Monday, August 30, 2010

Song update - Stand By Me 家人有约: 林玉婷 - 相信

This is a really old sone - 1998 TC8 Drama Theme Song = Stand By Me 家人有约 - 林玉婷 - 相信.
I still like it very much!

http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=cCnHKCa3Fp0

http://www.channelfeeder.com/video/t1n62FqkIFI/林玉婷-相信.html

重温一首新加坡电视剧(1998年家人有约)的主题曲, 由(林玉婷)所主唱, 一部与家庭背景为主题的电视剧, 剧情感人肺腑也荣获许多奖项。 主演:黄碧仁曹国辉谢韶光潘淑钦。 我的冷漠或许让你黯然神伤对你沉默或许让你慌乱而不安其实我的内心是你看不见的慌而你又悄悄把爱植进我心房心中残留太多的伤模糊了爱的方向你能否让我勇敢让我再相信再相信爱和情不畏曾经伤心对爱一生怀疑让我再相信再相信爱和情让我可以为你再点亮我的心我的冷漠或许让你黯然神伤对你沉默或许让你慌乱而不安其实我的内心是你看不见的慌而你又悄悄把爱植进我心房心中残留太多的伤模糊了爱的方向你能否让我勇敢让我再相信再相信爱和情不畏曾经伤心对爱一生怀疑让我再相信再相信爱和情让我可以为你再点亮我的心让我再相信再相信爱和情不畏曾经伤心对爱一生怀疑让我再相信再相信爱和情让我可以为你再点亮我的心




林玉婷-相信(家人有约主题曲)


我的冷漠或许让你黯然神伤
对你沉默或许让你慌乱而不安
其实我的内心是你看不见的慌
而你又悄悄把爱植进我心房
心中残留太多的伤
模糊了爱的方向
你能否让我勇敢
让我再相信 再相信 爱和情
不为曾经伤心 对爱一生怀疑
让我再相信 再相信 爱和情
让我可以为你再点亮我的心

Song update - 伍家輝 雖然我願意

Long time never post about songs that I like.

I like this chinese song from the Malaysian singer 伍家辉.
This is a rather old song (2008) but I like it very much.
It is the theme song of 2008 TCS 8 Drama -变奏曲!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8TQfapB-nI&feature=related

伍家輝 雖然我願意 HIGH QUALITY MV (完整版) [With Lyrics]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyMAr6s-C-0&feature=related

伍家辉 - 虽然我愿意


请让我靠近你轻轻对你说
别让我每个夜为你受折磨
是多么不容易才默默放手

为了我就当作这次为了我
别让我因为你被回忆折磨
而空气凝结了我们的脸孔
我别无选择

就算我们之间有什么问题
依然想念着你
虽然被放弃
虽然我愿意

就算我们之间有什么难题
黑夜我还想着你
心碎人孤寂
虽然我愿意

再让我靠近你轻轻对你说
当我说我要你从此好好过
是真的否则我怎么肯放手

为了我就当作这次为了我
赐给我你现在幸福的笑容
别让恨冻结了我们的脸孔
请你做选择

就算我们之间有什么问题
依然想念着你
虽然被放弃
虽然我愿意

就算我们之间有什么难题
黑夜我还想着你
心碎人孤寂
虽然我愿意

心碎人孤寂
虽然我愿意
就算我们之间有什么问题
依然想念着你
虽然被放弃
虽然我愿意

就算我们之间有什么难题
黑夜我还想着你
心碎人孤寂
虽然我愿意
(心还想着你)

One has Given Up and who'll be next?

I just get to know that my Malaysian colleague, a close counter counter part in Malaysia, has just tendered his resignation and his last day will be end of September.

He has given up on the shared services and is moving on to a new environment.

I'm kinda sad that I'll be sort of alone now fighting the losing battle against the shared service team but on the hand, I'm happy for him that he has found a good job.
I'd like to wish him all the best in his new endeavour!

Who'll be the next to go?
Will it be me??

Sunday, August 29, 2010

New Doggie Friend

Yesterday morning I did my usual morning brisk walking.
As I passed by the landed estate, I saw this yellow Labrador Retriever obediently sitting next to the "owner" while the "owner" chatted with a friend.
In this instance, the "owner" is a domestic maid who does the dog walking duty on behalf of the real owner.

Being a animal lover, I went forward to pat the Labs with no hesitation but I was careful to 1st ascertain that this is a friendly dog before I go near him.
This is a big mature Labs but a friendly one.

The "owner" told me that the Lab's name is "Butter Cup" and is about 10 years old.
This Labs is indeed "buttery" since its a full grown male with great body mass and the pinky nose also sort of give way to it's age.

Do you know that yellow Labs are born with black nose and gradually turn pink as they age?

This morning, I saw Buttercup at the same vincinty and I wave to them to say "hello" from far.

I love dogs but prefer big dogs more then the small ones and should I be given an opportunity to keep one again (I'd a dog 7 years ago that we put to sleep due to old age and illness and she was 15 years old when we put her down), I hope it'd be a Labrador or breed of similar size .........

I'll share more on my ex-dog, her name is Popo ........... till now I still dream about her and misses her dearly ..........
I'd never regret adopted her ........ she was a fine dog who has seen me thru from childhood to adulthood ............ 15 years ..........
Oh, did I also inform that I also used to have cats - Meowly and Lily, a siamese and a persian chincilla?

I'll write about them in the next blog.
I miss all my pets dearly .........

Friday, August 27, 2010

D&C done a year ago .......

I didnt realised it's exactly a year ago that I did the last d&c until I browsed thru my old posts .........
I hope my 3 precious one rested in peace in heaven and managed to reincarnate as somebody's beloved child .......

Mummy love all of you dearly eventho you brought me with a relatively short term a happiness .........

This blog journal has served its purpose being a diary to remind myself of what I've done and gone thru .........
I'm glad I started this blog to help me remember.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Why Hurt your Own Child?

This headline "Teen confronts rapist father" caught my eyes!
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_571285.html
Dad preyed on her at night

The teenager said her father preyed on her mostly at night when the mother was working the night shift as a clinic assistant. He would enter the room where the three children were sleeping in and asked her to follow him into the living room where he raped her.
The sexual abuse came to light in April last year when the girl went back to the flat to collect some of her belongings and he is believed to have tried to unbutton her school uniform in an attempt to have sex with her. He did not succeed and later, she told her mother what happened at the flat and over the years.
The father, who has no lawyer, said he did not wish to cross-examine his daughter

This is really sad since a father actually hurt his own flesh & blood ........
How could one bring himself to do harm to his own child, he had repeatedly committ the crime for > 10 years?

He could've gone to Geylang for paid sexual service, yet he chose FOC sex by raping his own daughter!

This is an unforgiveable sin & crime and heavy penalty should be levied on this beast!
We've yet to hear the verdict.
A death sentence would be too lenient, in my opinion, he should be custrated, whipped >100 times and be put in prison for > 20 years.

Did he realise what kind of harm he has inflicted on his own child?
She trusted her daddy to love and care for her, yet he forced himself onto her!

The victim's mother must be very heart broken to know that her child was being violated by her hubby, the father of her kids ........ who turn out to be a terrible beast!

Monday, August 23, 2010

Manila Hostage Crisis

This is really scary!
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0823/philippines.html

A sacked Manila policeman had held 15 HK tourists hostage and had killed most of them.
The crisis just ended with the shoot out with the PH commandos.

This case really caught my eyes since I travel to Manila pretty often as the company's shared service centre is there.
I gotta be extra careful should I make another trip to Manila.

Penny Wise but Pound Foolish!

Remember I was sharing that I bought my health supplement from iherbs and I also reminded that GST will be levied for purchase > SGD400?

I just placed an order for my regular health supplements and was greedy to include the high value items to enjoy greater discount but really careful to keep the convertd cost within SGD400.

This afternoon when DHL delivered the parcel to my mum's place, they wanted to collect $39 for GST.
Mum called me and I clarified with DHL that the SG Custom has levied the charge based on their exchange rate.
I've merely exceeded the purchase cost by SGD11 and gotta pay GST on the whole purchase price.

This is a classic example of being penny wise but pound foolish.
If I didnt select high value items to try to enjoy the greater discount, I wouldn't have to pay the extra $39 bucks .........

Fortunately, this boo boo is not too costly to incur and I've certainly learn a lesson from it!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Marina Bay Sands

Yesterday was my 1st time to Marina Bay Sands (MBS).
We (RY and myself) went to MBS due to the Invesr Fair 2010 at MBS Convention Centre.

We've been driving along ECP admiring MBS from far and it's a different feeling when we were inside the building itself.

To avoid the traffic mess due to the possible road closure for the YOG (Youth Olympic Game) and the hefty parking cost, we've decided to catch public transport to get to MBS.

As the bus approach the MBS vicinity, the 1st impression we've was "Huge", the MBS is really huge since it houses casino, shopping mall, hotel, museum, theatre, restaruants etc.

You can read up more at MBS website.
http://www.marinabaysands.com/SpecialOffers/Special_Offers.aspx

After the Invest Fair visit, we walked around the shopping mall, which was not fully ready since many shops are still empty.
I personally checked out 3 shops, a HK based boutique, a French boutique and a local jewellery shop.
I think business must be very slow in MBS as the sales assistant were very hungry for sales when they saw me stepped inside.
Frankly speaking, I was rather "frightened" by their eagerness to push sales which resulted in me walking off without buying anything.

The q at the ground floor entrance to Sands SkyPark was pretty long.
It costs $20 for adult to go up to have a paranomic view of SG.
Would you pay $20 bucks to go up?

We took a walk via the Helix Bridge to Marina Sq for our dinner.
This is a really spectacular bridge and offers awesome view of SG skyline.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Helix_Bridge

As RY craved for a lamb stew, we had our dinner at Secret Recipe for the famous Irish lamb stew and chocolate banana cake for dinner.
http://www.secretrecipe.com.sg/foodmenu.asp
 
It was a nice "Par Thor" trip as it has been years since RY and myself take a bus to town.
It kinda brings back fond memories of our "days of being young" ..........
Same as before, we fell asleep on the bus journey back home but we didnt miss our stop as I was awake in time to woke RY up to get down the bus.

Happiness can be really simple!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Property Search Ended!

Last Sunday 15 Aug marked the end of our property search!
We've successfully closed the deal to buy a freehold condo close to Novena MRT but it'll only be ready in Q3/ Q4 next year.

The property search has been very interesting and fun as we get to see various property and show flat.

Now is the bank loan selection phase and my RY is busy analysing the bank packags curently in the market. 

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Malaysia Chinese School in KL

SIL & her husband have sent their 6 yr old daughter to a private chinese school in KL.
I didnt realise how tough their standard 1 is until I tuition my niece during the last KL trip since it's exam time now.
She has to sit for 7 papers - English language, Chinese language, Bahasa Malayu, Maths in English, Maths in  Chinese, Science in English and Science in Chinese.

The Chinese words are quite difficult for a 6 years old and I really pity the young girl as she has to learn so many words in order to understand the qn and answer.

I think for the next 10 years, she'll not have any childhood nor "teenagehood" since most of her free time will be spent in books mugging or attending tuitions.

I think the parents now are very kiah su so they send their kids to do lots of classess & cultivate interests and talents so that they've an advantage over the rest of the kids.

I'm not sure if I'll do the same like the kiah su parents to make my children attend multiple classess since it's too early to tell now since I've no baby yet............ 

Note: Kiah Su is hokkien word which means "afraid to lose".

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

A year ago ...... I lost my baby ........

We celebrated FIL's birthday last Sun in KL and MIL told me about similar celebration we did last year in KL Shangrila hotel last year.
As I cant recall the celebration, MIL reminded that last year the same time, I was bleeding and they'd to send me to a hospital in KL to see a gynae.

It just strucked me that it was exactly a year ago, I'd been thru the ordeal of my great loss ..............

Very sad ....... very very sad ........ to recall the m/c ...........

Pls God, kindly grant me my wish to get preggy and deliver my beloved child successfully ...........
I wanna be Mummy!
I believe I can be a good Mother!!

Back from KL!

I was back from KL yesterday!

We presented the gifts to MIL, PIL, SIL, BIL and kids on Sat and they liked them very much.
PIL, MIL, SIL and husband, as well as BIL each got a Polo Ralph Lauren polo t-shirt.
MIL also got a coach handbag, which she liked it very much.
The kids got a hairband each.
We've also bought almond, pistachio, chocolates and other healthy snacks for them.

As predicted in my previous post, we were "trapped" in the house and only managed to do an hr shopping in mid valley on Sunday .........
Oh my friends were not able to meet me up as they were outstationed, one in NZ and the other in London .........

As we'd opted to stay with RY's younger brother, every night after dinner, we'd take a 25 mins drive from SIL's house to sleep in his place and the next morning, we'd drive back to SIL's place to meet PIL.

So what did we eat in KL?
On Sat we arrived KL at about 11am, we had Ampang Yong Tau Foo for lunch and at night we just had zhu chao in the restaurant nearby.
On Sunday, we just had hawker food for breakfast and lunch was at Unique seafood restaurant, where we celebrated FIL's 67th birthday and at night BIL tah pau fish head mee hoon (with clay fish) for dinner.
The next morning, we drove off for SG early morning at 7am and arrived home at about 11am.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Packing up for KL!

I'm busy packing now (last min) for tomorrow's KL trip.

Most probably we'll depart early at about 5 or 6am to beat the traffic .........

I'm not bringing much things, just 3 sets of clothes and sleeping pyjamas.
But gotta decide what skin care product to bring ........

Hopefully it'll not be crowded at the custom!

I'll not log in for the next 2 days!

Happy National Day Holiday!!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

He Touches my Heart!

RY washes his car himself and he has never engaged anyone to do it for him.

It is not uncommon to see Indian men providing car cleaning service in the housing estate.

Yesterday after dinner at mum's place, we saw an Indian guy busy cleaning the cars in the car park.
We were wondering how much does it cost to engage his service.
So I suggested to RY, why not he pays him to clean his car, so that he can sit back and relax.

RY said: "No I wont pay him to wash my car, I wanna save as my money is for you to spend .........."

I was really happy when I heard him said that.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Lucky Girl!

No, not me, I mean Gigi Lai.

I saw the news about her delivery of a pair of twin girls and her rich hubby is giving her a yatch as gift!

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/xin/20100802/ten-612-gigi-lai-shed-tears-joy-3c1b9bc.html

I also want a rich husband so that I need not worry about no income when I stop work ........ dont think I can turn back the clock now since I've chosen RY as my life companion.

Single source of income is my biggest worry if I were to stop work.
Should we go ahead to commit in a new property, the housing loan servicing could be a big burden.

What if I quite without a job, end up not working for long time and get used to the lazy life style and decided not to work anymore.......... and what if RY doesnt love me anymore & decided to find a SYT (Sweet Young Thing) to give him a baby ......... what if ............. 

Am I too paranoid???

I know RY does love me and I believe he is true to me now but how about 5 or 10 years later when I gradually age and lost my youth & beauty, will he still love me?

I aways think that it's very important for a women to be financially independent.

I'll try my luck in lottery and hopefully I strike it big then I need not worry about $$$ ........... and I can quit in peace ...........

Monday, August 2, 2010

Beautiful Babies in San Franc!

I've been to a number of parks in San Franc and I saw many beautiful babies there.
I saw either young couples playing with their kids or mummies teasing the little ones in the park.

I'd enjoyed watching the babies but on the other hand it made me feel kinda sad as they reminded me of my childless status.

Where is my baby?
I'm still waiting patiently ............
I also wanna bring my children to the park in SG, San Franc, Japan, Europe etc.

Where do I get my health supplements?

I've been getting my health supplements online and I find this website http://www.iherb.com/default rather reliable.

The delivery is pretty on time.
For instance, if I were to place my order SG time Monday morning, I'd be able to get it by Thursday evening if I select DHL as the preferred delivery method.

Sometimes iHerb will organise special promotion on the delivery charges or product discounts.
So it's worth while checking their website regulary to catch the best deals.

I also find the listing of the product expiry date very useful as it helps me decide how many bottles of the same health supplement to order for safe consumption.

Another plus point is the timely status updates available for your delivery tracking.

iHerb also sells skin care which I've not tried yet.
I'd like to check out the anti-aging products in my next health supplements replenishment order.

But do note on SG's custom regulation since GST is payable for purchase amount > $400 and also certain products are prohibited.

Note:  I'm not being paid for this post.  I'm just putting down my honest recommendation & feedback.

No Hotel Stay in KL ............

This afternoon RY told me that we wont be staying in KL hotel, instead we'll be staying with his younger brother since he has a vacant rooms for us .........

Yep, I'm disappointed since I thought I can stay in Jalan Bukit Bintang and walk to my favourite shopping mall - Pavillion to do my shopping.

Look at the bright side, we can save $$ on lodgings and spend on food instead.
Deep inside I know that I wont get to go to Bt Bintang since traffic is a killer in town so RY wont drive me there ........... I also find it too challenging to manage the massive traffic if I were to drive there on my own.

Upon knowing RY's accomodation plan, I quickly contacted my Malaysian friends to meet them up this weekend in PJ for coffee since my shopping plan is sort of void.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

I'm just Putting Down My Own Thoughts!

This blog of mine is created to track my daily lives, thoughts and feeling about what happen to me or around me ..........

Basically it's my diary!

I hope this cyber diary can help me remember things that I've done, thoughts that I've come across and the emotion feelings I've felt at that point of time, as well as people who impact my lives ..........

Each experience, bad or good, is worth noting down since we'll learn from it and grow to be a stronger and wiser person.

It's also good to be able to share with others who think what I've penned down is useful to them.

Heading to KL this coming weekend!

Usually when there's a long weekend, RY would take the opportunity to drive to either Ipoh or KL.

This National Day weekend, we'll go to KL since his parents are staying with the younger sister.

RY's younger sis has 3 daughters - 7, 5 & 2 years old.
As the maid had just been sent back to Indonesia, she sorted help from MIL to help her with the chores and child caring.

Most probably we'll stay in a hotel in town since I dont like the idea of been trapped in the house the whole day .........then I might as well stay in SG!
I'd prefer to just visit them and meet for lunch or dinner .........
I hope RY agrees to my suggestion to stay in a hotel.

I enjoy shopping in KL since there's always something awaiting to be discovered.

I got 2 paris of cult brand jeans ("7 for all mankind" and "True Religion") at RM50 each.
No, they're not copies since they were bought in a well established shopping mall.
They were intially priced at RM600 but was not selling well, then months later, they were priced at RM200 then subsequently later at RM50 .........

We can get branded stuff at a fraction of the original price as long as we're patient and not fussy for the latest fashion/ design.

I must say the food in KL is also fantastic.

My BIL is in F&B biz so he'll usually bring us to nice restaurant (not necessary expensive) for good food.
Oh we usually take turn to pay for the dinner so we're not the "free rider"!

I wonder where he'll bring us this time?

This trip will be a gift distributing trip since we've bought gifts from USA for them.
I hope they like the Ralph Lauren t-shirts, Coach bag & some healthy snacks from USA.

Why house hunt now?

Today we went house hunting again .......

We saw an apt in the east with rather good sea view and had made the offer but is pending on the acceptance by the owner.

RY explained to me that despite the high ppty price now, he still thinks it's worth the while to get a new place now for our own stay as he feels we should move to a new environment to forget about the past ........
He wants me to have a good rest for my "early retirement" and dont think about the unhappiness ........

I know he means the 3 losses I had for the past 2 years ....... my 3 precious babies ........ as well as the recent failed IVF ..........
Till today I still think of my 3 poor precious ones and tears will just roll down  .........