Going KL next week

Will be flying to KL next Thursday to our Malaysia office for a day and fly back on Friday. Super short biz trip .. hee

Jz came to know that the flight journey is merely 50 mins .. OMG !!

I choose to fly earlier around 3 pm so mayb can squeeze some time to do shopping :P

Will be staying in this hotel. Looks good I hope ..

Hokkaido Trip & Dog Walk

Yes, we went to the NATA fair on last Sat. Being a KS Singaporeans, (Ya, I admit) we make extra effort to rise early to make our way to the Expo before it opens. Who knows by the time we reached there, there's a already a beeline queue that stretched all the way from the expo hall 3 to the expo MRT station. Faint .. so u can imagine how KS Singaporeans are!! Anyway, back to my holiday trip, we finally decided to travel on 6th Dec to Hokkaido coz we wanted to experience the snow .. We have planed to spend 7 Days in Hokkaido and another 2 nights in Tokyo to continue my shopping spree.

For our 2 N stay in Tokyo, bro is generous enough to give us his 2 Night hotel stay for us to use.

Hopefully, I dont overspend when there ..:P

On Sunday, we went to West Coast Park to join hundreds of dog owners for the dog walk. Papa, ma ma and sis's family were also there to join in the fun. We bought Twinkle there as well.

It was really fun esp watching Cheng Cheng being chased by the dogs .. and all of us had a great time there ... Wat a great way to spend our weekend.

Yummy Dinner

I fallen in love with aglio olio spaghetti lately and decided to whip one on Last Sat. This was the first time we tried this and it turned out to be suprisingly good. We cooked half the packet and finished them all !!


Here's the recipe if you are interested to whip one yourself
1) Cook the spag in a pot of boiling water, add 2 tsp of salt to it for approx 7~10 mins. Drained and add in 3 tbsp of oil and mix well. Set aside.
2) Stir fried the devined prawns with olive oil, chopped garlic and crushed black pepper. Set aside.
3)Stir fried the chopped garlic, mushroom, crab meat in 4 tbsp of olive oil.
4) Add in the spaghetti and prawns and mix well
5) Add in the crushed black pepper to taste.
6) Ready to serve.

GPS

A fulfilling weekend for us. We went to Carrefour to buy this new gadget- GPS system. It's really a steal at an affordable $249. (Usual Price : 299) On our way back, we couldnt resist to test it and it proved to be a useful gadget , it tells us which is the shortest route back home, nearest petrol station and even speed camera when we are near to it.

Will be useful for drivers like me who are very prone to getting lost. These days, I started to pick up driving again with the help of my very strict refresher instructor, Lippy, who else? Yesterday, I finally learnt to do reverse parking but still need more practising to master it well.

Yesterday, we saw Le Le wearing the same outfit as my Ah Food so I insist to take a photo of them as a memento. Cute !!

Back to School

Yesterday, we attended our very first japanese lesson at Bunka language School. Evon and I took up the elementary 1 class, hoping to pick up some basic japanese languages. The class turned out to be quite fun, and our teacher is a japanese.
But somehow, whenever I opened my mouth to speak japanese, the class will burst out laughing.. I wonder why ??

Ah Lip instructed me to learn well so we can use it on our next jap trip. :)

These are the stacks of homework to do .. Argh.. I need to keep pracitising my japanese so I can speak more fluent..

Here are some useful words you can learn.

What time is it now? : i-ma haji desuka ?

How much is it ? : i-ku ra desuka ?

What day is today ? : na-yoobi kyoo

Treats for Twinkle

We bought some treats for Twinkle, these are used to teach her tricks and to bahave.
She loved them so much and behaved well when she sees us holding the treats.
We also bot her a new pee pen and she's smart enough to know that she should pee and poo in it.
Here's a short clip on how we teach her.

Xiao Fong Fong is getting bigger

Pics taken with sis and xiao fong fong at East Coast Park on Last Sat.

100th Birthday

In case if you are still unaware, my compy, Great Eastern is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Today, we each receive a box of choc from them and a 288 ang pow.

A pics taken in one of our poly's fre wedding

Twinkle's first vaccination

Twinkle went for her first vaccination on yesterday. Initially, we have concerns whether this little rascal can handle this ordeal. To our relieve, she handled it well.
She didnt even gave a cry when the vaccination was injected and but gave a small cried when the vet injected the microchip which is much more painful. A brave girl indeed!! After the "torture", we decided to reward her with some treats for her brave act.

Here's are some latest pics of twinkle.

Twinkle smiling at us

Twinkle in carrying cage , waiting to go to vet (Thanks to Jess, my colleague for donating this cage to twinkle)
We also trained her with treats, here's a pics of it.

Botak Cheng on Ferris Wheel

Sis sent me this pics of Ah cheng on the ferris wheel eyeing the pokey stick. That funky shirt that Botak Cheng wore was bot by his Ah Yi , which is me, from my Bali trip which fit him perfectly well.

Zhong Zhong Di Di (My bro's baby boy) will be having his man yue this sat, hopefully, I rem to bring camera to post more pics of him :P

Mani & Pedi-cure

I did my mani and pedi today during my lunch time.. Quite nice and only $37.50 !! Damn cheap isnt it ??
Hope Twinkle dont bite my nails .. heee

Today, was having the usual chat with my colleague and she told me her bitch is having menus now and usually it lasted for one whole month !! I was so shocked and find it so hilarious .. ha ha .. I can't imagine twinkle having menus for a whole month !!

My working desk...

Hi ya, I had recently moved to a new working desk. It is more airy and brighter.. but this new place is so near to my boss so occasionally, boss will pop by to peek on me .. jz kidding ..

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

We officially adopted twinkle on last Sat. To date, she has been with us for a week. I still remembered when she first came, she was so timid but now she is a rascal ...but still adorable.

Twinkle is a pure breed 6 wks old jack russell ( short legged to be in exact) so you can imagine how hyperactive she is.

Now clearing her pee & poo & preparing her meals have become part of our daily routine but seeing her grows bigger each day & playing happily are something we find it worthwhile at the end of the day.

We jz hope twinkle can behave well as she grows bigger coz now she chews and bite alot which we find annoying but at least she learned to pee & poo at her pee pen which is something commendable at her tender age.

Will share more on twinkle - Stay tune .. ..

Bali Trip

Yes, it has been a week since I 'm back from my trip and ppl have been asking for photos on it. We took quite a lot bit of pics when there but it's impossible to post everything, will only post some.

As mentioned in my previous blog, we are supposed to stay in the lagoon villa ( as shown above). However, when we reached there, all the lagoon villas that are located along the pool were occupied so they allocated us one which was on the far end of the pool. Though it was also direct access to the pool at doorstep but fussy Dawn refused to settle for less except the one they posted on their website so we asked for a change of room. In then end, they gave us a upgrade to honeymoon villa at an special price at only US75/nite. This was really a steal coz the honeymoon villa alone costs US350/nite and our lagoon villa is only US120/night.

A blessing in disguise, we ended up staying in this honeymoon villa. It comes with a exclusive private pool where u can do nude swimming (kidding), a nice bathroom (w sunken bath) that direct access to the pool. It's hard to put them in words so we captured a video on it. Enjoy !! It's really a splurge to stay there..and we gald we get the chance to stay there at this affordable price !.. but please read on for more on our lodging adventure there ...
Video on Honeymoon Villa :


On the second day, they "moved" us back to the lagoon villa but we make sure we moved back to the villa that we wanted and they kept their promise. The lagoon villa was just as nice as it was posted on their website. We can jump out directly from the pool at our doorstep with the bed is on the second floor ...
Lippy enjoyed his legs dipped at our door step.Again, we do another video on the lagoon villa.
Video on Lagoon Villa :

In the late afternoon, we went for a 2hr spa followed by a flying gurume dinner. that's end our second day in Bali.

On third day, we have planned a series of activities lined up for us. We went to nusa dua for water sport. We both tried the parasailing, went to the turtle island to see some "friends" there.

A python was hung around brave Lippy .. eek

I get to witness bat for the first time... eeeek
Here's some pics of our parasailing experiences, Nah too small to see indeed. After a tiring morning activities, we decided to settle for another 2 hr of spa to energise ourselves followed by a sumptuous seafood dinner @ jimbaran (once bomb site) witnessing the sunset at the same time.


When we reached our lagoon villa, just as we were heading for bed, we realised the air con in our second deck was not working, we again called them up to check. They told us it was faulty and will upgrade a jacuzzi villa for us. We went to check out that villa but again fussy Dawn dont really like it so we requested for other superior villa and dun mind paying the upgrade. In the end, we were offered a dexule villa (a big one with private pool)and as a kind gesture , they upgraded us foc !! They are really nice ppl.
Again, we took a video on the third villa we stayed in our 4 nights in Bali.

Video on Dexule Villa :

We took a pics by the pool of our villa

On 4th day, we went to monkey island not much to see except monkeys ..

Then to Ubud , a handicraft village and Lippy get to taste the worst banana split in his life. Again, not much to see as we are not really into those handicraft stuffs.



We went tanah lot to witness the temple build on the cliff. Nice Place .. but tooo hot ... thereafter we went to Kota for some shopping but was disappointed to find the shopping there were really not much unlike tokyo .. so we didnt buy much :(


That night, we went for some spanish resturant for another sumptuous dinner. With that, it ended our 5d4N Bali trip. Overall, we find the villa was nice but weather is too hot and polluted air and was disappointed at the shopping malls there. Hence, overall rating for this trip : ** out of 5

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 !!