yummy treat with tuition kids' mum.

not exactly to my liking but not complaining! 

Imagine having to bear with tuition and can only have lunch at 3 in the afternoon.

resident's evil

Mega monday blues today especially since the past wkend went horrible. It's just not how it's supposed to be, in fact it's far from what i've imagined. I guess we cant always have things our way. That's life. But having said that, i swear i was so so so close to pulling the plug. I'm not sure if days,months, or even years from now, i'll look back n wished that i made a different decision...

On a lighter note, i managed to catch resident's evil on fri night. GROSS! Referring to the zombies that is. It's so annoying how they pop out from nowhere and gives you a sudden adrenaline pump every now with their sudden appearance and coupled with the shark-approaching kind of music effect.
But the lead actress is just really HOT, crudely put it. I have a thing for athletic girls, probably because we just like to have things we can't, and i can never ever be a healthy, sun-kissed, lean, sporty girl. Lol. The plot is kind of -.- and i'm quite sure it's not as good as the previous sequels. But i must really compliment abt the scientific effects- they were so so good

i dunno how to be supportive of u when u're doing something i dont approve of.

put urself in my shoes

thanks for e memories

Just when i was trying to decide what to have for lunch, Doug came over n ask if I wanted to join him. So we explored the nice cafe just downstairs. Another free lunch day cos he insisted on treating. Oh well. Must be bcos i witnessed how he was verbally shot millions of time by the sales reps with the harsh qns and gg through bad times together brings ppl closer. Ha.

Had class today- the LAST one of the year. Unofficial that is, bcos after presenting today, there's no point coming tmr. The lecturer is TOO unbearable. It's alright to explain thoroughly ONCE, but he has a habit of explaining TWICE THRICE MULTI-TIMES as though u didn't get it the first time. AHH. It makes me wanna stomp my feet.

But somehow there's this yi yi bu she feeling. It's like everybody knows we probably wont see each other anymore n there's this bittersweet feeling. So contradicting! And to think the person who initiated to take pic together is a guy. HA! What's e world becoming?! But that request kind of warms my heart, knowing ur presence means something to somebody...

For unknown reasons, saying goodbye after class today is extremely emotional and hugging seems like the most appropriate thing to do. HA! but no, i hugged no one! But ya, you get how it feels

It's finally over! Just one more research paper to submit at the end of this month. Hang in there! :))

OL un-OL-like

Sometimes I really wonder what's in my head. Forgot to bring brolly ytd, made a mental note to bring it today but.. FORGOT AGAIN.

It wldnt have been a prob until i had to go meet ex-frens for lunch @kovan n i realised it was pouring outside  n there was no way i could get to my destination.

But guess wat, when life shuts e door on you, there's always a window open. And it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Boss drove e whole team out and we had a welcome lunch-for me! More than a week late but nvtheless still a nice gesture. Haha.

And before that, Boss got me to tag along with Doug to see how it's like to brief e sales head from all SH branches in the upcoming 4g plans. It's really quite an eye-opener. Other than knowing all e insider news before it was released, you get to experience first-hand of how it's really like and what happens before a plan is launched in store. And i must say the sales rep r a bunch of ppl from all walks of life. The more potato ones , the slightly ah bengish, the concerned, the impatient... It's interesting to hear their point of view bcos knowing all these is like their bread n butter n they wan to be fully equipped to counteract all the customer's queries and arguments.

It's really cool. And i'm actually liking my job. Not the usual desk-bound mundane 9-6

:)

healthy diet

Home-cooked lunchbox by big sis.

Got cherry somemore.

Ha :)

happy thurs

I'm dead beat now but got to listen out for kiki's REM night movements while her mummy goes to shower before i can head to bed.

Today was a super fulfilling day aka. nucleus connect day.

Had lunch @NEX with ex-nc ppl who are still working there. It's just such a warm fuzzy feeling to eat, chat, and interact with familiar faces. Especially since e people at my new workplace isnt the closest thing to friendly/inclusive/nice. I mean we do talk but it's more like asking me to help them with stuff more than wanting to have a personal conversation. But there's a few nice ppl ard who are truly willing to share experiences and personal feelings with you. Which, is kind of nice.

I'm certainly not the kind to try means and ways to fit into them. It really didn't matter. Why waste time on people who aren't genuine? As I got older, I realised how I'd rather have quality me-time than to put on my most PR smile and look as though I'm part of them. So anal right? Why can't i take more initiative. Ha.

But actually, i really do enjoy my new job. I've learnt quite a bit in just a week's time. Learning to use the SAP system which will certainly be advantageous in future, liaising with external media vendors (some networking maybe), some admin work, and nice lady in e team that brings me through all her marketing campaigns.

Oh ya, not to forgot dinner with my ex-nc GIRLFRIENDS! So so so nice to see them! The last time was on my bday which doesnt really count because i was all over e house. And then the warm fuzzing feelings come oozing all over again. When we met, J asked if XY and i were still attached. We gave a positive answer and then she asked the most unpredictable question- "with e same guy?" HA! That's how long we haven met. Long enough to haf a change in bf.

T got hitched recently and I'm just SO SO SO happy for her! How she glow with all e romance blooming and sweet nothings exchanged! Hee! Kind of forgotten how things were like when me and le bf started out. Been so long..

Anyway, it had been a most fulfilling day and im a happy girl. (even though le bf finished cca n is gg SUPPER w/ coach n frens n we wont be able to talk =/ )

Need to catch up with a lot more ppl soon (ced n wen if u're seeing this!!)

TGIF in advance :))

BABY KIKI KISSED ME ON MY LIPS!

It's as good as striking lottery i swear. 

She usually ignores me but today she initiated to kiss me! HAHA! 

=*

True love lets the other person go; lets them make up their own mind.
It doesn't cling out of fear or dependence

i have a 5-digit concern on my mind now n all u wanna do is pick a fight with me over a spoilt racket

Seriously?

starstruck

/Edited

Okay, since e ep has aired i can finally post this. Didnt want to remind ppl to watch it. Ha! Post was typed after e filming like month ago. Anw i look so unflattering!


Burnt my entire Sunday bcos of this.
And no, i didnt volunteer/ sign up for this but entirely for e sake of doing my dad a favour.

For those of u who rarely watch mediacorp production, "neighborhood society" is a local variety show tht promotes neighborhood cohesion just like its name suggest (DUH). So what they do is every week, they will go to a particular neighborhood to film. Firstly, they start off the game with a 达人who basically is technically the team leader and there she has to go ard the neighborhood in search of 10 people who satisfy the criteria set by game producer. After which, the 10 members with the leader will need to decorate some figure and adhere to the theme. Public will then vote and decide the winner.

And as usual i did e most epic thing.
You'll probably find my face really blank in e beginning of e show bcos i thght it was a rehearsal when it was actually the REAL THING. =/

Plus the weather was insanely hot and standing under the furnace-like sun for almost 5h is no joke and it makes me SUPER ANGSTY. Even with e camera on me, my face was just 臭 and looking really unglam with the sweaty-ness that was killing me.

Overall, it was a good experience. But.. i still dun want to do ever again!

blank canvas

damn hard 3d puzzle that took us more than 2 hr and still cldnt fix!

see my dress-like apron. e 监制 was quite impressed with how i made a fashion statement with an ugly pink apron. lol

shall not post e final product if not it'll be such a spoiler

recognise him? 百家乐's 小天使

My very nice frens came to vote and then escorted me home to shower before we had a very home-ly zichar dinner and then a nice htht session. :)

school

Finished my presentation today! yay! Im a happy gal! Good thing i volunteered to be the first few to present which gives me more time to hesitate and procrastinate for my 2nd assignment =X

Really gets on my nerves when people does stuff and then complain abt it after that. If you know you'll just end up wasting time den why bother doing it. And dun freaking come whine to me abt it.

Period.

uni and such

Today was the boy's first day/night in school so we both dl-ed skype to chat. 

picnic under e fireworks

Had tuition on a national day holiday morning. How sad. Kids these days are really poor thing. Good thing my p4 kid is rather entertaining so time actually flies by. She loves telling me her things in school and she can blabber nonstop aboout all the different books and storylines that mr mystery & mr midnight write. (Not my era kind of thing though). Tried to ask if she knew boxcar children, she gave me a puzzled look. (oh no! generation gap! =O )

Went to met bf at his place after that bcos we had no destination in mind. Yup, we are always plan-less like that. His mum was like more enthu than us in planning places to go. I bet his mum would make a better bf than he does. Hah. She kept throwing places we could go and offered to let us take e car and all. How nice.

Out of time pressure and unwillingness to bum ard at home anymore, he finally compromised with my idea, e one that he always had qualms about. Ha! PICNIC!!

So we did some simple grocery shopping at his ntuc and started preparing. His mum was so eager and got us a picnic bag, picnic mat, and very meticulously threw in a pack of wet tissue which was super handy. Initially i thght it was my bf. But, no! Tsk tsk.

 green apple egg salad with leftover grapes from batam! ha

 egg mayo sandwich & tuna sandwich

Took a LONG time to get parking lots. The only downside of driving i guess. Reached barrage and it was so OVERWHELMED with SWARMS of ppl. Apparently there was live screening of ndp at e field with a big screen (not big like cinema but still bigger than tv kind of big). Sat down and starting munching our food. Should have brought more if we knew the barrage was so happening! haha!

 funny milo mascot forced to stop n take photo with ppl

 the flag actually flew past. super huge. had an amazing unblocked view

 n the dunno f15 or f16 which doesnt bothers me

partial view of fireworks thanks to mbs

Unfortunately we had a group of kids, like a gang of more than 10 people, shouting at EVERY SINGLE thing sitting near us. I swear my ear drums were dying. Too attention-seeking! They just had to sing bday song at least 3 times at the TOP OF THEIR VOICE just right beside us. They were shouting and jumping THROUGHOUT e whole fireworks. That was a total turn-off. 

Tried to chiong as soon as everything was over, but we could not fight e jam. In any way, we took like 30 min just to get out of barrage. Yup, that bad! I had no idea how long we took to get back home. Probably ages bcos i had a good nap throughout e journey. Hee. 

happy nat day! :)

Having a bit of distance forces us to trust someone without micromanaging

chomp chomp

Met up with ex-work peeps n gk for dinner @chomp chomp. I know im a mountain tortoise cos it's really the FIRST time im gg there. Haha!

Being the super 路痴 that i am, decided to meet gk to make our way there together. So on e way to the interchange to meet her, i bump into sam! Apparently while waiting for me, jk bumped into jerome. So very coincidentally, we bumped into one another when we're supposed to meet straight at chomp chomp. Ha! N the serangoon guru who stays at serangoon brought us there safely.

Chomp chomp certainly lived up to its name as the smelly n humid eating place. I swear i felt like some piece of raw meat or what being cooked/steamed in the big pot. Ordered all the normal food that u will definitely eat at such places. Truthfully speaking, i think it's really quite over-rated. I would probably just go to 85 to eat next time. Nearer plus ba chor mee is not as oily as all e other stuff so wont feel so sick after eating.

Toured ard the village and all the shophouses along the road for a while. It's sooo pretty. If i stayed nearby i wldnt mind hanging out ard there. So many nice cafes to chill! Rot a little on the rooftop garden, catching up on life after they quit working. (cant wait for my turn although i'll be broke-r). Ha. It's so breezy up there! i was so tempted to pitch a tent n just slp inside.

After getting over all e oily feeling we had dessert @udder's. Strawberry fields was so YUM but dunno y my fren gk thinks it's sour. She's weird like tat! haha! But then again i have many weird frens. =p

Took a LONG bus ride home from serangoon but it's nice how we have seats n e bus's quiet enough to talk.

Thanks for e preents from taiwan(gk) and u.s(sam)! =))

You know how when u woke up in fright from a terrible nightmare and then u feel all uneasy the entire day.

The dream is just damn weird.

On a lighter note, it's MIDWEEK alr!

blues

My whole body is in mega-aching mode now after standing for more than 6hours under the hot sun ytd. *faints*

And it've been a while since i had been so rested. By midnight, i was already on the bed which is something quite incredible. I even woke up numerous times naturally before my alarm actually went off. N managed to hitch a ride to office bcos my dad was on leave.

See, perhaps it's not such a bad thing that the boy is off to camp for 6 days. I'll probably need to start getting used to this since it'll be e norm when he starts school officially come August. Kind of like having this breathing space now but it's highly likely that i might be slightly 不爽 when i start seeing his camp photos. Haha. Still in e process of learning to find inner peace and to take such things in my own stride.

fully booked

My bf is extremely nice today.

Despite sleeping only @3ish, he woke up early @8ish to send her sis to jap class, drove home rested a little before driving over @9ish to send me to my tuition @10. Finished tuition @12-ish (shld be 12 but my tutee refused to let me go. again) n he came over to fetch me. Taobao-ed lunch to his hse cos his sis needs to eat too and then he drove me to sch for my 2pm class (although we turned out to be slightly late cos e roads ard wilkie are not very friendly with alot of confusing one way roads. we turned round n round n he kena erp numerous time for e same gantry. lol ). While i was at class, he went to the starbucks downstairs (bcos my sch library closed at 3 which is damn ridiculous! so early eh!) to do his work until i finished lsn. Then he drove us over to bugis to get scott's present before we drove over to mav's place for dinner. And then he had dinner halfway n went to fetch his parents home before driving back again.

So he spent the entire day driving ppl ard. Haha.

Sukiyaki steamboat @mav's place was YUMS. And we celebrated scott's super belated bday. Hah! Like finally after so long. Just a simple affair.

But bcos everybody stays in all directions now, it's quite hard to hang out till late at any particular place even though we had a driver bcos it's just not possible. So the easties left are just fel me n bf (mav had to leave for another date) which made fel e ultimate 电灯泡. But she claimed that she's most comfortable being with us. What can i say. Ha!

So we ended up hanging out at her place talking abt rubbish, she showing us pic of supposedly hot hunks n hot babes. lol! Before we left at 11-ish.

Thought my sat wld have ended like tat. But NO. Went to summerbreeze to meet bf's frens. How can i say no when he was so nice driving us ard the entire day right.. :x

Oh, did i mention i helped my bf to choose his present for his secret pal =/

But on a sidenote, bf's parents went on a short trip to malacca and got me stuff (small but still...)
:)