Christabel

Happy 2012!

2012-01-01T23:04:00.001+08:00

It's gonna be a great year...
Can't you feel it?
Party hard, babies.

Xoxo

New Year Resolutions 2011/2012

2011-12-15T14:01:00.001+08:00

Hi!
Haven't been blogging cos I kinda lumped all my pics onto Facebook n now it's kinda at a point of no return hahas.

But I'm going on leave so maybe will post more pics from my trip n other stuff when I'm back in SG.

Looking at last years' agenda,

1. Boat license: big OOPS 2 or 3 years running...
(procrastinated haha yet again)

2. Exercise - new gym membership after 1.5 years since I quit fitness first. Heh. But naise place, love to work out and watch tv n then jacuzzi later. Shiok!
N all n recently lost weight which is a good thing ^_^

3. Earn 80% more than last year, yup
Exceeded and was a good year cos of 2 promotions so achievement-wise I'm pretty happy.
Plus I qualified for a couple of stuff and trips so yeah.

4. Pass M6. I didn't sit for it BUT I did take my CFP
Module 1 n got the AFP so considered exempted n hard work was definitely involved... Omg I study so slowly one plus work = no joke. (please, look at d sheer volume of that book ok!)

5. Healthier lifestyle, well being, vanity stuff... well beginning of d year w herbal life haha. I missed d Stan chart marathon tho. Braces yes are off! Teeth whitened! Changed up my hairstyle... :)

Reflections 2011:

Was a really busy first 2 quarters cos I was working really hard everyday, then hit d gym. Hardly any partying, everything was more concentration than anything else. Super focused and game-face on haha. Scary. MIA a little there.
Having said that I've become rather pro at streamlining and cutting out d negative stuff so it's good to learn how to prioritize the important stuff.

Cut back on traveling as compared to
Last year but still attended like 12 weddings (lost count, bloody hell) and one was in Shanghai and one in UK. Visited new places! Prague but it sucks. Crazy inventive trips to Boracay which was wicked and Phuket...ok I've been to Phuket before but it sucks too
IMO.

Heart my colleagues and kinda sad that the team is so ideal and family-like now and I'm leaving for another position and I'll miss my room :( hahas.

Big changes 3rd quarter of the year.

By then I'd hit my full year target so now ive started to party chill and lifestyle more laid back but I'm happy lah cos that's how I'd envisioned Dec you know?

Q3 impact kinda shook me up. Life is totally real and different outside fairytale land, yo!

Never been so handicapped but I'm resilient ok! Things happen for a reason but surprisingly I'm
Totally ok cos... I'm focused and determined! But not actioning much right now (end of year pls give me a break) but still focused ok! Haha

Just painfully self aware and conscious. Also it just reiterated and basically just accelerated what I needed to do for and by myself.

Trust urself ur gut and depend on u, urself. Other good things will come. Sure one. Always does.
Again don't hold back else ull never be satisfied.

Lastly i dunno...I'm perpetual happy high mode. Weird...haha, or winding down maybe.

It's the feeling of some clarity of what you're gonna do, like *challenge accepted*

Plus it's getting what you've always wanted. Like alllllways! Happy! What you've envisioned and always wondered about. Cautiously so, perhaps but, guess gotta chill and don't sweat d small stuff and just enjoy.

For the coming new year:

1. Continue healthy lifestyle n vanity stuff cos I have a target body type I'd like to have plus must maintain since next year and from here on out im going to be forever 25. Must participate and actually show up
At 1 marathon next year.

2. Buy house. Ooh. Big commitment. This could take 2 years lah huh not sure yet. Depending on price and how I'm doing next year... Guess even if I wasn't going to stay in SG this would be inconsequential. But that's thinking too far, already 5 year plan that one and who knows what d future will bring.

3. Earn 50% more than this year. Taking in slow, baby. Different ball game. Could be a struggle.

4. Just be happy lah. Vague i know. But uber important. Don't over think, don't second guess. If it doesn't hurt or stress or anger you, why not. Life's short and I'll just take that leap of faith

5. Travel to all the other bits of SEA I haven't been, or Spain, Germany of South America

Xoxo

.:: /Pr[a]g[u][e]/L[o]nd[o]n/ ::.

2011-11-01T16:29:00.000+08:00

aka one of the worst trips in my life next to Phuket.
other than James' and Merry's wedding which was touching,
i dont feel like talking about this bloody trip at all.
but here are the pics anyway and enjoy.

.:: / Ph[u]k[e]t / ::.

2011-10-11T15:04:00.000+08:00

incentive trip!
psyched cos we left on Fri. haha!
Celine, rommie for d trip

brought us to a cashew nut factory before checking in. hmmm

the Westin at Siray bay. really far out, nice fake white sandy beach, new and beautiful resort.

karen

lisa

we knew they'd make us pay for the photo! haha

food was great, but i cant look at any food cos somewhere in between i got food poisoning and really thought i was going to die.

mmm fanta!

pretty host. all d guys were staring.

our getaway car

'girls' dirty dancin, with no underwear

there was this old ang moh guy who was enthralled with this lady in gold, and stuck his head under her skirt!

most of them were super tall and pretty

lisa is sooo cute!

dog

chow and von had pools in their rooms!

pool

ruth.

and i'll skip d food parts, it makes me sick to look at any food pics.

leg massage! really good, with head and shoulders thrown in. ^_^

just had to.

trigger happy? haha

Indochine

released lanterns

some cheap and pretty good authentic italian food

hardrock..

balcony where i lay, watching the sunrise, my life flashing before my eyes...

d hotel was really nice and sent their staff nurse over.

another glimpse of d beach i didn't visit

my bunny cushion.
was dying limp on d bus doubled over in pain -_-

tidbits! dried fruit, fish crackers, pork floss.

first meal of d day. comfort food- fei fei wanton mee

what with puking and all, eyes hurt, back to work tml, then to the UK for James' & Merry's wedding, and Prague...

.:: /[a]/+/d/ ::.

2011-10-03T20:34:00.000+08:00

spot of tea?

must have scones...

lamb chops

a burger with chips. hmm... sweet onion was good... Jones d Grocer

Keystone Restaurant, charcoal bread is very nice, with d salted butter! all grey and black hues.

yums, we went omakase so every dish was a surprise.... first up, fig with onion on pastry, mmm!

then parma ham, with cheese fritter and sorbet. Really good!

beef with little carrots and cabbage and i think was it pumpkin sauce?

aaand a dark chocolate cake, of course!

was bored, finally had time to bake. I mentioned I wanted to make rainbow cupcakes, but decided to make a marble cake...same concept.

hehe, love d swirls!

St Regis for gym, massage and dinner!

i was watching fast and furious 5 in d tub...haha that's d TV for the bathroom. I want one of those!

hot jade-stone massage.

and after tt, they forgot and lost my cake. angry.

mini tabasco sauce hehe

Parma ham = a plus!

long drive (to me) in d dark to KL for david and angie's wedding!
the initial hotel blew up because of a gas leak 3 days before!
blessing, but still logistical nightmare.

first room. almost died. looks like something from the 80's!
had to upgrade to club floor, least club level was renovated!

ok lah, better. i think i slept non stop, night, day, afternoon, right up till d wedding =X

geez, this was for breakfast...

candy and purple stuff

candy table!

pretty Angie!

everyone had a huge chunk of fresh fish.

good thing about M'sian weddings= price and food quality and quantity.

yums! like chilli crab sauce on prawns

only one slice is real. haha.

brekky... pancakes and waffles!

can't wait for my next holiday! hehe, traveling most of this month, and 5 weddings to attend in Oct.

.:: /F1/2[0]11/ ::.

2011-09-26T21:27:00.000+08:00

meet d drivers' session @ d paddock club

so they lined some 120 people or so in 5 random queues- so you don't know who you're gona get (heng -suay situation) but rightly so, cos if not all 120 pple will be queueing at the same popular team= no crowd control

felt a bit bad for the er, not-currently winning teams... when some of the 'unpopular ones' came out, people started changing queues! but c'est la vie, cruel world where people 'only love you when you're winning.'

wheee!

so handsome, cute as a button. OMG cheesy, couldn't resist

hamilton was nice
Bel: Hi Lewis...
Hamilton: Hello, how are you? *makes eye contact*
he's very smart, lah he knows he has fans, while the others were just signing postcards and getting over and done with sort.

(yea i know it maybe very sian and a chore, but... still...)

schumacher- too bad he crashed out.

haha asked Shawn to go along. he's damn on, glad he came with me. hahaha...

yea, so i'm very soft hearted, i even when to line up (well technically no queue) and say "thank you" to the guys who were not so popular then...cos no one bothered to even get their autographs! so mean, so i took their photos too...erm, haha. who knows, next year they could be winners right?
then again, some underdogs, dunno if...ok nvm... i digress.

and vettel stayed a really long while. i said "GOOD LUCK!" and he smiled and nodded,
and there were crazzzy people there, besides press, some trying to get photos with them, recording, asking drivers to say "say hello to ______!!!" <-- insert kid's name

went to Avalon at Large w Queenie, Hui Ping ...

ok, the sofas were a good idea.

ludacris

and of cos, LMFAO! we were waiting for this!

b this time, Kenneth has disappeared to pick his friend from the airport...

Adrian and Jon were there...

jon n queenie

Overall was super fun, went to eat porridge after, haha.

qualifying!

happy, cos first thing on d menu, i had mini burgers and macaroons, 2 of my fave stuff..

this guy dances around and paints to music, and at the end, he comes up with really good pieces of celebs...

corporate boat ride, this way it's a shortcut to walking...

Charice from Glee. her voice is nice, wasn't too fond of her on stage presence, tho.

see?? almost completed. classic.

dinner is served.

Yue Min & Bella

Boy george

went to d flyer, customary haha and it's nice cos you can see a huge part of the track.

joel is nuts.

pretty!

happy to see wei yin

and michelle

Amber Lounge after

Taio Cruz sang one song (??)

and then fashion show for the drivers and models

spot Marilyn Monroe?

i like this one

and this

balloon for grandpa

he's sure to get it! =)

Queenie dear and Bella.

i like d aloe vera and almond jelly

and green tea chocs.

Grid Girls

went to hear Rick Astley

and d drivers' rounds on vintage cars...

Rick was super funny, half way thru he whipped out his iphone, and started recording, he said "On d count of 3, everyone please say, Hi, Rick's mum!" hahahaha...

*cheers!*

fireworks the moment vettel crossed the finish line.

pretty. could feel the heat...and really up close!

champagne!

hehe Ken, Queenie and Bella ond track.

Linkin park was good.

d crowd was mad. of course, to walk from the pit all the way to padang (even on d track) is a looong walk! so by then it was jam packed. luckily we had some fan (???) zone wrist bands, so managed to get a view from the front (side) but it must be really cool lah to have all your fans singing to your songs...

2011-09-18T23:52:00.000+08:00

dinner - d usual at Matsugawa

mmm cod

and my yuzu!

*new dress* hehe.

opening - Avalon @ MBS.

the music was SUPERB!!! loves!

and d view is amazing, cos it's made of glass and facing the pier...

*glitter*

and then to overseasy for some noms. =X

army stew and piggy jump over d wall. haha

Sarang for dinner!

LV party- 1 on d bund

cute cocktail

peking duck

mini burger

mochi with chocolate inside. hehe hmmm. haha!
anyway i bit into one and was horrified, thinking it was red bean (which i don't eat) but it was actually dark chocolate!

At Velvet- members' party- they are gonna undergo reno for a month soon...

Queenie Dear

fashion show at d Indoor Stadium

great view of d models...

Ying ying in d blue skirt!

Nare (noob- who's that??)

and then went to makan at Jumbo. Chilli crab!

just sad that the usual Kim's standard has dropped so much :'(

aww, d weekend's over! but i'm looking forward cos it's gonna be F1 weekend next week (time sure flies) and all d parties...

.:: /m[i]d/[a][u]t[u]mn/f[e]st[i]v[a]l/ ::.

2011-09-14T22:50:00.000+08:00

wheeee! on Fri night... went to Botanic Gardens with colls ^_^

pegasus!

niceee, long time since i've been here...

hehe...

haha super fun, playing with sparklers...

i was laughing really hard taking this pic haha cos everyone else was complaining that their arms were aching, but we couldn't get a picture of what we wanted to spell! HAHAHA!

yums, at d usual place. ravioli

aglio olio

carbonara

aaand more lanterns

lovely...

House @ Dempsey

corn on d cob

mini burgers with truffle fries ...yums. actually, i only go there for d sweet potato nibblets.

.:: /JM/+/V[e]n's/R[O]M/ ::.

2011-09-05T23:00:00.002+08:00

pancakes!
cos LM and I were looking at the Boracay pictures... and when we came to the fry-up places...we had...to have pancakes.

This place at Princep... has savoury and sweet ones.

omg. straight to the heart.

bananas on d side please.

Not great pancakes, a little too much.

BBQ!

Mandy's bday!

went to Ricotti...pizza was alright...

pastas weren't great

i know i'm a fussy eater.

pretty Doreen!

apple strudel

canoli

drinks after!

oh, went to Quentin's for dinner. Eurasian place.

But nothing beats Grandpa's cooking :'(

humongous cutlets.

Brunch at PS cafe

oh nom nom!

have to love it. fruit, nuts, cheese. ALL I LIKE!

Ramen at Tan Po Po. I dunno why people like it. I don't! Super bland.

Dessert was so-so

stick stick place at Chinatown!

dried up xiao long bao. haha. expected.

(haha so far this post has been all about me complaining about food -_-"'
but don't worry, it's uphill from here onwards...)

Hi- tea at St Regis
Shi Qi & Dor

Yuli, Hui Ping and Bella

and Alo & Kean

champagne always welcome! ^_^

scones!

mmmm, cream and jam

chicken pie

foie gras creme brulee

dim sum

duck quiche

strawberry tart and coconut cake and tiramisu

totally stuffed. Carrot cake, chocolate cream puff, lemon meringue tart...

then warm jacuzzi for a bit,

then shopping and a silly movie.

ahhh.

JM & Ven's ROM at Imperial Herbal at Vivo.

look at her all pretty, fluffy and spiky (all at d same time!)

Siew Ling- haven't seen her in ages!

Cindy, Clive, Guo An & Tung Tat

food was really yummy! love d tofu with pumpkin sauce and the fish and the braised chicken with chestnuts

love my rubber shoes. HAHA. good for rainy days!

whooooo. Imeko's baby...d unveiling!

My Little Pony!!!

aww, this safari theme is CUTE!

little baby Fendi shoes

and Ms Siena!

then to Herbal Chicken place and salted egg crab. Stuffed.

ok totally pooped, and it's only Monday. Goodnight!