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Moved!

2010-12-04T22:32:00.000+08:00

has been transferred to http://poonkins.wordpress.com
because wordpress has an app for Blackberry

=)

Mr Phaan & Miss Poon

2010-11-30T19:18:00.000+08:00

Go for a wedding! (Not ours)

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I really love pouches

2010-11-30T19:15:00.000+08:00

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Day @ MBS

2010-11-24T23:58:00.000+08:00

We decided to go to Marina Bay Sands to check it out since it was a Public Holiday.

We parked @ Esplanade and walked the Helix Bridge over

We didn't go up to the top as we were quite tired by the time we were done with dinner.

Casino entrance...not gonna pay the S$100...tra lalala

Sunday nights

2010-11-01T02:02:00.000+08:00

Every Sunday I succumb to the one thing I seldom do. Take afternoon naps, while yes it feels good, it also takes away the time that I could have done something else with.

So when the night rolls around (usually after dinner), I find myself staying up late trying to hold on to the last few hours of the weekend, cos I know when I wake up it'll be bloody monday and its back to work.

And I just realised that I missed the deadline on my citi cc bill. Fuck. 1st time.
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Halloween Night

2010-11-01T01:01:00.004+08:00

Went down to Clarke Quay on Halloween weekend to meet some friends for a party and have some fun.

It was another great night, I felt such joy dancing with babes. <3

He went as Karl Phaan. (-_-);

Me in my outfit, not exactly a costume, with my best Gogo Yubari, crazy jap school chick stare.
Just short of a spiked ball on a chain. Dammit...

We bumped into Iron Man!

Best Costume we saw all night! Too many ppl with fake blood and black eyes/Kiss/Joker.

It was such a fun night! Can't wait till next year! Am already thinking of what I can dress up as. =)

BB has new clothes!

2010-10-29T14:45:00.000+08:00

Mr K is the best ever! He got my BB a new cover! As an anniversary present!!

I kept eyeing it on the website pondering if I should get it...

Anyway, I fell asleep early last night while K was still doing stuff and when I woke up at around 5am to go pee I saw my bb with new clothes! Happies!!

Best surprise ever!! <3 <3

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The Pantry

2010-10-27T20:10:00.001+08:00

I finally realized why my colleagues like to pack back to the pantry to have lunch. The pantry is actually a rather nice place to eat during lunch...there are many tables around, a lot empty, the tv is switched on albeit abit blurred but still watch-able. Quite enjoyable.. :) I even saw a lady knitting there!
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K & D @ Capella Singapore

2010-10-26T17:58:00.000+08:00

We went to Capella Singapore for the wedding of Karl's cousin. It was a gorgeous place and at 2k per table it better be!

For me it was a magical night with lots of jokes and laughter with K and esp when we had a dance. I absolutely loved it, dressing up with K so handsome :)
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MC day

2010-10-26T16:37:00.000+08:00

Today I took MC cos I was going to be late and we can't be late 2 days in a row. Went to K's house... Slept till 12 woke up and went to check what time the doc opens then came back and slept till 2, went down to doc and got an MC then went home to surf net randomly. Ordered some stuff in prep for xmas then surf NLB website, then ran down to AMK library to get the books I want and now queueing for Koi bubble tea. Ahhh.. My precious borrowed time is nearly over!
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Shiok

2010-10-23T20:05:00.003+08:00

Mr K and Miss P enjoying life @ Pacific Coffee Company Vivovity having a drink and resting after walking nearly 3 rounds of Vivo and a zara men belt and 3 body shop bath gels. We are facing RWS and expect fireworks @ around 9. Ahh..this is the life.

Update: we didn't get to catch the fireworks cos of our movie at 8.50pm :(

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Spades of Joy

2010-10-19T20:54:00.002+08:00

Guess who!
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New haircut

2010-10-15T11:04:00.000+08:00

:)
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Connectivity in Tanjong Pagar

2010-10-12T15:09:00.000+08:00

I slowly realize that here in Tanjong pagar, I am extremely connected to the places I love to go and my home.

For buses home, there are:
130 right outside my office, fastest way home, also goes to K's place but train is faster.
131/186 from International Plaza, 131 is just slightly longer than 130 but 186 is like taking the entire journey from terminal to terminal. However, it takes me straight to Hotel Miramar where my nail polish store is located, 4 stops from my office :)
145 which is also quite fast but have to walk a little to amara hotel

For shopping:
Orchard: 20 mins or less by bus
Vivo: 6 stops away
Nail shop: 4 stops away
City hall: short bus ride or 2 mrt stops away
Chinatown for facial/charms shopping: 145 straight to doorstep. Now I have no excuse to be lazy about making necklaces. (-_-)

Not sure whether to say this place is made for me or I am made for this place. I wonder if I will get complacent and stay here for a long time and get snails pace salary increment which is typical of jap banks.

I hope not.
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Weekend / Suwan baby shower / Shopping day

2010-10-10T20:02:00.004+08:00

Started friday by going out with babes to beer market to chill out abit, had a lot of fun! =) We played dice and I kept losing although I thought I was pretty good =( had an early night cos we had to attend daniel and emily's church wedding the next day.

Sat night I had to go for William So's concert with mom to support support, this was my outfit, went backstage again to say hi to everyone, wish can go into Andy Hui's room man...but cannot.

Started the day going for suwan's 1 mth baby shower, got her a photo album scrapbooking set for her baby photos

Then went down to bukit panjang plaza which is nearby to go to Aries to get some hairclips cos the one @ Raffles Place closed. 10+ clips for 1.90, bought 2 packets! stupid Chameleon charges 0.30 a clip, bloody ripoff!

Bought some jap snacks there too! 22 bux damage. Can't resist them :)

After that headed to orchard for some shopping, bought 2 pairs of pj shorts from cotton on 2 for 20(earlier picture)

Went to kino to get my diary book for nxt year, got one for mom too! Cos little twin star is our fav! 19.25 + 15.4 = 34.65

Got a book too! The handmade marketplace. 28.84 bux dmg

And finally bought some fancl facial care stuff 88 bux

Total damage from my shopping? Nearly 200...! =( my bank account cries =...(

And on a side note, came home and saw this little bird struggling to get out. It kept banging itself against the window so hard its little chest was heaving with breaths but I was afraid of its claws. So I dug out my polyester gloves and gave it a lift out of the window :)

Happy weekend!

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Beantown Quinn

2010-10-04T21:10:00.001+08:00

Ordered and waiting.....so excited!! Can't Wait!
Signed up for Kate Spade mailing list and got 15% off first order + free shipping within US. Plus US exchange rate is pretty decent now. Woot!

Japanese stuff in my life

2010-09-28T15:33:00.003+08:00

Going about ur daily life, you are aware that you use japanese products. Of course, I mean you chose to buy them. But working in a japanese bank, you are made acutely aware of it. Like I use Za foundation and majolica eyeshadows which are both owned by shiseido, and then I use shiseido eyeliner too, a shu uemura eyelash curler. My lip balm has some japanese words on it but is made by Mentholathum (ok i just found out its a japanese company too. I use hada labo skin care...and my baby wipes are pigeon brand.

and i also realized that i have tons of meiji biscuits in my office drawer, and i love to drink yakult.

Sometimes these things are so ingrained that u don't take notice

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The excitement of F1

2010-09-27T14:20:00.001+08:00

The F1 weekend is finally over, the roads have cleared and there are no more jams...
I remember just a year ago, I had started work @ BNP. It was barely into my 2nd month and an exciting time for me. The F1 weekend had started and the office was just next to the track. We went to the 21st flr @ 4pm during woek to see the F400s. I remember practically racing to one fullerton after work to stand next to the track just to listen to the sound of the cars and soak up the atmosphere! I even had a ticket to go to the Club21 hospitality suite on race day and got Khiels goodies :)
How time flies, its been a year since then and I'm at another new job.
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Friends or Colleagues

2010-09-21T23:40:00.000+08:00

Starting at this new place, it really makes me miss my friends at the old place. The lines here in this bank are very clear cut, colleagues are purely just colleagues, maybe I am new perhaps. But then I notice that it is the same for everyone else. We go about our business, maybe talk a little bit here and there, go for lunch together. Could also be the age difference but then there are a few younger people around too.

Back in BNP, the lines of colleague and friend really blur and mesh together. Especially amongst the FGIPs who started mostly at the same time. Perhaps we stuck together because of the program or perhaps because we were the only age group in the bank. But there were other bunches who also formed their own clique and didnt hang out in the same circles.

Like I told Karl the other day, back in BNP when i lunch alone, most of the time its by choice because I need to run errands. But, if I am lunching alone nowadays, it is hardly due to choice.

I miss that feeling of camaraderie. =\

Credit card dilemma

2010-09-17T17:45:00.000+08:00

Well...I've been working for a year plus and when I first started I applied for 2 S$500 credit cards from diff banks. Now that I finally meet the min income requirement, its time to decide if I should upgrade existing ones/ get a full card.

These are my points

1. 2 S$500 are really very manageable and help to keep my spending down. With int at 2% p.m. as long as I service my debt reasonably the interest will always be lower than the min payment. Well as a credit analyst and business student, one understands that a little bit of debt is not a bad thing... As long as its manageable. Optimal debt-to-equity ratio u know?

2. If I get a full cc, I will have much more spending power but that will req me to exercise superb self control cos I will have to pay whatever I swipe! That means no random packages from ASOS. :(

3. I can't go on with my 500 buck cards cos its not v fair to karl who has to always use his cards or to my friends who always have to pay with their cards too.

So that's my dilemma. Bankers help?
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It's been a long time....

2010-09-12T22:27:00.002+08:00

My first 'job' @ bnp is over seeing that its actually sort of an internship contract. I'm at a new bank now and I have a new desk! Life goes on ... :)

In between, I went to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam with Mr Marshmallow and also Desaru Malaysia. Had some fun times and now its back to work proper...time to save up for my goals for the next 2 years:

Go for Lasik Surgery
Finish my driving

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Rock chick look

2010-05-24T15:44:00.000+08:00

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Lunchtime indulgence

2010-04-28T13:31:00.000+08:00

Having a haircut during lunch is an absolute an indulgence. Having someone massage ur head, wash and blow your hair. But the damage? 55 bucks

2010-04-28T11:29:00.001+08:00

Loreal USA has just announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire Essie cosmetics :(

Pistachio nut

2010-04-19T14:09:00.000+08:00

Finally found this Pistachio nut that ian and vicki once brought back frm japan! I looked all over for but could never find. Think i'll get the wasabi ones tmr too!

Water feature

2010-04-04T22:35:00.001+08:00

A whole new meaning

Dreaming of moto GP

2010-04-04T22:34:00.001+08:00

@ fraser's hill

Multimedia message

2010-03-24T16:50:00.001+08:00

I've always liked to use cute stationery when i work. I go around buying all types of nice stuff to use. Found this super cute post it @ daiso :)

Overloaded chairs

2010-03-24T16:08:00.001+08:00

I'm generally not fond of the cold and thus have many jackets. I realized I have a habit of hanging jackets on my chairs. There are 3 jackets piled on my work chair. An assortment of 2 jackets and 1 blazer. Even my chair at home suffers the same fate. There are 5 shawls and 1 jacket hanging on it. (-_-)

Colour of the week

2010-03-08T15:06:00.001+08:00

China glaze ruby pumps. A thing of beauty! :)

Dried heart

2010-02-17T16:52:00.001+08:00

I got this cute heart shaped highlighter at the wedding of one of karl's colleagues recently. Took it out to use today and wth! Its already dried up! Sian (-.-)

Stickers

2010-02-17T14:16:00.000+08:00

Found some promotional stickers at home from tangs and lenovo. Decorated my new personal letter file :)

A Random Saturday

2010-01-30T21:55:00.004+08:00

Well since my sis is not around this weekend, we decided to stay over at my place then see what is our plan the nxt day. We woke up, walked via the park connector (back way) to whampoa for breakky (my fav chee cheong fun). Ever since our little stay at Hotel RE we seem to like taking walks out to explore here and there. Done with breakfast, we decided to take the main road route to go home. So on the way to the main road we passed by this coffee shop where some tv people were filming, we stopped for like 5 mins to watch the actors and there was this old uncle sitting on a basket nearby. Then someone shouted his name and he went like, i'm here!! Then i realised its one of those old famous uncles and karl said he's just sitting there like some kopitiam uncle and we didnt even realize its him. haha.

Anyway, we stayed at home karl was doing some work and I was doing some editing for my writeup and we decided to take a break and go out for some snack/tea time. Started getting ready and thinking of what to eat, then i thought of it! I recently found out karl loves egg tarts, so I decided to bring him to another famous egg tart shop!! This one is known as Liang Chen Mei Dian, a small little pastry shop selling hk pastries in chinatown. I got to the counter, which full of people and asked for 20 egg tarts, and then I saw a little sign in the corner which says all pastries @ 70c after 6pm. It was 6.30!! (egg tarts u.p. 90c) haha!

*PS: If anyone is interested, its at 18 Sago St, just dont go around now cos traffic is a nightmare what with cny around the corner.

So the cny bazaar thingy is on Sago St itself as well. I go my egg tarts and was gonna find karl who is waiting in the car, then I walked past the back of this stall with tons of big carton boxes with the words 太阳饼, man! I rushed to the front to check it out! One of my friends @ work, vanessa, gave me a few of that her mom bought for her, super yummy! 台湾土产!! It's like 老婆饼, just that the filling is not winter melon paste, its honey paste! Loves it. <3>

After which we headed to Tampines using the GPS to pick kei up at Temasek Polytechnic. Poor thing has a project due on Monday morning. So her weekend is pretty much burnt up with project discussions and stuff. Went to Bedok Interchange for the yummy curry chicken noodle then off home we go!

Anyway, the weekend is not over yet! Looking forward to more R&R before another hectic work week starts. =)

Salon

2010-01-18T19:24:00.001+08:00

I realised that overtime u go to the salon, they will always say that ur hair is dry. Even if u feel that ur hair is Ok. Then they will ask you if you use any serum. Its not in their interest to tell you that your hair is in good condition yo. (-_-)

Red star

2010-01-18T11:13:00.000+08:00

A weekend at one of the most traditional restaurants in singapore with the best egg tarts and chee cheong fun. Yummy!

Name game

2010-01-12T17:23:00.001+08:00

It's funny how people still spell my name as debbie when my email header says debby. (-_-);

Nostalgia

2010-01-08T18:14:00.002+08:00

Today i had a dental appt which was at boon lay. On the way there and home i would pass by dover. My old stomping grounds. Makes my miss those poly days. So carefree but broke. I take comfort in the fact that i give up that i'm earning but who am i kidding. I'm still broke! Oh well.

Beauty 101

2009-12-30T10:59:00.002+08:00

Tips from the beautician: in order to prevent dehydration in the office and while you sleep at night, keep a full cup of water by your side. The water in the cup will be drained instead of the water in your skin. Also, no water should be taken 1 hour prior to sleeping. Else eye area will retain water and eyebags will be more swollen. =(

The Rothschild

2009-12-29T11:09:00.003+08:00

Today's historical family of interest is: The Rothschilds, a banking family of German-Jewish regarded as nobility, having been conferred royal titles in Austria and Great Britain during the 1800s. Unlike The Vanderbilts I was reading about yesteryday, The Rothchilds still hold their fortunes and the exact amount of their total wealth is unknown as the information is kept private. However, conservative estimates put it at US$ 5 trillion dollars. Tomorrows family of interest: maybe the Du Ponts.

Tea Time

2009-12-28T19:43:00.002+08:00

Three interns caught eating snake at the wang cafe downstairs. This was on 23rd and we're missing one lovely nicole who flew off to aus for the hols. A rare tea time treat for us =)

Sigh

2009-12-28T17:32:00.002+08:00

A boring day in the office because i can't resolve anything because of the rms and every one being on leave. My time was spent reading randomly looking at benefit, elf and ae in the morning and reading about jellyfish and the vanderbilt family in the afternoon. Argh. Frustrates

=(

2009-12-07T17:18:00.002+08:00

Some days you get to work already wishing you can go home. Today is a day like that. =(

System Error

2009-10-29T11:36:00.000+08:00

As I slowly get into the groove of being a working individual, I realize that I tend to get fixated on the little details and miss out on the big picture. In my job, which I just started 3 months ago... I was so concerned with getting the work done that I completely forgot that I'm supposed to Analyze, not just do. I'm paid to think.

And somewhere along the way, I realized that the Singapore education syllabus missed an important subject. They forgot to teach you how to think.. From primary to secondary school and even on to junior college, we are simply trained to answer the questions that are going to come out in exam papers. Like robots on clockwork, there are 2 SAs and 2 CAs in an academic year.

And then when you get to university, it's basically the same again. You go for lectures do the tutorials and then get notes from seniors and do the past year papers if available. Fair enough there are modules that require you to think more than others but then that probably amounts to 10% of all the modules you would take and they would typically be packed into your last semester as a student.

So now, 3 months into my working life, I have to start learning how to think. Something my 18 years of education did not teach me.

Datefusion

2009-10-23T10:15:00.000+08:00

The problem with working in an international bank is date formatting. The international intranet tools we use has a mm/dd/yy format, but some of the tools that are in our system itself use dd/mm/yy. It really is a little confusing. And we all know how dangerous it is to get dates wrong, cos if it is, clients can get free money! Argh, to have to bother about small details like that.

Gf nails

2009-10-20T14:20:00.000+08:00

on mine some new MAC color cant remember the name. Quite similar to the stage and china glaze ones i have, might do a comparism post for fun.

On qiwan's some OPI color she got done at a salon

New ring + polish

2009-10-20T14:17:00.000+08:00

Made another ring, more victorian style and on tips currently: Orly Pixie Dust...pretttyy

As the week goes by

2009-10-18T20:02:00.002+08:00

Normally when i reach work I take out some stuff from my bag like my hp, staff pass and the jacket for the day, place the bag in the big bottom drawer, start my system and maybe refill my thermal pot. After my system starts I check emails and then decide what I should work on for the day, as I currently have 5 files on hand.

As a habit I will read some news first, usually on channelnewsasia as sites like wallstreetjournal likes to be anal and lock many articles. So I cant be bothered.

I noticed then at the start of the week, I will usually read more serious stuff, all the business news, world news etc, I wont even go near the entertainment section. But as the week progresses, usually around Thursday I feel like taking a break and I would progress to reading entertainment stuff like Coco Lee wants to migrate to Singapore. Stuff like that.

Also nearer the end of the week, should I have a paper on hand, I will actually take 5 - 10 mins to flip through Today either in the morning or just after lunch, and on Fridays I will really zone out, like stare at the financials and zone out.

So thats what my week is like.

Me @ the F1

2009-10-18T18:40:00.004+08:00

at the suite during the race, taken by the club 21 photog. Oh mah gad! I'm a celebrity, loving the paparazzi, haha!

On the track after the race, hair flat from sweating walking around. so unglam

Marshmallows @ a concert

2009-10-18T17:19:00.004+08:00

Marshmallows were going for a concert! William So + Ronald Cheng

This is what Mr Marshmallow wore

and this is what Ms Marshmallow wore!

During the concert we sat in front of a bunch of William So's fans, lucky they were not like the Ronald fans @ hong kong's concert (they screamed throughout the whole concert). It was pretty fun, the stars walked around alot and we got to shake Ronald's hand! One girl sitting somewhere behind us saw another girl get to shake William's hand and she was squealing in jealousy. So funny.

Anyway, think i look terrible here but babes looks really good. It was a good weekend =)

Dieting

2009-10-03T04:45:00.001+08:00

Ever since I've started work, I have been sitting on my ass. Literally, because my job doesn't require me to move around alot. It also doesnt help that my bus home is right next to my work place, cutting down all my walking. When I worked @ recruit express last year, I'd walk from ngee ann to lido to get a bus home.

So well, i continue like this for about a month, then i realized that my clothes got tighter, and i looked kind of fatter. I got really sad and decided to limit my intake. My eating style is like this: because I get hungry fast, I
usually eat until I'm really full, then i'll be satisfied. And I'm someone who reaaly super super loves her carbos. My diet is basically cutting down on my carb intake, god its so painful for me. It has been going well, karl think that i lost weight too. Was @ the doctor's today, and got my weight. I'm 44.8kg!! Even Dr Lee said I look skinnier. Yippee !

However, its @ times like this, in the middle of the night, when i'm hungry
I tend to open the fridge and peep, if there is nothing interesting, I will eat my fave plain white bread, gardenia. So much cravs

Tonights damage: half a bakers inn black sesame mooncake and 3 slices of white gardenia.

F1 loots!

2009-10-01T12:51:00.000+08:00

The F1 ticket was provided by club21 as a gift for a family friend who couldnt attend, so i took it! And when i arrived...they had gift bags! I peeped inside and saw Khiels!!! I swiped an extra one from the empty seat next to me and passed to marv. And it was a very elegant sky suite with a buffet dinner set up with drinks/wine/champagne and a full service wait staff outsourced from pan pacific. Talk about neat!

OYEA!!!

2009-09-28T00:27:00.001+08:00

It was debby's day @ the F1. Got free gifts some more!! More deetz to come.

Things on my mind

2009-09-25T09:39:00.001+08:00

Well last night there was a work drinking function with the trade, rm and my dept. Along with the head of SEA for corporate transaction group. drinks on the bank's bill. and some of the snr bankers were really going at it. Which leads me to think
Better learn how to be a good drunk either that or a really good drinker but then you have to be a drunk many times first.

Healthy teeth

2009-09-23T17:05:00.001+08:00

90% of the office brush their teeth after lunch

the ugliest part of singaporean weddings

2009-09-21T14:58:00.004+08:00

so yesterday i was a bridesmaid @ my gf's wedding, it was a full day thing. we were manning the reception before the dinner started and well people started arriving. And the first thing people ask, some even before giving their well wishes to the wedding couple, is "Got carpark coupon?", i.e. carpark redemption tickets.

I really think that is very ugly and graceless.

to give this some perspective, yesterday was a public holiday, which means that carpark charges were per entry. so about S$3?

days of the week

2009-09-03T09:55:00.001+08:00

so work is on a 5day week basis, everytime it reaches wednesday i get very relieved, cos i only have to think of what to wear for one more day, after that its casual friday. running out of office clothes lar. i'm at expert at mix and match now, i even tried wearing ribbed tank tops to work, cos i got nothing to wear! maybe i should go for a wardrobe clearance flea market sale, but then i love all my clothes so much! how now brown cow...

Funny moments

2009-08-28T14:05:00.000+08:00

i think a pic of us both playing solitaire on ur phones while lying next to each other just before we sleep will be rather amusing

Why can't i just add a smiley face

2009-08-26T10:53:00.001+08:00

So work email has many unspoken rules, golden etiquette and what nots. Drafting it really gives me a mini headache.

I want to sound polite and nice yet not so cheerful that i irk some grumps or sound like a kid.

If my words are phrased too politely i may come off sounding like a cold bitch. No matter how i put it then i look at it, it still sounds bitchy to me. Or sometimes i think how i phrase it makes me sound like someone's boss. For example, in email i could type.

Hi John Doe,

I would appreciate if you could get me a copy of ABC company's financials. Thanks!

Regards,
Debby

I feel like i sound like that person's cold bitchy boss saying that in a authoritarian tone.

Now if i could just add a smiley face at the end of it all it will sound so much more cheery to the recipient and probably closer to how i actually speak.

Nobody ever told that u had to worry about such inconsequential things when u start working, or am i just a special case of a worry wart with an over-active imagination?

Damn it this feels too right , the one we all dream of (Nickelback: Gotta Be Somebody)

2009-08-15T04:08:00.004+08:00

This time I wonder what it feels like
To find the one in this life
The one we all dream of
But dreams just aren't enough
So I´ll be waiting for the real thing.
I'll know it by the feeling.
The moment when we´re meeting
will play out like a scene straight off the silver screen
So I`ll be holdin’ my own breath
Right up to the end
Until that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with

*(`Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There`s gotta be somebody for me like that.)

Repeat *

Tonight, out on the street out in the moonlight
And dammit this feels too right
It´s just like Déjà Vu
Me standin’ here with you
So I´ll be holdin`my own breath
Could this be the end?
Is it that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with?

‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There´s gotta be somebody for me like that.

Repeat *

You can´t give up!
Lookin´ for that diamond in the rough
You never know but when it shows up
Make sure you´re holdin` on
‘Cause it could be the one, the one you´re waiting on

‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There has gotta be somebody for me

Nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

Nobody wants to be the last one there
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There has gotta be somebody for me out there.

I am

2009-08-10T12:39:00.001+08:00

now a working woman. Le sigh.

A day at the museum

2009-05-31T16:53:00.001+08:00

...all by my lonesome. And since the museum is just across the river from raffles place, i decided to meetup with Mr Phaan for lunch. He was all, dont hold my hand here ok. And of course i had to try and make him uncomfortable, ahaha it was hilarious.

Brought dads cam out for some fun.

Tall buildings, while waiting for Mr Phaan

A cloudless day. I like the reflection of the clouds in Republic plaza, and you can see the rays of sunlight just peeking out from under the clouds on the right.

Here is Mr Phaan himself. eyes all screwed up in the sun.

The river

Nail of the week/next 4 days or so
Chanel Cosmic Violine

Cavenagh bridge in silhouette, almost

So the destination that day, was the Asian Civilisations Museum

for this exhibit. Free entry for Nus students , what do you know! And i thought it was half price.

Outfit for the day.

The exhibit was not that big, but it had interesting things to see. Mom said that even if you go to the forbidden city in Beijing, you see mostly empty rooms without any stuff in it. Still i would like to go there to visit and do touristy shit.

Perils of a clueless guy in a girls bathroom

2009-05-14T13:46:00.002+08:00

So it was one of those nights and Karl just stepped out of the shower

Me: Shiok?

Karl: SHeeoook! And your facial wash smells nice

Me: (Puzzled cos it smells nice but not that super fantastic)...yea it does.

Karl: Yea...smell like grapes

Me: (Uh oh...) Grapes? What did you use!? (goes up to smell his face *sniff*)

Karl: Facial wash lor

Me: (So i realized what he used) Omg! That is my body scrub!!!

Karl: Ai yah, Same la.

Me: (-_-);;

Happies

2009-05-09T04:07:00.000+08:00

Karl says I Rose You

Martini Honeys

2009-05-05T19:20:00.001+08:00

Our regular Wei She Me Nights on wednesdays made a special appearance on Sunday for Allie's burfday. We went to Sentosa (for which i was very late....) cycled for a little while got all sweaty and stuff then took a shower in our bikinis and went for dinner at this nice little place called Trapizza or something...had pizza and pasta, the pasta was really good. The tomato flavour was great, cant remember the name though. We ordered 2nd helpings all round which it turned out we couldnt finish. Had bubbly too! Yay!

took some pictures which look very 'Campish'

Overall we had lots of fun and it made us nostalgic about primary 5 Camp Christine...lol! Felt like we were on holiday too!

Anyway this was the friday before and we went down to butter All in something blue to celebrate Emmies birthday! Drinks all round and lots of people but I had to leave early cos i wasnt feeling too well...

Marshmallows update

2009-05-05T19:13:00.001+08:00

Just a quick update on what we've been doing... It was Karl's birthday and we went for hotpot buffet before going over to esplanade to catch Cats the musical. We had a fun night overall :)

This was a sunday and we're on the way to Karl's place so that he can send me to Sentosa to meet the girls for our Sentosa Day out

the day before we went to check out the new Tampines 1 mall with SG's first Uniqlo, thought the queue to enter would be super long but it was quite short so we went to take a look

and bumped into Jara and her guy. Anyway Uniqlo is nothing much but some of the basics are quite resonably priced. Jeans were 49.90 on opening week but i didnt get anything.

OMG Blazer Lust!

2009-04-09T14:49:00.004+08:00

I am sooo getting this. Argh! Sigh my addiction to jackets.
Update: Paid! Yays...Me love jackets.

Now....the wait for it to arrive.. 3 weeks later! argh! hates waits

Credits to Her Velvet Vase

should i get this too? must wait 3 weeks, nice leh..

Credits to Agneselle

Hmmm...

2009-03-25T02:35:00.001+08:00

I miss them fast rides at night
the wind making my sweater flap
screaming at the top of my lungs
going wherever our heart desires, whenever
Oh those days....Sigh, no more loh
Bike sold

Late Night Alumni - The Rest of You

2009-03-24T18:36:00.002+08:00

Another very nice chill out song.

Late Night Alumni - The Rest of You

You say love has given up
Yet here's my heart, still filling up
Hoping that you will follow
Poetry inside my head
Thoughts sublime that must be said
Here am I, explaining why I care.

Still feel the warmth of you
Can't get enough of you
Still think the world of you
Still want the rest of you
Still feel the best if yet to come

In the heart where love can grow
Takes to time for it to show
But sometimes we just don't realize
Look into my eyes and see
A simple truth you..ll find in me
Here am I, explaining why..

Still feel the warmth of you
Can't get enough of you
Still think the world of you
Still want the rest of you
Still feel the best if yet to come

New hair

2009-03-06T22:00:00.000+08:00

Well....sort of. My hair color was previously the color of....something like dried grass, the red that i dyed in july had already faded to brown and it was fading from brown. it looked terrible, so i decided to go jet black. i have been itching to dye my hair that color for some time now. Also, i told my hairdresser to prep my fringe to go into an eventual side parted look again, sick of this china doll hair already. time for a change.

Anyway, on a side note, this was our homey, very fun and romantic valentines dinner, the pasta on the side was made by me and very delicious according to my sister and my maid, who were my 'romantic atmosphere creative directors', they were so excited about putting up this intimate setting in the little corner of my place...

full, after the dinner. I made a little too much, so there was a bit of leftover..

Us. The plan was he would take me out for a good dinner the next weekend. =) beat the crowds yo. hate crowds

Fr3b.com

2009-03-04T02:55:00.009+08:00

I actually heard about this website a really long time ago, but was never really bothered to go check it out. Finally one day, my curiosity won the battle and so I went to take a look. Here is the result:

All free! Quite happy. I got 2 sachets of Cure Natural Aqua Gel, 1 sachet of Vichy Normaderm Anti Imperfections moisturizer and a 120ml bottle of my lens solution. All I have to do is pay for postage, the lens solution is so big you cant even hand carry on board a plane! ahaha. Anyway i really went because i saw the cure natural aqua gel in watsons and i wanted to give it a try to see exactly what it was and if it was worth it or not. Damn happy I got the big bottle of lens solution man, just nice for Mr P's place.

Some of the items arent that worth it to pay shipping for, like just one sachet of product, but if you choose selectively, you really get some great items. If i had signed up earlier, i might have been able to get the Hex hair wax for men that is the full retail size. Argh! Its now out of stock, for all the types. Sigh

But I havent tested the Vichy sample, so i havent done the survey and review for that, which means i cant check out another batch of items. Most of the items are, no doubt, for women, but there are also products for Men like the hair wax, Nugeno and Nivea men's skincare, not that much tho. Women, on the other hand get all sorts of things man, shampoo, cleanser, BB Creams, foundation, even pads and tampons.

This is how it works:

Step 1: You sign up, get some points, enough for 3 items to be exact.
Step 2: Check out, then pay for shipping and wait for Mr Postman to deliver your items
Step 3: Once you have gotten your items test them, review, fill in the product related survey and viola! You now have enough points to check out the next batch of 3 items.

Another way to get more points to check out more than 4 items each time is to refer people to join. So! Pls support! I wanna get more free items, and i know you want free items too! Link is picture below.

Please. Although the items are free, remember to check for ingredients that you are allergic to before you try the items. Try at risk of your skin. Oh, they also have toothpaste. So random.

New Fav soup

2009-02-12T20:43:00.000+08:00

this is my new fav soup. every other day must drink one cup. drink liao very happy heh. Mos Burger Corn soup

pasta test run day. yay! success

Priscilla Ahn - Dream

2009-02-03T00:50:00.004+08:00

This is a song i heard in Bride Wars, i just love it. Her voice is beautiful.

Priscilla Ahn - Dream

I was a little girl alone in my little world who dreamed of a little home for me.
I played pretend between the trees, and fed my houseguests bark and leaves, and laughed in my pretty bed of green.

I had a dream
That I could fly from the highest swing.
I had a dream.

Long walks in the dark through woods grown behind the park, I asked God who I'm supposed to be.
The stars smiled down on me, God answered in silent reverie. I said a prayer and fell asleep.

I had a dream
That I could fly from the highest tree.
I had a dream.

Now I'm old and feeling grey. I don't know what's left to say about this life I'm willing to leave.
I lived it full and I lived it well, there's many tales I've lived to tell. I'm ready now, I'm ready now, I'm ready now to fly from the highest wing.

I had a dream

Love love!

2009-02-02T18:19:00.000+08:00

Love this biker jacket! but omg S$300...Zzzzzz

Miss Poon for a morning

2009-02-01T18:16:00.002+08:00

I got a call from one of the production crew i got to know on my previous calefare job, he asked if i wanted to go for a casting on friday, i had time in the morning so i went to audition. And i got the part of the teacher! Haha! I was to play the part of a strict teacher to comical effect.

Damn cock my hair and makeup..! So filming was on Sunday and overall it was pretty fun. =)
80 bucks for sitting around all morning waiting for them to do my scene. not bad..

My lines were (more or less):

Good afternoon class! -> class greets me

Today is the last day of school, we will be writing an essay on what you want to do for the holidays. (Class Groans) You have 45 mins. Start now!

I use my laptop to play solitaire and pull down the screen to check on my students then go back to my game

and at the end of class when all the students are excited about going home i shout:
Brain juice winners! Don't forget your National Leadership Camp next week!

The Martini Honeys

2009-01-29T18:03:00.000+08:00

from now on. every wednesday is Martini Day at Zirca

I chope you on wednesdays!

for Martini o'clock. These are our regulars, and the first round it was just mel, marv and me. mel and I were damn drunk the first round. this round ebery body sober! Winna!

and we must take crazy pics like this.

A Walk Through the Forest

2009-01-23T21:59:00.000+08:00

We decided to go do the tree top walk while Karl still has the time..

so walk we did....from our starting point at venus drive (thomson road) all the way to rifle range road (bukit timah), we exited the trail just outside ST Engineering, where they make bullets, Karl told me

there were so many bloody steps! almost died..

i like this pic =)

Perrine's party

2009-01-20T18:12:00.000+08:00

Perrine was going back to France and she threw a small party at Blu Jazz Cafe, we dropped by for a bit..

me and Perrine.

the guys had a puff downstairs and decided they were tired, ros had to work the next day and the crowd was all caucasian, thus we called it a night.

One last picture before we go

Recent Marshmallow News

2009-01-18T03:47:00.003+08:00

Had filming on wednesday at Sentosa Amara for Happily Ever After? production, arrived at 7.30 am + for the wedding scene only to start shooting shortly before lunch, super tired from all the waiting and felt a little flu-ish after the whole thing cos of the cooold in the ballroom. Most of the ladies were in dresses and wedding dinner garb for the wedding scene and i only had a small thin shrug thing that is not even warm enough. Perrine had a shawl and even then it wasnt enough. argh

So as Perrine is leaving soon, we went for her little house party do on friday straight after Salsa and to St. James after to club for abit....Frederick signed us in so we went back and forth between some clubs and the smoking area. Had a bit of fun then on the way home decided to go to Henderson Waves...it was really really nice. chillax, the night was cold tho, lucky i had a jacket =)

the next day is the Marshmallows Sat sleep-in day

check out the eye masks, lol. cool shit

Some other pics

2009-01-13T00:19:00.001+08:00

of when Jac was in town, this was taken in Oosh's outdoor area...great shot!

all self taken...aiming damn pro...ahaha!

These are more normal than some of the other pics

we were like..yea yea! lets do stupid poses...so...

what with the walruses...

and etc

retards

New Lemmings!! - Update

2009-01-12T18:56:00.000+08:00

ARgh!!!!! These are NOT available in Singapore...Noooo!!! Blah

ARgh!!! Love love

preeetty....

Out with Hei

2009-01-12T18:44:00.005+08:00

Hei came back from his HK trip...so go meetup and talk cock abit...then Karl came to 'pick' me and since this is the first time they are meeting, they chat abit and we start talking to the 2 angmohs next to our table....started talking about what they can do in Singapore, we mentioned that we used to play WoW and they get so excited and start talking about all sorts of games...we all took a pic together before they left and they said they would locate us on facebook so hopefully i get to see that picture... =)

freaking tired lifeguard....Do Not Disturb

Sheesha @ Arab St

2009-01-12T18:32:00.005+08:00

Was supposed to meet up with Mel Tan also, but she had to leave early so i went to Arab St with Karl first, Jane and Mel came abit later

3 goondus

1, 2, 3...spastic fase!

They are wearing the earrings i made them but cant see anything, hair covered it..=(

(-_-);

suck..

and blow..

first time trying this sheesha thing...it's this sweet taste...funny
the mint one taste good tho. Very refreshing

Deb + 70k Adventures - Zouk

2009-01-12T18:24:00.000+08:00

One of qiwan's friends....forgot her name

it was a fun night. a bit swakoo, first time in member's area. was a wierd night tho...

2009-01-08T19:18:00.000+08:00

do what you want. you always have

Faire du Shopping

2008-12-29T21:50:00.002+08:00

Went to meet qiwan in town today, got some stuff in the jewellery parts store while waiting for her to come.
had something to eat when she came then go shop around

tried this,...super cute and short makes my legs look slim but too cute for me so i decided not to get it

tried pink

and blue got the blue in the end cos i don't really like the pink, a bit too cute for my taste. think i feel more comfortable in blue. cant really see in the picture but its blue gingham

China Glaze, Yell-O-Neil

2008-12-29T00:37:00.000+08:00

yay or nay?

Marshmallows at the beach

2008-12-28T19:14:00.004+08:00

The weather was pretty good, so we decided to get our asses to the beach

Marshmallow 1
(private joke)

Marshmallow 2
(private joke)

pictures are cropped due to censorship issues and possibly sensitive audiences ...
oh and shy models

Adam on CSI

2008-12-28T17:53:00.000+08:00

omg...hotness..Adam Levine on CSI:NY Season 5 Episode 2

Brownie Test Run

2008-12-14T19:41:00.000+08:00

Yay! Success! Yummy

Working overtime

2008-12-12T16:25:00.001+08:00

Debby's working mess. Christmas orders...late late late! argh. fingers painful. 12 pairs of earrings in half a day, phew! My smiley tomato face accompanies my while i work. =)

Ready Set Glo!

2008-12-10T00:29:00.002+08:00

The night starts here outside borders with cheap drinks at 7.11, we are cheapos

lesson of the night! cam with flash takes no shit. cute pic tho

Suceess! we are lametastic

sexy bitches

Wheeeee!!

Introducing the cast for the night, Mastermind debby, co partner jane

main glower, mel and star of the night jaclyn

new kid on the block qiwan

i like my cock face in this pic. heh

Anyway, next our calefares for the night. Leng Jai calefare is Leonard.

Next...our sausage loving calefare no 2 is mingsing.

Finally...this is our extra terrestrial brainiac calefare Kevin.

Getting all Tricked out in GlowLittle Boy: Ma..Does the show come in 2d or 3d
Ma: I'm araid it only comes in GlowD son.

Took a break from the Squeeze inside and took some pics

Ming: Oh lord, please save me from these crazy bitches. I promise to give up smoking and drinking...I really will!!!

Obligatory kissy pic

Obligatory girl on girl pic

Obligatory drunk pic

I love these cool glasses.

Pigsy

FEEEURCE bitch

Check out them scaaary eyes

So after the party's over, we walk out only to realize that its super frickin pouring out there and both mel and jane left their chariots at the Borders carpark. so we chill at velvet, continue taking retarded pics to wait out the rain.

i think its pretty obvious i'm standing on something to look tall..heh

Little girl: i'm sleeeeeeepy, when can i go home ma?
Ma: It's still raining sweety...litttle while more.

So, we can wait no more, i took 6 iS magazines, distributed 2 each to jane and kev and we ran to the hotel next door to get cab only to find out, there are many more like minded people just like us, queueing for cab! So after eons on the hotline we manage to call a cab and get our asses to jane's car and on the way to supper. Freeezing

Full collection of pics are here at this link: Click Heur Waiting on Jac's tho.
Works even if you dont have fasebook...
Obviously this is for jane cos she is the only one on earth (Even ET Kevin up there has one) who doesnt have a facebook account.

@ KTV

2008-11-30T22:04:00.000+08:00

This pic was taken quite some time ago but i rather like it, quite cute =)

Finally peektures! Nas, Jane and Debby Escapades

2008-11-29T13:50:00.003+08:00

October 31, while sluts, vampires, zombies, dead china dolls and...funny people terrorize zouk and the streets of Orchard Road, we terrorize the forum kiddy rides

Too lazy to post up pictures one by one and comment. Enjoy! =)

Exam period

2008-11-26T15:47:00.004+08:00

人山人海 at nus central library and nus now operates 24 hours during this period. People can study without sleeping yo.

Nekkid Nails

2008-11-25T18:12:00.002+08:00

This is the longest time ever that my nails, both tips and toes are nekkid

5 days and counting

Retards

2008-11-21T12:27:00.003+08:00

Met Jac, Jane and Mel + jac's cousin and some ppl for dinner at dempsey, had curry then went to oosh for some drinks..
there are more pics but jac hasnt loaded yet, in turns out mel is the fastest! Cos i mentioned that pics taken using mel's cam usually dont surface and she is proving me wrong! ahaha.

seriously look retarded la. waiting for jac to load, those pics more normal..lol

why do i always act like that. lol

Coincidentally, that night, me jane and jac's cousin are all wearing the same nail colour. Which is the gorgoeous OPI Russian Navy. Navy blue love

Christina Aguilera - Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti

2008-11-20T12:34:00.011+08:00

I loved this song when i was younger, not knowing what it meant.
I loved the beautiful melody. Those who know me know my
diverse music taste transcends language. Suddenly today
i thought of this song and youtubed it. Now I know the meaning,
and its another sad song.

English Translation

Original Spanish Lyrics

Now that my life is normal
That I have someone at home who
dreams of seeing me
Now I can say that I'm finally on my feet
Now that, things are going well for me

Now that with time I managed to surpass
That love that nearly killed me
Now (now), there's no more pain
(there's no more pain)
Now finally, I'm myself again

CHORUS
Then I remember you
And again I loose the calm
Then I remeber you
And my soul is torn
Then I remember you
And my smile disappears
Then I remember you
And my world becomes torn

Now that my future begins to shine
Now that it has given back the security to me
Now (now), there's no more pain
(there's no more pain)
Now finally, I'm myself again

Ahora que ya mi vida se
encuentra normal
Que tengo encasa quien
suena con verme llegar,
Ahora puedo decir que me
encuentro de pie
Ahora que me va muy bien

Ahora que con el tiempo
logre superar
Aquel amor que por poco me
llega a matar
Ahora ya no hay mas dolor
Ahora el fin vuelvo a ser yo

[1] - Pero me acuerdo de ti
Y otra vez pierdo la calma
Pero me acuerdo de ti
Y se me desgarra el alma
Pero me acuerdo de ti
Y se borra mi sonrisa
Pero me acuerdo de ti
Y mi mundo se hace trizas

Ahora que me futuro
comienza a brillar
Ahora que me han devuelto la
seguridad
Ahora ya no hay mas dolor
Ahora al fin vuelvo a ser yo

Serene's Day

2008-11-20T12:31:00.002+08:00

With Serene on her day, and her super her dress! Suits her character to a tee! Backless too! =)
It was a beautiful day, the skies cleared up just in time for the small intimate ceremony. It was very touching and we are all so happy to see Serene and Keith finally tie the knot, after almost 10 years. Wish you guys all the happiness in the world. 一切想说的话尽在不言中

Serene, Joyce and Me

MUAHAHA

2008-11-13T21:18:00.005+08:00

I am going to load this on facebook. you are so dead.

Inspired by this

PIECE OF SHIT

2008-11-13T20:52:00.001+08:00