Hooray, third year in SG!

Time flies and january 2010 signals the beginning of my third year in Singapore . Flashing back my memory when I first arrived at this lion city,a lot of mix feelings now.happy tat I have survived this " kiasu" n " kiasi" city. Sad tat I have not fulfilled my dream ie to find my future half.

Nonetheless, I have not regret that my decision to come to sg. Earning sgd, better accounting exposure, and of course, know a few great friends: yoke Wah, Nicole Ng,Jia Cheun,Kok Peng,Denise low,reconnect with Kah Lai.

Never would I think I could stay so long in sg. My initial intention is to stay in sg for two years. But "people count cannot compare god count", the world was hit with another economic downturn at end of 2008,the dip of 10 years economic cycle. Though Msia is not as badly hit as sg, but it's hard to find a job in msia too.

Secondly,I have just switched to a more decent job in outsource accounting . As it is not as stressful as audit, I have no intention to leave currently. Furthermore, still missing a person, not prepared to leave yet...

I have not decide when I m leaving spore. Perhaps the day comes when there is nothing left in Singapore that i should stayed on..
Flashing back this period, i had ups and downs... Down is when i have to meet audit deadlines, dealing with my demanding superior... Up is when i spent wonderful time with my fellow DT colleagues, my ex-colleagues in DKC and long lost friends. Trips, dinners, outings etc...


July 26, 2008: JB trip headed by Johorean Nicole, Jia Cheun and Denise. Above is Nicole’s house. Mostly makan, makan and makan at JB. Didnt sleep for a night before as I was rushing to complete my audit work before i go for a two weeks break. Really touched when i received a chicken essence at the beginning of the trip. As usual, i always keep the best thing till last, i did not touch that chicken essence until i reached KL the next day.


Sept 19, 2008, trip to Genting + KL, this time by the KL-ties i.e. me, Kah Lai and Yoke Wah. The highlight is giving Denise a birthday surprise as suggested by Jia Cheun during our Genting trip. I had to act as though i m having a period cramp and giving Denise a hard time to make time for the others to buy cake and prepare for the surprise...

Almost a year apart, yet another of our cooling period for audit (though i had left audit by then), we went to Desaru on July 19, 2009. This time, only 5 of us ie. Me, yoke wah, denise, Nicole and Kok Peng, went for this trip. Though i felt unhappy that somebody FFK when i first time organised such a trip, but got to know the reason a couple of months later. Felt relieved that person explained...

Trip to PD and Seremban on 12 Sept 2009 with DKC colleagues. As described by Pam Yong, it was trip on one Saturday afternoon, 2 cars, 6 girls and 4 guys... and of course, a birthday celebration for September babies i.e. me, Wei Pin and Yong Chiang. Another highlight of the trip is the sunset watching at PD beach… we waited for nearly two hours for the sun to set but the moment it started to set, it was within minutes that the “egg yoke” sunk into the sea. 夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏 really described the moment…

5 and 6 December 2009 trip to Malacca. On 4 Dec 2009 evening (around 3pm), got a call from Nicole to ask me whether I can join for a trip to Malacca the next day and most importantly, the others just decided to go only an hour earlier. What a last minute planning :P
Though I was sick (fever and flu), still decided to go ahead.... not regret coz I enjoyed the good food i.e. nyonya food, cendol etc. The above is our session at Nyonya restaurant.

Yet another last minute planning trip, it was only decided when me and Jia Cheun had a conversation on having a trip before the start of 2010 audit peak period. Thanks for Kok Peng, we managed to book a chalet in Kukup on 1.1.10. Another round of good food from morning till next day lunch. We also had a great time playing Saboteur brought by Jia Cheun.

Knowing that I am down, my ex-landlord offered me to join her group of friends, which include my cousin Lulu, to Batu Pahat on 9 January 2010. Though I didn’t place a high hope of enjoying myself, I do enjoy the good food and site seeing at batu pahat. Although it is a small town, surprisingly it housed some of the most influential politician in Malaysia, including the infamous Chua Soi Lek, Lim Kit Siang, Ong Ka Ting etc. And, I am impressed with the bungalows they built on the hillside. Macam-macam bentuk pun ada. This shows how wealthy is orang Batu Pahat. The above is the情人桥 along the beach of Pantai Minyak Beku, which I like the most. Its like walking down the aisle in the church and the ray from the sky. Wish I had a chance to walk down again with Mr Right…
Now, you understand I never slim down… haha… I enjoyed rounds and rounds of good food. Below pictures are not from outing but from gathering with friends in the name of FOOD!

Pot luck at Pam Yong’s house on 19 Sept 2009. Kajang sate, fried bee hoon, fried rice from Voon Long, fried vege from Chia Yeen, roasted chicken (home-made one oh….) from Pam Yong, paper wrap chicken from me. Not in the pic, is agar agar desert from May Yee, fruits and drinks from Seng Keong and Yee Leng.




Xmas gathering on 11 Dec 2009 at PS café, Harding road. The pic shows the “lovely” skill of Kok Peng. A xmas pic without the xmas tree!


Another round of xmas gathering with DKC colleagues, pot luck style at boxing day (26 December 2009).



Really thanks for all my friends, near or far, for cheering up when I am down, sharing my joy when I am happy during my years in Singapore. Gam sia ham mi da!!

Little thing that he had done that make me touch

Friday morning, 9 October 2009, is my last day to aboard a bus from opposite Pacific Tech, along Jln Bukit Merah, as I will move to another place the following day. Every morning before this date, I will be wondering... will I meet him here at this bus stop? But every morning, it is always a disappointment.

But, is this a faith? This faithful last day, he waived at me from the bus stop and asked me to sit beside with him. Squeezing towards inner side of the bus stop seat, he make out a space for me to sit.

After catching a bit on some of our ex-colleagues stories, his bus has arrived. I ushered him to aboard the bus as he was already late for work. He gave an excuse the bus won't reach office. I was curious and checked for him. Yes, this bus does pass by his office. And yet, he still don't want to go up the bus. I know he don't like a packed bus. But, he was already late, right?

He just casually say, "oh, when i reached the bus stop, the bus was just speeding away". I laughed.

It was just after I aboard my bus, I only realised, was he trying to spend more time with me? hmmm.... as usual, my reaction is always late... haha... But, I am really touched if he really does so...

(Aftermath) nah... after several occasion, he just doing something as a friend...so, anna yeoh... don think too much loh.....

Eczema， 是祸或是福？

Never think that this will happened to me after I left audit: pimples and eczema on my face!!!!

All these years, I had been praised for my flawless and fair face, even weeks of long working hours in audit. I had been consoling myself, pimples means youth…. But, how about my eczema? Worst still, I developed this eczema during one of my important dates after I came back to Singapore from hometown in KL … oh… how could this happens to me??

After a few thoughts, I think the rashes developed on my face, my ears and body mainly due to the following factors:
1) Haze in KL
2) Bed sheet at my KL home, never been change for a month
3) The necklace that I wore got rusted…

These eczema symptom i.e. itchiness, reminds me of my dog, Bowie… the memorable scratching act.

I got shocked when both of my ears got bengkak, due to itchiness. I was forced to see doctor immediately after my date, near the MRT station. Coincidently, that doctor is a dermatology expert. Thank God!

This particular doctor also resolved my skin problem mystery for these few years, i.e. the red dots on my arms. Many people thought that it was due to dead skin and body scrub was recommended. 迷题解开：it is due to skin dryness, moisturizer should be used instead, after bath.

Well, as usual, my date didn’t go well. No follow up from the guy. Hmmm, should I blame it to eczema? Then, my friend Lilt Chuen said, if this type of guy that only look at beautiful face, then I should not consider this guy at all. 茅塞顿开， I agreed and I am so touched …. Yeah, should not be unhappy for this type of guy. Perhaps, this is an act of God to prevent me for falling for this guy…. Hmmm… 赛翁失马，焉知非福? Eczema, 是祸或是福? A food for thought…

Dating Failures

I had been telling my friends, my records of dates, never more than 2 times with a same guy. What a sad story… been asking myself why, why, why??

Later, I came across this article in the web, telling gals why their dates failed and I begin to understand why mine failed too:

1) Eager follow up after first date

Well, this is not my fault anyway, being forced by my mom to follow up with the guy after the first date. I also tell myself, why not? No harm trying… BIG MISTAKE….

Guy is a funny animal, when you don’t bother about he, he tends to love you more… funny huh… feel like slapping them…

One of my close girlfriends also shared her experience in follow up with the dates. None of them is successful. Thus, both of us come to a conclusion, no matter you follow up or not after the first date, if the guy does not interest in you, he will never call. Following up with guys, it just made ourselves (applicable to girls only) looks uglier…

So guys… please make your move, ok??

So, I have learned my mistake, never follow up after the first date and it ends up the guy contacted me… see?

2) Criticizing… would not make things perfect

Ummm… this is not from my experience (of coz… I am such an adorable girl…). I am speaking from my observation. Guys like gals that are soft, criticize will scare the guys away.

3) Romantically Idealising Men

In Chinese saying, 男人不坏，女人不爱. I truly agreed. I don’t really like 乖乖仔myself. Mulut lagi manis, lagi suka. Damn… why love make some body so insensible?? I won’t say this lead to relationship failure ultimately. But, 往往，事实是那么的残酷, and normally, people tends to wake up after marriage.

4) Obsessing on one guy too much

Undeniably, this is a direct hit for me. Been chasing and dreaming for that guy, but factually, he doesn’t treat me well at all. My sister has been telling me all the time. But what the heck, masuk telinga kiri, keluar telinga kanan. Never stayed in mind… sigh, love truly is blind….

The author of the article has suggested a solution, ie. to date several men at a time and give oneself a spectrum of choice. Good suggestion, will keep this in my mind, at least, it will free myself from torture of thinking too much unnecessarily.

Hunting for a room

Here I am again, hunting for room…. It is a tedious process and it seems to be my annual practice. I would need to see location, rental rate, include/exclude air cond, whether cooking is allowed, the profile of owner etc. I have no other choice, the current owner need to sell the flat unit that I am staying now.

Bad experience with first land lady in singapore and experienced the noisiness of karaoke/Chinese ritual of the neighborhood of Stirling Road (Queenstown), leave me be more careful on staying with owner…

Well, trying to search a room along Jalan Bukit Merah. Too used to shopping at Tiong Bahru Plaza, and the convenient way to travel to my current office via bus no. 961 along Jalan Bukit Merah. I have also commited to gym/yoga classes at Raffles place and sign up for manicure/pedicure course at Tiong Bahru Plaza… sigh, really regretted on the manicure and pedicure courses…. It is such a waste…. But most importantly, I have to leave this place that is so near to him. Sigh…

Also, in dilemma, whether to share with my existing housemate for a unit at Henderson Cres, which is slightly above my budget. But, good thing is… no owner and quiet housemates. Cons, not near eatery centre, and it is not along jalan bukit merah. Also need to consider additional cost to incur to maintain a house that is without owner, plus, need to move out in one year’s time….so sien.

Like what Dale Carnegie, to conquer worry, is to find out more before making decision. So, looks like I need to look for more room before deciding on getting one room or share with my existing housemates.

Wish me luck in settling in good place...