sick of sales.. i went for an interview this aftn.. got the job an hour later.. was kind of worried cos without warning, i had to sit for a 1.5hr paper.. my opinions were needed, my memory was put to the test and i had to answer some accounts stuff which honestly i had forgotten.. there was another candidate doing the test with me.. after the test we had to wait while our papers were marked before the guy would want to see us for the interview.. i was so scared he'll only want to see the other girl and not me.. that wld be so embarrassing.. anyway soon after i left the building they called to say they want me.. pay is slightly less than i would expect but i guess it would be a good opportunity for me to learn.. it would be easier to jump to where i want to be in the future too.. in the meanwhile i guess i'll learn as much as i can and also look out for better opportunities.. i guess thats what all workers are doing.. keep looking out for better jobs to jump to.. give me a welcome pat on the back, people... i'm finally joining the nine to five rat race.. sigh...

perphaps i really think too little of my opinions.. i realised i was very apprehensive when i was asked my opinion on financial issues.. and even as i write them down i was so convinced i was wrong wrong wrong.. i was so adamant that the marker would hate my opinions and think they're so layman-ish and nonsensical.. but perphaps they ain't so bad afterall.. i shld learn to trust my opinions more. there must be a reason why i came up with a particular point of view. why don't i trust my reasons and my judgement?







i'm back! had super lots of fun.. was so tempted to extend the trip though.. didn't manage to visit the museum, the grand palace, their national theatre, chulalongkong university and even the erwan temple =( these places were all in the iternary but due to delays on the 1st day, everything was pushed back.. sad.. nevertheless, i had a great deal of fun and besides hokkaido, this is the only holiday i had which i was reluctant to go home.. i've decided to scout for jobs in BKK too =) its a place i wouldn't mind working and staying in.. i guess the only thing i don't like abt bkk is their air.. it was SUPER DUSTY!!! other than that, everything was great.. will blog about the trip some other time..



the day b4 the trip was our 600th day.. kel planned a surprise for me but i spoilt it all by wearing a dress -_-" actually we could still go for it but it would be a little inconvenient for me thats all.. he wanted to go on the duck and hippo ride w me cos he knws i'm collecting christmas decorations / lightings photos for Audrey.. he tot a duck and hippo ride would bring me around town, allowing me to take as many pics as i can.. =) sweet..

we originally wanted to go to the whooper bar by BK @ ION after the ride.. due to the change of plans, we decided to go for an early dinner at Whooper Bar @ Clarke Quay instead. The place was fantastic!!! There are only 5 Whooper Bar in the world and 2 of them are in SG. I don't know how the ION one fared but this outlet in Clarke Quay really rocks! They sell beer cheap (I redefined cheap beer after bkk but this was pre bkk so $2 beer is cheap) but of cos they don't carry my fav ones.. anyway, their burger is the best i've had in fast food joints. The one i was was angus steak burger.. nothing to rave about.. good, but just good and not fantastic.. kel had the western whooper.. it was pretty large but it was SO GOOD! SO SO SO SO SO GOOD! their fries are better than those at regular BK outlets and with an ice cold beer, the meal was so complete.. the deco was cool too.. if they have a giant TV showing good soccer matches (no s.league please..)i think it would be heaven.. i wanted another of the western whooper but i remembered i'm getting fat so.. we gave a 2nd one a miss...

after the super satisfying meal we headed to riciotti for desert.. the sister restaurant of menotti was where kel and i had our 1st date.. it has since closed down but riciotti serves a similar menu so we go there for our chocolate fix..



taken from the 2nd floor of Whooper Bar..



"Men discovered fire for a reason"





just won a baggie for kel's mummy on ebay.. also picked out her nail polish colour for her for a wedding dinner to go to.. 2 for 10.90 from revlon.. and she's happy with the colours.. =) i want to be a DIL that MILs have no complains about.. tough challenge.. but i will live up to it.. heh heh.. =D (i guess the 1st step shld be finding a MIL who's easy going lol)

off to BKK tml.. kel says there's a surprise for me today in SG and one more in BKK tml.. =) me = quite happy girl





in the midst of planning for slight renovations to my hse.. sofa, tv console, dinning table, fridge, paint, bed etc.. all are to be changed.. my mum and i have been to lots of places, seen lots of shops, discussed tons of stuff.. can't come to any conclusion.. today at the expo furniture fair, i found a bed frame that i can call my "the one".. its in a deep elbony colour, a bed frame w a uniquely designed shelf attached. With sliding table too.. Its PERFECT. except that its too big for my room even if i throw my table away.. its sad isn't it? i did my measurements.. unless i remove my built in wardrobe (which i badly want to), i wld have no space for it.. my built in wardrobe is almost 15 years old, custom made with my bed frame and table, with light grey carpet for my floor.. the carpet has long been removed and the table top changed, leaving the drawers and a new table top.. this set of furniture is pink and white.. very fitting for a girl.. but i'm not exactly a girl anymore.. mum refuses to remove the wardrobe.. its not exactly falling apart but of cos not new either.. perphaps its for memory sake that my mum wants to keep it.. but in this case, i have no space for my "the one"

pretty much like life isn't it? we have limited space in our hearts, limited time in our lives.. its important to get rid of emotional clutter.. if its time to let go, we should just do so.. but there are things that aren't so clear cut.. there's the bolster that you've drooled on while u slept, absorbed ur tears when you cry in the dead of the night, causing it to be mouldy.. do u throw it away? there's the old dictionary that accompanied u throughout school days.. do u throw it away? there's the bear that triggers your nose/throat irritation occasionally but u love it alot.. do u throw it away? there's the plant you've been nurturing for years, hoping it'll flower.. but it never did.. do u throw it away too? i hate myself for being an indecisive libra.. i need a dictatorial person in my life..

i made a very big error recently.. it might cost me my dream job in my dream company.. i think it already did anyway.. was super upset.. in my quest for retail therapy, guess where i went? no not taka.. not vivo.. not tangs.. not isetan.. not warehouse, topshop or zara.. not schu, not mondo, not charles & keith.. i'm kinda ashamed to say this but.. i went *whisper* NTUC!!! can u believe it?!! i couldn't!! i was practically in a daze.. i went to AMK hub cos i had a bag deal.. after that, i didn't want to go anywhere.. i felt like puking.. i decided i wanted to push a trolley.. where can i find a trolley? oh yes.. NTUC.. so i went.. while i was pushing it, i tot.. it might be good to grab stuff.. just grab.. i couldn't care less.. so i grabbed.. i even bought mid sized tomatoes, those still attached to the stem; cos i tot they'll look good in pictures.. -_-" i bought tons of food and some sparkling rose wine.. as i squatted along the aisle trying to decide on the kind of sauce i want for my tortellini, i even cried.. kel must have been so embarrassed.. but when i got home, i saw a letter chloe left me.. it was so touching and sweet.. i kinda cheered up a little.. of cos munching on foccacia with seafood spread and downing sparkling wine did help lots (cos it reminds me of audrey and liling.. we used to go for 'picnics').. but its not gonna remedy that bloody error... argh...

just buried myself in sand (read: shit)

a couple that i knw who've been married for almost 30 years revealed that they've dated for 10 years before getting married.. their strained relationship leaves me pondering about a lot of things..