I love my Passport!!

Stupid me! >.<

Well.. I don’t know how it happened. Wanted to get my passport and IT WAS NOT WHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS!! After a month of fruitless search, I finally gave up and applied for a replacement. :(

Ding Dong Ding Dong

To cut a long story short: Mailed in my application on 3 April 2015. No news for weeks. Finally called in to ask (after calling countless times) and I was told that I had to go down personally. (Why didn’t they indicate in their website..??) Basically they received my application but because 1 form was lacking (which was not stated in their website and it was not available for download), my application simply sat there in their inbox. Erm………..Okay.

Determined to ding dong NO MORE!

Today I could knock off slightly earlier than usual, thanks to my appointment with a client! Rushed over to ICA just in time to do a replacement for my passport. Phew!

Continued waiting..

Seriously I think ICA is really under-staffed. According to my slip, 2 counters are processing cases similar to mine.



But 1 of the counters was vacant! What..?!    

Pleasant Surprise!

Was worried if I could get the passport in time and the lady said the magic words.. 

"You can collect your passport at 6pm."

REALLY!? *Eyes widened*

Today's trip was actually quite nice because the staff were all so nice! The last one even gave me a friendly reminder, "Don't lose your passport again! Very expensive!"
(In the past, the staff were usually  

Passport and Me

Yeah! I will take good care of you, my dear!

So wanna go JB walk walk~~

Star Awards 2015 . 红星大奖 2015

Haven't watch the Star Awards for many years. 

Happened to be at home. Although my family were watching, I wasn't interested until this part came up! 

(Due to copyrights issue and Youtube's terms of services, the videos that I previously shared here were blocked and couldn't be viewed. Boo!)

Fortunately, someone uploaded this!
(Not the full part but at least most of the funny parts were captured!)

And oh gosh, listening to Chen Han Wei singing 关怀方式 was so nostalgic max!!


Back when this song was just released, it was ultra popular! In the same KTV session, the song would always be repeatedly over and over again because all of us wanted to sing it!

It's been so many years and the lyrics are still so deeply etched in my mind! I'm sure many of you are like me too, right!! #TimeFlies

The 7 princesses part was also very funny.. LOL!

Mediacorp should do such things more often! I LOVE IT!

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Okay, so I didn't watch the awards presenting parts.
But after the show, people keeeeept talking about Rui En. Or rather, her 'black' face.

C'mon people, just give Rui En a break and stop indulging in your own imagination.
Really wanna roll eyes when people think that she's sulky because she didn't win award. More ridiculously, they thought that she would not be as sulky if she wins any award. Erm......Okay. *Shrugs*

I don't like the sulky Rui En either. I miss the bubbly and cheerful her when she was younger. Very much. Then again, perhaps she wasn't happy back then but she chose to act like she was? I just hope that she isn't suffering from any depression or whatsoever.. But I feel pretty glad when she seemed to be against people committing suicide. Phew!

Whatever it is, I have utmost respect for anyone who dare to be themselves. Their true selves.
So Rui En, I support you! :)

Random Updates (Consolidated)

So many things has happened in these months..

Warning: Long post! Read at your own risk.. Haha!

End of Exam!

#throwback to the moment just before exam on 11 April!

#LifeOfAStudent

Saw Subash! Or rather, he saw me! We were having our papers in the same room.. Haha! 

Everything was just like the time we took our previous paper. :)

But alas, he'll be graduating already so I won't be able to see him in school anymore. Sad..! 

All the best to him~~♡

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The exam marks the end of my module (provided that I pass my paper..hopefully), which means..

..Time for the next module!

But that also meant that I had to fork out school fees! :O

A Sudden Bombshell..

Had planned my finance nicely but unexpectedly, I had to start forking out money (and more money).. And along with my sisters, I would need to continue forking out money until God knows when! Kinda worried whether I can pay off my studies-related expenses as planned.. But I can only blame myself for being too carefree in the past until I didn't bother to save at all! 

I am regretting already.. T.T

The Bombshell: Well, for those who weren't aware.. My dad had an operation for his nose cancer which ended with complications. The 1-day operation was stretched to 3 months in the ICU (which was actually unnecessary.. long story) and another 2 months in the other wards. We all thought he was well-prepared financially since he was working in Liberty Insurance. Our hearts basically sank when we realized he didn't buy insurance for H&S.. #OhGodWhy #LifeIsUnpredictable

Currently he's back at home and we hired a maid to look after him. 

At least things seem to stabilize for now. 

(Well, we are still waiting for the hospitalization bills.. 

Trying not to think about the costs yet. Sigh.)

Food for Thought..

Perhaps it's due to my age. People around me are falling sick, as in serious illnesses or chronic diseases. Not our minor cold or flu. Being in FHI makes me realizes a lot of important things regarding health. Generally we are not leading healthy lifestyles. I used to think that if we don't take care of our health, we'll just die lor. But NO, that's not necessarily true. Many actually had to suffer for many years while their bodies gradually break down. 

Take my dad for example. He suffered a stroke around 10 years back. Since then he couldn't walk and carry things like he used to. Now, his whole nose and upper lip were removed as they were infested by cancerous cells. Also, he had been bedridden for too long until his legs have become too weak to walk.

I certainly don't want to spend my remaining days in bed and being unable to move on my own! And worse, suffering from the scary fate of having my body parts cut off! So nowadays I'm making more efforts to lead a healthier life! And I hope more people around me would start doing so too. Don't wait until it's too late!

My Best Adviser!

Was fretting about all these money issues and confided in Brother Yong.. As always, he was assuring. He even provided me with good solutions (without me asking). One of which was getting a loan from the company and paying back in instalments. OH, we can do that?? Phew! Made me stop being so panicky instantly! So lucky to have a nice company who are there to help me! :):)

Later my school emailed me regarding the payment. 

Saw that instalments are available if we pay by credit card.. Hmm.

No Luck with Credit Card!

Actually I had tried applying for credit card in the past but failed. Oh well.. After hearing about the scary stories of people bursting their cardS' limit, I decided to stop trying. Knowing me (the old me), I would surely splurge on buying rubbish! >.<

After settling my insurance issue, I decided to try applying for a card.. Just to see if I could. Haha! Wanted to see if the insurance issue was the cause of my past applications getting rejected.

Previous attempt made during Dec last year.. Wah lau! Got rejected again! :(

Was kinda frustrated and puzzled. Why? What is wrong with me? I met the requirements. I only had 1 study loan which I always pay on time. So why? And worse, the bank refused to tell me the reason for rejecting my application. Cannot say meh..?

Much later I was applying to hire a maid when I realized I had filed my tax wrongly. *Slaps forehead!* And then I wondered, "Could that be the reason??"

Miracle Happened!

Was sick of re-applying and I soon forgot about it.. Until recently when I needed to pay for my school fees. Decided to give another try in applying for a credit card!

Eh, it was actually approved..??

Felt so unbelievable.. Did they send the wrong message? Haha!

Refused to believe until I got the card!

And whoa, I did get the card!

Still, I didn't dare to get my hopes up. What if I try to use the card to pay for my studies and it was rejected?? 

Thanks to my company's support, I thought to myself: Just try lah! If the card fails, I can still get a loan from my company. Things WILL work out fine! #LawsOfAttraction

Moment of truth.. Really can use wor!!

Phew! Thank God! Temporary solved my financial problems. I just need to 'tahan' until my next bonus payout. Although I can request for advancement, I was hoping I didn't have to trouble my company. Now I really don't have to! Yay! #THANKYOUGOD :)

Hopefully there'll be no more surprises for the time being! *Prays hard!* Study loan will be fully repaid in about a year or 2.. After that, I will have more spare cash every month!

Having a hard time now because I never save up for a rainy day.. Or should I say, rainy season? Learnt my lesson! But I sure hope that it's not too late for me to start saving up.. It's harder, but not impossible.. I guess! #加油加油加油

Reflections

Looking back, I can't believe how I wasted my prime years away! Yes, I had fun. I was popular and I enjoyed many happy and glorious moments.. (Superficial but I must say, it really felt AWESOME! Haha!) But perhaps, I over-indulged back then. And I chose to ignore problems.. Simply let them 'rot'. 

Yes, like an ostrich hiding its head in the sand. :(

While it's good to pamper ourselves, we also need to do something that we would be grateful to ourselves in future!

Since working in FHI, I started to 'wake up'. Analyzed my life and realized why I achieved nothing at this age. Dug out my problems and spent a lot of time and money resolving them, no matter how 'painful' it was! Finally my life is quite on track again and I FEEL SO GOOD!

Life is beautiful for me now.. And I hope it's the same for all of you too. ♥

Ending this post with this quote.. 

P/S: Sorry if my thoughts are too random. Well, that's pretty much how messed up my life is!

In the midst of sorting things out! Wish me luck.. >.<

Happy Birthday Louie!

Just a little recap.. 

1 Year Ago..

Our cute little Louie was born!! ♥

And Stacci was 'promoted' to Elder Sister.. Not the youngest anymore!

Grandma was (is?) always tired but happy to have another new precious grandson..

1 Year Later..

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Leroy is 1 year old!! ♥

Even cuter now! *Huuuugs!*

Obsessed aunt.. Haha!

May my cute little nephew grows up to be healthy, happy, smart and upright! ♥ 

Back to Blogger!

Many years ago.. When I first started blogging, I used Blogspot.

A few years later, I switched to Wordpress.

And another few years later, I am back to Blogspot again! :)

Scam Alert..??

Chanced upon this "good buy" from one of the ads which I saw at Facebook.

Checked it out and noticed this! 

Saw anything wrong yet? 

Well, it's this part: 

 I acknowledge that I have read, understood and agreed with the Terms & Conditions of StreetDeal

and its Subscription terms and I accept to be charged eighty-eight dollars quarterly.

So please be careful, everyone! Don't get scammed!

A New Addition of ♥.. Soon!

Chanced upon this video last night! Aww..! 

The lop is so cute!! Love it so much!

Suddenly I had a strong urge to check out the market rate for a lop.. And amazingly, I found this!

8 months old male mini holland lop for adoption

He is a foster rabbit. I have my own rabbit but Thumper is not keen to interact with her. However, Thumper is very social around humans & loves head pats. He has not yet been spayed & hates being carried. I love Thumper very much but my own rabbit could not get along with him & vice versa. Thumper will be a very good rabbit for families who loves to interact with him.

If you are interested to adopt Thumper, please email me & I will get right back to you soonest.

You can view Thumper if you'd like and also take note if you are adopting Thumper for a child, I will need to know if you are experienced enough to take care of a rabbit, make sure you & your child is prepared for the rabbit. 

(Purposely leave out the contact details. He's mine, okay! Don't snatch with me hor! Haha!)

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Being a pet owner myself (for almost 20 years) and having owned rabbits before (more than 10 years ago), I am not really keen in buying pets from petshops. Had checked with SPCA and other adoption places but to be honest, the procedures are too troublesome! 

Hence when I came across this ad, I felt quite positive about it as the current owner obviously cares for her pets and she's not the sort who wants to make money from selling pets. :) 

Had a good feeling about him but I wanted to check out the others before I (impulsively) made my decision. But I kept going back to find this ad, just to look at Thumper's picture again! He's so adorable!!

And he looks kinda grumpy in the photo.. (Or is it just me? Heh!) Which gives me the urge to shower him with more attention to make him happier. :)

Messaged the person today.. Didn't receive her reply and thought he had been adopted already. During noon, she called me! Felt a hint of hope until she mentioned, "Were you the one who asked me about him previously?" My heart sank a little, thinking that he has been 'reserved'..

Told her today was the first time I messaged and braced myself for the words: "Oh I'm so sorry. He's been adopted."

But then she said, "Yes, he's still available."

REALLY!? Yes!!

If only I can get him TODAY! But alas, I'm going overseas tomorrow morning! Told her that I am interested to get Thumper and will contact her when I am back.

So Thumper baby, wait for me please!!

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Was asking myself repeatedly, is this an impulsive decision? The last thing I want is to get him and put him aside. It's a pet, not a thing!

Well, I always wanted a lop ever since I first saw one.. From my computer screen. However I had my own rabbit (local breed) already so I decided to wait. Afterwards, my rabbit walked out on me.. (Someone left the main door open..!! By the time I realised that, she was gone! Never managed to find her. =\) But I still had 2 dogs who were both in their prime (and VERY active) years.. Decided to focus on them instead of getting another rabbit.

And fast forward to the present.. Mocha had left us. (I still miss you, my sweet darling girl!) Cookie is already 17.5 years which is VERY old for a dog. And as much as I hate to admit it, she don't have much time left. Also, she has been sleeping a lot during the recent years so she don't demand that much attention from me anymore. (Sad! Miss having her following me around everywhere and constantly trying to catch my attention!)

So yes, I think I'm ready for a new pet now. And I guess, I really want my new pet to meet Cookie (while she's still here) and be aware of her existence. Haha, maybe that's a silly thought but I insist!

I still can't believe it: Thumper's gonna be mine! Wow!

Feeling so paranoid that he may be adopted by someone else when I get back from my trip!

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Updated on 12 Jan 2015:

Just touched down in Singapore and I received the bad news that Thumper has been adopted by someone else!!! *Ultra sad!*

Was quite angry that the girl didn't keep her word to me. (And she didn't even have the decency to even message me a "Sorry" back!) Sigh. Oh well. We are not fated, I guess. And I believe Karma will do the job. :)

Anyway! In that case, I can take my time to tidy up my room.. So that I can be ready next time!

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Updated on 13 Jan 2015:

Guess what? I saw this ad while searching for other rabbits online.

I guess she probably found someone who offered a higher price than me. (She didn't even ask if I'm willing to pay more! I wouldn't mind lor! Duh.)