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*

rachel @ homelessconcept

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!

rachel @ homelessconcept

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.

rachel @ homelessconcept

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!

rachel @ homelessconcept

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.

rachel @homelessconcept

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