the other time when i geared myself up for a super long entry (first in many months), xanga told me i couldn't upload photos and sad to say but that pretty much diminished every ounce of my motivation to blog. i know i haven't been a regular here for the longest time and i only have my new job to blame. only just about 2 months into my job and i feel i've aged quite abit. don't get me wrong. i love my job. it is this job that got me to appreciate living into a whole new perspective. i've learnt to appreciate my family (and extended too) and the precious moments i had spend with them. i've learnt to appreciate bob and the many compromises, along with sacrifices we had to make in order to be with each other. i've learnt to appreciate the value of friendship, and among the many i see a good one with my colleagues. december came and gone just like that. as tough as it was, i finally got a taste of what adulthood meant. at the age of 23, there are certain rules in which you will have to live by. for one, there is no backing out or giving up. even if work is exhausting, i will have to grit my teeth and wait for better days to come. i cannot simply just quit my job and elude back to the book studying days (trust me, been contemplating for awhile). i have a responsibility to my family, bob and also to myself. for the above quite enough for me to hang on even if walking through the seven seas. i wished i could elaborate more on my job but my company has this strict P&C policy. apparently they are very active even on the internet. but thank god for i have this bunch of colleagues that reek of pure awesomeness and craziness. i've gotten very close to this group and i'd say it is a fascination since we have only bonded not more than 2 months - over meals, parties and movies. i only wished for more time with them but i have a relationship to balance. between bob and work, i pretty much left with no time for myself. haven't had facial for the longest time (didn't help when my facialist went on a maternity break), nor yoga or late night suppers with my buddies. you see, bob is extremely busy with work. he can go days and days missing into work, and of course very sleep deprived. his off days are hard to come and he makes it a point to spend every single one with me (and sadly, neglected his family). he was given a choice - christmas or new year with me. he chose christmas and we had the longest weekend off. that week was a memorable one. holidays started as soon as 6pm on a thursday. bob travelled all the way to jurong and pick me up after work. it was a surprise, a lovely one. he had a rose in hand, perfect in every way. coincidentally i was running out of time and i had to drop by darling jane's house for my 2 logcakes (one for mine and one for his). last minute shopping at ION where we decided Royce chocolates for our loved ones, right after our dinner at fish&co. we parted that night for a more beautiful one after. hotel rendezvous over the weekend. we checked in at about 4pm, got lucky with an upgraded suite, and very very very satisfied with the room and service. off we went with our usuals - early dinner at astons, avatar and shopping. that night was also steven's birthday (colleague) and we were invited to his party at pan pacific. was a lil nervous since it was my first time introducing bob to them, but heck alcohol makes everyone warm and fuzzy! it even got me puffing a cig (and that i can conclude that smoking is not addictive at all)! we sneaked out of the party at about 4am, though high and close to wasted very excited to head back to the gorgeous room.  
by now bob should know how great to an extent my love for breakfast buffets. even more so for me to lay comfortably on the bed with a filling tummy! oh btw, i fell in love with the scramble eggs and just couldn't stop thinking about it! we extended our check-out time to 3pm ($20 more) and i'd say we're getting better at hotel stays (the malaysia trip taught us alot, hahaha). we left our bags at the concierge after we checked out for more shopping and belly filling activities. oh, we settled for fish&co again. we are so in love with seafood platter for 1. and then it was back to work for bob, and i didn't get to meet him till 7 days later. so yep, i didn't get to spend new year with him. fortunately my colleagues made plans for a smashing entrance to the new year at capella sentosa (suite at $1,500). the theme was 'drink drank wet and whack'. alvin N, michelle P and i also got a lil adventure on our own (headed down to siloso beach), and got lucky with capella's dinner buffet and free flow of champagne. well, too many stories to tell just for the party alone and yes, P&C. at about 4am i was almost dead on the sofa bed, and so this guy and i took a buggy (yes, they have buggy services) back to the hotel lobby for cab services. 
i refused to get wet that night. hahaha!
and this was in candid, with alvin T, chris and nicole!
the guys was saying, 'YOU LOOK SO MUCH BETTER WITH THE FLOWER!'
*&%#%%&*$#
the batch getting ready for a pic tgt and i realised michelle P was missing.
you can see chris's mouth shaping the word, 'chelle'! hahaha!
love them to bits. their care and concern over me go beyond any words i can ever described.
with my confidant at work, michelle P!
with another michelle (L) whom i grew to love!
and with maggie Y, another confidant on so many levels!
they said i was in a state of emo all night, which i admit i was.
while in the cab home, it passed by the city and impromptu told the driver to drop me at the esplanade instead. wanted to give bob a surprise but at the very very last minute, cancelled because i knew he would not appreciate it. friday i rejected my buddies for clubbing, saturday i rejected my colleagues for a night of partying, all for the name of love. days passed in slow-mo till Sunday, our date. before heading out, parents suggested steamboat for dinner and wait-for-it, they asked bob to join us. my first time ever bringing my other half home. imagine what would be like for us before the dinner - all jittery and half-lost. before that was just walking about spending quality time with each other. dinner was a miracle. everyone in my family was an angel. my brother had much more topics to talk with bob. mom was busy with being a good host to bob. dad was being too over-friendly with him too. he was the star. bless and bliss. okay, it actually took me hours completing this entry. till next time. :) | 
