SG Day!

Self reminder: Shuai Ge day!!!! Lol time flies!

Super Week!!

Awesome week!!!

Firstly... I passed my exam! :)

This came as a real comfort because the night before I dreamt that I failed..

And because of all those that happened just 1 month before exams, 

I was on the verge of giving up this one.

Thankful for Isham, colleagues and friends who continued to encourage me.

I soon turn all my hatred,sadness and frustrations into studying at cc as much as I can

I owe this one to them.

Today

Isham had his 2nd last game against the 2nd in the table.

long story cut short, as long as they don't lose this one, they will be crowned champions!

The excitement was cut short when the opponent scored quickly into the 1st half...

they were 2-0 down by half time :( 

Then just before the second half started, told Isham to cut through the center and time his run!

Haha, we usually watch soccer together and would give discuss between us how they should play better

but this is actually the first time I gave him advice...

His teammate scored a few minutes into the second half.

then it was Isham who stole the limelight when he subsequently equalised and scored the winning goal!

Proud moment, of cus if you know me, I am not exactly the loud kind of person

So I will celebrate in minimal voice but inside is super happy for him :)

SO SO SO PROUD OF YOU BABE!!!

don't really care whether is it my presence or you are just good la!!

so happy you also bagged the TOP SCORER too:) 

:) :) :) 

You worked hard so you totally deserve it!

1 week after worldcup

So... Life is back to norm,
Waking up at 4am for Sahur to no soccer match,
Usually I will start streaming while prepping my food for the morning.
den watch while eating!
Still sad over Argentina's loss :(

Managed to clear some impt issues at work, yay?
Bintan already a week ago!! how time flies! will update more in the next post :)

Super fast... 7 days more to go! :)
saved lots of money as well! HAHAHA

world cup hangover and roundup!

seems like my sour grape started way back in 2006! haha
2010 worldcup post
2006 worldcup post

both times Argentina lost to Germany! i even remember in 2010 I had to do a project on Hitler
in my World Issues module and I was complaining like mad. haha
introducing my favs from 2006-2014. haha #loyal argentina fan from 2006 manz!
+ portugal cus of Cristiano Ronaldo! lol
2006-Hernan Crespo

2010-Gonzalo Higuain

2014-Marcos Rojo

Credits: All images are google sourced

This year's world cup I think I went all out to watch most matches,

partly cus I had to wake up early for Sahur anyway!

I wasn't going to pay $112 for Singtel subscription in SINGAPORE!

If anyone is ever reading this from overseas, its crazily expensive to watch worldcup at the luxury of your home, you either re-contract your bpl subscription, or pay over $100 to watch the worldcup.

and Singaporeans being singaporeans of cu stream online la!

athough laggy at times, the quality was HD, not much complains for the 4am match

12am match usually quite laggy, but its free!!! whats there to complain!

survived all the way from group stages till semi finals were available on TV.

My best bet was Germany, Holland or France for the worldcup,

I supported Argentina and Portugal but I didn't think they would make it so far.

Higuain change so much I could barely recognise now!

lets not talk about the chance he had infront of the goal 1v1 with the keeper, FINALS :( 

Ronaldo has this fatherly look, ever since he became a father!!

totally forgot abt his boyish look already!

read alot online seems like hes doing alot of charity work which is good!

always good to give back to the society!

Still in denial that Argentina didn't win after coming so close

so near yet so far right... i know

on the other hand, I think Ger deserved it, they have been super consistent throughout the tournament

and all of them super young!! like my age! so next worldcup I am probably seeing the same faces again

Although they beat Arg for the 3rd consecutive world cup, I think Arg played well

so I think i shld be less sour grape. HAHA

Finals at Jurong green CC with Mich and 'Isham.

A pity Netherlands didnt get to play Ger, I thought that would be an interesting match!

I also thought Columbia deserve to go further

Brazil was a sad end!

Now its back to normal sleeping time!!! :)

Body Alarm re-adjusted! yay! 

Thanks babe for driving me around, watching the matches with me, even though he can watch at home,

thank you for being so accomodating when I say Rojo is handsome. opps

Till Russia 2018! :) 

7 days

Today is the 7th day of Ramadhan,
On the first day, after 2 rounds of football,
woke up early with Isham to attend classes on Knowing Islam all the way at Paya Lebar area
It was an informative 2.5hours session, both Isham and I picked up really lots of stuff.
I was amazed by the fact that the Holy Book of Quran written about 1400years had facts that were only discovered much later by scientist etc, and no changes/versions made after the original one.

This is a long long journey for me, something I have procrastinated for a good 6 good years while Isham and I are together. we will soon turn 7 in about 4 months,
may my conversion be a smooth and fruitful one.
I may not be perfect but God will slowly guide me :)
Do it cus you believe, not for your partner

we must be forgiving because those who do no good to you,
will receive their judgement on Judgement day :)
don't think about revenge, grudges and continue to be forgiving :)
i think that was one of my best takeaway.

I don't really have to care what people think about me, do I?
This is my choice and my free will

WORLDCUP!! last night, 2 teams I wanted to win, lost
tonight ARGENTINA PLEASE WIN!!! :)

maximising my first weekend after exams

exams results are expected to be out in Aug...
so this week is my first weekend.... guess how i spent it?
Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer...
Fri morning I was up at 5 to catch the 2nd half of Brazil vs Croatia...
2nd half is also the more exciting half, the penalty and controversies?
then at night we caught Sleague match, Home Utd vs Hougang...
Home Utd lack the finish...and I didn't know anyone from the Hougang squad...
been too long since we last went.. plus!! got free nestle crunch ice cream :)
not too much crowd though, the match was entertaining... but i was expecting more from home
then we went back to rest...
Headed out at abt 2.30am to Jurong Green CC to catch another match (sat morn)
Netherlands vs Spain, that was a super entertaining match!
Van Persie and Robben outrun Spain! they knew exactly what to do
where to run, when to let Casillas commit, and there u go that was 5-1.
That was some world class football! we ate Macs while watching at 4am...
so... alot of catching up to do on exercising...
so that day we concluded that the Popular team very suay!! haha

home abt 5am, thanks babe for sending me home :)
woke up at abt 8.30am so i could head to the polyclinic,
met babe at abt 11am, headed to ps for movie,
bought the HSBC moviecard which was damn worth...
we almost forgot how much a movie tix cost on a weekend.. $12.50!!!!
ohhhhh man... seriously??
Pastamania for lunch, for an unknown reason, it was cheap, we couldn't figure it out...
we ordered 2 pastas, 1 combo and 1 dessert pizza for $25++
The 2 pastas already cost close to $20.. so i also don't know leh?

X-men was good! Isham was too tired he fell asleep!! haha
the last time we slept at spiderman movie, different part of the movie though... haha
I was following the plot throughout and super kan cheong for wolverine!
some parts i don't understand though!

After movie guess what!!! we went to watch lionsxii... haha
Jalan Besar 2x in a row! goalless match, lionsxii lacked finishing...
but i can't say they didn't try...
Bai is back w lionsxii, and my fav 9 years ago is still fav! haha
a few other players have potential to make it for the national team I feel! :)
shall wait for the Juventus match and AFF Cup to see...

Isham had to book in early the next day and I was suppose to wake up at 6
to catch Italy vs England but I guess I was too tired that I really can't hear the alarm!! haha
In the end I woke up at 9 to catch Japan vs Ivory Coast.
Japan was lucky but after Drogba came in, game changed, 2 goals within minutes...

Hope Asia will make it!! :)

Argentina tmr morning! GOGOGO!

Last day

Today is the last day of preparation before my more hopeful of passing P2 paper.
My day started at abt 8.30am (blessing to wake up on a weekday at the time I am suppose to start work)
Headed to KFC for a lickin good breafast cus I just had Macs few days back and
I was finally early enough to eat KFC breakie before 11am :)
otw back, I met a man prolly in his late 50s or early 60s
he was struggling to get up the bus and was walking very slow,
I was sitting at the 4 seater which is the nearerst seat to the front door,
as he approached me, his legs were shaking, luckily one other passenger and I helped him
to the seat just beside mine...
it was a very short ride like 3 stops? he spoke fluent engligh and told me he was otw to the sgh and has Parkinson
I heard of this but I can't remember what is is... then he said is the veins degenerating or smth,
I wanted to ask why no one is accompanying him or if a walking stick could help but something stopped me,
there must be a reason why he was going alone,
then he asked where I was heading to I said to the CC to study,
 den i went on to tell him i am taking up part time...
just before we parted ways, I asked him to take care and bid goodbye,
He kept apologizing, thanking me and asked me to study hard. He ended his line with
God is always with me :)
May God also bless this man with good health!

speaking of which fasting mth is coming realllllly soon
my electric cooker will come to good use :)
and after exams have to go for beginner's class alr!
looking forward!

house

coming back to this place everyday makes me feel so....
vocab too poor, can't find the right words,
I am no different from renting a room.
I manage to convince myself I will not 'marry out' from this house,
都被说的好像白吃白住. i won't be so thickskinned,
lost my respect toally...
plus if this were to appear in my wedding video, i will be reminded only the sad things.
for what i ruin my own video right? I rather go to my nanny's place or hotel lor.
I will leave here quietly without trace, no one is going to know where I stay,
I will be out of trouble, out of mess eventually.

I am biting the bullet for the next 2 years! hopefully the flat is ready by then....
#safeguarding my assets now since it is at potential risk.
u know i have a Prada wallet is 13 card slots, only with 5 filled...
just because I didn't want to have any risk to harm myself.
I think really, one day retribution will fall on those who deserve.
it is so impt to bring up ur children well, or if you can't provide them with the best,
don't give birth, sigh................ sometimes I wonder why I am born to deserve this shit???/
but I always always look around and realise how lucky I am to have studied, have knowledge,
have a stable job, have time for my hobbies etc. some people have to worry about 3 meals a day.
the situation I am in makes me strive harder for the future I dream to be,
the kind of value I will teach my kids,
the kind of mum I will be...

I am a very 'outgoing' person from young, ie. like to go out la,
not a very stay home kind, actually ever since that incident happened,
every weekend is an OUT for me, I hate staying in this house.
but when I get married, i would love to spend my weekends learning new things to cook or bake,
stay home to watch movie, snack.
I appreciate family time but I never had the chance....
Home is what I imagine to have love, laughter, respect... not my case..
thats why you notice I keep mentioning house, a house is an 'empty shell' to contain people.


'Isham comes from a perfect family, his parents brought their sons all well :)
I also appreciate my nanny and panny alot for the love they have provided me.
sometimes as we get busier we forget they are also getting old.
we spend less time with them...
they don't need much from you, just some quality time tgt.
be generous with your money because how long can they spend your money for?
有舍才有得

anw 21km thinking bout it now seems like a mth ago,
first 10km was pretty fast although there were bottlenecks,
next 5km felt the longesttttt! but also the 'coolest' cus it was drizzling.
my knees were in pain probably because i wasn't used to the distance.
my usually training distance is usually 5km, max i went was 7km...
so 21km was really a big deal...
I was breathing normally but my legs just can't take it...
then came the muscle rub station where I 'bua-ed' on my knees and calf.
in about 15 seconds, my skin was BURNING! for a moment i thought I was gonna have a bad burn. LOL
so because it was SO hot, I started running faster so the cold air will 'cool' my burn a little.
super funny, then i was hoping to finish before the rub wear off otherwise I will be in pain again,
overall I had a good experience! I will attempt again next year, but can't imagine doing it in the morning.
:) 2hr 44mins is not too bad for a first time!! :)

after exams i have a list of things i wanna do...
#plan time!

For you

I am not as good as you when it comes to expressing my feelings in writing...

mine would usually be accompanied by leh lah lor, my style mah... :)

Thank you for standing by me especially during these tough period...

you would wake up at 3am to accompany me until i was tired and sleepy 

even though u had to wake up at 6.30am...

Thank you for always meeting me on weekends cus u know i hated staying home...

Thank you for meeting me even though you only had 2-3hrs of sleep today... :)

You taught me to be generous with people in need...

Thank you for your assurances on our future together, it will def be better than what I have now...

Thank you for always making me laugh because being with you makes me feel home.

Idk if you're read this but just wanna let you know you play a large part in my life and i love you :)

For now, i am just returning to a house that is not a home...

I will build my own home next time! :) 

Anw, kudos to us for finishing 21km!! more details when i blog again :)

A First: Matching Spectacles - Pescara

Had this urge to get myself a new pair of spectacles lately, but just couldn't find one that caught my eye. Well, there were a few that did, but then again it was of the higher-end brands and I wasn't appealed to the idea of splurging excessive amount of money paying for the name. Coincidentally, 'Isham just broke his previous pair and was desperately looking out for one. We did some extensive research on the internet, trying to identify the best frame style that suits our faces. More importantly, we both had this common aim to get a pair that we are happy to wear out with.

Google-imaged 'rayban wayfarer', and chanced upon the blog post 'Feeling Specky?' from a-minutewithadora.blogspot.com. The frames looked pretty much like the idea of what we wanted to get, so upon her blog's recommendation, we decided to head out to Orchard Optics at Orchard Plaza. There aren't alot of optical stores in Singapore that carries Pescara frames, so we gave it a go even though we were quite reserved about getting our specs done from a shop at town (well, we were just afraid the prices are marked-up as compared to the neighbourhood ones). But guess what, we both had personally our best specs-purchasing experience! Andrew, the early-30s owner of Orchard Optics, made us feel completely at home. He's a really laid-back extrovert not shy of striking conversations with his customers as though we're old friends catching up. In addition, at the time of our stay in his store, he was accompanied by similarly-friendly assistant (his girlfriend, I assume) who made us feel totally welcomed. Doing more than just average customer-serving, he kindly explained to us into very great depth on the different types of frame styles, and gave us recommendations on which and which didn't fit our faces. He laid out his Pescara collection, and offered some time on our own to try out all of the stocks available. Best thing, I would say, was that he didn't appear aggressive in promoting his products.. unlike our previous experiences. 

'Isham had his eyes glued to the olive frames instantly (black frames were never an option), at the same time he was really insistent on me getting the tortoise shell one. The super lightweight frames largely helped to affirm our decisions, although we were secretly still hesitant into committing because we were afraid it was too expensive to fit our respective budgets. This came to the part where Andrew began to endear himself to us. The initial quoted price was at $290, but he was very willing to listen to our needs and budgets. And since we were making a pair each, he gave us further reductions; $480 for both pairs. That is a pretty reasonable price, I would dare say that we were really pleased with it, given that the lenses that he recommended (Crizal Airwear Uv 1.60) are retailed at $160 itself. Cheap indeed, acknowledging the fact that 'Isham's degrees are at 475 including astigmatism and would require customised lenses.

At the end of the day, we're both happy customers. New spectacles - a matching one at that. Super lighweight Korean Pescara frames. Great customer service. A purchase that is within our respective budgets. Money well spent. That just summarize our pleasant experience at Orchard Optics. Will definitely be back to check out their SNRD shades range someday.

BEAST AT HOME

I refuse to lend him my credit card for her mum to come over for confinement

He pushed me, howled at me, shouted at me.

If I knew this was going to happen, I will not even lend him my first full year bonus

I will not even pay for the bills he signed under a supp card with my name as a principal holder

I regret trusting him.

I don't even expect my money to be back

He stole my card used it put back

no evidence, he denied...

I tell myself I will never lend this guy money

anw I will share more of my story when I am at a safer place permanently.

He threatened to kill me with a knife.

He called the police

chased me out of HIS/MY MUM's hse

he pushed my mum and I.

u call this a man? a son? a brother? a father?

I will elaborate more when I am safe....

I am in danger anytime. If I ever die.

it is cus of him.

Mayday

Mayday marks the 11th year my grandma has passed away.
How time flies, hope by now she is relieved of all her pain.

Productive day so far, though i haven't started studying,
woke up at 9 and headed to the gym, came back feeling hungry and tired.
ate, surfed net till now~ with all my books already on the table waiting for me to start

Lets Go!!

buffet eat like a boss

2 Fridays ago, after i took half a day off for my dental appt.

we headed for cheaper alternative buffet cus....

the one that we wanted to reserve was fully booked :(

no luck, we paid abt $65 for 2 pax at a weekend rate since it was the eve of ph.

we were there just abt when they started the dinner buffet, the food were quite hot from the kitchen

only 1 other couple

definitely not my plate fille with 3/4 fried food...

mine must be at least half seafood! :)

 seafoo corner, salmon sashimi was available later but gets emptied very fast...
refilled every half an hr... haha I LOVE SEAFOOD <3

Sushi corner which I feel quite norm, sushi is not my first few choices when it comes to buffet....

 Fried corner!!

 pizza which tasted quite home-made.

 more fried food Isham who likes all these!! haha

 check out the nasi lemak sushi and the sambal belachan sushi. dint try but isham say was ok...
10/10 for novelty

 my later plate, see what i mean by I LOVE SEAFOOD! HAHAHA
Tom Yam crayfish was quite good! chilli flowercrab was not bad, sauce was good but no meat~
mixed veggies tasted home-cooked,  glutinous rice nice too!! but abit dry, could be due to the steamer

 ICE CREAM!!! i think there were at least 4-5 flavours! only isham can do it like that!! haha but coffee and yam not a very good combi
the free flow drnks also included can drink like coke which was a rare sight.
I had sjora, yumzzz!

on a random day, my colleagues and I were at the atrium and played this game

similar to coca cola happiness machine thingy...

supposed to wave at the camera, suppose someone is inside...

assigned a random task, do it and you'll be rewarded.

you do things like shouting, hug, dance and emotions when you are under stress, got a million $

Saw a few ppl hit jackpot, won themselves craftholic, polaroid camera

free paper for notes >.< 

this week been really fulfilling,

manage to clear bulk of my backlogs...

happy with bonus ^^

save up time!

Every family has its own problems

sometimes I feel that if I weren't so different, maybe I won't feel so bad, so terrible living here...
If only living with no money didn't matter,
If only I can choose not to care about my loans,
my expenses... Wait till the day I am really out of money and get someone else to help me.
SOMEONE SOMEHOW SOMEWHERE will help me.

Anw, the long weekend was damn fulfilling
firstly i got to catch up with WWE action which I have missed out quite alot,
at least i know who are the frequent wrestlers... haha
secondly, Crime Investigation channel, Nat Geo, Discovery are the best channels!!
interesting documentaries everyday!
but that also meant i didn't study at all >.<
what!!

Today I had virgin Sushi Tei dinner with colleagues XL and Shing.
HAHA no QUEUE!! cus we left on the dot at 6!
Not bad! but i think not worth for the queue if it is soooo long!!

B&J free cone day 8 Apr 14

2 years ago I realled reaching Vivocity with no queue in line,
i went on to read the posters to realise it only starts at 2pm.
mehhhhh
Working adult where got time to queue at 2pm!!
Last year I rmb we gave it a miss due to the long snaking queue...

Super luck this year... maybe cus lunch hour shifted half an hour earlier...
the wait was ok, about 30-40mins, and so many flavours to chooose from
yumzzz!! previously i rmb they only had 5...

anw, guess I am such a predictable person when it comes to ice cream flavours
I have something for caramel/butterscotch/toffee(in order) haha
yes... they are all different :)
So how could I have resisted Triple Caramel Chunk!!
anw this photo really don't do justice, the chunks are hidden, they are like reese buttercups much smaller though but filled with caramel!! :)
I was contemplating btwn this and something chocolatey but i think chocolate quite norm~

Some really old pics from Poly days free cone day, we could queue many many rounds,

firstly because Great World is such a great place!! queue is not as crazy, mostly students

secondly cus WE HAD LOTS OF TIME AFTER SCHOOL LA!! haha

carefree days :) good old days

looking forward to next year's !!!
anw today I also had Mr bean ice cream cus the weather was crazy! perspiring all the way
which is so rare cus I don't sweat that easily...

Most expensive assets

Today I took half a day to visit NUS undergrad clinic with the intention to replace my missing tooth(s)
but was recommended by the prothodontist to get my braces done again
cus they are slighly out of line, the wait for the post grad is 1.5-2 years though...

I was thinking if I want to do it just get it all done right
Previously, i didn't know if there was a diff btwn ortho vs protho,
dentist is dentist what!! apparently mt set of tooth are the most complicated
and requires lots of party to assess and make decisions

so for now, save money and get the whole cycle done and completed!
bogay stilllllll... haha
kinda miss braces :)

YAY!!!!!!! guess what its pay day next week!

New look

Finally after procrastinating for so long,
I finally gave up the classic look and upgraded it to the newer version...
haha, i think after a while u just minimise all the cuteness in blogskins..
i started out with super fanciful, lots of pics, icons, songs..
den after awhile, realising, simple is better...
haha, signs of aging...

anw reason for choosing this background is cus I WANNA FLY LIKE A BIRD AND BE FREEE!!!
next week is gonna be pretty packed,
gonna climb qc, dental and public holiday. not much time to work >.<

Time to start studying!

National Siblings Day

While so many other people wld be saying how great their siblings are to them,
i don't know if I will be the only one 'complaining...
My ELDER sibling, emphasis lol.
hasn't been the best example to me,
he don't have to be.. really. i have a mind on my own and I know what I exactly want.

I have never expected much from him,
he can have a honest living and live life happy, work hard, earn more money.
of course, he had his good days, we had good meals, money,
i thought life was really turning good.
we lived simple.
until... gambling... this caused everything, thus i swear i will never touch it in my life. NEVER EVER
but.... he has never been honest with me...
from the start he used my credit cards without my knowledge...
although he still paid what he used... but this is a principle thing, no?
you just don't touch any one's belonging without the person's knowledge
then.... he borrowed money from me...
this was my hard earned bonus which I was stupid enough
he used the card I supp to my mum to travel overseas, all the money he incurred was on
my mum and I.
then he stole my card, used it and put it back
denied all accusations
ON A FACEBOOK CASINO GAME
seriously when u are becoming a FATHER,
YOU DON'T SIMPLY SPEND $3k+ on facebook games.
LET ALONE, ITS NOT EVEN YOUR MONEY!!
ever since, it was the last straw.
this gave me no reason to ever trust this guy
he isn't worth my trust, my time.
and I never thought the #1 control was to safeguard my assets
at home.... so sad isn't it, even office is a safer place

then just this week, he asked me for my laptop password,
i have locked it since the whole episode happened.
would I be so stupid to give him?
I always blame for my soft-heartedness
there is always a part of me that tells me I shld help him.
but really, why should I care about a person who does thing without even thinking of my feelings?
totally not worth it.

i don't usually have temper

but i have to say i get pissed off by things.
one does not simply wah lao me for flushing the toilet bowl
although u were using the water to bathe...
lol cus when u try to expres your displeasure, I flushed again...

seriously, morning when i bathe u also on the tap to wash the vegetables to cook what..
don't make it as if being preggie is a huge big deal and everyone shld be giving in to you
and everyone owes you a living,
if the unplanned marriage isn't bad enough, unplanned pregnancy is worse...
do it only if you and your husband are capable to provide for the kid.

anw, the flushing of toilet bowl will only take up 15secs more of your time?
stop complaining and do what is needed...
I don't come home from work sighing everyday...

gosh!!! stop being so whiny!! things won't change even when you complain right?
haha actions do, work harder and they will get recognised.
*pissed mode*

I WILL NEVER TRUST THESE PEOPLE.
Went bk china for 10days swiping the card i supp to my mum
almost $3k of expenses including airfares
he was pleading me cus he said it could be her parent's last breath and what not
end up, mum and I had to fork this out

thats excluding the $ I lent him..
omg scam couple totally...

must run away soon
if not my $ will run faster

goals, spiritual joy

I was on course for the past 2 days.
I've always liked courses that allows me to question myself
my goals, my direction in life...
I am very clear what kind of life I want to lead,
but i think I never got it written, concrete
well, research has shown if u write them down, you are more likely to attain them...
so.. write your goals!!! SMART goals
specific,measurable,attainable,realistic and timely.
like... I WANT TO GET MARRIED BY 26.
ok joke I WANT TO COMPLETE ACCA BY 2015!!!

the trainer also went through maslow's theory, 7 habits of highly effective people
and getting off balance on purpose, alot of thing boils down to
your willingness to change, adapt, take up new things...
always try something harder, you'll find what you can't do well previously, easier...
if you are always doing something in your comfort zone, you will never never improve!

taking the first step this year, 21km @ sundown.
workplans, projects
I hope I can open up a shop/online shop in SG, but no ideas yet
I want to volunteer overseas,
learn spanish in spain/north america
watch wrestling live
be debt free by 50

I have a long long list of goals, they are no longer called wishlist cus they are not really wishes
wishes to me is secretly hoping they will happen without doing anything
goals are the ones you have to work towards to.

I am also going to volunteer in seagames 2015! lifetime experience i should go while i am still young ;)

very very good course, makes me think what i really want in life and how to make it better! (y)

for now i am saving up lots lots lots for reno
and putting some in my investment portfolio