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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Jeju Island

I am in Korea now! Woohoo! I'll be flying over to the most romantic island in Korea, Jeju Island in 35 minutes time!

It's kinda foggy and weather is quite cooling down here.

This should be my last entry till I'm back...

Haha.

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Angeline winks
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50 more minutes

I'm inside the airport now and I'll be flying off in 50mins time!

As you can see, I'm such an internet addict that I will jump to use the computer when I see one! Haha.

Once again, bye.

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Angeline winks
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Get Ready to go to Korea!

I'll be leaving for Korea later at night. Before I leave, let me just write a short entry of the things which I MUST do when I am back...

1) Sign up for driving classes (finally)
2) Borrow some books to enrich myself
3) Pack my room and wardrobe
4) Book dental appointment
5) Meeting up with good friends

I would be gone for 7 days! I'm going to miss my family, friends, my bed and my computer! To all my friends, take care while I'm away.

Goodbye.

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Angeline winks
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Yeah! I've finally won money AGAIN! I love FRANCE!



Look at our happy faces. From this photo, you should know who are the winners and who is the SPONSOR. Heehee.

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Jo has gotten a surprise for all of us! After keeping us in suspense for one whole day, here is the surprise!



The Happy Cup Cakes!! It's damn nice!



Generous Jo, the one who ordered these cup cakes for us. Thanks Jo!

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Angeline winks
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Spoiler

I was all excited to go Korea, yet something unhappy happened in branch which kinda dampened my mood. I was really very upset about it. When attending to this customer (yesterday and today), I was trying very hard to keep my cool and not to be affected by her comments. But, I lost the battle today. While she was ranting how useless I was, I maintained my smile and did not raise my voice at all. But, when I went to the backroom, I couldn't take it anymore. I hate it when people doubt my professionalism. Sometimes, I wonder why am I doing so much for customers when they are so unappreciative? Here I am, trying to liase with various people of different departments to help her solve the issue, she actually just told me off, saying that I'm not helping her at all. Not to mention that our departments in my company are not very willing to help in times like this. I feel lost and helpless.

Maybe my boss is right about me. I am too emotional. And useless.

I'm just a small little girl who is so inexperienced.

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Angeline winks
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My sis is BACK!

My sis is back!

I'm so happy to see her again! And I would be going to Korea with her as well! Yeah!

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Angeline winks
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

White Lie

I was watching tv last night and the characters in the show were discussing about white lies.

Definition of a white lie: a minor, polite, or harmless lie

In life, we are bound to say white lies at times. As you can see from the definition above, a white lie is definited as a minor or harmless lie. But, how can a lie be harmless when it is so unfair to the person who is been hid from the dark? And how do you know that the party will be better off not knowing the truth? Who are you to make the decision for him/her? At times, I feel that people may tend to say lies to protect themselves and when it's exposed, they will claim that it's a white lie. Nevertheless, I do agree that sometimes we do say white lies to our family or friends so that they will not be hurt by the truth. Just like we may lie to our parents that we are not that badly injured after a bad accident so that they will not be worried about us. That's a white lie.

However, after saying so much, if the truth is going to hurt me, I rather my family or friends will say white lie to me. But, the key thing is, don't let me find out about the white lie. =p

Okay?

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Angeline winks
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Monday, June 26, 2006

It's my Sis Wedding!



It's my sis wedding!

After one whole year of intensive preparation, yesterday was finally the day which my sis and her husband have been waiting for.

The whole family woke up at 5am in the morning to get ready. I was really excited and I woke up at the same time though by right, I don't really have to wake up so early. The makeup artist, the photographer and the videographer all came quite early to capture the morning moments. Though it was very early, the whole house was very happening. My parents were busy with some traditional praying and offering while Dennis and I were trying very hard to act busy.

Around 7+, the groom and the brothers arrived. They were a bunch of people full of crap and excuses. While negotiating with them, I nearly puke blood talking to them. Or maybe there's generation gap, I dont know. Anyway, due to inadequate of time, the sisters were quite lenient in letting the groom into the house.

Alan was professing his love for my sister outside the room. And it was very touching. Even I was tearing when I heard those words, let alone my sister. The groom went in to receive the bride and we had to rush to the groom's place.



In case you guys don't know, Alan stays in Jurong East. It was a long journey there... I was dozing off in the car. Haha. It was my first time visiting his place! As the schedule for the day was very packed, we stayed there for awhile before we moved on to their new house for the tea ceremony.



The Bride & The Sisters. Check out our right hand. All of us have the beautiful corsages!



The Close-up of the Corsage! Very nice, right? Only the sisters have it! Woo hoo!



The Three Crappy People (Dennis is my sister's best friends. I guess I must have offended him in my previous life or what as he enjoys arguing with me. Nevertheless, since it's a happy occasion, I shall not quarrel with him... HMPH!

After that, we went to Changi Airport to take some indoor wedding photos. As you can see, we really travel all over Singapore in a day! It's tiring but fun. Subsequently, we went back to my house for tea ceremony...

That was our final stop for the day before we proceed to the hotel. Anyway, I must specifically thank Jinhong and Bernard for being my chauffeurs for the day. Thanks guys!




Meritus Mandarin



After getting dressed up for the dinner, I went down to the ballroom to be the receptionist with Kaixin.



Princess Florance & "Receptionists". My sister looks like a pretty princess, don't you think so? She is so beautiful!



My Best Friends who came very early!

It was quite a busy night for me as I hardly sat at the VIP table to eat. Most of the time, I was socializing (though I only seem to socialize with my friends. Heehee...)



Crappy Photo of my favourite cousin & me. I realize that I have never taken a decent photo with him, and so we decided to calm down and pose...



Finally, we managed to take a decent photo with no pulling of ears or making funny faces... But, he looks so unnatural!



Shixing & George!



My four important friends - George aka my bro, Yuxiu & Limin (my best friends for 10 over yrs), Shixing (my sister!)

Seriously, I expected myself to cry non-stop for the day, but I didn't until my granny was telling my sister that she couldn't bear her to leave the house. I couldn't control my tears when I saw my granny crying. She is a strong woman and it really pains me to see her cry. And my sister started crying as well. Don't be sad, sister. Cos you can always come back and visit us! And I will go over to your place to stay over if you welcome me. haha.

After sending all the relatives and friends off, I rushed up to the room to watch the England match! It's a good thing that England won. Haha. My sis has gotten an extra hotel room, so I stayed over, knowing that I would be too tired to go home after the dinner. True enough, I concussed on my bed after bathing... The bed was very comfortable...

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Early in the morning, the stupid Dennis had to wake up for work and he kept on disturbing me by throwing endless of pillows at me. But, I was persistent. I refused to bulge and continued to sleep while he had to go for work. haha.

Anyway, I woke up at 9+ and I looked down from the room. It was beautiful! The windows were full-length and so I could see the whole scenery. It's really a great experience staying in such a high class hotel. Haha. It was such a luxury to lie on the comfortable bed, watching tv while reading the newspapers with such wonderful breakfast!




This happy breakfast set was sent up to my room! And it was very yummy! Haha. FYI, The breakfast was meant for the bride and the groom but my sis said that I could eat that as they would still be sleeping... But, Alan and my sis happened to wake up at this time and so we shared the breakfast. It must have been the strong aroma of the breakfast that woke them up. haha.

I stayed in the room for awhile before I decided to go home to do my stuff. Before I left, I hugged and sister and said congrats to them. It was at this time I feel like crying as I walked to the door. Tears of happiness plus some tears of bu(4) she(2).



To my sis,
I really love you and I'm very happy that you've found someone who you really love and someone who loves you so much. I wish you and Alan a happy and blissful marriage forever and ever.

And to Alan,
Please take good care of my sister (which I believe you would do a good job) and from now on, I will call you jie(3) fu(1)! Haha. And please let me stay at CCK, can?

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Angeline winks
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Sunday, June 25, 2006

LifeHouse - Blind

I happened to read the lyrics of this song from my friend's website. And I find that the lyrics are so meaningful, especially for breakup. It clearly depicts how the girls feel after each breakup. When it comes to love, girls are really blind. That's because we follow our hearts...

I was young but I wasn't naive
I watched helpless as he turned around to leave
And still I have the pain I have to carry
A past so deep that even you could not bury if you tried
After all this time
I never thought we'd be here
Never thought we'd be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go


I would fall asleep
Only in hopes of dreaming
That everything would be like is was before
But nights like this it seems are slowly fleeting
They disappear as reality is crashing to the floor


After all this time
I never thought we'd be here
Never thought we'd be here
When my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me died when I let you go


After all this time
Would you ever wanna leave it
Maybe you could not believe it
That my love for you was blind
But I couldn't make you see it
Couldn't make you see it
That I loved you more than you will ever know
A part of me died when I let you go
And I loved you more than you'll ever know
A part of me dies when I let you go

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Angeline winks
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Saturday, June 24, 2006

5 Reasons Why Girls Should Also Watch World Cup

5 Reasons why girls should also watch World Cup

1. First and foremost, even if you don't like the game, there are many cute hotties for you to drool over.

2. Everybody is talking about World Cup, and you may seem to be quite ignorant if you don't even know that Ghana had qualified for the top 16 teams.

3. It's a great chance to win extra income for shopping by betting. Only by watching the match, then you will feel the excitement of betting.

4. Instead of complaining that your man has stopped going shopping with you, why don't you start by watching soccer with him. By doing this, he may feels obliged to go shopping with you.

5. Most importantly, your man will really love to watch the matches with you. How wonderful it is to share a cup of coffee and popcorn while watching the soccer match?

So, Come on girls, let's just join the World Cup Fever!

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Angeline winks
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Prelude to the Wedding



The Happy Groom



Wow



The happy couple

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Angeline winks
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Lastest Addiction

My lastest addiction:

1) Soccer Analyzing a.k.a Soccer Betting
2) Horoscope
3) Shattered Galaxy

But, I find that I have no time to do No 1 and No 3. I wish I have more time.

Anyway, it's my sis wedding tomorrow! I'm so excited. But, I seriously wonder if I can sleep tonight... Hmm...

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Angeline winks
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Can I Bet?

I have came to a conclusion that I simply can't bet. Though I won money from the Ghana match, I still have a net loss from the Czech match. While thinking of which country to bet today, Shixing called me to ask which team am I supporting so that he can take the opposite team. WTH. Am I really a jinx? Hmm...

Anyway, we had a happy branch dinner last night at Ban Leong again. There were only ten of us, but the bill came to $331.70. Amazing, right? We had 2 big plates of Black Pepper Crabs, 1 big plate of Chilli Crabs, Prawns, Prawn Paste Chicken Wings (my favourite), Vegetables, Hor Fun, Mee Goreng, Prawn Roll and our ultimate favourite Man Tou. All these are simply my faouvite! By pigging out like this so often, it's impossible to slim down! Haha. But, the food is simply too good to resist! Despite having 2 BIG ULCERS screaming for help in my mouth, I gorged down all the heaty food. All in all, it was a wonderful dinner though it started a bit too late at 10pm.

After the dinner, I rushed back home as I promised my sis I would be home early to help her trying out her gown. Her gown is really beautiful. As I am helping her to wear her gown, I feel as if my daughter is getting married. Oh man. I guess Sunday is going to be a sensational day... Being such an emotional person, I have a strong feeling that I will just burst into tears as I see my sis getting married!

Tomorrow is the wedding, but it seems like I have not prepared anything. Argh!

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Angeline winks
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Thursday, June 22, 2006

I've WON

I've finally broken the curse of losing money. And I've finally won the soccer bet from my BOSS! Like what my boss has said, it's not about winning the money, it's about taking THIS photo. Haha. The pride!



Happy me
But, why is it that my boss looks happier than me though he has lost money?!

Anyway, my boss said something quite touching to me. I don't know how to feel but to be very very appreciative of what he has done for me. He's simply an amazing boss. Not only can I discuss about my work, career or any issues with him, I can even consult him on relationship problems. Amazing right? Somehow, I just feel very comfortable talking to him as long as he doesn't ask me about sales numbers. Haha.

Thanks, Boss.

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Angeline winks
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Staying at CCK

I had a wonderful off today. I did not do anything special, but sometimes, doing something simple can be so enjoyable.

I was walking around in town alone and I came upon the TIMES book shop. I went into the shop and I started reading some of the books. It was then I realized that I used to enjoy reading and ever since I had started working, I seemed to stop reading totally. Why is it so? To me, reading is very enjoyable. Last time, I used to enjoy lying on my sofa, reading some interesting story book for one whole day during school holidays. But now, I am so busy with other things that I seem to neglect this hobby of mine. Out of the sudden, I was inspired to go library to borrow some books to read for self-improvement. Haha.

Anyway, I met Yukai for dinner at Marche. We used to frequent the restaurant quite often. But, it seemed like a lot have changed. The food that we used to like a lot no longer tastes that good. There are limited choices. And the most off thing was my favourite mushroom soup was actually COLD. I guess I would not go there and eat in the near future unless Marche makes drastic improvement to the food standard.

After the dinner, I went to meet my sis and Alan to go home together. We're going to Choa Chu Kang together tonight! I feel as if I'm going chalet as I'm packing my stuff to her place. Her place is really very BEAUTIFUL and COMFORTABLE. I'm going to move my stuff there after the wedding so that I can stay there as and when I like. Though it's quite far from my office, it's okay as I really love being with my sister. Some may say I am a lightbulb though. :( But, I really love the place and it's not as if I am staying with them every night, right?



The Living Room - I've chosen the carpet with both of them. Nice, right?



The Bedroom



My future bed with my favourite cartoon character

There are many sweet photos of my sis and Alan in the house like this...



So sweet...

I feel so left out, and so I decided to take photo with...

PIGLET



Me with my fellow friend, piglet



Me lying so comfortably on the sofa

Anyway, my korea trip has been confirmed. Hurray! All in all, it was a wonderful day for me. I hope you guys had a wonderful day today too. Let's look forward to a wonderful day tomorrow yah!

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Angeline winks
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Monday, June 19, 2006

Horoscopre for 19th June 06

Every obstacle you run into isn't necessarily bad news. Right now you could start running into road blocks left and right, so don't get frustrated. Each limit is there for a reason, and you need to understand why it could be there. You may have to struggle more than usual in your daily routine, and you could have an especially hard time of helping the people you want to help. They aren't disappointed in you, so don't worry about letting anyone down.

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Angeline winks
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What a Great Monday

I was so determined to start my monday with a smile. Yet, early in the morning, I have to hear accusations about me not helping him to to do something properly. I hate it when people accuse me, especially when I don't think I am in the wrong. I am a gadget idiot. It's not that I am not interested to help him, it's just that I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

What a great start to my day. Maybe I should just move out.

Despite all these, I try to start work with a positive mindset. But, some irritating customers have to irritate me in the morning. I feel so unappreciated. Here I am, trying my best to help them, yet they are accusing that I am am inexperienced and I am not helping them. If they have approached another branch, I bet the person attending to them would have asked them to call contact centre of think of some lame excuses to ask them to leave.


Sometimes, life is just like that. You may treat somebody very nicely, yet he or she simply does not appreciate. It's like you can do everything for him or her, but sometimes, all these may not mean anything to him or her. Instead, he or she may take all these for granted. That's the true reality. It applies to almost all of us out there. Spend some time alone and ask yourself this question, how many times have you take someone you love (be it your family, friends or even bf/gf) for granted? My point is, you should never take anyone for granted, as the person (whom may be someone you really love) may just decided to let go of you one day. Even for me, I do admit that there are times in which I just take my loved ones for granted as I assume that they will always be there for me. But, that's not true. One day, they may just leave me alone.

It's getting late. I guess it's time for me to go home now!

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Angeline winks
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Sunday, June 18, 2006

The Present

It was a happy day for me as I had finally bought a beautiful wedding present for my beloved sister! Though it cost me a bomb to buy the ring, what matters is that my sister loves the ring. And it's something which she can always wear.

After which, I had a wonderful steamboat dinner at AMK. As usual, I was so full that I could hardly walk. And I always feel quite sick after the steamboat dinner... I wonder why. Is it the chilli or what? Hmm... Luckily, Alan was nice enough to drive me home despite that it wasn't on the way.

Anyway, Dennis was commenting that I've put on weight. That's so depressing. I guess I got to go on diet for this week, if not everybody would comment that I've put on weight on the wedding day itself. And I just got to force myself to go jogging! Angie, you must be disciplined, OKAY?!

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"We may meet many friends in life. Once in a while there comes those who leave footprints in our hearts... Thank you for being that special friend."

Thanks Jo.

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Angeline winks
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Big Boss

I slept very early last night at 11pm! woohoo! That's a record. I'm so tired that I fell asleep on my bed in split seconds.

I had a wonderful dream. I was on holiday in my dream with wonderful company. It would be better if I dont have to wake up at 8am this morning.

I went Hougang Mall to meet my big boss this morning. It wasn't as bad as what I had expected. But, the thing was, I seriously don't understand what's his intention of doing all these. Is he trying to motivate us, inspire us or crush us? I have no idea. Mixed intentions.

I'm going to work (again) later!

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Angeline winks
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Saturday, June 17, 2006

Happy Birthday to Siew Ping

It was Siewping's birthday last Saturday and some of us went to K-garden to celebrate her belated birthday last night.

All in all, it was a fun session with singing and alcohol. We were quite friendly in the sense that we only drank one bottle of Chivas (sometimes, we may drink 2 bottles). As such, I was feeling quite okay when I went home with Boss and Jo.

And I did it again. Insomnia. I could not sleep at all. I was lying on my bed the whole night, yet I did not fall asleep. And my smart boss actually decided to hold meeting at 9am despite knowing that all of us were going to party till quite late. When I woke up this morning, I felt like shit. I was feeling very stoned and very tired. And I had to work till 8pm. Can you imagine how tired I was? I didn't even have the energy to ACT ethusiastic to talk to customers. I am just too tired.

Here are some photos which we had taken last night...



The Cute Birthday Girl



Cute SP & Jason



Sp & Me



The most happening BM, Jo & Me



Group Photo

And I'm going to sleep early tonight. No soccer matches for me. And no partying.

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Angeline winks
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Thursday, June 15, 2006

Forgive & Forget

This particular quote caught my eyes yesterday when I was reading an email which Celene had sent to me...

Forget those things that make you unhappy and forgive those people who bring you unhappiness.

Whenever I am sad or depressed, I shall read this quote again to remind myself that I should just forget those things that make me unhappy and even forgive those people who bring me unhappiness. In this way, I believe it will make me a happier person.

Just like I didn't have a good day at work today, but it's okay. I should still be happy that I've received some heart-warming smses from 2 of my friends that made my day. It just goes to show that there are people who are concerned about me.

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Anyway, Evangeline sent us her wedding photos through internal mail. It was really sweet of her to send us the photos. It would be a precious MT photo as I doubt we would have another opportunity to take such a happy group photo. All of us looked real happy in the photo. The sad thing was I looked damn FAT and damn UGLY in the photo. It's kinda depressing. ARGH!

From today onwards, I would cut down on junk food and just exercise vigoriously for the next few days. If not, I guess I'm going to look just as fat for my sis wedding. This is so pressurizing! Oh man. I must slim down by all means!

And I should go and sleep now so that I can wake up at 12am to watch soccer match! Woohoo!

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Angeline winks
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Am I A Jinx?

I simply can't bet for nuts. For every match that I've betted, I have lost money.

I think I should just watch soccer match for the thrill of it and don't bother to bet any money. It's a safer option given that I seem to jinx whichever team which I support.

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Angeline winks
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

NE Drinking Session

We tried to take many photos, but somehow or rather, most of the photos turned out to be quite blur. Maybe all of us were simply too drunk to take photos.



Two Drunk Girls - Me and my favourite newbie, Joanna!



Are we drunk or is the camera man drunk?

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Angeline winks
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Facial Treatment

It's my off day today and I went for facial treatment at Bella. It was my first time there and it was quite a good experience. Very relaxing and comfortable. How nice my life would be if I can be like those rich tai-tais who can always go for such facial treatment in the afternoon? haha.

After the facial, my sister and I went shopping. There were a lot of nice clothes, but due to financial constraints, I just got to control my spending. Besides, I still need to set aside money to buy something nice for my sister as her wedding gift. I guess I just got to cut down my spending this month till my next pay day. =p

Due to insufficient of sleep, I'm still suffering from a bad hangover for the whole day. Basically, I feel super stoned. And my energy level is very low. In fact, I have no appetite to eat anything for the whole day as well. I would want to sleep early tonight, but at the same time, I would want to watch the Korea match. And the Brazil match would be at 3am later! I hope I could drag my tired body out of my bed later to watch the match. Or maybe I should forgo the Korea match now to sleep? Hmm...


Anyway, I am horrified that my sis wedding would be held next sunday! I am so not ready for it... Oh man.

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Angeline winks
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Crazy Night

It was a crazy night last night. We merely wanted to watch soccer match together, but somehow or rather, it turned out to be a crazy drinking session.

We started off by drinking beer with some finger food and peanuts. All was great, except that I was angry that Japan lost to Australia in the last few minutes. And I expected to go home after the match, but some of them suggested that we might as well stayed on for the second match. I should have known better that it's a wrong choice to stay for the second match. And so, while waiting for the next match, we decided to play some games to pass time.

That's how it all get started.

When we finished the Black Label, somebody went to order a bottle of Chivas again. FAINT. In the end, I didn't get to watch my second match, all I could remember was we just kept drinking Chivas on the rocks. They are simply crazy people. Jeff was the most crazy one as he kept on pouring the Chivas with no mixer, with one pathetic ice cube.

And so, I was kinda drunk last night. At least not that dead drunk to the extent that I could not remember anything. I could even go home myself and had a good bath before I headed to bed. Though I must admit that my head was spinning like hell when I was lying on my bed. And for once, I didn't have to dig my throat to force myself to puke, it just came out naturally. Ops.

I'm not going to drink anymore. I think I prefer to watch soccer at home or anywhere with no alcohol.

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Angeline winks
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Parfum

Heard of this famous Chanel Parfum?



Yukai has bought a bottle of this for me from France. It's like so cool. Parfume from Paris.

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Angeline winks
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Monday, June 12, 2006

World Cup 2006

It's the World Cup season! As a great soccer fan, this is the season for me! Due to some unforseen circumstances (as mentioned in my previous post), I didn't watch the first opening match. Other than that, I had been watching most of the matches. However, England's first match was kinda disappointed as I expected the England team to do much better than this since there are quite a lot of star players in the team. England team definitely needs to perform better in the next match if they want to reach the top 8.

Anyway, I met up with Yuanzheng for supper last night. It was a great catching up session as I had not been talking to him for quite some time. I had known this guy since secondary school days and I must say he's a valuable friend. It's really nice chatting with him as I can talk with him anything under the sun. And we can discuss anything, be it relationships, career or about life. He is one of those old friends whom I would definitely treasure. He even said that he trusts me. Hearing this coming from a valuable friend means a lot to me.

Meeting up valuable friends really lights up my life. No matter how lousy my life has been, at least I know that I do have valuable friends who will always be there for me.

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Angeline winks
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Saturday, June 10, 2006

Fun KTV Session

I went KTV with Shixing, Beng Chuan and Jo last night. It was a very fun session with endless of entertainment. Beng Chuan could really sing those super sad songs, somehow or rather, his voice sounds very gan dong. When he sang the song, Forever Love, I nearly cried. haha. He's really that good. And of cos, Shixing is equally good as well. Afterall, I've been a fan of him since university days. Haha. As usual, he kept on singing those songs which are very alien to me.

As Shixing would be driving us home, we excused him from our crazy drinking. Three of us actually finished the bottle of martell. It's amazing, isn't it? I seriously wondered who finished most of the martell man, given that I wasn't that drunk. Hmm... Anyway, at 12am, we were in a dilemna as to continue singing or to go some other place to watch the soccer match. In the end, we decided we should just stay on since we really wanted to sing KTV. But, poor Shixing kept on tugging my sleeves, asking me if we could go watch soccer. Sorry friend, at that moment, nothing was on my mind, and I really wanted to sing KTV. Heehee. I will watch other matches with ya, k? Heehee. He's really nice enough to drive all of us back home. Heehee. Thanks pal.




Me & Jo (Photo taken using her 3.0 Megapixels Camera Phone).
PS: Okay Jo, maybe those photos taken using your 3.0 Megapixels Camera Phone do look slightly better... Slightly better only.



The "Superstar" and the fan (Photo taken using my 2.0 Megapixels Camera Phone)

After one whole night of fun, I was dead tired at work today. When I was serving my first customer, my hands were trembling and my heart was thumping hard. As the hours passed by, I felt even worse as I was starting to have a bad headache. And the fact that I was going to stay through the mini-event at my branch till 7pm didn't make me feel any better.

But, I still managed to stay awake to write my blog. I guess I'm going to watch the soccer match (England VS Paraguay) at 9pm and I'm just going to sleep.

Tomorrow is going to be a wonderful day for me. Cos I'm going to close a lot of rps at the event! Can't wait for tomorrow to come... (as if)

Ops. I'm supposed to stay positive and be optimistic about the event... Hm... Whatever.

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Angeline winks
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Thursday, June 08, 2006

CARS

I had my sales meeting until 9pm last night before I rushed off to Cathay Cinema to meet my jc friends for the movie, CARS. It was kinda rushed as the movie time was 9.45pm. In fact, I was supposed to catch up with my mt mates for awhile before the movie, but I had no choice as my boss had a really long meeting with us. Actually, it dragged until so late because most of the time, we would side track to talk about other unrelated stuff. That's our problem. Maybe we should learn to be more focused in meeting from now on, if not, our meeting would always last 2-3hrs.

CARS was a very typical cartoon with predictable storyline. Yet, personally I feel that there's some hidden meaning in this show. That's why I love to watch cartoon. The storyline may be simple, yet the hidden meaning is something which touches our heart. In life, we tend to look at the obvious, and subconsciously, we will neglect things which may be insignificant yet important. Sometimes, in life, it's not about winning. There is more to life than winning. In fact, the journey in life is the reward. If you try too hard to win, it may actually backfire at you and at the end of the day, you gain nothing but just a trophy. A trophy is just a physical item, yet the experience and the journey is much more valuable than that, isn't it? This applies to sales line. Earning commission is nothing if you do not think back and ponder what have you actually gain along the way. Pride? A sense of achievement? Or just monetary satisfaction?

So, have you ever stop by and think about your journey in life?

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Angeline winks
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Complaint Queen

Today is SUPPOSED to be my Off day. I've been looking forward to my off day since last week as I had been working consecutively for one week plus. And I'm really tired. BUT, I was being recalled back to work as one of my colleagues is on MC today. Sigh. What the hell. I'm supposed to go East Coast Park today, but it has to be called off. Hai. I hate it when my plans could not go as planned. To make things worse, remember that I've mentioned in my blog that I'm going to Malaysia with my wonderful Secondary School friends this weekend? Eventually, I couldn't go as well due to shortage of staff in my branch. Can you imagine my disappointment? I really wish I could go to Malaysia with them. I've know these guys for 10 over years and this would be the first time we would be travelling together, yet I can't go. ARGH. But, I guess in the working life, these kind of things can't help it. Afterall, we are just employees, so we just got to listen to our boss' instructions.

As for my korea trip, I'm not even sure if my boss would approve my leave. He told me that I have to deliver target sales before he would approve my leave. For now, I just got to run as hard as possible.

I shall be a deaf frog and run at my own pace.

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Angeline winks
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

One Year Anniversary

Today will mark my one year anniversary with OCBC. Time really flies. Till now, I still can't believe that I'm still here after one year. Not that I'm one who likes to job hop, but the thing is, it's just simply so amazing that after going through so much, I'm still alive and kicking in OCBC. My MT (MT 72) started with 22 of us, and now there are 16 of us still in sales line while one has transferred to another department. OCBC should seriously give some credit to my MT, given that so many of us are still with OCBC after one year. Come on, how likely is it for a MT to have a retention rate of >70%?

Thinking back, what has I gained over the past one year? I've been through ups and downs (though there are more downs than ups). I've learnt a lot about life, people or even about myself. It's a learning experience I guess which everybody will go through. I have been hanging out with some of my friends who has just graduated from university. It's amazing to see how optimistic they are, and they remind me of myself one year ago. I was an optimistic and cheerful fresh graduate one year ago. Why has my optimism gone to? Hmm... Somehow, I have lost my optimism along the way.

Why is it that so much can change over one year.

This learning experience in ocbc will be one of the many chapters in my life.

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Angeline winks
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Remember this

Five Simple Rules to be Happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less.

Enough said.

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Angeline winks
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Sunday, June 04, 2006

Happenings over the Weekend

You won't believe it, I went to watch X-men at 1.45am on Sunday morning! I was really tired but I managed to stay awake for the show as the show was quite exciting. But, when I was on the cab, I was feeling real tired. I wish I could just sleep on my bed immediately. And this morning, I dragged my tired body reluntantly to go to work. If only I don't have to work today, I guess I would just rot on my bed for one whole day. haha. I had been sleeping at 5am for past 2 nights, so you can't possibly expect me to be very energetic right? As usual, branch was kinda quiet. I seriously think that the whole Singapore has gone for holiday while only poor folks like me like to stay in Singapore working. Why is it so?!



Anyway, I went ecp with Jianhui after work. Though it's kinda late, I just feel that it would do me some good to have some fresh air at ecp. I really like to go ecp as I would always feel very relaxed when I am there. And I just feel so relaxed and at peace when I lie on the breakwater. It's as if all the problems will just dissipate into the air. Sometimes, I wish I could just sit at the breakwater for one whole day...

After that, we cycled to the hawker centre for happy dinner. As it was Sunday, the hawker centre was very crowded and very happening. It took us quite some time to find a table. After dinner, we were so full that we were kinda too tired to continue cycling. However, we had to return the bicyles so we had no choice but to drag our tired bodies to cycle back to the bicycle kiosk.



Me, Looking damn Shagged

Nevertheless, it's quite enjoyable to cycle at night with the night breeze blowing at you. I think I'm getting old. I get tired so easily. I used to be able to stay awake for at least 48hrs during my Sports Camp days... But now, I would feel like I'm dying if I sleep less than 5hrs a day. Haha. I seriously think that I need to have some proper rest to rejuvenate my body and to be energetic all over again.

I should be hyper Angie and not tired Angie.

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Angeline winks
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Saturday, June 03, 2006

Liquid Kitchen III

It was friday last night. Initially, I intended to go home after work, but on second thoughts, since nobody would be at home, I might as well just go out with my friends. In the end, I went Liquid Kitchen with some of my uni friends. I wanted to go K-garden but it was fully booked. I also thought of going Secret Gardens (as the drinks were quite cheap), but the funny thing was I couldn't find that place anymore. It's indeed a SECRET GARDEN. haha. And so we ended at Liquid Kitchen. Anyway, Singapore is indeed a small country. I actually bumped into Ray and Jason at Serangoon Gardens too. Or maybe we simply like to hang out at Serangoon Gardens?

Though the service at Liquid Kitchen (Serangoon Gardens) was not that good, at least, there was improvement as compared to the previous time when I went there. This time round, the staff were more friendly though it took us at least 10 mins to catch their attention. But, I guess they were understaffed, that's why. All in all, we had fun playing Angie's game and the 21's game which I introduced to them. Heehee. We even formed alliance such as Hougang GRC, Sengkang GRC and Geylang Independent. Eventually, the Sengkang GRC emerged as the ultimate winners. Woohoo! I'm simply good. Heehee. All of them were really sporty and I really had so much fun.

We stayed until 1.30am before we decided to make our way home. It was already 2+ when I was ready to sleep. Unfortunately, insomnia struck me again.

In the end, I slept at 5am. Yawn. I am goddamn tired!

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Angeline winks
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Thursday, June 01, 2006

A little story by Paulo Coelho

A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for forty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. It was there that the wise man lived. Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesman came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music, and there was a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world.

The wise man conversed with every one, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man's attention. The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours. "Meanwhile I want to ask you to do something", said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. "As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill."The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was."Well" asked the wise man, "did you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my dinning hall? Did you see the garden that took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?" The boy was embarrassed and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern was not to spill the oil that the old man had entrusted to him."Then go back and observe the marvels of my world", said the wise man. "You cannot trust a man if you don't know his house."

Relieved, the boy picked up his spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around him, the beauty of the flowers, and the taste with which everything had been selected. Upon returning to the wise man, he related in detail everything he had seen."But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?" asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone. "Well there is only one piece of advice I can give you", said the wisest of wise men. "The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.

"A excerpt from "The Alchemist".

When I read this excerpt from my friend's blog, I was kinda inspired. How often do we tend to pursue the things that we think it's what we want in life, and tend to neglect the things that are already in our hands? Like what my friend has said, if you are lucky, you may realize the importance of what you have and learn to appreciate the very presence of it. If not, it may just slip out of your hands and you may just live in regret for the rest of your life. The problem with us is, we only tend to realize its importance when we lose it.

My advice to all is, treasure what you have, be it your family, friends, loved ones, job, or anything under the sky.

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Angeline winks
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GSS

It's my off day today, yet I had to wake up at 7am today. That's even earlier than my normal wake up time on my normal working days! Can you imagine how hard it was for me to get out of my bed so early? And I'm so not used to squeeze with the working crowd in the train. Well, I had to go to OCBC centre for some MOS training, so I guess I had no choice but to wake up early. Initially, the course was quite boring, but towards the later part, it was quite fun. My group was basically enjoying ourselves talking all sorts of crap. haha.

And the most amazing thing was, I met my Sports Camp senior, Titus. He has joined ocbc as a pfc as well! I was super shocked as he was an engineer student. He's from MT82 while I am from MT72 - That's a difference of 10 batches. Oh man. I really can't imagine I have been in ocbc for so long...

After the training, I went to meet Celene for lunch. I have not seen this girl for a long long time and it's really nice talking to her! Though Celene and I had gotten close only during the MT training, she is really a great friend to me. Whenever I am sad, she will always be there, listening to my complaints. And most importantly, she will always encourage me whenever I am down. At the same time, she can amuse me with her nonsense. She seems to be so much happier now and I am really happy for her too. All in all, it was really great meeting up with her though it was only for a while.

After lunch, I went to Orchard to meet my sister. It's GSS and we were there to SHOP. However, I was feeling quite lethargic (as it's THE particular period of the month again) and thus, I'm in pms mood. Or in fact, I am not really in the mood to shop. Nevertheless, I managed to buy some clothes. But, I guess I would be a happier girl if I am in a much happier mood today.

But, I really find it quite hard to smile today. So many things have happened lately. I wish I can remain adamant about the whole thing, but I really cannot do it.

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Angeline winks
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