Monday, January 31, 2005
:: Finale ::Its my last day at work today!! yeah!! i can start nuaing again... its a mixed kinda feeling actually... I think i still prefer to work in comparison to studies ( i forsee a bit of protesting from some ppl... haha) maybe coz i have not really been an academic person so far... and i think my job is more challenging, facing different problems everyday and trying to find a solution which benefits all 3 parties (client, my company and the media owners)
I am excited abt completing my course and returning to this environment again... and fulfilling that resolution which i made in the area of my career...
Made new friends and caught up with old ones during my 2.5 mths here... time really flies, it feels as though i can joined them yesterday and it being my last day feels so sureal...
Sunday, January 30, 2005
:: Last one (i hope) ::It so happened that we walked pass this cafe called Checkers today... Su actually saw it the last time when she was on the bus with ZH, but felt that he's got enough for the day... But we just had to take a shot for his reference today.. haha
Friday, January 28, 2005
:: Stuffed ::Tha is the only word tha i can describe my current status.... stuffed from all the delicious nasi lemak tha doreen's maid cooked for us today... for our lunch party at Mediawise pantry (sound like Marmalade pantry... haha)
This was the list of ingredients to add onto the yummy lemak:
Luncheon Meat
Ikan bilis
Kuning
Egg
Fishcake
Otah
Cucumber
chix wings (Which i marinated and cooked in the office!!)
Of course, the above has to be eaten with Homemade Sambal Chili...
Desert menu includes homemade Ondeh ondeh and pulor hitam (i made!!)
We all think its so good that we can start a nasi lemak stall or cater breakfast to the PMEBs and white collar workers in this building...haha
I brought my camera to capture all the happy moments, but i only remembered it when we have finished eating!! haha.... tok abt tam jiat (greedy)...
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
:: Sound effect ::voar sounds like a softer version of woar (which is supppose to be a cuter version of roar, according to su)
:: Open Sesame ::
Everyone was tokin abt an email which my big big bosses sent out with regards to the "door opening ceremony" to the office aft chinese new year on the 15th of feb... They had consulted some feng shui master with regards to the time and "person"... the following timing were given:
8.40am
9.15am
10.40am
11.40am
The timing has to be exact, cannot be earlier or later...
I was suggestin to doreen tha we declare half day and all come in at 11.40am.. hahah....
Wait.. there's more to this...
The person that opens the door cannot be born in the year of rat... coz there's conflict.. *diaong*
the whole issue is quite wu liao i must say...
Anyways.. eve is now a proud owner of a:
The word to describe the feelin is finally...
Sunday, January 23, 2005
:: Found Neverland ::It's a great movie... go watch it... it moves you to tears...
Time spent with my cell people can never seemed enough... sunday afternoon seems like a routine... lunch with the cell... then we will move on to sme activity.. and then dinner again.. hahaha... I must say we should do more "outdoor" activities to burn those lunch and dinner calories!!!
I can only say that the process of moulding is painful and confusing... i thank you for the patience...I appreciate wha you are saying... i just need time to sort out who i am and wha i am (sound so gross haha) ... i just need time alone with You...
Saturday, January 22, 2005
:: Reminiscing ::"Friends are friends forever, if the Lord's the Lord of them"
This is the song that my cell people sang at my farewell just a year ago... Some may say its cheezy, but if a bunch of 20 ppl sang it for you, its really a touching scene...I was worried that things would change after my departure, the friendship and the bond that we shared would change...
i soon learn the true meaning of the song they sang... yes people moved on and matured... meet new people and made new friends... but the bond that we shared is something special and will not be replaced...
We have multiplied from one cell to three, and is now a section instead... looking back at those times, it was miraculous how God worked in our cell, multiplying it just after 6 mths of Chi Alpha people joining us...
Its hard to gather everyone now for outings as we now have close to 40 members ( i think) and its not possible to know everyone in depth... BUT i am still glad that the "old gang" are still close... with couple of new additions...
To the one that is leaving for Sydney, I will miss you loads... Time and distance will never change what we have shared... God has placed us in each others' lives for a purpose... and we shall spur each other on okie... xoxo
Thursday, January 20, 2005
:: The Potter's hands ::Imagine you are in a pottery class... tryin to create a cup and close to completion....
Suddenly you decides that the cup would serve much creater purpose being a vase...
You start to mould it differently...
Lenghtening it, giving it curves at a different area, removing the handle that you have equipped it with....
It is a painful procedure for both the Potter and the Clay...
The Potter has to be careful in ensuring that each and every detail is planned prior to his hands' movements...
The Clay has to be in the right condition for moulding, not too soft or too hard and willing to be shaped into wha the Potter has intended it to be... The envisioned beautiful vase..
Lord, give us a willing and following heart....
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
:: Black and White ::In my line of work, we are always told to get "black and white" from others as a form of confirmation.... to get it written down... so that they will not go bk on their word...
I also realised God has given us his "confirmation" all written down as well... His written Word, in Black and White.... He will not go back on His Word and His promises....
How great is our God!!!
:: Tantrums ::
I know you love me,
and want the best for me,
but i am still stressed by all tha is happening.
All i wanna do now,
is to throw a princess tantrum
Placing my trust in Him...
Monday, January 17, 2005
:: So pissed i could cry ::Why do parents not understand what we are going through... as though it is not bad enough to deal with the stress that i do not have a place to stay next semester, they have to be shocked at the cost of the apartment... I really do not see their point becoz they have not even done their research on how much a 1 bedroom apartment would cost in the Melbourne city.. not forgetting that i have many criterias:
1) close to train station or at least a location where it is near the main street... why? Coz of safety, I end sch at 9pm and to walk into dodgy lanes is definately not safe when i get hm at ard 10pm
2) Furnished/at least partially furnished apartment. Why? Coz i do not want to spend too much $$$ furnishin the house (esp white goods like washin machine/dryer/microwave/fridge) and then having to worry abt selling them off in 4 mths time!!
3) Housing contracts, especially with real estate agents, are not as flexible as you would like it... like erm "let's make that 16 weeks" or "hmmm i think i will end my lease on this date"... come on!! its not as easy as I would like it to be.... if only...
4) I have 6 months left whilst the rest of my friends finish off their studies at the end of the year... THIS IS PROBLEM NUMBER 1... which is what we have been tryin to solve since DAY 1!!!
I really dun get it.. why do they agree to it in the beginning and now they are throwing all these unhelpful comments!!!?!? I can still somewhat rem the conversation on MSN with them whilst i was still bk in Melbourne:
ME: I am considering to stay alone in a studio or one bedroom. but it will be very much more expensive. like close to 300 per wk...
Them: Okay lor, if you wish.... no choice...you go decide yourself lah...
ME: I will go think about it...
If only you guys would not have given tha hope and blessing, i certainly would not have continued with the idea... now you are shocked at the pricing...
so what do you want me to do now?? i can simply share an apartment with someone and continue to pay rent till the end of the year even when i come bk.. is that wha you wan... are you SURE tha its worth it...do your own maths pls....
there is no way that i can retain my current deal at a new place....
oh well, i shld just consider finishing it all now.... well i get a grad dip anyway...
:: All in the name of fun ::
Happily trooped off to the finals of Tiger Cup yesterday with my cell ppl... had so much fun... screaming and shouting...
honestly i dun even know much about the game.... and not too concern about who wins the cup... I think the gals went for the "experience".. to watch a soccer match live... and see how patriotic everyone was, cheering for the Lions... however, the local spectators also lack graciousness, 'booing' at our opponents, who only had a small group of supporters....
I dun understand why there's a lighting above our heads, but it made us look like angels... haha
But i truely enjoyed last night...
Today's lunch was good too... words cannot express the joy over the meal, even though it was a short one....
i really thank God for bringing our section so close...
I thank God for placing these people in my life....
Friday, January 14, 2005
:: Complicated ::Tha's the only word that sums it all up... dun understand why must it be so complicated with things changing as fast as the NY stock market.... so many uncertainty = so many options left hanging in the air... i wan something concrete.....
Lord please close the doors which do you do not wan me to walk through...
Thursday, January 13, 2005
:: Tots ::How can something moving in one direction can suddenly be swerved into another direction so quickly and swiftly without any trace of its initial direction...
These verses reached me in my brain, and all i pray is that they move to my heart....
Job 9: 4 -11
4 God's wisdom is so deep, God's power so immense, who could take him on and come out in one piece? 5 He moves mountains before they know what's happened, flips them on their heads on a whim. 6 He gives the earth a good shaking up, rocks it down to its very foundations. 7 He tells the sun, "Don't shine,' and it doesn't; he pulls the blinds on the stars.
8 All by himself he stretches out the heavens and strides on the waves of the sea. 9 He designed the Big Dipper and Orion, the Pleiades and Alpha Centauri. 10 We'll never comprehend all the great things he does; his miracle-surprises can't be counted. 11 Somehow, though he moves right in front of me, I don't see him; quietly but surely he's active, and I miss it.
I know He is moving, am i too blind to see it?
This verse is specially for you:
16 If I called on God and he himself answered me, then, and only then, would I believe that he'd heard me.
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Can you all stop takin queue to appear in my dreams... thank you....
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
I ended up filing my client's press advertisements.... now another 2 hrs more to kill.... hmmm read magazine....:: Twiddle twiddle ::
Am officially twiddling thumbs till both my bosses throw me a new proj... waitin for other ppl to revert on some queries and dun really feel like doing more magazine evaluations today... so i will just sit ard and maybe read magazines?? hehehe...
:: They are finally being loved, permanently ::
Watched the last epi of Sex and the City last night.... it's really quite amazing how these 4 women evolved from trying to find their one true love to finally (after 6 seasons) build a lasting relationship with the one... establishing a family like the norm...
But i must say, how Carrie and Mr. Big finally got together and realising that they were the ones for each other was kinda "too good to be real"... I still think that it is not likely to happen in the real world... or izzit tha i am just too cynical and already gave up that such dedicated guys still exist (and available for the matter)... I dun know...
It may still be possible during those younger dating days... when everyone does not have so much responsibility and considerations...
Oh well, in the meantime, i will just wait for tha cow to come home.... whoever it may be
Monday, January 10, 2005
:: Pissed eve ::There's this guy which kept calling my mobile this evening, speakin in Chinese and insisting that I have given him my number... in Bishan as i was buying chicken chop... What the pot!??! I have not even been to Bishan since i came bk and on top of that I DO NOT give my number out to Chinese speaking (with a hokkien accent) ah pek!!! **arrrgghhh**
I told him many times that he got the wrong number, but he kept insisting I did... said that i personally handed it to him?!?!
I wanted to bake to destress (not that i am stress in the first place, but just wanted to enjoy cooking) but it made me more stressed instead... my mum is certainly not qualified to be my baking assistant.... no major haps this time, but still waitin for the verdict coz its currently baking in the oven....
:: Shut up ::
Sometime i wish i did not say certain things.... sometimes i wish my tongue would consult my brain wha it should say before it does...
Sunday, January 09, 2005
:: Checkers will go down in history ::Everyone seems not to be lettin up on the checked jokes.. tsk tsk...
Q: What is ZH's fav country?
A: Czech republic ("Check republic)
Complimentary of Vera.....
ZH's idea of target board:
There are many others but i feel that they are too "cold" to be published here, i will gena stoned... hahah
PS: I really wanted to eat waffles as desert today... hahah
I am irritated, if you watched Ren Ci, they made special efforts to place one Mediacorp artist with one ex Mediaworks artist together during the finale song.... *arrgghhh* maybe its just me...
I love my cell ppl... it really reminds me of the time in Perth where we spend every wkend together... yes those were the good old days... I really experience the same thing in spore when i first came bk... i am really glad that it is 'happening'.... yes as pastor said, its time to close the door to the past and live in the now...
Saturday, January 08, 2005
:: Check, you r it ::This is a special tribute to a bro - Zong Hau (ZH) .... who is well known to wear checked shirts on casual days... there are jokes specially created for him...
Q: What would you call ZH's galfriend?
A: Checkmate
Q: What is ZH's favourite board game?
A: Checkers
Q: Why does ZH has to wear checked pyjamas to bed?
A: So that he can play checkers with Zou Gong
Q: Why can't ZH go to the F1 racing tracks?
A: Coz the F1 drivers would think that they have seen the checked flag!
Q: What is ZH's favourite desert?
A: Waffles
You get the idea.....
Q: ZH's idea of Olympics...
A: (Imagine logo in squares instead of circles)
Q: What is ZH's favourite high end brand?
A: Burberry
Q: What is ZH's favourite mambo song?
A: Square rooms!
:: Shoo ::
Why are you in my dreams again?
Please get out
NOW...
*slams door*
Thursday, January 06, 2005
:: Dying has never been so funny ::Watched last epi of Stairway to Heaven with the gals over lunch.... we were all anticipating for the female main character to die... it was not the sad atmosphere tha fills the rm, it was "can she just die now so that we can finish this drama once and for all" that we were all feelin, its not that the drama is lousy, just that its super draggy....
These were wat we said in the last 15 mins of the epi:
"See see, dying already..."
"Can she just die..."
"Wha liao!! tot she die already, her hand went limp..."
"Die lah"
Sigh, how to be lomantic like this....
:: Mood Forecast ::
Dark, blue, edgy, temperamental, melancholy, unpredictable, highly strung, volatile....
Word of caution: Stay far far away....
On a seperate note, Aviator was good... however i would not advise the general mass to view it, its for those who can appreciate cinematography... its extremely long - close to 3 hrs... but the filmming, editing and transition style is excellent i must say...
*yawn* extremely tired... wha's new... I am incorherent again... wha's new
Monday, January 03, 2005
:: Great start to a great workin year ::We all had lunch at Raffles Stamford hotel's Market Place... nonya buffet lunch, sponsored by Angela who recently won the omd/mediawise Eagle award.
i must say the spread is quite good... the company was good... everyone chippin in their views and comments on the upcoming company trip... though i wld not be making it with them this year, i must encourage them to consider Aust, esp Perth, so that I can fly over and join them during their extended time there...
I love workin with this bunch of ppl... young, creative, energetic and staff welfare driven... money is not the first issue here....
Everyone is excited about this new year, so am I.... can't wait to see wha God has instore for me... i feel like a kid, waitin excitingly to open the boxed-up present that He has given to me....
Saturday, January 01, 2005
:: Blessed New year ::Wha better way to move into the new year than be in the presence of God and surrounded by brothers and sisters.... rejoicing and praising His name... It's nice to see all Trinitarians gathered in the same place...
I spent New year's eve doing smething with my parents which we have never tried before... haha it was great fun!! It was simple, yet bonding us together...
Went off to have communion in church with my cell... erm i mean my section, with all 3 young adults cell gatherin together, it was something different... we were all orginally fr 1 cell in 2003... God has been good and we multiplied into 3 cells in last quarter of 2004...though we are all in different cells now, i am really amazed how God still brings us together... hanging out together aft service on Sun... gatherin for Xmas, New yr... I tot that multiplication would be a sad thing, but no.. God is really faithful, i think some of us are even closer that previously despite being diff cells...
We happily trotted off to Pasta Fresca for dins... and bk to church for watchnite service at 8.40, only to find that there is a LONG queue of people waitin to get into church!!! We managed to get in with good seats being reserved for us (erm not through the proper channels i must confess :P) ... the rest was just beautiful...
Am quite excited for this new year.. i know that He has many things in stored for me... i can't wait... :)
Happy 2005 everyone!!!
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