Thursday, May 15, 2008

{Bad result of a good happening}

The results of my week-long birthday feasting is showing!! Damn it! I can feel the weight creeping into my body! I HAVE to do something about it! And I sooo need determination.

I seriously think I need to have a plan (and some supervision) in place. Calvin promised that he'll draw up an exercise plan for me after his course. After all, he's supposed to be a PTI (Physical Training Instructor) upon completion of the course... hehe.. Well, I had a good start today. I woke up early for some work out at home. Problem is, I need to keep this going..

Haven't gone for our weekend brisk walking eversince Calvin went on his course. I think those brisk walking sessions really helped! Now I feel that "Mdm W" can find her way to haunt me more easily than when I exercised regularly.

Another agenda for the plan to lose some "Mdm W" is.... I don't wanna be a fat (not even plump) preggy. erm... not that we're planning for a baby now, but I need time to get in shape and I had better start NOW!

I figured one way to force some determination through is to blog about my plan! haha... higher tendency for me to stick to it. I know it's not just about exercising, it's about the diet too (& vice versa). So, I'd need to work on a meal plan too! :p

Cheer me on!

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Monday, May 05, 2008

{Definitions...}

Bus Station = where buses stop
Train Station = where trains stop
I have a work station.
So, that's where work stops!

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

{Perky Saturday Morning Song}

Calvin has to go back to camp for a short training this morning. I woke up early to have breakfast with him. And while he's gone, I'm supposed to do housework and prepare lunch. Before I do all that, I came online and heard this perky song on Sheena's blog. I love the feel of this song and I had to put it up here. Tapping my feet to the beat of this song, I just smile to myself and know that this is gonna be a beautiful blessed weekend! And look at this little bear! soooo cute... (^__^)


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Friday, April 25, 2008

{The Mayonnaise Jar}

Read this email from Summer this morning and I love it. It made me think about the things that are truly important to me.

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When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things-- your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions-- and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else-- the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents.. Visit grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first-- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."

The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
~~@

It's high time I meet some friends for coffee!!

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Friday, March 07, 2008

{I need a new camera!}

We bought a Fujifilm FinePix F470 in Oct 2006. Now, a short 16 months later, it died on us! While we were waiting in line for the check-in counter to open at Krabi Airport, I took out it out and wanted to take a snap. That was when FinePix decided to produce photos with horizontal lines across the screen... We were hoping that the problem was with the display. But no, the photos appeared with those lines even after we downloaded them to the computer.

Jasmine has kindly offered to send it for a "check-up" with her mom's friend. She thinks it's beyond repair... I think so too. Now, we're thinking of buying a new camera. What should we get? (~__^)

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Monday, November 12, 2007

{Whatz Up Dude??!!}

So I've been MIA for a while... Couldn't get over the fact that our wedding is over!!! hahaha... yea.. felt a tinge of emptiness now that it's over. :p

My blog had this wonderful make-over for weeks now and I haven't even had time to update it!!! Since I'm OT-ing today, I decided to spend some ME time online... :p Finally, I've added a few posts on our honeymoon, our dinner with cousin & nieces and setting up our little library.

YUXIANG... Thank you soooooo very much for giving my blog a beautiful cupcake make-over! I simply love it!!!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!! (^__^)

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Friday, August 31, 2007

{Green or Red?}

We've been suffering from what I call online deficiency.. I so wanna have internet access at home. I've been bugging Calvin to decide on which service provider to subscribe to. What do you think? Which should we go with? MaxOnline or SingNet??

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

{Cheap Thrill}

I Scored a 100%!

While taking a little break from work, I found other tests at this site to play with. Look, my spelling's puurrfect... wahaha... go play with it, you'd probably score 100% too!

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{How addicted to blogging are you?}

57%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
YX saw this on her friend's blog and I saw it on hers. See how blogs connect one another from all around the world... (^_-)

Well, I'm only 57% addicted to blogging.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

{In the name of "beauty"}

Most of my friends know how low my threshold for pain is... I'm amazed at the kind of pain that I've gone through in the name of "beauty". I really don't know how I managed to endure those moments... When they said "ai sui mai mia" (read in hokkein), I believe they were speaking from experience. hahaha...

Those were my thoughts as I laid there waiting for Amy to start my eyebrow embroidery. A lot of my friends have had theirs done long time ago. Xifen has been trying to get me to do this since forever... Eversince I became conscious of the lack of hair above my eyes, I've had to draw eyebrows wherever I went, even if it's just going downstairs. I had to bear with having "no" eyebrows when I went swimming or running. I had to "risk" having my eyebrows rubbed off when I perspire. I had to give in to friends who threaten to rub my beautifully drawn eyebrows off. hahaha... So sometime early last month, I decided to conquer the fear and just do it.

Yes... you have to book Amy's time at least 1.5 months ahead! And you need to wait at least 1.5 hours for your turn even when you've got an appointment scheduled!

Hell, it was painful!!! Well, at least for my standard... Xifen didn't think it was painful at all. It felt like electric current running through your eyelids... I have to go back to Amy in mid Oct for a touch-up... that's when the colour will become even more natural, so they say.

So ya.. there you have it. EYEBROWS... visible ones for the mini-min!

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

{Away & Back...}

The last month had been a crazy one for me. The amount of stress I went through was more than all the stress in my life put together! GOSH!! Work's been hell, but by God's grace, I came out of it and it's all over now.

On 21 May, I went to Bali for a client's brand conference for 4 days. And of course, I extended my stay. That's when my real holiday began... hehe.. Calvin and Jasmine joined me on the 24th and we had great fun for the next 5 days in Bali!

Pictures? But of course... check this space again soon.

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