Wednesday, July 27, 2005

pay day!!

actually there's nothing much to be happy about since i'm perpetually at work. thankfully my this new senior told us that he prefers to take work back home and do rather than going abck to client's place n work on a sat. so finally i'm having a weekend off! gonna go shopping and scout for my pilates or watever gym classes. probably will drop by the dnd bash later at nite. comes sun and i'm gonna drag dearie to go shopping wif me again! hahaha...

and i should really try to work out this weekend. did some push-ups and crunches jzu now.have yet to decide about the new balance run. haven't been running and need to find kakis to go wif me. pondering....

Rouge a-hemmed @ 12:55 AM 0 rockers

Monday, July 25, 2005

brand new day

15 more mins to mon. i'm starting to feel the blues once again. this time round, no longer tuas but this company in serangoon. at least it's nearer to home and that means i can sleep more! haha..i'm such a lazy ass..

4th week at work and i'm still not used to working life. this is bad. din even know about the 4th bombing at london. so so behind current affairs, let alone catch up wif my frenz. but was glad that i spent last nite and whole of today wif dearie. kinda recharged me a bit though we spent our time playing hearts! god..now i'm addicted to it.

when i was bathing juz now, many thoughts were running thru my mind. despite the terrible working hours, i need to make my life normal once again. can't let work ruin it. I"M IN TOTAL CONTROL OF MY LIFE! so i'm gonna start reading the newspapers every morning or at least watch channelnewsasia for 10 mins. to be able to do this, i'm gonna sacrifice some of my beauty sleep. wake up slightly earlier. and i so need to exercise. kinda think i'm feeling depressed and lethargic nowadays due to the lack of endorphins. since i'm gonna be at serangoon this week, can afford to do some running or swimming before going to work. let's hope this job is less tedious than the previous one. and then, my friends. every weekend shall spend some time catching up wif them.

looking forward to tue. coz it's pay day!! horray!! haha..pilates here i come!

Rouge a-hemmed @ 12:27 AM 0 rockers

Monday, July 18, 2005

home early

was back home around 9pm today. super early coz my senior decided to release us early. wanted us to rest since we have been working ot for 6 days non-stop. haha..actually i think the real reason is becoz she wanted to go home early to spend time wif her hubby who's leaving the country tom. all thanx to him i got an early day! but i've got homework to do. need to revise on my double entries for provision for bad debt and write off. =(

d/l my convo photos to my com. realised i looked so ugly! the gown and mortar board looked so weird on me. wonder why ppl make a big fuss over convo. guess it's not so much about the attire but more for the fact that we had graduated. here's a pic of me and my parents. now u know wat i mean.

Rouge a-hemmed @ 10:36 PM 0 rockers

alive!!

it has been 1 week since i started work and i'm still alive! hahaha..for those who r still unaware, i actually worked ot on my first day! (excl. that 1 week at bangkok) guess wat time i knock off? 11pm! amazing rite? and i even went back to the client's place to work on sat! brought work back home to complete too. but dun worry frenz, i'm not being tekan or wat. juz so happened that i'm under this particular maanger who handles many companies who have a june financial year end. so the jobs are on very tight deadlines since the annual reports for listed firms have to be released within 90 days after their yr end. but i muz say i'm pretty lucky to be working under a bunch of seniors who r very nice and patient wif me. thus, even though i have to work late, i actually dun mind since they r so willing to guide me. it has been quite fun really, esp when u managed to balance some figures or discover some important findings.

convo was kinda fun though dearie couldn't make it. didn't take a lot of photos wif my frenz but i sure did take a lot wif my parents and auntie. my camera is giving me problems once more! guess it's time for me to fix it again. it was so difficult to put the hood properly on the gown. thank god david and my auntie was there to help. haha..i'm so useless man. even a guy is better than me. after that, watched fantastic 4 wif dearie and his frenz. quite a good show. at least it managed to crack me up.

another highlight of the week gotta be my freaking internet connection. couldn't get online since tue. then on wed nite, gave linksys a call and after spending 1 hour talking to them on my hp, they still couldn't solve my prob! was so damn pissed, frustrated and feeling so helpless. my temper was further worsened as the phone connection was sooooo bad coz my call was answered by the call station in philippines. there was a lag for like 2-5 seconds everytime i finish one sentence. i felt that my internet connection company is pushing the responsibility to the router side and they in turn r pushing the prob to the modem company. was f**king irritated. but miraculously, the connnection decided to get working once again after i called the company a 2nd time. phew! i dun are whose fault is it, juz give me my connection!

juz chat to dearie thru msn. he juz came back from port dickson and it was a good race. did a 2hr 33 mins which is anout 15 mins faster than osim! wow! i'm so proud of u =) he claimed the swim route is shorter and of course, he ran harder this time round. i muz say, though timing is impt, the essence and quality of the race is of far more value. he enjoyed the race tremendously and that is a good thing to hear. as for me, think i have to bid goodbye for the new balance run. haven't had time to exercise. shall give myself one more week. if i failed to run this week, then i shall cast the thought of joining aside.

Rouge a-hemmed @ 12:10 AM 0 rockers

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

OT on the first day

i jzu got home 45 mins ago. and it's only my first day at work. it's gonna stay like this till the end of next week. working on a very tight schedule which explains the working into wee hours. thank god i have really nice seniors who r so helpful and willing to teach me. this will certainly make working easier and more enjoyable.

but i was a bit blur at work today. need to buck up man. and not be paiseh to ask for help.

for once, i'm actually looking forward to convo. coz i can take 1 day leave. hehe

Rouge a-hemmed @ 12:20 AM 0 rockers

Monday, July 11, 2005

sleepless

gonna report to work officially at the office later but i'm still not sleeping yet. guess the teh-si i drank juz now was too strong. or perhaps my bio clock is still screwed up from my bumming days.

finally saw neil. had supper wif him and dearie at the kopitiam near my place. it's funny that he's dearie's childhood fren and we only got to see each other after 6 yrs. haha. somehow he reminds me of david. muz be the earring and the build. he's pretty much like dearie. the way they speak and his outlook on liefe. even their builds are identical. haha

was selecting my outfit for tom's work and i realised i didn't buy enough blouses. actually i had 4. but they only go well wif the black pants, not the other 3 coloured pants which i bought. (the colours are grey, brown and striped black) this really shows that when i shop, i dun think properly. and i need to get one my jacket. saw a really nice one at iora for $69. it was a black one wif a mandarin colour. it looked super cool and pro. almost bought it but stopped myself. coz i'll be left wif only 6 bucks if i do so. i'm praying for the 26th.

gonna run thru some of the training notes since i can't sleep anyway. hope i dun have panda eyes tom. and please, dun be lazy to put make up!

Rouge a-hemmed @ 12:28 AM 0 rockers

Sunday, July 10, 2005

a new phase

work has officially started. but the lucky me, together wif around 100 of my colleagues, got to enjoy a week of training at bangkok! haha. amari watergate is fantastic! the room is big and the breakfast and lunch buffet were good. think i muz have put on 1-2 kg from this trip. need to weigh myself. but regretted not buying enuff. i'm still thinking of those curtain lights and straw bags from suan lum market. damn! should have bought them there and then. think too much. but i thoroughly enjoyed my traditional thai massage. still can't forget her finishing touch. it was a killer!! but super shiok! haha.

not really looking forward to mon. sigh..work work work. but i muz say i got to know some really fun colleagues during the trip. these ppl will be those who will spice up my working life =)

me and dearie at the osim tri. his results are out and he improved a great deal from last yr's. clocked a timing of 2 hr 45 mins. i'm so proud of him. his training paid off! he's going to pork dickson next weekwend for another tri. hope he can achieve his personal best again.
haha. this is dearie imitating the olympics triathletes. he wanted to give me his medal, to inspire me to start racing in watever dreams i might have. truthfully, i'm kinda tempted. whenever i support him at races, i'll always feel motivated and inspired by all the participants. i admired them for their courage to take part and most of all, their diligence and committment to train.

i was surfing thru ickleoriental's blog when i was at t1 on mon. i was awed by her experience. i wish i could have done that too. but shuddered at the thought of swimming in the sea and cycling. i'm afraid i would drown in the sea and get bang down by ppl on the road. learnt from her blog that there's a new balance real run coming up in 28th aug. this run can be a starter. thought of joining but lack the courage. but seeing how dearie looked so good in this run, and the joy he got from training, it makes me wanna experience that similar kind of enjoyment and adrenalin. i want to have something to look forward to in everyday of my life. i want to have a positive outlook towards my job but at the same time, dun want myself to be bogged down solely by work. i need a balanced life. only the first week at work (and it's supposed to be slack coz it's training!) and i'm already feeling tired. i certainly need the endorphins to gear up my engine. these will give me the extra energy to work as a coporate slave (haha) as well as keep me in shape and stay healthy.

jioing a couple of frenz to join the run. i'm aiming to complete it. haven't been running for eons and have never attempted a 10km run before. this will certainly be a challenge to me. so far, only kp has agreed and yy is kinda interested. how about the rest? u gals interested?

Rouge a-hemmed @ 1:09 AM 0 rockers

Monday, July 04, 2005

greetings from T1

dragged myself out of bed at 5.30am and boy, do i look sleepy. i'm so totally not geared up for this trip. it's a working trip, not a holiday trip. how can it be fun? my future colleagues all looked so exicted. some were even pretty dolled up. and me? i did even bring my cosmetics along. why is it so troublesome to be a female? i didn't even complete the advance preparation cd-rom. perhaps that's making me depressed. but then i have frenz who didn't even bother to go thru.but i guess like wat dearie said, there's always 2 sides to a coin. so, there will definitely be something good and positive coming out from it. *keeping my fingers crossed*

wah, i got 5 mins left on the com. juz realised the timer at the bottom of the screen. all right, frenz who need anythingfrom bangkok, sms me! it's free and easy for me after 5.30pm for mon-thurs! and fri is R&R! certainly looking forward to that.

ciaoz..

Rouge a-hemmed @ 7:32 AM 0 rockers

Friday, July 01, 2005

the "queen's" treatment

since i still can't get to sleep, i better get down to blogging about the whacky good times i had in indo b4 my memory fails me.

firstly, why do i call it the "queen's" treatment? simply becoz i'm been chauffeured to all the places that i went to. it's a luxury for me as keong doesn't drive and my papa is too busy to fetch me around. 2ndly, i ate good food at affordable prices at posh-looking cafes (aka restuarants in spore terms) for all my dinners. lastly, stuff were either half the price of spore's or worth the buy which thus led to my empty pockets. i even had to borrow money from hanny as i still haven't bought everything that i wanted!

Day 1
dearie came to send us off at the airport. the ignorant me and nz thought there was no food served on board valuair so we had a filling bk breakfast.
hanny was there to welcome us at the jakarta airport. had some disturbing incident wif the custom officers while checking out. and we nearly lost our luggage as we were too busy buying alcohol at the shop! thank god we managed to find our baggage at the lost and found counter. hanny thought we were been kidnapped or something. haha.

the first place that hanny brought us to was Mangadua. direct translation- 2 mangoes. we had pempek, gado gado, otak, rojak and avocado juice there for lunch. my appetite was good as we finished all the food. although the outlook of mangadua is not exactly appealing, it is a shoppers' paradise as things are cheap. if u search hard enuff and know where are the good shops to patronise, u would be able to get cheap and nice clothing, shoes, bags and accessories! bascially, it's a one-stop centre! moreover, it closes at 7pm. thus, 1 day is not enough unless u already know wat u wanna get and where u can get them. we actually went there for 3 days!

i spent 40 bucks there on my first day. bought 2 tops for myself and 2 for my stephy too. was contented wif my shopping. wanted to start it slow and easy since it's an 8 days stay.

hanny's parents treated us to a really sumptous dinner at this nice chinese restuarant. again, my appetite was good.
we reminscenced the good old times as the 3 of us played dadi and chatted into the wee hours of the nite.

Day 2
hanny had to attend to some work stuff but it was good news for us as we get to sleep in late. heh. me and nz were such lazy bums!

went back to mangadua again! haha..had something like mee sotong for lunch. yum yum :D went mad that day as i spent 200+ on clothes and bags! but i totally enjoyed it. good bargain and i absolutely love wat i bought! so pleased wif myself. haha. bought 4 pairs of pants and 2 striped blouses for 110 bucks! finally have something to wear for work! and it's really worth it as one piece of clothing was less than 20 bucks! and i adore the working bag and black handbag which i bought too! other buys include 2 tshirts for keong and zh and 2 belts for keong and his dad. felt satisfied but was shocked at the rate my rupiah was disappearing.

had indo fried chicken wings, smelly beans and bamboo kueh (think it's called that) for dinner before zooming off to EX, the entertainment centre for a movie. watched madagascar for 6 bucks as there was a 50% discount for some credit card thingie. probably was too exhausted from the earlier shopping, plus the movie was kinda boring so i fell asleep while watching it halfway. had an italian soda and a slice of stuffed crust super supreme at pizza hut. the pizza hut over there is a vast difference compared to ours here. it's a happening and cool restuarant. they had nice music and many more types of drinks like soda, smoothie and even alcoholic drinks.

not much chatting before we sleep as we were all zonked out.

Day 3
this was a tai-tai day as we went for our 'spa' appointment at this house salon. we paid around 10 bucks for a full body massage, body srcub and hair spa. then, i went on to do a facial as i have never done before. finally, the 3 of us decided that we need to be more pampered and we went for the manicure and pedicure. and guess the price? i spent around 27 bucks for everything! although the facilities were not high class, the massage and quality of treatments was reasonably therapeutic. it was indeed a good deal.

decided to do away wif our clubbing plan as we didn't want out after-spa hair to stink of smoke. had dinner at cafe dermango which means pier, and sang karaoke.

had a relatively early nite as we need to wake up early tom for our bandung trip! excited!

Day 4
picked up hanny's fren, itah, from her house and together wif hanny's bro'z arez, we were all geared for our trip! on the way to itah's house, we passed by some really huge houses aka palaces. we even mistook one of them as a country club as it has a yatch parked outside the house!

watched 'be cool' and this japanese anime during the car ride. on the way to bandung, we dropped by at taman safari. the place was much cooler as compared to jakarta and was really fun. it is a drive-thru safari and the animals are free to roam on the roads. we fed the zebras, elephants, lamas and deers wif carrots and the monkeys, orangutans and even parrots wif bananas! haha. the orangutans were soo cute! i climbed up this railing to feed one of them thru the grilled windows wif bananas as it was locked in an enclosure.
took pictures wif adam and company and a tiger too! roarz..ahahah

had lunch at this traditional indo restaurant called dulang. all of us had to sit on the floor and eat from banana leaves. i dad nasi timbel which consisted of fried chicken wing, beans, tohu and lotsa raw vege. the balachan chilli was super good. we then continued our drive to bandung. checked in at savoy hotel and the room was huge! that was becoz we stayed in an executive suite. heh

dinner was at the vally. the place was really romantic as it was up the hill top and the lightings created the perfect ambience for couples. how i wish keong was there too. however, the food was not really that fantastic. perhaps we ordered the wrong dishes. my la fondue turned up to be not the cheese fondue i expected. instead, the supposed cheese became a pot of oil which i had to use to cook my meat and seafood. it was an oily dinner. but the ambience made up for the food.

next, we went to cellar for some live music. but we went a bit too late. we had red wine, smoothie and tiramisu for dessert. queen's treatment! had a rah rah good time playing heart attack.

Day 5
it's shopping once again! went to a total of 4 factory outlets. the clothes there were authentic but perhaps some of them had minor defects like wrong sizes or labels attached etc. at the first outlet, bought myself a mango striped blouse for 7 bucks! examined it closely but didn't find any defect. bought a nike top for sk for 2 bucks as i thought it would be useful for her pe career. also managed to get a nice shirt of weng.

the 2nd outlet was where all of us went mad. we tried many many clothes and both itah and me got arez to model wear the men's top for our bf and fathers. bought an abercrombie top, another striped blouse (wat's up wif me and striped blouse?)and a pair of white heels for myself. got 2 salt and pepper shirts for papa and keong and an oliver pink top for mama.

didn't buy anything from the 3rd one except borrowed their toilet. heh

over at the fourth outlet, i sort of completed my souvenirs' shopping. bought key chains for my frenz and a gap top for keong's mum.

and along those shop houses near to the mall which we were supposed to watch mr and mrs smith, got my mama a batik dress and a sch bag for weng.

dinner was chicken teriyaki steak at this cheap and good cafe, cafe chiba. paid less than 10 bucks.

boought a working skirt and a pink top for work b4 rushing to catch the movie at ciamplas walk. we missed the beginning as we were late for around 10 mins. sorry guys! the movie was good! and it cost us only 3 dollars! wow! had satay for supper. delicious but fattening. heh.

Day 6
after breakfast, on our way back to jakarta, we dropped by some shops to buy kueh lapis and keropoks. the kueh lapis were good but too bad i had limited cash.

the trip back was not too good as i was kinda suffering from car sickness. puked during the ride. thought i felt better but it became worse during dinner. puked out my fish porridge (so wasted! the food was really good!)and was feeling feverish. according to hanny, i had too much wind in my stomach due to the car ride. her mum made some chinese medicine for me but it was too bitter. had a sip and i refused to finish the rest. i hate to be sick during trips! fortunately, after a good nite rest, i felt much better but my appetite was poor for the next day. there's this queer feeling in my stomach.

Day 7
had a relaxing day as we enjoyed a whirlpool and suana session. my tummy felt much better. think the whirlpool had a therapeutic effect on it. did foot reflexalogy. awesome! haha.

dinner was at kafe pisa and the band was cool! the music was like top 40s. the crowd was spontenous too. the singer even invited me up to dance. i was in beach shorts! wat the heck. i went up up anyway since no one knew me there! soo fun!

Day 8
took cab for the first time. not too bad a ride. went to matahari shopping centre in search for our corn snack and chilli but to no avail. finally ate the curly fries from a&w though. at last my craving was satisfied.

guess wat? we went back to mangadua again! for some last min buy. bought a bag for mama, 1 pair of black heels and 2 pairs of earrings. alright. no more shopping! was contented. my shopping list was done! hurray!

as the previous nite's band and the food was good, we decided to go back to kafe pisa for our 'last' meal. hanny's cousins joind us too. my appetite was back as i heartily finished my crochet and calamari. it was hip hop music and i got to hear my fave black eyed peas songs.

the rest of the nite was spent packing my luggage. kudos to hanny for helping me stuffed everything in!

Day 9
home sweet home. i miss spore and the non-congested road. and i miss my family, frenz and darling too. bought back some dokin donuts wif the remaining rupiah.
wat a fruitful trip!


there u have it. my 8 days holiday, my grad trip. thank you hanny for being such an excellent host. we would not able to get all the good bargains and nice food without u. and nz too. for being such a shopping kaki and great companion for the trip.

my head is spinning now. i should sleep.

Rouge a-hemmed @ 5:05 AM 0 rockers

withdrawal symptoms

had an ice cafe latte juz now and i'm suffering from its withdrawal symptoms. it's almost 3 but i'm wide awake. my tummy is feeling grouchy and i can't stop farting! help!

apparently, that is not the only withdrawal symptoms that i'm suffering from. after spending 8 days in indonesia, doing nothing but shopping and shopping, i STILL FEEL LIKE SHOPPING IN SPORE! yikes! wat's wrong wif me? i'm so totally broke as my bank acc is wiped out from the trip. yet after receiving my allowance from my mama on tue (yup. i'm 22 and still need to ask my mum for $$. how useless can i be?), i spent $67 in mango! arrghh..bought 3 items and only the white blouse is a necessaity coz i need it for my convo. but i have to say the green tank top and the white bag are good buys! heh. wat's more disgusting is i am actually thinking of wat to buy when i'm at bangkok next week! goodness! i'm such a shopaholic!

the last withdrawal symptom gotta be the bummer cum slacker symptom. i'm still trying to come to terms wif the fact that i'm starting work in 3 days' time. think i'm gonna miss the feelings of waking-up-as-and-when-i-like, swimming carefreely in the spacious pool, wearing shorts when i'm out and etc. kinda hope i would be starting work in mid aug instead. the break is not long enuff. coz i know once i start working, it will be a long while before i can go on a holiday. guess i have to face up to reality that the time has come for me to take care of the family. it has become my responsibiliy to pay some of the bills at home and share the burden of upkeeping a family wif my dad. was sharing wif yy and jean about my mama 'demanding' a huge chunk of my salary. it was funny how i had to bargain wif my mama about wat is a reasonable sum to give her. even though i'm still feeling the pinch, but i have to agree wif my mama. i can't compare wif my other frenz on the amount they gave to their parents. my siblings are still young and wif stephy entering the u next yr, more money has to be spend. besides that, weng's sch is quite a money sucker. and papa's biz is not looking too well. so it's always good to save for the future. and as the big sista, it's only right for me to contribute to the family since i was given everything that i've asked for, be it material wise or the freedom to do wat i pleased. well, all i have to say is, LESS SHOPPING FOR ME! haha..that will surely be a good start to everything.

Rouge a-hemmed @ 2:38 AM 0 rockers