I'm feeling better today.

Today I feel quite peaceful. Some dust had settled down.

I'll be strong~! Yeah!

I've upgraded my Flickr account and I am uploading alot of photos! The christmas dinner photos are finally up and edited. I have also added a Flickr badge at the side for fast previews! I'm in the midst of adding the New years eve pics and soon to come is Ice's Bday dinner pics taken last night!

Taking photos is one of my biggest hobby. I'm very thankful for the person who invented the digital camera! If it hasn't been digital, I won't probably be as trigger-happy as I am now!

Click here for my Christmas dinner pics!

Click here for my NYE at Mind Cafe pics!

Dark clouds over-casting me.....

I am depressed. Things are not going smoothly. It didn't help especially it is getting closer to Chinese New Year.

Just got the schedule to "help" at our retail outlets in the heartlands. This year schedule is heartless - total 12 full days of "help" needed. Technically, I will not have off from 14 Jan right up to eve of CNY. So this weekend will be my last weekend to clean my room and do all things that are supposed to do in relations to the bloody CNY. So.... I will have no new clothes, shoes and what-so-ever. My hair will remain messy. My skin will be covered with pimples. My whole body will ache like no body business. I will not have time to buy stuff for stupid CNY.

Every year I feel bad not helping my mum with the chores. Every year I have to work right up to the eve. Usually when I reach home, it's 3 or 4 in the afternoon.

Because of this issue, it makes me hate CNY even much more. Every year, my CNY will be spent at home, watching whatever fantabulous "ang pow specials"programmes channel 5/8/U have in store. It only got slightly bettter after we have cable. No one ever visits. Occassionally we have 1 or 2 small groups of relatives. Other then that no one else. Boring.

I Hate CNY! Hate the stupid songs! Hate Spring-cleaning! Hate preparing! Hate the decos! Hate working non-stop! Hate people who doesn't make my life any easier!!!

Lots of photos to show...

But I have no time to edit it and post it!

The sistas's christmas dinner at House photos are almost done. The New Year mini celebration at minds cafe just got uploaded to my comp. There are also some photos of Celine performing at the "Circle of Life" charity ballet and pictures of my xmas pressies too!

Me and my pressies from me lovely sistas!

I need time to sit at home to do it. Maybe this weekend if I'm not packing my room.



It's impossible to do it in the office nowadays. I'm too piled up with work. Collections to do, photo shoots coming up, going to go be sales girl soon for CNY, need to pack office space and get prepared to move office in May!

Finally!!!! I waited long enough!

Yay! I just saw....

楊宗緯's Debut solo album's going be out on the 11th of Jan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay! So happie!!! Finally!!! Looks like Jan I will be damn broke... buying alot of albums.
Since no one bought me any 星光帮 albums at all, I'm going buy all 2 albums and 1 DVD myself! huhuhu....

Nevermind, 宗緯's album will be priority!!! Oh yah... still got Jay's album need to buy.... since I am going to his concert, I better start learning his new songs!

Dedicated to all his "鴿子"(fans).

Merry Christmas?

This year's Christmas is different from most years. Although for the past few years, I have not been feeling the festive mood but this year is the worse.... Something happened at home which I don't think I'm comfortable sharing online. What's happening has killed whatever tiny little festive mood I had left.

And I realised that this year's SMS greetings have dropped tremendously. From a hundred over to a mere 12 SMSes this year. It seems everyone's really not in the mood. Or is it only my friends? Orchard Road is still as crowded as ever. Christmas lights are slightly more elaborate this year (I feel lights reflect how well/bad or economy is). Alot of people seems to be in a joyous mood. Not for me. Not for Boo (was sulking the whole night on Christmas eve - right until I surprised him with a pressie).

Nevertheless, I still spent quality time searching high and low for pressies for my Sistas. This year is a meaningful year as it was also our 10th anniversary and also 2 "喜事" in the group. Ice is going to be a mama and LayC is getting married next year. Therefore, my pressies for them is extra special. It might not be what they want but I hope they will find it useful!

The pressies!

I still can't reveal what the pressies are because we are celebrating tonight. We are going to have our annual Christmas dinner at House. As always, we always discuss months before where to have our dinner but we will only come to a conclusion at the last minute cos no one wanna confirm or decide! Haha... House's environment will be good for us to eat, chat and exchange our pressies!

Talking about pressies... I think I spent more then 12 hours wrapping and decorating all the Sistas's pressies! I bought pearlised white paper from Fancy Papers and did a simple design on Illustrator. This year theme for my wrapping is Black & White. Went around getting stuff to decorate.... Here's the list.

Designing the tags!

All wrapped up - w/o the tags yet!

Making the tags halfway.

Wrapper - A3 pearlised paper from Fancy Papers,

printed with monogram and swirly patterns.

Ribbons - wholesale ribbon shop at Arab street.

Boxes - different sizes from Concourse.

Tags - Baubles-shaped tags made from felt from Art Friend
at Bras Brasah.

In total I think I spent more then 12 hours wrapping and decorating the pressies - all hoping my sistas will love it!

It's Dee's birthday!

I made this envelope to put our $$$ pressie for Delia!

At SCH we usually give $$$ because we want the birthday girl to buy something she really like and want!

The back of the envelope!

Maybe I should start selling handmade stuff soon!

We bought her a slice of White chocolate & walnut cake from Cedele Depot.

Surprise!!!
We all tried to surprise her while she is doing her work!

SweeYee presenting the cakey!

Picture time!

Make a wish!!!

Blow out the candle now!

Hope all your wishes come true! Enjoy yourself, Dee!!!

Christmas is coming...

And I haven't done even 50% of my shopping yet! Chams liao! I thought I had a good start when I bought Ice's and LayC's pressie in early November. But I didn't continue from there! My goodness! The date is drawing near and in fact I only have slightly more then 1 week left! Die liao..... My sistas and I did already send each other our wish lists and like every year, Ice's pressie is the hardest! Ice has everything. Her everything is good stuff somemore so it's really quite hard to get stuff for her.

Our budget has been up from $20 to $25 this year. We go with the flow since everything/ everyone has increase their selling price also. $20 really can't get much stuff lor.... Anyway I had intentions to spend more than the budget. Try to meet all my darling sistas most desired items!
Here's a look at my wish list!

Ey's Wish list!

1. "FLUFF" makeup pouch - I particular like the Mermaid and Dollies print ones.
2. I was hoping this coin pouch can fit my camera.....
3. I also love this bunny!!! I think I look like it! Hahaha..
4. Singlet from Women'Secret. (Don't really want it now though...)
5. Cute Mouse pad like My Melody or Sanrio ones.

I really want these!!!!

1. 星光帮's 《昨天 今天 明天 愛 星光影音館》DVD
2. 星光帮's 《愛.星光精選-昨天今天明天》
3. 星光帮's 《星光同學會-超級星光大道10強》

I Love 星光帮 so much after following their competition on cable. Before that I only like 楊宗緯 but now not only I like him even much more but I like most of them because they seemed to be very real people and I get touched by their singing. My mama also enjoyed catching the show with me. We always drop tears when we see them all start to cry. Hahahaha....

[ I even went all the way to IMM last Saturday to catch a glimpse of 星光四少!!!! They are so cute!!! But I am not mad fans lah.. didn't go super early to chop place to stand. Me and Layc just stood and miao them from far far away...hahahaha]

Christmas is not very far away and looks like this weekend I'm going to spend lots of time shopping and planning my wrapping for the pressies also! Will post pics soon.

Happy Shopping.