“Love makes you do crazy things, insane things, things in a million years you wouldn’t see yourself doing, but there you are doing them.

Haven’t updated in quite a while since I wanted to make full use of the short time that Jon & I have for each other before he departs for USA. There were quite a handful of activities so I’m gonna try my best to recall and write them down in chronological order!

Wednesday – Jon stayed over at my place and we spent a lazy morning together since it was my off day. Made plans for lunch at Wild Honey since weeks back, and I was kinda mad with Jon the day before when he met me because he wore slippers. He totally forgot about our lunch date. Felt so annoyed at him the night before, but somehow it simmered a short while after. Figured that I shouldn’t be screwing up our plans, so I decided to wear slippers with him so he wouldn’t look underdressed.

Anyway, my second visit to Wild Honey was as good as the first, and I’m glad that Jon enjoyed his meal too! :D I ordered Scandinavian while Jon had Mexican. I loved my share, and everything just went well with each other! It was shopping at Far East Plaza thereafter! (:

Oh yes, slippers for the day just to match my forgetful boy.

Thursday – When Jon stayed over at my place, he grabbed one of my shirts to wear because he was afraid of catching a cold. Who would know that he actually grabbed my St. Marg’s PE shirt! :O But gosh it was quite a hilarious sight I just had to take a picture of it!

(By the way, the reason why he took this shirt was because it’s probably one of the biggest shirt I have in my cupboard)

Friday – Was supposed to work but I got a MC because I wasn’t feeling well, but wasn’t that unwell to be unable to function. Truth to be told, I wanted to spend a little more time with Jon as well since it was the last weekend with have together. Don’t you dare judge me because I was really sick and Jon had to force me to take medications. Give me credits for me being honest instead!

So while I went to visit the doctor, Jon went to run some errands for his family. This guy is really so selfless and is so willing to go through all the trouble just to convenient his family members. I salute and give him all the respect when it comes to this, and I’ve never seen anyone else like this ever. Wish I could be like this too.

Headed to his place and waited for him to be back from all the errands that he have to do, then off we drove to have facial together at Clementi. Went back to his place and we gave dinner a miss because we were going to have late night xiaolongbao buffet at Crystal Jade with his brothers & secondary school friends! Though I love to eat, I can’t eat a lot at one go despite feeling hungry all the time! Each of us had one basket (is that what you call it?) xiao long bao each, and the guys kept asking for more. Jeremy had 6 baskets of it just for himself! D: I died at my second basket. /: I didn’t fancy the taste of the soup because the guys threw in too much lamb and I don’t like the smell of lamb at all. ):

Playing with J when we were back.

He’s such a big boy now!

Saturday – I had a lazy morning at Jon’s place while he was out to play football with his brother & friends. The entire day was just spent at his place packing his luggage, playing with J, eating home-cooked food, spending some quiet and slow time together with each other’s company.

Home-made Kueh Pie Tie by Jon’s Grandmother

Preparing his luggage only a day before he departs!

Jerwin has this method of trying to discipline J where he is not allowed to have his meal when it’s placed in front of him until 5 minutes has passed. Sounds like a real torture but J’s really disciplined in doing so. Even when I’m not sitting down beside him to make sure that he doesn’t touch his meal, he will not eat until he’s given the green light to!

Carrying J the big fella! He’s growing at an exponential rate! D:

I made a reservation at 2am: Dessert Bar later that night, but it turned out to be quite a disappointment in both of our opinion. Jon ordered a Tiramisu while I had Purple. Mine tasted nicer (in my opinion) even though the Tiramisu was the more popular choice. All in all, we paid $30 for two desserts, which didn’t even satisfy us. ):

Jon insisted that I must blog about our experience at 2am because it was disappointing. The moment we finished our desserts, Jon turned and asked “We’re not going to come back here, right?”, and I couldn’t help but to nod my head. Desserts tasted fair (mine was quite interesting though) with a pathetic serving that’s extremely overpriced.

And because I didn’t have my desserts craving satisfied, I bought a tub of Haagen-Dazs ice-cream and we ate it in the car. Tried the new Caramel Biscuit & Cream flavour and it was awesome! So much better than 2am! Half the price, and in a big volume!

When we got back to his place lay on bed, talked about the most random things, and then fell asleep while hugging each other tightly. I wished this moment would really last forever.

Sunday – Woke up real early to pack up, and then off we headed to the airport. Surprisingly I didn’t feel sad at all about him leaving this time round. I guess it’s because we’ve grown to understand the fact that this is not that difficult when our bond for each other’s so strong, the fact that we’re doing this for the future we want together.

I told myself that four months isn’t really that long, and we can get through it without much problems even though there’s a timezone problem right now. The next thing I know will be the fact that I’ll be on the plane with his family, making our way to Los Angeles to reunite with him. Every reason why I’m going to slog and work my life away for the next four months for this trip.

Went back to The Chau’s residence after Jon departed, and I went with them for J’s training. I really love J a lot I can kiss and hug him all day long! I never knew that I’d ever love a German Shepherd this much. And it’s so amazing to see how much bigger he has grown over the past two months!

J looks like he is smiling widely to the camera here. So cuteeee! :D

Curious little J.

Giving J a shower after his training!

Poor J has got this mark on his nose because of the muzzle, all because of the law that says all “German Shepherds must be muzzled in public”. ):
By the way, he looks so cute here! :D

I feel really bad for disappearing from home for the past three days, and I’m really glad that my family understands without making a fuss about it.

I hope my boy will reach the states safe and sound, and through his entire stay there. I shall hit the sack now, and wait for his call at 2am in the morning. Now we’ll have to find a way to contact each other with a time difference of 14 hours. ):

Dinner with The Chaus at my place, along with my Grandma on Saturday night. The night was fun, and I was glad it wasn’t awkward at all. The kids (our brothers, Jon & I) played the drinking game and laughed a hell lot from being bloated with water, while the adults were having their adult talk. My house is not even this neat and tidy on Chinese New Year!

And guess what’s the first thing Jon said when his family entered? “Let me bring you to my room.” -.-

My very dashing boyfriend (who came and pick me up from work yesterday) in formal wear;  he was working at his Dad’s shop for a day since it was short handed, while his Dad rest at home. I love how filial Baby is. (:

I love how Jon makes an effort to stay at my place and finish up the home-cooked soup that my Mom prepared despite being in a rush for time. (: And just as we were leaving my place, we bumped into my Dad who just reached home.

D: You all hate me ah? Why are you all leaving?
Both of us laughed.
K: I’ll be staying at Jon’s place for the night.
D: Come back home! *refusing to let me off in a joking manner*
J: *while I was still looking at my Dad, he placed his palm on my face and dragged me towards the lift* Byebyeee!

Hahaha, Baby’s actions totally shocked me. But I love this relationship of how we all can joke around with each other like that. How Jon is close to my family. And how my family loves him too. Priceless. <3

Baby stayed over on Thursday night, because both of us had the intention of sleeping in the next morning. But that poor boy had to sacrifice his sleep and wake up at 7am just to help my Dad run some errands while I sleep in. I really appreciate your acts a lot my dear. <3

My dearest wrapping himself up like a dumpling. (:

We went to Chinatown to get some KOI because Jon wanted to let Hao Rui try it, since we were meeting him for lunch at Raffles Place thereafter. So while Jon went to get them, I went to the tour agency and booked two tickets to Bintan; in-lieu of Jon’s 21st birthday celebration! :D Have been planning (and saving) for this since a few months back! Initially I wanted to surprise Jon on the day itself by bringing him to the ferry terminal, but I’m afraid this boy will have some things planned on this day so I decided to drop the idea of surprising him, and to book him in advance rather. But the very dumb me kinda surprised him at the wrong time because he got a little annoyed with waiting for me to be done. ): But after a few minutes, I could sense that he’s actually very happy that we’ll be going away on this beach vacation! :D

Hao Rui headed back to work after lunch, while the both of us headed down to Bugis for some shopping! This has gotta be the first time I’m shopping properly ever since I started working! ): Anyway, the only thing I got for the day was just a bag while Jon spent a lot more than me, for the very first time! At the rate he shops, he’s gonna burn a hole in my pocket soon! D:

I pasted pretty alphabet stickers on my Holga! Can’t stop playing around with my Holga and I hope my first roll of film will turn out fine!

Shopping makes me happy! :D

Why isn’t there any clothes that tickles my fancy? ):

Took a train down to The Cathay thereafter to catch Eclipse! :D I am glad that it was way better than New Moon (but that’s partly because New Moon’s actually one of the most boring books among the four)! Jon enjoyed the action scenes, and I’m glad he did. (: There were quite a few funny moments in the movie and I laughed quite a bit! Definitely enjoying watching movie with the best company I can ever get. (:

Stayover at Jon’s place, and I slept in on Saturday morning! :D Had to force myself to wake up because we were going to bring J for training at Woodlands! That little pup need to learn to behave a little more, so they’ve got a professional trainer to coach this little fella. It would be a disaster if this boy is left untrained, and by the time he becomes huge it’d be totally out of control! So far so good! He’s learning quite fine, and he seems to be pretty happy (and tired at the end of the training) running around! On the car ride home, he knocked off in the car instantly! Heehee, poor little cute pup! <3

J the cute little emo pup

This J is so smart! He was sleeping on the ride for training, and he decided to place his head right in front of the air con! He’s damn cute and smart! Check out his tranquil expression, heehee! <3

Jon walking J around just before the training starts. (:

He’s licking my face! Check out his cute little tongue! <3

Tired little boy!

I need more/longer days like these, away from exhausting work.

Anyway, on the actual day of my birthday – Wednesday – Jon and I had trouble deciding on whether we should have my birthday lunch at Forlino or Privé since I wanted to visit these places since a while ago! Anyway, we decided on Privé and I really love the view from the restaurant. Looking at the clear blue sky and the yatch being docked pier helped lightened my mood by a whole lot. Would love to revisit this place, but at Privé Cafe & Bakery instead! (:

The restaurant’s rather spacious I liked that. Gives us enough room for some quiet time. (: We had a 3 course meal and it was my treat! Afterall, I am the one’s that is working right now! Kinda felt the pinch for the costly meal though. ): Ever since Jon’s back, I’ve been spending a little more than usual. ): Spent an additional S$150 on getting accessories (faux leather notebook case & a screen protector) just a few days back! D:

So anyway, the food was pretty good and I certainly enjoyed the company of my boy. (: It has been so long, and definitely nice, to be pampering ourselves with good food just like the good old days. (:

My share

Jon’s share

omg so fat. ):

I really love the sky that day. It was so clear and blue, just the way I like it to be. (:

Wanted to catch Eclipse after lunch, but the timings weren’t on our side so we did some window shopping instead. I have a feeling that I’ve lost my ability to shop because nothing really catches my eye, and I gotta admit that I am a little lazy to dig through the piles of clothes to look for something beautiful. ):

Headed back to his place thereafter, and I miss J the cute little pup so much! He’s growing on me, a lot faster than I expected. :D Never knew that I could love a German Shepherd this much. (: It’s definitely nice to see that he’s slowly recognizing Jon as his family even though he still sticks to Jerwin most of the time. I love how he runs to us with his tail wagging so quickly when we opened the door, jumping onto our laps and licking us all over. He’s such a sweetie! <3 Sometimes I even miss him more than I miss Jon, really!

He has such long limbs!

Jon & I had a simple birthday dinner at Keng Eng Kee Seafood with my family. (: It was also my treat as well, and that really makes me feel that a lot of things changes when you are growing up (physically and financially). But oh well, it was really nice having some good family time together, with Jon together too. (: Can never ask for more when you’ve got good food and your loved ones with you. (:

Very important people in my life.

Have been staying over at Jon’s place for the past few days, and I really thank my parents for their great understanding without even complaining about me disappearing from home during this period. But I really love J’s company even though he cause quite a lot of scratches and red marks all over me because of his claws and hyperactive self sometimes. But awwwww, he is just such a sweetheart! <3

My actual birthday was a simple affair, but I was contented. Can never ask for more. (:

Just a few days back, Jon popped by at my work place with a cup of bubble tea & famous amos cookies while bringing Raymond & co who was visiting in Singapore. Shortly after, I received an SMS from my sweetheart…

J: Baby you will marry me right?
K: Woah why did you ask this? It sounds very freaky! (As in, it sounds as though he’s guilty of something and I still have to marry him anyway.)
J: Because you said you’ll marry whoever got you the two things (bubble tea & famous amos).

That message, it made me smile so much to myself. (:

(A dog-ful entry ahead, and nothing more/less!)

J’s such a loyal boy, waiting patiently behind Jerwin to be done with his homework.

Later in the afternoon, we went to their neighbour’s place who owns a 4 year old Golden Retriever called Nicole. Oh boy, Nicole’s a really pretty and obedient dog, and that leaves me really really impressed! I really love Golden Retrievers, they are so pretty and elegant! <3 I guess the only downside about having one is that they shed excessive amount of fur! ): Oh… and they were sharing with us how Nicole can actually see dirty things and shared some of the experiences with us. That kinda spooked me a little! :S

But J, on the other hand, was such a naughty boy! He peed on the sofa and the floor, then shit in the Gladys (the daughter) room! But thankfully they were really patient and nice with J, knowing that he’s still a young pup and it’s all part and parcel of puppyhood!

Evidence of J being really mischievous trying to snatch the toy from Nicole when we were playing Fetch with them!

Nicole in her raincoat, so cute!

Had lunch at Clementi’s Botak Jones because I was craving for the cheese mashed potatoes! It still taste as good, but I’m quite sad that the portion shrunk. ):

I’m a greedy pig this way!

Estella came to join us after that, and Stacey left us to meet her friend! Estella and I headed over The Chau’s place to play with J! :D Jerwin was really welcoming, and I was glad that Estella wasn’t awkward! (: J really sticks to Jerwin a whole lot, because Jerwin actually brought his mattress & pillow to sleep beside J’s cage for the first few days. Bet that made Jerwin his main master, and it’s a no wonder why he always follow him around the house. Estella and I had a bit of trouble getting J’s attention every now and then! But it was funny being ignore by J. q:

J licks me all over my face, and I find it hard to resist this baby! <3

Bazhang that Jon’s grandma made. Super yummy! <3

Estella and I made plans to go down for a swim, but because it rained so heavily earlier in the day, the weather became really cold. So all we did was to just soak in the pool and talked while playing with water. Heehee, it was fun! But babe, we need to meet for a proper swimming session soon! :D

I had so much fun that I forgot that I was supposed to be going for a movie with Jerwin and one of his classmate in the evening, so I was rushing through dinner and changing out! /:

Jerwin was trying to train J. He prepared his dinner, and is trying to discipline J, leaving his meal there for 2 minutes and asking him to stay (not to eat his food)! But J was such a good boy, he did that without much problems though there was a few times he wanted to just grab his meal heehee!

Caught The Karate Kid at The Grand Cathay, and it was awesome! :D Jaden Smith is so cute! Every time Jaden gets punch, I could totally ache for him! ): But it’s a really awesome movie to catch, so please do! :D

My ratings: 4.5/5 apples

It’s such a long day I’m feeling so tired right now. Pretty certain that I’d knock out as soon as I lie on the bed, which is good. (: Now that my off day’s over, it’s time to recharge for work tomorrow. I hope this week (and the rest of the month) will get by smoothly for me!

Met up with Emily on Tuesday, and I felt really bad because I received the call from Jerwin about Porsch’s accident just 5 minutes before I could meet Emily. So when she saw me, I was already tearing like an idiot, and she had to give me loads of tissue paper and watch me tear over the phone. ): I even shortened our meet up duration because I wanted to rush over to The Chau’s residence to see if everything’s okay. Sorry babe! Let’s have a proper meet up really soon again, alright?! :D

We had dinner at Centrepoint’s Astons Specialities, and my rating for that restaurant would be below average! First, I expected it to taste as nice as the one that’s in Cathay, and secondly it is almost twice as costly too! >:( The food looks really simple, and less appetising as Cathay’s too. ): They do not even serve chicken, but I’ve gotta say that they have quite unique sides like potato skin with cheese (which is what I’ve gotten! That apart, I don’t think it’s somewhere I’d want to visit again. I wonder if it is the same for Emily too. /:

After dinner, we walked over to Wisma’s Isetan to grab some skincare products. Emily and I are absolute skincare junkies! D: I bought my Laneige moisturising cleansing oil because I needed it though!

Had Thai buffet for lunch with The Chaus at Tawandang today. I love the Thai food there, but have never been there for lunch before. I thought that the food served was not too bad, but Uncle said that the variety of food was quite little. Anyway, I had so many bowls of Tom Yum soup the lady asked “You really love Tom Yum Soup. I’ve seen you quite a few times already!” Okay, I took that as she was trying to tell me that I’m greedy in the most subtle way possible. ): She’s right though, I love Tom Yum Soup big time! (:

Felt so happy and bloated because I ate to my heart’s content! :D

After lunch, we all went to the pet farm located at Lorong Halus! It’s such a secluded area I doubt anyone would visit that area for no reason! The Chaus decided to get another dog to help the family move on from the demise of Porsch because the house’s so quiet without that little chap. ): However, this time round the family has decided to get a German Shepherd instead a toy dog! Initially I was quite freaked out by the idea of them having a big dog in their residence but when I saw the young pups I was quite bought over by them! Their fur is so nice to touch and play with. Not forgetting that they’re smart dogs. (: The Chau brothers are really lucky to have spontaneous parents who are willing to let them get another dog this soon, especially when this dog really cost them a bomb!

We spent almost 4-5 hours at the pet farm, getting the necessary stuff for the new pup! :O When the pup got onto the car, it made quite a bit of whiny sound probably because he was afraid. But he got quite comfortable after a while. (: It seemed like he didn’t have a problem with adapting to his new crib too! Let’s just hope that this time the pup would not have the same fate as poor Porsch. ):

The entire process of choosing a name for the new pup was hilarious! We went from Zeus (because Jerwin love the idea of having a mighty and powerful name for his police dog, and Zeus was the name of  a Lightning God), to Zoff, then to Joff. In the end, we decided that it was best to call the new pup J. Spelling? J. Isn’t that just… cool? J Chau (sounds like Jay Chou in a way or another)!

Let’s just hope that it will not treat Jon like a stranger when he’s back! I was telling Jon’s family how sad it is to have another member of the family that would probably be taller than Jon because a German Shepherd can be really huge! Then Jon’s parents just laughed, hahaha! Seems like there’s no barrier for me to “make fun” of their son in front of them any more! (Y)

Welcome to the family, J! :D

4 more days till you are 6 months old.

I hate that driver, that driver that knocked you down and drove away. Hate that driver who has no sense of responsibility to even stop and see what has happened. You’ve no idea how traumatized Jeremy would be looking at you get knocked now, how guilty he would feel because he was the one that brought you out. You’ve no idea how badly Jerwin cried when he called me to tell me that you were lying on the kitchen table bleeding. (Jerwin never cries. Not even when he broke his arm when he was a kid. Never.) You’ve no idea how Jon was looking forward to come back and teach you some tricks.

Everyone in the family’s crying for you, can you see and hear us baby? I’m crying as I’m typing this entry, and it sucks. I miss you Porsch.

If only I could still see you this Saturday.

I miss you little sweetheart. But I’ll never be able to hug you again.

I hope that driver burns and die in hell.

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After three arduous years in Singapore Polytechnic. (:

Yesterday was a rather big day for most of the people from my batch because it was our graduation day. But surprisingly, I didn’t feel excited or looked forward to the particular event. It just felt as though it was just another off day.

It was a pouring heavily when we were making our way to school, and the hall was crowded with people the moment I stepped into the hall. (Oh yes, I was slightly late! q:) Was a lost sheep in the hall trying to look for my seat (I just typed shit instead of seat and I laughed at myself. I’m a joke. -.-”) and was glad to find myself sitting beside John! :D He was quite a great company because the both of us keep making weird and funny comments! I never knew that people had @ in their names, and it’s read as alias or something along that line. I was saying that next time I shall put my name is kellynting@gmail.com instead of Ting Wei Min. Okay I was just being annoying, but I thought it was quite funny! /:

Anyway, despite being on stage plenty of times for band performances, I still find myself having stage phobia every single time. I was telling how nervous I was to John I made him nervous too. It was just getting the scroll and that was probably the longest 1 minute of my life. I didn’t even dare to look at my face which was screened on the huge projector like how most people did, and neither did I looked at the audience. I just walked straight all the way, as soon as I can and left the stage.

After the graduation ceremony, it was photo taking time! :D I invited Jon’s parents over for the tea reception since I only have two tickets for my parents. I didn’t have a lot of pictures taken because I think I looked like crap and I was busy running here and there looking for people! /:

I never knew that inviting Jon’s parents would actually make me feel a little embarrassed. Apparently he has quite a wide connection with people in the industry, and that also means that he knows the lecturers. And even though I bet some of the lecturers already knew that I’m “Richard Chau’s son’s girlfriend” (I bet lecturers are as busybody as anyone of the students), it felt really weird when Uncle was saying he’s here to attend his son’s girlfriend’s graduation. Really didn’t know how to react at all. And then having Essilor’s GM & manager coming up to me to congratulate me felt totally weird too, because I only see them when I was still working in OZ.

I guess working as a part-timer since I was year one actually helped me to widen my network in the trade too.

On a side note, Ayuni baked brownies! :D I love her brownies because it taste really good! :D I really should visit her one day and learn all her baking skills. She should really just open her own bakery! :D

My lovely parents <3

Had a late dinner with the Optique Zone Crew at Dempsey Hill’s Tawandang! It was my second visit here (third visit to Tawandang if you include the one we visited in Bangkok earlier in March), and I had a feast! Totally loved the mango salad because it’s sour, and the morning glory’s just super crunchy and yummy! <3 Got myself a Cranberry Juice because I felt like drinking something slightly healthier. q: A few of the higher up staff from Essilor came and join us, and while Uncle was having his business talks with them, I was busy catching up Aunty and the rest of my ex-colleagues. Then Dennis from Essilor started talking to me about the company site that I started up! He complimented that I would make a good marketing person, heee! :D

Speaking of which, I need to start doing some site maintenance! It’s not easy to keep a company site going, unlike a blog. /: I have a feeling that 2 off days may not be even for me! ):

Got myself a new pair of Ralph spectacles, and Uncle gave it to me when I insisted on paying. ):
I love my new spectacles, though I only wear it when I used the computer! :D

After all the years of tears and sweat they’ve put in, every mother deserves to be pampered like a Queen! <3

It took me a long time to plan for this very day. I planned to take both my Mom & Jon’s Mom out for a good relaxation day in-lieu of Mother’s Day, and I had to call up everywhere and arrange a booking for two at the same timing! It was such a difficult task since it was Mother’s Day. Finally managed to get a booking for the two Mothers for a massage, but Jon’s Mom called me earlier today and told me she couldn’t join us because she was feeling sick. ): Was feeling quite sad that she couldn’t join us considering the fact that I’ve put in so much effort into planning. Then when I told my Mom that Aunty wasn’t joining us anymore, she said that she didn’t want to go for the massage and said that she can go for one another time. -.-” So nothing I have planned or arranged took place. /:

Was feeling a little vain today so I dressed up! So vain that I’ve decided to wear my highest killer heels out to streets and kill my legs today. Truth to be told, I was felt that it is totally a waste of my money if I spent $50 on this pair of heels and have only worn them out once. Was just trying to make my money worthwhile. q:

My 3.5 (or is it 4?) inch killer heels from F21

Outfit of the day
Top from Bugis Street, bag and leggings from Far East Plaza, skinny belt from Bangkok, scarf from some online spree, heels from F21, $1 earrings from Cotton On, bracelet from Tiffany & Co.

Brought my Mom to Ding Tai Fung for lunch, and I believe that she enjoyed her meal! :D Talked about work and random things over lunch, and I really love having one-to-one sessions with my Mom. It’s always my Mom giving me a treat, but now that I’ve started working, it’s time to pamper her! (: I spent a lot lesser than I was expected on this meal, but a lot more throughout the entire day. ):

I wonder if you noticed, but there’s hardly any meat in the dishes I’ve ordered. I think I’m turning into a vegetarian really soon.

Think I look really fat and chubby here. ): My hairdo looks like one that’s of a lion’s. ):

It was shopping thereafter, and I brought my Mom to the Laneige Counter at Wisma’s Isetan! Wanted to show her all the skincare products since I’ve been thinking of changing mine for quite a while already, and yes I bought them in the end. The salesgirl’s also my customer, and she is really friendly and patient explaining to the both of us the individual functions of each product! :D She even threw in a hell lot of samples for both my Mom and I! Bought one of the essence for my Mom as a Mother’s Day gift because I could tell she wanted one.

Total damage just at Laneige’s counter: $254. But I hope this is a worthy investment! Every month, most of my expenditure goes to skincare products and food. This is really bad. But I guess one reason why I decided to buy them is because I love the salesgirl, she’s way too nice and patient. Gonna throw in free contact lenses/solutions for her the next time she buys her lenses, heehee.

Shopped around for a little more, but no more spending! Really wanted to get Ettusais’ lip essence since my lip’s always really dry, but I guess I’ll save that for the next month or something. I really need to have better control my own finances.

Dinner with my family (except for my second brother who was working) and Granny! :D Had sliced fish noodles at Amoy Food Centre, our usual sliced fish noodles hangout, but it was quite a disappointment because their standards have dropped quite a fair bit. ): But oh well, I enjoyed the company. Dinner was on me too! :D One really good thing about working is that you are financially independent from your parents, and you can pamper them in return too! :D

(Okay, but I am seriously broke after today. So no more luxury spending on food or any other items any more!)

The chicken was good though! :D

And so was the beef! (:

It’s a really simple day, but something that makes me feel really happy and satisfied with. Probably one of my most satisfying off days till date. (: I need to spend more quality time like these with the people I really love.

One really sad thing for the night, I think I have gained like 123912390128301283kg! My face is just so fat. ): Okay, I am fat. Need to eat air for the next few months until I become ideal looking!

And because I’m so happy with my shopping loots for today (even though it caused some heartache), I’ve got to share them! :D

The one on the extreme left is for my Mom, and the rest’s mine! q: Sunblock, toner, essence, and moisturizer are my essentials for my basic daily beauty regime. My face will thank me for my discipline in the future, I hope.

And these are all the FREE gifts I got from my purchase! :D Apart from the samples (packed in small paper packs) that were thrown in by the lovely salesgirl , the rest are free gifts from the Mother’s Day promotion! The amount of free gifts I got are a lot more than what I bought! :D

On top of these, I actually have got a free small trolley luggage (good for travelling) because I spent more than $200! Is this great or great?! HEEEHEEE!

I’m a happy aunty tonight! :D

And today, I spent my off day at The Chau’s. It was a lazy Sunday, and there’s not much details for me to elaborate on so I’ll make this a pictorial entry. (:

Met up with Jerwin at Jurong Point and gave him a treat at Pepper Lunch since he never tried it before. I was supposed to meet him at 1pm, but I ended up leaving the house when it’s almost 1pm. No prizes for guessing how late I was. Anyway, I still had to wait for him for quite a while after I reached Jurong Point because he was in the midst of DOTA. Look at how the game ruin The Chau Brothers, tsk tsk!

My Salmon Pepper Rice! *nom nom nom*

Porch was so active the moment we arrived home, he was jumping all over.

Awwwwww!

What a greedy little chap! Porch looks so cute in this picture! <3

I know it’s quite dirty to have a dog licking you all over your face (and may even cause pimples), but I can’t resist this boy! :D

My very first time bringing Porch down for a walk around the neighbourhood! The boy has been very curious sniffing and stopping every now and then. It was quite funny how he got a little scared and started making whiny noises after hearing some loud barking by another dog from afar.

Probably curious about the other dog in the mirror!

Porch was a little too scared to climb the stairs, so he just got stucked. When we helped him to the first step, hoping that he’d continue climbing further, he just stood still. He was too scared to come down I had to carry him!

Porch baby was so tired after the walk he dashed to the corner of the house and laid down immediately. He literally ran to the corner, so cute!

SUPER CUTE! <3 <3 <3

And that is my Sunday. (:

On a side note, I really want to get my LX-3 when my first pay comes in, but Baby refuses to let me buy it until he comes back. My heart is itching already! ): Can July just come now so that I can get my camera?! I think Baby’s sad that I want the camera more than looking forward to his arrival, heehee!

Stay positive, May is already coming! :D

1. I guess I’m actually doing quite fine in my new working environment. Rather huge responsibilities, but I must say I enjoy my work despite the long working hours and being often misunderstood and looked upon as just-another-sales-person. Oh well, guess I can say all’s good! :D

2.Quite a few of my friends actually came down to visit me, or meet up with me for lunch/dinner! :D Estella, Eng Heng, Karen Ting, Matt, Samantha Ting, Stacey, Yuli, just to name a few! (:

3. I’m going to catch Iron Man 2 for free in early May, how exciting! :D It’s a free movie sponsored by Ciba Vision for Optometrists working in Optical 88. Look at how the things that contact lens companies do to bribe us to sell their products! q:

4. I’m starting to bring packed food from home for lunch every day. There are even some random days I will cook up something simple for myself! (: Love having an apple and a bottle of yakult for breakfast too! (:

5. Brought my Mom out to shop on my off day! :D I love some alone bonding time with my Mom just like this. (: After which, Soulmate came over joined us after that and we had Sun with Moon for dinner! :D Recommended Stacey to try my favourite collagen soup and she loved it! :D

6. Met up with Optique Zone’s ladies after work at Timbre one day.

7. Very funny and random convos with Jon.

K: Dear I don’t want to work anymore *hinting to him to feed me for the rest my life*
J: YOU BETTER GO AND WORK!!! *awhile later* Eh dear, why not I be your xiao bai lian? You have to pay for all of my expenses when we go out, then you have to pay me extra $50 to spend the day with you.
K: -.-” I want to kill you now.

K: Dear, I’ve already planned for you what you want for your 21st birthday already.
J: Woah, don’t stress me like that leh. (since he’s probably having some weird plans)
K: I booked the Macdonalds at Boon Keng. Kid’s birthday party!
J: Phew, I don’t feel that stress anymore. Mine’s just slightly worse than your plan.
K: -.-”

Just when I always think I’m going to shock him with his life, he always have a way to counter me. But here’s one from me to him! (Y)

K: Dear, can you faster start working?
J: Why leh?
K: I am planning to retire by the age of 25! :D
J: GOOO ANDDDD DIEEEE!
K: HEEEEHEEEE! :D

SOOOO CUTEEEEE! :D

Porch (pronounced as Porsch) Chau!

Isn’t Porch such a sweetie?! This 3 month old mini schnauzer joined the family about 2 weeks ago, and apparently he’s adapting very well!

Stayed over at The Chau’s Residence yesterday after work! Jolene was there as well, so she slept with me that night. Oh well, but one of the few reasons why I went over was to check out the new member of the family! Baby’s Mom have been talking about the new puppy ever since it arrived, and I was quite excited to check it out.

And since I arrived at around 10pm, Jolene and I hit the sack shortly after I bathed!

Woke up to a call from Baby, attempting to wake me up from my sleep! My dear, you know your bed’s cursed so please do not call me until 12pm if you know I’m staying at your place! Of course I talked to him in my sleepy voice and headed back to sleep, but woke up shortly after. ):

Went out to play with Porch who was hiding under the table because Baby’s Mom caned him for peeing all over the place. It was quite a cute sight seeing the puppy being so tamed! Then we started playing Fetch with it, and he can get either really active or really lazy. Jon told me he had never imagined that there would be a dog in his family one day, and I bet he’s looking forward to play with Porch when he comes back! (:

Brought Jolene down for a swim in the afternoon, and then had a short nap thereafter. I miss taking a nap with Jon in his bed after a swim while waiting for dinner to be served. I miss spending a lazy weekend with him. But I guess all in all, I just want him by my side all the time.

After I woke up, I headed to the living room only to see Porch running towards me ecstatically! It was such a cute sight! Porch is such a sweetie I swear! And I am quite sure that I’m falling for this sweetheart already! (: Other that dinner, Jolene and I spent the rest of the night playing this little puppy!

Looking forward to the next time that I get to play with Porch! :D Baby, I hope you like the new member to your family! (:

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