hangout:

Make a trip down to Palais Renaissance PS. cafe for dinner with fellow colleagues.
the place was a quick get away from the buzzing city. the atmosphere was almost too comfy. The desserts were great, just that i had a irritate throat so i got to mute down on that. their caesear salad with poached prawns was a huge portion, enough for 2 girls to share.

what can i say? good food, nice chat and fabulous hangout.

rachel, loving it totally @ homelessconcept

have yourself a merry little christmas

eat, drink, party and be merry!!
loving this season.

rachel @ homelessconcept

break*

i spent my days locked in the sample room:
picking outfits for spring 09 consumer cata:
i have run out of inspiration:
so i spent my tgif doing nothing in the office:
i want my long wanted break in feb:

rachel @ homelessconcept

*envy

I am so going to get my muji dress soon.
since the day i tried it on, it has been haunting me.
*evil
inner me: muji, give me some discount

*12th Nov

my life is almost perfect.
looking back, i did not really accomplish any major thing in particular.
looks like i am drifting away from being better.

i shall:
1. Bring in those books. Read! Read! Read!
2. Explore more opportunities.
3. More holidays coming up.
4. More Meet ups with old friends.
5. Save for a new nest.

*in the mist of recovery

Rachel wants to go out and play.
the evil sore throat just kept pestering me for days and on friday, i am totally gone with my voice.
i literally got to whisper.
Halloween was bad.. well not so bad. the girl and i went over to vian’s house to play mahjong.
Its a good game to intrigue your mind plus its entertaining when you got laughter every now ant then.

Sat, we spent the whole day together with Reyane. Well, almost nothing to do but we manage to catch-
SAW 5. Verdict: 2.5 out of 5 Comments? Well, its just a game about escaping dying *ugly.

Serv-a-palooza- Timberland 2008

m.o.o.d.y

i am feeling damn moody these few days.
i don’t know what’s the reason.
i get affected easily and ultra sensitive comments and feelings.

its like my hormones are changing.
and i had been craving for food, food and more food.
munching down all those carbos. hate it totally.

here i am, still savouring on my choco crossiant from Provence at Central.
i could finish the whole pack of 10 pcs. gosh.

evil.
swear to the menses.

rachel @ homelessconcept

out of office- auto reply

On 9 Sept, i brought the girl over to Astons at Cathay for a satisfied dinner. I got my healthy grilled fish with herbs
while she got her sirlon steak. And side dishes of mash potato, baked potato, garden veggies and garden salad.
It was damn worth it, better than Botak Jones as what people review but i have not try the latter yet. The seating capacity
was small, big groups got to split up if not they got to wait for hours. Think i will try the steak the next time round.
Nevermind about the calories, apparently, O+ blood type should go for red meat.

I got several time-offs due to the sales event and i manage to took most of them when my boss was away.
most of the times, my girl will swip me a meal. Not forgetting the one i had yesterday. Potatos, carrots, shitake, tofu
& mushrooms soup with toasted tofu and rice. It was a simple one but good start to try cooking. One day, I will
try to swip them up at home and let my sis and bro try them. Haha!

I got to admit i got a weird mind. I hate off days.. Yes! i hate them, like i hate when im not working.
Keeps my brain dead like im disfunctioning! ANd the next moment when u know u need to work, HAH! got ya!
nothing runs! so thats why im so bored when Celine is not around. Arrgh!

maintainence

is it so hard to be simple and happy?
*ponders*

rachel @ homelessconcept

*new thought

I wanted to start a blog on visual merchandising. How cool is that?
But will i get sue or something if i took photos and comments them on my blogs?
*think hard*

rachel @ homelessconcept

Sales Event Aftermath

Last week, i burned calories at the Singapore Expo Sale for Timberland.
It was a 3 day event and i happily went to sign up for all 3 days.
Thanks goodess the welfare was good. Got 4 days time-off for that.
The sale event was fun and nevertheless, experiencing.
Some funny questions, do hit me when i was selling footwear:

C- customer, M-me, myself.

C- “Hi, can i try this pair on my size?”
M- (thinking to myself, ‘ya, and your size is?” like i know your size like that)
“Oh, can i get your size mdm?”
C- “Hm, what size is this?”
M- “7, mdm”
C- “Oh, let me try size 7 then.”
M- “ya, this is size 7, you wanna give it a try. If it fits, i get you a new pair?”

(duh!!)

C- (looking at a pair of shoe)
M- “Hi, you wanna give it a try, its the last pair already.”
C- “Oh, do you another color?”
M- “hm, no last pair already, no other colors”
C- “Hm, do you have size 6.5”
M- “Hm, this is the last pair already and its 6.5. Can give it a try.”
C- (fits well and happy and contented)
“ alright, i’ll take this.. try on another side”
M- “Can, let me pack it up for you, thanks!”
C- “Do you have a new pair?”
M- “...............” “THIS IS THE LAST PAIR ALREADY” (saying it nicely to the customer

(people, define, last PAIR!)

and customers can actually ask me, do you know what size my son wears?
like i know your son like that lor!! You think what size he wears huh?
I think? Why not you think for your son? (duh!!)

Timbre at the Arts House

Nice Ambience, too bad we got to leave early for movie (Wall-e).

there's always, SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN!

I missed gym for a couple of weeks. Mainly becos the girl’s grandpa passed away.
It was a remorseful event. The first time, i ever experienced how life is so fragile.
I reckon he must be strong man in his thirties/fourties (based on the photos). Rather handsome
in his late twenties as well. It was a christian wake, so not much of those ‘cry out loud’ moments.
I was with the girl for almost a week. We spent nights at sgh looking after him, watching late night shows, having
junk food to kill those hunger pangs, check on grandpa’s temperature, his heart rate/oxygen, pulse.
We reckon the nurses were almost sick of us. but they were nice people.
Years ago, i am much eager to be a nurse one day. But after merely a week at sgh, i realise i dont want
to be one. not much that i cant, but i admire how much patience they have in order to get patients to have
their meals, accept patients scoldings, how much attention they must provide to them, sometimes even
those shitty work. The girl cried all day and i shed tears when the body was sent for cremeation. On a
lighter note, all things are well again. thanks goodness!!

rachel @ homelessconcept

i love my girl so much!

Accepting who i am and accepting who you are.

disappearing

Potato Curry super thin crisp pizza at Shokudo:Cathay Cineleisure.

We got the carving for some light snack, apparently this devil drew us very full!!
and moreover we had chicken soup as well. Not as satisfying thou'
We reckon home cooked steam egg and my girl's char mee is far more better.

rachel @ homelessconcept

*blank

the more i think of it, i discovered that i have very low self-esteem.
discovering mails, flashbacks, conversations, photos!!!
somehow i just feel that its still there. its not up to me to get rid, it came to my mind like everyday. like everyday!! how am i going to get over it?
have i not done enough?
the history is so deep. i cant even memorise S.E.A history.. but this has like been stuck in my head. like wanting me to remember all the dates, places, things, wah lau!! like everything!!!!


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gelare waffles!

baby and i finally got our first gelare waffle after 3 months of
mis-matching of timing (cos tues is half-priced) and we usually
cant make it. It was a nice combination. L.F blueberry and waffles with
maple syrup, no whipped cream!! I have never tried waffles with
‘berry’ kinda od ice-cream before.. cos i tot it would blend up not so nice.
I've changed of point of view. like things in life, you wont try, you wont know..
and it must say that its just the right sweetest and portion for us.
yum. yum!

movies galore!

i have always been a big fan for Sex and the City.
It truly depicts the generation we are living now and also it opens up to fashion that includes shoes, bags, girly outings, Mr Big, love, labels...etc. im so happy that i actually got to see this movie in my life and of cos there are lots of things that i cherish. Im so easily contented*.
June should be a great month for me as well. Going to Angela's wed (Timberland) and also attending my ger, Kerine and QX's solem. oh ya, the gowns that carrie wore in S.A.T.C were far too fancy.. even though they looked really nice and exqusite on her. I just love the shoot, thats all.


This movie has really given me a good laugh. I usually dun go for Jack Black, only play black jack thou. (lame*) well, its really funny and has reminded me that "big" is not also good. believe in the things that u do and know that you can do it is the key. giving a 3.5 out of 5.
and yes, one more thing that im really excited about. i finally got my casio gold watch. its retro, cool, o-biang, hip and cheeeap! i have been always wanting to get it since last year. but i keep doubting.. then i realise its better to get it before i regret.. and its mine now!!


i am thinking of getting the other gold watch as well. girls, if you really want it, please get it from mustafa, and its only priced at $27-29. thats the cheapest watch with style ever. Thanks jari for accompany me to get it and viv who once told me about it.

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appreciate:not taking granted

i miss my blog. i have been neglecting it ever since... and also a lot of things
that i overlooked in life.
*phew its gonna be june soon and before i knew it, i felt i have accomplished a lot
of things this year.

after the move into the new office, i am still as busy as a bee.
with sales event, EarthDay, upcoming projects, market visits, doing catalogs., setting up the new window- “The Coast is Calling”. great fulfilment!!!

approaching another chapter in life, having much factor jari in life....I hope everything goes smoothyl as times passes by.
sometimes i cant help but wonder, why cant people be free and live the life they want instead of trying to be so perfect and want things their way.
I mean look at the Si chuan earthquake. I cant help to mention the victims. But if they have chosen something(s)in life or live the way they want, would they regret if they were to “go” at that moment? I hope to live without any regrets. Its not like being manipulated but more like being assertive.
well maybe someday or one day, human can start some serious sorting out thoughts. i cant help to admit that humans in this generation are spolit for choices, thats why we cant help to think why certain things cannnot be done in their
way. Its the world thats changing. Being born as human, i mean we are just people living on Earth? why should there be hatred, torturing, war! (even between cubicles) and so many meaningless things happening every sec.?

I have been thinking all this while... Is it so hard to accept people as what they are?

rachel @ homelessconcept

a quick update

I am trying to grasp some organic oxygen.
I need it to detox-ified my entire brain.

It din came to my mind that I would be so packed in April as I am in March.
March is a happy month for me.
See below or refer to facebook.com albums profile.

I couldn’t get happier.
And also all the chocolates and sweet-takings had made me feel im in cloud nine.

Right after the last week of March, I had been busying preparing artwork for our Spring/Summer 09 forecast meeting. I admit it was breath-less but fun. Multi-tasking wasn’t easy when u come to know that all things are equally as important as it does not involved in just a “Yes” and “No” answer. Setting up the whole theme in our training room, displaying props and admiring all the new collections.
I am getting excited.
Also the upcoming Earth Day. My first with Timberland. Guess it will be all tedious, sweaty and adventurous. Also the office moving thingy, packing… and disposing away trash. But I cant wait to get to the new place. Imagine me waking up at 830am in the morning and stroll myself to work. *smirks

Nevertheless, most of my precious time was spent with jarizon aka the girlfriend.
Lots of incredible moments and sharing memories of our life.
Movies, window shopping, dining together, doing things together..okay the last one simply explains all.

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birthday celebrations.

Thanks for all the b'dae wishes and celebrations, I had fun.(PART1)

The photos are still in the mist of photoshopping. So do wait patiently.
Meanwhile, i will just blog about my weekend.
First up, me and jarizon(baby)met up with her friends(Sam, Xuehui, Reyane)and dine at Akashi- Jap.resturant at The Link Hotel. Think we scared the waitress there to hell. We ordered like dishes and dishes of food. Mainly b'cos it's in buffet style and we wanna try like all the things there? But the overall accompany was nice. Being a shy girl(lol), i felt quite easy that day. Her friends were great,no airs! i like.
Nite was spent at Ritz. Carlton. Sam(xuehui's bf)apparently has got a complimentry room there and the five of us went up and have a peek. The room was magnificent, view was breathtaking(could be better if ur room is at a higher level) and we play 'catching'inside the room.
Erm.. more like when u blind fold somebody and we got to walk ard the room and let that person catch u. We had lots/tons of fun and all the huffing puffing and sweating is all worth it. and not to mention, i am the best player, cos i got caught like 2 times? cos i hide, i glide, slide and do watever jumping i had ard the room. I was totally into myself.. like a 5-year old todder. btw, it lasted like 2 hours.
We must be mad rite? playing catching in such a posh 6* hotel. but when u never try, u never know.
Dinner at marina square and we ended the nite with baker's inn 'Pleasures' choco cake and macarons. yum yum*

Went to KC's combat on sunday. *disappointing, guess he din polish his cues.
Later went to meet baby and her church friends at Aljunied and later to Tampines for lunch. It was one of her church mate's baby b'dae. Aries too! Bravo!
Spend the later part of the day with baby and dinner with her another friend, Andrea. amazingly, we clicked as well. hmm.. how did i do that?

rachel @ homelessconcept

in case of emergency

too good to be true

today, i finally got to have my petite crossiant for breakie.
the perfect match for my tea. it somehow just melt miraclously in my mouth when i savour it till the last bite.

the few weeks of being loved left me so bliss that i think i lost some tummy fats. the fact that i had been eating less for dinner, minus-ing off the carbo during lunch and all the pondering thoughts that left me confused.
I am glad that i had found my way out and able to express it out to all my close friends.

Pillowman on Wednesay with su inn was a great one.




We had dinner at Zen- Japanese Restuarant, near UE square and head after to SRT Theatre. It was more like a scene for the ang-mohs actually.
It was a small theatre, compared to the one at National Library.
Thank god, we were seated near the stage, even though it was just a simple setting, i like the overall play. I would actually recommend it to those who read my blog.
FYI- it lasted at 3hrs with 10mins interval.
The main lead- Daniel Jenkins was good, way too good.
(violent scenes, smoke and others involve)
Im such a arty theatre person. throw me any good ones and count me in.

Sister Vivian is in VM industry as well. I'm glad she got in.
Girls, be aware! she knows autocad and is so freaking a tough competitor for us. But, she is still mastering photoshop and doing layouts. I'm elated to hear this piece of news from her early in the morning. FYI- she's in fossil and they are handling lots of watch brands.
Thrill like a bird, i was jumping with joy at 6am in the morning, in front of the bus-stop while waiting to go to the gym.
Offically, we are the "VM sisters" (crappy) now, we can do all the VM discussing in our daily lifes. Yipee*

rachel @ homelessconcept

expecting monday...

i watched JUNO- the movie i wanted to watch ever since its good review.
the songs in the movie were somehow very mellowsummer.(friend of mine)

but the movie was artistically directed and "very.me". movie that i can relate well.
but amelie is still the best. rating is gonna be 4 out of 5.
lurve it.

expecting monday...
i also marked this day where we started off our relationship, after weeks of deep confusion & contemplating. It seems like going through deep thoughts that never thought of returning.

whether anot, i lurve having jarizon in my life.24-03-08

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step up 2 (the streets)

jarizon wanna watch this movie ever since it's out. so we did manage to catch it right after i did my market visit the whole day.
Truly enjoys her accompany the whole day. With all those walking, snapping of photos in and out of malls and shops, i had not heard a word of grumbling. and of course, she deserves a movie at the end. I am not really a dance person, so in order to bring a impact to end my day, it has to be that 'wow wow' thing. But sadly to say, i am only going to give it 2.5 out of 5.

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Movies galore.

I have predicted that once i bought the tixs for Horton, there will be chaos inside the theatre. True enough, the kids were as excited as 'ants that have discovered chocolates.' (sorry, couldnt have come up with another better description.) Its entertaining for people who wanna have a good laugh and not to think much about the storyline. Animation could be better...


It never cross my mind that i would watch such a 'horror-chick' movie. It's all only that Fiona is in the cast. She appeared demure as a teacher in the movie. 3 out of 5.

blame it on the cramps

my cramps have been giving me a hard time since lunch.

and now i am groaning in pain like never before and still can blog about it.
(after a mere 10mins)
today i started off badly. sent out a wrong email to somebody who wasnt suppose to receive it. i am so guilty of myself cos i would never want myself to do the wrong things. partly i am so stress with the whole campaign that i m handling and also some random thoughts running through my mind.

everyone hopes to make the right decision in every step that they make in life. but sometimes certain circumstances were there and difficult decisions has to be made. but do you really need to take the risk?
and confidence? i have the confidence but sometimes when u are too lazy/too sick of convincing somebody about your choice, you gave in. not that u defeated or they've won, but more like 'no point talking' to these silly morons.

ignore me. it's just one of the daes where things need to be spilled out.
those people who have not touch on designing might not know. its hard and tedious when all work are confirmed and suddenly u need to change somethings. and its like doing it all over again. they dun know it, its not like, " snap & change." theory.
u change something, u need to make sure that everything goes well.whether by deleting or adding on details. then u converting them to pdf. again is a tiring process. all they do is, " do, change huh. thanks"

and partly of the cramps, tears flow down like never before. the first time ever, i let go myself to the cubicle. . . . .

gimme a little respect.

da-ta!!

march into march.

*giggles
finally march is here. not that becos my b'dae is on this month thats why i'm so happy. but i got so much programmes lined up and i feel that its such a fruitful month that i started it with a brand new hairstyle.

i have received like good comments on my hair so far and i am goin to keep it short.
for the first time ever, i like my short short hair. (cant stop cam-whoring.)

arrange with the girls for a first time ever get-together b'dae celebration. and i am expecting lots of cam-whoring, good food and 'let's get crazy' dinner. also kerine is getting engaged soon and probably she will be a 24 xiao4 wife, so that mean less gathering..
aiya, got other things to focus ma, rite?

also meeting up tjio, my agent cum one of my good friend. she's such sweetie that i got to reccomend her in my blog. insurance agent with no pushy skills. call me if you need her help in financial planning.

also yihui. one of my BEST friend lah. must mention, if not she will kill me. yep, expecting her as well. and shes coming back to the gym. yipee, another gym-goer. otherwise like i very lonely lor. and din know the other well, so no topic to break ice. must brush up on that. (how to learn huh?)

besides playing, march is also the 'flagship' month for me to get a head start for my career path. i reject some party cos i felt my boss, Celine is so nice to me that i dun bear to leave. so naive .... so yep, definately staying.
what else.. oh yar.

when's the last time someone confess to you that he/she's is falling for you?
i felt surreal and lost.

rachel @ homelessconcept

suspect....

lately i had some thoughts.
i suspect that eating too much chocolate really affects my complexion.
mainly b'cos i am chocolate lover and i cant bear to part with them. and i suspect that they are the culprits to my eye-circles which has been getting very very dark/worst these days. but how could i resist the temptation? but for beauty and for weight, i have a rule:
ONLY DARK CHOCOLATES FOR ME!
the milk one way too sweet for my liking and bad for everything. and i promise not to go for chocolate sprees, eat only the dark unless given by friends, no choice gotta entertain.

1st march, hah! got myself early pressie.
NEW haircut+style.
i always wanted something boy-ish yet feminine but was afraid i cant carry it off. but today, i've done it with additional purple-rish/violet/lavender colors.
i am going to work and play with joy.

bring on the colors, baby!


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29th Feb

the leap years.
the movie i wanted to catch in a minute of impulse.
the fact that i have not watch Lilin acted ever since she became a full-time mum, i tot: "why not?"
she somehow inspire me in some way, the attitude of her character. Simple and pretty inside out.
but it was quite a disappointment for me- the movie itself.
very dragging and i would say i cant relate well. mainly i guess i am not born on the Feb 29th? no connection at all. i wish Jean yeo has taken it to a more standard way of delivering the story and also review it & consider it from some other persepctive? its sad to say, even jack neo's production is even better than this; overall! maybe jean herself is born on the 29th, who knows?

Secondly, i am going to my gym-kaki to watch 'Pillowman'. making their comeback this year, with over whelming demand. one of the actor to name would be adrian pang. and also its directed my his wife.

thirdly, i have more work coming up. that means more time to expand my portfolio on VM. now that i had decided to stay put, i hope that other companies can give me a miss. unless the offer is far better, but i doubt so. bleah*

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exhausted.

its been almost a week since i had been depressed.

Mainly b'cos EL has not called me to employ me in. But no worries, i'm so getting all over it now. and also i din get to go over 'somebody''s house for a 'get-together'. its really depressing to me, who take things so seriously. Shouldn't have let me know that there is a 'thing' like that and i am not invited.
*breath....

applied half day leave on wednesday and wanted to treat myself for a nice lunch at pantry mamarlade, but something pulled me back.
and it was such a tedious afternoon with the sun shinning bright at me. and only had my lunch at 4pm+. and doze off straight after that.
rewarded myself for a cold after i woke up. stupid me to have the fan blowing directly at my face.

and still suffering from all that virus thingy. grasp!!!
on a brighter note, the weekend is coming. yippee!

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research...

more bodycombat classes for me... cos i am currently so addicted to chocolates.

and this week, i almost had hearty breakie every morning.
and carbs, they are killers!

my hair is going for a make-over soon.
lala.. lal.... after months of tortureous moments.
lucky me that i made an appt on a sat. despite sacrificing my BC class, i can indulge for another 2 hours of combat on sunday.
i am thrilled!
so that means 3 hrs of combat on sunday. cos i usually have my 10am BC class. shall go for a lunch breakie after that and went back again for my 2hrs.

lol. next week will be the time for me to burn. 5 days of gym classes schedule in my organiser.

but before that, damn i still got to stress myself to go down to the library to research for my work. i'm so wanted to give up and call for help.

Read, research and relate.
sometimes its not like you dont want to do, its you dun know how to do it.
thats the tough part.

and swearing does not help either.

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new place in may

new task given...
excite, inspire, trigger

now, i am completely stressed out with this ‘try us on’ campaign.
and we are moving...

15th day of CNY

the last of chinese new year.
time to hard work, play hard, travel hard, party hard....(for the whole of 2008)

recently, im perpetually suffering from this 'brain-dead' mode.
i am in my comfort-zone for too long that i need to get out from.
so i am currently trying so hard to get myself, i mean my brain to 'restart' and load everything to my 'harddisk' again.

i remember how i use to read design issues and digest them quickly. but nowadays like so 'dial-up' internet. damn slow... its taking ages.
i remember how i can have 100% accurate memory and 'search' for my 'files' with a snap.
am i getting old? shit, it shouldnt be happening so early.
anyways, i am going to retrieve everything back, including my creative juices.

some update on the food i had during CNY.

chicken wings. mmm.. i love




the lucky plate of veggies


the shabu shabu prawn

& last but not least:

angpows galore!

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yipee to SG team

Bravo to Collin & Adrian whom made it to the finale of TARA2, and
won the race. as said in my previous post, its so a god damn amazing race.

I only did managed to catch them on youtube.com but was extremely excited when
they came in first in the 11 episode.

Happy Valentine’s day to all on Feb 14th.
I went for the ‘Combat with love’ theme class at Orchard and it was ‘entertaining’.
They actually have ‘heart-shaped’ ballons lined up around the stage and gave ang-pows to the members.

Of course they dont contain money.
Sweets- meaning you are safe
Balloon- Blow the balloons at the end of the class and receive some goodies from august
Half-Heart- pair with your partner and stand in front the stage. (Gosh, i am so safe)

Well, the tracks were okay la. We sure have fun in the class and i din regret going.
Muah- muah``

wishes for prosperity, wealth, health & love

Happy Chinese New Year.

the drive to drive

yeah!
i finally get to drive this Chinese New Year.
not in my fav. mercedesSLK200, but a corolla.

Thanks to my uncle who's going to China. He's lending me his car.
Actually feeling a bit nervous, cos first time driving and i am so afraid i dun noe how to park.

*keeping my fingers cross.

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the corporate world

welcome to the corporate world, where
1. relationships do count
2. the important use of 'word of mouth'
3. more PR, recognition
4. work smart not work hard

I wanna be a E.L girl.that's why i so wanted that job. even though i dun wan any help from Sabina who's from there, she still help me to 'sweet talk' to my future boss. (that's how it works) and i am so hopeful to get that job. Even though here might be good as well.
After the weekend, i realise that one has to be
1. Street smart
2. First impression counts, so look good every minute, every second
3. Qualities to show and Quantities to prove
4. Be humble/nice to colleagues and create opportunities

yum! yum!

this week, i went to several nice places for meals.
First was sushi tei. Went with maggie ma, eric tosello, sabina and kelvin.(celine was not ard this time)
It was my choice for japanese yum!yum! and it never fail.

Order for myself a Curry Chicken Katsu Don and it was soooo good. the meat was cooked to prefection. actualli i would love the curry more. Its semi sweet with a hint of spicy-ness, and aroma of the curry is very heart-warming. Along with it, was shredded onions and they are sweet, with carrots and potatos. the rice was pearl-white. very fresh and sprinkle of japanese pickles. love it and must try. a big huge big thou'



Next up was Akashi Japanese resturant. 2nd time this week.
Order this Salmon Teriyaki. The salmon does not carry that fishy smell.
i love the sauce, the pickles and salmon and rice. nice yet not too full.
been loading down my carbo nowadays, try not to intake so much. it was a celebration of Kelvin's bdae and also welcome a new colleague to our big tree.




Third indulge. Friday's combat at Orchard was hilarious.
apparently there's one newbie in the class and he's standing rite in front of the stage. god, i was laughing all the way when i was doing my warm-up. tears nearly flow out from my eyes. cos he was damn funny. all the moves were like hay-wire. ppl turn left, he turn right and all the jabs and cross,* faint.
so me and su went for dinner after that, since i dun feel like gg to novena for combat again. we ate at Royal Copenhagen. Order fish and chips.
Fresh, and succulent. the fish meat does not stick onto the breaded part and the sauce was nice as well. and its not tartar. some green-like sauce i guess. but it was nice lor. now i feel like puking if fish and chips goes with tartar. we order the brownie cake to share as well. but it was abit dry. but i could taste the chocolate is sort of premium. not the usual chocolatety taste.
overall, i like it and i am gg back for their scones.



rachel @ homelessconcept

bosses lunch

Went to bosses for lunch at vivocity again.

Sort of like a 'Thank You' lunch for the team for putting in the effort in the sales meeting F08.
I must reccomend the 'custard bun'. Its so heavenly. Love it when the smooth custard spill out from the bun. The lotus and pork ribs soup was not bad as well, just that it's a bit salty to my liking. Wasabi prawns was also 'out of the world'. Must try!
all courtesy of maggie ma- snr director of m & m

speaking of courtesy..
i win myself a pair of tixs for watch- Sweeney Todd - the demon barber on fleet street.
pretty musical- arty farty and 'odd' i should say.
i am giving it 3 out of 5.

anyway, courtesy of KC. he played the tracks i select last sunday.
was actually a bit overboard lah. cos i ask su_inn to make him play the tracks.
and omigod, he play like 6 of the songs leh. appreciate it all.
make me dun dare to request songs al.

aniwae, cny is coming.
time to get fat- eat chocolates, pineapple tarts, steamboat, and ....gym!

rache; @ homelessconcept

living-leaving

After trying so hard to blend in the group, I decide to give up.
I am letting go…
Those colorful balloons which I held for months, which I thought it’s beautifully attached.
I am letting go…
The fact is, they look amazing-ly surreal in the sky…

rachel @ homeless concept

moving on..

can i take the challenge?
i was much elated to receive a call from them. but will i succeed? and get into the place?

*pray hard


rachel @ homelessconcept

sales meeting @ penang

getting things ahead..

its the 15th day of the new year and i am
still not getting on the right track.
i assume its the penang sales meeting that
has been dragging me down.

its always so hard to get something easy, done.
i've started reading(jus happen to browse thru)the dictionary yesterday and felt
that i have not been learning new words nowadays and thats really sad.

i've also started to read ‘shopaholic & sister’.
and i felt alive again. i must do these more.
also time to pick up new language.
make more friends,
be happy and get individualism.

curse of the blue monday

i am always so down on mondays.
especially when i feel so sleepy, need somebody to talk to me, yet wants to be alone.
(contradicting...)

our company organisation seems to get from bad to worst.
of course i am not in the position to comment, but the turn over rate seems to high thou.
seriously, i can’t wait to get into a new job with full commitment and have some focus and really
work hard towards my goal.
i kinda feel irritated with some people in the company now, even thou we have good welfare and i
have good colleagues to work with.
people, look out for:

1. The man who has something to say everytime!- his laughter and ‘boot-licking’ character! he’s such a annoy-er
2. The woman with trememous laughter!- her laughter is like:” HAHAHAH...HAaaaa. Heee hee Haaa”. I mean, is that so funny everytime u laugh at something?
3. The woman who runs to the printer!- reminder, she’s in her fourties. no rush, girl. take your time and no one will take away your printed stuff.
4. the woman who ‘don’t know’ how to say ‘thank you‘!- she’s a nobody to me, even thou she’s a director. *bleah

of all these, i faint!

this afternoon lunch was, lonely lonely.
managed to escape from m & m’s. was badly craving for sesame paste, but still in vain.
so i had pul. hitam. something like that lah. it was a bad one.
and went over to breadtalk and get their flosses.
that’s it for lunch and i went back for a quick nap,
i love naps, especially in the afternoon. feel rejuveniate.

jen's wedding

christmas dinner at hilton

jen's wedding

Attend jenna's wedding at Orchard parade hotel on sat. It's so darn jam-packed at Orchard. Shared a cabby with ying aka my travel buddy. after the trip, i reckon we got some alikes. and on that day, we actually wore the same black color stockings. yeah, baby!

she was in this chic cool dress with black vest, while i went art-deco retro cool with a satin dress.

i wish i had more of these dress. and yes, i am definately going to get more of these.

the wed dinner went fine and i wish we had more photos with jenna, the bride who turns so glamour and demure that day.

best wishes for the couple and blissful marriage. (more photos awaiting..)

leaving for penang in another 7.5 hours. gonna get some beauty sleep.

rachel @ homeless concept

the one and only MC

when i saw the news, i was like why got his picture?
He seldom made to headlines or anything one leh.

what happen?

then i realised that he suffer from difficult breathing and sadly, leave us this late afternoon.
I guess everyone was shocked to hear this news. even though he is not some star celebrity,
I remember watching him when i was young. funny and chubby.
its so sudden that everyone around him din know how to react.

thanks for bringing laughter during my childhood times...

rachel@ homelessconcept

Diva night...

Be going to penang on tuesday but nothing is packed yet.
yes, i have still got over the weekend to do it, but i have everyday scheduled and packed.
so guess i have to do it tonight then.
But still i am poundering whether to head for my combat class instead.

in fact, i was thinking that i might not have the time to burn off my fats next week.
anyway, small matter.

i am so muddle-headed that i hope i wont missed out any stuff.
And they are going to have some gala dinner, 'theme: boots and 1973'. WTF?
thought it should be the theme for their first year.
they should actually come out with 'The Best Bootmaker on Earth T-shirt' which is our theme this season and make everyone wear it. Simple and all Timberland-ers.

so thus, i am so messy with my wardrobe, i still got to make sure that every piece that i bring along is okay for the meeting. plus i would be doing a lot of 'allergic stuff', i dun want to look stupid and dirty.
off for the penang trip. better get cracking soon.

Jenna's wedding is coming. can't wait to see her in her wed.gown.
held at orchard parade hotel, club chinois.
sat 7.30pm.
going to take lotsa photos and keep as memories.

Thurs combat.
can i describe it in 5 words?
Fabulous, flamoyant, inspiring, spirited and addictive!
i was glad that william had such amazing tracks selection that night. plus we have the 'we are family' track, brings me back to the days where i only go for his class until his moves went from bad to worse. but for sure, i will be coming back for his classes soon.

love ya! and see ya soon!

rachel @ homelessconcept

new year resolutions

la lal la.. and a happy new year!

happy 2008 everyone!
er-ling-ling-ba nian kuai le!da jia! Here they are, my new year resolutions. hope they are realistic.

1. Learn a new language. (french/japanese)
2. Take up body combat course to brush up my techniques & skills. (Q1/2)
3. Travel to at least a country/city. (Hongkong/Vietnam/Bangkok)
4. Lose 2kg. (Q1)
5. More spa/facial/body therapy. pampering treats
6. Take a degree course. (design/journalism) (Q4)
7. Treat myself more good reads. (art, politics, trend & design, fashion, horror, 'too chem-a-logical'...etc)
8. Design more/explore more/attend artsy farty shows/seminars/workshop/parties.
9. Run more. Drive on a car more. Eat drink and have fun more.
10. Love everyone around me. not to take things from granted and be myself.

yeah..i hope to accomplish at least 3/4 before Q3 so that i can have more things to fill my life with.

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