HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!!

Happy CNY...

要过新年了。。。虽然每年都是一样，去阿嬷和外婆的家、看电视、回答同样的问题，我还是很喜欢新年。。。昨天去买贺年礼物给DEAR的家人。。。看到人人都在办年货。。。很有气氛。。。是有点挺开心的。。。HAHAHA。。。

OFFICE刚刚布置好。。。很有MOOD NOW！！！ =)

fruit juice any1???

dunno 'll lao sai or not la...try at ur own risk!!!

(1) Carrot + Ginger + Apple
Boost and cleanse our system

(2) Apple + Cucumber + Celery
Prevent cancer ; reduce cholesterol, and address stomach upset & headache

(3) Tomato + Carrot + Apple
Improve skin complexion ; cut bad breath

(4) Bitter gourd + Apple + Milk
Avoid bad breath ; reduce internal body heat

(5) Orange + Ginger + Cucumber
Improve skin texture and moisture ; reduce body heat

(6) Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon
Dispel excess salt ; nourish the bladder and kidney

(7) Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi
Improve skin complexion

(8) Pear & Banana
Regulate sugar content

(9) Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango
Clear body heat ; counteract toxicity ; decrease blood pressure ; fight oxidization

(10) Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk
Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increases cell activity and strengthen body immunity

(11) Papaya + Pineapple + Milk
Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism

(12) Banana + Pineapple + Milk
Rich in vitamin with nutrition ; prevent constipation

any1 can give me pointers on how 2 make tt ball-shaped ang bao lantern thingie???

CREEPY....

不知道我是长的太美还是我的脸上有什么， 她好喜欢傻瞪着我。。。

真的很怀疑她的精神状态。。。

ANOTHER CENTRE 的 HEAD TT DAY CAME DOWN 2 OUR OFFICE 4 TRAINING。。。SHE PURPOSEDLY HAD LUNCH WIF HER。。。IN E END HER CONCLUSION。。。她怪怪的。。。& SHE ASKED US：“IS SOMETHING WRONG WIF HER？？？”SHE EVEN ASKED E NX DOOR CENTRE HEAD 2 COUNSEL HER。。。。HMMMM。。。

NOT JUZ ME WHO FIND HER WEIRD。。。& V WARY OF HER MENTAL STATUS。。。

IT'S EVEN WORSE WHEN U R STUCK IN E OFFICE WIF HER ALONE。。。SHE JUZ GIVES U E CREEPS。。。

星期一起来好开心！！！ 1st， 因为DEAR回来了！！！2nd， 因为我梦见S finally gave L e BOOT！！！省来好开心。。。以经好久都没那么HAPPY了！！！

he's bk...but he's still as busy...gg 2 e jb factory....den he'll b gg bk 4 CNY...hmmmm....

Oompa Loompa Snr, wat's ur chinese name ah??? sound a lot like my niece's name rite???

陈怡冰。。。tentatively we have chosen tis name....but dialect dunno how 2 spell....Tan Yee Bing i tink...any1 knows??? bing??? cos last nite we were trying 2 "ping" but dunno how 2....hahah

baby niece....

it's a girl!!! congrats bro!!! but baby's leg a little bent...doc say wld b ok after putting sme bandage on....hope everything ok!!!

ST Jan 16, 2006

Script your own fairy tale
I grew up cynical of marriage. But one year into mine, I now see that the bliss can be real

By Tee Hun Ching
girl talk

I WAS in my early teens when it hit me that few, if any, marriages came close to the warm, fuzzy ideal often portrayed on TV.

Not that there were any big rows, slamming of doors or the scary like in my home. In fact, my parents always made it a point to take their fights behind closed doors.

But my siblings and I could always feel the chill when things were not right.

Pursed lips, tight smiles and terse exchanges were the marks of a frosty spell which could last days, during which I would feel helpless and listless.

Even when normal ties resumed, I strained to spot signs of affection.

Looking back, I cannot recall a single marriage outside of TV world that stood out as a beacon of happiness while I was growing up.

While none of my friends in school came from broken families, it was not uncommon for me to discover, during visits to their homes, that their parents slept in separate rooms.

The first boy I dated had to call home whenever we were out just to reassure his mother that he was not with his estranged Dad.

In fact, only one of my ex-boyfriends could boast of parents who seemed to get along.

I was not looking out for lavish bouquets, sweet nothings or passionate smooching a la celluloid romances.

Just simple signs of enduring intimacy, such as a playful nudge or an exchange of knowing looks that no one else could decipher.

Indications that, despite problems, a couple chose to grow old together not because they had to, but because they wanted to.

I was convinced that a marriage would eventually become a chore at best, or an unbearable yoke at worst.

Statistics seem to bear out my cynicism, as more couples here call it quits after decades of marriage.

In 2004, 20.2 per cent of divorces involved those who had been married for at least 20 years, up from 13 per cent in 1993, when the number started climbing steadily.

But, as I mark my first wedding anniversary, I've come to see that marital bliss need not be a figment of Hollywood's imagination.

IT IS up to us, really.

Sure, my husband and I might still be lapping up the honeymoon phase, when flaws are regarded as adorable quirks rather than tiresome traits, and misdemeanours dismissed as accidents rather than irksome habits.

But through trial and error, we have established some parameters for, hopefully, a life of harmony.

Given the negative examples we witnessed when we were young, we know now what not to do.
We make it a point to share nearly everything, from money to chores; we tackle issues of contention, rather than launch personal attacks; we say our piece and hear each other out, no matter how absurd we think the other person's stand is; we avoid going to bed upset, which cuts the risk of hurts festering.

Friction, we were assured during our pre-marital course, is a given when two people try to live as one.

A healthy relationship is marked not so much by the absence of conflict, as it is by how well a couple weathers storms.

If you choose to keep a mental ledger of who is right and who is wrong rather than view problems as a common enemy, the road ahead will be an obstacle course rather than a companionable stroll.

Problems can either fade to become wisps of memories, or snowball to become a time bomb - the decision is yours.

I always recall what Madam Judy Liang Ching Ping, the Beijing-born wife of British veteran journalist Dennis Bloodworth, said when asked if there was anything about her husband that drove her mad.

In 2000, the Singapore-based couple launched a book titled I Married A Barbarian, which captured their 42 years of interracial marriage.

I spent half a day at their home off Upper Thomson Road culling more nuggets for a feature to tie in with Valentine's Day.

'If you want the butterfly, you have to accept the caterpillar,' Madam Liang said in what her husband dubbed 'Pinglish', a fractured variant of English that he described fondly as 'more picturesque than precise'.

The motto had obviously kept the flame going. Endearing exchanges played out often during the interview, and little gestures spoke volumes about their love for each other.

While he knew just when to jump in and finish a sentence for her without seeming to belittle her, she fussed over him often, ironing out his brow with her fingers so as to 'make happy face' for the camera.

It was the first time I witnessed a real-life happy-ever-after.

'The passion might become less, but something deeper, more enduring takes over,' said Mr Bloodworth of the lasting union that had braved cultural gaps, language barriers and parental objections.

When I read about his death last June from lung complications at the age of 86, my heart went out to his widow.

Just knowing that someone loves you for who you are can make you a stronger, better person, I remembered the benign man telling me.

That afternoon with them, I learnt what the phrase 'the whole is greater than the sum of the parts' truly meant.

Yes, marriage in reality is nothing like Hollywood fairy tales; it can be far better. It is up to you to script the ending.

office update....

another bad news in e office....hs quarrelled wif her hubby....hmmmm....hope everythings gg 2 b ok....hope tis little episode wld make both o them understd each other beta...

G's down 2day.....hope she's gg 2 b fine....her hamster passed away last sat, & she has fallen sick....hope everything's gg 2 b ok...

GOOD news....addy proposed...another happy event, although now 've 2 tink abt buying wedding gifts....again any suggestion 2 gifts??

baby on e way...

my sis-in-law's gg 2 hospital 2day...gg 2 have a caesarian tmr morning....

another new addition 2 e family...

=)

e house is getting crowded....

hmmm...now 've 2 tink o wat 2 buy 4 e baby's 1st mth.....

any suggestion other den e usu baby clothes???

GID...

it juz occurred 2 me tis morning in e train....e 3 members o GID all have rather "un-normal" rs....

she's holds a master, he's a grad....hers is a she....she's 6 yrs older...

hmmmm....no wonder we always 've so diff perspectives....& all our warped humor!!! hahhaa...

interesting combination....

3 yrs....or more accurately, 2+ yrs....hahaha how time flies....

cheers 2 many more GIDs!!!

baby snow....baby fiona...

Oompa Loompa Tan Lun Ba or Oompa Loompa Tan Wang Ba???? ahhahaha.....

sorry sorry....hahaha....but seriously, paedo snow do u really 1 2 've kids??? i'm contemplating filing 4 child abuse now.....;p hehhee sorry....

we shld trust fiona's judgement....hahaha

wat's up....

Congratulations snow!!!! jan c my hunch was correct...hahahha....btw snow, yuan xiao is on e 12th a sunday.....=)

it was a great mtg up.....i had lotsa laughs....been kind o depressed like jan....mayb it's e weather...& o cos e change o lifestyle suddenly....

i know how it feels so weird....i'm gg thro e same if i might say...so hang in there janjan!!!

snowflake actually sounds like a gd name!!! Snowflake Tan Xue Hua.....hahahhaa.....sorry sorry!!!!

it's gd 2 know tt not all e relationships r tt bad....at least i c more friends getting married....having babies....& not hearing abt any divorces....

it's been depressing in office....i really dunno y....again it must b e rain....all 3 had a little hiccup in their rs...or shld i say major upheaval....hmmmm....

she said she's moving on....she said she'll b ok....but it'll juz take sme time....

hmmmm....

i was in a rather gd mood ytd.....up until tis evening....i cleared my cupboard....finished....hungry, had a bowl o chicken curry....& i sat in front o e tv.....not knowing wat 2 do....& 2 lazy 2 do anything.....hmmmm.....i dunno y.....i've been so used 2 having him ard....even watching tv was ok....w/o him ard.....hmmmm....thing juz feels weird....now i understd how shan said she cld laze ard w/o doing anything wif his husband.....haven heard fr her 4 v long....wonder when she's planning 4 a baby.....hahahaha.....after getting married, e nx thign pple ask is when u having baby????

cny.....usu qns fr e relatives again....hmmmm....

i got only 1 new top & skirt.....not planning 2 get new shoes....unless i spot sth....

i wonder if i nd 2 go 2 his place 2 bai nian....hmmmm.....not gg is weird.....gg is also not exactly v exciting....hmmm....

fan again.....

i looked expectantly at e lit up Mr Incredible...but it never amt 2 anything...

gg bk 2 how we used 2 b...

chrisi was bk 2 doing cards...every yr during x'mas i try 2 make 1 at least 4 e grp o them...but last yr, i was really not feeling in e mood at all...i dunno y...i juz cldnt pick myself up 2 do....i had ideas in my mind wat 2 do...wat in e end i didnt make any cards....i made a sleigh each...it wasnt as personalized as i 1ed....i printed photos & wrote behind them as cards....

e pictures were taken during e past yr...they were memories which i cherised...& i hope it brought bk memories 4 them...or at least e pictures spoke o sth 2 them...i dun really which pic was given 2 whom...but all o e pic told a story...

swing's was a pic o e tower @ wheelock place taken fr e inside....it looked so complicated...but ultimately, things will b simple, & u can easily climb out...




















juan's was a pic o e millenia walk wall...e pic was taken on a wkend...i tink it was national day...it was so quiet there....not like e normal bustling workplace....juan take a moment 2 tink abt wat u 1 in life???




















tcc's was a pic taken in desaru...a trip i wld never 4get...it was a trip which i loved & hated at e same time...i knew tt nth is impossible if u believe in it...i hope u'll have many many more cycling trips 2 whereever u like....




















nee's was a pic taken in aur...e 1st diving trip...again i wld like 2 thk u 4 taking care o me thro'out e whole diving experience...i wldnt 've enjoyed myself so much if u weren't there! thk u!!!& it was tis trip which made such a difference 2 my life...




















chris' pic was o a sunflower...e sunflower juz reminded me o u...i hope u r as cheerful & carefree as u used 2 b...hardly get 2 meet up wif u...hope everything's gg well...




















ling's is a pic o a purple lily...i haven given it 2 her....2004's x'mas is still wif me 2...so is her many many letters which i wrote 2 her...i never mailed them out...hoping tt smeday i';; get 2 pass them 2 her personally...i gave her e lily becos i 1ed her 2 know tt nth can b so bad...everythign can b started afresh....there'll always b a rainbow waiting...dun give up on urself...dun close urself up...




















zhen, i 4got which pic i gave u...is it e 1 on e road?? it was taken in desaru...it was e journey tt was covered...never ending...we've walked so far...& we've still a future 2 walk 2...which way we'll go is still unknown...but as long as we believe...i know there's no mountain high enough tt we cant conquer....

i dun understd....

almost 1 wk....2 more 2 go i hope....everythings seems 2 b running pretty smoothly over there....i'm wishing wif all my heart tt it goes on....

dunno if i've always been like tt....mayb....juz tt i busied myself so much tt i dun c it....now it's so apparent tt i'm so afraid....y is it like tis??? i'm so scared....i'm so vulnerable....

when everywhere ard u, things continue, but ur time juz stops...so stuck by urself....tt i dunno wat 2 do...i feel so insecure....so much doubt....

it's time 4 me 2 look deeper inside isnt it??? but i chose not 2....i dunno why....i juz hope tt time can bring me along....dun leave me behind....

i cld understd her beta....or rather i cld std in her shoes....it's weird....but i guess every1 goes thro e same things....i'm much luckier....no doubt....she's much stronger....she has pulled thro'....but still loneliness consumes her....

y r we borned alone in e world??? y did we've e other den if we r destined 2 b alone????

there's never forever....i hope it does....there's never certainty....but i hope i will....

telepathy...smetimes it happens...many times it dun...mayb it was juz a coincidence...i dun wish 4 it....i 1ed it....

i hope every1's doing gd....not like me in my tormented mind....i wonder if she's sick...i tink i'm e 1 breaking down....& i dun understd it at all....i try 2 b more sympathetic...but it made my life so much worse....i dun understd y....

there never seem 2 b a reason...or is there a need 4 it? i hope i dun nd it....& i never nd 2....

life is such a tormenting state....but i'm enjoying it nevertheless.....aint we humans such a funny creature??? choosing pain instead of pleasure & peace....mayb tt's wat we always crave....

y is it happening 2 me??? wat is happening 2 me??? argh.....shit....

it's nice 2 have a break after u r stuck it in 4 so long...u start looking at it from a different angle...i hope it's gd...

i'm so afraid but at e same time i'm excited...

e only thing which i dun look fwd 2 e new yr is o cos having 2 face her...i dunno...it's been such a frustrating thing...pls...cld e process b faster??? it's been 2 long....haizzz....

当你发现生命不直是为了自己而活，会不会开心呢？

Cluedo...

A brief history of the world's favourite mystery game

In 1946, a solicitors' clerk from Birmingham, England, paid a visit to the firm of Waddingtons Games Ltd., in Leeds. Anthony E. Pratt and his wife had come, with a couple of game-inventing friends, to present their idea and prototype of a mystery detection game to the game manufacturers. They met and played the game with some Waddingtons employees while the firm's managing director looked on.

Fortunately for all of us, the people at Waddingtons liked what they saw and agreed to produce the game. Only three years later, Parker Brothers brought the game to Australian mystery lovers - and it's been a family favourite ever since!

Why "Cluedo"?

That's elementary, my dear Watson! Because the object of the game is to collect enough clues to solve the mystery.

But when this classic game was created in England, it was called "Cluedo", taking off what the Britons called LUDO (pronounced "lew-doh"), which simply means "I play" in Latin. So when Waddingtons Games Ltd., agreed to produce Anthony Pratt's new board game, they made a play on words: "LUDO" became "CLUEDO". And in more than 40 countries around the world, it's known either as CLUEDO or by the American CLUE name.

Who's Who?

Speaking of names, how do you suppose Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard fare in other nations? You'd be surprised - because she is a he, and he is a she!

In Norway, Mrs. Peacock is called Baronesse von Blauw, but in Spain she's Capitano Azurro, a man. And Colonel Mustard is known to the Swiss as Madam Curry.

In Germany, the exotic Miss Scarlet is called Fraulein Ming. In Switzerland she's got a more ordinary name, Evelyne Rose, but she does have the distinction of being the only Cluedo suspect in the world whose suspect card bears a first name!

Spanish players call Professor Plum, our absent-but-murderously-minded professor, Dr. Mandarino. Meanwhile, the Swiss have more insight into his character: They call him Docteur Dunkel!

And what of our resident corpse, whom we Australians aptly call Mr. Boddy? The Britons who invented him call him Dr. Black. In Spain, he's Dr. Lemon. In Switzerland, either Herr Kludo or Monsieur Cluedo, depending on which part of the country you're from. But the U.S.'s special set of Spanish rules have hit the nail on the head: They call him Sr. Caddaver!

What would the rest of the world make of our four new suspects - Sergeant Gray, Madame Rose, Monsieur Brunette and the lovely Miss Peach?

The Manor of Murders
Ever since the Cluedo game was introduced in Australia, the unfortunate Mr. Boddy has been murdered daily at Boddy Mansion. In the Cluedo Master Detective version, he'll meet his end at his little country place, Boddy Manor.

In this new game, there are three additional possible murder locations and some other new rooms as well, as befits a man of Mr. Boddy's stature. But, despite concern expressed by fans over the years, there are still some amenities we have not added to his house - but other countries have.

Specifically, for years Parker Brothers has been asked where everyone sleeps, since there are no bedrooms. Concerned players also wonder why such an elegant house has never had a bathroom. Well, the compassionate Spanish and the efficient Swiss have taken care of both.

Dr. Lemon - alias Herr Kludo or Monsieur Cluedo - as they call him, has both a bedroom and a bathroom in their versions of the game. Since for years he's had a garage in Spain, at his Cluedo Master Detective estate we've added a Carriage House, complete with a couple of horses - always handy for a cross-country get-away!

What's behind the Cluedo popularity?

Ask many people their favourite type of book, they might allude to the latest Nobel prize winner's tome on their bedside table. But interrogate them further, and they'll confess they love a good mystery! And what movies have been tops at the box office recently? Suspense thrillers, especially ones with a real twist at the end.

But why do people love a good mystery? Could it be the foreign locales? The fascinating perpetrators and suspects? The sheer ingenuity of the writer who pulls all the personality quirks and clues together to present a neat solution at the end? Best-selling mystery novelist Mary Higgins Clark has said: "I like to see justice triumph. My sense of orderliness demands it. The world is chaotic. There's a catharsis in having order restored. That's why so many people read mysteries." (from an interview in the Boston Globe).

But whether you're a fan of Ms. Clark and Agatha Christie or prefer the psychological probings on Patricia Highsmith ... whether you think Dick Francis is on the right track or you like your sleuths hard-boiled, like Raymond Chandler's Same Spade or Robert B. Parker's Spenser ... or whether you'd rather put your feet up and watch Perry Mason or Sherlock Holmes solve the crime on TV, there's no lack of good mysteries to chose from. They provide escape and enjoyment, as you use your little grey cells to collect clues along the way and try to figure out Whodunit before the author tells all at the end.

For nearly four decades, mystery devotees have had but one motive for playing the Cluedo - and now Cluedo Master Detective - games: You get to pretend you're Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew, Charlie Chan and Miss Marple, all rolled into one. And there are so many possibilities of Who, Where, and with What Weapon, that the mystery changes every time you play. You can experience the escape and enjoyment of playing a game while collecting the right information and making the correct deductions in order to solve the mystery. Unlike other games, these two depend on a lot more than blind luck to win.

So, as that Belgian master detective Hercule Poirot would say, "Let's exercise our leetle grey cells." Then he might just add: "Let's solve a Cluedo Master Detective mystery!"

fr http://www.cluedofan.com/

今时不同往日。。。

wat a line....wat a jerk...wat a gd excuse...8 yrs...i cant even imagine...it's sad 2 know tt after 8 yrs, he had 2 say tt...all e promises seem so frivolous...真的很可笑。。。挺难过的。。。想不到八年换回来的竟然是一句 “今时不同往日，人是会变的。。。”。。。


为什么每当我很想握着你的承诺时，我都看到让我不敢安心go all e way 的事...很难不去想未来。。。将来会怎么样不知道该不该想。。。haizzz....

bk 2 work....

when u said tt u wld b "coming bk on e 23rd as of now"...i'm doubtful...it'll b delayed...u'll go down 2 malacca direct 4 cny den...i wldnt b c-ing u so soon...haizzz....

hope ur work runs smoothly...

looks gd...

heart attack in dec...

surprised??? =)

happy birthday...

x'mas gift xchange 2005 in office...

x'mas gifts fr colics...

x'mas sledge...=)

resolution 4 2006...

e 1st thing tis morning tt i 1 2 do 4 2006 is 2 learn how 2 drive...i dunno y i suddenly feel e urge 2 1 2 learn how 2 drive...i've never 1ed 2 learn driving at all...not ever...but surprisingly, e 1st thing i tot o tis morning while i was in e showers was 2 learn 2 drive...mayb cos he's up in penang now, & i tot tt if i knew how 2 drive, it cld 've been so much easier 2 c him...hmmm...i shld really sign myself up 2 learn else i fan hui again... e 2nd thing tt i'm proud of is tt i finally took e effort 2 clear my cupboard ytd nite...& i took e effort 2 look @ all e banks...2 really save up 4 us...i hope e energy i've dun wither out 2 fast... i've decided 2 go 4 pilates again 2...=) juz signed up...starting tmr....

actually...

actually 2005 i did quite a lot o stuff even though i stopped many many things...i got my 1st double in tkd...i went on e longest cycling trip o my life...i made my 1st cheesecake...i toured fort canning...i went 4 my 1st aikido lesson (although i only went 4 it once...)...i was part o e organising committee 4 "row for a cause" (i was in charge o finance...although i suck at accounting...)...i played a role in WMD...my bro got married...i had fun @ flag day after yrs not having 2 do it...i had my share in e successful ISPCAN asian regional conference...esp proud o my pre-conference workshop...i had my 1st stay in Pan Pac...my 1st road trip 2 KL...my 1st biathlon...my 1st dive...my 1st nite dive...my 1st deep dive...my 1st encounter wif so many diff sea creatures...my 1st time visiting m'sia so many times in a yr...my 1st time really hating sme1 so much...e 1st time i cried in office...e many many times tt i've laughed...e many many time tt i cried...e many many times i got stepped on...e 1st time i got backstabbed....e 1st time i went 4 walk for the children...my 3rd dragonboat race...my 1st time climbing @ yishun safra...e 1st time i went 2 kent ridge park...e 1st time i ate @ mt faber...e 1st time i played cluedo...e 1st time i took so many pics 4 e entire yr...e 1st time i actually touched a puffer fish...e 1st time i touched a blue spotted sting ray...e 1st time i had so many bbqs & steamboats in a yr...e 1st time i got so many gifts throughout e yr, not juz @ x'mas or bday...e 1st time tt i realised tt i eat really v healthily...e 1st time i had so many heart attacks in m'sia...e many many restaurants tt i went 2 4 e 1st time...

so many things....i guessed i've learnt a lot...i've experienced a lot 2...