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Shopaholic tendencies

2010-08-06T03:29:00.001+08:00

I went shopping in town with Dear Dear today and I can't shake off my shopaholic tendencies!

Dear Dear needed a pair of berms and thus, got me to go shop with him on his own accord. *I didn't ask to go shopping, HE DID! haha* So anyway, I waltzed into Schu while he went to the washroom and tried on a pair of very fierce and lovely pair of lovely woven leather heels! So, of course I HAD to have them!

Then, we went to Agnes B and I again came out with something lovely... Now isn't that pretty!

Dear Dear found a lovely pair at Springfield but the price was a little tooooo much.

Anyway, the point of this post is: Shopping with Dear Dear has gotten more enjoyable over the years and now, it seems that Dear Dear has seen the light and is really enjoying shopping! Woohoo!

So, to sum it all, on the way back home, Dear Dear said that we shall do more of these shopping trips in future! Now, if only I can get him to sponsor some luxe shopping loots!

*Hehe* Looking forward to our next date: uber delicious buffalo wings at Andrew Ave and then prawning!

XOXO,
Princess

Job interviews are ... not... so nerve-wrecking after all!

2010-08-01T01:46:00.000+08:00

I went for my "first two" official work interviews on Thursday.

Why would i say "first two"? It is because it is actually not my"first" interview per say.
I have been working part-time and full-time for many years since my junior college days and I have been earning my own money to make enough for my living since I have never taken $ from my parents since JC.

It's just that my last work interview has been a few years ago, apart from those where I meet my students' parents for the first time before their lessons, and I was worried that I would do badly for the interviews. However, suffice to say, I was not really that nervous at all and I think I did pretty good!

So there it is! My first two work interviews since my job search started in July... I would say that I am proud that I've indeed starting looking for jobs and since I'm in no hurry to start working "officially" as my parents deem it (they think that teaching tuition is technically not a job as it doesn't come with any CPF, but do not think to give me money when I was teaching tuition even though they do not consider it as work), I will patiently wait for the right job that hits my buttons, interests me and pays me enough to fund my shopaholic gravitations.

XXOO,
Princess

The Boyfriend's and my entries for Jetstar's Be A Star This National Day!‏ contest

2010-07-18T21:03:00.001+08:00

Jumping for Joy at Taipei's Danshui Lovers Bridge

This picture was taken during our trip to Taiwan this January, our first trip to Taipei and we chose Jetstar as our carrier because there was the Bring a friend for free sale!
We got to explore various places in Taiwan such as Hualien, Taipei and Miaoli and managed to do so much during our 1week trip! Plucking and eating massive red juicy strawberries in it's hometown Miaoli, eating the famous Lu Rou Rice at street stalls, exploring the beautiful Taroko Gorge in Hualien, shopping at night markets such as RaoHe and ShiLin, enjoying Taiwan's fabulous hot springs and their "Hell Valley" plus enjoying Taiwan's coldest winters at 9 degree celcius was FABULOUS!
All these would not be possible without Jetstar's sale fares!
We love Taiwan so much and we hope to score Jetstar's vouchers so that we are able to go back to Taiwan SOON!

Jumping off scenic Taroko Gorge at Taipei, Hualien

My jump was shot on location at the lovely Taroko Gorge, located in Taiwan's Hualien. I love scenic landscapes such as mountains and lakes so it was a dream come true when my girlfriend and I scored the really cheap fares via Jetstar's Bring a friend for free sale and so we embarked on our first trip to Taiwan! We were so happy with our trip to Taiwan on Jetstar that we are planning our next trip soon and hope to be able to get Jetstar's vouchers to help us offset our travel costs so that we are able to enjoy more food and shopping in Taiwan!

So, here's hoping we will both get to win $200 vouchers from @Jetstar_Asia to make it to Taiwan again this year!

From JobsCentral - My Personality Report Results (2nd time)

2010-07-16T00:24:00.003+08:00

Here's my second attempt!
If you guys are also interested in trying the quiz out for yourself (it's really fun and I was so indecisive in choosing the answers but I really did found out more about myself and how I perceive things...), here's the Personality Quiz link to go to!~

Personality test taken on : 16 July 2010

At a Glance

• Detailed, meticulous and observant, quick to pick out abnormalities.

• Avoids long-term or close interpersonal relationships.

• Concerned with prestige, recognition, rank and reputation.

• Sees people as nice and friendly, not comfortable to wheel and deal.

• Practical, prefers to build on ideas rather than generate them.

• Orderly, methodical and systematic, takes care to plan in detail.

• Expressive, eloquent, artistic or sporty.

While at Work

Ms Ang is prepared to put in hard work moderately but she may at times prefer to work at her own pace.

Ms Ang is relatively dependable to deliver results on time. She may sometimes be late in meeting deadlines.

Ms Ang generally will persist with work until it is completed but may at times not complete her tasks.

Ms Ang is likely to be quality-conscious and achievement-oriented. She is motivated to produce work that is of a high standard. She is observant, quick to spot errors and critical where work is concerned. She is likely to be meticulous, careful and pre-occupied with detail.

Ms Ang is generally objective but may at times be emotional.

Although Ms Ang is usually a sympathetic person, she may at times be selective about being involved in the personal problems of people.

Ms Ang is friendly and outgoing when she is with friends although she may at times prefer to be quiet.

Ms Ang is not one who prefers strong or deep bonds, and avoids close interpersonal relationships. She is reluctant to form attachments, preferring to keep people at a distance. She prefers relationships to remain casual and superficial.

Ms Ang is moderately serious about her responsibilities and selectively takes ownership of her work.

Ms Ang is concerned with position and status. She cares about how people view her. Prestige, quality, rank and reputation are important to her. She is likely to be brand-conscious and would attach significance to status symbols. She takes pride in her appearance.

Ms Ang sees people as friendly, reliable and honest. She is trusting and believes what people say. She tends to be unsuspecting of people.s behaviour and motives. She is uncomfortable when she has to wheel and deal.

Ms Ang's leadership qualities are moderate and she is sometimes able to get the support of people.

Intellectual matters do not interest Ms Ang. She is more concerned with practical issues than abstract theories. Ms Ang prefers to talk about useful and workable solutions than discuss hypotheses and concepts. She is more likely to build on ideas rather than generate them.

Being orderly, methodical and systematic, Ms Ang spends considerable time planning ahead and organizing activities. She ensures that programmes are scheduled properly and takes care to plan in detail. Formulating procedures and policies is her forte.

Ms Ang has a flair for words and is creative. She probably has multiple language ability and expresses herself very well. Not only is Ms Ang eloquent, she is probably also artistic and/or sporty. She is demonstrative and dramatic.

Ms Ang is generally able to tolerate some uncertainty although she would be uncomfortable if uncertainty or changes increase.

Summary

You have received this report because you have completed your Personality Profiling on JobsCentral. You may or may not understand the information fully. However do take a moment to reflect bearing in mind that your decisions are based on these sub-dimensions. This report can help you understand yourself better once you start making use of the information. You can contact C-VAT at enquiries@c-vat.com for further assistance on interpreting this report. Consultation fees applies.

WORK			RELATIONS
A	Hard Work	11	D	Affection	14
B	Time	11	E	Empathy	11
C	Finish Job	12	F	Sociability	12
P	Good Work	19	G	Loyalty	7

CONTROL			THOUGHT
H	Dominance	11	L	Abstraction	7
I	Status	18	M	Planning-Organizing	16
J	Politics	10	N	Exposition	16
K	Leadership	14	O	Tolerance Ambiguity	11

Visualization

So, what do you think? Does the 1st one or the 2nd one reflect me better?

From JobsCentral - My Personality Report Results (1st time)

2010-07-16T00:14:00.002+08:00

Here are my results from the quiz. Quite interesting...
At a Glance:

• Does not like too many work demands, prefers to work at own pace.

• Takes time over tasks, sees deadlines as flexible.

• Detailed, meticulous and observant, quick to pick out abnormalities.

• Expresses emotions and needs attention. Tends to be concerned with own opinions and feelings.

• Avoids long-term or close interpersonal relationships.

• Concerned with prestige, recognition, rank and reputation.

• Sees people as nice and friendly, not comfortable to wheel and deal.

• A good supporter of others.

• Orderly, methodical and systematic, takes care to plan in detail.

• Needs clear and thorough instructions, slow to act when uncertain.

While at Work

Putting in a lot of effort to meet the demands of work is not Ms Ang's preference. She does not like to rush around doing things and may feel demotivated if work constantly encroaches on her personal life. Although she does not like excessive work demands, Ms Ang may still be prepared to put in extra effort if it is on a short term basis.

Time is not a major priority for Ms Ang. She is probably often late for appointments and may keep people waiting. She sees deadlines as flexible and takes her time to do things. She is not time-conscious when planning or organizing activities. Ms Ang may feel stressed and demotivated when she is rushed, and may not deliver results on time.

Ms Ang generally will persist with work until it is completed but may at times not complete her tasks.

Ms Ang is likely to be quality-conscious and achievement-oriented. She is motivated to produce work that is of a high standard. She is observant, quick to spot errors and critical where work is concerned. She is likely to be meticulous, careful and pre-occupied with detail.

Ms Ang is an emotional person. She finds it difficult to conceal her feelings. She is likely to seek attention from others. Ms Ang is passionate, romantic and warm, and needs to be with people. As her emotional needs are high, she is often the 'taker' in a relationship. She tends to make decisions based on her own feelings and opinions.

Although Ms Ang is usually a sympathetic person, she may at times be selective about being involved in the personal problems of people.

Ms Ang is friendly and outgoing when she is with friends although she may at times prefer to be quiet.

Ms Ang is not one who prefers strong or deep bonds, and avoids close interpersonal relationships. She is reluctant to form attachments, preferring to keep people at a distance. She prefers relationships to remain casual and superficial.

Ms Ang is moderately serious about her responsibilities and selectively takes ownership of her work.

Ms Ang is concerned with position and status. She cares about how people view her. Prestige, quality, rank and reputation are important to her. She is likely to be brand-conscious and would attach significance to status symbols. She takes pride in her appearance.

Ms Ang sees people as friendly, reliable and honest. She is trusting and believes what people say. She tends to be unsuspecting of people.s behaviour and motives. She is uncomfortable when she has to wheel and deal.

A good supporter to the people around her, Ms Ang does not desire to lead or influence people. She is uncomfortable taking charge and does not feel the thrill of challenge in leading others. She prefers to responds rather than initiate. She looks to others to provide direction and does not naturally want to persuade or motivate others to take a certain course of action.

Ms Ang is as keen to explore abstract concepts when the topic appeals to her and she is as interested to discuss theoretical issues as the average person.

Being orderly, methodical and systematic, Ms Ang spends considerable time planning ahead and organizing activities. She ensures that programmes are scheduled properly and takes care to plan in detail. Formulating procedures and policies is her forte.

Ms Ang is generally able to express herself although not to a high degree of eloquence.

Summary

WORK			RELATIONS
A	Hard Work	10	D	Affection	17
B	Time	9	E	Empathy	13
C	Finish Job	11	F	Sociability	12
P	Good Work	20	G	Loyalty	7

CONTROL			THOUGHT
H	Dominance	12	L	Abstraction	11
I	Status	17	M	Planning-Organizing	17
J	Politics	10	N	Exposition	14
K	Leadership	10	O	Tolerance Ambiguity	10

Visualization

On a Job Search for a "job"

2010-07-14T21:32:00.002+08:00

It has been approximately 2 years since my graduation and I have been working as a full-time tuition teacher ever since my second year of university studies. My first year of university was divided between time spent working full time at a listed company and the rest of the time as a university student. But it took its toll on me and in order to maintain my good grades (my perfectionism at work again), I left the office and plunged into my university degree with fervour. Two years after graduating with an Honours degree in Business and Management, here I am.

After graduating, I decided to continue being a full-time tuition teacher for a year to sorta like take a break after working for so long. Then, I started having hair loss and the dermatologist said it would help to continue teaching so as not to be more stressed. However, the hair is still not growing or should I say not growing as much as I wish it to and the thickness is still not as thick as I would love to. But still, I cannot go on forever as a tuition teacher.

My family, mainly my parents (especially my mummy) and her side of the family, kept on harping about how I have "not been working" and kept nagging / threatening / urging / shouting at me to "get a job". It is so weird that they do not see being a full-time tuition teacher as NOT A JOB. It's not as if I don't go out to work and earn money, and stay at home the whole day doing nothing but spend my parents' money.

I do earn my keep and since graduating from Junior College, I have NOT been taking a single cent from them for anything and essentially, I can truly say I earn my keep and survived wholly on my earned income, whether it's a few hundreds a month during lull months or more during peak periods.

However, I do realise that it's now time to take on a more stable, permanent and more job-like job that earns me CPF and staff benefits and bonuses and all, that is what normal people call a "job". That is why my mummy has been going around complaining to all who would listen that she has an unfilial daughter who does not work after getting her honours degree.

Plus, the boyfriend is also putting pressure on me to start looking for a job and reminding me that I have to start getting a regular job and thus, help to earn our future home. Thus, here I am, putting the finishing touches on my resume and cover letter and registering on job sites and looking through job posts. So, I am now currently starting to trawl jobs sites and applying for jobs that interest me, such as editorial, copy-writing, features writer / journalist and such.

I do sort of resent having to really "go and work". I really do. I guess after several years of being a tuition teacher, I really do enjoy the freedom and the leisure of having time for myself while other people are buried in work or trapped at their office cubicles. I love being able to arrange my schedule as and when I want and having the time to go where I want whenever I have no lessons. I am starting to miss my "free times" but for my future, I do need to get a job.

So, I hope that I will be able to find a job that I love and have a passion for, and to get into a company that I will be happy in and earn enough for my expenses (which really is A LOT). I hope that I will be happy in my new job (whichever it is and wherever it will be) and that it will pay well, surround me with positive colleagues and bosses and that I will get to realise my dream future.

XoXo,
Princess

Inner Beauty

2010-06-24T22:05:00.005+08:00

I was wondering, is how you behave the result of parental guidance or environment or personality or friends or rather, something complicatedly intrinsic? How can someone be so BAD?

When parents buy back fish soup noodles and curry with rice and we start having dinner, then TES comes home and declares that the fish soup noodles is hers and we are not to have that, is it fair? When I retorted that the food is OUR DINNER and for all of us to share, what makes it hers? Then TES said that she ordered that on the phone and if she hadn't gotten Daddy to buy that, we would not have been able to eat it at all. So it is hers and HERS only. But when Mummy brought back the food, she just asked us to quickly eat and share all of the food. Why is she so so rude about it then?

She even ended the argument by saying that I am being unreasonable and why do I always have to fight with her over such small issues and that she doesn't want to waste time arguing with me. WTF. She was really rude and loud. While doing the dishes, she remarked to me to keep the pot of chrysanthemum tea at the study table, which was transferred from the dining table to the study table as we had to clear the table for dinner. It was there for like 15minutes, the duration of dinner. While lamenting about me being lazy and dirty for leaving it there and not clearing it, I told her that the brother just cleared THREE cups from the table which was left there by TES before she went out and it was there the entire afternoon! She justified that she always cleared her stuff and she was going to clear it when she got home. All bullshit and she was so self-righteous about it. Even when Mummy heard her irrational shouting, she did not even say anything. I had to say that she is being rude and that she did not need to scream over this issue when she was obviously in the wrong. Argh. Such bias-ness.

How can TES be so rude and insensitive and obnoxious? If you are sharing for Internet every month and the person who signed up for the account pays only $50 every month and accumulates up to $100+ to $200+ overdue charges each time, it obviously means that TES is NOT using the money I paid every month to pay for the Internet since there is so much money left unpaid and the $50 is just to prevent the service from being cut off?! This means that the money I pay TES every month is actually just going into her pocket what. ARGH. I am so fed up with her.

I am seriously done with her. I harbour no hope that she will ever change and I know in my heart that she will always act fake in front of others in an attempt to appear sweet and nice to others who do not know the real truth. You know what, I should record a video of how fake she is and show how shitty she can be to me at home. Sigh. If only people knew her real side.

P/S: I am so sick of her noise and she is so loud that I can hear the bitch at the neighbours' door. Her voice is keeping me up every night because she is up watching World Cup 2010 every day and her noisy commenting, cheering, screaming is making me unable to sleep. *selfish bitch*

I am so irritated with Mummy

2010-04-29T14:07:00.003+08:00

This afternoon while she was in the kitchen, the house phone rang and I didn't want to pick up as it was obviously not for me. People will always call me on my HP so the house phone almost always will not be a call for me. She shouted at me from the kitchen to pick up the phone and as expected, when I picked up, it was for Mummy. Actually, she did know that the call was for her (when was it NOT for her) but she was just to lazy to pick up herself.

Anyway, it was my ah jek (Papi's youngest brother) and he asked for Mummy but I told him she was in the kitchen. However, I knew that she has already finished cooking whatever she was cooking. Then, after telling him she was in the kitchen, I proceeded to say that he could actually call her on her HP as that was what she normally shouts at me to tell people who call her at home but she's just too plain lazy to walk to the phone and pick up, even though she already knows that the calls are always for her. Fucked up. So, after telling him that he could call her HP instead, he then said NVM and to tell her to go down 5 minutes later as he will be reaching soon and then, he hung up.

Thus, I went to the toilet to poo and shower then while I was inside, I told her that ah jek said for her to go down 5 minutes later as he will be reaching soon. Then, she shouted at me to say why did I not go down for her and why must I be so lazy to not help her when I knew she was cooking. BUT, she was NOT COOKING and she has FINISHED COOKING even when the call came in! Then she said I was lazy and had to go shower/poo when I could have helped her to go down pick up stuff. HOW WAS I TO KNOW?! I really had to poo and since I was going to poo, might as well shower after that too what! Nothing wrong what!!!

Then she started shouting and blamed me for being selfish and not willing to help her to go down on her behalf. HOW THE FUCK was I to know that he was going to pass her something?! I thought he was coming to pick her up and ferry her somewhere on his car since he was passing by our area and Papi is still not back yet. He just said to be down in 5 minutes and so I thought Mummy was just lazy to take public transport and wanted to get a free ride from ah jek what! Then like this I also get shouted at and being blamed.

I should have just ignored the phone man. Crapshit. So pissed off! How can there be such a Mummy in the history of parenting.

NO WONDER I DON'T EVEN WANT TO HAVE KIDS! *Argh*

A tribute to Ah Ma 洪金花

2010-04-07T14:50:00.005+08:00

洪金花 Such an orbiang and orbit name. But, one that fills me with love and emotions.
It is the name of my recently deceased Grandmother.

She suffered from stroke and was paralysed halfway down her body on her right. She also had half of brain extracted to keep her alive and am unable to speak since her stroke sixteen years ago. Truthfully, most of our memories are blurry to me, but I can still remember her looks and the way she talks and I remembered that she's a nice person. That's all that matters, isn't it? Even though she's very preferential towards my sister and dotes on her like crazy, I still cried a lot during her funeral, all of us did.

I didn't know that a funeral could be so busy, or tiring, or noisy, or exhaustive, or scary, or so so so devastating. This is the first entire funeral I have ever attended of my close relatives. When I first heard of the news, I couldn't believe it. She had been bed-ridden for 16 years now and was recently admitted and released from TTSH several times now. Her condition was very unstable, sometimes drastic, at times mellow but her illness took a huge toll on the family, who had to cough up loads of $$$ for the hospitalization bills and machines and medications to sustain her. Also, all of us regularly went to visit her at the hospital and Mummy and aunts and uncle went almost daily to the TTSH.

When I finally reached her Ang Mo Kio's shophouse, I was filled with emotions. She had just came back on Sunday and we even rented the oxygen machine for her. On monday afternoon at 1.30pm, she passed away in the midst of feeding. I guess she still wishes to go at her own place instead of the hospital. All my aunts and uncle and Mummy were very saddened by the fact that she's really gone now. We had to quickly settle everything and even though there had been loads of preparations for this day and planning, there were still some blotches and messes.

The wake was a huge affair as Ah Ma knew a lot of people, had a huge number of friends and our extended family had many many relatives who came to pay their last respects to her. On the last night, we had more than 55 tables... I was stunned by how much I cried as I didn't think I would feel so much for Ah Ma as her focus was mainly on my sister during her healthy years. I teared up when I heard songs distinctly related to Ah Ma, and I cried when I saw her lying so still in the coffin and I cried when other people cried. The rites and rituals were very tiring and even though it rained most of the days of the funeral, the air was hot and we were all very hot under the block.

The wake was always filled with activity, whether it is praying or folding of incense papers or meals or tending to guests... I still recalled the days when we used to be little and would always fool around in the shophouses' backyard and how we would gather all the cousins and just sit around and talk at the wake, peeling sunflower seeds and peanuts and rushing to fold the papers for Ah Ma... Now, it seems as though these will never happen again and it will be so sad that the shophouse should most probably be sold and our memories will never be relived in the familiar place I've grown to call my other home.

The late nights and sobbing and praying for Ah Ma have finally ended and may she rest in peace from now. I hope that we cousins will be able to still stay close together and maintain that level of closeness even though the link connecting us all, AH MA, has passed away. Here's to my grandmother and her life... Ah Ma, I love you so much.

Your eldest grand-daughter,
Ling Ling (阿玲玲)

Anyway, been feeling rather fat lately cos during the week of my Grandmother's funeral, all we did the whole day when we're free was to eat meals and suppers and drink packet drinks and crack 瓜子!

Spend @ Robinsons and get a free 12 months subscription to ELLE / STYLE magazine!

2010-03-19T00:08:00.001+08:00

Imagine my surprise when I saw the above printed on the latest issue of STYLE magazine! It's really a special treat, one that I've never seen before...

Just spend any amount at both Robinsons store (either Centrepoint / Raffles City) to get a 12-month FREE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION TO EITHER ELLE OR STYLE MAGAZINE!
Only for the first 100 readers, now left only 98slots... Hahaha! No gimmicks! First issue will be in May iirc... So, do hurry and spend any amount and bring the receipt to the customer service counter to fill in the form!
Tip: Check it out at the customer service counter to find out if the promotion is still valid (as in not 100 slots have been filled yet) before shopping!
Good luck to all and be fast!

Dinner @ Shokudo Raffles Place

2010-03-18T23:58:00.001+08:00

Tonight, we had dinner at Shokudo because the previous time I was there, I didn't have the chance to try their dessert crepes. So, with the intention to try the crepes for dessert, we went in for dinner.

There's a promotional card scheme going on, which is quite a good deal if you frequent Shokudo and their related outlets.

We ordered tsukune carbonara spaghetti and topped up $2 for adding bacon. The bacon though was really really crunchy and a really fragrant taste that mashed really well with the very delicious carbonara sauce. Actually, the tsukune carbonara doesn't come with bacon but I requested it and the kind chef said OK :) The tsukune was really nice and tender...
Also, we ordered pork chop with omu rice and topped up $2 for a bowl of curry. The pork chop was not bad but I don't like that it has some fats on it.

The curry was actually still OK only and had loads of carrots, which I loathe, so to me, it wasn't really worth topping up for.

Anyway, after the meal, both of us were too full to try the crepes. Haha. Lame right, but never mind... Dear dear promised to come back again for me to try the crepes.

Also, next to it, I found this place selling Tokyo fruit pies and all look really pretty and tempting

Don't the fruit pies look very sweet and tempting? Alas, these pretty ones on the right display shelf are fakes, only the right display shelves are real... BUT, both the real ones and fake display ones look really alike and I wasn't really paying attention at first and mistook the fake ones for real ones too, haha, mahlu! Thankfully, I didn't try to order the fake ones..

But then again, too full so we'll be back again to get the pies! Strawberries look really red and sweet!
After our meal, we went to the washroom beside Shokudo and

this so very much reminded me of our wintery Hokkaido trip.

Majorly craving for a vacation! I miss e high tech toilets in Japan...

Home Spa routine for today

2010-03-16T18:03:00.006+08:00

Well, I was feeling a little effed today and so decided to pamper myself a little. If you are up for some home spa experience, then here's how you could try to pamper yourself in your own homes..

First, dim the lights, close the curtains and put on some aromatherapy, for me, I put on some french lavender essential oil into my air revitaliser and prepared my spa+shower products. I was thinking of getting a shower hold-all to hold all my shower indulgences and most importantly, to prevent The Evil Sister aka TES from getting ahold of all my precious goodies and slathering herself in them. What should I get? It needs to be waterproof and have holes for draining of water, plus be able to hook up to the shower stall or shower door or the rack in my bathroom. Anyone has any good recommendations?

OK, anyway, back to the topic, so.. Prepare all your spa essentials so that you won't have to interrupt your session to get stuff. For today, I also brewed some japanese green tea to drink after the shower. If you wish, you could also bring some scented candles and a stool into the shower...

For starters, I applied some hair scalp treatment oil that I concocted up via materials from GOW and massaged it onto my scalp first. Then, I double cleansed my face and neck of my makeup and grime. After that, I showered with
Johnson & Johnson Bedtime Bath.

Then, after rinsing off, I shampooed my hair with
Giovanni's Tea tree triple treat organic shampoo and infused it with
Schwarzkopf's Professional Bonacure Repair Rescue Treatment before doing a body scrub with Sakura japanese bath sea salt. Then, while waiting for the hair treatment to work, I started to clean my face with
Laneige's Strawberry yogurt peeling gel and it smelled SOOOO delicious! Loves it. Then, after scrubbing everything off, I realised that I forgot to bring my pink bath robe in =( So, I wrapped myself up in my huge terry towel and stumbled out of the shower room relaxed, pampered and a little tired... Well, I guess that's the price to pay when you do your own spa at home, since there's no one to help scrub and rub my body for me =(

Then, I went back to my room and remembered to draw the curtains before slathering my moist and soft skin with
Kenzo Amour's Perfumed Body Nectar. It smells soooo divine, I love it...

Then, it's back to wearing comfy PJs and sipping my green tea and ending off with me in bed typing this entry.

Hope you guys like it and do try it at home cos my skin is SUPER soft and scented now, even Abujiu keeps popping over to stick her doggie nose all over me and sniff sniff sniff!

Loves,
Princess

it seems like..

2010-03-16T15:08:00.001+08:00

I have to do something, but I don't feel like doing it. But if I don't do it, it seems wrong too. WTF. Something's seriously wrong with my life.

I love cooking my own meals

2010-03-10T21:28:00.004+08:00

After cooking lunch today, I have the craving to cook dinner as well, since dear dear can't dabao Punggol nasi lemak for me :(
Below's lunch - wholemeal fusilli with wine marinated shittake, crabmeat, Taiwan sausage, lean pork and chicken thigh slices.

Anyway, I made self-grated rosti, oven-baked salmon and blanched asparagus for dinner and it was major yums!

Haha, Jael dear must be so jealous that he wasn't able to get a bite! Too bad, my Love!
XoXo,
Princess

Scared of my blue black toenail

2010-03-10T15:53:00.004+08:00

These days, whenever my feet are not encased in a pair of covered pumps, which is often, I often gaze absently at my feet and more often than not, my gaze will fall onto my right toenail...

It sustained too much stress when I went to Bintan for an event and put too much strain in it for too long by running around in a pair of really pretty sexy covered pumps for too damned long...

After the first day at the event, I was telling Laopo that my toes feels numb from all the standing and running around..
While soaking my feet in the tub the first night at a godforsaken hour after work stuff was mostly settled for the day, I then noticed that my toes are really quite numb and my feet hurts so bad.

But, this only happened to show up sometime between the second and the third day... The picture below was taken today and it really looks much better already, contrary to how it looks..

OMG... I was so freaked out when dear dear told me that it will peel and drop off like his did when he knocked his against a hard object. Scary, cos I witnessed firsthand how he peeled it off when it was dropping. Gross and squirmishly disgusting. Thus, I was really freaked about it dropping the same way and my first reaction when I found out that it was blue black was - "HOW AM I GOING TO DO MY MANI-PEDI FOR THE NEW YEAR?!" and then, it merged into "Will it drop off / peel off, then how am I going to do my PEDI withvit peeling / dropping off, then I don't want shitty toenails and how can I leave home with such sucky toes?!"

A few weeks down the road, the blue black is now grayish black and thankfully, hasn't spread to the entire toenail... I still don't dare to touch it and still don't know what to do with it.

Anyway, the whole point of this seemingly bimbiotic post is to -
1. inform bimbiotic girls like me to know when to rest their feet if they too love buying pretty heels / shoes..
2. see if anyone has any idea on what will happen to my poor toe and how can I help it to NOT drop off..
3. just complain about how angry I am on not being able to do a pretty PEDI for my feet..

XoXo,
Princess

Hot weather = Lack of posts

2010-03-08T23:44:00.000+08:00

OK, just an excuse. I don't know why but I'm really getting lazy to update my blog. Hmmm. WHY?

I will be appearing in 我猜我猜我猜猜我猜 for this Sat's episode with my Dear Dear

2010-03-03T03:16:00.004+08:00

Watch out for Dear Dear and me in this Saturday's episode of 我猜我猜我猜猜我猜!
We were lucky enough to attend the filming of 我猜 during our recent trip to Taiwan and were real sad that 蝴蝶姐姐 has left the show already and is now replaced by 遥遥. Nonetheless, we still stayed on for the entire filming even though we had to wait for really long and our legs were aching badly...

Cos my main aim is to go see Jacky 吴宗宪 and to find out if his head is really as big as said.
It really is quite big and his tummy too. But, he was really engaging and he is really good at catching / attracting people's attention. 阿雅 turned out to be really thin and skinny and 遥遥 is quite a 花瓶 IMHO.

I also found out that 吴宗宪 is a 五五身, meaning his upper body and lower body is really 50:50 proportion, in other words, his legs really not very long. Haha. But, I am really happy that Dear and I managed to get on the show and meet 吴宗宪 and 阿雅 and 遥遥 in person, though we weren't able to get photos and pictures.

Just very glad that we had that experience, major cool.

Xoxo,
Princess
Via Mail2Blog from my HTC HD2

Helluva break

2010-03-02T13:47:00.003+08:00

I realised that I have been neglecting my blog for far too long.

I have been meaning to post details on my latest trips - Bangkok, Hokkaido, Japan and Taiwan but have been far too lazy to actually do so..

However, with my new phone, I will try to update more often and with more pictures as I really wish to document my life properly from this year onwards...

Well, one thing to note, this year my angbao income has increased to a grand total of $302! Well, not a lot, I know, but it's more than last year and last last year.. So, yey!

XOXO,
Princess

new HTC HD2 is so much fun!

2010-02-26T01:08:00.004+08:00

I really enjoy watching 娱乐百分百 in bed with my HD2's huge screen!

罗志祥 and 小甜甜 on his 恋爱百分百 is damned funny, must watch!

It's so great being able to watch youtube videoes on the go, like when I'm on long bus rides... Shiok! Glad that Dear Dear persuaded me to get the data plan. =)

New year, new life?

2010-01-08T13:34:00.003+08:00

So, how's the new year for all?
Me? It's just lost in a whole lot of planning and researching and drafting of itinerary.
I am such a typical virgo, whenever, there's a trip, I'll be so engrossed in planning and researching and trawling of forums...

However, this has served me well as I usually really enjoy the trips and they are mostly quite well planned =) Hehe, not that I want to praise myself *pats on my own back*

Well, can't wait to start the year off with a bang by flying over to a foreign country that I have always wanted to visit and live there for a while before popping back to Sg with love love...

Love, let's enjoy our trip and may this year be full of love, luck, health, wealth, happiness and joy for us!

XOXO,
Princess

Countdown to the year 2010

2010-01-04T01:48:00.003+08:00

Did you try making the fingers sign 2, 0, 1, 0 ala the Mediacorp commercial with their artistes?
I super damn fail, kept reverting to 2, 0 , 2, 0! Shitass.

Anyway, how's everyone's countdown? This time round, it was a BBQ - cum - steamboat at my AMK's grandma place... However, it was more of a BBQ for me as I was the one who arranged the BBQ for the kids.
I wasn't interested in having steamboat for the new year's eve dinner (iee. so no mood / feel.) and mostly because me and the kids wanted a BBQ. Therefore, I spent loads of $$$ buying ingredients from NTUC and lugging the whole 8 bags of groceries home BY myself (at least to the bottom of my block, till I couldn't take it anymore and ordered Woohoo to come down to help me carry the up) and cut and washed and sliced and marinated all the BBQ stuff. Dear finally came over to help finish the rest of the wrapping in foil and etc at 5 plus pm.

I also made apple crumble cheesecake in muffin cups for the kids who ate them all up! However, the adults weren't really happy about the fact that there was a BBQ also but what the heck, I shall not discuss about that to ruin the night.

Dear seems like he's not a really new beginnings kinda person. I am the sort that is very focused on a new day and fresh beginnings and am really enthusiastic about the new starts to another chance set my life right again. However, he was very lukewarm about the passing of the previous year and do not have any resolutions AT ALL for the new year. I find that very baffling and cold.

I enthusiastically told him about setting some annual new year traditions that we strive to follow each year but he wasn't really keen on that, as visible from his lukewarm reaction on the journey back home the other night before the eve of 2010.

I suggested that since every year, I will wish for: Happiness, Luck, Health, Romance, Wealth and Beauty. Thus, I suggested we do some things to signify these wishes for the upcoming year.

Romance: learn / do an activity together
Health: on the eve day, must have a huge serving of healthy fruits and / or vegetables + health check-up if possible
Luck: buy 4D and toto slips for the upcoming draws
Wealth: save up at least 50 bucks monthly for a reward at the end of the year / a shitty period during the year
Beauty: pampering / beautifying treatment for myself
Happiness: indulge in a satisfying dessert / stuff to make myself happy every month

Let's hope that this year will bring with it all the good things and take away all the bad and unfortunate events! Huat ah!

Resolutions for 2010

2010-01-01T00:01:00.004+08:00

1. Learn to love myself more by taking good care of myself and to indulge in more pampering
2. Focus on spending more quality time and improve my quality of life
3. Concentrate on being happy, stress-free and carefree for my health and body's sake
4. Be more forgiving and appreciative towards Jael and to treat my Jael darling nicer
*let's make our <3 work!*
5. Earn more $$$ and save up for our future
6. Make my days more meaningful and happier than the previous day
7. Lose weight and adopt a healthier lifestyle and diet to be healthier and lovelier

2010 marks the start of a new beginning, a brand new cycle and a year of fresh starts and exciting journeys. In this year, I hope to attain the things that I crave for and reach the goals I set for myself.

Many things have happened in the past year, be it good ones or bad. Nonetheless, I have learnt to somehow let go and move on. I just wish to focus on making this year and the future ones the best years of my life and I hope this year will bring a fresh new perspective on life, and with it, luck, fortune, peace, good health, happiness and satisfaction.

Here's wishing all a really Happy and Fulfilling new year! Cheers to the fabulous year ahead!

dependence on technology

2009-11-05T02:22:00.002+08:00

Did you know that in a recent study, a vast majority of people polled would rather go without sex for their phones! Plus, three out of 10 people said they'd give up sex for a year rather than give up their mobile phones, a recent online survey of Chicago residents has found.

Asked which they'd prefer -- sex or keeping their cell phone -- 36 percent of women interviewed and 15 percent of the men selected the phone.

---> They say sex is overrated, however it seems that a new survey may have provided the results to prove it. In a recent survey, only 25% said they wouldn't give up sex, alcohol or chocolate in favour of their mobile phone.

The survey, which asked 1000 people what they would be happy to give up found that most were unwilling to ditch their mobile phone (7%) compared to 62% who said they could live without chocolate.

Further tech-fuelled questions stated that 10 per cent of respondents said they couldn't go more than five minutes without their mobile. 18 per cent said they could only go an hour, while 16 per cent said they could make it to four hours. 20 per cent could last a day but just 25 per cent could go longer than a full day without their mobile.

The survey also suggested post is now a thing of the past. 62 per cent of respondents haven't posted a letter within the past month and for 19 per cent of respondents it has been more than five years since they posted a letter.

The survey was carried out by unified communications provider Lumison.

Why am I posting this random bit of trivia?
This is because, in my HTC Touch Pro's 10 months' life span with me, it's screen has died twice!

As all of us know, HTC Touch Pro is a touchscreen smartphone and so the first time my screen died, it was totally not responding to any touches on the screen, which renders my HTC Touch Pro totally useless as I can't click send to send any messages. I can only pick up calls and use the wheel to select recent contacts to call. Fucking angry.

This time round, the screen just went totally black. Nothing. Zilt. The phone is still operating as per normal as I can still pick up calls by pressing the left button at the bottom of the screen but nothing is seen on the screen, which again renders the phone practically useless!
Argh! Very angry.

In all due respect, I have to say that HTC Touch Pro has all the functions and specs that I am looking for and duly need for the continuation of my daily life and it has a lot of features that are really good and I love my HTC Touch Pro as it does everything I needed a touchscreen smartphone to do. Just that... CAN THE SCREEN NOT FAIL SO MANY TIMES?

My entire life is in the phone and I can't function normally without the notes for my tuition kids and their schedules and fees and timings. Plus, my entire calendar for the entire year is in there, along with sms messages, emails from Hotmail loaded in there, loads of songs as it also functions as my mp3 player and fm radio plus loads of tasks and reminders so that I will not worry myself to death about forgetting some immensely important thing I MUST DO.

Now, i'm totally lost without all these and more at my fingertips. I am so hoping for my phone to get well soon. Thus, I am bringing it to the service centre and hope they have a reasonable replacement while it's being repaired and keep my fingers crossed for my phone to be repaired and delivered ASAP.

You never realise how much you depend on your phone for your entire life and daily life processes until one fine day, your beloved phone decides to die on you.

Just think, what would you do if your phone dies on you now. What will you be missing and lamenting? How will it affect your week? What phone numbers can you even remember off the back of your mind? How many tasks and appointments can you really remember for the rest of the month, or even the rest of the week?

I really NEED my HTC TOUCH PRO to be well again. I am so dependent on my smartphone and I truly lament the use of those shitty phones that features are sooooooo not suitable for my comprehensive needs. I am a heavy user of smartphone features and that is why I got HTC Touch Pro. Now, HTC service centre, you had better hurry up and process my phone and deliver it back to me ASAP.

Angry Princess.

boo boo

2009-11-04T00:11:00.002+08:00

Had some family issues and now I am so disappointed with my family and parents. However, I do not wish to elaborate but I just want to forget about these issues and concentrate on cheering myself up.

I called Wenchi and we decided to go swimming and gym. We went out at 5plus and on my way down the stairs, I don't know how I walked but I missed 1 step and tumbled down the stairs. Fainted. It's been so long since I last fell.

I sprained my ankle slightly and scraped my knee and my legs. Boo. So painful. In the end, we swam and talked at the pool till 730 then went gym till 830. Good that i'm doing exercises and so sad that I hurt myself and scraped my knees and sprained my ankle.

I hate being hurt and injured, emotionally, physically and mentally.

XOXO,
Princess booboos.

dysfunctional family

2009-11-01T22:11:00.002+08:00

Recently, I got very disappointed with my parents.
This time round, there was a family dinner at Vivo on Saturday and Baby Sheryl is coming all the way from KL to visit. All of us haven't seen her in months.

Friday came and pass and no one told me about this dinner. Apparently everyone kew but my parents did not think of telling me.

On Saturday, I found out from my brother and cleared the afternoon just so I could meet them for early dinner. However, Daddy didn't want to let me know about the timing and details and in the end, all went o pick my my brother who was at friend's place and went to Vivo without me. Even my cousin was already on her way with her family and won't be driving me along with the family.

They don't even see me as a daughter. I am such a failure. Why is my family doing this to me?