BrightSmile for 2011!

Finally got my teeth lasered white, tq signor affascinante! xx!

studiato!

dolce fare niente, ah, la dolce vita!!!

:)

Xmas in KL!

Time flies!!! It's yet another year end!

Last weeked went by in a flash, il mio idolo was in town; and now he's back in Rome. I am glad that the first dinner with my parents is over and done with, and now; I miss him already!

I am excited to be home for Xmas this year, it's been 2 years since I celebrated X'mas and NYE in KL. Vy darling if you are reading this, I am sorry I can't make it home for our X'mas party, next year, maybe!!!!!!!!! Kiss.

Ok, now.. il mio siesta!!
zzz

the BIG Interview

It's Friday night! And I should be on the way out with Ben, but just 'cause I had this ahemm.. cosmetic procedure done 2 days ago, my face is all red, and blotchy- hence OUT; is a no go. Please please, I hope I can heal by tomorrow night!!!That, and the rest of the world is heading to SG for Zoukout, I am uber JEALOUS!!!!!

Am home instead, giving a mini-lecture to my baby cousins who are all so excited for tomorrow's interview with SIA. Reminds me of Sam and myself just over two years ago! I can totally relate to the excitement! Let's just hope they are not too dissapointed when they realise what life is really like onboard! It's not all glam and glitz, but sheer hardwork- I am glad though it was my life the past two and a half years; and I've seen and travelled, shopped to my heart's content, and met the bestest friends thru flying. That, and I met my il mio idolo in Sg!! :D

But oh well, that's the great thing about life, we all see things differently, and they may just end up lovin' it, and make it their lifetime career.

All the best to you girls!! xx

Flying Pillow

Dreamt last night I was suppose to go on a flight to Milan, but it was my free ticket flight.

It turned out my 'plane' was actually a large flying pillow, and since I am an 'illegal crew' I had to wear a Winnie the Pooh costume, complete with a fckin ugly Winnie the Pooh face mask to boot. That, and I had this lazy pilot who refused to take off on time!!! He wanted to go get coffee from Yakun Kaya Toast!

Then I was comparing when Sam and I were going to LAX for a holiday, and how excited we were to go, and be on a proper plane; and now I have to fly on a flying pillow all the way to Europe just 'cause am no longer a cabin crew. Grrr.

I woke up disoriented; confused if I was in Milan, or Singapore; then I found Muffin staring at me.

Sigh. My dreams!

homeground

it's good to be back!! Good to go out for late night supper with Ben, meet the old hsbc group, do dinner with sam and bitch all night, good to wake up to my furry monsters, to drive my little car and blast the radio loud and to have mum fussing all over me!!!

So, yea, it's good to be back!

At the back of my mind though, am worried if my employment pass would go thru, and how long it'll be before I can head back to Singapore. But I read from somewhere, that life is all about balancing five balls; career, family, friends, health and love. Rubber ball being career, the others, glass. Pass few months I think I focused a tad bit too much on my love and career in Singapore, so yupp am doing the other balls now!! teeeeeheeee!
hmm. wonder what's for breakfast!

juggling the 5 balls.

Read this theory of juggling the 5 balls from a romance novel. I didn't think much of the book, I don't quite like to read romance stories, really; and I think it paints in the minds of all women an all-too-rosy picture about how relationships should be; but it really ISN'T . So anyways. Where was I? I am tired. And I am writing this while waiting for il mio idolo to come out from the shower.
So anyways, the 5 balls.
Career, family, friends, love, and health. Out of these 5 balls of life, 4 are glass, the 1 rubber. Guess which is which?
Turns out, the one thing most of us strive for, and work hard for, Career, is the rubber ball. Sadly, in our bid to earn as much as we could, or win the rat race, we misjuggle our precious 4 glass balls; family, friends, love and health.
Note to self: remember that career is the rubber ball.

graveyard shift

I should be working my ass off right now with my work piling up, but my eyelid's are so heavy.

I wonder how I did it before, I don't think I can operate a flight now if I had to. I remember how I used to go out the whole day, and report for a Europe in the late night, touch down in Europe, and head out sight-seeing for the next 12 hours!

So, I left for work at 4 this morning, with barely 3 hours of sleep, we had to go view an installation of a client's rebranding campaign at Dhoby Ghaut MRT!! Never occourred .. damn how do you spell it? The word looks weird. YOu get the gist anyways, I never realised it took that many contractors to get a whole site ready, there were up to 40 of them!

We rushed thru the installation, with a main focal point: to have dim sum breakfast at Geylang Lorong 17.

So now, here we all are; at work. Coffee tumblers filled to the brim with extra strong coffee from Rasa Singapura, Half asleep, tummy full, a million emails to send out, a presentation to complete and table piled with heaps of workload.

12 pm come quickly!

and.. hoorayyy today's payday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not quite the usual Monday blues

It's raining, and a huge debate is going on at work:

What to order in for Lunch.

Pizza Hut, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.


I know its such a mundane thing for most people, but I am tickled to bits!

up next?? Kick boxing!!

Weekend

I logged in today, wanting to kill time while on the MRT ride home to Tampines from dinner with J, my colleague, in Bedok.

I found myself soon browsing thru my old entries, and I must say, it was melancholic to read thru my memories with the girls from flying days. Damn, I miss you girls!It gave me a warm feeling to read about my entries written alone in my hotel room, in strange hotels, and countries. It brought back so many happy memories!

This is why writing is so important. It keeps the memories alive. To remember the routes taken, the lessons learnt, the tears spilled, the laughter shared. Oh, yes too; the money spent.

I started this blog 2 and a half years ago, to let mum read actually about my life as an air stewardess. To let you, mum, follow me on my travels across the world. Indeed, it has served its purpose, and I am sure mum, you have found it quite an amusement.

So now, this blog follows me into the next stage of my life.

My new life on ground. Not neccessarily better, or bigger, or grander, but well, just the next phase of life. We all need to step up eventually, no, to different levels and challenges. To explore other roads not taken, YET.

Today has been quite a day! I am proud of myself. We managed quite well , in S's absence, we did our very best! I learnt a bit more about PR today, and I feel so giddy and light headed about having learnt these new ropes! albeit just the tip of the iceberg!


Ok. Am being bitten alive by these darn singaporean mosquitos. Looks like the mosquitos here are just as kiasu as their fellow human countrymen.

Even on the 10th floor, in an air conditioned room, they're still here, on the forage, FOR MY BLOOD!!

Off to grab Vy's shelltox!!!!!!!

first month in advertising

I am exhausted!

4th week in Advertising, and things are definitely picking up. In terms of workload, I mean!
After many sessions of going to and fro, stuck in a constant deliberation between the client and the creative team, finally, I got to see my first bus advert installation of a certain client's new rebranding scheme.
I was so excited to see the past weeks' hard work, though it was mostly my team's efforts ( I joined somewhat towards the near-end of the campaign). But yet! Still fun! Wish I could post up the pics , or even write more about it, but I can't, so ..
Anyways, moving on; lunch time , S and I decided to go check out a client's roadshow, we decided to take advantage of being out, and to my great delight; we did a bit of shopping! The perks, I guess of the job. Love it when S decides to declare a mini shopping trip amidst our crazy efforts to get our work done.
Anyways. Thank god it's friday once again. A great end , to a real busy week. Tomorrow's going to be the real killer, S is going to be potentially hospitalised, so.. it'll be interesting to see how we hold up the fort!
My signor affascinante is not back yet, I miss him already!

revived!

I am guilty as charged.

yes, yet another silly woman who drops all things she loves doing, the minute she finds herself a new man. Be it friends, partying, socializing, .. BLOGGING!

So . It's been almost 3 months since my wings has been officially clipped.
29 August 2010 was the last day of my life as a flight stewardess; and I have yet , No REGRETs.

Sure, I miss the shopping, I miss the travelling, I miss being able to pick up my bags and leave for a couple of days; but nothing can compare being able to share the everyday- ness ( if there's even such a word for it) of having to go to work, to toil in the daily stressors of a normal life on ground, buying groceries, watering my plants, worrying about my roses, what to eat for lunch, OR dinner with him, where to go on weekends, what DVDs to watch; well, I think nothing at this point can beat that.

Looking back at where i stood , last year, this time; I am pretty proud of myself.
I think I have moved 4 steps forward.

For ONE, I am working towards a career , for the long term. A future , now.
SECOND, I have started working out , I have just signed up for a gym! I am going to stay committed , I swear.
THIRD, I can cook now, and I am eating healthily. Gone are the days where I survived on canned tuna, hawker food, aircraft food and MacD's delivery.
FOURTH, am SPENDING LESS!

Hmmm.. now if only I can get my rose bush to bloom!!

reboot*

Sunday , 6th of June ; and I am pretty happy with myself :I have finally updated my resume, and submitted it to a few companies. I am excited!!

I admit, a career reboot is a bit scary. I wonder if I would miss flying; the allowances. The travelling. The shopping.

But I am excited! The thought of having all my weekends off, public holidays, coffee breaks , happy hours after a stressful day at work, of going to meetings, dressing up in work gear , cute colleagues: its enough to make me leave.

It's not going to be easy re-adjusting, but an easy life is a boring one. SO there.

burn the midnight oil

o230 hours , Friday morning 04 June . I should be sleeping just like the rest of the people living in the timezone GMT+8.

Instead, coffee in hand,warpaint on, and helmet hair: I am all prepared for work.

Sydney. Here I come again. Yaiks. passengers: please just don't make it to the airport. SLEEEP IN !!

But just like Sam and I said, let's not think, not feel , not ask , just do.
2 hours of sleep, nails still unpainted, homework for flight not done, my pickup's in 35 minutes ; blogging instead.
Coffee ; help me please!!!!!

note to self: start sending out resume!

stressed out!

I logged in today , wanting to write about the trillion stressors that has been making me a tad down the past few days.
I change my mind.

Better to lose track from counting my blessings than to bother counting my troubles.
Hence:
I am thankful to have my family, especially mum to keep me mentally sane.
I am thankful to have friends I can count on.
I am thankful that I am healthy. So are my loved ones.
I am thankful to have him in my life.
I am thankful to be earning money.
I am thankful for being rostered on the same A380 conversion course with Ivy.(let's dress up hun!!!)
I am thankful to have a closet full of clothes I don't quite need.
I am thankful to have traveled to my heart's content.
I am thankful to have no regrets.


I shall look forward to training together with Ivy!
I shall look forward to my annual leave next week, - KL here I come!
I shall look forward to my Bali holiday with him and his mummy
I shall look forward to flying on the A380.
I shall look forward to starting a new life in a few months time.

Life is short, let's make it sweet.


cheers!

SHOOOOT!

hmm.... think i found a hidden talent!

LOS ANGELES!

at the airport now, waiting to board: we are leaving for LA!!!!

Sydney

Just got back from Sydney, it was such an exhausting flight! 8 hours of running around , making cocktails! Drinks! Hot drinks!! Carrying babies! Crying ones at that too! and entertaining toddlers!! Smart ass ones too!

grr. What a workout!

Anyways, I didn't do much in Sydney, it's always too short a stay to do anything in Australia. I really should do a little bit more sight-seeing before I quit!!!


:)


ok.
He's coming back in a bit- time to cook fish!

congrats to ayu!!!

ok, not like she's going to read this- but I still want to remember this day, for I just found out one of my closest girlfriend, Ayu just got engaged !!!!!!!!!!!!!

From heartbreaks to heartaches, to shopping sprees, and drunkard nights- and now, weddings!!!



Just can't believe how time flies!!! I am definitely very happy, and so excited with this piece of news!!!!!!!!

28 th and 30th May- I can't wait!!!!

skeletons in the closet

note to self: what you don't know, won't hurt you.

today, curiosity killed the cat.

literally.


oh well.

amsterdam , winter 2010

I just got back from Amsterdam yesterday ,and it was freezing!



Nevertheless, above or below 0 degrees, it was still nice to be back in Amsterdam. Guess the place shall always be a part of me, though it's been 8 years since my year exchange there!! Did not get to meet up with the Aukeses, but Petra if you're reading this, Ik zal bij jullie komen in Maart/April, zeker weten! :)


I keep forgetting to bring my camera with me these days when I am at work; hence here are photos from my Iphone, not bad , huh? :)

popping corn

ever wanted to make cinema-like popcorn in the comforts of your own home?

well, i did.

So some weeks back, I bought this machine, much to his delight- and today, we decided to test-try our first batch before heading out to watch Legion .

it was dummy proof- just put in some oil, throw in the corn, count to twenty, and VOILA! Popping corn.




see how adorable it looks sitting on my kitchen counter?

sleepless nights

Just can't seem to sleep.

here's pics of my recent trip to auckland with sam, and met up with Grace, my highschool mate. Ahem, Dr Grace to be exact :)


mission bay, auckland 7 Jan 2010

thank you gracie for bringing us around, love!

hey, green fingers!

For three weeks now, I've been babysitting his plant.

Ahem, and to my greatest delight:





it started to bloom the cutest , daintiest white flowers !


Not bad huh, for someone who forgets to water the plants!



Happy 2010!