My Santa~

I got a Christmas present, a Santa, my very own Santa!

Sis high school friend came for a visit and he was sort of my *ahem* childhood crush. How not, when he was a suave young guy, handsome and oh so cute. He used to own many many well trained dogs, apparently he was a natural at it. Unsurprisingly, he is a well known show dogs breeder in Jakarta. His puppies fetched high prices up to tens of thousands dollars. This very moment, he owned more than 20 puppies of CHH. Even his wife, who wasn't much of a dog lover, is now a show dog groomer. Alas, he himself, with age, no longer that great looking, apparently guys turned into a Doraemon after marriage... Sigh~

He and his wife is like this walking dog dictionary. I really learned a lot from them within our short conversations. He is even more eager than me to go to Pasir Ris. Lol! Seriously, he is like my Santa. So far, not one outside my kiddos gang has that much enthusiasm to dogs than myself. Ahh~

Helppp...

Has been contemplating for a while now whether I want to continue studying or not. Looked around on the net and found SIM to be my first choice to get my second degree in Mass Communication. That means 3 years to go. A Master degree took one year and personally I felt a Master title sounds better than a double degree, though the later took longer to achieve. Unlike a double degree of Business and Finance, most took 4 years. For my case, a Comp Science and Mass Comm simply don't match. Getting the second degree means starting from zero, thus my double degree will take freaking 6 years.

I looked through all the 21 subject units I have to take and everything seems relevant and interesting. I think I will love it there. I believed everything will be easier when you are doing something you love, but will I be able to stand a 3 years commitment? What will happen if the going gets tough, will I be tough enough to get going? I really need to think it through, I don't want to waste my time, worse still give up halfway through or doing it half-heartedly. Anyway, new class starts next year in June, hope I can settle my heart and my mind into this.

Wish me the best of luck!

Haha!

Been extremely busy, still... Weekdays is always filled with work, time flew past really quick at work, hectic fun and I love it. Can't believe that I have been working for 6 months now, half a year gone and I am still loving my job, my colleagues and my boss. Don't hate me!

April is behaving really well nowadays, cross my finger. Ever since the boarding when I was home in Jakarta, her SA seems to be better. I can now leave her at home for a few hours already. Still greedy as hell, she plays like there is no tomorrow. All she does at home is eat, sleep, play, toss her whatever soft toy and she will be really happy to fetch it for you over and over again. Very different from her gloomy moody behaviour before her sterilisation. Hehehe...

It's also weeks before Christmas, everything is so festive, making the mood cheery and happy. Christmas carols is heard in every shopping mall. Ain't that delightful?

Hardcopy Sample

This is my own hardcopy, exactly the same quality as what I have used to print April's bag.
I find that this hardcopy quality produces the best printout, EVER!
And I got this printout from men@work photo shoot.

I really don't know why printouts from the local shops are terrible beyond words.
So, this is just a guide. Please click picture for clearer view.

Da babe

3 days worth of matts!!! I brushed her from 10pm all the way to 1am. Hehehehe... I board her at Daniel's place instead, since they are home boarders in the first place. Though they aren't able to brush April's hair, but April seems to be happy there. When Edmund brought her home, she actually followed him to the lift. Luckily it's only 3 days, otherwise her matts will be unresolvable. Anyway she is time for grooming, wanted to bring her for puppy cut, wanted a puppy cut for her coming photo shoot.


Mom bought April a new bed from Jakarta, a surprise for me. She reckoned April will feel safer in a more covered bed. She took to it well, I don't even have to tell her it's HER bed and she immediately jumped in to sleep the minute I took it out.. Hmm... Still pretty curious how she would know things like thatt...

Missing the kiddos

The house is so quiet, even April is so restless. Never knew that I could miss the 2 devils so badly. Usually the house is filled with Enrique complaining and Mei Mei whining, now it's so uncomfortably quiet. I appreciate the silence, as I have always found my peace in solitude, but it's too much too quiet now.

It's funny that Mei Mei is now attached to Dad the most. Just like that, Sherina is my successor to stick on Dad and tag along wherever he goes. She kisses Dad, asked Dad to play Lego with her, held his hand all the time. It's funny, really is, since she needs some time to warm up to people.

Just earlier on, Enrique insisted on calling me, so Mom helped him dial. He excitedly told me that they went to Fishing Village somewhere downtown and he caught a fish on his own. Mom and Sis said that the minute he caught it, he said he wanted to bring it to SG for me. Ah Yi sure would be very very happy, as I was quoted what was the first thing he said. It's truly very heartwarming I felt. At home, because he always talked back to me and so rebellious, I have always scolded him. Apparently, him being as innocent as he is, remembered me the moment he got something that I liked.

I have always prayed to God to give me the patience to help in guiding these 2 rascals, but sometimes I just get too tired to be patient with them. We all know that Enrique is misbehaving because he wanted attention, since we have been focusing on his sister; the more demanding one, the cuter one. In short, the shiny new toy. But, sometimes we can't help, but to lose it, expecting him to grow up, to be more understanding. Yet, when we think of it again, how grown up could he be? He is only 4 afterall.

So, God once more I ask of You, give me the strength.

Hollaaaa....

Just realised that it has been sooo long since I last checked in. Work life has been great, always been great and let's hope it will always be great. Must be due to not enough rest, I have been getting almost sick everyday for the past month, cough cough, sneeze sneeze... haizzzz... I just need to pump myself up with vitamins to get me through the days, really didn't feel like getting MC. Be damned, 24 hours is definitely not enough.

Aw... I will be getting back home on the 13th Nov!! April will be with Marcus and I requested for him to bring her back home with him. Insisting on 24 hours supervision! Price is a bit ouchy, but what the hell, rather than her traumatising anybody else. Hehehehe... Right??? Righttttt??? If everything goes well, April will be with him for CNY, too... Seems like a great guy who genuinely love the kiddos, well I feel comfortably at ease meeting him the first time.

That's for now... Chiao...

Finally...

This has been completed weeks ago, just that I didn't have time to blog about it.
Let's see...The whole entire family is definitely now informed of my blunder, after knowing I am all right, they do what they always did best; making jokes out of a tragedy! My 4K golden nuggets!

Before

After

Prettyyyy..... but there's a price to pay, there goes my 2 and a half D90! Ouchie...

Bag - Batch 2

UPDATES:

18/10/09 - Pictures with payments that I have received will go according to plan, shipped to the shop in 2 days time. Those who cannot make it for the 20th, can still send me orders before 5th November, but I cannot guarantee you will be able to receive it on the 17th November in Singapore. Thank you!

22/09/09 - Please note the change of order date to 20th October! Apparently, there isn't enough time if we bring the pictures for printing on 5th.

You can view bag-related stuff from the links at the right ==> under the about me section. Thanks!

19/09/09 - Some people asked why don't I create a new blog for these bag orders.

Reason:

1. I am simply lazy to create another blog

2. I don't intend to do this for my whole life, I will get bored at some point, which might be very soon 3. See reason 1

18/09/09 - Please leave your name so I can book a slot for you. Just to estimate the number of orders. Your name will automatically be canceled if there's no news from you, though.

 I don't want to repeat, please check out http://hearwhatiwrite.blogspot.com/2009/09/bag-batch1.html on how to order and previous bag designs.

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Basically, these are the steps: add my MSN: barbiean@hotmail.com for easier communication.

1. Send me HARD COPY, LANDSCAPE 5R picture to my HOME address.

2. Write your name and the desired bag design on the back of your picture.

3. After I receive the pic, I will inform you. Then, send $$ to my bank a/c. Don't forget to inform me.

4. Tada, the end. Wait for your bag to arrive. Thank you.

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Next batch of bag order will be on 20th October.

Then, bags will be ready for collection in Singapore by 17th November (I will be home for the long weekend). I know it's 2 months from now, but take it or leave it, otherwise please add $10 for individual orders and another $10 for airmail to your house.

After the first batch, I know handling these orders are not as easy as I thought. Nevertheless, it has been a great experience and thank you for the gentle 5 orders, you guys have been very much understanding.

Note to JC (jackass cousin): I want my great big dinner! and I also want a free 2nd bag. Muahahahahah...
You know guys, he is actually reading this blog all the while, but he never made any comments, bullying me into doing all the hard work.

So, please get payment and hard copy pictures ready before 20th of October.

By the way, here are the new bag designs. Please note that these are S$70 designs.

Design: NEW1

Design: NEW2

 

Design: NEW3

 

Bookmark this page, as all updates for batch 2 will be done on this page.

OOhhhh...

Clubpets cover page competition is on again. Probably will be bringing April down again for her photoshoot. Fingers crossed, if I am not lazy to bring her all the way down to east coast road. Then she can actually have a yearly studio taken pictures. Trying to take more pictures of her, so at least I won't be such a psychotic for wanting to preserve her when she is gone (ouch, so sad). Oh oh oh, then I can make another bag with it, too... muahhhahaha.... 

Didn't realise that it has been so long since the pictures are taken. Hopefully this time around, we are able to capture a cheekier and more playful side of her, since she is a really much happier girl now. Anyway, stay tune!

I wanna live in a ball...

You know, we have it for hamsters to roll around with. Why not for human as well, so we can have those transparent ball that we can actually live in. I'm getting very sick of all the dust particles that comes from I don't know where. I hate the specks of dust lying on my stuffs and it seems to be a never ending job to keep wiping them off. I have no OCD problem, but it's really killing me. I feel like getting those auto machines that does auto vacuum around the house and is able to walk back to its own corner to recharge itself. The bad thing is that it's so bloody slow that I probably grow white hair faster than it would in cleaning the whole house. Imagine it goes zzzzz..... zzzz... zzzz...., my God~ Some more, with 3 monkeys in the house, I think it will end up be a skater vacuum. Haiz...

So awww...

A nephew of mine recently got a scholarship for Sydney Uni. Hearing the news sends chills down my spine, in a good way. We are all so very proud of him, though I still cannot believe that I have got an 18 year old nephew and he isn't the youngest. Sure thing he worked the hardest, but it won't be possible without a good upbringing from the parents itself. Honestly, his mom, my cousin (in-law), isn't my favourite, but I have to admit that she brought up great kids. They have the greatest moral values and they are seriously a bunch of pretty polite teenagers. Something that I haven't seen for a long time in any family within this generation.For kids like them, any amount of money is definitely will be worth spending, because they showed the quality of how they can take care of themselves right from home.

As my Boss once told me, a good habit starts from home.

I believe today's parents biggest mistake is simply "buying" their kids with money. Can't blame them, because they are just too busy and money is the most efficient way to simplify things up. I have seen how money ruined children and they see their parents just as money-maker. Imagine when they aren't given or not given enough, they are going to rebel, drive everyone up the wall. When they aren't given money, don't even think to talk about love. It's a pity, really.

24 hours isn't enough!

I need my sleep, playing time with my April, my nephew, my niece.
I need time to call and sms my parents and my brother.
I need time to talk rubbish with my sister.
I need time to catch up with my girls.
I need time to clean the house.
I need time to learn guitar.
I need time to learn photography.
I need time for my Mass Comm class.

Awww.... So much things to do, so little time. I will lie dead within a year if I squeeze them all into all the time I have now.

Since I have been stubbornly trying to save my own hard cash to get my own Nikon D90, I haven't been able to get one. Ha! Now, it becoming more challenging since I have gone shopping and bleed my pocket dry before the next paycheck even come.

God bless me with more $$ and more time, please..

Sorry Mom, Dad...

For all this time I have tried to behave maturely, to let you know that I am now a big girl. I am able to spend years overseas and come back in one healthy complete piece. It has now gone to the drain. With this kitchen burning accident, I am back to zero. Sis now calls when I am home alone which ends with, "be careful at home", which could easily be translated into, "please don't burn anything else". The truth is now I don't even have a stove to start burning. LOL!

It has been a traumatizing time these past few days, when I mean burn, it isn't a slight light up fire. Looking at the pictures still brings chills down my spine. The house still smelt burnt and passing the burnt kitchen is like being shadowed by a ghost, burnt ghost!

Mom and Dad worried for me, for my injuries, which is considered lucky judging by the aftermath of my kitchen. Mom said she couldn't sleep, thinking how terrified I must be when I tried to put out the fire, all on my own. It saddened me that at this age, I have to make my parents worried all over again.

The greatest thing of all is that not a single time they blamed me, not a harsh word being thrown at me, not even from BIL. Now I see how great a man he is. He religiously cleaned up the mess, MY mess, worked out the renovations and yet not a single time he scolded me. The renovation for the whole kitchen will cost at least a 4K, and insurance covered only 1/3, I don't even know how it worked out that way. Can you imagine? Out of nowhere, he forked out 4K and he didn't even bloody complain.

In a state of shock

Thank You God, for giving me my life back. I know you could take it that moment, I could have slipped and fall and faint and burnt to death. I am not exaggerating, this evening was the scariest moment of my life, even scarier than when I was in SQ plane shaking in a turbulence.

I stayed home alone this afternoon, as I was tired and I felt it was time to clean up the house and do some laundry. As I felt hungry, I thought I wanted to deep fry some nuggets, so I heat up the oil. I close the kitchen door as well as it was too windy.

The next thing I knew, there were noises outside my house, I thought Sis came back, so I went to check. When I passed by the kitchen, it was on FIRE! Seriously, it wasn't a candlelight flicker, it was blazing! I went in and tried to put out the fire. I remembered to turn off the gas, yet in panic state, couldn't remember where is the main switch. I took the still burning pan and toss it onto the washing basin, turned on the tap. My brain couldn't remember clearly if I could use water to put out the flame, so I risked it anyway. Though before that I was beating away the fire with clothes. It was the scariest moment when the fire burned fiercely, in red orange and blue. I was afraid to get electrocuted to death if the wires got burned somewhere. Then, I remembered to wet some clothes and cover the fire with it. The neighbour and the security guard knocked on my door, probably alerted by the smoke. They came in and extinguish the fire using its appropriate tool - fire extinguisher.

I couldn't remember how the rest went on, I wished silently that I could wake up and realise that this is just one helluva bad dream. Apparently, it isn't a dream. That fear as I was fighting that fire was definitely something I wouldn't be able to forget. Since I was a child, I have always played with fire, i loved to. Now I know, it's not that friendly after all. I had light burns on my right hand mostly and one deeper burn on my left eye. Ouchie, but that's ok, I am still alive...

The aftermath... Even the ceiling light melted...

What was supposed to be the smoke extractor, it is now just an empty shell.

First batch of bags arrived

Well, sort of... Elle's one is still not done due to late arrival.

Anyway, since nobody seems to be coming to Singapore just when we needed them to, my cousin has decided to air courier the bags down. He absorbed the postage fee for the first batch of international order that he ever had (all my hardwork). LOL!

Nevertheless, a few hiccups did come along. DoMo's bag came out with Momo's eyes (both) poked to make way for the ribbons. Thank God, my Mom checked through it and they had it redone.
Mom's conversation as reported: "Ey,did you see the eyes got poked or not? If your wife eyes got poked, you will like it or not? These people make the pictures of their dogs into the bag because they especially love their dogs right... You poke their eyes, they will sure cryyy....!!!". LOL!! Which I find extremely funny, muahahahahahah...

Sneak Peek!!!
Can't show you guys whole bag as it will spoil the fun for the owners. LOL! Spot yours, peeps!

My crazy girl........

Sis called me at work this morning and she was screaming for me to get home ASAP. Apparently, she came back from the market to find that April has poop-ed behind the door and stepped on it. Her mess was all over the house and worse still when they open the door, the poop was squashed under the door gap. My girl had poo on her 4 paws, so instead of cleaning her, Sis locked her inside the cage until I get home to bath her. This means that she urgently need to release her excess energy, LOL!

Also, Willy just bought a new DSLR and asked if he can 'borrow' April tomorrow for an outdoor shooting at Botanic garden. I thought to let him bring April out, but I took back my words, seriously shouldn't take the risk at all. Willy was mumbling that April is just a 2.5 kg 'object', how difficult is it to handle her. He just never know, he only met April when she is with me. This little angelic 2.5 kg baby has a gut that even German Shepherd can't beat. She listens to me and only me, her badly bullied MOMMY! Willy is also the typical take-it-easy guy, God knows if he got the nerve to unleash April in the park. She WILL run away if she isn't with me and I will cry blood if it happens. As a conclusion, April will only go out with Mommy only.

P.S. Thought to put some pics in, but Blogger still sucky in Firefox. Haiz..

The culprit~ in jail, nonetheless.

Pondering still...

Have been wanting to get a degree in Mass Comm years ago, but in the end I got into Bachelor of Science anyway. I got it for my parents, when I wanted to give up halfway because it was getting too tough, they didn't disagree. That is too the reason I persevered till the end. Thank God I didn't give up, thank God for the nicest lecturers who stood by me.

I believe a dream will forever be a dream, whether I am 30, 40, 50 or even 90, it is never too old to learn. I could pursue Mass Comm back then, but I chose not to, because I know something I get out of selfishness will never get me far. Especially if it forsakes the happiness of my loved ones.

Now that I am working, I want to be saving my own hard cash and get into night classes. Probably 2 subjects per semester. One thing though, I have no idea which Uni should I get into?

Life changes

Will these memories that I now cherished and reminisce fondly about become obsolete? There were years ago that I love going back to Chai Chee, my secondary school and think back of all those good old times. Its value is beginning to fade, though and I don't really miss it anymore.

Is it because I have moved on to better things, meet better friends, fall in and out of love with better guys?

Will the same thing happen to my memories from the land of down under? God knows how much I missed my life there. Now, all I want to do is going back to the memory lane, our little Marsfield suburb, the Darlingest Harbour, probably the only reason why I want to get a DSLR is to take the nicest pictures there and keep it till I am old.

In a few years time, when I read back on this post, will this memories I missed now become redundant? We'll see..

Recovering

Not sickness, but from tiredness. I went to a dinner in Malaysia last night with the bosses and the rest of the colleagues. My... aren't I in the wrong place to work, in a good way. LOL! After the hard work of getting to the place itself, we had a satisfying seafood dinner. We were the noisiest guests, probably ever.

We played stupid exciting games and it was sooooo fun. I laughed till my jaw hurts. I ate freaking raw prawn and oysters, to think that I hate seafood and I have not even eaten the cooked ones. Damn it! It tastes like helllllllllll...

It was one satisfying night, really. Glad I wasn't in the shut off mode and made up one reason not to go.

No pics... as they are all probably too scandalous to expose...! =P

Bag-Batch1

LATEST UPDATEE 15/8 !!!!!!!!!
5 Pics are on its way to JAKARTA!
Those who might be interested to join can wait for Blue and Jo's batch...

LATEST UPDATEE 11/8 !!!!!!!!!
PICS HAVE TO REACH ME BY FRIDAY! COS MY MOM IS GOING HOME ON SATURDAY!
Otherwise, you will have to create your own party of 5 to order. Thank you!

Since orders are now confirmed, please send $$ to DBS SAVINGS - 018-5-096544

Muahahaha.... I just like this pic...

Updated as at 06/08/09 - I will need you to send me a HARDCOPY 5R picture to my home address as the company will print out the bag using hardcopy pic.

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Let me know if you are interested, so I can book a slot for you! Otherwise I will close the order anytime after I reach 5 orders.

Order lists
(to send non-returnable 5R hardcopy picture and $60 to my DBS a/c upon confirmation):

1. Janice (bebe) - Design 2 (PIC + $$ Received)
   
2. Domo - Design 2 (PIC Received)
   
3. Elle - Design 2 (PIC Received)
   
4. Ela - Design 2 (PIC + $$ received)
   
5. Jo
6. Blue
7. Blue
8. Blue
9. Lynn - Design 7 (Pic + $$ received)
   

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The owner of the bag shop is my cousin and he just started the business a few months ago.
For 1 bag, he gave me $70, but if we have more than 5 pieces, we can get each for $60. As such, I put a mark on 5 pieces before I will carry out the order.

Note from me:
I am just helping you guys and my cousin to order because I think the bag is really sweet, I earned $0 from your transactions, so don't KPKB to me when you find nicer bag, cheaper price, etc etc. If I hear it from you, I will not return your $ and you will receive no bag!! (I am dead serious!) So, please appreciate my effort. Do your job as a buyer and do the necessary homework before you commit in making an order. And also there is no postage costs as we usually have relatives coming in and out of Singapore, so we can ask them to bring in for Free!

Terms & Conditions:
1. You cannot choose the color of the bag as it will be put as close to the background of the picture otherwise it will not be nice.
2. No payment, no order.
3. A good resolution HARD COPY LANDSCAPE mode 5R picture of your babe is needed!!
4. The picture is printed on both sides of the bag.

Give me a shout on my chatbox or comment on this post, or those who knows me personally (you know where you can find me (^-*) ).

All updates will be done on this post, bookmark it! http://hearwhatiwrite.blogspot.com/2009/09/bag-batch1.html

Pictures Added~


7 Bags design to choose from (April's bag is Design 2)

Bag ready!

Hehehehehehehe..... I didn't run away with your money, reallyyyy.... =P

Ready in Jakarta, I mean.... It's ready for collection, though we are still waiting for another one, whose pic arrived late. Hehe.. Quite a quick one, I think. But we still have to wait for someone to come by SG to give us a free bag ride.

Be patient ok guys!

493 posts later...

3/3/05 - the first post in my blog was written.

I was anonymous in this blog for years. No pictures, no names, nothing. At that point of time, it seems like the best idea to stay that way. No one knows you, so they can't judge you. How I wished I didn't change my mind.

Those who know me would understand that the point of this blog is just a way for me to vent my desire to write. I love to write, always have. This blog has been supporting my 493 posts and I have a special bonding with blogger and accustomed with the name 'hearwhatiwrite'. Just as I refused to change my MSN hotmail address, although I am seriously embarrassed by it.

This blog was NEVER my diary, it was just personal, nothing private. From my personal thoughts, it has evolved into a place where my close friends are updated about what's going on with my life and I enjoyed it that way most. No one knows about this blog because it's never been disclosed in MSN, Facebook or Friendster publicly. So, when it backfired in the most hurting way possible, I decide to start afresh. It's the best feeling, as if to have finally gotten rid of a bag of rotten potatoes from my back.

Even as sucky as it is now in Blogger, even though Livejournal is damn tempting, I refuse to jump the ship because my Dad just lectured me on loyalty.

Here we are, back to square one.
Once again, bear with me.