Counting down...

....2 more weeks to the end of work! February will be jam packed with us cleaning out our apt for rental, packing for our move, farewell dinners, spending time with our families and with Chinese New Year right smack in the middle of it all! It is going to be a crazy month!

5 dresses and 4 tops in over a week...

It was as if I was possessed by a shopaholic spirit. Watch me die as I try to pack them all into my luggage when we leave for the States in 2 months. I deserve a good spanking. :P

Avatar

Finally got to to watch it in 3D yesterday. Hubby was going on and on about how bad the plot was but really, the stunning visuals and effects more than make up for it! I would say go watch the movie if you haven't already! =)

New Year, New Beginnings...

Lotsa changes coming our way. Once again, no new year resolutions. Am just gonna take things as they come.
It is going to be an exciting year! =)

Happy new year, ya all! =D

Kenko, my stress buster..

Love that they have an outlet located right across my workplace. Have been popping by rather frequently in the last year whenever I feel the need to soothe out those nasty knots in my muscles. Just 10 mins of massage is all it takes to make me a happy person again. Well, of course it helps that 10 mins of massage only cost $10! ;)

Tis the season to be jolly! Falalalalala!

*Could not resist stuffing my neighbor's santa stocking that's hanging on their front door. Hubs think I'm crazy! :P*

Being a non-Christian does not stop me from indulging in some festivity this season! A team of us from hospital decided to put on our santa hats and spread some good cheer to our home-based patients with christmas carols and a self assembled hamper of goodies each! It was tiring but well worth it especially upon seeing how happy our patients were! =)
We had our annual year end party where I sang Jason Mraz's "lucky" with a colleague of mine. The crowd loved it! Guess my toilet singing paid off and of course it helps that my colleague is musically very talented. Love how we all get to bring out our "hidden talents" during this time of the year! That kinda boost my confidence a little and we performed again at our friend's wedding reception last night - this time a rendition of "chasing cars" by snow patrol.
We also had a great game of secret santa in our team for a month leading into Christmas! Who would have guess that my Santee is also my Santa this year! =)
And finally, Christmas day was spent chilling out with friends at Queen and Mangosteen british pub that served really scrumptious Christmas turkey lunch. The rest of the evening was spent with hubs sipping our favourite brown brothers moscato with crackers and cheese while we watched Coraline on DVD. Nice! =)

Hope you had a good Christmas too! =)

R.I.P, Scruffy

We will miss you very very much...

Crazy weekend!

Went to yet another GF's hen party on Friday and I ended up going to bed at 4 am! Slept the whole day away yesterday and I had to haul myself outta bed for a kid's birthday party in the evening. It was quite funny because we were drinking so much (free flow of alcohol!) and running around asking men for their underwear, phone numbers and chest hair on Friday and then it was birthday cake and kids screaming on Saturday! What a contrast! Haha!

Anyhoo, this coming week is hub's birthday week! Have yet to decide on a place for dinner but I have bought tickets to Maksim Mrvica's concert (front row seats!) I'm sure it's going to be blast! Can't wait! =)

Switzerland- Pilatus

More than meets the eye...

I am not blind, ya know!

Slow cooking

Been a long time since I put my slow cooker into good use. Decided to so today since I've got a wedding to attend this evening and hubs will be having dinner on his own. Love how idiot-proof and easy it is to prepare a meal with it. Today it will be pork chops with mixed vegetables (peas and carrots) and lotsa barbecue sauce. There will be plenty of soup remaining from lunch as well. Guess that should keep hubs from eating badly when I am away! =)

Switzerland- Luzern

Jet lagged! @@

Argh..can't sleep! Still functioning on Swiss time and I've to work in a few hours! =( Let's hope my first day back at work will whisk by without me needing to use my brains too much! *fingers crossed*

Switzerland - Zurich

Am baaaack...

...from my 10 days trip to Switzerland! Actually it was sorta a mini Europe trip with one day in France and a weekend in Germany. Based myself in Basel where my friend is staying and we took the train out for day trips from there. Had a wonderful time meeting up with my friends and the Swiss Alps was absolutely gorgeous! =) This is the first time I'm traveling with just an air- ticket and zero plans and it was fantastic! ( I even forgot to bring an extra SD card for all the pictures I was going to take. Thank goodness I got to upload them onto my friend's computer so I could have space for more pics!) Wish i could stay a little longer but alas it's back to the grind tomorrow! Well, I can only look forward to my major break in 3 mths' time. Yippeee! =) Gotta do my laundry and go the the supermarket to stock up on food today. Poor hubs has been eating badly for the past week and waking up late for work because his walking talking alarm clock was missing. Haha! Alright then, I'll be posting some random pics I took on this trip in the meantime..enjoy! =)

*Sniff Sniff Cough*

Feeling a little under the weather. The flu bug is floating around again. *blows nose*
Need to be well for work tomorrow. Boss is away on course for three days and I am holding the fort! =S
Wish me luck!

Weekend!

Yippee that my workshop was finally over yesterday! =) This is actually my first in my working career. Have given talks before but never a day long workshop. Glad it went well and it helped that I had two very knowledgeable colleagues who were conducting it with me! Was really tired by the end of the day but happy that the knowledge was shared. More to come, most definitely! =)

Lovely Sunday morning! Have got a bunch of things to do today:

1) Clean my bunnies' cage
2) Grocery shopping
3) Cut my hair (Need a change but am too chickened for anything too drastic. Hmm... or maybe I should just leave it in the hands of the hairstylist??)
4) Plan for my Switzerland trip! =) (have got a list of things I've got to bring over for my friend there!)
5) Work on my current major project (one that is driving me administratively crazy! )

Alright, off to do some work now!

Have a great Sunday, you all! =D

A word of advice

There is no need to be nasty or to lay a guilt trip on someone to get things done. Sometimes, all you need to do is to ask [nicely].
Well, just too bad...

You do your part as I have done mine.

The love of my life

Meet Scruffy, a lion-head lop bought from a local pet shop by my sister more than a year ago. He's a real sweetheart with a great personality! I decided to take over his care when my sister could not provide him with enough attention and he has given us much joy since! This is him sound asleep. =)



Here we have the lovebirds (or lovebuns)- Chewy (grey) and Alfonso (black). We adopted Chewy from an animal shelter in Michigan about 5 years ago. Wanted to name her Corey initially but changed our minds when she started chewing up our apartment furniture! Brought her back with us when we had to return to Singapore and was glad she made the trip! A real hardy girl and very poise at the same time! Love her to bits!

Alfonso was adopted in Singapore from a friend who decided to breed her bunnies and then give them all up for adoption. We picked Alfonso because he stood out from the rest of his siblings. He was the only black bunny despite the fact that his parents were both white and brown and he had splay legs. He doesn't warm up as easily to us but I am glad he bonded well with Chewy and it is so cute to see them so lovey dovey together! Aww...
If you look closely enough, you will notice that he is missing a ear. We discovered a lump on his ear sometime early this year and it turned out to be malignant melanoma. The poor bun had to undergo two surgeries to have his tumor excised. He recovered amazingly well and we are keeping our fingers crossed that he will continue to lead a healthy life together with the love of his life! =)

So there...my three lovely bunnies. They who keep me sane. =)

Beware of the candy eating child!

Do Candy-Eating Kids Become Criminal Adults?

Woah...so now I am at risk of turning into a criminal?! ;)