Night out with my family before op

I'm feeling much better now so here's an update of my night out with my parents n christ.

Eating at 1 of my fave dining places - Swissotel Merchant court

Candid shot for mum, but dad's well prepared

in the midst of yawning ?

my dish looking kind of messy ?

After that we strolled along Clarke Quay, the lightings for mid autumn festival alrdy u

We were standing along the riverside, looking at some taxi boats passing thru the waters slowly, when I muttered something about it being so nice to travel on boat, must be relaxing blah blah...and Dad suddenly got excitedd, he made 2 phonecalls and started dragging us to the nearest taxi stand. We took a cab to the new pier at Marina south and before realising what's going on, we are on one of Papa's company's boat!

Dad on the front of the boat chatting with the boat drivers

Some kind of advertising campaign ???

The boat took us along the eastern outskirts of Singapore...From Marina to Marine Parade then Changi, following the sea route along East Coast Park..wow..many times I've looked out to the sea of ECP enjoying the land breeze and that night I was actually on the waters, looking at ECP and enjoying the sea breeze. Thouroughly comfy ~ The boatman gave us a feel of excitment by travelling back to the pier @ top speed and I could hardly balance myself without falling down..I miss the cool wind~

As mum didn't fancy a boat ride she sat waiting for us at one of the cafes in the pier. All in all it was a wonderful night..Good food, great company.nice view..new excitment

1st Operation

So We've all got our 1st times..hmm 1st birthdays, 1st kiss, 1st love..1st watever blah blah blah and now I'm gonna have my first operation in which I will be put to a sleep.
I've had smaller operations before, so small that although it was performed in the operation theatre, the doc did not bother to put me to sleep for 20 minutes even.

This time will be the first whereby enough anesthetic will be injected into my body to cause me to lose conciousness totally. I certainly do pray that they put enough..cos nothing could be a worst nightmare than waking up to find some fellas cutting up your abdomen.
After the short paragraphs of update, one can imagine only how ecstatic I'm feeling right now.

Why I'm having the op 4 damn days before my 21st bday ? well bcos Her Majesty thinks so , and nothing can make her change her mind...which doesnt bother me too much as I've never beeen a bday celebrating craze...But when I'm back I would like to dedicate another entry to the past great bdays I've had and needless to say all were arranged by my sweetest darling friends instead of by Lazy pat!!!! Muackx
I've got tons of update before this op actually, e.g my jakarta trip or my big meal before the op, Dad bring us out on surprise boat crusing along Marina Bay ...

But no time for that cos I'm supposed to report to the hospital in 40 minutes time and I haven't changed , running late now . Be back soon.

(Oh and thanks to the ever insistent and sweet souls who asked repeatedly to visit, I appreciate the kind thoughts, but I dun feel like seeing anyone in hospital, let's arrange to go out after I get home)

Thanks to all my dearest darlings !

Yeah I'm back from Jarkarta, but before I update about my trip, I would like to say a super BIG Thank U to my special darlings. These darlings took effort to remember when I'm going for my trip, sent me caring smses always, sms to check if I'm back, always initiate contact even when I sort of 'disappear' myself from their worlds. Touched me so much to receive their cares and concerns!

Besides those darlings of course there is darling pa,ma n darling ben dan who is getting chubby. Pa and ma took me to the doctor's regularly even though my condition is nothiong major, they still treat me with the utmost care...Awwww..Mama squuezes fresh fruit juice every morning..sometimes..she plucks out some leaves from our neighbour's plants and give me yucky bitter leave juice...ewwww..but cos she cares cares so much, I finished every yucky drop..O GOD! Then there's papa who always work hard (spend hard as well lol) for the family, always tempting me by offering me some allowance..which is truly hard to resist lor.
And my chubby who used to be skinny is the most patient, kind, generous man I've ever met !

My 1st BIG order - Yabadabadu ~

YAY ! I got my 1st substantial order!

An order for 300 dozens of infant wear. (the other party drove a really hard bargain & got a BIG FAT discount..cutting our profit by another 20%...)

My hardwork and effort of going round to any infant wear shops in the East area paid off abit.hehe 300 dozens, that a good start...Before this order, I took in orders from as little as 4 dozens, then 11 dozens, then 35 dozens. Now We've got a big fish! Someone who has 3 infant and children wear outlets in SGP, and thinks that our product can run, so they decide to carry our full range. And if this trial sells well, they will continue to restock in huge amounts..Gosh

But as Christ's sister in Jakarta has also taken in many large orders, we would have to join the queue and wait...

Christ and me would be going back to Jakarta/Semarang for a holiday cum business trip hehe. We would hand carry + pack 70 odd dozens of infant wear into our luggage for delivery to the shops that has gven us small orders. Once production is done for the 300 dozens, we would give a call to our shipping agents in the 2 countries to get to work. Now I know , shipping cost can be damn high...But my maths on profit and loss seems to be getting better..so no worries.hehehe

Showcase some of the 'products' here

Though our products are not like rompers or really fashionable but for the middle class babies, I think they are a great option..u haven't seen any of those hideous baby clothes the hdb retail are selling have you?

Let's hope the whole range can sell well ~

As they are really cheap...Might not be the most classy of styles but it's a start

I would be on the afternoon flight to Jakarta, hope to be able to scout for somemore goodies to bring back .

Example :

hopefully other kids fashion as well...some feedback is that we should just stick to basic infant wear.........my answer is NO Way..Babies need beautiful clothes at affordable prices tooo ! And I needa earn a decent income without commiting 8 hours a day

I got my first order ~

Update on my latest attempt in doing business..
I've gotten the samples last week , took down orders from several shops.
Though the orders are not gigantic...I'm over the moon ! I'm thinking of expanding this micro business...But I lack $ to bring in bigger shipment, in order for shipping to be cost effective , I should ship a larger volume each round..but I lack $ to take in so much goods... don't want to borrow from parents or boyfriend or anyone else. Actually I wanted to sell all my stocks and put the $ into the goods..but I bought the stocks under Mum's account..surely she will not be agreeable to me selling them...

I need to raise the capital in short short time...so no choice go back to work casio in the coming COMEX..God bless that I make a decent amount of $ in the 4days...grrr..I do hate the pressure to earn $ at times...

I'm excited that the shops I've been to, are interested to buy what I bring in. That nod of approval is what keeps me going.

I will be thrifty! I will raise the money

Getting into business?

Office workers in Singapore are considerably well paid (civil servants included), entry salary at $1800..after 2 years, may be about $2300..another 5 years of experience and you could easily be taking home $3000 income or even more. If combined with a working partner, both of you should be able to lead a comfortable life right ?

BUT..it's boring ! stability comes with hardwork..BUT so does stagnancy..even if u are senior manager and hmm 45 years old..still have to go to office everyday..of course, if you are able to enjoy what you do..you will be a happy person..

BUT..I just dun like to work the same amount of hours everyday..surely everyone wants to have control over their own time, me included. So I've always have the thought that I will go into business, as I've heard uncountable stories of how some people ONLY have the business thought but do not carry them out, I really don't want to join their club in this. So I try..at the age of 17(in year 2003), I joined with my best friend and her sister to start a t-shirt printing businesss...Result? NOT successful..and my whole poly year 1 classmates suffered with a piece of the product..but I'm sure they are good hearted about this..thou I still get ugly naggy reminders from Mr sun n Mr khoo about my failure from time to time ..after that, I was a bit depressed and my morale did go deep low..yet that did not kill the 'entrepreneur spirit' inside me ..in year 2006 I started a tution co-ordinating 'agency' ...abusiness that I didn't even bother to register. With the help of my buddies Sunny and Eric, the website is set up--http://www.dedicatedtutors.com/ ..From then till now, it has been in operation for close to a year..total number of deals co-ordinated by me = 26. Average I do 2 deals a month...and that damn small lah...reason ? I'm lazy..never advertise properly...But still it does provide me with a meagre 200 bucks of pocket $ each month. A few months back, I was toying with the idea of setting up a snack stall like so many others has done , but without a single encouragement or nod of approval from family and friends, I'm not brave enough to start..and I do forsee that I'm still not mature nor responsible enough to take on a 'project' of that capacity.

After loads of considerations of the types of businesses I can try..I've decided to embark on importing and distribution of infant clothings.I've contacted my suppliers from overseas..have received the samples..done a local market survey,(still lots more work to be done) before my plans can be launched. But I'm working fast at it..

I shall try to do a regular update on my new business attempt in this blog so as to remind myself not to give up halfway. And also hope to inspire friends/readers of this blog to explore more options of income..though I've not yet succeeded but I'm trying and I would be happy to rcv comments from people who share the same thinking.E.g How adeline and Mr Sun's car accessories selling is coming along.How adeline and Jy's PSP selling is coming along. Or even the things that other friends/readers do. that I'm not aware of.. Okok..basically I'm just kaypoh.

More updates on how my latest attempt at business will be posted...

Blunders

Yesh...I've done it again..made trouble for myself...procrastinating got to me....
I've deferred a sem in my school..cos I'm not able to keep up with the work (that's an excuse) whatever the reason...the truth is I'm an ass who deferred a sem in my studies...and I would have to confess to my mum soon as She is expecting me to complete my Bachelor studies this January and I won't be able to do that...Grrr..
No I didnt fail anything...Its out of laziness, dread..I deferred a sem..dumb me...
Soon I would have to face the consequences...