Bali Trip [24.11.05 - 27.11.05]

This was my 2nd trip to Bali, and was a totally different experience from my 1st trip.

And I will definetely go back again next year.. Planning to go there once a year.. I love the sea, the sun, the shopping, the food, the people..

Company was great, and we had lots of fun with wine and cheese by the poolside :)
The villa was beautiful especially the outdoor bath in the master bedroom :) When we arrived, Karlos arranged in a way that the path that led to the villa was all candle lit.. Gosh it was beautiful! And we were welcomed by the friendly staff with a cool watermelon juice.

Massage was so cheap and i loved the hair spa. Done my nails beautifully as well..

It is quite sad though that when i was there last year, it was so crowded.. Kuta was packed with aussies and jap surfers.. Maybe now is not yet a peak season, but it was just empty. So no need for reservation for fancy restaurants where it was impossible to get seats otherwise..

I will download the pix ASAP to share.. It was just fabulous!!

My last day at BLUE - 22nd Nov 05

I joined BLUE in 2003 March 19th..
For past 2 years and 8 months, I have learnt so much and have growm tremendously..

From a design background to become campaign manager of a team, there were lots of ups and downs.. But I leave with no regrets.

I believe i did a fantastic job at what I do (tho i left quite a shit to my replacement.. sorri!)
Had a great boss, great clients, great colleagues who I call them friends more than just an ex-colleague. :)

Gave me a such a nice farewell party which about 30 people came and burnt a hole in my boss's card :p (means no more drinks on my boss till end of the month!)

I received a wonderful farewell booklet with so much kind and nice words with photos of themselves which made me cry (almost!)I wil try to scan in the pages to show off.. :)

I will miss all of them soooooooo much! :)

Well life goes on, and as long as we are on this planet earth, we will all still see eachother.

Look what my ex colleague made for my farewell.. You can click on the photos and see hidden mesage!

click here!

Can see how much I have changed since I joined BLUE and to towards the last days in BLUE.. Can see myself ageing and losing the baby fats.. haha

eewww i really donno why i permed my hair?!

I was complaining he used only the ugly pix of me.. (btw he is my official appointed photographer)

But i love him for making this for me :)) Thank you!!

What I have been doing lately..

Ever since I have resigned, my life has changed.

I am much happier, relaxed, and surprisingly.... busy..! But busy in different way. :)

I ran all the errands that I have been sitting on. i.e. going to the bank and get new atm card, new bankbook.. Filed my statements neatly by different banks.. Threw away all the nonsense I have around the house.. put up my christmas tree.. downloaded my photos that were stuck in my digi cam since march.. tidy up my wardrobe and arranged them by colors.. got a good tan thanks to fine weather when i was enjoying in lieu.. Got my US visa..

Also, met up with different friends every week. Catching up with them, had new gossips to share and of course bitching about everything.. :)

Had enough time to get to know my cats better..

Found out my ex boss lives 29th floor of my block :)

Finished CSI Miami season 2..

Finally I have ended my Project Management course my submitting the last assignment!

Adopted 3 plants that sits nicely in my balcony.. Planning to get more.. It certainly adds a flair to my otherwise plain balcony :)

Got my first wisdom tooth extraction.. finally after days of agony in pain..

Had my nails done... finally..

Got myself a bling bling :P

Found out sharks gets their fins cut off then thrown back to the sea, which will end up dead.. sigh... I curse myself for loving sharks fin.. Save the sharks!!

And this is what I am planning to get busy after I come back from my Bali and US trip..

1. Open house cum house warming
- Yes I am still yet to invite my kakis over for my fab cooking :) esp for those who helped me move 6 months ago..

2. Start online album
- I have loads of photos to share..

3. Redecorate my house
- I am into redecorating now.. I have few ideas.. Right now I am looking around to get ideas, but will definetely get a day bed and a console.. This is my favourite furniture store. The owner designs them. And his stuff are fabulous and affordable.. click click
So probably I will go for furniture shopping when i am back..

4. Save fund
-... for Osim massage chair.. Maybe every month 500 bucks so I can get it in 7 months time?? I really want to get this for my loving doting parents..

5. Health
- yes, i shall continue with my yoga, and probably start gymming again..
Also planning to get lasik..

Hehe.. I think it will be a busy start for year 06..

Something interesting I found at the Creative site..

Was surfing the Creative site.. And guess what I found?

click here!

You will see my name in one of the consolation prize winners..
haha.. yes I won a black micro zen last year, which i sold it off at $380 at yahoo auction. I cant remember what I did with the money tho... Must have shopped.. :P

When I received the email from Creative informing me of winning, I thought it was spam so I deleted it.. But then the email looked to real.

I am in fact in email marketing business right?

I know a bit about phishing and stuff.. So i looked at their from email address and reply to email address and looked so real... So i called up Creative, and found out it was true.. heehee...

Well, it brings back the memories. :)

A Blessed Christmas dress rehearsal

Was invited to media corp Christmas TV programme, "A blessed christmas" dress rehearsal, which will air on Christmas Eve and on the Christmas day.

I will encourage you all who are from BLUE to watch cos you will see a very familiar pretty face in the first row of the choir on stage.. :)

No it's not me.. I was there as an audience only lah:)

The show was quite entertaining to my surprise, just that we didn't recognise most of the actors or singers.. haha
But most of them looked much prettier, slimmer in real life..!!

Wanted to see Taufik but I guess he is a Malay... Not related to Christmas, so he wasnt there whereas all other idols were there. And xtually, Sly is quite cute! hehe

Saw the superstar, weelian, and he can really sing! And he play the guitar so well.. It is amazing! Kelly is so cute too..
And Jamie teo dont really look like char siew pau.. (I don't know why but when i see her in tv, always remind me of char siew pau) She is in fact quite pretty.. :P

So overall, it is an entertaining 1 hour show.. Lots of Christmas songs... So really do feel that Christmas is in fact near..

So go and watch it, not only because of the actors or singers (cos not much to see anyway), but to support the soon to be ex-blue choir singer!! :)

Get a part time maid??

Most of the people know what a messy and untidy person I am..
Only the outlook of how i look like I am so organised..

But in reality I am so untidy and I hate tidying up.

I need to carry a spacious bag because I have so many things! and end up missing all the calls cos i cant find my mobile phone.. :|
I need a bigger closet cos my clothes are everywhere..
I need a big doored store room so i can just chunk all the things lying around..
I should get rid of all the drawer cabinets cos it too darn messy.

When I was living with my parents, my mom didnt even bother to clean my room. She will vacuum around the house and stops in front of my bedroom. My desk was a huge office desk, so gave me a perfect excuse to pile things up. And amazing thing is I can find everything!
My dad use to comment to my mom that creative people are always messy, whenever she complains how a girl can be so messy and untidy.. haha I LOVE MY DAD!

I am obsessed with vacuum tho. I will vacum at least once in two days and I always walk around the house with the magic clean. That mop thingy that traps hair. I just cant stand hair on the floor. And now I have two hairy babies, it is worse..

I am obsessed with laundry too. I love doing laundry.. But I hate to fold them and hang them nicely after it is dry.. so end up all the clean clothes piling up on my dining chair.. :P

I hate doing dishes, cleaning up the kitchen, cleaning up the fridge..
I hate ironing..
I hate cleaning windows..
I hate cleaning my toilet mirror..
I don't like to tidy up my shoes at the doorway..
I don't like to make my bed..
I don't like to mop things..

So does it give a perfect reason to get a part time maid??

Or I just need to marry a guy who is willing to do all the house chores.. :P

cos I don't think I can be a domestic fulltime housewife.. Oh but i cook!! any takers? keke You just need to do the dishes!

God's endless love

God loves me so much.
He is always there when i reach for him and when i need him.. There were times I strayed and didn't really act how a Christian should behave, but God was always there and he will always be..

When i was young, i took this as an advantage.. Only when I was in trouble and need a miracle, I will pray to God to make that trouble go away.. and he did. He really responded to all my prayers..

Then I strayed for a while, but God was always there still loving me.. Like the father in the bible, who never gave up on his son, and accepted him with open arms when he came back.
Recently, i truly realised and felt the love God has endlessly showering me with.. It was through a colleague (you know who you are *hint: has a little cutie baby girl). She is a devoted Christian which I realised God was using her to share her testimonials through her blog to open my mind to God again... So I thank God.. God always has his reasons.. always. ;)

I always pray to God, even stupid things like:

Request: "God, I really don't feel like working today.. Can you make sure Kana crashes so I don't have to work?"
Reply: Kana really crashed that evening and London tried real hard to revive but could not! They had no idea why! Praise the Lord! --> But after that.. It was down for two days, which meant, OT for next two days.. So I dont pray for such things anymore :P

Request: I always pray before I get on the escalator.. yes I have a phobia on escalators since I was a kid.. "God, protect me when I am on escalator. Let the machines work as it should be."
Reply: In raffles city, I was about 5m away from the escalator. A guy suddenly rushed in front of me which made me say a "f" word but immediately i repented, cos praise the Lord (but pity the people on the escalator and the guy), the escalator suddenly stopped.. You can imagine the rest.. God prevented me from getting on the escalator hence I didnt fall like the rest..

Request: "Protect and guide me and my family when we are in the darkness and where ever we go and whatever we do"
Reply: God always protects me and my family. There is this one incident, back in 1995. There was a major accident in Korea, which a mega department store collapsed due to illegal contruction. I was there and came out from the building just 20 minutes before it collapsed. I truly believe it was God who protected me which prompted me to go out of the building. Usually I don't feel very hot, but that day in that building, I felt very hot and started to sweat which is very unusal.. My friends wanted to have dinner, but i was so uncomfortable I insisted to go home.. Yes.. God saved mine and my friends lives that day.. Praise the Lord..

There are lot more testimonials to share how much God loves me..
Everytime I praise him, it brings tears to my eyes filling my heart with joy and contentment..

People say you turn to religion when there is nowhere else to turn to.. i disagree, but agree as well.. God was there in the first place, and he will always wait for you. He never abandons you and send you signs that he is always there waiting for you. (There are so many signs!)When you turn to him, he will greet you with open arms, and he will shower you with lotsa love..

I don't really know why I am posting this today, but holy spirit is prompting me to.. Maybe someone out there who reads my post needs God's words through me. Though I am not a very good messenger and not a role model Christian, I can say lot about how much God loves me and everyone else.
Whoever is reading this post, God bless you, and I will pray for you. :)

"I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love. - Hosea 11:4"

God's love has no limits.

My lovely cats

I have the most beautiful and loving cats ever..
Those who have seen them, would fall in love instantly.

Two of their characters are so different and make me smile everytime.. Yes.. I am obsessed with them.. I wonder if it will be the same when i have my own babies in future? haha

This one is Polly. I call her beebee though and she responds to beebee better.
She is one arrogant cat that likes to be left alone. Practically alone.. She hates to be touched, called or disturbed.. She is always in her own world.. It is an attitude of a former beauty queen.

She will always seat so gracefully around the house and she doesnt care about anything and anyone. She likes to be watched and adored..
She will come to me only when she needs or want something. She loves suntanning and she loves steamed chicken breast meat.. yes.. i steam chicken for her.. Such a pampered cat.. She only has taste for the most expensive cat food.. sigh...

She is very well behaved cat, which knows what is not allowed and what is allowed. So when she does something she knows I am going to scold her, she will stay down real low and run away the moment our eyes meet..

This one is Crayon. Found her downstairs HDB block when she was only about 4 months old. She is such an affectionate cat. Total opposite of Polly. She barks, she bites and run to you when you call her.. Sounds familiar? hehe she acts like a dog..

And boy, she loves to eat.. She eats and eats and eats.
She follows whatever Polly does. Which is good in a way cos Polly is such a well behaved cat, I didnt really have to train Crayon. She knew how to use the litter from Polly as well.
Crayon follows me around the whole day. She goes wherever I go and interested in everything I do.. She sleeps with me and uses me as her bolster pillow.. Just so adorable that I dont dare to move when she is asleep though I get cramps.. :)



But when they are together, it is a nightmare.. Polly has a maternal instict so she wants to take care of crayon and play with her, but crayon hates it. So they end up in a rumble.
Crayon is a jealous cat, so when Polly comes near me, she will guard me to make sure polly doesnt get near me. :)
Though however, Crayon knows Polly is the elder sister, so she will let Polly eat all the nice food first and let Polly use the toilet first.

Arent they the loveliest cats ever???