To each his own...
Am convinced that i'm no trader material.. gave a way off level on my bet today.. think its time to stop making the bets.. time to consolidated the wins and losses... wanton noodles, chic rice, dark choc ice cream... blah blah..
The much awaited assignment is here..finally.. alright i'm sicko to be looking fwd to it. Not exactly to be frank. just want to finish it asap and rid it out of the way. i forsee more nerve wrecking tasks for the next module making its way here... bless me.
5 questions and i'm done with 2. Let me find some time over lunch to type up qn 3. Doesnt seem that difficult..the concepts just have to be "internalised" - quoting the lecturer..
not too sure if i'm out of mind to toy with the idea of doing the cfa.. attempted the lvl one the year before (dec); slaughtered big time. interestingly, it was ethics that fared the worst. hmmm...maybe am not as ethical as what i thought myself to be.
anyhow...time to hit the zzzz button. another thurs before the lunar new year comes along. somehow...someway...i dun feel the festive mood as much. probably the lack of lao yu sheng sessions with the team and frens.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Back to school...
Lessons finally resumed on friday evening. Was actually looking fwd to the intensive sessions...ok maybe i'm odd or nuts. hah! Haven gotten down to this ramble space for a while.. 3 wks maybe? Some mates have indicated that.. guess i was trying hard..very hard to read the texts and din want to get online too frequent. Seeing the flickering screen for a good 15 hours a day is bad!
Alright, summary of some highlights of the past few weeks..Nothing all that great happened..a nice quiet start to the brand new year. Ok i guess i have to sprout it out..did a fair bit of shopping thus far..3 dresses.. the latest to the collection was a satin dark blue pencil tube dress. the elegance and pristine cut just had me swipe the card.....arghh... sometimes i wish i din have "free time" before meet up with the girls.. alright excuses excuses..
Cny is just about the corner...2 weeks more...thereabouts..the empress (aka mummy) baked heaps of sinful, artery clogging pineapple tarts. used to think they were quite hard to bake...but with time... i've come to realised that they originate from the same basic cookie recipe?!?! add pistachios and u get pistachio cookies...throw in the walnuts and almonds and u'll reap variants of them. yes they are culprits of cellulite and love handles... but dun we just love the golden brown nibbles melt in our mouths? i know i am a sucker for them.. am glad the gymming regime is up and running for me...phew.. ok to eat more...i better work out more. and it doesnt help with the empress baking fruit cake next week...i love the rum soaked raisins....yum....
Lessons finally resumed on friday evening. Was actually looking fwd to the intensive sessions...ok maybe i'm odd or nuts. hah! Haven gotten down to this ramble space for a while.. 3 wks maybe? Some mates have indicated that.. guess i was trying hard..very hard to read the texts and din want to get online too frequent. Seeing the flickering screen for a good 15 hours a day is bad!
Alright, summary of some highlights of the past few weeks..Nothing all that great happened..a nice quiet start to the brand new year. Ok i guess i have to sprout it out..did a fair bit of shopping thus far..3 dresses.. the latest to the collection was a satin dark blue pencil tube dress. the elegance and pristine cut just had me swipe the card.....arghh... sometimes i wish i din have "free time" before meet up with the girls.. alright excuses excuses..
Cny is just about the corner...2 weeks more...thereabouts..the empress (aka mummy) baked heaps of sinful, artery clogging pineapple tarts. used to think they were quite hard to bake...but with time... i've come to realised that they originate from the same basic cookie recipe?!?! add pistachios and u get pistachio cookies...throw in the walnuts and almonds and u'll reap variants of them. yes they are culprits of cellulite and love handles... but dun we just love the golden brown nibbles melt in our mouths? i know i am a sucker for them.. am glad the gymming regime is up and running for me...phew.. ok to eat more...i better work out more. and it doesnt help with the empress baking fruit cake next week...i love the rum soaked raisins....yum....
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Wound down weekend....
The kickstart to the fantastic weekend was dinner at prive with the girls. Joe, amy, noi, grace and alicia. Joe's maiden trip to shanghai this time. The chatter throughout the night kept us busy..am so glad we had that lil corner room to ourselves. the boisterous laughter and random shrieks might have created quite a scene at the plc. haha! i love those ladies. Albeit the somewhat claustrophobic feel of the resto, we had fun. Noi had to adjourn to another party whilst we hung about at gastrobar sipping our juices! Yes no alcohol for the evening. :)
Saturday was babysitting day for us. Loyce brought her princess to meet the 3 aunts - joe, amy and myself. The princess herself is such a gem. Resembles her dad quite a bit. Quite a bit of fun for us cradling the little one. Rather interesting sharing session of motherhood from the mummy herself.. Looking fwd to the day where she starts her tiny steps!
The sunday plan was to jog. However daddy had something on in the morning...so it got called off. Hj and i caught up for brunch at mimolette. Lovely place off fairway drive. The interiors of the dining room was white washed. The chandeliers gave a cosy yet classy touch. Hj's benedict eggs were yummy. The farmer's brkfast set i had was equally good. Probably sink my teeth into the wagyu mini burgers the next time round. hee...
Had to make up to daddy for his way delayed xmas pressie.. popped by isetan and bought him a nice polo tee and berms from ashworth. somehw the ashworth polo tees are much better than the ralph lauren ones i got him previously... well material wise.. guess its the additional premium one pays for the horse embroidery on the lhs of the chest.
i love wkends...
The kickstart to the fantastic weekend was dinner at prive with the girls. Joe, amy, noi, grace and alicia. Joe's maiden trip to shanghai this time. The chatter throughout the night kept us busy..am so glad we had that lil corner room to ourselves. the boisterous laughter and random shrieks might have created quite a scene at the plc. haha! i love those ladies. Albeit the somewhat claustrophobic feel of the resto, we had fun. Noi had to adjourn to another party whilst we hung about at gastrobar sipping our juices! Yes no alcohol for the evening. :)
Saturday was babysitting day for us. Loyce brought her princess to meet the 3 aunts - joe, amy and myself. The princess herself is such a gem. Resembles her dad quite a bit. Quite a bit of fun for us cradling the little one. Rather interesting sharing session of motherhood from the mummy herself.. Looking fwd to the day where she starts her tiny steps!
The sunday plan was to jog. However daddy had something on in the morning...so it got called off. Hj and i caught up for brunch at mimolette. Lovely place off fairway drive. The interiors of the dining room was white washed. The chandeliers gave a cosy yet classy touch. Hj's benedict eggs were yummy. The farmer's brkfast set i had was equally good. Probably sink my teeth into the wagyu mini burgers the next time round. hee...
Had to make up to daddy for his way delayed xmas pressie.. popped by isetan and bought him a nice polo tee and berms from ashworth. somehw the ashworth polo tees are much better than the ralph lauren ones i got him previously... well material wise.. guess its the additional premium one pays for the horse embroidery on the lhs of the chest.
i love wkends...
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Welcome 2008
Alright guilt guilt guilt. have not been doing up this place for the longest time. ok the biggest excuse for nt updating would be a hectic schedule. fine a lil of bullshit..maybe partially is true. was trying to catch up with all the mates before the new year starts. distributing all the cookies , brownies and cupcakes i baked for xmas season. did nt get to flicker much with the camera cos the fingers were all covered with butter, sugar and what nots of baking. haha! yeps heap loads of butter!! so all of u out there who had a bite or two of them...heheheh...pls make sure u work out loads!! *grin* alright i was joking.. i really did try my best to reduce the fat and sugar for the sweet treats. those of you who managed the muffins...pls be assured that only the best virgin olive oil was used to baked them. :)
Now for 2008....the usher in of new year was at the aunt's place. nice quiet countdown with the relatives and cousins. Couldn't believe that we all huddled up in dorcia's room for japanese animae and caramel corn snacks and some arnott's shapes bites. To buzz the count down a lil, i lugged a bottle of sparkling rose for everyone to clink the glasses whilst shouting....10...9....8.........2...1....Happy new year!! Reckoned that they are not really into champagne, the rose should do fine.
New year's day was really nice and slow. Decided to hit the beach with melzone. Been so long since we met..glad tht he is doing well and all :) Joe and alicia were at del mar too..slow day of chit chat and catch up is a brilliant way to start the year.
So much for fun fun n fun.......the harsh reality of school hits once more when i collected the books on thurs...*gulp* its back to school.... gonna psyche myself up a little.
Alright guilt guilt guilt. have not been doing up this place for the longest time. ok the biggest excuse for nt updating would be a hectic schedule. fine a lil of bullshit..maybe partially is true. was trying to catch up with all the mates before the new year starts. distributing all the cookies , brownies and cupcakes i baked for xmas season. did nt get to flicker much with the camera cos the fingers were all covered with butter, sugar and what nots of baking. haha! yeps heap loads of butter!! so all of u out there who had a bite or two of them...heheheh...pls make sure u work out loads!! *grin* alright i was joking.. i really did try my best to reduce the fat and sugar for the sweet treats. those of you who managed the muffins...pls be assured that only the best virgin olive oil was used to baked them. :)
Now for 2008....the usher in of new year was at the aunt's place. nice quiet countdown with the relatives and cousins. Couldn't believe that we all huddled up in dorcia's room for japanese animae and caramel corn snacks and some arnott's shapes bites. To buzz the count down a lil, i lugged a bottle of sparkling rose for everyone to clink the glasses whilst shouting....10...9....8.........2...1....Happy new year!! Reckoned that they are not really into champagne, the rose should do fine.
New year's day was really nice and slow. Decided to hit the beach with melzone. Been so long since we met..glad tht he is doing well and all :) Joe and alicia were at del mar too..slow day of chit chat and catch up is a brilliant way to start the year.
So much for fun fun n fun.......the harsh reality of school hits once more when i collected the books on thurs...*gulp* its back to school.... gonna psyche myself up a little.