a very belated CNY post

CNY had passed, just like that.

i feel like i havent had enough of it, yet its over! i have to look forward to next year's then. anyway its like only 9 months away to the next CNY. 

how time flies.

mental note: i must start preparing for CNY earlier next year. the clothes that i bought online were all too big, and i had no time to alter them in the end. didnt even buy shoes! :(

because i only came back on CNY day 1's night, i felt that CNY is really short. i missed out all the fun! Day 1 of CNY is the most exciting and busy day with my cousins all gathered at my grandma's place, yet i wasnt around to experience it.

but not to grumble, i had Day 2 free, so i went to visit my grandma first thing in the morning!

grandma and i

i love her!

the other love of my life.

 this was my CNY nails that was done in Msia.

i love the painted on roses. 

in fact my gelish is still in tact until now,

just that my nails are all grown out, and i am too lazy to go to the salon to soak them off.

 with bf's nephew

with bf's cousin's gf. also my friend.

at a friend's house for gathering.

Day 2 was spent with the bf's, visiting and visiting.

 i ended up not visiting any of my relatives.

i will do that next year.

 photo of us again, on Day 3

didnt manage to take loads of pictures because i didnt meet any of my relatives.. i wish CNY now comes quickly, so that i will be able to take many pretty photos and spend time with them.

With tired legs.

Here I type this, with tired legs and empty pockets.

It's been 9 days since I left home. Time is seriously zooming by now that I recall. Tmr I'll be flying home and it will mark the end of my 11 days trip. Luckily for me, these 11 days seem to pass quickly because of great company and schedule packed events daily. Every day is a Meet-for-breakfast day. With that, I ended up waking very early everyday! Not that I'm complaining though.. Nothing beats having a group of nice and friendly crew when I'm alone overseas.

Been shopping a lot yesterday as well as today. I went to the La Roca factory outlets after my  taohuay breakfast. It is my first time there despite hearing about it on my previous trips here. Sadly, there is nothing much, except for Burberry which I spent a lot on. Ended up shopping in town again after the factory outlet trip. Zara is really cheap!! I saw a shirt which I bought for dad at half the price which I paid for. HEARTPAIN maximum.  I made it up by buying loads more shirts to cover up for my 'loss'. Hahaha!
I spent nearly 600$ on Burberry alone. And nothing was for me.

Today we had churros and coffee for breakfast. A nice and leisure breakfast kickstarted our shopping frenzy . However, today's shopping is all about me me and still me! Ended up buying jeans (really cheap from Stradivarius), shorts, jackets. My aim was to buy a dress but I didn't manage to find any that I liked. I will prolly have to continue my search in Sg.

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The bf told me he is bringing me to Msia on one of my off days to do my nails! How sweet! Initially when I told him I wanted to do my nails, he was like: waste money leh. U also can do it on your own... But now that he is initiating, I'm happy! At least I do not have to worry about having ugly nails during CNY!

Day 3/11

It is day 3 of my 11 days trip. Here I am, alone in the room, doing nothing significant. Watching some Taiwanese drama off my iPad, feeding my tamagotchi, practically just nua-ing on the bed. My colleagues are all out shopping at the streets today. Didn't feel like joining them today as I've planned to shop on the last sector, just before I depart for Singapore. Bringing all the shoppings to Sao Paolo will make my already-very-full bag even fuller. What more, the weather is pretty chilly, I'm just too lazy step out to the streets.

We had a great early dinner at Catalunya for Tapas yesterday. With about 18 of us around, we could order much more food to share and enjoy. Beef tapas, cod fish tapas, prawns tapas, 4 cheeses tapas..... U name it, we have it. The company was fun, the food was awesome and with a little sangria to go along, it was near perfect. (if only the bf's here with me to enjoy the food, that would have been perfect) =D

We met up again this morning for breakfast. Breakfast today was at a Chinese restaurant just around the corner of our hotel. We had Tao Huay!! It's been long since I had traditional hot Tao Huay. The Tao Huay nowadays are more like bean curd pudding of sorts. Hot traditional Tao Huay reminds me of my childhood days where mum will buy them from the market on Sundays for me. Breakfast today included porridge, Beehoon, bao, beef noodles, fried rice and you tiao. Had a scrumptious start to the morning, and ... instead of preparing for a long day ahead....here I am lazing on my bed. Haha. No wonder I'm growing sideways and the digits on the weighing scale are getting bigger and bigger.

Sometimes I feel that my life is actually quite wonderful. Instead of being stuck in the office from 9-6 routinely everyday, I actually can just laze around once I'm out of the plane. Doing whatever I like, not having to worry about endless deadlines or projects of presentations etc. =) I should learn to love my job more.

Day 2/11

Here I am, in Barcelona again. It's another long and tiring flight, with a total of 11 days. It's day 2 today, considering I spent 14 hrs last night to fly from Singapore to here. Hopefully time passes quickly and I'll be back in the bf's arms soon.
I had just read on FB that a colleague's boyfriend passed away due to a motorcycle accident. It is so sudden and shocking. Reading my colleagues's posts made me scared. Life is so fragile and so unexpected. No one knows what will happen next in their life. After reading the posts, I feel so worried, worried for the bf, worried for mum, dad and my brother who drives. My imaginations ran wild and I can not imagine what I were to do if I were her. I will be so devastated and be in a mess.
I really wish everyone drives/ rides carefully, especially on wet and rainy days.

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Good news now: ah Por is discharged from St Luke's!!! She is now back to my uncle's with a new maid specially hired to take care of her needs. Hopefully ah Por is able to walk again, bit by bit. She is in time for Chinese New Year too, which is great! :)

Speaking of CNY, I need to buy more clothes! No time no time! By the time i'm back in Singapore , it will be only a week more before CNY. Please let me see some pretty clothes that I like soon! Barcelona, I'm counting on you. 

2012 in a flash

indeed, 2012 came in a flash, and is gone in a flash.

all i want to say is: I LOVE 2012

thankfully, 2012 was mostly pleasant and was filled with love and happiness. things went smooth and there was no major hiccups that happened, except that grandma fell down. everyone else is safe and sound, in the pink of health and is generally happy. i can proudly say that my prayers have been answered. Thankfully for that!

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work: despite always grumbling and complaining about work.. sometimes when i recall back the flights that i did and crew that i met, i really truly realise that i am indeed a lucky girl.
lucky to have this job (and that it pays well too),
lucky to be able to go to many places that most people can only dream,
lucky to be shopping every other day,
lucky to have my own quality time during my off days (instead of worrying about unfinished work/deadlines/meetings/presentations),
lucky to be able to stay in high class hotels for free.

its been in my mind to quit and search for some other jobs that doesnt require me to leave home for several days in a go, but recently, because of a huge commitment... i guess i have to stay in here for a bit more. the main point of wanting to leave the job is because of the "being away" part. however if i see it in a different point of view... sometimes "being away" is a blessing in disguise. it actually helps because "absence makes the heart fonder", if you get what i mean.

im glad that i've met nice and helpful crew throughout my flights, be it senior or junior. i believe that if i am nice, people will treat me the same way. there is no point being bitchy or "zappy" at all. unhappiness and disagreements will lead to no where.

i admit that being almost 5 years in the company, i've been more complacent and sometimes more daring. despite being nice, there are just some people who wanna "makan" you, just because you are younger and look harmless. to these people, i rarely give a damn anymore. i used to just keep quiet and try to brush them off, but now.......... ;) haha.


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family: everything was well, until grandma fell down 2 months ago. till now, she is still in St Luke's hospital. reason being, staying there will be more beneficial as there are professionals looking after her, and helping her with therapy and all. i know that she really wants to go home, and really cant wait to start walking and return to her normal life. just hope that she gets well soon and can be discharge ASAP. being bedridden for 2 months already, if i am in her position i would have gone mad already.




GET WELL SOON AH POR!!

i still miss my ah gong very much. its been almost 2 years since his departure. i dont dream of him anymore. does that means that i dont think of him as often? they said that dreams are made up of things that go through your mind in the day. i wish to know how he is doing in another world, is he happy and looking after us?

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love: i think i have the greatest bf who loves me to bits. except for him being stubborn like a cow, i love the rest of him. he never fails to give in to my nonsense, and not so nonsense. he tries his best to give me anything that i want, everything that i ask for. its been 3 years and he is still doing what he does for me since day 1. nowadays he even helps me to blow dry my hair if im too lazy. im so pampered sometimes. :) 30 years later we shall see if he is still as doting. hahaha!

with him around, there never fail to be laughter and comfort.
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2012 in thumbnails:

went for a Phuket trip with my 2 close colleagues, Abby and Wan Ting (Wan Ting is a mummy now! few more months to her popping a little girl!!! i cant wait!)

 

bridesmaid for my poly classmate, Zeyi's wedding

 went to one of my dream place: Santorini

 

my 4th C

celebrated bf's birthday in Bangkok

went to another of my dream place, Tokyo DisneySea and saw so many Duffy Bears!!

 attended my cousin, Eeling's wedding

 attended Wan Ting's wedding

 

 bf made this for our anniversary gift. i love it!

 

 bridesmaid for my cousin, Sharon's wedding

 

bridesmaid for my secondary sch classmate, Suelin's wedding. SHE'S SO GORGEOUS! 

bf bought me a childhood toy! so nostalgic!

the first bag that i bought in this 3 years that is not a Chanel C, but a Celine C.

went to Batam for my birthday celebration with mummy, dad, pin + eve, and bf!

our annual Xmas gift exchange

 finally a meet up with my secondary school classmates for xmas!

and..........

the best of all.........

bf and i bought a house of our own - The Topiary on 29th December. 

WE BOUGHT A FREAKING HOUSE!!!!!!!! (i feel like a proper adult now)

that marks the best event in my entire year of great events.

a huge milestone in my life journey.

i cant wait for 2016 to call it OUR HOME. :)

i hope 2013 will be just as good as 2012!

A GREAT NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE!

MAY 2013 BE FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER AND HAPPINESS EVERYWHERE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!

Its Christmas!!!

Its Christmas but here i am, prepared to go to work. makeup done, clothes changed, luggage packed.
:(

cant really be upset cos i expected it anyway. took leave from 18-23rd Dec, and i had a returned off day on 24th. considered lucky already!

had a great time this week.

met up with so many different groups of people for gift exchange. the most i have actually!
met up with my secondary classmates for dimsum, my bbgs for gossips and dinner, my polymates for Japanese cuisine, and also bf's friends for a pizza party gathering. :)

for my birthday, it was a Batam trip with the family and the bf. its been a really long time since i've been to Batam. enjoyed the trip v much though it was just 2d1n.

now its time to go to work and earn some money. happy to be back in 5 days time!

hopefully ah por gets better by the next time i see her.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

XOXO
jas

Get well soon Ah por!

Its been a month plus since Grandma fell down, and had her right thigh fractured. About a week into the fall and after much discussion, she had an operation on her thigh, so as to allow the fracture to heal in a shorter time. 

Taking her age into consideration (87 years old now), it was risky to operate on her. Plus, she had quite an unstable blood pressure, and has fractured her other leg some years ago. Luckily, after a few days and much observations, Doctors are optimistic about her being operated! :) 

Without the operation, she will have to let the bones heal by themselves, and that's quite a feat as she is not young any more. Naturally, her bones will be more brittle and less healthy compared to young people. An average young adult will probably take 2-3 months to heal, what more an old lady? Im glad that the operation went well and smooth!

Throughout the 1 month stay in the hospital, she was really listless and stressed. Seeing different people getting warded and discharged didnt do her any good. She started to talk rubbish, saying she's useless/mad/stupid blah blah blah, and asking when is her turn to discharge. I guess it must be bored and frustrating for her because she cant even move her legs. Everything has to be relied on the nurses/doctors or whoever visiting her.

She refused to eat or drink much as she did not want to bother the nurses to change her diaper lest she soiled it. (she has no way to get to the toilet, thus having to wear adult diapers.) It was quite hard for us to coax her to have some food. Without food, where can she get energy and nutrients to recover?

Im glad that Grandma is now out of the hospital since a week ago! A pity that she cant come home yet, but having to stay at the nursing home as she has to do physiotherapy daily. Hopefully her legs strengthen soon and she is able to walk with the assistance of a walking crutch/stick. It must be really hard on her to suffer such pain at this age.

Please get well soon! Praying that she is healthy and happy everyday.

Love love!