jean the flower shop assistant? jean the obama supporter

so from the earlier post, mum turned 38 which she refuse to even acknowledge that she's already almost 40, im sure it's due to age-fear syndrome. lol

these are some pictures to see (:

all thanks to the 38th Bday cake





these happened ---->








oh yeah this is my aunt Nova, hopefully she'll be staying with us permanently.
she's real nice (:




and of course the main attraction of the table--->





And the video?? :D




moving on ----- >
school's going end soon, tomorrow actually.
and therefore, i am indeed in need of a job!
thus created quite a phase of anxiety for me from the days of late.
on tuesday i called up a number that i had taken from Straits Time recruit section under part time positions.
it's a part time shop assistant job and talking with the employer, amy, i found out that it's a FLOWER shop!!!!! OMG

since like forever i've always wanted to try out a job in a flower shop!!

i know flowers are so cliche and somehow they eventually just whither and die, thus creating negative thoughts of it being just a waste of money.
HOWEVER i always know that flowers soothes the spirit and just being around them can actually liven you up.
that without proper care and too much exposure to heat, a flower can whither and die faster than their life span can extend.
this is almost the same case with us humans, metaphorically of course.
we need to be loved and be catered to and handled well, because our life span can get shorten by bad factors.

so anyway, i met her for an interview at far east shopping center, Qis Petals.
and being with amy for an hour or so, i learned that;
1. flowers are meant to be cut slanted so as the surface area of their stem can suck in more water
2. flowers' leaves are meant to be kept dried and not be wet cos it speeds up decay process
3. flowers cannot take too much heat so they need to avoid hot spots of the house
4. there are roses in india and they dont usually have big blooms
5. water for the flowers are meant to be changed after three days and that we must always avoid drowning our flowers

and more to come. i just hope i get hired!

i am on trial work next friday and saturday. & ling dun worry, i end at 3pm on saturday and im around cash studio :)
amy told me she needs people that are long term rather than temporary part timers.
that the minimum duration she wanted was 6months.
the problem with me is that i can only stay for 2 and a half months.
however, she said she'll work something out and she needs to test the other part timers before me who are interested in the job too.
amy is really nice. i hope she's nice enough to hire me too :D

you can view her work at www.qispetals.com.sg under gallery.

the following pictures are my favorite flower arrangements by her --- >

aren't they lovely? like they come out of those flower studios and yet it's actually from a living, physically-around-me person! hahaha

anyway besides roses i actually love marguerite daisies. so love
and of course the normal daisies are fine (:

last topic for this entry.
I DREAMT OBAMA WAS IN DANGER (he's not like dead or anything, just in danger)
OMG i'm going nuts.
Obama is the most historical president ever and i am glad that he turned president on the year i turn 21. I just hope that he'll be safe and obviously my prayers goes to him, as all the others who have very high hopes for him.
he has over and again conveyed the message that life is never easy that we need to always be true to ourselves and do the right thing to persevere and thread on no matter how tough the trials may be.
he conveyed it clearly and has inspired many people from all over the world and if there are other non-earthly beings listening to him, is sure that he has thoroughly spoken from his heart.
that the world can change to be a better place.
and that is the place in life all needs to be.
GOD help him.

so now, there are some controversial event that happened pertaining his swearing in. that there was a screw up - obama vs roberts.



 people are pointing fingers as who to be blamed for the oath to get screwed up, but then again, i think it's just another historical event seemed to have leeched itself onto obama.
but no matter what, he has held himself well and composed and ended the oath proper.
chief justice roberts ended up just making obama looked bad, however, many are not caring much about it because obama's 18min 37sec speech totally blew all away!

Inaguaration Speech Part 1



Inaguaration Speech Part 2

manila

So for two weeks Mum went off to Philippines for Christmas and New Year.
And came back with pictures and i since i went back to Philippines last March, i decided to let you all see some pictures from my Filipino life (:

These are the halfs of me - My main clan in the Bautista Family, or what was left of us.
The heads of the family are still good with each other, as i've heard from mum that they are still going sweet (:
Well, i guess love can last through old age and painful events of their lives gets overrides by the so called unconditional love.
Sooo sweettt!!

My lil cousin Bon, uncle Michael, and aunt Fey with Mum

My grandy and uncle Michael, the only male son of grandy left. and im sure grandy loves him a lot just for being still around (:

The following pics are my only MALE first cousins, born of uncle Mike(Michael) and aunt Fey.
Apparently, aunt Fey is the only one who could conceive MALE bautista's next generation.
So this is Michael Jr.

And this is Bon (Honestly i dunno his full name) LOL

WELL ALL THE REST ARE GIRLS :)

Pics from my Trip at March 08

House at Villa Gloria, Philippines.
Cosy house that extends backward to another 'house' at the back.
It has an open kitchen and an alley from the 'grotto' to the open kitchen.

This is my daddy.
Kinda lost contact with him for the past few months.
aunt Fey said he told her his number and apparently he is waiting for me to contact him
BUT i cannot get through to her so maybe next time.
as long as he survives through his missions and not get shot and die, i'm happy.

My siblings with my Dad and step mum.
Andrew, Andrea, and errrr i forgot my younger step bro's name. LOL

Mirage. We have a gracious falling out. But well, we are still good (:

Carissa, my cousin :)

Oh and this is the 'groto'... use to have fish in the 'pond'

prison trip. this prison is the most popular prison as in there are lots of movie shoots done here..

Joy and Grace, my first friends in Villa Gloria when we moved there.

nothing much coming up.
Today's mum turns 38.
got her a perlini's silver earrings, twas really not bad.. i hope she likes it.
pictures will come for today's celebration! ciaos

been awhile

It was exactly 10 days ago since i wrote a proper entry and i must say till now i don't know what to write about.

Of course there has been activities going on with me for those 10 days (: of not writing an entry, however i think i just got lazy writing a post.

To my readers, i apologise.
Especially to the sisters who read to at least keep themselves updated whether or not i'm still alive, if i don't call or text them.
I know they are still around despite the current absence.
That despite the distance they'll be there when i need them, as always.
.... and vice versa (:

Well, there's nothing really exciting that happened - or at least no C4 bomb going off.
I actually just recovered from being sick. It was a horrible combination of cough, flu, on and off fever, phlegm, body aches, sore throat and topped with migraine.
Terrifying combination i tell you. and all thanks to SO MUCH FUN :D

I was afraid my migraine will be staying for quite awhile, but thank GOD i kicked it out.
Or merely just slept more to elevate the pain.
I skipped Web Application and SAD modules, and my weekend job too.
If there's one thing i can advice - AVOID TOO MUCH FUN. LOL!


Lately i haven't been in touch with my programming ability.
(The last three or four lessons, i actually smoked through it only.)
I'm wasting my knowledge and 'talent' for it! Seesh. I just hope FYP won't bee too much of a problem in year 3.
So there has been good changes that are not fully detailed out to us RP students yet.
However, i can feel it will do good for the value of the institution's diplomas.

Most, if not all, has shunned the thoughts of going to RP and has once or twice called it a REJECT POLY.
Pessimistic view and misjudgement has created quite a bit of hardship for us RP students to be looked upon as those students going to SP and TP.
I was here one thing due to bad grades, as i cocked up my O Levels.
However what saved me was that i got in to my chosen course in the school, which is Diploma in Business Computing.

I have my bad views of RP system however it's not that RP uses Problem based learning and 1D1P (One day one problem) x 16 weeks (1 SEM). I think it's GREAT.
My bad views was the absence of proper tests and final examinations.
I know i'm nutcase for wanting tests and exams coming from St. Hilda's with quite a lot of tests already.
However, as i mature, i realise that these exams are the best guage to how much effort you put in to study and how much you have understood in class.
And now, finally they are actually establishing examinations! I just hope i wont hate exams again. I must remember that i actually WANT exams (:

RPrincipal - MR YEO LI PHEOW

I have faith that the new principal of RP will create a better rapport between students and school. All the best to the current changes he'll be establishing. So far, it's all good.
Also, school hours will be changed for the seniors :D
Year 3s in 2009 will start coming in at 10am and they will end roughly at 4 or 5pm.

Details have yet to be announced.

Soon the last poly year for me will come and i will be graduating with the diploma i hope will do be good in the workforce. I also hope that the world economy that heavily depends on US economy will get better under the rule of President-elect Barack Obama.

His party's slogan, THE CHANGE WE NEED, hopefully will be THE GREAT CHANGE every citizen of Earth will benefit from.
He's not GOD nor can he really be all saint however, i will believe that he's the one who will create a dramatic change in this inhospitable world we are currently fighting to survive in.

Post graduation doubts will come when time draws near.
For now, my year 2009 is showing me that planning and going according to it will help me to control whatever obstacles i will be facing.
I fear a lot of things, but putting a reign over these fears is really doing a good deal for me.

There are a lot of fears and doubts that are still present and along with it, there are things in my past growing up that still bothers me.
As Shenath advises, i have to get over it. I have to deal with it, he's right.
Dwelling on it and thinking about those things will not make me feel any better.

I also have to think that being the person i am and being in my current situation of life now, i have to be thankful for whatever i have and not think of the what ifs and what could have been.
Through the years, i have grown up strong and on the right track of things despite not being at all Saint.
And i have to be thankful for the personality and talents that GOD has given me.

Ana and Zak, i love you both.
Shenath, thanks for taking time to listen. I love you.

Nurul thanks for being always there for me, through whatever i'll be there for you.
Sisters, you are all great.
New friends, new-old friends, old-new friends, thanks for the smiles and many more to come.

This year onwards, things will be good.
Whatever comes, i will continue to be strong, in control and be happy (:

and guess what?
i'll be LEGAL21 in 7 MONTHS!!!!

PICTURES TO SEE! (More at the GALLERY)















 
MIMI with mystery sleeping buddy! hehe

CANDIDS ------>

some nice pictures

took some pictures of me and shenath (and of the siblings) - it has been long overdue! :D

soooo here they are:

more meaningful post soon!
<3

well well

woke up rather early thanks to papa having to go run errand for mum,
so i was left to take care of zak

took him downstairs to play at the nearby playground where he enjoyed his usual slides and then headed to the flats by the fitness corner where he did his usual petting of the neighbors' cats!

he's crazy about them!
he will make all sorts of gugu gaga noises such as bubu, tata, ooo and a lil bit of screeching

it's getting such a pain in the rectum for him to always want to go downstairs upon seeing me.
so all the time, i have to ensure that i take him for his usual walks and play with the cats
he never fail to throw tantrums (cries non-stop) if i didn't respond to his hints of taking his shoes, saying kees(what he calls keys) and his pulling of my hand towards the gate.
therefore, to make sure he shuts up, i have to take him downstairs. LOL

went out by around 3pm and headed to whitesands to shop for towels and a new wallet.
then met shenath and headed to TM to get mum's present.
stayed under the budget thank GOD
but bought an extra item and had dinner out so didn't really keep to the aim of cash balance today.

nevertheless i feel happy that the extra item made me see the super duper cute smile on zak and of course ana cos i got her a new wallet (:
hopefully she takes care of it.
time for her to shuck away her cartoon, barbie, winnie the pooh wallets!
so got her a pvc croc-skinned wallet. haha

after TM headed home to change to my swim suit and packed to go to shenath's condo.
went for a leisure swimming and of course i did at least 2 laps.

i am really enjoying swimming
cant wait to go again (:

anyway, mum's coming back tomorrow.
she'll be in singapore by 6plus in the evening so going to have to go to the airport to fetch her. in stow will be tita nova, her cousin.

i really hope she won't be a pain.
never really liked our relatives much but i guess i have to show a good front for about a month or so....

well good night!
sleepy

OSuck

It's 9am in the morning and i'm definitely not up yet despite being in school now.
I just hope i look like i'm trying hard to look like i'm doing something productive.

I HATE OPERATING SYSTEM MODULE

Computer hardware and the matrix that comes with this module makes me go nuts!
I am still so sleepy and despite snoozing in the bus with shenath just now, i still want more.

I have two more weeks of OS and then i'll be finally free from all these technical junks!
My vacation starts 24th Jan '09 to 19 Apr '09 and i know i cannot just slack the whole entire two and a half months!

So far, i have been really good with keeping my time and task managed, all thanks to the daily planner that i have done up using Hid's gift (:

okay, i want to rest my head and try to snooze for the break.
hopefully i'll wake up from this 'sleep'

Happy New Year, 2009!

The year 2008 has brought a lot of experience in my life and now another year adds on, so will the years of experience life will bring forth to me.
Ups and downs within the year of the rat was really a valuable one.
The countless time of happiness the year brought will truly be a good remedy when the bitterness surface anytime near future.
However, the bitterness experienced in year 2008 was truly a good lesson learnt.
And yes, we all should take the initiative to reflect how we were in the previous year so as better ourselves for the new year that already has entered our lives.

I ended the year with a little bit of disappointment and a little bit of sadness.
However, i realise that it's within the heart that we feel our loved ones no matter they may be.
On christmas night, i teared because i missed the christmas that i spent in my birth country, and im utterly envious of mum that she's there to celebrate.
Also, it was quite sad for me too cos Shenath was away for 2 weeks to his birth country.
There he celebrated his christmas together with his family, complete and happy.
Despite missing him terribly, i have to be happy for him because at least his family is complete for the special occasion.

I must admit, two weeks of not being with him was a bit of a headache due to worrying.
But somehow we finally came to and now that he's back.
We are really going to enjoy every moment we can drive each other nuts.

Well, being in a long term commitment is never easy for me but he makes it easy enough.
He's a good boyfriend with ubber lousy moods and a very gentle aura of kindness about him.
And i know that last part sounds gay but my man is one of those alpha males.
Although alpha males arent ALL good to my personality, there are better than feminine males. haha

So anyway, for these holiday all i did was work, stay home, babysit, work again - and the cycle goes on.
Well, thank GOD my health hasn't really detriorated.
Im still okay but i need a good rest soon. Ima have to go now too.

Today spent a good day with Shenath after fetching him from the airport. And after the fun, we had lunch and decided to go home to our houses and rest/nap.
At night we met again with Aunt Sarah along, brought her to Afghanistan and Mr Teh Tarik.
Had a good chit chat.
Tomorrow she'll be flying back to Sri Lanka and i know she's going to miss Singapore again being a Singaporean.
She's a nice lady, my mum should meet her, then they can cook me and shenath a great feast! hahahaha (:

Well, i have to retire now.
Good night.


The first steps to renewing my life for 2009?
- Keeping a PHYSICAL daily planner (DYI style)
I received a Christmas present from Hid with my MODEL picture on it and i transformed that to a daily planner! together with income and expenditures as well as my installment payments for my handphone bill debts with Singtel and M1.

- Set myself short term goals (which i called 3-month-goals)
There 3MGs will build the big picture of changes for my NYG(new year goals)
I do hope i stick by it cos i'm loving the feeling of being at least a little bit in control with the happenings around me

- Write down the things i want to purchase for myself or for others
This will help me to not buy on impulse and assess if i can afford them or not.
I do hope this will work cos i really do not like the idea of bankruptcy that i encountered in year 2008.

Talked too long again... Well, ciaos!