Do u know what is your face shape?
Well,I finally knew mine! Is almond shape or commonly known as “heart-shaped’…
Went for my trial make-up cum hair styling yesterday at Cindy’s place for my photoshoot & that’s what she told me.Apparently,is a blessing to have this kind of face shape cos’ it means u can take most haircuts (whether is long or short) or styles..Cool siah…
Thank God for blessing me with that & of course my mummy..Chuckles..chuckles… 
Weng & I were having dinner together on Mon nite at Crystal Jade.
I forgot to tell the aunty that I don’t want the spring onions & chinese parsley in my “la-mian”.So,I have to scoop them all out…Weng also order a bowl of wantun soup for us to share…
A very sweet,loving & thoughtful action - he purposefully avoided all the spring onions while trying to scoop a wantun to place in my bowl for me to eat.
So sweet & nice of him,right?
To follow my earlier post,I have been thinking of changing jobs since I rec’d the “Feb Letter” that tells me my bonus amt..Time flies,I have been in SCB for 5yrs+ & in my current dept for 3 yrs.Having been in consumer banking for the last few years has really open my eyes to see the reality & sometimes harshness of the different treatment between frontliners & back-office.
Frontliners always seem to get better pays/bonus (although they hv to ‘cheong’ for their sales target) or incentives trips but the staff at back-office never seems to enjoy all these…I always asked myself “Why the difference?” Just because back-office is a “cost centre” & not a “profit centre” does not mean that back-office is “2nd class citizen”…
I think enough is enough. Really,I have enough of consumer banking & I really can’t see where I can progress on in this area.So,I have been toying with the idea to move over to either private banking or corporate banking…The sad thing is though there are job opportunities in these areas,but they are either sales-related jobs or treasury related jobs,which I don’t have experience in the latter..Even for the companies that are hiring for credit-related,there is a minimum level of experience that one needs to have in the same kind of environment.
Sigh…Is there really no job for me?
An ex-colleague text me & said that I should wait till my marriage then change job,if not, I have to face triple stress - wedding prep,new job with new environment,married life…Tat’s quite true but I really can’t stand my current working environment anymore.Plus,if I wait till Oct then switch job,there goes my bonus..because in the banking sector,if you join after Oct,chances are either u will get no bonus or pro-rated bonus,depending on your contract & boss…
I have tried applying for a few jobs the last wk but no news yet…Gosh,what should I do? 
I have been “ta-bao-ing” & lunching in for the whole of this week except monday where I’m on 1/2 day leave.It has been a crazy week at work & the volume just keep piling.Thank God that I didnt had Tue Zone Meeting,if not,I be late…
Guess what? I only left office at almost 9pm yest cos’ of 1 “stu…” sales who wanted a approval by last nite but the case has to go out of country level to our Group Credit for approval.Becos’ of him,I have to stay & do a detailed write-up about the merits of the case & reasons we are supporting for deviations from the credit guidelines..Argh!!!
I was really in a super bad & easily irritable mood this morning..I can my fellow colleagues who are more familiar with me can sense the “anger” cos I was super quiet for the whole morning..Finally,I decide that I shld just drop & step out to breath sm fresh air during lunch & let our my “verbal diarrhoea to my ex-colleague…
After all my “diarrhoea”,I really do feel more at peace in the later afternoon (though no solution was offered to me at all)…Smtimes,gals just need a listening ear…This is my way of releasing the anger & stress in me sometimes…Who cares so long as verbal diarrhoea works for me…As for my friends who worry if u be the target audience,don’t worry…I do selectively choose my target audience…
Although I have watched the crucifixion scene many times in our Easter Drama production,but my heart will always cringe & tears will start to well up during the first svc. It will always bring back memories of my walk with Jesus,how I first started & where He has brought me thus far.
The impact of the scene always stay clear & vivid for a few days.I will also be reminded of the gory scene in the movie, “Passion of Christ”. Indeed,it is out of a pure love for us that Jesus went to the cross to take away all our failures,shame,guilt,etc,etc…
How can anyone not be touched?
I pray that the crucifixion will always remain fresh in my mind & heart,not just on Easter Day.
The date is drawing near..And yes,it’s confirmed!
I be taking my wedding album shoot on 090508…That’s like 1.5 mths time..Gosh,all the scrub,massage,facials has to be arranged real soon…
So far,we have no idea where we want to go for our outdoor shoot except that Weng definitely wants to go Spore Flyer..
Anyone knows of any great place? 
Today,Pst Phil shared about his own experience about being inadequate when he first started off in ministry & how his church didn’t grow.I can identify with him cos’ when I first started out,I was also pretty apprehensive & I felt so inadequate in handling the lives of people.
Even till now,as I stepped into the 3rd yr of my ministry,there will still be times when I feel inadequate when it comes to handling the problems of members & giving counsel sometimes.I will worry if I have given the right counsel or worse,don’t know what counsel to offer or sometimes don’t know how to handle members.
Sometimes,it is this apprehension & lack of inadequacy that cause me to waver in my calling as a CGL…It became more obvious to me,especially when I don’t see growth in the cg.But on the other hand,I still believe that God didn’t call me to a ministry of barrenness..I want to see growth this year in my cg..I want to be able to meet Jesus & let Him say to me “Well done,my good & faithful servant”…
Anointing,anointing & more anointing…
Lord,pour out the double portion of anointing upon me.
Unless You build Your house or Your laborers labor in vain…
Let me have the breakthru!
As the date draws closer (is almost 6 mths before the Big Day),we are starting to get anxious over the roof over our head.
It’s been a year since we first tried applying for a flat.
We went for the balloting at bedok/clementi area last feb & weren’t offered any Q number cos’ the demand way exceeds the supply of the flats.Then,we tried the mature estate somewhere in June but by the time,our loonnngggggggggg Q # number came,there wasn’t much choices left (only Simei & Ubi were left) & we need to consider the fact the his office was at Bt Batok.We even drove to those areas to check out the units..Well,as they were previously occupied by people & HDB has re-purchased them back either due to divorce or the inability to pay,u can expect that the condition of these flats weren’t great.In the end,we did not make any choices.
In Aug,we tried for the North-East area (Sengkang & Punggol),once again,my Q number is so far behind that by the time,it was my turn,we were left with that few pathetic choices at level two,which did not sparked any interest in either of us.
In Dec,we even tried for the North area (Yishun),once again,we weren’t even offered anything cos’ the demand exceeds the supply & these flats aren’t new either.They were already previously occupied by someone else.
Everytime,we just get disappointed…Although the govt said that they are looking into the situation & offering lots of BTO (Build-To-Order) flats,but they will only be ready in 2011 & beyond.The question is,where are we going to stay in the meantime?
I even read an article by a minister that says newly wed couples shouldn’t be picky & claim that priority was given (but I don’t seem to experience that in all the applications) & if we are really in urgent need,we should look into the resale mkt.
How do you expect a newly wed couple to be able to come out in cash to pay for the difference between the purchase price & the valuation when the mkt has gone crazy & every seller is selling way above valuation?
We thought with a brand new year,things may be different since mkt should stablise or prices should come down abit.But sad to say,no luck so far.
This Jan,we applied for the City View at Boon Keng (a DBSS project by HDB),although they sent us a letter,claiming that our Q number exceeds the available units they have,nonetheless,they still gave us an appointment date to choose our flat (if there is still any left).Lo & behold,when I went to check the net last night for the availability,to my surprise,there were still so many units left (which left my pondering over ,y Q number exceed their available units).Our appointment date is today…But we gave it up..Simply because is too expensive..Who in the world will pay $500K++ for a HDB 4 Rm? DBSS is simply just built by a private developer but still manage by HDB..So in simple words,it is like a condo (in terms of the accessibility) but without a condo facilities..Frankly speaking,for that kind of price,you can find a decent private condo in the outskirts like pasir ris..
We also tried applying for the mature estates that was launched again in Feb but as usual,the standard response that I got was my Q number is far behind due to the high number of applicants.So no appointment date was given to me at all..
We also applied for the balloting for those surplus flats left by the SERS project in Queenstown & Bedok area…But we will only the results of the ballot by Apr..Our hope & prayers go to this..
We asked ourselves: “Are we being too picky?” Well,I personally do not think so..
We want to build a comfortable home so that we can create an atmosphere where we can relax & enjoy our home.The basic reason why all of us worked so hard & triy to earn more $ is because we all want to have a home,a place that we can run to,a place of refuge,a place of relaxation,etc,etc…
The whole event of searching for a place where we can create a haven for ourselves has been one where our experience is a mixture of “irriated,pissed,stressed,angry,loss”…
But to me,though there’s alot of negative feelings that we experienced,I believe that we will cherish the home that we will have eventually,especially when it has not been easy getting it.Isn’t there a saying that says, “The more difficult it is,the more you will learn to cherish”.It is an experience that both of us go thru together…
But we still hold on to hope,placing that in Jesus..Though is hard,but like what we preached,we gota place our hope in Christ.
God,we prayed that by your perfect timing & guidance,You will provide the home that we so desire, Amen!
