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C'est la vie: January 2006

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Grandma..

My ah-ma is in the hospital.

The doctor told us that she's in a critical condition and she may not last long ......

.............

posted by Shazza at Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2 comments

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Its the year of the doggies!

Happy Chinese New Year!

posted by Shazza at Sunday, January 29, 2006 0 comments

Saturday, January 28, 2006

W is for Woof

Sometimes I hate it when you put me down or dismiss something that means something to me, ever so quickly.

So much so that I dread sharing bits and pieces of my life with me, however minute they may be.

I had a successful presentation and my report was pretty well received. I wanted to tell you but I just couldn't bring myself to.. for fear of being belittled by your callous remarks.

I donned a pretty pair of earrings handmade by a friend and showed them to you eagerly. Of all things which you could say, you chose to say how funny they look dangling and sitting almost on my shoulder. I wanted to tell you how sweet looking and how much I like them but I swallowed those words back.

I eagerly showed you my CNY apparel and you took one careless look and turned your glance away. Two words were what you could afford.. 'not bad' ... right i guess you probably thought i would go for some obsence and gawky looking clothes to wear for the new year. I bet the next time I wear that, you wouldn't remember your two-word comment on it.

It would be nice if you could pay a bit more attention to things which matter to me, even if its just sometimes.

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I coloured my hair back to black today! Was sick of the black crown, brown mid-bottom look. So I enlisted the help of my self proclaimed colourist aka mumsy.

Heh.. I am not used to seeing black hair on me. Weird-looking. Oh and that coupled with my new haircut kinda give me a different look for the new year!

"My hair is all black now!"
"Does it look fake?? Most dyed black hair look fake"

....... I give up!

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Someone at work passed me an angpow today. And horrors of it all, that ang pow is meant for my puppies!

He came over to my desk and said he got an angpow for my kids. "HUH?!" was my immediate reaction. I have kids?

Aww, inside the angpow was a doggy bone all wrapped and he even wrote Nana and Ying Ying at the back of the red packet.

He's only seen their photos and already he's mesmerised by them. Just wait till he meets them in person.

Haha!

**

And if I don't blog before the Chinese New Year, here's me wishing everyone a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year! Eat more bakwas and pineapple tarts! 'Tis the season to eat, drink, merry and grow fat!

posted by Shazza at Saturday, January 28, 2006 0 comments

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Whoosh!

The first month of 2006 is almost coming to an end! How swift times flies..

Been an eventful year thus far and while I'm still trying to grapple with the fact that I'm a year closer to hitting the big 3.

Took a sickie off work today and mum accompanied me to the doc's. On our way back, we were chatting about my relationship. Mothers being who they are, like to probe about such things I figured.. like when the big day is coming etc..

So I told her what's bugging me and she had the cheek to ask if I appreciate her more now!?
(the MIL thing.. ren/pam/fang.. you guys would know.. )

Haha, nice one mum!

But then again, as much as I hate to admit, it really makes me appreciate my mum as a mother and as a woman.

Sigh, I'm confused and I'm tired.

posted by Shazza at Thursday, January 26, 2006 0 comments

Monday, January 23, 2006

Photos!

Friends + Fondue = Happiness!











Nana and her "I have my right, front, left" shots too :D











And the 'lil princess Ying ;)

posted by Shazza at Monday, January 23, 2006 0 comments

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Le climate n'est pas bon

j'ai froid, il a plu toute la journee depuis 3 jours

ppfft!

posted by Shazza at Thursday, January 12, 2006 1 comments

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Rainy day again

Sigh, yet another day of rain.

Its nice to chill out at home but its dreadful when the weather is so depressing and all gloomy.

I am thinking of something and I wish I am not.

Not good.

posted by Shazza at Tuesday, January 10, 2006 0 comments

Nelly nelly poo poo

Nana is lying comfortably asleep on my bed now, all wrapped in the comforter.
(Except that she's not supposed to sleep there. Her bed is outside in the living room.)

But she look so cute sleeping there and I hate to wake her up..

Sooooooo cute!!!

Ok, enough gushing.

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At the wedding I attended on Saturday, I met my ex's mother and of course the ex & his current gf.

I must have blossomed from the geeky and unkempt girl I was 3 years ago.. cos the ex's mother was making my head swell big time by telling me how much prettier I look now..

How's that for an ego boost?! Hee.

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Here's hoping for good weather tomorrow. Some sun will be good.

The weather's been dreadful the past few days and I don't like it very much.

I wanna go out and play!

**

Some report I did got the praises from people up there and I am feeling good!

**
Rambling out. Sharon shazz!

posted by Shazza at Tuesday, January 10, 2006 0 comments

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Right, Front, Left

I was playing with Jones in the evening before I went for the wedding dinner.

As I was looking through the photos, I noticed these 3 photos with different profiles of myself.

Haha, so yep that's me in Jan 2006! Looking more feminine? :)

posted by Shazza at Sunday, January 08, 2006 1 comments

La premier semaine... 2006

This is only the first week of the new year and already 2 weddings!
Same hotel, same food albeit different ballrooms.

Bleh. While I am happy for the newly-weds, I'm suffering from a wedding banquet overkill already, post-'too many weddings in 2005' syndrome.

**

Ooh. Friday night, we had a company department party at newsroom bar and it was wicked fun! Haha, the theme was Shanghai night and drinks were free-flow. We were all drinking like there was no tomorrow.

And it was real funny to see your bosses living it up and boogy-ing away at the dance floor! Not to mention pole dancing too!! Bwahahha!

Its going to be fun when the photos are out published in the newsletter!

Photos of me trying to look oriental in fuschia + jeans ;)

posted by Shazza at Sunday, January 08, 2006 0 comments

Monday, January 02, 2006

My 2005

What can I say about my 2005?

If anyone will to ask me how good/bad a year 2005 was, I honestly had no answer to that.
Let's just say 2005 was an eventful year!

I got attached in Jan 2005 to a wonderful guy and in the one year that we are together, we grew more attached and more in love. We had our fair shares of ups and downs but the downs only bond and drew us closer. We are hitting the 1year mark in our relationship soon and we'll see what lies ahead! :)

Work wise, I got promoted after having achieved top band rating at my previous workplace. My career path seem all mapped out and I was doing well. Then in September, I decided I needed a change of environment. Whilst the rest of the team was great, the ones at the helm weren't. Rash to forsake my bonus in Jan and leave? Perhaps, but if I had not guts to do it then, would I ever dare venture out to the unknown?

And before the year drew to an end, we decided to introduce two puppies to our clan. Very mischievious and naughty ones, Nana and Ying Ying.. but ever so cute. I am suffering from the puppy-cuteness overload, I confess.

And relooking at my 2005 resolutions
1)Be emotionally stronger
2)Save more
3)Put on weight
4)Be diligent in the study of French
5)Exercise/ Dance

A huge check to point 3! I amazingly put on 3 kgs in the last quarter after changing job. Ha!

Didn't fare too well in point 4 and 5.. still ever so slack.

Save more? I'm trying.. but the bank account figures look dismal..

Be emotionally stronger? Yep, I think I am. At least things that used to bug me can't distract me now.. so that's great!

What will 2006 bring?

Don't know. I've learnt to live each day as it comes and to believe, trust and let live.

Have a wonderful 2006 everyone and may a smile follow you always.

posted by Shazza at Monday, January 02, 2006 1 comments