Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Fashion help before i become a fashion faux pas!

It's the weekend!!!!  YEY!  What plans do you have this weekend?  I wish I could say that I'll be scrappin' up a storm but alas..... my scrap area is seriously in need of a good clean up.  I have so much stuff and rubbish on the table I cannot even see my trimmer anymore. LOL!

My sister gets married in 2 weeks....... yes .... 2 weeks time so this means we'll all be crazy busy leading up to it too.  I'm so happy I managed to find a really beautiful dress for her wedding dinner.  It's really a big load off my mind.   Now I just need to go find some matching acessories and shoes.  Should not be too difficult eh?

Any good suggestions as to what would match a Ivory Tube Dress? 

Pearls? Gold bangles? Gold strappy heels?  Let me know k???

And before I finish off.... here is another sneak for my new October workshop.  :) FUN FUN FUN!

Have a great weekend!! To all my Muslim friends... Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. :)

all mixed up....

This week I received a piece of really sad news.. one of my poly mates' wife was diagonsed with cancer about a month back and passed on early in the week.  The news came as a real shock as I would not expect any of my peers to bring me such news.... not at this age!  I am not aquainted with my friend's wife but have met up with him on several ocassions after we left poly.... mostly during planned group outings or weddings. 

I spent the day feeling really sad and thinking about my own family and how blessed I am.  We always take it for granted that people we love will always be there around us.  But in reality... we all know that anything can happen to anyone at anytime.  This friend's wife must have been my age or younger... she must have fought bravely for the 1 month that she knew about her cancer and even at such a young age... the disease eats you up.  It's crazy just thinking about it.  I cannot even begin to imagine how my friend must be feeling now... to lose his wife at such a young age.  Uggh i feel sad thinking about it again.

Remember to give your loved one a hug today and tell him/her you love him/her ya?

On another note.... im finally going to start brewing up ideas for next month's workshop.  Judging from the fact that it takes me several weeks to complete the layouts.... i better start now. :)  I finally have a pocket of time to begin work.  Wish me luck there eh?

Ohhh and I must recommend this to anyone who loves Nonya/Peranakan food.  My mom recommended me this place that deep freezes nonya dishes so you can store in your freezer and reheat when you want to eat.  The food is really not bad.  Eugene and I had the Itek Tim (Duck with Preserved Vegetables soup) and Chicken Buah Keluak (Chicken Stew with Black nuts) the other night and it was pretty good!  Think Im going to have Chicken Pontek (Chicken Stew) for lunch later.. yum!  Here is the website you can go to order - http://www.babaking.com.sg.  They have FREE delivery when you order 6 packs and above. 

Any fans of nonya/peranakan food here? 

today........

A fun day ...... at the Luge :) ... not an easy feat to snap this photo. We had to coordinate and make sure I was behind Eugene (with no one else behind us.. .... ok this was not planned..lol).. Eugene had to hold up the camera with 1 hand while steering the Luge with the other..... all this as we were speeding down the slope at high speed.

Great shot though! hehehe.

This is life...

I'm sitting at Starbucks at Terminal 2 Airport now having a nice Grande Hazelnut Mocha and yummy Thai sauced salad with prawns.  Life eh?  Well technically I'm off today but well work needs to be done especially now as CHA approaches.  In slightly more than a week's time... I'll be back here again but this time flying off to Anaheim, LA for the CHA Winter show.  Can't wait to be back.. I'm having Jamba Juice withdrawal... hahaha.

Why am I at the airport today then?  Well my parents return from their trip in about 2 hrs time... they've been away since last Monday at Las Vegas and Japan for the annual Consumer Electronics Show.  Miss them lah.  ... and well since I have the time today, I thought I'd surprise them by picking them up at the airport. 

It's pretty nice to work from here too.. quiet :)  Maybe I should do this more often.. LOL!

Okay okay.. I'll need to go back to proper work now...
hehehee.. till next update!

Ciao.

holy cow..... i scrapped!

yes indeed and feelin' really happy about it.  Aside from work related scrapping (which does not count towards my personal scrapbook goals).. I have not done a layout since last November!  Well don't count the Christmas pressies.. I'm talking about purely layouts for ME.  It's good to finally break the dry spell and of course break into my stash.

What better way to start the year with a little yummmmmy Sassafras!  I really cannot wait to see what the new collections are for CHA Winter ...  I really hope its gonna follow the previous 2 show releases coz they've been nothing but super "fun-tas-tic" to work with.. catch my drift? Wink Wink.

Well i completed the page last night and really had fun mixing Sassafras up with some good ole Hamblys.. me love hamblys too! hehe

 

 

 

Oh and as I was going through my photos.. I realised that I forgot to show what I did for my parents for Christmas...

its actually a huge IKEA frame about 30 over inches wide. Each image is about 3" by 3".. basically all photos taken in 2008.  It's now hanging up on the wall at my parent's new home.  I'm glad they liked it.  Eugene and I took quite a long while calculating the distance between photos and making sure they were straight (you know how I'm all about NOT calculating and alignments... it was quite  a painful experience .. at least for ME. LOL!  Good thing I had Eugene!)

Lastly... this is something I stumbled upon from ZEN HABITS blog.  I read this blog ocassionally coz we all need a little ZEN in our lifes.. haha

These are the POWER OF LESS tips from the blog:

Don’t make resolutions, create a new habit. It lasts longer.

So true So true....

Start your New Year with a clear desk. Clear everything off the top of the desk but the essential tools.

Gosh I need to do this.. my scrap area and work area both totally messed up!

Set one major goal for this year. Focus yourself completely into making it happen. Make it a mantra.

Hmmm... how about DECLUTTER?

Take action TODAY to make your One Goal happen. Even a small action. Tomorrow: repeat.

My goal today is to complete up some pre-orders for upcoming CHA Winter show.  Now if only Starbucks has home delivery.

Schedule time for yourself, right now. Every day if possible, even if it’s just 10 mins.

Me time.. probably when I go get my Starbucks coffee.  Still dreaming of home delivery.

Practice effective focus. Spend 30 minutes just focusing on one task. Clear distractions. It gets easier.

This I really need to do.  My mind is constantly thinking of different things and I work effectively multitasking actually.. but it's good to concentrate on one thing at a time.  I can be working on the computer and doing 3 different tasks at one time.  eg:  creating some graphics for the store, doing orders, typing an email etc etc.

Realize that you don’t need to respond to email right away-no one expects you to. It can wait! Checking email just twice a day is possible if you let go of the need to respond immediately.

Ahahahahhaa! What would life be without emails. But I have to remember this too.

Oh well okay... I'm gonna go back to work now.  Have a nice day ya?

I started the year... with a bang.

literally.... i did.  If you read my previous post you would have known that I had a pulsating headache since last Monday the 29th of December... well it did not let up and on Thursday (New Year's Day) the pulsating got soooo bad it felt like a huge hammer was pounding my head every few seconds.. i could even feel my head twitching backward with each tug of the nerve.  By evening it had gotten sooo bad I could not take it anymore.

My parents and Eugene brought me to the 24hr walk in clinic at Eastshore Hospital to get it checked... the doc did some checks on my blood pressure (which shot up SO HIGH it was not funny... speaking of which i should get my pressure checked soon coz my family has a history of High Blood Pressure).

Anyways yep.. the blood pressure rocketed sky high and by then the pain was getting real bad I just needed to quickly see the doc and go home to lie down.

The doc did some tests to see if I had blurred vision.. tested hand/eye cordination and senses (OMG.. I think if i did not pass any of those tests.. which would indicate a brain function abnormality etc, i would have freaked out.  I sure as hell didnt want an appointment to see a Neurologist!)

Was prescribed some painkillers and panadeine (stronger than paracetamol), also a gel to massage the neck area.  Thank God for Jac's spare Tempur pillow too... coz I think the main problem that caused the severe migraine was a strain in my neck area.  Maybe it was from staring down at the stock take book all day monday or maybe sleep posture or a combination or maybe it was just waiting to happen.

Anyways I rested quite a lot on Friday and some on Saturday... loaded up on meds and with the help of the tempur pillow ... I'm happy to say I'm muchhhh better now. The meds was not without side effects though... I dono if it was the painkiller or the panadeine that affected my bowels coz I felt so bloated after taking them and kept burping and burping. sheeesh.

But today I tested a full day without painkillers and meds ... the head is no longer pulsating but I'm just feelin a little 'after effects' i guess.  Head still feels a little heavy and the part that pulsated , sore.. but other then that I can function normally.. PHEWW!

Think I'm gonna take it easy the next couple of days.. not spend too many hrs on the pc and rest more.

Thank you everyone for all your concern.. your calls and smses... really touched and love you all so much! 

My parents and sister head off to LA and Las Vegas this week to visit the 2009 International Consumer Electronic Show.  When they come back... it would be my turn to head to LA a week later.  Won't be seeing much of my family this month.. :(

SIS - Take care of Parents ya!! 

Last day for 2008!

It is the last day of the year! Boy this year has just flown by. I have been really busy and tired to post anything after Christmas. These few days I have been having this nerve pulling kinda headache at the back of my head. it started on monday night and it is still there. Wonder what is wrong. I did not knock my head or anything. Sigh... Hope it goes away soon...it's quite an irritating feeling. Kinda feels like someone hammered my head.

No plans for tonight just a family reunion dinner. Yeah you read right..reunion dinner. LOL ! my auntie and uncle from ausTralia are in town and leaving on Friday so we decided to have the dinner early.

Ok I will post more later... Been typing from my iPod touch and my head is hurting again. Have a nice time tonight wherever you are heading. Stay safe!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I'm pooped. Downright exhausted.  But it was all worth it.

More updates soon... in the meantime... MERRRRYYYYY CHRISTMASSSSSSsss!!!

It's Christmas Eve......ding dong merrily on high!

It's Christmas Eve...... yey!!!!!! 

I've finally finished my big project for my parents.  They are gonna have a huuuuuuuge Christmas present.  I'm still scratching my head as to how to wrap it. It'll definitely not fit under the tree.. LOL! 

Will post up photos of the project after they open it at the party :)

Here is our family favourite ...... OSMONDS FAMILY CHRISTMAS - The Christmas Song.  There is some talking at the beginning but if you forward to about 1.35 ... the song begins :)

Have a nice, safe and blessed Christmas everyone.. love you all lots.

oh and I got THIS for myself yesterday at Starbucks.. heheheheheheee... not bad not bad.. can save money!

Its.... another crazy christmas :)

Just got back from "ANOTHER CRAZY CHRISTMAS" ... really enjoyed it!  Went with parents, my sister, her boyfriend and Eugene... all 6 of us.  :)

Christmas is COMINGGGGGGGgg!!! OMG I'm so dead.  I've a TON of things to do ... pressies to get.. pressies to make.. pressies to WRAP.  I need me an ELF.. maybe make that 2!  I'm really looking forward to our family annual Christmas Bash on Christmas Eve though.  My sister and I .. together with MOM would plan this yearly.. right down to the THEME of the Party.  We've had the traditional RED and GREEN.. POLKA DOTS... bringing items that spell out 'MERRY CHRISTMAS'... and last year everyone in the family had to come in RAINBOW colours (you know.. Richard Of York Gains Battle In Vain.. ala RED ORANGE GREEN BLUE INDIGO VIOLET).  LOL.  Everyone's been super sporting and its been great.

What goes on at our annual Christmas Bash?  FOOD.... FOOD .. FOOD. .. Games.. Prizes... Sing A Longs... Wine.... and PRESSIE EXCHANGE!  Ohhh its gonna be so much fun!  Real family bonding time ... uncles and aunties... grandmas.. friends.. cousins.. all join in the fun.  Its one noisy party I tell ya!

Okay I need to get back to my Christmas Pressies now.... have a blast of a weekend k?  HO HO HO!