My niece @ 17th month

Photo of my niece, taken by my kor.

This is taken when she's much younger, so cute! Like advertising for KoolFever.

Now she can walk already, don't know when would she call me Aunty Mollie. Haha..

愿宝贝快高长大 ！

The Weekend Helper is Coming

Today my kor asked us out coz long time never meet up liao. I also want to see my niece but I can't coz tomolo the weekend helper is coming. He says it's not related, I say yes it is coz i have to tidy the house a little. Then he teased me.

Kor : Got maid then leave it to maid la, why cannot come out?
Mollie : I need to tidy a little if not how she clean?
Kor : You clean liao then the maid do what?
Mollie : I didn't clean la but i scare she anyhow throw my things so i tidy up a bit only..
Kor : Oh I know la, u actually employ the maid to inspect ur work is it?
Mollie : ... (r u saying that i'm the maid) ...zzz
Kor : No need to clean so early, Deepavali still 3 weeks away, come out la!
Mollie : ... (What has it gotta do with me) ... $%#^#@%...

He rang up in the evening, so we joined them for dinner at Swensen. Wow my niece can walk already!!!!!! My Kor fed her with fries and she asked for more, later he fed her with ice-cream, she stunned for 2 seconds then shivered a little, guess she didn't expect it to be cold.. haha so cute! My Kor bought a new lense of $1k+ and is asked me out for photo shooting tomorrow morning, aiya.. i cannot go le.. the weekend helper is coming la.. Darl says the helper seems to be some kinda bigshot as i've been pushing away appointments since Friday night.

Haiz... you dunno me... actually I'm always against the idea of having a helper, whether full time or hourly, I feel so uneasy to have a stranger at home. But this time round I've decided to give it a try, we were both very busy with work on the weekdays, hopefully with her help, we could earn some time to rest and to do our own stuffs on our precious weekends. But before she come, I think it's my job to make sure that the house is at least neat and tidy, coz I'm worried that she would throw my things away, not sure since when I started to have this phobia, anyway, I just want her to 'clean' my house, tidying is out of her job scope. Pray hard that she's good.

Your Farewell~

Look at this! Almond Jelly Longan! My favourite! My boss's boss made one, would like to have one more but was rushing for time. Tonight supposed to join colleagues for Karaoke, but was thinking, maybe should go home early because a weekend helper (maid) would pop by this Sunday, for the first time.

After the dessert, I sneak out of the office quietly, then someone shouted, "Bye Bye Mollie!" Then everyone turned over and said,"Mollie Bye Bye!" Wah so pai seh.. I will join you guys next time k..

The Karaoke is actually a farewell session for one of the staffs. He's the only male staff in our office, and always volunteer to help up with heavy stuff and festive decoration though he is quite skinny. Very humble and sensible guy. "Take care & we will certainly miss you!"

(Here is a card and some chocolates from him.)

... Think back, I've received many of such cards over the years. As I was always very busy at work, I would just thanked them and chuck it aside, by the time when I knocked off and have the time to look at it, they have already gone. Actually I feel quite bad but couldn't help it, those who knows me will know that I'm always very serious at work, if I'm very busy I usually won't look up when people talk to me. Once a new staff asked my colleague, "Is Mollie very stern?" I overheard and answered her jokingly across the partition,"Yes, so thanks God that you are not under me." Others laughed, I couldn't see her face, probably turned green already. lol.. But when they get to know me better after awhile, they would know that I'm actually 'harmless', they even tell me their secrets (have a crush on somebody.. etc) keke.. dun ask me, i promise not to tell anyone.. lol.. And they also tell me,"You are so different during lunch break!"

Some of my discoveries while sorting the paper bags last week :

(I'm not teacher le.. always call me sifu / laoshi.. make me feel very old.. zzz...)

One Month Anniversary

Reached office this morning and everyone pointed at me - "今天你是老大!" My boss was on MC, this must be a surprise test - exactly on my one month anniversary... Stressed ' ' '

Ordered a cup of coffee to make sure that I stayed 100% awake. Surf net and read news while munching away with the cookies in my Lock-Lock. Didn't buy breakfast today coz of the slow traffic (rainy day).

At around 10am, work started piling up on my desk, and blinked, it's noon time. I lunch-in to make sure that I could finish my work, actually I just want to be more thorough, lotsa vetting and approving to be done.

(My lunch - Teriyaki Chicken Bento, I like this kinda egg.. yummy!)

At around 3pm, my boss's boss came in after meeting, she brought us some cake from the city, just nice for teabreak. At around 5.30pm, my desk is almost cleared, I dialed Darl and rest my eyes at the same time, happily told him my achievement, "My desk is quite clean now!" He was puzzled,"Huh? what happened??"

After clearing the last bit of my work , I tidy up my workstation and left office at around 6.38pm! What a tiring day~

A Crabby Meal

Our department is out for a feast tonight as tomorrow is a public holiday. The menu :


1. Pepper Crab
2. Chilli Crab
3. Steamed Crab
4. Kangkong
5. Kai Lan
6. Chicken Wing
7. Prawn
8. Fish
9. Man Tou
10. Mee Goreng
11. Lime Juice





Eat until have to play 'in-between' to settle. The Sri Lanka crabs' gong-gong is so big, almost the size of my fist! Thanks boss for the nice dinner.