Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010

Time to fit in a quick flashback of the year.

Well, 2009 has been a relatively good year! Ups and downs as usual, but either way, I made it through in one piece. Here are just some highlights of the year...
1. Became Mrs Lim on 10 Jan 09 and the auntiehood follows~
2. Went to NYC for the 2nd time in Apr 09, caught my very first 'Live' NBA match and two brilliant musicals!
3. Got my confirmation/ promotion on 10 May 09. (I thought it would never come!)
4. Received brilliant news from Zim that he finally got THE posting! (Hm, this was somewhere in Nov actually!)
5. Tendered my resignation on 16 Nov 09 and started indulging in the taitai-hood on 16 Dec 09.

Hm, I'm not really sure what 2010 has installed for us, especially when we are gonna be starting afresh half way around the globe. I have to admit that it's kinda scary yet uber exciting!

And of course, what other way to start a new year then stating new year resolutions? So, here it goes...
1. Get a puppy! I'm thinking of something small-medium size that I can bring on short trips around the states! I seriously can't wait!
2. Study! (Be it masters, diploma or just something that catches my eye.)
3. Visit Orlando and Disney World (Hee, finally, my 3-day passes from 2006 will come to good use.)
4. Be a great cook!
5. To become a true scrapaholic! (I'm going to the Paradise of Scrapbooking for goodness sake!)
6. Watch the Oprah show Live!!!
7. Have my very first white X'mas!
8. Oh, and finally get my hands on a KINDLE!!!(Darling Zim has agreed that this shall be my Vday present! Wahahaha~)

Well, before I look so far ahead, I guess I need slow down abit and think about how to pack. *Breathes in*

32 more days to go... (And I still needa factor in my HK trip!!!! Arhhhhhhhhh...)

OMFG....

Singapore Idol 2009...

I just spent 60cents voting for Sylvia Ratonel. I believe it's time for Singapore to have a female idol. And yes, of course, I think she's better than Sezairi Sezali.

Good luck la...

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Afternote: Guess she ran out of luck, the guy won.

Duh~

Suntanning Pigs..

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Hot summer days...

I wanna watch "全城热恋 - Hot summer days" !!!

Wonder if there is any chance that it might be showing in NYC on Feb 2010?

=(

My newest addiction...

I first started playing 明星志愿1 in 1995. (Well, my bro bought it out of curiosity.) Can you imagine how long ago that was?! The game actually came in the format of floppy disks - the flappy kind. I was instantaneously hooked. It was definitely a "chick-game". [Quick summary of the game: You play as a talent scout/agent who goes around finding potential stars off the street and nurture them into budding stars. While you nurture them, you are also required to move around TV stations and Music Companies finding jobs for them.]
I was soooo addicted to the game and was devastated when the computer crashed and the new computer we bought didn't have a drive for flappy floppy disk! I was so desperate that I actually paid quite a sum (well, I was a really poor secondary school student then!) to get the game converted into floppy disks (the hard ones) so that I could continue playing on the new computer. Unfortunately, despite my effort, it still didn't work. =(

This game continued to linger in my mind, and despite trying a handful of other games, I kept comparing it to 明星志愿1. The answer to my prayers finally came in 2000, or so I thought.
Well, I've no idea what the creators were thinking, to finally remake the game after 5 years. Nonetheless, I was elated for 明星志愿2! What luck man! I was unable to find the original version in Singapore and simply settled for the pirated version. Sadly, it was a nightmare and my luck went downhill. Somehow or another, my computer system just couldn't seemed to be able to install the game (Despite several attempts and using various pirated versions). I continued trying for the loongest of time and even with my bro's help, it didn't work out. WTF. I was still unable to play the game. LL.

Then God answered my prayer, AGAIN! After another 6 years, the creators came out with 明星志愿3!!!!!
This was a godsend. Firstly, the original version was available in Singapore and secondly, Windows XP was compatible. At last, I was finally able to indulge in my craving. And boy, was it good! I recalled the countless nights I stayed up playing the game again and again. Best of all, my frequent trips to HK paid off tremendously! I was able to buy the expansions for the game and even a guidebook that was AMAZING! All in all, I probably completed the game over 10 times and despite doing so, I'm still gian to play it all over again.
(This game was also the reason why we chose a PC system with Windows XP, instead of Vista. I was worried that Vista wouldn't support the game!!!)

During my Aug 08 trip to HK, I bought yet another expansion of the game - 甜蜜樂章. Knowing the possible severity of my addictions, I procrastinated and decided against playing the game.. until now! Now that my taitai-hood has begun, I've plenty of time to do rubbish, so why not?! All I can say is, I am officially hooked!

I cannot believe how addictive the game is. (Well, a good indication was I played till 4 am last night!)

And, we are so shipping our desktop to NYC so that I can continue playing the game!!!!!

I heart heart heart heart heart 明星志愿3!!!!!!!!

Zim & KeY - 10.01.09

This is the exact soft copy of the wedding album (Actual Day)~






















I love looking through these pictures..

Blissful~

Typically KeY

I was just looking through the wedding pics (Well, I promised Jim to upload it by erm, 9/12/09. Okay, Jim, dinner on me the next time we meet!) and found this...
Heels and KeY, just don't quite go together!

LOL..

The last lecture...

Raye lent me this book to kill time when I was hospitalized. I glanced through it pretty quickly, stopped a couple of times for some self-reflections and finally managed to finish the book last night. Randy Pausch is seriously one cool guy and is really amazing. (I know he had since passed on, but to use 'was' seemed so... cruel.)

The book consisted of short anecdotes of his life and somehow, they all managed to be linked to wonderful philosophies that are often so obvious, yet, not followed. Bitter sweet stories that leave you with a smile, and possibly a heartache. Of course, there were a couple of stories that just slapped me on my face. Out of which, the one story that left me with the biggest impression was "Don't Complain, just work harder" (Chpt 32). I must learn to stop complaining, and just make do, or rather, make the best of everything. Reading this make me ashamed of all the whining I had about my ex-jobs, people and things in general. Life is pretty short, so why waste time bitching about things that make you feel lousy. Move on and things might just get better!

Well, being a cry baby, I could not help but teared when I read the last section of the book. He celebrated his wife's birthday for her in front of the whole audience during his very famous last lecture at Carnegie Mellon. When they hugged, she whispered "Please don't die" to him. That was a complete tearjerker... T_T It's not difficult to imagine how heartbreaking that was. Sigh, life is a cruel reality, isn't it?

In a nutshell, I love his outlook in life, his ideals and his personality. Great book that would leave you lotsa room for self-reflection!

A definite good read!

Interlude....

Well, a group of us pulled a prank on a friend and made a video to ease his 'piss-ness'. So, while we were busy filming, Ah Ping got bored and decided to participate as well..

Isn't he such a darling.... LOL...

Home sweet home...

Nothing beats the comfort of your own home...

I'm really glad to be home again.

Projection of KeY's life in NYC...

Fren: "maybe when u get to the US
wad if u are damn bored there?
what job will you be looking for? or will u just buy more wii and ps3 games hahah
maybe u can go watch the chippendales there hahaha"

KeY : "lol..ya i'll just sit at central park and people watch everyday.. sounds exciting huh?"

Fren: "lol...you know what they do at the parks in the US right?
day 1 : Key gets harassed by Hobos coz she was sitting at their spot
day 2: Key witness explosive threesome of gay men who are not very discreet
day3: Key have to get bailed out by zim coz she sat too close to drug dealers
what an adventure for you lol"

I've great friends... don't I..

LOL...

And the Taitai-Hood begins...

Well, I still officially employed actually. I'm just in the midst of clearing leave and today is my first day. Since I have also formally handed over all my duties and tasks to my 'post-decessor', I am free of work calls and disturbance. And the only word that describe this feeling is... SHIOK!

Okay, honestly, it's not that shiok...

The best part of my day was being able to wake up late. Period. After which, it went downhill. Sadly, I began to indulge in my 'taitai-hood' (aka being a housewife) by doing household chores. I painstakingly spent about 2 hours wiping the floor, vacuuming it, mopping the floor with detergent, then rinsing it again with water. Once done, I went to packet my own lunch, popped by NTUC in tee-shirt and shorts buying toilet paper (-_-"), yakult and milk. Sigh... is this going to be my life for the next 3 years?!

Oh well, at least there was some job satisfaction. I could almost see my own reflection in the tiles. CRAP! What a loser... I can't help but feel that the taitai-hood that I'm experiencing is more of an Auntie-hood. Siao Liao..

LOL.. oh well, maybe i should start doing my scrapbooking and baking, at least that would make me more taitai-ish...

All the best to my taitai-hood!

Macaroons...

I loooooove macaroons...

Heard alot of great things about the macaroons from Canele and finally decided to give it a try. Well, minus the fact that it was relatively costly (12 macaroons cost me $35.10), it was gooooooooood. I LOVE IT. (Guess it's really worth the money aftterall!)

Well, I finally came up with my very first new year resolution (tho it might a wee bit early).... to bake macaroons!!!!!

I shall spend my tai-tai days working on it! All the Best KEY!