23.

22+1. With a blink of the eye, 23 years have past me by. Without realizing, my life has sped past me just like a bullet train. Just like that. It seems like yesterday.

I''ve always wonder how it feels like to be 23. Does that mean i'm a little wiser now? Or perhaps a little mature? 23, you're neither here nor there. you're caught in the middle.

At 23, i'm contented and loved. Not that i wasn't loved for the other years but this year, it's extra special. I have to say you peeps, yes, you, have add frills to my years. Thank you for all the advance wishes. Probably you were more excited than I am! Nonetheless, i'm touched. Really. I was blessed to have eaten so many dinners and cakes this year! argh, now you know where i got those extra pounds.

Despite that, i'm more than blessed!

I'm thankful for those 23 years of joy, laughter, hurt, pain, and tears.

What I am today is by YOUR grace.

My life is surrounded with love, with people like you:-

THANK YOU sammie,sui po, ashley,siew li, wing kor,lai heng, evonne,winson,wawa,bee lee and San for the surprise birthday dinner at TGIF! Thank you for embarrassing me and making it unforgettable :P Nonetheless, this is the best birthday I ever had. i was flabbergasted and touched * teary eyes*. Thanks for making it real for me (:

Sammie, thank you for the posh wine and dine. yes, we had lotsa fun and yay! i'm old enough to drink! haha. i hope my mom doesn't read this :p

Oh, and the mastermind behind the surprise dinner along with the useful tips of being a rich tai tai : http://blessedsammie.blogspot.com/

Sui po, thank you for being you,the co-mastermind, cunningly tricked me into TGIF .I love the Topshop purse.

Jun ming, thank you for always being an awesome friend who never fails to remember my birthday. Thanks for the call from Melbourne.

Subang couzies, thank you for the home-cooked dinner and the yummy blueberry cheese cake!

dr. wong, thank you for the sms , all the way from across the pacific!

The sbgc church babes-yin, jen and peter’s other half: P, thank you for making me fat by dragging me along with your sinful indulgence of oreo mc flurry!

CF peeps, thanks for the wonderful singing! you guys sounded so pro over the phone! (:

Mei ying, thank you for the lovely card!

Daniel, thanks for bringing me to taste the scrumptious crepe cheese cake and for the lecture of me being 23 and still single! Rub it in: P

Denise & Tommy, for the Starbucks vouchers! i *heart* Starbucks!

weiaun, thank you for being a great friend who surprised me with funny lame comments, for the movie and sushi dinner at the Curve!

Edmunde, thank you for calling and for being as witty as you're. so, you really gonna buy me dinner on your birthday as my birthday gift?HAHA!

And for all those wishes, be it through facebook, sms or calls, THANK YOU! i'm touched in every way, well, just not the wrong way (:

Thank you for being a part of my life. I thank God for each and everyone of you. i love the love.

Now, who says you need a boyfriend to be happy? (:

-7.10.2008-

the wonderful peeps!

The two best babes in the whole wide world!

siew li!

The girl who claims that she's demure :P



The young at heart!

more pictures to come.......

Quote

(:

The half korean

To the 1/2 korean who was:-

- The CF president
- A "boss" (not forgetting, he had a HOT secretary. i just needed to mention that:P )
- The part-time bf

and who is : -
- A Maxis employee
- talented, a keyboardist.
- one of the eligible bachelor
- still sepet :P
- still staying in his cozy 'ghetto' with his bff. haha.
- A charmer ( credit to the improvement of your pick up line skill)
- A wonderful friend!

Blessed 24th birthday! (:
(oh, go choose a bag too! :P )



p.s. To the babe who's having the time of her life in California, blessed birthday to you too! (:

She's 6.

I was practically amused and amazed by my little 6 years old couzie today. Yes, she's 6 yet she cries when her mom got her a short hair cut which i think she still look gorgeous and she sings to "Low" by T-pain.

"She hit da floor, next time you know, shwaty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low"
How cool is that? No, i wasn't pulling your legs but yes, she sang to "low" and that's her favourite song for now. To add on to that, she owns a handphone with that ringtone! Gosh, at 6?! I guess they are growing up too fast. Perhaps, i'm growing old-ER?

I remembered back then at 6, i was still playing with dolls, "masak-masak" and my favourite song was probably barney's "i love you". Look, how kids nowadays evolved. They are learning things real fast. For all you know in years to come, probably there wouldn't be Humpty Dumpty anymore. Poor Mr. Humpty Dumpty would be replace by Mr. T-pain.

It's probably the 'kiasu' environment that we live in and the growing media.Poor kindergarden teachers nowadays, they must be tired of catching up with those kids' fast pace. Back then, teachers were probably tired of chasing monkeys like us who run around.
i love kids. i really do and my ultimate ambition besides being a rich 'tai tai' is to open a kindergarden. i guess there's a lot for me to learn from those little ones.

She's 6, my fave couzie <3

Want one?

Bags.You can never get enough of them. Can you?

What do you think about this bag? Saw this bag from a website posted in a blog and i immediately love it! Brown classy, just perfect to go with any outfit.

This bag is from handbagplanet.com. Never heard of them? That's because they are officially launching their site on the 15th of this month, which they are also giving out 24 bags within 24 hours with conjunction of their launch."High fashion handbags without the high price". Interesting huh? It's amazing to see how new brands launch their marketing gimmicks nowadays. No more traditional advertisement tools but by using the miracle of web version 2.0, you get someonelse to do the marketing for you.

Nonetheless, i'm trying to vie for this bag. Well, who knows? This could be a perfect gift for my coming 23rd! *hint* :P
so, why not log on to http://www.handbagplanet.com/ and grab one too! (:


p/s: blessed birthday soly! go choose a bag!(:

The baking attempt

I *heart* baking. Yes, i do. You would be surprised. The other girlie thing which i would like to do besides shopping is to bake! See, i ain't that shallow after all :P

Due to the heavy workload as I climb the corporate ladder in this rat race world, i hardly have the time to bake. Nonetheless, i still stand by to my ultimate ambition: to be a rich tai tai where i get to stay home and bake! don't we all have that ambition? :P
However, rare occasions made me make time to do so.

I wouldn't say I've baked mind-blowing cakes but I'm satisfied with what I've TRIED baking so far. Well, at least those who ate survived. :P

My previous baking portfolio: muffins/cupcakes, sponge cake, apple pie(mummy's scrumptious secret recipe *wink*)
And now, to add on to that I've attempted to bake my first chocolate cake!(by request)
Call me a freak but nope, i still do NOT fancy chocolates (:

Coming back to my experimental baking story, here are some pictures of the process:-



Anyways, here's the result from the hard work ( sweat + saliva) poured in as I attempt to bake a birthday cake this weekend for an old friend. The taste? priceless.

Ta da!

Rebecca's version of choco cake. It looks more like a brownie :P

To my surprise, the cake turned out fine. Mummy would seriously be proud of me. Thanks for lending me your precious oven (:

The white mouse.

( well, one thing wise about getting a doctor as your white mouse is you get to save up on medical fees for the post effect from consuming my food! haha. Looks like i've made the right choice in choosing the right white mouse to take up the challenge:P )

Blessed quarter century uncle! (:

I'm glad you liked it.

The wants.

Tiffany & Co. has been the world's premier jeweler and America's house of design since 1837. From Tiffany & Young, a stationery and fancy goods emporium to Tiffany & Co that introduced the engagement ring as we know it today. How inspiring!
Tiffany's diamond? marvelous! I would kill to own one :P sighs, all the wants.

This, i like

"But nowhere is a Tiffany diamond more beautiful or more treasured than in its place of honor, on the hand of a woman." - Tiffany & Co -