Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Piggy Bank for Plan 2013

Thanks to Caryl-Ann and Alyssa :)


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Dear's reservist day 2 (31/8)

Miss you dear dear!

Laura was so sweet to come to sch so early to pass us cupcakes :) thanks girl!

Happy teachers' day to you too!

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Dear's reservist day 1 (30/8)

Felt funny this morning when I woke up. Not used to not having him beside me. Of course, had to get up and go to school as usual.

School was usual. Kids were funny. Kids made me happy. Kids made me angry. Haha.

Some ex-pupils came back to visit me and to wish me happy teachers' day. So sweet of them. Left promptly after school only to receive news that papa killed both my laptop and netbook. Laptop is revived (but with windows 7?!) and well, better than nothing. Netbook died. Will bring it for repairs after school, after manicure/pedicure tomorrow.

Swam with Chrissy and off we went for T-day dinner @ Paramount. Didn't snap much pictures. Brought my 2370 and the camera stand. Haha. For group photos. Used my iphone for most of the other cam-whoring pictures.

Went to HK cafe for our first (and last?) Bali Babes meeting. We're going to Bali next Mon! Woohoo!

But still ...

Missing dear dear day 1 ...



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Monday, August 30, 2010

Anti-hair loss

Hahaha. I'm kiasu.
So I better prevent it now!!!


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I Love My Mini LV Organiser

Yeah. Love it.
I have decided not to buy the LV refills anymore.
Been buying the refills for a few years and it's a freaking $75!
Yes, $75 for two small mini books.
Prices might have even gone higher.
And so, I've decided, as part of Plan 2013, I'm not going to get the refill.
Might just use the organiser as a card holder (the refills are hard to get due to it being different compared to the usual, clever LV).
This may not be a big deal to many but to me, getting rid of all my branded stuff is an effort! Haha.
My idiosyncrasy :p
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Sunny Saturday

And I mean super sunny.
Had breakfast with papa and mummy @ home.
Tabao lunch for dear dear, belle and gary (haha).
Collected the mascara and masks from belle! Yeah! I need a good mask after being in the sun since 12pm today! A good whole 7 hours (that is if the sun sets @ 7pm).
Did some marking.
Did my cards for dear dear.
Read TNP (I usually dun read, but otw when I bought ST for gary, decided to buy trash to ready.)
Played WORDS.
Tanned (and I mean super tan).
Not bad a weekend.
I love the sun.
Bali, here I come!

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Time to ...

Lose weight, what else!
Been eating excessively - yes, I know, signs of bliss and happiness.
BUT - no no no. I need to lose weight and still signs of bliss and happiness!
Swam 10 yesterday (with a shower cap) despite hairstylist telling me not to swim within 2 weeks.
Shiok the swim.
Only to destroy the pathetic calories burnt with more!
Decided to give Popeyes one more chance after horrible experience couple of months back.
It was great!
And instant noodles from Phillippines!
Dear's friend, Flo went for ironman. Haha. And he brought back instant mee!


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Friday, August 27, 2010

TGIF!

Good to start my weekend with an ice-cream. I'm already in holiday mood, but missing dear dear who is flying off on 30/8.


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Thursday, August 26, 2010

My kiddos ...

Took my kids to track training.
Haha. And I found my super young twins :p

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

We're together for 23 weeks!

Five months just went past :)
Ya. I'm still in the mood to remember dates, don't know for how long, for as long as I want bah.
Dear's going for reservist tomorrow and to Thailand for 16 days next week.
Expecting super high phone/data bills.
Had dinner @ Sembawang Simply Thai.
Yummilious!

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MARRIAGE By Stephanie Halmilton

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside
the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.-- At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband....

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

If you don't share this, nothing will happen to you.

If you do, you just might save a marriage.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

A CHRIST-CENTERED MARRIAGE IS A MARRIAGE THAT IS SURE TO LAST A LIFETIME.

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Matthew 19:6.

I'm sure every marriage - christ-centered or not, is to last a lifetime.
Got this from Jan's FB.
Thanks for sharing.

Monday, August 23, 2010

iPhone Backup Battery Pack - $13.90

$13.90 each
1900mAh
Able to fully charge the iPhone (when battery is fully-charged).

Fallen tree in ECP!

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Nice pinky

Nice pink pen (with pink ink)!
My kiddo gave me when she went Japan.
Smooth ink.
Good to mark.
Anyone gg Japan?
Please help me to buy!

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Thanks kiddos

So sweet of my ex-pupils.
They gave me my present when we met at the YOG Athletics finals.

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Dinner @ Tawandang

Past experiences @ Tawandang were great.
Decided to go for dinner with 5th uncle and auntie and all @ home.
Yummilicious beer and crabs!

(I heart mummy's ali baba pants!)


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I like my new hair :)

Haha. I know I did the BB poll and iPoll and the results varied.
In the end, I followed what I Felt like.
Well, hair grows :) Quite quickly somemore.
And so, yes, I do like my new hair :)
Haha. And I like the process too.
Thanks to Marj who did rebonding with me :)

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Coming soon! Bali Retreat

Received the 'reminder' email.
It's coming!
And, it's my final Bali Retreat (at least for now).
Small sacrifices for my Plan 2013!
Shall enjoy myself to the fullest fullest fullest!

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Primary 3 Teachers Pig-Out Session

My latest favourite hangout is T3.
It must be because of the No GST prices in Watsons and Candy Empire and other shops there.
Also, it's less crowded.
My level decided to have lunch @ the foodcourt before having coffee @ Coffee Club (I've the member card! I love member cards)

Welcome to the level, Liz!


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This is it!

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Friday, August 20, 2010

Plan 2013


I always talk about saving money and saving money.
I realised that without a goal or an aim,
determination of mine is always weak.
And so, to really try very hard this time round,
dear and I came up with Plan 2013.

My September's Bali trip with the Bali Babes will be my final Bali trip for the next 2 years.
The Christmas trip with dear will be my final overseas trip for the next 2 years.

I am going to save very very hard,
so that I can take one year off work in 2013.
Simply to do things I like.
Simply to slow down the pace of life.
Simply to travel.
Simply to live life.

Ya, half of you out there will be very encouraging, half of you out there will start doubting my ability to save.
Well, we will just see in 2013.
At least, I know, I'm trying :)

Thursday, August 19, 2010

We love Xiao Long Bao

Headed to Holland V for Crystal Jade Steamboat Buffet (with free flow XLB). And yes, we love XLB.
The soup base was fantastic.
And the price was reasonable.
Different prices for different seating.
And free flow barley too.
I like CJ's barley.
Most importantly the prawns were fresh! (One serving only)
We had a total of 4 servings of XLB.
And yes, my 15 laps and dear's 30 were all meant for pigging out! Hah!

PSLE oral today was a good break away from the kids.
Tomorrow is my level lunch at T3.
Weekend will be watching YOG and marking compositions.

Life is good :)



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