再见2005

被两位好友“拉”去滨海湾到数新年。。。

再见了，伤心的回忆， 再见2005 ！

十二月三十一时的感想

二零零五年 十二月三十一凌晨 00：03，晴

最近，我常在公司里利用“中国“华文与客户交谈， 感觉好不一样。

这个礼拜又来了一批新的同事， 大概有八九个吧！因为和我同一天来的其他七个同事当中，已有五个“自动”辞职了。 听说这个公司几乎每一个月都会请一批新的待罪高羊，会留下来做个一年半载的也没几个。如今在这儿做了一个多月的我，心也开始动摇了。

不是我想做一个“跳螬一族“， 而是我。。。 有一百，一千说不出的理由。我的亲阿姨也十分热心的推件我一份比较稳定的工作。 我想，看着办吧！船到桥头至然直。 小女子我今年可说是困难重重，身边的人一个接一个的离开 ， 而我的工作方面，尝试了一个又一个。我也想好好的做一份自己高兴愉快的工， 可是。。。 美好的职业，我还在寻找中。

希望在这新的一年里，我的心能平复下来， 心能定下来。 小妹我已老大不小了，真的要好好地为将来做打算。

可是你们可不知我其实是很害怕的。人人都说，男人怕入错行，女的怕嫁错郎， 一点多没错！恋爱时可能会很高兴，但恋爱也会让人冲昏了头！婚后又是另一回事！我不是太多心而是非常小心， 这两年受的打击太大了，不能再失败！ 但大家请别误会，我可还是个单身贵族喔！

On a brighter note, 我觉得今天过得很充实，但也可以说是危险。 老板今天大发慈悲，放大家半天假！：）难得！难得！所以我当然要充实的利用时间啦！本人又独自往北上，进行了独自“远足”的第三次！我单独作巴士上柔佛！那里的东西比较便宜，多样化，我喜欢！我爱和志同道和的朋友　一起到邻国吃吃喝喝，看电影和买东西。但如果没人有空陪我时，　而我又很想去领国的话，我不顾一切，回自己去！但都只是去几个钟头而已。

今天的收获不少，我买了不少的 raisin scones和蛋糕，好不开心！接下来的几天早餐都有着若了！　我也买了半年supply的隐形眼睛! 满便宜的，才马币１００！真是捡宝了！我还买了一些其他的东西，真开心：D It will keep me entertained for the next few weeks or so.

哈，我一回家时，才发现没人在家。我看这几天我将会一个人在家！妈妈和姐姐都有自己的节目。

好了，此话不多说，小女子人要睡觉了！好累喔！

More X'mas Gifts !

I like the lacy-collared one more !!!

X'mas, the Joy of Eating & Eating & Receiving

23 December 2005, Friday, X'mas' eve eve

0730hr, home : Breakfast of banana walnut cereal with HL milk

0830hr, office : 1 rainbow coloured jolly candy stick, courtesy of jovial colleague

0930hr, office : 3 mini Snicker chocolate bars, courtesy of a generous Filippina colleague

1315hr, office : A wide spread of local Chinese style, X'mas eve eve buffet lunch, plus 3 extra helpings of my favourite almond longan jelly

1500hr, office : Plenty of ferrero rocher chocolate !!

1915hr, Moonstone Lane : Yummy steamboat dinner with meaty fish, yam & cabbage ! Plus side dishes of green veggies, wu xiang （五香）& fried chicken

2145hr，Junction 8 : A couple of mouthfuls of sinful ice-cream at Hagen Dlaz

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Some X'mas gifts received this year

Last year, my most dear birthday-cum-X'mas gifts are a pair of Adidas & Fossil watches.

Later, I am going for sing my heart out at an expensive 3 hour KTV session with friends.

And tomorrow, I shall celebrate Christmas with my grandmother and family, coz according to my mother, it is the old lady's lunar birthday tomorrow !!

Meanwhile, have a joyous and fattening X'mas 2005 everyone !!

Last but not least, here are some X'mas Strawberry Shortcake "decorations & lightings" at J8 !

Some happy news...

Met up with the girls last Friday evening at Junction 8 Secret Recipe. We had never seen such a crowded Secret Recipe b4, especially in sub-urban Bishan ! About 15 minutes later, we finally managed to grab 4 seats. The dinner sets, which consist of either pasta or baked rice, a normal cake & a drink, were not very appetizing. I thought we could be assured of a nice cheesecake there ! Maybe not with the set meals :(

On a happier note, I received this as a belated birthday-cum-x'mas pressie from Rebecca !

Very cute, adorable & huggable rite ??? :)

There was a S-A-L-E at By-si and I bought this at SGD23 ! Rebecca said that I look very Hongkonger wearing this ! So I bought it ...
It has been quite a while since I bought a decent top or dress for myself.... I thought I needed more decent clothes for work since most of my clothes are mainly semi-casual ones.

Guess what ? I received a call from a local bank on Friday morning ! And to think that I had not sent any single resumes out for about 1 month ! The HR lady asked if I were still on the lookout for a job & whether it was convenient for me to speak to her then. I hesitated for a while and replied that I would call her back later (since she mentioned that she would be available anytime). I was very glad that I did not refused her offer. After calling her sometime in the afternoon (at my current office when nobody was within 50 metres near me), we arranged for a meeting or to be more precised, an interview next week. And she said that she will send me an email for the things to bing, exact location etc.

When I read the email, I was a bit shocked ! With a tinge of happiness, I should say ! It is not just an executive position but a managerial position in a reputable financial institute! I guess that the 3 months or so in my part time stinct helped a bit. My 3 years of full time job experience might also have aided in the whole process. I dunno.... Have to go check it out come next week.

Then, if all things go smoothly, I would at least have the face to tell all my relatives of my new job status when Christmas & CNY approach mah.... Very typical Singaporean hor ?

Happy Birthday Janice !!!

Since she is the only real-life friend who knows about the existence of this blog, I would lurve to wish her a very HaPpY BiRtHdAy todAy!!

女人, 2五岁了, 已经老大不小了， 一定要找到自己的幸福喔！ 也希望你天天开心快乐，身体健康！

Pissed off

HK gate-keepers aka HK receptionists are the rudest people I have ever encountered !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

$%$#$#@@!&*

I am soooooo foxking pissed off now !!!

HK WTO 13-18 Dec 05

The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference is being held in Hong Kong, China, 13–18 December 2005. In general, ministerial conferences are the WTO’s highest decision-making body, meeting at least once every two years and providing political direction for the organization. This sixth conference will be vital for enabling the four-year-old Doha Development Agenda negotiations to move forward sufficiently to conclude the Round in 2006.

Mass rallies will be held on December 11, 13 and 18, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will hold forums and cultural events on issues related to the WTO, including its impact on women, labour, drug supplies and poverty.

Emergency services are on high alert with police out in force patrolling on land and at sea, a day before the first scheduled protest against next week's World Trade Organisation summit here.

Police said they were mounting their biggest operation ever as the first of what is expected to be some 10,000 protesters began flooding into the city.

An estimated 9,000 police officers will be on duty during the sixth WTO ministerial summit, which opens on Tuesday and wraps up on December 18.

Three large demonstrations are planned during the meet, the first of which was scheduled for Sunday afternnon with a march from the city's downtown Victoria Park to government offices near the summit venue in Wanchai.

Police have also staged drills inside the centre itself should any protesters manage to break through the cordon.

The authorities here fear a repeat of the 1999 WTO ministerial conference in Seattle, which was disrupted by activists who smashed windows, sprayed graffiti and set rubbish skips alight.

I do wonder, how bad would the mass rallies or strikes be ?? Already, my company's cancelled one regional conference which was actually scheduled on the same dates as the WTO in HK.

The Weekday Morning Jog

... is when I am rushing for work during the weekdays. I literally jog or sprint all (or should I say, most of) the way from the MRT station to my office which is at least a good 200 metres away!

Good exercise for someone who is fast becoming a couch potato !

I am getting lazier and fatter ! My tummy is showing !

Funny though, I realised that I tend to be fatter when I am unattached and I tend to binge and stay home more often. Or am I getting older and thus, my metabolism rate is getting lower??? But I must admit that I have been idling and fast becoming very occupied with very sedentary activities in the recent months that have accounted for my meatier body.

I must, I must get my body going (with jogging tomorrow) soon !

Sick of Yoga

Missed today's Yoga lesson again.

All in all, I've forgo 3 Yoga lessons liao. Sigh !

Thankfully, all the sessions are rather cheap and Yoga is not the type of exercise I had expected it to be. I mean, certain deep breathing in and out & stretching without burning much fats around the body are NOT exactly what I want. I feel that jogging or going to the gym will make me feel a great deal better !

Besides, going for Yoga lessons alone is just so boring. What's more, the entire class seems to be filled with mainly aunties. Not that I am ageist or something but just that the class is not something I really look forward to going every week...

I must really go for a full workout soon. Maybe this Saturday ??

Perhaps, perhaps...

Busy as a Bee

Been rather busy working on my new job.

Research, sourcing & more research !

No time for any updates here on week days !

However, managed to multi-task my work and to squeeze in some time for the local Star Awards 2005 tonite. I had missed the last couple years' Star Awards and was glad to catch the entire show this year 'live'.

Then, it's back to more research for me again !!