The Moon Goddess Wannabees

A day spent at the Mandarin Oriental Spa. It was a day of pure, blisfull pleasure....

We embarked on a therapeutic journey called the Moon Goddess Therapy at the posh and opulent Mandarin Oriental Spa. My partner took the moon goddess body therapy while I had to settle for the moon goddess's face therapy (for obvious reason of course).

But ......oh......my oh my.........ohhhh......blisss......... what a pleasurable time we had. To our sponsor, THANK YOU for your generosity, it would have been perfect had there been a Moon God each for us, the newly transformed Moon Goddesses (sigh.......). Anyhow, even with the absence of our Moon Gods, we were still happy and content.

The Moon Goddess Therapy was actually a birthday gift from my dear housemate. From beginning till the end...it was 5-star treatment all along. I guess the handwork (massage, exfoliating, scrubbing, kneading) were all the same like any other spas but it was the luxurious-ness of the place and the level of service that made it sooooooo special.

From the moment our reservations were made to our arrivals, the type of facilities that we could use at our disposal before and after our treatments.......our departure........it was so luxurious and decadent. Both of us were cosseted and pampered like tycoons' wives.

I supposed this trip was really special because it was free and in the middle of the week (my spa outings are usually end of the week, winding down activity after the marathon-like existance during onsite meetings). Plus it was so quiet and deserted....we had the whole place to ourselves!

Not a single moment passed by when we wished that we were both rich tai-tais with nothing better to do but pamper ourselves in this manner (going to expansive spas, 'doing' lunches and teas and shopping with fellow tai-tais instead of slaving away in the office, 'doing' proposals, reports and financial reconciliations....sigh....double sighs.... ).

And YES, we did do a long lunch after that, at an Italian bistro in Lan Kwai Fong. And YES, it was followed with another few more hours of shopping expedition.

Who wants to be career women anyway? We both wannabe ladies of leisure.....RICH ladies of leisure...........

Congratulations Mrs and Mr Loong!!!!

This post is especially dedicated to my housemate a.k.a. landlady, a.k.a unofficial counsellor,
Ms Lee Whai See whom,
as of 17 Nov 2009,
has successfully registered her marriage to her beloved fiance' Mr Loong Sze Peng.


Dear Whai See and Sze Peng,
Heartiest congratulations to both of you on your matrimony.

Marriage binds your love for each other
May it bring your joy eternally ever
Though there might be some rocky paths in one way or the other
But you must have faith in your love and in your significant other

In sickness and in health
In tears and laughter
For richer or poorer
May you both shall live
Together forever


With warm regards,
Yus (19 Nov 2009)

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Congratulations to the NEW
Mr and Mrs LOONG

We wish your matrimony
will be lasting and STRONG

Even if there are conflicts and STORMS

Your love and respect for each other will keep you marriage STRONG

And both of you will remain together forever LONGGGGG!!!

Love :
Bard, Cici, Linda, Karen, Suaimi & Azam
11 Nov 2008

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The adventure-less of Two Ms Wannabees - Wanna be rich and famous

On a chilly morning of 9 Nov, Ms Wannabee and her friend Ms Linda (another wannabe) were whisked off to the exclusive Hong Kong Marina Club in Sai Kung for a day of boat trip.

The boat was a 20-footer Deluxe Western Cruiser that could accommodate up to 28 people on board equipped with 2 outdoor decks, 1 indoor lounge deck with fully equipped galley (kitchen), karaoke with more than 100 dvds and vcds collections, 2 fully equipped bathrooms and shower cubicles…….and 4 full time crews. And, there were also 4 wicker baskets filled with individually packed freshly laundered fluffy bath towels.

Abroad, on the way to the first destination, a continental breakfast with assorted Danish pastries and hot beverages (coffee, tea and orange juice) were served.

After a 30 minutes cruise, the party were transferred to the dry land in a smaller speed boat. From there they followed the group leader up the Mac Lehose Trail in the Sai Kung Country Park. This is part of the Sai Kung Peninsula with its magnificent view of the countryside and vistas of sapphire blue sea….

Except for the group leader, little did the 20 over odd members in the group realized that it will be a 3 hours walk up the hill, down the hill to get to their lunch destination. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable walk (if not a little bit strenuous to some).

The highlights of the walk which impressed everybody were the pleasant weather with plenty of sunshine, bypassing the beautiful High Island Reservoir with its gorgeous 2 blue hues of dam water (sapphire blue and turquoise blue), circling the Sai Kung Peninsula and seeing a herd of live cows….

Yes! There are live cows in Hong Kong indeed!!!!!!!.

After the not too strenuous but a little bit arduous 3 plus hours of walk, they reached the little fishing village of Pak-A for the much anticipated seafood lunch. Finally, food!!!! (The rumble and growling sounds in everyone’s empty stomach could have rivaled the percussions in the Chinese Opera!!!!)

Among the food that could be eaten without was-was were:-

Roasted peanuts – crispy and lightly salted (supposed to be a condiment for the porridge but almost everybody gobbled it up first since they were too hungry),
Steamed prawns – fresh and sweet;
Fish congee – silky smooth and steaming hot, perfect for the cooling weather;
Baked Scallop in shells – big and tasty morsels,
Lobster thermidor – succulent lobster meat with creamy cheese sauce, perfect with its accompanying al-dente egg noodles,
Fried rice with baby anchovy and French beans– a dish that could never go wrong, tasty as always with the beans providing crunchy bits to the rice
Blanched pak choy – okay, this one was a little bit limpid, but everybody was already full by that time to comment on the limpidness…..

Overall, it was deliciously yummy!!!!!!!!!!

After lunch, thank God no more hikes were required! Instead, the group was transported back directly to the boat via a jetty directly behind the restaurant. How convenient……….

The surprising thing about this fishing village is there were many weekenders, mostly overpaid Caucasian expats enjoying the sunshine day with their family, friends and their pampered dogs. They sailed in their sleek, custom built, luxurious catamaran, wind cruiser, yatchs, whatever…. which Ms Wannabee and the other invitees in the boat could only look with lust from afar…………

Back on board, it was another cruise to another inlet. This time the boat dropped its anchor for a spot of sailing or water sport activities. Nobody ventured for any water sports except for the youngsters who opted to swim.

As for the others….the time was used to read, sleep, went for a couple of rounds in the smaller speed boat and of course taking photos……

The 2 Ms Wannabees used the time to the fullest, clicking away as many shoots as they could, both in their cloud nines (and over) day-dreaming away…………

Perhaps pretending that one of them is an heiress lounging about in their 100-footer yatch cruising the Caribbean’s or;
Maybe a contestant showing off her beautiful curves and long legs posing for the search of American Next Top Model…??

Needless to say, both Ms Wannabees were in their elements!

After a couple of hours, the anchor was hoisted from the seabed and the journey back (to earth) resumed.

As the 20-footer Deluxe Western Cruiser sailed back to the docks at the Hong Kong Marina County Club, the pleasant host and the attentive staff extended their warm hospitality by serving afternoon tea with assorted cakes and gateaux to the happy and sated group.

Oh what a perfect ending to a perfect ………
Oh what a life….

PS: Ms Wannabee would like to thank Ms Linda for this kind invitation and also to HKTDC for providing this opportunity. She enjoyed herself very much. Thanks also to Mr Bard for providing home-cooked dinner upon the return of the two Ms Wannabees back to Robinson Road.

Friends or foe?

I grew up in about 11 places, 10 states, 3 countries;

I studied in 2 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, 3 colleges and 1 uni;

Despite the number of places that I have been to, I only keep a small number of friends. Surprising eh?

There are many type of ‘friends’ that I have met and befriended, some are for keep and some are………. not worth at all.

One thing for sure, it doesn’t matter what religion, what race or colour or what social standing the person is….it is their heart that matters.

My true friends accept me they way I am, will tell me off if I f__k up, do not judge me or force to do anything I don’t want to do but most importantly, will have faith in whatever I do….

I have 2 friends who are the complete opposite of me in everyway is and after nearly 7 years we are now soul sisters;

I met a girl whom I bullied mercilessly when we were 9 years old but she is the person whom I could turn to for sound advise and never judges me for all the stupid and reckless things I have done;

I met a friend who I disliked instantly but now he is the person whom I can wake at 3.00 a.m. if I can’t sleep and need someone to talk to;

I met several friends who were in need of something (jobs, money, car to use,….), after I helped them, they disappeared. But not all….. There were also one or two who pledged their next generations to me. And there is also one or two who came back to me after all these years and still mentions my ‘kindness’….I feel like an angel to this people…(as if!)

I met a ‘friend’ whom I clicked with instantly. She used to call me 3 times a day (in addition to the texts messages and emails) and started planning my life, whom I should marry and where I should live……. (yeah, to that extend! Even my parents do not have that far a plan for me!!)

After 3 months we grew apart, then the daily phone calls ceased.
Just because of we disagreed on different circle of friends….
One day I received a text message informing me that they "could not ‘hang out’ with us anymore"…… How childish was that?

After 6 months we became strangers. No more communications and when met each other we acted like strangers.
After 12 months I removed her and her hubby from my facebook. Then I was called an "Immature B...h".

From friends to foes……..that is one of life’s vicious cycles. You can’t win ‘em all…eh?

I do not want to be a hypocrite anymore. I can’t please anybody and I do not want to do that anymore – pleasing everybody (that was one of my new birthday resolutions, btw).

Call me a cold, mean b…h. I don’t care…………I want to be selective with my friends.

The funny thing is I guess the hubby is angry with me NOT because I deleted them from my friends’ list but because being the competitive person that he is, I did it FIRST instead of them.

They have earlier removed me from all their social activities, that was fine with me.
I just made it official for them by deleting them from my fb altogether. Problem solved!

Guess they didn’t like it that I beat them to the punch.

Too bad…..Ha ha ha!!!!!!!!! (Loud, evil laugh...)

Ms Wannabee wants to be a mean, cruel and vindictive evil b….h !!!!!! (but she will still pray for world peace)........

My Happy, Happy Birthday!!!!

The pic above is a birthday message from dear, dear Bard.
Yes, the rainbow is real, not photoshop. It was taken in Xi'an...

My dear friends, colleagues and relatives,

Thank you soo much for all your birthday messages today. I'm totally overwhelmed by all your kindness and thoughtfulness. I am not able to copy and paste all the birthday messages that I rcvd today but just wish you all to know that each one means soo much and is greatly appreciated by yours truly.

With lots of loving feeling to each and everyone of you,

Ms Wannabee

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Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 9:15 AM

To: 'Karen Tan'

Subject: RE: Event Announcements

Hi, sorry did not return your call last night. But thanks for the thoughts of dinner last night. I have been celebrating my birthday at meeting sites and working like donkey for the past 4 years, this is the only year that I managed to have time on my birthday eve and on birthday.

Am looking forward to another year ....have to look at the positive sides don't we? Can't dwell and think about the unachievable (yet). So today, tomorrow and hopefully for the rest of the year will be happy (with the occasional pms blues permitted, that's normal), be positive (as always) and not make me make a fool of myself over a man over again (yeah, yeah....)

Amen.

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Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 9:39 AM
To: Waikin Wong; Ho Hui Foo; Anne Andrew; Andrew Teh; Jessica Chan; Emily Shi Thu; Sek Hin Foo
Subject: THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OHHHH MYYYYY GOOODNESSSSS!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU, THANk YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I NEARLY FELL OFF MY CHAIR LAUGHING, AND HAVE TO CONTROL MYSELF FROM LAUGHING OUT LOUD
IF ANYBODY WERE TO PASS BEHIND ME, THEY WOULD HAVE SEEN ME SHAKING LIKE MAD!!!!!!!!!!
I really dunno what to say you guys….I'm speechless
I'm sooo touChed that you all went to that trouble, the cover, the video making, the music n the background……ohhhh…. Now I feel like crying
This is priceless!!!
Jessica, Andrew, Anne, Ho Hui, Waikin, Emily, Sek Hin….THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU…..MUAH MUAH MUAH!!!!!!!!
Ohhhhhh thank you sooooo much!!!!!
Love you all!!!!!!!!!

Lots of love aways,
Yus

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Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 2:03 PM
To: Waikin Wong; Ho Hui Foo
Subject: RE: THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aiyaaa......you girls really, I just dunno what to say.....
How to repay your kindness and thoughfullness ah? Cannot repay this effort....
I'm becoming Ms Melodramatic already.....

Just now BK took us conferencing team to lunch. I received gifts from all 3 of them....so...nice of everybody, I really feel I don't deserve it.
Karen gave me a white purse
Kaman gave me a flower make-up bag
BK gave me a photo frame in the shape of a.........cow.

Yes, it was a COW-shaped photoframe.

I dunno what to say to the cow-shaped photo frame except...."Oh wowwww!!!!!......This is sooooo cute.....thank you so much!!!"

Later on Kaman told me that 'cow' in chinese means hard working, so I suppose BK's message is she wants me to work hard like a cow??????

Anyway, no bad thoughts today....I'm just thankful to everybody's thughfulness in making this my day. I am very very happy today!!!!!!

Thank you sooooo very very much!!!!!

Oh another thing, also just found out that BK's birthday is 2 days away......I just can't believe it, BOTH OF US ARE SCORPIONS!!!!!!!!

OOOOHHHHHH TIDAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.............

Note to self: I really really have to learn to like her now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(Ms Wannabe is off to Discovery Bay to her birthday dinner with her most exclusive group of friends in Hong Kong)

I am Worth a Lot

As a woman in this day and age, I am in a position to ask a man what he can do for me that I can't do for myself.

I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection mentally, because I need conversation and mental stimulation.
I don't need a simple- minded man.

I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection
spiritually, because I don't need to be unequally yoked... believers mixed with unbelievers is a recipe for disaster.

I need a man who is striving for perfection financially, because I don't need a financial burden.

I am looking for someone who is sensitive enough to understand what I go through as a woman, but strong enough to keep me grounded.

I am looking for someone who I can respect. In order to be submissive, I must respect him. I cannot be submissive to a man who isn't taking care of his business. I have no problem being submissive...he just has to be worthy.

God made woman to be a helpmate for man. I can't help a man if he can't help himself.

I'm worth a lot.

(Anon)

I just wannabe free!!

Another couple of days and it is another birthday for me……I’m just too free this time, can’t help but dwell on it.

Another year older, none the wiser…..

Am starting to get the blues. Hence the poetic attempt (vol. 1). Oh well…..

My housemate is getting her pre-wedding jitters
and I’m having my pre-birthday jitters…go figure….

Women…..when can we ever stop being answerable to soo many people (parents, siblings, friends………)
So many people to answer to
So many people to please
So many traditions to uphold
So many obligations to fulfill

Why do we put up with it?
Do we really have to put ourselves thorough all this miseries?
But we all know the answer to that, don’t we?

We don’t really have to but somehow….whether we like it or not, we get suck-up into it.
It is expected of us…….
More so because we are too kind, too giving, to loyal, too generous with our love and affection to our close ones, be it family or close friends………………
It’s in our gene….. We are just too nice!

We just want to please everybody and more often than not it is at our own expanses (physically and emotionally)

Sometimes I’m just so tired of pleasing everybody, keeping a smooth surface for fear of ruffling a few feathers,
I just couldn’t care to be seen confident when I am so unsure of myself and I don’t really know what I’m supposed to be doing…..

I just don’t want to care, I just want to be selfish and think only of myself and hopefully someone else will take care of the rest….(including me?)

I just wannabe be free!!!!!!

Ms Wannabee's Poetic Attempt (Vol 1)

Believe......

When life gets sad
When life gets confusing and questionable
When life is an endless chore of pleasing others
Of keeping a smiley face through pain
Of being cheerful through hurt and disappointments
Of being an optimist instead of pessimist
Of smiling and laughing when I just want to cry and scream

I look inside myself and think….
Okay...
Is it so bad?
Is this too sad?

How many happy days were there compared to sad days?
Were there more tears than laughter?
Was there more failure than success?
Was there more darkness than light?
Did the sadness outweigh the happiness?

I guess I have to count my blessings
I am healthy not sick
I am well to do not poor
I have a job not jobless
I have friends not alone
I have a family not orphan
I have a home (several homes in fact) not homeless
I have money (though may not be enough to get me the LV) but not penniless (can still get that Agnes’ B)
Though it may not be designer labels, I have a wardrobe for four seasons not only one
Though it is not a 20/20 vision, I have my sights, not blind
Though I may not shoot balls through hoops, I have hands, not crippled
Though I may not run in the Olympics, I have feet, not lame
Though I may not get into American Idols, I have voice not mute
Though I may not have bionic ears, I have a good hearing, not deaf

So I should be thankful
When life’s path seems too long and seems bleak
When the dreams seems unending
When everything seems meaningless

Can’t let our miseries get hold of us
Can’t let our fears hold us back
Can’t let regrets make us afraid
Can’t let failures make us stop

This is just a set-back
This is just a delay
This is just a hitch
This is just a hiccup
This is just a test

When the dreams you had somehow seem lost, don't ever give up
Be patience

You are already halfway there
Keep smiling
Keep working
Keep your wits about you
Keep your spirits above you
Keep on believing in yourself
Keep your faith in God

Don’t forget who you are
Don’t give up
Don’t’ run and hide
Don’t turn back
Don't be sad

Everything is possible if only you believe
Believe in yourself
Believe in your faith
Believe in God

Believe in Ms Wannabee…………