" With light, one blossoms a new chapter. "

This is a rather special post, mainly because I feel that it ties Baby and I together even deeply.

I've met many of Baby's clients, his family, his relatives, but somehow I don't really know his friends except for a few like Raymond, my own elder brother etc ... It is like I can read every page of his life-book, but a part of it is just locked away. And finally I got a chance to open that particular chapter :)

Baby's old Gusto friends are meeting for a hotpot-bbq and I'm really honored to be invited!! :D Raymond brought Cheryl a few times for their outings, but somehow I always have something on whenever Baby tried to invite me too. This time was different!!!! Yay :D

They all wanted to meet 11am at Shihui's house which was situated at Novena. Unfortunately for me, I overslept once again and I took 3 hours to get ready +makeup on. A real terror I tell you. Baby almost dozed off at the computer waiting for me to get ready. 1hr to bathe, 1hr to choose/mix&match clothes, last hr to makeup. Heehee :S

In the end we cabbed down to her house and reached about 2pm, and surprisingly ... we were the first ones there!! LOL!! Just imagine the shock on Baby's face when we walked up to the floor and nobody was there! Hahahaha classic I tell you~

But yea, they were actually shopping for groceries .... hahahahaha :) Anyways, Raymond, Cheryl, Shihui and Vanessa came up soon and we started to prepare the food for hotpot - cutting, washing, 摆美美 etc. While preparing, Zhihao swaggered in with sunglasses and I was like "woah, look like some korean superstar!" hahahaha and he really looked like one! Clarence, Vanessa and her boyfriend, Luther, strutted in before we began, and when everybody got together, it began!

And that concludes my hotpot day with gusto pioneers! It was super fun even though I didn't speak much... that was because I kept laughing at the others' jokes, especially Zhihao ... He is so comical! Hahaha :) Anyways, after that, Shihui accompanied everybody to the MRT where we bought Gongcha along the way. Ray recommended some green tea winter melon milk tea with pudding and pearls. It sounds like a heck-load of ingredients ... but it was SUPERB. LIKE OMG my taste buds literally went into orgasm. Heh.

After going on our own separate ways, Baby brought me to Bugis to cut his hair and sadly the salon was closed for CNY ...... so we ended up walking about Bugis Junction and I bought myself two fashion/makeup magazines~ Heehee. I also got myself a new pair of slippers cause my old one was too torn to be seen!!!!! D:

At night, Baby brought me to see his new clients and Baby spent the whole time talking them into sending their kids into Singapore to study while I sat beside him nodding my head in agreement. Hahaha :P

Well, that concludes my day~ It was pretty hectic but super worth it, because I get to spend it with Baby :) And the best thing is that I feel more connected with him since now I got to know a few of his good buddies and his new clients. Yayness~ :)

Toodles~

" Be the champion whom you have always imagined to be ... "

Just in case you didn't know, I'm back into Cheer again after many months of serious MIA. Well it was mostly because of my hibernation-like-holiday-trips, the CNY period and me working part-time. So far I have no qualms about my job because I just got another kid to tutor which means more ka-ching for me! $.$

Anyways, I'm here to post about the recent activities of my life to ensure that I am absolutely not dead *cues applause*.

Today was Bob's enlisting and since it was in the morning, Baby and I head down to Pasir Ris to give him moral support and to send him off. Baby said it felt like he lost a good friend to the hands of evil ... not trying to say the government is evil ... just saying it as part of a good joke.

And so, we spent Bob's last few relaxed days gyming and eating good food!

First day, Baby brought Bob and I to a steamboat restaurant which Baby thought their ambiance was the best compared to the others. In addition, their service is worth to be complimented with a toast!! *I'm serious*
Anyways, back to the story ... the three of us were starving since we skipped breakfast just to gym and we ended around 3pm. Our desperate journey from Dover to Bugis was just filled with complaints about being famished and what not ... but still, it was more of a joking-complaint (if that actually makes sense) ...

AND my conclusion about that place is that everybody should really go and try it!!!! The name of the restaurant is 鲜得来 and if I remember correctly, it should be along the road opposite of Bugis Junction taxi stand. Good luck trying to find it, because when it comes to recognizing street names, I'm as clueless as it is :P
Baby ordered a lot of plates and the good thing about it is that you pay per head instead of per plate, so Baby and Bob were literally spamming all the meat they could see. Obviously, I was eating shiitake the most cause it is my staple diet LOL who am I kidding ... But yea ... :)

We ate/talk/laugh/take photos till for 2 hours!!!!! Yea we are that good ... actually NO, Baby is THAT GODLY when it comes to eating. It was no joke when he put on 10kg during the holidays - everything was just eat and eat with practically no limits! D: Fat ttm, but the good thing is that he managed to lose 7kg while I lost about 3kg .................... Ahems* PICTURE TIME!

So anyways that was the first day .... and it so happens that the next day we were meeting again!!! :D For my 20th birthday!! :) heehee. I told myself that after every year, I want something simple for my birthday ... No more huge-assed parties with so many people that it becomes a hassle to clean up afterwards. So I decided to have just a nice quiet lunch with a few of my awesome friends!

Bob came quite early so that we could just hang out at my house, and he was such a darling for not minding residing in my ultra-messy-room-with-clothes-piled-about-1m-high to chat. Not long after, the others came! And while we waited for my mother to finish with the last touches, we just sat around in the hall and talk. At first Raymond and Cheryl (Ray's 爱爱) thought my house was two hdb units combined into one, and I'm like ............ huh? I don't think the government would even allow such a thing. And I don't even think my house is big actually ... I guess after living in a house for so long, I just get used to it being 'cramped'. LOL.

Anyways, we finally commenced on the eating and everybody somehow loved the sandwiches my mother prepared. Hahaha, I preferred the nuggets which were sinfully dipped in nacho cheese ... Oh-the-sensation-of-it-all just makes me tingle with delight. Sighs* Too bad I can only indulge once in a while since I'm still miraculously dieting D: And now, pictures! :)



But I digress .... Hahahaha. That concludes my birthday!! :D Baby actually wanted to bring me to this Paris restaurant, but I declined since I had no space left for dinner (we ended lunch pretty late), plus I just felt like staying at home and rest :) Still, I want to thank all my awesome friends for coming on time!!! Hahaha and spending such an important time with me :D Oh, and they gave me this story book which I'm dying to read after I'm done with my three thick books of DEXTER~! *Rubs hands with devious grin*

That concludes my two most wonderful days spent with awesome friends. Whatever happens Bob, all the best in there!!!! We all know you can make it in there :) Persevere on and I will see you back in Cheer very soon!!! :) Love ya and take care of yourself~ :D

Toodles~

Today is going to be crazy... My entire day has been planned out.. And well even though I got off on a rather late start, it was really a miracle I managed to even wake up in the first place!

So anyways, I'm heading to Spgg with Bob and Baby! It's Bob's last few days of freedom and we are going to celebrate it old school! Gym before a good meal - since both of them have been craving for 火锅 (no idea why).. After gym we will be heading down to Bugis and treat ourselves to a well deserved meal! :) For me, it's going to be the usual cardio ... And I can proudly say that it's actually quite effective! Even though the scale doesn't drop, but I can tell that my thighs are slightly leaner than before! Yay to toning!! Haha :)

After Bugis, I'm heading down to Orchard for tutoring. Nope I'm not the one who needs tuition ... Haha. And when I'm done, it will probably be 8-9pm at night! Which kind of concludes my day~

I shall blog in details when I get back or perhaps tomorrow... :P yes I'm one lazy pig. Lol. Toodles~

It has been tough for the past few weeks with Baby and I ... We have been arguing on topics - new and old ... and frankly speaking I was so tied down with fatigue, I almost gave everything up. Thank goodness we managed to set aside our differences and set up a few new rules to keep our relationship going. I guess after one year plus of dating, the 'passion' sort of died inside the both of us ...

Plus, with Baby being so busy with his job and me being busy in my own way, we find ourselves drifting apart emotionally and mentally. It felt like we lost some sort of spark which ties in with the chemistry in our relationship .... yes it is as bad as you think.

But, with every darkness, comes light from a different source. Baby and I finally roped in our differences and settled with something that the both of us have agreed on after so many arguments.

Car.

Yes you heard correct. The thing that helped us find truce was the topic on CARS.

If you have been a faithful reader of my blog, you would know that Baby and I are thinking about marriage ... even though I'm still a young budding student, Baby was not getting any younger by the minute. With an age gap of 5 years, when I reach the recommended age for marriage, which is favorite 27 years old, Baby would be 32 years old and dude ... that is REALLY OLD. A relationship is about give and take right? So I've to give up a few years of being the youthful princess and tie myself in with marriage.

It is not as bad as it seems actually... Hahahahahaha.

So anyways, I've always been a fan of Volkswagen, but Baby has always laid his gaze upon a Mini Cooper. After comparing many other specifications of various models between both brands, both of us finally came up with a conclusion. Our first car would be a Mini Cooper S Cabrio ... cue picture!



She's a true epitome of beauty ain't she? Awwwwww. Sniffs*

Of course our first car would be something more suited to our noob driving and cheaper, so that even if we were to bang something (touch wood), we would not exactly feel that ULTRA TIGHT EXCRUCIATING PINCH .... Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha T.T In addition, you can even customize the Mini Cooper into whatever designs you want. Of course this comes with extra costs and Baby was thinking of doing the customization somewhere else. This includes changing the engine and whatnot. Like how his friend customized his car into a sports car and he only spent like $200K! And that even includes the basic price of the car. Amazing right? Plus his car door is similar to that of a Lambo - you lift it upwards and sideways instead of opening a normal car door!!! Super cool I tell you!!!!! :D

So onwards to saving money for our condo and then our marvelous car. Wish me luck doing so! Hahahahaha :P

Toodles~
PS: I'm still getting my Lamborghini after earning more money~ Lol.

I finally bought my Baby's Christmas present! Hahahaha I know I'm always a tad (or maybe not so much as a tad) late, but hey! I finally got it! Baby is one super complex guy and most of the time I've no idea what he wants me to buy .. He always say that I should buy something he needs, but he always buy the stuff he needs which leaves me with nothing else to buy. LOL. Get my drift? I, on the other hand, am one super easy person to please. Get me anything cute, pink, or something with a HelloKitty logo on it, I'm elated. Get me something I've always wanted, I'm fucking delirious. Get me something which I desperately need, and I would throw myself at your feet. Easy right?

So anyways, this time Baby told me what to get him to make my life easier! And it is pretty damn easy to buy the stuff too! :) Just recently, he bought this Hugo Boss shirt for himself so that he can wear something nice for his friend's wedding this Friday. And it so happens that he needs a pair of cufflings. So I got the one he wanted.



If you can't really see ... those cufflinks are in the shape of an airplane! And the cutest thing Baby did when he first opened the box was to play with it. LITERALLY .. with sound effects and storyline and all. I'm like ... -.-" he's really easily amused. Hahaha such a cutie pie.

And that's all actually. I've recently started my part-time job as a tutor and the pay is really good. S$50/hour and with two hours per week, it's pretty awesome, even if its only one kid at the moment. Of course I'm still working as Baby's secretary of which I accompanied him to meet his clients yesterday and it was a super hectic day I tell ya. But its all in a day's job and today I get to stay at home and relax :)

Life is good and I know it~ Toodles~

The difference between my boobs and your boobs is that I don't have to wear thick paddings to make them look big. Sorry girl, but at the end of the day, when I'm stripped off all my clothes, I still have the real deal remaining ^-^ Get over it! Unless of course you do mean to say that all your photos are photoshopped ... Then I have nothing to say. Good day to you.

Hey everybody!!!! I've a few awesome news to share~~~~

I'm going to Universal Studios again tomorrow!!!! Heehee. This time I'm going with Baby, Joel(moi younger brother) and 3 of Baby's students. My brother has been bugging me to bring him to a roller coaster that is more exhilarating than the ones we sat in Hk, and I thought the ones in USS are much better.. So yep! Going there tomorrow :) I hope he won't die of a heart attack or something. I know for sure I'm damn prepared for it! Hahaha.

Another random update of my somewhat-not-so-mundane life is that I'm getting my iPhone 4S tomorrow. Well technically it's not mine.. But Baby has some "connections" so he told me to trade my old iPhone 4 for a new iPhone 4S in which he is going to sell my old one: which by the way is still in super tip-top condition! I'm so proud of myself! Hahaha :)

And wells, as for today, I'm going out with Baby to shop! WAIT! This time it's not me who is doing most of the shopping. It's Baby himself! It came to me as a HUGE SHOCK because he is not one who is "designed" for shopping. By right girls are more inclined to shop because its programmed in their nature(hint hint Mel! :D haha). But still, I guess there is always a start for Baby! Heehee. On the way I'm just going to drop by the Prada shop for my new wallet. And that is the end of my shopping! Hahaha pretty short and sweet for someone as fanatic as moi :P

Another awesome update is that I've already lost 3kg ever since I came back from China and this time I'm hoping to break that stupid stubborn weight-limit which I'm always stuck at D: my abs are still not as strong as the last time, but I found out the problem of why I didn't quite like my previous abs ... I did too many weighted-abs-workouts that it made my muscles all big and somewhat bulky, but I failed to tone it nicely because it was super hard to tone! It's easy to focus on bulky.. But difficult to tone it. So this time I've another method which I'm experimenting :) wish me luck!

Other than that, I guess there is nothing much.. I'm still trying to find out a way to convince my mum to let me own a dog............ But there could just be another far fetched dream T^T Gotta ask Mel for some tips on how to convince parents to have an animal in the house! Her muffin is just super adorable! Ahhh.. How I wish I could be friends with Muffin.. Heehee.

That's all :P Toodles~

I KNOW I HAVE ALREADY POSTED FOR THE DAY BUT HEAR ME OUT!!!!!!!!!



Now that I have your attention ... Yes I truly want a dog. I forgot to post about this when I came back from Nanjing, so here it is!!! :)

Many of you may be wondering why the hell would I want a dog suddenly. The answer is ... Damn I've always wanted a dog, it's just that I've never really mentioned it out loud to the world and whatnot. And my mother used to raise a dog with her parents and it was just EXHAUSTING. The time, the effort, they put into one small dog was tremendous and somehow it had formed some sort of mental wall in my mother's brain (LOL I'm jk). Don't get me wrong, we all love dogs, but we all hate doing the work like cleaning up after it etc. So seriously, raising a dog is just too painful.

BUT WAIT!
I may be able to change my mother's mind about it though ... :) You see, while I was in Nanjing, where dog ownership is more relaxed than here in Singapore, I got to engage myself with different dogs .... Who am I kidding? I only made friends with 3 dogs! But guess what??? They are all so freaking adorable!!!! Here are some pictures for your eyes to melt in pure cuteness :)



Even Baby agreed that NiuNiu was super adorable and we have been discussing about owning a dog like NiuNiu. And I can tell that he is quite excited about it too, but the only problem lies with my parents not wanting to own one. Especially when they are going to shift off to a new house. Imagine a new house soiled by a puppy who is not trained to use the potty ... So Baby and I are like trying to come up with tactics to convince my parents to let us own a dog. And worse come to worse, we will just own one after we get a house for both ourselves. Ahhhhh, she is just too adorable for words!!!! T.T Sobs*

Well that's the end of my super short post! Hahahahaha (I've been writing lots of long posts there few days boo..)
Toodles~

PAIN ... that is the only word not only stuck in my head, but in various parts of my body as well :( Okay, that sounds wrong ... BUT HEAR ME OUT!!!!

Ever since I came back from my trip, I've been working out like almost everyday!!!! :) Cause my poor abs have been reduced to a really sad vertical line across my stomach while the outer lines have all been absorbed by my amazing fats. Lol. So I've been running 4km everyday and doing weighted sit-ups. Sit-ups is probably the most basic exercise to strengthen abs, but if you want to tone it, sit-ups is not exactly as effective as other stomach exercises. That's why I carry weights while doing sit-ups. It's more of a challenge and more effective like that.

ANYWAYS, today I woke up with a very very sore stomach, which is both a good thing and bad thing :( The good thing is that, a sore pain means that my exercises are effective in training my muscles! Don't be mistaken between a sore pain and an aching pain - an aching pain mostly means you overdid your training or your method of exercising is wrong. But the bad thing is that ....... IT IS STILL PAIN! And I can't do any of my abs training without saying "eeeekkkkk". Lol.

Besides my stomach feeling pain, my throat is like FREAKING SORE now. I've been drinking lots of water these few days because of my strenuous exercises ... BUT, I still got a freaking sore throat ... And I finally realized why.

MY EFFING WISDOM TOOTH IS SPROUTING!!!! (the funny thing is that only my bottom-left wisdom tooth is sprouting ... and the others don't seem to be surfacing) And the worst part of it is that ... being 19+years old, my gum is already rock hard or what you say "fully-matured". With the new tooth, it has to 'dig' its way out of my gums from the roots. AND MY GUM HURTS LIKE HELL!!!!!!!! My gum-flesh is like slowly being ripped open for the new tooth to appear. You may ask why is it that when we were kids, and our permanent tooth was sprouting, it didn't feel painful. THAT'S BECAUSE WE WERE KIDS!!!!! Our gums are not exactly fully 'hardened' and the new tooth had space to grow into, without having to rip the gums apart. BUT IT IS DIFFERENT NOW!! WTF!!! Another thing is .. because the new tooth is pushing out of my gums, my lower gum is swollen and because of that, my upper tooth keeps grinding on whenever I close my mouth! DOUBLE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How can life be anymore excruciating?!?!?!?!?!

I told Bob about it yesterday night and he was shocked to how pain it was. He told me to quickly get it extracted. But the problem was it has not fully surfaced yet ... however I can see the shape of it had formed under my gum :( Bob was curious as to how it felt .. and my most accurate feeling I could give him was of a young dog teething ... New teeth are sprouting and I have this constant need to bite something. Seriously. Of course when I told him that, it was funny and he told me to take painkillers .. which sadly I don't like!!!! :( How sad is the world going to get?!

My whole family knew about my wisdom tooth and they kept telling me their experiences. For my elder brother, it was slightly sore, but he said it was a pain he could handle... But he had no need to extract them, because his mouth had enough space to accommodate all 4 of his wisdom teeth (yes he has a big mouth hehheh). My mother had hers extracted when she was quite old because her wisdom tooth had decayed. I've read up some articles about it and there are many more people who have the same problem of their wisdom tooth easily decaying. Because it is grown so deep inside our mouth, it is hard to brush and floss, so many people would just neglect it.

BUT the worst story was Baby's story of how he got his bottom wisdom teeth extracted. His upper jaw was big enough to let his wisdom teeth grow, but his lower jaw had no space and when they sprouted out, he said it was super painful as well and his wisdom teeth practically squeezed the rest of his bottom jaw teeth which led to major discomfort. So he wanted to get it extracted. But his wisdom teeth were not exactly fully sprouted, so his operation was quite a disturbing one.

The dentist told him that he had to first saw the gum where the wisdom teeth is sprouting and slowly smash the wisdom teeth into smaller pieces so that he can extract them and gently cut the roots/veins. Because of that the dentist let him eat some athlete medicine to get his heart-rate up really high so that the blood will be pumping at a faster rate than rest, to prevent him from slipping into a comma during the sawing of his gums. Of course they put those anesthetic medicine on his gums to make it numb and all.

But the other scary thing is that they had to strap Baby's arms across his chest like those lunatics you see on tv. This was to prevent him from suddenly jerking during the operation due to that athlete medicine. AND Baby said that he was fully awake while they operated on him, because the athlete medicine made him fully energized and the dentist said that his eyes were like opened super big during the operation. Can you just imagine how scary that feels????? D:

That's why I'm pretty freaked out by the whole thing and I'm really really dreading this feeling :( it's like last night I kept wanting to bite stuff and Baby was afraid that I might further hurt my gums, so he gave me his finger to bite on. Of course it felt slightly better! It was really gracious of him :) Arghhhh. I guess the good thing is that having such acute pain in my gums sort of diminished my appetite and it was helpful towards my diet since I don't feel like eating so often. But it is still PAIN! D':

It's like I also have no mood to do anything but to just keep chomping my jaws and biting things. Thank God I had my parents around. They gave me this medicine where I just have to apply it on my 'itching' gums, and tadah, it was numb! The pain slowly faded away to my delight, unfortunately, because I kept playing with the 'medicine in my mouth, my mouth became numb ... and I couldn't talk properly. So last night I was just literally flapping my gums whenever I talk. Hahahahahaha! Baby also let me watch Real Steel on his MacBook to help me keep my mind off my gums and it was quite effective! :D

Besides the pain and all, it was quite troublesome all in all ... I couldn't talk properly without feeling my gums rubbing against each other, I couldn't brush my teeth without feeling pain on my lower gums, I couldn't keep it from stop itching etc ... But the worst part was sleeping. I had to freaking sleep with my mouth opened. And to prevent me from drooling on my pillow, I had to place a freaking handkerchief under my mouth and I actually bit my pillow to sleep! How embarrassing .... Oh the horror.

Thank goodness most of the pain faded away today and I'm thinking of visiting a dentist in a few days time when my mother is free. But I can still feel my gums rubbing against each other whenever I close my jaw fully. So I have to adjust myself to open my mouth 24/7 .... So I basically look like this :O SERIOUSLY HOW STUPID.

Oh wells, here is me wishing all those people who are expecting their wisdom tooth to come out any time soon! Toodles~ :(

" Choose Juicy :) "

And so I've finally started work for Baby as his darling, adorable secretary. LOL *pukes*. It's really quite easy, I get to stay home and work which is way more relaxing than any admin job. Only on a few occasions when I get to go along with Baby and meet his clients, will I then finally step out of the house. Plus my basic pay would be around 1.3k and if Baby is successful, I get commission and bonus too! In addition, Baby's students also require English tuition and I get to teach them basic English which is pretty much DAMN EASY TO TEACH! And one lesson is around $100, so if every week there are two lessons, I would earn about $800/month for each student. Amazing right? So my basic pay should be around 2.1k if I only have one student (WHICH IS STILL QUITE A LOT FOR ME STAYING HOME 95% OF THE TIME!) :D

Plus this is my first time actually "working" for somebody ... and to think that my boss is my lover! (Ohh scandalicious rumors! .................. your head ah) I think my life is really like a princess; I'm always so well taken care of by Baby, his family and even my own family! I'm guessing being the middle child and the only girl in the house has its own perks! Wakakaka :D But of course I don't intend to be like this forever. I'm thinking of saving up the money to open my own future! (I've mentioned it quite a few times I think?) No more being treated like a princess! Time for me to get cracking~ :)
So anyways, my pay for one month is more than enough to buy a Prada wallet which I have been eyeing for quite some time. When I first touched Baby's Prada wallet, the leather was somewhat different from my Prada bag, and it felt really really awesome for a wallet! (Of course the material of my bag is pretty amazing too!) So I've decided to get myself one wallet too! Anyways, it is time for me to change my wallet because my LV wallet has been dying on me ...

For those who don't know the story of my dearest LV wallet, it goes like this : I left my LV wallet in my gym bag which was waterproof inside out. And I somehow forgot to take out my sports bottle from the bag too! So I left my gym bag at the corner of my room overnight. The next day I've finally remembered my sports bottle was still inside and proceeded to take it out. That was why I realized that my sports bottle was leaking and there was this 'pool' inside my gym bag which had about a one-inch depth! The water didn't flow out of my gym bag because (like I've said) it was waterproof!!!! And I saw my poor LV wallet lying in that pool of water all soaked at the bottom. Let me pose a question to all my fellow readers out there ... What happens when pure leather get submerged in water overnight? The answer is ... IT FUCKING SHRINKS AND GO OUT OF SHAPE! The whole freaking leather was spoiled! D: I was like WTF?!?!?!?!?! But thank goodness, the money inside was still dry - behold the power of LV leather wallets :( And I couldn't bear to change the wallet so soon! (it was only 3 weeks old!!!) Plus it was a present from Baby when he had to go for his overseas business trip and left me alone for 2weeks+, so I held on to it for close to a year with the leather all horrible like that :( You can seriously feel the difference - the area which was not affected by water and the area which was freaking submerged in it overnight! Damn I feel stupid.

And that is how my LV got spoiled overnight! Yay! ............................... sobs*

SOB STORY ASIDE!!!!!! Everything starts anew with 2012!!!! New clothes for Chinese New Year! New resolutions for the year! New look(btw, I've recently cut my hair because the super cold weather in Nanjing freaking spoiled the ends!! T.T)! New everything! Including new wallet and bag! I'm not being superficial mind you. I'm being realistic! Every girl in the world knows that the new year brings new promises with them, thus they change their outer-appearance as well as their inner-personality! And I've never like dangle my new stuff in front of my friend and laugh at their non-existant-ability to not afford it. I NEVER DID THAT. I only like to take pictures of pretty stuff (cues Juicy Couture picture above), and all my stuff are pretty! Hahahaha :)

So anyways, what I did for my job as 陈老板亲爱的秘书 so far is just writing and translating two letters and later I will be going out to meet one of his clients :) Who is going to treat us to dinner. Pretty awesome right? Hahahaha. Oh wells~

But I've been thinking of getting another part-time job which does not clash with Baby's schedule, so that I can earn about 3k+. Ever since I saw Baby's friends all getting married, I've realized how much their wives supported them. Getting a house in China is one of the hardest thing to do because their houses there are quite expensive in lieu with their pay-checks. The average pay of one China University graduate is only RMB2000, which is only $400bux here in SG! At least the average of one SG University Graduate is about $1.5kbux! And their houses are really exactly like our HDBs here in Singapore which is quite spacious for an average family. Their houses are all quite cramped unless you are looking for a private estate which costs even more for them. So it was quite tough for Baby's friends to buy their houses, yet they still managed to do so. Why? Because their wives were working hard too! Which goes to say that I'm really really treated like a Princess here. Gosh. When I discussed this with Baby, he told me not to worry so much. But somehow I still can't help but worry, that's why my mood this morning was quite snappy towards him *oops*. Even though we have only dated for 1 year and 8 months, we have already talked of plans for our future, involving a house, a car ... and what we will do together as husband and wife.

Many (and I do mean MANY) modern SG girls LADIES, will always say that dating for at least 4 years will give them the reassurance that the man is truly the one. For me, it is different. I see their attitude and their personality during the course of dating. And despite it being only 1year+, I already think that Baby is the man for me. We may have different mindsets, different culture, different family background, but one thing stays the same. He loves me and I love him, AND we both have the same dreams/plans (somewhat? LOL).

We even discussed in details about what kind of first car we would like to buy, what sort of houses do we find suitable for a just-married-couple etc. I would like to clarify that I have no intentions of being a tai tai (rich married lady who sits at home doing nothing but play Mahjong .. DAMN I CAN'T EVEN PLAY MAHJONG WTF!) because I have dreams for myself too! And I've also thought of my University path. If I can't make it this year, I will see how well I've progressed with my passion of baking/cooking. If that remains stagnant, I'm going back to take Alvls again. But if my passion is true, I will have to discuss with my parents about quitting school instead and focusing more on my passion. All of this are still going through pending and reconsiderations (of course LOL). So that's why after buying my Prada wallet, I've claimed my shopping-demon in a cage and have decided to save up for my future.

Having short-term pain is much better than suffering in the long-term ... So I am thinking of saving up together with Baby so that we can get our Condominium in about 1-2years time, getting my driving license this year along with him as well, and of course perhaps getting married in Singapore after settling all those above. Of course I'm not sure whether my dad can accept me not going to University as he is more of the traditional Chinese - graduating from Uni, getting a stable-income job and slowly climbing up the promotion ladder. I can tell that my dad is really successful in what he does, as now he has two houses (not those 3-room flats ah!) under his name (he is such a property guru) and now he is thinking of upgrading to either a private estate or a condominium. Of course he is still waiting for a slot to open because the last few times, my parents registered late and couldn't get the condo. :( It's all in God's will. But Baby is different from my dad (even though their personalities are the same LOL), and despite him not even going to Uni, he is still really successful in his area of work. So I guess I've to discuss everything with my parents step by step.

Another plan that Baby shared with me was that on the 5th month, when we return to Nanjing for his friend's wedding, he would like to sign a marriage contract there along with me, stating that we have finally started our journey together as an official Nanjing couple! Hahahaha. Of course the official statement has to be done in Singapore for me to be considered as TRULY MARRIED. As for him, either country is alright I guess? Hahahaha, but of course I'm still deciding whether I should tell my parents this because they would be quite shocked/freaked out. LOL....... -.-" Like I've said, everything is still unconfirmed .............. Hahaha but it would be a good experience for me though :P

SO ANYWAYS, putting Baby and I aside, I've celebrated my grandmother's birthday yesterday! It was not much, we just had a simple dinner nearby as my grandfather is still recovering from his recent operation, thus he cannot walk very far. We didn't have any cake either because my grandfather could not eat that, and the whole family thought it was better not to have cake. We didn't want grandpa to feel left out because after the operation, he has been quite emotional about it. He thinks he is being a burden to the family when he is obviously not! But somehow he just keeps thinking that way ... He has contributed so much to this family, so this is the very least we could do for him.

And my grandmother has been really supportive of him all the way. Even on her birthday, she made sure he was all well taken care of. The true power of love really does exist in this world, even after 50+years of marriage. Amazing isn't it? And to really commemorate their love, Baby and I bought this snow globe from Nanjing. In the snow globe, there are two swans - female and male (DUH!) and the male placed its neck over the female swan in a gentle posture, and the female reciprocate by tilting her head in the embrace of the male swan. It seemed like two simple actions, but the meaning was great. And the first thing that came to mind when I saw this, was my grandparents. Even though what they do for each other is not big bold actions, but those small actions speak louder of the love they have for each other. Plus, the snow globe has this beautiful function where you switch it on and there will be very beautiful color displays inside. So it is quite romantic and all :) heehee.

My post is rather long (SORRY!), but what I've said here (the upper 3/4 of the post) is true and I am really determined to stick through it. Mainly because I want to prove some of my aunties (from my father's side) that comparing results is really immature (and wrong!) and they can compare all they want, while I have already set up goals and dreams for my future. Certificates may get you a stable job, but it can't get you the happiness I have right now. So suck it up! I don't intend to let a piece of paper run my future, but of course I am not saying that education is not important. It is important for basics and for those who want a career for business, law, science, medicine etc... but what I'm doing has nothing to do with advanced education. Like who the fuck will ask me to calculate the integration of the volume of a fucking curve rotated around a fucking y-axis in a bakery/cafe?! Or ask me to write them a 3k word essay why Richard III was considered a fucking charismatic villain and yet his downfall was considered heroic etc... If that happens, I will slap the daylight out of them. Seriously.

I believe that success comes mainly from 90% learning from outside and 10% learning from textbooks. You can stick your head in your books throughout Uni and come out jobless or having a fixed stable job, or you can spend half the time on textbooks and another half on learning the outside world context. It's your choice, your life. As for mine, I have plans to follow through and I don't intend to stop it for anything else. Yes I know that many Uni graduates are successful with their jobs yadah yadah yadah, but those only consist of such a small percentage, and they probably spent 5years min to get their Masters/PHDs and whatnot just to qualify for a fixed-income job. I'm not that type of person and I don't think I can survive after graduating from University. Like Baby, he likes a challenge where his job allows him to earn a lot and not be fixed to a certain amount. Of course these jobs include risks but if he is willing to take that risk, being his girlfriend I have to support his ideals. So here's to me and Baby living our dreams! :)

Toodles~

I'm finally back in SINGAPORE! *cues applause* Heehee :) My holiday has been cut short (was supposed to come back on the 15th of January) because after missing out so many events with my family, I thought I must not miss out this one. And this event is none other than my grandmother's birthday :) So anyways, I will post more about my grandmother's birthday after celebrating it! :D And Baby was super gracious about it. Even though the time he spent with his family was super short, he still agreed to come back early. But we will be back earlier than before! Normally we would visit his family every end of the year as I had to attend school. But now I'm no more schooling (waiting upon my As results), I can travel anywhere and anytime I want, of course before my Uni year starts :P So we are going back to Nanjing on the 5th month to attend his childhood/best friend's wedding! And as most of his friends are already getting married this year due to the incoming 2012-End-Of-The-World-Hocus-Pocus, he is the only one left unmarried and he says that his married years are being delayed thanks to me! LOL. GEE THANKS? As a result of being the only unmarried one among his group of friends, he has become the best man of his best friend's wedding! Hahaha I was supposed to be the bridesmaid, but I realized that it would be REALLY HARD as there will be a HUGE language barrier. Hahahaha, so they have to choose another girl to be the bridesmaid :) Of course the duration of us attending the wedding will also include visiting his family and relatives!

Besides going over to Nanjing on the 5th month, Baby and I will also be going to Thailand with a few of our good couple friends :) Raymond + Cheryl, ShiHui + her boyfriend and us! :D It's like a triple-dating-holiday! Hahahaha. So after Nanjing, we will return to Singapore for about one week before taking off to Thailand for good food and good shopping! :) And I'm soooo going to get fat again :( Sobs* But it will be an awesome holiday! :) In addition, we didn't get to go Japan last year according to our plans, because Baby didn't manage to apply for his visa :( Sadness. But we are thinking of going either Japan or UK this year with his parents. But everything is just in the process of planning and seeing how things turn out because of unforeseen circumstances. The only two trips that has been set and confirmed are the trips to Nanjing and Thailand :D Hooray!

Anyways, my trip to Nanjing was amazing ... I managed to finally come out (slightly) of my language barrier and could communicate with Baby's friends. Even though my Chinese-accent was something they were not accustomed to, they still managed to understand! Double Hooray! HAHAHAHA :) Baby also brought me to meet more of his friends and their wives. And they are all super nice people! It is quite amazing that they had managed to keep in touch even after so many years! Because most of his friends are his primary school friends and they stayed in the same class all the way to secondary school. And even after most of them graduated from University and got a stable job, they still continued keeping in touch with Baby who is all the way here in Singapore. They really are one tight bunch! :D Besides meeting up with his friends, I did lots of shopping! Like overloaded shopping ... I had to take out all my winter clothing and leave them at Baby's hometown, while packing all my new clothes in it... And guess what? My luggage weighed 5kg more than the usual one with all my winter clothing. AND, one piece of winter clothing is heavier than a normal casual piece, so you can really see how much I've shopped in Nanjing!!! And after unpacking my luggage and placing all my new clothes into my wardrobe, my clothes have been stacked to the ceiling of my wardrobe and my wardrobe is quite high; almost touching the ceiling of my room. So yes, I've much problems trying to close my wardrobe door. Baby didn't shop much but he bought new clothes for Chinese New Year! Hahah and he only shopped because his Secondary School English Teacher forced him to! Yes he even kept in contact with his English teacher because he left quite a huge impact on Baby. And his English teacher really likes to shop! Which was awesome because he introduced me to some of the more high-end shops in Nanjing :)

After shopping so much in Nanjing, I felt really really exhausted and I've practically squeezed out a lot of my shopping-juice which means that I'm not going to do much shopping in Singapore (naturally to Baby's delight!). Hahahaha :) In addition, I'm going to devote more of my time into baking/cooking, exercising/losing weight and working. I'm currently Baby's secretary, and I'm somehow going to be an English tuition teacher for his students ... which is quite LOL. Hahaha. The pay is good + I get commissions (according to him), so I guess it beats working in an office everyday! Even so, this won't be my permanent job since I'm hoping I could open a Cafe with my mother as it has been her long-time dream. Not only that, Baby has many connections which enables us to be able to open a Cafe with not much problems/difficulties. Of course this is something long-tern which my mother has to consider since she is still working as a teacher in some private school. So she told me to wait till the end of the first term before she can really put much thought into opening the Cafe :) In addition, Baby is also still working hand-in-hand with one of his most successful clients and I'm praying that the application of their work permit will be a success as this will definitely open many doors for Baby's career :) Being his secretary, I'm also helping out a bit in terms of translating and writing different emails etc, which is quite fun actually! Hahahaha.

So well, that is most of what I've in store for this year 2012, which I hope will be a much smoother year compared to last year which was quite a huge ball of stress for me :( Toodles~!

PS: My Prada bag has been customized and accessorized to look even better and less common like the other Prada bags :)

Here's another shout-out from 南京: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Yea I know it's a bit lag but I've had problems connecting my phone to the Internet... Melissa is probably far far away in South Korea enjoying the snow and freezing her ass off as well! I'm really glad we managed to talk to each other through Tumblr(lol how the hell did we manage that you say?) and its miraculously askbox function :P It turns out Melissa has been trying to contact me and I've been trying to enter her tumblr main-page to see what's happening.. But somehow China is really unfriendly so I was stuck at the dashboard without any ways of entering anybody's tumblr homepage.. Including mine! Lol wth. Thank goodness Melissa managed to see that I was on tumblr re-blogging random shit again and contacted me :) She will be in Korea for 1week plus and I'll be back in Singapore before her so I guess it's safe to say that I've already bought souvenirs for her, my family and the rest of my dearest friends too! :) of course I also do receive some "orders" from some of my friends as they know that things here in China are cheaper(with the exception of branded goods like Chanel, Prada, JuicyCouture etc) than those sold in Singapore.

I've had my share of insane shopping here but those shall be left aside as I'm here with the purpose of posting about the New Year! So it's tradition that everybody gets to make a new year's resolution in hopes that it would be fulfilled no matter how long it takes, but somehow those promises are always left brushed aside to a dusty corner. As for me, I just like to get into the good spirit of it all. So here is my list of 2012 resolutions!!!

#01. Be a better girlfriend :)

Baby has been a wonderful boyfriend ever since we met and it somehow struck me that he deserves more than just a girlfriend - he deserves an extremely GOOD girlfriend. One who understands him better, one whom he can share his happiness and sorrows with without the fear of being put down or judged negatively, one who gives him the utmost love and faith etc :) and I plan to make all this come true... Ever since I came back to his hometown, I'm seeing and hearing all his childhood/school friends getting married next year or so. And naturally their blissful emotions were passed down to us as we stared at each other's blank faces hoping to see a glimmer of hope for a future that has the both of us in it :) and we are still working on improving our relationship. This trip has also made me realize that he is one of the most important man in my life.. And that he and his family treat me so well I really feel like a pampered princess. So my dear Baby, if you are seeing this, I promise to be a more matured girlfriend without always having to fuss about minor issues :)


#02. Be a better daughter.

This is another important factor of my life. Seriously, without my family, I don't think I would be so fortunate as of now. To have a father who pampers me so, giving me money whenever I ask for more to shop for things I want/need, without questioning my intent. And despite the stress he has been facing over my siblings and my education, he still finds the time to arrange wonderful holidays in which we get to relax and de-stress. I am under fortunate to have a caring mother who supports my decisions and always smile for me even in my most depressing moments. She also helps to convey kindness and soothing words from my father to my brothers and I, mainly because he is always working, to ensure that we knows our father cares. She has always been the mediator, the healer and the support to hold the family together tight and strong ;) I'm fortunate to have grandparents who always pray for the family and giving wise advices for us foolish youths in times of tribulation. They alone hold forces that keep our family pure and bonded together. They, too, set amazing daily examples in which we youths should follow in step, learning new morals every moment. Of course I am thankful for my siblings for always bringing down the house with their jokes and laughter that never fails to fill the house, enforcing the warmth of the household. In addition, to have siblings who understands your emotions and vice versa is a wonderful thing because I have siblings in whom I can confide in or just have a casual nonsensical blabber :) Therefore I've decided that I should not take my family for granted and be a better daughter in their lives.


#03. Continue my passion for Cheer!

I have not lost my passion for cheer and neither has Baby and Bob. Despite time being constraint, I'm still going to enjoy every training moment I have left with Bob before he goes away for NS - the hell on earth for all Singaporean Men. Hahaha :P Of course Baby still loves cheer as much as he did when he first started out, only he doesn't have the time to engage in such daily gyming sessions, since his work has been picking up ever since the last quarter of last year. Still, he is going to put aside the time for gyms so that he can perform better in trainings. As for me, I will do exactly the same. I'm going to conduct a strict regime of exercising/gyming and cheering for the next few months before my Alvl results are announced officially. Till then, I'll probably be hitting the gym/track more often than before. Something about working out makes me really excited and happy. No idea why, but yea I guess besides being a shopaholic, I'm also an trainaholic. Lol! I've no idea why people always have the misconception that female cheerleaders must be all skin and bones. I admire American cheerleaders because even the females gym every thrice a week along with the males. Only difference is that their regimes do not include such heavy weight-lifting but mostly focus on the abs and leg power to jump. So if you think female cheerleaders should just eat less and diet... You are wrong!!!!! The most important thing is the core!!!!!! No core, that person is not a real cheerleader. Just saying, no offense intended. Even if you think female cheerleaders have no need to gym.. You are dead wrong too!!!! They do need to gym to train their core.. No point just doing Pilates etc.. Even my grandmother can do Pilates... Lol! Oh right, and the next important thing is to get my flexibility right :) last year was such a close call for me being able to finally do a split till Alvls came and Baby told me its best not to stretch just in case I got a cramp in the middle of a paper etc. So I stopped and haven't stretched for a really long time! :( but of course having Baby by my side makes it all better because he has the experience of stretching people to maximize their flexibility(he has a lot of good testimonials! Haha) and he also knows how to maximize a person's potential. :) cheers for me!


#04. Reach God-like in Cooking and Baking! :)

It has been a well-known fact that true peranankans ladies are good cooks and bakers! Since young, they have been trained furiously by their mothers to cook like a world-class chef and thereby developed their senses to be in tune to cooking and baking. Thus my grandmother and mother are really awesome cooks and bakers. They can sense something is not right with just a whiff even if it tastes alright. They also cook by instinct, knowing that to throw into the pot to enhance its taste etc. the same goes for baking, with one look, they know whether the inside of a batter has been well baked or not. My grandfather and father are true living testimonies of how awesome their cooking is.. They used to be skinny, really bone-skinny until they got married ... Slowly their photo-albums tell a true tale of how their stomachs slowly got bigger, knowing that they have been constantly well-fed under their God-like batter. Unfortunately, being a girl of mixed culture, I was not brought up the traditional way. Since young, I was encouraged to read instead of baking.. I was encourage to learn abacus instead of cooking .. So I've absolutely no idea what the frag how to cook or bake. Unlike my elder brother who learns so fast under my mother's watchful eye. He reached a well high standard, in true recognition to be on par with my mother... He has become my mother's rival, waiting for the moment of the student surpassing the master ;( as for me, I'm missing out such fun! Thank goodness my mother still has it in her to pass on a few skills onto me as I took up a bit of baking before Alvls. And I whipped up a nice batch of brownies with her guidance... Thus when I return, I hope to be able to cook and bake without having anyone to guide me ;) and of course making something edible!! My plan is to read cooking/baking books and try to remember by heart the different condiments/spices that makes the taste different :) maybe if I get pro enough, I might be able to open a cafe alongside my elder brother and mother! Haha well my grandmother has stopped cooking for quite some time since my maid arrived, so let her just retire peacefully :D


#05. Help Baby out with his work and strive towards success!

Baby has been really working hard before the holidays and with that, he has managed to meet a lot of successful clients :) with that he started setting money-earning goals for himself ... And it is really amazing he has met all of those goals so far. He has bought a Mont Blanc diamond pen for himself, Prada wallet, bag and money clip etc. And with the new year, he has set yet another goal for himself and being his girlfriend, supporting him alongside is also part of my duty! So I've decided that I should be entire supportive of what he does, thus am thinking of applying as his secretary.. I've noticed that sometimes when he becomes really busy, he will tend to forget about the slightest things. So he should totally need someone like me right!!!! Hahaha :) someone by his side making sure that everything goes according to plan :)

Well other than that, I can't really think of any other goals I want to make for myself.. And if I were to make too many, I might not be able to follow out. So as of now, these shall be my goals. But Plans sometimes deviate from the path you have planned out.. No need to fuss.. I believe that nothing will stay the same forever.. So as long as the goals make one happy and satisfied of one's life then it is more than enough!!! :)

Toodles~