Okie...trying to get into the habit of updating my blog regularly.. hope it not a temporary resolution..hee
Just finished celebrating Xmas and we are on the verge of sending away 2006 and welcoming 2007.
This is also the time that ppl ended up more resolutions than they can fulfill...hee hee..
Let see what are the common ones that I can think of.. .
1. To lose weight (all time favourite of women around the world...dun think anyone ever keep to tt though...)
2. To be on time (Confess! who has ever been on the dot all the time...defintely not me...)
3. To save more money (ha ha ha...i Dare anyone to be able to do tt...defintely not in sale craze Singapore)
4. To be more gracious and kind to fellow human beings (but then again..being an office b*t*ch does have its advantages ..hee..nt tt I am one.. .)
5. To keep to all new year resolutions (HA HA HA...)
Whatever it is.. ...2007 is a new beginining and we shd harden our resolves and makes changes as desired.. I mean a fresh new start... can only happens once in a year...let grab the opportunity and not let it slip. ..

Oh gosh...time reallie flies.. ..how long have i not blogged..hmm let see.. ...about 6 mths or so?? Things have been happening at warp speed and I guess I have no time to blog... .
Okie a brief recap.. ..someone close to me has passed away... ard e time tt I stopped blogging. ..did not wanna dwell to much into it..just that Cancer reallie reallie sucks.....
I have a complete new set of colleagues...haha has to adjust to new way of working and co-operation...let just say tt humans are creatures of habit and abhor changes and leave it as tt!
I lose weight! hee hee exercise is reallie impt in keeping the weight off and to look toned...plus it fun when u do exercise with ppl tt u r comfortable with!
And now to look forward to the new year.. .... I have reallie grow during this yr.. ..things happened and I have to adjust and adapt to changes...guess this is how we all grow...having nasty stuff throw to us and learning to cope with it.. .
I am comfortable with the way I am and now looking back at 2006 .. .dun think I have much regrets..perhaps a bit of twinges here and there. ...thinking tt I shd handles some incidences with more maturity and coolness..but well what pass has pass and no point in dwelling on it.
Just celebrate Xmas with my good pals.. .we booked a room at gallery and have dinner at marmalade pantry..the food was good..desserts was fantastic! hee I have snapper pot pie with fennel...the serving was just right and they were reallie generous with the amt of snapper inside. We order 3 desserts; sticky date toffee pudding, profiteroles with eggnog and a lemony custardy tart. The lemon tart was good and the only grouse I have was tt the tart was a bit too hard...guess it has been in the fridge for quite a while.. . Now for some pics.. .

Me and Lili....she has been my Team Leader for over a year and a half! times reallie go fast sia...there has been up and down in our professional relationship, but I still respect her and she reallie teaches me much... .hee.....sideline: damn...I look sweet with glasses on! wahaha
My lunch! it called baked chicken in stewed rice...hmmm tasted more like baked rice! haha but quite nice...except that it is a bit saltish...

okie...decide to create another post...since I could not post all photos at one go.....damn idiotic..haha

We went to Breeks! cafe at Orchard...to celebrate the resignation of Lili..haha..y was it a celebration and not send-off...well cos the gal has worked over here for close to 5 years! and needless to say, we all know how it feels to work at a non-profit organization especially one as notorious as....hmm.. ...it heart-breaking and back-breaking work to be an employee in non-profit organization in Singapore....public feels that pay should be low... .we shd all be passionate and not care a qualm abt pay, comfort and compensation..but hey....put on ur thinking cap for a while...we are humans too....have family members to take care of...have bills to pay....commitments to make..I can't devote 24/7 to my work...family is of paramount importance...
Also...in non-profit organization, promotions are also unthink of ....plus bonus etc...hai

So in a way...it good she is moving on....all the Best! Lili Wen...hee

The Birthday Gal!!! look at the big big bowl of udon and don in front of her! how to finish...ayo...haha
Me!! my potion seems more reasonable isn't it..hee..but it comes with soba, rice, beef, potatoe salad and pickle...portion is way too big....left some rice over...but did manage to finish my noodles :)
winnie and HQ......tell u arh...no changes at all lor...these gals...ever since JC, has been this way...all so kooky as before
By and her food! so petite...can finish meh..haha...i think she did finish all...

okie... promise some photos... these are photos taken during win's bdae celebration...HQ had the same food as win and ML was only able to join us after dinner. We went to Wakaru...at Marina SQ....nice place...it was traditionally done up in the Japanese style..but funny thing is...all the songs that were being played were Chinese songs! haha... ...portion is big....we would have still feel full I think if we each have shared a set with some side dishes thrown in.. ..prices were reasonable...ended up with less than $20 each...
After eating..what else but SHOPPING! Midnight sales were going on at Suntec City, so we headed over there to do some little big of shopping...didn't bought much except for a top, bag and some vitamins... oh..yeah bought a Veets shower cream hair removal...haha saw the advertisment on the tv and was curious...wanted to try it out...did it work....haha.... ...well...it DID!

Oh cool....didn't take me long to update again...haha

Okie.. ...tempers been flying and dashing ard in my humble abode these few weeks! Seem like the hot weather not only making us physically hot, but also igniting our infamously short fuse...(hee....me family members are all short short tempered)...ended up with lot of bad feelings and quarrels...hopefully as e heat subsides, the temper disappear or least wun flare up so many times :)

Seem like day passes too fast, did anyone realise that it is already the 3rd week of June and we are left with less than 2 weeks before we step into the second half of 2006! Before I know it, I had been working at my present job for at least 1 year and 5 months...ha ha that seems very long for me.... even though it might sounds like nothing for others..

Went for breakfast with my parents today....got this funny weird weird uncle (maybe 70 plus??) came over and talk to us and start asking about family history...oh man he gave me the creep! Start asking me whether I am studying or working...so I started giving monosyllabic answers since I didn't really wanted to answer him...he keeps on saying "huh huh huh" then he says "did u just finish O Level only!!" ha ha.. ..do I look like a school dropput?? hmm mm...

Then me dad has to go say...oh she completed her university...he was like.. .huh!! so incredulous...then ask me what I major in..so told him it was psychology...he was like...hmm....so frou frou..haha then he started going on and on about how we shd put what we study into use...shd study something useful etc...like his 4 children....one study design...become designer...one study business...operates his own business...one study mechanics...becomes engineer...one study account...becomes accountant...

Hee he probably think I will amount to nothing...so he started advising my parents to save up!!!

Anyway has been getting comments that " are u still in school" " what are u studying" etc and keeps getting shop keepers calling me "mei mei" ha ha think it is my specs....I become specky gal...so everybody naturally assume that I still in school.. ..need to do something abt tt! I wanna go lasik.. ..will make appointment and hopefully be able to do it by next year...but first my eyes need to heal for at least 6 months...well it been only 3 mths since I had my cornea ulcers and lesions...

oh yeah...another matter....I wanted to sign up for the SHAPE woman run on 14th July...but registration is closed due to overwhelming reponse!!! aw shucks....oh man....the runner kit damn good...hee hee....inside there lot of goodies such as NIKE towel and bottle...Vitagen!! ....Yogurt and etc etc... I greedy sia...wanted all these stuffs!! hee hee actually just wanted to join and assess my own fitness....hmm never mind...will try next year! :)

Okie time for sleep.. ..stomach doesn't feel good...think I have slight food posioning.. ....or else it is food indigestion due to the creepy uncle...ha ha

oh.. .. ..I might as well wait until 14th June before posting...this way..I can just tell people..."oh yeah...I think I totally forget about updating my blog for 2 mths!!" hee hee
So what happened to me in the 1 mth plus tt I didn't mentioned anything? Rest assured that I didn't become a fossil or that I have become dreadfully boring tt there basically nothing to update...haha
Okie to recap from the most recent events.. .. ..here it comes!!
1. Mi house at the moment invaded by the most feared people.....Technicians!!! haha...the drilling getting to me, left my house in a mess.. ..shifting stuffs here and there in order for them to get to tt corner or this corner..with blatant disregards of someone's personal property...having to become their personal slaves...buying food for them...getting drinks for them...
Well at least they are nice...left me a gift for me...a MESS for me to clear up! hee hee
Wait...still got 1 more gift....lala....a body fat and water scale measurement! Simply put...it a weighing scale (digital) that calculate ur weight, body fat and water. So have I try??? Defintely...hee hee...it damn cool sia....e scale is made entirely of glass...but the buttons and the stand are made of mental...so look a bit contemporary...not like e traditional weighing scale....
2. Made a blooper at Work! Send out a wrong letter to one of the patients....hai...patient is serving his prison sentence and I have to go and send a CONDOLENCE letter to patient's family!! Sianz...what a careless mistake and to curse someone of dying...bleh..e only excuse I have is that work overloading and piling up and I starting to do everything with only half an eye open...have already taken remedial steps to correct the mistake including apologizing but still feel bad....now repenting..hee
3. Went Thailand....hmm quite a while already...so a bit fuzzy...suffice to say didn't leave me with a lasting impression and fond memories...and somemore one of my colleague kanna pickpocketed...a bit traumatic...not dramatic okie...hee hee but luckily smart gal got buy insurance so pretty much covered...just tt...there lot of hassle involved

Basically these are e major events or rather those tt I can still remember....of course along the way there are still lot of blunders, mistakes, happy moments and unhappiness...hee hee but who can acurately chronicle their life ..I defintely can't...

Will upload photos later...but basically not much since I not a fan of photo-taking .. ..

Oh yeah...have a good dinner abeit salthy though at Weirner's Oven.. A german resturant...interesting experience since it operates by a German resturanter...was celebrating HQ's bdae...
And heard tt from Win's upcoming bdae...we gonna go some high-class resturant that gonna costs a bomb..oopsy...haha let hope I dun overspend during GSS... :)

tata that for now...next hope I dun take another 2 mths...well 1 mth and 22 days to post again..heehee

Oh.....falling back into the nasty habit of not updating... .hee

Well..nthing back happens during these few days that I didn't update, just the normal routine of going work, going gym..chatting with frenzs and hanging out..
Seems like there not much to do.. .. .
Basically found out that many of my frenzs are dissatisfied with their work or life in general. Wonder is this dissatisfaction a product of our education (as we crave for more and more cos we feel that as uni grad, we are entitled to so & so) or society (jobs are not challenging enuff.. .work consumes too much of our time)
I used to feel that a job that would satisfies me the most would be a job that allows me to lend a helping hand to others (haha what cliche..i know). Seriously feel that I would make a difference, but it pretty hard to hold on to that thought in Singapore.
As I work in a non-profit organization, I do dervive satisfaction from helping the less fortunates (hmm.. sounds patronizing...) but I tend to get frustated and unhappy too when the help I rendered are always deem not enough and they are always back for more & more.
Especially considering the efforts put in and the amount of payback received. Yes, we should not be so mercenary in life & that we should look beyond monetary gains, but well..pretty hard to do so in Singapore, isn't it. Comparison is inevitable especially among peers, I saw how well most of them are doing, how much they are getting paid and how fast they are rising, yes we take a different path in life and divergence will defintely occurs but I still could not get over the fact that their pays are so much higher than mine! Hee calls me materialistic but I believe pay is an indicator of how much value you are worth in the work place & society.
That what spurned me on to find another job, one that hopefully I will like and compensations wise, if not up to par, have to be at least almost equal with others that I use as my benchmark.

Could not resist taking another photo! hee so cute rite.. ..wanted one for myself...it does says on its label that it meant for 0+ age and above...I qualify...don't I?? hee hee





















Moo Moo!! hee the little cow goes mooooooooooooooo when u press on his stomach..hmm..see even he comes in red & orange..told u tt the hottest colors now..hee

















A little jumpsuit! Hmm...seem like the hottest colors for little kids are now orange, pink and red.. .


















Hee...a little dress that i bought for little Regine to wear when she turns 3...cute hor























No no..not Halyn Ann...this is little Regine...hee hee..just a day old when i snap her photo















not forgeting her manners (to say bye bye before leaving) even though she asleep...hee


















Photos...Photos & more photos...

Sleeping Halyn Ann ... my manager's little precious..

Bday Present.. ..




















Me being utterly serious... going about the cutting of the cake...hee


















Oopsss... .where am I looking at.. ..



















Me and Trace.. .. .we look so dreamy ...hee I guess due to the flickering light of the candle.. .making our images so hazy..but i thought it look kinda nice :)


















Upload of pictures.. ..
Me and Trace's Bdae Cake bought by my colleagues...
Look Good? hee.. ..tastes even better actually!!

Heard a sorrowful and disturbing new yesterdae nite..
Someone's life has been altered drastically by a little piece of new he received.
When I was told..my first reaction was disbelieving and eventually after the shock..Sadness and numbness set in.
Imagine how it feels for the family, the uncertainty, the depression, unhappiness, the fear of the unknown and the feeling of betrayal.
If it was me, I dun know how to pick up my life after that, what the use of clinging on to a future that I cannot forsee. What the use of planning for the future when I know the time given is limited and my life is like a ticking bomb...ready to go blast the moment I turn my back to it.
False optimism hurts and it draining to try to pretend everything is fine when it is not...
Clinging on to medical intervention is like a mirage of an oasis in the desert...there is absolutely no cure...just a prolong of suffering and misery as they tries ways and means to delay the inevitable..DEATH
But what else is there to be done...every little second and minute counts..there a desperate need to be surrounded by loved ones and to see them...and I will gladly accept any means that allowed me to do so...
I doubt everything will be bright and sunny..and it going to be an uphill struggle for the whole family...mere words cannot cure what ailing...only actions will prove that we support and stand by them.. ..

well...breaking a record for sure....2 posts within such a short period of time!
Wanted to write down this little incidence before I forget...

Went to my gym at Paragon today...and after the session..decide to board the Express bus 518 which went to my hse directly..
everything seems to be going well..until we reach the expressway whereby the first part of it is a upward slope. Suddenly the lights start flicking (like in a horror movie!) and the bus engine dies..& everything was silent...
The bus driver tries starting the engine for a couple of times but to no avail...and then finally it starts! But before the bus could go forward, it rolls backwards!! So the bus driver has to kill the engine immediately...
Well... What happens next was what prompt me to publish this post.. ..I was quite amazed to find everybody unfazed by the incidence, in fact there were quite a number of laughing and smiling faces...no cursing, no angry shouts or ugly comments toward the driver. In fact a few passengers offer to get down on the bus to help direct the traffic to stay away from the stalled bus.
Haha..finally a comment reaches toward the rear of the bus whereby I was standing..this lady pass the message to me and several others in a laughing tone that the bus driver remarks that the bus could not take the strain of the load (too many ppl) while going uphill...and she actually requests for us to alight from the bus so she can drive a distance and then we board the bus..
Again...lots of laughing comments about the weight issue...and everybody was cooperative...get down the bus and start treking in the middle of the expressway..Saw a nice driver who stops and afford a lady who has a little child with her a ride.. (but lots of drivers just gave us funny looks and zoom past us.. .. )
The bus moves a certain distance and up we go but it STALLS again..ahaha...the horror effects come on again...and down we go...for our impromptu trek thru e highway...and again board the bus when it moves a distance..FINALLY this time...it works and the bus was able to travel the remaining distance, not smoothly but at least moving..
Throughout this incidence...I didn't heard any complaints or grumbles...seems like we Singaporean can be quite gracious and nice when we want to..hee :) There was a couple of males passengers who help to direct the traffic and generally help the bus driver gets everything done smoothly..
Of cos there were defintely ugly side too..I saw passengers stand up from their seats so that they can alight from the bus and when they return..their seats were taken by other passengers..
There were also 3 SBS buses that passes us by without stopping to help at all!
But all in all..this incidence does leave me with a nice feeling..seeing how cooperative and gracious we can be of each other.. ..

Better update before my goldfish takes a dip and run away with my memory.. . ...

My colleagues gave me and Tracia a surprise Bday gift on wednesday...they order a cake which is reallie nice and I had a big slice...(imagine a normal cake split into 8 portion...and u know how big one slice is...haha)
Gave me a precious moment jewelry holder and it reallie sweet...hee I like it..
Everytime on my bday, without fail..I get ask this Q "do u like the present".... hmmm can't expect me to say "NO!" right..haha
But I reallie appreciate the thoughtfulness and gesture behind the gifts and there rarely a time (in fact almost nil) where I will dislike a gift that I received. A gift encompasses much more than its monetary value and I find that I will appreciate the items that I received more than if I had bought the same item myself..hee
Feeling reallie tired these few days..ever since last sun, I had been keeping late nights (not sleeping until 2-3am)...not sure what I had been up to (hee) but it has been affecting my mood (grouchier and grouchier) and I think I need to catch up with my sleep goddess....
Also, posted my application for my dream job (keep ur fingers crossed for me and hope I got invited for an interview!)...big step for me to take...always thinking one step ahead and wonder will I be devastated if I dun get the job. But better left that thought to the nite where I can't sleep and need a good fright as I start conjuring up scary scenarios.. ..hee
But seriously....my work getting monotonous and tedious...and I reallie have no motivation to carry on...envious of my colleagues who had moved on or is moving on to better job opportunities and I really wish them the best...
oohh....that all for now.. ..update again. ..

Niu Niu rousing herself up for a very short while to take this "happy" photo with Long Long
Long Long still wide awake & Bushy-tailed at the dead of a night..well what do u expect..he is a nocturnal animal by nature..though I think he is catching an extremely infectious illness from Niu Niu..SLEEPING THE WHOLE DAY AWAY!!
Card make by Trace: she super good at thinking up innovative cards and fanastic at packaging.. .think when I have my online store (IF) haha...commissioned her to help me with packaging..Dun Charge too expensive arh!

See how transparent it is.. . .

Oh Gosh!! JADE...my favourite Jewellery of all time..hee well except for Emerald...Given to me by my dear dear colleagues cum friends...there 3 of them (Princess Trace, Blur Ju & Cool Yv!!) Might looks small on the image..but trust me..It BIG...haha bigger size than a $1 coin.. I reallie glad to know them..though onli for a short period of time..feel like we know each other reallie well and click like we are the BESTEST of friends even when we are of reallie different backgrounds & age.. hee think it helps by the fact that we all act like half our age most of the time!
This is made personally by BY!! another one of my very close friend.. .see how talented she is..hee. Simple and elegant and the best thing is : ITS GREEN!!! hee hee...matches with most of my clothes.. told her that when I finally get round to setting up an online store...I defintely feature her works! Wait for Me Okie!!!
Ser's Gift to Me.. .. .she still remeberI love green.. .been friends for a reallie long time..long each since we were 13 yrs old! how times flies...when we get tgth..still as wacky as ever..I think the two of us are the only ppl who can tolerate each other so well..haha..she treated me to Thai food and it was great..but can't remeber the shop..hee just know tt it was in Marina SQ..n yeah yeah I can still remeber I own u lotsa photos.. .dun keep harping on it..hee..will become old before u know it!

See: it so late..even Niu Niu is asleep already. .. .

Okie.. .. having a blog is serious business. ..hee..has to be reminded to update my blog...no point coming in to read if there only one entry isn't it???
Just a update: went to Suki Sushi...well. .. food okay..and I think that it reallie value for money...take note: if going there ...do order the fried IKA..it GREAT!
Bought my new handphone already! Thanks to my sweet pals (BY, HQ, Win & ML), who gave me an angbao to buy. Got the Motorola Razr V3(x) but not able to display as my camera spoilt! Sorrie gals...show it off to u all when we meet up..
Hmm.. .it getting late..am reallie feeling sleepy..will try to keep it short..
Wanted to show off some prezzies that I get (hmm.. .this yr not a lot. .hee seems like everyone think I starving myself...has been treating me to meals instead)

PS: photos all taken with my handphone! Cool.. ..

Okie.. . .Here my very first bloG thoughts!
To start off with something light and frothy..haha.. .What Handphone Should I Get???
Been bugging my family, my friends and my colleagues about what phone model I should buy, there like so many models but I haven't see one that really strike a chord at me. But think I might get Motorola Razr V3x..seems pretty cool..
Thinking seriously of getting a new job.. .signz..been talking abt it for like how many ages ago..but didn't act on it.. the thing is..I like so comfortable in my existing job that there seem to be no real hurry to leave it.. of cos the fact that I will not get any promotion or pay rise for the immediate future is a big big or shall I say HUGE drawback! haha
Well... just realise after all my ramblings..I didn't introduce myself.. though why I should do so when the blog is meant for close ones..haha..but well..

Name: Liqing/Eileen...sometimes oso know as eiliny
Age: 24 (not a secret at the moment but as the first no. keep increasing...will soon become national secret..haha)
Occuptation: A no-good bummer at a no-good organization
Favourite topics: Family PETS (Niu Niu (Shih Tzu) & Long Long (Chinchilla)..I like cutesy name..so SUE me..haha)

Okie that the basic.. .anything more..you just have to play guessing games with me..haha

Will be having sushi buffet(YEAH IKA IKA IKA) at Suki Sushi (Marine Parade branch) 2molo.. .think it should be nice.. ..comes highly recommended.. ..

Well all for now.. ..seems like all unconnected topics when I read through...but haha I did say it was all ramblings.. ..
Tata

PS: read at ur own peril! I have lousy grammer skills.. .


PPS: Did I also mention that I have lousy spelling skills...haha