She is special...

(At the entrance of USS. Atria just woke up after her nap...)

I loveeee these photos of Atria with her papa. Potrays such closeness between "my papa" (that's what she said of her papa these days) and her. Love it!!!

Atria has a special place in my heart. Really special place...

Hubby and I tried for a couple of years before Atria came to us. And as a child, she really gave us a hell of time (from her birth to her frequent night feeds, heart murmur problems,... and the list goes on), but we are superly happy to have her with us. She has brought so much joys and happiness especially to me, (although there are times of anger, frustration too... ) and she is the core of what I do now... my source of inspiration....

She is growin up so fast .... i just hope i can have more quality time to spend itwith her....

She is special to me.

Scrap Blogs

I started to surf scrapblogs rather frequently after I took up scrapbooking 1 year ago. These scrapblogs are not only a sense of inspiration for me, they also give me very interesting tips and techniques relating to the scrapping world.









I must say I scrap in isolation. No crop parties, crop buddies, no time to attend classes (I would love to if I have more time). I pick up scrapbooking techniques through youtube and all the scrap blogs that I surfed.









One thing that I notice is all the different scrappers that I chanced upon, knew exactly where their supplies came from, such as the brand name, which collection etc. I am amazed. I never really notice which paper did I use, which brand they come from. I only knew the paper match layout.









I am just wondering: is it important to know which brand, which collection the paper or products are from? Would I take note of all the supplies that I use? I realise that on most of the layouts, I handmade a number of the embellishments (to save costs), probably that is the reason why I never take notice of all the supplies I use.









Just some random thoughts about scrapbooking.

It's here!

The news that I am waiting for arrive this morning. Well, not unexpected, I did not make it. But strangely, I am not that affected about it. I don't really feel very saddened by the news that I was not successful. Perhaps, it is a blessing in disguise.

After the interview session about 3 weeks ago, I already had the "not-so-good" feeling about it. I was thinking hard about it, maybe this is not really my cup of tea. Having to adapt to a totally new environment is rather difficult for me (like I said, I am reluctant to) at my age now.. hahaha...

Well, just hope everything will turn out fine no matter what lies ahead.

Changes

I am anxiously waiting for some news to arrive. This is the final week which I will receive the news and it will determine the journey ahead.

I am reluctant to make much changes to my work for the past decade. Comfort Zone? I guess so. Human beings are reluctant to change, and so am I. However, with the influx of "initiatives" and "changes" in my work environment, it is seriously time for me to make that reluctant move.

It is a BIG step ahead for myself. Totally not me at all. But I am glad in a way that I did try. Well, the long awaited change might not happen ultimately, but I just do not want to regret in the future.

I am not too sure whether the change will be good or for the worst. Difficult to tell in these times. I am just hoping for the better.

Well, lets just hope whatever news that I will receive will be "good"!

Hoping...

Finally... Its over!!

Last week was a super crazy week at work. Had to deal with all the other peripherals and yet neglected our core business. Last minute additional job assignments (that was not stated in the job spec) and had to deal with all sorts of complaints and requests. Hate this kind of feeling. Felt so lousy at not doing my job right. Brimming with lots to comment on during the AAR.

Well, I am still glad that the major event is finally over. Been talking about it since long time ago and nothing concrete was planned until Feb this year. At least its THE Event of the year, and we should (I hope) we will be able to take a breather finally.

Somehow I don't feel that super excited this time. I used to. Alwyas have the tingly feeling especially during this kind of major events at work. But somehow or rather I kinda lost the feeling. Why? I had a chat with one of my closest colleagues, who, coincidentally also felt the same way as me. Strange. Which led me to rethink about the importance of LEADERSHIP and all the others that come along with it. Wah! What a big word.

I had never had much interest in LEADERSHIP. I am always a reluctant leader, being pushed to be. But this major event and all the other mini ones that came before this, really forced me to think carefully about it.

If I was given a choice again, probably, I will not choose the route I am taking now.

Can I turn back time?

I want to SCRAP!

Since I started scrapping last year, my whole mind seems to be totally consumed by it. Is it normal? Or am I the only one who feels this way?

I am not the super creative kind of person. In fact, I failed Arts while I was in Primary School. But I know I like craftwork. I am always interested in learning new craft such as knitting, cross stitch, clay modelling etc. But apart from a few of the cross stitch pieces that I successfully completed, I have not much luck in the other areas.

But scrapbooking is totally different. Through scrapping, I find an avenue to create something that I like and am totally proud of it myself. I never thought I can do something like scrapbooking. Though my layout is not fantastic still, but I really like what I have created. Not only does it allow me to create something, it also helps me to preserve the sweet memories of those dearest to me (since I am also rather lazy in arranging photos for photo album)

I wish I can scrap more often, but so far I can only do so while my gals are sleeping. I am hoping for the time to come when I can have more time of my own to scrap. For now, whatever time I can steal to scrap is precious to me.

I wanna scrap!!!

1 week down

It had been a crazy week at work. Had to deal with so many last minute changes while meeting the almost impossible deadline. All because of a major celebration at the end of next week. Somehow, the celebration doesn't have anymore meaning to me. Why so?

To deal with all the ever increasing tasks at hand, colleagues and I went out to have a "feast" on Fri noon time. Ya.. its really a feast for surviving the week with no major "injuries". Ha Ha... well, we kinda of decided to have a "feast" every Fri to last till the end of the year.... This is the bonding we have in times of "crisis" at work??

While dealing with the ever increasing tasks at hand in preparation for the celebration, we somehow neglected the core business we are in. Are we then shortchaining our customers? What is really at stake? I wonder...

I used to be really motivated about work... but somehow I kinda lost the drive this year.... Initially I thought its because of the long break that I took, but it had been half a year, and I still did not get the motivation back. Was it because of the portfolio that I am handling now? I am not too sure. Or can I blame it on my RO for not nurturing me? I do not know. I just hope I can find my motivation for work, in whatever job that I am doing. Wish me luck.