Photos!

Always seeing Shen's blog go so many photo's from his handphone..made me decide to scrutinise the quality of my Samsung z720 hp camera pictures...

Specs: 3.0 megapixel, autofocus, no flash

view from bedok jetty at sunset (facing west) right side is the CBD!

This cat was enjoying the view too..the bedok jetty bench look familiar? He seemed bo chap abt me taking photos standing near...

I couldn't resist the sunset colours again! Walking to bus stop to get home from office...the building at the bottom is Expo hall 7!

This is my Junior's Dog (Moxie) and Cat (Socks): both rescued and adopted in her home. I love them both...very cute..they get along like friends! no fighting...even though both of them fight for attention! haha...This is the only cat i've really liked for a long time..coz she acts like a dog! =)

My weekend...continued...hee

Continuing from my last post...i reached home on friday night pretty late...and you know me lah..still need settling time into bed..watch some tv...so i think i must have slept close to 4 plus am....

I woke on saturday morning thank god at 12plus pm...=) read the newspaper and went out to buy lunch...i ate kway chap!..hahaha..i joked with my sister during lunch that i must have something against pigs..day before eat bak kut teh...then in 12 hours i eat kway chap!..hahaha...

Then drove my sister and her dog to a nearby plant nursery to pick up some soil for our garden...16 bags worth!!..All thanks to my naughty dog who like to dig the garden she makes me spend hundreds on her..just to ensure she doens't make a mess of things. *GROWL*

After that I went with my Junior to visit her grandfather who is in SGH the past 2 weeks...he's known me for a long time too..unfortunately his condition isn't too good...but it could have been worse. At least he's still reponsive to those around him.

At 6 plus i dropped her off at st Andrews Cathedral and then headed home...settled down abit before i was 'bribed' to drive to boon lay for someone's BBQ...i had time and was free so i thought why not..epsecially since i like to drive so much!..hahaha..

hmmm...then it was sunday morning lor..Always glad to see Pst Kong in church again...coz of the anointing by God's grace has given him...=D

Then after service I ran around running errands...building a cabinet, picking up food and accessories for my mum's birthday celebrations she was going to have that evening with her friends...then came home for dinner, rest abit and then back to pick up my mum home!!

Horrors! it was 11plus pm by then!!! Where did my weekend go!?!?!?..hahaha...scary man...but it was a fruiful weekend i have to say...got a good balance of doing the things i love to do, ticked off an item on my household chore list...helped my friends out, met up with them...and got to accomplish several things..=)

feels GOOD! hee...

alright...that conclude my entry for today..it's late!

Post-lunch Rants

*Burp*... That concludes lunch on 1 October 2007.

Today's menu was: Rice with 'Tau gay', (yes..u mean you never heard of gay beans??..hahaha), steam egg and chicken.

The chicken chunk quantity was pathetic leh...macham like three 20cent coins!... i made noise to the vendor..she said this one premium one coz it's the chicken breast meat.. =S

Bah! Humbug! Anyway..I'm full lah...but it's the principle of the matter! LOL!

It's monday already and i feel as though the weekend really breezed by and i didnt get the rest i hoped for. Eventful but unrested! What a combination!

Friday night was combined CG with Pst Derek in JW chruch.. it was nice to be back there again. Truth be told, I found myself spacing out at some points during the sermon. But there were highlights that maybe i spent more time dwelling over, and thus tuned out the rest. Anyway the presence of God after that was strong...I think the entire zone could have jsut gone on for another hour just being there...=)

We spent a whole hour after the Word worshipping and receiving from Him. LOL!...In Shen's words at the Bak Kut Teh Supper: "It only felt like 15mins!"

We ended at 11pm. Supposed to go pick up the belated bday girl and bf for a Bak Kut Teh celebration! but we were inevitably delayed by..*ahem*..the 'woman-who was accounting for missing headsets'...so ended up we waited till about 12am! when the church lights turned off!

Cows!!..anyway..it was nice to be hanging around in church with friends who were waiting for other members..hahaa...although i think the tiredness got to us and we ended up doing childlike things like sabo-ing Ah Siang's car...haha...

Anyway, it was nice gathering with the friends from my 2nd cg..during the birth months of E198. It's been at least 7 years since we've known each other!

The whole entourage accompanied me back (hmm..maybe they have no choice since Shen was the driver! LOL! and the bulk of them lived West) to my aunt's place to pick up the car she was loaning me for the weekend...

it was 1 plus am!!! Good grief!...hahaha...

Ok ..i better get back to work..will try to continue tonight..hee...

I'm back!

You know you have not been updating your blog when:-

1) You can't remember your user name/ password

2) You start wondering how you added that game/music player/ etc. the last time....and if you can still do it with ease now...

3) You have to read through your last post to see where you ended off

4) Your ardent readers start giving you encouragement on your chat box to update!

hahahaha...oh well, I'm pleased to be back to add an entry. Indeed I've been busy especially the 2 months before 13th September...that is because my company's Annual General Meeting was held on that day. After that day...can shift down by 2 gears...=)

Yes, sadistically the AGM was 2 days after my birthday! LOL! my boss knew and still set the date somemore! *humph!* So being such a big event, i still went back to work on my birthday. AGM is a big thing in my line of work. It is the day when all eyes are on you to perform..it's kinda like the companies anniversary...so minimal hiccups!

Thank God that everything fell into place. I had a chance to share during cg on friday the 14th...the day after my AGM...hee...

You see...on sunday night 9th Sept,..my head was swimming...i only had 3 days to prepare and confirm so many things that were not within my control. (e.g the delay of the auditor's report -- nothing personal to my auditor frens, but really, can cause heart attack ah!) I need the auditor's report signed, approved and printed out by wednesday afternoon...and on sunday night as i lay in bed...i wondered if the report was even read by the partner!!! LOL!

Anyway, i think i've shared many times in cg before...that it's like only a few days before a big event..and you just wonder how in the world everthing is going to come together..But God has always been faithful to see me through in my job. It may not be the most perfect scenario/ event...but it would definitely have been better than the original disaster point it started from. And at the end of the day...it all works out. The hiccups are there...but they are not disasters! hahaha...so in cg i shared the testimony again. Indeed, He is faithful. =)

Oh, and another thing..hee..my performance bonus (excludes 13th month hor...) it's higher than what i got last year...and I did some maths...if i include 13th month bonus (and minus off CPF payouts) I have got exactly double of what i gave in the last church building fund! hee!...isn't that cool or what? My performace bonus was confirmed the day before my birthday...so it was a nice present from God! hee...=)

Hmm...thought now i have to confess...i've been spending it! hahaha...new laptop (HP Pavilion -dv 6500 series) ...holiday trip to Krabi last week...=P Opps!

Hahaha...but my birthday was still good...even though i had to work, my boss bought me a cake (only he know it was my bday lah)...and this year, with my 6 interns on board in the office, it livened up the atmosphere. A simple song and cake cutting...but it was good...hee...

That evening, i met up with my dear fren Bowl, ...'haggled' for my present (just kidding!)... had makan and watched Ratatouille! The rat is Sooooo Cuuutteee!!! hee....

Oh and how can i forget, ....thanks to my cg for blessing me with movie vouchers for my bday present! truly one of the best presents my cg has given me...--> I used it for Ratatouille!

Now to get my hands on the photos from the Krabi trip to share with you...aiyah...not my camera lah... =P

Because it was good...

Today has been a good day...

Wait let me re-phrase that.."One hour this evening was very good and that changed the rest of the night!" -- and effectively the rest of my day...=)

Because today ended well, I thought I'd blog it here for myself to remember. Last night didnt end well. With a phone conversation that ended badly. It left me angry and sad at the same time which was such a weird feeling. It's like you're sad but defiant at the same time! I think my mind was torn between crying as I had hurt a friend and also, battling negative thoughts of my friend since the conversation turned out that way. ie. the 'yuan1wang4' feeling!

I had every reason to be defiant or think negatively...but I thank God the right voice in my head won the battle. I chose to believe in the goodness of a friendship. And so hard to go against the pride to just 'get back' at the person.

Hahaha...but yes, back to the positive things. I Thank God for loving and taking care of me. I was able to manage my emotions and handle a big company event today and help my leader find some info she needed.

I also thank God for putting everything in place (including a good boss who let me off).. i knew i had to go settle the misunderstanding. Sending me the mrt train quickly and of course, opening the door to honest sharing.

Things worked out - In one hour! it was resolved. *whew*

So yes, I'm blogging this to remind myself. That i listened to the right voice and the reward was so good. It erased every blue feeling i had for the day. =) Also, it is worthwhile believing in the goodness of others. Esp those close to you. =) So i pray i'll continue to listen to the right voice. Hee...

Being Silly

Left: Monkey on tree
Right: Pink Pig

Center: Overgrown Kid!

I stumbled upon some silly pictures I took at the annual bowling tournament we organise for the members. It was on 23 June. Whew, it's over! Another tiring event!

This year's one was a wee bit different. Just the week before, we decided to add in fun for the kids ( you can imagine my scramble). We had a balloon artist there to entertain the kids - both young and old. Honestly, there were more adults queueing for the balloons!! Hahaha...

Well, I was one of them! =)

Above: Young kids being entertained
Below: Overgrown kid acting the pig look

(Part Two) 21st October 2006 - Arthur's Pass to The West Coast!

This day was really one of those that when i look back, i know God was taking really good care of me. I think i was gan -chiong, but at the same time, I learned something about myself. I can have a focussed and calm attitude in times of long and unknowing circumstances.

It was my first day driving in the mountains of Arthur's Pass. Honestly i was more peeved about the fact that the rain meant it would destroy the renowed views this place promised. It was also my first time being more exposed to the road signs and learning to react based on them. ( this was critical, because later in the trip, it gets important in making my trip alot smoother.)

So many first times! haha...scared? yeah, i guess i was...it didnt help that the rain was so bad that you can barely see too far ahead. Thank god the roads were designed with shoulders for you to pull over and let other cars over take.

In this weather i did not dare go too fast, and soon there was a Q of cars behind me. Rememebr i mentioned those road shoulders? Yup, they are there and appear suddenly (because of the poor visibility) problem is because you're on a highway and travelling at 60-80km/h, to come to a sudden stop on one of those road shoulders i tough! And thank god for wisdom my brain automatically went into commanding my foot to brake intermitently!!! I can't believe i remembered that, after all these years of not driving. beacause i knew, and E-brake could mean my car could spin out of control!

One of the times i pulled over, the shoulder was so short and the road pretty slippery, i was pretty close to hitting the buffer!! I stared at the buffer and breathed a sigh of relief that the brakes worked in time.

Now my window started to frost up. Man...this part gets complicated. When my friend's and I were driving in Aussie last time, we couldn't figure this out! haha...but i had to this time. I was alone and no way i was going to drive in this! So the engineer in me took over and ---- i started reading the car manual! It worked!! hahaha...I was so happy! I learned something impt! =)

Hmm...actaully another dangeroud thing did happen. I got a wee bit distracted. Can't recall why, maybe coz i was trying out changing to the 'S1' and 'S2' gears in my car ( reason being that i'm so slow going up hill, i wonder if it's coz i can't go on 'D' due to the steepness -- but for a fact. you don't need those unless you are driving in deep snow. Lesson 2 learned.

Anyway, becasue of the distraction, i found myself suddenly in the other lane of opposing traffic! Thankfully, no other car was there and also, the car behind me gave me a loud horn to warn me! But that was the last of the horrible experiences i had.

Still i refused to let the weather get to me, so i got out and took some pictures at the places they use in travel guides! =P

Oh another fact. When i pull over, I don't turn off my engine, esp when i'm in an ulu place/ alone, hahaha....for fear that my car could not restart and i would be stranded! I rather pay more for petrol and let the engine run than go through that!

So here are some pictures...gloomy and wet weather. ( the camera is sitting on the car roof!) The travel books show this place that has beautiful green mountains!

Tales from My Sashimi Dog!

This is Red...my Dumb Doberman! Hahaha...she is brown when dirty and red (rose wood) when clean! I nickname her Red Rambutan! haha...coz when she gets all excited and mad her insane behavior reminds me of the frazzled 'hair' on a rambutan!!

Why Sashimi dog?? Follow the next few steps:-

Take your hand and make it into a fist.

Now imagine that is the size of a goldfish -- a dead one....

Now picture two of those size and buried in the soil...and they are a wee bit bloated...

Now imagine yourself digging them out and eating them WHOLE! *YYYEEECCCKKKSSSS*

*kaaappooooiii*

hahaha...well, that's my Sashimi dog for you. And that's exactly what she did. You see, our two big goldfishes died some time ago. So my sis buried them. It wasn't a deep grave though. My sis then walked off to wash the spade, taking less than 3 mins.

She returned to find an empty grave..and an innocent looking dog giving her the 'Who? ME????' look...hahaha...so funny! Absolutely disgusting though! Raw dead gold fish...GROSS!

Just a few days after, another gold fish died...so my sis scooped it up with the net and put it at the edge of the pond. She rounded the corner to get the spade...when she returned -- It was GONE! EeeeeeeewwwWWWW!!!

I reasoned with my sis it could be a bird...but i had to agree with her, the timing was a bit short for a bird to come and go.

Since then I've come to believe that she probably is comfortable with raw seafood because of her past. She was found abandoned at Choa Chu Kang Beach by the coast guard. So she proabably survived by eating the stuff washed up on shore. Poor gal...=)

Well that is good news for me too coz that shows she has a strong stomach and won't be weak should she accidentally eat bad food. hahaha...

Once i took her late at night for a beach walk. It was by moonlight and we walked along the sand..then i saw her pick up something and refuse to drop it even though i scolded and beat her. It look like a dead squid...EEEEEeeeeeee....Don't know what it is but it had a slimy texture...and had stringy things handing..( like tentacles)...

Anyway, fed up, i walked on, hoping she'd drop it later...later when i had some better street lighting, i realised it was not in her mouth anymore!! I don't know if she dropped it or she swallowed it...=S Disgusting! -- but i still love her! =)

Ok...sorry if you are reading this and having a meal! hahaha...

I'm off to bed...heehee...super tired!

Spider?

Beanie commented that I've not updated for so long, the spiders are moving in...

Meet the First Tenant! He insisted on moving in his own toilet bowl...he prefers pink...must be metrosexual...hahaha...

Has it been over a month?!

Just finished reading Beanie's, annanananana's and Shen's blog while stuffing my face with today's lunch. Now chatting with ah yin on msn. Yes, i have few minutes more of my lunch hour left. So thought i'd drop a note.

Can't believe it's been over a month since i last blog, though it shouldn't be, since it felt like some time since i bothered to really read or post.

Guess I've been tied up. Work's been bad again...and things are ramping up in church. =) But I think I'm happy...just need the occassional motivational poke. I'll share more tonight on wah'ts been happening. Hoepfully i can blog tonight.

While walking back with my da-paoed lunch bag, i was singing a song to God. It started with the Hungry and Thirsty worship tune ( that has been in my head lately) ..then ended off with a brand new song..which i thought would be a sell-out coz the words are 'sweet'...hahaha...

But it was nice, and reminded me that he's so near...and i could feel him with me enjoying the song, even under the hot sun and the mundane 'every-other-day' same walking path between the makan place and the office. My heart was light, even though I was tired. =)

That's my heavenly father. =D