Updates from the Bangkok & Hong Kong Trips

Wooh....its has been 2 months since I updated my blog again. I think time really passes very fast this year...its gonna be Dec very soon. Its the holiday season again!!! Well...the past 2 months has been very happening for me. Let me share more about some of the events here...

Early October, I took my first aeroplane flight to Bangkok for work. Very excited but certainly tiring as it was not a pure holiday trip. There are many things to take care and prepare for this trip...Nevertheless, I enjoyed the trip with 2 of my colleagues. We been to eat good food and shopping everyday after work just to ensure that we make full use of our time. That was the first time that I went overseas alone without family. The adventurous part was to go around finding out ways to reach some places when most people there cannot understand English!!?!! Haha.. Anyway, there were many first times during the trip: First time going for massage, first time going for foot reflexology, first time staying taking aeroplane...etc. It was certainly a fun-filled trip except for the work part. I would say that Bangkok is really a good place to shop coz the things are really cheap...but then the quality of clothings not as good as Singapore for sure. I bought a few items and they shrunk after first washing!! *Faint* Did not buy a lot of things from there as I didnt bring much money there....(a smart way to control spendings) when going overseas. Most of the items I bought are for family and friends lor...sob sob. After all, it was my first oversea trip mah. Here are some photos to share for the Bangkok trip:

View from the aeroplane...Cathay Pacific Airline..excited seeing the lovely clouds

Me posing with Bangkok MacDonald's Uncle in "Sa-wa-de-ka" hand gesture

My colleagues and me posing withe the Thai dancers at a restaurant

At the departure hall from Bangkok new airport..happy to go back Singapore

Next is my Hong Kong trip last week..this time round still for work. Haiz...but then this trip seems more relaxing than the earlier one. Maybe coz I have been through the preparation for overseas trip in Bangkok. Things seems to be smoother at work...but the Hong Kong hotel that we stayed in was really squeezy!! Only can allow one person to walk through the pathway lor and the toilet is smaller than my house one...can you believe it? Hahaa.....The biggest consolation was I have been to Hong Kong Disneyland with my colleague!!! Very very excited but its certainly not cheap to go for it, it costs HK$350 or S$76 for the ticket to enter. The overall experience was not bad, just that their disneyland is not as facinating as I can imagining probably bcoz most of the visitors are from China and Hongkong and even the theme song is in Cantonese! Hahaa....:) The consolations were to be able to see all the disney characters and take the rides in disneyland (no additional cost but the quene is quite long)....the space roller coaster was really exciting (not suitable for those with heart attack for sure) I have spent all my money buying souvenirs form the shops there...the things there are really nice and most of them not found in the shops in HK and Singapore. However..I realised that they do have a Disneyland shop at the departure hall at their airport. *Faint again* Nevertheless, it was certainly an experience that I will not forget..something that brings me back to my childhood dream to visit disneyland. Here are some photos to share.....

Standing at the streets of Hong Kong Causeway Bay...messy billboards around

Xerene and me at the entrance of Disneyland Hong Kong

The Happy 7 Dwarfs and Snow white in real life?

Me posing with the Mickey and Minnie at their parade

Excited me sitting on the musical horse ride in Disneyland

Last thing that I was most delighted for was I finally passed my driving test on 17th Nov 2006!!! Super happy and I was glad that Edmond was around to cheer for me before the test. That was really a pleasant surprise. I was so worried and panicky for the test that I almost wanna give up taking the test. Fyi..this is my 7th attempt to take the driving test and I already have phobia of taking it again. This time round, I spent more money to take it with Comfort Driving Centre instead of private candidate...it seems to be more lenient but I am just happy that I can officially drive on the road now!!!I will be safe and steady lady driver on road...though most guys hate lady drivers on road... :P Cheers!!!

Stress.............the Root of Headache....

Again...it has been more than 1 month since I last updated my blog. Apologies to those faithful readers who constantly read my blog. Anyway, I think there is nothing interesting for me to update. The past 1 month plus has been really busy with work. Yes...work, work and work!!! I really wonder why am I working so hard? Many has asked me this question and my answer is "Coz I wanna prove myself to perform well in my job and to do my best for what I can do". All along, I have been a person who is stubborn and stressing myself to do my best. Though I know its unhealthy to be so stressed up, I am still insisting to work and work and work. :( Until there was a period of time when I had cracking headache or something like migraine symptoms, the kind of headache was beyond descriptions....feel like brain splitting apart, vomitting, no appetite and cannot focus on work. All these symptoms were affecting my life...my work performance and definitely my health!! I guess I just need to have a balanced life with lots of sleep!!! :P

Next thing, I will be going to Bangkok for work in the first week of October. My family do not want me to go Bangkok during this chaotic period since Thailand is choosing their new prime minister next week. Tanks and soldiers are seen on the streets of Bangkok...we have been monitoring the situation in Bangkok and my boss has finally decided to go on to run the conference in Bangkok. All the speakers and delegates are not concern of the safety issue and they would prefer to go ahead with the event. Thus....we are left with no choice but to run it! Haiz.....This will be my very FIRST overseas trip on my own, I have never travel by plane before and this trip is going to be so "adventurous". Haha.....Yes...I am such a "mountain turtle" who has never travel out of Singapore and Malaysia. Just hope everything will turn out to be fine for my few days in Bangkok. Meanwhile, perhaps you guys can tell me where is the good place to shop and eat in Bangkok coz my free time over there will be really short minus those working hours.

Recently, I am also under alot of pressure...be it work, family, relationship and friends. Am I thinking too much? Perhaps I should just let the nature takes its course.... (",) Take it easy...Haha..I am telling this to myself.

Fireworks Performance!!!!

Woah....tonite I went to catch the fireworks performance at Marina Bay after work for the Firework Festival 2006 and these are what I have managed to capture despite the HUMAN JAM:

Haha....this experience was really quite unforgettable coz I actually tried to take a cab to go down to neaby Marina Bay to watch the fireworks alone as I was dead beat after a long day at work...then ended up, the taxi uncle said he dun wish to be jammed in the car quene...so I agreed to alight somewhere very near my office actually..though the cab fee was quite "significant" due to the horrible jam in town. I tell you hor...the traffic jam is beyond description! Anyway, I have no choice by to walk down to a spot along One Fullerton and Esplanade where I can catch a acceptable view and saw the CROWD in horror...almost fainted but I was already in the human jam! Plus....when I finally squeezed into the crowd, the show was going to start very soon...so I STOOD ON while perspiring and kenna pushed like mad! It was hot and stuffy...there are people who fainted and vomited, can you imagine??? Nevertheless, I would say that the fireworks performance was indeed spectacular!!! Simply lovely!!! In fact, I managed to take some videos for the short 12 mins performance while I was not taking photos...very nice view actually. My poor friend Hendrik who was there also kenna blocked by the trees...quite pity lah :P However, I guess I should bear some responsibilities as he was from Padang then he walked over to look for me when I called him. Sorry man, promised to send u the video I took! The crowd was too packed for me to get through to meet him too... the other friend kenna jam in the traffic..so also dun get to meet to watch together. That was how I spent the nite watching the fireworks alone among the pack of "sardines".... :( There will be firework performance on Fri and Sat nite at 9pm at Marina Bay too...still considering if I should join the human jam again...not a very enjoyable experience tonite though...Haha..... maybe can go somewhere higher to catch the view? Hmm.... lemme think about it.

Well...tomorrow is Singapore's 41st Birthday...dun really have much National Day mood...but more to "Phew....finally a public holiday!" Haha....also got work to do despite that it is holiday. Just hope to sleep more to compensate for my disturbed sleep for the past few days plus shitty things happened to me. Enjoy your holiday folks!

Whee...........Finally Graduated !!!!

Hello friends! It has been so long since I last updated my blog...until got faithful reader complained to me liao (u know who u are lah!). Anyway...this past 1 months has been busy, happening, tiring....etc. Dun think I wanna bored u guys for all the grandmother's stories I have. The happiest day was my Convocation day on the 28th July 2006. In the morning, my family and I went to studio at Broadway to take family protraits then we went to NTU in the late afternoon for my ceremony. Just wonder why civil engineering always the last session and so late! Hehe....:P Anyway, that day I took so many pictures with so many friends that I have lost count liao. Oh btw…taking pictures at studio is SUPER expensive lor, even though they are really professional in terms of preparations and equipment..once in a lifetime so just have to “heartache” abit lor.

The above are just of the photos that I have taken, there are more more but blogspot is simply too slow to upload photos. And…I tried to upload twice just now….it hangs and that’s it!!! Arghhh………testing my patience..but I hope to share my happiness with my friends and express my thanks to my dearest Papa, Mama, sis, roomie Joyce, Shifu Mingqing and Weida for turning up at my convocation that day. Especially have to thank Weida for the big bouquet of lilies, sis and Joyce for the lily too, shifu for his diligence to be my professional photographer, Jerome for the graduated doraemon and parents for their presence to see my convocation. That day was indeed very memorable…I have finally made it to the graduating stage!!! It has been tough…I went through a lot a lot in this years in NTU, it has definitely made me a “tougher” and mentally stronger girl.

Anyway, I guess it’s a good time to thank all my friends, especially Roomie Joyce, Mingqiang, Weida, level 5 guys (Boon, Mervyn, Brian, Bang, Philip, John…etc) , my final lap battle friends (Wenhao, Meifang, Celine, Cynthia, Linda and Vincent). Thank you all of you for being there to encourage me when I was down, disappointed and never give up on me. The greatest credit also goes to my family and my encouraging sister who were so understanding to my busy schedule and lack of time for them. Muacks! Hehe…. :P Enough of the lengthy appreciation list….Its the end of my "miserable" life in NTU…I have started on my “miserable” life in work now. Hehe….come to think of it..I think I miss my sch days…Oppsss…but seriously..the only advantage is got income and can enjoy life abit more…no need to stay in hostel room to mug for tutorials and exams! Phew……Scary days. Nah...there more always people who lead worse life than me....have to be grateful that I have the opportunity to study uni and a happy family.

Anyway, there is nothing much I wish to highlight for now as I have tried to write this blog for so many times that I am getting abit headache now….facing the screen so long just to blog! Gosh……time to get back to my work now. I will try to update my blog more often for my faithful readers to know how I am doing, though abit thick-skin here, I know my sis, roomie,Hendrik etc are always reading my blog! Thanks! :P

To everyone who knows me, thank you for being part of my life! Many times, we just feel that life is so tough, everything seems so against us, just have to be strong and positive ya? Cheers!

World Cup Fever....

The time now is 3.40am and I am not sleeping?! Haha.....I am doing my work while watching the world cup final, France vs Italy! The score is 1-1 now! Well...though I am not a soccer craze..I dun mind joining in the world cup craze for the last match since its once every 4 years! I didnt manage to catch the last world cup as I was still mugging in NTU then...:P Nevertheless, I must say I am enjoying the match as the competition is really stiff! Both teams have their own strengths and weaknesses. To feel the excitment of the game, I have decided to support Italy though I have not been following the performance of the 2 teams... :P Haha..the result will be out very soon but I am also knocking out very soon...Gosh...tml gonna be a big ZOMBIE in the office.

For those faithful readers of my blog, I am sorry for the long wait as I was really busy with my work and catching up with my rest during the past 2 weeks. Several eventful things happened over this period but I dun think I can finish illustrating now, not impt lah. Haha......Yesterday i went to collect my ntu graduation gown with my mum and sis and we have decided to book for a photo taking session at the studio, this has been a long wish for my parents to see both my sis and I graduate from university. I must thank my noble sis to have waited 4 yrs plus to take this family photo together. Hehe..Thks Sis!!! The gown and hat seem too big for me..but they are the smallest sizes le..so have to get do with them. I guess my parents are pretty excited as the day has finally arrived and both of us has met their expection to graduate and get a ok job now. Hmm...i think my sis is doing much better lah...but she is also working very hard lor. Life is tough....but life goes on! :)

Oh....another proud thing to share....my sis has managed to enrol into her MBA program which will be starting next week. I know she has been waiting for me to graduate then she can go and enrol with a more peaceful mind. Haha...coz of the financial issue lah . But then.....I am also not earning alot leh!!! In any case, I hope my sis will enjoy her course and graduate with flying colours! Sis...JIA YOU and best of luck for this new undertaking in your life!!! I will try to give u more space and quiet time to study at home lor.. :P

Happening weekend....

Phew....the past weekend was really tiring!!! Though my boss has been on holiday for the past 1 week plus and life at work seems to get better. :P Anyway, still got work to do lor...just not so pressurized at work.

Last weekend of was kind of happening...Haha....saturday went shopping with mum and brought my mum along to bowling with my friends..Super funny...ended up we played for 4 hrs and went supper after that. Reached home at 4am and slept at 5am!!! Super tiring....Then sunday I am supposed to go roller blading with my student at East coast then ended up it was a cloudy day....Though it did not rain in the end, we has postponed the session to this week. In the end, I stayed at home to do my work and went out with my friends for a sumptuous dinner at EAST COAST again..Haha....die die must go East Coast lor?!! Anyway, in the end we went play pool till abt 1 plus then reached home at about 2am! Then the start of work again on Monday....it was super draining lor....though I know serve me right for playing too hard lah! :P But I guess its really important to work hard and play hard at the same time! Hope I will gain back my energy for the new week... Haha...a boring blog but it explains why I have been complaining that I am tired!!! :P

Nice song to share.....

歌曲：深呼吸
歌手：宇恒 专辑：宇宙永恒 happy day
词 曲:宇恒

我紧紧握着方向盘
开车在回家的路上
空气很凉 摇上车窗
一个人好慌张

不知道拐过了几个弯
经过了绿色的收费站
空气中听见我的歌唱
熟悉旋律在回荡

什么时候 眼泪开始打转
我要我自己坚强 我知道我能做到
我就要活得比从前更好

123深呼吸 就感觉这力量
叫做翅膀准备飞翔
我的想法很简单 没有他们的复杂
我背负一个伟大的梦想
123深呼吸 我呼吸爱的力量
学着让自己勇敢

我知道 你知道
还要全世界看到 我的真心和希望

This is one of my favourite songs, very meaningful song. Check this out!

B~O~R~I~N~G !!!

I am truely bored right now. After spending the whole day doing nothing but surfing the net and watching tv. Though I brought back some work to do over the weekend, I just feel I deserve some rest today....throw them aside first....so I started "rotting" or "nua-ing" at home. Though some said its a luxury to stay at home...I can only agree partially as I have been staying at home after work from Monday to Friday, its time for me to go out and relax to do things that I enjoy doing. Just like today, I felt like going for shopping coz its great singapore sales...so I sms a few friends to ask them out this afternoon.....mostly replied saying that they have program, some did not even reply me! ;( Truely a sad thing to say...sometimes I really wonder what's the use of having so many friends who does not even care about me. Perhaps its too last minute to ask them out, but I just feel so lonely suddenly....feel that my world is so empty...so boring...really dun like such feeling. Well...I cant blame my friends coz they have their own friends, their own lifes and of course their bf or gf. For me.....my life is just work and home. Time for me to revamp my life!

It has been some time since i last updated my blog....many things happened...but I simply cant recall many of them. Haha....getting old so memory deteriorating! Recently, I made a few new friends through my friends, some of them are really interesting, anyway they are a great bunch to hang out with. Oh ya...been to this place call Hark Cafe at Prinsep Street, a nice place to listen to people singing and nice ambience for chatting. Also been to Wala Wala at Holland V, great band performance, but too crowded and too many people smoking. Hope to find more nice places for chilling out coz I always look forward to my weekends!

What about work? Work has kind of settled down as the new colleague just reported for work. I just hope everything will be better from now on...no more late nite working and working over the weekends. Working life has not been great...perhaps just financial rewarding? Haha....I guess I am looking forward to explore a more enriching experience in a bigger company lah.

Well....i just spent my saturday alone at home today. Though I kind of enjoy the setting of where I am now...listening to nice songs on the radio while blogging away...I guess something is lacking here.... :(

My BiRtHdAy......

17th May was my birthday....Haha....2 dozen years old liao! Gosh....time really flies after the 21st bdae! Well.....i do enjoy the process of growing up...having more freedom, more room to breathe and of cse more money to spend! Haha.....my working life has just started and I am beginning to miss my sch days. Opppss.... Nevertheless, I had a wonderful birthday celebration with my sister, Joyce roomie and Vivien buddy. Oh....we went to one of my favourite eating place at SRC, a very cosy japanese resturant with very nice waiters and waitress. They even offered us free ice-cream and free orange juice after our heavy dinner! The best thing that come along is the super special cake that the ladies have gotten to for....a cake of teapot and cups...the most unique cake i ever had so far. Thanks Roomie for the effort to order and bring it all the way for my birthday. I must apologise to the ladies for keeping them waiting as I was delayed at work, all bcoz my boss! Anyway, I guess my boss gave me a pretty good present too..:) My lady boss treated the whole company to Secret Receipe for a great lunch too...oh ya...it was my lady boss's bdae too! Thanks sis, buddy and roomie for the great companion on my bdae..great to have u gals ard! Cheers!

Haha....anyway, this 2 weeks has been meeting friends for meals and gatherings....quite sick of eating good food. Haha....higher expenses this month lor. *Drum drum......* Here are my presents from some of my friends....some others cannot accomodate in at the time of the shot lah. Thanks friends and sister!!!

Last week, I have pre-celebrated with my ntu sisters at Cafe cartel...I have mentioned in my last blog...and here are the beauties from my sisters from ntu...May our friendship last forever! Meiling...we are waiting for you to come back for your belated birthday celebration too oh!:)

Lastly,I have also met up with my ntu kakis who has been with me through my final semester in ntu...the most difficult time and a time that i will never forget. Thanks to all of them...especially Wenhao who had helped me to move my things to hostel last min to prepare for exam and help me to destress when I almost freaked out during that period. Also must thank to all who has helped me in one way or another during that difficult time. Ladies...we shall rock the KTV very soon k? Meanwhile, you guys have fun and hope all of us can take our graduation photo together this coming July oh! Cheerios!

Mother's Day.....

Last weekend was really eVeNtFuL as Friday was Vesak Day holiday. It was really a super tiring weekend for me... I enjoyed it coz it has been such a long time that I left my work aside and really let my hair down for once. HAha.....funny rite? I think I have been working too hard bah...really very stress lor...comparable to my uni days! ~~ ;(

On friday, I celebated Mother's day with my dear mum as she was on leave that day. I only realised on that day itself...in the end..i aborted the whole day of plan to stay at home to do work and rest. My mum, sis and I went to Bugis to pray at the "Guan Yin Miao" for Vesak Day...the temple was PACKED with people as expected. Nevertheless, we still fulfilled the aim to go pray that day. After that, we brought mum to go shopping at Bugis area. It was a tiring day but I think my mum was happy to have both "busy daughters" to be with her the whole day. One special thing we did was to try out taking those "advanced"neo prints with mum, she was so excited that she finally got the chance to try using those interesting machines around all these years. Haha... (",) Although the neoprints didnt turn out as what we wanted to have...simply coz sis and I dunno Japanese language instruction! Gosh.....no english translation...so we just ANYHOW press lor. We were so glad that they were printed out nicely! Phew....Haha...else sure disappoint my mum lor! Then i treated my mum to have an "advanced" Mother's Day dinner at Billy Bombers...something she has not tried before too and I think she enjoyed the meal too. It was really an enjoyable day!

On Sat, I met my ntu sisters for a yummy lunch at Cafe Cartel to pre-celebrate my bdae this week. It was another session of great fun catching up over the meal. I think everyone of us are just too busy with our work and our own life....we do not have much time to meet up during most days...and I really appreciate the gatherings we managed to organise everytime. After the lunch, I met my friend for another yummy dinner at Suntec....YES....endless eating thru the weekend....at nite...I met my another friend to catch the movie Mission Impossible 3 at The Cathay...the show is simply GREAT coz its a full series of excitment! but I find the cinema so-so only....so difficult to find a car park lot! My god....even the roads are congested with cars!

My sunday was also packed!! Woke up early in the morning to go for tuition, one after another....almost fainted coz really not enough sleep lah! After the running ard for tuitions, I rushed over to Grandma's house to celebrate granny's birthday cum mothers' day! All my relatives are gathered at ah ma's house and they have arranged for a catering buffet. The cake for ah ma was nice...ice-cream cake from Swensen! YUmmy~~ Opppss...eating again as usal.... My long weekend just ended at 9 pm on sunday...where I got home to rush out some work that i have left "untouched" for the whole 3 days. Haha....

I would say it was really a TIRING but ENJOYABLE weekend indeed! Cheers!

Wishlist????

Oh well...someone is turning 1 year older in few days time! And...that's mE!!!! Recently, there has been so many people asking how am I going to spend my birthday? Well....frankly I dun have any concrete plan till date....its a working day though I intend to take leave to rest or do something I like. But....the next day I have an event to run...so I cant stay out late also lor. Haiz... what a waste rite? Have to report work early in the morning! Gosh~~~~

Let me see...another common question asked was what do I wish to receive for my birthday this year? Haha......*drum drum* Here come the wishlist for the year:

1. A condominium (Modern classic deco preferred)
2. A BMW 3-Series (Black or Maroon colour preferred)
3. A loving boyfriend :P (Must be mature, understanding, romantic, stable, humourous and most important know how to appreciate me!)

Greedy? Yeah.....those are just fake ones lah...too far-fetched for me now. I just wish to have a good holiday without worrying the cost of the trip. Hahaa....impossible too rite? Silly me.... For my friends who wish to get something for me (Haha....abit thick skin here), pls get practical stuffs for me...e.g. working bag, casual bag, perfume, ladies watch, ipod, handphone, clothes, shoes....etc...Hahaa...endless wants lah. I guess this is too much lah. Friends...dun worry about what to get, its the thought that counts, it would be good enough if you remember the special day of mine.... :) Really....Cheers!

Long weekend ~~~

YeAh..........its a long weekend, but holidays always pass very fast one lor! ;( Tomorrow need to go back to work again. Seriously, I am getting a bit of "work probia" now.....so many things to do! Anyway, my long weekend was pretty boring....all abt tuitions, watch tv, sleep and WORK!! Yah....work...i went back to work on Sunday..my first ever working sun in this job. It was a peaceful stay coz there was no phone ringing, no faxes coming in and most importantly no one to ask me questions and no meetings! I managed to clear some outstanding work that were left there for so long..now catch up also abit paisey. :( After which, i decided to go dinner with my sister and to get mother's day present for our dearest mum. In the end, we managed to get some skin product for her as we believe that every woman would wanna stay young and pretty rite? Hope our mum will like this present oh! :)

Overall...I think my holiday was pretty boring, coz I did not even plan it well, could have spent it with more fun and activities. Initially, I wanted to go shopping for some clothes for work as my wardrob is really packed with clothes that are unsuitable for work, that was left over from my school days. ;( However, got budget lor..cannot over spend as I need to repay my bank loans. Poor thing.... After I stepped out to work, then i realised there are so many "unseen" expenses...transport, food and family are BIG "committments"! I should work harder to get a higher pay job liao! Time to work on a better resume and cover letter! Heheee..... :P

This weekend is pretty happening for those interested in GE2006, there are rallies held in many places and my district (i.e. Hougang) is one of the main "attraction". The rally near my place attracted so many people that roads were jammed, policemen were seen everywhere, pedestrian paths are filled with people too. I was deeply IMPRESSED! Hahaa....dunoo why everyone so interested to listen to those speeches. I am totally bo chup about all these political issues..perhaps its not right..but I personally think that there is nothing much for a citizen like me to do. I dun even know who should I vote for at the end of the day! Haha......amusing rite? Nah....voting is confidential, not going to tell u who will I vote for here.

Its a brand new month...and my probation period at work is over! Hope everything will turn out to be better! Cheers!

My New Look !

Hohoho...i have got a new look over the weekend! Nah....nothing much actually :P I just went to spent a bomb on my hair! Well....has been tolerating my frizzy hair for quite a while since last year...then ever since started working also no time to go and do my hair. It has been too long and messy till i cannot take it so went to rebond my hair last Sat. Well....after rebonding, I realised I have got lots of "white" hair....so no choice but to dye it! Then I think it looks abit boring so I did highlight also! Gosh....all these really cost me a BOMB!!! Super duber heartache about the huge spending for just doing my hair!!! ;( Anyway, the hairstylist did told me the cost but I just too tired just say ok lor....I did consider a while but just wanna get all done in one go mah!! Anyway, I got to rush to tuition after my 5 hrs session in the salon, then ended up finishing my day at abt 11pm lor.

All rite....my new look now is shorter hair...got a bit fringe...dyed in copper brown colour (which is not too obvious) and slight reddish gold highlights (which is even more not obvious!) %#$%$&%^*^ Hahaa...anyway, it was my idea of not being too "daring" in colours as I am not very comfortable with being too "attract attention". After all the effort....to be frank..I am not very satisfied with my new look now...coz its too short and nothing special also lah...despite the bomb i spent!!?! Sob sob.....But at least it treats me frizzy hair problem lah! So I am also happier now. Enough of my hair.....hope it will get longer soon...so that I can take many photos during my convocation in July. :)

This week has started off hectic as usual...but the good news is my boss has shortlisted some candidates for the other marketing executive position! Yeah..someone to relief part of my workload!! Anyway, think by the time she comes in next month...the peak is already over lor! Haiz......just hope I can bite the bullet and get through this tough time and pray hard that my confererences will get more registrations! My 3 mths probation is almost up...so happy!

Mixed feeling....

Wahhh......today I made a major mistake at work!!! Very angry with myself coz its something that can be avoided...I should have checked the work thoroughly before sending out for advertisement. Anyway, others also never spot the mistake on the text for the advertisement...ended up we got to published the wrong advertisement at such a high cost. I feel very very bad lah...then my boss also never really scold me for the mistake, just asked me to double check next time. Haiz...it makes me feel worst lor! Just hope there wont be next time to commit such silly mistake....and the party involve in this mistake would not spot the mistake on the advertisement. Haiz......bless me bah!

Today I went to take my advance theory test by taking advance leave for 2 hrs. I was super rushing...in the end I was late for 15 min for the test...the in-charge refused to let me go in initially but I told him I rushed down from work...and I can finished within the remaining time. Then he allowed me to enter to sit for the test...Phew....then I do my test while catching for my breath! Haha....funny rite?! I thought I will fail coz I was quite panicky...due to the limited time left. Then ended up I calm myself down and answer the 50 questions quickly...i managed to finish earlier than the given time and I passed!!! So happy......:) Finally passed the test and I can take practical test soon...still haven decide whether to go for BBDC or SSDC for the driving instruction. Anyway, I have took so many times liao....I think not much difference lah!

Looking forward to drive my own car in the future....I really enjoy driving alot alot!

Anyway, I am so drained after all the rush today....but I still feeling very bad about the silly mistake...let me get back to my work now. :(

A Dilemma.....

Today something happened in my office that I was so tramatised! My colleague suddenly tendered her resignation. Now only left with 1 marketing executive and that is ME! Gosh...she handled part of her job to me and part of her job to my boss...I was so glad thatI didnt have to take over all her portfolio coz I am already super duber busy with my current job scope. Kind of shocked when she suddenly said that she has quitted this morning....and today her last day. My funny company no need to give notice for people under probation :( So in the end, she just handed over her work to my boss and I.

Her resignation is really a dilemma to me...coz I must admit that I have never liked to work with her coz she is not a very nice person to work with. She is basically a very harmless girl...but she just panic too easily and cannot organise her thoughts properly. There are certain things that I must admit she is good...like negotiation and interact with our media partners. However, she has made so much blunder that even my boss cannot stand her liao. Sometimes I find her such a nuisance coz she keep chasing me for things that she cannot find or document that she don't know where they are saved. Give me a break lah! :( I just think that she dun have much EQ and calm state of mind, maybe that is why no one likes to associate with her too much. All rite, I should not bad-mouth about her anymore. Seeing her walked out of the office today, without anyone saying goodbye to her really makes me wonder if I am the one who left the office..will I face the same "coldness" from everyone else...so scary rite? :(

In any case, she is the only one sharing the work load with me in the company, now that she is gone, I also dunno how can I handle so many things...even though my boss assured me that he will get another one to come in to work...but I just wonder how long it will have to take???? Well well.....i wish her well and hope she will find a more suitable job in another place and of cse I hope I can survive while waiting for a new staff to come in to replace her. Bless me... :)

Finally weekend...

Phew...its finally weekend! Actually I realised time passes very fast when I am working...maybe coz I seems to have endless things to do lor. Haha...:P Sometimes I wonder when can I ever finish everything listed on my to-do list everyday? Provided I stop adding new tasks everyday lo....Hahaa...Well..I think its good and bad to lead this kind of life lah...everyday just work, eat and sleep, pretty no life, pretty boring but I find job satisfaction in my work lor. I do not know why, although I dont really like some people in my company, but there is just something that makes me move on...maybe coz I have a good boss who is receptive to my ideas and teaches me lots of stuffs. I dont think I am going to change job soon, good to learn more things before moving on...I need to build up my "working" skills and survival skill in working life. :)

This Friday, we had a company dinner at Marina South BBQ steamboat. I would say its not a fantastic outing coz most of us were rushing like mad to finish up our work to go off. Hahaa...coz normally we dont leave the office at 6pm sharp. Actually the whole intention of this gathering is building up our bonding between colleagues, ended up we spilt into our smaller groups to chat again. Haiz.....tried to mingle with the rest..but I just think we are just too tired to bbq and joke around after a long tiring day. Haha....some of them even went back to work after dinner. Gosh....our lucky boss!

This weekend gonna be busy again...Its Qing Ming Festival again...got to go and pay respect to ancestors and grandpa on Sunday. As usual....tuitions as per normal and I have work to do to be submitted on monday. Hope I will have a peaceful and well-rested weekend. Cheers....

Are you happy?

Recently has been just busy in work....no time for myself...to spend time with my friends and family. Impressively...I worked 7 days a week....5 days in office and weekend teaching tuitions. My whole life surrounds with work...Is it worth it? I can only say NO LIFE! Very tiring indeed...i very much wanted to give up my tuitions but my income is just too low for me to give up and I have to repay my loans for my university fees. Haiz...so much money to return and I am earning so little!

Although I do get job satisfactions from my current job and I feel that my bosses are very nice towards me, I still feel that I can move on...This company is a good place for me to learn and "grow" in reality. I must admit that I am learning in the company and my bosses are very receptive of my ideas and suggestions. Just feel that something is lagging lor...dunno lah~ Maybe this is not exactly wat I wanna do as my career...but come to think of it..how many people are doing what they wanna do rite? :P

Perhaps we just have to learn to be contented with what we have to lead a happier life bah! Cheer up!

Why am I always so tired?

Today is Monday....last weekend has been tiring but not productive lor. Haiz...dun mention liao. Anyway, my "burnt" hand still haven recover....very itchy lor. Thanks all friends who had taught me all the "tricks" to treat my wounds. Just hope that it wont leave ugly scars after recovery coz I itchy hand go and peel off the dead skin before it recovers...just cannot stand it lor! Haha... :P

I went for a workshop called " Money Making Mail" organised by SingPost, I was sent there by my company and it was fun! Just that I feel very left out coz all the rest of the people are quite senior and really " marketers" while I am so junior in the industry. Overall i enjoyed the workshop coz the speakers are very nice...and it was very informative. Hope I can apply those knowledge to my workplace lor. The only thing is that my seat was very lousy...turned my head the whole day to see the projector until I got headache! Gosh..... The workshop was conducted at Marina Mandarin, the place quite nice and the food are delicious! Made quite a few friends there....though I was quite odd one out there...the people are very nice too. But everyone asked me what happened to my hand? Hahaa.... very paisey to even shake hand with people...but I think it was a good opportunity to know more people and gain more exposure.

I hope I can be a successful marketer and able to carry myself very well in all kind of occasions. Think I got to improve on my English and dressing lor....coz I still look like a little girl lor. Hahaa...time to do something when I have the budget to spend for myself. Tomorrow gonna be at work again.... Hope the whole week will be going fine although I am expecting a busy week ahead...gd luck to me!

Injuried from an unlucky accident..... :(

Gosh.....I was really unlucky yesterday!!! After my tuitions, I received phonecall from my sis saying that my Auntie's husband was sent to TTSH for stomache ulcer and was having bad bleeding. I quickly rushed back to meet my family, along the way, i met my mum and sis to eat dinner in the coffeeshop, i was really tired then coz I travelled all the way back from Bt Timah, my student's place. While I was bringing my seafood soup to my seat, a stupid girl bumped onto me and I overturned my soup onto my hand! My hand was totally scalded....reddish and swollen after that. Initially I did not feel the pain...so I was fine when the girl simply say sorry and walked away. When I get back to my seat, my hand was BURNING lor...the burning sensation was so bad that I cried out..so paisey! I can see the skin of my hand swollen and blisters forming! This is the first time that I got myself scalded so badly...it was really very painful lor!!! Anyway, I quickly ran to wash the wound under running tap to cool it down, after that my mum got ice for me to soothe the swell. The pain still have not subsided lor....until I reached home, I washed the wound again and apply antiseptic cream! Nevertheless...i went to see my relative and only got home at 10 pm..did not have time to see doctor anyway.

This morning I woke up and realised the my hand is full of blisters with liquid oozing out....so disgusting! Anyway...I cleaned the wound and applied cream again. But I dun have any bandage with me so just left it open lor. Even moving my hand can feel the pain lor.....cannot imagine how painful it can be. I went to work and having problem moving my mouse...and the liquid kept oozing out non-stop, so irritating! Finally, I decided to go to phamacy to get some plasters to cover it up during my lunch time. Dunno why so serious lor...but I still think its ok not to see a doctor yet..so I went to phamacy to get other medicine for burns. Just hope that the wound wont get infected and recover very soon...having a bandage on hand is so ugly and inconvenient! Cannot even move my hands properly...What a day ~~~~ Hope my hand will cover very soon.

Boring Weekend...

It has been a busy week but a boring weekend. Sometimes I really wonder what can I schedule something meaningful for my weekends? Perhaps taking up some sports or classes like yoga, pilates, japanese language or gym? Haha.....always of full of ideas but never do! :P All along, my weekends has been allocated to giving tuitions and resting at home. So boring rite?

Today, I spent my day studying for driving advance theory coz I am retaking the test next week. Its really boring lor..coz I passed it before, just that it has expired already!! ;( Haiz...reason being I failed my driving practical too many times liao. Lousy rite? Dunno what is wrong with me too....But I am certain that I will get my driving license! Simply bcoz I love driving and cars! Well...guess taking more attempts will make me a better driver too rite?! Hehee......Wish me luck for my next practical test.

I am writting this on a boring saturday nite....so sianz...Where are all my friends and buddies?? Expecting a busy week ahead, cheer up bah!

Joke of the day....

Just to share a joke from my colleague today.... :) Today I was wearing a white top with a brown pants. Then she was asking me " Hey Esther, you have got nice eye shadow today!" I broke into laughter immediately coz I never put on any eye shadow today lor! Hahaa..... : P Before I could explained myself, she added....your eye shadow matched your bottom leh. Hahaa.....then i quickly explained to her that I seldom put on eye shadow and I do not have any brown eye shadow!!!! Its my dark circles lah!! Hahaa..plus the super big eye bag....looks perfectly like a panda bear. My dark circles has become part of me until it looks so natural when I didnt put on make-up, its free life long eye shadow leh! Oppsss.....stop laughing lah~~ Give me some suggestions of how to lighten my "free life long eye shadow" pls... Welcome all possible solutions to solve my problem. Hope you had a good laugh after a day of work! Cheers pals!

Working Life ........

It is a brand new week....and I am "drowned" with work! Seriously, I wonder why am I working so hard when its only my 5th day of work. There are so many things that I got to follow up and do research on. I have several projects in hand to take care of and I have to look for other marketing media and methods to advertise for the company's conferences. Although it is very challenging, its also very tiring lor.... Sometimes I feel I am so blur of the procedures, always screwed up things and got to solve the problems create. Hehe....forgive myself for the start since I am still learning. I will not do the same silly mistakes once I get the hang of it.

Well...today I met my roomie, Joyce, for lunch and dinner at our working area. Can see that she is not very happy at work too. Coz she is having hard time at the audit peak period lah..got to work till very late everyday and facing lots of "shit" from clients too. I guess working life is like that de lah....even the bosses face "shit" from others too rite? So.....Moral of the story is to learn to take the "shit" well and learn to throw back the "shit". Haha.....:P Anyway, i think work life is just like that..everyone busy running here and there, trying to earn a living lor. Job satisfaction is more important bah....otherwise difficult to stay in the job happily rite? Dun worry, Be Happy!

Weekend Posting....

Phew..its weekend again. I have started working on Wed and have worked for 3 days already, but I have worked 2 days of overtime too. Amazing...it has been so tiring but I believe this will be temporary as I have just started off in this industry. There are much more for me to learn and do in practicals...I will do my best! :) I am grateful that my colleague who has left was so handing over her duties to me so patiently...and she is really nice to tell me what to look out for along the way. Thks Kaixing!

This weekend is quite relaxing...coz my tuitions are arranged into sunday only so sat is my own personal time. Can do whatever I like.....previous few weekends has been busy with spring cleaning for chinese new year. ;( Come to think of it...weekend is always so short hor? Hehee....Just feel that I am not so "happening" person. I always spend my weekend sleeping, tuitioning, shopping, watching movie, spending time with family and friends....no proper hobbies to carry out. Maybe I should really go look for a healthy hobby?

Haiz.....V-Day is coming and everyone is busy planning for their program with their loved one. I can only give my guy friends some suggestions of how to create a more special V-day other than romantic dinner and flowers. I just feel that V-day is getting more and more commercial nowadays, flowers become much more expensive and restaurants can jerk up their prices lor. Actually.....personally I think everyday can be V-day if the couple really love and care for each other, not only V-day then can be especially nice rite? Treat everyday like a V-day and tell your him/her how important he/she is to your life ya? CHeers!

A New Phase of My Life

Today starts a new phase of my life....I started my first permanent job after graduation! Phew...finally left the miserable study life. I am working as marketing executive at a conference organiser company. This is really a challenge for me coz I am very new to the conferences planning industry and I am not a marketing graduate. I am bascially starting from zero....but I am ready to take the challenge since I have made the choice to leave civil industry to join marketing.

My first day at work was fine...my bosses and colleagues are very nice...the office culture is very friendly as we are working in a open concept. Everyone are open for discussions and fun....I would say its pretty "cosy" over there. One of my bosses, Sherry treated 3 of us to lunch as a welcoming treat too. I got my own workdesk and computer to work on, but I did not get to learn alot today as most of my marketing colleagues were on leave for CNY. I was just readying conference materials and doing my own research for marketing ideas. Our conferences has lined up till July already and there are piles of follow up to do for me since my colleagues are leaving by the end of this week. Hope I will be able to pick up the info fast and get into the job soon.

Coincidentally, there are 2 more new staffs who joined together as me today. One is Xerene and the other one is Ai Ling, of which the latter is my primary classmate. I am very glad to meet up with her again after almost a decade...and I am delighted to know that we will be working closely together for future conferences. Another good thing is she stays near me, so we can travel to and fro together in the future. I hope I can adapt well in this job and of course to be a successful marketing executive.

CNY Day 2

Today has been a tiring day, perhaps because I slept at 3am last nite. Hehe..haven been able to correct my sleeping habit of sleeping late and waking up late. Gonna be super tiring when I start working man! Gosh....;( Hope things will get better along the way.

I have been to my relative's place for visiting, saw all the cuties niece and nephews, they are very active and fun to play with lor. Especially my niece Jolene and newly born nephew Justin, they are so cute! Just pity never take pictures for them as the house was so packed with ppl. Haha..anyway guess the parents are having great fun gambling and updating one another, while we younger generations are so bored. Ended up singing ktv in a very noisy environment. Haiz..... Guess its just our family tradition lor. Although its boring, at least it is a once a year meeting with my relatives for updating of our lifes. Tried a fortune cookie today, the interpretation was I will be blessed with good love life this year, will it come true? Haha....:P

Today, my sis and I managed to catch some talks with my cousin and his wife (Jolene and Justin's parents), they shared some thoughts about marriage and how they maintain this family so happily. I suddenly feel very sad coz I have not found my Mr Right yet, I have longed to be loved and finally settle down with a family. Although I am quite career-minded, I still hope for a warm home with loving husband and children eventually. How wonderful to have lovely kids and loving husband to spend my life with? Hope I will really achieve this one day. Also hope my sis will find her Mr Right soon as I think she really need someone to support her thru her life, although I willl try to do that before she meets the right guy. I will be most happy to see my sis and my family to be happy and loving, as my family is important to me. Good luck sis!

Happy Chinese New Year

Wooh...chinese new year is here again! This year has been the most relaxing chinese new year as I do not have to worry for tests or quizzes after this. Haha... :P Anyway, I think this year my family and I did the most cleaning work...from painting, washing, packing and polishing the tiles. Haha...impressive! However, I think the house really looks better and neater now, quite happy oh. Somemore I threw lots of things away..so the old and unwanted stuffs so can free up more space. Dun like the sight of everything stacking up and so messy! Haha.... Hope everyone have a happy and prosperous new year ahead.

After CNY sharings....let me come to work. Hmm...got to start work on Wed liao. My first job that I willl be working, so hope everything will turn out fine. Tentatively just worried whether I can manage my job..after I am still new to marketing. Moreover, I think most people there are from biz or communication studies, feel so odd there. Next worry is the dressing, as I am doing marketing, I will need plenty of formal clothings, especially suits for conferences, but I dun even have 1 lor...Gosh..gonna spend lots of money again. Hope everything will be better in the year ahead! My new year wishes is to have a successful career and everyone will be happy and healthy.

How to be a Successful Marketing Executive??

Had a bad day today.....been slacking all these while and finally got an interview as Sales Marketing Executive at some event mgmt company. The experience was not too pleasant! Guess what...the whole interview took me 2 hours with the management of that company. :P Anyway, I think I made a fool of myself in this interview, they tested me on my marketing knowledge in THEORY....which I know nothing about it. I am a civil engineering graduate leh...how would I know so much abt the theories??? I always thought marketing is thinking some creative methods to sell the products or services. Perhaps I am wrong....I will find out more! ;) I was even asked to write out some writeup on the spot! Yes....I know I do not have the relevant knowledge to be a successful marketing executive yet..but I am more than willing to learn...does any company bother to groom people like me? Couldnt they just let us try...perhaps a non-marketing people can come up with more innovation marketing strategies rite? ;P

Today....I begin to doubt if I can really be a good marketing executive? I really cannot forsee myself doing an engineering job coz I am just not good enough for that! Am I that good for nothing??? *Sob Sob* Time to do some review for myself and my future career path... : X

Continuing my Enthusiasm for Blogging

My second posting ! Today has been a boring day coz I stayed at home the whole day....sending job applications and reading my marketing books. Recently has been having some sleeping problem....cant get to sleep till 2 or 3am then can sleep till noon then wake up if nothing is on. Not a very healthy lifestyle though. Will try to change back to normal timing else will be a "panda" at work from next week. Never know life can be so boring when there is nothing much to do alone.....everyone seems so busy and working....I am the only "couched potato" around meh? Wondering what are my friends who are jobless doing? Can die of boredom lor! Hmm....Unless one is so rich that dun need to work also can go out spend and shop without worrying. Hoping to be a "tai tai" too...but just too bad lah. Dun wanna write too much after the long posting yesterday...was quite shocked when I saw it published. Haha....Cya!

My 1st Blog Posting....

It has been so long since I created this acount of my own name, but never got the mood and time to sit down and write down my thoughts. Finally...I will create my first blog posting today :) Last time I always thought blog is for the younger people to write down their thoughts, coz most of them dun really share with parents or siblings, maybe friends bah. However, now I think it maybe good that I start to share my thoughts with the people closer to me for them to get updated of my life and how have I been doing. Hope I wont bore u with all my "uninteresting" postings. Haha....

For the start....I think I should just give a short description of myself. (For those who seldom get in touch of me....for u to find out if there is any changes in me) I am still the talkative and friendly Esther that everyone knows....just that now my mindset is quite different liao. Maybe coz as I grow older, I learn to appreciate people and things around me bah. For the past 4 years plus, I was just "buried" in my pursue of a useless degree in ntu. I studied Civil Engineering, without having any intention to be in this industry. My interest is in marketing and maybe business developement. ...been trying so hard to find a job of my interest but all in vain coz of my irrelevant cert and inexperience. Haiz....what has the world come to? I am willing to start from low and work my way out lor..just need bosses to give me chance to learn and gain relevant experience. Hope my luck in job search will be better after the chinese new year. Character wise..I think I am mentally stronger now...after all the "training" and "events" over the years...I am no longer a girl who cries easily and get upset for minor things now. Perhaps, the clue is to look at things at a different perspective and learn to take things easy.

My only consolation was I finally graduated from ntu after many years of struggle in civil engineering....the path was tough and I bite the bullet through to come to today. Although I didnt do fantastically well academically, I always believe that working abilities are the most important in the working world, are the bosses aware of this? No one is stupid in this world...everyone should get a fair chance to prove their value in the society....when will I get mine? Many of my friends are not exactly worried of getting a job since we have just graduated, but I am! Simply becoz I need to repay my bank loans for my university sch fees soon...and I am still so broke. Its never been nice to be broke and cannot do anything but rotting...but its really difficult to find a interested job with reasonable pay nowadays. Good luck to those looking for job or those thinking to switch job ya?

Hmm......for latest update! I am still a jobless single poor soul looking for direction in life. Recently has been "hibernating" at home while waiting for calls for interviews..but just no sound at all ! Everyone is like so busy getting ready for chinese new yr this weekend....but seriously I dun really feel the mood at all. Perhaps...I am really lost now! Anyway chinese new year is just few days of holidays where we get to meet up with relatives in "annual gatherings" for updates for the whole year. hahaa..... Everday is a brand new day rite? Whatever it is....the Earth is still rotating and everyone is still breathing. Hahaa.... Lame rite!

Recently...many things has been bothering me...too many to list down....relationship is one of them...one that I have feeling for has left me and others whom I treat like purely friends and brothers are treating me so nice. Gosh....! Perhaps I should just learn to be a happy and independent single? Haha...I will until I find the right guy to share our life together. I believe in fate....and I shall just wait for the right fate to come by. Love is something reciprocating..both sides must have "chemistry" for each other before things can move on, rite? I think my heart is "dead" after a few times of hurt inflicted on myself. I can only say....one's heart really aches to leave your loved ones...not matter bf or families. That's why we should really treasure time we can spend with our family, especially with our parents before its too late to do anything. Death is a natural process....everyone has a role to play in this world, perform your role well and make this world a better place to live in. Hey..I am serious....In fact, I would strongly suggest those who has always been busy working, dating or going out with friends to spend some time to sit down and think through about your life and what is ahead. You will be amazed that things can be better if we want it to be! Try it ya?

Looks like my 1st posting is getting too long-winded. Shall end off here....Hope everyone around me will find their happiness in your life and treasure everyone and everything around you! Cheers!!!