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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Y 3:26 PM

HAPPY NIU NIU YEAR!

GONG XI GONG XI!

Today is the last day of my CNY holidays and it's back to work tomorrow! It was a heart-warming CNY with my family, my love* and some of my beloved friends!

Reunion dinner has become a yearly rountine, even the dishes remain the same every year hehs...but everyone loves it!

Relatives flooded my house on the first day and my boy came over for dinner at night. It feels really good to have him sit at the table and have din din with my whole family.

Went visiting on the second day which was really tiring. Toa Payoh to Ang Mo Kio to Serangoon to Kembangan and then to Jurong for dinner at my boy's house. Spent a few hours just lazing and resting at his house before we went to Cookie's house for our overnight MJ session! Even though all of us lost to Cookie ultimately, I enjoyed playing with them always! Had Mac for supper which the winner paid for us hehs...reached home and concussed all the way up till now.

12 more days of CNY! Continue to have fun!

Saturday, January 24, 2009 Y 11:12 PM

Have been less busy at work nowadays...but still, there's always other ad-hoc stuff to be done. Boss has been promoted, and will be leaving our office very soon. It's a mixture of feelings for us...we're glad that he's promoted because he definitely deserved it, but then again, he has been such a good boss that we hope he stays here with us. But oh wells...I guess that's life? And also, the PA headquaters will move from its current location at Kallang to Jalan Besar and we just went to make our new staff pass! New year, new changes!

Last Monday.

KTV at Katong with Miaoling, Lionel, Zhiwei and Daohao. It was Daohao's first time hanging out with us and I'm glad we got along really well. In the end, it turned out to be a mini TPJC Alumini gathering! Lol...all of us actually graduated from TPJC, just a year difference. It was a night of crazy singing and wild photo shots!

Over the weekend, we pre-celebrated YY's and Shirley's 24th birthday in advance! Dined at Modesto's. They served pretty decent traditional Italian food with reasonable servings. We spent most of the night chatting away and planning for our upcoming activities over the delicious cheesecake that Suat bought for us! All present except Miaoling.

Went to work on Tuesday and received a pleasant surprise on my desk! The sweetest colleagues are all in my office! Lol.

Have been spending some quality time with my boy as well. Over the last two weeks, we visited Chinatown to soak in the CNY mood! It was super squeezy and we practically moved inches through every minute lol. But it was a good experience. We caught the much awaited Red Cliff 2. Liked it just like the first sequel, but my boy thought the second sequel was very John Woo-ish hehs...

Manicure to welcome CNY! I LOVE doing manicures, no idea why. My favourite has gotta be the French manicure, but decided to paint it peachy red this time round. Result turned out to be fantastfabulous!

CNY is just around the corner! And I'm going to have a long break of 5 days from work! Yay! Looking forward to everything about CNY! Food, gatherings, red packets, holidays!

Sunday, January 11, 2009 Y 8:56 PM

The week at work has been packed with meetings, preparations for events and random stuffs which have piled up over the weeks. Finally cleared them. Next week is going to be another busy week with meetings and courses to attend. But I'm adopting a postive attitude and making the best out of things!

On Monday, I met up with Miaoling and Lionel for dinner at Suntec. Had Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao. Food was good, thats why we ordered too much lol. Our dear Lionel is having a tough time right now but remember, I'm always a phone call away, a message away, 15 minutes car ride away, or 29 bus stops away! Cheer up! Not much pictures for the day, as the mood was really solemn lol. No Lionel, not blaming you. We know you will recover the next time we see you, which happens to be tomorrow!

Dinner with my man on Wednesday after work. Went to Bugis and Ah Chew for desserts after that! They still serve the best mango pomelo, no doubts about that. Looks good and tastes even better!
On Saturday, we went cycling again! Time for some healthy lifestyle although it isn't really that tiring to cycle around Bedok Reservoir. A lot to see along the way, and I relived my childhood memories on the swing for a tad short while before I was surrounded by some kids lol. Drove to Simpang after that for a SUPER fulfilling meal. My stomach was inches away from brusting. Oily stuff but I guess it's ok to have it once in a while. Tea at Cafe Cartel to mark the end of the day.

KTV with Miaoling, Lionel and friends on Monday!
Catching the much awaited Red Cliff 2 with my darling on Wednesday!
CNY shopping at Chinatown on Saturday!

Both of us are planning a trip to HongKong in March and hopefully, we will be able to fly this time! We're have been trying to get out of the country since last year, but things do not seem to be on our side. I pray and hope and wish for no hiccups this time round if possible!

Saturday, January 03, 2009 Y 12:36 AM

Of Love And Friendship.

Met up with YY, Cookie and Zikai on Monday. We haven't met for 5 months since Convocation. Thus, it was really time for some catching up! Dined at Thai Express, my favourite! And of course, the guys have to give in to my request! It was a really enjoyable and fulfilling meal.

Settled down at Starbucks for coffee after dinner! And of course, how can the two guys not cooperate when Miss LeeNie whips out the camera? Lol. Updated on our happenings for the past 5 months and we're arranging to meet up during CNY for MJ!

Didn't had to work on New Year's Eve and so, I went for tuition and met up with my dearest beloved YY for shopping! Didn't do much damage to my pockets, but I got what I wanted! Pastamania for dinner, another of my favourites! There's a new outlet just outside Far East, open concept. She reached her maximum photo-taking shots on that day with me lol.

Met my love* for a New Year lunch at Vivo Thai Accent! It's really yummy and I can never stop raving about how good their Tom Yum Goong is! Spicy! I say it's much better than Thai Express for me!

And after some shopping, we settled down at Pacific Coffee Company. It's my favourite hunt for relaxation. I will always choose the swing seats or the big cushion couch. Super comfortable and perfect for lazing. Chatted the afternoon away without realising the time. He really cracks me up with his multiple expressions. How can I not be happy with him around? All these expressions, while he was singing " I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing".

Went over to Suat's house in the late afternoon to meet my girlies! We exchanged gifts for the New Year! For this new year, I bought a present for RP again, just like last year! And I am truly happy that she really liked the cuddly cushion. I know she really liked it from her expression lol. And I got a present from Joanne this year! Oh whee! Joanne has always been the most considerate when it comes to buying presents and she got me a dress with floral prints! I love it and I am definitely going to wear it! After the gift exhange, we drove to T3 in 3 cars for desserts at Earle Swensens!

Off to a good start for the year! Looking forward to more celebrations with all of these lovely people during CNY!

Friday, January 02, 2009 Y 1:28 AM

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Brand new start for each and every one of us! May all good things come your way in the new year!

Year 2008 has been an exciting year for me. In fact, it was a rather good year for me! Let's take a look back at what happened for me last year:

The last semester of my final year in NTU was spent on FYP. It was definitely a love-hate relationship with all those signals issues. However, I am really glad I chose the right FYP partner to brave through it all. From testing to reports to presentations.

My last day of school with my best bunch of school mates I always hung around with. Mugging sessions at Expo CoffeeBean, mugging sessions in Canteen B, gossips session, PSP, conquering past year exam papers together, consulting Professors together. So much, so much.

And then, I celebrated my 23rd birthday! Kept it simple, but it was heart-warming with the love* and my beloved girlfriends. My best birthday ever.

My boy went on his trekking trip to Nepal for three weeks as his graduation trip. Really thankful that he came back safe and sound. Never been this far away from him for so long. We shared alot of memories for the past one year which can never be replaced.

Convocation 2008! The ceremony that marks the end of my 16 years of education. The best part was, I graduated with my love* and my whole bunch of good friends! And both our parents attended the ceremony as well!

And of course, I started my first job up till now. Got my first pay, got my first bonus. It's not an easy job like how others deem it to be, although the pay is reasonably good. There were ups and downs during the last 6 months, and I truly feel like giving up this job at times. But on the other hand, there are really many factors which makes me so reluctant to quit just like that. I really like the people that I meet during my course of work, and I am learning how to appreciate and enjoy my work more now.

That sums up my eventful 2008! May the Year 2009 be an even much better year for myself and all the people that I love around me!