Thursday, July 16, 2009
How to add eyelashes in Photoshop
This is so useful for us girls who want to edit their own photos!
Labels: photoshop tutorials
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The things our parents did for us.
What I'm about to share with you is a short video about a Father and Son on a bench. I hope, by watching this, it will, like it did to me, reel you in a bit and appreciate your family more.
It is a touching scene. But there are many things that passed us by in the course of our life, and we never appreciated them until they are gone forever. It is akin to "familiarity breeds contempt". We often forget the love we received but quick to show our contempt !
Our parents and siblings ain't gonna be with us forever..... the respect we give with love, care and gratitude should always be spontaneous.
It is a different respect from the one which one has to earn through good qualities or achievements.
Take nothing for granted.
Presenting, Greek Film made in 2007 called Τι είναι αυτό
I see a bit of myself in this video and I feel extremely bad. I told my mom I'm going to be more patient with her. She deserves at least that for all the times I've ever tested her patience.
Thanks mom, for everything.
Labels: Discovering Myself, Family, Things I Do, Understanding Relationships
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
House-hunting update
My mom has finally agreed on supporting me in my decision to buy a house. What a great relief. Now, I can really tell agents that I can commit.
I've found a place I am ready to commit to so YAY #1.
I've found the right bank to loan from, so YAY #2
Now, it will be to see if the negotiation for the house comes through. Will the seller agree to my asking price?
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Labels: House hunting, Life, Things I Do
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Summary of one's life
Without saying a word.
Labels: Interesting Stuff
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Viewing at McNair Road Blk 124
Address: Blk 124 McNair Road 6th floor
Nearest NEL MRT: Boon Keng MRT (walkable at 8-10 mins) - Boon Keng - Farrer Park - Dohby Ghuat (only 3 stops to Orchard)
Nearest Green MRT: Lavendar/Kallang (3-4 bus stops) - Lavender - Bugis (only 1 stop to Bugis)
Nearest Red MRT: Novena (4-5 bus stops) - Novena - Newton - Orchard (only 2 stops to Orchard)
Here's a map: http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_ id_3542/travel_site_40444/
Specs of the house:
4S (4-room simplified model)
83 sqfeet
corner house (more privacy)
already upgraded with lifts on every level (this is impt because lift upgrading will be costly for PRs at about $25K sing, no CPF, only cash)
The block has 11 floors altogether
22 year old flat (built in 1987) - lots of old people around!
1 master bedroom with attached toilet
1 kitchen with attached toilet
2 common rooms
1 living room
Kitchen is L-shaped Aircon system is new
Living room is very big. There used to be a storeroom as part of the living room but the owner knocked it off so it looks great! I didn't appreciate this point till I went to view another similar flat and my goodness, with the storeroom there - the whole place was so dark and so cramped - typical singapore flat.
Renovations Required:
Kitchen cabinets and all other cabinets throughout the house would have to be replaced
Floor tiles to be placed for the master bedroom and 1 common room
Painting on ceiling and walls of every room
Re-tiling of Kitchen Floor needed
Re-tiling of two toilets needed.
Installation of showers in each toilet needed
About the neighbourhood:
Very near CTE exit (Moulmein Exit)
2 CTE exits away from Orchard
KFC, Mac Donalds, Big hawker centre, wet market, NTUC 10 mins walk away (at Boon Keng MRT)
1 Zi Char stall under the next block
Pictures of the place:
Above: L-shaped kitchen Part 1
Above: L-shaped kitchen Part 2
Above: Kitchen Toilet
Above: Common Room 1
Above: Common Room 2
Above: Master bedroom
Above: Master bedroom's toilet
Above: Living Room
The Cost:
Valued at $333K, up to me to offer.
The Verdict:
I like this place very very much!
Kitchen cabinets and all other cabinets throughout the house would have to be replaced
Floor tiles to be placed for the master bedroom and 1 common room
Painting on ceiling and walls of every room
Re-tiling of Kitchen Floor needed
Re-tiling of two toilets needed.
Installation of showers in each toilet needed
About the neighbourhood:
Very near CTE exit (Moulmein Exit)
2 CTE exits away from Orchard
KFC, Mac Donalds, Big hawker centre, wet market, NTUC 10 mins walk away (at Boon Keng MRT)
1 Zi Char stall under the next block
Pictures of the place:
The Cost:
Valued at $333K, up to me to offer.
The Verdict:
I like this place very very much!
Labels: House hunting
Posted by Ju Ann |
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Being able to be yourself
The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again.
The local paper read:
PASTOR'S a** OUT FRONT
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.
The next day, the local paper headline read:
BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S a**.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey.
The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:
NUN HAS BEST a** IN TOWN.
The bishop fainted.
He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10. The next day the paper read:
NUN SELLS a** FOR $10.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read:
NUN ANNOUNCES HER a** IS WILD AND FREE.
The bishop was buried the next day.
The moral of the story is . . .. being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's a** and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!
P.s.: When I finish convincing myself, to be myself in my job, I will let you know. P.p.s: Might be a long wait.
The next day, the local paper headline read:
BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S a**.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey.
The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:
NUN HAS BEST a** IN TOWN.
The bishop fainted.
He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10. The next day the paper read:
NUN SELLS a** FOR $10.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read:
NUN ANNOUNCES HER a** IS WILD AND FREE.
The bishop was buried the next day.
The moral of the story is . . .. being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's a** and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!
BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S a**.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey.
The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:
NUN HAS BEST a** IN TOWN.
The bishop fainted.
He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10. The next day the paper read:
NUN SELLS a** FOR $10.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read:
NUN ANNOUNCES HER a** IS WILD AND FREE.
The bishop was buried the next day.
The moral of the story is . . .. being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's a** and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!
P.s.: When I finish convincing myself, to be myself in my job, I will let you know.
P.p.s: Might be a long wait.
Labels: Discovering Myself, Interesting Stuff, Things I Do
Posted by Ju Ann |
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Viewing @ Jln Tenteram Blk 16
This is my first house viewing after I have made the decision to eat grass in order to have enough money to buy a HDB flat.
I love masionettes (aka double storey flats) but they are in the range of $500K and above. Way out of my budget.
I love ground floor flats but they are rare.
So I was really happy that Christopher found one for me to view. It is at Jalan Tentaram, Blk 16.
Introduction to this house and the neighbourhood:
I did some research online about this area and I do like it a lot. It is near to 3 major bus stops that brings me to Boon Keng MRT, Kallang MRT and Novena MRT. How cool is that.
There's a lot of food at night along Balestier Road so that's cool.
The flats here are all 7 years old only - so the exterior still looks very clean and no uncles and aunties in sight - I am not saying that is bad.
The house that I was here to view is a ground floor unit. Valued at $330,000 asking for at least $5,000 cash above valuation.
It's a house that is rented out to a family of Indians with 2 small and very naughty looking kids. So that means the place is ruined. Kids = ruined house. It's a 4A room flat, 73 sg ft, very windy. The owner knocked off one room to make the living room slightly bigger but this change he made, made the house a 3 room flat and the other room remained like a storage area.
Toilets are not very well kept. Cabinets will all have to be replaced.
Central dustbin area is a distance away - so no smell!
Here are some pictures.
Sorry for making it look so lousy. My camera phone IS lousy.
Above: View from outside
Above: Master Bedroom
Above: Common Room
Above: Kitchen
Above: Living Room View 1
The curtained area is where the other common room used to be but now it's like a store room. Doesn't make the living room seem any more spacious.
Above: Living Room View 2
Renovation work required:Retiling of toilets X 2Installation of new showersNew cabinets for kitchen and master bedroomRepainting for some wallsChange lock
The Verdict:Will I buy this? Nope. No good feeling though I did like the area very very much. Very new. GOOD.
I look forward to Christopher trying to arrange for me to see the more flats in the same area!
Above: Living Room View 1
The curtained area is where the other common room used to be but now it's like a store room. Doesn't make the living room seem any more spacious.
Labels: House hunting
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female. 24. malaysian. currently in singapore. works in advertising. loves food and travel.
it gets more and more crazy as the realities of life sets in on me. i start to understand myself better and sometimes, i hate me too.
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