I've Got Mail

This is a DEADLY (Drop Everything And Do Layout... Yeah!) layout! I am soooo touched by the lovely note that Xun wrote and illustrated especially for me : )


I am thinking of printing the same note onto a T-shirt!

52Q - Week37 to Week39

Another batch... I am getting current : ) and as the collection grows, it is also a reminder of time passing... as I am posting now, it is 13 more weeks to the end of Year 2010!!! (gasp!)




The tapes and the clouds return!!! Cannot finish using!!!




I am not adventurous when it comes to food... I eat to live... maybe that's why I am so skinny : S




I started with making a list of stuffs that bring me joy... and wonder how am I going to shortlist the most important ones to fit into the 4x6 card... then I realised the commmon thread and I am soooo pleased with my answer : )

52Q - Week34 to Week36

Oh the lovely feeling upon completing something : )




This one was put on hold for weeks (and caused a backlog of the subsequent weeks because I am soooo "stubborn" about proceeding with the sequence... must complete this before moving onto the next one : P)... because I could not find a nice picture of a nest! Finally saw this on a book cover and secretly snappped a picture at the bookstore : P




I had thought this was a tough question. My inital response was : I am not a goddess. I am a mere mortal.




Oooh! I had fun weaving with my MT tapes, since they are not as tacky as the normal tapes... and realised the solid black and white ones are the coolest!!! And the answer format was inspired by the Words With Friends games that I'm hooked on my iPhhone : )

i am decided.

I am SweeChing.
I am woman.
I am brilliant.
I am in.

It all started with an exercise to create a list of "I Am" statements. Requirement is to state everything in the positive and optimistic. The statements serves as an affirmation of who I am, who I want to be, and who I will be.

First line I wrote was: I am woman. I am invincible. I am tired... this has been my "tagline" for the longest time... then I had to cross out the word "tired" because it is a negative... it was automatically replaced with "energetic" (opposite mah).

I am woman. I am invincible. I am energetic. Hmmm...

For the next few weeks, I recited that to myself frequently... but something is still not quite right leh... my heart and my body couldn't gel with that statement (I still feel tired all the time : P)... and even the word "invincible" started to irritate me...

And then the lightbulb lit up, and the words "brilliant" and "in" popped up... out of the blue! Hee! I got the inspiration for word "in" from Patti Digh's book (see http://37days.typepad.com). She suggested that we should live with
- Intensity: Say Yes
- Inclusion: Be Generous
- Integrity: Speak Up
- Intimacy: Love More
- Intuition: Trust Yourself
- Intention: Slow Down

The more I thought of it, the more I like it!

So... this is it!

I am woman. I am brilliant. I am in. : )

(I wonder if I am the only nutcase who spend time pondering over such stuffs???)

My Life in a Nutshell (almost)...

way overdue... last update was 13 August leh!

16 Aug, 7:53pm
SC cannot decide if it makes sense to leave the office "earlier" around this time, so that she can squeeze with 10,001 other passengers n the MRT : S isn't "peak hours" 5-7pm???

17 Aug, 9:43pm
SC is lucky she can "park" her son at her mother's place for the next 2 weeks when the childcare centre is closed due to HFMD... what do working parents w no such alternative childcare arrangement do? 2 weeks leh, n so last minute, no joke! (so the government says to join the workforce AND have more children... ...)

28 Aug, 8:39am
SC is attending a Mathematics Workshop at MSHS now... Many parents packed in the school hall... All anxious to learn about model drawing so that they can help their sons!!!

28 Aug, 12:17pm
SC just scored 111 points on Words With Friends!!! Her highest record for a single word placement!!! omg omg omg!!! Slap her! Slap her!

28 Aug, 10:50pm
SC is one happy girl tonight... she gets her fix of mocha villa n laughs, shared with friends...

29 Aug, 8:28pm
SC is pretending she is not aware (busy playing Chicktionary) that the little boy next to her on the MRT is taking off his pants n peeing into a plastic bag that his mother brough along w her... : S

3 Sep, 8:21am
SC needs to re-learn how to parellel park... she took 15 mins to get the car into a lot yesterday, while her overseas guest stood by the sidewwalk to help her navigate! So embarassing!

6 Sep, 7:22am
SC turns around and looks at the mess at home (she has not done any housework for the past 2 crazy weeks!)... And decides to start with the boys' bedroom... Repeat after her: one room at a time... (shake head and sigh)...

14 Sep, 8:19am
SC remembers HAo Ming... The Special Needs boy who touches her heart when she was involved in the MINDS programme. He was like any ordinary child, who wants to learn and have fun, who wants to be accepted n loved.
SC also remembers his mother Mrs Chen... Total respect for her silent strength and contented love as the mother of a special needs child.

15 Sep, 9:36am
SC wants to stay at home to nurse her running nose n sore throat and SCRAP since it is raining cats n dogs outside... But alas! It is Wednesday...

15 Sep, 6:01pm
SC remembers it is the Madonna episode for GLEE tonight! She better hurry up, finish up n make it back on time for the show!

20 Sep, 12:01pm
SC NEEDS a pedicure!!!

20 Sep, 2:45pm
SC NEEDS a foot spa!!! A pedicure is not enough...

24 Sep, 8:22am
SC cannot walk very fast in a long dress / skirt! Now she remembers why she is always in jeans! Should have wore long pants instead...

24 Sep, 6:42pm
SC is overwhelmed by the crowd at Raffles Place MRT station!!! So many many people!!!

24 Sep, 11:16pm
The circle journal finally completed! It travelled between 6 girlfriends n 2 countries... For 4.5 years!!! Priceless keepsake!!!

27 Sep, 8:32pm
SC is debating whether to buy teh durian puffs. For her parents. She cant stand the durian "fragrance"...

29 Sep, 7:23am
SC hears her scrapping table calling out to her, from underneath the mess... cannot decide whether to scrap amidst the mess or to pack n tide up...

30 Sep, 10:35am
SC drools... Life Documented kit... Perfect for documenting a whole year of my life! Year 2011, here I come! But I think one pack is not enough for me...