28-May-2012

the good weather and a good game. It has been a very long while since I last stretched my old bones or engaged in any activities that sent my heart palpitating. Ain't I glad thus to be asked to join in the inter-department captain's ball game. The practice session in the evening was a nice work-out.. and all the laughing at my boss's wits and antics had me in stitches. 

The dinner with the guys later at Chomp Chomp was quite pleasant too. The place was packed, but we still got a table after not too long a wait. I even got a ride home.

Being here is, perhaps, such a blessing.

25-May-2012

the pretty earrings air-flown from Korea. I beamed when I see the pretty little ornament Hong got me on her recent trip. So sweet! So sweet!

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Rubric >> Hong: The BFF
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23-May-2012

A little gift from Taiwan.... Actually, it's a little gift from Japan from someone thoughtful in Taiwan. J

Unlike most other girls, I am not really big on face masks blotters... But I really appreciate being remembered.

16-May-2012

The people I meet.

Many a times, I sit and am baffled by how God draws destiny on the canvas. I don't know why some people saunters into my life. More often, they disrupt the little equilibrium in me, and sometimes have me hanging on some sort of displaced pendulum, swivelling between expectancy and disappointment. 

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Slinging the strap of my bag between its handles helped me to be a little more poise when I carry it. I no longer get disturbed by the feeling that I have something dangling off me, and I feel neater. It was simple, and doing it seems so natural now, but I remembered I had not alway thought of doing so even though the swinging strap has always been a bother. (blame my dim wit.)

As I did so again today, I suddenly became conscious of my action, and thought of that someone whom I had observed and learnt this little manner from.. And I am thankful we've met (even though probably just for a small reason as such).

04-May-2012

For the gift from Dubai. Yin told me that she only saw this camel in dubai after travelling 18 countries. The picture is pretty, ain't it?


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Rubric >> Yin: My accomplice in JC. We were experts in mugging tutors with our endless ten-year series questions some many eons ago.
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28-Apr-2012

Air-conditioning! Trying to breathe the sweltering 34/35 degC air is no joke, even though we know this is Singapore where there is only but summer and rainy. 

26-Apr-2012

the awesome company to Trainstopping. It was nice that the girls enjoyed the show as much as I did. We laughed so much that I felt a tinge of soreness in my throat after the show. After being ushered out of the theatre by the really serious actors (who played their part right to the last minute while we were in the chambers!), we had a slow strolled to Haato at Central for a quick sugar fix. *Happy* 

My Passion Fruit Sorbet

25-Apr-2012

Nice words.

18-Apr-2012

my lunch kakis obliging me to do dim sum lunch at Canto Paradise today. Satisfied.

17-Apr-2012

Lunch @ Upper Thomson:
Crispy plain and Cheese Pratas, Chicken murtabak and Strawberry Fields^TM U.D.D.E.R.S. ice-cream

Dinner @ NEX (Complimentary of XH's generosity):
Seafood Ramen, Cold Tofu, succulent oyster bites, gyoza, and the wonderful company

Dessert @ Serangoon Central:
150 calories ice-cream cone, French fries, and more mindless chats of the birds and the monkeys (literally! Heh.)  

All the wonderful food of the day made me pretty happy today, nevermind the calories.

And oh! There's a little bring home "gift" for the evening, thoughtfully from XH who said she just discovered this delightful snack the night before and enthusiastically wanted to share it with me (even though I told her I already knew of this sweet pastry before). 

How sweet a darling, the girl! 

Sweetness prolonged. *grins*

10-Apr-2012

the dinner with the daddies. The fact that the committed married men actually took time off keenly for the meet up was quite a cheer. We added brownie points to the day with an accidental discovery of the pretty palatable carrot cake at Medz.

04-Apr-2012

At Wimbly Lu

A lemon meringue pie, a molten chocolate cake, a scoop of hand-made vanilla ice-cream, and being tucked at a quaint little corner with a good, ol' friend, chatting unreservedly about nothing in particular over some strawberry-lime cider. 

Quite heavenly, I would say.  

02-Apr-2012

Nice music. I am forever amazed by the music produced on the strings by good musicians.  Came across this sunny little clip today, on a rainy Monday... and I cannot help but hum to the happy tune in my head. I like the colours on the video too. =)

01-Apr-2012

Finding my dates for Trainstopping. Woohoo!  

30-Mar-2012

for the nutty, soft nougats just as I was thinking "hungry!"

29-Mar-2012

getting to try out Paradise Inn at Thomson Plaza with the guys from US. The food is quite consistent with the other branches. At least the self-professing say-it-as-is-american viet guys were satisfied enough to say they enjoyed the lunch (and they get to pay with their Amex, after being refused payment by Tiger Airways for not having other credit cards. haha!). 

29-Mar-2012

being able to get to work today.

I was running a high fever at 2am last night, and I was pretty worried how I am going to hand over the new i-Pads sitting in my drawer to the taiwanese visitor who will be in the office today to collect them. After a pill, and some ice-sponging, I was miraculously okay enough to be back in the office by morning.  

All the worrying about how to hand over my keys to who, and have the new iPads passed to the right persons, and (most importantly!) collect the right amount of money was unfounded. I later found out that the candidate whom I thought I might be able to hand the keys to so as to reach another colleague who knows the visitor was out-stationed today. (yes! It would have been that complicated.) That means my worrying and planning would and have been in vain. 

The money was eventually safely deposited, the items handed to the right parties, and things fell into place despite a night of discomfort being the worrywart. I have to be thankful, and learn to be cooler in the face of heat.  

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24-Mar-2012

my sister's dinner treat. Food, food galore!

23-Mar-2012

being at the LTP today. No need to read emails, being fed a meal every few hours, talking and listening to the stories of different people, and being able to reach home by 6pm. All that, and minus the stress of having to be forced to say or do anything like in some other sessions we've had before, I would say it was quite an enjoyment.. Heh.

20-Mar-2012

lotsa laughter shared among the girls tonight. Have not had a session like this in a super long while. We hang out till we were the last customers in the chi chi cafe, sipping tea, and sharing cakes. It was fun. And I'm happy.