Sunday, November 21, 2010

There is no such thing as honeymoon period for my new workplace; probably just the first day. I practically OT everyday! 'Overwhelmed' describes the entire last week. A lot of new things to learn, esp the operations which I have to do daily, trying to understand the systems involved and how the reports are linked to the data inputs. And I'm a bit stressed over the fact that next week will be my one-man show as my colleague has to go on a business trip. *sweat*. Everyone wants to teach me everything within a very short time, but at the same time, I found it so difficult to ask them questions and clarify my doubts as they always seem so bz. Sian.

A lot of other things going on as well. Have to pick up VBA, as well as to revise my textbooks on the relevant concepts. My boss is also nice to give me a short lecture everyday when we both have the time. Lunch is with my boss, as she brought me ard to the cheap and good places to eat. A very nice lady, and seems very motherly.

Can see the huge difference between govt and private sectors, deadline for work in a bank can be as short as within minutes, while those of govt jobs can stretch to months just on a single paper. So far...I think I can adapt. Look forward to the time when I master everything and not burn out my weekends on reading up textbooks, but the chance looks dim, as I will be understudying another team in a few months time. LAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~!!

11:36 AM

Friday, November 12, 2010

Decided to pay my former company a visit before work starts. Wow, the office has changed so much that I cannot recognize it at all, seemed like I walked into the wrong office. It was a complete overhaul! Many colleagues, esp the older ones, were still there, although turnover of the executives was higher. Saw many new faces, as well as familiar ones. Had a wonderful time catching up with them, and had a small chit chat with my director. He even invited me to a birthday lunch celebration for November babies in the staff lounge! He also introduced me to the other new staff who have not met me in his opening address, so damn paiseh and dumbstruck. He very nice leh, told me to return to the company if I try out in the bank and don't like it...haiz..where to find such nice HR policies...touched~~

Too bad I cannot linger too long becuz I have to see a dentist!! wah lau~ My wisdom tooth has to act up when I am about to start work next week, where can take leave to go for surgery??!! *sweat* Dentist say maybe can tahan a few more months before the extraction liao lor...meanwhile I have to monitor and take really good care of my teeth. If really pain, must walk in his office to operate liao...sianz..

Another upcoming surgery is also expected in the next two years to remove all my lumps at one go, before we plan for any child and require breast feeding. Tink my new company will hate me for having so many problems... sianz...

Labels: dentist, Ex Company

3:41 PM

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

My last week of freedom... I'm starting work next Mon! My gosh, I have been detached from the working society for so long I'm not sure if I can adapt well... At least, my dream of working in the town has realized! ha..taking train to work is a breeze cuz no need change to another feeder bus liao, easier to plan timing to get out of house. It's even better when I move to toa payoh! Only 7 mrt stops to my workplace, sibei shiok!

The work scope seems to be of my interest, although I have no way of knowing until I start work officially. Cha took leave yesterday to accompany me before my work begins. I have never gone out w Cha bfore on a weekday which is less crowded, and we get to enjoy more dining privileges for weekdays. Moreover, I cannot take leave during probation, so the next time we get to enjoy weekday off will be in a long long time liao...perhaps during our wedding week itself... sadz..

Had our brunch dim sum at Hua Ting, Orchard Hotel. We reached at 11:15am, but to our despair it only opens at 11:30am! Pengz~~ so we waited at the seating area, starving and trying to kill time by comparing toto results...and not surprisingly, the numbers didn't match -_-"

Dim sum was quite good! Must try food are the chicken pies and custard buns. Siew mai and chee cheong fun were also awesome! I believe custard buns are a die-for dish for custard lovers. The custard filling is mixed with egg yolk, which will ooze into one's mouth when taken a bite. Shiok~

After that we went shopping for my work wear, which literally bored Cha out, haa...Then we racked our brains to go somewhere which will enjoy significant discount on a weekday than on weekend. Shortlisted choices were: Bowling, movie, ktv at Marina Sq... We ended up settling for KTV, Cha's favourite hobby! It's amazing that we have never been to ktv in our 5 years together, although we met at a ktv session, haa! So there were only the 2 of us singing for 4 straight hrs, until my throat was sore, but Cha still did not get enough of it...wahh, and the total bill came close to $40...hmm..tot weekday ktv is cheaper??!! ##$$@@!

Really enjoy going out on weekday, hope we have a chance to do it again! hehe~

Recently went for an ultrasound again, yes yes yes another 4 solid nodules found, bringing to a grand total of 7, that's great! More money has to be spent on follow up consultations again, life is just so great.

Labels: Cha, Hua Ting, weekday outing

2:46 PM

Friday, October 29, 2010

Had a great time at Rose's ROM, it was simple and heartwarming. Also Cha's first time trying his photography skills at such an event... pretty good feedback from Pinkies =D

Also got my first job offer at a bank...wah liew...the transition from govt to banking sector is damn painful... seems like the banking employers have a stigma employing either former civil servants or married women..so I'm lucky in a way to land myself in the position, and further more, it was my first job interview! phew...but now a bit worried, cuz they haven't got back to me after I made additional requests...oh no~~

After a nice long break, not sure if I can get accustomed to working life fast. hmm...hope colleagues are nice lor...and willing to coach me...

Exactly one year from tomorrow will be the day of my wedding banquet. 30th Oct 2011. Nah.. 11 and 12 Nov 2011 are both taken up...sibei sian.. will be at Orchid Country Club, and yes... to my horror, it will be a 50-table banquet. Have a headache whenever I think of all the administrative stuff and the humungous costs we and my parents have to chalk up. Horrible.

Labels: Updates, Wedding

8:43 PM

Monday, October 11, 2010

Too warm to sleep. Head is also aching. As well as thinking of my pending wedding next year. Wedding date will be on either one of this dates:
01 September 2011

25 September 2011

04 October 2011

07 October 2011

30 October 2011

11 November 2011

12 November 2011

Hmm..so far I like 11 Nov 2011 best, but it could be more expensive as well... so pending further confirmation. Somehow I am not at all excited. Instead I'm worried and anxious. From my perspective, an unforgettable honeymoon and cozy home are more important priorities, and that's where I'd like to channel the $ to. But from the parents' perspectives it's their show. But who's going to pay for it?? It could be a whooping 45-table banquet, where the couple will look like a pair of clowns marching into the ballroom amidst the sea of strangers, and only 5 tables sit my own friends. Most guests might just be more interested in the food, and nothing else. So...is it worth to host a grand banquet and risk losing tens of grands of dollars? Although I would also like to live a fairytale for the day, but the price is too great to realise this fantasy. I would rather go on a good honeymoon trip. Afterall, marriage more or less centers on the couple, not the strangers. A tiring investment with negative returns. Not to mention the sensitive money issues that may conflict between the two families as well as between the couple and the parents.

So just be done with it. Minimal loss is what we are aiming for. I just wan my own house and my honeymoon. Although I may seem like an ingrate, but I am indeed much much happier in Merryland, where I'm not tied down by any restriction, expectation and obligation. My home then was sparse with only the most basic furnitures to cater to our primary needs. No sofa, no coffee table, no huge TV. I'm perfectly happy with a basic kitchen, a table and chair with my laptop, and a bed. Such a basic home actually forms the happiest memory of my life. But now, despite I have everything, obligations of harsh reality sometimes make me feel really empty and despair. Sometimes, I feel that if I appear too strong or very well-off, obligations can suffocate me until I lose all motivations in life. I definitely feel more cherished and my presence felt when I'm not physically well or when I'm leaving for a long time. Life is never fair to give us the best of everything.

Maybe I'm just Pmsing...

12:29 AM

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Just returned from Ah Yat Seafood Restaurant, and had the most expensive dinner I have ever eaten for a family meal. Most unique dish has to go to the Canada Geoduck Clam, which can be eaten sashimi style... Hmm...but as the choosy and the cheapo eater, I prefer the cooked style. Just a short soak in the steamboat soup is delicious for me! haha...this clam comes not cheap, at a whooping $400+ bucks before 50% discount. Next most unforgettable dish of cuz is the Alaskan King crab which also amounts to $400+ bfore promotion. I cannot believe I have another chance to eat this after the Alaska trip again! Haa...but my dad actually ordered it mistakenly, he had tot it was a Sri Lanka crab lor...well..this is a happy mistake for the rest of us as we loved the super meaty sweet flesh! Very worthy of the King of Crab title!! We had a fish, known as the France Turbot, very classy name, which also came with a costly price tag. $155 bfore discount, we cannot believe it~~ The most expensive fish ever eaten, well.. and the most tender and smooth meat as well... Given all these super expensive dishes on the table, abalones and shark's fins pale much in comparison -_-" Well at least all of us enjoyed it, especially dear Cha, whose dieting plan came to a naught AGAIN~

Labels: Ah Yat, Family, Seafood

11:21 PM

Monday, October 04, 2010

Happy 5th Year Anniversary!! So lucky that the actual day fell on a Saturday!

Was in a frenzy trying to prepare the scrapbook containing all the highlight events of our 5-year journey together, including V-days, Xmas, birthdays, love, wedding anniversaries and travel highlights. It was so difficult trying to find some pictures that were taken way way back! And it was tough tricking Cha into passing me those pictures using the excuse that I needed a copy of my previous transcripts that were saved in his hard disk. But this plan backfired when I realized the photos were not in the hard disk I had expected! Cha ended up burning midnight oil trying to locate those transcripts for me, thinking I needed them urgently...*sayang*. Very proud of my accomplishments, I completed the 40-page diary and the longest card I have ever written to Cha in just 3 days! wahahaha~

This year's celebration was just food, food and food~ Lunch was at PS cafe near Dempsy Road. I love the open air concept with drop down windows showcasing the greenery outside, which is a rare sight in Singapore. We also realized from that day that this place is actually very convenient from the bus stop at the main road!

We then spent the time at Orchard Ion (again!) before we slowly made our way to Rochester Park for our dinner. It was a posh western restaurant called Graze. Hmm...I would say that the food was good, but not really my cup of tea. I ordered a seared duck breast without knowing it was cooked medium rare. Raw duck meat!! oh gosh...I dun even take sashimi... To be fair to this pricey dish, the meat was actually very tender, and the highlight of the meat was its texture, unlike most well done breast meat which are very tough and somewhat spoil the original taste of the meat. In the end I exchanged my food with Cha, who is a hearty carnivore, and he would be able to appreciate the dish better. Hmm.. guess I have really cheap taste, which is a joy to Cha... Finally presented my fruit of labour to Cha, coaxing him into believing that I bought him an organizer due to financial constraints. He looked "not that excited" in receiving just an ordinary organizer, so it was a huge joy looking at his super surprised face when he saw that it was a hand made love diary! Looks like my handmade gift is more precious than any other expensive gift, and no excuse for Cha to forget any of the event we celebrated in the past 5 years wor!

Got a new pink watch for my anniversary present! Loved it!=D