No More Hair For Hope

Hello All....

I regret to tell all of you that... i will not be shaving for Hair for Hope this year after all.

Apparently I have missed their application deadline and due to some system limitations and other administration problems, they were not able to give me both the online pledge as well as the pledge card. Without these, I am not confident that I will be able to raise as much funds as I would like to. Therefore, I have made the decision to not take part in this event.

To be honest, I do find them very inflexible and a little..... unfeeling for a charity organization. But hey... let's not judge an organization by its cover. heh~!

However, please do not let me stop you from supporting their cause. If you would still like to donate, i'm sure you know where to go.

Thank you so much everyoneeeee....!

fel

Hair For Hope

Yes!

I am sure some of you have heard of the news that Daphne Yuan is taking part in the "Hair For Hope" event held this year.

This means that she would be shaving her head for charity, in support for the Children's Cancer Foundation.

Yes you read it right.

Shave her head.

and.....

..........I am going to do it with her.

Yes me!

The girl who will always be caught checking out her fringe at every reflection she can find.

*grin*

On a serious note, I have been contemplating to participate in this event for the longest time! It is definitely not an easy decision for me and I have been thinking so hard about it and asking everyone around me for advice and opinions. I took all of them in. The encouraging and the harsh.

However, it still boils down to me.

What do I want to do and how do I feel about doing it.

To me, my initial and biggest motivation was definitely the donations. If I were able to raise more funds by shaving my head, and try my best to spread the awareness to as many people as I can, I think it's worth it enough for me to do it.

A lot of people have pointed out to me that, there are other ways to do charity. That I dont have to go to such extreme.

I agree.

But I feel that this is one of the ways that I am able to make an impact, big enough to raise (hopefully) a considerable amount of donations.

However, during the time that I was telling my friends about Hair for Hope, I realised that it is more than about the money. I get to not only spread awareness about the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF), but also to remind my friends about the importance of giving back to the community.

It does not have to be for the Children's Cancer Foundation. It can be for any social organizations that you believe in.

Sometimes, in the midst of our busy working schedule, I feel that it is important to be reminded of..... the things that really matters in life.... the bigger things in life.

And I feel that....this is one of them.

=)

So!

I am of course here to spread awareness for this particular event that I am participating in, the Hair for Hope, organised by the Children's Cancer Foundation (ccf).

Would really like to call out to everyone to please donate generously (in support of me and daphne) for this event.

As to how..... this is where it gets abit tricky.

Due to my late decision to participate in this event, I was not able to register myself in the ccf website. The website allows people to donate online via credit card.

However, please do still visit the Children's Cancer Foundation website and you can either donate through the general donation website, or you can look for Daphne Yuan in the website and donate through her.

http://www.ccf.org.sg/hfh/webApp/listShavees.php

Basically, Daphne agreed to share her online pledge with me!! So please donate through her and leave a message if you wish, to inform me that you have responded to my calling.....

hahahahaha....

I would also be given Pledge Cards soon where you can donate to me directly. So pleasee... dont be shyyy... hahaha..... come harrass me if you would like to donate!

thank you so much.

=)

ps: and oh.. by the way...Hair for Hope 2007 is happening on 1 July 2007 (Sunday) at Velocity@Novena Square. So... if you would like to be there to witness it. COME! *grin*

"business" trip

what did i do to deserve this...

heehhehe...

i left all my troubles in the office, and went to Manila, Philippines, for training.

5days-4nites in total.

it was a much needed break to be honest. and i am very glad that i got to go!

took Singapore Airlines for the first time man! hehehee... and seriously.. didnt think i was missing anything. I mean... heard so much about Singapore Airlines and how great it is. i guess... they are all the same. Although..... the only thing that i am still very much impressed with is the wide range of tv channels that they have. maaan... my day got even better when i got to watch 。。

两百磅美女！！！！！！

been wanting to watch that korean show soooooo much! but i missed it in the movies. and yaaaay that i got to watch it on the plane. was very haaaappy ...!!!!hahahaha..

Aniwae! it was definitely a damn cool experience going to Manila on a "business" trip! hahaha.. still cant help putting the "" on the word business. cos maaaan.... it was very fuuuun!!

and.. i felt like a successful career woman already. travelling around on my own. hahaha.. it was so exciting!

aniwae! some interesting food!

went to a Philippine food buffet. and i obviously was happily helping myself.

and they actually gave away soft toys for every ice tea you order.... wow.

and among all those mess of food....would just like to focus on....

CRISPY LEAF!!

check that out maaaaannn!!! like... a reaaaal leaf man!!! and it tasted good .... like...chips. hahahahaa...

and i realised that Philippinos looooooovee to eat....fatty pork! like seeeriously... dont think you can see from the picture. but there were layers and layers of crispy fats on that pork. I didnt even dare to eat.

and this is a famous dessert! called..."halo halo".

seriously.

during class....

met my comrades from IBM Indonesia.

she's so funny.and i am still feeling so good about being able to converse with her in comprehensible Bahasa Indonesia. ahahhaha...i'm goood man.

some of my hilarious coursemates!

all such posers...

funny face!!!

hehehehehehh

Group photo on the last day of the training!

Comprising of malaysians, indonesians, thai, vietnamese, Indian, half-sporean (me) and the Philippinos!

ahahhahahahaha..

my attempt to make everyone do funny face (even the Philippines manager) ahahahha.. but apparently.. only some responded to my call...

still better than nothing! kekeke..

the non-philippinos!

last picture taking before we all went back to our own countries.

candid shot by the shangri-la staff tired of waiting for us.

okeee... so i guess different countries have different interpretations when i asked them to make "funny face"....... -_-'''

stress

I realised I have never completely comprehend what it means to be under alot of stress.

I can safely say that throughout my student life, I was never under any kind of stress at all.

My student stress was actually a conscious decision to be stressed out.

"Oh... deadline coming, havent done no shit. shit i'm screwed. I'm stressed!"
"Oh no.. I have 8 papers to sit for in 2 weeks! I'm so stressed!"
"Oh crap! 15,000 words essay to be written in a week! i'm super stressed!"

and there's nothing that an all-nighter cannot solve really! ( it's tested and proven!)

and i never have to think about school work when i do get the chance to sleep.

and I never get panic attacks so bad that I couldnt concentrate on what I was doing
and I never have to hide in the toilet to calm myself down
and I never have to stop what I was doing to just breathe
and I never have tears threatening to fall down every 4 seconds

but the worst feeling of all, is to be dead tired, and not be able to sleep at all.

It's like once i close my eyes, a wave of tasks undone come rushing.

I have 250 unread mails in my office inbox.

My office phone showed that I have 20 missed calls today.

It can only mean 2 things:



1) I wasnt at my desk


or


2) I am screwed!



.......and I was at my desk.

And it's 4.33am and I have to get up to blog to get my mind off work.

Maybe it's the "yuan yang" drink (this hk drink where they mix coffee and tea together) that I had for lunch, or that green tea I had for dinner that's keeping me awake.

maaaan i really need to sleep...... please let me sleep....





(such huge contrast from the last entry huh? oh such is life....)

C is for Cookies!

Hello everyone.

It has been a while since i updated my blooog i knowww... lazy la.. ahhaha...

aniwae.. this entry is SOLELY to SHOW OFF my hand-made cookies! ahahhaHAHAHA... and after reading Daphne Yuan's entry about that day i went to her place to bake...i suddenly have the URGE to tell my side of the story... hhahahha...

why did i suddenly want to bake cookies? hehehe.. to suck up to my colleagues and boss of course.

HAHAHAHAHAHA... kiddddiiiiiinnnnnngggggggg!!!!!!! i'm kidding i'm kiddding!

(oh yeaa.. i'm working everybooodyyyy.. the slacker shit fel has finally found a job! *grin*)

well... i kinda mentioned to them that i have a friend who loves to bake and i'm getting influenced by her and all... and sooo.. i decided to bake them something just for the fun of it. and also to thank them for helping me out during my first 2 weeks of work of course. and i foresee myself to have to bother them a lot in the near future... so this is like a thank you thing. (hmmm.... how come it still sounds like i'm sucking up, just rephrased... AHHAHAHA)

oh well.. just spreaading some looooveee... ahhahhaha... and it was fun. like people start to talk to me more.. ahahahhaHAHHAHA....

aniwae... life is G-R-E-A-T! never thot i'll say that after uni (cos i thot uni days were like the best times of my life and working life's gonna suck) but i actually think life is EVEN better now. heheheeh.... been doing alot of things after work with daph...doing yoga...eating alot of good stuff... and playing a lot of sports with my old friends.... and taking up new sports... basically... i've been leaving the house at 8am and coming back only at around midnite almost everydaay!

sis : Do you have to live your life like there's no tomorrow?

hahahaha...YES! that's the whole point man! life's too short. and i have 1001 other things that i cant wait to do! and i have to thank miss yuan and the book "Tuesdays with Morrie" for this revelation. hahahahhaa.. miss yuan is the only person i know who will not have nothing to do! (ahhahahaha....too many negating words there...i meant she somehow always manage to occupy herself with alot of things and some of that enthusiasm might have just rubbed off on me... =) ! )

A quote from a book i am reading (wowww fel reads booookss!! ahahah)...

"When it's all over, Jack, you're remembered for what you did, not what you said you were going to do" -Salem Falls-

(ahahahaha... i know i know.... the "Jack" was so unnecessary..!)

yes and so i have decided to stop being someone who keeps saying she's going to do stuff but never do them...... and to actuaaally start doing them! hee hee hee...

sis : you are just excited about your new life. we'll see how long it lasts...

me : .........

Chinese New Year!

this year... is MYYYYY year!

hahahaha....pig year.....golden pig....rich pig......pretty pig....lucky pig....all the good stuff pig.... i hope they all come my waaaaay!















decided to start the new year with a new hairdo.

HAHAHAHAHAHA..... check out our baaaangs maaaaaaaaan!! woahahahahahha.....























i somehow got persuaded to wear this blue dress. (by my sister!!) and i just cant help feeling like a punk in a girly dress......

.... it's just not my style yo.






Chinese New Year Eve
























these are the food that i've been missing out the past 3 years i was in uk.....






















......and of course... family reunion like this come only once a year....






















we are a biiiiiiiiggggg faaaaammilyyyy....






















my cuuuuuute niece and nephew.. yes. i'm an aunt already!

















ahhaaha...put this one up cos of my silly little cousin. he's cuuuuuuuuteee...and very naughty. we had this cross-eye competition... and he brought it into the picture. hmmm...probably cant see very clearly...

















ahhahaha...and this is my OTHER very naughty cousin. that's his mom on the right yes. ahhahahaah.....































my family....






















me and my moommmyyyy......






















.....and my sister is OBVIOUSLY not taking the picture WITH my mom. she almost blocked my mom from the camera maaaan!! vaaain pig.




Chinese New Year !!



















we decided to go bare shoulders today. hahahahaha.... wooo..sexxaayyyy.... AHHAHAHAHAH
















and this is what chinese new year is allllll about maaaaaaaaaaaaan......!!! haahhaha...
































the cousins......
















me family!

more families!

yes! they are all queueing up!

for hong baooooooo (red packets)..!! hahahah.. it's hilarious i tell you....

and we have performances tooooo.....dance...singing...

... by the next generation.

maaan.. makes me feel a little ooold!

and this is it!

the 6 brothers and sisters..... who somehow created such a huuuuge family. hahahAHHAHAHAHA.....

it feels really good to have a big family.

hmmm.....i might consider having 6 too next time.




AHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH.....



just kiddin.

random

Initiated a badminton session.

maaaan...."initiated" is so not the word to describe me. hahahahaha... but this time i reaaally did! was hoping to make this a weekly event.


and.. guess who i spent valentines' day with?
















daphne yuan!

















and we were admiring such a beautiful scene.

wouldnt be surprised if people think we are together....

AHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH.........


















Karaoke session with the guuuurlsssssssss...!

















my jobless life has been preeeetty cooooool.

Ketch-up Party

daphne yuan decided to host a "Ketch-up Party" for some of our warwick friends. it was just a mini gathering of 4 people. some of the other people couldnt make it.

but a smaller group is good. it's cosier.















and since it was suuuuuuuch a niiiceeeee daaaaay. we decided to hang out at the park.... like the brits do....

AHHAHAHAHAHAH....

errrr.....oke. i lied.

i'm not really one who enjoys the outdoor when i'm all nice smelling and clean. i'd rather be in a cool, air-conditioned room instead of getting paranoid about the ants crawling at my butt...and the daaaamn sun shining on my pimply,sensitive skin.
















oke. so why are we out then?

cos daphne yuan forgot to bring her house key. -_-......

and we had to wait for her brother to come and give us his key.

Good Job Daph!

HAHAHAHAHHA.....but oh weeell.. it's good in a way. got to relive childhood daays....





















Can you find feldo in one minute?

AHAHAHAHAH.....would probably be easier if my boobs and ass were bigger. ahhahahahaha....


aniwae!
















nice cosy dining table for four.




















appetisers




















main course



















and desserts!





disclaimer: i didnt really help out much in the cooking. but i deeeeeeeeefinitely helped out in the cutting, washing and decor. (oh well.. who am i kiddin.. i didnt do no decor... just thot that that word fits in that sentence. ) HAHAHAHAH....