Paris in 1 day

Château de Versailles, Paris

We were back to paris late as we spent quite some time trying to find the d-day beaches.. so it was drizzling and 1 hr to closing time when we reached.. we hurriedly followed thru the route and snapped pics quickly.. actually i was quite bored after seeing a few chateaus.. but this is the only one with a huge and pretty garden.. lucky the rain has stopped when we were strolling in the garden.. rays shining thru the clouds.. so pretty.. hehe but the way back to paris city to find a petrol station and return the car was scary.. rush hr traffic in the city is horrendous.. drivers were impatient and navigating in the 5-lanes round-about is tricky..

D-day beaches, Normandy, France

I felt very sad when i was here.. the scenes of "saving private ryan" were flashing in my mind.. i cannot imagine how much blood were shed here..

Mont Saint-Michel, France

Chateaus in Loire Valley that we visited

First night in Amboise, France - Chateau des Ormeaux

Still trying..

to get used to calling his folks as "ma" and "pa" instead of "auntie" and "uncle".. thou its only been a week and i only see them on wkend.. it feels really really weird.. i need to b conscious abt it else i will forget easily.. come to think of it.. i hardly call my dad.. hehe simply just instruct him to do things.. zhen shi bu siao nu =P..

Picnic..

Ages since i last do picnic.. after reading touraco's blog.. i miss the time we (ah lian as well) met up for picnics at botanic garden whenever there is a jazz concert.. we will buy or prepare food and wine.. laze and gossip anything under the sky till dark.. den we were still single.. now we are all married.. hehe got them mark the calendar.. we will meet up on the 1st wkend of may.. after touraco back from biz trip.. so excited.. it will be fun as we have a new member.. bb iain.. a real charming boy.. i wana see him crawl and roll on the grass and how he charm all the ppl out there.. counting down..

Strawberries..

are ex in sg.. abt 4-6 bucks for a small box.. hehe.. we had quite-a-big sweet-and-juicy box at 1.5 euro and 1kg of sour and not-so-sweet and not-so-nice-looking bag at 1 euro at barcelona la boqueria market.. of coz on diff day.. we had so much that we were kinda sick of it and had to throw some away.. hehe.. 1 kg is definitely not little..

4%..

My dear has visited 4% more countries than me.. unless i make him go to those he went b4.. prob tuff to catch up with him.. hehe.. it's a good tool to track where u have been.. interesting..

Will i have the chance..

to stand on the icy ground of the north pole and feel the polar bears.. mayb when i get flirty rich..

Pics..

Sorry dearies.. i'm still struggling with the tons and tons of pics we took for the wedding and honeymoon.. as usual.. it's just too much to be sorted out in a short period.. just b patient and it will b make available asap.. i hope.. the lazy bug is still inside me.. *grin*..

All the best and good luck..

to my dear.. he's applying for a perm job in vancouver office in washington US.. interviews scheduled early morning these 2 wks with many ppl.. i hope he can get the job.. a chance for us to live together in a foreign land..

Some notes from honeymoon trip

1. No stamp of custom clearance in paris and we were lost.. trying to confirm this is ok.. i din wan us to get caught of illegal entry to country at the start of our honeymoon.. hehe.. took some time trying to find hertz and the rented car.. we got a hybrid car.. toyota prius..

2. Roads are narrow in france (loire valley and normandy) and driving in paris is crazy.. cars are packed and close to each other.. roads are complicated and u will get lost even with gps.. we had a hard time trying to find a petrol station in paris central.. if u are not daring enuff dun drive!.. however the countrysides in france and uk are scenic and smell great.. definitely worth trying..

3. Flight to rome on 2 apr was cancelled due to technical fault.. lucky we picked venice instead.. else dunno wat will happen to us.. heard there were fights at the football match in rome as well (police and the man u fans).. it probably quite chaotic there..

4. We packed the lightest so far.. each about 7 kg plus.. just change of 2 tops and 1 bottom.. 1 set of sleepwear.. toiletries and slipper.. so that we can carry and go.. esp after car return in paris and london.. we can oso save some $.. checking in baggage at ryan air is not free.. hehe definitely diff honeymoon from others.. it's impt to watch your pockets and bags tight.. these ppl are so skillful that u wont feel anything and in a blink all your valuables are gone.. i guess we asian have a "pls-rob-me" face.. kekeke..

5. I "fainted" on our way to football match in barcelona.. thanks to sangria.. a super doper strong drink we had for dinner.. lucky just after the man left the train whom we suspected as pickpocket.. the train was warm and i couldn't see anything.. so we got out of the train and i rested on the bench.. lucky i was fine after that and still enjoyed the match :)

6. Building of sagrada familia still on-going.. dunno when it will b completed.. hopefully it's done when we bring our kids there.. i actually felt sad about gaudi's death.. he's such a genius..

7. Football match in europe is a must-watch.. esp barcelona as nou camp is the biggest in europe and fans are passionate..

8. Full english breakfast in uk is a must-eat.. tasty and filling.. roast duck in london too.. oily, juicy and tender..

9. Hotdog in paris near notre dame is a must-eat.. so cheesy and tasty..

10. Gelato in venice is yummie too but i think it's not too far from gelare.. fish soup is a must-eat.. it's better than spaghetti..

11. Never schedule shopping on sunday.. all the major shops are closed.. only managed to shop at zara but i have oni 15 mins to browse and try.. hehe coz we were on our way to the bus terminal for airport transfer.. totally no time in paris as we were running thru all the major POIs under the 2-days museum pass.. i dunno whether my dear purposely or not.. or just me no luck for shopping.. harrods and m&s etc were closed on easter sunday.. ah lian was "screaming" in yahoo tat i have changed.. well not quite.. havent been a shopping person for ages.. so din really feel anything abt this..

I'm back..

The warm and humid weather is killing us.. and we have to stay in the aircon room most of the time.. i missed the cooling, dry and sunny days we had in europe.. supper outside at kopi thiam was unbearable.. this is 1 of the things i hate it here.. *pout*.. of coz i missed my fishball soup and the local food here.. the chinese food we had in europe was at chinatown in paris and london.. wantan noodle soup (chicken rice for my dear) and roast duck noodle (rice for him).. yum yum.. big portion and tasty.. of coz ex oso.. think 4 or 5 euro and pound respectively.. definitely taste diff from here.. *drool*..

Full english breakfast..

was wat we had for 3 mornings (including today).. 2 from b&b at the farm stay and 1 here in hilton.. it includes sausages, egg, bacon, toast, tomatoes, mushrooms, coffee, cereal, yogurt and juices.. these lasted us till late afternoon.. so far was the best meal for the world trip.. escargot and croissants in paris still our favourite.. paella in barcelona was not that great.. still prefer japanese rice.. sangria almost "knock" me out.. even my dear cannot take too much of it.. spaghetti in venice.. yummie.. esp the fish soup.. *drool*..

Yosh..

we are now enjoying the sunset in london from the executive lounge at the hilton canary wharf.. it's gorgeous.. we redeemed a free night stay and got upgraded to the executive guestroom.. with free access to the executive lounge for free snacks, drinks (including beers/wines/liqueurs) and internet for all time.. breakfast for 2 as well.. so lucky and we are so glad to end our honeymoon with such treatment.. hehe in a blink we are flying home tomorrow.. time just passes by so quickly.. we are now walking in london city.. it seems like yesterday when we just had our wedding.. really dun feel like going back to work.. geeeeeee.. my dear beloved hubby can i just quit and be taitai????.. plssssss.. *pout*..

Caving..

in gough's cave at cheddar caves and gorge was really exciting and interesting.. we were crawling thru really tiny holes and crevasses (hehe my dear managed to squeeze thru.. i was worried he may get stuck =P) and climbing up and down the ladders.. some parts involved near vertical head first crawls.. the chambers were huge and cooling.. very dark and "muddy".. too bad no pics as no cameras allowed.. really not for claustrophobia.. i doubt i will ever go caving again.. i had bruises now on my knees and i was "stressed" by my dirty hands, legs and body.. luckily everything was provided but still the thought of crawling with my bare hands in the "mud" again freaked me out.. definitely a good experience with a cost of 16 pounds per pax.. no more mulu caves in my to-do-list.. yuckssssss..

Hola...

Finally i can access the internet.. we are at barcelona now and leaving for venice later..

Everything happened pretty fast and we are now half way thru our honeymoon in europe.. the wedding was great minus a few minor hiccups.. thanks to my dearest crankygal as the main coordinator.. muikian, jiawei, seowwen, weiling, tianlong and janet who helped out in the morning and lunch.. as well as kellin and kat.. we had a "special" solemnization as the JP is my folks' friend from bishan cc.. our guests were punctual and fun.. the day before we were still busy with the trip booking and packing.. as well as last min wedding prep (esp the montages).. now we have seen chateaus in loire valley, abby on mont st-michel and d day beaches from world war 2 at normandy.. paris.. barcelona.. famous of gaudi works and football match at the nou camp (fc barcelona vs deportivo).. the 3 months effort for the wedding and honeymoon really pays off..

So far we are lucky.. almost got pickpocket for past 2 evenings.. 1 in the train on our way for football match.. 1 at subway.. this one was scary and it happened in a blink.. if he succeed i would have lost my camera.. we saw them walk out in a hurry.. young chaps.. the person behind saw everything but din tell us until they walked away.. i was still in shock when we back to the hostel.. drive trip in france was great too.. just a few kisses of the curbs and 1 of the hub cap dropped at amboise.. lucky the man from hertz din spot any.. the view was scenic.. greeny and vast..

I had fun at the football match.. 1st time was in singapore.. a boring game and i was dying to go home.. this time since we din manage to get tickets for game in london we paid 48 euro per pax for fc barcelona.. i actually watched the game hoping to see a goal.. the stadium was huge and packed with ppl.. the atmosphere was exciting and "loyal".. supporters were cheering hard for fcb (barca), messi and ronaldino.. final score was barca 2 deportivo 1..

Alright have to end here.. will try to blog if i have access again.. meanwhile we will watch our pockets tight and venice here we come..

Chateau des Ormeaux

We pick this over Chateau du Guerinet after many days of comparing and researching.. this chateau has won Best Hidden Gem (world and europe), Best Bargains (europe) and Best for Romance (world and europe) from tripadvisor's 2006 travelers' choice.. dinner will be provided at 48 euro per pax with minimal 8 pax.. i hope there will be enough guests for that night.. looking forward..

http://www.chateaudesormeaux.fr/

ROM

We have collected our certificate of marriage.. 3 days to the wedding..

Excited.. finally..

We have been busy with accommodation researching and booking.. itinerary planning.. some highlights are as follows:

1. chateau stay in loire valley with dinner and breakfast (255 euros and i'm still thinking..)
2. mont saint michel and D day beaches
3. farm stay in uk

Will be renting car in paris and road trip to loire valley and mont saint michel.. 2 days rent is more ex than 3 days.. weird.. same for london.. 2 days rent and road trip to southern wales.. hehe.. our budget is getting more and more with all these special stay.. *stress*.. anyway.. need to settle all by this week..

Had my last fitting last evening.. hehe din lose much.. so sad.. but EG will be altered.. slimmer waist :P.. it keeps dropping.. album reviewed and will be ready on friday.. my MUA cannot make it at 630am.. need to sort out the actual day schedule.. montage still on the way.. haven't decide on match in songs.. geeee still plenty to do.. OMG..

Itinerary

After few days of searching and researching we have fixed on the cities that we are going in 2 weeks.. between rome and venice we picked venice.. we dropped geneva bcoz of the limited time and ex flights.. the budget airlines (ryan and easyjet) fares kept increasing since last week.. its complicated and tedious to find and compare fares and routes.. but still my dear managed to sort all out.. thanks dear *pat*.. about 300 euro in total.. accommodation is next.. goodness the rates are even more scary.. peak season.. spring and easter *pout*.. kinda tedious oso.. as i need to check the location, rates and reviews of the hotels.. hmm mayb it's better to join tours.. but i dun think so.. still fun to do free & easy despite of all the troubles.. flexible and interesting esp when we got lost :P.. geeezzz i'm getting excited..

Paris (26-30 mar)
Barcelona (30-2 apr)
Venice (2-5 apr)
London (5-8 apr)

Honeymoon

Yippie.. after sourcing high and low for cheap air tickets and package tours for so long.. we have booked sin-paris london-sin by emirates for 2 at 2426.. depart 26 mar 12:30am and return 8 apr 8:30pm..

Was considering qatar at zuji and emirates online.. the flight schedules are not so ideal.. emirates online is better.. luckily i have been lazy and indecisive.. keep delaying on the purchase.. last weekend we went suntec to check out sa tours, chan brothers and asa holidays.. so crowded and super long queue.. we gave up.. then later at night found out that chan brothers was offering 750 fare by emirates at the suntec fair.. geeeee was quite disappointed.. then i found this fare from misa travel on wed.. booked sin-paris-sin online on wed night and next day the fare was increased to 780.. luckily my booking locked the earlier fare.. after many queries and verifications we changed the outbound to london-sin.. the airport tax is ex.. difference about 180.. but to reduce traveling time we decided on this itinerary.. so excited.. think more excited over my honeymoon than the wedding :P.. but more planning to do.. itinerary, accommodation, car rental, etc etc.. another 2 weeks *grin*..

Clash

well.. this 24th mar must be an auspicious day.. we are having service centre move.. call centre application major upgrade.. pabx upgrade.. so most of my colleagues won't be able to attend.. so sad but still i will appreciate those who can turn up..

Fotoshoot pic selection

It's ready and took us about 2 hrs plus to select our 25 pics.. hehe no extra pics.. it's either get extra 10 pics and negotiate better price or none.. somehow after many rounds of viewing (lost count) we decided to keep to the given.. well.. personally just not used to how i look after the makeup and styling.. dun think i look good.. so anyways.. i may appreciate it when i grow much older :P

Guo da li..

another task down.. we are glad to have mk as our mei ren.. accompany and help him carrying some stuffs.. she went trekking with us on separate trip to pelepah.. with him on vday with xtrekkers and 2 weeks later with me and another gang.. so technically speaking she knew us both when we first met.. and so coincidentally we all work at alexandra.. hehe we often meet up for lunch.. or should i say my dear always make effort to arrange lunch *grin*..

my mom invited the relatives and cooked lunch.. we have prima deli sliced cakes and cans of pig trotters.. 12 boxes.. 2 vsop.. 12 oranges with xi stickers..ang baos and etc.. only went bedok south and north to pass invitation cards.. all and all.. everything went smooth and nice.. *peace*..

The Kissing Cat

An ex-co set up a store at klang valley and online store to sell bags and accessories.. so those who are keen juz check out the link.. it's quite decent.. so no worries..

The Dating Loft

A JC fren has set up a dating company to help singles to find the right ones.. well most of my frens are already married but we can always pass the message on.. simply click on datingloft under my links and check out the service..

i believe in fate.. it's about meeting the right person at the right time and the right place.. so share with your single frens and who knows.. he/she might meet the ONE.. for those who know us.. know how we met.. it's fated.. for those who dunno.. will know on our wedding day.. hopefully the montage can be done on time.. else i will try to blog it instead..

Happy birthday crankygal

You are the best.. i wish that only good things happen to you and all bad things to go away.. stay happy and bubbly always.. plenty of hugs and love..

See things thru...

Strongly feel that a wedding is a project and a process where you will see your hubby/wife-to-be, folks, relatives, frens, colleagues and ex-colleagues in a different light.. no wonder ppl say you will lose some and gain some.. always not to have expectations.. so glad to have a wonderful and supportive hubby-to-be.. love you dear..

Next to-do-lists

Still printing in process.. including envelops and some special cards (i hope it works *crossing my fingers*.. dear jiayou)..

Facial mask twice a week.. this watson brand really revitalizes and moisturizes my skin.. cheap and good.. montage.. buy cakes and "zhu jiao" for guo da li.. guo da li on 3 mar.. confirmation on number of tables on 16 mar.. appointment at rom for verification and statutory declarations, and confirmation with JP on 20 mar.. bed delivery and packing, and manicure and pedicure on 23 mar..

Aaaahhhhh... wat else did i miss out?!?!?!

Printing in process..

Yeah.. we have printed invites for our folks.. hehe red wordings for red cards.. so not tat tuff.. now test print for our frens.. tried many colors.. few colors are suitable for the insert paper color and card design.. lavender, peach, pink, lilac, sky blue etc.. finally we have decided on 1.. really sweet and soft *grin*.. but this is not done yet.. still need to tie ribbon on all these cards *pout*..

Busy day

Wash car.. reunion lunch with his family.. pack his room.. reunion dinner with mine.. bz bz bz..

Happy ZHU year.. may u and family blessed with happiness, good health and wealth.. gong xi gong xi..

Pre CNY eve

A simple dept kickoff with lao yu sheng and bites.. half day work.. felt terrible on my way home.. napped until mom woke me up.. have been sick since last fri.. accompanied her to buy meat for shabu shabu steamboat for reunion dinner.. packed my room after dinner with my dear's help.. done in 3 hours.. cleared as much as possible so that i have less things to pack when the new bed is delivered.. it has a storage space underneath.. hehe i will juz "dump" all those things lying outside inside *grin*..

Fotoshoot

First was outdoor shoot at old parliament house.. we were giggling hard over the poses requested.. hehe the fotographer was trying hard to make us look natural.. the weather was super hot!.. so hot tat our eyes can hardly open.. next was marina pier.. never been there.. the building and sea view are gorgeous.. it looks like the yokohama pier in japan.. with greeny on top for ppl to relax and enjoy the view.. next was st theresa church.. den back to shop to change to kua.. and set off to temple.. somewhere near ex-mos.. the carvings here are really nice.. dragons tat look real.. den set off to studio to take my gown and evening gown.. had 2 different looks.. goodness it hurts so much when makeup artist "breaks" the "sprayed" hair for style change.. worried abt the amount of hair lost here *sob*.. den set off for outdoor again.. eaton and labrador park.. we wanted to take the sunset from the top corner "bridge-like" place for shooting.. but we found a couple there.. the guy actually do up the place with balloons and candle lights.. roses on the organza over the table and chairs.. prepared food, fruits and champagne.. so romantic.. we cant help but ask if we can take pics with the settings.. hehe.. really nice props.. but.. the sun was hidden behind the thick clouds.. so disappointed.. den we went down for the seaview shoot.. finally the last stop.. well.. it was tiring but we had fun today.. giggled and laughed alot.. definitely a special vday for us..

Happy vday..

to all my frens.. esp crankygal.. thanks for your advices and magazines *grin*..

and we are out for fotoshoot today.. so in case you see couple taking foto.. it might be me!.. take a closer look and say hi ok *wink*..

Fights..

not with my man but with my mom.. dunno it's different expectations or over concern or juz bei gam.. not juz over the wedding prep.. even when we were traveling in bali.. ahhhh.. i have to be calm.. volcanoes have erupted.. dun wana have another eruption.. getting upset over my wedding and her "jia-nu-er" thingy.. making both us unhappy and grumble for the rest of our life.. thanks touraco for your advice.. i will try your method and see if it works on my mom *wink*..

Trial makeup and first fitting session

I have forgotten when was the last time i "painted" my face.. hehe.. somehow i felt weird.. juz not me.. my dear too.. cant get used to how i look.. keke mayb too pretty liao *grin*.. gee wonder how i will look on the actual day and fotoshoot.. cant imagine!

Well.. to cut the story short.. we had tuff time finding a bridal studio tat we are comfy with.. 1 from someone i know.. super hard selling and sells only fotos.. refused to let us go if we dun sign it right away.. 1 from high class designer type.. juz too ex to deal with.. dun have a chance to try the pretty gowns as the fitting room was occupied.. 1 at marina square.. tat man was loitering outside waiting while we were shopping for bed.. quite hard sell but we juz cant imagine an uncle helping us to choose gowns.. 1 operates like designer but still not there yet.. quite "stingy" to let me try gowns.. and was a bit upset when my dear commented that the gown was "squeezing" out my fats.. 1 where the place was cosy but my dear din find a gown he likes.. so we picked ritz couture.. 1 who let us in even it was closed.. letting me try so many gowns and explaining patiently on the package and wedding preparation till late night.. we were so comfy wif the people and the place was really cosy.. i must say we prefer service to cost.. really make us feel money worth paying for.. make us feel like prince and princess..

So after trying at the bridal for 3 times.. finally i have picked my gowns.. was really difficult decision.. simply love most of the gowns here.. elaine has been sooo patient.. spending 3 late nights with us.. there are gowns that i even tried for 4 times.. hehe juz to compare and decide.. so here they are.. hehe i must say i live up the name of tiffanygal.. even my evening gown is so "tiffany".. my fav color!

Our wedding day

It will be a customary, solemnization and banquet lunch at marina mandarin vanda ballroom.. all-in-one-day thingy.. had a discussion with the banquet sales and finalized on most of the details.. the wedding preparation has been less stressful with these experienced people whom i met.. helping and advising us.. even comforting us.. making us feeling more at ease and relax..

We decided to do our own insert printing.. to customise and make use of my dear's expertise.. finally our design is completed.. simple and varies for different people.. gosh we still need to print.. dunno how long to print my invites name by name.. *stressed*.. oh well thou it's tedious but we are happy doing it.. joint effort.. it's really great to compliment each other.. really fortunate to have my dear around for shopping and hunting for banquet, bridal, bed, etc..

We have also set on going great britain and paris for honeymoon.. but the air ticket hunting has been confusing.. either no miles accrual or long transit or lost in the different permutation of destinations.. dunno if we shd try sin-paris-london-sin or sin-glasgow-london-sin or sin-glasgow-paris-sin or etc etc.. arghhh..

So far these are wat we were bz with.. forgot about the bed hunting experience.. it's amazing wat we found out abt king koll.. different departmental stores have own branding and exclusive models.. it took us a week to decide on 1.. hehe a week of sleeping on all different models and type.. finally we bought king koll king size memory foam pocketed spring mattress. memory foam pillows.. headboard and storage.. egyptian cotton satin 500 thread counts bedsheets.. never tot tat buying a mattress, bed and bedsheets can be such a chore.. goodness..

Meet-the-family dinner

Thanks touraco, crankygal, duchess and ah lian.. time flies and i'm over 30s.. an age tat i felt a great difference in my body and mind.. definitely not as fit as before.. but i guess it's juz the rite time to take things easy and enjoy every moments..

To make the day special.. we have arranged a meet-both-family over a dinner.. to celebrate my bday and to discuss about our wedding.. guo da li and actual day traditions.. yippie 1 to-do-list down!

Our new but old car..

Nissan Sunny 1.5 manual.. 5 yrs plus.. hehe my dear is still trying to get used to driving manual car.. out of touch for 1 yr plus liao.. poor me.. always having motion sickness when he drives :P.. keke actually only took 2 rides so far *grin*..

The day 24 Mar 2007...

marks the new chapter of our life.. stay tuned for more *grin*..

Lembongan, bali

I managed to get my dear and folks to go snorkeling while i dive.. hehe.. it was their first time.. the guide was so kind to "pull" them around.. so fortunate.. while they were fascinated by the school of fishes.. i was bored.. din see any spectacular stuffs.. dm was slow and lazy.. showing me stuffs that i already seen before.. frankly speaking i saw more at tioman.. anyways.. first dive was irritating as my mask always flooded with water (used so much air to clear mask *pout*).. current was strong.. so my air was down to 50 instead of my usual 100 for about 45mins dive.. hehe i actually swapped mask with my dad :P.. so no more floods but second dive was chilling and vis was bad.. so cold that i was shivering.. goodness.. never experience this before.. cold and nothing to see! anyways i will be back for the mantas and molas one day.. arghhhh.. but dun get the wrong idea.. actually i enjoyed myself.. and glad my dear and folks get to see the beauty of the underwater world *grin*..

SPA @ Mercure Sanur

Well it was my first time and i really enjoyed it.. so relaxing and comfy.. so good that i din wana move after it.. juz wana head back to hotel and sleep *grin*.. my folks were at the other room giggling.. hehe.. their first time too.. skin felt so smooth and nice.. definitely a good scrub..

Sunsets

@ senggigi, lombok











@ tanah lot, bali












@ uluwatu, bali

iain @ 4 months

Samsung Ultra Edition 8.4 (3G)

Just signed a 2-year contract for this phone.. UI is nice and really slim.. new phone for the new year *grin*

I'm back...

after "disappearing" for slightly more than a month.. well was bz with work.. bz with trip preparation.. bz spending time with my dear.. keke of coz.. kinda lazy to blog.. anyways.. stay tuned as i will slowly catch up on my backlogs :)

Have been thinking on what i wana achieve in 2007.. still messy and blur.. hmm.. so to those who have set their goals.. i wish that you will cross all hurdles to get what you wan and stay healthy and happy.. cheers

The day...

my man returns :)

New toy

Yippie my dear bought me a panasonic lumix dmc fx07.. so excited.. 2 days to see my dear.. this new toy and gifts from coach *grin*.. i can start snapping pictures esp my dear..

Bali and lombok

It's set on 19-31 dec and my folks are following.. geeessss our first trip together.. crossing my fingers..

What a joke..

I'm invited to a wedding at kluang (johor).. supposed to go in on friday.. but i din feel very well when i woke up.. i decided to go in on sat by bus with some colleagues instead.. then someone told me that someone will be driving in to sin ming which is near my house.. so i changed my mind to follow his car as i was worried i will fall sick even more by the hectic travelling on buses.. when i was on my way to sin ming.. it started pouring cats and dogs.. then my friend got delayed and we had terrible jam at causeway.. finally when we can start our journey.. he couldn't engage gear and we were stuck in the first lane of a highway.. hehehe.. after he called the toll truck.. he tried to "pump" his clutch many times and the gear can be engaged.. but it was "unstable".. so since he was worried if the car can make it kluang we decided to give the wedding a miss.. called the groom and he sounded so disappointed.. so after a big round.. i'm back home.. i was quite lucky.. his friend dropped me at jb checkpoint.. i manged to take buses to kranji and took the last train back to ang mo kio and a short cab ride home (S$5.8)..

When it's not meant for me.. no matter how hard i tried i will never get there.. when i expect least.. i actually get home fast.. what a joke!!!..

Presenting baby iain

Corporate Award

Finally i got this award.. so what gift should i pick.. swatch watch, tiffany crystal carafe or porcelain world box?..

Xmas plan

Finally we have a destination in mind.. BALI and lombok.. yeah.. very different from what i have been thinking.. well what to do.. we missed the attractive deals for london/paris from natas.. japan, nz and oz are fully booked.. we just couldn't convince ourselves to pay so much more for package tours.. so i have to look at asia instead.. after striking out india, nepal, vietnam, korea, malaysia, taiwan, china and hong kong.. i left with bali and thailand.. after discussion.. thailand is out as well.. it's not the end yet.. my dear cannot confirm his return date.. hai~~.. so it's either 17-31 dec or 20-31 dec.. hmm.. wonder if 10 full days enuff to cover what i wana do.. aaaahhh.. hao fan ah.........

Brief plan:
1. diving for me (yeah.. my dear allows max 2 days..)
2. rinjani trek at lombok (can dive there too.. hmm... hmm.. visit komodo too?!?..)
3. SPA
4. surfing

Baby Iain

Went to ah lian's place to see how much baby iain has grown (2.5 mths old) and how my 2 frens are coping with this new member.. keke.. well i must say they are coping well.. baby is so chubby and kawaii.. just abit slim.. at least that's what i think.. hopefully he will gain more weight when i see him again.. he is really a easy-to-take-care baby.. just stay quietly and comfortably in your arms.. looking and "talking" to you.. but i guess most babies are like that.. kawaii when they are smiling and monster when they are crying out loud..

Blessing...

A lady driver almost hit me while she turned right at a T junction.. i have crossed half of the road.. lucky she was driving very slowly.. my knee was just 1 palm away from the bumper.. my hand was already on the bonnet.. hehe.. the best part is that i was pretty cool and calm.. maybe she was "showing" "i'm sorry" when i stared at her.. *grin*.. anyways no worries.. me still in 1 piece =)

I need a break...

Somehow i lost most of my zest within 2 months.. that 1 week break recharge in sept has dropped to low batt.. beeping hard.. i really need a long break to recharge.. away from work and bad air.. to experience different cultures and sights.. to ski.. to climb.. anything but work.. 6 weeks to holiday.. just 6 weeks.. but it seems like so near yet so far.. everyday is a busy and long and tiring day.. aahhh.. i shall forget abt work.. it's weekend.. i must start planning where to go.. london/paris/scotland.. hokkaido.. russia.. aahhh.. this is also a big headache.. hack i will hit the bed now and let my dear decide.. fan fan fan.. zhen de heng fan..

Fed up

My replacement is a simpleton.. i have handed over everything.. walked through processes and applications.. guided closely during hands-on.. emailed detailed steps (on top of documentations) and repeatedly explained many times (i lost count liao).. yet still blur.. still can make mistakes.. dunno real stupid or act blur.. wat else can i do.. now my bosses are asking me to go back to where i was.. really pissed and fed up.. bloody hell!!!!!

ARRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH......................................................................

simpleton
n : a person lacking intelligence or common sense [syn: simple]

I feel like..

Quitting my job, fly to US and stay with my dear..

Sooooo tempting.. but i can't.. i must endure.. I HAVE TO.. thou $ is not everything but it's something that i need for my travel craze.. sooooo many places that i wana leave our footprints.. so many things to do.. endure ENDURE ENDURE!!!!!

Counting down again...

28 days to dear's return..
33 days to holiday.. destination tbd.. still headache where to go.. F&E or package tour.. aaaahhhh~~~~~
50 days to aws and 81 days to bonus..

hmm.. think it's better to use months.. seems shorter.. so..

less than 1 month to dear's return..
1.5 months to holiday..
2 months to aws and 3 months to bonus..

hehe.. zhi qi qi ren.. hiak hiak..

Accomplishment

The slides that i did was presented to the senior VPs by my hod last friday.. feedback was good and positive..1 of them actually requested for a copy.. really happy and "proud" *grin*.. but the aftermath is i have more work to do *pout*..

Transfer

I have moved.. still trying to get used to it.. totally a different culture..

I'm standing on yokohama pier

Yokohama

Bollywood bollywood

This yr AD&D's theme.. something i really dislike.. yuuucccckkkkkzzzz.. but anyways still like the idea where all in the same table dress up to the theme.. i had fun last yr.. so i hope i will enjoy as much this time.. but still clueless on how to dress up.. well.. tot of having a red dot on our forehead.. but it's so norm.. throw me ideas leh.. help me out here.. nothing too fanciful and mafan hor *grin*..

Statue of liberty @ odaiba

Rainbow bridge @ odaiba

Fuji TV building @ odaiba

The imperial palace

Ginza

Yummie sushi @ tsukiji market