i'm a BITCH BITCH BITCH but i'm loving every moment of it.

muahahhaha....and I shall enjoy while it lasts!!woohoooo!!!

and suddenly the heart sank!

no heart attack tho.

TIRED...DRAINED.....SWARMED!!!

in case u're wondering wat's wrong with joanna....and why i've not been blogging...it's cos i've been really overworked.

there's just so much to focus and think,and do and work on..i've been making minor errors and it doesn't reflect well on me. It's work and more work when i reach home. WHen I'm on my way back, it's still "how do i get this done?" or "what concept and how shld I design this?" ..

there's never ending deadlines and activities to see to.

JP Morgan's tom...sigh...and so many last min stuff to do...plus...it's time for some charity stuff nxt week....

I'll be breaking another record this saturday. Banquet from 5.30pm - 12am...may go office earlier..and den work till the nxt day, perhaps....6 or 7am...and if i can,i'll head down to church for 1st service, before heading back home and KNOCK OUT!!!

Monday's my off day tho.hopefully i get some ME time.

Growing Up

I was just reading an anonymous blog and this person nv fails to inspire me thru her walk with God, her faith etc..it's so inspiring...

And she mentioned how in 2010, she'll have to graduate, work and become an adult. What amused me is the fact that many students, who may just be a yr or 2 younger den me, but are still studying always has this 'thought' that I am only an ADULT when I start working.haha..

Issit cos of the fact that most of our colleagues are OLD-er den us and hence, we tend to think we have to mature in the office, and perhaps because we are able to provide for ourselves, that pple see it as a different phase in life.

heh..after working for more than 5yrs, gosh,the 7th this yr, it seems tt i'm still acting like a TEEN-ager who nv seems to grow up. It's been fun, being able to learn from the matured and more experienced as well as looking at those who are older (den me) but acting so.....well well...my point is, you dun have to BE AN ADULT, just because you have started working.

Act mature when you HAVE TO, but enjoy ur youth while it lasts. :)

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You're not alone =)

All of us spent 1 wednesday evening meeting up with Geri..

Cheering her up.

We love you dearie! :D

A cloud by day
And fire by night
Lord you led your people to the Holy of Holies

That is where your presence resides
There is where I want to be
Lord your glory was shown in a way they consider a norm

Where is the cloud?
Where is the fire?
Where is the presence that I have heard?

Where is the cloud?
Where is the fire?
Where is the presence that changes life?

Show me your glory
Show me your glory
A brand new reality
Lord, come and touch
Lord, come and change
Breathe new life into me

Mum was sharing during family altar last Sunday bout which part of this family song (which don't seem to have a title) we liked best.

And it suddenly occurred to me how I've nv asked myself why that part until tt day.

Conclusion:If you can't love God, or have a love relationship with God, you can't fall in love with anyone else. but tt's only for me la.haha..i dunno bout u guys.

Been too tired to update of late, i'll post pics up this weekend!!

Cheerios!

Colourful week

This week has been a rainbow-ful week.

Monday started off pretty badly - First, I was late for yoga,2nd,i forgot to bring a lock for my belongings....and lastly,when I got home, I wanted to check for smses sent to me the whole day (i had forgotten to bring out my phone) only to find my hp pouch feeling all wet and sticky.

Guess wat? My facial mask packaging had leaked onto the pouch and had leaked onto my phone which caused it to have a 'bubbly' surface.

Thought the next day will be better....but no...it was a disappointng Tuesday because something unexpected happened and i was super...down..(i dun wanna elaborate too much on this)..

Den on Wednesday, the moment I went to work,i received an email from my big boss regarding some issues. Some1 had miscommunicated a misunderstanding on an issue tt i was supposed to follow up on and it almost got me into deep trouble. Thankfully, big boss cleared the matter up with me and it has been resolved.

And wednesday was also the day tt I felt guilty bout some HR matters....but like boss said "a law is a law...and we have to abide by it".

Thursday was the day I OT-ed till 11pm.....because I had to sum up 8 ethics policies into 1 A4 paper and I spent almost the whole day doing it,but in the evening, still had to lead my team to jog ard the area.

Friday wasa sleepy and tiring day,but productive day.Got alot of things done, the evening started off well...

I made an effort to attend cell nowadays.

I shall let the pics do the talking for Sat....and my wed meet up.



SHOPPING WITH CAN CAN KHOO! - addidas sale,robinson and food fair

This girl wanted to go to the Addidas sale and why wld shopaholic reject such a request to tag along aye?

But disappointly,by the time we reached, most of the stuff was already sold. Can managed to buy a cool jacket,while I got myself another running singlet...at $20,considerably cheap given that they sell it $40 at retail price.

Went robinson sale, and I got myself 2 packs of eyeshadow and a lovely white top.heh...

We ended our Expo trip by dropping by the Food Fair...and this is what we had

The spicy taiwan fishball yong tau fu.


Otah Pau



Chinese Sausage Claypot Rice

Fish Maw soup

yam paste and red bean ice cream for dessert!

Candace never fails to make me laugh with her 'whiny whiny' tone and when you whine or talk rubbish,she'll join u in the fun and when she whines...u just wanna laugh. She's super cute!

we headed off to Tampines Mall to look for her heels and finally settled for something in Americaya

and she was so happy kissing the tongue of the duck

SATURDAY MORNING - accompanied my bestie to accomplish a task to surprise her bf....and later,met up with her bf for lunch.

And i finally got to meet him.Fel and Dave really make a funny couple. You shld see how they are constantly teasing each other and everything.it's entertaining!haha

my bestie looking lovelier each passing day.u've been the babe since we knew each other....but now....u're looking more and more ladylike.....U're not a gal...not yet a woman!hahaha....

But u sure are beautiful!! Love you bestie!

WEDNESDAY - The day I had alot of my plate and was late for the meet up.causing our dear fren to be unhappy.hehe...oops!sorry dawn, my work has to come first la.

So,we met up at Marina Square,Sakae sushi and swensens's for dessert!

did i ever mention that Dawn and I used to be at loggerheads when we were younger? used to hate her alot.hahahaha.....but thank God,we're goodfrens now! *Grinz*

joanna IS a happy GIRL!
and she will stay tt way!

Trying so hard not to think too much bout certain issues...but it's constantly running thru the back of my mind.

This week started off pretty badly...it was an unlucky Monday, disappointing Tuesday and shocking Wednesday.

It's as if I'm being put to the test when I decided to make tt decision. But I will press on and I'm sure this time, I made the right decision. Not gonna give up nor lose the battle so soon. I'm gonna fight like how I used to...and give thanks despite the circumstances.

Impact 2008

I decided to blog bout the people who've made an impact in my life....the past yr...till now. This shld have been done in Jan..procrastinated till now.heh..

But better late den nv right??

Alrightz....groups are not in order of favouritism. It was difficult rearranging all the pics...but u guys are equally loved!heh...

from J.E.R.E.G.O.N - it's funny how we didn't take much pictures together while we were at work. But amazing how we still kept in touch after so long.

The company (management) was corrupted but the company (of colleagues) was fun and times when we defied the boss and the boss' pet - buddy hopping and slacking and joking was what made our duration there so memorable.

tt's christine - the sporty and steady one

geraldine - my bestie and shopping, mani,pedicure khaki

peng li - the one who cooks yummy guo tie

the crazy 4 who took loads of crazy shots at esplanade.

and we just happened to be all dressed in black

YY - the craziest amongst us all...and we'll nv forget "Wa nang si hou peng you...hey hey hey hey!"

and we went for some mediacorp variety live show together..just to support yun yu

We both love hip hop dances...went to watch some dance competition together

from (B)rise (D)e (J)oie - and it started with me helping Grace, den came her student liza who brought Farah and Nur Shar and tt's how i got to know them after dropping by the shop pretty often when I was still residing in Marine Parade.

Then Nur Shar brought her frens along to the shop on Sundays and I got to know Agatha and Yvonne..

and our KL Trip materialised, got to know Nurfah!

Tt's what frens are for! Shar and Farah are such nice pple, u know u can always count on em!

Nurfath - I may not know her well,but she comes across as a great person and very spontaneous

Shar Shar - Whenever I see her, I just feel happy.heh

She's so friendly, she can practically click with everyone!


Farah - the crazy gal who isn't afraid to pose for unglam shots!haha

BUDDIES! FRENS from Everywhere!!

Ian was my senior in Band back then during the secondary sch days and Denny was my bro's primary sch classmate.

We only started hanging out one day when I saw Denny's profile in my ex company's database and I called to disturb him. And we kept in touch and one day when he wanted to take some property agent class, he asked if I wanted to give it a try as well and that was when i started hanging out with the 2 of em. Now it's just 3 of us because most of their buddies are either in another country or busy with own stuff.

For once, I look older.heh....and tt's cos the 3 of them are younger den me!!! Apart from Jas, Qing Ying and Li Yi are Netballers who played for our church during the Grace Cup. Lovely gals who reminds me of my younger secondary sch days.

And there's Joy whom I got to know when I was 18yrs old and was helping AUnty Lynda and Aunty Cindy in a Businessmen Conference held in Meritus Mandarin Hotel. Joy was only 12, but we kept in touch and when I was in HK recently, I finally met up with her again.

She definitely has grown up to be a young fine lady.When I was there, she called me "jie jie" and was holding my hands like close sisters do. Quite a nice feeling,since I don't have any sisters to go shopping with.

Then there is Aunty Lynda who nv fails to put a smile on her face no matter how upset she is with something or even when something's troubling her. She's always cheery, energetic and happy. In church, she's 1 of those u definitely know and if u have nv heard of her name in church,then I think u're kinda way too outdated.hahaha...

D-A-N-C-E Ministry

I started dancing when I was a young girl. Back then it was tambourine and ribbons in COS (Woodlands) and then when I moved back to MP, it was still tambourine but hip hop came along when my 3 good frens roped me in. Too bad, shit happens and I can only smile at the memories I've had for the many years I've danced.

Celebrating a certain person's bday who didn't deserve it at all. But oh well.....we've moved into a new yr!! *Grinz*

Aunty Dolly ---> She is equally cheerful and it's always fun to have her around. I always enjoy the shopping trips with her and dancing with her. You can just feel her passion to dance because she wants to glorify God's name and not for her own glory.

A successful Thanksgiving and D24 performance.(notice i said PERFORMANCE)

My headache but yet, they brought me much joy as well. They made me realise also, that I can nv go back to Sunday School to teach.haha...Have lost tt kinda patience I used to have in teaching little children.

Annette...got to know her thru thanksgiving. She's really crazy and happening in her own way. And she made me feel like I was 13 again. Imagine during crazy stuff with her....totally forgetting all the etiquettes a 24yr old shle be behaving.

It was a job well done! Much thanks to Agnes too!

Agnes...the one who has so much on her plate - from working full time at work, OT-ing,going to COOS for practices and juggling with part time studies, she deserves more than just a Pat on her back. Her strength really comes from God and she has a very supportive husband who has earned my admiration for being there for her all the time even if it means havin to sit there with just the PSP for hours just to wait for her to go back together.

Then there's Katie who is as straight forward as I am..perhaps even more direct than me but yet,a very lovable girl who is slowly but surely learning more of God and how to glorify Him thru dance. Both Katie and I are pple who like to plan stuff and when we do,we want to get it done fast.

For example,we're going to Redang and we setttled everything within a month. our HK trip took much longer to settle and both of us were so happy with the result.ahha..

F.a.M.IL.Y

blood is thicker than water...and there! my family who've been there all these while for me..esp when i had my shop

dad's lil surprise board from us!

and the cousin outing we had, which had 2 families of siblings gathered.And we're like the only 2 christian families from tt side as well.

my closest and bestest cousin!the one who've heard umpteem stories of my dates and my expectations and surprisingly,we both have equally similar expectations which is 1 of the reasons why we're both still single. We just can't compromise on what we believe in.

no matter how busiy I am,i always try and make time for family activities even if it means sacrificing my weekends and sleep...like this...all the way to JB on sat to celebrate granny's bday.

or to sacrifice my fun,just for dad...tt special surprise..just to let dad know tt we love him and we are behind him no matter how tough his work can be.

there....self entertainment when we aren't close with our other cousins and had nothing better to do.

and my beloved pretty couz.muaks!

@dEc.C.O - my 1st corporate workplace, the place i got to know many many people, and the place that left many good and bad memories for me. But nevertheless, made some really good gfs and buddy!

I started hanging out with 5 other lovely gfs...

and den xing jia left for further studies....and the gals slowly started drifting apart because they had 'no time to meeet"

reunion when cyn was back for a short holiday recently....when the other 2 had to "rush some income tax stuff" they claim

one of the other meet ups that the other 2 cldn't make it...

and we were mimicking someone we really detest!

the rare few full attendance..

Den there were 2....

my darling kate!love her to bitz!!!


she's the one tt hypes up the environment....boring is nv in her dictionary

and my trip to bangkok is only enjoyable because she was there

we seriously nv expect that we cld hit it off soo well despite our differences but one thing's for sure, we always place our gfs on top priority!

jolene..my bitching, gossip and close colleague. we were transferred to Orchard branch together no thanks to the same person every1 detests! She's also the one who taught me how to survive office politics, and protect myself from political pple

and despite some hiccups we had in OR,i'm glad we can still remain in contact now.

Qiu Lin...my bestie at work!she's one of the last few persons i got to know...yet, we feel so comfortable hanging out with each other. She's been so bz with work and studies,i miss hanging out with her and telling her all my latest updates and dates!

and there's Jaslyn, the only mama in the group...hahaha...but yet,the one with the most blue jokes! she,together with Jolene, always make a grp tag team disturbing adrian who'll be left speechless and embarrassed.haha....she's someone we can talk to bout anything and she'll also share her experiences.going out with her and her hubby is ever so entertaining!

I'm still waiting for the day we can go eat tt fish soup thingy at changi V!!heh

Mr Adrian...aka sissy boy...the neutraliser who nv fails to exchange cold jokes with me. My sparring partner....but i seem to have run out of cold jokes now.haha..

the 2 big bros i used to be close with iin ORC....until stupid coconut came and stir shit and caused the whole OR team to tear apart.she's the reason for the tension.

stupid coconut....but i have to thank her,for being the push factor to my resignation...

and in the centre,tt's rachel!my goodiest fren in ORC...shopping with me everywhere and also the fren i can talk to bout anything.

CHURCHIES

church alone..there are many cliques.....and I'm part of the few that I've known for many years,some....since primary school....here's the introduction!

On the left is Doreen.....Doreen was my 'shepherd' when I was 13, the following yr,she left for perth to further her studies. When she came back,we weren't as close until she joined Prayer Ministry and tt's when we started sharing and talking and getting close again.

Now that we're both busy with our own stuff,and prayer min no longer exists,we try to meet up for lunch or catch up after service. She's a crazy young woman who dun seem to act her age.heh

Here's BETTY!!!!ugly betty!!!Betty Booppppp!!haha....she's funny!hear her talk and u'll be amused and entertained sometimes!hahaha....betty is waaayyyyy much older den i am,but sometimes,i feel like the older one.heh...she's cute,and really innocent when it comes to certain stuff.

But yet,we love her the way she is and I always enjoy her company!

This is geraldine and amy, part of 1 of the cell grp tt i attend now.....and nv seem to have captured any shots with them alone.haha..

Geraldine is a very honest gal who is open to sharing anything with us. and because of that,we feel so close and so much like sisters.All of us trying to encourage her when she's down,supporting her behind whatever decisions she make and we simply enjoy those gals' night out when the guys are too bz to attend cell.

Amy...she stays near me and those cab sessions we share always edifies and encourages me.At times, she may sound pessimistic but when you hear her spiritual knowledge and thoughts,you'll be amazed at how deep she thinks. SHe truly loves God and however she feels really encourages me.

my 2 bestie from Cell grp...guess their age!!!hahaha..no prize for guessing it right!i loveeeee them both!!!

Grace....my other bestie..whom I've not mentioned. Based on my previous post,you wld have guessed it!she's my 'in-law'.hahahaha......always joking to pple around whenever i'm around my status and how i'm related to her.hahaha...

This lady is very loud,yet innocent sometimes...but fun!she has many crazy ideas and events at times tt i'm crazy enuff to follow her and peter sometimes. I truly encourage her sharing what she's been thru over the years and whenever I go thru anything, she nv condemns nor judge me....and even if she's agst it,she'll still support me and pray for me.

And I still have the flowers in my room!!!

Introducing my nxt grp of BESTIE!!! Ruth and Yun Hui!!

FYI...Ruth is actually related to Grace.they are cousins!haha

My crazy gals and I at batam doing loads of crazy stuff!!

Celebrating my 23rd at waraku!

Introducing....RUTH!!! ruth and I go wayyyy back and we got really close when we went on a Philippines Mission trip together when I was 17. We went crazy over the filipino guys and both had the same taste liking the same guy who I ended up with for a very short while a few yrs later.hahaha

Den we kinda grew distant after she went to UK to further her studies. Because she was hardly around, I nv had time to meet up with her...and it became the usual hi and byes! Until yunz came along..

Yun hui brought SUNSHINE back into my life. Just when things went bad with me and my 3 very best friends, i went into my own 'slight depression' and I cldn't laugh or be as crazy as I used to be. and I only realised it when I got to know Yunz thru Sean and she started hanging out with us so often, I was often asked to join in their activities. That was when I saw so much of myself in her that I realised I gotta get back on my feet and be cheery once again.

Indeed as the song sings "you give and take away....my heart will choose to sing, Lord BLESSED BE UR NAME" And I told myself that I will nv stay sad for long again.

TIll now,I'm still tt way!!!

And we're always meeting our good frens' other halves together, taking crazy shots is 1 form of ice breaking. They're other halves nv fail to enjoy our company. ANd we're very encouraged by tt.Cos at the end of the day,they become our frens too.ANd we're glad that they have frens to hang out with if they other halves (our gd frens) aren't with them.

Tt's sean and belle his gf.Sean and I go wayyy back in History. we've had our fair share of cold wars and quarrels as frens...the backstabbing....and everything...but ultimately, by God's grace, we're still frens!and one of my closest frens as well!

Sean was the one who brought yunz to Christ and if not for him,i wldn't have gotten to know her!

There! I told ya our frens' other halves always enjoyed our company!haha

This is matthew! Sean's cousin, and also one of the other prayer ministry warriors!

In fact, he was the head of prayer min,and thru him,I learnt so much bout praying in depth and knowing God.Matt's very faithful in serving and even after he's left for further studies, the young people still looks forward to seeing him when he's back.

He's a guy who nv grows up!!haha

There's Jesslyn whom I've known since i was perhaps 16?or 17?whEN I first got to know this girl,it was actually to help 1 of my fren to know hre as well.hahah

Back then,i was always the bridge between the 2 genders.and because of tt 'helpfulness',i got to know her better and when he and aaron finally got together,we got even closer as well.haa

Jess is very easy going and she can get along with anyone,everyone!!!BUT if you ever wanna camwhore with her,make sure she's not using her camera...cos the pictures will nv get uploaded and will nv land in your com!haha

and she just turned 21 nt too long ago.wah liew...suddenly u seem so young!haha

one of the few gals I'm still close to after i left YPM!muaks!

apart from my brother....the rest are my buddies!The guys i played soccer back in the good ol days.....and the guys I went for movies with,often being the only girl...haha..of cos..my older bro was there as well.

and more buddies....seeing matt off.

winnie...we did lots of notorious stuff in ypm when we were younger,but she has left church for quite some time already.I try to meet up with her and pray tt one day,she'll return to God again.

Jia En...the prayer warrior who encourages me by sending words of wisdom thru sms very randomly.She'll pray for me and she'll nv fail to encourage you by praying anytime u need her to.

Zhang Qi...altho we do not hang out very often,but there's just this sense of closeness that everytime,whenever we have time to catch up,we nv fail to fill each other up with details.

and more hang outs!!!pre NS dinner for Ming EN

PRISCILLA!!!need i say more bout this gal?the sweet one whom i got closer with only after I joined Ritz.hahaha...

But all these time,she's always this nice person who'll nv fail to smile when you say hi to her and she'll nv fail to show her concern when she knows somethin has happened.she is indeed a true and good fren!

R.I.T.Z

good bosses are hard to come by.ANd I thank God for Cecilia who has shown great leadership and one who nv flares up at us,no matter how we've erred.she's very patient and I know there's so much I can learn from her.




den there's Junie...my 2nd boss who's also a christian but she hasn't been going to church faithfully (like me) because of work and I'm slowly encouraging her to be faithful in going as well.But yet,her stand is so much more firm den mine and I pray that pple will see the change in her.

She's a nice person,just that her approach is wrong.I'm going to HK with her and I'm glad that she has found a fren in me.

She currently my mentor at work,the one who's guiding me towards career progression.

There's my manager,Serene, whom I report to at work. Serene is very nonsensical and she brings joy to our department.Everyone loves her and even though she can be naggy at times(to me), i still appreciate her spending time to help me and advise me whenever I did something seriously wrong. ANd she nv scolds me nor put the entire blame on me.

Of cos in every dept, there will always be 1 or 2 weird pple....but at the end of the day,a department works like how a body functions. We all have to play our part to make the dept function.

Outside work, I've been out with Sheena and Candace and the cyclathon was quite an experience.

it definitely brought sheena and I closer and she's one of the nicest few in the department.No wonder she is the only SNR HR OFFICER there.

Candace the crazy girl from Conference Service who'll do crazy stuff with me like walking around orchard at 1am for 1hr....chatting as we walk along....and taking crazy pics with me.haha..love this cheery nv grow up girl!

B&R

The 'school' I founded when I was still serving in CHildren's ministry...hahaha..

It was fun....and i'm glad it still 'exists'.heh

THere's student jr and teacher...

and the student.

Student....aka JAslyn, has been a great assistant to me when Grace Cup was on. She was the one who'll support faithfully and play and coordinate whenever help was needed. As i was contemplating whether to take on the role as 'team manager' this yr,Jaslyn said this "no matter what,if you continue to lead,I will support you" and seeing her enthusiasm, I felt that this was something I sh;dn't let go of.

I knew Gillian...aka TEACHER since i was 11.But it was really after tt incident that I got closer to this bunch of gals. Gill is very welcoming and anyone who talks to her will feel like he/she is part of the family. And I love how she makes me feel loved and her lending me her ears whenever i need someone to talk to in church.

and my crazy student. She nv fails to brighten up anyone's day and she's the other one i can go shopping with!haha

Then there's pearlyn who's starting to join us because of me!!!hahaha...I really love this gal.

She's damn steady.when i needed to go chinatown,she readily agreed to accompany me.when i needed to go again to collect my cheongsam,she readily agreed again.And when I needed a place to bake cookies for Christmas, she was more than happy to have me around to go thru the whole baking process together.

This gal is so fun to be with....when I'm with her,sometimes I feel like a small lil gal...cos i can 'tae' with her.haha




and this is pamela......whom I got to know thru Gill.she has become one of my marathon khaki.hehe

And there are stillll soooooo many of you whom i've not mentioned because I do not have any pics taken with you last yr!!!but i'll blog bout u guys soon ok????do expect me to be ringing you or smsing you soon for a meet up!!!

to all...this song (1234) goes out to all of you my dear frens. I love you!muaks!