For someone who pesters others to put up their birthday wishlists, i didn't really like the idea of telling people what to get for me. I felt that it kinda took the surprise element out of it.. But! I changed my mind after shopping for the other birthday babies. Present hunting is hard.. esp if you don't really know what the birthday baby wants! Also, the expressions of glee on the jun-jul babies' face helped to convince me that a bit of the surprise is still retained (in the sense that they don't know which items of their wishlist we would pick!).

Hence, for the convenience of those working out there, i have made out a wishlist in excruciating detail so that you can just pop in and out of the store! :D Enjoy!

Adel's wishlist

- Sigh.. my dream job??

- For my ipod to miraculously start working.

- I need another pair of aviators to put in the car to wear while driving. Dayah bought a really nice pair from bugis for only $10!

- A bag for interviews/ work

- wallet (the coin compartment shud preferably be on the outside.. See Jing Xian's wallet for reference!)

- earrings for work

- pouch tt is big enough to put my hp and cash inside. Need it for lunch hour/ gg out for chomp chomp nights etc.

- Seamless or pretty lace bra. I'm 70b.

- Books! Preferably mystery/crime novels (but not lee child, sidney sheldon or ian rankin). I love the lincoln rhyme series of Jeffrey Deaver! *hint hint* The Jeffrey Deaver books i have read include Twisted, More Twisted, The Cold Moon, The Twelfth Card, The Empty Chair, Garden of Beasts, The Vanished Man, Speaking in Tongues, The Lesson of her death, The Coffin Dancer. Please dun get Bone Collector too. Angelina Jolie kinda spoilt tt image for me. The only prob with this option is that there may be a risk that i get 2 copies of the same book which happened during Christmas.

edit: Audrey says that she'll get me "The Stone monkey" so don't get tt too! Yay! I can't wait to read it!!!!

- you can't go wrong with beauty products! :D Here are the names of products im itching to try out! :D
"Clarins Fix' Make-Up Refreshing Mist $25.00"
" Paul and Joe eye make up palette Summer Shimmer"
"Palmer's skin success spider vein cream"
"Shiseido white lucent brightening eye treatment"



Also, following in the steps of Vinna, here's my "Please do not get me these items" list
- cups / mug
- perfume
- decorative items like figurines, pictures, vases etc.
- flowers
- chocolates
- balloons
- Store vouchers as they mean tt i have to get out of the house and go to the store. heh!
- urm clothes. Often people give me really lovely clothes in a much smaller size which just serves to depress make me! lol! Height does not equal width!

So there you have it! Adel's very easy and convenient birthday wishlist and non-wishlist!

By the way, for the "surprise" bday celebration, dayah was wondering whether we could go minds cafe. lol! We discussed it and we agreed that the city hall's one would be the best location. What do you think? Do let her know!

Yesterday, I conquered CTE.

Today, the PIE and BKE.

Tomorrow... the world! :D :D :D

This feeling of control is amazing.. Imagine what i could do with GPS!

Do i hear a cry for updates?? lol!

Sorry but it seems like i'll have great witty ideas for a blog entry which would immediately disappear as soon as i log on to blogger! gah! But. i'l try my best to fill up a few paragraphs about what's happening in my non-existent life..

Update #1:

The much anticipated BBQ got rained on. To give you an idea of how last minute it was, i was anxiously waiting on the patio for Sherlin to come pick me up when Claryce called to say tt it was raining at Tampines. Man! At that very moment, i felt like throwing bricks at the sky and whatnot. Yes, that "NOOOOOOooooo" sound you heard on sat was me.

But my family proved to be a absolute lifesaver! As soon as i asked my parents for permission to use the house and BBQ, they said yes and sprang into action. Within minutes, my dad had the BBQ pit set and Jie Jie and Mummy were busy heating up the charcoal for the fire. Within half and hour, we had a fire going. And this is despite the fact that it was my dad's last day of his July Singapore's visit and Jie Jie having to go off to pick Dan up from the airport in a matter of time! What can i say? My family is fabulous!

I havent gotten the pics of the BBQ from the rest yet, hence i shall post the pics another time. But was really glad that the birthday babies enjoyed their celebration and presents!! They deserve the best and i'm glad that they liked the cupcakes. Kudos esp to Asilah for the cupcakes and picking out such fine presents! Hidayah and Jing Xian played essential roles in present hunting too!

Update #2:

Well.. I've finally passed my driving! As Claryce said, "Driver in the house yo!" One baby step into adult hood! :D Hooray! As soon as i could get out of the centre, i called my mom to pick me up and fixed the plates so that i could start driving asap! Celebrated by driving straight to Novena which meant taking the CTE. Talk about baptism by fire! Fetched Audrey from school and then later, Jie Jie from Bishan. It was nerve wrecking trying to drive in the rain in the dark. To make it worse, my car's wipers were a tad old so whenever it wiped away the raindrops, i would be left peering through a blurred window. And then there's the issue of parking the car in my house's garage. I think i gave my mum quite a fright a few times when i tried parking it!

BUT FEAR NOT! I will practise and practise and practise! This license is so expensive and difficult to get, i must make full use of it! Also, I told my parents that they do not have to worry about me getting reckless on the road because this license is just too precious to lose! Am resolved to being a safe and careful driver! :D Will practise in time for Hari Raya & CNY visiting! ho ho ho!

Update #3:
Mum has been sick all week long so i've been busy juggling all the housework with everything else. While the laundry, ironing and cleaning are okay, nothing else would make me take up cooking. All week long, i've been dancing around in the kitchen, squealing and squealing when the stupid oil splatters onto me. I swear, the food is evil. It's out to get me for cooking it. The other day, this drop of hot oil jumped out of the kwali to miss my eye by an inch. An inch! I wanted to show it the middle finger. After the first day, i realised tt i couldnt do it on my own so i have roped in Audrey to assist me... together with the guidance of Jie Jie thru email, i have made it thru the first week of cooking :D Hooray!

Anyhoos, housework, driving, job hunting and dash's ear infection have kept me pretty busy for the past week. I promise that once things settle down next week, i'll sit down and properly do the presents accounts. Up to today, im still scratching my head over the remaning $20!

Also on the promise list, my very first birthday wishlist! :D
For now, the hint is NO clothes!

What's happened to me?

I used to love interviews! With the arrogance only youth can provide, i would swagger in to interviews, confident that i would ace it. But now the thought of having to go in and answer questions like "describe a difficult situation which you got out of." or "describe why you think that you would be perfect for this job" makes me quake in my shoes. This is just plain crazyyy. I can foresee a downward spiral into batshit crazy lady who is fearful of everything.

Which is pretty stupid considering the people have to pick you for the interview and they can't do that if you havent sent your resume for them to look thru. So logic goes to reason that i should start finishing the damn resume already!

heeeelp!

got it from peio's blog.

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