http://dianin.blogdrive.com/ New Beginnings Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:05:00 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2007. http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/110.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:04:48 GMT Well, it's been a lifetime since i actually updated anything. And to be honest, these past months have been one of my most exciting. So here I am...married...in Sweden...and it's snowing outside. My lips are cracked, my ears feel like they're gonna fall off soon and my toes are probably blue under all that dark toe skin. Hooray! To commemorate my new beginning and for reminiscing about my unwritten months...i have a new blog so please head on to dianmatni.blogspot.com That will be where I place my many thoughts and dreams....berangan kan... http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=110 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/109.html Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:29:33 GMT Finally the wheels are a-turning for this wedding I'm supposed to be having this November. And apparently I seem to have forgotten to tell my 2 closest gal cousins the teeny tiny detail of the wedding date...actually make that the wedding YEAR. OOPS.... So I guess I deserved that scream in my ear when I finally called one of them and happened to mention that I was upset cos it was only 10 months to my wedding and nobody seems interested. Hmm...maybe that's why people don't seem interested? OOPS.... Well, I'm not that upset anymore...seeing how the wheels have come off the brakes and... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=109 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/108.html Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:23:04 GMT I don't get it. I simply don't get it. I'm counting and there's almost exactly 10 months to the day that I am supposedly getting married. To a man who supposedly loves me and will do anything for me. And I have a mother who, after years and years of ranting and raving at me to shape up and try to look at least presentable so I don't get left on the shelf, should be incredibly relieved that some poor bloke has been foolish enough to offer (without coercion) to take this poor girl from the dreaded shelf and marry her. And yet, the actions of these 2 very persons for the past months have been... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=108 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/107.html Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:10:32 GMT It has been more than a quarter of a year since my last entry. Gosh! That's long! And so much has happened during these 3 months or so that I feel a little overwhelmed to tell all. Work has been challenging and settling into it is a daily struggle that I'm still going through. More than anything, I'm realising more and more things about myself that had always been there but I never saw it til now. And they are both good and bad. Kudos to my friends, family and fiance for being able to see past all the bad and still keep me close to their heart. My personal life and personal time has... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=107 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/106.html Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:04:30 GMT My first round of orientation is officially over. We will be having another round in 60 days and another one in 90 days, which would mark the end of my probation period. I must say it was a very enjoyable 3 days of getting to know my workplace, my company history and of cos meeting fellow colleagues who are also recent hirees. Although it took us some time to get used to each other and feel comfortable around one another, we really got into the training after we passed that barrier. 2 very memorable characters are the 2 ladies who sat next to me. To my left was this very loud, talkative... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=106 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/105.html Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:55:18 GMT I know I should be really excited about my new job but for some strange reason I am not. I am more intimidated, unexcited and dreading the hour when I had to actually show up on my first day. I think this might largely be due to the interview that I had had for this job. This was the ONE interview that I had actually with the feeling that there was absolutely no hope. So it was a true surprise when I got the call from them offering me the job. Though I do like the location of the job and working for a company that is dynamic and so well established and prestigious, there is still that... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=105 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/104.html Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:12:10 GMT Been working the past 2 weeks at a local hospital near my house as a clerk for a flu vaccination drive. The pay may not be much but at least it keeps me busy, connected and I get paid. Plus I do get benefits thru staff discount at all outlets here and I got free flu vaccination and health screening, both of which I had never done before. Hai...for someone who is afraid of needles, getting pricked TWICE can be potentially traumatic but grit my teeth I did and went thru with everything. After all free what, I'm Singaporean plus it's my last day today so must get everything done. Free stuff +... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=104 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/103.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:18:06 GMT Went out on a romantic dinner cum picnic under the stars last night. We held hands as we made our way across the road, towards the picnic spot with the breeze cooling our senses and gently ruffling our hair. The sky was clear, the view was beautiful, the food was delicious and the company very pleasant. We shared a lot of laughs, silly stories and funny anecdotes as we enjoyed the cuisine that was spread out in front of us. And all this was done while we watched a movie in an outdoor cinema at the Padang. And no, I was not flirting with some other guy tho looking at the numerous couples... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=103 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/102.html Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:35:55 GMT I am not a small sized girl. Never have been, never will be. I know that trying to look like a typical small sized, delicately boned Asian is something that I really shouldn't aspire for. Cos it's impossible. Nothing about me from the top of my head to the tip of my toes are of the 'right' size in the Asian (note: Singaporean mostly) context. My chest is too big (sideways AND frontways. Talk about rubbing salt into my raw wound!), my tummy seems to be growing (and I am NOT pregnant), my hips are too wide, my thighs are too thunderous and my feet are too big. Most things listed above I... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=102 http://dianin.blogdrive.com/archive/101.html Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:58:07 GMT Someone left a Hearing Education Exhibition pamphlet in my booth and since I had nothing better to do, I began reading it. It was actually an exhibition the hospital is holding to create awareness of the hearing impaired condition and the various implants and solutions all these clever ppl have come up with. And in reading all that material, I learned a lot about deafness. Let me share with you some of the information I found out and the various thots that run through my head as I read the pamphlet. HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE HEARING LOSS? YOU FEEL THAT PEOPLE SEEM TO MUMBLE OR THEIR... (more) http://dianin.blogdrive.com/comments?id=101