holiday mood

Xmas is just round the corner and the new yr is coming too! =) n it'd be a 3-4 working day wk for the remaining 2 wks plus left for 2008. did a rough count and it's less than 10 working days left for 2008! yippy!! thk it's time to make new yr resolutions again and give thanks for everythg that has happened in 2008. and i was just wondering if we can make wishes on new yrs eve. haha cos i thk i have sucha long list of wishes that some were left out during my bday =p

have just turned 24 officially last wk. yes nothg to be happy about cos i m getting OLD. but well nvm the older i m the wiser i am. haha. and thx to all who have sms me or facebk-ed or friendster-ed me to send me well wishes! so touched that you guys can rem.

must really ren lao this time. 2 nights of sleeping late is almost killing me. even my eyelids are swollen now. and yawning until my jaw is practically gg to dislocate. tired or not tired i m gg to sleep at 11 tonight. cos tmr's fri and i need all the energy to do my work cos mon's an off day for me!!! =)

dont knw why but i hv been feeling excessively tired nowadays. wonder if it's caused by the med for my skin which i hv to tk it for the next 3 mths. have consulted the doc regarding this but she said that so far none of her patients hv complained of feeling tired. =( thk i m like one of the rare cases again. but well at least my skin condition is getting better. not so red and spotty as before. Though now my skin is very wrinkled due to the creams i have applied. i guess i just got to moisturise it more and try to repair the skin. but no matter what, must thank God that he has healed it in q a short period of time of 2 mths. =) the only major prob left with it is my skin now turns red v easily. be it whether i m nervous, angry or hot weather, it can turn tomato red. but so long as i go into an air con rm or sit in front of a fan, it's ok in just 15 min.

cant wait for the day to end. tonight meeting jerry for dinner, shopping for christmas gift exchange and of course the mango sale haha. =) and i m gg to have a long wkend cos i hv taken mon off. so this long wkend's gonna be a happening one! cos tmr is mummy's bday and we are going out. it so happened that it's jerry's dad's bday too! what a small world. and then sun is little sarah's bday party! =) oh now i really feel the festive season with so many birthdays coming up. hopefully the plan on mon to go airport with my cousins and aunties will materialise cos it's been such a long time since i last met them =)

ok on the account i m feeling slightly more awake now and half a fri is almost gone, i will go work hard now. hehe. =)

recharged =)

Feeling all recharged after having a 2 day course. hee i just love courses! this time went for msoft access course. tho it was v v v vslow, but with facebook and msn, 2 days breezed past! and of course how i miss out that i got gd company who went with me =) feeling recharged now that I have been sleeping quite a bit. had been really tired over the weekend. cos it was filled with exciting happenings. How could I forget to congratulate the 2nd couple in footprints!

Congrats Ronald and Yen Nee!!

today's the last work day of me being a 23 yr old. cos tmr's there's FD retreat and i'd be on leave on mon and tues! Yippy! =)

feeling loved by my frens lately. through their words and actions. for them being so encouraging and supportive and always there to give me reminders. you ppl know who you are! =) for nw I really need God's guidance in what I am doing now. I can only thk of what to do and then pray and seek His guidance. =) But I know for sure He will never forsake me and will always walk beside me.

ok back to clearing my emails. =)

it's fri! =)

I love working when there is no one in the office. making the office such a nice quiet plc to work in cos for one, no one calls ur name, two no one pops up at ur workstation and most imptly no phone calls!!! =) basically its lynette n her little corner...simply love my workstation. hidden in a corner with high partitions. gonna miss those partitions when they are gone...

realised that my CPA results will be out in a couple of wks. hmm can feel the anxiety man. hopefully they will moderate the marks and I can pass. cos i really dont wan to go thru the whole process of sitting down and study again!! i hate to study.

time is passing real slowly today. its only 1130 now...i cant wait for the day to end so I can go out for a gd dinner then rest. cos tmr's ronald's wedding and gotta reach church early! hee 2nd wedding in our cg. =)

i hate the weather

yes i really dont like this weather...it can get so rainy and then subseq so hot..and cos of this hot weather, my ecezema is back again...keep the red spots aside, the itchy is getting on my nerves...to thk doc told me that its gg to tk 3 mths to recover completely. only 2 wks have passed now. gosh i thk i really need to learn that patience is a virtue. and i shld stop lookg into the mirror...the more i see the redder it becomes...but nonetheless msut thank God for His healing as the rate of the rash spreading and dropped by q a fair bit. =)so yup slowly counting down to 3 mths...

dont knw why i m so drained lately...8 hrs of sleep doesnt seem to be enough...initially i tot its the side effects of the med i m on lately..but well apparently the doc insisted that it isnt. so i guess its work. audit stuff are kicking in and that means more thgs to do soon. but well i guess short term wise i m only going to start counting down to the new year and nothg else..thk this yr has been really "happening" for me. be it gd thgs or bad thgs they have all came in bulk...an eventful yr i must say...the most "memorable" events are my hives outbreak and the draggy cough...gosh first time in my whole entire life i have such a bad outbreak of hives till i had 4 days MC and next up was my 6 mth cough which finally stopped only a couple of wks ago. then next up bad outbreak of ecezema. terrible yr for my health i must say. but no matter what God always has thgs for me to give thanks for =) shall do the thanksigivngs together with my new yr resolution post in dec =)

this wk's gonna fly past quickly i hope...tmr's the day where i hv to make a presentation. hee nothg scary i guess since i m so gd at talkg according to the ppl at my wrkplc. maybe i shld stop tlkg so much so i dont get arrowed for presentation in the future =p lunch appts for wed and thu, and fri i m meeting up with ex colleagues over a dinner...then gg out for one whole day on sat...and sun i m gg to colour my hair...so yup and eventful wk ahead i must say...cant wait for the wkend =) has been a long since we hv gone out right?

time to get back to serious work...before i break for lunch in another hr =)

Flower vase

Finally finsihed my role of being a flower vase in the latest corp event. lesson learnt is do not ever look down on those girls on NKF shows where they usher VIPs up onto the stage. The dry run can kill. Experienced it over the past wk. thkg that its only ushering of 1 person, i went for the dry run feeling relaxed. who knws its ushering for the GOH and speakers as well...also holding the lucky draw box girl...for that 8 laps of "fame" up and down stage, I felt like i walked kilometres during the dry run. and some ppl are just so unappreciative. when i yawn during the dry run, or scratch my face for it, i get lots of comment that i m nt confident, not professional enough. pls...dont u read the words DRY RUN...so serious for what...and you are not the one walking and neither are you the one who has to rush thru closing so that you can attend the dry run. at least its better than you who just tlk and no work... so just shut up if you dont do much and stop mking thgs difficult for the rest of us.

i tot now is crucial period for you hence trying not to make thgs difficult for you. yet what do i get in return. nothg.

hello kitty-ed

had a great wkend cos serene, wj and I went to the chinese garden where there's hello kitty lantern fantasy!! hee it was such a pretty place. with huge hello kitty lanterns...but well it was super humid. the moment i stepped into the plc, i was perspiring. but that aside, i must mention the fireworks!!! yes i thk we were fortunate enough to see fireworks in chinese garden. thk they only have it during wkends!! =) cant believed we snapped a total of 124 pictures there. the wonders of digital cameras. where u can snap non stop and at every single cutesy little thing...oh and who can forget the cheap $1 fan that helped me survived the "harsh" weather in chinese garden! of course must thank serene who drove us to and fro chinese garden! thanks girl!

sometimes i really just wan to say a huge thank you to God for placing ppl ard me...ppl whom i can share my innermost thoughts with...ppl who share different thoughts from me (so that i can see things in another perspective)...ppl who went through the same situation...ppl who are always there to cheer me up. and ppl who share encouraging bible verses with me....the list just goes on and on. but these ppl really helped me to make the different decisions without hving much regret later on =)

just a verse to share...

But seek his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6: 33

drained

the past wk has been really tiring. with so many deadlines and new additions of projects i thk i almost drowned in my workstations. well guess this is the result of staying in my workplace for more than 2 yrs. there is this trend that the longer u stay, the more shitty work u get. =( have been working so hard to the extent of feeling giddy at times. i need a gd break..so i'd be tking a couple of days off in dec to enjoy long leave. but to "kickstart" my leave, i m on leave this fri to accompany my dad for his med checkup and the best part is this is nt part of my 18 days per yr quota! =)

hv spoken to a few closer frens regarding sth i'm facing right now. thanks to all who have listened and provided me w advice and support! the huge prob now becomes smaller w less considerations. I guess time will show me the ending and hw can i ever leave out God's guidance =)

well be making a trip to chinese garden this sat to view hello kitty lanterns! hee so excited..thk the last one showcasing hello kitty was a couple of yrs ago and i didnt manage to go for it. so this time i will make sure i can make it! well hopefully there wouldnt be too big a crowd since its alr after mid aumtumn festival so i can snap all the pictures i like! =)

ok time to get down to serious work aft a relaxing and enjoyable wkend!

gym-ed =)

went to the gym yest aft being lazy for 1 wk. improved as compared to the prev time. managed to walk and run and the dist covered increased! hee i m so proud of myself tho the timing and the distance which I took is nothg to be proud of. =p but well its a gd start. shall make it a pt to go once a wk. but the after effect is i m aching from top to toe! ok lah not that bad just that my leg and my knee are super pain. and call it coincidence or not. i now have a big fat pimple on my chin aft the run. i did clean my face aft the run though. gosh prob of being plagued with oily skin i guess.

feeling so sleepy now. and its not even 9 am. >_<>

ok time to leave lala land and back to my work! hang in there everyone...it's thu!

busy busy

Life is getting busier. kena covering work again just cos too many in my team left. gosh i dont mind helping but its like getting too frequent for my liking. first it was maternity leave, then it was covering cos some ppl left the job. then instead of showing appreciation for the efforts put in, we are told that lunch hour is strictly 1 hr. the culture here is such that lunch hr is NEVER 1 hr cos we all stay late and we cannot claim overtime pay or time off. oh well it seems like its back to sch. cos first we cannot speak too loudly and secondly cannot laugh too loud. the only diff is there is no discipline master >_<

on another note, todays tues!! yippy! meeting gd fren of mine this sat again for the usual chit chatty activity where we can tlk abt anythg under the sun and yet share so many similar traits!!! my future high tea buddy! hahaha

sometimes i wonder if i m thkg too far. as a result of thkg too far, my fren now calls me ms worry =p she keeps telling me just follow my heart..cos nothg is absolute..the decision now that u thk it right may not be right afterall. oh well i guess i really need to depend on God to guide me to the right way. Only He can provide me the peace to make a wise decision.

ok 20 more min to knock off time. =) lookg forward to the wkend!

roller coaster

yes my life seems to be like a roller coaster at times. just recovered from my 1 wk of insomia cos was thkg thru some issues. then just when the issue was resolved and i could finally rest my little eyes, someone told me sth which sort of shocked me. well maybe i m overreacting but ya it came too sudden. but ya the issue has been put aside for the time being. then next came restruc in my dpt!!! gosh initially i got insurance procurement which is like a huge bomb. then thankfully it was taken away. then next came TWO big bombs. these are 2 major tasks for my team. tho i m only the assistant for one but hey its no joke too. cos all the deadlines are one aft another. and the worse thg is i have already signed up for my CPA course in oct. that means starting from beginning sept life is gonna be real tough!!! well the comfort of it all is that i will be able to learn somethg out of audit. so yup gotta stay postiive! =) but no matter what i will look for a new job to move on...hoepfully God will open a new route for me.

office is getting too quiet for my liking. i practically can hear a pin drop. i feel like i m in a cold palace in a secluded corner. gosh i miss my ex colleagues!!!!!

lost

i dont knw what i shld do now. a part of me tells me its my fault another says it isnt and that i just have to leave thgs as they are. well so what i shld i do now? tried praying abt it. perhaps God is using this opportunity to teach me that sometimes i need to learn hw to let go of thgs. and perhaps he is teaching me that i shldnt be so stubborn. no matter wat, God's answer will reveal the real purpose He has for me. i will just be patient for the time being and WAIT.

wkend's gone again! gosh i really wonder why 2 days pass so quickly compared to the 5 wkdays....its just another 3 days....so why do the 5 wkdays seem such a drag?!?!?!! but nonetheless it was a gd sat spent! with mq of course...one thg i must mention is how similar our parents are...esp our moms right? hahha the only diff is the lang they speak heehee....the analogy they use, the way they speak...gosh hw similar can they get....then again i guess that explains why me and mq are so similar i guess...same upbringing hee...right girl? but seriously i realised gd friends are gd friends afterall. its like tho we didnt meet up for a long period of time...but i thk we nv run out of topics to tlk abt and we are willign to share and understand each other's thoughts! :) well girl, here's a huge hug frm me!!! lets meet up more often in the future:)

oh well this wks gonna be tough...so resting early..till then...

dalmation

Yes I almost became a dalmation this past wk. cos i went to buy a bottle of cough syrup from a pharmacy and aft tkg it only TWICE in 2 days, i broke out in rash. it started on tues night where i saw 2 which suddenly increased to 7 red spots in abt half hour on my elbow. i knew sth was wrong so quickly took 2 anti histamine. but no use. I woke up the nxt morn with 2 red huge patches on both my elbow. so i went to see a doc and she said it urticaria, otherwise known as hives but she said it shldnt be anythg serious. so i went home and gulp alot of water to wash out the toxins. guess wat?? the next morn i woek up w my legs and arms all covered in gross looking red patches. eww the thought of it still spooks me. i rushed to the doc again and no choice she had to give me steroids to calm it down. altho occasionally i get pimple outbreaks due to steroids. so again i went home thkg i cld go to work the next day. but hey no!!!!! while i was sleeping that night, i cld feel my face itching like crazy and the next day i woek up w my face slightly swollen and arms and legs again all covered in those red patches again. no choice i headed to a skin doc who also said its hives. and this time more steroids. cos anti hist doesnt seem to work. gosh. as hives tend to only come out at night, i dont even dare to sleep deeply these few nights cos i m just so scared i will wake up the next day w patches all over me again :'( thank God the doc's med work. the spreading of the rash has slowed down. and today finally no more. but the cream he gave is too strong such that my face now is v red. legs too. thk tmr gotta go back and ask for a milder cream. sigh 4th day of mc. cant imagine hw hard i'd hv to slog when i go back. mail box will explode. audit schedules all due. sigh. nvm thank goodness thu is labour day. at least i only need to labour at home on that day. >_<

bad thgs come in pairs...in fact more...

Really had a bad day today. Firstly, woke up with a super bloated tummy this morn...thk the curry i had last night caused it...then nvm....submitted a returns to my boss for endorsement...less than half an hr aft i submitted, all i got was a 5-word conversation....lynette, xxx here,,,guo lai (in eng: come over)....gosh....can u learn to be a little bit more polite...i m not ur dog!! and worse still the tone was so demanding...ok that aside....next came a caller who asked abt yr end closing...she complained abt hw our finance dpt is the most ridiculous, bloody weird, no instruc given dpt which she has ever seen...i feel sooooooooooooo much like telling her yes u are the first stupid dpt who cannot understand the circular sent out...>_<>

gg to see the doc tmr. cannot stand this uncomfortable tummy anymore...haiz...what a thursday for me...next wk is the nightmare wk...perhaps i shld just camp in office....:(

adventure of the day

hvnt been blogging for a long long time i realised. but here i am back from my excursion to this landfill which is an offshore island. yes went there to do stock check. met up with another staff at the ferry terminal. v nice and friendly man, always introducing me to the diff operations procedures. when i saw a boat those that u take to batam i happily thought that that was the one we were gg to board. but hey no. he told me its small so i tot its only a LITTLE smaller but who knws its like 2 times smaller. looks like a wooden boat to me with shelter. i m fine not having air con but i m def not comfortable with having no visible life jacket in the vicnity. gosh. and getting on the boat is alr a challenge. but thankfully, the uncles and the staff that followed me there are so nice to me. so that started my 25 min boat ride which was quite bumpy. and thanks to the invention of motion sickness pill i was still walking in a straight line when i got down the boat other than the fact that the steps were so slippery. :( after the stock check, i had VIP treatment. hee was driven ard the island. and saw a really nice scenic view. tho it was so damn hot! yes those who knw me, knws i dont really like the sun. MQ, dont u agree with me? ;) and now that i m back home i really feel terrible. my tummy still feel queasy and i m hvg a throbbing headache. and theres an impt meeting tmr. haiz.

thkg of making the big move. but not sure if this is the right decision. friendships have been fostered and i m comfortable with my current job scope but i wan to see the world out there. thkg thkg.....

back to office once again

Finally back to work after being missing from office for 3 days. was on mc for 2 days then on course on mon. yest was obviously a mad rush in the office. mailbox was flooded and of course, lots of followup to do. but oh well i m still ok though a bit overwhelmed cos i will be on leave on fri! :) then next wk i will be on a 2-day course. then the wk aft will be cny! yoohoo! festive season here i come! :)

at the start of 2008, i thk God is currently teaching me hw to learn to be patient. yes friends who know me know that i can get a little too impatient sometimes. oh well i admit. Not that i dont trust God but its just that i will pray but sometimes i wil expect the answer to come quickly. so yup thk at least for the nxt 6 mths, i will keep reminding me abt the verse from phil 4:6-7.

6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

but no matter what, every experience is a God given opportunity for learning and personal development. :)

ok time to start working. :)

bad beginning to the new week

woke up on monday with my head spinning :( prob cos sun night i cldnt sleep as my nose was blocked the whole night. so decided to tk the day off and slept at home. but well though i began the wk on a bad note, at least my wkend was not too bad. met up with a fren on fri night for a movie (which i hvnt done so in ages). then sat had a cg fellowship at my plc. hvnt met for such a long time. good gathering i must say. the nightmare began when i stepped into office on tues. Gosh. since when are ppl in my office so efficient. i was walking back from the pantry aft filling up my flask when someone was alr lookg for me. and it was only 840 then! :( then this guy started screaming saying i didnt give up what he watned on mon. but like hello, m in office on monday?!?! unreasonable fellow. then thats not the only addition to my bad day. next is my boss. she wanted me to go for this meeting without any background. when i told her abt it, she keep saying she also didnt knw anythg abt it. i was so angry that i told her upright, if you dont knw do you thk i wld. i mean u keep telling me i must surface thgs i m not sure to you. but when i really surface to you, do you care? like dont say thgs for the sake of saying it. i will forever rem her telling me " your boss will always protect you ".

and todays alr wed!! and i tot it was only mon yest so i told my dpts i will furnish them with some details on wed. but who knws i got the days all mixed up!!!! urgh blur lynette. and todays a really cold day. my kakis in my office are all on course. i m now sitted in some lonely corner where no one wld walk past. haiz. oh well hopefully i can conc better. at least i hv my ipod to keep my company in case its too quiet. oh ya and tlkg abt that, i simply love the song from shania twain...from this moment on...ok call me sua gu...i hvnt heard of this song until recently...after my colleague gave me the mp3....:p but yup nice song... lyrics as below:

(I do swear that I'll always be there. I'd give anything
and everything and I will always care. Through weakness
and strength, happiness and sorrow, for better, for worse,
I will love you with every beat of my heart.)

From this moment life has begun
From this moment you are the one
Right beside you is where I belong
From this moment on

From this moment I have been blessed
I live only for your happiness
And for your love I'd give my last breath
From this moment on

I give my hand to you with all my heart
Can't wait to live my life with you, can't wait to start
You and I will never be apart
My dreams came true because of you

From this moment as long as I live I will love you,
I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment on

You're the reason I believe in love
And you're the answer to my prayers from up above
All we need is just the two of us
My dreams came true because of you

From this moment as long as I live I will love you,
I promise you this There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment I will love you as long as I live
From this moment on

first post of the year

the past yr zoomed past so quickly. yes sometimes too overwhelming but i must say i have really learnt alot the past yr. have not finished compiling my resolutions this yr just yet. perhaps too many. hee. nvm i will post it up once i have it ready :)

this wk is my nightmare wk. jus as when i tot mon i will go to wrk and clear thgs up with my colleague who will be gg on maternity leave, she is alr on leave cos she gave birth on sun! Gosh! so many outstanding issues which i have no backgrd at all! and to make thgs worse, its closing wk and i cannot finish!!! phone keep ringing, ppl keep hunting me for figures!!!!!! Growls. I only have 2 hands mind you. if i can help i will. but like hello if its not urgent dont keep calling me!!!!

ok sidetrack...you might not knw what i am tlkg abt below. but yup i need to write down what i feel. thk perhaps some of you might knw.
one has always heard that words hurt. but sometimes they land you in trouble or insult you instead. no matter where we are, we always have to thk if what we are gg to say is appropriate or not. if sth is spoken at the wrong time, the subj which you are tlkg abt is in a way insulted. be it in work or outside. basically thk b4 you tlk!

back from taiwan! :)

8 days flew past so quickly. perhaps because i was so busy keeping my distance away from dogs. yes dogs are everywhere in taiwan....big, small, those that run fast, those that can tk its own sweet time to stroll towards you...you name it they have it...but one thg that is v v v v strange...thoughout my 8 days there i hvnt heard a single dog bark. weird...maybe its the cool weather that makes them have a better temper then our dogs in singapore.

to be honest there isnt much plc to shop in tw other than ximending. bought one bag, few tops and some shoes. the remaining of the plces i visited in tw are only for sightseeing purposes....scenery really v nice and all....its like just by staring at the mountains and seas...you feel so at ease....and def u can catch God's magnificent creations. :)

as for food wise, i dont thk its as nice as wat u see on tv and nope its not abt me being picky abt food. even my colleague who went last yr share the same sentiments. perhaps its because i joined a tour group and hence it was a mad rush from day 1 to day 8. nonetheless, as lousy as the food is, i thk it was a gd break. spent more time w my cousins cos we dont get to spend so many days tog so often. i m sure the giggles and laughter spiced up the trip. and its also about learning how to accomodate everyone's likes and dislikes.

and now that i m back. life is back to normal again. back to work :( totally no mood to work. cos still in holiday mood. hee. esp during this period when so many ppl are not in office. (and this explains why i m blogging during office hours)

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ok sidetrack. had a discussion with my frens few days back. is it gd to hv expecatations. if you dont hv expectations, or rather lower expectations, you will feel more easily contented. and when someone does sth nice for you, you will feel much happier. but the pt is if you dont expect sth to happen, and when it actually does, you might thk its too gd to be true. dont you thk so? hmm somehw i guess the prob that lies with me is when i start forming expectations, the list gets never-ending. and when i stop hving expectations, i wld thk that sth is too gd to be true.

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had a prayer meeting with my colleauges today. we shared our gd thgs in 07, and bad thgs in 07. then we shared abt our wishlist in 08. it was a gd time of laughter and sharing i must say. though it was with bosses etc, but w our dearest suz around, prayer meetings are never too serious. ok or rather put both of us tog, prayer meeting is filled with giggles and yup nonsense...heheh dont u agree girl? ;) so yup after sharing our wishlist for 08, we had to pray for the person on our left. gosh. this boss (not my direct boss) started praying for relationships that i will come across in this coming year. she explicitly said out, i pray for lynette's relationships in the coming year. be it girl or boy relationship. once my big big boss heard it, she gave a little giggle. oh man that was so embarrassing!!

ok 15 more min till 6 pm. time to go home :)

i am tired. i really am. i thk i need some time to myself. away from everythg. to just let me enjoy some time for myself which i hvnt done so in ages.