Happy Dragon Year!

May this year brings more prosperity, more health, and more wealth to everyone of us!!

Huat ah!!

Phuket for 6 hours

Cruise Day 3 | 20.09.2011

Let's do a photo recap on the unfinished cruise holiday posts!

Reached Phuket pretty early at around 9am..


Booked a transport for the day, I remember the driver spoke very minimal English. Luckily we still managed to cover the places we had planned..

My first stop – the long awaited massage at Burasari. Experienced the Thai signature massage for THB 1,500. Superb!! I must go back again.... *hint*

The kids and husband recharged themselves with loads of fries and hash brown at McDonalds while waiting for me..


Soon, they picked me up and we started our shopping spree at Patong Beach. I wish the time could just go a little slower, so we could lugged more stuff back. Unfortunately, the tummy were growling for food, and my back was shouting to rest as Bosco had dozed off in my arms.

So, we bidded goodbye to Patong to search for that authentic Thai cuisine, Raya..


Here at Raya, I was really looking forward to yummy Thai food, as described by Andy when he visited in Jan 2011.

The interesting decor has that wow factor, cos it resembled my kampong hometown from my childhood memories.


Crabmeat curry served with white vermicelli – pure satisfaction *must try*


Pad thai, fried rice and braised pork belly were among what we ordered.
Didn't remember fried rice could taste so good!


The kids enjoyed their lunch experience as much as Andy and I *burp*

Now I really miss Phuket.... ♥

Decluttering, Reorganizing, Getting Back on Track

The last week before CNY.. is best spent doing all the above mentioned!

From the space in my hard disk, the drawers and compartments in every corner of the house, the blog, the bags, everywhere!!!

Time-consuming, yet therapeutic....

ps. Backdated posts will start next...

Prepping for the New Year

With much courage and support from Mrs Goh, finally I walked into PRO TRIM at Causeway Point and told the stylist, "I'd like to perm my hair!"

It was the day right after my submission, the boss gave LZ and I time-off to rest right after lunch. The voice in me whispered, "Never try, then I'd never know if having a curl would ever suit me?!" The stylist was very talkative in explaining carefully on every step he's going to make. Sleepy me managed to survive the 4 hours (cut + digital perm + treatment) and was pretty happy with the results...

Perming in progress, with my deep eye bags...


Second day results – still neatly in shape...

Today's the 3rd day, I'm a bit worried on how to keep the curl nicely maintained and styled -_-|| Anyway, meeting Mrs Goh tomorrow to give me tips and showing me lobangs to buy hair products.. *excited*

Hello 2012!

Again, it's the darn can't-leave-without-it mcD 'premium roast' coffee that keeps me awake at this wee hour..

Tonight, LZ and I left the office after 12 again.. We got all our proofs printed and trimmed nicely to size. The feeling was fantastic, pure satisfaction. We could have completed maybe 2 hours earlier, if not for the wrong book size given. Ah... lucky we found out tonight, and not tomorrow, the submission day!

We could have submitted with the nicely done up cover as well, if not for the last minute change of title. Ah well... better luck next time. Overall, I think we did well :)

Moving forward, I'm yearning for a good break and quality time with my family. I need time to unpack all my Christmas gifts; sort out and upload photos online; resume the holiday posts on my blog; start spring cleaning; have a little haircut; go back to my diet routine; staying away from coffee for a little while...

Yes! Quality time like this...

I'm A Happy Woman!

The second time I worked past midnight in this week, and darn, the coffee I had after dinner kept me awake at this hour.

I spent the last 20 minutes writing thank you email to the team, and I must pen down my thoughts further here.

This last week of 2011 has been a really satisfying week at work. Working closely with the editors to meeting 2 packages of MOE submissions, felt really good! The thankful gazes and smiles from them were simply genuine.

And then, there was another tender job which got LZ and I worked hand-in-hand for the first time. As weird as it sounds, being colleagues with her for so many years but this is actually our first 'partnership' project. And hey, the chemistry was good! Hope the final product would secure the tender!

Anyway,... last year, I hoped for a successful team building in 2011. I actually failed terribly in the first half of the year. Those were the most stressful time in my working life – I lost weight, I had shingles, stomach flus.. yikes!!

I am a really lucky woman who always have the love from my family to pull through the tough period. By starting all over again, I gained my colleagues' trust, friendship and supports like never before. I enjoyed the special bonding with my teammates, my coordinators, my interns, my freelancers and my editors.

I'm happy cos of the tough job I have, I learn to appreciate the people around me even more.

I'm happy cos I have the most understanding and loving husband who woken me up to reality and made me faced and solved my own problems! Thank you for never giving up on me, dear!

I'm happy I have in-laws who always offer extra help and take good care of the kids.

I'm happy and very very proud of my 2 kids!

I'm happy I made more friends than before.

I'm happy I have friends who are always there for me, be it a simple rant, moral boost, or a playdate!

Overall, 2011 has been a challenging yet fruitful year for me. I hope it has been a good and memorable one for you too!

Here's wishing everybody a better and brighter year 2012!

xoxo

A Long Christmas Week

About half of my long Christmas weekend was spent working this year. I see my colleagues more than my family. Luckily I managed to attend the yearly Xmas gathering organized by Rachel. It was a good time out!

This hectic schedule will go on for another 2 weeks at least. I hope for the best of health and a strong mind to complete the cycle.

And I'm already looking forward to CNY break... Or maybe my birthday week...

Jia you!

女儿 vs 儿子

Andy went on a business trip after a long hiatus since April. This was what happened last night when I was accompanying the kids to sleep.

Chloe crying loudly: ＂我很想爸爸。。哇。。哇。。哇。。我们是 family!! 哇。。＂

On the other side of the bed, Bosco was mimicking the hand sign of 'no-more' and asked me repeatedly, ＂爸爸？ 爸爸？＂

Then he went, "爸爸。。买。。Cars 2!!＂

-_-|||

See the difference??


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