Thursday, December 30, 2010

1125. in the future

Rant of the day: Very full. I love homecook food.
Saw this while going through those funny emails...

Wife: Do you want dinner?
Husband: Sure! What are my choices?
Wife: Yes or no.
 
Hahaha... I hope my marriage life in the future ain't like this...

1124. nye

Rant of the day: Tired...
1 more day to the end of 2010!!! And I'm hoping 2011 will be alot better than 2010. In fact, 2010 wasn't exactly a good year. Lots of things happened like me fracturing my ankle, losing almost all chances to be a radio DJ and other office stuff with a particular co-worker.

Honestly, I'm tired but doesn't feel the same way? I always believe in "cry now and move on" in my life. Not because I take things lightly but rather, why cry over spilt milk? What's done cannot be undone. The pain is there but hey, we all gotta move on because time doesn't pause there for us to take a breather. Time doesn't turns back for us to choose another path. We can sulk and cry no doubt but not for a prolong period.

And yes, I believe in crying. Awwwwww... You will go "Eric is a cry baby" and I don't deny the fact that I cry but I seriously don't cry ALL the time. On the right occasion. On the right stuff. Crying really releases lots of stress... But don't over-do it.

Anyway, dear is having a tough fight for dignity and I'm support her all the way. I'm always there for you baby. You can do it. Even though you like peace but sometimes, we can't choose our battle. Since we can't choose it, we then have to face it bravely and we can do it together. Hugs.

On something lighter for this year end occasion, I'm going to spend my NYE at Timbre Substation! Woohoo~~~ And I so love this place. The ambient. The food. The people. Hate the queue though but luckily we managed to get reserve seats! Yeah!

Just sharing my favourite song for this month... 家後(Hokkien pronounce as geh au)by江蕙.


I rarely likes Hokkien song but this one really caught my ears. And it's super meaningful. Loves~~~

Sunday, December 26, 2010

1123. gifts from europe

Joy of the day: Congrats Alan and Sin Yee! Cheers!!!
Mum is finally back from her Europe trip! Haven't gone through her photos yet but am totally swooning over the gifts she bought for me!

A MontBlanc full leather wallet. Singapore selling S$440. It's somewhat around the same price but after the tourist tax rebate there, it's slightly cheaper. So expensive that I really afraid of spoiling it...


A Calvin Klein reversible belt. I haven't find the same belt in Singapore yet but definitely cheaper there in Europe. I soooooooo like the monogram on both sides!


Too bad that mum can't get us stuff from Zara. She was saying it's almost everywhere but since we can't try our sizes, she rather not take the risk and buy stuff that we can't wear.

She got dear a Long Champ bag also. Same design not available in Singapore. Cool! Like the MontBlanc wallet, after conversation should be around the same price but minus off the rebate, it's cheaper there.

I wanna go Europe too! I want Zara (and I can literally hear dear screaming for Burberry when she sees this)!!!

1122. christmas this year

Rant of the day: Coughing ain't getting any better... =(
Christmas this year wasn't as homely as compared to last year. I was going through last year's Christmas Eve and Christmas Day photos and realised that on the eve, dear and I were having steamboat at Angela's place. Whereas for Christmas Day, it was dedicated purely for home. Ice cream at Andersons and dinner at home.

This year however, was somewhat different partly 'cause mother was in Europe, celebrating a real WHITE Christmas. And alot of gifts exchanges with friends and colleagues. Although I do admit that the feeling of giving was great (especially when everyone in my branch received the honey sticks and were so happy about it), but the process of getting the gifts were a f**king hell lotsa headache!!! That's the point I start to ponder "why the f**k people celebrate Christmas" and really felt so drained about the entire event.

Anyway, we still have the gift exchange as per usual in office but together with all the other food gifts received on the eve, my table was literally filled with all sorts of items:
  • Towel set from Kim Chin.
  • Namecard and matching keychain from Fang Ying.
  • Bull dog handphone holder from Jingyi (gift exchange)
  • Another keychain with letter "E" plus a box of chocolate from temp staff Ailing.
  • More chocolates from Egon and Tasniyah.
  • Hello Panda cracker from director.
The 2 boxes of preserved chayote (佛手果) from Ivan but wasn't meant Christmas. Was to aid in my voice recovery from all my coughing.


And after work, was lots of household chores before chilling out at Durty Nelly Irish Pub with dear, Arina and Liwei. Totally love the ambience but prolly not the hottest place for Christmas countdown. Still, we love it. Except that dear was running a fever and I was pretty worried.


Lovely presents from the Arina and Liwei too! The 2011 scheduler will be soooooo handy come next year. And I love the colour! PURPLE!!!


And Liwei gave me a pair of ear studs from Takashimaya. My gawd!!! It's so beautiful! Looks so much like diamonds! I am longing to own a new pair of blings to match my clothes! Wait... It's not real diamonds right? Else, it will be way too expensive to accept as a Christmas gift!!!


And my brother got me a gift too! It's a bag tag from Crocs! I guess he is expecting me to travel more in coming year. It's definitely gonna come in handy 'cause I always runs out of tags when I travel.


That's Christams for this year. A rather mild version of craziness in the same festive day I suppose.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

1121. 冬至照过

Rant of the day: Falling sick...
妈妈在国外,并不代表冬至不用过。可能随着年龄的增长,慢慢觉得一些传统华人习俗其实相当重要。而冬至其实是要家家户户围炉吃火锅和汤圆。既然妈妈不在家,火锅也就很难再加吃成。没关系。Dear和我就打包了一些食物,回家弄一弄就可以了。

看上去,卖相还不错。哈哈!有煮排骨、鸡翅、起司香肠和蔬菜等。虽然多数是买现成的,但是感觉真的有一点小团圆。


Dear还弄了些汤圆!糖水超屌的!好喝!!!


羡慕吧?哈哈……Dear有贤妻的感觉了。哈哈……

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

1120. t'is the season

Rant of the day: X'mas present is not suppose to be stressful!!!
T'is the season to be spending.
花 (pronouce: hua) la la la la... la la la la...

T'is the season wallets burning.
花 la la la la... la la la la...

Don't complain now, take out Visa.
花 la la... 花 la la... la la la...

Don't forget buy that present.
花 la la la la... la la la la...
 
In case you are not to sure how to sing it, just go with the original melody of the X'mas carol "T'is the Season". And the "花" here refers to "spending" and not "flowers".
 
I like X'mas primarily because it's a public holiday and I get to rest at home with family or out chillaxing (chilling + relaxing) with my friends. But as we grow older, there seems to be a need to buy presents and exchange presents. And the search for the right present seriously sucks!!! It's doesn't help much when there is a designated person you are buying for and that person doesn't tells you what he/she wants!
 
Come on lah... You expect me to read your mind... I ain't no Professor X leh...
 
You might be thinking "it's the thoughts counts" but honestly, if you got something that you REALLY don't need and don't like, how would you feel and react? Put on a fake smile and says "oh it's soooooo nice!". And you know what, "nice" is not a nice word actually. To most extend, it's loosely used when we ran out of words to use.
 
So, don't use the word "nice" on me. I get pretty annoyed actually.
 
Anyway, this will be the first time I'm not spending X'mas with mum and she's far far away in Europe. Hope everything is fine. The weather report is not promising and I'm very worried that she cannot endure the cold.
 
*pray*

Monday, December 20, 2010

1119. wrong crowd

Rant of the day: Feeling bloated...
I'm not sure why I always attracts the wrong crowd.

Seriously, since secondary school days, I'm always the "babe" magnet but in my situation, the term "babe" is loosely used and is NOT the typical babe referred.

In secondary school, I'm the target for big boobs Malay ah lians. Remembered once before class starts in lower secondary, I was waiting for my classmates for a round of carrom or two (it was the most played game in my school back then). As I was going through my textbooks to see if I had missed out any assignments, a group of Malay girls surrounded me and brought me to a quiet alley. And they started caressing my thighs and butt. All I remembered was alot of yakking which I couldn't absorb. If you think I should be enjoying the process, I'm telling you this seriously scare the shit out of me back then!!! I'm only a secondary 2 student for goodness sake.

Then in the midst and after NS, not sure why girls (of not my type and in most cases, not the type guys look for) like me. When I say "not the type guys look for", you get what I mean. Out of nowhere, girls pass messages to their friends (also my friends in NS) that they like me. And out of nowhere, girls ask me to be their steady. Funny thing is pretty girls back then doesn't seems to fall for me except my dear. Ya, she's exceptionally attractive (to me at least).

And now, guys like me. Right... But I am really NOT into guys. I may not be the typical man kinda guy and I don't intend to purposely fake the "man-ness". I like to wear purple sometimes but only if it matches my clothes overall. I am who I am. I do admit that acting "gay" at times with my close friends are really just for fun. But that does not constitute me part of the pink society. So why am I getting weird looks from guys sometimes?

Alright. I shouldn't be complaining about me being "attractive" but to the wrong crowd. At least I am attractive in one way or another. Take it as a compliment...

Sunday, December 19, 2010

1118. getting connected

Rant of the day: Year end coming...
I'd made my tweets private and only approved followers can view. I have the urge to delete my Facebook account because I feel it's no longer that personal. And I'm also considering either making my blog private or might as well, delete it too.

These new media and social media platform is no longer just a pure means to get connect, stay connected and be connected. It's now a stalking mechanism, kpo-ing avenue and a gossiping directory. Cheng just commented that I should go relax on words like "WTF" and "f**k" on Facebook and Twitter as we wouldn't know who is reading.

Scary? Yes. I felt INVADED in fact! I don't mind sharing my views, opinions and rants but if these are gonna affect my social and private life, then the invasion might had gone way too far.

Sometimes, what I need is just a place to let out my frustration but apparently, such simple nature platform had mutated. All these might just put me back into my emotional refrigerator.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

1117. save money

Rant of the day: I need to exercise more!!!
Mum is leaving for Europe coming Monday for 2 weeks. Damn worrying 'cause many parts of Europe are having snowstorm and temperature is below tolerance level. Just hope that everything will be fine when she flies off in 2 days time.

This just sorta reminds me that I'm prolly skipping lots of long holiday trips in 2011 because I really need to save up for my flat and of course, wedding stuff... It's blardy hell expensive to get married now. We haven't really plan what we want to do for the banquet and stuff and guess what, already spent thousands on wedding photo packages. And when going through the magazines on the banquet prices, we will go like "oh my gawd" and "what the fuck"... Why so expensive?

This is totally  WHAT-THE-HELL!!!

For those of you who are considering getting married within this couple of years, do act fast before the prices soars again.

But I guess that everything is well spent on (for now minimally). At least I'm not getting most of my wedding photos shoot in Singapore or neighbouring countries. We are so going to Taiwan!!! It's what dear and I really wanted to do actually.
Talking about holidays in 2011, since I'm gonna skip long overseas vacations, I'm prolly gonna settle for the cheaper alternatives like Genting, KL or Bintan. No choice lah. What to do? At least I know I will not be spending thousands on places like these... Dear will understand... right? Sometimes, we just gotta find simple pleasures in life and not making it more unbearably. We can still find simple funs without burning our pockets.

Objective in 2011: SAVE MONEY!!!

I gotta remember to pen this down for my 2011 resolution!!! Hahahaha... ^^v

Anyway, just to share one of my favourite photo taken recently using my iPhone. The MBS.


Nice but haven't been inside yet. Too high crass for me (but actually is a bit too far to go)...

Thursday, December 09, 2010

1116. scm comparison results

Rant of the day: I think I'm too fat. No, not think... I am fat!!!
I like what I see on the comparison chart for the 10km SCM. For those SCM runners, you can check these information here.


Anyway, end of the course on Situation Analysis. Fun? Ok, not to bad. But made a few really interesting friends from other ministries. They are really fun to be with. So life in gahmen bodies ain't that bad after all. There are still fun people around.

Cheers!!!

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

1115. false alarm

Joy of the day: Meeting ridiculously fun peeps during the customised course. Didn't know that SPF peeps are so friendly!!! =)
Mum gave me a scare this afternoon. She texts me "MC till friday. Cheken poo."

First thing to my mind, what on Earth did she get? She's only complaining about some "insect bites" on her waist and had been giving her much pain since last Friday. It's only Tuesday today and she's on MC till Friday! It's like 4 days of MC!!!

Next, what the heck is "cheken poo"? What is "cheken"? And it poop? Where and when did my mum comes in contact with this poo? Sort think that my mum meant... chicken pox. Hahahaha... But at her age, this viral infection might just cost her life! And she did had chicken pox the last time. Why again?

So rushed home after course and to my relief, it's herpes and not the deadly cheken poo. If you are not sure what is it, it's simply some sores from don't know what virus. All I know that it's more or less ok now. It's non-infectious already (but was very much infectious during the first few days). Still giving mum alot of pain.

She better recover fast 'cause her Europe trip is NEXT WEEK!!!

Sunday, December 05, 2010

1114. we did it

Rant of the day: Having a bad abrasion from the arm band. Ouch...
We finally did it! We finally completed our first long distance run! Even though it's only 10km, still, the sense of accomplishment is overwhelming.


Seriously, for a first timer, it's really a challenge against the individual limits. At the 6km mark, I'm already on and off walking because even jogging SLOWLY was tough. Plus the sun was pretty scorching. Well, at least I completed it. Actual timing not out yet but definitely less than 1hr 30min.

We probably going for another 10km run in May next year, the Adidas Sundown 2011. Pending confirmation from dear's cousin. But it's slightly more costly than SCM. Hmmmmmmm... Maybe the race pack goodies are better? Not sure though.

Anyway, lovin' the finishing medal. Just look at the details!!!


And it's pretty heavy for such a small thing. So, aiming to complete a half marathon next... Gambatte!!!

Monday, November 29, 2010

1113. sitex

Rant of the day: Long weekend over... *sigh*
It wasn't much hype for me nowadays to all the IT fairs and stuff. Prolly going broke.... That's why... So, didn't buy much this year at SITEX. Just a Norton Internet Security 2011 'cause my current is gonna expire in 18 days time. And I won a 4GB thumbdrive... Not bad...


And a new set of speakers from SonicGear. It's Tattoo 303Xb, comes with a sub-woofer and it's only $19.90!!! So cheap!!! Must buy right?


So, gave my current speakers to my mum since she will need one to watch her dramas on her laptop. Also, got her a laptop cooler fan at only $5. Cheap...

And yes, Diary Queen serves the BEST soft ice-cream! Creamy and thick. Not even those in restaurants serves equal standards... Boo~~~

Sunday, November 28, 2010

1112. night cycling

Rant of the day: The new Hotmail SUCKS!!!
Ya know what, night cycling is seriously TORTUROUS but I'm not sure why I'm joining every year even though my butt will sore like crap after that. Maybe I like to be tortured? Erm... Maybe not... Hahahaha... It's having the company to enjoy the painful ass cycling trip together I guess.

The way it was organised this year was pretty much different too. Instead of all participants cluster together and move out in one large group, it was now split into 5 smaller teams and along the way, each team is to complete some tasks. Pretty fun actually and when our team was led by my brother and his colleague, Rachel.

Lazy to put up all the photos so prolly just the group photos. Here's our group: Kim Chin, Rex, Fang Ying, Thiam Yeong, Grace and me.


And the team lead: Rachel and my brother, Jeric. Photo not very clear...


The rest of the photos are in my Facebook but you can only view if I have added you as "friend". Hahaha...

Saturday, November 20, 2010

1111. scm

Rant of the day: Should I sign up for Adidas Sundown?
Post number 1111... HUAT AH!!! This is my first time really going for the Standard Chartered Marathon (SCM) but due to the injury and lack of real training, ain't going for the full marathon. Just a comfortable 10km should be fine... I hope (keeping fingers crossed).

So, collected my race pack on Friday. Curious what's inside?


The official race singlet by Asics. Ugly colour but the dri-fit fabric is good!!! Bad thing is, the SCM logo makes the ugly singlet even uglier. And super poor quality print!!! ROAR!!!



Muscle ach patches by Tiger Balm. Will come in handy... But I'm only doing the 10km. Will I ach that much?


Mini Silk Bath shower gel by Silk Pro. Hmmmmmmm... Good but I don't think I'm using it after the SCM. Where got place to bathe sia? Prolly use it when I go swimming or overseas.


My number tag of course. There's actually a small device inside that sort of capture my timing and personal info. Cool. Human ERP in the making...


Fruit bar by Nature Valley. For breakfast? Not enough. After run? Not enough either. For us to sample and buy in loads...


CEPAS to take MRT home? Is it even pre-loaded with some cash? I've got a feeling... NO...


A sample multi-vitamin packet by Ocean Health. Ok, so do I take it before or after the run?


A pre-run questionnaire (not knowing yourself enough and need to pre-evaluate with a piece of paper) and traffic advisory (this is really useful especially for drivers).



"Useful" coupons. But I really like the Ben & Jerry's coupons!!! The others... will I use them or is it going into my rubbish bin?


And not forgetting the loads and loads of brochures and pamphlets. Spams...


As I knew my own ankle condition, I decided not to risk further injuries. After the recent jogging, realised that my ankle began to hurt like crap. So, I bought this fully adjustable ankle guard to play safe. Got it for $12 but I ain't sure what's the market rate. Just buy lah in case I forgot.


Also, I don't wanna wear my regular army attire for the run. So finally bought my first FBT running singlet and shorts. Like the red top and it's really comfortable. But the short... not so nice on the colour but it got a small back pocket for CEPAS cards and keys!!! Really comes in handy.


Anyway, just hope nothing goes wrong after the run... especially my ankle. Don't wanna make things worse. I must remember to get my mp3 player fully charged before the event. And from now till the run, I must carry on with my own training. No slacking Eric!!! NO SLACKING!!!

Friday, November 19, 2010

1110. you are the only exception

Rant of the day: Tired... Very very very tired...
You know what? I had made the arrangement for the bridal photo shoot in 2012... Unbelievable? I know but this day will be here soon.

So I've confirmed my flat earlier. Now, bridal photo shoot confirmed. What's outstanding? Hahaha...

Because my dear is the only exception for me,


I'll make myself the only exception for her as well...

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

1109. learning but not mastering

Rant of the day: Playing guitar is seriously tough and painful...
I just remembered that for 2010, I made only 3 new year resolutions on 06 April! This was what I wrote:
1) Learn inline skating

2) Do a long distance run event
3) Change a job to something I like (but of course should pay me enough as well)

Unfortunately, the inline skating thingy gave me a hairline fracture in my right ankle but I think I can at least stand up while in skates. Haha... Gonna do my first 10km run in coming December. Hope I survive it. As for a new job, sadly it didn't happen and I wish it did.

In just a couple of months time, it will be 2011. Suddenly, I've got this weird feeling. Scared of the unknown? Perhaps. But probably time just going on too fast. But maybe I need to really spend some time to think about my next resolution for 2011. And definitely, I need a new and better job.

Since I can't do inline skating, shall do the guitar. At least I learn something new bah. But it's another painful process. I'd just done some practises and my fingers are all numb!!! I can't feel my finger tips on the left hand!!! Still, have to thanks Kevin for giving me free guitar lessons. Gawd, I'm so over-whelmed by his musical talents lah. Plays drum. Plays guitar. Plays with those totally chimalogic photography stuff.

And all I have is just that stupid voice that couldn't even hold notes and keys properly!!!

*envy*

Well, we can't choose our talents can we? No doubt we can learn, but surely without the god-gift, we just can't master "talents". So I'll just keep the guitar lessons thingy purely for learning on interest basis. If I can't do it good and steady, nevermind... At least  had been there done that.

Actually, I had done quite a few of these "talent developing" stuff but succeed in none. Here goes some of the stuff that I can still remember:
- Taekwondo... Failed my black belt not once but TWICE and I'm not planning on the third.
- Hip-hop... Too expensive to pursue and seriously, I felt that I'm always the oldest in class.
- Inline skating... My injured ankle proves too much for me to carry on but perhaps in the future, leisurely and slowly.
- Radio DJ-ing... Went a few lessons, competitions and auditions but nothing futile.

And I believe the list will go on. But hey, at least I tried right? No regrets.

Hmmmmmmm... Come to think about it, I'm always surrounded with musically talented peeps like Hansel, Xuan'an and now, Kevin. But why am I just sooooooo normal? I wonder what are my talents besides eating? Hahaha... Ok, include slacking and snacking in my list of talents too. =P

Sunday, October 31, 2010

1108. topokki

Rant of the day: Hate Sunday nights...
Do you like topokki (Korean rice cake)? It's now one of our favourite food and both dear and I find the hot and spicy flavour the best! You know what? You can actually home cook it in just a few simple steps!

Step 1: Buy the necessary ingredients. Prepare the following items...
1 packet of topokki (600gm - 1000gm)
2 packets of topokki sauce
1 onion (diced)
1 carrot (sliced thinly)
Salt


Step 2: Cook the topokki quickly in a pot of boiling water to remove the layer of oil. Add some salt to pot. Pour away the boiling water and fill it up with ice water or running tap water. This is to maintain it's chewy state.


Step 3: Add some cooking oil and stir fry the diced onions and sliced carrots in a non-stick pan.


Step 4: Drain the water from the pot of topokki and add in them into the pan of onions and carrots only when the onions are turning brown. Cook for about 5min - 10min. Constantly stir the ingredients to prevent the topokki from sticking together.


Step 5: Add in the topokki sauce. If the mixture is too thick, add some water to dilute. Cook for another 5min - 10min. Ensure the sauce are evenly spread around the pan and all topokki are glazed with the them.


Step 6: Once the sauce boils, your topokki are now ready to serve.


1kg of topokki and 2 packets of sauce serves 6 - 8 pax. You can also add in diced beef/chicken/fish cake. If you want to make it more appetizing, sprinkle some white sesame. Perfect for small gatherings or potluck sessions or even CNY!!!

My girl can cook. Can yours too?

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

1107. technology advancements

Rant of the day: I am so looking forward to Friday... Haha...
After conducting numerous workshops for the public, it sometimes saddens me when you literally see the fear in people when technology advances at the speed of light. Coming to my third year conducting workshops, I'd seen aunties and uncles trying so hard to understand how to use the mouse, where to click to minimise the screen or even where is start button.

I'm listening to complains almost every lessons that some attendees are IT illiterate. I really sympathise with them but honestly, I can only help this much. While we put the blame on them that they are not making enough efforts to adapt, think it this way... one day, we will be in their shoes really.

Now that my mum got herself a laptop, I'm feeling even more of these. Literally everyday, my mum will come up with questions and questions for things like how to copy the images from the digital camera to her thumb drive, where to view photos that were copied out and even how to use MSN!

Sooner or later, she will want me to teach her how to create PowerPoint presentation slides... But first, still on the basics of transferring files to and fro an external device.

But at least, my mum is not that bad. She knows what is Youtube.com and Tudou.com! And even more amazing, she managed to locate where to watch those Taiwan variety shows in Tudou.com!!! Steady pom pi pi ok... Haha...

At the speed of all these technology advancements, we (as in our generation) might find it hard to catch up one day. Probably talking directly to the PC to get words being typed out automatically? Snapping the fingers to change the TV channels? Or just by mere thoughts to navigate the mobile phones?!?!? Scary... I hope I will not find myself not knowing how to switch on my TV in the future.

So while we can start to worry for ourselves, perhaps I shall continue to teach my mum on how to use her laptop (or at least how to surf the Net). Facebook for her? Maybe...

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

1106. trying things out

Rant of the day: Have the feel of visiting Zirca... It's been ages...
I am going to try out something that's totally alien to me and is extremely high risk... securities trading or to most known as "buy shares"! Not sure if I should be doing it but looking at the prospects of the fund that dear is recommending and also, too get more returns in order to fund my future, I should do it but probably at a much smaller scale.

It's a risk but take it slow and steady. Pray that the returns will jump in folds come the near future.

Back on office stuff, workload is still hell lots... Is like never-ending flow of emails!!! But besides that, still have to conduct classes and that takes up at least half a day! Gawd, please slow things down a lil will ya? It's getting on my nerves everyday looking at the number of emails piling and hitting the edges of the service level deadline. FML!!!

I'm like staying back after my office hours longer and longer each day. Though I'm telling myself "please go home now" but I can't just leave for I know doing that will result in undesirable consequences, i.e. answer to my boss.

My leave indicated for early November is also not approved yet even though we are coming very much soon to the end of October and my boss is on leave next week. Luckily, dear and I did not plan for the Phuket trip else, WE ARE SO SCREWED!!!

*phew*

On the bright side, even if the leave is not approved, it means I will have more days in December off from work because these are my last year leave and by hook or by crook, it must be cleared by this year. Hahaha...

Nevertheless, 2010 is coming to an end... SOON!!!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

1105. coming back

Rant of the day: Work work work...
Dear and I make it a point that we visit Bintan once every year, regardless whether to use office subsidized bungalow or to book a room ourselves. We need to slow down the pace and in Bintan, we can find that kinda peace, quiet and space.


And not forgetting the aromatherapy massages. Total relaxation.

But of course, spending in Bintan ain't cheap. A simple meal and easily chalk to S$40 for two! And if you are intending to do some sea sports, get ready more cash as well. But for dear and I, is mainly to chill by the pool and get some tan... Hang out by the beach and pick sea shells... Sit by the balcony at night and savour some light alcohol.

Ahhhhh... That's life!!!

Admiring the view from my room... If only I have sea view everyday now in Singapore. Hahaha...


Hanging out by the beach. Picking sea shells...


Breakfast buffet is ridiculously good! Eat till you drop!


We probably be going to Phuket next year but this plan is besides the annual Bintan visit. Haha... Which resort is good and affordable at Phuket? Any experienced visitors? Share your experience...

But on the day of coming back Singapore was miserable. Don't wanna be back. At least not so soon. We were there at Bintan for only 3D2N... Even though there's nothing much to do, we can pretty well not do anything very proficiently... Haha...

Thursday, October 07, 2010

1104. 上吐下泻

Rant of the day: Ran rain go away. You're making me sleepy all day...
这两天请了病假。似乎是感染了病毒。肚子一直翻滚个不停、上吐下泻、发烧发冷,简直是难过极了。就连喝开水都吐!就算肚子饿了,也完全没胃口吃。昨天一整天也只不过吃了一粒苹果和一片面包。

辛苦啊!!!

老板的sms也没让我好过一点。写到好像我故意没照顾好身体似的。不是我要生病的ok。难道我想让自己上吐下泻吗?我也知道自从Ah Pee走了之后,我们人手就不够了。但生病又不是我要的。我也很尽量保持健康了。

*叹*

今天虽然已经没吐没泻了,但是仍然没什么胃口。也因为没吃什么东西,现在全身没力气。我好像吃鱼粥或皮蛋瘦肉粥哦……老板,cheng teng热的一碗!!!

Thursday, September 30, 2010

1103. before october comes

Rant of the day: I need to swim more!!! I so fat lah!!!
I know I haven't been maintaining my blog promptly this year. Think I'm getting lazy bah... Yes, I'm feeling but what's new? Haha. Perhaps let the pictures do the talking...

 
Hari Raya dinner gathering at Sheila's place. Gawd! She bake fantastic cookies lah!!!

 

 
Congrats to Louis and Su Lin! Wish you a blissful marriage forever and ever.

 

 
Feeling tired everyday at work. I need coffee like almost everyday!!!

 

 
Dear still loves Pizza Hut. I only love their drumlets. Haha... Photo collage created using iPhone app.

 

 
Finally found a place for my RMIT badge. It now sits nicely on my lanyard.

 

 
Went F1 watching from one of the best view and it's FREE! Haha.

 

 
Upcoming in October includes:
  • MORE physiotherapy (which I didn't quite enjoy because sometimes it does get pretty painful).
  • Bintan again! I need the sun, sand and the sea. Not forgetting the massage!
  • Mother's birthday coming up. And lil brother's too. Shit... What to buy???
  • Halloween!!! Where to this year? Club?
It's Friday in a while (TGIF) and the first day of October. Hope October will be a good month... *pray*