Taiwan...

Have been meaning to blog about my Taiwan trip... But I guess the plan deviated because of more important issues.

Yet now in retrospect, I seem to have lost the thoughts that I have planned to write down in the blog about the trip.

Overall, I would just say that the trip was a really good 7 days get away... gave me time to settle myself down and chill out before heading back to working life.

However, am really impressed with Taiwan's toilet cleanliness... Haha... I know that should be the last thing to talk about but no kidding when I saw most of the toilets that I visited neatly tiled and well maintained.

Anyway... moving on...

We had a Hen's night for Gracie yesterday. I was most proud of her for she was undeniably sporting and gave in to our whims and fancies. In fact, she provided us with a fun night of entertainment and I would like to thank her for it. She did everything we asked her to... from wearing the top that we did up for her... with words like "Quick grab me!", to doing a catwalk right in the middle of "Wild Rockets" where we were having our dinner, to getting strange guys' numbers, licking lychees out of Martinis, to serenading to a guy that we met at No. 5 over at Emerald Hill. Thanks to Kelvin as well, for having a part to play in the whole game... For making Gracie do a forfeit for everything question that he answered wrong! Hiakz hiakz...

Single and Available!!! (7 days left...)


Quick Grab Me!!!


Cornering Kelvin...


Evidence of Gracie's Sportsmanship...


She sure cheered me up a great deal... Thanks babe!

Oh well, heading off for dinner in a while... laterz! :)

Living a Life...

Wonder what's wrong with my Hello S/W these couple of days.

Haven't been able to log on to upload some photos onto here... Guess I'll just wait patiently for it to start working again....

Anyway... moving on...

Spent a rather nice morning with Rach at Sentosa today. Yeah, actually moved my lazy butt and got out onto the sand, sun and the sea.

Made potato salad at 2am last night to bring along to Sentoda today. Baked some Pan Pacific Bratwurst sausages and together with Rach's bacon and cheese sandwiches, those pretty much made up our lunch.

Spent some time baking ourselves on the sand and I was rather perturbed by the fact that I don't seem to be able to get tanned! While Rach turned as red as a lobster in a matter of minutes.

We were enjoying ourselves, and the silence as we gave each other space to our own thoughts until this odd guy came along. He was walking up and down the beach, near to us, and another couple of girls.

His presence got kinda irritating as he was obviously checking us out. Reach a point when we couldn't take it anymore and decided to pack up and leave.

After a quick shower to wash off the sand, we went on for a drink and shared a Italian salad between the two of us! Haha.. that's what I call life... Got to really treasure the 2 weeks I have before I start work.

After which, we proceeded to Tiong Bahru and walked around, before heading to NTUC to grab some groceries and shop for dinner. Yeah, I was supposed to make dinner... Decided to settle for spaghetti (Angel's hair, tomato puree, minced pork, sausages... It was only later while I was cooking that I realised I left out my favourite SHRROOOOMMMSS!!!!)

Spent the rest of the evening chilling out at Rach's place playing mahjong and watching Hong Kong drama serials...

Really felt like a Tai Tai today... However, I can just imagine that if I were to do this everyday for the rest of my life... or for 1 whole week, I'll go berserk!

But in the mean time, I'll just lick up all the delicious treats that I have for now... and enjoy every single taste of it. .. :D

Some things I got to do...

Attended Ken's church service today...

Sunset captured on the plane back to Singapore from Taipei...


It was really heart breaking and really sad... I couldn't stop my tears from flowing when Ken's friends were giving testimonies about him...

A spark in the lives of people who knew him... Always so cheerful, and popular because he's so approachable and easy going.

Images of him kept appearing in my mind during the service and I felt truly saddened. I'm going to miss him...

Doesn't help that he's the only son, only child, and my heart ached for his mum, Aunt Helen. Through the service, I found out that the 3 most important men in her life, all passed away due to heart attack. How much tougher can it get for a woman... I cannot imagine.

Found out so many things about him today. How he's actually so involved in church... his involvement with the kids... How highly his friends thought of him... I was very surprised that his funeral service was so crowded. He's truly Mr Nice.

Realised that there are actually so many things that I don't know about him. Would have loved to know those things about him... and be a friend, instead of one who solely interacts with him on a work basis.

Makes me realise that there are so many people around me that I should treasure more. That I should take more effort in understanding and finding more from.

This is something that I have to do...

In loving memory of Kenneth...

Two days back, I received a most shocking piece of news...

A very dear work associate passed away in KL. And I was in Taiwan...

I couldn't believe my eyes when I read the SMS sent to me by one of my ex-colleagues...

I can't believe that all I have left are memories of a very very nice guy... Kenneth...



Sheri, Ken and Des...

I will always remember how you have always been so nice to me...
I will always remember how you have always been there to solve my problems for me...
I will always remember how you always play the songs I like during set-ups...
Most of all, I will always remember how concerned you were everytime I am feeling discouraged or stressed out...
You were a comfort to me and a pillar of support everytime you run my shows...
It's too late but from the bottom of my heart, thank you...

New Beginnings... Again!??!

Woooowwwwwww...

The last time I touched this blog was eons ago... and no, it's not that I've lost interest in documenting my life... or at least part and parcel of it, but it's more of the fact that I got lost in life for a little while there...

Gained loves, lost loves... old job, new job... old colleagues, going to be new colleagues... So many things to look forward to.

I can't help but tell myself that it's time to let go of all unhappiness and move on in life again.

It's my last day at work today!!! Can't help feeling like "I believe I can fly......"

I'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaacccccccckkkkkkkk..........................

Real girlie...

Was real girlie today...

What meant to be set aside as a planned for work day... was spent as a shopping spree day.

Met up impromptu-ly with Rach and Raq today for a shopping spree. Well, not that I planned for it to be a spree but thought I'll just go out with them as Raq wanted to go Chinatown to get some souvenirs for her colleagues back in U.S. And as usual, when 3 girls go out shopping together, it's inevitable that one influences the other and so on and so forth and we end up with bags full of suits, skirts and blouses.

Other than Raq who ended up with weird stuff that I wouldn't usually buy, such as Merlion fruit picks, chinese embroidery tissue boxes cover and chinese embroidered cushion covers.

ARGH! Can't believe I spent so much this month!

I bought a pinkish purplish suit, a pink top, a purple skirt and a blue skirt. Spent a total of $129!!!! Apart from the many other things that I spent on this month...

Can't believe I am such a spend thrift this month!!!

Time to zip shut my wallet next month... especially crucial... keeping in mind the impending plans I have...

Oh well, now, no more going on a guilt trip on how I didn't do my work this weekend and how I spent so much... Guess it's time for bed. Will finish up my work tomorrow...

Nitez...

Lethargy...

Been feeling tired lately.

Somewhat lost the zest (at work) somehow.

Does anyone wonder why my entries have been pretty depressing the last couple of months?

No?

Cuz I do...

Just finished an event yesterday. Wasn't mainly mine, but was helping out a colleague to run the program.

I would say that the event turned out to be successful despite the major screw-ups that occured before the event. However, I think my colleague did a good job of handling some of the issues whilst the rest of us tried to help him out in some ways or other.

In anycase, went back late, woke up early to go for event venue tear down. Phone started ringing and was bugged by office with questions about this and that and this and that.

By the time I reached office, I received a series of instructions from my boss (who's in vietnam) via e-mail.

Realised that I've got to grapple and handle 5 projects.

Sheesh...

Where do I start?

Am so tired... What's my motivation?

I wonder...