zhanerina

2011, new blog!

2011-01-08T17:34:00.002+08:00

I HAVE MOVED.

http://zhanerina.wordpress.com

but before i say goodbye to this blog, my very last post. these are photos taken at the last kampong of spore before the end of 2010. these are my favourites. enjoy!

sian

2011-01-03T22:38:00.003+08:00

你的女朋友是世界上自尊心最强、最好胜、脾气最坏、最小气的女人。

难道你不知道吗？

Looking back 2010

2010-12-31T23:38:00.002+08:00

2010 ended. very very fast. it felt like yesterday when i have just graduated. this year has been a really really eventful year in my entire life.

work:
working as a lifestyle writer gave me the most fun and enjoyable working life, the great amount of exposure i have received, the things i have done, the articles i have wrote...

i promise that i will be more hardworking next year, choot more articles and work harder.

family:
i has been a calm year and i pray there everything remains the same. of course, i hope mum gets better in health and everyone is healthy and happy. i love my ah gong and ah yi very much.

i hope to spend more time with the family next year, have more regular eat togethers.

friends:
sometimes work is so hectic that i just dont feel like going out after work, or on weekends. the ones that i call "friends" are always there, no matter rain or shine.

love:
this year has been wonderful, with kai entering my life. im blessed to have such a wonderful boyfriends, one who dotes on me and loves me with all his heart. He always put me as his priority, without fail. My life is completed with him.

religion:
i want to give more to my religion, perhaps continue with my buddhist lessons next year?

回顾2010：谢谢上天给了我一份我一直向往的工作、谢谢上天让我在这一年认识了那么多贵人、谢谢上天让我感受到那么、那么多真挚的友情、谢谢上天让我的家人平安健康、谢谢上天让我在人海茫茫中遇见了你。:)

Rest? Or not?

2010-12-30T12:37:00.001+08:00

放假的最后一天。

本来想自己一个人出门逛街，可是和公公去吃午餐时，发现天空下着绵绵细雨，看来老天想暗示我好好在家休息，为新的一年做好准备。

2011年的工作大纲和日期已经明了，大致上责任比以前多，产稿的数量也要比以前快。广告稿、活动稿和新年稿已经陆陆续续传过来，看来我今天应该开始动笔，开工时才不会措手不及。

正所谓，休息是为了走更长远的路，今天下午还是乖乖在家吧，明年会忙得不清不楚。

My nose ran away, AGAIN.

2010-12-29T16:00:00.004+08:00

WE FINISHED THE KAMPONG SHOOT THIS MORNING! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE PHOTOS!

SNEAK PREVIEW (I EDITED THIS, SO NOT THAT PROFESSIONAL LA!)

This is done my the photographer, NICE!

IM DOWN WITH A SERIOUS FLU (AGAIN!). I SNEEZE EVERY 1 MINUTE! THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE FINISHED THE PHOTOSHOOT BEFORE THE FLU CAME.

ACTUALLY IT STARTED SINCE LAST NIGHT AND I HAD INSOMNIA (I THOUGHT I WAS TOO EXCITED).

SO SAD, THE BOYF IS GOING TO GIVE A TREAT TO HIS FAMILY AND I THOUGHT I CAN MAKE IT. VERY SAD.

MY DEAR BODY, PLEASE RECOVER FAST!

(*now im craving for fish head steamboat on such a chilling weather!*)

Kampong Lorong Buangkok

2010-12-26T21:50:00.003+08:00

Christmas ended very quickly this year. Brought the boyf to Shangri-la hotel for yummy buffet. The food is real real good. Then on Xmas day, treated my family to dinner at nan Xiang Xiao long bao @ plaza singapura. Love family eating together. (but don't love uncle and aunty quarreling with each other). The end of xmas marks the start of my break till 3 jan. So many many meetups with my friends. heypi!

The boyf and i are going for our "engagement" shoot this wednesday. We went to reccee today and kena chased by a dog. omg. we brought uniforms, shoes, milk tins, five stones, balloons... so excited! hope it turn out nice! :D

These are some of my favourites:

I LOVE THIS ONE!

SJS Christmas Dinner Shoot

2010-12-23T11:01:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, we went Marche for dinner shoot. I had a full meal at home already so basically the boyf is the one whole finishes everything!

The smoke salmon and mushroom crepe!

The tart is really weird...not nice!

Mango with banana crepe. the mango is solid!

chocolate cake!

The cheese cake is damn chio, my fav shot!

the glutton! love!

Christmas Party with twitter friends

2010-12-21T21:40:00.004+08:00

i didnt know twitter friends can become so close in the end. Last saturday, we held a xmas party at ellena's house. it was pot luck.

chef alvin preparing while i stand around and kpo

actually i only have ham, but idea struck and alvin gave me cherry tomatoes! so i made this! with yum yum melted cheese!

my turkey...

us with presents

we are happy people!

after talking, eating, playing, shooting etc, im tired....

group shot! :D

MFSS Xmas Gathering!

2010-12-20T08:00:00.001+08:00

Last last sunday, all of us gathered at yue yin's house for our xmas gathering! we bought ingredients for steamboat, slack around, sing ktv and play cards!

us at steamboat! the ingredients were just nice and we finish everything. weibo bought this super yummy belachan! steamboat goes really well with belanchan!

our gift exchange!

us opening our gifts!

I love having gathering at somebody's house. Steamboat is a wonderfull dinner for us to bond together. Cheap and nice and everyone just crowds around to eat! And we go home at 8 plus, instead of 1am! if only my house is big enough to open up for such gatherings!

2010-12-19T18:11:00.001+08:00

Weekend evening.

Long bus ride home.

Admiring the clouds in the sky.

Listening to songs.

很久没有这样了... :)

2010-12-17T09:17:00.002+08:00

我讨厌爱花钱的男人！很讨厌！

sian

2010-12-14T08:44:00.001+08:00

It's one of those weeks that I feel totally sian about waking up for work, that I feel totally no energy to do anything.

It's one of those weeks....

I WON!

2010-12-12T21:24:00.002+08:00

I AM SO HAPPY!

Yesterday Oh Dear! Photography held a facebook giveaway. Readers just have to think of their dream shoot and they are entitled to a FREE 1 HOUR SHOOT with them!

So 30 mins before the closing time, I wrote in my dream shoot:

I wanted to go back to the basics, and have our engagement shoot in the last kampong of singapore: Kampong Lorong Buangkok, where things retain a delightful simplicity, devoid of the extravagances of urban life, where the cacophony of clacking heels disappears, where the fine tapping of slippers sounds in the ears, where the air is fresh, untainted by exhaust.

To many older generation people, they often miss life in village while the younger generation has very little attachment to kampong life. Hence i want us (the younger generation) to be at this memorable historical setting, to preserve the knowledge and experience beyond visiting the museum...

AND I WON! IM SO HAPPY!

So Baby and I are going for our shoot in the kampong! HOORAY!

im sick

2010-12-09T22:14:00.003+08:00

well done. the weather is too heaty. the bestie is sick. the boyf is sick. and just as i thought im strong enough to tide over xmas, im sick. boohoo. whenever im sick, i dont feel like doing anything except blogging, so now i have the mood to blog.haha

so one of the days, i went to join a media cooking competition to design the turkey and make desserts. i have never ever done dessert before and my marketing colleague nv cook before! all cham.

our turkey. other groups put the ham and beef into different plates but we are all people with no cooking background and creative juices, so we put everything together!

i quite love the cheesecake deco i did. of course the cheese cake is originally from supermarket lah. i just have to spend $30 to buy dessert and all deco items. i wanted to use strawberries loh, but so expensive, around $9!

The judges looking at all the items. and guess wad, WE WON! OMG! OMG! damn happy! aiya, there are only 5 groups lah...

ok this is taken at another event, i made the bear.

i cant wait for xmas to arrive. i have so much things to do and 24 hours is not enough. on the optimistic side, time passes very very fast for me. seems like it was only ytd that i enter the company. now i have been here for a year! omg!

MOVE IT MOVE IT!

2010-12-07T23:01:00.002+08:00

While shopping at AMK HUB on sunday, B and i went to a game shop and bought this PSP game!

And B bought an extra game stick so that I can play with him! YAYS!

MY BF HOUSE IS MESSY

2010-12-04T23:59:00.002+08:00

This is the boyf's house, wah i thought mine was bad enough (looking at my mountainous table), but his was like a garang guni place!

His staffs are everywhere, on the floor, on the table, on his brother's table, on the chair, on the bed etc...gosh...!

His computer and the super chio pink keyboard which I bought for him!

And the $900 sound system which he just bought! and the dunnoe how many inch monitor screen. aiyo! so big! even the blind can see!

And i just did my manicure. My neighbour set up a manicure shop near my place called "vietnam nails". i must admit it's really not bad not not very expensive. the classic pedi is only $34! she has been doing this nail care / nail art business in vietnam for close to 14 years before she came to spore 6 years ago.

No more contract staff after 31 dec!

2010-11-28T22:12:00.002+08:00

The buddy complained that I haven't been updating my blog frequently and she has no photos to see. Ok Ok, i shall be more hardworking and blog more ok!

Yesterday noon, we went BOSSES at vivocity for dim sum. It was a horrible experience because we can't take photos and the waitresses were all very rude and fierce! Whole table of bloggers and cameras and yet we can only eat and not take photos. This is very sad. I felt I didn't plan it well enough :(

I am on leave on Monday and Tuesday, this period is the busiest for us as we have lotsa of xmas tasting and articles to complete but there's no other days which I can take leave. And i need to clear my 5 days of leave plus 1 day of off-in-lieu before 31 december2010 and if I drag longer, it's more difficult to take leave. My work is already piling up like bukit timah hill and I presume there's even more in December.

Though Im off for the next two days, I still have to continue to do work. Oh great. But the best consolation is, I can sleep later, and rest at home, which i have always wanted too!

And I need to write a blogger competition post for my food blog before the deadline, 3 december. *pulls hair*

Time passes real fast, before I knew it, it was already december. (Oh, to clear leave, Im not working after xmas too!) -> So i will be off on 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 1, 2! great. time to do workout workout workout! I dont want to get fatter as I work! :(

Which reminds me, I have an announcement, though nothing big lah.

I AM HIRED AS A FULL-TIME STAFF WEF FROM 3 JANUARY @ 2011!

ok all my dear friends, you are not forgetten! We will meet up during my off days ok! hugs!

hellow

2010-11-26T23:31:00.006+08:00

Yes i know i have been neglecting this blog. bobian, when xmas season is around the corner, work gets real busy. had a interview at marina bay link mall this morning and met the boyf for lunch after that.

SUSHI TEI!

HOW KYUTE! :D

His bowl of prawn and salmon which looks like worms

As usual my katsu don. maybe im too hungry or wad but i felt the katsu don here is good!

Then headed to holland village for haagen daz xmas party.

All the familiar faces! :D

Last weekend, we went to O school dance recital to support krist! :D

OK, got to go and sleep. IM WORKING TOMOLO. WORKING ON A SATURDAY. GREAT!

dont forget to browse www.misstamchiak.com for my taiwan photos!

P/S I got a ulcer in my lower lips. damnit

Insomnia

2010-11-22T04:22:00.002+08:00

Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him,
who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep…
wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats,
who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you’re just as pretty without makeup on.
One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have you…
The one who turns to his friends and says, that's her.

I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.

:(

2010-11-14T20:57:00.002+08:00

Although I just got back from a long break and should be super energized, somehow I'm dreading my feet to work everyday.

I certainly agree that being in this job gives me lotsa perks, glamour & respect. I get to learn new things and meet many many interesting people.

But behind all the fun is the stress of constantly producing work, the fake masks by everyone, the rejection of articles for no logical reason etc. The longer I work, the more I felt so not suitable and out of place...

100 days!

2010-11-09T18:30:00.000+08:00

第一个100天，还是很有感觉...

Abit of everything

2010-11-08T08:11:00.000+08:00

Abit of dread. Abit of reluctance. Abit of everything.

The thought of having to clear many many emails.
The thought of having to finish many unwritten articles.
The thought of being chased by people when the articles are coming out.
The thought of facing some double faced people.
The thought of always kena shoot.

Every single thing adds up to my reluctance to work. I wake up feeling so tired and rest is never enough.

Maybe is Monday Blue. Maybe I have zero emails! Maybe...

我想与你甘甜与共

2010-11-07T18:07:00.004+08:00

He is a strange man.

He may not be wealthy, but he can give me the things money cannot buy.

He is rational, but he will always give in to my craziest requests.

He cannot read minds, but he always have that special ability to complete my sentences.

He hates crowds, but he wouldn’t mind roaming the streets / attending a shoot with me if I wanted to.

He may not be romantic, but he would never forget to tell me how much he appreciates me.

I love this man and if I were given another life, I would still love him all over again.

爱我

因为你我变得好富有

在你怀中被爱占有

那种满足是一切都比不过

WO HUI LAI LE!~

2010-11-04T23:59:00.002+08:00

I AM BACK! TAIWAN IS SO SO SO FUN! SO MUCH YUMMY FOOD! SO MUCH SCENERY! SO MUCH SHOPPING! IF I HAVE BEEN LIVING THERE, I WOULD PROBABLY BE OVERWEIGHT NOW.

PHOTOS WILL COME LATER OK, LET ME RECUPERATE FIRST. I NEED MY BEAUTY SLEEP TERRIBLY. MEANWHILE, BEFORE THE CLOCK STRIKES 12AM, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLANNING THIS WHOLE TRIP. LOVE U :D

AND I RECEIVED A HAPPY NEWS FROM FUNGIE THE MOMENT I SWITCH ON MY PHONE WHEN IM ON MY WAY BACK. FEEL HAPPY FOR U MY FRIEND. HAVE FAITH AND MAY UR LOVE BLOSSOM! :)

On holiday!

2010-10-28T08:18:00.000+08:00

买机票的时候，心里有种不真实的感觉。

后来知道自己会去农场喂绵羊，简直兴奋极了！

为了放个长假，这几周一直拼命写稿，疲惫不堪。

现在终于坐在飞机上，我真的要出游啦！一定要尽情玩乐！睡饱饱，吃饱饱！

Taiwan HERE I COME!

i miss home. whatever that is.

2010-10-24T23:40:00.002+08:00

今天有点emo，有点烦，有点累。

开始担心自己来不及把稿写完。

而且忽然会很想家。

我是一个爱家的人！

B's early birthday surprise

2010-10-23T23:20:00.002+08:00

So two weeks ago, we started planning this. I have to keep damn secretive about it and my job was to bring the boyf to the Cathay after a specific time, that's all.

Sounds simple right? It's definitely not easy when u have a smart boyf. boohoo. Because any small wrong actions will make him suspicious, so I have to try to keep damn quiet about it and try to behave as natural as possible.

In the meantime, we liasied with Alvin who is working in Cafe Indulge to see if they can prepare a menu for us. Then we have to decide a birthday cake, called 1 caramel and gave us a bad service, in the end settled for bakerzin. Then we have to DM people in twitter to see if they are free to come.

So in the end, plan was half succeeded. I managed to bring the boyf to the cathay without him suspecting me but the CREW IS LATE! LOL!

Nevertheless, i hope he likes his birthday surprise :D

Rey with Kai. They are super duper "gum", so whenever they come together, even the gf has to stand one side. boohoo!

love!

Thank you all of you for this, im so touched that they are all willing to come and being so obliging and helping out in every single thing. thank u! especially ellena!

*weeps*

Backlogs

2010-10-23T00:06:00.005+08:00

Okay, long long post full of photos because I seriously have no time to sit down and blog. I don't even have to time to finish my articles even though I have been diligently typing everyday.

Anyways, last saturday we had our october makan session held at Porn's, the thai restaurant opened by Pornsak. Reservation was full till 15 dec, can u believe it?

It felt good to take photos with food bloggers cuz they won't rush you to chop chop shoot! :D

Then we went to MBS cuz shan's friend had a free room stay there so we can go up to see the room and the sky park!

SPACIOUS RIGHT? Cuz B is using wide angle lens. ha!

This is B's friend, Yan Cai. A serious joker.

Then we went up to Sky Park. thank goodness i didnt pay $20 to go up, it's so hot and there nothing there but FULL OF HUMANS~ but it did felt like a holiday! :D

Then met the AJC girls at night safari to go for Halloween Night. So fun but the queue is so long! And as usual, i close my eyes and scream when we entered the haunted house so I didn't really see what was inside. LOL

Aiya, all my good friends' birthday so happen to fall in October lah! So celebrate finish with one group, must celebrate the other group. TODAY, i gathered the MF gang to go USS together. No full attendance cuz william went china for TCM training, tommy not free, andrew not free and khin went back myanmar, But we still have a group of 8!

The weather is super hazy and my eyes get very irritated after half a day. And i think i must cut away my long fingernails already becuz i have been taking 15mins to remove my contact lens. the long nails is making it difficult to remove the lens and if i dun cut the nails, one day i may just go blind when trying to use the nails to dig my lens out.

TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE A LONG AND EXCITING AND HAPPY DAY!

真的是他妈的累！

2010-10-20T09:54:00.001+08:00

十月份真的是忙碌的一个月。

除了需要为专栏存稿，还有许多活动要出席。学生的“O”水准又刚好在10月底，周日的时间经常要补习。朋友叫我出门，对不起，真的是找不到一个空档和你们相聚。

真的是他妈的累！

最近的稿件都是大大篇的，除去参加饭局或活动回来后，又得马不停蹄地开始写稿。我真的不知道我的同事为什么可以那么厉害，生产量简直惊人，如果没有她，我应该早就死掉了。看来20年的功力可不是盖的。

上周为自己加了多一桶的油，做完了一些比较重要的稿件（IN CASE有不速之客到访这里，我不是说其他稿件不重要，而是没有时间的约束）。这周简直无力，这两天我都恍恍惚惚地过日子，今天会整天呆在公司慢慢写稿。

快快、快快！要在下周把全部该完成的完成。当然也要为学生加油，下周就考试了，我希望我能尽力和她一起RUN THE LAST LAP。

所以朋友们，真的不好意思！11月份我会比较轻松，到时再见OK!

Before i end off, some USS photos from my work assignment. If you don't know him, he is Jones Shi Kang Jun, the Singaporean singer who went Taiwan.

Weekends is LOVE

2010-10-14T08:28:00.001+08:00

Finally I have the time to sit down and blog. Finished off with my two sec 1 kids tuition and I'm left with the O levels one which is two week from now.

After that I can ENJOY! :D

O Levels Maths paper begins on 28th October and I'm really so excited counting down to THAT day!

Work has been busy (duh), but time passes very fast. Everyday write write write, before you knew it, it's lunch. Then write write write again, before u knew it, it's 4pm! The continue write write write and whoola, it's time to go home!

There has been problems with one of the advertorial writeup lately which made me very depressed. I received nasty emails and though I spent so much time editing it everyday, it just cannot get approved. Some government agencies are simply f-up and some people just have low EQ.

Well well, shan't board over it because I can't do anything about it.

Everytime I meet the HR person and some of my colleagues/friends who did not get a job here after serving 1 year contract simply freaks me out. Especially with this screwed up advertorial and nasty email being forwarded to my boss, I really don't want to be deemed as incompetent or not serious in my work.

I don't have excellent writing skills and flowery language like the PRCs, neither do I consider myself having the ultimate passion in writing, but I do love my job.

Oh wells, as I'm blogging, I can feel the excitement in me in two weeks time lah. When all my tuition ends, I can go for workout every Thursday, wake up later during weekends, go for a morning workout before meeting the boyf.

Every weekend is so exciting for me. Baby and I always have exciting program line-up, be it USS tour, cooking mama/papa, makan sessions, photography shoot etc etc. And this Saturday is gona be a long and fun day out again, and also with my AJ girls! Heypiiii~ and guess what, tomorrow is Friday! Wheeee!

Ok Gone start working! Jiayou everyone!

USS/Cooking MAMA

2010-10-11T21:54:00.003+08:00

oh gosh, october passes so quickly. and i really hope it passes more quickly. baby and i went universal studio on last last saturday with ellena and susan family. they have this "after hollywood hours so admission is only $5 for friday and sat, 7-10pm. there's also fireworks at 9.30pm.

As usual, we must take the touristy photos!

Only parts of the USS is open during this special hour.... too bad cannot go jurassic park :(

With angry bird.

the "family" is getting bigger! LOL

And i love this shot!

The next day cooked dinner with the help of the boyf, so YUMMY right! :D next time i wana try japanese and baking!

Will blog more soon.

2010-10-08T18:39:00.001+08:00

其实我很难过，我真的很努力。

hApPy ChIldReN'S dAy!

2010-10-01T23:32:00.006+08:00

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY ALL! I hope you had a wonderful week. I didn't, but it's okay. Im glad weekends are here. Hope they stay longer :(

I bought a new camera today. I was at a press conference of a photo exhibition, then I look at all their beautiful pictures, I got tempted and I bought it.

Children's Day present for myself, maybe?

AHYI & I went for temple dinner just now so I manage to take a few shots. It's already 8pm and im hungry and the food is not here.

This is my granduncle, he is my grandaddy's youngest brother.

AHYI is bored.

SO AM I.

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY!

They should just declare this day as a public holiday man, so that the parents can accompany their kids and the rest of us can just rest at home and feel happy for the kids.

We still have that little kid in our heart, isn't it?

I love my minnie mouse. ok random. bai.

带我去走走 :(

2010-09-30T19:15:00.000+08:00

I need a break. Terribly.

Who says Gemini can multitask very well? Everyday, I feel like a mad woman. Replying to different emails, readily switching mode to different articles, taking care of the different advertorials, writing different articles etc. It sounds so easy but when combined together, it's like the Indonesia Haze that will choke me any moment.

I just need a week. To wake up at 12pm, go lunch, go gym, walk along the streets in orchard road, go facial, wear pretty!

YES, I don't even dress up to work now except for days when I meet the boyf. On other days, I am like a 30 year old yellow face woman, messy hair, specs, tshirt.... Simply horrible.

My hair ends are flying like nobody's business. Everyday I look at it in dismay.

My face is like oil pan with oil clogs & blackheads all over

My fats are accumulating around my body. Though the weight didn't increase at all, I'm feeling so uncomfortable when I never visit the gym every week. I AM FEELING FAT! BOO!

Oh yea, just let me grumble. I will get over it, I'm sure. These are just little musings of a grumpy young woman.

2010-09-27T18:37:00.000+08:00

Today is a super lousy day -> super lousy mood. I can't tweet nor fb it so blogging is the best option.

Okay, on the second thought, I decided not to blog anything.

Every week passes so fast

2010-09-24T22:15:00.003+08:00

Dear BLOG,

Sorry I have neglected you. I wasn't busy pator-ing, I was busy with work and even the boyf complains that I have no time for him. But Im grateful that he is always supportive and always there for me when I need him.

It's friday today, I have finished writing my advertorial and perhaps I should give myself a break by not blogging about the nitty gritty details of my job.

The boyf and I went to catch alot of movies, that's our favourite past time. I had free tix to watch CHEN ZHEN on Wednesday, wonderful show indeed. Spent my mid autumn with him and a breadtalk mooncake! hee...

Happy mid autumn! hope u guys had a good mid autumn. i didnt light a lantern this year, very sad. but never mind, will do it next year. grandpa is complaining that im not eating any mooncakes.

daddy's office gave him a 818 durian mooncake, it was soooo yummy! home favourite's durian mooncake is also very yummy! must blog and rmbr both brands so that i can buy it next year.

Taken with baby's LOUSY iphone 4! :p

Bottle Tree Park

2010-09-19T22:59:00.002+08:00

Went Bottle Tree Park shoot today. My nose, cheeks and hands are all red. boohoo! Didn't take alot of pictures, tried long exposures and learnt portraits.

What have i been doing?

2010-09-16T07:47:00.012+08:00

Hari Raya Puasa: we had potluck at East Coast with the SJS. I asked grandaddy to fry nuggets for us. it was raining heavily man! But it was fun, literally rest & relax. Then headed to Vivo Carnivore to makan with baby's buddies.

The next day, we went makan crocodile paws at cafe de hong kong. then baby, ellena, rey and i went marina barrage to fly kite. nice, it has been a long time since i flew kite. the last time there's a big patch of field at marina bay steamboat and i always buy paper kite together with one more roll of string.

This foc kite has limited string and i cant fly high :( but i love that place, can take nice photos, the sky, the greens, the kite...we were saying to go seng kang next time to fly kite again! :)

On Monday, baby and i took leave. I went for workout in the morning before meeting him to go Malaysia. He wanted to cut his hair that, and I told the stylist to cut a Beckham hair for him! Pretty cheap, only RM33 but didn't cut alot. And his hair grew so fast :(

We went Tang Chao to satisfy my craving for sambal fried rice before going for movie: Resident Evil. Very cheap wor, only RM11 each tix. Then we went into the streets to eat their sambal stingray, lala and ladyfingers. It was yummy!

Baby had some cash left so he paid for my manicure! Thanku love! *muacks*

Work has been soooo busy...gosh~

50mm Mono Night

2010-09-09T09:02:00.005+08:00

We went for 50mm Mono Night yesterday. Walked from Suntec to Helix Bridge.

I'll never walk away from you, I promise :)

不能呼吸...

2010-09-07T20:46:00.005+08:00

When I was a kid, adults always tell me to enjoy my childhood days as a student as it is the best moment in life. I always wonder why, and now that I have passed that happiest moment, Im missing it so much.

Sometimes, I sit and wonder, why is growing up so painful and torturous?

Not that i have been living in agony. But i just miss the feeling of having to think about nothing.

I am truly blessed to have a wonderful job, with senior and boss taking very good care of me. I have the chance to see many things which i wont be able to see , I have the chance to try new things , i have to the chance to meet people from all walks of life , and i even have the chance to have my own column, with my photos appearing in papers as well.

Alot of chances given and now that one of our colleagues have left, I have even more opportunities to learn more things. Grateful and appreciative of course, but now Im feeling that my life is going faster than i can catch up.

The pace is simply suffocating. So much so that it's breathing down my neck.

While I've been honest about being behind and being overwhelmed, I don't have any real outlet to release other than running away.

Im not as much of a perfectionist as a Virgo, but me being me, I hope i can get things done in the quickest and not-too-bad way.

At this moment, I'm feeling i'm not good enough.

I am not a careful person, perhaps clumsy. i scream at students when they make the smallest mistakes with numbers, but now, im constantly writing 错别字 for my articles. As much as i "checked", sometimes i think and i read faster than i type. And i just hate myself for this.

i cant write for art. having to write so so so much flowery words and to instill the artistic feel into the article is simply torturing.

I’m far from perfect. But i have been working real hard. i have been doing much to prove that i can work. But maybe, it's not enough...

im glad that i wasn't running for news, really. Writing really needs inspiration sometimes, if i were in news, i have to force myself to churn out articles everyday and run with the deadlines. A good form of training indeed, but i will die pain pain for sure.

Sometimes when i open a new document, i felt like i am starting a new race. and to start this race, as well as to end it, there needs to be motivation and determination.

For now, I'm lacking motivation.

Please don't rush me and constantly reminding me what work have i not done. Though i look like i don't care, but i jolly well know it much better myself and these constant reminders, though caring on your part, may just bring me more unnecessary stress than i ever need.

i have been working for the past whole week. literally whole week, including sat and sun. i really need a break, desperately.

i know i have been catching small, yet unrecognized, breaks every now and then, but i just need a FULL break. even just for a day.

- i just need to break from all the 101 unread emails and having to constantly clear my mailbox everyday, if not it will run into the red zone.

- i just need a break from having to talk and hello to the 101 PRs and having to entertain each other as if we are like friends for 10 years.

- i just need a break from having to listen to phone calls from marketing and PR asking when the articles are going to be published and how big is it, because frankly, i really don't know and i have no control!

- i just need a break from having to answer the same questions "how long have u been in this job?" "what were u doing previously?" "what beat do u write?" etc etc etc.

- i just need a break from having to introduce myself and meet new people (note: i didn't say make new friends, i just say meet new people).

im feel lopsided. for now. and i seriously need stability, for a while.

At this moment of emotional low, perhaps, that’s why retail therapy works. Cos you know that as long as you’re willing to pay, you’ll get what you want, without having to exert too much brainwork, without having to worry it for days and weeks till it's done.

Alright, alright. No more self-pitying indulgence.

I know, people around me hates it when i'm like that.

I know, I hate it when I’m like that.

I know i can do it. I just need some time to regain the balance in life.

Many more to come!

2010-09-02T08:32:00.003+08:00

The boy sure has some artistic talents. (Though his hair looks like the 7-UP man while i look like some mama-san -.-)

2010-08-31T22:55:00.002+08:00

미안 해요 난 당신이 울게 만들었있다면.

당신은 나에게 매우 중요합니다.

Chinatown / Tree top walk

2010-08-29T22:33:00.008+08:00

Spent my Sunday out shooting and walking, shooting and walking. The journey started at 7am early in the morning. Who the hell wakes up at 6am on a Sunday man! zzzzz

So we began our adventure from Chinatown...

Then we went to 佛牙寺...

Then we went to Ann Siang Street. Wanted to eat K-ki but it's not opened! SADNESS!

After lunch, baby & I headed to Tree Top Walk to walk and shoot, walk and shoot again! The rain has just ended, so it was very muddy.

走到脚断了！im so damn tired. roars.

爱，不只是看着你。而是透过看着你，看到全世界。

2010-08-28T23:33:00.009+08:00

星期五，我们去了美芝路剪刀剪吃咖哩饭，然后喝贡茶。

星期六，我们去了Far East吃好吃的日本串烧，然后又喝贡茶。

他没有为我着迷，而是他为他手里那杯贡茶着迷。－。－

哪怕如此，就是喜欢和他一起享用一杯贡茶（虽然我只喝三口）。

就是喜欢把自己掛在他高高的挺拔的身体上，紧紧勾住那宽阔的肩膀。

就是喜欢和他手牵手一起在大街上走，讲一些有的没的、唱一些乱七八糟的歌

就是喜欢张大眼睛看着他，然后像个白痴一样不停地对他眨眼。

就是喜欢没理由忽然间叫他的名字。

就是喜欢这样依靠着他... :)

misstamchiak blogged!

2010-08-27T23:02:00.005+08:00

BLOGGED: Annual Food Blogger Dinner @ Michelangelo's

www.misstamchiak.com

Life has been busy but good.

2010-08-25T09:02:00.002+08:00

Life has been busy. Colleague of mine has resigned and leaving in August 30th, so I presume there's going to be more work, i never treat it as a burden but rather more opportunities coming the way.

There has been lotsa makaning this week and i hardly have time to eat at home and slouch in the sofa for some tv programs. yesterday i had a tasting at stevo's and today im going the annual food blogger dinner.

I was still worried there's nothing to talk abt during the dinner but i think the recent food blogger saga will be the topic for the night. We have been following quite closely to this issue, reading up all the news and forum comments. My take on this? No comments.

But with such nonsense coming up, Im starting to hear gossips about many other food bloggers and restaurants. well well, this is interesting! hoho!

ok i wanted to type more but i cant log into the system because they say i type the wrong password. i have typed it carefully for 3 times and it's the wrong. so i have lost my train of thoughts.

Sunday morning free again

2010-08-20T18:06:00.002+08:00

I never like rejections.

Be it me rejecting people or me being rejected. I just hate the feeling.

Today I rejected 2 people.

1. I rejected a PR of a restaurant. But I don't feel bad for this.

2. I rejected my student's mummy. Yes, the primary 2 child who says $9 for 1st pen, $10 for 2nd pen & $11 for 3rd pen.

I felt like a loser. 感觉好像判了一个孩子死刑。

She is just a primary 2 kid. Perhaps my way of teaching doesn't suit her. Perhaps I should have more patience for her.

And when I told the mum that I can't continue anymore with 1001 reasons (in fear that she will ask me to continue teaching till year end), she just replied simply:"没关系，谢谢你。"

Considering I know the parent since I was very young, and they are just very very nice and simple people who spends too much time managing their noodle stall instead of taking care of their kids.

I'm feeling super sinful and apologetic for not being able to help them.

Shitty. Shitty.

Can I still eat their fish ball noodle in future? Haha

Morale of story:
- never teach relatives
- never teach neighbors
- never teach family's friend
- never teach my fav fish ball noodle aunty's daughter

On a happier note, I can sleep later on Sunday, go breakfast with the boyf or go for shutter journey photoshoot! :)

rainy day

2010-08-20T08:41:00.002+08:00

Readership

2010-08-19T17:55:00.001+08:00

I don't like it when people ask me about the readership & page views in my blog. And frankly speaking, I don't keep track of them too.

I blog food for a hobby and if there are invitations for tastings, I'm happy. If there aren't, it seriously doesn't matter to me. I don't aspire to be a famous food blogger, neither will I go all the way out to advertise my blog like some other people.

Some restaurant send me this today:"what's ur blog readership cus we have a blooger event in October."

Hello, so what do u mean? U must see how many people read my blog before deciding if u want to invite me for tasting?

I AM TOTALLY NOT INTERESTED.

Well maybe Im just a ordinary blogger or a nobody to u so you can ask in such a manner. But hey, ur invited bloggers are WOW pathetic can. U invited lifestyle and food bloggers who merely started less than a year but who can market themselves real well. So u think their readership is high enough?

Ridiculous.

And. I'm going to ur restaurant to eat (I PAY MONEY TO EAT THERE), why should u ask me to BLOG for u?

- You never give me a good deal
- You question so many things

So why should I blog for u? Well since you question about my readership too.

I'm getting lotsa such emails nowadays and when their first question was: what's ur readership? I just delete them.

*pissed*

My readership? ONE.
I am the one and only one who read my own food blog.

Happy? Bah.

Prince?

2010-08-18T14:00:00.003+08:00

我们总是在寻觅属于自己的白马王子，有些人还天真地等待一个有钱有样貌的男子出现。很惊讶这年头竟然还有人等待白马王子的出现。人生怎么能拿童话相比，要是你相信，你真的很傻。

其实，王子是有，也是没有。你爱谁，谁就是你的王子咯。

我的王子不需要身高1.8米，我这么矮。
我的王子不需要长得帅，我都不好看。
我的王子不需要富有，只要有志气地过日子。

是我用爱把他变成王子，是他对我的好把他成为我独一无二的王子。芸芸众生中，能从相识到相爱不容易。我为了对方停下匆促的脚步，从一个本来只有“我”的人生，变成“我们”的人生。从一个每天只会忙碌于工作的人，到现在会开始欣赏天空和花朵的女孩。

现在虽然比以前更忙，黑眼圈比以前严重，但至少我觉得自己的人生现在才算开始，也过得很充实。希望一切会永远保持在这种状态。

爱一個人，就是和他在一起的那份无言的感觉。

i-weekly

2010-08-16T18:21:00.001+08:00

If you have bought last week's issue of i-weekly, u would have seen miss tam chiak! :D

Argh

2010-08-15T14:21:00.001+08:00

I HAD ENOUGH.

Everytime I look at you, it simply drives me crazy and up the rooftop. I can't stand you 敷衍了事过日子!

Come on, u are just 8 years old. PRIMARY 2! Your job is to study smart and do it well.

Not lying on your mattress to watch Doraemon on Sunday. Not complaining to ur mum that u have no time to do homework when the lousy school gives u ZERO homeowork everyday. Not peeping at the ans sheet to complete my homework or ask your sister to help u.

Don't look at my facial expression to determine your answers. I'm not asking you to do algebra or differentiation. I'm asking you purely simple Maths questions.

4 pencils cost $36. And one pencil cost how much? Hello, why does it take u 20 mins to tell me it's 36 divide by 4?

AND U STILL CAN'T GET UR 4 TIME TABLE RIGHT after sooo long?

So each pencil costs $9. And what's the cost of 3 pencils?

Hello! Isit so hard? I explain to u in English, I draw for u, I speak to u in chinese and u just refuse to learn!

First attempt, u said 1 pencil $9. 2 pencil $10. 3 pencils $11. Who the hell taught u this!!

Then second attempt u said, 3 + 9 = 12. Omfg, can u just kill me please.

Then you told me u board ur school bus at 11.30am and reach school at 12pm. So I ask u how long u took.

And u told me 10hours!!!

I seriously can't explain and figure out where the hell that 10hours came from. If u say 30hour, I can correct u to 30minutes. But how did u even get 10hours!!!

Your mum keep asking me not to give u too much homework cuz u are busy and tire and has no time to do. Hello, u have no CCA and u are busy watching tv man!

I give up. Every Sunday morning I drea going for ur lessons. And when I see u, my blood pressure shoot all the way up.

Being slow is never an issue to me. I can have all the patience in the world to teach u step by step, if you ever gona learn.

You are not slow. You just don't want to learn and want to smoke things through!

So don't use "slow" as an excuse to lower ur intelligence. U just choose to be lousy and so be it

Continue to be lousy. Since u refuse to help urself, how am I suppose to help u?

I'm not here to make students hate Maths further. Your improvements maybe slow but my aim is to make u love and willing to learn the subject. If you shut me off right from the beginning, everything will still be the same. Please don't assume that a tutor who comes to guide u 2hrs/week can produce miracles. It doesn't work this way. Don't u understand that it takes 2hands to clap?

7years of teaching. Today is probably the one and only day that I nearly break down in front of the kid. I have already surpass the angry and murderous stage. Every moment spent with her is so awful that it just pulls my nerves.

What are the Singaporean kids becoming to? Is our education system really getting so difficult that kids cannot manage?

I really don't think so.

Every year when new students come to me, their behavior and way of thinking changes. Some are so extreme that I feel like confronting the parents for the lousy upbringing.

浑水摸鱼浑水摸鱼浑水摸鱼

气死我了!

I think I communicate better with the upper secondary student. Really.

Burgerssssssssss

2010-08-14T23:13:00.000+08:00

We went to eat burgers today.

Lots and lots of burgers :x

Bye fake hair!

2010-08-11T12:20:00.002+08:00

National day was spent in hair salon after I came back from Batam. Forgotten that the bank was closed and I couldnt withdraw my money to cut hair.

Thank goodness B came to my rescue and "sponsored" most of it but he got a big shock at the amount I spent in salon. Not only him, I was shocked too.

Remove extension - treatment - cut - rebond - treatment - colour - treatment. RIDICULOUS. 我简直是疯了！

But i left the salon with my nice soft short REAL HAIR! heypi!~

Then rush down for family gathering at macpherson road with the new hair!

The three sisters! :D

The "adults".

Hair done by Keith from Jeric Salon. Thanks to the bestie for recommendation :)

im back! :)

2010-08-10T08:25:00.008+08:00

8月10日，星期二。早上7时30分。
我坐在公司的电脑前，准备开始一个星期的工作。

一想到那堆积如山的稿件简直让我失眠。尤其是为专栏找名人更是让我抓破头！

怎么办？怎么办？啊！~

刚从巴淡岛放假回来，3天的行程就是到处走走拍照
虽然其中有一些小插曲，但是还过得愉快。
因为没有事先买好船票，结果延迟出发、提早回来。
一上船就倒在桌子上猛睡，回到酒店也倒在床上大睡。
原本以为这短短的小旅行应该不会有多大的影响，结果我错了。
几乎每时每刻都在思念他...

回来后的我更是精疲力尽，简直想瘫痪在沙发上。
很后悔今天没有拿假，还答应到圣陶沙参加烹饪班。
我真的需要一天休息的时间 :(

今年是第一次我错过国庆庆典。
每一年都会去看NDP Preview，然后国庆当天还躲在家里看电视。
今年却错过了Preview，昨天晚上还有家庭聚餐。悲。

决定把那些假头发剪了，虽然照片的确拍得比较漂亮，
可是每天需等4小时头发才能干，而且又不能抓头，
晚上睡觉还要把它梳起来，简直让我抓狂！
而且长发让我的脸开始长痘痘，加上熬夜和压力，
那本来就不好看的脸就快MOR PENG了！

还是比较喜欢现在的自己，因为有那么一点点纯真！哈哈

今天早上打开邮件时发现这个。幸好在疲惫和忙碌生活中有这些小小的幸福，让我每天过得很开心。 :)

Bestie's Birthday

2010-08-07T00:24:00.002+08:00

Sometimes, it's really hard to find a perfect gift for friends that you have known so long. Small small big big things all given already, branded cannot afford and I'm not creative enough to make something out of nothing. headache headache headache.

so anyway, i decorated a cake for chris on her birthday this year. dinner was a kushinbo. hope this bestie of mine likes it :)

Piano because she just picked up pop piano from echo!

happy birthday pal :)

Michelle's Photoshoot

2010-08-04T09:36:00.005+08:00

Few weeks back, I did a photoshoot for Michelle with the help of Lishan. We didnt manage to eat the spicy baffalo wings in the end but Im pretty satisfied with the results of the photos (considering that it's my VIRGIN shoot!).

Some images to share... please don't drool.

谢谢你...

2010-08-03T08:46:00.005+08:00

8月2日开始，我的人生有了一些转变。我还在学习和适应的阶段，毕竟要重新pick up myself需要一点勇气。

过程好像闪电般而来，来得有点难以置信。第一晚简直无法入眠，担心闭了眼睛一切就消失。心里的感觉，简直差点窒息而死。

不知道这种幸福会持续多久，因为我觉得自己不够好。嗯，是没自信的象征！

不过我很珍惜，也很感恩。谢谢你，谢谢你:)

Singapore Garden Festival

2010-07-30T14:27:00.005+08:00

Okay, this is super backlog because the singapore flower festival has ended. got free tickets to go and see flowers. yup, so here is it, enjoy!

Niu Er

2010-07-28T09:46:00.003+08:00

I did a interview with Niu Er two weeks back when he came to singapore to promote some beauty products. Omg his complexion is really smooth and good.

Guess how old is he?

Anyway, for those of you who don't know him, he is 女人我最大 tv program 美容教主。And he is 43 this year.

Don't look like right?

Want to know his beauty secrets? Read today's MyPaper!

WAVES FROM MACBOOK!

2010-07-25T00:12:00.003+08:00

I am blogging from my Macbook, like FINALLY!

The internet at home is up and running, like FINALLY!

The last thing is to get the photoshop into my computer and i will be really satisfied.

It has been a hectic week. Attended tastings after tastings, writing and blogging together. Everyday Im lost. LOL

I guess now the internet at home is up, I can spend more time blogging at home.

The new project launch is getting nearer and nearer, everyone was so excited and anxious about it.

BUT I HAVEN'T STARTED ON ANYTHING YET.

I hope i can get things done by Monday and start to work on it soon.

Life has been moving too fast. I need a breather.

Im gona slow things down a little from next week onwards, eat less, exercise more and clear my blogging backlogs. and focus more on the new project!

New Paper Big Walk

2010-07-19T15:54:00.003+08:00

For the fun of it (how fun can it be please!), i pulled 6 other people to join me in the New Paper Big Walk. One couldn't make it in the end and the other flew aeroplane, so left with the few of us.

I know u must be thinking that im crazy, i think so too. Waking up at 6am to go gym is a torture (i slept at 11am). Imagine I had a tasting and a photoshoot the day before and by the time i lie on my bed, it was already 12am.

I frantically got up, brush teeth and left the house. No, i didn't take a cab. I took a train to Promenade MRT station. Thank goodness it was good weather to begin with, which makes the walk easier. If it was raining, i think im the next person who flies aeroplane.

Breakfast was sausage egg macmuffin! :D

This year's Big Walk is so messy. A 5km walk ended in 30 minutes. And when we were about to start walking, we already saw the "1KM TO END POINT" sign which was absurbed. The journey is definitely not 5km. OR was it 500m? :P

Then it started to drizzle and i caught a horrible cold. I think it was the lack of sleep. So we walked from signapore flyer to marina bay sands and marina promenade and THE END! it was damn fast can.

And thinking that it was no kick, we walked back to singapore flyer to collect the goodie bag. ok so that makes it 10km?

Headed for early ramen lunch then tuition. I practically can shut my eyes and sleep everywhere.

我很累！

Pictures below:

婚姻是爱情的坟墓

2010-07-18T01:25:00.001+08:00

我曾经想成为婚礼策划员，希望自己可以为一对情侣最重要的一刻变成难忘的永恒。

可是因为担心可能会为前男友策划婚礼造成心理不平衡而打消念头。

今天听到一名本来从事财经的男生转行成为婚礼摄影师，因为想为情侣拍下永恒的爱而追求理想。

可是踏上这行后，才发现婚姻没有他想像中的漂亮。在＂Bread＂和＂Love＂之间，现代情侣选择婚姻多半是因为＂Bread＂。

拍结婚照的时候，看不到彼此眼里的爱情，反而只有一大堆的责任和有结婚的需要。

拍完结婚照后，两人就分头离开。

这不禁让他在旁猜测他们的婚姻到底能维持多久。

后来，一位刚认识的朋友向我分享她的前丈夫，因为爱上另一个有夫之妇而抛下儿妻离婚。

孩子每天都泪汪汪地问妈妈为什么爸爸不要他们。

听了真的很心酸。

在教堂里许下一生一世的承诺到底谁还会遵守一辈子？

当彼此决定白头偕老的时候，是因为＂需要＂和＂习惯＂，还是爱真的存在？

婚姻是爱情的坟墓，可是，每个人都想进去八卦一下自己是怎麽死的，结果真的死了。

爱情让我们甘心情愿跟所爱的人一起跳进坟墓裡去，然后互相指责对方把自己推下来。

婚姻是爱情的坟墓，爱情是婚姻的牺牲品。

我这一生除了爱情之外，一切还真的风调雨顺。因为总是努力，爱对方胜过于对方爱我，所以最后吃亏的终究是自己。那又能怎么办呢，Who would settle for the less?

其实无论有没有婚姻，有些爱情也是会住进坟墓里去的。然而，爱情的坟墓终究是比婚姻的坟墓美丽些，没有赡养费，也没有抚养权。

中学朋友结婚了。请帖做得很old school，仿佛回到中学时期他们相识的那段日子。15岁开始已经十指紧扣，祝他们一辈子幸福。

Haagen Daz Cocktail Party

2010-07-16T18:04:00.003+08:00

Taken a few days ago during Haagen Daz Cocktail Party. I ate the Pork Liver Mee Sua during lunch and had a bad diarrhoea for that day, so I didn't dare to drink alot of the cocktail.

But i brought Haagen Daz ice cream back for the family!

It's going to be a long Friday. Im heading down to Singapore FOOD Festival now, thereafter Inception movie with Andrew at 9.15pm in Suntec. I ask Ah Yi to join me for Singapore Food Festival! :D

Then tomorrow, Im dragged Fungie with me for cake tasting at Hotel RE! before meeting Michelle and Lishan for a modelling shoot at Sunset Grill.

Sunday Morning - NEW PAPER Big Walk and rest rest rest.

Goodbye Fitness First

2010-07-15T10:24:00.004+08:00

It's with a heavy heart that Im going to announce this.

I have terminated my membership with Fitness First and 31 July is my last day. This is not a concern to majority lah, but Im just feeling sad myself.

I like just having to take a feeder bus to AMK Hub to do my workout without having to travel to far far away. But the classes are really too rigid that I have to drag myself to exercise everytime. I am feeling least motivated to go nor am I feelng satisfied after the workout. I knew exactly which song they will be playing and what movement should I do! FOR ONE YEAR, I HAVE BEEN REPEATING IT.

And, I don't want to pay $150 monthly anymore.

The manager gave me a horribly hard time during the termination when i have strictly kept to the "one month notice" rule. Maybe I was too easily being bullied?

As to where am i heading next? i don't know.

*****

Im sure you guys have realised that i have been constantly working hard to bring up MissTamChiak profile lately. There's SUDDENLY lotsa tasting sessions and overnight, my twitter just became so busy that i can hardly manage.

I have been on the surface of food blogging for the past 3 years and now as i walk further in, i just get to know more of the dark sides of the blogging world and how competitive things are.

What i can say is, im doing this for a hobby and not trying to snatch fame from somebody or anything. So i hope nobody is viewing me as "dangerous". if there's tasting, i will share and food bloggers can go together.

And of course, suddenly my facebook has so many friends, half of them I have not met. And 3 to 4 of them are just TI KOH LAO AH BEIs trying to talk to me and leave some horny comments.

It's scary. Im feeling rather terrified and trying to step back and hide in a corner.

Now that i talk to so many of them in twitter everyday, or meet so many of them in tastings everytime, I m started to look at each of them with skepticism and building a protective wall around me.

And ok, Im leaking abit of secret here: Misstamchiak is having a BIG BOOM coming August. Meetings, brainstorming and discussions have been going on. At first when the idea was brought to me, i was in a lost. because although im excited, but i dunnoe how can it be done and how can i make it good.

And finally, discussions yesterday have sort of concluded and things have become clearer. Im so glad that so many of them are so kind in helping me with this. Im going to make it work and make it good.

Stay tuned :)

Anyway, this was taken at home with my macbook. cannot surf net, so use the photo button and camwhore lor!

Singapore Blog Awards

2010-07-13T18:22:00.003+08:00

MISSTAMCHIAK Blogged!
Singapore Blog Awards organised by OMY!

www.misstamchiak.com

2010-07-12T19:16:00.002+08:00

Sometimes, I really hate my parents.

And I really hate it when people keep pressing the reject button of my phonecalls over stupid reasons. I'm not going to call anymore.

whoohoo!

2010-07-12T19:00:00.000+08:00

MISSTAMCHIAK IS ON HUNGRYGOWHERE FRONT PAGE!

有些话只能藏在心里

2010-07-12T16:52:00.003+08:00

我口袋里还有你给的温馨
我的手心还有你吻的气息
低低的云让想念的人喘不过气
而你的背影会在哪里平静

跟踪记忆我才能和你接近
除了可惜眼泪没有声音
有一些人容易动情也容易忘情
我爱过了你心永远在那里

好想好好爱你
这一句话只能藏成秘密
关上窗外的雨
反覆碰触你爱过的痕迹

好想好好爱你
却没有权利再把你抱紧
从今以后如果你能快乐
就别管我想你

一个人累的时候会想看什麽？

2010-07-09T18:16:00.000+08:00

小王子说：「你知道的，一个人伤心的时候会想看落日。」那麽，一个人累的时候会想看什麽？

会不会也是天边的落日馀晖？抑或是一片绿油油的山峦？一齣无聊的卡通？一条傻头傻脑的小狗？还是想见到喜欢的人？

FIR Concert TONIGHT!

2010-07-09T18:09:00.004+08:00

- I am going for FIR Concert tonight! Thank you Guang Ming Shan for the free tickets!

- Although i bought a laptop but i haven't use it! Why? BECAUSE I CANNOT SURF THE INTERNET! The stupid CD doesn't run in Macbook. So good lor, every night i switch on the computer, i off it again -.- Machiam like buy for viewing purpose! haha.

Blogged at MISSTAMCHIAK! Went tasting on Tuesday and finally done with the post!

And last last week openrice sky dining video is up! check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUiaV3alJ8

LOST

2010-07-07T18:43:00.004+08:00

Took leave yesterday to go accompany Meiling on her excursion to Botanical Gardens with the Primary 1 kids. These kids are just so full of energy that the whole bus seems like a market and I can't hear myself at all.

But it was a fun experience and despite Meiling warning me how talkative and naughty these children are, I still adore them quite abit. But to keep up the same energy level as them is totally impossible. Im sure super worn out after the excursion.

*****

I am lost, in many many areas of my life. I cant seem to draw a line between personal life and work anymore. There are certain issues which I am forced to face with and I can't seem to find a solution to it. I need to find some guidance from within :(

*****

Happy Birthday AH YI! Stay young, pretty & healthy always. I love you :)

My one blog post consist of so much different emotions. 我是多种情感的怪物。

MacBook LAI LE!

2010-07-05T16:46:00.001+08:00

Yes. After procrastinating for one year, i bought a macbook last friday. it was a mad mad rush because SIM closes at 6.45pm and i only knock off at 6pm. Evelyn & Chris came together because Evelyn has to use her SIM card to get discount while Chris has to use her credit card to pay for me (i paid her LX3 for her the last month so she did a favour in return. but of course, i must return the remaining lah).

It was a girls night out and so enjoyable. dinner was at some farm eating some paper chicken, followed by dessert at island creamery.

Big plans on the way -> stress, stress stress. it's difficult trying to keep a balance and not crossing over the line between two sides. rah.

TODAY

2010-07-02T16:05:00.005+08:00

ME in office today. Colleague took this of me using the review Sony camera set. No makeup on, I didn't dare to show how mesys my table is. My colleague just commented that I have the messiest table of all. Because after finish writing one press release, I don't bother to place it nicely on my table. Instead, I literally threw it at one corner. Wait till i have the time then I clear lah. haha

Im going to get my laptop tonight. FINALLY. After close to 1 year? But im starting to feel the pinch of seperating my hard earned money, well i guess it's a need. Thank you Evelyn & Chris for accompanying. Loves! :D

Time flies. It's already July, half of 2010 has gone by swiftly. And this week has also gone by swiftly. I keep myself real busy and occupied, going for tasting, shooting, tuition etc etc. Though at the end of the day i get very tired, but im happy.

I am happy at work and I am happy with all the hobbies that I have and im happy that i have time to make connections with my family and friends. yes i get tired but everyday i smile in my dreams. What about u? Do u have a hobby? If you have been feeling so shag everyday from work, so tired that there's no energy for other pleasures in life, then please think again. What is important you u? money or relationship? health or work? if you find urself not interested at anything at all besides work and money, if u find urself not able to last a conversation with a person anymore, if u find urself only talking about how shag you are, you are probably losing a life.

失落沙洲

2010-06-30T17:54:00.002+08:00

又来到这个港口
没有原因的拘留
我的心乘着斑剥的轻舟
寻找失落的沙洲

随时间的海浪漂流
我用力张开双手
拥抱那么多起起落落
想念的还是你望着我的眼波

我不是一定要你回来
只是当又一个人看海
回头才发现你不在
留下我迂回的徘徊

我不是一定要你回来
只是当又把回忆翻开
除了你之外的空白
还有谁能来教我爱

又回到这个尽头
我也想再往前走
只是越看见海阔天空
越遗憾没有你分享我的感动

我不是一定要你回来
只是当又一个人看海
疲惫的身影不是我
不是你想看见的我

我不是一定要你回来
只是当独自走入人海
除了你之外的依赖
还有谁能教我勇敢

LWS Music Concert

2010-06-28T11:01:00.006+08:00

After the hot yoga on Saturday, Fungie & I went to Republic Poly to watch Lee Wei Song Music School Concert. I have attended so many music school mini concert and i must say this concert is the most impressive. Make me so tempted to go there and learn singing and dancing!

I was horribly late and made fungie wait for close to one hour! SORRY MADAM! :( The taxi fare from town to woodlands nearly killed me. $27.80!! FAINTED. We initally wanted to eat ichiban but it was soooo long queue. So we had Swensens in Causeway point.

Then took a cab to Republic Poly. The taxi uncle was driving very. very. very. slowly.

We are so proud (amused, more likely) that our secondary friend is the MARKETING DIRECTOR. so we cant stop ourselves taking photos with his name! LOL

And i met YO YO & QI JIAN at the concert too! So miss the people at SRMC!

THE CONCERT~

After that must cam whore lah. So we go around the poly trying to take emo shots but failed! but im loving the pinhole mode in my LX3.

Fell asleep immediately upon reaching home. The hot yoga made me extremely tired.

Hot Yoga - No No!

2010-06-26T23:00:00.000+08:00

I never like yoga. Be it Hatha Yoga or Hot Yoga or any sort of yoga, I never like it.

Everytime I enter my fitness club, the first thing I look at, is the class schedule for aerobics classes. And if no classes are available, then either I leave the fitness club OR force myself to go for Pilates / Yoga in the other studio.

I know everyone is saying, yoga calms your mind, tones your body blah blah blah. But to me, holding on to a posture is not only painful BUT boring.

Actually after I finish my A Levels, I started my fitness regime in TPY Community Centre doing yoga. I met a very wonderful teacher and that was the most enjoyable yoga lesson I ever have till now. I can literally sleep on the mat during relaxation.

Then I move on to Amore Fitness - A club for all women and fell in love with the aerobics classes. Because the instructors choreographed all the steps and every lesson is different.

Then because of some very dumb reasons and their horrible system, I was blacklisted and they are like loan sharks, keep asking me for money.

Then I move to Fitness First at AMK Hub and the story continues now. It has been 1.5 years.

I'm not a 喜新厌旧 person. I stay in Amore for 4 years and though I'm at Fitness First now, I still prefer Amore.

In between, I sign up for Gaia Yoga cuz I found back the yoga teacher who taught me in TPY CC. And that place helps me very much with my back problem. But the boss was a horrible lady and gave all her smiles to the rich Ang Mos and leave us with grumpy and fierce attitude that I decided to give it a miss

In between I also sign up for Absolute Hot Yoga & I only went or a few times and wasted the package. One thing is, the place is at Tanjong Pagar - too far. And I was really dreading myself to the hot yoga everytime. So I give up.

And so today, I decided to went for a hot yoga trial Bikhram Hot Yoga. I knew I won't join. But I thought I haven't been doin yoga for a long time, so I wana go there to sweat it out.

- Its the usual same 26 yoga poses done twice each time and i was already panting on my 3rd pose
- the instructor just keep talking n don't do the pose at all. So have to open the ears and listen.
- the mat is so rough that my knee cap po pi. Everyone is sweating so profusely on the mat and I was wearing sports bra only. I'm so scared there's pimples on my back.
- the way the bathroom is built is horrible. No way to hang clothes inside the bathroom.
- the holder can only hold one shampoo. Imagine I have a shampoo, conditioner & facial wash.
- they don't have a door to each bathroom. All use bathroom sheets! Everyone can peep in and see u shower.
- my sportswear has no place to put -> all put on the floor -> all wet -> no plastic bag to put all my clothes.

And and and,

ONCE AGAIN, I FELT GIDDY! It's like staying in the 40 degrees hot room for 1.5hrs, there is like no oxygen. I can hear my heart beating so fast. My sweat is dripping profusely. And I'm as pale as a piece of paper.

The worst thing is: the instructor don't let me get out of the room until the whole class end.

I feel like I'm dying there seriously.

Just like the first time I went London Weight Management, I felt giddy, want to vomit, pale like piece of paper. And I ask the therapist to shut up and let me rest. LOL

缺氧！缺氧！缺氧！

No more hot yoga for me. No more.

Now I'm feeling so not well. Plus the heat from the horrible sun.

Damnit.

Bedok Food Trail

2010-06-23T18:26:00.002+08:00

Last week, Brad & I went for Bedok Food Trail to celebrate our belated birthday. We conquered chwee kway, soya bean, laksa, char kway teow, rojak, kway chap etc. It's a pity that we missed out the chicken rice and nasi lemak.

There's so much food to eat in Bedok and i will sure go back there again. Click on the icon on the right to link to my food blog.

Alternatively,
CLICK HERE

LETTER TO TOWN COUNCIL

2010-06-22T09:41:00.000+08:00

To: The Management

Im writing in with regards to the uneven cement floors at the lift upgrading area in Block 214 Ang Mo Kio (Lift B).

Just yesterday morning, approximately 8am, i was on my way to work and i fell down at the uneven cement floor right in front of the lift upgrading area.

The lift upgrading is done for Lift A but still in progress for Lift B. However, the filing of cement is done and the tiling of the floors has not started. There are deep footprints etched deeping into the cement, hence creating a "hole". I was wearing slippers (not heels) and I tripped and fell.

It was only 8am but the lighting is so poor due to all the coverups for renovation.

I was carrying a bag with laptop and camera in it and in my hands are my card holder and my iphone. After the fall, my iphone is scratched, my laptop compartments came off and it cannot be switched on anymore.

And my hands are scratched, so is my knee cap. My ankle is sprained. Thank goodness im wearing long pants, if not i think it would be a much deeper scratch.

I have attached the photos to illustrate what I have written above. Im writing in with the hope that you will speed up the tiling process or at least make the place brighter as there are alot of elderly in the area and if they were to fall, the consequences are definitely more serious than what i have experienced.

Look forward to your favourable response.

Kai Bin's 21st Birthday

2010-06-19T09:17:00.000+08:00

Celebrated Kai Bin's birthdat @ SAF Yacht Club on Saturday. IT WAS ULU BUT BEAUTIFUL PLACE. The only sad thing was, we can't catch any sunset there. But the sky is gorgeous.

Shit, how come when Im 21 years old, i never thought of holding my birthday at such a beautiful place. Instead, i held it at essential brew which is CLOSED DOWN ALREADY. rah.

Ok la, let u guys enjoy the beautiful pictures...

If there's a couple hugging in the centre or a bride, this picture would be perfect.

Krist and I were playing with our digital camera and she taught me how to achieve this effect. The sky wasn't dark at all and it wasn't so beautiful. I feel so stupid that i don't know to use my digital camera to take pretty pictures :(

I quite like this picture

My friend says the B&W is too solid that these boats look like toys. I don't know to take it as a complement anot.

The kids were amused by the prawns and fishes in the bucket. It's caught by some uncle. And i have fun talking to these kids.

Then we went to the chalet just above. So shuang, celebrate birthday finish can go up and sleep. the air con is solid. I want to organise my own BBQ someday. Throughout my 24 years, i never organise BBQ before!

Awfully chocolate cake! isit call awfully chocolate? how come it makes the chocolate sound awful? -.- or was it call awesome?ah

machiam cut wedding cake. =.= krist's brother, by the way.

and of course not forgetting the pranks!

happy birthday sweetie, hope u love our ALDO vouchers! and ur top really looks pretty on u, i went cotton on to try it but didn't buy it in the end, cuz im not skinny enough :(

2010-06-17T09:14:00.000+08:00

I WAS NEVER A PRIORITY IN YOUR LIFE. NEVER.

At the end of the day...

2010-06-15T16:35:00.000+08:00

我想你，但是我不会去找你

有时候，你很想念一个人，但你不会打电话给他。打电话给他，不知道说什么好，还是不打比较好。

想念一个人，不一定要听到他的声音。听到了他的声音，也许就是另一回事。想像中的一切，往往比现实稍微美好一点。想念中的那个人，也比现实稍微温暖一点。思念好像是很遥远的一回事，有时却偏偏比现实亲近一点。

开心和悲伤的时候，你想到的是同一个人还是不同的人？

如果都是同一个人，那就最完美。如果开心的时候和悲伤的时候，想到的不是同一个人，那你应该选择能和你共度悲伤时刻的那一个。

人生本来是苦多于乐。你的开心有太多人可以和你分享，自己一人也很好。但是悲伤却不是很多人可以和你分担。你愿意把悲伤告诉他，就代表他才是你最想亲近和珍惜的人。

至于我想的是什么，已经不重要了。

爱太远

2010-06-14T19:55:00.003+08:00

永远有多远我看不见
爱在一瞬间说变就变
你曾是我的地平线
想围绕你沉浮起落日夜直到永远

永远有多远我泪眼看不见
爱在一瞬间变成冷漠的拒绝
泪水苦又咸流成汪洋一片
情人和朋友之间

爱太远...

MISSTAMCHIAK

2010-06-11T17:26:00.001+08:00

FOOD BLOG CHANGED SKIN!

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Burnt Out

2010-06-11T08:48:00.002+08:00

This week passes super fast. Everyday I step out of the house early in the morning and comes back home after 10pm.

I have been going on course since Monday till yesterday from 10am to 5pm. And even though I get to learn new things, the amount of work that I have remains the same. So imagine Im away from my desk for 7 hours and still have to come back after class to do it.

I think im mad. I have been keeping myself unbelievably busy and loves the feeling of pushing my body to the limit. And then fall ill, then rest and cycle repeats itself.

I love this job and quoting wad a senior journalist said yesterday, we must treat this job as a lifestyle. i do agree with her, and no wonder there are so many single and fierce female editors who work 15 hours a day.

But it's good to be kept busy. At least i wont have the time to think about other things or bother about others.

- saturday i went back office to work.

- sunday i went pixar and caught a cold.

- monday i started my course and took MC in the afternoon because i was running a fever again. This fever and cold and cough thing never seems to get out of my body. The stupid clinic in the office needs to make appointment! WHO THE HELL MAKES APPOINTMENT TO SEE DOCTOR WHEN YOU ARE SICK! what if somebody fainted on the spot, does the fainted man have to make appointment to see the stupid doctor?

and the stupid clinic took a 1.5hours of lunch break! from 1230 to 2pm! i stood outside the clinic at 145pm, looking at the long list of appointment and i must wait till 4.15pm to see the stupid doctor, forget it man. go home and see even better.

slept, woke up and went for dinner at 3 monkey @ holland village.

- tuesday on course. after that head back office to complete my dumplings festival article which is published today. so reached home at 930pm?

- wednesday on course. then headed to brewerkz at bukit timah to celebrate weimin 27th birthday. reached home at 11pm.

-yesterday on course. went for tuition after that at woodlands. reached home at 11pm.

basically, im burnt out.

Pixar!

2010-06-08T09:56:00.003+08:00

Went Pixar exhibition at science centre on sunday! FINALLY! looking at all the sketches, it really amaze me! Pictures from teddy bear:

I want to cry already

2010-06-05T21:10:00.002+08:00

I want to cry already. It's already 9.15pm and I'm still in office and I haven't finish my work. No matter how fast I type, I still cannot finish. I skipped lunch and now I'm tired and hungry.

I have been trying my best but there just seem so much to do. Plus I will be away on course from Monday to Thursday, if I never finish I will miss my deadline.

:(

I LOVE CITY SQUARE!

2010-06-05T16:27:00.006+08:00

Ok so last Saturday, 9 of us gathered at Kranji MRT station, with our passports in the bag, all ready to go Malaysia. It was my FIRST one day msia shopping trip with friends and im so excited about it!

They met up the day before at Icing Room to make a cake for me.So sweet!

With my new camera, i seriously don't know why, but the photos doesn't turn out satisfactory at all! :( And yea, we were all outside This Fashion cutting cake and sharing the cake using 2 spoons.

It's a teddy bear cake! And of course, there's some secret reasons why they made this! But i must say, they are really creative and talented lot! Can link the body to the hands so naturally! thumbs up! thanks guys!

But the time we reach chity square (not farrer park, but malaysia), it was already 2pm. so we lunched at tong shui. aiyo, the sambal fried rice weiting recommended so yummy! i like! and im missing it now...

Then the girls head over for manicure and pedicure session while the guys find their own entertainment. Wah this one i must really complain. I started doing first and i only requested pedicure. I started at 3pm and i ended at 5.30pm can! u noe why, cuz a super junior manicurist did it for me. i requested to do french and she go and colour the white colour part thick thick, machiam like dividing my nails into half like dat. but i nv complain first ok, i just let it pass and let it dry. then who knows my nails complain, so the first toe and 2nd toe got entangled and the pedicure was spoilt la, so the junior come and redo for me again. Then go into drying machiam, my nails complain again, the first toe and second toe stick onto each other AGAIN! damn amused. so this one the most senior one come and "save" it. how she save? she use the white colour to paint over the spoilt part, hence the white part just got thicker.

this time, i 发火 liao. i just give off a black face and say:"不是很美，不过如果你要这要，就随便lo!" then i put inside the drying machine and damn angry.

heng the boss was nearby, heard it and turn around. the stupid senior still complain to the boss LOUDLY and said: "她说不是很美wor!"

please la, paint until like that, which asshole will tell u its pretty. comeon, u are a manicurist for so long, im sure u noe whats real beauty and whats trying to cover shit right.

Heng, the boss see liao really not nice and she personally come and redo for me. so in the end, i got a satisfactory french toe nails but i stayed in the shop for so long.

So we shopped a bit and i bought a nude pokka dot top that i really really really love. when i first saw it, i want to but it immediately! RM$29.90! LOVE!

Dinner was at Taman Sentosa, a few us shared cab and head there. But taman sentosa was super big and of course, my group got lost. and in the end, we walked for 15 mins before reaching the seafood place.

But all is worthwhile, we had super lotsa fresh and yummy and CHEAP seafood! each one pays RM$36+! loves!

Shall go there shopping more! :D

Then on my birthday, meet up with ade, pebbles and rj for dinner at wild rocket! aiyo, sorry i dont know why i pick so ulu place again! but the food is nice ok! fusion, modern singapore food!

And yes, this black and white picture was taken using my new digicam -.-

Headed to KBOX, sunday night only $8 NETT! and they first gave us a super big room, enough to hold 20 people ok!

Got home shower and knock out. as hug myself in the blanket, i felt something at my legs there. The next day i check it out and it was my bday present from ahyi! :D

Versace perfume and avene toner! LOVE LOVE! thanku ahyi, i love u! :D

And URS also gave me 55% birthday voucher! with a new pedicure, i went to buy shoes!

NICE RIGHT! Original price $59.90, 55% discount so around $27 nia! I SO LOVE IT! heck the 2.5 inch heels, i will manage! LOL

And a bling bling sandals! i think after i bling my camera, im so in love with blings, so i bought this the next day! hohohoh!

Yup yup, thats the end, no more backlog!

Crabby Birthday @ Chris House

2010-06-03T09:45:00.006+08:00

If u realise, Im doing alot of backlog because I simply can't access the internet at home and can't upload any picture and blog about it. So anyway, my few days of holidays was fun. It's supposed to give me a break but in the end, I played too much that I lack of sleep.

Last Thurssday, I treated Eve & Chris & Ah Zhi & the two devils to a scrumptious crab dinner. Eve and I went Melben to get it and we took a cab down to Chris house to enjoy the food and aircon.

Oh mine, i didn't realised i ordered too much till i saw the table full of food! haha. So we had chilli crab, butter crab, crab bee hoon, cereal prawns, salted egg ribs, mixed vegetables... total cost of damage $192

Look at the cutey rei!

I had my 50mm lens with me and of course, all the portrait shots were so pretty!

Though i just finished my dinner and i looked so bloated with my sexy red lips, i still look pretty ok!

They got a cake for me!! It wasnt a surprise cuz rei was asking her mummy wheres the cake -.- nevertheless, thank you :)

they felt my head looks better with cap so they lent me a cap to take photos -.-

Aiyo, really very pretty! I don't know to put which one as my display picture!

Anyways, our topic of discussion for the night was camera! cuz i was telling them im getting my panasonic lx3 and chris said she wanted to get a camera too and i "persuaded" her to get a lx3! LOL!

i showed her a few choices lah ok, and she go and read the reviews herself. She saw xiaxue got a lx3 and take so chio photos and bling it until so chio! so we decided to get a lx3 together on vesak day! (which is the next day)

but before that, let me share with u my 3 steps 1 bow night! So after eating crabs at chris house, i took a cab down with lishan to guang ming shan for the 3 steps 1 bow. our initial idea was: lishan to stay over at my house after the 3 steps 1 bow and go for workout the next day.

BUT

we were queuing like mad and only started the whole journey at 4.30am! but the time we ended and went for mac breakfast, i was so sleepy that i fell asleep while drinking my ice milo!

it's like the 24 hours famine camp like that! (juz that i wasn't hungry). and i sweat like mad ok. my knee caps were red!

Some photos using my iphone:

heng we bathed the buddha first.

while queuing for 3 steps 1 bow. is pend 2 hours in the hall of compassion looking at the big buddha and watching some videos.

the 3 steps 1 bow! look at the crowd!

it was a good experience la! if i have the chance, i would like to go again next year. so i reached home at 730am, showered and KO at 8am. At this time, i already dun care if i fully dry my hair anot. i just want to faster lie down on my bed, switch on the air con and sleep.

Woke up at 12pm? Ate bobochacha for lunch and went b. waxing. then went supermarket to buy grocery and cook for the family. I did steam fish, garlic salad, sambal kangkong, potato salad & black chicken herbal soup.

the scallop are too salty, the soup is too bland and the kangkong is too spicy! rah! will do better next time! then faster eat and shower and meet chris to buy the camera at amk central (ms photo)!

we spent an hour or so trying out a few cameras and finally got LX3 at $639! and aunty florence(boss) said since im bob lee friend, gave both of us lotsa freebies!

Then we head down to plaza singapura! cuz i wana gmask my camera. i wanted to make the camera white! but because of the stupid unremovable lens, i cannot put white sticker cover over it. and can only bling! but if bling the whole camera, i will go bankrupt, so i only bling one outer circle! they use sworski crystals, so one crystal for $1) and i used 56 crystals!

then we went spotlight buy pearls and i did a camera chain. the pearls cost me ... i cant rmbr. then i went to bling the lens cap again and used 40 crystals.

don't need to count for me. i know this is an expensive camera! LOL. but it's exclusive to me! muahahahha!

but u noe wad, im still not loving it. because i cant seem to produce good pictures. need time :(

yup! thats all for now. will do my msia post and wild rocket post soon.

Art Therapy

2010-06-03T09:32:00.004+08:00

My 10 lessons of Art Therapy lessons finally ended. And it ended a few days before Vesak. So each of us did a flower lotus for Buddha and painted it.

These are the works done by Shuli and me. The rest of them have full attendance but both of us only attended approx 60%, hence we dont have alot of drawings to show off :(

Not my drawings, but they are so pretty that I want to take pictures with them. Done by Ayako, a spiritual artist in the class. Very interesting, i didn't know theres this term "spiritual artist" till i met her. One day, i shall go for her service.

We had a mini art exhibition and everyone of us were supposed to give a small introduction to our own art pieces. This is shuli, giving her "speech".

And waihong admiring his pieces. I think this shot is artisitc!

After painting our lotus, we lighted the candle and made offerings to buddha.

TADEH! Our last art pieces but i believe it's the best art pieces that we did. It has been a fulfilling journey and through these sessions, i learnt more about myself, forgive and let go of some issues in my heart.

And most importantly, i finally finished writing the art therapy article :)

Detestable!

2010-06-02T20:45:00.001+08:00

Today, some actions by some people are really detestable.

1. Person A: He only contacts me when he needs a favour from me. And he hasn't contact me for 1yr, because he did something wrong and owed me something. And after one year, he come back and SMS me. Why? Because he needs my help again. Fuck u.

2. Person B: I knew this guy from a singles party a few years back. But I wasn't interested in him and soon after he got a gf. Then somehow he broke up with his gf and when I changed my display picture in MSN last week, he MSN me immediately. And today he MSN me again asking things like "where are u?" please! Who are u? Why should I tell u where am I. Then he ask "do u remember when we last met?" Fuck you, I'm not interested.

3. Person 3: I wasn't close to this girl even though we are in the same school. And she has been very helpful with me lately, offering this and that. She has offered me insurance and I have told her not now because I'm still on contract. But she doesn't undertand and keep pushing me to meet her for meals. Today she even called me waste 30mins talking to me and forcing me to meet her for dinner. Fuck u, don't u understand what's a no?

4. Person D: some people are just good at claiming credits. She just likes to tell others that she is higher rank and I'm a small fry. By saying all these, do u think it contributes to anything? Ya it sure make u super Li hai, but I don't think I'm lousy than u in any way. Fuck u.

5. Person E: some people just suck, seriously. She can tweet about how she hates this, how she hates that and one small wrong actions by make her jump to the roof and disgrace u like u are nothing. It didn't happen on me, but everyday when I read her tweets, I just get angry. U always think people bully u, u think the rest of the world sucks and say those sacarstic words to make urself better. Fuck u. Thank goodness we are only acquaintances.

6. Person F: hello excuse me, u forgotten what I taught u, don't kao pei to me and say i never teach. U don't know how to use ur brains and think, don't say I nv teach u. You make those silly careless mistakes, don't accuse me of teaching u wrongly. F. U.

Greetings from KMS - 4.15AM

2010-05-28T04:21:00.003+08:00

It's 4.15am, 28 April 2010. I reached KMS at 11pm plus, after my birthday celebration with Chris, Ah Zhi, Evelyn & the 2 devils.

I have been queuing since 12am and now I'm only about to begin my 3 steps 1 bow journey. It's gonna take another 2.5 hrs.

By the time I end, it should be 7am. I hope I have the strength to complete it. Omg, camp in Guang Ming Shan for the whole night. It's so crowded here. Sleepless!

I'm gonna recuperate later. Probably a Macdonalds Breakfast first. :)

EDIT: started walking and kneeling and bowing at 4.30am. Completed everything at 6am sharp. We were super fast and efficient. Went for MAC deluxe breakfast @ j8 before I went home to sleep. I was so drained and tired that I slept while drinking my ice Milo and on the cab back. Showered, blow my stupid long hair half dry and I KO at 8am.

EDIT: woke up at 11.45am by the loud DVD volume. Going B. Waxing before heading supermarket to buy grocery as I'm gona cook dinner for the whole family tonight :)

Dulan

2010-05-26T21:59:00.000+08:00

I'm pissed off because:

1. I hate it when people don't trust me. Be it family, friends or students, I hate it when you don't trust me at all. Don't take me as dumb ok. I'm a human being and from the tone of the voice, I can already sense the doubtness. I maybe stupid in one thing but when I have took the trouble to understand and make things clear and explain, please don't give me the doubting tone and go to further clarify/ask others behind my back. You may think that it's good to double check but it just shows one thing. You don't trust me. If that's the case, in future no other topics will be discussed and shared. And if student doubt my ability and ask people every week, don't hire me as ur tutor and pray to ur friend to make u 'A' student.

2. I hate it when people fly aeroplane. Especially when the meeting is not planned by me at all. It just shows that how important I am to u.

3. I hate it when people don't reply to emails/SMS/msn/phonecalls. Isit so difficult to just give a reply? Isit so difficult to at least call back? Isit so difficult to reply to facebook messages?it's so obvious that u are online, but no response at all.

4. I hate it when people think that they are the king. They always find the days they are free and assume that u are free and can make it. Sorry, you are not the king and don't assume that I can make it as and when u like it. And when I choose not to be free on that day, don't give me the "ok then" tone and get pissed off. I don't owe u anything.

5. I hate it when u give me attitude just because u are busy or had a bad day or very stressed. U come and look for me only when u are happy and you give me a fucked up attitude when i'm totally not at fault at all.

以前是这样，现在也这样。I had enough.

TODAY: MY TABLE

2010-05-26T09:06:00.005+08:00

It has been close to 5 months. I remembered taking a photo when I first started working and you guys commented that my table space is huge and it was still considered neat.

So this photo is taken this morning. Please don't be shocked.

Basically on my right is filled with empty basket from Skippy and some client's hair products and used press releases. On my left is filled with papers, papers and papers!

Yes I know it's messy blah blah blah. But i still can find my stuffs! So I will tidy it someday lah.

Today is gona be intense as I clear all my unfinished work before I take a short break from tomorrow onwards.

As u can see, Vesak Day is coming! So on Thursday night im heading for 3-Steps-1-Bow(三步一拜). It's gona be from Thursday 5pm till Friday 7am. But im only going there at around 10.30pm till probably next day?

There's Bathing of Prince Siddhartha & Vegetarian Food Fair! And on Friday morning, I will go for Family Blessing and Prayer and see all the fun fair there. Im super sad that I missed the vesak celebration @ Ngee Ann City two weeks back :(

Totally random. I saw this piece at Cotton On last week and I thought it look not bad but I couldn't figure out how to wear it because it's not very long for a dress and too long for a top. After trying and give up, then i realise it can be worn as a coat -.-

Ben lai I decided to buy my laptop during the PC show on 13 June. But i reckon that it will be very crowded and there's just gona have more freebies that's all. So maybe I will go and take a look again on friday or sunday and buy it then since im free.

Ok that's all. Time to start writing, if not i can't go home by midnight today.

My early birthday celebration with the AJ girls

2010-05-24T16:57:00.009+08:00

Had an early birthday celebration with the AJ girls last Saturday. Basically I suggested going Da Paolo @ Cluny Court for lunch. It's damn ulu and you would expect i cab there right. but i didnt, i took bus and walk into Cluny Park and got lost for half an hour. I was supposed to be the second earliest, but in the end i reached the last -.-

The girls treated me a good lunch there. Ambience is good, food wise i think the one that we went at Botanical Gardens is better. After lunch, we headed to Island Creamery nearby and I savoured my favourite Pulut Hitam ice cream.

Town was boring and go there sure spend money. So i suggested Barrage since it was sunny + windy. Too bad we didn't fly kite, but the place was too overcrowded that everywhere is humans and sky is dirty with the kites. But we sure had a good time snapping photos, I only love my 50mm when taking portraits. Jie Ying's boy boy came to pick her and i helped the couple to take some nice shots too :)

Pictures below:

Thanks girls for the wonderful day. And i love this lovely pink hersley top. It goes well with the Kitty cap.

好男人，不会捨得让妳当第三者

2010-05-24T11:02:00.001+08:00

任何错误自己都得担负一半责任，很多女人会变成第三者，实在错得有些冤枉，她们并非心思不正、专抢别人男人，更不只是被男天花乱坠的藉口矇蔽，最大的渊薮是她们误以为新世代女人的洒脱就是不屑名份、快乐就好，于是就把爱情最重要的认可证明书拱手放弃。

的确，现代女人有经济能力，不靠男人养活，能为自己做主，不需男人负责，恋爱纯粹是为了恋爱，而非赖上一个男人找长期饭票，就如同那位读者所言：“名份又不能保证什么，两个人在一起快乐就好。”

但一个连给妳名分的诚意都没有的男人，哪有可能给妳快乐？

他公开承认妳是他的女朋友，不表示妳们会永远在一起，但至少代表他有为妳拒绝别的机会的诚意。

他让他的父母朋友认识妳，不表示这些人会喜欢妳，但至少代表他有让妳进入他的生活圈的诚意。

他愿意在配偶栏填下妳的名字，不表示妳们一定会白头偕老，但至少代表他有和妳共度一生的诚意。

或者说现实点，有名份才有吃醋的立场，不是吗？难道让妳一边伤心还要一边承受万夫所指，指责妳得不到幸福是第三者的报应，就是他爱妳的証明？

我举双手双脚赞同女人独立自主，我也认同名份并不能保佑爱情得永生，但一个男人不肯承认妳的官方地位，却说爱妳要与妳上床，妳怎么能信呢？男人上酒家的钱就是靠这种自以为洒脱的傻女孩替他省下来的。

事实上，好男人那样稀有，可能是别人家的，但是他如果真的爱妳，他会从别人家主动走到妳家来，而不是让妳尊严尽失颜面扫地的去偷去抢，更不是和妳在外面打一炮后，拍拍屁股又躲回别的女人背后，那不是好男人，那是缩头的乌龟烂王八。

从一而终的爱诚然可歌可泣，可是那毕竟需要一点运气。我不鼓励女人挑名草有主的男人下手，但现实很残酷，裘莉如果不去抢安妮斯顿的老公，小布如果不见异思迁，好莱坞银色情侣与那对天使般的龙凤胎也不会因而诞生，不是吗？但小布如果不是勇于结束前一段婚姻，而是拖着两个女人陪他大演「两个都爱两个都不忍心伤害」的滥戏码，我相信他无法在梦幻情人排行榜上屹立不摇至今。

好男人当然有追求更适合他的女人的权利，好男人当然可能变心，但好男人不会出轨。
因为他们懂得尊重每一个女人，都有完整被爱的权利。

妳当然可以当新世代的女人、妳可以潇洒、妳可以独立。但不屑名份，真的无法证明妳的洒脱，因为真正聪明的现代女人，不会削足适履，真正有自信的女人，不会靠割地赔款放弃名份，来换得男人的垂怜。

妳的洒脱，不该只为妳换得一段有实无名的恋爱，妳的坚强，不该让妳连伤心都要被骂活该。

而妳的勇敢，绝对值得完完整整、百分之百的爱。

2010-05-21T16:41:00.002+08:00

最近整个人很没精神，坐在办公室看着电脑两只眼睛总是模糊不集中，一直要用手撑住那沉重的头。是我的脑细胞变多了吗？还是是我便聪明了？

阿姨说是因为减肥疗程害了我。瘦1kg有个屁用，我现在连力气都没有。

那么漂亮的星期五，我还在努力加班。WAKAO

WARNING: EXOTIC ANIMAL INSIDE

2010-05-21T16:34:00.002+08:00

I received a parcel today in office. This box says: WARNING EXOTIC ANIMAL INSIDE. My colleague passed it to me and went off, refusing to open it for me, for the fear that some funny things will pop out.

So in the end, I got photographer shu shu to help me open it.

And....

Guess what is it?

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New series of Havaianas slippers la! With animal prints! haha! But they got my size wrong, they gave me 39-40. So i gave my colleague lor, together with the press release of course! hiak hiak hiak!~~

I'm still 23 OK!

2010-05-20T14:34:00.005+08:00

Slimming sessions are finally done. It has been very torturous for me. I procrastinate everytime I go there because it's so far from home/office. Then every session I pant like a dog and sweat like a waterfall. The infrared is supposed to boast health and mood but seems like it doesn't apply to me at all. Instead, every sessions I felt nauseous and giddy and sometimes I even have serious palpitations. It's unfair to say this but I feel sick everytime after the sessions.

Anyways, I hardly have the chance to wear my bikinis and just let me be vain and bimbo for once by taking a few photos. I realised I haven't been taking photos ever since I had the terribly-looking short hair.

Please bear with it. I promise no more of such I-want-to-vomit photos after I'm 24! Ha! And please ignore the redness on my neck and shoulders and arms. I just finished exercising and I'm sweating. Literally sweating, with drops and drops of sweat dripping down my neckline...

I swear that I will visit Maldives and hide there for at least 1 week before it sinks and disappear forever. Same goes for Venice.

This Saturday, Im meeting the AJ girls for my birthday lunch @ Da Paolo in Cluny Court (Bukit Timah). Whee, heard it's a nice place especially the al fresco area! Hopefully the sun won't get too scorching in the noon.

Last two years, my family celebrated my birthday at Oasis Teochew Porridge in TPY (That's because I ask for it). But I just had teochew porridge with Lishan last Sunday, so I decided to have something else this year. And I have finally thought of it!

RED STAR RESTAURANT! For DIM SUM LUNCH! (Yes, we'll do lunch instead of dinner this year), so 30th May LUNCH is booked but DINNER IS AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING! LOL! I saw Shuli and Mike went the other day and i thought it was quite cool! I initially wanted Royal China Dim Sum @ Raffles Hotel. But no fun leh, and expensive somemmore. This Red Star Restaurant is very old Hong Kong restaurant with aunties having push carts going around. Maybe ur parents held their wedding there too!

It's my uncle's chinese birthday that day too but too bad he can't make it cuz he is working.

Then maybe after the dim sum, i will go for pedicure and get my laptop. whee!

Im left with FOUR WORKING DAYS before I go for my break but I have 101 articles undone! I have been stuck on Damai Spa @ Grand Hyatt for 4 hours without writing anything. Reminded me of the v day feature i did for SianzOnline, then I spent one good hour reading over the articles...OH NO! :(

Looks like I gotta work doubly hard these few days. And maybe more OT...

i REALLY REALLY love to dine in Sentosa or Mount Faber! So if anyone is keen and has spare cash, we can go there and makan please.........

OMG, CAN'T BELIEVE IM TURNING 24! :(

Rest, rest, rest

2010-05-19T20:55:00.002+08:00

My leave is approved! 27-31 May! :D
My boss asks if I was going for holiday, I said:"Stay at home & sleep."