I think there might be something wrong with Almonn. Today his poo poo had a bit of blood, and it's all watery etc. Will monitor him for another day and bring him to the vet if the condition worsens.
I suppose I should be expecting this sooner or later since Almonn is already nine years old! But then again, it could be the curry that we fed him the other day. Like too strong on his stomach etc. Erm. Oops. :9
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Smelly smelly smelly!
It's just like any other Monday - sleepy, groggily, lazy, boring. The only interesting thing that happened was that at the end of the day, after we got back from dinner, we discovered that Almonn had pooed all over the kitchen. The best thing was, there was poo stuck on his rubber duckie as well. Like he rolled it over in the poo or something. Totally smelly, and totally grossssssssssssssss.
Bad dog!
Bad dog!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Goal: a smaller waistline!
Woke up at 10am this morning but still managed to do a fair bit before I headed down to Orchard to meet my ex-colleagues from SQ for lunch. Saw this cute uncle wriggling with a hoola-loop made of big wooden beads as we crossed the road from Paragon to Takashimaya. He was all smiles when I took out my camera to snap him. I bet his waist is slimmer than most of us. And Mr. Jang just commented that my waistline is indeed getting a bit... rounder. I actually have a similiar elastic hoola loop in Hong Kong. Maybe I should dig it out and bring it back to Singapore. I still have 3.5 months to work it out before the wedding... jia you!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Zzz
Was feeling particularly happy today because I caved in to my cravings for a nasi lemak breakfast this morning before heading to work. It was a mere 10 minutes of sit-down breakfast at the Central basement. But boy, it felt good.
My email account was finally fixed today and I could, once again, access my emails and no longer feel detached from the rest of the working world. Funny how grumpy I can be for NOT being able to work. I guess that's because I know there will be 200 hundred plus emails waiting to be read eventually. Spent the entire day trying to clear some of the backlog. Argh.
Meant to sleep early today but ended up being awake still at this hour. Class ended late, and my group also stayed back for close to an hour to discuss the topic of research. Reached home after 11pm and was feeling a little hungry although I had supermarket sushi for dinner. Ended up eating two packets of cheezels and a bowl of mee sua all by myself. Not good at all, sister!!!
And now, I'm going to bed, with a stomach bloated with junk and the aftertaste of mee sua which was not really cooked.. but soaked in boiling water cos I was too lazy to switch on the stove. Yucks.
My email account was finally fixed today and I could, once again, access my emails and no longer feel detached from the rest of the working world. Funny how grumpy I can be for NOT being able to work. I guess that's because I know there will be 200 hundred plus emails waiting to be read eventually. Spent the entire day trying to clear some of the backlog. Argh.
Meant to sleep early today but ended up being awake still at this hour. Class ended late, and my group also stayed back for close to an hour to discuss the topic of research. Reached home after 11pm and was feeling a little hungry although I had supermarket sushi for dinner. Ended up eating two packets of cheezels and a bowl of mee sua all by myself. Not good at all, sister!!!
And now, I'm going to bed, with a stomach bloated with junk and the aftertaste of mee sua which was not really cooked.. but soaked in boiling water cos I was too lazy to switch on the stove. Yucks.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
round and round they made me go...
I didn't think that I will be so free as to blog about the annoying IT system at work. But really, it's been driving me nuts for the past one week!
Firstly, the functions in the old system (which was working fine) were not ported over to the new platform yet. i.e. when I want to access old submissions etc, I have to go back to the old platform.
Secondly, my archives are only half migrated over to the new system. That means everytime I want to search for old emails etc, I have to open up my old email account (again!).
Thirdly and most annoyingly, I can't receive emails properly! Like brother, if I can't receive emails properly, that means I don't see updates/replies from people whom I'm liaising with, that means I can't work properly, that means what good that silly new system is for me???
The best thing is, throughout the entire migration, I've seen at least 10 different people doing different things on my new laptop. There is no one single point of contact, except that when I called the onsite deployment desk, they asked me to call the offsite helpdesk, which said that they will send someone onsite to attend to my problems. Again, brother, do I look like I like to play merry-go-round during office hours? It's really driving me nuts! ARGHHHHHHH.... if they don't get it fixed by tomorrow, I'm going to take my new laptop to the IT department tomorrow and do the "心口碎 laptop" act in front of them just to prove my point!
Firstly, the functions in the old system (which was working fine) were not ported over to the new platform yet. i.e. when I want to access old submissions etc, I have to go back to the old platform.
Secondly, my archives are only half migrated over to the new system. That means everytime I want to search for old emails etc, I have to open up my old email account (again!).
Thirdly and most annoyingly, I can't receive emails properly! Like brother, if I can't receive emails properly, that means I don't see updates/replies from people whom I'm liaising with, that means I can't work properly, that means what good that silly new system is for me???
The best thing is, throughout the entire migration, I've seen at least 10 different people doing different things on my new laptop. There is no one single point of contact, except that when I called the onsite deployment desk, they asked me to call the offsite helpdesk, which said that they will send someone onsite to attend to my problems. Again, brother, do I look like I like to play merry-go-round during office hours? It's really driving me nuts! ARGHHHHHHH.... if they don't get it fixed by tomorrow, I'm going to take my new laptop to the IT department tomorrow and do the "心口碎 laptop" act in front of them just to prove my point!
Monday, September 21, 2009
The quest to kiss 100 men in Paris
Yahoo news reported that there is a Taiwanese woman who blogged about her quest to kiss 100 men in Paris. I went to her blog out of curiosity and to kpo about things like if she is pretty, if the guys she is kissing are good looking, and why she is doing it etc (yes, frivolous things I do early in the morning!) Found out that though she wasn't particularly chio (and the men ain't that good looking either), the photos which 'documented' her kisses with strangers were nicely and artistically taken.
And it made me miss that romantic mood in Paris/France all over again....
And it made me miss that romantic mood in Paris/France all over again....
More wedding preparation thoughts
Had a really good discussion with Jun on wedding plans this evening after the yummilicious Tom Yum steamboat dinner at Parkway. We are going to get married on the same day (yes!) and so were updating each other non-stop on the status of preparations. Showed her all the stuff that I've bought so far and the design of the gowns etc etc.
Really wanted to use the bright pink theme for the church decor but everyone's advising against it - won't look nice with the bridesmaids' dresses anyway. So was flipping through the magazine with her and found this really sweet looking hair piece which I'm thinking of using as my pew decor. It won't look as sharp as the bright pink flowers but at least it will look coordinated and blend-in. For the bridesmaids' hand bouquet/flower ball, am probably going to stick to the apple white shade like the corsages with a little bit of baby purple to match the dresses.
(I didn't think I will spend this much time pondering over the colour themes/shades! But heck, if the decor of my church wedding would look like a wild garden in the end then so be it ... no more brain cells left already... argh)
Sunday, September 20, 2009
First attempt at sharing
You know, every Sunday I'll vow to write about what I've learnt at the sermon and share it with whoever reads my blog. Somehow, every Sunday after church, the issue will disappear from my mind (erm...) In any case, here's my first attempt at summarising the morning's sermon (which was easy because there were only two key messages):
Key message #1: Step out of your comfort zone in faith.
Key message #2: Be a blessing to others.
Thought that #2 is particularly relevant because a lot of us are blessed in many ways already. I especially think that I have more than what I could ever ask for. Despite the constant work frustrations, it's amazing how God's grace kept me going. And I've also come to realise that for every 2 meannies I meet, there are like 20 others who are really friendly and helpful. Hence, in the same way, I also want to be part of that group which helps people maintain the belief that yes, there are still a lot of nice people around! Like.... 人间有希望. :)
On a related note, have to learn to pray for others also, even for those people we do not like. And pray not for them to be punished, but for a change of heart. It's actually not easy at all, but I suppose once you start to put down the sense of pride and defensiveness, it could work. Have tried that before, and actually it felt.... weirdly good.
So yep, here's summarising the key messages for today + my own thoughts. Hopefully, I will keep up this habit for the Sundays to come... ^ ^
Key message #1: Step out of your comfort zone in faith.
Key message #2: Be a blessing to others.
Thought that #2 is particularly relevant because a lot of us are blessed in many ways already. I especially think that I have more than what I could ever ask for. Despite the constant work frustrations, it's amazing how God's grace kept me going. And I've also come to realise that for every 2 meannies I meet, there are like 20 others who are really friendly and helpful. Hence, in the same way, I also want to be part of that group which helps people maintain the belief that yes, there are still a lot of nice people around! Like.... 人间有希望. :)
On a related note, have to learn to pray for others also, even for those people we do not like. And pray not for them to be punished, but for a change of heart. It's actually not easy at all, but I suppose once you start to put down the sense of pride and defensiveness, it could work. Have tried that before, and actually it felt.... weirdly good.
So yep, here's summarising the key messages for today + my own thoughts. Hopefully, I will keep up this habit for the Sundays to come... ^ ^
Saturday, September 19, 2009
開心一下
For those who understand Chinese, this is really quite funny especially the one on Statue of Liberty!
一位在美的留學生，想要考國際駕照。
在考試時因為過於緊張，看到地上標線是向左轉。
他不放心的問道: turn left？
監考官回答：right !
於是他立刻向右轉。
很抱歉他只有下次再來。
某人刻苦學習英語，終有小成。一日上街不慎与一老外相撞，
連忙說：I am sorry.
老外應道：I am sorry too.
某人聽後又道：I am sorry three.
老外不解，問：What are you sorry for?
某人無奈，道：I am sorry five.
某男，亦初通英文，至使館，有表要填，有一欄是sex。
該男思之久已，毅然下筆：once a week。
簽證官觀后暴笑，曰：this item should be filled in with male or female.
該男頓時赧顏，思之，填下：female，
某公司經理叫秘書轉呈公文給老闆，
「報告老闆，下個月歐洲有一批訂單，我覺得公司需要帶人去和他們開會。」
老闆在公文後面短短簽下：「 Go a head! 」
經理收到之後，馬上指示下屬買機票、擬行程，自己則是整理行李。
臨出發那一刻，被秘書擋下來。
秘書：「你要幹什麼？」
經理：「去歐洲開會啊！」
秘書：「老闆同意了嗎？」
經理：「老闆不是批 go a head 嗎？」
秘書：「你來公司那麼久，難道你還不知道老闆的英文程度嗎？
老闆的意思是：去個頭！」
有位女士，個性喜愛佔便宜。
某日紐約曼哈頓名牌衣飾大減價；她去揀便宜，選來選去，終於挑到一件。但 樣式新潮，不敢確定是女裝還是男裝。
正巧一位又高又壯又黑的男服務員朝她走過來。
就用英語問他：' for Girl or Boy？'
黑人回答：'Unisex'！
她聽成'You need sex '，豈不是性騷擾？又怕自己聽錯，露出錯愕懷疑的神情；
黑服務員見狀，一個字母一個字母地解釋：
' U – N – I – SEX！'
這次她聽的很清楚' You and I Sex'，立即找黑人上司理論，
[lesson taken - learn english]
一位老兄獨自到紐約出差。工作之餘，打算看看風景名勝。
為此他查考了大量的資料，選擇去自由女神像。為了週全，甚至把負責自由女神參觀的聯繫電話都找到了...666-2613。
當天，他叫了輛計程車準備出發，下面是他和計程車司機的談話；
計程車司機問道： ' Where do you want to go, Sir?'
老兄不知道自由女神像英文稱為' Statue of Liberty' ，
他想自由應該是FREE，女神大概是WOMAN。於是回答司機' FREE WOMAN！'
司機聽成'免費的女人'，馬上道：'What？ Oh！Hey man，Here is America，nothing is free！'
老兄：' Oh! How come! I read it from yellow page. See, here is the phone
number, ' 'sex-sex-sex-two-sex-one-free.
[lesson taken - do preparation before travel]
美麗又愚蠢
丈夫對妻子說︰"為什麼上帝把女人造得那麼美麗卻又那麼愚蠢呢？"
妻子回答道︰"上帝把我們造得美麗，你們才會愛我們，把我們造得愚蠢，我們才會愛你們。"
目標變了
夫妻二人吃飯時，妻子說︰"你現在怎麼盡挑魚背上的肉吃？記得我們談戀愛時，你最愛吃魚頭魚尾 …… "
"情況不同了嘛！" 丈夫說︰"現在我的目標是吃魚，當時我的目標是釣魚。"
饒你一次
一個男人很怕老婆。
一天，他老婆又當著客人的面和他吵了起來，並打了他一耳光。?為了面子，男子壯著膽子大吼︰ "你敢再打我一下？ "
他老婆毫不猶豫地又打了一下。男子看嚇不住老婆，只得說︰" 既然你這麼聽話，我就饒你一次吧。"
何必如此
妻子心血來潮，站在鏡子前仔細端詳，發現自己的臉竟是那樣難看，不禁放聲大哭。
坐在一旁觀察已久的丈夫說︰"你偶爾照一次鏡子就那麼傷心，那我天天看著你又該怎麼辦？ "
跟在家一樣
妻子到監獄探望丈夫時問︰ "親愛的，你在這裏過得怎麼樣？"
" 就跟在家一樣，哪兒也不讓去，伙食也糟透了…… "
得不償失
丈夫回家很不高興，妻子關心地問︰ "你遇到不順心的事了嗎？"
丈夫︰ " 今天我在公共汽車上拾到２００元錢。"
妻子︰ "那應該高興啊！"
丈夫︰" 另一個乘客也看見了，我和他平分 …… "
妻子︰ " 那你不是還有１００元嗎？"
丈夫︰ "回家前，我才發現那２００元其實是我自己丟的。"
夢話
妻子關心地對丈夫說︰"老公，你近來老是說夢話，要不我陪你去醫院檢查一下身體？"
丈夫驚慌地答道︰"不用，如果醫生給我治好了這毛病，那麼我在家裏的這一點點發言權都沒有了！"
愛妻
有一個男人跟他一天到晚只會抱怨的妻子來到耶路撒冷渡假。
在渡假當中，他的妻子突然去世了。
葬儀社的人跟他說：您可以選擇花$5,000將尊夫人的遺體運回您的國家，或者花$150把她葬在這聖地耶路撒冷。
那人想了一會兒，就跟葬儀社的人說他要把她運回家鄉。
葬儀社的人不解地問他說：為何您寧可花$5,000把尊夫人運回家鄉，而不願意將她葬在這美好之地，而且花更少錢呢？
那人回答：很久以前，有一個人在這裡死了，埋在這裡，過了三天，他又復活了。
[聖經記述 ..耶穌死後第三天復活]
他繼續說著：我就是不想冒這個險...
------ End ---------
一位在美的留學生，想要考國際駕照。
在考試時因為過於緊張，看到地上標線是向左轉。
他不放心的問道: turn left？
監考官回答：right !
於是他立刻向右轉。
很抱歉他只有下次再來。
某人刻苦學習英語，終有小成。一日上街不慎与一老外相撞，
連忙說：I am sorry.
老外應道：I am sorry too.
某人聽後又道：I am sorry three.
老外不解，問：What are you sorry for?
某人無奈，道：I am sorry five.
某男，亦初通英文，至使館，有表要填，有一欄是sex。
該男思之久已，毅然下筆：once a week。
簽證官觀后暴笑，曰：this item should be filled in with male or female.
該男頓時赧顏，思之，填下：female，
某公司經理叫秘書轉呈公文給老闆，
「報告老闆，下個月歐洲有一批訂單，我覺得公司需要帶人去和他們開會。」
老闆在公文後面短短簽下：「 Go a head! 」
經理收到之後，馬上指示下屬買機票、擬行程，自己則是整理行李。
臨出發那一刻，被秘書擋下來。
秘書：「你要幹什麼？」
經理：「去歐洲開會啊！」
秘書：「老闆同意了嗎？」
經理：「老闆不是批 go a head 嗎？」
秘書：「你來公司那麼久，難道你還不知道老闆的英文程度嗎？
老闆的意思是：去個頭！」
有位女士，個性喜愛佔便宜。
某日紐約曼哈頓名牌衣飾大減價；她去揀便宜，選來選去，終於挑到一件。但 樣式新潮，不敢確定是女裝還是男裝。
正巧一位又高又壯又黑的男服務員朝她走過來。
就用英語問他：' for Girl or Boy？'
黑人回答：'Unisex'！
她聽成'You need sex '，豈不是性騷擾？又怕自己聽錯，露出錯愕懷疑的神情；
黑服務員見狀，一個字母一個字母地解釋：
' U – N – I – SEX！'
這次她聽的很清楚' You and I Sex'，立即找黑人上司理論，
[lesson taken - learn english]
一位老兄獨自到紐約出差。工作之餘，打算看看風景名勝。
為此他查考了大量的資料，選擇去自由女神像。為了週全，甚至把負責自由女神參觀的聯繫電話都找到了...666-2613。
當天，他叫了輛計程車準備出發，下面是他和計程車司機的談話；
計程車司機問道： ' Where do you want to go, Sir?'
老兄不知道自由女神像英文稱為' Statue of Liberty' ，
他想自由應該是FREE，女神大概是WOMAN。於是回答司機' FREE WOMAN！'
司機聽成'免費的女人'，馬上道：'What？ Oh！Hey man，Here is America，nothing is free！'
老兄：' Oh! How come! I read it from yellow page. See, here is the phone
number, ' 'sex-sex-sex-two-sex-one-free.
[lesson taken - do preparation before travel]
美麗又愚蠢
丈夫對妻子說︰"為什麼上帝把女人造得那麼美麗卻又那麼愚蠢呢？"
妻子回答道︰"上帝把我們造得美麗，你們才會愛我們，把我們造得愚蠢，我們才會愛你們。"
目標變了
夫妻二人吃飯時，妻子說︰"你現在怎麼盡挑魚背上的肉吃？記得我們談戀愛時，你最愛吃魚頭魚尾 …… "
"情況不同了嘛！" 丈夫說︰"現在我的目標是吃魚，當時我的目標是釣魚。"
饒你一次
一個男人很怕老婆。
一天，他老婆又當著客人的面和他吵了起來，並打了他一耳光。?為了面子，男子壯著膽子大吼︰ "你敢再打我一下？ "
他老婆毫不猶豫地又打了一下。男子看嚇不住老婆，只得說︰" 既然你這麼聽話，我就饒你一次吧。"
何必如此
妻子心血來潮，站在鏡子前仔細端詳，發現自己的臉竟是那樣難看，不禁放聲大哭。
坐在一旁觀察已久的丈夫說︰"你偶爾照一次鏡子就那麼傷心，那我天天看著你又該怎麼辦？ "
跟在家一樣
妻子到監獄探望丈夫時問︰ "親愛的，你在這裏過得怎麼樣？"
" 就跟在家一樣，哪兒也不讓去，伙食也糟透了…… "
得不償失
丈夫回家很不高興，妻子關心地問︰ "你遇到不順心的事了嗎？"
丈夫︰ " 今天我在公共汽車上拾到２００元錢。"
妻子︰ "那應該高興啊！"
丈夫︰" 另一個乘客也看見了，我和他平分 …… "
妻子︰ " 那你不是還有１００元嗎？"
丈夫︰ "回家前，我才發現那２００元其實是我自己丟的。"
夢話
妻子關心地對丈夫說︰"老公，你近來老是說夢話，要不我陪你去醫院檢查一下身體？"
丈夫驚慌地答道︰"不用，如果醫生給我治好了這毛病，那麼我在家裏的這一點點發言權都沒有了！"
愛妻
有一個男人跟他一天到晚只會抱怨的妻子來到耶路撒冷渡假。
在渡假當中，他的妻子突然去世了。
葬儀社的人跟他說：您可以選擇花$5,000將尊夫人的遺體運回您的國家，或者花$150把她葬在這聖地耶路撒冷。
那人想了一會兒，就跟葬儀社的人說他要把她運回家鄉。
葬儀社的人不解地問他說：為何您寧可花$5,000把尊夫人運回家鄉，而不願意將她葬在這美好之地，而且花更少錢呢？
那人回答：很久以前，有一個人在這裡死了，埋在這裡，過了三天，他又復活了。
[聖經記述 ..耶穌死後第三天復活]
他繼續說著：我就是不想冒這個險...
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Wedding prep updates
Haven't been updating the blog for a long time because there hasn't been anything to update, really. My life has been revolving around the same things - work, school, wedding preparations. To be exact, it's ard 7 weeks to the event, 8 weeks to exams, and 15 weeks to the wedding. Like a typical SAR-style update, the foundations have been set and preparatory work is underway.
For the wedding especially, am already trying to squeeze as much time as I could in between work and school to do my part as one half of a couple. Didn't want to rely on Mr. Jang all the time because it's 'our' wedding afterall. Having said, am really grateful that he is taking the lead for most of the items. We've finally booked the pre-weddding shoots and will be heading to China to do it in less than a month's time! :) Don't think my raccoon eyes will recover by then, and I just hoped that it won't get worse because we are heading closer and closer to LW. Am actually quite excited, and it's precisely because I don't really have very high expectations on how it will turn out in the first place(the package is so cheap!) So there's really no stress about it not turning out good enough.
Am in the midst of confirming the floral arrangements, searching for the right kinda music, and coming up with ideas for the programme. It's not just because it's our wedding, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make the event truly reflective of "our style", if we have one! So might take the opportunity to do stuff that we otherwise won't do. Just need time to sit down and really explore the creative "options" we have... and hopefully they will materialise.
For the wedding especially, am already trying to squeeze as much time as I could in between work and school to do my part as one half of a couple. Didn't want to rely on Mr. Jang all the time because it's 'our' wedding afterall. Having said, am really grateful that he is taking the lead for most of the items. We've finally booked the pre-weddding shoots and will be heading to China to do it in less than a month's time! :) Don't think my raccoon eyes will recover by then, and I just hoped that it won't get worse because we are heading closer and closer to LW. Am actually quite excited, and it's precisely because I don't really have very high expectations on how it will turn out in the first place(the package is so cheap!) So there's really no stress about it not turning out good enough.
Am in the midst of confirming the floral arrangements, searching for the right kinda music, and coming up with ideas for the programme. It's not just because it's our wedding, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make the event truly reflective of "our style", if we have one! So might take the opportunity to do stuff that we otherwise won't do. Just need time to sit down and really explore the creative "options" we have... and hopefully they will materialise.
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