Various Happy Updates

Update (1)

*WOOT*

Guess what I've been busy with!?

Hint hint... long hollies coming along the way... *hee hee*

Been busy planning my 2 weeks vacation with SOMETHING to & .. . . . . *WOOO HOOO OOOO~*

Planning the trip was definitely no easy task... SOMETHING & I felt like we were preparing for an examination from all the researches on flights, train schdules, places of interests, trams & buses to take, accomodations, etc.

Planning for this trip is somewhat complicated cos:

1) SOMETHING will be on biz trip to Prague from 21/4~24/4, then he'll be flying to Amsterdam on 25/4 to meet me. So we had to plan & purchase our plane tix separately.

2) Our main objective is to visit SOMETHING's cousin who's now staying in Eindhoven (which ain't a popular tourist place, thus a little out of the way). So we've kinda gotta plan the route in such a way whereby we'll have to give a couple of main attractions a miss in order to spend more time in Eindhoven.

3) Euro is extremely strong now... and US dollar is the exact opp. And since we're earning in US dollars, our budget is tighter than we would like it to be *sulk*.

In any case, to be able to go on a vacation is definitely good news for us!

Also... this trip represents loads of firsts for me...
> 1st time to visit Europe =)
> 1st time to take a 'real' vacation since I started working in the Middle East (home leaves back to Singapore don't count as vacation yah)

I'm so so so excited!!!!!! =D

Update (2)

Guess what I had for breakfast last Saturday???

CHEE CHONG FUN (click here if u dunno what this is) & TAU SAR PAU (which is really steamed bun with red bean paste filling) *slurp slurp slurp*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All thanks to a visitor from Singapore who was sweet enough to bring some local delights from Singapore during his short visit last week! THANKS PAUL! (^_^)

CHEE CHONG FUN *drool*

KONG GUAN BRAND TAU SAR PAU

*my all time fav*

Update (3)
Just an interesting sight spotted near my office.

THEME: Haven't 15 years of hiding in toilets been enough?!
600 porcelain toilets are placed in the open field in central Beirut to mark 33 years since the outbreak of a war in 1975 that devastated Lebanon for 15 years.

Why toilets? Cos apparently, during the war, many people used to hide from the bombings in their toilets where there were no glass windows. And now that the Lebanese hear the possibility of yet another war, they started to raise this question: "Haven't we had enough?".

My New Toy - PSP Slim & Lite

I'VE GOT A NEW TOY!

(well actually, it's already a month old now... but I only got to blog abt it now *heh*)

A brand new ROSE PINK PSP with compliments from my financial advisor. *WOOT*

IT'S SOOOOO PRETTY!!!

I've never really been a gaming person... but THIS! This pretty baby is really addictive! Was hooked on the game Diner Dash for the first couple of weeks... completed that and now I'm hooked on Harvest Moon! *happy happy*

No more lonely lunches when SOMETHING ain't in town... no more sulking when my ipod runs out of batt during long flights without in-flight entertainment... no more awkward moments when I'm waiting for something/ someone but have no one to sms on my mobile... PLUS... it's so pretty to carry around just cos it's PINK!

THANKS FOR THE AWESOME GIFT GILLIAN/ JESSICA! =D

Singapore - Day 5 (25-03-08)

Day 5, also my last day in Singapore *sniff* . . . I'm so gonna miss everyone and all the yummy foodies back home.

Spent first half of the day doing work stuffs like visiting the Singapore office and Distributor. Second half of the day was spent packing my luggage in prep for my flight back to Beirut that night.

It's an agonising feeling every time I pack for my trip from Singapore to Beirut. Due to limited luggage space & limited storage space in my studio apartment in Beirut, I have to make the difficult decision of choosing 2~3 basic shoes from the 20+ shoes I have... the tough decision of choosing 10 out of the 60+ accessories I have.... the impossible decision of choosing 2 basic bags from the 30+ bags I have... and the list goes on *ARGH*!!! (I guess girls will be girls afterall huh!)

Anyhoo~ ... a farewell will never be complete without feasting on sinful local dishes like I'll never eat again the rest of my life! *bleh* >O<

Soooo... we went for..... CRABBBBBBBSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! *YUM*

Mellben Seafood

232 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 #01-1222 Singapore 560232 560232 Singapore
TEL: 62856762

The Family - Getting ready to dig in!

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Get ready to drooollllll =D~

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Claypot Veggies & Seafood

Rojak Chicken Cutlet *UBER YUMMY*

Deep Fried You Tiao

Stir Fried Veggies (forgot what kinda veggie)

Claypot Crab *POWERFUL STUFF*

Food in Singapore is UNBELIEVABLE! I'm so lucky to be Singaporean! *hahaaa* OMG! I think this is the very first time I've ever said this! *OH SLAP*

Girls... please don't 鄙视 me! *hahaha*

Till the next time I'm back in town........ love & kisses to all you back home!

XOXOXO

Singapore - Day 4 (24-03-08)

It was a weird, bittersweet experience to be going back to my previous company on a biz trip. Most people who’ve left their previous jobs don’t get to go back on an official basis. For me however, working in a true MNC, chances of bumping into the same faces wherever I might be are pretty high.

Oh So Familiar Office
(How I miss working areas without any partions by the sides)

The Office Has A New View Since I Left In Oct 06

Singapore Flyer – The World’s Tallest Ferris Wheel

Met up with my ex-colleagues (or the TMAP alumni as we always jokingly call ourselves *hee*) later that night to do some catching up. We’re always in close contact via email, in fact, a month before the meet up, we’ve already planned where to go, what to do & most importantly, what to wear! YEP! You heard me right! We planned what to wear that night a month in advance!

We decided to set a theme for that evening’s meet up to make things a wee-bit more interesting. Borrowing from an idea I got from my Sis’s recent birthday bash, I suggested to hold a “Traffic Light” theme gathering!

RED = I’m married/ attached DO NOT touch me

YELLOW = I might be married/attached or maybe I’m not anyway, I’M AVAILABLE

GREEN = I’m SINGLE & AVAILABLE

THE ONES IN RED

*Clarification: YES, I was in red. But NO, not becos I'm married or unavailable... but becos SOMETHING threatened to lock me out if I dare to turn up in yellow or green! *hahaha*

THE ONE IN YELLOW

We all shot her very disapproving looks for appearing in yellow *hahaha*

THE ONES IN GREEN

P.S. One of them is not being honest! =p

THE BUNCH OF US!

The fabulous people who turned from being my colleagues to being my friends =)

Singapore - Day 3 (23-03-08)

Spent Day 3 with SOMETHING's family.

Once again, I had steamboat dinner as they wanted it to be a belated Chinese New Year reunion dinner *aww* :)

The Steamboat Spread

Most part of the evening was spent disturbing & being entertained by SOMETHING's 3 nephews - Lucus, Jingrui & Angus. It's amazing how fast children their age grow... it's only been 4mths since I saw them.

Lucus lost a bit of weight & grew taller, Jingrui grew a bit taller and is able to speak a couple more words and sentences and Angus started walking & is able to say the word 'ball'.... =)

The Monkeys at their mischief at the dinner table . . .

In the picture below, you see Lucus opt to have steamboat dinner without a shirt on... he later learn to regret that as he was scalded by a tiny splash of hot soup. *hee hee hee*

It was hilarious when he finally exclaimed "I MUST REMEMBER TO WEAR A TEE-SHIRT THE NEXT TIME!" ;p

The other 2 Monkeys at mischief . . . Jingrui only eats cob corn, raw or cooked, he can't really differentiate... and Angus can't stop playing with the meatballs & keep bouncing the meatballs on the table... -____-

Children are a real handful!

Singapore - Day 2 (22-03-08)

Day 2 in Singapore! Time to spend some solid hours with my gal pals! *woo hoo*

On this day, we've decided to throw Senorita-e a belated birthday bash since it's been a while I was able to celebrate her birthday with her . . . =)

First stop, yummy vegetarian feast at The Whole Earth (TWE) restaurant. A restuarant KK found thru a review she read by Singapore based food blogger, Leslie Tay @ ieatishootipost.blogspot.com.

The Whole Earth: 593, Geylang Road, located at Lor 29 and 31.

It is on the side of the Upper Changi Rd (from Eunos to Kallang), u will not miss the orange sign-board on your right side. For reservation, 68413319 .

The birthday girl, Jo & one of the bosses Phyllis Ong

Vegetarian food can taste very yummy too!

It's always good news to see the birthday girl enjoying the food! ;)

Even a meat-eater like myself honestly loved the food too! This is definitely a place I'll be back for more!

In fact, we love the food so much that we've taken a bunch of namecards to help distribute to our family & friends!

We make very good advertiser OKAY! *hahaha*
Satisfied Customers! =D

Next stop, a surprise for our birthday girl! The birthday girl was blindfolded as we proceeded from the restaurant to the next destination. I'll have to say, she resisted initially, but eventually gave in to KK's strong hands which tied the red scarf over her eyes. The whole time shouting: "I don't like this! It's gonna spoil my eye make-up! This is so embarassing! blahx3" If u ask me, I'll say she's lovin' it! *hahahahahaa* >o<

The unwilling birthday girl @ the backseat of my Corolla Altis *hahaha*

Jo kind as always, leading the unwilling but helpless birthday girl to the destination.

I, cheeky as always,am enjoying the moment of helpless Senorita-e

As we walked towards our destination, Senorita-e had to walk pass an area filled with people having steamboat for dinner... she was sooooo stressed when she felt the heat coming from the pots and was completely confused as to where she could possibly be!

As we took the elevator to the 7th floor, she heard a few other girls in the elevator and started screaming: "Excuse me! Where am I! Where am I!" For a moment I panicked and was afraid the girls were gonna give away the location. But much to my surprise, the girls actually played along and replied: "You're at Hotel 81. I think your friends are 'selling' u!" *hahahahaa* GOOD ONE GIRLS IN THE ELEVATOR! *winks*

And when we finally arrived at the 7th floor, Jo started to help KK to light the candles and I, I was in-charge of 'taking care' of the birthday girl.

So I happy placed Senorita-e hands against the wall and ordered: "Wait here & don't move!" and busily started snapping pictures of the helpless look on her face! *hahaha*

Aiyo...so poor thing *NOT* *hahahaha*

TADA! Finally, she was able to take off the scarf! SURPRISE & HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check out the number of candles on the cake.... DON'T COUNT! I don't wanna give away our age! *kekekeeke* We've always made it a point to place the number of candles according to our age... I wonder when that is gonna become physically impossible *shiver*

After the scarf was removed, Senorita-e was a lot more relaxed and was finally able to smile for the camera... =)

But it wasn't long before the next 'torture' came . . . the widely feared but somehow became a tradition (among us girls) BIRTHDAY KISS!!!

Check out the difference in expressions on Senorita-e's face when receiving the kiss from KK & when receiving the kiss from Jo... *hmmm*

Me?! I thought birthday kisses are too common & decided to add a twist to it . . . BIRTHDAY LICK! *WOOT* Look at her expression! She's obviously lovin' it! *hiak hiak hiak*

After singing the birthday song, cutting the cake, eating the cake, kisses, licks & photos, we were set to sing our hearts out! (Oh yes! We were at a KTV) *hee*

And finally, at the end of the KTV session... at ard 2am, Senorita-e finally found out where she was as we stepped out of the elevator to the ground floor - TOPONE KTV @ Bugis.

TOPONE KTV
530 North Bridge Rd #02-01 Bugis Point ( Old Icon,Opposite Bugis Junction )
Tel: 62388198

Dunno why the weird expression on her face *shrugz*... Hey E! Hope u had an enjoyable time that night!

OH! Also, I CHALLENGE YOU to make my celebration more insecure than what you went thru! *bleh*