faux pas

went with Ant to Tan Tock Seng Hospital to visit Poh Ling's mum.. she had a mild stroke.. and thank God she seek medical help early and took the proper medications.. hai.. people, take care of your health please.. we forgot to get flowers at Raffles Place so had to make do with what Astoria at TTS offers.. which wasnt much: flowers, soft toys etc.. so we just grabbed a box of butter cookies and a card to go with it.. i mean, isnt this what people usually get for patients..

anyway, we reached the ward, presented our gift.. Poh Ling went screeching (as usual):

Poh Ling: "Hey! why did you buy butter cookies?!! Dont you know my mum cannot eat this kinda things! There's butter and sugar in it u noe...! you bring it back home lah!"

Ant: So she eats 1 cookie every month lah
(yeah, ant and his quirky humour)

Me: *gritting my teeth*

(i'm sure ben will find this scene familiar)

errr... how am i supposed to know stroke patients cant eat butter cookies.. how life threatening can a little cookie be? what are we supposed to buy then? a safer bet: essence of chicken? isnt that heaty and it thickens the blood and when the blood thickens in turn cause another stroke? u tell me.. i'm no dietician... and my specialty is cancer.. stroke is Ant's.. so i pass the baton on to him

but... its the thought that counts.. isnt it?

not even 9am and i had to kick some ass.. i really dislike getting all worked up in the morning.. but after coming in early just to have some ppl screw things up, i just had to kick their asses.. felt somewhat better after that.. had a bad night.. slept at 10 plus and woke up with dark circles around my eyes.. feel like i'm gonna snap.. dun feel like doing anything but sleep.. but i cant even find peace in my sleep.. i feel like crap and i sure look it.. and guess what? i dun give a damn!

i just want to be left alone.. why does everyone want a piece of me.. i dun wanna talk anymore.. all i wanna do is sleep... just leave me alone... i'm begging you

do you know it costs a whopping $20.75 for 8:16mins of talktime between Bintan and Singapore!!!

i'm so tired....

in 3 hours, i've:
- sweep / mop the floor
- tidy the house
- wash / hang the clothes
- fold 2 loads of clothes
- wash toilet
- boil herbal soup for dinner
- cook rice

i've yet to:
- iron and change the sheets
- cook 2 more dishes for dinner
- clean the windows
- boil chicken for pappe

and zack will be home in an hours time... and he'll have a piping hot dinner waiting for him! his first day as a full-fledged paramedic.. in other words, taking the calls and running ambulance on his own.. after 20 months of training.. today has finally arrived :) but this also means... its back to shift work again *sobs*...... i hate his night shift :( come to think of it, its not that bad as we both get our own space..

enough blabbering... gotta cook his fav ladysfinger dish and a chai po omelette.. take a nice warm shower and wait for my boy to reach home :)

my herbal soup smells sooooo good.....

starry starry night...

packed a picnic basket and off we go to our 2nd Starlight cinema movie!

Harry Potter: The Chamber of Secrets

were there at 7.30pm and boy the queue was loooong... thankfully it moved fast.. the turnout was much better than last year's starlight cinema @ Fort Canning.. good for the organizers but definitely not for the spectators.. we were an hour early and were almost at the rear.. screen was huge so it wasnt too bad.. managed to get extra tickets for Ant and Carol and they were supposed to join us but couldnt make it at the last minute.. *bummer*


waiting for the movie to start... check out the skyline.. it was awesome..


we were both hot and sticky even before the movie started


our pinic basket! hotdogs.. (even our fav sweet thai chilli sauce.. hehe).. pringles.. packets of drinks.. etc.. surprisingly, only found 1 other couple who packed a picnic basket.. the rest came with bags of food from fast food restautants and supermarkets... we only dine in style *smirk*

packed our little gal there too! actually, no dogs were allowed but managed to smuggle her in..


pappe has her little goodie bag too... all her favourite snacks to keep her occupied..


but she drove us nuts with her preference to the grass than the straw mat... got herself smelling of grass... hai..


took some screenshots... of Harry....


and Ron!


and the 3 of us! didnt stay for the 2nd Movie: Prisoner of Azkaban though... cos it was mighty uncomfortable sitting on the ground with no back support... and we couldnt really concentrate on the movie cos people kept walking back and forth *distracting* plus zack has to work the next day and need his rest.. but its the whole outdoor picnicy experience.. that makes it memorable

our 2nd starlight cinema! *beams*

by the way, there werent a single star in the sky...

mistaken identity

my neighbour had their main door splashed with red paint by those financial institutions aka 'da er long'... they also wrote on the wall next to it:

"12-412... O$P$!"

and guess what? my neighbour's door number is #11-412

goodness gracious... doesnt da er long qc check their 'employees'?? i think they should at least know the basic numbering... and after so many donkey years, its still the same old slogan "O$P$"... please go for some skills upgrade training can..

head has been heavy.. spinning.. seriously contemplating taking half-day leave today but decided to save my leave... i feel terrible.. need a good long rest.. sometimes, even dressing up to go out seems like an effort.. just wanna barrel in my cosy bed and sleep the day away...

by the way..
i got free tix to Sunday's movie!

starlite.. starbrite.. first star i see tonite

saturday night fever.. movie marathon.. 2 movies til past midnight.. and i got free tix!!! *grin*

STARLIGHT CINEMA @ PADANG


cant believe a year has passed since our last starlight movie... it was Van Helsing at Fort Canning last year.. zack didnt have his bike then and we took the train to Fort Canning.. with all our barang barang (straw mat and all) *grin* we packed a picnic basket of hotdogs, chardonny (yes, with my precious crystal wine glasses too!) grapes, snacks.. it was one of our first dates and we were still so shy... hahah... i remembered wearing a short skirt and spent most of my time making sure i was decently covered.. hah.. it was fun and sweet and romantic.. :)

bringing pappe this time.. just hope she can sit still through 2 movies.... hoping to get tix for the Sunday show: The Skeleton Key which would only be out in Oct *fingers crossed*

"with the approach of Hurricane Rita.... the Marsh, Mercer, Guy Carpenter and Kroll's offices in Miami are closed today." Why are hurricanes or any natural disasters always named after women?

ok, dun answer this


did i mentioned i received $100 tangs voucher from Pam (hr regional director)?! in appreciation of my hard work for the regional conference... gosh.. i feel so... so touched.. appreciated *sobs*

anyway, this year's D&D is in Nov... heard that the theme is gonna be MTV!!!! woohoooo...! gotta plan on what to wear.... hmmm.... somehow i keep seeing.... mini skirts... below knee stiletto boots.. slick, chic and HOT!!! oh oh! maybe i can use my vouchers to buy my boots! my hair?? staight, black with magenta streaks... makeup? dark eyes, bloodred lips... jeez, dark vampy look... or maybe i'll go for glitter and glamour look.. yeah, that'll suit me better..

i'd better start losing that blardee 2 kg!!! no less and anything more, i'll be underweight and lose my boobs... tough choice.. boobs or slender bod?

crap... i need to go fix my hair soon... and i need dough!!! as what the british would say... BOLLOCKS!!

going for some 'lantern carrying' @ Punggol Park!!! gotta go get ready!!!! *skips*

aiyah.... i didnt buy any lantern....

and i see white...

had an embarrassing incident yesterday.. zack and i were at compass point for lunch and to get some errands done.. lunch at the kopitiam upstairs.. i went to get my food and while i was queuing for my fish soup, i see white (literally).. ears got blocked.. and before i knew it, i went down.. yeah, i blacked out.. right in front of the fish soup stall! (so paisay u noe...) when i came to, ppl were helping me off the floor and this lady was rubbing medicated oil on my temples.. and she very kindly get zack who was sitting at this high counter table and was thankfully very conspicuous.. and thank goodness my mandarin didnt fail me and i remembered how to say 'grey' in chinese (the color of zack's shirt)

and of crse, it just proves again how handy to have your personal paramedic by your side *grin* he checked my pulse (cant remember was it my blood pressure or sugar level that was low).. asked me many times if i hurt any part of my bod when i fell (like i can remember).. he looked so worried and didnt wanna leave my side to get his food... that i wanted to joke and say the worst that can happen is that he will come back and find me with my face in my rice.. then i thought better of it.. hahaha

and i really wanna thank that lady in yellow who very kindly passed me her medicated oil and get zack to me.. we didnt managed to find her in the crowd after..

crap... and now i'm sore from my fall...

duty call's over

got everyone all packed and safely at home... in their respective countries.. it was tiring, exhausting coordinating this regional hr conference, but at the same time.. insightful, challenging and i really did enjoy it.. never did expect anything but when i'm at the receiving end of all the smiles.. "juliana, thank you for everything..", "you did an excellent job!"... just did something to me..

didnt think i'd say this.. but i miss them! Dai's 'friendship' - its sake really (Japan) , Wang jian (China), EunMi (Korea), Belinda (Taiwan), Bessie (HongKong), Pam (our HR regional director), Christina (Msia) and Kadambini (India) drove me nuts with her fussiness on food, had a nightmare planning her food (she's indian vegetarian: meaning no meat, no fish, no eggs) and of crse Carol and Mona (Hong Kong) - i like carol cos she said i'm beautiful... hahaha

brought them out for dinners and shopping at orchard, night safari etc... it was all good.. the interaction between people from across miles a thousand.. the different cultures coming together.. mighty interesting.. it was all good, really good.

duty call is over.. back to catching up on work in the office.. its a never ending vicious cycle.

tell me when it's over and i'll open my eyes

helleva week... (pardon my language)
nope, its not over... there's another presentation to arrange this afternoon at 4.30pm. Its not even noon and i'm having a pounding head, yawned for the zillionth time, ran more than 2.5 km around the office.. and my stomach is feeling queasy.

exhausted to the bone but i cant sleep

so many can talk the talk
but how many can walk the talk?

i surprise myself once again
many facets a person have
i've found another of mine

i feel more than i ever thought possible
i dun wanna feel this way
but i do
i'm screaming inside: "why am i the only one? "

i've many whys
but i've no answers to my questions


cant seem to find a time i've ever been as alone.. as now



"hush little baby dont u cry
everything's gonna be alright"

wish today never end and tomorrow never come

tough week behind and tough week ahead.. was so up to my neck, no.. more like over my head... never been so stressed for awhile... oh well, welcome to the working world.. stress, anxiety, restless nights, pounding head.. worrying, worrying and more worrying... almost didnt make it... found my tears and screams all choked up in my chest more than once... asked myself, can i survive for one more week?

hai...

we'll see...


let's get on to something less depressing..
went to hdb yesterday to check out the showflats... the 4-room flats are minute.. the bathrooms were so small zack couldnt even stretch his arms out fully.. awaiting the Oct launch with abated breath.. if all goes well, we will prob have our little nest all done up early next year!

"there are a thousands stories in the land of Narnia.. the first is about to be told"

.... so i was walking to work this morning... sun was shining but there was nothing sunny about my disposition. The sky should be raining to match my mood.. i'm so not a morning person.. A bus zoomed past and the ad on it caught my eye... i was stunned and i screamed!!

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA....

adapted into a movie!

i love the books... i must have read the entire series at least 5 times.. all 7 books of it!

22 Dec... i cant wait! *skips*
i'm gonna book the tix WAY in advance *grin*

but wait, shouldnt The Magician's Nephew be first? That book tells of the birth of Narnia.. they're bypassing the first and going on to the second.. sheesh.. but its awright, i'm still happy *grin*

awright, for the sake of those who goes.. "Narnia who?"... its this series of books written by CS Lewis in the 1950s.. children books if u must know.. as classic as Great Expectations.. depicting stories of the Bible.. 7 books in all.. thought it was symbolic cos God created the earth in 7 days.. the first book speaks of the birth of the world (Narnia) and the last book about the end of days where false prophets rule the world and the second coming of Christ.. and of course Jadis, the white witch personifies satan and Aslan the Lion, Jesus.. But it was told in such a palatable way so you just cant help getting hooked.. i know i did

just hope the movie does the book justice.. they hardly do

@ Mt Faber...

sometimes...

ignorance is bliss
how true
may have my insecurities
who doesnt
but only you knew
not anymore

whats inside is gonna stay inside


leave me alone

i thought i would never see the beginning of the weekend

tough week..
madhouse everyday, rushing from task to task
temper seemed to get shorter by the days
2 days of rest before the cycle continues
wouldnt see sunshine for the next 2 weeks

so let's see whats in store:
payroll and spp (final batch) next week
yes a week earlier...
and coordinating Regional HR Conference
then attending this conference the following week..
for 5 days! which includes entertainment
mighty good thing i'm coordinating it
so i pushed for more f&e for the foreign delegates

and not forgetting all the pesky knick knacks i'm always laden with
i'm so up to neck i cant hardly breathe
add restless nights
and we got a lovely dish...

wonder how i will pull thru


i need my rest.. so its johnny walker tonight
but i need my food now... *stomach growling*

awwwww.......

i love her msg to the world (see right fist)
they really start them young