Of Weddings and Travel

Oh well, one of those times in the year where time whizzs by without me even realising.

So it's one of them long overdue posts again. ha.

Marque where we had dinner

July was great, a very dear old fren of mine got hitched! Hurray! The ceremony was beautiful and she looked so lovely. It was held at her house and the decor was realli awesome. Food was lovely too and most importantly, I was so glad to see her so happy and that she has found her other half. The evening was filled with many a cute and moving speech, not only from the happy couple but from the fathers as well, albeit an extremely brief but sweet one from the father of the groom that summed it all up. Also a few performances by the groom as well as the other well wishers. Not to mention the steller performance of high and dry by the bride's brother . Absolutely awesome. It was also nice to meet up with my primary school frens. Time surely flies by without you noticing sometimes.

Oh well, another 2 are getting hitched in October and on the same day!! I will be a busy woman in Oct! But first, off to the Gold Coast for a couple of days, alas it is for work so don't be too envious.

Manic May

Daddy celebrated his 60th! It was a month of celebration, food and travel.

It's been an absolutely manic month. First we went for a family R and R in Bintan. It was really nice, golfing and just relaxing. Celebrated the actual day with dinner at Equinox. Food was yummy and the view was fab, but service was a tad dissappointing. They even made us sign a disclaimer cos we brought our own Bday cake.

Then we went on our second holiday to the Maldives. It was breath-taking. Absolutely beautiful and wonderful. Totally want to go back again. Went snorkling and swimming and the folks went to the spa. Had a relaxing time. The sea plane was realli cool but extremely noisy, they even gave out earplugs! Food was also rather yummy and aside from the slight drizzle the day we arrived, the weather was lovely. Saw alot of fish and MANTA!!! Was so excited, saw it whilst having a stroll on the bridge one evening after dinner, was soo happi!! Ah well, will let the pics tell the rest of the story.



dinner at Equinox


The View from the course

Golfing at Bintan




The Sea plane( make that noisy sea plane)


The view from the Sea plane


Chilling out at the villa


Paradise...I miss it already

The Lunch

so i met the folks, they are super nice. super cute as well.very sweet pple.went to CJ Palace for lunch where we ate up a storm and I must say that the food was delish.Lovely.All the dishes were yummy and the decor was realli pretty as well. Liked the chandellier theme and they even had realli pretty fresh flowers.

Think will bring momsy there for lunch to celebrate mother's day. think they will like it.

Was kinda apprehensive at first cos it hasnt been that long and well I guess one always wants to create a good first impression. I'm glad to say that it all went swimmingly well and that they are sweet pple and I think they like me as much as I like them. To say the least, ha. But yah, ended up walking around town and goin back to his place. First time bein in his room, kinda felt schoolgirlish glee. haha. Dunno y it is so strange, that I would still feel this way, at my age as well. hee. But they made me feel so comfortable and so welcomed. :) I feel blissful. Fingers crossed.

Kor's BDAY!

It's the big Three-O so here are the pics!

Long Overdue

Ok,so I've been away for a long time. Long Overdue posts and pics owed. heh. But I've been busy to say the least, so please understand. *bambi eyes* So here are the pics;

KL trip~








yummy KL wanton mee;our night out clubbing; just the gers on the way back to the hotel; the yummy restaurant we had dinner at; our fav place.

Had a fab time, the hotel was superb and it was great to hang out and get away, positively one of the best bday pressies ever. Thanks Sweeties!!

This is cloud nine to ground control, come in ground control.

Waiting, have never been really good at that. Well I guess if I were happily occupied that wouldn't be a problem. But no, this kind of waiting is akin to waiting for your hospital test result, or for the dentist to come check what that nagging pain is about. It could very well end in tears. I really hope it doesn't tho.

How did I go from Cloud nine to zero in just a day? argh.

Had dinner with S tonite and it has been at least six months since we have met up. It's looking like a season of old buds and catch-ups. Dinner was nice, we rekindled our shoe-shopping connection but managed to leave with our wallets in tact. Phew. She's in pretty much exactly the same situation as I am at the moment and it is comforting to have someone who understands completely how I am feeling. It's also terribly bizzarre. We had a good chat and many good laughs and I hope I see her again in less than six months! It's so funny how women all over the world can just bond over shoes and men! I seem to be finding shoe-shopping buddies all over the place.


It's not supposed to be this way, I need you I need you, more and more each day

Just one of those days

Sometimes u just want to chat with that one person, n no amount of talking to
anyone else can suffice. That sucks. Especially when you know that they dun
want to hear the things u have to say anymore. How do things get soo
complicated? Is it just human nature to make things more than they truly
are.

Why are we often our own nemesis? Why is the heart a limited resource? and why
do I even care about all those little people? Thinking of leavin, flying away.

I guess wat they say is true, no good deed goes unpunished.
And everyday I mull the purpose of my existance.

a phone call from afar

Sometimes it just takes the voice and nuttiness of a far away fren to brighten up your day and to put that smile back on ur face.

Thanks for calling, missing your nonsense and your 'kao pei-ing'. What will I do without u.

Mmmm...lemon drizzle cake....

So, I'm a ball of nervous energy and I have come to realise that I do strange things and freak people who would otherwise think I was sane out. So yah, I kinda stab myself in the foot alot, figuratively speakin of course. I dunno y I do it either, it's so daft as well cos I wreck my chances for anything good but I just can't help myself. But I'm smiling for now...

Had lovely lemon drizzle cake which was a nice end to the day. Met up with an old mate and it was a great girly catch up session that left us both in stitches. I guess that's what's so great about old frens, the ease in which we slip back into the frenship, just like a well worn in glove, still feels the same after all the time apart.

Was dreary and wet all day long, and I swear the rain looked like snow from 36 floors up. Just made me want to curl up in bed with my new book. Ha, finished My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult and I must say it is an excellent read. Not too sure y, but I am on a book binge, am on to Freakanomics at the min, it is pretty interesting. Really like Jodi Picoult's style of writing and looking forward to reading the next novel by her, but dun want to overkill on her, so bought a girly read, Ready or Not, looks trashily promising. :) I think i miss England. Boo.

Another year wiser?

Me and my bday cake


The gang at the Botanical Gardens

Havn't been able to post much cos of the festive season and now can't post at office anymore! So annoying!
Another year has come and gone and we hope I am another year wiser. Had a nice lunch with the gang at Cafe Les Amis at the Botanical gardens. It's really lovely especially when the weather is nice. Did lots of dog watching and it really made me wish I had a pooch of my own. So many cute dogs and some slightly strange ones too. There was the poodle gone wrong that was major strange and terribly hilarious at the same time.

Food was ultra yummy, had the bacon cheeseburger, done medium, was lovely. Tried abit of the chef's burger which was kinda spicy, different but I preferred my cheeseburger. heh. Ambience was lovely to just chill out and relax. Wanted to have a walkabout at the gardens but was rushed for time cos went to meet pink n Boh, but made a mental note to go back there again some time. Hs also agreed that it was really nice and that he wanted to visit another time, so maybe we can meet to jog together there. Was a simple lunch with good food and good company, really had a nice time. Lots of catchin up and good conversations which was really more than I could have asked for.

The tennis pple got me a sweet tennis bag in PINK! Lovely. Can't wait to use it. Now all I need is the racquet to complete the look. ha. Mom and Dad got me a lovely pendant and I was really touched cos it's a cross so maybe it's a sign. All in all, was really happy the entire day and well, maybe growin old on my own isn't that bad if I have frens and family to light the way.

They say familiarity breeds contempt, but sometimes I just long for that familiarity. Like lazy days under the warm sunlight, with ice cream cones and not a care in the world.

Strolling along with the sun beating down and the wind in my hair, all that's missing is my sunnies and I'm back in San Fran.

Friday Nights at Wine bar...

back in the swing of things

Had a tennis session with the fogies last night.Whilst waiting for them to arrive, I bumped into so many ex-colleagues. It was so funny, some of them I havnt seen for more than a year. Strangely enough I kinda miss those times.

It's been awhile since we last played together and it was good to see them again. Last night's session was kinda funny, we had a new venue with posh shower facilities and hot water! ha. The tennis wasnt fab cos we all couldnt get our strokes right, no diff to me tho, cos I hardly ever get my strokes consistent. But surprisingly my shifu was also having a hard time, so it
became a pretty nonsense session.

I must say that with them I really do get a good work out and help in improving my stroke, altho the teaching methods can be slightly unorthodox, they are such nurturing and patient folk, just inspires me to get better. They are all super good, yet they have put up with my half ass slow coach pace of tennis, so really think that they are super sweeties. But now my arm is aching and I am super tired. Went to East Coast Lagoon for dinner but the satay bee hoon stall was closed! Sob sob....been ages since I last ate there. Think the last time I had the satay bee hoon was with the girls. It's so yummy. Oh well, ended up having the wanton mee, chicken wings and satay. Which wasnt too bad either! So much for burning calories and a great work
out.

Sunday was spent at the Robinsons's sale with G, we went shopping for bedding for the new place. It was really quite good, picked up some really good buys. Must say that Robinsons's has the largest bed and linens section I have ever seen. It's unreal. We spent like more than 3 hours going through all the options of colours, threadcount and patterns. Must say I really like the steal we got from Hallmark linens, it's so luxurious! Really nice sheets, the price was good too so that was a bonus. Got myself a new latex/synthetic/fibre pillow that hopefully helps me get more rested sleep. Need neck support, cos I suspect that the down ones I currently sleep on
offer little support if any at all. Ok, watching Prison Break season 2 marathon also doesn't help I know.

It's such a gloriously beautiful day today, been havin a good number of those this week.
Hope it lasts thru to the weekend.

WooHoo...KL here I come~

ahaha...am so pleased.

Just got my first birthday pressie and it is the best! My sis in law, bro and 'jie' got together to surprise me and they are taking me to KL!@! OMG!
They are the bestest! They were really funny about the whole thing as well, cos it was supposed to be a surprise so G was like, oh, do u want to go cycling on sunday? Like it is a whole day event with a bbq after and everything. And of course I was like sure, that would be great! It was all a sham! haha. J was like oh you want to go for a spa day on sat? So funny!!! They are the sweetest.

Unfortunately K is now on a biz trip so he can't make it anymore! Nevertheless, it is gonna be such a blast!!! Can't wait!! I'm so excited, I'm blogging this in office. hahaha.

I'm ashamed to admit that this is like my first time to KL as an adult!! The last time I went I was like 7 so it is gonna be like the FIRST time! Looking forward to Dunkin Donuts! Yummy...
Although it will be rather short, leaving sat morning and coming back sun nite, but i think it will be a fun break away from the hum drum of work and what not. We are all super sick of our jobs and the crazies that seem to plague us at work. G swears that it is bad karma, so maybe I should do more charitable goods, ok, I promise to see D more often...ha, i m so bad.
Already googling all the sites on what to do and where to go in the short time we are there, but I need not worry cos I m going with the KL expert! hehe.

New trails to blaze..

Ang-Pao box

This is the money box that I did for S's wedding.
It was pretty easy and fun to make and I m seriously thinking of doing this full time.
Recently started a course in Bridal Bouquet arrangment. First lesson has been fun so far, but I was really unprepared and felt like such a ditz, also cause I was really tired from the night before and felt kinda unwell. Will post up pics of the stuff I'll be making when I get the chance to upload them.

So far have made three different types if corsages and it has been rather fun. Made a carnation, orchid and rose corsage with different fastenings, not too bad, although I kinda pierced my thumb with the wire which was not so fun.

I feel that this year I want to do so many different things, really excited at the prospect of the courses as well as the new roads I want to be embarking on. Really think I should start back on French, seems all of it has gone to the dogs and I think that isnt too good. Like I can understand fine, but I can't write or speak it to save my life, not good. Sigh....

It's less than a month to CNY....can't wait!

wow...time flies

gosh it has been ages since my last post, and wouldn't u know it, a year has ended and another one has begun.
dunno if it is a little late to be recounting the days of 2006 but well, as they say better late than never.

I guess, for me 2006 went by in a flash, I really feel like I don't really know where that whole year went to, so much has happened and so many things have changed. Some for the better, others not so much. Can't realli say that alot has been accomplished in the year, but at least i have found a new passion despite losing one as well. I guess change is always a bitch but it is the only thing constant, and well, just got to deal.

This year has thought me alot though, in terms of self realizations as well as in life lessons. It has made me realise the important pple in my life and that sometimes despite great distances, the ties that bind us are still indeed strong. It has also made me see more clearer what my priorities in life are and how it doesnt matter what other people think of those priorities, so long as I feel that they are important to me. This year has also had it''s downs and perhaps I need to learn to be more selective in who I put my faith in, in the future. Yet somehow, I dun think that is one of the lessons that is gonna stick well with me from this year though. Although having said that, I have finished reading " He's just not that into you" so I might be a little wiser, just a little. heh.

Hoping that 2007 will be a great year for me and everyone as well.

pissed

i wonder wat u say to someone, when they dissappoint u. i want to shout at u, but i cant. u never made any promises, at least not any i could hold u to. but i cant help it, i'm boiling. upset and sad, yet boiling. i know i onli have myself to blame, that is the onli thing holding me back from shouting at u, but more so i just want u to hold me while i cry. n for u to tell me that it's goin to be ok, n that i m just being silly. but no, u are in ur oblivious world n i just think u are a fuckwit. why the hell do i fall for fuckwits.

is it so hard to be there for someone when they need you, how much more explicit do u have to be, does i need u to talk to me now, not seem explicit enough. does i need to tok to someone not make things loud n clear? wat else do u have to say?

ah, fuck it. just fuck off.

feelin sobby

I dun know what's wrong. Seriously, I'm not being difficult, I really dun. Just had a good cry, what about I have no idea. IS that normal? I suppose not entirely. NB is at fam dinner, I dun wanna disturb her. N I dunno. I want to call someone but really wat would i say, i'm crying, pls help me stop? Wat abt? I dun really know. I want to say it is just PMS but that seems like such a cop out.

Am i unhappy? I can't realli say yes to that. I thought I was ok, but maybe not. Maybe everyone goes through the feeling of being down in the dumps, maybe we all have a gapping whole somewhere that needs to be filled and mine hasnt been filled yet.

Maybe I need a level of human interaction that has not been fed, somehow I feel my soul aching, dying. Maybe I am havin an allergy attack that is feeding on parts of my brain. Maybe I'm losing my mind. Watever the case maybe, I just hope this ends soon, I 'm starting to scare myself. I m NOT a basketcase. Or maybe it's just cos I missed tennis today?

Of Love and Life

And why does it have to be so difficult? This whole dating and courting thing.
Why is it that people cannot just be honest and upfront? I know everyone is
afraid to be hurt, of course I know, I feel the same way too.
But shouldn't the desire for happiness be greater than the fear of rejection, shouldn't the
sense of self preservation that comes like a double-edged sword be kept aside for that brief moment? If not just to find happiness?

I'm tired of boys testing limits and waters, tired of people who just want to try it out for the sake of not being alone. I want passion, an intensity that burns, that reminds me why I am alive. How can one like someone they've only met once? How can you ask someone to be with you when you've only spoken to them a couple of times? Wat's wrong with these pple? How can you like my fren and then tell me u like me? Are u nuts?

I know I'm a walking contradiction, I want happiness but I want him to come get me. I want passionate intensity but yet I don't like to rush things. I want to be swept off my feet, but I 'm terrified of falling head over heels. I want a love like the song Head over Feet.

I just want someone perfect for me, dun think I'm asking for too much now.