Livia in the news

30 07 2008

 

Livia Ionce, 44, Gives Birth To 18th Child

A Romanian immigrant has given birth to her 18th child in British Columbia, making her the province’s most prolific mother in 20 years.

Proud dad Alexandru Ionce said Saturday that his 44-year-old wife, Livia, gave birth on Tuesday. Their daughter Abigail weighed in at seven pounds, 12 ounces.

“We never planned how many children to have. We just let God guide our lives, you know, because we strongly believe life comes from God and that’s the reason we did not stop the life,” said Alexandru Ionce.

The couple immigrated to Canada from Romania in 1990 and now live in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their 17 other children range in age from 20 months to 23 years old.

Ionce said he did not know if the couple would have more children. The family now has 10 girls and eight boys.

 

 





names

30 07 2008

 

good news is after checking the strokes of everyone’s names in the family, all very good, even the kiddos….heng ah!  no need to change name liao…hehe





Relax ur face

30 07 2008

 

 

Soften your face’s default expression.

If you saw a video of yourself sitting at your computer or watching television, you’d probably be surprised by how rigidly you hold your face. Make a concerted effort to soften your expression, since over the years your face will carve itself along those lines.

As Coco Chanel once said, “Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face you deserve.”

Decide that you deserve a better face and give it long-term natural uplift.





名字笔画

30 07 2008

i was listening to radio tis morning and heard tat 凤飞飞 ’s name of 32 strokes is beli auspicious

so i decided to check for the whole family.  and pls use 繁体, not simplified

根据名字笔画测吉凶数

 

 

<>:繁荣发达,信用得固,万人仰望,可获成功。(吉)

<>:动摇不安,一荣一枯,一盛一衰,劳而无功。(凶)

<>:立身处世,有贵人助,天赐吉祥,四海扬名。(吉)

<>:日被云遮,苦难折磨,非有毅力,难望成功。(凶)

<>:阴阳和合,精神愉快,荣誉达利,一门兴隆。(吉)

<>:万宝集门,天降幸运,立志奋发,得成大业。(吉)

<>:精力旺盛,头脑明敏,排除万难,必获成功。(吉)

<>:努力发达,贯彻意愿,不忘进退,可期成功。(吉)

<>:虽抱奇才,有才无命,独营无力,财利难望。(凶)

<>:乌云遮月,暗淡无光,空费心力,徒劳无功。(凶)

<十一>:草木逢春,枝叶沾露,稳健着实,必得人望。(吉)

<十二>:薄弱无力,孤立无援,外祥内苦,谋事难成。(凶)

<十三>:天赋吉运,能得人望,善用智谋,必获成功。(吉)

<十四>:忍得苦难,必有后福,是成是败,惟靠坚毅。(凶)

<十五>:谦恭做事,外得人和,大事成就,一门兴隆。(吉)

<十六>:能获众望,成就大业,名利双收,盟主四方。(吉)

<十七>:排除万难,有贵人助,把握时机,可获成功。(吉)

<十八>:经营做事,顺利昌隆,如能慎重,百事亨通。(吉)

<十九>:成功虽早,慎防亏空,内外不和,障碍重重。(凶)

<二十零>:智高志大,历尽艰难,焦心忧劳,进退两难。(凶)

<二十一>:先历困苦,后得幸福,霜雪梅花,春来怒放。(吉)

<二十二>:秋草逢霜,怀才不遇,忧愁怨苦,事不如意。(凶)

<二十三>:旭日升天,名显四方,渐次进展,终成大业。(吉)

<二十四>:锦绣前程,需靠自立,多用智谋,能奏大功。(吉)

<二十五>:天时地利,只欠人和,讲信修睦,即可成功。(吉)

<二十六>:波澜起伏,千变万化,凌驾万难,必可成功。(平)

<二十七>:一成一败,一盛一衰,惟靠谨慎,终成大业。(平)

<二十八>:鱼临旱地,难逃厄运,此数大凶,不如更名。(凶)

<二十九>:如龙得云,青云直上,智谋奋进,才略奏功。(吉)

<三十零>:吉凶参半,得失相伴,投机取巧,大有风险。(平)

<三十一>:此数大吉,名利双收,渐进向上,大业成就。(吉)

<三十二>:池中之龙,风云际会,一跃上天,成功可望。(吉)

<三十三>:意气用事,人和必失,如能慎始,必可昌隆。(吉)

<三十四>:灾难不绝,难忘成功,此数大凶,不如更名。(凶)

<三十五>:处事严谨,进退保守,学智兼备,成就非凡。(吉)

<三十六>:波澜重叠,常陷困境,动不如静,有财无命。(凶)

<三十七>:逢凶化吉,吉人天象,以德取众,必成大功。(吉)

<三十八>:名虽可得,利则难获,艺界发展,可望成功。(平)

<三十九>:云开见月,虽有劳碌,光明坦途,指日可期。(吉)

<四十零>:一盛一衰,沉浮不定,知难而退,自获天佑。(平)

<四十一>:天赋吉运,德望兼备,继续努力,前途无限。(吉)

<四十二>:事业不专,十九不成,专心不移,可望成功。(平)

<四十三>:雨夜之花,外祥内苦,忍耐自重,转凶为吉, (平)

<四十四>:虽用心计,事难遂愿,贪功好进,必招失败。(凶)

<四十五>:杨柳遇春,绿叶发枝,冲破难关,一举成名。(吉)

<四十六>:坎坷不平,艰难重重,若无耐心,难望有成。(凶)

<四十七>:有贵人助,可成大业,虽遭不幸,沉浮不定。(吉)

<四十八>:美花丰实,鹤立鸡群,名利俱全,繁荣富贵。(吉)

<四十九>:遇吉则吉,遇凶则凶,惟靠谨慎,逢凶化吉。(凶)

<五十零>:吉凶互见,一成一败,凶中带吉,吉中有凶。(平)

<五十一>:一盛一衰,沉浮不常,自重而处,可保平安。(平)

<五十二>:草木逢春,雨过天晴,渡过难关,即获成功。(吉)

<五十三>:盛衰参半,外祥内苦,先吉后凶,先凶后吉。(平)

<五十四>:虽倾全力,难望成功,此数大凶,最好改名。(凶)

<五十五>:外观昌隆,内隐祸患,克服难关,开出泰运。(平)

<五十六>:事与愿违,终难成功,欲速不达,有始无终。(凶)

<五十七>:虽有困难,时来运转,旷野枯草,春来花开。(平)

<五十八>:半凶半吉,浮沉多端,始凶终吉,能保成功。(平)

<五十九>:遇事犹豫,难忘成事,大刀阔斧,始可成功。(凶)

<六十零>:黑暗无吉,心迷意乱,出尔反尔,难定方针。(凶)

<六十一>:云遮半月,内隐风波,应自谨慎,始保平安。(平)

<六十二>:烦闷懊恼,事业难展,自防灾祸,始免困境。(凶)

<六十三>:万物化育,繁荣之象,专心一意,必能成功。(吉)

<六十四>:见异思迁,十九不成,徒劳无功,不如更名。(凶)

<六十五>:吉运自来,能享盛名,把握机会,必获成功。(吉)

<六十六>:黑暗绵长,进退维谷,内外不和,信用缺乏。(凶)

<六十七>:独营事业,事事如意,功成名就,富贵自来。(吉)

<六十八>:思虑周详,计划力行,不失时机,可望成功。(吉)

<六十九>:动摇不定,常陷逆境,不得时运,难得利润。(凶)

<七十零>:惨淡经营,难免贫困,此数不吉,最好更名。(凶)

<七十一>:吉凶参半,惟赖勇气,贯彻力行,始可成功。(平)

<七十二>:利害混杂,凶多吉少,得而复失,难以安顺。(凶)

<七十三>:安乐自来,自然吉祥,力行不懈,必能成功。(吉)

<七十四>:利不及费,坐食山空,如无智谋,难忘成功。(凶)

<七十五>:吉中带凶,欲速不达,进不如守,可保安详。(平)

<七十六>:此数大凶,破产之象,宜速改名,以避厄运。(凶)

<七十七>:先苦后甘,先甘后苦,如能守成,不至失败。(平)

<七十八>:有得有失,华而不实,须防劫财,始保安顺。(平)

<七十九>:如走夜路,前途无光,希望不大,劳而无功。(凶)

<八十零>:得而复失,枉费心机,守成无贪,可保安稳。(平)

<八十一>:最吉之数,还本归元,能得繁荣,发达成功。(吉)





nail painting

30 07 2008

 

 

may not b such a good idea b4 bedtime since i haf track record of ruining my newly painted nails while zzzing

and i haf to wait for the nails to dry…bother!

i should haf done it while watching tv





farewell aeb

30 07 2008

 

attended philip’s farewell last nite

it felt more like a personal farewell for mi wif aeb and all my old frens and colleagues

it was a ritual of the changing of leadership at somewhere so close to my heart tat i call it my 娘家 whenever i went back

after yest, things will nbr b the same again

so many familiar faces, so sad

before the name aeb is dropped, in my heart, it is gone forever, wif its ppl.  aeb is no more

it’s not the policies and physical environment tat defines a company but its ppl

i do not tink it is a bad thing to happen but juz sad





painting

30 07 2008

 

 

my nails of course

finally got my top coat last nite

it was sold out last thurs

now i can cut my nails super short den paint them…haha





long day tml

30 07 2008

 

i wana b in office to take a 7am call and stay for a 7pm call





静候佳音

29 07 2008

 
等待中





thinkpad t61

29 07 2008

 

is ridiculously heavy

i feel like i’m lifting weights and the stoopid thinkpad bag is so huge tat i totally can’t manage the weight

after one day of lugging my lappy back, i decided to abandon the batt pack so the lappy fits into my old briefcase bag.  y the hell is the batt pack so ugly, jutting out and so damn heavy?

screw small fonts, the display on my t61 is minute too in order to b sharp coz the screen resolution reli sux





to cut or not to cut

28 07 2008

 

and i m sorely in need of a massage

can’t wait for my break after my highlands trip, yes, i haf it all planned

den it’s hello, pearl of the orient





no more sea of red

28 07 2008

 

i m almost afraid to click on replicate tis morn

glad tat i will haf a chance to catch up wif old frens tonite at the farewell function





love note ready

28 07 2008

 

tis is my pressie for someone visiting

it took mi a while but i’m glad things haf developed tis way

the most exciting part is when to present the love note, i hope i dun haf to draft tis love note for the next 10 yrs at least

next, i haf an email to draft, oredi haf some layout in mind, lotsa ppl to mention





龙井问茶

28 07 2008

 

read an article on 杭州西湖獅峰龍井 and i m reminded of our 龙井问茶 trip

以山为龙,以村为井

it is indeed a charming little town wif frenly ppl

and 獅峰龍井 is the best grade of 龍井

 





trans fat

28 07 2008

 

Trans fat, which is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil, increases “bad” cholesterol levels, raising the risk of coronary heart disease, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

tat’s y i tell YY to stay off oreo, he eats but always in moderation





groceries shopping

28 07 2008

 

requires price scouting

we went to giant and i nearly got 2 packs of diapers at $18 each, shupin told mi it’s cheaper near our home though we both can’t recall the price

true enuff, it’s was 3 bucks cheaper per pack at the chinese medical hall near my place!

$6 diff is a huge diff and i can save on petrol too

even the ping pong cream crackers is 10 cents cheaper den giant

y do i regret it everytime i shop at giant in sg?





unread mails

27 07 2008

 

after the slight disruption for data transfer from old to new lappy, i was confronted by a sea of red of unread mails

which i had no time to look at on fri coz i had other matters to settle till 10pm

it is always a struggle to work on wkends especially so nw but wat muz b done, muz b done and

but i will prioritise and draft my ‘love note’ first    *wink*

looks like i haf a long nite ahead, good thing i napped tis afternoon

afternoon fiesta is the best !





in future, do not show tis warning

27 07 2008

 

i m totally pissed by the stoppid IE message tat pops up whenever i click stg on the web

and the best part is, i oredi checked ‘do not show tis warning in future’

stoopid IE !





crossed

27 07 2008

 

 

my fb status : 





java’s broken

26 07 2008

 

so i got to reboot…sigh





new nail colour

26 07 2008

 

i couldn’t stand the sloppy job done by nail palace and my nail colour was looking very worn

and my bright pink polish was beckoning to me so i painted a coat over the original colour

the effect is not bad

wish i had top coat leh but out of stock when i checked at beauty credit yest, tink i’ll grab some other brand tml

i can’t stand faded/pale looking nail colours





my emotions

26 07 2008

 

are written all over my face

dot is rite, i m so happy tat i cannot stop smiling coz the smile is coming from within


真的是喜形于色!

 

mayb it’s considered a flaw by others but i m no hypocrite so i can’t hide my feelings as well

so excited after i got the first call coz my hopes were dwn and i was getting quite disappointed

nw seems like my hopes r lighted up again

i wana stick to my original plan  : ))))





law of attraction

26 07 2008

 

yes, i saw the secret some time back and i agree totally wif the power of attraction

so i started planning a mth back

everything is geared towards wat the end result i want though i haben started to do specific actions to demand wat i wanted.  i believe things will fall into place once u plan everything towards the result.  it’s like forcing some invisible forces to make things work out

but i was preparing in every way.  i calculated my options and made plans accordingly

i was worried tat i wouldn’t get wat i want in the end so i recalculated my options and pushed it out by a mth when i met jocelyn over dinner

my hopes r up again tdy!  mayb there’s hope afterall !

i m wishing beli beli hard for it





power of fb

26 07 2008

 

saw a fren’s wedding fotos…though i onli got to know thru fb but i’m still beli happy for the newly weds and hey!  wifout fb, i would still not b in the know nw : )





I dropped a sparkle!

24 07 2008

 

on my (red)

so upset and no time to replace yet





news from the day b4

24 07 2008

 

a bigger-than-expected loss from banking giant Wachovia and smaller-than-expected quarterly earnings from American Express, which withdrew its full-year earnings forecast.

My take : US is in recession





prawn aglio

24 07 2008

 

from pasta mania was super yummy!

i had a beli good dinner after my not so good pedi and mani

i luv aglio olio!  piping hot spaghetti wif fragrant olive oil, garlic and chilli !

i can eat tis everyday!

<and pasta mania got no svc charge>





pedi & mani

24 07 2008

 

though i seldom go for pedi & mani since i keep my nails extremely short, i still tink nail palace at bencoolen is not beli good

first time tat my finger bled from mani and when i hit my yet to dry nails against the edge of the table, they did a less than acceptable touch-up job

if the touch-up is visible, no matter how small the damage is, they should repaint the nail.   if u go for mani, the paintjob should b perfect

i m quite disappointed wif the service.  if i get a top coat, i can do it myself

though i dun haf a lot of rough skin, but i dun tink the pedi is thorough.  tomatoe and the salon at novena were so much better





Post Secret

24 07 2008

 

i muz b going mad i forgot to view post secrets tis wk and i saw tis





revisionary bonus

23 07 2008

 

i got a stmt for a beli old policy tat shows a accum bonus of 32% of sum assured

i m beli surprised and haf no recollection of tis policy having such a bonus

the encashment value though, for tis bonus is onli 19%.  meaning i will lose 81% of the accum bonus if i surrender it for cash nw

the rationale is the bonus is 100% payable onli upon claim settlement and tis is a life policy so choy! choy!  touch wood!  touch wood!

and based on my projections, the accum bonus will b higher den sum assured by policy yr 28, quite cool sia!

the int rate on the bonus is 3.5% per annum plus a 2.2% yearly bonus on sum assured.  tis amt gets quite substantial now tat the policy is in its 11th yr

but the sum assured is quite small so thank goodness for tis bonus





路在脚下

23 07 2008

 

the hardest question is not where u r leaving but where u r heading





doors

23 07 2008

 

i feel more & more strongly tat i need to upgrade myself in my area of interest so tat more doors r open for mi

there is a need to empower myself so i haf more choices

but no, i will not 忍 juz for tis





svc charge and gst

23 07 2008

 

tis is one realisation i had when dining out one day.  ok, i admit i m reli slow to realise it onli nw

the svc charge and gst add up to more den 17.7% of the bill !

when i see the amt relative to the bill, i can reli feel the pinch

and it makes mi tink twice abt dining out or better yet, go somewhere wif no svc charge

life in sg is getting more & more exp!





一个人的行李

23 07 2008

 
i got tis song after reading karen’s blog. somehow tis is one song tat i like more & more.

不同的时候听,感觉总是不一样

心情好or心情坏
有什么好假装
反正天若真的塌下来
我自己扛
天气好or天气坏
有什么好紧张
反正下一秒钟的我
开始开始流浪
我要一个人去东京铁塔看夜景
我要一个人去威尼斯看电影
我要一个人去阳明山上看海芋
拍偶像剧
我要一个人去纽约纯粹看雪景
我要一个人去巴黎喝咖啡写信
我要一个人的旅行
一个人透透气
dodo do dodo
向右转or向左拐
有什么不一样
反正每一条未知的路都有未来
我和谁在谈恋爱
有什么大惊小怪
反正下一秒钟的我
早已早已离开
我要一个人在希腊梦见苏格拉底
我要一个人的通宵看完鲁迅的背影
我要一个人呆呆的在浴缸里
思考阮玲玉阮玲玉
我要一个人的北京探望孟姜女
我要一个人的书局和志摩谈情
我要一个人的旅行
一个人彻底~
心情好or心情坏
有什么好假装
一个人的旅行一个人的行李
一个人的旅行一个人的空气
一个人的旅行一个人到底…

 

 





井底之蛙

23 07 2008

 

tat’s mi when i decide to step out of my tiny world which was my universe

原来外面的世界这么大, 真的是小巫见大巫!

 

 

 

 





乱旗阵

23 07 2008

 

the 乱旗阵 at pasir ris zone 6 rc looks reli messy





muz try

23 07 2008

 

if not, how u noe can work out anot?  so i take a big gamble and leap forward





三思, 四思

23 07 2008

 

so many haf advised mi not to b rash

but i’m not, juz tat i haf made up my mind and m quite determined tis time

i haf been planning tis for a while nw and i try to cover all angles

ok, a few more days more won’t kill mi but i certainly can’t hold on indefinitely

yes, time flies but i reli can’t stand tis much longer. tis is no life & i refuse to waste my time

so now i 三思 and 四思 in everything i do, in preparation for the day tat will come soon





cast net

23 07 2008

 

my mood is xtrememly positive tis time ard

but as time passes, feels less certain of outcome so i decided to cast my net wider





coughing fits

23 07 2008

 

may occur at any time

irritating!





fire alert

22 07 2008

 

wah!  it’s reli hard to imagine tat a translucent gel can set my abs and hips on fire and read, the heat is so intense tat it stings

and it doesn’t work till abt a min later so i end up applying juz abit more each time

tis will last mi a while coz each time use onli abt a 10 cent coin amount and enuff to kill mi liao





Sitting ducks

22 07 2008

Three  women die together in an accident and go to heaven.

 

When  they get there, St. Peter says, ‘We only have one rule here in  heaven: don’t step on the ducks!’
So they enter heaven, and sure enough,  there are ducks all over the place. It is  almost impossible not to step on a duck, and although they try their best  to avoid them, the first woman accidentally steps on one. 
Along comes St. Peter with the ugliest man she ever saw. St.  Peter chains them  together and says, ‘Your punishment for stepping on a duck is to spend eternity chained to this ugly man!’ 
The  next day, the second woman steps accidentally on a duck and along comes  St. Peter, who doesn’t miss a thing. With him is another extremely ugly  man. He chains them together with the same admonishment as for the  first woman.

The third woman has observed all this and, not wanting to be chained for  all eternity to an ugly man, is very, VERY careful where she  steps.
She manages to go months without stepping on any  ducks, but one day  St. Peter comes up to her with the most handsome man she has ever  laid eyes on …. very tall, long eyelashes, muscular. 

St.  Peter chains them together without saying a word.

The happy  woman says, ‘I wonder what I did to deserve being  chained  to you for all of eternity?’
The guy says, ‘I don’t know  about you, but I stepped on a duck.





Kopi Cups

22 07 2008

 i got tis on fri and i thot it was so timely.  yes it’s the kopi tat matters, not the cups.  the most exp cup may not b used to serve the best kopi.  haf a cuppa

 

“The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but
those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.”

A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to
visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into
complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned
with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic,
glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -
telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said:
“If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving
behind the simple and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only
the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be
assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.  In most cases,
it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What
all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went
for the best cups… Then you began eyeing each other’s cups.”

Now consider this:

“Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.
They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have
does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by
concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.
They just make the best of everything.

1. Live simply
2. Love generously
3. Care deeply
4. Speak kindly

Your life either shines a light OR casts a shadow!
Shine a light & Enjoy the Coffee!!!





stadium lights

22 07 2008

 

On a gloomy skyline, the floodlights of the National Stadium offer a guiding light

yest was a dark gloomy day and for some reasons, the floodlights at the stadium were on

my new seat faces them and they look inviting amid the gloominess all ard





头脑坏

22 07 2008

 

read in hokkien

tat’s how i feel as i listen to biz updates yest

mgmt is smart but i muz b tao nao pai to do so much for so little

i’m outta here in a jiffy





减肥是终生事业,每个女生都该不遗余力

20 07 2008

 

so i use my creams and serum when i rem

no, i m xtremely lazi but doesn’t mean tat i dun do anything at all

there probably ain’t fat women in the world, juz lazi women

no wonder YY always go “女孩子就是死爱美 !”

可是说穿了,女人还不是为了悦己者容。 

my hips r on fire atm hence tis posting





想一个

19 07 2008

 

真的很想

想了也没用, it takes 2 hands to clap

为什么每个人都这么问?

难道说真的这么明显?

等了这么久,也不在乎还要等多久

明知道生命短暂,为什么我们还在浪费时间?

耗了这么久,我们还在原地踏步

 

 

 





my neopoints

19 07 2008

 

it’s been ages since i last played but i miss destrut-o-match so here i m again

Account Type: Ultimate Riches!
Current Balance: 55,161,990 NP
Interest Rate: 12.5% per year
Yearly Interest: 6,895,248 NP

Your current balance and interest rate allow you to gain 18,892 NP per day

 

i’m still rich !  heheheh





health VS wealth

18 07 2008

 

i haf been questioning myself which is more impt

though the answer is obvious but there is a baseline for the equation and i thot long & hard abt my baseline

sometimes u get used to a certain amt of wealth & spend but the price to pay may b too much

so i ask myself how much m i willing to forego, juz to b happier & live a better quality of life





red cliff

18 07 2008

 

i wana watch

i doubt we will





sleep contented

17 07 2008

 

i juz couldn’t keep myself awake past 11.30pm

the min my head hit the pillow, i was a goner

wat was i tinking to wake up at unearthly hrs & work

tink sleep deprivation is the cause of my poor health nw

i wish i m in the pink of health again

health is priceless and $ can’t buy health





Bad cough

17 07 2008

 

my fever/sore throat on mon has evolved into flu/cough last nite

i took flu med last nite but cough is still bad and getting phelgm, mayb i shouldn’t haf ate so many oranges!





35 秒

17 07 2008

 

not the shortest call in history

35 seconds LONG

i tried my best tis time, let’s see wat happens next wk





$$$

14 07 2008

 

cannot buy long term happiness

juz a thot tat struck mi on sat afternoon

retail therapy works, mayb for a couple of days max for mi

of course u feel good whenever u admire ur excellent buys but MU gets lesser and lesser wif time

but happiness need to b sustained.   plz dun tel mi to go shopping again





one small step forward

14 07 2008

 

one step at a time

i will get there eventually

there’s nuthing as impt as being happy





reselection

14 07 2008

 

after yet another round of reselection, i finally did my 2nd compilation of 135 songs

it took mi mths to complete the selection.  u wouldn’t tink tat it’s tat hard to find 700mb of ur fav songs, rite

well, the prob is, i wana make sure all the shortlisted r reli my fav-est so i dun get sick of them

i wasn’t so particular in song selection for the first round as i didn’t wana waste any space and it was a mistake coz i was skipping thru songs from the same album and skipped folders altogether. 

so tis time, it’s beli deliberate tat the songs r not in folders and r across all genres and languages

i duno how ppl using ipod manage their song selections.  do they juz ’dump’ songs from fav artistes and den create playlists?  i heard a myth tat ipod has a uncanny preference for certain songs when random is turned on.  even when i use random in windows media player, certain songs seem to b played more often.  i hardly listen to music on laptops.  i prefer to turn the volume off when i use the lappy.

i shan’t name too many of the songs coz tat will spoil the element of surprise for my frens when they get a chance to hear tis

YY has found “we will rock u” at song #68

i luv the suspence as i haf no idea which is the next song and since all the songs r my fav, it’s a pleasant surprise wif every song  ; )

can’t wait for my next road trip to test drive how listenable tis new compilation is





narnia-ed

14 07 2008

 

 

finally finished all 7 chronicles

nice!  i like the ending especially

though i m beli slow wif descriptive text coz i m beli visual and need to get my bearings rite to form a mental pict of narnia





All about Zzzzz

13 07 2008

 

beauty sleep is from 10pm to 2am  !  cannot miss tis golden window !


 

1)一般睡觉时间:
1. 正常人睡眠时间6–8、有的10小时……
2. 美容觉的时间10点–凌晨2点。
3. 长时间熬夜……就算是有睡足8小时,几年下来会容易内分泌失调生理时钟也会乱掉。
4. 小孩最好在晚上8:30之前睡觉,因为长身体嘛……
5. 青少年应该在晚上10:00左右睡觉……
6. 至于爱美的人,应该在凌晨2:00之前睡,因为皮肤在凌晨2:00前新陈代谢……不过我认为应该在午夜12:00之前睡觉最好啦。
7. 老人嘛,应该在晚上9:00–10:00之间睡觉比较好。
还有:晚上12:00一定要去睡觉,每个人的体内都有生理时钟,在不同时间担负着不同的生理作息使命,可别轻易忽视了哦!
2)生理时钟说明:
1. 00:00–01:00 浅眠期–多梦而敏感,身体不适者易在此时痛醒。
2. 01:00–02:00 排毒期–此时肝脏为排除毒素而活动旺盛,应让身体进入睡眠状态,让肝脏得以完成代谢废物的作用。
3. 03:00–04:00 休眠期–重症病人最易发病的时刻,常有患病者在此时死亡,熬夜最好勿超过这个时间。
4. 09:00–11:00 精华期–此时为注意力及记忆力最好,为工作与学习的最佳时段。
5. 12:00–13:00 午休期–最好静坐或闭目休息一下再进餐,正午不可饮酒,易醉又伤肝哦!
6. 14:00–15:00 高峰期–是分析力和创造力得以发挥淋漓的极致时段!
7. 16:00–17:00 低潮期–体力耗弱的阶段,最好补充水果来解馋,避免因饥饿而贪食致肥胖。
8. 17:00–18:00 松散期–此时血糖略增,嗅觉与味觉最敏感,不妨以准备晚膳来提振精神。
9. 19:00–20:00 暂憩期–最好能在饭后30分钟去散个步或沐浴,放松一下,纾解一日的疲倦困顿。
10. 20:00–22:00 夜修期–此为晚上活动的巅峰时段,建议您善用此时段进行商议,进修等需要思虑周密的活动。
11. 23:00–24:00 夜眠期–经过整日忙碌,此时应该放松心情进入梦乡,千万别让身体过度负荷

 

 





痛快

13 07 2008

 

 

最痛快是看戏看得投入, 大声地笑, 尽情地哭。

最好是看得七情上面, 哭到泪流满面, 好好发泄!

我向来钟情于古装剧, 所以特别投入。 眼泪丝毫不受控制。

 

有个同事告诉我, 周末都呆在家里追韩剧, 哭成泪人。
因为平时情绪一直被压抑,周末实在不想见任何人, 和人搭讪。

 

如果说大笑能促进身体健康,那么哭更能使身心健康。

 

何谓七情?

喜、怒、忧、思、悲、恐、惊 :七种情志活动的合称

 

 

 

 





hélène

13 07 2008

wif translation…now i luv yahoo mp3 more den baidu


hélène, je m appelle hélène
伊莲娜,我叫伊莲娜
je suis une fille
我是一个女孩
comme les autres
就像其他女孩一样
hélène
伊莲娜
j ai mes joies, mes peines
我有我的欢乐和痛苦
elles font ma vie
这就是我的生活
comme la votre
就像您的一样
je voudrais trouver l amour
我在找寻我的爱情
simplement trouver l amour
只不过是想找到爱情
hélène, je m appelle hélène
伊莲娜,我叫伊莲娜
je suis une fille
我是一个女孩
comme les autres
就像其他女孩一样
hélène
伊莲娜
si mes nuits sont pleines
如果每夜
de reves de poemes
都能有诗歌和美梦相伴
je n ai rien d autres
我会别无所求
je voudrais trouver l amour
我在找寻我的爱情
simplement trouver l amour
只不过是想找到爱情
et même
si j ai ma photo dans tous les journaux
chaque semaine
就算是每周的报纸上都有我的照片
personne ne m attend le soir
(可是)夜里却没有人在等我
quand je rentre tard
当我晚归的时候
personne ne fait battre mon coeur
没有人能够让我有心跳的感觉
lorsque s eteignent les projecteurs
当舞台上的灯光熄灭
hélène, je m appelle hélène
伊莲娜,我叫伊莲娜
je suis une fille
我是一个女孩
comme les autres
就像其他女孩一样
je voudrais trouver l amour
我在找寻我的爱情
simplement trouver l amour
只不过是想找到爱情
et même
quand à la télévous me regardez
就算你们在电视上看到的我
sourire et chanter
欢歌笑语
personne ne m attends le soir
(可是)夜里却没有人在等我
quand je rentre tard
当我晚归的时候
personne ne fait battre mon coeur
没有人能够让我有心跳的感觉
lorsque s éteignent les projecteurs
当舞台上的灯光熄灭
hélène, je m appelle hélène
伊莲娜,我叫伊莲娜
je suis une fille
我是一个女孩
comme les autres
就像其他女孩一样
hélène





satisfied

13 07 2008

my midnite hunger pangs

supper is super duper sinful but ain’t it worse to go to bed wif a growling stomach

even kerri will complain tat she’s hungry and demand her milk before going to bed





谈恋爱

12 07 2008


i luv tis song!
 

我真是愉快
能和你如此相爱
但是高兴之外
有些话必须说明白
我们现在相爱
但并不代表也包括未来
为了想永不分开
我们得做一些安排
我们要天天思念
但不要天天相见
只需要悱恻缠绵
绝不要柴米油盐
有共同生活经验
绝不用共同(的)房间
我们要天天思念
但不要天天相见
你可和别人约会
只要不让我发现
我偶而也会出轨
但保证心在你这边
说出来有点不该
唉!但是又何耐
我想自古以来
人们总被自己打败
我们都喜新厌旧
哦!我们都欲望太多
如此去芜存菁之后
让我们安心谈恋爱
我们要天天思念
但不要天天相见
你负责美丽妖艳
我负责努力赚钱
如果想倒过来演
我当然也不会反对
我们要天天思念
但不要天天相见
万一要移情别恋
最好也和平解决
让回忆充满甜美
心甘情愿话当年

 

 





女人何苦为难女人

12 07 2008

 

 

女人何苦为难女人
我们一样有最脆弱的灵魂
世界男子已经太会伤人
你怎么忍心再给我伤痕
女人何苦为难女人
我们一样为爱颠簸在红尘
飘忽情缘总是太作弄人
我满怀委屈却提不起恨

 

 





best driving music

12 07 2008

 

after much selection, my compilation is near completion

can’t wait to ‘test drive’ it…haha





solar energy

12 07 2008

 

scorching sun tis afternoon, makes mi wonder if only we can harness solar and use it more widely

if fuel cells can b charged by solar panels, it can most prob drive my car since i dun drive daily





YY is mad

12 07 2008

 

he likes the kids run tee so much tat he wants to wear it to bed, to play basketball and to play soccer

and QQ follows his lead of course

so they r dressed in green and ran ard T2 & T3 like elves

it’s like being in a big playground coz there’s lotsa ramps for him to slide dwn on his wheelies





T3

12 07 2008

 

wat to do on fri nite?

we did a tour of T3.  so many eateries in B2 mall!  i like the foodcourt being more accessible den the other terminals.  not tat there’s much to eat at BT, onli Hans

both T2 and T3 got 24 hrs ah kun.  sg is such a food paradise, can eat roti and drink kopi any time of the day/nite

i wanted to eat popeyes but the q was long.  i miss their biscuits

and i discovered tat QQ & YY duno who is popeye the sailor man, aiyah!  wat a waste!  generation gap!

we didn’t see any signs for the skytrain from B2 so we walked over from the MRT station.  the lighting on the ground makes mi dizzy!  i dun like the design at all, too futuristic!  it’ll b nice if it has more greenery instead of being so cold and wif all those lights on the floor

from T2, i finally saw the sign for the skytrain back to T3 and we went tat way





咖啡排骨

12 07 2008

 

yes!  i like!

though i dun drink kopi but i tink tis dish is beli fragrant and yummy!

ok, new craving to satisfy





白蛇传

12 07 2008

 

is nice, the filming is well done, special effects not overly done and the white and green snakes r pretty

so relaxing to watch 白蛇传 , drink my 水仙 & work at my own pace





wkend

11 07 2008

 

tis wk has gone by so quickly

while i m glad for the wkend to catch up on zzz, i m oso in 2 minds coz there’s still so much i wana do

it’s beli hard to compromise ur personal standards but there’s juz too much too do and too little time

i m working such horribly long hrs wifout even breaking for lunch nw, it’s getting too scary





flat out

11 07 2008

 

totally

couldn’t get up before 6

everybody wants a piece of mi, sigh

reli physically and mentally shacked

i duno how long i can last





catch up

10 07 2008

 

wif old frens…reli need to make time and make effort

horribly bz, i dun like the current state of things

i need time to tink thru tis





5 stones

9 07 2008

 

YY brought them for mi from skool and i quizzed everyone (frens and colleagues) on how to play coz i can onli rem step 4

tis is everyone’s fav game

 

 

 





u can’t see mi

9 07 2008

 

if i can’t see u

 





QQ enjoying MP3

9 07 2008

 





braise

9 07 2008

 

is nice!

it’s above sillk road which is more prominent.  braise’s signage doesn’t scream for attention

very good ambience and since biz was slow yest, we more or less had the place to ourselves

and food is better den barracks, tastier and portion was bigger

mi is long time no go sentosa liao, since the last team building event

i seldom venture to far flung places…hehe





wat a storm

9 07 2008

 

tat i woke up to tis morning!

wonderful weather to sleep in…sigh!

tat muz b everyone’s thot





i like oats

9 07 2008

 

wif a dash of salt, super yummy!

guess i won’t die of heart disease if i eat oats regularly

onli bane is cancer den





spot the difference

8 07 2008

 

clue : on YY’s feet

 





jetstar promo

8 07 2008

Only Jetmail gives you special fares from S$1!

Ho Chi Minh City / Medan / Phnom Penh / Siem Reap from $1*
Surabaya / Macau from $8*

Mark your calendar! Sale starts from 10 – 11 July for travel from 1 August & 30 September 2008





ifb

8 07 2008

i haf nbr seen a stoopider application!

first the save/edit button hangs for no reason and requires re logging in and using a new browser

den the run mgr hangs for no reason too!

irritating like hell when i m cracking my brains wif the formulas den encounter such stoopid system glitches. as if building the ifb is not hard work enuff!

i hate ibm for tis stoopid application !

and it’s ibm hosted so reli no excuses!





lookup

8 07 2008

for some weird reason, my lookup values keep disappearing.

luckily my list is less den 20 values coz i muz haf rekeyed the values more den 3 times

as jen puts it, ifb is a bad word





braise

8 07 2008

y does braised meat come to mind?

yes, counted as ulu to mi

andy always got good recommendations but expensive taste! yes, i saw the menu liao





guilty

8 07 2008

of spending long hrs at work

every hr in the office after hrs is an hr away from family

where’s the worklife balance?

tis is no longer an employer of choice to mi





Women 10K

8 07 2008

 

ladies, go register for women 10k for either the competitive 10km run or fun 5km tat i’m going for

use tis code ESGWC

men, tell all the females u noe





sibeh pie mia

8 07 2008

 

too little time, too much to do, zero passion & zero motivation

sibeh sian





to do list

8 07 2008

 

so much for top ten, i onli managed to clear them at home

the min i got to office, stuck in calls, updating logs and answering emails till late

so scary, i worked late and haf to bring my top ten home for part 2





sametime died

8 07 2008

 

somehow the password didn’t get sync for the past few days so i couldn’t log on from lotus notes

had to reset my p/w to make it work again





i m seriously sick

8 07 2008

 

of wat i’m doing





top 10

7 07 2008

 

instead of a to-do list tat seems nbr ending in my notebook, mi is compiling a top 10 list for the day which i haf started to cross out tis morn.  yea!   5am or 6 am or 7am works well for mi.  no disturbance and mind is fresh, much better den working late lor

i m happy juz to finish the remaining 12 items on my list (ok, my list expanded within the 1st hr of the morn)

so everything else can wait till tml if they make it into the list





老骨炎

7 07 2008

 

so tendinitis is the name for the wrist pain i had which sinseh called 老骨炎

and it’s an inflammation tat’s caused by over strain which makes perfect sense

all new mothers beware!

i didn’t go on medication since i didn’t see a doc but the acute pain made mi change habits.  by default, i would use my left hand for carrying heavy things

the healing took over a yr

the next wrist ailment is most prob carpal tunnel from crochet, which is a good thing in a way coz it means i did lotsa wat i luv





pursuit of passion

7 07 2008

 

passion has no price but inflation is rocket high

the clock is ticking,  i muz press on

i cannot believe tat it’s tat hard to break free wifout compromising too much on standard of living

tis is mid life crisis, no doubt

and the sooner i get myself out of tis mess which is work disguised as a career, the better it is

coz i haf a life to live, and passion to pursue and kiddos to share my journey as i share theirs

things r a lot straightforward when thot out by kiddos

YY has put his point across to mi on many occassions over the past 1 mth and i m showing a bad example if i dun make a change actively





teaching

7 07 2008

 

since i’m on the MOE website, i decided to find out more abt teaching

the starting salary is reli quite low  *gasp*





work hard

7 07 2008

 

play harder

tdy’s 7th of jul, supposedly youth day celebration so kiddos haf no skool (again!)

always find out at last min tat they haf no skool, i wish there’s a list of skool hols wif all these xtra skool hols included

according to MOE website, onli youth day, teachers’ day and children’s day are scheduled skool hols  sure seems like there r a lot more hols den tat lor

u would tink tat i should noe by nw since YY has been schooling for yrs.  but i dun lor, how can i rem all these skool hols?

i onli noe psle marking days coz tat’s longer and juz b4 exams

and i didn’t noe higher chinese in pri skool got xtra/diff paper to sit for psle

so wat happens when u take higher chinese in pri skool?   go to higher chinese in sec?   or wif good psle results, still can go SAP?  dun understand, ah bao, u noe the answer?





botanic gdns

7 07 2008

 

y do i rem it as botanical gdns?  it’s even called tat on SQ website

but it is officially called bontanic gdns nw

haben been there in ages

we walked ard abit, saw the manmade waterfall wif the curtain of water u can walk behind.   after dalat, tis looks reli small and doesn’t haf any wow! factor

tink we muz b near ginger gdn coz we passed by halia restaurant but nope, didn’t see any ginger

we walked thru ‘cactus nation’ though and saw lotsa aloe species

we saw the foodcourt and i didn’t know there’s a basement carpark in the park!

definitely reason to revisit coz i didn’t see any swans, haf no idea where the jacob ballas children’s gdn is, wana see the sarcara stream and orchid garden and play frisbee on the grounds

no need to bring food for picnic, there’re food outlets selling fries and such and water coolers





the early bird

7 07 2008

 

catches the worm but i dun like worms





5am

7 07 2008

 

rule still stands, mayb i’ll compromise and start at 4am

so i’m off to bed nw

midnite to 1am is the critical period of zzz

but sleep inertia makes it hard for ppl to perform immediately after waking up





synopsis

7 07 2008

 

from mediacorp reli sux when compared to tvb

tvb has archives of synopsis tat’s super duper detailed and accurate

mediacorp’s synopsis is pathetic.  abt 2 sentences for one episode and the best part is, can b inaccurate somemore for show tat’s currently on air.   and it’s their own productions!?   surely the scriptwriter helped wif the synopsis?

i luv reading the storyline of the shows i like before i finish watching them

mediacorp should take more pride in the synopsis they provide





red lots

6 07 2008

 

after more den 15 yrs of staying here, my carpark finally has red lots drawn while i was on my viet trip

not tat i feel it makes a lot of diff coz there r juz too many cars in tis estate.  i recognise most of the cars in my carpark though i may not haf seen the owners.

but it did help bro get a B1 lot after midnite, stroke of luck or red lots reli worked?





couch balloons

6 07 2008

 

tis is so cool !

tis man, kent couch, flew in his lawn chair by helium balloons!  and i luv the design of his webpage

long live dreams!