Stocktake @ Wuxi! (30/12/07 to 01/01/08)

Going for our stock take at Wuxi...my FIRST oversea working trip!

Thank God for blessing me with this wonderful experience and a chance for me to learn! :D

And to my surprise (I only got my ticket from Yan Fang that morning since I was on leave before that)...we are heading straight to SHANGHAI international airport! :DD

The excitement is just undescribable as I have always wanted to visit Shanghai one day...and now I have the chance to get to their airport at least...woohoo! Yet the flight will take us 5 hours to get there...so in the meantime let's have some fun on our own ya? Say 'cheeze'! *bleah* :P We took the 10am flight from Singapore and hence we reached Shanghai Pudong at around 3pm. Unlike Europe, Singapore or Hong Kong, the paranomic view from the plane is just pieces of brown farm land.

Oh well, now is winter isn't it? :/ Yan Fang told me these are the farm houses for those who owns a land or work there to stay in. From afar, they truly look like mansions or even holiday resort...hahaha...lol Finally we arrived at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport!

It is actually quite big, new, and pretty clean and neat everywhere...GOOD! :) This is our very first oversea working trip together...and I am so glad to be working with my colleague Yan Fang as she is just so fun to be with! :)) This is my 4-stars hotel room! So nice right? :D

Our client gave each of us a room to ourselves at this high class 4-star hotel that is meant mostly for the expats. Thank God for this comfortable and luxury stay here at Wuxi! *bleam* Since it is winter, the sunset here is about 5pm and the sky turns dark truly fast. From Shanghai to Wuxi, the car ride alone already takes up another 2 hour 30 minutes. By the time we get to our hotel room, it is already 6pm.

From my window, you can vaguely see the tallest building of in Wuxi, the 360 degree, at the far end. That's is also where the Wuxi city central area is located...After settling our luggage down, the first thing we did of course is to explore our new surrounding environment! According to our client, our hotel, Xin Wang Hotel, is located at one of the most happening areas in the New Town.

We found a People Supreme Court and a Investigation Court right beside our hotel. Further down the road, there are a few shopping malls, a giant supermarket, a KFC fast food outlet, and many many Korean and Japanese restaurants. There are also many Korean pubs and KTV lounges where you can hear people singing korean songs from outside.

What's more unique are the pool centres where you get to play the usual American snookers and billards, and also the traditional Korean pool game that consists of 2 red, 2 yellow and 2 white balls. Anyone can teach me to play that???

We were getting hungry but in the end we have decided to return to our hotel restaurant to taste some local food. Thus before that, we shall get ourselves some local hot snacks and finger food...yummilicious! :P Guess what I am eating?

That's the chicken chop I am holding in my hand! :D Very thinly sliced, marinated with herbs and garnish with some herbal grasses as well, it is skewed and bbq with the satay stick.

Something different and special from Singapore isn't it? :)

Here's our sumptuous dinner @ Wuxi!

Moreover can charge to client's account...yeah! :P Two of us we ordered 3 dishes and a soup. We order one more crispy duck roll to take back to our hotel room for supper in case we are going to work and prepare our work papers late into the night...yum yum... *drooling* :P

Thank God for my wonderful Daddy whom I called with my roaming phone, the very first thing he told me is to recommend me what to eat in Wuxi! Hahahaha...lol

I trust my Dad and really order those that he recommended (except the claypot fish head) as he is so experienced with all the food in China since he has been working here for such a long time...so let me introduce to you the Wuxi delicacies...in case you will be there someday too! *wink* ;)1. Old Countryside Claypot Toufu

It has a very special taste for the toufu here that appears a little like burnt smell. Yet it tastes not too bad and the prawns are just so fresh that I think Weng is sure to love it...ha! :P

2. Wuxi Xiao Long Bao (mini meat dumplings)

For us, this is a slight disappointment as we still prefer the traditional soup based Shanghai Xiao Long Bao.

For this Wuxi one, the soup in the dumpling tastes very much sweeter and thicker. This is actually the Jiangsu food culture to produce mostly sweet tasting food.

Oh well, personally I guess I just don't really like it but take note this is something special of Wuxi! *wink* ;)

And last but not least...the most well known dish of Wuxi:

3. Wuxi Pork Ribs! :D

This is a MUST TRY food in Wuxi and there is even ready make packet ready for tourists to buy and bring back to their own countries. And again, this saucy pork ribs taste pretty sweet in nature too!

Yet it is also because of this special sweet taste that I believe contribute the most to the fame of this cuisine that make it so well known and stands to represent all the other Wuxi food dishes! :)) On the New Year Eve, we are all ready and dressed up (like this!) for work! :D

Oh well, you won't get the chance to wear like this to work in Singapore ya? :P

Can't you tell how we feel about our work??? :P

Our stocktake starts from 830am and the driver came to our hotel to fetch us at around 750am. There 3 companies in this stocktake and we were supposed to finish all of them today.

Thank God the client is actually very friendly and cooperative and we manage to get everything done pretty smoothly. We did most of the work by 7pm with a few more documents that is pending to get them from our client. In the end, we decided to stop waiting and let them either fax, email or mail to us since they are not so urgent... :)Yan Fang is blessed that 2 of her aunties came all the way from Beijing to Wuxi just to pay her a visit! Oh that's so sweet of them...I bet they must have missed her lots! :) After work that night, we decided to take a ride to the Wuxi city central area to tour around. Well, from the photos you can see how beautiful and prosperous Wuxi is ya? :)

I AM SO GLAD TO BE HERE!!!Thank God for opening and exposing me to so much more new learning experiences and trips that I would benefit so much from it. Maybe I should just love this part of my job that I get to travel around ya? Hahahaha...lolNight life of Wuxi is just simply dazzling!My New Year Eve dinner -- Korean BBQ! We returned back to the nearby area of our hotel for dinner and get ourselves seated at one of the Korean restaurant there. The food is very very delicious and I love them!!!

Certainly, you would NEVER get such a good deal back in Singapore...so enjoy while I can! :DD

Korean seaweed rice balls!

The both of us like it so much that we almost want to order one more dish! :P Yan Fang's face should tell you how much we enjoy our last dinner of 2007 here...hahaha...lolOn the first day of 2008, we did something special...we missed our hotel breakfast buffet in the morning! Leaving with no choice, we had to go out to get our breakfast on our own... :S

It was not easy to get a restaurant there to open this early on the New Year Day. Thank God we manage to find a Japanese restaurant that opens! So somehow, we had a pretty heavy and fantastic ramen and sushi for our breakfast! Geez... :P

After a good meal, we head back to our hotel room and wait for the driver to fetch us to the Shanghai Airport. We arrived at the airport pretty early and thus we got quite a good chance to have our wonderful Western lunch (photos with my colleague; will update if got chance) and wander around this spacious, newly renovated airport...not bad at all ya? :P

Finally, there is an end to everything. It was a very blessed and wonderful business trip to me for the very first time.

Certainly I may not expect the next trip to be as good as this one, but I have gained yet another working experience in China and I would be well prepared for the next one to come...I hope I could get that chance! :)

Coming to China truly changes your thinking a little and you will realise not just the potential the China market now possess and the future influence they may have, but also there are many current situations that you might want to give help in.

I remember people sometimes warn us about thinking twice when you want to give some coins to the beggars on the roadside in China. Because if you do so, you will probably be swarmed by a crowd that is watching and waiting to see you reaction nearby. And THAT, shameful to say, had actually become my hesitation and barrier to help the beggars. Yet, thank God I didn't just walk away or I know I would truly regret it...

That happens when I saw an old man on the empty parade square after my Korean dinner and pool game on New Year Eve. It was about 11pm when my colleague and I decided to return to our hotel rooms because of the chilling weather outside. On our way back, an old man stood on the parade square and walked towards any passerby for money. He took my attention because I was concerned about the thin clothes he seemed to have put on and yet he stood in this empty square all by himself in this cold night. It really touched me that I truly want to help.

Yet part of me was afraid because it was late at night and I wonder if there is really anyone watching nearby to see how much you give to the old man and later came over to rob you. Or would the rumour of beggars waiting nearby be true? My colleague actually warn me about it when she saw me looking at the old man and urge me to ignore and walk away. I followed.

However, thank God for speaking to me and tell me to stop. Though I didn't give him a lot, but at least I decided to turn back. Come to think about it, it was rather an odd scene as by the time I turned back, I was actually quite a distance away and the wind is still blowing rather strongly. I left my colleague and just ran back to him. I feel so good to put the money into his bowl. And my reaction probably would have surprised him more because once I pass him the money, I actually ran all the way and jogged back to my hotel room. This is all because I scare of the rumour that there will be other beggars coming after me! Oh manz...I feel so ridiculous to think in that way! Ha! :X

Well, in fact, there is no one coming after me that night. So the rumour is probably false. And what if it is true? Sometimes, if we can give then just blessed the others while we can. Didn't the bible also says that it is more blessed to be a giver than to be a receiver? If these people are in good life or they don't need help, I believe they won't want to be out here to run after people for money too. So come to think about it, we are already blessed to be staying in such well conditioned houses, neighbourhood and even have high quality education provided.

It is always not easy for us to migrate and stay overseas for work and study. With all the language barriers, this is made even tougher. So here in Singapore, sometimes we can just stretch our hands and give help to our China neighbours, friends and colleagues too. I am truly glad and proud to see how my cell group members sacrifice some of their free time to give their friends from China English tuition to help them overcome their language barrier.

Even if you find there is nothing you can help, simply being there to interact and build friendship with them is already something good enough to make them feel more comfortable at home.

There is just so much we can actually do for others. I truly hoped and prayed for yet another China trip, and also for any chance that I can be a blessings to the people over there. Amen. :)

It's Christmas time! =)

Christmas is always the best time to spend it with your close friends, family and love ones.

For me, this Christmas is also a time that I will want to spend it with my dearies and my love ones (coz my parents are not in Singapore at the moment :X)...

Lunch @ Sakae Sushi with my two best buddies -- Yingz & Steph!

I love both of them as we can share our hearts out so openly...truly thank God for our wonderful everlasting friendships! :DWe went around Takashimaya for some girl shopping. This year, the highlight of the Christmas decoration for this prominent mall at the heart of the town is certainly these red, black and white glittery bears that form the shapes of a Christmas tree and winter clothings for the manequins.Don't you think these bears look really adorable? *Awwwww*And certainly...WELCOME BACK to Singapore, Kian Hoe!

He is certainly the smartest guy I have come to know...someone who studies doctorate at Cambridge...jiayou brother and may you shine for God in your work! :DAnd as usual...the ever long awaited Christmas gathering at my house once again! :D

This time I finally learnt my lesson and fully utilised my spacious corridor space to held our homecooked Christmas dinner!

Oh well...not all are homecooked except the curry chicken (by Chef Tina Ong), soya chicken wings (by Chef Christine Law), & carrot cake (by Chef Lynn Choy)! The feedbacks are good so far...or maybe no one dare to make complaints to the owner of the house?? : Hahahah...lol

Not so often see Dennis these days and Yehui, Weng & Bernard will not be in our CG anymore next year. I am juz glad to have such a time of fellowship together once again like this... :)And one more thing to take note...Christina is here too! :D

She is one of the strongest and most positive thinking sister I have come to see so far despite of her misfortune. But who knows it may turn out one day to be a blessing in disguise! *wink*

May God bless her and her family in everything that they come to pass through! :))Trying my best to make it look like a little celebration with all the wines and food and tibits and drinks...let's have fun through the night!

Christmas is a season of giving...so of course we will not forget our gift exchange! :D

And this year for me...my blesser turns out to be Clarence! He bought the Double Chocolate Chips Cookies from Crabtree & Evelyn as I had put on my wishlist. It is certainly the most expensive and precious cookies I had ever eaten...thank you so much!

And what's more Shuhui got a Lavender hand cream from Crabtree & Evelyn...the exact item I wished for too! :D Hahaha...this is what I meant by great minds think alike ya? :P

I love Christmas and every year it certainly gets better and better. This year Christmas marks the last gathering of the old E240 cell group and next year there will be newbies (or so they are officially named to be) among us.

Under brother Darren's leadership, I really wish we will all grow much spiritually stronger together and we could be great testimonies in our workplacea and family and more and more of our friends and family members get saved! :)

2008 will be even better...OOOSH! :D

A small corner for my friend who blessed me with this book...THANK YOU SO MUCH! :D I truly didn't know you are reading my blog (or there are people really reading it! :P) and give me such a pleasant surprise. I am so touched! :) Though I may not be a very good person to talk to, juz wanna let you know you can always open up yourself and talk to me or others around you if you need because a sorrow being shared will be halved and a joy being shared will be multiplied. I pray that there will be a great breakthrough in 2008 that will change your life for the better. May God's words works in you, in your work, in your family that you will be blessed most abudantly and He will give you the peace and reassurance you want. Take care and all the best to you in this 2008. Let us grow together in His presence and build a much closer relationship with one another, and most of all with our heavenly Father! :)

Christmas -- The Season of Giving, the Season of Love, & the Season of Joy

Christmas is the season where everyone rejoices in the dazzling street lights and the symphony of the christmas carols.

Christmas is a season of thanksgiving, a season of being with your love ones, a season of sharing the good news with the others.

Christmas is an important season that not only does it reminds us of the birth of Jesus, but also marks the ending of a year and the start of a brand new year where your dreams could come true...

How we celebrate and experience Christmas may change every year. For me, this year is a Christmas that is special to me. 2007 is the year I finally graduated from my studies and the first time being in the workforce. 2007 is the year when my cell group has finally multiplied. 2007 is also the year when I finally ready to serve God and was given the chance to do so in Drama ministry this Christmas.

So here I am rounding up on the merry Christmas that I had this year...let share this joy with you guys! ;)

1. Christmas @ Orchard Road

Christmas will not be complete without a big, colourfully decorated Christmas tree.Christmas parade @ Orchard RoadPretty pretty Orchard Road! :P

2. Christmas @ Changs

As usual, this year there are 5 Christmas services at Expo:

22 Dec (Sat) 5pm; 23 Dec (Sun) 10am; 24 Dec (Mon) 745pm; 25 Dec (Tue) 930am & 12noon.

What's more this year is that there are new services over at the Jurong West church since we have started Sunday afternoon services, catering to those members who stay in the west.

So everything is gonna be multiplied by 2: drama, actors/actresses, props, ministry helpers...and hopefully the coming crowd! :))

The highlight of the Christmas services is always the lighting up of the candlelight...the whole place is simply beautiful with the sea of candle lights flickering in the dark hall.

Maybe some of us are going through the darkest stage in their life now.

Maybe they experienced failures in their business and their work.

Maybe they have come with a broken relationship with their families, their love ones or their friends.

Sometimes, all they need is just that someone to light up that candle in their life for them so they can see through the darkness...This year Christmas I need to be present for all the services at Expo since I am serving in the props team. We act as standby and wait next to the stage in case there is any missing or spoilt props that need to be repaired.

Watching the Christmas drama from the backstage is something new to me. It opens me up to the other side of the whole production where others may not be able to understand the commitment we need to sacrifice for this event.

Yet, the result of it is always rewarding...and to see how people are touched by it and make their decisions to come to accept Christ is truly all worth it... :)

3. Drama Ministry!

Timeout in our temporary restroom for the cast & the crew.

With me is Esther (right), Rebecca (middle), and Agnes (far right)...the Women In Black! :P

I am most happy to show you guys the treasure chests I have designed! :D Hahahah...lol I just can't stop that joy as this is the first time AND the first prop I have made ever! To see them being used on stage is quite a morale booster too as I would worry if they are ever good enough to be shown to the audience.

For someone like me who enjoy doing such arts & crafts stuffs, this is like a ministry-hobby combination for me. I enjoy serving God because deep in my heart I truly want to make contribution to his house. Everyone is given different gifts so we can used them in different areas. I may not be someone who can talk or counsel others. I may not have a great voice to praise God on stage like the singers and the choir. Yet, I believe, God has given me a creative mind and good hands to make these little props and help lighten the load of Baoli too...yeah...lol

From a normal A4 carton box, to a treasure chest, and even to have gemstone, jewels and gold bars in the chest actually take up quite some time to make them...yet determination will win the prize ya? :)

4. Fellowship with my cell group members...and endless games of Saboteur! :P

I truly missed them when I was in the backstage. Even Baoli wish to be with her cell group members too. Hence, it was truly the best news to us when we know that we have no rehearsal after the Christmas service on Sunday so that we can join the group. I love you guys so so much!

Juz to let you all know, we are most addicted to this game called "Saboteur" ever since we first played it together at Settlers. You can imagine how much we like this game as both Terence and Tina each bought a set of the card game after that.

Now, we always find a secluded place to play this card game together...and we can play it for hours after hours! :DD

Muddy Mud Pie from Coffee Club!

Somehow, the size seems to have shrunk even with the inflation of the price by $1.90... :X

Kian Hoe is back from Cambridge for this year Christmas. And so does Kat from Indonesia!

We purposedly brought Kian Hoe to taste the local food once again right before another rounds of our usual pool games with the same old pool gang. :P

This is my first time trying fish head steamboat...well to be honest, I don't really like it... :P

5. Christmas present for myself!

The Attributes book 3-for-2 promotion came in just nice for me as I always wanted to buy in a few more spiritual books to fill up my free time, a time to read and relax. Hence I reward myself with 3 books since I finally get my bonus this year...woohoo! :))

Unfortunately, there is just one book that is out of stock and I really wish to get my hands on it. "I Dare You" by Joyce Meyer is a book about the passion for God and how we can maintain it.

Well, maybe I will get it when the stock comes in. Or...who want to bless me with it? Hahaha...juz kidding... :P

Sometimes attending services and cell groups may not be enough in our walk with God. If you truly love God, you will be excited and really want to know much more about him. Quiet time and reading up the books are also essentials to building a closer relationship with God. It not only helps to increase our understanding of what God wants in us, but also to keep our faith strong and to remind us once again that in all the things we do, we need to rely on God and listen to Him with our hearts. That there will always be a soft spot for God to be in the centre of our life, instead of we ourselves controlling our life...

6. Christmas wishlist

These days I have fallen in love with the Crabtree & Evelyn products. I guess as you mature, you will realise on the importance of skincare, which is especially essential in times of stress and busyness at work. Toys are no longer a favourite as a gift but something practical will come in more useful than ever.

For the gift exchange I have already put in these two items, will my angel bless me with my desire gifts? I want I want! :P

"The Cross" drawn by Phi Pringle during one of his services here...love it... :)

"Next forward-looking event: Post-Xmas gathering @ my house this Friday 28th Dec...so see you guys till then! :D"

Ready for Xmas? =P

Just a sneak preview of my Xmas preparation. More pictures to be uploaded once I manage to find my card reader... :)

My precious treasure chests! It feels good when your effort is not put in a waste at last...we finally make it guys! :DD

[Picture above is taken using my handphone.]

These days I have been very busy with the Xmas drama ministry as I have been assigned to the props team, right under Baoli's guidance. It was a time of truly sleepless nights where we get to reach home as early as 2am and the next morning we have to go for work or, for the next few days till Xmas, it will be full day rehearsals everyday. It was indeed the busiest and most tiring time of the year for some of us...to make this Xmas the most enjoyable one for others.

Yet I LOVE my ministry! :D I have even applied 3 days leave specially for this period for DM, even my work is getting into the peak period now and I know my absence somehow makes Elizabeth, my Assistant Manager, not so happy about it. But my priority is serving God...hope she will understand. Plus the work situation is not as urgent that I have to be there to audit yet. That's why I take my risk to take leave now. Thank God she approve my leave for the church events and I can make it to serve for You... :))

It really feels good to serve God no matter how tired I become. Though the whole week I am trying to finish up with my 6 treasure chests, they have cost me my beauty sleeps because now then I realise it is not as easy to wrap up a big carton box too. It takes me about 2 hours each to just finish with the wrapping. The curved cover, cloth inside the box and gemstones are not even done yet. Not to mention that the first time I failed to make a presentable chest and Ross, the Assistant Stage Manager, don't pass them...meaning I will have to redo all of them. :(

But God is good for he has always provided with us angels around whom we can rely on. At least, I can rely on Mei Fang to help me a little with the boxes. She is such a wonderful sister! :D With God, all things are possible. I may feel tired but I feel more excited to serve in DM. It feels great too to know many more people through my ministry. Thank God for this wonderful group of brothers and sisters!

Thank God for I have finally been able to do my Xmas shopping yesterday with Tina. Orchard Road is simply packed with crowds who are all rushing to get their loved ones the best gifts ever. I never feel so much of "rushing" through with a shopping list but I don't have another choice. Yesterday is the only day I had. It feels good though coz all I do is just look for what I want and get it done with. Fast, quick, and less of a hassel. :)

It is set that this year cell group Xmas gathering is going to be at my house again on the 28th Dec. Brothers are organising the gifts exchange and games while sisters will help out with the food preparation. Ye Hui just sms me the person I am going to buy the gift for and guess what...it is the same person I do the exchange with last year! :D Oh well, he will be blessed with 2 gifts then coz I juz bought him a Xmas gift yesterday too...so good! :P

Christina will also be coming to my house. This will be her first time to join our cell group and get to meet everyone in E240. I wish she will also have a great time with us too. :) Oh manz...I can't wait I can't wait!!! :DD

This period of time has always been my most favourite time of the year...and the happiest too. :) I can't wait to up load all these photos to share with you all!

So here, before I have no time to blog again, wishing you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

"Don't be proud of your gifts, but be proud of the one who gives you your gift."

LIME Flea Market @ Scape! (08/12/07)

LIME Flea Market @ Scape (Youth Park)!

This is the very first time I am setting up my own flea market stall...so blessed with such a great chance to do something new in my life...praise the Lord! :D

My main products are simply secondhand ladies clothes and accessories. Most of them are mine while some are collected from Shu Hui and Yingz...so as you can see there are lots to sell.

Thanks to Ye Hui whom came down early in the morning to help me set up the stall. It was not as simple as I thought because you need to plan nicely the way you want to present your products so that people will be attracted to them.

Thank God that my house seemed to be well equipped with materials that I can make use of:

1. Garment rack (use for my ironed working clothes);
2. Accessories stand (magazine rack that I reorganise and turn it upside down);
3. Scrunches stand (toilet paper roll wrapped with aluminium foil)

Be creative! *wink* :P

That's MY stall! :)

Thank you to Yingz sweetie who promise to help me out with this despite she had to make sacrifices for her project...love you dear! :)

I am just glad to maintain the stall with her and to keep me company. Hope we can do this together again and make our plans come true. Thanks to Chorcheng for coming down to give me her support too...really glad to catch up with my travel mate! :))

Yingz & Me! Thank God for having you as my best friend in my life... :)

Even selling at a flea market is not as easy as it seems. There are plannings for me to do, items to select for sale, and preparations to make everything looks great. And even with many things sort out, there are always little surprises that will make things tough for me. Today's rain is one good example of this. I am sure next time I will have a plan and cover ready if such thing happens again.

The selling experience also allows me to see the reality of the purchasing trend of the flea market crowd. Clothes, unlike on ebay or other online shops, they are very hard to sell. My bags and accessories are the popular items for today, making the main portion of my profit. Some of the bags are even the ones I bought from China and HK at a very low price. Today, they are sold at a gross profit margin of 50% and above on individual account! Praise the Lord! :D

I really have to thank God for this great opportunity for me to learn to be an owner of a stall at the flea market. Through this, many valuable lessons for me through this 1-day event. Even as I go home after the flea market, there are already business plans made in my head -- my flea market business!

After discussing it with Yingz, they become so much more solid now. Flea market has low start-up cost and ideal locations for the shoppers crowd. It does not need much time commitment, which is perfect for both of us as a part-time job while we handle our routine work and studies. Customers are mainly price sensitive people and hence our focus will be placed on the pricing and differentiation. So what I make use of now is the blessed connection I had with China and that my parent is always stationed there, meaning easier for me to get the products from China! Hahaha...I suppose my mum would love doing shopping there too since she is so free in China...heehee...lol

I am now looking at Holland Village flea market and also the next round of LIME Flea market application. Yet I still cannot find how and who to contact. If anyone knows anything about the flea market in Singapore, let me know! :)

Well, I guess today it is the best marketing and business lesson learnt for me! I am sourcing out for the flea market booth application contacts now and soon when I go China end of this month, I will look out for the bags again. Sounds good ya? I am so looking forward to it! :D

There's, though, just one question in my head: God, is this what you want me to do?

Coz I really hope to rely on you and not myself. I am not sure if I hear the correct voice. And I know I will not have that confidence to venture out without you...

Curry Chicken!

My very first curry chicken! It was a great success to cook it at last...hahaha...so what next?

This week I didn't really study much for my CFA Level 1. Reason being:

1) Lazy -- which I don't deny it;

2) Tired & busy -- many household chores to do and plans to
make for my flea market;

3) Cooking -- I don't really enjoy eating outside so much since it
is expensive and not so healthy.

So honestly, I don't have high hope for Sunday but take it as some experience of CFA...and in fact a very expensive lesson to learn... :P

I want to learn to cook many dishes, as a hobby and also to save money on eating outside food. I don't cook well in the past and sometimes I don't even dare to present it to others for tasting. Now I can understand the sufferings of my ex...haha...lol I have been cooking simple dishes for the week, cooking about the same old dishes that I know of and trying to perfect them. And today, I finally made my CURRY CHICKEN! It tastes great! :DD Hahaha...trust me manz...anyone wanna give it a try? *wink*

This morning I met up with my iPod mini buyer and sold the item for S$120. I thought I have made a great deal out of it but in the evening I was informed that my iPod is not working right...how could it be?! I have tested it before I sold it. And I should have insisted on showing the buyer the working condition of the iPod before he left but he was the one who rejected it. I cannot tell if it is really spoilt originally or after he got it now. How stupid me...

Tomorrow I will meet up with him again to take it back for checking. And I have promised to pay him back half of the amount first. Is it really my fault that I could have missed the flaws in the iPod? I am not trying to cheat anyone here but I should have been more careful about selling the items out too. If I insisted to show him it is working properly before I hand him the iPod, the conflicts would have been more clear who's fault it is. And if I know its battery is not working well, I could take it back immediately too and just bear with the embarrassment for not noticing that fault...how careless of me to fail to do so...haiz...

Anyway, I am so glad to be out with the girl today after her exam. Time is always wonderful with this best friend of mine around...especially I have not gone out to shop for ages! I don't feel like spending much at all now as I am scared I would spend much more for Xmas. It is wiser if I spend less for the time being...that's the same for Yingz...oh manz what should our budget be for our Xmas gift exchange this time round?

I am glad too that I will be meeting up with Steph tomorrow after her paper. I need to borrow the financial calculator from her too. Yingz will be there too so it is the 3 of us again...yeah! :)

"Thank God for a great day! :D"

Apologize by Timbaland

"Apologize" by Timbaland

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"I wish I could say apologize to the things I have done in the past,
Amend them if only there is a time machine.
Yet it is already too late now,
And I have let you down...


What is done is done and there is no turning back,
I have let it go now.
What is ahead of me is waiting for me to mould them now,
And this time I tell myself:
'I will never have to apologize to you again...trust me.'"