Our Secret Garden

2012-02-16T21:25:00.002+08:00

This was an eventful week. Nah, not because it was V-day for us, but more of reality bites.

First of all, it was the passing of a friend's dog. Met the cute fur ball more than once, and seeing how it was reduced to bones due to liver failure can break anyone's heart. More so when i have one furry ball at home.

I can never imagine how am i gonna take it when ah boy leaves.... Though deep down in my heart, i know that life never ends. It simply changes its form and one day, somehow, we will reunite again.

Secondly, it's the same old thing. Work. I have been thinking hard on what i want to pursue. Do i want to live till 50 years later and regret not having the courage to do what i always wanted?

Then the boyfriend said something wise, "Seriously, if you've never tried, you'll never know."

Argh.... Once again, it's the same old feeling of having to make a decision again. *groans*

Anyway, i wonder how long i can "tahan" before i finally throw the letter and leave. Soon, i hope.

Thirdly, is the stress level of cutting down on my weight and preparing for the W-day. It seems like nothing has been accomplished for now, yet i know most have been settled. It seems strange, that you know you have done almost 90%, but something kept bugging you to revisit all the things you have done, in case you missed out on something.

And i have yet to cut down on my diet to reach my desired weight =(

Okai ... Shall stop whining over here. It was a good dinner with bestie jialing tonight. Shared a great deal about our lives, families and gossips.... Love it to the bits.

Kudos people! Am gonna hit the bed soon. Time to pamper myself by trying on the new mask i bought weeks ago, but have forgotten clean about it. Ha!

GOODNITE! =)

Recent Updates

2012-01-19T20:40:00.007+08:00

Longest time since i've updated.

Okaizz... Not that long compared to many many months ago, but well, broke promise to myself that i will try my best-est to update regularly =P

Nuff said... Let the updates rollin'! =)

Long overdue pics - Xmas dinner 2011 with the lovelies =)

Us @ tampines giant frantically trying to source for bbq food! =P

The amt of things we bought for the bbq... Haha!

The plastic fork and knife we bought weren't strong enough for the hard-like-rocks steaks! So we have to pass the REAL knife we bought @ giant around the table! Heh heh!

This pic kept me laughing throughout the night! hahahahaha!
The amt of food we bbq for a table of 5... And this wasn't all that we had for the night! =P

Food was rather good that night! Though it was drizzling throughout and we had to use our brollies to cover the charcoal and food (0-0")

It has been a long time since we have taken a "normal" photo together. Sighs.

Pressies exchange time! =)

Thanks babe for the lovely musical cum accessories box! Loves!

Handphone pouch from wx to se.

Pressies for my dear sistas!! =)

What's better than games after a superbly full dinner? Ha... Played till 3am.... Orr bak cak! (-_-)

January babies 2012

Celebrating on the eve of her bday =)

Belated birthday gift for the babe! Charles and Keith white wallet. SOO tempted to buy the same for myself!!! >.<

Wx helping aunty sammi with her present. Wx bought a white gold bracelet for her! Woots!

Jyoji & i shopped for nearly 3 hrs the day before, and we finally settled for chomel necklace and earrings for sammi =)

Went Paragon for french food and turned out the service was damnnnnn LOUSY! We vow never to go again. Not only were we not allowed to share food, all of us were forced to order at least one main dish. And the waiter's dirty look i could never forget! Hmpf!

Luckily it didn't spoil the birthday gals' mood.

It was a splendid time spent with the gals... As always! Happy Birthday babes! =)

-Dec Updates-

2011-12-22T00:11:00.008+08:00

7 Dec 2011 - Jyo & i went for trekking cum photography trail despite the gloomy clouds. Glad the skies cleared after awhile =) Trekked and stopped by for photo taking... Took us 1h45mins in total! Shagged!

Some of the pics i took with my S90 ♥ am so in love with the richness of nature.

12 Dec 2011 - HH informing us of our new nest's TOP date in 2nd quarter of 2012 ♥ hooray!

11 Dec 2011 - Sourcing for our wedding bands. Another tick off our to-do list! After many try ons, this ring suits my finger the best. Realized i'm not suitable for thick bands!

16 Dec 2011 - Super early Xmas celebration with the babes and hunks (gerald, jyo & sammi's nephew) as Aunty sammi gg hongkong for christmas. Pressies exchange! ♥ the pressies lots lots, especially my super early wedding gift that Aunty Sammi can't wait till Hens Night to give me! Haha... Thanks babes! =)

20 Dec 2011 - Food tasting @ Tien Court with both families. Wide range of wedding favors, invitation cards for us to choose from! Food was way better than satisfactory. Most importantly is the happy faces on our parents' faces =)

December is definitely a good month! Minus off the upcoming sch meetings that are gonna take place v soon.......

Chalets and family Xmas gatherings coming up soon! And zoo pics too! ♥♥♥

backdates + photos!

2011-12-09T13:01:00.014+08:00

Nov/Dec are joyous months where many good things happened!

Best of all, it's the holiday month. So looking forward to the many short trips, the days of endless sleeps & retail therapy, plus precious time spent with family & friends! ♥♥♥

First on the list... HL & FH's wedding @ rendezvous hotel =)

Me & the Gorgeous! Simply ♥ the baby blue gown =)

Also a time for us to doll up, catch up and enjoy the day away! =)

Right after program - Wine @ Wine Company Changi V Hotel. Very random, but it was plenty of fun and heart to heart talks. I like~ =)

Night Program - Sending off one of our colleagues @ pump room. ♥ the live band to bits. Never let us down. Mervyn came and joined us in the fun too! Had a wonderful night of fab music, lovely companions and booze. Gotta do it again! =)

30/11 Next up: All girls trip to bintan nirwana ♥

Our first meal upon arrival: Aunty sammi drilling a big round hole in her bun so she can put all the butter in it! Hahaha, first time i see someone doing this! *faint spell*

Our first dinner: Seafood @ nearby kelong. Price was a little steep, but the food was nice.

2nd day: It was the monsoon season, but this didn't dampen our mood!

We went for a dip in the infinity pool....

Took a short stroll @ the beach in the resort......

Ventured to the other, quieter side of the beach.......

Took a 60mins full body massage that totally relaxes our nerves.....

And played bowling at the resort center! :)

Camwhoring outside the resort center facing the southchina sea.

Next morning: All geared and ready for a sunny day out! :) Went shopping in the small town.

Aunty sammi enjoying dinner @ resort. It was a right choice made. The food was very well prepared and so was the service! ♥

Right after bintan trip: Meet up with the ladies for our Syonan-to trip @ sentosa! On the way to sentosa via cable car. Love the xmas deco inside!

It's an educators' trip to experience what it's like in WW2. Only a short 45mins trip with guided tour.

All of us with our fake ids. These added up to the fun & anticipation! :)

Our guide in green shirt and the driver in white. On our way to fort canning where the ww2 site is!

Us on the retro looking bus. Filled with unknowns! :P

Didn't manage to take any pictures on the site as it was really too dark and i was too engrossed in listening to what the guide said... Hee... But at the end of the tour, each of us bagged a certificate home! Yayy! We are proud "survivors" of WW2! Heehee.... :P

Lastly, Sabrina's housewarming @ Ghim Moh Link. It was a simple eating and catching up session with the peeps!

这一年，我们都有的感慨

2011-12-09T12:23:00.002+08:00

昨天和 jyo 谈到了今年发生的一切，突然感慨今年没有好好对待自己，

直到现在放假了，才终于可以好好呼吸。

一直都是这样吧？

工作狂的我，一旦扛起了工作，就一定会全力以赴，进入几乎忘我的境界。

我必须背负的，不但是自己的责任，还有和我一起工作的同事、家长和学生。工作时，也未必是不快乐的，其实更多时候，那是一种别人不能体会的成就感。

最不好的，应该是受了委屈后，总喜欢把情绪带回家吧。不喜欢在同事面前露出不悦，便把所有的情绪包裹起来，带回家好好发泄。

结果，最无辜的受害者，便是自己的家人和他。

这一点，一定要改。

我凭什么把自己无法消化掉的情绪，发泄在无辜的受害者身上？然而，对于任性的我，他们只有无限的包容、体谅和开导。这一点，就已经足够让我感动许久。

有一次，我必须在全体家长、校长和老师的面前介绍这一年来的活动。

听起来怪简单吧？但我几乎失眠了一整个星期。简报不是问题。

问题是，我不习惯，也不喜欢在这么多人的面前讲话。讲话，从来都不是我的专长。

一旦紧张，我就会语无伦次地乱说话。有时，甚至会口吃。

后来，因为压力太大，我开始喃喃自语。无论在厕所、办公室、家里或吃饭时，我都一直锻炼自己的说话能力。

jyo 知道了，就说：

“其实你只需要在台前说不到5分钟的话。这番话，也不会引起什么特大的负面反应。你只要把事实告诉大家，有诚意地报道，就可以了。”

到我上场前的5分钟，这句话一直与我同在。

对啊，我只不过是个小ka，何况简报也准备好了。只要有条理地说，大家应该也会接受吧。

那一晚，我所说的，虽然不复杂，但听起来，却还不错。

话一说完，大家都报以热烈的掌声。

那一刻，我懂得了什么是“诚恳地说话”。也是第一次，我克服了自己说话的障碍，能够有条理、不紧张地说出一连串的话。

我必须感谢 jyo，因为他无时无刻都在提醒我要用心去做事。用心地克服自己的困难，用心地对待别人、用心地感受别人给予我的肯定。

撇开关系不说，他是我的师父，也是我尊敬的人。虽然他总是在别人面前摆出一副吊儿郎当的模样，私底下的他，却是一个思想成熟，让我不由得从内心敬佩他的人。

明年将是关键的一年，也是我29岁人生里，最多改变的一年。

我们都怀抱着感激的心，一路走来。希望，明年的我，会学会放开，真真正正地对自己和家人好一点 :)

Sometimes. sometimes.

2011-11-13T20:57:00.003+08:00

Sometimes, i feel like i'm the weirdest person in my world.

Sometimes, i wonder how people can tolerate me.

Sometimes, i wonder what am i truly feeling.

Sometimes, i would rather travel nowhere and hide in my lil tiny shell.

Sometimes, i feel like i should not rely on others to give me my ideal type of love.

Sometimes, i ponder on what's my ideal kind of love.

Sometimes, i believe my mum and i 八字不和.

Sometimes, i yearn to drown myself in a bucket of tears.

Sometimes, i hope i have amnesia.

Sometimes, i want all the things that were once lost, back.

Sometimes, i refuse to grow up.

Sometimes, i cry myself to sleep.

Sometimes , just sometimes, i feel like i am drowning in my own emotions...

Here goes the korean drama wave again!

2011-11-12T23:06:00.004+08:00

－最佳爱情－

When i saw the first episode, i wasn't very impressed as the main leads all looked rather borrring. BUT as i watched on, the funny lines and the connection between the leads really drew me in and touched me till i wana laugh and cry.

GO CATCH IT TOO!

Coming up on SCV sooooon =)

Updates!

2011-11-12T08:06:00.005+08:00

Arbite @ 66 Serangoon Gardens
Tried this last saturday with my breakfast kaki in school =)

It was already full house by 11am, so we were lead to this corner to read papers and chat while they get our table ready.

The long list of breakfast & lunch menu.

The Princess of the day. Love the cute lil clip her mum has prepared for her! ♥

The hot mameee aka my fav breakfast kaki =)

Jyoji's favourite prawn aglio olio that wasn't very impressive.

This fried mushroom is a must try... in fact mushrooms seldom go wrong! ♥
Mine! Croque Madam. Toasted focaccia bread, salad and poached egg. Yummmmy combi!

Angeline's Arbite breakfast that looks yummlicious & filling too! =)

We can't get enough of this cutie pie. Look at her polka dots red socks! So cute!

Look how cuddly she is... Awww....♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

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New buy from foggaire @ Nex Shopping mall level 1. Super comfy and especially good for cold rainy days. You may visit their blogshop from here. Quality assured! =)

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Revisited our home-to-be again! Carpark landscape up and painted. Windows & grills ready.
Six doors balcony ready. Now waiting for the interior renovations i guess. Getting excited! =)

Publish Post

How true!

2011-10-30T12:59:00.001+08:00

Our monthly food affair =)

2011-10-26T13:09:00.010+08:00

It has been a monthly affair to meet up with the girlies for good food around the small red dot. Damn sinful, but damn fun. Burning holes in the pockets, like what jyo has commented, but in my opinion, it's worth it! Moolah can be earned back. Good rockin' times with friends don't always come by.

@ Pierside Restaurant. Good ambience, good lighting. Lousy service. Lousy food.

Raw foie gras for starters.

The sashimi wasn't too bad. Oysters sucks. Only love its fried "he bi" (translate to hokkien)

The only good stuff that night.... Warm, fluffy bread with margarine! =)

The so-so striploin =(

HL & SE's cod fish, their zhao pai dish!

Surprise belated bday gift from SE! Thanks darling! =)

Discussing how to use the stickers at the back of the calendar =)

Fantastic company saves the day, even with or without good food! =)

Ha!

2011-10-26T12:44:00.001+08:00

MBS getaway with the girlies-pics exclusive to the blog!

2011-10-16T20:08:00.016+08:00

The evening started with korean food @ mbs. It was a deal Wx bought in Groupon. Omg, totally addicted to the website for fab deals.

Our bibimpap (Is this the correct spelling?) Anyway, we realised Sb looks like the TCS actress lin xiang ping! She agreed, but mentioned she's the plump-er version. Haha!

The lighting was perfect for shots =)

And there i am, gotta work on the phone while waiting for food. Sighs... ...

The only delicious stuff on our table that evening - Seafood kimchi soup!

After dinner - A walk around the place. The night was peaceful and quiet.

Acting like tourists, we asked an ang mor to help us take photos of the city view. We were laughing ourselves silly after that! =P

Back to the room - Quickly changed into swimsuits!

And headed right to 57th floor for the pool! =)

View from the infinity pool - wish i had my wide lens with me!

SUPER Happy US! =))

After swimming - Aunty brought us PJs for our slumber night party! And they are all in hello kitty & melody theme (-_-")

And so our "party" begins! =)

The lovelies bought cakes to celebrate my bday ♥

We have candles, but no matchstick/lighter! Ha... so in the end we ended up w/o blowing any candles, but that's perfectly fine with me =)

The next morning - Greeted by stunning egg yolk at the balcony =)

The next morning - Another peaceful sight of the usual bustling town area.

We changed into our half-dried swimsuits and had a dip in the pool again =)

After the dip in the pool, we headed for the jacuzzi! =)

After jacuzzi - Preparing to go for breakfast! Yummy!

Final shots before checking out - We were all wearing blue theme for that morning! =)

Thanks to the girlies for making my stay here a memorable one! We will do it again... SOON! =)

October babies!

2011-10-14T11:00:00.014+08:00

I like the month of October.

Partly it's my birthday. Another reason is that my close friends are mostly year end babies (actually it's from aug-dec), hence it's like months after months of continuous celebrations till Xmas comes =)

Like for this month alone, i will celebrate birthdays for 3 of my besties and Jyoji!

As i get older, birthdays have another deeper meaning in it. And i wish for good health, genuine happiness and good fortune for myself, jyo as well as the other year end babies =)

Each year, we will have a joint weekend birthday celebration and 2 other individual birthday dinner on our actual day.

This year for the joint celebration, jyoji brought me to this 5-star hotel in JB that totally swept us off our feet =)

Thistle @ JB

it has a resort feel to it, yet classy at the same time. Check out the pool. it's super cool!

The hotel lobby. Love the white classy feel and the high ceilings.

Lounge with live band that plays songs from the 90s. 2 thumbs up!

Cakes from secret recipe! Freaking yummy! =)

Presents exchange time. Ultra glad he loves the tee! =)

Becos of my sensitive skin, i can only wear watches from solvil titus as it won't create any skin irritations. There goes all my cheap yet nice looking watches bought from far east and taipei night market! Anyway, jyo knows abt it and bought me this classy looking watch that i simply adore! =) The best part is that it goes well with any outfits! ^^

Actual day celebration:

Check out the new necklace that i've bought online! Heart its tribal feel totally. It's not too loud, and goes well with most of my dresses.

Camwhoring with my best pal while waiting for jyo to pick me up. Ah boy always amazes me by looking into the camera! He's such a darling =)

Shin Yuu ala carte buffet @ greendale

The Wafu Tenderloin is a MUST TRY!!!!!!!!!!!

The delicious starters. All complimentary from the chef. Impressed!

Jyo mentioned that he had to check out this place twice to ensure its ambience is good! heart his effort =)

Surprise from under the seat! =)

Ended the night with my hot choc, his wine and buttermilk waffles with vanilla ice-cream. It was a perfect ending with the sea breeze and the complete moon shining on us =)

Happy 29th to myself! Yeah! =)

Can't wait for the getaway to mbs in another 3 hours time with the girlies!!!!!! More photos will be uploaded in awhile =D

32nd birthday surprise! =)

2011-10-07T20:33:00.009+08:00

5 Oct was Jyo's birthday.

Each year, we promised we will give each other a memorable surprise on our birthdays. Even as we grow old together =)

This year, due to rushing of deadlines and busy work life... it was truly hard to squeeze out time to create lots of surprises. But, i tried my best! =P

Celebration was on Tuesday. So on Monday, i had to run errands from 2pm till 6pm! Claiming my groupon deal, searching hi and low for his pressies (luckily lin was on watsapp to help!) and cracking my brains on how to surprise him (he's damn sensitive and always guess the surprises correctly!)

On tuesday, i text him at 4.50pm to meet at harbourfont.

When he saw the text, he immediately knew i wanted to bring him for a cable car ride! Ewww...
There goes surprise no. 1. But luckily ah! i still have surprises no.2, 3, 4.... !!! Heh heh*

On our way to the 15th floor =)

View wasn't as magnificent as Hong kong's. Ride wasn't as long as we had when we travelled to da yu shan. But it wasn't too bad either.

On a side note, i totally adore my necklace! It was a steal that i got from JP. Only $8!

On our way to destination 2 via yellow line bus @ sentosa.

Was greeted by a graceful peacock at the resort's entrance. Me thinks it's good luck! =)

The Cliff overlooking the greenery and some glimpse of the sea.

Black pearl oysters for starters.

There wasn't much wine to choose from. In the end, we had dessert wine.

The happy man with his chocolate platter.

Ending the meal with a pic of us =)

Quickly rushed to beach station for the show! Knew it was his first time watching this, so deliberately brought him here to enjoy =)

Night time view back to harbourfront was much better =)

The night before, he was busily rushing through his work till 1am. After sch, he had to rush for tuition till 4.30pm before rushing to harbourfront to meet me. He was so tired that when he came, he had bloodshot eyes...

Thank you dear, for always being so appreciative and accommodating =)

Discoveries!

2011-09-29T23:04:00.001+08:00

I was so goddamn bored that I've decided to explore apps store.

Came across blogger app by chance! Now blogging with iPhone can be a breeze! And I can upload pics from phone immediately...

What can be better than this? Woohoo! :)

Moving on.

2011-09-29T21:39:00.003+08:00

For a long time, it has been quite a struggle for me to move on from my past.

Be it friendships that deteriorated, relationships that failed to work, the memories never left.

With time, bad memories became better to bear with. Good memories? They stayed.

For the longest time in my life, i have been trying to let go of a group of ex-friends who, because of my immaturity and misunderstandings, have left me for good.

No news. No need for any explanation. Zero contact.

For the longest time, i have no closure.

I do not exactly understand if they left because of those silly accusations, or simply because... Well, they do not need me as a friend.

If one thinks it's easy to let go without a proper closure, that's probably cos you have never really went through the feeling of losing someone/people who meant important to you.

Time moves on. I stayed behind. Miracles do not happen in my life, though for the longest time, i hope they reflected on their actions, realize that OMG! We need her as a friend! Then welcome me back into the group with arms wide open.

After 5 years have passed, i know that's not going to happen. Bet everyone's going to say, "Huh? 5 Years!? You should have just spent 5 days!"

Well........ They were once very important people in my life. A big part of my life was once, largely spent with them. Hotel getaways, wedding preparations, weekly gatherings, laughter, sorrows...

After 5 years, i have finally come to an important decision in my 28 years of life - let go.

What will happen, will. What is not meant to be, leaves.

The most important lesson which i've learnt?

People come, people go. It takes two hands for relationships to rekindle. And most importantly, always to treasure people who are important to you.

Fair weather friends? Goodbye.

But i am certain, that with or without them, my life goes on.

Though difficult, a big part of me is still happy for myself, that i have come to this decision i know i won't regret.

September 2011- Random Post

2011-09-25T20:57:00.002+08:00

September was rather random.

Clearing markings, sitting in for boring meetings, meetups with my girlies, shopping for children's day stuffs, and planning my year end short trips with the gals and mama =)

@ Terminal 1 . His usual trademark silly smile. i can't seem to open my sleepy eyes. Yawnns...
Taking the early flight @ 8am. We slept at 2am the previous night after catching man u match online. Heh!

Meet Josh, our friend's newborn. He's one darling who always smiles and goes "ey... yak yak". Little cutie pie! =)

Thanks to mama who prepared a sumptuous mee sua feast for me on my lunar birthday. Yeah, my family is one who rarely celebrates birthdays, but lunar birthday is a big thing on the list. And that's ah boy, staring at the bak kwa in mama's hands. Haha.

Love this pic to the max! Cos ah boy is finally staring into the camera after several attempts! And mama is fascinated with the iphone cam while taking this pic for us. Haha....

It has been quite a struggle to finish marking 4 stacks of essays in one month. Ewww... Talking about being lazy. Well... i just simply CANT find the motivation to finish the stacks. Getting depressed while reading these. Imagine 10 year old kids writing like 8 years old! Haiz. Am i taking it too seriously on myself? Time for a good break before i go winding down.....

The ktv girls

2011-09-23T22:35:00.002+08:00

We were too stressed and decided to take a break after work to go for a massage, relax and have fun.

It was a REALLY last minute decision to go ktveeeee. And knowing shan loves singing too, we dragged her along from her workplace to join us!

Heh... And the sporty Cheryl came along too! Her house is just a stone thrown away from the place we sang!

It's these people whom really made my day and stopped all my gloomy thoughts =)

September 2011 - Phuket getaway

2011-09-23T21:18:00.010+08:00

From July till Sept, i was having the mad rush.

From JuLy till Sept, my emotions were rather unstable.

From July till Sept, i was uncertain if my trip could come true becos of an unexpected meeting.

From July till Sept, i have been looking forward to this trip.

And so, we went =)

Dumped our luggage and zipped right to the beach. Greeted by cooling water & breezy winds...

Nursing our stomachs after a 1.5hr flight with no food.

Stoning. Chilling.

One of my fav. past time is to lie down on the beach chair, waiting quietly for the sun to come down and watching as the sky transforms into various shades of orange and red.

Would you pay SGD $80 to paraslide for 10minutes? We couldn't bear to spend that kind of money and the Q was too long. It was quite an eye-opener to see how they land the parachute.

We went beach hopping in this motorbike that cost us SGD$30 per day. Cheap cheap. Went Karon beach, a 10min ride from Patong. The waves was rougher (better), lesser people (best!), but surprisingly, the water wasn't that clean.

It was kinda sweet of him to arrange for a dinner date. Luckily i brought along a suitable dress! Rest of the clothes were mainly shorts and tees.

Took a stroll to banglah street after dinner. Happening place. Bumped into these ah guas, and she forced my hand on her breast! Knn... Pai seh the hell of me. Haha. But it also made us SGD$50 poorer for 3 pictures. Definitely NOT worth it.

We also did island hopping. Thanks to the roadside stall that gave us a super good deal! Ferry, including a buffet lunch meal and at least 4 island stops, all rounded up to just SGD70 per pax! Definitely a much better deal as compared to what the resort offered us.

Went phi phi island, maya bay, khai nok island etc etc. Almost every stop that we went to, we did snorkeling. And it was fun! Though i drank quite a mouthful of (super salty!) seawater when i weren't really used to breathing through my nose than my mouth.

Happy snorkeling experiences. It was our first time snorkeling =)

An unforgettable trip that left us both super sunburnt like baked lobsters! Haha...

Yet, everything was worth the while =)

August Updates

2011-08-21T15:55:00.006+08:00

05.08.11 Dinner @ Prive with the ladies.

05.08.11 Food @ Prive. Small quantity, but good quality.

05.08.11 It was a cheery night with lots of catching up, jokes and laughter. I like. =)

06.08.11 One day road trip with Jyo's family to the Hachiko Restaurant (jyo's father shop), JB opp. Jusco.

08.08.11 One night stay @ The Legends, Port Dickson.
08.08.11 Trying hard to get Naomi to look at the camera. Omg, she's freaking cute!

09.08.11 The highlights of the hotel rooms. One private swimming pool and outdoor shower head per room.

09.08.11 View from inside the room.

10.08.11 Stopping for the Chicken Rice Balls @ Malacca, on our way back to sg. I'm certainly not a fan of these balls.

10.08.11 Asam Laksa on our way back, Malacca. Not bad.

15.08.11 The artist at work. Chilling out @ coffee bean after a day's work.

16.08.11 I'll give it a 9/10, cos i can never draw like this. *sighs*

18.8.11 Facial, dinner then shopping with the aunty @ Watami, ION.
19.8.11 Trs' day dinner @ fullerton hotel, fully sponsored by one of our parents.

19.8.11 Theme for the night was "dazzling gold". Have no gold dress, wore gold earrings instead.
19.8.11 Our table for the night.

20.08.11 Chilling out @ tanjong pagar, right across the street of bridal shops. It serves tasty hainanese pork chops, satay and don't miss out the clams cooked in white wine. Yummylicious!

-July Updated-

2011-07-18T17:59:00.004+08:00

-Updates-

@ 8 July - KTVee with the peeps (psssst: it was a secretive match-making session =P)
@ 15 July - Birthday celebration for our dearest friend =)

@ happy drinking night @ sentosa boardwalk (learnt a great deal abt wine tasting)

@ 15 July - 1st attempt to drive past busy PIE in the drizzle. Kudos to my hard-to-come-by courage =P

@ 17 July - Drove mum & bro to soup restaurant @ clementi mall for dinner =)

mum looks like 黑社会老大here, but can tell she's really happy after the dinner =)

From tdy onwards... Photoblog

2011-07-04T13:54:00.017+08:00

Finally gotten my twitter account!

Omg... My last tweet was like 465days ago! Exactly one year ago =P

Thanks to lin & von for helping me with my account!

Some updates of my photoblog:

April '11 - Lao hero turns 11 ♥

28 May - Naomi turns 3! =)

May '11 - Surprise: Sunny side-up & toasted bread. breakfast prepared by jyo.

3 June - Manicure done before the wedding photo shoot.

June '11- 10 days in Taiwan - wedding photo shoot + free & easy

June '11 - New geek look imported from taiwan

June '11 - Sudden inspiration to try this out. Our very first experience.

23 June - Welcoming the change (if u notice it)

24 June - NE day with colleagues

One of the best places for a good date & hanging out with friends -
The Wine Company, Sentosa Broadwalk

July '11 - One of the greatest perks in school - Getting to know nice peeps who love drinking and make merry.

Happiness does not exist as an isolated quality, nor does it conform to a single fixed pattern. Happiness is something that breathes and lives in the relationships between one person and another - Ikeda Sinseh

Teachings from Ikeda Sinseh

2011-05-12T21:46:00.000+08:00

Even married people were once strangers. Therefore, without patience and the effort to understand one another, things are likely not to go well. We need patience in order to become happy.

There are many who dream about experiencing happiness without the patience. But that is a dream. And a dream is just that--a dream, a fairy tale. It is to wish for a childish, easy life. This illusion breaks up many marriages. The pursuit of such happiness can only make one miserable.

It is important to make the effort to calmly construct something together. From there, real love develops. Real marriage is when you have been married for twenty-five years and feel an even deeper love than you did when you first met. Love deepens. Love that does not is merely on the level of simple likes and dislikes.

our 1 day getaway to JB

2011-05-02T16:09:00.003+08:00

Our 1D JB getaway =)

Our first attempt at Lobster sashimi. Taste very good, like jellyfish but Q-er =)

My all-time favourite!!! Chilli crab with fat pincers!
Chilli crab's best friends =)

E foo noodles with lobster

A pleasant surprise when we got back to our hotel room!

=)

当冬夜渐暖－燕姿

2011-04-28T22:13:00.002+08:00

燕姿《当冬夜渐暖》

很多事情　不是誰說了就算
即使傷心　結果還是自己担
多少次失望表示著多少次期盼事实证明　幸福很难
我們之間　不是誰說了就算
拉扯的愛　徒增結局的难堪

一百次相愛只要有一次的絢爛
下一次　會更勇敢

當冬夜漸暖　當大海也不再那麼蓝
當月色的純白變得陰暗那只是代表快樂不再那麼簡單
當冬夜漸暖　當夏夜的樹上不再有蟬
當回憶老去的痕跡斑斑那只是因為悲傷從來　
都不會有答案

當冬夜漸暖　當青春也都煙消雲散

當美麗的故事都有遺憾

那只是習慣

把愛當作喜歡

重要的是　我們如何愛過那一段

updates on the life.....

2011-04-18T21:20:00.010+08:00

i brushed past a group of loud lians at my void deck today.

Gone were the days where long socks, tucked in blouses and ferragamo bags rule the world.

The lians now have totally no class.

i missed the days where lians looked grossly irritating, no $$$ but wana act high class.

Kudos to them.

Maybe one day, retro fashion will be back, and this fashion wave shall return and awe the world.

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Pictures of the underwater world trip

It has been a long, long time since i last stepped into here.

Vaguely remember the last time i came was when i was still a toddler, and the travellator then seemed much longer. Perhaps it has always been this way? Just that my legs grew longer over the years? Haha..

The last time i came was with my mum. This time, was with my bff who had 2 complimentary tix to help me relive my childhood memories again. Nostalgic! Thanks sweetie! =)

Black pepper crab? Butter? Heh.... Super temptation to eat its gongs! hiak hiak!

Finally on the travellator! =)

think i was trying to imitate something in the tank. Failed.

放饭咯！You know it's time when all the fishy come gushing down towards the same direction....

We must have looked pretty hungry..... zzz... =P

The gigantic stingray trying to get a small fishy into his very small mouth... nOt an easy task! Heh...

The stingray's opposite.... 大嘴巴！

Like this pic gal! Very natural and genuinely happy smile =)

I don't know what i was looking at. Probably busy searching for an enormous stingray again.

The sun was ultra glaring that day, and there was a massive crowd as it was a sunday.

Luckily the cute pink dolphins took our mind off the heat =)

Although i've been to other places before that offers a much better view than here, i must say that the difference is, this place is filled with wonderful childhood memories that no other places can ever replace =)

my current desktop picture

2011-04-11T22:37:00.002+08:00

This pic was taken way back in hokkaido, where we got to drive all the way up a hill to get to his dad's very old primary school... so ya... it has its sentimental value. we were really happy up there. from the bb court, we could see a magnificent view of the sea, which looked so calm and clear back then.

fyi, most primary schools in japan are built on top of hills so as to 'save' the children when tsunami happens. Maybe it sounds logical. Sighs.

right now, i am praying very hard for the safety of the poor japs after getting to know that another 7.1 mag quake just shook the country.... again =(

hope they will be fine both physically and emotionally. it's not gonna be easy....

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Sometimes, i wish i didn't know anything about the ~~cocking up~~ of the school management.

Perhaps i will feel more 'balanced' and be a happier 'cher.

Anyways....

I'm thankful for the outing with ling that really took my mind off many troubles.... We talked while we walked and spent almost 1.5hrs walking from imbiah lookout to resort world, to hard rock hotel and to sentosa boardwalk then lastly, to vivo. (-_-") we really can walk! haha...

Thanks ling, if you're reading =)

Photos later~

Trust

2011-04-11T22:24:00.002+08:00

And then,

all of a sudden

you don't know who you can trust.

IT'S FRIDAY!

2011-04-08T22:42:00.002+08:00

Yippie! It's Friday!

Fridays are "don't feel like working" days for me... Basically everyday feels like this currently...

the feeling gets stronger when fridays are here....

Afterall, it's considered as weekend in many places! =))

I'll usually leave my class tests to fridays... So i don't have to teach, and i get to mark over the weekends! So i'll be left in a better mood to go out and have fun after a tedious week...

The one thing that always brightens up any tiring day =)

My secondary school buddy... We were reminiscing the days where we would study in bt panjang macdonalds during my A levels... And chatting on the phone from 7-11pm till my mum came home from work... Feeling sibeh nostalgic lah! =)

Powerlessly

2011-04-04T11:59:00.002+08:00

Beginning of the year.... i've been trying to change their attitude towards learning. trying to change what was beyond my abilities... trying to mould them into better individuals..... but time & time again i have failed miserably. i asked:"does the problem lies with me? or with them?" the answer was unanimously the same.

As i stand on this junction in life

i felt undeniably powerless as i stare at them, wasting their precious young lives.

缘分

2011-04-03T16:00:00.002+08:00

As i was browsing through my old pics this afternoon...

i came across a picture that was taken like donkey years back....

当时的我们，又怎会知道，若干年后的今天，我们会成为一对？

或许，这就是缘分 =)

怀念

2011-04-01T21:30:00.000+08:00

And so......

你是怀念那个人？

还是怀念那段与他一起疯的日子？

My life...

2011-03-31T16:01:00.008+08:00

My first experience with driving home alone.... Plus parking on my own....!!

It's damn fun lah... Luckily i didn't drive up the curb. Heh. Thanks to dearie who gave me the confidence and opportunity to do so =)

Tho he said my parking failed. Haha!

I wanted to be superman, and he did it for me =P

I was browsing through my pics... And i missed this place =(

Snippets of our HK trip...

@ Stanley market seaside

@ nu ren jie... the place famous for "chopping" tourists...
with the peeps @ ocean park

@ 路边摊

@ Disneyland

@ the cold cold peak

@ lantau island

@ lamma island where the air was damn fresh....

感恩

2011-03-28T21:01:00.004+08:00

These days emotions have gone a lil haywire juggling all the shits @ work...

And also stressed over the banquet venues... Being someone who's kiasu, i don't wana miss out the good deals... So went to surf thru packages after packages... Only to find out most of the packages are sooooo damn ex.

Plus very stressed colleagues have been pouring woes to me....

At a difficult time like this,

i am glad that i have met a man who's 100 times more positive than me, and someone whom i have only seen him feeling down twice... If it's not for his patience and constant reminders to be happy, bet i would have step back and broke down... =)

Thank you, sometimes just isn't enough =)

Our new toys! =)

2011-03-27T00:56:00.002+08:00

Our mac pros =) Welcome to the world of the fruit =)

2011-03-25T22:06:00.006+08:00

Complaints have been flying around since last week...

Even the most well-natured one also flared...

Guess even the most happy-go-lucky person left on earth will also be affected...

The whole staffroom now seems a little out of place... Mood isn't right, people's emotions getting out of hand...

On one hand, i'm happy that they shared cos they know i wont blabber...

On the other, i am trying very hard not to get my emotions affected.

It's not easy , but i promise i'll try.

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Have signed us up for 2 wedding shows.

In the end, we decided to have our banquet somewhere else. Ha ha =P

The irony of life. Happens when u least expected it =)
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A glimpse of where we have been this weekend =) Recce the places... Wooohoooo!

preparation for the W-day.......

2011-03-19T14:30:00.002+08:00

昨天到了Grand Park City Hall 看场地。

Ballroom isn't that fantastic... 但我们对它的餐馆很感兴趣。

Manager was nice, and gave us many offers and perks =)

有一种遇到“贵人”的感觉... 心存感激 =)

除此之外，也非常感激身边许多朋友以及他的鼓励，帮我把所有顾虑减半 =)

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一直到了昨天，才惊觉：

啊~ We are starting our new life together soon.

The anxiety, the happiness, the mixture of feelings....

It's simply too difficult to describe.... But it's definitely a happy feeling =)

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看着你辛苦赚钱，补习、读夜校、省吃俭用..............

突然有一种无法言喻的感动涌上心头....

虽然心疼你的辛苦，却也同时为了你的努力而动容........

超龄

2011-03-10T21:54:00.003+08:00

"我等你。"雅乐确定地对文涛说。

这是《乐在双城》里的其中一句对白。

曾几何时，这对于我，是多么心痛的一句话....

现在，我只觉得笨。

没有把握，没有一个正常人会这么做。

或者，

我已经过了那个年龄。

曾经的那个我，怀抱着的，也只是一个梦。

幸运的是，那个梦并没有实现。

实现的，却是另一个人，对我的承诺。

2011-01-25T22:51:00.004+08:00

你喜欢她；她喜欢他；

你喜欢她；她还思念着他；

他不爱她；她还在爱着他。。。。。。。

突然突然很想念中学时期，那种纯纯的恋爱。

喜欢就在一起，不爱了，就分开。

只是，

从什么时候开始，我们突然输不起了？

也许，

一味追求着浪漫完美爱情的人，

最后只剩下空房里的无限叹息。

Ho Ho HO! It's a season to be jolly 2010

2010-12-25T23:58:00.013+08:00

Christmas is usually a time where family & friends get together, exchange pressies, drink and be merry.

Used to exchange gifts with friends in the past, however as i grew older, i realised that these occasions are getting more and more commercialised....

So yes! This year we shall keep it simple, yet memorable and happy =)

Christmas Eve
The evil one~

Christmas eve was spent at jyo's house. Steamboated with his family! Had japanese steamboat and tried baking cheese mussels together with his younger brother... Fun!

We also bought lots of stuffs for the hotpot! And even a logcake! But in the end, we were too full for the cake... oops...

After dinner was late night movie @ jp. Caught Narnia, and 95% of the time, i was comfortably dozing off in the cinema. Omg... Think the red wine at dinner was too overwhelming for me... =P

Christmas Day!

Tried pinning up my fringe for a fresh look! =)

Preparing to hop by my uncle's house for an annual christmas family gathering

Uncle is a superb chef! Single-handedly, he prepared all the dishes since afternoon! Fried beehoon, kong bar pao, fish maw soup with macaroni, salad and fruits! They also ordered roasted turkey, ham and a chocolate log cake.... A grand spread indeed... BURP! =P

My very sweet looking niece, the little one! Gosh... I haven't seen her for months and she has suddenly grown so tall and pretty!

My hyper-active nephew who is very bu gan yuan to snap a shot with us. The pretty babe in specs is his mummy, my cousin's wifey who's also a teacher.... =)

Then the little one suddenly wanted to play with fireworks! Haha... So we scrambled to the garden outside and lit up the sticks one by one.... Then the little one suddenly said she's scared to hold the stick! (-_-")

Jyo trying very hard to convince the little one that it's not scary to hold it!

Tadah! Finally the little one dares to hold the stick! =)

And she's totally hooked onto it! Haha...

Meanwhile, my nephews asking Jyo to challenge him in tap tap, with his iPad! Omg... i don't even have a cellphone when i was in primary sch....

On the other side, my surprise, unexpected Christmas gift from one of my couzzies who just returned from UK!

Though i'm not a fan of branded bags, but i'm still deeply touched by her gesture. Thanks couzzie! =)

3 mins before christmas ends..........

2010-12-25T23:54:00.004+08:00

The evil reindeer with his little checkered dwarf!

Here's us wishing everyone a merry little Christmas!

May all of us have a bashing good time spent with family and friends....... =)

P:S/ More updates later! ^^,)/

泳儿海鸣威《你的承诺》MV

2010-12-23T01:11:00.000+08:00

行不行？

2010-12-23T00:32:00.005+08:00

最近，又迷上了跑步。

迷上的，是那奔跑时的速度。

迷上的，是奔跑时，整个人像在飞翔。

那段没跑步的日子，觉得自己很颓废。

跑步让我觉得自己是强的。

无论别人怎么看自己，无论自己怎么看自己，

在征服极限的那一刻，

起码我觉得自己是强的，是不容易被打倒的。

想一想，10年前的自己，连跑一圈都觉得困难。

原来，

不是你可不可以。

关键，

是你要不要而已。

不要的东西可以很多。你可以想出1001个理由，说服自己不要。

不要去上班，今天自己好像有点感冒了。

不要去运动，今天腿好像很酸。

换个角度，

其实也可以找出1001个理由，告诉自己：“为什么不可以？”

别人可以跑5km，我一定可以跑5.5km。

别人可以的，你一定也行。

暂时不去在乎自己怎么看自己。

每天醒来，对着镜子告诉自己：我要，我就一定行。

出走的那17天

2010-12-22T00:58:00.005+08:00

31天里，有17天我在外漂泊。

享受着阳光，让脑袋瓜放假。

这是一次任性的远游，我选择不顾一切地奔走。

换了三次行李，准备了三袋不同的衣服。

身体很累，心却是饱满的。

回来了，心，仍在放假。

好想念路途上的疲惫。好想念在冷天里的那碗云吞面。

想念望着无边无际的海洋发呆。想念能够放慢速度的感恩。

心，是回来了。

脑袋，正在计算着下个假期的行程。

啊，如果人生是不断的出走与远游，那有多好？

2010-11-30T10:32:00.002+08:00

Last saturday just before our KL trip..............

We went down to HDB Hub to sign the papers.....

$30K was to be deducted from our cpf account soon......

But still,

we are damn looking forward lah =P

2010-11-30T10:17:00.004+08:00

Last day of school = Crabs feasting... Hoo! :D

Finnnnnally.... After months of crazy workload, rushing through deadlines...

Here comes the hols! =)

On the last day of school, some of us couldn't take it. And Kelvin decided he has to give us a treat @ ah yat restaurant. Of cos, how can we resist the temptation!

Ah yat @ Turf City

Freaking lots of choices to choose from! Finally the boss decided on prawns, abalone & sri lanka crab.

Maeness came along too... Holding one abalone! It's freaking expensive... One small abalone like this costs $20...

Here comes the main lead! =)

The fat pincers!

Damn full afterwards.... The urge to exercise comes after each sinful meal! =X

Random Updates of my boring life

2010-11-03T23:55:00.007+08:00

Love a can of beer while i work. It's always either about coffee or beer in my life.

On our way to steamboat dinner with friends. He's monkeying behind, as usual =P

The laksa steamboat along Telok Blangah road. You'll never miss the orange signboard shining along the road to Vivo! The laksa soupbase is good and the ambience of that place makes you feel like home. 赞！

I love shopping around on my own after work or even during saturdays afternn. Having some me-time is so deadly important to me. I just enjoy leaving my mind blank and people-watch while i shop for shoes, bags, accessories, dresses. Women can sure multi-task!

I don't feel happy these days. Mood building up again due to too much work load and too little rest.

I know it's taking a toll on my life, and it's unfair to those around me, especially to my mum who has to handle my emotions.

Wonder what will happen if i take on a heavier load next year....? And it's unfair to throw all wedding plannings to him as i busied myself with work. It's totally not worth it!

Okay, I should really go sleep now.

Birthdays '10- It's gonna be a LONG post! =P

2010-10-24T21:43:00.014+08:00

Birthday '10- Where simplicity makes pple happy, effortlessly :)

Popped into her friend's restaurant-pub,"Tab", for dinner and drinks. It's smacked right opp. Orchard Parade Hotel. There's a 1 for 1 beer promotion when we were there. Live performance included. Nice place to chill. =D

Our food. The fish and chips with curry mayo and fries made from sweet potatoes tasted heavenly.

Us, seated at the front of the stage.

The other 2 babes joined us shortly after. All was fun catchin up and drinking and the night ended perfectly with a trip down to Ben & Jerry for their ice-cream :)

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It was the Oktober fest period, thus we had grill BBQ food on a weekday for a weekday buffet price. We were lucky! =D

His choc-hazelnut cake that he had to finish on his own cos i was way toooo full. Heh heh.... =P

Jyo said his hands look kinda akward in this pic. Like gu niang.

The restaurant staffs were sweet enough to sign on this bday card with our pic in it =)

Went Equinox for drinks after a very full dinner. It was our first time there, and the two sua kus were ultra hyped up! =)

On saturday morning, we zipped dwn to Changi V hotel for a one day getaway. It was a “大力推荐" by HL and FH, and it proved to be a nice place for a getaway. Fabulous evening sky when we were about to leave the pool.

We had fun playing in the infinity pool while watching planes flew past. Nice!

On the eve of my birthday, the 3 of us went for a make-over session @ Bobby's Brown @ Tangs. Includes a voucher redemption, a hair makeover plus a photo for memory sake.

Mine was smokey-eyed effect and hers was perfect natural.

The gals gave me an early bday treat at a Japanese restaurant in Vivocity just opp. Secret Recipe =)

Taking a pic before tucking in. The gals also bought me a bracelet and necklace afterwards. Thanks sistas! =)

We went Jewel Box on my actual bday =)

Ambience was REALLY good. Not crowded nor noisy. Eyes were swollen for whole night, so didn't really wana take photo =P

How can i ever resist foie gras!!!???!!!

Went up to 1-Altitude (UOB Building) for the breathtaking 360 degrees view. Entrance fee simply costs $15 per pax and you just need to order a glass of drink... Affordable and good!

It's better than equinox because of its 360 degrees view plus its open-air concept. But i don't really dare to get near the glass railings cos i got phobia for heights.... =X

I know this pic looks kinda eerie... Well... Sick gal, bo bian. Overlooking MBS and sg flyer :)

Jyo went on frantic mode to search for a bday cake before 12mn as most shops were closed by then. Couldn't find candles, so i had to blow at the lighter's flame. Haha. Thanks =)

It was a belated birthday dinner together, but more like a catching up session between long-time friends. Thanks yin for the bag, love it! =)

Didn't manage to capture photos of Mama's ai xin mee sua, which we will eat every year during our birthday. But i really wish to thank her for all that she has done for me =) Thank you niang!

回家

2010-10-24T13:30:00.002+08:00

我回来了。

多么熟悉，又陌生的土地啊

感觉自己

好像去了遥远的国土

然后

又若无其事的回来

曾经的逃避

只因为想喘一口气

人生中

不也有许许多多的NG片段吗？

是为了让演员重新整理自己的思绪

一切再重来

然而

现在我又回来了

只因为

我只想说真话

想说自己想说的话

做自己想做的事

开心的也好

不开心的也好

这里

记载的许多

不是炫耀

不是为了谁谁谁

是

为了自己

我回来了

my name is xin

and i'm back ;)

冲口而出的一句话..............

2010-07-13T21:06:00.006+08:00

冲口而出的一句话就算很多时候只是冲动也可能就此注定了两个人不同的命运................

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A note written by a guy in youtube.....

如果說，遇到的愛情，是女生總是把分手放在嘴上說...

即使只是想獲取男有的同情，想看看男友如何挽留女友...

只是想知道男友是否愛女友，而不斷的送出著考驗、疑問...

是否，

在一個無法將男友、或女友放進一個信任圈裡...

終究，只會演變成因懷疑而分手..

而原因，不是愚蠢

是，單純的因為對方可能想分手，而掛在嘴邊說...

所以，因為愛而成全，也可能因為恨而成全...

最後雙方都因難過而離去...

愛真的太複雜了，

如果不能堅信自己的愛情

只危言聳聽的聽取第三者以外的人的言語，受他人影響

是無法看見自己真正愛的是什麼的

沒有什麼事情是絕對的...

因為，人本來就複雜...不要相信愛到永遠，只要用心，珍惜現在...

那即使，

只想著曾經的擁有...

也應拿的起，放的下...(受傷過的Ken...)

louis000023 3 days ago

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2010-07-12T20:56:00.004+08:00

It all happened when an ex-schoolmate posted up a picture of our school on fb.......

Within minutes, there were like... 101 comments from all the ex-chestnutters... (my school was called Chestnut Drive Secondary School... NO JOKE!)

Most faces whom i remembered, some vaguely, while others were my juniors....

Like people from your past, suddenly walking into your present and you felt the long-lost 亲切感 rushing through all your senses.

No doubt, secondary days were the days where my happiest memories laid.

Where we used to spend half of our time in an arcade opp. beauty world, the macdonalds where we used to complain about our discipline master/teachers, and bus 185 that we used to take tog.......

Seeing all the ex-schoolmates really made me happy for a long long time.

And most of them are either married, pregnant, or already loaded with kids. The funny, crazy girls who used to play pranks on the teachers and classmates, are now loving, caring mothers or mothers-to-be.

How magical things are!

I love this feeling.

And i'm looking forward to meeting them this september for our first get-together session.

After a decade and more:)

Random

2010-07-11T16:13:00.006+08:00

Did my retail therapy @ 313 last thursday. SO happy to see all the tops and dresses in beautiful colours! I ♥ SPRING!

Though ended up buying only two dresses and a set of big dangling earrings (all from forever 21), i'm still happy :) Cos i had ice-cream and celebrated Pope's Birthday tog with the rest!

Celebrated his belated 31st birthday @ heeren's T.G.I Fridays. I ♥ the name cos it speaks what my heart wishes to hear every week.

The staff came with this sundae and candle and sang him a funny bday song together. Poping was damn pai seh, but it was good fun! :)

Jyo and i searched for his present for hours. Finally decided to get him this Pedro wallet. Simple yet chic.

We all looked abit "seh" after work, but we were happy! Lao niang me had to change into shorts cos jyo was riding :p

Happy Birthday PP! :)

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Been into this "rocker" look these days. Decided to give myself a change from the usual girlish look. And..... i got addicted! :)

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Somewhere late june we celebrated Mae's birthday @ holland V too! Had haagen daz fondue. Damn seductive. Can't forget the taste after trying.

Happy Birthday gal! One year wiser one year less siao-er!

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Next week gotta be a super packed week...

Monday : Remedial + CCA till 6pm :X

Tuesday: Only day to go home early

Wednesday: Contact Time

Thursday: Workshop from 2-5pm!!!

Friday: Workshop AGAIN!

Saturday: Garden Festival Event from 8am-3.30pm!

Diaoz..... i hate hate hate it when my precious weekends are B-U-R-N-T! Worse, no OT pay, no extra benefits, no fatter performance bonus, yet they wana squeeze us dry....

And the reason they gave u?

Cos you are still single, no family burden, more time........ That's why they "choose" you for the job.........

Is it why SO many female colleagues have no time to date? They should reflect, esp. when the productivity rate in sg is getting lower and lower....

September holidays seem soooooo far away......:(

Just some passing tots....

2010-07-09T22:29:00.002+08:00

A man's real character only shows when he's no longer pursuing you.

A sentence that has tugged my heartstrings

2010-07-04T14:14:00.006+08:00

龙应台《目送》里写道：

我慢慢地、慢慢地了解到，所谓父女母子一场，只不过意味着，你和他的缘分就是今生今世不断地目送他的背影渐行渐远。你站在小路的这一端，看着他逐渐消失在小路转弯的地方，而且，他用背影默默告诉你：不必追。

the love that they have for us, we will never be able to repay enough.

2010-07-04T13:24:00.008+08:00

Finally get to meet my "twin"and K last Friday!

It was a super rainy night watching world cup at robertson quay. All of us had to open our brollies and sat under the rain. No doubt, the ambience is still FABULOUS! Many brazilian fans wrapped themselves in their country's flag and sang their national anthem together under the rain. Wow!

Had dinner with K, who very generously, treated me to a dinner at Wine Connection. We wanted to head towards Canele afterwards for their famous chocolate, but by the time we finished dinner, it was almost 8.30pm! Which means we only have 1 hour more to "chop" a place for soccer watching!

Enuff said... Here's the photos!

Getting ready for the night! :)

Food was okay with reasonable price. Being a big fan of cheese, i'm gonna try their cheese buffet one of these days! :)

Tenderloin steak (i find the serving abit small!) and molten lava cake with warm chocolate oozing out... Wooooo!

K, who had just returned from US, got me this body butter :) Thanks!

Didnt manage to take any photos with either one.... But it was a great night roaring for our teams! K's friends came to meet us after our dinner and i was there cheering together with other 8 guys! All of them were funny and friendly. Had a super happy night knowing new peeps! :)

Too bad, Brazil didn't get into the semi-finals :(

Saturday night was a double date night out with Jyoji as well as his younger bro and gf. The gf resembles Sun Yan Zi! Even jyoji said so.... Shall show you her photo one of these days to prove my point! :)

Went to Beef and Beer harbour at Holland V. It's directly opp. Haagen daz. Went there to eat, enjoy and most importantly... To support my fav blue & white stripes.... Argentina! Too bad, my fav team let me down again. BOOOO!

His fav. fresh oysters and my fav. grilled squid as starters. Had beef... AGAIN! omg...

But price was abit steep... Added up to $300 in the end! There goes our plans to save..... :p

My fav. Messi was a BIG MESS last night. At the 60th minute, i wanted to go home already. Sibeh disappointed! :(

After the game ended, jyoji let me drove him home as he had too much to drink! Heh... My first time driving his dad's MPV! Woohoo! And i managed to park the car right .... FINALLY :)

Was a good weekend for me. How about yours? :)

2010-06-24T17:54:00.001+08:00

假如我来世上一遭　　

只为与你相聚一次　　

只为了亿万光年里的那一刹那　　

一刹那里所有的甜蜜和悲凄　　

那么就让一切该发生的　　

都在瞬间出现　　

让我与你相遇与你别离　　

完成了上帝所作的一首诗　　

然后

再缓缓地老去　　

——席慕容《抉择》

心态

2010-06-01T21:12:00.004+08:00

五年了...

时间就这样，从眼底划过.

当初23岁的小丫头，没见过世面，不知道人心难测,

唯一的信念，就是把工作做好，对得起天地良心.

第一年，地狱.

第二年，考验能耐.

第三年，想放弃.

第四年，没时间多想，工作排山倒海地来.

第五年，依然徘徊不定...

感觉随着年龄有些不一样了. 到底哪里改变了，自己也说不上来.

唯一不变的个性，就是我还是当年那个小丫头,

做起事来就一个颈往前冲.

有时，还是会跌个满身伤.

只是，以前的我会很受伤.

现在？

不管了,真的不管了.

开心、健康和平安最重要.

把工作当成生命重心的人? 可悲.

Fianlly! Time to let our hair down :)

2010-05-29T15:08:00.009+08:00

Sports day marks the last event of this half semester.

For the past two weeks, he had been busy preparing for sports day, while i was busy handling some really bad stuffs at work.

My crazily messy table all thanks to holistic assessment. Photo courtesy of maeness who's sibeh bo liao & decided to play with my cam. Wahahaha....

Finally, all has temporarily came to a fullstop. Woooohoooo! =)

We thought that after all the big shit has ended, all we deserve is a good break from work! So off we hoot to Krugers!

And we invited this lovely couple along! Heh. The wife is a really nice lady.

And while the men busied themselves with playing pool....

We were busily camwhoring!! Muahaha...

And then we pulled the men in! The boss of the pub tot we brought our parents along... Haha... Sssshhhh....

Shortly after, more people joined us! :)

I'm SUPER glad to meet these peeps again! We haven't met for a good 6 months oreadie! That is also how long i havent been drinking and staying out late.

As usual, the 3 of us went crazy while the men left us alone to play darts! Hahaha :P

My S90's low light function is damn good! It functions well in the dark without using flash light! Woooo!

After all the shit loaded stuffs have come to an end, i'm glad we enjoyed ourselves throughout the night. It was shrieking good fun and we went home tired but HAPPY! :)

2010-05-29T14:52:00.003+08:00

All thanks to the inborn optimism that helped me pulled through this critical situation.

Landed in shit.... But managed to pull out the shitty leg in time.

Of course, with many help from good people around me....

And i allowed myself to tear just once.

Tears just flowed uncontrollably.... But you know eventually crying doesn't solve the issue.

Best way to get out of a shitty situation?

By believing you can get out of it.

Feels like fighting on your own in the battlefield....

While fighting, you still got to look behind and make sure there's no hidden arrows aiming at you....

But surprisingly, i felt a burning faith in me telling me that things will be fine...

And it's this belief that pulled me through the 2 weeks of inner hell and sleepless nights.... Thinking on bed, what's the best solution available....

I'm just so glad it's finally over and there's peace...

And i can finally sleep well. now.

选车如人生

2010-05-26T11:08:00.005+08:00

Honda Crossroad

起初看见这款车子，真的有点嫌。

觉得一辆十多万的车子，怎么长得有点像ah pek货车，一点也不STYLO MILO。

当时身边人一直在我耳边称赞它，说它是“a dream come true”。

看来看去，还是嫌。

BMW 7 series

和我理想中的理想-- BMW 7 series 比起来，简直差个十万八千里。

后来第一次真正相遇，是去KL时，终于有机会坐一座。

Very impressive first ride. 第一次坐上去，就感觉不同。

稳重、舒适而且性能特强。

难忘啊~~~

更喜欢车主把所有的皮质换成了鲜红色。WAH! 白色陪红皮= 超棒！

回来了，仍对它念念不忘。

后来想了想，其实人与人之间，也常常存在此类的矛盾。

有些人，第一眼看过去，可能他并非你的type.

你甚至暗暗觉得，他不是你的调，你们有很多地方不搭。

直到有机会真正坐下来，好好互相了解，才发现，啊！差点儿就走宝。

朋友亦是如此；情人亦是如此。

而有些人外表看起来跟你是同个调调，

后来却发现，事实并非如此。

是自己看走了眼；是自己一厢情愿；是自己把对方想象得过于完美。

人和人的相处之道即是如此。

买车，何尝不也是一样。

命运即是这样，偶尔喜欢在不恰当的时候，开了你一个玩笑。

只把它当个玩笑吧，不要把它看得太重。

有句福建话说得很彻底：

“相处得来，就做朋友；

相处不来，就算住对面也不会往来”

看开吧，人生没有永远的仇恨，亦没有永远的敌人。

2010-05-23T20:06:00.002+08:00

I looked through people's fb, browsed through many bloggers' blogs. . .

And it seems like their lives have been pretty exciting.

Imagine going Georgia... going Tasmania... going Turkey.... When you are 25 or even younger....

For me, the furthest country that i've been to, was korea. And the soon-to-come Hokkaido trip.

I'm already two years away from the big 3-0, but still, there are SO many freaking countries i have yet to visit.

Certainly, i won't want to wait till i'm old and haggy before going to my dream countries.

By then, i won't want to take photos of myself ,cos my face will be too wrinkled to be photogenic.

Secondly, guess my memory and eyesight will probably fail me then. And i'll be too old to enjoy the cold breezy weather.

Sighs.

How i wish i could do something about my life now than to whine nonstop.

I need a change~

怀念

2010-05-23T19:37:00.005+08:00

翻看照片，突然想念去年27岁生日时，被众人逼着把烈酒吞下肚的我们。

那一时的自己虽然真的很不快乐，却总是有他们愿意陪自己疯。

三人喝醉了，就到旧店屋的门前等雨停，聊着一些有的没有的话题。

隔天醒来，忘了昨天，又是新的开始。

就这样，一天一天如是过。

每一天都有了一种新的期待，不算是借酒消愁，反而是清醒的看着自己原来也有权利享受快乐，享受自由，享受和朋友一起的无忧。

原来，释放自己，才学会把事情看得清楚。

当时根本没想太多，更不清楚何时何地，命运正在为我做出另一个安排，让另一个人悄悄地走进我的生命。

无论如何，对于那段时光，我心存感激 :)

2010-05-18T10:47:00.004+08:00

如果可以选择，我宁愿相信人性本善。

只是

为了达成自己的梦想、抱负，而开始自相残杀。

上面的仙，不善于运用人才，任那些真正能够办事的人逐渐心灰意冷。

下面的民，叫苦连天，有苦自己吃。

只要一天屁股不中弹，就已经感激得求神拜佛。

斗争到底

换来的却是几经沧桑。

试问：何苦？

如果有机会，真想退隐江湖，做一做能够让自己开心的事情

不让生命在弹林抢雨的蹂躏下

白白地过了数个春秋。

只是

事与愿违

我也只能暂时做个过街老鼠

任人宰割

2010-05-10T20:03:00.015+08:00

There were no plans. No discussion about where to go, what to do, and no itinery. One "Yes! Let's go!" and we were packing our little bags, getting ready our passports and gathering peeps to go.

It was THAT impromptu. BUT definitely love it! :)

KL trip 7-10th May

had a farewell dinner with the peeps @ waraku after their practicum ended. nice dinner with lotsa things to say... as usual! Oh, and i love my super big earrings :)

After 3hrs of night ride on the expressway and a mere 4 hrs of rest, oolahlah! We were greeted with the nice 22nd floor view from our hotel! :)

our morning "seh seh" look. Heh. Pls ignore the towels hanging behind! :P

Us in front of the hotel lobby and the honda crossroad that brought us there. Damn nice car with nice interior and space.

One of the peeps that came along with us. Long time buddies!

went to some chinese cafe that promised good "rice noodles". It turned out to be good chee cheong fun! Woooo!

extremely sinful breakfast. Chee cheong fun in curry sauce, sweet sauce, toasted bread with thick kaya, fried noodles, and my life-saving, everyday must-have KOPI!!!!! Woooohooo!!!!

We went roaming around in some shopping center (totally forgot the name) and i had lor mee for lunch! It was damn aromatic and tasty. Ahhh.... i'm missing the flavour already! :P

his laksa gravy looks sibeh sinful but is sibeh delicious lah!

The very resourceful mr numa found a super old school pantapop (donno how to spell). brought back many many old school memories! :)

went to a shopping mall with rollercoaster rides and other rides available. Couldn't recall the name... Shucks... Whatever... We played two rollercoaster rides and another spinner.... Damn fun! :)

Taking a pic of the twin towers. love the lights at night! :)

Us looking like the towers behind. heh.

Our dinner! Seafood... seafood... seafood... seafood... can never get enough of them! :)

Didn't have the energy to take pictures of the stuffs i bought..... Cos i lazy. Hahaha.

But thanks to Mr Numa for the gifts...... Love dem! :D

Am sooo looking forward for our next short getaway again! :)

2010-05-06T07:14:00.002+08:00

A friend just set up a new blog to sell her stuffs...

And i just happily bought one bracelet from her to show my ultimate support!!!

Hand carried to me personally too.... Damn client friendly lah.... Muahaha....

P:S/ Actually it's bo bian cos she doesn't know postage stuffs. Boooo! :P

Currently the blogshop is still rather new, hopefully more new stuffs will be added. Provided *ahem* someone is not *cough* lazy *cough*.

Haha....

Here's the link to goodness! :)

2010-05-03T22:54:00.004+08:00

以前总是喜欢在悲观情绪里自我折磨，

享受那种呼吸不过来的痛。

不知道从什么时候，开始讨厌这样的我

所以慢慢慢慢慢慢的

不喜欢听悲伤华语情歌

不喜欢看哭哭啼啼的戏

不喜欢和悲观的人混

现在，看到一些像以前那个我的“小妹妹”，

很想很想，非常想告诉他们，

不要把时间埋没在悲伤里，应该爱自己多一点.......

话到了唇边，又突然停了。

因为真正经历过悲伤的人都懂吧。

真的痛得无法呼吸的时候，只有自己和时间是唯一的救赎。

其他的，就只是听不进去的废话。

所以，沉默了。

所以，旁观着。

所以，只能偶尔的加油打气。

希望，一切安好，而你，也终究会坚强起来。

这门人生的课，不得不上。经历了，或许才明白，它是世上想买也买不到的礼物。

是上天为我们安排的一次，自我救赎。

I need these motivation ......................

2010-04-28T12:40:00.002+08:00

A getaway

IPHONE Game Sally Spa

PMJ

BJ's Ice-cream.

BUAY TA HAN AH!!!!!

2010-04-27T23:56:00.001+08:00

I've been updating my school class blogs way toooooooo much that this personal blog, where i used to pen down my thoughts, frustrations, etc etc.... suddenly became soooo foreign to me.

Eeeeeks!

What's happening to me!!!!

P:S/ Someone please tell me that this phenomenon is normal..........

Random Shots....

2010-04-13T23:03:00.009+08:00

Home-cooked seafood aglio olio and cheese sausage for mum & i.

Monday whole morning was spent by the pool playing with my iPhone & watching the kids compete.

Uncle Jyoji prepared food... for the always hungry me.

beginning to miss the big chunks of mango with mango shaved ice @ ION.

i need to visit Ikea soon :/

Bought this flowery piece from JB City Square at only SGD$20. Belt not included.

Guess what is he eating???

Mao Shan Wang durians courtesy of Uncle Jyoji. This old dog realie noes how to eat only the good stuffs. haha.

He's totally enjoying it :P

The old tv got spoilt. So i bought a new 42 inch LCD tv for mum.

When she's happy, i get happier :)

Random tots

2010-04-05T00:55:00.003+08:00

Sometimes, random thoughts popped into my mind.

Like today. I was taking a bus ride to jap class. When i saw someone who looked like my secondary school friend. Turned out it wasn't her. Honestly, i wasn't disappointed. Becos if it happened to be her, i would be dumbfounded and probably do not know how to react.

And i spent the rest of the bus journey (2omins), thinking what i will do if i could turn back time and made the friendship last.

Sometimes, i looked back at what i could have done better, and ponder for a long time, why back then, i didn't.

And i know ultimately, it does not depend on whether i did, or did not do something. But rather, the circumstances back then.... And other external factors like the maturity of both parties... The situation... And many many other reasons that i choose not to list down here.

But on top of everything, i am still relieved that things happened and it eventually moulded my character.

And i strongly believe there's always a reason why some people continue to stay in my life, while others didn't make it through the journey. Most are acquitances, some used to be good friends. Does it matter? Maybe in the past. But time heals and people move on.

Sometimes, i still wonder how they are, what they are currently doing, and if they are truly happy. Just passing thoughts. Curiosity. Perhaps just happen to see someone who looks like him/her.

Whatever it is, i know of something that's true.

And that is, life still moves on, and we must all look ahead and walk on this journey, knowing somehow or rather, fate plays an active role in our lives.

And if it's meant to be, it will always be. Be it lovers, friends or foes. Just move on.

The ONLY long weekend in April

2010-04-05T00:16:00.006+08:00

It had been a fab and well-fulfilled long weekend for the both of us.

Went night safari on friday night. Impromptu decision. He's probably still amused by how excited i was on the idea of visiting night safari.

It has always been a *cough* dream *cough* to visit night safari. For many years, this dream was never realised until last friday. Knowing that it was my dream, he decided to fulfill it :)

Was reallllllly very drained after walking around on foot for 1.5hrs. Tink must be the age. BOO! Enjoyed the tram ride. Overall, it was a super good experience :)

Saturday morning was spent under the hot sun for 2 hrs training with the track & field kiddos. Turned lobster red. *Ouch* But running around with the kids turned out to be quite fun.

Caught "Clash of the titans" at J8. Disappointed......storyline was so-so :(

Shall catch "the lovely bones" next. Watched the trailer, so looking forward!

Another beginning of a long and dreadful April. 7.5 more weeks to Hokkaido and 2 more weeks to Mayday. Each day is passing by soooo slowly..... *sighs*

2010-04-02T13:15:00.001+08:00

Nothing beats going out for a whooping fab steamboat dinner plus beer and ktv after work, knowing you can wake up late the next mornz....

And of cos, with the company of a grp of fun peeps :)

Thankful.............

2010-04-01T13:27:00.003+08:00

It's good to get back in contact again... after so long.

Afterall, when i'd fallen into the depths of hell, it was partly because of your care and concern, that pulled me up, that brought me a smile and made me happy.

Somewhere inside me, a mixture of gratitude and shame remains. Shame.... I wonder if i used the right word. But i felt i could have treated the whole situation better.

I did not, however, regret the decision made.

I do not wish to lose you as a friend, and i'm thankful for your maturity, that you did not hold any grudges against me.

Quoting what you've said, you hope i'll be truly happy always, right from the day when we met.

And i'm wishing you happiness too, as always.

A meaningful saturday

2010-03-29T22:10:00.021+08:00

Last Saturday, we decided to head down to Noah’s Ark Natural Animal Sanctuary (NANAS). In case you've never heard of it before, it's a lodging place in Malaysia for abandoned/stray dogs, cats and horses who can't race anymore.

And all these are completed by a sporean man's effort. Definitely not easy for a man to handle 700 stray animals' food, poo and housing area. *Salute*

Our job is to go there, take a look and sayang the animals. I believe all animals, like humans, love human touch. It's the most direct way of expressing love. And love is what these animals don't always received.

On the van to JP to meet the rest of the volunteers.

Jyo's elder brother Keiji & gf Rosalind.... Farnie couple. Rosalind is also the one who invited us there as she has been a volunteer for quite sometime. :)

Boarding the coach

Jyo's younger bro Kenji & gf Liling.... Who's also a PE teacher-to-be and sun yan zi lookalike.

Happy us trying out my new S90 camera. still learning how to operate its many functions.

Arrived after a short 15mins trip from the customs. Weather was damn good.

♥ the greens! A very big piece of plantation land for the animals to roam about.

Happily greeted by ADHD dogs. First time i've seen SOOO many big dogs! :)

Dogs in their "kennels" avoiding the sun.

Innocently cute & friendly dogs who aren't weary of strangers.

A small hut was built to enable the doggies to rest and roam about freely. Also for guests to take a break and drink some water. Cool!

Acting silly :)

Saw a "xiao bai lian" dog.

The result of JAP women + delicious dog food + many many horny dogs. Wahaha

Taking a macro shot of a flying mantis :)

Super uber friendly dog who kept jumping up for a quick hug ♥

This dog can't stop licking Kenji's face! Must be love @ first sight. Hahaha...

Jyo looks like he's gonna strangle this dog anytime (-_-")

Beautiful dogs who are abandoned becos' of irresponsible owners... Sigh*

...............

Came across a very old hagged dog with scary legs that look like dinosaur! Eww!

Definitely not a cat lover.... But decided to go in since i'm already there.

The 肥猫 that kept rolling around my feet! :P

The black dog is super camera-trained! Very well-natured too :)

We ♥ this pic :)

We were preparing to take a pic with the horse... When the horse turned around and stared right into my face! Damn scared la! Damn candid too! Wahahaha... :P

Can see how afraid i was and he had to lock his arms around me so i wouldn't run away! Hahaha....

As we were leaving, we saw this whitie with only 3 legs... Though crippled, it still ran around the fields and played with other dogs.... That somehow inspired me. 身残，但心不残。

The ADHD kid giving him the fourth leg. (-_-")

Stopped by this restaurant for seafood dinner. Was way tooooo hungry to snap photos of the food. But food there was REALLY good.

Making our way home and the ADHD kid is finally tired :)

Though at the end of the day, we smelled like dog's poo, but it was really a very enriching and meaningful trip. Will go again soon :)

成就幸福

2010-03-26T08:44:00.002+08:00

一段感情的成就，也必然同时夺取了某人的幸福。

你成就了他的幸福，同时也必然成就了自己的幸福。

只是，你现在还没看得见这段幸福的形成，但有一天，你会明白这句话的意思的。

每当我感到气馁时.... ....

2010-03-24T21:53:00.004+08:00

他说的笑话，总是能让我开怀大笑 :)

也只有他，才能让急性子的我，学会放慢脚步，体会人生的另一种美。

发发牢骚.... .....

2010-03-24T17:16:00.003+08:00

In this line, it seems like.....

Everything you do, it's just isn't right.

When you do something good, and you know it's good, people just kept quiet and observe how one day, you will fall.

When you made a mistake, no matter how minor it is, you get reprimanded... either from stakeholders, or people from above.... (not GOD).

And when they know you CAN do something, next time whenever there's an event, your name appears... reappears... re-reappears. And each time you wonder why are you nominated when there are a few hundreds out there....

So after many months of slogging your heart out, you wish for that minimal reward, i.e BONUS...
And then get a HUGE disappointment when reality isn't up to expectations..........................

The only "so-called" recognition, is when they come to you smilingly, and tell you that they are giving you opportunities to "GROOM" you, because they can see your "POTENTIAL", and one fine day you will become a leader.

A*HEM. Kiss my ass.

You decided to turn to pupils for that little sense of job satisfaction. Then you met nasty parents.

S.H.I.T.

Nothing seems right.

I sometimes wonder, why do i have to dig out my heart and lungs out only to be mocked by reality in the end.... ....

Which is why people around me are leaving.... Thinking of better alternatives....

Everyone seems to be talking about going into business, taking a study break, taking leave.. etc.

I wonder what my path ahead leads me to. Will i be stuck in here for the rest of my life?

How horrifying. *Sighs*

But for the sake of moolah, i should for the moment, grit my teeth and walk ahead...

Okay... I'm writing all these just because i have been working very hard these days, getting rather grouchy and tired, and wana get it off my chest...

想握你的手

2010-03-18T21:36:00.004+08:00

跟四个男人一起去旅行，其中两位是孩子的爸。

旅途中的他们，难得放松心情好好的玩。

有一晚，吃过了晚饭，我们一群人围在一起谈天。

突然，两位老爸都说，自己和另一半已结婚了将近20年。

我于是好奇地问其中一位：“那种感觉是怎样的？这么长时间面对着同一个人。”

他思考了一阵，回答：

“就是在不知不觉中。太快了，真的很快。

有一次和老婆谈话，我们发现原来彼此认识了这么久。时间原来可以过得这么快。

我们也好像突然没什么好吵了，因为发现时间好像不多了。人可以活多久？

与其浪费时间每天吵吵闹闹，倒不如把时间用来珍惜。”

多么简单而又美丽的道理，却常常被人遗忘。

那一刻，我们都动容了。

算一算，如果我们只能活到60岁，从现在算起，我们只剩下30年，或也许更少的时间相识、相爱、养儿育女，再慢慢一起老去。

真的没有太多时间了。

那一夜，我们的手，握得更紧了。

2010-03-15T11:56:00.002+08:00

I've just gained 3kg!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay. I shall stop all the crazy suppering and drinking nights for awhile :(

2010-03-15T11:24:00.004+08:00

Nicholas Birddae!

Last night was Patrick's son Nicholas' 7th birthday! And he made a special request to his daddy that me and mr numa must attend his celebration :)

the children's favourite activity is playing wrestling and lifting with mr numa :)

Beautiful orea cookies ice-cream cake

两小无猜

Singing birthday song for the shy boy :)

Blowing candles! Really love pinching his cheeks! haha... :)

Happy children farm!

I ♥ birthdays, it's always special in it's own way :)

2010-03-11T17:24:00.002+08:00

昨天和一班很久没见的朋友见面。

虽然见面的时间已经很晚（11.30PM），但心情是快乐的。

好久没见了。人事与非。人变了。当初的感觉，也变了。

不变的，却往往是那颗想珍惜的心。

心，不变；人，还是可团圆。

ABSURD!

2010-03-11T16:45:00.004+08:00

A: "Wana tell you a top secret...."

Me: "What? Say lah!"

A: "I heard the big boss telling someone, that all the other custodians have talked to her... Except you. You didn't even greet her."

Me: "SO?" (Feeling totally disgusted cos i just remembered greeting her 'good morning')

A: "So maybe it really affects her, why you aren't even talking to her."

Me: "Ok."

(i.e. In fact, i can't be bothered. Just feel that when a boss needs you to kowtow to her like that, it certainly says something about how much respect you ought to give her. But maybe i should be proud. That she is affected by how i treat her. Ha! And funniest thing is... WHY IS SHE SO FREE TO SAY UNIMPORTANT STUFFS LIKE THAT AMIDST A BUSY DAY! PHUI! )

Latest....

2010-02-22T13:11:00.010+08:00

It has been a fantabulous 5 weeks since we got together... Everything is going on really well & thanks for all the encouragement we've received :)

Guess things go better when you start off as really platonic friends and slowly developing into something special... You've seen the best & worst of each other, and are still willing to accept him/her for who he/she is ... :)

Met up with kok lim & eileen in mid jan at timbre and had a really good time listening to the live band and sipping beer. Good place good food good ambience & good peeps to tok cok with! Yeah! :D

The result of too much threesome :P

狗爸狗妈

IPhone users unite! :)

Good buddy in school with his gf Vanessa.

His tee wrote : "The internet is for porn!" ha!

More tok cok buddies in school

Act cute buddies

Getting wilder!! Raymond actually lost in a game and was asked to dance with hui bin as punishment! Woo! His robotic moves made us all laughed till tummyache. Ha!

Numaya's breakfast ... All made by him... :) Yummmmmmmy!

He hid this in the car boot all the while when we were out and suddenly these flowers popped out of the blue! I shouted in surprise when i saw it and nearly teared :p My fav champagne roses... :)

Booking air tickets to Hokkaido for coming June holidays with his family...Hoping the trip won't clash with election date as i have duties on the day of election...

*Crossing fingers*

Updates

2010-01-03T22:00:00.012+08:00

New Year Eve

Loves JL's newly permed hair! Suits her:)

We had high tea @ TCC... Tried their new menu. Tasty scones with cream cheese, my fav of all :)

Went to catch this movie. Love the plot!!! But most impt of all, love the male lead Robert Downey Jr!! Loves loves!! :P

Had dinner at Thai express... Which wasn't really satisfying. Food amt was too little and service was slow. Blehs!

Aft dinner, wanted to hop over to Esplanade. But crowd was overwhelming. So JL suggested we walked down to boat quay instead.

Each & everyone of us were offered a free bottle of coke! Think there's an ongoing promotion. Good for the thirsty soul!

Sitting on the grass and waiting for the fireworks. Nothing much we could do, so we decided to camwhore abit. Heh.

By 11.45pm, the crowd started to get bigger. But not as squeezy as esplanade. In fact, we had a large sitting space to ourselves! Heng ah!

AT 12am sharp... Lovely fireworks! Woohoo!

The fireworks that lasted for about 10mins. Hooray! Quickly made wishes for the new year! :)

One of the best new year countdowns we ever had! :D

Friday Mornz 010110

Had B&J icecream for brunch after morning run. Blehs.

Went Raffles Marina @ Tuas for dinner thereafter... Raining animals, but good place to sit down & tok cok like nobody's business :)

The breaded chicken cutlet was surprisingly good, while i love moi club sandwich too. Yippie!

Testing out the new lomo cam on my iPhone. Weee!

2010-01-02T22:59:00.004+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2010!

For a smarter, happier and healthier me.

Bless all i love and those who love me back happier moments to come :)

2009-12-28T19:57:00.021+08:00

Day 1

Landing in the country of smiles aft a short 2hrs flight

Happy backpacker

The place where we stayed. Squint very hard & you might be able to see the words :P

Our first stop aft dumping our luggages in the apartment ... Roadside stall noodles! :)

Nostalgic

One look & you know it's GOOD

Many roadside stall owners love to serve customers with free ice-water using cups like these.

My very first tut tut ride!! Woooooohooooo!! But... it got spoilt halfway and we were forced to take cab. Ha!

Taking MRT is way much faster than being caught in the jam for hours.

Jap restaurant at MBK. Fabulous food.

Woohoo!

Now you know it's damn good :P

Having roadside wonton mee after our crazy shopping spree! :D

Our combined purchases at Platinum! Woohoo! I loveeee my accessories.

Day 2

Good morning bangkok! :)

We took an early coach ride to Ko Samed Beach. It took us 3hrs to reach there :X

Say hello to the ATV girl! :) Damn shiok to ride this giant.

Sharing the bike with Mr Numa

Nice spacious beds... Yeah!

We dumped our stuffs and zipped down to the beach. Woohoo! Clear waters awaiting! :)

The bandit wanabe who koped my shades :P

Faking chao ah lian & chao ah beng look haha

Hair braiding services for only 500 baht, which is less than 25sgd

Mr Numa trying to show me his 如来神脚 wahahaha

After Mae was done with her braiding, it was almost time for sunset.. So we cheonged to the end of the island, just in time for the breathtaking sunset view :)

So the 3 of us just squatted by the cliff facing the sea and watched the egg yolk slowly dropping into the sea...

After sunset, we rode back to the main beach for our grilled seafood feast :)

Toyboy fire twirlers! Woohoo... If you love six pec, you will love this :) *slurps*

Day 3

Stoning while waiting for our breakfast

After spending the whole afternoon "floating" in the sea, we went for some shopping....

And guessed who overstretched my newly bought dress to show off his cleavage? Muahahaha...

For our xmas countdown, we decided to light up this lantern that's said to grant your wish...

Flying up in the sky with our wishes for 2010 :)

Next, we drove (3 of us squeezing onto a bike! ha!) to a secluded spot and played with sparklers!

Bought cakes for our countdown :)

The friendly shop owner at the beach who helped us lit up the sparklers :)

Day 4

Time to head back to bangkok city

Just in time for excellent thai massage! :)

At night, we met Mervin, Jyo's fren to a restaurant bar called Spring for dinner. The waitresses there all very chio :) The guys trying to "act" very normal while posing picture with her. Haha.

Sharing a bowl of congee before heading home tomoro morning...

Starting to miss bkk already... I'll be back,definitely! :)

Friends Talk Cock

2009-12-28T19:41:00.002+08:00

"Being happy doesn't mean you have no problem(s).
It means that when the problems come, you have a way of handling it
positively and making yourself happy despite all the rubbish you're facing."

Answering the "do you think he likes me?" question for the nth time

2009-12-27T21:43:00.006+08:00

To all my lady friends out there:

Don't spend your time on and give your heart to any guy who makes you wonder
about anything related to his feelings for you.

Becos it's so simple. It has always been THAT simple.

Wake up. Don't waste your precious time contemplating if the person likes you or not. You don't have to waste your precious time on an asshole who doesn't even have the balls to tell you he likes you.

And trust me, for just 1 time. If he likes you, if he's seriously into you, he won't be able to hold back for long. Simply becos if a guy likes you, he makes sure you know so you won't run away with another guy.

You gotta believe that you deserve someone who, at the very least, has the courage to tell you "i like you. be mine."

Kick that ball-less guy out of your mind.

2009-12-27T14:36:00.017+08:00

Taiwan Taiwan!

On china airlines... comfortable flight & i finished 2 movies! :)

Our first stop upon arrival ... Yu Ren Ma Tou

The tour guide told us if we crossed this lover's bridge, we will find our true love soon. Hah, whatever!

Went dan shui lao jie to buy 铁蛋！It's actually quail eggs that's overcooked until it turned black and crunchy. Very special taste but super high in calories.

Colorful tidbits packaging with chinese names! Heh :P

We scoot off from dan shui to shilin night market for the infamous ah zong mee sua. Damn shiok to eat it in the cold.

The 3 stories high KFC in shilin.. And it's super crowded not becos of its food.. But becos it has the cleanest toilet there! Wahaha...

We went to a 路边摊 near our hotel to buy supper... 鸭血with大肠 in mala soup base.

Our standard hotel breakfast for the next few days :(

On our way to 九份 ... The scenery along the way is way beyond description :)

Narrow roads with plenty of twists & turns

Funny looking auntie selling sausages of diff flavours

Moi very first cow feeding experience @ kaoshiung ying zhang farm :)

Taroko National Park

After 3 hours of travelling, we finally reached Senwho Resort farm. Phew! :p

Learning to make ang ku kuehs

Plucking & cutting tangerines demostration :)

Grinding coffee beans and boiling coffee using this :) Coffee is best boiled using 85deg c hot water

The new friend we made in the trip who came with her bf. Nice peeps! :)

Not much entertainment in the mountains... So we rented mahjong set from the owner and PMJ through the night. Hah!

Visiting Sun Moon Lake the next morning. It was soooo cold and super foggy.

The cute couple whom we cliqued with almost immediately :)

Eskimo wanabes? Nahs, got to wear the hood to prevent our ears from frostbite.

Next, went to Martyr's Shrine where all the heroes of war were buried at. Poor soldier who got to stand still without moving for 1hr. Imagine standing still in the cold! :X

The shoes i bought back from the night markets! Woohoo! And i love my new boots! bought it for sgd $40. Cheap & good! :)

Leaving the good memories behind & embarking on a new journey...

BKK photos next! :)

Quick Updates

2009-12-26T23:30:00.007+08:00

I've just returned from taiwan & bkk with 3 boxes of food, and a bag filled with new clothes. The shopping queen is damn happy! :)

Home seems so comfy to me, after not being around for like 12 days. The last longest trip i went to was Melbourne, which lasted for 10 days. I broke my longest record :)

Trip to taiwan was an eye-opener. I met new friends in the tour group and we suggested going for an Europe trip next year.

Lots of shopping fun and shivering cold in the mountains. Temp dropped to nearly 5 deg and i only wore a down jacket with long sleeved blouse. A cup of hot milo was like heaven sent. I experienced my first earthquake, which we were not fully aware of, until the shopping center made an announcement to apologise for the shake. Hah.

My friends & i were joking that if we died on the spot, we certainly didn't know why, cos we were too engrossed in shopping! Thanks for all the sweethearts who smsed me immediately to check if i was okay ;)

Next immediate trip was to fly to BKK with fun loving peeps.

We nuaed together at Koh Samed beach, floated together in the sea, had many a*hem sensual talks (i certainly learnt alot more abt how men think and react! ha!), had my first time riding on an ATV and sharing a rocky motorbike ride together (YES, 3 of us squeezed into a poor auto motorbike haha) to some secluded cliff for a christmas countdown with sparklers. Was one of my best cosiest Christmas celebrations that i will never forget. Simple yet nice. Not forgetting to mention the great Christmas dinner at Spring and the hilarious games we played. Woohoo!

Only regret was not having a chance to meet WL and SY for a good christmas meal together. Another time :)

To be honest, before these 2 trips, alot of questions were rumbling through my mind and i had a hard time figuring out what i wanted, what to do etc etc.

Before the trips, i made a silent promise to myself that once i'm back, all thoughts will be untangled and i could start my 2010 on a fresh note.

Thankfully throughout these trips, i had a few quiet moments with myself and managed to figure things out.

Most importantly, i feel, is to be happy with my life, laugh alot, and don't waste the pretty.

I've made a final, but firm, decision to close a painful chapter in my life that i quietly refused to let go of previously. I am certainly proud of myself that my life is getting better and better. In fact, nothing can be worse after you get out of the shit. Trust me. You'll be super empowered.

First thing when i got home was to set very important standards for myself that i will follow through religiously and set some goals for 2010 that i vowed to achieve.

I'll need to bring back the determination i had at work back to my life. Alot of decision makings i have to face, but this time, i shan't escape. Need time to draw out the best plan though.

Looking forward to the courses that i will be signing up for (salsa dancing, personal make up course), and the parties that i will still be attending :)

Just wana share these unimportant, but life-changing standards about me to all of you. Not trying to impress anybody here, just wana throw all these thoughts out of my mind and update everyone (after M.I.A for like 12 days haha).

Photos will be uploaded soon. Tons of them. Got to spend time picking out the more interesting ones :)

A happy belated Christmas to all of you out there. Hope it was an enjoyable and cosy celebration for you as well.

Love ya all. And yes, life's great :)

D.E.S.P.O.S

2009-12-12T13:21:00.006+08:00

I'm still ~~disgusted~~ amazed by people who are gan cheong in getting attached/married these days.
One of the guys i know, actually went on a blind date. Apparently, the blind date worked out, and almost immediately hours later, he changed his status to "married" in fb.

Sorry. But that sounds really despo :X

Another guy friend of mine bought a new car recently. We went out for lunch and he was telling me how people around him kept teasing him to "get a gf asap since you've a car. Don't waste the car."

WTF?

What's wrong with having a car but no gf?

Why is it that some men love to connect cars with gals? Not all of the gals will fall in love with you SIMPLY becos you have a car, tho i do not deny that having a car is pure bonus.

Even if you drive an GTR but looks like 猪哥亮, or is a goddamn playboy, or is on drugs, or is a selfish jerk, i doubt any girl in their right mind will fall for you lor.

Unless, she is just after your $$$, or she's just using you to "show off" to people.

Or, she's plain down despo like you.

This guy i knew, who is only 28 this year, was telling me the other night, that he felt "stressed out" becos all of his childhood buddies are now married/have kids/happily attached for a long time and therefore, he is seeking for a "marriage partner" now as well.

I asked him what's the difference between a marriage partner and a gf.

He said, a marriage partner means that the girl must be the "homely, motherly type", the type whom he feels will wash his laundry for him, bear him 3-4 children, a good housekeeper and definitely a girl who is willing to take good care of everything for him, so he can "go out with his friends without any worries".

DAMN IT! BASTARD.

I almost have the urge to give him a tight slap.

In the end, i coldly asked him to find one in philippines. Lots over there waiting. If not, go Katong shopping center and step into any of the maid agencies there.

SHITTY PIECE OF DIRT.

One of the guys is considered the mildest of all. But disgusting as well.

He's 27 this year, and said if he got attached this year, he planned to propose to her next year september (he's still single and anxiously seeking for a gf)

I asked him, "How come so gan cheong?"

Then he said, "Becos my mother wants me to 传宗接代 asap (pass on the generation line)."

Faints.

I wonder is it his mother getting married, or him?

Irregardless, i pity his next girlfriend. She's definitely gonna be treated as a "Production Factory" the second she stepped into their family. Sighs. Poor thing.

It's not that i disapprove people who wanted to settle down early. I respect that, if they are financially & mentally ready for it, and the reason to get married isn't solely based on "having kids/maid or any ridiculous reason".

It should be something that both parties are agreeable to. If both parties are in their late 30s and want to get married quickly and have children, it's okay, considering the fact that late pregnancy may involve many complications.

However, the guys mentioned above sound simply DESPOS to me.

Desperate to get married becos of mother's wish, becos they want a good housekeeper, because they felt the "stress"...... Is simply not healthy. And the marriage is destined to suffer because it is obvious that they do not respect women nor their partners.

Women are NOT factories production line.

Women are not born into this world, to go through 10 years of education, TO BE YOUR MAID, TO HELP YOU BEAR BABIES, OR TO HELP YOU PASS ON THE GENERATION LINE.

Many of us have a reputable job, have passion in life and face it, most of us even earn better salaries than many of you out there.

Who are you to command us like that?

Not even our own mothers lor. Shit.

Let's just cross our fingers and pray that we DO NOT meet DESPOS like these along the way.

And to be frank, DESPOS fall into two categories: 1) Conceal their real intentions so they don't look so despo initially 2) Outrightly despo in your face.

Whatever it is, a despo is still a despo. And it won't take long before you see their despos tails hanging out from their arse. Big piece of junk.

Fly Away

2009-12-12T12:05:00.007+08:00

Finally getting down to pack after many days of procrastination! (basically,it's dumping everytg in. Heh)

This time round, my luggage is quite empty! Wahaha... Mabbe can't really see it here, but there's REALLY quite alot of empty space. Blehs. 1st time so empty!! Miracle lei :P

And i've stacked an extra empty bag underneath the clothes! For shopping purposes. Muahaha... Gonna shop for xmas and belated bday gifts for my frenz in taipei tainan taizhong jiufen etc etc!

Suying, you heard it! Hehheh! Will bring back 黑山猪肉 for you. 对你最好了啦,知道你喜欢黑黑的 hahaha :)

Bought this big sturdy luggage back in taipei the previous time. Love the big "lao-shi" looking bear! :)

And someone prepared these for my trips...

Who could have thought of these??? Nearly fainted. Sweet thoughts tho :)

It's only a matter of time? Or are you irreplaceable? Seems like i've forgotten what feelings are.. Or perhaps, i've chosen not to believe in people so easily anymore...