the wombat, the wolf and the worm

Dream architect fail

2010-07-26T23:27:00.000+08:00

Me: In my dreams I'm always doing two things - I'm either panicking for exams or running. Very often I realised I do not pant when I run, that's when I knew I was in a dream.

Di Yang: That means your dream architect is no good.

Heehee!!

You will understand this only if you have watched Inception.

Public Feud

2010-07-25T11:18:00.001+08:00

I, for one, do not like to wash dirty linen in public. Since you started it, then bring it on.

You complained that I'd rather watch Doraemon than to visit the doctor with you. For the record I went to the doctor with you. Need I bring up the time you left me to walk the streets of Mongkok alone because you'd rather surf facebook in the lounge?

Anyone who read the post would have believed that visiting the doctor was very important to you. Guess what? After one day the medication is still left untouched, and you went drinking last night. Can you see the irony here?

qing ming..

2010-04-13T00:01:00.001+08:00

This trip back to ipoh is probably the most tiring of all trips. Papa picked me and HDY from my workplace on Friday evening. Taking into account the afterwork traffic, I estimated we would reach Ipoh by 12mn, latest. Traffic to the causeway was relatively smooth. We managed to clear customs and immigration in a shorter time than the last trip! Little did we expect a terrible massive jam in the heart of JB! We were stuck for 2 hours before we managed to hit the highway. It was 8:30pm by then.

Not long after that, we were hit by torrential rain!! It was so heavy you could barely see what's ahead of you. It doesn't help that the highway is not lit. By then I had taken over driving duties because papa had been driving for 4 hours and he's not exactly young anymore. Honestly I doubted whether I could keep my family safe in such driving conditions. I threaded at 70 kmh for the next half hour. It was an excruciating drive. I channelled what's left of my energy for the day to concentrating on the road. I could barely last for 2 hours and my father took reins of the wheels again while I slept..ZzzzZz..

We finally arrived at Ipoh at 2am and headed straight for kum poh for dinner / supper / breakfast. Papa woke us up at 6:30am and we made our way to the cemetary for tombsweeping. It was an extremely tiring trip but it's good to see everyone again.

Have a happy week ahead :)

=)

2010-04-12T23:12:00.003+08:00

me: I'm scared..

With all wisdom and wit..
bran: Go in there and wriggle your toes, you will feel better

heeheehee!!

2010-04-04T23:21:00.002+08:00

LDR sucks doesn't it.

2010-04-03T22:26:00.001+08:00

This is what I set out to do

Siau Tung, just suck it up and move on.

Saturday

2010-04-03T22:21:00.000+08:00

I don't know how to continue with my revisions anymore. I thought exercise would help in my concentration. It did initially, but in retrospect, it was probably an illusion.

Revisions are often peppered with work matters. Asset specificity is the.. ahh contract renewal for xxx coming up.. extent to which the investments.. must remember to do monthly report.. made to support a particular transaction.. must remember to call Ted back.. have a higher value to that transaction than.. zzZzz

Like what I told Elaine (Lee) yesterday when we were both lamenting the pitiful states we are in, I have to wake up every morning to convince myself why completing the degree was important. I only have 1.5 more months to go! Then it's LIBERATION!!!

What I can't understand is, why do I feel so awful when I'm only doing two modules this year. I did four in 2008 and three last year! How did I do it?

It sucks when you know the other girlfriends are enjoying the long weekend (they get eve of holiday and Monday off in Aus) deep sea fishing, paintball and partying with their boyfs in Perth, while I max my brain out over the weekend. And you don't give a damn.

F'it!

♥

2010-04-03T15:25:00.006+08:00

heehee!!

Brand loyalty

2010-03-29T21:34:00.000+08:00

Harley buyers are granite-like in their devotion to the brand. You don't see people tattooing Yamaha on their bodies.

2010-03-15T22:57:00.001+08:00

In Russia, the police are paid so badly that in 1992, more than 2000 crimes were blamed on the police officers.

Haha!

Awesome

awesome.

2010-03-15T22:56:00.002+08:00

awesome: something which Americans use to describe everything

2010-03-15T18:54:00.000+08:00

Celebrate Every Day.

Perth, Days 3 & 4

2010-03-14T17:43:00.001+08:00

We were off to Pancakes @ Carillion again!

Bran and I had All-Day-Breakfast again

HDW had some chicken wrap

King's Park

Till we meet again!

Perth, Day 2 - Rottnest Island

2010-03-14T17:31:00.003+08:00

On the ferry to Rottnest

There are very few motor vehicles on the island,

so you gotta get around in a bike.

I almost died cycling up the slopes to get to Salmon Bay, it was definitely worth it.

The Basin

My first snorkelling experience!

The water was so cold we took half an hour to muster enough courage to get in!

sunday

2010-02-21T17:31:00.002+08:00

We sent HDW off today :(

We were chatting on the drive back and I recalled a funny sight in the zoo.

There was a cage with little chicks in the Kids Zone. and directly opposite the cage was..

a KFC restaurant! How convenient!

we're going to the zoo zoo zoo

2010-02-21T00:02:00.000+08:00

The last time I stepped into the zoo was some 10 years ago, when I was still in BLGPS.

so cute!

haha! We got HDYang to squeeze the orang utan's nipples

remember this?

Night Safari

2010-02-15T22:18:00.004+08:00

Our nth trip to Night Safari. It was extremely packed yesterday, we didn't get to catch the show. Apparently it was full 15 mins before showtime. We had a fun time nonetheless :)

queuing for tickets.

HDW taught me how to take photos at night without using flash :)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8! Everyone's in the photo!

deers

...

ho di yang..

Happy CNY

2010-02-14T16:17:00.003+08:00

Life has been good! Except I miss Bran terribly. It was great to be back in Ipoh & Cameron Highlands, such good food!

Driving up to Cameron Highlands

Papa with a Japanese cucumber

Vege..

Look who came to visit!

Fantastic view & weather at the tea plantation.

Just short of a lounge chair.

I'm so glad everyone is in Singapore now. Nothing like being with family. So there! Happy CNY!

:)

2009-09-27T20:29:00.006+08:00

I am so happy, I'm going to Perth again 3 weeks later! :)

Friday was pretty fruitful. I got the chance to visit Sats Catering on Friday. We took an exclusive tour (it's exclusive now because they do not allow visitors after the food contamination incidents at Prima Deli and Royals) around the production floor. It was an eye-opener for me. We saw how they made pralines in the chocolate room, how they prepared sandwiches in the cold kitchen, how the lady picked salad leaves even though they all look very good already! The smell at the baking center was heavenly! Did you know they make their own sausages too? It was such a cute sight, pop pop pop out comes the sausages from the sausage making machine. The guide also told us each chef fries something like 800 omelettes a day??!! There's a First Class kitchen dedicated to preparing meals for First Class passengers, and ethnic kitchens. The Japanese kitchens were particularly interesting. All the tableware are so pretty.

I saw how much work is put into preparing inflight meals, I will never waste meals onboard again :(

We were treated to a random sampling at lunch. They served us food from CX714. Gosh the food tastes so good on ground! Apparently we lose 30% of our sense of taste when we are 30,000 feet high.

Met up with lela, shimin and huimin in the evening. I am so ashamed to say the last time we met was more than a year ago. And we still laughed over the same old funny incidents which happened during our secondary school days. :) Okay, good luck to you, huimin! You shall end your playing days tonight!

The long weekend in Perth .. 2

2009-09-23T20:45:00.006+08:00

Sunday was spent at Fremantle. I heart Fremantle! We went to the much talked about Sunday market. It started to rain when we tried to get to the harbour so we hid in a cafe and fell asleep zzZzzz because it was so warm and cosy inside. :) We had the "original and world's best fish & chips" at Cicerellos. Yum! We took a stroll along the beach.. The sight was beautiful.. the breeze was I have remembered to bring everything Bran asked me to, except for my camera. Photos won't do the place any justice, you have to be there to take in the sheer beauty of Fremantle.

By then, it had already felt like my heart weighed a ton..

We took a slow back to the train station.. and held hands throughout the 40 mins train ride back to Midland.. I couldn't stop crying when I parted with Bran, the next time we meet again could be 3 months later.

I cried when I walked away from Bran, I cried on the train, people were looking but I didn't care.. The cabbie even asked Bran if he wanted to turn back.. I cried my way back to Perth city. Everytime the scene replays in my head tears well up in my eyes.

I stayed in my brother's rented room for the entire Monday. It was simply too cold to get out! It's not that I didn't want to return to Singapore, but the ticket required me to stay in Perth for a minimum of 3 days.. so I earliest flight I could catch was the midnight flight from Perth to Singapore on Tuesday morning.

I was back to work an hour after arriving in Singapore.. It was a bittersweet trip. I could not wait to see Bran again, but I knew I would have to bear with the heartache of parting with him all over again.

How was your weekend?

The long weekend in Perth .. 1

2009-09-22T22:21:00.011+08:00

I haven't felt this way for a long time - I am very glad to be home - after being on the go for the past 4 days. Please do not mistaken, I really like to be at home. To the agony of Bran, I like to stay home, especially on weekends :). I've never felt so glad to be back home.

The long weekend was exceptionally fruitful. I have been planning this trip since the beginning of August. When SQ finally launched their Natas fares in mid-August, I must have been one of the first few to grab a ticket to Perth.

The most important task to the trip is done, but it was only the start of many more errands. The most burdensome task of all must be bran's bike - in fact it was my biggest worry. Bran has asked me to bring his beloved bike with me when I go over. I had to collect the bike from bran's brother, contact the bike shop to arrange for packing, contact the airline to ensure sports equipment will be accepted, contact car rental to make sure the bike can fit into the car, and the endless worries about getting the bike to the airport, and how to manage the bike on my own when I arrive in Perth. Mind you, the box measured 140cm x 70cm x 20cm, and weighed 15kg!

At one point I was so upset that I told Bran I didn't want to go to Perth anymore. I still feel very guilty about this.. because we have been looking forward to the weekend together for the longest time.

After one month of anticipation, the day has finally come. Bran's brother, girlf, mom and aunty were very kind to offer to send me to the airport. When they came in Clare's Colt, the box couldn't fit into the car! Let alone fit the 5 of us! Thanks to Shannon's quick thinking, and thankfully Papa was not using the Trajet that night, so we took Papa's car and drove ourselves to the airport.

I could still remember the anxiety and anticipation of meeting Bran again after two months. I was so excited I could not fall asleep :)

I arrived in Perth at 6:15am in the morning. The customs & immigrations took some time, partly because of the bike. When the doors opened, and I saw Bran seated at the waiting area, I couldn't have been happier. I missed him so much!

We drove ourselves to Bullsbrook where Bran's camp is and dropped off his bike. It's nice to know where Bran's workplace is. I like to call that place Hogsmeade, and Bran's camp is Hogwarts. Bran knows I can understand better if he relates everything to Harry Potter, so he has started refering to Bullsbrook as Hogsmeade too :). Speaking of which I'm reminded of the Harry Potter attraction which will open in Orlando next year, but I'll save that for another post!

We spent the entire Saturday in Perth City. We had lunch at Dragon Palace with my brother, (everyone says it's they serve the best Dim Sum there, but honestly I think we have exceeded our sodium intake for the whole month) and we walked around Perth City till 10pm. We bought Bran's favourite ham shavings, walked to the bank of Swan River, and tried to enjoy our ham before the seagulls tried to steal our snack! It got too cold so we walked back to the city. I had an enjoyable evening with Bran at The Shed, it's an alfresco drinking area and there were fire places to keep ourselves warm. Then it was back to Hogsmeade for the night..

Best Wheel Of Fortune Contestant

2009-02-23T23:13:00.004+08:00

Hahaha! This video is recommended by Di Yang. If it is endorsed by Di Yang, you can be sure you will enjoy a side -splitting laught. Make sure you watch the whole video, especially at the 6:10 mark.

Doing my best impersonation of "SELF - CLEANING - OVEN!"

(on our way home from social night or in bran's words "officers' wives club induction night")

Me: What is this Turtle soup flavoured ice cream ??!!!
Bran: I bought this to see you laugh

Isn't he sweet.. :)

It is actually Vanilla ice cream with caramel stuff.. you can read from the lid. It tastes quite good, if not for the name of this ice cream. Turtle soup is a major turn off bleargh x

Air Force Service Term Social Night

2009-02-22T23:12:00.001+08:00

#8 / 98

I’m very proud of you bran :)

Don’t you wish it is Friday night again?
So tomorrow will be the weekends again.

HDW flew back to Perth today. :(

Only the best for you

2009-02-21T16:17:00.001+08:00

Here’s my gift to bran. It’s a limited edition Audio Technica ATH-ESW 10.

We tried a couple of headphones and Bran eventually decided this set works the best for him, though it set me back by $800.

Only the best for you bran.. :)

We had a really fantastic meal at Wasabi Bistro on v. day. Ben & Judy’s discount card made the meal sweeter. And we watched Valkyrie - our 3rd movie for the month. I bet we did not even watch 3 movies in the theatre for the whole year of 2008.

How was your v. day?

surprise surprise!

2009-02-10T00:08:00.001+08:00

Delivered to the office by TNT

“To the love of my life, Tung.
Love Bran.”

I didn’t know you could be so romantic bran :)

tadah!! It’s an Apple iPod Nano in my favourite colour!

I am honestly, very surprised and touched. I have not expected an iPod at all because I’m not a music junkie. Thank you very much bran :)

Surprise #2 was from my brother, whom I newly christened Tom because Ben can’t pronounce his name. I shrieked when I saw a Burberry Blue Label Paper Bag on my bed when I came home from school today. It’s a very pretty sling bag! He just came back from Japan today. Thanks loads too!

And I was telling Bran yesterday that I am a blessed girl :)

random

2009-02-09T00:06:00.001+08:00

bran: tung, you know i like to wrestle with you.
me: why do you like to wrestle with me?
bran: because you are big and soft. can you wrestle with me?
me: oh! no! i don’t like the description.

bran: can i have a subway long foot melt

homer and marge are attending a dinner, and homer is contesting which tie to wear.
marge: why don’t you wear a tie which matches the colour of my eyes. –turns away from homer-
homer has forgotten what is the colour of marge’s eyes.
homer: is ‘beautiful’ a colour?

Reunion Dinner 2009

2009-01-27T00:37:00.001+08:00

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interns

2009-01-27T00:13:00.001+08:00

presenting rai with 2 packets of tissue!

ms bossy

she’s the GPA 4.0 – all distinctions – no Bs - smarty pants.

i will miss her..

woots! i look so tall here!

the little ones

please stop saying i 重色輕友 ok..
i see you every day but i only get to see bran 2 days a week

…

jade!

melissa!

last week…

2009-01-20T00:29:00.001+08:00

.. flew past in a wink of the eye. Hong Kong was freezing cold. Even though I was under shelter in Cathay City throughout my short 23 hours stay, I’ve got 2 frostbites on my fingers.

I’m looking forward to CNY. It’s a good excuse to be gluttony, and I can’t wait for Di Lun and family to visit us again, and the long weekends! ooh.. mandarin oranges, waxed ducks, and walnut cookies!

Many asked if I can / would be celebrating CNY. My diplomatic answer would be, “It would be a humdrum affair this year.”

But deep down, I thought, “why not?” Wouldn’t merrymaking be the way Momma want us to spend CNY?

Bran’s family visiting day – 04 Jan 09

2009-01-11T22:44:00.001+08:00

…

Bran says “no indecent acts” while he’s in uniform,
that includes holding hands.

from left: aunty winnie, bran, wesley and bran’s momma

Bran’s family

It’s very breezy up there

the bf

This year..

2009-01-01T21:14:00.004+08:00

I'm going to make new year resolutions I can keep.

1) Be a couch potato
2) Gain weight

I had a enjoyable date with Bran yesterday :). Our intention for NYE was to stay in Jurong area and be back home by midnight so we can catch the fireworks at Boon Lay. Last year I caught the fireworks right outside my door! Sure beats squeezing among the sticky crowded in town.

We went to JP (I heart the expanded JP) to have dinner and Bran walked over to GV to see if we could catch Twilight. He walked back shaking his head. I half expected it because it was already 8pm. Guess what, Bran suddenly produced 2 tickets to Twilight from behind! I'm pretty touched because he is dead against watching that show; and he has caught it the night before when the officer cadets had an outing in town, though I cannot phantom why they were made to watch that show, probably to learn some gentlemanly manners? heh.. nevertheless I was very pleased with boyf:) the movie was disappointing though.

By the time the movie ended it was already 2345 and we went to mccafe for some beverage. We didn't catch any fireworks this time, but it was still a delightful date with Bran. We hardly get to spend much time together, even on his book out days he rushes to finish his journal entries and I desperately need to catch up with my revision and readings. Much as I hate this sort of schedule even on our "off days", I'm pretty sure the tough going now will be worth it.

Goodbye 2008, you sucked.

Happy new year everyone

heartbroken

2008-12-23T00:30:00.005+08:00

It's been 6 weeks since momma passed away, I miss her so much. If you hadn't known until now, please don't say "it's ok", because it's not. Nevertheless I would still like to thank everyone who encouraged and supported me and my family during our bereavement. How are we getting on? It's not the same without her here.

Papa woke me up frantically at 5am and once I grasped what was happening, I held her and said, "Ho Diwei is coming back in 2 days. Aren't you going to watch me get married?" Last week when I was walking along the corridor in school, I suddenly realised she's not going to be at my graduation either.

I love her so much. She took good care of the family and always made sure there was food on the table when we're home. Every morning I would go to her room to greet her, and remind her to eat and rest well before I was off to work. Out of habit I would still walk to her room in the morning, and would be heartbroken when I realised that she's not there anymore.

I can't accept that momma has left us so early. It pains me knowing she won't have the chance to hold her grandchild nor travel the world with dad.

So many thoughts running through my head now. Was she proud of me? Will I be able to take care of my family without her guidance?

I miss her so much

5 Sep: Happy 7th Anniversary!

2008-09-11T22:28:00.007+08:00

dinner at bran's favourite outback

super juicy and delicious rib-eye

POP loh!

aww..

heart..
when can i see you again..

3..2..1..

2008-08-26T00:00:00.001+08:00

yays!!

i almost loved ironing

2008-08-03T20:47:00.002+08:00

doing household chores has been therapeutic this weekend, while i try to avoid doing my long overdue assignment and thinking of bran

p. II

2008-07-27T23:42:00.003+08:00

On retrospect....

The long drive home after sending bran back, is always agonising. Especially today, since bran won't be coming back this coming weekend. What made it worse was when his song "always be my baby" was played on the radio. sigh..

bye hodiwei.. hello bran!!

2008-07-27T20:29:00.004+08:00

1.. 2.. 3.. 23.. 31 days.. it's been a month since ho diwei returned from perth and yesterday he left to continue with his studies again. papa, diyang and I sent him off very, very early in the morning.

Breakfast at burger king. "I'm the king!"

Then it was Hello Bran! As usual, I picked him up from Pasir Ris and we went to Lagoon for braised duck. yums!

bran left his smelly with me from the day he enlisted into to the army.
every weekend i'll return it to him so he can have a good night's sleep.

bran sniffing the smelly which has been with him for the past 21 years

he strapped it to himself while driving

so he can sniff it whenever he wants

i had a very busy, but fulfilling saturday.

to the airport to send diwei off
to pasir ris to pick bran up
to bedok to pick up a laptop
to ecp to makan
to bran's place
to bicycle shop at bukit timah
to book store at clementi
back home to deliver dinner to my mom
then to kallang to pick hodiyang up..
to go for eason chan's concert!

we had complimentary vvip seats, which i won in an internal lucky draw so it's fair and square hoh. diyang and i were seated 4 rows from the front. we had very good seats and we could see very detail on his outrageous costumes and his facial expressions and antics. we enjoyed ourselves very much even though i only knew one song.

bran went cycling in the meantime and we went to lagoon again, this time for supper. by the time we finished the lala, stingray, oyster omelet and satay, it was already 1+am. goodness. we've been awake since 5.30am! bran was very tired so i took the wheels this time and diyang made alot of noise while i drove to make sure i stay awake. i think you were very distracting ho diyang! by the time we reached home it was already past 2am.

dead beat? yes.

fun? you bet!

bran

2008-07-21T23:48:00.004+08:00

On Sunday evening, I sent bran back to Pasir Ris. I took the wheels since bran needed to tidy his appearance on the way there.

b: -takes out bottle of water-
"you want water?"
t: "noo.."
.
.
.
t: -scratches chin and flakes of skin fall onto my lap-
"the skin on my chin is so dry"
b: -lace his finger with water from the bottle and daps it on my chin-

Heehee! He's so adorable! It puts a smile on my face everytime I think about it.

We had the car on Saturday night so bran and I went for a spin after dinner. He drove me to 2 places - "one high, one low". Nono, not the high-low game our dept always plays. First stop was up the steep road to Mount Faber. That's where he always cycles to. It was breezy and nice and I tried to be romantic and asked "do you think we can cycle up here together one day?" bran, being the usual unromantic prosaic lover he is, turned me down flatly. -_- He said as a matter-of-factly, even he struggles to get to the top of Mt. Faber, I will definitely roll down the slopes midway.

okies..

We drove a short distance to Labrador Park. There's a nice place by the waters and I don't know why the area was so crowded at 10.30pm on a Saturday night. That's another place he cycles to with his cycling buddies. Time spent with Bran was short but I had a good time as usual =)

diyang's 20th birthday

2008-07-20T22:05:00.006+08:00

Yesterday I'm pleased as ever to see bran again, but I feel very bad for not maximising bran's weekend. Next week, alright?

Diyang's birthday on Tuesday.

We wanted to give diyang a surprise. I had to coordinate with ho diwei via sms even when we're at home! The plan was to spring the surprise on him when he comes out from the bathroom. When we heard the bathroom door click, we brought the cake out and waited.. and waited.. and waited. You take a long time to bathe, you know! I sat patiently outside the door of the bathroom for at least 20 mins. I shouted SURPRISE! and sprayed crazy ribbons all over diyang when he came out. hahahahaha!!!! he just collapsed onto the floor, spread eagle style and laughed nonstop! all 180cm of him. hahahahaha!!

cousins

...

so happy, you're 20! start acting your age!

our present to him

did you cut the cake without blowing the candles??

3rd weekend with bran

2008-07-13T20:06:00.003+08:00

The weekend has come and gone.. but I enjoyed myself so much this weekend!

It was a carefree weekend with bran. I woke up really early to be at Pasir Ris in time to pick bran up. We bought Carl's Jr on the way back, and lazed around at my place before we went to town at 8pm. He wanted to pick a birthday present for me, but there's really nothing I want now more than his time and company. We left with nothing except another skirt and top which I grabbed within 5 mins of entering the shop (see I'm getting so good at this!), but I'm still happy. It's been a while since we hit the town together. Bran left to meet his platoon mate for a drink and spent the night at my place. I don't understand why they still want to meet after seeing each other the entire week..

We woke up at 9-ish this morning and went out for breakfast. When we stepped out of the house, bran just stared at the view which presented before bran's eyes and said, "After all these years, I've never seen this view before... because I never woke up so early before." Glad you realised bran!

my two loves

Okie..I'm counting down to the next weekend!

I'm a sophomore!

2008-07-08T00:22:00.003+08:00

ehs.. I know it's usually used in a US school but I can't think of the equivalent in Brit.

I'm so bored. School reopens today. My special project has to come to a halt for the time being. The only consolation is it takes my mind off missing bran.

3 mins after I dropped him off at pasir ris: "As I walked down to the bus I thought of
the time spent with you yesterday. My whole week was worth it because of that"

=)

it's a beautiful day

2008-07-06T14:01:00.004+08:00

Hi! I had a very happy Saturday!

I woke up very early, got ready and left the house by 9.20am to pick bran up who's taking the 9.45am ferry from tekong. I dropped diyang at tp and found my way to white sands without getting lost in the east for the first time (whey hey! I think I'm getting better at this). Some sabo-king decided to leave his ic behind so bran's platoon had to wait for him to take the ferry back and forth before they could leave the ferry terminal.

Bran and his friends had KFC. I don't understand why they still crave for chicken when they have chicken everyday. Chicken wings for lunch, chicken thighs for dinner. We reached bran's place at noon, and took a nap while it rained outside. =)

Christine is very, very kind to give me 2 tickets to yesterday's ndp preview. Thank you very very much! It's almost becoming a tradition for bran and I to catch the preview every year. We have stopped trying to get the tickets to the actual parade.

The flypast and aerial display were magnificent as usual!

we were supposed to have a good dinner after this..hence the decent clothes

the thing which bran used to slap my head

We gave our funpacks away to little kids who were could not enter and were standing near the barricades. I am so glad because the kids looked so happy upon receiving those funpacks.. before I realised I gave my umbrella away as well! damn... I hope the mother of the kids think that cx is a sponsor and the umbrella is the best item in the funpack.

We had ice-cream, caught up with each other and did a little shopping. I think I'm getting better at shopping too! I just walked in with bran, grabbed the items I like and left. I no longer walk 3 rounds in the shop, and go home and brood over a dress I did not get. Bran told me about his experience with a friend. A bunch of them were going on a cruise and xx's slippers snapped. So bran accompanied her to get a pair of slippers at HabourFront while the whole group waited for them at the Cruise Centre. xx walked into 3 shops and evaluated every single pair of shoes. How ridiculous! In times of emergency like this, you would have bought anything which fitted you. Anyway, the bottom line is, I think I'm getting better at shopping with bran! =)

We intended to have another round of good juicy steaks but bran suddenly craved for hor fun after getting a whiff of zhi char smell at suntec. So we zipped to boon tong kee at Balestier at 10pm.

We were dead beat by 11pm but I'm very happy, because I spent precious time with Bran.

2008-06-30T17:04:00.002+08:00

The weekend's gone just like that! I was filled to the brim with anticipation and excitement on Friday, waiting for Bran's first book out. He booked out earlier to attend his overdue physio session. I picked him up, we caught up with each other while being stuck in the jam. I never enjoyed being stuck in a traffic jam until Friday. We picked his mom and aunty winnie up and by the time we sat down to have dinner, it was already 8.30pm.

I had planned our activities on Friday night way before he checked into Tekong. Circumstances kept popping up, bran keeps changing his appetites, and his mom wanted to join us for dinner on Friday (!!). I can't possibly reject her, right? She's the last person I want to have a feud with.

I had planned for a good dinner at Wasabi Bistro, but on Tuesday night, Bran said he didn't feel like having sushi.. and he would like some steak.. okay.. so I engaged the help of tash, elaine and huiee to think of a good steak place. criteria: reasonably priced, good food, lomantic, with parking lots available on a Friday night. In the end I settled for outback since there's no place we can think of which fits into all these criteria. I enjoyed myself very much on Friday =)

Sleep in on Saturday, then to sushi tei for a hearty dose of sashimi. -20% in Bran's birthday month. We dropped in at the chalet for a while before rushing down to esplanade to watch the fly past. M&S BBQ in the evening followed by many rounds of high-low. The stakes were smaller since there were 3 kids playing too. The stakes went up to as high as $30 at our last game at Ben's place!

Sunday..ah.. Happy Birthday Bran. We had an early dinner with his extended family at T3 before sending him off.

I'm now paying for the fun I had =(

Guess who

2008-06-30T12:31:00.002+08:00

Congeniality ..... A
Sense of Humour ..... A
Unconditionality ..... A
Hubba Hubba Factor ..... A
Fidelity ..... D

Happy Day!

2008-06-26T19:42:00.008+08:00

I was having a bad day at work yesterday, so I messaged Bran about it. He didn't reply to my message, but asked for my office address because his friend wanted to issue some tickets. So I gave him the address... and continued to be upset at work.

This morning, Judy walked to my desk and asked if I'll be free on 26 August. To which I exclaimed, "It's my birthday!".

Judy: Oh! It slipped my mind, Mandarin Oriental Roadshow, we have a table there.
Tung: Table! (For a moment I thought she meant we booked a table for dinner). Oh..you meant booth.. (I thought I could have dinner with my family lehh..)
Judy: It's ok, we'll still celebrate for you..

In the meantime, Michelle walks in waving a bouquet of flowers in the air.. "Flowers!!!"

I received the flowers and the card read "Poor sweety". Everything pieced together now! No wonder Bran asked for my office address. It turned out that Bran had ordered the flowers to cheer me up. aww...thank you Bran =) It's a very pretty bouquet of 12 pink roses.. trigger happy! He really made my day

Everyone could not believe it was from Bran since he's still in camp. Judy insisted MO could read our minds and had sent a bouquet to compensate for making me work on my bday.

I can't wait for the glorious weekends! Some piccas taken with Dilun's ibook

...

more to come later..

Farewell dinner with Huiee, Elaine and Tasha yesterday.

I was so sad..

..so tash cheered me up

haha this picture is so cute

huiee's eye candy. His complexion is so fair and smooth that he'll put us ladies to shame

Uncle also wanted a strawberry from us..

Tash will hate me for this!

food trip

2008-06-22T19:19:00.006+08:00

Dinner on Tuesday with Huimin, Lela and Shimin. I almost threw up a couple of times not because I ate too much, but we had such a good laugh at the good old times and a very stupid piece of chicken on the table opposite of ours.

On Wednesday, I embarked on a long overdue trip to Ipoh..alone. Thanks to Diyang for waiting patiently at the bus terminus from 5am. Throughout the journey I was afraid I would miss the stop and end up somewhere else, because momma reminded me to alight at Ipoh, not another place called "gam poh". But luckily Diyang called to assure me that Ipoh is the last stop and he was already there.

Thursday, we had hakka mee for brunch and had a very big packet of coconut juice each. When I poured the contents out it could fill a big bowl, and the bowl I used was the kind you would serve soup with! Dilun also came back from KL yays! Then it was Korean for dinner.

On Friday, Dilun Diyang and myself had dim sum for breakfast. One of them would drive while the other two played Mario Karts. Nintendo DS Lite is damn cool. We can play multiplayer games on our own consoles as long as one player has the game. We caught "Get Smart" in the afternoon. That was my first movie after Harry Potter... Then we had the most fantastic, long awaited roadside dinner! The char kway teow is out of the world, ask Brandon, he can vouch for that.

Saturday.. ahh.. I had two bowls of "gai see hor fun" for breakfast. I continued with my DVD marathon before we drove to the other side of Meru Valley and played at the waterfall.

"Two yellow butterflies flutting around on a sunny blue sky."
- xxyang, 21 June 08
He meant fluttering. These were the exact words which came out of his mouth!

The umbrella is for attacking the tiger if it appears.

The bbq meat is for feeding the tiger so it won't eat us.

The three of us went crazy playing Mario Party. Diyang keeps winning! We don't understand how he can still blow at the mic while laughing. We were supposed to blow into the mic to blow out the candles in the game. Dilun had already fell off his chair and I was already laying on my side but Diyang could still continue blowing! Hahaha! Of course he won. Wished it lasted longer..and wished Diyan or Diwei was here so we didn't have to play with the computer. It can be very slow at times and how do you communicate with the computer in team games??

Many thanks to Dilun & Diyang for driving us around while I go on my food escapade and look for pomelos and biscuits. =)

i'm a material girl

2008-06-22T19:11:00.001+08:00

woohoo! gucci #4

Lucky win

2008-06-16T21:33:00.005+08:00

I received an email last week informing me that I have won the 2nd prize in the May CX World quiz. It's a two-night stay at Grand Mercure Baolang Shanghai. Guess what, I didn't enter the quiz!

picture from Accor Hotels

It turned out that Huiee, who has been using my ID to log on to our intranet, has entered the quiz without my knowledge. I offered her the prize but she has declined it. =)

Need to:
- Get the complimentary stay extended to end September so Bran can come along =).

He has always wanted to go to Shanghai. I should have nominated Bran as my companion instead of my brother. My brother is not using my benefits at all! Then Bran would be able to fly Business with me, and he won't be so grumpy when they gave me a Business Class seat while he took Economy. It's not that I didn't want to sit with him but the flight was full and I really didn't want to confuse those ladies at the counter lest they decide that I'm too troublesome and offload me.

- Apply for visas to China, NOW! I heard they require 2 months to process the application. But I need to get Bran's passport, which is in one of the pockets of his jacket, which is somewhere in his terribly messy room.

- Confirm that Bran can leave the country after his BMT

- Thank Huiee again =)

goodbye

2008-06-15T16:45:00.001+08:00

A gathering everyone wished we didn't have to attend
Goodbye Clifton

= |

2008-06-12T20:40:00.004+08:00

Bran forbids me to talk about how much I miss him while he's there..

no happy ending

2008-06-09T23:15:00.001+08:00

damn

2008-06-09T19:33:00.002+08:00

frustrated.

misunderstood.

livid.

treasured? never.

2008-06-09T19:24:00.002+08:00

onboard, we didn't get the new aircraft, who made the aircraft change!!

bran's favourite hui lau shan mango desserts. we had mango desserts everyday of the trip,
some days even two

the peak

in happier times

star ferry

Liberation!!!!!

2008-05-27T23:24:00.003+08:00

Exams are finally over =)

- went on two weeks leave due to exams
- went on first date with bran after 5 months last Friday
- Aunty Nancy's birthday party on Saturday. Karaoke till 1am.. -_-...
- Hashim's wedding on Sunday! It was the first Malay wedding I attended.

Today morning, Pat saw a note on the sales & marketing intrasite about the free rooms Regal chain of hotels in HKG is offering to CX outport staffs! I bet the administrator had just post it up and good old Pat went into the site at the right time. This is the second year they are offering this. Even before Ben could forward the email to us, everyone has already grabbed their own free rooms. Haha!

So.. Bran is going to HKG with me this Saturday! I'm supposed to be there from Monday..so I'm going there earlier to have a good time with bran =). I was kinda disappointed we won't be able to go to Australia when I knew bran was enlisting into NS soon. I'm trigger happy now! I've always wanted to show bran around HKG, and we planned and finalised this trip in 2 hours. whee! And I'm so glad we're taking the new cabin product. Now I have to decide between pampering myself in business class, or accompanying bran in economy.. I've not tried the new economy though..maybe I will this time.

=)

important instructions!

2008-05-19T22:36:00.002+08:00

from diyang =)

exams

2008-05-14T23:53:00.003+08:00

When I'm tired of studying, I found myself cleaning the bathroom, wiping the shelves, clearing every bin in the house...

-_- zzZz

2008-05-02T22:42:00.004+08:00

i know fluffy needs a little washing..

Thank you bran, for popping by at 7am with mcdonald's breakfast to send me to school on Labour Day. =) really appreciate that

if you don't mind..

2008-04-28T00:32:00.002+08:00

I'm hungry...

To and back from hkg in 2 days with ben, tash and elaine. haha, trips with ben and tash are always fun! =) although we had to sit through 6 hours of meeting with other outports and hq, and came back with lots of homework =(. we had lots of food, spaghetti, wings, lobster bisque, onion rings, 2x mango dessert!! my skirt is getting tight.. and i wonder why..

business class was full (again!) on the return trip. well well..please don't mistaken, economy class is good too..at least we didn't have to feel so embarrassed for having popeye's & krispy kreme on board.

good night!

CXSIN Conference (16-17 April)

2008-04-20T00:48:00.002+08:00

Oily faces after a mad day

"Best Quarter Ever!" M&S + R&T Team, all 21 of us!

2nd day of Conference

@#(**@$&%*%#(!&@)(@#&(^$#t

2008-04-13T23:57:00.001+08:00

I have been really bitchy busy the whole week at work and preparation of exams. It's going to be another draining week with the upcoming conference, more presentations and appointments… and preparing for exams.

Bran is becoming the new diwei. He has not gone home for 3 days and has been obsessed with computer games, to the extent of missing BikeAsia to play comp games. -_-….

bran's little girl

2008-03-30T22:41:00.004+08:00

according to bran, she has a weird habit of stuffing
her face between the sheets and the pillow

Coming in 2009

2008-03-21T18:59:00.001+08:00

2009 is a long time away!

http://thesims3.ea.com/home.php

No more pee meter!

17 March 2008, Monday

2008-03-17T21:46:00.001+08:00

Another to-do in June:

Make a trip back to Ipoh. This is long overdue as well.. Time to catch up with dilun & diyang & everyone else..

Tomorrow is Monday

2008-03-16T23:58:00.001+08:00

Super accomplished weekend =)

I ponteng-ed half of yesterday's revision class because I could not understand vot ze Frenchie iz zaying and I couldn't concentrate. I left 3 hours into the lesson.

I woke up at 7.30 this morning, did all my ironing and listened to the French lecturer attentively for 6 hours today. I can't believe I willed myself to do that! And I managed to finish all my weekend chores, so it was a productive weekend.

June is going to be exciting because:

Break! We don't have term break and the semester break only lasted a week. This break is long overdue. I hope this break lasts a month.
Annual holiday with Bran. I want to go crazy at amusement parks! The States is out of the question since I'm utilising most of my leave for my exams, even though Ben keeps urging me to "go as far as possible" with the staff ticket. Nahh.. that can wait. I will still enjoy many staff tickets, I hope.. So the next best alternative is Gold Coast! Bran keeps hyping it up and I can't wait to take the Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster!! I went for my first holiday with my family to Gold Coast some 14 years ago, and I can still remember how much I enjoyed myself then. I want to pack my bags already!

BUT

the holiday is only possible if Bran is not enlisted yet.
Will the Sims 3 be out by June?

Tomorrow is Monday

Grandma's secret spot remover

2008-03-10T00:16:00.002+08:00

..doesn't work.

Bran has been at my place for 2 days already. Usually he just laze around, read Time magazine, fiddle with my NDSL, watch tv, try to catch the bunnies but now, he has found a new addiction. "Day of Defeat". He has been at it for 8 hours and counting.

bran: tung, you know on your tv, 0 is for CNA and 2 is for Channel 5? Nowadays when I am at home I keep getting the wrong channels.
tung: oh..that means you have to come to my place to watch tv..
bran: no~ i just re-programme my tv loh!

i feel so bimbotic around bran.

Guangzhou + Hong Kong Trip

2008-03-05T23:12:00.006+08:00

Guangzhou was fun! The company was fantastic!

At the lounge of Shangri-La, Guangzhou

A very animated CEO (Chief Entertaining Officer) and a very amused Kimberly

The "I-made-it" photo at the presidential suite of Shangri-La, Guangzhou

We had some drinks at the lounge followed by dinner at Summer Palace..

Alan's failed attempt at tea pouring

hahaha! Everyone's trying to avoid being scalded by the hot water
spattering from Alan's teapot

then dessert at a private and very swanky room. The standalone room is situated
by the pond and garden of Shangri-La. We were not aware that we had to go outdoors
to get to this room and we were all underdressed! brrrr...

We were treated to another round of laughter and drinks at the Thai Bar after dessert.
Shangri-La was a very generous host. Besides the galore of good food, they did
everything within their means to ensure we're comfortable and relaxed during the trip.

a very busy CEO

at the lobby of Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, before we departed for HKIA

I had such great fun on this trip! You would not believe most of them do not know each other before the trip.

2008-02-11T23:11:00.000+08:00

"Uncle I like your daughter, can she marry me?"

thank you dilun & diyang!

2008-02-03T11:11:00.001+08:00

Wheee!! Received the bright orange package first thing in the morning and it made my dayyy!!

i miss my long hair..

2008-01-27T22:34:00.000+08:00

i love momma

=)

2008-01-24T23:14:00.000+08:00

super duper pay rise =)

Does this work?

2008-01-19T20:46:00.001+08:00

Hello.. Hey I can blog through Microsoft Word!

12 March

2008-01-18T23:37:00.000+08:00

I read a letter from papa's company to thank him for his long service to the co. It says on 12 March this year, papa would have been in the co for 35 years. Coincidentally, my official date of join is on 12 March too.

2008-01-16T22:04:00.000+08:00

Once bitten, twice shy...not true. I will not chauffeur brandon again.

you got a loser for a gf.

b: you must fend for yourself when you're bullied, and you cannot react to whatever the others do to you, do not depend on me, do not expect me to protect you.

bad karma

2008-01-15T13:39:00.000+08:00

I'm on MC today. The pretty doctor said, "too much acid in stomach"...whatever that means.. anyway did I mention that I was down with a flu 3 weeks ago, and I went to the clinic just below my office. All the doctor could say was, "you caught a bug." Anyone can say that!

I had too much laugh yesterday, and I accumulated way too much bad karma in just one day. We had lunch with Ben (oh he brought a coach bag back and a very pretty A&F tee from the states for me -grin-) and we updated him on what happened in the 3 weeks he was away. For no reason, Judy told us that she just called 'Ah Chua', their ex-colleague who retired about 7 years ago, and he told her that "he fell down". I could not stop laughing after I heard that, I am so mean but I couldn't help it. You gotta hear all the silly antics of Ah Chua from Ben himself.

one two three, four five six, seven

2008-01-13T23:14:00.000+08:00

CX Dinner & Dance was held on Friday. I didn't intend to turn up since I had classes that night. Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to go but I gotta get my priorities right. But after much urging and coaxing from Judy, I decided to turn up at Grand Hyatt after class and was in time for the last draw. By which I have already won myself another bottle of wine, so I have no chance of winning the business class ticket to any destination on the CX network. bah.

Elaine saved lots of food for me though =) and I gave Sherril my prize.

Sociology notes are disgusting. oh the agony.

On most days, bran makes my day. At other times, he makes me really mad and frustrated. And today is one of those days.

fed up

2008-01-13T16:24:00.000+08:00

I hate karl marx, durkheim, max weber and their kind....

2007

2007-12-31T22:19:00.000+08:00

unexpected visitor(s)

In 2007,

I graduated from TP
Embarked on a career
Celebrated 6 years with Bran
Been to the hospital more times than I did in the past 20 years
Visited Hong Kong for the first time, and visited the city 3 more times in the year
Lost Little Lion, welcomed Fluffy
Finally chopped off my locks after 6 years
Got my driving license
3 Guccis and a Coach which Ben will bring back for me from the states
Grew up

fondly remembered..

easily mistaken as a towel in the laundry

2007-12-29T00:20:00.000+08:00

office ladies by day..

... getai singers by night
check out Judy's top!!! Hahaha!

this is what we do when the boss is not around

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T22:06:00.000+08:00

Food galore at office yesterday
Lots of good lucky draw prizes this year..no more canned longans..=P
Bran makes my day anytime
Thanks for turning up with surprises every now and then
Christmas Eve dinner at Bran's uncle's place this year.
Everyone flew off to Hong Kong today..that leaves Bran's family in Singapore for a humid Christmas this year
Indigestion
Back to work tomorrow..ah...

2007-12-20T19:19:00.000+08:00

Gucci #3: Jolicoeur 'Abbey' large tote. I'm not sure why there's no picture of this model online. Trigger happy =)

Bran makes my day..by turning up at my place at 6.45 in the morning, watched and waited for me while I get ready, munched on his sashimi salad and went to work with me

Caught up

2007-11-25T22:23:00.001+08:00

Presentation Course (13-14 Nov)
Guy on top left is our coach.

Negotiation Course (15-16 Nov)

With course mates

So much has happened since my return. Should I jot them down..maybe not..

On a happier note, Mom is feeling so much better now and I think she's received more than 100 bottles of chicken essence. Bran has to top everyone by giving bird's nest....heehee

Bran underwent an op and is acting like a baby. =P I think he enjoys all the attention. Aunty Nancy, Aunty Winnie and I went to pick him up, his boss Alvin was there and his bandmate was there yesterday too. I have no idea why she ran off after she saw me.

One of his rabbits looks like a porcupine now because the fur she shed did not fall off. Instead, they clumped together and formed 'spikes'. And bran can't catch her to brush away those fur with only one arm. So I guess she's gonna stay like this until bran's arm recovers.

I got my, as Ben likes to put it, "license to kill". Dilun & Diyang, we don't have to take the train anymore =)

Hopes everything will go uphill from here.

= [

2007-11-09T14:06:00.001+08:00

Bran met with a terrible accident yesterday afternoon. Thank his lucky stars there were no cars behind him on the usually busy road, he was wearing a helmet, and there was one, just one, passer-by.

He is conscious and very alert and still speaks very loudly. He fractured his left arm though and there're bruises and lacerations all over his body. They had to stitch up his forehead and his left eye is swollen and black, looks like he just got punched in the eye. =(

I rushed to the hospital within 20 mins after his call but the doctor & nurses would not allow us to see him. We waited for about 3 hours before they told us to return at 8pm to pick him up because they would still like to observe him. At 6pm, they called to tell us that he needs to stay for another 24 hours for observation. So I went back at 7pm and stayed till 10pm. Dad and Mom went to visit him with his favourite bananas just now and Aunty Nancy should be there to pick him up now.

Get well soon bran...

Hong Kong 29 Oct - 1 Nov

2007-11-09T13:57:00.001+08:00

tash on the AEL, rushing to Kowloon

that's tash & me & a sneak peek of ben

...

on our new B700-ER! We forsake our sleep &
arranged for ourselves to take that flight

Baby Panda Sneeze

2007-11-08T12:14:00.000+08:00

= ]

2007-11-03T11:12:00.000+08:00

Hong Kong from Monday - Thursday with Tash & Ben. We did not go beyond Cathay City, Novotel and Tung Chung on Mon & Tues. A hurried & busy, but fruitful trip. =)
I barely spent SGD100 on this trip. All the things I bought were on behalf of everyone else.
Hong Kong again from 12-16 Nov.
Too many things, too little time!

update

2007-10-15T22:25:00.000+08:00

two of my many loves...

ooh..fluffy...so soft!

Welcome & good bye dilun and diyang! Sorry we couldn't spend more time with you guys, but I hope you've enjoyed your short stay here. I wonder when we can gather again..
Bran got himself an iPod touch. When he asked for my opinion on whether to get it, I said, "If you get it, we'll have to delay the wedding by a month." But he couldn't care less. sulk.
And he also got himself a $1,450 bicycle frame. faint. Gotta delay it by another month.
The driving instructor gave me a mock test two days ago, just on the road, no circuit and I clocked 26 points! He says I'm a darn lazy driver. heh..
Bran cycled his Gucci bike to my place yesterday morning, had lunch with my family and slept from 2pm to 6am today. Nobody could wake him up. Every time we tried to, he'll merely shift his body to face the other direction.
Diyang just told me that he'll be coming to Singapore with Aunt Julie next week! Wheee!!!! Another Carl's Junior session? Don't tell me you're going to Sim Lim again.....

of September

2007-09-09T11:46:00.000+08:00

Busy busy month ahead.

Bran and I celebrated 6 years of..having each other.. early this week at Wasabi Bistro. =) And now he's mad at me because he won't be able to accept anything less than the sushi they serve there. How did he show it? He just treated himself, his mom and aunty winnie to a meal at Wasabi Bistro last evening.

Boyfriend, if you see this, thanks for always looking out for me =)

Starwood roadshow on Wednesday evening.. hmm..

Thursday evening was spent at Sushi Tei with the department "in anticipation of hitting target in August". Haha.. If we don't we'll have to vomit everything out...

I spent Friday evening driving in and out of the parking lot, while the instructor fed the stray dogs and disappeared behind the buses.

There goes my semester break.

wendy's 21st birthday

2007-09-09T11:33:00.001+08:00

bran..

long time no see, elaine!

birthday celebration

2007-08-23T21:16:00.000+08:00

with the 'under 30s'

with the 'aunties & uncles'

Chris: "so little candles!"

Farewell & Welcome

2007-08-18T00:43:00.001+08:00

16 August 2007 @ The Oriental

200 roses!!!

M&S lades with Helen and Wai Pheng

yum yum

more yum yum!

COO John Slosar

Isn't he sweet..he's hugging his daughter
to his left is incoming GM, Anna Thompson
Stephen will be off to Japan

CX Singapore

coke anyone?

judy!

Sue, American Airlines really seemed to have enjoyed herself last night.
Look, she's holding a polariod of herself, Judy and me

the 4 divas

Judy looks so happy!

Sherril, lovely as usual

fluffy

2007-08-13T20:12:00.000+08:00

Everyone, meet fluffy, bran's present to me. It's a Netherland Dwarf (which is Bunny's breed) x French Angora = Jersey Wooly. Jersey Woolies are show rabbits that's why fluffy is soo pweety! It's coat is really soft, plush and wooly. I can't explain the dark eye rings though.. He arrived at my place like that..

wet after playing in the rain

ooh fluffy..

my favourite bunny..it has grown 300g since it's last vet visit in Feb.

having lunch. fluffy's iris are actually blue. It's bright, that's why he looks so scary here.

gnaw gnaw gnaw

...no manners. at the rate he's eating, he'll look like bunny soon.

bunny bunny, see the ring on her back? She's shedding

sneaky fluffy

I swear I'm not starving them. I don't know why they're always so hungry

2007-07-16T21:35:00.000+08:00

I'm feeling rather guilty for neglecting hodiyang when he was here for the past 2 weeks. Usually I'll be too tired after work + school. Usually he'll be in hodiwei's room playing his brand new white DS, or PS, or watching silly videos on the PC. Then I'll pop by his room and say good night, and plop dead on my bed. I guess the only thoughtful thing I have done was to celebrate his birthday with him. He is enjoying himself in Langkawi with the 'morning joggers'. He is becoming an aunty like them soon.

Genting, KL, night safari, and a haircut

2007-07-07T22:31:00.000+08:00

Bran and I went on a impulsive short getaway to Genting and KL last weekend, to celebrate his birthday. We were lucky there were seats left, we only decided and made our bookings on the day before departure.

The coach arrived at Genting at 4am in the morning, and check-in is only after 11am... ... dang ... We walked around, napped at the lobby, watched sunrise yadda yadda. We entered the theme park at 8.30am and by 11am, we've finished all the rides.

Dilun & Diyang joined us in KL. I think bran had made a booking for a suite in Berjaya Times Square Hotel. The room is ridiculously big for both of us, comes with a pantry, living hall, bedroom, a bathroom with an adjoining toilet. We've had too much chicken on the trip. Bran ordered KFC upon arrival at Genting. We ordered a Super Supreme for lunch, but the waiter made an error and they gave us Chicken Supreme. Dinner was at Kenny Rogers. We had Kenny Rogers again at KL. And bran ordered a bowl of Curry Chicken Noodles before we came back to Singapore on Monday. Ooh..and it's nice to have A&W again! But everything in M'sia seems to be spoilt. When we were at A&W, we were told that we can't order any meal because the root beer dispenser, waffle maker and everything else was not working. When the problem was fixed half an hour later, even the hotdog bun of diyang and dilun's coney dog broke into two! wahahahahaha!

Diyang came to Singapore with us and..we were off to the Night Safari (again) on Wednesday. This time with momma and Xueling.

Anyway, I've finally chopped off my locks after.....6 years. =)

gucci-ed!

2007-06-20T23:40:00.000+08:00

hello, I would like to make an announcement.

I got my first Gucci today. It's a 'princy' medium boston bag. The very same one I mentioned in an entry in March. Trigger happy =)

Okay, more piccas from Monday's opening ceremony.

with lovely Sherril

Corporate sales team +
loyalty marketing & sales development coordinator (this damn long title belongs to tasha)
with present CEO Philip

whee~ half of CXSIN marketing & sales team
with Philip, Patrick and Stephen

opening ceremony

2007-06-18T22:39:00.001+08:00

Whew! It's finally over! I was worrying about the opening for the past week..from finding golden scissors, ribbon balls, roast piggie, a reputable caterer, how to address the ambassador..the most worrying part was how to keep the ribbon balls on the wall for one minute. I was so afraid the mounting tape can't hold it up for long. Connecting the balls caused a big headache..I don't even want to be reminded of it. Anyway..enjoy the piccas.

elaine, fellow tp alum & corporate sales buddy;
neighbour and organizer of the opening ceremony

tash is working on sherril's hair, and sherril is completely like
a tai-tai. she's reading a mag while tash tries to bun her super thick hair.

yoohoo! me and sherril.
these are excess uniforms. couldn't get any smaller sizes though.

me and queen

momma judy

we're coffee and milk.

hello it's rude to laugh at my small tooth.

happy father's day

2007-06-17T23:15:00.000+08:00

Korean bbq dinner with family + bran. =). It's been so long since we had korean bbq together, and today's was pretty satisfying.

Met bran + family for seafood dinner on Thursday. His extended family were having a chalet there. I had applied for an off-day on Friday since he was scheduled to go to Tekong on Friday. BUT! Surprise surprise! His deferment was granted at the last minute! =). I want to go cycling with bran again. Bran had told me earlier that he sniggers everytime a creaky bike goes past him. Yeah, because he has a ridiculously expensive roadbike. And guess what, he got a creaky bike on Thursday. heehee.

Anyway, I shall end off with a very embarrassing photo taken in the new office.

Hahaha. That was Sherril's batman outfit. She has a complete set, with leotards and all. Sherril was holding my cape so I looked like I was flying. heeheehahaha

Sunday, 10 June 07

2007-06-10T23:19:00.000+08:00

hola! exams are over. =)

The past week was spent packing the office, revising, and moving to our new premises on the next block! Good thing we're only moving to the next block, and we're now 50m nearer to the MRT station. yay.

lub lub

2007-06-01T23:12:00.000+08:00

I'm so grateful for the PH, I eventually spent an evening with boyfriend after he sent me on a guilt trip for neglecting him for the past weeks. I'm so glad I decided to meet him yesterday. We drove to town, walked the shops for an hour and bran drove within the city with the windows down, ah-beng style. Perhaps it sounds like what you do everyday, but I still enjoyed myself very much, because that was the first time we went on such a date after 6 years of being together. We had always wanted to go out for a drive in the night, but by the time bran arrives to pick me up, I'm ready to fall asleep anytime. boohoo..

graduation!

2007-05-24T23:01:00.000+08:00

Some piccas from the graduation ceremony on Monday.

with papa and momma

hello, my best ally at CX.

"where's Andre?" Haha I had such a good laugh reminiscing
with Jia En (middle). We had so much fun in the kitchen, digging at each other
and discussing about desperate housewives and
project runway and ANTM during classes.

She's a chef now??! I can't believe she's the same girl who hated
Indian spices so much. She made me make the funny-tasting Mexican chicken
during culinary lessons, because she thinks Turmeric will make her
hands rot. =)

She's tossing salads at Flutes now. =)

Thanks for coming Ben & Judy!

momma asks for Judy's beauty secrets

Surprisingly, I don't feel as tired as I was last week, and tomorrow is Friday! Work has been fine..I'm generally happy there, except I'm not labelled as a "team-ist" (as in racist) because I refused to share a tub of ice cream with them. We were feeling yesterday, so I suggested cones (everyone can pick their favourite flavour also mah...) The tub of ice cream was to be shared between the 3 divas and myself, and the tub would be passed around according to seniority (!!). So..by the time it reaches me, it would have a) been licked clean b) melted and looked disgusting.

On a happier note, bran met me for lunch yesterday and we had 2 pasta, 1 video tape-size pizza and 3 anti-pasti dishes at the italian joint below my office. And we finished everything up. Well done!

the wombat, the wolf and the worm

Dream architect fail

Public Feud

qing ming..

=)

Saturday

♥

Brand loyalty

awesome.

awesome: something which Americans use to describe everything

Perth, Days 3 & 4

Perth, Day 2 - Rottnest Island

sunday

we're going to the zoo zoo zoo

Night Safari

Happy CNY

recommended good read

:)

The long weekend in Perth .. 2

The long weekend in Perth .. 1

Best Wheel Of Fortune Contestant

Air Force Service Term Social Night

Only the best for you

surprise surprise!

random

Reunion Dinner 2009

interns

last week…

Bran’s family visiting day – 04 Jan 09

This year..

heartbroken

5 Sep: Happy 7th Anniversary!

3..2..1..

i almost loved ironing

p. II

bye hodiwei.. hello bran!!

bran

diyang's 20th birthday

3rd weekend with bran

I'm a sophomore!

it's a beautiful day

Guess who

Happy Day!

food trip

i'm a material girl

Lucky win

goodbye

= |

no happy ending

damn

Liberation!!!!!

important instructions!

exams

-_- zzZz

if you don't mind..

CXSIN Conference (16-17 April)

@#(**@$&%*%#(!&@)(@#&(^$#t

bran's little girl

Coming in 2009

17 March 2008, Monday

Tomorrow is Monday

Grandma's secret spot remover

Guangzhou + Hong Kong Trip

thank you dilun & diyang!

i miss my long hair..

=)

Does this work?

12 March

bad karma

one two three, four five six, seven

fed up

2007

Merry Christmas

Caught up

= [

Hong Kong 29 Oct - 1 Nov

Baby Panda Sneeze

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update

of September