• New blog post: Twitter: Weekly updates from 21-01-2012 to 27-01-2012 – http://t.co/t7nVbtA6 00:08:34, 2012-01-28
• Today, one of my very first friends I made in Sban when I was 9 is getting married. I feel really bad for not attending but I'm shattered. 12:53:32, 2012-01-28
• Happy belated birthday @timfernandez! Hope you had a blast! 12:55:04, 2012-01-28
• I've been missing from the Twitterverse because I didn't want to be deemed antisocial. I shall be back with a vengeance next week (nah!) 12:57:55, 2012-01-28
• Thanks for the "nga ku" @szetwinne! Very yummy! Monkau agrees, too. http://t.co/AHZL7RrP 13:40:02, 2012-01-28
• Sheep watching TV with 哥哥. http://t.co/zUn3pnuz 00:47:06, 2012-01-29
• Last night: 5 people vs 30 sticks chicken satay, 2 fried tofu, fruit rojak, fried lala, 6 pax portion of noodles, 10 chicken wings. We won. 00:54:27, 2012-01-29
• It's near 1130pm. Stop your karaoke-ing!!! Horrendously loud and annoying. Ugh! Have some consideration for the neighbourhood! 04:25:34, 2012-01-29
• Today is the 7th day of CNY, also known as 人日=everyone's day=everyone's birthday. Also the day (traditionally) we have lousang! 18:46:40, 2012-01-29
• Sheep is surprised by the amount of hair that got chopped off! http://t.co/wcJj2qKm 21:19:59, 2012-01-29
• Le sigh. Break over. Back to the grind. 05:18:41, 2012-01-30
• Love you very much! Will be brave and not cry. 04:06:56, 2012-01-31
• CHC and having pasta! http://t.co/6jEuTTyw 16:25:23, 2012-01-31
• …and can't even finish it. Depressed much?
  ;P http://t.co/sFBkcvoC 16:57:58, 2012-01-31
• Dusty room. *achooo!* 21:13:49, 2012-01-31
• Goodies! http://t.co/u3LJikU2 21:38:18, 2012-01-31
• New hairdo, new (finally) profile pic. Good night world! 22:36:09, 2012-01-31
• Still feeling shattered. 10:51:26, 2012-02-01
• 3 hours into my first day back and can you say – "Clean up mess?" 15:06:50, 2012-02-01
• Lucky me! The prize was an Avene diary (it's out of stock) but this is so much better! A bag and a mask. Win! http://t.co/dd6d3v4H 20:46:50, 2012-02-01
• Please stop asking for "staff discount" – it doesn't work like that. The things you want are not even for yourself, stop pimping me out. 09:26:08, 2012-02-02
• Lay-zeh! 09:30:01, 2012-02-02
• Yikes! Did anyone else in HB feel the shake just now? #FB 21:36:41, 2012-02-02
• Oh my! Can't wait to go home and crash! 12:47:34, 2012-02-03

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• New blog post: Twitter: Weekly updates from 14-01-2012 to 20-01-2012 – http://t.co/X5Jcg9tD 00:13:44, 2012-01-21
• Not happy. Very upset! 02:29:03, 2012-01-21
• 20 hours and counting. 02:37:57, 2012-01-21
• Full circle. 24hours. 06:11:43, 2012-01-21
• I was at JJKwan's #fakefoursquare 09:31:04, 2012-01-21
• Urge to clean before sun is up. #unusual 10:19:31, 2012-01-21
• Bugger it. I will start cleaning even though the sun isn't up yet. In Aotearoa it's way past sunrise anyway. ;) 10:32:37, 2012-01-21
• Patiently waiting for parcel. Hoping it arrives soon so I can leave the house to get food! 12:17:32, 2012-01-21
• My parcel arrived at local distribution place at 530am. Do you think they will arrive when I sneak out for an hour now? Possibly. Sigh. 12:49:39, 2012-01-21
• "Courier is attempting delivery". Okay. I'll sit around some more. 14:23:29, 2012-01-21
• Parcel, why you no here yet?!! 16:59:25, 2012-01-21
• Yay! Parcel arrived safe and sound! http://t.co/xmXB62Pk 17:33:24, 2012-01-21
• I look like a basketball player in my NekMinnit singlet ;P http://t.co/OztmSKgp 18:04:37, 2012-01-21
• I am at KLIA #fakefoursquare 20:03:35, 2012-01-21
• Annoyed that I'm part of the last minute shoppers. Ugh. Not really by choice but by circumstances. 01:21:08, 2012-01-22
• While dropping mom and Emily off at MinKok's entrance, an overly enthusiastic, impatient dim sum eating family knocked our bumper. >:( 16:35:56, 2012-01-22
• I know I shouldn't, but here I am lying in the dark and dreading to go back to work. Not to mention going for training on my only day off. 04:08:25, 2012-01-25

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• New blog post: Twitter: Weekly updates from 07-01-2012 to 13-01-2012 – http://t.co/JiyZNxSc 00:08:34, 2012-01-14
• It's 720pm and I'm ready for bed. Achy feet = feel tired. Amazing how affected one can get when feet hurt. 19:25:47, 2012-01-14
• Feeling so unproductive at work these days because I seem to be spending my time fixing/clearing others' stuff, not doing my actual work. 19:39:20, 2012-01-14
• DVDs coming out of my ears. Can't help it when I get told that the DVDs I want have reduced in price! 22:53:06, 2012-01-14
• Here we go again. Can't wait for my day off tomorrow to recuperate (sleep in! Yay!) 07:11:21, 2012-01-15
• Aieeee! Need better shoes perhaps. Or a new body. Or replacement legs (of steel). 18:37:59, 2012-01-15
• Thanks to a friend's photo on FB, I'm online window shopping for handbags. 00:10:07, 2012-01-16
• Reebonz has the bag range I want but their sale price is still ~NZD200 more than US retail. Blessed to have mom there! ;) 00:14:18, 2012-01-16
• It's probably a generic pocket diary but isn't it exciting when you've been told you "won" it? I hardly win prizes – less than 5 times? 16:49:59, 2012-01-16
• Why am I such an attractive gal…to insects???? 17:06:20, 2012-01-17
• Must. Resist. Scratching. 22:11:06, 2012-01-18
• ChineseNewYear is on Monday! Miss the rush to get things sorted (food, clothes, cleaning) but at the same time, no prep=no stress. 09:07:41, 2012-01-19
• Not the best two days of my life. Today, I brought lunch to work and back. Intact. 20:28:04, 2012-01-19
• 10pm and still have not started! #procrastinating 21:59:24, 2012-01-19
• Feeling a little sick in stomach. Stress or irregular meal times? *groan* 22:40:29, 2012-01-19
• At NPE. Early morning while some are just getting to bed. 06:19:54, 2012-01-20
• Car radiator leaking? Oh dear! 08:52:55, 2012-01-20
• Maybe I should get a new car. I think I've spent the cost of the car already, getting things fixed in the past 3 years. ;P 09:11:45, 2012-01-20
• AngryBirdsSeason for CNY! Yay! 10:08:05, 2012-01-20
• The downside of waking up really early (for me) – by morning tea time I'm ready to take a nap! 10:56:33, 2012-01-20
• Yea. Nothing is moving. Doubt we could clear out of here by 1130am. Pfft. 11:19:38, 2012-01-20
• Jeans, t-shirt, tattered bag (plus a Supre carry bag – classy!) = no service. Sad. Oh well. 23:24:50, 2012-01-20

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• New blog post: Twitter: Weekly updates from 31-12-2011 to 06-01-2012 – http://t.co/MMbxWTJC 00:10:13, 2012-01-07
• Oh! You were so neglected in 2011! We shall go out more often in 2012, okay? I'll get a floor pump for you, too. #FB http://t.co/1frkSoQw 12:04:28, 2012-01-07
• New blog post: Happy new year! – http://t.co/WJDbN3Wa 13:45:06, 2012-01-07
• First time bowling in NZ and I didn't take any photo. NOT ONE! Meh! 22:03:01, 2012-01-07
• New blog post: Are you ready? – http://t.co/BULk0IK7 10:01:30, 2012-01-08
• For 2012, "Get off the boat!" [Matt 14:22-33] Say "Yes!" 11:24:27, 2012-01-08
• Beginning to wonder…is it hayfever? No itchy palate but sneezing & watery eyes. Hope it's not a cold, I don't want a viral infection!!! 17:48:26, 2012-01-08
• NZD765/18 days' car rental. That's 1/4 of the cost of my little car here! Yikes! Oh well, gotta do what you gotta do. 19:14:03, 2012-01-08
• No prizes for guessing which is the organic and which is the not-organic-radioactive-looking-orange cheese bites. http://t.co/UTNNPNaP 10:28:01, 2012-01-09
• (viral) Conjunctivitis again! Why am I so prone to it??? 20:41:17, 2012-01-09
• Does my head in when people tell me, "You'll know what to do." Did I miss the memo? Why do I not know what I should already know? ;P 22:31:01, 2012-01-09
• It FINALLY arrived today! (thus the earlier cheese bites comparison). It took a year to get here! ;P http://t.co/6o4jC6bC 22:32:41, 2012-01-09
• “@nz_quake: QUAKE: Mag 3.7, Mon, January 9 2012 at 5:28 pm (NZDT), 30 km south of Havelock North. Depth: 30 km #eqnz” – anyone felt it??? 22:35:33, 2012-01-09
• Naphazoline works wonders! Less than 30mins, red eyes (viral conjunctivitis) got clearer. After 2 hours, cleared! Time for another dose. 22:51:07, 2012-01-09
• If #hbtweetup is really happening on 27th Jan – typical me again. I won't be in HB! Sigh. 09:06:35, 2012-01-10
• 1st bike ride to Julie's house (2mins away) with under-inflated tyres tuckered me out! I blame it on tyres coz bike ride back was a breeze! 21:37:22, 2012-01-10
• It says 2 on label (I did buy 2) but I only received 1 set. Nevertheless, I'm a magpie! Shiny! Who's lucky recipient? http://t.co/p4TFSLos 16:19:56, 2012-01-12
• I have never used so much tissue for hayfever's runny nose before. Blast to you, new pollens/allergens!!! 10:30:11, 2012-01-13
• Quiet night on this Friday the 13th. 20:44:52, 2012-01-13

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Taken from #10 – Ten Simple Truths Smart People Forget

You will never feel 100 percent ready when an opportunity arises.

The number one thing I persistently see holding smart people back is their own reluctance to accept an opportunity simply because they don’t think they’re ready. In other words, they believe they require additional knowledge, skill, experience, etc. before they can aptly partake in the opportunity. Sadly, this is the kind of thinking that stifles personal growth.

Just remember that significant moments of opportunity for personal growth and development will come and go throughout your lifetime. If you are looking to make positive changes in your life you will need to embrace these moments of opportunity even though you will never feel 100 percent ready for them.

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Twitter helps me keep track of what to blog but at the same time it causes me to be lazy. So much for wanting to blog about what happened in September, October, November and December 2011 before the year ended…

Anyway, for family and friends who have not given up on coming here, I apologise for the lack of updates apart from the weekly twitter digest (which was set up to be published automatically, I didn’t even need to log into my WP!). I use Facebook and Twitter to keep in touch but sometimes I have more than 2 sentences to say about something, so I like the option/freedom to continue here. Then I’d procrastinate and forget what it was that I had more than 2 sentences to say about.

This year is going to be interesting.
I can’t share the exact details yet but this much I can say…I’m stressing about where to find the time to do it all!

To be brutally honest, I start the/every year reading my bible and then towards February I slack because we get to Leviticus. I also used to be able to remember the list of books in order…uhm, I can’t do it now even if my life depends on it.
So one of the things for 2012 I WANT to WANT to do is to read the bible through, to treasure His word and not just to say that I do. I cannot see myself getting through this year without surrendering it completely to God.

I’m not choosing to do it and to jot it down here to be “holier than thou”. I’m choosing to do it because I WANT to and I want to learn to trust God completely. I’m jotting it down here because then I have an account of what I have pre-determined to choose…and also, to have friends to be accountable to (if they read this).

It may not make sense to you but as I sit here, letting those previous sentences echo through my mind, I’m no longer dreading the year…I feel excited!

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I feel a little overwhelmed by what the year would bring to me at work.

I have done the influenza immunisation training last year but didn’t get to complete the practical part of it (administering the vaccine to at least 2 people) – I hear we are to complete it this year before the winter season starts. Have I mentioned that I have a fear of needles?
The vaccine is pre-filled in a syringe (that’s why I said I would do the training) but I wasn’t told that I need to draw out adrenaline shots with your regular syringe and needle in the event an anaphylactic reaction occurs (don’t ask me why I didn’t think of the possibilities of ANY side effects at that time, it’s part of my job!).
Yikes! I can do this!

Preceptor training and perhaps also, training to be an approved supervising pharmacist for trainee technicians. This is all apart from the regular CPD records and my personal target to learn more about health supplements.

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I want a better, healthier lifestyle this year. I ALWAYS talk about losing that 5kg I’ve gained since I moved to KL 6 years ago. Time to do something about it and get results!

No crash diets (honestly, I have considered the Dukan diet because it was the royal choice *ahem*) but cheers to healthy eating and a more active lifestyle.

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My guitar has been sitting in the corner since end of 2009 (bought it early 2009 but enthusiasm waned by mid year) and instead of moaning about how I envy those who could play the guitar effortlessly, let’s spend some time doing something about it. I actually created a timetable to maximise my time when I did the influenza training (there were materials to study/read and quizzes to complete) and included “guitar time” – it worked well and I actually got to touch the guitar.

Camera has also been sitting in its bag (yes, I know it should be in its own dry box!) and I’ve been contemplating taking up a part-time, online course since last year (or was it 2010?). I received an email about how they were offering the course now for nearly half the usual price…hmmm…but my lens died on me last year (sigh!). I have yet to replace the lens.
I also have books I’ve yet to touch! I can’t be hoarding all these stuff (buy buy buy!) but not putting them to use.
Again, time table!

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The year 2012 will be interesting (so much I want to do and HAVE to do) and it will definitely require me to maximise the use of my time – no more wasting it sleeping (gasp!), playing AngryBirds for hours (I was aiming for 3-stars), re-watching my favourite series back-to-back for hours…you get the gist. I know I can treat myself to doing all those things but not every week/day…

It’s going to be challenging because I’ve always been a procrastinator in the past (BAD HABIT!) and then moan about it after when my time is lost.

I pray that God will grant me the strength to persevere and to turn away from temptations that will cause me to procrastinate. I want to make full use of my waking hours in a day (also to have at LEAST 15 waking hours instead of 12… )! I also pray His grace to grant me support in terms of family and friends’ encouragement/help.

Yes! Excited now!
Hurray!

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• New blog post: Twitter: Weekly updates from 24-12-2011 to 30-12-2011 – http://t.co/z6WC88C4 00:09:17, 2011-12-31
• Last day of the year and it's a bit gloomy (literally). 10 hours and off to Rotorua tomorrow! 07:01:44, 2011-12-31
• Pray it doesn't rain tomorrow morning because I need to walk to the bus stop. As I type this, rain is getting heavier… 07:36:15, 2011-12-31
• My big, happening NY's eve plan: go home, shower, into PJs & snuggle into bed to watch a DVD/read a book in this rainy weather. Bliss! #FB 17:16:11, 2011-12-31
• 20mins to the end of my last day of work for 2011! 17:41:19, 2011-12-31
• Woken up by loud music & the sound of 2 boys jumping around in the lounge. Sigh. Wish had the house to self to sleep in peace. 23:33:27, 2011-12-31
• Hungry, paranoid about going to the toilet and bus not here at 4 mins to departure. Yay. 07:26:57, 2012-01-01
• Finally! Bye Hastings! http://t.co/lVDrEoHN 07:43:50, 2012-01-01
• You know you've arrived Rotorua when you smell it. http://t.co/hjc6CxxH 11:46:58, 2012-01-01
• Christmas present from LiMay! Do you know what is it? I've always wanted one! http://t.co/86V8ZWG5 21:52:11, 2012-01-01
• Met Russell & Margaret yesterday and had a lovely home cooked dinner. Where's a photo of it? Yea, can't believe I didn't take a photo, too. 08:03:39, 2012-01-02
• Some people are so inconsiderate. You're in a nearly full bus & they refuse to move their bags or legs on the 2nd seat http://t.co/qwJYqq41 11:34:47, 2012-01-03
• Overheard: Original bus broke down so we got an older bus with bad ventilation & air conditioning. So glad I got to move up front at Taupo 13:00:46, 2012-01-03
• Paranoid about headlice after getting off the old bus…itchy head. They clean the bus of rubbish but what about critters? :S 16:11:06, 2012-01-03
• Box still MIA… 22:29:28, 2012-01-04
• First walk-to-work of the year. Hoping for many to come! 07:43:47, 2012-01-05
• Tiring and stressful when training a new technician who has absolutely no prior pharmacy experience. 16:00:26, 2012-01-06

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• New blog post: Twitter: Weekly updates from 17-12-2011 to 23-12-2011 – http://t.co/LiYkBfzZ 00:07:49, 2011-12-24
• Eyelids soooo heavy. Onwards, soldier! 07:16:45, 2011-12-24
• Still so many aftershocks/tremor registered by the earthquake bot for CHC.
  Calm the earth, Lord! 07:23:09, 2011-12-24
• T'was the night before Christmas and it's surprisingly quiet by 930pm… 22:32:03, 2011-12-24
• Feel so loved! Even when Lynnette's not working with us anymore, we got a cheeseball from her (Carolyn) for Christmas! http://t.co/ojTRv9VJ 22:36:49, 2011-12-24
• Blessed Christmas all! The greatest gift for mankind is yours for the taking today (any day, actually!) – celebrate!! 06:30:16, 2011-12-25
• Very weird dream – rescued retriever puppies and kittens! All were sleeping & I was trying hard to transport them in my car w/o waking them. 09:24:09, 2011-12-26
• 5 more days till 2012 & 4 more months of "backblogging". I've also not done anything for the NewYear meetup at Rotorua. Yikes! 12:10:44, 2011-12-26
• ah! found a website with my fav DVD series cheaper than Amazon! yay! 20:33:57, 2011-12-26
• sigh…really missed the boat for all my fav DVDs when it was on the BlackFriday sale. *kicks self* 21:00:41, 2011-12-26
• ooops. went a bit ke-ray-zeh buying DVDs. 100x$10 is NOT cheap. so far I think I've bought 16… 21:31:34, 2011-12-26
• Poor, overworked credit card…*whistles* 23:43:48, 2011-12-26
• Can't wait to receive TBBT S2-3, TheMentalist S1-2, DDD S1-2, CNY movies 2009-11, TheMiddle S1, PushingDaisies S1-2 & other Chinese movies! 23:47:21, 2011-12-26
• Maybe it's time to book that bus ticket and accommodation, eh? 09:12:12, 2011-12-29
• New blog post: Thanksgiving – http://t.co/Z183KDwi 10:25:02, 2011-12-29
• After 6 to-and-fro emails, they've FINALLY confirmed my order that's NZ bound. No problem with US shipping! 20:03:47, 2011-12-29
• Don't procrastinate! Bus tickets are $6 more expensive each way & the hotel that I wanted to book to be with LiMay is fully booked. 21:59:44, 2011-12-29
• Ooops. Couldn't resist. Bought another 3 bottles of O.P.I!!! Yikes! Prefer the silver shatter to the turquoise one. Perhaps bad technique? 22:10:48, 2011-12-29
• Breaking out new diary & have already marked tentative dates for Europe trip! Wanted a fancier diary but free's good. http://t.co/TUKrzG8x 10:13:46, 2011-12-30
• Who am I kidding, asking flatmate if she could drop me off at bus stop 7am in the morning on NewYear's day? Crazy question. 11:03:03, 2011-12-30
• I would be gutted if the box mom sent to me went missing. I am still waiting, hoping post is just (really) late. 23:03:50, 2011-12-30

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I’m thankful for each and every day I wake into (despite the slow start up on some mornings, even to the point of refusing to leave the bed).

I’m thankful for my family who has shaped me into the person I am today and at the same time, by God’s grace, what I am NOT (if that makes sense).

I’m thankful for friends and grateful that our paths have crossed at some point or another. Thankful that I have a few that I could still count on despite the distance between us, nostalgic (sometimes) for those that I have grown distant from.

I’m thankful for my parents’ sacrifice, without which the means I have to support myself today would not exist.

I’m thankful for every irritant; there lies a blessing (or at least, I try to believe that!) in disguise.

I’m thankful for the kindness of strangers – a word, a touch, a smile (sounds familiar, Agapeans?)

I’m thankful for the love of God, without which all the above would not be possible.

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• Does @BayEspresso sell vouchers to use in their cafes? 09:03:06, 2011-12-17
• N00b. I was at the @BayEspresso website and didn't see it the first time – found it now. D'oh. They do sell cafe vouchers. 10:32:14, 2011-12-17
• I know I've been ranting but ONE more (for the month ) – home's suppose to be where I hide & relax but where to go when I can't there? 12:15:07, 2011-12-17
• My first O.P.I – they were buy 2 free 1!!! http://t.co/CHkHSq5p 15:09:14, 2011-12-17
• Can't wait to get hands on t-shirt! Bought this cute http://t.co/IvvqoRZ7 22:32:36, 2011-12-17
• Freedom reigns in this place, showers of mercy and grace! 11:46:59, 2011-12-18
• It ain't much but can't NOT use mantelpiece to jazz my room up a little for Christmas. Fairy lights from last year! http://t.co/21hVttGp 13:33:36, 2011-12-18
• Take 2: Better with presents? http://t.co/H8bSLbSg 14:26:23, 2011-12-18
• New year's resolution. Hmm…to make a list or not? 15:14:24, 2011-12-18
• I broke my retainer case (while reaching out for phone when it beeped an incoming msg and the case fell) http://t.co/AxmbDzZD 09:53:31, 2011-12-19
• Hmmm thinking of cinnamon rolls… 10:40:44, 2011-12-19
• Forgot that I have many books/devotionals that I have not read. Oops. But yay for "hidden" treasures! http://t.co/spS2TjXo 14:46:23, 2011-12-20
• A cousin texted to say congratulations and sends regards to my brother & SIL. Uhm…don't think they are expecting? Wrong info/person? 07:17:26, 2011-12-21
• So difficult to find a peaceful spot for a break from everything. Currently hiding in the x-ray waiting room coz they are away for lunch. 12:51:40, 2011-12-21
• My legs ache. It's the same pain (that comes & goes) since I was a little girl – I used to cry coz I can't describe the pain to my parents. 00:13:30, 2011-12-22
• Payday come, pay all gone. ;P 10:50:44, 2011-12-22
• Didn't know it was 冬至 today. Have no ingredients to make 湯圓 at the ready like last year. Happy winter solstice! 20:32:31, 2011-12-22
• The treasures of truth in God’s Word are best mined with the spade of meditation. 08:23:42, 2011-12-23
• Wrong profession perhaps? Heard of so many people who finished work yesterday and will be off till 1st week January. Jealous much! 10:04:29, 2011-12-23

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