Goldies' weekend getaway

yups we e goldies marched to sentosa last wkend
managed to dig out stuff tat i haven worn in a million yrs
e.g e pink headband (i mean if i wear it out on a normal day pple would tink im crazy)
those flowery clips, bands watever. n tis bag which i bought in an online spree which didnt turn out wat i imagined.

us at e sentosa station inside vivo.
it actually felt kinda overseas. reminded me of e genting cable car station.

aft we checked into e lovely hotel tat we booked for e nite, siloso beach resort (it's really pretty, more of that later)
we headed out to e beach! e weather was perfect.
i got a decent tan. wasnt sunburnt.
didnt get a headache or feel dehydrated. so all was gd.
we basically didnt do much on e beach except lazing, got into e water for abit.
played a lil frisbee & captains ball w random grp of strangers (for lk 15min? coz we were really not up to it)
was a rather relaxing afternoon :) juz how i lk it

of coz we couldnt resist wat most pple do by e beach - JUMP shots!
happen to bump into a colleague of mine who had some idle time so yay!
got ourselves a camera man! hahas. ironically he was there for his own photoshoot.
yups we look pretty retarded in most of them. so next...

more pics! we just couldnt stop snapping.

by e time we all got back to e rm. wash up n change into nice smelling clothes we were all famished! some clearly more than others. hahas.
we contemplated on delivery but we decided to go out n get some air instead of nua-ing in e rm whole day (but e rm was really nice n comfy!)
so glad we made tat choice. we went to sakae sushi. but tis is a special outlet. their menu is not e usual sakae menu n i was really impressed w e food.
it not onli looks gd. it actually tastes really good! plus there was a 20% discount for their opening.
super worth it! lk totally!
though we waited quite long for some dishes but we were entertained by each other n e occasional fireworks fr e 'songs of e seas'.
we got e outdoor seats so e view was really gd.

aft dinner, we strolled back to our rm for a nice 'surprise' bday cele for our beloved G3!!
she is XX years old. hahas. opps. we gave her a collection of our photos tog.
dont u tink e bottom rt pic looks lk some dvd cover? hahas.

on to cafe del mar. haven really had fun e 2 times ive been there.
seriously. e choice of song??!???!!
e indoor seats were pretty uncomfortable n e music was blasting so we chose e outdoor ones.
which was even more disastrous.
it was kinda slightly damp (duno fr wat) n we juz didnt feel comfortable there.
so we juz brought our bottles of beers back to e rm where we had aircon n tv.
those 2 tings were enuff to keep us goldies happy n satisfied.
e plan was to stay up e whole nite to do silly stuff (which we did but im not goin to link it to my blog!!!!)
but we KO one aft another. hiaks.

nxt morn we had nice complimentary buffet breakfast.
poor G5 had to leave for her dance class. too bad for her.
we explored e resort a lil n took stupid pics. e rooftop terrace was really nice!!
wish we had booked e rooftop suites w own private outdoor jacuzzi.
hahas. but tat would have burnt a bigger hole in our pockets.

aft we checked out we went for fish spa!
wat a traumatizing experience.
i mean i can stand e ticklish sensation. but i really had a hard time putting my feet into e fish pond.
they r SCARY! i noe they're small. but tats y they're scary.
wat if i step on them n they diee!!!!
but anyhow. we went thru it. was not bad actually. hhaas.
e other goldies had a harder time at e foot reflexology part which i didnt lar.
coz i generally tink my threshold for pain is pretty high.
really had a great time. i get to let my hair down n b really crazy when im w them.
(coz they r all crazy!) good way to destress n unwind. haha
'once a goldie, always a goldie'

p.s: i was too lazy to do e photos so nicely. haha. all 'koped' fr e other goldies blogs. hiaks! but well done. all v nice! bring out our chio side!

p.s.s: really hope can go back to e resort again. but tis time i wana go for e private jacuzzi! how cool is that!!

yay to free lunch!

we were supposed to play badminton. but no court.
so we decided to go islanding (kusu island).
but a better offer came along. so we grabbed it.
hahas. ah chua had connections for us to go for tis cleo young achiever award ceremony luncheon at house at dempsey hill.
in short: free 3 course lunch :)
so yay! of coz we were all for the idea. n it turned out to b a really gd deal!

lunch was yummilicious! plus we got skII goodie bags!

ah chua n i. cleo mags on e table!

tis retro looking wall. poor miss xie. one of e cons of being so tall. hahas.

us at ben n jerrys :)

e 3 childish ones on e swing!

me! in my super cheap dress (thailand!)

i noe miss xie will prob murder me. but i really cant resist! hahas. presenting e cleaner auntie.... miss xie!

time really flies! all my frens who were in their final yr r all graduating! hope everyone get a gd degree. a gd career. n all lead life happily ever after!

life's been...

quite fruitful :)
i've been to O school's street jazz for 2 wks in a row.
it's quite an achivement for me considering how busy (nua) i am. hurhur.
it's a great feeling to be dancing again.
minus all e toe cramps i experience.

e goldies (minus G4) went G5's hse on sat. last min change in plans fr our yacht outing turned blading session.
in e end we juz spent a v peaceful sat aft doing absolutely nothin.
watched crap tv. where e story line was so super lame.
read magazines. surfed net. booked mani/pedi den cancelled (coz we really too lazy to step out of her hse).

day ended w me G2 & G3 goin for a spa treat.
G5 was supposed to come but a certain relative of hers decided to pay her a visit. so too bad.
tat place was not bad. though i didnt feel my bones loosen too much.
shall sign up some spa package when i have e money! haha. so tat i can pamper my mum & dad :)

WAT babes!

our most recent meet up. at e top floor of TM. had a chit chat session abt life over bubble tea.

i tink tis i our v first meet up since we came back spore? cant rem. at pasta de waraku.

our failed exploration plan which landed us at ikea.

when i see these pple im always reminded of my stay in US. though it was short, it was full of fun/laughter/tears/sweat. i loved all e moments where we walked miles in e cold juz to scrimp on cab fare or kop sauces n pepper fr macs or fold clothes for money or eating ice cream n snacking on chips in e late nites. i wana go back!! 2 years! now need to save up!

that's why god gave us fingernails

thats wat ah koh said to me when he saw me cutting veg just now.
boo!! i admit my cooking sux. i cant cook half as well as him
somehow im juz not tat into cooking.
i LOVE homecook meals though
somehow they juz taste so much better no matter how simple e dishes are.
i juz lk e feeling of eating at home. i lovelovelove soups esp!

past wk at work has been gd :)
i guess my mentality is v impt.
i shall try to keep tis up!

a fren's recent breakup reminded me of one of my own.
all i can say is that it is always hard initially,
but time really washes everyting away.
so px, u must be firm.
dont let tings tat happen cloud ur head, just walk away.

rt now im juz watchin time creep by n my heart is sinking my e seconds.
goin back to work tml. n i gotta wake up earlier den usual coz im on course tml.
cannot b late. so i cant tk e express bus i take every morn.
coz it only operates fr 8am n i'll b late by e time i reach.
so gotta tk a normal bus which tks much longer so i gotta leave home much earler.
bugger!

im tryin to change my attitude towards work.
mayb juz not hard enuff. still tryin to figure e root of e prob.
if it is really wat i self-diagnose (i just dun lk working)
i duno wat to do man.

i mean even though i complain n everyting, life still goes on.
im fine pple. hahas. dun worry.
it's juz that sometimes i let all these silly tings get to me.
n i'll post all these negative blogs.

dear's dad is goin to retire in abt 2wks time.
retirement.. someting im nowhere near.
hahas. but i wonder how it feels?
although im such a nua-sai but i tink i will oso feel v lost.
hopefully uncle will have enuff activities to keep him occupied.
dear's mum is a lil worried abt dearie not being able to find a job.
im keepin my fingers crossed that someting gd will land on his plate.

sometimes i feel bad that i spend so much time w dear's fam.
that i sometimes dun even noe wat's happenin in my own hse.
but somehow when i come home i juz feel lk holing up in my own rm.
unless it's meal times, otherwise i rather not socialize.

oh. btw. congrats G5 on e successful performance :)
we're all looking forward to e yacht outing!! *hint hint*

land of smiles

been back from bangkok for awhile now. was a really good trip. e company, e food, everyting. e fact that we all know bkk pretty well (esp chriz), made e trip even more enjoyable. coz we know where to shop, chill, eat, where to get e best buys etc. we spent almost every cent we brought there (we actually set aside some for e airport tax but in e end it was inclusive in e air tix, so we bought more stuff fr e dfs :)

us where all e tourists in bkk go - MBK! didnt tink it was a gd place to shop my previous time there. but tis time round, dear's sis recommended us tis shops that sells t-shirts. e designs r really nice n they're cheap! in e end we bought lk 20 over shirts fr that 1 shop. it's called 'pre-loved' fr e first flr. can check it out if anyone's goin.

us at snoop, one of e chill places at rachada soi 4. didnt rem it to b so smoky. makes e pic a lil spooky. hahas. thats chriz n his gf, sze wing(sw). his 3rd gf he brought to thailand in 3 yrs. hahas. opps. lk not v nice of me to announce here. but he n sw r pretty funny tog. famous quotes fr her: 'r we going to be taking elephant rides in thailand? how abt e chao praya river?' hahas. i mean to me thailand is abt shopping/food/massage. no elephants or rivers come to my mind.

anw i really love thailand coz everyting is so f***ing cheap there. we drink beer lk water lor. (somehow i feel e beer there aint as strong as in spore? coz no matter how much we drink we nv get drunk) had lotsa fun playing stupid games in e hotel rm at nite too. tis time round we stayed at a further hotel so 4 of us cabbed everywhere. which was really great (less e times we were caught in e jam) coz i dun feel tired fr walking to e shopping places lk my last trip there. we also manage to find tis thai massage place (of coz clean one) which was really fabulous. they had couple rooms n it was good n cheap! my fav place for shopping is still platinum mall. there was tis shop that i spent lk almost 45min in. loved all their dresses there.

e conclusion for tis trip: 'i'll b back!'

rainy days

somehow rainy days just make me feel sad.
sad that im not able to lie in bed n enjoy e best weather to nua.
oh well. better not dwell on tings i cant do.
actually wat i hate most is that my shoe gets wet.
so irritating. i hate e feeling.

dear's coming down w flu. n my cough have been w me since i came back fr thailand.
dun rem e last time i had cough for so long.
sometimes i cough so hard i feel lk some organ in my body is goin to burst.
e gd ting is it's giving my stomach muscle some exercise. hahas.
if coughing can make me have abs, i dun mind coughing e rest of my life man.

been watching hell's kitchen. v interesting e way chefs work in e kitchen.
e chef ramsey (e host) curse fr start to e end of e show lor.
just hurling vulgarities at e contestants all e time.
but e prize is fabulous lar.
a mthly salary of a quarter million (chefs earn THAT much???)
n become head chef in somewhere fancy in las vegas.
plus a share of e restuarant's profits. really cool.
just finished another episode of celebrity apprentice too.
n one of e contestants, piers (real entertainer e way he toks) called chef ramsey to buy some art fr him (tis wk's challenge). hee.
hooked on watchin reality tv now since not much nice series r on.
i hope gossip girls n desperate hsewife comes back soon.

n.u.m.b

these days nothing seems to be able to get my spirits up.
having e numb feeling again. boo.
someone try slapping me. poking me w a needle. or stab me (kidding lar)
dearie is e strongest support in my life.
dont tink i can do w/o him. at e moment. hahas.

dad is still out of job. though it's not a bad ting,
i mean we're surviving ok. as long as he's happy im happy.
juz dun wan him to b bored at home n let his tots go wild.
i mean i'll love to b in his position. i tink. hahha.
grass always greener on e other side.

these days ive been havin a huge prob getting out of bed.
somehow my body juz doesnt listen to e commands fr my brain.
or rather, i juz dun wan to get up.
lk im totally awake but i juz wan to lie on e bed. under my warm comforters.
most days i'll snooze my hp 3 times (tat's lk 15min)
den in abt 10 min my dear will call me
(he would still b awake fr playing game or mj at e time im goin to wake up to work. lk WTH)
den we'll tok for lk 5min while i still laze on e bed. eyes closed.
den i'll nua another lk 10min or so. till it's time when i dun get up im not goin to make it to work.
only den i'll drag my lazy ass out.
thats working life for me.

is it possible to love your job?

i really wonder.
it's someting i really wan to do
but i duno wat's stopping me. i noe im one e worse performing pple in my dept.
no doubt abt that. always leaving on e dot.
careless mistakes here n there n everywhere.
i dun tink it has anyting to do w my capability (at least i refuse to believe that)
rather, i juz cant put my heart in e work i do.

i really long for a fulfilling n enriching career.
one that can make me learn new tings, gather new perspective, meet new pple.
basically feel gd abt myself n wat im doing.
is that difficult?

i always wonder, does e prob lie w e job? or w me.
somehow i believe it's e latter
i still cant adapt to tis working life ting
deep down in my heart i still imagine myself to b a carefree student.
howhowhow? hopefully when e bf starts work i'll b able to anchor myself.
i can only hope.

my well deserved break

yay! im on my longest break ever since i started work!
took 1 whole wk of leave. goin to bkk tml!
haven been bz. but juz too lazy to come online. let alone blog.
wat's new. lazy me. feb had been an exciting mth. with CNY (angbaos + gambling + stupid car accident), v day (our 4th tog), met up w kunali, lunches w e WAT gals n fred, 08 gathering, goldies gathering at jess (one more later w my KENJI!). lotsa stuff!

tis yr's vday we had a simple picnic at sentosa. i took 2 days leave! haha.
pretty sunset.
dear gobbling food we prepared.
tis is kinda unrelated. taken during our last genting trip i tink. look at e contrast. sweety pie me n ugly fugly koh. haha.

oh! n airshow 2008! e black knights were really e highlight of e whole ting man!
us! dearie in specs. looks gd wat. duno y he whole day so hiao. he rather wear his contacts that tore (e left side) den to wear specs. siao 1 rt. i had to knock some sense into his thick brains.
with lucie. lucs is super cute n adorable! his character is juz super lovable. unlike his bro max who's usually v difficult. haha. didnt even wan to tk photo e whole day.
us w some huge aircraft.
it was really tiring bringin e kids arnd. though we went w his sis n bro-in-law plus their maid. haha. i really cannot imagine how i can cope when i have my own nxt time. luckily we were able to reserve a table in tis restuarant which had a full view of e airshow display. if not we would b baking in e sun man.

ok darn tired now. shall rest n recoup b4 i meet up w e dance peeps!

thanks for making my day :)

Mr and Mrs Tan

e day finally arrived. our v first nursing to b off e shelf.

e pretty bride w e pretty bouquet (v ex btw) no wonder pple say e bride is always e prettiest. somehow i really agree. cant u see e glow coming out fr e bride.

with her mr. getting ready for their wedding march!!!

look at these love birds. wish both of u a lifetime of happiness!

e nursings tat r still on e shelf. minimianiminimo.. who's goin to be next??

bay looks ready to be e next one. hahas. actually tat day yl had to toss e hand bouquet n legend has it (hahas) e gal who manage to catch e flowers will b e nxt one to b e bride (like real lar) but somehow everyone just shun it. i dun c why. actually i will gladly b e nxt hahas (ah koh dun faint hor) but frankly i find getting married a tad too troublesome.

our wedding gift for e couple. hahas. doesnt e groom look lk e monkey?? opps. hahaas.

i like tis pic coz i look tan. i miss my tanner days. nowadays im even lazy to get a tan. lk lie down n sun tan oso lazy. boo! wat's becoming of me!?!?!

anw. im really happy for e both of them. it's not easy to find e one n be able to spend your lifetime together. do treasure wat u have :)

milf

thats a new word i learnt last nite
it means 'mum i love to *tooooot*
anw. went for ryan's uncle's surprise party.
i must say his family is quite a close knitted one.
n im so much better w their names now.
(imagine having lk 100 new faces n u smile n hi at all of them but have zero idea who e hell they r or how in e world r they related to ur bf)
took quite a while n quite some events though.
e coolest ting abt e party.
there was a bar. yeah. how cool is that.
ryan's cousin had frens who did tis n it was really cool.
u can name any cocktails/shots blah n he'll give it to u.
he even made lk waterfall n flaming lambo. hahas.
cool stuff. i tink that was e highlight of e nite.
plus i won some $$ at texas.
though quite paisei to tk their money.
but totally made me gian for e coming CNY!!!
cant wait :)



the other day e bf n i had a nice lil picnic by e beach.
out first picnic :)

we're both kinda addicted to champange. i lk e bubbly quality to it. some nites we juz buy a bottle, pop n sip. no occassion no nothin. juz lk e picnic day :)

e weather was pretty gd. though we had to shift twice to get out of e sun. we found a pretty nice spot. quiet, breezy. lovely.

some food we prep last min. nothin fantastic. juz sandwiches n chips.

It was a lovely day out. a gd break fr work. hiaks!

here's baby rascal! he's a little rascal. haha. really adorable! e bf says he's e most lovable amg e nephews. till now max is still my fav. but i must say his spot is being challenged.

Miss yiling is getting MARRIED. tml. how exciting. gosh. it's TML!!!

too many tings to blog abt

coz i haven been blogging. just couldnt find time to come online. thats y my online shopping oso stopped :( so many events came n past. 1. xmas at yanshan's 2. new year at ah koh's 3. meet up with WAT gals at pasta de waraku 4. meet up w jc clique at bugis 5. meet up w andy at crab shank n paulaners 6. tax party at velvet underground 7. yiling's hens nite at sentosa 8. meet up with goldies at huiqi's

wah. did quite abit of stuff there in 3 wks? pretty tiring way to start e year.

1. xmas @ ys's

surprisingly me n dear did most of e bbq-ing. initially lar. hahas. n dear was e one who set up e fire. im pretty impressed. saw another side of my dear i didnt noe existed. hiaks.

all e nursings. except eve who left early n yh who was in vietnam.

den we went on to play tis twister game. guys vs gals. everyone was super enthu lor. neither sides wanted to lose. not becoz of e forfeit but it's juz e ego n pride.

tot this was pretty funny. hahaas.

2. new year's eve at ah koh's

this yr we had some frens over. mainly fr hall. sorry couldnt invite more (we really would have died fr e cooking). all in all was fun. i lk coordinating n preparing. cooking for our frens. hopefully e food standard was acceptable.

look at the spread! there were more food in e kitchen lor. n e scary part is they really managed to whack all e food!! none was left ahahas. n 4 bottles of champange, 1 bottle of ice wine (thanks to ah cui n gerald), 1 bottle of baileys, a dozen cans of beers and some hard liquor. thats how much we conquered.

e hosts :)
everybody!!! thanx everyone who came. even e v last min ones hahas.

6. tax party at velvet

was my first time at velvet. not bad. luckily 4 of them reached first n we managed to get a table. if not we gotta stand thru out the nite thru e games n lucky draw. didnt drink much coz e A1s dun drink. plus gotta conserve till later for yiling's hens party (which btw was fantabulous!!!!! more of that when we get e pics. prob aft e ROM)

n on a random note, these r e pple that sit in my cubicle. we r e only 4 left on ulu island. sandwiched btw e wealth mgt team n e M&A team. boohoo. e only good ting is we are away fr all e managers (danger!)

fr left: betty (still single, v nice personality), desmond (just married, funny guy), rebecca (hot mum) and me (e slacker) :)