:: naughty naughty::

Yup! that's me...

Instead of continuing on the other 20% of my assignment, I scrapped 3 layouts! gosh! How did I manage that in 4 hours?!?! Well actually around 10am to about 3pm? I woke up at around 9.45am and literally jumped out of bed, went to the study room and took out papers and started scrapping!

Call it task avoidance? *as I don't wanna work on my assignment* sigh.. naughty naughty

Sharing here are layouts I did some time ago. It's like a series of 3 similar layouts of the same picture taken in front of NOBU in Australia.

The 2 DEAREST friends, with me in the picture, treated me to the most delicious fusion Japanese food! No expense spared with oysters, cod fish, fresh mushrooms, sashimi, dessert... it's the works!

I thank them for their hospitality and their friendship. It's a pity that I can't see them more often. Now you know why my trips back to Australia is always 2 states - Perth and Melbourne?? I need to do 'friendship duties' if not I get slaughtered for visiting one and not the other!


A little "thank you" present for their friendship. It was definitely great seeing them again.
& now that they have received it, I can post it :)

Layout 1
Layout 2

Can you spot the difference in the 2 layouts? haha

it was a joy working on these 2 layouts especially when
1. I know who the recipients are *& I know that they'll love it*

2. I get to scrap even though it's similar layout... get it?

Another layout from the holiday...
Something simple with lots of white space as the papers chosen were complex, so thought I should not over do it?


Ok back to the assignment! Ganbatte!!!

:: i heart ::

this picture very much!


taken by yours truly! I'm pleased...

:: 2 weeks old ::

Finally a picture of my very cute little niece... yes! I'm biased ^.^



I mentioned that it felt so good to scrap so here's a layout from my recent trip to Australia :)
This one is taken in Perth...


I've been working on my assignment the whole afternoon and I'm glad to say I'm 80% done. It's the very first assignment for the course so feeling the pressure to do a good job. After this there is another 2 more group assignments to do :S All due this month... arghh!!! This module has an exam in August... I am not looking forward!

Help!!!

Back to working on my assignment... Hope you're having a better weekend than me! ;|

:: therapeutic ::

because I scrapped last night! It felt good. It felt great! It felt like I was able to release some pent up frustration. *wow that's sounds rather hard to believe* But yeah, I've not been scrapping for a several weeks and my hands are itching to use that penknife, scissors, rampaging through papers, alphas, chipboards, sticker, word labels, prima flowers, inking, cutting, glueing, pasting... you get the drift!

It also doesn't help that I've been tempted by new products and yes I confess, I've been buying stuff and not been able to use them :(


In the meanwhile, no pics of baby yet.

Somehow the USB port is not reading the card reader *bummer*! That means no posting of pictures of baby or my long ago layouts or printing any pictures of Renee to start on her very own SB album.

Having a new addition in the family definitely brings unusual & sometimes funny moments into our lives:

I sent SIL and baby Renee to the hospital last Thursday as the baby needed to get a blood test done (for what, I'm not sure). She was in the room with baby Renee and suddenly I heard crying... really loud crying! She sure have powerful lungs. Luckily, she came out quiet and smiley :)

Of course, this being the first grandchild in the family, the grandparents are anxious. Dad asked how the the session went. I told him that his granddaughter sure have powerful lungs, I could hear her crying in the room from the waiting lounge. And Dad appeared upset, saying why would a baby need to have a blood test? Why make a baby go through such painful torture? But crying is good for the baby, it strengthens her lungs, and since she cry so loudly, her lungs are good.... May I use the word "cute" on him?


* I'm documenting things that I notice / hear about baby Renee here so when I do the album, I can remember! HAH

Baby's a week old now... gosh how times flies!

- She still likes to fall asleep in the midst of her feeds.

- She likes that someone sings to her, well i think cos I see my bro singing to her and I sing to her! :)

- She opens her eyes wide now and Dad said that she has big lovely eyes and a nice double eyelid!

- her fingers and toes are still wrinkly...

- She's an animated baby when she sleeps. Her little pouty lips moves, she kicks a fair bit and wriggles her arms around.

:: mark the date ::

Gosh! I've not scrapped in recent weeks too :S I miss scrapping

It's really tough trying to juggle work and studies and play at the same time (note the order!)

But happy news... Renee's here. Bro, Mom, his MIL and I were in the hospital throughout the birthing. Bro was with SIL all the time while the 3 of us waited paitently at the lounge. We saw Renee within the 1st hour of her birth :P All pink and wrinkly. Tiny fingers, toes and a cute button nose.

Renee's a sleepy baby. She slept for almost 3 hours straight on Sunday afternoon. She loves yawning and doesn't cry much *phew*. Even in her slumber, she opens her eyes and takes a peep before closing them and dozing off again!

Mommy and baby are doing great. They are going home today.

:: since March ::

since March, many things have certainly happened!

- Celebrated my birthday a few times over, with friends in Singapore and Australia :)

- Started on a course to get local certification in SpEd (as mine were previously done as a distant learning and I don't want to take chances) and also as a stepping stone to further studies. It's been exciting but nonetheless difficult with lots of things that needs re-freshening & needs me to read up on! Made a few friends & 1 of whom should be great study pal :)

- Workwise, a new project that promises to be loads of learning & new roles for me... *one level up I hope*

- an existing project that is attempting to make me jump off the roof! argh... endless roadblocks and horrible working relationship with external parties!

Can't believe it's May already...
My soon to arrive niece is ready to say hello to the world anything this month!
She's my namesake *somewhat* as the initial name my mom wanted to name be was to began with 'R'... mom's happy with the choice of the English name but everyone's thinking hard about the Chinese name.
*yeah* new subject to scrap about ;)

3 assignments due next month! Gosh