Another year of memories collated and counting! Gosh! How time whizzes by so fast!My 2006 has been very worthwhile even with all the ups and downs..It didnt started out so right in the beginning,but im content with how the year is coming to an end :)

Important decision makings has taken place this year alone, many new adjustments being made, i had plenty of laughs this year,and i think a bit more of confidence has been insured in me. Oh not to mention that i lost some weight,heh although i never touched this issue here before because i dont want to be so vain!, still it was one of my great achievements!It feels good! And it was never a resolution made in 2005 in the first place!

With so much going on this year, i have been working on projects after projects to keep me on my toes and running,though it can be tiring and exhausting sometimes,it doesnt beat the satisfaction that you feel after its all done!

One of the most life-turning point this year, i was able to come to terms with a relationship which was beyond repaired. To find the sole reason why its time for me to stop punishing myself and move on with my life was just simply freedom.The quote 'time heals all wounds' is not a lie, if you give it some time, be nice to yourself, have courage and hold no grudges, you will see that it happened for a reason. All things happened for a reason. Looking back now,i am grateful that it has become a burden less to be angry at myself or him. And to him also, my dearest beloved Gendeng i thank you for still being a friend and who always believe that I am strong. Its been a journey aye? After we have been to the hell and back, and realised that things were not just meant to be, and you and me are better off as friends now. Its much more pleasant this way! From the bottom of my heart, i will always and forever wish you well! No more BS aite?! :)

Shout outs to all my friends! Either new, the ones still remain, or the new-founds,I dig you guys forever! 2006 has been a blast with you peepz! And to the close few that i cannot believe i am so lucky to have you guys as my trusted few(!),we will continue to rock each other's world ok?! Be it in joy or tears!! With sweet and bitter memories this year, let's gear up for next year and get on with our so many impending plans that is in the pipeline! Cant wait cant wait! To my lovely idiots! Baidah and Elfy, the day has finally come!! Our friendship is officially a decade old! So please darlings, set our mission in motion to celebrate this!

Besides all these and getting to meet a lot of new friends, there is one other person that i believe is worth mentioning,who else if its not Mr LMT himself :)

In more ways then one,little did he know, that just within months of knowing him. He was one of the many lovely friends that I am very comfortable with. Although we are still new friends, it is amazing how much we have gotten to know one another, and especially how exciting it has been! Thank you i must say because you were one of the many reasons besides my other cherish people that has made me smile (again) senseless!

It has been a rollercoster ride!To recap everything is mission impossible y'all!So let's ring in the new year, with the right note! May more brighter happenings fill our days in 2007, or whatever it is that we all hope for!

For me,I just hope ok, no resolutions made so that i dont disappoint myself,heh, to attain brighter future career-wise, be happy and healthy most of the time both with the family and friends! And perhaps a bit more luck in the luuurvee department, can? kwang kwang kwang..heheee

Selamat Hari Raya Haji and Happy New year!!! Enjoy the holidays you kiddos!! Dont over party!

Many big hugs, smooches and love
Lis!

p/s: I think Alanis Morissette 'Ironic'unplugged version is a good tune for us to reflect back the year ;)

Like a dream, yesterday's magic ended too soon...

A good friend who i regard as a mentor told me last week that i must at least go out with my friends once a week to avoid being sucked in by my work.. I guess she knows that im going to cross over to the dark side..sigh..

Im handling more then a couple of things now, alhamdullilah with the rezeki coming in..Furthermore Im allowing myself to be swarmed with so many projects so i will not have time to ponder how lately ive been an emotional wreck..

But tonight, was like a wake up call..I am really bad at time management especially keeping my appointments with my good friends..Like today i was supposed to go over to a very dear childhood friend's place before he flys off this morning to perform his haj. It's already unkind of me that i was not able to go to his kenduri last Sunday, and just now i was on the verge of tearing myself silly in the train when Zul sms me to say his apologies and whatnots before he leaves. God! i was feeling helpless at that point because the time was too late to meet him and i will not be able to send him off at the airport. It would have been more pleasant if we get to do this face to face instead of relying on technology..

And Isly came to meet us bearing with bad news,what she said left my throat dry n my tougue twisted. I am still trying to digest everything that a childhood friend of ours had passed away due to an accident. I was laughing it off and claimed it was just impossible, but after awhile the news began to sink in. I recalled the time when i bumped into her a couple of months back, she gave her new number again and insisted that we all must meet soon and hang out, i assured her that i will give her a beep but who could have thought that it was the last time i met her. Images of her flashed through my mind, she was simply a bubbly girl and to picture her lifeless was just unthinkable..Isly had it worst since she did spend a whole night with her recently..

Life is short indeed, and i am not going to hide that it is one of my fears.. There is so much to do and say to people that i care about. Hot tears are burning my skin, this is just so depressing..

Ya allah give me strength to go through tough times and please bless Nadia's soul..

Nadia for the person that you are,who never fails to say hi even to someone you never met for a long time.. you will be missed..

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The irony of it all is, Nadia used to have a crush on Zul back in school.. What a coincidence that one left and will never come back and the other one leaves to perform his haj...

Hey Suzy darlin, thanks eh for flashing my photo around. Trust me, you really have a good (brand new) handphone camera that takes beautiful pictures!



But there is one thing i agree with you though, i make a really good watch ad model. Heh all i have to do is just tilt my left hand to the front and voila!

Glad to see that it's a sunny day this morning! It worries me when it had been
raining non-stop the past days especially yesterday when areas leading in or out of Upper Thomson road was flooded, traffic was haywired i tell ya! There was practically no way out except for a few narrow roads. I chose to stay at work, tuning in to the radio to get updates on the traffic news. Even if i left early, it was almost impossible to go home, cabs hotline were busy and i doubt they would want to drive in to mediacorp and don't even thought of taking the bus when the highway was having the massive jam, so yeah bottomline we were trapped. But i actually find this amusing, i mean to know that the flood was up to its waist level was kinda bad by Singapore standard,how often do we get to experience this??

Left work almost ten and the rain was still heavy, i was just thankful i got a ride back home from my producer. And it's a good thing that i stayed in, because i got to finish some of the impending works that was not done initially, which cleared away half the workload hehe..

Let's just pray that the weather will stay this way, at least for a day..

Im loving the weather tonight, it feels all cosy and cool in my room
Especially since i just had my shower and a mug of steaming coffee by my side to keep my body warm..Just what i need after a long day,and the rain has not subside yet..

By the way, i had a lot of fun at work today! Well ok, only for the early part of the day. It was so exhilarating to be on a boat at 10 in the morning with the grey sky threatening to fall at any moment, the wind blowing your hair as the boat catches up on its speed and the chill biting your skin. We had wakeboarding to shoot and i think the sport is just so exciting once you get the hang of it! Maybe it will be a great activity to indulge once in a while if you feel like doing something different to fill up the void of not knowing what else to do. I love the experience.

Returned to the office after that and slog my way through all the paperworks,ended quite late in the evening and only to discover that it was raining heavily outside. I contemplated to return to the office and borrow an umbrella but the thought of climbing 3 floors up was so unwelcoming. Ran my way out to the shelter to get a taxi, although i knew there will not be any around especially in this weather. Waited for almost 20mins, until a pretty chinese lady came to share the shelter with me. It would have been more pleasing if she had been a cute guy who strikes the conversation with me, teeheeheh..And when i almost gave up and decide to call a taxi, my eyes lighted up when i saw the glowing blue light on top of the vehicle! Invited the lady to share the taxi with me, since i assured her it will take another while before another one will come by,so there funny how you meet strangers and became friends immediately? i alighted first and we bid each other with 'see you around soon'.. Met up with Baidah, had a good spot at Ya Kun by the glass window as the rain trickled down the panes, talked for quite a bit as she sipped her tea while i was taking comfort in my coffee,taking our moment and gather our thoughts before we head back..

I remembered to appreciate the simple things in life today that we tend to forget when we all are busy. Adapting to a lot of new things each day can be tedious, oh why am i boring you out with all these silly metaphors heh.. Looks like the rain not going to stop anytime soon here.. I would love to surrender myself to my bed but excuse myself while i had to do some work which i brought home, yes i brought work home..sigh..hence the mug of coffee here to accompany me..

We've been busy being adults lately, but thanks to them it felt great to cut some slack, loosen up and be merry





I forgot how sensitive my funny bones were, i laughed like i never laughed in weeks, the child in me came out to play, to be oblivious and carefree was just the remedy!

I have slews of photos here, nothing much to be said since im not good with words of late













































This is the longest photos entry ever, and these are only half of the photos taken on that night. I could not help but be reminded of how much fun i had whenever i looked at every each of them.

We all needed this didn't we? To have each other amidst other things that is sucking the life out of us.. I cant wait for the ice-skating feat that we are planning, hopefully after Mr Fai comes back from his holiday trips yang tak sudah-sudah tu ok?



And yes in case you are wondering, i did something to my hair ;)

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I have not yet watch the movie, but i know im going to love it. I feel all fuzzy and warm just by looking at the poster

And Im not so sure the person who i asked to watch it with me still wants to go or might have even watch it already ;), Oh wells ..

The beautiful couple tied the knot





The cutest thing with the prettiest natural curls i would kill for and this 4 year old young lady, she speaks with a maturity of a 20 year old woman. Very the Chilli Padi!



Aunts and cousins, jumped in the wagon for the added excitement as we all get our own stamped of henna on our hands, heh yes including mine too



To see the wedding cake that materialise at the very last minute,since I had the task of choosing the cake (oh i love this task!),a simple design for personal touch by yours truly, turned out pretty well much more then i had expected



The wedding reception on Sunday was madness (!)




My little Tasha came,I had to restrain myself from biting and canoodling all over her



My favourite little tykes dropped by too!



All these over the weekend, the tension and everything, even mama feels like it's her own daughter wedding.. We all are really exhausted, no kidding

I wish i have more flattering photos from the wedding but i barely hold on to the camera, ill just have to wait if i can get hold of the other photos from my other cousins..

For now, i think i am fallin sick pretty soon




Cant you tell from the very visible eyebags?

And with this much love shown over the weekend, i cannot stop humming to Nat King Cole tune,

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can

Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please dont break it
Love was made for me and you

So fun! I love the song!

It felt great when you get to forget your gloominess
And for a change to smile and laugh genuinely for someone else happiness :)

Since i cannot attend a collegue's wedding dinner this weekend because my cousin is also getting hitch, i went over her place in the evenin after work with a few other collegues to have a peek on her wedding preparations,

It was simply delightful, as we girls could not stop gushing how beautiful her bedroom is turning out, the four poster bed that has been adorned with chiffon fabric, sari-like bedsheet with beadings, the stunning curtains draping behind her bed, flowers beautifully decorated! The fun doesnt end there, we played with ribbons to attach to her wedding favors baskets, oogling at her dulang items for the groom, and the constant naughty giggles while we were snipping a plastic full of dried chillis (yes literally!), and finally the excitement of putting on henna onto the bride! Teasing her mercilessly upon seeing her suffer overnight with the henna on and getting to only sleep in one stationary position!

We were so engrossed that we did not realised the moment we stepped out of the house it's already past 1am!

Talking with all the kakak-kakak who shared how they love weddings and how they would love to do it all over again, i cant help but formed my own secretive smile and wonder how will mine be if the time comes? I simply cant wait to have the same thing happen to me! When my girlfriends will fuss over me and have them accompanying me through the days just before you tie the knot! Oh i can just imagine the kecoh-ness!Don't we all look forward to the happy moments like this ladies? But of course, anticipating this does not only applies to those who are already attached hokay! Every woman dreams of her own wedding day, heh or at least this woman does.


With that, i hope my cousin's wedding will turn out just as beautiful this weekend :)

It kills me sometimes that i cannot please everyone,
I was at my lowest the past days,

And all i wanna do is freeze the frame
Take a moment and cry myself out..
But..for so long i have always prioritise my dignity
Swallowing whatever bitterness that comes my way..

It is not something I am proud off,
Trust me not
When I answer you I am perfectly fine.


'if i lay here,
if i just lay here,
would you lie with me,
and just forget the world?'
~Chasing Cars~

At this point of time, can i request to be teleported?

White sandy beaches, Mr Sun beaming brightly,pristine clear water, waves lapping up to the shore singing it's secret tunes to me, the melodious rustling of the coconut leaves,gentle breeze kissing my cheeks..and... with Mr George Clooney (FYI Sexiest Man Alive for 2006,I will not settle for anything less than him) by my side, it will be picture perfect..





Sighh... but i guess we have to let the monsoon season pass before i will beckon my fellow mates to join me and take a breather sometime in January maybe..?

I am really keen on Redang for quite a while now.. Pls let Santa know that ive been a good girl all year round ;)

I'm beginning to feel that im turnin into such a bore!
Going out and brighten up my social life doesnt seem so exciting anymore.
Excuse me if i had been refusing your invitations,
Work has been draining me out, and at the end of the week i opted to stay home and unwind myself my way..heh whatever that is!

Believe it or not it's been months since i stepped into orchard rd. And the last
week which i happened to pass by the road there, i was amazed at all the decorations that has been hung up for christmas, and seeing the buzz of activities and the word 'SALE' being scattered around. So far my gallivanting ways has been limited to vivocity only, sad aint it!

Buts buts,i dont think im grumbling much..
Last Saturday was wonderful when my bestie came over, and a surprise visit from my fav boy rayyan! It's been weeks since i last saw him! I miss him loads,so much so till i dreamt about him. Nothing beats hugging that little boy and taking in his scent,kissing his cherubic cheeks,and the ulimate euphoria was watching his 'new' antics which made me laugh senseless. This boy is magic i tell you, he heals away all my exhaustion and unhappiness instantly!

At the same time, Lord of The Rings, The return of the King is being shown on tv!
Another reason to have me glued to my home! Heh im really sorry baidah but i have to refuse your invitation this evening! Although i have watched this movie many many times, im intent to finish my work early and head straight home after that to catch the PART 2 liao!!! Haiizz, i need my dosage of drooling over Aragorn and well the final battle tonight is the highlight of the movie and the one that made him look oh-so-sexay!

Alritey! I have to scoot now and head to work, good day to you!