it's Christmas eve but i'm not excited.
i feel really sad....that it seems like Christmas is all about Santa (u re-arrange and it equals Satan) and presents. and people don't seem happy at Christmas time either. they are rushing to buy presents, they get irritated and angry, they cringe as the credit card gets swiped through...
it's all about everyone for themselves, maybe some love for those around...
but it's not about what this day is supposed to be - the birth of Jesus Christ. the one who came to die for our sins.
it's really sad to think that children these days know who Santa is but ask them about Jesus and most will have no idea.
parents even rally against teaching Christian education in public schools. and even some private schools too!
most private schools are Christian schools but Christian education classes become an option in year 11 and 12.
sometimes it all feels too much....why would anyone want to live forever in this broken world?!
Monday, December 24, 2007
champagne and turkey party
that's what we're doing tonight....
it should be nice though. the restaurant is by the ocean =) but not so sure if champagne and turkey will fill me up...and i'm designated driver too =/ hmm....sMELly will most likely go crazy over the champagne...
i'm already feeling tired....
just wanna curl up and die.....
it should be nice though. the restaurant is by the ocean =) but not so sure if champagne and turkey will fill me up...and i'm designated driver too =/ hmm....sMELly will most likely go crazy over the champagne...
i'm already feeling tired....
just wanna curl up and die.....
Questions with no straight answers
i thought it would be ok. i don't know why i still feel so sensitive...perhaps my friends were right...about me keeping my distance.
questions questions....
why is the sky blue?
why is the grass green?
why did i go darker?
why did i wear pink?
should i wear my red dress?
do i really like my big bed?
should i downsize my bed?
why can't i stop eating junk food?
did i set my alarm clock?
......when am i going too far?
watched Becoming Jane last night and Pirates: At World's End (again)...
why do i like period dramas? hmmm
can i get over it? yes yes
questions questions....
why is the sky blue?
why is the grass green?
why did i go darker?
why did i wear pink?
should i wear my red dress?
do i really like my big bed?
should i downsize my bed?
why can't i stop eating junk food?
did i set my alarm clock?
......when am i going too far?
watched Becoming Jane last night and Pirates: At World's End (again)...
why do i like period dramas? hmmm
can i get over it? yes yes
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Happy Birthday Gloria Phua!!!!
dear GLORIA PHUA has finally turned 22!!!! =)
called her up and asked her if she knew who was on the line....
GP kept saying "sarah? sarah?"
when i said no for like the hundredth time she asked me to say a sentence....
and then another sentence.....
and then another sentence......
finally she gets it!
...and blames it on my singlish-ness that she didn't guess it the first time...
sai!
it was good having a little chat with her....
but in typical gloria fashion, she hasn't changed her return date to singapore yet!!!!
LOL
looking forward to your return GP!! we've missed having you around!
xoxo hope your birthday was heaps lovely =) xoxo
called her up and asked her if she knew who was on the line....
GP kept saying "sarah? sarah?"
when i said no for like the hundredth time she asked me to say a sentence....
and then another sentence.....
and then another sentence......
finally she gets it!
...and blames it on my singlish-ness that she didn't guess it the first time...
sai!
it was good having a little chat with her....
but in typical gloria fashion, she hasn't changed her return date to singapore yet!!!!
LOL
looking forward to your return GP!! we've missed having you around!
xoxo hope your birthday was heaps lovely =) xoxo
Saturday, December 22, 2007
wheeee caffeine freeeeeee
....................or not!
with no starbucks coveniently located within walking distance, coupled with the fact that i haven't been to Zaraffa's yet (except to check out the hot guy my sister is crushing on), means that i haven't had a single drop of coffee since the girls sent me off on Sunday night! almost a week!
but a confession....i've been guzzling down coke like water!! O_O
that's gotta stop.....
with no starbucks coveniently located within walking distance, coupled with the fact that i haven't been to Zaraffa's yet (except to check out the hot guy my sister is crushing on), means that i haven't had a single drop of coffee since the girls sent me off on Sunday night! almost a week!
but a confession....i've been guzzling down coke like water!! O_O
that's gotta stop.....
funny daddy
sometimes i forget how funny my dad is....
it's a dry sense of humour, mostly sarcastic and sometimes mean!
last night at dinner, my dad asked me if people in Singapore think i speak Aussie.
somehow my mum came up with the comment that my sister still has her singlish slang when she speaks to us but has an accent when she speaks to her friends.
my sister then argued that my mum does the same as well.
sensing that things might end up hostile, i gave a rendition of my own impression of my mum, then my dad, and then my sister of what they say that is "uniquely Aussie"!
so my dad said something along the lines of my sister speaking like a bird, and he said, "like a sparrow!" my sister, not satisfied, said, "why sparrow? why not bluebird??!!"
then my dad said, "you want to be a bluebird??!!! you know what bluebird is in hokkien???!!!!" which sent my mum into a fit of laughter....
i'll let you figure out what it translates to in hokkien...........
it's a dry sense of humour, mostly sarcastic and sometimes mean!
last night at dinner, my dad asked me if people in Singapore think i speak Aussie.
somehow my mum came up with the comment that my sister still has her singlish slang when she speaks to us but has an accent when she speaks to her friends.
my sister then argued that my mum does the same as well.
sensing that things might end up hostile, i gave a rendition of my own impression of my mum, then my dad, and then my sister of what they say that is "uniquely Aussie"!
so my dad said something along the lines of my sister speaking like a bird, and he said, "like a sparrow!" my sister, not satisfied, said, "why sparrow? why not bluebird??!!"
then my dad said, "you want to be a bluebird??!!! you know what bluebird is in hokkien???!!!!" which sent my mum into a fit of laughter....
i'll let you figure out what it translates to in hokkien...........
time for a change
i did something last night! a small change, probably one that most people won't even notice. will see if the girls can spot it...Qi most likely will ;) i like this change. will stick with it for a while!
**i feel so carefree!! =) **
Christmas shopping
it's been a tough shopping time....Christmas always is! i really hate buying presents at Christmas and also at birthdays, pretty much ANY celebration where gifts are a must. don't get me wrong, i love giving presents. but i want and love giving them when i do it on impulse. sometimes, i will be walking along doing my own shopping and see something that i know so-and-so will love. or just a thoughtful gift for a dear friend who might need something to brighten up their day. i don't like the stress and pressure and RUSH of needing to buy someone a present. the decisions that need to be made, the coordination skills needed (!!!) and....especially at Christmas time where you have to wrestle the crowds...there will be tears! let me tell you, the agony i went through the whole week before my flight to Australia...i hardly got any sleep that week! rushing to the shops after work, trying to find the right gifts, mentally adding up the $$ i've spent... then going home, trying to pack my bags, being too tired, barely sleeping and up again to be at work by 8am....zzzz i really felt like i was just floating through the week, lucky for me there were no big problems at work apart from being really really busy.
the last few days i've been making lists of Christmas presents...it's so difficult...and then madly running out of my parents' store for a few minutes at a time to go look and buy presents. this morning was crazy! but i got most of it done...and i'm quickly running out of money too! been swiping a lot =/ i'm going to be on a tight budget the next few months...trying to squeeze in a weekend in HK in Feb though...to see my dear Judy :) i miss her so much, she's always been my voice of rationality and reason! she'll be stopping over in HK for only a few days and it's the only time i will be able to see her when she's close enough...
the good thing about shopping in Australia is that there is no massive crowds like in Singapore!!! what a great feeling it is NOT to have people in your face, shoving and pushing! last Saturday when Qi and i were in Orchard....omgosh....claustrophobia!!! i love wide open spaces!!!!!!!
i got a few dvds too...looking forward to spending my afternoons with the girls camped out in front of the tv and lots of snacks!
the last few days i've been making lists of Christmas presents...it's so difficult...and then madly running out of my parents' store for a few minutes at a time to go look and buy presents. this morning was crazy! but i got most of it done...and i'm quickly running out of money too! been swiping a lot =/ i'm going to be on a tight budget the next few months...trying to squeeze in a weekend in HK in Feb though...to see my dear Judy :) i miss her so much, she's always been my voice of rationality and reason! she'll be stopping over in HK for only a few days and it's the only time i will be able to see her when she's close enough...
the good thing about shopping in Australia is that there is no massive crowds like in Singapore!!! what a great feeling it is NOT to have people in your face, shoving and pushing! last Saturday when Qi and i were in Orchard....omgosh....claustrophobia!!! i love wide open spaces!!!!!!!
i got a few dvds too...looking forward to spending my afternoons with the girls camped out in front of the tv and lots of snacks!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Christmas dinner @ Bobby's, Chijmes
thanks to Jane dear who shared these photos!! now just waiting for JBaby to send me hers! :)
our department, Market Risk Management Department, as Bryan kept stressing on, had our Christmas dinner on Friday, 14 Dec 2007, at Bobby's Restaurant, Chijmes. a few people were missed :( but it was overall, a night of good fun! was a bit sad that we were seated so far away from the little boys and girls ;) but the cosy four always = fabulous night out! we (Joelle, Andrew, Darren and Osborn) kicked on to loof! at Odeon Towers into the wee hours of the morning...left at 3am! the ribs were really good and i'm sure the boss did kenna a huge bill at the end of the night! Nolan did like 3 flaming lamborghinis =/ i paced myself pretty well but still managed to get slightly tipsy! uh-oh....but i'm being a good girl now, haven't had a drop...don't really feel the need/urge to drink anyways :)
Jane, me, Joelle
all of us, the young ones :)
our department, Market Risk Management Department, as Bryan kept stressing on, had our Christmas dinner on Friday, 14 Dec 2007, at Bobby's Restaurant, Chijmes. a few people were missed :( but it was overall, a night of good fun! was a bit sad that we were seated so far away from the little boys and girls ;) but the cosy four always = fabulous night out! we (Joelle, Andrew, Darren and Osborn) kicked on to loof! at Odeon Towers into the wee hours of the morning...left at 3am! the ribs were really good and i'm sure the boss did kenna a huge bill at the end of the night! Nolan did like 3 flaming lamborghinis =/ i paced myself pretty well but still managed to get slightly tipsy! uh-oh....but i'm being a good girl now, haven't had a drop...don't really feel the need/urge to drink anyways :)
Jane, me, Joelle 
me, Joelle
Darren, Andrew, Osborn, Nolan
(what is Andrew doing?!!)
all of us, the young ones :)
shopping spree in 45 mins!!
went to my usual haunt to buy some new clothes...
with only as little time as possible to shop, smells helped me to choose a bunch of clothes and i madly tried them ALL on, some change of sizes, then the final decision....which was quite easy since i liked almost all of them!
ended up with 7 items, totalling $492, that is with discount too! i almost fainted when i converted to SGD......SGD632 faint faint and that was using a conservative exchange rate too!
yesterday was very quiet though...with all my girls not online (no work!)
i was busy planning presents though, and wondering how i can fit in shopping time!
i so badly wanted to sleep!! i'm still craving more sleep....zzzz
it was late night shopping last night so we didn't go out for dinner but worked instead!
thought about my upcoming appraisal and some goals...made me really think about my future. i'm so glad to have my mummy to help me and to advice me.
Wednesday night sMELly gave me some good advice too...she's probably the only person who knows me so well without even me knowing! she just knows things even though i never said anything, even though distance has separated us for the past year...i guess that's what sisters are for :) she really forced me to admit some things that i don't want to admit, that i was too ashamed to admit. and it really opened my eyes...opened the eyes of my heart too. i'm so re-focused now, on everything that's important...and i really need this focus to, for the next year and beyond...to really save up and be ready - for our move to the big apple! our 5 year plan :) i'm already planning for my mba....nyu or wharton??
so for now, i'm just gonna enjoy life and all it brings! next few months will be busy for me and i need to strive to stay alive!
with only as little time as possible to shop, smells helped me to choose a bunch of clothes and i madly tried them ALL on, some change of sizes, then the final decision....which was quite easy since i liked almost all of them!
ended up with 7 items, totalling $492, that is with discount too! i almost fainted when i converted to SGD......SGD632 faint faint and that was using a conservative exchange rate too!
yesterday was very quiet though...with all my girls not online (no work!)
i was busy planning presents though, and wondering how i can fit in shopping time!
i so badly wanted to sleep!! i'm still craving more sleep....zzzz
it was late night shopping last night so we didn't go out for dinner but worked instead!
thought about my upcoming appraisal and some goals...made me really think about my future. i'm so glad to have my mummy to help me and to advice me.
Wednesday night sMELly gave me some good advice too...she's probably the only person who knows me so well without even me knowing! she just knows things even though i never said anything, even though distance has separated us for the past year...i guess that's what sisters are for :) she really forced me to admit some things that i don't want to admit, that i was too ashamed to admit. and it really opened my eyes...opened the eyes of my heart too. i'm so re-focused now, on everything that's important...and i really need this focus to, for the next year and beyond...to really save up and be ready - for our move to the big apple! our 5 year plan :) i'm already planning for my mba....nyu or wharton??
so for now, i'm just gonna enjoy life and all it brings! next few months will be busy for me and i need to strive to stay alive!
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