Zynamic Gala

Sweet Temptation

2008-01-14T00:22:00.000-02:00

Cant get enuff of Tequila?? Hehe.. now u can get ur dosage b4 the sunset.

Colleague Jimmy-boi got this from thailand. I wonder is its ingredients are alcoholic, but it indeed taste like Tequila! Wat a straight shooter to kick-start the week! Hiakzz Hiakzz...

Time to go again

2007-12-16T19:38:00.000-02:00

Its time to go again, packed n leave.
Tucked the emotion neatly away and say goodbye to the sunny, bouncy city.
With a jolly mood, and a longing wish, i m returning to the familiar, warm, cosy city once again, knowing that there will be a open arm waiting for me. Ya.. there's a place called home, and i can smell it now even from a thousand miles away..

Vyvy, take care of yourself and be strong! Enjoy the samba-land and i shall see u soon in SG.

ZITS!!!!

2007-12-14T18:11:00.000-02:00

I m too free and i m literally popping zits all day.
Yikes.. There are so many breakouts on my chin recently and its hateful!!
Life sucks, esp when ur skin is as dry as a nun's gusset! AND with zits!!! =S

It never fails to bemuse me..

2007-12-13T11:05:00.000-02:00

.. the vicissitudes of the weather here.

It is just the onset of summer. The capricious weather is as worse as the Highness's whimsical mood. Last few days were hot like hell & the temperature even went up to 40 degree celcius. Just when i thought the cold spell is finally over, the temperature plunged again. First it was the ominous dark clouds, then without any warning, rain started dropping. The overnight shower simply swept off the heat n leave me trembling on my working chair like a nobody-kid now. A 72 hrs straight downpour? Geez.. its gonna be depressing. (i shall overcome it thou)

I can feel the festive mood welling inside me, compounded by the whole xmas theme on my pc, the glittery christmas lights along the streets, the oh-so-tall floating christmas tree at Lagoa, the christmas tunes from radio station(come to think of it, why dont they hv an exclusive station that plays only xmas carol? i m so gonna tune in to it days n nights), and definitely the gushing excitement of being able to see the people i miss so much soon!

The office secretaries organise an advance xmas party. Nothing big, just a small BYOFood gathering AND the 'secret friend' gift exchange. Thats how it works. We get to pick the name of our 'secret friend' written on a paper note from a pandora box weeks ago, and then everybody could start go gaga over the xmas present shopping ritual. And then in the party, someone will start the ball rolling by describing his/her secret friend, and everybody will make a guess of who that 'secret fren' is, followed by gift exchange. My secret friend is Jeane, whose bday is one day before mine. Wat a coincidence.. we happened to pick each others name and we exchanged our gifts. =D

The Prig announced his upcoming one month vacation. Oooh... all of us agreed thats the most worth celebrating reason! CHEERS =D

The Prig

2007-12-12T15:27:00.000-02:00

The Prig: Ooh.. let me introduce. This is Z. One of our main buyer. Z, this is X, our project deputy director.
Z: Nice to meet you.
X: Nice to meet you.
The Prig: Wat a pity, Z is leaving the project this week. To 'Come' back to her country. (Pardon French guy's English)
X: Oooh.. why? You dont like Brazil? (Looking at Z)
Z: no.. no.. of coz not. i love Brazil. but.. well.. its company decision, so i just hv to go.
The Prig: Ohh.. She doesnt like French guys.
Z: (Smile charmingly towards X) Hee. no.. i like French ppl. I just HATE proud and snobbish people. (Give The Prig a derisive smile.. turn gracefully n walk away)

See.. I m NICE but some people just like to ask for it!!

The high..

2007-12-11T16:03:00.000-02:00

Imma as happy as Marry freakin' Poppins now, despite the stuffy nose and undesirable body aching.

Reason being...

First i got a sweet sms from Mr hooligan.

Next , i received this cute ecard from my beloved dd.

Then i was treated to a great lunch today at Outback.

No saint could be mean after being pampered by their signature ribs on the barbie, blooming fried onion, spicy kookaburu wings, gold coast coconut shrimp and the delectably sinful chocolate thunder from down under. No..no.. not even a bulging stomach could spoil the mood.

And then this!!! A nice orchid table arrangements which i have just the right spot on my desk for it. =)

Thanks a zillion to the u-noe-who. Lets juz say u certainly knows how to make a gal's day.
Well.. it might be a lil' later than expected, but now.. thats the high i m seeking.. got it?

Seeking for a hug

2007-12-10T21:22:00.001-02:00

If there is an island in the earth called frequent sicka, i could absolutely be the queen there.

juz recovered from the world most serious sorethroat and now I m officially carrying a blocking nose and a leaking bowel. At one moment i have to breathe thru my mouth like a puffy fish, and the next moment i m running up n down for toilet like a nuts.
Arrggh.... now u got me.. a suffocated fish on the dry land..

Desperately in need of a hug now. A hug that gets me high, high enuff to fade all the uneasiness away..

I need my McDreamy

2007-12-01T20:00:00.000-02:00

Went to the beach at Campoinhas.
The soothing seawaves and and the cooling seabreeze hv the magic of bringing all the stress away.
Wat a captivating scene but it only makes me miss u more.
I know how much u love the sea yet I couldnt bring the calming seaview neither the smell of the ocean back..
I can only whisper in my heart and hope the seagulls can bring across my blessing to you who is a thousand miles away.

=( Enchanted is out in SG.

Wont be able to get back in time to catch it. I need to get my dose of McDreamy!!

Oh boi.. need u remind me of that melt-me-in-my-shoe Patrick Dempsey's smile??

Okie.. i shall juz bear with it for the moment and catch him more on my Laptop.

Bye.. ppl. Time for Grey's Anatomy Season Four.

Oh ya.. before i forget, its finally December. Xmas is just round the corner. Imma in the mood to get a silky lil' dress, and dance the xmas nite away wif a special someone. Will the wish comes true?

Banana - Laxative or Costive?

2007-11-30T08:44:00.000-02:00

Its gonna be a nice day watsoever.

I got a red apple from vyvy early in the mornig and then the cute lil' boxes made by Carmen's daughter. Oh my, i m such a blissful damsel wif u gals ard =D

Well.. this is totally unrelated, but somehow gotta share my ponder here.
Vyvy is having her first constipation in her life.. ever since she took the banana(s) from the mkt last thursday. So... we were just jokingly pointed out aint bananas help the body to detox, Suely overheard our conversation and gave us an astonishing look.

"Oh no gals.. you all should not eat banana. Banana is bad.. Banana makes you to tighten not to let go!!"

Oops.. in my whole life i thot banana is the best natural laxative other than papaya??!!
I decided to do a survey among the brazilians and to my surprise the result is doubtfully assertive. So now i m totally confused , does banana act as a laxative or a costive?

Silicone No More

2007-11-29T11:39:00.000-02:00

Traffic to Rio is really bad..

Every morning we are stuck in the traffic congestion on the bridge which links up Niteroi and Rio. Boss often jokes that there is already plenty of 'jam' and all we need is a loaf of bread then we can hv our breakfast in the car.

When the traffic situation is dat bad, we need to find some entertainment. Saw this billboard commercial advertisement on the way to office. Kekeee.. gonna buy tons and tons of this club social biscuit back if its really effective. ö

too sweet to be true?

2007-11-28T10:15:00.000-02:00

"Don't be afraid of me, don't be afraid to open up to me.

Give me a chance to care for you, love you and protect you.

Give me a chance to make you happy everyday.

Give me a chance to be by your side no matter what happen."

When a guy look into ur eyes and tell u this in the sincerest tone u ever heard,

isnt is just too sweet to be true??

On my way to lunch...

2007-11-27T14:36:00.000-02:00

..this cute lil' christmas tree caught my eyes and stopped me from proceeding my track. U noe me.. i dun hv much resistance towards anything kawaii.
It is abt 24cm high, just nice to bring a touch of xmas to my boring working desk!

I shall be spending my xmas eve in Taiwan this year, and i m soo looking fwd to the trip. Have you start planning for your xmas too?? =)

Mysterious Bruise

2007-11-27T12:15:00.001-02:00

Grrr...... woke up in the morning and saw this on my right hand.

Totally no clue when & where i got this from? Another X-file series?!!

The worst sorethroat ever

2007-11-26T21:58:00.000-02:00

It just wont go away!!!!!!!
It has been like wat?! A week ored??
And Geezz..... i start to think its more than a sorethroat!! It must be some evil throat biting virus, trying to build their cosy sleazy nest inside my throat. WAAAH!!!!!

Suely, my brazilian colleague decide to roleplay as my personal GP.
Except for a stethoscope, she got everything a doctor needs - the prettiest smile and the gentlest tone one could ever imagine.
My sweet GP prescribed me some pills and lozenges for me, and i half-heartedly surrendered under her charmingly smile and that sincerest caring look in her eyes. Lets just hpe those green pills do help, then i could finally swallow my own saliva with that heart-piercing pain NOMORE!!

Saturday Luncheon

2007-11-24T18:06:00.000-02:00

Went lunch with some Brazilians colleague at the newly opened bistro located in the famous Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum on Saturday.

That gotta be the longest luncheon i ever attended. The whole lunch took me 4hrs!!! From twelve thirty to four.. We spent one hr sitting in the restaurant waiting for everyone's arrival, the next two and the half hr eating, drinking, laughing and chit-chatting( Well.. when i said chit-chatting, i actually meant THEY are chit-chatting in Portuguese, while Ivy and I listened in ~~complete puzzle~~ awe), and when everybody finally decided they had talked their hearts all out, filled their stomach all full, drank to their bladder almost burst, we called for the bill AND spent the next half an hr waiting for the waiter swayed gracefully across the room to hand us our damages. By the time, i reached my lil' apartment, its already dinner time nono.

ARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!! I m deadbeat by now and i can assure u.. its even tiring than shopping non-stop for four nice consecutive hour. Picture to be loaded soon.. i m in serious need of rest now. (X_X)

Post entry Update:

Here're the pictures i promised, u go!

I hate it when u makes me cry..

2007-11-24T10:16:00.000-02:00

I hate it when u say thing so bluntly , that it brings my tears back..
I hate it when after all these years., u are still the one who touches my heart..
I hate it when I went round and round the carousel, u are still the one that stays ..
I hate it when I m overseas, I lose all the protective shell and get emotional easily..
I hate it when u ask me to look into my heart coz I dun want to know who I’m gonna see…

In Rio again

2007-11-23T21:44:00.000-02:00

Guess it does make sense when people says absence makes the heart grow fonder.
After six months, Rio seems to be a better place than previously. Perhaps it's just me and my emo.. I mean, afterall I'm here for a short assignment for 1 month, and the whole trip seems more like a business trip rather than few years exile now. Haha.. I m not saying I had a bad time previously, but you know.. its just DIFFERENT.

Touched down on Wednesday nite and we went to office on Thursday morning. It wasn't a tough task for me as I cant get to sleep due to jetlag. Stayed awake all nite long watching the sky turned from nite to dawn without anyone sharing the beautiful scene thou..

The traffic situation is getting worse. We have to leave for work earlier and reach home later due to the terrible traffic congestion along the bridge across Niteroi and Rio. More and more people shifted to Niteroi as its safer and simpler, a better city to stay compare to Rio. Absurd i know it is, but i suddenly felt COE & ERP system could be a smart system to be implemented afterall.

Got Ivy, a colleague of mine coming along with me this time. She will be here for 2 yrs to accomplish her expediting task for the newly signed project. Hence part of my job is to familiarize her with the environment and prepared her for the seemingly adventurous 24 mths ahead. I had gone thru this period before and i can pretty much understand how she must hv feel. It wasnt easy for me when i first came to this absolutely mysterious samba land. Culture shock, homesick, language barrier, work related problems and so on.. Haiz.. i can only spend a month with her, pretty limited things/experince i can actually pass to her within this short span of time. Hopefully she could adapt to the new environment soonest.

Flying yet again..

2007-11-16T22:38:00.000-02:00

=( Just got back from HongKong-the fragrance harbour, yet i was told to fly to Brazil within the next few days.

It has been a hectic year with hell lot of flying.. As good as it might seems, the past few months were actually quite exhausting. Like the captain who hates the sea, I actually kinda hate traveling despite the fact that I have spent most of time involving constant movement.

Lets just hope the coming year i can spend more time here with my dearest family, friends and Zico, and also more blogging. I hv got so many pictures piling up.. so many stories to tell and i just dunt hv a hella one/two hr to blog. Thats kinda frustrating and sad to say i gotta signed off here.

xoxo and take care till we see each other again.
Love, Zee

Hee..

2007-11-04T22:01:00.000-02:00

.... no more dreadly and dull straight long lock, hehe.. i m now officically blessed wif lightly bob short hair on my tiny lil' head.

Ask me how does it feels?? It feels like a weight has been taken off shoulder!

Looks chic, less shred but the only cons: Now i gotta report to my 'Groomer' as often as Zico does. In fact, this is my second cut within this month, I bidded farewell with my long hair last mth, and this time rd, got it trimmed to even shorter length. =) aha, i think i kinda addicted to cut it short now!

Dashing to Fragrant Harbour Soon!

2007-11-02T15:26:00.000-02:00

Anybody got any good restaurant/street stall to recommend?? Well, of coz a list of factory outlets will be greatly appreciated too =Þ
Am heading to HK next week, oh boi.. just the thot of all those HK-style delicacies makes me drool.

My first visit to HK was like.. mm... a decade ago?? That was during uni time and i was literally a poor student wif no spending power at all. But this time rd, haha.. i shall make sure the air ticket worth-to-e-MAX!!

Back from Beijing..

2007-10-25T03:42:00.000-02:00

Finally back from my BeiJing trip.

Suddenly realise Singapore is wa......aaaaay too HOT!!
How i wish i could bring the autumn back with me.
Shall update more on the trip.. erm.. i promise.

In the mood of melancholy

2007-10-09T23:19:00.000-03:00

作词：邢增华作曲：巫启贤编曲：吴庆隆歌

很想给你写封信告诉你这里的天气
昨夜的那一场电影还有我的心情

很想给你写封信却只是想想而已
我已经不能肯定你是不是还会关心

爱与不爱都需要勇气于是我们都选择了逃避
爱与不爱都需要勇气于是我们都选择了逃避
或许你不相信我很满意这样的结局
或许你不相信我没有一丝的埋怨和悔意
虽然你是我的最初
虽然你是我的最终
虽然你是我的唯一

Attended Eric Moo's concert last Sat, pretty much like a trip down the memory lane. Not very familiar with those XinYaos, but some of his popular songs during the 90s are pretty touching still. This is one of my fav.. Funny but truely, reminds me of K.

Cocooning

2007-07-11T17:17:00.000-03:00

I feel like my muscles are now all turning into fats...i haven't been able to exercise at all! Argh.

I feel like I'm imprisoned in the room. The sun is beaming out there, and the heat is sweltering.
I've taken to holing myself up in the room. The good thing is i hv been leading a very systematic life these few days. Wake up at 7am, sleep at 9pm. Take three meals a day at regular timings and instill eyedrops promptly.

Besides not being able to goto work, having some spare time of your own while everybody else is quite a blessing actually. I did so many things yesterday which i had been contemplating for months:

1. Woke up at seven am and had breakfast with my darling mum.
2. Bathed Zico. ( Well, mum did the job while i m just helping by looking. =P)
2. Finally got myself a queen size mattress and dumped the old single size mattress. We all deserve a good bed to sleep the night off and recuperate for a better tomorrow!
3. Went shopping w/ mummy and got her a new handphone.
4. Shopped for my new bedsheet/mattress protector/quilt/quilt cover/pillow/pillow cases & etc..
5. Had dinner wif dad/mum/dd/zico.

Ha.. i thot I can hear a collective gasp:" Thats sooooo normal!"
True enuff but all these are simple chores i have been missing for years-- some quality time spent with family. Suddenly a week of rest seems like a nice way to break the monotony of working life!

So bored!!

2007-07-09T13:36:00.000-03:00

I am given one whole week outpatient sick leave. However, i am doing absolutely nothing at home. My dad will start lecturing whenever he see me watching TV while Mum will start nagging the moment i on my laptop. I cant do my reading either as i cant focus well especially near-reading.

So the only entertainment i have is playing wif Zico, which i think he is getting too much of me and he is sick of my presence now. He doesnt want to play catch animore and all he want is his afternoon nap. =( Went out yesterday fisrt time after surgery. Had dinner and ice-cream with Kate, Bear and Alan. Even thou lighting in the shopping centre was still too glaring for my eyes, no doubt i need to stick to the sunglasses indoor like a f*ck-up celebrity-wanna-be, I just cant tell you how WONDERFUL it felt, to be able to see clearly without the aid of any hard or soft lenses. Almost felt like having granted a 2nd life. Well, a miracle which costed me a few thousand buck thou.

Oops.. mum is coming, gotta go! Some photos to share:

LASIK surgey - Day 2

2007-07-06T22:48:00.000-03:00

Woke up wif a better vision, my right eye vision is much clearer then. and that was certainly a boost of spirit!

My left eye with astigmatism was scheduled for operation early in the morning. The procedure was similar as yesterday. However, the doctor had to draw marking in my eyes using a tiny pen pre-surgery. The thot of having someone using a pen poking into my eye sounded pretty eerie but its actually painless. I was quite nervous and scared still but mentally prepared. Hence the whole surgery seemed to be shorter and more bearable. this time, doctor no longer crying for bleeding. That certainly eased my thumping heart. I remained absolutely still thruout the whole surgery as instructed and was quite relief when the doctor finally blurted out the word 'DONE!'

Whew.. the toughest part already past! Now i can sleep well and eat well even though i have to take extra care of my eyes. There shall be no rubbing of the eyes, no eye makeup, no water, shampoo or soap near the eyes for a week and absolutely no swimming for at least two weeks. However, there shall be no more fumbling of glasses in the dark, no more uncomfortable contact lens, and no more blurry harry when i go for swimming!! Thats kinda cool, isnt it?? Both my eyes can see clearer now! Life had nvr looked any better than this, Wahaha!!