Cute Sells !

Guess this is old school marketing strategy but it sure works ... at least enough to attract me, every salesperson's dream ! hahahaha ... so here's what I found at the NATAS Travel Fair@ Suntec.Every (okie, most) girl's favourite character ... Hello Kitty@ the Japan Booth and I was not alone in the queue for some shots.hehehe ... only thing was that we were made to say "I LOVE HELLO KITTY" which was totally cheesy.But we did anyway ! hahahaha

More Japanese influences and a huge "Zao Cai Mao" spotted at another booth. Doesn't it look like a shrine of some sorts. Too messy and not tastefully done up I must say but for many, it was enough to stop us in our tracks for a second look.

An-yŏng-ha-se-yo !More cuties walking around the fair ...made me miss Korea lots more

Who can miss Beijing 2008 mascot Fuwa, Huan Huan, the Olymic Flame all decked in Fiery Red. Ain't he adorable ?

For those who do not know, each of Fuwa has a rhyming two-syllable name -- a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.

When you put their names together -- Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni -- they say "Welcome to Beijing," offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of Fuwa as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games.

Check out their official website : http://en.beijing2008.cn/27/74/article212027427.shtml

Not to be outdone, Taiwan has their own "Ah Mei" look alike mascot showcasing Taiwanese aborigines .

And of cos somethings, FAME sells too ....HK superstar, Mr Jackie Chan spotted at the fair

Special Request

Alright Ms ACBG, here's the pics of our makan & mahjong session last week. And for the benefit of those who were not there, I did the COOKING okie! Yes ... Me, the lazy bum who's always surrounded by a family of chefs...hehehehe... I admit it doesn't look good here but think it was at least edible right ?

If you still can't figure what we were eating, we had pork rib watercress soup, prawn in tomato sauce, sesame chicken with mushroom and that bowl of dark stuff is actually Mei Cai (preserved vege) & pork. Oh, and not forgetting and I bet is the most yummy dish, Ms LSPT's contribution of asam curry fish head from Katong! Think everyone was thanking their lucky stars for THAT saving grace ..= )Here's a pic of our even lazier bums being punished for not helping in the cooking and setting of tables and had the "audacity" to sit around and "shake legs"!! MUahahahaha

And to train our fat and clumsy fingers, we had several rounds of mini MJ and trust me, mini was an understatement cos its sooooooooo small! Can you imagine a full row of 18 titles is only the length of a Swatch watch !

Here's an even more obvious comparison with regular tile which I managed to find.


So, more rounds of MJ continued with some looking extremely impatient where others confused over the choice of tiles to discard. Just to let in a little secret, you are looking at the MJ master here (among us amateur at least) and the most "unlucky" one who always fails to HU... = P
Now you know why is one impatient whereas the other is pressurized with a frown...hehehe


Anyone game for more training this weekend ?? Hint Hint .....


Disclaimer : No blood was shed nor money exchanged in the above activities ... just bloated tummies and aching backs ....

Ssssssllleeepppppyyyy

I know i must be out of my mind to blog while *ahem* at work but my eyelids are seriously going to shut and when that happens ... my little cubicles is gonna resound with my ZZzzzzzzz oink oink oink ...and that WILL be terrible right ? hehehe

In case you must be thinking"wah so free ah, nothing to do !" You are sooooooooo wrong !! I have tons and tons of work piling on my table (wish I could take a pic of my workstation but u know lah ... high security mah so cannot) but my mind is just conked out. Its one of those days when its mind over matter ... yes, mind wanna sleep....

In a couple of minutes, i will need to shine those pearly whites and plaster on my PR smile and give myself a big pinch to wake muself up for "Go Yoy" selling at the uni. What to do, a girl has to go what she has to do ....

Ms Monkey, i've decided to place your little gift on the wall of my cubicle and now everyone calls me PRINCESS ! hahahaha ... what a neat trick ... the next time round, maybe I shd put a sign saying "Money required" and maybe, just maybe , cash will miraculously appear !YEAH !

Choy Choy Choy .... Not for the faint hearted or supersitious

Okie I know that many of you reading this must think that I have gone off the rockers and am actually blogging abt QING MING !! Choy choy choy right ??? Actually I think it is all in the mind cos Qing Ming is really one of the events (or shd it be festival?) that Chinese folks round the world participate in to show filial piety and remembering our loved ones who have passed on.


Yup, so thats exactly what we did today. Usual yrs, it will start with us trudging to the temple at Bright Hill early in the morning (like 6.30 am! ) and mum had to drag me out of bed and out of my PJs definitely but this yr, we sleepy heads were able to convince our parents that "traffic" will be better later in the morning so I managed to squeeze in at least 3 more hrs of sleep.hahahaha...


So here are some pics taken ... all with good intention of our Chinese tradition...

Who can miss the ever present "Flower Auntie" who will not fail to convince passerbys to add more flowers to our offerings . As you can see, I snapped this REALLY quickly while she was preoccupied with her phone. Dun wanna know what she will do if she has seen my camera!

Bright Hill temple at Sim Ming Drive which was bustling with activities getting an early start to the Qing Ming Festival.

Our offerings consisting of fruits, vegetarian buns and noodles and of cos joss papers and all. After this, we went round to "visit" my great grandfather, great granduncle and uncle George. When I was younger, it will always spook me to step into the "house of urn" and I will hide behind mum, letting my imagination run wild but now that I've matured (hopefully), I appreciate the chance to pay my respects to them and hope that they are doing well.

With such great weather (love clear blue skies man), we decided to make our way to the other end of the island ....the Christian Cemetry at Choa Chu Kang. This was my first visit there and I was full of anticipation.

I was pleasantly surprised by the tranquility and I could even hear the birds chripping and leaves rustling in the wind. Colourful windmills were also seen spinning gayly in the wind and only one word could fully describe .... peaceful.....

Kids are a joy .... when they ain't yours!

Yup yup .... had tons and tons of encounters with kids this lunar new year & boy are they fun to play with .. until they started crying that is !hahaha ..

So here are some kiddos whom I've managed to coax with sweets and toys and the ultimate bait .. HONG BAO ! (from my mum of cos, me not qualified okie!) heheheh ...

So the lines are not open to vote who is the cutest .... dun mind getting some votes myself = P

Jerome, the naughtiest boy of the family but our little precious ... though he once made me ( & Ms Monkey)search the entire pool for his lost toy diving penguin like some sunken treasure ...

Our latest addition, Princess Alyssa, who was pretty anti social until she needs a pillow to lie on for her nap and guess who had the "honour" ... ahem ... I would like to think its because I cushiony???hahahah

Oh, not forgetting, little Miss Evangeline who was totally smitten with Uncle John (Auntie Rose's husband) till he had to hide in his study ...talk abt kids maturing early! = P

How can I miss out Mr Benjamin Bond 007 ?? What a cutey right ? Dun you just want to give him a little nibble ??

Which is what I attempted !!! Hahaha ....Yum Yum ....

Now this is Che Che Janna who insisted on wearing her Korean costume for house visiting ! Kids, never know what they are thinking ....hehehe ... oh, and that is poor Jaleb who looked absolutely helpless and overwhelmed by his sister's smothering love .... and yes, I did rescue him eventually ..

And my all time favourite, Baby Joey Jun in his make believe kangaroo pouch ... ain't he just edible ........ I meant, adorable...... hahaha ...

Dong Dong Chiang !

Yeah, Xing Nian Le ! ! Love the festive seasons . For those who dun know moi, I love to celebrate all kinds of festivals..hehehe... makes life lots more interesting and colourful..and I can do lots SHOPPING!!

Chinese New Year is one of the most elaborate festival where my place will be all decked in red and gold and abundant supply of new year goodies and sweets and drinks and my ah ma's yummy homemade muah Chee & hainanese sweet rice crackers ! The very best in the world.

Here's some of my favourite decorations ....

Latest ornament .. moving piggy ... Warning : Dun buy from Chinatown, paid $8 for this when I can get it for $4.80 in Clementi/Bukit Merah

Nian Nian You Yu ... loves the continuous flow of fish circling round.Very meaningful

My latest buy ... elephant lookalike piggy ...pretty lashes ,so girl right.. i like!

My buy from Chatuchak market last year ...lighted orange cocoon ... minus the flowers of cos ... wished I could see real peach blossoms.

Goodies Found at Sheng Siong, my favourite New Year shopping venue. And that is Mummy sneaking in one of ultra sweet preserved goodies "without" me noticing ... caught red handed!HA!

Festive spirit alive ! Check out the lions behind .Wanted to buy one and put in at the door but think my mummy will violently object.hehehe

Our friendly doorman... was wriggling his butt while belting out new year songs..hehehe ... Cai Shen Dao ....

ONE of our shopping carts ... Oops ...

Pretty pink piggie spotted at Harbour Front ...

Party !!

Was at Clara's Party @ St James Powerstation and boy have I lost touch with the clubbing scene! The entire bunch of us "suan kus" were so excited at the idea of checking out the latest hangout that none of us even bother to find out where is the entrance ?! All we know was there was a dragonfly somewhere ... powerhouse somewhere ....hehehe

After much following the crowd (herd mentality mah) we finally ended with in the Boiler Room (Ms Monkey likes it best) and started our club hopping, all for the price of $15 .. surprising cheap I must say...here's what they have & best of all, lots live music !

• Broiler Room - Rock, R & B, Pop
• Movida - World music
• Berllini Room - Swing & Jazz
• Dragonfly - Mandarin Pop
• Powerhouse - House & Trance music
• Mono- Karaoke venue

Birthday Girl & me

Sand & Me

Our Poison ...Vodlka Ribena ! Yummy ....

Waves of Nostalgia Part I

Was walking through the auditorim of SP on Friday with my co-emcee for the company's staff briefing and was suddenly overwhelmed by a wave of emotion. Was holding back my tears as I recalled how almost one year ago I was at the same place, walking the same grounds, feeling the same atmosphere but that time round, was performing at the Staff Forum of my ex company. How sad it sounded ... ex company ... sigh .... (yes yes yes ... women are emotional creatures..hehehe)

While on stage, facing my new colleagues (kinda scary though cos everyone had high expectation of this newbie here) , for just a moment, I was hoping for familiar faces to appear ... people that had seen me through my freshie years and shed tears of frustration & joy with me for the past 6 yrs but it was all wistful thinking. Same place but the atmosphere was now totally different and I had to make new contacts, build new relationships and establish new support system.

Good thing was the crowd was responsive and we had several pats on our backs throughout the briefing and I started to enjoy the session. It sudden dawn upon me that its time to move on ...yup, that's what I should do ... or attempt at least (will try okie)....hehehe ...

Our Birthday Girl

Get the hint ??? No more fries and snacks for the Ms Monkey !

This is my favourite pic ... cos me look like a million dollar movie star ! But our birthday girls says very Hiao lor ...hehehe.. so what else is new ?

Oh this is another one of my fav .Make a guess who was behind our birthday girl ? And no, Barbie, it WASN"T me ... though I take that compliment !hahahah

Our combined weight and it wasn't in POUNDS !Hahaha ... well, we have monkeys and hippos and piggies in our midst so what do you expect ?

And Finally, Proud Arians showing our Best ASSETs ...hehehe

Buttddies Unite!

For more party pics = >

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2096988463

What have I been up to lately ? Plenty!

Gosh, it has been almost a month since I last blogged. Lots stuff happened, partying, pigging out, stoning at work (hahaha ... blame it on the lunch man) and of cos seeing not one but two rainbows over the weekend! Just lovely !hehehehe ... Read on for more updates ..

As promised.. here's the SHOCKING freebie I've gotten at the health talk on my 1st day of work.Imagine my embarassement when the GUY handled this to me ... hmm ... maybe it was a HINT ...but I shy lah ....come to think of it ... he's quite cute ....hmmmm....


Wait, there's more .. these are RAUNCHY calender cards that came with the ahem "protective wear" above and trust me you can see the "assets" of the girls quite clearly. Was totally tickled that these were given out at the staff canteen during lunch! Feasting took on a different meaning altogether ...hahahah

Back to pretty stuff.. I went to the Singapore Garden Festival over one the weekends and this is one of my favourite pic. It was truly heavenly with all the pretty arrangements and I just love the blooming orchids. My poor "photographer" was whisked from exhibits to exhibits as I greedibly want all the pretty moments to be captured.Ooohh ..... this was a pic taken with my decade old buddies (yes, we have been friends that long!) and it was Meow's "secret" ROM BBQ on 23 Dec. One more off the shelf ....hehehe ...mum, if you are reading this, dun stress me out yah!

Aint't he cute ? So adorable right !! Was trying to doll him up (ala Anne Gables) and leave him under the Xmas tree to surprise his mum ..hehehe ... bet she will KILL me ...

Managed to figure out what's that ?? M Bao Bao insisted on me taking this weird pic during our dinner at MUSHROOM pot. Quite ex to eat there though so be prepared.

Yes yes this is my lovely rainbow that cheered up my entire day. This was taken onboard a cab and Ms Monkey will tell you what a pest I was, trying to capture the best angle and plastering my face on the wind screen...hahaha... think the driver uncle must be cursing me under his breath ...some sua gu who has NEVER seen a rainbow ...hehehe

And of cos, my cute botak Jun who was such a good boy and din cry when they shaved his head. Such a wonderful bundle of joy !

Reporting From Hush Hush Land

Yes, I managed to survive Day 1 & 2 at Hush Hush Land where all creature comforts, that I have taken for granted, were sorely missed (like free flow supply of stationary, abundant supply of beverages at pantry, uncanteen like food for lunch...heheheh ) Hmm ... maybe I can finally fulfill my dream of losing weight! But I sure miss my turkish delights & choc wafer...*hint hint *


By the way, I've gone all retro and here is my "new"phone ...

Look familiar ?Bet you must have used it like 5 yrs ago ??Very unhip yah.

Sure took me some time getting used to not having a camera phone cos you know how fond I am of taking pics right ?




Good thing about the new place is that I could finally reach home early enough for dinner (like 6.45pm where the sun still shine!hahaha) and not supper (keeping my fingers crossed for now cos still in Honeymoon period)

By the way, did Ms Monkey showed you all what I "collect" on my 1st day of work ? For those who have seen it .. aren't there RAUNCHY ?? Was turning red in the face when the guy gave it to us(wrong target audience man) ....hahahaha ... apparently part of their "Health Programme" ...

For those who have not seen it, make a guess ... will try to get a pic of it tomorrow.. for your viewing PLEASURE!

As for my "mummies" out there, no, I have yet to meet any frogs so far so am retaining my kisses. But not to worry, in true princess colours, am furiously lining those kissable lips with gloss and balm and what have you ...hahahaha

And I think I am the only cream/fragrance queen there (have my crabtree, body shop, Johnson & Johnson all positioned in my drawer) and it is only DAY 2!! I am incorrigible .. You can take me out of the city but not the city (aka vainty) out my me...

By the way, Ms LS & Admin, both of you have lost the bet ... I am gonna wear my spaghetti top from tomorrow onwards! Its WAY too HUMID at ulu BL !!No more trying to be "decent" and appear like a soaked duck every morning ...hahahah .. would rather be cool (in both sense) .. = P