the pretty little things in life*

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Y 7:43 PM

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL!!! How was the short holidays for all? Hope it has been enjoyable!

Reunion dinner was good for me! Almost the same dishes year after year. But hey, I'm not complaining. What matters most is having the whole family sitting down around the table and enjoying a nice meal together, which we hardly ever have the chance to do so, with work and what not. My cousins have all grown up, pretty girls and handsome boys now. Hard not to admit my age.

Valentine's Day was a rather quiet affair this year, probably because it falls on the same day as Chinese New Year. Caught the movie Valentine's Day with my valentine, of course! Was a simple and sweet movie. We skipped the restaurants, flowers and expensive presents this time round as we have so many upcoming plans for the whole year ahead. *excited*

Looking forward to Chingay parade on Friday with my boy! It's our first! And I'll be joining the street party on Saturday after Chingay at the F1 Pit Building!

Will be back with more pictures the next time round. For those who missed me, greetings from yours truly!

Sunday, February 07, 2010 Y 7:57 PM

Have not been blogging for the longest time! Hope all things are good for everyone out there! Decided to spend some time on my little space today.

Just came back from a jog and feeling really healthy! Still keeping up my jogging regime which is a good thing. BTO results for Punggol Sails/Ripples was out sometime last week and didn't manage to get a unit! Disappointed, of course. However, there's still Dawson @ Queenstown to fall back on. Results expected to be out some time towards the end of the month, and I hope that we can secure a unit as our future love nest! If not, another new BTO for Punggol is expected to be released this month too! Work has been so-so, but the closer bond with colleagues make it a tad bit easier. However, it's definitely not wise to stay put. Have been sending resumes and hopefully, good news await!

Some random photo updates. Kite flying with my love on a random Saturday! Saturdays are meant to be carefree and relaxing, and doing nothing at all.

NE CDD Retreat at Jurong Bird Park! A day of minimal work and loads of fun!

Dinner and Starbucks with NTU girls after work! Have not met Cuixia and KJ for months!

Another 7 more days to Chinese New Year! Looking forward to the pretty clothes, good food and great company! NATAS fair from 26th to 28th February! Booking our Japan package then! Whee!

Saturday, January 02, 2010 Y 11:51 PM

HAPPY 2010! Credits to my talented colleague, Darren Peng for the above masterpiece! Yes, the party pies! HAHA!

Just came back from Tampines 1 Uniqlo with my Honey Pie and we lugged back a whole bag of winter wear in preparation for our Japan trip next March/April! Both of us are really excited about the trip! Headed to NTUC Finest after that to grab some groceries. Yakult, Marigold yogurt, ham, cheese and bread! Yums. Honey Pie shared with me his new year resolutions which I am totally supportive and proud of! What's yours? Let me share mine!

1) To lead a healthy lifestyle and change my eating habits. Less carbohydrates, less junk food, less meat, more vegetables and fruits!

2) To maintain my jogging regime, at least a 2.4km every week!

3) Spend more time with my loved ones instead of spending so much time at work.

4) Spend less and save more money!

Met my girls on the eve of New Year's Eve at SoulOut, Pasir Ris Farmway. Had dinner and gift exchange!

That's enough updates for now! Hope to be back with more exciting news!

Saturday, December 26, 2009 Y 2:27 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! How was your holidays?

This whole week has been very pleasant for me. Was on leave and only had to head back to office on Wednesday and Thursday for Christmas celebrations because we were totally not in the mood to work. Met my Honey Pie almost everyday and I am loving that! Although we just did daily simple stuff together, but still, I guess the simplest things bring you the greatest joy. We caught Bodyguards and Assassins, as well as Avatar in 3D. Bodyguards and Assassins was a great show. No main characters dominated the show, every cast had a fair role and a fair part. Was abit skeptical about watching Avatar initially, with all the blue characters in the show. However, I was totally wrong! Avatar is a movie with a great plot and strong storyline. Graphics were pretty as well.

Pictures of Christmas celebrations in the office and traces of the Christmas cow! The cow was practically everywhere! Having an adventure of its own.

And congratuations to Wan Eng who gave birth to her Christmas baby boy on 25 December 2009 at 0000 hours! Say HELLO and MERRY CHRISTMAS to Baby Justin! He's such an angel.

It's coming to the end of 2009 very soon! Time really flew by. It has been a year of ups and downs at work and I shall not go into the nitty gritty details. Made new friends and new colleagues, gained back lost friendships, challenged myself at work.

2010 will be an exciting year for me with so many things to look forward to! Our new house in Punggol or Dawson (I hope we get it, pleaseeeee!), PA corporate model photoshoot, job rotation/promotion, Japan trip in March/April, more of my Honey Pie, more of my girlfriends and more good things coming my way!

Till then, HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!

Thursday, December 10, 2009 Y 11:42 PM

More photos from Kian Guan's and Carolyn's wedding at Grand Hyatt!

Every wedding that I attend never fails to touch my heart, especially when I see the bride and groom marching down the red carpet. My eyes will always well up with tears. Touching moment.

Monday, December 07, 2009 Y 12:09 AM

A wedding is such a lovely affair.

Here's wishing everlasting happiness to Kian Guan and Carolyn!

Saturday, December 05, 2009 Y 2:11 PM

Been missing in action for 2 months! Wonder if anybody is still reading my blog now hahs.

Work has been bearable enough because of my colleagues, but the load is never ending. Boss keeps assigning me with tasks one after another, events one after another, and not to mention other responsibilities and duties that I am currently holding. But with every completion of a task or assignment makes me feel proud of myself, and drives me on to prove to others that I can do it, more and even better than what is expected of me. Yes, competitive. I will give myself another 6 months after which I will hit my 2 years mark in PA and I will then try for a promotion or a job rotation, or move on.

Other than work, have been spending quality time with my love, cohort mates and girlfriends too! Went Sitex last weekend with my Honey Pie and look at what we got! He bought a cool and sparkling white Lenovo S10-2 netbook for me! Blogging from it now! And I got him a 32GB Ipod Touch which he always wanted to get and he's totally in love and in awe with lol. A little gift to mark our two years anniversary this month! Teeheehee...

Was on course for the week and met my cohort mates and our cute lecturer, Mr Louis Leow for dinner at Vivo Marche after that! Has been a long time since we met up and it really brought back alot of memories. Induction days are probably the best days in our entire PA career!

Met up with the lovely girlfriends at Orchard Central to celebrate Diana's birthday! Although only 5 of us turned up, we had our own fair share of fun! Enjoyed the B&J ice cream that Heaven Loft served! Especially Miaoling's favourite Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz Buzz haha!

Meeting YY and Cookie for shopping later before heading to Grand Hyatt for Ah Guan's wedding in the evening! One of the first few among us to get married! I'm excited because my Honey Pie will be his emcee for the dinner! Hehs!

Shall update really soooooon, I hope! Love!