super pack month for the usual laid-back me. weekdays as always were all bout work... boring! but this month weekdays was extra tiring for me as I was hitting the gym every single day for training.
first weekend of April was our first make up class. it was something fun doing with my partner in crime. has been quite a while we do something silly haha… then was the annually back to Ipoh trip to pay a visit to my dearest grandpas and grandmas. grandpas and grandmas, all this while I never asked anything from you for myself but this year I really hope you can give me your blessing for what I hope to get by this year. I really do need a change for a better me.
second weekend came with second make up class. this time it wasn’t that fun anymore as there’s quite a lot of techniques to learn. we managed to pull it through but it put us more confirm in the ‘lazy woman’ category :P after the class, was rushing off to meet madam Sia for our backpack shopping. then had some fun drinking session with mr Dass and his ‘suicidal’ wife. let’s keep the fun rolling all the way to Europe woohoo...
this weekend was the weekend to put all my gym training sessions to pay off. yes, the Energizer Night Race and I had registered myself for the 11km run. I was pressured by Rachel to take the 11km if not, I would have happily settled for 5.5km fun run. guess what, I made it in 1 hour 36 minutes... to be exact, it was 1 hour 36 minutes and 45 seconds! and that was inclusive the time where I strolled for bout 100m at the start point and a few minutes wasted looking for the ribbon for the first 5.5km checkpoint. it is totally out of my expectation. Am so proud of myself :P but I would like to say it again that the organizer sucks big time and I'm gonna spam their FB wall soon!
next weekend will be my last weekend to do all my preparation before heading to Singapore for meeting. and looking forward to our pier side wine and dine. can't wait to see you girls soon... although I can't make it to sleep with you girls this time :(
the weekend after next is the highlight of the month. my virgin trip to Europe! this is the best birthday present ever that I could get for myself, what more for my big three-o. told y'all, money can definitely buy happiness for me :P
I would like to do some early wishing here... goodbye Malaysia, olo Europe! till I’m back from my escapade, ciao guys...
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
wis-doom
it has been ages ago since the last time I had my oral checked. just simply because I’m petrified of needles, pain and blood. no joking, it really does scare the hell out of me. I can somehow find ways to conquer my many other fear but this is definitely my dead spot (sei yuit in Cantonese).
I had my top left wisdom tooth decaying since three weeks ago and apparently the pain never wear off as I was badly hoping. so I finally made a Saturday appointment with mr dentist since Monday. and I had been whining to all my friends and colleagues about this dentist appointment since then.
reached the dental clinic at 1115am and I was freaking nervous. I couldn’t sit still while waiting, couldn’t be bothered to reply mum while she was chatting with me and kept on heavy breathing. the worse thing was the buzzing sound of the machine made me even more tensed.
when it was my turn, I told mr dentist that I can feel my top left wisdom tooth had decayed but there was pain on the bottom left wisdom tooth too. mr dentist gave it a thorough check and I was glad that he told me everything is fine except for the top left decay. mr dentist explained the procedure and he assured me it is a simple and minimal pain process. obviously I wasn’t convinced enough to overcome the fear and my whole body started shivering.
the anesthetic jab both inside and outside the gum was painful. and when the numbing effect took place, I couldn’t speak properly and that was when my tears dropped automatically. mr dentist poked my numbed gum to test if I can feel anything and if it was ready for the extraction. the extraction started and I couldn’t feel anything at all except the feeling of someone forcefully pulling something out from my mouth and some cracking sound. but it was already scaring the hell out of me. the next thing I know, a cotton was stuffed into my mouth and I could hear mr dentist saying ‘that’s all. you’re good. do you want to see your tooth?’ and I was replying in shocked ‘no, get it away from my sight!’
went home, feeling the side effect. pain on the gum and giddiness started kicking in. though it wasn’t that bad but I felt weak and all I wanted to do is sleep. mummy cooked watery porridge for me as adviced by mr dentist to take soft food for two days and mummy bought me ice cream to cheer me up.
people say I act like a 10 year old kid wimping about the dental appointment. shameful. yes…. but I can’t help it. and I feel like a happy lil 10 year old kid too when mummy bought me ice cream as a reward for all these drama :)
now i'm left with only 31 teeth with 1 wisdom less :P
I had my top left wisdom tooth decaying since three weeks ago and apparently the pain never wear off as I was badly hoping. so I finally made a Saturday appointment with mr dentist since Monday. and I had been whining to all my friends and colleagues about this dentist appointment since then.
reached the dental clinic at 1115am and I was freaking nervous. I couldn’t sit still while waiting, couldn’t be bothered to reply mum while she was chatting with me and kept on heavy breathing. the worse thing was the buzzing sound of the machine made me even more tensed.
when it was my turn, I told mr dentist that I can feel my top left wisdom tooth had decayed but there was pain on the bottom left wisdom tooth too. mr dentist gave it a thorough check and I was glad that he told me everything is fine except for the top left decay. mr dentist explained the procedure and he assured me it is a simple and minimal pain process. obviously I wasn’t convinced enough to overcome the fear and my whole body started shivering.
the anesthetic jab both inside and outside the gum was painful. and when the numbing effect took place, I couldn’t speak properly and that was when my tears dropped automatically. mr dentist poked my numbed gum to test if I can feel anything and if it was ready for the extraction. the extraction started and I couldn’t feel anything at all except the feeling of someone forcefully pulling something out from my mouth and some cracking sound. but it was already scaring the hell out of me. the next thing I know, a cotton was stuffed into my mouth and I could hear mr dentist saying ‘that’s all. you’re good. do you want to see your tooth?’ and I was replying in shocked ‘no, get it away from my sight!’
went home, feeling the side effect. pain on the gum and giddiness started kicking in. though it wasn’t that bad but I felt weak and all I wanted to do is sleep. mummy cooked watery porridge for me as adviced by mr dentist to take soft food for two days and mummy bought me ice cream to cheer me up.
people say I act like a 10 year old kid wimping about the dental appointment. shameful. yes…. but I can’t help it. and I feel like a happy lil 10 year old kid too when mummy bought me ice cream as a reward for all these drama :)
now i'm left with only 31 teeth with 1 wisdom less :P
Sunday, March 20, 2011
my big three-o
when I was 21, the thought of being 30 never once cross my mind...
when I was 25, people told me 30 will hit soon without me realizing it...
when I was 28, I started to understand what people told me when I was 25...
when I was 29, I’d already accepted the fact and thought so what’s the big deal...
now at 30, I’m not afraid nor ashamed to admit I’m 30… because there’s nothing we can do to stop it and I wouldn’t want to stop it neither even if I could. and I always believe human grow wiser as they age. well, at least for me... and so I shall grow old gracefully but will always stay young at heart...
oh, I just got to know that Chester Benington’s birthday is same as mine. and he has a son by the name of Jamie. what a coincidence huh... happy birthday Chester :P
thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and to those who had spent time with me on my birthday. love y’all...
when I was 25, people told me 30 will hit soon without me realizing it...
when I was 28, I started to understand what people told me when I was 25...
when I was 29, I’d already accepted the fact and thought so what’s the big deal...
now at 30, I’m not afraid nor ashamed to admit I’m 30… because there’s nothing we can do to stop it and I wouldn’t want to stop it neither even if I could. and I always believe human grow wiser as they age. well, at least for me... and so I shall grow old gracefully but will always stay young at heart...
oh, I just got to know that Chester Benington’s birthday is same as mine. and he has a son by the name of Jamie. what a coincidence huh... happy birthday Chester :P
thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and to those who had spent time with me on my birthday. love y’all...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
what a weekend...
Saturday is always my favourite day of the week. it’s like the transition day between a working Friday and a lazy Sunday. I like to keep my Saturdays occupied. no, not work! but something that I like to do or something that I’m willing and enjoy doing.
Saturday morning came and I woke up right on the dot even though without any alarm buzzing me. I hate being woken up by neither the ringtone on my phone’s clock nor my digital alarm clock in my room nor the noises around the house…. hate it max! got myself prepared and headed to the Chi. it was a quiet morning, love it…. there was only 2 ‘hamsters’ on the treadmill and another guy at the rowing machine. as usual, I always start my gym regime with a minimum of half hour run on the treadmill. it was a very sunny morning hence I had the blinds down so no view for me while running :( being so blank minded, my brain became very alert with every little movement or sound happening in the gym. I was so alert that I thought the guy at the rowing machine was checking me out on off. to be frank, I wasn’t flattered at all but in fact became very self conscious. weird things ran through my mind… was there a hole in my tights? am I singing out loud? am I making loud elephant stomping sound while running on the treadmill? was I wearing my top inside out? gosh… it was so annoying having all this disturbance while I’m trying to concentrate on my run. ok, half hour was up and it’s time for the class.
this time, it wasn’t for the bodypump class but the TRX class. I was convinced by both my bodypump trainer and Jukari trainer to try the TRX class, so I decided to give it a try although heard from bodypump mates that TRX is much tougher. I was quite nervous being the first timer in the class. but the whole situation got worse when that guy stepped into the class too. yes, that guy who I thought he was checking me out. sigh…. what more he was just right next to me. damn it! the one hour class was dreadful. not just because the guy was right next to me but the class was really tough. it wasn’t as hardcore as bodypump but it was really concentrating on your muscles to support your own weight throughout the whole routine. and now I’m having serious abs and shoulder blade ache…. oucchh….
finally, the class was over! I came out from the class and sat at the lounge area next to the pool to catch my breath and when I thought I can finally get out from the whole awkward situation, then came that guy. I could sense that he was walking towards me. for God’s sake, I was trying to catch my breath and now he was trying to make me run out of breath. he really did come up to me and greeted me...
the guy: hey, are you Jamie? Jamie Lim?
me: yes, do I know you? (in a very unfriendly tone)
the guy: probably yes, if you used to stay at 24, jalan 7/37?
me: huh??!! (giving him the annoying look)
the guy: I’m Chris… Christopher Leong. your ex neighbour.
me: oohhh... how the hell did you recognize me? it was like two decades ago...
the guy: well, I actually find you look very familiar the moment you walked into the gym. but I just couldn’t recall and was trying hard to remember. until Annie called your name in the class just now then it all just suddenly strikes me it was you, my ex neighbour and cycling mate.
me: (laughing in embarrassment) hhhmm… I wonder if it’s something good or bad that I didn’t change much since aeons ago. I really can’t recognize you at all. not at all...
the riddle was finally solved. he wasn’t a pervert nor a guy that was trying to hitch on me. he is my ex neighbour who I used to play with when I was young. we used to cycle every evening together to the opposite road to find our friends to play cycling saucer and also play masak masak with candles, leaves and grasses when mooncake festival. and I used to admire him before :P don’t judge me! I was young and naive and I really did think he was good looking that time. well, those carefree days were long gone. it was such a surprise that we met again after such a long time.
what a great weekend for me... tried another new class, met another long lost friend. hope to catch up with you soon if time permits. hhhmmm…. don’t think I notice any ring on his finger. joking… joking… :P
Saturday morning came and I woke up right on the dot even though without any alarm buzzing me. I hate being woken up by neither the ringtone on my phone’s clock nor my digital alarm clock in my room nor the noises around the house…. hate it max! got myself prepared and headed to the Chi. it was a quiet morning, love it…. there was only 2 ‘hamsters’ on the treadmill and another guy at the rowing machine. as usual, I always start my gym regime with a minimum of half hour run on the treadmill. it was a very sunny morning hence I had the blinds down so no view for me while running :( being so blank minded, my brain became very alert with every little movement or sound happening in the gym. I was so alert that I thought the guy at the rowing machine was checking me out on off. to be frank, I wasn’t flattered at all but in fact became very self conscious. weird things ran through my mind… was there a hole in my tights? am I singing out loud? am I making loud elephant stomping sound while running on the treadmill? was I wearing my top inside out? gosh… it was so annoying having all this disturbance while I’m trying to concentrate on my run. ok, half hour was up and it’s time for the class.
this time, it wasn’t for the bodypump class but the TRX class. I was convinced by both my bodypump trainer and Jukari trainer to try the TRX class, so I decided to give it a try although heard from bodypump mates that TRX is much tougher. I was quite nervous being the first timer in the class. but the whole situation got worse when that guy stepped into the class too. yes, that guy who I thought he was checking me out. sigh…. what more he was just right next to me. damn it! the one hour class was dreadful. not just because the guy was right next to me but the class was really tough. it wasn’t as hardcore as bodypump but it was really concentrating on your muscles to support your own weight throughout the whole routine. and now I’m having serious abs and shoulder blade ache…. oucchh….
finally, the class was over! I came out from the class and sat at the lounge area next to the pool to catch my breath and when I thought I can finally get out from the whole awkward situation, then came that guy. I could sense that he was walking towards me. for God’s sake, I was trying to catch my breath and now he was trying to make me run out of breath. he really did come up to me and greeted me...
the guy: hey, are you Jamie? Jamie Lim?
me: yes, do I know you? (in a very unfriendly tone)
the guy: probably yes, if you used to stay at 24, jalan 7/37?
me: huh??!! (giving him the annoying look)
the guy: I’m Chris… Christopher Leong. your ex neighbour.
me: oohhh... how the hell did you recognize me? it was like two decades ago...
the guy: well, I actually find you look very familiar the moment you walked into the gym. but I just couldn’t recall and was trying hard to remember. until Annie called your name in the class just now then it all just suddenly strikes me it was you, my ex neighbour and cycling mate.
me: (laughing in embarrassment) hhhmm… I wonder if it’s something good or bad that I didn’t change much since aeons ago. I really can’t recognize you at all. not at all...
the riddle was finally solved. he wasn’t a pervert nor a guy that was trying to hitch on me. he is my ex neighbour who I used to play with when I was young. we used to cycle every evening together to the opposite road to find our friends to play cycling saucer and also play masak masak with candles, leaves and grasses when mooncake festival. and I used to admire him before :P don’t judge me! I was young and naive and I really did think he was good looking that time. well, those carefree days were long gone. it was such a surprise that we met again after such a long time.
what a great weekend for me... tried another new class, met another long lost friend. hope to catch up with you soon if time permits. hhhmmm…. don’t think I notice any ring on his finger. joking… joking… :P
Monday, February 21, 2011
momentous valentine
at 9am-ish of the 14th February 2011, I stepped out of my hotel room to head for my breakfast before kicking off the day with meetings and final previews with client. along the hallway, I was greeted by this young chap and our conversation ended with a ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ wish from him. then all of a sudden, it just hit me that it was the V-day which I totally forgot. perhaps I didn’t bother to remember becoz it wasn’t that significant to me.
seeing the lobby and buffet area was well decorated with pinks and loves and a 2-door Lexus with white and purple ribbon was parked right in front of the hotel entrance. indeed, love was in the air… everywhere...
after a fulfilling breakfast, I decided to go for a walk-thru at the ballroom just to make sure everything was working as planned. after a few ticked off the checklist, I headed back to my room to prepare for 1pm meeting at client’s office.
when I entered my room, I was surprised to see a stalk of rose with a note written ‘dear ms Jamie, hope you have the best valentine here with us in Ritz Carlton.’ it did definitely cheer me up on a stressful day. at least for a single lady (yes, I that's me) who hasn’t receive rose on a valentine’s day for years.
that rose didn’t keep me long in my fantasy land, I jumped into work right after until 12pm and departed for the meeting. it was undeniably a long winded meeting, from going through the to do checklist to drilling into nitty gritty details of the event. the meeting finally ended at 5pm-ish. thank God.... or should it be oh my God?
do you know what does it mean by 5pm at Jakarta on a Monday? dreadful traffic! my 2 guys’ colleagues and I was waiting at the office lobby to get a cab. we waited for about half an hour but couldn’t get any cab. then came the MD from behind greeting us and we were complaining to him bout the horrible traffic and that we’d been waiting for the past half an hour but no cab available. the gentleman MD offered to fetch us back since he’ll be checking into the same hotel as us to prepare for tomorrow rehearsal. but with a condition that he can only fetch one person. being the only girl in my team, I was given the privilege to get the free ride back to the hotel.
while waiting for his driver to send his car to the lobby entrance, I was thinking to myself why only fetch one person? most probably a 2-door BMW or Mercedes. I was nervous for sure as this is my 1st time working with this MD and I do not want to screw up the previous good working relationship with something stupid from me. as I waited nervously, I heard a roar. a roar that I thought it sounded fimilar but I just couldn’t recall what is that. then I saw….. (be prepared for this!)
a black FERRARI! a freaking FERRARI! read my lips….. a FER-RA-RI!
the driver came out and the MD walked towards the car. my colleagues and I was stunned. so stunned that I think we looked so stupid. and yes, I got a free ride on a freaking Ferrari with a MD. it was definitely a slow (due to the traffic) and awkward (the nervous + shocked feeling) ride but it was definitely my once in a lifetime moment.
I was bragging and bragging with my friends and colleagues once I reached the hotel. I just couldn’t believe that I had the ride of my life. even now, I am still in a slight state of shock every time thinking back of that particular moment of the ride.
well, although I didn’t have that special one to celebrate valentine with me or having someone to ask me to be their valentine... but this is no doubt my best valentine of all. given the chance to ride on my dream car… and I really do literally mean dream :P
seeing the lobby and buffet area was well decorated with pinks and loves and a 2-door Lexus with white and purple ribbon was parked right in front of the hotel entrance. indeed, love was in the air… everywhere...
after a fulfilling breakfast, I decided to go for a walk-thru at the ballroom just to make sure everything was working as planned. after a few ticked off the checklist, I headed back to my room to prepare for 1pm meeting at client’s office.
when I entered my room, I was surprised to see a stalk of rose with a note written ‘dear ms Jamie, hope you have the best valentine here with us in Ritz Carlton.’ it did definitely cheer me up on a stressful day. at least for a single lady (yes, I that's me) who hasn’t receive rose on a valentine’s day for years.
that rose didn’t keep me long in my fantasy land, I jumped into work right after until 12pm and departed for the meeting. it was undeniably a long winded meeting, from going through the to do checklist to drilling into nitty gritty details of the event. the meeting finally ended at 5pm-ish. thank God.... or should it be oh my God?
do you know what does it mean by 5pm at Jakarta on a Monday? dreadful traffic! my 2 guys’ colleagues and I was waiting at the office lobby to get a cab. we waited for about half an hour but couldn’t get any cab. then came the MD from behind greeting us and we were complaining to him bout the horrible traffic and that we’d been waiting for the past half an hour but no cab available. the gentleman MD offered to fetch us back since he’ll be checking into the same hotel as us to prepare for tomorrow rehearsal. but with a condition that he can only fetch one person. being the only girl in my team, I was given the privilege to get the free ride back to the hotel.
while waiting for his driver to send his car to the lobby entrance, I was thinking to myself why only fetch one person? most probably a 2-door BMW or Mercedes. I was nervous for sure as this is my 1st time working with this MD and I do not want to screw up the previous good working relationship with something stupid from me. as I waited nervously, I heard a roar. a roar that I thought it sounded fimilar but I just couldn’t recall what is that. then I saw….. (be prepared for this!)
a black FERRARI! a freaking FERRARI! read my lips….. a FER-RA-RI!
the driver came out and the MD walked towards the car. my colleagues and I was stunned. so stunned that I think we looked so stupid. and yes, I got a free ride on a freaking Ferrari with a MD. it was definitely a slow (due to the traffic) and awkward (the nervous + shocked feeling) ride but it was definitely my once in a lifetime moment.
I was bragging and bragging with my friends and colleagues once I reached the hotel. I just couldn’t believe that I had the ride of my life. even now, I am still in a slight state of shock every time thinking back of that particular moment of the ride.
well, although I didn’t have that special one to celebrate valentine with me or having someone to ask me to be their valentine... but this is no doubt my best valentine of all. given the chance to ride on my dream car… and I really do literally mean dream :P
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