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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:29:00 GMT

I finally handed in my resignation letter at the bank last month, and spontaneously booked a ticket to Singapore before commencing work at my new company. Currently, I’m working at an Oil & Gas firm and to tell you the truth, the environment is so much happier. People are nicer and the salary package is excellent! What more can I ask for?

I spend 4 nights in Singapore. Sadly, it wasn’t enough for me… but I managed to meet up with dee & vi. Which are my closest girlfriends since high school in St Theresa’s convent.

And also spend some time with my grandparents, godma, cousins and god-daughter.

I have to say, this trip back home I ate so much. Just to name a couple…

mee pok..roti kaya…chicken rice…kueh tu tu…beef noodles..and ice milo! Omg it was brilliant!!! And you know what…just 4 days, and I could feel my ass growing.

I weight myself…and I put on some kilos! But who cares! I totally enjoyed this trip!

I managed to visit the newest shopping centre in Singapore too. ION!

I wish PERTH has an ION here!!!

Anyway, on my last night in Singapore my girlfriends & Vijay took me out to have Japanese for dinner.

After dinner, we headed back to Vijay house. It was right in Sentosa Island itself, his place was amazing!

But before heading to his home, they took me to café del mar (I hope I spelled it correctly) and Vijay insisted on getting me this drink called “After burn”.

I’m so not going to have that drink ever again! It was horrible…”after burn” was so terrible that I woke up the next morning having the worst hang over. I was puking my guts out. Even when I drank a cup of water…I puke! I was so afraid to take the flight home feeling like crap so I had to go to the pharmacy to get myself a pack of panadol.

I dare say, I look like shit!

Thank goodness for the drugs, I felt so much better! I managed to shop at the airport! J

Oh how I love chomel.

So to conclude this entry, I’ve added in some photos for you to have a peep. Have fun folks.

Till next time,

Jill

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:52:21 GMT

I'm in Melbourne.

It's so windy..but the shopping is awesome!

I don't want this holiday to ever end.

I need to know where are all the factory outlets!!!!

1 more day till Mt Buller, gona freeze my ass off!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sun, 24 May 2009 06:17:49 GMT

i can't access xanga.com at work anymore, they blocked it! Arrggg...been so bare without it, i used to log on every morning to read or update my blog but now...i can't!

but the good thing is, i've been so flat out at work.

i'm getting the hang of taking the minutes of meeting, i used to freak out just thinking about it but now i can actually say, i'm pretty all right.

other than work, the weather in Perth is crazy! It's been so cold through the nights & the crazy storm has arrived.

oh i hate the rain! only because i take the train to work & i hate getting pour on...I'm seriously thinking of driving in to work for the winter season.

however, if i was home & it was raining...that would be another story. I would love just staying in bed, reading my books.

so other than work & rain.

it was my 23rd birthday on Thursday! My boss & a couple of managers had flowers delivery to me! they were gorgeous!

and in the evening of my birthday, my family & i had dinner at "cy o'connor village/pub" in canning vale.

but the offical birthday celebration was the 23rd May 09 at the Raffles Hotel on Canning Hwy!

I had way too much cocktails & it was also a suprise birthday for Alfie. Overall, it was a fantastic night!

Joyleen, Sally, Jillian,Helena & Suzanne

Wei, Alfred, Rhy & Dan

High school buddies!

my gorgeous high school buddies!

Fel & Curtis

By the end of the night, i had almost 10 different cocktails...

Till next time, take care.

Jillian Chew

Monday, March 30, 2009

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:52:57 GMT

Panchos

We heard reviews about this restaurant, but have yet to try it out until 2 weeks ago when we celebrated Alfred’s cousin birthday.

It’s a Mexican restaurant, and you have to book. It’s not fancy, but the food & service was excellent! It’s not too pricey too!

We were also told; we had to try the famous “fish bowl”. I have to admit, when I heard fish bowl. I thought of “soup”! But I was wrong…

Fish bowl is actually a giant cocktail glass. It’s not on their drink menu; you actually have to go up to the counter and specially order a “fish bowl” and pick whatever cocktail you would like to drink for the night. The cost of it is 40bucks. But it’s so worth it!

I recommend, “Pina Colala”.

Being all impressed with their service & food plus “fish bowl”. I took the opportunity to organise dinner there for Sally’s 24^th birthday last Friday.

And the birthday girl loved it.

After Pancho, we headed down to A(L)ure bar at burswood and contiune on with more cocktails!

I'll update more once i get home, till then. Take care

Jillian Chew

Friday, March 20, 2009

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:54:50 GMT

Gossip Girls

I’m addicted to this American TV chick flick, its base on a book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Gossip girls revolve around the live of socialite teenager growing up in New Yoke city, Upper East Side.

Serena van der Woodsen is a pretty young lady.

Serena and her family are prominent in New Yoke society. Her mother Lily van der woodsen married Chuck Bass dad, S also has a younger brother named Eric van der woodsen who suffers from depression.

S longs for real romance and eventually find true love with Dan Humphrey a middle class guy from Brooklyn.

Dan Humphrey is best friends with Vanessa Abrams

and the brother of Jenny Humphrey.

Dan has been head over heels with socialite Serena van der Woodsen for many years, and finally snagged his dream girl in the first season of Gossip Girl. He is a aspiring writer, with a good heart and morals.

Dan maintains his close sibling bonding with sister, Jenny and his father Rufus. He does not really fit in with Nate or Chuck.

Every girl has a best friend, and her was Blair Waldorf,

they have been best friends since kinder. I have to say, Blair has the most amazing fashion sense. I love what she wears! She idolizes Audrey Hepburn, and has a tendency to be bitchy and controlling!

Blair is known as B to Serena, and she is very vain! thought her friendship with S cause her to be insecure at times as a result she is known as Queen B, as she using her charm and wealth to win people over.

Blair dated Nate Archibald since they were in kinder, she wanted to marry him but found out that he had slept with Serena, her best friends, and everything went down hill. The most interesting thing is, Blair & Chuck hook up in the back of chucks limo and lost her virginity to chuck.

Chuck Bass, “I’m Chuck Bass” his trademark line, his wealthy & charming at times. His the most connected kid around over at the Upper East Side, he has a thing for Blair Waldorf and ever since they hook up, he can’t get his mind off her.

His best mate, Nate Archibald also a very wealthy, must I say BEST LOOKING character which I was praying isn’t gay! Nate has been dating Blair since they were in Kinder, they broke up their relationship in season I and ever since then, he has been hooking up with lots of gorgeous chicks!

and the infamous saying in every episode, they end it off by saying xoxo gossip girls, till next time folks.

Jillian Chew

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:53:01 GMT

Limited edition ‘Hello Kitty’ range by M.A.C

M.A.C limited edition range, they team up with Sanrio global consumer product to create a hello kitty colour cosmetic collection.

Hello kitty is 34 years old, her character is usually assumed to be a cat, but she is actually a girl according to Sanrio.

To me, she looks like a kitty cat with the whiskers, i can tell she is a girl...

I’m not a big hello kitty fan; however the range that M.A.C bought out is pretty cool!

I like the word “Limited Edition “and hello kitty isn’t white, it’s black. Wild kitty cat!

Check out the M.A.C site and you would know what I’m talking about.

http://www.maccosmetics.com.au

And this weekend, I intend to head down to the city to check the out the wild child, kitty range at M.A.C

Since I’m on the topic about ‘hello kitty” I’ll share with you what my superb grand-dad did for me. when i was a little girl.

When I was staying in Singapore, Macdonald’s bought out a range of different culture wedding hello kitty bears. These happened ages ago…I remember reading on “news paper” that people woke up super early, or even camp outside of macca’s so they would be the first to get the dolls.

My grandpa was one of them. He was a superb grand-dad; he queues up to get hold of the hello kitty limited edition bears for me because I wanted them so badly!

It was so cute at that time, however now I’m left with a whole range of hello kitty wedding dolls, packed in white containers. Never been open, still in their plastic holders.

I can’t give them away because my grandpa got them all for me, woke up early just to get them. So even though, I don’t like kitty anymore, I have to keep them. I should try and find where they are kept and snap up photos for everyone to have a look.

Jillian Chew

Monday, March 16, 2009

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:53:07 GMT

Eye brows Threading

I’ve been finding for a place in Perth that does eyebrow threading and I’ve finally found it!

I was first introduced by my cousin who threads her eyebrows every month from an Indian lady in Singapore, so while I was on a holidays she took me there.

At first, I was a little nervous. The lady sat me down and wipes my face with a white powder and started doing what she does best. Me, on the other hand screaming “Stop..stoop! It’s too painful” she was about to thread my entire face!!! I was a beginner so it was a NO-GO! I said, just tread my eyebrows.

It hurt a little, but it looked fantastic and it lasted me awhile. Ever since then, I’ve been finding for a threading place in PERTH.

Eye brow waxing can’t beat this!

I had a really bad experience with waxing, the beautician wax my eyebrows and she did it 3 times on the same spot. It was painful!

I looked at the mirror and then I looked at her and I said, “Is my eyebrows meant to me this red and swollen?” Her reply, “yes it would take ½ hour to let the swelling go down.” Bull shit!

Not happy with her response, I asked to see her manager. At this time, my eyebrow was bleeding! Yes…bleeding!

The manager was shocked & apologise, she gave me back my money and told me the next time I come in again, it would be free.

Thanks but no thanks. I’m not letting them touch my eyebrows ever again! I was left with a scar on my eyebrows for about a month.

From then on, Mom has asked many of her friends, but no one knew of a threading place.

To my surprise, my boyfriend’s mom came home one evening and handed me a brochure and told me, you should try this place out and let me know if they’re any good.

Browsing thought it carefully, and it must have been my lucky day! It said, “Eye brows treading for $17bucks”

I know a rip off but soooo worth it!

I have finally found an eyebrow threading guru! And it’s not a lady that does it, it’s actually a dude. I was so embarrassed when he started doing my eyebrow cos his looked so much better than mine. Nope, his not gay either, he runs the store with his wife.

There are no chemicals used in this method, so if your eye area is easily irritated by those products, this is a better way to go. The hair supposedly does not grow back as fast and grows back finer! Definitely give it a try if you encounter it.

Jillian Chew

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:28:46 GMT

Salvatore Ferragamo

Salvatore was born in 1898; he made his first pair of shoes at the age of nine for his sisters to wear on their Christian confirmation.

His most famous invention is the “cage heels” After his death in 1960 at the age of 62. His wife, Wanda and their six children continue on the Ferragamo Company.

Fiamma (Salvatore's eldest daughter died in 1998) inherited her father's inimitable talent and came up with the "Vara pumps" in 1978.

He also designed the infamous red glittery shoe that clicked Dorothy home in the wizard of oz!

Now you must be wondering why am I talking about him.

It’s because I was rummaging through my mom’s wardrobe last night; I always knew she had a collection of ferragamo shoes & bags.

The shoes she has are stunning; unfortunately I can’t fit my feet into them as she is a size smaller. There have been in boxes for gods know how long but they still remain intact and gorgeous to look at.

As for the bags, I yelled out to her…”If you’re not going to carry them, it’s mine to keep!” – I think she didn’t hear me the first time, but I yelled out to her again and she said, just don’t spoilt them!”

Having said that, I was in David Jones the other day and I was trying on the ferragamo ballet flats and I hope they go down in price soon cos I’m tempted!

I’m in love with the gold badge with the imprint of ferragamo.

Just thought I should share my love in this.

Jillian Chew

Monday, March 09, 2009

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:33:43 GMT

Over the weekend, I went to watch the movie “He’s just NOT that into you” with the girls; I have to say I totally enjoyed it!

i’m so getting alfred to watch it when blockbuster releases it out.

I love the part where the two African women sat on the bench and quoted some of the things guys mention when they break up with chicks.

“It’s not you, it’s me…”

I thought the character Gigi was crazy, and what she does to meet a guy is just so terrible, and pretty funny, she wants a man who says he’ll call and she sit next to the phone waiting and becomes a little stalkeish.

She meets Alex (Justine Long) who runs a pub and he advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth (Jennifer Aniston) eventually calls her long term relationship off as it wasn’t going anywhere meaning the next step - MARRIAGE. On the other hand, her boyfriend Neil (Ben Affleck) reckons there isn’t anything wrong with their relationship because he loves her so very much & marriage isn’t going to change it. This is soooo sweet!

Janine (Jennifer Connelly) isn’t sure if she can trust her husband which is her high school sweetheart, Ben (Bradley Cooper) who can’t even trust himself with Anna!!! – Ben was such a dick in this character…wants the best of both worlds!

All I have to say, go and watch it if you haven’t!

The next movie on my list to watch “Confession of a shopaholic”, I can’t wait to watch the part where she freezes her credit card and try to crack the ice block! * Blonde moment *

Jillian Chew

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:53:42 GMT

labour day long weekend, which meant Future Music Festival 2009 was happening once again! I totally enjoyed myself, even though the weather was humid and i have to admit i was sweating like a piggy!!! eww

we arrived at wellington square at 2:00pm. helena & i didn't have a ticket and the both of us were shitting our pants!

helena's mate promise her, 2 Future tickets on the day itself, so the both of us risk it and without a doubt he was waiting at the front for us and passed us the two magical tickets!

Christopher Lawrence played his set at 2:00pm and my alfred is a huge fan of his. As you can see from the picture below!

alfred was screaming: "chrisss...chrisptoper look here, photo!!"

and then i saw this chinese'ish blow up green monster, and i ran all the way there and Joyleen took a picture of me trying to dig it's nose!

Oh and in the evening still broad daylight, there was a guy sitting on it! I don't know how he even managed to get up there without security seeing! But he was definitely enjoying himself...bouncing up and down.

check out our dirty...dirty feets! I couldn't wait to get home and take a shower and that was excatly what i did.i Open the garage and ran straight to the bathroom. Scrub myself silly... (:

and cos it was the long weekend, on monday alfred & i stayed in and watched Red Cliff I & II, I waited patiently for number two to come out, and thank goodness it did. As the both of us had already seen Red cliff one last year and we kind of forgotten some parts, we re-watched it and played the second one which took us about 5 1/2 hours in total. Well spend day tho.

tuesday - back to work, and i had a 2 hour meeting which i had to take the minutes for which was a drag cos i wasn't feeling so great. I was blowing my nose like there was no tomorrow. My boss and another manager was sneezing and blowing their noses too! ewwww the flu is back in town!

and even tho i was feeling so out of it, Alfred & Malcolm came over and we went to have dinner at Sai Koh Sushi. As Mal was leaving Perth on wednesday to work in KL, at FHM!

Aidos mal, we hope to visit ya in Malaysia sometime soon! good luck for your career move. xox

so yea it's wednesday and i'm sick... my head is so heavy, i couldn't even go to work. I had to sleep in and when i woke up this morning i was sweating out my fever. I don't even know whether i can wake up for work tomorrow...but i feel so bad not going cos i have soooooo much shit to do! draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaging it already.

till next time, take care everyone!

xox

Jillian Chew