~~Stacia~~

Today’s a special day!! Took urgent leave 2 wks ago to attend our hdb appointmt, to apply for our new flat at Toa Payoh, The Peak. Our Q no is 1351. Tried buying 4D for that immediate wkend (sat n sun) n got 1354 and 1361 for each of the day’s consolation prize.. OMG…

We r the 151st applicant today (7th day after The Peak started to allow applicants select their apartmts), many 4-room choices had been taken up. Our hearts sank each time we view the forum. Thanks to those helpful pals who posted the status of the apartmts daily. We were told not to choose units that face west, with ‘4′ as the unit no., with unblocked view, blah blah blah… we even had e verge to apply for 5-room today as there were only abt seven 4-room apartmts available (with unit no. 44 being deleted off our choice list) out of 300. However, 5-rms’ prices starts frm 539k, and level 5-7 can easily cost 550k-560k. We’d even gone up to 10th storey of the flat oppo to imagine the views of different units of our choice and realised that the view of our 1st choice of 5-rm flat will be totally blocked where it seemed ok from the floor map given.. we cant afford to higher to get a better view as they’re far too ex… e most ex price is 700k+ (ridiculous!)

BUT, miracle happened! We were almost choosing unit 35-02 (only 1 apartmt left on e shelf) which we tot might have a gd view over Toa Payoh Interchange but my dad suddenly realised that e view will be blocked by another existing 40-storey apartmts next to the interchange. That is where our 1st choice apartmt got striked off!

Left with only unit 50 where only level 33 to abt 39 storeys are left.. this unit may not enjoy superb view frm e balcony, but e master bedroom will! This is where we can enjoy the view together when we wake up in the morning on each wkend!! no blockage at e mean time.. We wanted to take level 35, but being taken up by some applicants in front. Hence, we chose 36! Here comes our house, #36-50, after nights of discussions and consultations with hubby, daddy and hubby’s auntie (property agent). We’d learnt some ‘ban-dang’ theories here n there during this fruitful phase! Immediately, both our dads went to buy 4D for this wk…. oh dear… hope they’ll make a bomb!!

The 1st fren i’d shared this joy is Joyce! keke… she congratulated me so sincerely… wat has touched me was she even prayed for me at the temple today.. Thanks gal.. i did not even do it myself cos i wont b very sad when we dun get it as I’ll treat it as a blessing in disguise. Similar to going for a job interview, i wont feel sad when i fail, cos i always treat it as a blessing in disguise.. now that we got it, we’re going to carry the S$547,900 load with us for 30yrs.. or till the day we downgrade our flat!

Nonetheless, isnt it some thing that had made our relationship even glower? Through the choosing of flats, choosing of ROM venues, choosing of wedding band, etc. had made us even more bonded and loving over the years…

Back from Europe with family and dearie. Spent 5 nights in Switzerland, 2 nights in Paris and 2 nights in London. E weather and scenery were so nice!!! Cant bear to leave there for Spore, and e most sad thing is that i’ll b starting work tmr. After 13days of break…. can u imagine how blue i am? If i were in Toshiba, i doubt i’ll be as blue as now… k k, i shouldnt start my story again….

Bought another gucci this time round from Paris. Its a leather one instead… it caught my attention when i was looking ard in lau-fo-yeh. Ok i should save up for wedding le!!

For info, LZ n i will be getting ROM on 6th Dec 09 - exactly 4 yrs and 4 mths we got together. It will be held at Swissotel Merchant Court in Clarke Quay, solemnisation at the pool side and followed by high tea buffet at its cafe. We intended to invite all our relatives and only a few very close frens cos e solemnisation area can only hold 40 guests in the little hut. Traditional will be in early 2011 ba, so that it will not fall in e yr of Tiger. We had just gone to buy our wedding bands from Gold Heart. They have e most series of wedding bands! Gone thru some other jewellery outlets but this pair seems to be e simpler yet classy. You’ll get to see it after our ROM.. It will be e wedding package to haunt ard for so that i can get a tea dress for rom…

Just came back from Taiwan trip, with LiangZeng, Kenneth and Jacinta. The tour with Chanbrothers was really an enjoyable one as the friends I was out with were sporting (of cos my LZ was too!) and more imptly, i could finally get away from work!!! We had attained memorable experiences such as putting your own fireworks (mini ones that prob can only shoot up to 3 storeys high), making our own candy floss, seeing fireworks on New Year 12am just in our rooms where we counted down together (having maggi noodles and red wine - what a combination right?), experiencing golf range with red wine and many others. Really thanks for the fun Jacinta and Kenneth! Photos will be uploaded in my frenster when I attain all from LZ and Jacinta.

Whats more interesting is LZ proposed to me on 3rd Jan 09 (abt 1pm) at the top of 101 tower!! I was wondering what he wanted to give me initially, from a spare-batt container wrapped with cotton wool, until I saw the ring!! It was a 0.43 carat, D Grade! Looks fine on my finger! Although no flowers nor kneeling down, I felt the sincerity in him by saving up to show his commitment in our relationship. Thanks hubby! I have not told my parents abt our prospective ROM (nx yr), but he planned to announce it to our parents on our 4th anniversary (6th Aug 09), whereby we’ll toast a treat for our parents to meet up. I’m not sure how mentally-prepared my mum would be, hence, i might release the news prior to the meet-up. Sounded interesting right? But wedding packages, ROM dress, traditional wedding, renovation of his room and the search for a flat are all the preparations coming up for us. I felt slightly relieved as we’d started our joint account 3 mths ago. So financially wise, we might not be very tight. *wink*

Deep within, there is indeed a mixture of feelings. Sad - Cos I no longer can live with my parents everyday after traditional marriage (in 2 yrs time) and i’ll also miss my baby gal (Cocoa). I’m not sure how accomodating both of us can be when we start to live together, but i guess all these r the challenges in life and special ingredients which can spice up at diff phase of life. Delighted - cos i’ve found a suitable guy for myself who cared and understood me, who has made me settle down and start a new family. Thanks hubbie, for caring so much for me!

I might be going Europe in Apr!! My family and I have nv stepped into Europe nor experience e flight of A380! & LZ might be joining us!! Wawee!!!! My 2nd Gucci bag might be born! I can foresee half of my leave entitlement to be utilised and need to save more for the rest of e year. Life seems to be more meaningful now cos it’s no longer only work, sleep, eat, and shopping. Planning of wedding and tour has been added into it! There should be more coming up! Shall update you again!!!

Looking back, this is my 2nd blog of year 2008. Goodness n 2008 is ending soon! I realised that i’ve been only online at most twice a mth on e average. Cool huh? My frens can visit genting and back frm genting, n i can still reply to their emails to ask for e confirmation of e trip. Hehe! So i seriously urge my dear frens to sms me if u need an immediate reply, cos my hotmail is in sleeping mode most of e time.
More n more frens getting married, getting pregnant, giving birth and sharing with me their financial needs. I finally got motivated by 1 of my colleagues to start a savings a/c with LZ. Althou this gives a slight financial load to my current disposable income, it gives a slight sense of relief in my future financial needs. I was so glad that he agrees with me n there goes our joint a/c! Its always better to start saving up early ya?

I left Toshiba on 1st July 08. Really missed that bunch of frens! We were like a family! Missed my supervisor, who’s just like an elder sis to me. She’s taught me useful skills whh are applicable to my current work. All cos of e pay there, whh cant give me e confidence i need to meet my future financial load, I decided to leave. If it can match my current salary, I’ll b more than happy to return to that homely office! But it cant… I’m serious, althou e chance of promotn is not as high as in uob, i’m contented with e feeling of not feeling blue whenever i need to return to work. Now, esp after my weekends, I’ll feel almost as blue as how i felt when i was in citibk. E feeling is so similar. Prob tt’s e environmt of a bank, i dunno.. Of cos there are nice ppl ard, but just not as homely as i’ve felt in toshiba. Miss u muchie ladies! Miss e gossips, e jokes, n e fun we had together!

I will try to see if i can hang on for at least 2years. It has been 4mths already. Time flies. Best is that it pays me to undergo training (simply attending lessons, u know tt’s my fav, esp with no exams). hehe!!

LZ n i will be going for a hike frm Mt Faber to Kent Ridge. Hope i can make it thruout manz, cos i have nt been exercising for mths liao. Can say ever since i started this new job, i dun feel like exercising when i reach home. More fats have accumulated, but still nt motivated to kick-start my running. Opps… Wish me e best in tmr’s hike!

LZ’s sis is getting married this mth. Looking forward to that day to see her in her beautiful wedding gown. One of my poly sis is getting married nx mth n i will be one of her sisters. So happy for her, n i’ve bought 2 dresses, white n black, just for her day n evening event respectively! hehe! I realised that i dun feel heart ache at all when i buy these dresses. Prob i’m reali v happy for her, and all e trouble of preparation is just worthwhile…. hope e event went well..

I cant rem e last time i’ve blogged. This time is in Spore Power. LZ scanned me in to their ‘leisure room’, with free internet, tv, area to read books, with board games, has a fridge, a microwave oven and a free drinks machine. I’ve nv worked in a company with such great leisure facilities. Chairs and sofas are all so cosy. Hence, i started to blog.

Not much updates thou, during these days. There was a sense of relief after the HK trip, coz all colleagues and family returned safe n sound. I expected some gossips and bad comments abt e organising of the trip from some chatterboxes but didnt. Wont say that e trip was fantastic, but, y do we need to expect so highly for something that is free (refering to those chatterboxes). Well, after organising this HK trip, I realised that some colleagues can be frens, & at e same time can be good teamplayers. Some can only b frens and are not suitable to work with me. Some dont need to work with me, but have various comments and endless Q&A. I told my manager that no doubt e trip (not within my job scope) has taken quite a fair bit of working time, I’ve learnt the above points. Which is, learning not only e procedures of arranging e trip and to foresee some potential problems, I’ve also learnt tt some colleagues may always seem to b so friendly and warm, but they are nv supportive towards e committee’s hard work. And not surprisingly, she knows who i was refering to!!! Prob its just that i was too naive initially. Well, let this b e only time organising for e other dept ba (i’ve blackmarked them).

HK’s disneyland is a boring one compared to Tokyo’s. I’d love to go US’ in future. Hk’s too small and e map was v helpful. The only thing i like abt this trip is e cooling weather, much better than spore’s. Nothing else. Shopping was normal, similar to Singapore.

Just met up with Joyce 3 days ago, and we were talking abt our ‘ideal’ wedding gown!!! We both wish for a big striking ribbon at e back, a bare-back gown. My front would be a tube, hers would be haltered. Cool!! Can slowly dream abt it for my case, coz my red bomb wouldnt be so soon. Set up career first ba.. However for hers, will be soon wor.. hmmm.. better save $$ up first if u read this. Dunno how soon thou, but me quite confident that it ‘ll fall within e nx 3 yrs, prob 2. hehe!! By then, she’d b able to provide more advice for my turn to. Right Joyce?? received a pinkie dress from Joyce, which was too small for Candy (Joyce’s doggie). I washed it that night and have not let Cocoa try yet.. Hope it looks nice on her!! Then she can wear that during CNY. HEHEHE!!

Yday, I caught up with my ex-lunch kaki and my colleagues at coffee club. I’d a great feel of some lives of the Ang Mohs. Some guys just dun wan to settle down, but love to have flings. Prob i’ve not met one yet (& wouldnt wish to meet them thou), but i reali hope that my fren wouldnt walk into tt trap, and worst of all, she clearly knows that its a deep trap that she’s walking in. Think i shd organise another meetup to see how’s she and whether she’d entered into this cave deeper. Something that i’d learnt last nite, “Guys are born to be bees. They’d stop by on different flowers. Bad guys love and would stay with those flowers. Althou good guys still love (cos they’re bees), they know how to resist as he has already got a flower meant for him.” Hope you’ve met yr right guy, n he’d not b e bad one instead, althou e demon in him has always been tempting him to do e wrong things at times. I hope mine is a gd one too…

Met up with Joyce for dinner tonight.. suddenly i felt there’re tons of decisions and tasks tt arent done yet for my marriage life plans. She brought up wedding ceremony, register & choosing an apartmt, and then kids.. do u realise that all these require $$$$. Somemore, choosing a brand new hdb flat is nt as easy and fast as i’ve tot. But i’m glad that she’s found the one (guy) for herself who will always give in to her in most decisions. hehe! Hope mine too.. felt a sudden drive to change job for a higher pay as i cant foresee myself saving alot for e future plans with such an income currently. Gd to have Joyce ard to drive me to strive. hehe… guess it’s just inevitable for most ppl to come to this phase of life, making major decisions. Prob this’s e only way that we enter into another phase of life, and adding more ingredients in making life more meaningful.

Des should be in Europe le ba.. Reali hope she buys my Gucci wallet for me… then shall use it for nx 5yrs… if she doesnt, then i’ll stick to my current 3-yr-old wallet and save up e $$$.. Just have to treat it as a blessing in disguise ba..

Looking forward to many many holidays and company activities ahead.. Lazer Quest event, Hari Raya PH, christmas dinner, christmas PH, New Yr Eve and New Yr holiday, HK company trip, CNY….. wowwie! Time will surely fly and shall prepare for job research after that le… oppies..

So sad to hear that Jason’s dog died 2 days ago due to kidney failure. & my sec sch fren’s dog too, died almost a yr ago le, and i only found out recently when i caught up with her over dinner. I still remember when we’re still sec 1, we used to go to her house and we were all so afraid of her dog. That poor dog (Jasmine) had to be fenced either in e kitchen or living room. A decade later, I love small dogs now. If time can go back, I would be cuddling Jasmine at that time. I dun tink i can take it if anything bad happens to my precious gal. *fingers crossed*  Just a slight sore eye or lack of appetite of hers, my mum n i would monitor & pay lotsa attention on her. Hence, i treat her to e best i can, eversince i own her. E reason i forbid her from eating canned food and some snacks coz i hope her teeth will be strong. Still, all for her own good. Haiz… May she stay as healthy and happy as ever, & no matter what, i’ll still love her deeply…

HK wasnt as fun as wat we’ve expected. Prob e culture there, are somehow similar to ours. We still prefer Bkk, n now thinking of another c’try to visit nx yr.. Hoping to visit at least a c’try each year while we have nothing that is tying us down at e moment, i.e. kids.

Soon after my HK trip, was my convocation on 12th Sep.. Have received various greetings sent by frens, but I wasnt as happy as how i shd be. Prob i felt that a degree is a ‘must-must’ thingy to attain in today’s society. But i am not paid for that kinda qualification.. This has been a load in me. Hence, if e review nx yr sucks, I’ll *poof* away and get a reasonable salary (with a balanced quality of life like now)!!

Ya, I agreed with Shirls, that e poly meet up last fri was kinda disappointing. It has always been a flop for our meetups. Not blaming those who are not able to make it, but those who back out during e last min. Dun wish to mention who, n i doubt he reads my blog anyway.. hehe!! I need to b determined for not initiating to b an organiser for such an events. I dun see the problem in other grps of frens, only this.. keke… nvm, still appreciate those who took e effort to meet up, esp Gu, regardless of how bz they were. Gu still made e effort to come down, reaching orchard at 9pm.. broken all our records huh?

Des is going to europe end of this yr.. n this sorta itches my heart, fingers & my entire soul to aim for a Gucci wallet.. Just got a Gucci bag this yr, n going for a wallet is kinda sinful ya? But i’m telling myself that this is e last time le.. last time le!! Told Joyce abt it and she was telling me that, at e pace that we are buying Gucci, we might have a wide collection of Gucci in 5 yrs’ time. shhhh… the guys will *jump*!! BUT, e point is, after getting my 1st & only Gucci bag, i no longer eye for a 2nd branded one. So i assumed that, after getting this wallet, i will no longer eye for another, not forever, at least for the short run. heehee, i’m pretty confident abt this.. I no longer like LV like how i did last time coz i no longer see the trendy look in it. All thanks to e ‘influence’ beside me… keke…

Today is a holiday for me, coz company has brought forward e Hari Raya PH. This means that i need to work on 15th, whereby most ppl might be sleeping soundly at home.. Soon, LZ will be coming over to my place, prob playing monopoly again. Dunno y i’d always lose to him.. blehh.. shall see later.

Can see that my parents quite like him, & vice versa. I did not bring any of my bfs back home for a meal b4 but i did it for him. My parents did not ask any of my prev bfs out for dinner b4, but they did it for him. This consoling feeling is beyond words. May this lasts till the very end…

Ok, i shall stop here n do not wish to spend too much time online.. i wanna slack in other ways too, b4 going back to work tmr. Will blog again, tata~~

I’m feeling bored now, waiting for my flight to HK.. all alone, coz will only meet LZ and his mum there. They will arrive 15 mins earlier than me (at 1.55pm). I’m bringing my hp for e 1st time abroad (coz my dad used to bring it with him) coz i’m kinda afraid of travelling alone. LZ was asking whether i need e ’special’ care service from Cathay or not.. keke!! I know he’s jus trying to make fun of me n deep within, he’s worried…

My dad was worried too, as he offered to chk in the luggage with me n only left e airport when he saw me entering into the departure area. I felt a load in my heart. Kinda miss home le.. Also quite heng that I din study abroad, coz i need some time to get rid of e ‘missing home’ feeling in me. That had costed me abt 1 day when i went Bangkok with LZ, Joyce n Jason…

Working life is great, but I felt that i cant learn as much as i used to. Hmm… time is running out, e computer here will log off on its own!! I need to stop here… u guys take care, n thks for reading my blog so promptly, althou i’m not a prompt/frequent customer of frenster.. hehe!! muacks…

Wow! It has been a long time since i last blogged!! 5 mths ya?? Was being ‘nagged’ by Joyce n ShuJuan during our last meetup this week. Here I blog right away!!

I feel so glad during my meetup with Shujuan, Joyce, Cel, Esther and the new fren, sorry, forget his chinese name le. I kinda recalled e Monash life we used to spend, the lecturers we used to be taught, the freaking assignmts, datelines, exams, etc… Honestly, still, I miss e life there, althou e datelines of assignments are real tight and making us so stressed up.

Busy period of work has just ended. I was practically doing OT almost everyday in June. Always, whenever i was doing OT like mad, i tot of Shirls. How could she ever bear with such a life? My dear sista…

Cool, that i’ve passed all my 4 insurance papers and am a certified general agent. The last paper sucked. No past yr samples and e lecturer was so disorganised in her teaching. U wont be able to imagine e kinda life i’ve spent. I’d revise my notes after each full-day course (there are 2 of them). Would go home to study after work, cant afford to do OT, and e worst of all, i lunched in everyday to study. Coz i simply couldnt finish highlighting e impt points nor finish my 2nd revision. My manager saw me, being so stressed up, comforted me. She told me not to be so tensed up (well, tt’s me.. ppl who know me, they can visualise) and that i can always go for another try if i cant make it this round. I told myself no. If i nv try, i can nv break e record.

Now, at least, I’ve set kinda pathment for myself, to enter into a bank’s insurance department if i were to leave Toshiba.. Only if I were to ya? hehe if only I’m not quite satisfied with e $$ given and that all e required skills (cum knowledge) have almost been learnt (this is quite impossible in such a short time).

Now, sharing a sad issue with you. I’m more heavy now. i grow over these mths doing office work. Not too extreme thou, coz Delsen said that he’s nt gonna meet me if my fig goes out of shape.. thanks ya, wat a great pal we’ve got! Well, i’ve gained not much weight, slightly less than 2kg from the moment i grad. Trying to maintain by jogging, swimming and my yoga class gonna start on this coming mon! I’ve adopted all these healthy lifestyle frm LZ, coz he’s always telling me that he goes jogging, swimming, playing soccer and workout at home, as he’s preparing his charity run. Moreover, i cant afford to rewrite my history (e fig i’ve got during citibank days).

Soon, we began to swim together at my house here, and i tried to run for 26mins.. 26mins, i simply cant believe it! But everyone will be able to do so, as long as one is determined to slowly build up e stamina… Looking 4ward to yoga lessons with my neighbour. She’s just 2 days older than me, believe it?? It’s so coincidental. We planned take turn to provide transportation to our yoga centre to save petrol…

Today have had to lunch with and entertain 2 bosses from HQ Japan. Althou stressed up, I’ve more or less learn abt PR skills.. Heard from colleagues that my subsidiaries’ HQ presidents and big bosses are friendly ppl, much friendlier than the other subsidiaries’. Only today then I realised so. They made e effort to know me better, and start some conversation with my assist. mgr (AM) and MD.. When we were bidding them gdbye after they got into e chauffuered car, these Japs went winding down e windows (of car) to wave at us. Only then, i understand frm AM that this is e way they show sincerity. I was so surprised…

I’ll be going to LZ’s fren’s house this Sat and prob will play cards past midnight after a bbq. Know what?? My parents didnt say anything! Just claimed tat we might be disturbing e family of LZ’s fren! Wow, another surprise of e day!! Was boasting to LZ that my parents didnt object, he claimed I’m old enuf le ma (which have already been, long long ago..). The boast was backed by his comments abt e recommended prospective parenting skills he gonna practise coz my parents are far too strict to me le.. (well, being rebellious may have retribution in future. So normally i just kept quiet….)

Was intending to drive there, so that i could save e midnight charges of cab fare cum location is at Serangoon. Y must it always be so far away frm me or am I the only one who stays far away for everybody? So i went searching for e map in streetdirectory.com, finding my way there and back hm. Soon, a call frm LZ knocked me out of my spendthrift mindset (well, tt’s me!). He claimed that i’m currently working n not studying full time. That small sum of $ can bring more comfort and less trouble for myself. He even offered to pay e cabfare for me, but u know i dun like that kinda feeling.. pay for meals still ok, but no handling of $$ to me…. ….blah blah blah n i finally agreed. I’m gonna take cab back hm then..

Another surprise for u. I bought toto today! Coz this fri’s 1st prize is gonna be 10m!! Might as well give it a try rt?? hehe.. althou u know n i know, how great the probability of winning is.. choi choi… shhh..

Stopping here! hope i’ll enjoy these 2 weeks, coz my insurance courses are going to start in 2 wks’ time… back to studies and exams again.. but this time is paid to study la.. so no harm.. hope my cells are not rusty yet! Must jia you.. keke.. u too out there.. jia you in whatever u are doing!