White Xmas ...

Am on a jet plane in a few hrs... a fortnight of bumps, bruises and hopefully no broken bones *fingers crossed!*

Mel > Sydney> Narita> Tokyo (by train) > Nagano (by bullet train)> Shiga Kogen (by bus) -

And on Xmas Day, I will be on the ski slopes *wheeeeee*

All work makes Jill a dull girl..

I have all these things that is playing in my mind and I do want to put it down on paper ..or on the blog but I am in want of time. It is now 10:32pm and I am still working. Yes, I might not be at the client site but I am still replying to my many numerous email correspondences that all seem to need attention like ASAP. I have been away from home for the past few weeks barr the weekends and boy aren't I glad that this is the last working week before the office shut down for the yr.

We are at the last yr to this decade *gasp!*

I am also very much looking fwd to our trip to Japan next week.. its a pure snowboarding trip, we are not spending any time in Tokyo at all, just a quick arrival into Narita, catch the train to Tokyo station and then catch the bullet train to Nagano. Then catch the bus to Shiga Kogen for 10 glorious days *whoo hoo*. Which reminds me, I need to get travel insurance.

I have my yr end performance review this Thursday. Will be interesting to see how they rate me this time around. I did very well last quarter but whose to say how they rate each person? We'll soon find out wont we?

Lots of gettogethers and parties this weekend - this Thursday is the office Kris Kringle and Xmas party, Friday is the company Xmas party and then on Sunday a mate is having a spit-roast party which he has already said will turn into a sleep-over *yay*

Ok, break finished. Back to work emails - 3 days more to go... *ohm*

ZZZzzzz

Its 3:43 am and I am still awake.

Sigh.

Happy Birthday to me!

It's my birthday

and I'll laugh if I want to

Laugh if I want to, laugh if I want to

You would laugh too

if it happened to

sung to Lesley Gore "It's My Party"

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Another year older ... another yr wiser?

This yr has been one of the best by far.

Plenty to be thankful for, plenty to be happy about.

x

Just a lil bit more longer..

Called in sick today - not feeling it at all. Fortunately, my scheduled appointments were easily moved to tmr and the day after.

Anyways - have around 5 more weeks to our snow hol in Japan. The heatwave last week really didn't help and even though its a bit cooler today, I do miss snowboarding (not that I'm great and all that).

I can't wait.

Scintillating Siem Riep, Cambodia

So its been several weeks since I've been back to reality - its back to work, back to the rat-race, back to the day-in-day-out.

Melbourne is experiencing a freak heat wave now - its the 4th day in a row that we've had >30' weather and it is still officially spring. We are expected to go back to 23' next Monday though which should be good.

Anyways, I was browsing through my pictures and I've realised that I haven't actually put up any pictures from Cambodia! It was a short trip, just to get away from the hustle and bustle of the wedding prep and what not and it cant be considered a honeymoon when you have 5 other ppl along - so it was literally 1 big party! Jaeger bombers and all...



1) Rheems of silk hammocks for sale - aren't they pretty?

2) Bayon temple ruins

3) Angkor Wat captured at 10am.

4) Buddhist monk from Thailand around Angkor

5) Pool side view from our hotel room balcony - this is the largest saltwater pool in Siem Riep.

The wedding after..

It is nearly 3 1/2 weeks since being in what most would call "newlywed bliss" and to be honest, things haven't changed between BF (should I call him HB now? hmmm). Have been busy busy busy with work (or the catching up of the workload after 3 weeks away) and naturally, getting into the rhythm and routine of the new place and lots of cleaning up and planning for potential D.I.Y's

Anyhow's - back to wedding day thought ...

I am blessed however to be surrounded (and loved) by great friends whom without them, the wedding would be a sedate and boring affair. My parents who live in a smallish town down south in Malaysia and I've always been a bit of a nomad. Thus I do not have any childhood memories from this town. My invite list was from all over and from all did my friends (and BF's) converge - and in a way, they were like mini-celebrities ala Paris Hilton. Oh behave!

I don't have the pics from the official photographer yet so all pics are stolen from mates.

1) Hand drawn kolum courtesy of my mum

2. Getting my mendhi drawn in for the next day.

3. Finished item

4. Of course, I had to get the rest involved! No point me being the only one.

5. Rice peacock kolum at the temple entrance

6. Hamming it up while waiting for my groom to arrive.

7. With the bridesmaids.

8. With the best mates in the world - 2 bloggers in there Kay and S.G. Aren't they all sweethearts for playing dress-up with me *mwah*

9. Well, not too many pics from the reception (we were well into the drinks by then), but I could not resist putting up the ever traditional bouquet toss pic in!

At the end of the day, I am hoping everyone had a great time and would have left with some great memories, everlasting friendship but last but not the least - left me with blessings and lots of love.

x