29112008 - Guides Gathering

Today is the day of the Guides Gathering. A gathering that we set aside a day from last year. :D Every year we will have a gathering to meet up with some of the guiding leaders.

This year, we have it at Suki Sushi @ AMK. They got me presents and a birthday cake... cos it's near to my birthday. :P As Lei, Ping & Juan's birthday are also around the same date as me, we blowed and cut the cake together...
CheeSiang's birthday is also near to mine, but he's too busy taking photo. :P






Present presentation ...




My boyfriend and I...


During dinner, we chatted about almost everything... From Bangkok demonstration to a TV programme on U channel and what happen to us for the past 1 year and events that have gone through together. Some memorizes, I have already forgotten. Gathering is for me to refresh my memory. Old liao... memorize getting more and more unclear liao. :(

After dinner, Ping suggested to go sing K, but as there's no suitable place to go for it, we decided to go to the Mac beside the AMK South Park to sit and continue chatting...

After that, it's time for the annual photo taking session!








Time flies when we are hving fun. Very fast, the day ended liao. :(

These are the presents I got from my guiding friends.

28112008 - My Birthday

My boyfriend and I were together when it crossed over to my birthday. He's the first person to wish me Happy Birthday. :D

2nd : Some number that I reply to ask who, but didn't reply back
3rd : Sophia
4th : Janine
5th : Xiao Lei
6th : Jasmine Tong
7th : Maggie Lye
8th : Sharon Tan
9th : Song Bee
10th : Song Ling
11th : Xiao Si
12th : Bel
13th : Lynn Yap
14th : Yiling
15th : Verity
16th : Dawn
17th : Carrie Ng
18th : Yiting
19th : Mei Qi
20th : Hui Juan

For this year's birthday, I just wanna be at home relaxing...

Late afternoon, we went to Sizzler for dinner. :D Sizzler is my favourite restaurant. Cos got salad bar that I can eat salad and soup and fruits, unlimited.

After that we went shopping for a white shoes for work. My old one already spoil until always kana say by my colleague liao. It's time to change a new one. Got a new pair.


After that, went home cos both of us is very tired already.

My birthday is always not very interesting. I like it smooth and relaxing and spending with the one I love the whole day.

27112008 - Birthday Present from colleagues

Today is the eve of my birthday, and half day leave at work.

A few months back, some of my department colleagues actually asked me what do I want for my birthday. I replied that I wanted Sincerity (xing yi). Think they have been cracking their brain what does it mean by that...

Today I was given the presents...
The following are those who contributed to it:
  • Tony Heng
  • Simon Poh
  • Melvin Ong
  • Thomas Ang
  • Sally Mei
  • Lim Soo Chee
  • Jasmine Tong
  • Tan Mui Jin
  • Carrie Ng
  • Lynn Yap
  • Melissa Poh
  • Michelle Yeo
  • Maggie Lye
  • Jolyn Seah
These are what I'm given...

  • 2 bath towels,
  • 2 face towels,
  • 1 dark circles gone eye masks,
  • a bottle of strawberry shower gel,
  • a bottle of Strawberry Body Butter,
  • a bag,
  • a Cadbury dream real white chocolate (not in the pic, as I finished eating liao :P)
  • an ang bao
Items on the list are not anyhow picked just because it's cheap, there's a story behind every items that only sincerely close friends who listen and observe will be able to know that I needed it... except for the dark circle gone eye mask that the whole world should be able to tell that I badly needed. :P

Thanks to all that have contributed to buy these items.

22112008 - Achieved my new record in Swimming

Reached the swimming pool at about 11am. Drag drag a bit, trying to overcome the coldness of the water.
Planned to swim 15 laps today.

Started at about 11.10am.
Finished at about 11.40am.
Took 30 minutes. Which is about 2 mins / lap.

Hmm, compared to the previous time i swim (25 mins for 10 laps = 2.5mins / lap), i told 0.5mins faster per lap this time. Yeah! Improve liao!

  • Next training will be tomorrow (23.11.2008). Stairs climbing up and down 11 stories at my block. Planned to do 6 sets.
  • Next swimming training will be next Saturday or Sunday (30.11.2008). 20 laps.
I must tell myself to follow what i planned, if not how am i going to get to the summit of Mt KK next year... It's all about determination again.

21112008 - Year going to end soon

Oh well, it's already end of November and it's time for me to see if i achieved anything i planned for this year. The new year resolution is as followed:

1) Learn to be patient.
2) Not to be careless with my work.
3) Provide more love and concern to him
4) Learn 5 things new in the new year
5) Get a new house of our own
6) Be able to love myself more

So have i achieve them?

1) Learn to be patient
I must say yes, I have achieve it. But still need improvement. :)

2) Not to be careless with my work
This one, hmm... not really :( Still quite careless with my work. But I have learned to check for my mistakes and make sure there's no mistake before i submit my work. People at work is still very nice and giving me chance when I made mistake. But I can't always be depending on their patient. I will have to continue to improve on that. This really need more time to be achieved.

3) Provide more love and concern to him
Hmm, I don't really know if I've provided him with more love and concern. (Him means my boyfriend.) I am sure trying my very best to be show concern whenever he needs. I feel that it all comes from my heart! I will continue to listen to my heart and try to make my ego work a bit lesser.

4) Learn 5 things new in the new year
Wow... how come I made this one of my new year resolution last year. 5 times is a lot leh. Hmm, let me think what have i learnt dis year. Oh...

a) I have learnt about Confucius. Read up & watched a few videos on he said and do thousand years ago. Although I'm still no expert, it should still be considered a new thing that I have learnt.

b) Zang Zi studies. Another china ancient person. Watched a few videos on what he said and do thousand years ago. I'm still learning and trying to relate whatever he say to the world today.

c) Learning about how to keep myself warm in a very cold place. Climbed Mt KK this year. The way up to the summit is less than 9 degree. Although I didn't reach the summit, I have learnt something on the way up

... like nothing already. Never mind, i still have 1 more month to learn 2 more things.

5) Get a new house of our own
Nope :( I don't think I'm able to achieve this this year. But we are still trying very hard to get one next year.

6) Be able to love myself more
I do feel that I have learn to love myself more. Learning to care for myself. Not harming myself just to please someone. This year I started to pamper myself a bit and it really make me feel happy and relax.

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So I still have a few things that I have not achieved. I still have 1 more month to achieve it. Jia yu ba! :D Will review these again at the end of the December.

20112008 - Failed the 1st attempt of jogging training

I reached home at about 5.45pm today. Very early. But I forgotten to bring my key. Luckily caught my dad on the way to the lift lobby. Got the key from him and went home.

Have not been exercising for the past few days. Gotta work after office hour to finish wat i need to. So today is the only day I can go for exercising.

Bishan Active is very crowded today. Kids and old folks walking around...

Walked around Bishan Active and hope to find somewhere that I can jog. But everywhere is just so crowded. I started running when i reach the 1/2 way mark of the perimeter. But when i reached the starting part, it's crowded again. I finally gave up jogging.

I climbed up to my house. 11 stories.

Anyway, I planned to go swimming on Saturday (22/11/2008). This time, 15 laps. I must not be lazy this time cos I have not been exercising for the past one week. :( *sad*

16112008 - Carrot Cake Conversations

Today is juz another Sunday except for the evening. We went for a movie at Marina Square with my parents and their friends. Watched Carrot Cake Conversations.

Hmm, wat to say abt the movie? It's very slow. The movie has a message that they want to send out to whoever watching the movie. But it's up to individual how they interpret it. I personally feel that it's trying to tell us not to keep living in the usual pattern. I mean, in life, from young we have been told wat we should or should not do. Wat is good and wat is bad for life. Parents or elders will tell us, if you are a doctor or lawyer, you are considered successful. If you are hawker or taxi driver, you are failure. But wat makes them a failure? They are also trying to work for money. In life, too much things is being planned for us from the day we appear in this world. Cant we just make our own discussion and not feel gulity or think what will others feel about it?

My dream is to travel around the world. Earning watever I need when i need it. Do whatever I can just for the aim of continue traveling to watever places I want to. I can even wash plates or be a waitress in a restuarant. Anyway, it's just temporary. Once I got wat I need to continue traveling, i will quit and go.

But will my dreams come true? I dont tink so...

15112008 - 2nd training to be physically healthy

I did not go for training yesterday as I have something else to do.
But at least I postponed it to the next day, which is today!
I reach my boyfriend's house at about 11am. Started swimming wearing my new swimming costume.
Planned to do 10 laps today.

Started at about 11.05pm.
Finished at about 11.30pm.
Took 25 minutes. Is it ok? Hmm, should be ok la. Will aim to swim faster the next round.

... Next training on tomorrow (16.11.2008) running at Bishan Active. 3 Round.

12112008 - A start for being healthy physically

I actually planned to start my exercise on Monday of this week, but was lazy and giving myself so many excuse to postpone it. Today, I really did it. Reached home at abt 6.15pm, i changed into my fitness attire and boots. Started climbing up and down 11 stories at my block. Planned to do 5 sets.

I did feel like giving up during my 1st set up, but when my determination stop my feeling, i continued. Until the 4th set, I found so tired and my heart beats very fast. I still continue with a slower pace. Finally completed the 5 sets.

Started at about 6.35pm.
Finished at about 6.55pm.
Took 20 minutes. But it still quite ok for a start.

... Next training on Friday (14.11.2008) running at Bishan Active. 1 Round.

06112008 - Gathering with Mount Kinabalu Travel Team

Normal day at work but excited abt tonight as there's a gathering with Mt KK team to exchange photos and juz to meet up.

Went to raffles place to meet BF. He finished work at abt 7.15am. We rushed down to Novena Square Burger King for the gathering. Jo was already there eating her dinner. We ordered our food and eat while waiting for the rest to come.

Looking at the photos tend to bring us back to Sabah. Tinking abt the crazy things we hv done, and joking abt wat had happen. Every1 had their own camera, so we actually had quite a lot of photos to see through.

Finished viewing the photos at last. Jo gave us our certificate. Mine is in black and white as I did not reach the summit. As stated I reached 4072.10 metres. The peak of Mt KK is 4095.2 metres. Well, neway, there can always be the next time. At least I have a black and white for collection. When i reach the top, i will get the colour ones. Ppl go 1 colour certificate, but I got 2, one colour & one black and white. Not bad rite? :P

Burger King closed at 10pm. I cant believe that they started to closed the gates one by one when there's still lots of ppl in the restaurant. As we finished watever we were eating, we got the hint and dismiss the gathering.

Jo told us that there will still be training at Bt Timah Hill every Sunday at about 2pm. If we wanna join, juz let her know. Hmm, maybe I shld go for intensive training before the next attempt. Hopefully I dont get a black and white certificate the next climb.