Old mails

Bosses are away in Manila, and I can get a breather to do my own things for a while. It was said that I would be flying to and fro Manila soon, so as to coordinate betw site and office (according to new PM). Well, we'll see :)

Anyway, I was clearing and reading some old mails in my yahoo mail. Came across some mails which was archived since Yr 2000. Yeah, i am appalled by this too, how can i keep mails which are almost 7 yrs old?!?! They did bring back memories, mostly bittersweet ones, which made me reminicised abt the past and wat an irony: those words/scenerios which i found to be sweet and romantic when I was 17yrs old > I find them to be mushy and overwhelming at 24 yrs old. Haha~~ maybe age has really caught up with me, or it is when ppl gets older, they tend to look for different things/excitement in life? Sweet sentences and the word 'love love' do not evoke as much feelings as before. The outburst of love and passion struck me as too over-do and very childish.

I must admit that I have changed. When i was 17yrs old, all i cared was happiness, love love, sweet sweet and short-term joy, and the huge of amt of time we must spend together everyday. Everyday must call/sms/meet up and talk talk talk, so sticky! Now at 24yrs old (*great, the whole world knows how 'young' i am now!!), i look at things in a more pragmatic manner, sweet and honeyed words will not get me far and spending all day together will not make 2 ppl bond tighter. How is love developed between 2 persons? How can 2 persons who are different, maybe quite opposite, with different working schedules/way of living/characters/personalities/backgrounds etc, come together and develop feelings for each other? Haha~~ :)

So much being said, one thing is for sure: mature/older/steady guys are my cup of tea! Hoho :)

Update

Wow, its been so long since I have blog. Recently i m just too busy with work, career planning. Basically I have been leaving the office only after 7pm daily, sorting out drawings, serving my bosses. Speaking of which, I have a new senior manager from M'sia. He came from an MNC to work here, and in the beginning, we were quite stumped that he gave up such a good job (or we thot so) to come and join us. Well, there must be something with my company that attracted him here...more to find out in the days to come... :P

Spoke to some ppl and finally planned my career path already, more updates will come when i start to do it. For now, i m just happy to announce that I am clear abt my road ahead. Haha :)

An offer

About 1 mth ago, I blogged abt the 'love' of my life.

Today, my 'love' called me and made an offer. Quite an attractive package. But I m reluctant to leave my current 'love', which i have a love-hate relationship with it.

Should I or not?

Mothers

The weekend, which I predicted to be awful and full of quarrels, turned out to be peaceful and amiable. It was even enjoyable. Haha :) Coz I realized something about my Cherry Mommy.

She was being really very difficult over the wk, since our return from Melbourne and gave us a lot of 'attitude and face', which def made Dad and my life very miserable :( I was about to become immune and did not want to take notice of her tantrums. On Sat evening, she asked us to go dinner with her at Joo Chiat, which came as a pleasant surprise so Dad and I went along. After that, we went to Da Yi's hse for gathering, and she was quite happy the whole night. Then Da Yi told me, that Mom likes to hear nice things (ok, as if who do not like?!?!) and just be nice to her and she will be double-nice in return.

Earlier on Sat, I was confiding in Jie and she told me that love begets love, and reminded me that "its hard being mothers". She said it out of her observation and mostly her own experience. This statement came as an enlightenment for me and it suddenly dawned on me that if i think from Mom's perspective, I would understand why she is behaving this way, and with her personality, her reaction is that way.

So on Sunday, after discussing with Dad, I went to get the watch (Cherry watch from Swatch), which Mom has been looking at since Xmas. It was an early bday present to her from Dad and I. When we presented to her and told her how much we appreciate and love her, I could see that Mom was touched and happy. Haha~~ love begets love!!

Jie, thanks for much for your advice. If not for your comment, I guess we will still be in 'cold war' and yet not knowing what each other is thinking. Whenever i met difficulties and problems, i will run to you and talk non-stop, thanks for putting up with me and giving me advice :)

The weather is sunny again!!!!! Hahahahahaha :D

Chinese Cinderella

TGIF! I was quite free (plus bored) in office today, so i 'polished' off 1 whole novel!! Yeah~~ my reading skills are 'returning' and i can read at almost the same pace as in sec sch (used to finish more than 1 in a day).

Chinese Cinderella -- by Adeline Yen Mah
"When Adeline Yen Mah's mother died giving birth to her, the family considered Adeline bad luck and she was made to feel unwanted all her life. Chinese Cinderella is the story of her struggle for acceptance and how she overcame the odds to prove her worth."

As I flipped the pages, I was saddened by her childhood days which she spent under the cruelty of her stepmother and father, angry that her father misbelieved his wife's words and treated her as non-existent, yet inspired by her willingness and strength to motivate herself and improve her life.

How can a father treat his own daughter like an unwanted piece of belonging, not even paying attention to her and having double standards between his children? This was quite incomprehensible to me and I felt thankful that my parents are not like that. My parents do quarrel frequently, however their love to me is unsurpassable. Thank god!

A strong recommendation for everyone, and i have also read "Falling Leaves" by the same author, which is the follow-up from "Chinese Cinderella" and a true account of Adeline's life from her early teens till her grown-up years. Must read!

Wasting time

The time on my PC reads 6.05pm, and I am still in office. Just woke up from a nap, heehee, yup yup, i slept at my desk again. The sleeping bug bits me twice today. Yawnzzz...wat to do..so boring here :P

Wasting time now, surfing net, typing blogs, read and re-read blogs..anything except go home. Why? Coz my boss is not confirming me, coz i do not OT mah. So wat to do...OT lor....and this is his idea of OT > do anything and stay in office~~~

Boring, stuck, sian, unconstructive, non-motivational. OMG, barely 9mths into working, and i m losing my motivation already....OMG :(

HELP! F1 F1 F1 !!!!

Home Sweet Home

I m back, touched down late last night, unpacked everything this morning. Need to re-size all pics before posting. But i m blogging abt this first...

One evening (think its Sat evening), after dinner, we were walking down Yarra River at Melbourne, Daddy suddenly told me, "I saw a nice keychain @ one of the Crown shops, if i am lucky in casino, i'll buy it for you." I was so happy though he haven bought it for me yet, and I know chances are slim, coz he's not very lucky in casino.

When we reached home last night, Daddy presented me with this:

He said its for my birthday, and he said it so proudly and eagerly. Asked me to open to see if i like it.

So i unwrapped (a lot of layers) and saw this:

It brought tears to my eyes. A heart adorned with pink swaroski crystals. Dad said he bought it at Alexandre de Paris, wanted to get a hair clip for me, but the prices are shocking so he got this for me. I loved it.

Dad hardly get gifts for me, but whenever he gets anything for me, its always wat i wanted and loved. He would saved on his food and personal accessories, just to get presents for me. My dad is not a wealthy father, not a rich father who would shower me with expensive gifts. But he is a wonderful father who would scrimp and save just to surprise me sometimes, who would teach and guide me when i m lost, who would stand by me to support me when i feel sad, who would remind and scold me when i'm wrong, who would lend me a supporting shoulder when i wanna cry.

Daddy, I love you very much.

Flying again :)

I am flying again. After 3 months of staying put in SG, i m finally flying again. My annual trip of Melbourne :P Geezz...been there many times, but i still look forward to it! I guess just getting on a plane, jetting off to somewhere and leaving behind all work is just DIFFERENT. Haha :)

Yah, I know, i m flying pig la ~~ frens have been calling me flying woman liao..i fly about 3-4 times a yr for holi..but i hate the long flights..wish i can teleport there~~ hmmm..Harry Potter?!?!

Piggery summary
Piggery home for next 4 days: Crown Towers, Melbourne http://www.crowntowers.com.au
Piggery Companions: Granny, Daddy, cousins (Edwin, Ger & Jon)
Piggery behavior: Eat, shop, swim, gym, spa, sleep and basically just slack...
Piggery mood: So happy and looking forward to a trip with cousins, but feel terribly upset that Mummy is not joining us... :(

So till I am back with more piggery pictures for all of you~~ and not forgetting my CNY pics too ^_^

Less safe?

Suddenly the ground is shaking. Me, sitting at my desk at that time, felt giddy and the sway of the place. Hmm...must have been my dizzy spells working up again..

12noon, lunch time. Was informed that an earthquake occured.

1.50pm, in drafting room, delegating work to drafters. Another shake and all of us felt giddy. Another quake.

Singapore is becoming more vulnerable to quakes and we are feeling the tremors more. Not a good thing :(