Searching for Contentment

it's been too long........

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:15:02 GMT

since i've been ill!!

finally after 2 months since I took a short trip to Hong Kong and more than a month of pretty busy and hectic days...I finally has a short lull in my work AND the added bonus of having a slight fever!!

AWESOME...i love MC...

Just finished reading...

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:20:21 GMT

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson..a pretty good recommendation by Mingming!!

Good good good...can't wait to go pick up his Mistborn series...

Happy...haven't gone through a good fantasy in a while...

the most awesome lamp ever...

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:45:04 GMT

I really really really want one of the floor or table lamps from The Gun Collection by Philippe Starck................

They are the most awesome looking lamps...ever....*drool*

Actually I just want a replica...I can't afford 18K polished gold-plated finished lamps...

Fiesty Little Princess and the amazing donation drive

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:27:48 GMT

I heard about this little 4 year old girl who has stage 4 neuroblastoma from a friend a couple of months back. Her story was even more compelling to me because her mother is a single mother who is trying very hard to save her daughter's life. And turns out, her father's a heartless dick. You can read more about her story at Our Fiesty Princess and at her blog.

I've been following the progress of the little girl's journey through her blog for quite a while. And I'm truly and truly amazed at how things have progressed and how helpful and generous Singaporeans have been. I think initially she just had the blog and some people donated through the blog but they weren't making much progress towards the S$5 million they were trying to raise.

And then the media found out about her and since then I think it's really grown into this huge huge fundraising drive. People started donating and selling things on forums to raise money, people who ran businesses online started donating part of their proceeds to her, members of Hardwarezone forum also started collecting money for her with even one anonymous person saying that he/she would match $1 to $1 donations up to S$10k and someone even organised a photo shoot for people's pets to raise money.

Truly truly amazing..I never thought I'd see anything like this...Singaporeans really got up and started helping and not just by giving money but some people really went out of their way and started mini fundraising events on their own. People talk about how Singaporeans are not gracious and we're all kind of selfish...and you know I always kind of agreed. I always thought everyone was just going about their own lives and doing their own thing and not really bothering about the community around them, the people around them and everyone just better not get in their way.

But look at how wrong I've been! This has grown into something which I think Charmaine's mother and friends didn't even imagine. I didn't imagine this could happen when I first started following her blog and sharing the link on my facebook and with my friends. There was a celebrity soccer match with the Dream Team of Singapore from Malaysia Cup days (Fandhi Ahmad, Nazri Nasir, Abbas Saad!!), there is now a sort of advertisement of her site calling for help for her by Jamie Ong, Oli Pettigrew and Eunice Olsen on AXN, and just today I saw that there is going to be an event at Zouk (sponsored by Zouk and many others) for Charmaine!

I can't even begin to describe how amazed and fascinated I am by how things have turned out. I'm also really happy for Charmaine and her family. Because this must be so great to have so many people care and so many people wanting to help in their time of despair and hardship. It must be so overwhelming...Charmaine's mother is one strong strong person to be handling all this.

I know I've said this already and used this word several times but..I am really really amazed...and also really proud of my fellow Singaporeans (as cheesy as that sounds)!

Stay strong and fight on Charmaine and family! So many people are behind you and rooting for you!

So I Wish I Could Dance

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:54:51 GMT

Here are my FAVOURITE dances from Season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance so far (in no order of preference):

(i) Episode 2 - Melissa and Ade doing a Sonya Tayeh Jazz routine to "24 Hours (The Ashton Shuffle A-Bomb Remix)" by Terry Poison;

(ii) Episode 10 - Evan and Randi doing a Mia Michaels Contemporary routine to "Koop Island Blues" by Koop feat. Ane Brun;

(iii) Episode 14 - Kayla and Kupono doing a Mia Michaels Contemporary routine to "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles;

(iv) Episode 14 - Brandon and Janette doing an Argentine Tango by Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo to "Libertango" from Forever Tango (the original Broadway cast);

(v) Episode 14 - Janette and Brandon doing a Wade Robson Jazz routine to "Ruby Blue" by Roisin Murphy.

The Janette/Brandon Argentine Tango was AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING...so so so good. The Kayla/Kupono Mia Michaels Contemporary routine gave me chills and at one point I almost teared a little!! And Wade Robson is just such an excellent choreographer..I really like Sonya Tayeh and Mia Michaels too..

I like the dances in Season 5 more than I like any particular danceRs..unlike Season 4 where I just loved loved LOVE Joshua and Katiee (and also Twitch but to a less degree). So many more dances from them that I love watching over and over again than in the current season...

Sigh..so..yeah..i wish i could dance!!

Shopping time!

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:05:45 GMT

Everyone check out www.splusm.com.sg!

Happy 2009 Y'all!!

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:07:07 GMT

Can't believe another year has gone by..........

Birthday Loot

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:23:29 GMT

I had an awesome birthday this year!!

Dinner at Barracks on the 19th with The Gang, D and W was crazy fun!! The food was really yummy, we got D to dance for us (which was hilarious!) and we saw luminosita and bubblensqueak's amazing ability to chug beer.

Then on the 21st i had brunch at Braise with L and S. The brunch menu at Braise was goooood..I was so stuffed. You get to share around 7 appetizers with your table, pick 1 egg dish, 1 main course and a dessert. And you can also choose a free flow sangria menu!

After that I had dinner with the family at Shunjuu. So it's really been a weekend of overeating.

Here's a rundown of the FABULOUS presents I got this year:

1) Red Christian Louboutins pumps from Baby (my first ever CLs!!)

2) Sex and the City Seasons 1 - 6 box set that came in this gorgeous pink velvet cover (I have wanted this for a VERY long time)

3) Sex and the City movie DVD (Chris Noh is so hot)

4) Dark Knight DVD (Christian Bale is so hot)

5) A pink and gold velvet leopard print clutch (kind of hooker which is completely awesome)

6) Hello Kitty mahjong tiles (even has a special LV damier inspired box!!!)

YAY!! I felt super super loved this year and I was really really happy over the weekend. It was just so nice on the 19th when so many people were sending me birthday smses and messages on Facebook..*beam* It was really nice.

I did have a slight panic attack at one point on the morning of the 19th when I realised I am now on the wrong side of 25. Depressing....but it's ok..i have found the solution to it. The most powerful thing in the whole wide world..Denial.

I decided I turned 25 (again) this year. So...can't wait for my next 25th birthday!! Wheeee...

the month of fantasies

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:31:45 GMT

Last night...

Me: good night Edward...
Baby: good night Jessica (alba)..

Oh Edward....

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:32:58 GMT

i have been sucked into the Twilight mania.

i just finished reading Twilight and i *heart* Edward Cullen!! so many moments in the book where i feel myself dying a little bit inside because he is just so damn hot and so so so sweet!! i have decided to flag out certain portions of the book for Baby to read so that he can learn a thing or two!!

anyone know where i can find me a vampire?

me: if i manage to find Edward you better watch out!
baby: even if you can find him you think he will want you ah?

*bish*

Casa de Kwek Chow

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:27:18 GMT

the house is really coming along. we popped in yesterday to meet with the curtains/carpets/wallpaper people and we're really excited with the progress of the place. it's amazing how much they can do in just 2 weeks. we also got a whole bunch of stuff for our house yesterday so me and Baby are feeling extremely broke. but we're feeling quite pleased and can't wait for everything to be done. i'm a little stressed about budget because everything is costing us alot more than what we expected.

when we were in Vienna we went into a store called Kare and we just LOVED their stuff. we really wanted to buy a ton of furniture and stuff back but had no idea how we were going to lug them around Europe so we didn't. so we were very happy when we found a place in Singapore that carried some Kare product. the shop is called Poseidon at Liang Court. of course the prices are marked up by quite abit which kinda sucks because part of the reason why we loved Kare in Vienna so much was because the stuff was very affordable!! you could get a gorgeous full length mirror for about Euros 59.90. it was like Ikea but much better designs and quality. but bo pian so we just bought what was within our budget at Poseidon but we're so happy with the stuff! the best thing we got was a set of espresso cups and saucers that have skulls on them!! awesome......

Baby saw this old school looking gramophone at Poseidon that could play records, cds, dvds..it had FM/AM radio..it was SO cool. i think he really wants it but we just don't have the space for it in our place.

this whole home decorating thing is really fun but I'm worried man...cos I really don't need another thing to spend money on!! sigh..no more Chanel for me for at least 2 months...

channeling my inner Monica

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:26:46 GMT

i finally got something I've always wanted...

A label maker!! And it's pink!!

And the first order of business...

the finished product

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:04:55 GMT

And I think I'm quite happy with it... : )

HMMMMM....

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:30:58 GMT

This is the ang pow box which I've done for my bro's wedding...I can't decide if I'm happy with it..

Without flash

With flash

Do y'all think it looks ok? Should I add more stuff on the lid or more crystals on the lace? Or should I just start from scratch...?

Stab me now

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:28:05 GMT

i am so bored.............

Guitar Heroes!!

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:06:55 GMT

Guitar Heroes has this series of ads which really amuses me!!

In case you've never seen them before, here are the first that I ever saw with the two Davids in tiny whiteys!!

They've just come out with one with Heidi Klum (who I think is gorgeous but also really kooky and funny)!

Heehee...

my new Genius toy

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:04:34 GMT

Look what Baby got me!! Wheeee!!

I made the mistake of stepping on a weighing machine

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:12:37 GMT

I have a dream.

And that is to lose at least 2kg and keep it off forever!!!!!!

I need to eat less. Or maybe I should go run.

I'm afraid I will die when I try to run.

I shall eat less.

My halloween costume has arrived!!

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:26:08 GMT

And it fits!!

Woohoo!! Can't wait for Halloween!! I even got me a little turkey bag..

Sigh...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:08:35 GMT

I don't even know what else to say..

Easy Peasies..

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:36 GMT

We had our PC test early early this morning at the Mandai Executive Golf Course which is a 9-hole course.

Here we are just before we stepped on the course!!

My theory is the less pro we look, the less expectations people will have of us. And I didn't buy that visor, my mother did.

I thought we did a pretty good job considering this was our first time on the course. 3 of us finished in slightly less than 2 hours although that might be due to our instructor rushing us along and not letting us putt our balls into the hole once we got our balls closer to the hole and kept going "ok gimme gimme. pick up your ball". But we didn't lose too many balls and I didn't dig too many holes in the ground and I think that's good!!

But today also made me realise what a mafan affair it is to play golf! You need the clubs, the club covers, the shoes, the gloves, the cap, the sunglasses, the different height tees, the balls, a cloth to clean the balls and clubs, the markers, the sun block, the score cards, the pencils...the list just goes on and on. Baby and me squeezed about 12 clubs (6 each) into one small bag and we had such a hard time getting the clubs in and out of the bag and trying to juggle the extra balls and tees and the score cards!! It was so stressful coz we were also being rushed along by our instructor and there was a flight behind us! We need to get better equipped and better organised the next time we play man...

Kinda looking forward to playing again!

Hoping not to suck too badly

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:21:44 GMT

My PC test is tomorrow! Although I know that it's very unlikely our instructor will fail us, I'm still kinda nervous!

I really hope I don't suck too badly tomorrow coz we had a practice session just now at the Marina driving range and I was baaaaaaaad. And all I was really aiming for was to hit the bloody little white round bugger cleanly. I wouldn't even have minded if it didn't fly that far! It's terribly demoralising...I wonder if it's against some golf etiquette if I start cursing on the course.

I am looking forward to getting all the cute pink golf accessories I can find. That is my only motivation for carrying on with this game. I am also very tempted to bling out my current golf shoes. Cos if I'm gonna suck at the game, the least I can do is look cute (and completely frivolous) doing it!! And also have pretty shiny things to distract me and hopefully prevent me from pounding the ground with my golf club or throwing it across the green.

Bleu @ East Coat

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:14:52 GMT

Two years after we reached home dazed and wondering what the hell we just did (we just bought an apartment), our place has finally TOP-ed a year earlier than expected!!

And after about a month of seeing different interior designers and agonising over the cost of renovations, how we would like the house to look like, whether we should hire an interior designer or just go to a contractor and "design" ourselves and which interior designer we should go with, today we finally made a decision and hired an interior designer with an option to take his designs and find our own contractor if we find his construction prices too high!!

We then spent the rest of the afternoon looking at furniture at Harvey Norman at Millenia, Space and Egg3!

Here are some photos of a sofa and a dining table we like which I sneakily took from Harvey Norman!

Real classy grown up looking sofa eh?

Table with BLING on it!! It's meant to be!

We're so excited!! But I am also feeling very sad because I don't know if I can bear to move out...I will miss my mummy!!!

Boredom

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:12:05 GMT

I'm bored!!!

My laptop in the office crashed on Tuesday so I'm using a spare laptop in the office which is not very good and I don't want do all the usual stuff I do (i.e. watch stuff on Surfthechannel) on this laptop because I don't know if it can take it.

So I am bored bored bored bored..Just staring at the wall and surfing the internet aimlessly and randomly...

Sigh...

I need to get a life

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:06:33 GMT

and not give a damn what they're doing and not feel like stabbing my friggin eyes out every time I'm on Facebook.