I have a confession to make. I’ve been very vain going around bridal houses to window shop. This is the reason why I haven’t been online much. Haha.

Yesterday, I visited My Dream Wedding Bridal House and I got hooked on their European style gowns. I tried one gown and loved it so much. XCool couldn’t take his eyes off me. The person who serviced me was so friendly and I ended up spending a lot of time understanding their packages. I didn’t even bothered to ask further details when it comes to other bridal houses’ packages and there I was asking every single detail in this bridal house. My sister actually advised me to visit them for the longest time. She’s right. Their dresses are lovely. What’s just as good were their photo albums.

Initially, I wasn’t planning to take pre-wedding photos because I can’t seem to find a good reason for that. If you think about it…what’s the point in pre-wedding photos? I know many who has suffered just to go through these photo shooting session. Wouldn’t actual day photos be good enough? But this bridal shop representative was so friendly and he told me they were going to do some promotion for New Year and i’ll get to enjoy it pre-New Year. When I compared the package prices of gown rentals with and without pre-wedding photos, it’s just a few hundred difference in price. So i thought, why not? While chatting, I realised he wasn’t just any representative but also their photographer! Oh, what fun it will be to do photo shooting by him. He’s a very cheerful person with a lot of taste. All the gowns he made me try were gorgeous and flattering.

Today, I brought my sister along to get her opinion. The representative took out more gowns for me to try. Those that he thought I would like. He’s got good taste! In fact, I already fell in love with two gowns. Tried on one gown that I ‘thought’ I’d like but turned out I hated it. Will listen to his advices from now onwards. He knows best! I continued to negotiate the package with him. He threw in a lot more things into my package but told me to spread the words about them. So this is me telling the world about them. Haha. Lets hope they follow through their words. After spending an hour plus in the shop, we finally paid the deposit. Yippie!





Ho ho ho! Bridal House/Photography/Gowns-checked. Next in the list are Decorator, Wine Supplier and Invitation Cards.

Just so happy! 2011 will my year. 2011 will be THE year!

The thing about life is…. don’t take it too seriously. Sometimes when you meet a challenge, we tend to think of all the possible negative things that may happen. But the truth is, all these thoughts are inconducive. When you let it go and not think about the challenge, then *magical dusts sound* things somehow work itself out. I find that when I stop indulging in self pity (including writing an emotional blog hoping my readers will pity me >.<), I started to learn how to let things go. It is when I admit/own my past mistakes, acknowledge my weaknesses and learn how to change my perception, I became a happier person.

These are the wonders of life.

MoneyMagnetBabe and XCool wishes you Happy New Year!
May 2011 be as great a year for you as it would be for us.
May 2011 be the year you increase your level of goal achievements, health, wealth and most of all….
May 2011 brings you more love and happiness!
I love you….and you….. and yes …. you too! Hahahahahahaha

I’m writing this blog at 11:25pm, only 35 minutes before Christmas is over. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE! Today was a rather busy day. I’ve an aunt who travelled 5 hours up to KL to celebrate with us. My sister and I took her out shopping and later met up with my other relatives for a very fulfilling dinner. There were 8 of us and we ate 6 really big crabs and a pot of steamboat. Very very full! I’ve been having some minor flu lately and my nose is all stuffed. Popped a flu medicine into my mouth just now and I’ll try to blog as much as I can before the drowsy effect kicks in.

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Two days ago, Wednesday, I woke up early morning and went to the hospital to visit my friend, who was my ex colleague. She just gave birth to a healthy baby boy the day before. Such a cutie but so delicate that I didn’t want to hold him yet. He was only 2 days old and really tiny.

After that, I picked up 4th fookie (who is back from Korea for a short holiday). She accompanied me to visit some bridal clothing shops in Sri Hartamas. We’ve covered 3 shops and I’m pretty happy with what I’ve seen. I saw this white gown that is sooooo nice. It was really love at first sight. The workmanship and the style and everything was almost 80% close to what I have in mind.

Right before 5pm, we left the place and drove all the way to Pyramid. We were going to meet up with two other fookies for dinner. Meantime, we sat down and have a drink at some cafe. What seemed to be a short drink turned up to be one and a half hours of chat. We talked about everything and anything under the sun, mostly updates on our lives. It came to a point when we started going into deeper stuff. I told her what I felt/think about life and all these things that are going on right now. We helped each other to see the more positive sides of our challenges. i’ve always wanted to talk to someone about the findings I’ve had from reading some books and observations about our lives. I find that most people I’ve talked to aren’t really into all these spiritual things. Perhaps they are just not ready yet. As a friend of mine once said “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. All these spiritual teachings/books seem to have made its way to me when I needed them the most. They have helped me in remaining strong during challenging time. 2010 had been a very challenging year. I have so many questions in my head and I really want answers!

After tea, we shopped for a while and the other two fookies joined us. It was dinner and desserts after that. We haven’t been seeing each other a lot lately and so many things to catch up. Oh yah, I forgot to mention, there were pressies too! Thank you, fookies! Love you all!

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We brought forward our ROM dates because of Anthony Robbin seminar. We figured it will be too much of a rush. Went to JPN to book our ROM dates yesterday and we’ve got it! Now, I need to shop for my ROM dress. Goodness! Nervous!

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Medicine kicking in….good night. zzzzzzzz

Three days to Christmas and I’ve already received a few Christmas pressies. Happy happy! Yesterday, I’ve received two from my friends.

Today, I received another two from my darling. He wanted to get me something much more expensive but I thought I wanted something simpler. I needed a wallet. The Liz Claiborne wallet I had (which I bought with CheeryDiva) served me for one and half years and it’s starting to fall apart. It is so hideous I feel embarrassed to take it out most of the time. I read somewhere that feng shui says we should always have nice and spacious wallet. This is to symbolize good money coming in and your wallet should have money at all times. Color plays an important role too. If you have been following me, my favorite and lucky color (according to feng shui master) is fire element related. Immediately, I made up my mind to find only red colored wallets. After spending half a day in The Gardens, I finally decided to get this wallet and it’s really beautiful. It comes with a precious stone too!

Pretty huh. Let the money come.

If you think this gift is perfect already, well … read on. The reason why we chose to shop in Midvalley was because we wanted to attend Anthony Robbins Graduate Gathering. I was invited by their sales reps during a T Harv Eker follow up call. If you have been following me, you’ll know how much I like Tony’s teachings. I’ve been reading his books over and over again. Last year, I was given a chance to go when it was held in Singapore. But because it was one month after my business launch, I decided not to go and regretted soooo much. Anyway, we went to this gathering and heard all the past graduates talked passionately about how Tony has changed their life. It was so sincere that you can see one or two of them tearing. Of all the preview seminars I’ve been to, I’ve never seen any people talk about their experience so emotionally. Not only have I heard it today, I’ve actually been hearing it from my own friends all along. At the end of the gathering, they revealed the special price for the upcoming Unleash the Power Within to participants in this room (only for today). The price was really really good but then we’ll need to factor in the air tickets and accommodation because the event is in Sydney. To my delight, he turned to me and said “lets go for this”. I was shocked. I looked at him puzzled ” are you sure? we have a wedding, a new house to build and you wanted [confidential]. All this needs money. Are you sure we can afford this?”. He said “Forget about [confidential]. I want to change my life.” I said ” Me too!”. The rest is history.

OMG!!! I can’t believe it. Thank you, darling! I’m so happy. I can’t wait for March to come.

Best Christmas ever! Good night, folks.

Today had been a very challenging day with a lot of good news. My supervisor staff took one week holiday so I had to cover for her in the mornings. I woke up very early to start up my restaurant. Yesterday, a major water pipe bursted and disrupted the whole street’s water supply. SYABAS was working all night to dig up the broken pipe and replaced it. When I reach my shop this morning, they were still fixing it. The pipe was right in front of my shop. All the work caused my shop’s pavement to become very dirty/muddy. I had to lead my staff in improvising with what we can. SYABAS finished their work around 930am and we quickly put everything back in order. Before we’re even done, the town council’s crew were at my door step doing their twice a year rounds to inspect on our cleanliness. At the same time, my supplier called and rushed me to fax some things over! Wow….seriously. It was a wonderful morning!

On Sunday, I’ve closed a sales that I was fighting for for two months! I can’t believe I did it! These customers was very very difficult. I had so much challenge talking to both parties and it affected me so much I was about to give up. It kind of killed some confidence I had. I persisted, however, and never did I lose my temper (in front of them at least). In the end, my customers actually complimented me. He said I was hardworking, smart in doing my homework and he’ll refer me to his friends. This made my day. I didn’t expect that at all. After this meeting, I met up with a few friends and my friend asked me to consider joining him with his new business. While I am not sure if I will be doing it, it hit me once again that I’ve become more and more of a sales oriented person. I love it! I love selling. I cannot go back to my computer IT job. Really. It all started with the temporary job I had with FAA last year. It forced me to put on my selling hat and I’ve never taken it off since.

Everyday from now onwards, I’m going to do something to improve myself, my life and etc. Things have been really good. I love it! I want to keep the momentum going. This afternoon, I’ve received two calls which made me very very happy!

Things are going to change again. Yippie.

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Before I forget, the subject of this post was chosen because I wanted to write something about Rapunzel. After my shift today, he brought me to watch Rapunzel in our favorite cinema. The movie was really fun and funny. I love it. The voice of Rapunzel sounded familiar and I spent at least half an hour trying to figure out who it was. Finally, it hit me. Mandy Moore! and I was right! Such a feel good movie. I’ve always like princess stories. My favorite was Beauty and the Beast. It brings back a lot of childhood memories as my late mum brought me to watch this cartoon in a real cinema for the first time. Also, I watched a live musical version of it in MGM theme park in Disney World. Nothing quite like it. Rapunzel is good as well. Bravo Disney!

2010 was a very challenging year but it also brought a lot of personal growth. While trying to connect the dots here, I’m seeing more and more of what the Universe is trying to reveal to me. So far, I’m learning to let the bygones be the bygones. Admit my mistakes, learn from it and move on.

2010 has been a pretty challenging year. There were happy and unhappy moments. This was the year I received a surprise marriage proposal. As I’ve made some new resolutions even before the new year is here, this is also a good time to do my thank you wishes.

I want to thank my parents for giving me my life and loving me unconditionally. I also would like to thank my family and relatives for their support. I have a pretty big family and it’s great to have so many people giving me unconditional love all the way.

To my fiancé, thank you for always being there for me. I’m proud of your progress and have lots of faith in you. Can’t wait to have our own cozy home.

Next, I’d like to thank my friends for their almost unconditional love.
To my fookies:
Grace – my sister for 16 years. Very happy to see you’ve found your true self, love and career.
Kay Mi – we’ve both seen each other at our best and worst. Thanks for setting me straight so many times. Good luck in living your dreams.
Terine – I’ve grew to appreciate you a lot. I’m proud of your career success and hope that you are proud of yourself too.
May Lam – always has been my sister who I can rely on and still am.
Filo – you showed me how the shittiest thing can happen in life and yet we have to press on and be positive.

Other really wonderful friends, in no particular order:
Heng – thanks for always sharing, even though sometimes too much. Haha. Just kidding.
Lowie & Koon Lip – have only known Lowie for a while but feels like I’ve known her for very long. Happy couple!
Pei San – feels great to have a younger sister like her. Such a strong woman and I really miss her being around.
Pooi Lum – itchy brother who never fail to cheer me up.

Any other friends who I didn’t mention here – you’ve made a difference in my life.

To my mentors, thank you!

I love all of you. Hugs.

Last few days, I’ve watched two movies about a heroic character. First was Bruce Lee My Brother. Last night’s was The Warrior’s Way.

The Bruce Lee movie depicted his untold story. It was entertaining. If it was true, the name actually came from the word ‘push’. His mum kept repeating the word ‘push’ after delivery and his dad thought she wanted to name him push. So, the American nurse/ doctor took it as the nearest name by sound – Bruce. Lol. It’s amazing how much Bruce went thru before he died at age of 32. Can you believe it? I’m nearing my 30s and no where near his achievement. Dang!

As for movie The Warrior’s Way, it was pretty funny and exaggerated. I would give it a 60% rating.

My mentor said feel the fear and do it anyways. Often, it is our mind who gave us fear. We must acknowledge it, thank it and still go for it.

That was the last of it and I broke it.

I’ve been very emotional lately. Attended T Harv Eker seminar in Singapore and stayed longer to have a good holiday. Universal Studio and Singapore Zoo was fun. T Harv Eker was pretty good too. I have learned almost all the lessons two years ago in another seminar so this was like a refreshment course. Of course, I was in a rat race wanting to get out 2 years ago. This time, I’m learning all this as a business person. I reflected on my life and my thought was … Whoah! What a load of crap! What am I doing? Why are things the way it is?

I’ve had it! Enough is enough. This is the time for me to say no when I need to say no. Whatever that works, I’ll retain. Whatever that doesn’t, good bye! This applies to people too. My time is precious and I prefer to concentrate on people who mean a lot to me….those who would never hurt me. Time is too precious.

Met up with a high school friend this afternoon at my shop for lunch. Surprised to find out about the things she had been through. Happy to know she’s a really strong person. I guess everyone has their own life complexities.