Okie, I know I'm late. And I know the previous post doesn't count.

Anyway, just finished my 1st driving lesson in like two months, and I'm super encouraged by my new instructor. He was quite surprised that I hadn't been driving for awhile and he said I was pretty good, except still weak at changing lanes.

Well, at least this instructor doesn't yell at me. Mr Vernon Goh is the most polite man I've met in a long while. Being soft-spoken and calm, the lesson went well cos' I wasn't busy "reacting" to him. Unlike my previous instructor who liked to yell at every small mistake I made and kept complaining I wasn't concentrating. Keeping my fingers crossed that Mr Goh will train me well enough to pass my next TP.

On a side note, I had the most 手枪 thing happen to me today. Was wearing this new dress and noticed a loose thread hanging off the front before I went for lunch.

Scissors in hand, I got ready to snip it off, when I sneezed. Yup, sneezed. And ended up snipping a hole at the front of my dress. 手枪 or not? ALL AGREE, super 手枪.

Ran around office looking for a sewing kit to mend the hole, ended up telling all my colleagues wat happened in the process and only unsympathetic laughter rang out. I swear, I'm the clumsiest person in the world.

My boss paid me the highest compliment today when he sent me a personal email telling me he admired my literary skills and praised me for a job well done after reading an email I had sent to one of our customers. I was surprised, but I felt really good for being appreciated. Which again confirms my past predicament was a total blessing in disguise. I still have not finished thanking God for gifting me my present job.

And just to top off this post, I am super mad about 張芸京.



Finishing first in the first season of the Taiwan talent competition show "Super Idol", up-and-coming singer Zhang Yun Jing was one of the most eye-catching newcomers of 2008. Originally a graphic designer, Yun Jing has won acclaim for the poster design of Taiwan movie Beautiful Crazy, and now she is living the dreams of many in her new adventure as a rising pop star. Yun Jing's debut album Unprecedented released May 2009 features 10 songs, including her CTS idol drama Knock Knock Loving You opening and ending theme songs ("You Fly" and "Black Dress", respectively), and a bonus track.*

*excerpt taken from YesAsia description

Can you believe she is a she? Erm, sentence structure like abit wrong, but I think you get wat I'm trying to say... Last I checked I've got no lesbian tendencies, although I was in a convent for ten of my most impressionable years.

I think she is so freakin' cool and a smashing singer at that. She's got the most fantastic voice and I really like her androgynous image.



She's just SO good right? By the way, this song is written by Hu Yan Bin. The guy who brought us classics like "Waiting for you" and "Nan Ren KTV". I just can't get enough of her and I google her every night on Youtube. Obsessed man...

Oh, talkin' 'bout obsessed, I think Mariah Carey's new song's really cool too...

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:


当你在越辛福的时候，这也将会是你越脆弱的时候.

Have been working so hard that I'm really looking forward to the upcoming long weekend, and I have great plans for it.

Today's finally Friday, YAY! Although the weather sucks, nothing will bring down the high that I am feeling now in anticipation of the break I deserve.

Hopefully the weather will be good tomorrow and we can go ahead as planned to bring Ace to Sentosa for a swim and I can work on my tan!

Tomorrow night's exciting cos' I have finally convinced Fussy to go to the Night Safari with me. And because it's October, they are having Halloween Horror on every weekend night till the end of the month. Sounds promising eh?

Tix are at SGD35 per pax, and we have 6 going in total. Stay tuned for happenings and pics, *I must remind myself to bring the camera*

On a side note, went to West Coast Park with Fussy and Ace last night. My father-in-law usually plays soccer there in the evenings and Fussy wanted to join. So I tagged along and brought Ace for a walk in the park.

It's really scenic and beautiful, and I really enjoyed the fresh air, plus it's not crowded like East Coast. Ace, needless to say, enjoyed himself too. As the park is not crowded, I let him walk on a longer length of the leash, so he could really trot along, wuahaha.

I think the only person disappointed was Fussy. We arrived too late, and it was getting dark, so by the time he found my father-in-law, they were already ending the game, so he din even manage to put on his soccer boots. *kua kua kua*

In response to friends' comments that my blog is growing fungi, yes, I have dragged my fat arse to my lappie to start a new post. BUT, this arse is not lazy, this arse has just woken from a way too long bout of lethargy to throw itself back into life! & loving every minute of it by the way...

To loyal readers, I am so sorry for the lack of updates. Lack of discipline and stress do not make Selene a good blogger, wuahaha...

Well, I have set my mind down to writing a post at least once every 3 days for those of you who are interested in reading what I have to share. Although, my life is pretty boring compared to BFFs': No growing baby to document, no upcoming home renovations and no marriage proposals to look forward to, hahaha, you know who you are! Anyway, congrats, I'm just so happy for everyone around me, who have their dreams and wishes fulfilled.

Being away from my blog for so long means I have too many updates which have not been posted and suddenly, I know not where to begin. Suffice it to say, life has been a breeze. Not smooth sailing, but hell, at least I'm like LIVING. I've learnt to accept that life will never bring with it beds of roses all the time and well, I'll take life and whatever challenges it brings me. Having a broader frame of mind and accepting that things almost never turn out as expected usually helps too. Wah, like so zen hor?

I'm sure all of us have good times and bad times. But it's not what happens that matter, it's how you approach it that really makes you. It's always your choice. You can choose to bitch about something and feel bad all the time, or you can sit and cry, but why not choose to ride it out, and keep your spirits up? I think what I like about this is I HAVE A CHOICE, NO MATTER WHAT. I can choose what I wanna think, feel or say.

I say this is real SELF-EMPOWERMENT!!!

Judging from the lack of updates, astute readers would have by now deduced I've been freaking busy!!!

And yes, to continue from my previous post, I failed my 1st TP. I shall not dwell on the disappointment further, and well-meaning friends should thank their lucky stars that this road hazard has not been licensed to drive, muahahaha... But well, it's been a good experience and I will try again.

To clear the air, NO, I am not pregnant. The new addition to our family is our car, which is the Toyota Bb. It's not brought in by Borneo Motors, so we actually purchased it from a PI aka parallel importer. Will post pictures later.

It's been keepin' us busy cos' Fussy has been looking for various ways to "upgrade" it. In Ah Beng terms, it means to 'zhng' the car. This is a common syndrome I have noticed in the male gender. As one female colleague aptly put it, men do this because they wanna personalize the car and make it their "own". I suppose I can relate it to women and our choice of bags, clothes, accessories and shoes. Women like to 'zhng' ourselves, keke.

So, with this new addition, it has brought many positive changes to our lifestyle. Past typical weekends before we acquired the car were spent "nuaing" around the house as we were too lazy to travel out on public transport to do anything together. As well as that, we would try to spend time with Ace, and being not able to ferry him around, it limited the places we could go and the activities we could do.

Now, with Fussy being so adamant about going to Johor to pump petrol and to wash the car, we make a trip there almost every Saturday. It's been fun as we get to explore different places and eat different food. Of course, it also helps that the Singapore dollar is quite strong now and we get pretty good exchange rates. On top of that, I have switched to shopping and doing my nails or hair in Johor Bahru as the service I get there is so much better, and because they are used to serving Singaporeans, they are more efficient as well.

Ace has also benefited from the new car as we get to bring him out more often, like to Sentosa to swim, as much as the weather allows, or out for dinner, ahem... he stays in the car of course, Singapore is a so not pet-friendly country.

We actually brought him along when we went to buy durians too. I think he doesn't care for the fruit very much as he kept pricking his nose on the thorns when he tried to check them out.

Which is why I have been kept so busy that there's been no time to collect my thoughts and just write.

My new job has also been leaving me so drained and tired that I just dun wanna touch the keyboard after I shut down my PC to leave the office. But, it's been an exciting and challenging time, and I'm really starting to enjoy the momentum in my work life.

No longer do I count the minutes till I can knock off, or drag myself to the office in the mornings. I also do not come up with excuses to persuade myself not to go to work anymore. All these changes have brought with it a new maturity that I did not use to possess. Well, I guess I am ready for the big 3-0!

Which reminds me, my 29th birthday is due next week... *frantic checking for new wrinkles*

Gawd, I'm like so done for.

WTF, my driving practical test is on Friday and I only just went into the circuit last Friday! Where got enough practice liddat? And somemore I'm like using the "private" circuit instead of BBDC's circuit cos' you gotta book waaaayyy in advance to use it, although it costs a hell lot more.

No fair, now I know why people who enroll as students at BBDC have a higher passing rate. Watever, I'll make full use of the next two nights' lessons to practice, practice and PRACTICE! I'm literally shitting in my pants now and I'm trying to forget Friday exists.

I must be a damn good actress cos' my instructor keeps thinking that I'm like si beh steady and he keeps saying that I drive like I confirm will pass. Hah! If only he knew, anyway, keeping my fingers crossed and hopin' for the best.

Anyway, to borrow a Mandarin saying: 船到桥头自然直, and if I dun pass this time, it just shows I need more practice, hahaha...

And when all else fails, praying always helps!

Hihi... it's been a hectic time, adapting to a new environment and meeting new challenges, but I'm happy to say I'm slowly adjusting.

We also have a new addition to the family which has been keeping us busy. Will tell you guys about it soon, haven't had time to take pics to compose a good blog entry, muahaha...

On to a more light-hearted topic, a fellow colleague asked me this question on Friday: "What do you spend on most?" Well, I would have to say my greatest vices are, SHOES, BAGS, CLOTHES, BOOKS and MAKE-UP in that order, hahaha.

On last count, I think I had about 38 pairs of footwear, including flip-flops and my birkies, yes, TWO of my birkies. But since this is not very recent, you are right in thinking this number has gone up!

Imelda Marcos in the making, hmmm.... not a very good comparison, read a recent article in the news that she's in financial difficulties. Anyway, back to my shoe collection.

Remember that scene in Sex and the City where Mr Big shows Sarah Jessica Parker THE dream wardrobe with that to-die-for pair of Manolo Blaniks? Yes, that is MY dream wardrobe too, cos' I simply have no more space for any more shoes!

Warning from Fussy about my shoe fetish: Make sure you can keep all your shoes in the shoe cabinet, otherwise you can forget about buying more. *Guilty smirk* Keke, I have ALMOST reached my space limit.

To illustrate my ALMOST lack of space, you may feast your eyes on my modest collection:


























Hahaha, as they say: A picture speaks a thousand words. Proof enough that I love my shoes? But I dun pay more than SGD15 per pair, courtesy of Mondo and Charles and Keith's outlet store at Anchorpoint. Amazed at my nose for sniffing out good buys?

And this is Ace, looking disappointed among his favourite chew "toys", wishing he can sink his teeth into them:





Random silly moment with my favourite companion:



I know lar, very tak glam, but this is the real ME! And I can't remember when these were taken as well, just found them in the camera. And please dun ask me what I was trying to do to him, cos' I really dunno...

Dat's all folks, check back for updates soon... Ciaozzzz...

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