Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Half a Work Week
Yesterday at work was fun. After stepping in the office for like an hour, Jon and Che need to go to Four Seasons Hotel to check out one of the function room and they asked me along. Me – dressing causally looks like an 18 year old looks so out of place lor. We get to check out the highest level, 20th level and the view is so beautiful. Wow!

After the tour, we went back to office and I can’t stop myself from working. I never found myself liking an office job so much before.

I used to complain when I have to wake up at the early 7am in the morning, but today, I woke up even a bit earlier to get myself ready so I can have a slow stroll to work and reach earlier. Did we hear that wrongly?! That I can’t wait to start work for the day!

You see, they are really that cool that I can start work anytime and they don’t even give me a punch card (which something I hate most) or a time card to record the hours I’m in. Of course I don’t want to take them for granted and starts work at constant 930am.
They created an email account for me with my name and mails are cc to me. I never feel so important at a workplace before. They make me as a part of them instead of “just another part-time staff”.

We’ve to create a brochure for invitation on a conference in July and as Jon amend the words, he asked for my opinion that what to do to enhance the whole layout. He says it’s too dull, full of words and asks if I can help to add in abit of anything to makes it look better. He compliments me that I’ve done my own flyers and brochure so he leave it to me and see what I can do as he have no idea at all.

That really makes my day. I did abit of add in with boxes, shades and lines and it’s done. It’s a very minor touch up and he says it looks great! I totally feel that they treat me as their team more than a little role in the office. It is the total respects they make me feel so comfortable there.

As Jon is English educated, he asked if I could do with the Chinese version of our little booklet. Ah… I spot a mistake and let him know. They had professional to do the translation but sometimes computer hanyu pinyin can be irritating. I feel so good that with my little knowledge, I helped on the design and the Chinese wordings. At least it makes me look ‘useful’ in the office.

I didn’t have time to download my email yesterday and this morning, I took a quick log in to my PC and there are about 80 mails! Gosh… Most of them are from forums and multiply so it should be quite ok. Mr Lo emailed me that the TP lecturers are going down to Ren Ci this Friday and ask me to join along. I miss my lecturers. It so happened that Jon knows Mr Lo too! Working half day means I can do other stuffs in the noon. Hehee…

Last night, went to catch a movie [Eye in the Sky]. This is one of the few mandarin shows that I watch. It is like a game of cat and mouse. I like the plot where the police are doing the following and watching scene. I rate it 8.5/10. Just realize that GV changed its web, I think I prefer the previous version.
 
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Monday, June 25, 2007
A New Environment
I can’t believe that I'd got what I’d been looking for.

I can’t stay and work in a office for 8-9hours a day. I would feel so tied up to the chair and PC, where a little spot that I can only belong to.

I don’t really like sales either, because I don’t want to sell something for the sake of selling. I remembered I was carrying a XXX camera and I get to sell it with high commission. There’s some of the functions which I know isn’t that fantastic and there's some flaws, which I have to hide it and don’t show it to the customers. Of course, that’s because of the commission and I’m representing the brand so how can I say any bad things? Haaa… after that, I feel guilty for selling so many sets of it. So if I were to do sales, I must be 100% positive on that product or no way I’m going to sell my conscious away.

Ahemmm… so I’ve always thought of going to work at company where I can get to learn new things, meet people and get to talk. I mean talking to people of course! I hate my Student-Internship lor! As I can only ‘talk’ to my computer! The only nice thing about SIP is the people around me, I’m still in contact with them, but they’re fully paid staffs so can’t talk to me much during work. All I can do is trying hard not to sleep on the desk.

If I’m getting the post of Admin/Document Control/QC or whatever, I always feel that that’s the limit I can get to learn. So what’s more to learn after I get to know what the company does and the QC procedure or worse – the standard Admin job. I mean, I can’t get to HR and ask them to teach me their stuffs etc right.

That’s why I feel that working in an office is very restricted and too deskbound for me. I can’t stand it and especially the cold air-con room, makes me sick without sunlight.
Okay, I’ve too much to complain, but that just me. For this moment, I wouldn’t want to give up my teaching and yet I’m yearning to learn new things le.

But I’m such a difficult girl to satisfy. I only want to work 4 hours a day or 2.5 days per week to fit in my teaching schedule.

There – the wonderful chance came by. Initially, I thought I wouldn’t go when they asked me to. As I wasn’t in a fully prepared mood, I just handle the interview like any normal ones. Without thinking or holding back my thoughts, I just answer whatever came into my mind.

Like one of the question: do you think your generation now are working too hard that if their effort really worth it? (I'll talk more about [why] this question some other time) Immediately, without thinking I just answered: NO!
Of course I gave my reason to support the answer and blah blah blah.

Another question: what is the thing you like about your teaching course? From the preparation to talking to parents to holding the class to marketing etc…
I replied: EVERYTHING!
Hahaha… I think if I were to prepare myself for the interview, I would plot which stage of the process and why - so I could gain the entry to this job.

I think I must be really in love with teaching or not I wouldn’t answer with so much confidence and full of enthusiasm.

For every interview, I don’t feel nervous or feeling myself all tense up. I LOVE interviews! I love talking to people! Haha… sounds crazy right. But I find that it’s fun to talk to people and every interview I can say I scored well for what I'd answered and they’re really satisfied. Maybe that’s how I got through almost all interviews and jobs offered (except those that I’ve no relevant experience in) as I feel really relax and in my mind, I always think that it doesn’t matter if I get the job a not.

Anyway, I accepted this job because I get to work on a super flexible hours. Just like what I want, 4 hours a day or I can work a full day and no need to go back the next. Sometimes, I can work from home. Cool right! That’s not only the ideal reason for me, but they do events for CEOs and Directors that I would get involved with. Those days that we’ve events, I just report at the hotel straight and go home after the seminar ends. I get to organize and co-ordinate events! Not only all these, but they’ll be holding the Boards meeting every quarter yearly, and they ask me to go too! Wow! Jon (manager) told me it would be very interesting to see all these big shots talking and surely I get to learn a lot.

Today, I reported work at 930am. After a brief introduction about the company, I started work at 10am and at 12pm, they asked me to lunch together. I told Jon that I’m supposed to work till 130pm. He laughs and says it’s ok; they’re all very flexible one. They even asked me if I need to rush off or not I can follow them to Four Seasons to take a look at their coming event venue. We didn’t get to go in the end as there’s a seminar. So we had lunch at Sake Sushi.

I was shocked la, it’s my first day and I’ve to eat such an expensive meal. Halfway through lunch, they told me that they don’t usually eat these; they will ‘da-bao’ rice up to office to eat one. They explained that this lunch is like a celebration for me joining the company. Wow! After the meal, I told Jon to let me pay as I don’t have enough cash with me then Che turned around and said No Lah! It’s our treat! Let it be our welcome treat to you. Then I replied: Today only my first day, don’t over pamper me leh…

So after lunch, I’m off from work!

I can’t believe I got such a wonderful part-time job with the best people around. I can wear causal! The only times that I need to be super formal, will be during the events and meetings; which I would be really executive. I am actually an over-paid part time staff lor! I’m sure there’s a lot to learn and opportunity like this don’t always come, I’ll treasure it.

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Friday, June 22, 2007
A Day at TP with Jillz
The day started off with me meeting Jillz at TP. We had lunch at my favourite Design school – chicken chop! Wow! There’s so much to catch up with Jillz… I've updated her about Iris' ROM, while she told me all about her Taiwan trip. The time is always too short when we get together! There's just too much to share and too little time. Please… Arrange for our next chill out session!

Here, get ready for our favorite cam-cam session!
A great picture

I asked Jillz to make funny faces with me but she don't want to...

She just want me to pose nicely with her...

Then she got some other idea...

She wants to pull me out of the screen! I shouted for help and she wants me to keep quiet!It's time for me to get really angry!!
Haa… Jillz gave me the idea from her site to do these hilarious 'illustration'. Anyway, it’s a short but fun hangout. I’m getting really sleepy now… Yawnz!

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Thursday, June 21, 2007
I’m glad you never gave me up
I decided to do a photos-clip for Iris together with her ROM photos and burn in a CD for her.
This is what I had done for Jing and Babe.As I look at the photos-clip that I did, I tear again! Ohhh… I’m so emotional. From this group, there are 5 of us who still stays very close. Please bring me back those times!Looking back at the years, I’m really (repeating again) very fortunate that I have these wonderful darlings with me.
I heart with this picture, the kisses from the love ones. I remember during my poly-times, I was really busy juggling between my studies and my part time job. I was like working from 6pm to 10pm when school ends at 5pm and both my weekend, I worked from 945am to 10pm on Saturday and 12pm to 8pm on Sunday. I was totally crazy to work and handle my school work with many projects which caused me to sleep at 4am almost everyday. I’m really glad that you girls never gave me up during those times. I remember I have almost no time to meet up with them and lucky the bond between us didn’t just broke off then. How lucky am I…

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
For my Iris… Newly Engaged
We started the day to meet up for lunch at Bugis before going to her Bridal Shop.

The Wait…

The Makeup…

Is she nervous?

While waiting for her makeup and hairdo to be done, Jing and I happily enjoy at a corner. Jing thinks I’m too ugly and she has to hide me away! Hmph! My turn to hide her eyes as she always complains her eyes are too tired. Blah.
Here – our beautiful princess!

Our shot with her.

After everything is done, we went to YCK, to her engagement venue. Seeing everything ready and all set up.
Ohhh… this is what they had discussed over the weekend and I can say the brothers did a good job! The balloons are really nicely tied up and the little tiny lights beside the red carpet that they mentioned are really well-done! Okie, Jillz is not with us but she sent over a gift for Iris. So, I wanted a shot with her gifts! See, aren’t we sweet?

The final setup.

While waiting for the solemnisation to start. There were tears in my eyes. I did not know the moment of seeing your darlings getting married can be so touching. When the song in the background playing "From this moment", my heart melt and I think back about how we walked through thick and thin during secondary school times and now, she’s getting married the very next minute.

Jing turned to ask me (after I cleared my tears) what are my feelings right at the moment? I told her I got tears just now (she didn’t know) as if I want to hug Iris tight and tell her how happy I am for her. Jing says abit of feel for Iris and for herself too. She says that because she is now not as close to Iris as to Jillz and me, so she didn’t feel the feeling as strong.

But as Iris was ready to walk that red carpet, Jing tears le… Haaa… we’re really happy for our dear friend and she got someone she loves and her husband dotes her dearly.

The precious moment. And there… she’s officially married!

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Monday, June 18, 2007
ANTM
I love this show! Just watched the last episode of the series. What can I say... Simply Stunning! It sounds like a bimbotic post but I really adore the photography shoot they had and every shoot are more than gorgeous. If there's next life and I can get to choose, I want to be an 'ang-moh'. Their ending runway was so dramatic, lively, strong and wild. There's more than words to describe the whole beautiful scene.

I'm waiting for the next series now...
 
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
A Bag of Love
I had a late night sleep on Friday, helping my sis to do her video-shooting project till like 230am. Her friends, Yilin and Shar have not sleep and helped her over MSN. The next morning, Saturday, all of us woke up like 10am to help her do the shoot. Oh man, I was really tired, feel my whole body aching. It rained in the morning till 1030am, so the girls came over at about 11am and starts the shoot.

I see the girls having fun playing with makeup, helping each other to dress up and their laughter do makes me wants to be 18 again!

Woooo... How's my photography skill? Heh...

We went out to a nearby playground for the shoot. The wind chills to my bone and yet her friends work hard on helping her to complete the assignment. After a while, it starts to rain again and with the cold wind and rain, nobody utters a word and continues to shoot.Aren’t these can be done only when there’s love in within them?

After helping my sis to shoot at Tampines, I went off to meet Jing and Iris to do mani & pedi. Jing and I treat Iris for her set as she’s having her engagement on Monday! We spent a good 3 hours in the shop to wait for her nails to be done. We just love spending time together. (Jillz is missing) Oh… I don’t think I look good in fringe, to see from my previous entry, it only looks good in pictures. (I probably need to hear from my pretty mua, Cindy!! – where where r u?) Jing says I look fierce with fringe too. Oh well, wifey, can we take pictures together soon, before I let my fringe grows?

Later the night, her husband picked us up to go for dinner and went to chill out with the brothers to discuss the details and last minute highlights for Monday event. On our way, I told Jing that her guy is really one sweet patient man. Jing agreed that he is indeed the most patient guy she ever knows. We know Iris for her hot-short temper and not many can take her nonsense and temperamental character. When we were in the car, Iris merely says that her feet is still bleeding which caused by the pedicure, her guy got a shock and almost stopped the car to check her wound. The expression I saw on his face from the back seats was: as if the cut is on his feet instead.

When Iris tells us how she treated him during the courtship, it’s unbelievable the guy care about her so much. Anything that Iris had her eyes on in any shops, the guy would pay and get it for her. It shows how much he wants her to be happy.

Iris is a very loud girl and needs a lot of attention. Jing says they make good combination as Iris is loud and the guy is soft, probably he is only the one in a million able to handle Iris. I can see that he’s super attentive and would take note of Iris movement every minute.
While in the bar, we got bored, so we decided to have our most favourite mulit-continuous shoot.

After 10mins, her guy came out and looks for us and ‘Worried’ was written all over his face. We never tell him before we exit the bar. Haaa… Definitely, we know that our good sister found her love. We are really happy for her.

Then as I reached home, somehow I got a terrible diarrhoea. Don’t know why but it’s super painful!

Today, I’m supposing to rest at home but Anne called me out to accompany her, so we went for shopping. Halfway through, I felt my body aching, bones chilling, feeling warm yet my hands and feet are cold. Damn! I must be lacking of sleep and that is why so weak. I took a panadol immediately when I reached home and nap till dinner time. I’m still feeling hot + cold all over my body and I’m praying I’ll be alright tomorrow. It’s going to be a long day for accompany Iris to her bridal shop, have her gown fit, makeup and etc. We’ll be going to her venue to help on the decorations and set up too.

It’s good that I kept myself so busy these few days as the boy still at Bangkok and he just called. I don’t dare to tell him I’m like having fever or cold because he’ll be feeling bad and guilty for not staying by me to take care of me now. Haa… so I just keep quiet about it and hope tomorrow I will be ok.

It is so sweet to see my darlings moving on to the next stage of life and all I want is them to find their happiness. Suddenly, I told Jing over the dinner that I want to be her sister too even I got married before her. She says she’s not ‘pan-dang’ at all and she’s more than glad if I’m willing to. Of course I do! There’s no such thing as ‘clash’ with whatever that superstitious logic named it. What’s the rule of not able to attend other’s wedding within the 3 months if you had yours. I told Iris that if that is the case, then can’t I attend any of my darlings wedding if we were all around the same time and they can’t attend mine? What logic is this supposes to be?

They are my ever best-est friends and I want to be at their happiest moment and they have to be at mine! We’re the closest sisters, of course I want to participate and see them in that precious moment. Jing, don’t ask any silly questions like about flying to states for your wedding again. Of course, WE WILL!

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Friday, June 15, 2007
Beauty Entry
The day started bad as it rained! My poor sis has to go to school to try to borrow her video camera for her project shoot this weekend. She has to try her luck as the lab is closed on Friday! Lucky she managed to get it with some help.

Oh well, a company called me to join them with a new open position with great prospect. After hearing from what she explained to me, it’s really great, something to venture in enterprise and my role will be doing training when I’m all trained up. Sounds really good and it’s a big company. She puts me into dilemma but I tell her that I think I should let go the chance. Save me! I’m much in love with I’m doing now.

I get to meet my sis at Marina after she borrow her items, you see, she thought I could go with her as we’re going to Marina at 1pm as planned. Alas, she has to go to school at the very last minute and I don’t want to travel all the way to Dover with her and walk up that long path to her lab. So I meet her at MS instead and we went for our free facial by Bella. It’s like such a long long time ago since I went for facial. I think I’m better off without those facial treatments. There! I’m fortunate to learn the RIGHT-WAY of taking care my own facial skin. Now, I feel that those extractions at the saloon would probably force your pores to become bigger and thus collect more dirt in than before. And I don’t know what are the stuffs they used on my face, although they can’t be really that bad or not people will swarm to their saloon and complain with a rotten face.

Anyway, I went to Motherhood fair at Expo and they got me the free trial of 20 minutes, so I asked them if I would bring my sister along. So now, my sis can go for facial together with me! As usual, they want me to sign up for their package and as what I’d mentioned earlier on, if I could take care of my own facial skin, why should I let others to do it? I studied hard on beauty and know the right products for myself then I shouldn’t still put my ‘face’ for others.

Definitely, I’ve a better complexion as compared to last time. Bella offered me a $300 for 6 session’s package and to be honest, it’s very tempting to me! But after much thoughts, I would probably use the amount of money on my facial products which I can cleanse-scrub-tone-moisturize-masque and even some skin refinishing treatment on my own. To calculate that, the products could have last me up to 6 months than spending on a only 6 times treatment at saloon.

Going facial once a month won’t beautify me overnight but rather I treat my face well everyday with hardwork, right? Soon then, I brought my sis to my agent for a test shoot to do her portfolio. Me as a good sister, accompany her through those 3 hours just to watch her photoshoot session.

Preparing... Makeup and hair-styling

Getting ready and blurr

The shoot

When we’re home, my dad (as an award-winning photographer-some long time ago) took more snaps of us. Maybe it’s not that professional and nice because of our wall background but better than nothing! But after awhile, dad got tired and we just snap around ourselves.

Ohhh... I love this pic! I use self-timer and the orange is so warm and nice!More of the seriesTied-up hair looks nicer
Feeling lonely

Desmond messaged me few days back: “wow you on fire ah? Continuous blog for so many days”. Hmmm… blogging can be really addictive. Some days later, I may not be blogging for weeks when I don’t have the feel again. Being photographed is the same thing too, I realized I had not been photoshooting myself for quite some time, and now I just can’t stop!

I'm one happy girl!

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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Life is short
I met up with Uncle William in the noon and had a long chat with him. He had always wanted to find some time with me for a coffee. He has know my dad for more than 30 years. Strange, he’s not the only friend of my dad who asked me out for a drink. My dad also puzzled for his friends looking for me. Haaa… the reason? It’s for business opportunity.

The other friend of dad was in some business in IT. He got to know my dad when he received TCM treatment. He is Uncle Cheng. We met up and talked for almost 3 hours at his office. He tried to open up a new market and want me to join in. At the same time, he wants me to pursue my dad to join him too. Wa… big challenge wor. Uncle Cheng failed in talking to my dad and I found out the reason why. Well, my dad has his own thinking and decision so I respect that.

Uncle Cheng is a super hard working man and very ambitious. He wakes up at 5am in the morning to reply my email and he often fly around Asia to source for new market potential.

Back to Uncle William, he told me how he and my dad became friends 30 years ago and tells me what they dream about and their work. Back then, they were working at a factory and Uncle William likes to think about how long they should work for others.

He calculated the pay and the highest position they can go in the company and how much they can save by the age of 55. Uncle William said that they can’t believe that amount of money left for them can be so pathetic and decided that working for others definitely is not the way to survive.

He casually tell me that let’s say a man in Singapore finishes his NS, come out to work at the age of 25. He can earn $4k (average from starting pay to high position), by the time at age 55, his CPF will have about $300k (this is the current market value for my 4A flat). That amount of money may or may not be just enough for buying a HDB flat then. So, where’s the money for retirement?

Now, we’re open to foreign talents and they’re slowly taking over some of our position. Last time, we could have get promoted over the years we work in a company but now, probably when we’re about to reach the position with the high pay, the company would retrench you and replace with a fresh graduate / outside talent easily.

We always have to indicate: [expected salary] to the company. It’s probably because the company have a budget to control the employees pay. If it’s over the budget, they’ll retrench to get fresh graduate with a ‘fresh’ pay. We are maybe being paid to the company’s budget and not to our working abilities and talent.

Here and there, some makes sense to me. I often wonder how can I survive with my future house installment, car installment, utilities fees, household expenses and children’s education. With the rising of GST all the time, the public transport fees will keep on increasing too. Each month, there’s still need to buy your shampoo, facial wash, internet bills and so many more. With the active income, will that be enough?

I often think about this problem. Money is not everything but you can’t do anything without money. Every minute, your money is out of your pocket. The house you are in, is paying for the installment all the time. When you on your computer, the internet connection is running, and you’re paying for the electricity. The moment you steps out of your house, you need to pay for transport. Yawnzzz… this is life.

Uncle William tells me that life is too short to just stay put in a 9 to 6pm job for life. He wants me to think what do I exactly want in my life? Everyone is talking about being an entrepreneur but what if that doesn’t make money for you? Some people will just want to get a fix salary every month and fasten their belt to keep themselves feeling safe and secure. They’re not the risk takers to do some changes in life. What if you’re being kick out of your profession/industry, how are you going to survive then?

He knows that I enjoy the process now of doing my own business and running it but he wants me to think and work out that how far I can go. He puts me into thoughts that how much I can earn and how long I can earn from the business. He needs me to check my competitors and the demand of my business in the market. Wow! There’s so much to learn!
He showed me a graph like this. [20k/year at age 20, 40k/year at age 30 etc]If your earning amount keeps going up, then that’s the way I can go. If it’s not, and it’s at a consistent figure for several years, then shouldn’t I think of some other ways to work things out?

Lastly, he said that our life is too short to just keep still in one thing. Should we just keep to our job and get satisfy with the ‘standard pay and standard lifestyle’? Or should we try out more things and give ourselves more option to other choices in life?

We don’t want to just study, work, married, have kids and die like this. And even when we die, we feel ‘Oh… it’s just like that, that’s my life’.
Instead, we should add colours and rainbow into our life. What do we want to get, out of our hectic working life?

Up to now, I’m still glad that I studied Engineering, maybe one day; I would go back into that field again.
I’m glad I’d done modeling, as beauties don’t last; at least I’ve been there and done it.
I’m glad I’d done acting, as it’s not an easy path to get the part-timers contract; at least I’ve get to experience it.
I’m glad that I’d learnt health and beauty course as that’s something to boost up my knowledge on taking care of my health and others health and beauty.
I’m glad I’m in education line as I’d helped many children and their results are my satisfaction.

The achievement are not only about how much I had learnt and benefit but at the same time, I’d helped many others to regain their confidence in their beauty and many others to find out their health status and make them better.
The achievement are not only about the children’s results but I also helped them to find back their self-esteem and see the smile on the parents face.
I guess these are what Uncle William is trying to tell me and he mentioned that our goal is also to make more money to make our life more comfortable and having our family to be comfortable. Most often, parents always say: NO to the children (for buying things or join an activity) because that’s the parents limitation on spending something more than what they can fork out for their children. Making more money is not a sin too, so don’t limit on making more than what we can.

These are what Uncle William meant by life is too short to just let it go pass but to do something significant like changing or improving or touch other people’s heart are something that makes my life all worthwhile.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Sister
On Monday, I went for an audition together with my sister. I always go to those ‘funny weird factory’ places for audition alone for so many years. I felt so wonderful on Monday when my sister had her first audition. I never realise it can be so great to have a company with me.

Although we are 7 years different in age, but we click and get along just as well.
Having a sister means that I’ve someone to accompany me when I’m bored or sad. She’s the first one to know and feel if there’s something wrong with me. Definitely when I’m bored, I’ll shout for her to disturb her and there’s where I gets attention! Having a sister also means that there’s someone to share my joy and happiness. I’ll share all my exciting events with her and she also tells me all her school happenings to me.
When I feel like having a meal at somewhere, I can drag her along.
Genki Sushi 2004
Whenever she feels like shopping, we can even get into the same fitting room.
There – we can go KTV together too.
K-Box 2005 Even we have age gap, I can still enjoy her friends outing!
Too many photos to share on blog (click on here)Her graduation Day 2005
Even my Babe and Jing often ask about her school and personal life too.
She’s the most precious gift that I can ever get in my life. Although after a 7 years of wait (from my mom) I’m glad that our family have her.
CNY 2006
She’s always there when I vent my anger.
She’s always there to share my sorrow.
She’s always there to feel my sadness.
She’s always there to capture my attention when I need to feel I’m exist.
She’s always there to take in all my nonsense.
She’s always there when I feel like singing or dancing.
She’s always there to watch a DVD with me.
She’s always there to talk to me before we sleep.
She’s always there for me when I need help.

Oh hoho… sometimes, I find her so noisy (with her music instruments) and find her so irritating when she asks me this, ask me that. Hahhaa… but she still likes to come to me when I shoo her off.

Just now, as we pass by the market, I asked her if she will stay near me next time when we get married – so we can go to market together. Muahahhaa!
Hmmm… I can’t imagine what if I don’t have a sister. Now, she’s at the age to start in the modelling world, we could go for casting together and have fun. Now, she’s finally at the ‘legal’ age to club, we shall go club!

A little confession: There’s a few times where she seems to be protecting me than me protecting her. I’m too spoilt to go home at late night by myself and she seems to be braver than me when we walk that quiet path towards home.

At times, when there’s insect in my room at late night, I would just scream and get her to get rid of those things for me. She’s also scare but at least she would pick up her courage and catch those things away! Awww... Aren’t she lovely?

Last of all, we like to camwhore too. This is one of the series which we like. Click on here.
Hmmm… I think we should cam more. Thanks for always there for me, dear sis. Muackz!

Movie watched: Ocean Thirteen. I thought I wouldn’t watch this show. I did catch Ocean Twelve in 2005 but didn’t have the intention to catch this. Lucky I did! It’s nice! I love the twist and everything. Of course, there are so many handsome in the show. 8.5/10 for the show.
 
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Photos Update
Sometime back, we went to the Istana. I've never been there before as I never took interest in. Since it's a public holiday, Mel insisted we should go take a look. I always wonder why there's always so many people go there every open house. Ah girl came along too. I forgot which Sunday that we went to Raffles Place. Took some pictures.And daring here... to pose on the road. There's a car coming??Here are 'after my hair cut' look. With the fringe which I'm still trying hard to get use to!
Oh... Mel's going to BKK for 6 days! What am I suppose to do for this boring weekend? *sianz* Jillz going to Taiwan on this Thurs. So cool! I met up with Kp last night as he treat me to the Sakura buffet. Nice nice! He too came back from Taiwan and had so much fun... Hmmm... See when I be going too. Hooohoo....

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Sunday, June 10, 2007
Happy Birthday to Ah Ma
This year, we celebrated Ah Ma's birthday at uncle house. Lots of yummy foods! Hmmm... who's the one here? This is my aunt's (trademark) Fo Tiao Qiang (Buddha Jumps over the Wall)...Ya, I look weird in here...And oh.... the bloody yummy.... not many dare to eat one hor... This cake looks familiar... It's the same one I got for my boy. But of course, this is bigger.
Here's our favourite conti-shoots. Each time, I set to 10 shoots at a go. They were like how come the timer never ends. Oh hoooo... I simply love my grandma, at this age, she still can plan for many activities everyday and she's learning English now! Hip right! She even organised a play and took part in a stage play wor! She's more hardworking than any of us to do exercises at home, she can do more sit-ups than me. She is also the queen of qi gong lor! Her energy can win any of us - anytime!

I'd watched 2 movies over the weekend.
Spider Lilies - another artistic movie, which is why R21. I find this movie is still quite ok as compared to other artistic shows. At least it have a story plot. Not bad. 7/10.
Shrek 3 - to think that I won't watch this movie but end up going to Cathay for the show. I'm glad that I didn't gave it a miss! When was the last time I watched Shrek 2? Probably in 2004! The graphics and animation just gets better and nicer. So amazing what computers can do nowadays. 8/10. go catch it if you'd watched Shrek 1 and 2. (though I didn't watch the first)

Hmmm... I got a 'vinegar' friend who keeps saying that I didn't mention him in my blog. Well, JJB - I do miss the movies-days with you! When will you be back??
 
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Friday, June 08, 2007
Still in my heart
Sometime ago, I just dreamt of her. Today, I did it again. No matter what, I feel that she’s so close to me. I know JX since beginning of 2004 and from there, our friendship blooms like there’s a booster in it. We got to know each other when I started filming at Mediacorp.

I know I enjoy every filming and being on the set with all the other artistes. JX is another reason for me to go back for shoots all the time. I don’t deny that I enjoyed the thrill I got on the set but if the journey is without her, I’m sure the dependent me can’t stand alone on my own.

Her care and concern for me are definitely much more than any other friend gives me. She dotes me like a little girl to her and I feel so secure and safe with her. The times we spent together were so happy and without any worries. The trip to the most beautiful starry night at Bintan was the most amazing moment in my life. I remember we spent the whole night to gaze the stars and have a great hearty chat.

Even my parent love her and her mom always boils soup for me whenever I make a visit to her place. She bought all the things in the world for me when I want/need it.
She always makes me the happiest girl on earth. So many things that we’d done and spent time together, had she forgotten?

I treasure all the bears, the dairy, the gifts, the cranes but does she still remember?

So many times I passed by all the places we went and did, it reminds me all about her and the moments we spent, does she feel the same?

She’s always there for me whenever I need someone and whenever I cried. When I do my filming, she makes sure I’ve all my meal and water for me. When I do studio shoots, she’ll bring soup for me and jacket for me too. That year was my happiest year in my life that I can never forget. Even when I dream, every bit of the scenes just replays within me.

Now whenever the casting asked me to go back, I find no reason to do my shoot. Although my love for acting is still there but to walk back and breathe through the air at the makeup unit, the wardrobe, the studio, the roads, the bus are such unbearable thoughts without her presence. The very last few times when I go back to the Caldecott hill, my heart was like tearing apart. I swear that I can’t bring myself to walk on that path again.

I just dreamt of her coming to my rescue as I’m in danger and she’s protecting me like she always do. I know, all these sounds ironic but she do lives within me or not I won’t be having all these feelings. Once every month or two, I would dream of her, yet I have no courage to mail/sms/msn/call her at all. I really miss her hugs, her smiles, her voice…

Now, this song does describe how I feel:

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cried
And the days feel like years when I'm alone

When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
All the words
I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you

I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do
Reminds me of you

I love the things that you do
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me
Do you see how much I need you right now?


Now, it’s truly understandable how one feel when someone is not there with you… Does she feels the same too, is she thinking of me too?

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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Happy Birthday to my boy
7am (05 June 2007)
Up and off the bed.
715am
Start to boil the potatoes and eggs
8am
Soak the potatoes and eggs to cool. Mix the mayonnaise (credits to my wifey for teaching me potato salad)


815am
Peel the potatoes, cut them into cube. Crack the eggs and smash them
845am
Everything mixed and done
930am
Off to the fridge. Back to bed
1030am
Up and shower.
11am
Start to do the sandwich
1140am
Packing + Washing up
12pm
Start to get ready, makeup and pack things.
1pm
Off to Lot One
145pm
Bought the cake
210pm
Surprise him at his door! Lucky he’s not out to pick me yet. He really gets a huge surprise. He called me at 1pm when he woke up and I’m still at home. He never expects me to be there. I had my haircut to give him a new look of me! He was too shock to speak for almost 3 seconds before he can react. I took a lot of courage to cut my fringe lor. Have been thinking about it for quite some time le. Anyway, just give him a nice change after the times been with him.

We cut the cake and the gift is one of the mahjong tiles wording (中) for him. Last year I gave him a different item but its also mahjong (發). He loves MJ. I’m really down with cash now so I can’t give him a great birthday gift. Definitely my effort should worth full marks?

After that, we went to Sim Lim to get the hp skin for his new o2. Out of the sudden, I feel my backbone aches a lot till I can’t stand up straight. Shit. I think I caught a cold lor. I still brave through and insist on going to Sentosa to celebrate for him. I’ve to curl my body to lessen the pain.

Somehow, I can feel his sadness within me. Since morning 7 as I woke up, I’ve not eaten till 6pm. Don’t know why but I feel so moody and upset that I’ve no appetite to eat. I was still alright the days before and had been eating a lot. It must be love.

Then he brought me to have a hot soup as I feel like puking to any foods. He ate my sandwiches and salad. After taking a panadol I feel much better and we rushed off to buy the tickets for Song of the Sea.

We went to Palawan Beach to take some pictures before the show starts. I simply love the shoot. It’s gorgeous. (have to update when I get the photos from him)
We almost missed the show as the tram was so slow and late. We ran as we reach the Beach Station and I almost cry when we get to catch the show. I feel so romantic and touched with the atmosphere in the show.

I wanted to bring him to Café Del Mar to complete his birthday celebration but he sees me so weak to even sneeze, he decided to bring me home. I took 2 panadol for cold and went to bed immediately. . He’s usually a big eater and yesterday, beside the breakfast that his mom prepared for him, he only had the sandwiches and a few mouth of salad which I made for him. I know he’s really depressed.

Aren’t I the lousy gf here? He got so upset over his phone because he told me there are our photos and my messages. When on our way back to my place, he said: “now my birthday is almost over, shall we plan for your birthday? I want to bring you for a holiday trip, shall we go Taiwan or Australia or where you want to go?”

I’m truly lousy as my stupid body have to fell ill on his day, without much in cheering him up and make him happy, he have to take care of me instead and wants to make me happy. That’s how he won my heart. Many guys who just say that he love you are merely just words. They seldom put their words into action.

For him, he goes a mile more than action – everything from him is within his heart and puts me in priority than himself. He’s one of the million who put me in the top position above anything else including him. I know this is Love.

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Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Who is the ghost?
I just get to catch the Gala Premiere of Kelvin Tong new movie [Men In White]. I met up with Jing to Lido for the 9pm show. I remember getting the Gala Premiere from Boku Films for [The Maid] before too. That time I was brave, they gave me ONE TICKET and I watched it by myself on the first day of lunar 7th Month. This time, this is the ever biggest movie ticket I ever get. A4-size.As Xav is my friend, so I won’t rate this movie. For the whole show, I only focus on his looks, actions and acting. He’s a great rapper! No rating from me for this show as it can be personal, so catch this movie for your own rating! I look like his little fan from this pic. This looks better......This is how he looks like. O_o Me with Jing
By right, I’m supposed to prepare the stuffs for tomorrow picnic. But my birthday boy had his phone stolen and is very upset for the whole day. Making me no mood to do anything now. Anyway, we got to cancel the whole idea as he’s now at the police station so he won’t wake up as early as planned then. Curse that idiot who took the phone!

The craziest thing is the phone was stolen in the house! Poor Gerard got his phone + wallet gone too. That thief is Gerard’s friend. WTF! End up, my birthday boy got to buy back his o2 phone which at cost $1300! Heartache lor… he just got his new o2 less than a month and yet this kind of thing happened. Thanks to these kind of people around to let us see the ugliness in human. So who's the real ghost now??

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Sunday, June 03, 2007
Self-Loving
I met up with Ah Gal yesterday as she wants to go shopping. She has been sticking to her pants and jeans for as long as I know her. So I choose all those flowery and skirts for her to change and after only the first shop, she sounded tired. To please her, I just picked up a dress so I could go to the changing room with her. She feel that none suits her and look nice – end up I want to buy the dress which I just merely took off the shelf! But I feel that the price not worth for buying and there’s no GSS on it, so forget it!

She brought me to the Body Shop as she borrowed the member card for me to buy the lotion which I can’t bear to part my money on! My pretty Cindy told me this Vit E + Wheat Germ Oil can cure my blacky marks left by the mossy on my skin, so as I checked it out, it’s only 30ml and yet cost over 10 bucks! Knowing that I want to get this bottle so much, Ah Gal made an effort to ask for the member card so I could get a 20% discount so I can get it. Anyway, this should be Ah Xing buying for me lor! He’s the one who brought me to East Coast and kena all the bites! Hmph! I don’t wanna go East Coast with you again! I have to apply this day and night, spending a good 5 minutes to cover all the marks. I hope that at least it works and lighten the marks, it’ll be well-spent then.

I’ve been looking through my pics and going to find photos to select to an audition, I found myself staring at the STREATS weather girl shoot. I remember I’ve to report at SPH at 10am and they book me till 5pm.

After makeup and simple hairdo, we started the shoot around 11am. I know I love myself so much in front of the black camera that I forgot for the moment if there’s more than 10 people in the room staring at me. I just flirt with the camera and enjoy the wonderful moment. I love photoshoot as it’s all about me and myself on how I express my feelings. On the set, I’m the princess! The makeup artist will come and check on my blusher, the hair stylist will come and brush my hair away. There’s another girl who will adjust my clothes, a guy who will keep asking me if I’m too cold and the photographer will try to make me giggle.

I feel that I am ME whenever I’m doing a shoot as I can pose and smile all I want to and as I like. I can’t really tell you how much I’m in love with photography but all these feelings come from within the heart. It’s only till 12pm, I’d changed about 10 sets of clothes and they bring me out for lunch. The production bought me the lunch and we chat happily over the next hour. Then we went back to the studio and carry on the shoot. By 230pm, I’d changed a total of more than 30 set of clothes from 11am. And it’s done!

Here are a few happy results from the shoot... (Appearances)

The crew told me that I’d broke their record as I’m the first Weather Girl to finish their shoot in such a short time! The photographer compliments me that I’m so easy on the set and so relaxes to make everything go so smooth. Anyway, they said that they can’t let me go as I’m suppose to shoot till 5pm or not the ‘boss’ won’t be happy about it.

So the photography suggest that since I love photoshooting so much, he let me chose 2 sets of my favourite outfit and he’ll do a free shoot and then burn a CD for me. Horrarry! So good right… and I enjoyed for the next one hour plus, with the makeup artist and hairstylist staying behind too. I just love myself and every picture of me… it wouldn’t be complete if it’s without the photographer, makeup artist, hair stylist and the whole crew. I think I can post up this entry as there’s no more STREATS around right?

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Saturday, June 02, 2007
The Violent Me
I’m a very bad girl for meeting up with Bernard to have supper. It’s a very light supper! When I’m back home, I can’t sleep yet so I on the xbox and find a game to play. As I searched through the file, I picked up ‘Rainbow Six’ which I never played before. It’s all about tracking the enemies, kill them, lead your team and rescue the town president. I shouldn’t play such a game at this late night!

I used to love ‘Time Crisis’ and I’ve the game on playstation with the gun set that Ray gave me. I practice hard and played hard for a whole of one month. End up; I got lots of nightmare of me running for my life with many people wanting to kill me. Wth! One of those was the ever worst nightmare that I woke up and ran to my parents to tell them my nightmare in the middle of night! I was already like 21 years old and I act like a kid. Blah! Then again, I still frequent arcade centre and play ‘Time Crisis II’ and the ‘Time Crisis III’ was my ever favourite! I can clear the whole 3 stages ok!

The next game I play on PC was ‘MDK’ (by Shiny Entertainment) – a 20 Arena game which each stage lasted about 45mintues to an hour to clear!

I was so crazy in love with it when I was maybe around 16 years old. I played so hard that I can spend hours on clearing the stage again and again when I failed. To think that during that time, I don’t know anything about walkthrough or cheats to boost my health and to reload my gun power. At all time, I’ve to restart the level over and over again to complete an area. I’m a crazy freak for all these violent games.

Going through to the next stageFly to land on the floating piecesBefore entering a new levelIn sniper mode - kill the creatures!

When CS was so popular, I would have got addicted easily but I don’t even think about starting the game and I want to take care of my eyes! It’s enough that now I’m so addicted to designing web and playing around with PS. Just pray that I’m not getting any nightmare tonight… Please! Oh did I mention that MDK means – Murder, Death, Kill?

 
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Friday, June 01, 2007
Secret to perfect skin
To have absolutely gorgeous skin which seems to glow from within – the secret lies in Vitamin A. “Vitamin A is responsible for regulating the health of thousands of genes in cells. The antioxidant properties neutralise harmful elements in our skin, helping to prevent wrinkles, resist infection and keep skin youthful”.

If there is insufficient Vitamin A in the skin, it will not renew itself as fast, resulting in pigmentation, wrinkles and worst – skin cancer. The problem is vitamin A is destroyed just by exposure to light, particularly in sunlight. “Spend 20 minutes in the sun and your level of vitamin A will drop 80 to 90 percent”.

The advice – to a daily skin care is to wear a good sunblock as we can’t totally avoid the sun either.
Amazing discovery: We need to replenish Vitamin A every day as we can’t solely rely on diet. It takes weeks to restore the level of vitamin A lost to sunlight in 20 minutes, through the diet!

There’s cream in the market which we can apply but the creams can have side effects. Usually those that sold off over the counter are weak formulations. If you want higher strength creams, should get a prescription from doctor and be monitored so that would not be any adverse effects.
(Article from mindyourbody)

My personal view: is to get the Vitamin A supplements! That’s what supplements are for, to supplement what is needed in your body and replace what are lost. Most people thought that vitamins can be built in a day and stored in your body for weeks. But the sad truth is that that’s the certain amount of vitamins and minerals needed in your body and what’s not enough for the day, can’t be replaced by tomorrow.

Ok, right from today, I better be a good girl to take my Vitamin A, not only for my skin and it’s for my lasik-ed eyes too. Take care of them before they’re gone!

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