Heartlanders

Gabbie and I named ourselves the heartlanders today. Coz today we spent our day around the neighbourhood of serangoon garden.

In the afternoon, Gabbie picked me up and we went to Serangoon garden for lunch and later fetch me to Serangoon MRT to collect my spree stuff.

Back to Compass Point to get some tea break and back to his house.

Did some studying while he play his some Commander game.

In the evening, we drive down once again to Serangoon Garden for some infamous western treat. The food was great for a shop in a coffeeshop. Im surprised that there's lots of people there.

I won't collage the pictures coz they ought to be on their own.

The murshroom soup.

The murshroom bits can still be chewed and taste perfect. Not forgetting the garlic sticks, very nice too!

Gabbie have the Ribs. I forgot to take the after pic....he wipe out all clean till it's left with bones.


I had New York Strip, which is the steak. I had it medium rare. It's not very bloody.


Each set have a choice of 2 side dish. Therefore you see mine and Gabbie have different side dishes.

The baked potato and mashed potato both taste heavenly.

I forgot what's the name of the stall but it's near the round-a-bout at Chomp Chomp. Be prepared to wait for like 45 minutes for your food. Good food is worth waiting.

While waiting for our food, we noticed the moon just came out. So i had a shot at it.


A day well spent.

It's good to be a Heartlander sometimes.

First time to Massage

It's been a long time i feel stressless on a weekday, without worrying of work. Just a day out with Gabbie, relaxing.

We decided to go for a massage @ Truespa which we paid for like 1 year ago *grins* (im the one who delay it till now)

preparing for the massage, we were given the couple room.

The massage was quite nice, however, i cant stand feeling sticky after that.

Had a short dinner at Taka


After that we caught Pathfinder. Not bad.

On a side note, it's been quite sometime that i put on a dress.


Had an enjoyable day!

Last Day

I decided to back date my entry coz this day/date marks the last day of my 2 yr 2 mths stay at (XXX).

Though the last road there was rough and sad but i had lots of happy memories when i first started out there and i miss those times. It will all be in my memories.

What i miss most is my desk. The most comfortable position ever. (guess i've been in my comfort zone long enough).

my access card








The waiting area which looks like part of a living room.


The meeting room which is never been used.


This is it!

Good bye!...

And Welcome to a new life!

Celebrations are happy moments

Had 2 short celebrations last weekend 2 days in a row. Been tired but happy to be able to spend sometime with loved ones.

Sat, 18 Mar 2007: Dad's birthday (according to chinese date)

I'm bad at choosing restaurants, so i gave my dad the green light to choose the restaurant he wants to dine at, he chose Jiang Nan Chun at the Four Seasons Hotel @ Orchard. This year we had Gabbie to join us.

On the way for dinner.. ..



The food we ordered.

The food was good and service great.

This small glass of lime juice before serving dessert.


I was feeling very happy that Gabbie sat together with my family to have this short dinner. Was heartwarming.

Sun, 19 Mar 2007: Shalene's 1 month

I've become auntie once again. My cousin brother's wife gave birth during cny period and so fast 1 month had passed. He hold a mini celebration at Lion City Hotel.

Baby Shalene....she's adorable




My another niece turning 1 yr this May is baby Geraldine


who was this prematured baby months ago

look how much she have grown.

A sudden thought went thru my mind seeing new life coming into the world. Are we afraid of death?. Why do we cry when someone die? and why do we smile when a new life come?....isn't it just like a cycle?...the opening of a chapter and the ending of another chapter?

Nothing. Just pondering.

Catch Up

Wanna catch up some lost time for blogging.....i find that i've been too lazy to blog and upload pictures (where i don't have much interestiing pics to share)

Anyway just for the sake of it, some expired pics to share.

celebrating CNY at Mingli's




Hope can meet up more often!

Nothing's coming up lately except for getting ready for my new job, planning early for my exams, up coming tests, 1 more project to go.

Since we are going into the first quarter of the year, i hope this year will be a fulfilling one for me and everyone!

Pining for *that* day to come is so painful. I need Endurance!

Sha la la Sha la li

Don't ask how i came up with this title....it just came to my mind coz just the other day i was msging my dad, i forgot what were we talking about and that was the reply he gave me.....i never thought my dad could have those humour through sms....Oh well, so that was how it came about.

Been so lazy to update, some pictures to share but haven got the time to upload.

Anyways, a little bit of everything. Let me organise my trend of thoughts first.

Firstly - my official last day of work is 28 Mar. Yippee!!

Secondly - first in a million times, started to do my project like 3 days before the deadline and taunt like mad throughout the night to complete it!....yesterday finally drop that 'masterpiece' into the BBACC box. Phew~!!.....i'll never do that again.

Thirdly - I got a job offer!!....it was a blessing in disguse....lucky didn't give the chance for spider to use me again. Just in time after i serve my notice, i get to start work again. This time is better (i hope). The working hours is from 0900 - 1730hrs plus it's 5 days work week. I hope to get a better experience there (i hope again).

Fourthly - A big challenge is up ahead of me....coz my exams are starting at the end of April and im starting on my new job beginning of april. So it means a lot of DISCIPLINE is needed as im so a last minute person. Just hope everything will go smoothly for me this time.

As usual, im still curbing on my wetseal crave. So till tonite, if i have the energy to load and post my pictures!

Yeah~!

Opps! I did Wetseal again!

My fingers and my mind is not coordinating well.......eversince the saga these few days.....i turn to my addiction again......~~~Shopping~~~!!!

Been so into Wetseal till i can't stop!

These are what i ordered. Shall stop for now.

waiting for this to arrive.


Just ordered these 2 last nite.



Hope it won't get OOS.

I was even crazier during the cny week coz i ordered like 4 wetseal tops at 1 go but it all went OOS. So my fingers are itchy again.

Back to reality!

Resignation Saga

I intended for a happy post to end off the new year but this one incident made me feel there's a need to pen it down as it marks one of a life learning experience for me. Whoever who knows or do not know what's going on, I'm gonna pen down the whole account of my nightmare (work related, but initials will be used only).

Main Characters:
Company A
Company B
Company A's boss - G
Company B's boss - S
Company B's boss's sis, call herself the regional mgr - V
Colik who is in the same dept as me - C
S's so called PA - A

Jan 2005 - Joined Coy A but is attached to work in Coy B (meaning Coy B is the client of Coy A).

May 2006 - Coy B's boss, S, asked if i would like to go over his Coy to be his staff and he will speak to G regarding this matter. G told me she's alrite with the arrangements and ask me to decide for myself. Therefore in good faith, seeing S is quite a good employer, decided to go over to Coy B (w/o discussing the terms and conditions). He gave me an increment of a $100, when i bargain he agree to increase my salary after 3 mths and told me to be patient. Promised me study leave and saturday off (officially is 5.5 days work).

Jun 2006 - Offically joined Coy B, and an accounts dept is being set up (previously no accts dept). My new colik, C, also came in the very same day. Even though me being in the Coy for abt 1 year plus, still have yet to discover new things.

Jul 2006 - S's sister came in the Coy as head of accts dept. Me and C are to assist her. Though she preach abt being fair and equal and ask us not to treat her as a mgr,treat her like just any one of us. During the first month while she was in the Coy, she started digging up old accts as far back as 2003 and started questioning me and C on why some things are done that way. We were lost for words but we bear with it and help her out in any way we can.

Oct 2006 - 3 months probation is up, due for increment. V spoke to C and me, saying that she's not happy with our performance. Also said that since Oct is very near to the end of the year, therefore increment will be done in Dec. We accepted our fate and continue to bear with it.

Dec 2006 - Dec came and pass. Nothing was done. During which, a lot of things have happened which C and me couldn't stand abt her. Bringing family problems to work, whole day being on msn, chating on the phone with friends, going for long lunches, going for massages during office hours etc...I started to look for jobs coz i couldn't take it anymore. C also did the same.

Jan 2007 - V told us that only staff that worked more than 1 yr are entitled to AWS. After i heard it, asked her if there's pro-rated, she said no. We still bear with it.

5 Feb 2007 - C tendered her resignation as she got a job offer. She had her saga when V argued with her over the definition of ONE MONTH'S NOTICE, when Feb is 28 days and is considered as 1 MONTH. V argued that should count physically 30 DAYS!!!....what logic?....C wrote to MOM and got a letter as prove to throw at V's face. Finally C left this freaking Coy on 27 Feb. During the same month, I overheard that a new staff will be coming in, and is A's ex-colik, young gal (or rather guy, if u get what i mean), with minimal job experience is getting a starting pay more than me!....This really start my fire.

28 Feb 2007 - Decided to give it my shot to ask what happened to my increment (as promised). And since that C have left, I have to do her job too!.....Gathered my guts to speak to V. She heard my side of the story and told me that will spreak to S abt it. That same day, S asked to speak to me. The response i got in return was the shock of my life. He said he thought V extended my probation for another 3 months (which i know nothing of). And asked me to reflect on my work performance. Talk a whole load of crap to me and still not touching on the main topic which i highlighted. Therefore i know that my time there have been wasted coz V have been all the while feeding S with poison and giving bad feedback to him abt me and C. Went home think abt it and decided to type my resignation letter.

1 Mar 2007 - Hand over my resignation letter to V and told her my decision. She too preached a whole load of crap to me even though i fight back. She told me that it's alrite for me to walk out but at the same time gave back my letter and ask me to consider again. Isn't she contradicting herself?

2 Mar 2007 - I went back to her that im sure about my decision for leaving. I thought if she had the guts to tell me that it's alrite for me to leave then should have the guts to accept it. Yet she can ask me to give her a few days grace to find someone else. Me being the soft hearted one, said ok. Friends ard me told me that I shouldn't let her even for 1 day to make use of me.

3 Mar 2007 - Therefore, I offically throw down my letter to her desk, telling her that i've no extra time to spare. She kept quiet.

THE END

This is briefly what went through. Throughout these 3 days, I'm glad that i've friends and family around me to give me the backing and support. Now i'll be looking forward to the 28th of this month as it's my last day.

I see through so much more now and i know that life ain't like it seems. And not to trust people so easily, the mask to put on depending on situations.

It's time to move on now. And I will.

I will not look back.