Counting the Days: Day 5 (Part 2)

Dear,

This one is for you... I will stand by you no matter what, you will always have my love and support.

I believe in you

The water will be choppy
The road will be rough
There bound to be up and down

No fears, no worries
This journey can't be finish in a hurry

I will not be weak but strong for us
As time will be tough
It's not a bluff
why
Cause I believe in you

Dear.... I will be strong for you and i promise i will not cry.

Counting The Days : Day 5 (Part 1)

Dearest Vincent,


My first Poem for you..... Long time never write already.... Abit rusty....hahah.

Miss You

When I’m with you
My smile is so bright
My heart is so light
The time we have is priceless
My heart for you is true

I wish that we be together all the time
But now that you are away
I will pray
For your safe journeys & days

Its hard to say goodbye
From all the laughter you gave
From all the love and kisses
All I can say is I Miss You

Though we are far apart
You are always in my heart
Memories' are still in our mind
We know we will be fine
As we are bind in love

Now that you are away
I realize how much you weigh in my heart
I know I can’t live without you…

But I wait for the right time
The time to be with you
That's what I've been waiting for…
And soon it will arrive….

Not very mushy right.....

Counting The Days : Day 4

Dear,

Out of the sudden, there is a strong feeling of sadness and loneliness. I know the reason, both you and my family are not with me. Only left my bro, Rocky, and me. I feel very gloomy, I can't smile wholeheartedly.

I remember, last time, whenever my family go overseas.... I was very happy, because I will have so much freedom, no one to ask me when am I, when am I coming back for dinner and many others... But now I feel so sad, hmmmm...... Many because at such a short time all my loved ones start to leave me. I don't like that feeling. Recently, I'll tends to be very emotional, I really need to learn to control my emotions. I feel so weak, and helpless.

I remember I had heard this statement before that goes something like this: " Women weakness is their, loneliness and they are too emotional" I was hearing my radio for and I heard one of my favourite song: I Finally Find Someone ( guess the singers)

I finally found someone
That knocks me off my feet
I finally found the one
That makes me feel complete.

It started over coffee
We started out as friends
It's funny how from simple things
The best things begin.

This time it's different
And it's all because of you
It's better than it's ever been
'Cause we can talk it through

My favorite line was
"Can I call you sometimes"
It's all you had to say
To take my breath away.

This is it, oh I finally found someone
Someone to share my life
I finally found the one
To be with every night
'Cause whatever I do
It's just got to be you
My life has just begun
I finally found someone.

Did I keep you waiting?

I didn't mind

I apologize.

Baby, that's fine

I would wait forever just to know
You were mine.
You know, I love your hair
Are you sure it looks right?
I love what you wear
Isn't it too tight?
You're exceptional
Can't wait for the rest of my life.

My emotions was so mixed up when I heard this song, it make me think of you. And at the same time I feel very sad you are not around to share this with me. I almost cry, : p, but I control. I really miss you and love you very much. No matter what I will give you all my support and love.

Love
Eve
(muacks)

Counting The Days : Day 3

Dear,

I'm very happy that you called me this morning. But I will prefer you to rest a bit longer. I wish that I can talk to you longer, but I'm worry about your phone bill. So I've to cut short the conversation.

I know that you are going to visit Ah gong, try spend more time with him. He is very lonely, living all by himself, so poor thing. I'd observed from his gestures, he misses you very much, and love alot you too. And one more thing pls be patience with your mum, yes she might be naggy at times, or very slow in everything. But she meant well for you. All parents love their kids. I understand that you know that very well too, but sometime they really get on to our nerves. Haha

I can be naggy at times too, right?? Keep asking you to quit smoking, sleep early, drink more water and many other things. Without you here with me, I miss naggy at you. haha. But you better drink more water, you get very heaty very easily. So try to rest early and drink water, most importantly smoke lesser. Well you take care of yourself, because I'm not there to do that. I very worry that you will fall sick. hmmm..... (~_~)""""

So I will hope and pray you will not fall sick.

Love you always

Eve

Counting The Days : Day 2 (part 2)

Dear,

I will be going to sleep soon. I've tell myself that everytime I miss you very much I will log in a blog. So that you can see how much I miss you, when you are back. :P

One thing I'm very happy for you is that you can spend quality time with your family members. You have been away for 12 years. And everytime you go back to your hometown, you dun get to spend enough time with them, the most is 1 week. If I'm there with you, worse you might not have time for them either you will bring me to visit every part of Malaysia, or worry your mum will bored me with her repetitive topics or the mosquitoes keep biting me. At times, I feel very bad about that, your family also love you, they also want to spend time with you. I know because your mum told me before. So treasure the time you have with them that is priceless and precious.

Next time we go back, I will bring mosquitoes pads to stick on me to keep them off me. So you can have enough catching up with your dad and sister. As for your mum, no worry I think I can handle her. Since my grand Uncle and Auntie is here, they can be more long winded than your mum. So let them train me up, so I can handle your mum. ;P Maybe next time your mum will scare of me.

Every night, I will see all the photos and videos we took. So I can feel happier, and sleep better. But starting from thursday onward, I will have to start studying my exam. This time I must at least must get an another A. But that doesn't mean I dun miss you. I still do.

Well let me tell you what happen at work, I tell you my company may pay me better than BOT, but they are very backward in their SAP sytems. To create a PO, I need to fill in a PR in Paper and get my boss to sign in order to order. Funny rite, SAP is so simple to create PR just get the boss to approval can already, then release the PO. So easy, then it will be paperless. That is not all...

To release payment, I still need to create a manual Excel form to key in the vendor no, the GL acct no, the Cost Centre. Then print it out, for the boss to sign on it to let the finance to process the payment. I was thinking wat the hell, use a chop that have the Vendor no, Cost centre no., GL acct no and chop on the inv, I will just write in there and get him to sign, then pass to finance. Simple steps, but they still need to do so many things. Haha, maybe I'm too used to BOT way of working. Not used to the new working environment. It take time for me to get used to it. hehe Or maybe suggest to my boss to change the style of work, better for me. See first lah.

The office very quiet, not like BOT so noisy. Hehe maybe because I'm noisy. Today working, I suddenly miss everyone in BOT, even PW and JT. Actually over in BOT, we work like hell but we are in fact all quite close to one and other. I'm very not used to working here right now. But the pay damn good.... hmmm. I will stay and see how is things.

Ok lah I must sleep already. Ciao my baby.
I miss you.

Love
Eve

Counting the Days : Day 2 (Part 1)

Dear,

I dunno when you will read this. Maybe when you are back in Singapore. I'm not used to it : you not around me, so I can listen to you singing and talking to me about everything under the sky.

Slowly without both of us realising, we have grow to become part of each other life. I'm so used to you picking me up from my house and we go for lunch, shopping, walk, dinner. I'm so used to you supporting me with my family (I must agree with you, my mum is a very old fashion thinking, but we must always remember she really love us, her way of love is very tiring for all of us, we must learn to accept. Because all her intentions are good.) I know I'm can be a cry baby at times, and you are trying very hard not to make me sad, you want me to be a strong woman for you. Trust me I learning, for you I'm willing to learn,change anything that will improve our relationship.

Some people might say, you love someone you must love his/her everything, I agree and at the same time I disagree. Yes you must love the person as a whole but you must also slowly change those bad points in order to maintain a healthy relationship. We can't expect one person keep compromising the other misbehaviour, that is very unhealthy. And both of us know that, that why we keep changing as we know this is for our own good and for our future.

I understand that for me you have change alot, I can see and I really appreciate your efforts. You are a very independent person, where you make all the decision you like, a very hot tempered person. But now, you are a very caring and sweet boyfriend, totally calm when come to anger, right now most of the things will discuss with me, whenever you will to make decision. And what amaze me is you understand me very well, if I'm upset, angry, troubled. (hmm.. or maybe all my emotions are written on my face, so you can read so well, hehehe) You will try your best to make me happy. ( even through sometime your trick is to tickle me, hahah) But I must say you really make me happy, without tickling me. I will learn to share my problems with you ( you must too.. OK??), so you will not have to keep asking me.

Dun worry about me, I must learn to be strong so that I will depend on you too much. Because when you start your own business or hen you start a new job you will have very little time for me so I'm must learn. This is a very good chance for the both of us to have time for ourselves. So we can learn to that we love each other very much and both of us have a very important place in each other hearts, we must learn to appreciate one's company and many other things.

I miss you

Yours Only

Eve

Counting The Days: Day 1

Dear,

Today, 23.07.2007, Monday.... Alot of things happened to me. Firstly,You are not in Singapore and your are going back for a very long time. We have never been apart for more than 1 week.

What worry me most is this is the first time for you to drive back to Sitawan by yourself alone. Usually, I will keep you company by talking. Now I'm not there I feel very bad and can't help to worry. And worst there is alot of bad guys around in the rest stop. So I really need you to be allert at all time. I know you are a very responsible person and very careful at things, I guess I Love You too much.
I'm so glad that you promise me not to speed, be careful and most importantly call me every 2 hours. I really Miss you. You are very important to me.

Secondly, today is my first day at Avaya, as PA to the VP of Marketing. Basically I have nothing to do and no PC. So I keep reading my job scope and my duties. So boring, but that is what happen for most first day employees. So I better enjoy now.. HEEEEE....
Finally my laptop arrived, thank to Xue and Jerry to help me to get it done. So I can access to my email and Internet. They are using SAP as well. But I only going to use very limited SAP t-code. Yeah.

One more thing... mummy never scold me.. She know I'm worry about you and understand that I need to spend more time with you.

I hope you come back soon and I will cook all your fav. foods. ......Yummy Yummy..... PROMISE
I will always believe you and support you. I love you..

Going back to Sitiawan

Dear,

For the first time in 12 years, my heart is aching when I leave Singapore to go back home town.I never felt like this before.

It was so strong that it almost caught me off guard: I didn't know that I love you so much.

I promise not to speed on highways, I promise I will contact you everyday, I promise I will come back as soon as possible.

When I come back, I will have dinner with your family, promise. Through you words, I know you love your mum very much, and I agree with you that she sacrified a lot for the family. She cares so much about you. Give me some times to adapt to her way of giving her love and care to us.

Thanks for backing up me and trust me during the hardtime. It is okay now and I am so relief that you feel better. I feel better too. We can both move forward, hopefully with blessing from your family.

I came to Singapore in 1995 and 11 years later we finally met . Thank God for giving you to me, I will not be able to find a better woman.

You encourage me when I am down, you cheer me up when I'm moody, you support me when I made a big decision, you gave me massage when I'm tired, you prepare porridge for me when I'm sick, you buy me things that you would not spend on yourself, you tolerate me when I snore (loudly), you support me eventhough you are worried during my long run, you give me a kiss everytime I send you home, you cook for me when I'm hungry......you love me with all you have!


I will learn the trade and hopefully it create good incomes. I want to provide a comfortable life for you; and this is one of my main motivation. It's not going to be an easy journey ahead, I know no matter what, you will stand by me all the way.

Wish you a happy start at the new company. Gambatte!

.....I hope to see you soon....

V

Our Journey for the Last 60days (17 May - 17 July '07)...Part I

Before the 60 "jobless" days begins...

Eve and I both quit the company during May, 1 week apart. We've both decided that we need to move on from our current employment to explore other opportunities, including starting up a small business. Without much hesitation, we "fried our boss sotong", eheh.

I must say our combined salary at this company was giving us a very comfortable lifestyle.. but I'm gunning for something much better than this. I hope in 10 years time I can make 10x more than what I was paid. Heck, if a dyslexic Richard Branson can make it big, why not me? The time is on my side.

Personally, working at my ex-company was indeed a fruitful journey. Not only I was given a chance to supervise well over 70 workers and gain useful management experience, I also met my future wife, Eve there. We have now known each other and together for more than 2 years... I think we will start a different chapter on how it all started. For now, let us refresh our memory of last 60 days.....


May 17th-22th : Bangkok

This was actually our second trip in six months time to the beautiful and exciting capital city of Thailand. The first trip in October 2006 was not a very happy experience for both of us.

I'm sorry my dear, I should have had a bigger heart to accept whatever tantrum that you have thrown to me. I will continue to improve, for one simple reason: I like to see you smiling as often as possible when we spend time together. Your smile give me alot of joy.

Determined to give Eve a wonderful experience, I booked another flight to Bangkok in November, also immediately after our return. I think JetStar was having a $1 or some dirt cheap offer.

I was the chief tour planner for the second trip. Eve did the first one and I really want her to have a wonderful 2nd visit to Bangkok, so I volunteered to take over the "pour oil" position.

We set off from Changi Airport at around 6:50pm on 17 May, we were the last few passengers to board the plane..eheh, I'm good at timing.

Reached Survanabumi airport at Bangkok around 8:00pm...Eve with a beaming retro look,I like!


My secondary school friend, Adam was so kind to pick us up from the airport with his thai girlfried. He was there to do BIG business and hence we made him pay for our steamboat buffet style since he's rich!



With Adam, the steamboat buffet was quite similiar to the one in Singapore

We were supposed to stay in a apartment rented by Adam, at Thong Lor area. But we were surprised by the presence of a very unfriendly looking couple that shared the apartment. They arrived at Bangkok without prior notice to Adam who was a coordinator for their accomodation in Bangkok...oh well...

Despite reassurance from Adam that it's still ok to stay there, we decided not to let some stink face people to ruine our holiday, so we eventually move to the nearby REX Hotel instead.

2nd day in Bangkok (18 May): we set off to take the boat at Chao Phraya river. I have actually planned to spent more time around that area but we were both so tired for not having a good sleep the night before. I thought I'm going to fall flat on the BTS (Bangkok Transit System) platform while waiting for the train....I was too tired to enjoy the ride.

We only managed to drag ourself to visit the Wat Po (Temple with big reclining Buddha) and had a traditional massage there. After that we decided we need to get some sleep so we head back to the hotel..yeah!

Along Chao Phraya River...on the boat



Well, how I wish I can have a good rest now like the Buddha

Look at the pale face....not that the Buddha's feet were smelly, but Eve was tired too

At Wat Po

We went to Lumphini Stadium to watch Thai Boxing at night, we bought the ring side seat at around Bath 1000 each. It was a fantastic experience.

With one of the local favourite, ferocious punch and what a champ! He KO his opponent!


After the boxing matches, we went to Pat Pong area, the red light district will all kind of life sex show! woohoo! It was a first for us to witness the performance of "stunt show" with razor blade up, ping pong ball and etc...

3rd day at Bangkok (20 May):Shopping! Shopping! It was such a exciting place to spent our hard earned money, I'm referring to the mega weekend market: Chatuchak. We reached there before noon but only start our hunt at around 12:30pm. Adam was supposed to be there earlier but he was late. Anyway, since he introduced the delicious duck noodle to me at the nearby stall, I was happy despite abit late to start to "chop" for more bargain.

It was very crowded @ Chatuchak, locals and tourists

Baby Eve saw clothes...lots of CLOTHES!!!!

Eve's loot @ Chatuchak

Mine...lots of cheap but nice design T-shirt that we can't find in Singapore

I told Eve that we need to leave earlier at around 5:00pm in order to be "on schedule"...remember, I'm the chief planner. eheh.. I gave her a surprise by arranging a 3 hours spa session for her at the famous Being Spa. I want her to relax herself after a long shopping day. She took care of me so well and always give good massage to me whenever I was tired...it's time for her to relax.

While waiting for Eve, I wandered to the nearby food stall to eat. I love Singha beer and their mango sticky rice! But but BUT..! I love my dar more than anything eheh.

4th day in Bangkok (19 May): we went on a beatiful trip to the ancient city of Ayutthaya. I booked the tour online, I must say the service of this agent really impressed me. I get a very prompt reply from their service stuff on confirmation because I did it last minute before I left for Bangkok. On the day when the tour bus came and pick us from our hotel lobby, they arrived on time and the whole arrangement was done in an efficient and convenient way. I highly recommended them to anyone who wish to book a day tour, hassle free.

Eve was begging me to rent a buggy at Bath400, I agreed and hence we live happily ever after....


......in this beautiful Bang Pa-In Palace off Ayutthaya.




Wat Maha That, like the mini Ang Kor Wat right?


One of the few undistroyed Buddha Statue after the war...with head ok....


Oiii! Where's the head??? Poor thing.........
....ah! we found it..in between tree roots!


At Wat Lokayasutharam: Largest Reclining Budhha in the 400year old Ayutthaya



Having our lunch on River Sun Cruise...4 hours journey back to town on cruise





.......4 hours journey back to town on the cruise

We move in to a grander Twin Towers Hotel after the river tour.

That night we went to Vertigo Moon Bar at Bayan tree hotel at night, the tallest open bar in Asia Pacific, at 61st storey. We had wine there and the view was stunningly beautiful. I should have proposed to Eve there (well, good planning eheh!), because if she refuse to say "YES", I can threaten her to jump down from the 61floor with a simple leap and left here stranded in Bangkok... eheh.

Night view of Bangkok City from Vertigo Moon Bar



...and a random bathroom view at our hotel.... :p

5th day at Bangkok (21 May): We went on to another day of shopping. Day time we went to hip shopping centers like MBK in the picture below (I had my second plate of mango rice there! yummy yummy!)

After a very nice and cheap seafood dinner at a large reataurant, we went to another big but more cooling pasar malam at Suan Lum Night Market. We did our best to bring more cheap but nice clothing back to Singapore.

Me at Suan Lum market

6th day at Bangkok (22 May): Heading back to Singapore....sian..

Eve: "Sianz ahhhh... I don't want my favourite BBQ chicken wings...I want to stay!"

-VINcE

Thanks... My LOVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know.....
I'm very easily depress... I tried to hide it from you... but my mind keep thinking and that make me very hard to concentrate. The misunderstand with my mum is still not solve, and I upset for that. Then you are going back and I can't see and go back with you... I feel so sad and lost.....

Dun worry about me.... I will think postive... I love you and I really appreciate your support.

Thanks my dear...

Birth of En-v

D.O.B : 13 July 2007 (1:00AM)

I get this blog under the request from E.
E is mildly depressed today I guess.
E, step by step, life will always advance and things will always get done eventually.
I love you, and I hope my love will make you stronger.
-From V