Breakfast at Starbucks

I took some time today in the morning to head down to Starbucks for breakfast... Manosh said it was good and I had to try and I'm glad I did cos it's to die for and inexpensive as well... money worth spent...

With a cup of tea in my hand and my 'trusty' hp, i sat outside at the balcony for a while... looking at the ever familiar environment, the roads, cars and the beautiful trees outside the balcony... it reminded me of the days when i was in uni, mugging for exams, I remember plonking myself on one of the seats from the time they opened their doors till they close... I remember the quiet mornings on weekdays and only expat ladies sat on the same level as me... they were chatting away while their kids ran around the area... I remember I asked myself, if I would become like them... get married, have kids and sometimes meet friends for breakfast... at that point, i really just wanted to be a homemaker and wait for the husband to be home from his hard day at work...

Fast forward till now, I hardly can foresee myself getting married, although I still wish to settle down... but with my own career starting to take flight, it will be difficult to tell myself to give up everything and be a homemaker... unless I love the man way too much to do that... but the possibility is rather small... those carefree days are gone and now taking a break is a luxury... last time, going for drinks meant a cold soft drink or ice cream at the nearby fast food joint... now, it meant pints of beer, alcoholic drinks, mixers, shots etc... speaking of which, i havent had a drink for a long time... I like to go for a nice slow drink at one of the pubs at HV and people watch... havent done that for a while... I wish to do that soon...

hmmmm....

this 2 weeks have been a tough time... although we had chinese new yr, we also had a funeral to attend to.. besides that, i also had some personal stuff to attend to...

work wise, things have been fine other than some gossip that have been floating around regarding the last event i organised... well, while gossips have always been around, it's such a shame that gossips even travel all the way to other departments, other clubs... to me, gossips are entertainment which should be contained within the department becos with other departments around, you should always been seen helping your own teammates and not stabbing them with a knife... such a disappointment...

i toyed with the idea of moving on... i couldn't take the gossips as well as the ridiculous procedures they have in the office... i spoke to my manager and some other colleagues about it... and the next min i know, somebody else from another department asked me when is my last day... wow.. the abused power of communication...

i went out with my ex colleagues from symc last night... went to get my skates before going for dinner... will be going to learn inline skating which is why i need to get my skates... dinner was ok but prob because i have really detached from the corporate world, i didn't really have anything to say... maybe we just grow apart...

after dinner, we managed to go river hongbao to visit some of my old colleagues... some of the china students were there working and of cos, sharon is still there. this yr is relatively smaller than the previous year, pretty much same concept but i guess it's more managable... all of us had either toe cramps or blisters walking in our covered heels... hehe... the trip home was also a rather quiet one... oh well...

anyway, ppl change and ppl move on... something that malcolm taught me... change is the only constant in this world.. how true...

Miscellaneous...

I know I've been missing for a long long time.... some of my friends have given up reading my blog cos i dun blog as often as ever.... or maybe my life is getting boring.. hehehe...

anyway, the last time i stopped at a couple of days before my birthday... so how did i spend my birthday... well, i spent it at work... totally crappy... and the day was gloomy... so much for a happy birthday.. and the best part was, i had to go to school.... school was boring thanks to the lecturer... but the guys surprised me with a small birthday cake and a present from Carol... the really down birthday girl nearly burst into tears cos when even my closest friends forgot, the new friends remembered when i didn't say much about it... *pics to come later, cos selest hasn't uploaded them*

so i shall share some of the pics that I took when Shirlyn and I went for dinner after class and also swensens ice cream....


the ice cream


me....

So what presents did i get? Cubix said I never blog about it... well, no pictures.. but one nice keychain and a earring set from carol, one super huggable eeyore soft toy from Disneyland sent by Cubix, a huge ang bao from SYMC guys, a personalized towel from Henry, a nice cat necklace from shirlyn, angbow from aunties...

well, that particular sat, I went out with the classmates to this underground pub for drinks.. played pool and sang KTV... truly enjoyed ourselves...

after my birthday, it's time to work... went to work with Chris for one event and another with shirlyn...


shirlyn and i, so tired from all the hard work...


chris who was obviously enjoying his time during work



and the comchest awards that was given out during an event at work

and the biggest thing that happened recently, my little nephew is born... on 5th of Oct 2007, 5.35pm... check out his cute pic..



i suppose there will be more pics of him to come.... =)

anyway, temp job finishing soon so time to look for another job... bah... cycle starts all over again and i'm not loving it... bah!

aftermath thoughts...

it's been a while since i blogged... been busy with nuahing, my hongkong trip and just plain life without work...

hongkong trip has been good.. with lots of shopping done... lots of new experience.. and more convinced that i should go and stay in hongkong.... of cos, this time round, i got mayling to do all directional work plus all the planning of stuff.. she's done a good job! Two thumbs up!

now the gang is planning some stuff amongst ourselves... wedding gift for our dear yy... we've had a small gathering to discuss about it... and now we are exploring the options.. waiting for replies... then also we're planning one short trip overseas which i might miss if i do not have enough leave... went with XX to find out more about the packages and the prices.... nothing much, just collected pamplets i guess....

then me and XX had dinner at swensens.. which XX said was extravagant... then made some comments about me not having savings at all which i was quite offended about... i dunno... i'm spending within my means, earning my own keep... i'm not like XX who has money to invest in shares and stuff but i am also not the one who tells the world that i am broke all the time... besides, i spend only when i am out with friends...bah!

besides that, we have also touched on the topic of finding a lifetime partner.. i guess everyone is entitled to their own views about things... XX feels that one should cast the net and then from the catch, pick one that is suitable for themselves... and XX feels that one must start planning for the rest of their lives now... like looking for a partner... but when i told him that if your partner leaves you ie, divorce or death, you will be alone again.. even having kids doesn;t mean your future is guranteed.. and again, i'm being said as very extreme.. mind you, the key word is VERY.... honestly, i dun see what is the issue here about being sufficient on your own... be it whether you have a partner or not... changes happen all the time.. so you need to be prepared for the changes and not for the things you plan in your life.