10 ways to save money.

With all the increasing costs of food and transport and such, what's a girl gotta do to cope? I hear you sista! So I've come up with 10 easy peasy ways to save money in this ever inflating economy.


1. Start cycling to work. With increasing bus/train fares and not to mention scary taxi fares and surcharges (ERP, fuel surcharge, peak hour surcharge) Piang eh, better cycle la. Good for those Ah Bui's like me out there. No reason not to lose weight! No need to sign up for gym membership too! There! That's 2 ways to save money liao hor!

2. Bring your own food from home. I would recommend bringing some bread and slap on a ham or two, followed by some lettuce/tomato and then toast it all for about 4 mins. Yummyness! Either that or you can ta pao last night's dinner, pack it nicely in those plastic containers you get when you take away food. It's good because you can reheat it easily in the microwave oven and then re-use it to cook instant noodles. Just add hot water to maggie mee, then heat it up for 3 mins, and you'll get a nice steaming bowl of instant noodles!! *slurp*

3. Eat less for dinner, that way you can ta pao for the next day. See point 2. good way to lose weight as well. Heh~ Anyway my ah ma says we shouldn't eat too full for dinner otherwise you cannot allow your food to digest properly and you'll get a big tummy. Kua kua.. Ah Bui~~

4. Bring your own water bottle. Unless you have a company as fabulous as mine which provides can drinks for the staff, then yah.. If you are really damn cheapo, then you can make your own ice milo and put it in the water bottle and bring it along for lunch. But please note, too much ice milo also makes you an Ah Bui as well.

5. Refrain and restrain yourself from going shopping or going for any "SALES" (this includes GSS, ______ warehouse sales etc) You know why? Because when you are there, you'll suddenly develop an overwhelming urge to purchase almost everything you see because you think it's CHEAP. But seriously, do you really still need another pair of sheer tights or another belt? Once you are there, you tend to find all sorts of excuses to justify your purchases. DON'T!! You don't need them! Unless you're attending the Watson sales, in which case, by all means quickly stock up shampoo and toothpaste or whatever you need enough to last you till the end of the year. You don't want to be stuck with extra tubes of toothpaste which are past their shelf life. This results in WASTAGE, so ultimately, you didn't save at all.

6. Keep all credit cards at home. Cut them if you must. They are evil. I tell you why. Whenever you use your credit card, you tend to feel damn shiok because you're able to afford buying that particular item. But what you're doing is actually using "future money" You don't feel the pinch immediately because you don't see your money decreasing! Stop deluding yourself! The worst thing that can happen is that you don't have enough money to pay off for this month and you think that you'll get away by paying the minimum credit! NO NO NO! Banks will still charge you interest based on the remaining amount that's left, some up to 3% of the remaining amount. 3% of say.. $2500 is $75!!! And imagine what you can eat with $75! RESIST RESIST RESIST!!

7. Shit and pee as much as you can while you're in the office. That way, you don't have to use the toilet so many times at home mah. You can also save on toilet paper and water. Good excuse to hide in the cubicle and play with your PSP too. Personally I like playing Solitaire. I won't come out until I've at least cleared it once.

8. Cut your hair really short so you make the best out of the $10 hair cut at QB House. Must use the money "gao pun" (to it's maximum) mah. Like that you only need to go back there maybe 3 or 4 months later. 2 months for guys, yes yes.. I know how bloody fast your hair grows. Anyway, cannot be too vain when you really wanna save money. Beauty don't come cheap. Handsome means handsome lah, pretty means pretty lor.. No need to do too much to yourself people see also suka wan la~

9. Invest in a good fan. I bought mine from NTUC at Ang Mo Kio for only $29.90. And blows well. Heh~ I've since gotten used to sleeping with the fan instead of the air con and found that it also does wonders for my skin. (besides the fact that I am asthmatic) Sleeping in air conditioning dries out your skin quite harshly, even for someone like me who uses moisturiser every night. And ever since I've changed to using a fan, my skin no longer dries out as much and now is baby soft! Using the fan also allows you to save up to 30% of your electric bill. So why wait? Unless really damn bloody hot then you use the air con lah~ So spoilt for what? War come then you know!

10. Stop going clubbing or KTV. If you must, just limit yourself to said activities to only twice a month or something. Or go with a rich guy so you need not pay. But be careful in case he wants something else in return. = That's another story altogether. By the way, if you're wondering what you can do since it's going to be so bo liao, you can sleep early or read my blog.. (boost readership la, okok~ Kidding..) Sleeping early makes you more awake the next day and helps to to have more concentration at work which makes you work better and impress your bosses better and get a pay rise faster!!!!

See how good I am to you all. Because of the above 10 commandments ah.. I've managed to save an additional $300 more each month! That's a lot hor!! I have a lot of commitments.. Car, house, parents, insurance.. Blah blah blah.. But I still hope this helps la~

Stupid gahmen still say employers shouldn't increase the wages as it will cause us to be less competitive and don't know what la. Briefly saw it. But still!! How can leh! Want us Singaporeans to die ah! Somemore still blame us for not adding to the population. How? When everything is so expensive! (think must train future babies to think twice before they pang sai. Teach them to pangsai only once, keep the rest for tmr so no need to keep changing diapers) Heh~

FORWARD SINGAPORE!!!





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Make Love, lots of it. Not War.

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They say I'm not fat. But just that whenever I go and weigh myself, the Earth suddenly has more gravitational force.


Make Love, lots of it. Not War.

Keep ur claws in la, sista~

I was reading a friend's gf's blog. Man.. She has some serious issues. She keeps referring my friend as her banker bf. Nothing wrong with that? Not when she's ALWAYS calling him her banker bf.. It's like as if she wants or needs EVERYONE to know that her bf is a banker.

WELL, HERE'S TO YOU!!! MY OTHER HALF IS ALSO A BANKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS MY PERSONAL "BANGER"!!!! Heh, take that you spoilt lil brat. What's with the banker thing? I mean... Is dating a banker suddenly an "in" thing now? I don't think so leh. And I happen to know lots and lots and lots of (guy) friends who are also bankers or accountants or whatever. Do you see me constantly referring to them by their positions? No right? I refer them by their names or their initials. Not, "today.. Mr Director (Giles) called me to tell me a stupid joke. blah blah blah.." Then Mr Banker from Stan Chart also called me to tell me that he's going for a sleazy massage at blah blah (names not given to protect many girl's bfs from visiting that place).. Mr Back Office Banker (Banger, haha) from Credit Suisse also msned me to tell me that his male dog ran away with another male stray and is feeling so upset he wishes to become gay himself."

Oh man oh man. Can you imagine how stupid this looks? These people are born with a name leh. Even if you don't wish to name them you could at least call them by their initials. I get it ok? I get it! You want everyone to know you have one hell of a successful BANKER for a bf who earns about $3.8K a month! WooPeeDeeDeeDoo!!!!!! *phew* That took quite a lot of energy from my extremely furious typing. Why am I so mad? Because I cannot believe some girls can be THIS shallow!!!! And what I cannot believe is.. This particular guy friend who is dating this air headed bimbo USED TO LIKE ME 10 YEARS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF IS WRONG WITH HIM???

Siao liao.

You don't see me constantly referring to my other half as "banker of a bf", do you? In fact, I seldom mention him as well la~ Know why? Cause this blog is supposed to be about me, me and me!! And maybe the other people whom I choose to mention if I like!!! But no matter how it is, I don't refer to my friends or bf or whatever as their position! Imagine another scenario.

~~I'm out with Ms Laboratory today. Wahaha (imagine the typo error, Miss Lavatory! *keels on the floor laughing, nearly dying) We met Ms BJ (boob job! you dirty lil psycho!) She was together with Ms LJ (what are you thinking of huh?) and Ms CB. The 3 of them were doing some last minute GSS shopping. It was fantastic! Along the way, we saw Ms Receptionist and Ms Auditor sipping coffee at TCC. They were bitching about Mr Short LJ and Ms Big CB. Apparently, they were a match made in heaven. ~~

Now you see it right? Another thing. I've decided that pink is going to be my least favorite colour. Know why? I tell you why. Because it seems that most of the girls who seemingly LOVE pink and EVERYTHING that's pink tend to be such bimbos, I refuse to be associated with them. Sure, they can write well, even better than me.. But.. They are so freaking shallow with no brains, plus they only know how to obsess with HAIR and NAILS! and MY FUCKING LIL PONIES!!! NAH BEH!!! WHO PLAYS MY LIL PONIES AT THE AGE OF 21? I stopped playing that the moment I went into Pri 5.

I need a short break, I'm seriously pissed here and I don't know why. Don't understand why my friend chose her. It isn't like him to choose someone so bimbotic lor! UGH!!!

No wonder they say, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Worst! Love is blind.. Heh~

Gotta get ready then! Today is yoga day!





Make Love, lots of it. Not War.

Love of a lifetime - Firehouse

I guess the time was right for us to say
We'd take our time and live our lives together day by day
We'll make a wish and send it on a prayer
We know our dreams can all come true with love that we can share
With you I never wonder - will you be there for me
With you I never wonder - you're the right one for me
Chorus:I finally found the love of a lifetime
A love to last my whole life through
I finally found the love of a lifetime
Forever in my heart, I finally found the love of a lifetime
With every kiss our love is like brand-new
And every star up in the sky was made for me and you
Still we both know that the road is long
(But) we know that we will be together because our love is strong


Some of you might remember this song yeah? For me.. It was "our song" for S and I. Memories of the good ol' times came flooding back. I was his love of his lifetime then. I'm not now. I'm someone else's love of his lifetime. Funny how life makes fun of you.

I was quite surprised to see Kai Xiang's FB.. After soooo many years, he really haven't changed one bit. In terms of looks that is. But he certainly did put on some weight. Despite this, he's no longer skinny, but lean. A good relationship must do wonders for your body.

Speaking of bodies, I'm aching all over. Why? Coz I went to the gym yesterday and confidently played with weights. I was still in denial. I could do some serious weight training without any pain and aches 5 years ago. Note : that was 5 years. No matter what, I'm going to push myself. No way am I giving up. For giving up is simply just for losers. Woah.. What's gotten into me. OK now I'm hungry. Am going to get some food and then continue blogging.

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I'm so extremely full la!! I had a packet of chu qian yi ding, which was superly duperly yummy! And 1/4 of my Aunt's Shepherd's Pie.. Which was as yummy too! Blissful~~~

Time flies!! It's now 11.02! Happy!!!!!!!!

Going offline now so I can do some reading.



Make Love, lots of it. Not War.