Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai Everyone! For some reason, maybe due to the heavy traffic in the festive season, my ISP has not been working since Monday. It hunged halfway when I was updating this post and I could never connect again! Anyway as usual the Chinese New Year Reunion Luncheon is at my Grandpa's place. For the first time ever, I actually brought my camara to take photos with my cousins from my dad's side. Have never been really closed to them except for one(brown shirt) one because we are more or less the same age, while the others are still in their teens or younger. Those two little kids are my cousins' and my parents have given up hope on nagging at my brother and sis-in-law already. Don't ask why, some people are just "Old At Age and Too Young at Heart". And top left is just a candid shot darling and I took for fun. "See, he has slimmed down quite abit right?" *grinz*
On the first day of CNY, my two most-loved nephew and niece came visiting. My mum and I are closer to them because their grandma(my auntie) was a close sis of my mum's and she was the one who took care of me when I was small. Wished she was still around though. :( She's probably in peace in Heaven. Even though darling and I weren't married yet, we insisted on giving the two of them Ang Paos and we did! My dad was teasing me about it and I said something like, my "future-husband" there already, but just haven't gone through ROM yet what! *heehee* I went back to Singapore on Tuesday and darling took me along to visit his friend who was his ex-army officer. He's married and stays at Punggol. They had a pretty nice 5-bedroom flat and furnished really well. Darling's two other ex-army friends also turned up and one of them, their GF is an SQ stewardess. She was quite nice and when the boys went to play pool, the three of us girls went to walk for abit round Orchard. We didn't manage to find anything that we like though...Anyway time really flies and in about a week or so, darling's returning to Melbourne. He's insisting that I don't send him off at the airport cause his flight is at 11.55pm and he didn't want to see me cry because he said he that would make him broken-hearted the whole journey. I couldn't help but shed a tear or two already yesterday when he told me. There's so much mixed feelings now cause I wanna work awhile longer in my ex company, but at the same time I really don't know how to cope without darling for 8 weeks! *sob sob*
(Edited Post) Yes, I am in office right now and I should be doing my work I know! I've got heaps of stuff to do, but after taking photo with Fiona Xie yesterday(Da one in orange T-shirt, in case you don't know), I just had to write a new post and publish the photos at the same time. She's a MediaCorp actress, currently acting in "Love Concierge" which is on @ 9pm on weekdays. She really has a good figure in real life and quite okay, not too proud or what. I also took a photo with Thomas Ong before when we met in Melbourne, Victoria Market. Previously before he went back to acting in MediaCrop (He's also in Love Concierge), he started supplying free gifts to my company. He carelessly left his wallet on CK's desk before and we got a good laugh at his I.C. Fans of his out there, I also have his Mobile number, but due to confidentiality, it can't be revealed. Sorrie :( He came again to our office yesterday, this time unshaven with a rugged look. ;) Yeah, you bet this is an interesting job if you like meeting people from the Media. I will be leaving in end March, so my company might need another replacement. Do keep a lookout for the careers section then if you are interested! Work back at my ex-company is quite alright actually. Basically as usual, you do what needs to be done and is urgent. This week I'll be working 7 days cause we have a road show to promote our CTC Club Card. It's 
Anyway, some other updates include going out with Tigger and Kitty to have lunch and watch "The Family Stone" on Hari Raya Haji. It emphasized much on family gathering and bonding, quite okay, but the scenes happen abit slow though. And also, there's pretty much more emailing and hearing of all kinds of answers regarding my returning to Melbourne to apply for my PR. So much so that I am really sick of it! Not even the authorities can give you definite answers to the questions asked! And P.S: Sorry again chabohs, I might have to stick to returning Melbourne only in April again cause my degree certification takes 2 months and going back earlier means wasting time and no money. We really need to have a net chat together one day to decide what are our plans. Keep in touch anyway...
I finally found the mood to sit down, edit some photos I took on outings with friends during the last week of December and writing a new post. This post is probably gonna stay for some time cause when it's a 9am-6pm job, 5 1/2 days a week, all you wanna do on Sundays is to sleepz at home or just laze around. Anyway, after darling and I came back from Melb., we soon met up with Denise and Evon. Missing these girls heaps and was really happy to see them. As usual we had Japanese food cause Tigger always "siao" Jap. food. Then after that, we walk over to Marina Mandarin(i think) for a drink. Hyahz, I always mix up the two hotels with the "Mandarin" in them.. Same shit, different thing lah.. There were lots of friends which I had decided to inform them that I am back only after some time. I guess it's the feeling of wanting to contact only "Those that really mattered". Others I guess, "If I see you, I see you, if I don't then forget it." After all, back in Melbourne I was also forgotten by them, so it doesn't make any difference...
But I finally managed to locate my 2 good friends that I had met on the Korea trip. Lucky they haven't changed their mobile numbers and I found it on my company's in-house system. Christmas this year is also the same as every year. Even the Buffet Dinner is at the same hotel, but it's all good, as long as the food's delicious and it's with my closest family members. My mum commented that for the last two years, it has only been 5 of us. I replied, "Yah, wait for it to be 6 of us(including darling), I think have to wait very long." I should be thankful that at least his parents are slowly accepting the fact that he has a GF already. On New Year's Day, we even went to darling's New Creation Church in Suntec together. Pastor Joseph Prince is really very charming and good-looking. heehee.. *grinz*
So it's been a week since I went back my ex-company to help. Feeling bored and sianz because must wake up at 7am everyday. Somehow the feeling from the past isn't there anymore. Maybe cause I am working temporary and am thus not involved in meetings anymore. I mean, what's the point right? I'm leaving in 2mths. In the past, CK and I would always be the ones meeting people from MediaCorp, S'pore Press Holdings, the Tourism Board people etc. Oh well, as long as the pay still comes in and my colleagues are still the same warm and friendly ones, it's alrightz. Also, Joewiz, Len and I did have some brief contact about the dates we are returning to Melbourne and the VISAs application thingy. Joewiz and I are pretty much confirmed, but I'm still keeping my hopes up on Len though since we haven't contacted after she went to KL, the place where she "couldn't let go." Honestly, I have been surpressing myself from thinking of Melbourne too much. But I really miss it there, especially the private life darling and I have. Anyway, check out Luvy on the left. He's a cute Yorkshire Terrier puppy who belongs to my mum's friend. He's only about 7 weeks old and I was baby-sitting him during New Year's Eve because my mum and his owner went for Count down Line-dancing party. OmiGod.. I didn't wanna let him go when his owner came for him that night, he's soooo adorable...
It's be almost a week since getting back from Melbourne and the first few days were spent back home keeping mum and dad company. I haven't had the time to check my blog for some time and when I did, 2 unpleasant comments greeted me. It's been more than a year and people out there still wanna harp on the issue of darling and I. Yes, he may be one of those rare nice guys out there hard to find, but HE'S MINE NOW and will always be(so he says), so GET OVER IT! Somehow or other, people will always find something against you especially when they are PLAIN JEALOUS. So it's some sort of consolation to them by being a bitch, but I won't let it be at my expense. Whatever they say doesn't change anything, don't they ever get it? What's wrong with these FEEBLE THICK-HEADED MORONS?
That weekend after we moved out to my uncle's place, darling and I took my parents to visit Helen and Michael back in Gippy on a Sunday. We drove my aunty's car because darling was worried about his car piling on the KMs because he had just serviced it. It was an enjoyable trip and we had alot of good food plus Helen and Michael gave me meaningful prezzies that I will bring with me wherever I go. No corn beef for darling this time, but we had roast chicken and pork. Deserts were Pavlova which Helen wanted mum and dad to try a real aussie delicacy. Lovely people and we feel really fortunate to be able to know them. Will be keeping in touch always...
On 13 dec'05, it was finally that time of our lives where we can wear our graduation gowns and receive our testamurs. My ceremony was the later one at 8pm, but lucky I could get my gown earlier to take photos with my chabohs. So, there you go on the left, plus the top blog banner where it would be up for some time. Was really happy that the most important people in my life were able to attend the ceremony and I could graduate with a couple of my besties. Wished Tigger and Kitty were here too, but hey its alrightz.. Took quite alot of photos and sent some of them for developing already. Was supposed to have a last minute coffee together before we all returned to our home countries but after my ceremony it was already too late and my aunty wasn't too happy with people going back late and making noise in her place, so... we just talked on the phone.
