Baby video

I know it's mean, but i couldn't stop laughing when I saw this!

Hort Park

It was so hot! We should have realised it when everyone seemed to be leaving when we arrived at 10am. But it was fun seeing the kiddos together. We really should do this more often!

Online Japan shopping

Want to buy stuff from a Japan website but can't understand the language?
Want to buy stuff from a Japan website but they don't accept International credit cards?

Found a website that solves both problems. This website charges a little more for each product, but is in English and accepts international credit cards and paypal. Very convenient.

http://www.akinaiblog.com/

You can even request for them to help you search for a product if it's not available on their website :)

Yeah! Shopping time!

Adam Lambert (American Idol)

I was so captivated by this song, i think it was the first time i actually went to "rewind" to watch the performance again.

From the first top 13 performance, i told my hubby that I think he would win the competition.... Let's see ya...

http://vodpod.com/watch/1504011-adam-lambert-sings-%E2%80%9Cmad-world%E2%80%9D-by-tears-for-fears

Book - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

A truly beautiful love story. It was so easy to read and so captivating, I couldn't put it down.

It was all the more poignant for me because my granny and great grandfather both suffered from Alzeimers... so it may run in my family's genes too! It is scary to think that we may one day forget everything we have ever been through. But I guess it is even more heart wrenching for the love ones, who may not be recognised by the patient anymore. How many people will have the strength and the courage of Noah to continue to try, day by day, to help the love of his life remember again?

Bye Bye Butterfly

Although we have known since last October that we will be acquired by BASF, it was still really sad when the deal closed last Friday and we are now forced to face reality. There will be no more Ciba. There will be no more butterfly.

All we can do is to take some pics for memories sake, and keep the spirit of Ciba in our heart always.... Ciba has been a great company to work for.... great environment and even more fantastic colleagues. And of cos, this was where my hubby and i met too!!!

Even as we all may have to part ways sometime during this year, i believe i will always have fond memories of the good times we had together in Ciba!

Guilty pleasures

We were deciding for a long time whether to get a PSP or a Wii...

Then we decided to get a PSP when a friend offered to sell hers to us at a lower price.

So we caved in.

Just barely 3 months later, we caved in again and bought the Wii and Wii Fit!! It was just too good a deal to miss. A friend's mum, who hardly used the set, sold it to us at a much reduced price too! And my friend decided to sell me her Wii Fit too!!

The only consolation is that the Wii Fit at least gets us moving... which is not bad since we are badly in need of exercise... Yes, i know, excuses excuses right?

Book - Long Way Down

Didn't read the first book - Long Way Round. Happened to pick this up at Borders recently. Rather interesting read. Honestly, I never knew riding a bike was so difficult, not that I know a lot about bikes in the first place.

Really enjoyed reading the experiences they have meeting the African people and the wildlife and especially the UNICEF visits. So much more needs to be done in Africa. And like they said again and again in the book, it's amazing to see how brave the people there and what amazing spirit they have, even though they have so little!

When you keep saying you are busy

Babybeans feature in Young Parents (April)

Gathering @ Downtown East

Govt agency

I had to update a company online account with one of the government agency with certain information.

Day 1 - I did the update online
Day 2 - Officer A called and left a voice message as I was on leave
Day 3 - I was busy and did not return message yet
Day 4 - Officer A called again and asked me to email her. Officer B emailed me asking for same info
Day 5 - I emailed Officer A and Officer B. Officer A called me to clarify and said that it is acceptable
Day 6 - Officer B emailed me to say the info is not acceptable and to change it again. I told her that Officer A confirmed that it is acceptable but she still said i had to change

Day 10 - Officer C sends me a letter asking for the same info!!!!!! And asks me to email him at telephone number 6XXXXXXX!!!!

Conclusion - Each officer is in charge of a different form of communication (phone, email, letter) and they obviously do not communicate with one another!!

Earth Hour - 28 March (Saturday)

Join the Global movement during Earth Hour

Switch of all your lights from 830pm - 930pm on 28 March (Saturday)

Pledge your support at http://www.class95.sg/earth_hour/index.asp!

Long lost friend

So happy today! Found a LONG lost friend on Facebook today!
I have been searching and searching for her.
Have always felt bad for losing touch with her.
We used to be so close in primary school, going to each other's house.
Meeting at the playground, chatting, sharing crushes.

Even through secondary school, we were constantly exchanging letters.
(Oh yes the good old days when computers and handphones were hardly used)
Somehow we lost touch as we grew older, busy with our own lives.

So coincidentally, she saw my pic in her friend's sister's Facebook.
And that friend is a school mate of mine whom i hardly knew.
Happened that we attended a common friend's wedding...

No matter how people laugh at those who use social networking sites,
I am still a fan, if not for the only fact that it helps me connect to old friends.
Even if it is only for that one single special friend that i have regretted not keeping in touch with, it's all worth it!

Babybeans - Organic SALE!

Hugh Jackman at the Oscars 2009

I am such a fan of Hugh Jackman! Fantastic!!!

Shangri La's lastest promo

What if someone celebrates their 105th birthday there? Will they get money for dining there??

Down in the dumps

Needs.some.cheering.up.

But don't ask me what. If i knew, i wouldn't be needing any right? :p

Book - One Child by Torey Hayden

I have always had a weakness of true life stories. So when my colleague passed me the book, i couldn't resist it. And I'm glad I didn't. It was interesting and so easy to read that I just couldn't put it down

This is a true story about how one person can make such a big difference to a little child's life. It only took one person to show how much she cared and the little girl turned from being a spiteful, rude, uncontrollable child to the complete opposite. Of course, not just anybody will be able to achieve that. But the author did. And in an amazingly short amount of time too.

I will be keeping a look out for her other books to read :)

Last Pic together

With Jo leaving us soon, this is probably our last complete Ciba HR picture.....