tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:54:57 +0000I wanted the gold and I sought it. I scrabbled and mucked like a slave. Was it famine? Scurvy - I fought it. I hurled my youth into a grave. I wanted the gold and I got it. Came out with a fortune last fall. Yet somehow life's not what I thought it. And somehow the gold isn't all.http://wenaili.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)Blogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-8498340997754727341Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:48:00 +00002009-12-30T19:48:58.752-08:00End of 2009Time of the year to reflect upon what had happened for the past 1 year… with my fuzzy memory, I remembered that: I got married, went for a kick-ass honeymoon in Japan, bought a multi-generation HDB flat, failed my CFA level3, slapped myself for not buying more equities in March 09 and hold till Dec 31 2009.Besides the above, I am in good health and everyone around me is also still wellhttp://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/12/end-of-2009-certified-financial-analyst.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-3154365234552103791Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:48:00 +00002009-12-23T17:48:50.672-08:0010 weird things about me…I’ve just read another blogger’s post about her 10 weird things, and to keep the spirit of “10 weird things” alive, I have to share 10 weird and totally honest things about myself or else… I will never strike lottery in my entire life. (Or something really bad along that line)Ok, here goes:(1) I daydream almost everyday about what I’ll do with the 2 million bucks if I http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/12/10-weird-things-about-me-ive-just-read.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-939445365838331237Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:55:00 +00002009-12-17T20:02:53.614-08:00First to call my own…I’m so excited! I’m going to collect my very first digital camera ever in about 1 hr’s time!Can you believe that in my 30 years of life, I have yet to own a digiCam? I’ll usually borrow a Casio ex-slim from Hubby, or I’ll just use my camera-phone if I need to take any pictures.I guess the issue is that, I seldom take any pictures to start with… There are always someone else, http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/12/first-to-call-my-own-im-so-excited-im.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-4408075155071754728Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:48:00 +00002009-12-07T17:54:31.924-08:00Pretty WomanFeeling ugly today. Urgh. Even the new intern dresses better than me.It is such a hassle to be a woman. Gotta watch my hair, face, figure, nails, legs… Argh, I’m going crazy already!I think most girls find doing girly things fun. Facial, shopping for new clothes & shoes, going for pedicure, shopping for make-up … … etc.For me, I’m doing the bare minimum just to look presentable. I’ve http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/12/pretty-woman-feeling-ugly-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-2648619041706676330Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:35:00 +00002009-12-02T18:37:29.059-08:00Cookbooks vs recipes from the internetI have never bought a cookbook in my life. EVER.I’ve always thought that why would anyone buy cookbooks when you can:(1) Borrow from the library(2) Tons of FREE recipes from the internet(3) Free recipes from cooking blogs(4) Recipes from Telly programs on Channel 16: Discovery Travel and Living(5) FREE recipes from newspapers (eg: Sunday Times) and http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/12/cookbooks-vs-recipes-from-internet-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-9119697024659454749Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:31:00 +00002009-11-24T22:32:07.310-08:00Update Project Habitat: All walls are down…Finally, we are almost done with all the hacking.Flooring is totally gone, and all walls except a “half-wall” are hacked away. Currently, we need to touch base with the Designer to why that half-wall is still there…Except for the perimeter walls, we basically hacked all the walls. Yes, ALL THE WALLS. In total we have hacked 11 walls. ELEVEN walls?!?!http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/11/update-project-habitat-all-walls-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-7470817409276026451Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:32:00 +00002009-11-19T00:32:31.250-08:00I feel like a business partner…Basically there isn’t much change to my life although I got married. Except that my so-called husband is behaving more like a business partner instead of a husband.We talk about almost nothing but money. Or how to make more money. Whether in 3 years time we can afford to buy a 2nd apartment. Whether we can upgrade ourselves to a District 9 or 10 address before we http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-feel-like-business-partner-basically.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-729783393076146712Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:42:00 +00002009-11-11T19:43:10.115-08:00Life of a stray dog…For those who know, I’m almost running a mini-SPCA at home… My mum is a very kind hearted lady who ends up adopting a few stray cats and these kitties are now part of the family and are very much loved. She is also part of the “reserved” team of aunties of the Cat Welfare Society, as like if those aunties are too sick/out-of-town to feed the neighborhood cats, my mum will http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/11/life-of-stray-dog-for-those-who-know-im.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-1065471044988907585Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:09:00 +00002009-11-10T00:09:27.710-08:00My 1st trip ever… with Mum.Coming this Jan, I’ll be on a 9-days trip to Taiwan with my mother, my 1st younger brother (I have 2 younger brothers) and his girlfriend (my future sister-in-law??)Although I’ve been to Taiwan before, and I’ve also traveled with my brother before, but this is the very first time that I’ll be bringing my mum on a holiday. And since brother is bring his GF along; I http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-1st-trip-ever-with-mum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-1549308618653050826Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:43:00 +00002009-11-04T18:45:46.372-08:00Project Habitat: I think I can bake…I’ve never, never really baked anything in my WHOLE life.Well… Home Economics’ classes didn’t really count.Key reason to that is because I’ve never had a proper oven ever.My mum is a really good cook, but she only cooks Chinese dishes and I doubt she has ever used an oven before. So while growing up, no oven.Then I moved over to the States for 2 years, there http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/11/project-habitat-i-think-i-can-bake-ive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-8559754467617306671Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-10-29T08:10:30.200-07:00Holloween Costume: Retired Hooter Girls This really cracks me up. I was laughing non-stop for 5 mins when I saw this. HAHAHAHA.I love Halloween!http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/holloween-costume-retired-hooter-girls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-7423532052747841645Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:20:00 +00002009-10-29T00:23:48.360-07:00Dressing up for Halloween…A conversation with Hubby last night.Me: If you were to go to a Halloween party with me, what will you dress up as, dear?Hubby: Hmmmm…. *deep thoughts* ...... ...... ..... I’ll be Astro Boy.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…. *burp*I think my hubby will make a really good Astro Boy. In fact, knowing him, he will most probably wana show off his body and go around http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/dressing-up-for-halloween-conversation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-9215841728280535369Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:22:00 +00002009-10-27T23:24:23.111-07:00What exactly do I do for a living?I realized that I do not actively talk about my job. So much so that, some of my friends do not know exactly what I do for a living…There’s a reason to why I do not actively talk about my job, unless that person is in the same industry as I am.The reason is that people will usually ask “what stock will you recommend ah?”And I’ve learnt not to “anyhow” give http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-exactly-do-i-do-for-living-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-2961566345817923199Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:31:00 +00002009-10-22T17:31:52.942-07:00Project Habitat UpdateUpdate: NOTHING is going on at Project Habitat yet. N.O.T.H.I.N.G.I have many friends who asked, whether our new place is ready or are we moving in soon…Hrm, the seller is still staying at OUR new flat. Previously when we bought the resale flat, the then-owner already mentioned that if the sale were to go through, they will need to rent for at least 1 month.So now, we gotta http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/project-habitat-update-update-nothing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-8846503703381332118Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:17:00 +00002009-10-19T23:21:03.373-07:00Why are these chairs so expensive?!I’m a sucker for chairs. Whenever I’m at a furniture store or some lifestyle shop, the first place I head for is the Chairs Section.And I will not leave until I’ve sat on EVERY chair.Not sofas, but chairs. Somehow, chairs just speak to me. Be it armchairs, dinning chairs, study chairs, even stools, I also like!And now that I begin shopping for furniture, it justhttp://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-are-these-chairs-so-expensive-im.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-545765303009540342Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:46:00 +00002009-10-13T23:46:26.730-07:00Project HabitatYup, I’ve decided to name my latest and most expensive project ever as “Habitat”. Brought my ID (Interior Designer) and contractors down to my new place last night and the 1st thing that all 3 of them said:“Woah, must hack until siao”, ie: bonkers.The new place is not that new, in fact, the flat is 23 years old and the current owners didn’t exactly take good care of the flat. Thus,http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/project-habitat-yup-ive-decided-to-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-2903696460292565940Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:23:00 +00002009-10-08T08:25:54.242-07:00Vertical gardensAnother sign that I’m getting old… I wana pick up gardening. I know… that’s SO auntie rite? No offence to fellow gardeners, The typical image of a garden is a middle age auntie, who is slightly pudgy, wearing some baggy old T-shirt with old faded shorts. Messy hair in a grandma-bun and of course, classic yellow rubber gloves.Yup, that’s my idea of someone who enjoys gardening, andhttp://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/vertical-gardens-another-sign-that-im.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-6301404707993932344Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +00002009-10-08T02:02:26.328-07:00Movie Trailer of Julie & Juliahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjvJHsJD8ichttp://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-8919819401153358472Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:55:00 +00002009-10-08T01:59:54.659-07:00Pathetic bloggerI think I’m the worst blogger ever. I’m lazy, I do not update my blog regularly, too lazy to take pictures of whatever-i-eat-or-do, even lazier to post them. Not to mention that even if I do take pictures and actually take the effort to post the pictures, the photos suck because I’m such a lousy photographer.Nonetheless, I still cannot really bring myself to close this blog. The http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/10/pathetic-blogger-i-think-im-worst.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-7802030921714561047Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:42:00 +00002009-09-16T20:42:42.240-07:00Rider’s LodgeFinally, I made my way to Rider’s Lodge in Johor, Kulai. Courtesy to D who organized the 1/2 day trip and to K who was so nice to be the designated driver.We headed off early, meeting at 6.15 am and everyone was punctual! A great start to a good day, in about 1.5 hrs drive, we arrived at Rider’s Lodge.This was my first official riding class ever since I came back from the US. I did ahttp://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/09/riders-lodge-finally-i-made-my-way-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-4901484766570532905Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:52:00 +00002009-08-24T07:59:02.308-07:00Fail Fail FailOk, failed the CFA level 3 exam. G.R.E.A.T.... ... ... ... ... Gotta re-take next June. Just the thought of it is enough to make me vomit.O well, just gotta suck it up. Wailing about doesnt exactly help either. *Playing the violin and making a lot of angsty noise actually did help me feel much better*Argh... Dun bug me. Im all grumpy and angsty rite now.http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/08/fail-fail-fail-ok-failed-cfa-level-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-5960366026713506926Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:14:00 +00002009-07-30T20:14:38.710-07:00Anime: La Corda d'Oro Primo PassoOk, too lazy to blog about the food trip in KL-Ipoh anymore. Memory getting hazy anyway. ;)Anyway… life after exam is indeed good. The moment my exam was over, I’ve been busy keeping myself occupied.Other than pigging out in M’sia, I also caught up with all the korean dramas that I’ve always wanted to watch. “Boys Before Flowers, Coffee Prince, My Girl and Full http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/07/anime-la-corda-doro-primo-passo-ok-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-5012500808036944050Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:40:00 +00002009-07-15T23:47:25.640-07:00Wana post some pictures from Ipoh (part 1) before I proceed to Part 2! Monster Sea Cucumber at Teck Kee Ipoh. My hand is barely half its length and not even as wide! This dish is ROCKS!Monster chicken from Man Zhong Ipoh. This is ONE chicken, NOT TWO. How can a single chicken has so much meat???!! Nuts.... Beek Noodle at Tungkak. Monster prawns at Tangjong Tualang. A close up pic where you can http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/07/wana-post-some-pictures-from-ipoh-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-3648220284851828236Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:25:00 +00002009-07-09T01:26:02.702-07:00Food trip to Ipoh & KL. (Part 1: Ipoh)Ok… this is not for the faint hearted. I know this bunch of people are serious foodies, but seriously, our food guide, Dr Wong, in my opinion, the is ultimate Food God who really knows where are all the good stuff.Warning: super long post.A total of 12 of us, packed into 3 cars and 2 bikes headed to Ipoh and KL for the ultimate 5-days-4 nights of mega-pig-outhttp://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/07/food-trip-to-ipoh-kl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293897.post-698133122595409890Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:53:00 +00002009-06-28T20:55:17.554-07:00Children vs dogs/catsI've heard from a few couples of how when a baby comes along, suddenly pets (usually cats and dogs) are seen as threats to the new baby.“Car fur will cause allergies to the baby”“What if doggy bites the baby?”“No time to look after doggie AND the baby”Soon, it’s a matter of time, these pets are either being given away or being abandoned.Sigh. And to think that these owners http://wenaili.blogspot.com/2009/06/children-vs-dogscats-ive-heard-from-few.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wen-ai)0