PSD Advance 2009

PSD Advance was held on 23 Mar 2009.. Immediately after I came back from my quick getaway in Batam with frens.. It is an annual PSD event that is attended by PSD and CSC.. to discuss plans for the organisation for the year.. Senior Mgmt laid out the directions to take.. N each depts will take it & work on it in their own areas.. So, reason y I mention this is cos.. I was emcee for this event.. MP Zainudin Nordin was the GOH.. He spoke of the ground sentiments of Singaporeans during this economic downturn & some of the issues were really quite stark..

On sun nite, I was busy plannin wat to wear.. N in the end decided to stick to my lil black dress.. It's formal wear.. not party wear.. so no worries.. Mum's selection.. Gd choice though cos everyone commented on my dress.. They all said it was pretty.. I had to tell them the truth.. tat it was 12 yrs old!! =D
Anyway, the event went well.. Justin my co-emcee had plenty of experience doing such PSD events.. Had a gd time with him.. After tea break, the session got a bit more complicated though.. After PS's speech, participants had to break up for discussions.. & that wasnt in our speech.. we had to stick tat in.. There was an sms aspect to the session where pple could sms their thoughts to numbers flashed on the screens & we would flash selected comments.. Haiz.. quite messy.. But we managed to pull thru..

Everyone said it was a job well done.. So I was really glad.. My 1st day back @ work had been great!! Can't say the same for my other frens who had come to Batam with me.. But, I just wanna say, Hang in there babettes... It'll get betta! Luv ya'll..

Took pics after tat with frens.. Will post them once my fren scans them to me.. :D

BATAM...21-22Mar!!! =D

I know I know.. I'm always soooo slow in updating my blog.. But wat can I do.. there's sooo much happening in life.. N not much time to pen down my thots.. Well, I have to say abt Batam though..

There was a grand total of 75 emails exchanged before we embarked on this 2day1nite journey!! I'm not kidding.. 75 emails.. Haha.. So, finally, we had booked a Spa package @ Holiday Inn..

Well, anyway.. we finally made it.. We made it to the ferry terminal (LATE as usual though!!), made the ferry trip, made our way to the hotel, lasted there for the 2d1n & made it back safe n sound too.. Didn't miss the ferry & mas selamat didnt attack Holiday Inn while we were there.. haha.. my darlin pessimistic frens' weird ideas..

I have to start at the beginning.. we were supposed to meet @ 7.20am @ Harbourfront PizzaHut.. cos thats the only landmark Shamz knew!! Doesn't matter how often we hang out @ Harbourfront or Vivo! I was there @ 7.10am!! Deepz came on time.. Knew I'd be on time & didn't wanna be late & make me wait.. @ least SHE had that courtesy!! the other 2 bums were late!! AS USUAL!! Shamz even overslept.. Wish we had left u behind gal! :P They (Vanz & Shamz) joined us 4 breakfast @ Macs.. Then we went to collect our ferry tickets & board the ferry.. Guess wat.. we were told tat our ferry was at 9.20am! But the actual ferry timing was 10.20am! We thought perhaps they had told us in Batam time (an hr behind SG).. So fine.. we went thru the gate & found out tat we were too early.. only those ferries leaving in the next 1/2 hr were supposed to go into thru the gates.. Haiz.. But they allowed us to pass thru.. Then we waited n waited n waited.. took pics in the meantime though.. Pics tat Vanz said she will send.. No sight of them til now.. N our boarding passes mentioned that our ferry was "Golden Image".. It was 10am.. N still no sight of "Golden Image".. Since we had been waitin for almost an hr for the damn ferry, we decided to go ask the staff @ the counter.. N they just kept sayin 'Hold on, it will be here soon.' However, there was another ferry heading to the same destination @ 10.20am.. So, we decided to heck it & boarded that ferry.. Crossin our fingers & praying tat we wouldn't be kicked off the ferry.. keke.. N we managed to make our way there!! haha..

Got ourselves a 2-bedroom suite.. Was wonderful!! We freshened up.. N left for Nagoya Hill, a shopping mall.. wanted to get some shopping done n lunch too.. We had to head back soon 4 our spa.. We ate @ Happiness Restaurant.. Turned out to be not so happy though.. Will tell u ltr on.. Keep readin.. :) Then did some shopping.. I bought 2 bags! :)

Then we had to rush back to hotel for our spa.. We had time for some sauna, steam bath & jacuzzi.. wonderful.. but we hadn't brought our cameras so couldnt get any pics.. Then we had to split.. 2 to a room for our actual massages.. Glad to know that Shamz enjoyed herself since it was her 1st time.. We had body scrubs and a body mask following tat.. OOhhh.. the mask smelt sooo yummy.. It was a honey milk mask.. we were left wrapped up after tat then told to shower.. It was hilarious when the masseuses asked us if we wanted to shower tog.. ahhah... [We told them NO of cos!!] After showering, we had a body massage.. tat was sooo relaxing.. Haiz.. Wat a life..

After that we returned to our rooms to relac the nite away.. Decided to order room service 4 dinner.. Weren't too keen on explorin Batam @ nite.. Haha.. Anyway, Deepz darlin fell sick.. N she vomited like thrice!! We hadn't even brought medications with us!! Haiz.. we were sooo worried.. But she pulled thru.. Amazingly!! She slept 4 like an hr while the other 3 of us had dinner.. N when she woke up.. she was as good as new! she didn't wanna spoil the nite for the rest of us.. N she kept up her gd spirits.. Learnt sth from her.. I got reminded of a chalet I attended over the Dec hols.. N how miserable I was cos I had injured my toe.. n probably made everyone else at the chalet miserable too.. So, SORRY guys!! (this apology goes out to those in the chalet, u know who u are!)

Then the rest of the nite was spent sharin secrets, hopes, dreams.. Shamz was annoying us all with "I'm tired!".. Shamz dear, I told Suresh tat he should be grateful I dun complain tat much.. haha.. He doesn't want u as set-up anymore!! hahahaha... Shamz had sth goin on with the balcony too.. Always kept goin to the balcony.. Too bad we had such a low floor.. Not that great a view from the balcony.. Locked her in the balcony once!! Have a great pic of her then.. starin @ us to let her go.. haha.. shall post that up..

Went to bed abt 4am.. Woke up @ 8am for breakfast.. Shamz was latest as usual! Ate for like an hr.. Will show the many plates on our table.. :) Returned to our rm to play charades, paatu varisai.. haha.. had fun... Then it was time to return home.... We left there with heavy hearts.. We all had to return to work the next day!! Tats y so sad.. Haiz..

Anyway, all in all, it was an enjoyable holiday.. Plannin to go further to either Bali or Bangkok next time.. Hopefully, Priya & Nagz can join us this time round.. Missed u babes..

airport confusion

My grannies & aunt went to India for 2 wks.. They visited temples, and even attended one of our former maid's wedding.. =)

They returned today.. landed @ 8am.. but they only came out after collectin their baggage @ 10am!! Wonder why?? Some useless mango-idiot mistook my aunt's luggage as his n took it n left!! My aunt realised that there was a similar lookin luggage but wasnt hers.. (She knew it wasnt hers the min she carried it cos it was way too light.. haha.. She had bought many many bks..) So she had to go to the Lost & Found to make a report. U would think that my poor grannies could have come out at this point rite?! But NO!! they had to tag along with my aunt from office to office.. Even though we were waving them to come on out.. haha..

Then when she went to make a report.. the wonderful officers traced the owner using that barcode tag on tat bag.. That gundu was at the void deck of his blk already.. Haiz.. He was told to return the luggage intact to the airport n collect his own from the airport. The airport would deliver the luggage to my aunt's doorstep.. Then when she was comin out, my uncle told her to go back in to the lost n found dept n get a report to make an insurance claim for lost luggage. Lucky there's travel insurance to cover this! ;P

Anywaaaaaaaaaaaay, the main reason I woke up early (@ 6.20am!!!) to go to the airport was so tat I could have Mac breakfast in the airport!! =P So cos of all this nonsense, my stomach was grumbling for sooooo long.. We finally ate breakfast at 10am & only got home @ 11.30am!! :D

hair..

I love short hair.. absolutely love it.. think it may have sth to do with the fact that I have always had long hair when I was young n mum refused to let me cut it.. back in the days when I needed mum's permission to do things.. =D

Hated those pigtails, ponytails.. wateva tails they were I've had them.. now I just love short hair.. =)

Latest hair cut..

Lunch with frens

Coffee break @ coffeebean with frens (though its only Shamz in the middle who is an addict)

weddings..

There's just sth abt weddings..

My fren 'Marilyn' and myself went to a wedding studio to check out the packages they offer.. Marilyn & Dylan are getting hitched in Sep.. I went along cos I am 1 of the bridesmaids.. the other 2 couldn't make it.. We met up 4 dinner after tat though.. =) Ate at a restaurant suggested by the helpful lady at the wedding studio as she realised we were quite undecisive.. haha..

@ the wedding studio, we went thru loads of pics and the packages were described to us in detail.. the assistant was very very helpful.. very patient with all our questions too..

The gowns were gorgeous!! Marilyn looked sooooooooo lovely.. I also wanted to get married!! just so to try the gowns.. =) They were exquisite.. Seriously.. Unfortunately, we couldn't take pics.. Haiz.. Got to see some bridesmaids gowns too.. But they weren't that great.. Wonder why bridesmaids gowns are always so tacky.. :P got reminded of my cousin's wedding.. the bridesmaids' gowns were hilarious.. we were all rolling ard n laughin in the changing rm..

Anyway, Simin came to join us after that.. [Jess was busy shoppin for Vday.. can't blame her..] & we went for dinner.. @ Cumi Bali, an Indonesian restaurant.. some pics taken there..





& we also took some pics after dinner, just outside the restaurant.. attracted lots of unwarranted stares too.. :)

Reason 4 MIA..

hi hi hi hi hi..

Too all those who've missed me.. I'm back! =)

The past 2 mths have been a very busy time 4 me..

Suresh was BACK u see.. hehe.. I missed him soooo much & I must say I enjoyed myself tremendously with him.. Not a moment to regret.. tats how it shd be.. Some pics with him during this break..

Then he left.. on 26 Jan (1st day of Chinese New Yr).. I'm soooo glad I was surrounded by my wonderful frens to comfort me then.. I love u ALL!! N for my frens who msged me to comfort me too.. Thanks Melvin & Jas 4 thinkin of me during ur new yr...

N now, work has taken a crazy turn n i'm super caught up with work to worry abt anythin else.. workin on wkends has become a norm too.. Haiz..

I've added a countdown timer to my blog.. to countdown the days, hrs, mins left before I can see him again..

PSD Friends and Family Day 2008

To commemorate PSD's 25th anniversary, PSD had a family day at Sentosa instead of the usual D&D..

Pic = 1000 words =)

the trinity with airbrushed tattoos.. hehe.. Jas got a cat on her arm, I got a flower on my ankle & Shu hui got a butterfly on her arm! =)

we took part in the telematch.. can u see the RED BULL on our flag? yong kuan's magic..

Our RED team won the telematch!! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!! :)

prizes were lots & lots of Marks & Spencers Goodies!