Time for a change...

Hello from the FRankfurt crew room..

Just got in this morning n i almost had a fit b4 the flight cos i only realised i did not bring my winter topcoat (which is kinda considered a no-go item like safety shoes n watever) like 5 mins b4 briefing started.

Would have usually not bothered n gone on with the flight but this was my first team flight n there was a checked trainer onboard (someone who like polices us).

2 panicky phonecalls to mommy at home n daddy on the way home from the airport having had just dropped me off, the problem was half settled when mommy helped to bring down my topcoat for F1 racer daddy to pick up at pitstop before coming back to airport again.

Note tt trip from airport to home n home to airport was at least 30 mins per leg. Without traffic.

it was 2224hrs, nearly 45 mins in the briefing liao n boss was still talking....
talking talking talking...

N my phone was vibrating away on 7 missed calls n i can't answer it.
it was daddy frantically trying to call me no doubt cos no waiting was allowed on the departure level.

Briefing finally ended after a gruelling 7 more mins n i dashed out to call daddy n to the departure level.
i felt so bad!!

The old man must be suffering a near cardiac arrest cos the traffic police was threatening to summon him, trying to get him to drive away cameras to take photo of him stopping there for more than god knows how long n he still STAYED PUT.

I so wanted to pepper his face with my kisses n hugs for being such a HERO, (my super dad!), if not for my stupid red lipstick.

I had THAT moment when i realised tt no one else in the world can beat The Parents.
Who never says 'no, can't do' to my requests.
No matter how ridiculous.
N with no conditions attached at all.

Sitting here, i suddenly had a recollection of when i was just 8 yrs old n in school n tot i had misplaced my precious Hello Kitty purse n called home crying from a 10 cent payphone.
Daddy suddenly appeared b4 recess time in his work attire n came to my classroom to pass it to me so tt i will have $$ to eat.
It didn't matter if he was in the middle of work, my wonderful parents never giam siap with me when it came to their time, as if it were the only thing they could offer me.

:_)

Okie, back to bitching so i won't get teary eyed n home sicky.


Stupid organisation i work for who penalises ppl with demerit points for forgetting to bring something like a winter topcoat which is part of uniform.

I'm so sick of being around other cabin crew members, some of whom r so plastic fantastic n pretentious. *shudder*

I recoil at some of the things they do n say to suck up to the superiors.

Boyfriend says maybe it's time for a change as i lamented tt this feeling have be recurring pretty often on recent flights...

Sigh...

Okie, time to go, someone else is waiting to use the pc n the only reason i'm here is to help Sponge locate her boy cos she has jus received the news tt she got 2 demerit points for going to work while still on MC.

WTF is wrong with The Company!??!?
She fainted 1 day after dinner n was brought to hospital by friends n doc gave her 2 day MC.
She was on ground for a german speaking course n missing class for 2 days would mean a recourse is required so she went back to class the 2nd day.
Then now kena 2 demerit points cos her explanation was not accepted JUST COS she WANTED to attend class.

Go also penalised, dun go also penalised...
It's the same thing as wat happened to me here.
Saying tt I'm working in a military organisation is an understatement.
We r not entitled to maternity leave, any MC days n they have the lousiest welfare ever.

Speaking to my 'team Police' today, i asked her bout how it all works...
N she replied tt we as crew should be keeping ourselves healthy, eat well, sleep well so tt we won't fall sick often.

WAT THE FUCK.

That means we r not supposed to have a life!
Cos staying healthy would mean sleeping watever time we have, eating tofu everyday n living life as in a monk or nun.
Even deities fall sick lor. Cheebywe.

I'm going back to room to blowdry my favourite furry sweater...
spilled mushroom cream sauce on it n my jeans n boots n scarf while carrying back my 'ta pao' just now n am extremely home sick n upset now cos i know mommy would have the perfect solution for the stain. ;(

eeeps! Mommy's got Facebook!

Yikes!!
Mommy's just told me to add her on Facebook..
Wat m i gonna do!??!?!

Er.. hmmmm...
I think i better take away my blog url on my profile..

Like... wat the hell..
Wat's mommy doing with a Facebook acct?! 0__o"

Hehe~

Adi's 3Xth bday!

I haven't seen Von in ages..
Nor the rest since my birthday...
We got together again for Adi's bday finally.

The usual suspects

Minus Ong Girl who's in China or somewhere n Mingyue who's sleeping at home..

At Twenty Six @ the former Big Splash
Which is brother outlet of One Rochester
N where Zen has been transferred to

We opened Mccallan... I Like!!
Half bottle left still!
We can still go back n chill guys cos Zen kept it for us!!!

Opening drink of the nite... The Yard..

heh hehe~

With Von "I'm-so-hot-my-skirt-sticking-to-my-ass!"
She freakin' complaining bout the weather entire nite...
heheheh~
N was pretty quiet squirming round the leather seat trying to find a cool spot to air her bum.
kakakakakka~


Cake cake cake!!
Nic n I decided to skip Steve Aoki at Zouk since it was already 2.30am liao...


So she took out her Ready Get Set Glo kiddies so we can take pics lor..
;D

'The heat n the glare for the stars r getting to us!!!"
yeah rite

"Oooh I see someone's having a mega burger across at Carls' Jnr.."

;D



The Flaming Waterfall
Every Birthday Boy's gift...

Nice eh~


N he lapped everything up
Including two shot glasses of dunno wat

I can so feel his "eeek!"
hahahahahahha~
Bacardi 151 n wat not burn burn burn!!!!
Poor liver!!

This was before he puked.
First time i see Adi puke!!
Oh no bad frenz we r!


The Momos~

Lastly.........

Psst Ong Girl! Look wat i've got my hands on!!
isn't it wat u covet also laR?;p
We missed u!

Dreaming in London~

It's checkout morning..
Ed rustling round the room reading his mails n stuff..

I dreamt of my grandma n granddad too this time..
I had a broken handle of my(?) motorbike n was asking my granddad to help me repair it.
I hugged him so close n told him how much i miss him..
Grandma was taking care of some sort of shrine..

I just wonder.. is London closer to heaven?

Cos this is the 3rd time I came here since granny passed away n everytime I dreamt of her..
I woke up in tears...happy but sad tears...
ah wells~

GRandma, I miss you already...

Dear Grandma,

You r my favourite old person in the world.
Holding your fragile hand today.. while u were gasping for yr last few breaths,
You made me realise wat is real strength.

You left with such dignity. And we were all around you.
You never once said it was painful...
And it was always all bout us... never bout you.
Cos you were the most considerate soul in the world.

They say old dying people smell of impending death...
But popo... only the sweet scent of baby's powder n milk emanated from you...

If the elders would allow it... I would only wanna hug you til they took yr body away...
Cos i know you would still be able to feel it.

I miss making u chuckle out loud...
Jus like last week when I 'threatened' to bite yr toenails off if u dun let me trim them nicely for you.
Jus like everytime I joked lightly bout borrowing yr dentures...
N that music of yr laughter... keeps ringing in my ears even now...

I'm thankful to have a Grandma like you...
And I mean it when I said today that you're the best grandparent anyone can have...
I will always remember the exquisite taste of yr cooking...
You know my fave lar, yr chicken rice n the chilli lor... ;_)
U know wat? I can even taste it now...

Popo, I'm glad that you have moved onto a better place now.
Remember I told ya I dreamt jus 2 weeks ago tt u told me u had all yr energy back liao n u were going for a nice holiday?
;p

I know that you will always be up there, smiling down on me.
N when uncle told me tt u told him I was yr favourite grandchild, i missed you even more.

You will always have a big place in my heart.
I will love you n remember you forever..

Heavy Hearted...

The grandma got warded while I was away on my hkg sfo weeklong...

Was taken aback when dad informed me as I single handedly hauled my cargo bag into the doorway Monday...

Not helping that I been having mysterious migraines since I took the stupid freefall-drop ride in Ocean Park...

-___-"

Yeah... Im old n useless now lor...
Last time i super 'gian' crazy heartstopping rides in amusement parks...
The older I get the more "hum chee" I m le... Nb~

Seriously tot my vessel in head was gonna pop the second time when I looked down from way up n started feeling so so tense n upset n worried...

And the bf even said it wasn't scary at all.. -____-


Sigh.....
Wo(3) zhen(1) shi(4) mei(2) yong(4)!!!" ;(

Seeing the doc morrow to get a clean bill of health...
N spending more time in the hospital w granny cos she starts her radiotherapy morrow..
its heartbreaking to see an old lady weakening day by day in front of you...

N Im determined to give her all my love... watever I have to give... to keep her spirits up...

Also... my mom has been expending all her energies at the hospital daily...
There is a possibility of her breaking down with having to juggle the stress of grandma falling more sick n taking care of the household.

My headaches r manageable still thank you...
I did ask that whatever grace I have be transferred to my grandma so she can be relieved of pain..
It just cruel to let a 76 yr old granny suffer such pain.
Cancer I hate you...
Sneaky $%^%&*(#% pest of a %^%^^&&&^#~
Dun u dare take her away when I'm not in Sin...

I'm Afraid...

I just read Flozy's blog again...
Bout her grandaunt who has stomach cancer...

The last time I blogged bout grandma's condition was here...
The decision then was not to let grandma go thru chemo cos she so old le...
N also not to remove her stomach cos it's a terribly risky procedure for a person her age..

I remember how angry I was when I discovered that another loved one had cancer...

Anyway, my aunt n mum did not want Grandma to be in pain or to suffer that way n die anyway...
So we put her thru TCM n lotsa lingzhi which actually stopped the internal bleeding n sustained her til recently...

it's been nearly 20 months since the discovery of the cancer...
Only recently granny has been complaining of pain n bloat in her stomach n loss of appetite cos the cancer in her stomach seems to b inhibiting the disgestive system...

I'm thankful that it has been painless thus far...
I'm so afraid...

That she would be in great great pain in the final stage...

Grandma has always been a strong woman with a super high threshold level for pain...
Then if she says pain... it must b fucking pain..

Grandma who grew up without parents in China n had to fend for herself n a younger brother since she was 6..
Grandma who cooks the bestest chicken rice n chicken rice chilli...
Grandma who is my favourite old person...
Grandma who so dotes on me cos I was her first grandchild...
Grandma who has such soft wrinkly skin on her arms n elbows that is so comforting to hold..
Grandma who listens to me chitter chatter though I know so little Hainanese..
Grandma who used to play games with the little me when she was cooking...
Grandma who is so damn brave to take the Space Mountain with me (twice!) 10 yrs ago at Disneyland when all my cousins backed out on me...n not even blink...she said it wasn't scary... ; ]
Grandma who pretends to swat me away when I steal her yummy mushrooms when she wrapping bak changs... (since then she has stopped wrapping bak changs...)
Grandma whom I wish will get to see my first child... n have my children have such a perfect great-grandma...

I'm so scared now..

Is there a way she can go when the time comes without having to suffer that insane amount of pain or discomfort??

Can someone please tell me??

:_(

*cry*

One Man's Trash, Another's Treasure..

The first time I set up at the Tanglin Flea Market sometime last year, I took home S$300 plus bucks from selling stuff I dun want...

Heh heh..

The weirdest things sold man...
My mangy pair of VNC mules...
My mummy's icky printed blouse...
My stained Mango top...
My broken pair of Converse slides.. (the ah beng ones from eons ago..)

Not only did I make extra moolah...
I cleared space in my wardrobe for more functional stuff...

So of cos this time, I was hopeful again!!

But Nebei bananas...
The smart people at Tanglin increased the rental of space from $40 to $70...
Which in my opinion is pretty steep considering that each item fetches an average of $2 only lei...
Even though they let us set up from 3pm onwards instead of the usual 5pm - 11pm...

The place at its most crowded around 5pm...

Maybe it was the World Cup...
The place was pretty dead by 8...

Maybe it's cos after my first spring clean a year ago... I have no more good stuff to offer...
My gypsy skirts n beach bags were all sold out before I could set up store properly...

Maybe it was the location of my stall...
At the edge... the very first one at the taxi stand...
The middle part might be hot n humid but the crowd will stick see....

Right outside 7-11

Mummy helping to set up...

Mummy says that people will check out the stallholder n wat she/he wearing before deciding whether to browse somemore...

Makes sense... if I like wat she/he wearing, I wanna emulate... I will be tempted to rummage thru the stuff...

So I made the effort lor... even though so hot man...
Act cutesy right!!? Mahahaha~

Mummy's best to work with...
Resilient, silent n always so supportive... ;)


Little sis brought her toys she doesn't want as well..
Surprisingly, people do buy 2nd hand soft toys too...
geee....

As you can see, crowd sucks...
We wrapped up around 10 n went for supper la

So pathetic can...

My gross profit only $90... minus my rent...
Net profit only $20...
Which I spent getting Mummy coffee n sandwiches cos we were soooo bored...
Sobz~
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To all durian lovers out there....

Every year, for Daddy's bday..
we get him the fresh durian cake from Angie's cos that's his only favourite cake flavour...

But the quality of Angie's durian cream like super depreciating each year...
V. disappointing...

Then....

Cos 2nd Sis brought home the durian swiss rolls n cream puffs from the Good wood Park Hotel's Durian Festival thingy...

(which btw made my whole refridgerator smell like stale fart.... you have to agree that when durian smell lingers too long it DOES start smelling like stale fart wat!)

I decided to check out the fresh durian cake there as well...

Not only is it cheaper than bloody lousy Angie's...
It's fabulous can!!!!
Mmmmmmm~

Daddy n his 3 princesses...

Even though you always talk so loud; which sound like you're scolding us for littlest reasons,
Have a quick temper... (we all take after you now lorrrr)
Fart loud loud in the house all the time; n force us to eat fruits after heavy dinners everytime(!!)
We love you lots..
And a Happy Father's Day in advance... (er, when is it supposed to be again?? ;p)
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Still waiting for Von's photos taken on Fri nite....

Can show you how new style Olio Brownie is served...
Freaking on a hotplate can!?!
And then they pour the choc sauce over then the whole thing freaking sizzles..
Followed by a layer of chopped nuts...
Sinful as hell... sweet as love...

Will update when her pics come out I guess..

We went to Club Street where Adi was working...
And chilled at Bar Sa Vanh...

It was Corine, Von, Loy n new beau, me n Ray...

Me n Corine

Pictures taken with her Sony Ericsson mobile...
Super clear right!!??? No grainy shits.
Better quality than Nokia mobiles anytime!!!!

There wasn't much conversation going on...
But whenever the Dome Darlings hang out, it's like this one lor...
We ain't bored.. just really comfy with the company...
:)

Really miss those times when we would gather in big groups n just laze around the outlet...
Possibly stuffing ourselves silly with bread, staff meals n ice cream...

Sometimes I think bout the funny way different people from all walks of life are thrown together by fate...
we r all so different yet have so much in common...
hmmm...

It's really different from fly life...
where you meet n work with different people each flight...
it's so hard to build bonds n form lasting friendships...

Gee... am I getting mushy again??

Anyhooo....

I intro-ed Ray to them first time that night lor...

He's a shy guy...
Guess we're the same kinda species...
I start blabbering... emit strange noises... make bimbotic statements when I'm nervous round new people..
Perhaps I should follow his style...
Just ACT COOL...
hee hee hee

That's all for the moment I guess...
Went to BKK yesterday n cos the King was celebrating his bday over 4 days...
they made us stay in the airport hotel to avoid bad traffic...
So no go out..
Just room service n sleep...
Nothing to tell!!

Catch ya soon! tata!

One Nite in Beijing

Been to Beijing a couple of times already...
But still never been to The Great Wall...
we always stay only 1 nite!!

Been to some really lousy shopping places b4 as well....

But I guess the best visits are unplanned...

Like that time I messaged V. Leow (then stationed in BJS) but he din reply..
He got my message in Friendster when I was lousy shopping on nil sleep n brought me out clubbing!!
That was a freaking awesome nite!!
Though I did survive on only 2 hours sleep in 40 hours... yikes!

This time... the chinese girls recommended this place called Xi(1)Dan(1)...
Said it was a hideout for the fashionable..

On the cab there....
We passed...

Tiananmen Square

The cab drivers there sure are paranoid...

I'm more worried bout the cheating types than the paranoid ones...
heh heh

From previous experience... clubbing in BJS is heavenly...
V brought me to this chillout lounge where there's this big big Buddha head behind the DJ console...
And it was surrounded by tealights...

The music was groovy n chill lor...
When I stepped in I immediately forgot I was in China...

NICE!!

But shopping had been disappointing all the other times...
Most of the places were wholesale shops... n the items never interested me...
Plus I always felt ripped off still even after hard bargaining...

But this time I wasn't disappointed!!!!
I found a SJP-esque dress from RMB220 at this building called Hua(2) Wei(1) in Xi(1)Dan(1)
Only S$40 plus!! Good quality somemore!!
And this Sienna-boho style dress..
And a girly babydoll!!

The complex in Hua Wei is bit like Far East Plaza Level 1...
Tried to take a pic of the funky beaded walled shops...

Then freaking got stopped by the gong(1) an(1) (the security called that rite??)...
Wah lau.. he asked me to expose my film...

I told him my is digital n erased the pics...
Lucky he believed me n din confiscate my SD card or camera or detain me or something!!!!
Phew...



The streets of Xi Dan shopping area...
Crowded man....
And air was perpetually smoky...

Next stop...
Beijing Hard Rock!!

With first solo steward, Mervin..

Poor Mervin... first time to BJS n din get to eat Peking duck cos we went to restaurant too late!!

Anyhoo.. next BJS flight I gonna go Xi Dan again!!!! ;D
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Check out this new member in our family!!
This baby is new born!!
Only 6 days old!!

The new Daihatsu Terios!!

Finally our old Toyota has been scrapped!!
And nice car for me to drive to valet parking in Zouk! ;p

Daddy's bday dinner at Traders hotel...

It's Daddy's 52nd!
Actual date is 7th June...
Gotta go cut his durian cake now...
Ray helped me reserve from Goodwood!
Yummy!!

Catch ya guys after Melbourne this weekend!! ;)