Photos of a little girl

Had a good productive day in office today...Had lotsa to do, more work piled on, but good thing was, there was the adrenaline rush. I dealt with whatever I needed to, cleared some of the more urgent stuff out of the way. Of coz, there were still stacks on my table needing attention, but well...work is never finished yeah? In all, it was good enuff. I'm pleased =) I wish everyday could be like that =/

Was home earlier than usual tonite...turned on my computer and suddenly had an urge to do some photoshopping. =) And some old photos of when I was young captured my eyes. I had scanned these in eons ago, thinking that "one fine day" I shall post them up for all to see. Well, FINALLY that day is here =)

Here goes:

I made it into a photo collage sort. Alot of effort required ok...haha...Basically, I had to crop each and every photo, then had to place them so that they don't get blocked or something. Though of coz, the final art isn't that fantastic...but well, effort counts ok...=)

So, cute anot?

Hee...

My mom told me I looked abit caucasian then, and some aunties actually teased my mom about who the 'real' dad is. *roll eyes* Hahaha...Of coz, they were teasing, really.

Well as you probably can see, my chubby cheeks are still there...my trademark ever since I was born, actually. To date too. But as a result of stroking and pinching by itchy hands of loud-mouthed ah sohs since young (and friends in sec sch or jc too), I always had the fear that my cheeks are getting heavy and sagging *gasp* How not to worry, you tell me? Hmpt...

Anyway, the other little girl in some of the pictures is actually my cousin, who's two years younger than I am. We have been playmates since young, all the way till we were in secondary sch in fact. She's an only daughter, so my aunt made arrangements for my mom to look after her so that she would have a playmate (me). We practically did everything together...I stayed over at her place, I shared her clothes, I slept in her princess-y bedroom, played with her toys, got stuff toys too, showered together even...everything, really. But of coz, we drifted apart after we went secondary school. We had our own work to bother with, to take care of. And school just got busier. We caught up once in a while...which got gradually lesser and lesser. Now's just reduced to gatherings when I do see her, together with my other cousins. She has just graduated from uni. Even her area of study is very close to mine - Mass Comm. Think she specialised in journalism too. Heh...We made a pact to look for a job together in one of the mainstream media orgns at the end of the year/next yr (pull strings). We'll see how it goes...coz that would mean leaving my present office...which I'm still not prepared to. At least I don't see myself doing that yet. Sighz...Life's choices. =/

Anyways...think I've digressed too much. Haha...So far these are some of the old photos that I managed to dig from some old albums. I think there are more photos lying around some where in the house. Just have got to dig harder and deeper. Haha...

Wedding dress

Been such a long time since I last blogged something. Many a time I've actually wanted to do an entry, but just dunno where to start. Too many things I want to vent about. Not all bad stuff of coz, but well...the good aren't exactly gd also. Argh...Anyways, I shall just attempt to put down whatever that comes to mind. If it turns out boring...well, too bad for me loh. U gotta bear with my ramblings then *grin*

I went shopping with my second sister last Saturday. There is a legitimate excuse ok...not just random shopping (of coz, the word "excuse" says something else, I know). I have to get a dress for one of my best fren's (Chuan) wedding, which will take place end Oct. I have exactly a mth to get all the necessary stuff ready. I, of coz, with the rest of the clique, Fen, Hui, Yuan (I'm assuming her too) and Net (though she's a mommy now) will be her "sisters". And she has asked Fen and myself to be her emcees! *jitters* I know I know...normally emcees are a guy and a girl. But who cares...Chuan doesn't mind. ANyways, she said her hubby's (Thomas) side don't really have guys who can be emcees, so...

We haven't even got down to planning the speech, much lest talk about a run-through. Which does worry me a little. I've never been an emcee before, and much as Chuan has confidence in me, I'm not so sure myself. I can already visualise myself clutching the prepared speech...hahaha

ANyways, I went to 'IS', tried on like, 8 dresses...just couldn't find a piece to fit me...=( Sigh...I don't have those super slim figures loh, what to do. Then my sister suggested that we move on to Suntec Daniel Yam (DY), which may have a better fit of dresses, though mabbe more costly. I was desperate enuff to try anything by now...the fear of not getting the dress is really there.

So by the time we reached DY, I immediately headed for all the white dresses (we have a "dress code"). The sales lady (not those young ones..shes prob middle age) is really gd, as in, she has good service. Anyway, to cut the long story short, I tried on another 8 dresses or so..and finally found one that's not too bad. At least according to my sister...although I was still apprehensive about how I look in that dress. Anyways...I may have to send it for alteration to remove a certain pattern. The sales lady told me to leave it alone, because it's nice, but I'm inclined to listen to my sister, and remove it just for the peace of mind. You see, it's a "bubble" dress..meaning the bottom is whats popular now..the bubble sort look. My sister actually said it doesn't look that bad. But thing is, I always had the impression it makes one look bigger than normal. So yeah, that's the dilemma now. =) And yes, I've got to find accessories to go with the dress...the right accessories. Drop earrings, choker perhaps...and yes, the right heels to match. Gosh...less than a mth away...Anyways...tink I shall stop here. No mood to continue for now liao. Work has zapped aaway most of my energy during the day liao.

都是你

谁，改变了我的世界
没有方向，没有日夜
我看着天，这一刻在想你
是否会对我一样思念

你，曾说我们有一个梦
等到那天我们来实现
我望着天，在心中默默念
下一秒，你出现在眼前

想念的心，装满的都是你
我的钢琴，弹奏的都是你
我的日记，写满的都是你的名
才发现有另一个黎明

这是我，对爱的累积

~ heh :D

The Language of Lurvvvve!

The Five Love Languages

My primary love language is probably
Physical Touch
with a secondary love language being
Quality Time.

Complete set of results

Physical Touch:		10
Quality Time:		9
Words of Affirmation:		5
Receiving Gifts:		4
Acts of Service:		2

Information

Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

Take the quiz

Hmm...Not bad...quite close, but not quite there still. Coz I would say "physical touch" and "words of affirmation" go together, don't you think? No?

But I think what this expert said under "information" makes a whole lot of sense. I do agree with what he said.

To me, physical touch, words of affirmation and spending good quality time together are what ticks for me. Swweeet!

Why?

Life really makes fun of people.

They say the "what ifs" are designed to make you learn to appreciate what you have, and those around you. Or that we are supposed to learn our lesson, not to "repeat" the same mistake the second time round...or third or fourth time.

But it's easier said than done. How many of us don't know the must-dos or what to avoid? Point is, how many of us do it? The really clear-headed, maybe. And even then, there must be the times when they fumble and fall, don't they? Man is not infallible.

So explain to me...why don't I meet him first before her? She is better for him? The endless possibilities have been racing through my mind ever since he said those words. I just pretended not to know what he was driving at. I was afraid. I don't want to do the wrong thing. And I'm trying my best to rein my emotions in...but I'm worried about when I would succumb. Please no. I don't want to lose the friendship in case anything goes wrong. I know he doesn't want things to end up wrong too.

So I guess we shall continue to goof and act nonchalent...unless the circumstance begs to differ.

No, things are NOT alright.

Excerpt from the Phuket Trip...Part 1

It's a week since I've came back from my Phuket trip. Haven't really got round to posting any new entries or whatever. Actually I almost did...just that our dear blogger decided to "error" my post and everything magically got deleted -_-'' Oh well...what can I do then

Anyways, Phuket was nice, though the weather was unpredictable. It could be heavy showers one moment, and the sun would be out the next. The way I see, Phuket (or issit Thailand) has plenty of two things - imitation goods and transvestites. And boy, are their trans pretty! Well I guess most of us would know that already anyway.

We followed an ititnery, but didn't kill ourselves over following it. Was generally R&R. Thankfully the rain didn't affect us that much. Except that we couldn't do much tanning -_- Yeah, whoever has heard of coming back from Phuket but still fair? Doesn't matter. We walked around alot, free and easy style indeed. Explored the place, did massages too. I love their massages! Especially the traditional one. They bend and flip u like some acrobatic stunts, and sometimes the "cracking" of your tensed/tired bones sends some jolts up your body but woah...I tell you, the aftermath is fantastic! You'll feel so relax and "rested", your body is "loosed". Seriously renewed. I think the local (spore) ones aren't as good though. Really cheap and good. Oh, and I braided my hair on the last day, while we had some time to kill before going to the airport to catch our flight. Haha..something different. The peeps at the office got a huge "surprise"...they never thought I would do something so different. Haha...

I just love travelling. The sights you see, the senses you experience...and of coz, it's just rest and relax everyday. And the longer I can go away, the happier I would be. I still have another nine days to clear by the end of this year...residue leave from last year. But these are already reserved for my end-Nov trip to Europe. I seriously have to start saving now. I can't imagine...no shopping for the coming months (except stuff for the trip)! *shudder* Though of coz, I wonder if there will be another short trip in between. Hee....

I haven't really had time to tidy the pictures as yet, so pooh, no pics yet...except for this one:

He got me this plush elephant at one of the places where we went to watch a performance. It's cute coz it's smallish and just lovable...We both agreed that minus its trunk, it could actually double up as a mouse; and we loosely translated to be it to be “像老鼠的大象” ..."Mousey Elephant" - And that, is its name. Hee =D It now shares my bed with me every nite, together with my beloved duckie, which is so far, one of the longest plush that I have carried to bed without fail everynite (unless when I'm not at home).

Have got lotsa to clear at the office since my return. Waaaay behind my deadlines now...means I'm dead meat already. Been real busy with covering events while coping with deadlines. Going to hit the sack now and see if I can go early into office tomr.