Merry Chrismas!

Happy Boxing Day more like, and it is actually over...

No wonder the statistic told me that I only have 2 average readers daily. I am surprise there are 2, my last post was 8 December!!! Haiyo... have I been that busy?

Actually I had due to Christmas baking. And I originally planned to put up a long post here but don't know what I did, dilly-dally, and now it's midnight. I got to catch some sleep for a good 2 hour gym session early tomorrow morning. Haha...

I will TRY to put up another post tomorrow k :p

Milestone... new year resolutions?!

Christmas is coming soon, I am hoping to prepare some treats to give out as Christmas present. I don't remember giving any last year, I think I was quite busy then? But I have something very decorative but might not be delicious in mind haha... okay, depending whether you like sweet stuff or not lah actually :) - A VERY decorative cookie. Yes, you read right, A COOKIE. ^^

Was suppose to meet another friend to have lunch tomorrow together with MFG, but MFG had to travel, last minute family matter. I actually miss him a lot these few days, perhaps it's the year end mood. Another year is ending, and what are the milestones achieved? Must we do KPI review every year? Haha... I think the biggest move I made this year was resigning to take up full time on cake biz. Things are looking alright, I am not starving to death and I can pay my bills. Hoping for a good month in December so that I can give mum more money as her year end treat/ CNY pocket money. Finger crossed.

And by the way, if you saw my Rolex watch cake recently, it was ordered by my manicure beautician (how do you call them?). Just a casual conversation had turned into a potential business of a thousand ringgit! Yes, she booked another cake for her brother, which I expect to be a fancy one also. So far her single spending on TeaRoom has been more than RM600!

Meanwhile, baby has grown up so much, I always feel very touched and contented that she is growing up so fast, learnt so fast and being such good company to mum. I think mum will be moving out soon, and I hope that she will be happy with her new life staying alone - not that I am such a big company now... but still. Totally alone. That applies to me as well.

No new year resolution for me, won't set any. But I have set a timeline to achieve the next so called milestone for TeaRoom - to make a decision on location and where to go, what to do exactly by end January, before CNY.

Hope is something you give yourself, and dream is what make a person so alive! "jia you" 加油to myself!!

Tired...

MFG bought me coffee at Starbucks, just before the hectic and busy week...

So tired!!!

Just delivered, to be exact, 1080 pieces of cupcakes and a handbag plus sandal cake to the ING event. My auntie was there attending the dinner, she said some of the lions on the mini cupcakes "tumpang" already :((( sigh... all the hard work and all the worries, the imperfections. Sigh... hope the organizer won't be too disappoint about it. It is due to cupcakes not filling up the box tightly (odd numbers required per box) and also too much movements already. Just now I was at the convention centre sending the cucpakes, and I had to use the loading area, going through the back area, moving cupcakes here and there after the car journey, and then the waiters moving the cupcakes to the tables... Anyways, it was great experience but REALLY hectic. The baking was not the worse, although it took me more than 10 hours! I worked from 10am till 3.30am the next day last night! That was some more with help from my cousin sis, cousin bro and his girlfriend! Imagine if I had to do that all alone. I think if it was only cupcakes, I can manage alone, but I had to get the handbag and sandal ready, that took me almost a day! It was good money, but not sure if I have the courage to take another similar order without really securing enough help. It's scary...

I also delivered another box of cupcakes today, why? Because she booked her order 2 months ago! Else I wouldn't have taken any orders for the whole week, leave alone same day... geezzz, her figurine also fell off from the cupcakes!! Haiiiyaa... is it possible that the box of cake stays really horizontal without any tipping, shaking and sliding? It is impossible for figurines to be "UHU" glued onto the cupcakes... :(

Anyways, I hope the dramas didn't cause too much of drama or disappointment towards the tearoom brand, since the branding was all over the 108 boxes of cucpakes. Luckily the customers were really happy with the handbag cake... won't you? (ohh... check out the TeaRoom blog a few days later for the post...)

I am actually really tired, but I need to do more in order to survive, my income depending despeately on being able to do more...

Hope to be able to catch up with MFG next week, I think I only "spoke" to him 3 times and didn't see him at all this week. Actually I had hardly seen anyone this week. Even sis and bebe is away in Australia for their holiday...

Okay, sleep? Good night. :)

Follow your heart

I was talking to MFG tonight about my "future", whether to accept job offers and maybe I can work for him part time when I desperately need money to buy food. The conclusion was that, even though there is not enough income to support my living, I am not ready to sacrifice TeaRoom for a full time job now.

For today's "closing" to our chit chat session, instead of just the usual "I'm going to bed, good nite", MFG shared this link with me.



Don't waste your life living someone else's life... have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Snap shots

Been to gym at LM a lot recently since it's nearest to house and although my favorite instructors are not there, but there is this instructor who is not bad teaching Monday RPM (and pump). If I am not in a hurry normally I will join both RPM and Pump, but if some what in a hurry then RPM and some free weights, or when I am busy I will at least join RPM. Super busy? MIA from gym altogether.

I know sometimes when we need to push ourselves or release some "pain", we need to shout and scream it out. But there is this auntie at LM who really overdo the so called scream, more like moaning, or like sadist moaning in pleasure... you imagine the rest. And there was this one time she chose the bike beside me, geezzz.... pain in my ears! I can also see another 2 aunties looking back and then gossiping. Most probably talking bad about this moaning auntie. Seriously, it was very annoying lah!

I also observed that there is this auntie who will take off her top after warming up. Which is common lah, but her exercise attire underneath the top was like bra, bra instead of the exercise bra/ tank top. But that's just me from the back view :). Another rather "posh" looking young auntie (at lease she projected a younger image) always wears branded top with matching tennis skirt to all her classes. Oh well, gym fashion. Mind you, she looks toned up and fit. I would like to age so gracefully like her. That is, if she is an aged lady :p

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I sometimes do update that personal message section in my MSN messenger. And I recently found that MFG actually notices my messages all the time. Being the most caring person I've know, he had checked if I was okay when I put up the ":(" after the death of my oh so beloved guinea pig (sobsss). Recently I put up a "Almost gone crazy" (In Chinese) message and he asked me what happened... I supposed then once upon a time when I put up this message, perhaps he might have seen it then "... 是我爱你太多， 才会每天多么想知你其实心里有没有我..."

Anyways, this MFG case is a "sigh" case... Even my biz partner asked me today and I told him it is a closed file. I told him whatever he wants to do to "help", please just don't scare this best friend of mine away. MFG is always there for me, he is my best gossip buddy, great consultant for work, the first person I greet good morning and the last person I wish good night almost everyday. So, please just don't spoil that. I rather not have him as the special someone than risk losing him as my good friend. Nevertheless, I told my biz partner that MFG is still the one I want to marry if he wants to marry me. For now at least. So til then...

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I think one of my corporate orders is confirmed. If so, I need to deliver 1000 pieces of cupcakes, and potentially 100 pieces of 3D lion. You know what that means? Yes, good income for this month, but I need to spend at least, AT LEAST, 50 hours making the lions!!! Can you imagine? If I work 10 hours per day, I need 5 days (ONE WEEK!) but of course I am not able to work 10 hours a day on it because I have other orders, and order errands. So say I work 5 hours a day (which is REALLY stretching) I need 10 days. I don't really look forward to seeing 100 sugar lions starring at me during one last minute 4am in the morning! Please pray that I will still be alive at the end of the session. So the solution would be charge a premium for the job to motivate myself, or stay away from the stress. See how...

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I was sending 2 orders the other day and one of the customers requested to be at McD's at Connaught instead of my usual LM. So waited, both customers were late, but the time I deliver the second order, I had waited almost one hour already! And just when I was helping my second customer to load her cakes into her car, this JPJ police came by and wanted to saman my car!! Okay, yes I parked at the road side, but there are many more cars in front near McD's and that road is just outside the parking lot. It's not a busy street begin with. But no harm, luckily I saw and in time to run back to my car, of course was in time, my car is just in front of my customer's car, how far can my car be. But the annoying part was after he "gave me a chance" and not issue me the saman, he went back into his car and went off. Hey!! What about the other cars? Really no idea why he was only aiming at MY car! Humphhh...

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Gym tomorrow, but before I go to sleep "early" I need to make a call to the other end of the world. Which means waiting for their working hour to start... wait...

Life life life...

Told MFG the other day before he left for his Bangkok trip that if you had time to do shopping, maybe he can get me a present, and I needed a name card. As you can see, guys are so practical, so he got me a great name card holder, genuine leather and all... but not "cute" hor? I miss that one I lost, the one from Carebear... but you know they say it's not about the item, it's about who gave you that item. Hee...

I am actually enjoying my life now, free and easy but not for long. I wish I can live like now forever. I guess one must still earn the living in exchange with one's energy, time, skills, knowledge etc... there is no such thing as free lunch, or in this case, free house, free car, free dinner, free gym.... the list goes on.

Now a days I am normally very busy towards end of the week... I was counting and it has been like that for erm... 5 weeks? This week looks leisure, speaking from a Monday night point of view but I never know. I just need to master the uncertainty of income and time allocation, try not to plan anything "heavy" towards end of the week...

So,nevertheless, if I live in "now" I am a very happy person. Although it's sad to not have MC and BIL (and little baby) close by, we still see each other and cherish the time we see each other more. There will be more changes down the road but I know that family will still be family, and goods friends will still be there no matter what. Oh yes, work will still be there unless I want to give up eating, driving and gyming :D

Farewell

My guinea pig died last Saturday... she was 7 years old.

I was glad that I witness the death. Seriously. I have been very busy for the past many many weeks and I am normally out on Saturdays. Coincidental, I was so free last Saturday at home and only planned to perhaps go for a swim at MC's place and have dinner with her during the late evening. I cancelled the plan later of course.

I was up attending to her in the morning changing the bedding in her cage, I gave the cage some extra scrubbing that day as it was really dusty after not thoroughly cleaning it for ages. Normally I will let her out to roam about and she will always jump back into the cage on her own when it is ready. A very well trained and clever pig she was...

When I place the cage back for her to go back in, I saw that she was lying rather flat on the floor instead of her usual standing or walking around. Ahhh... I knew she wasn't going to stay long. I had carried her for a long while, hugging her telling her that it was okay, and the time was right, and that Amituofo would be there to bring her to a better place if she desire. So no fear little piggy! After a long while, mum said that I can't be carrying her the whole day as mum predicted that pig will leave perhaps around 3pm ish or later. So I put her down, have her lying near to our altar where the statue of Amituofo was.

I was upstairs, and downstairs occasionally checking her out. She wasn't eating anything I placed near to her, she was lying to one side... the last time I went down because I "sensed something" and when I reach her, she was in such pain that I couldn't even touch her without her twitching. So I knew it was time. We can just tell. I stayed to chant Amituofo with her and for her... after a few minutes, I saw her drew a few, last, breath and she was gone. Rather peacefully I must say. She is now in our little garden, resting in peace.

It was really sad, especially when I pleaded (to whoever that could hear me) to let her go and not suffer anymore. However, I was glad that I was there when she left, imagine if I come back one day and discovered a dead pig! I really could not accept that... And thankfully, I had MC's and MFG's messages as company. Oh yes, the FB messages as well. Thank you all...

Life, or Buddha, will always have a way to arrange for things to take place and I trust that everything happen for a good reason. Thank you having me around during little pig's farewell. I am sure she is at a better place now.

This year is all about changes...

I woke up the next morning hurrying downstairs only to remember I no longer need to rush to feed my little pig; I walked passed where her cage used to be and there is no longer a cage. But it is a relief to have one less burden and responsibility.

Tomorrow will be a better day.

Quite Free

I have been quite free last few days. My last order was delivered on Wednesday and my next confirmed order is end of next week. It's a break time that I have been longing but I felt a bit uneasy with the free time after going through 3 whole weeks of hectic schedule! I really should try to enjoy myself :)

So... this week I went for a long lunch with some of my favorite friends, including MFG. Too bad it was last minute rescheduled and I had my hair cut appointment with MC, else the lunch would have been even longer I think. That happens when everyone on the table does not have fixed working time ^^

Had my hair cut on Wednesday, and went for a swim at MC's new place. It was really calming swimming in a pool surrounded with trees and with breezy wind all the time. Stayed for dinner, MC cooked. It was great, but too bad I had to come home. Still miss living together a lot. But as I was telling MC, it is for better. Sooner or later, there will not be enough space for everyone in this same house anyways.

Thursday was a really leisure day... went to gym but did not rush for any class. Did my own workout and sweat a lot (must be the hot weather!). Then went hang out with sis at her place, had my late lunch. Came home watch tv had light dinner... Need to make sure I am around enough for mum as well.

Today I even manage to go all the way to TC to join a RPMC class. It was great. The speed track was a killer and I think it wasn't because of the track but the instructor! The class was so happening even though was a off peak slot with not many members. All depending on instructor...

It's weekend, I plan to sleep in late tomorrow. Although I CAN sleep in late everyday but I don't want to make it a habit. Besides, it is not nice if customer calls in the morning and I sound like a sleepy head. Also people from project team might also call...

Right, having said that I really, REALLY needed a break, I am looking forward to more crazy baking schedule :p :p :p

Wishes

I wish all of us will find our perfect pair one day.

Happy for those of you who already did :)

Milestone

Yay!!!! Finally completed two stressful and sleepless weeks! Graduated with passing marks and still alive :)

Now no matter how much I "sleep back" it didn't seem to help. I hope it is just PMS and hence I am feeling tired. This week I only have 4 orders, not too complicated and rather fun ones (NO HUMAN FIGURINES), so I guess I can kind of take a break. Too bad MC is not going to be free to hang out with me this week, and MFG is also not around. Not sure when MFG is coming back, he didn't know when I last asked him, and I didn't ask him again during our last few MSN conversation. He'll let me know when he's back I'm sure. He got my new iPhone 4 (free!) casing :) Happy...

Tomorrow will be 2 back to back classes, this coming week will be fruit juice week as well, I lost 1kg from going through the hectic weeks but I suspect is only muscle lost. So lets shed those weights and trim that waistline (and thighs!)

Panick

I am a bit panicky today. Or actually it has been since last few days. It could be due to a mixture of events, or it could be PMS and work stress.

My Ally McBel habit has gone worse, so I constantly must remind myself to change those thoughts to chanting, at least have the image of amituofo instead. But the mind goes wild most of the time when I am not "aware" of it. Like today, when I was driving, I picture myself being all alone in the house working on my cake and suddenly robbers came in! I some more reasoned with myself asking whether I can tell them to take whatever they want just leave alone my documents and iPhone? Also can they leave me alone to complete my cake order?

Crazy, I know. I can't help it, it is just like when you have a nightmare, you just cannot stop the dream, it goes one.

I also notice the feeling of uncertainty kicking in hard. I have this need of having someone around me constantly, I get scared when I am alone... it scares me that I actually feel this way. What is wrong with me? Geezzz... if I cannot live alone, I need to either get married or... erm. Stay with "someone".

I suddenly longing to have a married and being leisure "tai tai" life. Someone to take care of me, and I can just bake and take orders as I wish, as a passion instead of a stressful job to have ends meet. Now I can understand how it is like dreaming to get married. Haha... but seriously. That is my new target :)

There are some really big drama happening about the project I handle and pray is the only thing I can do right now.

Cake for competition not done yet!! I have to give the demo sesson tomorrow, which I paid RM30 for, a miss.

I hope I can sleep tonight.

Repair and replace

Have been receiving many advice telling me that I must be careful. (about the theft case of course) and not leave valuable stuff in the car, well, I guess who doesn't know. Only I alone know how it felt when one is really desperate.

I took the shortcut and it's pay back time now, but I am glad that I have paid back yet more bad karma. Today was a whole day of running around, but I was really pleasantly surprised that the government services are now really REALLY efficient and they are also super friendly. I spent less than half an hour at JPN, and I can collect my new IC tomorrow, they also did not fine me or impose any processing fee. THANK YOU!

I went to collect my credit card through the one hour replacement service so I have that back to arrange for all the auto debit details to be changed. No charge for credit card issuance of course, but the ATM cards are going to cost me.

The car window has been repaired, RM150, which my insurance will cover without affecting my NCD. So that's done.

Had to go back to collect the cake so that I can deliver them, and at this very rush timing, went to JPJ to get my drivers license. It was smooth there and it was done within half an hour. No need to go back, I go my new license (which I couldn't find the other day, maybe I left it at one of the places where I had to leave documents for entry registration!). The new license cost RM20.

Also managed to get my new Jusco card, RM12 as annual renewal fee and they gave me a new card without question.

The stuff that I really hate loosing are:
1) thumb drive - I hope it has been thrown away by the thief
2) card holder from Carebear
3) the dangling stuff on my bag from MC and MFG
4) my claranase full strip
5) new BB cream from Korea present from Aunt

Sometimes maybe there should be disasters in life (like the cake collapsing) so that we can start new and fresh, and with the bad experiences we have better skills in handling the matters with good foundation. :)

Now I have the cake competition to worry about!!! Only 3 days to work on it, I am so very tired, but I hope I don't recklessly take anymore desperate measures, at least not until much later :p

Disaster!

I remember very few incidents that I had been so terrified in my life. It was the despair, hopeless, I-don't-know-how-I-can-get-on-with-it, moment. I remember there was the first time I failed a paper and didn't dare to show mum the paper; there was time when I failed my first driving test... and my memory fails me there, perhaps it is good not to remember the distressing moments.

I was preparing a 2 tier cake for one of my friend's wedding, it is supposed to sit on the top of a cake tower with cupcakes below, so around 40 medium cupcakes. Plus 220 pcs of mini cupcakes as favors. It was really really stretching considering I didn't have any help. But finally on Friday, I has to surrender to SOS and called my cousin sister. MC also helped a lot, not only with the hands on work, but also by being there. I actually want to just put this incident at the back of my mind, but I want to blog about it and get over with this nasty feeling at the bottom of my stomach. Hopefully.

So there I was preparing the cake, the night before and it was around 10pm. CRASHED!!! The bride figurine suddenly fell off the cake and onto the FLOOR!! I was lucky she didn't crack or got damaged. But the cake was "broken" - there was a patch that fell off from the top tier and there was NO WAY it can be repaired. I texted MFG to tell him I am "SCARED". Really, it wasn't just stressed, but cold sweat scared. The wedding function was the next day!

After lifting the top tier off from the bottom, the bottom tier was damaged too. I really had cold sweat swept over me. Waves of nausea overtaken my senses. I didn't know what to do... How can there be no cake? Even though it was for my friend! I was at the edge of breaking down, only MC and cousin was there and told me that I should not give up and must try my best to salvage that. At the end, I decided to bake the cake again.

You have no idea how stressful that was, it took me THREE full days to get to that point and I only have 1 night? I was supposed to attend the church ceremony also but I decided to give that up, even though I was really looking forward to it, and I bought new dress for the event.

Then the groom figurine also started to fail me, I wanted to throw that away and make a new one, only MC reminded me that I do not have time - there was not enough time for the figurine to harden and be able to stand just overnight. She was right, luckily she was there to talk some sense onto me. So I had to just cover the imperfect legs.

I didn't have time to cry, only a lump chocking on my throat constantly. The night before I worked till 4am on the figurines and so on Friday night, I worked til 5.30am. It was really stressful and tiring till I wanted to just put my head down on the table and go to sleep - not to wake up: forever.

Finally, I pulled it through and it was delivery time, I really could not delay my journey anymore. In a rush, I found that my purse couldn't fit into my clutch bag. I wanted to just take out my IC and driving license and go without cash etc. BUT, I cannot find my driving license in my whole purse!! What happened? I didn't have time to figure out what happened to my driving license, so I took my whole handbag and left. I "hid" it in the boot. I know I am taking risk, I've done that before and I thought I might get away with it. After all, they can't track non electronic stuff in the boot right? And I took out all the cash, only left with RM20 (I originally had about RM600 in the purse). All those while, I hope the bag was well hidden and the mind was fully occupied with the delivery and what if the figurine fell off?? I would faint. You cannot imagine how scared I was. Even MFG after I told him what happened, he said he cannot imagine. He thought it was just a matter of working on it again with the extra few hours. I didn't think anyone can imagine how I felt.

Half way through dinner, I had gastric. I know I was really careless, I actually was so tired and sick that I felt like I didn't care about anything in the world anymore. So I went to take the pills from the car. Yes, my handbag was still there, and to think back, that must be the time when someone must have seen the handbag in he boot! I had this creep feeling at the back of my neck, but tiredness really overwhelm me. I still had another cake to prepare for the next morning. MORNING! And can anyone imagine how stressed out I was.

Anyways, you would have known. An hour later, I returned to my car to leave and my handbag was gone, along with shattered glass at the backseat window that was facing the main road. The thief didn't even smash the glass at the opposite side which will be well hidden from passerby. And that side was exactly where the handbag was.

Actually, despair not because I lost my handbag. I can buy a new one, cards and documents yes, it is going to be a hassle, but they can be recovered. The window glass will cost me RM150. But it was not the end of the world. Surprisingly I was depressed because I couldn't get home earlier to get on with my cake order, and I was really upset that the night ended that way. It was supposed to me a mission accomplished night.

I was really tired. Moral of the story is not just be careful and not leave stuff in the car. Who doesn't know? All the stories all the reminder. But I guess one go the convenient way and take things for granted. I was glad I was not mugged and perhaps I should not decline company when offered - a girl friend offered to company me to my car but I thought it's just a very short distance so better not trouble her. So imagine if I took my handbag with me and got snatched.

And another moral of the story is really DO NOT take too much order. Do not take more that what I can manage to have on my plate. To top everything, mum was so sarcastic when she found out about the incident, it was serve me right. Yes, I accepted it, I was lazy and I deserve this outcome. I take it without complaint, but mum, it really hurts and it didn't help with my future doings, if anything, I felt like being rebellious and not listen to her. Doesn't she know me better already? I guess not. And why do I even bother since I know she's going to be her no matter what.

This post is too long.

MFG and another guy friend accompanied me to the police station, the other friend drove my car while MFG led the way. My girlfriend has been there providing all the numbers for me to call the banks. Geezz... didn't realize I have got so many cards. After checking, the thief didn't use any of my cards. Later my friend drove me and my car home and MFG followed. It was really comforting. But I was REALLY tired after that, I cannot begin to describe how I felt. Anyways, I got on with preparing the cake for the next day delivery. I told my customer that there were 2 items which I cannot managed. She gave me full price when I delivered to her this morning despite having told here that I will give her a discount. MC and BILL drove me to Ikano this morning for the delivery and accompanied me which was really comforting.

I suddenly feel very "lonely". It's a strange feeling, I guess many people chose to settle down when this kind of feeling overwhelms them. MC and BIL will be moving out soon. Mum also reminded me that she will not be with me soon. MFG leaving for business trip middle of this week and well, he is never going to be "with me" anyhow.

Thanks Sweeie for the messages, though your story made me cry but it was comforting to receive message at the middle of this really quiet night.

So all in all, I feel really tired and depressed, and I think I am allowed to cry a little, finally.

Take a break?

It is easier said than done. Taking a break and relaxing have became something challenging for me lately. When there is no more official working hours, every hour and every minute is working hour for me, weekends are not off days for me and public holidays don't apply to me. The mind is constantly at work. It's really stressful, but as the wise said, stress is often self inflicted, which is so true.

I guess when you work for yourself, you really need the passion otherwise you really get tired of your "job". Although time are really flexible, but when there are deadlines, the working hours become inflexible and well, stressful! Sometimes even though the tasks have been completed, or I have gone the maximum extend for what I can physically do, the mind will not shut down, it gets soaked up with oh, so many thoughts. And I am by nature a person that thinks too much, so my current situation has given the mind even more "excuses" to think a lot...

I hope this is just a phase and I am able to live a more relaxing life soon, haha... actually, with cafe coming up, it could be worse. But on the other hand, when there is a "work place" perhaps I can draw some lines somewhere, some how...

For now, I can only have a KitKat but not really able to take a real break.

Insomnia expected

I had a dream that really wasn't logic haha... Are all dreams illogical?

I normally remember whether I dreamt but most of the time cannot remember the "content". So happen the memory was fresh and I told MC and BIL about it, so am able to recall - MFG was staying with us at our house because he was a foreigner visiting Malaysia. In my dream, it was Sunday and I was supposed to bring MFG around the next day BUT I forgot to apply for annual leave!!!

I think annual leave application must have haunted me to a certain extend, haha... and I forgot that I don't have to go to work anymore! No need to apply leave ever again, and public holidays do not apply to me, neither is medical leave.

September is actually a good month. I am getting more orders and if it wasn't because I am phobia with not being able to cope with the orders, I could have had orders on 20, 21 and 22. These are Monday to Wednesday and is consider a good arrangement since cake orders used to only come in for weekends. I declined the new order for 22nd and also rejected one for 24th earlier on. I will be so crazily busy next week for my friend's wedding on 25th, and soon after that 26th and 27th are booked too, potentially with more than just 1 order. I really need to decide what to do with those orders. To do or not to do. Figurines are taking more and more time now a days, I really need to increase the price since I am not able to take more orders.

Talking about wedding, I have a phobia that one day, MFG will ask if I can do his wedding cake. (and I don't mean the bride is me)... that would be such a devastating nightmare. At least I still feel so now... sigh.

Okay, I better go sleep. Need to "work" tomorrow. Next week is a stressful week and I can so foresee a week of insomnia!

Back in action!

Back to gym today after missing from gym for a whole 3 weeks! I have been that busy and the first thing to give up will be gym besides social outings. I hope I am able to keep a balance and not having to overdo myself all the time. I told MC this morning that I felt comfortable working out even though I haven't worked out for 3 weeks, and she said that's because I was not stressed and tired out.

I did RPM this morning to start and I managed to put up the resistance. The only drawback was I did not sweat much. Weather too cold this morning? Continued with body pump and can feel the body warmer after the squat track. I can feel my knee pain now, I shouldn't have used 10kgs (the usual weights), and perhaps I should have just used body weight instead of adding the 5kgs plate. Anyways, I cannot manage my usual weights from back track onwards...

Nevertheless, I expect myself to be waking up with terrible muscle ache!!

Now, to lose those weights, I need to go on a diet. Bye bye ice coffee with ice cream at Dome. Ohh... And BR ice creams...

And perhaps a massage will be great to complement my break :)

Lunch with MFG on Wednesday ^^

Taking a break...

Starbucks 尖东, Hong Kong

It has been a really busy week. At first the week has been booked for some birthday cakes, the normal weekly traffic. Later there was a bigger order of 7 boxes from a single customer. I took that order at first thinking that she wanted to break the minimum order into several small boxes. Ended up 7 big boxes. It was really tiring.

I had also spent a huge amount of time trying to settle a few critical matters for my secret project. It has been tough decision making and trying to get hold of people in the other end of the globe during midnight and early in the morning.

Lack of sleep made the mind grew so tired and cloudy. There has been a time when I baked one whole portion of cupcakes extra; and I baked a cake in a wrong tin size had to bake another one; one of the cakes my cousin helped me baked went wrong, I baked that again towards midnight; the figurines were taking longer time to make; there were lesser details on the work.

I have decided that I need to shut down and reset. So apparently this is a job which requires long hour AND a clear focus mind. I declined a few orders for this week, the last one was the customer who called on Thursday afternoon for an order on Saturday. On "normal" days, I could have taken the order, but it was a very busy Thursday, I was still trying to complete Barney and friends, and after which I need to prepare 3 other boxes of cakes for party and giveaway. The request in question was for a Barbie... geezz... human figurine, I don't think I can even focus my eyesight for the job. If I had taken the job, I would be making Barbie right now thinking that it might collapse onto the cupcake for not being dry and sturdy enough.

It is sometimes hard to say no and it's hard to put a stop on things, but I realize you just have to sometimes. I put up an FB status before I had decided what to do with that last minute order, and everyone cheered me on, saying that I can do it. MFG on skype told me, if I really needed a break, then it is better to reject the order. I guess he had seen me in my really tired state before and can see that I must rest. At the end I told the customer I was really sorry... I hope she found a better baker.

I need to get back to my gym routine hopefully next week. I don't have orders for next week and I hope to keep it that way for now so that I can rest and workout again. Those strength I built should be gone by now, 3 weeks of missing from gym. And today I went to an open house, with me in my old baju which fits me nicely!!! Ahhhh... I put on the new one at first and the waist must have been 2 inches smaller!!! This was the case where I was upset because I could fit into my old clothes. :(((

I said I missed MFG because he couldn't make it to the open house today. It felt like I haven't seen him for a long time, but in fact I only just saw him last week. I put up a message on my MSN saying "What do I do when I cannot tell you that I miss you?" and one of my friends could guess who I missed. It has been so long already...

I need sleep.

(I accidentaly published this on the TeaRoom blog just now!!! Used wrong ID. I hope no one was so quick to read it :p)

Tiredness

Almost there with this weeks' deliveries... I am so tired.

Things are not smooth with my project, I am feeling very unsettled.

I miss MFG!

And I will miss sis when she moves out next week :(((

The MFG moments, here and there

In HK, at Starbucks near Avenue of Stars

iPhone 4 is cool but I think I am not even half way to getting to know my phone. MFG just gave me a tutorial yesterday, installed a few things on phone and laptop for me. He got his iPhone 4 from Singapore. MFG also gave me some loupo biscuit!! Mum was very happy to receive those. :)) Now I don't feel too bad about my shopping incompetency :p

MFG was introduced to BO yesterday at Starbucks, when BO anxiously waited for his "moment". I can see MFG being so impressed with BO's proposal plan haha... So, now most of my friends met MFG. Still what I always say - too bad. Sigh.

Yesterday for the first time I left first instead of waited until MFG had to go. Normally I try to spend the most possible time with him to get a maximum MFG dosage.

I was at a my biz partner's house today, after the discussion I told them MFG was at HK too almost at the same time. They were impressed that we went to HK together and were about to tease me, but I told them I didn't even see MFG while I was there. And they thought it was such a pity since two persons were at the same place so far away. Oh well, what to do?

I am having bad cough, which unfortunately not even a few dosage of MFG can help. Having bad nights, disturbed sleep and terrible eye bag! Next week is going to be crazy week with quite a lot of deliveries...

And please pray for me on TeaRoom location...

Incompetent!

At Pacific Coffee on a busy street

I'm back from my holiday trip at a place that is full of hustle and bustle. How's that?

And I am currently feeling bad that I didn't get the 老婆饼that mum mentioned just now, which she thought I would have gotten some. Ahhhh... I thought we had a hard time finishing those we got back during our last trip, and I wasn't crazy about them, so I thought it was not well received. Sigh... if I had skipped lunch at airport, I could have had more time to shop and perhaps I would have gotten more. :( Just spoke to MFG, he bought some from airport but only has one box, or 2 pieces to spare. Told him it's alright. I hope I remember this during my next trip. Or just simply buy loads of stuff back - better overdo than miss!

Overall, the my shopping wasn't so competent this time. I hadn't gotten sis anything, except for the egg tart. Ohh.. yes, I got her something else, hehe... but apparently nothing special :p. I only got 2 pairs of new clothes for myself, even though this was a shopping trip to get clothes. The pricing is much higher now a days, and I am still staying at the era where I don't spend over RM100 for a pair of casual outings. In fact, I really hesitated getting those 2 pairs which cost me HK$280 in total! But both were 2-piece set, so considered okay. Besides, their selling prices are definitely more than RM150 if sold over here...

And... the supermarket shopping was a disappointment. And mum also mentioned that she had forgotten to tell me to get extra bowl noodle for her friend's son! Ahh... more incompetency! And did't get any thing from one of our favorite cookie shop because I thought I can from the airport, but the airport branch was no longer there! Only just found out from MFG that it is apparently outside the departure hall! Humphhh.... Missed out again!!

I wanted to get iPhone 4, but seriously, no one is selling because they were out of stocks! But luckily I got a source and got one :))... So this was one of the more efficient shopping I had for this trip.

I hope I can sleep tonight and not dwell on my incompetency, and I hope I don't discover that I missed more tomorrow.

LGM, sorry, I was in such rush that I don't remember coming across the booklet that you wanted.

Impression

Hong Kong gives me different feel this trip. I am rather disappointed with a few too many things:

- The service of the hotel, which I've stayed for 3 times, has dropped. Or perhaps it was just that particular front desk staff who was a little defensive, and he was the one who told me I cannot check into my room until one and a half hours later. Hey, I arrived at almost 4pm, not like 12pm!! Never even offer any drinks, didn't suggest that I can go shopping first while they took care of my baggage. Only said they can help me send my bag to my room when the room is ready. BUT you know what?? I arrived back at the hotel and I took my own bag to my room.

- The high street retail shops are not as good as I'd remember them, nothing to buy unless I want to buy expensive, but not even branded stuff. Perhaps they are branded but not branded enough for my to know.

- The breakfast place does not sell egg tart anymore. The shop that I got some egg tarts during my last last trip and the one which sis approved of, doesn't even exist anymore! I just managed to find one, Janette lead me there just now but hopefully they still have a few when I return. It's a bit far to get them just before my flight. But they are less than RM2.50 per tart so even if they are so bad, it's at least SOME egg tart...

- The cookie shop, 奇华 ONLY has honeydew filling butter cookies. They said no more stock store wide! Ahhh... that bad?? And of course that meat floss thingy that had been out of stocks the last time we came, is still out of stock, or non existence.

- The bowl noodles that I wanted to get only has one flavour. No other better choice.

- The clothes are much more expensive than the last time, I only manage to get 2 pairs. HOWEVER, the sale at G2000 was really good. The shirt that Aunty wants me to get for Uncle were from HK$220 to HK$79 and HK$99. Less than RM40 per shirt! Is good deal.

- I am at Starbucks near Star Avenue, BUT not the one that is in the middle of the place overseeing the sea. Why? Because apparently, it is too hot to be seating at the top floor during day time! It's not as great as I'd imagine.

- iWanted to get iPhone 4 but no more stocks, even waiting list at Apple store is 3 weeks away, at least. BUT just got a good news of other source of getting one. FINGER CROSSED!

Lastly, though I wasn't expecting to, there is no MFG here to cheer my up after all my disappointments.

At least one happy thing is that I got the Chinese wording cutters that I want. I can later do Chinese "happy birthday" and I can cut out 福，寿，大吉 which will be great for Chinese new year as well :)

Looks like it might rain and I don't have an umbrella, and the hotel is at least 20 minutes walk away! So I better log off and go now.

My long awaited break!

At Starbucks with MC and Baby, girls day out

I am finally taking a break!!!

I hope.

The thing is, I am supposed to finish up the business paper project by 30 August for my friend to submit on 31 August. Looks like I will be working tomorrow and during my trip in HK. I planned to work late tonight, but I am really feeling very fatigue, one long week of running here and there, trying to meet deadlines, stayed up late... actually, it has been a few weeks of hectic schedule. What happened to me being lady of leisure??

And time flies, today is my 102nd day of vegetarian and tomorrow I will be doing the "hoi chai", most probably having my first bite of meat on the plane, not the most ideal meal for the first bite but it's an introduction for my dinner feast I suppose. Yes, gastric pill, checked. I had my last vegetarian meal with MC and baby just now, it was a great outing, baby was really a good girl, waited patiently for marmee and yiyi to finish their meal. A great girls hang out since dadee BIL is away for his business trip.

As for MFG, I just told LGM that it is both coincide and so happens (which I said happen-ly to be exact haha..) - that my trip to HK is when he is there. Coincide because I knew he was going and it gave me an urge to go HK for a holiday too. So happens, it is my hoi chai so I didn't want to go too early, and it is final sale in HK started early the month, so I also didn't want to go too late. :)

Although I have the pressure of the biz paper project, I am also feeling excited and cheery that I am finally on a holiday. It has been one and a half years since I went for a holiday.

I will try to blog when I am in HK, depending on the internet access and my shopping schedule. ^^

Also so happen I have a new project, one for my friend on writing his business paper, so iMight get something 4 free as part of my project fee. :) Anyways, I will get one there even if I had to pay... hehe...

Tetris

Breakfast at corner shop last week while waiting for aunt who was at the clinic

Last few days was really havoc schedule... yeah, it was a continuation of my previous post situation. I was so busy and it wasn't just about working long hours, it was about having to do a few things at the same time, and everything becomes priority. Normally, once I start with my cake decorations, it will take all the time from me, but meanwhile, the other urgent stuff becomes more urgent! But if I don't start with my decorations, I will have nightmare that I have nothing to deliver to my customers!!

So at one point it felt like I was playing a game of Tetris, and I was clearing space at the top last 2 rows, and I don't know what will be thrown at me adding to the already limited space to breath. And at a certain point I wonder if I should just game over it and start fresh - ya, I wish I can start fresh with real life games. You know that feeling? MC certainly will. :)

Today, I skipped my routine morning RPM just to get a few extra bonus hours, I managed to clear 1.5 out of 3 items that I need to urgently do today - the 0.5 because I have left out the heads of my 3 figurines, to be completed tomorrow. I am doing 5 figurines for 1 cake, can you believe it? It is really hectic, these human figurines. I hope the frogs will be easier on me (finger crossed).

I have delivery tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday. 2 meetings on Wednesday and all deliveries require me to go out of the way to deliver. One customer called me at 10pm Sunday wanting to order for Tuesday. I really wish I could but I had to tell him I cannot make it. My friend who ordered from me for Wednesday told me this morning miscommunication, she wants her cake on Tuesday. "Miscommunication" between who and who?? Tuesday is fine but I have to change my plan from full day concentration on orders to perhaps a 2 hour outing just to deliver a cake... sigh.

I am getting orders for next week, and the week after. I feel so blessed, but this means I most certainly am not able to take Raya orders. I don't feel like baking pineapple tarts this Raya but that means I won't be able to give that out as Raya gift! Argghhh... Seems like friends and family are always the ones to be sacrifice for business.

I won't be seeing MFG this week but I hope I will see him in HK :)

So busy

I am soooo tired. So busy with orders - either I am slow, or the designs got more complicated - till I have to work until midnight. Then again, the project has gotten onto fast pace, so there are a lot of tasks. One of my friends asked me to help with his business paper. Although I don't know how much he will be paying me for my job, but I already said yes. BUT suddenly he said deadline is 31 August!!! Quite impossible, but still I told him I will try my best.

I was working on my TeaRoom proposal, waiting for floor plans and drawings from cousin and it's ready to be submitted.

Hey... aren't I suppose to prioritize TeaRoom at any one time??

Amidst all these havoc deadlines and tasks, I got fever last 2 days. You don't know how crazy I got. Fever at such busy hours are just too much off a curse. Luckily I got well after a day. 4 boxes of cakes to deliver tomorrow and it doesn't look like I can take a break as there is a confirmed order with 5 figurines.

Help! Why do customers like ordering cakes with human figurines?? Can we stick to cute teddies? I suppose not...

I am blaberring, just so that I put up one blog post. :p

Pushing the limits

Picture heading looking more like I wanted to blog about "taking a break" instead of limits and challenges. Haha...

Okay, I finally moved on from "my current life" to a new post. Got a comment from MC asking for new post and only when I signed in that I realized I haven't blogged for more than a week. I was so busy...

It all started with putting on weights, and I finally MUST put a stop to whatever that caused that. First of all, of course all the not so healthy eating. The ever so convenient instant noodles when one is busy. Since I am vegetarian, I am mainly on egg-y and carbo food. To top it up, I am a lover of creamy stuff.

So I had stopped the instant noodle bit, I have been replacing one of my meals with fruit juices last week, no more creamer/ milk in my coffee, no ice cream for the whole week, had more vege, tofu and cut down on carbo...

I was also that crazy till I was considering PT, but of course it is a bit too expensive (as it always had been) and it is not my priority now. However, one of my conversation with ex-PT had made me realize that perhaps my 1 hour per gym visit workout is not enough. He suggested that if I were to take up PT of sorts, I should be having 2 hour sessions. Geeezzz... how tough is that?!

Anyhow, I decided to push my limits and started doing 2 classes, and increased the weights I carry in pump class again. (Although I remember telling Carebear that I will be doing lighter weights "forever").

So it was like this:

Mon - RPM & Pump
Weds - Pump & cardio machine
Fri - almost balance but free weights & RPM challenge
Sun - Combat & RPM

It was tiring, but actually I made it! And I almost "died" but didn't, in back track increasing the weights back to 7.5kg. Extra 5kg for lunges and back to 5kg for triceps and 3.5kg for biceps. I actually can if I endure the pain. I think I needed the extra bit of push towards my metabolism rate. It worked, got 1kg off last week. Haven't measure for this week but bad start of the week lah actually. Not to mention the hi-tea on Saturday!

But it was MC and BIL's birthday celebration, so it was worth the 1kg :)

Today, I actually worked (on project) for more than 15 hours. Started work at 9pm and finished my last email at midnight. So tired but imagine how much I've got done just in one day!

I wonder if I will achieve better results in the other areas if I push the limits...

I think not, and better not try. In some topics, results appear to be better sometimes if you leave things alone, like wine...

My current life...

My job

It has been almost 2 months now. To put it nicely it will be 2 months of being my own boss "si tao po" as one of my gym friend-customer described last night. Or I'd call it 2 months of unemployment.

So how did I like it?

Strictly speaking, I do have a project in hand, so cannot say that I am really unemployed. Without the project, I think life is going to be tough until I make more money. I guess I can not say steady income until TeaRoom is up and running stable.

I have to work more on weekends now because orders are normally for delivery end of the week. As I speak, MC and family has gone to Melacca for a short holiday but I am at home, just finished with preparing tomorrow's delivery.

But other than money matters and longer, odd working hours, life is good and actually my time can be very flexible depending how I manage it.

Nevertheless, lets put it this way - life cannot go on or rather will not go one like now even if I wish to. I will certainly miss the time when I can just go tea with MFG, arrange for massage session anytime I want with sis, go to gym for the "tai tai" slot...

But for now, lets just enjoy my life as much as I can.

Everything but that...

We met at Old Town today instead, for a change from the green apron place because I find it impossible to log on to my hotmail most of the time at Starbucks

I overslept this morning.

Okay, technically speaking, there was nothing to oversleep over because I didn't have to go to work, and I didn't miss any appointments. It was just me not waking up at the time that I planned the night before. Can I blame it on working late the night before? I have been sleeping later lately, and I am afraid that if that becomes a habit, I will have even tougher time falling asleep.

Having said that I overslept, I think I've achieved all planned "goals" today... I went to, though hesitated, EPF this morning even though at almost noon time. I knew that EPF has been very efficient these few years, but I didn't expect it to be that smooth today. I had gotten my forms and attachments checked and by the time I enter the hall to submit the actual application, they were already calling my number. And the counter in question calling my number was far end, so I practically had to run to the counter the moment I stepped into the hall. And the officer was super friendly, besides being super efficient of course, and actually complimented my complexion and when I told her that it was foundation, she said I must be an expert in applying makeup. I know, a bit not true, but hey, a gal can be happy with any compliments :).

After that was a stop at baking supply shop, got me some luster and petal dust for some future orders and also for my cake decoration competition. And I was early to lunch with LGM. But the wifi service kept me entertained while waiting, and I actually managed to reply some emails for work. After lunch, I made a mental note that I must go back to that place for the roasted pork loin with wine sauce! :) That one hour lunch was too short when there were so much to talk about with LGM.

Got the supplies that I needed from another supply shop after lunch and was early to tea "date" with MFG. I was telling LGM about my meeting up with MFG and that he is one of the persons who can really entertain my tai-tai schedule. It is actually quite a perfect arrangement if we were dating.

Sigh...

I know, a sigh escaped LGM too when I mentioned that...

Finished drinks, and I had to go, a peck on the cheek as goodbye kiss, but I actually hope I could stay all night. Sigh...

I left by 6pm to go for a 7pm RPM class and MFG stayed on for his dinner appointment. Not that I was crazy about RPM class, but I wanted to beat the rush hour traffic and also needed to pass Lady N in pink the brownies and a belated birthday present for Little Bro, so there I was at TC. There were some guest instructor for RPM today from Indonesia and Singapore. Frankly, I cannot engage with their style of instructing and the song selections. I still like my usual RPM instructors by faaaar :)

Bumped into Carebear after my shower, if I knew you were going to be there, I'd kept you some brownies. But most probably you won't enjoy it, MFG feedback to say that it's too sweet even for him. ("even" for him? hmm) Anyways, lets arrange for an evening hangout one of these days ya...

Pet shop, tao pao dinner, supermarket (to get my beloved MC the pork sausages that she had planned for tomorrow's dinner but had forgotten to buy) followed after gym and work until now. I was on MSN with MFG just now, not only he's the perfect tea-date, he's also great support for work.

Sigh... yet again.

But he didn't say the usual good night tonight though before he went offline...

Last Week of July

One of my breakfasts at Starbucks TC

I think I can be considered quite busy this week. I've got 3 orders one each on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The one on Sunday being a big and very decorative cake. ^^

Managed to do a lot of project work today, tomorrow should be concentrating in finishing the toppers for all my cake deliveries because Wednesday will be a rather busy day. It started with my arrangements to get the brownies over to my volunteers at TC. Then it diverted to lunch with LGM, one of the tasters, at PJ instead, no TC. Then afternoon tea with MFG, another taster, at 1U, still no TC. So decided that I had to go to TC after tea to drop off brownies for another taster, which will be rush hour to go home after that. So perhaps I should join a gym class before going home I thought. Therefore, decided to do a 7.00pm RPM. Shouldn't be too late after that but hopefully will be able to beat the jam already. And looks like I better go to the baking supply shop in Section 23 before all the meal appointments on Wednesday. If I have time, perhaps drop by at baking supply shop at Jaya 33 before lunch at Jaya One.

Do I sound too ambitious up there? Which also mean I better go to EPF tomorrow instead of Wednesday morning... Geezz... suddenly sound like I do not have enough time!

Friday cake delivery to TD at PJ before lunch with ex-colleagues from ex, ex company at KL. Another brownies volunteer tasters there.

Other than these, I will be busy with cake orders all other times until after last delivery on Sunday, after 2.30pm! I can foresee late nights again this week.

Sounded like I'm just blabbering to myself here - can you imagine how much stuff goes through my mind every minute??

Birthday Month

MFG was about to make me my latte at Starbucks ^^. At the side, a bag containing chocolate cupcakes from me to MFG :)

This is the last week of my "birthday month", there have been a few belated birthday treats and I love belated celebrations because they make my birthday seem like a one month festive celebration hehe...

I was really busy last week but like a lot of people had told me, they said once self-employed and pursuing own passion, I will find myself working harder but happier. I was practically working no less than 10 hours all the time but it was really satisfying especially when I receive nice feedback from customers.

I was quite free last few days, expected myself to be blogging more, but there have been a few last minute events. One of them was a last minute order (originally no orders, that's why I'd planned for quite many outings) for a corporate client. I was really glad I was able to secure that plus confirming a good charge for the delivery - since I had to work round my prior engagements, I had asked my cousin sis to help with the baking and cousin brother to send the cupcakes. This also gave them some extra pocket money.

The other event which I did not expect to join was the RPM marathon. PiC was the reason I went to the class. I didn't think I can last through 2 hours without a good company, so since those were good instructors, and PiC told me good songs were promised so I went! It was great and I felt great to have joined the class. It wasn't too bad doing 2 hour of RPM except for my really uncomfortable toes. I feasted myself, with the company of PiC, an creamy pasta. Happy me ^^. However, I had problem falling asleep that night though my body was really tired and eye lids couldn't stay open. I think the mind was too hyper after not working out in the evenings for so long.

On Friday, I was supposed to meet ex-colleagues for lunch, but the lunch was postponed, so I decided last minute to visit some baking supply shops, and ended up at PWTC for the Food and Drink fair because one of the suppliers was there and offering 10% discount on purchase. So ended up walking around the exhibition for a while. Only for a while because I got bored with the items... it was really food, and there was nothing much I couldn't eat. Besides, without good company, it's boring.

Among my outings, of course I love the afternoon tea with MFG most. :) Also got to meet one of his friends which I've heard a lot about and him me. It is really great to stay in touch and in really good friendship with MFG but it always gave me big sigh. Ohh... PiC actually took the time to drop by Starbucks so that she can be introduced to the "famous" MFG haha... glad you did gal! And isn't it so true that he's such a nice guy? :)

Sigh...

I wonder if my birthday wish can come true this year ^^

Happy birthday to me

Another 51 minutes and I will be 35 years old :)

The other night I thought I was 33 years old, I wonder why I stopped time on that year. Hmm... Or it's just plain forgetful due to old age :p

I am still up not because I want to countdown for my birthday - I have a conference call at midnight, so I need to stay up. Meanwhile, hoping that there are enough birthday wishes on FB to entertain and help me kill time. I'm super sleepy - Just when I need to work, I am sleepy, but normal nights I have problem sleeping! Humphh...

The other day I said I was a bit disappointed to see MFG, the reason was I know then that I won't be seeing him for my birthday. But, surprise. Even I thought I know him well, but I am having dinner with him and a few friends tomorrow, again. Then again, it wasn't intended because MFG is actually not free tomorrow night due to work. But I cannot make it to lunch tomorrow (appointment with sis, sisters day out) so we are going to have early dinner tomorrow.

And I have nothing new to wear on my birthday because I wore the only new dress I bought lately to the dinner with the gals - Carebear, LGM and LP. It was a special dinner so must wear something nice if not new. A supposedly good excuse to buy new attire to wear on my birthday but I don't have the time! Ok ok, I am suppose to have all the time in the world, lady of leisure. But I was rather busy today. Had a great dinner that night, and good to see Carebear eating "normally" and not rabbiting. But LP on the other hand, was struggling with her rabbit food :p. LGM order something delicious and kept herself away from food from the kaiten belt. I felt that there was not enough time chit chatting, I suppose given us all night long, there won't be enough time. Thanks girl friends for the dinner treat! ^^

I went to gym this morning. Had to be discipline, else with such flexible hour for work, leisure and everything else, I might become lazy and just sleep all day, literally. And I realize that the kind of gossips you over hear when you do evening slots and "tai tai" slots are really very different. Haha... I will have to write one post on my "observations". XD

Ahhh... another 20 minutes to my birthday (and to "start work"). Hopefully it ends quickly, I am super duper extremely sleepy! arrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........

Surprise Surprise!!!

This time the one who got surprised was really me. Unlike last year, hehehe...

MC did a good job with the arrangement! I guess no need to story the event since the very 6 persons who reads my blog I'm sure are those who were there at the surprise dinner party!

The first to arrive at the dinner was MFG. Very surprised!! At the same time, there was a bit of disappointment to see him there on that night actually. He also did a good job in selection of my birthday present! No need for me to give him hint like last year. Receiving present from him early gave me a nagging feeling too actually. But it was of course great to have MFG there, in any occasions and special days.

When I got suspicious with the reason MC booked so many seats - "in case cousin brother's friends wanted to come", the "seat takers" arrived. LGM and LP! What a big surprise those two. And I had to confirm whether our pre-arranged dinner was a decoy... haha... but we are still having dinner again next week! :)

The further surprise was the birthday cake! From Alexis some more. It materialized after baby's nappy change. And I forgot that I am not 33 years old this year - all because we always have only one candle for the cake.

Just when I thought we are done with the surprises, my best girl friend arrived... or did she arrive before the cake appeared? Geezz... talking about old age and forgetfulness! And it is not yet my birthday officially! :p

Will spend my lunch and after lunch massage with MC, pampering myself on actual birthday day. Too bad MC can't hang out long now a days. So I will fill the before time with gym, and after time at home relaxing. Perhaps I should get myself a new book too as birthday present to self. ^^

Okay, I love to surprise others, but no need to arrange surprise for me already okay :p :p hahahaha....

A bit tired

I can't believe it, I was so busy and tired today! I thought I will be leisure-ing around and can "finish work" at 6pm and hang out with MC, followed by watching DVDs, blogging, FBing... But I guess no more honeymooning. Need a lot of time for baking and my new project.

Weekend was great by the way. I was at The Curve on Saturday because I wanted to deliver 2 cakes near that side for the convenience of the customer aka ex-colleague Shen. So I went over to gym for RPM, it was a launch class. I was riding side by side PiC, some more got Carebear in front, it was great! PiC and I even planned to join pump after that. But half way through RPM I told her maybe we don't join pump, moreover, PiC had her marathon the next day so she shouldn't overdo... then later we decided to join pump, so skipped the stretching... by the time we arrived at the main studio, I was feeling very tired and wanted to throw up haha... so I told her lets chill and not join the class. But after that 5 minutes of rest, we went into the class! LOL

And I was really so tired out after the 2 sessions of workout, seldom do back to back classes and one cannot manage without enough training. Haha... I also managed to catch up with my ex (company) yoga instructor who was in pump (who was earlier in combat)^^. Great to see her and we arranged to do a "tai tai" slot class on Wednesday followed by lunch with MFG and one of my ex-colleague, fellow yogi.

After workout was late lunch with PiC at TGIF, managed to find some meat free item and had a great chit chat. Felt great and comforted after an afternoon hang out, knowing that the next day I would have to work - on 2 deliveries.

And so the 2 deliveries continue until today, so much to decorate and prepare while so many phone calls to make! Luckily I decided to go to gym first thing in the morning. Based on experience, I never get to gym if I get started with work first. But I was feeling extremely tired in the RPM class, was it due to lack of sleep? Still tired from Saturday workout? Geezz... sign of old age!

Tomorrow will be another busy day. And I miss MFG a lot (and I know I am so random!).

:)

A bit frustrated

I know... You cannot imagine how I can get frustrated, I am supposed to be lady of leisure ^^

I don't know why but lately there have been requests for cake deliveries. Deliveries are fine, I need to deliver cakes to customers anyways, otherwise how do they collect from me when I am baking from home ya... But these deliveries lately that caused frustrations are deliveries to recipients, to the customers' friend/ husband etc. Yeah, so I am like providing dispatch services like the florist. Only I am not on motorbike going around.

I know what is my problem, sometimes when you get to a certain level, you just get frustrated doing clerical tasks, for example, or in this case dispatch work. I had supposedly gotten over it, I mean there is no cafe or proper shop and no proper systems, so how or who else can do it right? (I will definitely set up my logistics when the shop is open) But there is this particular customer who had ordered a relatively low sales value of products but I need to not only get her cakes delivered to 2 different places within the same morning, but also need to get balloons for her. Yeah, although I am charging her, but I did not charge ridiculously high price, me being considerate. So it gets me into frustration mode when the customer start adding tasks for me and makes it looks like it's just "by the way". Grrr... I feel like a servant.

When I can stop myself from feeling like so, I will be okay. Otherwise, since I am my own boss, perhaps it is time I say no to these extra requests, pay me or not. I hate saying this but I think that is the perk of being a boss! And after all, I didn't quit my annoying job to be annoyed again!!

My MFG moments

Having some problems signing into my hotmail and got directed to the account information page... apparently I've registered my hotmail address 10 years ago!

Right, that was a completely unrelated piece of information.

Today is one of my day which is more "lifestyle", some days (like yesterday) it was mostly staying at home, baking and doing some paper work after a gym session at the nearby neighbourhood FF at LM.

This morning I woke up at 6.30am, had breakfast with MC and BIL and I was on my way to gym at TC already. Walked into the locker room and saw Carebear, ohh, leaving already on her way to work :p. Whereas I, was about to start a pump class by little bro ^^

Yes dear, you should look into and aim for the tai tai lifestyle, but shall I say, I won't be in this fantastic lifestyle for long lah. Only this morning MC and BIL was diagnosing my insomnia problem. I told them it is not just a problem of me thinking too much but it's also my imagination gone wild. How shall I say? It's like Ally McBel syndrome.

I told that to MFG who said that I think too much therefore couldn't sleep. It's a good description, since he could also imagine what I am going through. He said if symptoms persist, perhaps I need the help of pills, mild ones. And I must gather my will power and mind to think positive, no imagining the disasters, must try to get enough sleep so that I have the energy and won't feel agitated to prevent getting more serious insomnia. After speaking to Dr MFG, I felt more comforted. One of my MFG moments which I wish can be my everyday moments. :)

I was doing some work at gym after pump, there were not enough seats at gym that is suitable for computer usage, those little sofa seats and tables are too low. The other seat with the taller table and chairs, did not have plug point! Arrgghh... So happened MFG sent me an instant message saying that he's already at Starbucks here, so went to join him for chit chat at our second office. Was supposed to have lunch with some ex-colleagues together with MFG, but ex-colleagues couldn't make it. So we had lunch ourselves...

MFG has gone off for his meeting and I think I should be on my way home soon, since I am not able to get access to my hotmail and I also have a cake to prepare for tomorrow's delivery.

Happy working you all :)

A great day

I think I have not done any back to back classes for more than a year... Finally, today I joined combat and pump back to back. The result... ouch... can feel my muscle ache building up and sooo tired! In fact, I couldn't manage the usual squat and back track weights.

Having not done combat for more than a year, I was a bit blur when it comes to the new tracks, and was trying to conserve some energy for the next pump class haha... I heard that Lady Nina has been teaching combat but this was my first time in her class, together with Renee... Great techniques and energy (who am I to comment actually, but this was how I feel hehe) and I like the way the instructions were given, clear and natural.

Almost quarter way through my PiC finally appeared. Thought she'd went into RPM but apparently she was late due to traffic jam. She also joined pump with me and as usual the Grand Master of Torture (haha... haven't used this term for a long time) did her "job" by really "motivating" us all with fantastic tracks! :p :p. However, the class was a bit cramp lah, not enough space. Or perhaps I am used to the morning classes to feel this way.

Managed to also catch late lunch at Pho Hua with PiC. I was craving for a cup of coffee hence ordered one. But the coffee was too potent till I got headache afterwards. Perhaps I should have added the hot water to dilute the coffee instead of adding the hot water thro the drip again. And I was glad that they had a vegetarian option.

After that was picking up sis, BIL and baby from LCCT. Yeah, they were finally back after 3 days of holidays at Penang. Heard they had a great time. I did too today, such a great day.

I do hope my life will be great from now.

:p

What a day!!

I was awaken this morning by the sound in the next shower...

OMG!!! BIL taking his shower! That can only mean it's already 6.30am! I was supposed to wake up at 5.30am/ 5.45am for gym!

Jumped out of bed and quickly gotten ready.... Reached gym at 7am. Yay! Class wasn't until 15 minutes time - my last Monday morning RPM.

But, I think it's really meant NOT to be... I got STUCK IN THE LIFT! I could not believe it! Geezzz.... for that 40 minutes another lady and I who got stuck in the lift had rung the alarm for what... 5 times? more? That guard kept telling us that the technician was on his way and I kept asking him WHAT TIME? HOW LONG? We were going to faint! (No, we weren't, we we just trying to instil some urgency in that security guard - we found out later that it was the guard who spoke to us). The truth was, the technician was not on site. I actually called bomba eventually, I told them the building management had failed to send someone for more than half hour and we need external help. But from the sound of bomba, they were not planning to come. But anyways, gave the technician some extra task in calling to cancel my bomba request.

By the time I place my bag in the locker, it was 7.45am. Don't even have time for a quick cardio, unless I do only 15 minutes kind of quick. But I got no mood already by then. Went into the steam bath room for a while, and then showered to get ready for work.

After a long morning, and busy day, I ended my day by getting some annoying skype messages from my Soon-To-Be Ex-Boss. Grrrr.... He said I must go back later (after I left the company) to do another handover because he is currently not in the office, and neither is the other boss. Well, I felt like telling him "it's not my fault that you guys are not".

And he kept asking me if I'm going to just rest at home or starting work. I told him "vacation", which he said meant staying at home and I can just come back to office anytime. Arghh... I didn't answer that. Whatever I do outside office hour is entirely my own business and I do not wish to visit after I leave the company. Besides, there is nothing much to handover - which I told this STBEB. I told him to let me know what is unclear later THEN we will see if there is a need for me to come back again. Hey, even if I must, please fit into my schedule, I will only want to go that way if I have other appointments, and who's going to pay my RM8 toll and some RM5 parking money? I am not even charging my manhour.

Why the panic? There are other people to handover to. And I hope he was just being funny saying that he's "in the dark", haha... funny. I send him work in progress report every week, EVERY WEEK, if he's in the dark then he will never find out the bright side. How can he even begin to say that he's in the dark beats me.

My day... more gossips when I had dinner with one of my colleagues. He is the longest serving staff after me and I told him it's a Titanic and he better jump soon or sink together with the ship.

Okay... I should sleep early tonight :)