I'm sick again. =(

Since last night, I had this nauseous feeling... thought it could be indigestion, hence just went to bed with Hub.

This morning, I still felt the feeling there and it seems to have balled into somewhere between the throat and stomach.

Still din think too much of it and went to work as usual.

Only after I reached office. HA! It became worse. I was burping by the minute and the nauseous just got worse and there's this pulling pain in my abdomen. I knew I'm down liao. Either gastric flu or stomach flu. Confirm wan.

So, went to see doc and as I expected lor. Gastric Flu!

Hai....

Bad timing lei. My 1st paper on Tuesday and now am down again.

After the doc, I came home, bathe and ate my very very light meal of "fishball dong fen soup", can't finished and I zonked off.. waking up at intervals when I felt my back aching and when the phone rang. I did not even have too much energy to answer the texts. Only replied when I felt more alert.

Jeff, so sweet, text to ask if I need food and all and assured me that he'll kept praying for my speedy recovery as well as to do well in exams.

I pretty much zonked off for 5 straight hours. By the time I woke up, was after 5... no appetite but no med if no food. Forced down half a slice of bread after the med. I really had no energy and was behaving like a spinless person, lying EVERYwhere in the house and finally, I found it so damn bloody hot and went to take a shower again. Not to mention, all my interval waking moments were interrupted with the urge to run to the loo! hai...

I suspected I was running a fever but earlier, at the clinic, no temperature... decided to take my own temperature and I was right. 37.8! Went to hunt for fever med and then swallowed it. Head was pounding.. and after the fever med and after the shower, I finally felt more like a person, not so latergic anymore!

Thank God!

I could even stay up to watch the channel 8, drama at 7pm and then now blog. Not bad. Vast improvement to the earlier zombie state.

Now, my stomach is rumbling... I take it as a good sign! When I can feel hungry, it means I am on the road to recovery! Hooray!!

The only catch is, no food at home. =(

But I shall not be picky, just eat something to ease the gastric juices.. else I'll be in a worse situation than I am now.

Most importantly, I now feel much better and am even able to read a little of my text.. to prepare for the Tuesday paper!

My dear friends, pls pls pray for me to fully recover and to do well for my papers, ya?

Big Thanks in advance!!!

Relief!

Good Day!

Total relief after handing in the silly Intl Econs. =)

No use worrying about grades now since I still have another 2 paper to sit for next Tuesday and next next Wednesday. Will only be praying can clear all the modules this sem.

And I made a rush decision to chop off my hair in the morning the moment I reached office. I really have had enough of the wayward curls and messy mob.

Made the appointment and during lunch hour, rushed down to AMK Hub. Within 45 mins, I'm out sporting a new and sassy bob!

Good!

Best of all, Jeff called to offer me a lift to SIM later. I got to reach early since I need to hand in the assignment and also have dinner and then class. So just as well.

I really feel oh-so-relief, relax and good after the online submission of this Intl Econs. Now to work hard for the Managerial Econs and the Communications.

JIA YOU!!!

OOS!

The spree organizer emailed me to tell me that the moleskine 2009 orgainzer I placed an order for is OOS!

Or rather the size I wanted is OOS worldwide - Italy & Asia. =(

And the spree organizer would not be organizing any other Moleskine spree in the near future. So, no choice, I re-ordered the same organizer, but in the larger size. 13 x 21 instead of the 9 x 14.

Well, on the bright side, I will be able to receive it by Mid Nov.

DYING.

I'M DYING FROM THE BLOODY INTERNATIONAL ECONS INDIVIDUAL PROJECT.

BLOODY HELL!!!

I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE THE DAMN PERSON WHO SET THE QUESTION!!!! Better don't let me know who the damn person is, I swear I'm going to curse and curse and curse that damn someone! I at the moment don't really care if it's not a very christian thing to do. I AM DYING FROM THE DAMN DAMN DAMN PROJECT!!!

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Earliest Christmas Gift!

I am guaranteed of at least 1 Christmas Gift this year.

Sender?

Fancl.
So, of course I went to click to provide details. Now, I shall wait.

I wonder what this mystery gift will be? *excitement* hahahahaha and according to the mailer, it says the mystery gift will be personalized with my name on it!

It's always nice to have a mystery gift, isn't it? The anticipation... hahahahah

Both the lunch time kaki and my guess is that it's going to be an organizer.... Ha! I just ordered one online lei! But oh well... If I really like this organizer, then I may consider giving away the moleskine as a Christmas present? Or... if I don't like it then I will continue to use the moleskine...

I'm down. Officially.

After coughing for more than a week.... I finally went to the doctor this morning.

Doc's verdict.

She: "Some bacterial infection that will get worse. Got to take antibiotics to fight it off. Will give you cough med for the cough and some runny nose tablets."

Me: "But, I don't have a running nose, just nasal congestion and lots of back flow."

She: "Then you take twice a day instead of 3 times a day. It's to prevent the back flow and to clear the congestion as well."

Me: "oh... ok."

She: "Rest for today, tomorrow when you go back to work, should be better."

Me: "Can I have tomorrow off as well? My colleagues are down too."

She: "Ok."

So... yes, I'm down. 2 days MC. Today and tomorrow. Which means I'll have a long weekend, which gives me time to do my stupid Econs individual project.

And my pocket is $41 poorer!

Goodness!

Changing Skincare

I've had enough of the foam forming everyday! It's really a torture in the mornings when I'm so hard pressed for time!

Hence, I've finally made the painful decision to ditch Fancl and move on to something else. I've been trying to find something that's good and priced reasonably... But am not willing to try The Face Shop, Skin Food nor those from Body Shop... Somehow, I don't quite trust their products especially skin care. Cosmetics ok. But definitely not skincare which I rely on heavily. I'll rather pay more and to get better.

Cindy came back and reviewed that her range is good and she really swears by it. So. Ok. I'm changing.

Vitasence. My new skincare products.

I'm getting the basic skin care set, Cleansing Mousse, Revatalising Tonic (Tonner), Day and Night moisturizer. On top of that, I'm getting an extra bottle of the Total make up remover. Not that Fancl's not good. Just that Fancl's can't remove my Kate eyeliner and MM mascara completely and totally. I've got to use a separate eye make up remover before using Fancl. Troublesome lor!!! I was told that Vita's make up remover works the same way but all traces of make up are removed effortlessly! It's definitely worth my trial then.

Price wise, it may seem more pricy than Fancl now, since I'm going to spend close to $200 on it. But, it's bigger and when compared the size to the dollars of that of Fancl's, it works out to be pretty much the same.

Don't believe? Do a price and size comparision then! Based on the prices that Cindy can get for me at 25% off for Vita and based on 10% off if I were to get from Fancl... and of course I cannot get the exact same measurement.. but roughly it's like the table basing on similiar quantity.

I did the comparision as fair as I could and cost wise, Vita is proven to be much better with about $17 savings just on my basic items alone! And some items are in bigger sizes as compared to Fancl's!

Best of all, Vita even has delivery service lei! All I need to do is ask Cin to key in orders for me online and the items can be delievered the next working day!

The only thing is that coz I am changing everything, so it's about $200 as "start up costs."

But nevertheless, I'm changing and that's it! The table only serves to bring out the contrasts. But if you are a Fancl user, no offense. It's me in wanting a good and cheaper deal. =P

Edited to add...

The highly efficient Cindy has made orders for me and I'm just sitting at home trying to do my econs and waiting for the delivery at the same time.

Pretty excited about it coz the packaging are quite nice and simple. Just white with black text and the bottles are really quite clean and attractive. Rounded and smooth. hee..

Price wise, with 25% is definitely worth getting... slightly cheaper to Fancl too!
My loots this time... 6 items.

Getting organized in 2009.

My first step in getting organized is to get an organizer.

A weekly notebook ought to do the trick!

2009 Soft Weekly Notebook Pocket 12M

144 pages / 9x14cm / acid-free paper
Innovative layout displaying each week of the year across a double page spread. On the left: a week appointments at a glance; on the right: additional space for notes, doodles and anything else you fancy.

HK$98.00

Actually, every year w/o fail, I'll get an organizer, but this year, a friend gave me one but I find it rather bulky and hence never really used it.

I'm anal about organizers....
1) Must be either a weekly spread over 2 page or a Monthly thing over 2 page
2) Most preferred size is 18 x 10 or so.
3) Portable

This meets 2 of my criteria.

Hence, I've just made an order for a pocket organizer from Moleskine Asia. er... I joined a spree to get the item. But it's in HKD. After conversion and postage, it's $21. I think quite reasonable since I'll be using it for an entire year.

Eagerly waiting for it... thru the snail mail. =)

Strong Chloe's Virus??

I'm sick....been feeling like this ever since the crab dinner last Saturday (which I haven't had the chance to blog a full entry on it yet).

Started off with a lil' sore throat, then progressively worsen, which gave me a very dry cough that irritates my throat no end and a lil' runny nose.

What amazes me is that I think I caught it from BB Chloe and this little baby here must have caught some mighty potent virus (from where??!) to be able to pass it on to her mommy and me too!

WOW!

And I thought I'm pretty strong... a little baby sure showed me!

But then again, it could that I'm already beginning to be sick just that it became worse after contact with Chloe? Not sure.

But my conclusion is, if just like this and I'm feeling lousy, then it must be bad for BB Chloe and it will be much much worse for the mommy who has to take care of her!

Poor Chloe. Poor Mommy. Poor me.

agnès b. voyage

1 word.

MINE!!!

wahahahahahahahahahaha.....

and when did I get it? Only last week. Friday to be exact.

This baby costs me $149 and some cents... I've been leeming for an agnès b. for some time already and since they were having a 10% storewide and a further 15% off for Taka cardmembers, I can't resists! =)

Big enough for me to throw in everything I need for class or on shopping trips!

Loving it!

A lil' cheeky boy and a box of sweet treat

For a long time, we have not been going to CTK (my parish church) for mass, we've been hopping around, frequenting Holy Spirit Church, reason being, going there and getting back by bus is such a breeze, helps that the priests there are also better than my parish.

But, yesterday, we decided to go to CTK and it was good that we went.

1 of our friend was doing the RCIA canteen and we had free breakfast, not supposed to be the way la, since they are raising funds and we should pay for food, but the kind friend decided to blanja us, so be it lo. =)

And also met up with another friend in CTK for mass. Been a long time since we last met and wow. Her lil' boy has grown so much! Very cheeky lil' boy and full of antics!

I guess, at his age, he can't sit still. He's moving and moving and moving. Hence, all the blurred photos. I can't get a decent shot. Up and down the pew he goes.

Soo busy!
And when he realised that we are playing with him and then stopped, he'll tease u to continue to play with him. Very cute! And he was having a good time playing peek a boo with another boy seated behind us.

Towards the end of the mass, he noticed another pregnant lady seated beside us and he went over to pat and sayang her tum tum! So sweet! I guess, it's a good sign so when his mommy is pregnant with a number 2, he'll still be so loving!

A handful now, but he's so cute and adorable! Daddy M is so proud of him, when I told hub that he's so cute, the daddy nodded with a smirk and mumbled a "yes." hee... now come to think of it, not sure if the lil' boy is cuter or the daddy is cuter! ha...

And the mommy gave me a box of sweet treats... so pretty hor the box...full of pretty, colorful sweet treats!Whoo.... Macarons!!

The mommy told me its Limited Edition lei. Woah....Edibles also got "Limited Edition"?

Will slowly enjoy and savour each and every piece.

Thanks again, mommy L!

Studies

I realized for this semester, I did not blog much about my studies. Maybe it's the novelty of blogging is starting to wean off, maybe my life is such a bore and hence so predictable that I have nothing to update or maybe, my studies is such a mess that I'm too ashamed to blog.

Whatever the reason, I'm going to blog on my studies, at least I will try to..

Took 3 modules this sem, 2 Econs (Managerial and International) and a Communications module (which is a total fluke! and I simply hate the tutor)... Will be having 2 exams and 1 individual project at the end of this sem.

Got terrible grades on the Communications TMA, which I still think its the damn tutor's fault. And there goes my hope for an "A" for this module, not even sure if I can get a "B"! *angry*

Did reasonably well for the Managerial Econs quiz and group project, if I can continue to do so well for exams, B is not an issue.

Internation Econs. Ah. That IS the headache that I am facing right now.

How am I going to produce an Economics Report on "Wheather or not should ASEAN have a common currency"? DAMN. AND research materials are to date all the way from 1997!!!!!!!

I am soooo dead. D.E.A.D

Dilemma!

I got to choose my modules for the next semester in another few days and I now have a dilemma... Which is brought about because SIM revamped ALL the modules, I had already previously more or less decided on what and how I want to clear my modules... but with this stupid change by SIM, my plans are all thwarted lor!

So now, the dilemma....

Should I fill my semester 5 with
Package 1:
1) Core - Financial Instruments, Institutions & Markets, 5 cu(project)
2) Core - Financial Management, 5 cu (exam) and
3) Core - Strategy, 10 cu (exam)
Total: 20 cu

leaving my 3 communications modules electives (1 project and 2 exams) in my last semester? Total of 15 cu

Or I should fill semester 5 with
Package 2:
1) Core - Financial Instruments, Institutions & Markets, 5 cu (project)
2) Core - Financial Management, 5 cu (exam) and
3) Electives - The Critique and Evaluation of Discourse, 5 cu - which I dislike but no choice as there's non other electives that's available to me for the coming semester! (exam)
Total: 15 cu

leaving Strategy (Core) and 2 communication module (electives), which will be 2 exams and 1 project for the last semester? A grand total of 20 cu.

The catch is, for every semester,
1) I don't want to take more than 2 exams.
2) Strategy, is meant to be taken in the FINAL semester as it's case studies based and lessons are on 3 or 4 Sundays over the semester, so am not sure if SIM will allow me to take it in my 2nd last module too.
3) Actually, I was also hoping for a lighter load for Semester 6 as then, last semester, already not much mood to study.
4) The elective modules I wanted are only offered in July 2009 and July 2010!

I wanted to do less modules when I am doing the Strategy as I've already heard that it's a killer module, but looking at the modules available, there's no chance of it happening already! =(

And the worse worse situation is since I dislike the The Critique and Evaluation of Discourse module, I can only choose to do just the Finance modules in Semester 5, take the elective modules in Semester 6 and then add 1 more semester just for the Strategy! - This option is the last of my choice, hubby's last choice too. He would have finished in Apr 09 and I have to do 1 more year as compared!!

At the moment, I seem to prefer Package 1... But I'm worried that I cannot manage the Strategy la... especially when I already have 20 cu of exemptions hence lots of the things I already forgot.... and Strategy is a COMBINATION of EVERYTHING!!!

Either way, when I do my Strategy, I got to do it with another 2 modules, no way to siam too... I should "suffer now and enjoy later" or should I do the reverse???

Hai......

This have to happen just when Hubby and I have decided to try to make a child next year.

ARGH!!!!!!

Gaming on my DS Lite

Another Mario Game that got me hooked.Line and sinker. Everything.

Very cute game lor! Wind up all the mini Marios and get them thru the golden door! Defeat Donkey Kong in the process and save the damsel in distress, Pauline.

I'm already at the last floor (not sure if there's other lifts)... just finding a way to defeat the floor 8, DK!

Long long ago with long long hair...

I've been keeping my hair crop short for a few years now... and I can hardly remember the time where I need to tie or dry or comb and goodness knows what else I need to do to my hair...

But, I rememeber I've rebonded my hair before, maybe twice or trice in my entire life. I remember sprouting the super flat head of hair after that and the monthly hair treatments and special shampoo. But HOW I actually look... I can't remember.

So roughly, and because I promised to show a friend how I look with long straight hair, here it is.

I think this was not long after the rebond, should be in year 2001 or 2002 ba... flat and straight. Hubby, then boyfriend called me 扁 扁 头 (which literally translates into "Flat Flat Head") lor. Acutally hor, I hate hair at this length the MOST! VERY hot yet, not long enough to tie up and worse, after rebond, CANNOT tie up else will leave a mark! But what I do like is that the hair covers up my fat cheeks... making me look a tad slimmer! =)

Aiyoh... That hubby hor, looks so skinny!!! Heng, now fatter liao. Else make me look even fatter!!

Longer hair liao... looks good hor, makeup, not hair, not face.

I went to a free make up at Make Up Forever as a friend was working there then... she did my make up. I like the way she defined my eyes. =) So after that, went to take photo.

I think hubby in NS then... hair so short. heehee...

On our pak tor 5th anniversary in 2003, Longest hair length ever!Aiyoh... looked so pale. I think I was sick then and this was definitely before I learned how to do make up lor. Face like shits mann. But this was my longest hair length before I brutally chopped it off! ha! Think was abit sad then but I seriously had enough of the hair drop, the tangle, the endless things to do to my hair.

But hor, after I chopped off my hair, I began to turn to make up and skincare and cosmetics... hee.. hengs, I did not do hair and face together lor. Else lagi more broke!

So in a way, after I have no long hair to occupy my time and energy, I turned to my face, spent lots on it to make it look less shitty!

I think around then, we began to talk about wedding and marriage la, so I thought to myself, people will see my face more than hair la. So ok. Take more care on the face.

And yes, like anything I do, the moment I decided on it, I spent LOTS of moolah and I really meant lots on it. Was using nuskin, then don't know what else la. Forget already. hee...hee.. but now, the craze is sort of over. Older already, sort of just stick to what works and not so garang to take my face to experiment anymore.

Morever with more committments now, instead of expensive things, I'm just using Fancl. More affordable lor.

If you can't tell, all these are the lovegety cards la. It was THE rage then ma. So, being like any youngsters off the road, we also must go n take! Plus, we don't own our camera then la. Just started working for me and hubby was a "chao small soldier" doing his duty for the nation. Where got moolah to buy nice nice camera.

So yes... for the few short years definitely not more than 3, I had nice long hair. Straight and long. But very little. =( That's the main reason why I so brutally chopped it off, else I think I'm botak by now.

Happy already, dear friend? U know who u are lor. No need to spell out right? hahahahahaha

Books Craze!

Just 1 statement.

I WANT em' all!!!

Confessions of a Shopaholic.

Shopaholic takes Manhattan.

Secret dreamworld of a Shopaholic.

Each retailing at $17.12 at bookstores.

Then I can safely say, I'll have the whole collection of "Shopaholic" series. The reason why I did not get these titles was because, I got the rest of the other 5 titles (Shopaholic & Sister, Shopaholic ties the knot, Shopaholic & Baby, The Undomestic Goddness and Can you keep a secret at 1-for-1. Meaning, 2 titles at $17.12! I would have bought these remaining ones but it was not available fore 1-for-1!! VERY sad!)

Latest release...Remember me? Retailing at $34++

OH! Not forgetting this one.

Tales of Beedle the Bard, standard edition.Yes!! Harry Potter. This book is mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Where Hermione was given this book, or rather willed this book by Dumbledore and she began to discover the story of the Hallows and the 3 of them learnt of Harry's true ancestry and defeated Voldemolt.

Beetle the Bard, collectors' item... freaking USD $100! =( Hmm.. The local edition does not look like any of these but like this... blueish... $20.28. But whatever la... Kiddish or Collectors or Blue la.

I'm positive I want ALL these titles! Maybe not ALL all la, all the Sophie's books and just any 1 copy of the Beedle.