lunar new year

my new year holiday has been... interesting.

dad went vietnam & mum went taiwan... leaving me alone with my grandma and my cousins for the new year... its good cos i spent more time playing with my baby nephew and spent sometime talking to my two young cousins.



baby jx looks mischievious!



i'm loving this little precious...

we had our annual gathering at derrick's house and had wii bit of fun (hurhur.. pun intended.. even if its not funny!) its good to see friends whom i have not met in years. good to see that there're doing well and having fun =)

happy birthday to me

thank you friends for your birthday wishes... all of you made me feel loved and not forgotten =)

i think i've reached an age where... you just want to keep your age a secret... and seeing friends around you getting married... having children... just makes me feel... like i'm out of track... i've veered off the main path... into some unknown territory...

i suddenly recall that when i was in my teens.. i used to think 26/27 is a good age to marry.. settle down and have children... and its heartening to see my friends moving on track... i'm happy for them.. but at the same time.. i'm thinking about my own... wondering why is my path more treacherous... more painful... more confusing... more ups & downs.. more windy roads... but i'm slowly learning... learning to be patient... learning more about life... learning to trust God... =)

no more fancy parties for my birthday.. just small dinners and catching up with friends..

dinner with gao, lam & cheryl @ some korean restaurant at esplanade bay

food!


with cheryl...


sigh...


lam's big head covering half my face...


this is better...


dinner with char, EJ & xuan @ the white rabbit

very interesting restaurant...


dinner peeps!


me with my prawn bisque.. yum...


xuan & i


my bday pressie! very pretty beer glass...


followed by drinks @ the red dot!



flinders trio...


the girls! (where's ej?)


my tower of beer! yummmmmm


last but not the least... gold class movie session complimentary of ah law =)

icube... the dock for my itouch now... lurrve it!


thank you!

dior-ed

got my first bday present of the year...

my 2nd "branded" pair of sunnies... my 1st pair (guess!) was stolen when sammi was broken into... have been surviving on $5 bangkok sunnies until today!

i dont have roberts to buy me luxurious items but i got dean & karen who never forgets my bday! hehehe... thanks babes! =)

to dean: this is what you paid for :P












cool or not?

the list:

the list is not by order of preference:

1. guitar tuner
2. external hard drive (the more memory the better!)
3. running shoes
4. lacoste perfume (their very first pour femme!)
5. life application study bible
6. sunnies

gd bye 2008... hello 2009!!

2008 finally came to an end... its been a really long year!

think i grew a lot in the year... there had been some painful experiences... but also happy ones... think we should learn to treasure the happy moments more ya? just to recap some of the important events of the year...

it was a bad start to the year with mum announcing that she wants to lead her own life and left... all of a sudden i had to take up the role of taking care of the house and dad... im still learning how to "jaga" the house.. to make sure that it is well stocked and clean... i think im doing a pretty decent job =)

also entered the workforce in early 08... still learning on the job and im very thankful that i had a great mentor and fantastic colleagues!

because im employed... i finally had my own car! well... mum paid the down payment for the car lah...

went for my first commercial run (shape run)... then my 2nd (AHM).. then my 3rd (nike human race)!

baby JX was born!

took up guitar lessons...

had my heart stolen, broken and returned...

found God and new meaning in life...

went for my first mission trip in timor leste...

forged deeper friendships... thank you ah hu gaoster char EJ dean karen marabelle brendon & rowie... for always listening to my ramblings... whinging and putting up with my tantrums... hehe... love ya all deep deep!

hope 2009 will be a better year... less of heart wrenching experiences.. more of happy moments... made a few resolutions/goals... hope i can stick to them!

1. spend more time with God
2. spend more time with myself
3. cook for myself at least once a week
4. complete a half-marathon by the end of the year...

doesnt seem too hard ya? =)