twothousandnine, in my words.

come the last day of the year again, to let me recall what i have done for the past 364 days. the time that has past will never return, but look and think back what are the good things you should keep on doing, and what are the bad ones you should eliminate. meanwhile, remember the good times and the good people.

i am very lucky, to have spent my first moments of this year in Maldives paradise. although i didn't have the best start for the year. i was in this annual staff countdown party, some "drinks", some music, some dance and lots of friends. yet i remember i had to sleep early, even before the party ended because i had morning shift the next day. i received a sweet phonecall from a friend before i fell asleep. (thankyou). so it left me 24 days and i headed home sweet home, which then received another (sad) news. ah ma left, but fortunately i was in time to see her the last time, just hours after i touched down. i had a terrible start.

awhile later, life got back to normal, in the way we had to go back to school, half a year after not touching books, sitting in lectures, working on tutorials, we had another module to go. so it was school life for awhile, a month or so. at that time, friends were already frantically deciding whats the next step. (some until today, still deciding..) for the economy crisis that hit, majority decided on a degree, local or not. while i, bummed into FS one day to collect my SIP cert, got an offer, a phonecall, 3 interviews in a day, and im in. i took a month's break to travel abit before starting the "new journey". people still felt that i was too eager. hello? so, that was even before grad, which happened in May. a good long time before i went back to school again. finally after a good three years and massive amount of work, i graduated with a much-deserved Diploma (with Merit). woolala. although GPA figures wasn't ideally beautiful, but good enough for maintaining such results.

and so, comes the next phrase, which people calls it boring - WORK. wow and it came through 9 months straight. many wouldn't imagine what i have done, and have been doing. who exactly knows, (and want to know), what's housekeeping all about? dirty work, back of house, aunties and PRCs, nothing interesting. but very wrong, i love my job more each day. ive learnt rooms ops even without being at the front. there are days that i pulled my hair and felt so helpless, there are days that i stream across guests corridors, there are days i broke down emotionally, there are days i shouted at my colleagues and they shouted back at me. there are days i was drained til i didn't have the strength to go home. but i still love my job. whatever happens, i always feel the satisfaction at the end of the day. so that marks what i do most days for the last 9 months since April.

besides just work, i made many new friends. amazing people at work, some i enjoy working with very much, some i enjoy hanging out with very much. its always good to know new people, nice people, genuine people. they remind you that love exist, care exist, which makes life not so dull and boring, isn't it. thank you my new friends. (:

also the year i turned officially adult. i chose to celebrate it a unique way. i went on a trip, to the least possible destination, with the least possible person. i flew out of the country alone, spent the first second of my birthday on the plane, reached a weird place, started a week long break cum celebration. the 7 days was very memorable and special. nothing i would ever think of doing, and i did. i thank the special someone for making it memorable. he couldn't be sweeter. thank you. (:

and here comes the new year, a new start in my career, while i hope for the best for myself, i wish for the best for all the people i truly love.

and i spent today working!

for the good year that have passed, happy 2010 ♥

twentyeight december

awesome party at Jacinta's last night. it was a Christmas cum farewell party for Jacinta who'll be leaving in a week's time. sobsob. teamed up with Sushant as the respective in-charge of the night. it was super fun doing all the prep work and waiting for the people to come. of cos! awesome Indian food from Everest Kitchen. double yums. me being the bartender did quite a good job stuffing alcohol into everybody, most of them self-serviced from the second round onwards. HAHAHA. almost nobody left the party not having "good blood circulation". i had a few rounds of good wine, Asti/Moscato never goes wrong. thumbs up for the party aye! :D


it wasn't a special day until i realized it all happened exactly a year ago. it's a night i want to remember, the special friend made, all for a casual supper invite, and we found ourselves sitting under the brightest moon, the brightest stars. it felt we were in a the little world of our own, nothing fanciful, a simple meal, a casual chat. all i hope for the time to stop, and i can sit there looking at your face forever. the night ended too quickly, but it was easiest the best in three months. i longed for another chance if this could renact. but probably never, ever.

i miss you, alot.

Morning Stars

i already did so much since i woke up at 6.45am. again i scheduled my driving early in the morning because there are no other slots. i had a HARD time dragging myself out of bed but eventually i still did. so i had one and half hrs of driving and came home with Mac breakfast! watch tv, online, and suddenly ive the urge to do some cleaning so i spent another one and a half hrs magic cleaning the floor (entire hse!), mopping the floor (entire hse!) and thorough cleaning my toilet. now i feel that the hse is so clean! yay and i feel so accomplished! more than i should already be feelng hungry at 2pm, i felt more exhausted, as if i ran 5km. i perspired as much oky!

ytd was finally the night after four and a half months to meet BFF & Nic. before i met them for dinner, i went shopping with Mum, Dad and sister in town. so glad that Mummy bought a nice dress from Mango! Mango oky! like since whn Mummy ever shops in town. sister also took the chance to ask Mummy pay for her purchases. too bad thr was nth for me so i didnt buy. finally met up with Gen & Nic and headed for dinner. was having bad cramps the entire night and i couldnt really enjoy myself, and even had to have Dad fetching me at the train station. nevertheless, it was good seeing the girls after so long and seeing them happy with their lives now. (haha wht am i sounding like?!)

xmas in two days. it felt like i havent been spending xmas for very long, which includes last yr's which i was out of town. not tht i celebrate xmas but its an excuse for friends to get together and party! amazing how we managed to squeeze xmas party on the eve this yr, which is tmr, and i have yet to prepare the gift exchange which will jst revolves ard mugs, soap & shampoo, towels, more mugs.. but its the thought that counts. HAHAHA :D

for being happy
for sending the e-card
for sharing the good news
for everything, thank you :)

every star you see, it might have died million years ago.
how we always realize the goodness of things when we've lost them.
i just want to spend the 30 minutes with you.

48 hours of break

IS ALMOST OVER.
today, i went all the way to Peninsula Plaza to collect my photos. and the lady there told me i didn't complete my submission online therefore the orders were not received. she told me to do it again at home and collect it a week later. WHAT! i went all the way there, and damn. i hate this thing. now i have to go back there again. tsk.

yet another great day spent w Jacinta & Sushant. super impromptu. decided at 2am last night! went Sim Lim, bought camera charger, laptop bag, universal adaptor, had lunch. went Peninsular Plaza, didn't get my photos, photocopied documents. went Funan, had subway. went Jacinta's crib, wrapped xmas present, lazed, watched Air Force One on cable. went HSA, meet family, had dinner at Zion Rd, best shui jiao/suan la tang/guo tie. home sweet home (:

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you.

exceptional

high and low. my emotions are riding on a rollar-coaster.
when you climb upwards, don't forget what you've been stepping on.

two days off.
two days off.
two days off.

sister has been going thru lots of interviews & essay writing for her - future. i know how hard she's working for it, and i really hope she'll get what she wants the best. but everything also shows how difficult this world can be. when you work hard, others work harder. how things doesn't always come your way. glad to know, at least she's accepted to her dream school. but now she needs a scholarship, lots of money. i advised her to, buy toto.

GO SISTER GO.

love can move a mountain

• Monday, i went seafood dinner with family. it was a lovely family gathering on a weekday! you know how er ge always be back at hostel and only back on saturdays & sundays. he specially stayed behind for me until Monday! maybe partly for the crayfish too. HAHA.
• Tuesday, i went Everest Kitchen with Jacinta! north indian/nepalese food at affordable prices! been wanting to go there ever since the other time. this time round i had a good share of Steamed Momo, Butter Chicken & Naan. OMG the Butter Chicken is solid. it was a great night with Jacinta :D im so gonna miss her when she moves to Hang Zhou.
  
• Wednesday, i went Harry's with Sanoon for a pint of beer after work. a good indulgence of Erdinger since very long. i think my ability to take alcohol has fallen badly, i cant take it after abit. this is hinting me to stop.
  
• the ulcers, and gum still hurt big time. it doesnt seem to be recovering.

i cant wait for January to come,
for you to go.

anyway..

the weekend has been..

• work, what else?
• BBQ with the extended family last night. been awhile since i last saw them. good to see them again, and had a BBQ since very long. thank you sockkeng & jianwei for being the chefs :)
  
• the ulcers hurt. esp the moment i wake up from sleep. its OMG PAIN.
• yet to recover from my muscle aches. this shows how long i havent been exercising.
• let's see.. only left with ONE day of 7am shift. please give me 8am!
• getting used to the bad habit of visiting a coffee joint every third day, sit & sip. but its just a bit of time that we give ourselves to relax after three long days at work. well, whatever good costs $$.
• i had good time with Lyndel, Perlin & Meng on Thursday. it was a sunny yellow day because the three girls were all in yellow, coincidentally! :D
  
• i will sleep until very late tmr, been some time.
  
• i need to drink water, so i need to go.

ciao x2

who makes the best coffee

• fancy waking up at 6.30am even though its OFF DAY? sure i had a hard time dragging myself out of bed.
• Mom, Dad & Sister back from HongKong. i only got a pair of shoes, but happy enough!
• Eldest bro back from Sri Lanka and got me a notebook made of elephant dunk? hoho, doesnt stink at all.
• Mom & Dad away for trip two - Malaysia.
• meeting Perlin, Lyndel & Ahmeng in an hour. have a blast!
• hoping that SJ xmas party planning is in progress, because i cant wait to see everybody again! its less than 20 days to xmas. well, at least we've got the venue! whoever's reading my blog, tentative date 25th Dec, Nainai aka Huai En aka Jasmine's crib :)
• i rmb somebody called me last night at 11.29pm. i picked up and placed the phone on my ear and cnt sleeping. i also rmb saying byebye and hung it up. i cant rmb any content. LOL.
• i need to get a new phone as soon as Mom & Dad comes back. for this nokia has dropped to many times on the floor, even my SD card is loose. sometimes i get my wallpaper reset to the ugly nokia default.
  
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOSS!

xoxo

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imagine how time passes. the previous time i came online was 3 days, 72 hours ago. besides the 10 hours that i spent working, 2 hours in total that i spent travelling to and fro frm wrk, the rest of my time seemed to be spent sleeping. good or not, another 3 days of 7am has passed. i cnt wait to know what shift i'll be dwn for the next roster. hopefully to get a peaceful 8am shifts straight, all the way :) ive 4 more days of 7am, FOUR MORE DAYS!

supposed to go for lunch at Sugarloaf tmr. or rather supposed to go Top Table for lunch, couldnt get a table so decided Sugarloaf. until Lyndel suspects that TCA is closed for mid sem whatever. and sure it is until i texted Mr. Sim. gosh, its been months since i last went back to school. i so miss the lecturers especially at TCA! i really didnt mean to, but i just couldnt squeeze out the time to drop by. and it also seems like the semester is too short! how come my time spent doing trainings felt so long? like week after week operations never seem to end. hahaha now everytime that i want to go back, the restaurants are closed! anyway changed the venue to City Hall, intend to collect my grad photos.

speaking of grad photos, it gave me a hard time just now! i had this huge trouble trying to sort out how the online submission works. OMG it was so tedious! wassup with all the trying to recall your grad session, finding your own grad photos, prompting to sign up an acct, zoom into the photos which all looks horrible, and spying at other people's photos. finally i decided my two and realized that i can only collect 5 working days later? WTH! i better give them a call tmr and make them prepare the photos for me. im so not gonna make another trip dwn to City Hall anytime soon. speaking of that too, the collection ends 31st December! ya procrastinate somemore, next batch graduate already.

anyway i dreamt of you last night and i was surprised when i woke up. i cnt rmb wht was it but it was you. hmm, probably having you on my phone display is the reason why :)

dnt think of how things will turn out,
maybe thats the best present for yourself this Christmas.

next year in 25 days

2010 seemed to be an exciting year. cnt believe how fast 2009 has passed, but i look forward to the coming year. it was another 365 days already, and i cnt rmb doing much. came back from Maldives, back to school a little bit, graduation, full-time and was work work work, in between was friends come and go, the boys into the army (i wasnt very much affected), and then tada, DECEMBER ALREADY! this year i turn 21. it may just be an addition to the figure, but definitely not because im officially an adult, i felt that ive grown up alot in 2009. all thanks to stepping into the working world. with that i also broaden my social circle, i officially have - Colleagues. a new group of friends that comes from all walks of life. totally different from those that ive seen. very interesting you know! haha in a way i like it being the youngest, dnt hv an image or status to carry. on the other hand, there are so much things that i get exposed to. nw i cant wait to travel, really. there are so many places that i wnt to go next yr! if i live pass tmr.. HAHAHA.

yea i cnt wait for 2010 to be here, you know.
so gdbye to you.
first i have to go thru the next 25 days. let's see about tomorrow.

Green Tea Latte MINI

missed yours? too bad! HAHAHA i was at the Orchard Parade Hotel outlet at 4.55pm. i knew it would be less crowded than at Wheelock or Ion. indeed i had mine 5.05pm, lol. the tall cup was only half filled with my latte while the other half was foam. anyway all for good cause. i dropped $$ into the red metal tin okay! and i even dragged Jacinta with me for free kopi. eh dnt think im cheapo k, im quite a fan of starbucks. i had.. three passports already hor! ;)

on my way home jst now, i read thru my smses again. i kept some nice ones from my friends, can be as long as a year ago. some were new year wishes, some were sweet messages of encouragements, some were wake up calls reminder, all sweet to remind me of those nice times in KH. i really miss them, that kind of miss that you would tear. i miss those friends, alot.

summer rain

last night was a stayover for lyndel at my place. FUN because you don't have to worry that you need to head home before its too late. i only managed to meet her at 10pm because teatime with Azmi and dinner with Sanoon took too long. we wanted to watch a movie on my laptop but the facebook stalking, chit-chats, gossips and skype with perlin took away over movie time. very soon i got hit my the sleep bug (because i woke up 5am that morning), so i decided to tuck in while lyndel stays online to chat with her new online friend, until very late.. i mean early. it was a good sleep before the both of us decided to wake up knowing that we're gonna be late for our lunch at Hard Rock! indeed we were way later than our reservation time, we blamed it on the rain. HAHAHA. lunch was cheap & good at a beautiful restaurant. too bad the service was mediocre. it could be better i feel, you know, the Hard Rock spirit. yea and we spent our lazy afternoon in town with some window shopping and mini taitai teatime @ Tea Loft. headed home early to finish some laundry after so long. i have to admit i anyhow washed the clothes. HAHAHA and it still took 45min! then was a ke lian instant noodles dinner alone until now that i feel sleepy and should be sleeping already. high time for a two weeks wake-up-at-5am-again. and very soon comes 2010, viola.

i saw it, thankyou. (:

RIP - Shades.

it broke, my brandless, RM10 shades i bought in Malacca my last trip with Lyndel, broke. although its brandless and cost less than $5, but its fits perfectly and shades really well. it has been with me everyday even since i brought it back from Malacca. it even went Sri Lanka with me and shaded me from the Sri Lankan sun. tdy i was jst abt to put in on my head, i heard the crack and i know thats it. :( its hard to find a suitable pair you know.

today was a long day indeed. woke up noon, very much disturbed by calls and sms the whole morning. so even by noon i couldnt wake up and had to drag myself out of bed. had a bit of tv and lunch finally went out with sister. took the train to Farrer Park, supposedly to Jacinta's crib. we ended up at Jln Besar for lunch (again). went to car wash after lunch and was already almost evening. so we ended up at FS waiting for Sushant & Sanoon who came shortly. so we first drove to Bugis's OG, Sushant wanted to get shirts. negative attempt so we made our way to Golden Mile for dinner, Thai food round two. walked to Bugis after the meal because Sushant still wants to get his shirt. he finally got it, two, and was satisfied and excited to wear them on Monday. wnt to Liang Seah Rd for some desserts before we call it a day. walked back to Golden Mile to get the car and sent Sanoon back to Regent and was home sweet home. tiring long day! but was FUN FUN FUN! :D

okay need to get some sleep. ciao ciao.

here we go again.

my blog seemed to be the only way to tell you what i've done, and what i'll be doing. but there's no way you can tell me what you've done and what you'll be doing. the past 3 weeks has been tormenting. i havnt seen you much, i havnt talked to you much, i havnt heard from you much. let me confess, i dont like the explorer anymore. it distant you away from me. i wnt you to come back to the normal life. no more extension please?

chammalhey aka anwar called to the office tdy. amazing aint it! i was shocked when YY told me there's a phonecall for me and it was transferred to the room i was in. immediately i knw it was anwar actually. but anyway i was still surprised to hear from him. plus the entire connection was damn good and all was super clear. it felt as if he was here or i was just there at the same place. he then sent me some pictures of the Eid Mubarak parade in KH which looks super fun! wished i was there for the celebration too! :D

i wnt to travel! mom, dad & sister is heading to HongKong, Macau on monday. eldest brother is leaving for Sri Lanka on wednesday. leaving only second brother & me behind. oh im so gonna be home alone whn brother bunks in at his hostel over the wkdays. my plans to HongKong with perlin didn't work out because cecilia will be out of town by then. tried to physco perlin to Maldives with me end january but $$ is big problem. probably try to make a trip there in end march with sister, but high(est) chance she wouldnt hv the money to go. turn to Matt? which i promised to bring him if i were to use my comp nights. he shld be rich enough to get air tickets for himself la hor? hahaha. hopefully i will still be able to go Hong Kong with perlin in june. and how about our family's Europe 2010? gosh, i need to strike 4D.

yay. tmr seemed to be an offday longed for. have been wrking for the past 4 days which was kind of tiring already. nt forgetting wkends are terrible. i shall have a good saturday off - wake up late, say noon? slack my time abit and hit Ja's crib. slack abit more at her place while wait for the boys. then shall end with a nice dinner over at Little India. woolala. exciting to even think abt it (:

finally a 28th on a saturday but its my offday. wnt be at the hotel to eat the good meal to credit myself for another great month at wrk. another month and more to come!

yours,
imu.

i need pills, happy pills.

EEEK! PMS, i hate.
ive been having very bad days at work recently. the aftermath of crazy APEC. errrr ya. dont want to elaborate further. i just hope that things will get settled back quickly, and, you know what i mean. well, im still enjoying work very much. i love what i am doing, still.

okay. so yesterday he talked to me. on one hand, im extremely glad that he actually shared this with me. thats shows how he trusts me right, although i have to admit that we are not that "close" enough to share such personal things. but he did, he really did. on the other hand, i was quite upset when i truly absorb everything he said. well. i didnt want to know exactly, i chose to ignore and thinks that all these are just, rumours. but well. im afraid im wrong. so plus the period and all, im having trouble with this PMS shit on my way home just now. late at night, all alone, damn bad. i jst think and think, nth worked out. well, tmr will be a better day. there's nth i can do anyway. (:

last night while on skype with Brenda and Shaun, Abo came and talked to him a little while. sooooo long since i last saw him too! and he's now in the RAM uniform which looks so cool! i was like extremely excited esp hearing his voice after so long! HAHAHA esp the "This is Abo!" hehehehe. i went mad okay. and he was asking me to shut up. he's one of my favourite mentor on the island, he is really very good at his job. ZOMG miss him alot alot. okay can you tell my excitement? ya i bet you can :D

tdy at work! we were asked to do SWOT during morning meeting. it was like OMG when i saw the worksheet! HAHAHA i have to admit that im abit rusty already but its feels damn cool to be able to pen down the ideas again. it feels so much like project days while doing the brainstorming with colleagues. zamn cool la :D

i met Sanoon after work tdy. actually i had to go for lesson but he insist on coming all the way to Hougang with me. saying he just wants to know the travelling better. so i waited for him and was late for class. and then he just waited for me to end class. damn funny please. its really cool to have somebody coming here to work. and i really admire how career-minded he is and i totally enjoy talking to him about work. pity i didnt work very much with him while i was at KH. but good to have him here tho. have to treat him like my brother-in-law for my sister Kana!

also met Wendy at work yesterday. its amazing how we're colleagues again in FS. plus she was in the Club's uniform which is the same as P&B in KH, so she look so, THE SAME! hahaha. good to have her here. (:

ya you dont know it, but i miss you like mad.

HAPPY MONDAY.

1) today i finally met Perlin after very long, FOUR MONTHS since i last saw her! and we hung out for the entire day, its not many people that i can spend the whole 12noon to 10pm with and for 9hours out of it we were talking non-stop. four months worth of updates, can you imagine that! besides talking we were eating. from one restaurant to other cafe. we just needed a place to sit and talk. hahaha, had a wonderful time with her. wooyay, loved it :D

2) Sock Keng finishes her A levels and its the high time for her to have fun and celebrate! i hope she gets a good scholarship and placement in her dream university! im so excited for her!

3) i went to see the blackberry last night and still did not get it. it cost $538 which i really cant bare to buy it at this price. anyway bb bold is out of stock. even thinking of getting bb storm. but.. i didnt. now i shall just hope for one dropping from the sky.

4) sister taught mom how to watch korean dramas with tudou. now she refuses to sleep even at 12mn, all hogging onto bro's laptop watching her dramas. i forsee no dinners for next two months. HAHAHA.

5) MISS YOU, ♥.

Trouble

is her only friend and he's back again.
Makes her body older than it really is.
She says it's high time she went away,
No one's got much to say in this town.
Trouble is the only way is down.
Down, down.

As strong as you were, tender you go.
I'm watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and I'll carry you home.
I'll carry you home.

If she had wings she would fly away,
And another day God will give her some.
Trouble is the only way is down.
Down, down.

As strong as you were, tender you go.
I'm watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and I'll carry you home.
I'll carry you home.

And they were all born pretty in New York City tonight,
And someone's little girl was taken from the world tonight,
Under the Stars and Stripes.
As strong as you were, tender you go.
I'm watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and I'll carry you home.
I'll carry you home.

this is not our song. but its the song that reminds me of you, always.
I MISS EVERYTHING OF YOU ;)

celebrated sister's birthday at 黑社会 Vivocity on Friday. that was the alternative from Brotzeit which we all wanted to go! but for a Friday night, no reservation = no seats. anyway, 黑社会 was somewhere we wanted to go since the opening too. and so we did for Shanghainese-Cantonese food which was disappointing. probably the cuisine which we ain't used to eating it. but the entire ambience was amazing! all the lightings, furnitures, deco, everything was so cool! overall the dining experience was 3 stars, but the companions are 5 stars!

I MISS PERLIN & I'M SO GOING TO SEE HER TOMORROW! :D
i equally miss Cecilia. if only Perlin & I could just fly to Hong Kong to find Ceci.
im sure she's gonna bring us to the best makan/shopping places!
ZOMG. January, can we go? ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER!


she's smart.
she's witty.
she's mature.
she's cute.
she's hardworking.
she's sporty.
she's the one i love the most in this world.
she's my sweet sockkeng ;)
and she's 18! ♥

sweet treats


i didnt mean to be pessimistic;
when i read about how people are so lovely engaged in a relationship, i will think that - one day when your relationship turns rocky, all these you write in your entries will become a laughing matter to yourself, on how it reminds you how everything used to be so sweet and loving. ya, one day, so better dont flaunt it too much, keep the sweetness within you and your partner, thats all your need.

finally finished my 2 wks of PM shift. last two days was horrendous. especially mood swings and flared my temper like what. i really shouldnt have. but things like this make me feel im out of control, and i felt really headless about it. last night was the worst night ever, i havnt felt so tired for PM shift before, its definitely not a job for one person - i wished i could spilt into two and divide myself for the guests. while i couldnt, just imagine how my night went. i came home and went straight to bed, i was dead, literally. nevertheless, APEC is finally over, i wished for some quiet times that occupancy wont hit 100%. which makes me just wonder how can it be over 100% for the past 3 days.

2 weeks ago, i was just commenting why are the christmas lightings up so early this year. while on the cab home last night, the cab uncle talked to me about the christmas lightings and make me realized, OMG its mid november already, its so gonna be christmas in no time. before you realize it, the lighting will be gone! HAHAHA. anyway orchard road looks so bright that its like daytime 24/7. BFF, come and see the christmas lights soon! :D

waking up early is good. i did so much today and its not even 5pm. didnt catch a movie tho, just spending some quality time with eldest brother and sister and my laptop. and im beginning to want-to-sleep.

and i look forward to the day that i can go travelling with sister! dnt you think tht its damn cool to do sisters trip? OMG, WOOYAY! let see where we can go.. sockkeng, you should start saving up for our first trip next yr.

meet up with Sham & Ono was awesome as always (:

dnt come here, you're not welcomed.

what a rainy night

that i wished you could be here for me to hugggggggg.

im so sleepy now. but i promised myself to open the blue book and start revising. test is on Monday! zzz, i think i will.. go to sleep.

have an amazing wkend ;)

and I say..

today a colleague came and ask me, "What were you in Maldives for?" i was like.. "Maldives? or do you mean Sri Lanka?" "Maldives!", he said. okay.. Maldives! i went there an trainee, for internship. he was like, "Oh wow so good! Go Maldives for training!" then he walked away. i was thinking,"Maldives? thats like one year ago leh.." is he too slow or what? HAHAHA. bracket - he's a new user for facebook, that probably makes it why he was jst browsing thru my one-year-ago photos. goodjob.

monday i did morning shift, for steamboat dinner with colleagues at night. viola! i havent had steamboat for so goodness long! it is also my first time having steamboat in bugis. because i always believe that steamboat can be done at home, so i nvr visit places for steamboat. had a great time stuffing myself with food food food. was especially touched when my colleagues peeled prawns for me, because i really dont want to dirty my hands. im those kind, i rather dont eat than to peel. haha. sorry la, i felt so spoiled but they jst gave me prawns like non-stop. damn shiok. for stomach being 99% full, we still went for desserts nearby which made it 101% full. it was zomg. but was a lovely evening :)

seeing Ming on fb jst reminds me of those days i sat in front of the comp using fb during overnight shift at the desk. he was talking to me thru out the night despite the 2 hours difference, because basically there isn't anyone else he could talk to! if not for im doing overnight shift, i wouldnt even talk to him as well. HAHAHA feels funny to think back how we talked about those emo stuff please. those were the days lah. speaking of overnight, i was just talking to Nicole about how interesting it is doing overnight at the desk. other than those times you have some tasks to do and let it run, the rest of the time i was using fb seriously. sitting at the desk, no guests coming, occasional phonecalls (those with time difference ones), security friends coming to.. chit chat and do their rounds, breakfast at 5.30am by room service Hamoodh and one other guy that i cannot rmb the name, photocopy the newspapers which i hate when the papers aint enough, how shaggy asked me to just sit, he will refill the papers in the machine, morning people will come at 7am, some never sleep ones will come earlier, it was usually Shifau who comes in in the morning, he will be there at the desk and ask us to go, buddy and i will go for usually morning walk to the guest jetty and sit there, best morning breeze & air which was OMG! although i really dont rmb much what-to-dos for night shift, but i know i enjoyed it. probably because by that time i was almost over that stage, and kept myself very occupied with friends. AHHH I MISS SHAGGY!

turtle imu.

start the week again

if i could take a two months break, hit the beach with some good friends, just sitting there watching them windsurf, kitesurf, wakeboard, sail, surf. and learn. no worries, no stress. and party all night long til day break again. haha i longed for a good beach, sun, sand and sea.

wooyay.

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last night was another great day at work. sincerely thankful for all my helpful room attendants who have been slogging their lives not only for the money im sure, but also for the friendship we've built with them. im so glad that things have changed so much for the better since we took over the operations. obviously there were much much lesser people taking MC, if really so, they must be really sick to come to work. and they have also been so helpful these days! we couldnt have make it thru if not for their help. it hurts to see them being so so so tired after duty each day. we can tell that they're really shagged out, yet they come to us, willing to do more and help to clear the rooms. how sweet :) really touched. thankyou guys. i really hope we've more people coming soon.

1. i went down to hskp office for my laundry manager's farewell. i picked up a phonecall and a guest started shouting at me, saying we removed her items. this is officially the first phonecall that a guest shouted at me over the phone. surprisingly, i stayed really calm. i didnt manage to do much for recovery, and handed it over to the manager. but anyway it was good enough that i stayed calm. hahaha. im sure more to come.

2. a guest requested for a adaptor which i already placed into her room while she was out. yet she wanted to see me and explain that she needed another kind of charger. i went to the room and she nicely explained what she needed. with such guest, it made me want to help her more. we tried with the adaptor which i had, but it couldnt fit. so i thought of asking the technicians. i asked if i could have her charger while i look for the shift tech. upon seeing that her charger was a nokia small pic charger which we have, i called Biz Centre and requested them to standby one while i waited for my shift tech to reply me as he was stuck in a guest room. anyway i couldnt wait anymore and made my way to Biz Centre to take the charger. however my colleague at BC said the charger that she has can be fitted into the adaptor in the room. so we tried and luckily enough i had my nokia phone with me, and it fits! so i sent her charger and an adaptor back to her room. she was so impressed, and i felt so happy. it made my day.

mummy & dad came to fetch me after work.
so sweet of them, that i can reach home within 20mins. (:
wanted to see the christmas lightings, but mummy made a wrong turn. haha and dad was so disappointed.

okay im really tired and i need to hit the bed.
gdnight world :)

fourth november, again.

to love hate this date.
i havent been feeling emotional for very long. fortunate or not, ive been too caught up with work and didnt have time to have something which upsets myself. but when the time comes, emotions are inevitable, aren't they. sad to say, i've some to share. before i fall deeper, i really need to draw myself out. the feeling isn't the best, but these are just minors comparing to what my life is all about. i will learn, and try very hard, to do what i know is best for myself. i know i can pull thru this, because this is nothing compared to what ive been thru before.

i will do great. (:

i ran 100% occupancy last night. MY FIRST! marvellous operation, the feeling was amazing. i felt so good, especially i was feeling damn exhausted already, when i see zero rooms left at the end of operations. all rooms sold! woo yay! i was so tired seriously, when i hit the seat at the office, i couldnt get up already. running the 100% night all alone, even though i did so many afternoon shifts already. okay lah, i don't know how to describe it. but anyway this is just the beginning. APEC, HERE I COME YO!

i did a great skype with Sahir for the past hour or so. this friend, who is finally leaving the Maldives, to pursue his career in Seychelles. a promotion yes, a promotion. when he first asked me about my view for his move to Seychelles, then he has not confirmed his move, i totally for the idea because i know he so well deserve a promotion since long time ago. he is one of the best people ive worked with at the desk. months later when i heard that his move is confirmed, i felt extremely happy for him, yet so sad that Kuda Huraa will lose an excellent pillar at the desk. now he is just days away from his departure, as an emotional loser, i really don't want him to leave the island. still it is, i hope for the best for you My Man, what i used to always call him. (: im sure you'll do good. GO GO GO! and your promise to come Singapore - your Vanilla Vodka is still waiting! ;)

meantime, congratulations to Abo for your promotion to Resort Assistant Manager!
finally, another well-deserved promotion since long long time ago! totally! :D

WHAT! ITS 4AM. no wonder i'm feeling so hungry!
i better sleep. til then.

this fairytale

i'm getting it, that this is not going anywhere. the deeper my emotions go, the harder can i withdraw myself. though my words hope you'll find your happiness, my heart refuse to share you with someone else. yet i know i'm nobody and have no rights to stop you from doing anything you wish to. we've no end to this, so we shouldn't even gave it a start. what will come by and around. i don't know how i will feel next. but i will try, to let my mind control my heart and not otherwise.

for now i know, i still miss you so.

Hello November*


this is so funny! yet so sweet! one of the coolest gift i ever received from Kuda Huraa!
whoever that is - THANKYOU! (sorry i can't recognise who you are! lol)

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sister is taking her As very very soon. she's seen mugging almost every other day. well, when not. i hope she's taking it easy and not too stressed over the exams. though she doesn't look stressful but anyhow hope that her papers will go smoothly, for the good results and eventually somebody to sponsor her for her BBA elsewhere. GO GO SISTERRRR! :D


where were you when ive most things to tell you :(

last day of my favourite month

October has always been my favourite month, because it birthday month yo! but anyway, happy things always have to end, and will recharge its energy and fire and one year later, it will be tada - October again, all too soon! i had what a wonderful October in 2009, totally blasting and i love it (:

the year i turned 21, adult ler! celebrated it overseas, with a friend i can never think of. big drama from deciding whether to go, where to go, when to go, who to go, and finally went. also the next trip and a long week break after very long since i started working. plus flying alone to and fro to the weirdest place you can ever think of. (okay la, not that weird la) trying the new carrier and being a single traveller is cool shit. come back and met up with the KH people and started all the oh-i-miss-Maldives thing. spent an entire afternoon with a group of people whom i barely known, but i could talk non-stop for 4 hours about my experience in Kuda Huraa. besides sharing, i made new friends, these juniors whom i see them in school now became friends and they treat me just like a mentor, always so excited to see my on skype! thats so sweet right. and was mom's birthday, which i bought a good cake for mom with my own hard earned money, which really felt different. its time to feel im a grown up. meanwhile i was looking forward to Kana & Sanoon's visit on the 23rd. another big drama when Kana didn't managed to fly and only joined the next day. it was the best and sweetest catch up with my favourite mentor and sister when i was in KH. ahe just felt so close although i havent met her for almost 10 months. i love her to bits.

in between was Adrian's 21st birthday party. the friend whom i have known for 9 years, all the way. i was really excited for his party for how he describes it would be. totally cool with live band and meeting all my old friends, the people whom i have been thru so much together during the teens, now we're all grown up - working, university, looking all good. it was a sweet gathering after very long. work has been blasting too. although it has been very very busy at the hotel and it aches to see the attendants doing overtime every single day, but fighting with them feels great. i still have a long way to go. last night was finally Timbre after very long, with Sushant & Jacinta. it's so nice to be talking the KH language with Sushant all the time. not everyone can understand - crabs in your bathroom, what do you do in Male, the long hour dhoni journey, Happy Mondays, the guys are not allowed in the girls bunk after 12mn and so on. i came home and saw Sahir while i was on skype with Brenda. he was talking to me on fb while on duty, and i told him to fly to cafe faru and he came. connection was bad tho, but i could hear his voice was good enough. by the time i go back for a visit he would have moved to Seychelles. squeeze me please, i miss you so much. aku also called me last night, after very very long! yea i thought that he would have forgotten about me after he went back to KH. but now that he's also moving to Seychelles, which means i will also not see him if i ever go back to KH. its exciting on how i am talking to the juniors in KH every night if i can. they always tells me what they did that day and ask me about things that they are not sure, like - whether to go for outings, do you know who is this-this-this, what else they can do in Male, did i go for Dolphin Cruise, where is sandbank, hahaha go find out yourselves la! :D i always love to share though!

comes the last day of my favourite month its my off day.
after 10 hours of sleep, i still feel sleepy..

One Year Ago!

27th Oct, exactly 365 days later!
okay, i cant keep doing this - says Shawn.

the past 3 days were Fantastic! it was the 3 days that i have been yearning since weeks ago, totally enjoyed myself, and had great fun. now im left with my last day, tmr, off day, which i planned to go take my PDL and go back to TP. but now im really having a second thought because i am so tired and feeling lazy! anyway this was how my 3 days went..

Saturday
and i did wake up at 5.30am this time round, and took the train to the airport. i was really dumb, thinking that the luggage belt would be the same as the previous day so i didnt check the screens. i waited for awhile but didnt see anyone coming. finally i checked and realized i was at the wrong belt! plus Sanoon wasn't there yet so i was so afraid that Kana would have left. didnt see anyone when i reached so was just waiting and Sanoon joined me soon. we then waited and waited for damn long, finally got panicky. Sanoon recognised her luggage but she was nowhere to be seen! finally she appeared almost an hour after the flight landed. haha cos she went shopping la! she said she couldnt resist. so cute la! anyway we cabbed to the hotel and i left for work. towards the end of my shift, they came to the hotel to pay a visit. it was cool to show them around, pity i cant bring them to the rooms. anyway i met them after work. this is when my part time job begins - personal tour guide. haha! super fun! first, we took a train to City Hall and walked to Merlion Park. explained why the Merlion, took some pictures and had F&E for abit. walked to Boat Quay to see Sir Stamford Raffles & Timbre (hahaha!) and continued to Clarke Quay which we had our dinner. Brought them to Waraku for a nice Japanese dinner which Kana has been yearning for. i'm so glad that she loved it! i was still scared that she might think its not authentic enough. after dinner we cabbed back to Hard Rock Cafe and had a couple of drinks before i knock out (from the tiredness, not the alcohol) and cabbed home. (:

Sunday
had a long busy day at work. finished, changed, and rushed to Adrian's birthday party at his place. the theme was Black and Glamour which everyone dressed pretty well! quite a few of the SJAB people went. very happy to see them again and had a great time doing catch ups. even Joyce came! i havent seen her like maybe 3 years! omg. anyway the dinner spread was good too! for Adrian this kind of fussy eater, im sure it would be good. haha. the coolest thing of the party would be the live band! seriously i havent been to any parties with live band la! and his mom uncontrollably went on stage to sing, like karaoke! hahaha it was damn cool! the party was really unique and i liked it! :D i will post photos on fb once i get all.

Monday
woke up pretty early to catch Kana & Sanoon in town. in the end i was there much earlier than they could leave the hotel. so i took some time trying to shop for Kana's bday present, but ended up with nothing because i feel she could buy all those in BKK! finally i met them in Far East because Sanoon wants to get a tattoo! i wanted to him doing it so i sat thru out the session while Kana went for spa in Raffles Hotel. anyway my first time in a tattoo shop and it was really cool putting up live Miami Ink in action. haha! the session took almost an hour and half because Kana told the tattoo artist to do it slowly - so that she could come back and still see him doing it. anyway we ended much earlier than she could come back. so i brought Sanoon to Ya Kun for a local mini-sized coffee. Kana came soon after and i brought them to Wheelock's Coffee Club for tea. it was the last meal we had together before we went back to the hotel, picked up the luggage and headed for airport. before departing we went for another drink and few games of pool. finally they left for Koh Samui on PG. was like crying when they left la! dont know when i will see her again, maybe another 6 months down the road, or even longer. missing her already! i will post more photos on fb once i get from Kana. hopefully she'll post them on her fb :)


look at the Snickers Cruncher Kana brought for me from KH! cannot be found in Singapore and they're awesomely good! haha only 10 to last me to next time i go Maldives again. seriously they are damn good! wanna try? i will sell at $50 each. i will then use the money to buy a bb for myself. hehe ;)
okay til then,

THE NET TOO SLOW!

net at this hour is disastrous! i don't know why, i'm not an IT person, so please enlighten me. i'm not sharing my bandwidth (or am i?) because i am using my own modem right? then how come my internet connection can be so slow? or am i actually sharing my bandwidth? please let me know! my internet is not used to be like that. before it runs really fast and efficient. i don't think its anything to do with the amount of space i've used in my hard disk or ram right?

WHAT A LONG DAY TODAY!
goodness. i woke up at 6am, realizing its already to late trying to make it to the airport by 7am. anyhow i took a bus to Kembamgan and switched to a cab after knowing that the flight has already landed. i thought it would take maybe 10min to reach the airport but i was wrong, it took slightly more than that. finally arrived at T2 and already seeing people leaving from the belt. i panicked and hope they have not left the airport but i see no sight of either. panicked further until i finally saw Sanoon and Sanoon alone waiting for his bag. he signalled me to wait, so i thought Kana would be right behind. finally he grabbed his bag and came out alone! goodness! the first thing he told me was, "do you know Kana's story?" i was like - shit, don't tell me. he explained that Kana couldn't make it on the flight because of some oversight on the pp. so he decided to fly here alone, hoping that she could join after. my heart sank, totally! still, i cabbed him to the hotel and checked him in before i left while he manages his jetlag. after walking ard town for another 4 hour or so (don't ask me why), i went home hoping for a nap but didn't because of the weather. grr. finally i took a train back to the hotel, picked him up and brought him on a tour with Socker the tour guide. haha! it was fun, i hope i was good. alot of walking though. at the end i had to bring him back to the hotel, since it was his first day here. took the train home and finally ended my day - dead beat.

anyway it totally slipped my mind that the Maldives people are leaving today. i knew i couldn't make it to the airport to send them in the evening so wanted to text them, yet i forgot because i was too engrossed in the conversation i was having with Sanoon at Harry's. anyway, Harry's is officially my favourite bar, esp before 8pm. haha! happy hour yo! ohyes, i believe they will be reaching in another 2 hour or so..

tmr morning to wake up at 5.30am, hoping to make it on time to the airport, because Kana is trying to catch tonight's SQ flight. would love to receive her from the airport, and then i will have to go to work, and join them again for dinner after work. please hope that tmr will not be that busy. i can forsee i will be super tired tmr. anyhow, its always good to host somebody, not mentioning that she's like my sister! :D

day after morning shift again, while i have to attend Adrian's party at night. super looking forward to it to see the friends again! woohoo, been some time uh peeeeople!

♥, i hope i will not be too tired to seeyou online. but if i dont, dont have to wait for me.

okay i officially should sleep now because i am SOOOOOOO tired.
gdnight world.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BFF! ♥

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!


thankyou mom ♥

Exciting October

so i met the going-to-Maldives people over lunch today and talked to them for 4 hours about my experience there. and i think it made them really excited about going, in 4 days! im so excited for them as well, wishing that i can do it all over again. jst didnt have enough of it last year, seriously. talking to them about the things i did, and not do, make me miss that place all over again, and made me miss the people, esp Perlin! i really hope for a chance to be there again, dont mind doing another internship or even a 2 month staff assistance. if only i could go over this festive season, almost almost! :( well, hope they will enjoy themselves and do all those things which i asked them to because i didnt get to do the things! hahaha. they will have to do it for me.

tmr is Mom's birthday. going for some family dinner.
thursday im meeting ASKY for dinner, finally.
friday Kana & Sanoon coming! woohoo!
friday night they are leaving for Maldives.
25th is Adrian birthday party + another gathering for the SJAB people.
followed by 2 days off on 26th & 27th.
and comes November!

i think the caffine is acting on me.
i dont feel sleepy!
anyhow gdnight :)

One Year Later

been a year! can you believe it?! it felt like last month, it truly did. the memories are still so vivid, the friendships with the people are still going strong, now it has been a year since we last went! wow, how time flies! mtg the new batch of guys going to Maldives for lunch tomorrow. hopefully can give them some "tips" and how-to-go-about. i hope i can be there to send them off as well, which will be the 23rd, which is the day that Kana & Sanoon are coming! woohoo i can't wait! Kana, my buddy, coming here, Singapore, like finally! been asking her to come come come for umpteen times because her flight to Japan usually comes via Singapore but she nvr comes out. she shops in the transit, im sure she'll love it more when she comes to Orchard Rd. haha, i still rmb her showing me this Raoul dress which looks gorgeous! sweet ;) gonna see her in FIVE days!

im terribly sleepy now and the weather is terribly warm. but i cant go to sleep yet because i have not decided how to finish up the final. still thinking - cant decide! shucks. i really want to tuck into bed right now.

She did it - Happy 21st!

Accomplished the much-desired birthday celebration by flying 1700 miles away from home, alone! Not anywhere like Paris, London, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bali or Phuket. I decided a place which I can never think of going in my entire life - Sri Lanka. But now I did it. Guess why. Haha. So it was a week long's birthday trip which I first planted my flag in Hikkaduwa, southern west of Sri Lanka, and Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. First arrived at a beach resort, Amaya, in Hikkaduwa, a 3 hour drive from the airport. Spent a long 4 nights which I - eat, sleep, sit by the beach, get baked under the sun, read a book, listen to the waves, enjoy the sea breeze, walk the sand, occasionally snap a few pictures. I personally don't like to take pictures because whatever it is, the picture you see will never be able to capture the moment that you feel. So I rather use my heart to feel, than to focus too much on taking a great picture. C'mon agree with me! Anyway side tracked, thats basically what I did the entire 5 days. The best thing anyone wants to do, especially city people who work 15 hours a day. Haha. There was this day that I sat at the balcony and spent the entire afternoon just watching and listening to the waves. The feeling cannot be better.

I cannot say I have been to Sri Lanka if I had not visited the capital city, therefore I spent the last 2 nights in Colombo. The 2 hour journey back from Hikkaduwa to Colombo was very enjoyable. Good music, comfortable van, day time - many sights to see. From local villages to little towns on the right, we have the company of Indian Ocean on the left, all the way up to the capital. Reached the Hilton and was totally indulged in the 5 star service - porter carries your bag, showed the way to the Reception, welcome drink & cold towel for the warm day, quick check-in and given the Ocean View with free upgrade to the next category, complimentary breakfast although not inclusive in rates, porter sends your bag right into your room, "Ah, I feel like the Queen!" The view from the room was indeed gorgeous (with a capital G). Although we were given a smoking floor, the view was too mesmerizing that I completely wasn't bother by it. Anyway, there wasn't even any smoking smell, though I thought the smoking smell will not be able to be removed. Double yay. Although the room was too cosy, the only 2 nights I have there does not allow me tuck under the duvet too much. Went exploring the hotel and abit outside. The hotel is beautiful, huge space, many dining choices, great service. Streets of Colombo is totally different from the town of Hikkaduwa. Many busy working class in shirts and tie, locals are slightly more agreesive, definitely having better command of English (thats why they bother you more), comparably dirtier and more polluted, definitely more Security personnels - the army and police, with all the machine guns somemore! For that our hotel is situated beside the World Trade Centre and Parliament. Haha army personnel with their machine guns are Common sights. I mean Common, they are everywhere. So I decided to stay inhouse more, visiting the pool, sat at the lounge for live band, or just a simple walk around the gardens of the hotel. Very much enjoyed the dining options, there are 12 restaurants and cafes, a variety of choices at very good prices. It cost roughly $15 to settle a good meal, bare in mind, with 5 star food and service. Overall I felt the stay was really valuable. If only we have such a great price in Singapore, I wouldn't mind staying in once every fortnight! Haha.

The people I met are generally nice. Staffs in Amaya are more.. genuine? They are sincere and very hospitable, really enjoy talking to the guests, always recommending things to do and introducing the sites to go. While I absolutely love the people in Hilton, more attentive, knows what you want rightaway, efficient and of course as hospitable. All of them, never fail to smile.

I love my companion, who was with me the entire week of celebration. He never fail to be sweet every single moment. How he secretly hung the present in my closet, placed my shoes at the shoe rack, made sure there's always something nearby to fill my stomach, made sure I drink enough water for the crazy tanning sessions, always walked outside on the pathway. I am thankful for a friend like this. Besides, I feel that he's the most ideal guest ever! How everyone in the industry wished to meet such a nice guest. Totally, I'm sure he blown all the staffs away. I have to stress - he is Such a nice guest! The fact that we're both in the same line, the conversations we shared pretty much revolves around the experiences we had, which we got very excited each time we talk about it. And we were always talking about it, always. Thats hospitality.

Being a few years my senior, every word he speaks meant to teach me something new. I have to admit I have learnt so much in the short 7 days. To grow up, less tempremental, how to love people, how to care for others. You cannot imagine how he nagged at me when I was losing abit of temper. Haha. I hope I've grown up from this, which is what I wanted to do after being 21 years old. Of course, to be independent and responsible for myself.

To sum, I am glad I went for this trip, that I did something that I really want to do. Despite friends and family's slight objection, I still went. Afterall I am sure I have changed for the better after I came back, and I have gained alot and know myself even better. I would want to do more of such, be advanturous, and live my life to the fullest, always.

So this closed the longed-for week's break. Its back to reality, back to where I came from, back to doing what I love. For the 7 days I will never forget in my life - Happy Birthday Sock!



♥,
Me.

21st birthday wish - Accomplished
长大了，吗?

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Socker
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in 24 hours

yes, finally! long awaited break and the extraordinary birthday "celebration". i cant find another word except for extraordinary to describe the birthday. yes, no themed parties, no chalet, no fancy dinner, gonna spend this turning-into-adult doing something absolutely special for myself. anyway, i'll be away for a week. messages drop into my facebook or you can still text me. but i'll be spending quality time with myself and myself. enough of the publicity, seem like many people already know where i am going. the rest - wait for pictures!

suddenly my Media Player started playing The Click Five's Happy Birthday. haha.

the every second's ticking, in no time im already 21. used to think this figure was far away, why the adults gives the "key" or the cake always key-shaped, why they hold huge parties and invite everyone, October comes October, year by year it went, day by day i grow, more and more things i see, more and more things i want to do. time to grow up, time to rebel. haa.

im too sleepy to continue.
seeyou in a week, or maybe tmr.

love,

what explains love

a million times of - Don't Worry - will never beat coming home safely in one piece.

EIGHT DAYS!

And I've packed nothing!

It was the celebration for International Housekeepers' Week this afternoon. In which I spent my entire off day on. I was volunteered to decorate the meeting room with my ever-colourful and kiddy ideas. My colleague even commented that it looked like a Childcare Centre. Haha, I didn't mean to, especially half of the housekeeping team is aged 40 and above. Anyway too much time was spent there, didn't need to go there that early. Which I result in giving my trip to CDC a miss again. Almost the whole team was there, and it was amazing! We had a bit of games and food that went round. It was really a heartwarming moment to have all of us coming together. Although I had to give up my entire off day to it, I pretty enjoyed myself. And I was so satisfied with the outcome of the meeting room. (Worst camera ever!)










Uh huh, and I had Yami again - Passionfruit. Thumbs up for the Granola, totally.

Close with - Eight days left!

Gone on Hiatus

I hope I can give my blog a break! But I can't. I can never stop blogging although 90% of my entries are crap. What is exactly the point of blogging down what you do? I mean, why publicise your life, but people (like me) just need an avenue to write something, when it becomes a habit, hoping for somebody to read and get excited about your life. Oh ho, people will start knowing your day-in-day-out, and I mean, even strangers! Thats kind of scary. I was talking to my sister one day, on how we read peoples' blog, and beginning to think that we know that person very well. That person becomes so familiar. Indeed we quite do abit but not all. But eventually you will realise, you do not even "physically" know that person! Scary ain't it? Because it is and will be happening to yourself too. Oh like how I know this person just finished her project presentation, how that person just got screwed at work, what this person had for supper, who's birthday she attended last weekend. Holy! Hmm, beginning to ponder if you should continue updating your entries? Screw it lah! ;)

Falling in love with the wrong person, always! Emotions are too vulnerable, and I don't blame you because we're all born with it, born with emotions. Or else we'll be called Robots instead. Its so tiring to follow your emotions, be it too sweet or bitter, its always tiring. Stronger, you always feel you are, but who blame you when you get fall to the bottomless pit again each time your emotions give in. But it will be always yourself to keep yourself going. I will keep myself going.

Alot alot of times, I hope I don't have to consider about other things. I hope I can truly live my own life, like how I should be. People say you control your own life, but alot of times, you don't. On how much things you do, you have to think of the person beside you? I don't like that, I don't like it. I want to be myself, to do what I want to do. Whatever happens, I want to answer for myself. But I always can't, you can't. Yes I may be happy with what I am doing now, but could I feel even better if I can choose what I really want to do. Ain't I, forced into what I am doing now. Sometimes you don't even realise that you are, but yes, you are. If I can, I don't want to work. If I can, I want to go overseas to study now. If I can, I want to go travel. If I can, I want to fall in love, and not fall out of it. If I can, but I can't. Do you know how much I thought about the trip, the birthday trip. I was so worried, about so many things. Although now that the trip is confirmed, I am still worried. But I really want to do something different. I want to answer to myself. I rather die without regrets to myself, than regrets to others. Sorry that I'm selfish, but if so, remember - I was happy.

The boss shouted out her office - Who wants to go Maldives for staff assistance? Without any thinking, the moment I heard Maldives, and I ran into her office. If only I could go. They are looking for 2 room attendants. "Do rooms, I can! 8 rooms! I can I can!" Ya, if only I could go. I cannot, restricted by what again..

I was just browsing thru my (only) 248 photos in facebook, and made me realised 1. How I missed school. 2. How I (still) miss Maldives. Two places which I can never turn back time. I just hope that one day I won't regret not doing enough. But definitely two chapters of my life I enjoyed very much. It's the people, for so sure. And I was so tanned! Now I seemed to have lost it completely, I can't wait to bake myself under the sun again. Okay hopefully accompanied by some sport and not just dry tanning - sleeping under the hot sun - killing the skin.

Can't wait to get out of this place seriously! Need a break need a break need a break.

Didn't mean to be an emotional entry - Yami Yogurt was Yummy. (:

at 3.55am, with lots of <3

It was just a simple date that left a smile on my face the entire day,
Over an easy lunch with little catch ups and lots of love,
Sometimes a friend can do the job as good.
You made my day, I hope I made yours too. (:

why so serious?

nothing exciting's been happening. what else will it be when your life still revolves around work 3 days, 1 day off. i almost don't remember what is the meaning of long weekend until the "weekday" people reminded me. oh i'm totally not affected because i rather be off on alternate days than the weekends which i have to squeeze with the rest of Singapore for something. did it just reminded me that i'm off tmr as well? haa.

okay im very sleepy, and im very excited about the trip.
14 days, 2 weeks!! :D

talked to the BFF over the phone last night, jst how it reminded me that i really really miss her alot. cant wait for her to come back in December.

Let's See..

1) Let's celebrate! I've officially completed my (2nd) half a month of 7am shift. I'm absolutely drained and irritatingly sick. Its just/definitely the entire half month of the shift the reason my body gave way. It was alright 3 days ago, but all of a sudden it comes dry throat, sneezes, headache, and damn, I'm down. Anyway, comes another half a month worth of "relief" shift. Equally -.-, therefore my new tagline for this coming 2 weeks - 吃点苦，没什么. What to do what to do, I still love my job. (:

2) I'm not exactly in my best mood now because of people not replying my (important) messages. This always bothers me because HELLO? Did you get me or not?!

3) There are alot of things that I need (want) to do tomorrow for my off day. I need to get a hair cut, I need to get my PDL, I need to go to the bank.. I want to go swim, I want to sleep longer, I want to watch a movie, I want to go shopping with Mom.. Hopefully I will be obedient and wake up early (not too late) tomorrow so that I have sufficient hours in the day to complete as many needs & wants as I can. Let's see, okay!

4) Days are drawing nearer, I am looking forward to my trip! But in the meantime I am getting slightly worried also. Haha. Okay, this is going to be so exciting and adventurous of myself. Seriously, I am prepared for the worst already, but not so bad lah right! Anyway, still going, although my leave is "not granted" yet. Very brave hor! I must start to pack already, its only 18 days away, 2 weeks!

5) This is one best quote for the longest time - "I’d rather be a celebrity in my restaurant and be known for what I do best and get positive comments from dinners." From a Chef-friend.

6) Okay weird, a colleague whom I NEVER talked to at work, just added me on fb, and talked to me on fb chat. Its damn weird because.. we always bum into each other but we NEVER talked to each other.. Okay, damn weird.

7) Okay, I'm officially very tired, I should hit the bed now.

Ciao, world.

extraodinary in 25 days

its 090909! a date to remember. how many 090909s do you have in a lifetime right!

anyway the sister is sick, :( running a high fever days before her perlims. okay, not very lucky i guess because she jst told me last night that she cannot finish mugging, and this morning, i caught her in bed at 12noon (she usually wakes up much earlier than me), and she was telling me that she's sick. uh, hopes she recover in time for her to start mugging for her perlims again.

its 25 days to 21st! yes, im gonna have an extraodinary way to "celebrate" my turn into an adult. i don't see the need for a party, thats totally from my point of view. just thinking of bringing the family over a meal and somewhere good. maybe some friends over dinner as well. but for all to know, i will not be here on the 5th! i'm going to be an adventurous new age girl who will be proud to spell out her 21st birthday "celebration". woolala, im all excited already! :D

alot of times you just need the opportunity, and alot of heart to accomplish something good. im always excited to share about the opportunities i get in my life, and how important they are to me. i am a lucky girl, i have to say. so much things in my life now are based on the opportunity that i chanced upon, and how i grasp it, and how you should to. at the very beginning, you should already know what you want to do, its okay if you're unsure, then try out everything that comes about, while not giving everything a miss, thinking that - maybe thats not my cup of tea. who knows that i would even be in the Rooms, just of that chance that i took on for internship, which eventually craved my career. i took on because i want to try, something new, yet within my comfort zone. i could have said no when i finished my SIP, but i didnt, because i made the right choice at the start. 6months into the company, excluding the 5months internship, wow im almost one year old in FS. believe me, im not done yet. everyday's hardwork, im secretly very excited about my future, yet i have to realise that this is just the start! i try not to be too eager, i know i wont turn into a manager in no time. my EH "shared" her life story with me the other day, she took a decade, and thats maybe how long i have to go thru as well. things wont come easy, and never it will. plus the fact that competition is always growing, and the times you need hurdles in life, it can be a man, it can be a thing, it can be just a believe, it can be anything. past few days i did something.. wrong. yes, politically its right, but i am sacrificing on the relationship part. once, not enough, i did it twice. but for the third time i have to be careful already. you would think im very mature in handling things, please im still a kid. im always surprised on how i gave things a thought, before i make the decision or could have reacted. ive changed, thats how the workplace changed me. for the better, im sure. but afterall, ive so much more things to learn, this is just the beginning, this is just the beginning.

there are many more things in life that deserves your time and effort. be wise, give it a thought. dont waste your time, do something meaningful that you'll remember.

ahh, growing up.

// almost 21.

Socker (9.12pm):
Let's go Maldives.

Matthew (10.10pm):
Er.. ok when la?

you always know who to go to. (:

declined! :(

unfortunate or what. from 5 nights to 4, and still declined. we were just a step from booking the air tickets, a step from planning what other than there, a step from having a memorable 21st, now its back to square one. grr, im disappointed, because it obviously shows that we can book those dates! i searched all the resorts, all the dates, all the places, all the flights. it really tiring to look thru the webs, searching air tickets, coordinating all the dates, everything! its people like me who keeps TA's business going.

what,
the thought of going to Maldives is here again. zzz.

okay now, tell me what to do and where to go on the birthday.
please, give me a good one.

wake me up when September ends

and I mean it, I can't wait!
its 10.30pm, and I'm horribly sleepy.
been very long since the net can't keep me awake.
7am is draining, I swear. although the first 3 days was alright, still.
I hope it will turn better.

I heard 2 people from the school is going to Kuda Huraa!
omg, may I tag along, please!
I so miss everyone and everything there,
I want to go back, I really want!

gdnight world.

come Wednesday & two weeks

I don't want to think of the next 2 weeks of 7am. Seriously, I dread. I forsee that I will have very bad temper. I forsee that I will be very stressed out. I forsee that I will be drained after the first day. Wendy's 2 weeks already seemed forever, what about mine! Sidenote: my favourite partner is PM shift. Kill me lah! I will just standby extra extra people. For the next two weeks, I am going to sleep at 8pm and wake up at 5am. No calls, no text messages between 8pm to 10pm, in case I will wake up to your whatever and can't sleep already. I will not be online unless the next day is my offday. I will try my best to keep myself happy, and calm. Wish me good luck, please. (:

Today is a day to remember. It was supposed to be a date - Azmi, Wendy & myself. Then came along Iz, then Meng, and then Nic & Sophian, and it became a 7 people's dinner & coffee. 7 people, 3 departments, bonding okay! We should have charged to FS account, HAHA. Nice try. Anyway, it was a marvellous night! :D

I spent the past hour checking out the flights and trying to put things together.
AHH! Let's go!

Tomorrow - Date with Mom!


Today you reminded me, it was almost you, almost you.