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Sometimes I wonder if friends back home have forgotten about me... yes I do wonder especially with my many up and down emotions (mainly down lah) during this period of time.. I think I sound like an emo girl here.. omg I think I need assurance?! (I love it when I used this same statement with regards to my new apartment and my colleague replied as a matter of fact "Don't we all?" Makes me feel all normal again..) Anyway I woke up on Friday morning with a nice sms from none other than Mimi!! heehee never ever thought of myself as a "gutsy girl"... Like what I said.. this is called 'bobian'.. (ie no choice) but thanks Mimi, it made my day! Min also emailed me earlier this week.. oh no suddenly I miss hanging out with them so much!! Love them both :))

This is one of the most beautiful sunsets I've seen in London .

This is a classic example of not judging a book by it's cover. I first watched this three Sundays ago in church when Bobbie Houston used this clip to end her message.. it was so touching and everyone in the auditorium just applauded for Susan Boyle , one of the contestants in Britain's Got Talent . (I don't have a TV at home so haven't heard of her before this and while browsing online earlier, I chanced upon her clip again.) Watch it and be inspired.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izucgB-lBaI "...the biggest wake up call ever." - Amanda

As time draws near for the big move, I feel like things are becoming more than what I can handle for now. After overcoming the fact that my life's gonna be affected by friends going home for good, and settling the fact in that I need to move on with my life, at the same time with this house moving thing coming up… I think I am pushing myself beyond bounderies to do things which I never thought I really would do.. like being really independent (which I totally wasn't before). And also with what I have been busy with the past month… searching for a new place, rushing from viewings to viewings in between my lunch hours and after work; and now that most things are settled, I need to do a lot of (annoying) administrative stuff like calling to arrange for water, electricity, British Telecom land line, Broadband service, council tax, etc. Not to mention change in postal address with my bank, company, etc. and what nots. There are a thousand and one things to do and I am seriously...

It's not what you earn but what you save that makes you wealthy; It's not what you read but what you remember that makes you learned; It's not what you preach but what you practice that makes you a Christian. - Francis Bacon

Hosted two dinners this week! Wednesday evening Sabrina came over for a simple salmon and mushroom pasta. We went to Tesco together for the ingredients and I gave her a mini tour of Canada Water heehee. Even though this dish is as simple as can be, we only started dinner at 8ish (the cook is still not quite up to standard). This is the first time Sabrina's come over (and probably the last to my current place).. thinking back, it was quite funny coz I was supposed to cook (well I did but..) but then I was showing her what Pris gave me over christmas "this german wonton looking thing" (forgot the German name again) and told her I didn't know how to cook it. (Yes Pris, it has been lying in my freezer since Christmas!) Hence, my guest kindly cooked it for me so it became my lunch for the next day. It was really quite nice! Swabian food. :) Friday night dinner we welcomed back Alicia and JL from Singapore (due to the high heat back home, they now say that London...

I have to officially announce that my new life in London is gonna start this month - MAY 2009. Reason is that my housemate/ friend/ buddy Cynthia will be going back Singapore end May. Yes big decision for her, big impact for me. I came to know about it after she came back from Singapore in March and it was officially approved on 22 Apr, exactly one year since we came. I have to admit MANY thoughts went thru my mind, at a loss to be precise coz the biggest implication would be on accomodation. I have to either look for someone to replace her, or else move to a one bedroom. Never did something like this before.. n wonder how it would turn out. The only thing I knew I have to do is to pray and trust God. He who has brought me thus far will continue to carry me through. Also one of the challenges was keeping it from my family as I didn't want them to worry for my too much. I just wanted to solve it and let them know once I found my place. I was listening to the sermon of t...

Thursday night we had a combined team dinner of the two P&L teams at this Thai restaurant at Victoria called Mango Tree recommended by TP. It's an upmarket restaurant where food is quite expensive I feel but thankfully he sourced a 50% discount on minimum 2 dishes each pax so.. 18 of us went. As usual they love to go for drinks prior and after dinner. Coincidentally it was also the head trader's farewell drinks before he goes for a 6 month Sabbatical leave so all of us popped by the Tapas bar just round the corner before dinner. Trying to recall.. it has been so long since we had a team dinner man.. and on such a big scale too. Overall, I'd say the food was only worth it if you have 50% discount hehe my pineapple fried rice my buddies at work! some colleagues from the other team