The Purpose Divine

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T14:22:00.002+08:00

Hi all friends and loved ones out there, a very blessed christmas to you all.

Hi Judy, miss u too. No worries ok, i am still one piece ;p Glad to see u on webcam yesterday. Wow your hair really grows very fast and long now.

Hvn't been updating my blog for quite sometime. Have been rather busy settling down and going for interviews. Catching up with families and friends. And spending time w dear and toby before i start working.

And yes i am now working. This is my 2nd week. Its a toil for now hee ;p as hasn't been wkg for last 1 year. Struggle with getting up at 7am hee. And by mid day i will be feeling sleepy. Hee at night i hv to sleep by 9pm. But as days pass, my body is slowly adjusting to it hee.

So don't worry for me ok. I will update my post whenever possible.

Meanwhile, u all take care esp judy. Miss u too. You are always on my mind.

The Sky Is Gloomy

2008-11-14T13:30:00.002+08:00

Yes today the sky is gloomy so am i. I am at the cross roads of what i want to do in life. It may be a simple path for some, but it seems so hard to me.

Really pray that God will grant me peace and wisdom to make a right decision. Knowing myself and seeking what i like..

Will press on

Mr Flu came and visit me

2008-11-07T11:29:00.002+08:00

Yes Mr Flu decided to pay me a visit and stay over at my place ;( Of all visitors, i dread to see Mr Flu most as he is very messy. Tissues all around. Aiyo. How can i get flu in such a hot weather??? Hmm guess i wear no enough haha.

Ok later go see Mr Doc, the housekeeper, must schedule an appmt to clean up the hse.

Its Thu

2008-11-06T12:41:00.008+08:00

So fast its Thu! Hmm is it considered slow or fast lei???

Last night, had a wives' dinner. Met up with 2 of dear dear's colleagues' wives. Chit chat and shared abt each hubby's unique characteristics. Hee interesting ;p

Today basically will stay at home to do hsehold chores. Oh ya while dear dear was here in s'pore, he discovered that our laptop actually has this cute photo taking features. It was so cute and we has such a gd laugh....haha..It will recognise our faces and insert the icons..so so cute..whenever i miss dear dear, i will look at these pics and they will give me a gd laugh ;p

"This is my cheeky hubby!!" - Each time i look at this, i will laugh and laugh"

"Hmm let's comb our moustaches" - My fav pic!!!

Black Eyes

"So angry"

"Hee the stupid thieves!!"

"Vote for independence"

"Hello, can i help you"

"Yo yo, hey man"

"Hello ah gong, ah ma"

"Let's go for a spin!!"

Very cute right! I tried to bring toby into the pic but hee cannot recognise his face..ok its only for humans...

Compass Point

2008-11-05T12:45:00.002+08:00

Yes, yesterday I went to compass point walk walk. So many things hv changed. The kopitiam is revamped and there are many new shops. Nice experience. And i met my cousin there! Didn't know that he is abv 40s now. Time really flies. It was a good catch up and i didn't know that he has shifted to sengkang since 2 yrs back!!

At night, went out dinner with sis and kenny. These 2 days hv been with them. Very nice of them to ask me to join them for dinner.

My mum asked me to go JB this wkend with her to visit my auntie...hmm still considering as many told me that it is not safe. But mum assured me that it will be fine as uncle will be picking us from the customs. Hmm let me think....

I am fine ;)

2008-11-02T19:08:00.004+08:00

Hi, long time no update my blog and my friend is worried. I saw your email girl. I am fine. No worries ok. Thanks for your concern. Now i am back in s'pore for good (dear dear not yet). Last 2 weeks hv been busy unpacking and spending time with families and toby.

Personally i enjoyed every moment with dear dear and toby. Finally we are united as a family ;) He is closer to us than ever. Initially, he needs housebreaking but now is fine.

This 1 yr in states has brought valuable experiences to us. We are really very thkful for God who has been overwatching us. Thkful for the friends made. Thkful for everything, every lesson of life.

Snow showers on Sunday!

2008-10-10T02:33:00.003+08:00

Yup, i did not type wrongly, it is expected to hv snow showers on sunday in the midst of autumn!! Didn't catch why is it so but its a one-off occasion. Nice to see snow again. Hmm hopefully it snows here lah, as our plc has lower snow.

Pet Food Tested for Melamine Contamination

2008-10-08T13:22:00.006+08:00

Oh no just heard that that AVA is testing the pet food to see if it contains melamine. Hopefully azmira is fine and toby is alright.

I Lost

2008-10-07T09:12:00.002+08:00

So fast its monday already and past few days weather has been cold. Once, it went down to 6 degrees. But today is fine. Sun came out temp really dropping. Snow caps on mountains.

Over the wkends, we went over to Heng's plc for a game of mahjong to pass time and interact. Hmm pay a school fee of $10 ;p

It's been 2 days

2008-10-04T03:09:00.002+08:00

Yup it has been 2 days and i did not see the dog. I remember hope that someone has found it and give it a loving home.

Missing Dog

2008-10-02T00:49:00.002+08:00

Went to vegas over the wkend. It was a nice trip. 4 of us, mark, gb, dear & i went on a car. 1st thing we aimed was to go to the tim sum in vegas, said to be the best, tourists also go there. Hmm but i felt nothing special lei except for the soya bean drink. Felt that the tim sum place at slc is as gd but all cannot compare to s'pore ones hee.

Thereaft, went shopping. Oh ya LV is hot still. Next day we went to hoover dam. It is inbtw nevada & arizona. Hmm it is so so hot even though its autumn. I wore my jacket to cover up myself. Look silly but worth it hee. Overall, i felt the dam at Glen canyon is much nicer and steeper.

Ok you saw my heading right. Yes there seems to be an abandoned dog here. It has been roaming ard for past few days. I 1st sighted it on last thu and fri morning be4 i left for vegas. Some passer by said it belonged to someone but the more i think of it i believe it is not as it has been roaming ard for past few days. Who wld in the right mind let his dog roams freely?

Hence, i hv been searching for it the past 2 days. Each day i will go down to walk the estate 2-3 times, and everyday i will see the dog. But each time i tried to get near or to offer food, it will run away. And my speed cannot match the dog. Even if i did, i really don't know if i can catch it. I am beginning to suspect, someone may hv left the dog here while they shifted away. So sad. Last nite, we went to buy some dog treats, see if this wks?

So this also explains why i ain't updating my blog for past few days. I really hope i can find the dog, before the weather really turns too cold. Last string, to call spca but 1st i need to know exactly where is the dog hidding place.

An angel

2008-09-27T00:23:00.002+08:00

Somehow realise that an angel has always been ard me ;)

These 2 days have been busy trying to finish the photobook for the florida, finally it is done! And last min, dear's colleagues suggested to go down to vegas this wkend, so i too am busy looking ard for accomodation and its done too. So today will be chore day for me...hmm the vacuum cleaner is spolit, waiting for an replacemt. Hopefully, it will come today.

Overall, life has been the same except for some moodiness and bloatness and some irritability hee as you know what hee. Basically, resting and laying whenever and wherever possible haha. Transforming to a pig. Less smile this period ;p

Dairy Pdts of China

2008-09-24T01:54:00.005+08:00

It is indeed very upsetting to see this happening over and over again. Though a couple years back i hv reduced a great deal of buying any pdts that label 'made in china' but one has to wonder even if it is made in some other ctries, where do they get the ingredients fr. For asia, i believe majority will still come fr china. When i saw the list of pdts affected, i am utterly shocked by the extent. Imagine nabisco chicken in a basket can also be affected! Guess now i hv to be double careful. Guess the better way to go is to eat fresh.

Its upsetting to know how much a chinese value money above all things. A disregard of human life. Yet you know its smthg you can never change overnight. Its pple hv been oppressed since centuries ago...during the dynasties period, communist period and even now.

Just hope that somehow thru this incident, its pple wld realise and govt will not hide the seriousness of the issue in order to portray a perfect image infront of the world.

Funny Moments

2008-09-22T07:54:00.012+08:00

Hee while dear is taking a nap now, i shall update my blog.

Just as dear dear has shared, we went to arches nat park yesterday. It was a long journey but a fulfilling one indeed. The scenery is amazing. Since he has shared most of the details part of the trip , let me share the bo liao moments of the trip that caught my eyes.

1stly, for these 9 mths in utah, the total walking/hiking/jogging i hv done is = 10yrs of excercising in s'pore!!! So next time, no need to excercise anymore haha. Wow, really amazing i must say. Hmm kind of accomplishment haha...but at the end of last night, my legs were crying out for rest!! Thkfully, along the way home, i massage my legs so that the after pain won't be so intense hee..and it wks ;)

Also, the amt of time outdoors is also 10 times more!! And now i am getting clever haha. No, lah now i hv to wear long sleeves to cover up myself. And indeed, tests hv shown it works! Somehow my skin is very sensitive to direct sunlight even with sunscreen. It will itch and be red. But yest i was fine!! Yeah!! Except my face still kanna a bit, on the side of the face, but thkfully went off quick a bit today ;p Yeah!

Here comes the interesting part, to keep dear dear accompany or 'awake' during the close to 4hrs drive, we 'quarrel'!! We bring up topics for discussion and since we are different, we debated ourselves. Its a 'fun' way to keep time going real fast! But get be intense at times haha. The rest of the time, is eat, eat & eat. Nachos, nuts, drink etc haha. The trick is bring a small carton box, and put all the snacks in it so that its more organised and bring 1 gallon of water and water bottle for refill hee ;)

Since it was only the 2 of us this time round, we took our time and pace and do things funny. Hee we took some silly shots and my 'posing' shots ;p while taking a rest in btw the hectic hike haha. Enjoy!

Oh ya dear, bought me this pair of walking shoes. This is the best shoes i hv wore so far!! Even though i used to be an althetic and sch sponsored us shoes, this outbeat them way abv!! Its really very very comfortable as the sole is very contour to the feet. Hee now dear and I hv the same shoes. And mine in green! This really make walking so much easier. Previously with my adidas shoes, your soles will be really painful aft the walks but this is so so much better.

Ok now come the posers in action ;p

Batman in action!

The hanger...haha but no clif ;p

Hmm doesn't it look like he is holding a mountain? or something else hehe

Karate kid...Aaaa..ya!!

The man with the delicate arch!! The arch is actually very very big. See he is so small under it. I kept telling him 'be careful' as the arch is just right off the cliff!! (hee eventhough its actually quite safe to certain extend, huge buffer)

Now my turn, hmm simply no idea wat's this pose mean

Haha do these look like those wedding shot poses u saw in wedding albums... but in sports attire haha ;p (hee i dare to do these poses is becos there are only 2 of us then, we climb up to one of the cliff)

Ok ok, more decent shot ;p (trying hard to open my eyes with the glare ;p)

That's all -- The End

We ate at 1st KFC in the world

2008-09-18T01:18:00.002+08:00

Yup, last night we ate at the 1st KFC in the world! After we came to Utah, we found out that KFC was orginated from Utah. We always thought its shld be Kentucky since its name said do. But apparently it came from here. And we finally found where it is located! Previously we hv trouble locating it. There are statues standing outside the restuarant. The old man that we remember and his son. Inside they exhibit the outfit the old man was in, the white one, the pressure cooker etc...interesting.

The KFC I must say were really juicy as compared to other outlets we had been. Really tasty. They even hv a KFC buffet but we didn't opt for it as it will be too much for us girls. Oh ya, we went to pick up Mark from airport, hee he shaves his head almost bald, the BMT head. So cute.

Hmm very yummy, will go back there again if we hv cravings for KFC.

I am feeling better

2008-09-16T12:12:00.004+08:00

Today I am feeling better. Actually, over the weekend i was feeling better. Thks dear dear for bringing me to the pet adoption event. It really brightens up my day ;)

Also, dear dear has inserted new songs on my leleo to cheer me up hee. The almo song is so so cute ;p

Oh ya, i think my neigbour upstairs or somewhere near bought a new puppy. It has been whinning since yesterday. Initially, was thinking cld it be abandoned? Hee but unlikely as i checked most tenants are here. Then i noticed the whinning went off in the evening. So i guess this little puppy is getting used to hvg no one ard. Hee reminded me of toby when he 1st joined us ;)...Hmm i may sound bad, but I do enjoy hearing the puppy's whinning. I tried to 'talk' to it (dunno boy or girl ;p) but dunno if it hears me ;)

Lastly, today I came across this while i was compiling our photo album, a pic taken at the Holocaust Memorial. Guess God is reminding me. A mother who said this despite millions of her fellow jews had been killed -

"...Then in spite of everything, i still believe that people are good at heart..." Anne Frank

A reminder to myself to love others still.

Nice Weather

2008-09-12T04:33:00.005+08:00

These few days the weather have been really nice and cooling. I basically juz open the windows and off the aircon. These few days hv been rather occupied with chores and chit chatting with friends online hee. Nothing special, just normal and simple life.

Dear dear has been home early these few days and i enjoyed his company and walk in the park, chit chatting and discussing life ahead.

On wed, we gave his colleague Ashvin a surprise birthday party (a simple one). One of dear dear's close buddy in the company. He was there helping us at our wedding. He was caught off guarded as his mum and cousin were here ;p His colleagues were making fun of him and his new gf who is now backin s'pore. Got to chit chat with his mum and cousin. They are very polite pple. They even invited us to go Mauritius, their homeland, for a visit. Haha guess got to wait till Ash get married then perhaps we will consider flying there. I heard it is really a very nice island, lots of beautiful marine fishes. Its an island slightly bigger than s'pore next to Madagascar (hee reminds me of the cartoon, and once intention to paint one of the wall with the pic ;p)

Over here, friends' support are so impt. Really cherish their kindness and friendship.

So fast, tomorrow is friday already. Will be picking medical notes fr doc tomorrow for personal documentation and insurance claims. Hence, dear dear will be back be4 lunch and thereaft heading back to work again.

Oh ya today is sept 11. 7 yrs ago when terriorists attacked and many lives were took away. Past few days, occasionally you wld watch shows reenacting what happened on UA93 where the passengers fought back. It was saddening to see how the passengers called their loved ones for the last time. Yet its time to let go. It is sad to see the family members during the memorial today on tv, still crying aft 7 yrs. Sometimes, i feel that its better to bring closure than hvg memorial every yr to bring back tears and hurts.

And hmm i was utterly surprised when i heard fr news that the memorial at the pentagon cost $22million to build!! And $11million to maintain. Personally i was taken aback by the enormous figures. Hvg said this, i just prayed that all these money will be put to good use.

Everything is in place

2008-09-10T02:52:00.003+08:00

Yes as you can see now, i hv a beautiful skin! I love these puppies, so so cute. Thks dear dear for restoring my template!

As some of you may hv know why dear dear had gone away by now as some of his colleagues met in an accident and unfortunately one passed away. It had been hectic for the mgmt team as they simply had no such prior experience. But thk God, all things are in place now.

All the more, i treasure my loved ones as you won't know when anyone of them be gone or perhaps me myself. Remember to love as you never love before.

I am really thkful for dear dear's colleagues. While dear dear was away, 2 of his colleagues came to keep me company. They stayed over at our place and they kept me occupied thru mahjong session and dvd watching. I am really thkful for them, given that i do not hv any friends here.

During these periods of time here, got to know some of the girls better. Really glad that some opened up and shared their personal life with me. I am very touched by that. From a bunch of pple that i nvr know to some that touched my hearts.

Corruption!!

2008-09-05T01:17:00.003+08:00

Oh no for some reasons my blog is corrupted!!!! Or i already exceeded my limit??? Need to set up a new blog????Anyone knows???

Its Tuesday and dear dear is home

2008-09-03T01:54:00.002+08:00

So fast, its tues and dear dear is home. Absence makes the heart fonder ;) Yesterday was Labour Day, a public holiday. So we woke up and went to try Carls' Jr breakfast. Really yummy!! Thereaft, laze at home watching tv etc. Relaxing.

Oh ya, yesterday there was hail (spelling?) storm for a while. I didn't see it but dear dear did. Thereaft, there was rain. There is a tropical storm at new orleans, real bad. Thkful we are no way here but i guess we may be slightly along the path, hence there was heavy rain for the past 2 days.

Weather has been cold for the past 2 days. Back to aircon temp, in the 10-20 deg. Got to put on jacket while we were out. Hee but still can wear shorts and flip flops ;p Nice weather.

You can really feel that summer is coming to an end and officially autumn will kick in on 22 Sept.

Dear dear is away

2008-08-30T07:41:00.011+08:00

Yes dear dear is away. Something urgent crop up at work and he needs to fly to another state.

Dear don't worry, i am fine ;) I will take gd care of myself. Do wherever you need to ok. I will be strong. We are a team remember!

MESSAGE FROM YOUR LOVELY WIFE ;p & HANDSOME BOY:P
"Dear, we are here with you ;) Though we are apart, we are with u in spirit! Jia you. Hope seeing us in these lovely pics will brighten your day...hmmm night hee!!! See u soon!!"

"Dear remember to eat, sleepzzzzz and recharge ok." "I will feed myself well. I know u don't like me to be too thin. Going out for dinner with heng they all later."

"Daddy though i'm in a far away land back in our homeland, in mummy's mummy's hse, i still remember you and smell u fr afar!!!! Miss u!! I'll be good boy so must u ok." "We are waiting for you... Haha remember my pose, u make me imitate mummy"

"Daddy, though i m not ard to keep mummy accompany, i believe mummy will be strong. But u see mummy's sweet sound face hvg me ard...hehehe..told u i am special"

Daddy, u too sleep well ok....just like me...putting all things aside and zzzzzzzzzz..sweet dreams...yummy my pig ear....;p

"Good night, daddy!"

"Good night, dear dear!"

People Come, People Go

2008-08-23T02:16:00.003+08:00

People come, people go, there are some people you wish you never know. Yes, at this juncture this is my sentiment. When you open up yourself to some whom you thought you can trust but somehow it isn't the case. Somehow felt taken aback. Yet you know this is the reality of life. When words are many, sin is not absent. A good reminder that i ought to be alien of this world.

Ok anyway, thk God, i have my dear dear, my family and my toby dog!!! ;) They are really the sunshine of my life!

I called home in the morning and all are well. And its still seems that Toby has brought a bundle of joy to my family unknowingly and now the new neighbours too!! The couple neighbour likes Toby very much and spend time playing w him in the corridor. That's so sweet of them. As usual, Toby boy is the closest to my mum. He will follow her whenever she may go. If she goes shower, he will wait outside for her till she is done.

Yet the same time i am concerned abt the separation anxiety that Toby may develop, esp coping when nobody is ard. So encourages mum to give him treats or toys when they are not ard and not to 'notify' Toby when they are leaving the hse so that Toby will find it ok to be alone. Hee really thkful for the animal planet for these valuable knowledge.

Hee here's a pic of my handsome little toby boy!

Feeling better

2008-08-21T02:11:00.002+08:00

Yes, today i am feeling better. And you know why becos I am suffering fr the side effects of the drug that cos me to be miserable for the past few days. I know i have this pblm here. Somehow the medication here seems all so strong for me. I already told the doc that the medicine seems to be strong for me and they tried to give me milder ones. The 1st medication wks ok w me and i can tolerate the side effects but not the 2nd one. Really take a toll on me. Hence, the nurse told me to stop for 3 days and resume with a lower dosage of 1 pill a day. But u see actually i hv tried on my own, 1 pill but it isn't any better. Hence, dear dear suggested that i take half for a start.

Come to think abt it, it seems that the medication here which is supposed to help me recover, actually caused more discomfort. Hee but again i can't blame anything, i just hv a weaker body constitute. Next time, my resolution is to try off-the-shelf medication first, and the KIDS ones before seeing any doc here.

Now, i am occupied with filling the medical insurance claim form. Guess this is the -ve side of staying in a foreign land.

Where hv i disappeared to???

2008-08-19T06:04:00.002+08:00

Hee if you hv been wondering where i have disappeared to...

1st of all, haven't been feeling well. Got bad gastric pain last wk, so busying searching for a doc and seeing one. Not forgetting resting...sleep and sleep and more sleep

2nd of all, my dear dear has been 'chopping' on the laptop. Why le? Becos he is now hooked to Initial D. So i asked, "I thought you watched it be4". His wonderful reply was, "This time is different, last time it came with chinese subtitles that i absolutely hv no idea what it was saying. Now with english sub, i can understand why Takomi drove in particular..". Oh dear, he and his driving again.

Hopefully i will fully recover by this wk ;)

One Fine Sunday

2008-08-12T11:05:00.006+08:00

Today is monday and yesterday was sunday, tomorrow will be tues...hahaha..sounds nice ;p

Hee while dear dear is doing his wk fr home, i update my blog lo and i enjoy listening to the song.

His colleague, Jenny just came over to hv dinner with us. She just came back from Virgina and bought chocolate and fridge magnets fr hersheys house for me. Hee so sweet of her to remember me. I luv the chocolate she bought!! Actually i was thinking of it and here it is. So happy ;)

Oh ya, the clothes fr VS came!! And they fit and the quality is good. But realise that these clothes are not made under VS branding, rather fr a variant brands. Hmm interesting platform to sell other pdts. That explains why i only saw VS lingerie outlets here..

Before that my neighbor Pria, brought her 2 kids here to 'sit sit'. Can tell that she is bored at times over here. Will make it a pt to chit chat with her, and pop by her place more often. I showed her my florida and grand canyon pics and when talking abt the miami beach and the nude pics (hee dear dear naughty, he did some camera trick to make one of his colleagues appear nude), we hv a gd laugh hee ;p

Hee she invited me to go over to her plc to play wii one of these days ;) That's sweet. I wld really like to give it a try. I heard and seen of wii, yet i know i am not a gaming person, so will nvr buy one. Its nice to hv a neighbor who has and i can try it out ;)

What else leh...."now you see it, now u don't"...before summer its gone, took pics of the trees outside the balcony. Now its green, slowly turning yellow. So amazing. I will hv full collection of the trees thru the 4 seasons here in no time.

Yest was sunday...we went gym to wk out...no cooking for me, rest day...so we went to pack dinner, be4 that went to do grocery. Hee realise the price of rice has come down. It used to be $21.99, now $17.99 for 10kg...haha sounds so auntie liao ;p

Took some photos of dear dear and myself on the way out. Hee finally got a chance to wear sleeveless, not when going to fishing or other outdoor activities ;p kia kia and grocery shopping can la hee...haha rule of thumb, anything more than 5 mins outdoors, cover up hee hee u must be thinking i m crazy ;p

Haha in this pic, i look slim right, hee false impression

Now, let me officially introduce to you my trade mark in utah. Me and my 'inverted' victory sign haha..Somehow hv a tendency to do that (if you noticed fr my earlier pics) and now some of dear dear's colleagues also noticed and pose along with me ;p haha but they forget to invert it hee 'p

You see i am darker now, but got a light goggle ring ard my eyes area becos constantly wearing sunglasses..hmm actually not too bad to hv a permanent goggle right 'p...dear dear said 'i darker, looks healthier'...but no no no i don't want

I realise the trick is to take pic with tonnes of yellow lights...look fairer....fairer right or the same?

Here comes, dear dear and his proud polarised sunglasses. Hmm he always say with polarised sunglass you can see fishes in the water, clearer vision. But i can never never tell the difference leh...i still think its a gimmick. But i must say he looks nice and sporty in it hee ;) Handsome guy but can you smile, no need to act cool

Ok that's the end, of a long weekend and some bo liao pics. Oh ya why long le? We realise, with only the 2 of us and no activity, time seems to be longer and dear dear enjoys it very much. So am I..really enjoy the stroll along the golf course and the estate...only 2 of us, holding hands...hee feels romantic...but not every wk la ;p

Hwee Eng replied Mail...so so happy

2008-08-11T04:49:00.002+08:00

I am really very very (x100) that hwee eng replied mail!! So happy to know that she still remembers me...and so so happy that she is still walking close to God......and so so happy to know that she is bringing pple to Christ, so so so proud of her.....and so so happy to know that she is serving in children ministry and going on a mission trip...

Words simply cannot express my joy to see how God has watched over her and brought her to where she is today. Pray that God will continue to nurture and protect. Reminded me that the imptance of keep sowing, you may never see the harvest, but just believe God is watching and watering the seeds.

Really glad. God thk you.

My Leleo

2008-08-11T04:40:00.003+08:00

Haha yes i hv my leleo!!! Dear helped me to create this on my blog hee. One of my fav song by David Cook. Hee will find more songs to insert hee.

Oh ya, this wk is a layback wk. Bascially just the 2 of us as rm mate went back to s'pore. Really enjoy time alone w just dear dear and no activities. Anyway, ain't feeling well recently. Went to doc yest, as stomach really pain. And the doc is really thorough here. Within a visit, they tested my urine and blood to make sure i am not infected. Now on medication, hope will be fine soon.

Yesterday, dear dear brought me to a distant town for shopping. Is in Orem, abt 25 miles fr our place. I really luv that place. I find it very transquil and shopping is everywhere. Guess with the mountains as backdrop (mountains are just behind, where ours is fr a distanr, the place just simply find different). And i finally bought a pair of jeans of my size!!!! So so so happy. And its only $19.80! We were commenting that we cld feel that autumn is coming as the temp is slowly dropping. The night time temp is falling, not cold but u can tell that summer is drawing to a close. Hence, i am thkful i can find a pair of jeans of my size and liking ;)

I am utterly surprise!!

2008-08-08T03:38:00.002+08:00

Indeed, I am. You know what one of my PT girls called me at my mum's place! I am so so surprised and glad that she still remember me aft all these years after leaving the Nav ministry. She gave me her mobile no and email address. I just dropped her an email, hope to hear fr her soon. Not sure how is she...hee guess she might be getting married??? Hee let's hear fr you.

Her call brought back sweet memories of SP Nav, the lives you spend time with, and how they grew then.

Then & Now...Time flies & we age

2008-08-06T06:17:00.005+08:00

Suddenly feel like comparing ourselves then & now. Tonight not cooking so hv time on hand. The last night before dear dear came to utah and after more than half a year, where we united, how we become. Hmm 2/3 of us. We still miss dear dear as much.

Guess becos of the dry weather here, we both hv aged. Sad to know yet i know we need to move on. Toby back home will also age ;(

For me, i hv put on a bit of weight, while the rest of the world rejoices, i felt a bit sad. Whenever i try to lose weight, i will get critics. I know they hv gd intention. My complexion has been deteroriating due to constant exposure to the sun, esp my eyes. When too hot, i will get heat rash on my eyes and face too. Aiyoyo. And dear dear has wrinkles too.

Our last family pic be4 dear dear set sail to Utah.

Us at Page, on a cruise. Getting darker...and darker and darker..

Us, recent pic at yellow stone. Big toby behind us.

Despite i hv aged a bit over the stay here, i m deeply appreciative of dear dear, who brought me to various parts of the states. Thks dear. Luv u.

Sweet Memories of Florida

2008-08-06T03:15:00.011+08:00

Below are some of the memories captured...

The 3 ladies with winnie the pooh characters....hee me and my eehore ;) i luv him

Dear, mickey, minnie & me...

Us on a vintage cab...the top is hot!!! ouch...hurry..backside burning...

Us at MGM! The girls we bought the same shirt ;) The girl next to me is Guat Beng, i got to know her more this trip. She is a very sweet lady. Her character reminds me of Zhenling. They are very strong girls.

Me at Daytona speedway, trying hard to pose like a showgirl...haha more like a show-auntie haha

Dear dear & me infront of a sports car, holding me tight ;p

Choon Kiat & me imposing as one of the spectator...haha he looks more convincing than me...i fail as an actress ..;p..oh ya he attended our wedding sometime back which i had no memory of..so paiseh

Us before going on the cruise to see the 'venice of america'...you see by now i am cover up on my hands..rashes came in already. ;(

This is Amy, Heng's wife, she came fr s'pore to spend the precious 2 weeks w hubby. Very sweet lady too.

Dear dear and me on our yacht..haha no lah somebody else hee...

Dear dear's cheeky pose fr the alantic ocean, too bad can't join him as the water is way too deep...

The infamous keywest sunset

Here we are, the beginning and the end of highway 1.

Us infront of the touch of friendship, holding hands...plus the silly CK waving..hee so cute....

Just ordered some clothes fr VS

2008-08-02T07:21:00.002+08:00

Ya today i just ordered 3 pcs of outfit fr Victoria secret clearance sale, with addn 25% and hee i only paid $4usd. Reason being i hv got a VS gift card from a friend earlier. Finally, use it.

I got myself a track pant, in replacemt to the one i torn fr one of the hiking trip ;p Hee can't recall when was the last time that i wore smthg till it torn. So paiseh ;p

I also got myself a long sleeve tee in preparation of the coming autumn. I think it shld come ard sep/oct.

Finally, can't think of anything to get to utilise the bal gift card, got myself a short sleeve tee in black, haha just to be safe for all occasion ;p

Will wait for them to come while at the same time, will get dear dear to bring me slc to ask for a refund for the abercombie bottoms that were too big.

So fast weekends are round the corner. Time really flies. Dear dear & CM are planning to go fishing this sunday at strawberry lake. They said hv a lot of fishes and prawns. Use bare hands to catch. Oh no!!!! Frankly, now i wanna hide in the shade till i recover. How, how....There are rashes ard my eyes that have yet to recover. Eyes area very sensitive. Must protect hee ;) I don't want to get any darker hee ;p

So sad to see the pic

2008-08-01T01:28:00.002+08:00

Was clearing my mail and saw the forwarded chain mail. So sad to see the baby in the condition. The face was badly burnt. Prayed that she will be alright. I had never seen babies got burnt. It must be very very painful for her given baby has such delicate skin ;(

Home Sweet Home

2008-07-31T00:22:00.003+08:00

Yes we are home! Really miss home. Realise that we slowly felt in luv with Utah, its environment & its people. Hee i like cold weather than hot hee.

We all enjoy the florida trip ;) The 1st 2 days we spent our time in Disney. We took photo with Mickey & Minnie ;) They so so cute. Went ard the theme park watching shows and taking rides (hee not me la, i timid, no dare to take those thrilling rides). I took the simply rides and teacup ride that i miss so so much. But the guys were very naughty, they kept spinning the wheel and the cup kept spinning & spinning...

The most memorable of 1st day had to be the night parade & fireworks!! Its so mesmorising!! All disney characters were out and their costumes had light bulbs!! And the firewks were magical. The scene was breathtaking and the firewks lighted up the Cinderalla castle and a real tinkerbell flew fr the castle to another building. The firewks lasted for so so long, all of us and others just simply sat down and watch the fireworks.

On the 2nd day, we went to MGM to watch all the stunts, thrill rides and musical shows. Again, if you asked me what was the most memorable, i got to say the 'Beauty & the Beast' musical. Its so so stunning and touching. And we were shocked when an ang mog old lady teared! Also, not forgetthing the fantasmic show. Its similar to sentosa musical fountain but triple in spectacularity! Disney is really magical & impressive!!

Wanna upload some photos but dear dear yet to upload into this laptop. We will do a photobook for this trip. Perhaps do one for yellowstone too.

Hee dear dear bought me an eehore soft toy. I luv it so so much. Just in case, he is the donkey in winnie the pooh. Now i hug it every night. Somehow, i realise his face resemble toby ;p

Ok the sad part...i got real bad sunburnt or its called red flashes. Its was really hot, 95f. Initially was thinking it will be nice if its was cloudy, with no sun. But realise that God had watched over us indeed. The rest of the east were experiencing thunder storms while we had sunshine, beautiful pics. Actually before we went, i did a weather search, it was supposed to be thunderstorms for the entire trip. But we experienced none, only a short shower on 1st day. Really thkful.

Oh ya talking abt my skin. Just within 1st day i got heat rashes. Then i realised that my skin was sensitive to direct heat. It wld be red & itchy. The rest was ok. So thereaft, i took an umbrella and helped a great deal. Now my skin is recovering. Peeling off the skin. Dear was actually amazed but my healing rate!! Haha and the gang said that i am 'candle lady'. I can only come out at night haha. Ya lo, i also forget when was the last time i had been out in the sun for that long ;p

My resolution, i shld consider getting uv clothing!! Haha!! Yes there is something known as uv clothing that protect u fr uv rays. Its available at cabela's (a hunting store). Will ask dear dear to bring me there one day.

Ok where was I. Subsequently, we went to Daytona USA Nascar speedway. Only till that day, i cld better comprehend why men luv cars & speed. It was really very educational for me. Hee there was a simulation game to see who had the fasting lap speed...and u know what..i came in 1st amg the girls...We were utterly shocked!! As i m the only one who can't drive!! And to start off i had problms getting out of the garage!! Nice surprise. As for the guys, dear dear came in 1st. Kind of expected hee ;p

Ending our stay in orlando, we drove to miami. 3 and half hours' drive. We stopped by fort lauderdale, the venice of america, and took a cruise. Wow wow wow. Totally stunned by the beautiful homes along the river bank.

The next day we went to Key West. To me it was the highlight of the trip!! Superb. We took a yacht out and did kayaking, snorkelling & watching the beautiful sunset on the yacht!! We kayak in the middle of the alantic ocean!!! The water was only 4-5feet deep. Somehow in the middle of the ocean, there is a mangrove and moving sandshore. We went down fr the yacht and kayak, looking at the nature and birds. Thereafter, we did snorkel!! Yes, i can snorkel hee despite i can't swim. Thk God for the invention of float and life jacket. It was a very very memorable experience!! As i can't swim much, dear dear held my hand thru out and lead me to see the fishes, reef & lobsters!! Really thk God for dear dear's loving hand ;)

Then, we sat down to watch the beautiful sunset which key west was famous for and a beautiful yacht. It was really so so beautiful to watch the sun submerge into the oceanline. Little did i realise that sunset actually happens so fast till that day.

The nxt day, we headed back to miami and went to everglades national park. Once again, i am really thkful for God's provision. You see, i took out this item fr the itineary as reviews said that july you may not see the aligators as its high tide and too warm for them. But u know what, before we reached the destination, there was a heavy downpour while we were hvg KFC. And the tour guide said, u had a better chance to seeing them aft the rain as aligators like the cooling weather. Indeed, we saw countless of them!!! Really thkful.

Hee hee, the next day we went to the nude beach. And we saw nude bodies laying all ard. And you know what proportionally we saw more males than females!!!! Guess a lot are gays ;p We were the only ones with clothes on haha. So aft a while we left and headed to miami south beach. Actually you can see ladies taking off their tops to sunbath in south beach. We actually saw a couple just next to us!! We girls just chatting away talking abt the size, shape blah blah blah..;p

Thereaft, all of us headed into the water and play ball. The water was very salty. But i really enjoyed my time in the water. It was fun to hv the waves hitting on you. Indeed, south beach was beautiful. You can see the ocean in variant shades. Its gorgeous.

Finally, on Sat, we headed home to Salt Lake City. On the way, they started to discuss the next destination..Hmm let's see how. Now pocket got a hole already ;p Mend the hold first ;p

Oh ya, did i share i lost my hp!!! Ya i lost my US hp while taking one of the thrill ride. With the turning and twisting, plus perhaps my pocket is shallow, its just went disappeared!! ;(

My abercombie came! And my findings on sizing hee

2008-07-18T08:01:00.004+08:00

Hee be4 i left for florida, my shipment came. I ordered fr the kids' website as its cheaper haha, also some designs are nicer. Frankly, i don't know why abercombie is so popular here? Given the material is not fantastic. But its seem to be common that its soft cotton for outfit here.

Also as I share to my dear friend Judy abt the size...hee guess we asians really really petite overhere. Hee also thkful that she shared to me abt her experience at VS. This gives me more confidence to buy over the net now than ever!! Hee its good to hv a friend here to exchange info.

Oh ya, hee ladies stuff...buying bra here..bust size 32 inches seems to be uncommon here! Some designs start from 34 inches. Alamak. Haha but i am not going to gain more weight to fit into this ;p

Hee i also bought myself a bikini!!! ;p becos in key west will be doing kayaking & snorkelling, so need to hv a swim wear. Also dear dear said don't get 1pc suit, will be funny over here. Hee true. Realise 1pc suit is mean for senior ladies here (hmm excluding those extremely sexy & revealing ones). Quite happy with what i found ;p But again, size is always a challenge. Once i went to Dillards, the lady asked me to go to junior section as adult starts from 34inches onwards. So there i went, to the junior section. But didn't find anything that suits me.

Thkfully last min, i found something i really like! And dear dear said i look nice ;) Again if there is xs, go for it. If not small. I got a small as there is no xs. The srvc attendant said wash them and put in dryer, it will shrink a bit. Hee yet to try that.

Tomorrow is the day

2008-07-18T01:53:00.002+08:00

Yes, tomorrow is the day where we will be flying to Orlando. Mixed feelings. 1/4 way thru packing. Hmm somehow not as excited as i thought. Guess becos hv been busy lately.

Hope that things will be different when i reach there. Frankly, i do wish to see the beautiful castle and Cinderella coming to life :) Pray for good weather. Hmm if God permits, not too much sun, instead a cloudy day.

While waiting

2008-07-16T07:29:00.003+08:00

While waiting to prepare for dinner, hee update blog. What hv i been busy lately??? Hmm finalising the trip, still got car rental that is managed by any person, tidying up stuff, surfing the net for sale etc..but hardly get anything as the size overhere, i find not easy to gauge.

Now when shopping, i always hv to fall back to junior section which the clothes i don't really fancy. The adult ladies size '0' or small sometimes can look fluffy on us asian girls. Frankly when it comes to clothes, i still find the varieties and qualities back in s'pore is much better. There are so so much cottom material tops overhere!! ;p

Ok time's up. Will go cook now, later tonight start to pack luggage a bit. Counting down...

Fated to love you

2008-07-14T03:30:00.002+08:00

Hv i ever share that i am hooked to a taiwan series called 'Fated to love you' fr u tube. It is currently broadcasting in Taiwan. And there is a couple really nice persons that will upload it every week aft the show. Hence others and I can watch ;p

These 2 days basically lazing at home as dear dear has been rather tired. He was home at 1am on Fri and Sat he was really tired so we stayed at home except we out to Texas Rdhse for dinner!! So so nice hee. Luv the steak there. I too was tired fr the gym on Fri hee ;p Oh ya we went to cosco too!! Wow things are really cheap there too. Next time will buy toilet rolls etc fr there. But need to hv cosco card to enter.

Home alone

2008-07-12T13:12:00.002+08:00

Yes now i am home alone, watching tv and updating the blog at the same time. Dear dear will be home real late today as he has ranking to do. To rank the engineers and managers. He has so so busy lately that i start to worry abt his health. Hope by end of today, his schedule will be better. Hv been boiling tonic for him more often now. Will continue to do so.

Time flies. Didn't realise that we will be flying to Florida next Fri. I thought it's the wk aft. Hope that this will be a good break for dear dear. Hmm but pray for good weather. Its hotter there. Oh no, the sun....hee will put tonnes of sunblock.

Oh ya, today i went to the gym and did cardio wkout for half an hour. Hee will go there again tomorrow..hee provided can wake up ;p Need to exercise more so that to hv more stamina as well as lose weight. I think i put on a bit of weight ;(

What else lei. Oh ya i called home and my dad is abt to bath toby. So sweet. So hang up real quick. Later will call again. I enjoy watching animal planet here but sometimes can be saddening to see how pets are being abandoned or neglected. And cases where animals need to be humanly neuternised (hmm correct spelling?) ;( So sad, if only us humans can be more responsible.

Yellowstone Adventure & Fireworks

2008-07-10T01:30:00.002+08:00

We came back safely fr the Yellowstone. Really thkful for the weather. Not as hot as expected and quite cold at night. Anyway, yellowstone temp is always lower hee. Saw quite a no. of animals including deers, wolf, bisons, brown bear, and deers with horns (hee can't remember the name). It was a bit crowded thou. Yet its fun becos when you saw a no. of cars parking at the side of the road, you wld know there are animals ;p The most interesting part for me was i never knew that these animals shed too during summer! Except for the brown bear, but maybe he did. Too far to tell, need to keep a safe distance. I must say they look nicer with the rich coat in winter! And the horns are beautiful! Really amazed by God's work. One of the dear walked past our car and i was so tempted to touch his body ;p Guess they are used to seeing humans already.

On the next day, we had a nice encounter too. A group of deers near the river bank. We were very close to them (not just us lah, other visitors too). And you know what, we drove them into the river!! Felt so bad. They felt abit threaten so they moved into the river. And the baby deers swam near to the mother. So cute and touching. Really like babies learning how to swim.

Oh ya, somehow the website or the motel personnel made a mistake. We were short of rooms so in the end 6 squeezed in a room. But not exactly squeeze, we hv technically 3 queen size beds. To me is kind of fun, reminded me of Nav camps ;) Miss the gd old days (Oh no...when someone starts to reminisce the past, he/she is aging!!!)

Oh ya, some of us (in total there were 18 of us who came to yellowstone, wow like joining a tour grp) went river rafting. Hee us not in the pic as i don't know how to swim and florida trip coming, wanna save for the trip ;p. We went to continue on the rest of yellowstone. Indeed, 2 days are not enough to cover the entire yellowstone.

Yet again, comparatively we (most of us) prefer to visit yellowstone in the winter on snow mobile. It more fun that way then restricted by the car. Even though we covered lesser places but the experience was fantastic! But hvg said that the scenery is certainly nicer in summer as all the trees are in green and being bare hee ;0)

Oh ya, not forgetting the firewks on 4th july! It was fabulous! Never ending. It lasted for at least half an hour. We were standing in the cold, thinking aloud when it wld end hee. It was a remarkable memory i must say. Tonnes of firewks in a small town in yellowstone. Hmm those in s'pore can't be compared. In btw, one of the guys joked that we shld sing "We the citizens of s'pore, pledge ourselves as one united pple...." haha really so so funny. Can't imagine what wld the ang mohs standing next to us think!!!!

Hvg said these, the day after return home was a full resting day for me. Really no stamina already. Some of the folks went to watch movie and a lady asked me to go shopping!!! No no not for me. We went out for tim sum and thereaft rot at home the whole day till dinner.

And yesterday was laundry day for me and cleaning up the bathrm. Today, slower pace. Updating blog and perhaps watch korea serial hee. One of dear dear's colleague lend us movies and serial.

Now abt the sad part, i felt neglected by dear dear yesterday and recently. Sometimes i felt i am redundant here besides staying care of the hse and cooking. Also, when we are out w a grp, he is ahead of me, trying to catch shots. Sometimes just find him too focus with what he wanna do and forget i m around. This morning, he apologised and shared that he had been rather super busy and can't find energy to talk to me when he is back home. Hmm can understd that as confirmation dateline is closing. He needs to confirm the engineers and other courses along the way. Ok will learn to bear with it...by God's grace.

So tired

2008-07-04T06:11:00.002+08:00

Hee on one hand am happy that tomorrow is long wkend. We are going to yellowstone again. This time rd in summer. More animals roaming and it seems like mating season ;p

On the other hand, i m so so tired. Guess hv not been sleeping well for last few nites. Kept having dreams and nightmares. And sometimes woke up with bad headaches and stiff neck. Sob sob. Really pray for a gd night sleep. Also becos its very hot i guess...hm to me la..dear dear said ok. You see wat happen is we on aircon right. And it can be really cold in the living area but somehow in our rm, is not as cold ;( and can be hot. So i open window abit. But can be too cold if i didn't cover w blanket. Alamak really so hard. Haha maybe sleep in the living rm hee ;p

Oh ya..lately besides busy w florida ride which i closed the job. Hee send out the itinenaries etc today to those going. We will be leaving on 18 July. Hmm but going to be hot hot there. Tonnes of sunblock. Hmm no choice best timing for all in mid Jul. Oh ya where was i. I am also busy with surfing the net for summer sale hee ;p Things are really cheap but again need to ctrl spending as we will be going florida soon. A sizeable exp for 2. Hence, so far hvn't got anything fr web. Also scare the size don't fit. Sometimes small can be either too big or small ;(

Lastly, busy with searching flight back home. If nothing goes wrong, will fly back to s'pore in mid oct. Need to renew visa. Also i miss my toby boy. By then, it will be half yr apart fr last visit back home. As usual, i called back every wk and toby has been adjusting very well at my mum's plc. And he seems to be a joy to all, esp my mum and titus (my nephew). Oh did i share be4 that he can be jealous if my mum sayang titus. He will go her to get the same sayang too...so so cute..haha my mum also said he is a human-dog. Behave more like a human. And at times, in the night, when my mum goes to the toilet, he will sneak onto the bed and wanna sleep w her. Hee but cannot. I really miss him very much still. Guess certain things in life, time just simply cannot erase the affection.

Independence Day

2008-07-01T02:25:00.002+08:00

Time really flies and we are moving onto mth of July! This week is a short wk as Fri is a holiday hee ;) Over the weekends, went shopping as there is sale all ard. Its super tiring! I prefer hiking than shopping now. Somehow its more exhausting then hiking! Spend the whole of yest resting at home. Tonite, we are planning to buy fireworks to play. Hee 1st can play firewks in public. Last few days, there were pple playing already.

Oh ya, my planning of the florida trip is coming to an end. Finally. Hope the trip will go well.

I got sunburnt!!

2008-06-25T03:15:00.002+08:00

Yes i got sunburnt!! Its painful, itchy and ugly!! So sad ;( We went trekking at timbanagoos (hmm dunno correct spelling or not). Its super steep and exhausting. We need to pause so many to catch our breathe if not our hearts will pound like crazy! And that day was hot! I put tonnes of sunblock but by the time i came down, guess the effectiveness was gone and i got sunburnt! Can you imagine we were sometimes in shade while trekking but still can get sunburnt!

Thereafter, we went to Rodeo festival to see bull show (hmm those where men on top of bull, to see how long they can be up there. Similar to the horses and sheeps for kids!! A 2 yr old boy actually went for the competition. We were totally amazed. It was a very nice experience but some part can be boring as too many competitors doing the same thing hee ;p Haha yet the part we found most exciting had nothing to do with Rodeo. It was a motorcycle stunt show! The bikers flew off fr one platform to another performing stunts at the same time. The most thrilling one had to be the biker who made 360 degree turn with his bike!! Roars of claps come after.

Oh ya, on sat, it was dear dear's co's family day. Family members were invited to the carnival where we stroll thru the alley to have a better understanding of what they were doing in IMFT. It was an exposure and valuable knowledge. Finally, i saw the real wafer! Hee i also took popcorn on the way haha...but overhere dunno why they prefer salty ones. Don't they find sweet ones are better?? Oh ya, they also set up a Singapore booth representing IMFS where there were those malay games like 5 stones, etc (hee the rest dunno what they are called?? ;p)

So you can see, it was a long day for me. Super tired when reached home but need to take shower etc...Yet it was a fulfilling day ;) Ok no more sun for the next 2 wks till i recover!

Hee now i m feeling better

2008-06-19T12:53:00.002+08:00

Ya i m feeling better now...so i erase my unhappy posts hee...let it be past..

Hee also becos i got too caught w my emotions which i shldn't as i felt i m self justifying.

Buzzy...Buzzy...

2008-06-13T08:37:00.002+08:00

Ya, as you can see i hardly hv time to update my blog as i am rather busy with the florida trip. From drafting out the itinerary to checking flight tickets, disney tickets, accomodation, car rental and coming with expenditure summary....wow...hmm its buzzzy days...

But somehow i enjoy it hee ;) At least keep me occupy..but need to manage btw time for planning and time for cooking..as well as time for reading ;)

That's all for now. Oh ya this sat, we will be going to bbq organised by the engineers. Look forward to that. The last time i saw dear dear's full strength was in Feb.

Its Friday!

2008-06-07T01:49:00.002+08:00

Yahoo yes its fri already and i had done most of chores yest so sort of free & easy for me today hee. Later will be preparing dinner as yest we ate out, 2day we will eat at home and relax. Hee maybe catch some movie at hm via internet. Dear dear found a link to watch tv while the transmission is really fast, no need to download. Recently juz watch forbidden kingdom by jet li & jackie chan. Nice & cute movie. And the girl inside is so sweet & pretty and i begin to agree w dear dear that asian girls are in fact very pretty. Very oriental.

Let's talk abt last nite. Hee went to texas rdhse. Order the new york strip as i luv it very much and i left half for today lunch hee ;p Nice gathering ;) As one of the mgr's family is here for a couple of mths, so get to play w the baby girl. Toddlers are so cute, esp when they try to imitate ur actions hee ;)

This coming wkend, the gang is planning for a hiking trip. Actually there are 2 grps planning for it. One on sat, while the other is sun. One is challenging, while the other is relaxing. Hmm dunno which wld dear dear choose. For me hee, i am ok with both but guess i wld prefer the relaxing one which is near by mountains while the challenging one is a 3 hrs drive fr our plc and the hiking is at least 4 hrs at some canyons. And on some of the trails, we need to climb the canyons hence, they need man ard hee ;p to give a hand to the ladies. But can u imagine 4hrs hiking!!! Haha wait dehydrate hee. Yet at the same time excited as its smthg nvr try be4. And not forgetting tonnes of sunblock!

Lastly, yest had a really gd chat w judy over msn. Indeed, as she mentioned 'we are so near yet so far'. Will chit chat with her often to maintain the friendship. Is thrilling to hv someone else who has so much in common with u. A lot of topics to talk abt and not feel judged hee ;)

Thnk God for her. And i also had a chance to msn with zhenling & huiteng. Really nice to hv friends on the other side of globe.

A long long time

2008-06-05T09:47:00.002+08:00

Oops so long never update my blog. Hmm actually everyday i on my laptop but am too busy to update my blog. Busy with what? Hee busy with creating an album for our last trip. Not hard but tedious. Need to edit almost every pic to ensure best col and resolution. If only i hv adobe photoshop. But again i am still an amateur on photoshop. Last time i used was when creating phillip & joan's wedding card.

But finally today is done! Hee so happy. Next thing on the line is to wk out the detailed itinerary for the coming florida trip. Hmm ;( Ok do a day at a time. Supposedly to be a wk's trip.

And later has been busy..hmm no idea but seems to find little. Everyday like very packed like that. Busy with hsehold chores, reading, planning etc.. aiyoyo

Also gd in a sense that dear dear will be very busy this mth as he is rushing a project to be completed by mth end. Hence, over the last wkend we stayed at home except for the potluck on sun at one his colleagues' place. Yummy food. Hee i no need to cook as previously they came to our plc and i cook chicken rice for them ;p

So far, so good. Hee i also very slowly picked up going gym. In fact, i seems to enjoy it. Too early to commit hee. But i really enjoyed doing the step toner, supposedly to be a all rounder wk out. I only did for 20mins, in fact i set half an hour. Yet by 20mins, i felt i was dying. Heart beating so fast. It was really a cardio wkout too, just as it stated ;) Hee don't push myself too hard for a start.

Hee ok that's so much for me now!

Back fr Trip - Glen & Grand Canyon

2008-05-29T01:11:00.008+08:00

Yes, the long holiday is over and we enjoyed ourselves. It was a relaxing tour. I enjoyed Lake Powell and Grand Canyon. They are so magnificent! Really can feel the awe of God and how small we are. And how come we can be of so little faith?

Hee was sharing w dear dear, we may close the chapter on brown canyons as in this trip, we saw canyon fr the lake, fr top view and inside the canyon. Kind of complete alreadi hee ;p..let's see how

Oh ya really thk God for the beautiful weather during the trip. Just nice, not too hot nor cold.

Below are some of the pics. Enjoy!

Oh ya, me and my new specs! We went back to s'pore and made myself another specs just in case i broke my only one! Nice? Hmm still getting used to it but dear dear said its nice ;) And the moose, dear dear bought for me in boise. Now i sleep w him every night, reminds me of toby boy ;)

This is lake powell

We at lake powell ;)

On the way to the cruise. Hee trying to avoid as much sun as possible ;p
On the cruise. I really enjoyed the cruise hee...hmm maybe a bit more than Grand canyon..guess i like the sound of water ;)

Doesn't this reminds u of 'tiramisu' ;p

We at the glen canyon dam...See dear dear performing stunt again

Antelope tour, walking inside the canyon...hmm a bit rush though..a lot of tourists ard. Guess holiday la...but really nice, esp fr photos..the guide teaches us how to take pics using the camera function..

Me trying to put my leg on the wheel of the truck...so big

Inside & Outside the canyon

Grand canyon here we come

Dear dear performing his stunts. Many a times i was so scare that he might fall off fr the rim..he and his silly stunts..but memorable la...

Oh ya, every yr, 250 pple or so got rescued fr the canyons, becos of heat exhaustion etc..dunno what is the death toll? Pls be careful ok..Is just a pic, no need to risk the life ;p

Lastly the horseshoe band..its so so nice..

Dear dear is holding to my hand while he took the pic. I am at rim!

Dear dear at the edge again..

The end

A bad head day ;(

2008-05-23T03:38:00.002+08:00

Ya today has a very bad headache ;( Dunno what triggers that but the weather hasn't been gd for the last 2 days. Cloudy days, no sun, can be cold and hot at the same time. Again temp can be cold at home becos of the aircon. Don't on cannot, on cold hee ;p Haha ok la, i shld open windows and put more moisturer. If really cannot tanah will take 1 panadol.

Oh ya last few days had been busy planning for the long weekend trip. Its finalised that we'll be going Page & Grand Canyon south rim together with chuange & family. Look forward to that but praying for good weather as these few days storms is coming the way ard this region. Pray for sunshine when we are on cruise, on land tour and visiting Grand canyon. Ok to be cloudy when driving hee ;p (hmm too much to ask fr God ;p)

Yet i was reminded in psalms that He knows the concerns of my heart. "Lord i lift up my terrible headache and trip to your hands. Pray i will be in gd health for the trip. Amen"

So glad that dear dear is back!

2008-05-20T01:41:00.002+08:00

Indeed, i m glad is back home hee. Went to airport to fetch him together with heng. He was really excited to see me and so was I. We kept waving at each other, haha look so silly ;p

Over the weekend, its more of a relaxing pace for us given that dear dear came fr a hectic business trip. Just as dear dear mentioned in his blog, we went mini trekking on the mountains. Its really fun and thrilling as get to go thru the trees to the waterfall. Hee but we will there with the wrong shoes so cannot go that far. Overall, i really enjoyed the experience, guess at the end of the day, both of us like nature more. Along the way, we wld also imagine if toby is here ;) Hmm dunno will he fall fr walking the trails as its surely smthg new to him. But again he has 4 legs ;p better balancing i guess.

In the night, we drove 2 hrs to wendover, a mini las vegas, just at the border of Nevada. Its my 1st time there and its really like mini LV as the buildings are full of lights. Hmm but no luck at jackpot though ;p

Talking abt this, this wkend is a long weekend! Memorial day on mon! So we are planning to go to grand canyons but again need to check the availability of hotel as now only left with 1 week. Hurry, hurry.

Yeah

2008-05-16T04:23:00.002+08:00

Yeah indeed, tomorrow dear dear will be back! Time passed so fast (hmm not that fast la ;p).

Haha my life now is abt hsehold chores and eat, sleep and be merry. Oh no so so sinful. No la, i still discipline myself to be active as God does not like lazy pple. Just finished cleaning up the kitchen.

Oh ya, last night went to the so called Best Italian restaurant in Utah. Indeed i felt it was as the pasta is really authentic. But again their desserts' list can't meet the mark. Will ask dear dear to go there one of these days so that he can try out too.

Over dinner, they talked abt the female colleagues in their former company. Interesting to know that ladies will always be a topic amg the guys. Yet again fr the conversation, one can't help to feel that sometimes we ladies shld show modesty and not be wanting to attract attention which can cause a lot of troubles. On the other hand, just wish that man can just be contented with what they hv and not let their eyes sin. Hmm if only we (regardless of gender) know what we ought to do and ought not.

I am really thkful that i have God in my life to help me walk on the right path.

2 more days to go

2008-05-15T02:56:00.003+08:00

Yes 2 more days and i'll see dear dear again. This late afternoon he will be flying to san jose. This morning woke up with a really bad dream that made me almost teared :( So sad..but again its juz a dream.

Anyway today is a brand new day! And I receive a mail fr my sister. She too will be coming over to San Fran! In july, for a sales conference! One mth aft ZL. So happy to hear that. We are discussing the possibility of meeting in Utah or San Fran. Let's see how. Its really glad to hv closed friends and family members ard. Pray that i can meet ZL and sis in one way or another.

Oh ya, Heng and gang brought me to sizzler for dinner. My 1st time to sizzler. Was really surprised by the variety at the salad bar. Indeed, just eating fr the salad bar will be gd enough for one (hee i mean asian ladies la). But again, somehow i like dear dear, i still prefer chinese food at the end of the day.

I lost track of time

2008-05-14T03:20:00.002+08:00

Ya hee over here i seems to lose track of time. Just now went to look at the organiser and found that today is 13 May hee. I long forgotten the day of the month hee.

Hmm 3 more days and dear dear will be back ;) Yesterday, skype with him but he was really tired so was a short one. Yet interesting to be able to see his face still haha.

I called Pam yesterday night to chit chat with her and ask her some things. It was always a blessing to hv a leader ard hee to seek guidance.

Oh ya last night, cm brought chuange and myself to a teppanyaki (spelling?) restaurant for dinner. Hmm it was an interesting experience as the chef performed some stunts with his knife and cooking skills. Food wise ok la. BUT my whole body was stinko after that. I just took my shower be4 i left home. Really cannot tanah the smell, i bathed again ;( Now washing the clothes i wore last night.

Tonight, another grp of yh's colleagues will be bringing me out for dinner. Really thkful of them to remember me while yh is away. Oh ya maybe shld be bring my camera ph along but again, carrying 2 phones are troublesome leh..let's see how ;p

Hee i finished watching the hk serial i brought fr s'pore. Was really nice. Am supposed to watch a disk a day but the show was nice, i had 2 instead ;p Nevermind la, spend more time reading now.

Oh ya, ZL will be coming to states, san fran in mid jun. Really hope that we hv a chance to meet. Is really nice to see a close friend on the other side of the globe given that so far are more of yh's colleagues and their spouses that i mix with.

Me and my new laptop ;p

2008-05-13T04:27:00.002+08:00

Finally after more than a mth, we hv gotten our new Asus laptop! Now is the 1st time using it hee ;p The past few days dear dear has been busy installing programs on it be4 he left for Boise.

Let me see..aft such a long time, what shld i start with leh???

Let's date back to the trip back home, just like dear dear did ;p Indeed i miss my toby boy very much so was really thrilled to see him and hugged him then. Hee and dear dear called him our 'prince' haha indeed he was. Our objectives of flying back besides seeing our parents, include seeing our toby boy! The most amazing thing is that dear dear agreed to let toby sleep with us for the 2 weeks we were at home ;) And toby boy luvs it.

Personally, i was glad to see him put on weight. The time i left he actually lost some weight, now he is back to normal. For the 2 weeks back in s'pore, we spent as much time we cld with our families and toby boy hee and not forgetting to eat and eat. Yet i realise that i actually don't miss s'pore food as much as i thought i had! Guess at the end of the days, its the familiarity and the loved ones that drew u back home.

Now that i am back at Sandy, i miss boy boy still. Yet we know that its a decision we agreed on. In fact, i was really touched and thkful for my family who luvs and take cares of toby while we were away.

Life as per normal here. Household chores as usual and watching tv hee. I bought a HK serial here to watch. Hee is really nice. And dear dear be4 he left for Boise, connect the laptop to various chinese channels for me to watch and the flatmate also copy some more HK serials for me to watch. I am thkful for that. Hee but actually i am not very used to using laptop to watch tv. Hmm needs some adjustmt i guess.

Oh ya spring is here and the flowers bloom so beautifully. I never in my life saw trees full of flowers. They are really beautiful...hee but i don't really like the intense fragrant of the flowers. Dear dear luv it but knowing me i cannot tanah too strong fragrance hee. But somehow by now, immune to the smell alreadi ;p

Whatelse le? Oh ya over the weekends we went fishing again. A new location. It was a restricted area but we went still. The amazing thing was we saw deers roaming freely. I didn't realise that their ears are so big...really really cute...now i can really understd why some said toby looks like deer! He really does. The face is smaller than the ears hee! Ash and dear dear almost caught a really big fish, more than double of what we normally catch but the fish was too heavy and line broke. Nevermind, got next time.

Oh ya for the next 4 days will be home alone w/o dear dear...really miss him. Guess too used of hvg him besides me i guess hee

ok will update more next time since now i hv a new laptop hee ;p

My laptop crashed!

2008-04-05T03:55:00.002+08:00

Yes after being with us for 4 years, it decided to give up its life yesterday...sudden death.. ;( Maybe it is sad that we will be leaving it behind when we go back to s'pore for 2 weeks. So sad, "Didn't u know we'll be bringing u along?" Yes, we'll bring it back to repair as we hv many memories in the drive. Dear dear only kept some in the external harddisk.

So now won't be able to update blog as often till dear dear's office laptop is avail. Like today he has team building, he doesn't need to bring the laptop along.

Was halfway thru researching on florida trip and all efforts are gone ;(

We are coming HOME

2008-04-03T11:44:00.002+08:00

Yes, we are coming back to S'pore.....on 19 Apr (Sat)..reaching s'pore on 20 apr close to midnight!

I miss toby boy..Will hug him, kiss him!!!

Counting down....

Hm satay, laksa, fishball noodle, fried kway tiao, loti prata etc...yummy...here we come

Once a week

2008-04-01T03:14:00.002+08:00

Oops realise that now i only update my blog once a week hee. Have been rather busy lately with hsehold chores, planning trip back home 7 to florida. Tentatively, we are planning to go back home in mid apr hee. Miss Toby boy.

Talking abt toby boy, we ran into situation that we may not be able to bring him here with us ;( Sad on one hand, on the other hand, it seems to be the best option avail. We are still deciding. Becos of the extension, there are diff packages wk out for them. So toby may not be in favour in some of the packages. Yet as much as i miss toby, i feel safe leaving toby with my parents. Toby seems to fit in well and is glueing to my mum and it seems to bring cheer into parents' lives. This is smthg i am glad abt. Hm will think more.

Over the wkend, we went fishing again and i almost caught a fish!!! But unfortunately i let it slipped away as i wasn't sure if i had a bite. But i did. I am glad even if i cldn't bring it on shore.

Guess for now the next 2 wks, i will be busy shopping and buying things for family members and friends who ask me for a favour.

I miss toby boy...while we are in s'pore, we will spend most of the day time with him, bring him ard and letting him sleep with us ;) Dear dear agrees. I miss his touch, his fur, his everything...

Today

2008-03-26T04:04:00.003+08:00

Today is 25 Mar and its Judy's birthday (hm u.s timing)

Happy Birthday girl! Stay pretty and cheerful always! May all your desires come true!
A birthday cake for you ;p

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What else for today le. Bad headaches these 2 days as hv not been sleeping well. Body aching fr all the activities hee plus nightmares..;( But ok la ;)

Over the wkends, we went fishing again and this time round we caught 5 fishes!!! Dear dear was super happy and he caught 2 out of the 5 fishes. Thereaft, we headed to one of colleagues' place for fish dinner. We ate the fishes given during the ice fishing. They were really very nice, no fishy smell at all. I am so surprised!! Guess with this harvest trip, they may go more often. I am also tempted to get a fishing rod myself and fish too!

On sat, we went shopping the whole day. It was super tiring for the legs and my eyes as the air was dusty as pple were digging at the clothes. Oh ya, it was easter sale so things were really cheap. Hee but i didn't get much things as really lack nothing. Perhaps be4 i go back to s'pore than i will buy tonnes of things for so and so etc...wow a long list..can faint

Oh ya the dinner was pushes to fri instead of thu so friday, i spent the whole day preparing for the meal. It was tiring but satisfying as they like the food ;) Hee next time shld cook pasta..not so much effort as chinese food ;p

Home Alone

2008-03-20T09:06:00.002+08:00

Now i am home alone. Dear dear will be home late. He and his colleagues went to check out another fishing location near his office. Hopefully, there is some fishes.

As for me, i read book. Now i am reading a book "A monk who sold his ferrari". An inspirational book fr my sis be4 i left s'pore. Nice book which reflects on the busyness of life and importance of mind, soul and spiritual well being that many have neglected.

Once i finished with this bk, maybe pop by the local library to borrow books to read ;)

Dear dear and his colleagues are planning to visit florida during may. There is a public holiday in May. So next wk on, i'll be busy finding more info on florida i guess.

Meanwhile, waiting for confirmation of the extension so that i can make necessary arrangements to bring Toby boy here. Like getting Toby accustom to crate, vet check up etc...all with the kind help of my family. Really thkful for them ;)

Weekend trip and staying longer here

2008-03-18T01:51:00.002+08:00

Yes, just as dear dear mentioned, likely we will be staying here longer than expected! But to be confirmed plus put stamp later. If that's the case, we'll be going back s'pore to settle some stuff and bringing toby here ;) Anyway, will update again when things are more confirmed.

Meanwhile, we went skiing and fishing over the weekend. Dear dear went snowboarding while i went skiing as i had yet to master it. It was a great trip as i went to the higher and steeper slope, coming down alive! But next time, i will put in more speed and less break ;p Yet i hurt myself in this trip. As the slope is steeper, the speed is very much faster, so 2 times i cldn't stop in time and hurt myself. Bruises on leg and a bit of swelling hee. But still ok. just blue black. Now my whole body aching haha. So much for skiing.

Fishing was a nice trip as we were in the middle of the mountains. But a bit cold as i didn't dress enough. Thought it won't be as cold as ice fishing...i was wrong!! Next time need to wear ski attire!!

This coming thu, dear dear is inviting his close colleagues back for dinner (as our rmmates were away for a short break), as they had been taking care and offering him food. Hmm a great challenge ahead! Ok let me think what shld i cook? But again i do enjoy cooking and reading now.

Lastly, really look forward to the possibility of having toby here with me....!

Today is dear dear's birthday!

2008-03-14T04:05:00.005+08:00

Yes, today dear dear has turned 1 yr older and i am 1 yr younger than him haha..

Last nite waited till 12 midnight to wish him happy birthday..and he kind of know it and said 'no need lah'...but i replied 'did i say i m going to do anything..hee hee ;p' Sang him a birthday song.

And today, we (i mean his colleagues & i) gave him a surprise. Ash lured him out for lunch while Heng fetch me fr my apartment and buy a cake. Dear dear was so so shocked to see me at lunch that he thought who is this lady who looks so much like my wife! ;p Brought our camera along but i didn't realise that battery is running flat. Just manage to take a few pics. Will upload later.

--------------------ESPECIALLY TO DEAR DEAR-------------------------------------

Blessed Birthday to you! Luv u. May God continue to watch over u and shower His protections & blessings over u ;)

Adventure at Yellowstone

2008-03-12T02:05:00.010+08:00

Yes we are back from Yellowstone and dear dear has updated his blog, now my turn hee. Overall, it was a very wonderful experience seeing the nature, riding the snow mobile, and joking with dear dear's colleagues.

The trip there was a long journey but an enjoyable one as the guys were joking in the car and competing the car race in a safe manner ;p They really hv a competitive spirit haha

Along the way to Yellowstone, the temp kept dropping. Its really cold. We reached a petrol kiosk to pump our last petrol and a dog tried to approach us. I was thinking where he came from. Is he going to freeze to death? All these came into my mind that i almost cried as how can someone leave a dog out in the freezing temp. Abandoned? Dear dear kept assuring me that the dog belonged to someone and they can withstand the temp. The only thing i can do at that pt is to keep praying for his safety ;(..i just hv to trust that he has an owner.

The next day we went onto the yellowstone journey. It was really nice to see the nature on snow mobile. Haha being the passenger was a bliss, there was sit warmer and back rest so the whole journey was enjoyable. Thks dear dear for being the rider! Hee but i got to try to ride the snow mobile for 2 short destinations. It was fun! Haha but i realised i cldn't co-ordinate my hands very well. If i used my left hand to show signals, i wld go hairwired hee. So dear dear had to help me with the signals and kept advising me hee...."Ok, accelerate...ok, slowly reduce speed...ok, let go"..haha ;p poor driver.

As dear dear mentioned, we saw bisons, moose etc...but a bit far for some..how i wish i can touch them..guess only in dreams hee. They all seem so mild and gentle.

The team fr IMFS was a fun gang. They posed silly poses like kicking, being hit by truck, vomitting etc that made a gd laugh.

Yet the most memorable for both us was seeing the beagles and touching them. One of them was called daisy. 2 girls. They were so so friendly that they kept licking at us when we touched them. Like dear dear said, they made our day and reminded us of our Rolex and Toby back in S'pore.

Last but not least, i am really very thkful for God answering my prayer. I had been praying for good weather, no snow but sun. And He answered. I was so so thrilled that i kept thanking God in my heart. Why? Becos days be4 the journey i checked the weather forecast and it said there was a 50% chance of snow. The earlier grp went and met with snow storm and it kind of gave some minus pts to the trip as they were covered with snow. So i prayed for miracle and God gave. Really thkful that there is indeed miracles and possibilities with God, if u believe. God, thk you.

Below were some of the pics captured on dear dear's new camera. It is really gd i must say. The start up was fast and image stabliser is gd esp when we were on motion most of the times. Enjoy!

Reaching the snow mobile rental area

Transforming to ninjas!!

The bisons..i am a gd camera woman right ;p..not too bad la..

Am i artistic or what!!

Me at the Geyser!! See i asked it to go up and it did..;p

Me with the IMFS girls...hee i thought i was the oldest (as they were borned in the late 70s or early 80s), i was wrong haha..hee and 1 of them thought i was only 26-27 yrs hee ;p

Me, on snow mobile, haha pretending to be a pro! But looks like one right!

Dear dear and me...our couple shots..at the end of day, its really sweet to know that ur the other half is with u, experiencing all these...;) Luv u

Journey back to the snow mobile rental shop

God gave us a beautiful closing....beagles...and this is daisy..i think

Yellowstone here we come

2008-03-07T06:35:00.003+08:00

This sat's itinerary is to Yellowstone national park with dear dear's colleagues. For me, i prefer going in spring or summer. I prefer greenery. But again, this will be last chance to see snow again be4 spring sets in and we leave this place for good. So there we are signing up for the snow mobile tour around the park. Pray for gd weather as there may be snow showers.

Its a 2N, 1 day tour so we will set off on Fri night. Its a 4-5 hour drive to Yellowstone. Oh ya we bought a new camera!! Will get to use it on sat!

We are on the rd of recovery

2008-03-05T03:11:00.002+08:00

Ya both of us are on the road to recovery. Slow & steady hee. On sat, went to doc again as true enough the antibiotics is too strong for me. I had an allergy reaction to it. Kept having diarrhea. So we changed another medication.

Basically wkend was resting time for me. Once i went out of the house, i felt so cold. So that's abt it. Hee hope can recover by weekend so we can go out. Hmm where? No idea yet hee.

We went to the doc

2008-03-01T01:42:00.003+08:00

Yes yest we went to the clinic as i was terribly sick. Dunno when was the last time that i am so sick fr cold and cough. After diagnose, its bacterial infection and i am put on antibiotics while dear dear just need normal stronger cough medicine as he is already on the road to recovery.

But i must say the medicine is strong. Yet its ok since i am very sick. Throw up a few times.

Seeing doc here is troublesome and expensive. One trip alone costs us usd$150 +. And very silly that clinic is at 1 place while we need to travel to other phamacies to get the medicine. Imagine u r sick and still need to travel ard. And the waiting time is long when there is just a handful of us.

So if possible, hm try to bring s'pore medicine here that suits u, i think. The medicine here seems to be off the shelves one or u need to go see doc, to get the really gd ones which can be too strong.

We are sick

2008-02-26T01:58:00.002+08:00

Ya both of us felt sick ;( It started w dear dear catching a flu and followed by me, then headed back to dear dear real hard. We had to self medicate as seeing doc is real expensive here. Just a trip will cost usd100!

Dear dear is worse of than me, bad cough and flu. For me, phlegm and sore throat. Hmm somehow the medication that i got fr here seems to make my condition worse ;( Now i am trying not to take any, to let my body self heal. But we are really very thankful for dear dear's colleagues. Once they know he is sick, they came with medication and chysanthemum tea. So so sweet of them.

Hmm above all these, we still went out over the weekend. Hmm in 1 way has worsen the condition esp for dear dear. We went ice fishing and snow mobile. Both were really fun but we didn't catch any fish. 11 of us but none catch any. While others caught many. We were guessing may be the sound of the snow mobile that scared the fishes away ;p Anyway the guide was really sweet, they gave us 4 fishes to eat. Dear dear's collegues said it was really sweet. Too bad we can't be there as by then dear dear was super sick. We stayed at home and i cooked fishball noodles for us.

I must say ice fishing is real fun but real cold. We wore layers of clothes and double socks (1 is 70% wool and the other normal). Personally i feel its colder than skiing w/o the sun. Guess also becos i ain't feeling well. Be4 i was there, was thinking wld the ice crack since we are on top of the lake? But far from it, they drilled the hole and the ice is real thick. Half of the length of my hand?

Hee most memorable one will be on the ski mobile behind dear dear's back. Hee very sweet to hold on his waist going thru the high and low slopes. Hee next time i shld try too ;p Oh ya dear dear gave me roses on our anniversary, sweet surprise ;)

Also rec'd an email fr Hannah & mercia. So so sweet of them. We really miss them and folks in s'pore.

Home alone w curry chickee ;p

2008-02-21T08:38:00.002+08:00

Hee today will be home alone w housemate and curry chicken fr prima taste. Housemate brought fr s'pore. Never try any instant curry be4 but its sure super easy to cook.

Tonight dear dear has dinner with his boss. Family members supposedly to be going but aft discussion they find it distracting to bring kids along so all didn't bring family. Hee i am ok w it. I am busy w amending my 'way to long' jeans. Hee quite happy with my hands. Really thk God for them ;)

We at the lake

2008-02-19T06:14:00.006+08:00

Wow can't imagine that this Thu marks the end of CNY. That's a blink of the eye! Have been busy with activities lately. Either at home or outside. Like dear dear shared last week we went go karting. I meant him la, i just watched. Not really keen but its nice to watch.

Dear dear did very well. He came in 1st each time. I have to admit that he is gd at it. Haha that's why i am attracted to him as he is good at sports ;p Thereaft, went park city for shopping again as president's day sale with the folks. Didn't get anything except for a pair of shoes which can only be wore during summer hee ;p We were tired as the air was very dry and dear dear like falling sick..i think i am going to also.

On sun, went marketing, thereaft had a stroll at the nearby lake to see the goose/duck but haha i scare most of them off. Was really nice to walk on snow and touching the icy lake. I just enjoyed the simple walk and tranquility.

At night, we spent quality time talking and listening to music. It was some time back that dear dear sang to me. It was a really nice feeling. Very comforting. And we miss toby. Didn't know dear dear miss toby as much as we do so we started to recollect the memories we had with our toby boy.

This coming thu, dear dear's boss is giving them a treat, family invited. That's sweet of him.

Below were pics we took at the lake. Enjoy..

Dear dear in meditation..?!^-^

I looked like a hobbit!! (Becos dear dear took fr an elevated angle, made me looked out of proportion ;p)

Us - the aging couple...growing old together

Me, trying to imitate hvg a duck beside us since i scare them away ;p

Manhunt - striking poses

Me touching the icy lake

Me & my footprints

We, our foot at sandy, salt lake city

Homesick

2008-02-14T02:49:00.003+08:00

These 2 days, dunno for wat reasons i miss home terribly. Esp toby boy and singapore as a whole. Guess i am still a homely person. Aft all these celebrations, realised i still be happy with my family ard. Have headaches. Guess also dear dear has been home rather late these 2 days as some big shots came down for virginia, so need to go for extensive meetings and dining sessions.

CNY is over

2008-02-13T02:29:00.000+08:00

Wow little did i realise that i hv not updated the blog for a while ;p Don't miss me too much ok. I am still ard, just busy with activities and (hmm not used to updating blog with somebody behind me watching). Oh ya ...cny is sort of over for us..life back to normal already..

Last Thu, I joined dear dear for a reunion gathering at one of the apartments. It was really fun and they had steamboat! I really miss it so much given that every yr i will hv it during reunion dinner. It tasted like home. Thereaft, they played blackjack and poker. CNY is always filled with gambling! Haha duno why ;p But i really enjoyed myself by watching, hee sometimes i wld play for dear dear. Oh ya...poker is something new to me and i really think its a fun game minus the cash involved. We headed home at 1.30am!! Hee we had to sneak as its really late becos overhere anything they called police.

The next day we went to soldier hallow. Hmm dear dear had updated most of the pics so no pic fr my end ;( Overall it was really fun...hmm again tired with the snow treking!! The weather was hot that i need to unzip as my hands kept perspiring! Snow tubing was really fun and easy...haha becos no effort involved! Reminded me of the time i had with Hannah and mercia.

On Sat, was sort of a rest day for us as we were tired. But hee in the morning i pull dear dear up to the gym. He jogged for x km while hee most of the time spectator haha. I just did some leg and hands toning. We bought some books to read. Now i am reading '5 pple u meet in heaven'. It is a really nice book. Very inspiring and gd reminder of life. Share more next time ;)

On Sun, shopping day!!! Ashvin was here!! He was one of our wedding helper. Dear dear brought him shopping be4 he starts wk on Mon. We went to park city. I spent almost half my time finding jeans and trying jeans! Can faint. In the end, gotten one ...hmm a bit loose...a bit long...a bit regretted ;( ..but hee can exchange. Guess becos i am not used to baggy jean. Thereaft, more shopping, brought ashvin to cabela's to buy ski jacket....Hmm..sounds like more skiing again..Me and my fragile body ....

Oh ya, dear dear drove a sports car! Hmm dunno what is it called. Anyway it was loud and not easy to sit as it was buckled seat. How it came abt - His colleague rented it and lent him to drive. So nice of his colleague. There goes Sunday.

Yest nothing much as dear dear home late, tonite as well. So basically watch tv, read bk, do chores..the usual stuff la..

Miss home and toby as usual

How to add music to blog

2008-02-05T12:43:00.000+08:00

Hmm seen pple's blog with music...so tempted to put one on mine too!! But how ah??? Let me check or can someone enlighten me? Hmm how abt changing a new blogskin? New year has come, shld i change one?

Haha just think abt it 1st...action....wait wait ;p

Can't imagine if need to change the template and html @!?

In short, i am lazy..;p

Tiring weekend

2008-02-05T02:36:00.000+08:00

Yes we went to ski again last sat. I attended the skiing class again as the flatmate's wife was here. Need to accompany her. Nice refresher course though. Overall, i had improved my ski. I can ski down the explorer w/o assistance or stopping. I am pretty satisfied myself.

But overall it was a tiring experience. We ski fr 10am to 4pm this week. It was so exhausting that i thought i wld lost my breathe. And i caught a cold as it was snowing (light) and freezing cold. Not much sun. My conclusion this is likely to be my last ski as i am thinking ok i hv learnt the basis skill (dear dear said i shld at least achieve basic skill level so that in future if we do travel to ski areas we can still ski, agree), not cheap to ski (1 trip is usd75 per person), can't ski in s'pore and most imptly i am not young to stretch my body to this extend. Also i need to take care of my body for family planning. Guess for me it also doesn't make sense to be muscle aching for the next few days...;p

In sum, ski is a leisure for me than a sport. I do enjoy it except for the tiring part hee;)

Hee i took some pics of the mountains along the way down from Brighton ski resort. We ski on 1 of these mountains. As u glance at them quietly, u certainly be reminded by God's awesomeness. Also to keep myself awake to keep dear dear accompany while he driving.

CNY here in SLC
Oh ya this fri there is a cny gathering for dear dear's co at the ski resort again! Ok i may be there but definitely not ski hee ;p

Time flew again and this thu is 1st day of cny. My mum and sis busy with cny shopping while i am here lazing ard hee. Except it'll be half day for dear dear on thu and co gathering on fri. Dear dear is contemplating to have a gathering for his team but not confirm yet as not easy to find a venue. Let's see how.

Friday - free time

2008-02-02T06:16:00.000+08:00

Yes its fri and i am free fr cooking ;p Today woke up and do hsehold chores like cleaning kitchen and washing toilet plus vacuum floor. Now relaxing doing whatever i want. I think i m really a worker, with nothing on hand seems so empty..hm or boring..

But again when cooking for the past few days felt so tired. Aiyo i really not contented in anyway hee ;p

Nothing much going on for the past few days. Life as per normal except has a person to chit chat with me ;) We talked abt past relnships, how we get to know our partners etc. Interesting hee.

Last night dear dear asked me if i miss home, indeed i still do..esp the thought of able to hug my toby boy. I miss his touch, fur and smell hee

Its wed

2008-01-31T01:27:00.000+08:00

Time really flies and w/o knowing its wed already. And i hv yet to update on my ski experience last Sat. Hmm not much pics except for those on dear dear's blog. Guess i was busy standing up and falling.

About the Ski trip
Overall, it was a nice experience up to the mountains at 9000ft. And by God's grace, i was fine w/o any altitude sickness. But when reached the mountains, it was so so cold with my layers of clothings that i had to get the hot drink.

The next thing was to get the ski set and poles. I have to tell u the ski and ski shoes weight a tonne!!! So so heavy and simply so hard to walk! Hmm in the end dear dear has to help me carry the ski while i took the poles ;p

We reached the place, oh ya called brighton at 8plus am while my lesson starts at 10.15am so in btw dear dear taught me a skill or not. Hmm just said it ain't help at all as with the ski on, every slope is slippery, regardless the gradient!!

When time was up, we were thkful that there was a bunch of his colleagues who were attending the training too so there my dear dear went to ski on his own with his room mate on higher slopes. I was really thkful for the coach, his name was alan, or shld i say uncle alan. He was really patient and helpful. In short, if we do not give up on ourselves, he won't. So many times i fell, he picked me up. Hmm i tried to pick up sometimes but can be very hard when u were stucked in snow bath with the 2 long ski!

Oh ya, i never fell so many times in my life but thkful the snow was so soft and fluffy that i fell no pain. EXCEPT for one time where i almost knocked into a snowboard boy. To break the impact i had to fall...hmm face down..that was the painful one on the neck but now ok.

Overall, dear dear was impressed by my perf as well as the coach. Not too bad for a 1st timer. But u know...when night came, i was reflecting as what gave me the courage to go onto the slope!! So steep (i mean too me) and the speed..i must be insane. (And dear dear and the rmmate were planning for another trip this wkend)...can faintz..(ok i m not feeling well that day ;p)

Ok the price set in on Sun till now, muscle ache; shoulder, legs, thighs, arms, neck..anywhere and everywhere. Felt like a robot but now slowly transforming into a human.

Oh ya the rmmate's wife is here. Her name is Alice. A nice lady, a bit of similarities in terms of likes and dislikes. For past 2 days had been spending time w her to get to know her better. That's why hardly hv time to update blog.

Nonetheless busy with cooking and grocery shopping. Now need to cook for addn person. Not easy but learning to cope. Eventually i had to if i had a family...hee ideally 4 la, if not 3 also can la.

Finally, my mil sms me!! Me?? Asked how am i doing, how yh, how toby. So surprise to see her sms. Will she think that i hv forgotten abt them aft i came here? Hmm...just say dear dear shld call back more often la. Guess also becos cny is rd the corner, they suddenly feel the absence.

And for my family and my Mr toby...they are well. I called home every week...hee becos of toby. My mum said that he has put on weight cannot see much of the rib bones. Really hope so. Asked my sis to take pics but she forgot...next time i guess. But its really heartwarming to know that each time i talked to toby on the phone, he listened quietly as if he knows who i am. Hope so la.

Oh ya, my sis mms me to ask how i was. Really thkful for mms. She is planning to bring my mum or parents here to visit me. But still not concrete yet as i am worried for my parents as this is such a long journey here. Not sure if they can take it. One of yh's colleagues got economy class syndrome and was admitted to hospital immediately aft touched down. Hence, i am worried for my dad as he has high blood pressure. We see how 1st but won't be so soon. Shld be during spring.

I love them and miss them and my toby dog - the human dog. Did i share each time i watch animal channel i'll miss him alot but if i miss him, i'll watch the channel. Battle of emotions right ;p

Goggles

2008-01-26T00:48:00.000+08:00

Last night, after having our curry chicken spaghetti ...hee we ran out of rice..so improvise ;p, thereaft dear dear suggested to go shop for goggles. And there we went. His colleagues planned to go this sun so he wanna get everything ready. But again not sure if its on as i thought there'll be snow showers?

We took a long time to select the goggles. Basically becos of price and me!! Ha ha. Me and my 'no nose bridge'. Initially we thought any goggle will do as long as we like the design, apparently not. It supposedly to fit nicely so that little air will go into the goggle, if not it will fog out if we start to perspire.

So in the end, i need to go for the junior version...in black. Actually we almost bought the same white goggles ;) Luckily, i just say the cashier out of curiosity. And it really pays to ask ;) Thk God.

Here it is..our goggles (hmm shaky hands again ..paiseh)

23 Jan -- Away fr home for 1 month

2008-01-24T04:25:00.000+08:00

Yes today is 23 Jan. It marks the close of 1 mth i had been here. 9 more mths to go. Its time flying? I know not but seems like i hv been here for a long long time.

Miss toby still, miss the sun, the sea and the S'pore food. Not forgetting the family and friends back there as i saw the tp growing up pics. God makes life unpredictable yet at the same time full of expectations and hopes. Each day passed, its a day closer to home. It may not be the fantastic home to be in given the increasing standards of living and burning sun at times, yet u know its where your roots are.

But at the same time, life at the other side of globe is always fill with new discoveries, new experiences and new people ... and new memories to reflect as we get old one day. Embrace them and its a gift from God and give thks.

Heavy Snowing

2008-01-22T06:13:00.000+08:00

Late last night there was heavy snowing. It continues to snow thru out the day. Now the snow is abt 5-7 inches deep. Really thrilled to see snow everywhere again. Past week had been thinking when will it snow again to make the place white, and there it is.

So early in the morning, i went out to the balcony to take pics. Whenever u see snow accumulates on tree branches, u know the snow its thick.

But becos of the heavy snowing, dear dear is late for work today. 2 hours late! Only 1 lane on the highway was open. A no. of cars skidded. Thk God dear dear is fine. It's must be a thrilling and trying experience.

By now, snowing has die down. If the road condition is ok tonight, we will go do some grocery shopping and hee to touch the soft fluffy snow ;)

Snow, snow every where. On the trees, on the roof top...

Weekend again

2008-01-21T11:08:00.000+08:00

First & foremost, yesterday was the last wkend alone before dear dear's rm mate & his wife will be here. Hmm..i think i miss being hm alone. I really enjoy it but gonna learn to socialise if not really become yellow-skinned ah-ma.

Just now dear dear brought me to cabela's to see hunted animals. Was really eye opening for me. Never imagine that a moose can be so so huge. On the other hand, thought that bear shld be bigger, guess bears are smaller in these areas. And i saw toby's face in all the deers...especially the eyes..they look so similar.

By chance, we saw ski outfit on clearance sale..yahoo!! Really a steal. So we kept trying on each and every of them hee. We were supposed to go to another place to buy our ski outfit but thk god we saw this ;p...

Thereaft, went to a nearby Vietnamese restaurant for dinner and its so so yummy. The best asian food i ate so far!! I had pad thai. I miss asian favors and they delivered it exactly or abv s'pore std. Will ask dear dear to go there again but its a long drive there.

Finally we headed home for fashion show of our ski outfit. Personally i feel eee in it as so thick..esp the ski pants, like wearing santa claus pants..haha..Oh ya its fr spyder, and there is a spider on the outfit...hmm a 8 legged creature that i awfully fear, thkful its just a sewing and behind the back of the jacket. Next thing is prayed that i will not freak out last min or simply cannot tanah the cold temp up on the hill!!

Memories of the day
Me with the deer
The deary couple
A whole bunch of them!
Me and the guns!!! So so many of them and the bullets are simply laying on open shelves!!
Dear and me, infront of the deer couple. Hee so cute, male on the left & female on the right..just like us..or shld i say we just like them ;p
We trying hard to get a shot where the trot is liking kissing me..not too bad right?
Finally me in my white ski outfit! Cool?

Dear dear said i look professional in the outfit but imagine i can't ski..its going to be a great laugh...nevermind too many pple to notice a chinese girl like me...Oh ya..the ski pants, i got fr a boys' section..as ladies ski pants are way too long for me. Too bad no pink..it'll be sweet to be in pink right ;p

We are staying...longer

2008-01-19T02:52:00.000+08:00

So fast its friday again. Last 2 days had been snowing and temp is dropping..less than 25f. So so cold. And for the last 2-3 days had been having headaches. Dunno know why. Becos of temp? No idea. Hence, i have to turn down dear dear's suggestion to go skiing this wkend. Ok next time..plenty of time.

Just received news from dear dear last night that he will be here for another 3 months till 0ct08 as the fab in s'pore is not ready to in action by mid of the year. So here we are. And i miss my toby boy..very very much. We are contemplating to bring him here...but again hv to consider dear dear's rm mate ;( So so sad. can't bear to leave him for close to a year given we have been together for 2yrs.

Still thinking...

Good times and Bad times

2008-01-15T14:18:00.000+08:00

Last fri, dear dear decided that we shld head for Las Vegas..hee or shld i say 'Vas Legas';p i said it when my tongue is tight. So there i was searching on the net for a reasonable hotel below usd100 as we'll be there only for a night. And thk God i found one!! Super good deal, at the middle of strip rd for a luxury rm at usd68, the same price as a standard rm!! Its really a catch. We stayed at Harrah's LV.

Before i headed to bed, i rang up my mum to see how's toby but was really sad to hear that he seems to lose weight and he is pretty frighten by my nephew...no abuse but sometimes he can be loud and toby may be scare by it. I broke down in tears and felt really sad as it really aches to see him lost weight. /Yesterday i just gave my mum a call and she assures me that toby is better now, sometimes will go inside toilet to hide if he is frighten. But overall is ok and even will wake my mum up in the morning. Pray that Toby will be fine. I called my sis up to ask her to see if toby really lost weight. If yes, need her help to bring toby for a checkup just to be sure. Ask my mum to feed him more. Really hope that toby will be strong till we come home for him. Hmm dear dear & i are thinking worse come to worst, i shld go home and be with him./Will continue to monitor.

Ok where was i? Abt the vegas trip. Ya we woke up at 3am plus to prepare for the 6 hrs drive. Get all the snacks & drinks ready and there we go with the aid of GPS! Cool. Hmm but we met with heavy fog! Freaked the both of us then (but now as i think abt its was a memorable experience ;) thk God we are safe). The visibility was low and there wasn't many cars ahead of us to guide us. We called them out "road markers" and the back lights show us the contour of the rd. And the worst thing was i ain't feeling well. I started to shiver badly as the temp was really super low that i find it so hard to maintain my breathing. The coldest we been thru so far. 3F, that is -15 degrees!! Dear dear was even thinking if it will go down to 0F! Thank God it didn't. So we stop at 100miles. Pit stop to get a hot drink for myself to warm my body and it helps tremendously. When we got out, we found our car plate was frozen with ice!!

Finally at 10am we reached LV. Along the way, enjoyed the scenary and the transition from ice mountains to dessert mountains. From 3F to 62F! Amazing. There was times where we felt hot in LV and dear dear said might be becos we are getting accustom to cold weather.

Our rm ain't ready so we visited the famous hotels ard. They were gorgeous. From new york theme, to disney theme. Casear palace, nature, italian theme, chinese theme, french theme etc. Really very very nice architecture. They really replicate it almost exactly. Its astonishing to see how one can build fabulous building! Among all i enjoyed the bellagio musical fountain the most. Its really so so captivating that i can just stand there and watch and watch. And we got a wonderful location and took a video of it. Enjoy ;)

Now are the blessings that came fr God. Really thk god. We were supposed to have a luxury rm, which has a view to the street but they upgrade us to a premium room. At 68usd, it was really a catch! Newly renovated, and came with lcd tv in room and bathrm. Really very glad as i was a bit sketical of the rm given the price we paid. The rm rates hovers ard 90 or more usd at central location. So was really thkful.

Next blessing was in the evening dear dear wanted to bring me to the free pirate show at treasure island. By God's grace we had a wonderful location, given that we ain't the hotel guests. a chinese couple brought us in and we were so so thankful as we were just infront of the show. Very unique show i must say, the ladies in skippy attires and the man with great bodies. And the men jump into the freezing water!!

Also i was very thkful that dear dear bought me to a very nice restaurant for dinner. We had juicy steak. Mine was 8oz and his 12 oz. He said its the most tender part of the beef. Indeed it was.

After dinner, we walked again to visit other hotels. Overall was a very very nice trip except for the pair of super tiring legs hee. Beautiful hotels...yet there is one thing i guess they can never replicate its the essence of the place. Somehow lost the culture sense of it.

Next day, we went shopping at premium outlets!! While waiting for them to open at 10am, we tried our luck at the jackpot! Hee we just tried with $10 as we were not into gambling but never tried be4. And we won $30!! Dear dear accidentally pressed the buttons too many times but we won so the money kept tickling in. And we cash out immediately be4 we get tempted further hee ;p Las Vegas - its really a sin city. Unknowingly u can fall for it. I saw so many uncles and aunties there at the machines ;(

Ok lets talk abt shopping! Wow the premium outlets were cool! Dear dear bought 4 shirts and i finally found my jeans!!! Though its too long, thkful as i really like it alot! Ya overhere the jeans are so long...;(

By 4pm we headed home. And here i am updating my blog! Dear dear really thk you for bring me to LV. Its tough to drive so long hrs under such unpredictable weather. thk q ;) Luv u

GSP set up..all set to go

A quick snap of dear dear..opps its blur

You see its 3F....freezing cold!!!!! ;-{

Along the journey aft going thru the coldest valley ...
The hotel rm..not too bad right ;p
A snapshot at Flamingo hotel, infront of manmade waterfall. The flamingos are so so beautiful! They are real and in pink!

The spiral staircase at caesar palace. Nice architect!
The statue of liberty!! In LV hee ;p infront of the beautiful skyline
Me taking a rest at new york street...My legs are crying out for a break!

The sign to venetian hotel. Oh ya they can't use the original name 'Venetician'...some rights i guess..interesting..same thing with palazzo..A fabulous architect. Very detailed i must say. (But still must go italy ok)

Me with the gondola. My fav pic ;) Too bad the gondola srvc is over. If not, wld like to give it a try.

Finally, the unspeakable musical fountain at bellagio. It captures my mind... And paris tower makes everything pic complete

I am a hair dresser...haha

2008-01-11T08:02:00.000+08:00

Last night dear dear was home early, thought it'll be late. But tonight he won't be home for dinner. His VP giving them a treat.

After dinner last night, we send his colleague Andrew to airport, he'll be flying back to portlandt where his family is and thereaft he will go to s'pore for recruitment. He is really nice guy. He speaks with such proper english and get to know that he is actually fr ireland. Stayed in the states for 9 yrs. Ya i am fascinated by his blue eyes! So special, God really is magnificent.

Thereaft we headed to my fav waltmart haha ;p We walked ard to see what to get but the main thing is to get scissor to cut dear dear's hair. His colleague cut his hair at one of the hair salon and he said was horritous! So why not we cut our own! Hee cool. Oh ya we also bought a shaver set, so so cheap, only usd$13! But hmm a huge step for me!!

When we reached hm, we used the zip zap scissor to trim & thin dear dear's hair hee. Overall quite satisfactory ;) 4/10 lah. Next rd is to use the electric shaver...hmmm

For myself i bought a ceramic straightener, as either its dry here or becos of static, my hair quite messy. Cool it can be use on both wet & dry hair and i find it cheap, $23usd. And there is digital screen showing the temp setting. Hee so happy ;) Maybe try tonight ;p

Nightmare

2008-01-10T07:27:00.000+08:00

Nightmare! Last night i had a nightmare and woke up at 2am! All thks to glue-ing to the tv hee. Need to control abit haha. But when i woke up simply cannot remember what's the dream abt. And my eyes and mouth were so dry. We did not on the humidifier and i didn't expect it to be so dry!! Dear dear also complained so woke up drank some water, on the humidifier and headed back to sleep hee ;p

Last night it snowed! Haha smthg that dear dear dislikes as he needs to clear the snow on his wind screen, outside the cold temp. I watched him fr upstairs ;) Oh ya the snow ain't thick, got to realise that Sandy doesn't has as much snow as compared to other districts. Ours abt 4 inch (the lowest) while some can go up to as high as 15 inches. More snow, pls ;)

Ha ha but again my body starts to ache becos of the cold weather. Last night was rather cold and the wind was gusting strongly.

Tonight dear dear will be home late so i hv plenty of time on hand. Going to do some research on Las Vegas. We thought of going over the weekends if dear dear's wk permits. So now do some search on hotels but can't confirm till Thu, Fri.

Its Monday - A Full Week Ahead

2008-01-08T07:52:00.000+08:00

It's monday again. Over the weekend went shopping and touring ard. Still no luck with jeans hee. But enjoyed going out. Yesterday snow a bit. Temp was not too bad, still at 0 degrees but it was nice & manageable. Supposed to snow today too but don't see any ;( Kind of miss snow now. Everything covers with snow is nice.

Oh ya 1 thing on my mind, i am scare to put on weight. Somehow gets more hungry here and the portion is so big. So i try to cut down on what i eat. Thought of skipping lunch but not easy ;p Also has never perspired since i came. So not used to it. So far hv been wantg to go to gym over the weekends but always wake up late at 11am!! Somehow with the low oxygen level here, u dozed off easily. Really.

Oh ya i watch tonnes of tv. Feels like a couch potato here. Reality or actual life stories here. Those crazy cops video that reminds u that u are in states. And ya yesterday has a shooting case at Utah, the other end of it i guess. Thk god. Seems like homicide is nothing unusual in the states especially in popular states like california, florida etc.

Also u will see teenagers working at 17 years to support family. I never expect to see this in states. Guess i m naive, this ctry is so big. Just like the ang moh version of china. There is bound to hv wealth discrepancy. Really eye opening for me. Learn to appreciate life even more.

By now the sun is going to bed hee. Night falls at 5.00pm. So early!

Getting ready to prepare for dinner. I am still adjusting to buying groceries for the week. I develop a table for it to make life easier or organise for myself hee. Over here, lunch is not easily accessible as compared to s'pore and its always burgers . So now we try to pack lunch for dear dear as well as myself. A lot of singaporeans are starting to do that as well. Guess they are also sick to eat ang moh food!

Lastly, start to pick up reading than watching tv haha.

No luck at sales but got to eat lobster

2008-01-05T14:15:00.000+08:00

Today is a fruitful day, i mean i pack myself with hsehold chore today hee as no need to cook. As usual, our plan will be to dine out on Fri and weekends. Vacuum and mop the floor, desks etc. Hmm the -ve of carpet is the whole hse gets dusty easily. And you can hardly open the doors or windows as it'll be freezing cold.

Oh ya today the snow melted and i saw grass on the floor! Silly me i always thought that underneath the snow shld be just bare grd but apparently not the grass is still there. That's the power of weed i guess. Strong will. Hee i suddenly remember my fav 'meteor garden'... But the wind is so so strong, and the sound is so loud. Today is 9c. That's why most of the ice melted. But dear dear said becos snow storm coming. Normally be4 that it is warmer temp, then rain followed snow storm. Interesting!

Ha ha bo liao, here is meteor garden & F4!!! ;p

Where was i? Talking abt sales. Today when to macy to see if got any sales on jeans. Hmm not every label/design. So sad. Levis was on sale but can't find size :( They only start with size 4, for us asians shld be looking at size 0 - 2 onwards. So super hard to find. Those not on sale hv size but too exp i feel. Moreover, i am not a jeans person. Then i headed to look at shoes & earrings. Nothing i fancy for shoes but earrings yes! Hee never buy as don't find a need to hee. So paiseh, the sales lady kept asking if i am done ;p

Overall, the pple here are very nice. Basically becos many are momons, so very courteous. Also get to know fr dear dear (thru the culture lesson he attended) that pple fr the west (SLC is midwest) are more open and friendly as compared fr the east (where NY is). More reserved and can be snobbish. Also SLC in general is a rich state so its comparatively safe, no beggars ard so far.

After macy be4 heading for seafood, we went to petco - a pet supermart. So so big as compared to s'pore. They hv all sorts of things for fish, birds, cats & dogs. But they don't sell dogs? Thought can see dogs. But there is a section for cats adoption. So sweet. Oh ya, saw cute sweater and down jacket for dogs!! So so cute! If only Toby is here. I just called hm, he is doing well. Always looking for someone to play with or get food fr ;p Mum says he is a greedy boy hee. Ha ha becos mummy always snack ;p and he follows. Just 1 photo in the pet shop, cannot take pic, just sneak to take this beautiful and colorful bird.

Today dear dear brought me to eat at 'Red lobster'. Nice and rustic place. He had snow crab legs (gigantic legs!), prawns and lobster tail. For me, i ordered a lobster and steak. I am not a seafood lover so need to hv red meat to standby. But the portion here is so big. I can't finish the beef, shld i say i hardly touch it! So box it home. Oh ya, eating here is exp, need to give 18% of tips - the common practise here. Some areas are 20%. Hence, it makes economic sense to dine at home. Didn't take any pic as crowded, paiseh ;p

Lastly, yest we went for a late night ride ard and we stop at a railway junction. The barrier came down and the train passed. So interesting, only saw on tv and now happening in front of my eyes. I quickly took out my ph to take pic ....but too late the train was gone!! Ha ha ha

Yeah its Fri

2008-01-04T10:37:00.001+08:00

Ya 2moro is fri! That's fast! And dear dear just reminded me that i hv never spend one full week at home. True as for the past 2 weeks, there had been holidays in btw the weekdays. Next week will be the 1st. Hope i'll be fine.

Oh ya, i think i am more and more of an auntie as i enjoy going to walmart! So many things to see! They have everything and they are opened for 24 hrs! They even sell make up and they are really cheap! During t'mas period, they even went on 40% disc for brands like Maybeline & loreal! Really regret not buying but again i lack nothing. So i enjoy window shopping there.

From grocery to clothes and anything. I even share with dear dear i can spend hours there going thru every single column to see what they hv got.

Today i cook curry chicken..hmmm not too bad..forget to buy lemongrass thou. Hee no other agenda on hand so feel like going to walmart again hee ;p Each time i go, we are always in a rush, didn't really hv time to really 'see'.

Weekend going shopping as got new year sale, 50 to 70% discount! The discounts here are simply crazy. Need to buy a pair of jeans. So far still surviving on my 1 pair of jeans. Thk god there is washer & dryer! Not easy to find size here at times. Hope i will run into luck this week!

Today is 2nd Jan

2008-01-03T09:51:00.000+08:00

Ya today is the 2nd day of new year and now i am home alone waiting for dear dear to be home as well as his rm mate chee ming. Today, they are working late. Guess becos most of them will be flying to china as well as back to s'pore for recruitment. Need to tie up some ends. Oh ya our rm mate will be away for close to 1 mth, and we will hv the whole apartmt to ourselves hee. But the time he returns, his wife will be with him. Hmm mixed feelings, dunno if will hv chemistry or not. She is a capricorn too but she is 5 yrs my junior, so dunno whether got generation gap. Will pray on this hee :)

And today my menses came so kind of tired easily so need to be careful not to exhaust too much energy. Lastly, i still can't get used to my red highlight!! The more i wash, the redder it gets. Feel likes an ah lian. Really regretted that the hairstylist whom i didn't know to decide on my hair color ;( Also shldn't hv leave it till last min but again in btw so many unexpected things pops out ...sob sob..get to live with it for a while. (Me nothing to do, took a pic of myself hee to see my dark hair color..wow really not easy for me to adapt to a darker hair color..hmm my hairstylist is right, she said i will need some time to adjust to it...guess so hee)

Oh ya over here is so dry that my hair is so so frizzy and entangle easily. Need to check out any good conditioner ard. Those leave ons once.

Oops did i share that on the new year countdown, i chit chat with one of female engineer who has stayed in the states for 9 yrs. And she stayed in arizona. So my dear friend came into the pic..miss her..Hope we can meet one day.

Happy New Year

2008-01-02T12:37:00.000+08:00

Hi all, Happy New Year to you all out there! Wish you all the best in 2008.

Last dear dear & I went to salt lake city for countdown. It was really really super cold. -10c. After we finished our dinner, we decided to head home to change to even thicker clothes as it was really cold. Hm how cold..i wore 4 layers on top, and 2 layers below stockings + jeans..but still so so cold. The countdown was outdoor and there is a iceskating ring in btw. I was so cold that i kept going into a warmer tank to defrost. The worse was really the feet. Like putting my bare feet on ice. It reached a pt it was so cold that the toes felt numb and painful and getting harder to walk. Thkfully it was towards the end.

All dear dear's colleagues were also freezing but there was one guy who wore track shoes and no gloves. Wow really admire his will power!! And i even saw girls who wore skirt or leggings!!!

Overall it was a new experience, once in a lifetime celebrating countdown at the other end of the globe. Hmm but the fireworks was no where comparable to s'pore. That makes me wonder how much $ had been spend on it.

Oh ya only manage to took a few photos or shld i say only 2 photos w my ph as i was freezing. Can't even take gloves off so its rather hard to snap. And ya lousy photos with gloves on ;p

On new year itself we went shopping again as dear dear and colleagues were checking out ipod and cameras so for myself shop for clothes as i aon't techno savvy person ;( reasonable pr but didn't get any. Really lazy to try with so many clothes on. Ma fun hee

On the way took some pics fr the car. Very scenic. Slowly get to enjoy the views as more settle down.

In sum, life here is simple. Really simple. Not as competitive as in s'pore. Pple don't compare as much here. To them family is most impt. That's why they call it free land here. Yet i miss the convenience and familiarity of s'pore. Many things money can't buy...my toby..my family and close friends.

But thkful to hv dear dear next to me and God too ;)

Its been 6 days

2007-12-28T12:03:00.001+08:00

Its been 6 days since i left for utah. Now is 10.44pm over here.

1st thing on my mind is toby boy. I miss him. These are the last pics i took of him when we are at my mum's place. Miss him and i called home often to check on him, so far so good. He is very attached to my mum and always finding someone to play fetch with him :)

My toby boy and my dad patting on him.

And below i tried to edit the photos i took w him earlier. He so cute, like a baby.

New Timing

2007-12-28T10:51:00.000+08:00

Ok changed the blog settings to new time zone :)

Testing

2007-12-28T10:40:00.001+08:00

Hello! Testing my blog's timing. Dunno if its s'pore time still. If so need to change.
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Ok changed to U.S (mountain time)

Updates

2007-12-26T07:13:00.001+08:00

Its been a while since i last update my blog. Have been rather busy cooking, adjusting to life here and also adjusting to the super cold weather here. Slowly my body is failing to adjust to the coldness here. Body ache comes along. So i boil myself as well as dear dear those chinese drinks i know of to slowly restore my energy.

I must say its really cold here. Once there was a heavy snow storm and snow hitting on my face as i am walking on the streets while shopping. Nice feeling but rather cold and my clothers ain't enough. So dear dear bought me the following - 2 pair of shoes and a winter jacket. Indeed most of the things here are cheap. Oh ya i also bought myself a pink sweater at USD10, nice and cheap from walmart (smthg like carefour).

Below are the pics.

What else i did here so far. Main thing is grocery shopping as it is unlike in s'pore where i do daily shopping. Now here is weekly shopping and no pack lunch. So now also need to prepare lunch as well. Wow really not easy being hsewife. Esp when u don't drive. If you drive, u can still pack lunch if u are lazy to cook.

And here is super dry. Need to put moisturer aft moisture. When u on the heater is even dryer. Guess its abt adjusting in a 4 seasons climate. But one thing i enjoy is touching the snow. So soft.

Oh ya one thing that need adjustmt is no chinese prog on tv. All english hee. But lots of shows, movies, variety shows etc.

And we went to the chinese mart to get chinese grocery. Hm very diff. Things not as fresh and ya the meat and seafood here taste so diff!! Not nice but need to accustom to it. Hm becos comes fr diff sea and diff feedings?? Ha ha

I am now with dear

2007-12-26T01:25:00.000+08:00

Hi everybody, esp judy, I am safe and sound here. A quick update on me and more to come as dear dear goes to work tomorrow, 26 Dec. We are 1 day behind s'pore.

1st day the weather still not too bad, can still cope as i hv 4 layers on me. But the next day was super cold and now has bodyache. Saw snowing yest! Was excited but really super dober cold. Ever driving was so unsafe. All the cars drive so slowing 30-40km/h. Except for those seasonal ones. The other thing is dryness. I miss the himidity in s'pore. And becos of the heater in the car, one can doze off easily as oxg level is low. Also as we drove thru the mountains to get to a nearby center to get some clothings for me, i have giddiness. Dear dear said its common due to altitude sickness as he kept reminding not to workout too much as the oxygen is thinner here.

Overall is fine and glad to know toby is fine too.

Oh ya lastly i bought a new pair of boots as the charles & keith boots simply cannot withstand the cold here. My feets were so painful while walking as it was very cold

Ok got to go. Need to get some grocery as tomorrow dear dear goes to wk and i'll be hm alone. Will update more next time and photos.

Toby is getting better

2007-12-14T11:49:00.000+08:00

As days go by, Toby is getting better. He still whins at night but the duration is getting shorter and shorter. And yest, we finally bathed Toby! The maid watched as i demostrated. Also i showed her how to clean toby's ear as well as cut his nails.

While cutting his nails, i get the maid to touch him so that Toby won't be afraid of her. Slowly i let the maid carry Toby. And toby allowed it! So happy! Past few days we tried and he simply flew away.

I just came back fr the wet market. My mil brought the maid to buy some clothes and for me i buy some dried stuff to be sent to dear dear. I bought dear dear's fav bat kut tay. He only like this particular brand. I also bought dried chili and other stuff. Things i think won't be able to get there. But in small doses la to get over for the time being. Dear dear will bring me their chinatown.

Toby is still adjusting

2007-12-12T11:59:00.000+08:00

On the 2nd night, still hear toby whining. So sad. On and off he will whin. I heard him at 11.30pm, then 2am. My mil said she heard at 4-5am. My heart really aches. Now my boy is sleeping at his couch while i on sofa updating my blog. He must be very tired. Poor boy.

This morning, he woke me up at my door! I am utterly surprised! I thought that came fr downstairs but just outside my door! He really misses me alot. So at 7plus a.m i woke up. Frankly, i m tired physically but to see Toby brings me joy. So i woke up and trained him not to go up the stairs. He never does it when we come back on every sun. Guess he really misses my presence.

But just like daddy said: "He will grow up after this ordeal, we will pick him up a big boy then..."

Hope that next few days he will adjust better.

Ok as for now, i go and a short nap at the sofa, near him...

Another day with Toby

2007-12-11T22:28:00.001+08:00

Another night has come and I pray that Toby will be good boy today. I am now tired. Managed to catch a short nap this afternoon. Thereafter, being called back by my fil to set up a LCD screen display. By God's grace, i was able to do it, hee after a few hrs of figuring. My mil was amazed by my patience. But u see its my fil hee, if by myself i may hv given up long ago and try another day.

Today, toby behaves not too bad except for a big no no that i have to scold him and pull his neck. He ate bones fr the dining table! I dunno what gave him the courage to do that! My fil usually has the maid to clear his bowl and cutery aft meal. So toby seeing the bones resting there, welcoming him. Went for it! And the whole world fell down. Start screaming ard..hee not really scream la..but enought attention is given hee ;p

Will continue to teach him. Today there isn't a chance to bath toby as the maid is really busy. Can understd hvg so many pple under one roof and she takes care of the chores. I chip in a bit to help her fold clothes as well as to talk to her abt taking care of Toby.

Oh ya, tomorrow going to collect air ticket. Will be flying on 23 Dec. Fr the news, it seems like really cold in states. A snow storm hit midwest and i no idea if utah is anywhere midwest. But shldn't be too far. So keep praying for dear dear's safety. Pray with me if you can. Thks very much.

Not sure if i can take the cold but i wld like to be with dear dear to go thru it together. Don't want him to be alone. Two is always better than one.

Dear, remember this small little gift i gave you some time back. Also, brought back many fond memories as i slept in dear dear's rm. Indeed till today, you are precious to me.

"Dear everybody's not the same. You hv a look, you hv a name. Your outside's just what others see. But inside you are precious to me."

It was a long night

2007-12-11T11:34:00.000+08:00

Indeed it was and a heart aching night. Last night toby was whinning and crying at the backyard till 3 plus a.m. Guess he is really not used to sleeping outside. But he has to learn. So hard to hear him cry and not able to do anything. Its a journey he has to go thru. Soon it'll be fine.

At the same time i struggle if he is too loud for brandon, pils and others at home. So i went down to sort of scolded him. And the last thing i did (which i cld hv done earlier) was to pray and by God's grace by 4am, he was quiet. Pray that tonight he can cope better. My mil is worried that my bil and sil won't hv gd sleep as they are very sensitive to noise. Actually i did hear someone sigh angrily last night. ;p

Over here Toby will be a normal dog i guess. Just sit around and sleep, eat..The thoughts just makes me sad. But again its a journey for him that he has to go thru...soon i may hv a baby and may not hv as much time for him as before.

Toby, daddy and mummy love you.

A new home for Toby

2007-12-10T23:40:00.000+08:00

Today is our 1st day at my pil's place. Really thk my sis for helping me out. Taking the barang barang and driving me here. Really don't think i can managed alone with both toby and my luggages. Hee we have quite a lot to bring. A quick snapshot of them.

Its another rainy day and going to teach toby not to step out during the rain so that won't mess up the living area. Hmm going to be a challenge on this one. Also at the same time, need to train toby and blackie to live in harmony. Blackie can be quite jealous and territorial. Yet at the same time, my naughty boy wanna plays with him, and step his 'tail'. Guess my boy also wants to make his 'territory' here.

Oh ya am really thkful that my mil found a baby chair. Supposedly for brandon but was too old so handover to the dogs. Hee am thkful that Toby likes it so i bravely brought the kid sofa seat to the living area so that Toby won't be at the back yard alone. So there he is sitting with us. And my pils have no qualms abt it and i am really thkful for it. Really thk God for this surprise gift for Toby.

Ya tomorrow will teach the maid how to bath Toby and also plan to go with mil to buy present for dear dear's ah ma birthday celebration on this coming Sat. Another relative meeting up session. Sure they'll ask abt baby.

Busy Day

2007-12-05T21:51:00.000+08:00

Today has been a busy day as well as yesterday. In the end, i didn't go for haircut yest as i was so tired after waiting and seeing 2 consecutive docs. Today suppose to meet my other ex-Singtel colleagues for dinner but in the end cancelled as one of my girlfriends is sick. Actually I am quite thankful about it as i am preoccupied with wanting to clean the house and PMS uncomfort. Last night God assured me that He is in control and asked me not to worry. Indeed, He is in control and I get to stay home. And my menses came! So am thkful that i am resting at home. Nevertheless i was able to clean up the house and wash toilet.

I miss dear dear again and am thkful that we skype today ;) He has recovered pretty fast. Thank God.

Once again i hv mixed feeling of staying here and going over. I shld rest in the Lord.

Going to be a long update

2007-12-03T23:40:00.000+08:00

Wow its been a while since i last update and dear dear has been asking why i didn't update. Ya, has been rather busy lately. Packed with activities or simply lazing at home with Toby.

Here I am going to recollect my memories of today and past week.....

Today - 3 Dec (Mon)

about toby boy...

1stly, my dear toby is even closer to me than ever. Now he sleeps with me every night under the blanket. And now he is now on my lap. He is with me wherever i am. And each time when the skype sound is on (dear dear calling me), he will pop by and climb up the study chair. Dear dear will always see the both of us on screen. Dear dear misses toby very much, much more than i expected. Hmm dunno how toby will cope when we both are away. I am thkful for judy for remembering toby in prayer ;) so sweet that someone will pray for him ;)

below are the words fr dear that makes me miss toby even more ....to others he may be just a dog but to us he is more than a dog, he is part of our family

"though i missed them, only dear can come along. i may not be able to understand how an animal will feel having his everything taken away from him.. to toby, he will not understand that this is temporary or just 6 month, there is no time and future to his mind.. poor toby will just think that we have forsaken him.. he will just keep waiting and waiting at the door, below the car waiting and waiting for every car to pass, for every familar sound to anticipate we are back to collect him home.. " yh

about dear dear...

Dear dear is sick. Skype w him and he is down with flu. So heartache to see him sick and no one ard to take care of him. How i wish i can teleport like Hiro (in Heros). Can tell fr dear dear's eyes he is not well. Today i called up Fed Ex on courier to U.S. Ever since 9/11, things are so troublesome. Everything you wanna courier, you need to declare and get some sort of item code and put on consignment note. Really troublesome. In anyway I have set aside next week to buy things to send over. This mth calendar is packed. Even dear dear is amazed hee.

Oh ya its snowing there. Hmm within a short period of time, the place has turned white!! Below are the pics dear dear took, then and now...

about myself ...

Today supposedly to go see skin doc but change to tomorrow as 2moro going to Dr Fong at Gleneagles, so schedule 2 at the same day. Oh ya thought of cutting hair today but aft skyping to dear dear, sort of tired. Also the construction downstairs and renovation upstairs are driving me nuts. Hmm i vent my frustration on dear dear (so sorry abt that dear). Today really not my day, the laptop is getting slower and slower ever since Norton asked us to 2008 version. What the??? Anyway its better now, given dear dear said restart the wireless connection. It really does help.

At night, went to my sis' place for dinner. She bought roast duck. Yummy!! Thereaft, we played scribble together. Hmm nice game. Long time no play. So cute we hv laptop beside us to verify on the words we form. Hee i won! I scored the highest, 183 pts ;p

Hmm i shld bring some games on board the plane to play. Hee pray that there is some kind and lonely soul who is willing to join me for a game or 2 ha ha. I also thought of mahjong ha ha ;p

That's so much for today.

2 Dec (Sunday)

I went to church. By God's leading i believe. I woke up late and the usual me will be super panicky but somehow as i learn (still learning) to listen to God. He assures me that He is with me and not to worry. There is this peace flowing thru my heart as i travel my way down.

I reached at 11.30am and the doors to the sanctuary is still wide opened. Pple are singing worship to the Lord. Its a special feeling to step into church once again. Into Father's house. Memories of those days while dear dear was away in UK studying came and i went to meet God 1-to-1. I thank God for yest. Didn't know why i was there till i was there. It was communion Sunday and God reminded me that Jesus' body and blood have redeemed me.

Thereaft, went down to the hall to join the children to eat biscuits and drink rose syrup. Though alone, not alone. Really enjoyed it. Afterwhich took bus and train to visit my pil. Have a gd chat with them & shun. My pil miss yh and we start chatting away.

In the evening, ah ma came and we went to have dinner at AMK. 15 dec we will be celebrating ah-ma birthday, hmm 93th birthday? By 10 plus my bil drove me home.

Oh ya, we celebrated my sil's birthday too. Below are few snapshots of brandon and mummy and many more for dear dear. Brandon starts teething so kept chewing and biting hee.

Dear especially for you....

Your goodlink park and blackie; and our palm doing well there ;)

We at AMK makaning. Ah ma, mom, ur sis & brandon

Ah bing's hp fr China - Solar ph. Uses solar energy! So cool! Got stellas too!

That's end of Sunday.

1 Dec (Sat)

Fellowship day. All came except Shirlene and Frankie. Guess preparing for marathon run nxt day. The kids were playing happily. Such a joyful scene. Its since a while that we prayed together for each other and i really enjoyed such kind of fellowship. Oh ya this year t'mas theme is cultural night. Each family will represent a culture or ctry and do some research and pray for them. Really meaningful.

Dear dear below are the snapshots of the TP cell. And Hannah asked abt you. She keeps reminding us must bring her to wild wild wet. We must remember ok. Love her.

Thereaft went to my cousin's 21st birthday at SAF yacht club. Its a nice and quiet place. He is big boy now and get to see his gf (hee but not confirm confirm, he paiseh). Enjoyable time. Took pics with him and my cousins ....below pls enjoy

29 Nov (Thu) - Met Roy

Its really a very very beneficial time to me personally. I learnt alot abt myself. So so much. So much that i felt i hv seem not to really know and trust God for past 10 over yrs of knowing God. Should i say i know God intellectually but not with my heart.

Now i am learning to really listen to God's voice. He is really a good God. If anyone wld ask why i am yet to be a mom, i guess i know the answer now. God knows I am not ready. He wants to prepare me.

God, thk you.

Guess that's all i hv to share for now. Will be meeting friends these few days.

A Long Day

2007-11-25T00:27:00.000+08:00

Today is a long and hot day. Surprising weather given past few days were rainy days. Today supposed to go to baby elijah's birthday but was hit by headache. Guess becos last nite didn't sleep well and the starhub lady gave me an early morning call that disrupted my sleep.

So finally decided to stay at home to rest. But really a long day home alone with toby. Can't help to miss dear dear and so many weekends and days to go..... ;(

But yest was a nice one, went dinner and shopping with sis at TM. Helped her look at clothers and she bought a top and bottom. Nice! Myself, i bought a belt hee. A cheap one, just $9.90. Need one to standby be4 going to u.s. to get better one.

Aiyo while typing, feel so hot...hee later on aircon.

Tomorrow maybe going for facial with sis but not confirm yet as we are on waiting list. Oh ya...need to give courtesy call to my pils, if not....

Hmm nice dinner

2007-11-22T23:58:00.000+08:00

Just came back fr Sally gu gu birthday dinner at vivio city. We had dinner at imperial herbal restaurant. The food was unusual, in terms of cooking term but was a gd experience. I like most is the sweet potato wnd yam coated with sugar. Really very nice. Seen on tv but never got a chance to try. Now i did and its satisfying.

As usual, we wld update abt our lives and happenings in current job and ex Singtel. As some of them still in Singtel, we will get to listen to latest updates. As i looked at them, realised that they are now from different industries. Sally gu gu in hotel industry, director in Grand corpthorn, hee the hotel where i got married. BL director in brands - health industry, eva and ys, mgr in mediacorp - media industry, kl & steph, mgr in singtel - telecommunication industry and finally my close friend tst sort of resting. So happy for them in their career.

Somehow hv the urge to go back to wkforce hee and pursuit my career but only '3 mins hot degree' la ;p Just dreaming where i be now if i am still workg. Hee secret.

In anyway really hv an enjoyable time with them. We will meet again in dec'08. Look forward to that. Too bad never hv chance to take pics.