Life

Monday, November 28, 2005
Wishlists!!!

Woho... I think it's that time of the year again for me to draw up my wishlist for Christmas and not forgetting at my 21st birthday is coming up..

Hey everybody... Look out for the side column of my blogs for my wishlists. Voila!!!

OH, i'm so in love with victorian at {/2:59 PM}

I'm sick again =(

Argh... Yes I'm sick again since Thursday morning. Was down with a bad flu but still I went for the marketing test. Can you imagine my nose kept dripping when I was writing? Yhew...

Throughout that day my whole body ached and my throat was killing me. But my God's grace, I still gave one tuition on Fri morning and work throughout that afternoon. But I guess all the phone callings and after the prayer meeting on Fri, I've almost lost my voice completely. Bluah...

Really no choice, dad forced me to see the doc on Sat morning. The doc said I've got a viral infection and my vocal cords are swollen cos I've overused my voice, and when mom asked me how was I going to sing for choir in front of the doc, he was in disbelief. But I was determined to sing. With the strength of God, I could sing that day, just that I couldn't talk much.

I was advised to talk less and let my vocal cords rest for a week or so. But how to? My jobs require me to talk and talk non-stop. How to rest? Aiyo...

OH, i'm so in love with victorian at {/2:25 PM}

Tuesday, November 15, 2005
The Skin Food

Really gotta share this with all of you guys. Like many of you know that you must never walk into a shop of beauty care, like The Body Shop, The Natural Source and Crabtree & Evelyn. Reason being when Jo gets into such a shop, she's never stop spending. Haha... Over the years I've really spent a lot in these store. And now... I've found another brand.... The Skin Food. Now this brand has top the list of my favourite shops.

There's this brand of beauty products originated from Korea. I came across this product on one of the tv program from Taiwan, featuring this brand shop. I got so fascinated by the products from this brand. So I went to search the web to see if I can find the website. As expected, I found the website and fell deeper in love with the products.

U've gotta check this out: www.theskinfood.com

The brand concept of Skin Food, as the brand name suggests, desires to offer a banquet for our skin, just as how we often feast to nourish our body. Like our body, our skin needs to be pampered and fed. Woho.. I love this concept. and it's brand symbol too. It's a shape of a guardian angel with 2 wings. So cute..

O well.. Like I mentioned before that I actually thought of starting a business. For a period of time, I was so crazy about this brand that I kept telling Chantal that I wanna bring this brand to Singapore and be the sole importer for this brand, cos this brand only has brand stores in Korea and Taiwan. Bluah... But it's all too late. I'm too slow. Cos last Sunday I found the brand store at Marina Square.

I was so furious but yet even more delighted. The store is situated at the corner on the ground floor, near the restrooms. Well at first I wanted to go to the restroom, but when I saw the shop I was so excited that I grabbed my mom into the shop.

Well I personally love the range of skincare products featuring red wine. But cos my mom complained that I've already bought too many things from Body Shop, Natural Source and Anna Sui, so she said I can only buy after I finish using all those stocks at home. Hai...

O well, how can Jo ever leave such a shop empty-handed? Hah.. So I bought a "lime secret shine base". That's good stuff. Even my mom said so too. Well for many of you who don't know. My mom used to be a beautician. So whatever she says is good, it really is good stuff.

Another note, the Skin Food not only sells beauty and skincare products for ladies, they also have products for men and kids.

Gotta start clearing up all the skincare products I've at home. I mustn't be lazy to take care of my skin. For the sake of shopping, I shall scoop loads of moisturizer on my skin. Heheh... O but another thing is that cos this brand is still very new in Singapore so they haven't practise CRM, customer relations management, cos I wont mind to have another membership card in my wallet.

OH, i'm so in love with victorian at {/11:21 PM}

Saturday, November 12, 2005
I hate Chalets...

When I went to work yesterday morning, my boss Karen was asking me if I was feeling alright cos I looked super gloomy. Then later in the afternoon, one of the tutors whom I always talked to, was also asking me the same question cos she said I sounded sad. Eh.... Then just now Xiao Wei was asking me if I was ok cos I looked kinda grumpy. Ehhhhhhhhhhh...........

I really really am ok. I look very sad meh? Dunno. What's the feeling of sad? I dun even have time to think about the question if I'm happy or sad. Perhaps, perhaps... I was just feeling kinda sian these days, thinking of ways to space out my schedule. And today I'm really very tired.

Yesterday was Sharon's birthday chalet at Downtown East Costa Sands. I concluded that I really really hate chalet. Honestly... I think maybe cos I'm not those kind of outdoor lifestyle, that's why I hated it. Having to desert the comfort of my bed and luxury in my room and the cleanliness of my room too, although it's very messy, I really hate leaving my room. Best of all the chalet at Downtown East is SO SO SO STUPID!!!!!! Still gotta pay $1 for the entry. So dumb...

And I drew another conclusion that I hated Pasir Ris. That's an extreme end from Jurong West. Cos we left the chalet at almost midnight. Thank God Jarrod drove me home, ha.. but there was a price to pay cos he forced me to barbecue food for me. For the sake of saving the cab fare, I was like his slave. Dumb...

Nevertheless, I was still home. But cos both of us ain't familiar with the east, so we got lost for some time in pasir ris, trying to find ECP so that we can drive Suet home. And also Suet, the direction idiot... who dun even know the directions to her place insisted on the directions she thought which were right, but it turned out that she was wrong, we wasted so much time. Should have trusted me. So end up I was home at 1 plus in the morning.

I slept at 3am and woke up at 8am for COPE this morning. Indeed I'm very tired.

The last thing I ever want for my 21st birthday is a chalet party, but no choice la cos I wanna save some trouble. So next year I'm having a chalet party. BUT my frens need not pay the dumb "$1 per entry" fee.

OH, i'm so in love with victorian at {/11:23 PM}

Sunday, November 06, 2005
A Divine Week

Indeed God knows it all.

The word which pst Kong shared during The Tabernacle bible study on Wednesday was perhaps an all-time word for me. The key to forgiveness is forgetfulness. Indeed forgetfulness. When Pst preached, I knew that "hey he's talking about me." Having lost myself in the busyness, there were times when I really lost myself. Frankly speaking, I hate it when the people around me are always asking me "So how are u doing?" My standard answer will always be "Very busy." What am I busy with? Work, tuition, school.. I lost the time for myself.

Everything I did was to make myself forget about the past. I wanna let everything go, but I somehow cant. I've tried so many times. Often I was so close to success when suddenly some stuff just stimulated those hurtful memories. All the miserable things that happened to Joseph in Genesis, yet he was able to forgive those who hurt and harmed him, cos God gave him a son named Manasseh---Forgetfulness. All along what I did was creating my own forgetfulness. That's not the way. I needed my Manasseh from God.

Forgiveness is to be offered to those who hurt us and to ourselves. It's him that I can't forget but it's not him whom I can't forgive. It's me who I can forgive. I can't forgive myself, for my foolishness to fall for him, for my stupid stubborn of not letting go, and for my stupid brain for not deleting him off from my memory bank. Most importantly I couldn't forgive myself cos I felt that I've let God down cos of a stupid mistake I made in my emotions.

Then when Pst shared that a preacher once said, "If God can forgive u and u can't forgive yourself, you are making yourself greater than God." Wow.... This is so mind blowing. I gotta forgive myself by hook or by crook cos I know God has already forgiven me. It's only me now. God, pls help me.

Yesterday Pst Kong preached a sermon about "releasing the glory in you." God created us with glory and it's our responsibility to release the full glory of God in our lives. We are the ultimate display of His glory. I am called to shine for God.

Have been thinking of setting up a business for quite some time, besides my dream of starting a cafe. But recently I've been getting down to planning and work liao. I've got a business plan and it's something which I've not share with many people. I'm starting a wedding planner business with Leona. This actually came before this week. The sermon this week further assured my decision.

Work releases the glory. I wanna work hard for God's glory. I'm determined to let this business be a success. It must and it will.

Well I've concluded that a woman like me, now needs nothing, besides God and my career. I'm determined to crave out a career for myself cos I'm called to shine. Amen.

OH, i'm so in love with victorian at {/11:21 PM}

Friday, November 04, 2005
I flunked my 1ST driving test

What so ever.. I'm declaring... Yes I flunk my FIRST driving test.

I couldn't believe it. I was so confident yet... I "died" in the circuit, not even on the road. O well.. The story as follows:

Woke up this morning and realised that it was raining.. "Oh no.. then the roads are gonna be wet. Argh..."

My revision was alright. Did the test route 6, the hardest one. But I was really praying for test route 5 or 10 cos I find them easier and also cos I like driving around Bukit Batok, instead of Teck Whye. So went for my test at 11.45pm. We were 1st in this room to draw lots for the test route. Yucks.. cos I got test route 1 which is driving to Chua Chu Kang then turn out to Teck Whye. Sigh...

Then the testers came into the room one by one to call for their testees. Mine was a dumbo. He was calling "Chit Ying".. "Chit Ying".. No one in the room responded. Then he was reading out the IC no. Yes.. It was me. But who the hell is "Chit" Ying? HELLO my name is ChiAt Ying.

Started off the engine and drove off in the circuit. Did the S-course, ramp and parallel parking. Perfect. Then he happily asked me to drive into the directional change no. 23. Ok I did. Then suddenly his hp rang. I was very shocked and angry. So I fumbled. I struck the kerb twice inside and mount the kerb. I was a goner. Never have I mount a kerb. But I did. I was in a state of denial. Tears just couldn't stop flowing. Bluah..

Then we asked me to do the parallel parking. I was so angry that I struck the pole. No hope liao. So he asked me to drive onto the main road for the fun of it. Made a u-turn and then drove back. Stupid. He told me "It's alright girl.. This is part of life." No it's not. It's all cos his stupid hp rang. It's not my skills. It's HIM!!!!!

OH, i'm so in love with victorian at {/10:13 PM}