Missing Home

I miss Malaysian food. I used to think that it was fun to find pork everywhere you go whenever I came to Singapore for a visit. But now that I've been here for a month, I find their food a little too uniform and tasteless. Every food court looks the same, right down to the signs and I miss my nasi lemak terribly and keropok! I miss seeing little roadside stalls from which I can buy snacks from. Everything here is nicely tucked away into sanitary food courts or coffee shops. I never thought I'll miss food this much but I do. Am so glad to be going home this weekend!

Unnaturally Thin

I've noticed that people here are all really skinny. Fat or overweight does not seem to be a problem they face at all, perhaps due to their health consciousness or healthy habits since school days. However, the papers are still full of weight loss pills and weight loss programmes promoting thinness and trimness. Maybe their glowing health here isn't entirely natural after all!

Working Both Ways

I had quite a bit planned for tonight but will have to see how things go as I'm quite tired. I wanted to get some clearing and ironing out of the way and make the whole place a little more liveable especially since DH isn't going to be back that early. I can't watch any TV either so might as well make myself useful! Sometimes it feels like work never ends...in the office and at home! Is it just because I'm a woman and women are always expected to do work at home too regardless of how hard they've worked in the office? What do you think?

Walking to Work

I had a fair bit of distance to walk to work this morning from the nearest MRT stop, approximately 1 km away. I put on my trusty Fitflops and packed my heels into a bag so I could walk properly without killing myself. If I keep this up, I'm sure I'll be a healthier and trimmer person by the end of this year provided I don't up my intake of food! Who needs natural fat burners?! However, I do find myself getting hungrier and snacking more often which isn't a good sign either! Need to stop keeping snacks at my office desk now!

Fish Soup Favourite

I never thought I'll get tired of pork but I am. Suddenly when you're surrounded by it here in Singapore it doesn't seem as appealing anymore. And I can't seem to find my favourite pork noodles that I used to get in KL. Ironically, I've actually been eating more fish here when I eat out. Maybe because its easy to get nice fish as opposed to the river fish KL hawkers prefer using. Fish soup is currently my absolute favourite and I think I'm going to eat it for dinner again tonight! Small things to look forward to after a long day at work...

Internet Business

Starting an internet business is just as challenging as a physical one. You need to ensure you have the right skills to design a good website, use a good seo tool so your website can be found and know how to market your site to get maximum visitors and traffic. However, the costs of setting up an internet business can be significantly cheaper than doing a physical one. It is also a lot more flexible as you can do it any time and anywhere in the world. Maybe its time to seriously look into an alternative source of income through the web again!

Fitting A Huge TV

When we bought our huge 42 inch TV, we never thought that one day we'll be living in a place that's half or less than half of our previous place in KL! They say you can never plan perfectly and that is exactly what happened for us when we moved down to Singapore and ended up in a flat that's tiny! DH spent most of last Sunday fixing up the wires and TV and finally, we have a huge monster sitting in our tiny living room! Just need to get some antenna wires and I think we're good to go. Now, just to make sure we don't go blind watching such a huge screen from such a close distance!

Expensive Not Always Best

Do you think the best face cream is always measured by how much it costs? Well I certainly do not think so. I was previously once sold by a popular Japanese face cream that was terribly expensive but promised clear and glowing skin. Unfortunately, the cream was too rich for me and broke out my skin! Imagine the pains of having to deal with acne breakouts and having to fork out money for an expensive face cream! Now I tend to approach any best face cream claims with much caution. Would you spend thousands on any face cream?

On The Move

We haven't had a weekend off since one and a half months ago. Every weekend has been spent moving things from one place to another, clearing and cleaning of sorts! We just did our final move last weekend in Singapore, after we moved several things down by bags and by bus from KL! Spent most of Sunday evening clearing up the new place we'll be staying in and setting things in order. Thankfully most of it is almost done and now its just a matter of settling in. Hopefully we can do that this weekend and get to know the area a little bit better.

Not a Pet Lover

Some people I've met are really surprised when I tell them I don't really like pets especially since DH is a vet! I know many have told me that having a pet brings lots of joy into your life, gives you something to come home to and its definitely ego boosting to have something that thinks you are its life! However, I personally do not like mess and cannot imagine having to deal with the mess a pet brings, the maintenance you need to upkeep such as feeding them, cleaning them and any pet beds or toys these pampered pets might have! So while I grouse about the tiny space we're living in now, at least its a good excuse not to have a pet!

Waiting Up

It was such a tiring night last night. I wanted to sleep earlier last night but we got held up clearing up our new place and making it a little more like a home. We then came back and I mistakenly thought that the coach bookings I was waiting for will be open at midnight. I was wrong..its only opening tonight! So I'll need to stay up one more night tonight just to ensure I can get my tickets back during the next long weekend. The speed at which they sell out is just too fast!

Lucrative Insurance

Selling insurance seems to be a highly lucrative thing nowadays. I've had friends who have given up their careers in the corporate world to pursue a self-business venture in insurance, new insurance blogs online promoting all kinds of insurance and insurance agents constantly harrassing me. I guess insurance sells by emphasizing the uncertainty of life and encouraging people to prepare for their loved ones in any unfortunate event. Perhaps I should seriously consider doing a part time job in that too!

Rising Costs

Everything costs more these days, from property to food and transportation. Even dying isn't cheap anymore with some private hospitals charging up to $8,000 per day just for some specialist treatment in a private room. Imagine what the funeral costs can come up to! Specialist funeral companies such as Nirvana handle most things for you but present you with a 5-figure bill after that. Is it no wonder then that the aged have actually started preparing for their own funerals through saving a little every month?!

Going To KL

We're going back to KL this coming Thurs night as Friday is a public holiday here. This will be my first time back since moving here a month ago and I can't wait! There's lots to do at home as well with some stuff left in our house and the cleaners coming in on Sat to clean up the place before I put it up for rent. Looks like its going to be a busy weekend ahead! We've already filled most of Friday with all kinds of appointments!

Hassle of Home Insurance

Although SG is said to be a safer place compared to Malaysia, I still read and hear of crime cases. In fact, DH's cousin's place actually got broken into once with his passports stolen. There is no one safe place in this world and I'm beginning to wonder if we should sign up for some home insurance packages to ensure our belongings are reimbursed if stolen. However, it can be quite a pain to go round categorising everything in the house in the inventory list. Then again, no pain no gain!

Moving Day

We had the movers in last weekend and the place was complete mayhem! I was trying to coordinate all 80 boxes we had and find places for them to be placed. Finally when they left, I spent another 3 hours trying to keep things and find homes for the many odds and ends we have. We're going back there again tonight to try to restore some order to the place. I find that's where both DH's and my characters differ. He's all about procrastination and doing things slowly whilst I would like things all in place by the time I move in. Definitely ingredients for a fight! :P

Health Treatments

I've very used to seeing weight loss products advertisements in our newspapers back in Malaysia. However when I came down to Singapore, I was surprised to see that the newspapers here focused more on bust enhancement products and treatments instead! Perhaps their women here are slimmer and healthier from all the walking and love of exercise that they have and they are encouraged to seek treatments for other parts of their body instead!

Exercise Lovers

I've noticed that Singaporeans are, in general, a very healthy lot. They seem to enjoy running and walking and make full use of the parks available around the city. Almost every night I see both locals and foreigners alike running along the roads to get their daily exercise fix. I wonder if they ever take performance enhancing drugs such as no xplode bsn to fuel their energy needs but I am truly impressed by their stamina and dedication to exercise!

Dangerous Side Effects

Have you heard of the product called differin which is said to be very effective in fighting acne? I was a little tempted to try it but wasn't sure if it might come with dangerous side effects. I've heard that some of these acne drugs can actually be quite harmful if you are planning to have a child or are expecting. So it will be wise to actually research and read up more on any drug before trying them.

Fat Burning

Burning fat is on everyone's minds right now. I've been getting lots of fat burning advertisements in my emails and one of the top ones I've been seeing is from bestfatburners.org who promote quick solutions for fat burning. It said that you can see guaranteed results in just two weeks! Do you think something that works so fast is good for you? I don't think it can be very good for your health if something works so quickly!