Even though I have a very unhappy weekend, as I was browsing thru Queen's Ave website, this bag really caught my attention, simple & elegant!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Phuket here we come..
We're going Phuket from 26/10 to 29/10 flying with Silkair. I really hope the situation in Thailand is good at that time, if not we have to choice but to postpone it.
Suay...
Suay (unlucky in hokkien), is really the right word to use for this post.
For the past few days, I've been calling up dunno how many housing agents to enquire about the EA they advertise in papers just to know the current housing market situation.
Last night, Colin ask me to compare pricing between hougang central & hougang ave 9 pricing (our next house will definitely be out of hougang). This agent from ERA (no offence to those from ERA) is really irritating & he better dun call me again.
He advertise 2 units, blk 9xx so I called to enquire. But the cash the owners are asking is really crazy, so he ask so many questions, I told him straight I'm looking at a few areas. This irritating fella (almost labelled him as idiot) ask if I'm looking outta Hougang, he nearly get fired by me, me being nice say "of cos I'm looking out of hougang area & we've yet to decide which area we want cos we just started looking for 2 days!"
Today he call again (lucky I use house phone not my handphone), in fact he call twice cos we're not home to answer the earlier call, heng ah!
It was close to 5pm when he call, nice timing cos Colin just knock out in his afternoon nap!
ERA: Miss, have you decided which area you want
Me: Not yet & not so soon cos we're not in the hurry & may not move afterall
ERA: I thought you've decided so I can service you
Me: *in my mind I've so decided not to let this idiot service me"* I'm still looking around, definitely not looking at hougang area
ERA: What areas are you looking at
Me: We're looking at AMK, bishan & bt batok *his reaction was "wah, so many areas" WTH
Whole conversation lasted around 10 mins, but seems forever to me, cos I really hate this kind of agent, who on earth will be in the right state of mind to make haste decision & he really ask a lot of fei hua (rubbish), the most ultimate move I make was just to hang up his call cos I cannot take it anymore. I dun have good impression of ERA agents & this fella just give me more bad impression.
I really hope he doesn't call again, if not I dun think Colin will have such patience to handle him
For the past few days, I've been calling up dunno how many housing agents to enquire about the EA they advertise in papers just to know the current housing market situation.
Last night, Colin ask me to compare pricing between hougang central & hougang ave 9 pricing (our next house will definitely be out of hougang). This agent from ERA (no offence to those from ERA) is really irritating & he better dun call me again.
He advertise 2 units, blk 9xx so I called to enquire. But the cash the owners are asking is really crazy, so he ask so many questions, I told him straight I'm looking at a few areas. This irritating fella (almost labelled him as idiot) ask if I'm looking outta Hougang, he nearly get fired by me, me being nice say "of cos I'm looking out of hougang area & we've yet to decide which area we want cos we just started looking for 2 days!"
Today he call again (lucky I use house phone not my handphone), in fact he call twice cos we're not home to answer the earlier call, heng ah!
It was close to 5pm when he call, nice timing cos Colin just knock out in his afternoon nap!
ERA: Miss, have you decided which area you want
Me: Not yet & not so soon cos we're not in the hurry & may not move afterall
ERA: I thought you've decided so I can service you
Me: *in my mind I've so decided not to let this idiot service me"* I'm still looking around, definitely not looking at hougang area
ERA: What areas are you looking at
Me: We're looking at AMK, bishan & bt batok *his reaction was "wah, so many areas" WTH
Whole conversation lasted around 10 mins, but seems forever to me, cos I really hate this kind of agent, who on earth will be in the right state of mind to make haste decision & he really ask a lot of fei hua (rubbish), the most ultimate move I make was just to hang up his call cos I cannot take it anymore. I dun have good impression of ERA agents & this fella just give me more bad impression.
I really hope he doesn't call again, if not I dun think Colin will have such patience to handle him
Many many thoughts..
Its been a really really long time since my last update, a bit lazy to get myself to blog at times.
What actually happen during the past 5 weeks. Nothing much in fact, just that I had 3 asthma attacks in 1 mth!! Outta those 3 attacks, 2 majors & 1 minor attack, I was practically like a dead fish everyday cos I still need to work. Most of the things at home are handled by Colin, thank you dear for all those you've done!!
During those attacks, Colin woke up almost every hour just to ensure that I'm still breathing well & if not I think he would have send me to hospital, I'm really really blessed to have him around.
Twinkle is already 7 mths old, she's still very much the same, still the milk addict & of cos still doesn't bark when somebody press the door bell! She welcomes anyone that wanna play with her. We brought her to the expo last mth to visit the SKC dog show, the entrance fees is really cut-throat price, $6 per adult & $1 per doggie *faint*. Basically dogs do nothing inside & yet still gotta pay!! We went down to "support" Gucci (Twinkle's mummy) cos she's taking part in grooming competition, it'll definitely be our first & last visit if the entrace fees is still gonna be so ex! For updates, pls visit Twinkle's Blog
What actually happen during the past 5 weeks. Nothing much in fact, just that I had 3 asthma attacks in 1 mth!! Outta those 3 attacks, 2 majors & 1 minor attack, I was practically like a dead fish everyday cos I still need to work. Most of the things at home are handled by Colin, thank you dear for all those you've done!!
During those attacks, Colin woke up almost every hour just to ensure that I'm still breathing well & if not I think he would have send me to hospital, I'm really really blessed to have him around.
Twinkle is already 7 mths old, she's still very much the same, still the milk addict & of cos still doesn't bark when somebody press the door bell! She welcomes anyone that wanna play with her. We brought her to the expo last mth to visit the SKC dog show, the entrance fees is really cut-throat price, $6 per adult & $1 per doggie *faint*. Basically dogs do nothing inside & yet still gotta pay!! We went down to "support" Gucci (Twinkle's mummy) cos she's taking part in grooming competition, it'll definitely be our first & last visit if the entrace fees is still gonna be so ex! For updates, pls visit Twinkle's Blog
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Update!!
She got a shocked when I call home to stop her from bitting her back, she stay in this position for a good 20 mins!
We shifted her bed to the entrance of the baby gate, I think she enjoy sleeping there & I can spy her more easily!Its been a really long time since I last update. I've been feeling under the weather since 2 weeks ago. It start with slight cough, then come with bodyache then flu. For the past 2 weeks I've been taking my flu & cough med & no signs of recovery *sigh*.
This morning woke up with a real painful throat, I surrender & told Colin to bring me to see our GP. Our dear GP say I'm having throat infection & since the cough med doesn't cure my cough, he change it, that 5 mins visit make me poorer by $38.
My dear baby twinkle will be 6 months old this coming Fri. Actually wanted to bring her to play with her mummy, gucci, but since I'm not well for the past 2 weeks, this plan have to KIV till I'm well. Sharon (twinkle's breeder), took some pics of twinkle in some lovely dresses during her boarding, she send mms to Colin & she look so lovely can!! I must go & collect the pics, scan it & post it in her blog.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Taiwan 22 to 26 June 2008
Time to update my 5 days of holiday.
21 June
Day before our holiday was total madness, we need to bath twinkle, pack her barang, pack our own luggage, then feed her at 9pm, 9.30pm quickly send her to her breeder's house. When we reach her breeder's house, I let her run loose, her 3 kids were all excited over twinkle, the first thing twinkle did was to attack Gucci's water!! I quickly brief my breeder's maid about what needed to be done & when twinkle was busy drinking from Gucci's, we quickly ciao before this baby start whining
22 June
We woke up at 4.45am, wash up & eat our breakfast. We made a quick check around the house & left the house at 6am, it was raining cats & dogs 15 mins before we left home! I was calling for cab but no operator is picking up calls! Then I quickly call transcab, tada~ a cab will be on its way within the next 5 mins!
We reach T1 at about 6.30am & check-in our luggage, then we proceed to the staff canteen for a quick bite, boarding starts at 7.40am, we take our own sweet time to walk towards our boarding gate. The weather is pretty bad in the morning, our flight was delayed for almost an hour. I found a very good way to curb my motion sickness, that's to sleep!
We reach Taipei at close to 2pm, first day when the plane landed I called Sharon to check on Twinkle, to my suprise, this little rascal didn't whine at all! When I was on the phone with Sharon, she was enjoying her veggie bone, we're so relieved hearing that & proceed to enjoy our holiday.
Reach our hotel at 3pm, quickly check-in & went to the underground mall to hunt for food. Walk around for a short while & decided to go back to our hotel so that Colin can have a short nap.
6pm+, we went to "shilin" night market for our dinner, didn't buy anything cos I'm very sure whatever I see there I can find it at the wholesale center, went back to hotel at 11pm+, quickly take shower & sleep!
23 June
This morning at 10.15am, the temperature on the tower clock says its 35 degrees! We have some old NT notes that cannot be used anymore & can only be changed at Taiwan bank!! Although the walk is only 15 mins, I felt like its forever cos its so so so warm! After we changed the notes, we take another 15 mins walk to ximenting cos we're in the middle of nowhere! I think we're a little too early so some shops are not open for business yet, we went to this small shopping center inside ximenting to enjoy the aircon & for once I felt aircon is so heavenly.
12.30pm, we went to take our lunch at a japanese restaurant inside the mall. Colin ordered katsu don while I ordered cold noodles. My cold noodles looks pretty boring at the first glance but its so yummy! its definitely something that I'll not get to eat back home, then we also ordered Coke float to cool ourself down from the extremely hot weather.
After lunch, we walk around & really nothing catches my attention, Colin suggest we go back to our hotel for a rest & he can catch a nap, at 4pm we decided to head to "wufenpu", the wholesale center!!
Once we reach, Colin say this is my heaven, he'll leave me to walk to any shop & buy whatever I want!! Both of us walk till we can't feel our feet, then I suggest we go to "rouhe" night market that's just opposite to grab our dinner.
By 11pm, I told Colin that I'm too tired to take train back to hotel, thinking that I still need to climb stairs, lets take a cab! He agreed cos his bag is almost bursting with all my shopping loots! hehe
24 June
Called my bro who is also in Taiwan for holiday with his gf & staying in the same hotel as me! We decided to meet up for lunch at a very famous shop thats sells very very good beef noodles. We met at ximenting at 12pm & walk towards the shop, we're still singing praises about the beef noodles
We parted our ways after lunch cos we dun wanna be their lampost hee. Shop around a bit & Colin bought some t-shirt, not really that easy to find his size cos the cuttings are smaller in Taiwan. 3pm, Colin decided that we go back hotel for his well-deserved nap before heading to "wufenpu" in the evening.
6pm, we reach the wholesale center & to my surprise, this place is still open at 11pm!! We walk around & this poor chap is holding onto a "full battle order", I regret not taking a pic of it! My shoulder & back is aching by carry my haversack, so Colin was helping me to carry mine + his own haversack + another 2 to 3 bags!! Both his hands & back is all loaded!!!
By 11pm, I surrender & we took a cab back to hotel & knock out in less than 5 mins time but Colin woke me up cos I haven't shower, so I drag my tired body to the bathroom & knock out in less than 5 mins after my shower
25 June
We went to CKS memorial hall station to eat the all time famous "lu rou fan", Colin say if he dun eat this is as good as he didn't come Taiwan at all. I like it too, so this time round he ordered a large portion while I had a small portion + a braised egg & bittergourd pork ribs soup. Just before we started eating, I reminded him to take photo, he took 2 quick pics of the dishes & cannot wait to sink his teeth into the rice already.
After lunch, we went to Taipei City Hall to walk around Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, they have 5 buildings there & its 3 times the size of Taka. We walk around in the first building & saw Hagaan Daz & decided to have a drink there. Colin ordered a Mocha Latte while I had a mango freeze drink.
We sat for about an hour & walk around the 5 buildings, happen to walk pass a lesportsac section & saw this bag with poodle print! I fell in love with it immediately!!
We went back to "shilin" night market & since its our last night in Taiwan, we just take our own sweet time to walk around & all the poodles there so pretty can!! Too bad we cannot bring it back if not I sure to buy 1 more to accompany Twinkle.
*P/S: Just before I turn in to bed, I saw an sms from Sharon that says "I've increased Twinkle's feed a bit cos she seems very hungry & finish everything in less than 5 mins without milk powder, she's very happy playing" I cannot help but laugh at the sms, this girl is really having chalet!!
26 June
Today is our last day in Taiwan. The most challenging task is to squeese everything into our luggage! Colin manage to squeese everything in, not too sure how he did it & by 11am, we check-out of our hotel, leave our luggages with them & went to eat pork knuckle rice for lunch!
This shop is about 10 mins walk from our hotel & serves very very good pork knuckle rice & milk fish. It really worth every single cent, after lunch we still have a bit of time before our transfer pick us up to airport, we went to Taipei main station underground mall to walk around.
1pm, we're back at our hotel & on our way to the airport, once we check-in, we went to starbucks to have a drink, 3pm we make our way to the boarding gate, happen to passby some shops.
3.25pm, we're at the boarding gate & I really really miss Twinkle, cannot wait to carry her & get update on what nonsense she has done for the past 5 days!
3.45pm, the plane is moving off from the boarding gate, bye bye Taiwan, see you again in maybe 2 to 3 years time!!
This sums up my holiday, we really had a good time & Twinkle also had a good time at Sharon's place.
21 June
Day before our holiday was total madness, we need to bath twinkle, pack her barang, pack our own luggage, then feed her at 9pm, 9.30pm quickly send her to her breeder's house. When we reach her breeder's house, I let her run loose, her 3 kids were all excited over twinkle, the first thing twinkle did was to attack Gucci's water!! I quickly brief my breeder's maid about what needed to be done & when twinkle was busy drinking from Gucci's, we quickly ciao before this baby start whining
22 June
We woke up at 4.45am, wash up & eat our breakfast. We made a quick check around the house & left the house at 6am, it was raining cats & dogs 15 mins before we left home! I was calling for cab but no operator is picking up calls! Then I quickly call transcab, tada~ a cab will be on its way within the next 5 mins!
We reach T1 at about 6.30am & check-in our luggage, then we proceed to the staff canteen for a quick bite, boarding starts at 7.40am, we take our own sweet time to walk towards our boarding gate. The weather is pretty bad in the morning, our flight was delayed for almost an hour. I found a very good way to curb my motion sickness, that's to sleep!
We reach Taipei at close to 2pm, first day when the plane landed I called Sharon to check on Twinkle, to my suprise, this little rascal didn't whine at all! When I was on the phone with Sharon, she was enjoying her veggie bone, we're so relieved hearing that & proceed to enjoy our holiday.
Reach our hotel at 3pm, quickly check-in & went to the underground mall to hunt for food. Walk around for a short while & decided to go back to our hotel so that Colin can have a short nap.
6pm+, we went to "shilin" night market for our dinner, didn't buy anything cos I'm very sure whatever I see there I can find it at the wholesale center, went back to hotel at 11pm+, quickly take shower & sleep!
23 June
This morning at 10.15am, the temperature on the tower clock says its 35 degrees! We have some old NT notes that cannot be used anymore & can only be changed at Taiwan bank!! Although the walk is only 15 mins, I felt like its forever cos its so so so warm! After we changed the notes, we take another 15 mins walk to ximenting cos we're in the middle of nowhere! I think we're a little too early so some shops are not open for business yet, we went to this small shopping center inside ximenting to enjoy the aircon & for once I felt aircon is so heavenly.
12.30pm, we went to take our lunch at a japanese restaurant inside the mall. Colin ordered katsu don while I ordered cold noodles. My cold noodles looks pretty boring at the first glance but its so yummy! its definitely something that I'll not get to eat back home, then we also ordered Coke float to cool ourself down from the extremely hot weather.
After lunch, we walk around & really nothing catches my attention, Colin suggest we go back to our hotel for a rest & he can catch a nap, at 4pm we decided to head to "wufenpu", the wholesale center!!
Once we reach, Colin say this is my heaven, he'll leave me to walk to any shop & buy whatever I want!! Both of us walk till we can't feel our feet, then I suggest we go to "rouhe" night market that's just opposite to grab our dinner.
By 11pm, I told Colin that I'm too tired to take train back to hotel, thinking that I still need to climb stairs, lets take a cab! He agreed cos his bag is almost bursting with all my shopping loots! hehe
24 June
Called my bro who is also in Taiwan for holiday with his gf & staying in the same hotel as me! We decided to meet up for lunch at a very famous shop thats sells very very good beef noodles. We met at ximenting at 12pm & walk towards the shop, we're still singing praises about the beef noodles
We parted our ways after lunch cos we dun wanna be their lampost hee. Shop around a bit & Colin bought some t-shirt, not really that easy to find his size cos the cuttings are smaller in Taiwan. 3pm, Colin decided that we go back hotel for his well-deserved nap before heading to "wufenpu" in the evening.
6pm, we reach the wholesale center & to my surprise, this place is still open at 11pm!! We walk around & this poor chap is holding onto a "full battle order", I regret not taking a pic of it! My shoulder & back is aching by carry my haversack, so Colin was helping me to carry mine + his own haversack + another 2 to 3 bags!! Both his hands & back is all loaded!!!
By 11pm, I surrender & we took a cab back to hotel & knock out in less than 5 mins time but Colin woke me up cos I haven't shower, so I drag my tired body to the bathroom & knock out in less than 5 mins after my shower
25 June
We went to CKS memorial hall station to eat the all time famous "lu rou fan", Colin say if he dun eat this is as good as he didn't come Taiwan at all. I like it too, so this time round he ordered a large portion while I had a small portion + a braised egg & bittergourd pork ribs soup. Just before we started eating, I reminded him to take photo, he took 2 quick pics of the dishes & cannot wait to sink his teeth into the rice already.
After lunch, we went to Taipei City Hall to walk around Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, they have 5 buildings there & its 3 times the size of Taka. We walk around in the first building & saw Hagaan Daz & decided to have a drink there. Colin ordered a Mocha Latte while I had a mango freeze drink.
We sat for about an hour & walk around the 5 buildings, happen to walk pass a lesportsac section & saw this bag with poodle print! I fell in love with it immediately!!
We went back to "shilin" night market & since its our last night in Taiwan, we just take our own sweet time to walk around & all the poodles there so pretty can!! Too bad we cannot bring it back if not I sure to buy 1 more to accompany Twinkle.
*P/S: Just before I turn in to bed, I saw an sms from Sharon that says "I've increased Twinkle's feed a bit cos she seems very hungry & finish everything in less than 5 mins without milk powder, she's very happy playing" I cannot help but laugh at the sms, this girl is really having chalet!!
26 June
Today is our last day in Taiwan. The most challenging task is to squeese everything into our luggage! Colin manage to squeese everything in, not too sure how he did it & by 11am, we check-out of our hotel, leave our luggages with them & went to eat pork knuckle rice for lunch!
This shop is about 10 mins walk from our hotel & serves very very good pork knuckle rice & milk fish. It really worth every single cent, after lunch we still have a bit of time before our transfer pick us up to airport, we went to Taipei main station underground mall to walk around.
1pm, we're back at our hotel & on our way to the airport, once we check-in, we went to starbucks to have a drink, 3pm we make our way to the boarding gate, happen to passby some shops.
3.25pm, we're at the boarding gate & I really really miss Twinkle, cannot wait to carry her & get update on what nonsense she has done for the past 5 days!
3.45pm, the plane is moving off from the boarding gate, bye bye Taiwan, see you again in maybe 2 to 3 years time!!
This sums up my holiday, we really had a good time & Twinkle also had a good time at Sharon's place.
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