A brief update on several meetups with my friends during these few weeks.
We celebrated Abby's birthday in advance at Ngee Ann City's Imperial Treasure. The dim sum were delicious and sinful as always. :D
Dinner with Germaine & Sarah at Five & Dime. The ambience of the cafe was not bad even though the food was quite pricey. Maybe it was located along River Valley Rd, there wasn't many people on a Fri night. :P
Dinner at Marina Square's Cafe Cartel. My sec school friends had an advanced birthday celebration for me, I really appreciate it! :D
I have been crazily busy at work these few weeks. Guess it's a good thing as time flies and before you know, it's the weekend. :) Even though the corporate website was launched on Monday, there were still quite a bit of editing & proof-reading work to be done after the launch. Staring at the computer screen and checking the various pages and artwork, make my eyes more drained than before. These days even before 7pm, my eyes start to tear and becomes very strained. SIGH! I've been downing caffeine and wolfberry tea these days, hopefully my eyes condition will improve within the next few days.
Alright, shall share with you some photos which I posted on Instagram, pretty sum up my boring life these few weeks!
Downloaded LINE camera app and decided to beautify my colleague's photo cheekily! You can spot my newly-renovated office as well, see how bright my office is? :D
Newly-bought shoes from Pretty Fit (always love their comfy and pretty shoes)
Dad brought back this huge bag of Hello Panda biscuits last week and I should say my craving for these biscuits, is well satisfied. :)
My eldest brother just returned home from his Japan trip last Monday and he bought these two adorable-looking Panda stickers and Band Aid plasters. (他真有心!) Not only that he told us that he finally proposed to his gf during the trip, feel so happy for him but still can't imagine my brother is finally settling down and going to start a family soon! :)
Bought these two awesome-looking iPhone covers from TenVolts.net. However all the covers were sold out within a few days, hopefully there will be backorders. :P
Went shopping with Mom the other day and she bought this lovely Fossil leather bag for my birthday in advance! Quote from her: "This is my present for you for last year and this year's birthday." LOL!
Alert: It will be a post filled with rants.
URGH!! I'm feeling very demoralised over the past few days over several issues which happened at the same time ironically. I guess it's partly due to some things which happened at work which made me wonder whether my patience and tolerance were being put to a test. Like what my colleague told me, being in an organisation for more than two years, will make you seems as though you've grasped all the institutional knowledge you need to understand about the organisation. Hence everyone will start looking for you for advice or even ask for a favor out of the blue. All these while, I'm always very optimistic and seldom turn down any favor asked. Perhaps that's why people tend to take you for granted as time goes by.
I'm starting to feel helpless with helping people and managing my superiors' expectations. There are times when I just want to scream out loud in my cubicle and storm out of the office. Guess I just need some time to rethink and lie low for the next two and half months before I leave this place for a brand new work environment. Even though I've no clue how the new place will be like, but at least it's a brand new start. :)
Life is brutal indeed.
I’ve had many thoughts about friendship lately. (Guess I'm growing older and thinking too much.)
The truth is I have never been a popular kid during early schooling days. I didn’t have many friends growing up. I was unattractive ugly and I was bullied by few classmates in school and even in tuition places. Some gave me the nasty nicknames. Perhaps I wasn’t a cool or a fun kid to begin with as I was nerdy and quiet. Back then I probably didn’t have very high EQ and didn’t know how to hold on to friends even if I had them.
As I grow older, I start to cherish my friends even more. I love every single one of my friends (new or old) who make an effort to whatsapp and initiate meetups, to take time off to chill with me every time, listen to me whine about the work woes and and give me support and encouragement when the days are rough.
I strive to be more thoughtful, considerate and giving. I’m not always there for my friends, but I hope every one of them know how much they mean to me.Below is a long list of tips on being a better friend that I lifted from a blogger's entry -(1) Resolve past issues. Don’t hold on to anger.
If you value the friendship and want to hold on to it, then face up to the issues.(2) Call, make plans and show you care. Put more effort in.
Giving a girlfriend a call to see how she’s doing is the least you can do for a person who’s always there where you need her.(3) Stop making your friend’s life revolve around you.
Don’t expect too much from someone you haven’t given anything in return.(4) Don’t expect Sex And The City friendships.
Stop always wanting “better” friends or a more fun and happy social circle.(5) Don’t envy your friend, who you feel is superior.
Stop comparing and competing! Focus on what you do have.(6) Don’t think you are superior to your friends.
Share your success with your friends and allow them to do the same with you. Shine together!(7) Don’t try to juggle too many friendships and make catching up a chore.
Minimise your friendship circle. Schedule your friends into your life.
Cheers! :)
Hi everyone! I finally have the chance to sit down and do a proper entry after so long! I sincerely hope the few loyal readers still visit my blog once in a while! :D
Work has been taking a toll on me physically and mentally. The last few days were occupied with meetings after meetings. Meetings are a total waste of time, you spent hours cracking your brain over what to present and when it was the time to present, the boss shot it down within secs. How brutal can it get? Mind drained every time I step out of the meeting room, wondering if all the work are being flushed down the toilet bowl.
Speaking about work, I have to make a major decision within the next 3 days. There are several issues which I need to think through carefully before making my final decision.
All good things must come to an end. If bosses don't know how to appreciate staff who work their asses off, then it's time to say goodbye and not waste time.
3PND Staff Retreat at Artestiq @ Mandarin Gallery
CNY house visit at Melvin's house
These photos can be found on my Facebook, I decided to share them here so as to make this space slightly more cheerful. I'll try my best to take as many pictures as possible. I have been a lazy girl who always leave my camera at home and collect dust. :P
一歲 ── 出場亮相。
十歲 ── 學業至上。
二十歲 ── 春心蕩漾。
三十歲 ── 職場逛盪。
四十歲 ── 稍微發胖。
五十歲 ── 老當益壯。
六十歲 ── 血壓向上。
七十歲 ── 時常健忘。
八十歲 ── 搖搖逛逛。
九十歲 ── 迷失方向。
一百歲 ── 掛在牆上。
Down with cough, sore throat and runny throat since Monday. My immune system is in need of a good boost with more healthy food and fluids!
I've been feeling moody these days all "thanks" to work-related matters. Guess it's time to move on and find a better place. I've spent way too much time in this place where people no long are appreciative of what you've done.
GEEZ! Time flies and it's already the 2nd week of Jan 2012! Work is getting busier day after day. Today I was swarmed with work, rushing around like a mad woman. From making a fruitless trip to the bank to exchange new notes to carrying 12 bottles of mineral water for the media briefing, I didn't manage to have time to sit down and finish my work. :( Hopefully tomorrow, I've have more time to finish my work.
Group photo taken on Elaine's birthday celebration at Beer Market on 1 Jan 2012
This photo makes me burst into laughter and brightened up my day at work today! :)
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
I've been listening to this song on repeat mode since last night, this song brought back sec school memories. :)
It's been more than two years since I started using Posterous! My first entry was dated 23 Dec 2009. Time flies! I have been blogging since I was 14 when blogspot was the one and only blogging platform available. Yesterday I was exploring Wordpress, hoping that I could try out blogging over there but I realised that Posterous is so much more user-friendly as compared to Wordpress. So I shall stick to blogging over here! :)
P.S. I just ordered two apple pies & twister fries via mcdelivery. Can't curb my cravings!
