Chicken Pies

In my last blog entry, I mentioned that I have jz bought a new oven. So, I baked some chicken pies today. Quite easy to make & delicious. Here's some pics to share ..

Making the dough to form the crust.
The chicken pies fillings

Freshly out of the oven, pipping hot pies !!

Thanks for your concern

After my last blog, a few of my friends pour in to show their concerns on my insomnia problem so I thought it will be good to update you on my condition.

Yes, the good news is I am coping with it well and it is showing some improvement. Now, I'm no longer relying on sleeping aids and try to sleep on my own. This is really a big leap for me coz it really took me alot alot of courage to do that and I proud of myself for taking this bold move. I will describe this expriences similiar to quiting smoking. You need to set your mind to do it and go all the way through inorder to overcome your mental obstances.

Some good news to share,

(1) Boss finally gave me a nod on my 6 mths probation. Wow, finally made it through after 6 mths long.
(2) Will be going to Bali next week to take a break from our hectic work schedules.
(3) I got myself a oven to bake more goodies. Thus, will share more on my blog soon.
(4) Increment, VB & prorated AWS will be on the way in April , ha ha ha

Bali... here we come ...

We decided to go for a short getaway to rewind ourselves. Partly, also due to my insomnia problem that we thot it will be a good reason for us to take away from our work stress & other stress. We will be flying off to BaLli on 1st April and back on 5th April. We will be staying in this resort during our stay.

A view on the lagoon suite that we will be staying. You many have noticed that the dorway from our suite led directly to the pool so we can jump out directly to the pool.
We look forward for this trip .. Bali here we come...

Before & After Marriage ..

Before marriage....

He: Yes. At last. It was so hard to wait.

She: Do you want me to leave?

He: No! Don't even think about it.

She: Do you love me?

He: Of course! Over and over!

She: Have you ever cheated on me?

He: No! Why are you even asking?

She: Will you kiss me?

He: Every chance I get.

She: Will you hit me?

He: Are you crazy! I'm not that kind of person!

She: Can I trust you?

He: Yes.

She: Darling!

After marriage....

Simply read from bottom to top.

My worst ...

In my earlier blog, I mentioned that I suffered from insomnia. It is somthing not unusual bcoz I often have problem catching sleep on Sun night due to the Monday Blues but for the rest of the week, I'm usually alright and can catch my beauty sleep well.

This time, my insomnia problem get worsen that I can imagine. I couldn't get a wink on Mon night after a sleepless night on Sun. I "zoombie" to work on the next week, visited the clinic near my workplace to get the antidote. Managed to sleep well on tues night with the prescribed pills. But on Wed 's night, it relapsed again & this time, it got worsen as I stayed wide awake thoughout the night till the next morning.

I couldnt bring myself to work on the very next day so I went to see my company doc at Lot 1 (under Raffles Medical) which was a grave mistake I made.

This doc that I seen probably the worst doc I have seen in my entire life.
1. She did nothing to offer help to solve my problem
2. She didnt show the slightest sympathetic to my woes
3. She made me feel worse by continuing to rub salt on my problem
This is what she told me in exact in a very sarcastic way
" I cant help you, you have to solve your own problem. This could be mental stress or other stress that has built up. We do not have sleeping pills here & I dont issue also. Go to the hospital if you still cant sleep " and sent me out.

Later, the nurse called my name & dispensed 5 pills which supposed to help me in my sleep and a day off. I requested for another day prior to yesterday, that doc rejected and sent me off.

Having gone through this strings of ordeals, I thought I am strong enough to handle but I jz snapped like a rubberband. Yes, I broke down, no matter how hard I tried to fight back my tears, it just flow down uncontrollably. (first time of admitting crying in my blog)

Yes,the doc's intention do mean well that she do not want us to rely on pills to sleep but her approach to this was utterly wrong. It is literally like pushing us down from a high storey floor. I mean, if you, as a doc couldnt help us, then who can?

Of course, I bring myself together later after receiving so much support from my hubby, parents, my mother in law and sis in law , etc. All of them came in with remedies to cure me. It's still early to say if I have recovered but I try to stay strong to fight with this.

Lastly, I still considering whether I should lodge a complaint to the Medical council board on this doc. But I defintely will never return to that clinic anymore.

Some updates ..

Sorry again for not blogging actively. Mainly becoz there's no such memorable events to milestone them except...

1) My second nephew has turned one month on 16th Feb & hopefully, he grows fast enough to play wrestling with his brother, Cheng Cheng.

2)We are inspired by the de-lic-ious durian ice cream from the single scoop and decided to give it a try to create our own. But it turned out to taste like potong ice cream instead of the creamy texture. Later, suprising to find out that my FIL seems to like it. :P )

3) I suffered from insomnia for the past two days, only managed to sleep at 3 or 4am !! which also means that I fully qualified to be a confinement lady.

4)I will officially join Fitness First under my corporate plan starting this month to shed off my excess fat that I put on during the festive season

5) Two of our best friends jz gave birth to a healthy boy & gal recently. Congrads to our pround parents, "Diana & Weizhong" & "Jamson & Angela"

That's about all !!

Newsflash: Catch Xiao CC's first walk & Ah Fong 's Pics Out !!

Ah Cheng finally learnt to walk. We managed to catch him walking toward his ye ye to bring him out for his usual gai gai.

Xiao Fong Fong(Cc's bro)is just as adorable !! Here's a short clip of him. More pics on him to share..

Minty & Milky gone as well...

Yesterday, we received another devastating news from my SIL, that Minty & Milky had passed away as well. She tried every ways to save them, rushed them to vet but they were too weak to survive.
In one day, we lost all of them, Tiger, Minty and Milky... ...

We grieve.. and hope they can be living happier in another world, heaven..

Minty, Milky & Tiger, thanks for giving us a chance to take care of you. Though it was short but you will stay in our memories forever ....

A very Sad Demise of Tiger..

We wish we can do more for Tiger..This morning, we found him lying motionless when we going to give him the usual morning feed. His two sisters, Mint & Milky,were meowing loudy to wake him, but he will never wake up again. Tiger had passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. We hope he leads a happier life in the heaven, Though his stay was brief (only 2 days) but we will treasure this memories. Yesterday, Ah Lip went around looking for their mommy but still no luck. We will continue to take care of Mint & Milky but Mint was so weak & we hope she can pull through.. Lets pray for them...

Any kind soul & cat lover ....

We found 3 little poor kittens near our house. Apparently, their mommy had jz given birth to them & abandoned them . 2 little white kitties & 1 with dark tiger strip.When we found them, they were shivering in fear. We have to wrap them in warm towel and feed them lukewarm milk to keep them warm. It was a tedious task but we hope we can cope well to keep them alive. All of them are still very weak esp tiger coz when Ah lip saved him, he was almost dying.

Here's a pics of tiger, A pic of milky,
So now, we are calling cat lover to adopt them coz we can't possible keep them as we have 2 big dogs.

CC 's bro is coming out any moment from now...

The whole Ng family are getting so excited now coz xiao CC 's bro is coming out any moment from now. Have just received a call from sis that she will be delivered today. So now, I reckon my sis is going throu the "pushing" to squeeze CC's bro out to this world. We will be able to see him any moments from now.

In the meantime, Jia You! Jia You! to Sis & Swee Guan !!
Will update more with little cutie's pics once he is out !! Stay tuned..

Our new workdesk

We set up a workdesk in our small room to make place for our new Toshiba laptop. With this setup, you will be able to catch me online more frequently. Ah Fuo get a chance to try our new gadget. Here's some pics of Ah Fuo @ work.

Bintan @ Angsana Trip

Sorry for the long wait, I finally got the chance to put together my long overdue Bintan @ Angsana Holiday blog. /hide.. Here's some photos to share.

Day 1: We received a private checkin upon arrival. Here's Dawn with happy face.

Here's a pic of our room
Ah Lip with the mesmerizing poolside
At Angsana, they have this ""Dinner of the Legend" whereby the diners get to enjoy this exclusive dining experience by the seaside. Definitely a splurge experience.
Some pics by the sea.When dinner, we get a chance to enjoy a fine dining experience @ TreeTop Rest @ Banyan Tree Resort. All the “fine dining” elements were packaged in this stylish space that make us feel so special. Food & Ambience were splendid and so was the price. :(
Few other pics .. For the next 2 days, we didnt spend much time on snapping pics. :P All in all, it was a relaxing trip that we truly enjoyed. We hope to go back to Banyan Tree for our next Bintam holiday..

I am Back !!

I am back again after MIA for few weeks. A Happy New Year to all !! Here's a milestone to mark some of the happenings for the past weeks.

Before X mas Celebration:
My Angsana trip from Bintan can never be better except for the disappointing seafood buffet dinner which didnt turn out to be that nice with its cut throat price. We took some photos but I am too lazy to blog them yet. Will blog them soon. :P

X Mas Eve:
Few friends of us gathered together to whip up a last min steamboat dinner on spur moment to mark this xmas eve. We managed to prepare everything including the supermarket-ing within two hours. Thanks to our team work !!

X Mas:
For the first time, we, together with our xmas eve buddies, drove up to Jusco @ Johor for a 1 day shopping cum massage trip. What a way to spend xmas !!

New Year Eve:
We were invited by Ah Lip's friend for for bbq dinner at his "exclusive" rooftop balcony which wholly owned by his unit. We were told that we will be able to catch the fireworks that day @ his balcony which is facing ViVO but we left earlier as I was too tired to survive past midnight.

All in all, we have enjoyed this holiday well. What a great way to end year 2007 & welcome 2008.

Remember my last blog on ice cream parlour, here's their webbie

Dun watch if you jz had a heavy meal

Warning: This clip below is not suitable for weak heart people so watch it at your own risk !!

Macarons ....

Macarons Anyone ? I bot the ones from Gobi & it was the best I have tasted.

It jz taste so heavenly that you cant possibly stop at one. Err.. but may abit too sweet for some ppl. Anyway, def good food to savour especially during this christmas season.

Besides macarons, they also have lovingly crafted cakes & patries package for Baby's First Month. So nice & special ... For those Mums To Be, this is another cool option.

Insomnia.. Ghrugh !!

Damn !! I suffered from insomnia again yesterday. Was tossing left & right until I finally dozed off after a very loooooong time.. This always happened on Sunday night in particular, guess I'm suffered from PMBS (Pre Monday Blue Symptom) Sighz..

Anyway, I signed up for dessert making class which will commerce in coming Tues, so will be sharing more recipe online again.

For those who like ice cream, there's a very nice ice cream parlour to recommend. Its located in the Sunset Way, called the "The Double Scoop". The ice cream served are cheap($2.90 per scoop) & favourful, esp the durian one made from freshest real durians!! You 'll never regret after trying it!!

Lastly, jz got my travel voucher for my Bintan Angsana trip. Yahoo, all set to go!!

To Believe or Not ?

Over here, we have some really interesting colleagues who always there to share with us their "extraordinary" experiences.

Yesterday, during our usual causal chat, one of them told us, her sister brought home a huge monitor lizard to keep as pet. The interesting juices of this is she did not choose to put it in a cage. Instead, she hung it over her shoulder & took a MRT back home !!

Not sure to believe him but let's jz take this for real, Isn't that farking funny ?
Ha Ha Ha Ha ha
Imagine you took the same train with her & you turned around to spot a monitor lizard staring at you from her shoulder. Whoa ha ha ha ha ha . The thought of that is enough to make my hairs stand !!!!

Anyway, in the end, that pet was there in his garden for few days before they sent it away. Besides this, she also kept a back widow spider & a frog which look like a pancake as pets. What a special gal !! Ha ha ha ha

Dad's Birthday

On last Sun, we held a simple dinner to mark Daddy's 60th birthday. Bro has chosen a nice secluded resturant for this occassion. That night, we were well entertained by our dancer ~ Xiao CC . Here's some pics of him juggling his moves.

Angsana, our next destination

Rem my last blog entry on where to go for our next holiday? Yah, we will be going to Angsana resort @ Bintan if our trip is confirmed. Will be setting off on 20th & back on 22nd for a 3D2N trip. Thanks Wenn for your suggestion.