Liked the refreshing new change to my blog???

I kinda got sick of the previous skin & so, decided to change to a less messier one.. Couldn't find any nice ones, thus this plain, neater & sweeter one!! :)

It took me quite sometime to get everything sorted out, & i'm very happy with the end product!!!

G.E.N.I.U.S not??? Heh~~!!

Gotta go for now.. Shall update again soon.. :)

I.
L.O.V.E.
F.R.I.D.A.Y.S!!
:)

I know i should not be blogging @ this hour.. I've got stuffs to clear - Sue Phang's back log.. MarMar had tasked me with the job 2 days ago, to ask me clear all the outstanding leave(s) & mc(s) updates.. Its a whole lot ok!!! It took me 1.5 days to clear just the mc(s) alone ok!!

I should be starting the leave(s) part later, when Humpty Dumpty returns me the file... The leave(s) part, lagi best!!! Its about half a loaf of Gardenia bread ok..!! You all say kua-zhang anot lor.. HAHA! :)

Anyway, here's some updates about Sue Phang..

She's being transferred to a hospice & is recuperating there.. People who went to visit her came back with good news.. Not exactly good though.. Should i say.. Hmmm.. Positive..?? I don't know lah!!

We were told that cancer cells had spread to all parts of her body.. That she was undergoing chemotherapy, but is coping relatively well with the treatments.. But, she became abit 语无伦次already.. Its either the side effects of the chemo, or the medication we think..

For now, i'm covering part of her duties, & that makes me a little busier & a little happier.. :)

Its been 4 days since my last update...

The reason was because,

- i was lazy yo do so

- could think of nothing to update

- too busy to do so

&

- was @ home sleeping the whole day long due to stomach flu yesterday..

I'm yawning away here as i update this entry.. I feel uber lethargic, moodless to do anything, except sleep...

How i wished i could enjoy school holidays like the kids.. *dreaming*

Not that i'm lazy, but i just need a break away from all the shits, be it in office or in church.. Its taking a toll on me... Sigh...

Waking up @ 6.30am every morning is no joke.. I retire to bed @ only 11+pm.. Toss & turn abit, (due to the party that happens every night in our room) & goes into dreamland @ only 12+am.. Averagely, i get only 6 hours of sleep every single weekday..

The days i loved is only Mondays, Thursdays & most probably Fridays..

Let me list out the activities we have for the week..

Monday:

I get home by 7.45pm, shower & have dinner.. Watch abit of TV till 10pm, before i log on to my yahoo mail.. (my office blocked yahoo for i-dunno-what reasons) Bed time by 11pm.. But thats exactly when the bed party starts & my sister laugh like nobody business, causing me to lose sleep, due to the loud laughter..

Tuesdays:

Skit practice for Parents Day Outreach.. Ends by 10.30pm or 11pm.. Gets home, shower & hits off to bed by 12midnight.. The party continues & i try my best to sleep...

Wednesdays:

Backup practice for Sunday's worship.. Can't siam that... Ends like 10.30pm.. Gets home, hit the showers & sleep by 11.30.. Party still on..

Thursdays:

The only free day in the week when i can try to sleep as early as i can.. Normally, by 10pm.. Sleeps for like 1 hour, before waking up from all the party-ing noises..

Friday:

Rushes home for Masterlife classes.. Classes ends like 11pm, fellowship with group mates, & Mr John Toh, our Masterlife teacher over sweet soup & snacks prepared by Mommy..

My upcoming Saturdays would be very busy too!!!

6/6/2009, 2 parties to attend.. One is aunt's home housewarming.. Then, there is sister's chalet..

20/6/2009. actual Parents Day event..

Sundays, is church, Parents Day progress meeting, cell group, then to tambourine classes.. Tambourine had just ended.. Upcoming would be streamer classes in July..

Tell me.. How can one not fall sick this way??

I need a break!!! Sigh.. :(

Went home to a bowl of yummy home cooked fishball soup... :D

The soup, was so well done that sent me slurping till the very last drop of it, & i almost wanted to lick my bowl!! HAHA!! Oh~~ OK.. I exaggerated, but the soup was oh~so~heavenly~~~!!! :D

I think everyone would love to go home to be welcomed by pipping hot dinner after a long, & tiring day @ work isn't it?? :D

Thinking back, it had been quite sometime since i went home for dinner on a weekday, & i actually forgotten that my Mum can cook!! Hehe!!

Hubby's favourite would be curry chicken cooked by Mommy & Mommy, on the other hand, would be dizzy with happiness, each time she sees Hubby polish off the whole big bowl of overflowing curry chicken!! :D

Another recommendations would be crystal jelly.. Mommy's crystal jelly is A.W.E.S.O.M.E~~~!!!

Its not too sweet, & her fillings (usually pineapple cubes, lychees, or longans) are very generous!! I can easily polish off the try of 10, in a matter of minutes lor!!! OH NO!! Talking about crystal jellies!!! I'm gonna bug Mum to make some, since there are classes @ home tomorrow.. Oh~~No!!!

*salivating* already!!! :D

M O M ~~~ MMMM~~~YYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want jelliessssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Think i should stop thinking about food & better get down with doing my Masterlife!!! I'm lagging behind!!!!!!

I didn't have the inspiration to blog initially..

But i had to find something i could do, to kill my boredom.. I've got another 30 minutes to go before knock off now.. :D

Well, i was saying that i didn't have the inspiration to blog today right??

I went to the toilet just now to relieve myself.. While i was washing my hand, my inspiration came!!! HAHA!! You guys must be thinking how did the inspiration come about right?? Heh!!

I was washing my hands & looking myself in the mirror when i realized that i'm being very purple today!!! HAHA!!! :D

First, i was in a purple top.. Then i had a purple hair clip.. Then, i had a purple bag & a purple Ribena bottle..!!! ROFL!!!

FYI, it just-so-happened to be.. It wasn't deliberate @ all!!!!

OK.. I know i'm being very random today with this getting-no-where entry..

Like i've mentioned, i needed to kill my boredom, pass time, act busy by typing away on the keyboard, to show people that i'm really working ok!!! ROFL!!

On a more solemn note, Sue Phang is being admitted to the hospital again.. Looks like things ain't looking good already, as it's been more than a month since she last reported to work, & everyone is very concerned about her well-being, putting aside all the hatred, resentment, anger, or whatever-they-call-it..

They came asking me if i wanted to chip in.. I hesitated for a while before saying its none of my business YES.. Someone, (we don't know who) will be visiting her in the hospital soon with some hamper, bird nest & chicken essence, in bid to nurse her back to health.. :D

May the Good Lord, bless & keep her... Amen..

There are so many W.H.Y.S running through my mind now..

这里不应该有爱吗?? 那么，何来的勾心斗角??

勾心斗角的背后只是两败俱伤，不欢而散.. 那又何必??

我好想放假，好好松懈一下... 只不过，在目前为止，那只是一种虚荣的奢侈，只因为没人能替代我的工作，好让我能够不去面对虚伪，狗眼看人底，且自以为清高的大陆人, 让我能享受一下宁静，与世隔绝的简单生活...

突然之间，好怀念四年前，简单且单纯的小组聚会.. 好怀念已离去的一明与一灵.. 怀念的是，每星期聚会过后的我们，总会到麦当劳去fellowship.. :D

如今，剩下的，只有伤害，和一些无可补救的裂痕...

至于那些美丽的回忆，好不好就让我们永存在记忆中吧...

这一切的幕后黑手，没必要指名道姓.. 只要心知肚明，心安理得就好...

It was raining cats & dogs this morning.. The bus took forever to come, took forever to reach my destination, the MRT station..

Walked towards the train station, & decided to grab a copy of MyPaper, since there was no queue today.. It proved to be the right move... :D

There was an article, by Geoff Tan, under the Home section, titled Dealing with Bad Situations - Your Reaction is the Key..

I found myself nodding away as i read on.. The article made sense, & most importantly, it somehow got into my head.. :D


Article as below:

Whatever the incidents that frustrate you in your life are, they are more likely to be influenced by how you react to them than the incidents themselves.

If you've ever wondered why such incidents happen to you more so than to anyone else, you may want to consider applying management guru Stephen Convey's 91/10 principle to get rid yourself of these frustrations once & for all.

This principle is founded on the premise that 10% of life is made up of what happens to you & the remaining 90% is decided by how you react to these events.

He then did a illustration which made so much sense.. I couldn't stop nodding to myself on the relatively crowded train.

Take for example, this scenario:


you are having breakfast with your family. Your son spills a cup of tea on your office shirt.


You have no control over what had just happened, but what happens next would be determined by how you react.

You may swear or shout at your son for being so careless. He breaks down & you turn to your wife, accusing her of placing the cup too close tot he edge of the table . She starts an argument while you stride to your room to change out of your shirt.

Your son is too distraught to finish breakfast. The delay, caused him to miss his bus. Your wife leaves for work. You decide to take your son to school & end up getting fined for speeding.


Your son, still angry @ you, slams the car door without saying goodbye. You get to the office half an hour late & you realised that you have forgotten to take your laptop with you.

It was, all in all, a very bad start to the day.


Then, it gets progressively worse & you wish the work day would end soon so that you can go home.


When you do, you find both your wife & son refusing to talk to you.

You ask yourself: Why did i have such a bad day??


Was it the tea that caused it? Or was it your son?

Nope. You were the one responsible, you & you alone!! How you reacted in the seconds after the tea was spilt, set off a chain of events which led to the day being a bad one.

If only you had applied the 90/10 Principle, this could have happened instead:

Tea spilt on you, your son is about to cry. You put your arm around him & tell him its okay.

You change out of your shirt, grab your laptop & head for the car after kissing your wife goodbye. Your son waves to you from the bus & you get to work on time.

You feel on the top of the world & the day is off to a great start.

Isn't ti strange that both scenarios started out the same way but ended out in vastly different notes?

Then, Geoff ended off the article by saying:

My friends, don't let the 10% that happens to you lead you to make wrong decisions for the remaining 90% which is very much within your control.

For example, if a car rudely cuts into your lane, a taxi driver sounds his horns at you, a colleague passes a negative remark, your maid stains your favourite shirt, or worst of all, your boss tells you that you're fired.

Take a deep breath & think very very carefully, because what you do in the next few seconds will determine whether you come out a winner or face a disastrous outcome.

You decide!!

I do agree with what Geoff had shared.. But knowing/agreeing is one thing.. Putting it into action is another..

Its said, easier than done.. Nevertheless, i need to learn.. Everyone is learning..

Dealing with rejections is not easy.. It never will be...

I can very much relate to all the shits that you're going through now, I feel rejected by my in-laws too...

I, like you, have no idea on how to handle such rejections, much less settle them... It affects us, but other than accepting the cruel fact, there is nothing much you could do, except clinging on to the hope that things would take a turn for the better..

Rejections from your toddler to you is much more easier, than the rejections from my in-laws.. I'm sure you know what i mean.. So, cheer up alright?? Jiayou!! (=

I believe everyone deals with rejections from time to time.. rejections from your boss, colleagues, friends, in-laws or even parents... Its inevitable, isn't it??? Like it or not, its part & parcel of life, & we've got to accept it...

I want you to know, you're not alone, & we can walk through this together, hoping that ultimately, we can emerge the winner... (=

Its not easy, but i'll walk with you... (=

Cheer up babe!! Only 40 more days to go!! You can do it!!! (=

Your entry yesterday struck a chord in my heart...

Finally, you've seen my efforts being put in, trying my best to please your mum.. Finally, finally.... :D

Like you've mentioned in the entry, you've seen my efforts in trying to be on the same frequency with your mum.. But one thing i think you'll need to know is, its a two-way effort, & never a one-way..

It's a nightmare each time i think of meeting your mum.. I'll get easily paranoid the day before, squeeze my brain juice to think of ways to coax & pacify her... But even then, i'll still be commented on the things i did & did not do...

I know its my fault to have forgotten to wish her Happy Birthday, but she had to comment that i had no manners just because i forgotten to wish her.. I cannot understand her standpoint on this.. On what basis was i being disrespectful to her, to welcome such a comment on a otherwise happy occasion...???

With so much things weighing on my mind that day, i'm bound to let slip some small details, though it was no reason or excuse that i could have forgotten something so important - to her.. I should have been more alert & meticulous..

No one understands the phobia deep within me.. No one understands how wounded i was.. No one knows or understands the piercing pain, the torment deep within better than i do.. Not even you, as a husband..

No one, understands my fear of having to move into your house, to put up with whatever-may-come, be it from your brother or your mother, @ the rate things are going.. The fear lies deep, deep, deep within...

But i thank you, for standing by me all these while.. Sanwich-ed between your mum & me, i understand its been really hard on you... I know & i understand...

I just hope things gets better & that she'll see that i'm already trying very very hard.. Sigh...

On a lighter note, you're my main source of motivation.. I wish for more encouragements & affirmations from you.. I hope thats not too much to ask for... You are the best thing that had happened to me, & along with the package, comes a MIL & BIL with special needs, whom i have to handle with extra tender loving care...

I know its gonna be hard, but i'll try my best... :D

Would you be able to put in extra, tender loving care, to love your package, my smelly head aka 臭头 ???

You'll have to say yes!!!

*evil laughs*

I have to admit, i've spent alot over the weekend.. )=

Spent $41 on 2 bag &, $24.90 on facial, the new Neutrogena Wave..

Then there are $$ i spent on snacks & drinks...

I've actually got a very tight budget to stick to, never mind the fact that the low 3-figure sitting in my savings a/c now... In actual fact, the $$ has been on a all-time low ever since i started on my intensive savings plan.. Sigh.. )=

I think its time i stop my shopping, for good.. HAHA!!!

There was Mother's Day which just past, Father's Day thats coming right up, our 2nd anniversary coming right up, tell me how not to spend?? Or rather, how to save???

Our minimal combined savings, is set on a mid high 3 digit, & we're aiming for a 4 digit soon.. :D

Our coin bank, is getting fatter by day, & i presume we can get it filled up in just a few more days.. (the weight on the coin bank now, is my only motivation!!) :D :D :D

Jiayou!! Connie!! You can do it!!! :D :D :D

I've got a new opportunity..

Cec said her company is looking @ employing a Receptionist

Am not sure if i should take the risk to switch should i be offered the post..

Hubby says the prospect there is good.. Its a gaming company which provides gaming machines & solutions to places like arcades & the upcoming IR etc...

I think i'll just have to send me my resume & adopt the wait-and-see attitude... Shall update again if there is any news...

Happy holiday to all.. :D

EDITED 2206:

Just got home from the b'day dinner with Cec.. Like finally~~~ :D


I'll just blog with pics!! My earlier post is.... G.O.N.E just because i was DC-ed!!

SEE??!! open present also take 10 YEARS!! HAHA!! :Dlike finally!! inspection ma'am??
wait!! i inspect closer first....

OK.. That should sum up the short meet-up with this little girl...

Not much pics were taken, mainly because we were too busy digging into the food & catching up.. So, didn't managed to take too many pics.. HAHA!!

More of such meet-ups pls girl!! Arrange, arrange!!! :D

Once again, Happy Birthday sweetie!!! :D
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I'll be meeting her tonight, for the first time in 9 months, for a birthday treat... :D

Hope that she'll like the surprise (Hubby & I) had prepared for her.. Hmmm... :D

I'll be back with the pics soon.. :D

Stay tuned!! :D

The reason why i haven't been blogging - i don't have anything to blog about these days..

The only thing i can think of, is the drastic weather... One minute its raining, & the next minute, it can be so sunny... *wondering*

I woke up this morning & it was raining, & i even heard thunder.. When i came out of the shower 15 minutes later, the rain stopped & it became humid...

I waited a good 15 minutes before the bus to the train station decided to come.. I squeezed my way up onto the crowded bus & squeezed my way right to the back, coz people in front just REFUSED to move in, despite the fact that the rear of the bus was very very spacious..

Seriously, i don't understand, why people just can't move in.. Instead, they like to block @ the exit, as though they would win lottery being the first to alight @ the train station..

FYI, from my home is 3 stops away from the train station, & if everything runs smoothly, it takes me only about 5 minutes to reach the train station.. Some days, like today, it took a good 15 minutes.. Why?? Because of these inconsiderate people!!!

I normally get out of home by 0715am, & if the bus comes fast, i'll be able to reach the station, latest by 0725..

Take today as an example.. I went out of home, @ 07.15am.. The bus came @ 07.30... I reach the train station @ 0745.. I ran up to the platform & the train came... :D

Thank God, the train seem to be travelling @ turbo speed, & by 8am, i was already @ Kallang, & by 0810am, i alighted @ Tiong Bahru..

Considered quite fast already, coz usually, it takes about 30-35minutes from Simei to Tiong Bahru...

No stinky, sticky or sweaty people on board the train - @ least not in my cabin, depriving me of the fresh air i need.. :D

No smelly armpits, no irritating fellows whom is forever trying to peek into my copy of New Paper, & unknowingly leaning against me.. I mean, i don't mind if you've showered & smelt nice, or if you could, as a courtesy gesture signalled or nudged me to share my copy of New Paper.. I would gladly do so, PROVIDED you've showered, or @ the most least, DON'T SMELL HORRIBLE...

I hate it when horrible smelling people come close to me, coz i think they would pollute my nice smelling Gucci Envy Me perfume i put on every morning... HAHA!! I know i think too much, but i really cannot comprehend why people can make do with not having the habit of showering in the morning, especially in such unpredictable weather...

Anyway, whether shower or not, its not my problem, so long they do not ‘侵犯到我的境界'

I won't even care if you don't shower for a zillion years lor!!

Eh, didn't i say i don't have anything to blog about??? Hmmm..

VIP table..

flower petals;table decos..dummy cake

AP box!! ;D

Blogger is getting on my nerves... It seems to take eternity to load just one pic.. Gosh!!!

Good night people.. Shall blog again when i feel better & less tired...

Hope you guys had enjoyed these pics, coz personally, i like them...