No Place Better Than Home.

When you are infested with the lethargic bugs after being sponged out from work and study, all you can ever think of is "No, I'm not very interested to hang out, I wanna go home."

Be it going home to sleep, have a short rest or just sit and daze, there are just no place better than home.

Once again, it's Moan-day (Monday) and all of us should be feeling very dull, trying to fix yourself back into one piece again to get your engine spurred on.

Oh well, yesterday, right before the day ended, I met up with cousin to sign up for some insurance policy which apparently is some basic endowment savings plan that I can retrieve at the age of 55 years old. We are all growing older each day and it's time to lay some path ahead of us just in case anything happen.

Oh did I mention that I bought the Hunger Games storybooks? To be exact, deardear helped me to get it when he was out with his frenz at town someday. Passed by Kinokuniya and he asked if I wanted to get a copy because I was telling him after the movie that I was quite interested in reading the book.

I remembered the very last time when I was super enthusiastic over a book was the time when P.S I Love You was on great hits! And I must say that book was really awesome. I hope this time round, the results will be the same too!

It comes in a series of three and like I mentioned before, the next part will be Catching Fire which seemed to be releasing in the cinemas on November 2012. Dear mentioned that the storyline is gonna be the call-back for all Winners and as expected, Jennifer Lawrence gonna take the throne again! 

Still remember some time back, I got these three cutie pies from Artbox for my lovely colleagues at work.

To me, little things like this reveals my appreciation for the people whom I adore.
Kinda upset that I have one lesser to buy now :((

Anyway, cute books like this always make me have the urge to write very neatly on them and turn the pages every now and then even if there are nothing to refer to. Yes, just look at how silly I am! But well, gals always get captivated by cute stuffs, No? 

Next up is my ever first trial on Mac products.

Loving how the inner side of the paper bag has their website printed on it and the green tone as well!

I got a $120 Tangs Voucher from my dinner and dance's draw and have yet to use them. So deardear and I decided to patronise Tangs at Vivocity where we splurged the voucher on a Hush Puppies extra light-weight luggage bag, topped up some cash and it was also where the Mac lipgloss caught my eye!

I'm pretty curious why Mac calls it Lipglass. Maybe it's named such that upon applying, it shimmers like glass? But I'm definitely loving how it shines on my lips and the colour tone is just nice for me. Not too mad red and not too dull to make me look like i'm sick or is deprived of blood. LOL. 

Was a good day spent with dearie after work today.

Been such a long time since I headed out after work and Tampines feel very much different now.

Will be back soon with more updates.

Heading to dreamland now as I have school tomorrow and gotta report early to work and URGHS, no more nightmares please!

Goodnight my devotees readers! :) 

I saw your flaws as your beauty but you saw mine like an integral part of me that stained, like a permanent scar that can never be removed. 

Broken.

It just hurts badly deep down.

And What's broken, can never be mended.

以后我都不再说了。
以后什么都不在说了。

Oh It's Saturday!

How important are weekends to you?

When Friday arrives, everyone will go "THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!" 

But I will never once felt that way because Friday is never once a 'hang-out' day as I have to turn up for lessons in school.

Have never felt so tired in my entire life before.
So tired that suddenly, weekends have become so important to me. 

Tired me on weekdays!

Weekends are the only days I can rest peacefully, have abit of extra time for myself or to finish up those tasks that were left undone. It's the only time I can sneak in abit of leisure and destress. 

It's Saturday today and deardear came to pick me and we headed to Tampines for my eyebrow trimming session. Say YAY to that because it's been so long since I went for my last eyebrow trimming session and my brows were getting abit too messy. 

Walked about, had lunch at Mac with the new spicy nuggets and mcchicken bites and seaweed fries!
Fattening I know, but these three items are really AWESOME! 

Went to the supermarket to buy some biscuits, sweets, a box of green tea sachets, Innershine to fulfill myself at work when I get hungry or thirsty. 

After which, we headed to dear's sister house at Kembagan as deardear went to help with the painting of Baby Dylan's room.

Say Hello to Baby Dylan!! 

Then Hello Us! :)

And Hello to My New Brown Leather Diary Case for the Ipad!
Deardear bought it for me from the Gmarket and it's looking great and cool!

Look at how multi-positioned it can be! 

I've always love this kind of leather-brown or those orangey-brown and that is why I've got wedges with the colour and it is my favourite shoe! 

Anyway, collated the Asian Management Project and it's finally done up and ready for submission.
Thumbs Up! :)

Okies, it's getting late.

Shall end the post with this interesting reflection from the Ipad .

안녕히 주무십시요! (Goodnight!!)

Long-term planning never fails to make things sour.
Before it's too late, please make a good decision. 

Lend Me A Thousand Hands.

Lend me a thousand hands, perhaps that would be enough for me to deal with the many commitments each day.

I am getting abit far too drained, way too tired.

Life is getting so meaningless with the daily routines and the failure to commit wholeheartedly.

I don't know how long I can withstand,.

The energy in me can no longer be found, like I have aged big time and is starting to slow down.
I can no longer find the motivation and strength in me, like someone else has stolen the full blast from me.
I can no longer feel and is totally immune to all sorts of ridiculous happenings.

Way too lethargic, wished I could just sleep and not wake up the next second.
Way too stressed, wished I have a robot which can help me do all the tasks and I could just sit and watch.
Way too profound, I can no longer understand life.

Not even a bit of time remained, not even a heart to follow through.
My heart is dead.
My mind swifts and my soul is lost and can be found nowhere.

SOS please!

给我力量， 陪我闯荡。

I Am Who I Am.

I am who I am, not who you asked me to be, not who one may be able to control and not who may have split personalities that are hidden.

I say what I think it is, I feel how I think.

I can never be like some others who can just fake their way through with people they don't fancy.
I understand that in the corporate world, everyone just need to pretend to be nice sometimes. But that is something I just fail to force myself to do.
People who know me know that if I like you, I talk big time with you and hang out with you sincerely.
If I don't like you, you can never make me talk to you or pretend like we are best friends.
And when I don't fancy someone, it's pretty difficult for me to change my opinion of that someone and I can never make myself like that someone in my entire life.

Yes, I am super stubborn.
Be it due to family genes or just personality, I know I can be super stubborn at times.
As much as that hinders, I call it my own principles.
There are some things that just cannot be accepted because it has already violated my beliefs, rights and principles.

When I'm nice, I am indeed very nice.
When I'm nasty, I'm super incorrigible, unapproachable and no one will dare to pluck that courage to come near me.
Yes, I have a fiery temper and I know it's hard to change especially when it's something inborn or jeopardized by the stresses caused with the many commitments.

My real self is someone who doesn't very much like to speak, rattle or blabber.
I am extremely quiet when I am being my real self.
I don't like to mingle around like those outgoing people who can just talk to anyone even if the other party is someone they don't really know.
That is why the first impression of people on me is always: "This girl very dao leh, very unapproachable."
But being alone in my uni without familiar faces forced me to mingle.
Getting on into adult life and working life forced me to have an outspoken side of me.

I don't have a sweet tooth, so I dislike sweet desserts and instead of normal milk chocolate, I prefer the not-your-buddy dark chocolate.

I am not difficult to get along with.
If you don't make things difficult for me, I will definitely treat you as kind.
I am not unreasonable, but if you so happened to step on my toes, I will definitely not be nice because of my foul temper and the very fact that I have a strong defense over myself due to some past experiences.

I dislike people to talk behind my back, if you must, confront me.

Like a girl, I adore all the pretty, flowerly, girly stuffs and I can never resist shopping.

I have several nicknames that loved ones call me by:

Close friends call me Nana, Dee, Dianne, Barbie Doll, Sweetie, Ah Shi and Dia.
Family members call me ah girl, girl, young girl, mei and Shi Li.

Friends and family members are always my top priority.
Some close friends know that when things happen, I am just a call or sms away.
There are many circumstances whereby I even pop by at their place within an hour after they called me.
I hate it when people bully my friends and family and I will always stand up for them because they meant tons load to me.

People may change as the years go by.
Throughout my entire 22years on earth, I too have changed quite a fair bit.

But something that hasn't changed is the ability I have to observe people and see through their characters (that's why you realised, I can never be friends with some people because their characters clashed with mine), I am still as independent (you can put me alone to die, and I will somehow still survive) and I still live by my strong principles.

So I am who I am, someone whom you cannot changed without me realizing the moral out of it.
I am who I am, the limited edition on earth.
I am who I am, and there are no one else identical to me.

If you remember, my Lao Ma / Ah Chor / Great-grandmother passed away. 

Have been busy attending the wake for the past few nights till late night and simply have no time to commit to my projects and outstanding work.
Today was the last day of her funeral.
Woke up at 7am and reached the funeral before 9am.
The band came and they played really well and it's always the songs that play feelings out.

Great-Grandma had a super supra grand funeral.
She had a combination of activities from different religion everyday.
The first day was a christian form of funeral plan. (Because the family members who lived with her were christians to begin with)
The second day was a Teochew form of funeral plan. (Which was what Lao Ma had requested before her death)
The third day was a Hokkien form of funeral plan. (As Lao Ma is Hokkien).
Today, on her last day, came the western kinda band and the chinese teochew style with the two big dolls. 

Went to Mandai Crematorium at around 12plus noon for her cremation at 1pm.
May she rest in peace and live with grandma in her big big house happily ever after.

Farewell Lao Ma.... 

原来就算不亲，也还是会难过。
原来人其实很脆弱。
一旦心和脉搏停止跳动， 人就这样一了百了， 一走了之。
从此不再属于人该生活的世界。 

从此让留下的人永远挂念。

再怎么坚强，有一天还是会倒下。

原来就算不怎么相逢，也还是会好难过，好难过。。。

Goodbye Lao Ma.

Just received a call from mum to say that Lao Ma has left us.

To be frank, I am not at all close to Lao Ma because of many reasons within their family that makes it real complicated.

As a child, we only follow the norms and instructions given by the parents.
I have never once visited Lao Ma during occasions like chinese new year, her birthday or what so ever.
When I was much younger, I don't even know I have a Lao Ma.
Good to show how distant we were.

The one I'm talking about is my paternal side Lao Ma.
Mummy mentioned before that maternal side Lao Ma left us the very moment when I was born.

To be honest, I felt nothing for Lao Ma's loss.
It's more of like hating the sights of funeral because it will remind me of so many unhappiness that I wished someone could just throw an iron mould over my head so that I could have memory loss.
It's more of like knowing the fact that sudden deaths can happen and makes me wanna think what can I do to make my loved ones happier.
It's more of a trigger to think about what if one day, my really closed and loved ones were to leave me out of the blue?

Gonna attend Lao Ma's wake tonight.
Still remembered the last time I saw her was at grandma's funeral that night.
That very night when their family came and wheeled the frail and petite Lao Ma in the wheelchair.
She couldn't recognize anyone, she won't talk to you because she simply don't know you.
But the moment when they wheeled her and helped her up to see grandma who was lying stiff in the coffin, Lao Ma looked at her and tears rolled down her cheek.
As much as she couldn't recognize anyone anymore, somewhere somehow, she still remembers grandma.
That very night when I was moved, that very night when thoughts start to flash through and made me ponder the many things I have never thought of.

Goodbye Lao Ma.
It was an affinity that we have had a relationship.
Though we may be distant, I just hope the best for you in your new world now.
May you rest in peace and find your way to grandma who has always wanted to see you till her last breath.

Me Heart Yogurt!

For those who knew me, they will know how much I resisted the sight of yogurt last time.

I've always thought, "What's so nice about yogurt? Why is everyone going ra-ra over yogurt?" 
To be honest, I tried one scoop very long again and I don't really fancy it.
Probably because it was some weird flavours or it was the original flavour which I don't really adore.

Then again, people do change.
And now, I'm having a sudden liking for yogurts!

I think it started off with me bringing my china colleagues to Serangoon Nex for yogurt at this place call Sogurt which I had the grape, lychee and strawberry in a mix and I really like it! At that juncture, it was like "Since when had yogurt tasted so nice?" Teeheehee!

The Benefits of Yogurt

Yogurt is very good for you! It's full of beneficial active cultures that help prevent bad bacteria from taking up residence in your body. The other benefits of yogurt is that it gives your body valuable nutrients such as calcium, protein, and vitamin B2.

Yogurt can boost your health. Here are some facts about yogurt:

Yogurt bacteria can relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.It can also restore the balance of your body's yeast levels, preventing yeast infections. It can help prevent urinary tract infections. Because yogurt is rich in calcium, it can keep your bones strong and prevent osteoporosis.

People who are moderately lactose intolerant can often digest yogurt without a problem. The process of turning milk into yogurt transforms the lactose into lactic acid, which means your body doesn't have to process the sugars in the original milk product.

Even better, yogurt can be eaten in a variety of different ways. You can even make a delicious smoothie with some yogurt and fruits.

Watch That Label!

When you buy yogurt from the grocery store, make sure the label doesn't say "pasteurized." Also, look for "live bacteria" or "live cultures" on the label.

The pasteurizing process kills off the good bacteria, minimizing the health benefits of yogurt. 

Above adapted from: http://www.squidoo.com/health-benefits-of-yogurt

More yogurt stores to try out because I only started with three stores but so far I like Sogurt the best!

Tick ones are the ones I have tried and those with crosses are the ones I have yet to try and I will go try them out someday!

þ Sogurt

þ Frolick

þ Yoguru

ý Yogen Fruz

ý Yigloo Frozen Yogurt

ý Yami Yogurt

ý Berry Lite

ý Sour Milk

ý Gelatij

ý Glacious Yogurt

ý J Co Yogurt

ý OiO Frozen Yogurt

ý Pink Yogurt

ý Red Mango Yogurt

ý Whyogurt

ý Yoghurt Plus

And reason why I am having an affinity with yogurts nowadays is because I am doing a project for International Marketing and the theme set by the unit controller of the school was "Dairy Products". Hence, our group has decided to work on frozen yogurt and we chose Yogen Fruz as the company to look into.

In the midst of doing the project, I began to have closer ties with the once unfamiliar yogurt and I fell in love with it!

So, Stay Healthy with yogurt and Happy Good Friday everyone! J