*thats 2009 for me

Today marks the last day of 2009...
A year full of joys and a share of tears...
Here's a recap of my last yr's resolution

1. Getting my Canon EOS 450D Digital SLR camera
Its been great to have a gd camera with me...
Yet to master the trade but been a joy taking pictures :)

esp when u're in a trip!!!

2. To prolly get a gym membership
and achieve a more lean body...
Yes, it's already a year!!!
I didnt know that it had been part of my lifestyle...
still... im targeting to get leaner (which is so hard) hahaha...

3. To go for a lasik surgery
Ah yet to achieve this...
Prolly need to bring it forward to next yr....

4. Not to be workaholic and balance personal life
Hahaha as much as i wanted to i couldn't...
but no regrets due to the birth of ButterScotch Creations...
im so looking forward to what brings forth in 2010!!!

5. To see where my love life is going to take me
this was prolly the most hurtful experience i had...
having to end my long distance relationship...
with someone i knew is the right one for me...
i guess right now, my agency is of top priority...

6. Spend more time with friends and love ones
and more of this i hope...
been blessed with great friends around :)

7. Seek opportunities in career and portfolio
switched job this year and yeah built up my own agency...
been really grateful with the support from friends and business prospects...

8. Get my driving license before my bday
hahaha didnt really get it before bday but i did pass...
yes after 4 tries, this kan cheong nervous wreck finally passed...

9. To travel as much as possible
yes, this year I've been to Langkawi and Ho Chi Minh...
really enjoyed the short breaks and im planning for more!!!

10. Save up for rainy days
Im still working on this...
been hard when u have lots of cravings hahaha...
well Im gonna work harder next year to achieve this...

well tonight Im gonna countdown to Kumar's show...
if u haven't heard of him, well you better do...
he always manage to crack me up with his blunt jokes...
go youtube him, if you cant understand his jokes...
you'll prolly not singaporean enough :)

Happy New Year Guys

i'll post up my next yr resolution 2mrw :)

*dejavu

somehow im feeling dejavu all over again...
plz don't let me fall for u...

*numb

sometimes i do feel like giving up...
on the dreams that i once felt strong for...
and for things that might bring happiness to me...

and hearing things that i wished i shldn't have...
hurts the most...
especially when it wasn't meant intentionally...
was it meant to make me a stronger person?
i seriously don't know...

i'm putting a numb front to everything now...
numb of all the pains i've been through...
and just keep believing in my own will...
maybe one day, i'll see the light...
maybe...

*Jingles

it was a long queue yesterday...
patiently waiting for my turn...
only to find out all the 3D screenings are sold up...
so i had to settle with a 2nd row seatings...
for the much anticipated Avatar....



I would say its one of the greatest movie...
with stunning visual effects...
fine touches like how the ground lits up...
when the Na'vi's walk...
and the relations between Na'vi and Pandora...
simply touching...

the greed of the Human race is so surreal...
not understanding the impact it has to themselves...
as well as Pandora, which has close relations to the Na'vi race...
Through the eyes of Jake Scully...
who used the physical body or Avatars...
that the Scientist had created...
its really touching how these Navi's felt..
and the cause they fought for...

its worth a watch, at least for me...
and how relatable it is...

anyways....
thanks Wendy for ur Nike tumbler...
thanks Vick for ur Starbucks tumbler...
hahaha i can have my frappes now in it...
which is so darn cool...

i hope both of u like the gifts i got from Saigon :)
thanks Robert for the Nike face towel...
it will be great for my gym workout...
thanks HC and XL for catching Avatar with me...
and thanks all for the sms-es and kind wishes...
and thanks to those who wish me "get well soon"...
Merry Xmas everyone :)

*i had fun in Saigon

finally im back in sg...

im down with super bad sore throat and been sneezing...

Saigon was truly a unique experience for me...

during my flight to Saigon...

a Vietnamese girl who sat beside me...

started having casual talk with me...

she's a student in singapore..

and had only been here for a month...

and miss Saigon so badly that she had to come back...

that casual talk turned to her asking for my hp no.

she said she could bring me a ride in Saigon with her motorbike...

i was thinking how about my fren...

something was amiss lo...

when we landed, she talked to her sis and pointed her to me...

the sis was checking me out!!!

after clearing through the immigrations...

she was there waiting for me...

me and my fren had to evade her...

and quickly find our pickup service...

hahahha...

this is Ma Maison, the hotel boutique...

definitely worth staying...

and Natasha, our hotel manager...

was superb - helping us find our way in HCM...

there isnt much to do in Saigon really...

I've completed touring the town within half a day...

and yeah the roads are damn complicated...

all the streets sound alike...

and yes, traffic is crazy...

the bikes there is like 10 times more than cars...

hahaha really need to be brave crossing the road...

it was a breeze for me tho...

coz im known for crossing haphazardly in sg...

hahaha

the most memorable trip was definitely Mekong Delta...

it took 3 hours to go there and another 4 hours back in bus...

so imagine half a day wasted on the journey...

we visited the floating market...

which isnt as good as Bangkok's floating market...

but the sampan ride thru the village was indeed serene...

what's more an eye candy (a Jap) was there too...

and hangs around me most of the time...

only converse briefly but being me, i didnt do much...

so i guess this trip was worth while at least for me hahaha...

we even bumped into each other in the airport...

when we were checking in at Saigon for our flight to Singapore..

food was definitely great...

the pho are yummy, the springrolls were delicious...

and coffee is a must have!!!

spent the last day free and easy...

walked around and lounge for coffee...

only to realise time passed by too quickly...

think ill come back to Saigon in 5 yrs time :)

for more pics visit my facebook

*here.I.come.HCM

im doing my last minute packing as we speak...
yay finally my Ho Chi Minh trip is here!!!
i'll prolly have to check and check to make sure...
I bring the essentials and not overpacking...
hahaha which i normally do...

I'll be back on Monday...
till then, be good...

no need to miss me...

but i'll miss u guys :)

p.s. I hope i wake up on time for the darn early flight 2mrw

*con-man

my friend post an entry blog about this con-man...

talk a about a gd looking con-man!!!

i guess its really the case of love is blind eh?
i cant say that this girl is stupid or wat...
coz most ppl will do stupid things when they fall in love...
me included hahahha...
especially when someone is a gd looker rite?
im sure you will be flattered lo...



so what i can say is when it deals with money...
just be more vigilant and dun give in just because of love...
till u know that person really and i mean reallyX100 well...



read the blog here for full story!!

*workout

well i received a call last night...
asking if i were up for a free one to one workout session...
with a personal gym instructor...
since my membership was upgraded...
i tot yeah why not...
would be an easy one...

haha boy i was wrong...
he made me run 2km in 10 mins...
do pushups, situps, crunches, lunges...
some balancing tingy and more lunges...
i was practically worn out...
all in 40 mins w/o breaks in between...
and i was sweating like a pig...
hahaha

it was a test to see different aspects...

stamina, balance and strength...
obviously anything with balance and coordination...
i did it very very badly hahaha...

i think i still need to work more on getting leaner...
3 more days to Ho Chi Minh... wohoo...
i dunnoe wats with the messages asking for random hookups in vietnam...

*siew mais

ok i think im seriously stupid or being himboitic...
gosh im doing this too much lately hahaha...

i was prepping for my own lunch...
diced the garlics, chopped the veggies...
getting all the ingredients ready...
to cook fried black pepper noodle...

and then i remembered mum said...
there were siew mais in the fridge...
so i took it out...
and decided why not fry it instead of steaming them...
so there i was putting it on the hot frying pan...

i tot ok, its frozen so thats why the oil keeps spitting...
and then my siew mais got smaller...
like seriously small....
dumbfounded as i was, i decided i'll fry the wanton instead...
and while eating i was figuring out why the siew mai shrunk...

(and i didnt eat them)
only to realise much later that it wasnt siew mai...
i actually put a lychee jelly on the frying pan...

(like an hour after lunch)

imagine when i told my mum about it...
she laughed her heart out...

seriously, i need a checkup!!

*catch-ups

finally had a meetup session with nini ytd...
been a while since we catch up with each other...
face to face i mean...
and i'm always in for a one to one talk...
its a more personal conversation compared to big groups...

being able to share ur goals...
your personal life and travel plans...
over my favourite iced green tea soy latte...
at Starbucks was definitely felt homely...
hahaha and yeah nini always cracked me up...

im so looking forward to my trip this coming week...
have a great weekend guys!!

p.s. nini, thanks i really enjoyed the session ytd :)

*frusfrations-again

indeed i dont get along too well with dad...
a celebration for sis's bdae turns to frustration...
if u don't have trust in me, don't ask me to drive the car...
yelling and shouting at me while im driving...
ain't gonna help me "improve"...
just gonna build up my "pek cek-ness" even more...

and you just have to go...
"like that you want to drive on your own"...
so i am a bad driver in your eyes...
then i shall never drive the car even if you request...
ditto...

its not the first time...
and all this while u misjudge my driving skills...
and this isnt the only thing i aint happy with...

*Ninja Assasin

finally a gd movie worth catching...
yes Ninja Assassin has all the spices that makes a gd movie!!
gd storyline, lotsa stunts, massive blood and well what can i say?
NINJAS!!!



ok beside Rain acting as the main hero Raizo
(which he did brilliantly and
his English did improve significantly from the last movie)



i think it could fall into an artsy movie...
something like Memoirs of Geisha...
and i really like the way the story of the Ninjas were told...
hahaha reminded me of the anime Bleach though...

seriously do catch it...
and today I'm cursed with Angelina Jolie's lips again...
hope my swollen lips will recover!!!

*shopping madness

i kinda have a love and hate affairs with shopping...

im the kind who rarely goes out for shopping...
unless im really in need of getting something...

this week i wanted to go to Boss Orange Boutique...

at Mandarin Gallery in Orchard...
so there i was with Vick hoping to step into the boutique..
only to find out its not due to open till 12 dec....
*diaoz*

so we went to Y3 coz i kinda like what i had seen in their website...
only to find out the line they brought in was disappointing...
the hype about 313 Shopping Mall...
was due for grand opening on 3rd dec...
and we went on the wrong day too hahhaha...
a wasted trip w/o buying anything...



so the following day i thought i wld drop by Uniqlo...
to get my jeans that i had wanted to buy...
and just happen to be that day was...
a Grand Opening Sale for 313 Shopping Mall..
which i didnt knew at all...
there was super huge crowd
(yes the typical singaporean kiasu syndrome)
i was patient enough to queue for 20 mins to make payment...
and even waited 15 mins to try on my jeans...
hahaha and i just bought 2 pairs...
when others was buying in baskets!!!...

so today i have decided to go collect them...
oh i sent them for alterations...
so i asked my sis and mum if they wanted to tag along...
my mum asked me if im buying anything for my sis's bday....
end up i bought my sis a prezzie, a Gucci handbag for mum...
and Everlast shoe for myself...

see what i meant?
i cant go shopping coz ill end up buying more...
all in one shot!!!

*sorry seems to be the hardest words

this song sends me goosebumps...
not my favourite among the x-factor finalist...
im voting for danyl johnson though :)

*kris

it was heart-warmed yesterday...
its been a long time since we shared our personals...
we had our tough times...
mine included...
i've seen mine to be a long battle...
live like we're dying...

*Saigon-here i come

finally hc confirmed that he's going to the trip...
i had constantly been thinking of backup plans...
to which wendy and vick strongly opposed to all of them...
saying that it will be dangerous for me to travel alone...
(ok i know they were really concerned - which im touched actually)...

so thats aside...
we finally made our bookings...
and yes im travelling with TIGER airways *gasp*...
i'll pray hard that nothing will happen again..
after a bad experience with them before...

and im gonna love the place im staying in...
check out the pics...






its Ma Maison Saigon http://www.mamaison.vn/index.htm
super french inspired hotel...
and its reasonably affordable...
i fell in love with the place like instantly hahahha...
im SOOOO looking forward to this trip!!!

*too many bombshells

received too many bombshells lately...
seriously i tot one is enough but three?...

i was scheduled to meet up with a client...
with the expense of my full time work...
so i managed to grab a time off...
only to be told that a mockup was needed...
during the meetup...
and it was translated to me a day before the meetup...
being the nice me (as this project isnt managed by me)...
i agreed to it, meaning less sleep time...
and i hadnt had good sleep the last 2 days either...
1 bombshell...

i went there confident of my mocks...
did 2 instead of one hoping one could clinch the deal..
since they had reviewed others and are more inclined towards mine..
apparently what i had shown her wasn't what she was hoping for...
so i used one of her catalogue's photo to readjust my mock..
and the fairly change in her facial expression shows positive sign...
so i told her i'll amend this mock and sent it to her...
and if it's ok "i send you just 1 mock only"...
and the replied was fine...

when i reached home...
i gasped to what i saw on the mail...
"im awaiting for your two other mocks that you had promised"...
apparently only one mock = two mocks in the deal...
+ one i showed to her just now...
seriously i dunnoe if i was speaking gibberish during the meetup...
for me, i'll cut the deal but was giving my friend some face...
they had delayed this decision for a month..
and expecting me to give mocks for free like now...
bombshell 2...

my fren who is going to vietnam with me later this dec...
sms-ed me "i had a wedding function on the date we going to vietnam"...
i had been bugging my director 2 times...
to let him approve my leave...
and a colleague had to change her leave...
which clashes with mine...
yes, i have to say im angry...
coz my friend is the one who agreed and said ok to going...
so right now im still waiting for a confirmation...

my whole vacation mood is spoilt right now...
im contemplating to cancel...
or go on my own (which i dont favour since i dont like travelling alone)...
or visit sam in manila (which i guess i shouldnt)
all three isnt in my favour... so how?
bombshell 3

*i in need of a breather

its been long since my last update...
primarily work is the reason...
but at times i don't feel like penning them down...
yeah ive been bottling things lately...

i've finally learnt to let go...
and most to give up and not expect much from it...
and one of it is definitely love...
(yeah ive given up on that too)

been having series of mocks back to back lately...
been recognised is definitely a plus point...
tired. insufficient sleep... yeah u get the drill...
and i hope it will at least bring some goods for me...

oh yeah im hoping my leave is approve...
im planning to go Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam this Dec!!!....
ah i love the rustic old skool city...
cant wait to take nice x1000 pics there...





i was hoping to go Hanoi but damn...
i cant afford it at this moment...
*till then i crossed my fingers for my leave to be approved...

*petite

I've finally finish ANTM Cycle 13...
this season has a slight twist in it...
they were casting for petite models...

this show has been my all time favourite...
photography has been something i have passion for...
and having to see how a photoshoot can turn out to be...
it's really fascinating...
and what more having a reality tv fixed on it...

so this season winner is Nicole!
an awkward girl who feels outcast and yet take stunning photos...
i had been casting for her since day 1...
and in the history of ANTM none of the awkward girls had won...
i was even so sure that Laura (runner up) would win...






the runner-up is Laura...
she has super bubbly like-able personality...
that you are pretty sure she would win...





i was also hoping Jennifer could win..
and that would make a first asian to win..
but well she got ousted at the top 4...
when they eliminated 2 that episode...





well i spent my weekend working...
i hope u guys had a gd weekend tho'...

*tsk

had a bad start this week..

i was in the train the other day...
came this lady who board the train...
and stood very close infront of me...
apparently there was alot more room elsewhere..
fair enough, i stood there...
without contemplating to change place...
and then, she started to...
keep searching something inside her bag...



(ok i dont know whats with girls searching things in their bags)...

and not noticing that her elbow keeps knocking into me...
and irritate the hell out of me...
coz she seems not to stop doing what she does...
so the irritated me decided to change where i stood...
and did showed my annoyance to her...

later that evening...
my parents decided to pick me up from work...
coz my dad went for his medical checkup...
and dad asked me to drive home which i happily complied...
it was raining very heavily and the traffic was utterly bad...
enough to spoil my mood...
then dad asked me for dinner...
and i decided to go Simei Eastpoint...



there i was trying to do my parking...
at the multi storey carpark...
when dad yelled at me and grabbed the handbrake...
it gave me a major heart attack...
apparently he thought i was reversing fast...
and knocking into the barrier behind...
when the actual fact was the vehicle beside me...
was moving out of the lot...
and the best part was i wasnt even fully in the slot...
i was in still in after shock during dinner...



these few days i had my allergy attacks coming back again...
after such a long time...
i couldnt pint point what causes it...
but the doctor had said something about hormonal change...
might be a factor causing this attack...
yeah me growing breast isnt a good sight lo hahaha...
well im prepping my medicine with me all the time...
coz yeah it irritates me having my allergy attacks...
at random hours without any pre-signs...

i hope the remaining days of the week wld be smooth...