Just an ordinary girl

Somewhere on earth

2011-08-09T22:23:00.002+08:00

Been disappearing.

Now I'm back to school.
Been accumulating the school workload.
I'm sooo going to be in deep trouble.

Need to rush in completing my projects.
This.is.bad.

The relationship

2011-05-30T23:13:00.003+08:00

Sometimes I do wonder whether is it worth the try.
Sometimes it just seemed that certain things do not change and it'll be back to square one.

Or probably, it's just too much to ask for.

Probably some things are just meant not to be yet we try hard to make it work.
Probably it's just time to put a stop to it.

The status

2011-05-21T11:33:00.002+08:00

Ready for that title, that status?
I think I am.

The acceptance?
Not yet.

The laziness

2011-03-05T13:47:00.002+08:00

Sometimes you're too used to not being at home and the moment you're back, all you feel like doing is to laze at home or just head out with friends.

Sometimes blogging is not another part of you and it somewhat came to a standstill. Especially when you can't blog about what you are exactly doing and the part that you seldom do interesting stuffs in Singapore.

Alright, I need to put in lotsa effort in finishing up the Thailand blog entries eversince I came back last year.

Probably the only interesting thing so far... well, not that interesting... more of a 'argh' than a 'wow'... is the irritating charred patch on my back. Had a pretty bad sunburn from my trip to Maldives. It recovered but it's damn ugly! Gotta give it months to return to my normal skin tone. Sigh.

AND! I'm aiming for the iPad 2! Hopefully, it's worth the buy. :p

Alrighty, gotta nap now since I'm on the night shift today. Have a great weekend! :)

Bangkok Day 1

2011-01-12T11:12:00.009+08:00

Booked tickets via Singapore Airlines website for 2 to Bangkok!
They were having Sweet Deals promotion so the price for 2 was SGD821.40!
Wasn't it great?! :D

Reserved a room for Min and I at Asia Hotel Bangkok.
Since the hotel was having a promotion for the opening of the airport express route, a superior twin room cost us 1600 nett/night, inclusive of American Breakfast Buffet. Wasn't it amazing?!

For airfare and hotel alone, it's about SGD550.
Imagine a 5 day holiday that is within a budget of SGD1000! Wow. "^_________________^"

In the aircraft waiting for it to take off.

Been up early in the morning since the STD is 7:10am.
The waiting time to check in and stuffs were terribly long.
I miss the accelerated time in checking in and the security check.

The outside view!

Alright. It's nothing new to me. Bah.

It was... erm... raining.

Something good or something bad?

A photo with min!

Seat 38 J and K.
J! My initials... And that to say... 三八Jane. FML.

Waiting waiting...

Then it's after take off! Whee!
My breakfast of the day.

Actually it's the second breakfast of the day since I had Mac's Big Breakfast prior to boarding.
The plate of noodles was actually too oily for me. Oh well...

The view!

Pardon us. We were seated directly beside the wing for this aircraft type.

After 2hrs of flight time and a horrendous time waiting for our passport to be stamped, we reached the pathway to the skytrain!

Going to try taking the skytrain since it takes us directly to the hotel and it is much cheaper.
Considering the fact that our luggages were still light and we only had one bag each. Haha.

Buying the tickets from the vending machine.

The total train fare was 30baht, we had to do a transfer to the BTS to get us to the hotel.
Nevertheless, it was totally convenient for us tourists!

In the skytrain!

Somewhat that looks like our MRT and a better version of their BTS.

Phaya Thai train station.

Gotta change trains here.

After quite some time, probably close to an hour, we reached the hotel.
Checked in, changed and get ready for the half day tour we booked at the airport upon arrival.
Seriously, I disliked the tour package to the max although it was cheap. 500baht for 2.

It's just like bringing us to the destination with a tour guide whom words were too good to be true. Prefer to book via the hotel tour desk even though it was slightly more expensive.

Lunch was at MBK's MacDonald's and they have the pork burger!
Didn't know about it till min was back with her food. :p
Something that Singapore's Mac's does not have. It tasted like those stir fry pork just that it was in fillet form. :x

Rushed back to the hotel as the tour starts at 1.30pm.
And here we are... To view the Sleeping Buddha! :)

Amazing structures! Vibrant with colours too.

Entrance to a part of the area.

The Thai architecture.

The details.

Another pose! ;)

Me and Min!

Another building!

Is that a bell?

Hmmm...

The admission to the Sleeping Buddha is 50baht.

And it is really hugggeeee!

The donations...

Placed in a row.

You're like supposed to throw a coin into each of the what-do-you-call-that? Container?

One of the palace by don't-know-number-which-king. The 4th?

Full of European touch.

After everything, we went to MBK for a short shopping trip and they were having a food fair!
Yummy!

Dumpling look-alike! :)

The fried stuffs.

And they were seriously awesome!
Bought it twice within our stay in BKK.

The colours!

Nice t0 the max!

Fruits!

And some Thai authentic dishes.

Dinner time!

Ordered Tom Yum Goong with rice and min ordered Phad Thai.
Phad Thai was superb! If only my Tom Yum Goong has more ingredients in it. :x
Price of Tom Yum Goong + Coke (a set meal): 119baht

Took a walk at the supermarket to buy drystores.

Wanted to buy some fruits but imagine the price of it!
159.90baht for an apple. OMG!

Had some rest in the hotel room before heading down for the ah-gua show!
1200baht per person and it's showing in Asia Hotel.
There are 2 show times at night. We picked the earlier one!
It's advisable to buy the tickets early so that you're able to get good gets.
Furthermore, the tickets come with a free glass of soft drinks. :)

The ticket we bought!

Entering to catch the performance!

Us waiting for the show to start!

:p

Finally...

Here it is!
It lasted for about 1.5hours and the tip to the girls per photo taken was 20baht/girl.

Had a good night rest before continuing our full day tour to the Floating Market and Rose Garden the next day.

HELLO!

2010-12-28T10:37:00.003+08:00

Anyone there?! *waves

Oh well, guess I have left my blog alone for ages till there's dust forming on top of it.
Bah.

Having a long stretch of annual leave so I decided to go for a short holiday in Bangkok, the so-called shopping paradise for Singaporeans. Haha.

Definitely going to do several posts for my Bangkok trip but that gonna wait for a little while as I gotta prepare for my dental appointment in a short while.

The short holiday was definitely fun! Yet, I can't wait for my Europe trip with the parents and probably the sister next year! Alright, the Europe trip is not confirmed, the destination I mean. But who cares when air tickets is being taken care of and there's no winter in August, right? Haha.

Soon, my leave will be gone for this year and I'll be back to work. Something that I love and hate. Love to get back to my job and hate to be working. Haha. Contradicting, isn't it? I guess that's for someone who rested for way too long. ;)

A photo from Bangkok!

Min, Jane and the elephant! :D

-Jane signing off! *^-^*

It's a white november!

2010-11-28T15:20:00.006+08:00

Before work, it was the meet up with the girlfriends!

Miss the girls to bits.
Not to mention that I'll be leaving Singapore for a short getaway during the Christmas period.
It's going to be endless shopping trips for days with min! Whoppie!

Back from places that are duper cold... Too cold till it's snowing and our fingers/toes were numb.

Presenting to you Moscow's train!

The trains were duper packed and the doors close duper fast.
Gotta chop chop and enter the train carriage! ;p

At Red Square!

Taken with a Russian man. Hehe.
Russian hats... 3 for 1000 rubles.

St. Basil's Cathedral!
Taken when it's 4 degree celsius.

And the one covered in snow!

It was freaking -2 degree celsius.
Duper max cold!

Craving for a hotdog wrapped with bacon?

It's ultra yummy!
Easily available too since it's those roadside pushcart stalls. ;)

How can we give it a miss when it's snowing?

Time to play with some snow!
Not to mention that it left us freezing after that.

The entrance of the flea market...

Pardon me. I don't read or speak Russian. :(
I do know how to write algebra though. Alright, not funny.

The Russian dolls!

Average pricing would be about 400-500 rubles for 7 dolls in one.
The nicer ones will be around 700 rubles, cheaper ones would be around 250-300 rubles.

A meal in an Italian restaurant.

Finished the entire 25cm pizza all by myself!
Hungry and definitely able to finish another pizza right after! Haha.

And... the first meal back home was a bowl of delicious LAKSA! :p

Can't wait for 21st dec! :D

The small lil' gathering

2010-11-01T13:46:00.005+08:00

Met up for dinner with the girls. Whee!

Tonkichi at Tampines Mall.

Take a peep at the menu!

Famous for their pork cutlet.

My meal!

Hire Set, 4pcs. $22.90

I guess the 3pcs set is sufficient for me. Haha.

Just being too greedy for a split moment.

The pork fillet is tender and the crust is crispy! *Yummeh!

Just that I find it a tad too dry. Probably some sauce to go with it might be better.

Min's order.

Nabeyaki Udon and Tori Karaage. $14.90 and $6.90 respectively.

Did not find the taste to my liking for both items.

There are other restaurants that serve better udon and tori karaage.

Not worth it, that's what I feel. :)

Xia's set dinner.

Chicken Curry. $23.90

I guess it's not bad?

Pardon me. I'll let you guys know when I order it the next time I visit the restaurant. :)

With min! :)

And our set meal. ;)

With xia as well! :)

I'm so going to order her meal the next time round. ;p

After dinner, it's time for cake-cutting!

The girls bought the cake beforehand, isn't that sweet! :)

It's small and I had to finish it single-handedly after being so full.

Nonetheless, the cake tasted awesome! :D

Making a wish!

Sealed it with silence.

With the birthday cake this time round!

The 3 of us!

Time to play around and camwhore! Haha.

Min's fingers in practically most of my photos.

Photo 1:

Photo 2:

Min tried to zoom in and take a photo of the cake but it was not within the range.

Polaroid photo-taking fail. Haha.

Damn classic. :)

More polaroid shots!

Happy birthday to me!

I'm oldddd... Hur hur.

Thank god work was manageable and everything went smoothly on my birthday!

Really really a huge thank you to the girls for making time to meet up for a dinner and movie that followed. Love you girls lots! *muacks

In the land of JNB

2010-10-12T11:22:00.004+08:00

Please pardon me for disappearing for way too long. Been really really really busy.
Nevertheless, I had my fair share of fun in the midst of being a busy bee. ;)

Sat on a plane and flew to Johannesburg. :)

Simply cannot resist the comfy bed.

And tatty teddy was there too!
Me being me, I occupied one side of the bed and the other for my bag. :p

First meal in JNB.

Nandos!
For a person who does not take spicy food, mild is just nice for me. :p

The different bottles of sauce to go along with the meal.

All I took was the tomato sauce. :/

The 'streets' filled with shops and eateries.

It's not like what the rest said, 'you can find everything in the mall'.
I couldn't find a convenience store in the casino hotel. :(
Because, yours truly forgot to bring dry stores there.

Back to the lobby after a rest and meeting the rest for dinner.

The elegant waiting area.

The ceiling.

Pardon me, it was just too fascinating to not take a photo of it. Haha.

Guess who I bumped into!

An amazing friend of mine! :)
Definitely a surprise for me.

Next day... On the way to Eastgate Mall.

A shuttle service to bring us there.
A journey of about 15 minutes. Unfortunately, there was a traffic jam so the traveling time became close to an hour. Oh well. Most importantly, we were all safe and sound.

Made a trip to Bruma flea market.
Girls, it's strongly advisable to travel with guys.
Lots of haggling to be made and most shop owners will try to drag shoppers into the stores.

Anyway, I bought an ostrich egg with nice drawings on it.
It costs about 220rand with a simple stand with it.
Mummy commented it's nice so it's definitely worth the price though it was kinda expensive.

In the supermart to grab my dry stores.

It's like NTUC Extra, or Walmart kinda supermarket.
Duper big and you are able to find practically everything there.

The stuffs I bought to satisfy my hungry stomach. ;)

This cost about 60rand. That's about SGD12.
Bought a packet of Rooibos tea home for the family to try.
9.99rand for 80 bags of Rooibos tea.

The view from the hotel room.

Directly opposite the room.

There's nothing much to do there unless you're game for some safari tours and have the spare cash to do so. :)

Hopefully I have the time to blog often soon!
Have a great day ahead! Ciao. "^-^"

The past. The hurt.

2010-09-12T01:38:00.002+08:00

It didn't heal.
It didn't get any better.
It still hurts.

When I thought it was over, certain stuffs resurface and remind me of it.
Sigh.

Not that I choose not to trust, just that it's difficult for me to trust again.
I'm willing to give it a try but I still have my reservations.
I know it's unfair but I can't help it.
I'm so afraid of being hurt again.

What's more being hurt by one whom I once trusted and loved so much. The one whom once I'm going to entrust the rest of my life with. Sigh.

I so afraid of betrayal and another round of break up. Sigh.
If only happiness is for eternity... :(

The excitement!

2010-08-07T20:44:00.001+08:00

It's out last night! Whee!

But when I told my friends about it, some negatives were mentioned. :\
Just pray that everything will be good! :)

NDP Preview @ Padang

2010-07-19T20:46:00.006+08:00

Managed to get tickets for the NDP preview this year!
To add on the joy, the tickets I received belong to the red sector. :D

There was no crowd upon entering the Padang and we need not queue for the collection of goodie bags. Everything went smoothly and all we had to do was to wait for the NDP preview to start.

The red and white.

Loves the background.

The aunt and I!

Dressed in red.

MYSELF!

With the courtesy lion in the background. Haha.

The parachutes!

And the national flag.

Time to salute the huge national flag.

Plus sing the national anthem with pride.

Aircrafts!

The march pass.

Bye bye, guys in uniform.

Was tweeting while watching the parade.
I must have been damn crappy that day. Haha. :p

The helicopters!

More aircrafts.

Heavy vehicles!

The lighter ones.

More vehicles!

Then, it was time for performance.

I would say this year performance is so much better than last year's.

Time for fireworks.

There's one with 1 moon and 5 stars. :)

After the parade, it's time for dinner.

Headed to Bedok 85 for calories satisfaction.
Ordered lotsa food. BBQ stingray, lala, chicken wings, ou lua, otak, porridge and satays. *YUMS!

Pardon me for the lack of words.
Duper busy with work and I gotta get back to the papers soon.
Hope you guys have been enjoying life as well too! :)

Toy Story 3D

2010-07-04T12:15:00.002+08:00

Had an impromptu movie with the girls last Sunday.
Texting each other in the afternoon and the only available slot that the 3 of us were free, was actually on that day itself in the evening.

Then, it was. Movie screening at 6.30pm.

Toy Story 3 in 3D!
The movie is totally amazing. The storyline and all.
Definitely made the movie ticket price worth it!

Probably because I'm a cartoon lover as well. Hahaha.
Yah yah, I know. Why would adults love cartoons? Cartoons are for children.
Oh well. I still do watch kids central and the cartoon network if I do have it in my cable.
However, I'm pretty selective in the cartoons I watch. Some cartoons are plain boring.

Head to McDonald's for dinner!

Alright, no face but just fingers.
And this lucky girl is currently in Genting now.
Got her to get me foodstuffs from Malaysia! Haha. :p

The other sweet girlfriend of mine!

Xia xia xia xia xia xia xia. Hehe.

Me in my long hair for the last time!

I am now spotting in short hair and everyone who sees me prefers me in my long hair.
Even me, myself, am not used to seeing myself in short hair.

Most prob going to meet up with the girls on Thursday again for our k session! :)
Till then.

The busy bee

2010-06-24T19:52:00.002+08:00

Just changed into a new environment.

Totally tired since day one.

Working for 2 days is like working for 2 years.

And there are more to come.

Just gotta wish myself luck and really take care of myself.

加油，小慧!

The meetup with the girlfriends

2010-06-22T12:19:00.004+08:00

Finally had a proper time to meet up with the girls.
Done with all of our exams and I happened to have the day off on last Thursday!

Arranged to go for a dim sum buffet which we mentioned ages ago.
I was always like, "I need to work, how to go for their dim sum buffet from 3pm to 6pm on weekdays?" Min will always reply me this, "Then apply for leave so we can go for the buffet!" -.-"

Settled my stuffs and cabbed down to Yum Cha Restaurant, Chinatown.
Upon reaching the place, min was already too pissed off with everything in the restaurant.
Their service, the manager, the way of ordering of food to be made, etc.

Yet, there I was, eating away when she was there, sitting beside me, fuming. Wahahahaha. :x
Hungry stomach was the top priority then, sorry peeps. Haha.

Price of buffet: $18.80 ++.
Food: Terrible
The xiao long baos were not nice, the har kow cmi too. Siew mai was of average.
Simply put it, I would rather not dine at that place again.
At least the service at Dragon Gate is so much better and organized.

Oh, heard that the quality of dim sum at Red Star dropped too. Well well, there goes another place for dim sum.

Whatever it is, we went to Hougang Mall for our Kbox session!
$8 per pax since it's Ladies Night and min has the membership card.

Our drinks.

And tidbits!

Here's xia!

While min was singing away. :)

And me being me, just entertaining myself with the camera. Haha.

好啦。我承认自恋，行了吧。哈哈！

Together with min!

Lalalalalalala. :)

Xia and I.

Disrupting her from singing just for a photo. :p

Afterwhich, min was playing with the camera and wanted to take a shot of 杨丞琳's big head.
First try...

Fail.

It was already in the middle of the song and I wasn't expecting to see the her huge head again.
Me: 没有杨丞琳的大头了啦。
Min: 有。还会有的。

And... There you go...

还真的有。我认输了。。。
So much for 'arguing' with someone who frequents Kbox. Bah. :)

And! 本小姐会唱杨丞琳的《雨爱》。Alright, excluding a few sentences here and there.
但还是算不错了！也会唱梁静茹的《没有如果》。觉得自己有一点点的成就感喔。哈哈。

Package for Kbox is 7pm to 10pm.

Mad hate the new system of getting the song.
It's all jumbled up and making us waste time in searching for the singer then songs.
I want the old system back!! *grumbles*

Not forgetting the sweet lil' girlfriend of mine got me this!

Colourful hard candies!

The different designs in a small bottle.

Thank you, xia! *muacks* Hahaha.

I love the candies but... even for a sweet tooth like me, I still find it a little too sweet.

The lack of updates

2010-06-15T16:58:00.009+08:00

Oh no. It has been more than a week since I did an update.

Initially I wanted to do up a post regarding the matter of a news reporter mentioning that we, Singaporeans, are rude. Had it done half way and it's still saved as draft up till now and god-knows-when.

Alright, here is part of the report.

Singaporeans asked to chew on their manners

TAMARA THIESSEN

The Sydney Morning Herald

May 31, 2010

At the Tuen Mun rail interchange in Singapore, hundreds of iPhone-infatuated commuters appear to be as oblivious to fellow commuters as they do to the sign strung before them: ”Value Life Act Responsibly”.

It is the kind of behaviour-regulating message that is thrust down their throats daily, though some observers are cynical about their effectiveness. “This is campaign city,” a marketing specialist says. “There’s a ‘Smile’ campaign, ‘Be on time to weddings’ campaign, a ‘Courtesy’ campaign … there are just too many campaigns.”

Extracted from transitioning.org

One of the comments mentioned in the article:
“They are the rudest f—ing people I have ever seen; they need some basic training in civic awareness,” said Paul Stapleton, an IT manager from Sydney. “They don’t feel that anyone else exists outside this tiny island.”

Article from The Sydney Morning Herald.

Notice the words "Tuen Mun" used in the article. According to MyPaper, The Sydney Morning Herald changed the initial published train station 'Tuen Mun' to 'Tanah Merah' a day after its publication date.

The star bloggers (Jamie Yeo and Dawn Yang) did a nice write up of it in STOMP last week. Feel free to visit the website and read it. Ain't giving my views regarding this matter since most of them have been mentioned by the star bloggers and some of it echo my thoughts.

And... Not forgetting to mention that I will be meeting the girls for dim sum buffet and a session of k on Thursday! (Finally I'm going to have some photos and events for me to do a proper update)

Till then! Ciao. :D

Amsterdam Day 6 onwards

2010-06-02T21:39:00.006+08:00

Due to the volcanic ash, we were forced to extend our stay in Amsterdam. Since we did not know how long we were going to stay, and according to the SIA office in Amsterdam, they arranged us for the first flight out which would be Tuesday morning, assuming the airspace would be opened by then.

We did an extension to our hotel stay but we were required to change our room.

Welcome! We carried our luggages all the way to the 3rd floor.
Damn crazy. The steps were steep and narrow.
It was tedious to carry them up.

In the room, at the ground level of the room.

In front of the mirror.
Preparing to go out for lunch.
And... With Larry King Live showing on CNN at that time.

The beds...

Our chapalangs on the bed.

The stairs leading us to the attic.

Huge area for a family for 4.

The comfy area on the 2nd level of the room.

The beds that the sister and I slept.

The view from our room!

Nice, isn't it?
Just that it tend to be a little nosier since it's by the roadside and colder than the previous room we occupied.

Regarding the room rates, as we extended our stay, we were charged the same price as the first room. However, if you were to book this room, it's 246euros per night. 30euros more for a bigger room and a better view.

Then, it's lunch time!
Chinese food, people. :)

This is my plate of char siew rice.
Freaking expensive but the portion was big, not as big as the ones in USA though.
That plate of rice cost about 9euros. Either it's 8.90euros or 9.90euros.
Pardon me for forgetting the price of it.

The chinese restaurant is located near the flower market, somewhere across the road.
For a cheaper meal, you guys can try out Wok to Walk. It's mainly takeaways and the variety to choose from is kinda limited.

Let me remind you again that a McDonald's meal for 4 in Amsterdam is enough for you guys to eat in a restaurant in Singapore, considering those Swensen's kind of restaurant.

The streets in Amsterdam.

One of the many canals.

Buildings and roads.

Walked quite a distance to Anne Frank House and took a photo in front of it.

The family! :)

The Anne Frank Museum is situated beside the house and the queue was way too long.
Anyway, we're not that arty farty so seeing the house was good enough for us.

At some particular street.

Magna Plaza.

The traffic light for cyclists!

Located at the junction of Dam Square.

After shopping for the remaining days in Amsterdam, we checked out of the hotel and decided to camp at the airport till we managed to catch the first flight out.

Thank god, we were on the first flight back. It was a period of hopes, disappointments, being anxious, etc. All within a day. Furthermore, we were freezing on the very night at the airport. I swear I dread spending another hour longer at the airport. I just want to get home, back to my hot and humid country.

Home is still the best place to be. :)

Some quiz results from fb

2010-06-02T10:57:00.002+08:00

Did a short quiz in fb and the results are somewhat true.

Dear Jane Lim,
based on test result, You are basically a person who enjoys reminiscing.
You are a very emotional person indeed, easily influenced by people and your surroundings. For example, if society is sad about the death of famous people, you will share these sentiments, or when watching a sad movie, you will be so engrossed that you will end up being sadder than the main actors in the movie.

Your Future Love Partner Analysis Result: ...
웃 : Are you a very confused person?
웃 : Sometimes you like to be left alone.
웃 : Sometimes you want to be loved.
웃 : Sometimes you need him or her.
웃 : Sometimes you don't.
웃 : Does it sound familiar?

Somewhat it seems that I'm a very difficult to please kinda person, being neither here nor there at times. But I guess once you really know me, it's actually very easy for you to read me. Right, min? Haha.

Amsterdam Day 5

2010-05-31T20:42:00.008+08:00

On the fifth day of our stay in Amsterdam, we bought tickets for a trip to Volendam, Marken and Dutch Windmills.

As usual, tickets were bought from Tours and Tickets.
The price per pax was 32euros and the tour started at 9.30am.

For the start, we visited the Dutch farmhouse and saw the cheese making in a traditional way.
The scenery was amazing!

The houses and lakes.

Windmills!

Love this photo! It's currently my MacBook's wallpaper. :)

More windmills situated at the other side of the land.

Something that could not be seen in the photos. The wind!
And of course the lovely temperature.

The blue, green and brown.

Queue-ed for some time to enter the one of the Dutch houses to view the making of cheese.

The yellow and orange tub-like thingy are the cheese!
Tried a particular flavor of cheese and it was soooooo cheesy. Extremely rich in flavor!
A taste that you can't find it in the supermarkets in Singapore.

Afterwhich, we took the coach to the fishing village in Amsterdam.
Walked quite a distance before reaching the shophouses.

The place was filled with the fishy smell.
Dislike the smell and just want to get out of that place asap. Haha.

But guess what we had for lunch?
Fish, fish and fish. Haha.

Except that mummy prefer rice to fish fillets.

Waiting for time to board the ferry.

The boarding time for the ferry was 1.35pm.

On the ferry.

The sun was duper scorching and it was just like the day at Sea World, San Diego.
An application of sun block is a must! At least we were not burnt under the sun this time round as the ferry ride lasted for 30 minutes.

The view when we were in the middle of the open waters.

After 30 minutes, we reached our destination!

More houses and we were on our way to the wooden shoe makers!

The variety of wooden shoes and the different sizes.

I tried on the wooden shoes... but the first thing I felt when I removed my boots was COLD. Goodness. It was 10 odd Degree Celsius.

The huge signboard! :)

The view by the parking area.

Awesome, isn't it? "^-^"

The bus were there waiting for us to pick us back to Amsterdam Centraal.
God, I would rather take the bus ride and ditched the ferry ride.
I thought the only way to the island was via the ferry. How wrong was I.
Furthermore, it was much faster. Anyway, it was a good experience.

I guess been living in a city all my years, I'm used to the fast speed of life and bth the slow speed of the ferry. :p

That kinda sums up the tour to Marken and Volendam.

Saw the huge doggy which belongs to one of the receptionist at the hotel.

It was duper cute. Always spotting it lying by the window and it did not bark at all!

It's always nice to see employees bringing their dogs to shops they work at. Spotted one at the English book store. And on another occasion, a person brought her dog to the store to shop for clothes. A huge and strong dog, it is.

And... Lotsa stuffs had to be arranged due to the volcanic ash and we were officially stranded in Amsterdam for days. Our holiday had been extended due to natural disaster yet we did not know when we could be back in Singapore.

Nothing much was done for the next few days except to shop around and went to Anne Frank House. :)

Amsterdam Day 4

2010-05-29T14:54:00.004+08:00

Sorry for the delay in posting. Finally exams are over and I have the spare time on hand.
And Blogger is working fine now! I'm able to upload photos. :D

Day 4 was a travel to Keukenhof, the flower fields.
Tickets can be bought from Tours & Tickets located at 34 Damrak.

The time schedules are 9.30am, 12.15pm and 2.30pm daily.
We bought tickets for the 9.30am slot.

It's 33euros for 4.5 hours, 39euros for 6 3/4 hours and 45euros for 9 hours.
We opted for the 4.5 hours tour.

Hopped onto the bus and within a short travel distance, we reached Keukenhof!
The flower fields seen while we were on the way to Keukenhof.

Definitely a scene that cannot be seen in Singapore.
The view was awesome.

By the way, Keukenhof is now closed for a couple of months before opening its doors again from 24 March 2011 to 20 May 2011.
Website: http://www.keukenhof.nl/

Therefore, if you're interested in viewing those pretty tulips and flowers, please plan your holiday trip way in advance and take note of the important dates.

At the entrance of Keukenhof.

It was way colder than Amsterdam Centraal.
Thank god I brought my windbreaker along.
The layers of clothes were definitely unable to provide me with the sufficient warmth.

Beside the huge tulips.

Keukenhof is similar to the botanical gardens we have in Singapore but the weather is great for viewing the flowers and plants and the place is huge and filled with tourists.

Another part of Keukenhof.

In the central pavilion.

Flowers.

More flowers.

And more flowers.

Flowers and bulbs can be bought from the central pavilion.

The windmill.

Huge one, it is.
A stairs was built in it for visitors to go the the upper storey.

The various pairs of wooden shoes.

The small gift shop that is located near the windmill.

Bought the wooden shoes keychains from this tiny shop.
Filled with people.

There is a bigger gift shop beside the central pavilion, closer to the exit of the cafeteria.
Oh yah, I love the beancurd noodles and stirred fried chicken noodles, especially the sauce. *Yummilious!*

In the gift shop, there are porcelain figurines and windmills to choose from. Not to mention the various magnets, pens and all kinds of souvenirs.

Soon, it was time for us to leave the park.
Note to all: Please remember the route you took. It's very easy to get lost in there with everything looking the same.

Since we had the remaining day left to ourselves, we went to the sex museum and had a short walk at the red light district. To really know what it is like in the red light district, go there in the night and make sure you're with a group of people. It's always safer to travel in a group when you're in a foreign land. The red light district in Amsterdam is definitely way different from what you see in Geylang.

Here's what I gathered from the sex museum website.
Admission fee: 4euros per person
Location: 18 Damrak
Website: http://www.sexmuseumamsterdam.nl/index2.html

It is a small building that consists of 3 floors exhibiting stuffs related to sex.
If you're too conservative, I suggest it's better for you to not enter. :)
If you're looking for an eye-opener, feel free to visit the museum.
Remember, Singapore does not have one. ;)

It was a short visit to the museum before shopping around and heading back to the hotel to rest for the day.

Next trip up would be visiting Volendam, Marken and Windmills.
Stay tuned for how it's like in Amsterdam fishing village. :)

Ciao!

The postponed Taiwan holiday trip

2010-05-21T10:33:00.003+08:00

There goes my end-of-the-year holiday trip with min.
Thank god nothing is really prepared. Yet to buy the air tickets, book the hotel and come up with a structured itinerary.

Hopefully we are able to go to Taiwan together one day.
I don't care. I'm going to drag min to Taiwan together even if she traveled to Taiwan before that.
Wahahahahaha. :p

Kinda sad when I received min's sms the moment I informed her about a particular news.
Sigh sigh sigh. I still believe we're able to work things out regarding our travel.

Probably planning a trip with the sister next year. Maybe heading to Australia?
Damn. That sister is bound to find somewhere that is a shopping heaven. Haha.

After the Amsterdam trip, all I wanted to go back to is Europe. :p
However, with the currency exchange, it's going to make me broke.
Guess another Europe trip gotta wait till I have the spare cash. ;)

So many intended holiday trips yet I'm stuck.
Oh well...

Amsterdam Day 4-postponed

2010-05-18T12:48:00.004+08:00

Damned it!
I wanted to blog about Amsterdam day 4 yet blogger is not allowing me to post photos.
Guess I have to do it some other day.

Till then.
Argh!

Amsterdam Day 3

2010-05-12T14:54:00.012+08:00

Finally it's day 3. That's about half of our intended stay in Amsterdam already.
Not to mention that we had to extent our stay due to the volcanic ash.
Terrible ordeal to go through.

We visited Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium on that very day.
A one day tour guided by Amsterdam tour guide.

Tickets to Antwerp and Brussels can be bought at Tours and Tickets, that is 5 to 10 minutes walk from Amsterdam Centraal Station.

It costs 53euros per pax.
Starting time: 9.30am
Ending time: Around 9pm

The streets in Amsterdam before departure.

Still early in the morning.

Vodka Museum

Seriously, why do I not have an impression of this shop?
Hmmm...

After 2hours and 45mins of traveling by coach, we arrived Antwerp!

The houses in Antwerp.

The tour guide recommended a place that it is popular for its fries.

Pardon me. I forgot the name of the shop already.
It's near the main street so it's pretty easy to find.

At least the fries were not that salty as compared to Manneken Pis fries in Amsterdam.

The main area of Antwerp.

I'm just a very bad tourist.
Not remembering all the buildings' names.
Just interested in photo-taking and admire the magnificent architecture.

The road signs in Antwerp.

Just that I don't know where exactly it is.

Departed Antwerp shortly and we were heading to Brussels!
First stop. The Atomium.

The tour guide brought us there for some photo-taking.
All we had at that time was 5minutes. Not a minute longer.

In the bus to the main attraction.

Unlike Amsterdam, Brussels has a combination of modern architecture and the ones in the olden days so you can really see the contrast while traveling on the road.

One of the parliament building.

I really love the feel of those ancient buildings.

After a bus ride from Atomium, we arrived at the Grand Place!
It is just like a painting very wonderfully done.
All four corners are buildings from hundreds of years ago.

Great place for photo-taking!

An area where they sells paintings and other various stuffs.
A lively place, it is!

A short walk and it's the one that we specially made our trip there!

The Manneken Pis.

Tried the waffles in Brussels too!

Look at the variety of waffles!
The plain, the ones with fruits, the ones with cream, etc. YUMMY!
The most expensive waffle costs 4.50euros.

Me and my waffle! :D

Ordered the one with bananas.
Ditched the cream though. Never once a fan of cream.

The sister and I.

Hers was a mixture of strawberry and banana.

Then, it's time for some chocolates!

It's also available in Singapore and you can get it from The Cocoa Trees.
Loves the chocolates and they are indeed addictive! :p

Time passed rather fast and it was time to head back to Amsterdam.

One of the known places in Brussels.

The buildings in another part of Brussels.

See the difference? It's great, isn't it?
Guess it always happens when a country is growing.
I just hope that they are able to keep a portion of their houses.
At least it's a symbol of their culture and uniqueness.

The coach driver took a longer way back so the journey was about 3 hours.
It was already dark when we got back to the hotel.

And... Proudly presenting to you my chocolates!!

This is just my portion. Not including my parents and the sister's. :p
If you're interested to know, the chocolate bar costs 1euro, the assorted chocolates in the golden box costs 15euros and I can't remember for the rest.

By the way, chocolates were bought from Leonidas and Neuhaus separately. Leonidas in Antwerp and Neuhaus in Brussels. :)

That's all.
Next one up will be a trip to Keukenhof, the flower fields!
Stay tuned! :)

Postponed of Amsterdam Day 3 post

2010-05-09T15:47:00.002+08:00

Sorry people, I know I've mentioned that I wanted to post the Amsterdam Day 3 entry up but I'm in real need of bed rest now.

Will try to do it up soon.
Ciao!

Battling with the heat and chill is the nasty thing on earth. Argh.

The long paragraphs of words

2010-05-06T10:43:00.004+08:00

Read a blogger's resentment regarding a particular person whom she refers to as Ms. XXX. The blog post, or rather a publicized letter, addressing to the lady was written very nicely, no containment of anger or whatsoever but with a hint of sarcasm.

But then again, I seriously do not understand why would one bother to write a letter containing 743 words to a person who do not please them, and probably might not change his/her ways?

If by feeling his/her friend is being unjustified, I suppose it would be better for the friend to have a talk with Ms. XXX and get everything clarified.

I know I am in no position to comment much about the issue and I do not have the exact facts pertaining to the entire story. But as a third party (the blogger I mean), giving him/her a benefit of doubt that s/he knows everything, shouldn't s/he stay out of it and allow her friend to address it herself? Wouldn't it complicate matters if another person were to be involved in it as well?

Probably it's the different approach that another individual takes. Nevertheless, I vaguely remember that one of my close friends seeked my opinion before she makes any decision in posting her views online when it's an issue between me and the other person. Definitely, it clearly shows one thing. She does not want to complicate matters and make things uglier.

It's clear to those who are involved and I believe it is pretty useless to bring it to the cyberworld. It'll just aggravate matters and not solve it, isn't it?

Well, unless the blogger's aim is to worsen the entire issue and probably induced pressure on that person so that she will just repent and move on with life; and not create any problems for the blogger's friend in future, I suppose that she had made her point then.

Pardon me for the lengthy post this time round.
It's just a puzzlement to me why people would want to settle certain issues online, be it via blogs or emails, when they know each other in real life. Wait. Is it really a settlement that they seek for? Hmmmm...

Bottom line: Allow the involved parties to settle it themselves.

p/s Amsterdam Day 3 post will be up in the weekends! :)

Amsterdam Day 2

2010-05-04T20:41:00.009+08:00

After a night's rest, we'll be heading to Madame Tussauds wax museum, taking the canal cruise and tried on the popular fries in Amsterdam Centraal!

For the start of the day, we had breakfast in the hotel.

Boiled eggs, a variety of ham and cheese, different types of bread, corn flakes, mixed fruits, yogurt and the various spreads.

My breakfast for the day!

Wholemeal bread and white bread.
Tried the different cheese and ham.
Loves the hams to max!

The sister and I.

The dining area is duper nice and cosy.
Breakfast timing was from 8am to 11am.

After breakfast and we were out in the streets!

In front of Agnes b boutique.
That is a few blocks down from the hotel.

In front of a building.

Pardon me. I don't read Dutch so I'm not sure what building that is.

A few minutes walk to somewhere near Amsterdam Centraal train station and there are ticket counters for canal cruise.

We went to a random canal cruise company and it's Lovers.
A ticket price for a person is 12.50euros.
The duration is 1 hour.

Nevertheless, they have a number of routes to choose from. The price differs accordingly.
If you're interested, here's their website.

Waited for a couple of minutes before we board the canal cruise.

In the boat.

Bicycle flats!

The ridiculous number of bicycles parked beside Amsterdam Centraal train station.
Wonder how do they recognize and find their bicycles after a day at work.

The ferry!

It ferries the people from one place to another in Amsterdam.
The people on board were on their way to work.

The side of one of the many canals in Amsterdam.

Lands link by bridges.

Scenery.

Buildings.

And more buildings.

The boat houses by the side of the pavement.

The bridge.

Forgot the name of the bridge.

The houses.

More houses.

All houses looked the same to me though.

Afterwhich, we crossed the road and tried on Manneken Pis fries.

Ordered a huge fries and topped it with cheddar cheese.
That would cost 4.35euros (if I'm not wrong) and 0.75euros for the cheese.

At the fries stand.

It tasted salty though.

After the short break, it's time to enter Madame Tussauds wax museum!

The walk-in ticket price for an adult is 21euros.
Check out the website for more information.

The awesome view from the top of the building.

The wax figurine of Madame Tussauds

She's pretty short.

Michael Jackson.

007!

Marilyn Monroe.

In her famous pose.

The new 007!

Blonde.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

No brood of 6 here.

There were more wax figurines, just that I did not post it here.
Oh yah, to take a photo with President Obama's wax figurine, you have to pay for it.

Horses on the road!

A common sight to see horses on the road.
Just like London or USA, the police ride on horses and patrol the area.

Time for lunch and we walked into one of the Italian restaurants!

Ordered spaghetti and pizza.
A plate of spaghetti costs 8euros onwards. The pizza is slightly cheaper than the pasta.
However, the portion is huge and it tasted way better than the ones you had in Singapore.

Shopped around before heading back to the hotel.
Used the internet and signed into facebook.
It felt great to be able to stay in contact with friends back home.

That's about all for day 2.
Coming up next will be a trip to Brussels, Belgium.
Stay tune! :D

Amsterdam Day 1

2010-05-02T12:25:00.006+08:00

Shall do my Amsterdam holiday trip according to days. :)

Took a SQ flight on Saturday night, departing from Changi Airport T3. The plane was supposed to take off at 2345hrs but there was a rescheduling of time so we left Singapore slightly after midnight.

After 12 hours of flight, we landed in Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport at around 6am plus.
For your info, Amsterdam is behind in time by 6 hours. :)

It was 5 degree celsius when we landed! So freaking cold!

Had our second round of breakfast at the Burger King joint in the airport arrivals. :p
Ordered a cup of hot chocolate for myself. It probably cost 2euros for that cup.

Had a short walk at the airport since we were early and the hotel only does a check-in at 2pm.
Entered one of their convenience store. It's pretty much the same as we had in Singapore. The supermarket that is located in Paragon, Orchard Road.

Bought a couple of stuffs and we spotted this!

Look at the variety of cigarette packets and the brands to choose from!
Singapore is so pale in comparison.
The difference in culture and restrictions in the 2 countries reflect so much.

Then, it's time to buy the train tickets to Amsterdam Centraal Station.

Alright, the left side are the counters for purchasing train tickets and the right is the walkway to Terminal 1 and 2. If I'm not wrong, the train ticket per pax from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Centraal cost 4.30euros. The number of stops between the two destinations is 3.

The time and destination were all clearly stated.

We were supposed to board the train from platform 1 or 2 but we couldn't be bothered since we waited so long and there were no trains in sight. Skipped to the other platform since it goes to our intended destination as well.

The vending machine on the train platform.

The same tidbits that you can find in Singapore, except it is all in euros.

Time to board the train!

Huge luggages posed a challenge in bringing them up to the train.

In the train.

Daddy and I.

The train again!

A double-decker train this time round.

A trip to the washroom in Amsterdam Centraal train station is going to deduct 0.50euros in your wallet. Just that you might be interested to know. You have to pay for all toilets in Amsterdam.

The streets in Dam Square.

A huge area for lotsa activities.
Busking, hot dog stands, photo takings and a carnival on the our last day in Amsterdam!

Still in Dam Square.

That's the Madame Tussauds wax museum and a shopping mall in the background.
It was still early so that explains the lack of crowds and groups of people.

Shops in Amsterdam normally open at 11am and close at around 6.30pm.

Took a walk at the flower market.

One of the buildings along the flower market that sells a variety of tulip and its bulbs.

Noticed the huge windows? The Dutch have this practice to hang their furniture into the house via the huge windows as the doors were too small. Oh yah, the houses have those big metal hooks so ropes can be hung and bring those furniture in.

At the entrance of a cheese shop.

Definitely able to spot the cheese that you like.
Just that they are selling in kgs and the minimum is 1kg.

Did nothing much on the first day.
Just toured the area and do some light shopping.

In case you're curious of the accommodation, we stayed at Hotel Des Arts.
That is about 10 to 15 minutes walk from Amsterdam Centraal station.
If you were to take the tram, it will cost 2 plus euros for 2 stops.

Nevertheless we walked from the train station to the hotel.
The weather is perfect for walks like this, unlike the ones in Singapore.

Here is the website of the hotel we stayed in.
A room for 4 is 216 euros per night.

Our hotel room for the first 6 nights.

Due to the extended stay in Amsterdam, we changed from this room to a bigger one at a higher rate. That's a total different story though.

If you're saying 216euros is expensive, all I can say is, the price for hotels in that area is more or less 200euros unless you're staying out of the central area.

This pretty much sums up the first day.

Shall blog on day 2 some other time.
It'll be canal cruise and a trip to Madame Tussauds wax musuem.
Not missing out the popular Manneken Pis Fries! :)

Stay tuned! :p

男人与女人的谎

2010-04-29T15:58:00.002+08:00

Been finding for this paragraph of words and min happened to blog about it!
Read her blog to see the entire conversation.

"男人和女人说谎最大的差别在那里吗？

男人说谎，是要让自己觉得好过；
而女人说谎呢，是要让对方好过。"

-敗犬女王

让自己觉得好过或是让对方好过，还是不说谎的好。
毕竟说了谎，对彼此都没好处，那何必要撒荒呢？

但以那26个字来说，它只反映了男人的自私，只想到自己。
这是男人与女人的真正差别吗？

Min's words reflected my views too.
"不想伤害深爱的人,那就不要说谎;因为当谎言被拆穿后,深爱的人会被伤得更重"

-min

Exactly echoing my thoughts and I had blog about it before and probably somewhere else.

Sigh. Why the need to lie?

Alright, mobile's ringing again.
Shall do up my Amsterdam trip posts during the weekend.

Ciao.

Just a lil' somthething

2010-04-25T12:07:00.005+08:00

Finally I'm back in Singapore on an early Thursday morning!
Before I do a proper update on my Amsterdam trip, shall post up a couple of photos first.

Presenting to you the streets in Amsterdam!

Part of Dam Square, the central of Amsterdam.
It's near to Amsterdam Centraal train station.

And... How can one forget about cheese in Amsterdam?

Kgs and kgs of it.
1kg of cheese that I intend to buy for min costs about 15euros.
Furthermore, it's unlike the taste of the cheese you get in Singapore.
Anyway, it's a cheesie heaven for cheese lovers! :)

Not forgetting the tulips and flowers too!
Trademark of Holland. "^-^"

The reds.

More flowers!

In vibrant colours. :D

Keukenhof is a park dedicated for flowers for a couple of months (March to May?) each year.
Amazingly nice flowers they have there!

And the wooden shoe too!

Another item that was added to the souvenir list.
Bought key chains of it and played with the real foot size ones.

In a windy place like Holland, how can one miss the windmills?

Whenever you visit a place that has the existence of windmills, be prepared for a windy and chilly day. Get ready for your hair to be messy and hands to be cold! Haha. But it's a great experience, nevertheless! ♥

With all the fun and traveling to Brussels, Belgium as well, then it came the news that the volcanic ash disrupt the airspace and forced it to shut down. That would mean that our flight on Saturday morning was CANCELLED. How awful can it get?!?!

Anyway, the overnight stay at the airport was traumatic and I refused to stay over for another night. No matter what, I'm determined to get onto that first flight out.

It's an eventful trip filled with joy, anticipation, hopes, disappointments and excitement.
Whatever it is, as long as the family is safe together, that's what we are all contented with.

In case you're curious with weed, nope, I did not try one but a weed lollipop costs 1euro and there were cookies, muffins, etc. To get the weed itself, try hitting the red light district (5 to 10 mins walk from Centraal Station and turn left). I bet they have it more there! The lollipops, cookies, etc were selling in stores in any streets you walk in. Pretty much easy to find.

I'm now trying to get used to Singapore's lifestyle. Eek.
The hot weather, the noisy streets and even the MRT train looks weird to me when I had a ride on it last Friday.

Not to mention having some short random conversation with people.
Singaporeans plainly bo chap you. Argh.

The volcanic eruption in Iceland

2010-04-16T16:14:00.002+08:00

The European airspace is being shut down due to the volcanic ash.
No flights in and out of Amsterdam till further notice.

It's official.
I'm stranded in Amsterdam temporary.

The airport personnel advised us to not go to the airport tomorrow.
How great.

Just did an extension of our hotel stay.
A change in hotel room is needed.
Better than having to change a hotel or to camp at the airport.
Shall see what the insurance company can do and whatever stuffs we can claim.

So many years of travel and it's the first time this happens. Sigh.
And we have to be back in time for the sister's birthday celebration.

Prays hard that everything will go smoothly soon.

A short update!

2010-04-15T12:17:00.002+08:00

In Amsterdam for days and starting to get used to the weather here.
It's nice except for being duper cold in the early hours.

Been to lotsa places for the past few days.
Will be heading to a place where cheese are made (going to grab some for min. :p), view the windmills and a visit to the clog makers today!

By the way, the tulips in Keukenhof are madly nice and colourful!
Image fields and fields of red, yellow, purple flowers. Awesome! :D

Alright, shall end here since the sister wanna use the laptop.
Used the internet for awhile just to stay connect with bud in twitter.
Apparently, life is not as easy as it seems at times. Sigh.

Ciao, people!

-xiaohui signing off, Thursday, 6.24am

Amsterdam

2010-04-11T22:00:00.002+08:00

Greetings from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, people!

It's freezing in here.
5 degrees when I arrived and it's 10 degrees now.
Wind is always blowing, making me hands numb each time I had it out of my pockets.

Everything's here not bad so far except for things being so expensive.
A McDonald's meal for 4 cost about 25euros. That's about 50SGD.
It's a killer!

Well, touring the city will begin tomorrow.
Gonna be in my pair of boots and hopefully, hopefully, I'm able to get a reasonable-priced pair of boots without heels.

Internet connection in the hotel is not that good.
Ain't going to blog that much.

The internet connection charge is 25euros for the entire duration stay in Hotel Des Arts.
Not too expensive, I supposed.
Just too bad that they do not have free wifi for hotel guests.

Just a side track... The hotel has NO lifts... Carrying the luggage up is an enormous tasks.
Well, apparently, hotels in Amsterdam do not have lifts. Oh well.

Photos will be up when I get back.

Catch me on twitter updates instead! :)

Leaving on a jet plane

2010-04-10T18:32:00.002+08:00

Whee!!

Luggage packed.
Piggy is flying as well, the other piggy I mean.

Leaving for Amsterdam in a few hours. Can't wait!
It is going to be a long journey, 12 hours flight, it is.
At least it's better than the LAX trip, a 6 + 10 hour flight with an hour of transit.

Gonna shop at DFS before boarding the plane as usual.
Lalalala. Shall have a short rest now.

Till then. Ciao!

p/s Space cakes is not in my food list for my Amsterdam trip. Thanks for the recommendation though. :p

The music.

2010-04-08T12:59:00.003+08:00

Was having lunch in the office and this song happened to be playing on my iPod Touch after a long period of time hidden in the shuffle list.

That's why I love you by Aslyn

My once favourite song, before the breakup.
The song that I wouldn't get sick and tired of by listening to it everyday.

Enjoy!

(I know I've posted this music video months ago but a nice song can be played over and over again, isn't it? :))

The songs that I currently listening to, if that interest you.
1) Love Drunk, Boys Like Girls
2) Two is Better Than One, Boys Like Girls ft Taylor Swift
3) Breathe, Taylor Swift
4) White Horse, Taylor Swift
5) 突然好想你，五月天
6) 你不是真正的快乐，五月天
7) Telephone, Lady Gaga
8) Speechless, Lady Gaga
9) Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
10) Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Lady Antebellum

I suppose the music that I listen to goes according to my mood.

The sister bought Romance 101 so they are currently the "latest" songs in my iPod Touch now.
Well, at least I have more songs to listen to on the train to and fro work.

Been contemplating whether to get Lady Gaga's album.
Probably I should before I leave for my holiday trip.

And... Till now, I can't find Lady Antebellum's album.
Probably I'm heading back to HMV to get their album.
By the way, is there any record store in DFS, Changi Airport T3?

Alright, shall head back to work and figure out the answers for my project.
Plus an urgent need to recover fast from my god damned sore throat. Argh!

The smiles. =)

2010-04-06T23:12:00.003+08:00

A pleasant mistake. *Loves!

The truth. The lie. The hurt.

2010-04-05T10:02:00.005+08:00

RT @TheLoveStories: Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile. -Paulo Coelho

Retweeted this a few days ago and how true it is. Nevertheless, people tend to overlook this point and still hurt someone/people whom they once consider so dear to them.

Seriously, I do not understand why would one lie and the need for that person to lie. If one were to argue that by lying to the other party would make the situation better, I doubt it'll reduce any kind of friction or sadness/disappointment.

A white lie is still a lie. A lie to get pass a particular sticky situation is still a lie. There's no category in classifying the different kinds of lie. Ultimately, the truth is not mentioned.

(Note: I'm referring to general cases. )

It's easy for a person to lie. However, is the feelings of the other party being considered if the lie were to be exposed? I suppose it will cause more hurt than it already is.

Witnessed and experienced being lied to in a huge degree that caused relationships to sour. It's nasty and it definitely made me lose respect for that person. Particularly if the liar were to mention the word 'trust'.

As what I had mentioned in the twitter world:

"xxx who lie does not have the capacity to mention the word trust."

Isn't it simple to comprehend the above statement? Imagine calling yourself innocent countless of times whereas you're not, when the truth is known. That's lying through your teeth, for goodness sake!

Words alone do not reflect much on how much the other party cherish the relationship. Action, does. Whatever a person does, it's being observed and acknowledged by the involved party/parties.

Though I do not agree to it, but please, to those liars, if you need to lie, please lie intelligently and not leave loopholes to allow all your dirty truths be exposed.

Terribly sick and tired of the lies and disappointments. The entire issue might be two persons' faults. But to further cover up with lies is just going to put one to a greater disadvantage, don't you agree?

Decision made. There are always goodbyes to be said to every incidents in life.

"Love binds all relationships together. It's e foundation of being friends and to create new possibilities together." -missyxiaohui

p/s Had enough of settling issues via emails/sms-es. Prefer to settle it through the phone or face-to-face. What's the use of hiding behind the medium? If I'm in the wrong, just say it straight to my face. I'd acknowledge that.

The feelings

2010-04-02T02:58:00.004+08:00

I love the way you show your concern for me.
It's heart-warming.

Like I mentioned before, well, not to you, anyway, do not treat me way too good.
I might... well, you know. :)

The Mac and the finder

2010-03-31T14:13:00.007+08:00

"Sachin Agarwal is one of the founders of hip email blogging service Posterous – but he used to work for Apple, and like a lot of us, he has opinions about OS X.

His latest is something that sparks a certain amount of controversy, because he’s predicting the imminent death of the Finder."

-Giles Turnbull, extracted from here

Is it true that when in time to come, the Finder will disappear from OS X? Will it be considered as a positive improvement with the next release of OS X?

I don't know about you guys but I definitely would love to have the Finder in my MacBook Pro. I still want to find my documents easily. Being an IT-klutz, I prefer stuffs to be what they are now as long as there are no major problems I have to deal with.

Finding my photos that I uploaded in iPhotos in a particular folder (like, what you see in Windows) seems to take ages. It's worse when *someone did not offer much help. Like, "go to Users and you can find it there". Duh, thanks but no thanks. Till now, I still can't find it and would just backup via my camera's SD card. Right, I admit I am an IT-dumb (as mentioned above).

Probably I'm not used to changes when new stuffs are introduced. Anyway, people will just go ahead and adapt to the changes, right? Probably a small percentage of people will just switch or display violent disagreements on forums and other channels.

Likewise for the implementation of auto-pagination by Blogger. Quite a number of bloggers, including Blogger Queen, are upset with it and they are considering in changing blogging platform or change their blog html codes to xml ones (which is a troublesome thing to do). To some, they just work around it or just accept the fact that the number of posts might be reduced although they have set it to be (e.g.) 7 posts per page. Whatever it is, Blogger is adamant in removing the auto-pagination thingy.

Oh well, let's see what's going to happen to the new OS X that do not contain Finder in it.
Probably it might turned out to be useful, for all you know.

Probably I might have already convert back to a Windows user (that's kinda difficult as I'm too dependent on the expose and certain functions of Mac) when that time comes.

Adaptation to changes can be achieved, just not immediate.

又回到那种心情

2010-03-29T17:22:00.005+08:00

好累好累。。。
对一切觉得好累。

Twitter is no longer linked to fb.
It's going to be silent in the public world too.
Goodbye, people.

Can't wait to leave Singapore.
Just gotta settle some issues before departure.

Till then...

The time spent with the girls!

2010-03-28T23:06:00.005+08:00

Met up with the girls in the afternoon yesterday.
Was terribly tired and sleepy with only 4 hours of sleep the night before.
Nevertheless, it was a great day spent!

Had sushi buffet at Nihon Mura, The Cathay.
With our student passes, each person is $16.99++.
It's $19.90 per person after the extra charges (GST and service charge).

The girls!

Min and Xia.

Individual shots!

xiaohui.
In a mismatch outfit on that day.
Sms-ed min to not laugh when she sees me on that day.

Min.

Xia.

Then, presenting the first round of food.

The usual.

A piping hot bowl of Udon.

Not bad though.

The fried stuffs.

Chicken karrage, etc.

Frankly speaking, the food ain't any bit nice. It just tasted average.
Salmon sashimi couldn't make it either. *Bleah*
Furthermore, the service is slow. It took them ages to serve us our drinks.

Prefer the foodstuffs from Waraku.
If only Waraku provides buffet...

The intended shopping trip!
Shopped for hours at 313@Somerset.

Wanted to buy Lady Antebellum's album but it costs $33!
That's expensive. So far, I've been buying albums of 20odd dollars.
Probably I should try hunting for a record store that sells the album at a cheaper price.
I want that album! :(

Bought quite an amount of stuffs but most are not my intended buys.
That means... my must-buy items list is still long. Oh no.
Have to get all those stuffs on Good Friday holiday. Running out of time.

Camwhore time while resting our legs!
Min and Xia.

Taken while I was busy on the phone.

Bonding time with my Blackberry Bold 9700.

In the crowded shopping mall that participated in the Earth Hour as well.

The three of us!

Lalalalala. "^-^"

How can we not take a photo with each other? :p

In grey tops. :)

One of the busking activities along Orchard Road.

Charlie Chaplin lookalike!

Walked from 313@Somerset to Wisma and Ion for their late night shopping till 11pm.
Too tired so we left before it's actually 11pm.

Paid my sleep debt today and I'm still duper tired and sleepy.
Alright. Gonna hug my not-so-round big fat pink piggy to sleep now!
おやすみなさい、人々！

Chinese food for lunch

2010-03-25T22:12:00.005+08:00

Finally had the time for 炸酱面，小龙汤包 and 锅贴!
I'm sucha happy girl.

Lalalalala. "^____________^"
Food just makes me smile!

Had lunch at this small little eatery hidden in a building in the busy Orchard Road.

Dined at Hua Yi Kitchen (华艺面点小吃).
360 Orchard Road
International Building #02-11/12

Our orders!
炸酱面.

A dish that the both of us set eyes on! *yummy*
Price: $5.50

The noodles itself!

Probably I'm hungry or probably it's really nice.
I like the noodles! It just reminds me of *his mum's 炸酱面.
Oh well. Now, there's a place where I can find 有家的味道的炸酱面.
Mad loves.

Up next!
小龙汤包.

It's not that awesome but still passable.
Not much meat fillings in it though.
Price: $6 for 6 pieces

I prefer the ones at 鼎泰豐 or 翡翠拉面小龙包 (Holland Village).
Especially the ones at 翡翠拉面小龙包 (Holland Village).
Free flow of 小龙包! Madness! :D

Not forgetting...
锅贴饺子!

Price: $6 for 8 pieces

Had unglamorous moments while eating the 锅贴饺子.
And... It's a secret between me and min! Totally embarrassing.
Thank god, she's the one I'm dining with else I guess I really need to dig a hole and hide myself.

Anyway, it's kind of different with the ones I had at the hawker centre in Chinatown.
Since I dipped it with vinegar, I find it not bad. Nothing to rave about but it still suits my taste. Probably the ones at Chinatown will definitely outwin the ones from Hua Yi Kitchen.
Alright, I guess there's a need for me to head to Chinatown for 锅贴. But... Sigh.

Overall, it's a nice place to have meals and the place is always filled with people.
Waiting time for a table is short, though. Probably less than 5 minutes. :)

It's difficult to find an eatery like this in Orchard Road and food that are not that expensive.
Not really a fan of food courts in Orchard Road. Always having a hard time finding for seats and the mad long queue for food. Furthermore, the food are not that expensive as compared to restaurants. It's just like the prices of the food court.

Next one up would be the sushi buffet with the girls!
Mad awesome! Loves min in accommodating my schedule since I had something on in the morning. Hopefully I'll be able to make it in time for the buffet spread in either restaurants.

The shag and the shack

2010-03-23T15:55:00.006+08:00

Was blog-hopping a few moments ago and stumbled onto this blog.
I was told the actual meaning of shag by the *guy years back but apparently friends around me still use the word. It always sets me frowning. Not that one is supposed to use the proper word but the word always kinda get linked up to the action in my mind. *winced*

OR maybe it could be "shag" instead of "shack". Shag means sex, right? He is tired like someone who just had too much sex? Or he is tired and all he wants to do is crawl into a shack and shag? The other meaning of shag is a mass of hair like a scruffy do - something like Chewbacca. He is tired because he is carrying a mop of hair around all day? What is it??!

-Frou. http://froufroufoxes.blogspot.com/

Shag means sex. Like, exhausted after sex.

Obtained definitions from Dictionary.com

shag 5 (shāg)
v. shagged, shag·ging, shags Chiefly British Vulgar Slang
v. tr.
To engage in sexual intercourse with.
v. intr.
To engage in sexual intercourse.

Obviously, there are other meanings to the word shag and you can find it here.
There are proper meanings to the word but it is not commonly used in Singapore.

Just like the accent and slang. A slang does not equate to an accent.
That was made known to me during my secondary school days.

Nevertheless, these words used in our daily lives just add on to our Singapore flavor, isn't it?
Likewise for Singlish. A typical characteristic of Singaporeans.

Guess what?! I identified a few fellow Singaporeans at Universal Studios, Hollywood during my holiday trip last year based on his conversation with his friends! When I noticed them, I wasn't 100percent sure. While in the queue to purchase our lunch, I heard the way they speak. Leh, lah, loh were included! Singaporeans identified! :D

As long as we speak in proper sentences when conversing with people of different nationalities, it shouldn't be a problem. Minus those singlish when we're abroad and things would be much simpler. Getting used to their slang would be another issue to handle.

Therefore, it is necessary to keep check with the words we used, else question marks will be written all over the other person's face. :p

p/s Read another entry regarding the word 'doneness'. Hehe. Can't say I practise perfect English 'cause I use the word done-ed! Haha. Speaking of a true Singaporean.

Joce's birthday celebration

2010-03-21T18:05:00.007+08:00

Thai buffet at Siam Kitchen, Suntec City.
The early celebration for Joce as her birthday falls on her exam period.

The buffet is priced at $16.90+. A top up of $1.99 for a one time Chendol serving or free flow of Ice Lemon Tea. Total bill for a person is approximately $22.10, inclusive of the 17%.

A couple of dishes.
Mango salad.

Popiah and fried beancurd?

Sambal kangkong.

Fried prawns and ngoh hiang.

Green curry with chicken bits.

Tom yam soup.

There are a number of other dishes as well.
The pineapple rice, minced chicken with basil leaves, fried chicken wings, fried fish fillets and satays.

The food were not bad but I prefer the food served at Lemongrass.
If tom yam soup were to be compared, Siam Kitchen's is pale in comparison.

The minced chicken with basil leaves is yums!
The satay is another dish to have multiple servings.

Then... It's time for cupcakes!

The bright colourful cupcakes with the birthday girl's initials.
Just that the angle of the photo taken did not show the initials clearly.
Nice initials: JOLY. "^-^"

The only huge cupcake.

With the wordings "Happy Birthday".

The individual cupcakes!
The large one.

Chocolate and blueberry.

Nutella and vanilla?

The other two would be chocolate and strawberry toppings.

With candles!

Multiple candles. 20 sparkling candles and 3 small standard candles distributed among 4 cupcakes in the middle.

The birthday girl.

With her much-loved cupcakes.

A group photo!

The guys and the girls. :)

KH and I.

Had an awesome conversation with him that night.
Lucky guy! Able to go to USA for a short working trip.

Finally... Me and the cupcake cake.

Haha. Time for a change of display picture for fb and twitter. :p
Loves the background for my twitter page!

Next up will be the sushi buffet with min!
Can't wait! :D

Quest for Immortality-The World of Egypt

2010-03-21T17:07:00.008+08:00

Went to the National Museum of Singapore yesterday!
A trip to the ancient Egypt.

Free admission for students in any institutions.
Ain't that great? Else, it's about 15bucks for an adult.
50% for MasterCard holders.

Attended the free guided tour at 3.15pm.
The volunteer is good in sharing stories, giving the introduction and descriptions.

Shall let most of the photos do the talking since I'm unsure of its history and the characters.

One of 3 motion elephant sculptures in the world.

A part of the miracle healing scripture.

The gods.

More gods.

The servants that were to be buried in the box with the mummy.

The box to contain the figurines.

The book of death.

The mummy.

The mummy's headgear and her head rest.

Her coffin.

With the guided tour, photo-taking and stuffs, it ended at about 5pm.
It's a great experience except that it does not contain much exhibits.

Quite a number of the public were there and would recommend interested museum-goers to visit the museum on weekdays. At least you're able to read the descriptions and see those exhibits better.

Followed by would be Joce's birthday celebration at Siam Kitchen, Suntec City (in the next entry).

Note: All photos taken are uploaded in fb. Just a handful of them here. :)

Telephone!

2010-03-16T14:48:00.004+08:00

A music video of Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce.

Mad awesome!
Love it to bits.

"Stop callin', stop callin',
I don't wanna think anymore!
I left my head and my heart on the dance floor."

But... It's weird seeing Beyonce dancing to Lady Gaga's kind of dance.
Neverthess, Lady Gaga is hot! :p

男人与女人

2010-03-12T13:17:00.003+08:00

The video that increased the traffic of the website, eg omy.
Having 3000 views in just 3 hours.
Every news channels were airing the press conference.
The 1pm, 6.30pm, 10pm, 11pm chinese news slots.
Not to mention, the hogging of newspaper headlines for days, close to a week by now.

The whole saga has been going on for a week, blown up by the first mistress?
It's kinda weird addressing Wendy Chong as the mistress. Just totally not right.

Blaming has been done on Jack Neo, all those scoldings and criticising.
Lunchtime topic is all focused on his affairs and the number of girls he tried to woo.

I admire the wife's calm attitude towards the entire situation when the scandal is publicized. The way she handled it, I'm impressed. No way a lady is able to take it that easy. Partly 'cause she knew it a year ago. But, still...

Been tweeting about this and it's a discussion topic in fb as well.
Ultimately, the wife is the victim of the husband's wrongdoings. The husband might be guilty, might feel remorseful about what had happened. In the end, it's the wife who was worn and torn with the terrible hurt and had to go through a much more difficult period than the guy. Really pity the wife max.

@mswinnietay: Think a woman's love can nv b compared to man. I pity jack's wife. His love to his wife can nv b compared to his wife love.

Agreed with what Winnie had said. A woman's love is so much more than the love of the husband's. Some said men will always be men. Afraid one day, the guy will commit the same mistake- 全天下男人会犯的错.

Been through it. It was a disaster.
Friends know my perspective towards relationship now.
Changed, it definitely has.

Anyway, I just hope that the whole thing will be over and done with soon and allow the wife to have some space to herself. Definitely not easy for her. Just hope that she can pull through this difficult time.

Utter disappointment

2010-03-10T10:14:00.002+08:00

There's so much to rant.
There's so much unhappiness.
There's so much disappointment.
Guess by commenting on this partcular issue ain't going to improve the situation.

Just take it that it's the wrong choice of group mates.
Sigh.

Never once was I late in my group project submission.
Never once I'm still doing the group project till an hour before the cut off time, helping to come up with more words.

Just hope that the grade for this group project will not be too sucky.
Sigh.

Time to focus on my other assignments.

不想讓你知道

2010-03-08T17:40:00.001+08:00

"忽然不想让你知道
你的爱我已经戒不掉
就让思念淹没我不想逃
反正你将永远不知道"

从那一天起，你已经是我生命的一部分了。

The sweet lil' message

2010-03-08T11:00:00.004+08:00

Received a text after a phone call.

"Hey. Really hope you can spend one night having a good rest, Not feeling too good seeing you keep having headache, feeling giddy. So try to sleep asap, okay? Good night."

-Bud

That's so sweet of bud.

Been duper busy for the past few weeks with assignments and projects and it has yet to end. With work and studies at the same time, I'm having like 4-5hrs of sleep a day. Geez.

Not to mention that the weather has not been cooperative these days.

Easy to have those dizzy spells and headaches. Sigh.

Busy like a bee kills.

Thank god everthing is going to slow down at the end of the month.

Accidentally scald myself while refilling my water bottle from the water dispenser.

Bud commented this is caused by the insufficient sleep of mine. Bah.

Somewhat all these incidents remind me of the past. Sigh.

再坚强还是需要依靠的时候

2010-03-04T16:58:00.002+08:00

开始要撑不住了。

头有点晕晕，胃也不舒服。
这几个星期都在忙。压力也渐渐地加重。

还真想靠着*你的肩膀，不须想别的事，知道再大的事你都会在我身边为我挡。
那些日子已经离我好远好远了。

曾经和*你在一起的时光，对我来说是最幸福的一件事。
好想*你。

The lovely present

2010-02-28T22:35:00.003+08:00

Received this lovely box from the sister the moment she was awake!

Agnes B again! "^-^"

It's a bracelet with a heart charm!

Attached the Agnes B logo charm to the bracelet.
2 slots for charms are left.

Daddy made fun, saying that for every birthday of mine, the sister can just buy a charm to attach to the bracelet. (-_-)"

Loves Agnes B necklace and bracelet & charms from the sister!
Thank you very much! *^_________________________________^*

Back to those days

2010-02-28T13:39:00.002+08:00

The alcohol are back into the picture.
The late nights are keeping me awake.
The darkness brings out the emotions in me.

I'm truly exhausted with the entire issue.

The busy moment of time

2010-02-22T10:49:00.003+08:00

Been really busy during the CNY period.
All the visiting, dinners and get-togethers.
Omg. Yet to include the projects and online quizzes to be completed.

Been feasting during the long weekend.
It's no wonder that I've put on that extra kgs and now I have to think of ways to get rid of them.
The Thai food at Lemongrass, the steamboats at various relatives' houses, the sumptuous zi char dinner of huge black pepper crab, cereal and prawns, the delicious fish (though I prefer white pomfret to it), etc.

Guess it's only until March I am able to slow my pace down by a little.

Having cravings for Bak kut teh at Clarke Quay.
Shall fix a date and have it soon. =p

Edited.
Great to have caught the movie, Valentine's Day, last night. Indeed worthy of my 8 dollars.
Next up would be Dear John. Not forgetting to watch Percy Jackson as well since some said it's not bad. Movie buddies, do you hear me? Haha. =p

The time to collect red packets!

2010-02-15T12:04:00.003+08:00

It's time for chinese new year once again!
All the busy preparation, shopping trips and spring cleaning done specially for this period of time. Definitely lotsa of money spent as well! =)

My nails.

Red and glittery.
And... Of course with my blackberry bold. "^-^"

The goodies.

The culprit of me putting on weight. =p
Have been snacking on the bak kwas the moment I stepped into my relatives' houses. Haha.
Going to munch those cny goodies of mine later in the day. *yum yum*

The reunion dinner on cny eve.

Steamboat!
A definite not-to-be-missed dish: Abalone
Was so filling after the meal.

Then... The actual day of cny!
Time for visiting and the collection of red packets start!

Was really being pampered by my uncle.
The uncle gave me a huge bowl of dessert with lotsa dried longans and only longans (as I do not take the rest). The parents only had 2 small bowls. =)

Steamboat lunch at my granny's place.

Part of the food on the dining table.
Sad sad sad. Was actually looking forward to ah ma's 猪肚汤.

Guess it's another time for that delicious awesome soup!

Chit-chatted at the dining table after the meal and played with the camera.
The sister and I.

The curls and the straight.

Together with granny!

Loves. =)

Had steamboat dinner (yup, steamboat again!) at my aunt's place.
Tried my luck with blackjack. Gambling for the first time! Whee.

Probably another few rounds later when the relatives pop over later. =p
Hopefully lady luck is with me later.

Wish me luck! =)

突然好想你

2010-02-11T22:06:00.001+08:00

最怕空气突然安静
最怕朋友突然的关心
最怕回忆突然翻滚
绞痛着不平息
最怕突然听到你的消息

想念如果会有声音
不愿那是悲伤的哭泣
事到如今
终於让自已属於我自已
只剩眼泪还骗不过自己

突然好想你
你会在哪里
过的快乐或委屈
突然好想你
突然锋利的回忆
突然模糊的眼睛

我们像一首最美丽的歌曲
变成两部悲伤的电影
为什麽你
带我走过最难忘的旅行
然後留下最痛的纪念品

我们那麽甜那麽美
那麽相信
那麽疯那麽热烈的曾经
为何我们
还是要奔向各自的幸福
和遗憾中老去

突然好想你
你会在哪里
过的快乐或委屈
突然好想你
突然锋利的回忆
突然模糊的眼睛

最怕空气突然安静
最怕朋友突然的关心
最怕回忆突然翻滚
绞痛着不平息
最怕突然听到你的消息
最怕此生已经决定自己过
没有你却又突然
听到你的消息

-五月天

那么一天

2010-02-11T17:36:00.006+08:00

"你好像有很多心事。新年快到了，应该开心才对。"

-Bud's text

The message that bud sent me a couple of days ago or was it a week? Whatever.

It's the same old thing again. Sigh.

Stuffs are running through my mind.

Some words from bud and friends.

"Why care so much for a person who do not give a damn about you?"

-Someone

The feeling ain't good either.

If only it was that easy to do so.

I'm starting to feel exhausted with all these stuffs again.

Sigh.

Tattoo and the love

2010-02-11T15:12:00.008+08:00

Love is much like a tattoo.

You take the risk, face the pain, and yet place it in a special part of you.

And when the time comes that you need to erase it,

you have to endure again the pain and realize that it will forever leave a scar.

A scar that will always remind you,

that you once had a tattoo.

A tattoo that for sometime symbolized something so special ♥

The tattoo each individual has.
Mine still... hurts

----------------------------------------
Something happened during lunchtime.
Something unpleasant.
Brought back those memories.

Worried, I was.
Afraid, I was.

Till now, I'm still feeling uneasy.
Guess I have to deal this thing alone again.

The particular rooftop

2010-02-08T15:09:00.004+08:00

Was surfing STOMP and this particular article just made me laugh.

Like seriously? Go to somewhere private, teenagers!
A multi-storey carpark rooftop is definitely not the place to make out!
Geez. Furthermore, I do not deem it as a romantic thing.

Nowhere is private now, seeing all those busybodies with the camera but I believe there are definitely places where you can make out and not get filmed! Wise to come up with better places though. Not that I'm going to name a few.

Wonder what's going to happen to the couple. Being in school uniform is so restricting. Thank god, I'm over and done with with the school.

Whatever you're doing, remember there's something active named STOMP.

Edited-5.48pm
Side-tracking a bit. Just that I love this quote from fb and want to jot it down.

"I MISS YOU

when i laugh and when i cry

because you are the one who makes the laughter grow and the tears disappear,

I MISS YOU

when something good happens

because you are the one i want to share it with,

I MISS YOU

when something troubles me because...

you are the one..."

Those moments. Those times.

The lil' Joycee

2010-02-07T12:20:00.004+08:00

The new addition to the family.
Not mine, of course.

Joycee, that's her name.
Named by Joce dearie. =)

She's one lil' ah gong.

Haha. So clumsy but definitely very adorable.

Since she's teething now, she is having this tendency to bite things and her teeth are seriously sharp. It hurts greatly if she accidentally bites someone.

The butterfly toy for her to chew.

The dog with the double eyelids.

And... Having the innocent-looking face.

She's just only a month old.
It's so difficult to take a decent photo of her as she was always moving around and always so distracted by the red light from my camera. If I were to put my face beside her, she will definitely face me and start licking my face. (-_-)"

That's being a tad over friendly, Joycee. =p

The short video of her.

Actually we were trying to get her to shake the toy in her mouth.
Her favourite action but apparently, she refused to do that when C was the one playing with her. Haha.

Something interesting

2010-02-04T13:25:00.004+08:00

Alright, it is all over the internet (including yahoo! news) but whatever.
It doesn't hurt to share, does it?

A video to amuse you guys after the morning emotional post.
The guys watching the news in Australia must be laughing like mad! Haha.

Loves the humor of the banker but unsure of what consequences will he face.
Nevertheless, it was a good one! =D

Updated-05.02.2010
Read here for what's going to happen to the banker.
I hope he does not get the sack!

当我以为一切都过去了

2010-02-04T09:28:00.004+08:00

"我真的没有天份安静的没这么快
我会学着放弃你是因为我太爱你"

这几天的心情不太好。
睡眠也被那些梦打扰了。
食欲也渐渐变小了。

一切几乎要归零了。

我什么都没说不表示我没事，只觉得说了也没意义。
不如就让我静静地度过每一天。

一个人的时候，不知不觉就会想起我们在一起的日子。
那些回忆，有时真的令人觉得很痛苦。。。

"那一阵子有你美得不像现实
多高兴每一幕都微笑着静止
我最幸福的事牵着你的日子
一段爱从开始直至分开我们都对彼此诚实"

让你离开，虽然我很不舍得，很不愿意，但你会快乐些，那就。。。

"I see you walking down the street (the street)
And it's killing me (killing me)
Wish it was me right there with you
But instead she's holding you (holding you)
You don't understand
The way I feel about you
And it doesn't matter no more
'Cause I know I have already lost you
But I want you to know
One thing you meant the world to me (meant the world to me)
You were my everything
I'll never forget anything..."

Friends know the story and all. Though there is still a struggle within myself, I shall just leave everything in the hands of fate.

Everything hurts, time may or may not heal me but at least *you're happy with *your life now, I guess it's best to not disturb you anymore.

I do not know who the girl is, who entered *his life right now. Just that since *he is back to Singapore and the girl is in Singapore as well, I guess certain things are pretty clear.

我会学着放弃你是因为我太爱你

p/s Thoughts are written in a sealed place. Yet, when I googled that particular username, I managed to find that sealed place. It's not that private afterall, isn't it? Sigh. Same goes to my twitter account.

Beautiful

2010-02-01T11:15:00.006+08:00

What's wrong with me since last night and what's going on?

I guess it all began with the washing of my big fat not-so-round pink greyish piggy. Sigh.
First, it was a hard time getting to sleep.
Then I had that irritating dream about *him again.

This morning, the second song on my iPod was Beautiful. The song *he sent it to me before I left for my Los Angeles trip in May last year. The song that left me sobbing in tears when I first hear it. Sigh.

It was hard listening to 'Beautiful' during the breakup period. I practically avoided the entire song. No way was I going to listen to the lyrics.

It is kinda bearable in hearing the song now though I still prefer to skip to the next song.

So... Here's the song:

I don't know if I am the one for you in this life
I can't help hearing my voice calling your name
'Cause when I trying so hard not to look into your eyes
Maybe I have fallen in love with you

I can't so describe how I am feeling deep inside
So much more than I can say with your touch it feels so right
Oh my, you're so near all the time in this place
For I know in my heart I will never let you go in this lifetime

Do you know why oh baby...
'Cause you're just so beautiful to me

Well, this is just part of the song and I just scribbled this down on a piece of paper (read: might contain errors). I'm sorry but I seriously do not wish to write the entire song.

Pardon me, somewhat I can't seem to structure my sentences well enough. Every word seems so weird in here.

p/s If you're interested, try googling or you-tubing it. I'm not going to post the video or anything else up here.

The long-awaited brand!

2010-01-26T22:01:00.003+08:00

Bye bye Nokia E71!

Thank you for serving me well for a year before giving me lotsa problems.
Seriously, I'm giving up hope on Nokia.

Then... After the long wait at Singtel shop...
Hello the black box!

My BLACKBERRY! Whee! =)

Mad happy! Going to start playing with it tomorrow.
It's birthday? 27 Jan 2010. =)
Though I bought it today, I still prefer the date 27 Jan.

Found the photo in my camera.

Baked pineapple tarts some time ago. =)

That's about all!
Still madly in love with my Blackberry. "^________________________________^"

p/s I work hard for the mobile. Not that I'm rich and the parents did not sponsor it for me.

The silence over a week

2010-01-25T14:09:00.004+08:00

Life is pretty much mundane at this point of time.
Thus, nothing much for me to do an update. =x

Received my timetable for the new semester.
Starting school this Saturday and a string of them after the weekend.
Time for stress and pressure to set in.

Attended Jaslyn's 21st birthday party with min on last Saturday.
Both of us went there with a headband! With ribbons. =p
Somewhat 95% of the guests were dressed in black/white. Speaking of coincidence!
Note: The theme of the party was head accessories.

That night was like a showcase of Topshop/Forever 21 clothes.
It's the style that her friends were in.

Not to mention the 3 tier cupcakes-birthday cake, the blasting music, the Polaroid camera and guestbook, the buffet and not-to-be-forgotten alcohol. Gave the alcohol a miss since I'm kinda on a diet. Had only a small glass of red wine for the night.

The thing that I am so so so so so excited right now is the stuff I'm going to get tomorrow!
Whee! Just couldn't wait till tomorrow after daddy ends his course. Lalalalala. =)

Alright. The sole purpose of this entry is just to scream my excitement! =p

Prince William and the Australians

2010-01-18T16:29:00.004+08:00

"The majority of Australians want to see Prince William succeed Queen Elizabeth to become the next king, according to an exclusive poll on Seven News."

-Extracted from Yahoo!7 News

The first thing that came to my mind was... The reason why the majority of Australians prefer Prince William to Prince Charles to succeed the throne is because Prince William is so much good-looking and he's young!

Alright. I sound shallow based on that statement itself but the website did not state any details! Furthermore, I'm not into what Prince Charles or Prince William is contributing to the country. All I ever know/notice was the death of Princess Diana and the gossips of Prince William.

But seriously... How accurate is the poll?

Haiti earthquake

2010-01-16T09:25:00.005+08:00

It's heart-breaking watching/reading the news of Haiti earthquake.
It had been days since the 7.0 magnitude natural disaster strike.

It is estimated to have 100,000 deaths in this earthquake.
So much more than the one in Sichuan, China.
Sigh.

Read a news yesterday that the locals used corpse to create a road block in the form of protest.
Because they are unable to get those aids, or rather the aid came so much later.

Then I wonder, does the government play a part in the distribution of foreign aid?
Like the efficiency of the acceptance and distribution of the daily necessities and funds.

Alright, the government in Haiti is screwed up as well.
Those over-throwing and instability of the country for years.

The calling for donations in the USA is strong. People retweeting donation messages, news about it everywhere and stuffs. The Red Cross in Singapore would prefer Singaporeans to send cheque or food/clothes to the HQ to getting donations from the streets. Red Cross do not want to create a donor fatigue, as what it was reported in My Paper.

@RedCross Text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate. 100% of your $10 donation passes thru to @RedCross for Haiti relief. Your cell carrier keeps nothing.

-RT @ParisHilton

I love this part "Your cell carrier keeps nothing". I guess for Singapore, the cell carrier definitely keeps something. Or probably you're supposed to pay an additional 30cents on top of it.

It's peaceful in where I am now but it's definitely chaotic and full of grief in Haiti.
Sigh. If only there are no natural disasters.

心的伤还有一些

2010-01-11T10:44:00.004+08:00

半情歌.元若蓝

"你将会被谁抱紧唱什么歌哄他开心
我想着天空什么时候会放晴
地球不曾为谁停一停

你的明天有多快乐不是我的
我们的爱是唱一半的歌
时间把习惯换了伤口愈合
也撤销我再想你的资格"

渐渐已经习惯但还是渴望。
我到底是怎样度过每一个深夜。
可能早已把自己麻醉了。

我好想你。

痛苦的再见。

陶喆：上太空说演唱会

2010-01-10T20:21:00.006+08:00

All thanks to this particular friend of mine that I managed to watch 陶喆's concert on last Friday!

A total of 6 of us turned up despite being so last minute.
Sent sms-es and confirmed everything on the day before.
Furthermore, really thankful of min to collect the tickets beforehand.

Something to rejoice for!
Min passed her TP! Another one with the driving license in our clique. Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!

Reached Kallang after work but we missed the shuttle bus (apparently the bus driver did not stop at the bus stop. Argh!).

The KFC at Kallang Leisure Park was so sucky!
No crispy chicken. No Shrooms burger.
Seriously wth! A fast food chain without food that the customers ordered.
Furthermore, the Zinger burger was atrocious as well.
Prefer McSpicy instead. Bah.

Was late for the concert. =x

Min and I.

Tried so many times because of the lighting. Haha.
It was bright when we took the camera out but dim when our shot was taken.

The girls.

HS, the sister and I.

Min's sister and her friend were there too.=)

The stage!

And, of course, 陶喆.

It was set in a comfy way.
The fans were not that high as expected, except for the ones who paid the most for the concert.
Sitting at the higher end, somewhat I felt that I was in timbre. Just an alcohol to complete the feel. Haha. Totally a feel of some pub or something.

Another shot.

The crowd in front of the stage.
In fact, it was not sold out and there were lotsa empty seats.

Moving on to the next section.

Together with the DJ, on the left.

A closer view of 陶喆.

The talented pianist.

All the way from Singapore. =x

The children on stage performing.

There were 2 adorable boys, the youngest I guess, singing as though they were shouting.
Probably they could not really hear themselves on stage? Haha.
They are really cute. Looking at their expressions. =p

Another genre of music. Or was it the encore part? Hmmm...

This is definitely the encore part.

Because... He changed to a tee.

陶喆 on stage for the last portion of the concert.

The whole thing ended at 11pm.
Min, her sister and I had fun while behaving as his die-hard fans. Partly 'cause our butts were aching due to the long sitting hours. The standing, screaming and whatnot. The best part? We did not even know the lyrics! Haha. Learnt them on the spot. =p

陶喆 sang a mixed genre of songs. From his own-written songs to English oldies rock songs to his well-known songs. Not to mention he changed quite a number of guitars throughout the concert.

All thanks to the sister for the photos, WL for the tickets and min to collect them in the afternoon while I was at work. Really grateful and appreciate for the help and min to travel to and fro. Love you guys! =)

Just some thoughts

2010-01-07T13:55:00.005+08:00

"And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand

And I can't breathe
Without you, but I have to
Breathe
Without you, but I have to

It's 2AM
Feel like I just lost a friend
Hope you know it's not easy, easy for me
It's 2AM
Feel like I just lost a friend
Hope you know this ain't easy, easy for me

And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me

Oh
I can't breathe
Without you, but I have to
Breathe
Without you, but I have to
Breathe
Wwithout you, but I have to

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

-Breathe. Taylor Swift

Though I didn't mention much. Guess it's pretty clear in a sealed place.

"I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale."

Back to reality, yes I am.

The long weekend

2010-01-04T13:48:00.005+08:00

Oh god. I know I should be blogging yet my previous post was stuck in 2009.
Been out everyday till late for the past few days. Terrible lack of sleep in exchange for meetups and fun. Not a bad one though. =)

NYE 31.12.09
Had lotsa fun with the girls.
Walked quite a fair bit. Seriously, I think I walked way too much during the long weekend.

Met the girls at PS as we wanted to check the Monfae watches out but to our disappointment, it was just like any other $10 watches. McDonald's for lunch and I was famished. (Yeap, I twit about that on that day)

As min forgot to get the lighter for the sparklers, she called and asked me to get it since I was there early. Bought the lighter and I posed the girl this question.
Me: "How do I keep the lighter in my bag so that it will not burn my bag?"
Min: "Then you hold it in your hand. You can pass it to me when I meet you."
Me: "Okay."

Alright. It's dumb, I know. But seriously, I hate all these stuffs. Just like I hate holding the knife.
Whatever.

Walked from PS to ION Orchard.
Bought the Royce's Champagne Chocolates! *Yummilious*
Min does not have a great liking for chocolates and xia felt that it was too chocolatey.
Finished the whole box of chocolates by myself since I did not manage to get home within five hours after the purchase. Damn sinful.

Shopped a lil' while before heading to Lido for our movie.
I ♥ Sherlock Holmes. "^_____________________^"
There's nothing such as sorcery. Just science.
And... Somewhat Holmes reminds me of House. Haha. =p

Dinner at Fish and Co., ION.
The restaurant was terribly smokey when we entered. Eek.
My nose suffered for a period of time.

Our seafood platter for 2.

The prawns were freaking huge but not even close to word delicious.
It was dry and a tad too hard.

Kola tonic.

Paid additional charge for a refill. Loves!

xia.

xiaohui.

Plus my Royce's chocolates. Finished a row of it before dinner.

min.

With the hugeass prawn.

The scallops were awesome but there were only 3 in a plate. All for $11.90.
Too expensive for a side dish. Unless you guys have the extra cash to spare.
Then... All in my mind was to go to Australia and have a fresh seafood feast! *YUM YUM* =p

Cabbed to ECP for the countdown.
Spent a couple of hours there chitchatting, camwhoring, countdown-ing and playing with the sparklers. Loved the breeze. Just the perfect temperature to be in.

Brought the wide angle lens out and played with it.
Made self shot so much easier though it was kinda bulky.

Me!

The lens blocked the flash resulting in the shadow in the photo.

Upon getting settled at Bedok Jetty, we started meddling with the camera. =)

Before the last moment of 2009.

xia and min.

xiaohui and min.

The individual shots.
xiaohui.

xia.

min.

Including my fingers. Haha.

Us us us.

Our fingers!

Just nice to form a star.
Bet it is easy to guess whose those fingers belong to. =p

Me with the barang barang. =p

Bought so many stuffs in the day. All mine. Eek.
A Christmas present for Joce, Royce's Champagne Chocolates and a novel by Tony Parson.

A group shot before the ultimate countdown.

It's the stroke of midnight.

Happy new year, people! =)
Didn't take photos of the fireworks though.

Took photos after midnight!

The three of us again.

Played with sparklers. =)

My initial. =)

We did a 2010 and I uploaded it in fb.
Yet to do a collage for it so I did not upload it here.

Left shortly after.
Luckily cab was not an issue though we had to walk for a distance to the car park.

It was mid morning when I got home and was too occupied by phone calls till I entered lala land at 6am.

New Year 01.01.10
Met the colleagues for a small company gathering.
Lotsa alcohol were present. NIGHTMARE.

Thank god, the group of us arrived later in the day. Else it'll be more than what we were actually given. Tiger beer, red wine (the one with higher concentration of alcohol), 贵州茅台酒 consecutive, without stops. That was nuts.

The red wine was dry and just left me coughing. Seriously damn it.
Nope, no one in the room drank red wine sips by sips. It was supposed to be down in a shot.
Had beer. Downed red wine in a shot. Ditched 茅台 (by throwing it away secretly. Duh.). Else, I guessed I'll be sleeping in the function room already. 12years 茅台 can be a killer. Damned concentrated and the smell of alcohol was so strong.

Now, I dread the CNY lunch which is approaching. =/
I sense Tiger beer again. Mugs and mugs of it. Sigh.

C came over to pick me up and the usual 3 of us played Mahjong for the night.
Had my beginner's luck before dinner and started losing like mad after the meal.
Well, at least I know a lil' of Mahjong now. =p

My tiles!

All from lady luck.

AND... The cocktail made at C's house was so much better.
Joce added too much wine for the first cup again. =x

Another day of sleeping late. Bah.

02.01.10
Went for a doctor's consultation at Novena so I had to wake up early.
Damn crazy. Clinic opened at 9am. I got there at 9.30am. Waited for 2.5hours for my turn.

Took a cab to school to pay my school fees.
It was nuts as well. The queue, I mean. Luckily daddy prepared a cheque for me so all I had to do was to pass it to the counter lady. No long waiting time for me.

Avatar 3D with bud, jek and kev at night.
The pair of 3D glasses irritated the hell out of me and had my eyes strained. Took it out in the middle of the movie to allow my eyes to rest.

Supper with bud since he was hungry.
He blamed me for that and it wasn't my fault! Whatever. Haha.

Ate, drank, chatted at the coffee shop.

Another day of sleeping late. Bah.

03.01.10
At least it was a day I could have some decent sleep in the day after being dragged to TM and Ikea. Granny's place in the afternoon. The boys are going back to school and the small one is starting Primary 1! That's so fast and also to mean that I'm ageing. Sigh. I'm old.

Shopped at Airport T3 at night before heading home.
Bought a headband from Mini Bits and it was GST-free. A further discount after the membership discount. A total of 17% discount. =)

04.01.10
The start of a new week.
I seriously hate this.

The last day of 2009

2009-12-31T09:19:00.002+08:00

We girls decided not to spend our last minute of the year walking again. Haha.
Place has been decided for the countdown. Somewhere filled with people but not THAT crowded. Definitely ditching places like Marina Bay and Vivocity.

We are still stuck in the East. Not a bad thing afterall. =)

This would be the last post for the year 2009.
Guess there were too many emotional posts in here and lesser of the happy times.
Especially the one which I sealed it up and, thus, moving to a new place.

Then... It's time for resolutions!
Guess I'm going to make achievable ones this time round.
(Don't you people feel that whenever you create your resolution list, like at least half of it was not done?)

My resolution list
1) To have a better career
2) To have good grades
3) Lose a couple more kgs
4) Have a happy and blessed 2010

That's all.
Have a wonderful night, peeps! =)

adorable!

2009-12-30T12:00:00.006+08:00

It's getting common with people posting it everywhere (fb, blogs, etc).
The small boy is cute! =)

Enjoy the clip.

Though the lyrics did not make any sense here.
But... Who cares? The main focus is the boy. =p

New year is round the corner.
Time for resolutions.
It gonna be a good one.

Another Christmas gathering

2009-12-27T13:50:00.006+08:00

Had picnic in the morning with the relatives.
Roller blade, rode the bicycle and had lotsa munches.
Food and drinks.

It was a pity that it rained around 1.30pm.
Was stuck in the shelter for hours, till the rain wasn't that heavy and had daddy to send me home.

No photos since I was on my blades most of the time.
Bathed, had my late lunch before taking a cab to C's house.

Had a Christmas gathering with Joce and C.
Was not able to help buy the foodstuffs in the day 'cause of the picnic.
A gathering with the relatives.

Helped out with what's left to do.
Gave a helping hand in making the cocktail.

The glasses that are coated with dark and light blue glitters. Nice!
All the hard work done by Joce herself.
It was really really beautiful.

1st round of cocktail: Champagne and orange syrup.
2nd round of cocktail: Wine and orange syrup.
3rd round of mix: Ice cream soda and orange syrup.

For the first round, the champagne was too much that it tasted bitter. Prefer the second round of cocktail. It's sweeter and I don't mind having cups and cups of it. Haha. Hoegaarden was offered in between. Dearie said I gotta ditch the cocktail that I was having since I was having the beer. I ditched the first round of cocktail, drank the beer and tried the second round of cocktail as they just mixed it. Haha.

The Christmas tree.

With the presents under the tree.

BBQ-ing.

Guys. Joce's friends, C and I don't know who.
Haha.

A mixture of friends.
Mingled with Joce's friends and WL and gang on the night itself.
Had rounds and rounds of food.

Each cup of cocktail I took, there never fail to have glitters in it.
Especially on the Nata de Coco. Sad. I want those chewy Nata de Coco.

Played unwrap the present game.
The final winner won a bottle of Chivas Regal.

A large group so it wasn't a circle at all.

Unwrapping one of the layers of the present.

Seriously, ZG's area had the best feng shui.
They unwrapped most of the layers of it.

A shot in between the game.

WL and I.
He was informing people that the pronunciation of his name should be otherwise.
But we're so used to the current one and it's easier to call him. =)

Then, it was the gift exhange time.

There was this point of time when one of the decorative balls hanging on the Christmas tree dropped and broke. Guess what C used to clear the shattered glass? Pieces and pieces of garlic bread. Probably bread is the new way of cleaning up the area.

V (hopefully I had his name right) unwrapping his present.

To everyone's amazement, it was a stack of colourful Post-It notes.
Classic.

The poly mates left and the remaining of us played Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
We were supposed to stick Rudolph's nose to the one in the picture.

The partner was supposed to give directions but the guy (what's his name again? Oh no.) just went straight to it. Haha. The rest of the guys shifted the position of the picture once he was blind-folded.

Being the cheeky guys, they placed it high up, to where he could not reach it.

His partner had to carry him in order to paste the nose.

For WL's team, they placed the picture on the floor.
It was definitely easy for WL to reach to the previous height.

When it was Joce's and my turn, the guys overturned the picture and pasted a nose on some random place so that I would be misled. (Note: We did not remove the previous nose that was pasted on the paper) Mischievous guys but it was all about fun! =p

Left soon later and the guys continued to play Majong.
Terribly tired yesterday that i just threw all my stuffs on the floor and went to bed.

Oh yah, we star gazed in C's garden. WL was going on and on with his astronomy stuffs. Haha.
Then, WJ and WL were discussing about those stars. Sirius constellation and stuffs.
It was indeed a night full of stars.

Christmas eve '09

2009-12-25T21:51:00.016+08:00

Once again. It is coming to the end of the year.
And it's time for Christmas.
The lighting, festive mood, gift exchange, joy, gatherings and countdown.
The day where office will officially declare half day. Loves.

Met up with bud to spend Christmas eve together.
Decided to go to Orchard Road.

Shopped at 313@Somerset for some time.
Nothing interesting in that shopping mall.
Prefer ION Orchard to 313 though. 313@Somerset is just like any other heartland mall except that it carries brands that are much more established.

Headed to Orchard Central for dinner.
Initially, we wanted to give Heaven's Loft a try but the menu is kinda limited and there was nothing that I wanted to have. Walked around the level, searching for food that suited better to our liking. In any case, if we wanted to have Ben and Jerry's, we could head back there for ice cream.

Ootoya was the place for dinner.
A restaurant that specializes in Japanese food.
Furthermore, it was the first restaurant on that level to be filled with customers at such early time of the night.

The front page of the menu.

Nothing glamorous.
Plain illustration. Simple. Nice. Neat.

Its logo.

The menu.

It was written in both Japanese and English languages.
Inclusive of food description.
Furthermore, it stated the number of calories that you're taking.
Definitely a plus point, especially if you're controlling your diet.

Imagine the thousand over calories you're consuming in a meal. *Gulps*
Definitely not so encouraging unless there isn't any weight you need to lose. =p

Having the orange juice.

Just like those Sunkist orange juice.
A tad too sweet but was fine for me.

The ice lemon tea.

For the guy.

The stuffs placed at the side of the table.

Including my glass of orange juice.

Our food!

It was a meal than had more greens than meat.
Kinda healthy for that instance.
Ordered a plate of salad as well.
Not a fan of leek though. Do not like the taste of it.

My order!

Grilled pork with rice.
Ordered the set meal. They do serve ala carte for each item on the menu.

The food and I. =p

Didn't manage to finish it all.
The rice was a little too much. Loves the vegetables.

Bud and his food.

Grilled chicken with rice.

After our meal, we walked along the road, searching for the person who was selling the mini Christmas hats. Enjoyed being under the colourful lighting and nice decorations.
Needless to say, there were a lot of people.

Had a shot with the reindeer.

Joined in the fun of photo taking. Haha.
Lotsa people were waiting for their turn to take a photo of it till it became a crowd.

Orchard Road.

The streets.

Finally had the mini Christmas hats in our hands.

Persuaded bud in getting one as well.
It's Christmas and once a year thingy. =)

Had nowhere to go while waiting for our movie at 11pm, we walked to Frolick, Cineleisure for their frozen yogurt. First time having it!

Original flavor with Honey stars and mixed fruits toppings.
Initial plan was to go for Ben and Jerry's ice cream yet we were having frozen yogurt.
A healthier choice.

Played with the camera since we had nothing better to do. =p
Just gotta waste time. Haha.

Me and the cup of frozen yogurt.

Shot 1.

Shot 2.

Shot 3.

It was bud's turn.
Shot 1.

Shot 2.

Shot 3.

Some random shots.

xiaohui.

Scooping the little bits of yogurt.

*yum yum*

Had about an hour to go we got ourselves a place near the ticketing booth.
That irritating guy clipped the other mini x'mas hat on my hair too.

Twittering via my iPod Touch.
Checked fb as well. Totally addicted to technology.
Just that I did not log into ebuddy. Haha.

Me again!

With two mini x'mas hats.

Bud and I.

One last photo before entering the cinema.

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2, here I come!

Chipmunks and Chipettes are soooooo adorable!
The movie seemed short though it was 1.5hours.
Guess it's straight to the point; nothing draggy at all.

It was close to 1am when the movie ended.
Totally avoided the countdown and foam spray thingy.
Foam sprays totally do not impress me and I doubt I'll have fun with it.

Cabbed to 126 for supper.
Our drinks!

The food.

The same old food without the fried ones and tried the xiao long baos.
Prefer the xiao long baos at Crystal Jade, Holland V.

Something interesting in the menu that we decided to try.

咖哩鸡肠粉

It was spicy for me and the meat were tender.
It did not taste weird. Probably I was fine with the taste.
Bud commented that the taste did not go well with the 肠粉 though.

Reached home in the mid morning.
If only Christmas eve was spent with *________.
Not that bud is a bad companion, just that looking back at the photos... Sigh.
Last x'mas eve was a disaster, this year's was so much better.
At least there were no arguments and there was someone to accompany me.

Girls xmas gathering

2009-12-23T20:25:00.006+08:00

"Dear Santa, I've been a good girl (well, no major misbehaviour, no drugs, no binge drinking, no smoke, no flirting, no betrayal) all year round except for a few hiccups. 2009 is a bad year, like practically the whole year. Can I have a blessed and happy 2010, please? I can make do without those material stuffs. It would be great to have a guy in my life, not that needed one now. Thank you, Santa. I love you." -Jane L

Met up with min and xia for a dinner yesterday.
No intention to do a Christmas gift exchange this year.
But received a small cute pink pouch from min! Loves.

Dined at Bliss located at Punggol Park.
Rushed over after work.

Placed our orders and the photo-taking started. =p
Min and I.

Xia and I.

Xia and min.

The three of us.

Seriously fail in self-shot.
Min is so much better in it but apparently for don't know what reason, the distance between the camera and us do not fit.

Our food.
Min's cajun chicken.

Xia's boneless chicken leg.

My crispy pork sirloin.

The pork in fact tasted sour.
Reflected it to the waiter. He checked it out and told me it was supposed to taste that way.
Few minutes later, a waitress came over, took my dish away and said they'll check it with the chef. Moments later, I was told to pick another dish and they would void the previous order.

So I was right.
A dish not for consumption.

Changed it to Boneless chicken leg.
Had a hard time slicing the chicken. Damn hard, it was.
It was more of a breast meat than a chicken leg.

Guess I was just duper low on luck that night.
The service was poor too! Waited so long for our bill to be settled.
Wrote a feedback form. Couldn't be bothered if they threw it away.
In any case, I'm definitely not going back.

It was winter solstice yesterday.
A day for 汤圆. *yum yum*

The best one I had for the night.
Way better than the dinner at Bliss.
这还是有家的味道。超幸福！

你们也吃汤圆了吗？=)

a lil' something for a break

2009-12-22T17:10:00.003+08:00

Happened to stumble into Harold Goh's blog just now and saw the clip as attached below.
Alright, some youtube enthusiast might have already seen the video clip.
Shall just share it with those who are watching it for the first time.
Enjoy!

How about a walking fridge for you guys? =)

Can't wait for 6pm! Meeting the girls later.
Another awesome dinner and fantastic chilling session. Loves!

AD34 class gathering

2009-12-21T20:25:00.006+08:00

Had a poly class gathering on Saturday night.
A gathering that was requested by the guy who is currently studying in Australia.
Guess we're going to have another one since Chin Hao could not make it on that day and wanted to meet up.

Dinner at Timbre @Old School.
A long flight of staircase up and it's situated right in front.
So much of going up and down slope when we were trying to get to the place. Haha.

Managed to get Jekkie to bring his camera.

Canon 1000D.
Only condition: I had to carry it around.
I wouldn't mind. Haha. Played with the camera.
Kinda not suitable on that day as a huge distance was required to take a decent shot and his lens were fixed.

Tried getting Gerald to bring his camera but his Canon 5D has no flash so it was out of the question instantly. Plus, Gerald mentioned that his camera is so much heavier than Jekkie's.

In any case, if you're interested, you guys can take a look at Gerald's work in fb. Mad awesome!
Loves all his works.

Ordered pizzas. A total of 2 pizzas.

Roasted duck pizza.
Loves this pizza. Not the usual kind of pizza you can find in normal pizza chain and it tasted like 北京烤鸭. *yum yum* Definitely recommending this.

Seafood pizza.
Nothing special to rave about. Prefer Pizza Hut's to Timbre's.
Probably we should have try some unique pizza in the menu. =p

The other 4 guys ordered two pizzas and some sides.
They ordered a pizza with two different flavors.

Had alcohol too!
Stick to my Lychee Liqueur that night.
Gave up on trying other cocktails. Too afraid of getting one that taste like medicine.

The four of us.

Eugene, JW, me, ZW.

Our group photo.

7 guys and a girl.

The above photos are from my camera. Yet to get the photos from Jekkie.
Shall try to post it when I get it from him.

Jekkie commented that all of us looked fierce at one point of time, when he looked at the photos in his camera, except me. 'Cause I was the one playing with the camera most of the time. Haha.

AND!! Avatar is such an awesome movie!
A great movie not to be missed. Loves every single bit of the movie.
James Cameron is a superb director. The vivid colours are amazing and the effects blend perfectly with the reality. It's so much better than 2012.

I'm going for the 3D version.
Yup, catching the movie twice. =)
Definitely worth the ticket price.

The nights and days

2009-12-18T11:19:00.007+08:00

A quote from fb:
"All day I push you out of my mind, but you still fill my dreams at night."

It always happens. No, I'm not kidding. It sucks terribly when I'm awake.
The emotions. The pain.

Another one from fb as well:
"Sometimes, you can't stop yourself from hoping for yesterday to come back, especially if yesterday was the only future you ever wanted and needed from the start.."

Time heals, I suppose.
Just that it's sooner or later.

Alright. Enough of the emotional stuffs.
Moving on to the brighter side. The great news for today is... MY RESULTS ARE OUT!!
Terribly pleased with myself. Being able to get those decent grades. Can't be of any happier.

Imagine this:
-Going for lectures while you're dealing with a guy who refused to talk to you for weeks.
-Going mad with all those stuffs, trying to figure things out.
-Being down in the mood for months.
-Staying out late at night, confiding in friends and waking up early for work the next day.
-Trying to pay attention in lectures when your mind and heart was in some place.
-Going through a nasty break up period and cries to sleep each night.
-Was on the verge of giving up studies after break up because it was the guy who encouraged me to study again although I was contemplating on not accepting the offer.
-Trying so hard to focus on my revision when I was dead set on mugging.
-Battling with those emotions almost everyday.

All in a semester.
Isn't that damn sucky?

Seriously, friends being there for me when I needed them is truly a blessing for me. Sorry guys, I must have created a bomb in your phone bills. Mine did. Close to 100bucks each month though my ione plus plan a month should cost less than 2obucks.

I see a decrease in my phone bills in the recent months (starting like last month? =x).
Saving my money! =)

I'm just proud of myself by looking at my results slip and seen what I've gone through over the past few months.

It's a great news after all! Shared my joy with family and friends.
Owed terribly much to bud and min. Bud gave me the motivation to continue during my mugging period and checked how I was doing every now and then. Min gave me a last minute coaching though she was occupied with her revision as well. Parents telling me I am able to make it and take a break if I was too stressed up. Management was a killer. Damn stressed up when I was studying for that module. Giving them a treat once I get my pay! "^___________^"

Been trying to play Fishville in fb.
My fish are dead each time I enter the game. Haha.
Till date, it's the 4th round. Seriously, I probably should just stick to Cafe World.
And... Thank god they are not real fish. Bud said I'm a gone case in rearing fish. Haha. =p

My fish tank.

Baby fish. Adorable! =p

Christmas-y time in Cafe World.

Festive mood is here.
My white Christmas tree. Loves!

p/s Going for a movie with the folks and sister tonight. Avatar, here I come! "^-^"

Something to share

2009-12-16T22:16:00.006+08:00

"Poets often describe love as an emotion that we can't control, one that overwhelms logic and common sense. That's what it was like for me. I didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I doubt if you planned on falling in love with me. But once we met, it was clear that neither of us could control what was happening to us. We fell in love despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has only happened once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget single moment of it." -The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Love this bit from the novel. It just touched my heart.
There was another part of it that was sweet... but sad.

Played with Mac Photo Booth after dinner.
Shot 1:

Shot 2:

The sister and I decided to goof around with the effects. Haha.
Shot 1:

Shot 2:

Shot 3:

Last shot:

We were in outer space! "^-^"

Those shots looked kinda ugly though. Whatever.
We had lots of fun! Haha.

My heart skipped a beat

2009-12-15T11:49:00.008+08:00

"The truth will reveal itself one day" -Bud, months ago

Stumbled into something in fb. Something that I would rather not see.
I'm in love with the past. Not the current.
~~The present hurts.~~ The present affects me.

I need to deal with this nasty stuff again.
I hate it. I've done whatever I could recently.
Probably, there is a need to go to the extent of making adjustments to my fb friend list.
And I seriously hate this.

"But it seems there's always somethin right there to remind me. Like a silly joke, or somethin on the t.v.. Boy it aint easy" -Lyrics of a song

Hate it when things are starting to smooth out, another thing would just appear out of the blue.
~~Why is life doing all these to me?~~

I need a swimming session tonight.
~~I need to calm myself down. I need to get things outta my mind.~~

I can't be bothered that my muscles are aching freaking shitty now.
I can't be bothered that my skin would itch like hell afterwards.

I need to S.W.I.M.
Period.

Edited-5.55pm
Weather is not on my side. Hate it!
And am terribly pissed off with a particular comment!

Ranted and done with in my personal blog.
Argh.

4th month since *that day

2009-12-12T08:50:00.011+08:00

Those times.
Those memories.
My heart wanders to you.

Still trying to get used to days without *you by my side.
Ever trying so hard.

The worst fall I had ever had.
I'll stand up. One day. Probably.

-xiaohui

Terrible days of aching ankles

2009-12-09T20:50:00.003+08:00

"They're just Horlicks sweet tablets."
This is what I've been telling myself whenever I take those tablets.

Ankles have been aching these days and it was terribly painful yesterday.
They hurt so much that I had to see the Chinese physician and cancel the jogging session.

Did acupuncture for the first time.
Rejected the idea when the physician suggested it but he said acupuncture will ensure a faster recovery. Oh well. Agreed to it though I would rather choose the electric massage thingy. I’m so freaking afraid of those needles.

Lying on the clinical bed, waiting for the needles to be inserted on the surface of the skin, was the longest time of my life. There were so many things going through my mind at that point of time, mostly regarding *someone. Sigh.

The ankles were supposed to get better in the night yet it didn’t.
In fact, there was a sudden pain on my left ankle while I was resting.
Hurt terribly much.

Why did the ankles ache so badly this time round?
It has been 2 consecutive days. It used to recover after a day of rest.
Did not get any better today. Ankles still hurt and I’m limping around office and walking terribly slow. There goes my ankles. Guess it kinda worsen this time round.

Going back to the Chinese physician's on Friday.

I want my jogging and bowling sessions. =(

Good food once again!

2009-12-06T12:10:00.030+08:00

Note: Edited post at the end of the initial entry.

A Saturday affair.
An affair with good food! =)

Accompanied bud to collect his pay at Lemongrass located near Siglap Centre.
And bud gave me a lunch treat there! *jumps for joy*

Been a long time since someone gave me a treat for no particular reason.
Loves! =)

Thai food! *yum yum*

Claypot toufu, minced meat with basil leaves, tom yum soup and white rice.

The last dish to arrive.

Mixed vegetables.

The tom yum soup was a tad too spicy for me. Prefer the one at NUS hostel canteen. At least it was not too spicy. Totally not a person for spice. Haha.

Minced meat is one of the specialities of the restaurant. It was nice and recommended. A flavor of the Thai. Just like the tom yum soup. Oh yah, there are tom yum clear soup and tom yum soup for customers to choose. It's just a difference of the degree of sourness and spiciness.

Wasn't in the appetite for food, thus, did not finish the food and ate kinda little.
No dessert as well. All stuffs contained coconut and gluttonous rice with mango/durian.

Sighed when bud forgot I cannot take mango. Sadded.
Guess only *someone remembered it. Same applies to a number of tea I can't drink. Sigh.

Took a bus home and prepared in meeting the sister at Marina Square for a shopping trip.
Saw a leather jacket at Zara and I was so tempted to buy it.
Mentioned it to bud on the phone and he said he can sponsor part of it as my x'mas present!
Was exuberant but come to think of it, it was kinda a splurge more than a need. Sigh.

$129. Should I or should I not buy?
It's really nice. Whatever. Shall shop for a similar one and decide at a later date.

Btw, I turned down bud's offer. Kinda dumb, aren't I?
Some things I still prefer to depend on myself. Especially it comes to money.

This lil' conversation of ours.
Me: 你知道我只在男朋友身上花很多钱。即使现在你是我的男朋友，我也不会花那么多的钱了。
Bud: 哇。这一次的分手就让你有这样大的创伤。
Me: 哦。

Anyway, the sister bought a number of stuffs and there are items in the shopping list that are still not bought. Did her manicure and pedicure at a shop in Marina Square as the one at Raffles City had closed for the day when we made a phone call for enquiry.

Rushed through so many places and settled our dinner at Waraku.

The restaurant was freezing.
Was trembling like mad and the sister laughed when she saw my pair of chopsticks shook when I took the food. Argh.

Dinner time!

Me and my cha soba and orange juice.

The portion of cha soba given was terribly much. I guess I finished just half of it. Eek!
The more I eat, the more frightened I get for noodles. Haha.

Should have ordered food with hot soup since I was practically in the North Pole while dining.
Wrong choice of food. Should have gone with the logical thinking and not cravings at that point of time. Sigh.

The sister.

Being so careful with her nails after her manicure session.

The chicken karrage to go with my cha soba.

At least this is something warm.

Ebiten maki sushi.

The sisters' favourite. A must order food when having a meal at Waraku. =)

The sister insisted in grabbing a spot when I was taking the photo of the sushi. (-_-)"

Nevertheless, the shot was great! =)

The sister mentioned this to my dad when we got home, "when I cannot find jie in Zara today, I just keep a lookout for someone with a red head". That was wth!

Ankles have been aching these days and it was so much worse last night.
Might consider in seeing the doctor again if it hurts again.
The frequency of aches is increasing and I did not have it for months already. Sigh.

Need help on this desperately!
Been encountering internet server issue these days.
Logging in to msn is okay for me but not when it comes to the loading of webpage.
Been having difficulties in getting websites on my screen. However, it is okay for daddy's computer. Things are fine when I use the internet on my iPod Touch. So what is wrong? Sigh.

And... Daddy bought a new toy from Sony to play with yesterday!
So not fair. *sulks*

Anyway, I've decided to get a new toy as my Christmas present this year.
An addition to my room! Loves.
Most probably it's something from Sony too. Considering Sony or ~~Panasonic~~Pioneer at the moment.
I'm getting so gadgety now! "^-^"

Updated-8.20pm
It's decided!
I've bought my Christmas present for this year. "^-^"
That's to say my Wii is going to be a year old this coming Christmas!
Though it brings back certain memories as it was a combined Christmas present for me. Whatever.

Shopped around Courts and bought the stuff I wanted.
A product from Pioneer. Loves!

Daddy helped me in the setting up and we've tested it!
It's functioning perfectly!
Duper excited about it! Mad happy.

Walked to Ikea for its hotdog bread.

Been a long long long time since I had Ikea's hotdog bread.

Ikea had a blackout when we're buying the breads.
Guess it's not the first time based on the staff's reaction. Haha.

I'm totally in love with my first Christmas present of the year.
~~Bet I'm going to have the sweetest dream tonight. =)~~

Edited- 08.12.09

06.12.09 night
It wasn't even close to a sweet dream.
All I dreamt was something related to morphine. Sigh.
Had a terrible time before I went to bed. Sigh.

Certain stuffs that triggered the emotions in me.
Even the joy in the day was engulfed.

Bud was there for me again as we were on msn prior to it.
Me: You know I'll be fine in a while.
Bud: I do not want you to be fine in a while or after a while, I want you to be fine all the while.

Seeing bud's msn subnick, it serves as a reminder for me.
A message that's just for me. If only I can achieve that. Sigh.

And seriously Jx,
Get on with your life alright? No point in mentioning stuffs of the past especially when you have a boyf for a year plus. What do you want of bud when you said to him that you were reminded of the past when he treated you the best and he's the one who understand you the most?

It's pointless, isn't it?
Just get on with your materialistic life. Those Shangri-La, Ritz Carlton, car rides, cash and material pampers, etc. Leave bud alone unless it's something urgent and important.

07.12.09 night
A moment I prefer to deal with it by myself this time round.
Same thing happened. T.E.A.R.S.
Sigh.

Hopefully it'll not be a week of being emotional again. Sigh.

What a quote from fb:

"I thought that by telling myself and everyone else that I hated you. That sooner or later I would come to believe it. But I now realize that by lying, it makes me want you even more."

This is seriously wth.

Orchard Road Day

2009-12-02T20:25:00.009+08:00

Was on leave yesterday so decided to meet up with the guys for a shopping trip at Orchard Road.
Been ages since I wanted to shop at Ion Orchard. Was busy with exam preparation and occupied with stuffs that caused the drag till now.

The Lego art piece at Ion Orchard.

$2 for a Lego brick.

2nd view.

The buildings are somewhat all over the place.
The guys even commented on the shape of Jurong Island. Haha.

Spent hours circling the basements of the shopping mall.
The bottom structure of the building is kinda like a maze.
Prefer clear cut building design.

Before entering the first storey of the mall.

Bud and I.

The huge Christmas tree outside Ion Orchard.

Our reflections.

The three of us.

In the closer view.

xiaohui, jekkie and zw.

Inside the x'mas tree.

The blinding effect of the stars and decorations.

Had dinner at Sakae Sushi, Wheelock Place.
There wasn't much variety of food to choose from.
Prefer Sushi Teh or Nihon Mura to Sakae Sushi now.

The sky turned dark and it's time for Christmas lighting!
Did not take any photos of it though and it was drizzling.

The decorations by the side of the road.

How can there be no presents during Christmas? =p

Jekkie left and we headed for Orchard Central before taking the train since it is just beside the MRT station. I can't wait for 313@Somerset to be ready for business! The interior looks nice and exquisite!

Shopped a lil' while in the new shopping mall.
About half of the building is filled with stores ready for business.

Took a long escalator ride up to the roof garden.
Afraid to look down while on the way up. The fear of heights.

The top view.

Level 12.
A nice place for couples to be spending time together.
Definitely bringing my guy there, if there is this guy in my life.

A shot with the night view.

Bud and I.

Me: We looked like a couple in the photo!
In my mind: It's definitely going to be very misleading if people were to just view this photo alone.
Bud: I dare you to post this in fb and put it as your fb display picture.
Me: -Laughs- No way!

I do not want a flood in the comment section and friends questioning me about it.
An uproar it will be. Haha.

And yes. We're just FRIENDS. Period.

Totally addicted to fb all along and...

I'm busy with Cafe World as well. Haha.
Counting the number of dishes to cook each time, the time taken for it to be cooked and the number of counters available at the point of time.

Can't believe I ignore Restaurant City yet so interested in Cafe World. =p
At least I need not bother in finding those ingredients.

Missing *granddaddy so muchie.
If only I can visit him... But it'll be so weird. Sigh.

Public holiday. The long weekend.

2009-11-29T18:45:00.015+08:00

Note: Updated post at the end of the initial entry.

Since it was a public holiday on Friday, it was a long weekend again! Loves.

The PSLE results were out last Thursday.
Bet all those mothers were comparing the results again!
Time for gossiping. Who has the higher results? Who scored the worse? Blah blah blah.
Children are like tools used for showing off.

Thursday 26.11.09
Consulted the doctor again.
This time was for those lil' itchy ulcers on my inner lips and made my lips swell.
I was searching for words in describing it to the doctor.
Was afraid it was some kind of disease as it lasted for 2 days!

Was prescribed this tube and some pills to stop the itch.

Not 西瓜霜.

It's the western version of it.

Specially for mouth ulcers but I did not touch it.
Doubt I would dare to apply it in my mouth.

The reason for those itchy mouth ulcers and tiny blood clots: Allergy

Like wth. Furthermore, there was nothing out of the norm that I had taken prior to it.
Doctor said it might be the chemical that was in the sauce that I took. Soy sauce, etc.
No citrus fruits and sauces.

How can I avoid taking sauce? There's practically sauce in every food.
Whatever.

Arranged for a dim sum session with bud days ago.
Guess staying out is better than being alone with all those emotions.

Wanted to try 126 at Geylang Lor 17/ Sims Avenue.
Review from Hungrygowhere.com.

Initially we were deciding whether to have dim sum at Changi V or Geylang.
Being the sweet friend of mine, bud decided to have it at 126 since I requested for that.
That's really awesome!

It was really late when bud was ready after he ended work.
Left the house at around midnight and cabbed down to 126.

Luckily, it was just the two of us so getting a table there wasn't too difficult.
No queue and waiting time.

Our first round of food.

Had a couple more dishes for the second round.
Forgot to order 小龙包 and 虾蛋 was sold out.

The list of food we ordered for the night/early morning:
1）虾饺王
2）香港叉烧包
3）烧卖
4）排骨
5）九皇卷
6）意米水
7）炸鸡翅
8）纸包鸡
9）叉烧肠粉
Total: $30.60

虾饺王, 香港叉烧包 and 烧卖 are totally my favourites! *yum yum*
排骨 is bud's favourite. Not my kind of thing but that was not bad.
炸鸡翅 and 纸包鸡 were over-fried. It was way too dry.

Though transport pose a problem, I'm returning to 126 some other time.
At least the dim sum is better than Changi V's. Or probably there are lots of people at 126 as compared to the coffee shop at Changi V.

Friday 27.11.09
Went for my hair appointment in the day and met bud for lunch after that.
Was duper hungry and the queue at Shilin's was long.

Took buses to Siglap and settled my grumbling stomach.
This time round was 福林酿豆腐. No fast food.

It was like Ampang's.
A plate of ingredients that we picked and two bowls of rice.
Not like those we had in the food courts.
The food was nice but it was a lil' expensive.
Probably it was because of its location.

Daddy bought tickets for New Moon as the sister wanted to catch it.

(Image: http://letterstotwilight.wordpress.com/.../)

Felt that this movie is better than Twilight, the first movie.
However, Kristen Stewart still can't act well. Though the sister commented that her acting skills is better than the first one. Whatever. Taylor Lautner's head somewhat seems small for his build. =x

In conclusion, the book is still better.
The strong emotions after Edward Cullen left Bella Swan, the companion that Bella Swan seek in Jacob Black, in hope to look for herself again, the desperation to save Edward Cullen, etc.

Saturday 28.11.09
Met Clement and Jocelyn for dinner and a short shopping trip.
Wanted to buy a Christmas gift exchange present but nothing can be bought within an hour.

Time for boots.

After so so long.

In Clement's car, on the way to Holland V.

The place we had our early and long dinner. 5pm to 8pm.

Had steamboat buffet and free flow of 小龙包. *Yummilious*

The sauces that Joce took.

I'm not a great fan for sauces.

The 小龙包.

Clement took one of it. That explains the empty space. =p
小龙包 were delicious! We had many rounds of it. Totally not getting sick and tired of it.

The food for steamboat.
The vegetables and beef.

The shrooms and dumplings.

Sliced pork.

The food and soup bases.

Ordered pork rib and corn soup base and ma la soup base.
As usual, no ma la for me. Too spicy for me to handle.

Chatted and settled our bill before 8pm.
Was too full to carry on after an hour plus. Haha.

Played Wii and Scrabble at my place.
I'm terribly poor at Scrabble. Oh god.

Finished reading Man and Boy last night and played Cafe World for awhile before turning in.
Looked for Man and Wife at MPH in the day but they do not have stock for it at the moment. Sad. Shall continue reading the rest of my books- The Notebook and The Lost Symbol.

Sunday 29.11.09
Shopped at Suntec, Marina Square and Raffles City in search for a sundress with Jek.
His given budget is 35 to 40dollars. He is even willing to up the budget.
I should have done a Christmas gift exchange with him! Totally worth it.
Imagine getting something more than 40dollars while you stick to the budget. Great, isn't it? =D

Met *someone's parents at Suntec.
An awkward moment. At least, it was for me.

The emotions I had were... erm... kinda back.
A bad way to start the week and it didn't end that well either. Sigh.

Did not linger long at Suntec after that.
Headed to Marina Square.

Then, bumped into S and her guy.
What a day! Running into people I know.

Dinner with the parents at E!Hub.
The steamed chicken and rice are amazing.
Maybe because daddy ordered half chicken so I can pick the meat I wanted. Oh yah, the fried toufu is so much better than the one at Hong Kong cafe but the portion is smaller in comparison.

Three days are gone in the blink of eye and it's back to work tomorrow.
Hopefully, it'll be a better week and no Monday blues.

Updated-01.12.09
The first day of December...
If my memory does not fail me (which it usually does), it's *granddaddy's birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO *GRANDDADDY!

(Image: www.julianwalkeryoga.com/)
-Birthday song in the background-

May *granddaddy stay healthy and happy always!
Misses *granddaddy and *granddaddy reminds me of my granddad.
Though *granddaddy might not be seeing this, I just hope that *he is doing well.

Once again, happy birthday *granddaddy! =)

The weekend

2009-11-22T12:56:00.007+08:00

Caught 2012 0n Friday night!

(Image: www.iwatchstuff.com/2009/07/23/2012-poster-2.jpg)

Received a call from daddy in the late afternoon asking me to book the movie tickets online. Searched Cathay E!Hub, GV Tampines and Shaw Century Square for a 9plus pm slot. ONLY Century Square offered the best seating arrangement. 3rd row from the back. The other two cinemas were left with front seats. Damn!

Anyway, the movie was not bad. But there's nothing for me to rave about.
I don't find it fantastic. Just that it is worth the movie ticket price. Not that I would watch it again. People are doing a comparison of movie between The Day After Tomorrow and 2012. Kinda forgot what's the plot for TDAT so I couldn't comment much on that.

Had dinner at Pizza Hut again.
Seriously, the service at Pizza Hut Tampines has to be greatly improved!
The waiting time, the ordering time and the time taken to have our food.
It was so difficult in getting the attention of the staff!
Guess they're shorthanded once again. Wth!

Another movie for the weekend!

(Image: www.koreanmovie.com/MoviePhoto_M_kp664-2/)

Met up with A. Our initial plan was to catch a movie then chill after that.
However, after considering the limited number of movies available at E!Hub and its time slot, we went for the 1205hours slot for My Girlfriend is an Agent. Swapped the stuffs we gonna do.

Drove to Bark Cafe to chill before the start of the movie.
First time there and it was indeed a wonderful place to chill. Perhaps the weather played a part to it since it is an outdoor thingy. Weather was chilly and the ambiance was just nice. Love it! Just that transportation pose a problem if I'm going there with someone who don't drive although there is bus service number 2.

Ordered Kilkenny. Wanted to get fries as well but due to time constraint, we ditched it and just make do with our beer. With the frequent ordering of beer each time I hang out with people, I might be a beer convert! Haha.

Kilkenny is so much better than the beer I previously drank. Particularly Tiger.
Each time I went for company dinner, the restaurants served Tiger beer. Detests Tiger! Yikes!

Headed to E!Hub in a short while and we missed the front part of the show by a lil'. Thank god, it is just 5 minutes. Hilarious movie! Can't go wrong with comedy when we don't know which movie to catch. Haha.

Went for a lil' spin before getting home.
Should have suggested in going for supper since that freaking alcohol made me duper hungry after that! Irritating. Alcohol does two things to me every freaking time. (1) Making my face goes lobster red, and (2) makes my stomach goes grumbling when there are no food for me to chew on during the chilling session. Eek! Hate that!

Alrighty. Shall update when I am back home.
Kinda short of time in meeting min in a short while. Ciao!

Updated-23 nov 09
Met min at Hougang Mall after her lesson yesterday.
Dinner at Subway. I should have stick to my Subway Melt.
Didn't really fancy Teriyaki Chicken.

Chatted and discussed certain issues.
Then again, was reminded that they were all lies.

Shopped around and bought a bag.
Left the shopping mall around 9pm and headed for min's sister's house.

Us at the MRT station.

Our reflection.

Saw PJ for the first time!
She's duper adorable! Loves her eyes to bits. "^-^"
Played with PJ for a while and she let me carry her!
Alrighty, I should stop going gaga-ing over her. =p

Was feeling terrible since this morning.
Sms-ed friends and it's something that I had to deal with it alone.
Really grateful for their encouragement and being there for me.

Desperate need to let certain stuffs out of my mind.
Thus decided to go for a swim at the last minute.
Rushed home, prepared the stuffs needed for the swim and there I went.

At least all those bothersome issues are out of my mind when I'm swimming.
But, that it to the expense of the dryness and itchiness of my legs.
Whatever. At least better than carrying the weight around.

Mood is better after the swim. Plus, I'm feeling tired.
Been months since I last swam.

Alrighty. Gotta sleep now.
Exhausted from the swim.
Good night!

A bunch of grapes

2009-11-19T23:25:00.005+08:00

The start of an early weekend, Thursday.
Met up with sw dearie for a dinner and a lil' shopping trip at Tampines One.

Miss the girl to bits, definitely.
Finally able to meet her after my exams.

“这次看到你觉得你有一种韵味。虽然你年纪比我小但已经成熟了许多。” -sw dearie
可能是受到了挫折才成长许多了吧。只能说这一次的分手让我学了很多很多。

Had our dinner at Dian Xiao Er.
Ordered the set meal for 2.
5 dishes for 38dollars plus plus.

One of the dishes: Roasted duck with herbs.

Find the skin a tad too hard though.

Decided to go for a retail therapy after dinner but there was nothing for me to get.
Did a lot of cosmetic shopping though.

Chatted with sw dearie and drew a conclusion to our ex-es.
If only she is still working in the company, my lunch companion.
Those chit chatty times. Misses.

Seriously, I think my mobile phone bill is going to explode this month again. Eek!
So so so so so many phone calls in the day.

Min made me feel so much better.
J dearie gave her advices and accompanied me.
Bud being there for me.
A concerned sms from J after seeing my fb/twitter status.
(Guess till now, you guys should realise I linked my twitter status to fb's)

And... Chatting with WL is so mood lifting! Awesome. "^-^"

Can't wait for December!
Exams will then be officially over for everyone and we can start the string of gatherings!
Few weeks more to go.

p/s WL is on msn! He downloaded it while we're on the phone when I was waiting for sw dearie.

FINALLY!

2009-11-17T18:46:00.005+08:00

I'm done with the exams.
No books until January. Good two months before the start of another semester! "^-^"

Alright, I was fb-ing every now and then while I was on a week of mugging.
Whatever.

And I'm not the only one!

Apparently Andy does that too! Hahahahahaha.

Zoom zoom zoom in.

" =D.. it seems we all suffer from (tml's my exam paper but i am still on facebook) " -Andy

Hahahaha. Agreed and got shoo-ed to study after that. (-_-)"
Whatever. I'm back to frequent fb-ing from now onwards! =p

Just a lil something

2009-11-11T08:47:00.002+08:00

Read this on twitter just now.

RT @stcom Apple has overtaken Nokia at the top of the phone charts #news http://is.gd/4S9JV

Nokia came up with uncountable models yet Apple has only iPhone.
But Apple has overtaken Nokia. Does that imply Nokia is not doing good enough in producing amazing phones though being in the market for long? Or probably because of other factors.

Based on this report, guess being innovative is the key factor.

Wonder how is the sales like in Singapore for Nokia and iPhone.
(The report isn't based on Singapore sales volume.)

Not commenting on the quality since I'm not an iPhone user. However, Nokia is getting on my nerves! Afraid that it could not be turned on after switching it off or it will switched itself off SUDDENLY. Worse when it died on me while I was on the phone with bud. *Sigh*

Whatever.
Waiting for Blackberry Bold 9700 to be out in Singapore. Whee!
The trackpad is so much better than the trackball and it's faster.

Gotta save save save.

Take note!

2009-11-04T21:20:00.006+08:00

Please be informed that I'll be taking a short break.
Will not be updating during this period of time.
Nevertheless, I will be tweeting. So, just follow my twitter. =)

Happy birthday, xia! -05 nov 09.

The birthday girl and I. =)

I doubt I have the time to do a proper update and upload the photos here.
So, all photos have been uploaded in fb.
A total of 73 photos.

Min, please grab the photos from fb! "^-^"

Seriously want the old layout of fb back! I dislike the current one.
What's with the news and live feed?
It looks all the same to me. Whatever.

And that Andy Lauw keeps calling me cpt in fb. *tsk

Updated-05 nov 09
A song that has been around for years. Somewhat it still creates an impact on me.
The Reason-Hoobastank

"I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you"

The terrible hurt inflicted by *you...
让我对爱情的价值观已经彻底的改变。

A dialouge from (500) days of summer.
(http://www.500days.com/500-days-of-summer-trailer-quotes.html#more-269)

Tom’s Co-worker: So do you have a boyfriend?
Summer: No. Who needs it? We’re young, might as well have fun while we can.
Tom: Wait. What happens if you fall in love?
Summer: Love. You don’t believe in that. Do you?
Tom: What. It’s love, not Santa Claus.

Wanted the quote of Tom's and Autumn's conversation but I can't seem to find it.
Whatever. It is more or less the same, I guess.
Love is never about The One. It is just at the point of time.

Nevertheless, it is a great movie.
Like what it had said in the beginning of the movie.

"This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen, grew up believing that he’d never truly be happy until the day he met the one. The girl, Summer Finn, did not share this belief. You should know up front this is not a love story."

Probably it pretty much said it all. =)