Lucas is growing up!

WOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Exam's over and it's time to slack and do the things that I want to do without worrying about homework and school all the time!

Oh and this also means that I should be more diligent in blogging since there are so many backdated posts that I have yet to share on my blog.

Not sure if anyone's interested in them but I try to make it a point to blog about interesting things happening around or to me as I want to treat it as my personal diary.

So, I shall kickstart with a post on Baby Lucas. This mischevous boy has been growing and picking up new things fast. He is no longer the chubby smiley baby but more of the active, "up-to-something" boy! HAHA

But, nonetheless, he brings lots of joy and laughter to all of us and I really miss him during my exam period when I could not see him as often as usual.

He has not learned how to speak properly yet or walk without support but I'm sure all those will come to him soon.

Here's a video of him driving his favourite car and it also shows how he can understand sentences like "play music" and "dance for me" etc. By the way, that's my sis talking in the background.

Will be back SOON!

I know I know...

I have been neglecting my blog for too long but I just want to give my fullest attention to the first semester of school and guess what? It's coming to an end in one week's time!

In fact, I'm having a science exam tomorrow and I shouldn't be here at all BUT I thought it would be nice to update on my blog before people start thinking that it is no longer functioning.

Anyway, I have had a very fruitful semester so far and enjoying every moment.

Next week spells the start of my semestral break and it is something that I am more looking forward too and of course, it also means that something *ahem* special is coming. Hehe...

Well, I guess my break is quite well-planned already.

Lots of meetups with friends to celebrate, my own celebration, time for baking, hopefully a cruise trip, universal studios, christmas celebration, HONG KONG, JAM HSIAO's concert (AHHHHHHHH!!!!! I'm going to learn all his songs so I can sing out loud on that day) and lastly,

BANKRUPTCY! LOL

I'm jobless now, you know?!

Oh, and not to forget that I will have my braces removed next week too, though I am not looking forward as it will mean that more $ will be gone...

So many events (happy, sad, angry) took place in the past three months and I will update on them on my blog too when my exam is over.

I can't wait to revisit those events again as everything is moving at such fast pace that I don't have much time to appreciate each one of them.

On a different note, I have been watching clicknetworktv for some time and they have a new program called "Tried and tested". In one of the episode (http://www.clicknetwork.tv/watch.aspx?c=3&p=31&v=639), the host was introducing some hair products which I thought was really cool. How I wish my hair is long enough so I can try out those new hairstyles such as easy peasy achievable bun, clicked-on bangs and so on... You can check out the website, http://www.girlhairdo.com/

I am particularly interested in getting the velcro bumpits and trying out the bangs! I wonder how I will look with straight bangs but is so afraid to get it trimmed because I'm worried that I will regret it. Anyway, you can check out those websites when you are free.

Till then, wait patiently for more updates! 

Steve Jobs- A Legend

I haven't been blogging for a very long time.

Twitter is to be blamed because microblogging is so much easier and I could do it anytime anywhere unlike blogging where I had to use my laptop to access the page.

So, today I woke up and like any other days, I immediately accessed Twitbird on my iPhone and was waiting for updates on my friends' or celebrities' lives when I saw this piece of breaking news from Strait Times- Apple announces the death of former CEO Steve Jobs.

The first thing I did was to retweet it because I knew that this piece of news was not going to affect me but many of my friends who are fans of Apple products.

At that instant, I suddenly cannot accept this piece of news. Yes, he is not my family or relatives but I was deeply saddened by his demise. He, for who I know, was a man who had not only created the most innovative and groundbreaking devices for the whole world but most importantly, he made a great impact in my life, as of manys as well.

I can't call myself a fan of Apple products for I still prefer to use conventional computers operated on Windows software. But, I simply can't live without my iPhone.

It all started when I first joined teaching as a contract teacher. I was posted to a school that was pretty far away from my house. The daily traveling to work in the early morning had depressed me greatly as I had to endure the crowd and the tiredness from taking the MRT. So, it was that time when iTouch was introduced and after knowing what I can do with iTouch, I contemplated buying one.

In the end, it was des who got me. Understanding how bad I hated traveling to school, he packed the iTouch with songs and videos for me to watch. Songs by Westlife, Paramore and videos on Spongebob. Those were my morning entertainment. Once I boarded the train, I would be busy with me phone and before long, I would reach Novena.

Then, iPhone came along. I was never addicted to my handphone before that. I can ignore my phone, not bringing it out and still survive at the end of the day or days. However, the idea of having a phone which allows accessed to internet, instant checking of mail, watching videos, listening to songs, playing games and more was too good to be true.

The iPhone craze started and I soon joined in the trend to get the "magic phone". You have no idea how much I benefit from this creation. The traveling to NIE is even longer and everyday, my iPhone has been my companion. Also thanks to iPhone, thousands of apps are soon available. This also created jobs for many others.

Steve Jobs, I am very grateful to what you have done to me. You are a technology visionary and you will always be remembered.

Love,

Sally

Buffet @ Fiesta

As mentioned in my earlier post, my family and I went to Festive Hotel the other day for buffet dinner. The name of the restaurant is called Fiesta and it was a BBQ buffet. Tried there before and I think the food was pretty not bad. The highlight will have to be the salad bar where you can basically find many different types of dressing and salads.

It was in high spirits that we made our way there for a hearty dinner.

Went to Orchard OG for some shopping before dinner

Thanks to Des's mum, we can have unlimited access to Universal Studios for one yr! WOOHOOO

dessert section

fruits and puddings

salad counter (my fav!)

cold dish such as salmon, mussels and prawns

sushi

BBQ!

Chou Ba Bi

We were pretty lucky that day because there is free live music. The ambience was perfect and we all enjoyed ourselves.

Shall end the post with a video of chou ba bi grooving to the music.

Random Pictures...

Some random pictures taken recently...

perfume sponsored by bro and mum for my graduation

dinner at my favourite pasta shop: AMBUSH

des's cod fish fusilli in thai basil sauce

my baby scallops fusilli arabiatta

pic taken @ Disneyland! I am Mulan as mentioned by des LOL (yes, u can vomit)

My happy family!

******

So, the other day, I asked mum to help me take some pics. However, all the pictures taken by her turned out like this blur.

Then, I realised that my camera has the self timer function. Making use of this function, I took these silly pictures! LOL It was so fun.

I love this apple green pants! Super comfy and striking.

N finally one good one taken with my cert

Will blog pics of the dinner buffet @ fiesta soon!

Y MUST WE DO XXX

Last Sunday, I met up with the girls for lunch and we were "pouring out our sorrows" that we had from school or work.

We talked for hours and eventually we reached the time for us to say goodbye. During that moment of silence, our dear Shu Hui suddenly said, "WHY MUST I TOUCH OLD PEOPLE'S BOOBS?!"

Then, KT echoed, "WHY MUST I ACCOMPANY THE OLD JAPANESE PROFESSORS FOR DINNER?!"

I joined in, "WHY MUST I HAVE TO BE A BABYSITTER?!"

I suppose Michelle's one will be like this, "WHY MUST WORK WITH SUCH PEOPLE?!"

It was hilarious at that point of time and thinking of it now, I still find it ironic that even though a job/task always comes with a job scope, it is always undefined. Most of the time, we just gullibly work and till that one point, we realise that we have been doing things that we are either not required or sad to say, required but unwilling to do.

Usually, these so-called "job requirements" are definitely not stated in our job scope. What can we do? We can only blame ourselves for not voicing it out. Honestly, do we have a choice? I mean, do we even have a choice to voice out without it affecting our appraisal or working relationship?

Hmm, maybe it all depends on the severity of the case.

I sound very ambiguous here because you got to experience it yourself and then you will understand what I mean.

Just take me for example, I always thought that my mian responsibility is to ensure that pupils learn. But of course, I am also required to be, ARE YOU READY?

A

TEACHER

CCA TEACHER (CHOIR IN THIS CASE)

ACTOR

STORYTELLER

DISCIPLINARIAN

ADMIN STAFF

EVENT ORGANISER

and....

BABYSITTER

Of course, the list can go on forever but what can I do except complain "Y MUST WE DO XXX"

Only one person can answer probably...

(Please cue the WA MENG TI, WA MENG TI song)

Lion King @ Marina Bay Sands

Last Saturday, I got the opportunity to watch the Lion King musical @ MBS with Des. Can I just tell you how freaking awesome the musical is! The performers can sing really well! Oh and that high-pitched voice of the baboon character really jolted me out of my sleepy self and paid full attention throughout the musical. It was so spectacular that I still think it is pretty worth the price we paid for the tickets!

Furthermore, the whole storyline follows exactly to the cartoon that we watched when we were young. You would have no problem understanding the story! The perfomance put up by all performers (including the younger ones) was simply splendid!

If you have not watched, what are you waiting for!

So, the day started with Des coming to pick me up after my appointment. Although the musical was at 8pm, we decided to explore MBS since it was our virgin trip. Oh man, it is huge and all that walking with no benches or chairs within the shopping area is definitely a smart move because it forces encourages shoppers to patronise the many TWG atas cafes for tea.

  Ok, enough of me talking, time to share the pics taken...

the skating rink next to the food court

the expensive pasta that des had

the little canal

atas shopping

beautiful sky and architecture

some wishing well where tourists were trying to throw the coins into the hole in the centre of the fountain

 gorgeous?

the other end of MBS

Then, we were so tired from all those walking and decided to have a drink at TCC.

my mint choc latte

des and his tea

this tiramisu was FOC. As they were understaffed, we waited pretty long for our table and drinks to be served. Seeing how patient we were, the waiter who served us came with a tiramisu and told us it was on the house. So sweet right? Great customer service.

 collected our lion king tickets

Then we saw people gathering outside MBS and so we followed. There we saw the Marina floating platform opposite us and people were watching the NDP rehearsal live!

sea of red

trying to take an artistic shot of the art science musuem

sunset and silouhettes

helicopter

skipping dinner, we went for the show...

at the holding area outside the theatre

I had a really great time and look forward to more such opportunities to watch musicals.