Why fruits?

Since young, I've been educated and taught about the benefits of fruits, how nutritious they are and how they can keep us healthy and fit. I have never liked fruits, or even, I detest fruits. When mommy served us apples, I will secretly threw my apples into the dustbin or out of the window (not to be caught by mom). The tastes and sometimes their appearances do not appeal to me and I always don't understand why should we eat fruits? Fruits are ranked one of the top nasty food in my list. Perhaps, this is the reason of my acne face. If I were not so stubborn and ate more fruits in the past, my face would be better?

Fruits are nature's wonderful medicines as they are packed with vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants that are beneficial to our health.

How fruits are beneficial to us!

As I grow older, I became more health conscious. I started eating different sorts of fruits and I can really see the effects. My body gets less toxic and more nutrients. Although my daily intake of fruits did not meet the requirements, every human body should consume 3-4 portions of fruits every day. Try to include fruits before, during and after your meals. Make it a habit, and trust me it is all worth it.

Usually, I would snack on tidbits or chocolates during tea-break. But as I'm determined to change to a healthier diet, I ate fruits as my snacks today!!! YAY

Avocado & Apple drizzled with Maple Syrup

Okay, the maple syrup ain't part of the healthy diet but let's take things slowly. I've learnt my lesson and should not stop everything at one go! So I intend to eat McDonald's twister fries one day soon, to control my cravings. JUST ONCE!!!

As many of you readers already know what wonders apples can do, many did not know how great avocado is. Or simply some don't even know it's existence! (including me till recently) 

Avocados are rich in fibre, despite its high calorie count. This fruit contains high fat burning abilities. Just one avocado provides your body with various vitamins including Vitamin A, C, E, K and B6. Every mouth of avocado would assure you your body nourishments. Besides, other nutrients like riboflavin, folate, niacin and pantothenic acid are found in large amounts in an avocado. 

After researching on various health sites, avocados are found to be one of the fruits that are most beneficial to one's health. Including:

Prostate Cancer Prevention

Breast Cancer Protection

Eye Health

Lower Cholesterol

Regulate Blood Pressure

Heart Health

Stroke Prevention

Healthy Skin

The list can go much longer but this shows how great avocados are! Thumbs up!

If you find avocado difficult to consume because of its texture and taste, I can recommend a few appetizing ways to eat avocado.

Avocado Milkshake

Avocado Salad

Avocado Sandwich

Avocado Dip with Corn Chips!

Many more creative ideas you can come up with! Feeling hungry nowwwwwwwwww

As most of you might know, avocado also gives your skin a healthy glow! Eating more avocado can prevent saggy skin in the future. Why wait till then and be troubled with wrinkles? Start now with DIY face masks! Simply go youtube and search for DIY Avocado Face Masks, many youtube make-up gurus would have tried it before. I'll start to make some videos next time after I bought my camera!

By now, I guess everyone has an idea how good avocados can do to both your inner and outer self. Do try to include avocados in your diet (and mine too). It has become part of my healthy diet regime. Thank you everyone and remember our smiles! :)

Motivation & Determination

Intense workout; yoga; healthy diet & lifestyle. 

I've been recently inspired and motivated by my favourite artistes (:

❤❤❤

Look at SNSD Yuri's abs! Perfect and flawless! Wish I can be like her tooooo

Perfect body contour + beautiful face shape. How can someone be so ideal?

So again, I've started to get my ass back on controlling my weight and diet. I had tried dieting about one year ago, but apparently it wasn't the best way to slim down because I had gained back my weight loss. In fact, I grew heavier than what I was before. 

One of the reasons I slimmed down was due to enormous stress as a result of the loss of my beloved. My whole family turned vegetarians for exactly 49 days as a form of prayer to daddy, hoping his after life will be better. As such, I survived without consuming meat/junk food for a month plus. On top of that, I reduced sugar and oily food intake intensely, and keep exercising for about 3-4 times a week. With all those reasons above, I lost 4kgs in less than 2 months. Many of my friends were shocked at how I had managed to slim down so drastically. Some were even concerned about my health. However, this intense diet re-bounced back after a period where I started to crave for all sorts of unhealthy food. (FYI, I'm a junkie who LOVES snacks, tidbits, chocolates, fried food) Especially when I started school when stress tends to build up, I binged on everything and disregarded my diet regime. I could drink more than 2 cups of Starbucks or equivalent a day. Subsequently, the over dosage of caffeine and sugar rush not only caused a jump in my weight, but also resulted in severe acne and pimples. My oily-acne skin became the consequence of my irregular diet. I have very few photos of myself without make-up on so here is one of the rare photos! Sigh, I know I shouldn't rely on make-up too much, but I just can't help it!

ACNE ACNE ACNE!!!

Therefore, I've decided to slim down again but in a more regular and healthier diet regime. It takes time, effort and perseverance to slenderize. Determination is the key. So I would constantly need to re-read this blog post and remind myself the reason for the diet. 

Please wait for awhile before I post my diet methods. Also, I'll keep you updated on my progress! Before I end this post, I hope everyone will be positive and optimistic towards their future and fight against any challenges they have ahead. I will also do my best and keep my life going (:

"Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices."

- Mike Ditka

Pretty Sica! 예뻐요, 언니 

xoxo,

Jen 

2012 THE END

Another new year approaching and I hope everyone has enjoyed this year as much as I do. Life goes on, so we just have to enjoy this awe-inspiring journey we all have.

New year resolutions are a trend that marks the beginning of our paths which keeps us going. Last year, I made several resolutions and I would say most of my resolutions are fulfilled. Though some are still in the process...

This coming new year, I wish :

• my life to be fun-filled with laughter & enjoyment
• my family to stay cheerful, happy and healthy
• to do well in my studies and other activities
• to receive scholarship & secure an internship at my desired company
• to keep in contact & meet my friends more often
• to earn & save more money
• to have a flawless skin
• daddy will still remember us. 

4R2 class outing is always held at the end of the year. I'm sure next year we'll meet up more frequently because of all the 21st parties!

Hope we can meet up with other classmates too!

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 ! 

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY TO ME!

I finally reached the stage of my twenties! I can't believe it.. my teenage years officially ended. This birthday got to be the most touching one for me. It's so unforgettable how my friends celebrated for me. I've always never look forward to birthdays since young and my family no longer celebrate ever since dad was gone. Birthday is just yet another normal day to us, in fact a day which all of us wanted to avoid. We used to buy birthday cake every year and blow candles as a family. I always teared whenever they sang birthday song to me. I miss it so much.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed my 20th birthday! All thanks to my wonderful friends whom love me as much as I love them! 

Daisy bought a cake for me at work and my colleagues celebrated for me. Awww... I'mma so touched and shy!!! :P

Group photos w the cake at Echelon Showflat! 

Attended Kenny's 21st Birthday Chalet which happens to fall on my birthday (:

New awesome friends!

 Never forget these group of friends that make my poly life so fun-filled. 

LOVE THEM SO MUCH! xoxo

Cheryl !

A short clip of my birthday wish! 

I also received plenty birthday wishes & loves from my dearest friends and I would like to thank everyone of them from the bottom of my heart. I hope my birthday wishes come true and I'll continue to stay strong. 

Did I forgot to mention something important? I want to say a big THANKS to YANCI who came down all the way to my friend's chalet and wish me happy birthday! She's such a darling, so sweet of her(: Can't imagine my life without her!

Also, had a great day with BRISCILLIA CHOO especially our singing session! We'll talk NON STOP whenever we meet up and always so oblivious to our surrounding. She add colours during my down times & I'm so grateful to that. 

Happy Jen (:

C❤PCAKE

Please look forward to....

my awesome desserts & cupcakes! 

After my exams ㅠㅠ

화이팅 ★

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” - Albert Einstein

15 more days to my first final examinations in NUS. Time passes just too quickly. Tomorrow is my last project submission and all test & exams will me rushing in. I need a breather. My motivation level isn't as strong and I think I have put little effort in everything I do. I know it'll definitely reflect in my results and I'll surely regret it. But, it is better late than never! I will try my best to score for exams! :)

Had a great meal at Yum Cha restaurant in Chinatown with mommy & brother last weekend. Hope mommy is happy. I love you mom!

And also my first attempt to bake rainbow cupcakes! Didn't measure the amount carefully and the cupcake overflowed :( Well, it is my first time after all. KUDOS! :D I want to bake oreo cheesecake, macroons and other cakes... Please look forward to many delightful desserts! 

Always do your best; What you plant now, you will harvest later

To the end of poly life, is the beginning of uni. Life continues to move on despite rain or storm. 

Year 2012 is really a happening year. I would say time past so fast that I couldn't slow down and watch what I have been doing. Today, I want to blog about things that I want myself to remember when I look back. Upon graduating from poly, I went Taiwan for a graduation trip with my family and relatives. It was considered my first overseas holiday trip. I can't express how happy yet heart-aching I was. I always look forward to see myself enjoying however I'll feel guilty whenever I'm a slightest joyful. This had happened ever since I know Daddy no longer can share my happiness with me. Graduating from poly; having fun overseas; enjoying life. It seems to become a sin, unfilial child.

 

Graduation Day 2012

Sis & Me at Taiwan; HelloKitty Specs FTW!

Thereafter, I worked for another 3-4 months at CDL before I officially embarked on my uni phase. I got to know many friends from FOC, and my OG COEUS was really fun! We had many nice memories together. Although we aren't as close now, I'm sure we'll get to meet up often! 

To be honest, I'm struggling with the university pace. It is 1000000000 times more heavy workload than poly and the people there are 100000000 times more hardworking. I don't think I can score well in uni. I know I shouldn't be dampening myself but the fact is that my studying motivation is not as strong as when I'm in poly. I'll still strive to work hard, but try not to give myself too much stress. Enjoy life while I can. Right?

Nevertheless, in 2012, I'm so glad that I made so many new friends that are fun and nice to be with. Of course, I never fail to met up with my old friends even some whom I've not met for years! It's just so nice to meet and catch up with them once in a while when everyone is so busy with their own life. I love reminiscing the past :) 

Some photos below to update about my life. Hopefully I still get the chance to update this blog frequently (not once a year). I love how this blog contains all parts and pieces of my life ❤

The Five :)

Project groupmates with Kate Pang!

JiaJie's 21st Bday!

Susanna's 21st Bday w Seniors

SDE Team Table Tennis! :D

Hoping everything will go smoothly.

I miss you Daddy ❤

To a new beginning; abandoning the bad memories

2011 has been a toturing and tough year for me, sometimes I even wonder if I would survive this year. Well, as it is seems I have managed to pull through living a life without my father. Yes, without. How tough can it be? Some might be wondering ...

Last family potrait on my Dad's Birthday in 2010.

On the 3rd of April 2011, he left us on 7.00am smiling happily. He must be so glad to be somewhere he'll liked to go to. Nobody knows where it is and how it looks like, but I'm sure he will NEVER forget us. He sure is a great father anyone would love to have.

There are definitely regrets in my whole life - for not treating him better, not listening to him, not sharing his burdens, being a wilful kid and disappoint him at times. How I wish I can at least say 'sorry' to him.

Finally, this year has dragged to an end. There're still so many years to live on, and still counting. Will life be more interesting? or more strenuous?

I would like myself to find some space and time to figure what I actually want to do/be in the future. I see no point moving one step at a time. By then, I hope I've become more confident and pursue for whatever I'll want to do.

Still, 2011 still feel 'exist' to me because of the lovely friends around me. They never fail to make me feel warmth and loved.

So what are my 2012 wishes?

• Take good care of my family
• Earn and save lots of money
• Get into a good local university
• Discover my passion & future
• Stay healthy and fit
• My skin condition to be better

There are still more but I can't think of any at this moment ...

What are your new year's resolutions? :)

Hope they come true ~ ^^

P.S I'll be updating my blog more frequently (If I have more spare time) so, STAY TUNED! :D

Everything has gone so wrong

It wasn't getting any better. Everything is so screwed up and it remains the same. My heart aches, my eyes swell, my head hurts and my life sucks.

Down times & bad days

A little encouragement and comfort makes me feel cherished and loved. Although I'm still feeling down, these friends cheered me up.

YanCi "Tell you what, join me for the class every tue, I'm sure it'll be somewhat helpful for you, after attending for sometime! You'll feel better after attending every week and things bothering you will somehow seems less significant. Whenever, wherever <3 "

YouMing "Stay strong <3 if you need a listening ear, can sms or call me(: Just cry. You'll be better after that. You'll feel better eventually, things will turn out fine, you'll survive! You'll be okay, I have faith in you, you can win this fight. Take care of yourself and your family too!"

YingQi "Hey dear! It's been quite sometime we talked! While I guess you are busy like a bumble bee! But let's just hang in there and smile! Cos it will be just all be much better :) Make sure you, your mum and siblings are safe and fine all the while! Take good care of them and yourself <3 Most importantly, remember to always stay strong and happy cos I'm always beside you!!"

Valerie "Work is going to be a really precious opportunity, just think that you can learn so much and gain a lot more exposure on dealing w people, situations, problems, tasks... etcetc. Then you will keep going and work in a happier mode :)"

Really appreciate to have them as my true friends ... thank you so much. I'll continue to fight on.

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on

Appearing to be strong on the surface, telling everyone "I'M ALRIGHT :D". Faking to smile all day. Behaving like I don't mind everyone's action. It was tough. Really, I feel like I'm suffocating and I have enough. From now on, I have decided to close the door in my heart. Please ... don't put me on the spot, by helping me to stay away from me. I would want to be alone. Teardrops will never dry up and I don't wish to spread them to you.

I will always remember how he left us, the scene that will retain in my memory for years. He did not bid us farewell, just saying "they're here". He smiled and grabbed our hands & lost his conscious minutes later. The months & days that we have been rushing through & fro from home to hosp. The kind of strength & determination that I can't believe I actually had because all I think of was wanting to accompany him till he recovers, which is otherwise. The times when he was in hosp & keep asking us if we were afraid, and giving us the look that he was at his wits end. When we were doing nothing but crying for help as his heart beat was hike up to 180bpm (a normal human heart rate is around 70bpm) As well as the last image of him when he was lying at the coffin. All these were bad yet only memories left with him.

FUCK.

The second week of work is starting to get a little bored because I've learnt most of the things in the first week. Most of the time I would be reading newspaper or answering phone calls. Around 10 more weeks to go!

If only I lived an ordinary life like them ...

I love liquor chocolates!

Snacks available @workplace (How to go on diet?)

Hot chocolate ~

BK Double Shot breakfast (Y)

Snapshot at work (:

Sometimes memories are better forgotten. Sometimes they’re not, but over time you seem to lose them. But sometimes, even though some memories are too hard to even bear, you want to hold on to the BAD and the GOOD memories. cause in the end, you realize there was a reason for all that misery, that it resulted in happiness.

No longer the same

Happy Birthday to my beloved Daddy!

My Daddy's last birthday cake

It happened so fast that we didn't cherish the last moments together...

I shall give a brief update on my internship.

Working at City Development Ltd is great! I was posted to the Sales/Marketing Dept and to be more precise, I'm working under the sales division. In the beginning, I was rather upset about my job scope because it requires me to travel from place to place, to different show flats. I thought I would be stationed at the HQ office doing some admin job. However, after three days of working, I totally love my job! I was able to see a greater picture of the whole company and pushing sales was unexpectedly fun! I was also able to visit to high-end condominiums (my daddy ♥ condos, so I'm aiming to buy condo in the future!) such as One Shenton & Cliveden. My supervisors and colleagues are also very nice and friendly to me. I believe my dad has been blessing and watching over me. I hope to continue such positive experience and attitude in work. Fighting! :)

Exam results are out today! I received the TP message at 11.11am SHARP (good sign?)

I was so happy with my results!

TO DADDY,

I DID IT & I HOPE I'VE MADE YOU PROUD.

I'LL CONTINUE TO WORK HARDER FOR MY LAST SEMESTER & AIM TO FURTHER MY STUDIES AT LOCAL UNIVERSITY. ALTHOUGH I COULDN'T PRESENT TO YOU MY GRADES PERSONALLY, I KNOW YOU'RE UP THERE LOOKING AT ME & SMILING WIDELY. I'VE ALSO BEEN A GOOD GIRL BY SPENDING VERY LITTLE; DOING HOUSE CHORES; CONTROLLING MY TEMPER; PUTTING EXTRA CARE FOR FAMILY; GOING OUT LESS OFTEN. I THINK YOU CAN SEE IT YOURSELF THOUGH. I'LL DO MUCH BETTER AND MAKE YOU EVEN MORE PROUD OF ME. JUST WANT TO WISH YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN... AND I MISS YOU A LOT.

WITH LOVE, YUNJEN(小女儿).

Some pictures of Cliveden @ Grange:

It looks so magnificent!

Cylinder/Circular -shaped Condo, specifically designed showroom unit

I just love the bedroom!

Camwhoring while waiting for clients! ^^