아름다운 금요일!

A 'me' Friday... though there are 2 classes but I was still able to enjoy my lovely Friday with a late morning haircut and color as well as lunch and high tea at Tea Cosy, Plaza Sing.


Can I have more 'me' Fridays please?

브라보!

My BRAVO for a good job done in Shanghai!

상하이, 항저우 & 쑤저우!

Just returned home from Shanghai... Here's a few photos for you to enjoy! Stay tuned for more wonderful pictures!


Night view of Yu Yuan Garden in Shanghai


Xi Hu in Hangzhou


And lastly... Pagoda spotted from far in Suzhou

1931 레스토랑

Just arrived in Shanghai today and will be here for the next 8 days. Pretty excited about this business trip as it's a combination of work and play! A friend is here with me and we will be heading to Hangzhou and Suzhou over the weekend.

Dinner tonight is at one of the oldest restaurant in Shanghai, 1931. Tried a few of their signature dishes. Nice ambience with yummy food!

DIY Peking duck pancake


Hong Shao Rou!

드디어!

He finally signed the agreement of indebtedness at 10.30am this morning. And made his first repayment via TT. I was so worried that he wouldn't turn up that I didn't sleep well the previous night. I even dreamt of him and woke up at 4.00am.

It's a great first step accomplished. I know it's crazy to have a 5.5 years repayment period, allowing him to repay only $1,000 every month and $11,000 every March of each year. I have made a huge compromise and I know the risks involved. He may run away, to a country where he's not bounded by Singapore laws; he may get sued by other banks for bankruptcy; and if he really gets sued, I will have to cough back all that he has paid me so far so that the court can settle his debts in the legal way; I may need my money back urgently for whatever purposes who knows what will happen in future... the list goes on.

Why didn't I initiate the legal proceedings against him? A few main reasons... he basically can't pay. I know he's a professional conman -- he basically lied about everything: his age, occupation, including country of birth but... he just can't pay. He's still owing a lot of banks money though I'm the biggest creditor! The other is my lawyer. Always not around, slow to respond but quick to ask for money. How can I trust her to fight my case? And lastly, my mummy has recently asked me to help repay part of my brother's medical university loan. I have agreed. What's with helping my own family when I can loan out such a huge sum to a total stranger? If I were to proceed to start an action, I need to pay legal fees of at least $40,000 (all the way to bankrupting him) and I will only get back $60,000? Meaning I will only eventually get back $20,000. Is it really worth it?

Anyhow, I know 5.5 years is really long but I will pray. Pray that he will fulfill his word. And finally for now, I can close this chapter and move on. Thank you my dear friends who have lent support during this stressful period, particularly the last 4 months. Thank you from my bottom of my heart! xoxo

My buddy asked me just now... Can I bring myself to forgive him? I can't answer this... I know it's the Lenten season now but I really can't bring myself to forgive him for that he had done. I guess I need more time...

Mosaic Music Festival

A friend was asking me whether I was interested in attending the Mosaic Music Festival and I was thinking why not?

We chose the Guitarrista de Flamenco by Vicente Amigo and was very entertained. Amazing guitar playing !

블루 먼데이!

Been busy the past few weeks.... as conference in Shanghai is nearing, there's so much to see to! Got to balance it with my classes too.

Today wasn't that good a Monday... Woke up to a rainy and gloomy morning.

Office was freezing and yet colleague still switched on her table fan!

As usual, my lawyer did not reply to my email. I had asked her several procedural questions. What's new?

HR Director was unhappy that I had thrashed her email for sending her a 10MB presentation file which she had requested for. Thrashed -- that's the word she used.

I did not manage to collect my February paycheck from student. She's unsure where her mum left the cheque?!

And I waited half hour for my bus back home. Returned home past nine. Hungry and tired!

But Monday ended well. A lady waited for me for several seconds in the lift. What a nice gesture! Hasn't seen such good basic courtesy for longest time!

Sleep Mode

Today = sleep mode.

Was having a bad dizzy spell at 7am so I had to cancel all my classes today.

Sometimes sleep is just the best medication.