Reflections

2011 has been a rather fruitful year for me. Baby J is born, I attained MBA, bought a 3000cc BMW 125i coupe and hubby found a new job. On the other hand, my beloved Sai Baba passed away this year, so my wish of bringing my hubby and baby to see him in India will not be fulfilled. Nevertheless, HE will still be in my heart and life. I will continue to live my life following his teachings as much as I can.

While 2011 has been good for me, it has not been a very good year for many around the globe. The tsunami and radiation crisis in Japan, the earthquake in New Zealand, the floods in Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand...The company that I have been working in for the last 10 years has been badly affected too! The March tsunami destroyed one of our factories in Miyagi Prefecture and then the Thailand floods destroyed our factory in Navanakorn Industrial Park which is one of the most important oversea factories and threw our distribution and logistics into chaos. I was deployed to help evacuate all the stocks at our sales office's warehouse in Navanakorn right before the flood water entered the area and saved the company of approximately US$5,000,000 worth of stocks. The weeks after the evacuation of the stocks into Singapore were tough, my staff and I had to work really hard to stock them in as well as to deliver them to our customers. The efforts were all worth it though as I think our bonus for the year was unexpectedly good. We were, or rather I was expecting the company to pay only the minimum but it turned out good despite the losses the company made for the first time in its history in Singapore....So, 2011 ended really well for me.

Regrets...Hmm...let me see...that I could not lose all the pregnancy weight that I have gained in 2011? I am still weighing a hefty 61kg and my waist is 31 inches! But to be truly honest, I have not put in my best efforts really as I have not tried dieting which is too depressing for me. I have resorted to Cool Sculpting instead. I don't see any results yet as it has been just 2 weeks after the procedure...I should expect to see the effect in 1~2 months. By the way, although it was stated as a non-invasive and painless way to lose fats, it was rather painful for 1 week after the procedure! It was not exactly unbearable but it was definitely painful, not just discomfort! Anyway, I would rather bear with the pain than to diet...I may just do a 3~5 days of detoxifying diet though after Chinese New Year.
  

Baby J's first Christmas

Merry Christmas!

This year we celebrated baby J's first Christmas as well as our first Christmas at home since coming back from Hong Kong. We had so many presents under our Christmas tree! Not all of them for baby J though as my sister-in-law's children also brought their presents to put under our Christmas tree. So fun! It's their very first Christmas tree too! And baby J was the start of the party with his Santa costume!

Hubby was happiest as his brother and wife who were rare guests also made it for the party! We had such a feast! Look at our dining table! We had salmon sashimi, sushi platter, honey baked ham, BBQ pork ribs, roasted chicken, German sausages, mashed potatoes, marbled baby potatoes, a Vietnamese salad and Lasagna made by BIL and also an assortment of complimenting salads. Not to forget, we had sparkling rose wine for the adults and sparkling juices for the kids. We also had an ice cream logcake for desert and some coconut rum!

Our dining table full of food!



I would love to make this an annual affair and my family tradition. Now, I need a bigger house with a bigger living room for a bigger Christmas tree!!

Sentosa Holidays

It's the time of the year when I have absolutely no mood for work. My battery has literally depleted and I am just looking forward to staying at home, be with the family, lay around and have some good food. Well, we did just that last weekend, spending 3 days 2 nights at Sentosa. We stayed at the Amara Sanctuary and went to Universal Studio mainly. We would have done much more if not for the rain though, such as bringing baby J for his 1st swim and all...However, the rain didn't stop us from having some good food and riding on all the exciting rides.

The 1st day at Sentosa, we went walking around some parts of the island and played the Luge. It's our 3rd or 4th time playing the Luge? I think I'm done with the Luge for a long time...not as exciting as I remembered it before...On the 2nd day, we went to Universal Studio right after breakfast and rode the Transformers 1st. It was exciting, like we were really in the movie! Then the rain started pouring down...but it was a good thing as the queues for the rides at the Human and Cyclone disappeared. We went on the rides without having to queue at all! The Cyclone was a little too exciting for me...or was it the breakfast? I had to close my eyes a couple of times when it went upside down and twisting around...I almost threw up my breakfast! I'm really impressed! Just a couple of years ago, we had to go overseas for all these exciting rides and fun but now, we have all of them right here in Singapore! A weekend stay at Sentosa is as good as going overseas without the hassle of having to take the flight and all. Well, all the fun doesn't come cheap though. All in all, 3 days 2 nights for 6 adults and 1 baby cost me approximately S$2,500. How much will it cost to go to Bintan or Malaysia? Maybe our next option will be holidays in Malaysia?