scribbled at 11:00 pm .::.
taken from yeing's blog:
Get to know yourself better
Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.
Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
scribbled at 8:39 pm
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Get to know yourself better
Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.
Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
lion's birthday dinner
our long overdue celebration for our dear lion - HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! that poor girl was down with tonsillitis the previous week, so we went for chinese food instead. erm, but judging by the fried dishes we ordered, i guess it didn't help much, hah. we spent the next three hours at settler's cafe, and tried a total of five games. taboo was the only one i played before, while the rest were totally unknown and have queer names like pick picknic and snorta (and what was the first game which daniel picked?). my mind went blank several times during snorta, a game which tests your reflex in making animal sounds; pick picknic is all about chickens picking corn and wolves eating chickens. anyway, settler's cafe didn't have a decent dessert menu, i was so confident they must have at least the basic chocolate cake, so we settled for ice-cream for the birthday girl instead. promise you'll get your chocolate fudge cake next year! ;)
anyway, the poor thing bf just recovered from bouts of headache and body aches, and now he's down with itchy body rash (doctor said it's known as hives). not sure if it's allergy to the new medication or some type of food. :|
scribbled at 2:11 pm
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our long overdue celebration for our dear lion - HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! that poor girl was down with tonsillitis the previous week, so we went for chinese food instead. erm, but judging by the fried dishes we ordered, i guess it didn't help much, hah. we spent the next three hours at settler's cafe, and tried a total of five games. taboo was the only one i played before, while the rest were totally unknown and have queer names like pick picknic and snorta (and what was the first game which daniel picked?). my mind went blank several times during snorta, a game which tests your reflex in making animal sounds; pick picknic is all about chickens picking corn and wolves eating chickens. anyway, settler's cafe didn't have a decent dessert menu, i was so confident they must have at least the basic chocolate cake, so we settled for ice-cream for the birthday girl instead. promise you'll get your chocolate fudge cake next year! ;)
anyway, the poor thing bf just recovered from bouts of headache and body aches, and now he's down with itchy body rash (doctor said it's known as hives). not sure if it's allergy to the new medication or some type of food. :|
Thursday, August 24, 2006
i'm back from my sweden trip! actually it was yesterday that i landed on singapore soil - home sweet home!
our original plan was to stay two nights at orebro, and then another two nights at karlskoga, but my contractors decided that karlskoga is too dead a town to stay in and we might even have problems getting a decent meal. seriously, other than the first day whereby we had almost the whole day after lunch to walk around to admire the (few) attractions of orebro, the trip was basically all about work! in fact, although i didn't plan any activity on the last day morning, we still visited the factory and because of all the screw ups, we had to gorge on our macdonald's meal in order to make it to the airport on time. like people often say, murphy's law reigns supreme, basically anything that can go wrong will go wrong - it's terrible, especially when there is little you could have done to prevent them.
anyway, we were thankful that we managed to enjoy a homemade swedish dinner at one of their homes at the outskirt of town. we were introduced to their version of crayfish that night, somehow they didn't look like the typical ones which we get here in singapore, and were told that they were actually preparing for a crayfish party the following weekend. such parties are part of the swedish tradition and are usually held yearly in the summer (normally in august) when the swedes are lucky to experience warm and clear nights. and like all european dinners, we had lots of alcohol that night (for my standard) - beer, red wine and snaps (about 40% alcohol). oh yes, we were terribly envious of the amount of land you can own in such countries. imagine the daughters actually get to play in a dollhouse built in the garden, just like what we used to read about in enid blyton books. they actually chop their own firewood, and paint their own barn during summer - something city folks like us can never imagine doing.
anyway, i had my break today, and it's time to face reality again tomorrow. tgif!
scribbled at 11:34 pm
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our original plan was to stay two nights at orebro, and then another two nights at karlskoga, but my contractors decided that karlskoga is too dead a town to stay in and we might even have problems getting a decent meal. seriously, other than the first day whereby we had almost the whole day after lunch to walk around to admire the (few) attractions of orebro, the trip was basically all about work! in fact, although i didn't plan any activity on the last day morning, we still visited the factory and because of all the screw ups, we had to gorge on our macdonald's meal in order to make it to the airport on time. like people often say, murphy's law reigns supreme, basically anything that can go wrong will go wrong - it's terrible, especially when there is little you could have done to prevent them.
anyway, we were thankful that we managed to enjoy a homemade swedish dinner at one of their homes at the outskirt of town. we were introduced to their version of crayfish that night, somehow they didn't look like the typical ones which we get here in singapore, and were told that they were actually preparing for a crayfish party the following weekend. such parties are part of the swedish tradition and are usually held yearly in the summer (normally in august) when the swedes are lucky to experience warm and clear nights. and like all european dinners, we had lots of alcohol that night (for my standard) - beer, red wine and snaps (about 40% alcohol). oh yes, we were terribly envious of the amount of land you can own in such countries. imagine the daughters actually get to play in a dollhouse built in the garden, just like what we used to read about in enid blyton books. they actually chop their own firewood, and paint their own barn during summer - something city folks like us can never imagine doing.
anyway, i had my break today, and it's time to face reality again tomorrow. tgif!
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
tata, folks
but before that,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LION! ;-)
scribbled at 8:35 pm
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but before that,
panda eyes
feeling so drained - been working till late the past two nights, and my luggage's still left in the corner of my room - UNPACKED! well, just wanted to update on my shopping - i made myself an esprit member after just twenty minutes of casual browsing! so for those of you who can control that impulse shopping, please get the card from me for an additional 10% discount.
strangely, i've never been a major fan of esprit, but prices seem more reasonable these days.... so anyway, i got myself a new heart-shaped key ring to replace the heavily scratched one from happy house (also heart-shaped, btw), a luggage tag with printed flowers (so girly! and the bf says i can now identify my luggage from afar :P), a two-toned pink blouse with victorian-styled plaits and yet another vintage-inspired jacket to keep me cosy warm in sweden, thanks to the dearest (just fyi, i'm bringing along three jackets, haa!). :-) and yups, that's the expensive 25-litre osprey bag pack which is probably going to only contain my laptop and the project files, to prevent any hassles or delays during security checks. i need to start packing, i need to feel more settled!
time to get ready for another 12-hours of non-stop typing!
scribbled at 6:39 am
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feeling so drained - been working till late the past two nights, and my luggage's still left in the corner of my room - UNPACKED! well, just wanted to update on my shopping - i made myself an esprit member after just twenty minutes of casual browsing! so for those of you who can control that impulse shopping, please get the card from me for an additional 10% discount.
strangely, i've never been a major fan of esprit, but prices seem more reasonable these days.... so anyway, i got myself a new heart-shaped key ring to replace the heavily scratched one from happy house (also heart-shaped, btw), a luggage tag with printed flowers (so girly! and the bf says i can now identify my luggage from afar :P), a two-toned pink blouse with victorian-styled plaits and yet another vintage-inspired jacket to keep me cosy warm in sweden, thanks to the dearest (just fyi, i'm bringing along three jackets, haa!). :-) and yups, that's the expensive 25-litre osprey bag pack which is probably going to only contain my laptop and the project files, to prevent any hassles or delays during security checks. i need to start packing, i need to feel more settled!
time to get ready for another 12-hours of non-stop typing!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
i've got mail!
i can't believe belinda spent so much effort doing up the packaging - the earrings were delivered with a pink ribbon rose in a black suede pouch and the bracelet in a silver ribboned box - it feels just like i'm receiving a gift! thank you!
scribbled at 10:01 am
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i can't believe belinda spent so much effort doing up the packaging - the earrings were delivered with a pink ribbon rose in a black suede pouch and the bracelet in a silver ribboned box - it feels just like i'm receiving a gift! thank you!
Friday, August 11, 2006
hell
thank goodness we didn't manage to get the british airways tickets and have to transit at london!
it's been a helluva week with our back-to-back schedules; after a four-day workshop which ends optimistically at 6pm on thursday, we're flying off that same night for work. i'm definitely not looking forward to next week...being the note-takers, we can't afford to doze off or even go into idle mode, we are responsible for summarising key discussions, preparing the daily management review notes after everybody's gone back home/hotel, helping with the summary paper for higher management, etc, etc, bascically arriving before everybody does, and going back home when it's dark... and i foresee us typing away frantically during all the lunches and tea breaks to meet all the deadlines. bleh. what's more i've got to tidy up all loose ends for the project trip - that's another headache - prepare a summary checklist so that we meet our trip objectives, probably start typing the outline for my trip report, print and file all the necessary project documents to bring over, and pack, pack, pack! thank goodness i managed to get my new red osprey bagpack yesterday! costed me a bomb, but heck care, it's nice, and as always, somehow, the design that caught my eye had to be one of the most expensive! eh, anyway, such bagpacks are meant to last for years of rugged use and abuse. ;)
i'm having a headache, and i think i'm falling sick. damn, i so want to enjoy my weekend.
scribbled at 7:49 pm
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thank goodness we didn't manage to get the british airways tickets and have to transit at london!
it's been a helluva week with our back-to-back schedules; after a four-day workshop which ends optimistically at 6pm on thursday, we're flying off that same night for work. i'm definitely not looking forward to next week...being the note-takers, we can't afford to doze off or even go into idle mode, we are responsible for summarising key discussions, preparing the daily management review notes after everybody's gone back home/hotel, helping with the summary paper for higher management, etc, etc, bascically arriving before everybody does, and going back home when it's dark... and i foresee us typing away frantically during all the lunches and tea breaks to meet all the deadlines. bleh. what's more i've got to tidy up all loose ends for the project trip - that's another headache - prepare a summary checklist so that we meet our trip objectives, probably start typing the outline for my trip report, print and file all the necessary project documents to bring over, and pack, pack, pack! thank goodness i managed to get my new red osprey bagpack yesterday! costed me a bomb, but heck care, it's nice, and as always, somehow, the design that caught my eye had to be one of the most expensive! eh, anyway, such bagpacks are meant to last for years of rugged use and abuse. ;)
i'm having a headache, and i think i'm falling sick. damn, i so want to enjoy my weekend.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
let the cat out of the bag
oops! the bf saw the failure to deliver registered article note on the house floor when sending me back, so i've got to own up earlier! (damn!) ermm yups, i bought a set of matching earrings and bracelet (again)! it's a sweet delicate set, simple yet classic, and i particularly like the peach toned beads as well as the unique colour combination with a little of green. i guess most of my accessories have very bold loud colours, so it's a good change. btw, belinda named the bracelet after me, since it was made upon my request to match its sister earrings. ;)
scribbled at 9:55 pm
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oops! the bf saw the failure to deliver registered article note on the house floor when sending me back, so i've got to own up earlier! (damn!) ermm yups, i bought a set of matching earrings and bracelet (again)! it's a sweet delicate set, simple yet classic, and i particularly like the peach toned beads as well as the unique colour combination with a little of green. i guess most of my accessories have very bold loud colours, so it's a good change. btw, belinda named the bracelet after me, since it was made upon my request to match its sister earrings. ;)
Monday, August 07, 2006
snap snap!
some pictures taken over the past week, mostly over the weekend though.
(from left)
my new braun oral-b electric toothbrush - been using it for the past two days, it forces me to spend at least 2-3 minutes brushing, and reaches out to inaccessible places, i.e. behind my wisdom teeth, my pearlies never felt cleaner! the green tube of epoch nuskin glacial mud mask beside it shows it's time i pamper my tired skin.
japan magnet! my latest magnet, and my first from japan! very pretty colourful magnet with the symbolic cherry blossoms and kimono lady, courtesy of xp. :) seriously touched, especially since this was the only thing you bought! thankie, girl... do enjoy the rest of your leave, if you intend to slack the week away.
saturday evening was spent at jack's house. dinner at siglap - hotplate venison, cereal prawns, hotplate beancurd, veggies and prawn vadai (this is a savoury south indian doughnut made from lentil or potato). the rest of the evening we played mini jenga and monopoly - disney version this time round, we boycotted the cheapo singaporean version with the jurong east mrt station; give us aladdin's magic carpet or captain hook's pirate ship anytime instead! how cute! and yups, you may have noticed the nutella cupcakes which i baked for the silly bf, decorated with a little lighted candle. it was a mini extremely belated birthday celebration, since they didn't managed meet up and deliver his present - a pair of rip curl boardshorts, which was initially meant for the phuket trip, but haha, oh well. and why silly, he thought it was a joke when i walked up to him with the candle to wish him happy birthday, it must have took him at least 10 seconds to realise it wasn't, and that was only after they passed him his present. :P oh yes, i still remmeber our heavenly ben&jerry's ice-cream, love those peanut butter pretzels and white chocolate chunks! eeks, but at almost midnight, with nutella filled cupcakes... that's so so so sinful.
bottom left showed my homely sunday lunch made by mummy the dearest. broiled chicken with assorted vegetables, tender yet not overly done, and healthy steamed fish with tomatoes and chinese parsley.
last picture shows the official national day tee, which i'll be wearing tomorrow to work, harharhar. don't worry, i won't be wearing it in the evening for my brother's wedding dinner food-tasting at the raffles the plaza, free wedding dinner food for once! :P
scribbled at 10:58 pm
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some pictures taken over the past week, mostly over the weekend though.
(from left)
my new braun oral-b electric toothbrush - been using it for the past two days, it forces me to spend at least 2-3 minutes brushing, and reaches out to inaccessible places, i.e. behind my wisdom teeth, my pearlies never felt cleaner! the green tube of epoch nuskin glacial mud mask beside it shows it's time i pamper my tired skin.
japan magnet! my latest magnet, and my first from japan! very pretty colourful magnet with the symbolic cherry blossoms and kimono lady, courtesy of xp. :) seriously touched, especially since this was the only thing you bought! thankie, girl... do enjoy the rest of your leave, if you intend to slack the week away.
saturday evening was spent at jack's house. dinner at siglap - hotplate venison, cereal prawns, hotplate beancurd, veggies and prawn vadai (this is a savoury south indian doughnut made from lentil or potato). the rest of the evening we played mini jenga and monopoly - disney version this time round, we boycotted the cheapo singaporean version with the jurong east mrt station; give us aladdin's magic carpet or captain hook's pirate ship anytime instead! how cute! and yups, you may have noticed the nutella cupcakes which i baked for the silly bf, decorated with a little lighted candle. it was a mini extremely belated birthday celebration, since they didn't managed meet up and deliver his present - a pair of rip curl boardshorts, which was initially meant for the phuket trip, but haha, oh well. and why silly, he thought it was a joke when i walked up to him with the candle to wish him happy birthday, it must have took him at least 10 seconds to realise it wasn't, and that was only after they passed him his present. :P oh yes, i still remmeber our heavenly ben&jerry's ice-cream, love those peanut butter pretzels and white chocolate chunks! eeks, but at almost midnight, with nutella filled cupcakes... that's so so so sinful.
bottom left showed my homely sunday lunch made by mummy the dearest. broiled chicken with assorted vegetables, tender yet not overly done, and healthy steamed fish with tomatoes and chinese parsley.
last picture shows the official national day tee, which i'll be wearing tomorrow to work, harharhar. don't worry, i won't be wearing it in the evening for my brother's wedding dinner food-tasting at the raffles the plaza, free wedding dinner food for once! :P