i got another birthday request this year !
pumpkin to rent a car and bring me to west coast mcd.

cab home after mozza coz he book a car from 10pm to 12am.

first, he gave me flower for birthday ! woo !! just a single stalk this year but i am happy ! i love flowers

the car ride was fun ! he told me to come up with a list of places that i want to go. Looking forward to more adventure.

– G

Jen email me a puzzle, my birthday dinner venue is in the puzzle:

i asked for hints and she gave ‘very near to city hall’
i cheated ! i remember she asked for my blog address and i knew it must be one of my always wanted !
hehe that’s how i knew we are going to Osteria Mozza for dinner !

 *happy to be here !

*each table has this for free

*cheese & meat

*duck pasta

*we shared this fish !

*my portion ! so full but Jen say we shld ordered desert

*asked the waiter for recommendation and he told us to try this.. yum !
**free ice cream for the birthday girl 🙂

THANK YOU for the expensive dinner and striking off another item off my list.

– G

we are going for a hotel stay for my 32 birthday !
i was thinking what else do i want for birthday?

a bicycle.

the problem is i dunno how to cycle!

had a bad accident 20+ years ago. i didnt know what is ‘danger’ !! hahaha, happily ride on neighbour’s bike to the edge of the staircase. first time, i managed to brake. second time, i managed to brake too.. at the bottom of the stairs with a big wound on my forehead.

jie ran away (she was scared when she saw blood) i ran to next door neighbour’s house and try to rinse away the blood ! the next thing i rem is sitting on a cab with mum, with towels pressed on forehead. the taxi driver was super stress when he saw all the blood. hahaha

den i rem lying on a cold steel bed, stitching. strangely, i dont remember the pain, i was too scare of ‘eat the cane’ den anything else. hehe

anyway, i decided to learn cycling ! pumpkin got me a bicycle and i had my first cycling lesson with him. we tried our best but i just couldnt find my balance on that few pieces of steel (or whatever material) structure.

*my fierce bike! we choose this bike coz the rest are too big for me !
there’s a smaller bike at the shop but comes w/o the basket.

my colleague actually gave me her cycling instructor contact. he seems like a nice uncle but hv to travel to his shop for cycling lesson. pumpkin goggled and found this www.terraoutdoors.com/

contacted the Suet Ling and we met at west coast park.
she came with a helmet and a correct-size (aka small) bicycle for me.

Lesson #1
– introduction of the bicycle
– pedaling
– balancing
– stop the bicycle

*after day 1

Met her again the following day.

Lesson #2
– safety check, always check the bicycle before you ride on it
– balancing
– start the bicycle

wah lau.. it seems so easy in writing. its not okie. we met at 11am on both days and it was super hot ! i was super nervous, lost my confident after countless falls. i didnt want to go for the second lesson. my body was aching like mad but pumpkin urge me to go ! i am so glad i did. so so glad… coz i can cycle now !!

just 2 days and i can ! *huge smile*

went for a spin on my bicycle, took awhile to get used to my own bicycle ! yay ! so happy !

adventure start to the new year !

– G

July

0- leaving NE after 10 years. heart-breaker event of the year. NE has always been my second home, i will always remember all the good times!

*my dear manager,Rita
0- 26 days of not working. it is my first break in 10 years and its a strange feeling waking up with nothing to do.

0- Staycation with Jen – Naumi Liora
fun to do a random staycation with one of my fav person in the world ! 🙂

0- Part Time work for jie ! it was fun working for her, having her as a boss. my fav task is to roast and pack the peanuts ! easy peasy

0- Movenpick @ Sentosa / SEA 

*lunch at restaurant ! his always-wanted

0- Steamboat at home to celebrate pumpkin’s birthday with his family ! i love steamboat

0- Laptop !! awesome laptop,allow me to watch video in bed, surf in front of the tv. cool !

Aug

0- new job, new job scope, new colleagues, different culture.. took me a while to get used to things here..and i dont like it ! hahaha, will be starting a new job in Feb / March 2014.

Sept

0- Jamie’s Olivier Restaurant

happy to strike off another always-wanted !

Oct

0- Swissotel

awwww.. back in 2010, pumpkin asked me where do u like to go ? randomly,  mentioned Swissotel! its one of the nicest hotel that we stayed in !

the view was to-die-for.

0- The Proposal

Kor proposed to Cami ! Happy to be part of it !:)

*Cami’s ring

Congrats to both ! looking forward to your wedding

 Nov

0- HK and Macau

HK – Big Buddha ! nice,always wanted to see this

Macau – Sky Walk X ! we wanted to do this since we saw it on tv! so happy to fulfilled this always-wanted.

*a nerve-wracking experience that pull us closer together as a couple

Dec

0- first D&D @ Hilton

Never attended a D&D before ! hehe i am glad that trista & i even went for make up. I am super happy to won the 2nd prize ! woohoo !

0- first visit to Jurong Island

there’s really a strange smell in the air at JI !! happy to see our power plant and a tour of our admin office at JI.

*door gift ! EZ-Link Card 🙂

0- Bicycle

he got me a bicycle ! 32 year old birthday present, more about this later !

*my fashion bike ! hahahaha

0- Ending 2013 with a free Excelosior hotel stay ! Complimentary of jie & brother in law! The fireworks was awesome! We were super noisy in the room coz of this little girl..

*with my fav niece, Callie !

Happy 2013.

To More Adventures Ahead !

– G

my dec:

*waiting for our family & friends 😉

*lotsa food from OCK

*mum cook curry ! yummmm

*and bee hoon ! double yum

*we go crazy on pizza

*a small log cake

*lotsa choco from his family !

*even my bear got a xmas gift ! haha

*banana cake from Esther, my AM at PLE.

*new spec, i love it !

*we changed spec together ! 🙂 look couple-y

*gathering at jie’s house

– G

its time to intro little Callie ! she is going to be my niece 🙂

you will see more of her on this blog !

-G

2013 is one of my most challenging year !
i left my job of 10 years, found a job & resigned 5 mths into the job.

here’s the highlights:

Jan

o- Kindle.

neat little kindle. love it !

o- Horse Riding!

birthday experience from Jen ! awesome feeling ! thanks jen for riding with me, she’s not a fan of animals.

o- Love of my heart

flowers from pumpkin. i cherish any flowers from him coz most pple say ‘after marriage and that’s it’ i am glad that we make the effort to make each other laugh, share what’s on our mind and go on date nights.

o- Sky 57.

10 years of friendship lunch. wow, 10 years & counting.

Feb
o- TW trip.

i love the super cold weather, the friendly pple, dining at the toilet restaurant (nothing special) and hotspring.

*cherry blossom

Mar
  o- Bintan Angsana!

4 of us !
1st time going on a short trip with jie and bro in law. i love the buggy ride, the dirt track, wind in the hair and crazy speed.

awesome ride!

April
quiet April.

May
o- family trip with his parents.
Penang / Langkawi

the cable car ride in penang is super scary !! i love the hard rock hotel in penang! exciting vibe and cool place.

poor vin ! he fell sick..

i really like the boat ride at Langkawi, seeing the eagles, bat cave and the crazy scenery.

June
 o-i quit.
After 10 years. i couldnt stay after the mgmt terminated my manager of 10 years. it was a emotional decision, a emotional time.all’s well that ends well.
o- oh, i cut my hair !

fed up of the long curly and super dry hair.snap ! bye bye long hair !

…to be continue..

*hang out at the airport

*on the plane.. back to HOME !

*not much shopping

hehe, i got this trip by emotional blackmail pumpkin.
went home after work 1 day, whine abt work, whine abt going to macau,whine abt not having a dog.. he decided to fulfilled one of the above !
thank you and love you !

– G

2 more weeks and i will be unemployed.
i didn’t want to end the year being jobless but jobless is better den being unhappy.

pumpkin say he haven’t see me happy for quite some time.
yeap.. i have been quite unhappy because of my job.

i dislike my job scope, dislike answering phone calls, dislike meeting customers, dislike dealing with demanding customers, lack of management support and i totally dislike the weekly monday morning meeting (so stupid!!)

i wanted to leave in Nov but stay on after talking to my AM and HR. Merely, a mth later, i went ahead to submitted my letter.

the good news is:

– i am still under probation. (all staff are placed on a 6 mths probation) meaning, i only have to serve 2 weeks notice.
– i won myself a 2D1N stay at The Sentosa
– i attended my first D&D !
– i visited our plant in JI ! first visit to Jurong Island.
– i made some great friends!
– i had a better understanding of the electricity market in Singapore
– i know now that sales and CS is not for me.

i am really thankful to my AM for her guidance and support these few months ! she has been more den a manager to me. i am blessed to hv her.

– G

hehee, yearly tradition!

*empty tree !

*dinner first ! Jie, Jen and Me !

*fairy lights

*red !

*toy solider

*almost done ! waiting for my brother in law to fix the star 🙂

Merry Christmas Jie !
xoxo

– G