Mum.Dog&Me. It's complicated.

My mum is so funny. I can't evennnn!

I shall be diligent and pen down those funny conversation I had with mum over little dog

Mum: do you still want your rice?

Me: I'm done. Brush teeth already.

Mum: I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to the dog!

Hahahahaha. Seriously mum.

Notstrongatall

Last night was literally one of the scariest night of my night. Thinking back now, I'm still very traumatise by what happened.

And I realise that i'm not that strong after all. Sometimes i do need someone to give me a big hug and tell me that everything will be alright. 

thankful

and im very thankful and blessed to meet all the angels around me who help me when i need it. the thank you for believing in me and lending a hand when i need it most. (:

drowningggggg

it's my 5th anniversary with bishan home and i really want to blog a reflection about it but I HAVE NO TIME. damn. literally drowning at work. :(

4th anniversary that i'm planning for the home is this coming saturday and im kind of worried about it. the feeling of did i miss out anything is there. damnnit. seems less planning compared to previous year or maybe that's why im not used to it. hahaha fml. pray hard for me please that everything will go on smoothly. of course the weather please be kind to me and not rain on friday night and whole of saturday. :)

it's the first time we are bringing in uncle ringo for my residents to play with and they are mad excited about it. sounds like an impossible plan initially but im glad we managed to push it through and make it happen!!

we will definitely have fun this saturday and all will be good!! dont stop believing chloe!

trying out a different sunday

decided to get away from my usual "do nothing but 'nua' on my sofa and watch random drama" sunday and sign up for volunteering at AMK hospital with my youth. so basically im 'supervising' my youth when they are there to clock their community service hours. so far so goooood.

but i'm still trying to adapt the routine of going out on a sunday. it sucks especially when i need to work on saturday it means i wont get to rest at all. :(

we shall see how long i can last and whether will i continue volunteering weekly when this project ends. hahahah

One new milestone achieved (:

Confession,

i did think of giving up during the process of preparing and writing the proposal. of course preparing for the presentation slides wasn't easy as well. i'm only allowed 3 minutes to pitch my idea to the corporate judges and without boring them.

Now I'm glad I didn't give up but went through with it. Never will I imagine that I'm able to pitch my cause to 200 people and not freak out on stage.

and the best part now, i managed to secure new corporate sponsors and came in second after ADA. we received a total of 100k grant for this project! the amount raised was way more than what we requested for. very very very blessed indeed.

feels like a dream really..

I kept telling myself that I CAN I CAN I CAN and no. I'm not nervous at all. it didnt work that well because i remember myself shaking and cannot stop peeing. no idea why but overflow of pee whenever i'm nervous. hehehe. sorry too much details.

I'm thankful to meet these amazing people who help me along through this journey. And of course my ever supportive boss who gave me endless opportunities to prove myself... pushing me hard... all for my own personal growth. For helping me out with my proposal and rehearsal. I don't know I'm able to achieve all these without his help.

Right before the event he sms-ed me

"our prayers are with you. we are confident that you can do it. winning or losing is not important. our participation is. for BH to even get to the finals is an achievement in itself. whatever the result - well done for reaching out to the seemingly impossible. for me i take my strength and comfort from god."

:') :') :')

The amazing coaches from MBS who gave me their valuable input and let me understand and see things from the corporate perspective. 

truly blessed indeed to be given this opportunity. yes one new milestone achieved. thank you for believing in me and believing in our cause.

Like I say, today will be even better than yesterday for i'm one step closer... (: (:

thankful and very blessed

Feels like a dream and i still cannot believe that we're number 2! (: (: 

Thankful for all who supported me today, for giving me a chance, encouraging me, and believing in me and the cause I'm fighting for. 

And to my boss, for always giving me lots of opportunities and believing me. Without your guidance, I won't be where I am today. Thank you.

It has been an exciting day with all these anticipations and nervousness. still feeling dizzy with all the news and congratulation. Very very blessed indeed. I should sleep.

And tomorrow will be even better than today for I'm one step closer to my dream. (:

opportunities

"we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down opportunities simply because we don't know what to do."

and i'm at a cross road once again. it's too good an opportunity to give up because i really want to learn from you. i'm not sure if that's what i really want because it's something different from my initial direction but i'm willing to take up the challenge. anyway i'm glad to earn this little recognition and having someone believing in me.

may i find my own way out soon. (:

蓝天 白云

a brand new day awaits.

go chloe

Unable to function without it

"All you need is love but a good cup of coffee never hurts." 

And yep. My one picture per post style is back. Hehehe

Summer.

I can spend the day lazing around the pool with a book and my favourite songs. Perfect way to spend my summer holiday. Not doing anything but nua.

p.s pardon my CUI looking mp3 that I'm not willing to upgrade yet. Been with me for almost 10 years, 对他有感情的哦！

hello KRABI.

Grandma is 89 today!

grandma with part of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. remember those days when we only have to book 4 tables to celebrate our grandparents' birthday and not 7 tables now. our family is indeed growing bigger. (:

Word.

b y e b y e mr. dolphin

I will miss you "forcing" me to say good bye to you when I refuse to do so. 
I will miss "irritating" you until you tell me "enough"! 
I will miss you telling me to go home when I'm working late. 
I will miss talking to volunteers about you. 
I will miss everything about you. 

trick eye museum in Seoul

9 days in seoul and i can't possibly be spending all 9 days shopping. i remember turning really broke on the first few days of the trip and ended up having to ask my friend to send more money over for me. holy shit.

followed my friend's mum for sight seeing one day and my gosh really amazing 3D art work in Trick Eye Museum. it's located somewhere in Hongdae in the basement of a really dodgy commercial building. Had a good time there posing with various work and trying to figure out how it works. some of the art pieces there are really amazing and real. totally love their creativity.

one of my favourite. i remember trying very hard to pose for this picture without looking stupid furthermore, i was wearing a dress.

for once i'm 'tinier' than her! love this illusion 

Escaping Criticism

sent this back home to dad to show him how much i bought. HAHAHA.

so much love! no joke, korea is filled withh lovely dovey couples in couple wear! now where is my missing half?

not too bad a place to visit and the entrance fee is slightly more than $10. cheap. spent almost half a day there as i needed a break from shopping badly. 

a sibei long walk.

friends from thailand came over for a visit and it's always a must to walk them through singapore beautiful landscape.

picked them up at swissotel and walked from Suntec City - MBS - Merlion Park - Esplanade - back to Swissotel. a total of 4 hours from 7.30pm - 11.30pm and i was really hungry cause i rush down after work without any dinner. :( too shy to ask them to get some food first before walking as they already had their dinner. hahaha.

the beautiful helix bridge at night

the icon of singapore

(pit stop) and you can see how tired we look by now

it's always nice to catch up with friends from across the globe and i do miss those people i met last year from different part of the world.

8th May is a special day because

First time.

My first ever DIY wall painting! Did this on one of those random wall in office.

P.s. I know I need to stop my one photo per entry style of blogging. Why so lazy! Hahaahah

4th day of project MAY.

Yes, expectations often leads to disappointment. already didn't place much hope in it but still...

anyway I was whining to my resident how disappointed and sad I was with something and she told me "it's okay, you still have me." Almost teared after hearing that powerful four words from her. They are always that sweet and yes it's really more than a job to me. Thank you and I'm very blessed to have them.

Hang in there Chloe. Don't get distracted and press on. Things will definitely get better. Maybe I should refocus my priority...

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."