♥ Sunday, May 28, 2006♥

Finally had the chance to try out the Kovan HK cafe with Wen & Des .... our first time there with both good n not so good exp...can say we ordered alot for 3 person.. VV filling...

Here are some snapshots of the menu.. influenced by KC who always tk pics of the menu.. my photo skills arent v gd as u can see the pics are blur... these are the top 4 recommended dish there.. crab congee... decide to give it a miss coz we find it troublesome to eat crab like this...however we tried out the Mushroom baked rice...



Here's the dim sum page.. we choose our all time fav siew mai & har gao.. comes in 3 so just nice for us..



Ordered the french toast and po lo bao as well..



I asked a silly question today.. which is do you have yuan yang here? haha stupid me.. HK cafe leh.. sure hav ma.. Cheers to our friendship...'



Here's the french toast & po lo bao...



A sneak preview of the boluo bao


Check out the mushroom bake rice too.. i LOVE the cheese...Shiock and the tomato rice underneath it...



Here's wen with our siew mai & har gao



Des & i with our Mango Ice



I hope to go there again maybe some weeks later to try some other stuff... hehe...Btw this person gt better photos than me.. check it out for more pics..

http://pauline.mylittlerascal.net/?p=28

3 more days to freedom... i wonder what will be my next job like, the environment, the pple? Can i adapt to them all over again? I hope my next job will be one that i can stay on for at least half yr to one yr.. my resume needs some buttering with more challenging job scopes for career advancement in future..

In the meantime, i wana tk a break . i mean a real break...coz i have been wk non stop for 9 months since i grad.. longer than a semester in sch.. Although my wk isnt as stressful as some others, i dun care i still think i deserve a break... i need to have a life other than work home work home etc...i wan to have time to do my own things at leisure instead of accumulating until the weekends.. i wana go cycling....

Aiyiko XOXO

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Its the GSS season again.. hate the crowd and the messy racks but love the sale.. i wonder hw can people stand shopping in crowded small shop space, long queues for the fitting rooms and finally disappointment when they dun hav the required size/design or colour. Haha..i pity the rows of guys i see standing outside the stalls while their gf "fought" a fierce battle in the shops to gt their items..

Last weekend, i managed to tidy up my cupboard, i gave away ALL my jeans and unwanted clothes to one of my neighbours..some of them are still brand new.. With more allowance in the cupboard, i was all ready for the GSS... *targetin on office wear*

Made a date with Steph ytd n reach Orchard around 1pm n we shop till 7pm before we meet the guys.. nothing caught my eye... all the items listed on my wishlist arent on discount.. *disappointed* however, got some impulse buying. My victory items include a top (half price if we gt 2), necklace (no discount) and a bag (70%).. nt bad eh...

Ended the day with the movie da vinci code and banana mocha at starbucks... reached hm around 12 am...did take some pics but all blur so decide nt to post them.

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Friday, May 26, 2006♥

I remembered Where's Wally is my fav bk since young.. i tk super long to spot him.. but nw i have improved already.. hahah. Of all places, i FOUND IT in the departure hall bookstore.. haha its no longer sellin in popular,mph or kino..

















Things always come unexpected isnt it ??

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Wednesday, May 24, 2006♥

It has been 9 months since i joined my present company.. my first job after i graduated. I can say it has been a great and enriching experience. My 3 bosses were vv generous in sharing their HR experience with me and they taught me many things. They allow me to be involve in their work instead of doin all those junior adminstrative stuff. I got to join their meetings, give my inputs and feedbacks etc.. They made me feel as if i'm part of their HR team instead of just a temp admin stuff whos only there for some time. I am very grateful for their grooming.

Of coz what i mention above is only part of the story.... There are times when i try to be a nice collegue help out with frenz from other department. It has nv came across my mind that help would turn into reliance..There's this collegue (an adminstrator) in her 40s whos v nice but shes kind of pushy and agreesive in certain aspects..esp when she is rushing off to pick her kids after work. Sometimes i cant stand the way she pressurise me or other collegues to do things for her jus bcoz she needs to go off early.. If its within our means we will be most willing to help.. But all of us have busy periods esp when i just came back from my holiday.. i have lots of outstanding work and i cant afford to be distracted time n again..

My boss had warned her last time that i can only help out when i finish my work and i had peace for some time but lately shes begining again.. I really feel like telling her off but i cant bear to do it.... i noe she has her own difficulties.. i wonder why we can put ourselves in her shoes but she cant do the same. i nearly throw my temper at her coz she wana ask me to stay behind n wait for the courier guys to deliver some stuff to our office... my work is already up to my neck !!! i dun even have the time to go n pee or eat the fruits i brought back fr lunch ... To make matter worse, she was interrupting while i was in the middle of a overseas call with somebody. She didnt even bother to lower her volume and she shouted at the courier guys to hurry up coz she wana go off and its 545pm only and official hours ends at 6pm ... I am really disappointed in her attitude..

Anywei its also time for me to move on and take a break at the same time...i gona miss my personal office. Here's a pic taken some time back where we have some guest from the US..

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Tuesday, May 23, 2006♥

I am waitin for the 9 oclock show to start other than that, i am jus slackin on my bed with my laptop.. Feel dammed tired now.. i wish i can jus drop off to sleep... I just looked at my bank account balance and i wondered if the amt there justified.. =P

Anywei money is meant to be spent rite? The great spore sale is coming up and i just cant resist not buying anything... here's my wish list for June

1. White Jacket (U2 & Esprite got a nice one cost around 79 bucks on avg).. regret nt buyin the one from HK esprite ahahah

2. Green flowery skirt from IORA (39 bucks) .. i already have the blue one but i still think the green one is nicer

3. The green and white plastic Ayam brand Chicken bag... (69 bucks fr wallet shop).. it look cool with my jean skirt

4. White lace cross back from E base (25 bucks) tried on ytd .. hand itchy to buy

5. Black bermudas from Ebase (49 bucks) still waitin for it to go on sale.. its vv hk style.. great for goin tm or mp hehe..

6. white & green skirt from Joop (50++) jus a want but dun mind having it..

7. More comfortable formal wear....

I guess that's abt all for now.. hehe God let my mama strike 4D/Toto can.. haha half an hour more to the 9 oclock show..

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Friday, May 19, 2006♥

Yea.. i finally got the whole set of photos from Hao ... took so many pics that i dono where and how should i start.. Anywei i decided to tk out some pics (coz i tink i look weird) and insert some new ones...

Day 1- 16th May @ Spore Changi airport

Here's us tking some pics in the departure hall.. saw an indian woman gt caught for stealing a chocolate bar.. one shoplifter and around 6 police came to tk her statement, handcuff her and escort her.. tsk tsk.. of all things dono why she steal chocolate bar.. i guess she must b v hungry..

Due to poor lighting.. hao made this pic black & white instead... thats our plane in the background.

















Here's me.. can only see partial of my face..
















Here's our plane.. i'm glad we didnt tk the budget airline coz i simply cant sit still n do nothing for 3hrs 20 mins.. there were no handsome hunks for me to drool on the plane either.. where are all the air stewards...

















More pics taken during the flight.. i used to hate the smell of aeroplane and the food.. i felt a little nauseous during the trip..cant believe i suffer fr air sickness at this age.. so embarrasing.. ahha at least i didnt vomit ya.. Hao had pasta while i had fish with rice.. n my fav is the ice cream... strawberry flavour..SHIOCK..


















We landed in hk international airport around 2pm local time.. some guy arranged by the travel agency was out there waitin for us.. and we waited for a few mins for everyone to arrive and set off to the hotel..























We stay at the same hotel again coz of the ideal location. And i jus realise i forgot to tk a pic of the toilet.. =(

















The day view fr the hotel - buildings were vv old and kinda "dirty" looking...





























The nite view is much better

















We were caught in a heavy jam and by the time we reached the hotel, it was already 4pm reaching 5pm.. not wantin to waste anymore time we decide to head straight dw to ladies market.. Boy i do love the crowd there.. lots of funky looking handsome young lads.. even their sales persons look like they just step out of some fashion magazines...



Here's a combined pic of our victory items from the first nite spent at the ladies market.. My mom help us to save at least 200 SGD i guess.. if not both Hao & i would have been vv juicy veggie heads.. too bad i cant speak proper cantonese.. but i guess the fun part was being able to gt what u wan at a super cheap price.. by the time we returned to the hotel we were dead tired... luckily they opened till late at nite and so we didnt actually waste a whole day..

My top priority was to stock up my working clothes... Managed to grab a set of long sleeve shirt & formal black strip skirt from Esprite Outlet store.. total up to abt SGD 60 bucks.. where to find in SG? Also bought 4 pyjamas as well as a jeans skirt from ladies market.. Hao was the big spender .. SGD$200 ++ in 4 hours.. power deh..



Day 2- 17th May 2006

Early in the morning around 8+.. went to the London Restaurant (Mongkok) for our dimsum breakfast..went there 2 years ago.. nothing has changed... its vv cheap.. 3 of us eat only abt SGD23.. and we ate alot.. until i looked as if i'm 4 months pregnant..



After a heavy breakfast we head off to tst via the mtr...had to crop away my burging tummy for these 2 pics... heee... did more shopping in the rain.. ya i guess u all heard of the typoon..but really its nting.. nt as bad as the last time i went with Ash & kx..there wasnt even any sound of thunder.. jus strong wind and drizzle on & off..














i am still amazed with their digital indicator in the mtr.. made it so much easier for tourist like us...

















Shop around in TST, Hao bought 2 Jackets and some stuff.. nothing much for me and my mom.. had lunch at a local store.. the eel rice is superb.. only SGD $6 bucks..the fried rice also vv yummy.. but the curry is not spicy enough...

















Spend the 2nd half of the day at this newly opened shopping mall at Kwang Tong.. discovered this by chance while surfin for information on the internet.. i love almost every stall in there.. if only i have more money i confirmed spend everything there.. ahha

















Some items fr the APM , TST and ladies market round 2...



Pondered over this watch for a very long time in TST.. decide to give up coz i tink its too expensive.. but when i saw it again at APM, Hao & Mom convinced me to buy if nt i will regret.. and i'm glad i did.. it came in a pair .. maybe someday when i am rich i will fly back to buy mickey back.. ahha

















Day 3- 18th May 2006

Got up at 630am... Mom decide that we must visit that famous temple called Wong Tai Xian.. so we left the hotel around 715am.. As we had run out of cash, we hunted for ATM machines along Nathan road before heading to WTX.. too early for breakfast anywei.. i'm not a morning person..



More pics taken at the temple..



Then head off to some nearby shopping center for breakfast.. its a breakfast that i will nv forget.. i am now fearful of bee hoon.. yucks!!! luckily we only ordered 2 share coz i was feeling naueous didnt wan to eat bf..After that back to hotel for a bath... as we all smell fr the smoke in the temple and checked out.. left out baggage with the reception and off to chiong ladies market for the last time.. wasnt expectin to buy anything but we came back with



Amazing rite? Last but not least...some last pics taken while waitin to board the plane at 815pm... all of us were v tired.. my mom has already dozed off behind us ahahah.... byebye hk.. i come n visit u again in a few yrs time...

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Sunday, May 14, 2006♥

Came across this by chance.. anyone interested?

http://pauline.mylittlerascal.net/?p=28

and i'm v lazy to upload the rest of the photos at ikea.. check out kx's blog for the pic .. hehee

http://www.penny110.blogspot.com/

i jus gt back from HK.. vv tired.. it was a great & smashing trip.. will upload the pics another day.. need a rest.. yawnzzz... i can feel that my bones are gona break apart.. Glad that i travelled as much as i could when i was younger..the stamania level is decreasing rapidly lately.. i wonder its the age that's catching up or bcoz we sit too much at work.. we seems to be more mobile during our schling days....

Hopefully i can still manage for the next 7 yrs.. gona save up more and i am targeting to go Shanghai/Beijing/Taiwan in the next few yrs..

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Saturday, May 13, 2006♥

Pre celebrated kx's bdae at Ikea yesterday and we spent almost 4 hrs eating, shopping in there... Ikea provides shuttle service from Tampines Mrt station and the journey took abt 35 mins... When we got there, we were very hungry and the restaurant already had a long waiting queue.. But since we went all the way there already, might as well rite....

Here are the rewards from the long awaited queue .... the swedish meatballs are fantastic... highly recommended by kx.. the 2 chocolate cakes were random picked by Jolie & Kx ... both are super sinful BUT worth trying... Thumbs up !!!















Chicken wings is a must.. saw a plate on every table and i know i must eat them.. I wont try the steak next time.. its too over cooked.. but the gravy is nice...















The spegatti tastes alrite but kind of bland... if only it was more cheesy.. the brocoli was just nice... perfectly soft and fresh looking.. if only i can have melted cheese on it that would be even more yummy....














As usual.. we must take pics with the food b4 we can start... see the camera in kx's hands??

















I just cant wait to sink my teeth into those yummy looking chicken wings..


















Well shall update the shopping part abit later after i gt the rest of the photos from Kx...

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Thursday, May 11, 2006♥

Whee... its another long weekend again.. I hope time passes veryvery slowly rite nw.. It has been a great & fabulous week.. Got many visitors fr the US headquaters to visit our office for training and we have been playing host..

Ytd we brought our guest to dinner at Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant at Plaza Parkroyal hotel which is next to our office building ... Guess what? Its at the same restaurant where the current 9 o'clock chinese drama is filmed.. Its really a nice place to dine in.. they gt special tea pouring service where chinese man uses some weird kind of long kettle to pour out the tea...






























The ang mohs guests were very amazed and so was i..The fun part was watching them eat with chopsticks.. and guess what after 5 mins of tackling the weird long sticks.. the waiters decided to bring them some forks n knives automatically.. haha their service is indeed very good...

Here's the website of the restaurant Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurants

Today we decide to have a department lunch outing.. and we went to Muthu Curry Restaurant @ Racecourse road which is supposely to be v famous.. i've nv heard of it. Its another nice restaurant with classy designs.. Here are some snapshots...























I am not a great fan of Indian food but today's lunch has changed my mind.. Its in deed one of the most yummy food i ever taste.. OH YAAAAA>.. they do have Kebas too... i make sure i try that next time.. they have a new outlet which jus opened in Suntec..

My eyes are shutting down already.. shall update again on sun i guess heeh.. lookin forward to the weekend activities....

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Monday, May 08, 2006♥

I can finally put a huge stone in me down on the ground firmly..No more jitters for me.. its all over.. I've PASSED my driving test with 16 demerit points for beating amber light (8), no check mirrors b4 changing lane (6) and tailgating a black mercs (2)... anywei i did check my mirror but i guess he didnt see... well who cares as long as i pass... HAHAHA.... Oh ya and i got the hardest test route which is the U-turn near my house bustop.. as i drove there, i wondered how am i gona change lane.. the traffic is heavier than expected.. but then a dead cat & a kind lorry driver save me.. Hehe.. so i cleared...

The greatest achievement of all is i didnt incur any points inside the circuit.. thanks to the test car with weird brakes.. i had no choice but to go slow... so when u go slow, nothing will go wrong.. =P The torturing part was the waiting time.. i waited 15 mins for the warm up, 40 mins for the actual test, 20 mins to watch video, 30 mins for collecting the temp license and another 10 mins to get the rest of my money refund.. and now i am home resting.. vv tiring day for me..

The next thing i am looking forward to is the coming up gathering with my sec /poly mates on fri/ weekend as well as my trip to HongKong on the coming monday..YEA....

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Sunday, May 07, 2006♥

Fri, Hao & i had dinner at Tampines Mall basement teppanyaki..i believe it used to be at Century Sq's food junction but they shifted ... oh well.. nt much difference for the menu except for the increase in price...

Here's our chef.. hes nt vv pleasant looking but he looks pro when he's cooking... he added salt, pepper like nobody's business.. abit too much i tink but surprisingly the dishes came out tasting just nice... as long as i am nt doin the cookin n dishes.. i cant b bothered haha... eat eat eat.. Yummy...


















Sat morning... went over to Hao's house to slack.. watched i not stupid 2 again.. yes its v nice n i like the 2 cute boys... and the korean vcds again.. (18 yr old bride)... tats us taking a pic during the intervals..



















Then Hao's mom made us wonderful snack.. shes really a supreb cook.. its called seafood ball .. very very nice.. she made other nice dishes too which my mom nv cook b4...=P i'm in luck if i have dinner at his house.. hehe

















In the evening, we got ready to go for dinner at some club house organised by hao's aunt church.. Hao doesnt look vv pleased with his hair that day.. but anywei i dun care.. jus wana tk some pics while waitin for the lift.. so bored..





















i enjoy their family gatherings.. so much more different from mine mom's side.....probably bcoz of the age gap and we dun share any common topics ...but i'm glad hao has given me a chance to join in his family gatherings and felt family warmth...

As for this coming week. .. i'm sure it will be a very eventful week... gona slack the rest of my sun away.. i;m looking forward to the public holiday and the following weekend activities... yea...

Btw please help my friend to do this survey on plush toys.. it wont take up more than 1 min.

i have a small short survey (5 yes or no qns only) about plush toys for my project. Please helpme distribute the survey to as many frenz aspossible.Once again i Thank YOU for your help!Please copy the entire link (the link on this bulletindoesnt work)
makeURL("http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?","eHNsL2J1bGxldGluLnhzbA==");
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=766412085157

Thank you

Ps. This post is not a scam, or spam.

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Friday, May 05, 2006♥

I can feel my heart beating vv fast trying to jump out of my rib cage.. I wonder how many times in my life have i felt this way... probably more than what i could count on my fingers + toes.. i guess as i grow older, i become afraid of everything...Things that gave me the jitters in the past includes

- Rough dentist fr shss
- Horrible nurses who gave us injections during our sec sch days (i bet they are trainees.. anyhow poke)
- Oral exams ( i gt tongue tied & breathless)
- O'levels
- Micro/Macro economics & stats exams
- Presentations
- When my parents went back & left me alone in Brisbane, i was stayin alone for the first week
- Walking home alone at night in oz
- Tryin to avoid the path of stray dogs
- Driving tests
- First roller coaster rides
- First formal interview

i really hate the huanting feeling of the terror... i noe its nt a big deal.. its as easy as ABC & peanuts to me on normal days.. BUT as the day draw nearer, i begin to lack confidence.. the more cautious i am the more mistakes i make.. dammed.. why cant i jus relax and do as per normal.. Anywei i gona keep my fingers cross.. Pray Hard.. and holy monly hope i can make it..

Anywei no new pics to post.. so post myself haha wearing the protective googles.. it gives me some confidence when i wear them like a clever scientist.. haha kk i know its lame

Aiyiko XOXO

♥ Thursday, May 04, 2006♥

I'm enjoying myself at home rite now on a half day off... Feels so great to be lyin on the bed with the laptop on ur tummy and blogging nonsense. Let me blabber somethings about myself... Dun laugh okie.. esp ben de... for the past few days, i seem to be rather active at nite.. so i took out my enid blyton books and started reading them again.. you noe the famous 5 adventures? I used to read them when i was in the pri sch.. haah i can easily finish 1 book in 2 hours.. I kind of miss the rest of the enid blyton fairy tales books which i have already passed on to my cousins' daughters. ok enough of my stupid bed time readings.

I always thought that stayin by myself in Brisbane for one and the half years have trained me to be better in terms or house keeping and financial management. However, i still think my cupboards are forever messy even though i tidy them everyweek.. i throw out many stuff but they are still messy.. i wonder why xia..And i noe i didnt buy much things but where does my money disappear to??? sianz...

I feel so lazy rite now.. feel like sleeping but i guess i better nt otherwise i be reading the story books till daylight .. I also wish i am sittin at the southbank enjoyin the river breeze..

















Or having a wonderful dinner at xiao Tai Pei
















And lastly slacking with milk shakes at 3 monkeys with a group of close frenz...

Aiyiko XOXO