Burberry Bag

It all started when they had this nice Burberry bag on display at Isetan. Everytime I go out to buy food for lunch I would see it and it started to really grow on me. Of course that time I was still a chambering pupil and thus could not afford it.

Since last year was a good year for me in terms of work, I figured that I deserve a bit more pampering :P So I decided that I would get myself a Burberry Bag :)

So the other day I went to try on some of the bags with one of my colleagues after work and narrowed it down to these two:

BLACK AND GREY CHECK LOWRY BAG

SMALL SMOKED CHECK TOTE BAG

The first day the second one looked better and the second day this first one looked better! So now I'm in a pickle. The price difference between the two is RM500 and at the moment the more expensive one is the one that looked nicer on me when I tried it out.

Decisions...decisions!

My rather odd dream...

I had a very strange dream last night. It started with me cycling to work! When I finally reached the Gardens carpark I was suddenly in a pickle on where to park because I can't seem to find the bicycle parking area :PAfter a while of checking the different levels of the carpark, I finally found an area where there were other bicycles. But when I wanted to leave my bicycle there, it occurred to me that I don't actually have a lock. So anyone can just steal my bicycle.

As I was pondering what to do, all of a sudden Jonie, Audrey and Sheryl were in the carpark too. Since it was only 7 am in the morning, Jonie suggested that we all go grab breakfast together before work.

So we all hopped into a cab and when the driver dropped us off, we were at a cafe in Paris! I was very excited to be in Paris because, amongst other things, I got to use some of my french, which has probably gone very rusty by now. So I asked the waitress for the menu (in french) and she tells me that they only have 2 menus and they are being used by other people so I will just have to make do without it and order. As she was waiting for me to place my order I was thinking like..how the heck am I supposed to order without knowing what is on the menu?? :P

But then I saw that Jonie was already ordering some juice and Audrey was pointing at a dessert in some poster behind her, indicating to the waitress that that is what she wanted. I figured nevermind, I will just order some famous french pastries that are likely to have at any cafe. I ordered un cafe noir sans sucre and just as I was about to decide on what to eat, I woke up...

Surprise surprise! :)

I was in court today for a trial, so I expected to be out of the office the whole day. In between the court proceedings, I was of course checking my office e-mails on my blackberry and saw an e-mail from the Admin Assistant with the subject:

"Dear Azmimi, there are some flowers for you at the mailing table please do drop by to collect it. Thank you."

I was confused. I was thinking...hmm it's not my anniversary today or my birthday. It was one of our anniversaries yesterday...but hmm...don't think it's from Azmir cause he is occupied with his ICAEW exam and so sending flowers would probably be the last thing on his mind. Then I thought, maybe admin got it wrong and it's not actually for me :P

Whatever it was, I was curious.

Since I knew I was probably not going to make it back to the office in time before the reception closes, I asked my secretary to help get it for me and place it in my office.

When my matter in court ended at 5.45 pm I was tempted to go straight home but decided to head back to the office to check out the flowers and to print some documents as I had also gotten an e-mail to review agreements and prepare a legal opinion that the client wants the next day.

When I got back to the office I instantly saw the bouquet of flowers. I opened the card and saw that it was from Azmir for our 61st month anniversary :D

I must say the flower attracted quite a bit of attention from my colleagues. Everyone kept asking me if it was my birthday :P It was such a pleasant surprise to receive flowers at work after a long and tiring day in court! Such a memorable anniversary :)

End of FY2010

It is the end of financial year 2010 at my firm and I must say that I am very pleased with the letter that I got from my practice group leader. All that hard work paid off! :)

So as a treat to myself, I went to Charles & Keith today for some shopping. It has been a rewarding year and I think I am entitled to some pampering. So I bought myself:-

A handbag

a new pair of heels: Rosetta Charm

I also bought several new pair of earrings and then went to get a haircut. The best part about buying the bag is that I can use it for my trip. My girlfriends and I are going for a holiday in Bangkok in conjunction with my bachelorette party or hen's night as some might call it.

I haven't been on a trip out of the country for about 2 years now and am really looking forward to it! This is also the first time that I have applied for leave from work to go on a holiday ever since I started working :p The only down part is that I have so many assignments that I have to clear this coming week before I can have a peaceful holiday. So from tomorrow onwards, I will probably be working 24/7 to clear off everything.

Saturday - free and easy, Sunday - back to work!

Managing Expectations

Someone once told me that the key to being happy is learning how to manage your expectations. Once you learn to do that, then you will reduce the likelihood of being disappointed.

For an idealist like me, that is definitely something to take note of.

Inspired

I had a Saturday training at the office on arbitration proceedings. One of the partners from the dispute resolution practice group in the Singapore Baker & McKenzie office came down to give the training at our KL office. As a litigation lawyer, I must say that I haven't had much experience in arbitration proceedings, so I found the session to be very informative.

One thing I must say is that the training was excellent! It was that good that I don't have any qualms about having to had come into the office on a Saturday morning. The speaker was really inspirational as he talked about the topic with so much passion! It's after talks like these that I am reminded why I chose to be in this field.

Finally started the ball rolling

I have finally started to make some progress in my wedding preparation. I told myself that I must at least get started 6 months before the wedding, that is by 26 May 2010.

Sure I have started looking for cards and all but don't feel as though it is such a big step forward.

However, I finally settled my wedding invitation cards! :) I went to this place at Tropicana City called My Storybook last week to discuss card designs with the card designer. I saw quite a few designs that I liked on the shelf and was curious to see if she can customise a hydrangea themed one for me. So I explained to her the card that I had in mind and how I would like it to be and she scheduled an appointment for her to show me the customised cards.

Today I went to see her and was really happy with her work! She totally get the kind of design that I was looking for. I even had a difficult time choosing from the options. However, with the help of my mum and Azmir, I was able to pick one. I paid the 50% deposit and sealed the deal! :)

Now the things that are pending are:-

(a) Appointment to tailor my wedding gown;

(b) Appointment with the photographer; and

(c) Confirming the string quartet.