February

It's been a while... Hope so far everyone is enjoying the year of the majestic water dragon and in good health. :-)

January, it's gone in a blink... and FEBRUARY... My wedding anniversary was on Feb 03. 5 years feels like just yesterday. How time flies, yes, but I always feel that it's moving much faster than the previous years. Scary. I'm beginning to think that everyone who's in their mid 30's would now and then suddenly miss those times when they were so much younger he he or at least I felt that way... I miss those childhood days, during those years when I was in my 20's... Miss all the good times with friends especially my family each time there's a gathering...

Anyway, hubby and I didn't go anywhere to celebrate coz' of my work schedule. Well, as long as both of us still remember he he he... and by the way, he never missed to get me something 'sweeettt' tho'. ;-)

Eldest sis' wedding anniversary is also in Feb. I purposely mentioned it here coz' I know my niece will be reading this and she should know that she's not only a bundle of joy to my sis and BIL, but to all of us at home. Ahhh... miss her LOTS! It was terrifying to know about the recent blizzard at their place and they had no internet connection. Glad it was over now and thank you to Skype, we've managed to communicate. ;-)

Another special event in Feb was my youngest sis' engagement, which was held on last Sunday. It went well despite the hot weather, what else can we expect with the weather nowadays. She asked me to bake her cupcakes, and I did with the kitchen helpers, hubby and one of my nephews. LOL! So, here are the LEMON with butter choc frosting cuppies.

Well, Feb is sure is a busy month... been busy at work, too. I am trying to catch up with you, guys. Actually, I've been thinking of converting my blog into 'something' which I have yet to finalize, it's all scrambling in my head! Haha... Oh well, I've gotta go now... 

Till then, have a great week ahead. Take care, peeps. :-)

Look, Who's Here? Oh, Hello, 2012...

It's almost the end of 2011. Soon it's gonna leave us and never comes back... all that is left are only memories, sweet and bitter, those memorable ones will always linger on... Oh btw, hope you had a joyful & blessed Christmas. :-)

A NEW YEAR A NEW BEGINNING. :-D Life is short, don't hold grudges, enjoy life and the new year of 2012. If you have failed yesterday, RISE UP, you can do it again today. If you think you have big problems, others might have bigger problems than you. So, look back and reflect. Be thankful and cherish what you have. May 2012 brings MORE love, peace, happiness, luck, great health and wealth. We can't have them all and may not have them in our hands all at once, but we can pick them up one by one along the way if we have faith and think positively. Let's learn from yesterday and make it a great year and so are the years ahead... 

Have a COLORFUL NEW YEAR of 2012 to everyone of you. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Cheersss!!! ;-)

Days Before Christmas...

Christmas is just around the corner. Unlike the past years, my blog was still empty without the glittering Christmas graphics even tho' it's only few days left before Christmas. And believe it or not, I couldn't stop thinking about it hehehe... So, here I am. I am still recovering from flu and glad I didn't catch the bugs later. ;-) Anyway, let me recap what's been happening since I last blogged. Before that, according to my eldest sis, my niece is now a regular reader of my blog. *HUGE HUGS to her*. :-D

1. One of the year-end activities I had at work was bowling tournament. It was a fun game and my score wasn't bad where I did strike a few times regardless of not playing bowling for a year... or two... or more??? Hehehee... Funny thing was my arms muscles didnt hurt even tho' we had no chance to practice or warm up, BUT what happened afterwards was worst. Hubby's car wouldn't start so, I had to push the car alone!! *Fainted* LOL. We did take turn tho', but I didn't quite know how to handle it.

1st Guy - A couple passed by and this guy helped to push the car. He's also driving, but too bad he wasn't very much of a help.

2nd Guy – A security, he was gone for a while and didn't even come back! @_@ So forget about him.

3rd Guy – A guy either had just arrived or was about to leave when hubby asked him if he has a jumper, but none. He was ready to help.

4th Guy - Another guy came by and he offered some help without being asked. *Thank you*

When the 3rd & 4th started to push the car, hubby suddenly asked the 4th if he knew to play around with the clutch. He did, so they exchanged places. In just seconds, when hubby pushed the car, it was back to live. Compared to those guys, hubby was stronger hahahaha... What I mean is he knew the correct way to push the car. Am I making any sense? Hihihiii... I guess so.

2. I didn't attend the yearly pre-Christmas gathering with old friends... due to time constraint and other personal matters. Wish we can do it again next year if everything goes well. :-)

3. Staff family day and annual dinner... I was already sick 3 days before the event, I did go for the steamboat dinner, but had no appetite... :-( Now, my appetite is back to normal, I'm beginning to think back about those 'wasted' foods hahaha...

4. Lucky Draw: IPAD. I wasn't lucky this time... not even a hamper... Disappointed, BUT...

5. WOOOHHOOOO!!! Year end bonus $$$ has been confirmed and increment??? Wait and see for the 'envelope'. :-)))

My ongoing activity is shopping for Christmas gifts... and baking (and) that is if I am not lazy. *wink wink*

Till then, peeps... Take care and have a great prep for Christmas & the coming New Year. :-)

Life & Reality

Wow, it's already towards the end of November and soon it's that time of the year again. Christmas. The most sentimental moment of the year. The time when you're feeling homesick even tho' you're at home as my friend quoted. And I am already missing my dear niece. :-(

Life's been good for the past few weeks, ah, wish more $$$ tho' haha... I did bake a banana cake for dad with cream cheese frosting. I've thought about choc frosting, would try it in future. ;-) Anyway, the cake was good, but mom said next time cut down the banana he he he...

A week after, I went for holiday with hubby, the eldest sis & family. Had a fun time and should be feeling fresh and relaxed after the holiday, but came back at work and found a messy inbox of mine! Huargghh... My staff was so not reliable. I didn't know where to start and ended up feeling stressed at day 2 after holiday. Huh! I envy another colleague who recently came back from holiday and she didn't have to scroll up & down her inbox or to wide open her eyes reading and following up all those emails. But the thing is, I think she doesn't appreciate her job coz' the moment she was back, she made noises over small matters. If only she was at my place, you can imagine how it's gonna be. O_O

Anyway, love my job, but am getting tired easily. Hmmm... Am I getting older? Yeah, that's the reality. LOL!! So, for the past 2 weeks, I was busy clearing all those pending tasks while I was away. Yep, what else is new (?)

Then, last week, we had a family gathering, taking family pix. Last weekend with the eldest sis & family before they're flying off to the roman country. Younger sis was here, too. We had a great time. :-) I made brownies and they liked it, but I think it's still lacked of something. :-) 

Well, looks like December is gonna be very busy with activities, staff annual dinner, pre-Christmas gathering and yes, baking cookies. LOVE it!! :-D Just hoping that things will go smooth and everyone is healthy. :-)

So, till my next post. Take care & have a great weekend, peeps. :-)

Cookies & Cream

Or cookies and cakes. :-) A cookie and cake monster I am and love to bake them now. After I got my new oven last month, I always have something to bake. On mom's birthday, I baked her birthday cake and cuppies on mine. Dad's birthday's coming soon so am not going to the bakery like for the past years, am gonna bake 'em. ;-) Thinkin' of lychee or mango or banana cake... Any idea what sort of frosting goes with banana cake?

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O'yes, I've accidentally deleted a game file in my niece's nintendo. I was afraid if she got upset, but her reaction was otherwise.

Niece: Cooking Mama??? o_0

*A fave game of hers and apparently mine, too. So, I'd be damn panicked too if I've removed this file*

Me: No, Cookies & Cream. 

When I said sorry, "it's okay", she responded. Then, she told her mom about it. Well, I've actually talked to my sis beforehand juz to make sure she was as cool as my niece haha... I said sorry again a few times. "Oh, never mind", she'd reply. She did tell me that she had accidentally cancelled a game before because the keys could be confusing and her friends in Italy can actually help to download some games. Phewww, lucky she wasn't mad in fact she sure knew how to make me feel good and she's only 7. Sweet child, gonna miss her tons if she's going back to Italy this Dec and who knows when they'll be back. :-(

Anyway, hope things will get better and everyone is happy. Have a nice Sunday! ;-)

Hey, It's My Birthday!

Yuuhuuu... hehe... Hope everyone is in a good shape. :-) Am doing fine here, in fact, I was having great times with my family and baking my own cupcakes on my birthday today, well, actually on 14 Sep... :-D Never done it before during my birthday... Here's the pix...

Yummy cuppies heee...

Anyway, I've missed lotsa things here and many things to catch up either. I've tried to blog many times, but apparently got hooked with the TV programs haha... and had not enough time to wait for the pages to load... had no patience sometimes... too tired and could be too lazy to write or didn't know where to begin after a while... ;-) Have missed this blogging part in my life... I guess I juz need to refresh and it will come naturally... like now hehe... Okay, before I go, below is a pix of food we had, baked by hubby. ;-)

Baked potato with chicken...

Till then. Will blog hop tomorrow, I mean, todayyy... it's already after midnight, so, gotta go... See ya, peeps! Take care!! :-)

Footprints in My Heart...

Oh no! My PR dropped... Okay, not to panic... hehe actually, am not panicking, but I'm missing my blog and chocz & mintz so, as I am thinking of updating all those information in my head, I happen to zoom at my PR stats, down from 3 to 2... Okay... Where shall I begin? First of all, how are you, friends? Hope life is good...

I guess I'll start from the moment my desktop at the office crashed. Ouch! Yep, it did hurt my daily job routine at least 1 and a half day!! Someone was trying to sabotage my computer. Yeah, someone who's leaving!! I haven't told you guys that the only staff I have, left the company juz a couple of weeks ago... I lost all my saved documents and important folders in my office PC sometimes in June... mid June... That was the time when this woman was full of hatred and vengeance... Oh so bad of me... I shouldn't be accusing, I mean we shouldn't be putting the blame on her, but she was the last person using my computer.

On Sat, when she was working, my pc was all in 1 piece according to other workmates. However, when I went to work on Sun, when I switched on my pc, the screen was black and there was a message prompted that my pc has no program and setup for windows... how could that be??? Someone might have removed something, and that someone must have knowledge about programming and commands (are these the correct terms? hehe..) and that someone whom we're talking about has a BF who has a computer shop and knows about IT. I even asked the expert if it was possible my pc got sabotage and he said, yes. So, she was the prime suspect, but we have no proof.

Anyway, LUCKY thing, I manage to remember most of the important things and quickly jotted them down before they were washed away from my memory...

Well, nobody really likes this woman because of her problematic attitude... and another person who was leaving at that time was good and friendly, but a few weeks before his last day, he was slacking, unfinished jobs, mistakes everywhere, always MIA and enough to make others annoyed and couldn't care less if he's going eventho' in the first place, he was likeable. Of course, his attitude is probably normal to some people who has no more commitment to the company he's leaving, but we might cross paths again in future, so, wouldn't it be a wise choice to leave with a good impression... leaving footprints in other people's hearts??? Hmmm...

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