My Little Playground

busy

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:08:09 GMT

dear peeps,

sorry for not updating recently.
am in the midst of moving all my entries here back to blogspot.
after trying livejournal for almost 10 months, i've realised that blogspot is much better.
and to spare you guys the agony of referring back to livejournal for any past entries, i am actually moving every entry back to blogspot.
so that explains why i haven't been updating recently.

not only that, am busy making some gifts for desty, nie nie and janelle.
supposed to give it to them this friday so i've been spending my time on that as well.

do give me some time to re-set up my blog over in blogspot.
shouldn't be too long though.

once it's done, will inform you guys again.

luv,
gracie

My Last Day in LA - Hollywood Sign, Rodeo Drive, Farmer's Market, LAX & Taipei

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:48:48 GMT

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6th Day in LA - Ontario Mills & Desert Hills

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:41:48 GMT

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5th Day in LA - Six Flags California

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:40:01 GMT

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4th Day in LA - Part II - Universal Studio

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:38:00 GMT

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clearing up

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:56:04 GMT

have been sleeping at 3 or 4 am for the past few nights and waking up only at 12 noon.
god, i better start waking up early, otherwise i'll have problems waking up when i start work next month.

spend my time tidying up my little corner in the afternoon.
managed to throw away 2 bags of rubbish that i had accumulated.
now it looks so much better. =)

went to ikea with chris in the evening to get a frame for the caricature which i did it states.
we had actually cancelled the trip last few days because chris was busy with her schoolwork.
but my lil darling didn't want to disappoint me, so in the end, she managed to clear her work and accompanied me there.
thanks, leggings. *muackz*

we almost had an accident on the way to ikea.
this is because a motorcyclist had crashed into the back of the car and chris almost crashed in as well.
thank god she managed to brake in time, otherwise the motorcyclist would have ended up under the 1st car which he crashed into.

My driver for the evening
Chris aka Leggings

The lucky passenger
Gracie aka Luigi

took a while to reach ikea because of the traffic jam.
we couldn't help it as it was the peak period where everyone's rushing home after work.

heavy traffic...

reaching our destination...ikea, here we come!!

we spend only a short while at ikea.
that's cause we did not get side-tracked.
we went in, looked for the stuff that we wanted to get and then off we went to pay.

feels kinda of cheated though.
that's because the price stated at the rack where i got my frame was $4.90 but it turned out to be $19.
and the both of us had double checked the price before i got it, but well, there's nothing much i can do.
wanted to turn back to get the smaller frame which cost $15 but as they did not have it in white, i just made do with the $19 frame.

after ikea, the both of us went home to have dinner.
as usual, it was a crapping session again.
put the 2 of us together and that's what you get. *winks*

playing with camera to spend my time on the way home...like the effects.

it's us, the 2 crazy women again

continued tidying up my corner after dinner while chris went to take a nap.
she woke up a short while later and i spend some time in my bro's room crapping with her & my bro again.
wonder how my bro can tolerate us at time with our nonsense. hehe.

we were supposed to go down to st james but in the end it was cancelled cause my bro didn't want to go.
instead, chris asked me if i wanted to join them and her friends at boat quay for a drinking session but i rejected her.
i don't drink and i don't know her friends, no point going down.
moreover, i had not finished with the tidying and i didn't want to leave it till tomorrow.

after wasting time surfing the net, i finally managed to get everything done.

the caricature from disneyland in LA

my little corner where i spend most of time when i'm at home

going to sleep soon cause i've got to wake up at 7.00 am in the morning to meet desty.

Lunch...KTV...Dinner...Dai Dee

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:41:54 GMT

As I'm officially free from work for the time being, I met up with Angela and Darren for lunch and a KTV session.

So why are the 2 of them so free on a weekday?

Well, we were supposed to go to Genting for a short weekend getaway but it was cancelled as Angela left's leg is in a cast right now.
The careless girl sprained her ankle on her last day of her holiday trip at Phuket and the specialist told her that it was quite serious and her left leg had to be put on a cast.
She couldn't possibly go to Genting with the cast and moving around with crutches so we cancelled the trip.
And Darren didn't cancelled his leave so his leave actually starts on Thursday.

As Angela had been cooped up at home since last week and she was already bored to tears, they decided to go to KTV today.
I wasn't very interested in going as I had just went to the KTV on Monday to celebrate Jan's birthday but decided to head along to accompany them.

Waiting for Angela & Darren in the car

Had lunch at Ajisen at LOT 1 and I really the food over there.
It was below standard as compared to the other outlets that I had been to.
It was the first time that I actually wrote a feedback form to complain about the food.
But it was not only me who complained about the food; Darren and Angela complained about theirs as well.

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The not-so-yummy lunch that I had at Ajisen

Didn't sing much at the KTV though.
Maybe it was because I had sang too much on Monday.
So most of the time, it was the 2 them singing.

Blurry Me
(will post more of the photos that we took at the KTV once Angela sends it to me)

Headed to Jack's Place at West Coast Recreation Centre for dinner after the KTV session as Angela wanted to have steak.
Had to find a place which was convenient for her as she was walking around with her crutches.
After dinner, we went to the Mac at West Coast Park and spend our time playing Dai Dee.
My luck was pretty good today...only managed to distribute the cards less than 5 times.
If we had played with money, I would have won but we don't play with money cause I'm a POOR GAL. haha.

Bored in the car so it's cam-whoring time again

My Fire Steak for dinner...Yummy...I Like!!!

The pinko & cutie monkey which Angela bought for me

That's Darren trying to murder my monkey...HELP!!!!

And here's are some gifts which my darling, Princess Desty got me on her bintan & hongkong trip.

The wishing bottle from Bintan.
Have yet to write down my wish...will write it down soon otherwise I will waste Desty's effort.

Krispy Kreme donuts from Hongkong with Desty's love in them.

The Piglet keychain which Desty got me from Hongkong

Janelle's Birthday Celebration - 24.09.2007

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:20:51 GMT

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25th Sept was Princess Janelle's birthday.
We were supposed to celebrate her birthday on that day but because Mummy's birthday was on the same day, we decided to celebrate Jan's birthday on 24th Sept instead.

Desty, Nie Nie and myself decided to give Jan a treat as her birthday present.
Had dinner at Ajiteh at Takashimaya as that was Jan's favourite.
Had to say a little white lie during dinner as I had to get the birthday cake for Jan and I couldn't possibly let her know as that was meant to be a surprise.
So, I could only said that I had to get something for Mummy and when I went back to the restaurant carrying the bag with the cake, my dear Jan actually thought that I had bought mooncakes for Mummy. Hehe.
Dinner was followed by a KTV session at Partyworld.
Upon reaching Partyworld, Jan realised that her jacket was not with her, so Nie Nie went with her to go back to Takashimaya to look for it while Desty and myself stayed behind.

Texted Nie Nie to get her to inform us when they were coming back so that we could prepare the cake.
Our dear Jan had a surprise when we presented the cake to her.
However, after cutting the cake, we realised that she was supposed to cut the cake at 12 midnight instead.
As we still had candles left, our Princess Jan got the chance to make another wish and cut her cake again at 12 midnight.

Had so much fun that day with the 3 other Princesses.
We spent our time singing and dancing, well, most of the time, it was Desty and myself who were dancing like 2 mad women and entertaining the other 2 Princesses.
Desty and myself almost killed Nie Nie too...cause she kept singing all the old mandarin songs.
Whenever we saw an ORBIT music video, we would know that it was Nie Nie's song.

Nie Nie got herself a new nickname too...飞不起的场儿.
Actually it was because of me that she got this nickname from Jan.
It was the photo that I took that when you viewed in sequence, it would seem that she tried to fly but she failed.
Sorry about that, Princess Nie Nie.

As I have yet to get the photos from Jan (most of the photos were taken using her camera), I have decided to share the photo slide which Princess Desty uploaded to her blog.
Don't be mad ar, my dear Princess Desty.
Owe you one ya...muackz.

Will upload the rest of the photos once I get them from Jan.

4th Day in LA - Part I - City Walk & Universal Studio

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:31:59 GMT

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MI 226/ 225 SIN-SUB-SIN 20.09.2007

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:29:27 GMT

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Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:22:28 GMT

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last day with "sickair"

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:09:51 GMT

i'll be hanging up my GREEN uniform officially as of today.

why so?
this is because today marks my LAST DAY with Silkair aka "Sickair"
this is the day that i've been looking forward to in all the 18 months with Silkair.

my last flight with silkair today was MI 512/ 511 to Yangon (Myanmar).
my position was S1, working in the business class.
the load in business class was 1 ex-sin and 2 ex-yangon.
i was really thankful for the load.
as least i don't have to work very hard...haha.
the load in economy class was pretty light too.
i guessed this must be because of the ongoing riot in yangon at the moment.
had fun working in business class today because my crew-in-charge was a very nice lady.
had so much fun cracking jokes and making fun at each other even though it was my first time working in business class with her.
she even announced to the techinical crew (our pilots) that it was my last day.
and of course, they started asking me the reason for leaving.
that's the question everyone asks when they know that you are leaving.
my crew-in-charge also mentioned that whenever she works with her S1, it's always their last day.
that was why she already guessed it was my last day even before i had mentioned anything to her.
my kaki, josephine (my junior) was also on board but she was working in economy class.
am really glad that i had the chance to fly with her before i left.
she's a very cute girl and she's always so funny.
too bad we didn't had the chance to work together today but i already had the chance to work with her last thursday.
we took alot of photos during that flight which i will upload it soon as i have just received the photos from jo.

surprisingly, i had fun on all my last few flights.
was it because i was leaving, so i feeling more relaxed?
or was it because of all the nice crew?
no matter what it was, i'm really thankful for everything during these last few flights.

as mentioned earlier in one of my entries, no more waking at 4.00 am to prepare for my flights.
no more dragging myself to work when i know that there will be "shitty" crew on flight.
no more enduring the train journey from jurong to changi.
no more cursing and swearing in my heart as i work because of some idiotic people.
no more FUSSY & DEMANDING passengers who thinks they are the KINGS & QUEENS of the WORLD.
no more UNHYGENIC passengers who does not think twice about dirtying the toilet or the aircraft.
no more worrying about PLANE CRASHES.
no more feeling tired because of the stupid ROSTER.
no more worrying if my make-up or hair is in tip top condition.
no more painting my nails every other day.

but no matter how much i HATE about Silkair, there will also be stuff which i will miss.
i'll miss working with my kakis be it in economy or business class.
i'll miss those passengers who will appreciate what you have done.
i'll miss the "thank you" and smiles of these passengers as they disembarked the aircraft.
i'll miss shopping at DFS but i won't miss the unnecessary & impulse buying.
i'll miss my trainers (Ms. Yen Yen & Ms. Dila).
i'll miss the kind & helpful staff from the cabin crew department (Devi, Diyan, Ruadhah, Joanna, Mao Mao, Mr. Mawar)
i'll miss the gossiping sessions on flights when we have nothing to do.
i'll miss the fun that we had on the flights with my kakis.
i'll miss the FAT BONUS.

it feels kind of sad leaving this place even though it has been quite a "shitty" place to work in.
lots of friendships have been developed during this 18 months.
lots of laughter shared.

but no matter how much i missed the above mentioned, it's still time for me to leave.
i'll be starting my degree course next month and i know that it will be tiring for me to cope with both my studies and work should i not leave.
i've tried it before when i was pursuing my advanced diploma and the feeling wasn't good at all.
no time for my assignments and revision for my exams.
i'm paying the full $13K for my degree course on my own and i want to score results to do myself proud.
i don't want to end up not doing well in my studies and also in my work because of tiredness.
to me, having a job is important but completing my degree is even more important.

to lots of people out there, being a flight stewardess seems to be a glamourous job/ career.
but behind the facade, there's lots of hard work which they won't see.
there's a hell lot of training that we have to go through before we can even start flying.
safety & security, first aid, service excellence, grooming, announcement, etc...
i've learned how to take care of my appearance after attending grooming classes.
i've learned how to exceed passengers' expectations after attending service excellence classes.
i've learned how to apply CPR should i come across anyone who needs it.
i've learned how to operate the various safety equipments in case of any emergency.
you might not realised it at first but what i've learned all these while actually helps in life as well.

although it hasn't been easy during these 18 months, i have not regretted joining silkair.
it made me learn alot and realise that the job is not as glamourous as it seems.
i'm glad that i've tried and as such i won't have regrets in future.
i'm also glad that i have endure everything till the end and not leave mid-way.

as i embark on another chapter of my career life, i will bring along what i've learned in these 18 months at silkair.
i believe what i've gone through during this period will make me a stronger person.

silly me

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:38:11 GMT

realised i'd missed posting the slide of the photos taken at universal studio after i had posted the previous slides.
as such, i've deleted away the previous 2 entries.
will post it again once i've uploaded the photos taken at universal studio.
i know it's doing double-job but that's me.
i like my stuff to be in order.
fret not though, it shouldn't be too long till all the slides are up.
it's only those that were taken at universal studio that needs to be sorted out.
so for those who are interested in the photos, just hang on for a while more.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:28:34 GMT

was so angry last night then i went to bed straight after i finished blogging, which was about 10.30 pm.
even though my stomach was growling madly, i still forced myself to sleep.
ended up sleeping for about 12 hours...shiok...haha.
but was so hungry when i woke up...had japanese food at the coffeeshop near my place before i headed for work
i don't even have to order from the stall owner, she knows what i know cause i'm always having the same thing.

operated MI 226/ 225 to surabaya earlier on.
enjoyed myself on flight today, didn't feel like i was working.
josephine, rosmala and mardina were working behind in economy with me and we had so much fun.
especially with jo and mardina.
we kept making fun of each other and cracking jokes.
took quite alot of photos as well.
will upload the photos when jo email them to it as she took with her camera.
am really glad that i had the chance to work with them before i leave.
they are some of the people whom i will miss when i leave "sickair".
when i'm working with them, i will be like a crazy gal...haha.
if i'm working with some other crew, i will be damn quiet throughout the flight.

another 5 more flights before i leave.
will i miss flying?
i don't think so.
will i miss waking at 4.00 am in the morning to prepare for work?
definitely a big NO!
will i miss the backstabbing and fussy passengers?
definitely a big NO too!

so what will i miss?
the fun that i had when i'm working with my kakis.
the compliments from passengers after a hard day's work.
the nice crew and cic.
the "bitching" sessions that we have at times when we are bored.

i guessed that's about it.

anyway, here's some pictures to share...

my dinner earlier on.
dunkin donuts...yummy!!!
got to try and cut down on sinful food like this, otherwise i'll put back on the weight which i lost during my LA trip. =P

accompanied mummy to take a look at the tree which they said had the image of a monkey on tuesday.
couldn't believe my eyes when i saw the crowd over there.
the crowd has got so bad that there are barricades along the side of the road now.
just couldn't resist taking a picture of them...hehe.
anyway, does it really look a monkey? up to individual.
but according to the papers, this happens when the tree grows a new layer of bark over the injured part of the tree.
so for aunties and uncles, they will not believe in scientic reasons.
they have already started praying to the trees.
joss sticks are given free for offering prayers.
bananas and peanuts are placed at the bottom of the tree as part of the offerings as well.
the funniest thing?
they even placed a small bingo machine, so that they can draw on lucky numbers to bet on 4D.
pieces of papers with numbers are found on the tree as well.

met angela and darran for dinner and had ice-cream at haaigen daz after that.
and the above is what happen when you put the 3 of us together.
we become the 3 monkeys! haha!

3rd Day in LA - Part III - Chinatown & Santa Monica Pier

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:11:41 GMT

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highly FRUSTRATED!!!

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:19:42 GMT

have spent the past half an hour trying to load the slide for 3rd Day in LA - Part III and this bloody livejournal just keeps giving me problems.
as such, i've decided to give up on uploading it tonight.

DAMN!!! today is just not my day.
everything has been going wrong.
gracie is feeling VERY, VERY FRUSTRATED now!!!

and the fact that one bloody idiot made me wait for the whole day didn't help things either.

what's wrong with some people anyway?
if they don't wanna meet, just let me know.
don't make me wait for the whole day without calling me before i see him on msn.
and he has the cheek to wait till i message him before he tells me that he's meeting his friend.
and all the while i was waiting for his call and not taking my dinner because he was supposed to let me know whether we are meeting for dinner.
yet at the same time, he can tell me that his jobs for the day are not cleared yet.
and he's going to meet his friend!
and he has the cheek to tell me that he won't tell me anything in future.

(destyy: u should know who i'm talking about)

FINE!
if he doesn't want to tell me anything in future, i'm fine with it.
i have exceeded my tolerance and patience limit.
screw him and all his damn excuses!

i'm sick and tired of being taken for granted all the time by all these people around me!

3rd Day in LA - Part II - Back to DisneyLand

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:31:32 GMT

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3rd Day in LA - Part I - Disney California Adventure Park

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:14:40 GMT

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having 4 cameras around and what's the results?
lots and lots of photos taken.

my 3rd day in LA was spend in disney california adventure park, disneyland, chinatown and santa monica pier.
the 4 of us took so many photos and as such, i've got to split them into several slides.
part I, which is this entry, are the photos that we took at disney california adventure park.

this was also the day when i felt both happy and frustrated.

frustrated; because my shi shiong was very grouchy and moody right from the moment he got up.
he didn't join us for any rides at adventure park, leaving the 3 of us to take the rides.
he left us shortly and went back to disneyland all by himself.
i felt frustrated because since we had all went there together, we should enjoy each other's company.
but then again, he didn't like to take rides after watching the movie "final destination 3".
since he was already feeling so moody, i didn't want to say much and just let him be.

happy; because my shi shiong's mood became better by the time we reached santa monica pier.
shi shiong became very playful and made the 3 of us (chian, myself and soong) be his model for his "artistic" shots.
we had so much fun taking those "artistic" shots.
if you wanna take a look at my shi shiong "artistic" shots, stay tuned cause the slide with those photos will be up soon.
it was the 1st time that i've seen my shi shiong in this manner.
all these years that i've known my shi shiong, he has always been very quiet.
he won't talk much unless he knows you well and trust me, it takes a while for that to happen.

during the days leading up to this trip, shi shiong had been feeling very down because of some relationship issue.
he told me whilst we were chatting on msn one night when we were discussing about the trip.
initially he didn't want to mention anything and i didn't want to ask much either.
but after a while he told me what had happened and i gave him my advice.

there wasn't anything much that i could do because it's an issue related to relationship.
as his shi mei, i can only give him advice and how i felt about the whole issue.
i don't expect him to listen to me because frankly speaking, everyone has got different opinions.
and also because at that point of time, he will not be able to take in what i've said.

the only thing i could do as his shi mei was to stand by him and be there for him.
and that was what i had in mind when i boarded the plane to LA.
i wanted him to be happy during this trip and abandon any unhappy thoughts.

sad to say, i've failed.
he didn't want to mention much about what had happened and as usual, i didn't want to ask much either.
it wasn't because i didn't care but because i felt that, if someone doesn't want to talk about a certain matter, let them be.
no point bugging him or her cause it will only cause them more frustration.

every night during the trip, he would be the last to sleep because he was busy blogging.
and also waiting for that special someone to come online.
and when that didn't happen, it only made his mood worse.
seeing him this way made me very sad and probably because of this, i became very frustrated with him.
and thus, it caused some friction between the 2 of us.
and what was supposed to be a happy trip ended up with some unhappiness added in.

i'm not sure if my shi shiong reads my blog cause he has too many blogs to read everyday.
but if he does, here's a message for him.

*****
dearest shi shiong,

life is never a bed of roses.
there's a time for happiness and a time for unhappiness.
god made us go through certain matter for a reason.
we might not know it initially but we will know it when the time comes.

in all these years that i've known you, you have showed me that no matter how badly you fall, you will still be able to stand up again.
and that is why, i've never regretted acknowledging you as my shi shiong.
you are one the important people in my life and you know it.
remember what you've told me before?
"the twins riding on the bull's back"
as that means, no matter what happens, shi mei will always be there for you.

we might have our differences and conflicts, who doesn't?
sometimes, it's only through these that we understand each other more.

no matter differences we had on the trip, i still enjoyed myself alot.
enjoyed your company and that of chian's and soong's(even though i kept arguing with soong).
i appreciate everything that you had done, but i didn't have the chance to tell you cause the both of them were always around.
take care of yourself in arizona.
have fun and enjoy your time while you are there.
visit all the places when you can and enjoy your friends' company over there.

i hope that everything will work out fine for you soon.
and trust me, i believe that you will meet the girl of your dreams one day.
someone who will treasure you and love you for who you are.

and remember that no matter what happens, shi mei is just a phone call away.

*****

feeling so tired now.
just came back from my flight to yangon earlier.
the feeling of waking up at 4.00 am is shitty...i hate it.
went to sleep at 8.15 pm last night and surprising, i fell asleep almost immediately.

nothing much happened on flight today.
had a very bad headache halfway through the flight.
my CIC was so worried about me cause i had a headache prior to my anxiety attack the other time.
but i told her not to worry, it must be because i haven't been waking up so early for the past few weeks.

shall stop here for now.
mummy just came back with my dinner....feels so hungry now.

dinner...how i come!!!

love,
the hungry and tired gracie

2nd Day in LA - DisneyLand

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:59:04 GMT

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can time pass slower?

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:25:54 GMT

can't believe it's already thursday.
tomorrow will be the last day of my leave and then it's back to work on saturday.
as usual, it's a super early morning flight, gotta wake up at 4.00 am and i hate it.

but then, i will tell myself to bear with it cause it will my last few flights.
yes, i've tendered my resignation letter.
went back to tender this afternoon, and my last day will be on 26 sept after serving my 2 weeks notice.
i can't wait for the day to come.

i've been so busy ever since i touchdown in singapore on monday.
spend my afternoon unpacking my luggage on monday.
met destyy and nie nie for dinner at centrepoint in the evening.
i didn't realise how tired i was and how bad the jetlag was.
i actually KO in the bus on the way down to orchard.
by the time i woke up, i was already at lucky plaza and i had to alight at the next stop.
i was really glad that i didn't miss the stop.
i was pratically yawning throughout dinner and i didn't even have the appetite to eat even though i was hungry.
in the end, i managed to force myself to finish up my chicken rice.

when i reached home, chris was at my place as usual and so i went to chat with her while lying on my bro's bed.
it didn't take long for me to fall asleep and after a while, my bro woke me up as they wanted to sleep.
went back to my room and remove my contact lenses and told myself that i will rest for a while before i remove my make-up.
before i knew it, i had KO again and it was only at 5.14 am when i woke up.
i was so dead that i didn't hear my phone rang and there were 5 messages when i woke up.

woke up around 9.30 am on tuesday morning and i wished i could sleep longer but i couldn't as i had an interview at dezign format.
took my time to prepare and because i was so tired, i ended taking a cab there even though i was broke.
halfway through the interview, we had to stop because mr. chong had arranged for some health talk.
i took the chance to pop by skyy to drop off the abercrombie t-shirt which i had bought for david.

had lunch with cedric after interview and he send me to orchard as i was meeting daddy at goodwood park hotel to get mooncakes.
went back to daddy's place for a while after that.
by the time i reached home, it was already 5.30 pm.
was trying my best to keep myself awake cause that was actually my bedtime when i was in LA.

met david around 9.00 and we went to cathay to watch lindsay lohan's new movie, "i know who killed me".
went for supper after that cause i was feeling very hungry as i hadn't taken dinner.
by the time i reached home, it was already 3.00 am and as usual, i KO after washing up.

have been waking up around 12 noon these 2 days.
although i meant to wake up earlier, i just couldn't.
gotta try my best to wake up early tomorrow so that i will be able to sleep early tomorrow night as i got to wake up at 4.00 am on saturday morning.
actually i really don't feel like going back to work but i guess i don't have a choice.
looking forward to my last day...haha...

hopefully, i will be able to go on a short trip end of this month or early october before i go back to work at dezign format.
wanna take another break before i start work again.

all right, going to take a break now.
my back is hurting after sitting at my desk for such a long time.
going to lie down on my comfy book and carry on reading my book "marshmallows for breakfast"

*tired & broke gracie*

1st Day in California, Los Angeles

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:42:16 GMT

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tremors felt...

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:40:04 GMT

was sitting in front of my laptop chatting with my primary school mate when I suddenly felt my room shaking.
thought i was having a very bad headache but it didn't seem so.
the next thing that came to my mind was that an earthquake must be happening somewhere, and it was the tremors that was causing the block to shake.

to confirm that i wasn't the one who had felt it, i went to my bro's room to check on my mum.
and bingo...mummy felt it too.
the tremors were so bad that mummy was quite scared but i told her not to worry.
as for me, i just came back to my room and carried on with what i was doing.
this is not the 1st time that i felt the tremors and when i had experienced even worse situation when i was in taipei.
and when it happened in taipei, i just went back to sleep as usual while my dearest twin didn't dare to sleep until an hour later.

it's not that i'm not afraid of dying.
i'm afraid but if it's really time to go, what can i do?

anyway, it has just been reported in the news that there was an earthquake (7.9) in indonesia.
and my friend didn't believe me when i told him about it earlier...eediot.

g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:shit

g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:some place is having earthquake again
g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:feel tremors at my place
aDrian says:is it
aDrian says:!!??
aDrian says:where u sty
g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:jurong
aDrian says:i also jurong
aDrian says:why i dun have
g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:how i know
aDrian says:ur head shake la
aDrian says:what blk

g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:

it's v bad over at my place
g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:stop it
g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:XXX

aDrian says:http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php

aDrian says:u are rite!!
g.r.a.c.e = l.i.t.i.n.g says:still dun believe me

transit in taipei

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:12:19 GMT

Have just touched down in Taipei after 14 hours of flight from Los Angeles.

Am on transit and waiting in the holding room for the flight back to Singapore.

Although the flight from Los Angeles to Taipei was about 14 hours, it didn’t seem that long as compared to the other day when I flew from Singapore to Los Angeles. I guessed this is was because I spent most of my time on flight sleeping. My flight departed from Los Angeles at 01:05 AM and as that had been my bed time for the past week when I was in Los Angeles, I was very tired and fell asleep soon after the meal service. I had to sleep as much as possible so that the jetlag wouldn’t be so bad by the time I reach Singapore. I should be reaching Singapore at 11:35 AM which is about 8.35 PM Sunday night in LA. There’s a difference of 15 hours between LA and Singapore.

Can’t believe that I’m heading to Singapore already. Although this LA trip was quite short, I managed to visit all the places which I wanted to and we didn’t had to rush around that much. All these are thanks to Chian, Shi Shiong and Soong who had planned the whole iteniary.

Enjoyed myself a lot but there were also some unhappiness during the trip. The one thing that actually pissed me off was when I reached LAX last night. The guys’s intention was actually to just drop me off at the airport and leave but they hadn't inform me at all. I had actually thought that they would keep me company till it was time for boarding. I understand that they had to go back to the hotel to rest as they had to drive back to Arizona the next day and it’s a tiring 6 hour drive back but I would appreciate if they had informed me of their intention earlier. At least I would have known about it and prepared myself as to how to spend the time at the airport. By telling me at the last minute only caused much unhappiness. I'm not a princessy woman even though my friends call me princess and I don't mind waiting for my flight alone at the airport; it's just I'm in a foreign land and if anything were to happen, I might not know how to handle it. If they had informed me earlier of their plan, I wouldn't have got angry at all.

In the end, Chian was the one who kept me company while I waited to check in for my flight while Shi Shiong and Soong went to park the car. By then, I was already not in the mood and after I was done with the check in and sending my luggage for screening, I told them they to leave and I would be all right even though I’m alone.

I wasn't being petty but the damage was already done and even if they had stayed, I wouldn’t have anything to say to them. In that case, might as well let them leave and get the rest that they needed instead of them staying and causing more unhappiness. I rather be unhappy myself than causing everyone to be unhappy.

After they had left, I headed straight to the boarding gates and waited for about 1 and a half hours for my flight. Spend my time reading my book and people watching.

All right, shall stop here now. It’s time to board my next flight. Shall continue when I’m back in Singapore.

Cheers,

Cranky Gracie

greetings from los angeles

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:17:37 GMT

it's tuesday morning 1:10 am (los angeles's time) right now.
just came back from disneyland not long, spend my whole day at disneyland today.
feels so tired because of the jetlag but still managed to stay awake.

reached L.A. earlier than expected on sunday evening.
the flight which i was supposed to take was overbooked, so i was put on the direct flight instead.
that's the problem with taking subload, but luckily i managed to get a seat on the direct flight.
didn't sleep throughout the 16 hours on board...watch so many movies...

guessed i was too nervous to sleep...

weather's the same as in singapore though it's colder at night...

hmm...feels tired now...so shall stop here for the time being...

busy bee

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:31:17 GMT

Have been so busy since last week that I've not have the time to update my blog.

Here's a little update as to what I've been up to for the past one week till today....

*Today*
Went to pay the 1st instalment for my degree course which will be starting in October, which means to say I'm officially broke.
From seeing 5-digits in my savings, it's not back to 4 digits again. *sad*
Went for my pedicure after settling my course fees.
After that it was back home to get my flight preparation done for tomorrow's flight and to iron my clothes.

*Yesterday*
Sorted out the 800+ photos which I had send for developing....Finally.
Now, I'll just have to get some more albums for the photos.
Chris saw me sorting out my photos and she asked me why I had to develop them, why not just save them in my laptop?
That's me...I will always develop my photos and keep them in my albums so that when I grow old, I can flip through the albums and think about all the wonderful memories.

*Monday*
Nothing much happened....operated MI 238 to Medan and David came to pick me up from the airport after that.
Chris was at my place when I reached home, so we had a little chat before I went to sleep.

*Sunday*
Met up with Ah Ni and Janelle for a KTV session.

Our Princess Destinee was supposed to meet up with us to pass us the donuts which she bought from HongKong but as she could only meet up after dinner, we decided to go for a KTV session. The funny thing was, no one dared to call our Princess to tell her that we were going singing...we were afraid that that she would be mad because she was having a sore throat and she wouldn't be able to sing. I ended up being the one telling her...luckily our dear Princess wasn't angry. Had a drinks and donuts session with Destinee after we finished singing and we ended talking about who would get both Destinee and my stuff after we passed away...Damn crappy but still I enjoyed the day with them. The sweet Destinee even got me a Piglet keychain so that I can carry it around with me as Auntie had said that I need pigs. Really never expected her to remember that. Will upload the pic of the keychain after I have uploaded the pics from my camera.

*Saturday*
Back to Dezign Format cause Daniel wanted to have a meeting with me regarding me going back to DF. Not sure if they will agree to my counter-offer of the basic salary...anyway, I will just let nature takes its course. I don't mind going back there because I know everyone there but if the pay is pathetic, I don't think I will go back just because of my friends. Had lunch with Kenny, Danny and Mike and headed to Great World City to catch the movie "License To Wed" with DT. Not a bad movie though...met David for supper after he had finished his stuff and we went to watch "Evan Almighty" at The Cathay after that. It was already 3.30 am by the time the movie ended and I was so tired from running around the whole day.

*Friday*
Nothing much happened on this day too. Operated MI 758 to Phuket...full load as usual and the worst thing was the flight was re-timed and delayed. Was supposed to touch down at 11.00 pm but ended touching down at 11.30 pm. Had to rush to change out of my uniform once I came on as David was waiting for me to go for supper and because of the delay, he waited for an hour at the airport. Luckily, he didn't scold me.

*Thursday*
Called up to operate MI 288 to Christmas Island. Almost fainted when I heard the flight number cause Christmas Island is one of the worst flight to operate. The call bell will go off non-stop and our bar cart will be cleared before we reached Singapore most of the time. That's because the Australians can really drink alot...and trust me...it's A LOT. But this flight was so smooth and easy, with not much drinkers. I was so surprised and could only say thanks to God.... *grins*

*Wednesday*
Off day....home sweet home

*Tuesday*
Busy busy day. Went for an interview in the morning and met up with Destinee after the interview as I was at Suntec and I wanted to meet her before she left for HongKong. After that, I had to rush to DF to meet Violet for lunch. By the time I reached, it was already 1.45 pm...poor Violet...After lunch, I headed downstairs to help out my ex-bosses's friends for the 7th month dinner that night. Although I was tired but I had no choice because I had promised them the day before when they asked me to help them. Many of my friends can't believe how close I am to my ex-bosses's friends and my ex-collegues at DF. They don't understand why I'm always going back to DF for the past 1 and a half years even though I'm longer working there. That's because they are like my family. When I was working there, I spend more time at work than at home. The bond that I have had forged with the people over there is unbreakable. Stayed for dinner after that...didn't eat much cause I had to entertain lots of people and also to make sure that some of my friends (Kenny and Kelvin) were not drinking too much as I was under David's instructions to look after them as Kelvin was driving and Kenny still had to work the next day. Luckily William and Jacky was seated at the same time and as usual, they kepp making fun of me but I didn't mind cause that's the only time in the year when I get to see them.

*Monday*
Rushed home after my flight (MI 226) from Surabaya to change and rushed for an interview at Tuas. I wished I could say it was time and money (on the cab-fares) well-spent but too bad it was wasn't. The job wasn't what I expected and the basic pay is quite pathetic although the commission is damn high. If I were to take up the job offer, I believe I wouldn't have to worry about my financial status at all but too bad though...it's not what I want. Went up to DF to collect money from Da Qiang to pay his mobile phone bills and that was when I got caught by the uncles to ask me to go down on Tuesday...After that, it was time to meet Wilson Kor Kor for golf at the driving range at Sembawang Country Club. Was so tired because I had been awake since 4.00 am that I couldn't concentrate at all. Finally, I couldn't take it and I told Wilson to finish the rest.

*****

That's what I have been up to since last week.
It's been a long time since I'm running around like that and although it's tiring, somehow I like it.
That's because I'm away from home and those who know me will know why I don't like staying at home during this period of time.

Anyway, I will be leaving for LA this Sunday but somehow I don't feel anything at all.
Have not even pack my luggage at all....
The thing I'm dreading is spending 36 hours on the plane (to and fro)...
Think I will sleep all the way through...

With "Uncle" Jacky

With "Uncle" WIlliam

The photo which was ruined by that irritating Jacky....

My Little Playground

busy

My Last Day in LA - Hollywood Sign, Rodeo Drive, Farmer's Market, LAX & Taipei

6th Day in LA - Ontario Mills & Desert Hills

5th Day in LA - Six Flags California

4th Day in LA - Part II - Universal Studio

clearing up

Lunch...KTV...Dinner...Dai Dee

Janelle's Birthday Celebration - 24.09.2007

4th Day in LA - Part I - City Walk & Universal Studio

MI 226/ 225 SIN-SUB-SIN 20.09.2007

last day with "sickair"

silly me

3rd Day in LA - Part III - Chinatown & Santa Monica Pier

highly FRUSTRATED!!!

3rd Day in LA - Part II - Back to DisneyLand

3rd Day in LA - Part I - Disney California Adventure Park

2nd Day in LA - DisneyLand

can time pass slower?

1st Day in California, Los Angeles

tremors felt...

transit in taipei

greetings from los angeles

*busy bee*

busy bee