ok i shall procastinate no more and blog about my taiwan trip~~

it's been a busy month for me ever since my return that i hardly had any time to even sit back relax and re-think about my experiences in taiwan for that fact that it's my first time overseas and on a plane!

lol

the first thing i had to deal with when i returned to singapore was my homework that's due the following week(s), every alternative week and all the work that has been piling up is killing me.

but ANYWAY! All the gloomy things aside, now it's for me to revisit the memories of Taiwan~!

I'll do a day by day recount. Easier haha.. =DDD

Day 1 (19/05/08)

Gu borrowed his bro's car the night before so that he can send me to the airport. Mom wanted to tag along and I decided to give Karen a lift since she stays in the east side as well and we have a car. Save cab fare.

I spent the previous night packing my suitcase and I finally decided to just bring only a pair of slippers with me while wearing my newly purchased adiddas sneakers hahaha.. other than that, i brought only 3 tshirts with me and a pair of extra jeans. i didn't bring alot of things actually. my luggage was 1/3 filled. the other 2/3 are presents to be brought over for MH. Nagged @ Karen to have her remove more things from her luggage cos she overpacked (after having her recount to me what she's bringing). Grr....

our flight to Taiwan will be from Changi Airport Terminal 1 @ 1pm+. So I pretty much left home around 10am so that I can reach the airport earlier to grab some lunch. We couldn't find T1's carpark so we parked in T2 instead and took the SkyTrain over. Checked in our luggages first before having lunch in Popeye cos Karen said she haven't tried it before (surprised!!!) lol. SiewMei came over to pass me some letters for MH as well as the red packet for her wedding.

Mom was pretty worried about me cos she kept nagging non-stop. Dad was nagging non-stop the night before as well. Gu pretty much just stayed close the whole time haha

I'm surprised that I wasn't too unsettled though I've always thought that I had this phobia for flights. I guess it's not the physically getting up the plane and sitting thro it that gets on my nerve. but anyway, we hung around till it's about time for us to get in. After handing my passport over to have it checked, Karen told me my mom was still at the gate. I thought they've left. Think I was too preoccupied that I forgot they might still be around. Turned around and waved at mom & gu before walking in.

We took JetStar Asia. Frankly, it's damn cramped. haha and having to sit there for hours and hours can be rather... uncomfortable. When the plane started to move, it was a little nerve wrecking and it started to take flight, the rush I felt was like whooooosh; when a rollercoaster shoots up ahead. I'm surprised that i didnt feel sick somehow hahaha thought i would kena motion sickness or something. oh yea, i had the window seat cos karen let me. heehee... she was busy sleeping (cos she chionged CR the night before) and i had fun looking out of the window.


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it's fun seeing how the clouds takes shape and even changes form as we move along the sky. they were like candy floss up in the sky and when we're in the clouds, it's a weird feeling.

talk about crash landing. touching down was quite an experience. it was kinda rough.

did i forget to mention that we're travelling free & easy here? lol although it's the first time karen & I been to Taiwan but since I had MH & Khim brief us on the places we can go and the 'how', I planned up a schedule for our 1 week trip & stayed in the hotel Khim recommended. It was very cheap and the service wasn't too bad. the bed was a little to hard for my liking but Karen seemed pretty comfy in it (she K.O.ed pretty quickly). I tossed and turned a lot on the first night.

i got a slight shock when i reached the airport cos they mentioned 'tao yuan international airport' although our itinery states 'chiang kai shek terminal 1'. went to the info counter to verify and realised they merely changed their name. geez.

we took a bus that will bring us to the nearest mrt station from our hotel. i kinda leeched onto another visitor (assuming he is singaporean as well) cos i overheard him askin for tix to the same stop as us @ the tix sales counter heh. in the bus the driver did shout out the stops whenever he reached somewhere but i have no freakin clue what he is saying. so i basically thought to myself that once i see the couple get off, i'll get off. it's kinda amazing how the buildings of taipei's streets are like a fusion of the old and the new. amidst all the old and rundown shophouses you'll suddenly see a really modern and nicely decorated cafe. signs of globalization is so evident as you see familiar brands like Watsons, Starbucks and 7-11 appearing once every other street. it pretty much felt as if 7-11 invaded Taiwan or something. it's everywhere. we got off the bus and was supposed to take the mrt train to our hotel. it's just one stop away. the couple was going to the same stop as well. (i overheard again HOHOHO). so i tagged behind. but we had to get pass the MRT gates, in other words, buy farecard. totally clueless. the couple saw our plight and taught us how to buy ezycard hehe we got to our hotel safe and sound thereafter (thanks for all the landmarks and the maps khim advised us on!! i scribbled it all on a ppr).


finally! in the hotel.
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we took sometime to settle down before MH came over to pick us up for dinner heh.


Dinner in 度小月;Du Xiao Yue
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We had noodles, bamboo shoots, some sort of fish (i suspect it's eel) and duck liver (i think).
the noodles were... fine. rather bland actually but the prawn was fresh and meatball was huge. the rest of the dishes wasn't that bad =) i liked the bamboo thing. karen enjoyed the duck liver thingy alot.

after dinner we chatted a short while before walking over to meet MH's friends for KTV session!

they had this really cool gadget (pretty huge) that'll light up once it's ur turn (we were on the waiting list).


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the experience was a blast and the FOOD, good god. it's gd. they had sweets (gd for throat) and some drink that they named it as 浦大海 (pu da hai) that tasted pretty much like luohan drink that's gd for the throat as well. you basically can just sing and sing and sing thro the night!


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good food, good drink, good fun. i'm contented. *grins silly*
the chicken wing damn nice.

the temperature dropped a few degrees at night and when we left the ktv and hit the streets, i was stunned by the cold as the breeze blew and i was shivering though i wore a tshirt and a rather thick jacket. karen and i practically shivered out way back haha gd thing was we had a ride from MH's friend back to our hotel.

we reached our hotel at about 1plus am in the morn. was told by MH to get ready by 10am the nxt day. we're heading to yangmingshan. goodness gracious!! ZZZzzzzzzz..

Day 2 (20/05/08)
i had a tough time falling asleep and by the time i did, i could hear voices outside our hotel door. i guess it's morning already. then i knocked out for awhile more before my alarm rang. i had to whack karen a few times to get her to wake up.

we set off looking for this shop that sells 蛋餅 (dan bing) as recommended by khim for our breakfast. i took quite awhile before realising it's right before my eyes. hah! it's basically like roti prata with egg wrapping ingredients except it's not roti prata of course. i'm using that for comparison.


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i love the dan bing man!! (had it twice on separate days)
and it's quite cheap i suppose.
the tea was damn nice too.
i spent about NT70 in total. that's about S$3+.

i liked the small streets behind our hotel.


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after we're done eating and making our way back to our hotel to wait for MH, i received a call from her. was told to bring along our slippers...cos we're going to the hot spring later~!!

MH's god bro, Sean, was a sweet and good tempered guy (whom i've never met before either) and he actually took a day off from work to bring us around. i believe... MH must've bullied him into it ahahahahaha but anyway, i'm grateful. seriously. if not for him driving us around, we wouldn't have enjoyed ourselves that much.

we did a lot in day 2 alone it's amazing just thinking about it.

while we drove up towards yangmingshan, MH was recollecting her younger years with Sean, telling us how they used to ride up there with their scooters along with other friends. This place is full of memories for them like a childhood hangout. as i felt like as if i was going back in time with their stories, the window was lowered and the cool breeze blowing in calmed the soul.


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this place, it's huge.

we reached the peak i suppose.

the view was breath-taking.


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we can actually continue walking behind where i stand but from the looks of it. it's as if it plunges down or something. freaky.


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we passed by some sort of a flower garden on our way down.


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there's a grandma selling flowers just outside and there's a couple taking their bridal shots.

moving on from mountain, to pastures.


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we constantly had to avoid cow dung. it's huge. and smelly. can't miss it.
we wanted to see some wild cows? but later we found out they were locked up. -_-

we had enough of the scenery.

time to move on to a livelier place.
this time we drove to 金山 (jin shan).
it's a suburb, village like area.


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it was interesting walking down the street and seeing the old shops around.


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we had our lunch there. the noodles & barley drink was fab. i'm not very fond of the dishes frankly speaking. there's bamboo, liver & duck. it didn't taste bad. just not the kind of food i would like to eat. the ice cream was great. cheap too! 3 scoops for NT20. less than a sing dollar.

we moved on to a temple next.
i'm not a very religious person so i felt a little out of place but i did buy a bracelet for my mom.
the temple was right at the top of a mountain so we had to walk up a pretty steep slope.

next stop: beach!


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just in time for sunset.



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we took a break to check out the sunset and found a cafe by the beach to rest. there's alot of cafe by the side of the beach that's designed with a theme in mind. i found it really cool and some of them really looked very good.

we ended up in Villa Sugar.


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this place is rather relaxing. not very cheap though but the food was decent.
i love their waffle and cheesestick. i ordered coffee milkshake while karen had coke float. i didn't finish my drink cos i thought it was a little too thick.


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next stop: 淡水 (dan shui)


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there's alot of old nostalgic stalls here selling random things or games stuff or local food. then there was the super tall ice cream and candied tomatoes. the fishball was rather special cos it's hollow in the centre but has soup and minced meat in it. something caught my eye while we were there. UFO catcher machine. I saw 'Chi' soft toy! of course it reminded me of YL. she's been singing the opening song forever and ever. i made two failed attempts. sean then took over and tried to help me catch it. failed the first attempt but after some 'hints' and 'advices' from the staff, he got a better idea on how to catch it and we got it!! hehehehehe

next stop: HOT SPRING!!!!!!!!!!

woo!! MAIN highlight of the day. we went somewhere near yangmingshan & beitou for hot spring. my first time going to one. the weather is freaking cold at night. guess what? we have to be stark naked before entering the hot spring. i'm serious. good god. seeing all the naked women inside was.. kinda traumatic. sean is a guy therefore he has to go to the 'male' pool himself. it's separate from the female. it's sorta like a half open air hot spring. look up and you see the moon. temperature was 41degrees for the water. good gracious. then they dragged me into the sauna. could hardly breathe. then we jumped into the 'cold' spring. then the jacuzzi one.

i was pretty refreshed after the whole experience. all my body aches were gone.

our trip back out to the carpark was kinda.. thrilling. uncle in a cart drove us down was driving like he was in a rush on the super steep and bumpy road where MH and Sean made alot of noise. I felt as if I would fall of anytime soon.

next stop: roadside stalls


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I'm not sure where this is located but MH and Sean drove us out for supper @ the roadsides stalls they've been eating from since young. there, there's around three or four stalls side by side selling different items. we had 甜不辣 (tian bu la), fried smelly tofu, and soy beancurd. it was a treat and quite an experience. the food wasn't too expensive and a trulylocal taste. a rather 'acquired' taste to enjoy eating the fried smelly tofu. i know karen enjoyed herself alot eating it. i barely survived. the tian bu la was quite good especially after eating the ingredients and adding soup to the bowl. there was 豬血糕 (pig blood cake) in the tian bu la. i was pretty hesitant about eating it but MH bullied me into taking a bite. i bravely took a bite and left the remainder back in the bowl. after a couple mins, MH and Sean pretty much concluded that i'm not gonna touch the remainder so they ate it up. the smelly tofu wasn't as stinky as i expected it. maybe cos it's fried. i had steamed once before and they stink big time. i was jumping around before i even started eating but MH bullied me into taking a bite again. after i did i continued jumping around. their soy beancurd was prepared rather differently from those we have in singapore. it's like cheng teng and soy beancurd mix.

tiring day indeed. we visited SO MANY places in just ONE DAY!! it's really amazing that we survived all that. our adventures ended at around 1+am in the morning. headed back to hotel and just K.O.ed.

Day 3 (21/05/08)

three things to accomplish today.

go to:
(1) 九份 (Jiu Fen)
(2) try out bridesmaid gown
(3) go to 西門丁　(Ximending)

to get to 九份 (Jiu Fen), we had to take the MRT train to Taipei Main Station, switch to taking a railway train to Rui Fang, and then take a bus down to Jiu Fen. A rather long and tedious journey that'll take us more than an hour to reach our final destination so I pretty much dedicated a good half of the day to exploring Jiu Fen (including our trip thro and fro).

taking the mrt and then switching to the railway train, purchasing of tickets according to train type and time can be a little confusing if you're unprepared. thank god i had jessie help me find out the timing beforehand and brought a printout along with me. knowing which platform to get on is quite a challenge too.

cos we didn't have much time for breakfast, we bought some food from the underpass and found this japanese sushi shop selling bentos at a good price and the selection was fab! the food looked and tasted great.


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these sushi rolls are huge. like.. a good 10cm each or something. O_O



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we took some time off to go to the cafe located strategically by the side of the hills so that we can have a fantastic scenic view. we kinda procrastinated there for a long time before moving on the check out the old sheng ping cinema and walking down a steep flight of stairs that's decorated with red lanterns throughout the entire stretch.

what was the highlight of the day for me there?

super big abalone mushroooooooooom


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yummy stuff!

next stop: Ximending

this is basically one of the places to go if you wanna shop.

which we did. i walked till my legs are about to break.

no time for photo taking. it's kinda amusing to listen to how the shop assistants greet you constantly in a rather musical tone that kinda makes me feel rather brain-damaged after listening to too much of it. it's as though they're trying to brainwash you. it gets scarier when you hear a whole bunch of them saying it at about the same time. one thing i noticed. whether male or female, they're all very attractive. you see young trendy guys being shop assistants and lelong-ing along the way. what's interesting is to just pay attention and hear what they say. it's as if everything they say made sense. basically, they sound very convincing and confident. even in this job, you can really feel how competitive it is for them. we had a taste of the 'famous' ah zhong mee sua. not too bad i guess. it's just that.. there's no seats. so outside the shop there's just this huge mob of ppl standing (or squatting) and eating mee sua. funny sight. there's quite a few roadside stalls and once the police come patrolling, they'll all grab they mobile stalls and scoot. once the coast is clear, they return. another funny sight.

i was so beat after all the shopping, i think we just went straight back to our hotel to rest thereafter. my feet is killing me.

we're damn tired already actually so we headed back to our hotel. miraculously, we still managed to garner enough strength to go to the 24hr cafe that's right behind our hotel. there's a whole stretch of them. it so happened that there's a club just right under our hotel so you see lotsa chicks dressed up to the nines walking around. the bouncers were super huge (in size and height).


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Karen ordered ALOT. we had nuggets, chicken chop (again!), carrot cake (looks like tofu!) and bubble tea (HUGE!!). i think only the carrot cake was worth ordering. bubble tea too. karen loved her pudding milk tea alot. she even managed to finish the whole cup.

Day 4 (22/05/08)

we decided to wake up later and skip going to zhong zheng memorial hall and all the other touristy places. instead, after waking up later, we headed to 五分埔 (wufengpu). but of course, before that happens, lunch is more important. =D

previously i scribbled down some directions to a burger joint that's pretty near our hotel. so good so far in finding our directions and on our way we went up to DAISO to grab some stuff, and bought a umbrella from a roadside stall. only S$5! and it's super light. somehow, stupid of me, i kept remembering the name of the place we're heading wrongly. at the back of my mind i kept thinking that it's some curry house that i'm going to but it's not? damn! in the end we found the street we're supposed to be in but walking up and down in it we just cant seem to find the restaurant. i decided to ask for directions and guess what? the lady i approached looks at me bewildered and points at the shop right before my eyes that says Mary's Hamburger. i must be blind. what's worse is i even walked by while commenting that this joint looks cool (& crowded) and that we shld drop by some other time. -__-"

the guy who took my order resembles machi bro. lol anyway, what's interesting abt TW i guess, is the fact that the ppl really know how to dress up well and in the shops, most of the retail assistants are very trendy and nice looking especially the guys! (comparing to SG obviously & we have mostly ah bengs)

the food was OK priced and i think we spend only about.. S$7 or so for our meal and the burger was tasty and huge. had a blast eating it. loved the red tea.


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how i wish i can just walk down sg randomly and find such good food. doubt that's possible. not without paying enough to make me cry. sigh. carl's jr is a burger joint, their burger is huge but the price is crazy. heard they recently shrinked the size of their burger. oh well.

back to 五分埔 (wufengpu). hehehehe it's like a taiwan version of bugis village where you can get wholesale bargains and clothes at cheap prices. but of course, quality may be compromised here but you can bargain for cheaper deals with the shop owners. i bought some tshirts here for gu. it started raining soon. rather troublesome to move around cos of the leaky rooftops.

we made our way to mingyao mrt station to meet MH to try out the bridesmaid gown. i wasnt allowed to take photos there. wilson wanted 'sneak previews'. i tried on a few gowns upon request from MH and Karen but pretty much ended up picking the first gown i tried on (and decided previously when i tried). fuss free. didn't even need altering. only prob, it's very tight fit around the ribs and waist area. can hardly breathe. MH took longer to try on her gown. she put on some weight and need alterations. *slap head*

Sean picked Karen up to have a haircut in a salon of a hairstyling friend while i waited for MH. after all the trying, MH's husband came and pick us up. there's ALOT to carry. the boot was filled. After picking Karen up, we were dropped off at Shihlin night market to wander on our own. heh. quite frankly, we pretty lousy cos we don't know how to eat guts or livers or wadever or even the famous cockles omelette. since we weren't that hungry to begin with, we went across the road to the shopping streets instead to walk around. the street just goes on and on and on... and it seems like it's never gonna end!!! after an hour of walking, i believe.. we're still not near the end. so we turned back and went back for the food.


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we ended up trying only the beef steak and XXL chicken chop. the chicken chop was good but rather startling experience. while queuing and chatting with karen, i suddenly realised the shop keeper was next to me, face rather near, eyeballs looking at me, hand with paper bag and he was wearing a cover over his mouth (the kind u see ppl wearing during SARS). anyway, i was supposed to grab one of the paper bags and when it's my turn, open it up for the shop keeper to dump the XXL chicken chop inside. O_O

Day 5 (23/05/08)

today, is the day, i visit my taiwan office. hehehehe to look for some colleagues whom i've been corresponding with but not met in person before.

we took the MRT to a stop near some hospital and walked the rest of the way to the office with the directions khim gave me. it wasn't that difficult to find so everything's pretty cool. we spent some time grabbing some snacks from MOS burger and Karen was eyeing this red bean pie that had mochi inside. she loved it to bits.

Just then i received an sms from Ashley! =DDDD
she'll be meeting us later on. i went up to the office first to say Hi and was shocked when they passed me yet another few bags full of local food to bring back -_- my poor suitcase. till now i still regretted bringing those boxes of food back cos i missed my chance of bringing back more comics and now i feel faint whenever i flip behind to check the price of the comics in TW dollars and learn of how much i could've saved if i did buy from TW. arghghghghgh...

i went out for lunch with my TW colleagues and after lunch we stopped by a shop where i bought alot of accessories haha too cute to resist! it started raining afterwards (thank god i brought brolly) as we tagged along my colleagues snaking throu the unfamiliar streets to find ourselves standing outside a dessert stall. we decided to tarpow some dessert back and it's what i would've described as.. 'action packed' hahaha cos it's so full of a variety of jello stuff but not saying that it tasted bad cos it was good. it's just fun to chew on the different stuff that's inside.

Ashley came along and got us out of the place =D


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it's karen's first time meeting Ash but i think it'll be fine. =D since we had too much to hold, Ash suggested we go back to our hotel to put down some stuff first before headin out again. gd idea. walking around with two big paper bags and a handbag is not doing my back any gd. knowing me well, our next stop is to the Eslite bookstore hehe i was busy checking out on manga illustration books and comics. nearby in the vicinity is the Taipei 101 building and Mitsukoshi shopping malls (there's so damn many of them) and each building is just as huge. after some random photo taking sessions with the buildings, for a tea break, we headed to a bubble tea restaurant of some sort. it's called 'Chun Shui Tang'.


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we were kinda shocked @ the size of the bubble tea -__-"
but it was good. i had oolong milk tea.

we had korean bbq for lunch and even tho we ordered a set for two and had three of us eating, we were stuffed and could not finish our food.


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we walked till i nearly dropped around warner village area and saw a man who had countless golden retrievers sprawled out to perform tricks. since it was raining we were kinda trapped and missed our chance of visiting the ferris wheel. the stuff in the boutiques aint' cheap but there's a particular paris brand of accessories that caught my eye and i felt my heart flutter but... the price was too steep. *whistles*


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Day 6 (24/05/08)

today is the day to wake up super early, slap on tons of make up and take a cab down to the restaurant i'm heading by 11pm. why? cos i'm to be the bridesmaid for MH's wedding lunch reception. =DDD

first (hopefully last) time ever being to be a bridesmaid. not an easy job afterall. became the errand girl of the day. had to do my own hair make up cos bridesmaid no priviledge to be looked after. all attention is on the bride herself lol. i entertained myself by disturbing her nephew.



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the bestman too tall lah. lol
think at least 1.8m and above or something.

the food served was pretty unique in terms of the dishes, ingredients and presentation. yummy stuff but too bad i cant eat too much cos the gown i'm wearing is super tight fitting around the ribs and waist area. can hardly breathe.

when i had the chance to take a seat, i chose to sit between familiar faces haha on my left was ZW (fellow singaporean acquaintance! i'm saved!) and Sean, MH's god brother hahaha Sean was busying introducing the dishes to me.

after the wedding reception, it's about time for me to leave and pick Karen up. MH cried buckets-full of tears. i nearly teared but stopped myself in time cos once i start it's hard to stop. T_T

ashley and vivian shared a cab with me to go pick karen up to walk around the streets near our hotel as a form of showing us around. karen's glasses broke just when about to leave. had to buy some contact lens to remedy the situation.

i'm shocked to see the amount of shops available. it's just endless. i chanced upon an accessory shop that had the kind of designs that caught my eye. it's slightly more expensive but given the looks of it, it's a price i'm more or less willing to pay.

we went to ROSE, which is like HMV or Tower Records where I ran loose and sweeped their shelves clean. Bought a whole bunch of DVDs that I've been eyeing on for the longest time. I've always known that SG won't have them and I had no choice but to grab them only when I'm overseas. The only disappointment is that TW don't carry Josee, the tiger and the fish. I've been looking for this film for the longest time ever. Korea has it but i'm not sure if the subtitles is what I want...*cries*

our next stop is the most anticipated of all stop.
we're going for our 麻辣鍋 (ma-la steamboat)

WOO!

and what's best is this shop is super near my hotel. nxt time i know how to get there myself liao!!! muahahaha and i also found out there's another eslite bookstore outlet near the hotel. muahahaha

karen was hopeless in trying to open the bottled coke. so i opened all her bottles for her. kekeke the ingredients was pretty fresh. i avoided pig blood cake as much as possible but the duck blood was irresitibly good. much as i'm uncomfortable eating such things, it's too good to reject. their corn was super sweet too. can you imagine that their free flow of ice cream is haagen daaz? geez.


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we were so damn full after eating. actually, i find the steamboat not as spicy so i asked wad level of spiciness did we order. unfortunately, it's the one that's least spicy. i would've prefered it spicier but judging the amount of noise karen is making, it's pretty spicy for her hahaha


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crazily packed everything i could into my luggage.


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Final Day 7 (25/05/08)

today is the day we're bound to head back to Singapore but our departure flight is in the evening at around 6+pm. we're supposed to reach SG by 11pm at night. So we basically had a little more time to relax and roam around in the vicinity to make our final purchases and tarpow some donuts before the hotel chauffer us to to airport at 3pm.

we had our lunch in the street just across out hotel. it's a japanese restaurant serves curry dishes and when we entered it wasn't too crowded but soon afterwards it was kinda swarmed with people.


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after lunch we walked to the eslite bookstore that's near us and i bought another two volumes of yinyang master home with me.

next is to get our donuts.

that pretty much concludes our morning and afternoon. the sky was turning overcast, threatening to rain. i texted our final goodbyes to Ash, MH and Sean while looking around for the last time in this trip of ours to Taiwan. it's a good place to visit and although others may comment that it is a waste to spend all 7 days just being in Taipei instead of venturing out to other cities such as Tai Chung or Kao Hsiung, well, no rush i feel. a step at a time. relax and enjoy my everyday sights and sound in the place is good enough. i've spent my 7 days well and eventful, not wasting a single minute on procrastinating. i'm proud to say our itinery was one that others could be envious of (at least karen's friend was hahaha). there's alot of culture shock that may not sit well with me the first time round but now that i think back, it's not that bad either. wilson will enjoy himself the next time we return to TW and by then, i'll be a better guide to show him around.


at the airport. tired beyond description
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off we go back to Singapore~



p.s. landing was way better when we touched down on changi airport.

leaving for the airport soon.
in another 15 minutes time, wilson will be driving me to the airport while picking karen up on the way.

am i nervous?

still not really.

i wonder why.

i must be too used to feeling numb. this is getting irritating. things might change for the better once i reach TW i guess. new ppl new sights gets me perked up.

i think it's the crazy hot weather that's making me more moody than excited. looking at the amount of light shining into my living room. goodness gracious. *puts on sunglasses*

=D

cya in a week's time!

MYSTERY GIFT...



I actually received this package of which after I opened it up... i found japanese brand tidbits, poop lollipop, chupa chups lollipop and yes, a toe sock.

Then there's this note that says:

konnichiwa!
when in doubt of what to buy...
junk food is the best.
Yes! says den!

this is by far the weirdest present i've received.

what's more mysterious about this is the fact that the sender is not indicated!

i have no freakin clue who sent this!

i swear it's damn funny somehow and i know i didn't grab the wrong package cos it's attentioned to me. even had my work designation written down.

lol

you know what? i'm kinda nervous and excited but not very... YET.

why 'yet'?

cos i've never been overseas.

i'm excited over the notion that i'm finally going somewhere.

nervous cos this is the first time i'll be onboard a flight.

but why 'yet'?

i guess it just hasn't dawned onto me yet. that i'm REALLY gonna be overseas in just... 2 and a half day's time. i guess i'll start feeling it once i start packing my luggage.

i've spent alot of time planning for this trip (shit! now that i think abt it.. i forgot to scan the latest schedule for karen! *rushes off*)

5 mins later...

ok yea like i was saying, i spent a lot of time planning for this trip, and likewise making plans to get things settled, both for work and for school, before going off for my trip.

life has been pretty hectic for me these few month.

initially it's rather depressing actually.

but somehow.. i became more clear-minded. more in control of the things going on at work. and interestingly, i chat more with my team members than i usually would. this is kinda weird.

as for school work, it's a bitch with all the assignments but i'm glad i submitted by first two assignments early and before due date. i have to worry tho, when i'm back cos two more assignments awaits me. i DID learn quite alot from the course except that i would've prefered a more relaxed pace. i'm so kanchiong every damn day that i cant hardly breathe easy.

talking about taking flight,

i took a 'flight' yesterday.

not on a plane but on the Singapore Flyer. lol

Boss decided to hv a welcoming outing for Jessie so the whole team (involuntarily? just jking...) went to take the Sg Flyer. That ferries wheel. My new intern was pretty hyper. lol like seriously excited which is cute tho cos it makes the atmosphere livelier. took some group shots and random shots here and there along with scenic shots (night view).


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the entire... entering of the pathway to the capsules is quite amusing. really felt as if you're about to board a plane or something. bcos the capsule will not just stop and wait for u to board, it actually moves along and you have to hurry and run in while it moves. i saw nets under the capsule. i guess it's for 'capturing' the ppl who somehow lost their footing and fell? lol sounds freaky right. was tempted to just push Atul off to 'test' the net hahahaha

the going up was pretty fun but the coming down part was a drag. i'm not too sure if i'm interested to come back another time. not even if you pay me. seriously. BUT, i might think abt it if it's perhaps towards evening just before sunset. the view might be better that way cos i get to see the merge of colours in the sky. sano actually been up there like THREE TIMES?? he must be either nuts, or too free, or too rich hahahaha not cheap leh!

$29.50 per trip.

i thought we were gonna get to eat popeye chicken for dinner. damn! we ended up walking to hotpot culture in marina sq. lol ok la the food wasnt too bad actually. soup base quite good. food quite fresh. service... ok la cos i think too crowded. i left my jacket behind. -__- my mom bought it so bo bian must retrieve.

all in all, i think yesterday's outing was fine. =D


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my braincells are officially fried but at least a load's off my mind now.

make that TWO loads off my mind, but four more to go. *eyebrow twitches*

i'm finally done with two of my more urgent assignments that's due in may, one of which i've already submitted beforehand and another that i've just finished writing and need some fine tuning before i submit it before due date as well.

i've been rushing my ass off cos of these assignments and the fact that one of the due date falls on the period when i'm gonna be off to Taiwan and back only a week later. tsk tsk.

gotta attend classes this fri, sat and sun as well.
there goes my weekend and braincells again. omg.

i made some online orders lately but guess i won't be able to receive the stuff till i'm back.

xxxxxxxxxx

@ Lunar


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I can't quite remember when this is actually except we were here first before heading to bar stop next to celebrate colin's bdae. that night gu and I both turned into 'merlions' puking downstairs our hdb block to prevent hangover the next day hahahahaha the next morn we went o'er and checked the grass patch we puked on and the part gu puked DECOMPOSED!! as in turn brown. OMG LA so damn funny hahahahaha

@ Bar Stop


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this place is really neat. the ambience is more or less as portrayed in the photos. i dont have the exact address but if you're interested just buzz me. i'll find out for u.

In new office @ Hansapoint

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Kinda miss our old office. my old seat. damnit. miss TM & century sq, miss the good, miss the ease of transport, miss the fried fish beehoon, miss the bead shop, miss MH and Ash, too much of what's lost and cannot be replaced.

we had a pretty bz time a week before and after the shift. plenty of packing and unpacking to do, it's been pretty nerve wrecking.

ppl come and go but too many has left recently, most of which r ppl that i really liked having around and now that they're gone, life in the office has become somewhat dull-er than before.

not that there's nothing good about the shift... just that the bad overweighs the good. sigh.

@ Changi Airport Terminal 1

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this marks the last day of minhung's stay in singapore. minutes after taking these memorable photos, she's up on the plane and on her way back to TW. it's kinda sad but oh well.. i'll be seeing her again lol. in a week's time.

xxxxxx

i was warned time and again NOT to wear slippers when i walk around TW. lol
so ok fine i finally got myself a pair of sneakers.
i don't have any decent ones.


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this is kind of like a limited edition with star spotted all over the shoe. u can click on the pic to get a larger view. i bought this cos i tot it's kinda cool, not too flashy and not too expensive (for a limited edn) either.

it's been a crazy month.
seriously.
i've been so damn busy with life trying to make everything fit and work and operate smoothly that i'm half going crazy.
i don't have time to read blogs let alone blog my own stuff!

i have photos piling and piling non stop, stashed somewhere but i simply don't have any time to post them up yet.

i will soon.
i promise.

*pats iman*

it's just that i've been really depressed lately with all the accumulating stress, mad rush at work and mad rush to complete my assignments, fear that i might not be able to meet the deadlines, crazy assignment topics, people who's not giving me peace at work, trying to clear all my work and studies stuff to make it for my upcoming tw trip (this is a gd thing but it clashes with my assignment due date -_-), right after i'm back from tw trip & wilson will be away for 3 weeks for reservist.. DAMNIT!

i don't even have time to camwhore!

*pats iman somemore*

okok. i'll post something.

soon.

我的人生在接下来的5年内...不，甚至于2-3年内，会有什么样的变化？
难道还是一事无成。

我能引以为荣的“成就”，是什么？
历史将不留下我的痕迹。
我“存在”过吗？
谁有见证了我的存在？
当身边的人们往生后，
又会有谁记得我？

我的坚持，
人生，
既然如此不值一提，
也不过是地球上，数十亿人口的那么一位...
有必要“努力”的理由吗？

“努力”是为了什么？
自己吗？
得以成就又为了什么？
为社会付出，为了什么？

自满。
价值。
贡献。
人生必走的道路。
理所当然的。

内心深处的呐喊，
谁听得见？

社会对我的要求，
我非得回应吗？

想自私却又狠不下心。
愧疚之心。
被束缚到快窒息了。

*bows*

Missed Me? *winks*

bwahaha i know i've been missed due to my lack of blog entries cos i've been procrastinating forever to post my drafts out and omg... it's been a mth!!! wahahahahha

i've gotten countless 'complaints' frm my dear friends so i think i better get my ass off the couch and start some serious blogging already. my last update was since Feb 26th.

SO, in other words, any entries you see that's dated any time after Feb 26th, it's new. hehehehehe

have fun!!

xxxxxx

i've finished watching Nodame no Cantabile: Europe Special and I love it!!!!
nodame is as cute as ever but chiaki's hair kinda sucked hahahaha and they *chu-ed!*
which is the most exciting part and it's fun seeing how chiaki becomes jealous and realising the importance of nodame to him. *grin*

i wanna watch kurosagi movie too.

other movies i watched and are reaaaaaaaally good are:
1. Vitus
2. Always~ sanchome no yuuhi (evening on third street)
3. Millennium Actress (satoshi kon's work - anime)
4. Step Up 2
5. Juno

I still have alot more shows in my pending list to clear (omg):
1. Beck
2. Sugar & Spice
3. Liar Game
4. Fracture
5. Zodiac
6. No country for old men
7. all the hk dramas helen provided
8. drama lent to me by my HR director
9. Bara nai no hanaya drama on tudou.com

*faint*

Scarf for MH

My 2nd Branching Out Scarf made for MH.

Cream Coloured Branching Out Scarf

This time round I made this scarf much longer than the grey one i did for myself and stretched it a little wider than i did for mine. i'm quite pleased with the result but there's definitely room for improvement. since the scarf is longer this time round i had problem finding a proper surface to block it on and so, i took Denise's advice.

I used my bed.

and all the time while doing so, as in busily pinning the scarf on my bed, my dad was nagging non-stop in the living room asking me to hurry up and eat my dinner before it turns cold. but oh well, once u start u can't just stop halfway or the shape gets messed up. i had to finish this before mom comes home n i can leave the room door half closed so she won't suspect what i've done to her bed cover. *gulps*

she'll slaughter me if she found out i've been poking pins into the bed covers.

i'm gonna take a break off knitting for a week now and concentrate on studying and starting on my assignments. feeling stressed already.

Pat's birthday dinner & blythe doll bikini

another multi-pictorial entry.
three separate occasions to blog about.

first and foremost,
KITTENS FOR ADOPTION!!!

ANY KIND SOUL(S) OUT THERE!?
Three lil kittens were 'saved' by my colleague who picked up the orphaned kittens (mommy got killed by vehicle) and has been bottle feeding them. I took the picture last week so the kittens are at least 2 weeks old by now but very young still.

my colleague is trying her very best to keep the kittens safe and strong and feeding them as frequently as she could probably manage but it's a tough job since their mom died and without natural mommy's milk, the kittens lack the strong immune system they need to build up and are more vulnerable under such circumstances.

once the kittens gets a little older, they'll be up for adoption.

please spread the news around and if ANYONE at all is interested in adopting them,
do not hesitate to drop me a msg on my blog or call my mobile if you have my number (no, i'm not posting my hp num up, duh!) XD

they make a heck lot of noise with all the mewing but they are adorable to bits as well and so tiny!! their eyes have yet to open when i first met them and so they were pretty much blindly climbing around in the box while we took turn to bottle feed them and help them pee.

two canine visitors came along and grew very curious and just sat by watching these three strange little mewing things scrambling about blindly.

i swear i felt like kidnapping the sausage dog home.
it has the funniest expression.

for Pat's birthday, the guys and myself made a surprise appearance to what was initially supposed to be just a simple meeting btwn CW and herself.

we had dinner in this japanese restaurant in clarke quay named kura no naka.

before i reached there myself (after work), i actually came to this same place to check it out with chingling the night before ahahaha sekali so damn atas. my normal dressing usually includes slippers. guess i have to seek alternatives now.

conclusion: looks atas and the pricing abit heart-stopping as well but ok la. can relax.
food-wise... i think so so. but i liked how the shabu shabu was prepared with the japanese lady boss preparing and putting in the food for us.

since we're seated in one hidden corner, far from the crowd and staff,
service is not as prompt as expected.

we pretty much had to sit on the flr with our shoes taken off so i nearly had cramps i swear.

my food turned out pretty bland and YK's eel wasn't too fantastic either. forgot wad song ordered. CW had seafood nabe. i ordered pork name. Pat and her friend's order was beef shabu shabu. damn! i wanted beef! but it's a 2 pax order. cant possibly finish it all up myself so i had to sadly order my pork nabe that has hardly any taste. only after i'm done did YK say he could've shared the beef shabu shabu with me if i wanted. arghghghghghghgh...!

aiya anyway paiseh. i dun normally initiate having others share the same makan as me unless they've thought of it right frm the start to hav that same dish.

xxxxx

here's Ranna's blythe doll named Buttons.

ain't it sweet?

i like how there's this orange shade churning out for this photo taken. am pretty pleased.

anyway, in case you're wondering why i posted this pic up,
this doll is wearing yet another work of mine.

for her upcoming Batam trip,
correction, upcoming when i was making it but as of date, it is already a passe event,
Ranna had me crochet a bikini set for her blythe doll.

i created both the top and bottom for the blythe doll but here with the photo,
i only featured the top.


i'm quite pleased with how it turned out. the bikini pieces because it's my first time trying to make one and it fits just nice!

Buttons and her bikini top

i admit that i've been pretty brain dead lately and have not been reading much of what's send to me about my part time degree and thank god chingling has been readin and reminding me when to collect our text books and that we even have an orientation where attendance is compulsory of which, i didn't read about either. *slaps head*


i need my coffee and chicken brand essence.


but i've finally got my engine started and took my textbooks/coursebooks etc out to read through today. within is all the assessments, deadlines, course outline etc and reading materials.


i read thro both the coursebooks and started highlighting all the key points and damn! i have 2 assignments due in may, 3 in june and 1 in july. so exciting! *dies*


but oh well, i'm excited nonetheless cos i get to study finally and learn new things. i like studying and that's the truth. good thing is that there's no exams and so i can focus and have fun writing my assignments. the assignments might seem a piece of cake at first glance but it's not after having done some serious reading into it and i'm trying very hard to remind myself that this is university standard and i'm not expecting myself to submit anything less. it's not like poly where we can just chuck everything in and make it sound like it has sense and just submit lol.


is aiming for High Distinction for all my modules too much?

But I don't think I'll fancy anything less than a Distinction so I guess I better aim high. I have to.


*prays hard*


i'll start my readings next week. kiasu abit nevermind!!!! ROAR

Crochet octopus + bikini + scarvf

just to put all the relevant pics in the same entry will save me some time to post separately hehehe..

since my last entry i mentioned that i've been knitting/crochet-ing right?
has been very busy ever since.

first pics i'll post are of the amigurumi octopuses i made.
i've made 3 so far of 3 different colours: pink, turqoise and mustard yellow.

the pink was considered a defective one since it was the first piece i made and first piece(s) are prone to mistakes where by creating them allows me trial and error to learn from my mistakes and also pick up new tips and i'll implement the new changes to my future creations of the same design.

BUT after Denise and my knit-bitch kakis mentioned that they'll give the pink octopus to Yvonne as a present (i forgot for wad cause), i re-did the pink octopus, re-crochet, re-stuffed, and re-stitched it to perfection. i love the eyes i bought frm Daiso. too cute. luckily i have a crochet flower i made nearly half a year ago and it came in handy to be the octopus's head accessory.

pink octopus with flower

what do you think?
i think it's just too adorable BUT very tedious to make, especially the legs and the part about stitching it up.

but it can get very very addictive once you start and i just can't stop!
and... voila! two more octopuses are born and the mustard yellow one will go to MH, turqoise one for YL.

mustard yellow octopus and turqoise octopus

my personal fav is the turqoise one heh.
i still have yarn to make extras and i have one more colour that i've yet to start on. it's bright navy blue. that one will have to wait for quite some time.

anyone who is interested in ordering these frm me as presents as sms me or drop me a note in my comments yea. i'll revert back to u on the completion date and price.

the next project i started on was a bikini top.
the yarn colour was chosen by my gu and it's quite well received by those who saw it and i personally liked it a lot as well.

i experimented with the design so many times that i was getting so sick and frustrated with it but i refused to give up cos i want to see it completed and soon i concluded. the pattern's B cup is just not it. perhaps caucasian's boobs are bigger even tho they indicate a similar cup size. i decreased it to an A cup and guess what. it fits. stupid! i'm an Asian B cup, mind u. so... i hv no idea how those A cups ladies will be able to complete a decent bikini top with the same pattern.

anyway, here's the result.
sorry for my lack of courage to wear it and 'flaunt' my bod on the WWW but anyway, the hanger does the trick in showcasing it.

Crochet bikini top

my most recent project is the Branching Out Scarf.
I saw the pattern online and fell in love with it.

Had Denise guide me through the pattern and teaching me how to read it and i got started pretty much immediately.

i've been knitting feverently, obsessively and religiously ever since.

it took me a week to complete knitting the scarf and soon after, we've reached the stage where i've got to block my scarf to let it set into the designated shape.

first, i had to soak it in lukewarm water, adding a few drops of baby shampoo.

then, i have to dry it by pressing it with a towel and i cannot wring it.
next, we've got to block it with pins round the border and shape it into the way i want it to result into.

here's my dear gu helping me check if everything is evenly spread out. you wouldn't want a fat and thin scarf that's uneven all over. it took us quite awhile to get the scarf properly blocked since it's my first time doing it and i don't quite know how to go about doing it and wilson is just as clueless.

voila!!

the scarf is in it's BLOCKED state but it's still wet and pinned up to dry.
i'm using a old blanket with towels as the base to poke all my pins into.

i need to get a board or something man.

After one night of blocking...

here's the pic of the finalized look!

oh good god save me.

i've been sneezing since blardi AM in the morning and it's still going on..
my brain cells are fucked up now, my cheekbones are numb, my skull is cracking open anytime (i can feeel it) and yea. i swear i can concuss anytime soon.

i just took a 2 second glance at my calendar.

alriiiitey.
a week since i blogged.
i've done quite alot of stuff.
a few stuff then happened.
watched a few really good movies.
....
ok i'll just.. blog in a little more detail to get my brain juice flowing.
it's prob to stucked for work but yea i can still manage with some blogging i guess.

i've been knitting. yea
ok technically it's crochet-ing.
i've so far made about two amigurumi octopuses each of a different colour.
first one was defective but the subsequent ones were pretty successful.
i took some photos but oh well. i procrastinated.

right now i'm trying to complete my crochet-ed bikini.
i'm almost done. if my brain wasn't so dead, i was expecting myself to complete it today.
but now that i've gotten a warning letter or rather, i was told to not knit in the office cos it wouldn't look nice even tho my cubicle is so hidden so oh well.

and oh yes. more work. but i digress.

so what's with all these sudden knitting/crochet-ing again.
to most i guess, they most prob won't be surprised.
i'm always doing some handiwork project at any given time but well why knitting/crochet is because i've finally found some knitting kakis (ex sec sch mates) and we gather every other week to meet up and knit. i like this. seriously. at least it's not a lonely hobby anymore.

after i'm done with the bikini i still need to make 3 or 4 more octopus. 2 to be given away.

and when i'm done with those, my nxt project will be a fan and leave scarf. need to ask Den abt the yarn i shld get.

i'll try to upload pictures soon.

it's amusing how everytime i go colin's hse and it's like so expected of me to bring something handiwork related there to kill time.

i just found out recently that dennis has just become my neighbourhood friend. like.. just next block literally. he moved in just three months ago and i got a free tompang (ride) from him from TP back to marine parade. swee. one more friend in the area to jio out for teh peng.

i like this feeling. having ppl u feel comfortable living near u and u can just go over their hse n hang out w/o worrying abt transport to get home. u simply walk home.

right and talkin abt good movies/shows,
i bought nodame no cantabile: europe special.
i can't help it.
yes i've leeched it from a friend but i cant help it.
i ended up buying the original DVD as well.
it comes with bonus behind the scenes + interview features.
i can't help it.

i have too many shows but no time to watch. when i have time, i'm somehow still not watching the shows.
damn it! i need to concentrate.

JUNO is good. VITUS is damn good (switzerland film abt piano prodigy).
u guys MUST try it out. i'm serious.

as for drama that i've watched,
Bara Nai No Hanaya is damn good.
I lured MH into watching it and now she's addicted.
I've shown her only like.. half of ep 1.
cool. i like Shingo alot.

oh crap i feel like crashing my head on the table n just sleep.
oh shit it's six pm WHERE'S WILSON!!
I WANNA GO HOME!!!!!

i'm craving for japanese food.

oh one last thing.
mel teo came online yesterday afternoon.
happy and surprised i msn-ed her but oh well.
i'm disappointed with her cold replies.
not sure what i was expecting either tho.

ok. the end.

I WANNA GO HOMEEEEEEEE!!
*calls up wilson*

Anyone Else But You
By the Moldy Peaches

You're a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on you're back is the latest trend
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
So why can't, you forgive me?
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

I will find my nitch in your car
With my mp3 DVD rumple-packed guitar
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du

Up up down down left right left right B A start
Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

You are always trying to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

We both have shiny happy fits of rage
You want more fans, I want more stage
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Don Quijote was a steel driving man
My name is Adam I'm your biggest fan
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Squinched up your face and did a dance
You shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du
But you

**I like this song alot cos it's sweet and I heard of it from watching JUNO.

FWAH!!!!!! KONATAAAAA..!!
i like!


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YY WANNA TORTURE ME!!
gonna get off work already suddenly email me this link with a konata figurine.
basket!

MOTTE KAERIIIIIII~!

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL MI FWENS!

*huggles immy & susu & yifeng*

hee
my gu bluff me say no plans. suddenly got bouquet delivered to my office.

Half-moon necklace (Purple)

First Order received (and done) for the half-moon crescent necklace.

This time it's in purple and I made it for my colleagues.
She paid for the materials and I was "forced" to get a free lunch from her. lol

I personally liked this necklace a lot and I'm glad for the colours I selected.
Took me just a few hours to get it done within a day.
Quite successful.

Brought it to office to pass it to her but meanwhile I've shown it to a few others and they liked the colour combination too. I used a heart-shapped clasp for this necklace. turned out pretty sweet.

dong cheng dong cheng!!
CNY!
POCKETS-FUL OF ANG POW TIME!

BUT! For me, it's also the time for questions like "when r u getting married" / "when can i stop giving u ang pow?"

*slap head*

i went o'er to ching's hse to visit first during the earlier half of the afternoon before heading off to my uncle's house for visiting.

it's a once a year thing and all my relatives (father's side) will just gather to my uncle's hse.
it's like a one stop station basically.

we arrived a little later than we normally do (tho we still ended up being the earlier few to arrive) tsk tsk tsk...

we all probably missed out one or two family members who came earlier in the day.
but oh well, so did everyone else haha


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no little ones running around.
unlike chingling's hse where we were being greeted by this huge grp of kids blocking the doorway and chattering non stop. i nearly went crazy. it's been awhile since there's been a child in the family. i'm somewhere around the middle if you were to go and count in order of age amongst me and my cousins. the oldest one has probably just hit his thirties not so long ago and just got married last year or so.

babies not in sight YET but i suppose... soon?

this year wilson's a smart boboy. he borrowed his brother's car out to drive us in. hehehe save me the trouble from sitting on his bike when it's a day where i deliberately dress up a little more and pinned my hair up. no complaints from the folks about his driving skills so i guess it's a PASS! HEHEHEHE

my aunt didn't recognize me. -__-"
must be normally i always dress too shabbily.

check out how fat bryan's pocket is (with red packets).
wilson was commenting on how it looked like a second 'wallet'.



actually this year not bad lah. my mom give face and came with us hehehehe.
as usual my uncle bugged me with questions about my digicam. buey tahan.
not pro wanna act pro. wah lau.

as soon as we can 'siam' the place,
gu drove to send my parents and i back home first. he dropped me off at chingling's house where i hung out with ching and HL first and he stayed home for a couple hours to spend some time with his family first. later in the evening he joined us at east coast park's mcdonald.

talked cock as usual hahaha since all our brain cells are pretty much fried and cant think too intelligently so we talked crapped about work shite, office politics, and stupid ppl.

a cute cat came and sat near me but it was hiding behind the plants. took some pictures of it but forgot to post it up. she's pretty ppl shy.

by the time we're leaving the 'amusement park'... well not exactly a park as per se but yea there were these rides that stopped operations already but the gang decided to randomly pose in it anyway.


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Ching loves doraemon.

Just a follow up photo for XMAS potluck with my ex KC school/class mates.


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Esther's back in town these few weeks from Australia but will be returning this weekend so I hurriedly arranged for a quick gathering. Majority of those I've asked turned up except Kelv n LJ who had work and couldn't come in the end. Billy's off for his flight so he wasn't there either.
hopefully the nxt time i arrange an outing, everyone will be around. not that it's an easy feat since we've all grown up and has stepped into the work force.

i was kinda in a mad rush to get everything planned, organized & settled. was workin my ass off during weekends (my weekend is burnt, no rest @ all) and i just got home at around 2.30am on monday morning, slept for a few hours and had to head back to work in my office before rushing out after work to orchard to meet up with the rest. omg.

i was a little late and my body esp my legs were aching from all over. i limped my way to swensen while wilson went over to the nearest atm to draw out some cash and i was waiting outside swensen for the rest to walk over. forgot that i've asked them to meet @ heeren's spinelli cafe.

food wasn't too bad actually.

it's nice gettting to meet the peeps on monday since it's been years since i've last seen them especially kero and frankly speakin, he still looks pretty much the same!! except maybe he's taller and slightly more built than the scrawny boy boy last time.


picture on the left (2002) ; picture on the right (2008)

i didn't realise until sano started laughing and reminded me of something.
both photos above, though on two separate occasions, were taken while i called out for kero suddenly and snapped the camera shutter immediately. ahahahaha

actually...everyone looks pretty much the same hahahhaa brought back some old memories when we were still 'young' (altho i'm not that young anymore but for their current age.. they still fit that bill).

we wanted to go to partyworld at first but it was kinda expensive. $25 per pax. so we decided to head to cine's kbox. kinda stressful when everyone's kinda good in singing hahahahaha too bad est has a curfew and sano + kero had to leave earlier. in the end it's only left with wendy, gu and i singing till almost 1am hahaha

Half-moon necklace (Gold)

Another handmade project of mine.
Got the pattern from a book found in Bugis Junction's Kinokuniya book store.

I had a super hard time getting the beads I want and in the end, I STILL did not manage to located all the beads I wanted and had to settle for 'alternatives'.

I kinda hate having to settle of alternatives but oh well.
At least the necklace turned out really chic.
Only downside is that I'll probably switch to buying the metal parts (T-pins/9-pins/clasp etc) from another shop than the one I went to.

The quality seems lousier and in just ONE day, the gold turned brownish rust colour.
shit.

I brought the necklace to office to show some of my colleagues and surprise surprise,
I've got an order. hahaha

but i'll probably leave it till after CNY before I start working on it.

For the one I made for myself, since it's my first time trying out this pattern, it tooked me quite awhile to get it done up to my satisfaction. I probably dismantled it AT LEAST thrice cos I wasn't too happy with the results.

ended up sitting in the same spot for more than 4 hours making it hahahaha

Swanky Franky (Beef sausage wrapped with Bacon, topped with cheese)
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Beef Sandwich
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Can you feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel it?

saliva dripping yet? hahahaha

gu decided that we'll have dinner @ botak jones (toa payoh) on friday night.
we decided to order something new from our usual orders.
he ordered sausage while i tried out their sandwich.

as usual, i'm not expecting sandwich to be too filling but omg.
this was HUGE.
seriously.
i had to stop wilson from eating most of his fries and side dishes and had him focus on finishing up his sausage first and i was RIGHT.

after he finished his sausage, he was pretty full.

i almost regret ordering the jalepeno chilli stuffed with cheese and soup.
almost cos they tasted good so that kinda kept me from regreting but i did feel super bloated after eating all those stuff.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ON A DIET DAMNIT!

p.s. i thought the pics of the food turned out pretty gd hahaha

呵呵，其实偶尔用中文blog一下也挺过瘾的。
索兴就一直这样下去吧！

。。。

其实也不能啦。
如果真的索性就用中文来写文章，
可想而知，我因该会收到很多“勒索”信和“抗议”书吧？
然后就会有朋友来投诉说看不懂，要我翻译。

我真是自找麻烦。

唉~。

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我今天差点起不来。
最近都在用新的枕头睡觉。
爽呆了！
然后...就这样一直躺着..躺着..躺着...直到我老妈快把房门敲烂了。

我妈大概也知道我起不来，
猛 K 我的门。

然后，上了巴士，又睡着了。
然后就这样睡着睡着...

*拍拍！*

*惊醒*

哦。到站了。
猛拍我椅子的是巴士司机。
呵呵

丢脸丢到家了。

好想找个地洞钻进去。

Hello, 2008

又迈入了新的一年。
感触应该很多吧？
只觉得近年来，时间都过得非常快。
2007...我都干了些什么？
回顾一下吧？

注：以下《回顾篇》是不照顺序的。原谅我吧？我记忆不好啦！

想法/感情/友谊

性格上，算得上是有变得比较积极，“友善”，也因此结交到了些新的朋友。
虽然说友谊上，有得也有失，“失”是什么，我不想多说。不过“得”到的，
一辈子难忘。可以说是和好几位朋友塑造了个更坚固的感情。
在这一年里，我陪伴了些朋友度过一些感情上比较艰难的日子。
不过好在不开心的日子也过了。看到朋友的坚强，我不禁替她们感到骄傲。

终于有了住在我家附近的朋友，能偶尔串串门子，喝杯奶茶什么的。
看似简单却可欲不可求。

IMAN去了英国就读。

兴趣/嗜好

找到了好几个让我日子过得很愉快的网页。
Sana 的漫画网志
湾湾's 漫画网志
四小折's 绘本日志
Cute Overload

2007里，我大概把前半辈子没看过的动画都看完了吧?
好！我会多多加油的！

定了很多套漫画！超感动的！
《四叶妹妹》
《白鬼夜行抄》
《玻璃假面》

我终于收集完了Terry Goodkind 的 小说！

做了很多手工艺品。
技术上有进步。会再接再厉。

买了井上雄彦的《流浪汉》绘画册，超兴奋的！！！

我终于买了支 graphic pen！

买了RYUK 和 L 的 模型！

成就/新体验

成功的报读大学。

我终于...踏出了新加坡国际！到了吉隆坡！
活到24岁才第一次出国，有够可怜的。
不过是跟我家阿牛和好友一起出国，所以很好玩的说。

亲自体验到跟PRODUCER等级的工作人员在当地拍摄的感觉。
感触很多。算是初体验所以很多事情，还反应不过来。
不过能够去也是件好事。能学到新事物。

换了新发型。

终于，事隔8年后，我鼓起了勇气自己去了牙医洗牙。
我看我因该是疯了。

成功的举办了BBQ 2007！！
虽然当中出了点小篓子，
有些人也没能来到，
不过大致上还是很顺利。

食物

2007我开始吃韩国餐也迷上了他们料理。
我的最爱是 yuh gae jang 和 年糕!!!!!
说到韩国，今年也眯上了很多韩剧。
李准基！！哦，超爱他的。

迷上了BOTAK JONES 的西餐！

吃了生平最好吃的CHAWANMUSHI （KELVIN哥做的！）和 COROQUETTE (北海道食展）。

动物/宠物

认识了我家楼下的肥猫和它的同等猫类。
可惜仁慈的那两只小猫被抓走了。

黑仔和白仔都过世了。

无意间捡到了MUSHROOM。
可惜我妈妈怕猫，所以自己不能领养。
不过后来还是替它找了了位好饲主。
现在它可是位妈咪了。

额外

第一次抽奖有我的份！中了部数码相机！

参加了两位堂姐/哥的婚礼。

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总的来说，
我觉得我度过了个很丰富的一年。
希望2008也能够多姿多彩。
朋友和家人都能够身体健康。

最后当然不忘祝福一下，
大家新年快乐！

was given this cute pencil sharpener by MH when she returned from her trip to Taiwan.

apart from the fact that it looks really lame and cute, what really cracked me up was when i took a more detailed readin of the "instructions" or whatever nonsense that's written.



using the below table allocation as reference, i'll use the numbers to explain the text.



Area (1)

- 看好要設計的小人與你的相對位子
Locate the position of the backstabber.
- 緊握產品默唸"他的名字 + 是小人"三遍
Hold the product tightly while chanting "his name + is a backstabber" three times
- 小心翼翼的將產品鎮壓在小人出現的方向
Carefully place the product towards the direction where the "target" will appear.

Area (2)

- 報復指數 : 4 顆星
Revenge Lvl: 4 Stars
- 專治手段毒辣之小人,就得用非常手段. 沒事捅他數秒,保證以尖治奸.
Against the most despicable people, extreme measures are required. When you have nothing better to do just stab him a few times, satisfaction guranteed! (some meaning lost in translation)

Area (4)

- 不能給小孩子抓周
Keep out of reach from children
- 不能削蘋果
Do not use it to pare apples
- 不能插手指
Do not insert your fingers

Goodbye 2007, and Helloooooooooooo 2008!!

i'll let the photos do all the talking.





gu and i went shopping earlier on that day and we bought quite a number of stuff from FOX MEN/WOMEN. they were having post-xmas sale and it was a gd grab! i bought two shorts and gu bought two tshirts. i even bought a dress for CNY already. no need to worry about shopping for the nxt 2 mths.

p.s. i had hangover the nxt day. it's been awhile since i drank hard liquor and twice in a row in two weeks is abit xiong for my stomach irregardless whether i'm drunk or not. (i wasn't)

So... i pretty much puked my guts out the nxt day starting from 9am till 2pm, puking out whatever i choose to eat. so i ate nothing but drank tonnes of warm water and end up puking them out again. oh well, "washing" my intestines with warm water perhaps a gd idea too.

POTLUCK AND MORE POTLUCK!!

my "specialty" to bring to potlucks nowadays, is the dijon deviled eggs.
muahahaha

ever since learning how to prepare it from an online website and trying it out during my BBQ during 2007, it has more or less garnered quite a 'fan' base of people who tried it and loved it.

it's easy to prepare and taste good.
SO, i shall continue with this until everyone gets sick of it.

we were supposed to have potluck @ Colin's place on Saturday night.
it was supposed to start at around 8pm+, 9pm but well,
unforseen circumstances often occurs and gu and i pretty much got there at around 10pm instead. we were starving so we went down to the kopitiam to grab some food first.

i started preparing the eggs in the later part of the day at around 7pm or so after learning that we'll most prob be starting the potluck late. i got to watch my "Jumeng" first. hehe

gu bought donuts.

i finally completed making the three bead purse keychains Yuki ordered from me (my Wednesday, December 19, 2007 entry) and brought it along with me to the potluck to pass it to her. heh.

It was a good night spent hanging out with some neighbourhood people and most importantly, THERE'S SOUP!!!! i love drinking soup and Yuki made a whole pot full of soup and i helped myself to three bowls full of them hehehehehehe the soup was well done like my mommy's and for those who drank the soup, they drank at least 2 bowls!

beer, wine, mahjong, food, tidbits and tv expected.
along with lotsa crapping of course.
time seems to fly by then and soon, it's turning 3AM!
shocking.
5 hours just went by in what seems like a blink and HL msged us. lol

yea, at 3am.

she's finally done with celebrating with her ex-classmates and was checking if we're still around.
THE NIGHT (erm day?) IS STILL YOUNG!
so we told her to drop by anyway.

with another round of crapping and drinking soup,
2 hours flew by and ZOMG IT'S 5+AM in the morning!!
i would've loved to hang around longer BUT, I can't.
got another round of potluck the nxt day with my ex-KC classmates/schoolmates.

HL kena tompang home on Ben's vespa.
damn cool lah hahahaha and very funny sight.
anyway, it's a vespa. very safe de.

gu and i walked home slowly and when we opened the home door,
hehehe.. lights were all lit up in the living room.
UH-OH..
momsy and dad is up!!! OMG la hahahahaha
then mom chided us jokingly that we got home to sleep only when ppl are waking up. tsk tsk.

we concussed right away and it's the nxt morning already.

the moment i woke up i started preparing the food that i'll be bringing to the potluck (the eggs lah, duh!). i let wilson sleep a little longer till it's nearly 12pm before waking him up to have him send me to yvonne's condo.

the new The Icon condo located in Tanjong Pagar has lotsa nice shops below (as expected, for expats and ppl who earns big bucks), the condo my friend is temporarily staying in has a great view. too bad there's no furnitures in the house yet so we pretty much sat on the floor and ate.

not that it mattered anyway.

lotsa people came reaaaaaally late and those who came early (a pitiful sum of 3 and that includes me) were starving big time. so we entertained ourselves mainly by playing with my yvonne's baby. heh

baby has a trick up her sleeves! she can raise her eyebrow like The Rock!! and it twitches cutely.

my eggs were well liked (see!? proven receipe hahaha) and surprisingly, quite a number of people managed to turn up. it's a pity Feng couldn't join us that day but i did end up getting to meet WX whom i've not met since years after i left KC secondary. she didn't recognize me at first until i told her who i was. lol

ah it's not the first time i get such reactions anymore but it's a pleasant surprise.

as usual, i'm the one who talks very little during gatherings (depends).

i'm waiting for DL to post me the group photos we took.

Denise knitted this super duper cute blankie for baby.

would love to do something like this someday as well.

after having learnt that she knits quite alot as a hobby and quite a no of my ex sch mates would meet up with her to knit, i've exchanged my numbers with her and we've agreed to meet up and knit together someday soon. probably in january.

u'll be seeing lotsa new handiwork related posts soon!!!
can't wait!

some after thoughts
1. I'm glad for the gathering at Colin's house.
core reason for me being glad, i guess, was because this has already been a scenario that i've dreamt of. i have not many neighbourhood ppl / friends that i know of who AT LEAST live within walking distance frm my hse until recent years. havin friends who normally always live either in the central, if not, west side of singapore... is not the most convenient thing. having live so far apart, the ability to meet up face to face diminishes and most of the interactions comes from MSN chats or if not, occasional smses. to hang out till wee hours is rare since we each have our committments now and having to go home in diff directions.. doesnt help if you can't share cab. if even MSN chats or occasional smses lessens, i really don't know what to do. i enjoy the night and like to spend time just chilling with ppl at night. this really helped.

2. i'm glad i initiated asking denise if i could join them to knit.
me, in my old self, would think about it forever and rephrase that question ten thousand times in my mind but end up not saying it.

what to do on a christmas night where you have no plans but to stay home and slack?

take lotsa stupid pics.

and so we did.

armed myself with my digicam, i went into my room with the unsuspecting gu studying his homework where i demanded for him to accompany me in taking random pics.

gu has this trademark popeye face (pic on left) but i personally liked the one on the right cos it made him look cute like a lil boy of some sort.

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having potluck this coming sat with ching n friends and having yet another round of potluck with my pri+sec sch classmates. might be going out for new year eve celebration though there's details still to be worked out.

am lookin forward for a relaxing weekend heh.

went out with gu and his kakis on christmas eve haha..
we went to crew room which was located in katong village.
nearby only. no need to worry about going home after drinking hahaha.
we is cheapskate.

what to do. cab fare not cheap now.
it's becoming so obvious since everyone around me is gradually becoming very reluctant to stay out late till after 12am (midnight charges).

the guys' mission of the night was to make one of their buddies dead drunk and they managed to do so BUT... i bet they sorely regretted after that hahahaha since the guy was around 1.8m tall and not skinny.

my boy (gu of medium height and built) and his other friend are both smaller in terms of size as compared to the intoxicated guy haha so they had a super hard time helping him out of the pub.

i heard the other two guys who sent him home kena scolding from his mom for making him so drunk hahahaha

gu and i eventually left for home after that and once we got changed into our sleeping attire we slept like pigs.

by the time we reached home it was about 3am in the mornin already.
haha crap man. the guy who was drunk took damn long to 'sober' up or at least, enough to start walking out of the pub (that took us one hour AT LEAST) to get to a cab.

can hardly consider it a super happening night but it was enjoyable nonetheless. =D

Christmas Gifts

heh.
spent quite some time doing up about 12 of these bead purses for my colleagues as christmas presents.

nice?

heh decided to take a more 'pro' looking shot of each design.
nxt time show ppl at least more presentable haha

i made just about 3 colours of each kind (four colours as shown above).
two were made into zipperpulls with decorating beads and the rest were a simpler zipperpull.

what's surprising was that apart from the 12 that i've made, i've separately received a total of 8 more orders for them. (sold them at a price of course)

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this year's christmas lunch in the office wasn't just as fun as it was the previous year.
not that the previous year was super fun either but this year, it was just less happening i guess.
i had a lot of random gifts last year but this year ppl kept flooding my table with cookies n ice cream. was busy eating the ice cream all up bwahaha

A week away from work

omg.

after one week of leave (i was clearing my annual leave),
and being back at work now...
i'm dying a slow death.. with the work squishing me like an ant.

*pulls hair*

day 1 of my return and i returned to the office with 200+ (nearing 300) emails waiting for me. i cant see my table cos there's papers and files on it along with some sweets and chocs (?) on it.

i spent the entire morning just clearing emails.
then i realise chocs and sweets was from Leonard.
omg. he left the company. like.. Q.U.I.T his job.
*slap head*

boss was asking weird questions that i wouldn't have known

b c o s I w a s n t A r o u n d ?

so... yea.

actually in a way i was still glad for that one week's break altho i thought i could've spent it at home rotting but then i soon came to realise that was not meant to be. before i even started on my leave my planner was already filled up with bookings on things to do/ppl to meet for the week.

not that i'm complaining tho.

just comparing back then (erm.. ok say.. 2 years ago) from now, that's quite a change.

it showed a change in me being a person, a change in my personality and a change in my lifestyle. it seems so small a change yet in truth, it's pretty big.

i've always been quiet i guess. more of an introvert and can't socialise well (more evidently so in the past maybe say... 7 years back) and my life is seriously boring. hanging out with friends every alternate day may seem normal for others but it isn't so for me. to have even an outing may earn itself a huge star in my planner and i may look forward to it a great deal and when it does get cancelled somehow, i think i can literally see a grey cloud hanging above my head. yes, i was that much of an antisocial.

it's my face i tell u.

lost count of the times ppl say i look fierce and unapproachable at first glance.

*cries*

anyway, just a recap,

Monday i went to Kailing (my pri sch friend's) wedding dinner @ Grand Hyatt in Scotts Rd.

I was supposed to meet up with Ling Chee but I forgot that my friend's wedding falls on a Monday as well so we had to postphone our outing (which in the end got cancelled cos she had other engagements).

Ok, i was approached by someone from a talent agency. quite funny.

i stepped into the hotel and was abit stressed at first cos suddenly see a couple of ladies in super glam gowns then was thinking to myself "wah lau!? are they attending Kailing's wedding? must wear so glam!?" then suddenly realised there's quite a lot more teens wearing glam leh. guys also got. then blur. then walk to toilet saw a tv and saw the following text.

"TEMASEK JC PROM NIGHT"

CHEH.

I'm surprised to learn how that many of my KC classmates are now in the line of being teachers. and to be at the wedding being surrounded by table-full of teachers is... weird. the crowd is very guai tho bcos of that. even the yum seng also sounded really guai.

guai = well behaved

i like the ambience of the ballroom except that from where i was being seated, i cant see the wedded couple. only two out of the (dont know how many others were invited) of my pri sch classmates came for the wedding. two others that i know of weren't able to attend the dinner. too bad. havent seen one of them for ages.

this time i went alone w/o gu.

Tuesday i went back with CL, HL and gu to Discovery for lunch and to meet up with some old colleagues.

we sat by the koi pond for awhile looking at lao da.




"food!! gimme food!!"

after lunch we pretty much made our way back to katong area and wanted to go for KTV in katong shopping center BUT, it was fully booked. damn suay. so we thought of making our way to the bowling alley upstairs. CLOSED. wah lau! double suay. then walked across the road to try to eat some TW snow ice. SHOP IS GONE. WAH LAU EH. triple suay. even my comic shop also gone!! siao boh!!

anyway, we really ran out of ideas on what we can do so in the end we went to Settler's Cafe to play boardgames.



around 6+ ah gu left to meet his classmates. we probably wandered around parkway for awhile before meeting up with Ching's friends at night and that's probably how we spent the night.

Ate in this German restaurant. the sausages was nice. serving was huge but so was the price. Ching ordered this pig trotter so damn huge and in the end both HL and herself don't eat pork. the poor guy friend of hers had to eat it up. i helped a little. omg la.


i swear i'll not eat pork for a long time..

the rest of the night was spent in siglap slacking.

I can't quite remember what I did on Wednesday.

I was supposed to meet LC on Thursday but that was cancelled. Kelv has already previously asked me to come down to his outlet since Starbucks is giving away free coffee that day between a certain timing. I pretty much took my time going down since I'm not meeting LC anymore and when I got there I was pretty put off by the amount of ppl crowding ard Starbucks to get their free coffee. Later I heard from Kelv that got an auntie queued twice. tsk.

Had dinner w kor in Paragon's Thai Express restaurant. I ordered yellow curry chicken + rice and kor had some beehoon thingy hehehe.

I met up with Karen on Friday. Initially we were supposed to meet up in Orchard but since she cancelled her dental appointment and was craving for shi nai hk cafe's food, we switched out meeting place to my area instead. upper east coast rd's shi nai hk cafe opens in the evening till late night so i thought the outlet in east coast park would be the same so i told Karen we will go Parkway and have our lunch instead.

MY BAD! Realised shi nai hk cafe in east coast park is opened in the afternoon!! OPPS.
ahhahaha later Karen smack me.

we had fish and co instead. ended up ordering the same thing hahaha
had a good chat o'er lunch and nua-ed in the restaurant for a pretty long time (karen lazy bummmmm) before making a move to walk ard parkway. i mean.. parkway is near my house lah hahaha so i pretty much go there often enough so haha abit sianz but even karen found it sian. think she really in her usual chirpy mood.

since my wallet is abit thin nowadays i also no eye look ard in case i get tempted to buy things.
i saw a pullover that i liked alot n top shop but the price is stupid lah. $73.

we walked ard until really nothing left to walk before heading towards my place to nua somemore until dinner comes along to go shi nai hk cafe and eat hahaha

since karen's o'er at my place it was a good chance to pass her the crystal angel i previously made since she's already told me several times that she would like to have one.
gu joined us after his class.

BBQ 2007

paiseh. took really long to post this up until kena complain lol

This took place on Nov 24th (a day after my birthday).

I started preparing for the BBQ probably sometime in September but started most of the work in October and early and November.

I even did up an invitation this year! (what's new)


Click to enlarge

Took leave prior to my birthday (happens to be a friday this year) as well as thursday to do the groceries.

The planning was a little tiring and did get on my nerve a little hahaha since I kinda did alot of things myself for the start but I was glad everything turned out well.

I was so damn worried about the weather.

I was conned out of my house on friday lol
gu and ching they all wanted to help me celebrate my birthday but gu let the cat out of the bag by accident and I FOUND OUT!!! MUAHAHAHA..

oh well ahahaha it was quite amusing lah.
I was really surprised to see Ling Chee and Xiao Min there though and the strawberry strudel (heartshapped & full of candles!!) tasted superb.

There was a few hiccups for the BBQ this year since there's around 4 people who said they would come but ended up not being able to due to various reasons so there was some leftover food but overall, things still went well. It's really too bad that Immy's in UK this year and Billy's probably overseas still and couldn't attend.

I tried to prepare as much variety of food as possible and also to come up with more original ideas/recipes than the typical chicken wings and hotdogs.

It was quite a challenge since I had to avoid pork products as well as created more dishes that's vegetarian friendly but somehow... we managed it!!

Glad the idea was welcomed and well liked!
My fav was the dijon eggs, beef kabobs and thai tunghoon (my gu prepared this!).
Most of the things we either prepared or marinated on our own, like the salads, my kabobs, the dijon eggs etc. I had fun but as the time draws nearer to 6pm i'm getting quite panicky.

I even placed two rain dolls out on my window to pray for good weather for Saturday and HL is on standby to the rain dance if in case it rains.

I'm so freaking high to see the sky being so clear and having the sun shining into my kitchen lol
gu complained about the lack of breeze but what the heck! IT'S A SUN SHINY DAY!

some after note: after i took the rain dolls dwn the nxt day it started pouring muahahaha

It's prob one of the rare occasions where I see ppl eating up all the cold dishes first (there's quite alot) before we even finished cooking the food over the bbq pit.

the fire took awhile to start properly bcos the first batch of charcoal we bought proved to be abit problematic. heard it's bcos the charcoal was abit moist and the fire ended up not being hot enough to cook the food fast enough.
tsk. to think we bought it from NTUC.

so we went over elsewhere near the pit and bought a new bag.

things went pretty smooth after that.

Jere, YK & Sureen drove o'er to help carry most of the heavy stuff over.
Thank god!!

the pit wasn't all that near McDonalds.

hopefully the next time we have a BBQ, more ppl will be able to attend.


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For those of you who attended (or was invited),
you can download the pictures we took that day from (this link here)

Pls take note that I've uploaded this file on December 03.
They will be available online for download for only 7 days.

I guess it's been a really long while since I had a longer break.
Not ever since I left school and had school holidays or something.
Working life is choking up abit and I need a breath of fresh air somehow.
Public holidays just ain't enough.

This one week leave I took will do me some good I suppose.

But even having said so,
I initially expected to stay home the whole week to rot but somehow...
my week is pretty much lined up with things I need to do already.
Oh well.

Went borders earlier on today.

Terry Goodkind's latest novel is out!!!!!!!
omg lah.
expensive.