You know the term "time flies when you're having fun"? Well, well, it is no wonder that it has come as a a big surprise to me that time really does fly at my new workplace!
My new colleagues - comprising of team mates and other friendly co-workers are really nice, and i'm just grateful to have the chance to get to know these nice ums. I'm doodling my thoughts on notepad now before uploading them... till more updates then, ttfn! :)
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Monday, 7 July 2008
wave me over, anytime
Not feeling all that chirpy these few days, but seeing as ive promised the bali trip update...here it comes!!!(pfffft).
As i enter a title for my latest entry here about the recent bali trip, suddenly many things come to mind. I'm caught almost unawares by the fact that my previous trip(in '07) and my recent one (this June) were both accompanied by my then, and current partner. I dare say that this trip was definitely more exciting and a whole lot more fun... maybe its because id been there just the last year, no? And i had already become quite acquainted with Kuta and that certain stretch of white sands near Jimbaran.
This time my darlingest journeyed with me of cos, along with my parents, and we had quite a trip, though we were all lamenting that those few days werent enough towards the last afternoon. My only regret was not submerging myself amidst those icy, surging waves earlier...we 2 couples only had about half a day on the beach thats all. My mum and dad didnt bother getting wet in the waves, and proceeded to get pampered on the sand (on blankets we had to buy mind you!) with manicures, pedicures, full-body massages and of course bottles of iced teh botol to quench the thirst brought on by the unforgiving rays of mister sun. I've put some pictures below (with captions naturally) so that you can hopefully grasp a little of the feel we went through there before you get to yours later this year *grin*
breakfasting the next morning. i specifically remember our table praising the pork bacon to the skies...yummy and authentic, not like the rubbishy stuff we get at most of our hypermarts (you call that bacon?!?) After feasting, we adventured towards kuta square in search of that long-awaited massage and also to nip a few shopping bargains along the waaay
going through my 2nd childhood as i swing myself crazy in th children's playground. wheeeeee!
getting ready to tan by the resort pool
once our toes gripped onto the sands, i tell you, all that sun couldnt burn out the pure ecstasy in us as we played like kids in the cold water :)
haha...my bebe also got "cold feet" himself whilst trying to get me to sink to my waist in the icy waters! In th end...we both sunk in and boy, was that some adventure for urbanites like us!
And so, we've come to the end of a little show n tell that coulda gone on and on (too many pix la)... but good things have to come to an end, and im sure as hell gonna make it happen again...s o o n...
As i enter a title for my latest entry here about the recent bali trip, suddenly many things come to mind. I'm caught almost unawares by the fact that my previous trip(in '07) and my recent one (this June) were both accompanied by my then, and current partner. I dare say that this trip was definitely more exciting and a whole lot more fun... maybe its because id been there just the last year, no? And i had already become quite acquainted with Kuta and that certain stretch of white sands near Jimbaran.
This time my darlingest journeyed with me of cos, along with my parents, and we had quite a trip, though we were all lamenting that those few days werent enough towards the last afternoon. My only regret was not submerging myself amidst those icy, surging waves earlier...we 2 couples only had about half a day on the beach thats all. My mum and dad didnt bother getting wet in the waves, and proceeded to get pampered on the sand (on blankets we had to buy mind you!) with manicures, pedicures, full-body massages and of course bottles of iced teh botol to quench the thirst brought on by the unforgiving rays of mister sun. I've put some pictures below (with captions naturally) so that you can hopefully grasp a little of the feel we went through there before you get to yours later this year *grin*
breakfasting the next morning. i specifically remember our table praising the pork bacon to the skies...yummy and authentic, not like the rubbishy stuff we get at most of our hypermarts (you call that bacon?!?) After feasting, we adventured towards kuta square in search of that long-awaited massage and also to nip a few shopping bargains along the waaay
going through my 2nd childhood as i swing myself crazy in th children's playground. wheeeeee!
getting ready to tan by the resort pool
once our toes gripped onto the sands, i tell you, all that sun couldnt burn out the pure ecstasy in us as we played like kids in the cold water :)
haha...my bebe also got "cold feet" himself whilst trying to get me to sink to my waist in the icy waters! In th end...we both sunk in and boy, was that some adventure for urbanites like us!
And so, we've come to the end of a little show n tell that coulda gone on and on (too many pix la)... but good things have to come to an end, and im sure as hell gonna make it happen again...s o o n...
Sunday, 6 July 2008
one of the more memorable parties yet!
I know i havent been bloggin for a while now...sorry ohk! Anyways, many phases of developments and incidents have passed since the previous melaka trip update! I'd just like to highlight a few memorable events such as my sister's baby shower, my bali trip with my darling and parents...and then some.
As for throwing a baby shower, i remember having to squeeze some time aside to "get the party started". I certainly did not have prior experience to throwing a party, what more a shower to welcome my soon-to-arrive nephew! :) I set about doing a lil research on the net to draw up a baby shower invitation, sms/email/reply to these invitees...luckily i found a really cute baby boyish picture background which i could simply edit some of the corners, colours, insert the date/time/venue/agenda/etc, and also this little poem that i whipped up (with suggestions from mama bear of cos):
It'll be raining mittens and booties at this baby shower
So mark this date down and give me a holler
Thrown in honour of James and Kristie Tan
Your presence is requested to anticipate their new Mister Tan
So come along and skip to our beat
As we welcome their little king with many new treats!
Of course we had to throw a party proper, so everybody was delegated to do something. My parents took care of the f&b and also got the proud soon-to-be-parents a beautiful cot. My step sis-in-law literally just drew up some games, while kristie, me, james and my bebe had to go search for prizes and gaming items. Might as well as give the task back to us, aint that right LAZY? :P My step bro was also informed at the eleventh hour to step in as a games mediator and i got to say he executed it beautifully. The night went on really well, most of the guests who came were away for a while and then back in kl so it was a real chump to see em :) We ended up singing karaoke with some of kitty's colleagues until about 2am++...yeah man. So without further ado, i've put a coupla pix below to give yall a 'feel' of what it was like that day!
James, the proud papa-to-be, helps himself to yummylicious food & beverage
papa and mama bears
yours truly, kitty and mummy cheesing for the camera amidst squeals of "wah you all really look like sisters hor"...
me transferring cottonballs to an empty bowl, spoonful by spoonful. me is the only contestant that tooks the longest! grrrrrrr
kitty slicing up some 'thanks 4 coming to James & Kristie's baby shower' banana chocolate cake
and then we sang the night away...we continued to sing after the guests left :)
As for throwing a baby shower, i remember having to squeeze some time aside to "get the party started". I certainly did not have prior experience to throwing a party, what more a shower to welcome my soon-to-arrive nephew! :) I set about doing a lil research on the net to draw up a baby shower invitation, sms/email/reply to these invitees...luckily i found a really cute baby boyish picture background which i could simply edit some of the corners, colours, insert the date/time/venue/agenda/etc, and also this little poem that i whipped up (with suggestions from mama bear of cos):
It'll be raining mittens and booties at this baby shower
So mark this date down and give me a holler
Thrown in honour of James and Kristie Tan
Your presence is requested to anticipate their new Mister Tan
So come along and skip to our beat
As we welcome their little king with many new treats!
Of course we had to throw a party proper, so everybody was delegated to do something. My parents took care of the f&b and also got the proud soon-to-be-parents a beautiful cot. My step sis-in-law literally just drew up some games, while kristie, me, james and my bebe had to go search for prizes and gaming items. Might as well as give the task back to us, aint that right LAZY? :P My step bro was also informed at the eleventh hour to step in as a games mediator and i got to say he executed it beautifully. The night went on really well, most of the guests who came were away for a while and then back in kl so it was a real chump to see em :) We ended up singing karaoke with some of kitty's colleagues until about 2am++...yeah man. So without further ado, i've put a coupla pix below to give yall a 'feel' of what it was like that day!
James, the proud papa-to-be, helps himself to yummylicious food & beverage
papa and mama bears
yours truly, kitty and mummy cheesing for the camera amidst squeals of "wah you all really look like sisters hor"...
me transferring cottonballs to an empty bowl, spoonful by spoonful. me is the only contestant that tooks the longest! grrrrrrr
kitty slicing up some 'thanks 4 coming to James & Kristie's baby shower' banana chocolate cake
and then we sang the night away...we continued to sing after the guests left :)
Sunday, 24 February 2008
A searin' good time in Malacca (16 to 17 Feb)
The idea about making a short weekend getaway actually stemmed from rachel's pre-term start at uni...and of course the ever-tightening budget. I put some pictures below to update you guys in a show-tell manner...so scroll on and enjoy!
Kristie and Rachel posing for my cam whilst we waited for the slow Babas to snail through the check-in process for all visitors that day...
Rachel lookin' all pweety and plum blossomy :)
All washed up, fresh and ready to rumble along Jonker street the next morning!
And we walked, and we walked, and we walked all day...with our determined heels and zest for shopping...on we persevered!
Then i came across this fascinating looking temple with rather-4D designs on their pillars and walls... posed quickly for my cam cos i was worried the worshippers might come marching out! Heheee...
And then we walked until we neared the Fort, which was bustling with activites and trishaws and radiantly coloured to lift the mood of the town...ermm, and then mat poser came out again.
We stopped for some delicious cendol that made the 3 of us swoon almostly indecently in delight. HEHEH...
This was the 2nd round of icy indulgences that we just couldnt turn a blind tastebud to. Kristie was the only one who ordered a mango something, which was uniquely different from our same, boring but ooh-la-la choices! See, the 3 of us had to squeeze onto our spot at the corner of a small table becos the kiasus took up positions already. Vell, anyway its still good to learn how we werent the only ones who condemn the kiasus! :D
Our last stop for that short weekend was for some chicken rice balls that malacca is quite renowned for. Well, we had some of that at some K-something kopitiam where we went through some trial and errors and you know, i aint going back there again! Prefer the 2nd restaurant along Jonker Walk.
All in all, we fought valiantly through the throngs of kiasus, bore the heat, shopped to fitness and ate to put it all back on. I'd definitely go back again for a nighter!
Kristie and Rachel posing for my cam whilst we waited for the slow Babas to snail through the check-in process for all visitors that day...
Rachel lookin' all pweety and plum blossomy :)
All washed up, fresh and ready to rumble along Jonker street the next morning!
And we walked, and we walked, and we walked all day...with our determined heels and zest for shopping...on we persevered!
Then i came across this fascinating looking temple with rather-4D designs on their pillars and walls... posed quickly for my cam cos i was worried the worshippers might come marching out! Heheee...
And then we walked until we neared the Fort, which was bustling with activites and trishaws and radiantly coloured to lift the mood of the town...ermm, and then mat poser came out again.
We stopped for some delicious cendol that made the 3 of us swoon almostly indecently in delight. HEHEH...
This was the 2nd round of icy indulgences that we just couldnt turn a blind tastebud to. Kristie was the only one who ordered a mango something, which was uniquely different from our same, boring but ooh-la-la choices! See, the 3 of us had to squeeze onto our spot at the corner of a small table becos the kiasus took up positions already. Vell, anyway its still good to learn how we werent the only ones who condemn the kiasus! :D
Our last stop for that short weekend was for some chicken rice balls that malacca is quite renowned for. Well, we had some of that at some K-something kopitiam where we went through some trial and errors and you know, i aint going back there again! Prefer the 2nd restaurant along Jonker Walk.
All in all, we fought valiantly through the throngs of kiasus, bore the heat, shopped to fitness and ate to put it all back on. I'd definitely go back again for a nighter!
When St Valentine was executed
Yea here's a lil update on my celebration of the executing of that Valentine guy.
Anyways, we, like most commercialised couples of today, decided to squander some dough on D day to revel in cupid's atmosphere. So, bebe and i went to Italiannies for their Vday dinner sets, which were really quite something!!
Italiannies lost precious brownie points with us though because of baaaad time management. BAD. Seats were lined up outside te restaurant for most of the 730s. See, their dinner slots were scheduled at 630, 730 and 830. So obviously they were all of a fluster when the 630s werent quite ready to leave yet and 730s were early OR on the dot for their dinner slots. As a pathetic gesture of hospitality, 1 or 2 of their staff gave out small plastic cups of coke to those of us who were waiting and getting increasingly sullen. See again, PATHETIC being the keyword here. The other Italiannies staff looked the other way while the cokes were served, and newcomers waiting in line were not served any drinks.
Bebe and i even had to share a coke because he had gone to check out the temporary-borrowed dining arrangements setup at Laundry, 2nd floor. That was terrible, to say the least. We, the wanna-dine-at-Italiannies peeps are there for the food, atmosphere and service! What in the whole wide blinking moon would we be doing there if we said okay to being shunted to some smoky, dreary area to dine on a special Vday Italiannies dinner set?? What's more, the Italiannies staff didnt dare promise us if it was going to be too noisy and smoker-crowded up there. Of course it was a big NO from the word go and we waited amongst other couple for our turn to dine indoors. Thank gawd it didnt take long, cos if the mood was lost no amount of apologies or flowers could revive it.
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Muka (Suay) Buku
I do think prolonged absences from my blog can be attributed to work; or the fact that like a homing pigeon, i zoom head-on into my room to listen to country, read my TIME mag or novel.
My lack of blogging can also be attributed to facebook (that, and a few other things also la). Facebook's pretty messy, and not to mention annoying too. That said, i'm sure friends have noticed my lack of interest whatsoever in werewolves, bumbling bibbersquacks and other such ninnys. These days, i remember to check in on facebook only after i see tons of irritating notifications in my inbox. Btw, how does one get rid of the email notifications? I already pre-set my notifications settings as desired but still all the nonsense flock into my mail box! GRRRRRRR...
Anyways, that thread is exhausted so i'll move on to the next episode.
My lack of blogging can also be attributed to facebook (that, and a few other things also la). Facebook's pretty messy, and not to mention annoying too. That said, i'm sure friends have noticed my lack of interest whatsoever in werewolves, bumbling bibbersquacks and other such ninnys. These days, i remember to check in on facebook only after i see tons of irritating notifications in my inbox. Btw, how does one get rid of the email notifications? I already pre-set my notifications settings as desired but still all the nonsense flock into my mail box! GRRRRRRR...
Anyways, that thread is exhausted so i'll move on to the next episode.
Sunday, 6 January 2008
tis the new year 2008
yea it's a new year and all that jargon.
all i wish for is a better 12-month ordeal this year of the rat and of course, along with this hope will be dropped habits as well as learned ones.
new year, new hairstyle - says my stylist :P
the pic below was taken recently at a step-cousin's wedding dinner
the words 'new year resolution(s)' used to make me look the other way... but i discovered one thing; make just 1 or 2 really true-to-your-heart resolutions and make them come true! (or die trying) i realised how rewarding it feels when you've met a resolution - in february last year, i quit smoking cold turkey style.
so of cos this new year im putting another 1 or 2 on my list... mainly things to learn by the end of 2008... so, more updates in time to come! toodles!!!
all i wish for is a better 12-month ordeal this year of the rat and of course, along with this hope will be dropped habits as well as learned ones.
new year, new hairstyle - says my stylist :P
the pic below was taken recently at a step-cousin's wedding dinner
the words 'new year resolution(s)' used to make me look the other way... but i discovered one thing; make just 1 or 2 really true-to-your-heart resolutions and make them come true! (or die trying) i realised how rewarding it feels when you've met a resolution - in february last year, i quit smoking cold turkey style.
so of cos this new year im putting another 1 or 2 on my list... mainly things to learn by the end of 2008... so, more updates in time to come! toodles!!!
Tuesday, 25 December 2007
GOOD times, GREAT tastes with mi familia
it is the 25th tonight, so its still christmas...and illegal fireworks are whistling over the rooftops as my fingers tap over the keys....
my family, bebe and i had a private xmas eve dinner - a gorgeous one with appetisers, mains and desserts from all of us; then we headed off to Holy Rosary to celebrate His birth and to give thanks and praise! twas all rather enjoyable actually...popular christmas carols led the way to a blast of a finale and we were all practically skipping out the church's doors when twas all over :) we headed back to my stepbro's place at robson for the gift exchange...plus many many laughs in store that was for sure :P we didnt linger round for long, and left for home - with yet another gift exchange amongst just us. all was well and fine and we finally started to nod off to sleep around 3...
in the end...after ZERO suggestions for xmas present ideas and a period of monks-in-prayer stillness (thanks a lot), i managed to come up with some really appreciative presents after all! to just rattle off what compiled the list of received and sent, there were loads of clothes...makeup, gorgeous hobo bag,tiffany's from my bebe (MUAKS!), victoria secret...yea i think thats about it... i'll probably steal the book i gave kristie after she's read it...HEHE ;)
a thousand apologies for the lack of pictures...expect i'll put them up pretty soon. so we can oggle the food and pweety faces together-gether! teehee :)) till then...
my family, bebe and i had a private xmas eve dinner - a gorgeous one with appetisers, mains and desserts from all of us; then we headed off to Holy Rosary to celebrate His birth and to give thanks and praise! twas all rather enjoyable actually...popular christmas carols led the way to a blast of a finale and we were all practically skipping out the church's doors when twas all over :) we headed back to my stepbro's place at robson for the gift exchange...plus many many laughs in store that was for sure :P we didnt linger round for long, and left for home - with yet another gift exchange amongst just us. all was well and fine and we finally started to nod off to sleep around 3...
in the end...after ZERO suggestions for xmas present ideas and a period of monks-in-prayer stillness (thanks a lot), i managed to come up with some really appreciative presents after all! to just rattle off what compiled the list of received and sent, there were loads of clothes...makeup, gorgeous hobo bag,tiffany's from my bebe (MUAKS!), victoria secret...yea i think thats about it... i'll probably steal the book i gave kristie after she's read it...HEHE ;)
a thousand apologies for the lack of pictures...expect i'll put them up pretty soon. so we can oggle the food and pweety faces together-gether! teehee :)) till then...
Thursday, 29 November 2007
xmas gifts should thy give & receive?
christmas is coming lor.... and im in a dilemma...a pleasant one for a change, of not knowing what gifts to get for HERs and HIMs! any ideas pls, id love to hear some from you guys.. meanwhile the clock is ticking down to xmas and its TICK TOCK! TICK TOCK! hurry! hehe muaks... :)
Sunday, 25 November 2007
never did know much
there are just too many things id like to start off this entry with and i dunno which. i wanna start off the right footing cos i dont want the dreary context of this beginning to tag me as i go along! *sigh* oh well.
i guess my beginning might as well take the form of how im feeling...and what describes me best at present is "silent tears in a city of stone..."
gosh i left the punishing, suicide-inducing life back at sg and now im deep in the pit again... i guess ending it all means un-feeling all these...oh well, anyways christmas is coming, ho ho and la dee da.
i guess my beginning might as well take the form of how im feeling...and what describes me best at present is "silent tears in a city of stone..."
gosh i left the punishing, suicide-inducing life back at sg and now im deep in the pit again... i guess ending it all means un-feeling all these...oh well, anyways christmas is coming, ho ho and la dee da.
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