Finally done with all the paper work.... upcoming will be site visits! Looking forward to it

TGIF

TGIF. Finally, don't have to wake up so early in the morning... don't have to stand in the overly crowded MRT... LOL! Women are always full of complaints.... just can't help it!

Updates on my job: Busy... Busy....Busy is the only word that I can think of. Been having OT for today and yesterday to clear up all the outstanding paper works. But I was happy that I was able to meet the deadline given by my boss. Part 1 mission accomplished! Monday will be another round of busy day.... amending/updating and printing all important documents.... oh gosh... better have a heavy breakfast... think going to have late lunch le!

Better don't think too much... will enjoy my GREAT weekend first!

o/s: no msn, skype & even facebook- can u believe it?

First day @ Work

It was my first day at work today, and I am so thankful for my friends who remembered, and who took the trouble to SMS me. Thanks jasmine and Jocelyn. Appreciate it. Your prayers and blessings meant alot to me.

Well…. what can I say? The first day at work can be very intimidating – being in a different environment, starting on a new job scope and working with people you do not know. For me, it was a fabulous first day! Met my boss, and colleagues, and was whisked for my little orientation. Then, I was put on track immediately... boss handed all the urgent documents for me to follow up. I was occupied the whole day... love this kind of life!

Looking forward for more challenging days!!!!

Secondary School mates gathering

It has been a long time since we had our Secondary School mates gathering... miss them so much!!! We have known each other since secondary 1... till now is about 16 years! WOW... so glad that we still kept in contact with each other. TO welcome me home, we met up for dinner together on Saturday at Sentosa - Chill's! Absentees: Fong & Shan!!! Will definitely arrange another outing & hope to see u all soon!!! After dinner, we head to SETTLERS Cafe (for more info, please click the link) - a place to play board & card games. We have 2 hours of board games: Pictionary & Taboo! All of us had a great time!

Middle pic: Clockwise - Me, Hui Hui, Jia Jia, Shien Huei & Juline

p/s: Thanks huei being the driver of the day...

Shopping Day

Today, went shopping at Orchard with sis

Was so surprise that there were so much changes within 2 years

Went Far East Plaza, Orchard ION & 313

Wanted to get some cheap & nice working cloths

but the things are so expensive lor, in the end only got a pair of flats from Mondo @ $23

After that, we head to Bugis Street - our all time favourite shopping place

It has now turn into a mini bangkok Chatuchak market

The cloths are definitely much cheaper and nicer

Got 2 dresses and 1 top @ $15 each

Very satisfied with my purchase!!!!!

Hi everyone, thanks for all the support!
Everything went well during the interview
I'm happy to announce that I'm being offer a job & will be starting work on Tuesday!
I am really excited about returning to the workforce.

A little info about the company:
Involve in Real Estate Investment, assist to set up a new IPO,
liaise mainly with lawyers, bankers & Shareholders and
documentation of all brought over industrial/commerical properties

This is something which I have learnt during my course of study in the University but have yet to put into practice. Hope that I can do it well.

p/s: Once again thanks Jasmine for her recommendation

Tomorrow will be my first interview after 5 years
I am prepared for it.....
Hope everything will turn out well..
Thanks for jasmine's recommendation
Hope I will not 丟你的脸!!!!

Updates

How Time Flies

Tomorrow will be the 19th day back to Singapore

But still not used to the humid weather & the polluted air

Just some updates on what we have been doing:

Hubby had went back to work for 2 weeks le

As for me, I stay at home most of the time idling

or watching movie/drama or reading novels

I knew many would prefer to have this stressless & Carefree life

I was told by many to learn to enjoy as much as I could

I knew this opportunity is hard to come by but it is definitely not for me

I find my life is so aimless, purposeless or lifeless

How i wish I can return to the workforce asap

What is life?

♥what is life without expectation?

♥what is life without comparison n relativity?

♥what is life without sensitivity and consideration?

♥what is life without effort?

♥what is life without action just words or visa versa?

A better life? A happier life? A more carefree life? A less worried life? A less burdensome life?

So what do we live for?

12 Factors to look for in a job other than a pay check

A wonderful post to share:

“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you’ll have more success than you could possibly have imagined.”

- Roger Caras

To enjoy waking up in the morning, consider these 12 factors to look for in a job other than a paycheck:

♥ It makes a positive difference
♥ You enjoy your co-workers
♥ You feel appreciated and valued
♥ You are trusted
♥ It is something you love to do
♥ It fits your personality
♥ It challenges you to grow
♥ The company’s values align with yours
♥ A flexible, results-oriented culture
♥ It values family
♥ Brings balance to life
♥ It brings you satisfaction

Our new car

Goodbye to our 5 year Honda Fit

& Welcome our 2nd hand Mitsubishi Lancer .

Great Buy - Iphone

Yesterday, we took a bus (no: 38) to expo conventional hall. It has been quite a while since hubby & I took the public transport. The 15mins ride was kinda fun! All we need to do were to sit back and relax. Don't have to stuck in a jam and also hassle free to search for a empty carpark lot.

When we were there, we were overwhelmed by the crowd. It was in a total messed, everyone was rushing in different directions. Expo were having several fairs: Food festival, Electronic, Popular & John little mega sales. Took us awhile to make our way to the electronic fair.

Saw the Starhub booth, hubby went over and got a really good deal for Iphone handset at $148 after $200 off for switching over from Singtel. In addition, also got 20% off monthly subscription under corporate (now only have to pay $40 per month) with free SIM card and $30 Robinson Voucher. So far the best deal as compare to other service provider!!!!

Hubby & his great buy!!!!

Friends Gathering

Yesterday, hubby & I went to Jocelyn's house together with Jasmine & her Hubby to be for steamboat. It has been 2 years since we have met up... really had a great time!!!!

Thanks for the wonderful entertainment by baby isaiah & baby Naomi!!!! They are so adorable!!!

Pics of Aloha Trip

Dislikes

Dislikes:
♥ Hot & humid weather; making us sweat like hell & super dehydrated
♥ Reckless drivers cuts lanes without signalling & tailgating
♥ Shopping on weekends and after office hours; malls are overly crowded
♥ Hard to find carpark lots and expensive parking fee & ERP
♥ Polluted air making us hard to breathe
♥ People are getting graceless

Errands

Hubby & I are still having jet lag. The crossing time zones cause us to wake up during the night and also make us difficult to get to sleep. Hope we can readjust to the new time zone asap.

Today, is a busy day for us! Had lunch at mum's house then we head out to run our errands:

♥Transfer SP services ownership @ HDB Hub Toa Payoh

♥Re contract & transfer broadband and home line

♥Change of our mobile service plan

♥Get a new petrol excess pass for our car

♥Meet up Mother-in-law for

♥Visit Hubby's grandma

Finally.... all errands were done!

Home Sweet Home

Finally, home sweet home!

Aloha Hawaii!

Aloha... Aloha...Aloha ...

Today is our last day in Oahu of Hawaii....

Wat's our plan? Hmmmm... Will be setting our foot at the world famous Waikiki beach.
"Picnic, sun tanning, bikini, straw mat, beach towel & definitely my sun block (SPF 50)"

Its making me so excited!

Last Day in Dallas, Texas

Today is our last day in Dallas, Texas, where I used to call our temporary home!

Guess what I did today?????

Morning 9am, went for my follow up check up after the op. As usual, they took my urine sample, blood pressure & body temperature. Everything is good except that I'm still tested slightly positive on the pregnancy urine test which means the hormones level in my body has not totally "reset" (layman term) to the original self. Told by doc that this is normal, usually have to wait for 3-4weeks and was told to take my folic acid daily. Most importantly, the doc advised us to try for baby only in another 3 months time so to give enough time to recuperate completely.

Then, we headed to our apartment for the walk through inspection. Meet up with their new staff, Monica, she is real nice.... went through real quick. Main focus - carpet, oven, dishwasher & stove.... all clean and hand over the keys with no penalty!

Afternoon, meet up Irene and Angel for our last shopping in Grapevine. Really enjoy myself! All of us went home with bags of Forever 21 clothings & Aerie stuff.

4D3N Hotel Stay

All of us are entitled to a 4D3N stay before we depart home. Yesterday at 3pm, check into our hotel - Staybridge (5mins drive from our apartment). I would consider this hotel kinda luxurious, it comes with a small kitchen, living room and a Master room. Very well decorated. Warm and comfortable especially in the Master room. We were so drained off after a day cleaning of our apartment. So by 10pm, Hubby and I completely knock off and snuggled into our cozy bed.

This morning, we started our day kinda early at around 8am. First, we had free breakfast at the lobby and then headed off to our apartment for our last round of cleaning. We spent almost 2 hours vacuuming, mopping and removing all the unwanted stuff/cartons from our garage. Finally, everything is completely done. All we need to do now is to wait. Monday is the day to walk through the apartment whereby the apartment Manager will inspect the whole unit before we officially returning them all our house keys.

Hopes the inspection turns out well.

Emptiness

All boxes collected... my home is completely empty now....
I can even hear the echoes while we talk
our luggages are all packed....left cleaning of the apartment

Will get it done by today before we hand over on Saturday

3 more days to my last road trip in USA - Hawaii before we return to Singapore.

Can't wait to get see my mum newly renovated house and all my lovely friends.

random updates

Today is my 5th day after the op. Everything seems ok.... no pain at all... just as normal.

Understand from my mum that women after this op is just like giving birth. Women is believed to be weak and ‘cold’, one should keep warm with ‘heaty’ foods and wear plenty of warm clothing.

So, after talking to mum, I have to be on confinement for at least 2 weeks. In order to recuperate properly from the op, I must eat plenty of wine, sesame oil and herbs and also need ample rest. So over the week, hubby has been helping me to cook, doing all the house work and packing all the stuff.辛苦了!

There is one person in particular that I want to thank... she is Daphne. She cooked delicious confinement food for me...really appreciate.... Thanks so much! Love ur Pork Knuckles Vinegar.... even my hubby also praise ur cooking skills.

Unforgettable day

Monday will be the most unforgettable day in my 29 years of life

At 6am, need to arrive at Las Colinas Medical Centre
At 7am, Dr Weix will perform Dilation and Curettage (D&C) operation to remove the fetus
the whole procedure only takes about 10mins and the fetus will be GONE.
Let's pray that this will a fresh start for me and hubby!

I will not be blogging as often as I need to recuperate at home
Thanks helen for providing the confinment dishes menu. Will definitely take good care of myself.

What can cause a miscarriage?

Came across while surfing the causes of miscarriage:
Approximately 40% of miscarriages have no medical explanation for their occurences. Also 50-60% of first trimester and 20% of second trimester miscarriages are due to chromosomal abnormatlities within the fetus.

What are chromosomes?
Chromosomes are tiny string-like structures in cells of the body that contain the genes. Humans have about 20,000 to 25,000 genes that determine traits like eye and hair color. They also direct the growth and development of every part of the body (3).

Each person normally has 23 pairs of chromosomes, or 46 in all. We inherit one chromosome per pair from our mother and one from our father.

Sometimes, however, a baby can be born with too many or too few chromosomes, or with one or more chromosomes that are missing a piece or are rearranged. These errors in the number or structure of chromosomes can cause a wide variety of birth defects ranging from mild to severe. Some chromosomal abnormalities result in miscarriage or stillbirth.

What causes chromosomal abnormalities?
Chromosomal abnormalities usually result from an error that occurred when an egg or sperm cell was developing. It is not known why these errors occur. As far as we know, nothing that a parent does or doesn't do before or during pregnancy can cause a chromosomal abnormality in his or her child.

Sperm and egg cells are different from other cells in the body. These cells have only 23 unpaired chromosomes. When an egg and sperm cell join together they form a fertilized egg with 46 chromosomes.

But sometimes something goes wrong before fertilization. An egg or sperm cell may divide incorrectly, resulting in an egg or sperm cell with too many or too few chromosomes.

When this cell with the wrong number of chromosomes joins with a normal egg or sperm cell, the resulting embryo has a chromosomal abnormality. A common type of chromosomal abnormality is called a trisomy. This means that an individual has three copies, instead of two, of a specific chromosome.

Down syndrome is an example of a trisomy. Individuals with Down syndrome generally have three copies of chromosome 21. Children with Down syndrome have varying degrees of mental retardation, characteristic facial features and, often, heart defects and other problems.The risk of Down syndrome and other trisomies increases with maternal age.

In most cases, an embryo with the wrong number of chromosomes does not survive. In such cases, the pregnant woman has a miscarriage. This often happens very early in pregnancy, before a woman may realize she's pregnant. Up to 75 percent of first trimester miscarriages are caused by chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo.

Thanks for all the support!

To all my friends,

A big thank you to those who have left me supportive messages... greatly appreciated!

I know God is always fair and he always has his own reasons for such arrangements. I will never doubt him and I know deeply in my heart that some day I will be blessed with what I pray for.

Today I came to realise that life and death is just separated by a very thin line.... anything can happen at any moment... so learn to cherish what you have. I have learnt alot from this experience... be strong and stay positive! Life is so vulnerable!

Devastated

DEVASTATED is the only word that can explain my feeling now! Went for my 2nd checkup.... thought we would be able to see the little fingers and limbs of my baby but yet I received the cruelest outcome from the doc.... there is no heart beat, the baby isn't growing and the only thing I can do is to terminate my pregnancy. No miracle will happen confirmed by the doc.

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY.... is all I am asking! I can't accept the facts at all....

Why God got to do this to us? We wanted so much to be loving parents... why, why is he punishing us? did we did something wrong that why he is doing this to us?

Can't stand my messy house!

Finally, all our stuffs are 90% packed. Can't believe that we actually have maxed out our boxes entitlement. Whao! Never realize that we have bought so much stuff. Still remember 2 years back, we only had 20 small boxes of belongings.... now we have 40 big boxes with a few bulky items (Mattress, sofa bed & TV). Can't imagine rite? Guess a lot of people will be like us....simply can't resist the temptation when sales are on! Is just too good to give it a miss... so kept on buying & buying lor! HAHAHA....

Day by day, my 1 bedroom apartment has turned into a storage room. Boxes can be found at every possible corners....feeling so suffocated! Argh.... can't stand it any longer! Endures is what i needed most now.... maybe i should stop thinking of all the mess and start planning my last road trip - Aloha in Hawaii in less than 2 weeks.

San Francisco, Vancouver and Seattle

10 April

Leave home at 4:30am to DFW airport to catch our flight at 6.20am

Reached after 4 hours of flight, went to picked up our rental car and to fetch my sis and bro in law from the nearby hotel then our road trip adventure begins..............

[Lombard street aka the Crookedest street] - The flower are the nicest in Spring and Summer... but flowers are not bloom yet when we are there.. Sob Sob!!!!

[Chinatown] - filled with delicious food... especially their dim sum cheap and nice!

[Fisherman's Wharf] another lovely place that we love. We have delicious Crab feast @ the famous Crab House! Yummy!!!!

11-12 April

[Sausalito town] - located across the Golden Gate bridge. The view is simply breathtaking... love the houses along the waterfront...

[Golden Gate Bridge] is another attraction not to miss.

[Twin Peaks] - the view was spectacular ...

13 April

Took a plane to Seattle. 3 hours drive to to cross the border to Vancouver, Canada.

14 April

[Capilano Suspension Bridge]- famous landmark. Walk through adventure through the rainforest trails.

[Sea to Sky highway] - Route 99 scenic drive

15 April

Back to Seattle.

[Pike place market]

[Underground tour and smith observatory tower]

More pics will be unloaded on my facebook. Stay tune!!!!

A Miracle In The Making

End of March, I seem to know something is different in me. I had abdominal bloating, swollen breasts and also a missed period. These are obvious signs of pregnancy. So on 29 March, we did a home pregnancy test.... DADA! I AM PREGNANT!!!! Hubby & I were nervous, excited, surprised, scared, delighted and many more emotions. It is just too amazing to have our own little baby!!!!

On 9 April, went for our first checkup at Dr. Patrick Weix clinic, the feeling of waiting in line was so scary. Hubby could even feel me shivering, he knew that whatever he says now will not calm me down. So, he just held my hand firmly and pray for baby and me. I was so touched.

After a long wait, finally is my turn. I was being ask to go into a room and lay on the bed. Doctor is going to do a sonogram aka Ultrasound on my lower belly area. As the baby is still small, the images captured on screen were not clear. In the end, we had to do a virginal sonogram. The moment the screen appear, I could see baby's heartbeat and everything else was great... the feeling was so indescribable. My tears started to flow!

1st checkup, I'm 6 weeks and 5 days

Expected due date is 3rd December 2010 (going to be a baby tiger)

baby is only 0.37cm (oh my gosh... is so small)

my little bump....

Currently 10 weeks and 1 day
Going for my 2nd checkup on 7 May

Everyday, we will always pray for baby's good health.

Family Road trip

In just another few hours, we will be leaving for our road trip!

Yippie!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

San Fransisco, Seattle & Vancouver HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing voice!!!!

Olivia Ong, Singaporean. Love her song so much! Her voice is angelic! Have not heard such an amazing asian vocal for a long time. Her voice is so soothing and calming...

9 Days more

9 more days to go... Hubby & I will be on our road trip to the northwest (10-17 April)!!! This will be our 2nd last road trip and is definitely to be an enjoyable one!!!!

Sis and Bro-in-law will be joining us too! Whao... so excited! Will be meeting them at San Francisco on the 10 April. Then, we will spend 4D3N exploring the city. This will be our 2nd time touring in SF, hubby & I simply in love in the scenery and the yummy food in Chinatown. The best destination we visited so far!!! Highly recommend!!!

Then, we will take a plan and head north to Seattle. We will also be driving further north and cross the border to Vancouver.... Ooo so excited! 2nd time crossing over the border... ***have to remember to bring our Passport along.. we are so used to not bringing our passport around when traveling in USA le!

Have yet to pack our luggage.. will have to start packing this coming weekend!

More shopping!

Had lots of shopping over the weekends! Got many great buys....

More baby stuff:

1. Toys R Us - Bought 4 baby einstein dvds (buy 1 get 1 & coupled with coupons) - final price $14 for all (choose by hubby) & 2 Vtech toys for the price of one
2. Joann - 70% clearance for vinyl wall deco.. grab 4 for future baby room (safari theme) cute rite?

For me: Forever 21 - sales corner is always the place I will head to when i step into the shop! Got 2 super cheap & nice tops 1) Sleeveless knite wear original $22 now only $10 2) grey top original price at $18 now only $5 3) black and pink work top chiffon material at $9.50 only .... cheap cheap....

Also, got a fold down yoga crop pants from Victoria Secret. Got it at $24.50 plus i got a mystery reward card which might worth $10, $20, $50, $100 or $500. So in fact, I only paid $14.50 for it... Kinda worth it!

The final stop was Irving Mall before we head for our bowling session. I was surprised to find that Dillard was actually a outlet store. Their cothings were marked down more than 70%. But most of them are not so nice!!!! But among all, still able to grab 1 white jean skirt and 1 fold down cargo pants.... Guess wat! they were with additional 50% off... so only paid $3 bucks each.

Just cant stop shopping!!!

Lovely Monday

Hubby was on his guard-duty off day yesterday.He reached home early in the morning 8.30am then we had home-made siew mai together before we went out for our shopping cum marketing!

Grapevine again! Went to return both yoga pants from Gap, found defects (treads are all loose and a little hole) Got my money back without question ask! Simply in love with their return policy!!!!

These are our great buys for the day(Thanks, yanwen for the great deal!):

• 5 baby rompers and 1 lovely dress - AUTHENTIC Polo Ralph Lauren! Priced at super cheap price!100% cheaper than S'pore!!!!
• Polo Ralph Lauren big pony Polo T - more than 50% off original boutique price
• Adidas shoe on clearance - more than 50% off selling price

With all the over flooding sales and clearance, definitely our life happier!!!

The tree outside our apt is already in full bloom... hubby was so fascinated by it.

coupon shopping

Today, Hubby is on guard duty. For me, the agenda for the day is to continue packing our stuff but 3/4 are all packed... only left electronics and hubby's clothing which are his responsibilities LOL! So instead, I head out for my coupon shopping. I had a crazy time at Tom thumb today. Look at the things I bought:

I bought all these for less than $5!!! Super proud of myself! The cashier and the next customer in line were so amazed... the next minute I could feel my face burning hot... Super Pai sieh!

Just can't image my life without coupon in a few months time!!!!

Saturday

Saturday, was the first day of Spring

Weather should be cool and a little warmer

BUT, it was snowing, weird right??

but I guess this will be our last snow experience in USA

Simply enjoying the cold weather before it gets warm

After breakfast, we head out to Allen and Grapevine for shopping

Our buys...

19 March, was yy's birthday. Happy Birthday to you!

In the evening, we had a mini celebration @ Japan House

Gave him a little surprise

Da~~ Da~~

bought him a cake! (Thanks for the scrumptious dinner)