My Ideal Careers

Your Career Personality: Capable, Friendly, and Energetic

Your Ideal Careers: Actor Advertising Executive Artist Counselor Entrepreneur Musician Politician Psychologist Teacher Television Reporter

The Quick and Dirty Career Test

So i am doing what is listed according to this survey. In fact, i got promoted to managerial level & i know for fact that i am earning more than some of my same level frenz & my capability is recoginsed by my immediate boss.

But why do i still feel unmotivated??

There could be a few reasons:
- my office is dammmn far far away
- my colleagues are juz colleagues to me; not frenz
- i have a super duper "niao" & incapable boss
- i only get comm after clients paid up; & there are bad paying masters who caused me not getting what i deserve
- i don't get as much (or should i say preferred) freebies as compared to if i am doing lifestyle type of magazine

i guess it's time to ponder my career path. & looking at the list, i really don't mind being an artist or entrepreneur or psychologist. hah!

我也是女王

Juz finished this book 《我是女王 - 那些好女孩不懂的事》

作者 share 了她的恋爱经验. It's like the Chinese version of 《Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus》. Very often, i was nodding & smiling at the points that she wrote.
Below are some 经典S：

1. 你可以没有爱情， 你可以没有人爱，但千万不能不爱自 己。
2. 难道， [做自己] 与谈恋爱是那么不相容？
3. 开车， 可以看出一个男人自不自私。所以，请注意一个男人的[车品]。
4. 叫不代表爽，不管在车上还是在床上，都一样！
5. 男人尊重懂得尊重他的女人。
6. 如果他爱你， 他应该希望你也觉得自己很正点才对。
7. 再精准的测谎机，还是比不上女人的观察力。
8. 你当第三者，心疼又生气的是爱你的朋友和家人，不是那个不会为了你和老婆离婚的男人。
9. 你的爱情怎么得到，就会怎么失去。
10. 不管那男人多丑多糟，只要他开好车，旁边一定载辣妹！
11. 爱情不是你等多久就是你的。
12. 如果他要你，他巴不得马上娶你。所以，他是想结婚的，只是他不想跟你结婚。

i took a loooonnnng time to finish reading this book as i am used to reading English books & it doesn't help that the sentences are in the traditional vertical format instead of horizontal. i think it took me months to complete it instead of my normal speed of dayz. But at the end of it, i think it's pretty worth it coz i actually gained some insights on men's weird mentality on women.
So any next taker for this book???

I confess . . . I am addicted

Damn. . . these 台弯偶像剧 are so addicting.
The 1st one that got me hooked was 流星花园 in 2002. After so many years, the plot of most 台弯偶像剧 are still pretty much predictable. Pretty girl meets handsome guy & becomes 冤家 but will gradually grow to love each other. But gotta 1st overcome obstacles like objecting parents, scheming love rivals, complicating misunderstandings etc etc.
& sad to say, after watching so many of these dramas . . . i am still hooked!

my current list of must watch drama list:
放羊的星星 {just finished!}
換換愛 {currently scv showing}
轉角*遇到愛 {dvd @ home}
東方茱麗葉 {dvd @ home}
公主小妹 {gotta acquire}
鬥牛要不要 {gotta acquire}

Aiyo . . . . . too many shows, too little time! Heeeellllllppppppppp!!!!!!!!

I wasn't Enchanted

i don't know should i label it as a comedy or fantasy or musical or cartoon. This movie is a blend of live human action with traditional 2D animation. The plot is pretty straight forward & simple. A girl meets her prince & the wicked queen try ways & means to keep this couple apart to secure her own position. U will see familiar storyline like: using of poison apple to dope the girl, asking mirror for advise, prince getting girl to try on 1 shoe etc.
Those who dream of happily-ever-after story will like such plot, but i don't. The only character i like in this movie is the chipmunk. Cute!
Hence, my advise is . . . . . watch only if u are bored on a weekday.

Over the Rainbow

Somewhere over the rainbow (click here for video & song)
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

i was at SSDC the other day when i spotted the lovely rainbow.
Do u notice that there are in fact double rainbow in the pic???
It was a clear day & so it's quite a wonder that the rainbow appear
cause i always thought that rainbow will only appear after rain.
Is that a good omen? Is there a pot of gold coins waiting for me at the end of the rainbow?
Someday if i wish upon a star, will my dreamz come true??

Fyi, this pic was taken by my instructor. I do not bring camera for driving lesson.

I've been TAGGED too!!

In fact tagged twice! by sis & ong.

1. Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog. [done]
2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself (on your blog, we all want to know them). [done as per below]
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs. [nay... not gonna do this. it's 没完没了 but peps reading this are free to add this on to your blog if u like or have the free time like me now]
4. Let each person know that they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. [since i did not tag another 7 peps, i don't have to do this i suppose]

Here are the 7 random / weird facts about me to share with u peps:

1. i'm lousy with numbers, that's why maths was my killer subject in school. In fact, my record score was 14/100 marks for an exam paper!! But i did managed to get B4 for my 'O' after loads of tutions!

2. i am scare of most creepy-crawlies,insects or bugs or pests or whatever u call. Even butterflies!! coz when i was young, SBC drama <<迷离夜>> showed that if butterflies touched u, u aged instantly!! Gosh! when u're like 7 or 8 yrs old, that is horrifying!

3. i don't eat & don't like the taste of those garnishing stuffs like ginger, spring onion & Esp coriander. Plus i also don't eat mutton cos i think sheep looks too cute! & any other weird meat types.

4. i am a light sleeper. Hence, i normally can hear whoever is snoring or grinding teeth or sleep talking... Btw, i do neither of these.

5. my ECA in pri sch was 武术! don't pray pray hor! i was even selected to perform in 1993 NDP!

6. i display traits of brand loyalty for certains things i use. E.g. Uni Laknock medium ball point pen, Johnson's baby powder, nokia hp, ChapStick lip balm . . . not that they're the best in quality but i'm juz used to it.

7. i have been reading newspaper daily since pri sch. Rem last time our teacher used to want us to do 剪报?? Hence, it became my habit till today. In fact, if i'm out of town, i will read the past copies at home if i have the time. i guess that's why my general knowledge of current happenings is pretty good! ;p

Holga-ing

Bored with normal boring pics that your camera has been taking?
Try Holga!!
Add on the color splash flash to tint the photo with yellow, red or blue tone. I love the effect that most of the photos came out dreamy & vintage-ly. Luckily most are quite ok... don't have any blur imageor out of focus pic!

Yellow tinted
(my fav colour tone coz it's the most vintage-ly among all tones)

Red tinted
(looks abit eerier to me)

Blue tinted
(looks normal)

Multiple exposure effect
(this takes practice to get a nice pic)

Cool uh!

I got Star-dusted

If u like "Hocus Pocus" type of magic where a sorceress waves her hand, & poof! - a man dissolves into a cloud of blue pixie dust, which fades away to reveal that he is now a mouse; u will like Stardust. It's a great date movie that is funny, thrilling, charming with all the magical Disney effects.

Claire Danes played the role of the fallen star - Yvaine at ease as the role is somewhat similar to her role in "Romeo + Juliet."
Charlie Cox is good as both the village boy & the charming prince.
The best is watching the scenes of vampy and amusing witch (Michelle Pfeiffer). She seems to have stop the time at 25yrs old as a great beauty. *wondering how did she do that??*
Robert De Niro is another hilarious character who is a macho-hammy-swishy pirate.

I was kept glued to the screen throughout the 2hrs+ mythology overflowing with scorned princes, fiendish warlocks, airborne pirates, bitter old witches & twinkle stars.
A movie that is definitely worth double dose of star power!

melancholy

I insomnia; not knowing is because I worry about her or because my past is playing back in my mind.

I cry; not knowing is because it hurts to see her bawling her eyes out non stop or because my past is so painful to reminisce

I cringe; not knowing which is not hurtful; him leaving her or him has only love her as a sister.

I believe to U: Hong Kong will never be a great place for holiday again; Subway will never taste delicious again; Rubik block & WII are not fun anymore.

The whole 213x3 seems to be overwhelmed in sadness. Sunshine & laughter have gone away.

What is LOVE???

Seeing her heartbreak, 我的心不知不觉也痛了起来. It felt like time "rewind" back to then when I was given that "sentence" n yrs ago. Sentenced to heartbreak juz dayz before our anniversary, 2months before my bday, 4mths before Xmas .... & all i can do is 泪不停的流. A lyric in a song, a scene, a scent, almost everything & anything will remind u of that person & the past will juz keep "play back" in your mind. 连笑起来都不快乐，连做梦都泪流。

Y do peps separate juz because different character?
Y do peps separate juz because different perspective?
Y do peps separate juz because of different mentality?

The person U most don't want to hurt always ends up being hurt the most badly.
Is there forever love??
I don't know. Cos 有期望就有失望.

"Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way."


Hump Jing Pang: I understand your feeling & the pain u muz be feeling now. Although i can't bring it away, at least remember u have a listening ear & shoulder to cry on if u need.

Bday Celebrations...part 3

As promised, here is part 3:

Met my dear SP-rians for cheena dinner & fashionable drinks last Wed in celebration of mama & mine bday.
Cheena dinner cos we had chinese food at Chinatown
&
Fashiohable drinks cos we chill out at Fashion Bar (which btw has no cover charge but it play trance music & the crowd is more atas)

We 干掉 1 whole bottle of Volka, 2 beers & a glass of Lamborghini within that 4hrs
In the end, i puked thrice for the overdose of drinks cum bah kuh teh :/
"Heng" never roll down stairs or black out or got so drunk that i can't walk myself or make a fool of myself. *phew*
But it's great to un-wind like this some times. Juz some times, not too often ok!

peps: We shall continue our updates the next time

ts & auntie j: u 2 are gonna be next victim liao! heeheehee

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11 Nov

Hoho... this time is fancy high-tea with emperor & ngo ngo at Intercontinental Hotel.
I would say the food for the high tea set & dark choc fondue are average. Can be better but nice presentation. The hotel decor is still as nice & lovely in shades of whites & gold chandeliers. The quiet & cozy atmosphere is suitable for a lazy afternoon catch-up with frenz as it's not as crowded as it's neighbor Bugis Junction. Citibank card holders enjoy 15% off leh!

emperor: hope your career path will be smoother & no more accident
ngo ngo: good luck for your new career move!
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As usual, this yr i rec. many wishes & I thanks every1 of U whom remember my bday. Esp those whom make an effort to meet up... well even if it got canceled last min. ;p
Not forgetting all the pressys & makan treats too!
I felt so luuvvved by u all & i appreciate it. *muck*
But there are always peps (who are suppose to be my good pals) who are so caught up with their life or gfs or work that they totally forgot all about it! hmph! (U know who u're if u're reading this post)

Bday Celebrations...part 2

Ok so here is part 2:

juz hrs ago before reaching home after dinner on 3rd Nov, while in the car,
i asked jt: "how come this yr my bday U never give me flowers?"
jt to me: "i thought U say it's a waste of money?"
me to jt: "ok loh."

But upon reaching home, i saw a bouquet of roses sitting in my room. I guess he didn't want to flowers to get sun burnt whole day out in the Bird Park or suffocated in the car boot bah! lolx
ok so that's suprise no. 1



As the clock strikes 12am on 4th Nov 07, jt & my family spring surprise no. 2 on me by leaving 2 cakes glowing with candles in the dark living room. why 2 cakes???

Cos i am a cake lover!! muahahaha
In actual fact, jt bought an Awfully Chocolicious cake for me
AND
my sis bought a lychee martini cake from Pine Garden for me.
Both are lip smacking good..... *drooling*

原来 that jt has already "ba kah" with my sis & mum to smuggle these in during the afternoon & hid at home till we left for Bird Park. By the way, the smuggling process happened when i was at home preparing myself & yet i did not once sense it. Given the fact that i am an alert doggie!! *hmph* But it's a nice suprise lah!

Come to think of it, since 1st Nov, i have been eating cakes EVERYDAY!!
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4th Nov

Met miss reporter for a delectable & enjoyable lunch at Majestic Hotel.
We chatted over lunch, took some pics in the arty hotel lobby & sat by the pool side to continue our chat. After that, i acc her to meet her frenz & chat somemore at raffles city over Gloria Jean's coffees. So *calculating*, we chatted for about 7 hrs!! :O

And that's not all..... coz the next day, we met again! We went for 3 media events together & both went home 满载而归 ;p


part 3 coming up soon... i promise
psssh: are U aware that all pics i post are enlarge-able by clicking on it??

Bday Celebrations... so far

This yr's bday celebrations started from 1st Nov 07!!
My boss pre-ordered a chocolicious cake for all the Nov babies before she went KL for work. From the pic, do u notice that most are from the SquareRooms team! That means about 80% of my team are born in Nov too!! :P

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3rd Nov 07

In Spore, where do u find sooooo many birds up close & personal????
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where else......... but Jurong Bird Park!!

i think jt feels that my bday should be spent in nature. Cause last yr was at Bollywood farm & Hay Dairies then this yr is at Bird Park. lolx
But i did enjoyed myself at the Bird Park lah... It's been n years since i last went there. This trip, i even got to feed lory birds & even have an owl to stand on my hand to take pic (though i would have prefer to have taken with harry porter's owl).
After that, dinner was at Jurong Hill Top Jap restaurant. Hmmm i never knew there is a Jurong hill in spore... The tepanyaki is pretty good there but it seems that almost every dish is cook with garlic & butter. So... if u like garlic, i believe u will like the food there.

thats all for today. stay tune for more updates....

Updates for "Fav period is here loh!!"

Edited entry:
further appt bookings updates:
4 Nov - miss reporter lunch
11 Nov - emperor & ngo ngo lunch

EarSplitting Bus ride

As if 1 & 1/2 hrs bus ride home is not torturous enough, add on a wailing devil child & a neh neh ah-beng with blasting sony ericsson mp3 hp, U tell me how to tahan!!

Furthermore, that wailing devil child is juz sitting on the lap of his mum whom is sitting besides me on the same seat!! That devil child not only wail & howl & moan & weep & cry, he SCREAMzzzzz!! Plus, he wiggled & twist around at that pathetic small constraint seat & ended up keep stepping on my dress which is brand NEW! *angry* & when i look (note: i did not stare or make face, really only look) at him, he CRY somemore & even more loudly!! What the hell is his problem leh! Kaozzz.... can the govt. have some laws to restrain these devil child from terrorizing innocent ppl like me!!! How i wish i can muzzle them or have the remote control in the movie "Click" to mute them! Ya i do not really like babies as many of U are aware. I don't find them as cute as "my melody" or puppies or rabbits. Unless they are really cute like them:
& then half way through the horrible ride, that neh neh ah-beng board the bus with his blasting tamil"music"!! *faint* Pls lah... thank U for "sharing" your music but we would appreciate more if U could enjoy it using ear piece. It's juz plain irritating to others like me!! Anyone knows if such ppl can be charge for being a public nuisance????

Gosh! In the end, i can't even hear what is playing on my own mp3! & to think i had to pay higher public tpt fares nowadaz to endure with ppl like these! >.<"""""