Hope for the better

Recently, everything seem not right. I have problem at work. I am trying hard to improve my performance, coping with stress of meeting deadlines and figuring how to solve those work related issues. I feel rather demoralised actually. I did put in effort but the result is not fruitful. Quite worried and stressed about it. But I guess I have no choice but to buck up and work harder. Unless I have other options....

Another problem is my rashes. Is it on and off. Today I am on MC again due to the rashes. I went to see my family clinic doctor. He could not find the root cause of my problem. He refered me to the national skin center. He booked an appointment for me next Monday at 6 pm. That's the earliest slot that is available. I find the timing quite rushing as my offical knock off time is 5.30 pm.

Haiz. I guess there are ups and downs in ones life. Currently, I am properly at the bottom of the hill.

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Just now, I was watching a channel 8 drama and I was quite inspired by what the character said in the show. She said that she likes jogging but everytime when she jogs she wants to give up because it is very tiring but its the goal of wanting to reach the destination that keeps her going. I should learn from her. Don't give up so easily and ultimately, I believe I will reach my desired destination.

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I hope that everything will eventually work out fine. Pray hard for a better tomorrow.

A busy Saturday

Yesterday was a really busy day for me. I went to CPF Board at Jurong East with my mum to settle some admin stuff. Thereafter, I had to rush to Fangqi's house warming at Jurong West St 64 at 1 pm. After the house warming, I have to attend my little nephew, Joshua's 1 year old birthday at the community centre near his house at Jurong West too.

Fangqi's House Warming

I really envy Fangqi and Jiamin for having their own house. It is so nice to decorate their own house. I also want to have one myself but it is too expensive.

This is the gift that we gave Fangqi for her house warming. It works like a gift voucher except that it is in a visa card form.

Wai Yee, Sijin, Mindy, Ruey Chen and Fang Min posting in Fangqi's entertainment room.

I love this big flat screen TV.

Sijin and Fang Min challenging each other for a Wii boxing game.
Result: Fang Min won!

Piano corner

The Last Supper puzzle piece

I like this Fish tank. It gives me a very soothing feeling when I look at the fishes swimming inside. It is like a picece of art hanging on the wall.

Her living room

Her kitchen

Her fridge, microwave and oven

Her bathroom

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Joshua's Birthday Party

Time really flies. I can't believe that Joshua is already 1 year old!

My uncle trying to hold Joshua

My family at the dinning table

My cousin's wife carrying Joshua

My favourite dish - fruits stick

My brother, me and sister

Jeslyn and my aunt

The buffet spread

My uncle

Baby boy's birthday cake

Joshua's father and mother with grandmother

Cake cutting time

Pictures of Joshua's first month till now

My blog is alive again!

Today I am on MC as I am down with rashes. This morning I woke up and felt extremely itchy all over my body. I found big red patches all over my body and I freaked out.

Actually, I have this rash since Monday. I went to see a doctor at the Arcade. After taking the medicine given by the doctor, I was better yesterday but today my condition turns bad. I went to see my Family clinic doctor. He gave me a lot of medicine to take. After I have taken 8 pills of medication for rashes and applied medicated cream on the affect area, my itchiness and red patches subsided. The doctor could not tell me the exact root cause of my rashes but I suspect is due to the sashimi I took yesterday with dear during lunch. I tend to have allergy when the seafood I consume is not fresh.

I feel that recently my health condition is not that good. Last week, I was on MC due to fever, flu and sore throat. And this week, I am down with rashes. Haiz... I realised that I have been falling sick more often ever since I started working. Maybe is because there is no fresh air ventilation in the office so all the germs are circulating in the office.

Btw, tomorrow marks my 7th months with PwC. Time really flies.... I am getting busier with meeting deadlines due to the peak periods. Tomorrow I will have to get more work done!!!

Anyway, here are some recent events that took place in my life:

Driving License

I passed my driving first attempt on 24 June 2008. Hurray! But I have no car to drive. Sob!

Caili is back

My sister is back from USA. I am really happy to have her back. She bought me a Nike sport tank top and a body mist from Victoria Secret. I love it!! She also bought some snacks like Carmel popcorns and chocolate. Simply irresistible!

Today is also her result release day. I accompanied her to check her results online. To her surprise, she did very well. She scored 5 As and 2 Bs with a GPA of 3.71/4.0 for her first semester. Congratulation gal!

SMU Commencement 2008

I attended my graduation ceremony in July at Suntec Convention Centre. Finally, I have graduated with a Honours in Business Management.

Relaxing Day!

Last friday, I took annual leave to rest. That day, I went out with Dear to Adam Road Market to have lunch. I miss the prawn noodles. I used to eat that during my first year in SMU when I was studying at the old campus.

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After our fulfilling lunch, we headed to East Coast Park for cycling. The weather was extremely hot. Almost unbearable! We have not been to East Coast Park for quite some time. I love the beach there! It is very relaxing to cycle along the beach. We went to our usual bicycle shop to rent double bike. The rental was $8 for 2 hours + 2 free mineral water.

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We cycled for an hour and went to rest at the beach. Thereafter, we headed to the food centre to have dinner. We ordered Satay, Sambal Stingray, Kang Kong, rices and Sugar cane juice. It was very yummy!

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After the dinner, we realised that we were only left with 5 min before our rental time out so we cycled crazily back to the shop to avoid penalty. Luckily, we made it in time.

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We also had ice-cream on our way back. Heez

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Random Post

I realised that I have not been blogging much ever since I started working. Probably, I am too tired after work to do anything at all. Recently, I started to feel that I am getting old. My memory is deteriorating. Sometimes I can't remember what I did 1 min ago. That's really terrible! Sigh~

Anyway, here are some pictures which I have taken randomly:

My Birthday in Feb 2008

Dear and I went to 'The Ship Restaurant" at Shaw Tower to celebrate my birthday this year. It was our 2nd visit to the restaurant. The food there is average only but I find that the place is quite cozy.

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Other Pictures

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This teddy bear with a heart which seats on top of the ladtop is his. This bear comes in a pair. One for me and one for him. He gave it to me during our 1st month anniversary. (long long ago)

I gave him this big donkey 2 years ago during Christmas.

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I bought him this Rubic cubes a few months ago. After watching, "Pursuit of Happiness", he was so inspired by the guy and wanted to be like him. In one of the scenes in the movie, the actor managed to solve the rubic cubes in a car ride. Dear wanted to do that too. Unfortunately, till now he hasnt managed to solve it. As you can see below, each side of the cube is still in a mixture of colours.

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We did this masterpiece together last year. The girl on the left is supposed to be me and the boy beside her is supposed to be him. But the boy seems to look like a Malay. I think he has designed it wrongly.

Makeup

Yesterday, I went out with my colleague, Cherry. I was her 'model' for her makeup and hairdo lesson. After the makeup, we went to Tanjong Pagar market for lunch and then we went to several bridal studios to try out some gowns. I had a great time!

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