Looking back...

Final bit of 2010

2010-12-28T11:54:00.003+08:00

I will end 2010 without a bang but definitely on a good note!

If u think I'm missing since the last post, you're wrong! Its just that my com died on me officially. I need generous sponsorship this round.

This year, I couldnt ask for more. I have wonderful friends I call close and best. You know who you are! I found someone to share my hearty joy, hysterical laughter and nonsensical sorrows.

I feel bliss in many aspects, really!

Resolution for 2011:

- Begin to save heaps of moolahs

- At least one good holiday

- Learn to be contented

- Do well in work

- Master blading

- Cycle more and finish off OCBC cycle in 1.5 hrs

There's more to add on but I cant think of any at the moment.

For now, I'm counting my blessings, literally one by one. And for once, I'm elated right to my toes!

2010-11-11T20:23:00.001+08:00

A day to remember...

On Oct 10, 2010

2010-11-05T10:22:00.008+08:00

A significant day, a joyous occasion and a brilliant day with 2 very special person.

Congratulations Lun 大哥 and Winnie!

The venue was so pleasing I just hoped I stayed there! No wonder Sentosa Cove is so costly!

The sunset that day just complete the whole picture!

The only photo of Lun and I because he had a very pro photographer so I simply relax.

Now its time to build their kingdom with many children!

Two Wheel Action

2010-11-03T21:52:00.008+08:00

It was that Sat morning with only 2 hours of sleep, waking up at 5am to embark on the journey I never thought I'd do. But I never regret...

Huat picked me and headed to ECP while the 2 boys cycled from home.

End up they reach Changi Village before us. See how fast are we?!?!

I think this was the breakfast that killed my throat totally! Wrong move but there was nth much to fill my empty tummy and I was VERY HUNGRY!

Waited like 2 hours before we managed to get on board the boat. See Kenny meditating and Huat in deep thoughts?

The domino of bikes.

Ronald and I

Finally reached destination after an hour plus of boat ride due to the haze. I was thinking deep inside my heart abt the hurting butt..like very seriously ok!

Shot with the iconic stainless steel lobster

Room has free wifi and this was what happened the entire afternoon and night.

Lunch was at 2pm and dinner at 6pm. We were so full we didn't even touch this plate of lobster.

Lights out the earliest this year at 10+pm and slept like babies till 7+am. Breakfast was this and wanton mee. Yums!

Went to the boardwalk for memory keepsake.

The oldest looking pertol station still exist in this kampung.

On the way to lunch.

Ronald's fav maggi mee with egg as lunch.

And it had to rain on the way to jetty. Got so irritated by the raindrops tt I wish my specs had wiper!

Huat trying out a roadbike that was too undersize for him.

Ahhhh..Singapore road is so SMOOTH! I like!

Ended the trip with a good sweat and 100% lost of voice. Memorable!

2010-10-08T23:29:00.005+08:00

Honeybunnies finally found some time in our schedule to meet up for dinner after like 98469263 hours since the last meet up!

Dinner at I-forgot-the-restaurant-name.

Food - Nothing fantastic

Company - Priceless!!

Okinomiyaki or smth like tt la huh?

The ramen or maggi mee like what Giv called it.

Banana's hot plate

Giv's curry soup

Damage done

We walked ard wanting to digest the food BUT Banana laid her eyes on Fruit Paradise!

The tart were yelling at her to stomach them!

So we ended up sharing 2 tarts. We almost had 1 each right Banana?!?!

Berry-ful tart (not actual name)

Banana glorious banana (not actual name too!)

The night ended with solving P6 math problems. It gave us headache but it was fun though!

We failed to solve like 2 (or was it 3) questions in the end. I wonder what teachers are thinking now...

The misses

2010-09-21T22:06:00.005+08:00

After chatting a bit with Desmond,

I realised how much I missed school.

Like literally!

My heart cringe thinking back on lectures, hall stay and the friendship forged.

How I miss them so...

THE MISSES:

- experiments during FYP.

- late night fun walking to the computer lab to mug till the sun is almost up.

- our mugging and nonsense in undergrad lab.

- calling MacD in the middle of the night and trying to get the rider into Ulu NTU.

- LT4, where we paid attention and dozed during class.

- Canteen A

- the walk back to hall inthe middle of the night.

- my single room in Hall 10 (Thank you Rina banana!)

- skipping morning classes when I want to indulge in more sleep!

- online lectures while having dinner alone in room.

- Prof Abadie's lecture because half the time, I'm drifted elsewhere because the word 'polymerization' is always heard. Its like a chant you know? But he's a cute old man!

- Prof Loo's interesting class in Advance Biomaterials.

- skipping perhaps half of Prof Alfred Tok's math class because its 8.30am on a Friday. But I'll never forget how he hinted us that Mid terms will be the qsn on fourier series and Laplase Transform appeared and Jonathan and I literally jaw dropped and only wrote our names on the paper, sat through 40 mins and submitted an empty script. A first for me and thankfully the last for now. We had 4 major mid terms, hence only had the evening before to 'pia' math. Unforgettable!

At the same time, I'm loving my present! At least I felt good abt it la ya?

You never know what will happen tomorrow

2010-09-15T21:39:00.002+08:00

Life's really unpredictable. I've said it upteen times to constantly remind me to live everyday to the fullest!

One of my parents' friend in KL just passed away last night. To think that I just talked to him few weeks back. And snap! Gone just like that...

Shocking but all can only face reality.

Treasure your loved ones and pamper yourself more often!

On a side note, I'm so looking forward to tmr's chillax session!

For Mt K, I'm doing my part!

2010-09-14T22:26:00.003+08:00

I really hope to scale Mt Kinabalu next year.

And for this, I'm putting my words to action.

I'll squeeze in cycling twice a week from now on, cycling up the horrendously steep slope of Labrador.

My legs almost cried from yesterday's climb. Stopped thrice on the slope and I hope by next mth, I'll cycle up effortlessly.

Here's me with Pa's trusty Halfway.

Last week, I laid my eyes on a hot chilli red Specialized bike but it will cost me an atomic bomb. So shelf the idea till I get richer!

2010-09-09T21:58:00.000+08:00

On the 21 Aug 2010, a few of us went on board this big circle thing. It was said to be the biggest wheel in the world. They named it Singapore Flyer.

But it didn't looked as majestic as the one in London. Maybe its the weather and its surrounding.

Nonetheless, its the company that made the flight complete right?

Too bad one man who turned 24 that very day couldn't turn up because he was thousands of Km away.

But we still enjoyed ourselves on behalf of him. So kind of us!

Ah Ling and I got free tix. Actually Ah Mei too but she was too busy preparing for upcoming concert, she forgot to bring the voucher out. So Ah Des and Ah Mei paid a hefty sum to enjoy the flight. In return, we took a hundred photos to remember how costly is SG's sightseeing.

And for the little man who turned 24, this is for you! HAHAHA...

Jermyn, if you didn't know that Marina Bay Sands is ready, this is the sexy side view of it. If you know where is it la huh?!?! I scared you forgot how to navigate yourself when u see this photo.

And I know you missed the Youth Olympic Games too! So I let you see the flame at the floating stadium (look bottom right).

The passengers on board flight D7.

And lastly, one unglam photo of me to end a torturing Tuesday!

Paris - The City of Love

2010-09-08T22:02:00.032+08:00

I shall not let my trips take the backseat for my memory these years have been deterioriating in exponential rate!

So it was Paris I last stopped.

The moment we pulled over at the train station, we couldn't locate our bus because they had this rule that big buses cannot stop around the perimeter of the station. And I had to help look out for big buese around the vicinity because the aunties say they "路痴".

After a good 30 mins or so that we realise the bus was parked like few hundred metres away. It isnt far but the road conditions with madness traffic and up and down steps made pulling the luggage tough.

After sweating in the chilly and wet day, we had lunch at this french restaurant. And us being late for almost 2 hours, the restaurant just closed for business and the waitress was so grumpy she had to serve us at the point of her knock-off time. She was totally scolding the tourguide! Anyways, she left before our meal was served and the chef had to do it himself. Talk about culture eh? The chinese would probably welcome you with open arms even if you're late for lunch.

Appetiser was refreshing but main course was horrid! I realise the 'angmos' do not know what is chicken drumstick or wing or thighs. The breastmeat was so dry I didn't finished it. The caramel pie was good though.

Next up was to satisfy our card swiping skill. Much damage was done here and we left Galaries Lafayette much poorer.

The pretty dome in the middle of Galaries Lafayette.

Totally branded. I wish I was richer!

4 storeys of brands. I heard there's another 2 or 3 blocks but we didn't have time to shop because they close at 6pm and we were there at 4pm.

Just in time for winter so their day also shorten.

View from my room. Can you spot Eiffel Tower? I think I stared at it for a long time in the cold. It just felt magical. Is this why they say Paris is romantic?

Woke up early and took a stroll by River Seine. Its just sheer pleasure fishing in the chilly yet sunny morning.

Chinagora Hotel, very oriental!

Its like China in Paris.

My VIP seat in the 44 seater bus.

Hi Eiffel, I saw you last night. I waved like a mad woman but you only shone a bright light at me. Are you hinting me to visit you again?

Even the ducks you rear looked so clean and quacky!

Why did they just chop off your neck and put you up here? They should at least put a life size statue so I don't look so short what!

Gu gu insist must take with the crowd to see how crazy is the queue.

Every angle was breathtaking!

And gu gu say cannot tell ppl you come until you have a picture of yourself touching the tower..haha!

One generation above

River Seine

See the skyscrapers in the background? Its the new Paris. This side is considered the old one if i'm not wrong.

*Note the golden dome

Its this building but I have no idea what this is!

Anyways, when we decended, I was shocked by the crowd! It was like 10 folds of what we saw when we ascend. Luckily we had the priority pass so we were in the lift within minutes else I probably have will second opinion of this tower.

Paris has many many many museums (700+) and we were told most of them had queues like this below.

We were brought to the famous Champs-Élysées and I saw Lido! You know, the one where topless woman will dance?

Approaching Arc De Triomphe

This arch honours those who fought bravely during the Napoleonic Wars. All the names of generals and soldiers are inscripted on the inside and top of the arch.

A typical cafe with seats facing the streets

La Madeleine Church

Palais Garnier

On the way to Mont Martre, we passed by Moulin Rouge!

And this was like the only public toilet we can find in Mont Martre, all other toilette signs point to some rubbish place.

The metro

Tram up to Sacre Coeur

It was always my dream to learn the harp and I hope I'll get to string a tune before I die.

Sacre Coeur

Pretty flowers

The Geylang of Paris has this but what do we have?

Did you know that France was the last country that introduced MacD? Ronald must have been so sad. And the theme is black and white (notice the white coloured 'M'?)

The Louvre

Mini Inverted Louvre

Did not get to say hi to Mona Lisa because there was simple too many people who adore her.

View from inside the glass pyramid, I like!

Last french meal and it was GOOD!

This fettucine is really good! So far, I only like the one in Modesto's.

A night cruise along River Seine to end the night. I refused to bring a jacket with me because it wasn't that cold when we alighted the bus. Then the temperature dipped so fast I was freezing to my ass. Heng gu gu kiasu wear many layers so she lent me her windbreaker.

It was the start of the light festival on Eiffel Tower but when they had the dancing lights, our cruise still faraway so this was like the best blurry shot I can take due to the movement.

So this marks the end of Paris, hope you enjoyed the ride!

From Paris, With Love...

2010-05-13T22:14:00.002+08:00

Life's hard.

I'm at the brink of breaking down.

When I care enough to help out, why does it always end up in quarrel and frustration?

Words that flew out of the mouth are always harsh.

Suddenly, I feel that the world is cruel.

No! Its the people who are cruel.

The world don't owe you a thing.

It isn't my fault.

But there's no one to blame but myself.

All that they can think of is find fault with me.

Maybe I'm the bin that they can pour the frustration on.

But who can I pour the frustration on?

I need a punching bag.

2010-05-08T00:49:00.003+08:00

I need a breather, seriously.

I'm quite sick of ppl commenting how good it is to work for your family. There's so much more to it than it meets the eye. So STOP telling me that!

Today is a BAD BAD BAD day.

I think my wrist is a lil sprained. Carrying things got harder and working on the machine becomes slightly inefficient. Plus the horribly lack of sleep over the past few days make me very grouchy.

The hormones must be flying all over the place.

I didn't want to pick a fight, but you forced me to!

Life's a bitch!

From London to Paris

2010-04-29T21:57:00.005+08:00

The first train I ever taken was the train from Hanoi to Lao Cai. It was the VIP sleeper class and in my opinion, it was AWESOME for a country like that.

For Eurostar, it was so so only. I think my expectations were too high. But I've to say the railway station was pretty! The whole facade looked like a museum itself. Too bad I was busy dragging the luggages that I forgot to snap a photo of it.

At least when I received this ticket, I was still anticipating.

The interior of the station that look somewhat like the station in Harry Potter movie? You've gotta minus the lighting and us though.

Out of the blue, these 3 guys played disney songs. Pretty amazing I must say! Its only with these 3 instruments!

Eurostar, the train that brought us from London to Paris through the English Channel. It is just a tunnel where you look out of the window and you see your own reflection.

For a short journey of 2 hours, it link you between 2 countries and many other countries in the EU. But it comes with a price too! The ang mo know how to make money man. I remember paying like USD25 or slightly more for the train in Hanoi which took us abt 12 hours. This 2 hour journey cost almost a CRAZY 100£ (~SGD 236 that time). I think I felt cheated. To console ourselves, I can only say the scenery is pretty and at least you see handsome and pretty caucasians.

In the English Channel. You get what I mean?

Welcome to Paris!

London bridge is still standing tall!

2010-04-20T10:25:00.018+08:00

6 mths ago, I jetted off on A380 to a magical place called London. Everything felt surreal.

2 years ago, all I had in mind was to do a backpack trip to Europe before I turn 30 but ended up paying hefty sum for a private tour.

Europe is really a fantastic travelling destination be it the people, culture or the buildings. What you see is the array of colours that allow you to paint the beautiful picture.

I thought I'd better note down this journey before the colours faded away. But I know the places I've step foot on will forever be in my memory for safekeeping.

We're allocated seats on the top deck and I was so excited because how many chances can you get out of your flights to climb up and down the stairs like no monkey's business?!?!

The stairs

And SIA fed us silly. I think there were 6 meals altogeher! Flying with SIA, no worries abt the food being bad, really.

After lunch, I look at this and sighed big time! It felt like I've been up there for 6 hours!

For the first time in my life, I saw the rays of sunset and the crescent moon TOGETHER!

Finally reaching after watching a few movies and stealing many short naps!

Heathrow Airport advert

Stayed at Ramada Hotel London

And they're so nice to provide Neutrogena toiletries in cute lil bottles

One of the best breakfast!

You know you're in London when you look at the fonts of The Daily Telegraph and smile to yourself.

This is apparently the facade of The Tower of London.

Pretty flowers dot the compound.

This is Tower Bridge, NOT London Bridge!

St. Paul's Cathedral, th 3rd largest cathedral in the world.

The oldest omnibus in London and its still fully functional.

Westminster Abbey

The iconic red letter box...

...and red telephone booth!

Big Ben, the clocktower.

Standing in front of London Eye, it somehow look more majestic than our pathetic Singapore Flyer.

The left gate of the palace.

Buckingham Palace - When the state flag in raised, it meant that Queen Elizabeth II is not in the palace and when the royal flag is raised, it meant that she's in.

Victoria Memorial just in front of the palace

Picadilly Circle

Chinatown of London - When you step inside, its as if you're in China.

Need I say more?

Meet Madame Tussaud on the bottom left

The changing of season is shown clearly on the trees as we travel.

Walking along Oxford Street, one of the fashion street of London, we saw this street stall selling fruits neatly displayed at an angle. Awesome!

Last but not least, Primark that sells really cheap stuffs from apparels to lingerie to shoes to belts. Cheap thrills!

We didn't have much time to walk the whole Oxford but I think its an eye opener to see SO MANY departmental stores with the whole building to themselves like Debenhams, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, just to name a few. And the names are like so fun to pronouns. Try Debenhams 10 times and it'll ring in your head!

Money is the root of all EVIL!

2010-03-28T00:19:00.002+08:00

The phrase as titled is so true.

When u lose money, nobody bother to say "Hey! I'll pay for your losses!"

When u win money, everyone wants a share out of the pie!

When ppl loan you money, you have to see the face of the person.

When ppl borrow money from you, how do you feel?

When you're rich, you think abt what to eat, where to go for vacation or which car to buy.

When you're poor, you have no chance to think, you only worry abt whether you have food for the next meal.

So is it good to have just enough money to survive? Just so that you have no extra cash to loan to others, yet you have enough to get what's needed.

Such contradiction, is just too tough to comprehend.

March-ing On

2010-03-10T23:40:00.004+08:00

The birthday came and went. It was spent rushing through a project to be delivered this week. Somehow, I wasnt in the mood for cake this year cus the bro's bday just passed and we had one. But I'll make sure I have one next year, and a large one to make up for this year's? HAHA!!

I'm 24! Once you pass the 20 mark, the age escalates like nobody's business! Scary ain't it?!?!

But I think growing up is a valuable lesson we should learn.

Things happen for a reason and it sets me thinking. Afterall, its life lessons we're learn best from right? Somehow, I've began to see the different side of friends. Those who are real to you and those who just treat you better when they need you.

Its really disappointing to know they ask u out just thinking that they might need you or since you're into this, then call u lor. And if you say u cant make it, the reply is "then too bad lor". If you mean to ask me to join, would u make the person feel guilty for not going? If its once/twice, I might take it as a joke. But I guess there's only so much I can accept.

I'm not a sanitary pad. When u need me, u come to me, dun need alrdy just throw me aside. It isnt a good analogy but get the drift?

On a brighter note, I appreciate friends who still make the effort to meet amidst busy schedule.

And thanks aplenty for remembering my birthday! I don't need a party to make me happy but just a call/msg to make my day.

Life's best when its simple isn't it?

Thank you GCC for planting this pleasant surprise! I seriously thought Central was suggested to kill time..hahaha!

2010-02-16T22:43:00.000+08:00

From the Lim Family,

Gong Hei Fatt Choy!!!

The 3 days of many handshakes, ang baos and CNY goodies are gone. Though we still have a mountain of goodies waiting to be eaten.

This long weekend is a good break. So much so I'm about to forget I still have a heap of work to complete. Reality isn't so fun really! But we have our fair share of fun with 'ban luck' and incessent laughter.

We ended 'Chu San' on a high note. The whole Lim family has planned a trip to Penggarang for a weekend chokeful with seafood at a Bungalow with our own beach front. We talked abt not going Sentosa as a family for so many years to confirming this trip in less than 30 mins. Talk abt it, calendar taken out, looking at each weekend and see who objects. And now we're heading there on the 17-18 April!

But this new didn't started off very well. On the eve of CNY, the washing machine broke down and I had a mad rush to call Courts to make sure they have stock. I headed down and they told me the warehouse is closed for today and the earliest they can deliver to me is on CNY day itself between 11-3pm. I was so angry cus the fella assured me I can cash and carry on the day I called! End up the father was fed up and I wasn't happy with their service so we didn't get.

I called Best Denki too and they simply say "all washing machine no stock, you go other place buy." So rude! I condemn BD from then on!

So nvm, we still survived w/o washing machine cus we send the clothes to aunt's place and wash..haha! We'll buy one tmr by hook or crook!

Washing machine will be settled tmr. But my poor watch met an accident. A major one. How heng can I get man?!?!

While I was preparing to put on my watch today, it slipped and fell face flat on the ground. I quickly picked it up and put on w/o checking whether it was fine cus the parents are chasing us like crazy. When I end up at aunt's place and was checking the time, I saw this...

Face cracked and the letter "O" is GONE!!!! When I shake the watch, it sound like all the mechanical parts are broken inside. Although it was a gift, I still feel heartpain la! Its been with me for almost 3 years and was working fine. Its brittle afterall.

I guess many of us will start work/school tmr. All the best and have a roaring good year!

Worn out

2010-02-05T23:59:00.003+08:00

Not only have I worn out the tyres, I also worn out the soles of my crocs.

Tyres changed, rims changes and I brush the curb within 30mins after the rims are changed. My dad shakes head and chided me a lil. Oh well, talk abt heng suay eh?

Now I really need a new shoe! I slipped on the current pair of crocs like nobody's business. After the shopping sometime back, I fell head over heels with that Adidas pumps. It was super comfy but they didn't carry my size and I was told the largest they had was size 7! Just a size larger and I would see myself at the cashier.

After ploughing through the World Widest Web, I found another pair of nice pumps. Hopefully they have it at the stores. White/black?

I tried Ked's pumps but it just wouldn't fit. So I guess its time to support 3 stripes and put the crocodile to sleep. At least for a while..

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Work is keeping us busy till CNY and my dad is considering to start work a early as possible unlike the one week break most local firms would take. But I'm loving each day though.

The downside is I have no time for shopping! Neither can I blade. Oh well, time management don't apply when u work, its the priorities that work!

Its Feb and Fab!

2010-02-02T22:46:00.002+08:00

How time flies! January flashed past me unknowingly. Until I tore the carpark coupon yesterday and realised that its alrdy Feb!

This month of the year is smth to rejoice about because...its CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!!! The time we meet the close few for a warm gathering, the many bak kwas and pineapple tarts and not forgetting the 'angpows'.

This year feels slightly different. Or rather, I want to feel different. I chopped the tresses last week thanks to SL's push but I still look the same I guess. I shopped like mad within short span of hours though I didn't buy plenty of things. Retail therapy feels OH SO GOOD! On the sidenote, I can't go shopping this weekend cus we have a heap of things to complete before CNY else I will have no bak kwas to eat.

Murderer

2009-12-13T05:44:00.003+08:00

I'm still a very green driver. If you ask me how's driving so far, I'll tell you I pretty enjoy it..TILL YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!

I still get the goosebumps whenever I think of it. Not sure if I am suay or the victim.

This was what happened...

Was on the way to KL yest morning, and it started off with a 2 hours+ jam (can you imagine 2 lanes of jam becoming 4 lanes of major jam??). Not to mention that I'm the driver and my passengers started dozing off. If you havent know me enough, I usually sleep before I reach the custom if I'm the passenger. So I was a rather grumpy driver in the jam.

Cleared custom ard 10+ and hungrily made our way to Yong Peng for lunch. ]

Left Yong Peng telling my dad that I can take the wheels all the way to KL. I exited the toll and accelerated to 110km/h and THIS WAS THE MOMENT I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!!!!!!!!!

GOODNESS!!!!! I almost stopped breathing! Everything happened toooooooooooo fast! A monkey suddenly jumped out of nowhere and appeared in front of my car. He saw my car coming and panic (with his face staring at my direction). I quickly glanced my rear mirror and there's a lorry close behind. I cannot E brake else 4 lives at risk (dun ask me why I could think of such things). It was too near me but I can't really tell the distance. I only managed to brake a little but "BUMP!!! *followed by bones crushing sound*" It felt like I went through the hump. OMG, I could feel the heat immediately! I SERIOUSLY NVR FELT SO GUILTY LIKE THIS!!!

During the freak episode, I saw the monkey and shouted "MONKEY!!!" pretty loudly. Then all the bone crushing thing happened. My dad calmly ask, "pumpkin? Why the road got pumpkin?" WA LAO EH, there I was feeling the jitters, yet he still don't know what happened. My bro explained to him in detail and my parents was like 'chua sai' with us la.

While driving, I was thinking whether its tail was somewhere hanging between the bumper or the brain like smashed tofu or the blood splattered everywhere. It was totally ripping my brain apart! We stopped over at Ayer Keroh for toilet and from the side, I saw the bumper slightly distorted. I saw some remnants of its hair and never dared looked at the bumper anymore.

This kind of 'entertaining' news travel fast. As soon as we reach the temple, most of them know what happened. They were still laughing at me and examining the impact of the accident. They still say lucky small monkey only, if not bigger one will see it fly faraway. Worst if its wild boar, cus the whole bonner sure chui.

But the impact was still quite great I think. I heard them saying a small part of the bumper cracked and it was dent in quite badly. Oh my, I hope it was a fast death for the monkey else i'll feel even more guilty! Not that I wanted to kill it but it alrdy happened, so what can I really do?!?!?

I was claimed the murderer.

2009-11-21T23:20:00.002+08:00

I've been quite busy of late. Sorry to the ones whom I haven't meet up with!

Seriously, 24 hrs a day doesn't seem enough! And I'm in need of sleep.

Europe pictures will be up in facebook until I have the time to do up a storyboard here. I reckon it will take ages..hahaha!

2009 is drawing to a close and I think its been the most amazing phase of my life.

I'm finally done with studies.

Backpacked to Phuket, part of Taiwan and toured central Europe.

Attempted tuition and it gave me a great deal of pain and joy but I'm still loving it.

Not forgetting the crazy weekend in Melacca.

Realised that job-hunting during recession is a pain in the arse. Then again, that phase will resume soon.

Sister turned 21.

Parent's Silver Anniversary, no grand dinner or whatsoever but had a great day.

Upcoming Christmas countdown and road trip with you know who u are!

2009 seems long and draggy in the first half of the year but the 2nd half passed at lightning speed! How I wish it hang ard for a few more months!

2010 will mark the 24th year on earth. How exciting to grow eh? When we're young, we want to be grown up. Now, we're chasing with time and hoped that it would stop.

I shall be contented with who I am now and what I have now. Though it isn't perfect, but its the imperfections in life that make you cherish what you have now even more. In conclusion, life's always a comparison. What a pain!

2009-10-22T01:31:00.002+08:00

I'm beginning to feel that the peeps at home are gonna feel empty.

Now that the housewife is taking a long break, who's gonna do the laundry, mop the floor, cook or iron the clothes?

Even the part time 'granny Lin' is taking a break, who's gonna be the masseuse at home and who's gonna be the one nagging at the kiddos?

On my way to the office to pick some things just now, I kept reminding Ronald to take over my massage job. It has to be done daily. And when office needs him, he have to cancel ALL his appointment. Naggy I know but its not much of a choice. I'm worried too you see...

After smelling the notes, I'm beginning to feel the anxiety! On a side note, Swiss Franc is so pretty! Why ours is forever that boring ar???

2009-10-20T15:50:00.002+08:00

Just 2 more days and I'll be leaving on A380! First time on board and I've heard that you can't even feel that the plane had landed. We shall see eh?

I hope I get the top deck cus its not everyday where u board an aeroplane with 2 decks right?

I wanted to activate my autoroam but its like I should just enjoy the trip right? So I will be uncontactable over the next 18 days.

Just in case you are wondering where I'll be, here's the itinerary:

DAY01 22/10 (Thu) : Singapore-London (England) SQ318 1245-1910
Assemble at the Changi International airport for flight to London. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to hotel. Overnight in London.

DAY02 23/10 (Fri) : London
This morning, city tour to the House of Parliament, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, No. 10 Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, London Bridge, Tower Bridge and Tower of London among other attractions. Madmame Tussauds and the Stardome. Overnight in London.

DAY03 24/10 (Sat) : London-Paris (France)
After breakfast, transfer to the Train station for Euro star from London to Paris. Upon arrived in Paris, transfer to restaurant for lunch. After lunch, city orientation. Visit the Louvre’s glass pyramid. After which,We will be taking an excursion cruise on the famous River Seine. Overnight in Paris.

DAY04 25/10 (Sun) : Paris
This morning, take in the sights of Napoleon’s Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees Boulevard and Place de la Concorde on your city tour. View the famous Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most magnificent masterpieces of Gothic architecture. Overnight in Paris

DAY05 26/10 (Mon) : Paris - Brussels (Belgium) - Amsterdam (Holland) Breakfast at hotel, travel to Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Your first stop is the magnificent Atomium. Drive by Royal Laeken Palace before arriving in the city to see the mascot of Brussels, Manneken Pis, the 16th and 17th-century Market Square and the beautiful Grand Place. After which continue journey to Amsterdam. Overnight in Amsterdam

DAY06 27/10 (Tue) : Amsterdam
After breakfast, tour Zaanse Schans, a Dutch village dotted with windmills and cottages. Take the opportunity to visit a cheese farm and see a wooden clog-making demonstration. Thereafter, return to Amsterdam to enjoy a canal cruise. Relax onboard a glass-domed motor launch cruising down canals flanked by gabled houses. Next, visit a diamond house in Amsterdam and see master craftsmen working on exquisite diamonds. After lunch, Dam Square, where Amstel River was dammed in the 13th century, thus giving the city its name. Next, view the old Royal Palace, the New Church and the National Monument around the square. Overnight in Amsterdam.

DAY07 28/10 (Wed) : Amsterdam-Cologne (Germany)-Heidelberg
After breakfast, travel to Cologne, Cologne rests along the Rhine river. Initially founded by the Roman Empire, Cologne is one of Germany's oldest cities to see one of the most fascinating old towns in the country, as well as the Gothic Cathedral. Thereafter, continue journey to Heidelberg which lies on the river Neckar at the point where it leaves its narrow, steep valley in the Odenwald to flow into the Rhine Valley. Overnight in Heidelberg.

DAY08 29/10 (Thu) : Heidelberge -Titisee –Innsbruck (Austria)
After breakfast, drive through Black Forest, the largest forest in Germany, where you will enjoy an original Black Forest lunch. You will arrive at the tourist resort of Titisee, home to Germany’s largest Cuckoo Clock Centre. Continue journey to Innsbruck stop features the Golden Roof in the Old Town. Visit Swarovski Crystal House. Overnight in Innsbruck.

DAY09 30/10 (Fri) : Innsbruck-Salzburg - Graz
After breakfast, travel to Salzburg, the city of Mozart. Enjoy the view of “The Sound of Music” countryside. Explore this musical city at your leisure and take in sights like Mirabelle Palace, Residence Square, Mozart Square and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s birthplace at No. 9 Getridegasse Street. Overnight in Graz

DAY10 31/10 (Sat) : Graz – Venice (Italy)
Journey along the Italian Alps to Venice and take a motor launch to St Mark’s Square. Walk around St Mark’s Basilica, Dodge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs and St Mark’s Campanile, a replica of the original watchtower that collapsed in 1902. Visit a Venetian glass factory and be fascinated by a master glassblower’s demonstration. Do not miss the gondola ride. Overnight in Venice.

DAY11 01/11 (Sun) : Venice -- Florence – Rome
After breakfast, we will be travelling to Florence and upon arrival, proceed to Gentlemen Square and Ponte Vecchio before stopping at Peruzzi, after that, continue journey to Rome. Overnight in Rome.

DAY12 02/11 (Mon) : Rome
Take a morning trip to the Vatican City and visit St Peter Basilica, the most famous church in the Christian world. Next, visit the Colosseum, originally known as Flavian Amphitheatre, where ancient gladiators fought for the public's entertainment. In the afternoon, make a wish at beautiful Trevi Fountain before visiting Spanish Steps. Thereafter, shop along Via Condotti, one of Rome's most elegant shopping streets. Overnight in Rome.

DAY13 03/11 (Tue) : Rome – Pisa - Milan
After breakfast, travel to Pisa to admire the world-renowned Leaning Tower at Campo Dei Miracoli, also known as Field of Miracles. After which, head to the fashion capital of Italy – Milan. Take in sights like the gothic Duomo, Duomo Square, La Scala Opera House where Leonardo Da Vinci statue is and the 19th century Gallery Victor Emmanuel II. Overnight in Milan.

DAY14 04/11 (Wed) : Milan -Interlaken (Switzerland)
After breakfast, Continue on to Interlaken, captivating “capital” of Switzerland’s beautiful Bernese Oberland, the gateway to the Jungfrau region. Overnight in Interlaken

DAY15 05/11 (Thu) : Interlaken – Berne - Lucerne
Today, embark on a scenic drive to the charming resort of Interlaken, a Bernese Oberland resort beautifully situated between two sparkling lakes beneath the towering Jungfrau. This afternoon you will take an excursion to Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. Overnight In Lucerne.

DAY16 06/11 (Fri) : Lucerne - Engelberg -Titlis -Zurich
This morning, begin your tour with an excursion to Engel berg. From there, ascend Mt Titlis by cable car. Enjoy the view of the Central Swiss Alps and have fun on the snowfields. Return to Lucerne in the afternoon and drive to Zurich, overnight in Zurich.

DAY17 07/11 (Sat) : Zurich - Singapore SQ 345 1055 #0605
After breakfast, transfer to airport for flight back to Singapore.

DAY18 08/11 (Sun) : Arrived Singapore

The names are still smth I can't quite catch. I suddenly feel that my name is so easy to pronouns yet so many ppl can still pronouns like it came from outer space. I can't even remember most of the places I'm going.

I've only dumped in the winter clothes and it alrdyweighed a tonne. Think I've gotta survive on lesser clothes just so I can bring home more chocolates. Who made chocolates so heavy huh? No wonder it makes us fat!

Till I'm back, take care guys! I'll miss you!

When lizard meet crocs

2009-10-05T23:35:00.003+08:00

Today is perhaps the most disgusting day of my life!!!!

I'm completely horrified about creepy crawlies. Though I'll be a lil squeamish about but I promise no exaggerative actions.

I usually wear my crocs to work because I haven't found myself a comfy pair of covered shoes. This crocs I own isnt covered btw. It still has many holes on it.

So I was having lunch with my parent an this slimy, cold-blooded baby chameleon decided to play with the maze of holes in my shoes.

It all happened when I suddenly had this cold tingling feeling halfway into my mee rubus and I thought to myself, "How could a piece of tissue go into my crocs when the hole is so small?" I looked down and almost hyperventilated. This freaking monster was making its way in and out of I dunno how many holes of my shoe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, I cried on the spot! Like the first time of my life because of this HORRIBLE CREATURE! And my mum still got the cheek to laugh at me and my very kind father keep asking me to eat faster as if nothing happened. To think he was trying to kill the creature halfway through his porridge but it ended up under some metal cover. My stomach almost overturned alright?!?!??!!

I think all the ah peks ard us were staring at me but I didn't really bother cus this freak accident bothered me more! I dun even care if the whole coffee shop was looking at me.

What are the odds of having a baby chameleon in a coffeeshop and make its way into my shoe??? I was so affected the whole day. It just brings chill down my spine!

2009-09-17T11:28:00.003+08:00

Oh darling Omnia II, I finally lay my hands on you after pursuing you for substantial amount of time.

Its not easy to handle you honestly but I'm getting better at it whether on bed, workdesk or even in the car! I'm loving it each time I caress, rip you apart or rape you inside out! You nvr fail to make me high. Alright, I know this is beginning to sound disgusting.

Its not like any other day where I get to dream about what phone should I change right?

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Anyways, blogger template finally became normal!

I've got a lineup of progs ahead and it just couldn't be better. And I'm finally able to meet friends whom I've got no time to meet...like FINALLY!!!

Work had been sane for now. So I shan't complain. But I wouldn't dare think for next month.

I'm off to work! See you soon when I've got the time to narrate what had been going on in the past mth.

Meanwhile, take care ppl!

2009-08-17T13:22:00.000+08:00

I have reached the phase in life where decision making is a crucial factor. Oh well, maybe not that crucial since life is so unpredictable.

Everyone have been asking whether I've found a job or not. The answer is NO!

What follows is always like, "Aren't you worried?" or "Won't your parents nag at you?"

I guess worries is not so much about whether I've found a job but rather going into the working world and worry about the job I do. And no my parents didn't nag at me.

You may think I'm fortunate..like how I never needed to go out and work for money. But no! There are perhaps some things that people will never understand. So don't judge me for who I am.

And no, I'm not rich! We've been through more downs than up in fact. I don't go for designer clothes nor accessories. We merely go for quality which happens to be some brands ppl think its big. We're brought up with the mindset to buy things that last longer rather than have cheap variations to suit different clothes. Its in our blood.

I'm not rich enough to pay tour agencies for tours so I plan my own which i enjoyed thoroughly. I like it this way. So when I travel, please dun say I'm rich so I travel.

What I've just mentioned are just thoughts that flowed. I'm not pin-pointing at anyone.

I think I'm perhaps irritated when most of the calls recently are link to whether I've started working. I know most of you are concern. But honestly, I do sense that a couple just ask cus they're glad they found a job before me? Like oh please, I'm not jealous and won't be! I can only say good for you! Maybe they really tried their best to mean well but its just so fake.

Anyways, life's good now. There's no rush because I have so many decades to work. And I'm pack whole mth through so I am feeling good. I only feel the urge to work at times.

I've been trying to post photos but blogger has been quite moody recently. Its template is all screwed.

I'm so looking forward to the weekends!

2009-08-03T20:21:00.008+08:00

The weekend was good. I spent Friday looking for myself.

Sat was splendid too! Apart from the puke blood morning with my tuitee, I had a wondeful day.

Met up with SL after tuition for threading. It was shiok to the bones..hahaha! We're currently well deforested.

Then we proceed to meet up with NANNY'S FRIEND.

I enjoyed the time when we just superglue our bums to the seat of TCC and watch the world go by. I think I'm able to sit there the whole afternoon just people watching. Of course the company added laughters and I needed them.

Everything was just great until each time I look at my feet! Normal outfit for a hot day but I wore the wrongest pair of shoe - THE CROCS! The Oh-so-comfy crocs spoilt my day!

Anyways, tt aside, we went to visit Iluma. Suaku YH and I stepped in for the first time. Wanted to try the cinema but timing was bad. 3 of us took a perhaps-the-world's longest "translator" (insider's joke). Its 4 stories high if i'm not wrong.

When PM is not available, SL is both herself and PM. You guys know what I mean eh?

We wanted to have Fish and Co. for dinner cus someone was craving for seafood platter. At Iluma, we saw Manhatten and wanted to have it for dinner instead.

But you know, sometimes we get lured for good stuff. We walked by Blue Mountain Cafe and they're having 44% off total bill due to Ms Singapore 44th Birthday. So why not???

We settled in. Ordered. Talked. Ate. Laughed. Gossiped. Drank. Feels so gooooooooooood! I just love life this way. I seriously think I have the best job in the world now - tt's jobless. Not tt I want to stay long this way but I'm worry-less.

We shall go back there for a cuppa one fine day ya! It just looks too tempting..hehehe

SL had perhaps half the ribs of the pig cus the portion was so HUGE!

YH had the 'eye' of the cow - ribeye's steak and it was nicely done I would say.

Me and my pork shoulder which was a chokeful of fats. The apple sauce was good so were the tomatoes. I dun eat tomatoes and I must say I quite like these. The yellow ones are bananas.

This is Tiramisu Latte if i'm NOT wrong. It taste great, seriously!

Cute stirrer which I didn't realise until dunno when.

What's dinner w/o a picture of us!

P/s: PM, I know you miss this and US, the gist of it is here. :)

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Sunday was an early and super packed day! Rise and shine to my alarm. Drove my way to woodlands and boy, the journey was so long!

Supposed to meet the boy and girl at 9.30am BUT someone slept like a baby and didn't pick up my call until 20 mins later. So we were very late for our Bak Kut Teh but luckily they still have lor!

The boy had a quick haircut before I head to Bottle Tree Park for Jialing's solemnization. We were late but luckily in time!

The newlyweds with Seck Sen, Sharon and I

The day was VERY HOT! So we tried to seek shelter from the bottle tree, which didn't help much so we just trigger happy.

Saw 2 lost bull and I dug its nose..haha!

We were quite amazed that this bullock cart has number plate.

Entrance out of nowhere. And SS imagined that he's gonna march in from here. I bet his wife-to-be then will cry from the terrain in heels!

The day ended with 2 tuitions and a trip to aunt's place. I was totally exhausted!

Post Convo

2009-07-31T21:19:00.004+08:00

After convo, I had a ball of night till the sun rises before I hit the sack!

We had ice cream at Udders, powerful alcoholic ice cream tt I so adore.

Whoops! PM looking all lost again...hahaha

Then prata near Jermyn's place. Jermyn, if you're reading this, YH almost wanted to ask Mr Oh down for prata!!!

Thereafter we went for our mahjong!!!!!!

Ooolala...it feels good to touch the tiles after such a long while.

We were tired but we had great fun.

The most fun part was driving back home at like 8am. OMG...I almost died with the madness on SLE and CTE. Everyone's busy going to work and I'm heading home to sleep! Seriously, all I can literally think of is my BED that morning..so freaking tired!

Now I can understand how YH felt when he went home the other morning..haha! And PM can understand how SL felt. We really feel for each other man!

Convocation 2009

2009-07-31T01:42:00.017+08:00

July is coming to a close. I've had one of the most amazing month in my life!

Convocation was on Wed, 29 Jul. It was a day tt declared me a student no more. Bittersweet feeling because uni is perhaps the peiod I played the most, travelled the most and skipped the most lectures.

I sincerely THANK Su Ling and Peimei for coming. And I thank my parents and family for giving unconditional love and support through the years of education, and for putting up my wilderness and temperament.

I miss:
- hall
- sitting in lectures with heart elsewhere and staring into space (giving only 20% attention to the lectures)
- chionging online lectures and having the panic attack when quizzes are the next day
- mugging till early in the morning in undergrad lab
- Prof Tan LP and Prof Joachim Loo's lectures the most! Their voices are soothing to my ears and also the lectures are more interesting la!
- rushing from lab to lab for FYP (But not the part where I didn't achieve the results I wanted)

Those are only some of the misses. I bet there'll be more to come as time pass.

It was indeed a moment to remember.

The pictures will do the talking.

With Mel and Anli

Lixia & I

With Mummy & Papa

With Su Ling & Peimei

Lixia

Weilun

Jonathan

Melissa

Leslie

Boon Hwee, Idy, Hui Xin, Yours truly, Weilun, Jonathan, Lixia

Boon Hwee

Su Ling!

Peimei!

Jonathan & Mel

Lin Clan +++

This photo seems to be the must take for everyone

With Eunice & Serene!

Almost all because Ernest is missing!

I really do...

Leslie, I din block your name in case you didn't see the board..hehe (actually heng heng your name is captured la)

2009-07-24T00:53:00.002+08:00

The last weekend was madness! But all in the name of FUN!

I bet the rest of us will agree to it with all ur heart!

We walked till our stomachs went on war, sang to our lungs content and talk till our hearts laughed.

It was a great, really great trip!!

The all time high spirit didn't even end after we reach SG. Those few nights of bare minimal sleep were worthwhile.

We took plentiful of pictures which ate like a huge area of my harddisk. But MEMORABLE was all that can be described.

I'll put up the pictures as soon as I'm free alright??

This week has been busy teaching my bro oral and catching up on sleep.

Tmr will be work and chilling out with Mr Tall before he leaves for Adelaide. Sat another happening night to come. And Sunday would be family day. Ooolala...One week down.

Next week, I'll finally be declared a student NO MORE! And will be officially called the unemployed :(

2009-07-16T14:19:00.006+08:00

Tomorrow is the day we will create another memorable history.

3 days of fun, incessant laughters and HTHTDD!!!!!

I simply can't wait for it to arrive man!

I love the impromptu-ness.

We merely book the coach and barely read up on what attractions there is and we're already so excited on the main highlight of our trip - HTHTDD!!!!!

Thank you Sentosa for not having anymore chalets left for us. I'm glad our brains are so powerful it drove us to Melacca.

Tmr will drop by very very sooooooooooooooooon :D

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The month of July have been a lungful because I went to quite a number of KTV sessions and it was all crazyly FUN!

8 Jul~~Ikea & KTV

It was suppose to be Transformers after Ikea but the mouth was itching for a good exercise so we headed to KTV :)

Other than singing, they never forget about our feet. I was literally raped by this innocent-looking machine. It hurts after the massage but still shiok la. I'm sorry i'm contradicting!

12 Jul ~~ Sentosa & KTV

Met up early in the morning to have breakfast before driving into the southern island of Singapore. It was so exciting driving in because it's most of our first time.

We missed the kiosk to make payment and had to make a detour and knowing if we exit, we'll exit for good. So we stop somewhere rather faraway and YH had to jog there to pay..haha!

We didn't have any games like volleyball or frisbee cus none of us have it! So we had SL's exclusively expensive poker card to accompany our time there. It didn't last us long but the company and fun sure did burn us inside out!
Some had their fair share of being thrown into the murky water. I so miss Phuket where there's deck chairs and what we have here is coconut trees and heng heng you get the hut.

This is exclusively for you boys! I had a good time laughing when I saw them. Too bad I missed this part!

We more or less concluded our Sentosa fun, joy and laughter after a good 3 hours.

We wanted to play Wii games but succumbed to KTV since there's so many of us.

We went to partyworld Liang Court and the room had a massage chair!!! We basically snatched it ( at least YH, Jerm and I snatched). It was painfully shiok! BUT the aftermath was terrible. I had this ache on both side thighs and I thought I knocked somewhere. The back was worse...it really felt like the machine raped me externally.

Photowhoring progressed very well indeed! I was out of most pictures because I busied myself with the massage chair.

I cannot stop the laughing when I saw Jerm sleeping on the massage chair.

PM, Jerm and I ended our night by watching Transformers. Good movie considering I did not sleep at all give that few hours of sleep I have for few comsecutive days.

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KTV again next week!

2009-07-11T14:03:00.000+08:00

I've had too much fun in the past couple of months, apart from the grad trips which etch my heart deeply, I've met up with many friends!

I busied myself with tuitions, sometimes helping my papa, and the rest of the time is OUT TO PLAY!

Last Wed, I met up with part of the 'siao on' team for steamboat dinner and our purpose was to get the coach tickets but it was all sold! Luckily we still have another source and we got out tickets the next day!!!!!

The pot of greens

The early birds :)

Yong Hui was VERY VERY LATE! We had like 5 rounds of soup refills before he came ok!!!!

Now that we've confirmed our lodging and transportation, I just can't wait for next Fri to arrive! Till then, we'll blast, blasting and BLASTED!

Oh and not forgetting our fun-filled Sunday! We'll go Sentosa and hopefully the sun will shine on us that day!

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Many weeks ago, some of us went ECP for blading/cycling. It was FUN! When I look at the peektures, I so wanna go blading rightaway!

The 2 bladers

This reminds me:

Honeybunnies, when are we blading huh?!?!??!!

Idy, when is our next blading session huh?!?!?!?!

and not forgetting Lin Clan, we'll blade real soon!!!!!!!!

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Also, maybe about 2 weeks back, I met up with poly peeps for dinner. Then some of us continued with KTV over drinks. Great lung an tummy exercise!

Edmund was missing here cus he got called up last min for some standby shit. End up also go KTV with us. He dun have the luck to eat here. His absence twice also thanks to the army.

WK the cow

ED - I like his expression here..it's just so him!

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I love meeting the honeybunnies. It's just so warm and fuzzy to hang ard them :)

Dinner @ Soup Spoon

Watched 'I Love You, Man!' @ Cine and being all touristy..haha!

Random street shot by Givany

2009-07-11T00:38:00.001+08:00

Blogger is moody!

It doesn't allow me to upload any pictures!!!

I'll try again soon...Argh!

2009-06-24T22:33:00.001+08:00

Honestly, I hate the way you answer calls.

Can't you just answer in a nicer way?!?!?!?!

I guess, tit for tat. I'l feel better that way!

2009-06-16T22:56:00.003+08:00

A chalet turned getaway. I love love these bunch of friends!

A brilliant idea with very prompt anwers made it possible.

Now, like the rest, can't wait for July to come!

There's still a month or so I know but the adrenaline is rushing since the weekend.

I'm going Genting for the 18638027 times this weekend. It's so gonna be a boring 4D3N trip. I seriously wonder what I'm gonna do.

Think I'll just melt in bed or pop my eyes out at the casino. But Lim Goh Tong always eat my money and dun donate to the Caryn's fund! So perhaps I'll just stick to different methods of adhering myself to the bed.

2009-06-11T00:15:00.002+08:00

Tonight,

I feel really empty,

A little angry,

Unfair,

I feel like venting,

I dunno why but I am grumpy.

Its not the time of the month but the complexity of a person's mind.

Actually, maybe all I need is a window?

Or maybe I'm just envious.

For once, I feel the urge to drink the night away, but not getting drunk.

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Sometimes I made myself think the friends I made are worthy, yet sometimes they proved to be otherwise.

Perhaps all along friends should be chosen wisely. People come and go in our lives but how many really do stay?

Good friends is just a name but how do you classify them as good? When they give you benefits or when they just drop you a call or msg to see how you're doing? There are so many factors that make your friends good. Do you have good friends but deep down its a flawed kind of friendship. Then again, you just smoothen the flaws and accept them.

And how many people actually do make the effort to keep in contact?

I ought to be glad I have certain people who touched my lives and stayed. I won't know for how long but at the moment, I should be contented.

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I wish our chalet materialised asap so I can look forward to our party night.

2009-06-07T18:58:00.004+08:00

My blading craze is back!

Since I have nth better to do these days, might as well spend the time doing smth useful.

I have improved a lil though still super prone to falling.

The weather these days are so unbearable so I blade in the night.

I wonder when I'll be able to blade like Ah Lee.

oh well, I'm a super slow learner. Will take ages to master blading.

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Went NTU Alumni club yest to swim with Su Ling and Pei Mei.

The company was great but the pool isn't very impressive.

But I'm going again tmr with Idy and friends. Followed by Yum Cha Dim Sum which we have craved since several months ago.

Till next time...

Goodnight!

Phuket 7-11 May 2009

2009-06-05T23:42:00.033+08:00

Did you know May just flew by??

I didn't even realised it was June till I see my organizer.

Think I'm still living a dream.

Everyday, I wake up not knowing what day is it until someone ask before I think hard.

Life like this is goooooooooooooooood but it cannot go on. I need a job soon!

But before that, I need to show you what a beauty Phuket is!

I'll just post the pics since I'm too lazy to make collages cus the com is still giving me prob (I'll be sending it to the hospital soon! I think it got infected with Swine as well.)

As promised...

Before departing and we alrdy look very chui. Cannot help it since I only had a mere 2 hours slp cus of grad nite the night before. But they have no excuse to be tired since none of them went with me! HAHAHA!!!

Power napping...

Finally, our journey begins!

Pacific Club Phuket ***Highly recommended

The Lobby

Dining area

View from our balcony (We oversee resort but no one can oversee us. Also, we're tsunami safe..haha!)

Living room

Kitchenette

Part of our balcony

The pretty bedroom which we couldnt help photowhoring

The swans are actually towels

We walked out of hotel and look for drink to kill the heat. Saw sun block and tot of Jon. So we left him a memory...hahaha!

We rented a super powerful pickup and went downtown.

The very nice sweet potato balls which we fell in love since the last time we ate in chatuchak.

The tangerines which I so love but they disappointed me big time. It was sour!

I like the vibrant colours of the veges

They marinate their cuts well!

Girls being girls, We shopped more than this in this market alone. Some are alrdy digesting in our tummies.

Driving through this narrow street to get out of carpark was intimidating. Luckily we have our trusted-and-well-experienced-lian-bang-ren Ee Siang to manouvre.

Next stop was Laem Promthep, the cape of Phuket.

The not very fantastic sunset. I only missed the wind cus SG is so freaking hot these days. We sat by the 'cliff' for more than an hour while waiting for our trusty photographers to travel downcliff. They had an adventure while the girls had a loooooooong talk and eat wind.

The next morning saw us at the jungle bungee jump. Apart from Idy and I, the rest picked up their courage and jumped.

We have superman...

...a courageous Lixia...

...and a fearless Ee Siang!

The achievers!

We went in search for the pretty pretty beach which is written to be secluded and most beautiful in Phuket but we ended up in Siam Beach!

The steep stairway entrance leading to a shop which requires us to pay 100baht each to get to the beach. We being reluctant cus we scared pay alrdy see an ugly beach, climb up the stairs back to our vehicle.

Next, we landed in this fishing port kind of place and started exploring.

The huge squid. The only thing we didnt do is to have a seafood lunch there because either we were too late or time just cannot be squeezed out for it.

Do you dare to eat these?

We continued our search for Au Sang beach but ended up going on several off roads. Thrilling!

That evening, we dr0ve t0 Kamaran beach for Phuket Fantasea!!!

It was awesome (I mean the settings)! The minute you step in, everything feel so magical.

Look at the ticketing booth!

Dinner was here in this large hall. Food was rather good.

This 'ang mo' decided to have his face in here for our memory.

We went to the Tiger Jungle Adventure and thought we'd see tigers, tigers and tigers.

We saw this white, peacock looking bird.

Albino crows

Pelicans in a room of fake backdrops

Finally, my ferocious looking tiger! He keeps pacing left and right. There's another one playing in the pool of water.

This is the entrance to the cultural and animal show. Photography not allowed so no pictures. Idy, Lixia and Ee Siang slept during the show...hahaha! I cant see why its Vegas style production.

Next morning, we went to Karon beach.

An hour of baking in the sun caused burnt skin.

We went back to the hotel and decided to have lunch there as well as dip to cool ourselves down.

I just have to post this..hahaha!

We went horseriding too! 2 good hours of it really worked our thighs!

Its a 1 hr land and 1 hr beach ride. My horsey named Prontip is a greedy horse. He eats where ever there's grass, regardless of his rider's (which is me) prompt to move on. I'm always the last you see?

Even when he canters, I still cannot keep up with Idy and Lixia. Maybe I'm too heavy for him. But he was kind not to gallop when told, else I'll be the first to fly off a horse. Afterall, it was a good workout and it got us all red like lobster at the end of the day.

I like the picture below :) Apparently, this beach got hit by tsunami few yrs back and it nvr recovered. We passed by several super nice resort which provides villa style rooms.

At nightfall, we went for our seafood dinner and it was cheap and good!

The full moon caught our attention.

Dinner by Rawai Beach.

Then a lady came by and sold us 'kongming lanterns'. We wanted to put it at a beach. I tried mine and the wind was so strong we had a hard time lighting it up. After it lit up, the wind just won't budge, it blew and blew, my lantern just doesn't get enough hot air to rise into the sky. It gave us up and ended up as trash.

So we went back to our hotel and put. Everything was done within minutes!

I tried Go Kart for the first time in my life and its shiokness!

I'm actually lusting for more of such thrills now! We have a video of our 'race' but think its too large to upload.

Next stop was the Biggest Buddha in the world. It isn't completed yet but more or less the structure is up alrdy. It'll be ready in 2010 and it took 8 yrs to complete. The Buddha is sitting at the top of a hill and it can be seen prominently in certain parts of Phuket.

View from the top.
Us with our trusty vehicle. It made us so mobile.

This was actually taken on the way up to the Big Buddha. Nice view overlooking a beach.

Evening came, and we headed to Jung Ceylon for our only shopping after 4 days of sweat and fun!

We saw Carrefour and went crazy inside.

We headed across the street and ate like a pig at the roadside stalls.

My yum yum mango sticky rice!

Are u game for oysters here?

The BBQ stuff here taste damn good!

And I nvr miss out the tangy and sweet orange juice!

Unique and delicious foodie. Add pepper and light sauce and it taste heavenly.

This 'ang mo' actually opened a stall here and he serves well fried chicken. Damn good!

We thought was sausages but it was some rice ball. Taste sour and not nice at all.

Best cocoa drink thus far. He will ask if the taste is alright after we take the first sip. But we nvr try to say not nice and see what happens cus we slurp it down very soon.

Fried worms anyone?

This is a really pretty dog. It belongs to our resort. I forgot its name but it looks like

Marley in the show.

This very much sum up my trip to Phuket. We simply dip in the pool and talk to our hearts content on the last night. Played and drink and went crazy. Reluctantly pack up for our morning flight back home.

Taiwan trip photos will be up after we consolidate the photos.

2009-05-25T21:32:00.002+08:00

I've had a blastful May and I'm loving it!

4 May - FYP Presentation which was hellish
6 May - Grad Nite
7-11 May - Phuket
15-23 May - Taiwan
Today - Tuition and lacking of sleep

I'll post the phuket photos soon alright? I just need sometime to recover from fatigue.

The missing letter 'o'

2009-04-14T23:24:00.002+08:00

I shuld be glad my cmputer didn't crash because nw I'm nly facing the prblem f a missing letter 'o'.

Yu have t read between the wrds. I feel srry fr my readers but please als d feel srry fr me because this prblem surfaced fr almst a week and its the dreading exams that I'm unable t g service it.

Everytime I have t cpy and paste the letter 'o' just pisses me ff!

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k, enugh f grumbling. Let's talk abut sme happy things.

Jnathan passed his driving tday! Cngrats dude!

And he really kicked us silly during the drive t IMM fr lunch. U guys knw what I'm driving at ya.

I shuld just say I'm glad I didn't break Ernest backbnes..hahaha! A few mre driving practice shuld help thugh..heee

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Phuket trip is nearing and I'm excited! I have a really hectic May. Alright, get ver with April then say.

Taiwan trip is als cnfirmed weeks ag.

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Back t bks.

Gdbye wrld!

2009-03-24T19:38:00.005+08:00

I'm back...but with a sick throat, fever and an achy body. Damn the sickness!

This trip was truely to unwind especially after slogging for sleepless nights on my FYP report. Handed in and was returned. Need to fine tune a little more and hopefully it'll be fine!

Other than losing big time at the casino, nth much really happened. Maybe singing with my cousins and siblings for the first time and gambling so much for the first time.

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Let's track back a little to last mth where I had bday celebrations amidst all the shitarse-truckload of assignment and blood-vomiting tuitees (they do tickle me sometimes with their funny expressions and ways of pronunciation).

Thanks to the sec sch peeps for advance celebration for me as well as Yong Hui. (Jerm's missing this whole lot so this is for you)

Dinner at New York New York!

It's our night!

Oh ya, it was a Post-Valentine-cum-Friendship-Day-cum-advance-Birthday celebration. We ha gift exchange for valentines' and it's another whole story to laugh altogether.

Wanted to head for Summer Breeze again but it was too inaccessible for us so we stayed put @ Downtown East Hub (think it'd called this right?) to satisfy our KBox lust.

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On my bday itself, I received the bestest pressie of my life! It was just those few words "You Passed." Although it wasn't expressed with much feeling cus he probably have to tell many people a day and so many days of his life. It just gave me an overwhelming warmth in my heart. The best thing I though of was GOODBYE BBDC. I do not have to waste time on going to that place and face certain not-so-nice instructors.

I CAN DRIVE!!!!! Can you read this?????

I'm glad, really glad. Not that I want to hao lian la but it's just a warm fuzzy feeling.

Also, Idy, Weilun, Ernest came down to wait for me after class. Jon was there for his test too! Dun worry Jon, you can do it!

After all the paperwork, I was made to drive!

The passengers whom I think I probably scared them on my virgin entrance to the expressway. And they pasted this damn unglam paper at the back of lun's van. It writes, "I just Passed today!" and a small print "Today is my birthday". I wonder I'm a joke to how many roadusers that day. But oh well, it did bring some thrill and laughter along the way.

While waiting for Lixia and Ee Siang to arrive, we played an hour of pool and it was almost officially my second time playing. I ought to learn it man!

We dinner-ed at Bei Shang Chuan. It's steamboat and the food is alright la. Eatable...

We decided to photowhore a lil for our own yearbook. I'm excited abt creating it tgt with the rest!

Forget Your Patience (FYP)

2009-03-14T13:02:00.002+08:00

As mentioned, I'm currently doing a big project that makes forget my patience. Its none other than the pain sickening FYP!

My brain is currently under major construction.

I have tonnes to blog abt but time isn't allowing me to sleep enough, much less yak here.

I'll be back for more after I'm back from KL/Genting next week!

Maybe not cus I have a test next week too!

Oh well, life sucks! Its neverending shit to clear...

2009-02-23T23:49:00.002+08:00

I've had a really enjoyable weekend but I'll leave pictures to another day because I'm so drain and there's still an assignment bugging me right now! Not to mention the FYP which yield horrible results for me!

So happy tots shall only commence when I'm happier. Hopefully next week alright? At least let me ensure that most of them have received the photos before I give a grand entry on that Saturday we all got high till flat.

Finally meet the honeygirlies today and we had gift exchange for our birthdays as well as Christmas pressies...hahahaha!! We didn't have an extreme advance chirstmas gift exchange but we're all too busy to meet and when we finally do, Christmas alrdy say bye bye for 2 months.

Honeybanana, remember to send me the pics!

2009-02-14T00:58:00.004+08:00

My poor watch is finally in Fossil's General Hospital.

The doctor who was damn 'niang' said it needs to be warded for 3-8 weeks. A max of 2 mths w/o it is a very cruel thing to me. Cus I cant eat w/o it, cant study w/o it, I cant even shit w/o it cus how else will I know whether i'll be late??

His long recovery at the hospital is thanks to a not very smart reason. To replace it's new skin, they need to some skin grafting in Dallas before they can shipped it over. Maybe some pretty air stewardess will be carrying it in an ice box and deliver it to the hospital. (This is always not the case cus how often do you see a pretty delivery woman?

I feel lost w/o a watch, SERIOUSLY!!! I just cant address this feeling enough!

I told my dad, then he say he lend me his. How kind!

Thank you Idy for lending it to me but being the quite chor lor me, I paiseh la. I dun wanns ruin your thing you see.

After looking ard for a more informal watch, I am lusting for my red adidas watch. It has pretty gold trimmings with blood red body. Actually the face inside is also red one la but I couldn't find a decent picture of the new model. But my bro keeps bugging me to donate to the stupid Wii-fund first! So this shall wait...I am also looking forward to the Wii la...since I think it should be a good investment.

Then next I wanna purchase a camera of my own. Comex will be my saviour!

2009-02-11T21:55:00.005+08:00

Time for some updates!

Jermyn left Down Under for some suffering with the books but we know he'll come back in 2.5 years with a very expensive paper made out of probably the world's cheapest tree. This paper paper cost more than the toilet paper Bill Clinton uses and at the end of it, it is may not even earn us as much as the supplier of Bill's home's toilet paper. Ok..that's a whole load of crap.

Let me be proper now. Jermyn went Adelaide for further studies and here's wishing you all the best if you ever read this!

But before he left, we gave him a surprise farewell. We lied that we'll go 'bai nian' but actually was just going his place to 'bai nian' and celebrate his farewell. We ended up playing 'ban luck' and he subsidised part of our KTV that night. Yong Hui being his buddy for a good 10 years also helped in the subsidy. I was being kind that day cus I won the least.

After he felt that he subsidised enough, we left for KTV and sang our hearts out. I really meant sang out hearts and lungs out till we broke out in sweat! Gosh, I've nvr sang so hard before. Perhaps we were just too high on songs..haha! Suling will agree with me!

Let the pictures do some justice to all I've mentioned above.

A week after all the high moments and happening weekend. The moment of farewell set in. Hugs were given, goodbyes were said, one less kaki for KTV, one less for supper (though I dun really supper with you guys but there's still such occasion), one less for our outings and definitely one less laughter to be heard.

But well, study hard alright! We'll go out for some happening activities once you're back!

2009-01-28T23:32:00.002+08:00

CNY came and went. Or at least the first 2 days of holidays. Other than meeting relatives and receiving ang pows, it was a rather boring new year. Maybe not boring but the same as past years?

On the eve of CNY, it was Indah's big day! We attended her reception and had a good catching up session with our classmates, some of whom we haven't met since graduation. That means it's a good 6 years or more.

Most of us stayed for a while before rushing back for reunion dinner.

Gorgeous Indah and her man

Partial 4E1 class shot with the couple

Si Ann and I

Jackvic, me, Si Ann, Su Ling & Li Ying

I think this is one of the class shot with the most attendance. Think those who went and were missing are Kai Ming, Si Ann, Yuan Chang and Zef.

Had a jolly good time laughing over some issues and gossiping.

Now, after all the celebrations, it's time to face FYP again.

But, I'm itching for some MJ. Though my skills are still crap!

2009-01-22T10:56:00.003+08:00

Suddenly I can't wait for CNY to knock on my door!

I hope the FYP meeting later would not be too draggy and honestly, I'm quite aimless in my proj now and progressing nowhere! So dead!!!!

Anyways, Max cancelled dinner on me but I'm still going shopping with 2 of my girlies! It will be a good night! No sch tmr is shiokness! Looooooooooooooooooooong weekend for me considering that I do not have class on Wed and Thur only 1 lecture which I can pon. Then it's no-class-Friday again! But hey, I'll be a good student remember? So I will attend class unless unforseen circumstances arise la huh.

Enjoy the afternoon~~

2009-01-19T00:04:00.002+08:00

Friday, a bright and sunny day. A splendid day to soak in the cool water and get baked in the sun. But as I take the swimming costume out of the cupboard and put it into the bag, it started raining. Heart sank and just forgo the thought of swimming.

I melted into my bed and then the rain stopped!!!!!!!!!!! Bloody hell! All in a span of minutes ok!

But then I decided to just laze ard and wait till dinner.

Planned to dine at Carnivore but my tummy isn't feeling well so I changed to One Rochester. End up they have private event so we went Graze @ Rochester Park instead.

The ambience is simply SHIOK! But the food is damn costly! Good ambience tags with a pretty price too :D

What's dinner without photo right?

This waitress is cockeye...she dunno what is CENTER! Anyways, left to right, Hao Nian, me, Chuan Huat, Wei Keong & Edmund.

The super nice whipped potato that cost $9+++ I think.

This is Wagyu beef Marble Grad 9+ @ $105++ shared by 2 person but also can't finish.

Slow cooked Lamb Shank $38++

Oh ya, our starters - smth smth smth Deep fried Oyster $40++ for 6 pieces. I'm sure the name sounds damn classy but I cannot remember.

Anyways, one of the oyster had a pearl inside and Huat almost swallow it down! Then we didn't know it was a pearl at first and he just left it on his plate. The waitress cleared the plate and later came back with this other waiter and said that it was a pearl and asked whether he wanna keep it.

Apparently, the oyster we ate is called rock oyster and it's really rare that there's pearl in them. So he must have been lucky! The waiter even asked him to pick 4D ok!!!!! He wasn't allowed to see the number. We can see and it's up to us whether we wanna buy the number. Each bought 10 bucks worth with huat made a double for Sat and Sun.

Hao Nian msg all of us on Sat "4D open 7316..so close. Nvm, still got tmr. Huat ah!"

(smth along that line)

KNS, really very close lor! My dad say cus we forget to add the oyster if not zhong alrdy!

But truely an amazing dinner! To think that I still got chided for choosing that place. Next time I shall be the attendee instead of the planner.

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Sunday, the blazing sun woke me up bright and early. Went to office to get my blades and headed to ECP. Almost didn't made it there due to some hiccups along the way. But I'm still glad we went ahead and it turned out fun! Lots of falls for them but to a first timer it's damn good alrdy. I'm still as slow as tortoise though.

Thanks to the stupid me, I forgot to take pictures. Next time ok?

I need some deep sleep now. See you and enjoy the CNY in case I dun have time for this space of mine.

Gong Hei Fatt Choy!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-01-13T10:26:00.002+08:00

Seriously, what's the probability of suddenly having a terrible cough, throbbing headache, 4 ulcers in line and completely lack of sleep?

Few days ago, insomnia kicked in despite being so damn bloody tired. I wake up a few times a night and had a tough time falling ack to sleep.

It sucks man!

On the other hand, CNY' coming but I aint feeling the festive season. Only occasionally buying some goodies from the supermarket. Is it the recession that made everything kind of slow down?

2009-01-07T21:46:00.003+08:00

School had started and the long dreading FYP is still lingering in my head but time is running out!

I went to help 四姑 bake pineapple tarts on the last day of holiday because poor her was terribly sick. And I had wanted to learn from her for a loooooooooooong time. It's an easy thing to bake. The only painful thing is preparing the pineapple which I didn't learn. Next year then learn that one la huh..hahaha!

Before it goes into the oven

After it comes out of the oven

Lastly, into the bottles for distribution

If Eugene ever reads this, you have been eating this for years and this year, I think I made your bottle..hahahaha!!!!

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Anyways, I went to chop off about 3-4 inches of my tresses today together with Mel. Feel so much healthier and the hair seems to contain more volume. I like! We did it at Russel, the new salon at JP2 and it's rather good I must say.

P/S: I love hair wash!

2009-01-03T09:25:00.003+08:00

What a bad start to a new year!!!!!!!!!!

I failed the TP and it is unjustifiable! Really luck and tester plays a big part.

Well, it's always the tester's words against mine so I can only pay more and book the next test date.

Sad to say, the only available date is my birthday. I told mummy and she say "HUH?!?! Why book on that day? So sad one"

Just wanna get through this driving thing else it's a really big waste of time!

10 Achievements in 2008

2008-12-31T00:00:00.000+08:00

2008 had been a blast for me but not so much so for the world.

We're in midst of a big ass financial crisis and I'm wondering where I'm going to 'kiao kah' after I grad. *CHOY*

When it's this time of the year, it's always nice to reflect back on the past one year.

I've gain quite a bit of knowledge and I hope a lil more wisdom this year.

Lets see what are my top 10 achievement this year...

1) 18 days of backpacking down from Vietnam, across Laos to Thailand

2) Sat on an elephant for the first time

3) Took a train for the first time (MRT isn't considered train because it doesn't have a locomotive)

4) Got myself down through driving

5) Step foot onto Pulau Ubin for the first time

6) Went through attachment and being meagrely paid

7) Took up blading!

8) Went Kelong fishing and caught a fish by my own

9) Attempted baking cheesecake and cream puff

10) Virgin attempt in kayaking too!

Me, Myself and I

2008-12-30T01:11:00.003+08:00

I wanna go to the ZOO & NIGHT SAFARI.

I need more time and sleep.

I need to be more hardworking in the coming semester.

I wish I could master inline skating.

I wanna pick up yoga.

I wish FYP could end NOW!

I am missing you, You, YOu and YOU!

I hope I've been a good friend to you so far. I do not seek to be your best friend, but hope I haven't been giving you trouble.

I need a better memory.

I am itching for MJ but will bear with it till CNY.

I want to go on a holiday. Egypt will definitely a MUST GO in my list.

I hope to land with a job after I grad.

I am sorry if I haven't contacted you for gathering. I only have 7 days a week and about 16 hours of active life in a day so I can't really squeeze so much time with all the things on hand. I dun like the idea o meeting for 2 hours and tell you I have to meet another friend. It's not so nice to you eh?

Lastly, I will summarize my achievements for Year 2008 in a couple of days.

Day in daze

2008-12-29T18:51:00.005+08:00

Results are disappointing. Yet I ought to feel contented that I didn't dabao any modules.

FYP is quite a pain in the arse. Dragged myself out of bed today and went to sch with a heavy heart. End up someone is using the equipment.

As I wonder why my booking is void, I walked from lab to lab, taking samples and putting it back. I feel quite empty today.

Went to the canteen to wait for the rest to have lunch. We ended up deciding that we need to have a good meal to celebrate our lousy results.

I'm not sad abt the results because I know I did my best. But it's just a not so nice feeling afterall. Ok, I'm simply crazy.

I'm tired, so tired I keep sleeping on the bus. But it seems I have neverending stuff to do everywhere.

Through Rainclouds and Sunshine

2008-12-28T12:47:00.010+08:00

I would consider it a rather inpromptu trip because Su Ling msged me on Tue (if I'm not wrong) whether I wanna go Pulau Ubin on Sat. I agreed rightaway and everything was confirmed through smses. We're so cool isn't it? HAHAHA!!!

Anyways, we only sort of discussed at midnight the night before, on msn. We were having plan A and B in case the clouds decided it contain enough water and wanna pee.

Plan A - Meet at 9am at Tampines then head for Changi Village for breakfast then boat over to P.U.
Plan B (wet weather prog.) - Breakfast followed by KTV

While we're discussing, it seemed like we're hoping it would rain and we'll simply just go for KTV. Even Jerm brought jacket all prepared for wet weather programme.

All of us overslept except Jerm. So instead of gathering at 9am at Tampines, all were present only at abt 10am.

The sun was high up in the sky with occasional rain clouds hovering above Changi. But we still head to P.U. nonetheless.

All smiles on Bus 29

Jermyn snoozed till...(secret, the girls know what happened :D)

We got off the bus and onto the boat within a couple of minutes. Everything was smooth!

Taken by a Vietnamese whom we tot was reluctant to take for us. So ZHUAI!

Welcome to P.U.!!!!!!!!!

We're amazed that bicycles are going at 2 buckeroos! Though Idy did told me before but I would expect the price to shoot up.

We walked from Jalan Ubin to Jalan Durian. So where is Chek Jawa?!?!?! I like the verse ALOT :)

We walk and walk...

...and walk somemore...

hundreds of cyclist passed by us...and we still continued to walk and talk and laugh

we had to stop by anything that could leave us a memory

only to realise Jerm's expression didn't change here.

He tried to be the monkey among the girls.

We finally walked to the point of entry to Chek Jawa.

More shoots along the way...

Just took this picture under Perkakak Hut for no reason.

We're FINALLY near Chek Jawa!!!! After walking mud filled potholes (luckily not soggy kind), we're reaching!!!!!

No bicycles allowed and we're so proud we went by foot!

Mud by foot...

Jerm somehow got this superficial wound and it bled like mad. We insisted he put a plaster but he took it with a pinch of salt.

Chek Jawa Trail by foot

The Girlies...Liying, Pei Mei, me and Su Ling

Jumped till we gave up because the sun was scorching!

This pretty lil girl wasn't even afraid of the dog. I just find her really adorable..and so did the rest!

A fake fireplace

Scanning Jermyn's I dunno where...

My turn to scan and he was all sulky

Saw this painting on and wall and we photowhored with it until Jermyn buay tahan us.

The good thing about walking to chek jawa by foot is that we're able to pay for a van to get u back to the jetty while the cyclist have to cycle through crazy slopes and gravels.

Chanced upon a mailbox and it was hippier than our normal white painted boring letter box. It's metallic and can treat it like mirror if you forget to bring one...hahaha

That's all folks!

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We took a train to town for KTV and saw this weird-and-a-lil-out-of-his-mind person on the train. I can't blame him because maybe he went through some trauma that caused him what he is today.

First, he flagged an oncoming train.

Then, he occupied 2 seats, one for his butt and another for his bag. We happen to have 4 seats opposite him and his actions were too loud for us not to pay attention. He kept mumbling things to himself.

After he took out his discman, Su Ling whispered to me, "I think he's going to start singing soon." Zhong toto also not so zun! He really started singing!!!!!!!!!!!! I was trying to make out what he's singing but really cannot man. He's too good at it. Su Ling managed to make out one song "Happy Birthday". He just got the quarter of the cabin staring at him. I cannot help but pity the ppl sitting beside him. Cus if I were them, I'd be rooted and lost also.

That aside, we ended up at Party World international building. Five of us were given a room enough for more than 10 person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My dad saw he picture and say can sit 30 people..a lil exaggerating la but maybe that's in the past for him.

2 cordless mics, 2 remotes along with tamborine and the shaker thing. Each of us lie down on one sofa and do spa also can man!

Satisfied my KTV craving and virgin trip to P.U.

More of such trips please!

2008-12-21T00:47:00.006+08:00

Our Blading/Cycling session finally materialised! After weeks of asking ard for ppl to blade, we finally got our asses down to ECP for a sweat filled afternoon.

Ah Lee bought new blades cus this self-claimed-blade-until-dun-wanna-blade guy say that rented blades are useless. But honestly, he's good la. I'm like a snail and he's like lightning. Ok, I know it's not a good analogy but I'm a horrible blader la. I think the shops should be glad they din rent him blades or they will have to replace many wheels. His last wheel literally went flat instead of having a curvature.

For a record, I fell 4 times!!!!!!!!!!!

Goodness, first fall is thanks to the fact that I dun know how to brake! And after like 3 hours+ of blading, I still can't 'T-brake'. I think I should practice everyday then I can compete rather than letting the horrid bicycles ring and overtaking me!

Anyways, lucky thing is that I'm pretty well butt cushioned but the left arm isn't doing that well. It feels weird now and I'm hoping nth happens tmr...haha! Perhaps too many crash landing isn't good for someone of my age.

Lixia's virgin attempt on blades is pretty good I must say. She didn't fall! Unfair!!!!! But it's not abt fair anot la...I think it's high time I learn from falling. Idy and her 2 other friends, Shiling and Liting went cycling and I will make sure Idy blade next time! It's fun girl..a lil falling makes it thrilling..haha!

I like the perspective of this picture :)

Think I was trying to balance

Blade still can pose hor?

2 Bladers + one cyclist..hahaha!

A video for your entertainment. This shows how horrid a blader I am!

More blading to come!

ANLI, LESLIE, MEL, LET'S GO BLADING SOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!

2008-12-18T19:55:00.005+08:00

Alright, I know I'm late. Everytime I want to blog, either time slip away or I had better things to do.

3rd week into holiday and I have been freaking busy! Going to school more often than normal schooling days. I guess most FYP students are feeling the same too.

I haven't been having enough meet up with the ppl I want to meet and everytime we want to meet, our schedule always clash!

Anyways, we had some fun amidst exam blues. You may wanna read Idyllicious's blog since she did a really comprehensive entry on it..haha

So what did I do during the holidays???

I had a really happening weekend on the first week of holiday. I had lab on Sat afternoon and meet up with my sec school peeps for a dunno-what-expect-night-cycling event.

I was only told to meet at Raffles Place station, first cabin at 5.30pm then will proceed to ECP to check out the overnight rental as well as rent and get food back to Shimei's place before we embark on our ambitious cycling event of the ~~century~~ year.

The dinner we had that night. Jing Ying joined us for dinner but was unable to join for cycling because she's paying the Hay Dairy's goats the next morning.

Canadian Pizzas

Satays

Stingray with spilled over Indian Rojak "chup"

"Kuey Sik"

Royal Indian Rojak because it's freaking expnsive!

Bicycle Parking Bay

The Cyclist - Pei Mei, Su Ling, hi Mei, Yong Hui, Caroline, Jermyn and Yours Truly

I havent rode long distance for a loooooooooooong time (5 years plus I guess) and the last time I cycled in Vietnam, I almost collided with a motorcyclist all because I feel intimidated cycling among so many vehicles, bicycles and people. It was crazy. I wasn't sure if I could tahan.

The plan was to cycle from ECP to Changi. We have no idea of the distance. I only know we will keep moving our legs in circles and hold the bicycle tight until our hands go numb.

For a period of time, the sky did scare us with drizzles and we contemplated on heading back in case we get drenched. But because the momentum was there, we just kept going and going. Kilometer after kilometer tgt with my ~~beautiful~~ horrible 'gear music' which just cannot be solved. I swear our legs were aching so much that it went from pain to numb and just followed the momentum.

After about 2 hours+, we reached changi village. We sat down, ordered 100 plus and that's it!

WE CYCLED FOR A FREAKING 2 HOURS ODD AND ALL WE HAD WAS 100 PLUS!!!!!!! We even had the idea to have supper when we get to Changi but we were all exhausted from cycling. We simply needed water more than anything.

Then again, thanks to the Stand Chart marathon, we had to get our asses back to MacDonalds before they close the road and leave us stranded in some parks.

Going back was faster because we tried our best NOT to have any breaks. The stretch along the runway was the WORST. It was straight road all the way and it just seem neverending. I kept cursing and swearing just to alleviate the pain. Think we had a break or 2 and it's probably 2 to 3 scale down compared to our trip to changi.

I tot the plan was to cycle at a comfortable pace but thanks to the marathon la, I had to kill my knees, thigh and butt. I couldn't really walk properly for 2 days. Had a terrible time squatting. Sitting on the toilet bowl was the shiokest cus getting up was a nightmare.

We ended our gruelling cycling and walked like ducks to Macs for breakkie. And at ard 6.30 we saw many of the marathoners running by. Caroline had the tot of bringing her ice milo out to hao lian but drop that tot.

Went back to SM's place to grab bag and cabbed back with Pei Mei. Bathed and hit the sack at 8am.

Superwoman I am woke up at 12.30pm and went for movie with Ah Lee. Luckily meet in Vivo so quite shiokadoo. Watched Bolt and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. The latter is GOOD. I enjoyed the whole show despite the lack of sleep. But tried to keep myself awake for Bolt. Bolt is good also but the lethargic-ness is more overwhelming. Dinnered at Modesto's. Food's good and I think it's a damn good chill out place.

Ended the night with a very good sleep. More than 12 hours and it feels damn good!

Started the week with none other than 'labbing'. Went town for a couple of days just to walk. My memory seems to be failing. Can't really recall what else I did.

But I rem somewhere along the holiday, I met up with my honeybunny and honeybanana, Ah Lee and no more alrdy!!!!!!!!! Oh gosh, time's running out and I want to maximise my last holiday!

Calling for Sharon, Seck Sen, Sze Sze, Jason, WK, Edmund, Ray, WJ, Alicia, Peiling and more honeygirlies please!

2008-12-07T22:10:00.001+08:00

Exams ended but I have a million and one things to do.

So meanwhile, hang in there while I sort out my stuff before blogging on the happenings recently alright.

Good night!

I terribly need sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!