treading new grounds

Called me suah ku or what. But I just realised that the image I've been using as the header of my blog is actually the image from Burberry. I hope there's no copyrights involved, but I'm so happy cos I kinda like the brand pretty much.

My fourth day @ work and I must say that I'm probably not so accustomed to it, but I seriously do hope that this would widen my horizons and build up my portfolio. Things are a bit different over here, cos my department is somewhat like an external ad agency for the main company. And we're on different floors, so I have lotsa liberty and freedom. But being new, I can't really exercise that option yet.

No doubt I'm Marcom, but the brand managers and executives are really the one who are deciding on the marketing efforts. I'm just someone who does the collateral and press releases. But I guess cos I have to maintain good ties with the media, I will enjoy all the fun stuff cos we do have lotsa media luncheons of sorts.

I'm still a bit blur on my area but I guess I'll just get used to it. I mean who knows how to walk when they were born. Also realised that many people are pretty new here, so I guess I'm not alone.

An exciting event is coming up next Thursday where we would have a birthday bash at St James. I'm getting a bit jittery about it though. Well if you are in the area, do pop by to say hello.

P/S: I'm dying for MJ!!!

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Written on Friday, July 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM


我回来了！

Hi, I'm finally back on track in the corporate world. I knew I'll not be gone for too long. Guess the haircut was worth the $$$, brought me luck!

This time round, I'm back with a vengeance! Nah, just kidding. To be frank, I'm a bit apprehensive about the job because "great powers come with great responsibilities". And the downside of this job is that it's soooooo far from my house!


Anyway my department is small, with 2 designers and 1 marcom executive which adds up to 4 of us! The gals are nice... I think we'll make good friends.
♥♥♥♥♥

Just to share with you guys my new hairstyle, done about 2 weeks ago at Midori. I must say it's the first time I tried a Japanese stylist and I'm pleasantly surprised by how detailed she is. My stylist is Toko, but there are actually 2 other senior stylists and I've heard they do great work! The only downside of this is that they charged relatively more than normal salon. Considering my most expensive cut was probably at $20, the $65 bill was overpriced. But I like it there! Will definitely go for a more significant change 3 months later.

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Written on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:30 PM


Healthy lifestyle for you and me...

Decided to get my lazy butt working over the weekend. Went to East Coast to cycle again!
Those people who really know me would be surprised that I actually reach at 9.40am!
No mean feat (at least for me) I would say.
Met up with Sy and son. The weather was good; sunny but very windy.

Playing with the not-so-fine-and-clean-sand-at-east-coast-beach.
Apparently I had so much fun with the boy that someone mistook me as the mother. Even Lucius' darling mum said I should get a kid of my own. Haha, maternal instincts kicking in...

The lovely sandcastle we chance upon.
Apparently Sy said it has been here since last year. Hmmm, how come I dun recall seeing this the last we went?
Look at how small Lucius look beside me! My god, I'm like a giant! Lucius, Sy & me!

Woah, I've got all the $$$ from mummy's wallet!!!
Pouting lips

It was fun, nonetheless tiring. A healthier person is definitely a happier person, so let's embark on some healthy lifestyle now!!!

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Written on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 2:30 PM


Fears...

Have you ever been consumed by your fears before? Have you ever been kept awake the entire night by your fears? Nope, I'm not writing a scary story, but I just wanna share with you one of my secrets that haunted me last night.

Beware: this might seem really silly to some.

To be frank, I've always been afraid of death, because I'm afraid of the unknown. I dunno what will happen to me when I die. I fear for what it is to come, and how would my friends and family feel? It all started when I saw a scene in one of the channel 8 shows where Ivy Lee was in a coffin. I reckon I made the connection of death with myself because she's a young person, but she died. From then on, I'm always haunted by the fear of the unknown after life.

But what I'm about to share is something that really happened to me before. It's one of my secrets in life too. And because of this, I couldn't sleep last night.

Time goes back to my primary school days. My parents are working adults and I'm often left at home with my elder brothers. This day, I was asked to go pack lunch back. When I returned with the food, I got onto the lift with another guy probably in his 30s. As I came out of the lift, this guy approached me and asked if I could bring him to a particular unit number. Coincidentally, that's the unit number of one of my brother's friend. So I thought I was being helpful, and brought this guy to the flat. On the way there, he introduced himself as a dentist from the school and he needed to find the student due to some dental problems. And when we finally got to the place, he told me that was not the place he was looking for even though the unit number is correct. So he asked me to walk around the block with him to help locate the student.

Then we went another part of the block, down a really dark staircase, suddenly he told me that he wanted to stop the search. He said since he couldn't find the student, and being a dentist, he wanted to examine me. He first told me that he needed to check my BCG, then he told me that he wanted to check my mouth. I was shocked. I didn't know what to do. I was afraid. I told him my brother was waiting for me. Upon hearing that, he let me go.

I ran home and told my brother about it. He was furious and ran downstairs to find this guy. He didn't find the guy.

It may seemed like a pretty harmless incident, but it's just plain scary to me now that I'm older and can think of all the possible scary outcomes that could have happened. I mean, he was much bigger and stronger, I don't think I stand a chance if there was a struggle. And god knows what he might have put into my mouth if I really opened it for his "examination". And it puzzled me till now why he let me go. That place was quiet, dark and I was just a feeble kid. He could have done anything. My only guess is that he got startled when he heard me mention my brother.

That kept me awake last night. The possibilties of what he could have done were just running in my mind. Scary...

So it's really important that kids know how to react in situations like this. I mean, in real situations, it doesn't matter what you learnt in school. Your mind would go blank. You'll never be able to perform a perfect CME action.

For that I'm never gonna let my child out of my sight before he/she hits 15! Make that 25!

I'll share another scary encounter with a pervert/stalker another time.

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Written on Monday, July 06, 2009 at 4:41 PM


Heavenly melts!

Guess the number of times I ordered McDelivery last week? A whopping 4 times!!!

And I discovered this new heavenly dessert that they called cinnamon melts! My god, it's super nice and it only costs $2.50! Just one of the nights, I decided to call for a delivery when I felt a sudden urge to drink so coke. Then baby told me to order at least till $10, hence I decided to try out this new item. It's just so delicious, and most importantly, it taste just as good the next day when you microwave it.

My favourite dessert at the moment~

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Written on at 4:24 PM


♥ is in the air

Attended 2 weddings in a row.
Pardon me for the pictures. Think I put on a great deal of weight again.

21st June 2009-Joe & Jessie

The menu

Really lovely wedding favours. I thought they were photo frames initially, but they were luggage tags!!!


Our table

Crescentians united~
I liked this pic more...
cos all the pink/red girls were standing together
JI pals whom I met there
I'm so excited that we're planning a BKK trip together!
♥♥♥♥♥
22nd June 2009-Daniel & Tingting

The solemnization ceremony
The Charlie's Angels unite
With the couple
Posers

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Written on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM


五香米粉

Went to Bukit Timah hawker centre and had this really nice中中五香米粉. You should go try it if you can. Everything is very fresh and when they re-fried it, you know it's fresh oil and not like some, they reuse the stale oil again and again. Highly recommended.

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Written on at 9:29 PM


Strawberry Cheeeeeeseeeee cake

Saw a cheesecake recipe on Singapore Women's Weekly, decided to try it out cos it seemed really simple. It was a mango cheesecake but I decided to substitute it with strawberry. So went to purchase the ingredients for the dessert.
The crust for the dessert is ready. Smells really nice cos we used apple biscuits.
The finished product.
Yummy!!!

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Written on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 9:07 PM


reflections

"Have you ever been in love with someone? Once falling in love, it's like wearing pink glasses. Everything is so sweet and the world becomes a wonderful place to live. Decorated in pink, the design is inspired from the moment I fell in love with my lover. Dedicated to my one and only love, I put not only what she likes but also place my heart in it." -Rermkhet Duangyiwa
Above is an extremely nice room of this particular hotel, Reflections, in Bangkok. All the rooms are in various themes and uniquely different. And the rooms are not exactly very expensive. I love it! Will definitely stay in this hotel the next time I visit BKK.

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Written on Friday, June 05, 2009 at 12:23 AM