Just 28 Hours away..

Finally done with my last day of work. Felt a little tiny bit guilty for not exactly doing a good job in clearing up my job, kinda left several things undone and passed it on for others to clear it up for me. (I tried my best.. but I guess the others just won't exactly cooperating with me.) Though I'm officially no longer an employee of PA, something tells me that I'm still going to get calls from the CC. Oh well, at least I'll be overseas, so there's no way I'm going to answer my calls! (too bad lah)

Excited for a fresh start at my new workplace. Praying that I will get good colleagues and at least decent bosses. Please~ Hee.. meanwhile, it's BREAK time! Time for me to go abroad to the love of my life and get recharged!

Hee, just done with my packing. Hm, going with a fully packed luggage this time round as I have to bring some stuff for Zim. As revenge, I shall bring less $$ and leech off my silver turtle. =P

Going to Hong Kong Disneyland sparked off a new resolution of my life - to visit all disney parks in the world. I'm pretty much almost there since I've been to Disneyland (LA), Disney World (Orlando) and Disneyland (Hong Kong). So now I'm left with Eurodisney and Disneyland (Tokyo)! Hee, checked out the website for Eurodisney and I'm sooooo tempted to go. There's tower of terror, Rock and Roll Roller coaster, Indiana Jones... OMG! Plus, Zim hasn't been to any disneylands before, I must drag him there! hee.. can't wait to get to Paris!!!!

That's it for now.

Till 11 May!

What I got from Hong Kong...

My wedding bears from Hallmark. All I can say.. it's dirt cheap!!!! I actually paid less than $20 per bear! The price of it in Singapore is at $32 each. Hee, extremely proud of myself for this great find! Was tempted to get the bigger ones, but felt that these were more practical... Oh well, I might just get them on my next trip in June.. =P


Presenting my new gym bag! Bought the bag at the factory outlet that Qiwei reccomended. Loved it! Picked the small pouch from a sports shop in Mongkok! Green and white is my latest craze.. you'll see why in a while.


My nike spree. Did I mention that nike shirts are really really cheap too! A dry-fit shirt costs about SGD20! LOL, went crazy over them. Was ultra tempted to get a new pair of Basketball shoes as well, but managed to stop myself in time.

Anyway, quiz time for Zim.. Can you tell which two shirts are for you??? Hee. You'll only get your shirts if you get it right!


And Of course, how could i leave Hong Kong without visiting H&M. Would have bought more if the fitting room queue was shorter and if I had more cash in my wallet. Spent the last of my HK dollars on the pants that came up to less than SGD30~ Insanity. Hee, bought a pair of lingerie as well, which of course, ahem, I shall not post. (KeY paiseh lah)


These are the only purchases that won't cheap, but yet, I totally love it all. Hee, the child in KeY and the shopaholic in KeY surfaced @ Disneyland Hong Kong. While the purchases might look small, they actually came up to a whooping SGD160. LOL. I must be insane, but it's totally worth it!


Last but not least, my proudest purchase from Hong Kong - A pair of sneakers from Accupunture. Love it love it love it... and it's white and green too!!! Hm, cost about SGD80, but it just swept me off my feet. Wish the brand would come Singapore real soon.. if not, I'm sooo getting my second pair in June.

PS: Oh ya, plus, I also tailor-made clothes for Ah ping and Ah pong at a toy shop in Hong Kong! Hee, ah ping will be getting a tuxedo, while ah pong will be getting a traditional chinese groom outfit. Just for my wedding~ Hee, shall make the two of them the most charming little pigs anyone has seen! Will be getting them in June. Can't wait either!!!!

Hee.. that's it for now. Time to continue my packing for geneva..

=)

Back from HK!

Made it back in one piece, not without an ultra big hole in my pocket though. =P Ate a hell lot of food (I'm pretty sure I put on weight, darn), bought a fair bit of stuff (Will post the pictures tmr night! so stay tune) and caught up with some people, including my beloved sista (thanks for the treats and tours)and my lovely relatives.

So, one trip down and one more to go. I'm effectively 48 hours away from Zim. On one hand, I can't wait to see him again, yet on the other hand, I drag the thought of parting again after the 10 days together. Sucks. Wish june would come by asap. =(

Okie, that's it for now. Needa go rest and recharge for my LAST day of work. LOL

Night.

Hong Kong...Here I come..

Nope, I'm not insane over Hong Kong. Don't ask me why I keep returning. Just that it happens to be my mom's favourite holiday destination as some of my relatives are over there. An it's supposed to be one of the countries in Asia with the best Social Work field. And it just happens to be the place that Sissy is posted to for his attachment.

All these coincidences just seems to bring me back to Hong Kong for 5 Times in two years. I've been to hong kong countless times since young and is pretty familiar with the place that I'm competent enough to travel around without any maps. (Just one irony remains - I still can't speak Cantonese.)

Anyway, while it's just another trip to Hong Kong, it is also gonna be an interesting one. It's been a while since my family of seven travelled together. 7? Well, there's dad & mom, bro, kitty, ping, pong & me. (So that makes 7!) Another coincidence is that I get to meet my friends there! Hee.. Alicia will be going over on saturday, Bro's cohort mate from induction who happened to be someone I met during one of YM events will also be there during the same period. And of course, chen qiwei is slogging off his ass for his internship in hk too. Hee, so I can to meet all these people while I'm there! Pretty cool isn't it?

Hee.. of cos, being in hk puts me closer to someone - Daniel WU! Hahaha.. maybe I might just get lucky and bump into him? (Think I need to wake up...)

Okie, heading off in just 7 hours.

KeY out~

Addicted KeY

Signs to show that you're a PSP addict:

1. When you take the wrong bus, just because you are concentrating too hard on a fight!
2. When you miss the stop you were supposed to get off.
3. When you choose to sit down at the bus stop for half and hour, just to finish that particular fight, before heading off to your destination.
4. When you don't mind having to wait someone/ or an appointment as you know that you have something to entertain you.
5. When all you think about is how to win a fight.


Sigh.. Maybe getting a psp wasn't a good idea. =P But,who cares. It rocks!

Some Updates...

Anyway, some quick updates on what's going on:
1. I'll be going to Hong Kong with my family on 25Th April till 29th April. Will be catching up with my beloved sista over lunch!
2. Last official day @ work will be on 30th April. Finally~
3. Leaving for Geneva on 1st May! (Will be popping by Paris over the weekend with the loves of my life...^_^)Will be back on 11 May.
4. Starting my new job on 12 May..

Finally moving on. To be honest, I am really relieved to be leaving my current workplace as the tension and frustrations are building up so much that I will probably go insane if I stayed on any longer. But, on the other hand, I suddenly realised yesterday, that there are many other things within the organisation that I'm really going to miss. Netball, YM events, the 2 bitches, my colleagues (X bosses) and YEC. Sigh. I guess in life, you gain some and lose some. Hopefully, I'll gain more over at my new workplace!

Looking forward to all the excitement in my life! =)

Lazy Ping at work...

Been rather curious at why Ah Ping is doing so well in his schoolwork (getting As for his daily assignments) and yet still end up failing all his tests and quizes...

till Zim gave me an insight in his latest email...

"British says hi.... he's quite happy romping around the room here, but it's very weird, it seems like he's always scribbling on Ah Ping's homework. Well... at least the paper has Ah Ping's handwriting, it's not like British is actually doing his work for him, but it seems like you bought a personal tutor, not a bodyguard.. :>"

Seems like British is really doing his work for him... not tutoring..

The little pig is going to get it from me...

The KeY

Didn't think life without Zim would be so terrible...

So the KeY did what she needs to do...

1. Called Customs and 'por' the HR officer into allowing her to start work on a later date..
2. Email to the guy half away around the globe and waited..
3. Received an email confirmation from SQ that her ticket has been booked!
4. Got an order from the guy half way around the globe that she has to book her own internal flight...
5. Struggled with swiss,com and managed to pay for her own ticket!

^_^

66 days away from his return...

yet.. 15 days away till she meets him...

My Temporary Boyfriend...

Zim flew off to Geneva on SQ346 last night for 67 days...

Though it has only been one day, I am missing him terribly. =(

Anyway, I found a substitute to entertain me while he's gone...


A brand new PSP!!!!! Wheeee~ Just completed Puzzle Quest! Next on the list is Jean D'Arc!

In case you're wondering, meet British, the British Bulldog who is here with a mission - To protect and accompany Zim who is half way around the world. (Of course, to keep an eye on him too, just in case he brings *ahem* someone to his room..)

He's just 67 more days away...

sigh~

Wedding updates...

Hee, details are finalized, (erm, at least most are)!

Venue: Arts House (aka Old Parliament House)
Date: 10 Jan 2009 (saturday)
Time: 7pm onwards
Theme: erm...thinking along the line of colour themes - white & purple (will be further refined...)
Style: Cocktail Reception Dinner
Caterer: Restaurant 1827
Gown Boutique: Jawn.Happy.Ever.After
Photographer: One Eye Click - Terry Ng
Wedding Band: Love & Co.. (haven't bought yet, just managed to identify THE pair)

Hee, really glad to be able to settle the main skeleton of the wedding plan... Now it's time for the headache - details details and more details...

what gown design, what layout, what types of flowers, what wedding favours.. blah blah blah..

Well, on the flip side... at least I'm finally starting to be excited abt it!

Wheeee...~

Valentine Day Presents!

A belated entry... Our Vdae presents to each other!

From him to me:

Supposingly resembles me and him, except that the I am usually the one having the remote control, not him! And that Ah Ping & Ah Pong are replaced by the cat & dog. Hee.. Love it~


From me to him:

Hee, a calendar idea I got from the scrapbooking class...

Happy feet...

Decided to reward myself for my resignation, hence went on a shopping trip for a new pair of flats!

Hee, really loved this pair of shoes! And the best part of it, I only paid $1 for it! (Thanks to my silver turtle who paid the remaining amount, which I better not mention, =P!)

Loving it!

Thanks my dear silver turtle! Hee...

Happy KeY

Sings: " it's a happy day"...

Hee.... guess what.. I did it!

I have resigned..........................................

oooh-hoo~

sings: "it's a happy day~"

Frustration @ Work...

Oh well, I'm at my boiling point at work right now. Going to work each day is such a challenge (not in a good way, of course) and it's an absolute dread having to face the two of them...

Signs that it's time to change your job:
1. When you start quarreling with your bosses.
2. When you start throwing tantrums at work.
3. When going to work is such a dread that you sigh the moment you enter the office door.
4. When all your complaints to your friends/spouse/family is about work, work and work.
5. When you start giving the 'hack-care' and 'LL' attitude.
6. When you try your best to 'siam' your bosses and are actually glad when they don't show up for work.
7. When idiots start bad-mouthing you to your loser boss and your loser boss instead of approaching you to inform you, chooses to just tell another colleague about it. Oh, and did I mention, give you a lousy grade for your appraisal?
8. When you become ultra anal about your off days.
9. When you start concluding that your bosses are useless (AND incompetent) as they can't even answer a simple question you have or complete a simple task without arrowing it to you.
10. When a better door opens for you! =)

Anyway, it's all going to come to an end!

I'm sooo getting outta here.

Almost there..

It's officially 287 days away!

Sigh, so much more to settle though.... =(

Doctors...

Came down with a bad cough 2 weeks ago and decided to pop by a doctor on a sunday night (9pm) to get some cough syrup to tide me through the week. Went to the only doctor available near by. The usual doctor wasn't around and so we ended up seeing another doctor I did not recognize. The doctor spoke barely 3 words to me, just listened to my breathing and checked my throat, before waving me out of the room. I was stunned and pissed. Not only did he not ask me any questions, he didn't even make an effort to explain to me what's wrong with me. Best of all, this trip to the 'silent' doctor cost me a whooping $68!

Nevermind. Took his medicine and expectedly, i didn't quite get better. Though my day-time coughing almost went away, I was cursed with an hour to two terrible coughing routine every night. Went through every night coughing as if my lungs were going to burst. Finished his antibiotics, yet the night coughing persisted. By the end of the week, while my night coughing went away, I was down with a choking cough - choked on my mucus each time I cough. Sometimes choking so badly that I would start wheezing and my whole face would go red....

After procrastinating for a couple of days, I figured that it's about time I visit another doc, 'lest I choke to death on my own mucus. Trip 2 to an another doctor. Slightly better I would say. At least she did make an effort to make sense to me of what's happening. Gave me another bottle of cough syrup (no antibiotics this time round), some flu pills and an MC (which she was initially a little unwilling to give =P). Cost me $29.90, which I felt was reasonable.

Decided to make use of the MC though I wasn't that ill anyway. Retribution I would say. Not only didn't her medicine make me better, I woke up feeling even worst, totally lethargic. Kept choking and coughing throughout the morning. Even ended up vomiting my mucus out (okay, not meaning to gross u out). Slept my whole afternoon away, occasionally waking myself up by coughing. After a whole day of trying her medicine, I wasn't getting any better. Hence, I decided to visit one more doctor.

Went back to the clinic I went the first day, hoping that it is the usual Doctor that I always see. Turned out that it's still the 'silent' doctor. WIthout even bothering, I walked out of the clinic and headed to another clinic which kept me waiting for almost 1 hour and a half. But honestly, it was definitely worth the wait. At least this doctor made an effort to explain every thing to me, tried her best to answer our questions. While, my lungs aren't blocked, I was choking probably due to my nose and throat infection (which could be due to the cough I had earlier), so she decided to prescribe me medicine to tackle my infection. She gave me a chunk of medicine and an MC and told me to have ample rest. (sounds so good...LOL) oh ya, and it only costs $32!

Woke up feeling much better and my choking coughs went down significantly. ^_^

Felt quite irritated by the fact that we are often at the mercy of 'lousy' doctors - Doctors who don't make an effort to make you feel better. Feels as if I was begging the first doctor to give me my medicine, when all I really wanted was just to feel better. It also angered me that he didn't even make an effort to explain to me what's wrong. Yet he still has the guts to charge me so expensively! Asshole. I also wished that the 2nd doctor would give me prescriptions that cure the root of my illness, not just the symptoms. At least that would save me a second trip to another doctor just to get the right medicine. Maybe the medical board needs to do more QC before allowing any tom dick or harry doctors to start up their own clinics.

Anyway, a really bad experience with doctors for the past two weeks. Ended up spending $100+ just for a cough! wtf..

I'm starting to lose some confidence in some of them. Think I will be a faithful visitor of the last doctor from now on...

Feeling sleepy again... I hate cough syrup! -_-

Weirdo...

Got an sms a couple of days ago...

unknown number: "hi. r u ke ying?"
KeY replied: "Yes. You're?"
unknown number: "i am desmond. i saw ur name n number in my phonebook but cannot remember who u r. can u intro?"

*Blank Look*

What the....

Firstly, Desmond isn't an uncommon name. In fact, I know probably about, erm 4 desmonds? So how the hell you expect me to know who you are (or rather, which of the 4 desmonds are you?) and where you're from? So what was I supposed to say?

Secondly, when I see a strange name and number in my phonebook and I cannot remember who the hell it is, my first reaction would be to delete it! Goes to show that the person is not significant to my life at all. Wouldn't it save all the hassle just to delete the name~

Weirdo...

Anyway.. chose the best option - SImply ignore the sms...

TOTO... 10 Millon Ang Bao..

Decided to try my luck with my colleagues for the 10 Million Ang Bao.. So the group of 12 of us each chipped in 10 bucks to buy $120 worth of TOTO...

And guess what... we struck!

Nope, not 10 millions (nowhere near even..)..

We struck a pathetic 4 digits... which works out to $90... and after dividing, we are supposed to get back $8 each! Sigh, dumbest shit ever.. so effectively, each of us still incurred a deficit of $2!

what the....

1.3 Venue scouting...Dilemma!!!!

Visited one last venue today... Was curious and excited how the my impression of the place would be as I heard pretty good things about it. After waiting for two weeks, we finally managed to get hold of someone from NLB and got to view the pod at last. (aka the place PM gave his national day rally speech) This place is... nice. Really really really nice. From the 16th floor of NLB, there's an almost breathtaking view of Singapore. (Almost as we viewed it early in the morning. But I'm definitely convinced that the night view would take my breath away.)

Damnit, dilemma lah. Unsure of which of the two location we should choose. Sigh.. what a headache..Unlike the previous comparisons where we would choose arts house over everything, we were unable to make a decision of which venue we want. Both venues have their respective pros and cons and both venues are just as impressive. Interestingly, both venues have the potential for very different atmosphere. Comparatively, Arts House gives a warm and cosy feel, while Pod gives a cool and 'glam' feel.

What a tough decision....

Anyway.. we made up our mind after some struggles...

I hope we made the right choice... hee...

1.2 Our Wedding.. - Venue Viewing..

Hee... went venue viewing today!

First to Arts House, followed by Singapore Arts Museum...

Fell totally in love with the rooms (Gallery & Living Room) in Arts House (Better known as the Old parliament House). Fits our wedding concept brilliantly.. just like a hand in a glove. Just standing there, I could almost visualize hosting a party there.. Mingling around with friends, holding a wine glass in a pretty cocktail dress. Just like the way we wanted it to be.... Perfect.

Unfortunately, prices ain't exactly very pocket-friendly and availability could be an issue. In addition, they have official in-house catering, and any external caterers will cause us to incur some costs... =(

Anyway, with ultra high expectations (set by Arts house), we popped over to SAM shortly after.

Beautiful courtyard and Glass house. (not so keen about the atrium as it used to be a chapel.. gives the feeling of a church wedding..) Rental rates are more reasonable and availability is not an issue as yet. But still, Arts house has already wow-ed my heart away... And sadly, SAM doesn't seem to impress me as much as arts house did... Oh, but the courtyard at SAM is really pretty, definitely one of the places I wanna take my wedding photos at (that's if I decide to sign up any packages lah)

LOl..oops, seems like I'm pretty biased towards what I want... but shall try to remain open-minded.. Time to fix up appointments for other venues too!

Supper with the bitches...

My favourite pastime recently is spending time with two of my induction mates - Jean and Alicia... Funniest, meanest (trust me, we do get really nasty at times...), most candid and oh, manly girls I come to know recently... Totally in love with them right now... LOL...

Gossip sessions that reduce karma to an infinite low are our common interest..

Really enjoy talking to them. Being in the same organization and having job scopes that are pretty much the same, suffering under the mean hands (read: incompetent) of different bosses and having almost no social life (okay, maybe it's just me) sets the platform for countless topics for the three bitches to bitch about. LOL..

Sadly, with our really really awful schedules, the only possible time we can arrange to meet is for supper.. (darn, thinking of the consequences that comes with supper.. but again, guess it's worth it!) And best of all, we would hang out till late, erm, early.. (Got home at only after 5am today) Definitely the best way to prevent burnout at a shitty job like this..

Wonder how long this fire will last..

But at least for now, i totally adore them!

Go girls!

Crazy KeY at work...

Did a couple of insane things today...

Fixed up a blading session with some of the bball gang at ECP. When we arrived at ECP, the weather was cloudy, but ain't raining as yet. Waited a while for the whole grp to arrive and before we knew, it started drizzling. Damn. Anyway, decided to proceed with blading anyway since most of the gang came a long way from the far west of Singapore, and of cos, all of us silently hoping that the rain won't last too long...

Ya right. The fucking rain not only lasted loooong, it got heavily by the minute. And while we were at the far end of ECP, it started raining cats and dogs... Lucky huh. Managed to get shelter in one of the pavillions. But insanely, a couple of the bladers wanted to get their money's worth and decided to blade on in the heavy rain. LOL, and I followed suit. Definitely one of the craziest things I did in a long while - blading at relatively high speed on a slippery road at ECP in heavy rain -totally drenched from head to toes. Honestly, it made me feel young (feels like I'm back in my crazy JC days). Afterall, haven't really had any opportunity to do anything so crazy and fun.

Of cos, felt damn disgusting after taking off my blades... My poor blades are soaked and I'm dripping wet... LoL.. but it was fun nonetheless.. (wonder if the rest felt the same..=P)

Anyway, invited the gang over to my place (which was supposingly the closest to ECP compared to the rest) for a shower and headed to Chomp Chomp for dinner.

Crowded as usual and took us a while before we finally spotted a family who was 60% done with dinner. So the group of 7 of us stood beside the family and waited for about ten minutes. Out of nowhere came an auntie who pretended not to see us (erm, her eyesight muz be really bad since there were not 1 but 7 of us) and stood behind the family. Once the family stood up, she hurriedly ran in front of my friend and put her bag down.

What a bitch.

Hungry and pissed with her disgusting act, I couldn't help but spoke up for us.

KeY: (rather loudly) "AUNTIE, 我们先来的leh"
Auntie: “不用那么大声。 我听的到的。”
Picking up her bag, she moved off and continued mumbling: “你很有礼貌lor"
K: "是吗？ 谢谢 hor"
Auntie: Glaring at me and walking away... mumbling... “你很有礼貌lor"

Whatever. The fact that she moved off simply after my comment goes to show that she knew that she was in the wrong and just wanted to try her luck at whether we were pushovers. Unfortunately not. I bet her kids were embarrassed by her act (I know I would definitely be if she's my mom. In fact, I wouldn't even let her carry out the act in the first place) as they stood a distance away and didn't even come up to her 'rescue' during the whole commotion. Such an unnecessary encounter...

Totally disgusted by how ungracious Singaporeans came be (okay, maybe not all, but a handful and that is bad enough).

Anyway, don't expect me to be nice and polite when you step on my toes.

1.1 Our Wedding

Yap, wedding bells are ringing! Actual date isn't fixed as yet as usual (still needa go 'count' our eight characters before selecting "THE DAY".) But if nothing goes wrong, it should be somewhere during the 4th quarter of 2008 or 1st quarter of 2009.. (LOL, not really helpful I know...but that's about all I can confirm for now)

Honestly, planning for a wedding is so much more tedious and frustrating than I thought. Not as enjoyable as I expected, especially when you need to consider budgets and family expectations.. (thank god both our families are easy-going..) Oh well, I'll get through this!

After some discussion, both of us agreed on our wedding plan:
- No wedding banquet, no hotel venues. No wedding march, no 撞门, no church wedding...
- Just a simple lunch reception for relatives to announce our marriage and ... a simple chill out/cocktail party with a small (is a hundred people considered small?) group of close friends.

We also shortlisted a few places that offered venues that suited our wedding concept - NLB building, SAM, Arts House, Asian Civilisation Museum and Legends.

Time to start emailing them for venue viewing...

Hee.. let the 'fun' begin...

Happy New Year...

Honestly, there's nothing to be happy about new year. It just goes to show that you're getting older - one year closer to dying.. and that's about it. Okay, I'm just being sore. Cause I'm stuck at home alone, with no new year plans, no one to go out with. Did get a couple of offers from some nice pple (who probably felt sorry for me). But no thanks. And too lazy (or maybe too proud) to whip out my phone to make plans.. so decided to just come home and sulk and feel sorry for myself.

Totally sianz from work..Imagine working till 10pm on new year's eve, when majority of the people in the world (besides me and two other unlucky colleagues) are stuck at work. And wait, where's my beloved boss... hm...oh.. he's on Off... Not to forget idiots who kept bugging us for the GST package (so glad it's the last day for applications) and best of all, next month's schedule..(PMs and PMs and PMs...and really pathetic 6 -10pm shifts on weekends! Fucker) Looking at each month's schedule never fails to spoil my mood. Sigh... oh well, just 7 more months to go....

Guess a bad day at work really screws up my mood for any happiness for new year. What a great start indeed.

Anyway, any new year resolutions? Nope. Doesn't work for me. None of the resolutions I ever had was actually fulfilled. So, guess that's it. No more resolutions...

Sigh.. too emo for my own sake...

that's it. period.

Wedding plans..

Sat down with Zim and Mac today over breakfast.. (Cancelled my last blading session of the year due to rain! damnit) Anyway, we talked about a range of topics.. and finally fell on the topic of our wedding.. With Mac's expertise in mind, we discussed our rough plans and budget and shortlisted several places that we could possibly host our wedding. (Nope, there won't be any wedding banquet. Just a simple affair for a group of close friends)

Hee..Actually, the conversation got me a little excited about our wedding plans. Can't wait for things to start falling into place and for us to really start the planning! We have yet to settle on the actual date (due to a series of uncertainties) so it's kinda hard for me to say when it really will be.. But hang in there.. the day will come...

Catching Up...

Met up with one of my friends today... Realized that I haven't been as good a friend as I would like to to her. (As usual...) Seems like both of us have moved on quite a bit and there were so many things that I am unaware of that are happening in her life. I feel kinda guilty for having distanced myself from her due to priorities in life. Seems like I've been a lousy friend who is lost in my own world. She has moved on quite a bit.. Doing well in her work, getting into a relationship.. blah blah.. and I'm actually ashamed to say that I am unaware of the details of her life. To think she still regards me as one of her bestest friend. Really deserve a slap for being such a lousy friend...

Actually, it ain't just her. There are a handful of them whom I'm been neglecting and as a result, pretty much lost the friendships I had with them. As much as I despise it, I've to admit that I'm someone who 重色轻友. Seems like I've given most of my time to Zim (No, I'm not blaming you, and I believe that every minute spent with you was worth it) and have gradually chosen him over several of my friends. Quite a pity indeed, especially when these are some of the people that went through joy and sadness during my good old school days...

think it's about time I made some effort to meet up with several of my friends and catch up with them on what's going on in their life... if they are willing to meet me to begin with....

LOL.. let's see how things will go..

Food from Switzerland...

Decided to upload some additional pics from Switzerland. Oh well, sorry to disappoint if u are expecting nice scenery or architecture..

Instead... here goes...

Yummy yummy food from Switzerland...



Damn.. looking at all this does make me kinda hungry right now.. Craving for hot chocolate right now...

*KeY's stomach grumbles...*

Karma...

I always believed in karma...

Been a really nasty person for the past week... bullying people around me... =P

Seems like I'm really running damn low on karma now...

sigh.. needa start accumulating it again...

Need my help for anything???? I'll do anything to accumulate karma!!!!

Free, but stuck...

Finally done with my induction course! Feeling a little empty now.. especially when I think about having to return to work.. *shrugs* Oh well, let's not go there for now..Did make a handful of friends during this two weeks, some of which I totally adore and would love to keep in touch with and a handful of which I would probably never meet again in my life (and I don't really care anyway..=P)

Honestly, don't think I gained much (as in after attending all the classes and talks) during the two weeks of brain-washing, guess it's because I was in a semi-conscious state most of the time. Afterall, I probably slept no more than 20 hours throughout the week (thanks to bridge and supper and ktv).. But one thing that definitely stuck with me, is the advice given to me by the instructor... Slapped me right on my face. He mentioned that, if this job isn't meant for you, you should move on and not waste your time.

Actually at that very instant, I felt like he was saying it directly to me. For the past months, I've been struggling with thoughts about the job. To begin with, I do not really enjoy the nature of the work (being at the beck and call of the GRLs is definitely something I cannot stand, esp when some of them treat u like a slave) and I dislike the management style at work (to be more direct - I HATE my boss). I dislike the inflexibility of my work schedule, I dislike missing out on family events and friends' gatherings simply because my boss is too 'lazy' to make extra arrangements for me. I dislike being bullied at work (he refused to send me for my region's retreat simply because he needs to compensate me an off day if he did so..ass) and being thrown a whole shitload of work simply because the boss has too many emails that he needs to clear (just pure incompetency). I came to realise that I treasure my time with my family and friends over my career. And it totally frustrates me that the nature of the job is restricting my leisure time tremendously. Seems like I've listed enough reasons for me to move on....

I'm giving myself two months. Two months for change to happen within my workplace. If things doesn't change for the better, I'll move on....

Dreading each and everyday at work....

damnit...

Stuck @ Nacli...

Not really in a blogging mood recently. Guess that explains the lag in entries...

Hm.. anyway, just a simple update.. KeY is currently stuck @ NACLI (some ulu place off pasir panjang road) for induction and will be stuck there till the end of next week. Oh well, it really isn't as bad as it sounds. Met lotsa fun people who are a bomb to hang out with... (of cos, to bully and to gossip with lah.. =P) and most of the activities are either brainless (just stone and pretend to listen to talks) or fun (which is a PERFECT fit with KeY's personality..). So, guess i'll survive...

Set a new record for my life.. slept only 9 hours in 3 days! (no thanks to gossiping sessions) LOL.. oh well, when there's fun, who needs sleep....

Okie.. time to start packing for another week of in camp training..

til then...

Back from Switzerland....

Finally got back after a looooong 12 hour flight.. Sigh, wasn't a very good flight back (nothing to do with the service tho), no thanks to turbulence and bad weather. But I guess I made it. Suffering from a little jet lag now. (fyi, Switzerland's 7 hours behind) Ended up sleeping 16 hours last night and that totally explains the reason why I'm still awake now. (It's way past my bedtime!!!!!!! dammit)

Anyway, Switzerland is fabulous. Gorgeous country. I loved almost everything about it - the people, the weather (i did quite like the cold weather actually), the buildings, the mountains and simply just the place. But one definite complaint I have, is the ridiculous cost of food. One simple meal, say fried rice and a bottle of coke, (per head) would easily come up to 15 franz. (which is approx. SGD18). This is insane... So guess we had no choice but to go budget most of the time. Seems like most Western countries have this issue...(pretty similar to my Aust experience actually, but at least water was cheaper!)

Besides that, everything else was great. And we were really lucky as there was snow!! Normally, it doesn't snow till dec and Mid november is just too early in winter for that. But guess God heard our prayers and it snowed two weeks before we arrived, leaving beautiful snow everywhere in Mount Rigi and Luzern! Hee... feels totally like X'mas out there. Loved it. Loved it. And Loved it.


Just a Glimpse of the snow at Mount Rigi.... (Feels like I'm at the Top of the world..)

I love it there....

Wished I cld spend a few years of my life there...

Oh ya, for those who may concern... (esp Chen Qiwei), no rice was fried once again... Thanks to really bad rashes I developed as a result of the cold and dry weather. Ended up itching like crazy every single night - where got mood to fry. Seems like I really should avoid cold or dry countries during my actual honeymoon.. LOL...

Ooops... too much information...

Surprise..

Out of greed and mischief, I demanded that Zim leaves me a surprise gift to welcome me on the day I arrive... (was expecting a scarf or glove or something along that line)

Hee.. and guess what Silly Zim bought me...

LOL...

a PS 3 controller..

ROFL...

What a sweetheart...

but a PS 3 would do a better job! (hee...just kidding!)

Thanks Zim... oh well, at least it means that a PS 3 is coming our way..

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

Greetings from Geneva...

Yap, touched down in one whole piece! In fact, it was a great flight, with really spacious seats and of course, Kris world and a really nice lady sitting beside me. Well, a truly SQ experience indeed. =) (Definitely a contrast from my last flight, for the better of course.)

Anyway, leaving Geneva for Zurich is less than 12hours. Hee, pretty much enjoyed Geneva - Gorgeous buildings, GREAT shopping (kinda busted one tenth of the $$ I brought at H&M) and of course, great food (CHOCOLATE!) and wine. The only downside is probably the weather. Temperatures have been about 2 degrees (or less) and the extreme strong winds are real killers. But other than that, I'm enjoying myself right now! =P (Zim's been a darling so far!)

Had a little accident on the first night though. Quick summary:
Dozed off watching TV while waiting for Zim to return from his conference. Suddenly, a hard banging/knocking at the door woke me up. (Kinda jumped in surprise) So I jumped off the bed and ran towards the door, hoping to open it before the person leaves. However, while running towards the door, I scratched the bottom of my feet against a metal piece on the floor. The accident kinda scraped off a piece of skin and blood was oozing out. (yeah, it really hurts too). Ended up limping for one day.. T_T . Pretty much healed now but still.. it was a painful incident. TMD.

Anyway, on a side note. Realized I got a missed call from my boss (TMD.. I'm ON LEAVE LOR! wtf).. On one hand, I'm a little concerned and anxious to know what's up. On the other hand, I'm a little irritated as I'm afterall half way around the globe, and I'm pretty sure that it's not really something urgent. IDIOT.

Oh well, shan't think too much about it. Hee.. can't wait to get to Zurich. Hope it will snow over there! (erm, though it's a little bit too early into winter.. LOL, but still... a little hope doesn't kill!)

Till then...

Time to go...

One last post before I head over to the airport...

Starting to feel the excitment ... and of course, the fear of the long flight.. Luckily, I checked out the inflight entertainment earlier at work and found several interesting movies that I'm really keen to catch! (hee.. stardust!!! Transformer!!!) And of course, brought a book, brought my ipod (equipped with a half a dozen of South Park episodes) to help me cope with my anxiety.

Think I'm pretty much done with packing (and so I hope).. Hee. oh well, as long as I've passport, some money and ah ping & ah pong, I thnk i'll survive!

After slogging off my ass for the past two week, I'm finally on my way to find my love. Hee... will be back in just 9 days...

till then..

tata..

All I want for X'mas...

Hee... I know it's a little bit early to discuss this.. but I've already decided what I want for X'mas!

I want a ...*drum rolls*... PS 3!

KeY Chants: PS 3...PS 3... PS 3... PS 3...

Got the hint?

One more day...

I'm just one day away from Geneva...

One day away from Zim...

Almost there...

One more love of my life...

I'm sorry for putting you guys behind my greyed pigs... but you all know... 我是爱你们的！


Thanks for being there with me for my ups and downs.. (hope I've been there for urs too)

And... yeah... I'll try my best to get married sooner to free up one more space for Ray and Sissy... (you get my point..)

I love u guys!

你的花心程度?

Bored at work.. so i did a little test...

Felt that it's pretty accurate..

你的花心程度很低， 不过有时也会有移情别恋的念头，但是你并不想背上背叛情人的罪名，所以不会这么做。 但是你很容易错将对友情当爱情， 容易因关心而发展出爱情，所以你要事实理清感觉，别把友情与爱情混淆了。

Guess I needa stop having anymore distractions...

I hate distractions!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARGH...

From a friend...

From a good friend... to me and Zim...

"Luv’s story there’s a plenty. The ONE that you’ve been searching for has imprinted your heart everlasting and for an eternity. Together, the luv boat is gonna rudder down the never-ending stream, in the sweeteest symphony and unbroken PROMISE."

thanks for your blessing...

and thank you god for such a great friend..

Two sides of a coin...

I like being alone... Being alone gives me the space I need to think about things that's happening in my life... about decisions I made, about situations I met and about anything else under the sky... I like being alone, not having to think about what to say to others around, just being silent, indulging in the wonderful music my ipod plays, and being drawn into the meaning of the songs...In addition, I especially like being alone in a crowd.... It's an amazing feeling - people walking by you as if you don't even exist there... Nobody caring about you... and you're feel to do whatever your want..(to a certain extend of course)..

But, on the other hand,

I dislike being alone.. When I'm alone and given ample space, I would start evaluating my life... When I start thinking about things in my life.. my imagination will run wild.. I would wonder if things I did were right, decisions I made were sound and of course, lotsa "what if" in my life. I would start to ask myself questions and doubt decisions I make... and it scares me... It scares me to think that I might eventually come to realise that some of the decisions I've made were actually huge mistakes..."What if" questions are the worst of the lot. They make me discontented with my life and wonder about things I probably shouldn't have done, or about things I might actually have if things haven't gone the way they had... I would start thinking about my life in general, about what I want to achieve and what I have achieved (which is probably nothing great).. and start to realize how insignificant and sad my life had been, blah blah, blah... In conclusion, I would probably sink into depression if I'm given too much time and too much space to think too much.. Hence, I need someone/something to occupy my time and to distract me from thinking things through too thoroughly...

Guess till date, zim has been my buffer in this aspect. Our stickiness kinda took up most of my 'alone' time. I would just whip up my phone to give him a call when I sense my imagination starting to stir. And it sucks that he's not around, (though still a phone call away, but the rates are a hell lot of difference).

Wish he would be back soon...

Charcoal pills...

Time to stop my blogging diarrhea ... (though I still have quite some thoughts to share..)

LOL... took my charcoal pills and temporarily stopped my blogging diarrhea...

Till tmr!

Die la.. Me still needa wake up at 7am

Stares at clock. (Reads: 2.12am)

Siao liaoz....

Blogging diarrhea....

It's been a while since i feel so much urge to blog so much....

and today is the day.....

so pardon me for my numerous entries!!!!!

Preparation for Geneva...

Hee... Starting to make preparations for my trip (countdown.. two weeks to go..).. Been shopping for some winterwear... been printing out tons and tons of information on geneva (thank god for office printer) and been speaking to Zim's mom (who's a real darling) who has been giving me great advice on how to get around (hee.. she went there last year..now it's my turn!) Excitment is definitely is building up!!!

Anyway... went for a shopping trip with my mummy to buy some necessities (maybe not so..) for the trip! Enjoyed going out with her, afterall .. it's been a while since i played my part as a daughter...


Auntie Loo sponsored this~Ski-ing Gloves for the snow (on the mountain top!) and a snow cap to keep me warm!

While, Poor key burnt her pocket on this...

Well...of cos, not without sponsors =). Thanks my dear sistas..Your KeY's birthday donation fund will go into footing the bill for this luggage! And thanks to Uncle Loo, who generously paid for 1/3 of the luggage. So effectively, I only paid... hee.. do your own math! =P

So, to reward my mummy for accompanying me and paying for my gloves and cap.. I decided to give Auntie Loo a gift!

Hee... bought this using a $50 voucher that I won using my UOB lady's and of course, with a bit of top up! Hee.. hope mum likes it la.. at least she's using it now.. =)

Oh well, that's all for the shopping trip with mum! Still needa buy a set of long johns to keep me warm...

Meanwhile, KeY's feeling... Excited!

Leaving on a Jet plane...

It's weird how different I feel each time I enter the airport...

Been there countless times since last year and each time.. it felt different...

May 06 - KeY's leaving for the states for three months...
Bunch of really sweet friends came to see me off and of course, the feelings were mixed. On one hand, I was really excited and was looking forward to being in the states for 3 months, yet on the other, I couldn't bear to leave behind my friends, family and especially Zim. I couldn't even look Zim in his eyes without the urge to cry... At that instance, I blamed myself for making the decision of leaving him behind for so long... (Though here I stand today, feeling that the best decision I had made in my life was to go for that trip!).

Feeling: Extreme sadness...

April 07 - Trip with Honors classmate to HK
No extreme sadness of course, Lotsa excitment.. Going for a graduation trip with such a big group of friends was definitely a first for me! But the sad part of it was that, while everyone appeared excited and happy about the trip, there was a nagging feeling deep inside everyone's heart/mind knowing that everyone will go their separate ways after the trip.

Feeling: Emptiness that was temporarily disguised by excitment...

June 07 - Australia Trip with Sis and Buddy and of course Zim
Hee.. of course, there was genuinie excitment while checking in my luggage! Afterall, it was my first trip to cairns and sydney and Zim baby was with me! (YEAH!) With Zim with me and two of my best friends too! It was definitely a trip worth looking forward to! And indeed, it was one trip I really enjoyed!! (Not so sure abt the rest tho) =P

Feeling: Anticipation!

September 07 - Zim comng back from Indonesia
Hee.. Zim went on a working trip for a few days and I decided to pick him up when he returned home. Waiting for his flight to land and for him to get out felt like forever! Felt so good to have him in my arms again! Guess I really missed him while he was gone..

Feeling: Longing for him.... and when he was in my arms, it felt so heartwarming...

November 07 - Sending Zim off for Geneva..(two weeks apart)
Oh well, was unsure if I was going to cry anot, LOL (believe it anot, the first time we were apart, for a mere 2 days, I cried each time I thought of him or heard his voice. And guess where he went - Malaysia. -_-". Forgive me, that was erm... 2 years ago la) Afterall, we will be apart for 2 weeks this time. I was surprised that I was rather strong.. No sadness, (maybe a tiny winy bit) more of a "I'll be missing you" kinda feeling.

Feeling: I'll miss ya~

Oh well, going to the airport once again in two weeks time... I can pretty much guess how I will feel - Dread. The thought of flying alone for 12 hours, transit for 2 hours, internal flight for 2 hours, makes me wanna puke already. Oh well, I'll get by....

KeY's leaving on a jet plane soon...oh, but I know when I'll be back again- 22nd Nov....

Dempsey...

Call me 'sua ku' but after soooo long, I finally made my way to dempsey road...and i'm totally in love with that place.

It reminds me sooooo much of cairns... dimmed lighting, restaurants at both sides of the roads.. and so many pubs... It totally rox!

Anyway, went with Zim to Prime Society for his farewell dinner (he's leaving for Geneva for two weeks before I join him)....



Think the place is abit overrated. The ambience was nice, (I love the decor, especially the mirror image at the entrance).. Service was good. But, I personally thought that the steak wasn't fantastic. The calamari was acceptable and soup was nice. Nothing too wow though. Guess Zim kinda brought my expectations too high. But still, overall, I wouldn't mind heading back to Prime Society again... (maybe with friends, but probably not specially)

Checked out their dessert menu and wasn't impressed...hence we decided to go restaurant hop... and guess what we found..
the ultimate dessert place:


I totally adore their chocolate cake...cos the chocolate syrup oozes out... yummy.. Cheesecake was kinda too sweet.. but oh well, i'll let it pass since it tasted really cheesy (I like!).

That's it for my first experience at dempsey! Hee... but the very next place i'm aiming ..is Oosh... Shall pop by for a drink sometime soon.. any takers?

Life just isn't fair....

Something happened at work today and that was really discouraging... Can't quite explain here (needa cover my own ass la)... But still, I felt really confused. What I learnt today contradicts my own principles. Seems like standing up for your own rights and beliefs might not necessary benefit you all the time, especially at my workplace.

And that really sux.

It sucks so bad that I can't help but feel really helpless and angry. Angry that such things can actually happen in front of my eyes (it feels so 8pm drama serial) and helpless because there is really nothing I can do. Confrontation will just make things worst.

Guess I just have to learn to be more tolerant and learn to control my temper better. (Quit snapping at people so quickly - though I suspect it's in my relexes...sigh~)

Sigh.. waiting for another door to open in my life so that I can walk out of this room and lock the door up forever....

When will that ever happen?

PMS...

Been getting really bad mood swings for the past week. Must be PMS. Hate it!

The usually friendly KeY ended up really irritable, impatient and quick tempered. Sorry to those who got hit by my mood swings as a result of stepping on my toes. (Though some of them really deserved it.) Just wrong place, wrong time, wrong person la.

Maybe (for your own safety) you should avoid KeY during the end of every month. That would save you from her mood swings. Oh well, at least on the bright side, my mens came, and mood swings are OVER! Wheeeee~ So not looking forward to end of the next month. Guess I really must learn to control my mood better during this period... Sigh~

On a side note:

Zim's leaving for geneva on wed late night. Feeling a bit low as I won't be seeing him for ... 2 weeks? Been a while since we parted for so long. And I'm unhappy not just because of I'm going to miss him, also because he'll be out of the country probably enjoying himself while I'll be stuck in the shithole at work. TMD.

Can't wait to be there myself!

Nasty KeY @ work...

I admit that I'm a really spoilt kid. After all I have the luxury of having cars available for my use most of the time or someone (usually my grumpy mom or my grumbling Bro or the lovely Zim) to pick or drop me off. As a result, I'm rarely a commuter of publc transport (esp. buses...)

Decided to head to the gym today afternoon. One of the rare few days when neither cars are available, hence I've no choice but to settle for public transport. And the experience really 'made' my day...

Waited for approximately 5mins before my bus came, fully packed with school girls (to be more specific - my juniors) way to the front door. Managed to squeeze my way up though I could barely balance myself. I figured, maybe I'll scan my ezLink card after the bus moves off and after I'm sure that I won't lose my balance due to the sudden movement. Before long, I realized that the stupid bus driver actually refused to start moving until I scan my card! In fact, he stood up, pointed at me and asked me to scan my card (rather rudely too). Gosh! Was that even necessary?!. So effectively, the whole bus was waiting for me to scan my card. WTF. Was he worried that I would cheat him and hitch a free ride? I could do better than that lor. honestly, I felt really insulted. But whatever, did what he wanted else the bus would probably never start moving.

So I stood at the steps, with my hand holding the pole at the side to maintain my balance (and of course, feeling really really pissed off). And when the next stop came, he STOOD up again and told me to remove my hand and refused to open the door till I did so. TMD. I'm not stupid. I obviously know what to do when the door opens and for goodness sake, my hand wasn't even in a position where the door will trap it. Asshole. Worst of all, that added on to my embarrassment and frustration.

Thank god the crowd moved and I was finally out of the view of the bus driver. Now he can stop picking on me. Idiot. Meanwhile, I could really feel the anger and injustice bottling up inside me, screaming for an outlet for release....

Finally arrived at my stop. I was getting ready to get off when the old lady sitting in front of me (I was standing) got up and started to move towards the exit slowly. (this I can understand, as she wasn't exactly very mobile on top of her old age.) Concurrently, an old auntie (who's obviously much more mobile) behind me got up and started pushing me, trying to get me to move faster. Typical Singaporean Auntie who's kaisi and worried that she won't be able to get off. Idiot. I was fuming, On one hand, I did not want to knock into the old lady, on the other hand, I really can't stand people who push me (be it at the MRT station and on buses). And oh, not to mention that I was in a bad mood to begin with.

SO.. nasty key came to work.

I turned back, stared at the auntie and raised my voice (plus I was listening to my mp3, so I probably spoke louder than I intended) saying: 不要推了， 我也要下车！Guess that probably stunned her as I did not recall feeling her push anymore after that.

Oh well, I admit that the auntie was just an 'object' of displacement. I simply displaced my initial anger on the next thing that came along. And too bad for her, she stepped on my foot. Though the incident didn't quite appease me as much I wished it did (Jogging @ gym did, thankfully), I did feel slightly better!

Did feel a little guilty for being so harsh on that auntie. But I'll definitely say the same thing to her again, maybe softer and probably rephrase it a little. (I'll try my best la~)

Overall, the experience reinforced my negative image of public transport -especially buses. I conclude, I'll just not be lazy and walk to the train station in future.... (well, at least it's good exercise too!)

KeY's wish came true...

Yap. It's all finalized. KeY's little wish is finally coming true. (Not without a fair bit of emotional blackmail =P.. poor zim)

But anyway, budget's set aside =) and leave approved! Now I'm all set to head over to Geneva for 4 days and Zurich for another 4 days! Just needa settle my work (which isn't much to begin with) and of course do a fair amount of packing.

As usual, I'm dreading the 12 hour flight and transit. But the joy of finally being in Europe with Zim will (hopefully) be overwhelming enough to get me by the flight. Can't wait to take gorgerous pictures of cathedrals and museums (i know this doesn't sound very exciting.. but it's something I'm looking forward to!) and of course, sitting at outdoor cafes, cycling around the town and most importantly, put my really rusty deustch to use! think I better bring along my german english dictionary! (Just in case)

Anyway.. looking forward to my trip!!!!!!!!

And of course, thank you Zim for making my wish come true...(I really do appreciate it!)

Geneva...

Zim's going geneva again in Nov and I really want to tag along...

I dream of myself sitting in an outdoor cafe somewhere along the streets of geneva, slipping a cup of hot chocolate, reading a book and occassionally lifting up my head to check out the people walking past me in the streets. To simply just laze around the place, visiting museums, monuments and parks, strolling along the Geneva lake alone, waiting for Zim's work day to end before heading over to a decent restaurant and enjoy good steak accompanied by red wine. Holding his hand in the cold weather as we walk along the streets of geneva, discussing his workday and how wonderful it would be if Singapore would have the four seasons too. Window shopping in Malls and boutiques that sell goreous but sadly, unaffordable accessories.. and of course, shopping for gifts (probably in the form of chocolates) for friends and family and collegues... Just spend a week, just the two of us in a laid back country before returning back to reality...

Of course, in reality, dreams are expensive... Afterall, I only just started working... my pathetic savings can cover no more than the air ticket to Frankfurt, not to mention the transfer flight to geneva. In addition, going for this trip would set us back from our plans to go US next year.. Unless, I'm willing to eat air and drink water for the next few weeks, even months, it's gonna be financially impossible for me to pay for the whole trip (inclusion of air fare and expenditure and lodging). Spoke to Mom about it and she suggested that I could ask Dad to sponsor me. Honestly, I'm really tempted to do so. But again, I feel kinda bad, afterall, I am supposed to financially independent now. Maybe a loan from Dad might just work out.

Keeping my fingers crossed on another issue - whether I'm able to get 1 weeks' leave from work. Since I started working in the middle of the year, I'm only entitled 8 days of leave, of which I already took one. So thereotically, I could take up to 1 weeks' leave. But still, the CC operates on a shift basis and the absence of one staff would mean reduced manpower and thus, the rest having to cover up my duties. Although I seriously doubt that the CC will 'die' without me, I'm still a little concerned if my boss is willing to grant me the approval for my leave.

With so many obstacles in place, there's a high chance that my dreams ain't gonna come true this time round...

Oh well... that's life...