2013

On this very last night of 2013, I am here blogging and recalling how far I've become throughout the journey of self-rediscovery and life has gotten me such much excitements this year. I'm falling in love, again. Just that this time, I fell so in love with MYSELF.

All these while, I never like giving suggestions or bring out my ideas of doing things. Simply because I don't like to kill my brain cells to think too much and I am afraid of rejections. I always classified myself as a follower and I finally decided that I am done being just a follower. 

I always wanted to do something different than the usual with my family and I did it. I managed to brought them to the places they never been.Being as a Malaysian for so long, I only had my first visit to the Gua Tempurung earlier this year with my family.

I am glad that I had cure my acne skin although having no monetary return on this investments but it's all really worth my every penny.

All the while, I was never in the limelight whenever I went to the company events. Earlier this year, I was being nominated best dress for Retro theme in my company's Dinner & Dance and close to winning the best dress. I didn't won it.

I've been saying yes to most invitations and I am more open up to what life has offered me whether it's good or bad. I'm beginning to love the trills in life that gave me adrenaline rush most of the time. 

I took the roller coasters with my eyes wide open for the first time. I had it my little sister at the Universal Studios of Singapore. We had so much fun together. 

I actually joined the Hello Kitties craze at the McDonalds. This was never me before.

I had my vacation to Taiwan with a group of girlfriends. It feel so good to be able to travel again after my previous vacation to Hong Kong in year 2007.

Witnessed the sunrise as early as 5 a.m. at Ching Jing mountains.

I love how Taiwan people build their houses on the mountains.

I immediately fell in love with Ching Jing the moment I arrived here. Amazed by their beautiful scenery with the blue blue sky.

I noticed Taiwan do have certain places that carried similarities of those in the western countries. It looks like I've been to San Francisco.

I enjoyed and appreciate every moment of bonding time with my family for I don't really get to see them everyday. I have the intention of traveling to every little part of Malaysia with them. I love traveling on road trips. We visited the Taiping Zoo.

I had my second vacation for the year to Bangkok. This time I brought my parents together. Seeing my parents in their happy moments and I am contented. 

We had our first overseas vacation together. We are planning for more next!

I won the best costumes for the first time in my company's recently Dinner & Dance for Oceanic theme. I was a jelly fish by the way.

This year was wonderful and I can't wait for what's next. Goodbye 2013.

Welcome year 2014! Happy New Year!

One Decade

It has been 10 years since I had started out working in Singapore. Back then in Ipoh, I worked for my dad and I had some odd part time jobs during school holiday. After graduated from secondary school, my choices are limited. I wasn't allowed to leave the town to further my studies. I'm also left with the choice of working in no other countries except Singapore. 

I remembered when I first decided went to Singapore to start on my career, it was a brave move. I have no goals in life and I do not have any future planning. I was't too sure where should I live, what job I should be looking for and I was kinda lost. 

I did some good scores in my SPM (O' Level). I refused to go the traditional way of spending 2 years in Form 6 (A' Level) and to carry on another 4 years in the local university which makes up the total of 6 years to complete a Degree. Having thought that could take me forever to obtain a degree, I've chosen the express way. I convinced my parents that I could complete much faster if I enroll into the private college. Without much thought, I hastily chosen the type of course which I'm not really keen of - Computer Studies. I couldn't care much because all I want was to complete my studies fast enough so I could start earning on my own. I've completed my Diploma in less than a year and I further myself to the Advanced. 

In just 2 1/2 years time, I'm left with only one module to complete my Advanced Diploma. I'm pretty sure that I made the right choice because I am still beyond my friends but I was wrong. I failed my final module (Java Programming). Not just once but I failed for thrice. I found myself struggling. 

At the same time, I couldn't deal with my dramatic relationship which had lead to my dramatic family issues. I had lost my focus and patience to carry on with my final module. I refused to face and overcome the mess that I've created. I am determined to leave Ipoh. I danced in joy when my best buddy Sabrina, asked me to join her trip to Singapore for job hunting. My chance is here. I wanted to leave. I dropped out of my college immediately without hesitation and left for Singapore. 

Although, I did not complete my Advanced Diploma, but I'm still awarded with a Diploma certificate. With my somewhat Diploma cert, I wasn't even too sure if I could even make use of it because I have zero intention to go into the IT industry. I've created a mindset that I could earn my first pile of gold in Singapore. I am more than ready to work my ass off. 

So I travelled to Singapore with SGD200 cash and a handheld travel bag. I put up in Sabrina's sister's place. I applied blindly for the jobs which was advertised on the papers and the web. I needed to secure a job quick enough because it's nearly impossible to survive on the cash that I have. I would take on any decent job even if it would mean being as a waitress. A week later, I found a job but it only lasted for 3 days because I don't quite like the idea of going door-to-door selling the company products. 

It took me not too long to secure another job in administrative. I moved out to share a room with my cousin sister and her boyfriend. Obviously this was ridiculously awkward. I couldn't afford renting a room on my own during that period so I have to be extra thick-skinned for that 3 months. Later on, I  moved to shared another room with some friends which became even more complicated and I got my cash stolen by my roommate. I started to live on my own thereafter.

I survived my first few months on bread loafs and canned food. I kept convincing myself that life wasn't that difficult because I didn't starved. There was a time where I attempted 4 century eggs at once because it was so dirt cheap and it cost me only a dollar plus for a meal. I suffered from food poisoning afterwards. I rejected century eggs intake forever since then. I learnt that living with parents it's the best choice because you will always be taken care of. I miss that each time when I fell sick. 

I earned less than a thousand dollar in my first job and I survived. I never like to stay constant in my job. I want to know how far I could go so I had career switch and I was given opportunity to take on something new. I'm now dealing with figures everyday. I'm still keeping up with my part time studies and in another few more years I'm sure I'll be able to provide much better for myself. I learnt that if I made more wiser choice 10 years ago, I would have ended up much higher in the corporate ladder but I never regretted the choice that I made because I realized it's never to late to make a change. 

In relationship wise, all I could say is my heart has been fooled before. I don't really care what would have been. Forgive and forget. I'm loving my single-hood and I'm having so much fun of it.

I'm living my life in moderation and keep trying to achieve my targets to realize my to-do lists. I've learnt that being rich in cash is nothing but being rich in the heart gives you everything. Life is that simple.

I now able to realize my dream to go on traveling with my friends and family. I've already been to 2 different countries in these 4 months! I hope to travel to each of the countries around the world in each year.

Ten years on, to stay or to leave Singapore? The hardest choice to make. This place leaves me with bittersweet memories. 

Psssst!

It has been very tough for the past weeks but thank god that I'm still alive! I have been battling with my exams 2 weeks ago and now I'm blogging from Ipoh :) Life still great as it is! I wish I could just stay here like forever. I am having the time of my life here.

Met up with a few of my old friends recently and we could still talk like we used to be. It was wonderful and somehow made me realised that how time really flies and another few more months it would be my 10th years working in Singapore! Gosh...do I sound like I'm turning old now? 

Seeing my nieces in Ipoh growing so fast and yet getting so attached to me  during each time I see them, made me feel heavy-hearted to leave Ipoh tonight :( I miss them already! 

There's a lot of weird stuffs going around lately. The haze, the ice pellets rain and blah blah blah. Everybody here in Malaysia and Singapore are suffering from the wrongdoings of burning crops in Indonesia. Let's hope all these will be over soon. 

2012

Today is the last day of Year 2012. This year, I had been to the lowest point of my life. It had polished me to become someone who I had never thought that I'll be today.

October 2011, infidelity saddened me and my marriage didn't get to survive it but, I survived. The Taiwanese drama《犀利人妻》reminisced (at least 80%) every detail of what I had gone through. I had lost six months of battle to infidelity and I'll never forget what for it had taught me. I did not let myself suffer any longer. I have chosen to give up my marriage when there is no hope left in him. This year, I have restored my status of being single again.

In the moment where I had too much to lost, I gained closer relationship with my family and friends. I thanked each of them for being very supportive throughout the most destructive period of mine when I really need them to be there. They are the best of mine and I am thankful to be surrounded by good-hearted people who are watching and guarding over me. I love all of you. 

I switched to a new job. Happy and doing very well for the time being.   

I have also completed my CAT course.

There are a lot things made more sense to me. I begin to see things from different perspective in life and simply smile through it when nothing ever goes my way. No mountain too high for me to climb. All I need is just some climbing faith. No river too wide for me to make it across. I had made it this far today. 

There's a rainbow for every teardrop. All I need is time. 

With this passing year, all these shall be past tense. All the unhappiness will be buried away.  

I welcome 2013. Happy New Year!

Mid Autumn Festival 2012

It's mid autumn festival today. Celebrated it at my niece's nanny's place last night. This year would be my ninth years in Singapore and could you believe that I never really went back to Ipoh to celebrate it with my parents? Moving forward, I hope I could spend each of the festive seasons with my family.

Last night, I felt the warmth which I had longed for during my days in Singapore. The warmth of the people that unite and celebrated the mid autumn festival. There was a lot of food prepared by the neighborhood people, children and adults playing with candles and lanterns. I felt like I'm back to those days which I had this celebration at my grandparents' place. I felt like I'm a child again. 

It brought back so much of my childhood memories when I held the lantern. Little things like this really could make you feel happy again. I miss my parents. 

I could not help but felt the urge of posting the above blurry photo of me because I want to remember this smile that I had once lost it. I've found it again :)

Here, I shall end this post by wishing everyone; Happy Mooncake Festival to my lovely family and friends!

Bought Furby Home

My niece, Megan's is turning 3 in a week's time. I've went around and found an absolute gift for her. Hope that she likes it!

 Looking sick but still can pose

  

She had been down with stomach flu recently. Diarrhea and puke for one and a half day. 

Before I bought Furby, I'm not quite sure if she likes it. Afraid that she may afraid of Furby's appearance. Because the price is not cheap and I don't wanna waste it. So what I did was, I made my sister to google the video clip of Furby and shown it to her. 

Oh boy, she kept replaying Furby's video clip again and again for few days. I think she likes it. She kept telling me, "Ah Yi, I want teddy-neow-neow". That's what Furby would say when being held upside down! LOL.

She told me she wanted this color. I bought and brought furby home :)

Megan was very jumpy in excitement when Furby is being unpacked and came lived.

Well, Furby is home.

Long weekend

It's a long weekend on last week.

Celebrated Nat's birthday on last Friday at Manhattan Fish Market (MFM) with my colleagues. The food is good. The cake is good too.



The MFM's staff sang a loud birthday song to Nat. They got a surprised for her - candles that never light off whenever she blows it. It's so funny when she blew at it again and again and the candle's light just won't light off. We laughed at her all the way.



I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the dinner. It proved that I recommended the right place for the right occasion :)

Last Sunday, my fellow friends treated me to a wonderful advanced birthday dinner at Hot Stones located at Clarke Quay.

I had Tenderloin Steak for my main course. It is served in raw where you have to grill the meats on the hot marble stones.


The food tasted heavenly although that the portion was too little. My fellow friends headed for their heavy supper afterwards. I would say that Hot Stones it's not value for money but it's a great experience to try it out. Thanks for the dinner, guys ;)

Received some pressies from my fellow dear friends. This is a perfect gift for the perfect timing. An OSIM face mask. I have been working late for the past few months which left me feeling fatigue and lethargic.


This is a dual therapy face mask. So far, I have tried it in a cold therapy and it work wonders. It is so easy to use and convenient for me.

Next, an OSIM iPen.



This is not an usual normal pen. Besides writing, the other end of the pen has a gentle vibrating textured head that stimulates. Look, since when did I said that *cough* it is a *cough*cough* vibrator *cough*.

Naughty, naughty, you. It is a accupressure massager. It works by simply pressing the vibrating head of the massager onto your face or any part of your body to release tension and stress.

How thoughtful my fellow friends are. They must be thinking that I might be ended up too stressful at work. So, they got me something to play with while working. Thank you for the great pressies my dear friends ;)

No Place Like Home

Home sweet home. I was back in Ipoh on last weekend. The first person that I wanted to meet most was my little niece, Wan Ruo.


Do you want a kiss from me?

I was lucky enough that I am able to celebrate Wan Ruo's full month celebration a few days in advanced. Lots of them came to see her.

I believed that Wan Ruo was enjoyed being in the limelight. Thank you all for attending to her party and the gifts that we received. I wish that I could spent more time with you, Wan Ruo. Even that just watching you sleep, it makes me smile ;)

God be with you 'til we meet again...




I had a splendid time with an old friend in a restaurant named Citrus and the food was satisfactory. I do enjoyed the feeling of being pampered by good food where all the expenses will be borne by the guy and that is what a gentleman should do for his date.



I brought my parents for steamboat to celebrate both advanced Mother's and Father's Day. I even brought them to the Starbucks where they can enjoyed their favorite coffee. I can see that they really love Starbucks coffee and their cosy environment. My parents wouldn't have come to this place on their own to have a taste of such aromatic coffee because they still feel that it's not worth paying five times more than a normal coffee in the kopitiam. This is where I should play my part as filial daughter and bring them there.



For the first time, I went for karaoke in Ipoh and sang for 5 hours. To my surprise, the songs selection here is more updated than Singapore. They served more drinks and it's far more cheaper. Afterwards, I headed for the official grand opening at Sincero Riverbank. There were cocktails and desserts being served. It wasn't a gratifying event after all.

Fireworks were being shot into the night sky. I like the outdoor environment of Sincero Riverbank as it was cosy enough for you to enjoyed the drinks.Five days trip in Ipoh has finally ended...

Became A Goo Goo

How time flies. Long awaited date has finally came. I have became an aunt (goo goo) for my newborn niece on this early morning.


She popped out 2 weeks earlier which left with limited time for my brother and sister-in-law to have choose a gorgeous name for my baby niece yet.


With the weight of 2.25kgs and 43cm in height, she appeared to be a very healthy baby and I can't wait to hold her in my arms.

Is she yawning?

I'm so happy and getting so excited to have seen her in the photos for the first time. I wanna hug and kiss you, my baby niece!

My Sister Is My Ex-Colleague

9 months and 21 days. That's the duration of me working together with my sister in the same company and department.

When I first joined the company, we started off arguing and fighting a lot in almost everything.

During her presence in my company, the bond of sisters cum colleagues became stronger and heaps of misunderstanding have been resolved. Not many siblings can become colleagues right?

Today is her second day of work at a new environment. I hope that she can cope well and be able to work smoothly in any matter.

I'm missing you sis...

My Brother's Bilssful Moments

Recently, my brother just got married.




Here they go to fetch the Bride

Before my brother gets to the Bride, he has to go through a few stages which has been planned by the pretty ladies.

Stage 1


She said this is a very nutritious drink which made from wasabi.

Stage 2


Which is your Bride's lipstick kiss?

Stage 3


Can you create a heart-shape alike on the apple by using your teeth?


He managed to went through all the stages though :) Love is in the air~


I realised that I did not took a complete photo together with my brother on his wedding day. How wasted! I was too busy being the maid of honor cum camera-man and hosting for the wedding itself. Thus, not much photos were taken on that day.

I have not seen my parents been happier than before since my eldest brother left us. My brother's wedding brought enchantments into my family.


How happy they are...to perform that 70s dance together .

A Wedding is Coming!

A wedding in the house will be held very soon and I am getting excited! :)




Yeappie!~