Singapore Flyer+ GSS+ Godmother

i've been shopping. Really shopping, with no intention of really shopping... but just started shopping.

For once, i embraced the true spirit of the Great singapore sale, and joined the dark side- following the patronage of hundreds of sthousands of Singapore ladies as they strutted down the street with shopping bags, looking for the best buys.

I dont really do this, but this year marks such an exception i decided to take down snapshots of show of my good buys... with sales and without sales.

Items which have not been worn...
Tube top from Zara sales $16.90
tOP from zara sales $29.90
shorts from cotton on $19.90

Skirts from ness... no sales=( ($50 plus.. worn already)

zara knit wear sales.. $39.90
*Swallows*, i got this because i got too tired wearing my heels along marina square.. simply cant stand it, and decided to buy a pair of trainers to wear on the spot, much to the amusement of the shop assistants, these will be the 3rd pair of shoes i bought while walking in heels simply because i cant stand the pain.. $113.. after 40% discount.

current read: Organized for success. This book set me $39.26, and that was after a $5 discount somemore... i also ordered another book from Amazon... it's on its way to see me..

Foreground: A hallmark manicure set (handy to carry around) $8.90 after discount.. Got it because i bought a birthday card for allan from there.

Background: a small blue alarm clock.. need it to really wake me up. Handphone doesn work on me anymore.. $22.

Nike sport bra ($48.15 ) and Nike Pants ($84.50) but i got a $60 cash voucher cos the Teochew clan got it for me for my bdae.. and i only used it now.. so i think i stil fork out about.. $60 plus.. darn. aim to use them for my yoga class this month with sister.

yellow zara singlet $9.90 i think....

So there are more, but since i started using them.. i decided not skip. Sigh, i have sinned. I'm broke now, i' guess it's staying home to read my two books., and fittness with my nike suit, and cleaning my nails.

Heee.
btw, no more metal teeth!!! took them off on the 26 june'08!

16 all over again

What a great way to spend monday night? A great way to ease those monday blues...

A sing-out loud session of reminiscing the 90's hits... There i was trying to look through my lists of songs when suddenly decided to play britney's "sometime". this song brought back memories cos i rem standing at HMV with my b2, looking at her mtv, gushing how sweet she looked... and what do u know.. my sister jolted me out of my daze and commented: "Man, that song is like 10 years old.. and britney's a mum of 2 already!"

I was like... "..."

and then the game just started... I play songs of my lappie, and she started guessing the band/artist & song titles.. and we'll just sing out loud... until i start playing the next song for her to guess. and so far this is what we have sang.

1. "sometimes" -britney
2. "If you only knew"-moffats
3. "Like a rose"-A1
4. "Truly Madly, Deeply"- Savage Garden
5. " I wanna be with you"- Mandy Moore
6. " Liquid Dreams"- Otown
7. " Quit Playing Games with my heart"- Backstreet boys
8." Dont make me wait" - 911
9." Because of you"- 98 Degrees
10."Oops i did it again"- Britney
11."Together Again"- Janet Jackson (a hint i gave my sister: the one who bared her nipple)
12." Valentine"- Tina turner
13.""Turn Back time" - Aqua
14."Keep on moving"- 5ive
15. "Dreaming of you"- Selena
16. " That's what friends'are for"- Stevie Wonder & Dione Warwick
17." Graduation" - Vitamin C
18. " Finally found"- Honeyz
19." Only Love" - trademark
20."Never had a dream come true"- S club 7
21." All by myself" - Air Supply
22." All Out of love"- Air supply
23. "There"- Swirl 360** (totally reminds me of jeli)
24. "Tearing up my heart"- nsync
25." Each time"- E17
26." Until the time is through"-5ive

There's more.. but i'll stop at 26. My age. One for each year of my life that i've lived and will continue doing, taking these songs and memories.

Strangely, instead of feeling old listening to these songs, i feel Young!!! Cos i know the lyrics of msot by heart.. i can sing to them.. !!!And that feels really great.. it's like i've been brought to my past.. i'm 16 all over again.

* smiles * what a great way to think of the past....

First leaf falling

Sometimes, u wonder why leaves fall with such ease, painting such a peaceful picture.

Sometimes, u wonder why leaves die as they fall, breathing their last just before they snap and fall

Sometimes, i like to think if a falling leaf falls on my hand when i reached out, my dream comes true.

Sometimes, when you are given something, you wish you din have it.

Sometimes, when things come easy to you, you wished you learnt to hold it as though it's difficult.

Sometimes, when things seem to go wrong, you tell yourself to brace yourself and that it will soon be right.

Sometimes, you want things to stay the way they are, but you know things will never stay the same way, and change is what you ought to adapt.

Today, i went for my like 3rd meeting with my new department. I think it's a highly challenging field, much more into the business aspects, more involved with the management and i guess it's something i'm looking forward and yet afraid. Afraid to screw up, afraid to take that tumble. Afraid to start anew.

H=R/E

Tell me.

How do you know this is what you ever wanted? That you are happy and you will always be??

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Read this off a book, someone came up with the mathematical formula of happines= R/E

R: Reality
E: Expectations

To be happier, you either improve your reality or lower ur expectations. Oh, dont ask me what happen if E=0, i belive once ur born into this world, you're bound to have at least some expectations.

No expectation, no happiness, infinity happines= nothingness since it cannot be define. That's how i think i will intepret.

Point is, do you agree?

I shared this over breakfast with my family, and my baby bro aka Youngest bro was like... How can it be measured? This is intangible. Is he true? If we were to put a value to happiness, it can be traded for something of equal value or more.

However, something that used to make u happy may not make u happy in a different time aka reality. As mentioned in the book"19 minutes"

Say u used to be the prestigious few who earns $50,000/mth (in say 10 months ago) and you were happy at that time, 10 months later, you earn $50,000/mth (still within ur expectation) but so is everyone else (reality check), there your happines drop.

so, what makes me happy now, wont neccessary makes me happy in the future, unless i lower my expectations, or improve upon it. It's easier to lower.. but that's commonly camouflaged by the way"contentment". You can say, that's a wimp's point of view for not contending.



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By the way, i wanted to compile the answers i've gotten for this question that i posed on MSN.
" What is hard to gain but easy to lose?"
Answers gotten:

1. Money (most common answer)
2. Job/ career
3. Trust
....


i know some will hate me for saying this, but for me: 4. Weight =P

i think i'm missing out some other answers. Do tell me if i forgot to add urs.

Current read

Book at the moment: "19 minutes" by Jodi Picoult

Still reading, still enjoying.

Totally agreed:

"Ms Picoult has carved her own niche with her novels-one part romance, one part courtroom thriller, two parts social commentary- Dallas Morning News"