Post-Holiday

One of my fav pix - he looks so adorable! <3



Us, at the cable-car, enjoying the cool air



Our room - used to be Room 13. Eerie.

Penguins at Underwater World. Nice!

Me relaxing at the beach

Time flies - it has been 2 days since I came back from Langkawi. Though I have much complaints about the accomodation and the food, I would still go back if I were to choose all over again. Yes, accomodation was bad. The resort, Green Village Resort, that we were in, was run-down. Both Fat Boy and I frowned when we saw isolated strands of hair on our pillows and the lack of free toiletries in the bathroom : ( Fortunately, there was a water heater and an air-conditioner, otherwise, we would have demanded to shift to another resort. By the way, did I tell you that we could not lock our bedroom door as the catch was damaged? We had difficulties sleeping on our first night : (

Food was not as fantastic as I thought. All along I had the impression that Langkawi was the Hawaii of Asia and that seafood was abundant, god knows it turned out to be otherwise. Seriously, I do not see much seafood around and it was not as happening as I thought out to be : ( On our first night, we had fine-dining Asia cuisine at the Lighthouse and seriously, I did not really enjoy the hot and spicy ikan bakar accompanied by rice and pickles. I thought Samy's Restaurant in Singapore would fare much better.

On our second night, we had BBQ seafood at Mimi's Seafood (What much can you expect just by the name?) We had BBQ stingray, deep-fried calamari, stir-fried kale in oyster sauce, onion omelette, butter prawns as well as tom-yam soup (The seafood ingredients were not fresh) Guess Bangkok would be so much better : (

The only few good and fun things in Langkawi were the cable car ride, Underwater World and Sun Spa. *Sigh* Then again, no regrets. Anything is better than being stuck in the office right?



You'll Be Fine : )

Adeline's younger sister, Berline (or Berls as she's known affectionately as by us) met with a car accident yesterday. I was so worried when I heard the news; Adeline kept me posted with the latest updates - Berls hurt her face and had to undergo plastic surgery. Fortunately, there were no internal injuries (God bless!) I took the liberty to inform Rightie about the accident (I thought she should know as we all know one another) and we thought of visiting Berls, then again, it may not be convenient as she may not like us to be around at this point in time. Well, let's wait for Adeline's indication...in the meantime, let's pray everything is going to be alright (It will definitely be alright)

This incident reminds me of when Bro had to undergo a corrective eye surgery last April. The whole family took leave to run through the paperwork and of course, just to be there for him, knowing that we could not enter the operating theater (We would dash in if we could, you know) Though it was considered a minor surgery, everybody could not help but worry about the slightest things, like, would he be in pain (Obviously no, as he would be under General Anesthetic), would the doctor screw up (Oh please, the doctor had performed on thousands of eyeballs before his) and  so on. 

We made sure we were the first people he saw when he opened his eyes and the first thing that came out from our mouth was "Are you ok?" before leaving him alone to rest for 2 hours before w brought him home. I am not sure if he ever remembers this scenario, but it is etched deeply in my memory (Blame me for having a memory of an elephant) I was quite touched though the recipient was not me. Yes, this is family love. A love that is completely different from that between a man and a woman. It's hard to describe; if I were to, I would say, "Blood is thicker than water".

Yes, Bro did say that the aftermath of the surgery was painful. I strongly believe that it would even be more painful if we were not around. He should be glad that his family members were around him in his moment of darkness : )

Back to Berls - if this is an ordeal that Fate challenged her to, she should not worry that she would be fighting the battle alone. Her family is with her always and not forgetting us, her friends. Like what Adeline commented on her Facebook, "You'll be fine", yes, you will definitely be ok.  
 

Again

I must say upkeeping a blog is tedious work. It is fun and there is loads to write when you have lotsa time in your hands and when your other half is not around 24/7. I must say I miss sharing my thoughts though I would say my life is not as happening and colourful as before. I must also admit that I am lazy (Slap me, punch me, bite me!) Nevertheless, will try my best to update the nuggets of my life here...I know you girls are reading my blog, you are the pushing factor! Yay~

I am leading a busy (near hectic) life now - Achieving sales targets, training new people and ensuring they stay afloat is hard work. I do not mind making sure they stay afloat, but what pisses me is when they question if what I've asked them to do work. I felt like slapping them and screamed "What the hell, you must know you are a damn newbie. Just follow! I have no time to explain to you!" They must understand whatever taste, smell, look bad is good for your health (in this case, work). Hahaha...Whatever it is, I have to bite the bullet regardless how bad I portray; this is to ensure everybody succeeds. Managing people has never been my forte and I must honestly say I do not like it. I prefer to be a lone farmer and enjoy the sweet fruits of my own harvest. *Sigh* What the heck. Enough about work.

Met up with Sworn Sista and her hubby the previous Thursday for her birthday dinner at Sushi Tei in Vivocity. Though both Fat Boy and I were happy to meet up with them, we were bored to tears by their constant rattling of the daily life of their little prince and how guilty they were to leave him with her mother while they were enjoying outside : ( Gee, get a life! having a kid doesn't mean you have to cage yourself at home, lose your identity and not all friends enjoy listening to the nitty gritty details of how your kid coos during bathtime and so on : S Fortunately, the ordeal lasted for an hour and we moved on to other topics, which we were able to participate. Will I behave like that in the near future? I hope not! 

I would say it would be more relaxing to surround oneself with friends who have no kids yet. At the very least, the topics revolve around guys (Oh yes, I must have eye-candy at times and hey, I still have my market value!), shopping, work and juicy gossips! I never had enough of the outing with Rightie and Adeline the previous Saturday night despite the pathetic couple of hours at Marmalade Pantry and Muddy Murphy's. I look forward to such girls' night-out again! 

While working on this entry, I am listening to Jazzamor, a German duo whose music elements consist of lounge music, bossa nova and jazz. Great!! I love such music and I am a sucker for cafes / restaurants that play such music. Fly me to the moon....




 

Batam Trip

Did I tell you that I went for a 2D 1N Batam trip with Rightie, Adeline and the rest? Batam is really a place for a short getaway. Seafood, booze, A&W and massage is cheap and good. However, I may not want to go back again, if given a choice, because of some bad experiences : (

Our personal driver who was supposed to pick us up at Batam Centre at 3pm, was late by over an hour and we did not know that the distance to our hotel, Holiday Inn, would be 30 minutes from town. By the time we reached the hotel, we were more tired than ever : ( In order not to waste more time, we met at the lobby and headed to Nagoya Hill Shopping Centre - an old shopping centre, that resembles the shopping centres at Chinatown. Nothing much to shop, nothing much to buy ; ( While the rest went to stroll around the mall, Rightie, Dickie Boi, Fat Boy and I went to A&W (yes, again!) to rest our sore calves.

Dinner was all about seafood and I must say it was not bad - we had crabs in chili and black pepper sauce, hotplate tofu, steamed fish, butter squid, stir-fried kale and sambal kangkong. Bintang beer was cheap and we gulped a couple of bottles while enjoying ge-tai : )

We went back to our hotel, washed up before gathering to enjoy snacks and Heineken beer which we bought at the local hypermart (A can of Heineken beer costs S$1.80 - We bought 14 cans) Played some drinking games till the wee hours. I believed everybody was gone even before their heads touched the pillow.

Breakfast was good and hearty at the hotel cafe. As usual, I had my sunny side-up, sausages and bread and yes, I had some fried bee hoon (it was good!) too. After breakfast, we went for a good backrub at Isabella Massage near Nagoya Shopping Centre. I had a 2 hour aromatherapy session for 30 bucks! Awwww....had a quick lunch at one of the many eateries at the top floor of Nagoya Shopping Centre and regret ordering fried chicken in strawberry sauce with rice. I thought it would be delicious, from what I saw in the menu, damn, it turned out to be inedible : (

We rushed back to the hotel to collect our barang barang before heading to the ferry terminal (Yes, everything was in time : ) ) The journey back home was nice and soothing as we sat at the top level of the ferry. I enjoyed the salty breeze so much that I dozed off...well, just nice for a good hot steamboat dinner when we reached home. Daddy and Mummy had prepared lotsa prawns, crabs and cuttlefish (yes, seafood again) : )

Snip!

Brother received his 1st paycheck last Tuesday and gave us a treat at Ichiban Sushi in Plaza Singapura. While waiting for him to end his guitar class at 8pm, I had a sudden urge to trim my hair. Had wanted to try Jeric Hair Salon, but my eyes popped when I saw the price list. 50 bucks for a haircut! : o I had my haircut at Chapter 2 instead and yes, I chose the S$28.80 package and was amazed that the receptionist who attended to me was the one who cut my hair. Though I was apprehensive, I decided to go ahead with it (Hair will grow right? : P) I started to regret my decision when she didn't seem to take my requests into consideration. Uh oh...It was a grueling 30 minute session and boy, I must be damn fortunate not to walk out of the salon in tears : ) (Actually, I am beginning to like it because it's kinda different from the normal same-length tresses - the other hairstylists advised me not to have layers as it would make my hair frizzy as I have natural hairwaves) 


I have also done some light packing for tomorrow's Batam 1 day 2 night trip : ) It's good to have a short rest and relax getaway : ) Yay! Hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. Looking so forward to the seafood, massages and fun!

By the way, I saw this navy sailor top at one of the blogshops and it reminds me of one of the tops Mummy had. I bought it, because of sweet memories : ) 

Yes, I bought it!

  

After 5 Months...

Gee, I am so ashamed to say that I have neglected my blog for nearly half a year. I ought to be shot! : ( Well, it seems I have no time to sit down and pen my thoughts when Fat Boy is always around (Tsk! It's not an excuse alright!) Oh yes, we have just spent our 1st year anniversary and I must say it was quite enjoyable - We had dinner at My Humble House. The place really brought back sweet memories : ) We recalled how worried we were due to the National Day Parade road closure, how much fun we had with the girls around, the exquisite food and the romantic atmosphere. I guess those guests who attended our wedding remember the restaurant's atmosphere more than the bride and bridegroom! (Nah, doesn't matter...: >)

Happy couple <3

I love this - Ice Fantasy!

We went to KTV at Partworld in Vivocity after dinner and crooned 4 hours' worth of songs. Though our throats felt a tad sore at the end of the session, we felt happy! Yay! Went to bed at 4am with a clean face but dirty scalp because I was too lazy to wash my hair - God knows how long it would take for my hair to dry! The downside of having long hair? Hehehe...

By the way, I must announce that I am a proud Godmummy of the tiny son of Sworn Sista : ) I am very happy for her and I must say she is darn fortunate! She wanted a Tiger boy and she got it~! Heard that her hubby and her had tried hard for 3 months for this little bundle of joy : ) One of my close friends, who is also my secondary school mate, Ping, gave birth to a Tiger princess 3 days before my godson. Every now and then when I am on Facebook, I keep seeing happy news of who and who is pregnant or who and who is going to pop soon, like Veggie Gal, who is going to give birth to a princess end of this month : ) I enjoy reading her updates on how she dealt with the highs and lows of pregnancy and she looks amazingly beautiful though she keeps complaining she looks bloated (Well, it's inevitable, girl...you cannot possibly look as stick-thin as a model right now...: ( )

Like what I told Sworn Sista before she popped, it's best to enjoy being a queen for the whole of 9 months before being a slave to the baby. It's best to enslave your hubby first before anything else - make sure you get all your cravings satisfied, even if it means driving all the way to Geylang just to get that bowl of tau huay! Such actions is nothing compared to carrying his descendant for backbreaking 9 months and the possibility of growing horizontal, getting bald, having pigmentation issues and calcium deficiency. Sworn Sista insisted touring Taiwan when she was a month shy of popping and everybody was so worried because you'll never know when the unborn kid decides to get naughty and pops before the due date. Fortunately, she came back safely and even had an induction to get the baby out - He was a couple of weeks late : P

My Godson - Chau Cheng Feng

Mummy, Godmummy and Baby!

What Goes Around Comes Around

"Karma" is a word that I keep seeing these few days especially after Jack Neo's extra-marital affairs. He came forward and apologised for his bad deeds and well, as usual, he never failed to preach just like what he usually did in his movies - "You reap what you sow".

At one of our usual meetups, I heard from Sunshine Boy that one of my nemesis in my previous company quit recently. The reason she cited was that her father was ill. I can never forget how sneaky and arrogant she was when she declared herself teamlead and I was so frustrated by the way she treated me - She treated me like her subordinate when I had been there much longer than she was. By not being bossy gave her the idea that I was a pushover? Perhaps. I had never like the idea to control my team-mates though I was given unofficial authority. While the other teamleads saw their members as juniors, I saw my own as peers. That was the reason why we enjoyed working together and to this very day, we are still very good friends who never fail to giggle when we see one another : )

Back to the nemesis; I had my exit interview with her and to the very last moment, she tried to defend herself, saying that she was just following the evil Boss's instructions. Who cares? I couldn't be bothered by what she said and I cut short stating that it was pointless to explain everything because I only believe in my own eyes and I was plain disappointed with the evil Boss. All that was left was unfortunately, Sunshine Boy and the vile politics of the teamleads and their members. I have taken the beautiful memories with me : ) What goes around comes around, do you not believe the nemesis' lack of ability to achieve sales figures, hence was surpassed by prettier and smarter newcomers which in a way forced her to leave? What were her emotions just before she left? Same as mine? At least I had beautiful memories.

I no longer hate her. I just wish her all the best (Anyway, wishes are free eh?) I guess it was also a wake-up call that not all people are kind and friendly . There are also people like Jacintha, Joyce, Sophie and so on...I am just glad that I found Rightie, Amy, Adeline and Sunshine Boy : ) May the vile continue to rot in hell.

Tired

Has been a tiring week, well, have been feeling lethargic most of the time. Lack of exercise? Maybe (who cares?) All I want to do is to sleep! Sleep is life's greatest luxury ( ^ . ^ )

Last Saturday, Aunt Maddy, Fat Boy and I went to Sin Kee Chicken Rice to have lunch. It used to be situated at a hawker centre in Margaret Drive but has moved to somewhere nearby (It has a shop unit of its own) Though the standard of the succulent chicken and fragrant rice remains, the customer service sucks. *Sigh* Some bosses neglect the importance of customer service eh? Don't they know that it's also an important factor to whether the customers will return or not.

After a hearty and oily lunch, we proceeded to Wat Ananda Metyarama and Zhen Ren Gong Temple to offer incense before going home to rest : ) Instead of taking a nap, both Fat Boy and I watched "L for Love, L for Lies" - about a young girl who is being cheated by her good friend and studious-looking boyfriend who runs a dessert shop. Furious, she engaged the services of a handsome conman to cheat her good friend and during the process, they felt in love and blah blah blah...Quite an interesting show ; )

Went to fetch Adeline from Queenstown MRT station and we headed to the love nest of Rightie and her boyfriend at Labelz. It was so nice of them to organize a BBQ party for us, but unfortunately, it rained that evening and it happened that the 3 of us had activities, hence, we left after a beer or two and some chicken wings : ) We had dinner at Food Republic in Vivocity and we went separate ways after that - Adeline went to Daiso before heading home whereas Fat Boy and I went to the cinema to meet up with Jan Jan and the rest. Watched "Being Human" and I guess it was not as good as Jack Neo's previous works. The plot was similar to that of "One More Chance" which the main character dreamed / imagined the consequences and woke up just before he or she was to perform the deed. Anyway, I still look forward to more of Jack Neo's works despite his ugly affairs. Let's not bother about his personal life, shall we?

As if it was not early to go home, we headed to a roti prata shop at Tanjong Pagar for supper and coffee (Both Fat Boy and I resisted the temptation of fragrant curry and roti prata by continuously sipping our drinks and looking elsewhere while they were eating) We reached home at 2:30am ( - . - )

As for Sunday morning, we woke up earlier than usual as we had to go to Johor Bahru - Fat Boy needed a haircut badly whereas I was desperate for a body massage : ) We got what we wanted and oh yes, Fat Boy bought many business shirts from Padini, whereas there was nothing for me to buy : ( We had Sushi King for dinner before we drove back home.

I am so damn looking forward to Friday as I will be attending L'Oreal private sale at the Meridien and dinner with Jan Jan and the rest afterwards. Saturday is chill-out with Rightie, Adeline, Sunshine Boy and the rest at Timbre @ Old School in Mount Sophia ; )

I'm Back!

It has been more than 2 months since I penned my thoughts and yes, the first thing I am going to say is...Fat Boy is sick : ( He has been down with a bad throat and slight fever since last Friday and we attributed it to the bad weather and thought nothing of it. However, a couple of hours back, his eyes started to get reddish and oozed pus (Oh my god!) We decided to go to the doctor's after dinner at Jack's Place with Gramps and Aunt Maddy. 

He was diagnosed with bacterial infection which caused conjunctivitis (the oozing of pus from his eyes). A bottle of cough mixture, some anti-biotic tablets, flu pills and eye drops costs 40 bucks (Medical health in Singapore is not cheap eh?) and we went home immediately after that. We were supposed to join the SPI guys to watch "Being Human"; fortunately, all tickets were fully booked. We will watch it next week ; ) (It's all written in the book, isn't it?) Oh, did I tell you that Fat Boy has the tendency to fall sick every single time he decides to exercise? Seems like he will not be able to shed the extra pounds ; ) At this point of time, I am responsible to remind him to take his medicine and to help him wit the eye drops : ) I am a nurse : P

Anyway, it has been slightly a year since I am officially Mrs Ee...more than a year since I had my eyebrow embroidery touch-up (I am going to fix them tomorrow afternoon)...coming to a year that my face was rotten with acne (I cannot bear to remember the horrible period!) It has been an eventful 2009 and I hope 2010 will be happy and peaceful for me : ) Looking forward to Rightie's BBQ party next Saturday! So long!

Happy 2010!!

It's 2010 and gee, resolutions, resolutions and more resolutions eh? I hope to reach 48kg by the end of this year. Possible? (A rabbit's diet should do the trick eh?) I hope to have thick and black hair that reaches my waist by rhe end of the year (I am using Ba Wang Shampoo range right now!) I hope the hole tucked behind my upper molars doesn't get bigger else I have to get it extracted (Does flossing at the end of every meal help?) What the heck, so many worries, so many things to do. I guess just let Nature take its course. If I have to be a fatty, balding and toothless auntie, be it! (Nahhhh....just joking)

Anyway, it has been a week since I came back from Kuala Lumpur. Nothing much except:

Day 1 (24th December 2009)

After having claypot chicken rice at one of the coffeeshops at Clementi, we set off for Tuas Checkpoint while keeping our fingers real crossed that we would not be caught in a jam (Luckily, traffic was smooth and we sped all the way to Kuala Lumpur) I thought I would snooze on the way, but I didn't. I was looking outside of the window and wondering what my friends would be doing at that point of time and of course, taking a few glances at Fat Boy who was snoring away : )

Day 2 (25th December 2009)

We reached Kuala Lumpur on Christmas and it was chaotic on the streets. Everybody was spraying toxic-looking foam at one another, including passing vehicles. I was so glad that I was in the vehicle then, else I would have to wave goodbye to my face and hair (God knows what these toxins would do!) We stopped at an open-air coffee-shop in front of Hotel Casanova and had stir-fried bee tai mak with seafood and BBQ chicken wings before heading to Tune Hotel for a good night's sleep : )

Day 3 (26th December 2009)

Gathered at the lobby at 9am before having toast and tea for breakfast and checking out. Proceeded to Mid Valley Shopping Centre and was excited by Forever21 (though I did not buy anything : ( ) Had lunch of curry chicken and rice at the famous Madam Kwan's before proceeding to check into Sucasa Serviced Apartments - It feels more like a resort and I was surprised by how clean and nice the interior of our bedrooms : ) After a short, but good nap, we gathered at the lobby at 5pm before heading to Sungei Wang for more shopping and yes, I bought a leopard print jacket for RM99 at Forever21 this time round : D Had dinner at the usual coffee-shop in front of Hotel Casanova and we had stir-fried pig intestines (Do not be alarmed, they taste good!), sambal kang kong, BBQ sting-ray, sambal chu-chu, stir-fried noodles with seafood and so on (I cannot remember...) We also went to buy many packets of titbits and cans of Heineken for a night of games and booze, booze and more booze. We turned in at 2am X (

Day 4 (27th December 2009)

We were supposed to meet up with one of the team-mate's cousins who reside in Kuala Lumpur; they wanted to introduce us the famous Segambut seafood noodles, but just our luck that our vehicle broke down - the engine simply refused to roar : ( Fortunately, it became alive (for a while) after we managed to jump-start it and we wasted no time to drive it to the nearest Hyundai service centre. Just as we thought everything was fine after paying RM30, the vehicle emit smoke after we arrived to meet the cousins - It was really unfit for driving and some of the guys decided to engage in towing services whereas some of us, including Fat Boy and me, hopped into the cousins' car and we went for endless shopping at some unknown boutiques. It was really value-for-money and I got 2 dresses and a top for RM90! Wow wow wow! They also brought us to the famous nasi lemak eatery and it was indeed delicious! We doggy-packed a few packets for those who did not come with us and they agreed that it was yummy. After some washing-up, we headed to the haunted Twin Towers for ouija board experiment (I was in-charge of recording the process, nothing else) 

Day 5 (28th December 2009)

Both Fat Boy and I woke up at 9am and after washing up and packing up, we went to have our buffet breakfast at the cafe. We gathered at the lobby with the rest of the guys and we headed to one of the Chinese restaurants in Malacca to have our banquet lunch! For RM480 for a table of 10, we enjoyed cold dish, a whole suckling pig, pomfret hotpot, butter prawns, broccoli with abalone and scallop, braised duck, pork ribs, vegetarian cabbage and yam dessert : ) We headed back to Singapore after a hearty lunch and guess who drove back to Singapore? Fat Boy : S Poor him, he must be so damn envious when he saw us snoozing away. Hahaha...

Looking forward to next Thursday's trip to Bangkok with Adeline, her mother, Claudia and Jackson : ) We must offer incense to the famous 4-faced Buddha and shop at Platinum Mall. It's a must~~ : D