...my new Lancome mascara
...my new black chiffon skirt with lace
...my fave Marks & Spencer pantent pumps
...my diamond ring
...my hair curls
But most of all...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
I love. . .
Monday, February 5, 2007
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Babel
Last weekend, Baby and I went to watch what seemed like a promising show with 7 Academy Award nominations – Babel. Yeah, starring Brad Pitt – Baby’s idol. And true to its award nominations, the show was pretty good. The movie initially seemed like 4 unrelated stories being told in one movie, with a somewhat abrupt ending. However, at the end of it, it makes you think and reflect for awhile before you get the so-called ‘moral of the story’. It’s a cool movie and I highly recommend it. I give it 4 out of 5 popcorns! Here’s a sypnosis of it:
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out - detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these four disparate groups of people are nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief. In the course of just a few days, they will each face the dizzying sensation of becoming profoundly lost - lost in the desert, lost to the world, lost to themselves - as they are pushed to the farthest edges of confusion and fear, as well as to the very depths of connection and love.
Starting with a tragedy that strikes a married couple on vacation, Babel interweaves four stories that are set in 4 different countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Mexico, and Japan) and in 5 different languages. Im particularly amazed at how a seemingly isolated event can affect lives on the other side of the globe. It showed the inter-connectedness of the world and portrayed humanity’s mutual dependency.
Another thing that intrigued me was how they drew a link to the bible with regards to the Tower of Babel. According to the narrative in Genesis Chapter 11 of the Bible, the Tower of Babel was a tower built by a united humanity to reach the heavens. God, observing the unity of humanity in the construction, resolves to destroy the tower and confuse the previously uniform language of humanity, thereby preventing any such future efforts. An interpretive account of the story explains the tower's destruction in terms of humankind's deficiency in comparison to God: within a Judeo-Christian framework, humankind is considered to be an inherently flawed creation dependent on a perfect being for its existence, and thus the construction of the tower is a potentially hubristic act of defiance towards the God who created them. As a result, this story is sometimes used within a Judeo-Christian context to explain the existence of many different languages and races.
The story found in Genesis 11:1-9 is as follows:
1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children builded. 6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel (confusion); because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Watch it! Be do beware of gross images e.g. girl stripping totally naked with saggy boobs and a weird looking bush, and forcing herself onto a handsome and very reluctant guy, old sweaty ppl making out passionately, bloody and grotesque sewing of a wound – just to name a few. Have fun watching!
Monday, January 29, 2007
Hello Kitty Strawberry Cake!
Wow!I would LURVE to have this cake for my birthday! With all my fave stuff - lotsa yummilicious strawberries on top and my fave Hello Kitty character... n what more, Hello Kitty is dressed as a Princess! But the cake content must be strawberry shortcake or Haagen Daz strawberry ice-cream cake though...Yay! I wonder where i can buy this cake...hmmm...Will anyone bake me this? Hehe...*hint hint to my friends who can bake*
Monday, January 8, 2007
My Poor Wardrobe!..and Clothes!
Oopsie! My wardrobe is seriously overloaded!I have the biggest wardrobe in my family. No kidding man. But guess what happened today? It fell apart! hahhaha! k..i guess that's too kua zhang. But anyway, my wardrobe is the sliding door type, with 2 sides.
N in one side of the door, the main pole where my clothes are being hung on ...DROPPED! Nothing broke though. It kinda just gave way and dropped. My clothes are too heavy! After fixing the pole in place, I had a hard time trying to put everything back up on the pole! My arms were kinda aching after that...no kidding! N my wardobe is so full that my ironed clothes esp my cotton shirts, are kinda squashed n crumpled after i hang them up.
I had such a shock at first coz when i slide the door open, the door got jammed halfway! Coz the hangers got stuck. The whoel pole and ALL my clothes tumbled down onto another pile of clothes folded neatly on the shelf underneath. Lucky my wardrobe din break or spoil or smthg. Else i'll be very sad. I like e design of my wardrobe.
Shucks, I just went shopping last week and bought 2 GG>5 tops, and a pair of Marks n Spencer shoes. I also bought some tops from Mango, Guess and Miss Selfridge in the previous 2 weeks! I think i shud stop shopping.....my wardrobe is so full that it is protesting alry. Sobz =(
I think i should buy an extension wardrobe. Hahahaha!
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Happy New Year!
It feels as if 2006 has just zoomed by...it has been not too bad a year. I just hope the years get better as i get older.
As the years go by, i hope be:
1. Richer (seems possible if i work hard enuff)
2. Happier (seems possible with the right mindset)
3. Prettier (wahaha! ermz...soon, i'll no longer be one of the sweet young things in the office. Only possible of i get richer n spend lots of money on beauty care)
4. Slimmer (as opposed to FATTER! most ppl put on weight as they age into the obasan stage dun they?)
5. Sexier (wahahah! That will prolly only happen if im Christy Chung or Kylie Minogue. Shucks.)
6. More successful (I'd better be!)
My New Year Resolutions!
1. Be Punctual!
Yes yes..i know im The Late Princess (I noe some Late Queens! So im still considered Princess status ok!)
This seems like a super tough feat! I have been late ALL my life since my dad stopped fetching me to school and all around =( Parents, bf, frens, team leader, boss etc all have said a thing or two (some said many!) about my tardiness. My poor Baby always have to wait super long for me to get ready to go out..coz im always so SLOW...dilly-dally-ing away.
Ever since i started work, it has been a norm for me to reach my office around 9.10am to 9.15am. But in the last 2 to 3 months, I have been reaching my office at 9.20am - 9.25am! Getting worse!
SO! From 2007! I MUST make it a point to be punctual! If not, the MAXIMUM allowance that can be granted to myself for being late is 10mins! So I shud report to work punctually at 9am every morning! And the latest time that i can reach my office is 9.10am! (i think i really need the allowance of 10 mins. At least for the beginning...!)
I reached my office at about 9.18am today. Wahaha! I will try harder tomorrow! Ganbate!
2. Be less short-tempered
Oops...im guilty of that especially when things dun go my way or when i dun get what i want. It din used to be so bad. My temper was generally still ok in the past i think. But this year is one of the worst since my JC days. Sometimes I make my parents and Baby get realli exasperated. Coz when things dun go as i want them to, i get realli pissed off and i'll be huffing n puffing away and picking fault at every little thing and scolding everybody. Oopsie!
N when i make Baby angry sometimes...i get angry at him instead n scold him for being angry w me. So Baby gets upset. =( My parents also told Baby to teach me to control my temper when i get mad! I think I became lidat partly due to stress at the workplace. I go bonkers when im super stressed up and I hate it when things aint perfect and up to my expectations.
So I promised Baby that I shall not get so worked up over small little things anymore! I must learn to take things easy and adopt a more optimistic and happy-go-lucky attitude! Yay!
I shall keep my new year resolution to just two. Becoz these 2 alone are already real toughies for me! I must work hard to be a better person with a better future in 2007 and beyond! Yay!...just hope my enthusiasm lasts...haha.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Tis' the season to be shopping
Last weekend, I went on a happy weekend shopping spree! Yay! So happie with my buys as im soooo in the mood to SHOP! Im soaking up to the Xmas and holiday spirit ...and i feel especially happie. Hence the mood to shop and buy stuff to celebrate my happie mood!
Wahaha i know im crapping. Let's face it, I love shopping everyday, everywhere, at any time of the year. Spent a total of $400++ last weekend....and still counting! I think i might just spend my whole pay away this month. FYI, $400 - $600 is approximately the average amount I spend in 1 month on solely shopping alone, not in 2 days! (P.S. I do have a habit of saving up a certain percentage of my monthly take home pay k!) Here are some of my buys!
1. 1st buy: I bought this very pretty Anna Sui Limited Xmas Edition Eye Palette for $59 from Istean! Saw this in a magazine and when i walked pass Isetan on my way back to office after lunch last Friday, I decided to take a look. N within 5 mins of walking in, I bought it! It's so pretty! Shaped like a a little bag! Plus the eye colours are a little shimmery/glittery. So pretty!
2. I also bought a Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil ($60) in the next 5 mins! Enjoyed a 3% discount using my Isetan credit card. Not bad lar, at least got some discount. Better than nothing. haha.
3. New Nike Sports Bra-top ($55) from Nike Women! I got it at 30% off ($38) coz i got voucher! Yeah! This is to motivate me to excercise and go to the gym. After suffering from gastric flu, i actually lost some weight pretty effortlessly! *so happie!* So now that I am back to my slimmer old self, i have to work hard to tone and maintain!
4. Adidas shorts ($39). I also got adidias voucher for this! 30% off ($28)! Buti think it's a bit long for my standard. Gonna get it altered a little shorter so it looks cuter. Haha!
5. I also bought an Adidas sling bag for my lil' bro as a Xmas and farewell gift for him ($79, $55 after discount) . He is gg NS alry. Sian =(
6. On Sat, Baby n I went to Vivocity! I bought him a pair of Calvin Klein trunk boxers ($40)!Baby loves Calvin Klein underwear! He says itz super comfortable. But coz itz quite expensive, he dun buy much of it. So i buy for him lor! From Tangs...Coz got 6% rebate w Citibank credit card Anyway, he loves the model and keeps the box to ogle at the model's body. He wanna have a body like that. Wahaha! He also said the model's d**k looks like it is of a damn good size. For me, i just dun like the long floppy blonde hair.
7. Me bought underwear too! Bought a pair of pretty g-string from La Senza! It's sheer and feels v soft and comfy! Nice huh?!
8. Crop wrap-around Jacket from Topshop ($119)! I got a 20% Topshop discount voucher! This jacket is so nice! Dark grey with silvery shimmers. I like!
10. Charles and Keith black open-toe heels ($35)! This one got no discount. Sian. UOB credit cardholders supposed to get 10% discount but promo ended in end Nov. Din expect to buy shoes fr C&K so din go borrow discount card fr my colleague. But nvm lar, Charles & Keith shoes r quite cheap! 
I almost bought this Bebe dress! I like it so so much! Costs $299. Was all ready to buy it. But! The smallest size, XS, is still a little too big for me. I had to tie the ribbon at the back tighter to make it fit. But then the back wun be that nice alry coz got a bit of gathers. =( The salesperson said the sizes r all quite big coz it's Canadian size. I tried a bustier tube top too, but also too big. I have a couple of Bebe tops in my wardrobe! N they r XS. haha. Only some cutting fits me. So sad. i really dig this dress!
Anyway, the fitting rooms at Vivocity's Bebe outlet is HUGE! Super big and I love it so much! Haha! I LOVE BEBE!
Next up, SALE at Mango and GG>5! More shopping for me! Yay yay!
Need to shop for a dress for my upcoming D&D too. That's a headache!
If you are wondering how come i got so many discount vouchers, itz coz my Baby's good fren is working under Wing Tai. So gave me some vouchers for those labels/shops under the WIng Tai Group! =)
Special thanks to Baby for being the BEST Shopping BF ever! Super patient, with great taste and honest comments. It has always been fun shopping w you. Esp the 6 days shopping madness in Bangkok in Sept! *MUACKZ!*
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
The 3 types of commuters i dislike...
1. Pushy OLD Women
2. Smelly stinky people
3. Ungentlemanly men (aka pussy wussy boys!)
I must be damn suay or what coz Im always encountering these 3 types of people when I travel on the MRT. I guess (2) Smelly stinky people are quite common....but i always..and i mean ALWAYS..run into my most hated (1) PUSHY, OLD and SUPER GAN JIONG obasan!
Like today, i was boarding a crowded train during endof lunch period to go back to my office. As i waited patiently (n POLITELY!) at the side of the door to give way to alighting commuters, I felt someone nudging me hard from the side. To my horror! I saw this OLD WOMAN trying to PUSH me and SQUEEZE between me and the door. N there is only a tiny space as i was standing right next to the door! She seemed SUPER GAN JIONG to get on the train. PLEASE LAR AUNTIE!!! No need to push right? The blardie doors wun slam shut on you lar! You think SMRT stoopid isit? Chey! Plus there are alry NO seats on the ALRY CROWDED train. Push oso still NO SEATS wat!
Another more common scenario which i always encounter, is old aunties pushing me to get out of the train. They are realli super gan jiong coz sometimes, there is no one in front blocking their way at all! Mebbe except me lar. But they can always shift a little to walk pass me wat..no need to walk in a straight line right? I got no eyes behind leh. So i cant see that you are behind me or that you wanna get off the train leh. N sometimes im just standing NEXT to them, not even blocking their way! And they also wanna push me, machiam I am gg to fight with them to get off the train!
Either that or the doors havent even open, yet they wanna quickly get to the door and stand in front of the door. 'Eh auntie, first to alight from the train got prize isit?' I dunno why old woman like to push me. So many other ppl on the train...but they just have to push ME!? Why? So unfair? U mean I so suay meh? Always the one who is blocking old women's way? Or they see me easy to bully? Hmrpf!!! Or i look so evil that you think im gonna fight with you to get off the train? Siao! Im alighting at a different stop lar auntie!
I believe not many of us run into (3) ungentlemanly men. But i did! N these men really irk me! They jostle with ppl to get on the train, and fight with woman for seats! Last week, i got on the train at Raffles Place, and was walking towards an empty seat. Den, suddenly, this man 'chiong' forward and reached the seat b4 me...and SAT down! In front of me! Den ACT blur! FUCK LAR! I was so pissed! Yah lar, walk faster den me so u win lar? Obviously he saw me walking towards the seat, and i even had my eyes on it! Yet he still wanna fight w me. How UNGENTLEMANLY is that?! Unless it's an old folk or young kid...i wun mind. But a strong, healthy working man??!! Fighting w women for a seat? This is absurd!
Next bunch of ppl i cant stand...the very common 'Smelly people'. I wanna faint every time i step into a crowded and stuffy train where there is no air ventilation. Mebbe my nose sensitive or wat but im always encountering smelly ppl on my way home! Either ppl with BO or well..blanga-type. Dun mean to be discriminating others...but realli very smelly mah! Singaporeans shud be highly encouraged to practise personal hygience!!! It is understandable if you've got a bad tummy ache and cant control your fart...or you had bad luck and stepped on dog shit. But just by being smelly? it's just plain EEKS to me. =( SMRT to consider installing air fresheners on trains!
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Dinner & Dance
Today, my colleague sent me a photo that we took at a function yesterday. These people in the photo also happen to be my fellow D&D committee members. Today, we had our weekly D&D meeting. N next week onwards, due to the D&D day drawing near, meetings will be held twice weekly instead, each lasting ard 2hrs each. Just when i thot my work seems to be clearing up a little and i can stop staying late in the office...Dun seem very possible now =
I always in the Dinner & Dance Organizing Committee. Why why why? Haiz. I cant rem when was the last time i actually went to a D&D which i did not have a role in organizing. Prob in JC? Oh yeah..i rem now... the last D&D i went where i can truly sit back, relax and enjoy the show (n my food!) was during the first year of my uni days. To date, I have organized more than half of the D&Ds i went to!
This year, i thought i could get out of it. Afterall, it was my 2nd D&D with my company, and I alry organized my first D&D with them..which oso happened to be our sector's first D&D! My supervisor said i wun be involved this year as i already did my so-called "national service". Yeah...i even had to do a dance routine in the opening act last D&D.
Just when i thot i could get out of it, barely a couple of weeks after the new committee was formed, they needed some old blood to assist and guide them along as it was pretty chaotic at the beginning. So, one of the business heads, who is the chairperson of the committee roped me in as I was the Overall Coordinator in the previous committee. It is oso part of my job to organize external events with business partners and customers. So she prob thinks who else but me right? This is how I ended up with the role of "the Advisor" to her and the committee. Great. More work.
It's not that i dun enjoy organizing D&D. I love it! Itz fun! N the sense of achievement you get at every successful event is great! Lotsa attention n recognition on you and stuff. But it is realli hard work and i feel like retiring from the scene of D&Ds. Hahahaha. After so many years of organizing, i guess you will lose some enthusiasm along the way. Plus, committee members dun get to take part in the Lucky Draw! Argh! Tough luck! I wanna win something! I have NVR won anything at a D&D before! =( And it can get realli stressful because it involves EVERYONE of your colleagues, plus ALL your bosses, plus other TOP TOP management from the various bankwide depts, and most importantly, the Deputy Chairman. So nothing must screw up! Else it will look bad on our dept's bosses and my head will prob ROLL.
Hopefully, I wun be in another D&D organizing committee next year. I wanna enjoy my D&D and win lucky draw prizes!
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