Chef Neo and his creations

Baked salmon with "Special Sauce".. Trav dearees secret..even I dont know how it was made..

And his "not as nice" serving of salmon.. cos he has not recovered from his gullet problem..which is really worrisome..and every little improvement each day means a lot to me, and it really makes me slightly more relieved when it has the slightest bit of improvement. That's how much he means to me!!

Thank you for the effort in making this lovely meal!! Loved every bit of it especially the Cheese!! Like how I love to have cheese with almost everything I eat!

And here is the very special Chef Neo.. shopping.. carrying a "niang niang" bag... (filled with chocolates)

Tired and worn out emotionally

This sounds so emo, but that's how Ive been feeling lately..Trav hasnt been feeling well lately, and the negative energy from this has affected me quite a bit..

Ive havent really felt "happy" happy for a while..I'm always worried about what the problem is with his stomach, and when you really care for someone, all that rubbish "what ifs" keep popping up in my mind endlessly..and even when I try to brush these negative thots aside, they can never really go away..
And perhaps it's time we have a nice long break.. working our butts off for the past weeks robbed us of time out together..I miss going to special places like the zoo, or even the mall with Trav..but if he doesnt get any better, we will also not be able to go out to have fun..
And perhaps, we girls need a little nice surprise sometimes..perhaps I should fall ill too.. then I get some nice surprises and someone to cook me porridge, buy my fave sweets and feel that little lub lub feeling...

The Solution to the lazy girl's manicure

I never liked having manicures done, despite visiting my manicurist once every two weeks... I've always been rather impatient and restless, so having me sit for 2 hours or so is quite a bit of a torture.. Plus waiting for the polish to dry and having to be really careful with my fingers after every manicure makes me feel paralysed..

So I went hunting around for Acrylic nails and finally found something I like..It's easy, just stick it on and that's about all.. no need to struggle to get card out of my wallet for fear of ruining the manicure anymore..Yay!! Zebra preens!!

I Am proud of them!

I have not personally said that to daddy and mummy, but I really do feel proud of them for being truly sincere, real and consistent in their voluntary work.. Yesterday daddy received his 5 year cert, while my mum had her 15 year cert in 2006.

Doing this came purely out of their own hearts and that's something I will always respect them for!

Doing good deeds entails good karma... they won something at the prize presentaton dinner yesterday! 21st prize in the lucky draw.. not too bad uh..

And when I saw the wrapping paper, I just couldnt help but take a pic of it.. It was about a little lamb/sheep and a bad wolf trying to catch it... Cuuuute!!!

Shoes and heels!!

I must have been the happiest girl yesterday!! Shopped on my own, at my own time and bought loads of things!
Bought really cheap dresses from Dorothy perkins.. plus a nice white top to go with my leggings, a nice studded belt at $13 bucks, shoes (totally love the stars studded on them!) and a pair of heels (Finally found one that is both comfy and super stylish) !! Everything was really cheap! Nothing was more than $35 bucks..

That's how I love to shop!! I love buying things that cost very little, but look like it costs a million bucks! Looking chic doesnt mean you have to spend half your paycheck on branded stuff!! Definitely not!!

Shopaholic

Havent shopped like how I did today in a long long while...

Nothing feels better than buying the things I like with my own hard earned money..

Torn and tattered clothing

If I were to liken Trav to a place, it would definitely be a museum.

He loves collecting his torn and tattered t shirts, singlets and shorts/pants, still wearing them at home. ( Sometimes even to the gym!! )

I love to laugh at him whenever I spot a hole somewhere... cos sometimes, the holes would be at most vital and appropriate places.


The holes now have a new name, Holey Moley... Today, Trav again spotted a pair of shorts with holes.. lots of tiny ones and a huge one..

So, I took it home to mend it for him!! I was short of some cloth to mend it, so I cut up an old tank top.. And on purpose, I chose a red one with Star Preens!!! heh..

Yay!! Fixed!!

Wedding bells

The other day, Trav took me to the jewellery shop to look at diamond rings.. I never knew so much anout diamonds till now..

I must say nothing looks better than a diamon on a ring.. the light it reflects.. the brilliance of its color...I never appreciated diamond so much till now..

It was a sweet gesture and we have started talking about our wedding plans...So being the vain pot as always, I started looking at bridal gowns and evening gowns..

I always wanted to design my own gown, since I was a little girl, but I just have no talent in art..Having done a few bridal shows and shoots, I still love this gown worn at a shoot some years ago:

Kitty kitty

I thought someone had thrown a black robe on my car as I walked down from my student's place..

It was actually this black kitty, taking a nice warm seat probably from the warm engine.. It must have been so comfortable cos it just stared and meowed at me..

How f-up some govt boards can be

Dear Sir/Madam,I refer to my tele-conversation with Ms Susan Phang at
1045hrs on Tuesday, 15th September 2009 at the helpline (1800 2255432)I have
explained the following to her and am following her instructions to send this
email to whom it may concern.On 14th September 2009, I received a notice
(H0115017R (Zone 3) of a $50 fine due to" parking in a season parking place
without possession of a valid season parking ticket"We were appalled to receive
this as we had not been to Woodlands in the past months, or even years. We
reside in Bedok Reservoir, and have no reason to be in Woodlands, especially at
1215am on 1st Sept 2009. I strongly believe that a mistake has been made by the
parking attendant in recording the vehicle number. In addition, we did not
receive any fine ticket which is usually placed at the windscreen of the car. I
have expressed my worry about the short time span given to pay up this fine, as
I believe it will take a while for your investigations. However, I was assured
by Miss Phang that you will put this fine on hold. Please correct me if this is
not the case. This has caused my family distress as we are always complying with
the law and paying up fines,if any, on time. I hope that you will be able to
look into this and appreciate that you could get back to me soon. I can be
reached at xxxx xxxx.Thank you for your time.

So this was what I wrote to the HDB board.. on 15th Sept.. And this is the bloody reply I got...

How sincere... Not even a hint of apology for their bloody mistake, for which I had to call them up, after which email, and we even received a 2nd letter of notice for the fine.

Daddy had to go all the way down personally to get this settled. And all these trouble for??

A pathetic 2 liner reply? And not even an apology for THEIR mistake? And see how long they took to reply..

Dear Ms Jeanette WeeParking Offence Notice No.H0115017R/SGG7412D

I refer to your email of 15 Sep 2009. We have looked into your case and cancelled the Parking Offence Notice. Yours sincerely

Zhong Qui Jie Quai Le!!

There's a whole lot of mooncakes at home this year.. around 10 boxes or so!!! I'd better be watching how much of it I eat...

Thought this would look cute and apppropriate.. Bunny in some chinese legend about the moon, and my bunny inside a "mooncake" paperbag..

I love Fridays!

Especially this week!!

It's been a hectic week for me, with lots of lessons to teach. Broke my record by teaching 8.5 hours yesterday...

And am looking forward to the secondary sch class gathering this Sunday! We meet about twice a year and it is amazing to update one another on our lives, and realise how much we have grown and achieved..

Some are married, or are getting married, and its just nice to hear how happy and successful we have become, in our own ways..We have lawyers, a soon to be Phd holder, accountants, teachers, tutors..

till then...