理财有方

I was watching 理财有方 on Channel 8 just now and 郭亮 interviewed a Malay family whose monthly household income was only $700. The family had 6 children but they spent only $10 for three days of food for the whole family ($100/month), $200 for other household expenses, $100 to support the husband's smoking habit and still managed to save $300 a month!

Tips from the family:

1. List out all expenses
2. Plan
3. No luxury items (these include tidbits and eating out)

I was impressed. They are my 偶像 now. I must learn from them!

专属白衣天使

南丁格尔誓言

余谨以至诚
于上帝及会众面前宣，
终身纯洁，忠贞职守
尽力提高护理专业标准，
勿为有损之事，
勿取服或故用有害之药，
慎守病人及家务之秘密，
竭诚协助医师之诊治，
务谋病者之福利。
谨 誓

虽然没有办法在医院里当协助他诊治病患的护士，但我希望在他生病的时候可以成为他的贴身看护，细心地照顾他，直到他痊愈。除此之外，我也希望可以成为协助他料理家务事的贤内助，让他可以安心地上班，不必担心家里的琐事。为了他，我不介意当一个幸福的小女人。=P

Girls day out.

Met up with Daphne in town this afternoon. We went to the Topshop at Wisma Atria first 'coz Daphne got a Topshop gift card from her friends and it is going to expire soon. Then we went up to food republic to have our lunch. I ate the 剪刀剪 Hainanese curry rice. I ordered a set meal (set A, $3.80) which has a small piece of pork cutlet, some cabbages, 扣肉, a fried egg and some rice. The curry was not too spicy but it was still delicious. I like their chilli paste best. Curry leaves were added to the chilli paste and it has a very nice curry taste. I find it very special. It is so nice I feel like eating it again. =P

Then, we went to Starbucks at Wheelock Place to eat muffins because Daphne was still not full. She showed me photographs and videos of her nephew. The lucky kid wears branded goods from top to bottom. Kids nowadays are so fotunate. When I was a little girl, my clothes were mostly bought from the small shops at the marketplace because mommy thinks that there is no point in buying expensive and good quality apparels since kids grow out of their clothes very fast. I agree with her on that but I will still buy the cute little adidas sport shoes for my baby when I have one. HeE~!

Shopped around Isetan Scotts and Tangs after that but didn't find anything we like. Went to Takashimaya and I bought a black nightdress.

Daphne needed to get a new strap for her Swatch so we went to the Swatch outlet at Heeren. While she was choosing a strap, I spotted Adam Chan in the shop. After a while, Daphne spotted him too. She came to me and commented that Adam Chan is not good looking in person and he was just behind us when she said that! I hope he didn't hear us. =X

After Daphne got the new strap fixed to her watch, we went to Centrepoint. While we were shopping at GAP, she suddenly realised that she had left her bottle at the Swatch outlet. We went back to the outlet but the sales assistant had thrown the bottle away. I thought that was bad service. They should at least keep the bottle in the shop for at least a day before regarding it as unwanted then throw it away. Daphne was so mad with the sales assistant that she thanked him sarcarstically for throwing her bottle away. We had to go to Plaza Singapura to buy a similar bottle from Daiso.

After getting the bottle, it was time for us to go. We will be meeting again next Tuesday to watch the local production, The Leap Years. It was so sweet of her to offer to watch it with me again though she has already watched it before. Love my sweet girl friend to bits!

Lunch with Daphne at Miss Clarity Cafe.

Lunched with Daphne at Miss Clarity Cafe this afternoon. The food there is really cheap and good! I ordered a Fish Cordon Bleu set lunch and Daphne had a Seafood Vongole set lunch. Their set lunch comes with a soup/salad, a drink and a dessert. The soup of the day was cream of corn with chicken shreds and the dessert of the day was strawberry ice-cream. Wanna guess how much is each set lunch? Alright, I can hear Jia Rui say no. The answer is... $9.80 NETT per set!

My Fish Cordon Bleu. Yummy!!!

The portion is really big. Very filling. Though it is only $9.80 a set, quality is not compromised. Inside the crispy breadcrumbs are pieces of fresh succulent fish fillet. Sandwiched between the breaded fish fillet is a piece of ham and melted cheese. Oh, I love the cheese! =P

The service there is not that good though. The waitress had a black face when we went this afternoon and she was slow in taking our orders. Both Daphne and I think that the waitress wasn't in a good mood because there was no service charge. HaHa~!

Will definitely go back there again for the delicious food. Hopefully I can still go there again with Daphne, just like today. I am happy to be able to give her advices which she finds to be useful.

Daphne, thank you for asking me out today. Though it was only a short lunch meet, I really enjoyed myself. Hope to see you again soon. Love you always! =)

Think before you act.

Once there lived an old priest in a small village. The old priest had a cat. The cat roamed around freely in the church. The old priest found the cat to be a distraction to the followers so he used a string to tie it up whenever there was a service. Then, the old priest died of old age, but people continued to tie his cat up whenever there was a service. Then, the cat died, but people found another cat and tied it up whenever there was a service. They thought that tying a cat up during a service is a ceremonial practice.

Sometimes, people just follow blindly without understanding the rationale behind an action. We ought to think before we act, else we may end up doing something that is totally unneccesary.

You will be missed!

My dear friend, Joanne Sam is going back to Perth tomorrow for honours year. She will be reunited with her beloved boyfriend but she is leaving me. SoBz~! I am happy for her though. She is going back to a place where she will feel loved and treasured. Thus, I give her my blessings and wish her happiness always.

Joanne, I will miss you when you are back in Perth. Miss all the good times we had while you were in Singapore. We have grown so much closer this holiday that I really can't bear to let you leave again so soon. But alas, all good things must come to an end. I only hope for you to come back home again soon. I'll look forward to your next homecoming so that we can spend quality time together again. Till then!

When will we have another outing like this again?

鼠年行大运!

今天是农历新年除夕，也是猪年的最后一天。再过大约两小时我们就要送走金猪，迎接鼠年的到来了。

猪年对我来说是一个艰辛难过的一年。很多事情都不顺心。事业和学业是如此。爱情也是如此。

希望迎来鼠年能带给我多些好运，让我能够在今年顺利毕业，然后顺利地找到一份好工作。也希望能在鼠年里和自己所爱的人有情人终成眷属。=P

最后，我祝贺各位阅读本部落格的朋友们新年快乐，万事如意，鼠年行大运！

Bangkok (06-01-2008 - 10-01-2008)

Back from Bangkok! It was super fun! Lotsa cheap and nice things to buy there! For a shopaholic like me, Bangkok is heaven!

Here are the photos from the trip:

Changi Airport

Suvarnabhumi Airport

Dinner at Big C

Giant Yakult and Mr Donuts

Siam Paragon

On our way to Erawan Shrine, we were approached by a caucasian man on the sky walk. He asked if we were lost. Out of courtesy, I just asked him if we were walking in the correct direction to Erawan Shrine. After he gave us directions, I thanked him and wanted to leave. He stopped us again, asked us for our names and offerred to give us his mobile number in case we get lost again but we turned him down.

Erawan Shrine

LV store at Gaysorn Plaza

Central World

MBK

Jim Thompson House Museum

Tom Yum Goong!

Baiyoke Sky Hotel

Grand Palace

Express boat on Chao Prya River

Dinner at Nam Sing in Chinatown

Cabbages & Condoms

American breakfast at Samran Place

And that ends our 5 days 4 nights adventure in Bangkok. Definitely going back there again! =)