Still The Same Girl

wow.

2012-01-15T11:09:00.003+08:00

They are both so hot!

Are you there with me?

2012-01-12T15:59:00.002+08:00

Talk about talking nonsense.

2012-01-11T14:40:00.002+08:00

Just came back from lunch with a bunch of colleagues.

Did the SG thing, went for post-lunch coffee and spent 2 hours at lunch talking nonsense. By talking nonsense I meant rating the looks of people at work. And then we went down the road of rating people from our own department, including people at the table!

Oh wells.

Anyway, came back from lunch and am feeling a bit sluggish. Thought of listening to some nice music from some streaming website to pump it up a little, so I went to my go-to-man:

“What song are you listening to now hun?”
“Listening to live nba game stream haha”

*MEGA FAINTED*

This is how it starts.

2012-01-03T16:07:00.002+08:00

Happy New Year!! Finally returned to work today. Was concentrating rather well since morning until I got distracted by 9gag.com, and checked my tweeter.

Me: Gah! Distracted, reading tweets. Go see my RTs XD"
Nicholas: Distracted, then must distract someone else. This is how lack of productivity spreads. hahahaha
Me: heeheheheeeee

One of the December must-have blog post.

2011-12-31T15:57:00.006+08:00

Was going through my blog posts for the past 3 Decembers and realised that I HAVE NOT MADE ANY NEW YEAR RESOLUTION!!

Really? Because I thought I have... But clearly, even if I did I'd still be hopeless at it since I obviously have not remembered/ checked on progress after setting those resolution.

Tsk tsk tsk!

So now I am gonna set myself some goals. (Simply because after 2 party nights I am just staying home today and have so much time to myself.)

Here goes the list:-

1. Learn more new dishes

Ever since moving to Singpoare, I started to cook a lot more. And put on a lot more weight too. I tell my friends who noticed my chubbiness - It's cos my cooking is better than my mom's, so I eat more. HAHA! In my continuous effort in learning to cook, I have subscribed to iVillage that sends me daily recipes. I stumbled upon this link just now, and have decided to try at least 12 dishes from that list of 25. Well just one new dish a month, not trying to be an over-achiever or anything. :p

2. Work out 2 to 3 times a week

I'd like 3 times a week if possible. But I guess at least twice a week is the minimum for maintenance. Bought a pilates ball to work out from home and I'm liking it so far. Hopefully at some point, I finally find the perfect swimsuit and take up swimming too. Just for variety sake.

Maybe something like this.

Or this.

3. Get minimum 7.5 hours of sleep a day.
OK I think enough is said about this. I am aging too fast!

4. Develop a photo album
Been taking all these awesome pictures but never got to printing them out/ store them in an organised fashion. Will figure a system out, and print some of the good ones for a photo album, and some to be framed. I think it'll be something really nice to have. :)

5. Lose weight
It's really getting a little out of hand, with me learning to cook and controlling portion for just 2 persons. I guess this comes together with my goal to work out 2 to 3 times a week. Must. Follow. No. Matter. What. I'm not even asking for abs now.

OK that completes the list. This will start today! Jog 2km around the neighbourhood!

Happy New Year everyone! 2012 will be awesome!

The Birthday

2011-12-30T17:19:00.000+08:00

Chup this slot for NickTheMo's bday.

Too tired to blog now. :p

Quick nap!

Passport Renewal Day

2011-12-28T23:40:00.008+08:00

Hi blog!

Been on leave and all lazy. I totally have time but have just been ignoring you. Sorry. It's been too long since I bummed at home and do nothing (since July when I was unemployed, remember?).

Alright. Updates.

I am so. hooked. on. NIKITA! A little late I know. But hey, I am catching up! But really, I am not so hooked on the series. Yes, it is quite interesting and all, but mostly, I think I am deeply in love with Maggie Q! *melts at the thought of her*

Anyways. So I stayed up last night to watch the show one episode after another and before i know it, it was 3 a.m. already! So I went to bed, tossed and turned for a bit before i finally fell asleep and BOOM! 9a.m. and the renovation work at my neighbour's house has started. $%#^$@*%#^#%">#^$@*%#^#%@!!! 6 hours of sleep during leave period is UNACCEPTABLE! And how am I supposed to take pretty picture for my new passport which I will have to look at everytime I travel for the next 5 years or so?!

All groggy, i dragged myself up, watched another episode of NIKITA before i could ~~clear out my eye gunk and brush my teeth~~ go downstairs to get my 3 in 1 coffee + still-turned-into-fully-cooked half boiled eggs.

(I really should work harder on that one.)

Before I could start my lazy Wednesday, I got a text from my Project Manager asking if I am in town as she needs to pass some docs to me. So I told her that I am but was planning to head to the immigration office for my passport renewal. An hour later I got another message and there goes my holiday planning. Not thaaaat severe but I was summoned back to office for a one-hour meeting. Oh well, can't say I was left with a choice.

Luckily NickTheMo has done mo-ing about with his car and managed to come just in time to pick me up to run my errands! =D

I had to admit it really is not easy to be my boyfriend. Not that I am incapable of taking care of myself but it's always good to have a ~~piece of wood following you around~~ caring, loving, and thoughtful boyfriend that is willing to do the following for you:-

Check the location of the immigration office

Make sure that you have all the documents required for passport renewal

Drive you to an ATM machine to withdraw money - where even a double parking spot is impossible (You guessed it. Damansara Uptown.)

Magically find a double parking spot and waited for you while you get pinned down by a guy promoting platinum credit card

Wait for you to sign up for a platinum credit card (Don't ask!)

Drive you to the first Immigration office

Accompany you to have your passport photo taken (while making monkey faces trying to make you laugh throughout the count from 1 to 3) -_-

Walk you to the passport renewal kiosk at the first Immigration office only to find out that their system is down

Drive you to another Immigration office

Run around with you to find the passport renewal kiosk

Find out that the kiosk closes at 4pm (WHAT DO THEY DO AFTER 4PM?)

Run back to the main office with you hoping to renew the passport manually

Watch you as you fill up the form in case you miss a comma

Wait in line with you for finger print scanning and payment

Drive you to have awesome pre-movie beers when everything is done.

OK the last one was a bonus.

We watched MI4. Quite a nice movie. Laughed quite a bit even before we entered the hall due to the mild intoxication ~~and my dunguness~~. (I may or may not have read the "Hall 1" direction sign as the cue to enter the cinema hall.

Post movie, we were looking for a place for dinner and I suggested to head back to the bar for another quick pint to catch the last 15 minutes of happy hour. Craving for a pork burger, NickTheMo planned to pack one to the bar.

"Don't think they will allow outside food in the bar."
*serious contemplation*
"Hmm, then we bring inside food out and eat right outside the bar! I am sure there is no sign stopping us from that!"
*FAINT, WAKE UP, AND FAINT AGAIN!*

Who thinks like that?

-_-

Enjoying weekend!

2011-11-20T00:50:00.004+08:00

I won't call this a lazy weekend.

Been quite productive today. Did some work, went out, bought pilates ball, went jogging, cooked dinner, watched Crazy Stupid Love. Been cooking quite a fair bit lately. Chinese dinner mostly. And I enjoy it for the most parts, except cleaning up. Not meaning to whine but I can't even stand straight while doing the dishes!

Anyway, am really excited to finally get back to my pilates moves. To make things even greater, the ball is of this very classy and elegant golden colour. Love love love!

Mo is going for his basketball tmr morning (waking up at 730am OHNOOOO!) so I am gonna try my best to sleep in, and have a beautiful Sunday morning having a healthy breakfast, pilates + yoga workout, and read a little bit!

I just miss holding a book in my hand. :)

Goodnight!

Happy 3rd year anniversary!

2011-11-08T00:43:00.001+08:00

Can't believe it's been 3 years and 3 years ago i wouldn't have thought that I will be living with this guy (in Singapore, no less) in 3 years' time!

We went for dinner at this French restaurant that serves steak and fries, had some wine. And when we got home, he took out a light blue-coloured paper bag, with his hands placed (very obviously) on the "Tiff & Co" words just in case i got too excited.

And.

Cried.

BEFORE I could even open the present, tears came rolling down my cheek!

superfail.com\cannotmakeit

Here is a picture of the darling:-

Love!

(And nope, I'm not gonna talk about what I am giving him. :p)

I love you hun!

Love rainy afternoons

2011-11-01T14:05:00.001+08:00

Times like this I just want to stay at home in my most comfortable pyjamas, eat instant noodles and watch tv series all day.

Bliss!

But I am in the office now. Rather unoccupied, evidently. Alright logging off!

Am in KL

2011-10-14T21:34:00.000+08:00

Free flights back home! But working hard too!

(OMG i just alt+enter to type second line! Stupid Excel work driving me crazy!)

Was playing around with the dynamic view and saw many of my older posts.

Must. start. blogging. again.

Am missing a big chunk of my life memories!

I am buying my own Tiffany & Co bracelet

2011-08-10T21:26:00.003+08:00

Because I so want it and I deserve a self-afforded bracelet.

Public Holiday!

2011-08-08T23:25:00.006+08:00

Tomorrow (or rather, in 30 minutes' time) is Singapore's Independence Day.

It is now, also a public holiday that applies for me! Hurray!

(Well, despite the fact that I have now lost Malaysian Independence Day + Malaysia Day + 2nd Raya Day + many many unnecessary public holidays in my home country, a holiday is still a reason to celebrate, no?)

Have been living with NickTheMo since I moved to SG. Well, officially since 30 July 2011. Things are great so far. Been spending lots of time visiting Ikea, busy planning and room designing (not that we can design much given the budget and the temporary nature of this place).

Cooked dinner last night (steak for Mo and salmon for me) and finally gotten a kettle today. Somehow christening the kitchen and having a kettle at home FINALLY gave me a sense of completeness. Like, it is now officially a home!

Then again, not sure whether it's the stress from the new working environment, new living environment (that lizard somewhere in my room!), or just the new life, we tend to fight a lot more than before.

(Or maybe we have been fighting, just that we are not together enough for me to realise that.)

It takes a lot to live together. They are not just saying "tolerance" and "patience" for fun. I can assure you that.

Nevertheless, I am still very positive about this brand new phase in my life. It's gonna be part of my awesome life story!

Live and love!

p/s: The room is now fully furnished (finally!) and I will post up pictures once NickTheMo sends them to me from his phone!

p/p/s: I still haven't gotten my iphone cos i just got my EP processed today. This Saturday k white baby. Another 5 days to mommy! =))

Retreat @ One 15 Marina Club

2011-08-06T11:51:00.002+08:00

Went to Sentosa for Department Retreat on Friday (first week at work and here I am at a "retreat" to relax, revitalise and reenergise).

Here are some lousy pictures of the fabulous place!

Awesome morning started at 8:45 a.m.

(I accidentally deleted a few nicer pics i took after cleaning the stupid BB lens! *slaps self incessantly* Cant wait to get me new phone!)

If only i live here!

Went drinking with colleagues after dinner and drinks until about 2 a.m. while NickTheMo stayed at home finishing up the last piece of furniture addition to our room. <3

(By colleagues i meant my boss, superior, peers, as well as colleagues from other department, three of them interviewed me few months ago.)

It was one hell of a first week at work!

Working again!

2011-08-03T22:54:00.001+08:00

My third day at work and things are going alright.. Joining the team to the Retreat this Friday at Sentosa Cove.. Pics later!

I am relocating to Singapore!

2011-07-11T17:37:00.004+08:00

Dear Blog,

Sorry for disappearing for so long. I have been really busy with peak period at work + managing interviews and now...

I am going to Singapore, officially starting my new career on 1 August 2011! Now I am just unemployed and enjoying doing nothing at home for another 2 weeks or so...

Soooo many things to do and prepare actually. Sometimes I feel so restless imagining things i need to bring. So i'm just gonna make a quick list here so that i don't forget to do some of these things that pops up my head once in a while:-

Check my eye sight - sometimes i feel like my left eye is failing me... i think im really getting old.
Make a list of things to bring - NickTheMo told me not to bring too many things but i looked around my room and oh my! i think i have everything to pack!
Schedule for spa sessions - OK i'm calling them now.
Make the most out of my July gym membership - I should really get packing for the 6:35pm class.

Be back later!

Entering Singapore for the last time as a tourist

2011-06-24T23:00:00.000+08:00

Luckily it was after the bus ride.

Hi.

2011-06-16T00:42:00.000+08:00

My name is Sonia and I am a Gleek.

Love is like two grown trees

2011-05-16T23:42:00.004+08:00

They dont rely on each other to exist, but remain next to each other no matter rain or shine.

Going to SG today

2011-05-13T11:41:00.000+08:00

His response was "Gnehhhieeeee!"

Need spa

2011-04-12T00:21:00.004+08:00

So desperately i created a spa corner in my room as my spiritual motivation.

Happy 2 + 5/12 years anniversary!

2011-04-08T22:50:00.003+08:00

It's Friday!

I'm just at home.

Happily lazing at home enjoying the beginning of my weekend while it lasts. =)

Love you always hun!

Congratulations Jacq!

2011-04-06T22:54:00.001+08:00

Officially a mom!

Cannot imagine someone that shares the same ddmmyy birth date with me is now a mom!

(Well actually a lot my juniors in high school are already having their second if not third kid so comparatively it shouldn't be that impossible.)

Just that when you have someone born the same day as you already 2 life stages ahead of you makes you reflect on yourself a little, you know.

But apart from the crazy peak period at work, life is all good for me. I am loved, happy and contented. =)

Really gotta meet up in May k, Mommy Jacq!

Aunty Sonia can't wait to see your baby!

Peak is here!

2011-02-17T22:14:00.003+08:00

taken using webcam so pardon the resolution =p

WORK!!!

Happy Chap Goh Meh by the way!

For the record, i loike lame jokes.

2011-02-15T17:34:00.008+08:00

Here's some:

Man: God?
God: Yes?
Man: Can I ask you something?
God: Of course!
Man: What's a million years to you?
God: A second.
Man: And a million dollars?
God: A penny.
Man: God, can I have a penny?
God: Yes, just wait a second.

Another one another one:

A guy walks into... a bar...
...
...
...
... ouch.

HAHAHA me is lame like this.

On a separate note, I NEED TO WORKOUT! LIKE CRAZYASS CARDIO AND STRENGTH WORKOUT!

All those CNY eating and not-working out!

Please stop raining already. I need to jog a marathon!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-14T18:13:00.011+08:00

I don't hate Valentine's Day. Nor do i compulsorily need to celebrate it.

Anyhoo.

This year NickTheMo and I celebrated Valentine's at Favola @ Le Meridien. Heard so much about the awesome starters (bread) and main courses so we went and tried it out.

We decided to celebrate slightly earlier on the 11th of February to avoid the swarm of lovebirds and having to dine with tables of couples looking into each other's doe eyes promising eternity. *goosebumps*

I mean, I am all for mushiness and gooeyness but keep that behind closed doors please. Err... and maybe also within blogspot.com. =p

Too many camwhoring pictures so i collaged them all. =p

... while waiting for our food to be served...

... as well as while waiting for the bill...

First dish that was served... Tada!

The "legendary" starters

The three choices of dips that came with the bread were the typical olive oil and vinegar (love it), capsicum and carrot. But personally i find it just alright. =/ Maybe it's luck?

BBQ Cod Fish *heart*

Wagyu Beef Lasagna

The Cod fish was AWESOME BLOSSOM! I HAD TO, i repeat, HAD TO moan each time i took a bite. NickTheMo absolutely loved the Wagyu beef lasagna.

We then ordered this Cassata (ice cream cake) cos apparently this secret recipe was given to the chef by his friend and he sworn in front of a stack of ice cream not to reveal it.

Cassata

But we kinda regret didn't order the PanaCotta instead. Maybe next time hun? Your treat?

So difficult to take pictures together and still capture the surroundings when you are out alone. -_-

Nevertheless, i quite like the interior of the place. Other than the fact that it is a little too dimmed to take nice pictures.

NickTheMo said this picture turned out eerie. -_-

CherylSayang told me they offer lunch buffet at certain times. Did a quick google search and found this very informative and mouthwatering blog post: http://www.rebeccasaw.com/favola-le-meridien-antipasti-buffet-at-rm35/!

Honey can we go back please please please? =p

Love you hun!

You still rock my world!

Painting is no easy job!

2011-02-12T16:59:00.011+08:00

Having painted my room 3 Christmases ago with NickTheMo, and the whole thing took only a day and went rather well, i thought painting is a relatively easy task.

Now i really have to eat all my words, vomit them out and eat them all in again.

With the impending Chinese New Year i suggested to my mom a few weeks ago that we should repaint our gate grills as the old paint all faded and they were all rusty. So my mom said as long as i do the work she is fine to pay the money. Well, NickTheMo will be back for 2 weeks for CNY. When is a better time, right?

So NickTheMo and I went and bought some paint planning to start work a few days before CNY. But the weather had been so weird it rained almost everyday until CNY eve. So we decided to put the plan on hold until recently.

Man it took us 3 days (not continuously though) to complete the whole thing. Luckily LittleLulu and Mom helped today otherwise i think i already passed out halfway through shower. Now if you were to ask me to paint anymore gates, paid by the hour, i will reject without even hesitating. It is so exhausting and seriously, im just not made for Malaysian weather.

Now i look like i just came back from some beach holiday. Without exactly been to the beach. =(

Evidence:

FUH am so glad it's done now!

Kudos to my honey NickTheMo!

All the sweaty love!

Yada

2011-01-25T16:57:00.001+08:00

This is just for yadayada.

All you read is yada yada yada..

Yada dada.

Yadada.

What a Sunday!

2011-01-23T21:23:00.012+08:00

Well what a weekend actually.

Yesterday was "a day in the life of a kakak".

Woke up. Tried to wake sisters up to go buy groceries for breakfast and lunch. Ended up leaving house too late and only managed to return home in time to prepare lunch.

Cooked aglio olio and asparagus with wild mushroom for 8 of us. It was really good! Olive oil makes the whole pasta kinda oily but i guess it is inevitable! =p And quoting NickTheMo it's good oil anyway. =p

After that i spent hours sweeping and mopping the whole of downstairs, and then cleaned my room before dinner time.

(Still have not mustered enough effort to sort my wardrobe though. I mean, i need to buy clothes to "renew" my wardrobe and sort old clothes out, dont i?)

Today it was pretty much the same, except this kakak also took on the role of a personal assistant/ shopper.

Woke up rather early, in time to make the breakfast which i was supposed to make yesterday - Tomato Bruschetta. I need to find out where to buy pesto sauce, if i cant make it myself. Then my bruschetta is 9.5/10 and will definitely be one of my signature party snacks!

Then MaoBaoWen woke up with a bleeding tooth. Spent almost 2 hours trying to pull it out herself but she couldn't, and i ended up trying to do the impossible - not trying to pull it out for her but to take her to a dentist on a Sunday. Which, of course, was as fruitless as a fruitless tree.

Thereafter, helped out with lunch, regular chores and whatnot. And just as i was about to settle to enjoy my lazy Sunday, mom came into my room and "said bye" cos she was going shopping.

-_-

It was obvious she wanted me to follow for advice and all. So i dragged StupidTheng and MaoBaoWen along. We only went to THREE shops, and spent 3 hours plus in total! Women! -_- Well at least i got myself something for CNY. Don't have to panic for the next week or so thinking i dont have anything that doesn't look awfully repeated.

Reached home around 7 plus pm and mom was complaining all the way home cos she did not have enough time to cook dinner and dad will grumble if he's hungry yadayadayada... So i rushed around in the kitchen with mom (note: standing with sore legs from long hours of walking) for the next hour or so kakak-ing, and finally dinner was ready within an hour.

As everyone was already starving, we all sat down together and eat.

MaoBaoWen: "WAH for once the dining table is filled up!"

What la this little girl.

I then had a random question for Dad - whether he drinks beer cos i ABSOYABADABALUTELY LOVE BEER!

But knowing my dad who always wants to be ~~a good role model~~ impossibly perfect and my mom who stands by whatever my dad says all the time, i worded my question carefully:

"Pa, I'm going to ask you a question. But you cannot gimme answers like it's not healthy or not good or anything like that. Just be honest and say what your heart says. Do you like beer?"

(Well, my initial question was just a 4-worder, as you can see.)

*thinks, knowing he cannot give answers like "it's bad for the liver" and anything along those lines (haha!) * "I'm a social drinker."

-_- Apa ini. -_-

"OK so if you are at a party and everyone is having beer and someone passes you a beer. Will you take it? Or you don't like beer?"

"Well, there was this time i was so thirsty and i drank beer to quench my thirst as there was no drinking water on the menu."

*interested* "Huh really? You drink beer when you are thirsty?"

"Yeah there was one afternoon after a meeting, i was so thirsty so i ordered a draught beer. Then the bartender poured me a glass. I finished the whole thing at one go."

*impressed glances from StupidTheng and I*

"And the bartender looked at me stunned, and said that i am the fastest drinker he had ever seen."

"Challenge accepted! I am buying us beer for CNY! We'll have Paulaner since StupidTheng likes that too."

"Where was this? How come i didnt know?" Mom joined in the conversation, looking all confused, yet rather impressed i must add.

"It was around MISC. One afternoon back in nineteen seventy something."

StupidTheng and I in unison:

"Ooooorrhhh. CHEHHHHHH!!!!!"

What is this! Old story from 30 years ago! Before i was born and before my dad knew my mom!

Ish! Potong!

I laughed so hard i cried at the fact that StupidTheng and i felt equally potong and we both let out the exact same reaction at the same tone.

So typical of my dad too.

Such a show off!

Tmr is a holiday!

2011-01-19T21:24:00.004+08:00

Woo hoo!!!

After a full day at work, that's the only thing i wanna hear. Didnt know that it's a holiday until this monday. Dayum! If i were to know earlier i would have applied leave for friday and go down to SG to meet NickTheMo!

Poor him is sick now alone at a foreign place. =(

(But dont think i dont blame you for planning to ignore Valentine's day and return to SG on that very day although you're now a sick puppy!)

Didnt go out tonight. Didnt feel like talking to people/ drinking. I guess I'm just tired and in dying need of a quiet, antisocial night at home.

Gonna take a niceee lonngggg hot shower, put on a facial mask and pick up one of the books that have been sitting on my shelf collecting dust for months!

P/S: Will go shopping for CNY clothes and perfume tmr! Time to throw away the old bottle! Well, wont taint my blog talking about non-existent people.

Yay 200th post!

2011-01-09T12:26:00.004+08:00

Although i guess the 200th post should have happened much earlier.

Sorry blog for neglecting you. Work for the past few months has been crazy. But now, i'm just hoping for something good to happen. Hopefully it won't take much longer.

Anyway, today is Sunday and i'm well rested! How often do i get to say that yo! So i'm planning to continue my Gossip Girl marathon from yesterday, do some chores before i head out to the gym! Am so gonna spare 45 minutes of travel time for that i tell you! Although without traffic it's actually a 5-minute drive away.

Hmm.. my new year's resolutions... I better start making that list before people start wishing me 'Happy Birthday' instead of 'Happy New Year'.

-_-

So here goes my list:-

1. Sleep 8 hours a day (unless it's a party night out or a project deadline work night)

2. Read more (instead of spending time on pointless FB games - someone must be really happy reading this)

3. Make time for tv series (as though lah this is so difficult and need conscious effort)

4. Spend more time with family

5. Meet up with old friends on a more regular basis before everyone starts their own family and get busy with their new babies

6. Update my wardrobe - about time for some elegant and chic outfit

7. Buy/ get someone to buy me a nice watch

8. Continue to play piano, love music

9. Exercise 3 times a week

10. Embrace a positive attitude to everything in life

Hope 2011 is a better year for everyone!

Happy 2011!

2011-01-06T21:12:00.003+08:00

6th day into the new year and i haven't listed down my resolutions yet!

tsk tsk tsk!

But one thing for sure, I STILL wanna sleep 8 hours a day!

Starting from NOW NOw Now now now now now...

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T21:10:00.001+08:00

I will rewrite this post after i obtained all the pictures NickTheMo took!

Summary: ate lotsssss of food!

Shoe boxes piling in my room

2010-12-07T01:30:00.005+08:00

About time i get myself a walk-in shoe rack.

I mean, a walk-into-the-room shoe rack.

Taking a closer look, most of them were bought from Singapore, if not all.

>_<

Since when am i a fetish?!

Happy December!

2010-12-01T00:37:00.013+08:00

It's time for the Happy December post again!

Celebrated the last day of November by Palawan beach @ Sentosa. All by myself, may i add. =p Haven't even been to the movies alone and here i am, traveling alone (kinda sorta). Love love love the smell of sunblock, the ~~burning~~ warmth of the 3pm sun on my tummy, the comfort of floating about in the sea with temperate waves, and back to the beach for some sunbathing-light reading me time. =)

(By the way, some NZ dude said that i look 22 weeee!)

(The crowd at Sentosa is REALLY young mind you. I mean, if you exclude those 3-7 year olds that came with their parents, the average age would be........ 14 or 15?)

Obviously enjoying my solo holiday here in Singapore, and avoiding reality temporarily.

I guess i am perfectly capable of traveling alone!

Well, if you don't consider my sense of direction. *shifty eyes*

Although traveling alone also mean that i wont get to talk as much as if i were to be with somebody. Imagine if i were to tell myself "hey look! wow!!!!". It is also rather funny to take picture of yourself and the gorgeous scene/ building/ sunset view behind you with the limitation of your arm's length (now this is an arm's length transaction). Well, unless you brought your own tripod which is... Plus, I definitely wont be able to finish my meals (especially in Western countries where the portions are bigger), let alone being able to try different varieties.

*thinks*

*contemplates*

*ponders*

Oh well.

Looks like you still have to pay for my flights, accommodation, meals, shopping and entertainment the next time we travel hun!

<3

Hi, I am Sonia.

2010-11-25T21:54:00.004+08:00

I feel a general discontentment towards life.

I'm easily irritable.

I feel tired all the time.

I think I am wasting my time.

I am in the middle of a career life crisis.

I am still searching for directions.

I really, really wanna get away.

Positive attitude?

2010-11-23T23:12:00.006+08:00

Had a bad day today.

So bad i had to pause the series i was watching to search for some motivational/ inspirational articles and quotes to enlighten myself a little.

Winston Churchill:
History will be kind to me or I intend to write it.

Buddha:
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Dr. Albert Schweitzer:
An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere; while a pessimist sees only the red stop light. The truly wise person is color blind.

Paul H. Duhn:
You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair.

Zig Ziglar:
You cannot tailor make the situations in life, but you can tailor make the attitudes to fit those situations before they arise.

Irene Claremont de Castillego:
We are new every day.

Charles A Beard:
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

So goodnight.

Hotness!

2010-11-22T18:35:00.000+08:00

Lazy Sunday

2010-11-21T12:28:00.003+08:00

Been quite a while since i had a lazy Sunday just doing nothing at home. Projects are wrapping up and by December, I shall start making plans for the new year! But right now, I'm just gonna waste time, relax and enjoy my weekend!

Well actually it was the same last weekend. The only outing was the 1 hour shopping around my housing area in the attempt of getting a dress to wear to Sally and Bryan's wedding. And of course, couldn't find one that i like in such short time frame.

Went to the wedding last night wearing an old dinner dress i bought 2 years ago for company's annual dinner. The Westin Hotel wedding was grand, classy, moderately scaled, with great food and wine. I am so buying Frontera Cabernet Sauvignon the next time i shop for wine! Apparently it's a very good wine at an affordable price!

Been watching lots of tv series lately - The Big Bang Theory (FTMTW!!!), Grey's Anatomy (still), How I met your mother, Gossip Girl, 90210, Can't buy me love (TVB series). And im so glad i can now find time to read a few chapters during the weekend! Didn't realise i miss reading so much! I even managed to do mani yesterday! It must have been months!

Right now, im gonna tidy up my room quickly, take a shower, have my lunch, and get right back to my series i left off at 4a.m. last night. *guilty + refuses to look into the mirror*

P/s: Something classified happened this morning. Must be the new weekend lifestyle.

Bali, bitches!

2010-11-01T22:27:00.003+08:00

Tra la la la la!

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2010-10-10T00:15:00.003+08:00

Hi Blog,

Thought since it's 101010 i should come visit.

Straightened my hair today., and finally going for my once every two years facial this Monday.

And im planning to sleep early from today onwards.

Goodnight!

Happy Half-Birthday Sonia!

2010-09-16T22:47:00.004+08:00

OK so you might ask why celebrating half-birthday.

1. My birthday is 16 March and it's peak period at work and most of the time i cant really celebrate.

2. It's now a public holiday in Malaysia - Malaysia Day.

3. You don't have any expectation since it's not really your birthday.

4. More reasons to celebrate!

Went Ladies Night at Skybar last night and on top of the 5-6 glasses of Sangria i had, the girls got 4 complimentary tequila shots each from the bartender! Everyone was pretty smashed by 12a.m. XD

Now im just trying to psycho myself that it's sunday today cos i have to drag my lazy ass back to work tmr when most of the people i know took leave!

Lady Gaga

2010-09-14T21:14:00.012+08:00

Random fun fact:
Question: How does Lady Gaga like her steak done?
Answer: Rawr rawr raw-ah ahh!

Hahahahhahahah!

*ahem!*

-_- @ self.

OK. Just got back from gym and feeling... not so fat. =D Not really. That feeling only lasted until i had dinner. Which was about, let's see... 1 second after i got home from gym.

Anyway, have i told you that i have joined True Spa with RM94 monthly commitment ever since i went for that free trial back massage thingy i mentioned in my previous post?

So now im back to the dilemma of contemplating to quit gym in order to "make up" for my indulgence. *guilty* *ignores pointing fingers from audience ala TVB series*

I mean, really it could be better if i just workout from home. All i need to do is just to buy a yoga mat, a pilates ball, some weights, and probably possibly a kettlebell and maybably a treadmill in case it rains outside?

The main motivation for me to go to the gym nowadays, apart from the bloody body composition analyser, is the classes. Downside to that, i have to follow their schedules, and sometimes, traffic is just so bad i end up swearing in the car instead of finding my inner zen; and sometimes, the ~~instructor is too hot~~ class is so popular there is not even one additional spot for me to squeeze in! Like today. So i ended up doing weights instead.

Well, which is not a bad thing actually. Minus the stares. I mean, come on! What's with the stares? And sometimes the extra friendly smiles and giving ways as though i will trip and fall and break into pieces if they were to stand in my way. OK maybe they are just ~~funny~~ nice people but really, what is with the stares? Maybe Lady Gaga understands, but i don't.

Anyways, im loving the not-so-fat feeling after gym, which normally lasts from the moment i come out of shower until i entered the dining room at home. So i will still go on with my gym membership. For now.

Honey's home

2010-09-05T15:43:00.007+08:00

(And gone again right now, by the way.)

~~(Which is why i am lonely enough to start blogging again.)~~

Nothing beats the feeling of having you back home hun. You make me so happy. =)

Here's a song for this lazy sunday afternoon.

Heard this song at McDs Changi Airport while i was waiting to board my flight back to KL last week. They play really good songs by the way. I was not bored at all reading my Twenties Girl the whole time!

Headed for back massage with my lesbian partner later!

Have a splendid sunday evening people!

=)

I is a zombie at Pan Pacific, Singapore

2010-08-24T19:58:00.000+08:00

Woke up super early around 6 a.m. but i didn't sleep well last night.

Went to bed around 11pm and was tossing and turning until around 3 in the morning. Stomach was feeling funny and i went to the toilet to try vomitting twice only to let some air out.

Times like this i really wish that i have a bottle of sleeping pills.

Cant do much harm once in a while i think?

Honesty

2010-08-07T16:16:00.004+08:00

They say girls fall for the bad guys. Because bad guys are bastards maybe.

Buy my guy is somewhat quite different.

"Honey, do you like me wearing this headband?"

*Examines* "Ummm ok la."

"Do you like or do you not like?"

"Looks the same i guess."

"How can it be the same? It's either nicer or uglier."

"Ummm... no difference la."

I give up.

Really I've tried.

Damn you Body Composition Analyser!

2010-07-27T21:16:00.013+08:00

Last month, a few of my gym "instructors" (they are personal trainers, only not mine cos i ~~am lazy like that~~ cant afford PT sessions) told me to cut down on cardio workouts as i have lost too much weight and look awfully thin.

(OK maybe i exaggerated how it sounded like but it was something to that psychological effect.)

Its not that i go to the gym to lose weight or what. More likely than not, the weight loss is due to the insane work stress since mid-March and my stubborn-over-a-month-long cough.

So for the past one month plus i concentrated more on weights, body balance and pilates classes everytime i go to the gym, and consciously (and happily) avoided cardio exercises.

2 weeks ago, i randomly went and check my weight using the Body Compositoin Analyser at the gym and to my horror, i gained 1.6kg!!!

(OK i totally calculated that with a calculator. Like, you know, how am i supposed to know like, 47.3 minus 45.7 is like, 1.6, you know?)

But coming back, 1.6kg? Really? I know it's been a month plus but i still go to the gym rather regularly and havent been eating like im pregnant!

I didnt over-react in front of the trainer cos i didnt rmb what was my weight last i checked (and was praying so hard that it was nothing below 46.3kg cos any weight gain above 1kg is just SCARY!!!). Accepting the cruel yet honest "Body Composition Analyser" slip from the trainer's hand, i maintained a pleasant smile and said "Wow i gained weight!" The other trainer in the room happily echoed "Yeah you normally don't have tummy and now i can see a little tummy."

Nice. Does being a trainer give you the right to say that to a girl you don't actually know?

On second thought, maybe yes.

I didn't know that the tummy was mainly caused by PMS bloatiness then. So that very day i went back on cardio. Another trainer saw me running furiously and said "Hey you just put on some weight so fast you're getting back on cardio?"

I smiled, continued to breathe in and out and lied "Just for a short while to break some sweat!"

Yesterday i was at the gym and went to the Body Composition Analyser again.

(Simply because i have frozen my gym membership for August and it's already end of July so i thought it might be a good idea for me to get an update on my weight before its too long since the last check.)

The slip came out of the machine. I saw the number. Couldn't rmb whether i gained or lost weight cos i totally forgotten about my last updated 47.3kg. But looking at the number on the slip, my first impression was that i gained 0.1kg. The trainer told me, "0.1kg of muscle is good, but if it's 0.1kg of fat then you gotta be careful." I tried to comfort myself thinking that if it weren't muscle weight, it could have been the tampon i was wearing.

Later at home, i was so happy to learn that i have lost 0.5kg, -0.7kg fat mass and +0.2kg muscle mass, and my metabolic age is still 18.

Phew!

(I probably sound like a weight-conscious-freak but you wont understand until you go to the gym and had you body composition analysed in this detail!)

Wake up in the mornin' feelin' like...

2010-07-24T22:13:00.002+08:00

Pimples Breakout!

Cant wait for bali!!!

2010-07-22T23:59:00.004+08:00

Although nothing is concrete yet.

MandaBus booked her tickets already few days ago. NickTheMo and I lembab a bit, still deciding. And i still need to confirm with my boss that there is no major client meetings/ overseas training/ if i can be away from office during that time. The past few months have been crazy really! And im aging a little faster than desired!!

But more likely than not, bali is gonna happen! Finally!

Might have another mini batam holiday mid august before bali! Im soooo saving up for this!!!

Now if only i have more time to catch up some sleep, watch my series, and plan my holidays. =)

Hello July

2010-07-04T23:27:00.003+08:00

I coughed through the whole of June!

Magic powder didn't work. =( Am still coughing.

But at least i think im recovering. Still cant sing but can hold conversations at least.

Im just talking about my cough on my blog now.

This should be a cough journal instead - soniacough.blogspot.com - still the same cough - the hopeless cough.

Took cough medicine so am not very coherent now.

Goodnight!

Coughing my head off

2010-06-21T23:05:00.004+08:00

It's been 3 weeks. I have been coughing for 3 weeks.

It all started with sore throat, which somehow turned into cough. And ever since then, I have been coughing day and night, night and day. I already lost count how many times i cough myself to consciousness at night, and the number of times my clients asked me if im sick cos i cant stop coughing even when i was on the phone with them. The worst part was i had to try to contain the cough and talk in a very weird and constipated-like manner.

I have been to the doctor's, took medicine, finished the whole bottle of cough medicine, took other medicine, tried few types of lozenges, got rejected for blood donation, took body immune and vitamin supplements, drank hot honey lime juice, took chinese cough syrup (i.e. peipakoh and the sea coconut thingy), stopped taking cold drinks (except for the 2 bottles of Franziskaner over last weekend) and been deprived of social outings all becos of this damn cough!

The only brightside coming out of this cough is that my ab lines seem to be more apparent now.

At lunch, while i was eat-coughing, my colleague suggested that i should try Eu Yan Sang's cough powder (or whatever you called that). She said she'd been coughing for 2 weeks and her mom gave her that, and then she recovered within a few days.

Having coughed for so many weeks and it's only getting worse, i'd really kill to recover. I mean literally! I'd kill an ant! Or a mosquito or something!

After work i went straight to one of the Eu Yan Sang stores and looked for this magical powder.

AND TO MY HORROR! Four freaking dosages costs RM120!

I was imagining something that would cost like RM30 at most. I mean, even Dequadin costs RM10 for 2 only.

Descriptions:
Cold Cough Hou Zao Chen Pi Mo made from pure and natural ingredients with no chemical additives. This is a traditional medicine and this product contains animal part. Keep in a cool dry place. Keep out of reach of children.

Actions/ Indications:
Traditionally used for symptomatic relief of cold, cough and to reduce phlegm.

Direction:
To be taken 2 times daily with warm water, after breakfast and before bedtime.
Children 1-3 years old : 1/2 bottle each time.
Children above 3 years old: 1 bottle each time. Adults: 1-2 bottles each time.

After contemplating for a while, as well as having coughed away my rationality, i decided to buy those freaking powder.

The salesgirl told me not to eat chicken and egg until i recover. I don't know why and whether this is just some stupid myth but im just gonna follow. It's gonna be difficult not to eat chicken but i really really wanna get rid of this cough!

This better work!

P/s: Gonna ignore Eu Yan Sang line on credit card bill next month!

How random is random?

2010-06-16T23:44:00.003+08:00

It was one of those Wednesday lunch time at work and i went to the Pasar Tani to buy lunch.

And as i was walking from stalls to stalls deciding on what to buy, a random dude (OK he kinda looks like a male model) came up to me, appearing as though he's asking for directions.

"Hey!"
"Hi"
"You work here?" *looks at my tag*
"Yeah i work around here." *shows tag*
"Oh.. What company is that?"
"Urmm.. It's an accounting firm."
"I see... How long have you been working here?"

What is this some tv interview or sth? My hot vacation trainee happened to walk towards us and....

"Oh hi, you work here too?"
"Err yeah."
"You guys work together?"
"Yeah."
"*awkward smile*"
"*cricket silence*"
"OK, nice!" *casually walks off*

The trainee saw my absolutely puzzled face.

"That's not your friend?"
"No i've never met him before."

wtf.

Hello

2010-06-09T22:28:00.004+08:00

It's been too long i know. Been taking pictures with the intentions of blogging but the stars are not so aligned these days.

So much so that i've been sick for the past few days!

Been "falling sick" since mid May. And i was told by my boss that im not allowed to fall sick until after May. So here you go. Beginning June, sick me.

Well, dont mean to complain. Im actually getting better this morning until i had tomyam soup bihun for lunch. I guess i can only blame myself huh.

Going Singapore this Friday! I better recover by then!

Alright then, gtg take medicine and get ready to go to bed. Need more sleep cos im sure i will cough myself to consciousness again during sleep, just like yesterday. -_-

Buenas noches!

I need a holiday

2010-05-23T11:30:00.001+08:00

Please come and take me awayyyyyyy!

There he goes again.

2010-05-10T14:38:00.004+08:00

Sonia L. says (14:25):
i had garlic friend rice for lunch at Pasta Zanmai
not bad
Nick says (14:25):
i want friend rice too!
Sonia L. says (14:25):
but i think i can actually share that
such a big portion!
Nick says (14:25):
rice made with friends!
Sonia L. says (14:25):
sharon finished hers easily
that woman -_-
(still unaware of own typo)
Nick says (14:25):
=D
(dumbfounded)
Sonia L. says (14:26):
hahahhahaha
oh just realised my typo!!
Nick says (14:26):
-.- n i was mentioning it so long adi
Sonia L. says (14:27):
i only realised when u said "rice made with friends"
WTF U STUPOK
Nick says (14:28):
=D
Sonia L. says (14:31):
so what u had for lunch?
friend rice too??
Nick says (14:32):
no i had sibling rice + enemy chicken nuggets!
Sonia L. says (14:33):
idiot!

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-09T22:14:00.009+08:00

It's Mother's Day but i spent my day out with my gf, spending money, and reaping off the benefits from this motherly special occasion. *shifty eyes*

It's been so long since i felt this liberalised! Went to Singapore to celebrate "It's 1st of May!" at The Butter Factory with NickTheMo last weekend. It actually was quite fun to go out drinking and dancing and no one has to bother about driving home! (totally blinded about the cab fares.)

We be back in action!

We also went to walk around in the Casino (literally) and took some stupid pictures. Sorry la i seriously dunno how to gamble even at family gatherings. Let alone in a Casino! I'll probably be like this: "(holding the cards) ummm.. is it 19 or 20? wait no it's 18. huh did i win? not my turn? what happened?"

(Although yeah, that Lamborghini posing out there is SO MY THING. Minus the yellow colour.)

It's been a week after 30th April but i felt like peak period at work was extended due to the extended deadline given by the authorities. Damn it! And damn those last minute clients!! I stayed at work until 10pm (without dinner) last friday! The last day of the "extended hell". Oh well. It's all over now and THANK GOD i got my drinks after my 11pm dinner! =))

Saturday, i spent whole day at home. Slept for 8 hours straight for the first time since dunno when, had brunch (lunch already actually), did abit of housework, and went on a tv series marathon! Boy i really miss being a tv series junkie! Happen to see a couple of episodes of Autumn Concerto. (OK i need to clarify i really am not a big fan of Taiwanese series but somehow, i liked that 2 episodes. Not too cheesy YET i suppose.) And then i realised, i have not downloaded Gossip Girls for a month! It's already episode 20 now???

Sunday morning, i woke up after my 10-hour sleep *big, satisfied, well-rested, you-know-you-hate-me grin* and ran out to the gym for a half-an-hour workout before meeting my girlfriend for brunch. AND THEN that's when the spending begins. We went Norwegian with salmon sandwich and Norwegian coffee.

This is really good. Somehow the smoked salmon goes really well with the potato chips. The next time i go there imma try their Rosemary chicken sandwich. =)

Then we talked like we have not seen each other for years, and then went to Urban Retreat to check out their massage packages. The economy must have been booming or something cos from what i remember, the Buddies Deal used to be RM219 or less for 2. But now it's become RM239 for 2. And coincidentally, we bumped into TallGuyGary (and his gf) (and apparently his gf is NickTheMo's high school classmate -_- such a small world. but anyhoo.) and he told us about this Mother's Day buy 1 free 1 promotion at Jojoba Royale Spa! Our eyes literally glowed! But in the end we went for pedicure instead. T_T More on that later!

Come dinner time, my family and i went to Duck King restaurant for Mother's Day celebration. Despite the name of the restaurant, we didn't order a single dish of duck meat. Cos my family, just like me, is unique that way. We ordered about 5 dishes, all pretty salty, and nothing to shout about really. But it was not that bad either. So yeah. Please kill me if you want me to be a flogger.

Pictures.

Mom was OK for me to take her picture cos the lighting in the restaurant makes her look good. Wtf.

So my sisters and I whored the lighting a little too.

Poor dad and his cast. And poor mom became my dad's temporary left hand.

Happy Mother's (and Popo's) Day! <3

She went to the toilet

2010-04-16T00:16:00.011+08:00

She took her tag out and held it in her hand as she walked to the toilet.

She swiped her tag and entered the toilet.

She did her thang in the toilet.

She washed her hands. *important*

She reached for her tag to swipe herself out from the toilet.

She couldn't find her tag!

She turned her bag inside out.

She went back to the toilet cubicle.

She checked each other cubicle.

She rummaged through her bag another time.

She turned her bag inside out again.

She called for someone to save her.

Someone came and opened the door for her.

She got out of the toilet.

The tag was not at the corridor nor was it hooked to the door handle.

This cannot be possible!

She dropped her bags and looked for her tag again.

Then, at the corner of her eyes, she saw.

The tag was found hanging on her left shoulder.

I'm so busyyyyy

2010-04-14T21:32:00.000+08:00

I need peaceful and restful sleeeeeeppppppp!

Meditation

2010-03-27T00:19:00.004+08:00

In my loneliness
When you're gone and I'm all by myself and I need your carress
I just think of you
And the thought of you holding me near
Makes my loneliness soon disappear

Though you're far away
I have only to close my eyes and you are back to stay
I just close my eyes
And the sadness that missing you brings
Soon is gone and this heart of mine sings

Yes I love you so
And that for me is all I need to know

I will wait for you till the sun falls from out of the sky
for what else can I do
I will wait for you
Meditating how sweet life will be when you come back to me

Kunjungan mak cik.

2010-03-23T21:22:00.000+08:00

This is classic i tell you.

Happy birthday me!

2010-03-16T23:59:00.004+08:00

OK i totally backdated this post.

Cos things are so crazy at work im struggling for more time to live my own life and get more hours of sleep!

But since transitioning from 24 to 25 only happens once a life time, im gonna write something on this blog (that is backdated. cant help but to emphasise. =p) to commemorate this special day.

Few weeks ago (or is it months?) things in office weren't as crazy and i went to SG for a short weekend before my next visit after peak period. Dreading all the impending long hours of work and sleepless nights and what it would do to my lifelong plan of aging gracefully, i told NickTheMo:

"Honey, look at me and remember this face. Cos the next time im back here, i won't look the same anymore."
"Ya i know. Now you're 24, the next time you'll be one year older."
"#$%^&*$#@&^%$!!!!!"

That was not it.

A week before my birthday, i ber-emo again and say:

"Sigh.. am i seriously turning 25? I barely even accepted the fact that im now 24 and there's no turning back!"
"Its ok love, you can look at me for reference."

WTF?!

Im so damn proud to have a boyfriend like him. Especially at times like this.

Anyway.

Quarter life and i didnt celebrate at all.

(Quarter life is an overstatement. If this is a-third one is considered quite lucky already.)

Although my colleagues are so nice to buy a cake for me to blow the candles. Was totally shocked and surprised!

Went home later for another round of cakes and wine and that's about it.

I will celebrate turning 25. But maybe after peak period. Cos by then, im a rebirth!

My birthday wishlist

2010-03-14T11:54:00.010+08:00

Im just making this like a shopping list for myself you know.

Since i've made new year's resolutions for the new year, i may as well create a birthday wishlist for my birthday, right?

(Maybe NickTheMo needs a copy of the list though.)

Anyways.

1. GHK-Cu Crystal Eye Gel

I had my eyes on this thingy for quite a while already, one fine day when i feel rich, i'll walk into Sasa and buy this bomb!

2. Kose Sekkisei Lotion

I dont have a toner/ lotion in my daily skincare regime currently. And they say it's the most important item!

3. Beauty spa

It's allll the hard work and no life for peak period i tell you.

4. Full body massage

This can come together with the previous or the next item.

5. Trip to Bali

I will make that my hobby.

*This list will be monitored and updated as and when needed. Thank you for your attention.

His childhood toilet trauma

2010-03-03T11:55:00.003+08:00

Sonia L. says:
brb bb

Nick W. says:
*cheers*

Nick W. says:
*fireworks and confetti trigger along the corridor towards the washroom*

Enough said.

I thought i'll be going to the gym today

2010-02-22T23:25:00.004+08:00

Until 5:17 p.m.

Looking at the amount of work that i have at that time, it was impossible i wont need to work overtime.

Right now, im trying to eat my dinner before i do somemore work and go to sleep. Didn't have appetite to eat rice so i cooked instant noodles.

You know the madness has begun when:-

(1) You came home from work, switched on the computer to find yourself eagerly looking for the Lotus Notes icon.

(2) You dreamt of your colleagues, with your very own self sitting at your workstation swimming in piles and piles of documents.

(3) You tried to tag yourself out of your bedroom.

I did all three.

Congratulations. I passed.

For quite some time now

2010-02-21T23:09:00.015+08:00

Tomorrow onwards

I will miss all the cuddly nights
Late night movies at home
Having your head on mine feeling like a dearly loved pillow

I will miss all the sunny afternoons
Family lunches and dinners, dentist appointments
Having you within visible distance knowing u'll be just there should i need to hug you

I will miss all the pleasant mornings
Waking up in your arms
Feeling your lips on mine before i can open my eyes

Love every moment spent with you hun
Cos you are a very important part of me
For quite some time now

Tiger RAWRRRR

2010-02-17T16:05:00.007+08:00

Happy CNY people!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAI CHU ENG!

How are the gains?

(From gambling of course. Who's talking about weight here?)

I put in my own money for the first time and i won! After two consecutive long nights, i won! Total winnings = 5+5-10+2-2+3-4+4-2 = RM1! How exciting is that!

Been having quite a good time being away from work, hanging out with NickTheMo and well, walking around and doing nothing.

(Apart from coughing incessantly and fell sick on the first day of CNY.)

Oh oh, NickTheMo sent me Gerberas for Valentine's. Such a sweet ass! =)) As for me, im (yet to) gonna give him a day spa at home ~~when he drops by to fix my leaking hose~~. *big ass grin*

And today, it's the last day of my holiday before work resumes tmr. *dreads*

It's a lazy lost-count-what-day-it-is afternoon and im blogging from NickTheMo's house. Using TheFairy's PC. =p

It sucks cos he's back here for over a week and i only get to take leave for well, about a day. -_- And i can already imagine it's gonna be madness once again when im back in office tmr. And this madness is gonna continue allllll the way until 30 April 2010.

(For the record, i have already frozen my gym membership for March and April. Don't think i'll be physically, mentally or spiritually capable for gym sessions after work, even if there are 25 hours a day.)

Didnt even manage to visit any of my friends during this CNY actually. I guess im slowly falling out of their social circle. *sulks* BihSee is about to deliver my god daughter and i havent even visited her once since her wedding last year! What a lousy god mother i am.

(Just like the weather these days.)

(OK. I guess the weather is lousier.)

Alright gtg do some prep work for tmr's madness. Ta!

Sunday. Evening. Rain.

2010-01-31T19:08:00.008+08:00

What kind of relationship fulfills you? What kind of love are you looking for?

This is a common conversation topic among the girls im sure.

Is it better to have someone who loves you more than you do so that you get to receive the constant attention and love he/ she is more than willing to give? Or is it better to be together with someone for whom you have this overwhelming feelings for just so to really give, contribute and sacrifice for love?

Few weeks ago, i read something like this while browsing online:

Relationships based on what you need from the other person or wanting someone to complete you will never be a fulfilling one. A relationship really fulfills its purpose when two people come together as complete individuals, to give and grow together.

Like two old trees side by side.

Simple yet interesting fact.

Sometimes we are so blinded with our own expectations towards our partners. We expect the other person to do or say certain things certain ways. Ever thought of being an old independent tree, with another strong tree by your side, rain or shine?

My Man-Mistress!

2010-01-28T20:43:00.008+08:00

What do you see normally when you come home from a long day at work?

Beautiful sunset?

Your dog wagging its tail welcoming you home?

(Oh how i wish! That would be perfect, too!)

~~(My birthday is on 16th March.)~~

Today, i came home to...

My Man-Mistress!!!

He's so handsome! *squeals!!!!*

After contemplating on what car to buy over two consecutive christmases *shifty eyes*, i've finally made up my mind and booked him about a month ago. Today marks the birth of my man-mistress!

9 + 8 + 8 + 3 = 28

= ~~pay day!~~ 28 January 2010!

(by the way, it really is pay day every 28th of the month.)

Kesian my daddy's old camry. My muscular man-mistress took his place in the car porch.

The biggest purchase in my entire life! I have never owned something this expensive! Every single finger print also i damn kan cheong OK!

(Now i finally understand His Royal Mo-ness and those stares he gave me everytime i walk near his car with my handbag swinging or whenever i lay my fingers on the hood.)

OK now don't give me all the finance shit and tell me i dont actually own my car but the bank does until the loan is cleared. -_-

I dont care! I so own him!

Iteez official. My new affair!

(The car is kinda dusty actually. Luckily NickTheMo is coming back tmr! =p)

Our conversations, still.

2010-01-27T13:39:00.005+08:00

A year plus ago, we were not very good with expressing our affection towards each other in our daily conversations. A year plus later, we still did not master the art of romancing each other well.

Nick W. says (11:44):
massive bb success!
(Note: bb = big business = important business in the toilet that is bigger than the usual, smaller business)
*confetti pops, crowd cheering!*
Sonia L. says (11:47):
*standing ovation!*
Nick W. says (11:47):
woohoo!
*flushes while taking a bow*

p/s: i still don't understand why is the flushing part so damn important. must be some childhood trauma or sth.

To those who don't believe in horoscopes.

2010-01-23T11:20:00.007+08:00

Just so you know, i do.

And most of the time, it's so true i dunno what to respond to that.

I straightened my hair yesterday evening. Woke up this morning ready to kick start my saturday, i logged on to gmail and read the horoscope i subscribed to.

It reads:

Hi Sonia! Here is your Daily Horoscope for Saturday, January 23

If you've been considering a major renovation to your look, now is the time to get that new hairstyle, tattoo or wardrobe upgrade. It may be superficial, but it does affect you at a deeper level as well.

And i so-planned to rearrange the clothes in my wardrobe just now as i was changing!

Oh. My. God.

I guess it's a signal from the stars. Time for some shopping later! I need to get some deep inner level inspiration.

Tattoo anyone?

Don't judge a person by their dreams

2010-01-21T22:46:00.005+08:00

Especially when it's a nightmare!

Been working really hard and really late lately.

I think it cos of this i've been dreaming alot lately as well.

Few days ago i had this really really.. well, weird dream. In a bad way.

It started off with NickTheMo and i arguing over certain issues, and i gave him an ultimatum, then he ended things with me.

(Which is so not me OK. I never give ultimatums. Anyways.)

So i was really sad and heartbroken and whatnot, walking aimlessly on the streets.

Suddenly i saw a black car stopped next to me. There was a driver, and few other colleagues in the car. I spoke to one of them and they told me that they are going to an ex-colleague's funeral, who, at that moment, was still very much alive.

(OK i seriously dunno how to explain this dream cos it's hard to be described in words, and then narrated like a story. But i'll try.)

Later, i found out that the ex-colleague has invited us to the funeral. And this is the funeral she organised for herself, to surrender her life, and say goodbye to all her friends and family.

It all seemed like a stage performance, only she "performed" drowning/ burying herself (i cant remember exactly) in front of everyone. She has really really thick make up. The rest of us are all seated at the "audience seats". Nobody wanted her to go, but she has made the decision and will follow through. It has got to do with her beliefs or sth like that, which made the whole thing rather logical, by the way. She thanked everyone for coming and waved goodbye. She was crying. Halfway through drowning/ burying herself she seemed like she was regretting the decision and struggled but there was no turning back.

After the whole thing, everyone left in tears.

The dream is really really sick! I was woken up by my alarm clock still in shock and images of the face with thick make up kept haunting me i dare not move!

I ended up calling my sister from the next room to come switch on the lights for me.

When i reached office that day, i told some of my colleagues about the dream. They were like:

"Yerrrrr so scaryyyyyy!!!"

"You better not tell her. She very pantang this kinda things wan."

*silent stare for 5 seconds* "Yerrrr... you're weird."

I don't get to control my dreams OK. *sulks*

(It still gives me the creeps!)

We cook, we eat, we spill things

2010-01-18T23:01:00.011+08:00

(No we didn't actually spill things.)

Went down to Singapore for the weekend.

Arrived on friday night, went walkabout at Orchard on saturday afternoon, and stayed home all sunday long cos someone sprained his ankle while playing basketball on saturday evening.

And to make the most out of the stay-home-sunday, we cooked lunch together!

(Well, not just lunch. I tapao-ed dinner the night before, bought medicine and groceries, and cooked breakfast as well. Extincted 100% good girlfriend.)

(I went to the grocery store 3 times within 12 hours alright! Once to get dinner, medicine and groceries; another time was cos i happily bought a bottle of wine and forgot all about the corkscrew, and the third time was to buy groceries for lunch. Gah. Like it's right outside my doorstep.)

As we are not very creative due to the limited combined cooking experience, we made bacon carbonara, with potato salad as side dish.

Poor NickTheMo has been limping around dragging his swollen left ankle like a zombie. But he's still able to stand long enough to do the cooking. =D

Damn nice setting OK. (Ignore the toilet papers as serviettes.)

I was happily laying out the plates and busy pulling "serviettes" ~~from the toilet~~ wanting to surprise him when he suddenly appeared right next to the table.

"You're not supposed to come out now!"

"Umm... OK. You didn't see me!" *limps back to room*

-_-

I know right? Right? Thank you.

Stolen champagne glasses for mood

The legendary potato salad

The potato salad came in "handy" as someone's got side dishes for his several following meals!

And need i mention it's really good!

(By the way, we all know this potato salad is to be served chilled. But the last time i made this at home, my family - i.e. dad, mom, and 4 sisters - finished the whole salad bowl-full while it was still sitting on the dining table before it's even chilled in the fridge!)

My active sleeping brain

2010-01-12T21:12:00.011+08:00

I should have started this label waaaayyyy earlier. How way? Way-way! (Gosh i miss Barney!)

Then i can have a whole collection of all my incredible dreams so far. They are normally outrageous, generally unbelievable, but logical in its own way. Sometimes it's so engaging my brain was hardly even rested through the night. At times, i woke up, realised it was all just a dream and went back to sleep, then continued dreaming from where i stopped earlier.

It's interesting, and even entertaining most of the time. But it's not so nice when i have to wake up early next morning to go to work. Like last night.

"Honey, i dreamt again last night. =("

"Really? What is it this time?"

(He's asking as though im some fortune teller revealing secrets of his fate.)

"I dreamt that i was hunted down by a serial killer."

Like, a serial killer that kills indiscriminately.

Now don't laugh at me OK! It was quite a scary dream really.

So this killer is actually my friend's dad. And he's got dual personality disorder or something cos when he's around at home he's a normal man, a loving father. But when he's out on a killing spree, he's like being possessed by a monster.

The most exciting part of this is that everyone in his family (and their closer friends, like me) knows that he has this mental problem but nobody dares to confront him as he is a very violent and cruel person when the second personality is "activated".

But somehow, for some reason, i am the targeted person/ the kind of victim he's been looking for.

Frankly i cannot remember most of the dream, but there is this one part which is still rather lucid.

Everyone was running away from the killer with him chasing and somehow, i ended up sitting in the back row of a bus. The psycho killer sensed where i was and came looking for me in the bus. He killed everyone else he saw in the bus, approaching towards me. The whole place was in a mess. Everyone tried to run for their lives. But it was all too late.

When he reached my seat, i was already dirtied by all the blood/ skin/ organs that splashed around from his massacre.

(OK this part is classic.)

Knowing that i was gonna die soon, i opened my eyes big, stopped blinking, dropped my jaw, stared at a fixed point and feigned dead. The killer came so close to take a good look at me. I stopped breathing and tried so hard to freeze. Blood ran down my face.

Slowly, i let go of any muscle tension (sounds like yoga class) and let myself drop on the ground in a very natural manner, just like in the movies.

He followed as i fall. Believing that i was dead (thank GOD), he took a piece of paper and drew on it (artistically) with his cigarette butt, saying "Poor baby!" and placed it right in front of my now-dead face.

(Now don't ask me where did the cigarette come from, how can one draw using a cigarette butt or why he wrote "poor baby". I wish i could return to that dream to tell you why.)

(Umm.. maybe not.)

I told CherylSayang about my dream this morning.

"You should sell your dreams. To a movie producer or something. I bet you can make lots of money!"

It's time to throw away the 2009 calendar!

2010-01-03T22:35:00.007+08:00

But before that, lemme just have a quick recap of my 2009.

January - Back to work after LONG break from US secondment
February - Getting used to working life with Mo, and seriously contemplating which car to buy
March - Celebrated birthday, and NickTheMo told me about the possibility of working in Singapore for half a year (which now, has turned into one year instead).
April - Car Accident! The really narrow escape.
May - CPA Australia exams and peak period at work ruined me, bought first set ofnskincare - Laneige out of desperation.
June - Made my first cheesecake
July - Movie marathon made me felt like i'm dating again.
August - H1N1 Influenza - I went Jakarta - everyone at home was sick except me. =(
September - STILL contemplating what car to get.
October - Went to Singapore with TheMo
November - CPA Australia exams again!
December - Bought my own PC - RM1,980 *ouch*

AND Hello 2010!

I asked NickTheMo what's his new year resolution.

"I dont make resolutions."

Just like when i asked him about Christmas gift exchange -

"I generally dont celebrate Christmas much."

-_- OK lor. Act so cool.

Neverthemind. Here are the few resolutions i made for myself this year.

(Some might or might not be copied from forwarded emails.)

1. Sleep 8 hours a day (or at least, during workdays)
2. Continue to fall in love (there's no end to my mushiness. im sorry.)
3. Take care of my looks
4. Read more books and stay in front of PC less
4. Bake once a month
5. Update my wardrobe
6. Buy a car (just so you know, this is gonna be achieved soon!)

OK let's make this a list of ten.

7. Spend more time with family
8. Be better at work
9. Make more friends, and good friends
10. Make peace with life and people

So there. I'm a good girl in 2010.

25 minutes before bedtime! Goodnight internet!

Dear Honey

2009-12-30T21:54:00.005+08:00

Happy 24th Birthday!

But you are so many miles away now. =(

Read the blog entry i posted last year today. I guess three hundred and sixty five days plus alot of dark circles and wrinkles later im not so uptight about the you-being-born-in-the-same-year-but-many-months-younger fact anymore.

On second thought, NO. I still cannot accept that you only turn 24 now and im supposed to start to mentally prepare myself for 25 already! No. Not after i wished you Happy 24th Birthday so damn big like that.

(Furthermuchmuchmore, the dark circles and wrinkles are all part of my plan of ageing gracefully.)

So im gonna be all old fashioned and ancient and wish you a very very good year ahead and may the coming months be really easy for us and you will get your ass back soon!

(i just turned that to my own wish, didn't i?)

Lotsa love!!

Just like me

2009-12-29T22:59:00.002+08:00

*click to enlarge*

He can't agree more.

Unproductive Day

2009-12-27T18:24:00.009+08:00

But i actually have a few things i planned on doing today.

Like, blogging. And refolding all the clothes in my wardrobe. And go buy presents and door gifts for a karaoke lunch im organising for my department. And bake a cake.

No, not bake a cake. And going to the gym.

(Im getting more and more reluctant to go to the gym nowadays. And more often than not, i forced myself to go remorsefully cos, clearly, the monthly membership fees that i've been paying is underutilised. I should really consider about quitting. But i absolutely LOVE the feeling after every workout session!)

So anyway. After seeing NickTheMo off in the afternoon, i drove home, feeling all sluggish i dunno why. I had quite a good 8-hour rest from the night before, apart from the middle-of-the-night-toilet-visit. Gosh i hate these sleep disruptions! Does anyone here know how it's like?! You are soooo sleepy and so comfortably sleeping but you are somehow awaken and really really need to pee but you're still very much asleep to move your ass to the toilet. Who pees in the middle of the night halfway through sleep anyway? Except for babies. But babies have diapers!

(Random: I just went googling to check if this midnight toilet visit is some kind of sleeping disorder and guess what i found? A Facebook fan page dedicated to this especially -

Goin Toilet In The Middle Of The Night Being Scared Coz The House Is Dark!

wtf.)

OK. I super-digressed.

So this not-having-a-long-and-continuous-toilet-break-less-sleep is making me feeling all lethargic whole day i have not been doing much all day long. And i have also decided against going to the gym cos really, you dont wanna see how a skinny panda that has lost all its fur (except for those black fur around its eyes) lifting weights and running on a treadmill!

Then i thought, maybe if i go rest for abit i might wake up feeling all fresh and ready to do something productive. So i went and lie down. Five minutes later all the things i planned on doing came flashing through. OK nvm, i'll do them later after i take a nap. Another ten minutes later, i found myself thinking whether i should give myself a foot scrub, or facial mask. After much tossing and turning, my stomach started to growl. T_T

So now im sitting in front of the computer again after some chocolate and bread, not being able to do anything productive while waiting for dinner time to come.

I am wasting my living moments. I have so many things to do i need to prioritise!

OK. Let's start with dinner. Then facial mask and foot scrub.

I am prioritising.

It is time. Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T22:17:00.000+08:00

OK I lied.

This post is so back-dated. But anyways.

Merry Christmas people!

Hopefully one day i'll get to go somewhere snowing during Christmas! =))

A hundred things I found in my wardrobe

2009-12-13T18:47:00.014+08:00

So like i mentioned before, i planned to revamp my wardrobe yesterday. Although in the end i didn't do much except for drawing this very nice picture of my wardrobe.

This is just done using Paint OK. I believe if i'm given the necessary training and education, i'll make one damn successful interior designer.

Nevertheless, action speaks louder than ~~words~~ picture. The plan was not really effective, actually. After drawing and labelling each and every compartments, i spent the rest of the day thinking how to reorganise my junks and well, playing FB games online. *shifty eyes*

Today i woke up and suddenly have an idea on how to sort out my things. I started off by throwing things away, section after section. And boy, it was really fun digging out old stuffs again. Minus the dusts. NickTheMo always complains that i keep alot of rubbish and dont throw useless stuffs away. But he is a Mo and he doesn't understand!

(Although small boxes that i used to collect in the event of giving away presents during Christmas and new year don't really do me much justification. -_- Anyways.)

Some of these things are so old school it made me feel so old and i swear im definitely gonna keep them until the day i sit on my rocking chair reminiscing those youthful days!

(Well, if i become really famous one day these stuffs can worth quite some cash OK!)

Alright. Here are some of the things i found, and their estimated number of stars:-

1. Autograph book from primary school, with Sailormoon sitting on the crescent moon at the front cover (I dunno what's with me, i had three of these autographs, all for the 12-year-old graduation)- 3.5 star.

2. Song book from secondary school, with mostly handwritten lyrics like Tearing Up My Heart - N'Sync; What Can I Do - The Corrs; I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You - Tina Arena & Marc Anthony; Big Mistake - Natalie Imbruglia; Lady Marmalade - All Saints, and many many other songs - 4 star.

3. Letters and envelops with rose theme (i used to write letters to my good friend from primary school). Everyone say "Awww!" - 4.5 star.

4. Unknown pirated cassetes bought from night market (which was dug out by my mom again after being thrown away) - 3.5 star.

5. Greeting cards, love letters, and all sorts of attention-seeking corny letters/ cards i've received over the youthful years - 4.5 star.

6. Photographs of myself from when i was 1 year old until now. (Oh what a graceful lady i've grown up into.) - 5 star.

7. Drawings from high school art class (that was pinned on the notice boards, mind you) - priceless.

Where do find these things nowadays? Tell me.

It's Saturday!

2009-12-12T09:33:00.006+08:00

Woohooo!!!

OK before anything. I know Saturday happens once every 7 days.

But this Saturday feels like one of those Saturdays back in college days. Woke up after a good night's rest (not that good but long enough), and before i could brush my teeth, i turned on the computer and watched a couple of YouTube videos and surfed the net for a bit, while contemplating what to do to my hair.

Was supposed to go to Alex's birthday party at Rootz last night but i only had slightly more than 3 hours of sleep the night before and NickTheMo was not feeling well. Plus i generally dont drive to KL alone at night.

So.

Glad i stayed home though. It's really been a while since i slept so early on a Friday night.

(This may or may not be due to the fact that i was so tired i was not capable of any social interactions.)

Since today is a Saturday-Saturday, i want to..... CLEAN MY ROOM! It doesnt look dusty but i cant stop sneezing ever since i got back from Singapore.

(Am still contemplating over whether to buy this black carpet from Ikea which i really like and costs RM199. Hopefully its still there.)

*adds into Christmas wishlist*

*hint hint*

Then after that i'll probably nap, play some games, watch series, and do some grocery shopping maybe. Well, the whole point of a Saturday-Saturday is to not plan for the day. So im not gonna plan.

And im gonna procrastinate a bit more in front of the computer.

=D

Times like this

2009-12-10T22:21:00.014+08:00

I wish im someone else.

I don't know what went wrong today. Came home from work, tried to have a conversation with parents to catch up as well as to discuss on what car to buy, only to see my dad getting angry with me as he wants me to skip the whole discussion and just agree with what he has in mind. Cos what he thinks is correct and is The Rule To Follow and what i found out myself by going out, exploring, visiting showrooms and test driving cars dont matter. I might agree with him at the end of the day but we have to at least talk about it first right?

And then my mom ruined it all by telling me something my sister said about my computer. I cannot believe how a sister can say something like that, which im not gonna write it here cos hopefully one day i can forget all about that.

Then i locked myself in the room, blasted music and tried to wait for the moodiness to pass, in dying need to talk to someone. And at a time like this, NickTheMo happened to be having a good time at some other company's drinking event, and then a follow-up round of pubbing/clubbing after that.

So he's not gonna be home anytime soon and i have no one to talk to.

It sucks. Badly.

We talked on the phone for abit while he's walking at Clark Quay. And suddenly for no reason he laughed at something while i was telling him how moody i felt. I couldnt believe him acting like that and asked what he laughed at. Within a few minutes he said he cant remember.

He's obviously tipsy and told me he's gonna watch his drinks. OK. So i gather by watching his drinks he meant - he just had a free flow of wine and gonna continue to drink somemore liquor at some pub at Clark Quay.

And since he already had abit to drink and was walking around Clark Quay with loud music everywhere, he was pretty much shouting at me through the whole conversation.

This is just great. Our biggest fight ever.

Shouldnt have called him. I didnt want to but somehow, when i was typing a reply message my phone kept jumping out to the main page. Three times in a row.

I have so much hatred now i shouldnt even be thinking about him. Let alone blogging.

I wish im not myself right now. Can i just kill myself to bed with some sleeping pills?

It's December again

2009-12-01T21:16:00.009+08:00

Now that November has past, it's the last month of the year again.

Happy December peeps!

(I'm doing my Happy-FirstDayoftheMonth-thingamajig again.)

I remember December last year was really festive and happy. Hopefully this year will be great too!

Will be seeing NickTheMo more often this month, as I clear my long accumulated leave. Singapore, Sentosa, Christmas sales, Charles & Keith, G2000 and all the other relevant outlets, behold my arrival you shall! It's gonna be awhhhhsome!

On a more mentally-sane and sensible note, went to see the doctor again to check on my StubbornSty.

(It's been with me for close to 2 months so long it deserves a nickname.)

The doctor gave me yet another course of antibiotics - Cloxacillin. 2 tablets each time (250mg x 2), 4 times a day, for 7 days. So if you know your maths, 2 x 4 x 7 = 56 tablets OK! I ate twice today. I dunno if i'm just imagining or what, but everytime immediately after i took those pills, i feel abit dizzy and nauseous. And it only goes away after a while.

(Well I hope it does. This afternoon i had some chocolates and then the dizziness started to fade away. Maybe i will need some chocolate later if this feeling doesnt subside.)

Actually, i dont mind the dizziness, or even lemme fall sick if need be. Just get the StubbornSty out of my lower eyelid. Doctor said if no improvement after this course of Cloxacillin, she will have to refer me to a specialist for some minor surgery for incision and drainage. God bless me.

Anyway, just wanted to update for abit. Back to watching series!

P/s: was fun typing on my new wireless keyboard looking at this 21.5" LCD!

Someone asked me why i stopped updating my blog lately

2009-11-24T22:48:00.006+08:00

(That fella is NickTheMo.)

Well, i didn't stop, per se. But i dont have much to write about lately. Nothing much is going on with my life recently.

After i resumed working from my study break in Singapore, i've been trying to get used to this different life without him around. I must say it didn't start off easily. We used to see each other everyday for over a year! But i think im slowly learning to see the balance.

Other than that, nothing much really! Let's see.

Genting Trip
Went to Genting with colleagues last weekend, had fun taking picures, visited casino, but im too lazy to talk about it. =D

Car
I know i know! I still haven't decided on which car to buy yet! Was rather stress last Thursday cos the car registration plate number is already at WTF 8XXX. And i still cannot make a firm decision as to which car to buy. Been meaning to get a WTF sth, but i really cannot just vomit a decision out like that.

And i just checked the JPJ website again, it's now WTG2397. Oh wells. WTF.

Heck it. I'll get WTH!

December Singapore
Going back to Singapore again from 4 Dec (3pm) to 9 Dec (3pm), and 17 Dec (11am) to 22 Dec (3pm). The only reason im including all these details is actually to serve as a reminder for myself. =D Finally get to be there during Christmas month! Hopefully the sales is great! *evil grin*

(So DylanAwesomeness, if u're there around the above period and shopping alone, call me k! I'll be your gay partner.)

Misc
Im sooooo addicted to Gong Sum Gei (HK drama series) recently im not even getting enough sleep! No time for my bedtime story books even! And when i finish this, imma go finish this half episode i left hanging from last night (cos it was really too late and i had to stop and crawl to bed guiltily).

NickTheMo will be coming back in another 2 days! 11 days is quite a long wait and i have Flo Rida's Jump stuck in my head i cannot wait to party!

Cant wait for the rain to stop pouring

2009-11-12T17:46:00.005+08:00

So that i can leave the office and head home.

And hence why im at http://www.blogger.com/ right now.

Everyone hates to be let down or be disappointed. And over time, as you get disappointed over and over again, you will learn how to pull yourself away from the situation, learn how to care less. And when you care less, you will feel less disappointment. It's a sad, cold, and yet true fact.

Why do you care so much anyway? There are times we need to be selfish. To stop thinking for the others and start to care about ourselves. We could care less. Well, I should care less really. Nothing is good if it is overdone. I think i've mentioned this a few times before. Over-attachment, over-reliant, so on and so forth. Life is all about balance. Golden fact.

Ignorance is a bliss. As long as you are not oblivious. Dont you think?

Sonia Oliver s01e02 Watercress Soup

2009-11-10T20:42:00.010+08:00

OK. I feel bad as i type this cos someone is already making the soup without my recipe (which i've promised).

Anyways. Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we have watercress soup (or better known as sai yeung choy tong in cantonese).

Ingredients

A large bunch of watercress (rinsed, and cut into 4 parts separating the leaves and stems)
Some 15-20 red dates (rinsed)
Big pork bones
A pinch of salt to taste

Did i miss anything? No. It's that easy.

Instructions

1. Put on the kettle to boil some water.
2. Rinse the pork bones under the tap, then blanch for about 5 minutes to get rid of the blood.
3. After that, rinse the pork bones clean again.
4. Add water into the pot and let it boil on the stove.
5. Add in the blanched pork bones, red dates, and watercress.
6. Boil it for a while, and let it simmer for about an hour.
7. Add some salt and the soup is ready to serve!

And how do i know? I researched online and tried out myself!

OK now. Obviously you dont normally find meatballs in your average watercress soup. Point is, if this is for people like NickTheMo or PigTheMo or of sorts, you might wanna consider to throw in some meatballs together with the rest of the ingredients. Add in the meatballs when the soup is almost ready cos you want to keep most of the meaty taste within the balls. As well as to prevent the balls from expanding too much. Otherwise they'll be big and tasteless.

(I better stop before i ruin my own cookshow.)

First trial! I impressed myself! =)

Coming up next! You will know next!

Happy Anniversary love!

2009-11-08T23:11:00.006+08:00

(Im writing this at a later date as I was in a bus on my way home from Singapore on our anniversary day itself.)

365 days ago, i came back from U. S. and arrived at KLIA. I can still remember the apprehension of seeing him. Wondering if i will still be feeling the same way. Over 2 months of no physical contact and pure webcam communication. Will things be the same when it comes to face to face? I dragged my luggage with me, taking a step after another towards the gate, feeling the heart beating so fast so hard as though it was gonna jump out of my chest at some point. As i approached the exit, among so many other faces waiting for their friends, family and loved ones, i saw that face. And that smile.

I smiled back. And i know from that moment on.

Now it's 365 days later. I am going home again. But ironically, i will be home away from him.

We celebrated our anniversary the night before with him preparing dinner. Other than instant noodles, the first proper meal he's ever made for us - penne bolognaise with minced beef and cheese! While i, Sonia Oliver the Chef's assistant for the day, contributed a little with my potato salad with chopped onions.

Ingredients of the day

NickTheMo ze Big Chef

This is a historical moment really. I was being really helpful by watching and taking pictures. I know.

Penne bolognaise - which turned out really yummy. I'll workout the extra half an hour to eat another one hun.

The potato salad that we couldn't finish as we both had too much pasta.

Funny enough, the wine went well with the pasta, but not after. We only had about slightly more than half a bottle, despite my sole attempt of finishing the whole bottle.

The next morning, we made brunch and bought some fish fillet to add on to our brunch. And next thing i know, im on the bus to KL taking pictures of him saying bye to me already.

I was all happy, funny-faces making until finally after the bus has left. Then i felt the sudden twinge from deep down. It's really starting from now. It's gonna be life changing, but we're gonna be just fine.

A year seems too short a period to match the feelings i have for you hun. You are annoyingly adorable and irritatingly lovable. Knowanot?

Xie xie ni! Man zou!

2009-11-07T19:00:00.007+08:00

It was Friday. NickTheMo and I went to a mall nearby for dinner, like how we always do back in KL. After meals and meals of japanese cuisine and fast food for the past weeks, we decided to eat at Din Tai Fung instead. Chinese food in Singapore can't go too wrong, me thinks.

The Xiao Long Bao here is super expensive. SGD9 for 6 pieces. I think it's cheaper in KL. So we didn't order that. The imbalance-ness when seeing other tables were served with the fresh from the kitchen baos. Meh.

However, i must say that their service here is quite good. All ladies will be provided with a "cradle" whereby they can put their ~~babies~~ handbags in. And a brown cloth to cover it on top!

I didn't know it was for the bags and thought: "hmm that lady's pram looks kinda weird. and why is she covering her baby like that? or could it be her pet and she doesnt want its fur to fly all around the restaurant?"

Manatau it's for ladies' bags. -_-

NickTheMo ordered pork chop fried rice.

And i had prawn and pork wantan noodles.

The wantan is not bad really. But i guess it's the Singaporean taste in general. The dishes could use more salt.

If you didn't order any drinks specifically, they will serve you with a cup of refillable hot chinese tea for SGD1 each.

Our bill!

Not exactly pricey if i don't convert it to Ringgit Malaysia. I shouldn't right? I mean, the clothes are mainly around SGD30-40 per piece. It's darn cheap right? I should totally jump on them right?

Anyway, while we were eating NickTheMo overheard the waitresses greeting other patrons as they leave -"Xie xie ni! Man zou!"

Finally, he couldn't resist and asked:

"What is sheh sheh ni, man jou?"

"Umm.. direct translation it means thank you, walk slowly. It actually means thank you and goodbye."

"But why walk slowly means goodbye?"

"I dunno. Maybe it's a sign of respect for the elder people. You know you normally ask the elder people to walk slowly and carefully."

*looks convincingly enlightened*
"Oh i know why! Cos they don't want you to get appendicitis! That's why ask you to walk slowly and don't run after eating!"

I swear i almost choked! He's hopeless.

Sonia Oliver's Online Cooknotes

2009-11-02T23:10:00.011+08:00

Hi ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to our Sonia Oliver's Online Cooknotes this ~~week~~ "entry".

Living away from home is not an easy thing. Especially when you are living away from home (hint: NickTheMo) at a place where the food ~~sucks~~ doesnt really suit your appetite, or comes in incredibly awful small portions (hint: Singapore). Which makes the whole living away from home thing sucks even more cos you'll start to miss home cooked food.

Well. Fret not.

Today, you will have our very well-known chef - Sonia Oliver - here to save the day!

Let's start with some easy dishes. The easiest and homeliest of all - The ABC Soup!

Ingredients
1. 1 or 2 potatoes, depending on size
2. 1 or 2 carrots, depending on size as well
3. 1 big onion, or 2 moderate ones
4. 2 tomatoes
5. Chicken (i'll normally use chicken thigh cos i'll still eat the chicken after that)
6. Meatballs (only applicable for some)
7. Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
(As our cooking notes are for beginners/ non-experienced as well (hint: NickTheMo), you might find the instructions agonizingly detailed.)

1. Wash all ingredients except ingredient number 7.
2. Peel off the skins of ingredients 1 to 3.
3. Cut ingredients 1 to 4 into big cubes. Think big and chunky. The bigger it is, the sweeter it will taste. I normally cut them into 2cm x 3cm cubes. However, if you only wish to drink the soup and wanna make sure its got all the tastes of its ingredients, cut them into smaller cubes instead.
4. Pour in boiled water into pot, up to about 2/3 full.
5. Throw in the chicken. Followed by other ingredients except for the meatball.
6. Boil the soup for 10 minutes, then simmer for about an hour. Remember to check if the soup is drying out and to add water from time to time.
7. Put in the meatballs last as you want to keep as much of the taste as possible. Once the meatballs come floating on the surface, the soup is ready.
8. Serve with some tapao-ed mixed rice = ze heavenly homely meal.

Next on, Chef Sonia Oliver shows you how to make watercress soup.

Stay tuned!

In Singapore

2009-10-27T10:43:00.010+08:00

It's been sooo long since i blogged. I didnt realise. Been busy with my CPA papers you see.

And finally it's over! Let's hope i pass this last two papers and im done with it!

Anyway, since i have some pictures of the apartment that NickTheMo is staying here in Singapore, and i don't have better things to write about and im kinda bored at home, i'll post them up here.

View from the outside

And the living room

The view from outside that living room window

The dining area next to the living room

His bedroom (bad picture)

His bedroom bed

View from the bedroom window

The kitchen

And guess what im doing there?

They don't have a microwave oven here so...

im frying donut and NickTheMo had to take a picture of it.

Finally im seated in front of the pc

2009-10-14T23:07:00.009+08:00

It's been a crazy day!

I'm going to Singapore tmr with NickTheMo! You know, since im the girlfriend, i have to send him off like that.

This is a quick summary of what i did today:

- Woke up
- Woke NickTheMo up
- Washed up
- NickTheMo's car died on his way to pick me up
- Drove to his mechanic's place
- Had breakfast nearby
- NickTheMo had a hard time deciding whether to fix his car now or when he's back a year later.
- Both went to the Inland Revenue Board to get his tax clearance done
- Tax clearance not done. Stupid IRB officer said need 2 bloody weeks
- Went to Pusat Bandar Damansara to withdraw money
- Went to Bangsar to pick up health report. Clinic closed for lunch.
- Went threading instead.
- Dropped off a "dog bitten shirt" somewhere nearby. Don't ask.
- Went Ikano for RM2 Sushi Bonanza
- Was forced to finish the leftover rice on the plate or they will charge the original price.
- Went to the bookshop to get correction tape
- Dropped by petshop to see puppies
- NickTheMo's turn to withdraw money
- Paid the doctor a visit to get some medication for my sty
- It was freaking RM80 for antibiotic, anti swelling pills and ointment
- Changed some SGD
- Went to another bank to make credit card bill payment
- Sent NickTheMo home to start packing
- Went home to finish packing
- Mom bought durian so i joined her.
- NickTheMo called saying he needs to go see his mechanic again
- Went pick him up, checked his car ~~and he kissed his car goodbye~~
- Tapao-ed dinner and ate at home
- Last round of packing
- Decided to bring table lamp along to study
- Was sent to NickTheMo's house so that his dad can send us to the bus stop tmr morning
- Showered and blogged.
- Feeling gastric-ey.

OK.

So now im gonna use this last bit of time before i sleep, to study.

Our first trip out of the country! <3

This post is dedicated to Nadia Ho

2009-10-11T21:24:00.006+08:00

Also known as AidanOh

NickTheMo and I were waiting at a traffic light around Bandar Utama area one day when we saw this ad.

Hey hey look at that! Don't you think the little girl in the middle looks like Nadia?

Yeah a little.

*both stares at it*

Why not you take a picture and post it up on your blog?

Hahahaha good idea!

There you go. Little Nadia.

Miss you here!

Differences

2009-10-04T14:58:00.005+08:00

Human are all different. Different abilities, preferences, attitudes, etc. We are all special in our own way. I totally appreciate this fact.

All human relationships, be it romantic relationships, family relationships, or friendships, are all about respecting the differences. That is how human communicate to one another, and live together in harmony.

However, this is not a straightforward process. It takes time to understand and appreciate this golden rule.

Not all individuals are informed on a similar level. How one individual think and act, more often than not, is different from another individual. Everyone thinks that they know how to live correctly. It takes time and effort to understand, accept and respect these differences. No one should dismiss someone with a wave of hand, or by giving a nasty comment.

Respecting differing view gives people the opportunity to explore an alternative path. It might be the "road-less-traveled." It might also be the better way to go.

So keep them minds open!

Let's start October with some good news

2009-10-01T23:38:00.002+08:00

Happy October everyone!

I'm sure it'll be a good month to look forward to. I have some good news to share!

I'm PROMOTED! =))

And I'm starting my study leave beginning from tomorrow! Finally a break! And more sleep!

And I'll be going Singapore for a 3-week stay or sth!

And honey you better start planning the holiday after my exams already.

On an even happier note, I have a happy video clip here to share!

Of livings under the sea

2009-09-28T21:59:00.006+08:00

Its coming closer to the end of the year.

(I know, its only end of September. I have a tendency of fast forwarding time nowadays. Im listening to X'mas songs already.)

Mom said i must get a car latest by the end of the year. So i have been visiting car showrooms quite often lately. Test drove many many Malaysian cars - Satrio Neo CPS, Saga SE, Persona SE, Gen2 CPS, and still cant quite decide yet. Although the choices are kinda narrowed down to Satria Neo CPS and Gen2 CPS for now. Im not sure whether its cos the route taken for the test drives are different or what, but i personally find CPS engine to be better than the Campro IAFM. Despite the graphs all saying they perform quite the same before you reach 4000rpm.

(Ignore this if you dont understand what im babbling about. Cos this is as much as i can talk about on car performances. Well, i think on cars generally even.)

Went and test drove Persona SE last weekend. Damn drama.

1. There is only one sales person in the dealer office and he was attending to another two customers. As this is the only dealer with a Persona test drive unit, we waited.

2. Finally, after half an hour of waiting and watching NickTheMo mo-ing after the Saga SE display unit, he came to us.

3. Like i said, he's the only one in the office, so he suggested that NickTheMo and I take the car out. While he stays in the office to jaga.

4. After a while, despite our innocent and angelic faces, he felt uneasy of the idea and asked for Passerby A to look after the office. (Well, not exactly passerby, maybe he's the uncle from the shop next door or sth that happened to pass by.)

5. After much hassle of reversing the car out from the display spot, we finally can start test driving the car.

6. Vroom vroom. *after one minute* kechak chakk chakkk!!

7. NO PETROL. Like, not even a little left to restart the engine. The test unit dieded by the side of the road!

8. The sales person kept apologising. Passerby B came and picked him up to get petrol refill (Note: Passerby B as in an Indian motorcyclist that happened to pass by as well.) NickTheMo and I were left in the car. Under the hot sun. Stranded in a test drive unit.

Despite all that, the car seemed OK. Enough for daily driving to and from work. But its RM59,800. And only two colour choices - funny red and mysterious blue (Mysterious cos i only managed to catch it on the road once. None was on display.)

*contemplates*

*thinks*

*still undecided*

It's difficult to decide cos i dont really like any of them.

(Well, if i have RX8, 3 series coupe, and Z4 to choose from, it'll be difficult as well cos i love them all! But u know what i mean.)

Today, out of after-work-and-nap-randomness, I asked NickTheMo:

Honey, you're not buying your 3 series anytime soon right?

No of course not.

Then can you be my loan-dolphin? Then i can buy the car and drive it for you first.

*already difficult to form the next sentence to say*
WTF IS A LOAN-DOLPHIN?

It's a gentler loan shark. You loan money from them and dont have to pay back.

Go home! Now!

It's a 4-day weekend!

2009-09-21T11:41:00.010+08:00

It's awesome it's awesome it's awesome!

(Although i kinda wasted yesterday taking care of a hungover old man.)

(And i think im addicted to caffeine, and reliant on it to attend to my big business. If you know what i mean. Had one today and boy, finally!)

So anyway.

I tried making ice cream today. Whaddup yo?!

Excuse me for acting all hyper from the fact that it's Monday and tmr is still a holiday! *prances around with ass shaking moves*

OK. Ice cream. Here goes.

Ingredients

1 litre HL milk
500g Coffeemate
60g Caster sugar
2tsp Gelatine (dissolved in a bit of hot water)
1 packet of Oreo cookies

Instructions

It's soooo simple imma put them in point form.

1. Pour all ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat for 15 minutes.
2. Freeze for 3-4 hours.
3. Beat for another 15 minutes and add flavour (i.e. Oreo cookies)

Another 2 hours before i can proceed with Step 3. So we'll wait and see!

*EDIT*

Hmmm so it turns out like most of the cakes i've made. Tastes OK but presentation wise... I've yet to take pictures but i wonder why they freeze in layers. *super confused* I made a plain flavour and another Oreo flavoured, and the layers are extra obvious for the Oreo one. Although it doesn't look too bad.

Plus it's frozen damn hard. My sisters said they had to "scoop" it out with a knife. WTF.

Anyway, i think it doesn't have too much calories in it and is not as sinful to eat as compared to those bought from supermarkets.

Well low fat HL milk, coffeemate and abit of sugar wont hurt much, would they?

I'm a ho in a garden

2009-09-17T22:40:00.014+08:00

When you give me a pint of hoegaarden.

My darlings.

Good thing is i live in an uber cool area. And there's a new pub in town just 10 minutes drive away from home! How awesome is that?!

So have you been to The Library? Having seen all the advertisements and promotions online, i finally went and checked the place out last week.

(I took pictures. I thought i had time to blog. But work + study was too tiring and i finally found some time to sit down and briefly talk about it before it's too long gone.)

I happened to finish work earlier that day, and managed to reach there before 6pm for the buy 1 pint free 1 pint promotion. But if you're a rather ~~busy~~ ~~slow and inefficient~~ important person at work and cannot leave office so early, fret not. You'll still be able to catch the 6pm to 10pm's buy 1 pint free 1/2 pint promotion. All at the price of RM36 per pint for Hoegaarden (straight from the tap).

(I dunno why im promoting this for them. Maybe they'll see it and give me a buy 1 pint free 3 pints offer the next time they see me.)

(Ya they most probably will.)

NickTheMo was gulping down his pint and started to act all funny due to the light-headedness in broad day light. The fact that we went there right after work only added to the loveliness.

The interior of that place was nicely decorated, although the distance between the tables are kinda small. They were not playing much music. Maybe it was still early or perhaps the DJ was not on duty. I remember seeing some cute lounge sofa (which has got nothing to do to look like a library sofa, by the way) that i really like. The ~~librarians~~ waitors and waitresses are all wearing thick frame specs. Typical stereotyping. I wear thick frame specs and i aint no librarian.

We were really hungry cos it was close to dinner time but the food there is a little pricey me thinks. Here is the food menu.

But nothing can beat a pint or two of hoegaarden in the afternoon. Cant wait for next round!

I really should be studying right now

2009-09-08T23:00:00.012+08:00

Listening to James Blunt - Back To Bedlam

But i suddenly have this rush of feelings in me. It's so overwhelming i want to remember it.

I am shallow at times. I admit that.

Eventually, it's still back to square one - to look at the big picture, and search for the better part in me.

And I feel very contented with all that i have in my life right now - my boyfriend, my family, my friends, my pictures in the folders, and my songs.

(One day, i'll have "my doggy" in that list i tell you.)

I'm a day older, a day more matured.

And i better get my lazy ass off to studying right now.

p/s: im gonna conduct a briefing to an expatriate from China in mandarin this thursday. and that's gonna be my very first briefing in my entire 2.5 years working life. FML.

Just rubbish

2009-09-03T01:40:00.000+08:00

HAHA! How can i do this!

Dinner at home

2009-08-25T22:11:00.012+08:00

Been craving for lots of food lately. Spent the weekend with NickTheMo and we pretty much ate wherever we go. Lunch (normal usual portion), sushi as lunch top-up, hotdog bun, waffles, etc.

Especially today. Half an hour before lunch time i was already dying for food. But as i was rushing to finish some work i delayed going out for lunch for about almost half an hour. Trust me, i was dragging allllll the way downhill for food. Luckily the char koay teow plus egg was worth it.

On my way back home after work (btw, traffic is crazy these days!), i was already hungry again and started thinking about food, incessantly. Lasagne, grilled chicken chop, pizza, cheese cake! I dunno why. Im not a muslim, and im not fasting, dunno why my appetite so kaypo. -_-

However, today is a Tuesday, i.e. weekday, i.e. eat-at-home-and-save-money day. So i wipe those thoughts off and went home for dinner.

Dinner at home with everyone at the same dining table is very. the. berstressful.

Mom + IceNoFire + AnnabelleTheSpoilt = a classroom of students with no teacher, and each and everyone of them has hearing difficulty.

Me + StupidTheng + LittleLulu = -______-

That, im kinda getting used to. HOWEVER, im a person that loves meat. I love veggie too but i cant do without meat. I can eat a plate of rice with just meat, but plain veggie i seriously dunno how to start eating. I mean, do you scoop from the left side or right side first?

Anyway, my mom's menu for dinner tonight was:-

(1) Steamed fish
(2) Some bitter veggie fried with garlic and anchovies
(3) Some other bitter veggie fried with garlic and anchovies

Mom. Seriously.

I was trying not to show my i-want-pork!-face but somehow mom spotted it.

"You don't eat these veggie?"
"I do but not enough meat."
"Fish is meat what. Got so much fish."
"..." Just wanna finish dinner and already thinking of cooking instant noodles with ham or luncheon meat for supper.

"But you don't cook two similar veggie in one meal. This is veggie + garlic + anchovies, and that also exactly the same style. Even if you mix both of them together also we wont notice any difference." StupidTheng suddenly added.

I didn't want my mom to feel bad so i said "But the fish is nice. Very soft and fresh."

"Of course lah! It was hit until it fainted while it was still very much alive!"

"MAAAAaaaaaaa!!~~~!!!!!"

Everyone at the dining table pretty much screamed at my mom. I reacted the most. I had fish in my mouth when she said that OK! For whatever's sake!

Under normal circumstances, i dare not even look at the dead fish in supermarket and sometimes, when i open the freezer and see a dead fish looking at me frozen, i will scream. I love to eat fish, don't get me wrong, but i just cannot bear to see my food looking like something dead, and was alive before. I know im not making much sense here but for the records, i dont eat spring chicken, or suckling pig, unless it's chopped into small pieces.

(Please try not to rearrange them back to the shape it would have been had it not been killed and cooked and roasted and chopped and served on my dining table.)

For a few moments i cant bring myself to swallow that bite of fish i was chewing and was feeling a little numb and wobbly.

Ruined. All so very ruined.

How to make a woman happy

2009-08-14T15:05:00.005+08:00

It's ironic how i was complaining about not being happy a while ago and got this forwarded mail.

It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:

1. a friend

2. a companion

3. a lover

4. a brother

5. a father

6. a master

7. a chef

8. an electrician

9. a carpenter

10. a plumber

11. a mechanic

12. a decorator

13. a stylist

14. a sexologist

15. a gynecologist

16. a psychologist

17. a pest exterminator

18. a psychiatrist

19. a healer

20. a good listener

21. an organizer

22. a good father

23. very clean

24. sympathetic

25. athletic

26. warm

27. attentive

28. gallant

29. intelligent

30. funny

31. creative

32. tender

33. strong

34. understanding

35. tolerant

36. prudent

37. ambitious

38. capable

39. courageous

40. determined

41. true

42. dependable

43. passionate

44. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:

45. give her compliments regularly

46. love shopping

47. be honest

48. be very rich

49. not stress her out

50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:

51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself

52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself

53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:

54. Never to forget:

* birthdays

* anniversaries

* arrangements she makes

Well, i think my man more than passed. =)