Just as I watched The Simpsons Movie on Friday, I get to ‘meet’ them on Saturday. Haa… Right… Well, sorry, I’m not a Simpsons fan, most of the time, I don’t know what is happening and why the crowd roar. So my personal rating of the movie is - 2popcorns!

I watched Vacancy on Saturday, and it’s expected that it is just another ‘tourist-got killed’ plot again. So it depends on what you’re expecting to get from the movie. Either a good plot or just for the suspense. I’m looking for some terrifying moment, so it gives 3popcorns!

Just had a short moment with the kids, and I simply love their innocent look and when they asked ‘why’. They do look cool when they are serious too.
Well, I don’t know why but I’m not happy after the class for the past weeks. Someone caused me to be very upset and I’m really very disappointed. Especially after the class, I would question myself to whether to teach or not to.

Whenever I’m at the verge of giving everything up, there is always a voice within me asking me not to. I’m thinking really hard, real hard this time – to think should I give up a not. I love to teach because I love the kids. But that someone definitely is pushing me to my limit. His attitude just does not project any professionalism at all. Please…. Someone just guide me along… what should I do? Will all my effort gone to drain if I give up now? But the fire is pushing up to my throat whenever I’m there with that someone and it is a reason that I can’t breathe in there. I just don’t feel good at all. Going to meet Xing to calm me down…

Labels: My Kids Park

I’m an official Work-Life Consultant! Haaa…. Actually, it’s still a long way for me to learn. I’m still so new to the whole corporate world and how an organization work; is still a question mark to me. And well, I’m given the honor to design the workshop cert. This is the book list order form.Hmmm… I’m not satisfied with the design as I chose this dark orange-brown colour as it’s to suit one of the book colour, but then after, have to add on another 2 more books.

This is what I do (taking pictures) when I’ve nothing to do during the conference… while everyone else was so busy…The Book Corner... My dessert...
Still... Didnt really dress up for the event.
As I just get to talk about wifey yesterday… I get to meet her for lunch today! As there unfilled seats for the buffet lunch by my company, I asked wifey and her colleague to join along! These are our very sinful highlight of the day.Time to rest my eyes! ZzzZzzZzzz...

Stories from all walks of life…
“If I need a break…just two to three hours away with friends really helps! And I try never to work on weekends. If there is a fashion show, I just take the kids down with me. The kids all know the rules, for instance 8pm is bedtime and that’s when daddy and mummy spend time together.” ….. a mother of one child

“I have decided to plan my work so that it does not intrude too much into my time with my family. I try to spend at least 50percent of my time with my family. My precious children are very young and vulnerable now, and I don’t wish to lament, years later: I wish to turn back the clock” ….. mother of one child

“I gave up personal activities like reading newspaper and watching TV to spend more time with my family. My efforts paid off. When I came back from my last trip, the children were very welcoming and hovered around me, eager to tell me what I had missed.” ….. a mother of three children

“I decided that a close father-son relationship is worth a lot more than material comfort. It dawned on me that if I missed his childhood years, I would never be able to turn the clock back to try again” …….a father who wants to be there

“I just felt that I didn’t want to miss being a part of my children’s childhoods. I decided on a business that was relevant to kids and gave up my job so I could stay in touch what is best for them.” ……a mother of three children

“Without a doubt, a happy family makes a person productive. As clichéd as it may sound, the last thing you want after a long and hectic day at work is to return home to find everyone edgy and unhappy.” ….making up for lost time

“I wanted my parents to be proud of my career achievements but I did not think about spending time with them. Slowly, I grew further and further apart from them.” ……an insurance agent

I get to meet Xing in the morning, and he claims that I caused him 20 mins late for work as he stays up to help me with my stuff after he reached home at 11 last night. Hehe... Anyway, I love compliments... he compliments that it's a nice skirt I wore in the morning. That's enough. Just a line like this simply makes me happy!

I slowly love this Work-Life thingy as it really has such great impact to each individual. It hurts when knowing people who didn’t get to spend enough time for personal hobbies, families or other area of interests would make a person out of balance in life. Now, how do we bring this message across to the companies in SG to have WL in their culture?

Ha… seems like I’m getting so busy and tied up for all these things for the past few weeks but well, I do get to leave office at 1 or 2pm whenever I need to go. It’s just these Bk Launch, workshops and conference going on, that’s why it seems to have so much to do. After these, I’ll be more relax and often get to off after a half day work. Well, at least I still have the time for my passion – teaching! And my co. are totally encouraging me to do it. But I’m missing the times with my friends and I only get to chat with Jing & Anne to update once every few days. Ya, I’ve to plan more outings with them and others! I've not met up with Wifey and them for a month!

Labels: My Events Expo

I was super tired yesterday as I had a session with the kids and their parents. After that one hour, I could fall asleep immediately.

Labels: My Events Expo

I finally breakdown last night. Too many things with me, too many things on my mind. And there’s only one person who I would allow to see the fragile side of me. Not even Mel. I have my dignity. There isn’t anyone I wish to share my weakness with. Only that someone came across my mind. That someone had been though my ugliest moments. Please let ___ know…

It’s the start of a new week. It’s so busy for the day that I hardly have the time for lunch. If not that we’re rushing to MOM for meeting, I couldn’t even get the time to eat before leaving the office. I was eating my lunch along with my work. While replying mails and making sure everything go right was my taste of my rice this noon. After meeting, I get to reach home at only 6plus. I switch on my pc the minute I reached home and start working on my teaching materials after shower. When having dinner, I can’t concentrate as I’m brainstorming within me for the things I want to do. I even missed my fann wong show. I’m actually not feeling tired but somehow I know my eyes are complaining for not giving them a rest. There I go, I need to take good care of the precious pair.

I’m feeling miserable is because I don’t know that missing someone can be a habit. I thought that I’m so busy and immerse in work can make me temporary forget the hurt and pain but it’s always at the back of my mind.

8am – Calls start to come in and all the answering and arranging of viewing
9am – Get ready to go out for the first viewing of the day
10am – Serangoon Viewing
11am – Ready to go Tampines
1230pm – Arrange with client to take cheque for OTP and explain on bank loan
2pm – Off to The Eden, for rental viewing
3pm – AMK Viewing
4pm – Do bank transfer to exercise option
410pm – Finally Lunch!
5pm – Drive back to Bedok Road
6pm – Rental viewing
7pm – To Tampines to pass client a document
730pm – Finally can rest
10pm – Meet agent to get cheque for OTP

So being a property agent is not that easy at all. You can run around the whole SG like mad and not closing any deal. It’s a lot of hard work to find houses for the client, and do arrangement with other agents or the owner.

Time management and planning is very important. Any delays will affect all other appointments. You need to be very attentive to the seller and buyer needs and understand what they want in order to close the deal. So many groups of people are seeing one unit and it is certainly the agent’s profession to help his client to get the house or sell the house.
Even after deal is done, you need to walk the process with the clients, help them get loan and all etc.

So when people say that agent so easy can earn commission but who knows the hard work they put in? They need to know the correct procedures to make the transaction goes smoothly and the agents need to need what form to sign, what loan they need or to help them look for the right unit they want and their financial advisor. Property agent is definitely not a job. It is a profession. Not anyone who wants to do it, can just do it.

Am I slowly in love with this kind of dressing? It’s super hot ok! For running around the whole day makes me like a dead zombie by 6pm. I feel like all my energy is down as I drove from AMK to Bedok. It’s definitely not an easy thing to be an agent. A lot of hard work in the studies and sincerity with the services are involved. After all the process, you still have to make sure the deal go through, the loan are approved, everything is done up to make sure the client gets their house. If you cannot hold your motivation and self-discipline to be in this line, then don’t do it!

On Thursday, I still don’t know what I should wear. So end up, I make it causal and comfortable for me. Before wolfie comment to say that he’s reading essay again, I shall post up more pictures. This is preparation at The Ballroom during Thursday evening. Every guest will have a place card at their seat. Here’s mine! This little thing cost can! As the first time I stepped into FS to do a venue check, memories of me attending Junhong’s OCS night about 4years...... I love the grand stairs that greet you at the hotel.For Friday, I look so uncomfortable. This is ok. I should be wearing like this. But with the jacket on…For the night, I woke up almost every hour to make sure I’m not waking up late. So end up, I feel so tired in the morning at 6am. As I leave my house at 7am, I thought everything will be on time. The event starts at 845am, so the guests might even arrive before 830am. We arranged to meet at 745am.

Labels: My Events Expo, My Moods Mansion

Had a very busy morning today as to prepare ready for the guest list and the table arrangement. There’ll be about 120 guest and 10 media attending for the event. Therefore, we’ve to get 2 girls from the event company to help at the registration counter. So I know the quote for a girl at the reception cost how much. I did work at registration for a wine appreciation event before as a model. (ya, model agency get girls to do for event counter too) During that time, as a model-receptionist, I thought that was alot of money for me for just handling the counter for 1 hour plus. Well, now I know the event company actually quote more for a receptionist as it still has to go through agency cut and before it’s the pay for the girl.

And I get to know that arranging for an event is not that easy. From the guests, the media, the speech, the venue – everything have to be right. So to engage an event company is not an extra cost at all, but they’re the one who will do up the things to make sure an event runs smoothly. Like the backdrop, the projection, the effects, emcee (oh ya, emcee cost a great lot for just an hour event) and so many others... they do coordination with the hotel and do everything nicely for us.

For my side, not only I have to run the guest list, to co-ordinate the event with the hotel and event company, but also need to do up quotation and arrangement for brochures, books and forms to be ready. It’s only my third week at work, yet I feel like as if I’m with them for so long to run a big event. Seriously, I do learnt alot in such a short period as everything just came in too fast for me and I’ve to pick up along the way as it goes. Good thing that Cher is so considerate and take so good care of me that she asked me to go to four seasons to do the last set-up at 2pm so I can get back to rest for tomorrow event for we’ve to be at FS at 745am.

While I was told to get rest, but Cher herself is a preggy now and yet run so many places from morning of meetings after meetings to even at later 6pm, she’ve to go back to FS to do last run of venue check. As I check the emails, she’s still working at 2am to get online with the trainer at states who’s coming next week! While I’m still sleeping happily at 8am today, she’s already at MOM doing meeting. Wow! She’s really so cool loh! Feel like a mother to me when she starts to tell me that I need to get rest and remember to eat. When I didn’t eat much during lunch, she’ll ask me to eat more because she finds me too skinny. Haa...

Anyway, how I wish the event is already over now! Just wish that it can get over and done! I’m still not at FS now cos I can’t leave yet as the kits are with Jon and I’ve to wait for him to pick me up. End up, I still didn’t get to go off at 2. Hehe... As I told wifey this morning, I think I will wear flats with my executive wear along Orchard tomorrow and change to the shoe when I’m at the hotel. It’s seriously hurt till so bad for wearing shoes and I don’t understand how OL can take it!

Labels: My Events Expo

Seriously, I’m so taken up by the running events now that I don’t have the bit of energy left for myself. Hahaa…. so I ‘blog’ this morning into my pda when I was in the train and while waiting for the rain to stop at Orchard station. Everyday after work, I would on my pc again and start on the email replies and reading the press conference... which will be on tomorrow! I don’t know much about it yet. I thought I don’t need to attend and suddenly Jon says I will. What should I wear?! Seriously I hate wearing those office attire and I look real ugly in those collars and shirt stuffs! I’m glad that I’m in my most comfortable casual when working in office. But Friday is another big event where I need to even put on a jacket! I still haven decide how to make myself looking good out of the ugliness I will be in.

Anyway, I found myself lucky for getting a job so flexible that I can feel myself free from the 4 walls. But in the long run, is this what I want in my life?

I still feel that I should get pampered and rest at home to take care of my kids when times to come. ( for the man who wants to marry me - you heard me!) It’s not about women nowadays are so capable and want to stand on their own. But naturally, women are weak creatures – they do want to be pampered, dote and loved.

Even I’m working full-time-flex now, I find myself so tired all the time. Seriously, I’m so in love with the nutrition and beauty yet I can’t bring out the energy in me to walk on that path. When I was on my way to work today, I kept thinking where do mothers find all that extra energy in them to do housework and take care of the children after work. It’s such a torture! So how can we say that it’s not right for women to stay home when they’ve kids? Of course, I’m not saying totally stay home and know nothing about the world, but it’s still possible to do some project based, freelance or part time or even small little business that we see everywhere like online-shopping. It’s all on personal interest.

Some men still say it’s normal for both couples to work (or the women should work) but how often do the man help out in housework? Don’t they just throw their shirt aside when they are home and do they ever do the laundry? Then they’ll start to protest and shout: “It is a woman’s job!”

Great. That’s when the man differentiates between man and woman. Well, there’re a few guy friends of mine (like junyuan) who want their wife to stay home after birth and not to tired out because of work. Not that he’s over control or possessive, but he wants to make sure the lady who married to him can be comfortable and not torn between work and housework with the kids.

Not only me, but this conversation happened a lot of times when I’m out with some other ladies. Most of us want to earn and try to save as much then we don’t need to work so hard but rather some flexible jobs after giving birth.

I said MOST women not ALL. There’re some workaholics but most likely is because they love their job and they want to get something else out of it; like respect, pride, sense of achievement etc.

It’s sad when you can’t do what you love to do. So wifey, pls go all out to do what you’d already so certain about and that is now tickling in your heart. You have all my support, sweety. Go ahead do it, life is too short for us to care about what others think. Just a blink, we would all be mothers le! Hehe…

For me, I still don’t believe in working for people the whole life. Please give me some strength to work on my idea for the area I want to venture in. I even got a name ready for my beauty & nutrition. So when will I work on it?!
My current job gives the flexibility for mothers. Yes I see it for myself. I'll talk more about it next time.

For now, I’ve to continue on the list to work on, what I have to wear and get some rest.
Tomorrow,
Meeting with the team at 12pm
Meeting with the Event Co at 1230pm
Press Conference at BS 3pm to 5pm
Final setup at Four Seasons 6pm
Seems like I do get what I want for running out of office but seriously I’m so drained out!

Labels: My Moods Mansion

Nope. I’m not a Transformer fan. I don’t even remember watching it when I was a kid. When Xing sms me to catch a movie, either Transformer or Die Hard, I simply have no preferences at all. Haa… When I told him last night that neither of the movies are my type, he asked why don’t I let him know. I’m open to any movies and I enjoy watching. Now I do miss catching movies non-stop with Joe as he is one kind of movies freak like me! My eyes was throwing temper last night and I thought I’m not going to enjoy the movie then. Instead, my eyes were wide opened for that 2 hours plus! Although I asked abit when the robots came into the pictures as I don’t really know what is going on. Gosh, this movie really makes my heart beats faster and melts my heart somewhere.

Labels: My Movie Station

I told Cher over lunch today that my 2 weeks just gone like this – I mean it’s 2 weeks gone without me realising anything. Every morning I wake up at 7am, out of the house at 8am, reach office at 915am and starts the work till 130pm. The only signal that is reminding me to take a break – would be my stomach. I had so much to do and suddenly I feel that time is not enough for me.

During the 2 weeks, (after work) I had gone for shopping, audition, meetings or back home to continue work. Even I went back home early, I feel so tired in the evening to continue some stuffs but I forced myself to do it. Through the process, I enjoyed. I’m doing the designing from home as the office doesn’t have photoshop installed. It’s such a positive environment that when I showed them my work, they were like: ‘wow! This is great!’ Just a simple ‘wow’ really makes me feel that all my effort is worthwhile and I’m being appreciated!

I always hate deskbound job and feel so tied up. I want to be out to meet people and get to see different places. Now, I got my wish. Upcoming, we’re having a book launch event, press conference, training courses, workshops and private luncheon to be arranged. I have to start sourcing for all the possible private rooms for luncheon discussion. Before all these, I don’t even know what café/restaurants that Singapore have! For all these, I’d arranged to view the places. We went to Brown Sugar and Coriander Leaf this afternoon. Definitely, there’ll be more to come.
I didn’t even want to go in the first place as I’ve more things to do in the office but Cher insists I should go so next time probably they want me to go and decide it. For my very first ‘outdoor visit’ with them to Four Seasons, Jon had already asked me if I can do the rounds next time.
Yesterday, we went to Hitachi Tower for meeting with the Event Co. for the Book Launch for next week. So I happily went to Hitachi Tower with Jon at 430pm and seriously, I’m already so tired for the day! At 515pm when the meeting was over, we had a little tea at coffee club. I wish that I can just sleep on my bed! So what I had always wanted – to go out of office have indeed came true but I’m really exhausted!

For the upcoming conference, launch etc. are happening in this July! That is why there are so many things to do. The pace is so fast from my first day of work that I feel myself not being able to catch up with them. Next week, I’ll be at the Four Seasons for the book launch where many CEOs and the chambers will be there. I don’t know if I’m excited or nervous to look forward to it.

Haa… Here, my sis and I went for a TVC audition.

I got short-listed for one of the role and they keep asking for my weekdays to do the shoot. Very sad that all the shoot dates are the important conference and training dates. See how lah…

Now, when I on my pc to see my recent documents are all about my Guest List, Meetings, Hotels and Brochure for the company. It’s time I have to do my own flyers again! Oh ya, they bought a new desktop for me in the office and it’s using Windows Vista! It’s driving me crazy ok! In additional with the new Microsoft office, so many buttons all over the place - 'very user friendly' indeed! Well, before I do my flyers, I shall go out and chill with Bernard now. Hhee…

The boy was interviewed by the papers! We were both so busy that we hardly chat on the phone now. All the time, I kept telling him I’m very tired and want to clear off the work. So bad right… Anyway, I’m so happy when I saw the papers! The previous post has been edited to the clickable to read the articles. Enjoy!

Labels: My Valentine Paradise

How I wish Blogger have password lockout entries like wordpress or blogsome. Anyway, as I was complaining, the only comforting thing is I’m meeting my girls this Friday! And ohhh… my god-brother, Wilson (whom I known about 8 yrs ago) just sms me saying that he’d moved to my area, just a 2 blocks away only! So cool! Next time if I get to go home late, I’ll call him to come out and bring me home, or we can supper at market 85!

Labels: My Moods Mansion

This weekend must be madness, everyone rushing to shop before the GST increase on 1 July. I think everyone don’t like this day! I need to buy some clothes to wear abit nicely for work at Orchard lor. So I went out with my sis and Angel to Vivo yesterday.

Labels: My Beauty Boulevard, My Friends Faculty