Monday, April 30, 2007
I shall stop my lamenting..
Struggle internally to chose between studying & surfing net and blogging..
Counting down.. it's just one month to my exams..
*Deceiving myself*-> There's still time as long as i wake up early tomorrow morning and set 2-3 hours everyday after work to study.
Today, at work.. i was basically back into my holiday mood..yeshz.. i switch my office telephone to mute so that no one would disturb me & to do all the necessary entries to be done by end of the month at my own speed as my brain was basically floating away and counting down...
And i paid a price for slacking..
I left office at 8pm plus when everyone in the dept has went back home long ago..
*told myself not to slack so much againz*
Went for my Cousin, Sabrina,Wedding photo taking last Sat..
They came and pick me up at 9 plus on Sat Morning.. and drove to the studio located at Bugis, whereby the make up artist has just reached.
Sabrina wore a total of 2 nightgowns and her actual day wedding gowns for the shot..
and oh my.. she looks beautiful.. really really beautiful.. esp when she wore her wedding gownz.
The saying of a lady looks the best when she's in a wedding gown is really true..
And as a matter of fact, my cousin is beautiful without makeup too.. she's a great cousin who's ever so patient, gentle, sweet, and ever so nice.
Her husband to be, is just so blessed..
Which as her own cousin, doesn't carry her characteristics.. i am more of a contrast though..one of the cg member actually mentioned that i am so much of a difference..she's more serious and gentle and i am..well..
I have my own Traits too.. =)
The whole studio session started from 10 plus till 4pm..i started by studying as the photographer didn't allow me to go in..sighz.. and i had to entertain myself..from studying to playing hp games to take a stroll round the shops to taking a nap and ultimately to stoning.
I have to mention that the make-up artist was really pro..as i was basically staring and hoping to pick up some skills or two from her and when she saw me studying she asked Sabrina.. how old was i.
Guess what is her first question????
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"You secondary school ahz?"
Seriously, i almost fainted on hearing it. '''-__ -
And no i wasn't happy..
The first thought that ran through my mind, is that have my behaviour seems so kidish to her?
The next comment that she says make me go from Hell to Heaven and literally, i mean almost..floating up in the sky, refusing to come down..
"I guess, u are 18 years old then"
Muahahahahaahahahahahahaahahhahahahaahahahahaahahahahah
My age was deducted by 7...
Nehz, for this, i don't care if my actions were childish or not, as long as when it comes to serious stuff, i handle it with maturity can le.. who cares what others think.
It's good to look young as to me this is an advantage to my career prospect..
To simply put it, by starting to work at this age is an disadvantage and by the time i obtain my ACCA, i be 28 to 29..and from there to be an accountant would be another 2 to 3 more years?!
If u were an employer, would you hire a fresh young looking Uni Grad or a 30 plus woman?
First Impression is the very intial yet crucial part in obtaining to work in a well known organisation.
By reaching 30 yet looking like early 20s.. and with working experiences..Mmmm. that sounds like a good deal to me.
All Talk and No Actions makes me no difference from people who Talk Big & do Nothing of no difference.. so i shall keep this as a motivationz!
Back to my cousin..
Around 4 to 5 plus we went to outdoor shooting..
Went 2 places, 1stly in front of a temple, one that has last for centuries and based from a sign board, a building that is build on bricks with no nails at all.
The photo session was just outside the Temple and subsequenlty, went down to Changi.
Wanted to blog more in details but basically i am tired and it's resting time..got to wake up early the next morning to make up today's time for not studying..might post some pictures soonz..
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Oh well, guess i got to learn to be humble at times likes this. As during school days, i always day dream about working in big organisations. I mean it just feel good when you mention a well known name to people and you can say it in a way with your face beaming in pride.
Big organisation pays well though there are exceptions, and they have better benefits.
I never give it a though to work in a unmentioned or unheard of Company name when i applied for jobs when i just graduate. There's something in me to wanting to be acknowledged.
So well, this time even if no one understands, i would just tell them.. "you know, in Clarke Quay, there's this 2 big boats for Dining?" Yeah, that is one of the 3 restaurants that is under the management of my boss.
Unless that person never step his foot into Clarke Quay before, they would respond with a "Ohh, that one ah."
Then only i would knod my head and beam in pride.
Somebody give me a humble Pie.
It was hard to make a decision, and a decision which cause me no regrets in future. Yesterday, i was basically getting totally stressed up in making the right one and wherether my decision will be a footstool to the corporate ladder or will i end up taking backward steps.
I just needed someone to listen and give me good advice.
Took out my phone and msg my "bro", Royston.
Being the nice guy that he is, despite the fact that he's in school at 11pm plus and rushing to hand in his project the day after. He was willing to lend me his ears.. and thus on and on i went and lament to him all of my difficulties and the points i got to consider if i were to leave.
He listened to me patiently and shared with me his experiences, though he haven't enter into the work force, he relates the decision that he has to make when he chose to study Arts in NTU.
he mentions an illustration form that struck me:
If i were to go overseas & shop and along the way i saw a top which i have love at 1st sight but did not buy it as i did not have enough cash with me. Even back home, on the airplane, the top have never left my thought, i would definently regret not buying it.
Therefore it meant: I would rather regret much later in buying the dress then to have regrets not buying it at all.
Maybe some would beg to differ. But i believe in this term myself:
You Never try, You never Know.
Yeah, i Thank God for a friend like him.
A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeedz.
*Crossing my fingers* - I have already lost a good buddy-ship, may there never be a time when i would lose my friendship with him"
He's by far the only one left whom i can run to when i am very troubled and always never fail to make me feel better after hanging up the phone.
May God Bless this friendship till the very end..
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Wish i could shout it out loud and shout out loud right now!!
Darnz.. i am in my bad depression of the day againz.. just exactly what's wrong with me?!
This morning, i literally went to work with a bad mood, for no particular reason and retorted back to my accountant and even talk back to my manager.
End of work, thought i was much better when Audrey called to ask me wherether i wanted LJS for dinner..and on the way to class, my mood was better.
But.....
When i learnt that i was not sitting with them and with someone else, i was really sianz.. which means no chatting for me..
I should be alright in sitting alone, that's what i told myself.
But for no reason, i got very frustrated for really no particular reason and left the lesson around 9pm.
On the way home, my depression whelm into me..lost my independence all of a sudden.
Feel that i doesn't matter to anyone..
Feel that even i leave this world, nobody would care, no one would realised or missed my absence..
Arghz..
That's how bad my depression of a day can get me into.
Darnz..
Really wanted to call someone to vent out my frustration and someone to assure i am important.
But there was none that came into my mind.
Am i that boring?
Am i that uninteresting?
I am not ugly what! Why am i still unattached!
Darnz..
The only resort for me to vent out my frustration is on my blog..
at the very least, it won't feel i am a bother, it can't talk back neither can it refuse to accept what i type..
I know i sounds very pathetic right now...
but that's me...
I am just a mood swing person..
One moment, i am cheerful and love being by myself, loving myself..
but the next moment, i would wallop into self-pity..
I want someone to notice ME!!
I want a hug!
I want a shoulder to lean on...
I want someone to give a pat on the back, someone to whisper to me that he/she believes in me and encourage me to go on in life.
Who will be the one?
I know God loves me, He does and His Love is better then any other thing in the world.
But darn me, i am just an unsatisfied human being.
I sounds like a kid right now, i sounds so childish..
Somebody get my life back..
Someone please, slap me awake back to reality.
Can there be a someone who can bring a smile to my face?
Am i being picky? I know i am no beuty but i deserve a right to chose the best for my life.
But the best always prefer wnat is best for their life...
I want to lead a normal life..
I want a companion..
No one on MSN seems to bother about me right now.. sighz..
Am i the only one who feels this way right now..
Darn it sucks to be a woman.
All thanks to DMS!- During Mensuration Syndrome.
Monday, April 16, 2007
4. Benefits are lesser.. Bonus pay-out are based on restaurants profits which is also based on point 2.
6. Have to face certain people and high difficulty in guessing what ezio wants to convey.. his voice is so soft and with accent.. he got to repeat twice before i understand. So far, only his other half & Maggie who work with him for long can understand.
1. Low Pay.
2. Long working hours, non-ending workload.
3. No OT claims. Though in rules, can claim. but whoever claim is bound to face tougher challenges & lead to circumstances which may lead to quitting.
4. In one phrase, lots of work, lots of time consumed, yet pay is lower then market rate.
5. Polictics. This is not an obvious one..not as terrible as other Companies. but as i don lunch with others and stcik to doing my own job & with a can't-be-bothered-attitude, it doesn't affect me much at the end of the day though.
6. More Physically challenging... lesser time to study.
I have listed all i can think right now.. but can't come to a conclusion yet. I just have to read what i wrote, carefully ponder over each point and come to a decision by this friday.
After Buona Vista yesterday, we went down to Bugis to sit down at Starbucks to settle down and also meanwhile wait for Maggie to return back from Ezio B'day party.
Lao er came down to join us subsequently and afterwhich she and Shirley went to Sim LIm to change her router.
And she insists Mei Qi and me not to tag along, for whatever reasons, i have no idea, though she claim is because she want to give something to Shirley.. i was like okay.. though i was kinda irritated but decide to go along with her decision and went to bugis to shop.
Starting we have no where to go, as i was in a budget and can't shop, in case, i feel tempted to buy clothes and thus we walk in rounds within bugis..walking around without a purpose.
It came to a stop when both of us spotted cute Bras in Seiyu, yesh nice and cute bras with Tweety Birds designs that can make gals squeak with joy..so irrestiable and they are affordable.. $15 only.
As on a budget, i got myself a black one, with a tweety bird in drawn in white lines on the side of the bra with it'a bra strap in pink and blue, it's so nice, one can wear it with spagetti top with the straps and it just blend nicely..feel so tempted to take picture of it.. read carefully.. a picture of the bra alone, not me with it..(in case someone got the wrong interpretation) and thus here it is:

The above is a upclose picture of it..so don think Y Y..
And it's colourful straps:

Taking the Bra pic as a whole seems obscence.. so i decide to spare my friends from it.. and most importantly, i don't want any passer-by reader to try guessing my size!!
Mei Qi got herself 2, one in orangely pink and one in blue, she was struggling to chose 1 between 2.. and decide to buy 2. After purchasing it, we got fernatic about Bras and went to level 3 to look around for more of it..
We decide to put it to a stop when Maggie msg us that she's already in Billy Bombers.
Had a full dinner and decide to takr Neon-prints..yesh, Lao Shi favourite and we agreed that we would take a sotong family neon print every year for each individual member birthday:



Went home around 10 pm as both all of us have work and study the next day.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Almost fainted at work today.. due to skipping my lunch. On weekdays, i don't go out for lunch at all.
Would be buying breads as my breakfast & lunch together.. well.. one reason is to save money, 2nd reason is to finish my work on time as i have to go on off on the dot every tuesday and thursday. As for today, though i wasn't particularly very busy, i just don't have the mood to put food into my mouth,yesh, despite my stomach was on a strike by making noises.
Late in the noon, while standing my boss table, i felt a sudden giddy spell, and lean on the cupboard behind to prevent myself from falling, on seeing this, i was chase back to my table to finish eating my bread before she continue what she have to say.
Basically, today i have totally no mood to work either, and was constantly nag by my boss for making mistakes...went to 'complain' to one of my colleague that my physical body is at work but mind is basically in holiday land...and i wasn't the only one guilty of it.. as we receive an e-mail from HR dept about subsidy of $75 of any chalet, all of us were basically chatting & getting excited to submit the application to get the subsidy.
I am still pondering should i apply.. i never plan to open chalet before and don't think i will ever do one...unless my friends plan to have one, then i shall apply and they can pay $75 lesser.
Can't wait for this sun to arrive, meeting up the sotong family members to celebrate sweetie's 18th birthday.
(hope i didn't get it wrong?)
Sighz.. i miss the digit 1 in my age..
Last friday supposedly to be a day of studying but due to can't-get-myself-in-study-mood, and decide to whip out my hp, for photo taking sessions
Though i am not a gorgeous beauty.. but i still enjoy taking pictures, confidence grows with age.
Take 2:

Editing the pictures really does help and i am one zhi nian kuang.. feel that i have this 'shock' look on my face.
Braces does help too.. have been wearing my braces for a year plus... look at the difference:

Yeshz.. that's the old me.. have been struggling with insults of my rabbit teeth during my secondary school years.. back then, with classmates poking fun of me & laughing at my face, telling how ugly i am.. my self esteem was basically drop to minus 100%. .lower then the depth of the pacific ocean..
Thinking back, i once mention in my blog of my sad past.. i shall blog about my secondary school days..
When i entered sec 1, i was damn shy and damn quiet mostly due to the fact i feel i look ugly. i always wear a watch to school, not because of the time but becoz whenever i walk from one class to another, my face would be looking down and when the classmates bully & teases me, i would stretch out my wrist & look at my watch and walk shyly away.
The malay guys enjoy bullying me..other then pulling my hair, stopping my path, shouting my name, and scaring me.. 1 of which i remember the most clearly was taking a plastic bag and cover my face.
Can't believe why i could took such bullying..being the me right now, i would have put the plastic bag into their head and tie a dead knot to it.
Back then, i hated dental visit, coz basically i gave them more reason to poke fun of me.. they always say i should ask the dentist to pluck out both of my rabbit teeth.. ''-_-
Despite all these, i became much of a rebel in sec 2 with a indian fren, the one who also luv bullying me..sighz..anyway, i became quite of a ah lian kind, i went to tailor my uniform to become very short, tighten my belt and folded my sleeves..on the surface, look different but i wasn't the kind who would shout and scream or whack pple's face.
Back then, i just wanted recognisation, i feel i felt good that the disclipline master knows me and that i am constantly inside the principal's room...even though it was in a bad way.
The worse stuff that i did during those period was fight, i remember pulling the gal's hair and wanted to whack her but got whacked instead due to my small size. I ran away from home..my poor mum was so worried, thinking back i felt real guilty.. it was that period i had my 1st try of smoking.. on 1st attempt, i didn't know how to inhale, i blew the smoke out only, only on 2nd attempt, i succeeded but the taste sucks and i cough like crazy- that was the 1st and last time i touched a cigratte.
I remember stealing food as we have no money to survive during no days..there was this time, both of us went to NTUC, i stepped out w/o getting caught, but as my fren didn't come out after a while, the dumb me actually stood outside the entrance to wait for her. The security guard then went over and told me to go to the office, my fren was caught & she betrayed me by telling the guard she wasn't alone and i cld have waited for her.
She almost got me to have a police record.. but phew, as we were young and 1st time offenders, the managers & security guard decide to let us off.
Thank God, if not my future could have been destroyed...being tainted with a record just doesn't look good.
The run away session came to a hault when we were caught by police on sleeping under a void deck in the middle of the night..that was the 1st time, i sat in a police car.. and (*prays*) it will definently be the very very last.
The gal was later transferred to another school, though i was free. i suffered worse consequences alone, the classmates seeing i was a loner again, bullied me twice more harsh then i was in sec 1.
Those days were terrible, i remember constantly crying in a corner and crying while walking, life was terrible..felt no meaning to life..
I am glad i became a christian in sec 3-(retained in sec 3), though situations did not change in a day, but i felt better in finding a purpose in life.
Thank God, things change for the better and a glimpse of light appear in sec 5, my classmates begin to accept me and i manange to make fren with one of them.. so yup, it was much better.. much happier, for that 1 year, did i truly enjoyed secondary school life.
but i was still suffering from low self-esteem & shy..sighz.. if only i didn't, i would have maintained my friendship with my secondary school mates.
Life is a long time learning process, i learnt that each time i fall, i stood up stronger. There's no dead end in life, it's in the mind. It's only at adversaries times that a person character gets defined and moulded.
Looking back, i am glad that life lessons has teach me to be stronger and understanding. Yesh, understanding, i could relate when people tell me that their life is tough and feels down. I would give them a pat on their back, not literally, to let them know they are not alone.
I been there, done that.. took the photo, wore the t-shirt. <= That's the phrase i learnt to describe that everyone has their bad moments in life.
I feel comfortable in saying all these out cause i am not shameful of my pasts.. may there be a day where someone would feel encouraged after reading this entry.
There's much more i went through after secondary life.. as i grow older..i will reveal it bits by bits of my life story.
It's definenlty not a boring one.. explaining why my blog title states : "An independent gal with a complicated life"
Smile even when everything around you seems grey.
Don't look down & count your problems, look up & remind yourself, u are not the only one in the universe,
someone out there in another part of your country is facing a worse deal.
Life is never harsh to you, don't stay put and dwell into sadness, instead move your fingers & count your
blessings.
People tend to neglect that the best things in life has always been by their side, yet searches for things they
could never have and blames life for it.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Today my emotions were on a rollercoaster..one minute feeling damn emo again, the next min i feel much better & then it repeats again & again..
For a moment i thought i'm going crazy..
The word "buddy" will only appear in that chapter & never repeated again.

Saw Spiderman 3 preview on Channel 5, the plot is captivating! oh my, this is definently cannot miss out movie of the year man!
Hope someone would jio me watch.. i shall wait..
Juz now was scared stiff by my contact lense.. as i went to put on a free trial brand Fo*** it's comfy when i first put it this morning & it stick easily on my eyes in compare to my A*u***, but as it's so thin, i really have a very hard time taking it out, basically it was sticking so well to my eyes balls that i can't feel a single thing, i was totally freak out.
After literally using my fingers to literally pulling it out, eyes were basically all red..i told myself i am never ever gonna wear that brand ever again.
It's recommended for those with big eyes & for those who belong to my category, avoid it man.
Trying to Psycho myself to wake up early tomorrow morning to study.
Right now my current vision is only focusing on my career & studies as for emotions of the heart, it will be postphoned for quite a while.
Embracing freedom..
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Every week days on Mon,wed & fri would be working till 9 plus till 10pm.. and tues & thurs wld be going for lessons after work.
Weekends will be studying or surfing net & watch tv..
i have such a boring life manz.. somebody kill me.. O - O
March is finally over soonz... phew.. the whole of March seems like never-ending, stressful & physically challenging.
Crossing my fingers & hoping for better days aheadz.
Thank God for the unexplainable joy & endless peace no matter how bad & tiring the days may get..
Things are improving at work, whereby i believe i have much confidence to meet my workload schedules
deadline & gained a new friendship with one of the colleagues at work..having a friend around is always better.
Exams fees is due on the 15th of April & due to the fact that it's amount to quite a figure, this month for me is
basically scrimp & save..and this equals to no shopping, which is such a strong temptation.
Everyday different thoughts would run through my mind and always wanted to blog it down but by the time i
reach home after work, i simply be too tired to switch on the computer.
Was just walking towards to office when i spotted my colleague walking in front..another account assistant..
Though i do not know her well, but she does come to me as someone who enjoys having a simple life, doing her job well and prefer the way the way things are now. I can kinda discern by the duration of work life and don't wish to further her studies.
And here i am, struggling between work and studies, only to tire myself mentally,physically & finacially.. however, i don't regret this decision.
Cause ultimately, both of us have different lives and different purpose to strive for.
She's just of the people that makes let such thought run through my mind.
Though at times, i really wonder why i can't settle for a much simpler life and have a simplier kind of life.
Guess it's due to the circumstances that happened that makes me want more & not satisfied the way things are right now.
For one, other then God, the other reason that keeps me going in life is my Goal- the vision to be someone who has a successful career.
I can survive without a relationship, but u take away my job and my studies, i would feel life has no meaning for me.
Which is why though everyone around me are attached & i am not..i felt i have put in my best to invest in myself to look better, though i am not a beauty at least i am confident to say i look average.
Currently, as at this moment, i won't be looking around or praying God will send the right guy.
Due to focusing my attention on my work & studies and....
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Back to my books and to those who have viewed my blog..it's compulsory that u leave a comment in the tag.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Here it goes..
Met up with Vivien to go for her sis, fiona final year project exhibition at Nafa.. but our dear gal was late..and her reason was that she was tring to untangle her necklace..
Thus i went shopping around Sun Plaza which has basically nothing much except good food..went into a comics shop and went to check out the Inuyashya Vcd..they have all the episodes, from 1 till the latest..but 1 vcd which has 12 episodes cost $50plus!
Sighz..could only went out of the shop empty handed..
Wait till my salary is more stable and lessen burden and have spare cash then i will get it barhz.. if not i can simply put it on my birthday wish list..
Vivien came after half an hour later and we went to fiona's exhibition..her project was a good concept and seen her other classmates ideas too..one of which computer graphic seems so realistic..creative students indeed..
Always feel my creativity is zero, even though 1 always say left-hander are creative but i believe i am the minority.
Met up with Meiqi and Maggie at chinatown station and went to the market to have our dinner.. wanted to sing K box but as i have sore-throat, we decided to go watch movie instead.
But as we went Plaza Singapore at 9 plus, there was little choices of movies to chose and we settle down for The Messenger.
The funny part was that i didn't knew it was a scary movie, i had in my mind that it's the English version for Wu Jian Dao and guess my shock when i realised it was a scary movie.
So i had to watch the movie with both of my hands covering my face and using the gap in between my fingers to watch whenever i sense horror is about to show.
So basically, i was the joke of the day.
No more horror movies for me ever againz..
Went out with the members after svc today.. went to Vivo city and wanted to watch Movie but as the timing was kinda off for us, we decided to go window shopping instead.
Today was a time for me to get to know Christine and Joyce more.. they are really funny and nice to chat with.
Had a great lunch cause the beef hor fun was simply delicious.. thank u christine! ^-^
Saw a long quene of people buying donut which seems delicious and we decide to join in the crowd..wanted to buy 2 each at first but after considering that each of us want to buy it for others as well, we bought half a dozen each..along came sharon & laura who bought just as muchz.. so much that the people at the back of the quene so wanna whack us..
It's not so fanstantic but guess the attractive point is the different range of flavours..
After walking for hours, all our leg aches and wanted to settle down for some coffee, to sit down and chat. My favourite Pastime!
But as the crowd was overwhelming, we walked from Starbucks to CoffeeBean even to the Toast---(can't remember it's name) but there was no seat available to welcome our presence...sighz.. our legs were crying..
At our 4th try, we finally got a seat at Gloria Jean's cafe.. and got served by a can't be bothered-bad service guy.. as it was our 1st time there, it was obvious we didn't knew what was nice and we definently need to ask before we get a drink.
He seems so irritated to answer us..i wanted to so much to slap his face-what a lousy attitude he's giving us. Told Christine that i wanted to complain to his manager..
We chatted about beauty stuff and learned that i got to take extra care of my face after age 25..coz it's when our skin shows symptoms of ageing-wrinkles & etc if not taken care well.
Wrinkles would be my nightmare!!
Got to stop here.. got to get back to my books after this..
I am just going to learn to balance well my work, studies before getting other commitments in.
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