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.Wednesday, July 15, 2009 ' 6:29 AM Y

*woooooooooooooooshhh* *clearing cobwebs*

just got back from my agency's review which was held at Desaru. We stayed 3D2N at The Pulai Desaru. Advisor's Clique ruled the Resort!

We had a professionally runned Car Rally Adventure. The thrills, The Challenges, The Fast Drives and Great Team mates made my experience a truly unforgettable event.

Apart from the serious review segments, the rest of the days were practically fun!

Night time = Alcohol Time! I had never been in a company that drinks alcohol like water but to me, im ok with drinking but i've seriously learnt to control my comsumption. Vincent hosted some games for us (as usual) and we were way uncontrollable. I never had so to down so many glasses of beer in one go. Second nigth was BBQ nite! Alcohol was free flow on the house! The prob with free flow is the consequences u get to see after that. I believe after this trip, Pulai Desaru will ban us from going. lol. Details shall not be posted on my post as "whatever happens in Desaru, stays in Desaru". *winks at Ade, Gloria, Mike* lol....

It's damn fun when you get colleagues who are like family to you and im so glad im part of the AC family, most importantly, im part of Vincent Gan's Team!

Never in my past working experiences i learnt about anything regarding things that i really want. About having achievements which I've always yearned for. What and who do we live for? It is our choice to make our lives better. It is simple but never easy.

Thanks Vincent and thanks for reminding me of our 1 year friendship anniversary! Cheers to that.

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.Wednesday, January 28, 2009 ' 8:08 PM Y

New Year has arrived!!

It has been a long journey since my last entry. Many things have happened, of course good things i should say. I was hooked on this MTV when i was blogging this entry.. probably share it with you guys...

Jason Mraz - Im Yours (Official Video) -

One of the changes i had was my job.

Frankly speaking, never in my life have i imagined myself that i will be a financial planner one day. However, it always has to start with life changing situations that will bring us to somewhere else.

Don’t get me wrong, nothing happened to me but it was to someone whom is very close to me. I had my mentality changed. We can't change external to suit us but we can change ourselves to suit the external.

Starting out isn’t easy at all. Trust me, I had my fair share of emotions roller coaster.

After letting people know you are in this line will result to 2 different reactions. One, provides u with support. Two, see me machiam like see cockroach, run away...

However, im soooo thankful for friends who stood by me and giving me that opportunity to serve you. In the midst of all the emotions, i stood out even stronger and within 3 months, i achieved more than what i used to have when i was in my previous company. Not to mention my share of BONUS...

I joined a great agency. With excellent mentoring and most importantly, great colleagues. No politics.. just pure fun and hard work together..

My motivations will continue to spur me on.

Future Family Time :I am a woman and somehow family time is very important to me. Recent events of my grandma being hospitalised made me realised how much control i can have with my time.
No longer i have to withstand gossips of going off at “own time” or “taking wkg time for granted”.
Not only that, i want to be able to spend time with kids in future. I recently heard about a couple whom has their kid taken care of by a maid. The kid ended up being close to the maid instead of the parents. Quite sad rite??

Source of Income : Passive income is something which im working towards. Being able to set my own holidays and rules and still being able to have a steady source of income. No longer do i have to limit myself to 14 days AL and thereafter NO-PAY LEAVE....

Reaching out to people : Im no angel for sure but to be able to reach out to people and eventually for people to benefit from what i do. Little words but heartfelt.

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And .... Im getting married....!

Still trying to get this fact sink into me... I still can’t believe it..

Date is set. Just need to confirm a few more stuffs before officialising it.

It will be in XX XXX 2010...

Preparations just started and yes... everything else is coming in as well...

I watched Bride Wars and the wedding planner did say. It is through the wedding planning where you get to know your partner even more.....

Agreed, wedding is a one’s once in a lifetime event, who doesn’t wants it to be perfect? Not only the girl wants it too, it is the guy’s big day too isn’t it??

Vincent, my mentor, volunteered to be my wedding planner. Can you believe that?? I never had a manager who will offer to help at such big events...

Anyway, kudos to my mom who said this,” Aiyah, u both go honeymoon and throw a small quaint dinner for family can liao. Then all the $ can spend to go far far away.”

That’s ideal but of course, my SO is the eldest son and eldest son in Chinese families are regarded as the “important” status....

Started on the invitees list, hoo boy.. when my SO dug into the family tree, we realised that the no of tables needed may hit 60 tables... Now we are in progress if we should hold it at 2 different venues to reduce unnecessary costs. Well, so much for the start of the planning..

Planning for a wedding.... challenging but it will be worth it. _________________________________________________

2009 will be my year.

Despite of all the negativity out there, how you want this year to go really depends on yourself. I have seen the other side of all these negativity. The Bright Side..

Reports shows retrenchment but my newly acquired corporate client is hiring..

No bonus? Pay Cut?. My bonus is secured as long as i continue to work and I am the one who determines my pay and no one else.

Sick and tired of working my heads off and all you get is a pat on the back and a “well done” with No pay raise... even if they grant you a pay raise, your work load doubles....*shake head*

Now that i have set things in place, its time charge forward at full steam... woohoo...

2009... a great year ahead...

“The pessimist finds difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist finds opportunity in every difficulty “ – Lawrence Pearsall Jacks (1860 – 1955)

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.Thursday, August 21, 2008 ' 6:00 AM Y

Sometimes it really makes me ponder who the real Susan is.
Have you ever wondered y do we keep harping on somethings which are of the past.

I know it isnt right of me to do it but i cant help it.

I have always been praying for a break thru for me to let go of all that has been messing my head up. I cannot compare myself with others. i can only look into the mirror and tell myself that i can never be in another person's shoes.

Never can i undo the past but neither can i still accept what really did happen. I am curious by nature, who do i have to blame but myself. Y do i choose to let my eyes look at things which i should not even be seen in the first place. i am thankful that some things were deleted before i had the chance to pry on it.

I hate this side of me. The jealous, the small-heart-eyed, the-imagination-run-wild suz. Y cant things just be simpler? It just pisses me off whenever im caught in such a situation. In a moment like this, i just wanna be at the edge of a cliff and shout to my heart's content.

This could just be like a test to me.

*gloomy*

p.s : don't ask me what happened too, its just mixed feelings i get once in a while

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.Thursday, August 07, 2008 ' 11:13 PM Y

A matter of life and death, I am required to blog this entry.

No la, im just kidding. Was doing a human race with time thus was not able to provide any updates.

To those whom have know that im in the midst of my job transition. I have finally taken the step out of my comfort zone to challenge myself in another new environment. It was a tough choice to leave a 6-year old job. The company went through much changes and I have gained considerable life experience here. One of the toughest challenge was to be on peace terms to someone (C) whom has hated me to the core. On top of that, all my close working colleagues left the company due to some internal issues thus left me and Pat alone to face this war alone. It took me one year to build up this relationship and im really glad that I had a good year after I brushed up my courage to be on peace terms with her (C). From total hatred to something close to erm… erm.. gee… not really friendship, but to at least peaceful working ties.

Many reasons attributed to my reason for leaving. However, main reason was that I wanted to do things out of the box. Try it when I have no commitments and with the limited youth I have, to go all the way out. Another factor is that I realized im a person whom needs a good mentor to guide me. Bosses play a big role in my working scope. Ask any of ex colleagues would agree with me there is a huge difference with the previous boss and current boss. I used to be so willing to slog and work hard for old boss but not when its with current boss. Totally no motivation.

Now that I am going to be under my new mentor, his name is Vincent and I am looking forward to be on his team. Yes, some people will say it is silly to switch lines now. However, there are people whom supported me too. I guess no one can judge unless I have tried it. I will never know if I can succeed, all I am doing now is grabbing hold of an opportunity that has been given to me. How much hard work I put in will be my rewards. Jia You jia you!

Secondly, NATAS fair *wink*. Going to……. *drum rollsssss* …..Taiwan…! Sigh, but its still so long away… in Dec!

It is a 8 Days Rhythm of Taiwan Tour. Thou I aint a tour person, it is my first trip and Ray suggested to go round the island this time and probably come back again for shopping at either Taipei or Kaohsiung to do Free & Easy…

8D Rhythm of Taiwan

Day 1 (Singapore – Taipei)
-Breeze Taipei Station
-National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall
-Taipei 101
-Shihlin Night Market
- some 4 star hotel accommodation

Day 2 (Taipei – Hualien)
-Chiufen (Filming site of “Sad City”)
-Scenic Train ride to Hualien
-5 star Resort, Promised Land Resort

Day 3 (Hualien – Taitung)
-Taroko Gorge
-East Rift Valley
-Hot Spring Jhihben Royal Hot Spring Resort

Day 4 (Taitung – Kaohsiung)
-Fo Kuang Shan Monastery
-Dream Mall (apparently the biggest shopping mall)
-Hello Kitty Ferris Wheel (-_-‘’)
-Visit Love River
-4 star Ambassador Hotel @ Dream Mall

Day 5 (Kaohsiung – Nantou – Taichung)
-Leisure Cruise on Sun Moon Lake
-Wenwu Temple
-Fengjia Night Market

Day 6 (Taiching – Miaoli – Hsinchu – Taipei)
-LeoFoo Village Theme Park
-Martyrs Shrine
-Wu Fen Pu Fashion Street (More shopping!)

Day 7 (Taipei)
-National Palace Museum
-Shihlin Presidential residence
-Tamshui (to eat Iron-eggs)
-Fisherman’s Wharf
-Lover Bridge (Meteor Garden filming site)
-Ximenting

Day 8 (Taipei – Singapore)
Welcome home

Tour package is by SA tours.

SQ Flights
All meals provided except for Shihlin N.M & Leofoo
Accommodation pretty good. Advice from the tour guide, go for at least 4 star hotel in TWN.
Total damage: SGD1659.00 nett/pax(excluding shopping expense)
Total actual damage: SGD900 (excluding shopping expense), *shy*. Thank you “Ray’s Company”….

Shopping.. here I come……!!

Found this comic strip very cute.... TGIF!

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.Friday, June 13, 2008 ' 2:00 AM Y

Attended my secondary sch frd’s wedding last nite. Beiwen is the first among us to get married and im so happy for her. SY’s appreciation speech last nite was supa doopa touching. *Kudos to SY* Can tear after hearing his speech man!

Its very different feeling seeing someone I knew for so long to be so blissful. It was so hilarious to see our nerdy pictures during sec sch time. I was in round specs lorrrrrrrr…how nerd can I get. Lol. Thank God, all of us are now all presentable looking.. Too bad Melissa could not join us in this joyous occasion... we miss u mel!

So sweet of Dear to wait for me around Orch area. He was supposed to be doing his work but ended up had problems with the thumb drive and he could not do his work. BUT Dear Dear got me my Samsung Soul! Woohooo!

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.Sunday, June 08, 2008 ' 9:15 AM Y

This whole week was pure madness for me. What was initially a slack week turned out to be a packed-like-sardine week.

It was Connie’s wedding and guess what, she invited Ray and I to be her emcees! Initially was me and another guy but then of cuz, I will be the emcee provided Ray does it with me. *wink* Got involved in part of her planning process. Poor girl, got so stressed up but im glad that the wedding went well. Congrats on your journey with Aaron….

and of cuz the emcee of the Night, presenting, Ray and I..........

The search for my new tenant continues but im glad its all finalized but he wont move in until mid of June. Good thing is that, this case can come to a close. Finding the right tenant is hard work.

Meeting for my community service work. We are in the midst of planning Xmas party for the kids. The theme is pretty awesome and im glad im part of this team again. Thou the meeting ended pretty late, we know its for a good cause.

Recording of video blessing for my sec sch pal. Beiwen is the first to wed among the 5 gals (Cinz, Melz, Sharon and of cuz, myself). Im sooo happy for her, she is sooo ready to get settled down. Met Cinz on fri for dinner and to do our video. Now we know that acting isnt easy at all! We had a few NGs, wanted to post it up but ROL accidentally deleted it. But after a few tries, we got it eventually. Enjoy the clip below and Don't laugh at us hor...

Miracle Service. Attended MS on Sat with guest speaker Bobby Michaels. He is so charming and his words just have such deep meanings. Truly inspired by him. Brought SW to attend his service and im really glad that she could join me. SW : Never give up. Your faith will strand stronger and you will be able to withstand any hurts.

Passion Run : Tell you, I totally dint train for this run at all!
A lot of my peers suffered from muscle pains and backaches after this run. As for myself, I was a victim too. I had back knee and thigh muscle pains….. im walking as if my legs could not be bent! Total stiffness. This is the consequence of insufficient training for a 10km run.. At least I survived!

Upcoming will be for Shape Run and I ought to start training for it. Goal : To achieve a better timing than 1 hour 30mins…..

Best part was after the run, ROL and myself went for Cell group and I was almost falling asleep. Afterwhich, we went over to his place and he jus told his mom about me wanting to get a sofa bed for my bro. They got so enthu abt it and said to go search for one immediately. Lol.. went around IMM and TradeHub 21 for it.

I saw what I wanted at The Furniture Mall. It was a super Single sliding sofa bed. Not too bad as I short listed it down. Went IMM for makan and decided to juz source out one more shop at TradeHub21. Went into Nova and saw the exact same bed and it costed $100 more! Ray asked if that the best price, the ah-beng looking salesman was saying Yes, even the delivery charge of $50 is waived off and if you want further disc, its possible but not a lot. Ray then told him that we saw an exact same one at $399.00 thus he went to seek “approval” for it. Came back almost immediately and said, OK for $399! Omg, $100 disc on the spot! And $399 was not inclusive of GST. We hesitated a while and said that we will come back again. Immediately, he told us that the price will only be valid on that night and if we came back tmolo, it will not be $399 already. Wth!

Then I knew I wont get from Nova Furniture. I went back the The Furniture Mall to get my sofa bed. The salesguy was so much friendlier and $399 was inclusive of GST at TFM. Again, I emphasize the value of customer servicing. It goes a long way.

Yeah, the sofa bed will be delivered this Thurs. And its all for my lil bro who is staying with me. At least now he gets to sleep more comfortably.

Had problems waking up this Monday morning. Had my Teh-Cino for my caffeine boost. Time is passing so slow today thus it gave me time to blog this entry today…

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.Wednesday, May 28, 2008 ' 3:47 PM Y

Did i mention the branch i went was at ~~Bitch~~
Beach Road??

With warmest regards,
Susan

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. ' 12:30 AM Y

What i though would be a relaxing day turned out to be a wasted day instead.

Alrite, i went to work in the morning as usual, however I took a half day off to do some personal stuffs.

One of the things I did was Facial. My last facial was like 5 years ago lor becuz doing facials in Singapore is SUPER EX.. i never can afford it. Shape Run had a promo for their runners who signed up this year. It cost only $28.00 thus I tot no harm go for it. To my dismay, it turned out to be an unpleasant experience. I never had the urge to want to blog about an unhappy experience with an established brand. I vowed that I have to blog this no matter how late it is.

I smsed Citispa with my promo code and some girl called me back after 1 week plus to confirm on my appointment. Its ok becuz it IS afterall only SGD28!! I dun expect super good service, but at least im still a paying customer. Anyway, I was prepared that they would as me to top up to get a "better" facial. It is afterall a type of "sales strategy" to increase sales figures.
When i arrived, i was greeted with lotsa warmth and invited to take a seat plus a hot cup of ginger tea. I felt so important. Afterwhich I was led into a room and i was asked to change into something more comfortable (which usually is the case). Then in came this sweet lady (S), she intro herself to me and also (expected) say that i have to get a "better" facial. It started out with only a SGD88 top up for a "Magic Hand" treatment. Not as if after doing that I get flawless complexion so i hesitated. Then after that, the manager (Pregnant Woman) came in and was "checking out" my condition and yes i admit i do not have the best complexion around and started recommending me other facials.
They were pretty pushy about it and being the *ahem* nice me. I was ok cuz i have not pampered myself with facials for 5 years, just go for it. I had a feeling if i dun go for it, probably they may do more harm to my face by applying some cheapo products on me. Their actions were quick, the lady who attended to me used the "Magic Hand" on me. It was supposed to help ease the lymph points which i also did not understand. Another function was to prevent sagging skin. Dammit! im having saggin skin!!! Lol... Another thing that i dislike facials is that my face gets super swollen after each session and i hate that.

After a 10 mins or less of the vibrating hands, S started to ask me if i wanted to take package so that i can "maintain" my complexion and it cost like SGD888 (wad a lucky no) and can be paid by instalments. Bloody hell SGD888 is RM1600++. Its one family's allowance in Msia for 2-3 months lor! So the lady kinda know that im not interested in the package so she stopped being pushy and started the extraction stage. When i went to a good and sincere facial place few years back, they really took the time to remove all my blackheads and stuffs that can easily take up more than 1 hour. Here, i was done like in 15 mins flat for the extraction. I even dropped a remark saying that "Wa, usually extraction takes 1 hours for me, but now its only 15mins, my complexion is gettin better!" *EXCLAMATION MARK* After this, i kinda felt that the sincerity is not there anymore when learnt that I would not get a package from them.

Although S stopped pushing the package, she did "accidentally" forgot to do the last step of removing my oil glands from my face, i reminded her just in case I get short changed. Fair enough, I got wad i was told I was getting and after which got changed. Wanted to pay and leave asap, i stepped out the counter to make payment. Pregnant Manager again started to push the SGD888 package to me. However, i insisted that I do not have the budget to take up that package but she kept on going and going. Even to the extent of asking me to take 5 sessions instead of 10. Its also a $293.00 per month for goodness sake! Money dont grow on trees!
I made a strong stand nicely and I was insane, i was still smiling at them. IMMEDIATELY, the pregnant manager changed to a f***king attitude. She was like fine fine fine, then you juz pay SDG168+SGD28+7%GST which amount to SGS210! She started to use more force to press on the calculator she was using that was when i knew she was pissed. My smile disappeared and i also put up a "Black Face" (Naturally since im tanned). I demanded an explanation that i was told the SGD28 was supposed to be in the SGD168 and not charged seperately. After a short hassle, i was thinking to myself, i will never step into CITISPA ever again. Issued me a receipt as if i wasnt a paying customer. She was throwing a slight tantrum. Now what you hear about not wanting to agitate a pregnant lady is true. She was so close to not even wanting to say a THANK YOU when i left but after much hesitation, she murmured a thank you after i turn away to leave that horrific place. I juz walked away feeling sorry for them.

I came in with much anticipation but left with an unhappy experience. It makes so much difference going to a better saloon and being served by people who values customers despite of who you are. If they were to provide better service, i wouldnt have mind to sign up at least 5 sessions in future.
CITISPA, i will never ever use your services. Im so glad I did not buy any of the packages and never will i. Customer service talks about passion of serving customers from the heart and not just about earning their money!

Feedback : pls look for G.E.M.S!

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