Hungrrrry.

i'm having a post-puberty appetite increment.

had yam cake, pound cake and chocolates at home before leaving for work, packed my Subway meal + 2 cookies for dinner and now i'm feel hunger pangs again. the milk i left in the office has curdled and now there's nothing to eat my plain cornflakes with =S

dang, ever since mr ma started his office-hour job about 2 weeks back, i only managed to cook dinner twice, and, one actually was chao-tar fried rice. the rest of the time, i'm either too tired, too lazy or in a rush to go to work. in between, i had 1 baking disaster, of which the produce is what i named "Titanic" - a spectacular but sunken American carrot cake. *shy*.

hey, i did successfully make my own Peanut Butter Ice Cream ok! *thumps chest*

and so, i've been ordering unhealthy dinners (and a lot of suppers), usually MacDonald's and deep-fried western food, which largely explains the deteriorating skin of mine.

but of course, i can't leave it as it is. and have gotten my dear brother to buy me a huge collection of Laneige products whilst he was away for his 3-week exchange program. initially, it was just the Water Sleeping Pack Plus, but i simply couldn't resist the temptation of adding more to that list. i ended up with about 6 products? but alas, that is not the end of the story.

every weekend, we will have a grocery shopping trip. and so far, we never spend less than a hundred buckaroos per trip. just snuck off to IMM to buy some last-minute stuff for his birthday steamboat session at our place. ka-ching.

due to our working hours, i hardly see mr ma around, except for Sundays when we're both off.

so i've been keeping myself busy with FaceBook applications and CozyCot forums.

one thing led to another.

forum > blogshop discussion > temptation > futile resistance > NEW CLOTHES.

nice right?!

it should arrive in my mailbox today, together with my 4th HollywoodClicks DVD - i'm currently on their 21-day free trial. at least one good and free thing.

next, i'm aiming for BC's launch tomorrow at 11.30am.

should i also get a MacDonald's breakfast?

feel like having McGriddles. yum.

aarrgh, save me!

Wedding Bands

I vaguely remember having post this before, but can't find the entry.

So here they are - our wedding bands.
Collected them about 2 weeks ago from the boutique, after having wait for 3-odd months for it to be custom-made.

Ok, my camera has run out of battery and it's charging right now.
So here's the image taken off Cartier's website.


And, the link to see it (Platinum version).

We saw and tried their Love and Trinity series, as well as Bvlgari's
(refer to pictures below)


Cartier's Trinity Ring


Cartier's Love Ring



Bvlgari's Pave Diamond Ring


But with my boney fingers, I chose Cartier's Wedding Band
(yes, that's its name, THE Wedding Band).

It's not as bulky aka “粗鲁” as the two mentioned (Sel will know what I mean), and it's simple enough for daily wear. Just the one we need.

The boutique currently has the Yellow Gold and Platinum versions, but ours is made in 18k Rose Gold, the supposedly only pair in Singapore (as of now) which explains the 3-month wait.


Sorry, Sophia.
I promise I'll take some pictures... soon!

Happy Holidays

yea, i know it's a little late to say "Happy Holidays", and everyone's already started slumping back into work moods by now.

the long weekend also marked mr ma's last days before starting his new role in a new office.
so for him it's "Goodbye shift work, Hello office hours and TGIFs",
whilst for me it's "Goodbye weekday JB trips, Hello home-alone off days". BAH.

anyways, yesterday, we woke up to home-cooked lunch after sleeping past noon.
did the usual chores - laundry, cleaning, packing, and prepped up for some shopping!

popped by Robinson's to look at some cookware,
but ended up with none coz there was just SO many to choose from.
mr ma had to drag me away before i light the fire (and burn our pockets again).
oh yes, we spent 2 hours the night before in NTUC Xtra, Jurong Point emptying the store's shelves, and of coz, our bank account.

got our bed a spare set of sheets from Aussino, in order to utilize our $10 Centrepoint voucher.
that also meant, we forked out additional 25 buckaroos although there isn't a minimum expenditure required. brilliant marketing tactic, i say.

shortly after, we met up with Liz and Wei, who had left their kid with the nanny, and happened to finish a movie at Cathay when we called.
we recced the ION and Orchard Central, collected our rings from Cartier in Taka and i bought some cakes from Rive Gauche before sending them to the nanny's to fetch their baby.

afterwards, mr ma and i headed to Jurong East for dinner, also lemming to drop by Phoon Huat to get me some baking supplies but alas, they've wound up that outlet giving way to yet another NTUC.




I WANT MY PHOON HUAT!

apparently, i can tell mr ma is secretly relieved that he's saved from my baking disaster - for now.
*frump*


spent the last moments of the holiday indulging in
our "longan almond mousse" cakes, some beer and a good DVD.

i hope we get to do this again soon...

now, i should head back to bed and rest up for overtime later - my 3rd in 3 weeks.
ahhh, the advantage of staying near the office.
$$ ka-ching $$

After the Housewarming

hola, after 2 days of long-and-tiring housewarming sessions,
i'm back in Tampines.

back to visit Mommy,
back in my old bed,
back on my internet and computer.

and it feels grrrreat!


cleaned up the place after family & relatives' visit in the evening.
spent a little more time ripping ang-baos and wrappers off presents (which was pretty fun, actually), did our 2day-old laundry, washed up and headed to Mommy's.

now, for a little post-housewarming update. we were overwhelmed by the number of visitors and the amount of entertaining to be done, we didn't have time to sit down and eat or drink, not to mention take pictures. so here's a few of the few (spells: corny!) pictures i have on hand.

taken with Esther & Anjan

my ever-lovable ladies

my special guest: Ning-En!

from Yuka

more gifts

pretty bouquet made by Stella

and there's many more gifts,
but we've already ripped the wrappers apart and started using or kept it away nicely in the storeroom.

Housewarming starts today

continuous sleep-deficient days after OTs and night shifts.

feels like i'm on the verge of falling sick soon. bah.

so occupied with daily chores that i haven't realized my wardrobe is just half-full,

and i haven't anything decent to wear later. aargh.

nope, work doesn't just end at 7am,

i still gotta get home fix up the computer table and clear up the mess,

then prepare a little coz Minx will be popping by around 12pm first...

even a whole night of bossa nova can't appease the restlessness.

i can't think straight.

i need a good rest.

NOW.

Am not a bummer

I was told to do more OT because I shouldn't bum around at home.

Alright then, will u please...

wake up at eight o'clock make the bed do the dirty laundry wash the toilet collect and fold the

washed clothes sweep the floor keep the dried dishes wipe the furniture air the wardrobe

and drawers prepare the dinner sweep then mop the floor again do the dishes after dinner.

Kthxbai.

My Office II

Lo and behold.

Not long after posting the pictures of my office, we underwent a slight renovation, replacing the previous Barco screens with NEC's newly-launched MultiSync X461UN LCD.

Sized at 46-inches each, we have 16 of them arranged in a 4 X 4 matrix.

taken just before completion

And to top if off, we've got CNN news delivered to us all day.

Of course, during the first week, we get to watch ALL other channels free.

*mwuahahahaaa*

Fatique

work ended after 7pm as usual.
then my new partner, KF, and i headed off for dinner at Botak Jones near my place.
even at that hour, the place was packed with diners and queues were unbearably long.

while i was making my way home afterwards around 9pm, i got to know that Adrian and another colleague of mine, Stanley, and his girlfriend are nearby viewing some units, so i went back to join them.

mr ma returned from work and we joined them to view 2 units nearby, then brought them home. chitter chatter. by the time they headed off, 'twas already 11plus.

we took turns to wash up, do the laundry, and dilly-dally a little.

by the time i hit the sack it was close to 1am.

whilst mr ma was still setting up his water feature gadget.

though i'm spending ZERO time on my computer,
and i've moved SO MUCH nearer to office,
it still seems i'm getting less sleep.

*yawn*

i think i need coffee again today.

Final touches

since we got our keys on 3rd July, time whizzed past as arrangements were made for cleaning, painting, geomancer visit, deliveries, and more cleaning.

we've had the final geomancer visit on 14th this month, in the short span of 10 days from key collection, and now we've officially taken ownership of the house.
after the deliveries of our purchases - the wardrobe, washing machine and sofa, we'll just be short of moving in our belongings to complete the relocation.

the house-warming dates have been confirmed as follows:

Saturday, 1st August 3pm till late
Friends, Colleagues, Classmates

Sunday, 1st August 3pm till late
Family

the address and location map can be found here:
Will & Cath's House-warming


see u there!

Re-appearance

after a short disappearance,

first, i'd like to announce a piece of good news.

we're getting our keys on 3rd July.

pretty last minute (AGAIN), i must say.

that's like TOMORROW!

just informed by HDB yesterday.

we rushed over for the 2nd inspection of the flat,

took the measurements we needed for purchasing the wardrobe, storeroom shelving, sofa and TV console.

phew.

anyways, i'll post up some pictures of the flat over in the other blog shortly.

28 June 2009

mr ma's wisdom tooth extraction was scheduled at 10am.

i promised to accompany him because he's SO afraid.

so i caught some sleep after work,

but i never managed to wake up in time. oops.

29 June 2009

a relatively boring day.

we popped by Ikea and Giant in Tampines after brunch.

headed back to his place to make him a dinner of poached salmon and mashed potato.

caught Night at the Museum 2, had a supper of Premier Sirloin Steak with onion rings and seasonal veggies at Char-grill's and went to bed.

that night, my brother returned from Bangkok with a truckload of purchases.

30 June 2009

we spent the entire afternoon scouring through the lanes of Sungei Kadut, for furniture of course.

we're still short of a wardrobe, the sofa and TV console.

my mom made us dinner,

and we settled down to watch Pinocchio afterwards.

mr ma fell asleep halfway through AGAIN

1 June 2009

went by SPC after late late late breakfast.

passed the ON and Piperlime spree stuff to the girls in exchange for my F21 loot and Peanut Buttercups! *smacks lips*

checked out Sheng Siong and dropped my brother off at the physician to get his arm problem fixed and ferried my mom back to NTUC in Tampines mall.

that was when we got a call from HDB, rushed over to Clementi for 2nd inspection bla-bla-bla.

had our dinner at Char-grill's again, but i ordered Lambloin this time and mr ma took the Mexican Grilled Chicken.

oh yes, i've forgotten to mention about this physician i visited and blogged about some time back in May.

Siah Ah Cheok
Address:	371 Upp Paya Lebar Rd Yikai Court, #01-03, Singapore 534969, Singapore
Phone:	+65-62823467, +65-62883682
Opening Hours :	Mon : 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Tue - Sat : 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sun & Pub : 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

he's really good!

so if u've any bones and joint problems, he's the one to look for.

a couple of days ago...

a certain "someone" upset me.

and to make it up (so he thought),

he bought me some flowers.

but of course,

i wasn't after the flowers or any gifts.

i hope he realizes it by now.