Saturday, February 28, 2009

Crazy 2 Weeks

The past 2 weeks have been a crazy week. It is just one thing after another....

- Had dinner somewhere in Orchard. It is my first asking for soup refill in a place other than hawker centre. The spicy soup was the favourite and since there is 5 of us, the soup is gone in no time and we had to order a second round. The second serving was gone in a flash and Raye suggested asking for refill instead. Such execution, we need the daring and the beauty, which is me (the daring or should i say thick-skin) and Jac (the beauty). At first, i did it becos i was thinking no harm done if the person say we have to pay then we will just pay. But to our surprise, he refilled the soup and on top of that refilled the seafood . Whoo Hoo!! Now i understand what my boss say "Don't ask and you will never get it".

- Zac Birthday celebration. A whole day event. Afternoon is for brother-in-law friends and family and night it is my sis friends and our family. Since the party is at our place, we were at both parties, although i did sneak up to the house to catch some sleep.

- Had a tiff with Steve and we make peace within the week

- Paid my ID 45% of the renovation cost, which left a big hole in our pockets.

- Received my bonus!! which mended the big hole in our pockets.

- Monday, our team lead when on maternity leave (2 month earlier than the planned date). I was suppose to learn from her all (not all but at least some of the more crucial items) the stuff before she go for her big broad leave so that i am more equip to run the team until she is back. Well, this mean i just have to catch whatever than comes and run with it (another phrase my boss use). I hope i can run with it and not run away from it. So this whole week is hectic trying to resolve some of her outstanding cases, finish mine, catch up on the rest of the team member cases to see whether there is anything that needs attention and damn this week business just keeps coming in and all the weirdest cases ever. Well, luckily i have Dolly. We complained the whole week about our cases and it is great de-stress. And our second-in-charge boss also took some time with us to ensure we are ok. Busy but interesting work week. The rest of the year can be the same minus the busy part cos i really need a massage.

- started eating breakfast

- no drinking water in office. Something is wrong with the watercooler and i keep tasting clorine in the water. So i was dehydrated for the week.

- Promotion party cancelled becos we were all too busy to plan it. Once we are less busy we should do it cos my colleagues are really a supportive bunch despite my attitude.

- Friday....ktv night until 4am. A bunch of people torturing themselves (deprive of sleep).

- Went for a haircut, scalp and hair treatment which come with a head and shoulder massage.....ahhhh sooo goood.

- sis found a job.

- the week is all about eating....fish and co, sushi tei, new york new york, sizzler, MOF, coffee club, Shokudo, 面爱面,modesto, fast food, etc etc etc

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Valentine Day 2009




This is the first Valentine day i spent with soo many ladies and it is Shiok!!
With all the gorgeous, independent, fun ladies, great music, lots of alcohol, a funny mc.....it is a great night!!
The next time i will make Clare and Raye dance more. Janet and jacq can deal with Clare and i will deal with Raye.
I want to this every year!!! Hopefully i will not be thrown out of the club for being too old.
Luckily i still can wake up this morning to prepare for Zac Bday celebration. Thanks to my sis and brother-in-law networks of friends and relative, we have 2 rounds of celebration (one for lunch and another for dinner). After the lunch celebration, i'm dead tired. Came back to sleep for the whole afternoon and start another round of Zac bday celebration again at night.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Chinese New Year 2009

This Year CNY left a big hole in my pocket. Last year, gave a BIG Ang Pow to Dad and Mum due to the BIG Bonus received last year. Although, this year bonus is not announced yet, still gave a BIG Ang Pow this year to match last year Ang Pow. Even though, still collecting Ang Pow this year, cannot even managed to recover half of the Ang Pow that was given out. Well, i guess being able to give more is a blessing so i should feel content rather than to complain. Hope this will continue many many years to come.

This year CNY is also a vey busy period. Besides, the usual visits, we have to rush around to see meet our ID, furnitures, electronics, etc for our new house as it is one of the few days Stevie is back. But many of the shops are closed for several days. Only the shopping centres open on the 3rd day of CNY. Well, but not too bad, we manage to see some of the potential items that we can purchase. Stevie is complaining he is doing more "work" while he is in Singapore, but i guess he is happy being busy. Well, it is the only time he is happy about shopping.

CNY Dinner with Colleagues