I AM PREGNANT!!!!

Jiemei & Jason's ROM

Congrats Jiemei!!!! Hugs!!!

Attended Jiemei's ROM today, it was beautiful! Held on this pretty white yacht.. first time I've attended such an event. The weather was so nice, the surroundings so calm and peaceful, and seeing my good friend get married really made me feel very happy. I love weddings. There's always just something so sweet about weddings.. it kinda gives you a high. Hehe. Yeah. Its love.

And the sunset that day was just beautiful............ and the champagne too.... =p

Photos of the sweet couple & the beautiful event...

A new start

Come mid Sept, it’s the start of something new again.

A new job.. not for me, but for HK.

Changes are good, right? But with it, also comes a lot of uncertainty. But yes, this should be good. =)

But that would also mean our plan to work overseas next year would be a little…. out of reach? Perhaps it’s just not meant to be. Or perhaps it will still be possible, just not so soon. I’m going to stay optimistic.

Well, its going to be another busy few months for me again at work. But I’m starting to enjoy my work again.. so that’s good.

Exercise!

Nana & I signed up for Amore just last week. We have gone for one class so far, and we loved it. I’m going to lead a healthy lifestyle! Can’t wait to try out the various classes! And my ballet classes are resuming this Sunday again, so there’s plenty to look forward to!

Married life

Many have been asking me lately how marriage life has been.. and you know what, there really has not been much difference after getting married! I’m serious!

Well, yes, we are now staying together and we see each other everyday and everything else.. but it hasn’t been much different from life before marriage. Perhaps because for the past one or two years before getting married, we were already staying together almost everyday, either at his place or at mine. So well, the only difference is that we no longer stay at my place.. and we have a new room to sleep in now at his place.. but that’s about it.

Is that good or bad??

I don’t know.. hehe.. I guess we have gotten over the stage of getting used to each others habit and all? Or perhaps it’s because we still do not have a house of our own yet. Hopefully, by next year we will and I’ll then find out the “truth” about marriage life!

Depression

Depression : Is this just a problem for women or do men face this too? Depression and mood swings. One moment I’m happy and feeling all cheery… and the next moment, I feel no one loves me in this world. And I’m not talking about HK or anyone in particular, it’s a general feeling. You just feel DOWN. =(

I know Nana and YQ feels this way sometimes and most gals I guess but you hardly see a guy suffering from mood swings don’t you? Anyway.. this brings me to… All the fake people around me… There’s just lots of such people around aren’t there. I really do marvel at these people. Behind a person’s back, they can complain and complain and complain about him/her. But when in front of that person, they act like they are that person’s best friend. GROSS.

My crazy work life

It has been such a long while since I’ve blogged. So many things have happened since and how I wish I have the time to write all about it.

Ever since I came back from my honeymoon I’ve just been bogged down by the HUGE workload waiting for me to be completed. Almost everyday its been 14 -16 hours of work. Including weekends. Okay maybe not 14 hours on weekends, but definitely a good 8 hours a day on Saturdays and Sundays.

During times like these, I really wish for more than 24 hours a day.

I miss reading my magazines.
I miss having weekend coffee with HK.
I miss catching up with my friends.
I miss blogging.
I miss shopping and strolling down Orchard on weekends.
I miss looking at our wedding photos and honeymoon photos. I can’t even use the word miss because we haven’t even spent much time looking at them to begin with. And, we haven’t even developed the photos either.

And then there is our video that we haven’t even collected from our VG.

AND, we bought a PS3 which I haven’t even played!
AND, our new TV that I hardly have time to watch!
AND, my new MacBook that I haven’t had time to enjoy and learn how to use!

I’m sad!

Oh ya, and I’ve been wanting to perm my hair for the longest time but haven’t had time to do that at all.

Feels like life back in audit again.

Ergh………………….. I hate integrations.

A night of dinner & desserts

The night started with dinner at One Rochester.. have been wanting to come here together for the longest time.. finally we did!



There was Nana, Pau and me..


And Justine & Rui too!

And our meal started with this sweet sauce chicken wings & drumstick tapas... which unfortunately turned out not too cooked... told the waitress & got it changed... But it tasted good though!

And then our main course were served..

Nana's tuna dish..

Justine's crab linguine..

Rui & my pan seared Seabass, which was quite yummy!

Pau's linguine..


And us, looking happy with the food in front of us..


But of course, before we started we had to take our group photo..


And, again, before we left the place.

And then we were off to Holland V to have dessert at the 2AM Dessert Bar.. a cosy looking place with yummy desserts!

Shared this warm chocolate cake with sorbet.. the chocolates really good! But at $14 the price is quite steep!

After that was savoured, the TWIX came.. chocolate ice cream with caramel mouse over peanut crumble.. Not too bad but I personally didnt like this as much.



But I loved the company I was with!!!!!!

And, had a good night of chat & laughter! Although us getting old, we called it a night by midnight! =P

HK's down.. again!

This is the second time this year HK has fallen sick... he just had a bad case of diarrhoea and fever in Feb and now he is down again.. this time with flu & fever. He blames it on the "ma nian" (horse year) thats he's born in, which supposedly this year is a bad year for all "horses".

Anyway he was on MC for 3 days this time.. poor guy. Slept thru out most of the 3 days, with me bored accompanying him at home. By the 3rd day, I just had to irritate him by taking photos of him when he least feels like to! =p

Thats him giving me the pissed face..

Still pissed..


But finally managed to persuade him to take a photo with me! =p

Dinner at Cafe Iguana

Had dinner at Cafe Iguana, this Mexican Restaurant & Bar at Riverside Point.

Together with HK, spent the night eating, chatting, talking crap with Cheryl & Danny & Alice & Vinz (well, with HK there's always crap! hehe.. ) - 6 of us in total.

And the nachos & margarita at Cafe Iguana was really good! Had the Grilled Chicken Fajitas for my main, portion was huge but taste wise only so-so.. But the nachos was the highlight! Tortilla chips layered with black beans, rice, roasted jalapeno chiles, sour cream and melted cheese!! *drool!!!!*

And of course, the strawberry & peach margarita, which goes for half price till 9pm!

Definitely enjoyed my Friday night..... =)

http://www.cafeiguana.com/

Popeye's mashed potato is the best!

Really love the mashed potato at Popeye's.. yummy yummy yummy!

Happy birthday Ashley!

Ashley turned 2 years old and attended her birthday party at my cousin's place at Punggol. She's so sweet & adorable!

Her cute little cake..

My daddy just loves kids.. (Viv wat ya waiting for!!! =p)


Thats our reflection in the mirror..


We bought her a red and white dress from Pumpkin Patch!

My Shanghai business trip.. or rather shopping trip!

Was in Shanghai over the past 4 days... 22nd March to 26th March. Went over to meet my new Akzo colleagues to sort out some integration matters on Monday & Tuesday, with Ophelia. Spent more time shopping though!

I really do love Shanghai! Its big, its diverse, its interesting, its fun!!!

What did I do there?

1) Shop, shop and shop

2) Met up with Grace at Johnny Moo

3) Met up with Guisong & his madly in love girlfriend =)

4) Had the yummy Xiao Yang Dumpling at Nanjing Road West

5) Had coffee on the 54th floor of Grand Hyatt Hotel

6) Went to Xintiandi

7) Stroll at The Bund

8) Made clothes at the textile centre (I cant wait to go back there again!!!)

9) Met up with Carrie and her team, and had dinner with Maureen & Daisy

And my shopping list:

1) 1 tailor made suit (RMB400)

2) 6 scarves (RMB20 each)

3) 1 tailor made jacket (RMB170)

4) 1 tailor made skirt (RMB80)

5) 2 pleated skirts (RMB50 each)

6) 2 knitted tops (RMB 80 each)

7) 1 turtleneck top (RMB50)

8) 2 pair of shoes (RMB 80 & RMB 45)

9) 3 pair of pants for HK (RMB110 each)

10) 4 packet of Walnuts (RMB 35 each)

At the new T3!

Where we stayed.. Jianguo Hotel

The station near our hotel..


The streets of Shanghai... look at the trees..

At the Bund..

It was windy!

The Colonial house facing the Bund

A meal at Xintiandi in the cool weather

The touristy chen huang miao.. which we left just after 10 mins there

I love this place... it holds special memories =)

Coffee at Hyatt..

It was almost 10 degrees at night

With Ophelia, at the Xu Jia Hui Cathedral

Their public toilet, found it quite cute..

And when I came back to Singapore, arrived at 525am, and had a pleasant surprise seeing HK waiting at the airport. =)=)=)

Getting your pronunciations right =)

Ever wondered if you were pronouncing these brands correctly? Here you go! =)

Damn disgusting

Had this huge pimple at the back of my ear which caused me so much discomfort the whole day... didnt know how big it was until I showed it to HK and got him to take a photo of it so that I could see what was irritating me the whole day.. and when I saw it, I went "eww...." its really quite disgusting isnt it.. And, it got me so irritated the whole day, especially cos it was a Saturday and I was out shopping for a TV with HK...

Anyway, guess what.. I burst it.. at Harvey Norman at Suntec. And felt much better after that. Haha!

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