Lightheaded

after getting a haircut. Got it at Icon@Isetan cos I had Isetan vouchers anyway.

When you go to a hairdresser, do you know exactly how you want your hair cut? I never really do, although I thought I was quite specific this time. But I'm not impressed with the cut.

Even when I don't know what kind of haircut I want, I usually feel good about what my hairdressers produce. But not this time. Could be that the fringe always takes some getting used to, but even the length seems a bit awkward.

I wish I had a better idea of the kind of hairstyle I want, or that would suit my face shape. Didn't think that the hairdresser helped much either.

Will probably go back to my sister's hairdresser in AMK next time, even though it's far away. The guy's quite friendly and did a pretty good job the last time I went there (albeit it was a fairly routine trim+colour). But given my track record (a haircut every six months max), would probably be a while before I go for another haircut.

Now, to wait for my hair to grow long enough to tie up so it doesn't look so terrible.

Missing my kitten...

Leaving Miumew home alone for extended period of time (now that I'm overseas and DD's at work most of the day) worries me. She's had a near fatal accident once. While we can try to kitty-proof the house, there are still many things that could endanger her without us realising. And she's a smart kitten. Someday she might find her way to the Hello Kitties and lions.

Miss playing with her, miss her confused look, miss the staring matches with her tilting her head to one side, miss having her pounce around on the bed, I even miss her biting me.

Sigh. In other news, two of my sec sch friends are taking part in Ms Singapore World. Such things kind of makes you wonder what you're doing with your life, doesn't it?

Watching Boys Before Flowers...

with my kitten. She knows a comfy chair when she sees one. She's taken over the pc chair. It's got a pseudo-leather cover and she's already scratched it a little.

I wish I had a collar like the dog in "Up". Of course the collar wouldn't be for me... For Miumew to tell me what she's thinking.

In the meantime, wish I knew where her ball (DD's golf practice ball) is. She had so much fun playing with it... Don't know where it is now.

Meet Miumew!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2831767&l=bfffbf527f&id=746684362

We got a kitten on Saturday. Possible names thrown up during the drive to the pet shop included Meowth and Mewtwo, which evolved to Mewmew/Miumiu, so we decided on Miumew. Although Princess Di thinks we should just call her Miumiu. =P

She's about 1.5 mths old, listed on the shop receipt as a Persian. Grey stripes on grey fur, greyish green eyes.

Scratches me a lot and tries to bite me whenever we play. Hopefully she doesn't make it a habit to keep biting me... otherwise it could be quite painful when she grows up. Oh! But she licked my hand a little today. That's an improvement. I just washed my hands and they were slightly wet. Maybe she was just thirsty. Haha.

I think she burped today. She had just eaten and was about to scratch the subwoofer so I quickly lifted her up and heard a loud sound coming from her tummy.

Oh... and she doesn't seem to like catnip. Catnip is supposed to make cats go crazy right? We bought some that look like pills. She sniffs it a little, gives it a lick or two and walks away. Not interested in the catnip-smothered scratching board too. But really, who needs a scratching board when she's got a body to scratch? =P

Ah choo!

Down with the flu since I got back to AD. Hope I won't be the first case of, you know.

I think it's just exhaustion. Need a good rest without having to worry about anything. Think I can manage that after I finish this report that I have to do.

Ten

I'm going to complete my ASEAN 10 tour today. For the uninitiated, the 10 member states of ASEAN are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam (arranged in alphabetical order - habit from work). Hoping not to get mozzie bites and not to develop an allergic reaction to my malaria prophylaxis pills.

But really, what I wanted to blog about is my new bag! Well, bags actually, cos the big bag came with a small one. I bought a Nike Golf Boston bag yesterday. It's not like most golf bags where they have a separate compartment for shoes. This one is just a big bag, in a shade of pink darker than baby pink or dusty pink (apologies for the lack of knowledge of colours. Princess Di would probably be able to give a more precise description of the colour). What first attracted me to the bag was the size (not too big), the shape (stays in shape) and its waterproof material (can use it when I finally take up diving later this month when I return to AD). Then I discovered the clincher - it's got many pockets and compartments. I knew this was it. The bag. Yet I resisted for 15 min because I really wanted a bag more suitable for the office, and this one wasn't THAT cheap ($69). But I succumbed to it anyway. =P

I also succumbed shortly after to Azabu Sabo's sea salt and caramel ice cream. I blame Princess Di for this - she was the one who introduced it to me.

Looking forward to returning to AD next week after being away for a month... yet apprehensive about the 50 deg C weather.

Greenie bought her first pair of Crocs!

Nope, it wasn't at the Crocs expo sale, although I did go and get dizzy from the huge crowds jostling around and trying on tons of Crocs of different patterns. Went home wishing that my feet were 1 size smaller cos all the nice colours/designs were size 4 shoes.

It was at Robinsons Centrepoint. It was meant to be. I happened to go check out the sports section and remembered that the Crocs were there too and I took a look. Lo and behold! A single pair of black/lavender cleo sandals stood out among the hole-y ones. And it was my size! I don't know how long it waited for me to come by... so I hesitated for a while, and decided to buy it. Wore it home thereafter. =)

Going to wear it the next time I go to the hot springs of the Green Mubazzarah so I can wash the sand off easily after that. =)

Greenie the squatter

Yes. I am squatting in my old dept. Paying penance for what I should have done two yrs ago - file. =P

The telelift is making a lot of creaky noises and driving me crazy. Argh.

Photos!

For the benefit of those who don't have facebook account (and this means Vin), here are the links to my Switzerland photos:
Day I - Geneva
Day II - Lausanne
Day III - Glacier Express
Day IV - Gruyere

Sims 3!!!

Back from the Land of Pho!

Am 1 country away from visiting all 10 ASEAN member states. =)

IT WAS HOT. More humid than Singapore, which is currently more humid that Abu Dhabi. Da Nang itself was boring - no tourist area, just the beach, which I didn't have time to enjoy since I was there for work. The resort (Furama) was nice though, and food was great! Fresh seafood, pho... Got to go Hoi An, which is beautiful old town. Too bad didn't get a chance to go to Hue, the ancient imperial capital.

I did one of those things I've always wanted to do - get my own ao dai (pronounced zai)! At the airport, I was convinced by the boss and my colleague to buy a conical hat too - for the complete look. =P

The other girls also tailored ao dais and we're probably wearing them to the next meeting. Will upload photos then. If our Filipino colleague brings his karaoke machine, we might have a reprise of the Spicy Girls of Geneva. hee...

I was also tempted to buy those famous silk lanterns but since my AD home doesn't really have a place to hang such lanterns and it'll be some time before I own my own home in Singapore, I didn't.

Was told that Nha Trang is much more beautiful than Da Nang, and that Da Lat is a town up in the clouds where you can experience the four seasons in one day. Wouldn't mind going back to Vietnam for a holiday in future. =)

Back in Singapore for a mth...

and had a bad exp at the airport. Flt was delayed (no reason given and not told till 20 min to boarding time and after queuing for 40 min), then the aerobridge was spoilt so had to go to another boarding gate. Sigh.

Looking for a flat. We put in an application, but wonder if we shld just get resale. Not THAT much more ex... and can have wider choice of location. Sigh.

LeNotre

After living in AD for the last three months (of which at least one third of the time was spent overseas), I still don't know the name of the building with the Marks and Spencers (that is right in front of my apt building - Vision Downtown) . I only know it as the Marks and Spencers building, which is good enough I suppose, cos the Hanoi (Vietnamese food) service staff don't know where my apt building is (there are 4 apartment buildings called "Vision" here), but they know where M&S is.

That building has two floors of shopping, which although small, is one of my favourite shopping malls in AD. (Although I guess it's also cos the mall is less than 5 min walk away and doesn't require me to drive/cab/bus to. ) It's got:

• a TWO-STOREY M&S which even has its own cosmetics and perfume section
• an organic supermarket & cafe (DD says the presence of an organic supermarket makes the mall one of the most upmarket malls in AD)
• ALDO (bags, accessories and shoes are slightly cheaper here - bought a pair of sunglasses the other day but have no idea when I'll ever get to wear them since I have dry eyes and can't really wear contacts)
• Body Shop
• LeNotre

LeNotre is a French boulangerie and patissierie. After 3 months, I finally went to try it the other day. I don't know why I didn't try it earlier - the food is really good and more importantly, not too salty.

I had risotto the first time I went there. The risotto came covered w rocket leaves, which help lessen the gelad feeling of eating a whole plate of risotto. It was less salty than the one I had at Hediard. Only thing is that the risotto got cold faster than the Hediard one, although I think its cos at Hediard, they use heated plates.

Went back to LeNotre yesterday and ordered a steak salad and a strawberry & banana smoothie. YUM. Although the steak salad didn't have any dressing, the salad that came with the steak complemented the taste of the steak well. The steak pieces were grilled till crisp on the outside, encrusted with black peppercorns but not too much, and pink on the inside. The salad also went well with the herby tomato paste which served with the bread.

Will post photos the next time I go there with DD. Feel a bit weird taking photos of my food by myself in a crowded restaurant. =P

The PC is up!

We've set up the pc that I kapoked from my brother. Finally. Apparently one of the cooling fans (the pc has 3) was loose which affected the electricity flow, causing the pc to shut down after a min or so, until we got it fixed.

Now... to figure out how to get the external dvd drive to work...

*Burp*

Tummy was feeling unsettled all of yesterday and most of today. But ok now... just feel bloated. Think there's a lot of gas inside.

Watched tv all day cos didn't feel well enough to do anything housework. Just saw a clip on the local kids channel introducing Italy, and stating that Italy's currency is Lira. Wonder when the clip was filmed, or whether those people at the tv station know what's going on in the world outside cartoons.

Weekend's here but DD's still busy with a visit. Hope we'll have a restful weekend. We're going to Switzerland for a holiday next week. YAY! looking forward to cool weather, greenery and Lac Leman. =)

Maybe I only blog in Singapore...

Flying off to AD again! Changi Airport website says flight leaves at 1405 but my ticket says 1305, and so does the SQ website. I suppose SQ forgot to update its own flt schedules when they started daily flights to AD, whereby flights to Jeddah via AD would depart at 1305, and flights to Kuwait City via AD would depart at 1405. Argh. Lucky thing I decided to check the airport website for check in counter.

And I have no idea whether I've exceeded by luggage limit. It feels kind of heavy but I can still lift it, which means it's probably not TOO heavy. Took out the btls of sauces to make it lighter already... Will pack them the next time I come back to Singapore. Hopefully won't exceed luggage limit then either.

4 h left...

before I have to drop off "-bound" from the blog name.

I'm finally going. Moving out of sorts (of sorts cos the bulk of the efforts of my years of hoarding are still here). Too bad I forgot that my sis was going on holiday this weekend. Oh well.

It's really not the prolonged goodbye yet... I'm pretty certain I'll be back in 3 weeks time on my way to KL.

I was frantically trying to pack the personal belongings in my office yesterday... Thank goodness for the sister's ever trusty BF - who drove down to the office to pick me up. Of all days, I forgot to bring a thumbdrive to transfer all my docs from the desktop to thumbdrive. Thank goodness for Simon (formerly in Paris, and I met for the first time last night) who had one to lend me.

Thank goodness for all of you who are reading my blog... cos I don't really publicise it, so if you're reading it, you must be one of my close friends. Hope to see you guys again soon!

5...

more days before I fly. Started packing the remainder of my clothes. Will pack the rest on Sat night, together with the shoes. Not sure how much more stuff I'll need to pack. Must remember to bring the relevant documents home from office one of these days.

Panicking a little inside cos I really don't think I can finish filing. Maybe I shld stay over in the office to try and finish... But after what the Boss said about our building being haunted... hmmm...

In other news, got my new camera! It's wonderful!

Stung?

by something so my right eyelid is swelling? Not sure... Hope it quells soon.

Went to the Nike warehouse sale yesterday! Madness! All these women stacking themselves against the table and grabbing everything in sight, then staying there to wait for the staff to replenish stock. For the first time, I felt dizzy and faint from going to a warehouse sale. Managed to walk away with two dry-fit tees, a pair of shorts, a pair of capris and two pairs of socks. Everything was just $20 each except the socks which were $5 each.

Got my pre-trip vaccinations yesterday. Didn't manage to get what I thought would be the most important one - the Rabies jab, because there wasn't enough time before I fly to finish the course. You camels better stay away from me!

The Energetic Doer that is me

Results from one of those E/I, S/N, T/F, P/J tests:



According to the test, "I am an excellent diplomat and negotiator, and especially when I need to convince others of an idea and - literally or figuratively - sell something on somebody." Guess I'm in the right line of work.

I think the description of me from the relationship aspect is pretty accurate too. =P