22nd birthday

My university peeps :) My prettae ladies


my present! a chanel 2.55 bag...lol, i wish....can u believe this is a cake?!! my gosh. it looks too good to be eaten. well, if you can't have it, might as well....eat it?

haha.


an adorable piggie :)



the grad trip guys!


look what we saw! a picture of santorini, what a lovely conicidence...ah, i miss the days when we could just wander around in awe of the surrounding beauty.


Gelatissimo....how is that how it's spelt? love the cute lil' cones they use...utterly useless but asethically pleasing, there's no comlaining.






Left to right: Val, Ben, Joanne, SC!



group shots :)




Ben hogging onto the BIG cone, while Val looks "sadly" at her own tiny one. haha.


testing out the G11, i wanna get that camera!!





Have you been to ION recently? Do you remember the gorgeous and HUMUNGOUS christmas tree parked right outside the mall? Well, this pic was taken right inside and i hafta say, the inside was even more stunning than the outside...it's also such a romantic place to be in, at like 3am, when there's no crowd constantly fighting for your breathing space that is....lol.


22nd BIRTHDAY...a fraction of a moment...

a day full of surprises:)

1. had a pleasant surprise when i saw a beautifully done birthday card with birthday blessings from my colleagues and right at the back were pictures of my zilian self (-_-"). CXM and GAY went surfing FB for my profile pics and stuck them at the back of the card for all to see, lol. and CXM had the ingenous idea of declaring my height to everyone. *faints*

2. received a bouquet of flowers with a tiny bear inside while i was at work, forgot to take a pic of it though...lol, i should really go take one before the flowers wither and die... but i think they already did...eh, sorry wp! lol. promise to take one good shot of it...soon.

3. after lunch, ta bao-ed lunch for my buddy, HJ...and unknownst to me, he'd invited addy and wp to my office! Surprise is an understatement.

"What are you doing here?!!"

Addy and WP, "We work here"

-_-""" haha, but i was v happy to see them amidst my busy work schedule

4. Then...CXM and GAY came in with my Mango, almond cake from cedele :) i wonder if they knew that i don't like chocolate cakes. lol. But horror of horrors, they invited my mgrs, my entire batch of AH to celebrate my birthday for me...gosh, so pai seh...i can never stand being centre of attraction, no matter how zilian i may seem. and wp!! i almost wanted to strangle you for bringing your DSLR and tripod,my gosh, i'm not a superstar, there's no need for event shots.

But other than that, i was really happy and thankful for everyone who came down for my birthday. Special thanks to the organisers, HJ, CXM and GAY.And thanks Addy and Wp for coming down.

5. at the end of the day,HJ passed me a gift from a buncha ppl from my batch....a Ukulele! whoa. I was really touched, honestly, i haven't known all of them for that long or that well, and to receive anything from them is really...i guess it's really nice. and a sorta affirmation that i'm bonding well with them or it could just be HJ getting all of them to chip in (which is probably the case, but it's the thought that counts!). And i thought the ukulele was pretty cool, i mean Jason Mraz plays it, with some effort and determination, i'll play it too!....of course, with ukulele lesson 101 with buddy HJ that is.

A youtubby vid of wade playing the ukulele (if you have no idea what a ukulele is):

6. as for CXM & GAY, they got ppl to chip in $$$$ as my birthday present, they wanted to get me a voucher but we're in the midst of peak so they didn't really have time to get one. So i got money instead :) which is more useful in a way, cause then i get to use it anyway i want to! $_$

7. and the most extravagant birthday gift to date. an 64GB I-Pod Touch! with travel charger, apple ipod touch casing and a mirror (haha, long story)! and whole lotta effort unwrapping and solving crazy cryptic codes! Madness really.but lotsa effort put into it :) Thanks a million really! i've been wanting one for ages...and ages in this case means....erm, 2 months? lol. never expected my wish to come true that quick.

8.the thoughtful present was from Addy and gang, thanks so much! She made a album full of my own narcissistic photos, group shots with my uni peeps and grad trip! it was awesomeness. haha. what a bimbotic word to use, but whatever, i'll be bimbotic, for once. Shuddup. Addy! Thanks so much for all the effort of collating everyone's messages and doing up the photo album, just want you to know that it's right beside my at work now, constantly reminding me of the beautiful times we shared during our grad trip and etc. You've been such a great friend!

9. Diva necklace from church mates.Thanks everyone!Andthanks Char for picking out the beautiful necklace despite being in the midst of A level! Let's go out for a celebration once everything is over!

10. Aldo Necklace from my longest pal ever, BEAT!after months not shopping for accessories, i suddenly have 2! so happy! my fetish for accessories has been neglected for wayyy tooo long. Thanks for the DOME birthday treat too, love ya gurlie!

11. and last but not least, thanks to everyone who gave me well wishes! You know, when it boils down to just one thing, one thing that i really want, that would complete my birthday...it would be the simple joy of receiving birthday blessings from people i care about. And that's all that matters...to know that i have loved and am loved in return. that is truely a blessing in itself! God Bless everyone and i love you all so, so much!

bogged down in the peak of peaks....

haven't been blogging in a while...doubt anyone still frequents this blog, but oh well, for those who still remembers...here's an update on my life, or whatever definition of LIFE i have other than work right now. lol.

and because i am too lazy to describe events, this post will not only be boring but wordless.

haha.

MARINA BARRAGE OUTING WITH CHURCH PEEPS



payaya milk for *ahem*

ate tons and tons that night and went home in the wee hours of morn. but had a great time :)

Malacca Work Orientation in October

lovely view from hotel equatorial :)

with the tax people! well, half of them at least. and yes, as you can tell, tax is a female dominated department! girl power!

yaryar, before you start getting all smart and saying that i don't understand the definition of wordless.

i don't.

bite me.

and you know, i just wanna say that despite being bogged down by the mountain heap of work, i'm beginning to appreciate my job. And i do believe that i'm starting to learn how to take things easy and that it's all about knowing my limits and pacing myself.

with that said, work is not everything. and it's not all-encompassing. i will not allow it to overwhelm me to the point where i lose myself, lose my life and lose my sense of purpose in life. I wana love work but love playing too.

I'll run the race and win the race with a positive mindset and a heart full of faith and trust in my Lord Jesus Christ. I know that without him, i wouldn't have the strength to survive this far.