Finally!!!!

Whoever has been doing the rain dance has finally work. From the past 2 weeks of simply nothing but heat and bush fires, it rained today! Although it has already stopped here, somewhere further east is still showering heavily.....the firemen can finally rest....

SPOT THE DOG 

Smiling Dog 

February

In a way I am so glad that February is coming to an end. It has been such a clumsy february for me. In the span of 2 weeks, I have bruised both of my knees, cut my finger and gotten an insane amount of mosiquito bites. Not to mention the stubbing of toes....I wonder which deity I have offended to have to suffer like this.

My family is preparing to move. AGAIN. Back to Chelsea. AGAIN. We have just moved from Chelsea to Maryland last year during summer and now we are moving back. AGAIN. Although I am not looking forward to the actual moving, I am looking forward to settling down finally. Since I return from Perth, my parents have talked about the possibility of moving back to Chelsea should we sell Maryland. So I have been feeling really unsettled. My stuff are haphazardly placed everywhere and I don't even feel like packing the room much because of the fact that we are moving. Also, I am looking forward to having my own room again. Don't get me wrong, I love sharing a room with my E-Chiing. At least every night there is someone to talk to before I sleep and she and I have a ball sharing the same room together. Well, I guess I am looking forward to some private space. Some space where I can "design" the non-exsistant "decor" and personalise it.

I am a little mixed feelings about working. On one hand I am so looking forward to it. I have been complaining about having nothing to do and no money etc. Plus, this job sounds extremely challenging and demanding but it also sounds like I am going to learn and learn fast. I might even get the opportunity to go to HongKong! On the other, I am so used to having nothing to do. Waking up at whatever time I fancy (which is about 8.30am - 9am thesedays) and be at the beck and call of Blackie. In the sense that at least I know I can be there whenever he needs me. Oh well, I reckon a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do and a woman's gotta do what a woman wants to do. And I want to work....i think...hehe.

Blackie went for field camp with his wing today and won't be back til Wednesday.....What should I do meantime????

I just read the blog of a friend from Perth. He and his girlfriend are going through some tough times and are currently not together anymore. Although I dunno what happened between the both of them, I feel so bad for them because I thought they were IT having been together for a pretty long time. His blog, once filled with nonsensical funny rubbish, now is covered with words of sadness and despair. Well, I hope whatever happens, both find happiness and optimism in their life. Friends made when I was studying overseas are very dear to me because we share a bond that only us will understand.

What holds for Blacks and I in the future? Suddenly I dare not think.

February is also the month where I missed my DaJie Elin a lot. Somehow I wish she was here, giving me advice that I need about job and stuff. She always have answers. Its probably a elderest sister thing. With her PR in Australia, I wonder whether she will ever think about returning back here and to stay? I doubt.

Well, I am unsure whether February has been a good month. But lets not dwell on February and look forward to March!!! Blacks and my 1st year! We really made it!

Beach Day

(from left to right: Joey, Vicky and Bobo)

Sunday 20th February

Blacks and I brought our 3 doggies to Tanjong Beach Sentosa. Our dogs we found out are not very aquatic. All so scared of going into the sea especially Joey. Vicky's fur is not very waterproof and it got really heavy when she swam and Bobo preferred to stay near the shore. 3 extremely noisy dogs when we were on the way there, became really quiet on the way home. But blacks and I agree that this dog outing is actually more tiring for us because we not only have to chase them all over the beach and then go home and shower all of them. I knocked out at around 9ish 10. Blacks totally knocked out at around midnight.

I just got rejected for a job. Theoractically I didn't get rejected, I just didn't get the call back for the job. Nonetheless, it feels kinda sucky. Like I am not good enough. This job hunting thing is not as fun as I thought. I still am not sure what to do. And the worse thing is, noone is giving me pressure to find a job. It's worse because I feel so guilty. Oh GOD! Give me a sign!

---> Hahaha...in the span of 15mins of typing the above paragraph, I actually got the call back for the job! I GOT A JOB!

Happy Rooster Year!!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you, all the way from Amber Road!!!! MY DADDY!!!! More affectionately known as thesedays as POPPY. The oh so beautiful babe besides this hunky dory man is me! Me in my mother's old gown she wore to her wedding about 33 years ago. Its not her wedding gown. But I can't remember whether she told me she wore it to the dinner or ROM....well.....as you can see...the design is indeed from the 70s....SO ORBIANG!

Happy Lunar New Year to everyone. On this 2nd day on New Year. I wish everyone success in your life. Horse Come Success (Ma Dao Chen Gong). Heart Think Come True (Xin Xiang Shi Chen). Wealth Circle In Jewel (Cai Yuan Jin Bao). And for those senior citizens.....Long Life Hundred Age (Chang Ming Bai Sui). In this year of the rooster, I currently dun have anything to wish for but a job. Something to do. Something for me to earn some money. I am not only broke. I am bored to tears.

I'm not sure whether it is a bad omen or what. Blackie and I had our first very ultra serious fight yesterday and the whole night we hardly spoke to one another. He said something at the fit of anger that hurt me a lot. I know yesterday night he was feeling very remorseful and simply spent the whole night by my side. I wanted so much to tell him that everything is ok and I am not sad but my tears din allow me to. I hardly even looked at him and thought the best thing to do is to close my eyes and sleep. I think he must have spent the night thinking and keeping himself occupied for he did not sleep til about 4am. Well, I master up enough courage to let him know why I couldn't stop crying yesterday. We talked and we made up. Things are back to normal now. The good thing that come out from this is that we have grown and mature together. Learn more about each other.

Well. I hope the year of the Rooster is a good one for all.

PS: One good sign of a better year?? My ang pow collection increase. Mainly $10 this year....economy is picking up!!!

Happy Rooster Year to all

Hope the year will be a ball

Married, attached, stay happy

Single people get lucky!

Working people earn more more

Study people grades will sore!

So for all I wish tonight

May your future be so bright!

My resume photo

So how do you like it? This is my photo that I sent for job application. I know I should get a professional shot but I took this due to time constraint. With the help of photographer Captain Tay, this is wat we produce. I think its ok lah. And with aid of some cosmetics....Viola! Flawless complexion. After I took this shot, I told blackie there is something wrong with it but I cant pin point. After thinking a bit, i realise its because I have never seen myself with flawless complexion and it looks weird seeing me this way. Well, its not a bad thing and I am not complaining. Flawless complexion is a great thing....hahaha thats why i am splurging on SKII!!!

GI ECK!!!!!! 

This is dedicated to Jessie Ang

To my dearest Jessie,

Its been almost a month since you went back to cold and gloomy ScottieLand. Hope things are well there. Everything here in Singapore is great. I had a really quiet new year. Blacks and I simply went to catch "Meet the Fockers". The month of January has been alright so far. I hardly have done anything. Have only really sent out 1 resume but I hope I get it and will get my butt to sending out more soon. Oh by the way, how is your job? Im sure you are doing great. You are deem for success! Invent a new type of non-addictive marijuana or something k? Neil and you good? Blacks and I are great. He just came back from Medan from SAF's humanitarian effort for the tsunami. It was not as fulfilling and as interesting and as challenging, basically totally not what he had in mind. He keeps saying he feels like he didn't contribute to much because he was doing paperwork stuff, but I believe its all part and parcel of the whole humanitarian effort and I'm sure his work does contribute. We just spend Saturday night at his place, I'm trying to make it a point to spend 1 weekend night at his place per week so at least we spend some time with his family as well. His mom's a blast, keeps complaining about blacks to me.

Oh guess what, I went to see my fortune teller as usual. She told me some stuff quite true. Told me from age 1 - 18 I was bless with great luck. I didn't have to worry about anything and got everything I wanted. From 18 - about 26, my money just disappears. Which is so true! Sometimes I dunno what I spend on but the money just keeps disappearing! But she told me also something quite shocking and I still dunno how to react. She says I have a life of a widow. That my husband would die when Im about 40ish. BUT!!!! 50, I would still have "love luck" and might re-marry!! Hahah!!! Sexy flirty at 50! Oh, I also ask when I can get married....In about 2 years or so babe....You can take a holiday!!! You have the job of the bridesmaid! Hahhahaha DIAMOND THAT I HAVE TO DRAG ON THE FLOOR.

Anyway I just had a Mcspicy and wanted to dedicate the picture to you cos you were the first thing that came to my mind when I bought it.

Miss you babe. Miss having you here in Singapore. Could use some ABNORMALITY here. Hahahah.

Talk soon! Love you Much!!!
Eck

2005

Oh dear, my last entry is 29th December 2004. So much has happen since then and I havent checked in.

Anyway for those who know, blackie is currently in Medan helping out with the relief efforts for the tsunami crisis. I have pretty mixed feelings about this tsunami thing. Yes, I think its such a tragic catastrophe to happen. So much lives lost. So many lost their families and friends. Livelihoods lost. I was watching news and they mention something I totally agree. A Generation Lost. I admire the survivors for having the will and the strength to now pick up the pieces and move on. Oh the other hand, it is only through such a tragedy that unites the world. Isn't it an irony? It takes a catastrophe to unite the world. Although I have only volunteered for a day as a telephone operator for the tsunami crisis, I am heartened by the amount of people who have come forward to lend a hand. Some, literally drop everything in their hands to help out. For the religious ones out there, is this God's way of uniting the world? Issit also God's way to control the world's population? To some extent, I think so. Although watching interviews of people who have lost their families, fathers crying for they cant save their children, mothers crying for they survive and their children didn't and children crying for they are now ophans, it just breaks my heart. If its really God's doing, it is cruel.

I would write more but its 1.15am and I need to sleep. Waking up early.....til I write again.

Cherish those around you.

Note: The main star is NOT my sister

Feels like my blog has turn itself into a pet zone so whoever has pets to show off. Just send them to me! This handsome thing is BooBoo's dog call Spot Spot. Note the trend of repeatitive name? Anyway I was being "forced" by my sister to put this picture up. In exchange I can put up the other picture of us wearing the SKII mask which made us look like monster. I am still contemplating whether I want to do that. So anyway this is Spotspot...So cute and cuddly and his fur is so soft unlike my 2 monsters at home. Although the grass is not always greener on the other side. Its definately greener for me when it comes to dogs.

Anyway i am currently suffering from rotator cuff injury. For more information visit: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=19EFBA2D-8046-47F0-BA265F0E5A590A78

So my shoulder hurts like hell and I have very limited movement. Is this what it means by aging?!?!?! It sucks!

Can You Spot the Odd????

SPOT THE FOCKER!!!!

Our first Christmas

Since this is my personal blog, I am gonna say WHATEVER I want to say without anyone giving me shit about it. Firstly I wanna say what a fantastic christmas I have had this year. Although it wasn't a flashy christmas. We didn't go to any party or celebrate in anyway whatsoever. In fact, blackie and I were asleep by 12.30am! But nonetheless, I spent my christmas with THE MAN. What more could I ask for. On Christmas day itself, Blackie, Er-Jie, Booboo and I went to cineleisure to watch Kung Fu Hustle. (Great show by the way go catch it. ). We had a marvellous time. I ran into Wenqiang who still looked the same, tall and thin, Fabian who has ballooned a bit and Zhihao whom I think don't really remember me! Also ran into my BRUDDER Shawn Wang. Congratulations on the new girl!!! You deserve to be happy more than anyone else! I love you!!!! Sarah Wee and I think is her boyfriend? So what is a better way to celebrate my Christmas? With Family, Friends and my Lover......

Secondly I would like to take some time and bitch a bit. On Christmas Day, I was invited to a movie by some friends whom decided it would be TOO AWKWARD for me and blackie to join them. In my defense, I would just like to ask whether were they thinking that on christmas day I would leave my boyfriend alone and watch movie with them?!?!?!?! Also, they should have the expectation that I would invite my boyfriend. Anyway, I told them that if it was so, it doesnt matter they can go ahead. I then purposely booked myself on the show at same place. Then I came back home and received a msg online from that friend saying that I shouldn't expect them to entertain my boyfriend. Entertain my boyfriend?!?!?! Its watching a freaking movie! I don't expect anyone to cajoule and make my boyfriend laugh! What's there to entertain about!?!?!?!? Juveniles!

Oh well, I guess relationships can be straining on friendships and I guess I can't and I won't please everyone. Importantly I am happy. And I am happy. Besides its Christmas and the New Year is coming. Time of forgiveness and forgetting. I am just gonna forget. Sleep it off. Behold 2005! A New E-Ying is arriving.

Friendships and Relationships

Isn't friendships an absolutely marvellous thing to have? Good friends are always there for you. Girlfriends always know what you are thinking and are fantastic shopping pals. I'm not one who knows a lot of people and have many friends. But the small social network I have is one that I treasure. Having the most immediate circle consisting of Jessie, Huiru and Audrey. 4 of us are really different yet somehow we are such good friends and have been so for the last 7 years. Jessie is the nonsense one who has brain the size of whatever and whoever that has a big brain. She is the one I go to to have no holds barred conversation. Huiru is the one you'll go to for help with ur arts stuff. She is the well read one whose GP is pretty good. And Audrey is the one I go to for serious advice. She subtlely gives you open ended advice that makes you think and ponder. I dunno what role I play for them but I wonder how can 4 such different people come together and been friends for the past 7 years? To the girls who are reading this, I love each of you to death and will always be there for you as you guys have been there for me.

People who know me well will tell you that I am happier as a couple. Maybe thats why since I started dating, I havent been single for longer than 6 months. I love being an "us". Especially now with MY Captain Tay. But what defines a good relationship? Do you seek happiness or as my da-jie say hopes that the partners helps you to be a better person? In the past month, I have come across a friend who is going to be a father, a friend who is "in like" with a guy and an accquaintance who is in an abusive relationship. I hope at whatever stage of a relationship you are, you are happy. Truly happy.

Here I want to thank Xiaohei. For you are one who accepts all my flaws, love me unconditionally, takes great care of me and you have become my best friend. Muacks. I love you.

My love for all things Japanese

Japanese technology is nothing but simply fantastic. 4 of us didn't really know what was going on when we took this series of pictures but we had such good fun. Almost everyone is back from overseas and its great. Even my bestest friend Jessie is home for a while.

Thank you Jessie

Thank you Jessie for this lovely belated birthday present

Just in case people dunno, this is a belly stud in the shape of a butterfly

Its absolutely FANTASTICO!

black's dog

this is my dog. his name is bobo. he is white with light brown patch. he has big eyes. and very cute. he likes to run around like a mad dog. i like him very much.

Our Chilli Crabs

Saturday night we had some fun

I deep fried some yummy buns

Blackie cooked 6 delicious chilli crabs

Which I help to kill and wrap

Here's the picture for you to see

Drool you shall but do not pee!

Spot the differences

For people out there with siblings; Sibling relationship is the longest relationship you will ever have. So treassure and make the most out of it! I'm glad my sisters are my closest and 2 of my bestest friends!

From left: E-Lin (Dajie), E-Ying (Xiao Mei), E-Chiing (Erjie)

Can you guys spot the following differences;

1. The colour tone variation
2. The smile variation
3. The hair colour andd style variation
4. OBVIOUSLY the height variation...hehe

I wonder why some people still think me and my erjie still look like twins...we obviously look so different!!!???

Look at my new dog...Floppsy

This is my new dog floppsy. She has white socks as ears.....