" 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~