Monday 27 August 2007
Just finished bathing... Since i can't sleep immediately after bathing, decided to blog abt my day. Reached home around 9pm cos was spending 1h wif my junior resolving hire purchase issues. Probably my brain is switch off after 7pm otherwise normally i dun need an hr to resolve a question bah. Finally resolve it n explain to my junior. Sometimes how i hope tt i've a senior, having senior is quite good in the way tt if u dunno how to resolve something can ask senior. For me, i always have to try to resolve it myself otherwise ask my boss. But nowadays for technical issues, most of them i'm able to resolve it unless those complicated ones tt i've not encountered before like joint venture, litigation... otherwise stuff like hire purchase, bank loans r considered normal to me.
Wat is difficult to me now is managing people. Managing client or answering clients queries is no problem to me for most of the cases as i've been handling it for 3 years. I seldom came across complicated questions, if there is, i just need to read up on it. Actually i feel t after studying ACCA for 3 yrs, more or less it give me more confidence cos i noe more n more technical things n i'm able to apply wat i've learned to use. I still remembered tt after i started work, i was so happy tt i can finally apply wat i've learned in poly into the work, cos in poly we can only do tutorial but at work, it's completely different.
Actually half of this blog i blog it while i was on the way home. Nothing to do except listening to mp3, so i decided to utilise my time fully. Time is precious, it pass by without me noticing it. Although i seldom go out after work, i still find tt i've no time @ home. If i reach home @ 7plus, after having my dinner n reading newspaper n bathing, it's almost 9plus. I found tt i started to sleep later n later since i started work. As all of you noe lah, i'm those who sleep v early one rite? Actually sleeping early n waking up early is good for health. How i wish i've 36 hrs everyday, 12hrs spend on working, 12hrs spend on sleeping n 12hrs spend on doing my own stuff.... Oh it's 11pm, gonna turn in....Hope i have sweet dreams, haha cos i seldom dream nowadays.
Sunday 26 August 2007
Had quite a fulfiling saturday. How i wish i have every saturday all by my own, dun need 2 work n waste half of my saturday. Since my baking course starts @ 2pm, so got some time in the morning, so decided to Spa Village went for massage as my body is quite stiff. Last went there abt a yr ago. I like the service there, although it's not cheap like those bintan one lah. I have 90min deep tissue hot stone massage. I enjoyed the massage, feel quite comfortable after the massage.
Meet Celine @ West Mall for lunch. Have lunch @ Sakae. After tt, went to Taman Jurong CC to attend the course. It's seems like all courses r demo class, not hands on. The classroom is not big n only 1 oven n stove. This time, the people who attended the course is a mixture of aunties & adults. We r learning oreo cheesecake n tiramisu roll today. Yeh, the oreo cheesecake dun need 2 bake so i can do it at home. But oso need a egg mixer n the one @ home is spoiled le. Hmm... mayb i should buy a egg mixer n a oven so i can bake cakes in the future.
Like the oreo cheesecake cos it's not so cheesy. Usually those cheesecakes tt i've eaten, it's too cheesy tt i get sick of it after eating a few mouth. For this one, it's alright. Then for tiramisu roll, it's more like swissroll, but need to bake, hmm....
The instructor demostrate one each n she have oso made both at home, so we got more to try. I bought home for my sis n mom to try. Both of them say the taste is good. Wait i got the time or when i 心血来潮 then i try making wat i've learnt.
The instructor demostrating the decoration for oreo cheesecake
Oreo cheesecake
Tiramisu roll Told mom tt i'll cook the soup tt i've learnt last sat, so i ask her to get all the ingredients for me n i can start to cook the soup once i reached home. Hmm... forget to put soya sauce in the meat so it's a bit bland cos i dun have Maggie's sauce. The soup is full of mint smell, 蛮清淡。Mint is good for throat. My dad comment tt it smell like toothpaste, haha...
Mint Meatballs and Egg Shreds SoupThen was staying @ home the whole day today. Help my mother in the morning to prepare the food as in the afternoon gonna 拜拜好兄弟。I help to cut the ingredients n oso help her to 包五香。My mom said tt previously i got help her 包五香 but how come i dun remembered leh? I think i'm more hardworking when i'm younger, cos i remembered i help her on household chores but now ah..... Probably when i started secondary school, i seldom help her on household chores le. Gonna start to help her now n i oso can 学以自用， wanna be someone who can 进得了厨房出得了厅堂。Sometimes i really envy women who can take care of their family n oso help their husband in their career. Wouldn't this be the perfect wife?
Then was sleeping in the afternoon, dunno y once i start to feel sleepy, really will doze off.... Woke up around 4.30pm, then have my dinner cos there was so many foods. After tt, i start to blog on my Ocean Bay Resort trip. Finally finished blogging, ytd was blogging day 1 from 8pm -12am. Then today finished my day 2 le. Unlikely to go for any trips, mayb end dec. Just chat wif my sec friend in the msn, haiz... her parents dun allow her to go, so my year end trip 又不了了之。 I really have to travel alone mah? Hmmm.....
Yup, Aug is coming to an end so I gonna start to plan for my exams. All the rest gonna give way to my exams. Thinking of taking 2 modules in Dec, which means i gonna put in my time le. Ytd silent was asking me if possible, would i be choosing the path tt i've taken 3 yrs ago? This means all my time is only occupied by studies. Well, my answer is Yes if i've the energy but now i really lack the energy n the drive. I rather 长痛不如短痛, finished it once n for all. So from Sep onwards, i gonna put in my determination to study study study. Once in a while, may still attend courses if there is one i wanna learn. But others mah... probably gonna wait loh... so which means i dun think i'll spend time like surfing the net, watching drama, shopping. So i may blog less frequently in the future. Anyway i doubt i got any interesting things 2 blog bah. Life is quite dull rite?
Monday 20 August 2007
Frustrated:
How come Man U haven't won a match yet leh? Although there r still 35 matches, but Man U better buck up loh, other teams r getting stronger, no time already.
Failed my 3.1 again. 2nd attempt le. Dun feel sad @ all. More frustated than sad cos this round my mark is lower than the previous attempt. Wat am i doing? How can the marks in2nd attempt lower than 1st attempt! Is it my way of attempting the exam is not correct? Not going to attempt this in dec, gonna cast it aside! FRUSTRATED! Yah, mayb gonna attempt the other 2 modules in Dec, seems like if i attempt 2, mayb may fail 1. If attempt 1, then the chance of failing is like much more higher. Gonna leave the advanced audit paper to the last. Ironically being in the audit line does not guarantee tt u'll pass audit rite? Got a friend who is in audit line previously n has attempt the aduit paper in level 2 for the 3rd time.
Which means tt in Jun08 i still have paper to attempt which means some of my plans r disrupted. Haiz... But nvr mind, i gonna take my driving lessons next year since i wouldn't be attending any classes next year. For the Oxford Brook Degree, mayb gotta wait until i finished all my papers .
Then my ideal trip to Taiwan may be 泡汤 cos i can't reserve all my leave for the trip. Mayb go elsewhere 1st.
Dunno
One of my friend keep telling me to find a younger bf to make me laugh everyday then i retort him tt if tt's the case, y not i find a clown? To me, a bf is not someone who make u laugh only, he should be the one who share wif u ur joy n sorrow, be the one who can complement u n guide u when u r lost.
Y love matter is always so complicated. The one u like dun like u n the one u dun like like u leh? I believe one day will definitely find the somone whom the feeling is mutual. It's just a matter of time. Mayb 被爱比爱人幸福吧!
Sunday 19 August 2007
Haven't been blogging for the past few days. Was sick for the past few days, sore throat n fever on thu, running nose on fri, blocked nose on sat, sore eyes on sun, cough on mon. When it gonna ends?
Attend cooking class on sat afternoon @ Dover CC. Well, actually it's demostration by the teacher so just sit n watch her cook. The class has abt 30 people n all r AUNTIES except me n silent. Really dislike those aunties, so so so noisy. Dun aunties have other things 2 do other than being noisy?
The instructor is from Maggi so she oso promotes her products while demostrating loh. Anyway i'm not interested in the product, i'm more interested in the dishes.
The 2 dishes tt she cooked r Mint Meatballs and Egg Shreds Soup & Stir-Fried Chicken with Basil. Each of us only has a mouthful to taste loh... Anyway the dishes r ok, gonna use the recipes n try cooking 4 my family. 
Busy preparing the ingredients
Stir fried chicken with basil
Wanna blog about my travel trip but in the end, i only upload the photos. Blogging abt travel trip really takes a lot of time, got to select photo then upload then blog b4 posting. Was watching honour n passion 宝家卫国 espiode 5 to 18 on sat nite n from sun morning until late afternoon. The drama is not bad. I prefer wenjing to wenzhong. Although wenzhong is more popular among gals n he's those tt people will turn to whenever there is problem, i would choose wenjing cos he's the type who can give gals a sense of security even though he dun speak much but he's action speaks louder than words. Still got such guy available? Hmm......
Saturday 18 August 2007
Currently in the office now, still have some time b4 i knock off so decide to update my blog entries. Went back to work ytd as i only took 1 day MC on thu. My brain was not functioning well ytd so i only do some admin work. Can't reviewed my junior file cos my brain is in a blank state loh, now i noe how important is my brain, haha. Have running nose the whole of ytd n i've big red nose, haha... Took flu tablet ytd nite n slept for 10 hr n wakeup @ 7.30am this morning. Dunno is it b'cos of the medicine, i feel as if my brain really rested. Cos everyday when i wake up, i dun feel tt my brain rested during my sleep. Hmm... how come leh?
Going for cooking class later on, dunno wat r the dishes teach today? Tml my coffee tasting class is cancelled, so can rest @ home. Hope i recovered fast, being sick is not fun.
Thursday 16 August 2007
Was sick today so applied for MC. Feel feverish when work up this morning n my brain was not functioning well. Since my brain is not functioning, no point gg to work since i need 2 use my brain a lot. Was sleeping the whole morning after i've my breakfast. Woke up @ 2plus to have my lunch n went to see a doctor. Although there was no queue before me but i still have to wait for abt 5-10 min before i can go into the doctor's room n after tt, still have to wait for another 5-10min for collection of medicine. Is it tt i dun have any patience nowadays?
Wednesday 15 August 2007
Left office at @ 6plus today cos feel like i'm falling sick soon, was v uncomfortable the whole afternoon after lunch. My throat was so numb n my body temperature seems to be higher than normal. Well, really dislike falling sick. I seldom fall sick n for the past 3 yrs tt i've been working, i only took a total of 3.5 days MC n i haven't took any MC this yr. Taking good care of own health is very important, no matter how much $$ u earned, it just can't buy good health. Just drank something tt mom has brew for me, dislike taking western medicine cos usually it's antibiotics which have to finish consuming the whole tablets otherwise it's those medicine tt make u drowsy.
Finally reach home around 7plus today, for the past 2 days reached home around 8.30pm. By the time i finished my dinner n read the newspaper, it's already 9plus n after bathing, it's already 10pm. No time to do other things, so tt is y i really hate travelling 1h to work, waste of my previous time. No choice unless i've a car.
Gonna sleep now cos for the past few days after returning from the trip, was feeling quite tired. In the future, for longer trip, gonna buffer some rest after i return. N somemore tml i got lesson. Hopefully i feel better tml otherwise i may skip class again.
Tuesday 14 August 2007
It's already 7pm n i'm still in the office. Was waiting for my junior to finish her work so that i can review it before it's review by my boss tml. So sian, still can't go home yet n i'm already quite hungry, sob sob... feel like sleeping...ZZZzzzzz..... In the past, i've to work late cos i need to complete my work. Now i'm not the one doing n i still have to work late, haiz.... Sometimes i feel tt i'm like a rubbish filter. Have to filter my junior rubbish work before passing the work to my boss. Dun ever think tt reviewing is easier than doing the task cos i think most ppl may thought tt just review only mah, how difficult is it rite? Well, in order to review someone's work, must understand wat the person has done otherwise how to review. Sometimes i prefer to do than reviewing cos if i do the task, i'm starting from scratch which is much more easier.
Just back from my trip to Bintan Ocean Bay Resort on Sunday. Was so busy ytd tt i work until 7.45pm n only reach home 1 hr later. Hence no time to upload my photos onto my computer. Was reading the wkends newspaper after i finished my dinner n i've yet to finish reading it. Seems like some things must be done daily otherwise as it get accumulated, it's impossible to complete it. I can forsee tt this wk gonna be a hectic wk for me, hope i can go back earlier so tt at least i've the time to sort out my photos.
This wkend will be quite busy cos working this sat n attending courses this sat n sun. Think no time to blog abt my trip, so have to be patient ok... Just went to diana blog n she has already blog abt her trip. I'm those who start blogging abt my trip, will blog the whole day over the wkend. So my speed of posting the trip is already quite fast already bah. My friends they all hoh, so long after their trip oso haven't finished blogging, i'm not pinpointing @ u, CH, cos SQ oso so long haven't finished blog abt her trips. Mayb it have to do with my personalities, cos i dun like to stop things halfway, once i start it, i must complete it.
Hmm... i think i gg home liao. Since i've almost finished reviewing the whole file, only left with a little bit. Tml morning then i come earlier to review. I super duper hungry liao.
Friday 10 August 2007
Today was damn busy, dunno y time past so fast. I went to Maxwell Food Centre near Tanjong Pagar for lunch as my boss is not around. Finally get to eat chicken rice which i wanna eat for so long. 4got how i came to noe abt this. This stall is really quite famous, was featured on Makansutra, newspaper, tv... The price is oso reasonable $3. I even saw caucasians queuing. To me, the queue is ok lah compared to the nasi lemak stall @ Amoy Food Centre n the queue move quite fast. The chicken is so tender even the chicken breast taste good cos i usually eat drumstick as breast meat not as tendering as drumstick. Not bad, one of the better chicken rice tt i've eaten before. Usually i dun eat chicken rice outside cos either the rice is hard otherwise the chicken is too dry. So whenever i crave for chicken rice, i'll ask mom to cook. Well my mom's chicken rice may not be the best, but it's definitely much better than the average one outside. N i always ask mom to cook chicken rice on my exams days cos it's convenient for her n i seldom eat chicken rice so can eat to my fullest on my exams, haha...
Took a snapshot of the stall, saw the queue? Oh, not bad wif a camera phone, so if got any shots i wanna take, i can use my hp since i dun bring my camera around. Yah, discovering more n more beauty of hp, love my hp more n more.
Time pass by so fast tt i haven't even complete my task today. Was reviewing my junior file, initially it's still ok, judgemental error i can accept cos judgement is not something tt u can pick up so fast. But calculation error, so damn fed up. I gave up, gonna get my junior to amend it when she's back on Monday.
Yeh, in less than 10 hrs, i'm gg bintan! Gonna build up my holiday mood n enjoy myself over the wkend wif my gal friends.
Thursday 9 August 2007
Was spending my national day @ home, just ~ 75% finished packing my bag for this wkend trip. Well to me, it's just a public holiday cos i'm not those patriotic type n i have not been watching the national day parade for many years. Just dun feel like watching cos like every year the same stuff again n again.
Was browsing my friend's blog today n my friend was blogging on how come she still got $$ to travel although she's still a student. Well, her points r well noted n i'm a bit surprised tt these pts came from someone who didn't study accountancy or finance. Cos i expect someone who study accountancy or finance to noe much much more. Read a newspaper article few wks ago n there is a formula which will give u a clue on whether u r a spender or a saver:
Saving = Pay - Spending / Spending = Pay - Saving
If ur anwser is the 1st, then u r a spender. If ur answer is the 2nd, then u r a saver. It really make a lot of difference. If u belong to the 1st, without budgeting how much u wan to save @ mth end then i doubt there will be saving @ mth end cos u may have the mentality tt leftover = saving but there may not be any leftover @ mth end.
Well, although i belong to the 2nd category, the actual saving @ mth end may not be the same amt of my target saving @ beginning of the mth cos sometimes i may oso overspend n have to reduce my saving. But without budgeting ur saving, there is a higher chance of overspending. Say is easier than done. These few mths i tend to spend more n more, gonna control my daily expenses. Seems tt i lack discipline recently. The remaining expenses like transport can't varies much, allowances to my parents, yoga class fees, CPF study loan repayment, mthly insurance premium, internet bill r oso fixed. Yup, i oso set aside an amt mthly for my exams fees, ICPAS & ACCA subscription fees n yr end insurance premium. One of my friend comment tt althought i set aside an amt mthly but there is no cash outflow, i agree but i dun wan to c @ end of the year, suddenly i have a huge increase in expenses. Well, accountant should understand the meaning of expenses accrual rite?
For purchase of big items n travelling, it's currently dipping into my savings so tt's y although i set aside an amt mthly but @ end of the yr, my saving is not the amt i set aside mthly x 12. In the future if i have enough dispensable cash, then i will oso budget a certain amt aside for travelling every mth. I dun feel tt i treat myself v badly just feel tt everything shld be spend within ur limit. Without limit, it will surely blow.
Whenever ppl heard of the liabilities, ppl tend to have -ve thoughts on it rite? Well, having liability may not be a bad idea. Let me give an example. I have $6k study loan to repay into my dad's CPF a/c but i choose not to repay the whole amt n instead, spreading the loan repayment of $200/mth over 30 mths. Let's assume tt CPF interest rate is 2.5% yrly for the next 30 mths, it work out to an extra $189 interest to be repaid. But if i use the $6k to invest n as long as the return is > 2.5%, wouldn't i be richer? Understand y having liability may not be a bad thing? B.t.w if u invest $6k in the bank fixed deposit a/c, i doubt the interest return will be >2%. The higher the return, the higher the risk. Got it?
Was reading Tuesday Life! just now n there was an article on more n more women r travelling nowadays expecially single women without major financial commitments. One person was quoted: "Travelling allows me to take a break from work n is one of the joys of life. It isn't a luxury but a necessity." I totally agree with this person. Currently, travelling is one of those which i look forward to very much n it's become part of my life, without it is like without oxygen. Hehe, must be wondering got so serious mah? There is an ITE lecturer who travel at least once a mth for leisure, using wkends for short trips n school holidays for longer trips. Hmm... travel at least once mth mayb a bit too much for me now, mayb a short trips once evrey 2-3 mths n a long trip twice a yr, so works out to abt 4-5 trips a yr. If too much short trips, all nearby destinations will be visited n may lack of destinations soon. N with 2 days over the wkend, how far can i go rite?
A socialogist notes that women r different from men, men tend to spend on objects like cars, gadgets and toys which can be appreciated by others but women spend on themselves taking care of their inner peace n aesthetic pleasures.
For the travel agencies, packages catering to female traveller is a booming biz. More n more women r signing up for exotic locations n r more adventurous. Some men r turned off by adventure travel b'cos they feel tt it's too similar to their national service day. I suddenly remember one of guy friend was quite put off by camping. Cos i told my friend tt my gal friend went camping wif her bf n he was asking me whether her bf enrol in army b4? He say for guys who went to army is unlikely to go camping loh... he say @ home got comfortable bed, dun wan meh, y go camping loh? Just ask another guy friend in msn, he dun mind camping, depending on who u go wif. Mayb my friend who is put off by camping is too lazy, mayb he went too much camp in army n was always deployed to the desert, haha... he always comment tt his room is so comfortable loh. I doubt he will be reading my blog bah, even if he read, he is unlikely to scold me bah cos he acknowledge to me tt he is lazy! =p
It's raining heavily this morning n i was waken up by my sis @ 6plus. She's gg to KL today n will return on sun. Too bad i can't apply leave on fri so i can only go for a wkend trip. Haiz... leave is always an issue when working. Yah, everyone is tired n wanna take a break. My sis was commenting tt she feel tired. Well, i was just thinking tt if my sis feel tired after 1 yr then wat abt me? For the past 2 yrs, i didn't even take a break until i break down last sep. Since last Sep, i have start to fulfil my dream of travelling n for the past 1 yr, i've gone for 6 trips including this wkend trip but i still feel tt it's not enough. Humans r just too greedy!
Actually when i'm always blogging my daily entries, i always blog half way then do other things so tt's y by the time i finally finish blogging my entries, it's already few hrs later... Like just now, i was searching for songs to be included in my playlist, then watching tv... Oh... those songs in the playlist r those tt i like quite a lot but all r quite old. Well, i'm v outdated cos i seldom listen to new songs. The 1st 2 songs r sang by Trademark. Actually I got to noe these songs when i was watching Healing Hands 1. Dunno y i seems to like 'MIss you finally' a lot, too bad dun have 'Angel Eyes' sang by Ace of Base. Personally, i like the lyrics of 'Miss you finally' n 'Angel Eyes'. Mayb 2 yr ago, i may dedicate 'Miss you finally' to someone. Although i noe this person for abt a yr only but there is just something v special between us. But now i no longer miss tt person cos the memories r like sand, being washed away by the sea.
Then the 3rd & 4th song r from 樱野3+1, a new taiwan idol drama currently screening in Taiwan. The 5th song is from a HK drama - 隔世追凶 (To Get Unstuck In Time) by Roger Kwok & Flora Chan. This show is not bad but the second half of the episode is a bit draggy. Then the last song is 最浪漫的事 sang by 赵咏华 which i mentioned in my blog ytd tt the lyrics is v meaningful. Dun u all feel tt the most romantic thing is growing old wif ur beloved one?
Later gonna pack my things for saturday trip cos i'm those who do things last minutes. Afraid tt fri i may not have enough time on fri cos human r unable to forsee the future. Yes, i'm gg for trip in 1 day time, yuppie!!!!!! I think after this, gonna wait for 4 mths until end of dec before i go for another trip. Haven't even decided on where to go @ end year, hope this can be finalise before end of aug. Exams result r out soon, 4got it's on mon of 3rd or 4th wk. Anyway dun wan to remember... dun feel like checking result online, mayb wait until the result is post to me... Trying to avoid rite?
Wanna deplete my camera battery so took a few photos of my childhood photos. Well, i think i changed a lot since young, those photo dun resemble me rite? I still remember tt when i was in kindergarden, i was short n fat, my mom even give me a nick - cartoon. I ate every other hrs n i visit the toilet once after i finish my meal. Tt's wat my mom told me cos i really can't recall. N dunno y when i was in pri 2, i suddenly slim down. From pri 2 onwards, i'm skinny until today loh.
Wednesday 8 August 2007
Today shall blog abt the 2 incidents tt i encounter on my bus journey. This morning on way to work, a lady forgot her cardigan when she alight the bus. The lady who was sitting beside her press the bell and alight to pass her the cardigan but the bus driver just drove off without waiting her to board the bus again. Sometimes, it nvr pay to be good. Poor lady, has to wait for the next bus.
Then on way home, an old man, i guess abt 60plus was carrying a bouquet of roses. Must have attract a lot of attention rite? A guy standing beside me was telling his friend how romantic is this old man, so old already still carrying a bouquet of flowers. On my mind, i was thinking how sweet it is if his wife received the flower. To my disappointment, he's just a delivery man. I start to wonder, does it mean tt being romantic is only restricted to young people? Suddenly i thought of 最浪漫的事 sang by 赵咏华， although this song may be quite old but i found the lyrics very meaningful：
听听音乐聊聊愿望
你希望我越来越温柔
我希望你放我在心上
你说想送我个浪漫的梦想
谢谢我带你找到天堂
哪怕用一辈子才能完成
只要我讲你就记住不忘
我能想到最浪漫的事
就是和你一起慢慢变老
一路上收藏点点滴滴的欢笑
留到以后坐着摇椅慢慢聊
我能想到最浪漫的事
就是和你一起慢慢变老
直到我们老的哪儿也去不了
你还依然把我当成手心里的宝
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Paiseh, actually i only paid ~ $700 for my new hp not $750. No wonder when i check my bank a/c, how come it does not reconciled...Since Sunday i've been checking my bank a/c on how come my spending does not reconciled to the amount withdrawn in the bank a/c, now discovered the 2 discrepancies - dunno y thought tt my hp is $750 and another deduction for my yoga class. This stupid True Yoga deduct the monthly subscription fees twice again!!!! It's the 2nd time, gonna call the a/c dept tml n scold them again. Haven't been gg 4 yoga class Feb, just dun feel like gg, rather stay @ home n rot. Got a yoga class tt i like but it's always on sat morning, so either i'm working otherwise i always can't wake up to attend the yoga class. Haiz, oso can't terminate the subscription cos the plan tt i've signed up is for 2 years, so still got 1.5 years. Dunno y i feel tt i always regret after spending, so tt's y sometimes i really dun feel like spending...
Oh... i start to develop feelings for my new hp le, actually it's quite simple to navigate the phone, not as complicated as i thought. Humans r always like tt, wan changes but scared tt of adjusting to changes.
Ytd was chatting wif one of my senior in msn n he managed to solve the logic question within 5 min, OMG, i took 20 min, hmm... gonna use his method n try whether i can solve it faster. Really wonder how he managed to solve it so fast leh?
Registered for 2 courses ytd - Cooking course & Coffee cupping on 15 & 16 Aug respectively wif silent. Yup this coming wkend, i'm gg Bintan n next wkend gonna attend courses. Yeh!!! Look forward to it. Will blog abt my courses after attending.
Another happy thing is my beloved Man u won the community shield, just dislike chelsea n Jose Mourinho. Yeh the premiership season starting this wkend, the starting of another long season... Have been following EPL since 2002 worldcup, initially is b'cos of Beckham but soon after i follow EPL b'cos i just enjoyed it, so interesting. N b.t.w i'm not those who can stay tune n watch for 90min, i think i'll be snoozing off. Only watch highlights n reading the news is enough. The most interesting part is the mind games played by those managers... really admired Alex Ferguson, already 60plus still got the energy. Hmm.... i'm only 20plus n like reaching the edge, really wonder how he can still be motivated after winning so many trophies? N one day, i shall go to England n visit Old Trafford Stadium. Hmm... like the name 'The Theatre of Dreams' v much cos really sounds v special, I think this nickname is given by Sir Bobby Charlton.
Monday 6 August 2007
Wanna update my entries during the wkend but was so occupied wif other stuff... Shall update them now...
Went out wif my sis on fri nite to buy hp cos her hp is spoiled, she accidentally dropped her hp in the toilet bowl loh. She has been living w/o hp 4 abt a wk. I ask her whether she find it weird or not, then she told me tt she find it weird lah, but not to the extend tt w/o hp will die one loh. Had dinner wif sis @ sakae sushi @ UOB centre, both of us only eat abt 10 plates of sushi, seems like sometimes i oso dun really eat a lot.
After tt, we went to suntec carrefour cos those phones w/o plans sold @ starhub/ singtel r so ex. Sis bought sony ericsson w6610i cos this phone has FM function. N i oso bought a new hp, surprised??? CH was shocked when i told her through msn on sun. All along, i wanna changed hp, just tt no hp fancy me. So i wait until got a phone which i fancy which is sony ericssion w880i, but the price too high, so was waiting for the price to drop until my expectation. Well, the price is around my expection now so was bit tempted to buy it. Anyway in the end, i still bought it le, plus the accessories, cost me around $750 bucks loh. Now thinking back, mayb shldn't bought the accessories, cos it only include an extra battery n a AC charger. Well, the salesgirl was telling me if use normal charger then the hp may get overcharged but wif a AC charger then the hp will stop charging when it's fully charged. Then i was like oh... well... my sis oso feels tt i shld buy. Initially, we wanna combine our $50 vouchers to buy the accessories, but the salesgirl told us tt we can't combine the vouchers, so my sis bought an extra memory card n an extra battery. Only later tt i was told by my sis tt she thought tt the accessories was $48 so can be fully offset by the voucher but only realised tt it's actually cost $98 n she've 2 fork out $48. Well, i told my sis tt u can't be so engrossed wif the hp tt u didn't paid attention to the surroundings loh. So probably in the future if she wanna buy expensive items, she should bring someone along to give her comments.
Actually on my way home, i was wondering if i feel v happy after buying this hp cos i dun really feel v excited abt it. As mentioned b4, a hp to me is not something tt i will feel v excited for v long, probably just last a few days. N i oso feel tt it's a hassle cos i've to learn how to use the new hp. Just got used to my old hp, mayb sometimes, i'm oso quite a sentiment person, cos i've been using my exising hp for 5 yrs already n it's still in v good condition loh.. C i took care of my hp so well rite? I think a lot of ppl already changed how many hp within a period of 5 yrs le. It's not tt i'm v thrifty ok, i think most ppl will think tt way, it's just tt i feel with the same amt of amt, i will feel happier by spending it on other things. Anyway i've bought the hp, so will oso take good care of my new hp n will start to develop feelings for the new hp, haha...
Then sat really have no time for myself, cos was my working sat, really HATE it. N got ACCA class from 2-5pm. Only slept for abt 5hrs the nite before was so damn tired tt i nearly nod off during the class. Luckily there was a break n i dun even wan to go to the ladies, just lie my head on the table n sleep until the lesson resumes. Finally can go home @ 5pm. Well, i think nowadays i didn't really pay attention in class anymore, attended class just to get answers for questions. When did i became such a bad student rite? Cos all the while i was quite a good student who seldom skipped classes, i think in my poly, i skipped less than 5 lessons in 3 yrs bah... For ACCA class, i think i skipped until i lost track le. Can imagine after working from 9am to 6pm, still have to attend class from 6.45 - 9.45pm? N i've been surviving for 3 whole years. No matter wat, i still have to pull myself to attend class cos nobody was attending the same class as me, so can't copy answers. Luckily last wk i skipped one class but the lecturer didn't go through any questions. Hmm.... i tell myself no exception in the future.
By the time i reach home, it's already abt 6pm. Had dinner quite early cos was so hungry. N after tt was reading newspaper, haven't been reading for the last 2 days. Sleep around 10plus cos so terribly tired tt i concuss once i lie down on y bed. Sometimes, i think my best hobby is sleeping, dunno y sleep so much since i started work. Wake up @ around 10plus on sun so which means i slept for 12hrs, OMG. Read an article abt insomnia recently, shall blog abt it next time.
Actually wanna blog after i read the Sunday Times, then was chatting wif CH on msn n she was asking me whether wanna meet up @ bp plaza cos she was quite sian @ home. So met up wif her cos sometimes i oso feel quite sian staying @ home. N i think gals really chat a lot cos by the time i left, it's already abt 5pm. Upon reaching home, was exploring my new hp wif my sis as it is finally charged after 8hrs. Well spent abt an hrs plus exploring loh n by the time i finish dinner it's already 8pm. Didn't blog after dinner time, was surfing the net n was browsing through the CC courses n deciding which interest me. Haha... i even complied a list which i'm interested loh... cos there may be few courses tt i'm interested n r conducted on the same day, so have to crack my head n c which one interest me the most. Then was oso watching a live taiwan idol drama 樱野3+1 from 9.30 - 11.30pm. Watch the first episode last wk n was hooked onto it. Anyway heard from my sis tt this drama is adapted from a comic n the lead actor n actress r 明道 n 陈乔恩. I like both of them since watching 王子变青蛙 (Prince who turns into a frog) , both of them r so compatible. 樱野3+1 is a bit of like mystery n dectective drama. Anyway recently got taiwan article reporting tt the viewership of the idol drama by 贺军翔 is much higher then 樱野3+1, seems tt both 贺军翔 n 明道 r always keep competing wif each other, but i like both. I like watching those idol dramas but not all, cos some r too boring. Those tt r not bad r: It started with a kiss 恶作剧之吻 n Devil beside u 恶魔在身边。 Hana Kimi 花样少年少女 is not bad but i haven't watch yet. Mayb watch it wen i've the time.
Thursday 2 August 2007
Feeling quite vex 2day.... Hmm... rushing 4 time so just blog abt my afternoon @ home. Applied for half day leave in the afternoon cos was quite worried abt mom. Took a cab home after i settled my tasks in the office. By the time reach home, it's around 1pm. On my way home, called mom n she said she haven't eaten her lunch so i was her whether wanna me buy back 4 her or not. Then she say she dun feel like eating so i told her when i reach home, i cook mee sua 4 her (she like mee sua a lot). Realised tt i'm too pampered tt i dunno how 2 cook @ all. Hehe... think gonna learn cooking otherwise in the future how 2 cook for my future husband n children rite?
Ok, gonna attend class le, just finished cooking dinner. Haha... my cooking skill needs a lot of improvement.
Wednesday 1 August 2007
Another new month has begin or should i say 7 mths of 2007 has gone? Time really flies. Since started working, 3 yrs just gone by without me noticing it. I still remember that when i was in primary school, the school holidays was so long that i hope that semester will start soon. But as i grow up, school holidays seems to become shorter as if yesterday is the last day of school n tomorrow school is starting again. Well, in poly, i was working temp for all the 6 school vacation except 1. For that 1 vacation which i couldn't find any temp job, i was just rotting @ home. How i wish to rot @ home now... Seems like i didn't really enjoy my poly vacation cos i was just working n working. At that time, i just wanna work to earn $$. How i wish the clock could turn back n i think i would rot @ home on all the vacation cos now i dun have a chance to rot @ home anymore. Mayb when i become jobless bah... Otherwise where got this luxury? Sometimes the word "retirement" pop up in my mind cos i'm tired.... Told one of friend this n was immediately shot back by him. Anyway he's older than me by 2 yrs. He claim tt if i'm thinking of retirement now then wat should he be thinking now? Mayb should be in the process of enjoying retirement.
Mom was sick when i reach home today cos she was resting on the bed. Everyday when i reach home, there would be home cooked food on the dining table. Sometime i would comment "Huh, how come today dishes r all these ah" I think i'm really 生在福中不知福。。。Cos i think some parents would not be cooking everyday but my mom would be 365 days preparing meals for us. Today i suddenly feel quite guilty... cos although mom was sick, she still prepare meals for us. Every morning, it's my mom who will wake me up, not alarm clock n there would be breakfast prepared on the table. Usually my breakfast would be either soft-boiled egg, scrambled egg, sunny side up, luncheon meat, sardine. Once in a while, my mom would cook my favourite 乳肉 the previous nite so that i can have it for breakfast. Sometimes she may cook chicken n mix with potato so that we can spread it on the bread. If my mom went to the market early, she would buy back noodles n soya bean milk for me. V 丰富 rite? Well, i seldom eat bread with butter, think i'm too pampered.
At night when i came home, there would always be dinner ready for me. Sometimes i reach home quite late, around 8plus n my mom would heat the dishes for me. My mom is so good to me....N previously we eat rice @ nite, but i think after i start working, we eat porridge at nite cos @ the beginning i work until quite late so eating porridge is easier for digestion.
I still remember vividly tt when i just start work n was oso studying, i really complained a lot to my mom tt it's so tough, i dunno whether i can survive until i complete my studies. On the days when i was attending classes, she would wake up when i reach home. We would drink milk or milo cos usually by the time i reach home, my stomach would be growling. We would chit chat for a while cos i can't bath once i reach home (my mom say not good to bath immediately after meals or just return from outside cos maybe perspiring). Probably when i just started work, somethings happen tt time n i was working so late every day n have to attend classes 2 days a wk. I think mom feels tt through these actions, she could give me the encouragement n support to accompany me to overcome my difficulties n hurdles. Just by accompanying me n listening to me.... But now, she no longer wake up to chat wif me when i reach home on day tt i'm attending classes . It's must be quite tiring for her... The other thing tt i remember fondly is when i was in primary school, my mom would took bus with me n my sis to the school during raining days. We would be wearing slippers to school n mom would be carrying our white shoes in a plastic bag. We would then change it in the school canteen so that our shoes would not get wet.
Mom is so good to me... Hope mom get well soon.
Came across this game while browsing my friend's blog. This logic game will stimulate ur brain 2 think n think n think. It's fun n i took ~ 20 min to solve cos my initial way of solving get me stuck. Here it goes:
1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.
2. In each house lives a person of different nationality
3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.
THE QUESTION: WHO OWNS THE FISH (THE LAST PET)?
HINTS
1. The Brit lives in a red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house.
5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.
For those who solve it can check with me on the answer. Have fun!
The instructor demostrating the decoration for oreo cheesecake
Oreo cheesecake
Tiramisu roll 
Mint Meatballs and Egg Shreds Soup
Busy preparing the ingredients
