The shopaholic is back!

Thank you, Christmas.. thank you for bringing me all the post-festive discounts which made shopping so guilt-free and less sinful! Hah, excuses!!

As if it is not bad enough that my clothes size has turned from a size 'S' (Zara's size 1, Mango XXS, Fox's size P, etc) to an unbelievable 'L', there are hardly pretty looking enormous clothes! I almost gave up shopping, thinking that I no longer can look beautiful when my hips are now thunder-hips!

Hope is found and confidence regained when I actually fit into 'S' sized tees and drawstring bermudas in size 'M' at Cotton On/Body. I was so happy and when I am feeling that way, I can't help but be generous.. yup, bought 3 bermudas and 1 shorts, 1 tee and another bermuda for Annie Mummy.. yes, even Annie Mummy wore a 'M'!

When a shopaholic is in action, many is never enough.. buying for Junior is not enough, coz I have another person to buy for now - my sister's baby girl! It is confirmed today at Dr Wee's clinic, that Junior's going to have a Barbie playmate in the near future! And that little princess is called Joelle.

Look at the massive shopping done for the 2 princesses..

From top, pale pink rabbit sweater and skirt for Junior and butterfly and red skirt for cousin Joelle



The sweet pink and yellow spaghetti dresses, one for Junior and one for Joelle

Ah ma posing as a clothes hanger, hahahaha!!

My new 10 mega-pixie toy..

Yeah, I finally got one for myself! No, you have not heard me wrong.. it is indeed 10 mega-pixel!! And I am talking about my new digital camera..

Had been on my mind for ages to get, or even 'win' a proper digi camera, that's why I was betting hard on my lucky draw tickets last Thursday during a charity event held by one of our media agencies. Unfortunately, my 5 tickets landed me with none of the 2 Sony Cybershot cameras.

My sister's Rollei camera (Jeannie always say "Reg's Rollei", and it sound so funny!) was the only camera we been using for so long, and we are quite grateful to have that especially when it's a gift. However, the bad thing about this Rollei fellow is that though it may have a high resolution of 6 mega-pixel, it doesn't work so well when it is without flash. The pictures tend to turn out 'blurry', eventhough the photographer isn't shaky with his hands.

On Sunday, me & my mum were at the neighbourhood mall in Sembawang and chanced upon this little roadshow outside the mall. The cheap prices attracted me to take a second look, and I found out that they were good Fujifilm cameras on X'mas sale! The promoter was kinda 'pushing' one particular model to me, which in her opinion, was a good camera at a superb price. That one is a 10 mega-pixie, 5x optical zoom, face detection, 3" LCD screen and with wide angle shot. For those not so tech-savvy, these features are some of the critical expectations you would want out of a camera. And all that going for only $299!

The setback of this superb model, is that it is slightly heavy due to the optical lens (5x zoom, that's why!), and also it doesn't come in any fancy colours apart from the normal silver or black. Comparing this to another one that caught my eye, the latter was slightly inferior in terms of the optical zoom and had half an inch smaller screen. That doesn't matter so much to me, but rather the good points are what made my decision.. it is more sleek, weighing lesser, comes in more than 1 colour, user friendly, and has better freebies!

I am proud to introduce, my new toy - Fujifilm Fine Pix Z20 in glossy white! Have tested out its userabilty today at the office, and let the quality of the pics (not the contents? Hah!) take your breath away!!

Happy Advent!!

If you are as clueless as I was about this day called Advent Day, let me reveal the answer to you..

Advent falls on 1st Dec (which is my brother's birthday, now that I recall, hehehe!), and is the first day of the countdown to Christmas! According to practice, it is the day where you start tearing off 'dates' of the December calendar and savour the yummy chocolates behind the date.

Received this pop-out Advent calendar from my kindest boss, and everyone was scratching their heads as to how to assemble this weird-looking paper calendar! Jeannie & her girl were the first 'team' to get it done, all due to the art & craft traits in the little princess! Finally, I gathered enough courage (worry of being a complete assembly failure) and took careful steps in making the below presentable!!

But too bad my impatience just got the better out of me, and I really can't put myself through the torture of tearing off and only eating a piece of chocolate a day, so.......


Ta Dah, there you have it.. 25 chocolate pieces representing 25 days before Christmas!! I adore the simplicity of the milky goodness, and each differently moulded piece. My favourite one, Frosty The Snowman!! I am not going to eat that until Christmas Day.., ermmm, I mean, I'l try.. ;)

And the winner goes to...

The only reason why I took part in the singing competition called 'The GroupM Idol' at my company's Xmas party was because I knew response was bad, and that the organizing committee was getting worried and felt like the whole party will turn to be a flop.. that's when I volunteered and self-nominated myself as one act.

Being a solo act not only requires a lot of courage, but also need to be confident that your performance ain't going to turn the crowd away; and that it's only you and yourself up there on the stage! Bearing all that in mind, I went ahead and ended up being exiled from the committee just because there will be a COMPLIANCE ISSUE if I actually am part of committee and compete for the winning prizes!!

Well, it turned out that I was better off not being in the committee coz they were really a disorganized lot; and many of their BIG plans were just brag and never carried out.. However, it would be injustice if I say the whole party was a failure coz people did enjoyed themselves despite some minor hiccups.

Maybe it was just in me, an occupational hazard which drove me down to all the details of the party, from the start to the end. It wasn't too bad a venu - Indochine is pretty done up in the sense that it's not too shabby nor unexciting. But the layout of the place made it quite hard to get everyone's attention on the VIP's speech, the emecee, the singing competition, games and even lucky draw!

Probably the first thing the committee should have done would be to check on the audio. The microphones sounded terrible with echoes, until when Daniel Kwek (supposedly to be just an invitee to the party), helped to fix the problem! Next was Linda (my training director & emecee for the night), her voice was already croaky since she came back from Vietnam and I really thought the committee would have found someone to replace her. Well, she struggled and managed the job before leaving for Sydney the following day.. She and her son are going home for the festivities!

I was the second act to go on 'stage', after The Hari's Angels : Hari, Lindia, Jeannie, Linda and Pooja, who sang 'Hark! The Carol Angels Sing'. Honestly, I was quite nervous singing in front of a crowd with Junior 'exploited' for the first time. Somehow or rather, that fear instantly diminished when I was standing there with the mic; and very naturally I blown the audience away with Whigfield's 1997 'Last Christmas'! The crowd loved me, and applause was everywhere after the song was over!! Even the most unexpected person said "Well Done!" to me!

I was more or less relieved after I had delivered the song, and was sitting on the comfy couch with Lindia, See Chin and the rest, slipping some really tasty strawberry margaritas. Not expecting to win anything from the contest, though I would love to win the first prize of $500 travel voucher in the lucky draw. When winners of the 'GroupM Idol' was announced, I was happy that Jeannie's group won! In fact, they deserved the first prize for their efforts spent in rehearsing so many times, and for their investments in the angels' wings. I have to say there was no disappointment in me, though I thought my performance was worth at least a 3rd prize, if not 2nd.

But then, people were screaming excitedly and telling me that I am the winner of the singing competition! I was as confused as anything I could be, not knowing that there were actually 4 prizes for all the 4 acts. So, the last name yet to be announced is the first prize winner, which is ME! The new COO of our company gave me the prize - cash money of $300, and requested for an ENCORE. I really didn't want to sing another time, so I dragged more people onto the stage and groove along with me.

I guess there were quite a lot of folks who actually voted for me, thank you all! I am both thrilled and proud to win, and extremely glad to have little Junior as my best partner! Although I didn't win the grand lucky draw prize, it was still a night of harvest for me.

Jeannie had lots of pictures taken of me, already posted on Facebook.. hee, the singer's album. I hope I don't look like a clown..

Junior weighs 840grams!!

The active bambina now has a weight, can you believe it?! I was quite surprised when Dr Wee told me & my mum that Junior is growing very well despite my little weight gain..

When I stepped onto the scale, I was wishing to see a BIG number. However, I was disappointed to know that I am only 49.75kg heavy now.. close to a 5 kilos weight gain ever since my pregnancy. Ermmm, not really a lot..

Well, that's not exactly important as what Dr Wee advised. In fact, he was saying it's better that I remained 'small' so that it would not be too tedious on me, and easier for me to get back to shape after birth. I actually beg to differ, coz I really hope to get bigger, so that Junior can grow fully and have enough 'roaming' space in my stomach!

Anyway, when I was having the scan done; someone was busy yawning away and Dr Wee was so alert and spotted it immediately! My excited gynae exclaimed "Look, your baby's opening her mouth so widely!" and we realised Junior was yawning!! Awwww, so cute!!

I had informed my gynae about the itch problem on my stommie, that come along with tiny red spots and he prescribed me some cream to apply. My mum was guessing it was the Palmers Stretchmark Cream which I had applied, ermmm, dilligently enough i hope.. think I should just pass it on to my sister instead since she didn't has the same problem in her first pregnancy.

After the gynae checkup with my sis (the gender of her baby was suspected to be a girl too!), we went for a delicious Japanese dinner. It was after the dinner, that I feel like my stommie is exploding and I can't even walk at all! I just don't know why, but it was extremely painful if I tried to take bigger steps.. When I got home, the pain didn't go away and I can't sleep properly! It was quite bad, and the only answer I could give myself is - Mama R has a too small stomach for Junior to grow and move about.




Xmas is the time for giving, and look at the presies my friends are going to get!! This is just PART 1.. =)

Missing out..

Today's the big birthday of my best friend, X aka Ms Liao.. although we (the F5!!) had had such a fun time celebrating with her the Saturday before (pictures below will tell!), I still feel like I am losing and missing out on so much other fun.. take for example, X's little boy's birthday last Saturday.


Foxy Regina, Fashionista Jeannie, Fearless Zena, Forthright Xueyun, and Feminine Eileen - The F5!!

Little Ru'en had his 1st birthday celebration at the clubhouse near where they stay. It was a theme party, just like his mama and the big girls' 30th bash! His theme was 'Doraemon Wonderland' (ermmm, I named that myself coz I don't know the exact words), and the highlights of the party was not only the birthday boy; but the beautiful looking Doraemon birthday cake!!

I am thankful for Facebook, coz it provided me the channel whereby I could 'picture-lise' the whole birthday party, and all the scenes of that day. The other kids at the party was as lovable as Ru'en, and I really wished I was there playing with all of them.. like I am agile enough, hah!

I will be missing out on another birthday to come - Little Genevie's. The little princess's turning 6 this year, can you believe how fast time flies! Her parents are going to hold her bash at Kallang McDonalds on X'mas Day, and Jie-jie Regina (yes, J has been so kind to enforce that onto Genevie's mindset, hahaha!!) once again will be absent from all the kiddy fun..

Though I would not be there for all the birthdays, there's one birth-day that I would definitely get to witness and in fact, create that day! That is the birthday of Junior! Theorotically, it is just 3 months later; if there are no delay.

Gosh, the excitement is starting to kick in.. and as much as I am feeling all pumped and ready, there is another side of me which is extremely fearful and terrified. I am anticipating there will be lots of pain, but whether I would be able to handle all of that; it is very much a mystery to me..

No doubt I have a tattoo and had the experience of needles piercing into my skin for a consecutive period of time.. my idea of childbirth pain, or so other people tell me; is nothing like that of being tattooed or in menstrual pain. Some described it as 10 times the pain of menstrual cramps!!

Whichever it is, or how painful it really is, I ain't got a choice now isn't it? I probably grit my teeth through the contractions, scream my head off during labour and then begging to have an epidural when I finally cannot take it anymore! But the end result, me experiencing motherhood for the first time and have something endearing to me for the rest of my life..

Favourism.. still = Injustice.. forever!!

When I first found out I was pregnant, there wasn't lots of 'wow's and 'yeah's.. in fact, it was only when the pregnancy faced an threatened risk of miscarriage, then people around got concerned and noticed that I am actually expecting..

Friends who know me, are more than aware than I am nothing like the attention-seeker. Hence, my pregnancy was just like a X'mas presie, waiting for the gift recipient to unravel the mystery inside the box. It was low profile, and I have not gone around asking people the 'dos' or 'don'ts'. The only thing I did was, to offer my mum retirement at a mere age of 51, and enjoying a bundle of granny-grandchild joy, while getting paid all the time!

She was agreeable, and I can't think of any reason why she wouldn't say yes when her feet is giving her pain everyday. Like I have mentioned in my previous posts, it is so much a bigger financial responsibility for me when my mum stop working; and I am not going to be naggy and repeat myself..

When Junior was 3 months old in Mama R's stommie, I wanted to start thinking of baby names regardless Junior's a girl or a boy.. Family says I was daft coz it was too early to think of names, even before I know Junior's gender. My sister and me went to the Taka Baby Fair, and again it was said that it is still too early for me to get anything for Junior.. Fine, I ended up buying 2 Bumbo chairs for my precious nephews and nothing then for Junior.

The first time I bought something for my very own Junior, I was so thrilled; eventhough the rompers were of a girl and a boy colour. Can you guys believe that the 2nd time Junior got new stuffs was when her gender was already known? Then she has new rompers, new mittens & booties, milk bottle (note it is singular, when all babies have at least 2-3 bottles to rotate), pacifiers, changing sheet, and talcum powder holder (no powder yet, ok!).. and all these bought only when Papa D was here in SG last month.

Yeah, those essentials were bought without my family's 'consent'.. Well, did I mention that my sister has bought almost everything already, at her current stage of pregnancy - 4 months and baby's gender unknown. Yes, she indeed and everything has to be of an unisex colour; such that it would be ok whether her baby turns out to be a boy or a girl. Also names have been decided, if baby turns out to be a boy, he would be called JONAS and if it is a girl, her name would be JOELLE. Whatever happened to the "it is so early to think of names when you don't even know if your baby is a girl or boy"???!!"

Notice what Junior hasn't got and what her cousin who's due to be born 2 months later than her has?? Everything!! Junior hasn't got her name, both English and Chinese (it makes more sense to let Junior has a Chinese name, since she's going to study Chinese for sure...), any kind of bedding and the bed itself too! A few trips to Kiddy Palace, but no one remembered that I was there to buy Junior a proper bed! Joaquin and Jayden were the centre of attention at the store, and they were testing on every rocker and every baby cot.. I had to abandon the lot and go source for things I presume is required for Junior and for myself.

Well, I don't mind getting Junior's baby cot from the John Little Mega Sale at The Expo. But we were there last week, and there wasn't any pink one nor was there one with the vibrating, light, and music feature. They only had the same blue Looney Tunes cot that I'd bought for Joaquin before he was born.

At Kiddy Palace today, we saw the perfect little bed for my princess. It was pure white in colour, has sweet pink bedding, and can swing to and fro. But it was a wooden cot, which means it cannot be assembled and kept in a swift; definitely not desirable. Then the rest of the baby cots we saw were only so-so, but the detachable control (for the music, vibration and light) was what I really want! The price of the cots, inclusive of the control, was $129, reasonable enough.

My sister did say that she wanted to buy the cot for Junior and me as our X'mas present. Cool, but not yet, as she says it is still too early and I can get it closer to my due date.. Ermmm, my EDD has not been confirmed since now, and it falls on the dates ranging from 17th - 24th March '09.

By January, I would be 7 months pregnant and very likely heavy with child. It is not like I cannot wait, anyway Junior wouldn't be born yet; but more like it may be difficult for me to arrange where and how the cot should be placed.

Forget about Junior having her stuff bought and ready, she has got no place in grandma's heart when the rest of her cousins are around.. all these can be represented by one word - Favourism.

Everyone's favourite line of 'advice' to me, is not to be a bad-tempered mum so that Junior would not turn out to be easily irritable or fussy. However, have they wondered why do I lose it so easily? Reason because the guys at home cannot be bothered with helping out with the chores, and not even being responsible for their own stuff! We are all staying under the same roof, so every move or action should take in consideration of everyone in the house. My mum always shield them whenever I have dissatisfaction towards my brother or my cousin. Accordingly to her, I shouldn't be so calculative and should just let things go, otherwise it is not good for Junior. Damn, can they all stop using Junior as a threat??!!

I have been treating the guys so well, and bought things for them on every trip I make.. to have my cousin Robin, throwing away the pair of jeans I bought him from Bangkok after a squabble! He was plain lazy to wash that pair of jeans after I told him off for leaving it on top of the dustbin (making the bin not functional at all!), and I found it all squashed into the trashbin afterwards! These ungrateful buggers! They never have to pay a single cent when they are out with me, never have to return me money I loan them, and yet this is how they treat me; raising their voices and throwing away things I bought kindly for them!!

Eventually Annie Mummy, my sister, and everyone else thinks I am just a petty and bad tempered pregnant woman.. let them all think whatever they like to, and I don't need to explain any of my behaviour to anyone! People who are unappreciative, don't deserve kindness from anyone, especially from a pregnant woman herself, who don't get treated the same way back..

Sweets for my sweet

Mama R's latest addiction.. Chocolates!! U guys remember how badly turned-off I was by the same cocoa beans, a few months back??

Now, I am fine and craving for the sweets every now and then.. well, I think it may not just be chocolates, but all things sweet and pretty-looking. Think all that array of candies and chocolates in Candy Empire and The Cocoa Trees, fresh Mulberry juice at the Expo Food Fair, Japanese Green Apple and Orange sweets at Daiso, etc.. hmmmmm..

Those should make me pile on a few kilos at least, or so I hope coz Mama R is still a little petite for an expectant mum. Just stepped off the weighing scale, and the weight 'hand' was pointing to a mere 48 kg! 5 kilos gained over a span of 5.5mths seem pretty moderate.. but, NOT ENOUGH!! Every pregnant woman goes into the delivery ward with nothing less than a 10 kilos weight gain, and I am just 3.5mths away but halfway there for the extra kilos!

But oddly, I can't seem to be able to wear anything from my existing wardrobe now.. especially the pants! They are already 'M' in size, and I can't buckle them up anymore! Did I mention it is even worse for my brasserie and underwear?? Damn, I am like binding my chest with my old bras! Sooooo tight!! Can't wait to quickly go to the John Little Sale at the Expo for cheaper and bigger bras!!

Ha, of course not forgetting Junior's cot.. and many more stuff, including Xmas presies for everyone. To end this post on an optimestic note, the 'Paradox of Thrift' quotes, "to help the economy get better is actually to spend".

Go on folks, it's shopping time!!

Shopping, shopping!!

Hee, it is never more enjoyable and satisfying than shopping for the little life that is inside you..

I am honestly, as clueless I can be about baby's stuff! What are the essentials, the comfy, the value-for-money, the baby's best fit? DON'T ASK ME, I HAVE TOTALLY NO IDEA!!

Imagine me and Papa D being first-timer parents, knew nuts about baby stuff and bought 2 pacifiers (thumb-shaped, which is recommended and cool that at least we knew this!) for the wrong age group! They are only good for babies 6months and up!

So, being smarter this time, I dragged the supposed experienced granny - my mum, with me for shopping. However, this granny never put aside her culinary traits for one second, and was attracted to the cooking demo at the departmental store before we could even hit the babies' dept! What can I say man?! Sighz..

Anyway, I had a ball of time browsing through all the rompers in the wagon, as they were all cute like nothing!! See those I bought and you will know..



Cutesy taglines, who could resist??

Well, there are still lots of stuff to be affirmed before I make hearty purchases, and those I mean, are diapers, baby wipes, detergent for clothes & bottles, and milk powder. These are large scale of consumables, and it's best that I gather more testimonials before I use them on my own baby.

Oh, there's another 'unique' item that Annie Mummy was searching all over in the baby stores.. baby binder, which is a piece of binding cloth tucked into the baby's garment and the diaper, so that there will be no belly revealing! Of course, the reason is so that the baby won't suffer colds when skin are always covered properly..

The bulk of the baby stuff has not been bought yet, maybe still too early? But then, I am nearing my final trimester already, so technically it is not too soon to get all stuff ready to go. I hope there will be a mega John Little Sale (at the Expo as usual), or the baby fair at Takashimaya exhibit hall really soon. Then I will be able to get the bigger items like a baby cot, baby rocker, bedding, etc, at affordable prices! I come to realise baby stuff ain't as cheap as I thought!!

My final picture before I sign off.. of all stuff ready for little Junior!

Shopaholic Mama R,
for little Junior

In Search of R - DJ Regina feat. Papa D

As at today, I am currently 21 weeks pregnant and counting.. Little Junior is only 15 weeks away from stepping foot into this world!!

Excitement is not only building up in me, but I guess my precious princess must be too, coz she has been 'jumping' with joy inside for the last few days! I had felt her little karate kicks last night whilst seated on the sofa watching my fave CSI on tv, and my mum quickly placed her hand onto my stommie.. The shy little girl wasn't about to let her granny know her powess yet, so no movement when Annie Mummy was touching her. Sorry, better luck next time grandma!

Junior's 'name-to-be' is no doubt the number one most-thought about subject in my head now.. My best friends are so kind to give suggestions, and some of the names they provided are quite beautiful. However, I have said to myself before that Junior's name would come from her daddy and, or her mummy; coz that would then be meaningful.

Well, before Junior's parents finally decide on the best name for their princess, below are some names suggested by kind Auntie Jeannie, Auntie Rachel (who has said Rachel is still the nicest name of all names with 'R', hmp!!), one from Papa D and another contribution from Mama R..

Reneta Raeka
Renalyn Rae-ann Rosevelt Rilda Ria
Rainelle
Reisele (Think Gisele Bunchen, svelte!)

Pissed at the general public..

I know it is not good for an expectant mum to be whining, complaining and all grouchy.. but hey, I am being bullied here!!

Rushing to get training material for the Philippines workshop done, and preparing a whole lot of stuff for the upcoming 'highly confidential' company event, and eventually making my way to school at 7pm! That was a whole deal I have to go through..

Lucky there was still good news awaiting for me at my class.. I had scored 2 marks less than the full score for my Statistics test! My lecturer was very pleased, and announced to the whole class that "Regina had scored very well for the test."

Wanted to go catch a movie with Papa D, as we would be too busy tomorrow touring and going up the Singapore Flyer. But it didn't have the show we want to see - Tropic Thunder, instead it was Madagascar 2. I was hoping the showtime wouldn't be too late, coz honestly, I am quite burnt out these few weeks and can't take anymore late nights.

However, the only available showtime (after my class ends) is the 2350hrs show. By the time the movie is over, I would have probably woken up from a nap whilst watching the movie - not good. Thinking alternatively, we could watch a dvd at home and not go anywhere.

Missed the first 980 (my direct bus home from school), and got onto the second one at around 10pm. The bus was very packed, and maybe has got only 1 seat untaken. All I know is, I didn't manage to get a seat. Afterwards it was all s*#@ty s*@#, as I basically stood throughout the whole bus journey and never got a seat! No one offered, and everytime someone gets down the bus, another person's bums were almost immediately on that vacant seat!

The darn fellow who was seated right in front of my tummy got a child by his side, and made use of the girl to stay seated! He got the kid to sleep on his laps all the way, while checking me out.. supposedly I look so pregnant today, as my dress was clinging onto the skin, but the guy didn't move one single inch!

Next, everyone else just never bothered to look at a pregnant mother less than 20m away.. They basically stay glued to their seats, and never had their sights on anything below their eye-level! My poor Junior must have been so mad at everyone, coz she made her Mama R ached everywhere from the back down.

Hmmmm, I do have just one to one & a half month to go before I will stop going to school. By December, I wouldn't have to be pissed at selfish bus passengers; nor get super annoyed by red plastic bags that push.. hah, you will know what I mean when your legs are always been shooed by the big plastic bags, carried by our dear foreign imports!

Anyway, another piece of good news from class tonight - Monday, 10th Nov (This post is a delayed telecast, sorry!).. I scored 27 out of 30 marks for another test - Labour Economics. Boy, I am getting a little overly pleased with myself now.. heeheehee!!

Funny, memorable and emotional..

Wow, didn't realise it has been so long since I wrote something here.. Since it is going to be a compilation of many events into one post, I'd better make everything short, sweet and straight to the point!

The Missy Breezy Party was fabulous! Me and my best chums, had such a great time.. and I am sooooo thankful for their presence, including the guest-star appearance, our long-time good friend Venetia! Check out the following pictures and see for yourself how beautiful the Courtyard Suite @Amara Sanctuary, Sentosa, is. Ermmm, of course, beauty comes with a price.. (For more on room rates, please contact me directly as I can get discounted prices and privileges)

Well, my family (everyone, from old to young, to the expectant and babies!) being there for my birthday celebration really made my big 3-0 memorable! And the arrival of a special guest also brought the party to different heights.. or rather, language heights which so appear to be! hahahaha..

Papa D flew in from the UK, and joined us on Sunday afternoon. Knowing my family isn't the shy nor the hostile type, very soon they were all chatting and getting familiar with the visitor! Food was fantastic at Thanying in Amara, and inexpensive, when it's supposed to be the same food that Thai Royalty are served with!!

Got such lovely birthday gifts this year, with everything either I had wished for, or simply too lucky to own them! Thanks all, also to those who gave in monetary terms.. you are just being practical here, I like it! ;p!

Junior's turn now..

Yup, after an unsuccessful attempt to know Junior's gender (on 23rd Oct @Dr Wee's clinic), I finally had my ultrasound scan yesterday.

Honestly speaking (no offence, Junior), I was so adamant that Junior would be a boy even up to the minute when I was already being 'scanned'! But when we were told that Junior's gential is almost 85 - 90% formed into a virginal, I was kinda disappointed. However, when Dr Wee was analysing the ultrasound report to me; my disappointment kinda passed and I was really glad to know that Junior's growth is healthy, and amazingly normal when I had only put on 2kg of weight so far.

Papa D was overwhelmed with the string of events at the hospital, and it got a little emotional.. Hmmm, our little girl is so touching her daddy's heart already even before she is born!

Of course with this, it means that Junior is going to be Baby R, and her name would be given by no one else but her father. We are trying to shortlist some names now, and hopefully the 'stubborn-as-an-ox' Mama R will be agreeable to at least some..

Currently selected and on the list are : Renelle and Ranica.

I am going to consider and give some suggestions to Papa D, and eventually agree to the one nicest name.

Til then, cheers from a never-been-happier - Mama R.

Pamper me, pamper her

It was a pamperful day for both of us, my mum & me. Scheduled to have a manicure and pedicure done at my usual manicurist's, we woke up kinda early on a Saturday morning. Reached Far East Plaza and met up with Jeannie and her little princess, Genevie. It wasn't too long ago since I last saw Gen, but a growing kid like her always seem to be taller than the last time..

Annie mummy has had a problem of buying suitable shoes, ever since her feet operation. Her right feet was swollen, and not all shoe types can fit or even accomodate that chunky piece of meat. We were dazzled by the numerous shops that offer glittering bejellewed sandals, pretty pee-a-toes and sexy killler heels. Can't resist stopping for a while to put our Cinderella feet onto the lovelies.. Well, we ended up buying a pair each, of course with mine flat, and unsexy at all.

I decided to go with a light shade for my fingers, as there is still a week to go before my birthday bash and I don't want them to be looking badly chipped and awfully polished. Christine, my manicurist thought I am going to paint my toenails red, again.. but glee, I chose a dark varnish that is gothic but chic.

My mum had her fingers painted just like how she usually did them herself, and fiery red for her toenails.. NICE!

My sis, bro-in-law and little Jayden came to join us and we went for a plate of yummy fruit rojak at the stall which was famous and turned snobbish. We want to go for a good, stomach-filling dinner which would make the 2 expectant mummies satisfied for a long time, and buffet seems to be the ideal choice!

The buffet restaurant located at Ngee Ann City level 5 had became another restaurant, but also offering an International buffet spread. It cost $37.50++ per adult, and we were really making our money worth gorging ourselves crazy from 5.30pm til 8.30pm! After all that feasting on seafood, teppanyaki, salads, and the delectable selection of cakes and desserts, we needed disgestion so badly.

We were shopping at the Children's Dept at Takashimaya while Jayden was soundly asleep in his pram. You all know that Junior's gender is still a mystery, but how can a mummy not get the least excited around all the cutesy clothes of boys and girls?! My sis and her hubby were telling me there's no big deal in a boy donning pink nowadays, but to me it just didn't seem right. I wouldn't mind Junior wearing pink when he's more grown-up, as he would look like a charming bloke then, but not when he's still little..

Thus, I got Junior a blue and another pink babysuit.. whichever gender Junior turns out to be, there will be something for him/her.

Junior's new clothes, of blue and pink!

Am really anticipating now to see which one would little Junior be putting on, ermmm.. I meant me putting on for Junior, heehee!! ;)

Can't get you out of my head!!

I was tasked by my boss (2 bosses, in fact.. my training director was so adamant that I would do a good job!) of organizing a Halloween Party, when I was done with my exams in mid-Sept. It is our company's first-ever Halloween Party, and I was honestly quite thrilled to be the key lead of it!

Never the supersitious sort, it didn't occur to me that organizing of a party where all ghouls, goblins and spooks gather, would mean anything.. not even the slightest thought.

I got started very soon after the budget was given to me.. it was a tiny sum to work with, and truthfully, nothing extravagant (not that a Halloween party needs to be ballroom-fanciful, or that sort) could come out of it. The party has to be held even in our own office premises coz I can't afford to rent a venue at all! With that, I worked towards some cost-economical ideas on food and programs for the day.. The internet proved to be the most useful tool in my research for Halloween party ideas and treats!

My mother then became my advisor as I shared with her some ideas of the gruesome-but-edible Halloween food items. I was so hooked to some of them like "deviled eyeballs", "creepy witch fingers", "bloody chips and dips", etc. I started to think of subsitutes to recreate my own versions of those.

Next was the games.. I had so much going on in my head, that I planned a total of 4 games for that 3hrs party. Those are not complicated or witty games, just something to get everyone loosen up a little and laugh themselves silly!

Decorations for the office were bought last Thursday, when a whopping $250 was spent in just 3 party shops! Well, I was already sneezing away that day when I went out shopping with our office PA, who is in my Halloween committee. But I fell more ill the following day.. I was down with a fever, and woke up having a sore throat. Weird it may seem, coz pregnant women are not prone to 'heatiness' nor ailments like sore throats.

Over the weekends, my mum was secretly spectulating with my uncle and aunt over my involvement in the Halloween Party. And then finally on Sunday, she decided to raise her concerns to me.. and guess what time was it when she came to me? It was in the middle of the night, at 3.30am!!

She told me she couldn't sleep because she kept thinking about all the possible 'harms' that the Halloween Party would do to me and Junior. She wasn't spelling all the bad stuff out, but it was enough to freak me out and I started weeping because I was scared that something would happen to Junior if I really had to carry on with the Halloween Party! We ended the conversation eventually when I rest assured my mum that I would speak to my boss and tell her I need to pull out from the committee. I didn't managed to get back to slumberland only until 5am..

Next day, I wrote to my boss speaking of my mum's concerns and my desire to withdraw from organizing the party. She was so understanding, and even conceded to my request to be excused in the week leading to the party! Of course, she was fine with it partially due to seeing what I have already done and planned for the party.. all the committee needs to do is to take it from me, and execute the plans.

I had the first and last meeting with the committee over lunch on Monday afternoon. It was such an unpleasant one that I basically lost all appetite in the first 15mins of the meeting! Apparently all my efforts in planning the party has gone down the drain, and all I get from the committee members was NEGATIVITY! Ever-flowing negativity!

Now that I am not there to do most of the work, they decided that the party should be made as simple and fuss-free as possible.. the best is to just provide drinks and food for the people to gather and mingle together. That's their idea of a Halloween Party! I would have told my boss to take back the money right that very moment!!

Would they carry on with what I have planned, plus my latest contirbution of the cupcake samples? I really don't know, and I hope they understand that I am washing my hands off the party for good, for real, so they MUST stop relying on me for mass emails or any updates.

I wish them luck..

Financial Planning - 2009

That pair of bronzy, stylish ALDO sandals with the gorgeous seahorse decal is so making me lose my mind!! I have been fanscinating about owning it for the last few days, but my 'conscience' tell me I shouldn't be spending $115 just to beautify my veins-ful feet.. Oh, did I not mention that I have just spotted some varicose veins on my poor feet?

Now that Junior is almost 5months away from being born, there should be some proper financial planning done. I got the sums worked out, and considering that Annie Mummy is not going to be working anymore, her regular expenses are all gonna be on my shoulders! The monthly housing rent (currently debited from her CPF account every month), the nursing fees for granny, grandpa & first uncle, utilities and phone bills, grocceries, etc. Of course since my mum's gonna be the caregiver of Junior, I have to give her a monthly allowance.

All these are definitely gonna eat up a huge portion of my monthly salary, and being the sole-parenting figure of Junior, I am liable for all his/her life. No matter how hard it may be for me down the road, I will try my utmost to provide the best I can for my darling, the ever-so-important being in my life..

With this said, me and mum decided that we have to call for a family meeting. I can't be carrying this financial load all by myself, when my mum still has 2 other children. Hopefully, my siblings, though younger than me, will understand that their eldest sister is going to support a child without a spouse (maybe Junior's dad will help contribute, but I can't be replying on that), and help me out here.

Well, in the meantime, I can try to forget temption like that pair of ALDO sandals, luxuries and pampering for myself, or have Junior suffering with me the next time, which is never gonna be what I want!!

Unbelievable, more than anything possible!

I had been in the most unbelievable conversation with Mr D just now.. it had caused so much emotional imbalance to me & Little Junior now. Really hated every single word he had said.. insensible, ridiculous and UNBELIEVABLE!

D says:
i feel like i am less of a father to our child as each day passes
Regina Baby says:
what do u expect?
Regina Baby says:
in the first place, how can u even be fulfilling ur duties when u ain't even here with the baby??!!
D says:
Its not as if i havent been trying you know
Regina Baby says:
anyway, it is not important! a baby doesn't need a father to grow up..
D says:
it does
Regina Baby says:
a mother is more important..
D says:
thats rubbish and you know it
Regina Baby says:
who is breastfeeding him/her? not the father..
D says:
why are you giving me that??
Regina Baby says:
stop asking me stupid questions when u r the one starting everything.
Regina Baby says:
and also, why do u even want to be here? i don't understand!!

The second part of the conversation is going to prove so much more, of the person who is Little Junior's father..

D says:
I HAVE OFFERED MY WHOLE LIFE TO YOU SERVED ON A PLATTER!!
Regina Baby says:
pls don't tell me things like this.. it is not what i am expecting from u..
Regina Baby says:
what whole life?? u ain't even moving here for good..
D says:
yes i am...
Regina Baby says:
if coming over here to SG means offering ur whole life to me..
D says:
just not at this moment of time where my doctor wants me to remain for the moment
Regina Baby says:
then pls don't do that.. i can't take this heavy responsibilty..
D says:
the only reason i changed my ticket was on doctors advice
Regina Baby says:
pls don't come at all..
D says:
why??
Regina Baby says:
i already told u.. if u are unwell, then don't bother..
it's not like it will make any difference if u r here or not.
D says:
why?
Regina Baby says:
there will be no difference, don't u get it?
Regina Baby says:
my life still goes on, i still have to pay for my own bills and expenses, unless u can afford to pay at least half of what i am bearing..
Regina Baby says:
which, in my honest opinion, is hard..
D says:
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!
D says:
i could pay for all your costs if i find a job there
Regina Baby says:
tell me how confident are u about getting employed here in SG..
D says:
still confident
Regina Baby says:
and then how confident are u about landing urself a job that earns u at least S$1500 a month?
D says:
piece of piss
Regina Baby says:
WHAT?
D says:
i was hoping at least $1800
Regina Baby says:
PLS DON'T OVER-ESTIMATE URSELF..
D says:
its not over estimating
Regina Baby says:
unless u r in a professional job (engineers, teachers, accountants, etc), don't think it is easy to get paid S$1800..
don't forget your employer is still liable for your foreign worker levy fees every month..
D says:
i know
Regina Baby says:
what makes u think they are willingly to pay u so much and then still have to pay ur levy fees?
Regina Baby says:
u know, u know.. again u say u know, but yet make senseless statements like it is a piece of piss for u to earn $1800!!
D says:
you need to have confidence

Twisting and denying the words he said..

D says:
if you are not coming here... then i have to do all that I can to make it over there right??
Regina Baby says:
what's the point of u saying that?
i already made it clear to u that we are not getting married, and ain't even going to be together as a couple..
D says:
why??
Regina Baby says:
so, u do not have to do all that u can to make it over here..
do u understand or not?
D says:
No...
Regina Baby says:
seems like u r the one not understanding the whole situation right from the start..
D says:
all this time we had and you decide one month before i am supposed to migrate that its not going to work
Regina Baby says:
oh crap! u ain't even migrating now!
D says:
wait one moment...
Regina Baby says:
don't talk as if u had already got urself all the papers and stuff done for migration..
D says:
ermmm... i need to find an employer first
Regina Baby says:
migrating is not buying an air-ticket and flying to the country and start finding jobs..
D says:
i do know that...
Regina Baby says:
so, what is this migration u r talking about..
D says:
i can't do any work paid or unpaid in a 3 month visit visa
Regina Baby says:
3 months do not equal to migration!!
D says:
i never said it did
D says:
my migration will never be complete unless i gain Permanent Residency
Regina Baby says:
these are ur words :
"all this time we had and you decide one month before i am supposed to migrate that its not going to work"
Regina Baby says:
what have u got to say now?
stop saying lots and lots of stuff and then finding excuses to deny that u said them..
D says:
i mean between us
Regina Baby says:
see, u r now twisting the words around again..
D says:
no i am not
Regina Baby says:
i am saying the word which u said urself "MIGRATE"
D says:
i mean that you decide us isnt going to work one month before i try to migrate
Regina Baby says:
which means that nothing has been done for the 'migration' yet isn't it?
u haven't done anything about the so-called migration..
D says:
excuse me
Regina Baby says:
so does it matter even if u don't come here for good now??
D says:
first of all... i need to find an employer
Regina Baby says:
have that been done? PLEASE!
Regina Baby says:
so, again.. I AM EMPHASIZING THAT NO MIGRATION STUFF HAS BEEN DONE.
D says:
and i been to the SG embassy enquiring about a 3 month social visit visa in case i havent found an employer by OCt 25th
Regina Baby says:
that doesn't require u to go down to the Embassy..
THINGS LIKE THIS CAN BE DONE VIA THE NET OR PHONING THEM..
D says:
WHAT! i went down to London to visit them
Regina Baby says:
certain things that require you to do it off the net u don't do, and certain things can be found through the net u made so much to complete..
Regina Baby says:
are u saying that u went to London to apply for the 3months visit pass? when u ain't even going to be here for 3 months..
D says:
AAAAAAAAAAARGH
Regina Baby says:
did u apply? submitted application and paid fees?
D says:
i not going to be there now as i have to have a BRAIN SCAN...so decided against for now
Regina Baby says:
u did not answer my question!
did u just go to London to enquire? or did u submitted an application?
D says:
I were going to submit it...but then i thought about my doctors words...i went to London after my doc appointment...
Regina Baby says:
so to say that u actually made a wasted trip to London (SG Embassy) and did nothing?
D says:
well... think about it...
Regina Baby says:
then why did u still say like u had done so much at the Embassy, the efforts u took to go down to London and to the Emabssy..
D says:
do i find out if i have problem with my head or do i stay in SG for 3 months and let my condition deteriate?
Regina Baby says:
it is all rubbish, u know that? see, that's what u are good in..
D says:
i never said i took so much effort to go there
D says:
sheesh...i only got on a train
Regina Baby says:
u actually did nothing, but wanted to tell me that u went down to the Embassy and stuff

This part of the conversation had the most impossible dialogues, and I was sobbing uncontrollably when he said he's going to take away Junior from me!!

D says:
what i want i cant have
the only thing i want i cant have
D says:
well ... two things
Regina Baby says:
blame God for that or what? u r not the only person in the world to face that..
D says:
so... that is supposed to make it better??
well is it?
Regina Baby says:
what? u r in a stage of denial..
D says:
its much worse than that
Regina Baby says:
it is the truth on how things are going, and so u can only accept it.
D says:
you cant judge things being 6000 miles apart
Regina Baby says:
what? pls stop going round and round again!! it is not going to change anything..
Regina Baby says:
my piece of advice to u.. don't come to SG, as it means possibly putting ur health in danger, and also making u lose a bit of ur fortune..
D says:
i want to come...
Regina Baby says:
as for you wanting to contribute as a father, i have kept receipts of everything i paid for..
D says:
pls allow me this... those two weeks
Regina Baby says:
and pictures of Junior are posted regularly on my blog..
D says:
like i promised
Regina Baby says:
so, u are not missing out on anything..
D says:
i know
Regina Baby says:
u don't owe me any promises..
D says:
its not nearly enough
D says:
i do and junior, he/she is my flesh too
Regina Baby says:
i will write to u every month on how much i spent, and then u can send remittance accordingly..
D says:
i owe him/her my whole life
Regina Baby says:
stop it!
D says:
i do
Regina Baby says:
i honestly shouldn't have told u i am expecting..
D says:
i know... because i cant stop this stabbing feeling in my heart
Regina Baby says:
if u want so much to take care of Junior, u can have him/her then and raise him/her in Reading if u think u r capable..
D says:
okay then
Regina Baby says:
u think u can do that?
D says:
let me do that
Regina Baby says:
don't be kidding..
D says:
and you go back to your bachelorette ways
D says:
i can do that yes
life always finds a way
Regina Baby says:
it is impossible to let Junior suffer along with you..
D says:
why would junior suffer?
Regina Baby says:
if u mean well for Junior, u wouldn't have even said that..
Regina Baby says:
u aren't even well urself.. how can u possibly take care of a growing baby?
D says:
if you really cared you wouldnt have suggested giving him/her up
Regina Baby says:
i am only saying that to tell u that u don't have the ability and capacity to do that..
D says:
says who?
Regina Baby says:
so, Junior's only good when he/she stays with me..
Regina Baby says:
u r sick ok..
D says:
and?
Regina Baby says:
what if something happens to u??
D says:
like you care
Regina Baby says:
have u spared a thought??
D says:
gosh?
Regina Baby says:
i care for Junior..
D says:
i havent found out if i am sick yet
D says:
and so do i, so much
Regina Baby says:
u want him/her to struggle through growing up himself/herself if the father isn't there anymore?
D says:
what good is a father to her all the way in the UK?
Regina Baby says:
are u able to send him/her to a college after secondary??
D says:
yes
Regina Baby says:
with ur current earnings from BK.. please, be practical..
D says:
i not gonna be in BK forever you know
Regina Baby says:
but u haven't found something better and prospectful..
D says:
i do have an investment here you know, my home
Regina Baby says:
so, don't brag and say u can provide for Junior..
D says:
i am looking right now in jobs here too
Regina Baby says:
that doesn't mean u r financially more capable..
Regina Baby says:
and what, if u got no money to provide for Junior, u sell away ur house?
and then where does that leave u & Junior to stay??
D says:
you should try to know more about the UK
dont think i would be financially unable to look after him/her...
D says:
i am going now, bye
Regina Baby says:
u can't even pay a mobile bill of 135 pounds..
Regina Baby says:
nevertheless, i am never going to give up Junior!!

The Missy Breezy Party

My first ever birthday invite, made by myself! I am so, so pleased.. (yea, that smug look is all over my face!) of course, it has already been blasted to my best mates!!

Am feeling even more excited now, after the invite is done. Can't wait for the day to come, ya know?!

Me and my best, and I mean the best of all friends ever, will be spending a day & night at Amara Sanctuary Resort in Sentosa. The theme 'Missy Breezy' can be broken down into 1) Missy - the 5 best friends, and 2) Breezy is the way to dress for this party!

Expect to see lots of skin and unfortunately, a baby bump on Mama R! Hahahahaha..

We would be dipping in the pool in bikinis (I have long declared that I want to be in one before my stommie expands horribly!!), sipping off cocktails (or mocktails sadly, for the expectant mum) at beach cafes, savouring BBQ meat and seafood by the pool restaurant, and finally.. hitting Cafe Del' Mar for the first time!

It has always been on my wish-list to have a slumber party with the girls, and finally we get to do that (only pity is, X can't join us)!

Honestly, the best time of my life has been those times I spent with J, E, X and Z - my 4 best friends. Our 2004 Hong Kong trip was amazing, our annual hotel retreats at Changi Village Hotel & Plaza Park Royal was so much fun & laughter, and most definitely our monthly gatherings to catch up or to celebrate one's birthday. I would never bear to put down any of this with my clique, in exchange for anything else.

All of us have grown up, settled down and got married.. born a child or either planning to. None of those have changed or rocked our strong friendship in any way, and I know it will just go on like this..

Thanks girls, for all that you have ever given in my life..

Love,
Regina Baby

A night out.. with little Junior

There is nothing unusual for a girl in her late 20s (there's still a bit before I hit the big 3-0, ok?!), to be out with her fun-loving girlfriends on a Saturday night.. but well, it may be a different story with an expectant Mama R carrying that 4mth bump of hers to party the night away..

Honestly, I have not been out for a super long time.. ermmm, long enough in my definition. The party-loving Regina Baby used to hit the pubs/clubs at least once a week. The key word here is 'used', which means history for the now Mama R.

My best chum, Jeannie asked me causually one day, "Are you upset by the fact that you are now deprived of going out due to your pregnancy?" My answer was as straight as any runway at the Milan Fashion Week - "No, I am not the least upset or grouchy at all." It is true that I have always enjoyed 1 or 2 pints of ice cold beer at mid-week, and the grooving to my fave house or Hip-hop tunes at the club. But, those don't mean anything to me more than little Junior does now..

Although I will occassionally whine at being pregnant at the wrong time (with my career progressing and my studies uncompleted, it's just not the right time), I never blamed Junior for any of the sacrifices I have to make. Giving up partying is just one of the many things. Having to put on loose and unshapely dresses, boycotting my fave Oolong tea, and not being able to travel for at least 10 months to a year are the sacrifices, which all parents would say "it's all worth it".

Anyway, I did had fun last night hanging out with J Quek.. like how we always do in the past. I was initially hesitant about letting my hair down completely, as I wasn't sure if Junior would be ok with the loud music pumping, and the sweaty bodies pushing around. But, I was safe, under the protection of J Quek.

She brought me to 2 clubs which apparently have been around for a while, and I 'the frog in the well' was only patronizing them for the first time! After a glass of Shirley Temple, fruit punch and finally a bottle of distilled water, I was tired and ended our night at 3+ in the morning. Before hopping onto a taxi, Junior was rumbling in my stomach, craving for food. So, me & J Quek went to this late night kebab stall and bought a chicken kebab each.. Yummy, so satisfying!!

I must have exhausted Junior so much that we only woke up at 12pm today, and was napping away 2 hours later. Hmmmm, maybe a chill-out session at Marina Mandarin's lounge or at The Long Bar would be a better option the next time..

Somewhere Inside - Our first pleasantry!

It's amazing enough to know there's a new life, somewhere inside you.. and imagine exchanging pleasantries with the little being!

Indescribable - was what I felt at that time when the doctor (not my usual gynae, Dr Wee, who was fully booked for the day) pointed out the little fingers from the monitor to me. Apparently, little Junior was opening and closing those little fists of his/her, as if like saying "Hi Mama!" to me!

A pity only images of the scans are recorded and printed out, otherwise you all would be able to see for yourselves how my little darling is acting sociably! But well, a picture is better than nothing.. here it is..

It was purely by chance I got this scan done at KK Hospital, when my abdominal pains did not go away after 5 days. Wanted to ignore it initially (was so hoping to take my fave stomache remedy, but I can't), but Jeannie was listing to me all the possiblities of this prolonged pain; and I decided to not take any risks.

Doctor diagnosed the pain to be caused by eating some 'bad' food, or food that my stomach is not taking so well due to pregnancy. Her prescription, hear it.. Characoal tabs & Panadol! Can a pregnant woman take such medicine?! Maybe I am wrong, but I just didn't want to further aggravate my abdominal pains with other harmful effects that the meds may bring about.

Well, I ain't exactly free from the abdominal pains now.. just that they are slightly more bearable, and less frequent today.

Anyway, I have to post another scan of Junior taken at its 13 weeks inside me.. this pic shows the nose of my baby so very clearly! You could see the fingers already from this scan, and another distinctive feature is the lips. In fact when I was having the scan, the little one was pouting his/her lips at us! It made all of us (my mum & sis were there too) giggled, and wondered if Junior's going to have luscious lips like Angelina Jolie!

See what I meant? Heeheehee..

For the records, Junior is now 4 days away from turning 16weeks old.. or rather, my pregnancy. He/she should measure around 8 - 9cm by now, and the most awaited news will be revealed in my next gynae's appointment..

Will it be Baby D, or Baby R???

The Call of COACH

A few calls to and fro, at local time 0500+hrs/USA 1700+hrs, I finally had my COACH confirmed and bought..
That's the one, the 'New Graphic Op Art Julianne'. This range apparently has hit the stores just recently, so it wasn't on the website that time when we were giving our 'orders' to Xueyun.

'Tele-shopping', as what Xueyun called it, was kinda insecure.. I mean for both the shopper and the buyer, this process has to be of great accuracy (when describing color, texture, etc), to carry lots of personal judgement and opinions, and must be of complete trust for the other party.

X as my shopper on the other end of the line, has been a great pair of eyes for me who can't be there physically to view the goods. She was very detailed and careful with describing the color and fabric of my intended purchase, to me. Not forgetting to throw in her personal opinion too, and delightfully telling me of the 'Sabrina' choice for her goodself! Good work there, Ms Liao!

It was me who was the indecisive one, and I have to say my apologies here to the kind soul who took a taxi on purpose (everyone knows how freaking costly it is to take a cab around the States!) to the COACH shop to help her chums get all their desiredfuls, on the eve of her returning back to SG. Thanks a million, X!

Prior to the call of COACH, I was still sorting out my dreadful pile of bills.. of credit cards, mobile phone, cable and broadband. It loooks like I am going to be in heavier debts now with my latest splurge.. but you know what, heck the bills!! I am just buying myself a luxurious birthday gift, which I was never generous enough to do so for the last 30 years.

Anyway, come October 25th, the 'Missys' are going to get even more pampered when they check themselves into the tranquility and absolute cosiness of the 'Courtyard Suite' at Amara Sanctuary, Sentosa. For those who wants a sneak peek of what to expect, check out the below link..

http://www.amarasanctuary.com/accommodation/courtyardsuites.html

Get ready for the big birthday bash - The Missy Breezy Party!!

Cheers! =)

INEXPERIENCED?!

People who know me would never, ever thought of describing me with this inappropriate word "inexperienced".. well, maybe they would, in some areas which I do admit that I lack experience in.

Parenting - I am only expecting my first baby now, of course I am more of a greenhorn than anything else!

Dealing with very critical diseases/illnesses - can I say the worse case I ever encountered was my 'threatened miscarriage'?

Travelling - So far I have been and seen only Malaysia, Bintan, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Great Britain.

Drugs - Definitely not a field of interest!

Serving time - Not rebellious enough when I was younger I suppose..

If that word was pinpointing my work or life experience, it probably have came from a wrong dictionary..

My resume isn't filled with prestigious qualifications, but rather VAST working experience that has brought me this far today! It spanned from a small retail assistant, to an assistant sales supervisor, to a pub waitress, to a clinic assistant, to a customer relationship officer, to an admin & purchasing executive, to a secretary/PA to a MD/HR Director, and finally a profession which I am so loving it now.. a HR & Training assistant, regionally, may I add.

Seen and worked with people from all walks of life. People of high calibre like directors, doctors, school principals/lecturers, police superintendents, lawyers and entrepreneurs, etc.. Normal white/blue working class, and the lowly educated Bangadeshi machinists whom I have to spend time explaining company policies and their salary calculations to!

The problem with me is I am not as tech-savvy as the younger generations now, but I am resourceful enough. Single-handedly organized a 4days HR Conference in May for a team of overseas & local delegates, and was complimented for making the event so successful! Have been tasked most recently to key lead my company's Halloween Party (note for a group of more than 100 staff!), and co-assist the PA for the Xmas Party too!

I am not bragging about my achievements, but rather to say that it is simply ridiculous for someone to even label me "INEXPERIENCED"!