I just want to wake up feeling happy.

My childish bf

2010-11-10T23:25:00.000+08:00

My bf just put his piping hot chicken pie in e freezer!!!! Sigh. Save me!

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Lao le...

2010-10-31T15:50:00.000+08:00

Went to e clinic to get some cream for e rash arnd my lips n also to lighten e scars on my legs.

Guess who's e doc? My sec sch senior. It was weird man.

Turning 25 soon. Just feels damn weird man. Feel lk we've all really grown up. Sigh.

Tinking if I shd hav some kind of cele anot. Hmm...

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2 kids at heart

2010-09-24T08:41:00.000+08:00

On e left max playing w e whistling sparklers. On e right, ah koh playing w his version of sparklers - ps move.

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Dark skies

2010-09-15T19:30:00.000+08:00

It's been a long time since I see dark skies when I step out of e office :)

Not tt there's less work but I've been making a conscious effort to not over stretch myself.

I feel better overall :)

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Poop

2010-09-03T18:55:00.000+08:00

Going to watch tis play in which ah koh's sis is acting. Hope it won't b too depressing.

Yayness e week is OVER! N I love e preview shots from our photoshoot. Hope all e pics turn out nice :)

Love love love my hair in this. My mum asked what did they do to make my face so round. Boo!

Wake up call to exercise!! These days even if I suck in, there's still a bulge at e tummy. It's that bad. Sigh!

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Raarr!

2010-08-02T08:57:00.001+08:00

Only realised I left my laptop at home when I reach raffles place!! Boo!

My brain hates work so much it is trying all ways to delay it.

Boo. Tough wk ahead. Gd luck to me!

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My routine

2010-07-29T08:31:00.001+08:00

These are my routine apps tt keep me occupied to and fro work.

1) FML

This is one app tt has been able to sustain my interest right from e beginning. It nv fails to crack me up or pick my spirits up aft a bad day at work.

It works lk a forum where pple post stuff tt happens to them. U can respond by clicking 'i agree ur life sucks' or 'u totally deserve it' or u can even comment.

It's funny how pple can gain happiness fr another's pain.

2) facebook

Need I say more? Tis keeps me connected w friends n know wat's happening in everyone's life.

3) channelnewsasia

As we live in a real world, it's impt to b updated on wat is happening arnd. I mostly read e 'latest' & 'entertainment' section. But tis app takes time to load n it doesn't work if I'm underground.

4) watever game I'm into, at e moment, it's finger physics

Tis is super fun. Totally challenges my brain. Been playing for a wk now n still not bored.

So there. These r wat accompany me to and fro work everyday.

Now time to start work!!

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Recent happenings

2010-06-16T08:30:00.001+08:00

Debs w lucs at some playground in Bedok

Cravings satisfied at pasta fresca. Been dreaming abt risotto whole wk. Really miss e one on nikkoi island! Tis is still a far cry fr tat.

Went to e new udders tat opened (beside pasta fresca) tis outlet is huge! Compared to e others. Debs did a stupid ting there as usual. Haha. He spilled marker ink all over our Mao Shan Wang ice cream! U know those pens tat they leave lying around for pple write on e walls. It came apart in his hands n e ink got all over e ice cream! Lk a topping. Anw e peeps there were nice n replaced for us.

Going Hanoi soon. Can't wait!

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Life these days

2010-06-06T10:29:00.001+08:00

Dinner fr cold storage. Cheap. Fresh. Healthy!

E key now is to eat healthy! So tat don't need too much effort to get in shape after.

I've been watching SATC from season 1 all over again! N guess wat? Ah koh has been watching w me. Hurhur.

Debs has started work. So excites for him!

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Nikoi Island - A slice of paradise

2010-05-23T03:14:00.004+08:00

I love this hol!! it was such a chillax trip. it was really all we did. chill and relax.

Ok lil background abt this island. It's privately owned by some expats in Spore (heard they r developing another island, but tink it's more atas than this). They r v eco-friendly and emphasise on leaving as small a footprint on e island at possible. the design of the houses are amazing. it's v open, alot of natural light, e seabreeze just blows into e house all the time, everyting is crafted and built to perfection! i felt v liberated stepping into the hse.

You have to tk a ferry from tanah merah ferry terminal to bintan. afterwhich you will b driven (1-hr car ride) to the private ferry terminal, where u take another ferry (half hr) to e island. So in totally takes abt 2 and a half hrs to reach there.

From observation, only couples and families w young kids visit this place. the accom is $330 per night, e food is $80++ per day and the transfers to e island from bintan ferry terminal $70++. All the activities on e island is free. you can snorkel, windsurf, kayak, everyting is free (except diving).

So once we reach there, we explored e hse a lil, went on e beach took some pics, snorkeled a lil den went for lunch. all these while i only had sunblock on my face. stupid me :(

e food i tell u, is delicious lk hell! i polished everyting they serve me! im lk in love w e food there. some of e nicest dishes are not above coz i didnt manage to snap any pics before i gobbled them up. my fav dish e whole trip would have to b e risotto! it felt lk e whole sea was swimming in my mouth. i loved loved loved it!

ok. anw so aft eating so much (lunch r usually 3 course n dinner 4 course), we went kayaking arnd e island. and guess wat? we saw schools of flying fish! and while kayaking we kept hearing thunder. lk constant thunder! but everywhere looked bright and sunny, until we were abt 2/3 through, we could see e rain clouds approaching, and tt was when both of us started to panick and hurry back to shore (we were doing 1 whole round abt the island rem?) e last 1/3 of the journey was e toughest as we had to go against current most of e time. sososo happy when we finally made it back to shore before it poured lk crazy. so from abt 4pm to e nxt morn it rained. but it was really exciting! e wind was so strong e whole hse was shaking at nite!! hahaa.

e 2nd day was spent doing pretty much e same tings. eat.slp.read.snorkel.drink.eat.slp.kayak.eat.drink.slp.

haha. one of e exciting tings we did was to stop at tis bunch of rocks at sea while kayaking. it was just a crazy idea lor. had to struggle to tie e kayak to some rocks so tat it wont float away while we explore e rocks. lets just say i wont try it in e near future.

the staff on e island outnumbers e no. of guest, can u imagine that? there's only 16 houses on e island. the staff r all extremely friendly. had alot of fun chatting with them at e bar, which was our fav haunt on e island.

anw, i strongly recommend anyone who wants to go for a real short hol. although this might b a lil pricey but it's definitely worth it!

My old bf

2010-05-07T08:39:00.001+08:00

Look at wat happen to e cake!?!!! It was melted beyond recognition! Got it from Caramel aft e dance class I missed.

Anw debs is really old! His actual bday is 10 may but he'll b in Thailand (hope he comes back safe) so I decided to have a last min mini cele for him :)

Ok I'll b a free soul for e nxt couple of days!

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15 minutes lunch

2010-05-02T09:16:00.001+08:00

Went 15 minutes for lunch. It's a really cool place in lasselle.

Wanted to try e duck pizza but they ran out. The pasta was gd though. E feel of e place was v relaxed. Most patrons were students of e school but there were also pple lk us.

After lunch went exploring arnd for a while. E vibe of e place is so artsy fatsy. I mean duh it's an arts school. But it's really an unfamiliar world to me.

Aft that meet e iGoldies (all of us have iphone!!) for dinner at sunset grill. Ordered too much haha.

Den later some of us joined e hillstreet guys to hangout. It's tis place at prinsep street. N it's a board game place w wii n xbox consoles. Super fun lor. Nv knew such a place exists.

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On e way to work alone

2010-04-22T08:17:00.001+08:00

Today's debs' first day of freedom. I'm happy for him but at e same time sad and sorry for myself- who still need to squeeze on mrt n lug my lazy ass to work :(

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Can u believe that's a wallet??!?

2010-04-20T20:51:00.001+08:00

Tis world nv stops to amaze me.

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Slping time

2010-04-09T00:28:00.001+08:00

Goodnite world!

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Weird

2010-03-31T00:41:00.001+08:00

Tot this was quite funny n spooky at e same time

Btw, e highest flr in debs blk is 11. Haha.

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Feeling weak

2010-03-20T16:08:00.001+08:00

Physically. Just finished 3 games of badminton w debs. So so so exhausted!

Debs say we shd do tis more often. I'm not so sure....

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My latest craze

2010-03-18T08:21:00.000+08:00

tis has been my latest craze! It's been keeping me bz during my travelling time hence no time to blog.

Anw parents in Beijing tis wk. If I didn't have so much work to do it would have been a fun fun work. Sigh.

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Fun w kids

2010-03-10T11:10:00.000+08:00

E boys came over on Sunday. Played w them for awhile n got real tired!

Stacking hamburger!

More stacking

Just can't stop moving

Finally!

Guess wat finally made them sit still - iPhone!!

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Virgin LAN experience

2010-03-06T00:47:00.000+08:00

Started w dota. I used enchantress as usual coz she nit only has a nice name n also a v cool special power where there's a swarm of butterflies arnd her to heal her.

Den moved on to left for dead. Quite fun. At least everyone's on e same side against e comp.

Feeling giddy now. Better get some rest n do quality work tml!

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How to slp better

2010-03-04T20:10:00.000+08:00

Been feeling tired these days. E amt of stress I face on a daily basis is equal to maybe my entire O & A level stress combined! Sigh. Nv felt so stress during sch days.

I feel tat work shd b separated from personal life. N our life shd nv revolve arnd work. Somehow these days I've not been able to stick to tis principle much. There's just too much expectations and pple I don't want to disappoint.

Anw, I dl tis rainmaker app to try help me slp better (hence less tired, enhance work performance, concentration etc.) seem to work. At least I felt quite good waking up today. And tis morn was relatively productive (before all e shit came pouring in)

Shall try continue tis regime n see if it really works (n not my cranky brain imagining stuff)

Going home to watch e pupil! N American idol tonight! Tis season's guys r so cute!!!

Here's Alexa and Russy! Russ is really notti these days. I tink it's true abt e terrible 2s man.

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Quarter century old

2010-03-03T22:59:00.001+08:00

Nope not me. Yet. Ms px below :)

Happy bday babe!

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I promise it's for ur own good

2010-03-03T19:38:00.000+08:00

Tat's wat my boss told me when he gave me my homework for tis wkend. *bleah*

On happier tots, meeting e nursings for px's bday!

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Mid wk wed

2010-03-03T08:01:00.001+08:00

On e way to work w debs.

Pls let today pass w/o hiccups!

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Where is it?

2010-03-03T00:57:00.000+08:00

My last post tat I just wrote disappeared! Boo! Goodnite!

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Killing time on my way home

2010-03-02T11:56:00.001+08:00

Cool! I just randomly had a passing tot to blog and did a search in AppStore and here I m! Amazing! Technology really nv fails to amaze me.

So excited one of e goldies is going to b off e shelf! N have even tot of having baby e yr after. Looking forward to e bridal gown fitting :)

Work has been demanding and not too motivating. Mainly fr e overly heavy workload! Don't foresee it getting any better.

Oh gosh! So easy to upload pics!! Haha. Btw my debs look damn seh playing pool. Too used to his goofy side tat kinda forgot he had this charming side to him.

We just went to le bistrot for our blated vday cele. Food was fantastic. But e portions way too huge. Tink we're cows or wat. Haha.

Ok reaching home! Bye!

That's lucs' nasty face. So cute rt!!

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home alone

2010-01-17T01:42:00.002+08:00

parent's out of town
bf's out w frens
im home all alone :(
wat a way to spend sat nite. sigh.

at least had great dinner w bf's fam b4 bf went out for his guys nite out.
yay to hilton hotel's jap buffet.
great tat everyone turned up tho' it's just a no function, last min, v normal dinner.
love seeing e kids! they say e funniest tings!

its great tat i have v encouraging n caring colleagues.
makes working late n on sat (2wkends tis yr alr!!) feel tat much better.

The adventure continues - Happy land

2010-01-02T21:03:00.010+08:00

[wrote e following some time back but didnt complete hence didn't post but since i've alr done up e pics.. might as well.. may i just add tis is my best trip so far :)]

Amsterdam aka Happy Land is debs' fav city for our trip for obvious reasons. In comparison to Stockholm and Copenhagen, Amsterdam was much cheaper (tho' it's still expensive compared to Spore). Also lotsa bikes arnd, but we didnt bike this time. We stayed in our first bed and breakfast. The rm was beautiful, huge and clean. There was a lounge area w sofa and we had our own sink and a dining area, all in the rm. The toilet and shower was shared with tis other tenant which we nv saw. The hosts were super friendly and accomodating. They had lk maps of the area arnd their place marked with eateries/shops they recommend etc. We could also help ourselves to anyting in the fully equiped kitchen. They also left a bottle of Jenever (Holland gin) in e rm for us to enjoy. I've nv heard of this before but it taste really gd! v sweet for liquor. and keeps us warm. It was really cheap too. only 50eur per nite. They have hired help to clean our rooms daily too.

From our b&b, we had to walk thru Vondelpark to get to the 'action zone'. So tat's wat we did. It was a really nice walk thru e park. I love the silhouettes of wilted trees. I find them really beautiful. and they were all arnd e park. There were also alot of good looking pple jogging, walking their dogs etc. I wonder y they dun need to work man. or was it a wkend? i cant rem. Anw i got a shock when a HUGE dog came jumping on me. the funniest ting was, ah koh was walking in front of me and when the dog came charging, he siam to the side haha. so the dog jumped on me! luckily i didnt fall back. the owner was really apologetic. hahas.

The city is really pretty. I find houses at the sides of canel a beautiful sight. esp w the wilted trees. On our first nite in amsterdam we also witness a bridge being raised so tat a vessel can pass thru the canel. That was really interesting for us. hahas. tried to tk photo but was really dark didnt capture anyting nice.

had lotsa beer, and tried their local cuisine and of coz 'ahem'..

ok.. from here on it'll just b short captions..

back in stockholm. we went ice skating. at a real ice-skating ring! open air style. way cool man.

walked arnd museum. weather was fantastic.

went to e old town - gamla stan. place where i experience falling snow for e first time in my entire life. gonna rem tis place :)

our anni dinner.
skansen. v cool musuem where everything is lk olden days. pple working there role play (sort of). there's also a zoo in there. but tis was a really cold day. met my bro n jaime to explore.

on our way to finland!

on board e cruise ship. it's v much lk star cruise. less entertainment tho. they have a HUGE duty free shop (tink alcohol.. real cheap)

finland.. snow everywhere. had a snow fight 2 v 2. nearly died there. hahas.
snacking at e xmas market.

back in stockholm. bunked at bro's hostel. looked so diff fr e first nite we bunked there.

kiruna!! my fav part of e trip. us at ice hotel. e overall suit that they loaned us really saved me. if not i would not have returned alive. for sure. how can we not have a drink at e all famous absolute bar. but e drink was really nice. coz there's no need to add ice to e drink.. hence it's not diluted at all. drinking out of e ice glass is really nice experience :) e bartender was kinda cute too :)

every rm had a diff theme. was amazing wat these pple can make out of ice/snow.

there was still a wing under construction (thru e tunnel in e centre pic).

tis was e airport (sorry e sequence is not right but too lazy to arrange)

us on snow mobile. on e night tat i v nearly froze to death. -25 degrees? cant quite rem exactly. just imagine e coldest ever ever ever! n imagine we were on e snow mobile.. e wind was brutal! our eyelashes were all frosted!! n to make tings worse. our guides were lost!! we were in e middle of Thorne river waiting while 1 of e guides went out to look for our cabin. to keep ourselves warm, we jogged arnd. it was really cool actually, we were just cruising on e frozen river. could really drive pretty fast since there is nothin arnd.

our v friendly n interesting guides cooking us dinner. how i envy their lifestyle. btw, tat meal was god damn gd.

outside of our cabin. we were opted for a wilderness package. so it was really just us n noone else. our cabin was stocked w lotsa food n drinks. we were v kiasu.. we actually brought lk 6packs of instant noodle n 6packs of beer.. hahas... tinkin there's nothin to buy arnd.. n we were not sure wat they'll feed us (i dont tink i can eat reindeer meat every meal). turned out.. we left all those there for e nxt occupants. they gave us beer/wine/chips/pre-mixed food (which we basically only need to heat n they taste YUM)
activities we did there. it was so freaking cold out there. we couldnt last more than half hr outside everytime.

food tat we cooked ourselves. really enjoyed e 3 relaxing days we had at e cabin. we tot there'll b no electricity in e cabin hence we didnt bring any gadgets. so we were really cut off for 3 days. BLISS i tell u. but anything more we'll prob b bored. but i really loved cooking n napping n lazing by e fire n goin out for walks.

us making snow angels. bottom left is tis ting tat freaked me. haha. it was outside our bedrm window. hahas. looks lk a skeleton crawling out of e snow rt!!

arnd e hse.

look at all e gear we had to put on everytime we went out. loved e fireplace!

different parts of e hse. it was huge for e 2 of us though. 3 bedrms. we slpt in e same rm all e 3 nites. we saw northern lights all 3 nites. we were lucky lucky! but to tell e truth. i was more blown away by e starry stars. i mean it really just left me speechless n breathless. it was tat beautiful. we would just lay on e snow n look up in e sky. it's just so dark arnd. e stars r so near i felt lk they were within my reach!! e only star constellation i know is e orian belt. n it was not directly up, it was abt 45 degrees n it was so near!! LOVED it. really. best part of e trip!

back in stockholm stayed at a different b&b tis time. we stayed in e sodermalm area. it was a more artsy area. v interesting

end of trip! all in all, we reallly had a great time. didnt buy anyting for ourselves coz it was really not worth it. but i wouldnt say tat we scrimped on e trip lar in terms of food. we drank alot when we were there too. oks. i dont tink i'll b back. at least not soon. (mayb norway tho) loved e vibe there. n everyone speaks real gd eng. n they all damn gd looking! oks. everyone shd go! gogogo!

The adventure continues - Copenhagen

2009-12-20T16:26:00.004+08:00

On with our second and last day in Copenhagen.. and what better way to explore the bike city than joining a bike tour? So we did some last min googling and decided to join Mike's Bike tour. It's a daily tour where e guide, Mike, brings pple arnd the city on bikes. if you want to join u just appear at the bike shop beside the train station at 1030am. Problem was he didnt turn up. After waiting for lk 45 min and we getting the helpful pple at e bike shop call him couple of times, we gave up.
In the end we decided to go on our own bike tour. With 2 other new frens we made (both wanted to join e bike tour too), Josh and Hans. Hans' parents are Danish (tho' he stays in US) hence he has been to Denmark many times, so he was e navigator of our tour. Josh was a student studying in US and was in town to kapo about COP15. It was an unexpected turn of events but nonetheless v enjoyable. It was really interesting to hear abt their travel/life stories too.

Copenhagen is really bike friendly and most of the streets in the city has a bike lane. There are many pple biking and you really feel safe tho' cars r just zooming past right by you. Strangely, both Koh and I didnt feel tired/aches after all the cycling. I guess it's really the weather, cant tink of any other reasons.

We covered most of the city (courtesy of the bike shop pple who shared with us Mike's bike tour route) but frankly i know nuts abt wat we saw. in fact, right now i only rem the little mermaid, tis other statue beside e mermaid, with a fat man sitting on a thin man, the Stroget, Nyhavn, tis star-shaped island.

We had lunch at one of the restaurants along Nyhavn (this famous street along the canal). Debs had one of his fav meal of his entire trip. He had a 'smorrebrod' which simply means open sandwich, with pickled herring. He totally feel in love with pickled herring and was always on a lookout for it.

After lunch we bid gdbye to our newfound frens and went to catch our plane to Happy Land (Amsterdam)!!!

- to be continued -

i am back..

2009-12-12T15:00:00.011+08:00

for how long.. i duno.. at least for this trip i guess :)
want to record down the stuff i did so that i have somewhere to refer to when my memory fails me (which is like all the time)

anw.. lets start w my 5-yr anni! (which is today/yday depending on which timezone we're talking abt) been w debs for 5 years now..
we were trying to recall how we celebrated our anni e past 4 yrs and we both couldnt rem!
sigh.. so we re-read my blog! haha. but out of e 4 yrs i only blogged abt 1 yr's anni,
so the other 3 yrs are still a mystery to us, and will prob remain that way.

this yr, for our 5 yr anni, we picked a nice chic restaurant, vapiano, which we spotted walking arnd yday in stockholm in the ostermalm area. in fact, it took us lk a while to realise it was a restaurant coz e e interior was so cool and modern.
the crowd was young and and the whole atmosphere was good.
e ordering style is somewhat like marche/shokudo (we only found out after we went in)
so we were each given a card and could choose any area to sit
we ordered a pasta, the chef cooks right before you with fresh ingredients and sauces.
we also ordered a pizza. they used the beeping device tat beeps when your food is ready so you dont have to wait arnd. so far ive only seen it in e US. we also had some local beer (duno wat we drank). hahas.
den on to part 2 which is just champagne, our fav, asti martini.
over here, it's like in US where they have specialised shops selling liquor.
according to my bro, the suppermarkets are only allowed to sell liquor up to alcoholic content of 5%. to buy liqour/wine/beer with higher alcoholic content, you gotta go to the specialised shops called system bologet.

anw.. 5 yrs is an aweful long time! cant believe we made it so far.
i asked debs during tis entire period, when he tinks we were most happy, and he said now.
reason-we have money to do wat we wan now, eg. our trip to scandinavia
for me, i guess the happiest period would have to be when we got tog, coz everyting was fresh, new and exciting back den :)
i guess we are both happy with the way tings are now, thats wat's most impt.

ok.. time to post abt the trip.

DAY 1
First day in stockholm! From the airport, we took a real fast train called Arlanda Express to the city centre. took 15 min and it was so clean and efficient. Pple in this region are really huge on conservation/recycling. The heaters/radiators they use for winter is actually the by-product heat that comes from their industrial plants. They also give you incentive to recycle your bottles and cans by placing machines in supermarts where you can recycle these and get cash back. Pple in this region cycle alot too! (more later).

My bro n his gf, Jaime, came to the central station to meet us. and after a quick (but expensive) lunch, we headed to his university. Extremely pretty! too bad no pics to show. but just imagine the sch buildings/hostels are spread out across a huge piece of land and everywhere you turn looks lk something that came out of e postcard. sigh. if you put me here i def will look forward to sch everyday!

so after putting down our luggage and putting on more layers of clothes, my bro brought us arnd the city centre.

We came by a xmas market selling all kinds of xmasy stuff.
it is actually v similar to our CNY market in chinatown, except that instead of pussy willow, they have xmas trees, instead of the dried sausages/ducks they have salmon/cheese/meat. There was a huge open air ice skating ring too! ryan and i went back another day to skate! hahas. e whole atmosphere was really warm and nice. they also had these stands with burning logs where you can warm your hands. v cool.

for dinner, my bro wanted us to have a uniquely swedish experience so he suggested bbq-ing (alternative to camp fire).
we went to e mart bought some chicken fillet/potatoes/salmon/falukorv (traditional swedish sausage made of pork and beef, traditionally it is made of horse meat, lucky for us, this is not the case now, btw this is mad delicious!! lk damn yumyum!!).
we prepared the food and went for a short hike through the forest and came to a 'camp site'.
it was by a lake and it was pitch dark by e time we got there. totally eerie!!
anw, e food was good and it was a really different experience.
the weather is so cold that having e charcoal burning is so soothing and warm, unlike in spore so sticky and hot. after dinner,
we went back to his hostel to have a round of drinking game.
didnt noe my bro's gf could drink so well.
we spent the first nite bunkin in w my bro and i totally concussed coz of e jet lag

DAY 2

We caught an early flight to Copenhagen the nxt day. we were there just 1 day before the start of the COP 15 hence there was alot of buzz all over the town, right from the airport when we landed. and coz of the COP15 the accom there was so limited and ex. luckily we got our air tix at a reasonable price. But it's really v interesting coz of COP15. there were posters everywhere, the WWF artic tent with the melting polar bear and the future city and the prep of the hopenhagen concert. Everyting, everywhere and everyone were pretty hyped up! too bad we didnt have time to head down to the Bella Centre which was the centre of all the action. Our first meal there we tried a Danish restaurant, pretty good food but e portions were enormous! and coz we were cold and hungry, ah koh opted for the buffet and ended up so full from lunch tat we didnt have dinner. first day in copenhagen was just spent walking at the stroget, which is tis long pedestrain street w lotsa shops. did i already mention that tings here are freaking ex? lk FREAKING ex!! hahas. we obviously did not buy anyting coz everyting here we could get in spore for cheaper!our lunch alr cost us abt 70-80 sing! (ok lar, it was a gd lunch n we had drinks.. haha)

As mentioned, the accom was real expensive. we manage to get ourselves a budget hotel and that cost lk $190 a nite. it's called CABINN hotel. so as u can imagine, the room is wat u would typically get in a cruise cabin. haha. real tiny but ok lar.. clean and was a gd resting place for our tired legs!

some pics of the events from the COP15.. first day was spent just walking arnd aimlessly till there was no more daylight (abt 4pm?)

more later.. haven uploaded the pics. im already at day 8 of my trip alr! almost at e halfway mark! yikes!!!

i am SPLENDID

2009-08-26T22:24:00.000+08:00

or so the shirt im wearing says.
i own 2 little miss shirts.
n both says im SPLENDID.
so i guess i am indeed splendid!
hahas. both werent bought/chosen by me.
they were just randomly given to me.
n yes, both r fr bkk
which im goin in less than 2 wks.
yay! purw shopping trip w e goldies.
hope e weaher wont kill.
n hope there wont b anymore protests

been bz at work.
oso duno wat e hell for.
seriously.
haven had time to really sit n think abt wat i wan out of my life
just living each day as it is.
not that it's a bad ting.
n not like i'll get any answers even if i really think hard

love life's been pretty gd.
nothin to elaborate on.
just tat im quite sick of pple askin me when im getting married

i feel lk i need to exercise.
n i feel tat i want to dance
DANCE DANCE DANCE

my blog is so boring even i dont read it

2009-08-08T10:57:00.000+08:00

actually i wonder if pple do read their own blogs?
i mean i do but obv not on a daily/frequent basis
everyone who knows me well w noe that i have a pea-sized brain
in other words, i have super bad memory
it's not e selective kind where i choose to forget unhappy stuff or anyting lidat
i just dont rem stuff!
it takes a HUUUUUUUGE amt of effort for me to keep track of wat has happen/is happen/ is goin to happen
i dun rem pple's bday (thank god for fb!)
i dun rem my tutors/proj mates/many other details of my life
ok anw, e pt is, i tink tat bloggin is a great way for me to revisit wat has happened to me in e past
how i felt when i was mayb 21? as compared to now.
whether my circle of frens have changed, do i look fatter etc.
(which btw i find myself in a v undesirable shape at tis moment in my life. to e extend tat running came across my mind just now. scary!)

i guess tis space w b photoless for e nxt half yr or so.
bro brought my cam to sweden. but im oso not e cam whore kind lar
plus everyone has a cam. no pt fighting over who tks e pics
in fact, if i dun bring a cam, e chances of me appearing in pics is actually higher. hahas.

anw goin on a day trip to JB nxt mon.
hope i come back in one piece
goin bangkok w e goldies nxt long wkend
planning to do some major shopping
pls dont let me be disappointed
n my sweden air tix are booked!
thanks to val who nagged me to get my stuff done early

these few days have been feeling weird coz ah koh is not arnd
feeling quite empty and lifeless?
yah.. tats how i feel wo him :(
somehow i dun get to spend much alone time
i find tat im always occupied someway or another
on my way to work either slping/playing iphone
at work bz w work or acting bz
after work usually go out w frens/spend time w bf
i really dont get much alone time lk now (when e bf is not arnd n im only meetin frens later at nite)
alot of times i feel lk im goin through life living e motions
but not really experiencing it
duno how to explain tat kind of feeling

but right now work is duper stressful
everyone's competing to perform
i dun wan to underperform but im just not e achiever kind by nature
i dun lk fighting for recognition blahblah
oh well. corporate world sux

i shall spend some time tokin to my mum n dad now
mummy has been feeling stressed coz of work too.
hai poor ting.

i bet stupid ah koh must b enjoyin himself now on his vice trip
hope he comes back disease-free

i got iPhone!!

2009-07-12T18:28:00.004+08:00

yay! i noe it's abit slow but i finally got an iPhone!
now i truely understand y pple love iPhone so much!
im so in love w my phone now!
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~

anw finally went rider's cafe aft so long!
i love e place.. so laid back n e eggs were divine!

kk.. shall go back to playin w my phone! yay!

anyone needs financial consulting?

2009-06-15T00:00:00.003+08:00

helping my mum to advertise. i mean everyone needs to buy insurance/financial products at some pt in their lives. it's really inevitable. it's just when you realise it. so if anyone requires any help/assistance in tis area, pls look for me n i can refer my mum!! guarantee wont pressure you into purchasin anyting lar. seriously!

i tink pple generally feel turn off when they hear e word 'insurance' but ive seen n heard how it has benefitted pple (fr my mum of coz) n i noe how impt it really is. shall spare u all fr e soppy stories.

basically i tink insurance is really damn chim lar. n there's lk all kinds of new prods all e time. but for a layman lk me i would tink there's basically 4 kinds:

1) health/medical

2) savings/investment

3) life

4) misc eg. car/housing

yeaa.. there are some lk health/investment plans that u can just purchase using cpf. rather den letting your money (but u cant touch) sit idle. shd get these plans which w really benefit u n fam. i tink it's just as impt (if not more) to make sure ur parents r adequately covered as well (since we'll b e ones footing e bill in future). my dad didnt manage to upgrade his medisave plan n even if he wans to now, no companies w accept him coz of his diabetes. so these kind of tings u really cant wait.

for life plans, i feel it's more for your love ones lar. u wont benefit fr it coz u'll prob b dead when they get e money. hahas. so it's more lk a inheritance u leave behind. n hsing/car insurance u need them for obv reasons.

i feel tat if u're workin, there's no reason to not set aside some funds for someting tat's so impt. yea so to cut e long story short, pls look for me friends if u ever wan to consider getting any of such plans.

ART - no experience is neccessary

2009-06-03T21:26:00.004+08:00

or so they say.

running out of places to go/ tings to do.

we decided to go museuming.

n as expected, ms tan couldnt grace us with her presence once again.

ey ms tan, u better appear soon if not WAT babes goin to kick u out of e circle!

and so off we go to SAM. did a lil research online n found they had a new contemporary arm called the 8Q. so we went there instead.

the entrance was only 3 bucks!

there were 2 exhibitions goin on.

1) At home abroad - featured works of 5 local artist who have shown their works overseas. e one that stood out for me was tis guy who made a 22min film in german (w eng sub) n he was in it as abt 10 characters throughout the entire show. no co-stars no nothing (except there was one dancing scene i tink it was too technically challenging to super-impose himself dancing with himself). it's lk in one frame he can be the waitress, the customer, the owner of the bar all at once in different disguise. frankly e storyline sucked (totally lk ?!??!!!?). his acting skill was poor, the cross dressing was hideous. but at the end of e day it was super entertaining. it took us abt 3-5min before realising that all e characters were played by the same guy. haha. ah chua was e first to notice! good eye ah chua!

most of e other exhibits made no sense to me.

2) This is not print! - this was more boring for me coz it was more of painting/drawings on e wall and sculptures. non-interactive stuff.

all in all totally enjoyed myself. we had e whole museum to ourselves. im not kidding, there was only 1 other ang moh which we bumped into once. other den that it was just e 3 of us. which is prob y i did enjoy myself coz we could just laff and comment on the art works w/o feeling silly.

after that was dinner at secret garden where the topic of our conversation was centered around childbirth/boys/rats/cake. felt as if we haven met up in lk a gazillion yrs coz we all couldnt stop yanking. oh well, till nxt time. n ah tan u better turn up!

love in e air

2009-05-24T10:50:00.003+08:00

attended my coach's wedding last fri.

it was a v simple dinner, no cheesy games or entrances.

we had abt 7 tables fr our office

shows how popular and well liked she is

me with some of e gals fr my batch.

u noe e saying abt e bride is always e prettiest on her wedding day

all e glow on e face shit

i really tink it's true!

just look at e photo. she's totally radiating!

with everyone on my table.

e groom was pretty gd looking.

it's my first time seeing him.

he was choking back his tears when giving is speech on stage

awww...

2009-05-03T23:45:00.003+08:00

had a lot of gd meals recently.

tried double bay at raffles city last wk w koh's fam as a be-early mother's day cum bf's bday meal.

e food was gd. e portions were huge.

but it's really quite a rip off.

had dim sum @ paramount hotel for my own mother's day cele.

fam not goin to b arnd for tat wkend too.

i just lovelovelove dim sum.

anw quite glad to see both my ah mas.

now tat my ah ma dont stay w me i basically dont see much of both of them.

so gd to know they are both happy :)

n i so miss my ah ma's soups

since she moved out i haven been goin home for dinner. much.

went for another dim sum spread at imperial treasure at tampines one e very nxt day.

told u i was a fan of dim sum :)

their xiao long bao is super juicy man!

though i was already full to e brim i couldnt bring myself to waste e last xiao long bao.

today went demsey for samy's curry!

their dahl + naan combi is out of tis world!

i also loved the way they serve

u dun eat on plates.

basically u get seated n they place tis banana leaf in front of u.

den u just rattle off some dishes u wan

n they bring it to u on ur banana leaf

just imagine cai fan but they bring e dishes to u.

they were generous on e serving n e price is reasonable. service superb. w def b back.

hais. long wkend is over.

time to return to work n fight fight fight!!

happy for e guys my batch who are graduating.

hope they find jobs soon if they haven already.

debs's bday is nxt wk!

yikes!! ive got some idea wat to get him n where to bring him but haven made concrete plans yet.

my debs is getting OLD.

work and play

2009-04-08T00:04:00.002+08:00

that's me! working v hard. just look at e pile of files surrounding me. hee. tat was work during secondment (which has sadly ended). my temporary workstation was also known as e 'fishtank' coz the partition we had was made of glass. n from the outside it looks lk a fishtank. anw e last 3 mths was prob e slackest i've had at work (not considering when i just join the firm). n im totally missing it. loved e view! it was so easy to just drift and stone away. lookin at small pple n car, tinking abt where to go for lunch. best part - no one could see my comp screen and it was super secluded. oh well.

debs (my new nickname for e bf) had off last fri so i took leave n we went sentosa for a lil picnic! yay to sun/sea/champagne! but tis is one activity tat is halfway into my 'murtaugh' list.

pple who watch HIMYM would noe wat's a 'murtaugh' list. n pple who watch HIMYM would noe tat HIMYM stands for How I Met Your Mother. hee. anw it's an awesome awesome show! i find myself learning alot from the show. made me see lotsa stuff from diff perspective and i can truly relate to e show. anw, 'murtaugh' list refers to a list of tings which you're too old to do. its origins comes from Roger Murtaugh who acted in Lethal Weapon and his tagline was 'i'm too old for this'.

ok. aft so much digression, e reason for picnic at sentosa being listed in my 'Murtaugh' list is coz of e headache tat came aft. i haven had it tis bad in a looong time! n i swear we were under the shade 98% of the time. the sun really gets to me these days.

but someting gd did happen. actually e day was fantastuc b4 the headache set in. anw, i got reminded of e honeymood period of our relationship. when we were packin up to leave, debs threw a whole bucket of ice on me! like @#&$*###$%%!!!!! haha. i obv retaliated. tis made me aware of how comfortable we've been w each other which as a result took away some of e craziness we had in our early days.

off hand some of the craziest tings we did:

- spray each other w those coloured stuff/snow during our first xmas (we were running and screaming arnd hall)

- our water war. it was really war ok! triggered by mr ryan koh who planted a PAIL of water in my rm, on top of my door such tat when i opened the door to enter my rm, i got drenched!

- drawing silly stuff on each other using marker pens. i had to rub my face so hard to wash e ink off aft

- throwing me into the pool (countless instances)

- the constant slamming me (tink WWF). but tat was when koh was still fit and i was still light. haha.

- we pitched a 'tent' using comforters and strings in my room once to pretend we were camping. haha.

and of coz one of e most memorable tings he's done for me - making glow-in-e-dark butterflies and pasting them all over my rm for my 19th bday.

hee. i am a lucky gal :)

Bintan w/o ah tan

2009-03-26T22:06:00.002+08:00

great trip w great company :)
yay to bintan!

mesmerized by mraz

2009-03-09T16:13:00.004+08:00

first i must start of by thanking hj!!!

thanksss babe for askin me along for tis.

if not im sure i would have missed a great show
loved every bit of e concert!

his vocals are incredible!

although i only know his more popular songs

i totally enjoyed myself

right from the start to the end!

he was funny, he lookd gd, he engaged e crowd, his band was fantastic

n the atmosphere was just great!

(i suspect 99% of e concert goers were under 30)

so YAY for the great time!

took 2 days leave.

now feelin sian coz tml need to go back to work

oh well

shall look forward to tis sat! BINTAN!

it's been postponed but nothin can deter us!!

it better not rain when we're there!

plspls dun rain!

good sunday

2009-03-01T15:23:00.002+08:00

me n koh went for lunch at pasta fresca
it's my new fav italian place
been there twice in 3 days alr!
their menu is really extensive n it's not all that ex

den when we came back it was pouring
so we ran in the rain. haha. it was fun.
haven done crazy tings in a while.
now im all dripping wet
goin to bathe now. b4 i catch a cold :)

totally lookin forward to jason mraz!
n my bintan trip comin wkend! yay!

where is my pot of treasure?

2009-02-25T23:03:00.003+08:00

caught red handed

2009-02-18T23:50:00.002+08:00

ah koh did someting really out of e blue yday.

he came to surprise me at my hse at nite.

he's back in jurong camp for reservist tis wk.

but he can book out at nite (thou he told me he'll stay in coz no transport so no pt travellinig back n forth)

n he just appeared at my doorstep unannounced yday.

in e end, e surprise was all his. hahas.

i happen to be out with perry.

i tried to tell him but he was in camp (read no communication)

i called him b4 i went out (but he didnt pick up)

but lucky for him. we were just in e neighbourhood. planned to go cheesecake cafe at siglap but was closed.

so in e end went back my hse to pick him n e 3 of us went for drinks.

ok here's some background.

perry's my ex-bf though i just tink of him as a gd fren now lar. it's been way too long anw.

aiyah. e pt of my whole story is im glad e 2 of them get along so well.

n im really glad my bf isnt e jealous kind.

i mean looking at e facts man, it doesnt look gd rt.

bf in camp, den i go out w ex-bf behind his back (unintentionally lar)

i tink normal guys might tink otherwise.

oh n im really glad perry's attached now. hope tis one last. she's a gd catch man.

sad life

2009-02-16T21:42:00.002+08:00

yea. i just cooked myself some instant noodles.

n tat's after i drove myself out to buy e instant noodles (didnt feel lk eating anyting else alone)

can u believe it? there's nothing edible at home!

except CNY goodies which doesnt count.

such a sad life. parents out having fun.

bf having fun in camp (just called me saying he drank 6 cans of beer! lk hello! i noe it's cheap but u dun have to die there!)

me. sad lil soul stuck at home

for pple who duno me. or not well enuff.

i need to tk my meals. at mealtimes.

i NEED to eat. if not i'll feel faint, get a headache or just feel unwell. u noe. lk cant function properly.

i dun snack. not usually anw.

coz i eat proper food during mealtimes.

tat was 1 huge prob when ah koh n i had drastically diff lifestyles

hence slping patterns during my first yr at work while he was in his final yr.

i always woke up early feelin hungry while he just snores away.

den i have to wait lk 2-3hrs for him to wake up/wash up b4 we grab food

usually after much of my whinning/ kicking/ threatening

yea. vday came n went. funniest ting was when i joined e gang at settlers at smu on fri (vday eve).

i was commenting 'where got pple buy vday gift from robinsons one!' (refering to tis huge robinson bag beside chris) n in e end, it turned out to b my vday gift! hahas! shall reveal wat it is in my nxt post!

p.s. im v surprised n touched at e same time tat there r still pple reading tis! im really encouraged to blog more frequently again :)

help me!

2009-02-07T11:57:00.003+08:00

i dun wan to stop blogging. really.
it's just tat most of e time im too lazy.
i tink tis l-word is ruining my life. seriously!
i tink being lazy is one of my worst character traits.
pple who noe me w noe e extend of my laziness.
sometimes even i amaze myself.
n it's not just laziness. it evolves.
becoz of my laziness i tend to b more passive
u noe.. not so on e ball. only do tings being thrown to me (if absolutely necessary)
over time tis got ingrained in me n i adopt a 'take it easy' kinda attitude to life.
the way i see tings is tat there's nothin tat i can live w/o
everyting happens for a reason. no need to fight it unnecessarily
tis 'chill' perspective to life worked pretty well for me in e past
but now im at a point in life where i feel tat my time is running out
in fact i've been tinkin tat for some time now
there's a million tings i wanna do before i die
life is slipping thru my fingers.
it's high time i chuck tis heck care attitute aside for sometime
n really do tings tat i will regret not doing
so i need some help frens. a nudge or a push. anyting!
need to slip myself out of tis comfort zone for a while to do tings i've nv dreamt of doing.
den i can come back to this kind of life
so pls help!
anw.. didnt blog to tok abt my laziness.
but dun feel lk bloggin alr.
till nxt time (which shdnt take too long if i do manage to change)

2009 JDI!

2009-01-04T22:46:00.002+08:00

it's a new year!

hope everyone will have a gd year ahead.

be blessed with good health. gd luck and gd fortune!

as e years pass n i grow older

i feel a stronger need to live every moment of my life

n i mean really live

not just breathin in air kinda live u noe?

i feel lk i cant afford to waste time pondering whether or not to do/buy/try/join some tings

my advice to all: JUST DO IT!

2009 shall be a JDI year!

back in one piece!

2008-12-10T23:49:00.011+08:00

went for a short getaway in philippines!

day 1 took budget airline - tiger airways which turned out to be e worse decision of e trip! we werent aware that it didnt land at e ninoy international airport but at some ulu clark airport which was lk 1 and a half hr away fr our hotel :( boohoo! (e other airport was only lk 15min away?) n e worse part, e cab fare cost abt S$100 one-way. but lady luck was on our side. tis really kind family let us bunk in their car coz they were also goin in the direction of makati which is lk their financial/shopping hub (where our hotel was) so we saved lk 100bucks! yayness! but by e time we checked in e hotel we were so exhausted. so we decided to have an early nite (not too early actually)

day 2 we explored e city on foot. wasnt intentional actually. wanted to grab some breakfast but couldnt decide on anyting so we walked n walked hahas. walked arnd greenbelt n gloriatta mall abit, not too gd to shop coz they're lk typical malls in spore (read: not cheap) after finally settling our brunch (by e time we ate it was near noon) we cabbed to tis shopping mall called greenhills. it's pretty much similar to chatuchuk in bangkok except tat it's sheltered in a mall and it's not so cluttered and hot. aft tat we carried on shopping at SM megamall (SM malls r lk tis chain of malls in philippines) another bad decision. we waited more than an hr to get a cab out of that place! i duno y e cabs just didnt wan to come, i mean given e traffic was bad n all. but there were so many pple waiting for cabs!! we literally screamed in joy when it was finally our turn to get in e cab.

we had a gd traditional filipino dinner. though i mainly only ate plain rice coz by e time we reach our dinner place my stomach was alr stagin a coup. but could tell tat yl enjoyed e food. hahas.
day 3 we took an early flight to boracay! paradise!! haha. but wasnt tat easily accessible. first we had to tk a domestic flight to caticlan. den a tricycle to e ferry terminal. den a ferry ride to boracay.
so after crossing air/land/sea, we finally arrive at boracay! our hotel tat we stayed in was nigi nigi (wondered wat it meant but didnt have a chance to ask e pple) i have no complains abt tis place man. except tat it could have been more sunny in e day n more starry at nite. loved e chill/relaxing vibe there! everyone always smiling/friendly and nice.
time flies when u're having rum. hahas. v true.

despite it being a tourisy place, tings there were really cheap. so cheap u dun have to tink when u spend. u noe wat i mean? u just order/buy anyting u wan. e sand there was white n fine n e water was so clear!
we had a great buffet dinner w live music and went to another bar to chill later in e nite. e red stuff in e bottom right corner is actually a mosquito net which e resort set up for us. how nice!
day 4 planned to go out on a saiilng boat but e wind was toooo strong. oh well. but we just couldnt leave e place w/o goin out at sea. so we settled for a motor boat which brought us snorkellin and to tis island for lunch. tot e bottom right pic is really funny! hahas. these pple who brought us out were really nice and u totally feel lk they are not out to cheat ur money just coz we're tourist. u noe wat i mean? life on e island is really laid back and chill! just e way i like it! loved boracay!
nite falls n we're back in manila. went to fort bonifacio for italian dinner. food and service was really gd (they served dessert w chilled fork)

day 5 went for last min shoppin at tis area which e hotel front desk gal recommended. was pretty scary in a sense tat there were throngs of pple. n there is no single tourist in sight. but stuff here was cheap n gd! prob half e price of greenhills (which was alr cheap!)

getting out of e place turned out to b a nitemare! we were supposed to rush back to the hotel to grab our baggage den to tat ulu pandan airport but we couldnt get a cab. n some uncle who could speak chi scared us saying it'll tk 2hrs to get back to our hotel (we only allocated 1hr taking into account bad traffic). we were really at our wits end! imagine being stuck in the middle of a road intersection! traffic there is really chaotic! in e end we manage to get on a tricycle (tis one e guy really cycles not lk e one we took at boracay where it was actually a motorbike) so tis nice guy cycled us out of e traffic jam n got us a cab! n e cabbie took us back to our hotel in abt 40min (his personal best i tink) hahas.

so our flight was at 850pm. n by e time we got on e cab to e airport, it was alr lk 620pm. so we boarded e cab n e driver said given e traffic it'll tk 3hrs to reach e airport! MY HEART ALMOST JUMPED OUT OK! after much pleading he said he'll try to make it in 2hrs. my foot lor! he took wrong turns/drove so slowly when there were no cars ahead saying he cant go beyond e sp limit as we see buses zoom past. big buses ok!!! those travel faster than him!!!!!!! nearly knocked him unconscious so tat i could tk over e wheels ok! worse still, when we were near e airport alr (lk finally!) he took a wrong turn again!!! n had to ask arnd for directions. mins were ticking by! i was alr making mental prep tat we'll miss our flight. i mean we need time to check in n all rt. n finally we reached and made it! thanks to v v nice n helpful airport staff! we were lk super unglam dashin into e airport lar. den passing e security checks we were supposed to produce our passports which were locked in our case. we just threw everyting on e floor to open our cases (we had lotsa shopping bags w us which we had no time to pack into our baggage) n e security guard being so nice let us pass n even inform e check in counter (which was alr closed) tat we're here to check in.

both of us were super thankful tat we made it. can u imagine otherwise? in tat ulu pandan airport w no more flights flyin out till e next nite. e last leg of e holiday really spiced up e whole trip man! so much tat on e plane our adrenaline levels were still so high!

anw really glad tat we came back in one piece. tinkin back, manila is indeed not v safe. esp for 2 small lil gals. hahas. e nice fam actually asked what were we tinking coming to manila like tat. hahas.

but all in all i tink tis was a really quite an experience. thanx to my wonderful companion cum treasurer who took care of our common fund.

on to my belated bday present from ah koh!

i loveeeeeeeeeeee it! he drew tis 'painting' heee. it says e following:

10 reasons why i love you

1. you warm my heart

2. you wake me up - calling him every morn to wake him up for work

3. you take me places - i drive him arnd. but as i always tell him, im puttin in my investment and i expect it to reap me returns. in e form of being driven arnd for e rest of my life!

4. you play games w me - we invented our own 2 person mj to play when we're bored at home. serves as a gd drinkin game too. n also our mrt games.

5. you spend time with my friends - i have no choice. they always come to his hse coz of his ps3 n gambling den.

6. you share my fav food - bubble tea/beer and our fav tuna bread fr under his hse

7. you TRY to cook - tat stupid koh capped e word try. n in e pic he drew my 'famous' all in one dish. hahas. i love dishes w meat n veg all in one. dun have to wash so many plates/bowls and easy to cook :)

8. you're always arnd - in e pic it shows me slpin on e bed w e tv on. n there are e words mc/leave/fri/sat/sun

9. you take my breath away - in e pic he drew a window being slammed and e aircon being off. hahas. coz when i wake up in e morn to wash up i'll off e aircon n he'll feel suffocated in e room. hahas. hence takin his breath away

10. you're the only one for me - koh tried to write in chi 'di yi ming' and his 'ming' he wrote 'ming tian' that 'ming' lk GOODNESS!

thank you love! really love e pressie!!!!

the other present (and e first one tis yr) i got is fr e goldies!

they printed our pics n put into this LOVE photoframe. i really feel v loved!! thanks goldies!! *muacks*

life & death

2008-11-30T10:10:00.004+08:00

caught a play recently - first light by toy factory
it's abt a group of old pple who are kinda stuck in tis space after their death
and they are supposed to recall/revisit/relive a significant part of their lifes before they can move on
ah koh's sis is in it. and in my bias opinion her character and lim kay siu's (they play husband and wife) are e most tear jerking and heart-tugging
e playwrite is thought-provoking, witty and humerous and brings across e topic of death in a light hearted manner. thumbs up :)

in e play they totally dont look lk tis. i wonder y e advert poster is shot lidat. hahas.
i couldnt recognise half the actors/actresses from tis poster

oh well, im turning 23 in 2 days. no excitment, actually dont really feel anyting special, guess it'll just be another day. though i did take leave (with no plans yet). i tink it's sad to have to work on bdays. dont u tink? anw thanks dear for e wonderful be-early bday dinner! lovelovelove it! (btw i oso love my new hairband w e flowers! check it out man!!!)

ok. time to munch some mac breakie~

why cant everyday be a saturday?

2008-10-13T20:22:00.007+08:00

this was taken lk 2 wks back. co dnd! e theme was shanghai grand!

was really thankful i had a cheong sum so didnt have to fret over wat to wear.

yayness! n e gals came over to my place to doll up!

n i did all their hair ok! all 4 who came over. plus myself. so imagine wat a mad rush it was. it was fun actually. we searched for youtube clips on how to style hair.

n i tried my v best to follow suit. hahas. i tink e effect was alrt lar.

not bad for first attempt hahas.

and since all e nua guys are back fr e big apple. they went for a super overdued grad phototaking.
the 8 of them who went. n they all happen to b roomies! hahas. so qiao.
some of the more cock photos of the day. hahas. all taken by me of coz!

anw thanks to off zai we found tis new place to hang out.

it' my second fav place aft foo house.

it's really chill in e middle of some private estate.

n best ting it's really near my place. though it's far in fr e main road.

these days i really hate crowded places.

i rather stay home just to avoid the crowd.

sometings wrong w me?

duno.

anw e past wkend was really great.

had a meet up w my pri sch frens whom i haven seen in 11 years!

we nv had any gatherings before. this is e very first one.

which made it all the more meaningful.

hahaas. sometimes i really hate myself for having such a bad memory.

though most of e time im thankful lar.

but i really tink tat memories r e prettiest tings we can own.

somehow i always time w go back.

tings always seem happier and simpler back den.

oh well. life...

BATAM

2008-10-03T00:17:00.003+08:00

So aft 1 mth of planning. we finally made it to batam!

all in all it was a gd trip. but somehow i dun feel lk ive rested. oh well.

n e guys r finally back fr their WAT. bet they had lotsa fun. makes m e miss my own WAT so much! so much tat i actually dreamt of goin US. hee..

little rascal turns ONE!

2008-09-11T20:30:00.002+08:00

and so.. my bf's fave baby turns 1. he's really v bias u noe!

he spends more time w him den me! sometimes he just ignores me n plays w him.

HMPH! but it's ok now. i have other tings to entertain me! e bf just bought PS3!

spent 2 nites in a row over at his place on wkday nites!

which is lk a huge NONO! (so far ive only broken tis rule of mine once, to help him prep for his interview which turn out to b unnecessary coz he jio pple to play mj!)

anw. yah. super fun. n cool. n i just LOVE it!

(mostly it's just guitar heroes. totally rocks! if only they have more songs tat i noe of)

there're alot of demos n trials available too.

n it's so easy to dl n install it on e PS3.

no need for e computer or messy cables.

but comparatively i tink Wii still more fun for me lar.

coz it's more interactive n it gets pple really excited.

hahas. e girls went yl's hse e other day coz she just bought Wii!

n we had a really great time.

heard hj stayed over n they played some duno wat game till lk 3am?!?

crazy pple! hahas. n sl got so excited she actually hit ws in a gane.

accidentally of coz.

most of e time im pretty glad my bf is a techy

(when he doesnt drag me round simlim/IT fairs or surf his stupid forums)

if not i wont b using my htc now :)

yah i guess e perks of having a techy bf outweighs e cons. (most of e time)

for instance, instead of pressing lk 4 buttons, fiddling 4 different remote to switch on e aircon, tv, amplifier, scv, to b able to enjoy tv at his place,

all i have to do now is press 1 button on 1 remote.

no more hassle of figuring which remote controls wat shit. hahas.

all thanks to e all-in-one remote! yay! makes life so much easier.

v much suited for a lazy bum lk me! hahas.

so life has been pretty eventful

finally had chance to eat home cooked food tis wk.

miss my granny's soups!

shows ive been watchin lately:

1) gossip girls - yay it's back!

2) project runway s5 - actually i tink i watch mostly to catch heidi klum. have tis infatuation on her!

3) GNTM s3 - yes u guessed it! hahas. heidi is in it. n there's tis charm when they speak german! but e translator is really slow. n i cant watch shows wo subtitle!

4) lipstick jungle - e guy is so hot! n so r all e lead female! reminds me of dirty sexy money! n they were featured on proj runway

5) ANTM cycle 11 - aft a decade of antm. i have to admit they r getting boring n lame. lk really lame abt e whole future ting. haha. but it's just brainless entertainment.

yups so i guess tat sums up my life recently.

tis blog is not dead.... yet

2008-08-18T16:00:00.005+08:00

yups. so im back fr my dive trip at pulau aur. virgin dive. it was actually pretty gd.

no complains from me. e water was crystal clear! cant find tat kind of stuff in spore man. even tioman wasnt tis gd.

some scenary from e 'resort' we were staying. haha. e accom was, i quote, 'simple'.

actually yunting's bad dive experience kinda prepared me.

so i alr expecting e worse n was thus pleasantly surprised.

e amenties was really basic lar. e food there was really awesome though.

e locals who run e place cooked all our meals. n e bbq dinner was really out of e world :)

im glad i had vincent as my dive buddy. i tink in diving ur buddy is really impt.

in cases of emergency tat's e only person u can rely on.

n i tink e larger e grp e more fun it'll b.

so if anyone wanna try out diving i strongly encourage.

but do go w a big grp of frens.

whether i'll dive again. i really duno man. if more of my frens learn i'll def go.

ok e other pics im posting is super outdated kind. some more den a mth old alr. mostly actually. hahas.

dearie's convo. finally saw tis day. haha. n anw today is dearie's first day of work.

glad tat he found an engineering job in e industry he likes.

hope everyting goes smoothly from here :)

n as a reward for finding a job (n also a break for myself)

i planned a surprise getaway for the both of us.

ive always wanted to go back to tis resort in port dickson my parents brought me when i was younger.

so i made arrangements n abducted my dearie there!

it was a 4-5 hr drive but all highway so pretty easy.

n im totally in love w e place man.

it's so chill!! lovelove it!!

can just sit in e balcony staring out into e open sea.

with e waves crashing just underneath my feet (e resort extends out into e sea)

totally amazing. n e toilet!! love it man!

it's lk half open air n u can look at stars when u bathe at nite.

e room was totally comfy too. n all e staff there super warm n friendly.

it's really a great place to chill for lk a day or 2 (anyting more it gets boring)

all we did was stroll on e beach. swim. eat. tan. play abit of pool/darts. watch tv. chill at e pub (super gd band at nite). fish.

simple n relaxing! love it!

now to backtrack even more (getting tired of tying)

went prawning w e WAT babes.

it's a v 'interesting' experience.

haha. we were screaming our lungs out most of e time when e prawn bite our bait.

it's lk we want to catch a prawn but at e same time we wish we wont get any.

coz we really didnt noe wat to do. unhook e prawn throw into e net. blahblah.

it took us abt 2-3 catches b4 we finally manage to do everyting rt.
n e place was at ulu pandan land lor. hahas.

n it rained when we were there (funnily it was during e rain when we caught e most prawns)

n so on our way out we were splashed by e moving cars. so super irritating!!!!

but was really glad to spend time w tis 2 babes :)

just some random pics of food koh n i have been cooking.

ok. getting really tired. n gotta go out soon. today's e last day of my leave. gotta spend it well.

my nxt stretch of leave shd b in dec alr. boo! but im goin to work hard!!

e rest of e pics are of e car rally w my mum's company.

as ive been telling pple. insurance agents have too much postive vibes. it's scary.

haha. but all in all it was a really fun trip n im glad dearie came along.

we went to a zoo in e middle of a durian plantation. (i went more for e durains)
ok. tats all my updates. for now :)

life is slipping thru my fingers

2008-07-16T22:21:00.002+08:00

had tis random tot walkin to e bustop on my way home fr work today

just felt that alot of things r beyond my control

things which i wan to hold on to could be in my hands in one moment

n gone in the next

scary tot...

im reminded tat i have many wants/desires/wishes in my life

wonder when i'll ever get to see them come true.

sometimes im just afraid to plan or hope

coz of e disappointment tat comes along when plans fall thru

right now im just taking life as it comes along

i just see watever's on my plate

no far plans. onli tings i can see within my reach

simplicity is bliss :)

apple is fun :)

2008-07-08T22:46:00.002+08:00

really lk e photo booth function.

ah koh n i had so much fun hahas.
tis is lk super funny lar!

wimbledon

2008-07-07T13:02:00.005+08:00

yes. im no expert in tennis.
but yday's men's singles final really got me all heated up!
there were so many heart stopping moments in e longest game ever.
started at lk 9plus spore time n it onli ended at lk 4plus am?
in btw e game was stopped 3 times due to bad weather.
lk sososo super anti climax.. or shd i say it totally built up e climax.
i was of coz rooting for top seeded federer.
but he was down 2 sets to nil (leading e third) when e break was called in due to e rain.
n aft he came back w a gd fight claiming e 3rd n 4th set.
but both were played till tie break.
tat was how teeth-clinching it was!
i bet those who bought tickets to watch totally got their money worth.
there were so many times i tot e end was nearing for federer but he always manages to fight back! he's such a fighter!
in e end nadal won. quite expected actually.
but he did win it e hard way.
i guess both r deserving winners. it could have been anyone's game.
nadal was lucky.

went botanical gardens w e goldies yday!
totally looked lk it was goin to pour but i guess wherever e goldies go, we brighten up e day!
G5 quick come back den we can go out in full force!

carefree days

2008-07-05T16:45:00.002+08:00

so finally aft lk 10times of jio-ing. i went for poker w perry n frens.
some whom i noe. some whom i dont.
which is why i felt super paisei winning their money!
hahas. yups e gambling queen is back in action man.
but frankly, it's bad to b addicted.
so kids... DO NOT GAMBLE.
hahas. who m i kidding. but dont worry.
im not a hardcore gambler lar.
i just see all these sessions as a get tog w frens.
w some healthy interaction :)

n i m finally seeing some pros to being in e workforce
(no it's not e money coz im earning peanuts)
besides all e waking up on time (bugger) /routine lifestyle/
less mahjong (muchmuch less!)/ no suppers (at least tis is really a gd ting)/
tinkin of wat to wear everyday (tis kills lk e most braincells e entire day)/
sitting in front of e comp 8 hrs a day (bulging tummy/shoulderache)
im finally coming to terms tat im a working adult (yea.. it took me lk a yr)

n yay. e parents r overseas tis wkend.
so we officially tk over e hse!
hahas! goin cook tonite :)

WI (worth it)

2008-06-22T21:36:00.006+08:00

did 3 tings tat were super Wiiiiiiiii~ (in e lingo of e bf)

one: ktv w e nursings at kbox

we were there to cele e june babies' bday!
n as with all our nursing's bday cele.
someone has to always let e surprise out of e bag.
tis time round is blur px who actually told one of e bday gal, ws all abt e cake n told her to tk pics. anw. it's WI cos tues was 1-for-1. hahas.
n we sang lk 730- closing. though obv i didnt stay till close.
if not i'll b lk puffy eye panda at work e nxt day.
n tat was onli tues nite. so had a long wk to go.

two: Barfly w e goldies

i've always wanted to go there! e reason: FREE FLOW CHAMPAGNE!
yups. tats rt. i've always had a weakness for bubblys.
so there we were. so SATC. hahas
there were 4 of us (poor G5 couldnt join us). den e gd food. n drinks!
e 4-course dinner plus whole nite of free flow champagne at only abt 30bucks each.
worth it rt? lk totally! hahas.

n see wat alchohol does to pple. hahas. i tink i had nearly 10 glasses.
really lost count. they were sooooo generous w their refills.
n they always refill to e brim (no kidding!)
these are obv e aft pics. haha. totally had fun man.
e hangover e nxt day was totally WI too.

three: Air supply concert at Max Pavilion

actually my interest in air supply onli started in uni.
ah koh had lotsa air supply songs in his comp n i grew in love w them.
we took his dad to watch too. as his bday gift.
i cant believe this duo's already nearing 60.
they can totally sing!
towards e end of e show we just rushed in front w almost half of e crowded
danced n cheered till e very end.
fav song of all time: 'making love out of nothing at all'

more pictures to come!

2008-06-15T17:11:00.003+08:00

yups. i got a new camera!

so from now on my blog's goin to have more pictures!

tat is if i blog. but i'll try.

using photoscape for e first time too. it's really AWESOME!
simple, easy n pictures turn out nice!
haven had a chance to explore other functions yet.
anw there's baby russ n us :)
he's still a lil baldie. duno when he'll grow some hair.
but he's really at a v cute stage now. still cant tok but can make funny noises.
he always flaps his arms lk a penguin too! haha.
he loves to stand and stare at random strangers.
n he grabs watever he can get his hands on. hahas.

n im in love w 'how i met my mother'!
it's a totally AWESOME series. didnt like it initially
but im totally into it rt now. watching fr season 1 onwards.
it's lk a guy version of satc. n it's realli hilarious.
keeps me occuied when im bored. n each episode is onli lk 20mins.
great entertainment. esp before bed at nite

later goin for father's day cele w e bf's fam at his sis's place.
had mine yday at grand copthorne brio's yday.
food normal. expected way more. oh well.
we had a 50% discount so i couldnt ask for more.
in fact if not for e discount we wouldnt have gone there in e first place.

so happy father's day to all e father's in e world. esp my wonderful dad!

lagging..

2008-06-01T23:31:00.002+08:00

i've been laggin in my posts. been wanting to post since dear was in taiwan. n he's back already. hahas. sometimes i really feel my life slipping thru my fingers. growing up (and old) so quickly. sometimes i wish time will stop to let me tk a breather.

anw. dear obv had lotsa fun when he was away (from me). for me im def not e controlling type of gf. in fact i really rather my guy go out n have his fun. in fact e more he sees out there e more he'll appreciate wat he has. n he wont b curious abt wat's out there. it's lk e wanton mee n chicken rice continuation. if u dun let ur guy try out wanton mee. he'll nv realise chicken rice is e nicest. of coz there's always a risk of him prefering wanton mee instead. but i guess i wan my guy to eat chicken rice knowing tat it's e best n not half guessing whether wanton mee will b nicer.

n for e period tat dear was gone, for a few days my nick was "im single again!" n i had alot of guy frens who i haven met up with in ages msning me. hahas. i guess tat was a really effective nick. anw i was really packed e 2 wks plus dear was gone. which was a really gd ting. but dont get me wrong. it's not lk when dear was arnd i wont go out w them or tat i did anyting. hahas. just normal catch up dinners, drinks etc.

goin to do a performance w e goldies for some launch event. goin to put our rusty dance sneakers on again! quite fun to b pickin up steps. choosing songs. arranging pracs. discussing costumes again. onli prob now is we have no studio to prac. boo hoo! hopefully will still b able to use e hall studio.

ohh my dad's car got banged again. my last accident during e cny period is not even settled yet n now another 1. my bro was driving alone back home when he got banged in e back. was pretty serious luckily both drivers were safe. my bro got cut my e safety belt on his chest though. tat was how huge e impact was. e boot now cant b closed n theres a huge dent. e back bumper is also threatening to drop off anytime. wat luck. my bro said e lady driver was prob drunk driving. tsktsk. NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE. seriously. u nv noe wat will happen n u'll prob regret e rest of ur life. u not onli put ur life in danger, others as well.

tis is a pretty long post huh. but i still have tings to say. hahas. works been gd lately. been doing my secondment at personal tax. though it's disgusting to see how much tis rich pple earn (kinda immuned aft lk 1 mth of looking at that kind of figures). yea. but it's basically quite stressless here coz i dun hold any portfolio. i basically assist e consultants to churn out tax computation. yups though i haf to work longer hrs (coz it's there peak period) but im generally happier (coz there's always work to do!) no need to fret over timesheet (yay!)

hm. dear's goin ICT tml (army stuff) so goin to miss him for another wk. hope he start looking for a job soon! actually i dun wan to give him too much pressure lar. anyone with lobang can intro k!

jackpot!

2008-05-16T00:33:00.001+08:00

yeah! tat's wat im goin to hit when i go up genting over e wkend.
wish me luck! :)
dont miss me!

im SINGLE again!!

2008-05-11T15:59:00.003+08:00

well.. at least for e nxt 2 and a half wks. hiaks.
dearie has left me for taiwan. for a total of 18 days!
we haven been separated for so long since i went US.
ok sorry if i sound mushy lovey dovey hahas.
but physical contact and presence is v impt to me.
ok just hope they'll b safe n haf lotsa fun.
hopefully they wont have to slp on e streets.

anw. dear just turned really OLD yesterday.
yups. he's 25! really cant believe it!
but i feel really bad coz i was kinda sick all day.
puked. felt faint. barely ate anyting. slpt most part of e day.
anw celebration was juz a simple dinner at marina south pier.
e place is nice but e food just ain't gd man.
e roof top terrace was cool though. hahas.
though we were faked by e pokey fake grass n tot it'll b comfortable to lie on it.
instead i jumped up e moment i sat on it. haha

really looking forward to my nxt long break now.
wana go backpacking somewhere.
any recommendations pple?

Goldies' weekend getaway

2008-05-03T13:48:00.004+08:00

yups we e goldies marched to sentosa last wkend
managed to dig out stuff tat i haven worn in a million yrs
e.g e pink headband (i mean if i wear it out on a normal day pple would tink im crazy)
those flowery clips, bands watever. n tis bag which i bought in an online spree which didnt turn out wat i imagined.

us at e sentosa station inside vivo.
it actually felt kinda overseas. reminded me of e genting cable car station.

aft we checked into e lovely hotel tat we booked for e nite, siloso beach resort (it's really pretty, more of that later)
we headed out to e beach! e weather was perfect.
i got a decent tan. wasnt sunburnt.
didnt get a headache or feel dehydrated. so all was gd.
we basically didnt do much on e beach except lazing, got into e water for abit.
played a lil frisbee & captains ball w random grp of strangers (for lk 15min? coz we were really not up to it)
was a rather relaxing afternoon :) juz how i lk it

of coz we couldnt resist wat most pple do by e beach - JUMP shots!
happen to bump into a colleague of mine who had some idle time so yay!
got ourselves a camera man! hahas. ironically he was there for his own photoshoot.
yups we look pretty retarded in most of them. so next...

more pics! we just couldnt stop snapping.

by e time we all got back to e rm. wash up n change into nice smelling clothes we were all famished! some clearly more than others. hahas.
we contemplated on delivery but we decided to go out n get some air instead of nua-ing in e rm whole day (but e rm was really nice n comfy!)
so glad we made tat choice. we went to sakae sushi. but tis is a special outlet. their menu is not e usual sakae menu n i was really impressed w e food.
it not onli looks gd. it actually tastes really good! plus there was a 20% discount for their opening.
super worth it! lk totally!
though we waited quite long for some dishes but we were entertained by each other n e occasional fireworks fr e 'songs of e seas'.
we got e outdoor seats so e view was really gd.

aft dinner, we strolled back to our rm for a nice 'surprise' bday cele for our beloved G3!!
she is XX years old. hahas. opps. we gave her a collection of our photos tog.
dont u tink e bottom rt pic looks lk some dvd cover? hahas.

on to cafe del mar. haven really had fun e 2 times ive been there.
seriously. e choice of song??!???!!
e indoor seats were pretty uncomfortable n e music was blasting so we chose e outdoor ones.
which was even more disastrous.
it was kinda slightly damp (duno fr wat) n we juz didnt feel comfortable there.
so we juz brought our bottles of beers back to e rm where we had aircon n tv.
those 2 tings were enuff to keep us goldies happy n satisfied.
e plan was to stay up e whole nite to do silly stuff (which we did but im not goin to link it to my blog!!!!)
but we KO one aft another. hiaks.

nxt morn we had nice complimentary buffet breakfast.
poor G5 had to leave for her dance class. too bad for her.
we explored e resort a lil n took stupid pics. e rooftop terrace was really nice!!
wish we had booked e rooftop suites w own private outdoor jacuzzi.
hahas. but tat would have burnt a bigger hole in our pockets.

aft we checked out we went for fish spa!
wat a traumatizing experience.
i mean i can stand e ticklish sensation. but i really had a hard time putting my feet into e fish pond.
they r SCARY! i noe they're small. but tats y they're scary.
wat if i step on them n they diee!!!!
but anyhow. we went thru it. was not bad actually. hhaas.
e other goldies had a harder time at e foot reflexology part which i didnt lar.
coz i generally tink my threshold for pain is pretty high.
really had a great time. i get to let my hair down n b really crazy when im w them.
(coz they r all crazy!) good way to destress n unwind. haha
'once a goldie, always a goldie'

p.s: i was too lazy to do e photos so nicely. haha. all 'koped' fr e other goldies blogs. hiaks! but well done. all v nice! bring out our chio side!

p.s.s: really hope can go back to e resort again. but tis time i wana go for e private jacuzzi! how cool is that!!

yay to free lunch!

2008-04-21T21:28:00.003+08:00

we were supposed to play badminton. but no court.
so we decided to go islanding (kusu island).
but a better offer came along. so we grabbed it.
hahas. ah chua had connections for us to go for tis cleo young achiever award ceremony luncheon at house at dempsey hill.
in short: free 3 course lunch :)
so yay! of coz we were all for the idea. n it turned out to b a really gd deal!

lunch was yummilicious! plus we got skII goodie bags!

ah chua n i. cleo mags on e table!

tis retro looking wall. poor miss xie. one of e cons of being so tall. hahas.

us at ben n jerrys :)

e 3 childish ones on e swing!

me! in my super cheap dress (thailand!)

i noe miss xie will prob murder me. but i really cant resist! hahas. presenting e cleaner auntie.... miss xie!

time really flies! all my frens who were in their final yr r all graduating! hope everyone get a gd degree. a gd career. n all lead life happily ever after!

life's been...

2008-04-15T18:41:00.003+08:00

quite fruitful :)
i've been to O school's street jazz for 2 wks in a row.
it's quite an achivement for me considering how busy (nua) i am. hurhur.
it's a great feeling to be dancing again.
minus all e toe cramps i experience.

e goldies (minus G4) went G5's hse on sat. last min change in plans fr our yacht outing turned blading session.
in e end we juz spent a v peaceful sat aft doing absolutely nothin.
watched crap tv. where e story line was so super lame.
read magazines. surfed net. booked mani/pedi den cancelled (coz we really too lazy to step out of her hse).

day ended w me G2 & G3 goin for a spa treat.
G5 was supposed to come but a certain relative of hers decided to pay her a visit. so too bad.
tat place was not bad. though i didnt feel my bones loosen too much.
shall sign up some spa package when i have e money! haha. so tat i can pamper my mum & dad :)

WAT babes!

2008-03-29T13:27:00.003+08:00

our most recent meet up. at e top floor of TM. had a chit chat session abt life over bubble tea.

i tink tis i our v first meet up since we came back spore? cant rem. at pasta de waraku.

our failed exploration plan which landed us at ikea.

when i see these pple im always reminded of my stay in US. though it was short, it was full of fun/laughter/tears/sweat. i loved all e moments where we walked miles in e cold juz to scrimp on cab fare or kop sauces n pepper fr macs or fold clothes for money or eating ice cream n snacking on chips in e late nites. i wana go back!! 2 years! now need to save up!

that's why god gave us fingernails

2008-03-29T13:17:00.002+08:00

thats wat ah koh said to me when he saw me cutting veg just now.
boo!! i admit my cooking sux. i cant cook half as well as him
somehow im juz not tat into cooking.
i LOVE homecook meals though
somehow they juz taste so much better no matter how simple e dishes are.
i juz lk e feeling of eating at home. i lovelovelove soups esp!

past wk at work has been gd :)
i guess my mentality is v impt.
i shall try to keep tis up!

2008-03-23T20:46:00.002+08:00

a fren's recent breakup reminded me of one of my own.
all i can say is that it is always hard initially,
but time really washes everyting away.
so px, u must be firm.
dont let tings tat happen cloud ur head, just walk away.

rt now im juz watchin time creep by n my heart is sinking my e seconds.
goin back to work tml. n i gotta wake up earlier den usual coz im on course tml.
cannot b late. so i cant tk e express bus i take every morn.
coz it only operates fr 8am n i'll b late by e time i reach.
so gotta tk a normal bus which tks much longer so i gotta leave home much earler.
bugger!

im tryin to change my attitude towards work.
mayb juz not hard enuff. still tryin to figure e root of e prob.
if it is really wat i self-diagnose (i just dun lk working)
i duno wat to do man.

i mean even though i complain n everyting, life still goes on.
im fine pple. hahas. dun worry.
it's juz that sometimes i let all these silly tings get to me.
n i'll post all these negative blogs.

dear's dad is goin to retire in abt 2wks time.
retirement.. someting im nowhere near.
hahas. but i wonder how it feels?
although im such a nua-sai but i tink i will oso feel v lost.
hopefully uncle will have enuff activities to keep him occupied.
dear's mum is a lil worried abt dearie not being able to find a job.
im keepin my fingers crossed that someting gd will land on his plate.

sometimes i feel bad that i spend so much time w dear's fam.
that i sometimes dun even noe wat's happenin in my own hse.
but somehow when i come home i juz feel lk holing up in my own rm.
unless it's meal times, otherwise i rather not socialize.

oh. btw. congrats G5 on e successful performance :)
we're all looking forward to e yacht outing!! *hint hint*

land of smiles

2008-03-16T18:28:00.005+08:00

been back from bangkok for awhile now. was a really good trip. e company, e food, everyting. e fact that we all know bkk pretty well (esp chriz), made e trip even more enjoyable. coz we know where to shop, chill, eat, where to get e best buys etc. we spent almost every cent we brought there (we actually set aside some for e airport tax but in e end it was inclusive in e air tix, so we bought more stuff fr e dfs :)

us where all e tourists in bkk go - MBK! didnt tink it was a gd place to shop my previous time there. but tis time round, dear's sis recommended us tis shops that sells t-shirts. e designs r really nice n they're cheap! in e end we bought lk 20 over shirts fr that 1 shop. it's called 'pre-loved' fr e first flr. can check it out if anyone's goin.

us at snoop, one of e chill places at rachada soi 4. didnt rem it to b so smoky. makes e pic a lil spooky. hahas. thats chriz n his gf, sze wing(sw). his 3rd gf he brought to thailand in 3 yrs. hahas. opps. lk not v nice of me to announce here. but he n sw r pretty funny tog. famous quotes fr her: 'r we going to be taking elephant rides in thailand? how abt e chao praya river?' hahas. i mean to me thailand is abt shopping/food/massage. no elephants or rivers come to my mind.

anw i really love thailand coz everyting is so f***ing cheap there. we drink beer lk water lor. (somehow i feel e beer there aint as strong as in spore? coz no matter how much we drink we nv get drunk) had lotsa fun playing stupid games in e hotel rm at nite too. tis time round we stayed at a further hotel so 4 of us cabbed everywhere. which was really great (less e times we were caught in e jam) coz i dun feel tired fr walking to e shopping places lk my last trip there. we also manage to find tis thai massage place (of coz clean one) which was really fabulous. they had couple rooms n it was good n cheap! my fav place for shopping is still platinum mall. there was tis shop that i spent lk almost 45min in. loved all their dresses there.

e conclusion for tis trip: 'i'll b back!'

rainy days

2008-03-13T22:39:00.002+08:00

somehow rainy days just make me feel sad.
sad that im not able to lie in bed n enjoy e best weather to nua.
oh well. better not dwell on tings i cant do.
actually wat i hate most is that my shoe gets wet.
so irritating. i hate e feeling.

dear's coming down w flu. n my cough have been w me since i came back fr thailand.
dun rem e last time i had cough for so long.
sometimes i cough so hard i feel lk some organ in my body is goin to burst.
e gd ting is it's giving my stomach muscle some exercise. hahas.
if coughing can make me have abs, i dun mind coughing e rest of my life man.

been watching hell's kitchen. v interesting e way chefs work in e kitchen.
e chef ramsey (e host) curse fr start to e end of e show lor.
just hurling vulgarities at e contestants all e time.
but e prize is fabulous lar.
a mthly salary of a quarter million (chefs earn THAT much???)
n become head chef in somewhere fancy in las vegas.
plus a share of e restuarant's profits. really cool.
just finished another episode of celebrity apprentice too.
n one of e contestants, piers (real entertainer e way he toks) called chef ramsey to buy some art fr him (tis wk's challenge). hee.
hooked on watchin reality tv now since not much nice series r on.
i hope gossip girls n desperate hsewife comes back soon.

n.u.m.b

2008-03-05T23:01:00.002+08:00

these days nothing seems to be able to get my spirits up.
having e numb feeling again. boo.
someone try slapping me. poking me w a needle. or stab me (kidding lar)
dearie is e strongest support in my life.
dont tink i can do w/o him. at e moment. hahas.

dad is still out of job. though it's not a bad ting,
i mean we're surviving ok. as long as he's happy im happy.
juz dun wan him to b bored at home n let his tots go wild.
i mean i'll love to b in his position. i tink. hahha.
grass always greener on e other side.

these days ive been havin a huge prob getting out of bed.
somehow my body juz doesnt listen to e commands fr my brain.
or rather, i juz dun wan to get up.
lk im totally awake but i juz wan to lie on e bed. under my warm comforters.
most days i'll snooze my hp 3 times (tat's lk 15min)
den in abt 10 min my dear will call me
(he would still b awake fr playing game or mj at e time im goin to wake up to work. lk WTH)
den we'll tok for lk 5min while i still laze on e bed. eyes closed.
den i'll nua another lk 10min or so. till it's time when i dun get up im not goin to make it to work.
only den i'll drag my lazy ass out.
thats working life for me.

is it possible to love your job?

2008-03-03T21:47:00.002+08:00

i really wonder.
it's someting i really wan to do
but i duno wat's stopping me. i noe im one e worse performing pple in my dept.
no doubt abt that. always leaving on e dot.
careless mistakes here n there n everywhere.
i dun tink it has anyting to do w my capability (at least i refuse to believe that)
rather, i juz cant put my heart in e work i do.

i really long for a fulfilling n enriching career.
one that can make me learn new tings, gather new perspective, meet new pple.
basically feel gd abt myself n wat im doing.
is that difficult?

i always wonder, does e prob lie w e job? or w me.
somehow i believe it's e latter
i still cant adapt to tis working life ting
deep down in my heart i still imagine myself to b a carefree student.
howhowhow? hopefully when e bf starts work i'll b able to anchor myself.
i can only hope.

my well deserved break

2008-02-23T15:50:00.005+08:00

yay! im on my longest break ever since i started work!
took 1 whole wk of leave. goin to bkk tml!
haven been bz. but juz too lazy to come online. let alone blog.
wat's new. lazy me. feb had been an exciting mth. with CNY (angbaos + gambling + stupid car accident), v day (our 4th tog), met up w kunali, lunches w e WAT gals n fred, 08 gathering, goldies gathering at jess (one more later w my KENJI!). lotsa stuff!

tis yr's vday we had a simple picnic at sentosa. i took 2 days leave! haha.
pretty sunset.
dear gobbling food we prepared.
tis is kinda unrelated. taken during our last genting trip i tink. look at e contrast. sweety pie me n ugly fugly koh. haha.

oh! n airshow 2008! e black knights were really e highlight of e whole ting man!
us! dearie in specs. looks gd wat. duno y he whole day so hiao. he rather wear his contacts that tore (e left side) den to wear specs. siao 1 rt. i had to knock some sense into his thick brains.
with lucie. lucs is super cute n adorable! his character is juz super lovable. unlike his bro max who's usually v difficult. haha. didnt even wan to tk photo e whole day.
us w some huge aircraft.
it was really tiring bringin e kids arnd. though we went w his sis n bro-in-law plus their maid. haha. i really cannot imagine how i can cope when i have my own nxt time. luckily we were able to reserve a table in tis restuarant which had a full view of e airshow display. if not we would b baking in e sun man.

ok darn tired now. shall rest n recoup b4 i meet up w e dance peeps!

thanks for making my day :)

2008-02-04T00:39:00.000+08:00

Mr and Mrs Tan

2008-01-29T21:18:00.000+08:00

e day finally arrived. our v first nursing to b off e shelf.

e pretty bride w e pretty bouquet (v ex btw) no wonder pple say e bride is always e prettiest. somehow i really agree. cant u see e glow coming out fr e bride.

with her mr. getting ready for their wedding march!!!

look at these love birds. wish both of u a lifetime of happiness!

e nursings tat r still on e shelf. minimianiminimo.. who's goin to be next??

bay looks ready to be e next one. hahas. actually tat day yl had to toss e hand bouquet n legend has it (hahas) e gal who manage to catch e flowers will b e nxt one to b e bride (like real lar) but somehow everyone just shun it. i dun c why. actually i will gladly b e nxt hahas (ah koh dun faint hor) but frankly i find getting married a tad too troublesome.

our wedding gift for e couple. hahas. doesnt e groom look lk e monkey?? opps. hahaas.

i like tis pic coz i look tan. i miss my tanner days. nowadays im even lazy to get a tan. lk lie down n sun tan oso lazy. boo! wat's becoming of me!?!?!

anw. im really happy for e both of them. it's not easy to find e one n be able to spend your lifetime together. do treasure wat u have :)

milf

2008-01-26T10:08:00.000+08:00

thats a new word i learnt last nite
it means 'mum i love to *tooooot*
anw. went for ryan's uncle's surprise party.
i must say his family is quite a close knitted one.
n im so much better w their names now.
(imagine having lk 100 new faces n u smile n hi at all of them but have zero idea who e hell they r or how in e world r they related to ur bf)
took quite a while n quite some events though.
e coolest ting abt e party.
there was a bar. yeah. how cool is that.
ryan's cousin had frens who did tis n it was really cool.
u can name any cocktails/shots blah n he'll give it to u.
he even made lk waterfall n flaming lambo. hahas.
cool stuff. i tink that was e highlight of e nite.
plus i won some $$ at texas.
though quite paisei to tk their money.
but totally made me gian for e coming CNY!!!
cant wait :)

the other day e bf n i had a nice lil picnic by e beach.
out first picnic :)

we're both kinda addicted to champange. i lk e bubbly quality to it. some nites we juz buy a bottle, pop n sip. no occassion no nothin. juz lk e picnic day :)

e weather was pretty gd. though we had to shift twice to get out of e sun. we found a pretty nice spot. quiet, breezy. lovely.

some food we prep last min. nothin fantastic. juz sandwiches n chips.

It was a lovely day out. a gd break fr work. hiaks!

here's baby rascal! he's a little rascal. haha. really adorable! e bf says he's e most lovable amg e nephews. till now max is still my fav. but i must say his spot is being challenged.

Miss yiling is getting MARRIED. tml. how exciting. gosh. it's TML!!!

too many tings to blog abt

2008-01-14T22:20:00.000+08:00

coz i haven been blogging. just couldnt find time to come online. thats y my online shopping oso stopped :( so many events came n past. 1. xmas at yanshan's 2. new year at ah koh's 3. meet up with WAT gals at pasta de waraku 4. meet up w jc clique at bugis 5. meet up w andy at crab shank n paulaners 6. tax party at velvet underground 7. yiling's hens nite at sentosa 8. meet up with goldies at huiqi's

wah. did quite abit of stuff there in 3 wks? pretty tiring way to start e year.

1. xmas @ ys's

surprisingly me n dear did most of e bbq-ing. initially lar. hahas. n dear was e one who set up e fire. im pretty impressed. saw another side of my dear i didnt noe existed. hiaks.

all e nursings. except eve who left early n yh who was in vietnam.

den we went on to play tis twister game. guys vs gals. everyone was super enthu lor. neither sides wanted to lose. not becoz of e forfeit but it's juz e ego n pride.

tot this was pretty funny. hahaas.

2. new year's eve at ah koh's

this yr we had some frens over. mainly fr hall. sorry couldnt invite more (we really would have died fr e cooking). all in all was fun. i lk coordinating n preparing. cooking for our frens. hopefully e food standard was acceptable.

look at the spread! there were more food in e kitchen lor. n e scary part is they really managed to whack all e food!! none was left ahahas. n 4 bottles of champange, 1 bottle of ice wine (thanks to ah cui n gerald), 1 bottle of baileys, a dozen cans of beers and some hard liquor. thats how much we conquered.

e hosts :)
everybody!!! thanx everyone who came. even e v last min ones hahas.

6. tax party at velvet

was my first time at velvet. not bad. luckily 4 of them reached first n we managed to get a table. if not we gotta stand thru out the nite thru e games n lucky draw. didnt drink much coz e A1s dun drink. plus gotta conserve till later for yiling's hens party (which btw was fantabulous!!!!! more of that when we get e pics. prob aft e ROM)

n on a random note, these r e pple that sit in my cubicle. we r e only 4 left on ulu island. sandwiched btw e wealth mgt team n e M&A team. boohoo. e only good ting is we are away fr all e managers (danger!)

fr left: betty (still single, v nice personality), desmond (just married, funny guy), rebecca (hot mum) and me (e slacker) :)

welcome e festive season!

2007-12-22T12:49:00.000+08:00

past wk pretty eventful. did wat pple my age shd b doin
enjoying life n having a blast. hahas
which i shd do more of instead of nua-ing at home at every chance.
anw meet up with my WAT mates
pple i spent my unforgettable 2mths plus with.
pple whom i wash my laundry, cook (though mostly miss tan), brave e cold (e delaware trip), shop (n shop n shop n shop...), stuff myself silly with chips, work (booo!), travel, play, party, sleep (dont sound too rt..) with.

miss xie was at her sis wedding. miss chua n me r supposed to join someting to keep us fit. but ewe duno wat yet.

us at dbl o. saved me quite abit of cab fare that nite.

goldies!! g5 pang seh us in e end. they just came my place. more pics when peiru upload k!

i want my holiday!

2007-12-14T20:19:00.000+08:00

was looking thru my old posts for some pics coz my colleague needed it
anw. i was looking thru my old blog posts coz my ext hard disk drive CRASHED!!!
tog with all my millions of pics!!!
i am soooooo sad!!!! goshhhh! lk how many years of memories GONE!
just like that!!!! how to show my grandchildren how hip i use to be!!!!
i m goin to pester everyone i noe for pictures n vid... b e w a r e!!!

anw i tink my prev might give pple e wrong impression that im a old ah lian.
hahaas! hilarious. anw i am 100% not!! rest assure i'll nv b one.

back to e part where i was looking thru my old posts.
i used to have so many tings happening at e same time.
wat happen to me now?
theres nothin exciting, nothin to look forward to
sometimes i wish work was more challenging. but most of e time not.
i tink i need to find some goals n someone to look up to.
i need some direction!!!

for now, im happy n contented to juz spend wkdays lazing at home or at e bf's
sometimes goin for nice dinners n drinks aft work
wkends go hunt for gd food at ulu places.
play with e bf's nephews. spend time with my parents. that's abt it :)

growing old

2007-12-03T23:23:00.000+08:00

i m officially OLD!

but i still got my id checked at e door of zouk.

dear's sis got free tix to e fcuk premier of their new line. which really wasnt too impressive.

but we got vouchers at e door so no complains from me :)

still not used to e smoke-free clubbing scene.

but i tink e smoke room idea is kinda cool

anw.. really not young anymore. i feel lk i dun fit in e environment.

so in e end didnt stay for long.

before that we went for dinner n drinks at villa bali

really nice place to chill man. all i had in mind was e waterfalls. e trees. flowers. serene feeling.

i kinda forgot wat to expect for dinner. hahas.

which was a pleasant surprise. we had rice n some thai/malay dishes.

e platters there looks pretty good. too bad they serve 4 or more.

i feel more n more lk my dear these days.

e tattoo. e smoking (dont worry im not hooked. neither is he.) now i have tis ting for beers too.

hope i dont get a beer belly man.

i mean i dont drink beers in e past coz i tot it was a v guyish ting.

but now im hooked man. i'll choose beer over cocktails anytime!

had a nice dinner with my fam :) lil bro's bday is 1 day b4 mine.
my mum is not in town on my bday so we cele in advance.
had a nice homecooked lunch with dear's fam too.

n thanx to all e wonderful smses n well wishes!
i feel so loveddddddd~ thanx to everyone who still remembers!
makes me really guilty coz im really bad with such stuff (ok.. excuses!)
but i m really thankful from e bottom of my heart :)

under e needle

2007-11-26T22:07:00.000+08:00

due to popular demand (countless pestering from a certain someone)
showing the world my virgin tattoo!
not that i intend to get anymore. hahas.

i walked into e store tinkin i'll b getting a real tiny one to satisfy my crave
n i walked out with tis.
wanted to do a butterfly with 2 'r's which represents ryan & rachael.
but havin 2 obv 'r's didnt turn out too nice so settled for tis 1
theres a obv small 'r' n fr e butterfly can easily derive e hidden 'R' with e curvy tail.

anw was quite lucky that there was a slot n i could get it done e same day.
e tattooist was booked all e way till nxt mth already.
went to e same guy who did ryan's back.
im really happy with my tattoo! cant stop lookin at it.
oh in case u're wondering.. thats my right front hip.
yay! my only worry is when i get fat or pregnant e tattoo will stretch too.
hahas. but now that i got my tattoo. my nxt step is to get some abs to go with it.
getting a tattoo has been one of e tings i wana do at 21. im glad i made it in time.
still tinkin whether to tell my parents. i tink they'll hit e roof. literally.
guess will keep it fr them for e time being since they prob wont c it lar.
now my only worry is that it wont heal well n gotta touch up.
yikes!!! i dun even wan to tink abt it lor.
i tink i'll rather do 10 bikini wax den go under e needle again!

i tink im not cut out for working life. hahas. if only...

I GOT INKED!

2007-11-24T13:09:00.001+08:00

wheeeeeeeeeeee! still cant believe i did it!
i really DID IT!
goshhhhhhhhh!

some picture at last...

2007-11-11T23:14:00.001+08:00

been too lazy to take photos. let alone post them. but heres one :)

today's my parent's 23 wedding anniversary. hope they get more loving with each passing day!

exams exams

2007-11-10T15:59:00.000+08:00

nopes. no more exams for me. at least for the near future.
do i miss exams? well.. no. not yet at least.
really happy to see deardear muggin for his papers.
but tis, at e same time, makes me a v bored person.
but it's kinda nice. i lk staying home while he studys.
when he breaks we can watch desp hsewives/prison break/heroes
which i missed quite abit coz e past 2 wks were...
well i cant say bz.. juz that i had other piorities.

went for a short msia trip with my parents
bro supposed to come along but u noe wat kids his age are lk lar.
anw, it was really enjoyable! spa/gambling at genting/just eating & driving arnd
gotta spend some quality time with my parents while in e car.
i tink my dad's resignation brought e family closer.
well at least someting good came out of it. ahahs.
he seems more rested n better tempered too.

looking forward to end of e yr.
my bday/4yr anni/xmas/new yr!
whole string of celes to look forward to :)

chicken rice vs wanton mee

2007-10-29T23:42:00.000+08:00

if u tk chicken rice everyday.. will u get sick of it??
but wat if e chicken rice u're eating now it's really nice
tender chicken, fragrant rice, even e chilli sauce is made specially to ur liking.
everyone looks at ur chicken rice n goes 'woaaaahhh'
u're so custom to tking chicken rice everyday.
but once in a while u dream of how wanton mee taste lk.
coz u've nv eaten wanton mee in ur whole life.
i mean.. it's only normal rt?? to wana noe wat wanton mee taste lk?

im glad i did eventually make e decision to try out wanton mee.
but thats only coz i really got sick of chicken rice.
i made e choice knowing there that there is a high chance chicken rice would b sold out shd my wanton mee turned out to b not wat i imagine.
i made e change even though i didnt noe if e wanton mee was really nice.
or to my liking. i mean it could b too spicy. tasteless. expensive. watever.
but im lucky. i found wanton mee which makes me really happy.
n i tink im willing to eat wanton mee for e rest of my life.
tat is if e wanton mee seller keeps on selling wanton mee to me lar.

now some of my frens r facing tis prob too.
they've been eating chicken rice for a looooong time.
but they dont c any wanton mee in sight.
n they r not sure if they wan to eat wanton mee.
coz i doubt there's a nicer chicken rice out there.
it would seem pretty stupid to give up on their chicken rice in search of wanton mee rt?
esp since they duno where to find.
they could probably end up hungry.

so i talked to dearie abt tis prob.
his solution is for us to go to a food carnival.
i tink thats a fantastic idea!!!
dont u tink so? can juz sample. no need to order. no need to finish e dish.
if u lk it den u buy it.
so my frens.. let's go to a FOOD CARNIVAL!!!!

daddy drops a bomb

2007-10-25T21:05:00.000+08:00

yups. daddy quit his job! wat a shocker!
i mean i totally expected him to stay at his current job till he retires.
but as long as he is happy it's fine with me.
i hope he doesnt idle for too long though
but really felt quite bad for not noticing that he's been unhappy.
he's been fetching me to work everyday n we chat but i couldnt detect his moodiness.
thank god for my mum.
at least someting gd came out of tis.
i saw how self absorbed i was so from now on i'll make a pt to pay more attention to my parents!
yups. tried to stay home more e past wk so that i'll b arnd if my dad wants to tok.
he's been leading a gd life. taking long walks at e beach with e dog.
taking afternoon naps.

im bored at work! help!

pple that brighten up my day :)

2007-10-14T23:48:00.000+08:00

my fav boy in e world! he's getting really thin.

he'll definitely grow up to b a heartbreaker man!

lucas! prob his first debut on my blog. he's really a strong n healthy baby! n really heavy u noe. even dear cant carry him for long. hahas.

n of coz my alcoholic bf. he's really turned into tis hoegaargen freak. cant do w/o it lor. it's his motivation for coming to pick me fr work coz e beers here r cheap (happy hr rates)

thats wat happens when u dun feed the pig. hiaks.

TGIF!

2007-10-12T07:41:00.000+08:00

yay! :) i've been buzzing around lk a bee this whole wk! been tied down by d&d stuff! glad it's all over for now. hope our video gets chosen n all our hard work wont go to drain! cant wait to c e final product.

work is so weird u noe. some days im low lk hell. nothin to do even if i wana kill time. n others im lk buried to e brim!!! guess life's lidat too. we have times were we feel empty n void n other times where it's so jam-packed u wouldnt noe wat juz happened. ok. looking forward to e wkend! 2 stayovers. fri at ys's n sat at peiru's!!

i haven watched prison break/ heroes/ desp hsewife tis wk. that's how bz i was!

Fresh start - Back to Basics

2007-09-29T17:37:00.000+08:00

Yup. decided to go with a very simple and easy to configure template.
save myself from having a headache, which these days im less prone to having.
wonder why. but it's a gd ting. i hate headaches. u appear alrt but u cant function. boo!

anw work has been ok. actually ive been tellin pple work is boring.
i guess it's true compared wat some of my other frens are into.
those banks/investment/trading firms, teaching/sales watever. i bet they feel excitment n satisfaction fr work everyday. n stress of coz.
i pretty much lk wat im doin. though it's boring no doubt. but im totally happy with it :)
nothin to stressful for my weak heart. ok. im sounding lk a old woman again.

ok might not be posting so oft now. since really dun lk to come online anymore.
mayb when i resume my online shopping which i predict will b real soon!!

prison break rocks man. super exciting. i keep screaming n worrying for micheal thru out.
heroes kinda didnt live up to my expectations on e other hand.
anw dont noe if ive mentioned. my dear is quitting WOW. im glad.
real glad. in fact this is better news compared to him quit smoking.

2007-09-10T21:28:00.000+08:00

had a great wkend. did everyting that i set out to do.
mj. dinner treat. timbre.
it was all gd.
won in mj! hahas. had a 5 tai zi mo!
hohoo! great to play with fifi & cui again.
juz lk old hall days. we shd do tis more oft man.

dinner treat by ah koh's sis.
she's so nice! treat us when theres no special occasion.
but den again whoever said there muz b a reason for celebrations.
for every beautiful moment we live on tis earth we shd b thankful n celebrate!
so u, u n u pls feel free to treat me anyday!
hahas. anw we went to tis italian place called 'oso'.
it's near tg pagar. n it's expensive. hahas. thats all i can say.
i mean e menu looked more lk an essay book.
i couldn't understan it e first time i flipped thru ok.
felt quite uptight in that environment n it was onli aft a few drinks that i started to relax n truely enjoy myself.
they had a rm where they stored n prepared e cheese.
was quite interesting. e 'cheese chef' (duno wat else to call him) intro-ed us to e diff kind of cheese n how we shd eat it.
she makes me want to b a better sis.
show more concern for my bro. but it's not easy.
esp since we've grown apart.
but i'll still try.

timbre rocks man. i love it. will go back. i swear.
we onli stayed for one set.
but it's enough to make me wana go back.
theres a huge carpark so no worries abt parking. i like.

feeling v aimless in life now.
met a fren at e bustop juz now n we were tokin abt our work n life.
somehow i juz cant find any motivation.
i go to work looking forward to 530 everyday. den to e wkend.
i dun feel passion in anyting.
theres nothin i wan in my life rt now. i need to find something soon.
tis cant go on any longer. it's really unhealthy.
i dun even feel a want to shop, to travel, to dance, dress up. watever.
help me!

2007-09-03T21:31:00.000+08:00

must be wondering where i disappeared to? sometimes i wish i can juz escape into another part of earth. without a care in the world. anw. ive been really lazy. or shd i say blogging is kind of low on my piority list. i hardly have enuff time for myself these days. everyday pass by so crazily. it's rare i get to go home aft work to have a peaceful meal n sufficient rest.

tings ive been up to.. goldies anni celebrations which included clubbing at MOS! awesome i must say. we shd do that more oft. how can we not feast on our first anni? went sushi tei den ben's n jerry. celed ys's bday at some steamboat place at bugis. n for e first time in a loooong time. everyone was present. realli glad to c every single one of e nursings :) had a 327 outing. another steamboat at huijun's hse. fabulous man e food. thanx to e organisers! re-lived our US days. met up with kunali before she embarked on another of her adventures. *envy* met up with cs & sw b4 cs returns to US for her masters. finally got to go to her hse. e last time i set foot there could well have been lk 8 yrs ago? celed ryan sis's bday at tis crab place. i juz love that place! they had tis crab soup dish. oh man!! n there was 4h outing. everyone still looks pretty much e same but we've all been to diff places n moved down diff paths. was really great to catch up. e guys really haven grown much though. hiaks. went for hall d&d. we onli joined them aft dinner at grand copthrone. coz i c no pt in watching pageant of pple i duno. totally didnt regret goin down. had so much fun playing bang & drinking games with those goofballs. darren is a clown lor. cant stand him.

of coz there is e bf to keep my days goin. he cooked a surprise meal for me on sat. reminded me so much of e first meal he cooked for me. during our honeymoon period (though his cooking needs some brushing up now. hiaks) tings now r juz.. comfortable. no more sparks. no more heart skipping beats. but i like it. e familiarity.

anw tings to look forward tis wk..
1. our weekly movie day - pick tis wk: rou-ti-tu-eee (prob e wrong spelling)
2. nice dinner treat by bf's sis. italian place i tink.
3. mj with cui n fifi! back to our crazy mj days!!! with pooh n piggy n huat chai baby!!!
4. chilling at timber (or timbre?). passed by n got drawn by e band. they r really gd. shall check it out tis wkend. it's rt beside smu.

yups. hope tis wk work passes peacefully. im not having fun at work :( guess im not putting in effort to connect to pple there. i duno y. haiis.

2007-08-19T23:42:00.000+08:00

first wk of work down. just trainings. nothin interesting. unlike ah cui n fred's overseas trainings which seem to b so much fun. boohoo! still tryin to get used to workin life. e squeezing with pple on public transport. into lifts. during lunch hours. e chope-ing of tables with tissue paper. walkin in pointees. dressing formal. been feeling that e place of my last internship was more homely and comfortable. hopefully i made e rt choice. pls prove me rt.

managed to catch beautiful fireworks last fri. all thanx to yiling! e view was fantastic. minus e part which we had to squeeze n queue to get in n out. reminded me of days in morey's piers where we had fireworks display every fri. that was realli cool. e deafening blasts with ash falling on my head as i stood on e boardwalk witnessing e fireworks. lovely memories.

cele'd ryan's sis's bday at tis crab restaurant today. super gd lor. i'll def b back. e crab soup was my fav. it's lk 'gaogao' 1 lor. was supposed to go for dim sum but e place was far too crowded so in e end changed venue. blessing in disguise man.

met up with cs n sw on one of e wkdays. realli glad. hopefully we can meet up one more time b4 cs flies. catching up was great. cant believe we've known each other for lk 10yrs? really glad we still keep in contact. though i feel a lil disconnected from their world. i mean cs is already goin on to her masters n sw broke her bond n will b joining a law firm. n me? juz a contended lil gal with no big dreams.

ok better turn in soon. working sux man :(

2007-08-11T17:36:00.000+08:00

tis is a preview of our grad photo-taking: e great outdoors!

still waiting for e nice proper decent photos taken using fred's pro slr. but duno need to wait till when considering his speed. tis is juz to entertain. dont worry we look lk real grads in other pics. hopefully it turned out well. many thanx to ah koh who was our photog for e day. many other pple approached him to tk pics for them mistaking him as a real pro photog. hahas.

n i really haf to give it to chang fai. my 304 grpmates. all grad but didnt manage to tk a pic tog. tis is one of my fav grp in all my 3yrs in nbs. guess we'll still bump into each other now n then since we're all working nearby :)

2007-08-11T14:47:00.000+08:00

Second time at RSYC. but tis time we actually get to go on a yacht!!! how exciting! thanx to peiru's mum n uncle for allowing us to havoc on board his yacht!! e goldies had a taste of e high life! e yacht costs lk 2mil USD. juz imagine!! fully equipped with kitchen/bar, 3 bedrms (2 with double bed, ktv sys (super up to date!!) n they had Wii on board!! how cool is that!

us with peiru's mum's wakeboard. wat a super hap mum! her mum is really hap! unlike peiru (opppssss!!) i wana try wakeboarding toooooooo!

someday... hahas! ah kohh!! where's my bintan trip!!!

all of us with e yacht 'Luzerne'.

guys who were there. consists of our bfs n fans (hahasss!). too bad kenji couldnt make it. if not tis would have been a perfect outinggg!! goldies 2,3,5 gotta dance with him for OC! jealoussssss!!!!

n of coz e crazy goldies! e wind was super strongggg! i noe we look lk crap but i still love tis picc!

us trying to pose when we got splashed by tis wave of salty sea water. reminds me of times on e 'beast' (ah cuiiii!!!) i took in NY. shoik!!

a more decent pic. though hair still flying arnd.

in one of e rms. tis rm is damn cool! there's tis ceiling window which can b slide open n u can lay on e bed to c stars!!! owwwwwwww... how romantic!!!

we couldnt resist taking pics even in e toilets! hahas. it's not just any normal toilet ok. there r 2 buttons in e toilet. before u use it u gotta press e 'before' button n e water in e toilet bowl gets sucked out den when u're done u press e 'after' button. though i dun understan e mechanics behind it but it's still cooooooool!

us at tis recre area. they had mj on board!!!!! but obv we didnt waste precious time on board to mj. hee. im not that crazy a gambler.

since it was a goldies anni cele. how can we leave out e wineeeeeee~

ktv/sipping wine/snacking away. hahas is peiru's singing that bad that jess has to cover her ears? haha.

me with ah koh lazing. e huge aqua lcd can b hid behind e sofas.

so old guys oso lk to camwhore.

happy timessssssss!

guys having cheap thrill taking pic with jolin tsai.

us with peiru's young n hip mum!

thats all for e yacht trip! we couldnt bear to leave e yacht. sad parting! hahas. hope we'll get to go on again. or someone get rich quick n buy 1! i wana go out in e day n tan in bikinisssss! that'll b cool!!

talking abt tanning.. ive been swimming twice tis wk. dear has been doing double of wat i swam. he's on a tanning cum firming up regime. he cant tk it that im darker than him when i came back fr US. now he's so charcoal. just lk old times. hahas. im missing hall life already :(

2007-08-10T00:57:00.000+08:00

im a happy gal :)

blogging on my new queen bed! yayyyyy~ super happy! finally got new furniture! been wanting to get new stuff for my rm since e longest time but could nv get my lazy ass down to do it. it's so diff to get e old stuff out of my rm can. plus e packing n lugging down 3 storeys. it's really no easy feat! got a new dressing table tooo! heeeee totally love it! yummm!

n goldie's 1 yr anni is coming up. our string of cele has started with an outing on peiru's uncle's yacht yday! it was a totally 'wow' experience. start till e end! shall update when i get e pics. it's really great to b rich man.

2007-08-05T12:26:00.001+08:00

back from cheena land! maybe it's coz we both juz came back fr US n thailand so tis wasnt as anticipated as i hoped but we still enjoyed ourselves :) tis is another place where u can spend/live/eat lk a king.

guangzhou really isnt a tourist-friendly place. e tourism there isnt developed n pple always look shocked when we say we're here for leisure. many thanks to my dad who gave me a vitual tour of e area before we went. they came back abt a wk before we left. they booked e trip before us n had to pay a penalty if they were to change their dates to coincide with ours. anw we juz had to do more research before goin. thats all. everyting there is really cheap! prob coz there isnt much cheat tourists places. u noe wat i mean?

tat said, it's a rather developed place. their metro system can rival spore's mrt. no doubt abt it. clean, efficient n v cheap! costs onli abt 40-50cents. they also use cards similar to our ez-link card to tap although one-way tickets come in e form of tokens which can b tapped too. e high rise buildings there r v pretty too. lk our pebblebay n bayshore. also when we were there i noticed they have ALOT of construction goin on. lk every few blocks is a construction site. it's a v fast developing country.

one interesting ting we noticed there was there were v few youngsters on e streets when we were there. my relative told us thats coz all their universities n collages are built in tis area called university town. all e students stay in that town and onli go home during e wkends. we had so much difficulty finding places to chill n club. n there is practically no western food there! n finally on our last day we managed to spot one western restyaurant. n it turn out to b rather disappointing. boo! but our luck with food was pretty gd. we had really gd dim sum n jap food. n e best part - it's all damn cheap. lk we can walk into a damn posh restaurant n pay lk juz 30-40 sing.

i also smoked my very first cigarette in my life! was high aft finishing a whole bottle of sake juz me n dear. but i really cant get it right lar. duno when to suck n puff n all. ended up coughing n not feeling high. dun worry im not addicted to it. n i onli allow ah koh to smoke coz we're holidaying.

tings we bought. spent less than expected. i bought lk 4 pairs of shoes. 3 bags. 1 belt. 2 dresses. 15 tops. 2 skirts. plus accessories. dear bought quite abit of stuff too! he bought tis cheap a&f polo tee which is really v real. i mean if it's fake it's really v v real lor. he regretted not buying more. lotsa imitation stuff there too. though we didnt buy much.

tis is how we felt aft e trip. wasnt a relaxing trip lar. i guess when shopping is involved it's always tiring. oh forgot abt macau. we went macau for one day. i didnt noe we needed passport to enter macau but luckily e lady told us. anw it's abt 2hrs plus away fr guangzhou. e casinos there r lk crazily grand. we onli played in casino lisboa. e building is lk all gold. gold leh. siao 1. i mean obv not real gold lar. but super grand. anw they use hongkong dollar to gamble in there which i found quite weird. macau was one of e best day on e trip. if onli my feet didnt hurt from e new heels. boo! all in all it was a fruitful trip :)

2007-07-29T15:05:00.000+08:00

decided to change my blogskin to mark tis new stage of my life. ive made a resolution to myself: i'll not b consumed by this whole working/adulthood life. i'll still b me! i dun wan to b numb. b fake. suck up to superiors. act enthu towards work. i'll tk time out to enjoy myself no matter how drained i m from work. work is not goin to stop me from having a life. yes! that is if i can help it. haiis :(

going guanzhou tml. hope it'll b a happy trip! i gotta stock up on working wear. hopefully they cater to small pple there. i have sooooo much difficulty finding working clothes that fit n i look gd in. most of e time i juz look lk a kid in her mummy's wear.

2007-07-27T16:54:00.000+08:00

just came back from my pre-employment check up. not feeling too gd. dun worry, it's nothin to do with my health. im in gd shape. or at least thats wat e doc said aft i stayed n waited arnd for lk 2hrs. i had a preview of wat my life would b lk at least for e nxt 3 yrs. e check up location was at raffles place n i witnessed e bz lunch hr. not like it's my first time, i mean all e tissue chop seat kind of experience i've had before during my internship. but tis afternoon e same scene had a larger impact on me. im not sure if im up for tis. tis whole working life ting.. im not sure if im suited for it man. am i really up for it? can i survive it? let alone perform at work. it's really making me nervous.

one ting i noe for sure, im so goin to miss sch life. not e studying part though. saw a bunch of uni students having sch camps doing photohunt at e mrt juz now. such beautiful memories. i really wanted to step up to them to tell them to cherish wat they r goin thru now man. saw quite a few dunman high n temasek jc students at bedok just now n i tot to myself, how did i let those yrs slip past so quickly. tsktsk. really feel damn old now. sian. n i was at bedok library (yes i read! coz im really bored w/o my dearieeeeeee) n there was tis guy who came up to me n said that im kinda cute. hahas e first tot that ran thru my mind was 'im too old for tis man'

gosh. tink im sounding lk a 70yr old ah ma. but im really starting to b affected by this whole adulthood, working life shittttttt! stressssssed!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-27T04:34:00.000+08:00

another sleepless nite.. duno wat's wrong with me. ive been waking up at 2, 3 am e past 2 nites to find myself hungry n bored. dearie is enjoying himself in thailand. im glad he decided to go in e end. he didnt wan to go initially coz it's my first wk back in sg n i'll b starting work real soon which means hell :(

seriously, i duno wat working life is goin to bring.. all i noe is that im not looking forward to it. it's goin to b diff fr internships n temp jobs. those days even if im in shit, i noe it'll will b over. soon n i can return to my carefree, slack n nua student life. but tis time round, there is no return. feel pretty uncertain, duno wat to expect. i tink im feeling over-negative abt tis whole situation. but i feel lk my time is running out. i wana make sure i do everyting i wan to do before i start work. as if life ends once i start work. which isn't e case.. right??

i guess i really have to grow up now.

2007-07-25T22:45:00.000+08:00

im back! from e US of A!! e past 3mths i really suffered/played/enjoyed myself to e max! met lotsa pple, saw lotsa new tings, did tings i've nv done b4, changed my eating habits, my sleeping patterns, shopped lk mad. all in all it was a gd trip! if onli work wasnt so tough man.

anw i graduated!

aft 3 yrs of hard work (lk real) i finally reached tis stage!!

with my parents! i hope they're proud of me. though my results were realli so-so. nothin to boast abt.. hahas.
with dearieee! thanx for being photog of e day plus bag carrier n buyin me e huge bouquet! i love it!
nbs mates! we all made ittttt!!!!
hall 3 unite!

2007-05-24T11:24:00.000+08:00

my hands are lk elephant skin now. cant even recognise them :( work here is really tough.