Friday, July 25, 2008
Today's my last day of work..haiz..feeling emo again..Even though I have complained non-stop abt my work, but when the time comes for me to leave, I still feel a bit she bu de. This is my first job and time really flies, two yrs whizzed past lidat...later will be going round to bid my farewell, then will do my final packing liaozz. Will miss my colleagues, small boss and my cubicles as well...
Bye MOT~
9:02 AM
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Just got my visa approved liao, Cha will be collecting them tommorow. Still have to queue for more than half hr to get interviewed lor...dunno y so many ppl in Spore so gian want to go US, quite a fair bit are ANs... Anyway, due to some stupid problem in my visa application, we have to leave Singapore earlier by one week. Have confirmed the flight to be on 8 Aug 08. Going to take SQ to LA then change to UA to reach Washington. 20 hrs flight. Sibei sian... Lucky it's SQ for 16 hrs..more comfortable...Even after we touch down also cannot rest as the place we are going to stay in will be unfurnished, so will have to go shopping for furniture and essential stuff when we reach Maryland in the morning de...
Anyway, because of this change in date, I will be super bz these few weeks lo.. Now compiling a list of things to buy and bring over liao... Rice cooker is definitely top of the list. How abt iron, cooker and bed? Skin care products leh? Will all these be cheaper to bring over or buy over there huh? A lot of question marks in my head now. Also need to make sure my luggage is not overweight de... Can't bear with my soft toys leh, the Porky Family, so intending to bring one or 2 over to accompany me. My blanket also. Contemplating to bring my bolster also. Wah.. so many things!! Warm clothings leh? Will I need more long johns? Too many considerations liao. Also need to spring clean my room, 2 years never clean liao. After my last day at work will leave only 2 weeks to do all these, helppppp!
Starting to miss my home even before I leave. Think I may cry during see-off leh... Whenever I tot of being away from home for so long, my eyes start to be wet wet liao... Lucky my flight is on weekday afternoon, Pinkies will be working, I dun think I can bear to see so many people seeing me off. Will feel so desolete and lonely after I board the plane, so lucky Cha will be with me and I wun be alone...
It was a drastic change of feelings. I was really estactic when Cha informed me when he first got the scholarship. My dream is coming true! Finally... after so many months of preparation for the application. At that time, Aug still seems so far away and the reality of being away from home for 2 years did not really sink in. But as the leaving date is approaching, I'm starting to imagine how life will be when we are over there. Cold and lonely. No one to turn to. Will miss the confort of my home and bed badly. I'm barely left with three weeks at home now. Nowadays when I am sleeping at night, I will try to enjoy the pure bliss of being in my warm and comfortable bed, with my Porky, Smiley, Pinky, pillows and etc by my side. And the fact that my mum also starts to care for me more these past few months makes it more difficult for me to even think of leaving home..
All in all, I'm glad Cha will be with me and I'm still looking forward to a new life with him, our own home, and being able to study again. But I think the first few weeks over there are going to be extremely difficult for me, esp I can't even celebrate my bday in the solace of my home...
4:47 PM
Friday, July 04, 2008
A second update for those who are worried abt my health. I'm tentatively fine. It turns out that I have 3 solid lumps in my left breast. I was referred to a breast specialist in Gleneagles. Really scared at that time. I've never had anything this serious to the extent of seeing a specialist. On my way there, my mind flashed thru a lot of scenarios, What if it's something bad? Will I be healthy for the rest of my life? Can I still go US? Do I need to go for ops? I'm so afraid of pain one leh...
After looking at the ultrasound pics, the doc concluded that all three shd be benign for now. However one is quite big, the size of 20 cents coin, the other one has a slightly abnormal shape with a thin wall inside the lump. This means that the chance of it being malignant is higher and thus needs to be followed-up closely. So I have to do a check up again when I'm in US in 3 months time, to see if the shape continues to grow abnormally and whether the rest grow bigger. Will have to remove it if any gets too big. However, doc advises me to control my diet and lifestyle first...Haiz, a bomb will have to be spent if I really hav to consult a specialist in the States. Even an ultrasound scan there costs 500 bucks...sian diao...my family also quite worried la, keep urging me to go for ops now... but where got the time?? I need time to recover before I fly off one ma...However the doc got say that I don't have high risk factors, so dun need to worry so much...
But hor, after yesterday's episode, how can I not worry la. Shd anything happen when I'm in the States, will consider coming back to seek treatment, as it'll be much cheaper de, haiz..these are just random tots going thru right now. Maybe I'll be just fine and I worry too much liao...
Although I can take a breather now, but a lot of unknown in the next few years. So glad that Cha will be with me thru all these and it really helps to relieve my fear when he takes time off from his work just to accompany me to all these consultation visits...
10:19 AM
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Okay, here's some updates due to popular demand..haaa...Nothing much happened. Pretty bz with my uni admission. Have decided on a commercial uni just next to Cha's uni. Have ding-dong with the international student office for nearly two weeks bfore they finally decided to send me the I-20 form which is necessary to apply for a student visa. The course I've decided on is totally irrelevant to what I've studied in NUS or my work now. But then again that uni only offers 4 postgrad degrees, MBA, Financial Mgmt , Healthcare, and the other one I forgot is what liao. MBA requires 3 yrs and healthcare is definitely not my interest lar. Will have to work for govt again de... So I took up Financial Mgmt, hoping I can branch out from what I'm doing now when I return. Now waiting for the relevant doc to come in before I can take the next step.
Have been looking forward to a different life overseas with Cha, have been preparing and envisioning this for almost two years liao. Can go travel states together, live together, study together and have a taste of marital life before we get our own house when we come back. Also a lot of things to do when we are back in Spore in 2 yrs time. Need to prepare for customary wedding, family planning and find a new job which hopefully is better than my current one. Although my career will come to a standstill these 2 yrs, but I guess to exchange it for 2 yrs overseas for my studies has always been my dream, so it's worth it. Cha has made all these possible for me, and because of my dream, he is "forced" to study another 2 yrs, even though he's very tired of studying all his life liao...haha, Chaa, thanks le wor~ =)
However, now very anxious and scared. Had done a body check-up on Mon, and they found a lump in my breast. Had went for ultra-sound scanning for follow-up checking. If the results is negative, all my dreams will fall thru one...I don't want anything to happen to me when my life is seemingly perfect now. Haiz...May be just unnecessary worries... But will review the medical results with the doctor during lunch time later. All truths will reveal then. Till then, will just have to pray very hard...
ps. btw, I very lazy to upload the photos of my trip onto my blog, very slow and too many pics liao. Can go Danny's facebook to see the albums, but not completely uploaded yet..
10:50 AM
Friday, June 20, 2008
Finally back from my three-week vacation. First time in my life to go for such a long holiday de, SHIOK DE LOR! Just to complete my first update on my Europe trip, from Venice we continued on to Rome, Florence, Pisa, Switzerland- Lucern, Paris and Scotland. Out of these cities, I think Rome is a very chaotic place. Like what my tour guide said this is "Organised Confusion", you can see cars cutting into the lanes everywhere, people talking animatedly, horns sounding on the roads. Don't really like that place much. Yah, it's culturally rich, but more suitable for christians, as there are many churches and chapels. To me they all looked the same. Nothing special. I also dun like the people there. Say a lot of words, but dun work. Ha...
With the exception of Lucern, Scotland, and Paris, the rest of the cities look similar and I can't really differentiate them from my memory now. I prefer the small towns like Innsbruck and Salzburg to those big cities. They are more cozy and quiet. And more special and memorable. Paris was also nice, loved the eiffel tower at night. When it stroke 11pm, the tower was lighted up with shimmering blinking lights. Really beautiful and romantic! Lucern was nice but raining, and not as breathtaking as Scotland. Perhaps it was the excitement of finally venturing out on our own, away from our tour group, we rented a car and Cha bravely drove through the countryside to the Isle of Skye, Fort William and finally Glasgow. We stayed in little cottages with Bed and Breakfast overlooking the lake and the hills. Simply lovely and romantic. It was a really different experience, by finding our ways out in a foreign place. And wherever we drove, the sceneries were just so nice everywhere that we simply had to stop our car in the middle of the highway to take pictures. Will take my parents there next time when I have the $$, think they'll love it. In fact, the only place with good memories are in Scotland liao, simply worth to go. Maybe it's the only time when Cha and I truly spend time together. Alone :D
The tour group is based in UK, so the acccoms they provide were good, at least 4 stars and above. And when those nights we had 5 stars hotel like Hilton in Vienna and Paris, we really had a luxurious and comfortable stay there. It costs us 550 SGD to stay there a night!! Siao... Will never get to stay there without joining a tour group. It's crazy to fork out the money just for sleeping. So Cha and I used their facilities fully when we could. Jaccuzi was nice and there was even a LCD flat screen to watch TV while soaking in the jaccuzi bath! SHIOK LOR~ Will never forget that. Cha don't even dare to tell his dad we were enjoying this kind of luxury, haha... Tat's why we have to bear with poverty when we are back in Spore now de...:P
But next time for honeymoon, I will prefer somewhere ulu and exotic...with a much slower pace, just the two of us, rather than rush thru all the sightseeing. Somewhere like Mauritius or equivalent. But would prefer a place that is unknown to most people... :D
A lot of things happened while we were away these 3 weeks. One of my friend found someone better (and I think he's much much much better) and another got back together with her bf. Very happy that after they had gone through these rough patches, they find happiness now. Had celebrated Junie's bday and farewell for Rose last nite at Shokodo. Full Pinkies strength with bfs leh! Of cuz Cha must be present as well. Like what Mao said, Cha is a veteran for Pinkies' bfs, so he had to impart "how to please Pinkies" advice to the other bfs...haha..Hope they won't back out after all these lar, haha! It was an enjoyable gathering, after not seeing them for such a long time. I will surely miss all these when I'm in US...
p.s. Photos of my trip will be posted up soon...=D
10:00 AM
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Just came back from my Europe trip. Very very tired. The flight was like shit, had been a roller coaster for a few hours straight. The air turbulence was so bad that for a moment I thought the plane was going to crash. The worst flight I had ever taken and my stomach was bloated and I felt a bit air-sick throughout the journey.
This is also the day Juno passed away. Just heard the sad news from Cha. Can imagine how terribly sad Cha and his family must be feeling right now. While we were still in UK a few days ago, Cha's dad had already informed Cha that Juno was very sick and might not be able to make it. But I din know he would leave so soon. Juno must had been waiting for Cha to return home, for the whole family to reunite again before he drew his last breath. I would have gone with Cha tonight to see him had I known he would leave us. Sadly to say, I din manage to see him for the last time.
I recall that Juno was quite hostile to me when he first saw me 2 years ago. Maybe he dun like strangers in his territory. Or he dun like me fighting for Cha's attention. But as I started to frequent Cha's house and feed him biscuits, he had gradually learned to accept me and even danced for my attention so that I could give him a cheese stick. That's y I'm feeling quite sad too. Going to miss the days at Cha's house when he's around. To Cha and his family, they have lost a family member who had been with them loyally for a decade. To me, I will always remember his adorable face whenever he wants food. How I wish I could pet him for one last time.
Goodbye Juno, rest in peace, hope you have gone to a better place with lots and lots of food you love.
My last pic with Juno on Vesak Day...
10:56 PM
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Today is the eighth day of the trip. Quite tiring but overall fun. Totally indulged ourselves in very good hotels and excursions, although things are very expensive here. Sometimes, it costs 1 Euro to go to the toilet! Kaoz... Took a lot of pictures, around 2000 photos, and we are not even halfway into the trip! Money is running out for us, so we need to change more money liao. Really broke now...when we come back really need to eat grass liao...heez...
We are now in Venice which is a beautiful city and will be moving to Rome tomorrow morning. Had travelled to London, Amsterdam, Cologne, Munich, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna so far. That's it for now=D
To be continued...
3:37 AM
Thursday, May 22, 2008
My In-Laws' Bday~
11:27 AM
Tomorrow flying off to Europe liao. By right, shd be very happy and excited. But dunno y, not much feel for this trip. Guess it's the clearing of my work, the distress of losing my phone, the tragic news of the China earthquake, and many other factors in place that make me not as happy as I shd be... A lot of money was dumped into it, but this trip is imperfect in many ways. Still, I want to fulfill my dreams of travelling ard. If I have the chance again, I would want to travel these places again, preferably with other company... Hmm. I'm dreaming again...
9:50 AM
Friday, May 16, 2008
Sad, very very sad...my phone was lost since Tuesday in my office. And it was switched off when I tried to call it!! :'( Although it was negligence on my part, but someone in the office stole it. Outsiders are ruled out as all were escorted until they left. It's either the div 1 officers, who were the attendees of the meeting, the interns, or the tea lady... Going to make a police report tomorrow morning. I miss my phone so much...so many memorable pic and msgs inside. Fancy a thief inside my ministry. It's a shame. It's one of our own people, I'm sure... YOU STUPID THIEF! I WANT MY PHONE BACK!!!!!:(
11:54 PM
Friday, May 09, 2008
~Funny yet Memorable Moments~
"So damn nervous, helpppp!"
The cork is finally out~
Lexin staring intently at a chio bu~
"Gave such a big ang pao, the food better be good" :P
Ever camera-sensitive Jiao: "aiyah, not in time to pose":P
Dunno y Cha's more excited than me~
Daixing: "Someone stepped on my foot!!"
"Better grab more carrots~"
"hmm, my cooking is better"
"Mmm, hope the next bride is me~"
"What's tat in the tea?"
Frowning~
Yummy yummy!
Moral of the story: Always be on high alert when a photographer is around =P
9:00 PM
Thursday, May 08, 2008
~The Precious Moments of my Life ~
My pink roses
Looks like a fairytale~
Doing my make-up
Curling my hair
Nice pic!
Look at Cha's double chin:P
Marching-In~
Protected under the woman's charter:P
I like this one, we looked so happy...
My Dear Pretty Pinkies
Chatting with Mao (Actually we knew the cameraman was shooting us, so we pretended to be reserved and demure :P)
This one is very nice, very natural:)
Tien looked more xin fu than me, haha :P
Some outdoor shoots
10:19 PM
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Arrhhhgghh... For the second time in a row, I dropped my capsule of chinese herbal medicine "Dong Cong Xia Cao" on the office floor. I've been consuming this herbal medicine, 2 pills every morning ever since my protracted coughing two months ago. Out of concern, Cha had bought me one very expensive bottle of herbal medicine to strengthen my lungs. If I'm not wrong, each bottle contains 80 pills which costs $115. This also means that each pill is ard $1.40. Damn costly. And yet twice this week, I 'qiu neng' and dropped the pills on the floor. Of cuz when I picked them up, they were all dusty and dirty lar, so er xin...In order not to waste that 3 dollars worth of medicine, I stared at the dirty pills while I cracked my head in search of alternative ways to consume the medicine. Finally came up with this ingenious idea. I can just break open the capsules into two halves and swallow the powder lor! Very enthusiastically, I banged the capsule apart. And guess what happened. The powder scattered onto my desk :'( My seventy cents gone liao, haiz...To avoid any further losses, I quickly poured the remaining powder from the capsule into my mouth. So bitter~~
I'm becoming more unsettled as Aug is drawing near. A bit scared... And the thought of leaving my cozy home for two whole years saddens me. Suddenly it dawns onto me that life in US will not be as easy and comfortable. There will be no money, no family, no frens and no TV with me. The only consolation is that Chaa will be with me for the next two years. But it's a new chapter in life. New experience and more travelling around. Dunno if my parents will miss me or not, think my mum is treating me better after she knows that I might be gone for 2 years. Recently she's very anxious over my health. I think she's scared that the healthcare over there is no good. If we are really not coming back for the next 2 years, I really ought to spend more time with my family and frens. I want to celebrate my bday in Spore with them before I depart, even if it has to be brought forward. Cuz I guess my next two birthdays will be much quieter with only Cha ard... Feel a bit bad that now even my Sundays are spent at Danny's side le..Think for the next 3 months I'll try to be with my family on Sundays, considering that I also won't be with them in May/ June period.
Chaaa caught a flu today because a flu bug is raging in his office plus he fell asleep on the floor for the entire night. Got an MC for these two days. Haiz...will be going to work and lunching by myself tomorrow le...:(
3:09 PM
Monday, April 21, 2008
Today is the first Mon that I don't feel so bluez, cuz working from home... SHUANG... Think I better make full use of this benefit and work from home twice a month. Of cuz, not much motivation to work. Even though I've listed many tasks that I will do today, none is done thus far..haiz... But now I can take nap whenever I feel like it lar:P
To sum up what has happened so far. Not much things actually. Cha is beginning to prepare for his term papers and examinations, dun have that much time for me... Just celebrated Xia's bdae on Fri at Ministry of Food. My first time there, but not many food variety leh. After that we went to Paulaner for a drink. Cha joined us later where he finished my beer in a single gulp...haa.. greedy Porky...Saturday whizzed by as we were checking our to-do list: take passport photo; went Daiso to get air tight bags; return Yogi's plate etc. Finally I got my Hush Puppies covered footwear using the rest of my Taka vouchers, so that I can wear for my trip. Sunday was even more boring. As Cha was rushing his assignment which was due that midnite, he left me sleeping the whole day. Except for breakfast and lunch, I was practically sleeping the whole day, so boringggg.... After that I watched Good Luck Chuck and StarDust by myself for the rest of the day, but I was quite entertained by both shows lar...
Still quite bogged down by uncertainites now...sian...the only thing we could do now is wait wait and wait for the letters from the unis before we could take affirmative actions...
10:36 AM
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
A lot of things will be happening in the next few months. Cha has received an email confirmation on his uni admission liao, so if nothing goes wrong, we'll both fly to US in around Aug le! Finally can take a long long break from my work de. Still considering whether I shd resign or just take no-pay leave, just in case when I return there's a recession, cuz govt job still more iron-bowl. From now onwards, got a lot of adminstrative things to be done. I'm thinking of studying part-time as well in a college nearby. Cannot believe after a year of prep we really got it. And Cha and I are going to experience a totally different life together in a foreign place, so exciting and confused. And hor, what will happen if Cha and I quarrel over there? I will have no one else to turn to le :( Then the crime rate there is so damn high. Every now and then someone gets gunned down on the street, and if there is really a US recession, the crime rate will surely sky rocket and thos bullies will target asians de... Haiz, so many worries again. On the other hand, this US stay will be a very good break for us and for the first time in our lives, there will be no restraints on what we do and where we go, can just do whatever we want to do. Furthermore, it allows us two more yrs to ballot for a flat since flats are so damn diff to get nowadays... Then have to get winter clothings, rebond my hair, see dentist, suspend hp number, defer my CPF and insurance payments... Wah...so much things to do by Aug!
Yesterday we confirmed our first Europe trip liao. I called it the first because Cha had promised me there will be more trips to come:P Anyway we have taken the tour package to tour Europe for 15 days. Will be extending the trip for another 5 days to travel Scotland. At first we wanted to do free and easy, but Cha don't have the time to plan and backpacking is really xin ku, don't think I can take it de... And hor free and easy may costs more than package tour because of the expensive rail & transportation costs. The tour package will be a luxury tour, the hotels are good, mostly five stars hotels. Should be a very comfortable trip de...So so so happy that I'm going Europe soon! To me this is like an educational trip, have never been there bfore... But hor, this package costs a bomb, so we have decided to spend on a very tight budget and not spend unless absolutely necessary, considering that the US stay for the next 2 years is going to cost a lot as well... All in all, suddenly my mood is so much happier given these two big events are happening soon =D
1:48 PM
The cork is finally out~
Lexin staring intently at a chio bu~
"Gave such a big ang pao, the food better be good" :P
Ever camera-sensitive Jiao: "aiyah, not in time to pose":P
Dunno y Cha's more excited than me~
Daixing: "Someone stepped on my foot!!"
"hmm, my cooking is better"
"Mmm, hope the next bride is me~"
"What's tat in the tea?"
Frowning~
Yummy yummy!
Moral of the story: Always be on high alert when a photographer is around =P
Looks like a fairytale~
Look at Cha's double chin:P
I like this one, we looked so happy...
My Dear Pretty Pinkies
Some outdoor shoots