In dreamland... ;)

Saw the white fur surrounding his eyes and mouth? It used to be black. Toby has really aged. =...(

Awaken by me... hee. Yeah, only i can wake others up.

Refuse to stop dreaming even after being awaken

Posing for the camera.. Yes, dogs can be vain at times, regardless of age ;)

A reluctant Toby, forced to take pic with me

Btw, below is my latest craving. Though it has been around for quite some time, it's only recently that i start to fall in love with it after i made frequent visits to mama's workplace.

Yes, you are right... i have a new-found love for Shilin's oyster mee suah. The shop is directly opposite my mum's. Hence, i decided to try it for dinner one day and guess what, i'm hooked on it! Though i dislike oysters, but those from Shilin are so fresh! It has become my motivation to visit mama! ;)

I hope it can expand to include Northpt as well. Then i'll most likely have mee suah everyday. Not a bad way to slim down, isn't it?

Long live Shilin!

-Nie```

Posted at 1:06 AM.

Just as i was eagerly anticpating for my ergonomic keyboard and mouse set & delivery was already 2 days late, my sup forwarded a mail to from fulfillment team. Yeah, as my title suggest, they are not coming due to inavailability of stock at the point of order received. -_-

How disappointing! but i guess somehow it was God's will to help me save $ coz actually i have over spent by quite alot since my last pay in July. In fact, i was a little regretful after ordering the kb & m set as it costs much more after adding in taxes charges which i have forgotten. FYI, the tax charges are equivalent to about 1/3 of the staff price. So i believe somehow the unfulfilled order is a blessing in disguise. ;)

However, i managed to have a new hp finally! A bd gift i asked from JX. hee. Not a new model though but i like it very much! Now, here's a guessing game for you if you are too free like me. haa.

Clues on my new hp :
1) It was first launched in the market 2 years ago;
2) It comes in black and white;
3) 2-megapixel camera phone;
4) Infra, bluetooth, & GPRS functionality;
5) 3G enabled
6) Nokia!

So, care to guess the model of my phone? ;)

-NiE```

Posted at 12:32 AM.

It has been nearly 1 month since mama worked part-time as a sales assistant in a children apparel store in Novena. Seeing that my worn clothes have been piling up, i decided to wash them for the first time in my life after much guidance from mama.

Knowing that it will take considerably long to reach home, i hurried back right after work. Managed to finish the chore within 2 hours which was within my expectation. More washing to come.. haaa... but seeing how cheerful mama is since she started working, i guess it's all worthwhile not to mention that lesser interaction with her at home also means more peace for my ears. Haha. Just joking. Afterall, a housewife's trait is to nag, and i might inherit it in time to come. Better stop criticising before Karma falls on me. =X

Back at work, my new colleague just reported to work on Monday. Finally our team has increased by 1 member after my almost 2-year stay in MS. For the first time, i have a teammate who join me for lunch. Since my stay here, my lunch group has been changing due to the high turnover rate during one season to the point that i get use to it. Might not be a bad thing actually as i can learn to interact with new colleagues and improve my interpersonal skills. ;) Thankfully i get to meet nice colleagues who are easy-going & generous in sharing their life experiences, especially a particular mum who shares about motherhood & married life which is indeed enriching for us who have yet to enter into the next stage of life. My 2 colleagues from China are also good influences to help us improve our Mandarin. I realised how bad my chinese is after interacting with them. Sometimes, i can't even speak a full chinese sentence. Looks like i have thrown all that i've learnt into the drain eversince I graduated from poly.

Btw, i had a funny encounter today in the train though it pissed me off at the same time. I almost fell alsleep while standing in the train when a strong pungent smell caught my breath. It was SO STRONG that i almost immediately wake up upon inhaling. The man in front of me who was leaning against the glass adjacent to the door actually farted & strangely, it was not a usual "fart-pattern" which reaches one's nose gradually with increasing pungent. Instead, it's like an invisible HUGE ball that suffocated you for a few seconds and "disappear" soon after. -_-'''

I thought i was the only one who had this "strange encounter", only to realise that the lady seated next to the glass door also reacted the same way as I did. The fart "caught her by surprise" & she gave an almost immediate frown, stretching her neck while trying to figure out who that joker is. It didn't take her long to sniff - yes i really mean SNIFF - out the culprit since that man's butt was facing her. If you have seen her startled reaction to the fart which can be liken to seeing a ghost, you will definitely let out a laugh like i'm doing now.

Well friends, i hope i have brighten up your day by a little with this entry. Hope your week has been great so far!

-NiE``` "Thanks a million Jeanie, for helping me with rental :) ... it almost buried me 6 feet under. :( "


Posted at 8:28 PM.

Some pictures taken during the dinner..the food was good... =D





Posted at 12:11 PM.

Just came back from shopping spree @ Orchard with San... till now, i still feel that shopping is not an indulgence but a hassle. I dislike having to browse through the tons of clothings. Somehow, it is a torturing thing to do to my eyes. Guess my eyesight would have worsen by now if i am a shopaholic.

If not for the fact that i have to clothe myself and avoid others' gossips on seeing me wearing the same clothes always, i would have given up on shopping. Yes, i mean it really.

Putting these grumbles aside, tml is F.R.I.D.A.Y. finally!!! My dear colleague will be on MC tml but it's ok as the current workload is manageable. =X . Except for the bulk of rental cafes that came in from Indonesia. Jeanie will understand the agony of processing them -_- .

Thankfully, my new colleague will be reporting for work on Monday, and she will help me with rental as well. Indeed, amidst the challenges in my life, God remain good & faithful as always. (",)

-NiE```

Posted at 11:19 PM.

Went mindcafe with my sup and teammate yesterday, where we felt the tremor at 7+pm due to earthquake in Sumatra. This is my first time encountering an aftershock effect that lasted for 2-3 seconds. But it felt long, and i was feeling quite giddy. The impact felt by the ppl in Indonesia must be unimaginable as reports stated that the earthquake was at a richter scale of 8! One of the highest so far, i believe.


Come to think of it, there has been waves of earthquakes, natural disasters that have happened for the past few years since Yr 2000 and it seems like most ppl are numb to them. Is this a sign of mother nature sending warning signals to humankind for not protecting her well enough? Like the rapidly depleting ozone layer which was brought to our attention many years back, but only recently we start to pay attention to it through LIVE EARTH concert to bring awareness to a higher level. We humans are indeed -_-''''', the result of being blinded @_@ by $ .

Like the chinese saying goes, bu jian guan cai bu liu lei.


-NiE```

Posted at 2:00 PM.

Felt happy that JX asked me for dinner today after his RT. Due to his irregular working hours and especially since we have both stepped into the workforce, we seldom have much time to spend during weekdays. Hence the reason why every meetup on weekdays is so precious to me. :) ...

Like most men of few words, today is one of the rare days where he pour his heart out to me.. sharing with me what's bothering him at work / among friends... like any typical women who loves communication, i sometimes will resort to a heated argument with him in order to "force" him to speak up but sad to say, it usually don't work out but backfired instead. :(

Men just don't like to be force to speak and this is a fact of life. So, i've learnt to take the smart way out by listening to him if he wants me to, and in times when he don't wana talk about his life, i will yak about mine. Hehee. ;) .

BTW, i went for service last saturday and met an extraordinary inspirational speaker, Mr Nick Vujicic. He is extraordinary as he was born without limbs and yet has overcome all odds to live a purposeful life by God's grace. To check out more, you can go to http://lifewithoutlimbs.org/. To take a glimpse into his daily life, click on http://lifewithoutlimbs.org/media-video-results-nick.php?mediaID=1. You will be amazed by how independent he is.

I admire him for his courage and trust in God amidst others' criticism, discouragement and skepticism. The fact that he accepted himself for who he is and braving the storms in life without questioning God the whys, is greatly commendable. As a result, his existence has greatly encouraged the less-privileged ppl in this world and bring hope to them once again as he display a living testimony of how God's grace & love can strengthen oneself & empower a person to live a meaningful life even when others think otherwise.

When i looked at him, i can't help but feel ashamed of myself when i am an abled-body and yet kept putting restrictions on myself, questioning & struggling to trust God at times. The saddest thing in life, is not the handicapped of the physical, but mental state of a person really.

There's really so much things I have yet to & need to learn in this journey of life...

-NiE```

Posted at 11:44 PM.

Sometimes i really wonder what am i doing?my close good fren from Poly just went thru a breakup with her bf 2months ago..i thought she already recover from it..she appear fine n whenever i call her,i would be occupying all her time,ranting this n that to her..never once did she stop me..She would listen to me patiently and encourage me..so i pressume that she is doing well..yea..i PRESSUME...*sigh* to think i need to go thru her blog to actually find out that deep in her heart she is still missing him badly n pouring buckets of tears for him..i would have know...



No matter how strong a person is...when it come to relationship,everyone become vulnerable...we can try to be strong n hide our real feeling but we would never be able to lie to our heart..how can u forget someone so easily,spec when u used to share so much memories,love with him...



Heart broken,shattered and u take time to heal...bt can it be heal?

Scar surface and u ended up with hurts everywhere....



Life is so IRONIC...n tiring...

Life is like a cycle..

& i hate this cycle...but do i have a choice?



The ANS is sadly : NO....



Why am i still so negative?

I wanna be TRUELY HAPPY.......alot of pple tell me it is actually a choice..u can choose to be happy..



Can i still choose to be happy when so much things happen?

At home..

At work..

My frens..

Basically,EVERYTHING...



Im going to try my best to cheer my Poly fren up this sun...be meeting her.. :) decided to Go cycling or do something that is close to the nature..



i shall not revolve my life around myself....



I shall learn to count my blessing n be content with my life and with what i have....

N believing that God will bring everything back on track again if i remain faithful in him.....n of cos believe that he will watch over all my frens....



-- San -_-




Posted at 9:23 AM.

Bought an ergonomic design keyboard and mouse with the help of my superior who is entitled to staff discount, at a really good price :)

Today was supposedly the day for the products to be delivered but my sup mistaken the date. It was actually on the 15 Sep for hardware shipment which takes 2 weeks longer than software shipment.

Nonetheless, i am still looking forward to use my new keyboard and mouse, which hopefully can help to ease some pain on my wrists and shoulders. But no matter what, the good grab has eased my heart, at least ;)

-NiE``` "Special thanks to Sherwin for helping me to get our pic on the notepad! =D"

Posted at 5:53 PM.

A Very VERY HUGE THANK-U to Annie and Sherwin...! (Hope i get his name spell correctly) for the new,pretty blogskin... :) i admit..im an idiot in this..Annie been asking me to search for a new blogskin but to no avail..i think she literally gave up on me....keke...





Anyway,things have not been going well ever since i returned from TW....alot of issues arise..Relationships between colleagues,Losing confidence in myself,be it towards work or my life..n to make thing worse..my family problems started to kick in...basically,it's everything...but i'll been trying my best to lift my own spirits up...cos i kinda realise that there is no use in moaning and toiling...it wont help to solve the problem but only make me more miserable...crossing my fingers hard and hope that everything will be fine soon... :)



Oh..i seriously need to pack my room already!!i realise there are lots of paperbags sitting on every corner of my room..i better start doing something about it before my mama roars.. =O



On a happier note..i be meeting Annie,Xuelin and Annie's bf Jx for ma la steamboat on friday..so sad..Shirley cant join us...cos she having her O Levels prelim..she need to stay at home to mug...but i dun tik she will lor.. =P she find the place too far from her house..all of us stayed in the north but she stays in e east....


Nvm!we will eat on her behalf..........muahahaha...


* Patience is not only the ability to wait, but also the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting *

-- San ^v^

Posted at 8:57 AM.