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  • Friday, June 27, 2008

    Belated Celebration for 6th Anni

    Woke up early in the morning around 8am, bathed, make-up and changed. Went to the kopitiam to ta bao breakfast and took bus 22 followed by 63A to Hubby's place.

    Breakfast was 2 rolls of 猪肠粉 and 2 大包 which cost me $4. Hubby was still sleeping when I reached his place, called him to open the door for me. Had our breakfast and accompany him nap a while more till 11am before going out.

    Met Wendy, Meilin and Charlene for lunch at Sultan Plaza, ordered fish head curry and a few dishes. Yummy yum~ Miss them gals so much, not been able to meet them cos of work. Forgot to take pics with them though.

    After lunch, we took shuttle bus to Suntec City and walked to Marina Square. It was a freaking hot day with all sun and no wind. Was hot and sweaty the whole day, so unglam. We bought tickets for the 1650hrs show first, Kungfu Panda! After that walked to Singapore Flyer to get tickets.

    Pictures say a thousand words, here are some of the pics, for the other pics, pls refer to my Friendster, hehe. **Click on the pics for a bigger view, esp the 1st pic.







    I was kindda scared initially cos I am so afraid of heights but as it goes at a very slow speed, you can hardly feel it moving. The scenery was nice though mostly were buildings, but the atmosphere was just so right. =)

    The ride was 30mins and after it, I asked Hubby: "So when we coming again? Take the night ride can?" Hubby said: "Come once enough liao, $29.50/pax leh..." So bad right? Hmph... BUT... He suggested we can ROM in the capsule, hehe... *blush*

    Had lunch at Popeyes, first time here and food was not bad. Had always been wanting to try but no chance. I like the biscuit, it tasted like bread actually, crispy on the outside, soft and warm inside.



    Walked back to Marina Square for our movie after lunch, it was a long, hot journey again. We bought Coke at GV while waiting to enter the cinema, it was like a life saver to me, after walking in the scorching sun. Kungfu Panda was really funny and cute. Its times like this when you have a good laugh and put the whole world behind you. =)

    We shopped around a bit before heading to The Central. Walking again... Even though it was night time but there was no wind at all. Arghz. So ended up there sweating and hot again and... Fine Cuts was closed... Faintz... I walked so freaking far and its closed! Hubby's fault lah, don't wanna take cab cos got extra $3, hmph. Make me walk so far, sweat like mad and in the end no Fine Cuts...

    So we had to walked around the other storeys to check out restaurants. By now I was really frustrated cos my legs were breaking, I was sticky and sweaty and hungry. Almost flared up and told Hubby, "you decide what to eat, I'm fine with anything except Billy Bombers (cos can eat that everywhere)." So we settled to eat at CFJ Grains (CFJ = Chen Fu Ji). We took a look at the menu and saw something interesting: Rose Fragrant Soy Sauce Virgin Chicken. LOL... Virgin Chicken? I mean how you know virgin or not? It was really tender though and Hubby say the blood from the bones say its a virgin loh, duhz... The prawns were really fresh and even the fruits were sweet and nice (think Charlene will love this dish). The spare ribs with coffee were ok only, nothing special though quite fragrant and no bitter taste of coffee.



    After dinner, Hubby suggested to walk (walk again!!! arghz, so bad of him) to Clarke Quay to take cab. Clarke Quay was packed being a Friday night and it was still warm. Finally reached the taxi stand and there was a very long queue! So, he suggested to WALK again to Liang Court instead. *sob sob* Finally managed to get a cab on the way and reached home with my legs almost gone...


    Brenbren at 11:50 PM


    Random thoughts...

    Some things that I'm attracted to and hope to own some day...

    Sony Ericsson C902


    BLEECKER PATENT LEATHER TOTE


    BLEECKER SIGNATURE TOTE


    A pair of Jorn Rainer wedding rings


    A place called home at The Premiere


    Honda Fit


    For now, I shall just daydream and be happy with whatever that is within my means. =)


    Brenbren at 12:27 AM

    Thursday, June 26, 2008

    Post # 111

    Woke up early today and went office early, 0740hrs already in office.
    Wanted to clear some work that I didn't manage to clear last night and ETD office early. But, suay suay email server down (as usual), so could only do those data entry stuff first.

    Have some urgent shipments these few days, all very tight schedules, very tiring and sianz. My phone rings non-stop, the emails flood in and work seems never ending. My billing is piling up as well. Faintz...

    Then, in the afternoon after lunch, came a nice surprise! A bouquet of flowers from Hubby! It had 4 purple (one of my fav colours!) tulips surrounded by pink roses. So sweet and Hubby had never sent me tulips before. (Side note: Hubby complain the tulips are more ex than the roses... =x) Was kindda paiseh cos some colleagues who saw it said/asked loudly happy birthday or happy anni? The receptionist also said your husband so sentimental (I was too paiseh to correct her that its bf, not husband). Felt very blissful and touched, brighten my day for a while.







    After work, went Hubby's place to eat dinner and watch One Million Stars, after that went home. No exchange of gifts also cos I been too busy to go shopping after work and Hubby says he didn't buy gift for me either. Took some pics at his place before heading back to the madhouse. As of now, another shouting war going on again.

    Hoping for tmr to come asap and get out of here to spend a whole day with Hubby...



    A small slice of cake to celebrate!


    Brenbren at 11:59 PM


    Happy 6th Anniversary! - A Dedication to my Other Half

    To: My Dearest, Charming, Cute (or rather act cute) Hubby aka "Daddy"

    Happy 6th Anniversary! As of 26th Jun'08, we are together officially for 72 months which is 2192 days (2 leap years in between).

    Its not been easy keeping this relationship going and it has been a tough, rough and long journey. Its the longest relationship we both ever had and hope it will continue for as long as we can.

    We had our share of joy, tears, arguments, fun and silly moments. We have seen each other grown up from a young adult to our mid-late twenties now. We have celebrated 12 birthdays, 6 Valentine's days and Christmas together. We have exchanged countless gifts and have changed 3 pairs of couple rings in between. We have gone on 3 holidays together. We have hundreds of photos together, each marking our memories and happiness. We have shared many dreams and ambitions together and working hard towards a common goal.

    I'll always remember the many 'firsts' in our relationship, the first holding of hands, kiss, hotel stay, holiday etc. May we continue to create and share many more 'firsts'. Its not easy but we are looking forward to the same dream - a place to call our own, a sweet, romantic wedding to share our joy with our loved ones and friends and our little galgal or boyboy who will be 3/4 Chinese and 1/4 Thai having your eyes and lashes with my complexion (=p).

    Last but not least, looking forward to the day when we say "I take you to be my wife/husband, my partner in life and my one true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before. I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live."

    Loving you always & on 26th Jun'09, hope we will be celebrating our 7th Anniversary.

    Hugs & Kisses,
    Wifey aka "Galgal"


    Brenbren at 12:39 AM

    Tuesday, June 24, 2008

    More Coincidences!

    I actually forgot to mention on Sat (21st Jun), Hubby said he wanted to go Funan to get something. When we reached there, I saw someone familiar pass by. Turns out to be Eunice with her hubby. I was so surprised cos we somehow managed to stay in contact via Friendster and MSN but have not seen each other since poly (btw, we were in the same school from kindergarden till poly). OMG, can you imagine? We known each other for like 20-21yrs? How many people of my age actually have friends who come from that far back? Though we only managed to say hi, but I was delighted.

    Then... Just less than 5 mins later, I bumped into Sherine! We were secondary classmates and sat next to each other for a period of time in Sec 4. We shared the same room together with Nicole when we went for the school educational trip in Thailand also in the same year. Managed to chat with her for a while and she was with her hubby too.

    So happy to see both of them and both looked happy and good. So blissful with their hubby, so envy.... =x Haiz, people been asking me when is my turn? Sad to say loh, 6 yrs coming but still no sound, no picture. When is my romantic, touching proposal cum diamond ring ever going to come?

    Anyway, met up with him today for dinner and after finishing our first round of food - western food, we saw Jocelyn (my ex-colleague cum AM) and her bf! They were going to have dinner there and joined us at our table. They ordered their food while Hubby ordered 2nd round - rojak. We chatted and laughed quite a bit before parting ways.

    Such a nice surprise to have met a few friends within a few days. Since I'm gonna be on leave on Friday, might wanna meet up with some Panasonic ex-colleagues for lunch. Shall see how it goes bah, msg them later in the day!

    2 more days to our 6th anni...


    Brenbren at 1:10 AM

    Monday, June 23, 2008

    Shopping week

    Been shopping for the past 2 weekends. Think when I get my credit card bills, I will faint... Moreover, I haven't got all the stuff I want yet... =x

    15th Jun
    After lunch at Crystal Jade to celebrate sis's b-day (actual day on 16th Jun), me and Hubby went Isetan. Was running out of my Fancl facial washing powder, so went there get some of my needs (see blog on 15/Jun). Bought these from Fancl: Fancl Facial Washing Powder, Mild Cleansing Oil, Lotion Light and Milky Lotion Light.



    After that, went Watsons to buy plasters (always get paper cuts at work or get blisters from shoes). Then... I saw some Bio-essence products at 20% off!! So go th toner and radiant youth essence. =p

    Total damage for Fancl and Bio-essence: Approx. $120

    21st Jun
    Boss said try not to wear t-shirt to work (apply more for the little gal in my section actually), I am quite guilty of that actually, hehe. Its comfy, easy to wear and sometimes go warehouse easier also. Open my wardrobe and don't know why most of my work blouses missing. I remember I bought quite a few last year though, guess must be "her" doing again loh. What she deems/thinks that I don't wear anymore or feel I can't fit in without asking me first, she will throw away.

    Anyway, walked at Raffles City and Marina Square, bought a pair of pants, a black plain tee that can worn for work and a blue blouse, all from Dorothy Perkins. Total damage: Approx $90 after discount.

    In between took a break at Gloria Jean's to have a cuppa hot chocolate. Yummy and smooth! Legs were almost breaking at the end of the day.





    22nd Jun
    No shopping today or Hubby will kill me. But had very sinful food "thanks" to him (pull Hubby' ear, if I cannot slim down, you can forget about marrying me loh, hmph). For lunch, I wanted wanton mee only and I got wanton mee with duck drumstick.
    For dinner, he say he going da bao stir-fry mian xian, but returned with chilli crab, rice and bread. Faintz... There goes my slimming plan, sob sob.



    Anyway, another coincidence! The expiry date tag on the bread's packing is... 26th Jun! Haha... Hubby complained cos he say sound like our anni gonna expire on that date. =p



    Watched 超级星光大道 on tv, today's episode was nice! 1st season's guys sing with 2nd season's contestants. Aska's singing is still so nice and touching! Hehe, so happy to hear him sing again after so long!

    Now is the time to say goodnight cos its 1.53am and I'm starting working in 7hrs time... Can feel the Monday blues already... =( *yawnz* Good night...


    Brenbren at 1:10 AM

    Saturday, June 21, 2008

    I need to break free....

    She's driving me and everyone at home crazy. She nags and scolds 50% of the time, she repeats the same thing again and again at least 3 times to each of us, which means I have to hear the repeat at least 8 times, 2/3 in Mandarin and 1/3 in Hokkien. She complains about everything, anything and anyone.

    Everyone is always at fault and never her. Anything damaged, broken, untidy is always our doing, never hers. She is free to do anything at her liking and timing, the rest of the world have to accommodate to her and listen to her. She controls what time you go out, where you go, what you do, who you go with and what time you're back. Disobey her? The shouting, scoldings, sarcastic remarks and insults start coming and will be repeated for at least 3-4 days. Either that or a cold war.

    She decides what you should wear and buy that is easy for her to wash. She's obsessed with cleanliness and doesn't care that your bag that cost hundreds must not be washed. Your pink glittery Guess bag becomes a old pale dirty pink after repeated washings and the diamantes drop off one by one. Your black Guess wallet becomes gray and the metal buckle turns rusty. Your shoes fall apart and when it rains, soapy bubbles appear and you have to try your best not to slip and drag your feet.

    You are not allowed to use any perfumes or products with fragrance because she hates the smell and claims that it makes her feel like puking. You cannot put on makeup at your dressing table. Anything that has been used/touched must be wash/wiped/cleaned. Her best pals? Detergent, washing powder and towels. Almost everything and anything except food (but then again who knows?) is to be washed/wiped/cleaned with detergent to be considered as clean.

    She objects to your r/s because your bf is not rich, exceptionally good looking, tall, is of mixed blood, is a Christian, is not very tall, is 3yrs older than me, born in the year of goat and cannot understand why we are still together till this day. Yet... She always turns to him when she needs help to run errands, bring her bloody bf to all his doc appts etc. She hopes that you will not get married, eventually breakup and stay by her side forever. She says that you will not have a happy marriage, will regret and get divorced because she is always right.

    She feels you give her too little money and you're the only who's working. She feels you have an easy life/work because you're in an air-conditioned office the whole day while she's sweating out the whole day at home cleaning the entire house.But has she considered that I work in a stressful/fast-pace industry and work almost 12-13hrs everyday? That I am on 24/7 standby, my phone rings anytime of the day and my weekend can be burned if something crops up? She says you're always out of the house either working or going out, but who can stand staying in this madhouse the whole day? You can't go for a holiday because she doesn't like it, its unsafe and she has lots of clothes to wash after you're back.

    I can't wait for Oct to come... For the HDB 4-room flat launch, for us to get a flat asap, for us to get ROM, married and stay together and get out of here. I need a break and my freedom, a chance to breathe and fly away...

    Its contradicting... I do love her dearly, she was the one who brought me up and gave me and education but never fails to remind me of it. But sometimes, she can turn my love for her into such deep hatred that I shouldn't have.

    Enough is enough... I need my peace, my break and a chance to breathe...


    Brenbren at 1:11 AM

    Friday, June 20, 2008

    Coincidence?

    Me and Hubby were chatting about coincidences one day and listed the below.

    - Our anniversary is on 26/Jun'02, I was born on 26th Jun'82 (ang mo calender is 13th Aug) based on the lunar calender. How did I know? My mum tore out the calender page on the day I as born.

    - My name starts with 'B', my IC number ends with B, my blood group is B+!

    - I was born on Friday the 13th. Superstitious or not, every Friday the 13th, I really very suay... =x

    - One of my close gf (Ling)'s hubby has the same English name as Hubby's dad and Hubby's name is the same as Ling's dad (same surname somemore)... LOL...

    - In my pri sch days when 林志颖 was popular, I used to make fun of his English name (Jimmy Lim)... Used to say Jimmy "lim" kopi... Now really met a Jimmy Lim who really loves to drink kopi... Is this retribution? Wahaha...

    - Me and Hubby used to club in the same place before we know each other many years (Buzz @ Clarke Quay) back... I was underage though. =p

    - Hubby stayed at Happy Ave when he was a kid, my grandpa stayed a few streets opposite when he was still alive.

    - My ex-colleague is his cousin's (Daphne) polymate.

    - 0626 (our anni) appeared as Consolation prize on 26th Jan 05, Wednesday

    - 0410 (Hubby's b-day) appeared as Starter prize on 10th Apr 04, Saturday (Actual day)

    Haha, some are quite lame and funny, but he was like trying to prove that we are born to be meant for each other. =_=|||

    6 more days to our 6th anni! =p So excited!!! But still gotta go for now, headache already and its gonna be a long day tmr... Gdnight~


    Brenbren at 12:31 AM

    Sunday, June 15, 2008

    Sinful Saturday + Shopaholic Mood

    Woke up ard 10+am today after getting a call from office. Couldn't sleep after that, so read Women's Weekly and CLEO. There's a section (beauty hall of fame'08) that features the best "need" and "want" beauty products in CLEO. Since I need to get some stuff, decided to go through to check out the stuff and the prices. Below are some of my needs and wants. All freaking ex and gonna cost me a bomb, any kind soul(s) wanna sponsor? *puts on an innocent face*

    My needs:
    Skincare - Fancl Facial Washing Powder, Mild Cleansing Oil, Lotion Light and Milky Lotion Light. Bio-essence Skin White Revitalizing Exfoliator
    Outfit - A pair of jeans, more office wear, heels
    Eyes: New supply of contact lens (I'm wearing my last pair already)

    Been using Fancl for quite sometime, think abt 1yr plus? I love the washing powder and cleansing oil which works wonders for me. But still thinking abt the lotions cos though I'm running out of it but not really seen improvements in my skin condition, might wanna try other brands. As I have combi skin, T-zone is usually oily/shiny by mid-day and cheeks turn dry if I'm lazy to moisturise. Another prob is pimples! Arghz, I never ever seem to have a pimple-free day, sob sob.

    Wants:
    Skincare - Estee Lauder Idealist Pore Minimizing Skin Refinsher, Bio-essence 24K Bio-Gold Anti-Dark Circles Essence, La Roche-Posay Effaclar A.I. Targeted Breakout Corrector (I been plagued by pimples since sec 3, sob sob), Kose Seikisho Exfoliating Massage Gel
    Bodycare: Biotherm Body Resculpt Abdo
    Makeup: Lancome Eyeshadow(s), Ettusais Cheek Color, Dior Lipstick/lipgloss (I know I have 4 lipgloss already... =x)
    Clothes: A few nice dresses for work, play and dinners. I wanna be feminine!

    I've been using the Shiseido Pureness range's Pore Purifying Warming Scrub. Though it feels comfy when applying and I feel my skin is very clean after that. But there isn't any improvements in my pores (still as big), blackheads and whiteheads. (See!!! My skin condition is really terrible and I wonder why people still say good?!?)

    Only good thing is I have a little natural blush, so I actually don't have to makeup and people think I have light makeup with just blusher on, lol. There have been times when ppl actually ask me, what brand of blusher u using huh, very natural leh. Wahaha. Till they touch/pinch my cheek then believe there's no makeup at all. But then again, could it be pimples that makes its appear pinkish red?!?

    Shall shop ard Isetan on Sunday afternoon and see what to buy.

    Back to the subject, its been a sinful Sat. Why? Hubby suggested we had had steak at Fine Cuts at The Central for lunch (his fav place for steaks now). So I didn't go for my slimcare session, wasted if I go mah. I ordered Surf and Turf (catfish and pork), Hubby ordered the Black Angus Ribeye. My catfish was so-so, the pork was nice cos its not dry and its actually juicy! Hubby's steak was yummy-licious too. We ordered a cheese sausage to share which was suprisingly so much better than any we eaten before (I think its even better than Marche's). The best part abt this place? No GST and service charge, where to find such a gd deal? The bill came abt to abt $80 (his steak alone was already almost $60) inclusive of our drinks and Hubby tipped $10. Heartpain but its really nice.

    Went to walk a bit at the shopping centre and nth much caught my fancy except for a black silky top at GG>5. But its freaking ex, $100+! Almost fainted when I saw the price, no way I will buy unless got 50% or more sale, lol. Went to buy some Jap snacks for my family and Tzuen's family as we were going to Tzuen's place for dinner.

    Grabbed a cab down, very long/far journey (Eu Tong St. to Jalan Jurong Kechil). I'm a complete disaster loh. After we reached Tzuen's place and I just sat down on the sofa, I spilled a can of Coke... =_=||| So paiseh loh, sigh... When can I ever be not so clumsy? Watched a Korean VCD abt cooking (Le Grand Chef I think) and almost towards the end of the movie, it was time for dinner.

    What's for dinner? Home cooked mee siam and fried chicken drumlets/wings! Now you know why its sinful... But its delicious... Ask me not to eat this and that to slim down? You might as well kill me... =x

    After dinner, we finished the movie and the guys (Hubby, Tzuen, Tzuen's dad and Ken Meng) watched the match between Singapore and Saudi Arabia. I wasn't really watching cos really no idea what's so interesting abt so many guys snatching one ball? Still the same theory: 1 person buy 1 ball can liao mah, snatch until like tt... =p So I was playing Viwawa's Wahjong on my EPC and watching the match on off. Apparently each time when I watch, I always see someone fall, rolling a few times and groaning in pain... What's so interesting abt tt? Pengz... But seriously, the Singapore's goalkeeper really was good loh. He managed to save quite a couple of goals, if not the score would be really ugly I think (End Results: Singapore vs Saudi Arabia, 0:2).

    After the match, watched another English movie for a while and it was time for me to head home. Had quite a long day though din do anything much, so its time for bed now... And before I go, some pics taken today as below, enjoy!

    P.S Click on the photos for a bigger view.

    Before going out, waiting for Hubby to come...


    Hubby's steak...


    Surf N Turf


    Hubby~ In the new Adiddas top I got him.


    Galgal & Daddy!


    Brenbren at 2:57 AM

    Saturday, June 14, 2008

    你是我的人

    Came across this song, found the lyrics very nice... To hear the song, click on the title of the song.

    你是我的人 - 那英



    喜 欢 你 紧 紧 拥 著 我

    甜 甜 蜜 蜜 的 温 热

    那 是 眼 神 都 藏 不 住 的 快 乐

    让 我 轻 轻 赖 在 你 的 胸 口

    让 我 放 肆 地 要 你 疼 爱 我

    你 可 以 管 我 但 不 许 管 太 多

    偶 尔 让 我 惹 个 祸



    这 一 辈 子 你 是 我 的 人

    我 是 你 的 人 要 一 次 爱 得 安 稳

    谁 都 知 道 这 份 情 多 深

    不 怕 任 何 人 来 问

    我 是 真 的 很 认 真

    你 是 我 的 人 我 是 你 的 人

    教 别 人 不 必 再 等 可 不 可 能

    我 们 一 生 的 缘 份 就 这 么 承 认



    喜 欢 你 默 默 看 著 我

    无 声 无 息 烧 著 火

    我 的 世 界 有 满 天 星 斗 闪 烁

    让 我 轻 轻 赖 在 你 的 胸 口

    让 我 放 肆 地 要 你 疼 爱 我

    你 可 以 管 我 但 不 许 管 太 多

    偶 尔 让 我 惹 个 祸



    这 一 辈 子 你 是 我 的 人

    我 是 你 的 人 要 一 次 爱 得 安 稳

    ]谁 都 知 道 这 份 情 多 深

    不 怕 任 何 人 来 问

    我 是 真 的 很 认 真

    你 是 我 的 人 我 是 你 的 人

    教 别 人 不 必 再 等 可 不 可 能

    我 们 一 生 的 缘 份 就 这 么 承 认



    这 一 辈 子 你 是 我 的 人

    我 是 你 的 人 要 一 次 爱 得 安 稳

    谁 都 知 道 这 份 情 多 深

    不 怕 任 何 人 来 问

    我 是 真 的 很 认 真

    你 是 我 的 人 我 是 你 的 人

    教 别 人 不 必 再 等 可 不 可 能

    我 们 一 生 的 缘 份 就 这 么 承 认


    Brenbren at 12:46 AM

    Friday, June 13, 2008

    Busy, busy week (as usual...)

    Working late (what's new?) this week, finishing work ard 8+ to 9+pm everyday.

    I feel very lost as in I feel I don't have enough time for people ard me and am buried in work everyday. I don't have the time to drop a msg or call my dear frens to see if they're ok, to catch up with them and a few times I have almost forgot a few frens' birthdays. Thank goodness, my close gal frens knowing that I'm such a workaholic can understand... =p

    I know I am working towards a goal and these few months are gonna be tough, but it sucks when you get problems/complaints etc from internal colleagues. No excuses if I missed out anything cos its truly my overlook and I admit to my mistakes and errors. Its just that sometimes it gets demoralizing when you do something good, people might not see it or praise you at that moment. Once you make a mistake, the whole world's arrows points to you.

    I keep telling myself I can do it, I shall prove people wrong and those who might have felt I can't make it. I hope along the way I won't lose my direction or change for the worse.

    On a lighter note, I'm gonna be on leave on 27th Jun! Wanted to take both 26th and 27th but not approved. Gonna celebrate our 6th anniversary (actual date is 26th Jun) and happen that 28th is my off day, so I got a long wkend.

    Seriously can't believe we actually been together for so long, time really flies. I had just grad from poly when we know each other and now I have been working for 5yrs plus already. And the most amazing thing? We got to know each other through IRC when he decided to msg me on that night, haha. I suppose we barely know each other for 2-3 weeks and got together on our first date. (Side note: SOMEONE never even officially ask me to be his gf loh, hmphz. Just hold my hand and that's it liao.) Have not made plans yet on the actual day, likely to be breakfast, movie, nice dinner kindda thing. Any good suggestions? Hehe...

    Ok, time to go to bed. Finally finished replying to some work emails. In fact, stopped blogging halfway to attend to it. I need sleep, loads of it... X_X Good night...


    Brenbren at 12:08 AM

    Saturday, June 07, 2008

    12-13hr work shift

    Been working late this week, average about 12-13hrs everyday. Don't know what's wrong, everything seems to be cocking up recently and lots of new shipments. Though new shipments = more business = more profits (hopefully) = fatter bonus (???), it gets frustrating when I don't have enough time to finish my work.


    I start to wish time will just stop, phone calls will stop coming in so that I can do my work in peace. Still got loads of stuff to clear and time never seems enough. Its been a really suay week also, "mo ding ding" genna shoot complain emails from overseas office and customer. At these times when you're slogging your guts out and these kind of things happen, its kindda demoralizing. But at least, boss and colleagues understand my situation and what is really going on.

    Got a few "funny" phone calls today. No offense meant, but I really cannot understand what they are trying to say when Indian customers/suppliers call me. In fact most of the time, I have to tell them I really cannot understand what they are trying to tell me and ask them to drop me a email... =_=||| Back to the topic, one of the suppliers called me today and mention abt something being rejected. Said a lot but I could not get it and all his sentences ended with "na"?!? So I asked him to drop me a email and in the end, he say so much on phone, only 1 sentence in email. Faintz.
    Then before heading back, a supplier from overseas called me saying his customer told him to contact me regarding sending cargo to me. He asked me if I wanted him to send to Miami hub or to SIN? Pengz, I'm in SIN of cos send here lah. Felt like telling him: Why not you send to Miami hub and courier me the round trip tix to Miami instead to retrieve the cargo?

    Ok, enough about work cos I'm starting work in another 7hrs plus. Time to go lie down and catch some sleep. Lots of battles to fight again later. Good night and before going off, something interesting and funny to share... =)

    http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2008/06/02/the-mrbrown-show-win-win/


    Brenbren at 12:57 AM

    Sunday, June 01, 2008

    Change of blogskin again

    Changed the skin again, its like the 2nd or 3rd time I changed this month, haha...

    I really, really like purple, black and butterflies design, so changed to this skin, hehe.
    Spent the past few hours looking for skins, editing the info etc and finally got it done. Phew...

    Honestly don't know what to blog now cos brain cells kindda dead already and lots of things are going through my mind at the moment, so can't really focus too.

    Its like I am "here" now and my mind is flying and floating somehere. Kindda overwhelmed with some stuff and searching for answers. Asking myself: If this is what I really want? Am I happy now? Will I be happier? Is it really love/passion or its a habit? What are the pros and cons?

    Its so easy to get tired and fall into a routine after some time. I am afraid of changes but yet a part of me says I have always done what I want if I really want it and not look back. No regrets, only lessons learnt if things go wrong.

    A painful mistake and lesson learnt 8yrs back and I have put/buried the past behind me. But people dig it up, re-open my scars and remind me of the pain I once felt again. I would like to say thanks for the concern, I understand where you're coming from as a fren. But... I would really appreciate it if its never brought up again. It might sound cold and heartless, it might seem I am escaping but I have moved on with my life, I have chose to forgot some memories and I am very much happier now. So as a fren, I hope I have your blessings/wishes for my current life and future. If you happen to be a part of my life at that stage 8yrs back, thanks for the concern and help back then. I remembered it till now and thank you from the bottom of my heart. I was young, I was naive but who hasn't been?

    Sounds kindda heavy now so I had better stop here. Its 3.37am and I got a manicure at 12pm later, better catch some sleep.... Good night...


    Brenbren at 3:18 AM