sing to me everynight before i sleep! ha

after this 歌友会, i went to meet ah long at IMM. and we shopped and shopped for furnitures till we drop! for all our tedious effort, we managed to place deposit for our sofa! yay! all the major furnitures are settled (mattress, plasama TV and now this!)!

we settled for a sofa that's kinda like a rip-off of Minotti sofa. This design, in particular

:) the original costs ard $20-30k? my pirated one is definitely much cheaper but still ex for our budget :(. but sigh, i think its wise to invest in a good, comfy sofa since im such a TV junkie.. :P

1st May (mon)
went to science centre with ah long to catch an omnimax show! been more than a year since i last went science centre! the last time i was there was for LOTR exhibition.

we caught the show: Greece: secrets of the past

ah long, having getting his bonus, treated his parents and me to Hot Stones at clarke quay in the evening! i had tenderloin steak but i guess i over-cooked mine. cos i was so traumatised by the blood oozing out that i pressed my steak frantically on the hot stones to get it well-cooked. so much so that they become a tad too hard. *sobz*

me & my steak!

their onion soup and potato salad is nice! but again, i feel the food is over-priced. i never believe in paying so much for food that you need to cook yourself!

after dinner, dear dear and me went walk-walk around Liang court. and to complete the weekend furniture shopping, we stumbled upon this furniture shop OM http://www.om-home.com/OM.htm which sells (over our budget) furniture but happened to have sale going on for some items!!

*yippee* we bought our coffee table and the rug for our living room there! i'm very happy cos the rug was exactly what i wanted for our living room all along. being red and caterpillar-styled. ah long is very happy cos the coffee table is cheap after discount. ha. our differences...

so i had a tiring but fun long weekend. and we are left with dining table & curtains to be purchased for our house before we can move in! capentry will be finished by mid-may..i cant wait to move in!

P/s: there will be house-warming once my house is done up! most are invited. ha.

"Have you come here to play Jesus?
To the lepers in your head" ~ One from U2

i have said it more than once, but im going to say it again. U2 "One" is really good. even after so many year, it still sound to me like the greatest song ever.

updates on renovation
renovation has been gaining a life on its own. one that im pretty much not involved with. heh. kudos to ah long for supervising it! :)

so far laminated flooring was done. lights, air-con and toilet accessories were all installed. we are left with capentry work namely,
-feature wall for plasma tv
-feature wall for bomb shelter
-kitchen cabinets
-wardrobe
-vanity top in master toilet
-bay bench in study room

after which, we are ready to move in after purchasing the remaining furnitures!! yippee yay!

speaking of furnitures, we've bought our mattress from harvey norman last weekend! :)
the brand was OMAZZ. anyone heard of this before? http://www.omazz.com/
stumbled upon it when i went to the mattress fair at harvey norman (ALL mattresses were going at 50-80% discount! yes including all the major brands like Sealy, Simmons, Serta, Dunlopillo etc). i was actually quite decided on getting one of Sealy's posturepedic range. but as OMAZZ is recommended by one of my colleague who got it sometimes earlier this year, and i love the way the mattress supports and provides comfort after testing it.

OMAZZ mattresses are 100% latex and not exactly very cheap. they are almost the same like Tempur just that Tempur one is memory foam while OMAZZ is latex. which means no springs! and no need to flip/rotate mattress and minimal sagging as compared to conventional springs mattresses!

all in all, it was a good buy (i think... ha). original price for our mattress (Queen size) was going at $7,599 but for the weekend alone, it's going at only $2,299! the Sealy that we want is at $2,199 after discount. in the end, we opt for the one that we feel that are more comfortable given the slight difference in price.

haha all the junk above on A mattress. but hey, i think mattress is the most important piece of furniture for a house (apart from the TV perhaps, couch potato dan may be able to vouch for this).

some misc photos

ah long & me in our house


me & my fav. baby


tada! limited photos of my house - common toilet!


lights for my master bedroom!

anyway what do you think of nice but boring people? i mean, im not exactly the most interesting person in the world. but recently, im having more than my fair share of such people. *help*

i miss travelling. *sob*

i want bold red for one wall of my living room.

tell me is this BOLD RED? look more like freaking pink to me..



damn. wonder what went wrong. i seriously hope its either a case of wrong paint used (so my contractor can jolly re-paint again) or as my contractor claim, there are still 2 more coats to go.

ARG!

misc updates here and there!

12th april
its our 4 years 2 months anniversary! lolz~ we went waraku for dinner and i must declare to the whole wide world that i LOVE waraku's potato mentai! it simply made me orgase with its melting cheese and potatoes! cheese & potatoes. i can live on these two like forever (forever being used as a relative term here. realistically meaning 1 week or so. :P)!

absolutely yummy yakiniku don & potato mentai!~

ah long's first time to waraku!

and finally, i managed to print out some from my huge back-logged digital pixs last wed too. the last time i mass-developed photos was in June '05 after my Korea trip so imagine the huge number of photos awaiting me to select and develop this time round!
much as i tried to be as selective and stringent as possible (Eg: i only printed out like 4(?) pixs for my D&D 2005 when i've near to 70-80 pixs alone for that event), i still ended up developing 200 pixs and being $40 poorer! *madness*

madly-developing photos

14th April
went for my ever-first virgin pedicure with fiona on fri morning! yes, i've tried pedis at BKK and manis in SG before but never pedis in SG! it was fun and i chose a delectable plum color! im gonna wear open-toed shoes for the coming week at least. the pedi is too good to be ruined!

after the pedi, i rushed to my new house with ah long to meet up with our contractor to discuss the design of our capentry works (namely kitchen cabinets, feature walls for bomb shelter/TV, bay bench, vanity top for master toilet). it was real hard work. the meeting went from 3 to 6.30pm. i never know deciding on designs, colors etc can be so taxing. *bleh* a good 3 weeks before i can see how the designs translate from paper to physical form. i hope they turn out just fine! *crossed fingers*

after that, it's off to waraku (again..) to meet up with Neleus they all for dinner. what a tiring day for me with all the travelling to and fro! almost got blisters on my poor pretty (freshly pedicured, okie?!) feet..
nevertheless, we had fun like we ALWAYS do. desserts were great at this shop....i forgot its name...seems to be azarusoba at marina sq. its next to billy bombers! not exactly cheap (mine is $8++) but servings is huge and best to be shared between 2.

pp & huishan with the menu ~ huge array of dessert choices!

waiting for our table...

me & my dessert! (soft ice-cream with black sesame paste!)

15th April
our toilet basins, taps, kitchen sink, storage heater, rainshower set and toilet accessories were delivered to our house at 12 noon! we (more of ah long! :P) sweated like a pig unwrapping and checking the stock for completeness. but the effort was worth it! i love our rainshower set especially! cant wait for our contractor to install all the above. but, our toilet tiles, toilet bowls and doors are all blue (bleh~) in color. damn the HDB rule that forbid us to hack the tiles within 3 years. refusal to change toilet bowls and doors stems wholly from lack of budget. *sobz*

went to catch "where the truth lies" with dear dear later in the day. Gist of the show as below:
"A female journalist tries to uncover the truth behind the breakup, years earlier, of a celebrated comedy team after the duo found a girl dead in their hotel room. Though both had airtight alibis and neither was accused, the incident put an end to their act." (extracted from www.imdb.com)


the show is R(21) and judging from the poster, you can expect lots of nudity scenes. there is one particualr scene which im sure will excite most guys...yay! a lesbian sex scene! :)
having said the above, the show still shines from solid performances from Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth. Bacon, especially, rocks with his Lanny Morris role. this show is supposedly a suspense drama which unfolds itself slowly but surely to reveal the truth behind the murder (focal point of the whole show). however, i feel that the show will come off better as a novel. incidentally, this show IS adapted from a novel.

16th April
dear dear and me went jalan besar to shop for lightings for our house. within 2 hours, we bought the entire house lightings from a single shop! Lights Arcade is the place to go if you are looking for quality lightings (they use either Osram (the best!)or Philips), sincere professional advice (jane is one awesome salesgirl) and reasonable pricing. Choices can be limited here but im sure one should be able to find here most of the lightings that a house required.

delivery of lightings are set for coming saturday. cant wait for them to be installed sooN! by this weekend, we can expect painting to be done for the whole house. next week, we can expect laying of laminated wood for bedrooms, installation of lightings, toilet accessories and wardrobe for master bedroom! yipee!

updates on wedding preparations

been receiving a lot of "how's your wedding preparations nowadays?".

mostly from acquaintances who probably ask because they've nothing better to ask. some from friends who are just not too-updated about my wedding preparations progress. and it dawned on me suddenly that too little are being mentioned here even though this is supposed to be my "wedding" blog. it seems to evolve to MY blog over time, much to the distaste of a particular Mr. Ah Long. bah, whatever. being the sole author to this blog gives me freedom to write just about anything under the sun, no?

okie peeps, here are the updates on my wedding preparations:
1) gown & suit: going for 2nd fitting for my WG & 1st fitting for my EG coming Monday. final fitting will be in may before photoshoot in june. ah long will be tailoring his shirts this mth-end. his suit is long done and collected in mar.

2) wedding shoes: i got mine made @ leaping lizard already. its simple and not overly done (for those few who actually saw). silver and open-toed. hope to recycle it for normal use after wedding.

3) banquet: quiet at the moment. invitation cards will be given to us in june for printing and will be pass to you guys by JULY! food tasting and selection of door gifts to be done in august and guest list to be confirmed by early sept.

4) photoshoot: scheduled to be in early june. still far awayyyyyy to me. will need to meet up with photographer to confirm shooting locations etc.

5) renovation: very much in-my-face nowadays. floor tiles, electrical & copper pipping are done. next week will be painting, laminated wood flooring & installation of toilet accessories. all in good progress, can realistically expect that renovation to be all done by end MAY! yippee!

that should be all, i suppose?

happy post

ah D just commented my last entry is too depressing. hence, this post shall be a happy one!!

Amazing Race
okie, let's talk about the amazing race with my Dow pple on saturday! i've tremendous fun that day! its been eons since i last ran around town (CBD area to be exact) like a mad woman! i'm pretty sure that we ran no less than 5km all in all for that game! kudos to jean for inviting us to this game held by her church!

Fresh & gay (happy lah) before the competition started at Chinatown point

jean & me!

we ran from Chinatown point->Ann Siang Hill -> Amoy Street -> hawker besides OG -> Far East Square -> UOB building -> Capital Square! my legs ache like crazy the next day but im thankful for the exercise that i otherwise wont be getting at all! :) all the sweat and pain aint for nothing, we managed to clinch the 2nd place and got ourselves $100 worth of Marche vouchers! yippee yay!

shhhhh....this is taken in a gir.. *ahem* toilet cubicle

the stanger (guy in blue nearest to statue) was game enough to pose with us for the game!

back at jean's church, awaiting for delicious dinner!

side note: there was this girl who was absolutely bitchy/rude at the church. it made me understand why i diss the people and not the religion. whatever, this is supposed to be a happy post, so let's move on!

My Cubicle
I love my cubicle! its qute bare and super tidy now given that i've nothing much to do now ha. its my little haven nowadays where i spend a considerable amount of time here everyday!

my cubicle is gonna be pink & purple color-themed! waahahha.. i draped my unwanted freebie shawl from herworld mag over my chair and there's ashley V cushion in it! Voila! i've my pretty frivolous looking chair!



haha, can u see dashes of pink &amp;amp;amp; purple here & there?
let's move in for a closer look!


i like my happy dancing pigs wrist rest cushion! and always , and i repeat, always have your trusty hand cream and body moisturiser within reach. :)

i've my fanciful magnets to pin notes and very soon...photos up! in case you are wondering what's that tuft of white fur ball, thats my hp holder!
i fell in love with it at first sight and i bought it right on the spot. its a sheep with either very bad dark eye-rings or eye-bags. lolz~



He (It's a he, that im sure!) never fails to cheer me up!

hence, all in all, as i concluded with jean, my cubicle seems to make me look like a bimbo who cant work. and this facade may not be too far far from the truth! :P

stumbled upon this journal by mistake:http://www.janeyolen.com/journal.html

it's recent entries is about how the author is coping with the death of her husband. it made me teared as i read. the poem below by her is especially moving.

Sorry for Your Loss

I have not misplaced him--
like the wedding ring
he left behind at a ski lodge
six months after we married--
only set him aside
in a small grave
under a tree where robins sing.
They are thrushes, you know,
and their songs pierce,
especially at six in the morning
in the early spring.

I did not lose him,
except the smell of him,
already cleansed by chemicals,
flensed in the fire,
that reduced him to an essence
that can be blown into glass.
But the pillow that cradled
that dear head at the end
has the power to reduce me,
sunder me, render me,
into globules of fat tears.

I did not leave him behind,
but let him go ahead,
the pathfinder, map reader,
finding a shortcut
which always meandered
and led us to brilliant discoveries
like the last manned Scottish lighthouse
on the very last manned day.

I will follow, my love,
maybe not soon,
but soon enough
and you will have already
identified all the birds
and learned their songs,
in your new world,
ready to teach me
all the things I have to know.

shopping spree!

i bought lotsa clothes over the week! it all started on wednesday when i was window shopping at Topshop while waiting for jean to reach suntec to meet frances + gerry for dinner. we WERE supposed to shop for clothes for her but in the end, i've decided to buy a cardigan by the time she arrived!

dear dear and me went to our house on saturday. renovation progress is good! the false ceilings, L-box & electrical works were all done up! laying of air-con pipping & arrival of tiles will be on mon morning! :) took some pictures of our work-in-progress house. will post some pictures up soon!

after that, we went to tiong bahru to catch "Inside Man". The show aint bad but the plot can be tighter i feel. but aww....owen's voice made up for that! :) while debating where to have our dinner after the show, I wandered into Sense....and came out with 2 skirts!

today is my favourite baby one-year old birthday! he's so cute and he can walk by himself! and he kissed me on my cheek today! i just said "kiss me" and he did!

that big head was mine by the way....... he loves the slide alot. but i sweated like a pig carrying him up and down the slide!

went to bishan junction 8 today and yes....i shopped again. managed to grab a nice top from BYSI and 1 more skirt from NESS. my, i sound like im on a mad rampage for clothes. guess i've been repressing myself for too long! its a lucky thing that my progress package is coming in soon... ha.


28 days to go before april ends.....hopefully i can survive. provided i dont shop anymore! :P