The Unbalanced Libra..

I went shopping for Chinese New Year clothes with my sister last Wednesday. It's been such a long time since we last went out together that i can't even remember when was the last time. It's usually with her two girls, or with my parents.. Initially, our plan was to meet up at Eunos MRT and then go to Orchard for lunch and shopping. Sis had taken half day leave and I was working from home. However, we ended up meeting quite late around 130pm cause Sis had work to clear. So we went to Bugis instead of Orchard.

We had lunch at this Japanese cafe which sucked. I wanted to eat fried rice at my fave tea house but apparently, it's no longer there. So sad!! = (

After about 2-3 hours of shopping, Sis managed to buy all her New Year clothes. Me on the other hand, didn't buy any clothes at all. Instead, i bought 2 pairs of shoes. Nearly bought 3, but the 3rd pair was too tight. I think i am falling in love with this shoe shop at Bugis Junction. It's got a Japanese sounding name. "Mitju" or something like that. They have a branch at Clarke Quay too. Will probably go there and get some more shoes before Chinese New Year.. heehee..

After 3 hours of air-conditioned shopping, we proceeded to the back street market to look for a pair of black tights to match this top that Sis bought. While shopping, we passed by this tattoo shop where there were quite a few people getting tattoed inside the shop and outside where the shop owners had chairs set up for people to sit and get inked. I asked Sis if she wanted to take a look, her response was "Yee, don't want la." So i asked her why she responded the way she did, and she said she thought tattoos were gross and so painful.. At the moment, i was torn between telling her i had one, or not to. In the end, i decided not to. There will be a better time for my little secret to be disclosed to her!

Anyway, our little shopping spree ended with us exchanging our receipts for Ang Baos at the customer service counter, and then buying bread at Four Leaves for breakfast the next day. Sis also bought some Otah (fish / Mackeral cake) at this store called Otah Inc. Which i thought was a brillant idea. They sell Otah in such a creative way i am impressed.. Otah Tortilla, Otah tarts, Not so spicy Otah for kids etc...

I wonder which genius thought of this idea, and what else can be done like this??

K and I were driving along Chinatown on the way home last Friday. The decorations for Chinese New Year were already up so i decided to snap some pictures while we were caught in the traffic jam with our car top down.. = )

I think this year's decorations are quite pretty.. too bad i cannot take the front view of the ox statues!!

K fell sick again.. Actually, he hasn't been in the pink of health since last week. In fact, he has fallen sick so many times since late last year till now.

On the one hand, i am worried that his poor health will affect our chances of having a baby. Or the fact that the baby will be weak IF i manage to get pregnant.

On the other hand, i am worried that his poor health will affect HIM. I know he has been very stressed out recently by the recession affecting his business and all. Stupid HP want to cut costs, so froze all travel and recalled their employees back to HQ in India. So K got no business. Sigh.. So poor health + stress = poor chances of me getting pregnant.

In addition, i wonder if he keeps falling sick because i am not taking good care of him. Have I been a good wife? Come to think of it, i've been travelling a lot for work for the past year, i hardly cook for him at all, i'm not really able to help him with his work.. everytime he's sick he goes to see the doctor himself cause i am in the office.. Maybe that's why he always sick. When i came back from dinner with my girlfriends just now, K and I talked. And he made a request for me to cook some soup for him 3 times a week.

I said i will think about it. Time to ask Mom for some recipe help!! = )

It's blardy 215am in the morning and i am still awake.. Had a conference call earlier on which ended at 1230am. After the call, i still couldn't really sleep so i decided to clear some emails.. But one thing lead to another, so i continued to work, chatted online with some colleagues from USA and Americas South and now i am still wide awake!

Really hate these late night calls, cause everytime the people in Asia Pacific (like me) have to sacrifice due to the time zone differences. During the call, i kept getting cut off and all kinds of technical problems. Then someone on the line didn't mute his / her phone so there were a lot of background noise when the organizer of the meeting was speaking. So inconsiderate..

Anyway, the good thing is, i will be able to work from home tomorrow using this reason that i worked until very late today! = )

Meeting my sister to go shopping for Chinese New Year clothes tomorrow.. very long never catch up with her already, just the two of us, and have some "sister" bonding. Looking forward to it!! In fact, planning for some high tea after all the shopping! = )

I can't believe it. I am going to join a dragon boat competition next month.

Somehow, my super enthusiastic colleague managed to convince me that it will be fun. I was relunctant at first cause i'm afraid i would fall in the water and i don't know how to swim / afraid of water and all.. but he said got life jacket, he will save me, plus the fact that one other female colleague of mine is joining and she is also a non-swimmer. And, everyone else in the office is going.. So i agreed. I think it will be fun!

Still a bit worried though..

Hee hee.. my first adventure for 2009!!

Harbourfront shopping mall is going to launch the largest Ang Bao lantern in Singapore sometime this / next week.

The first time i saw it, i thought it was huge! But i see it now every other day cause it's so near my office..

I still think it's pretty.. I wonder how long it took to complete this lantern??

Yesterday, i worked till 8pm, had dinner with my colleague, and reached home at 9pm.. .These few weeks have been really crazy for me.. last week also worked until almost 10pm then go home... Not used to it, been nearly 3 months ago since i last did over time!

Anyway, when i reached home, for some reason i felt quite energetic, so i decided to spring clean my bomb shelter.. Took out all the black trash bags full of stuff which i brought back from my parents' old simei home. The unpacking experience was so full so nostalgia i couldn't help smiling throughout the whole 2 hours..

Here are some of the stuff which i found in the heaps of trash bags..

Photo of little me!!


I never knew i had this CD compilation of Shakespeare plays. It's a gift from a colleague. I am so going to watch this sometime soon!! Have a Shakespeare movie marathon!



One of the major milestones in my life... Still remembered my sister rushed all the way from work just so she could wait outside the convocation hall for me (i only had 2 tickets so gave them to my parents). When she saw me, she run up with a bouquet of flowers, and cried!! I will remember this moment forever.. = )







Picture of me and K taken in year 2000 outside Nooch restaurant at Wheelock Place.. We look so innocent!! Restaurant is non-existent now.. = (

My JC class photo!!


I labelled all those bags that i want to donate and piled them all up.. Initially, i had intended to give them to the Salvation Army. Had already donated a few bags to them.. But recently, i saw a poster at my void deck that says some students are coming around the flats this thursday to pick up old clothes and newspapers. I figured it might be easier for me to just leave the bags at my door step for them to collect, rather than having to carry them all the way to the Salvation Army! Haha.. can't stand myself. Do charity also lazy! = )



Anyway, now my bomb shelter has some walking space.. but for now, my living room still looks quite messy!