Juz went to Ah seng's blog (www.starprinc.blogspot.com) to kaypoh kaypoh and realise that smart boy actually took photoz of the Annalakshmi resturant that we went to.
So decide to steal his photoz and do a simple blog about the charity resturant
Annalakshmi is a indian resturant that is charity based. All the money that went to payment of the bills are used to endorse and fund some of the programes that the resturant is helping. It vegetarian based and located at Chinatown point.
interesting point to note is that you can pay any amount you are comfortable with but of course seem like the minmum is at least $10.
For more details, take a look at Ah seng's blog. I had almost the same thing as him. While not exactly unpleasant, it does not pack such a wow factor that I intend to come back anytime soon.

Oh no...can't seem to update the photoz...silly blogspot always giving me headache :(

Photoz!

realize that a blog is very dry and plain without some photoz to jazz it up!
will try to ensure that photoz accompany most posts..but since I have this tendency to avoid the camera or forget about taking pictures in the midst of excitment..will have to pardon me for all the photoless posts..

A recap of what I have been up to..
1. Bring Charlene and Wendy to Aquaz claz at Capital tower
2. successfully dragged myself to attackz on tuesday :)
3. went settlers cafe
4. Play Majong throughout the night!!

This week bought Wendy and Charlene to Rodney's body attackz claz...haha they are full of admiration for him when I told them that he can take up to 4 clazs in a day! Think he looks good and boyish and is full of charisma...they think he funny...
I was like eh!! haha but I guess that coz once you know someone, the magic sorta rub off (akin to like not waiting to know your idol because then they become normal n no longer extraordinary!) but looking through their perspective..I realise Rodney reallie attractive..nt becos of his look but becoz of his style n personality which really shown through when he teaches a claz. This ... I guess ...makes me feel privileged to be his frenz and of course..a teeny weeny proud that I one of the few he calls as frenz :) Cocky? not really..juz idol stricken..hee

Have been really busy catching up with friends, going out with colleagues etc before the commencement of my new job. Have also been busy trying to catch hold of people to go on a short trip with me but alas unsuccessfully. What I got was..a commitment to too many trips for the end of the year! ha ha

So far..let see..i commit myself to
1. Korean Trip in Oct( which is highly impossible!!)
2. Vietnam Trip begining of next year (now this is one that I defintely tries to go!)
3. Melbourne with old frenz Dappy in Dec ( will try to see whether can take leave by then since my probation is 6 months!)

Okie hopefully out of 3 trips..I will be able to make it for at least one...

Now on the list of to do...
1. Badminton session again!
2. Pigging out session and sourcing for 60s clothes this Friday!
3. Member's party at FF
4. A few more bakes (had only managed to do chocolate macarons with ganduja filling..which my colleagues managed to finish up everything I bought! :) )
5. 1 day Malaysia Trip
6. Signing of Letter of Offer and going for my medical check up (need to call and make appt)
7. Co-organising a get together with the gym kaki at Agnes's house for a night of fun and taboo...

Me and Agnes were chitchatting about how we all react differently at different stages...The teenage years are propably the stage where we filled with insecurities about our look, figure etc yet at the same time trying desperately to show the world, a cool confident and heck care attitude. In the 20s, that where we are still very much young and brash, but with a womanly sense of self-awareness that makes us so attractive to the opposite sex. Now 30s is the stage whereby 2 different types of woman might emerge. The first type is those who are armed with even more self-awareness about their prowess and attraction that a mature, full of self confidence woman has and is not afraid to make her views and opinions know. She assertive without being rude, polite without being a pushover and secured in her own knowledge that she can stand up to the world and face herself in the mirror being 80% happy with herself most of the time. The other type of woman might be filled with even more self doubts than she has during her teens. She might feel that she has not achieved anything worthwhile in her life and has reduced her life to a microscopic dot whereby she obessessed over every little innocous thing that happens in her life. Small details that might appear insignificant to others take on paramount importance in their life and they have tunnel visions whereby they are fixated with the details and unable to de-tangle themselves from the perspective they are in to look at it in a broader view.
Are women so easily segregated into 2 different profiles. Of course not!!! We are complex, wonderful and perplexing humans that are full of nuances and delights..hee hee.. I believe in every woman lurks a secured attractive one and a insecure full of doubts one. We just have to decide for ourselves which one do we want to present to the world.

For me, I want to be beautiful, confident and secured. How about you :)

Finally...gt my precious vanilla beans/pods! hee hee..been waiting for it for a long time...has been in Gary's possession for quite a while until I finally get the chance to retrieve it from him..
One pod is selling at USD $1 and he manage to secure 8 for me :)
Decide to make something with the vanilla pod and check out the pic to to see what I use it for! :)

So..let see.. I have butter, cranberries, walnut and of course the star of the event, Vanilla!
The bottle of vanilla pods. The vanilla pods came packaged in a glass bottle and double sealed for protection. Once I open up the seal..the smell of vanilla pentrates straight into my bloodstream! hee hee...overexaggerate...but it does really smell great. Gary was telling me he will be getting Tahti Vanilla beans but turns out to be Madagascar beans! so basically what the difference other than the obvious different locations that the beans are manfactured from? Well...Tahti has a more floral smell and tend to waft over once it comes into contact with heat..makes it a good property for perfumes but not for baking which render the aroma almost non-existent as it is not high heat resistance. As for Madgascar, it tends to be more well liked by bakers and chefs as the aroma are retained even after cooking.
I make...Vanilla butter cookies with walnut and cranberries! hee hee....Can't see the black specks of vanilla seeds..but it does make the cookies look real pretty
After dusting with icing sugar and putting the cookies into a nice bottle. :)

Tasted my own cookies - 1st without icing sugar dusted on it..could smell the vanilla but taste wise..not really...but a bit bland as I only use 30 grams of icing sugar in the recipe
2nd cookie with icing sugar, taste better! ha ha but could not see the pretty specks of vanilla seeds :)

JC pals.....
With blushing bride and happy groom
Sec School Friends and Teacher


Juz thought i post up some photoz that I promised to but never get round to....hee hee

Received a call from HR today and they offered me an additional $100 on top on what was offered on Monday. I say yes immediately....a cheap buy is what I am! ha ha..but nevertheless, I want this job because of the challenges it posed and the fact that since it a newly created post with no predecessor, I free to set my parameters and work processes.

Will be a steep learning curve as mentioned by the docs, but bring it on! I ready! ha ha

Niu niu's urine seems to be clearing....negative for blood when tested tonight. Doing our best, feeding her fruits everyday, monitoring her urine output and testing it regularly, buying her cranberry juice etc. hopefully all these work out and we save her the truma of going through surgery. Poor gal still going for ultrascan though which will take her an hour! hopefully she won't be frighten by it.

oooo...getting into the bad habit of blogging during office hours, not only because it disruptive to work etc but also because I didn't have a reportire of pictures to upload!
hee hee...bear with me for a while..this post does not really need pics though :)

Received an offer from the previous interview I went to... .but the offered salary was way below my expectations! Told HR I am keen in the job but I have to be practical too, that pay plays an important factor in my consideration and ultimately the decision as to whether I will take up the offer or not.
She says will get back to me...well I still waiting..

The job shows lots of prospects and promises. It really interesting and wil propably help to further my career or kickstart a career in psychology in healthcare. I still have to get my Master and hopefully PHD so that I can be offically known as a Pscyhologist! hee hee..in a way it is my interest and also evenutally I would like to convert my psychologist job into a part time career (while still making loads of money!!) and concentrate on other things.

Update: My little Niu Niu has blood in her urine! Really make me scared for a while until I get into contact with my dog's lastest vet and she assured me that urinary tract infection (that what leads to the blood!) and stones usually go hand in hand. She mentioned to me to monitor niu niu's condition for a while and to notify her immediately shall there be straining and copious amount of blood in the urine. Niu Niu scheduled for a ultrascan this week and if need to, a suregery to remove the stones! Vet mentioned to me that it might set me back by almost $1,500.00, better start tightening the money belt!! :)

Okie..just a simple post...cos I think I need to record down my stupidity so I never forget about it!
haha.. ..had been well sorta diligently sourcing for a new job, thanks to all my friends who alert me to new openings and offering to send my resumes to friend's friend's friend etc, I really thankful and grateful for it! :)

But hor just realized a silly silly mistake, I actually forget my own mobile NO and input a wrong number! Darned it..no wonder no ones call..haha..only realized it as Sister Jane in her haste to call me called my house hold's no and got the correct mobile no from my family and alert me to the mistake!

OMG...was tt a colossal mistake or wat...haha. ...that teach me not to take things lightly and to make sure i double check, triple check, quadraple check etc...

Anyway, thanks to dear sister Jane, I went for the meet up with the doctors . It sounds really really challenging and interesting. I forsee lots of new things to learn and understand, plus the workload propably not gonna be light so I better make sure I fully prepared for it. The doctors were telling me that I had to make sure I mentally prepared to commit at least for 3 years. Well commitment will not be a problem if I am happy with the job but what if I AM NOT!!! not reasonable to stay on right..i guess that what a lot of recruiters never think about when they talk about commitment, most people are willing to stay on (only a minority are chronic Grasshoppers on the jobs!) if there are no extenuating circumstances such as mismatch between job and candidate, mismatch between boss and subordinate or mismatch between staff and work environment!
We cannot predict the future and i do think it is unreasonable to expect staffs to promise what they cannot gurantee. But well that how work system in Singapore works and I guess we all just have to adapt to it :)

Anway a side track: this coming saturday is 07.07.07, lotsa people are getting married! haha there just some kind of chemistry between chinese and numbers...i guess next year 08.08.08 will be a popular date too, like wise 09.09.09, 10.10.10, 11.11.11 and 12.12.12 .. . ..haha

Before the announcement of my result...look at the happy grin on Agnes's face! Obviously tt gal gotta her result and is super happy about it!
Yea.hee hee now I can show my face..our satisfied grins afte receiving our results and knowing we pass.
The whole lot of us..

Why did I dreg up the photos of bodystep course. Well not only because I just realized I did not post any photoz about it, but also because I make a decision regarding Step just a few days ago.

About a week ago, the head instructor of Body Step, Julian sent out a mass email to the trainees informing us about an audition that we are required to go through shall we want to attend intensive and eventually become an instructor. In my own happy world, I decide not to go as the thought of being an instructor has never been on my rader. Until I come into contact with the rest of the trainees who are very keen about it! After much to and fro conversation, I decide to go for the audition shall Agnes goes for it too..hee hee...that because among all of us..we two are apparently the least interested in being instructors. Well eventually did not go though cos Miss Agnes had a change of mind! ha ha...needless to say..it was a load off my mind...I don't mind going for intensive but well...audition! that like making commitment to start a future as an instructor which I am not mentally prepared to be.

Well eventually might consider being an instructor but only if I am mentally prepared and know fully well what i getting myself into. And that defintely in the future since my first priority now is to concentrate fully on getting a new permanent job.