remembering 2010

Remembering 2010 ..

1. Changed job! I guess I should have done this so much earlier. I am so much happier as a result. Thank God that I was able to clinch a job so quickly within the third week of my notice period. But I should have kept a look-out longer. I also want to thank my mum for being supportive as well.
2. Friends at new job. Thank God for having little angels around me too! met my kindergarten and primary school friend and even a tax manager who was at pwc during my internship days!
3. Went Taiwan! Thank God for the break! well, the photos were accidentally erased but the nice memories will stay on.
4. Jie-Mei for two of my dearest friends, Jing and Shiyun. Thank God I was able to attend their wedding as jie-mei when both of their weddings were one week within each other. i would have been torn if theirs are on the same day! Congrats my dearest friends for finding the one to walk together life's journey.
5. Went Sammie's concert! love her she is the best!!!

My resolutions
1. Meatless day every Tuesday. Save the earth and tummy.
2. Get Gym membership (and go two times a week)! I failed after attending aerobics for a while.
3. Be debt free! Would set aside diligently to repay my loans all the bonuses.
4. Be steady bunny, be in a job i love and stay!

she says...

作詞：孫燕姿
作曲：林俊傑

她靜悄悄地來過 她慢慢帶走沉默
只是最後的承諾 還是沒有帶走了寂寞
我們愛的沒有錯 只是美麗的獨守太折磨
她說無所謂 只要能在夜裡翻來覆去的時候有寄託
等不到天黑 煙火不會太完美
回憶燒成灰 還是等不到結尾
她 曾說的無所謂 我怕一天一天被摧毀
等不到天黑 不敢凋謝的花蕾
綠葉在跟隨 放開刺痛的滋味
今後不再怕天明 我想只是害怕清醒

她 靜悄悄地來過 她慢慢帶走沉默
只是最後的承諾 還是沒有帶走了寂寞
我們愛的沒有錯 只是美麗的獨守太折磨
她說無所謂 只要能在夜裡翻來覆去的時候有寄託
等不到天黑 煙火不會太完美
回憶燒成灰 還是等不到結尾
她曾說的無所謂 我怕一天一天被摧毀
等 不到天黑 不敢凋謝的花蕾
綠葉在跟隨 放開刺痛的滋味
今後不再怕天明 我想只是害怕清醒

等不到天黑 煙火不會太完美
回 憶燒成灰 還是等不到結尾
她曾說的無所謂 我怕一天一天被摧毀
等不到天黑 不敢凋謝的花蕾
綠葉在跟隨 放開刺痛的滋味
今 後不再怕天明 我想只是害怕清醒

等不到天黑 煙火不會太完美
回憶燒成灰 還是等不到結尾
她曾說的無所謂 我怕一天一天被摧毀
等不到天黑 不敢凋謝的花蕾
綠葉在跟隨 放開刺痛的滋味
今後不再怕天明 我想只是害怕清醒

i have not had a life for the past two months! wondering why i keep attracting jobs that are quite stressful :( but this job is God's answered prayer to me.. so i should not complain so much!

 Hopefully i will have time to recover before the peak starts again. shall blog more when i think of a topic tomorrow.

another week has passed

another week had passed in the flash of an eye. well, nothing major has happened this week except for the review of my eye at the hospital. once again, nothing new as the doctor basically said that nothing can be done surgically to prevent the eye from tearing. the only advice is to put loads of eye drops and put eye ointment at night. well i think the only consolation is that there are no corner ulcers and my eyes do not have scratches at this point of time. like duh. i know cos i do not have any discomfort at this point of time. dear god i am not a greedy person. i dint require the eye to recover immediately but could u help me prevent other from tearing every month? so embarrassing as i have to take mc all the time ~~

Star Struck

With the patterns slowly settling into my life, it is time to look into other aspects of my life. I am currently in love with ...

Sammi Sammi Sammi!

I have re-discovered her through the 百万大歌星show recently shown on pptv. Six years ago, she had taken a break to recover from depression and had only recently came back to show-biz. I always like her as she has a sparkling personality but this time when she came back, she was a bit more loosen up. I chuckled repeatedly during the show as she forgot her lyrics. I am not a sadistic person, I don't seek enjoyment at the expense of others. I chuckled because she was able to laugh at herself, to move on. When the audience sang the wrong lyrics, she was not offended and even shared the lyrics card with them. She is really at peace with herself and I think that is because she knows God.

Hence, when she is coming for a concert, I quickly booked the tickets. I was even mildly disappointed that I am not a OCBC cardmember as it meant that I could not book the tickets instantly. I even stayed up till 12am on monday (when the public sales opened) just to book the tickets. My colleagues said I am mad but I cannot bear even the slightest risk of not getting the tickets. I was grinning from ear to ear when the confirmation ticket is up. I really hope that she will enjoy performing.


Another star I have been following is the cute guy Lee Min Ho! He is simply lovely in Personal Preference. It is hard to believe he is even younger than my sister. He is so dashing but I think part of the reason I like him so much is because he plays the sensitive guy in the show. He even bought sanitary pads for the lead female character and he went all the way home to get painkillers for her and rubbed her tummy to relieve the cramps!!

How not to love this guy!

But I think the main reason why I liked him so much is because of the lovely actress beside him. I really adore her. She brought out the best in him. She showed vulnerability, strength, myraid of feelings. She guided him along in the acting.I was really upset when some netizens say she is too old for him and appears as an auntie next to him. Well, I really doubted that he would be able to act so well if not for her as he is such a young actor.

She is an actress I have been following for the past few years. I bought most of her drama serials and actually what got me started was her in this show. I don't really like Lee min ho in BOF but I totally adore him here :)


Well, a totally star-struck post over here:)

Virgin experience with Essensuals :)

Experimented with a new hair saloon today. Was thinking of rebonding my hair but always put it off as a lot of the saloons do a lot of hard-sell and i would spend >$300 always. Happened to ask my friend over email which hairstylist she went to and coincidentally she was going to dye her hair today and she had been following this stylist for a certain period of time.

This is the saloon I went to Essensuals. 

Pretty good, I must say for the price. The director and stylist was offering me suggestions on my sensitive scalp. Was pretty embarrassed when she dried flakes appear on my hair after the wash but the director was sharing with me that it is due to sensitive scalp and not drandruff. Appreciate the no-hardsell though.The stylist is also an interesting person. He cuts hair part-time every Saturday. During weekdays, he teaches haircutting at ITE and he is also studying a course in marketing. He is very motivated. I wish I can handle my time as good as him.

This is my rebonded hair. Not exactly straight but i am happy cos it looks natural! Hope that the effects will last.  Was a bit surprised when the rebond cream was only left on my hair for 25 min as I usually have to wait for > 1hour for my hair to absorb the cream. The stylist even commented i have stubborn hair as it usually takes only 15 min! shocking. Could be because of the quality of cream.  Hence, the rebond only takes 4hours which is considered short by my standards!
 

Jewish New Year

Celebrated Rosh Hashanah yesterday with my father and his wife. I never claimed to be a Jew and never will be one. But to make my father happy, I had celebrated the festival with them yesterday. 


Well, at first I thought I would be awkward alone going back to the house I stayed for almost a year. Seeing my room converted to the wardrobe and the familiar toilet that used to be exclusive my own made me wonder what would I have become if I stayed on. Too much tears though, I would never forget the pain of staying though I thought that I have never appreciated the stadium, the view. It was my dream home actually. But I know my dad was happier like that. 


In any case, let's not dwell on it. I have matured and learnt that human emotions are strange. I will never forget but I have found it hard not to forgive. Well, anger takes more effort actually.

Have a feast yesterday. It took my dad's wife 2 days to cook. Ironically I forgot to take my most favourite dish Osbuco beef. 

Green apple with honey, salad with promegranate (nice)

Mint Tea and Honey Cake to cap the feast

Sea bass- a bit soft though but still nice, i can finish one on my own

didnt eat this cos i was so full. this chicken was first used to boil the vegetable soup which was heavenly.

desert. coconut jelly with promegranate

carrot bread

 There is loads more food which i did not take pictures of. my favourite is the vegetable chicken soup. Onion, pumpkin, leek, celery, sweet potato, long beans boiled with chicken for 3 hours. it is so so sweet. I want to cook it over the weekend on my own together with the beef stew which was cooked with wine and other fruits. Really good. All the above were hand made. Really amazed and impressed. Apparently the Jews believed in eating sweet stuff so that the coming year will be sweet. So there are no spicy/bitter/sour stuff. Vegetables are long, to symbolise long life and they must have at least three meats on the table.  This is not unlike the Chinese to a certain extent.


Actually I should learn to cook. Reached home at 12. should not have called cab though regardless. When i was waiting for my cab, 4 cabs went past me but my conscience did not allow me to cancel call. The taxi driver could not believe his luck and even remarked that it was the first time he got a call in that area. He was actually hoping I was going to the airport and kept complaining in the cab.

And my mint tea is very fresh. i literally plucked the leaves off the stalk and immersed in hot water. I was quite shocked for a while as the mint tea i drank usually came from tea bags. it is the same theory as milk must have come from bottles in the supermarket and not plants.