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2012-02-01T22:00:00.001+08:00

We have advanced into the 2nd month of a new year. A new month simply means a new start for me. I am officially starting my first full-time job come this Monday and I am already having pre-work anxiety.

I have left SMUDGEstore for more than a month. The store where I spent a good 13 months in, learning new things everyday and meeting all kinds of people from different woks of life. I know I do complain about work every now and then, but I have to admit it was one of my best jobs ever.

We had a reunion with the old & new crew, together with Yvonne, Uncle Dan, Aunty, JJ's elder brother and JJ. It was really fun seeing everyone gather together and I definitely had fun. :)

My all-time fave CNY dish

LOU AH LOU AH!

Pretty Jo <3

With the 2 pretty and cute lil girls <3

With JJ / Uncle Dan / Yvonne

GONG HEI FATT CHOI

2012-01-23T02:50:00.001+08:00

Roasted oinky for reunion dinner


First reunion dinner at home

Heavy rain en-route to Grandma's

2nd reunion dinner at Grandma's

Double rainbow that almost the entire Singapore witnessed

Shabu shabu meat for steamboat

2012-01-01T23:04:00.002+08:00

Current addiction featuring Hyunseung of B2ST and Hyuna of 4minute:

And not forgetting, HAPPY 2012, EVERYONE!

2011-12-31T23:21:00.000+08:00

I know this sounds really cliche, but I can't believe another year just zoomed past like this. I'd say this year was just as rough as the previous, but I guess all these made me a stronger person.

In January, I was still in UAE, Dubai for the 1st two weeks. I had to miss the 1st two lessons of my 3rd trimester. This was also the time when I was introduced to the worst university module ever - Media and Globalization. I never understood a single lesson on every Monday and I failed my first and only assignment throughout my university days.

In February, I met my boss, JJ Lin in flesh for the 1st time. We had a mini lao yusheng celebration inside the store and I got my 1st red packet for 2011 from him.

In March, we celebrated Sharon & Gabriel's ROM.

In April, the worst ever module ended on a positive note with me passing it. Then I went on an awesome 10-day Taiwan trip with Karlyn, Sammie, Yuer and Suet. I'm missing it really badly just looking at the photos.

In May, my family celebrated Ian's 1st birthday. I was not present because I was in Taiwan, so I hope I'll be in Singapore when we celebrate his 2nd birthday next May. It was also the month when I took another bad module (Knowledge & Information Security) which resulted in me wanting to drop that elective and re-take another one another trimester. I sucked my thumb and carried on with it, though missing night classes every now and then because I dreaded it so much. Surprisingly, my grades were not that bad - scored distinctions for 2x 4500 words essays, and a high distinction for my exam.

In June, I received my first laptop - a MacBook Pro from my dad. I had been wanting it for more than half a year and I finally got it during the IT show. Karlyn and I attended a concert in late June and managed to see our idol for more than 5 years up-close.

In July, I requested for a month leave from work to deal with my heavy workload. I'm really glad I took leave because my grades improved so much! It was also the month I celebrated my 22nd birthday with FQC surprising me with a lovely cake at one of the restaurants in Taka, and having dinner with my family at a Japanese BBQ place at Holland V.

In August, I took my last exam on the 12th and then I was free from assignments, essays, presentations, sleepless nights, mugging and the likes. Then I went on a 6-day Malaysia trip with Karlyn and Laureen. It was basically a foodie trip and I got to try a lot of awesome Malaysian cuisine all thanks to the two girls and their family.

In September, I went for yet another 2D1N trip to Malaysia with Karlyn. This was possibly the best Malaysia trip considering the fact that we managed to complete whatever that needed to be done.

In October, I passed my 4th and final trimester with 2/3 distinctions, which further proved that the leave from work really helped. My mum and sisters attended my convocation held at Raffles Convention Centre on the 11th. That day marked my final day as a student. FQC attended Sammie's 21st birthday in mid-Oct. I've known this girl since she was 14!

In November, I went for a 2 days x 14 hours/day foundation workshop and met many beautiful girls whom I share the same dream with. Never did I once regret going for it because it warms my heart receiving encouragement from them. I'm so happy for them as they would soon be realizing their dreams. Well-done girls! It was also the same month which I felt dejected because of something that went wrong. I wanted it so much that I saw myself giving my best-est but to no avail.

In December, I was exposed to yet another awesome opportunity and I hope things would turn out well for me eventually /fingers crossed. I also met up with many different groups of friends before the year ends. A concluding event was me going to Hong Kong for a week with my mum, younger sister and aunt. I haven been to HK for a good 5 years!

I'll be embarking on a brand new journey come February 2012. It's something I've been wanting to do all along, and I finally have the opportunity to turn my dream into reality.

Have a happy new year and may this brand new year bring about more beautiful memories for you.

2011-12-15T16:11:00.001+08:00

Why?

Am I not good enough?

I'm happy for the girls who made it, but it also saddens me that I can't be living the exact same dream as them.

Or did yeye hear/see my fear of going away and not being able to see Ian grow up?

Well, I don't know. Typing this makes everything worse.

However, they say another door opens when one closes. Someone opened the door for me and I should embrace and live with it.

Because I can.

2011-11-26T21:24:00.001+08:00

Nothing can describe what I'm feeling at this moment.

Nobody taught me how to handle rejections time and again.

When would I ever get to save myself from all these crap?

I'm tired. I should just stop dreaming and just be realistic.

Kthxbye.

2011-11-23T01:10:00.001+08:00

I think it's time for me to learn how not to be so soft-hearted to give in to people all the time.

I do not do what people do to me; they take me for granted, they throw their responsibilities to me, they make me ride solo etc.

I guess I am just too kind to people that I have given them a wrong impression of me being nice and is someone who would not flare up. Haven you heard, even the cutest crabs (which signify my horoscope - Cancer) bite.

2011-11-16T00:06:00.000+08:00

2011-10-28T18:09:00.001+08:00

DECISION.

I need to make one soon.

2011-10-27T01:41:00.003+08:00

Karlyn, this video is for you (yes 我故意的! :P). It's honestly NOT BAD, just not as good as U-Kiss <3

2011-10-19T13:29:00.001+08:00

I'm typing this while stoning at the store counter. I'm bored beyond words.

I secretly wish time can pass faster whenever I'm here because I always feel restless after the first hour and it isn't going to help if I'm going to feel the same for the next 8 hours.

/yawn

All the times we had together.

2011-10-13T01:07:00.000+08:00

Date: 11th Oct 2011
Venue: Raffles Convention Centre
Event: Discoverers' (Murdoch) Convocation - Class of 2011

Thank You & Goodbye Murdoch.

2011-10-10T23:49:00.001+08:00

I have mentioned this probably a million times but the MIO Internet connection is still getting on my nerves and nothing is/could be done to rectify the problem. Why is the connection in Singapore so slow? I wish our connectivity speed could be on par with that of Korea's, sigh!

Convocation's tomorrow and that marks my final day as a student. Graduating from uni not only meant freedom from books, assignments, exams and whatsnot, but also adds on to a truckload of never-ending worries like job employements, perspectives, future etc.

I'm still working at the store and next month marks my 1st year there. I've been contemplating on leaving for the longest time ever and I've made up my mind to leave by mid-December before I fly. Things have changed and another day there just makes everything much more dreadful. I'm not afraid to say that going to work now makes me depressed. The only thing that makes me hang on is my two shop-front colleagues. ♥

24.09.2011

2011-09-28T02:20:00.000+08:00

I waited, heart pumping quickly.

I panicked after seeing the situation.

It was in utter chaos; it was almost mission impossible.

With arms stretched out, it was attempt number 1.

You tried, but was put down by adversities.

I fought my way through; you tried your best as well.

Attempt number 2 was a success eventually.

You smiled; my heart raced.

I was grateful.

You went home with something new. I went home with a mind full of wonderful memories and gratitude.

2011-09-21T23:00:00.000+08:00

Today while my sister and I were in town, we went to Toys R Us and got Ian a safari tent which mummy wanted to get for him the day before. It was quite heavy so we had to take turns to lug the entire thing all the way to TTSH.

I secretly got it fixed once we reached home and transferred it to mummy's room without Ian knowing. He walked into the room, not noticing his new "toy." His expression was SO priceless when he finally noticed it. He let out a surprised "ohhhhhh" and immediately crawled into the tent.

It was so nice seeing him so happy with his new tent. All that lugging was worth it afterall :)

2011-09-15T14:05:00.001+08:00

When I still had lessons, I would wake up at 11.45am, leave the house at 1pm and reach the campus by 2pm. Lessons would end at 5pm and I would be back home by 6pm odd. Then I'll be at my laptop to work on my assignments at 10pm and probably head to bed latest by 5.45am.

But now, in an attempt to revert my biological clock back to normal, I would sleep at 11.45pm (or latest by 2am) and would normally wake up at 10am, earlier being 7-8am odd. I am slowly getting used to sleeping earlier, which is definitely good, and at the same time, secretly hoping that my complexion would improve by heaps given my new good habit.

I'm going to have my lunch, then head to work which ends at 9.30pm, and two full shifts from 12.30-11pm tomorrow and on Saturday, sigh.

Okay, end of my redundant and mundane post.

2011-08-15T22:13:00.003+08:00

This post came a little late, but I'm finally free from school, as of now till I receive my grades.

I am suddenly not used to such days without any stress and having to live in guilt for slacking and not getting anything done. It hasn't sink into me that I have just completed my last academic trimester and I do at times, scare myself when I realise that "I haven gotten any work done for the entire day."

And as usual, I will be leaving on Thurs for a short trip :) I'm really excited!

More till I get back, oh by the way, I've gotten myself a tumblr account, click here if you're interested!

2011-08-11T16:41:00.001+08:00

FREEDOM.

I could hardly wait to be liberated from the evil claws of the monster called EDUCATION.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

/heart

2011-08-02T00:49:00.001+08:00

20th July:

21st July:

salmon sashimi as starters/ preserved korean veg/ seasoned veg/ jap bbq / jap salad/ another serving of sashimi/ beef platter/ bbq-ing/ seafood platter/ garlic fried rice/ spicy tofu miso soup/ seaweed soup/ mochi with red bean paste/ macha ice-cream/ chocolate sundae/ my awesome & favourite passionfruit meringue cake

2011-07-27T01:54:00.002+08:00

I have officially completed all my assignments for my final academic trimester.

You have no idea how much I've been looking forward to typing the above sentence out. The ten of thousands of words (or more) that I painstakingly typed on my word documents had drained every single drop of energy out of me.

I found myself having to sleep at 5.30am almost every or every other day just to deal with the workload, just because I am always procrastinating and getting distracted the moment I switched on my laptop.

I do not have a life, and I mean what I say. I haven gone to the movies since February, that's a whole 5 long months. I could have went ahead to do what I want to if I had planned my time wisely. Then again, there were instances when I planned but I couldn't follow simply because I underestimated the actual workload.

Anyway, enough of that. The next and final lap would be my 2 papers, and I would be done with my degree education after 12 August. I am starting to freak out just thinking about my KIS paper. I have no confidence but I just HAVE to pass it.

I have to pass for my own good, really. And also to prove to others that a comms student is also capable of doing a IT module because a classmate in my KIS class has "no idea how he (another classmate of his) got HD for this overall even though he majors in comms" (i quoted him word for word).

It's approximately 2 more weeks to my freedom, wish me luck! :)

2011-07-21T23:21:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF!

As a young kid, I loved celebrating my birthday because it would be the day where I get showered with exceptionally more love, concern and presents. But as I grow older, I dread it simply because I do not want to grow a year older. I do admit that at 2x now, I am more concerned with the digits as they start to increase year by year.

I secretly would like to freeze time so that July 21 would never ever come, but then again, I would like time to go a little faster at times so I could get over with all that I am going through right now.

It's the 2nd time in 2 consecutive years that I am spending my special day dealing with school work. In 2010, I spent the first few hours of my birthday mugging for a test that was due in the afternoon, and this year, I was busy typing away on word, hoping to complete my politics essay as soon as possible.

All that aside, I would really like to thank the girls for surprising me with a cake. I know I have mentioned this many times, but I am really grateful for this gesture. :) And to all my other friends who texted/whatsapped/Facebook messaged me (although you might only have been reminded of this day via FB, haha!) with your wonderful wishes. I have received all with lots of thanks from the bottom of my heart.

And of course to my family for all the years of care, concern and lots of gifts <3

I am going to spend the last few minutes of this special day of mine facing my word document once again, but I am really sure I would get over all the work in no time.

Till then! <3

xoxo

2011-07-19T22:03:00.002+08:00

Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
Success in your career is not the most important thing in life. You are content with what you have and think that being with someone you love is more than spending all of your precious time just working.

What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.

(quiz from here)

2011-07-15T00:19:00.002+08:00

HEI-LO! I'm on a mission to stay up as late as possible to do as much work as I can, but judging by the rate I'm doing things (no wait, I haven gotten down to any serious work YET), I wouldn't be able to get much work done.

And before I forget, the SMG SG family had a gathering at Swee Choon on Monday. It was really awesome seeing everyone :) I love love love gatherings!

The SMG SG family <3

I left my can of green tea on another table and forgotten all about it. Boss had to bring it over for me, HAHA thanks laoban!

The girls with Abiba :) He's really friendly and definitely nice to talk to! Thanks for giving us losta tips on where to go and all. 謝謝！

Then we left about late 2am-ish and Jo, Pearl and I headed to Mustafa (omg my virgin trip there!). I think the entire food section was filled with our voices and laughter.

Thanks for the treat, bosses <3 See you guys really soon.

(picture credit: joanna)

2011-07-07T00:48:00.002+08:00

“It’s only after you’ve lost everything, that you’re free to do anything.” — Tyler Durden

It's true. It's so true.

I know I've been complaining about school since the start but I haven got a place to vent it out except this humble blog of mine.

It's week 9; 3 more weeks to the end of T211. I've no idea how I've come this far considering the fact that this has got to be the toughest trimester ever. Trust myself to believe that it's gonna be better than the previous trimester because I'm doing 1 level 300 module, accompanied by 2 level 200 modules. Level 200 modules are supposedly easier but boy, I'm totally wrong, tsk.

I'm currently trying to work on my 4500-word essay for my elective and I can't stress HOW MUCH I regretted taking this because I've absolutely NO idea what this is about because it has absolutely NO relevance to my double majors.

I've lost so much of my personal and leisure time because of school, which kinda explains the reason for putting up that quote right at the beginning of this post. I'm gonna make sure I enjoy/play enough before I start working.

So friends, date me out after 12 August! And I'm totally looking forward to going to Hong Kong, which I see it as my hometown despite my diluted roots.

But for now, it's back to Microsoft Word, sigh!

2011-06-28T16:02:00.003+08:00

This short part towards the end of episode 11 is SO SWEET!

2011-06-26T03:11:00.002+08:00

The feeling of helplessness kicks in whenever I'm tired/exhausted but have to force myself awake because of the endless workload.

And whenever I start to complain, I'll think of those who have to work even harder and for longer hours than myself, and what I'm going through is nothing compared to theirs.

At times I just feel like giving up, then again I would have done so long ago if I really wanted to. I often get friends asking me how I manage to juggle between work and school. Honestly, I saw myself struggling at times but if it wasn't for the chances that my colleagues and GM gave, I would not have survived till today. My GM is nice to give me work duties on days without classes. And now she has given me another chance to take a break to concentrate on school work.

I also don't wish to disappoint my dad & aunt who sponsored my school fees, and friends who are there to constantly cheer me on and keep me sane. I wouldn't have endured till today if it wasn't for their moral support.

I am holding on to this tiny bit of hope that I will eventually get through this trimester and get everything done and over with. I want to be able to wear my graduation robe by the end of this year.

I will. And I can.

LUST (for now)

2011-06-21T21:10:00.003+08:00

(credits: porter international, dr. martens & kate spade)

2011-06-20T14:37:00.014+08:00

This break is going to serve as an additional opportunity to pull my grades back to an acceptable notch, and also to have more time to stay focused on my responsibilities. After all, school is now my main priority, and this last lap determines the outcome of my bachelor's degree.

I am going to miss everyone at the store, especially Jo and Pearl <3 All the laughter we had, the complaints we made about how bored we are despite having our laptops with us, the outburst of craziness when Jo does/says something epic or hilarious. This has got to be one of my favourite jobs to date, although I was quite affected because of some hiccups "in the past."

I'm not sure if I'll be going back/I'm allowed to go back. I honestly would love to resume work there till I officially "transform" myself into a working adult in 2012.

See you soon, my SMUDGEstore crew. xoxo

2011-06-13T23:45:00.001+08:00

I'm hooked! Started watching it when it debuted, but I gave it a miss halfway into the 1st episode because it was kinda draggy. My interest for it rekindled when I watched it in Taiwan.

Every time I see the trailer at the end of each episode, I'll be like "omg the next's episode is damn exciting, must watch once it has been uploaded," but the climax just kept getting pushed around and it never happened. The plus point for the latest episode is that xiaogui has been featured. I'm not sure how it'll go but I seriously hope he isn't going to be an irritant in the show.

2011-06-07T00:21:00.002+08:00

HELLO! I am supposed to start on my assignment due this Sunday but I'm blogging and waiting for my drama to load. Such is the life of a true blue procrastinator, sigh.

Sunday saw me, sis and Gugu attending a wedding dinner at Holiday Inn Atrium. I'd say that I was forced to go because grandma couldn't go so I had to take her place on behalf.

I merely wore a simple dress with a clutch and a pair of heels and off I go.

Pictures from my iPhone, which explains the lousy quality.

Don't deny our r squared pi

2011-06-05T23:10:00.002+08:00

YO LISTEN UP!

Here are some of my favourite Kpop songs (old & new) on repeat mode.

U-Kiss' 0330:

Dalmatian's Round 1:

CN Blue's LOVE Girl:

Intuition:

and my all time favourtite - 2AM's You Wouldn't Answer My Call:

IM SEULONG, WHY ARE YOU SO CUTE? :D

2011-05-15T23:34:00.017+08:00

DAY ONE - 27th April

We took a morning flight to Taoyuan (桃園) before transferring to the HSR (高鐵) towards Kaohsiung (高雄). The journey to Kaohsiung took approximately 2 hours and it was so much more comfortable than the flight.

Checked into our hostel, rested and we headed to the shopping district (新崛江商圈) within walking distance but end up not buying anything. Then we decided to head to Liuhe Night Market (六合夜市) which we spent a long time walking and searching.

Last stop was Love Harbour (愛河) which looks exactly like Clarke Quay so we feel that it's no big deal and not worth visiting.

DAY TWO - 28th April

We checked out and hired a cab that brought us to Kenting (墾丁).

We checked into our 民宿 thereafter and booked an 8-hour tour around Kenting and I would say that the scenery was awesome.

Although I'm more of a city person, I don't deny that I was in awe when I saw the scenery.

We went to many places with beaches that look the same, and I can't remember the names of all the places.

DAY THREE - 29th April

We started the day with brunch at Kenting Street (墾丁大街) which is conveniently located 5 minutes away, then to the beach to get wild!

Okay we didn't do much except to soak our feet in the cold clear seawater and soft yet coarse sand.

We went back for a rest before heading back to the street to pass time and wait for it to come alive! We ended up walking up and down the stretch of food stores, shops and pushcarts several times because we either wanted to get something that we've missed but wanted eventually, or because it was still early.

DAY FOUR - 30th April

Our supposed plan for this day was to head to Alishan (阿里山), but we changed our plan the night before because there were several accidents that took place over the past few days on the mountain, and we (as well as our parents) were kinda worried. So we found a hotel in Kaohsiung at the eleventh hour and headed back there the next day.

Prior to our departure from Kenting, we bought breakfast from Kenting Street (yet again!) and went back to our 民宿 while waiting for uncle to pick us up to Kaohsiung again.

We all knew that the hotel that we would be spending our night in was really chui but we didn't expect it to be THAT BAD. The bed and pillows were hard, the floor was sandy and dirty, the lights in the toilet were dim and the shower head was faulty -_-

Headed to Dream Mall for their Sanrio Ferris Wheel and Rueifeng Night Market (瑞豐夜市), which IMO is one of the best night markets in terms of shopping.

DAY FIVE - 1st May

Breakfast was provided but we chose to eat out because anything served outside would definitely be better than the hotel's food. However, I shall still give some credit to the hotel for providing wireless connection, and another would be the presence of 50嵐 (KOI in Singapore) just a few steps away. Oh by the way, 50嵐 is anywhere and everywhere! (Y)

The five of us then took the MRT (the station was just opposite the hotel) to the airport for our 30-min flight to Makung (馬公), Penghu (澎湖). We landed shortly and made inquiries with the airport counter on places of interest. The driver from the 民宿 came and drove us there.

The people from the 民宿 hired another driver on our behalf to send us around. We went to some touristy places then to the night market and old street. We were so excited to head to the night market only to see it looking as pathetic as pasarmalams in Singapore. To think the driver said there's lots to eat there, yah right.

The driver had bad attitude and his car was so old and disgusting. He complaint when we spent quite some time in some of the shops. Wasn't it right for tourists to do so?

We feed backed to the 民宿 and they replaced him with their own driver the following day.

DAY SIX - 2nd May

We started the day at 7am because we still had some other places to visit before catching our flight back to Kaohsiung.

We went to erm... crab museum, a temple to see enormous turtles, had cactus ice etc.

Then we took the HSR to TAIPEI! ♥ ♥ ♥ SAY HELLO TO CIVILIZATION! We decided to head to Shihlin Night Market (士林夜市). Spring is such a wonderful season because there's lots to buy! We were so busy with shopping we didn't bother to snap any photos.

DAY SEVEN - 3rd May

It's a Chiufen (九份) and Wufenpu Wholesale District (五分埔) day for the five of us. We took a train (not the MRT kind of train) down to Rueifang (瑞芳) then a cab to Chiufen.

It was drizzling and the Mazu (馬祖) believers were having a celebratory ceremony so the road was badly jammed. The cab driver dropped us at the foot of Chiufen and we had to climb a million steps up. It was such a torture!

The drizzle turned into a heavy downpour and it was kinda misty up the mountain as well. Walked around the Chiufen Old Street (九份老街), then we took a bus back to the train station before we head back to Wufenpu. We had to stand throughout the entire journey back because the tickets we bought said, "no seat" or something along this line.

From top left hand corner: the scary flights of steps we had to climb / a kpo dog looking at the firecrackers / some random shop at Chiufen / mini 天燈 we bought / misty Chiufen / retro mama shop / loosely translated as "milk piece" :S / retro-looking chocolate boxes / the crowd at Chiufen / tea kueh / meatball (貢丸) / tea kueh with red bean paste which I like! / random street sign / another random shop / our ticket back to Wufenpu / Rueifang train station / HU XU ZHANG braised meat rice! (鬍鬚張魯肉飯) / kangkong/ otw to Raohe Night Market (饒河夜市) / entrance of Raohe Night Market

DAY EIGHT - 4th May

We woke up an hour earlier to head to the bank to "change" currency, but the three of us ended up withdrawing from the ATM out of sheer laziness. Since we still had abit of time left before we met up with Yuer and Suet, we headed to XMD for breakfast.

After meeting up with them, we headed to Zhongxiao Fuxing's (忠孝復興) SOGO for Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐). I think the food in SG's outlets are better than Taiwan's.

menu / XLBs / drunken chicken / stir-fried veg / shrimp guo tie (鍋貼) / red bean paste bao

Then we headed to a mall (統一阪急百貨) at Taipei City Hall station in search for Yuer's stuffs at Uniqlo. We ended up getting nothing but doughnuts from the basement. Sammie then saw that the mall has an Agnes b cafe so we headed there for high-tea.

We headed back to XMD for some light shopping, then back to Taipei Main Station (台北車站) in search for some local pastries which Karlyn wanted to bring back to SG. The search was futile so we sat down for some snacks before heading back to XMD for spicy hotpot. In my honest opinion, the hotpot was so-so but the free flow of Haagen Dazs ice-cream made up for it.

We ended our foodie day with a trip to Carrefour to pick up some snacks, instant noodles and drinks to bring home. :)

DAY NINE - 5th May

We had goose noodles (鵝面) for lunch then some shopping at XMD before we headed to Danshuei Old Street (淡水老街).

old street / deep-fried durian stall / deep-fried durian / spongebob stall / pan-fried XLBs / me with spongebob / red bean soup with rice balls / cold beancurd with rice balls

I didn't get to eat my favourite sausage because we were rushing off to take a bus to Fisherman's Wharf (漁人碼頭).

Stayed awhile before we rushed off to meet Peixuan at Shida Night Market (師大夜市) located at Taipower Building Station (台電大樓). We had steak on hotplace again (we had the same thing at another place the 1st time we met as well). This time round I chose pork chop. We gave her a treat and she wanted to treat us to crepe with ice-cream but I declined (because we made her wait for 1hour :x)

salad (duh!) / corn soup & garlic bread / pork chop / crepe with green tea ice-cream

We went back to Shihlin Night Market because some of us hadn't gotten anything for our parents yet. And we almost lost Sammie here, HAHAHA!

DAY TEN - 6th May

We split into 3-2 because we wanted to go to the A380 restaurant while Yuer and Suet wanted to go to Mr.J restaurant (opened by Jay Chou).

I reached there only to realise this restaurant wasn't the one I saw online. :( The steak was okay, nothing fantastic so I would say it's not really worth visiting.

Then we went to get some custard cakes from Zhongxiao Fuxing seeing that we still had time to spare and didn't want to waste our last day in Taiwan. Then back to XMD for ice-cream from Snow King (雪王). One scoop is around SGD$4/+!

menu with 73 ice-cream flavours (unique ones like chilli, pork etc) / our ice-creams (brown: oolong flavour) / yam flavour / peach flavour

Bought 10 doughnuts back (which I still think wasn't enough). I was so afraid that my luggage would overload but it was only 17.6kg, which is the lightest luggage I ever brought back from any trip. But we ended up paying excess for our stupid brown box. My sister exceeded her limit by 6kg but was "let off" previously and we had to pay. The counter girl probably got ditched the night before/in the morning.

So that sums up my wonderful trip to various counties in Taiwan. I hope the next time when I'm back, I would be able to fly via a better airline (think: SIA).

2011-04-06T00:21:00.001+08:00

Well, I wonder if anyone's still reading this space but I'm still going to blog.

Anyway, my 3rd academic trimester is almost coming to an end. Saturday will be my last lesson for this trimester. And if nothing goes wrong, I'll proceed on to my 4th (and final) trimester in May.

So I had 3 term tests this time round - 1 mid and 2 final. We've just received our results for our mid-term (journalism paper) and boy I was shocked. I'm quite pleased with my grade, but thought I could have scored better to secure a better final grade because I've been getting the same grade for my weekly news stories. I can't afford to score anything less for last week's and this coming Sat's stories, for the grades will pull my final grade by at least a notch.

And I just completed my 2 final tests! One on Monday, another one on Tuesday. Back to back tests definitely kill but hey, at least it's FINALLY over! I was lost for words when I saw the questions for both tests. I thought to myself: "Even if I don't know the answer, I have to at least write 2 pages. Writing something is at least better than leaving it blank right?" Globalisation paper required us to complete 2 essays in 35 minutes, is that insane for what? HAHA.

After all these three solid months of non-stop work (school + work), I'm really glad it's coming to an end. It also means that I actually survived a shitload of assignments, readings, presentations, days after days of work. I am so awesome me think! :D

Heh, after all these hardwork comes the fun part. 21 more days to the long awaited trip WHOOHOO!

2 in the morning

2011-03-21T22:02:00.000+08:00

I totally adore Changmin's voice but I like Seulong as a whole. Awww he's damn cute! *soon-to-be-fangirl screams*

looking back at february...

2011-02-19T00:49:00.000+08:00

On the eve of LNY eve:

Get together session at the store

LNY Day 1 & 2:

Valentine's Day:

Korean BBQ with the girls <3

2011-02-03T01:33:00.001+08:00

HAPPY LUNAR RABBIT YEAR!

30 Jan (Sunday) saw us having our first reunion dinner at our place. Then it was "lou hei" at SMG on the 1st Feb (Tuesday) with our boss who is back for CNY. Then the usual reunion dinner at Granny's place on CNY eve.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow brunch at Granny's place. We're gonna have our traditional yam cake with lots of crispy shallots and garlic chili. YUMYUM.

2011-01-26T00:14:00.002+08:00

PLEASE AT LEAST SHOW SOME INITIATIVE.

It pisses me to see how others take us for granted.

2011-01-11T02:23:00.002+08:00

I know I haven been blogging for the longest time ever. Well since Dec'10 was the most happening month since a century ago, I thought it'll be great to document what took place.

So on the 21st Dec, I was told that I would be flying to Dubai, UAE on the 26th, all by myself. I seized the opportunity despite all the shit that arose in between before I flew over.

This is by far my longest trip, and the furthest country I've been to. I know this may sound like no biggie, but I really do not have the luxury like anyone else to travel to the States or the UK. But I know I will one day when I've earned and saved enough.

I've seen the tallest building in the world - Burj Khalifa, went to the biggest shopping mall in the world - The Dubai Mall, went to the desert and tried dune bashing (which was way too awesome by the way), saw the worst new year day's fireworks ever, experienced life the Dubai way by staying in my cousin's apartment unit and did more than what I have expected.

I'll be on the way to the airport in less than 9 hours. I'll be flying home and welcoming school (which has already started) with much reluctance. I am gonna fight for 3 whole months with those never-ending assignments, late nights and exams. And after all these, I'll be flying to Taiwan for a good 10 days.

Wish me luck! :)

2010-11-26T02:03:00.002+08:00

Year 2 has officially ended on a happy (hopefully) note. Although the thought of the massive workload and late night mugging still send shivers down my spine, I'm really glad to have held on till today.

The saying, "the minute you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long," motivated me somehow and I told myself that no matter how tough uni life is going to be, I will conquer it.

I don't want to waste my parents' hard-earned money by taking uni life too lightly. I do admit that I don't put in enough effort at times, resulting in me dwelling on my poor grades all day long. Prof Comm mid-term has already taught me a lesson.

I've decided to take all year 3 modules next trimester despite an outstanding year 2 module + 1 elective (depending on the pre-requisites involved). I thought it would be good to clear the killer modules before I fly in April. And then when I'm back, I'll take the lighter modules to end my last trimester for year 3.

Actions speak louder than words, uh huh. I seriously hope I can buck up and be more hardworking so as not to disappoint myself anymore. I shall make this one of my new year's resolution.

In the meantime, I'm gonna work as much as I can to make up for my dying back account.

2010-11-03T21:44:00.001+08:00

2010-11-01T00:32:00.001+08:00

Hello November!

So October is gone just like that. It was indeed a month full of ups and downs, definitely like a roller coaster ride. School work is much tougher as compared to trimester 1. 3 rounds of group work have taught me how to learn to compromise and accept whatever that was given to me. October was also a depressing month. I didn't do well for mid-terms and I'm still dwelling on it quite badly.

On a lighter note, we have confirmed our plans for 2011! I shall not go too much into it till we settle everything.

I am starting my 1st day of work at 12.30pm later. I'm really glad to be given this opportunity so I hope I'll cherish it. I didn't mention much about this previously, for those who do not know yet, I'll get back to you soon.

Last but not least, 3 more weeks to last week of lessons, and 23 more days to my last paper.

Till then. Good night!

2010-10-23T12:44:00.000+08:00

(credit: icanread)

2010-10-09T13:53:00.002+08:00

A few nights back, I dreamt of yeye again.

I don't normally get to see his face in my dreams, but this time round it was different.

I saw yeye's face. He looked so much younger than the last time I saw him breathing.

I ran up to him, hugged him tightly and gave him a pat on his back. But deep down, I knew he was long gone. I was crying while telling him that everything's alright.

And then I woke up.

Sigh in a dream like this, I wish dreams = reality.

2010-10-04T19:02:00.003+08:00

A little girl came home from school with a drawing she'd made in class. She danced into the kitchen, where her mother was preparing dinner.

"Mom, guess what?" she squealed, waving her drawing.

Her mother never looked up.

"What?" she said, tending to the pots.

"Guess what?" the child repeated, waving the drawing.

"What?" the mother said, tending to the plates.

"Mom, you're not listening."

"Sweetie, yes I am."

"Mom," the child said, "you're not listening with your eyes."

(from 'Have a little Faith' by Mitch Albom)

2010-09-26T13:38:00.000+08:00

TRIMESTER TWO:

3 modules
4 tests
17 assignments
endless stress

2010-09-09T21:38:00.002+08:00

作詞：陳傑瑞作曲：陳傑瑞

* 想要跟你說
不要跟他走
迷失的海鷗
囚禁在時空

黃黃的舊照
你最後微笑
暖暖的擁抱
捨不得放掉

為什麼會這樣
全部都被遺忘
送給我的悲傷
腦海裡揮不散

我們曾在沙灘上看著星星
雨雖然經
風仍在吹
四處寧靜只有呼吸
我不相信

你們也在沙灘上看著星星
雨雖然經
風仍在吹
四處寧靜
只聽得到有呼吸

我繞著你
在每一天裡
當我一看不見你
我就失去自己
生命沒有了意義

我想著你
在每一天裡
當我一閉上眼睛
所見全都是你
心裡只聽你聲音

我想著你

幾個月了
我還念著
還記得在門外偷看你上課
還記得那一天你真的好美好美
在旁一對一對的情人不見了
還記得那一天
我假裝看不見
你和他在你家門外接吻
還記得那一天
我失去了我喝多了酒
把你趕走為什麼

*repeat

This is my current favourite song. The singer, Jeric Tan, is a Singaporean, now based in Taiwan. Although he doesn't have the "whole package" requirements (Just my honest opinion; you should know what I mean), but he's really talented. Talented singers are rare since everyone can become a singer nowadays. But since he's a Singaporean, I hope he'll be able to make it big. 加油!

P.S Listening to Chinese songs doesn't make an individual "cheena" in any ways. I personally think that Mandarin is a really expressive language.

2010-09-05T22:41:00.003+08:00

Dear Sammie,

2010-09-02T23:14:00.001+08:00

有人瘋狂有人幽默每天多快樂
燃燒浪漫燃燒衝動青春像營火

本來笑著一句不捨我們都沉默
時間永遠不動聲色把離別提早了

要走了淚光別閃爍
該唱歌記念一起擁有太多

明天就像一張白紙你要畫什麼
以前那麼相信的事以後會如何

我很抱歉曾經碰了你怕碰的痛
你卻說你只記得我給過你的感動

要走了請好好保重
我眼中你是最讓我掛念的

要走了我們約好了
重聚後都帶精彩故事來說

Bon voyage, Sammie! Please take care of yourself and be safe. I don't want to see your sad face that's why I chose not to send you off. I hope you'll understand. Do keep in contact via FB/twitter/MSN/email :) You'll be missed!

xoxo,
Pamela

2010-08-27T23:34:00.000+08:00

I GOT A DISTINCTION FOR MY MEDIA AUDIENCES AND THE PUBLIC MODULE!

I was actually quite skeptical about getting a good grade cos I didn't do well for my first assignment. And I almost submitted my second assignment with only 2 applied theories. Thank goodness P kept nagging about it so I went home to change everything and managed to submit it in time.

I suppose it was my second assignment that pulled my overall up to a distinction because I don't think I did well for my test either (my principle: when in doubt, put your crapping skills to its finest.)

Anyway I believed I could have done better for my Media Law, but well, at least I tried. It's another 4 more days to ~~hell~~ school, and I'm already feeling the jitters. I'll have to work doubly hard this time. OKAY WE CAN!

2010-08-23T21:55:00.004+08:00

School's starting in another 8 days, which simply means 3 whole months of torture, lack of sleep, lack of leisure and whatsnot.
I'll be meeting the fqc girls after school on the 31st so I've have to lug 3 HUGE files filled with notes along. I forsee myself with aching arms at the end of the day.
I can't wait for HHS' concert! It's gonna be a blast.
I didn't do much during this short break because my friends are either working or studying so I could only stay at home and play with Prince Ian.
I miss yeye and his daily calls asking if I've eaten and if I've not, he would offer to buy food or bring me out to eat. Gone were the good o'days. I hope yeye's doing fine up there :)
I am trying to fill up to point number 10.
I tried grass jelly green tea last night and it's really good. I'll prefer to pay more for quality.
I bought a new novel yesterday and thankfully it's readable. I hate how I always borrow books from the library and end up not reading because of lousy introductions.
I am going for the YOG closing ceremony on the 26th! My friends are shocked that I'm willing to go for such events. Actually... nevermind.
I'm starting to believe in fate.

2010-08-20T00:39:00.002+08:00

WQ: How about you girls? Anything interesting to share?

Me: Nope :( I lead a sad life.

2010-08-17T15:53:00.003+08:00

You like? I like :)

(www.wretch.cc/album/alien3647)

2010-08-12T15:45:00.000+08:00

(anditslove.tumblr.com)

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

SO CUTE! ❤

(credits to the photographer)

2010-08-09T00:24:00.004+08:00

Sometimes I wish others would treat me better.

Sometimes I wish others could just respect me for who I am.

Sometimes I wish others would value whatever I say.

Sometimes I wish others could just stop giving me trouble.

Sometimes I wish others could just stop taking me for granted.

Sometimes I wish... I never knew you.

(jeansbeans.tumblr.com)

2010-08-07T20:58:00.002+08:00

Please allow me to do a ranting post.

Let me ask you a question. How would you feel if someone you know is constantly copying you?

You must be thinking it's not a big deal and I'm just trying to kick up a fuss here. Let me explain my point.

Those who know me well enough know the fact that I dislike it when I have to wear or own something that someone I know has (even if I was the one who took ownership first). I guess my sister knows this best because whenever she wants to get something, I'll tell her to choose something else, for the fact that I'll feel uneasy because we have the same thing.

I don't believe in owning something that my friends or siblings already have, because I don't want to be deemed as a copycat. I'll usually think of how the other party (in this case, only people I personally know) would feel if I were to get something ONLY after I saw them with it.

Now something has been bothering me. This friend, let me just name her A, has been constantly getting what I have and still has the cheek to ask me to help her purchase it. So it's like "oh you have this, I wanna get it as well." It's not the first time. If my memory doesn't fail me, this should be the FIFTH time already.

Don't get me wrong. I don't mean that I've got such good taste that people are constantly trying to buy whatever I own. Believe me or not, I'm always secretly hoping that I can be as beautiful and flawless as those girls I've seen on blogs, be it personal blogs or blogshops. I wish I can be like them so I can get rid of my low self-esteem.

Sigh, I just hope everything would end as of now. Did I mention that a classmate copied my assignment word for word as well? I don't know why people without integrity exist. Please, do get a life and leave us innocent souls alone.

Thank you.

2010-08-06T01:01:00.004+08:00

"School is such a major killer I forgot how it feels to be free."

The above mentioned fits so nicely but now that I'm done with my first trimester for year 2, I'm finally a free bird once again. I was "busy" planning what to do after all those killer assignments, presentations and exams that I somehow forgot what I want to do now that the time is here.

I've been lazing around at home for the past two days. Although there isn't much for me to do except to come online, I'll love to lead this kind of life for more than 3 weeks. The fact that I'm starting school on 31st August hasn't quite sink in yet. Ohwells, I better enjoy myself as much as I can before hell resumes.

Would love to go for a short getaway but that sounds pretty impossible considering the fact that my friends are either working/studying and mummy has to look after Prince Ian starting from next week. I'm not complaining though, because it's pure bliss just looking at Prince Ian when he sleeps. He's such a lovely boy and is a fan of television programmes and iPhone/iTouch applications. "At 3 months old?" You'll ask. Yes, no doubt.

Prince Ian says, "Bye folks!"

2010-07-23T16:03:00.004+08:00

TRIMESTER ONE ~~IS COMING TO AN END~~ HAS ENDED AFTER THREE GRUELING MONTHS!

~~media law essay 2 + presentation~~
~~pr journal 1~~
~~media law essay 3~~
~~media audiences essay 2~~
~~pr communications plan~~
~~pr journal 2~~
~~media audiences group presentation~~
~~media audiences test~~
~~media law test~~
~~pr exam~~

~~I'm left with~~ ~~these two and I'll be done . I can hear my trimester break calling out to me. Hold on, I'm coming in a whileeeee~~~

I'M DONE WITH EVERYTHING! :)

{edited: ~~27th july~~ 3rd aug}

2010-07-21T15:54:00.001+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! :)

This year's birthday felt so much like an ordinary day because I was busy revising for my test that took place at 2pm earlier on.

And 2010 is the first time I escaped from all the "you share the same birthday as 阿弟" from friends who support the boyband. What's the big deal by the way? It's not like I'm gonna be friends with him, hold hands, sing the birthday song and blow out the candles together right?

Thanks everyone for the lovely birthday wishes - family, friends, classmates (primary, secondary, poly, MDIS and Murdoch).

2010-07-17T01:36:00.002+08:00

15.07.2010

Thurday saw us meeting up with the tomatoes. Karlyn and I met up first because my lessons ended 2 hours before our meet-up time. The both of us went to have milkshake and macs.

P.S I'm officially free from braces since 13.07, Tuesday.

We met up with the rest - Sammie & Zixuan, Yuer and Jiaxin (Huiyi was held up by work) for dinner at Ion. The food was quite disappointing but I was glad I only had to pay $10 since I shared a bowl of congee with Jiaxin.

Then we proceeded to Dunkin Donuts after Huiyi joined us for desserts where I spent $4 on a crappy cup of latte which ended up in the trash after 2 sips.

Thanks for the gift, Huiyi, Yuer & Jiaxin <3 I enjoyed every moment with you girls!

2010-07-16T22:50:00.001+08:00

10.07.2010

I had my 21st birthday in advanced because 1. everywhere else is booked the week before my birthday 2. I'll be having exams on my birthday week so I had to push the party forward.

I sincerely apologise if I couldn't attend to you because I was running to and fro the room + bbq area. And I actually sprained my right arm carrying all the heavy stuffs before the party.

And because of all the running around, I was too full to eat anything, so I merely had 1 winglet, 1 stick of satay and 1 stick of roasted marshmallows. I ended up feeling giddy while we were at Henderson Waves after the party and then a bad gastric followed. It was sooo bad I couldn't sleep.

Anyhow, thanks to all my family & friends who made the party possible!

11.07.2010

Mum, sis, Gabriel and I went to RWS in the afternoon. I kinda like the environment there because it made me feel like I'm overseas (yeah fat hope!). But I secretly wish they brought in Disneyland instead. If that was the case, I'll get an annual pass and enter the theme park every week. Hey, i mean it's DISNEY you know.

2010-07-02T23:12:00.002+08:00

(from here)

my greatest birthday wish is to have my life back. i am in such a horrible state that i only befriend reference books, search engines and my notes.

i spent 4 hours on an assignment, another 4 hours trying to find more information. then... i decided to change topic.

this is bad, so bad.

2010-06-27T00:44:00.005+08:00

"What do you want for your birthday?"

that is something i get very often when it's nearing july. i don't believe in coming up with a wishlist because i think it's quite "bhb" for me to do so. it's like shoving it right into your friends' faces and telling them to get you exactly what you want. i actually prefer surprises! :D

if you really want to know what i really really want, okay, i'll let you know. please wrap _ _ (if you know me well enough you should know who) in a big shimmery blue gift box and send it to my place. HAHAHA but do remember not to let _ _ suffocate inside the box.

and... i have decided on my caterer and i THINK i have also decided on the design i want for my cake. but here comes the biggest and most irritating issue - I CANNOT FIND A SUITABLE VENUE.

it's slightly less than 1 month to my big day and i have got nothing done. i'm slowly getting into a panic attack. HELP!!

2010-06-15T00:17:00.002+08:00

hello everyone. i know i haven been blogging regularly (what's new by the way?). i have so much to do i'm losing touch of everything. i don't like what i'm experiencing now but i guess it's merely the start and it is nothing as compared to next year when i'm in year 3.

i have been slogging since week 2, and i still am to date. so the previous weeks saw me handing in 3 assignments, and for this week, i have 2 assignments and 1 presentation to be done. doesn't my life sound interesting to you?

let me list down what i have to submit/do, pardon me. it serves as a self-reminder everytime i view my blog.

~~media law essay 2 + presentation~~
~~pr journal 1~~
~~media law essay 3~~
~~media audiences essay 2~~
~~pr communications plan~~
pr journal 2
~~media audiences group presentation~~
media audiences test
media law test
pr exam

WHEEEEE! beef rocks! cheese rules! LIFE SUCKS.

2010-05-28T22:56:00.002+08:00

SO MUCH TO DO, SO LITTLE TIME.

gone were the days when i would...

sit in front of the computer and just surf random sites/blogs and watch videos/dramas off youtube the whole day.
sit on the couch and watch tv shows/documentaries till dinner time.
look forward to going to school although it was sick having lessons everyday, but at least i had my favourite people around.
wake up at lunchtime during my self-proclaimed holidays.
go shopping as and when i like.
go to the library to borrow novels/baby blues comics.

because i don't have the luxury to do them now. it's kinda sad that i have chose to lead my life this way - giving myself stress and pushing myself even when i ought to take a rest. i'll feel odd when i tell my friends that i've already started on my assignments when they have yet to even think of a topic for theirs.

going to a "private school" doesn't mean our workload is half of what the students in government schools are doing. this is a stereotype and i really wish there are people who can just understand how we feel (besides those who already are students in "private schools"). we have already been unprivileged in many ways, and this is how the right thinking members of society are treating us. doesn't help that some of MY friends think this way too. some even go to the extent of doubting what i have to say.

2010-05-08T17:07:00.003+08:00

this week saw me going to school on the 3rd and giving a presentation on the first day of school, whatttt?! sis gave birth to baby ian the following day. i'm not trying to be biased but ian's such a cutie. you'll totally melt just looking at his photos, not to say in real life :) i'll share photos of ian soon, that's if you're interested.

i did my homework for media audiences and the public earlier on and i'm halfway through my first essay. i hope i'll get approval on my topic so i can get abit of help and complete it asap. i have a lot of other work on hand so i cannot afford to waste my time away :( it's only my first trimester for year 2 and i'm feeling the stress already.

又被我搞砸了, 又搞砸了

2010-04-23T13:27:00.003+08:00

the way he reads the board is mad cute :)

my phone interview with a HK uni was scheduled at 10.30am this morning. the wait for it was sooo long & scary i almost died. i jumped up when the phone rang with the ID caller showing 'overseas.'

i think i screwed up the interview, sigh. i couldn't answer one question which was to describe the analytical aspect of monga. erm, if i know this, i wouldn't have to take up the course right? okay i think i'm comforting myself because i might be the only applicant who didn't know how to reply.

anyway, it's over. finally a load off my chest. can't help feeling sore over not knowing how to answer & giving shallow replies. all i need now is the uni's sympathy and some miracle to bring me over to HK.

God of Mercy & Buddha & all the Chinese gods, please bless me. thank you!

今天你要是不弄死他們, 有一天你就會被他們弄死

2010-04-19T16:58:00.007+08:00

因為一根雞腿，踏入黑道

和尚, 剛剛你以為我要抱你所以你張開了手. 在那一刻, 你選擇相信了我, 不是嗎?

HAHA sorry but i'm very much in love with the movie right now. i think i should search for the movie online and rewatch the ending. i hate myself for missing bits of it because i was sms-ing.

趙又廷 is coming to SG for star awards! :) ~~now the guests for that night seem to be more interesting than the whole awards show (but why no ethan ruan?).~~

2010-04-16T23:31:00.002+08:00

i know right, my blog's turning into a food porn blog! anyway that's not the point, the point is I CAUGHT MONGA with karlyn yesterday! the movie's worth every cent! the plot's really exciting yet sad at the same time. i missed out abit of the ending because a friend smsed from taiwan to say she saw _ _. damn it! last week she told me she saw al at the train station, tsk. okay i digressed, go watch it if you haven't. really, trust me :)

then the both of us roamed around the boring streets of town before leaving for bedok at 6pm. when we reached at 6.20pm, i casually made a remark when i did not get a reply from sammie.

me: i hope she won't call and say she's still at clementi.
karlyn: o.0

they say women have very good sixth sense and i couldn't agree more. i was right and so we made our own way to the thai restaurant first with the instructions given by sammie. we walked in rounds and ended up at the same place. we continued roaming and got lost in bedok for an hour. how silly can we get? okay so we finally met up and only had our dinner at 8pm plus.

the food made up for the loss of time trying to search for the place. i finally got to satisfy my craving for clear tomyum. thanks sammie for the recommendation! :)

2010-04-13T21:34:00.001+08:00

last sunday saw us going to far east sqaure for daddy's birthday lunch. our tradition is to share money to get daddy a gift, and daddy will treat everyone for lunch/dinner.

lunch was not too bad, but it'll probably be better with a wider variety.

on the way to sis' place to pick her up

from top left 2nd pic: spicy french beans / drunken chicken / pork with garlic / fried dough-sticks with mayo / steamed pork ribs / har gao / black pepper beef tenderloin / beancurd skin with shrimp / scallop dumpling / mango & sago dessert / frozen cream puff (we ordered more than these, but not every dish had its photo taken).

2010-04-11T00:10:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!

may you earn loads of money (sounds wrong considering the nature of our family business, but that's how we earn money right?), be in the pink of health and be happy always :)

hope you like our gift!

2010-04-11T00:01:00.001+08:00

mum, fatty sis, popo and i went for a 2D1N trip to batam. the purpose of the trip was to meet up with my uncle & his family who are residing indonesia. they came down to batam so as to make things easier for us. i heard that he has to take a 7-hour ferry ride back to his place from batam. i suppose the 7 hours spent on the ferry could actually take us to korea on a jetplane?

8th april

the six of us met up for dinner in town :) even though we only met up at night, we managed to achieve quite a lot - ramen at ippudo, cold rock for desserts & camwhoring.

9th april

karlyn, sammie & i met up again the following day for some threesome moments. i love spending time with them because it always means fun & laughter <3

P.S i have a serious mental block so i don't really know what i'm typing thus the weird sentence structures. pardon me, thanks!

101th day

2010-03-28T23:45:00.012+08:00

"That is happiness; to be dissolved

into

something completely great."

(Willa Cather)

i'll never ever forget what happened today. thank you for creating such wonderful memories. love x1000000.

2010-03-27T23:31:00.007+08:00

mum bought the book 'the last song' a few months back and i only started reading it yesterday. i was hooked the moment i started. it's exactly the kind of storyline that i like. i'll rate this book 5/5 if you were to ask me because the ending was so perfect. now i'm looking forward to watching the movie although while i was reading, i actually pictured Will (the lead in the book) as Lucas Till instead of Liam Hemsworth. i hope the movie's not going to disappoint.

2010-03-16T20:56:00.002+08:00

last week was good (Y). my 3rd face-to-face encounter with xiaogui was superb although i almost died of heatstroke at his a/s on friday. i was right in front of the stage when he was performing in taiwan, but in singapore, i could only stand by the side and get pushed and leaned on by fat girls.

then i got to see him, taemin and jonghyun the next day with a $24.40 ticket. it was good minus the fact that i was too far away + my camera couldn't zoom far + the crew just had to block my view when xiaogui's out + my camera ran out of memory space when my sis was recording RDD.

- i actually got navigated away from this page while typing halfway. thank you blogger for saving my post. -

anw, i gave up my chance to go to my favourite place for 3 weeks because "if you (i) were to go, then you (i) won't be able to go on anymore trips for the rest of the year." yeah i changed by mind because of that. nevermind, i believe there's still next time :)

yummerz

2010-03-10T23:13:00.003+08:00

i am craving for nice and good food from anywhere and everywhere! :(

繼光香香雞

阿宗麵線

吊鐘燒 from 小林煎餅

玉米濃湯 from 鬍鬚張魯肉飯

CRISPY nuggets from tw's macs (the ones sold here are kinda soggy imho)

黑豬肉香腸 from 淡水

salmon sushi or sashimi

yakult green tea from 50嵐

+ the only thing i can find here in SG is the salmon sushi/sashimi :(

+ i'm looking forward to fri, sat & sun.

+ XIAOGUI on fri

+ e-awards on sat & bishan's koi's opening

+ IT fair on sun. i hope i won't go home empty-handed because i've been waiting for this for almost 3 months *fingers crossed.

+ my right leg started hurting badly last sun, then my left leg started hurting on mon. so i went to the bone-setter (?) on mon and it was hell. he massaged my leg so hard i thought a fire was gonna start (due to friction).

+ and my leg swelled up on tues :(

+ went to the doc's just now and the doc exclaimed, "why so swollen?" when he saw my leg.

+ now i can't really stand for long because it'll hurt really badly. sigh i'm getting old.

toy guns & roses

2010-03-05T21:36:00.003+08:00

hello people! sorry for the really long absence. i've been wanting to blog since a while ago but blogger refuses to cooperate. there's nothing interesting about my life so i thought it'd be good not to bore you with a wordy post (all because i'm too lazy to edit & upload photos, sorry!).

anyway, i've been waiting for this for the longest time ever. any kind souls wanna accompany me? pretty pleaseeee :)

P.S you have NO idea how happy i was when i saw it on tv

although things don't always go the way you want them to;

2010-02-08T10:46:00.002+08:00

Life is too short to wake up with regrets.

So love the people who treat you right.

Forget about the ones who don't.

Believe everything happens for a reason.

If you get a chance, take it & if it changes your life, let it.

Nobody said life would be easy,

They just promised it would most likely be worth it.

地球上最浪漫的一首歌

2010-01-26T00:53:00.002+08:00

this is one of my favourite song in his 愛&英雄 album. although there's no storyline in this MV, although the end product is plain & simple, it has got to be my favourite MV so far, with him singing wholeheartedly, flashing his megawatt smile, being handsome, being himself :)

P.S if the question, "when did pamela start liking xiaogui?" is running through your head now, the answer to your question is, "back when he was still known as 丸子." :D
P.P.S why is 滾石 always releasing his MVs with 120s first, followed by the full version?
P.P.S another new MV is coming up - 我不要長生不老

2010-01-22T21:20:00.001+08:00

+ back to my once/week job after the crazily busy christmas season.

+ my last day would be on monday! yay.

+ applied for my full-time course & is waiting for my approval from dad and the school.

+ been to town countless times this week and is officially sick of it.

+ always going home empty handed from town :(

+ tried the bubblegum ice-cream at cold rock that's a whopping $9.50!

+ thank you weiping for helping us *hint hint.

+ is drinking my bubbletea from koi and i'm loving it.

+ i'm already planning for my birthday bash in july. still early, i know right.

+ CAN'T WAIT FOR MAY :)

in loving memory of our beloved grandpa

2010-01-06T15:13:00.019+08:00

(潘裕文 - 幫你記得 MV)
在最後一個月
能幫你記錄的是什麼
我想是每一分鐘的相聚

(Westlife - You Raise Me Up)
When I am down and oh my soul's so weary
When troubles come and my heart burdened be
Then I am still and wait here in the silence
Until you come and sit a while with me

You raise me up so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas
I am strong when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be

(黃鴻升 - 不屑)
事情如果那麽簡單那就好了
想讓自己不見
瞬間就統統消滅

人類如果沒有心臟那就好了
受傷不會流血
悲傷也不會流淚

不需要有同類
傳染頹廢
不需要愚昧的尊嚴
不需要去偷竊你的思念
自我安慰

(By2 - 我知道)
從來沒想過不能再和你牽手
委屈時候沒有你陪著我心痛

一切都是我太過驕縱以為你會懂
一直忘了說我有多感動

(潘裕文 - 幫你記得 MV)
就算生命到了最後一分鐘
每一個明天都是幸福的奇蹟
這些飛逝的時光
是我最珍貴的一切

You can shed tears that he is gone
or you can smile because he has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that he'll come back
or you can open your eyes and see all he's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him and only that he's gone
or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
or you can do what he'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

2009-12-31T20:30:00.006+08:00

DAY ONE - 17th Dec; 12 degrees

the flight to taiwan was a smooth and enjoyable one because we got to occupy an extra seat to ourselves :) i love it when i don't have to hold on to the pillow and blanket when there already isn't extra leg room. anw, i left sis' new moon on the seat beside me and this steward saw and went,

him: did you watch the movie? it was good!
me: yup i did.
him: i know you girls only want to look at the guys inside right?
me: haha!

what a random chat! the service was so much better as compared to last year.

i think i seriously need to change my passport photo because the guy at taoyuan international airport couldn't match my face with the photo.

him: -looked at passport, then me, then passport, then me- PAR-MEH-LA? (that's exactly how he pronounced it)
me: 嗯.
him: 怎麼不像妳啊?
me: 那是5年前的照片.
him: 喔好, 來玩嗎?
me: 嗯.

was deciding whether to take the high speed rail or just the normal coach when the words "桃園直達台北" attracted me so we decided to just get tickets for the evergreen bus to 雙連 shuanglian station.

then we proceeded to 五分埔 as planned since sis wanna get her boots. had the famous 鬍鬚張魯肉飯 *slurps.

DAY TWO - 18th Dec; 12 degrees

this was the ONLY day we had breakfast at the lobby. left for taipei main station 台北車站 till 3pm before we went back to the hotel to unload our shopping bags because it definitely would not be a wise choice to lug everything down to danshui 淡水.

bought mister donuts and 50嵐 back to our room before embarking on our long journey down to danshui. my 雙層抹茶波提 (doughnut) was damn good.

my yakult green tea :)

it was still drizzling when we were at danshui. it was so windy and cold but i love it! ate and shopped along the way. it's a pity many of the shops were closed by the time we arrived.

all-time favourite chicken bites. NOTHING in SG can beat this.

super good 黑豬肉香腸

阿給 (taupok with vermicelli) & 甜不辣

lemon 愛玉

bought some local goodies for our friends and family. while we were paying for our stuffs, the shop assistant suddenly asked:

him: 你們不是台灣人對吧?
us: 不是...
him: 那是新加坡人嗎?
us: 對阿.
him: 你知道為什麼我知道嗎? 因為新加坡人都戴這個. -pointed to my mouth-
us: 喔對阿.

then he went on to ask about how much braces cost in SG and commented that braces in TW cost at least SGD$5k, WOW what a rip-off!

we, the gluttons went back to XMD for more food. i finally got to eat my 黑砂糖烤麻糬 (mochi). yummerzxz.

spot anything? :D

DAY THREE - 19th Dec; 10 degrees

we overslept! :x settled our brunch at mister donut and 爭鮮 (sushi).

off to zhongxiao fuxing 忠孝復興's sogo to get sis' onitsuka tiger shoes. from there we went to 敦化 > 光啟社 > 東區地下街 > 東區 > 劍潭.

before we even reached miramar shopping mall, we overheard evanyo's voice. apparently there was a christmas concert there but the number of fans/onlookers was pathetically small so we assumed no big shots would turn up. we left for our ride when evanyo left because the next performing singer was some lousy one :x

then i happened to see this really big concert schedule somewhere near the stage so i stopped and looked. i was on cloud 9 when i saw the name 黃鴻升 (小鬼) :D i wasn't able to step in AES earlier on but was able to see the boss later at night. whoohoo!

since we still had around 3 hours to go before xiaogui's performance, we hid inside starbucks because it was freezing cold outside. couldn't help that it was raining as well. we then braved the rain and went across to get some fingerfood before heading back to miramar.

THEN.... AN EARTHQUAKE TOOK PLACE, but i couldn't even feel it at all.

host: FUN4 (xiaogui's junior), 是你們在晃舞台嗎?
FUN4: 不是阿! 是地震!
xiaogui: 啊啊啊... 摩天輪倒了! -pointed to ferris wheel and all the fans turned to look-
me: like real huh :P
xiaogui: 哈哈騙你們的啦! 如果摩天輪真的倒了會怎樣?

FUN4 & xiaogui's performance was superb! everyone around was damn high, except me as usual :P then it was back to shihlin for dinner and shopping.

DAY FOUR - 20th Dec; 11 degrees

planned to go get breakfast from JSP. we wore shorts down because it was a short distance there and 2 men commented so loudly that we must be crazy. none of their business anyway.

粉條 in my green milktea!

roamed around XMD before heading to the legendary TAIPEI 101. boring place but i suppose it's a must-go for every tourist?

macs for lunch

took the train back to taipei main station soley because we wanna get stuffs from 光南批發 again.

next stop was:

where 師大夜市 is.

very nice 鹹酥雞 & 敏豆. the sotong on the other hand was a lil not up to standard.

back to XMD in an attempt to look for outerspace. spent like more than 1 hour just looking for it. some people didn't even know it existed.

the muachee i fell in love with the 1st time i ate it. didn't have a chance to buy though :(

DAY FIVE - 21st Dec; 11 degrees

we overslept again! no itinerary for the day so we just went to places our legs brought us to. had 阿忠面線 for breakfast. omg, i'm craving for a bowl of it now :<

went around XMD getting last minute stuffs like local goodies, masks and everything that was still on our to-buy list. i think we went abit overboard because the stuffs were really damn heavy and once again, we lugged everything to outerspace. found out that it wasn't opened yet so we waited outside because i didn't want to make another trip down.

before going back to our room to unload our bags, we bought bubble tea again! doesn't help that the shop is along the hotel where we stayed.

sis' cranberry red tea was nice!

hello kittty sweets was next.

the food was bleh! i had some lavender custard thingy that tasted like the air purifier i have at home. over-rated place - only for serious hello kitty lovers.

wanted to get a porter wallet from the sogo nearby but they only had the display piece left in the store, so we asked for directions to another porter and WE FOUND IT. so street-smart, like seriously, haha!

heater/warmer at the entrance of the mall. SHIOK!

we went in and asked for whatever we wanted almost immediately. the shop assistant found it amazing and asked if we've already seen the stuffs elsewhere.

headed to shuanglian in search of the smelly tofu we saw on TVBS super taste but we couldn't find it, so we went back to XMD to get snacks for dinner.

cute cakes along the streets of shuanglian

spray painting

KFC overlooking the busy streets of XMD

brown sugar mochi eggtart from KFC (hell good!), pizza chicken from KFC, sis' smelly tofu

headed to carrefour to get stuffs that we wanted to bring back to SG (snacks, drinks and whatsnot).

DAY SIX - 22nd Dec; 25 degrees (crazy weather!)

woke up earlier this time round. washed up and all and headed down alone in an attempt to get bubble tea but i was a tad too early. checked out early because we didn't want to rush back from elsewhere afterwards. roamed around our favourite XMD before settling down for lunch at MOS. sis had curry pork katsu rice burger while i had tasteless prawn patty burger.

it was so warm on the last day i thought it was fate because the weather rose just to prepare us to go back to sunny SG.

everyone around was still clad in down jackets though.

off to carrefour next to get my luggage strap because i'm afraid my luggage will burst open because there was something wrong with the lock. then we got our final bubble tea :(

we were on the way to the airport when i remembered that we still had stuffs at the counter so the uncle made a detour back. he didn't even mind a single bit! he went into the hotel lobby with me and told connie that i couldn't bear to leave the place (which was 110% true). connie told the uncle, "沒關係啦. 她常常回來啊!" i nodded and told them i'll be back in 2010, which i DEFINITELY WILL :)

slept throughout the journey to taoyuan. the man at the immigration counter looked so grumpy i thought it was a wrong choice to queue there, but i was wrong!

him: 哇你的字好小喔! -referring to my immigration form-
me: - smiled-
him: 好可愛喔!
me: :D

fell asleep when the plane took off, woke up for dinner then went back to sleep again till we were almost reaching SG. so much for the lack of sleep the past few days.

I WILL BE BACK IN TAIWAN IN 2010, YES! :D

FROM HALF A YEAR TO ONE.

2009-12-16T00:58:00.000+08:00

yeah, i did a general countdown from the day we decided to head to taipei. i'm finally flying off tomorrow! excited to leave this place but not at all excited to come home :(

so in less than 12hours, i'll be on the plane heading towards taoyuan international airport. say hello to cooling weather, mister donuts, xmd, loads of shopping, ECssssssss and my second home!

wooo i can't wait :D

2009-11-28T16:10:00.000+08:00

a few days back, i dreamt that there was a serious earthquake in SG. we all ran to evacuate ourselves at this place that seemed like a bus interchange (wth?!). everyone was panicking then the authorities told us to calm down since the terrorist plane would only reach SG 6 hours later. everything seemed so dumb and weird. earthquke > bus interchange > terrorists?! my dreams do not link ALL THE TIME.

To dream of an earthquake, suggests that you are experiencing a major "shake-up" that is threatening your stability and foundation. The dream highlights your insecurity, fears and sense of helplessness. Is there something in your life that you feel at "fault" for?

If you find cover from the quake, you will overcome these challenges. If you become trapped or injured during the quake, you will suffer some sort of loss in your life.

To dream that you are being attacked by someone, signifies questions to your character and the need to defend yourself. You are feeling stressed, vulnerable and helpless. You may also be faced with difficult changes in your waking life. Dreaming of an attack provides a way for you to confront these situations that you may be avoiding in real life.

(quoted from dreammoods.com)

2009-11-24T20:42:00.002+08:00

what doesn't kill makes you stronger

ever since i've started work, i don't see the point in blogging because my life revolves around nothing but work, work and more work. by the time i reach home, it's half past nine. i can't go shopping like i always do, so whenever i get days off, i make an effort to leave the house.

i think i'm getting really sick of working there. i'm suffocating! things might be different if it's a 9-5 job, no? okay, enough of my rants, sigh. i know i know...

so i finally found the time to go watch "a christmas carol" this afternoon. the starting was a lil boring, but i felt that the message got conveyed well eventually. it was a right choice not to catch it in 3D because the effects are quite scary; not suitable for people like ME.

alright, i'm gonna go choose my outfit for WORK tomorrow. someone save my sorry soul... :(

2009-10-28T22:02:00.000+08:00

so cute right? :D

anyway anyway, i'm still as dead as this blog. LMH on saturday with sammie, work on tuesday, hair appointment with karlyn today.

work was.... not too bad. i like it when there's no customers (cheryl, shhhh!). started off with cleaning AGAIN. i hate it when i have to hear this: you'll do the cleaning today okay? cos nobody did cleaning last week. eh don't like that can? :< then came the killer - washing of the rocks. damn tedious and tiring cos we had to squat. even lao ban's maid said painting was much easier.

lao ban's maid was quite nice to talk to. she said she enjoyed talking to me :) and she thought i was... 16?! what?! i wish okayyyy.

2009-10-15T14:05:00.000+08:00

NINETEEN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAMANTHA TAN! :D

2009-10-11T15:06:00.000+08:00

yesterday's graduation ceremony was exactly like last year's - the venue, the speeches by american professors, the giving out of certs, the singing of the school song, you raise me up, the university hymn, even the food was the same.

kay changed my photo group to no.3 because the few of them were in no.2 >< and when it was our turn, he made jingying shift one seat away so i could sit beside him, lol. what a joker! anyway, i don't see a point in taking the photos because i have yet to see the photos we took last year -.- talk about being efficient!

yesterday was my last time going for the school's graduation ceremony. bye bye MDIS, bye bye OCU :)

2009-09-22T13:14:00.001+08:00

i sure you've heard the song a million times, watched how celebrities/commoners imitate wondergirls on youtube/tv, but you should really look at this! :D

2009-09-21T14:12:00.002+08:00

(getty images)

i am suffering once again because of the dentist's carelessness. he didn't adjust the bottom wire properly, thus causing the inner lip to rub against it. the affected part is all sore and it hurt quite badly. so in an attempt to adjust the wire myself, i made things worse.

the wire was sticking out and the underside of my tongue got hooked onto it. i pulled it away with so much force the bottom tore abit and now i can't move my tongue as easily as before, ouch!

and i got scammed last week! :( i saw SGD$40 flying away from my account right in front of my eyes. it's scary how people change in a moment of greed. when i refuse to comply, please respect me. if you don't know how to respect others, others will not respect you either. as much as i hate to say this, i will still be nasty even if you're my friend.

2009-09-09T14:11:00.003+08:00

090909

(flickr - fsnhljz)

movie outing with sammie and karlyn. i was terribly late because i had an appointment at 1pm. rushed home and rushed out again only to see my bus zooming off without me. why do buses always come late when we're in a hurry? i think i only reached at 4.30pm when the movie started at 4.50pm.

the movie started off being rather complicated, but it got better somehow. sammul chan and ron ng looked trashy in their dull green uniform. still a good movie afterall (Y); probably a prelude to E.U although E.U was released earlier.

walked all the way from PS to taka only to realise that the pepper lunch in taka is no longer there. dropped by ION before heading to shaw for dinner. karlyn only ate salad! :D

oh karlyn, i forgot to tell you. you dropped off at novena, then seconds later, i saw you in the same cabin again but i didn't walk over because i was SHY, HAHA! :P

i'm going on a 3 days 2 nights cruise trip tonight. miss me while i'm away :)

2009-09-04T17:15:00.005+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MUMMY!

生日快樂!

xoxo

2009-08-26T23:49:00.000+08:00

(getty image)

the orientation was a waste of our time because all we did was filled in some forms and get briefed on our course. the intake's kinda huge imo, but we don't exactly know who was those in stage 2 since it's an overall orientation for both stage 1 and 2 students.

checked my timetable online, and i hope there wouldn't be any changes because i don't want school to ruin my perfect trip :) there's one exam on 18th nov, gosh! i am already worrying about it even before school has officially started. i feel like withdrawing after looking at everything.

i NEED to work really really hard. my aim is to get a degree with distinction. yes we can!

2009-08-20T16:29:00.001+08:00

drug allergy: milk, orange and watermelon

karlyn and i were given one file each and another stack which we passed to yumin on the 2nd day. looking at it now still scares me. it was mad tiring but still fun nonetheless. i'm really glad we managed to clear everything last night. :) huiyi, thanks for the job offer!

it's yumin's turn today, jiayou!

2009-08-12T22:32:00.001+08:00

CUPCAKEPOPS.LIVEJOURNAL.COM

hi everyone, i'm back!

(Dreamer7112 - flickr)

i've been accepted and school will officially start on the 22nd next month. come to think of it, the one year i wasted after my Os no longer makes me guilty because it's so hard to get employed nowadays so i'd rather go back to being a student. enrolment/orientation day will be on the 26th. i'm glad i have someone to accompany me.

i've looked through the names of the modules and i foresee a boring boring school life. i don't like theory-based modules because i have bad memory and i often have to spend several hours just to memorise one small portion of what's required.

then again, i do not have an alternative because SG doesn't offer solely TV & Radio Production degree and i guess it's almost impossible that my mum will allow me to go overseas. i don't like what i'm going to study, neither do i like the idea of staying put here and not have a chance to pursue what i really want.

this is life, or rather MY life; just as pathetic as it seems.

2009-07-24T22:31:00.000+08:00

so i've turned a year older on 21st july.

thanks:

bawani, jayvern, weiping, karlyn,freda, sherlynn, cheehow&huiyi, sebastian, kengsing, pengfong, deon, herwan, saifuddin (AMCD), leona, hema, kenny, amanda, sharon, melissa, jing ying, sarah, tanat, sammie, mummy, yumin, cheryl, mariana, lixin, pam, mira, danielle, amelia, diana, xin'e, zink, yuer, yijie, bryan, ezza, mandy, sueping, jwl, tucky, kathir, valerie, shikin

for your wishes :) much appreciated!

i went swimming with karlyn and yumin the next day.
woke up exceptionally early to witness the eclispe on tv.
caught harry potter (disappointing!) before heading off to sengkang.
right-eye started to turn red and hurt really badly.
yumin had to help me apply eye-drops because i dare not do it myself. thanks yuminmin :D
had prata + ice-cream (i don't like the petty staffs at you-know-where). ex sec-sch mate was still as nice.

my eye's healing. still a lil red but much better than before. thanks for the concern!

2009-07-18T15:01:00.003+08:00

i'm tying this entry on textedit because my mac's connection is a slowpok.

the past few days saw me having fun with part of the fqc clique. on monday, i went to NP to help sammie with her capsule. however hard i tried, i still sounded like i'm reading off my script although i didn't. i hope it wouldn't affect her grades.

karlyn, yumin and i had lunch at 18s on tuesday. it was a long walk to the place (i forgot the name) from the mrt station. we decided to walk there since we don't see any shuttle bus, and what made us mad was that the bus had already toured the area thrice when we reached.

we over-ordered but still stuffed ourselves full with all the fried stuffs. roamed around dhoby before we decided to have ice-cream from tom's palette :)

wednesday was fun, minus the fact that my ill-luck decided to follow along. karlyn, huiqi, yumin, sammie and i went to chinatown. sammie pulled me to walk faster and karlyn pushed me from behind but it still didn't work. it's okay, i gotta admit i have zero luck.

nonetheless, i enjoyed myself, laughing along with our silly jokes, e.g big & bulky, small & cute etc etc. huiqi and i told each other silly jokes <3 i don't know if huiqi will read this part, but i know she likes ''people infront of the fridge,'' am i right?! HAHA.

vivocity (without huiqi) was next; pet safari is our favourite spot. sammie left for school while we went bugis for wanton mee. i think i've been over-eating these few days. i tend to eat more when i'm outside cos i hardly eat when i'm at home.

... cos one day, it'll be my turn... :)

2009-07-03T23:06:00.002+08:00

YAY!

(amazon.com)

the book is finally mine! gonna start reading it tomorrow. nothing beats spending a day with a good book.

❤ alexis, leah and colin!

2009-06-20T20:53:00.005+08:00

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND MY ENGRISH?

"today very sun."
(today is very sunny.)

"everything not at home."
(everyone's not at home. WE BECAME THINGS, WOW -.-)

"everything went out."
(everyone went out.)

"papi"
(daddy. MY DAD IS NOT A PUPPY OKAY!)

"the water upstairs knock knock knock." <--- damn classic
(the water from the clothes upstairs keeps dripping.)

there are more examples but i can't think of anymore right now. 9 more days to freedom! i can't wait to see her lug her baggages and step out of our house (for good) on the 29th.

my wish finally came true :)

2009-06-06T20:21:00.004+08:00

friends whom i once held dear no longer care whether you're dead or alive. they are just like balloons, they fly up high into the sky and disappear from your sight.

things change, so do people.