Frans Haven....

A good run

2010-08-28T12:33:00.002+08:00

Sometimes its better to be alone
Sometimes its tiring to be with someone
On the verge of giving up

2009 in a blink of an eye

2009-09-13T23:25:00.002+08:00

2009 is zoooming away tooo fast!!!! I cant believe this..how do i get hold of time? Why does it feel like its slipping pass me sneakily? Before I know it..the last quarter i is coming..... =( What have I done the past year I wonder?
January
- Flew back home and Chinese New Year....ALways good to be home during CNY! ALl that feasting and laughters over reunion dinners, lunches,visitations.

February - Cant remember much of this month...

March
- Moved out from Bonham Road to Happy Valley The move was quite a memorable one. With about 5 girls and 2 men helping me. 2 years..and I accumulated about 10 blue-red-white bags!!! Unbelievableee!! But the move helped to clean out rubbish I accumulated the past 2 years...

- Enjoyed living in the 'wealthiest' part of Hk...Enjoyed watching cars that cost a house zipping past me...ENjoyed watching well groomed dogs marching down the pavement with their smartly dressed human friend...Enjoyed the peacefulness and serenity of Happy Valley

- Joanna visited and we had fun!minus the part where she choked up my toilet bowl badly!!!!!!!

End April - May - Bought my first DSLR Canon 450D(finally!) and went crazy snapping
- Flew back to Singapore to surprise Mum during her birthday and had a great celebration with her! =) Had a simple dinner at a very yummy chinese restaurant (and it was only a few days later we found out they closed down later and we were their LAST customers!)

- Nai Nai fell ill and was hospitalised for almost 10 days. One of the scariest moments in my life..to see someone you love so much suffering and not being able to speak to you properly. Thank God, she recovered, really by the grace of God. We were celebrating her 81st birthday with her at home.

Although celebrating at home was not as glamorous as celebrating at a restaurant as was planned, what mattered was that everyone was present to celebrate her 81st birthday with her. I extended my stay in Singapore to spend more time with her by requesting to work in the Sing office. Thank God the mgmt was kind enough to allow me to do that. The 7 more days I got meant a lot to both myself and Nai Nai. I pray that she will gain back her strength more and more day by day and may the Lord's joy always be with her.

June - Moved from Happy Valley to North Point. This move was much more efficient that the first and I only had 2 guys and 3girls (inluding mum and sis!) helping. so here am I now in the comforts of my North Point home. This is the home that my mum loves the most out of the 3 houses I have been in and its my favooorite too! Simply love the convenience (just right about MTR and 10 mins from work) and the renovation of this house!

- Was informed of a mini 'promotion' to be a team lead. Was a news nice to hear, but well, it just means more responsibility going fwd (with no increase in $....yet i hope hahaa). But Praise God for this opportunity

July - Had my first REAL holiday in 2009. The past few times I was in a plane were to go home... But well, it wasnt really a holiday too. It was a trip to Mount Kota kinabalu to challenge my limits. To push myself to reach the peak. Going up seriously required lotsa stamina and perseverance, where each step towards the end felt like I was lifting a sack of rice. Although we were short of the peak, I felt a little sense of accomplishment for going that far and will definitely kiss the peak of MOunt KK one day!! Maybe next year!

Whats more valuable about this trip is that I made a whole new bunch of friends! We had so much joy poking fun at each other, playing sea sports (fly fish and parasailing!) and going white water rafting!!! The guides we had at white water rafting made the activity even crazier! They poured water on us, dragged us down the river from the raft, capsized the raft on purpose etc. We also went swimming in the rivers and sat where the rapids were..felt almost like a natural jacuzzi! HOpefully this grp can go for another holiday some time again!

August - Telli and Jess visited and as always, we had a whale of a time! Doesnt matter where we are or what we are doing, whenever Im with my closest bunch of girl frens, laughters fill the air
- Had a great time visiting ZX with Jess in Beijing too. Loved Beijing. A feeling I never thought i would have. =P The Great Wall, the history, the little hu-tongs and chill out places....they all blend together really well to give Beijing its very own story. Will be back again someday!

Doesnt seem like it has been a very fruitful year. I ought to be doing stock take of my walk with God too =) which I will leave it to be btw me and God for now =P But no matter what happens, I thank God every morning for the breathe of life I have. =)

Homely Girl

2009-02-08T09:58:00.002+08:00

Have not blogged for eooonnnss! and the only reason that Im penning down this blog is cause Im sick with flu and am hibernating at home!!!! =( Very rare that I get to spend one full day at home whilst in HK....Since Im stuck in this little hole....will just pen down my thoughts for 2008 and 2009...Yes a little late...but never late than never!

2008 Flash Highlights
1) Jan
- Went to taipei with Mandy,Anson Sherv...Had a great time! I rem we arrived at the hotel only at 3am cos the taxi driver got lost! and went partying immediately!!! aha
- My dearest buddyYilin...got MARRIED!!! To the veyr nice Dani Yoshimura! I did a surprise stunt on their wedding day!! hee heee
- Na and Mel visited me in HK!!! We had a helluva fun!
2) Feb
- Went back to Singapore for CNY!
3) March
-Did a 25km hike in HK! Walked for 6 whole hours from 2pm to 8pm and will never forget walking in the dark for the last 2 hours!
- Went for David Tao concert that got me hooked to him!
4) April
- Went back to SIngapore for 2 weeks for training!!
Was shiookk to stay at intercon and catching up with family and frens back home on company's expenses hahah!
Made a bunch of good frens from training tooo! =)
5) May
- Had my first golf experience!!!
6) June
- Sister and Xiaodi and Gerardine visited! All 4 pple squashed in a little house!!! Was cosy and fun though!
- Went to Davao!!! Had the craziest terrible flight experience with Cebu Pacific of all times!
But Davao Pearl Farm was a really chilled place.....Had the best pancakes I ve ever tasted. and I had my first ever full body oil massage there!!!
7) July
- Felt sad when sis who accompanied me for 3 weeks in HK left =**(
- Caught Alicia Keys concert
- Had my first golfing experience (maybe half cos its 9 holes) at nine eagles golf course near the airport!
8) August
- Celebrated Singapore's national day in HK! We were all decked out in red and white!! haha
A friend cooked S'pore dishes like prata and curry!
- Had a fantastic trip back home to Singapore and Brissby!
Brought my little sisters to visit Mel in Brisbby and i had my first overseas drive experience there! Drove to Goldcoast, Sunshine Coast, MOvieworld!!! yoohooooO!
Glad my sisters had fun!
9) Sep
- For some reason cant remember what went on in Sep!
10) October
- The beginning of the Bear Stearns nightmare!!!
Was the 'chosen' one to take over Bear Stearns which JPM bought over.
THink was one of the most stressful periods in my working career
- Went to Hainan Sanya, my motherland! Was a goood chill out trip.
11) November
- Had a cake baking session right at a building in Mongkok! Was amazed there can be a baking school in Mongkok!!!
12) December
- Had an unforgettable surprise birthday Party!!!
- Dad n Mum were here to spend Christmas with me...Sweet!

2009...To dos
1) Draw nearer to God all over again
2) Pick up Golf again! Kinda lost it amidst the busy year end.
3) Start an exercise regime and eat healthily!
4) Buy a new camera....SLR or point and shoot or both?
5) Go home more often!
6) Have an all family trip somewhere!!! No matter where it MUST happen!

in shocked

2008-12-06T04:04:00.001+08:00

Tonight is truly a night to remember........................I cant believe all that has happened still......
Feeling really blessed..really touched....unbelievable. Thank God for such wonderful frens........

Mother-Land!

2008-10-23T23:42:00.020+08:00

Yes! I went to my Mother Land...literally my Mother's Land ....Hainan Island!!! =)

Been wanting to go for a long time and finaly step foot on Sanya, the most Southern tip of Hainan Island!
Was a relaxing getaway and we stayed in Marriot Resort. The service is absolutely wonderful. Decor and layout made the whole place look so relaxing and just makes you feel like resting and stoning and doing nothing else.

We went out to the Sanya city area the 1st day...it was totally disappointing!! Firstly, the city was pretty..hmmm...not-so-clean. The toilet had doors...but the doors had a big rectangle hole at the bottom half. Why fix doors then?! Secondly, being surrounded by C.pple makes me feel more stressed than anything with all that constant shouting and squeezing. *sigh* Given a choice, I will rather spend that extra day at the resort sleeping by the beach or pool !

Also found out that Sanya was the venue of MIss UNiverse in 2004 or something! hahaa we passed by the building built specially for the event!

But sadly, the beach is not as white and sandy and clear as I thought Sanya will be!

ANywyas its the company that counts! Had a great time with Elisa and Elaine!!!
We need another holiday soooon!!!!!!!! =)

The Hainan-ners!

Stick Rice in Coconut Husk!

This rock can be found at Tian Ya Hai Jiao - Meaning 'The Ends of the Earth'

The white 'tent' that Miss UNiverse was held at.

Check this out! Hainan chicken in its most original form

(SIngapore's 'mutated' one is much much nicer!!!)

wats up!!!!!

2008-10-09T23:12:00.002+08:00

The world is going crazy...maybe not the world..but the whole banking and finance industry....Have never seen it so volatile before!!! Wa...think I can tell my kids (if ever) next time that Mummy went through Great Depression 2!!!!!
Was at work watching how AUD was free falling....it fell 6% in 1 day!!! Oh gosh!!!!
ANd KRW is going to hit 1400 against USD...have never seen it hit 1400 before!!!!!!
Oh man!!! What mad volatility!!

Only happy thing amongst these dark clouds...is that USD is secretly creeping back up!!! WHich signifies great news for me..as Im earning HKD pegged to USD....HKD to SGD used to be 5.6....now its 5.3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im gonna do some FX trading tmr to change my HKD to SGD! Yipppeee!!!

an "out-of-spore" experience

2008-09-08T23:09:00.025+08:00

During my 2 weeks holiday in Sing-Aust, I went on a little excursion with Meow Meow and Yu Yu (a cat and a fish)......It was a fantabulous day out!!! Cos...not only did I get to taste sandwiches and carrot cake prepared and baked with lovee, but I could also finally ride on the wakeboard!!! the feeling is just...SHIOK!

Always thought Im hopeless in wakeboarding (cos I tried twice in HK but the waves there were just too strong!) and was really afraid that I will not be able to stand ...but I DID and I was riding for pretty long too!!! All thanks to Meow and Yu for introducing me to Jem aka Captain Hoe Say Bo!!!! Just a few words of wisdom from him and I could ride!! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! THank God he didnt have to chop off his head that day! (he said if I cannot ride..he will chop off his head)

Im so excited about this new found sport!!! Cant wait to do it again!!!! But nothing can be compared with doing it again with Meow and Yu, my motivators for the sport =P

These 2 ah.....can do change of legs, 180/360 degrees surface, crossing the wakes...so coool!!!!!

We also had 2 mini 'performances' by the pros, Jem and Jon!! Wah...that was the first time I saw live wakeboarding jumps!! Jon could jump and somersault across 2 wakes oh gosh faints!!!!

Quite exhilarating watching em.......maybe i can be like that some day tooo.. **dreams**

oh oh! anoher highlight! Jem brought the whole troop to a kelong for a little picnic b4 wakeboarding too!! was really cool! Dont think I have ever been to a kelong in Singapore b4!!!

After wakeboarding, we went to this not-so-open restaurant in Sembawang for dinner... Quite a cool place, hidden yet u can see the HDB flats from afar! wahahhaa..dunno how to describe ! Really thanks to Jem for bringing all of us there!!

@ the Kelong
Yu and meow staring at Yu in the water

Savoring homemade carrot cake..yummm

Close up of carrot cake...w Captain HSB salivating @ the back

Happy girlies!

Pretty flowers made by Meow meow! so sweeeett!

My turn! All ready to get in!

Jem: " Ok just push ur butt against the board and stand"

Fran thinking: " so easy mehhh......."

ooohhh And...up I went!!!! yoo hooooo!!!

I love the feeling of the wind and water against my face

Look one-hand!!!! @ @

Captain HSB!

And up in the air he goes! Say bo??

And thats mini yu yu at the back! hee hee

Pom pom time for the boards!

Dinner-finally.....wakeboarding is tiring no doubt..

My yummy grill!

Hopefully, I will get to do more posts on more wakeboarding stunts in the near near future!!!!!

Missing the day........ =)

Kangas Koalas and Kraziness!!!!

2008-09-02T23:52:00.032+08:00

Was a refreshing 2 weeks break from work!!!

Sing trip was great...this time, I tried not to pack too many meet ups so had much more time to relax and spend with my family..which is nice!! =)

and of cos..needless to mention..the wonderfulicious fantastico Brisbane trip was just simply awesome!!!!! and all thanks to ***drum rolls*** Mel and Darren!!! They were really nice to put up with the 3 Yongies for 8 whole days... I miss ur house Mel!!!!! Its so cosy!!! and I miss the smell of the mountain air and car smells..that reminded me so much of yellowstone hahahhaaa

Just a few peeeks into the trip!

The pple who made this trip possible....

THanks so muchieee Mel and Darren!!

(p.s..home cooked food in a cosy home...heavenly... =) )

Endless Jumping shots!

@ Surfers' Paradise

Some nites of planning- Thanks to Mel..Greatest Navigator award (GPS gets some credit too wahahha)

And crazy drive through Sunshine Coast!

A vineyard wout any vines nor grapes-off season sobs!

2 day trip to Fraser island was......totally beauuutiful

Us swimming in the clear clear lake birabbean!

Look @ how clear the lake water is!

Apparently we can drink the lake water as its mineral water!

Not forgetting the many koalas and kangarooos!

Big red strawberries all hand picked by us!!!

There are just tooo many things to blog and rave about on this crazy holiday!

But im just too lazyyy.....THank God for watching over us (esp as I was driving wahahha) and for such joy and laughters during the trip!

Till next time - Franney

P.S: This Sara's love song..heard it like 10 times whilst we were in Aussie!!! playing everywhere!!

Happy Birthday Singapore..

2008-08-09T17:57:00.004+08:00

Being in Spore all these years...I was never ever really excited about the National Day Celebrations....But after having been in a foreign land for the past 1 year...I am feeling really excited about Singapore celebrating 43 years of her vibrant life today..I am truly proud to be part of this nation and being away from home has made me treasure and miss my homeland even more this past one year...

You go Spore! To many more years of peace and harmony =)

Happy Birthday

p.s im actually watching ndp on live webcast!!!

Typhoooooonnn!!!

2008-08-06T15:58:00.003+08:00

Wow...HK is really hit by Typhooons this year...
Theres once again a typhoon Singnal 8 today!!!!
It is the 3rd typhoon i have experienced in the past 1 year here.....

Love it...cause once its Signal 8, we can stay at home!!!

yooo hooo....!!!!!!! wat a nice day to sleep it.....

it has been a long long journey

2008-07-31T00:27:00.003+08:00

Wonder if anyone still reads this dormant blog.....hahaa...decided to try to visit my poor little blog again...after 4 whole months!!!! to celebrate a great one year here in 'Asia's world City...HK...'

2nd July...marked my one year in Hong kong....time flies unbelievably fast....and looking back, things that are happening now seem completely unexpected from what I saw it to be one year ago...

This one year has been an incredibly roller coaster experience....From super highs to super downs...A lot of my temperaments were tested and stretched like never before. Also had a lot of first time feelings, thoughts, after-thoughts and lessons learnt....Some made me felt torn and battered, Some made me feel happy on cloud nine... Some just left me numbed of feelings...but all of these little things definitely helped to mould me into a stronger person....

Let me take a walk down memory lane....

Little memory nutshells of HK in the past 1 year...
1) I love my little nest up on a little hill top above PIZZA hUT!. ALthough many have come and was shocked at how puny it was....It is indeed my warm little shelter which I actually look fw to coming back to everyday.
Great that I get to put stuff wherever, however and whatever I want anywhere hahaa
N although this is a tiny nest, it has hosted a great number of guests...Lets see who has stayed overnite here before in my tiny living room...
Mum, Dad, 2 sisters, Aunt Linda, Michelle cuzzie, Joanna n her fren -Karen, Sooting, Yewhong, Kitty, Joyce, Changyu, KC, Neleus, Nana, Mel, Yanquan, Gerardine, Jessie, Pin Xin, Goldwin, Joan...Did I miss anyone out? =P

2) I love my friends that God has truly blessed me with here in Hong Kong...Elisa, Jodie, Aylwin, Siew Ling...Thanks for making my life in HK such a sweet sweet one...love u guys to bits =)
THanks for always being there and listening to my non-stop complaints...Not going to say more as nothing more can express how i truly appreciate all of u...Although I have known everyone of you for only about a year, I feel like i have known u peeps my entire life!!

3) I love the outskirts of HK...All the hikes, boat trips, car rides, island hoppings I have taken to the scenic parts of HK...totally love it.....Its crazy how drastic the bustling city transforms into another world as you venture out of the hustles...This can compensate a little on how much I miss those unforgettable hikes back in Yellowstone....

4) The many yum-chas, tong shuis, hot pots that Ive had here are being reflected on the higher number on the weighing skill.

5) I thank God for a lovely team....both MO and FO.....It is almost impossible to even think about how kind and easy going my traders are. Traders whom you can scold and whom u can play ard with. hahaa... For those in the banking industry, you will understand what Im trying to get at.

6) Picked up Golf here...and am totally addicted to it!!! I remember thinking to myself before..Golf is only for old man (like my daddy haha) and its soooo boring....walk ard the whole course just to get little white things into little holes??...But the kick of hitting a good ball is tremendous...and Im totally in love with the game now!!!!! Those in sing...quickly go learn so we can all play together!

7) Love the fact that I'm just 1 hour away from Mainland....The spa, massages, mani and pedis at an extremely 'reasonable' price...are something i will definitely miss when i go back home one day....

8) Attended the most concerts/musicals I have ever had in a single year, Jay Chou, Alicia Keys, We will Rock You and my beloved David Tao......
Peeps..Im all ready for KTV....NO more Red Bean (the Indecisives will know what Im talking about hahahaa)

9) Never clubbed/partied so much before in my life!! hahaa...although the number of clubbing nites have dropped drastically from last year...Really love chilling out and dancing the nite away once in a while =)

10) SUrvived the coldest winter in HK ever in 17 years...without any heater at home!!!!!! WIll not forget how many layers I have to wrap myself with to go to bed everyday!!!!

11) O and how can I forget my baby..my Acer labtop!!!! It has accompanied me faithfully throughout the past one year. ENtertaining me with you-tubes (think i have never watched so many you-tubes before in my life), music, MSN, SKype, Face book and storing all my...PICTURES of cos....

Above r just but some flashbacks of my life here in the past one year....
Wonder how my life will be like in the coming year? Not sure...have to just keep walking by faith...and sometimes taking a step back to stop and reflect and think....
Wat's next?

it is unpredictable

2008-03-02T23:33:00.016+08:00

Yes...i was talking abt the weather in HK....tis weekend i walked outta my door...thinking it will still be cold..but wowweee!!!!! there was actually a bright sun shining!!!! (Just in case u r wondering why I didnt feel it at home....my curtains were all drawn)
YAY!! Finally the SUN IS BACK!!!!!!!! Cant imagine how much I miss the sun !!! Dont think i will complain much so about Sing's weather anymore......
Went hiking again this weekend!!! And I broke my hiking distance record....Did a total of about 23KM in abt 5.5hours!!! Phew........It was painful man! but a superb experience!!!
The reason why I did the hike was cause 4 colleagues joined a 'competition' called the 'Greenpower Hike' and they took part in the 50km trail..yes...50km!!! So basically, they started walking from 8.30am in the morning!!!! And the trail really aint easy....countless uphills downhills downhills uphills along rocky paths!!! To show our support...2 girls from my team and I went to meet them at a checkpoint at about 2 plus to hike with em and cheer em on....So we ended up hiking with them till the end....2 plus to 7 plus!! It was really fun!! Especially towards the last part where it was pitch darkness...and all we had were torches and maybe some 'star light star bright' to guide our way...haha!...Think it was the FIRST time i saw a sky full of stars in HK!!! heee hee....
And all thanks to my flat feet...my soles are seriously hurting now...but the weird thing is that I feel better wearing heels today post hike...rather than flats!

This weekend, managed to catch " Juno" in the big screens too...It was really an enjoyable show!! Worthy of its win of original screenplay in the Oscars..
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/juno/
I love the attitude of Juno (Ellen Page)...shes carefree, a tad playful but yet always true to herself and is extremely mature for her age..This movie has many scenes, through its most sardonic nonchalence form..are really touching and pulling at the heart strings. It reminds you of the simplest things in life that bring joy. The chugging-like songs in the movie makes the show all the more endearing...I teared in some scenes, that are not seemingly not "obviously touching"..but the meaning behind the words/actions are truly touching....I teared at some parts =***(
And this is my fav song of the movie "Anyone else but you"

"Funny as "Juno" is, it's scenes like these that ultimately make it so satisfying. Deceptively superficial at the outset, the movie deepens into something poignant and unexpected."

Watch it watch it!!

Caught "PS I Love you" last weekend too, starring Holly (Hilary Swank), story line from a book written by Cecilia Ahern. An awfully sweet, touching and funny movie. Whilst watching, I was totally drawn into the passion and love of the couple.. Feeling the tug at each letter sent by Gerry (Gerard Butler) to Holly. How well he understands her inside out..and how his words directed her, step by step, out of the past...to a new world, one without him...Entwined in this supposedly tragedy of a widow, are hilarious scenes which make you want to sob, laugh and cry all at the same time...

http://psiloveyoumovie.warnerbros.com/

Comparing bothe movies, they are similar in a way that both shows are about how the leads (Juno and Holly) deal with unexpected happenings in their lives. However, the manner which Juno and Holly deal with the unexpected is vastly different. One goes chugging on in life in the most non-chalent, yet mature way...while the other holds on dearly to the past. . . How do you deal with unexpectancies? . . .

anyways,,,yoohooo!! Haven watched good movies in e cinema for a long time! Glad I got my shares these 2 weekends! =))

Yet another week to come!!!hope it wil be a smooooth sailing one for everyone!!!
Cant wait for the next weekend already!!!

Some pics from the hiking!

YAY! we did it!!!!!
Othe pics here!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=30322&l=d37a4&id=669521765

a weekend of re-dedication and reflections

2008-02-17T22:23:00.017+08:00

Wat a start to the new year...of 2008.....Soo many things have been happening...
The welcoming of a new year in HK....yilin's wedding..CNY..issues at work..battling the cold in hk...etc etc..

But this past week...must be one of THE weeks of 2008 that I will always remember.
This week, I feel so strongly the tug of God at my heart all over again. Somehow I know I need to re-commit my life to Him.

Went to church again after many weeks of being 'MIA' in church in HK...due to constant flying back to Spore..and all the tiredness and excuses made up by myself *guIllTy*
But going back today to church, I feel so strongly the Power of the Lord in our lives and the importance of staying rooted in Him. I understand once again the meaning of the simple phrase 'The Joy of the Lord, is our strength'. I have not felt the peace and joy from Him in a while.

Today, the message was on the deficient views of God that many of us have

1) Selective Saviour - We ask God to only 'interfere' in certain aspects of our lives. Eg. God you bless my career, but pertaining to the guy/girl that I like, I can handle it myself

2) Sunday Saviour - God, I am a good christian. I attend church every sunday!!! ie. I give you the 2 hours of the 168 hours of the week. Thats enough

3) Surplus Saviour - God is there to bless what we cannot bless on our own

4) Someday Saviour - God, I am currently so busy with my career/relationship. Someday, in the future, I will definitely draw closer to You.

The above message certainly has some relevance to me life and I began to reflect on the kind of Christian I have been. Certainly, God does not deserve such treatment from us.

Coincidentally, my colleague had asked me this week if I would like to go to this little church (just for sight seeing) on a hilltop where she used to visit a lot when she was younger. Her Granny stays on the hilltop and during Easter and Christmas period, her cousins and her will go stayover at her Granny's house and the whole family and the neighbourhood will all gather at the church for prayer and celebrations. THe history of this church was that during WW2, this church had actually provided food to the people living in the area. That was how her Granny and Grandad and family got to know Christ and were strong believers in Christ thereafter (although my fren has not re-dedicated her life again =( )

I found this place really interesting and decided to go with her today (after my church morning service). WOW. Was I pleasantly surprised and somewhat shocked, that there is such a place in HK.

As I stepped into the premises of the church, it really was not what I expected it to be. It is actually an extremely 'Chinese style' church. The architecture is almost like a Buddhist temple!! (except for the cross on top of the building) But everything in there, the carvings, scriptures on the walls etc, is no doubt all about Christ.

As we walked on, there was this little path...that led us to an amazing view. A HUGE white cross, planted on top of a hill over looking Shatin (an area in Kowloon). The sight was spectacular. Almost looking like an imagination in my head of the place where Jesus was hung from what I've read and seen from plays/videos etc over the years! haha... There was also a group of Indians, having a little prayer and worship session at the foot of the cross. Also written on the cross, were the words 'Cheng Le' = 'It is finished'

John 19:30 "When he had received the drink, Jesus said "It is finished". With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."

As I stood there staring at the cross, soaked in the freshness of the air and gasping at the awesome views, I am again reminded of our redemption through His blood. There was a rock that stood strong at a corner, with the words 'Huo zai zhu nai' = 'Living in Christ' that stared at me so loudly, almost feeling that the words were screaming at me.

In my heart, I thank God, for always blasting reminders at me whenever i am on a downward spiral. This trip was not one planned by me. My colleague had told me about this place some weeks back, and this week, she just asked me, if I would like to visit this place...and it so happened that this was an extremely hard week for me. And the thing is..both my colleagues who went with me, are both non Christians...But I will be praying for them, for their salvation.

God has His plans for us. I feel really blessed, that God plants angels in my life all the time...and is sending reminders and signs to remind me of His presence, although I am so unworthy...

Praise God!

Some pics for ur viewing pleasures below =)

My fren said..this bell is rang 33 times b4 a service startts.
Still figuring out why...hmmm

The path to the Cross

The Solid Rock

and just some side tracking...other than the little 'excursion' above this weekend...also went for a 16km hike!!! We did it in 4 hours!! I was really amazed that I could complete it....in view of the fact that I have not exercised and have been a piggy for the past 6 mths!!! (although I am aching all over now!!
Loaded some pics in the below website.....
HK is so amazing...so many scenic places...those of u visiting HK soon..pls rem that HK is not abt just eating and shopping and clubbing...it is much more beautiful than I ever thought!!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=29096&l=76090&id=669521765

to a brand new year

2008-01-01T23:30:00.000+08:00

Before the clock strikes 12...on this very FIRST day of the New Year.....i just wanna say....

BLESSED 2008!!!
to all my loved ones who read this blog.....

2008 will be a year full of God's love, laughters, peace, joy and hope....

Lets take with us lessons learnt from 2007 and move on to 2008 with a chirpy bright smile!!!!!

Theres always a shining sun beneath those dark gloomy clouds! =)

Waves of thoughts

2007-12-26T23:10:00.000+08:00

woah! miss my blog..havent penned down my dos and thoughts for a while now....
The past month has been pretty much a roller coaster month...
But whatever it is...im glad I survived...and am surviving well ! =)
December...a month filled with many thoughts and reflections....not just because its the end of the year...but because...its my birthday month!!! I have lived for 26 years now! Woah...unbelievable how Im in my LATE 20s now! seriously..this is extremely scary! I still feel like a little girl, though in these past 6 months..I have been put on an extremely steep growing up curve....
Out of all the 6 months in HK, I would say this December month is one of the months which I feel the most homesick n slightly depressed. Wth the holiday season here, the blings and tings of the christmas decors, christmas carols playing all ard and everyone living in la-la land (no one was in any working mood)...it makes me miss my friends and family a lot. Nothing beats having fun banters and chats over a nice cosy meal with your loved ones. Hai, almost wanted to just buy a ticket and fly home!
But thank God, He has put people in my life this whole period to walk me through this hard month. Had a flurry of activities admist the tinge of sadness this Christmas season...

Lazy to write too much....Let the pictures do the talking!

One of the Highlights of the month...

I received a bdae pressie from Singapura..

A Mermaid puzzle....nicely pieced together by my dearest

sisters...air flown in SQ to Reading Place!

Was really touched by it...=)

Macau

Visited Joyce and Stephen, my ex DT coleagues in Macau!

They are working @ the Venetian!
Was realy nice of them to bring me ard for 2 days!!!

Verdict on Macau:

Its BORING!!! nothing but gamblings and gamblings....

Will only go there again to visit Joyce and Stephen...

definitely nt the place!

N stayed over at JOyce's place...

Look at how BIG the flats in Macau are!!

its 1000 sq feet...

my bird cage is only 400 sq feet!

With some JPMers for dinner @ a korean restaurant!

Yummy!

They got me a cakey for my bdae! How sweet!

Went to Lamma to cycle! ended up pushing the bike

most of the time cos the slopes were sooo steep!

My team...

Thank God! CY was here for my birthday! =))

Thanks Bud for being here!

Had a great catch up with Joanie!..Shes here for the 2nd time!! =)

N look @ the cute lil snowman...her xmas pressie for me!

N long time uni fren Kee Chua visited over CHristmas

from Fuzhou!!! Had a nice diner with his frens here too! =)

Just a random pic from the streets of HK.....

These Christmasy flowers are everywhere!!!!!!

Truly adds to the mood of Christmas here

N off to Lantau - Tai O with James and Vicki!!

THis little town is intersting..very undeveloped, famous for

prawn paste and the tin houses

N james brought us to visit his grandparents abandoned

house in Tai O..we peered thru the windows and saw his

bicycle and toy gun! hahaa

Prawn paste in the making....

An old man leisurely fishing in the dusk

Little lighthouse

@ a church christmas dinner!

The diner was held at the top floor (42nd floor) of the

HSBC building...very christmasy setting and great food

and company....

Patrick, an ex colleague n me!

Looking magical? =P

N another MAJOR highlight of the month..

The gathering of my JC frens (6 of us!!) in HK!!!

Yingchuan, Abel, Christine, Kai yi, June and me!!

We had delicious hot pot at Mongkok....was a truly heartwarming

gathering..though we have not met each other for so long...we still can

talk and laugh and joke like the good ol days

N Joyce came over to HK to vist the weekend b4 2008 too!!! =)

Vicki me and JOyce...cheers....to a brand new beginning

Was a great party night at Mint!!

Thanks to Matthew.the party king!

Oooohh. n u guys will be so proud of me..

I actually went to JAY CHOU's concert!!!

But it was pretty much a disappointment...stage was overly

simple and i could not hear his voice half the time!!

The music was overpowering....and taking into consideration

his mumblings...made it all worse.....

I rather enjoy his music on MP3...

Our Front and MIddle office CHristmas party @

Mariott...tts my full team!!

We had a CHristmas gift exchange...and I got this...

a POlice letter holder..wahahhahaa Mandy got it!!!!

N...look @ what Chewy brought for the gift exchange..

A.....HAT!!!!! Only an ancient one..and I got it =***(

HOt pot in the cold weather is extremely yummy!

Sorry for the haphazard post...happens when one has not blogged for soo long!!!

WIll try to update more soon lah!!!

Blessed Christmas....and Happy New Year evryone!

was in the loveliest place in the world...

2007-11-20T22:04:00.000+08:00

ok.. this is a super post dated post!!! Didnt really have much time to deal with the photos and all...so...finally have some time now!!!.....

H.O.M.E.....as cliche as this may sound....nowhere feels like home really.....all that love and familiarity....felt just so...goood...to be home! Was back mainly for Rosie's wedding..but also to meet up with all my loved ones..family and frens....

When I was back in Singapore, i had a couple of initial'weird feelings'...

the first weird thing...was not being used to seeing BLUE CABS on the roads ! I dunno why but I just felt weird seeing blue cabs!! hahaa..Hk has red cabs...and I think on HK roads..there are more cabs than private cars...so have pretty much gotten used to seeing a sea of reds on the roads! So just felt weird seeing blue cabs again!

N the next strinkingly Wow feeling..was when I stepped into my house..it suddenly feels soooo big and huge!! N my room...feels LARGE!!! hahaa...ALl cause i have been living in a bird cage!!! Too bad..the theory of 'An animal grows according to the size of the environment its being thrown in' doesnt work on me...cause i PUT ON WEIGHT these past 5 months..the FIRST thing that lebby said was...U look like CHA SHAO NOW!!! *faints* Now tt its winter time....the body will automatically accumulate FATS! So I will become more rolly polly! hahaa

But e air in Spore...just smells so familiar.....so warm....so welcoming....

Frens..it ws indeed great catching up with all of u peeps again.....love u all to bitsiee.....some piccis

Thanks for picking me up! My family.dia, quan,leb,joel (leb and joel took a bus and 'chi gog chi gog' all the way to the airport!)

Actually...I think i dont really miss the food as much as

I miss having suppers with u all =*(

Its always the company tt counts....

The next day at Rosie's wedding..

The whole wedding was very nicely thought of

...so Rosie! Very chic and sweet wedding....

I had such a great time catching up with my girlie pals...esp Fifi, Telli, Jess and Mikoh!

I love her tea dress!

Met Pin xin after tt too! Gal im so happy for u! *winks*

N jus kor!!! Great ur business is going well! =)

See u in HK soon OK!

Had a good time catching up with yilin, ash and cy too!

N not to forget....the Yellowstone PEEEPS!

EVerytime we get together..theres only one word

to describe us..MADDDDDDDDDD!

Hai.how i miss the good ol days...

ANgie bought me guardinia bread cos they know i

miss it in hk! he heee

Going crazy..look at maggie..she thinks shes a kangaroo!

Jeanie and Gerry! Thanks for dropping by!!

Had lunch with Eddie and Pei....

Sometimes..i think of the ol CS days....those Ban Mian lunches..

those groupie toilet chats..hahaa...

N had the so familiar Zhi Char dinner @ Blk 326..

One of my family's most fav dinner hangouts..

we had assam fish...belachan kangkong...sha guo tofu!

YUM!

N here's the handsome boy of the household.....

He's getting naughtieeerrr!! But as adorable as ever.

My parents and their little one(s) =)

N God is good!! Jon Na and Vyn were all away the weekend i was back..

Cos they had to go to Vietnam for a mission trip...

But the timing was such that they touched down at noon..n my flight

was at 3.45pm! So we could meet for lunch!!!!!

I will be back home again really soon!!!!!! Cant wait.......

Just some updates here in HK...

The weather is getting really realy chilly!!! My house is like some ice box...traps the coldness...

I wake up every morning frozen!!!!! Ahhhh...hope i can survive the winter....

But been having fun wearing different sorts of autumn winter clothings!! Like trench coats..boots.scarves! hahaa..Am loving it!!!!!!!!!! =)

Ok till next time..

Luvs

Franny

i dreamt of home

2007-11-16T02:14:00.000+08:00

i will be home...in less than 24 hours time!!
Im so exhilarated..i cant wait!!!to see my loved ones and buds and frens again...to see dearie scruffy again...to just spend time in the homeliest home of tai keng...to sleep on my big bed again...to bathe in my own toilet again...to smell the singapore air again....to EAT all my fav food again....wow...........

Im so excited..that i dream abt what im going to do back home 2 nites again..i actually dream that i was eating ban mian...having a great time with my dearies back home...cant rem much...but all i rem was the feeling of home.....

cant wait...cant wait cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

theres so much more about hk

2007-11-11T21:46:00.000+08:00

Many think HK is just about LKF, polluted air, throngs of crowd, shopping, booze.. But nicely nestled away from the city civilisation are windy roads through mountains, beaches, beautiful views of the sunset...awesome...coupled with the perfect autumn weather now(abt 18 to 24 degrees usually)...am loving the weekends!

Meandered through Repulse Bay, chancing upon South Bay Beach -quiet lil beach with many Guai Lous and their families chilling on the beach, BBQ sites available just by the beach, a lil bar with a DJ even! Then headed towards Shek O Beach-a bigger and more crowded Beach as compared to South Bay. Also with biggger waves thus inviting surfers. This area had super duper narrow rds! Driving thru was a headache! Had to keep reversing to give way to opp directioned vehicles!

@ South Bay Beach...
ahhh...this is life..lazing on the breezy cooling beach

Having fun with boots these days in the cool weather.. ;P

I love the SUN!

@ Shek O Beach

Managed to visit Ocean Park finally yest too!!!!

Good to get adrenalin rushes on those rides once in a while.

Mine Train was the best ride in Ocean Park I think!

And heres the crazy hands free 'driver' whom I should really be thankful to for allowing me to see the other side of HK!

Good Nite peeeeeps!

im BACK in HK!

2007-10-29T23:27:00.000+08:00

Hi guys! Im back from hibernation!
Had a great 2 week holiday in Europe! Truly an eye opener..for a frog in a well like me...

The architecture, the paintings, murals, sculptures, scenaries, transportation systems, the people (ahem esp italianos...wahaha), the pasta, countless gelatos, the LVs and Guccis (hee hee) and of cos..the awesome company..made this whole trip one to look back.....

A pity the whole trip was a lil rushed...as we went from London--fly--Rome--train--Florence--train--Venice--fly--Paris--fly--London..all within a good 15 days!! So u can imagine how tiring it was...Plus..we backpacked!!! n as the day pass...the weight of the backpack increases...But still..it was a wholesome and crazy fun and enjoyable holiday!!

Will try to blog a little everyday! lets start from...Paris! the last stop! My london pics are still in Regine's comp in London!

Paris - At The Lourve...the most famous museum in France..It was really huge! and the number of paintings and sculptures they have is amazing! N look who I found! Miss/Mrs/Ms Mona Lisa! Quite amusing why this painting is so famous...hmmmm

THis was one of my favorite paintings at e lourve!!
Its actually a painting of many paintings..n the paintings are scenaries in Rome! - my favooorite place in europe thus far....Really amazed at how the artist of the past can come up with such detailed and awesome works.

This was taken at Notre Dame Cathedral, needless to say, a MUST GO church in France!

@...the romantic spot of Paris..The Eiffel.
Well, i kinda underestimated this beautiful tower. Heard many say that its old and ugly and yada..but when i was there that nite, not sure why, it just felt magical..and majestic...and...romantic! cheeeesssyy!!

UP @ the Tower!

I cant turn this pic ard i dunno why!
The eiffel goes blink blink every hour! Looks like skinny christmas tree!

MACARONS! No one can miss that in this sweety desserty land of Paris!
N of cos I started loving it partyly cos of my dear fren Sooting whos crazeee over em!

Transport in Paris..
In the train! One thing funny about the trains in Paris..is tt u can get a FREE ride!!
Seems normal for pple to 'crash' thru the gates...
On our first nite..we had to do tt with our big backpacks..cos it was midnite..and the ticket machine (e only one) was broken down! So a local told us...just go under any hole u see which u can fit! wahahaa....first time im taking ba wang che!

@ Versailles ..abt an hour train ride away from Paris

N of cos..the shopping!!!!!!!! specialised shopping hahaa

OK super sleepy going to bed.......more europe pics to come! I love europe!

Europe....here i come

2007-10-13T02:02:00.000+08:00

finally...the day has come....i cant believe it...im going to London!!! France!!! Italy!!! yoohoooo...dream of many years...is coming true........

Will be back in 2 weeks....!!!!! with many pictures!!!!!

Love and hugs,
Frances

unbelievable

2007-09-30T04:44:00.001+08:00

i just...cannot believe....what happened tonite....
Something so QIAO until it is really unbelivable!!!!!!
THe world is just too small...

awwwwW!! to my besttty Joanna!!

2007-09-25T01:41:00.000+08:00

Thanks Jo for e below!!! Never knew u can be so techhhhyyyy!!!
very touched sobs
Really cheered up my night! (aftre getting off work at 10 plus pm =( )
thankie bestieee!

home sweet home

2007-09-23T23:10:00.000+08:00

hey guys!!

I am..going HOME!!!!!!!!!!

16th Nov I will touched down at 11.45pm

20th Nov flying off at 3.45pm....

ALL BOOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pls spare a bit of time for me!!!

When will the Peak of our lives ever be?

2007-09-23T12:09:00.000+08:00

It seems one is never satisfied with our lives..It's easy to say that we should learn to be contented with our lives. But its hard. There are complaints everyday, there are grumbles everyday. Yes of cos there are happy things to rave about. But there will always be some grievances.....N u keep thinking, when will the best times of our lives come? At this point in life, I look back and reflect and think, wow my life then was really great, so fun so fulfilling etc. But I dont think I had those thoughts when I was living life then. So well..there is never a best time in life. Whatever time of your life u think was best, its over now. Whatever time you think is best thats yet to come, it may never come. The moment is NOW now NoW! Whatever thats happening good or bad, it all adds up to your life story.

Was at the Peak last nite....€verything looks so small from the top...seems insignificant now all that work issues and stuff....Maybe God is looking down now and asking, why is she so stressed over such minute issues in life. Yes..our God is BIG!! No problems are too big for Him...AMEN!

nostalgia.........

2007-09-22T10:52:00.000+08:00

feeling a tinge of nostalgia this week...been thinking a lot about the past....
Must be the presence of my dear frens here this week....Changyu, Joanna and Jasmin!!!
All 3 do not know one another....and all came within the same week! So had an influx of Singa air this week! haa...
bad thing was....i was working soooooooooooooo hard this week. Hai, my partner is on leave for 2 weeks (coming back only next next Monday boo ho) so I am some sorta doing a 2 pple job...hai..ended up getting off work earliest 10 everyday...and spending very little time with my 3 dearest frens.... =( and NON of them are spending the weekend here! FAINTS!!

BUt nevertheless, despite their short stay, seeing all 3 of em again fills me with joy..unspeakable joy...really miss all of u peeps in singapore... =) Let me do a little write up on these 3 special frens.hahahaaaa

JOANNA!!! - Know her for 11 years now, since Sec 3!!
This gal....knows me best!! we studied, played, talked about boys, slept (she always bunked over at my place back in sch days! haha), laughed, squealed and did every other thing together! Though the 2 of us grew up and met lesser n lesser (shes a great business woman now! haha), everytime we meet, it will feel like those days back in school again. ALways having endless stuff to talk about and squealing and laughing.....

JOanna and her fren, Karen stayed with me in my little bird cage! It was great fun!!! Karen is sooooo much like JOanna...laughs really loudly...squeals at high pitches wahahha!! (dont kill me!). We had girly chats at nite. Been a long time since I had a PJ party with my girl frens! haha...Thanks Jo for flying down to visit me...n thanks for taking the effort to clean up my place (wel if u know her, seeing her clean up a house is a miracle), making peanut butter bread for me etc etc..oh..and leaving ur lock behind!! hahahah In her words:" Left the lock behind. I have the key. In the future if I grow too pretty and u cannot recgonise me, we will look for each other with that lock and key" FAINTSSSSSSS TTs her, crapper...wahhahhaa

Our treasure whahhahahaha

Jasmin!!!! Know her for 4 years now...from Yellowstone daze...

This fren of mine is another sotong head..haha..always blur blur...but in an adorable way!!! we had so mcuh fun in yellowstone with the other peeeeps! hai...was looking at our pics again in yellowstone..cannot wait to fly back there (next yr rite?) for our 5 year yellowstone reunion!! Hope everyone can make it!!!!!

Jas brought a whole bag of goodies delegated to her from my mama....thanks mama for the colorful straw bag! I loooovvvveee it!!! =))) N i so missed GUARDINIA bread...that Jas had to buy a whole loaf for me!!!! I grew up eating Guardinia..and tasting it again helps alleviate the homesickness....thanks Jas for lugging everthing over =))) n also for the precious durian mooncake! very sweet of u!! =))

CHANNNGGYYUUU! - know him for about 10 years now!!
How we became frens was really funy....JOanna was actually like the link (although he doesnt konw joanna!) hahaa..CY was joanna's fren's fren! So I got to know JOanna's fren and the fren introduced me to CY! hahahaha..N we kept in touch till now....
Very special fren, have an extremely LOUD laughter and is one with super many 1000000 frens....Just walking down orchard road..he can meet like 10 frens wahahaha!!
Really happy things are going well for u..and 3 more months only...before I can call u....FIRST OFFICER! or is it SECOND? Aiya i always mix up the ranking! Hai..hope u can fly to HK more often!! n thanks for the FIRST class slippers ;) n GO TO CHURCH AH! Yilin pls drag him.

He visited my place and was SHOCKED at the size....hahaa..

Just another pic of us having steamboat at the same place I brought my fmaily to!

Oh and something else to add...last last weekend, my singa frens living and working in hk and I tried cooking CHAR KWAY TEOW!!! hahaa

...with the ever so yumymy prima deli box......it was...pretty goood! Just look at the salivating picture! =)

Back to reality now....with all my singa frens gone...Jo and karen, i felt so sad last nite when i went back to an empty house again..no laughters and squeals from u gals...=(........

but well..im a survivor!!! hahaa

ok off to enjoy the weeekend! tatas...

missing everybody.....franney

Serendipity. . .

2007-09-10T00:26:00.000+08:00

Watched this very old movie over the weekend...for the FIRST time (so sua ku)!!...n am totally loving the show.....the Christmasy setting in New York...how the director very cleverly tug at ur heart strings in the way he filmed it....the way they tried so hard to look for one another again....the way they missed each other time and again....How Jonathan found Sara's number....ooohh.this movie is just like a quilt with many different great parts sewn delicately together....catch it if u havent!!

Serendipity = Fortunate Accident =)
Ever happens?

A bit of Singapore in HK! Part One

2007-09-02T11:19:00.000+08:00

HelllloO! Im BACK form hibernation!!

Was sooo busy the past few weeks!! N of cos the highlight was...MY FAMILY WAS HERE!
From 27th August to 5th September! It was really so much fun!! ALmost teared when I saw all of them again at the train station. Nothing beats seeing em again physically and talking to em face to face......N it has been a loooong looooong time since the whole family is in another country all together! We have been travelling the past 2 years...but either my mum goes with aunt or mum and dad or mum and dad and 1 sis or just me with my frens....so well, the 1 week was truly great bonding time for all of us !

I took 2 days off and so really spent a good 4 quality days with em!! =)
Was really stressed abt planning a great itinery for em (n was tough cos im new my self!) but gald everything turned out fine in the end!!!
The itinery was really packed and we did quite a lot....I 'interviewed' everyone and asked em which is their favorite day.....a lot of em said DISNEYLAND! hahahaa..guess my family is born disney...it was so fun!! EVen my daddy said he enjoyed himself!! wahhahaa....N my mum was so happy looking at the pretty disney princesses!!! wahahhaa...

Just some piccis from the whole trip - Part 1
(wanted to post many more but Blogger is just crap at handling many pics!)

Rochelle spent her 17th Birthday here! in HK!
Purposely got her mango cake since HK is famous for HK dessert! =)
Mum whiped up a 5 dish plus soup meal! looks yummy?
Was very very yummy! have not tasted her cooking for years now!!!
Thanks Ma!

At Avenue of Stars!

At Stanley...I love this place!
Has a busy market...but yet just 5 mins walk away,
is this stretch of lil cafes and pubs next to the sea...

Very relaxing...n chilled

Artistic?

Yummy noodles at Sai Kung!
Dad is so smart to find this restaurnat! U can chose whatver
'liao' u want to add into the soup noodles..Very yummy!

And then desserts!

At Home: 1st nite Sleeping on the flooor! hahaha

Do u guys still wanna come after hearing the reviews?

Me and mama in comfy house

Having lunch at famous Yung Kee GOOSE!

We had this 'Tong Gua Zhong' (Cucumber pot?) that cost

a freaking 80SGD! But had a lot of 'ho liao' (good stuff) la!

though...I think mum's fish noodles was better than Yung KEe!

Walking ard in HK strreets and slopes ...

HK is so hustling and bustling!

DISNEYLAND!

Just look at all that excited faces!

Let the piccis speak for emselves! =)

On the way to Fantasy land!

The mickey train is so cute!

Goin mad!

Finally in disneyland!

Mum said she loves the parades!!

We actually queued to take pictures with our favorite characters!

Minnie first! I did a tango!

and the nortie ones! CHip and Dale and Cheeky Donald!

Sweet Alice...i wanna be in wonderland like her too

Hat FrenZY!

Having fun on kiddy rides!!! haha Back to the PAST!

When i was young, I used to cry non stop if my mum doesnt put

that 20cent into those kiddo rides for me!

Dreammmyyy castle

It was summer time!

So disney had a special parade which has floats that

spray water on everyone! very coling!

Wheres my Ariel? =(

At Tarzan land......

Sunset at Disney

Ancient Disney

THe fireworks...as magical as ever.....

My mum cannot stop wanting to buy me presents from

DIsneyland!!! She got me my fav Ariel cookie box and

a Cinderalla Photo Sculpture...treausre em to peeps!

The last Supper...

Practically supper cos I worked till 8 plus so we started our yummy

steamboat dinner at Yau Gwat Hei (have pork breathe literal translation)

@9pm! It was 88 HKD per pax for all u can eat!!!

Really very yummy!!!! N they had this funny squid noodles u need to squueeezze out of the packet! Yummy!

Now that they are gone..the house seems...too quiet...too empty....was really homesick a few days after they left....I even CRIED! boo hoo..but am better now....! dont worry! =))

so fun! =|

2007-08-26T20:48:00.000+08:00

Now..jean saboed me!!! www.karapahoo.blogspot.com ...

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES.
THE 20 SENTENCE MEME!
Tag 3 people to do the meme when completed.
Oh. And NO tags backs.
1. Love is: selfless
2. I will always: keep that smile on
3. Forever: I will love the LOrd!

4. I never want to: lose touch with my dearest frens i love
5. My cell phone is: MotorolaW375! Coool! LIke in Bourne Ultimatum! haa

6. When I wake in the morning: I snooze my alarm clock at least 3 times
7. I get annoyed at: cars honking non stop
8. Parties are: a great excuse to binge on food
9. My dog is: very blessed to have so many of us shower our tender loving care on him and so blessed we are to have him too.

10. Kisses are the worst when: they are just gone with the wind

11. Today I am: no more day left. only the night
12. Tonight I will: nuaaaa and watch tv and have blues about monday
13. Tomorrow I will: have a greatt day at WORK! yooohoooo!!

14. I really want: to have the ability to bring my whole family to travel in EUrope one day

15. When I looked at myself in the mirror today I: wonder why is my face so ROUND!

16. I will drive my car: to the edge of a cliff and SCREAMM in the valleys!

17. A word that rhymes with “PARK” is: PARK Dou (means road in canto)! TTs where i stay! wahahha
18. Bright or Dark Room?: Dark....everything is a mystery in a dark room.....i prefer mysteries to cold hard truths

19. If I’m alone in a room with two beds, I: throw my shopping and barangs on the other bed

20. The last thing I said to someone was: Byee...Go put this and come over

Tag:

1) Yanquan www.yanquany.blogspot.com

2) Yilin

3) Caleb www.lebbylodge.blogspot.com

Ten Things....

2007-08-26T01:07:00.000+08:00

Ok..since theres this crazy fad going on about blogging 10 things abt urself... I shall hereby blog 10 things I notice abt this country...HONGKONG!! 10 things I noticed abt the place, pple, food etc etc since my move here....

1) Theres always bound to be some water drops dripping on you as you walk thru the streets!
Somebody has gotta fixed those leaking air condition condensers! Everywhere u walk in HK. BEWARE OF DRIPPING WATER!!

2) All the porridge here...taste almost as smooth as the Crystal Jade one!!!! YUmmMMM

3) the Hilllsss are alive...with the sound of Music
Yes, HK is reallly extremely hilly...Slopes everywhere!!!
I get all huffyy and puffy walking up that slope to my place from the marketplace area.

4) Taxi Drivers here are extremely .....weird! So far, just 2 short months, met taxi drivers who:
- Give u a BLACK face when u tell em where u wanna go in mandrin
- Scold you upside down for driving up a slope tts dead end (but have space to U turn!!!)
- Cheat you of some change (I dont usually have the habit of checking my change in the cab before I alight...now I try to!)
- Talk to himself for the WHOLE cab journey! ( i was freaking out)
- Speed down the slope and suddenly jam brake

Only good thing about taxis here, you can almost get a taxi at any time within 10 mins. No need to call cab! Oh and over here, calling cab even gives u cheaper rates if you want to go to the kowloon side!! haha funny

5) Everybody here does FACEBOOK (www.facebook.com).
Friendster is out

6) At KTVs here, pple dont just sing. They drink, smoke, play card and dice games
And KTV is known as 'Cheung K'. Ngor oi hoi Cheung K ( I want to go sing karaoke)

7) The weather here is mad! Super hot to super wet to super windy to super terrible air!
The fog can be so bad that all the buildlings can disappear suddenly from my sight!!!

8) Food here in general is more expensive than SG. Lunch cost a minimum of 25 HKD (tts 5 SGD). No S$2.50 bah chor mee..i miss u...
BUT...the only cheaper food i found was....
EGG TARTS!..n super delicious egg tarts, only cost 2 to 3 HKD!!!!!
i love egg tarts..........

9) Its a norm for a family of 5 to stay in a 400sq feet house. Tts the size of my current house!
Treasure ur space back home in spore!

10) Octupus card (their MRT transitlink card) can be topped up at most supermarkets, 7 elevens etc. N can be used to buy food at many many many places (not just MacDs!!)...super convenient!!!

Actually think i have more observations...will leave em for laters............

GOod nite all!

Luv from HK!

fun time!

2007-08-15T00:30:00.000+08:00

THanks j onnie wongie for tagging me...wahahaa N i will not dishonor that...here goes:

Rules of the game: Each player of this game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged must write in a blog of their own ten weird things or habits or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end, you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names. No tagbacks.

1) When I was in primary school all the way till Sec 2, I was this really shy, reserved and quiet girl in class. Never daring to make a the slightest buzz, a single comment or show a single bit of opinion. I remember being sooo afraid of my Form Teacher Miss Tan,that on my last day in Pri 6, whilst taking a picture with her, i folded the sides of my skirt in so that it will not touch her at all! haaa

2) I like to iron clothes. That is my favorite household chore. It just pleases me to see creases fading away....

3) Some of you may not have realised it. My scarS (yes not one but 2) on my forehead. The first scar: A Horizontal One -This one was from a freak accident when I was 4 years old maybe? I cannot remember. Ask my Ma Ma.It happened during a big gathering of relatives from both my mum and dad side at my Granny's house (not sure what the gathering was for though). Was playing soccer with my cousins in the house. The ball went under a GLASS table and with my determined character, I charged twds geting the ball. Ended up slipping on a magazine and hitting my flawless forehead against the sharp end of the glass table, resulting in a BIG LOBANG!I remembered my Dad scooping me up in his arms with my mama crying uncontrollably beside, my uncle driving the car to the hospital. N I remember the doctor injecting a large green syringe into my forehead. N some fussing ard my head. N then finally I remember the doctor telling my dad n mum how brave a girl I was. Strangely I dont remember seeing any blood. (but there was a lot of cos haha)

The second scar: A vertical One (exact same spot as number 1) - This one, is a litle less serious than the first. Once again, it happened at my Granny's plce ( we were al staying with GRanny then).My sister Roanna, was still a tiny baby and I so love her! ONe day, I was in the kitchen having my lunch and I heard her crying in the room. I ran and slipped faling forward and hit my forehead against the corner of the wall!!My granny panicked, put some cloth on my head to stop the bleeding and scooping me up in her arms and rushing me to the nearby clinic..
So there u have it..sounds like a cross on my forehead? hahaWill I ever get rid of these scars...I dont't know?

4) I love the under water world!! I used to think I was Ariel (LIttle mermaid) when I was young. I watched the cartoon many times a day after schoool and would used to think my voice was as good as Ariel while mimicking her singing "Part of the World".N maybe tt explained my determination to get the PADI certification! BUt only dived ONCE =(

5) I ... have FLAT feet.( guy at New balance shop even said my feet i caving in!!)
So cant wear those pretty skinnily cut shoes Boo Hoo

6) I used to be the'Deputy Minister of Clean Environment' in the Yong Family. (tts what my dad called me)Cause I would used to have this thinking that there are germs everywhere and would be very aware of cleaning utensils properly at eating places, not putting plastic bags on the floor outside then bringing it back home and putting them on the chair; When bathing in public toilets (like at camps), be very careful in not hanging my clothes/towel such that they are directly in contact with any surface such as the door, wall etc (they must be in a plastic bag!).But...all these have changed. I now..DIRTY! haa. nah..but am not too concerned abt little bitsies now..think since I was a 'chambermaid' back in Yellowstone days. hahaa! What an impact.

7) I love thrills and adrenalin rushes. Whether is it that roller coaster, that white water rafting, repelling, rope river jumping experiences, or just rushing through something at work and producing it one time.

8) I always wanted to be a very young and hip mum. (guess its too late now n i was never hIP! hahaha)

9) My childhood ambitions: Chinese Teacher (cause I like the long long chinese text book teacher's guide. Remember?); Cashier; Bank Teller; MISS UNIVERSE. My sisters and I used to design our 'gowns' with blankets wrapped round us and clothes peg. N we will also make a sash and our crown, is a visor turned upside down on the head! (so creative right!) and if we want long hair (my sisters and I were all from AI TONG PRI SCH which DISALLOWS LONG HAIR! So during that 6 years in Ai Tong, we always crave for Long Hair!), we would tear off the holey sides of the old computer paper and stick them strip by strip on a hairband. N VIOLA! we have long hair! whahaa I wish I had pictures of those days!

10) One of my most prized earthly possessions: My Yamaha Piano. It has faithfully followed me for 22 years now! ! Miss u Mr Yamaha....

6 pple i want to tag!
1) Jean Ho
2) Wenhui
3) Sooting
4) Vera
5) Justin
6) Marilyn Huang

WoRkaHolIc me

2007-08-08T00:52:00.000+08:00

THe week was crazy....every night .I was there in the office till 11pm....
SO..i had to recharge over the weekend!!! Had a small one this weeknd...
Met up with Ronald who was here in HK for lunch..
N went Mongkok (1st time this trip) to shop for my running shoes!
I think i've put on too much weight...Really need to start on a extensive diet and exercise plan soon! So had to go buy running shoes...finally i got my ADIDASSSS!!!!! Yippeee!
THanks Ronald for walking all over MOngkok with me!!

Went chilling on sat nite....then church and nap on Sunday!!

YAwn...just a few pics....gonna go sleep.....

its mid week tom....(yay!!!)

Yummmmy steak n seafood rice!

Tong Shui!

Sooo tiring to shop for runnig shoes!

Here s the famous Lady's Street

Finally...annoucing the arrival of my MATTRESS!

My bed is so high now I practically have to climb into bed!

Had a nice lunch at MIlano, a fine Italian restuarnt after church...

Very nice decor and amvience..n look at how high the back of the chair is!

felt like part of a royal family sitting at the table haaa

N...AutoBots...ROLL OUT!

2007-08-04T01:47:00.000+08:00

WOW! never tot i will like a show like TraNsFormERS!

never really watched the cartoons when i was young (yes transformers is mY ERA. Im an antique)....never really played with the toys.....but the effects of the movie were great! and at many parts pretty humourous too..One of my fav scenes was when the transformers were tryin to hide from Sam's parents at his house! hahahaha.....

Transformers are soo coool!!! Bumble bee is my favorite one! Hee..

He's silent and gentle yet strong and sweet in his little actions. =) I like !!

If only we can be like the transformers....change into anything we want at anytime..just to stay away from the world hustle and bustle for a while...n just observe and watch....

oooo.....I so wanna buy a toy now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

N ...tonite was the FIRST nite i watched a movie in HK!!! Movie tix here cost a freaking 60 HKD (12SGD)....but my fren had credit card discount so only paid 30 HKD! Dont think i will watch a movie without discount being a cheapppoo! hahahaha..just wait for the DVD to be out! hahaa

N....today is 3rd August!!!!!! My 1 month and 1 day anniversay in HK!!!!

N....Frankly..beginning to feel a little homesick........ =(

wasnt feeling at all good last nite..........been working really late hours.....hai..hope this will improve soon.......

ok i better go retire.........totally drained from the week at work.......

Tatas

yes! ive MOVED!

2007-07-29T21:01:00.000+08:00

YES!

FInally...i've moved to reading place!!!
Spent my first night on the 26th JUly!
But my proper mattress is only delivering next sat...so 1 week of sleeping on a mattress 5cm thick! Aiyo! ! ! ! but so far so goooood..... =)

Living alone aint easy...gotta learn to be more 'equipment and housework' smart! But its all gooooood! =) Doing my own laundry, cleaning up the house, the toilet, changing the curtains, packing my , buying a chair, etc...everything is now DIY!!!!Good training!

OOOooh n on sat, i went grocery shoppping!!! Bought things like soya sauce, sugar, salt, peppers...things I never ever needed to worry about back home.....Wow..I suddenly feel so GROWN UP! (whahahaha). BUt it was fun!! Stocking up the kitchen...

My FIRST NIght @ REading!

On Friday nite...i finshed work at 11.30pm (latest record so far booo hooo hoo)..n came home to eat microwavable Chicken and Mushroom RIce! IT was pretty good....n its all because...of my POPO CHILLI!!!! YUMMMMMM

Oooh...SHerine ( a fren i met thru Raine's and Joan's weddings) was here over the weekend!

Went out to have some good fun with some of the barcap peeps!! =) LKF was totally squishy! they had some festival there. ooh and for the first time, the police paid a visit to the club we were in!!! It was prety exciting! THe lights were turned on sudddenly...and the 'troop' marched in..checking pple who look under age (they didnt check me! blehhhh i look old)

Tts SHerine, Jerry, Sam and me!

Had supper at Tsui Wah! the only 24 hours eating place at LKF!
N finally ate the Ba Bao Tang that Sam was rattling and praising to the skies about the whole nite...it was pretty good..like yong tau foo!

N amazingly.after a late late nite...i managed to wake up for CHURCH!! Praise God!
VIsited ECCHK church TODAY with 2 colleagues, Patrick and VIcki (n met Phin's fren Aaron there!)! FINAALLLY!
http://www.ecchk.org/about-ecc/about-ecc.htm
I was really excited. Haven gone to church for the past 2 weekends due to different factors (yes excuses I know hahaa)...so was realy excited to run to church today to Praise God...I miss church..i miss our services...i miss playing for the services...

today when I saw the keyboard on stage..i had this urge to wanna run up there to play!! hahaa...guess serving in the music ministry has become such an integral part of me over the past..hmm8 years? Although I always complain how tired the practices are etc etc..but deep in me...I enjoy serving God in this manner....I enjoy runnig my figgures thru the keys...I like playing freely for the Lord.... well...Lets pray and watch how GOd leads me in HK...whether or not I get to serve in this aspect, its all up to His timing.....to those in the worship ministry.cntinue to perservere !! it may be physically tiring to play week in and out...but spiritutally refreshing to be serving the Lord every week!! =)

Ok a bit more abt EC...firstly.its an ENGLISH speaking church! =)
The service was held at Marriot Hotel today. They like us (well used to hah) do not have a church building..so they are a little 'nomadic' in nature. THough the services are usually held at the HK convention centre. But when they are not able to book the place, they will hold the services at other venues..so today was Marriot! (brought back memories of our CNY/anniversaries services at Marriot Spore =))

The crowd is pretty much from mid 20s to old....A lot of working expats and professionals form the congregation. So well, we pretty much have the same 'secular' background...which I thought is great! Service wise, the congregation is a bit more mellowed than COSB in terms of the clapping, dancing etc during praise n worship.THere was minimal clapping and raising of hands. But Iguess, the manner of worship aint impt...whats more impt are the hearts of the pple. I must say I was touched during the service. Especially when they sang HolyHolyHoly...Jesus Lord Almighty.. I was overwhelmed once again abt the awesomenes of Jesus Christ. How He has sacrificed for us...although we are all sinners. Well, this is a fact. But many times, I need to be reminded of His holiness and grace over and over again. *=(*

N the sermon was very apt too. The pastor (realy humoros guy) spoke about being STILL and calm before th Lord. "Be STILL and know that I am God"..He said in this fast paced HK society, we need to be still and calm and take time to listen to Him. This realy spoke to me. Hving been here for hte past 3 to 4 weeks now, its sooo easy to be lured away and wiggle out of God's words. We need to learn to be still in His presence, amidst the fast moving pace of work and life in general. =)

Still not sure if I am going to stay in this church for good. Gonna visit a few other churches in the next few weekends. Pray for guidance ! =)

Just some pics of the service..and lunch afterwards with some of the churchies!
Had THai food..YUM!

Met sherine again for desserts after lunch!
On the left is Phin's fren, Aaron!

HAI! Theres a story behind the below pic. SHerine is flying back tonite...so she had limited HKD cash..and me too! I haven got my pay...n i spent evrything so i had 0 HKD!!! So.....we could only have ONE krispy kreme donut to be shared...how pathetic it was..haha

Did some shopping at H&M too!!! I was surprised that the prices were pretty reasonable and they had some nice clothes there! But didnt buy too much....cos I had to sign on my SG credit card..not sure how the exchange rates will be like haha

I stil behave like a TOURIST!

ok great..the washing machine is almost done with the clothes...need to get them all out and hang em! byebyeeee

Have a blessed week every1!

Shalom
Franney

Weekend Bliss Blitz

2007-07-24T00:52:00.000+08:00

Yoohoooo!!!
It was a fantastic WEEKEND last week!!! Bonus of the weekend: TELLI WAS HERE!!!!

So happi!! She's my first visitor in HK!!! MUACKS! ! ! =)

Had a busy busy weekend......!!!

1) Met up with Dani and the infamous PETER PAN and also his Jap fren !!!

We had Tony Roma's!! Haven't had that for a long long time!!
The nite was alright!....with Peter Pan talking most of the time wahhaaaa!!

Thanks DANI for flying down to introduce Peter Pan to us!!! haha! I will attend his church one weekend!! =)))

Our Onion Loaf?!?!

2) Went to Sai Kung on saturday!! ! Famous for SEAFOOOD!!!! Cause it is by the coast!! (but I didnt get to eat the seafood this time! Next time in a big group!)

This is a small little nice town about 45 mins by bus/MTR off Hong Kong city. Once you are at the town..you can take boat rides to either an island to go swimming or to golf or to wakeboard. We took a boat ride to the island for swimming! but didnt go prepared with swimming gear..so ended up eating ice cream n watching beachies.

Hong Kong is simply amazing! The city area is very city..but just about 45 mins away...are many beeeeaaautiful islands!!! Take look at the pictures!!

See the big starfish and the big crabss and all that SHELLFISH!!!!

A teeeny weeeny bit like Santorini Greece?

Selling sea food in a boat!

Clear Waters!

Island for swimming!!

We had one whole boat to ourselves!!

all hot and SWEATyy! Back to Sai Kung Town!

ANd we had Tong Shaui at Sai Kung tooo..at this place
which is the FIRST of the many branches all ovr HK now!
YUM!

3) N I FINALLY GOT MY KEYS!!!21st July Nite
- READING PLACE HERE I COME!

4) Met TELLI FOR DINNER at Knutsford Terrace at Kowloon area on Sat nite!

N On Sunday morning! went to a traditional tea house for Dim Sum!!!!

Called Lei Heung Lau! Anita Mui filmed there before I think!

When the Auntie pushed a fresh cart of dim sum out..

pple will flock to her to grab the dim sum!

Telli, Rich and Christine!!!! =))

My mama got telli to bring SOOOO Many things over!!

Look at what I've got! Love from Singapore!!!

A Sponge! One of the 'looot'! haha! Thanks mama

My Turtle bag of STUFF!

Lurve u Telli!

One of my first few visitors!!!! Tts my ROOM!

Tts my hall!

Tt big bottle *the most precious loot* is my Po Po's CHILLI!!!

Scrub and wassh and wash and Scrub!

It is really exciting to be doing up your own place! Can put things however u want heh heh!!

Just bought a mattress just now and I am all ready to move in!!!!!! =)))

This weekend is gonna be another busy weekend..this time doing up the house!

I have loads to learn......mopping, cleaning, removing curtains, putting them back on, etc etc...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Good nite everyone!

WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

2007-07-17T00:02:00.000+08:00

Dearie all......

I have sooo much to blog abt!!!!!!!!!! but no time!! but today..the highlight would be...my apartment!

I FOUND MY APARTMENT!!!!!!!!

THE ENTRANCE

The Building

yes and its called....the READING PLACE

(Pronouced as RAA- Ding..not Ree-Ding hee hee)

well...its a teeennnyy weeennnyyy one...but....i really thank God for the whole process...!! He has really blessed me with this apartment..but guys..very sorry..its tiny..like a bird cage!!

Only have a single bed....but of cos u guys can bunk! but maybe only 1 or 2 at a time! hahaha..just look at the pics and video,,,..n u guys can decide ok?? =))) but would love to have all of u over of cos.....!! sleep at balconY? kitchen? hee heeee

N itss really amazing the whole storey of this flat!! a miracle!

I started looking for an apartment since my first week in HK...n the very 2nd apartment I saw (yup 'The Reading Place' - ), i sorta fell in love with it..mainly cos

-its new (buildling is only 2 years old!!! n tts rare in HK!)
- has a pool and a gym
- flat was on the 21st floor! n can see a bit of Victoria Harbour!!!
- 25 mins walk to work or 10 mins by bus
- there's a pizza hut downstairs
- there's a macs diagonally across the road
- there are 2 supermarkets 3 mins away
- there's a HSBC ATM bank 3 mins away
- there's a laundry shop 3 mins away
- n its just NICEEEEE!!

BUt..the asking price was 10.5k HKD per month!!!!!! (divide by 5.1 to get the SGD amount)..Agent tried asking for 9kHKD..but failed..I was disappointed..I knw its gonna be hard for me...my budget was only MAX 1.7k SGD!!!

So well..i kept on looking and looking. I saw about 10 the first week I was here..then back to Sg for th wekeend for Joan's wedding...n the 2nd week I was here..saw another 10 more? N 2 days back...finally saw another one I quite like.

This one is at Sheung Wan..also very near work..abt 20 mins by foot! N ask price was 9k HKD! A bit more affordable..not in as 'Atas' an area as The Reading Place..Building was very old..but the flat was renovated..white base..quite nice..much better than all the other crap i saw (other than Reading of cos)....So the agent called me yest and told me if i wnated this flat, i will need to sign the contract this morning as someone else is taking the flat in the afternoon if I do not sign!!! The agent tried negotiating the price for me...but to no avail..they refused to cut the rent..only said will buy new tv for me etc etc......Well...so I told the agent last nite..alright I will look at it one more time this morning....and decide....N I prayed really hard last nite...didnt know if I shld take it or not (well..felt a bit uncomfortable there s this red 'pin an' sticker at the entrance (the 'pai pai' kind)....)..n guess what! Last nite, I actually had a dream...that a fren was telling me not to take this flat cause it is haunted or something!!! Was more like a nitemare!!! So this morning..I woke up feeling a bit heavy laden...I knew I had to make the decision by nooon...N i really felt like just taking it cause apartment search is tiring....was very lazy.....But yet...something seem to be tugging at me not to take that flat (but then i had no other choices!!!)

So well..the agent called again this morning..confirming the meeting time at the Sheung Wan flat..n...she suddenly told me

" Hey you remember Reading place? The one you saw 2-3 weeks back?..The landlord is willing to let it out for 8.8k HKD"

I was sooo shocked!!

'Har? 8.8k? but the landlord didnt even want to let it out for 9k the other time !!! '

'Yeah..but he decided to give in.....'

WOW.. was I SURPRISED! Extremely shocked! Its really a good deal in the rental markets in HK now...especially at the 'Atahs' area the Reading Place is at..n considering the newness of the building...2 years OLD!!!!

So well..I went to see the Sheung Wan one..just one more time..and then Reading Place at lunch...just to compare one last time and decide....

After looking at both..i kept wondering to myself 'How on earth did I fal for the Sheung Wan one in the first place?, Reading is so much nicerrrr!!!'..........

Yes....God really worked in His ways and His perfect timing....He is really taking care of me from above... =)
from 10.5k to 8.8k! Tts quite a feat! N its is a very nice area......very convenient n most impt of all..VERY SAFE!! The security is extremely tight!!!

N has pool and gym!! WOAH! (i've always wanted to live in a condo again!! ;P)

Praise God..Thanks peeps and mum and dad and sistas for all ur prayers.....I feel at peace now.... =)

ok 1.02am..need to sleep..but just post some pics for u guys to see look!

Taken on my last day at the pretty svc apartment!

HK iS FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drunkards!!

Taking a ferry to Kowlllooooon for some
shopping!

'Xiu Jie...Tao Can A!'

N my 'Flat finding Success Dinner' just now!
A nice 'home-cooked' meal just in a lil restaurant
near my new home!!
(does not taste like its made up of mSG for once)

N now.... THE VIDEO
*Disclaimer*
Please do not be shocked at the size!!!
U can decide whether u guys wanna bunk in now!! heee

HK EXCITEMENT!

2007-07-02T23:49:00.000+08:00

HEllo!

*actually this is a draft i kept for a long time..no time to post!! but had to publish it still cause it represents my maiden tot about HK*

Yes its me again..still very excited abt hK!

MOre details now with pictures!

Yest was really exciting!! Landed on HK land at about 8pm, took the airport express to Hong Kong Station and then a cab to Bishop International Lei HOuse (thats the svc apt where my company is putting me up temporarily!!!). On the way, managed to cacth the FIREWORKS in celebration of th 10th year handover of HK to China. It was an awesome sight. While the cab was going uphill on this slope..the finale of the fireworks was presented...n the whole sky was just filled with FIREWORKS...it was amazing.........so sad though...didnt take a picture..but i guess..the beautiful sight is etched deep in my memory! Felt like HK was welcoming me! =))

Dropped my bags at the svc apt and off to have my first meal in HK!! Had it at Cui Wa a 24 hr chain with HK food! didnt have much of an appetite though!...then headed off to LKF just to soak in the 10 year anniversary celebration atmosphere!!! Pandas were see everywhere!!!....then had a drink at a quiet pub....n went home......N my FIRST nite in HK..i couldnt sleep!!!!! Just laid awake on my bed the whole nite....staring at the city....yes my bed is right in front of this long glass panel overlooking the city..Thank God for such a nice svc apartment!! Was a pleasant surprise the co. gave me free stay for a week too!!

LKF!! PARTY TIME!

Keeping watch..my first dawn in HK

HK..here I come.....will grow to love u

Farewell Pics Load 1!

2007-07-02T07:18:00.000+08:00

Just a photo blog of some of the meet ups b4 the final farewell to HK!!! not in any order =)

Meet up at Xiao Gu's new happenig house!

Kor's and Lydia's visit!

Cedarians Unite!

PRi 6A Ai Tong gathering at Minds Cafe!.....

Meet up with Lynnie Lam! =)

Lunch with Esther and Casper and Yilin!

Dinner with Dowers....

7 Fairies Meet up!!

Coffee with DT Gerry Jean and Elynn!!!

Dinner at Blue Ginger with CS Boon Wee, Yih CHwin and Khoon Li!

Lunch with CS team at sPIZZA!

Dinner at Waraku Pasta with Dear frens at CS

Lunch with Only Originals left in Spore =) My dears

A visit to Wei Mei's new home! =)

A collage dedicated to BABIES!

Churchie babes at TCC

Fine Dining at Asta's

IN HONG KONG!!

2007-07-02T01:24:00.000+08:00

just a short post for now!

I AM IN HONG KONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cant believe it...i feel like i am in a dream.....everything still seem surreal...dunno why!

THanks to every one....each and everyone of u....for sending me off!
Really really touched... =)

some pics my sista loaded
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronscruff/show/

N...guess what? I saw fireworks in my first moments on the HK land....it was ...beautiful... a skyful of fireworks...(to celebrate 10th year of handover)

felt like HK was welcoming me...haha

HK...i will make u my 2nd home

Nites every1!

22nd June 2007 Friday

2007-06-25T01:02:00.000+08:00

marked my last day...with Credit Suisse.
only a short total of 14 mths and 7 days here....
Looking forward to a new start. But nevertheless looking back at the fond memories with my dear frens here with longing....Enuf to drop a tear or 2 on Friday.....

Still remember my 1st day in Credit Suisse.
My maiden sniff of the air in the office of an investment bank at One Raffles Link, fresh from audit, wandering into the Banking wilderness. Greeted by friendly faces, Brenda, Eddie, Cindy, Gillian, Shub and Alex.
Will never forget the 3rd or 4th day of work, where I tripped and fell down Bus 70! Right in front of ORL. . . Hurt my knee cap pretty badly against the pavement and ended up hobbling around for 2 weeks. Thanks to nice colleagues, who packed food for me, asked me whether I needed help etc etc... ahhh...Those days were pretty fun. Being a newbie is always fun....till the real work sets in! Still remember working till the wee hours...midnite...alone! (as my immediate team was in HK!!) Though the learning process was tough, life was so fun in the beginning with 'THe Originals' around......Wei Mei, Pei Pei, Ann, Nic and Edwin....Will never forget the paper ball fights (esp during month end when every1 was stressed)...how we all supported one another at work..how we all had soo much fun...how we all were never colleagues..but FrIenDs.. =) Really thank God for bringing me buds at both my work places so far... =) (prayerfully it will be the same at JPM! =) )

THings changed drasticlly after the big saga..and subsequently a change in mgmt..
we had a temporary female boss for about 2 months, and then a permanent boss again in Jan 2007......Well......the dynamics of the team changed greatly....no longer fun...but just complaints all day long .... THank God I still had Pei Pei and Wei Mei around!....All our lunch chats surrounded issues faced about our boss.... It was really terrible....I came to the realisation of what a fren told me before 'If you cannot respect your boss, resign!!'

From being such a happy gal at work...I became more withdrawn....Many startedto ask me 'Frances are u alright? We no longer hear ur voice/laughter much at work'..It was then that I realised how unhappy I had become at work...Serious sunday nite blues...n everyday blues at work........But well..its all over.. =)

Nevertheless, I still thank God for bringing me into CS, without which I wouldnt have known the many true frens I know...

Presenting 'THe Originals ' in the very beginning.....
(they represent my best times in CS)

N some farewell pics on Friday itself

THanks guys for the big big card...lovely notes...cook books (yes I will use them!) and the vouchers!! =)

My Team

THe London cash Guys

My desk!
Only the kangoo and piggy are mine.
THey have been playing with the rest of their frens for the past year...
But I brought them home on Friday...
I think they are gonna miss their frens in our CS farm!
as much as their owner misses her frens...

Cheers...to the end of a good race in CS. I would have loved to go on...but sometimes, when things doesnt seem to be going right, a change in route might be better......

Photos Galore

2007-06-21T15:31:00.000+08:00

Havent posted pictures for a loong time! So just a few random pics taken in the past 3 weeks!
Too tired to blog now.wil write more about farewells and last day at CS sobbb..

Met Lynnie dearie for lunch! Thanks for bringing my 20kg luggage all the way to HK!!
Muckas!

The CS London cash guys....Had a mini farewell dinner
at Waraku PAsta!
YuUmmm

I miss u DOWERS!!!!!!

WIth Dani, Daisuke CY and YIlin at Pump Room

COOOKING!
2 weekends back...Telli and Pin Xin came over to my place with one mission:
TO MAKE ME A CHEF! hahaa..taught me how to cook 4 delicious dishes and a soup!

Menu:
SOup of the Day" Corn Soup
1) GOng Bao Ji Ding
2) Jiang Cong cao Niu Rou
3) Cabbage + mushrooms
4) Eggie + Prawn

We were really privileged to have guests flown in from Japan just to try our cuisine!wahahahaa!!
It was good ok! ALmost every dish was wiped out!

Watch out guys..gonna whip up a good meal for u all after my stint in HK

Chefs of the daY!

Happy Customers!

Good nite everyone....Tom is my FIRST day unemployed...

N .. the packing begins...................

YawN...at Work on a Monday Morning!!

2007-06-18T11:44:00.000+08:00

I am at work now...N I actually have time to blog on a sunny Monday morning!!!!
Last 5 days in this place. Handed over most of my work responsibilities already. So now enjoying a bit of 'Shaking leg' days!!!! Never had that before..in my past 14 months in CS....

Wow...really had a tired but fulfilling weekend!!!!

Started with Friday nite..Met Justin at PS Cafe (finally got to eat there!! Always full!!) at Dempsey.. Really nice ambience, Ok food but yummliciously fine and delectable desserts..You got to try the Brownie with Ice Cream. Undeniably one of the best I have tasted.
Had a great catch up with Justin...then off we went to Billard Bar at Fort Canning-The Legend to meet Lydia and Carrie. Carrie's fren performs there every Friday nite, so tot will just hop by to take a look! Like that place. Quiet and hmm..abandonded? For a Friday nite, thats a great place to hang out with ur frens cos its totally uncrowded!!! N...they are gonna ban smoking at the bar from JUly onwards! Kudos!! Another great place to add to the already small list of 'Places to bring ur overseas frens to'.
After that, left the bar to Kovan to met up with the rest of the gang, Jon Leb and Quan! Was really fun! The gathering of the 'Indecisives' (well, Leb named us that as..we can NEVER ever decide quickly where we want to go!!!!) is always peppered with laughters and non stop banters. That's gonna be one of the tops on my 'Things I will miss back home' list. Guys...take care of urselves here in Singapore. Must meet up even when I am not around ok! Keep that spirit going...Love u all...and thanks for all the crazy fun memories we had in the past years........ =*(

Friday nite ended at about 2am!! By the time I showered and slept..it was about 3 plus already! Had to wake up in the next few hours to be Jie Mei for Raine's wedding!!!!! Yes..Raine and Ronald got married on 16th June 2007. I am so touched to see this union. Still remember those days in Yellowtone where Raine kept asking Carol how to pray for a good husband! hahahaaa. Gal...Praise the Lord that you found that perfect man!! Ronald is a great guY! Take care of her ahhhhhhh!!!

The wedding, held at Shangrila was really grand but sweeet. The theme was..'Cheena'! hee..but of cos really done tastefully. I am totally in love with how the ballroom loooksss!!Very unique... (will try 2 upload pictures sooon!).
To me, the highlights of the wedding were the heart rending speeches and of cos, Raine serenading to Ronald in a surprise performance with a song written by her. Raine u r such a brave gal to sing such a looong and touching song in a ballroom of 50 tables! Im proud of you....
May the Lord bless their union with love joy and peace always.....n looking forward to playing with Babies R&R!! =)

Saturday was totally exhausting! All that haggling in the morning..then rushing off for practice in church then rushing off to Shang to prepare for the nite!

Sunday was great..played for English service (i think for the last time in the next __ years? =( ). Caught up with Yilin and JOn over Dim Sum..then off to Yew Tee!!! Visited Wei Mei's new home ! The decor was clean and neat. N I totally adore her dining area. The light and chairs were matching!!! Thanks Wei Mei and Josh for tea!! We had a look at her HAwaii pictures too... Awed by the volcanos (so embarrasing I didnt know Hawaii had so much volacani land) and beautiful sunsets at the beach! Hawaii is definitely in my 'to gos' now!!

After that..rushed off to Swensen's at Bishan to meet my family for a Daddy's Day Celebration!!!
HAPPY FATHER"S DAY PaPa!!!!! Although it was a simple dinner, and simple present and card, I think he was touched by the words in the card... =)....Love u Dad!!

Ok ok....its 12.08pm...Time for LUNCH! byeeee

DECIDED!

2007-06-14T12:00:00.001+08:00

It feels GREAT! To be decisive.

And yes...I have DECIDED.

Official Annoucement: (I realised that I have not officially blogged about my new 'life'!):

I will be working in HK for the next __ months? years? with JP Morgan.

Yes I have resigned from Credit Suisse and last day is on 22nd June (tts NEXT FRIDAY!).

N flying to HK on 1st July (prob the 3.25pm flight) and then, starting work on 3rd July.

Excited, nervous, jumpy, thrilled, worried, exhilarated. Its all coming. Can't describe how I am feeling but relocating is well..the next big thing in my life. Not that big, but quite big!

It is a dream come true for me. Since young, I have always wanted to live overseas, be it working or studying. The dream came true a little about 4 years back, when I went to Yellowstone for this work and travel program for about 3 months. Tt was definitely a milestone in my life. Although it was a short 3 months, it changed my perspective about this world a lot. There is just so much to learn, to experience, to see, to hear, to just simply soak in in this big big world. So I told myself, one of these days, I HAVE TO work outta this tiny island (which nevertheless I will always still look up to as my home of cos. Im patriotic ok!). N the opportunity came.....Thank God for that.

It all happened in a whirlwind. Sent in resume, 1st phone interview about 3 days later and then 2nd phone interview within the next 3 days. N BAM! I got the JOB!

The whole decision process to relocate was a tough one.

So many considerations, so many thoughts, so many opinions, so many yes and nos and nos and yes.

Finally, decided the answer is going to be to GO! here's why

1) Since Im still young...I can afford to take the risk. Whats the worst that could happen? I don't like the place, just fly back n job hunt again! The market's hot! Tts the worst I could think of. But of cos, perseverance finishes the race. I will persevere in all circumstances

And no risk no gain! N its a dream...n desire..since YOUNG!

2) I have the 101% support of my parents. There was this point in the decision making process that I nearly didnt want to go. Cos after doing all the serious calculations, it seems financially I am not any better off cos of taxes and rental (rental is like 1.7k SGD per months FAINTS). But my Dad smsed me like a 5 msg long sms that read:

"Mum amd me think that the new opportunity to work overseas may expand ur social n personal horizon and to network with pple in the foreign land. MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING and CANNOT BUY TIME. My main concern is that you do not know how tot ake care of urself sometimes. We support your decision. If you tink that it is good for your future, take the initiative n go for it! We are all behind you.....JPM bank may have a rep office in Spore in the future?"

Wahaha! Tts Daddy Dearest..Fully Supportive, yet have a tinge of worry that I cannot take care of myself....and a worry that I will never come back to spore (look at that classic last sentence!) hahaha!! But FULL SUPPORT from my parents now mean a lot to me....

3) There was this morning, I woke up feeling really confused abt HK, n I prayed. Lord, please let somethign happen today that will convict me to make my decision according to your will. N well..what happened was, I was really upset about the package as JPM did not want to offer a relocation deal. (i even have to pay for my flight myself! faints) and frankly, I had asked before to no avail, n i always tot all hope is lost. But on that day, that very afternoon, amazingly, they agreed to pay for my ticket and a lump sum for relocation. Well, the amt is really not a lot...but I just felt that it convicted me that the Lord is telling me to place my trust in Him in this decision.

Well above are seriousresons...

Some beee baa booo reasons...HK is fuN and exciting! HK is a food (dim Sum!) and shopping haven. HK is easy to live in. HK is fast paced (yes I like a fast paced life. Leave the cow grazing days to old age!). HK is polluted buahaha.

N guess whaT? One of my uni frens, Freddy will be there till the end of the year and another ex DT colleague Stephen will be in Macau for 1.5 years!! So HAPPPYYY!!!!!

Thank God for my dear frens, a few of em have introduced me to their frens over email already!!! Looking fw to meet em in exciting HK!!!

N well..there was another saga the past 2 days...which explains my entry yesterday...

Well, basically, my director came to speak to me on Tuesday, counter offering me a role in CS HK. Offering better products, and higher pay, n brain washing me with all the good reasons to stay on in CS...so I was thrown into great confusion!!!

But last nite, I decided, I am leaving CS. Time to move on to JPM. Cant afford to disappoint those pple whom I have made a committment to in JPM. To me, signing a contract is a promise which I cannot bring myself to break!!!!!Unlike my director who told me 'I have signed 3 contracts but did not join the company in the end!' haha.

There are many pple, food, smells, noise that I will miss. That familiarity..That warmth..That closeness. But well, one must learn to leave his comfort zone for greater things I guess...

N I WILL BE BACK!!!!!

Smiles,
Fran

Decisions Answers Why?!?

2007-06-13T11:30:00.000+08:00

Why is life shrouded with Decisions?
I dont like making them.
I rather I have no choices.
N do not have to consider anything else.
N just go with that 1 choice.

a new...........

2007-06-07T00:05:00.000+08:00

LABTOP!!!!!! yes yes yes..finally.....
This is really an entry worth entering!! hahaa....many of u have heard me mumuring n mumbling non stop abt which labtop is good, value for $, nice looking etc etc...........

I finally settled for........ACER.........as said in my previous entry.............hahaa..many of u will scold me i know..but hai..no choice..no $ need to get the best specs at lowest price. Dun care abt quality. Just praying this ACER will last me thru at least hmmm...3 years?

Ok..im going to play with it now.........haven opened it yet!!

As excited as a lil one opening pressies!
Franny

a trip to the dentist

2007-05-29T21:39:00.000+08:00

I always had phobia of going to the dentist..since young..and the result was not going to one since..ermm..i think JC days (upps!) N I always pray this phobia will dispel one day. Today...i went to the dentist to fill up some holes which he had previously told me about during my first visit 2 weeks back (yes first visit to the dentist since JC times)...and was told the horror news...

While I was laying down on that chair and he was having a look at my teeth:

Dentist: "Oh I have to tell you, you need to have surgery to remove your 2nd bottom left molar"
Me: Speechless..Stunnned
Dentist:" Yes it is only half out and I can see it decaying"
Me: "Huh? Why didnt you tell me during my last visit?"
Dentist: " Well the last visit I tot it was fine as we couldn't really see as it was filled with food. Today I can see a clearer picture"
Me thinking: Filled with food?? hmm..but today I just had my lunch and coffee too before I came...so weird
Me speaking: " Ermm..well..its really scary.."
Dentist: "Nm we will proceed with the filling for the other holes first"
Me: " oookkkk" (nervous)

*zeeeeee.....spish....spush.....* (sounds from the filling process...)

While in the midst of the filling the holes

Dentist: I seriously think you need a surgery. You better think about it. you will get 5 to 7 days MC and you can pay through Medisave or you can claim through your company"
Me: "errrr..." (the minimal sound I can make with my mouth wide opened as he had used some cotton wool thing to prop open my mouth)
Dentist: "Yes, you should make an appt with the nurse later"
Me: "brrrr...." (still with my mouth wide opened)
Dentist: "Anyways I will continue filling your other tooth first"
Me thinking: Yes you should have done that long ago, instead of doing ur Sales Talks in the middle of filling my TOOTH with my mouth stretched wide opened like a HIPPO!

At the end of the gruelling filling process while awaiting to leave the room....

Dentist: "Please make an appointment with the nurse for the surgery of ur tooth"
Me thinking: " What??? I havent even said yes yet!!"
Me speaking: "Errr...But i just resigned last week and I dont think they will let me take mc for 5 to 7 days in thie handover period..and besides I'm leaving the country to ___ work"
Dentist: "Oh really?..when is that?
Me: "Well in about a month's time?"
Dentist: "tts a waste, you cannot claim from your current company. But its ok, its only 600 bucks and you can pay by Medisave. And....you do not really have to take 5 to 7 days MC if its just paper work?"
Me: "Ermm..I think I need to talk quite a bit at work especially with all that handover etc"
Dentist: "Well..hmm..nonono..You can still talk lah..A bit of swelling only. And I tell you, if you do not do it now, you will lose the other 2 molars beside that tooth. Do you want to suffer now and get rid of these problems? or do you want to lose 3 teeth? And besides I do not think you want to do the surgery in ___country? For you, we can do the surgery this Friday. You better make an appointment with the nurse"

*Scare Tactic*

Well..my conclusion is that..this Dentist is just too pressing in his 'sales pitch'! Well I can understand that maybe my poor tooth really needs surgery, but he doesnt have to be soooo pressing and pushing? To the extent of the above?

aaarrggh..well..I intend to go for a 2nd opinion, maybe to Madeleine (my sec sch fren who's now a dentist!) to check if I really do need surgery as urgently as how the dentist put it above..If I really do need...I will not have the full set of 32 teeth anymore which I proudly have now! (ermm.well..maybe 31.5 since that decaying molar is only half out) =( Booooo

N...my phobia of visiting the dentist...will never be dispelled..i think.....

Speechless....

2007-05-16T17:36:00.000+08:00

except for Praises to the Lord.

Thank you for your grace..your faithfulness...
Thank you for how You make me feel comforted in times of trouble
Thank you for answering me in your own special ways
Thank you for loving me

Hold on to His hands. Never let go....

Send me a...

2007-05-10T22:19:00.000+08:00

TAXI!!! ahhhh!!! Its 10.19pm..and here i am..still stuck at the office!!!!! Been trying to call a cab for the past 20 mins..but NO CAB!! sharks...!!!

So sleepy and tired...been a busy busy busy busy day!!! but yay! tom's fri..so feeling a little better! N goign off to Esther (Ho) 's house now with Ruz to do up some of Joan's wedding cards!! N Esther is baking some nice pastries for us to eat!! YuMMY!!! sigh..there goes my diet plans..Eating desserts in the middle of the nite...... The taxi better come quick!! if not the later I'm there, the later I will eat and the more fats I will accumulate!!! ahhhhhhhh

*N ....whats new..the hotline just dropped on me yet again..for the FOURTH TIME!*
Nm..continue rambling.....

This week has been a roller coaster week..Many thoughts running thru my mind..Many emotions...Many questions asked...HAI! Well...guess everyone's gotta go thru turmoils once in a while...lest risking a boring life....I rather have excitements and changes in my life than a normal straight simple boring life!!! heee...

Oh yes!! Have time to talk about my labtop..Im sure many of u have heard that Ive been wanting to buy a labtop...(think i've been talking abt this for the past..ermm...8months? haha)..Well, Im not really a tech freak so will think twice thrice quardrice quintrice yada yada before buying a tech device!! hee...But I think..i've FINALLy settled my mind...on a simple, durabe (hopefully) and boring...ACER-Travel Mate 3274WXMi!

http://www.acer.com.sg/np/TM3270/p_travelmate3274.asp

NIce nice? The specs look good..n my sister who was from Ngee Ann can get it for student price!! A reall steeaall! What attracted me was the 225 degree ergonomic rotation webcam!!! whahahaa...!!

*the hotline hung on me for the 5th time*

Anyways back to my labtop...yes...nice hor! a rotating webcam!! hahaa..but hey I do look at the spec too! Its 1.83Ghz, Ram 1Gb, and HD space 120Gb and is Intel Core 2 Duo!! So hmm sounds good rite? BTW, I can actually a 1.63Ghz one but at a bigger ram of 2Gb at the same price..so which is more worth it...a higher Ghz or a bigger ram??

* and the oldies are still playing on the st****pid cab hotline*

hopefully I can get my labtop soooon!!!Cant wait...! finally no more sharing and 'snatching' of comps at home hee hee...

OH YES!!!!! I FINALLY GOT A CAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Taxi number SH 399!! Muacks!!

BYE!!

no words...

2007-05-07T16:25:00.000+08:00

can describe how I am feeling now.......

......... yooo hooooooooooo!

Chu Ah Na DaN

2007-05-06T20:34:00.000+08:00

Yooo hOoo! the weekend is coming to an end......again........another week of workkkkkkk!! ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Met 'Chu Ah Na Dan', my secondary besty fren yesterday after a long time and was surprised to see that she was driving a BMW!! ....N also..she bought a house!! a hefty 1 mil SGD studio apartment right in the heart of the CBD at Shenton Way!!!! gosHHhhHHhhhH...

THank GOd, despite all these success blessed by the Lord, she's still the same ol crazy gal fren!!! who sat behind me at school; whom I always laugh crazily with together with Mad and Noeline; whom I studied crazy hours with, at O levels and A and levels. I remember O levels was spent at either Macdonald's at Potong Pasir, or at Eunice's void decks! Actually dun really remember studying for Os! All i rem were all the fun we had whilst ermm 'studying'..Played Carom..Hide and seek etc..at Eunice's void deck! hahahaa......A levels was spent mostly at my home (she was like a temp tenant!!); whom I gushed about cute guys and crushes with! Gosh...those were the younger days.....really miss those days..Cedar was really fun...so carefree..so innocent...so **cute**!!......n now..Chu An Na Dan's a millionaire! while Im still a pauper!!! hee heee

Anyways...had a great time hanging out and sharing our 'xin shi' like the good ol times!!! If u ever have the time to read this blog, thanks for all the words of wisdom and encouragements!! U r truly a treasured frennnieee laaa!! =)
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Coming week...will be a tough one...lots of stuff to ponder and think...may the Lord help me...*nervous but excited*

butterflies

2007-05-03T18:10:00.000+08:00

butterflies are pretty
but not so pretty when u feel them in ur stomach...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY!!!!!!

2007-04-29T19:33:00.000+08:00

Mummy, the one who has labored the most for me in my life, even before I was born, carrying me in her womb for 10 months, feeding and 'rearing' me into a fatty fair baby, teaching and guiding me, to speak my first words, to write my first words, to play my first song on the piano, to comfort me when I fell down (both literally and un-literally), to simply, just love me (its not easy to love the unlovely!! haha =p).

No one can fantom the greatness of a Mum's Love, unrelentless and tireless, forever giving and NEVER receiving.

N yesterday was Mummy's 5_th birthday! I can't believe it! Time just flies past like a bullet train! Before u know it, u r already at the next stage and next stage and next stage of ur life! Anyways, it was truly a memorable birthday for her and us too!! had a whole weekend of birthday celebrations! N the highlight was a mega SurPrisE on the night of 27th April for her initiated by Dad !!!! It all started with my Dad booking 2 hotel rooms on 27th and 28th April with his complimentary vouchers..( 27th was at Swissotel and 28th at Raffles the plaza) Dad thought it would be fun to gather her loved ones in the room on the night of the 27th......So well, we called up my aunties and uncles and cuzzies from both Mum's and Dad's side....

The big plan was this..that everyone will 'report' at the room before 9pm and my Dad will fetch Mummy from work and reach the room at about 9pm!

So, I left work at 6.45pm (its a feat for me!! haa!) , rushed to collect the bouquet of lovely roses from the florist, ordered pizzas, then zooomed to Swissotel 54th floor!.. (yes the room was really high up! I had thought it was on the 5th floor when my Dad said the room no., was 5456 haha!)...Entered the room and was taken in by the breathtaking view!!!! Wow! I didnt know Spore can actually look quite prettty!!! Spent the next hour alone in the room waiting for 'guests' to arrive...at 8 plus...the guests started arriving...n by about 8.45pm..we were all planning the 'Operations'. It was hilario0us disccussing how to hide where to hide etc etc..Aunty Asta was most worried 'My 2 sons dunno how to hide! Ethan will keep laughing and Christian can't keep still! what to do???'....But, well..everything went on extremely well as planned! Some hid in th toilet, some behind the curtains, some against a wall. It was really funny! Asta and Christian hid in the toilet with the cake bearers. N after the whole thing, Asta said 'I was sooo worried Christian will make noise so I gave him soap ah shampoo ah and whatever i can find in the toilet for him to play!' haha! Thanks Asta for ur efforts =))).....

Aniways, my mum finally entered the room! The 3 of us did not hide as she already knew we would be in the room...so we gave her flowers and pretended that it was just us.,..hhaa..she was admiring the flowers and did not even realised there were 3 pple standing against a wall she was facing!! haha..We were really bemused! haha...when she finally realised, she broke out in absolute joy!! haa..just look at the video! hee..n I will let the pics tell the rest of the story!

Thank you all so velly velly much for taking the effort to turn up and making the whole party a fun filled onE! =)

The STAR!!

27th April Time check: 7pm...Me fooling ard

in the room

Sunny Singapore!

8.15pm: Every1 started streaming in

Preparing for the SurPrise!

where to hide?!?!

The video! (im becoming more tech savvy! haha)

Most of em were hiding behind the curtains!

Imagine my mum's shock when the whole grp

started streaming out from behind the curtains!

Look at her gleeeful smile!!
Nothing beats the inexplicable joy of having
all your loved ones ard to sing that bdae song with u!

Happy Snapshots

Beautiful skyline, topped with a calming

breeze that night..

Quite amazing how flowers can melt a girl's heart!

28th April morning!
Went to Soup spoon for breakfast (now my mum's
a fan of soup spoon) and walked

ard the whole day!

Dinner at Prego's!

Raffles the Plaza was gorgeous!
The interior was much better furnished than Swissotel.

N... i love their toilet best! =P

2nd round of Birthday Celebrations!

Mum is so blesssed! with treasures (brats?) like us! N we are treasures cos we have a Mum who's more precious than a gemstone!Love you mummy!

Random ShaKe Paw

2007-04-24T20:24:00.000+08:00

Just at the dinner table with my sista Rochie and Scruffy also sitting on a chair, I turned to Scruffy and said 'Shake paw!!' and Scruffy only lifted up his left paw. It was absolutely impossible to get him to lift his right paw. N my sister said 'I think Scruffy is a left hander' LOL!!!

waiting for hair to dry

2007-04-22T02:54:00.000+08:00

Yawn..very sleepy but still waiting for my hair to dry....

Decided to grab some pics from Mel's blog! Thanks ah (from the one who takes 10 years to upload her photos! hee hee)

ESSRs at Mel's place over Chinese New Year 2007....

Lou Hei!!

mY dearest Family..... =)

My name is.........

2007-04-21T02:15:00.000+08:00

f-r-a-n-c-E-s.....the 'E' is important.. stop replacing it with an 'I' ! It makes a whole lot of a difference! Can you imagine someone whom you have been working with for 4 over months spelling your name wrong this way? N like 5 times in ONE email. Well, not that Im particular or anything, I just think its pure courtesy to at least get ur subordinates' names right. N the team is small, only have about 5 of us! How difficult
is it to remember the name of every1 and spell them right?

aahh..anyways, tts just a small thing of the whole week which went hay wire! Work issues seem to be bulldozing towards my direction...non-stop. One issue after the next. What is going on? I keep telling myself it's alright, it's ok.. everythng will be fine...But..something bigger seems
to be happening the next day..n then the next n next..... I m someone who cannot tolerate myself making dumb mistakes, n I did..today...The email got shot out to directors in the company. I feel so bad, so ashamed.
The feeling is horrid. I feel terrible.

But well..I just thank God, its the weekend again. For me to get away a little from the above mess, to simply space out, watch the world go by....like this old couple who was sipping wine at 3pm at Clarke Quay on a sunny Wednesday... Please do not be mistaken, I do not have such luxury of having fun in Clarke Quay on a weekday afternoon...was only there cos I went with another colleague to Clarke Quay to 'recee' for a venue for a party we are organising for the department of about 50 over pple! *Gosh, feels like planning for some hall bash* n wow, Clarke Quay looks really different in the day! N all the pubs too, just looks funny in the day..Anyways, we have settled on Kandi Bar (next to MOS) at Cannery.
http://e-clubbing.com/Reviews-req-showcontent-id-83.html
Please check that place out! The interior is just so cooool!! Negotiated quite a good deal at $50 per pax.. with food and 1 hour of free flows..Quite fun to organise such 'bashes'! We got to pop into every pub under Lifebrandz that afternoon (Fashion Bar and Barfly's nice too!) Well, pray the party will turn out fine! Need to host games too! *faints* Pray my Children Church skills will come into good use.

Below are some pics from last weekend! Had a crazy nite ...er..or rather 'early morning' of baking with the peeps! The nite started with a good dinner at Waraku (my all time Favorite..Finger Lick'n good!), but this time, at the new branch at Central, then went on to lick up a whole cone of Hokkaido Green Tea Ice Cream (still feel the one in Kyoto is much nicer!!).. Following which, we didnt know what to do again (as usual, we were renamed 'The Exclusives to The Indecisives' by Leb)..Toyed with the idea of prawning..But FINALLY..Ash came up with a MAD idea!!

'Let's go to a supermarket to buy whatever 'raw materials' we need to whip up a dish that you have always wanted to cook in ur entire life!'
(just in case u r interested, my choice was...'江葱炒牛肉' (Stir Fry Beef with Spring Onions))

It was then about 10 plus..n the only place we could think of for shopping for stuff is non other than the 24 hour..MUSTAFA CENTRE!!!!!!!!!! So wheeeeeee off we went to Little India!!! I have passed by the place countless times, but never once have I really entered the building to
SHOP!!...So well, it was quite an experience, felt like I was suddenly teleported outta Spore... N the best thing is, MUSTAFA has some of the local produce of countries like Vietnam and Thailand! I found my fav Thailand coffee nuts there!!! N also saw some Vietnam chips. Cool.

So anyways, we walked ard a bit ... amazed at ridiculously crazy range of products they have. You can get almost anything there! From groceries to household ware to books to shampoos (even e old Vidal Sassooon packaging shampoo!) to luggage to even work SUITS! haa.. Now I know where to do my last min shopping in the middle of the nite b4 a holiday trip!

Well, by the time we really shopped in the supermarket for supposedly 'raw materials' it was already about midnite...n we kinda were a little tired by then and felt lazy...Hence, from 江葱炒牛肉' the raw materials were relegated to 'Betty Crockers' Cookie and Brownie Pre Mix'!!!! N for Mr Joel, he decided to be the great chef of the infamous ' Campbell Soup' that nite! hahahaaaa

So after grabbing these very 'raw materials' (at least they need to be processed ok!), head off to Jonnie's place. Ha..Once we stepped into his house, we dashed into the kitchen, for fear we may just doze off on the couch and leave the 'raw materials to rot to its expiry in the cabinet.

Waraakku!!

Quany needs to show some love

Yummmy ice cream! I tell u we are pigs!

Eating thrice in a row in a nite is no feat.

Off we went to Mustafa but...No pics of Mustafa!! =(

FOoling around outside Jonnie's

place while waiting for Quan and

him to da bao prata

(see i told u we are PIGS!)

N the real 'Job' begins..

Look at what
serious bakers we are!

In goes the Brownie and COokies@

(some1's doing the dishes ... )

Our 1st Tray Of Crockers' COokies!

(looks pretty? =P Scroll down)

just remember whatever u do...

never 'overturn' ur life..

Mr Joel Campbell's soup

N the BroWnies!

Finally...got to sit round the table

at 3am to enjoy our *ahem burnt

cookies and brownies* n of cos

the EdiBLe PRATA!

Never fail to thank God for this bunch of crazies

*MUACKS!*

Knocks and Knock

2007-04-09T22:56:00.000+08:00

Life is never a smooth direct one way journey...Just like driving a car, many times, I look back and ask myself, 'Aiya! Why didn't I turn left instead of right?' 'Why didnt I go straight instead of turning?' 'Why didn't I stop and think before deciding on this left turn'? Why Why WhY??' Before I know it, I have reached my destination?... ... ... There is never one correct way of doing something, or making the correct decision. There may be a shorter way, or longer way or more exciting way..But what is important is enjoying and learning something from every bit of that journey, whether long or short or sweet or tough......

Sometimes, I hit the 'wrong' (or rather unexpected) road, but end up learning about a new way to this place, or being surprised by some place which is a pretty site but which I would have never gotten there had I not hit the 'wrong' road. With these little surprises and nooks and corners, life just gets more exciting....N every bit of life's journey of life’s experience is precious…
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Think some of u guys may know...my Dad kinda got 'retrenched' a few months back. This threw the Yongs into a frenzied situation. With a whole long list of monthly bills to pay for, housing loan, property tax, road tax, petrol expenses, helper's salary, utilities bill (n the list goes on and on), worry shrouded the family. *sell the house* *sell the car* *tell the helper to go back home* *Rent out more rooms in the house* *Start moonlighting somewhere*

All kinds of thoughts ran through everyone's minds and the worry of $$$ casted a black shadow in the Kelichap nest of the Yongs. Other than this worry, a greater cause of worry was my Dad's health. In the last few months heading up to his last day at work, he shrank, losing kilo by kilo slowly everyday, caused by all the tension and stress in the organization. Went to A&E for extreme acute back pain. N, the lost of smile on his haggard face. Almost everyday, I dreaded coming home, I dreaded seeing my Dad in such a sad stage, I dreaded hearing talks about the lack of $$$, I dreaded hearing complaints, I dreaded questions about the stability of my job, I dreaded the feeling of helplessness. I dreaded it all. Although my faith was shaken, in this situation of helplessness, my only source of joy and hope was still…only God. Although I dreaded all that was going thru in my life, I somehow know that God is still in control and He will see us through... I kept the joy on my face, though my heart was hurting most times.

About 3 to 4 weeks after Dad's last day at work, was the start of Tung Ling Bible College School of Ministry 3 month term. Church friends have encouraged him to grab the golden opportunity to take up the course. However, it seemed he had not really intended to enter Tung Ling. He was simply just spending all his time and effort, trying all ways and means to think about finding another job, to provide the bread and butter, n concurrently losing more weight and joy than ever.

I rem on the first day (beg Jan 07) of the Tung Ling 3 month course, my Dad got admitted to A&E for that acute back pain. This somewhat caused further distress and distracted him from joining Tung Ling. However, on the further encouragement of church members and most importantly my mum and us, he decided to join Tung Ling and went to school on the 3rd day of Tung Ling Sch. Since then, albeit amazingly things were never the same again. Color, yes literally color, slowly started to seep back, brightening up his sunken appearance. The once forgotten smile found its way back to the face. This brought much comfort to the family.

N just around the 4th week of school, a call came from his ex colleague, and offered him an opportunity to join his firm, doing the same thing as what he had been doing for the past many years. How amazing is that? That someone who is nearly of retirement age will be ‘headhunted’ *hee* Instead of terminating his studies at Tung Ling to grab this job, he decided to honor God first and continuing in Tung Ling, with faith, not knowing if this golden opportunity will still be there, 2 months down the road.

2 months passed quickly, with his spiritual and physical self slowly nursing back to health. N with the family surviving alright financially. =) After 3 months of being immersed in God’s word and being blessed by the fellowship and encouragements of his teachers and fello brothers and sisters, the Yongs finally got to attend Dad’s graduation ceremony on 29th March 2007. I knew deep in my heart how important this graduation ceremony is in his heart. It’s definitely not about the glamour or glitz about being seen on stage receiving that certificate, It’s about that unspoken love and support a family exudes, just by being there at that ceremony. (If u think about it, usually unseen intangibles are the most precious in life) Seeing Daddy walk up the stairs to collect that certificate, filled me with unexplainable joy. I know in my heart, the Lord has answered my prayer, to fill Dad with that faith, joy, hope and confidence once again.

N...Just a little bonus to the 'story', the job opportunity which his ex colleague offered him, was still around the corner, waiting for him to start work on the very first Monday after his last day at Tung Ling. =) God is Good, All the Time.

Without the hard knocks and what not through the whole incident, I would never have discovered how much bills and expenses my parents had to clear every month. I would never have discovered how strenuous and painstaking it was for my parents to bring us up with a more than comfortable lifestyle all these year. I would never have discovered even the head of a household can be weak at times, and needs constant love, support and encouragements. I would never have had the chance to experience another of God’s miracle, once again.

I know He has been upholding the family all this while, to bring us through the waves and tides, to bring us through this humbling process. I believe, God leads us to some weird, unexpected roads on purpose when we are complacent with our lives sometimes. To bring us surprises and to teach us lessons in His ways. I thank God that He has held all 5 of us in his palm, close together amidst the storm. I believe there is still work to be done building stronger unity and bond in the family. As long as there is God, there is hope. He is unseen, but His hand is always there, upholding us. You just need to knock on the door and He is always there welcoming you with wide open arms.

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28

Picture taken at the Graduation with the Dean of the School
Can you see that glow?

A little symbol of God's miracle =)

A Purpose...a Hope?

2007-04-06T01:13:00.000+08:00

All has been said...All has been done...the time has finally come...for the sole purpose of this whole Easter act to come to past.
Whatever's gonna happen tomorrow...is safe in God's hands...The harvest is His.
No worrying no fretting...Just a committed heart and soul to put the act together, for His Glory...in sharing the hope of life....

**What on earth are you living for?**

AaahahhHH!

2007-04-04T00:34:00.000+08:00

Im feeling it..the stress the pressure's mounting..
its month end closing again this week...N having lots of issues at work...
been staying till almost midnite for the past 2 nites...
Feeling extremely drained and at the same time, worried about the Good Friday play.
I need the energy God...Refresh and fill me with your joy and peace!!!

The Miracle of Life

2007-03-24T23:29:00.000+08:00

Cheesy as this may sound...Life is truly a MiraclE!!......
Recently, 2 of my friends (one colleague and another ex collegue) around me are...PREGGY!!!! Oh My!!...Im totally exhilirated for them! ! ! N watching my colleague's little tummy growing a little by little everyday...N looking pictures of the little foetus when he/she was 4mm long growing to the current 4.2cm long picture (11 weeks old) is totally amazing. In the 4.2cm picture, we could already see the whole baby with the head and legs and a little hand seemingly 'waving'....awww....So CuuuuuuTTeeee!!!!!!!!!! Till today, Im still simply amazed at life's equation egg + sperm = a baBY!! I know it sounds mad...but I really am still truly awed by this miracle of life...How great and creative and intelligent our Creator is.... =) If you are taking your life for granted...Think again...How so wonderfully crafted and miraculously u r brought into this world. Although life may be filled with sufferings and trials, it is already a blessing to be able to be brought into this world to see and experience the beauty and the magnificent creations of God and to experience love and warmth amongst pple...Life is great! Savor every min of it.
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A tribute to Nelly!!
Met up with ex colleagues over the weekend...mainly cos Nelly is leaving for the States on Monday nite...sob sob...This little A11 of mine is such a very interesting character.
- Documents very very extremely detailed-ly on audit work done..(I remember we used to had difficulties trying to get her to reduce on her long and detailed documentation! hee)
- Works like an Owl....She's always working till the weeee hours of the nite!!! We had to always try our very best to chase her home
- Has tonnnnesss and tonnnnesss of clothings and shoes..top with a very unique sense of dressing! Her shoes and clothes match perfectly everyday. She's in the wrong industry...Will fit perfectly in the colorful fashion industry! =P
- One of my few frens who has a tatoo. N its a larggggeee one!!!
- Can Teeeeehhhhhhh very very well....but only at selected pple =)
- Cant smile at the camera..
- Has a 'Christy Chung' aura about her! ..heh heh
- Has survived an accident where she was hit by a BuS!
- Is extremely considerate and kind and easy going ..
- Despite the peculiarties about this great gal....(hahaha dun scold me!) a very dear fren to keep and treasure...i will miss u lotsie Nelly......See u in NY in Sep ok!!!

Here's the great gal!!! N-E-L-L-Y!!

Really miss the old days with Dowers....all the crazy stuff we used to do..

Im sooooo tempted to post that famous photo of ours during that stayover!!! hahaaa...Some old time piccis...

Stayover at Nel's place

Stayover at my place

Mad faces of Dow

The old Dow Generation...at elynn's and jackie's farewell
(yet another farewell this Monday nite! =( )

Will miss u NelLy!

Yes Its a Pink SonY E.!

2007-03-18T18:53:00.000+08:00

Got my new toy...Clam shell SonY EriCsson ...n its a whopping PINK! Nearly didnt get it....
Cos had many many various comments yest at the very last minute when I was about to purchase the phone....Thanks to Jon n guys !!!!!!! They were all giving me confusing ideas!! haha..

'NOoooo Dun buy Sony! Buy Samsung....'
'Nooo buy Nokia E 65'
'That phone looks very unpro'
'how about N73..Good deal'
'pink is not your color'

Hee hee..but I stood firm...n went ahead to buy a pink SonY!!!! How fun....But it's agreed that I will give this pink phone to my sister after 3 months (complicated contract issues)...WIll prob get myself a black one then! (Yes Pink is not me I know)

very very happy with it.....

Sony is sooo much better than Nokia! Im glad I made the decision to change to Sony..after all theseee years!!!!

Here's why.......

1) Longer Batt Life (hope it stays the same for the next 2years).....Testified by a fren who changed from Sony E. to Nokia recently.

2) Doesnt hang!!! Nokia takes 10 secs to open an application, 10 secs to close an application and 1 min to send an sms out.....SE does it all in 10 secs!

3) Better clearer sound quality...

4) Cooler looking. I love how the name of the person who calls/msges appears on the cover!! SLeek!

N its my first CLam shell PHONE!!!! Hope it will last me thru the next 2 years wout any hiccups...

This weekend was pretty fun....Other than the phone which brightened the weekend a little, had a great time with the peeps celebrating Ash's birthday last nite!!! YES ASH!!! U r the same age as me now!!! *evil laughter* heee.....Was a nite of a series of events...

First we finally had our long awaited steamboat at bugis (Sorry leb we couldnt wait anymore hee hee..next time ok?)...

After dinner, we headed on to OoSh at Dampsey Road for drinks...Really nice chill out place...Great ambience, great weather (yes last nite's weather was cooling) n its very open n huge....N the warm Chocolate cake is to die for......Will want to try out their dinner menu someday!

N ended the long nite at good Ol Kovan HK Cafe cos Dia n Carrie came out just to meet us at 1am!!!

Last nite's main topic of the nite (other than about Rumours) was.....'Are you simple'? ....We were basically discussing about what will make us happy in life..Just a lovely little family? or material items such as Guccis Lvs Hermes n a lifestyle of fine dining n chilling out at expensive places every other day? Hmm....Well, I think the answer is simple..the latter will provide some joys..but only superficial and short term joys...So I think I will want to spend lavishly once in a blue moon, just for that short term kicks..but ultimately, a happy little family n just a stable career is all I need. I think Im pretty simple.....

TOo bad..no pics to show.....cos no one had any cameras with them cos every1 tot every1 else will bring their camera being in such a Photo Freak group!!! Soobbs.......But its ok...will definitely bring my cam on our dinner date on 28th April!!! (hee the first of our semi-annual fine dining affair? we better keeeep to it!!)

Ok got to go off for dinner byebye

telepathy......

2007-03-17T15:02:00.000+08:00

Just after last nite's blog entry abt buying a new phone.....my phone died on me!! Think it knows I was going to abandon it.....so it decided to abandon me first.....what telepathy....

Back from dormancy......

2007-03-16T23:24:00.000+08:00

Yes its me again! Wonder if any1 is still reading this dormant blog.....no motivation whatsoever to blog anymore.....Even I myself have almost forgotten how it looks like....but tonite just feel like visiting it again .....

2006 is over.....n first quarter of 2007 is almost over. What have I done over the past 3 months? I can't seem to recall anything significant or anything that I've done that's worth being happy or satisfied about...Tts extremely upsetting. Why does time pass so fast? Too fast for me to catch up. Everyday, I just churn one P & L after another. The date just rolls...the numbers just run....n the day is over in a twinkling of an eye. N in the evening, I just feel like going home to sleep and rest. No longer have the energy to go out and play every evening like in the past. I hate to admit that Im getting older...but no point living in denial. Ha Ha. I need to enjoy and savor this 'aging process'. Well I must say the past quarter has not been fantastic....Changes at work make it all worse. Well..being the optimistic me...or rather 'forced optimism' ...prayerfully the 2nd quarter of 2007 will be better! =)

Been busy packing stuff in the past week for our great big office move! Finally my company is shifting out of the grey old OCean Building to the brand new One Raffles Quay!!!! Tts building looks very posh and pretty....I like! Gosh I sound so superficial...but well...I think it helps a little to be working in a nice building then in a grey old building..with lifts that have doors which take more than a few seconds to open when they reach the floors and which 'creak and jump'....N the bus from the bus stop outside my house brings me right to the door steps of ORQ!!! Yay!! Weekday mornings are dreadful. Being able to get a seat on the bus for me to read the papers or just snore away till the bus pulls overs right at the doorsteps is redeeming.

One highlight in April would be the Good Friday program!!!!!! The program consists of 2 main skits.......N.....Im acting in one of them!! So exciting! But of cos feeling a little stressed as well...Not really abt remembering the lines...But putting in all the emotions that are needed to inject realism into the whole skit. Those with experience....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! N please come! It will be on the 6th April 7.30 pm at AMtech Building Sin Ming Road...Let me know if you wanna come!

N after APril...once again it will be one wedding after another!! Gosh! I have 4 good frens getting married this year!! Busy Busy Busy!!

Hopefully I can have another holiday soon...I think I need one holiday every quarter....Tts where all my money for Guccis and Lvs go to....Rather spend them on holidaying then just on bags for now hee hee...... where will it be this time??? Hmm......

Think the big one this year (prob in Sep) would be New York n the nearby areas!!!!But so sad...JAckie and Elynn will be coming back already even b4 I have the chance to visit them.....nm theres still Janet and Lawrence! Hopefullly can squeeze in another big one at the end of the year to Europe or something!!! Tts really my dreeeeeaaammmmm continent....Need to set my foot on it sometime sooon.....Adeline's in Munich for a year for work. So Coooool!!! Maybe I should drop by for a visit...Sigh..When will I ever have such a chance to be seconded to such a beautiful place? Well, whatever will be will be........

Gosh..so many things to buy!!Haven bought my labtop and a new handphone thought I've been speaking about it for the longest time. The shared PC at home is crumbling and extremely unstable. Apple or Lenovo? Still very torn btw the 2!!! Ok I shall aim to get my labtop by e end of April...Lets see.......

N my dear Nokia keeps hanging all the time! Each time a msg comes in, the phone switches off automatically and switches on again by itself before I can read the msg. *Faints*. Will prob get a clam shell NON NOKIA phone for a change. Been too loyal a fan. Too boring. Change is good, just needs getting used to. Which will it be? LG KG 800 or Sony Ericsoon Z610I?? One is sleeeek and the other is sweeeet. Awww...hard decision.....Will get it by end of April too! wheee!

Enuff of haphazard ramblings tonite...Just typing whatever comes to mind....Bloggie will try to visit u more often! Definitely more after I get my lappy!

Alrighty....off to dreamland.....
oooh tom is a Saturday with NO BAND PRAC!!! Happy like a bird!!! Gonna visit Nai Nai (feel so guilty haven visited her for looong!) then maybe go for a hair cut and off to meet the peeeps!
I treasure weekends to the bits.

Have a great weekend guys! Buenos Nochays!

Year End Photos Galore!

2007-01-01T22:52:00.000+08:00

actually uploaded these a long time back!!! but was in drafts and forgot to post it!! haaa..enjoy!

Just some pics to end year 2006!!!

Mr Snow Man which we mde ourselves for our office's christmas decor!
So proud of it!!!!! It's an illuminated Snowman too! Put lights in his body!

Had a nice dinner at Spizzico...cosy little Italian restaurant
Beauties and a lucky BEAST!

At our Church Christmas event where i was made..
CHINESE emcee...gosh..'thhrrriilling' experience...
thank God i was still kind of understandable.

The little angels sang a lovely redition of 'O Holy Nite'!
Fav carol of the season....

Drinks at Liquid ROom thereafter...I like that place cosy n nice!

I wanna be as happy as Christian in the year 2007! ;)

Christmas eve party with cousins n granny! Lovely!

Then at Soots place!

SUperstar Frenzy!

Countdown party with my deariessss