Ignorant

There was once a man and woman who had been married for more than 60 years.

They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $25,000. He asked her about the contents.

"When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll."

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving.

He almost burst with happiness. "Honey," he said, "that explains the dolls, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?" "Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from selling all the dolls.

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Men are such ignorant fools sometimes. Maybe I should start learning how make crochet dolls so that I can earn some money from it as well.

Dunhill Wallet Pack Launch @ MOS

We were all invited to the Dunhill wallet pack launch at MOS this afternoon. Great to visit this club when there's no crowd!!!



Dunhill is targeting the middle aged sophisticated crowd. Hip packaging tells it all. It's no longer an ah pek cigarette like we all used to think.



Giant sized mock ups.



And the giant sized mock ups of the limited edition wallet pack opens up horizontally!! This is so cool but that's about it all. Just cool but serves no actual purpose.



They had this sexy saxophonist from dunno what band originating from dunno what country performing for us. Aiyoh, she blow wrongly also no one will know right??



All the vices (alcohol, cigarettes....) are associated with sexy and pretty women. When are they gonna have half-naked hunks presenting the products??



We are shown the upstairs where they had all the VIP rooms. Of course this is the Dunhill room. Designed with Dunhill in mind, it truly reflects the character of that tobacco blend in the brand.



Dunhill room from another angle. I was told minimum spending is $3000 to have this room.



This is the Pall Mall room. A little too cold to my liking though. But nice concept, splash of colour amidst the cold white walls.



The squarish stools you see are made of marble ad they are really really heavy. I was told they lost one of it. Someone actually stole it!! How to move this heavy thing out of the room, down the stairs and out of the club?? I have no idea!!



After the presentation, we started to mess around with the camera!!



Some people just dunno how to pose nicely. Trying to be funny right?



Further proof that he just cannot take a decent photo.



Three's a party.



Leroy and me.



Alimah and me.



Friend friend. Nick & Chin Hon.



Everyone having a swell time.



The brand representatives explaining and showing all of us the new packaging. This limited edition is only available for 3 months or while stocks last.



Cigar anyone??



Talking about cigars!! I tried my first cigar today!!! It was yucky. I was told I am not supposed to inhale it into my lungs but to let the smoke swirl in my mouth and I could taste the aroma and the high......... WTF???!!! Am I stupid or I just couldn't get it right?? Didn't know should I keep my mouth closed or open witht he smoke inside. If closed, I will tend to look like a pufferfish. If opened, the smoke all come out!! How?? I give up.

I remembered proclaiming that I would never kiss anyone who smokes cigars because it simply stinks. Yes, my mouth stinked too so hubby didn't wanna kiss me in the car either!! Arrgghhh..... what goes around really comes around. Karma.



One photo for memories. First and last time. Eeeks.



Ahhh... this ir more interesting. We could wrap our own ciggies using a small device and then dab with different "flavours" in concentrate form. There were quite a few to choose from but I tried chocolate mint plus banana and lychee!! No taste lah.... nice smell on the ciggie only.



The even ended at about 4.30pm and we went to the toilet before heading home. I loved the toilet!!! It's pink!!! Yummy!!! Hard to get thos shot cos if I were here clubbing instead, the toilet would have been packed with people.

Rolling Good Times

My little boy absolutely loves his tummy time. Whenever I place him on the bed on his back, he flips over!! And when I turn him back again, he starts flipping again.



Yong Ye playing with his sister's pig pig. I wanted to get him the same piglet as his comfort toy. But you know I simply cannot accept my little boy being associated with anything pink!!! Hahaha.... yes I know, me and my weird reasons.



His hair is getting long at the sides. But the rest of the head still quite bald leh!! And then one bush of hair on the top. Aiyoh, like that to cut or not to cut??



Not easy trying to hold his attention because the TV is on. He probably found whatever that was showing on the TV more interesting than his parents and sister monkeying around in front of him!

All Wrapped Up

We had DIY pita bread for lunch today!! Fun and very filling. Because we received some pita bread samples, thus our boss brought ham, cheese and tomatoes to have a wrap party. I also contributed my tuna spread sample.



Look at the mess of our spare table. Filled with samples and all the ingredients for the pita wrap. Cheery tomatoes, pita bread, ham, cheese and tuna spread!!! How fun!!



This is my creation. So proud of it.



And it's quite delicious. Yummy. See all of them standing behind the camera?? So stupid!!! Wah lao!! Got reflection lah.......



Jo-Ann enjoying her own creation. Oh... this is so satisfying.



Jennifer with her usual grumpy face. Damn sianz..... move on!!!



This was supposed to be a merchandising thing, but as usual, the kaypo came over!! Joey joined in the fun and made a second one for her and me to share.



What an obscene way of eating!!! Wahaha......



My boss seriously at work. Working on his 3rd pita wrap!!



Bon appetit!!!

Great to break away from the usual canteen routine and have a DIY session. Maybe we should organise a potluck or something the next time round. Tomorrow it's back to the miserable canteen food again. Anyone wanna bring me out for lunch??

Diagnosed

Oh....... The problem mentioned in the previous post has been diagnosed by a friend of mine.

I hereby quote: "Constant presence is resulting in complacency".

That's about right.

Nobody Loves Me

Why do I suddenly feel so alone? Alone in this world feeling detached from everything and everyone.

I feel that I am surrounded by many people who actually do love me. Family, friends, husband and children. I seem to have it all. Or do I?

I am tired. Tired of trying to be the best I can. Trying to be the best daughter, mother, wife, sister and friend to all around me. Trying to be there for those whom I care for. Trying to do my best to make everyone I care about feel loved. Loved by me.

But who's to love me? Who is trying their best to be the best to me? Who is trying to be there for me whom they care so much for? Who is trying to do their best to make me feel loved because they care so much about me? No one.

Isn't this sad? I have been in this world for the past 25 years but somehow I don't feel that I mean the world to anyone. No one gives a damn about what I think or how I feel. So tell me, why should I give a damn about what other people feel or think?

I have always been a happy person. I get high highs but not very low lows. Well, if you actually get what I mean. But I somehow have been avoiding the fact. I had refused to acknowledge the very fact placed right infront of my damn pimply face. I feel happy because I make myself feel happy. Not because the people around me make me feel happy.

So is this to say that everyone around me is redundant since they do not contribute to my life? Definitely not. I believe I am able to lead a happy life because I have people around me whom I love and care for. It gives me a reason to be here.

People are just selfish. They just care about their own feelings and what their actions or non-actions mean to them. Don't they ever spare a thought for others? Others whom they claim is their love of their lives? What bullshit.

I just want to feel that I mean the world to someone. I just want to feel loved, pampered and doted. I just want to feel my existence, want to feel that I am not redundant. I just want to feel that I am not a want, but a need. Is that too much? I don't think so.

Lunch Lunch

I am self obsessed!!! Took this picture during lunch at my office canteen yesterday and I absolutely luuurrvvee it. My eyebags are quite evident though so really need to catch up on some beauty sleep.

Been really busy with work and meeting up with friends for the past few days. Miss my kids so much!! I am still at office now waiting for hubby to pick me up while I finish up some of my work. Lots of projects and a few store openings lined up so the next few months will be absolutely crazy for me.

And I am craving for Chong Qing Steamboat AGAIN!!! Wahahaha.... yes I love it and I need my regular dose of it. So who wants to go? MSN me yeah??

Birthday Celebration

Yesterday we celebrated Yu Lin (my niece) and Pele's (my maid) birthday at my sister's place. Both of their birthday falls on the same date which is 23rd March but since that's on a weekday, we decided to do the cake cutting thing earlier.



Frutti cake. My maid's name is actually Pelagio, so Pele for short. But sis dunno how to spell, so agar agar lah.



Pele is 37 this year and Yu Lin is 8. But sis didn't know how many candles to put, therefore we settled on 38!! 30 representing Pele and 8 representing Yu Lin. How lame!! Hahaha.....



Happy birthday to you!!!



We huff and we puff and we blow the candles out.



Family photo....... Yong Ye must be wondering why this time mummy is not the one behind the lenses trying to cajole him into a smile.



Sis and the fanily.



The oh so old fashioned cake cutting.



Yu Lin afraid of cutting. Need more experience lah....... After a few more years it will be cake smashing and not cutting liao.



Picture of 3, oh no... it's 4 little pigs!!



Little Yong Ye and Auntie Pele.

Ok, short entry. I am getting annoyed at this blogger thing. Having trouble uploading pictures..... losing patience!! This entry was supposed to be up yesterday but I gave up, so continued today.

Food Exhibition

We went to the Suntect food exhibition today. All 3 of us, hubby, Yun Yi and me. My job requires me to look at exhibitions like these, so here I am.



"Shark's Fin" soup. Very nice though......



Satay. Very nice too!!



"Kong Ba Pao". So so only.



328 Katong laksa. Nice!! The bean sprouts aren't smelly and no cockles.



Hakka Yong Tau Foo. Nice, but the soup is a little bland for my taste.



Finally a cold and thirst quenching sugar cane juice to wash it all down.

Wanted to bring Yong Ye out together with us, but he was just recovering from a fever caused by the immunisation jab he received on Friday. But no reason not to pose for the camera even though he was running a temperature right?





Doesn't he look totally like a cherub? Innocent and sweet.



Hello mummy!!!





He absolutely loves his tummy time. Probably the world looks alot clearer and bigger this way.





Practising his leopard crawl at this tender age.





Yong Ye laying on his activity mat given to him by mummy's friend for his full month.



Look at how much he's grown!!! Yun Yi's always ready with a megawatt smile for the shutterbug.



Look at my little boy frown. He's getting annoyed by mummy's endless persuasion to get him to smile for the camera.

Yes, I know. Lots of pictures but too little words. Me tired......... ZZZzzzZZZZzzzzZZZzzz.........

Our Little Carryalls

Yes, I am so bored that I decided to look into the contents I have in my handbag.



It suddenly hit me that I have quite alot of stuff in my little handbag!!!! No wonder it's always so heavy.

Now let me list down what's inside:
1) Handphone
2) Keys
3) Caltex With Techron ambassador pocket guide (www.caltexwithtechron.com)
4) Tissue Paper
5) MP3 player with a pink pouch
6) Wallet
7) Palm
8) Pen
9) Lighter
10) Ciggies
11) Smartbadge with lanyard (office pass lah!!)
12) LV coin pouch used to store all my many discount cards
13) Camera with pink case
14) Make-up pouch with cosmetics and a tampon


Not convinced that I am someone who actually brings so much rubbish out, I got Jo-Ann to expose all for me too.



So here's what's hidden in that humble little black bag of hers:
1) Tissue
2) Oil blotters
3) Mints
4) Panadol
5) Strepsils
6) Keys
7) Pen
8) Wallet
9) Sanitary Pads (in that suspicious looking white pouch)
10) 3 lip glosses
11) Lip balm
12) A cardigan!!


I am really getting into the heat of things, so I decided to carry on ransacking a few more bags before I call it a day. Next up is Wendy's bag.



And here's what's in that speedy 25 LV bag of hers:
1) Make up case
2) Water bottle (duh....... just drink less alcohol girl)
3) Mints
4) Tie hair bling bling
5) Name card holder
6) Company pass
7) Lighter
8) Ciggie case (I bought the same one as hers!!! I love it!!)
9) Specs
10) Tissue
11) LV pouch (for coins and when clubbing)
12) LV wallet
13) ipod nano with pouch
14) Key pouch (I chose it for her BD gift from the whole team back then. 4+ yrs ago)
15) One last thing. Her handphone!!! But she's using it to take this pic lah.......


Ok, up next is Lena's bag. She is by far the one that has the least stuff in her bag.



Small bag, less stuff:
1) Keys (house)
2) Keys (ex company office)
3) Lip balm
4) LV pouch for cards and money
5) Mobile phone
6) Pill case for her slimming pills


This excercise is just so exciting!!! Finally the last bag is Liyun's. She has a bigger bag than most of us and thus I would expect the most things as well.



Let's take a peek at what she has to share:
1) Comb
2) Keys with a very cute bear bear keychain
3) Tissue
4) Oil blotters
5) LV Wallet
6) LV card holder
7) Card holder (too many cards to fit into just one)
8) Tissue
9) Spare handphone battery (she has hell lot of SMS and phone calls)
10) Mobile phone
11) Mints
12) Staff pass
13) Bluetooth earpiece
14) Make up pouch

Ok, here comes my conclusion.
1) Most of us ladies bring tissue paper out except for Lena!!! She not very feminine lah.
2) All of us have some sort of make-up or lip balm kinda thing with us.
3) All my close friends have ciggie in their bags (Lena ran out, that's why don't have)
4) LV is by far the most popular choice for wallets/pouches
5) Surprise surprise surprise!! Only one bag has a comb in it.
6) Wendy's bag has the most items in it. Doesn't seem like it right?
7) Even the lightest bag has 6 items inside. No wonder we girls cannot do without our little carryalls.

Anyone else wanna share with me what they have in their little tote?

PS: Thanks to all of you who gladly showed me what you have and indulge me in my little crazy idea. You're great!!

Letting The Hair Down

After much persuasion from my colleagues, I finally let down my hair for them to appraise. They all said let down nicer leh...... but today hair not waxed, so very messy!!! What do you think??



Self indulging yet again. I am just so good at taking pictures of myself.



Taken in my office toilet before I tied it up once again. I will style it nicer and take a better picture of myself ok??

All but Jennifer said it's nice. Jennifer said the curls make me look really mature. Sad.



Aye, this buffet thingy looks good yeah?? Got my favourite chilli crab leh!! But minimum 4 pax. Who wants to go with me?

Why Do Women Cry?

A little boy asked his mother "Why are you crying?"
"Because I am a woman," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said.
His mum just hugged him and said, "And you never will".

Later, the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for no reason," was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God; and when God got on the phone he asked, "God, why do women cry so easily?"

God said: "When I made the woman she had to be special. I made hershoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give comfort"

“I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyoneelse gives up, and take care of her family through sickness andfatigue without complaining”

“I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly”

"I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart"

"I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly"

"And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed."

"You see: The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair."

“The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.”


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Received the above from a friend and found it to be very meaningful. But my stand remains though........ No man will EVER make his beloved cry for him or because of him. Because when one day when the tears run out, so does her love for him.

Disney On Ice

Yes, we finally decided to give in to our little girl's request to watch Disney On Ice. Booked the tickets last minute on Friday and collected it at Wisma on Friday after work.



Here we are at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Last time we were here was for the Pinnochio On Ice performance about 2 years ago.



Daddy and daughter tucking into their favourite popcorn!!! So very expensive. $6 for this little pack and it's soft!!! Waste $$$$.



Soursop and orange juice. $3 per cup ah!!! Wah koaz, might as well go rob the bank.



This little mighty sausage bun is delicious!! But it's so very expensive too. Might as well go rob the treasury. $6 for this!!



Asked her daddy to buy her this princess magic wand. $14 for this stick.

Took lodas of pictures but due to the poor quality of my humble camera, it didn't turn out great. Anyone wanna donate a better camera to me??

Many Many Stuff

I have so much to blog about but so little time. I will try to condense everything.

Let me start off with the bad news, one of my hermit crab died. Sob sob...... The guy said they'll live to about 15 years. Mine didn't even make it to 15 days. WTF???!!! Ok, now I do not like to harbour on sad issues so let's move on.

I permed my hair. Yes again!!! I simply love doing up my hair and that's the reason why it's totally fried now!!!



Front view.



Side view.



Back view.

I remembered the last time I permed my hair a few years ago and it was a total disaster!! So you can imagine how tough a decision it was for me to decide to give the maggi mee hair a second chance. I cut my very long hair off the very next day after that perm that's why no one actually saw how bad it was.

Now tell me, how does my permed hair look? I know I should let it down for a better view, but i don't really like it when it's down cos very messy lah. Probably I am just not used to it. But I kinda like the fluffy effect when I tie it up.



Did my nails with full nail art. Cheap!!! Had it done at this Icon shopping place directly opposite the MacDonald's at Bugis Junction. Small store owned by 2 sisters. Name of shop is Tip Top Nails. 美 美 hor??



New sunglass!! Cheap!! Wahahaha..... yeah lah, me cheapo one. Only buy if it's cheap or on sale. Nice? Only $18 at B1 of Bugis Junction near the food court. Now fashion in favour of these BIG BIG shades.

Took this self entertaining picture this morning on the way to work while stuck in a major jam. There was an accident involving a motorcycle and a bus at the junction of Canberra Road and Gambas Ave. The bus was blocking part of the cross junction so you can imagine all the vehicles from all sides of the road trying to squeeze their way through the other cars. Traffic lights not taken into consideration by all the drivers. I hope the rider of the motorcycle is ok though.

Now more pictures!! Long time since I posted Yong Ye's pictures and he's changed quite abit. Realised so when Lena couldn't recognise him when I showed her his latest pictures. So here goes.....



All dressed up and ready to go.



Are we leaving yet?? Yong Ye getting tired of waiting!!!









He's keeping his head raised when on tummy. Trying to move himself by shaking his arms and legs.

Yun Yi has been bugging us to bring her to watch the Disney On Ice show. Sigh..... not cheap leh!! Will check the prices and dates before deciding.

There's a baby fair at Takashimaya Square and at Expo this weekend. Wonder if hubby will drive us all the way there??

Sore Eyes

Me having sore eyes.

As swollen as goldfish eyes.

On MC for 2 days.

Back From Genting

Yes, we're back from Genting. Arrived yesterday night and today I am on leave as well. Sending the car for some checking.

Not much changes up there from the last time we went last year. The food is just as expensive, weather still as cold (though not as cold as a few years ago) and just as crowded. The only difference? Uncle Lim is again richer than before!!!! Wahahahaha........

Nice to have Lena and Kerry for company in the room when I am sleeping. On all previous trips which we made alone, I always had to endure the fear of sleeping all alone in the hotel room. Hubby almost never sleeps whenever he's up there and even if he does, it's only for that few hours early in the morning.

Me and Lena brought our cameras there but were too busy gambling, eating and sleeping to take any meaningful pictures!! We did take a few though, but all that lack of sleep and me in my specs don't exactly make the best pictures. So nope, I decided not to post any pictures!!!

And please don't ask me how much I won/lost. Let the past remain in the past............ But all in all, we had a great time.

Sleepy Crabs

My crabs are sleepy creatures. They spend most of the time sleeping!!! Guess where is their favourite spot??





Yes, it's sleeping on the tree!!! Hahaha.... so cute hor?? It actually climbed up and decided to take a nap there!!

The other one is always sleeping in the coco hut. Probably thinks it's too glaring outside.

Video Me

I bet all of us are aware of the NYP saga that has been on the mouth of many people. This girl named Tammy from NYP used her handphone and filmed her lovemaking session with her boyfriend. And she actually lost her handphone after that. So the person who got hold of her phone got hold of her amateur sex video clip and broadcasted it on the net. It was even copied into DVD format and is available for sale in Malaysia.

You know what's the worst part about this whole episode? She could have earned herself a tidy sum of money!!!! Wahahaha...... Ok, it was bad of me to have made that comment.

Why would anyone wanna record themselves doing that act? Well, yes, I do agree it adds some excitement to otherwise plain old sex. But hey, sex can be spiced up by other means that doesn't involve cameras. Ask me if you're keen to know.

There have been so many reports about girls being blackmailed by their ex-boyfriends when the relationship didn't progress as well as they expected. Don't these girls ever smarten up? I mean, why even risk having your jingling bits being exposed to the whole world? If that though doesn't bother you, then well yes, I'd say go ahead if it's your cup of tea. But if the thought of your parents, friends, future husband and future kids seeing it traumatises you, then you're probably better off just sticking to other toys rather than fiddle with your phone with sticky hands.

I heard from from some people that this girl is being counselled by her school. Initially I thought that it was so kind of the school to actually understand what she's going through and is giving her counselling to help her deal with this trauma of being exposed. But upon deeper probing, I realised the school is counselling her because she's actually having sex at her tender age!!!

OMG!!! I don't believe this. Come on, what's the whole big hairy deal about? Everyone is having sex everywhere at this age and why must they single her out just because her sex life is now under the microscopic view of everyone else? From the 10 minute clip, she's obviously enjoying every second of it anyway. Try telling someone who enjoys sex that she shouldn't be doing it at all at her age. It will most probably fall on deaf ears.

Don't these people ever get it? You can never teach teenagers NOT to have sex. We all know they will soon start to experiment with it sooner or later and now it's harder to find an 18 year old virgin than a hermit crab on East Coast beach. Ok ok, I know the hermit crab example wasn't the best, but I am still excited about my crabs mah!!!

Ok, back to what I was saying. You can never teach teenagers NOT to have sex. But I think we should equip them with the harsh reality of engaging in pre-marital sex. They should be aware of the consequences such as unwanted pregnancies and all the different kinds of STDs around which will cause you to have warts on your privates and die a slow and painful death!!! And they should have a chapter on how to say no to your partner when cameras are involved.

Whew, that was some serious sex education. Not very convincing huh?? Considering this is coming from a girl who engaged in unprotected pre-marital sex and had a shot gun marriage at the tender age of 18. Wahahaha..... contradiction is the ultimate irony of life.