A Good Reason To Sleep More Hours

Read this news online just a minute ago... sounds very interesting and somewhat true...

TOKYO (AFP) - - Men who sleep fewer than five hours a night run greater risks of becoming obese and of having high levels of blood sugar that could lead to diabetes, a Japanese study showed.

Lack of sleep triggers a hormone in the blood which stimulates the appetite, said the study's lead author, Nihon University medical department associate professor Yoshitaka Kaneita.

"It increases a sense of hunger as well as an appetite for high-calorie food," he said Thursday, calling for people to pay due attention to how much they sleep.

His study, released Wednesday, looked at 21,693 men in 1999 and followed up to see how they were doing in 2006.

Men who were not fat in 1999 were 1.36 times more likely to become obese if they slept fewer than five hours a night on average over the next seven years compared with men who slept more.

Short-sleepers were also 1.27 times more likely to have high blood-sugar levels.

Comparable data for women was not available.

Hmm... I think it's kinda valid for me cos after I was posted to this current job, I slept lesser (much lesser than before) during the 1st few months... and after half a year, I gained some weight!! Remember I said my current weight is 45kg in my previous post not long ago? Wah I cannot imagine myself being obsese in the future if this carries on... I must start to sleep longer hours liao *haha*

By the way, dun assume that I'm sleeping more because I'm having my Disease... no lor... I only have problems waking up in the morning~

The Disease

I think I'm suffering from a very serious disease... been having it for quite a long time... and I dun tink it can be cured (completely)... sometimes I may look "healthy" for a period of time... but eventually I'm down with the disease again~

By the way, I'm talking about my sleeping habit... or should I say I have serious problem waking up in the morning, to be precise? It started way back in my Poly days... and my course-mates would rarely see me attend morning lectures *haha* but thanks to those who lent me their lecture notes to copy, so that I could pass my exams.

Then the disease followed me through my work life... and thank God I was working shift those days... cos I dun have to wake up early everyday... and it's a torture to wake up even before the first ray of sunlight appeared in the sky *urgh*

Now it's getting from bad to worse... ever since I change to a new working environment... cos there's no government (in me lah). I always say I wanted to change to a better person... by reaching the office early to clear my work... but it doesn't seem to last long~ not even more than 3 days *haha*

Will I be able to get rid of the disease permanently? I think it's still very hard at this point in time wor~ *haha*

Everlasting Love

Is there such a thing as "Everlasting Love"?

Of course there is... but it's not as common as we see it around us.

So how do we make sure that the love we currently have will last forever and ever?

Hmm... that's a tough question~ and I dun think I'm an expert in this area... but I'll definitely try my best to make mine last as long as possible~ so let me share some "typical advices" (sincerely from Ah Sze) that would help a relationship stay happy and healthy... until the day the ocean doesn't touch the sand~

1. Respect your partner's likes and dislikes (just like how you want others to respect yours)


2. Talk, gossip, laugh and share about everything under the sun... especially your feelings and thoughts (remember Point No. 1 and dun be narrow-minded)


3. Understand that your partner is not YOU (everyone has their own mindset - try to understand their thoughts cos you guys are SHARING each other's lives as a couple, not MAKING other people's life to suit yours)



4. Learn to love your partner's bad points (some bad points can actually be cute in its own ways... and you will find your life much happier)


5. Tell your partner you love him/her if you really do (add a hug or kiss... but need not go to the extend of taking pictures or videos of "other actions" *hehe*)


6. Lower your EGO and dun always insist on winning a quarrel (there's no point in being the winner when both of you aren't really happy in the end - might as well spend more time loving each other since life is so short)


7. Support your partner's decision (just a little support from a love one will make a person feel loved - even though sometimes you may feel that the decision is not up to your liking *remember Point No. 1*)


8. When a couple argue, continue to love each other after the "war"... things said in a fit of anger should be sincerely apologised and not to be brought up again... no acts of violence should ever exist in a relationship... understand each other more from the argument... and be the 1st to say "sorry" when the need arise (not because you are weak, but because you are in control of the situation - knowing when a crisis should stop)


9. Life is short, so make it a happy one... love your partner when you can... dun regret your loss in the end~

Overweight

When someone is being described as "overweight" by others, it's not a good feeling... especially when that someone is not "overweight" at all in the first place~

In order to prevent such "mistaken identity" issues from happening, let me share with you on the acceptable weight range for some heights... *hehe*

Wedding Planner

Preparing for a wedding is so troublesome, so expensive and so hectic... lucky I'm only helping out my buddy, with the assistance from Shirlene of course *phew*

The couple gotta find a hotel with the most acceptable deal among 6 choices, comfy and huge enough bridal suite, spacious ballroom with the least or even better, no pillars, and then bargain with the chosen hotel for more freebies and discounts before the contract is drafted out.

Next come the bridal shop... lucky we only stopped at the 2nd one and then it was done. Hehe... anyway the couple gotta bargain for more poses in the main album (in simple term - photos) in exchange for some stuff that they do not want from the package.

Then the couple need to crack their head on who to invite and who not to invite... and had to worry about the overall expenditure incurred on the whole thing... *tsk tsk tsk*... so hor... whoever read this post and are invited to their wedding (I think none wor *haha*), better prepare a "big" Ang Pow for them... cos they had been pressurizing me (non-stop) on that issue.

It was, however an honoured role assigned by the couple to Shirlene and me, to be able to follow them throughout their whole wedding process, from the proposal up to their honeymoon... *haha*... yes! I didn't type wrongly on the honeymoon part... both of us are invited to their honeymoon trip (on our own expenses of course... you think they so good meh? *haha*)

By the way, I wonder if I looked too "capable" to them... cos I am having various potential roles in addition to the wedding planner:

1. Valet parking (dunno why also)
2. Security counter for Ang Bao Box
3. Soft drinks front-line defence for the couples (cos I'm non-alcoholic and I love soft drinks)
4. Montage assistant (supposed to come out with something special)
5. Security guard for Ang Bao Box (better dun come and hijack me hor)
6. Videographer (cos I am one during their Proposal Surprise and Solemnisation Event)

I feel so multi-tasked in this wedding preparation wor~

The Knife

I just discovered there's a knife on my back... with compliments from a fellow colleague~
I had once again trusted the wrong person... and this is just part of the bad luck I'm having since the start of the year... or should I say since February 2008 to be exact.

I gave the 3 files (1st belonged to mine and the rest were his) to him on 12 Feb 08 to help me deal with it... cos I was on course from 11 Feb to 13 Feb and since we shared the same case, so it was part of his responsibility anyway...

We were supposed to revert the file latest by 14 Feb 08 since the Deadline was 15 Feb 08.

On 13 Feb, I was on MC and I was told that he had not submitted the file yet. He said "worst come to worse, we submit on 14 Feb lor, kena scold only mah"... Ya thanks for saying that... but I will be the one to be blamed cos they only target the name on the 1st file~

On 14 Feb daytime, I asked him if he had settled the file and he said he will try and see how...

On the same day at 11pm, I received an SMS from him, asking me to send the files to see the Senior XXX on 15 Feb 08 morning cos he couldn't make it last min. When I took over the files from his desk and looked at the minute he had typed to our OC, he stated "I am assisting GPS (referring to me lah) to prepare the file for...", and the BEST phrase is this "the delay was due to GPS attending course last minute and she was on medical leave on 13 Feb 08".

#@*#@* I passed the files to him on 12 Feb 08 leh!! He sounded as if I had sought his help last minute and it was purely all my fault!! I was fuming with anger... but I only have myself to blame... cos I didn't see the blade piercing through my back~

I haven been able to spend much time at home for the past few weeks since the new year started... I remembered the Fortune Teller Master Chen said to me... that I would be very very busy with my work for this year and I should be careful with the "cunning people" (小人) around me... Hmm... this is so true~ so for those kind souls out there, help me look out for my back k?

Gold Miner

Weird Neighbour

I think I should call my neighbour ECCENTRIC instead of just weird... and I would rarely get into trouble with my neighbour unless it was really necessary cos I had never done that for the past... erm... 27 years.

Let me share a short background about him first...

I suppose he's a bachelor since he is staying alone with a male tenant. He's about 30+ years old cos he dun look young to me (neither is he good-looking *pui*). He thought my mum stole his umbrella which he placed along the corridor during the 1st few months he shifted here (he asked my mum and my mum said no, and since then he had that idiotic attitude towards us). He's got the same Espirit Polo T-shirt as me (damn!). He would do his laundry during the weekend cos he would hang alot of boxers and underwears (think about a week's supply for each type) along the corridor on the laundry stand. He would pack his rubbish in small plastic bags and leave it outside his house occasionally (think he's staying at private estate and the rubbish collection car would bring his rubbish away). He never smile at either of us, except for my late father cos my mum told me he did (but his tenant does and I do smile back... thou I may look kinda "attitude" at times *haha*).

Okay back to the main point that trigger my decision to post something about him.

On 28 Jan 08, Shirlene came home after her work around 11pm odd. As she had forgotten to bring her house key, she had to knock on the door to get my mum to open the door for her. It could never be those kind of loud banging cos she doesn't have strong hands, and we all know that *haha*. Suddenly, that ECCENTRIC fella opened his wooden door and commented in English "Purposely knock the door so hard in the middle of the night, not the first time already, always like that". Hello, not the 1st time?! I think maybe got something knocked onto his head frequently bah... that's why he said "always like that"... how crazy can he get? He better dun try and ignite my fire... if not *clenched fist*... *haha* dun worry lah, there won't be any Joo Chiat incident here wan... I will be nice to him and "talk" some sense into his injured head if he starts his accusation the 3rd time.

Chinatown CNY Bazaar

I guess this year was the first time I went to Chinatown to buy stuff at the Chinese New Year Bazaar... and the lucky partner was none other than... my buddy Baoli~

It was "People Mountain People Sea" (人山人海) as you can see from the photo I took at one end of the bazaar. By the way, while I was holding my Nokia phone up high to focus on the crowd, Baoli was trying to get into the picture by jumping in front of me. But hor... due to the high position of the phone, I'm sorry that the picture didn't get any image of her cos I also didn't notice what she was trying to do until I noticed a figure jumping up and down at the corner of my eyes *haha*.

While we're doing our stall-shopping (not window-shopping in this case), I saw this puppet show going on... and I quickly took a picture of it. It was kinda eerie if u keep looking at the picture thou... think maybe cos of the puppets bah~

Well, I enjoyed myself although we had to squeeze with people at some point in time. Thanks buddy!

Attention Everyone

Announcement Announcement!!

Ah Sze's current weight is 46kg!! An increase of 4kg wor~

All thanks to the support from the following persons for making it happen:

1. Shirlene (main supper motivator - almost a daily thing)
2. Baoli (weekend food kaki and "slooowly" catching up with my weight *haha*)
3. Adrian (without him, there's no supper at Geylang and everywhere else in Singapore)
4. Ping (always introducing makan places to the main supper motivator)
5. Stephen (the steamboat pusher)
6. Devon (the hospitable food server)
7. Angie (the "Mantou" kaki - referring to those small fried buns for eating with chilli crab)

However... I do hope that my weight does not go anymore higher cos "enough is enough" or else I can't fit into my clothes liao~ Just like the phrase "More Bird, More Luck", mine is "More Weight, More Fats".

The Dark Side

1st day of 2008 >>> had my fortune told by a man known as "Chen Shifu" (Master Chen)... heard he's kinda accurate in the thingy so decided to try for the 1st time in my life~ ended up the things that he said about my overall life and character were true... and he told me not to change my current job because it would turn out to be worse. I told him about my occupation eventually after he told me something about my interaction manner (kinda similar to what I am doing now) with my future kids (provided if I have lah) which would eventually end up bad for us, if I did not change it.

Then at the end, there was one thing he said about my current occupation "you only have two choices for your career, the Light or the Dark". He said what I am doing now is very suitable for me... but if I were to choose the Dark side, I would do even better... hmm~

I told the gang about it and all of us laughed. I told Baoli and Adrian about it and all of us laughed again... then the 4 of us (including Shirlene) started to think about what kind of Dark business I can venture into because we were driving along Geylang looking for a carpark lot to eat the beancurd there... so here were the posts that we came up with:

Me >>> The Boss (behind the scene type)
Shirlene >>> Marketing and PR (cos Chen Shifu said she enjoys talking and should go into Marketing line)
Baoli >>> Purchasing Department (her current expertise so she's the best person to import some "products" from overseas)
Adrian >>> Photographer (his interest), Bouncer (his size), and recently added Market Surveyor (err... Baoli said he can test the products before she "ship" them over *haha*)

Well, this went on for quite some time and whenever we passed by Geylang, we would start talking about our new venture... saying which area to set up, which building to buy over and what type of promotions to use, etc. Then the 4 of us would laugh and laugh while discussing the details and can you imagine how nonsensical we can be? Anyway Baoli suggested posting about our new ideas in my blog so that we can look back at our nonsense as the time goes by *hehe*

By the way this is the location that we had been interested in...

Christmas 2007

This year was the most number of times that I had celebrated Christmas... schedule was so packed and I even had to forgo another gathering with my ex-Sec School gals and Home Econs Teacher, Mrs Yeo at her place. Ok, let me share with you how Ah Sze spent her 3 days of consecutive X'Mas celebrations...

1st Celebration - 23 Dec 07

Venue >>>
Euphony Gardens Condo (not Botanic Garden as sarcastically claimed by the owner)

Attendees >>>
Sec Sch Sistas, their hubbies, kids and maids (however No.1 a.k.a Big Sis had to work and had to gif it a miss, if not it'll be a rare opportunity for the 7 of us)

Highlights >>>
Condo owner - No.7 and her "bo bian" maid prepared food for all of us... playing with the little ones... gift exchange as usual (for EVERYONE in the house k - not stingy wan~)... and this was what I got from the "lucky draw style" gift exchange... which was supplied by No.7 herself~

EVERYONE in the picture except me

This was what I got from the lucky draw... kinda big hor?

Hmm... somehow I dun have a good feeling about this
since it's from No.7 based on past experience

Out comes the head, and it's heavy

OMG... it's a kiddy "piggy bank"!!

Ok Ok... maybe I'll start saving for my next overseas trip~

Anyway I dunno how come No.2 can give me and Baoli LACY umbrellas as x'mas pressies when the both of us aren't the types who would carry them at all~!! Anyway thanks alot leh No.2... it's very "thoughtful" of you wor~ and I'll keep it safe inside my drawer forever... unless some kind soul come and tell me that he/she needs it cos I'll pass it to you secretly *hehe* (must put to good use mah)

This is the LACY umbrella for safe-keeping

Aiyo... look at the lace lah!! So not Ah Sze lor...

2nd Celebration - 24 Dec 07

Venue >>>
So many different locations lor... cos this year we didn't celebrate the usual way (which I won't explain how in case you say I'm so rich *hehe*)... anyway there wasn't a proper plan in mind... but confirm it's vey memorable cos you will know why later~

Attendees >>>
Ahem... The Fantastic Four (Me, Shirlene, Baoli and Adrian)

Highlights >>>
Christmas set dinner at Humble House (only this one is pre-planned)... the food is great though ex (S$500 for 4 pax)... but compared to someone else's Christmas set dinner (hint: PJ), ours is considered cheap liao. After dinner, it was only 9pm plus which was still early... so we walked around a while and decided to go West Coast Park for our gift exchange venue... eventually realised it's not an ideal place to open the pressies after strolling in the Park in search of our lucky spot (and the 3 of them kept blaming me for not choosing our usual way of celebrating x'mas - so I already PROMISED them that I'll say YES to the usual arrangement next year *so naggy lor*). Anyway, surprisingly we got to see how Adrian's Getz can transform into a temporary gift exchange area, which made Shirlene laugh non-stop, and eventually we abort the idea cos she was so paranoid that someone would take a video or picture of us and post it on STORM *haha*

Well, here comes the best part... after deciding that the Transformer Getz was out, all of us agreed to look for a cheap room where we can settle down properly to open the pressies... which left us with Hotel 81 or Fragrance Hotel *weird right* and the time was already 11.30pm. So Adrian, our F1 wannabe, "flew" us to Balestier immediately (my suggestion since that whole stretch was full of what we're looking for). When we reached Balestier, it was about 11.40pm and because Adrian need to drive and Shirlene REFUSED to get down to ask, me and Baoli had to go to EVERY hotels and asked "is there any available room?"... which is kinda weird cos it's me and Baoli (and both of us were so small-sized). Eventually only ONE hotel is able to provide the place but we have to take 2 rooms instead of 1 because there were 4 of us... and each room costs S$25/- for two hours (total cost = S$50/-), but we decided against it cos it's such a waste to get another room since... we weren't using it for the "usual" purpose *haha*. Finally, at 11.50pm, Adrian suggested going to K-Box at Toa Payoh so that we could get a room for the celebration... and all of us readily agreed. We should have thought of that in the first place mah... cos now me and Baoli had a memorable X-Mas Eve, running into those places and asking weird questions... Ya, so that's how the 4 of us celebrated the special 2007 X'Mas together.

3rd Celebration - 25 Dec 07

Venue >>>
My house

Attendees >>>
The Gang (total 6 of us)

Highlights >>>
Food many many... meat many many... end up can't finish meat but we tried our best liao~ Gossips also many many and not forgetting the same old "lucky draw style" Gift Exchange again... well, Shirlene got herself a kinky pressie from the draw as well as a surprise gift from me >>> a black i-pod 8GB Nano (because of this, Baoli kept bugging me *again and again* for her surprise gift too~ and she started reminding me of the 16 years of friendship that we have, saying that her fingers also not enough to count)

PS: I know that this post came abit too late... but busy people is like that wan lah... hehe...

My N95 8GB

Wah I've been kinda busy lately that I didn't post alot of stuff in my blog... but hor... I also dunno what I'm busy with *haha*

Anyway, I juz read my tagboard and saw Shir's request for a post on my new HP *hehe* I think I'm too enthu customizing my new love for the past few days, that's why never share the joy with you all here, but quite a few of you already knew about the change mah... ahem~ cos the proud Ah Sze just can't help promoting her new Nokia N95 8GB.

N95 8GB - Landscape and Portrait Display

So why did I chose a Symbian phone over PDA phone? Reason is very simple lah... because there isn't any PDA that I like in the market currently lor... and when Ah Sze took a liking to something, she can't wait to own it *haha*

Feedback from me about the new gadget? So far it's been great... 5 Megapixel camera leh! Managed to install some programs inside which I could really utilised the phone further, that's the purpose of a Symbian OS >>> to install and uninstall whatever programs or games that you want in your phone. Access speed ok so far... but dunno if it will get slower once I install more programs in it.

Oh by the way, my beloved buddy and Shirlene thinks that my N95 8GB would only stay with me for another 3 months or so, based on their study in my previous handphone history. Hmm... what if it stayed with me for another 1 and a half year like my O2 Atom Pure does? Got any present to give me for being "faithful"?

Attn: Baoli & Shirlene >>> Let me know in this post's comments section k?

Bowling Marathon

It has been a healthy Sunday for me today. Went for a bowling marathon which started from 12am to 6am at the Civil Service Club at Bukit Batok where Stephen is working.

6 hours of continuous bowling wor~ and the healthy participants are:

1. Me (The "Always Brush Pass The Remaining Pin" Bowler)
2. Shirlene (The "Throw and Don't Care" Bowler)
3. Ping (The "Aim For 10th-Pin To Get S$50" Bowler)
4. Stephen (The Expert Manager who entertained us while working)
5. Devon (The "Angry and Recharged After Cup Noodle" Bowler)
6. Angie (The "Quite Good but Accidentally Slipped and Fell" Bowler)

It was an event organised by the Bowling Centre at the CSC - Bukit Batok and there were a total of 24 lanes with 8 players for each lane. Of cos it's not for free lah... it came with a package price for each lane with a goodie bag of tidbits and mineral waters, and a lucky draw coupon for every player (and NONE of us won anything for the various rounds of lucky draws that they have!!)

The starting of Round 2 with 5 more hours to go
(Note: PS is me and you figure out the rest)

Here are some pictures taken with Devon's N95 8GB handphone....

The Buddies

That's me... don't I look like the letter "i"?

Nice posture from the "Angry" Bowler

The Darlie Smile

Our Favourite No. 8 Ball (pink colour wor~)

They're all related to "Kuo Chuan Presbyterian"
(Actually I wana put "S-M-L" but... hehe dowan lah)

Posing with the - - scorer
(she can score very well if she want to but she dowan)

Which One Should I Buy?

Recently I had been thinking about this question...

Which handphone model should I buy?

Unknowingly, I had been using my beloved O2 Atom Pure for 1 and a half years. Before this, I still thought I had used it for 2 and a half years *haha* and I kept thinking how come time passed so fast for me... end up it's my mistake lah~ luckily I went to check my earlier post on my handphone history and discovered the truth *phew* (here's the link if you dunno what I'm talking about http://pager21.blogspot.com/2006/10/phone-craze.html)

Now that I had been using Windows Mobile 5, it's kinda "hard" for me to go back to Symbian OS... but then if no other better PDAs in the market, I did consider getting the Nokia N95 8GB model. Heard it's not bad... but it'll be great if it's touchscreen like a PDA. Hmm... I was also thinking about the following PDAs but each has their pros and cons to consider:

1. Dopod 838 Pro - Handphone Master (Ah Tatt) said it's the most stable PDA in town previously when he was having it... gotta trust his taste and review cos he's really a Master *haha* I'm interested in the model but the only bad thing is the bulkiness... thick leh...


2. HTC Tytn II - Thanks to Adrian who suggested me to check out this model... almost similar to Dopod 838 Pro but has its differences... actually I kinda intended to get this PDA but after checking out many reviews... there're still some essential cons to consider (that's why it's causing headache to me now)


3. HTC Touch Dual - I asked Handphone Master for his recommendations earlier and he mentioned this model. After checking out the reviews... it's smaller than Choices 1 & 2 which is easier to carry... but I just can't seem to sense the "chemistry" between us.


4. O2 Atom Life (or Life Pure) - The same old O2 series but faster processor... didn't really check out the reviews cos I dun really like the speaker design on the cover... other than that, it has its usual sleek outlook~ which is kinda cool~ (ahem... like my current O2)

Ya... so that's it... you may say that I'm too demanding in choosing a new handphone and I consider too much points, resulting in unnecessary headaches. But I can't accept the fact that I had to go through the hassle of sending the phone for repairs (you know how slowww our Care Centres do their job) or constantly thinking of changing another phone because I don't like the functions after purchase (and spending more $$ in the end). Aiya... see how lah... will definitely share the joy with you guys when my "newborn" is out *hehe*

Thank God I Called You...

I got to know that someone actually got hooked to the Sushi game that I posted earlier... hehe so happy.... however... that person was sick and still continued to play instead of having more rest... *sigh* don't play too much k?

Anyway, thanks for the support and please take care of yourself~ dun let the bad "VIRUS" affect you too much wor~ haha.... hope to see you soon again~

Sushi Go Round

Winnie introduced this free online game to Shirlene, who subsequently intro to me... and both of us were hooked on it immediately.... Anyway I completed the stages after two attempts (ahem... I never say I good har~) and the next day, I craved for Sushi haha... so glad that my beloved Buddy accompanied me to eat a few days later *hehe*

I've Been Tagged... by Winnie

Winnie said I had been tagged by her and I'm supposed to go to her blog to see what's it about...

End up it's this lah... (haf to entertain her, if not wait my hand kena smacked by her long ruler cos people is a teacher)

*Post these rules on your bloggie.. List 8 random facts about yourself.. Tag eight people at the end of your post and list their names.. Let them know that they’ve been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs...

8 Random Facts about myself:

1. My tears CONFIRM will drop when I watch movies with touching scenes.


2. I usually will feel like shitting after I eat (maybe that explains my figure).


3. I LURRVVVE to sleep (on my bed only...).


4. I am a GOOD person (not the best... but good enough *hehe*).


5. I'm interested in IT stuff but instead I further my studies in Accounting & Finance which I don't think I'll ever get involved in.


6. I had a caterpillar as my pet before... and I found it from my neighbour's plant outside their house... but I threw it away when it started to form into cocoon because I'm afraid of butterfly.


7. I also kept tadpoles as my pet when I was in Primary School and I scooped them up from the puddle in the school field... I flushed them down the toilet bowl when they started to grow the fore legs because I can't imagine having frogs in my house.


8. I rarely call up my friends for a chat and I don't know why. Not because I don't like to interact with them but I just DON'T have such habit. Chat thru SMS - yes... MSN - yes... or meet up to chat - yes... So, for those whom I did CALL up... you are considered honored *haha*

Now I'm supposed to tag 8 persons... but I don't think I have so many friends with blog for me to tag leh... anyway here goes... see how many will respond bah~

1. Evilry
2. Munsation
3. Jehan
4. Mister K
5. Lionel
6. Stephen

The Challenge

Hidden motive they may
Many chances they create
Seeing me flare up they wish
Segregated they hope
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Persevere I will
Trust in you I have
Fallen into trap I do not
Try as much as you can

Return the favor I promise

Happy 22nd Birthday!!

Today is Shirlene's 22nd Birthday!!

Now she had embarked on the 20s age group...
and soon she'll catch up with me on the 30s
(oooh... so scary~)

Anyway, what's her presents from Ah Sze this year ??

Hmm... a picture speaks a thousand words~ just hope she'll like the gifts
(if not next year I'll reduce the budget by 3/4 *haha*)

1) Wallet from Miu Miu
2) Earrings from Calvin Klein

3) Buffet dinner at Greenhouse - Ritz Calton