3 years

Our third anniversary as a married couple is coming up, and I’m wondering what we can do to celebrate it.

On the one hand, this is a special day and I’d like to splurge. On the other hand, since money is a bit tight, I’d still like to rein in the expenses.

So I’m trying to find something to do that will be both special and won’t break the bank. Got a few more days to think!

End of holiday

This is it. HR just called me and informed me that they’ve gotten my employment pass. They’ll take care of collecting my EP – yes! that’s a hundred dollar less expense for me!

I just have to show up on the 3rd of March at 9 am, and I get to start work. More than two months after I got offered the position, I’ll finally finally be able to start work.

Wish me luck!

V-Day

Valentine’s Day has never been a special occasion for us, save for one year when he surprised me with a bouquet of flowers and a cake that he ordered online.

A couple of days ago, we were talking about it, and I mentioned that I wasn’t expecting anything from him since it’s never been our practice anyway. I don’t buy him Valentine’s Day gifts either. At the most, all we do is greet each other the usual V-day greetings, share a kiss, and that’s it.

I actually think it would be nicer to bring on the romance on any other random day, and not on a socially-prescribed-got-to-be-romantic day like February 14. I have nothing against most couples worldwide who actually do celebrate it on this day. However, I do think it’s more romantic to just be sweet because you feel like it and not because you feel like you have to be.

Gotta say though, receiving anything from your Significant Other — on Valentine’s Day or otherwise — counts for something special in my book! Be it flowers, chocolates, a nice book he knows you’ve been longing to read, a massage, preparing a nice meal for you when it’s not normally his job…it just means they’re thinking of you and want to make you happy. And isn’t that what romance should be all about?

How To Avoid Trapped Arm Whilst Cuddling In Bed

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If you’ve ever cuddled with your significant other in bed, you know that this is definitely a concern!

My hubby actually complains now that I don’t really cuddle with him as much as I used to do before. I find that cuddling positions aren’t really too comfortable, and though romantic, isn’t really the best way to have a good night’s sleep.

And since I can’t even fall asleep while lying on my back, I always have to just say that I’m about to turn…signaling my eminent journey to dreamland.

Approved

I just checked the Ministry of Manpower’s Employment Pass Online system and found out that my employment pass has been approved.

I wonder when my employer will make me start; given that I still need to receive the letter from them, collect the employment pass from MoM, take their compulsory medical exam, and the fact that they only let new employees start work on either the first or third Monday of the month.

I’m a bit nervous at  starting my new job. To begin with, I haven’t had much experience in actual journalism. I’ve written articles, for sure, but I’ve never done actual journalism in writing them. I hope they’ve got some training program!

Plus, I don’t know anyone there! And they will be mostly locals (Singap0r3ans). Not Filipinos like I’m used to. While I have worked with locals previously, it’s at an entirely different place and capacity.

And it’s been such a long time since I’ve done actual work. What if I can’t hack it? What if I’m too lazy?

This reminds me of when I was about to enter UP, and I was so nervous because I felt like I was extremely mediocre compared to the rest of the students who would be going in. But luckily, I survived. So maybe I’ll survive this one too.

So now I’d reaaaally better make use of the remaining days of vacation for me!

And this is why this blog’s url is cappuccinochiller…

I really do have so many stories that I wish I could have told from the last few months, from hellishly busy days, to relaxing days where I get to chat with nice customers (some of whom I’ve been mistaken to be 10 years younger than I am! Naks! Hahaha), to pesky customers, to weird customers, to smelly delivery men (phew!) to my fascination with steaming milk for hot drinks.

Yes folks, I am definitely in the front line of customer service in a great coffee shop that my husband’s family franchised. I open the store and stay there till late at night, taking orders, preparing food, chillers, coffee, and more. And no, it’s not that coffee shop with the mermaid logo, nor is it the one with the purple straws, if you know what I mean!

I now know my cappuccinos from my lattes, shots and foam and all that jazz. So if you’re ever in Singapore and you want a good cuppa, look me up!

i’m back!

Oh.my.god.

I am finally back! Some of you might know that I have been out of commission not just because I’ve been busy at work but mostly because my laptop’s keyboard was spoiled. The letters q, w, r, u, o and backspace didn’t work so I couldn’t type anything decent. If I wanted to type in anything, I had to resort to copying and pasting those letters. Too annoying.

I’ve been dillydallying between buying a new laptop and not buying a new laptop. Pros: will get to do normal things with the laptop. Cons: Too expensive!!!

So me being silly me, it never occurred to me to just buy a mini keyboard for my laptop. Which, luckily, I had the sense to do so now. I just popped over to the nearest tech shop and bought me a nice slim keyboard which I now placed on top of my laptop, and voila, I’m typing again! (And it only cost me S$16.90!)

Woohee!

A New Day

When I first got here in Singapore a year ago, after my husband and I got married, we tended to our ice cream business. It wasn’t really a full time thing, in that we didn’t have an office and we’d just go when we had appointments and deliveries and whatnot. It was a wholesale distribution setup, so we didn’t have to be in a store the whole day.

All that has changed now. In the span of less than a month, my husband’s family and I are now immersed in a brand new business; one that involves coffee, milk, and food. You get the picture. We have been undergoing training for the last couple of weeks, and boy, is it tiring, believe you me!

I’ve been learning new skills, been working hard, been learning everything I need to know so that I can help run the business effectively. I’ve even managed to fulfill a lifelong dream: to run the cash register! Haha.

It’s a lot of fun, and also a lot of hard work. My customer service skills are now back in action. I get to talk to a lot more people, see more people. A lot of booboos and cheers.

As Michael Buble would sing: It’s a new day, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new life…for me. And I’m feeeeeeling gooood.

So exciting!

There are SO many things going on right now. Unbelievably major change in lifestyle…which I’ll share with you when things settle down. It’s an exciting period, albeit tiring. From being mostly at home, I am now about to have a more vibrant lifestyle. It’s amazing how fast things are moving, and how fast things will be moving ahead as well.

Godspeak

Did God send me a message today? I was blowdrying my hair earlier, and out of the blue, as clear as day, this thought rang in my head:

“Choose your battles wisely.”

So timely and so profound, it must be God’s way of helping me through. Hope I can always keep it in mind.