Surfer's Paradize

2010-09-06T00:04:00.002+10:00

work work work work work

apparently i'm turning into such a workaholic and it doesnt help that i havent been having proper meals as well.

new outlet's opening. been running around like a mad women to help get things done and i'm just but an executive. the misconception's that i'm a manager. i wish. new manager's coming the arvo before our first function. lucky him. then again him coming early might not help but then again if he can help with the training it'll be a big help for me.

finally met both my baby nieces yesterday and i think they're the first babies i've carried in ages. so small and fragile but oh so cute. the older ones arent too bad as well, the way babies start learning how to walk are so cute, but oh so terrible when they cry for attention.

work's such a mess at the moment and i really miss my friends. how am i ever going to juggle work and life?

2010-05-18T02:23:00.002+10:00

been so busy lately. finally getting a well deserved rest and my body's already protesting about how badly i've treated it the past 2 wks =(

few msn conversations today made me abit .. well sentimental? alot of memories came back and i guess some things are over even if the fat lady doesnt sing. it's time to move on, even for my career. if things dont improve, it's time to move to greener pastures.

life isnt that bad now i guess, meeting new people, going out for coffee, movies.

my life at the moment is such a vague mess. time to sort out the shit.

and as always a prayer for you.
amen.

sigh

2009-12-12T23:56:00.002+10:00

I know I should be blogging but between traveling, packing and getting used to certain ideas like having my parents around again I simply don't have time.

In a nutshell, I've been to japan and had the best time ever. It was pretty much one of the best fun I've had. Justin and Alvyn came to visit shortly after and sadly I didnt get to bring them around much, although I hoped they enjoyed the casino experience *wink wink*. Headed off to sydney to meet the parents and got to travel around abit. Got to get used to certain ideas again i guess.

Got a little present from the parents for graduation. totally love it, totally didnt expect it.

The time is near and I really should get around my head that I am finally graduating.

Off to melb after that!

2009-11-14T22:48:00.002+10:00

Had a fun time meeting up with maggie and jesse, took some photos and sticky photos. Going to miss you guys when i'm back in sg.

Time flies, soon it'll be graduation and back home. Not exactly something to rejoice about i guess. but time to stop running away and start growing up and moving on.

Anyway spoke to mom, dad and 4th aunt just now. Quite glad that daddy seems to support my ideals instead of berating me for having another one of my whimsical idea. 4th aunt was cute as usual, but regarding wedding bells, let's just say it's still way too early lol.

Packing is such a chore, never knew i had so much stuff (maybe i did =p) lol.

2009-11-10T01:58:00.003+10:00

I know it's kinda random, and in the middle of the night but i felt like blogging and so there. Was supposed to start my readings for Wed's paper but i think i enjoyed my time better with some girl talk with my darling and some night cap at unit 11.

3 more exams and i'd have graduated. For some reason I'm not looking forward to it. It's not about going into the work force. I've been working since I graduated from Sec 4. Part time jobs mostly but at least i'm still generating some sort of income.

The other day as I walked down the steps of school for my last lesson, a sudden tinge just came to heart. You know, I'd really miss this place. It's a really bitter sweet feeling for me. Presently, more bitter than sweet.

Of course to all of you back home (if anyone even still reads my blog) I still want to go back to catch up with you guys. I miss the food, the convenience of transport and having friends and family around.

However, do understand. Australia has been where my home was the past 2 years. Even more so this year where I get to stay with my brother and my darling. A kitchen of my dreams (of some sort). The joy of having my first car (albeit a short while, but it was good while it lasted). The feeling of "my own home". Not in the sense of sg not being my home, but in the sense of a home where I'm responsible for my own actions. The choices I have to make without the watchful eyes of my ever so loving parents. Where I have to suffer the consequences, to manage expenses to ensure we can feed our family of 3, to have dinner as a family as much as possible, the chance of travelling during the long winter and summer breaks, the choice of freedom (till possibly the night before a submission or exam is due).

It is a whole new experience and lifestyle here. Where people greet bus conductors when they get on and off the bus, where you'd definately find some topic to talk to the cab drivers (how was your night? busy?), where sales assistant are such a joy to talk to when you're in a chatty mood and yet when you plan to just shop around alone, they respect your space. The queuing up of transport, the integrity of people, the random strangers just coming up to talk to you, the dressing of those clubbing in formal dresses or crazy outfits during events, the group of friends just meeting at someone's place to have dinner together, the thrills at the casino, the opportunities i had to explore my baking skills, the possibility of buying items such as candles to decorate our house, having a proper conversation entirely in english, no singlish, no chinese.

You know what I fear most about going back is the stereotyping. Sterotyping singaporeans to be a bunch of anal people. Where queueing up for buses doesnt matter - people stilll squeeze before you, the lack of space at mrt doors although it's pretty much clear in between - surely it's not a landmind?, the chances of people stepping on my thongs while getting off the mrt, the strong accent of singlish, the people squeezing and jostling - only thinking of themselves, the lack of smiles or "hi, how's your day" at retail stores, the hoovering sales assistant who doesnt seem to understand that you just want to browse alone, the lack of smiles at restaurants, the seemingly swarm of people especially at orchard on a weekend, the way cars don't seem to give way to you.

Don't judge me as if I look down on Singapore. If any, it is still where I consider home after everything. It is where I know I belong. I love Singapore, but if only we could be just a bit more considerate to each other. After so many times, the initial culture shock will definately be there. But just give me time, give me space (literally and figuatively) I believe I would adapt. Hopefully this time, instead of becoming one of those I cant stand, maybe I can make a difference. Every change has to start some where and it's never too late to try.

2009-10-04T02:27:00.003+10:00

I'm just thankful that we're all alive and doing well. My first accident and much as I'm sorry for possibly such an incident, I'm glad that we're alright. That's most important. I'm just thankful I don't slam my accelerator when I panic and I think I did the best I could to minimise the damage.

I guess it's a lesson learnt and in a way the timing was good. Rego will run out on 12 oct, I can use it as an excuse to quit my job and it's almost the end of the semester. I won't deny I'd probably be a bit more cautious when I drive but I won't let it affect me. I know I was improving as a driver and I will carry on to improve. Accidents can happen to anyone, even experienced driver so therefore instead of living in its shadow, I think it proved to be a good lesson to all of us. In future, should we ever be dealt with such a situations, at least they would have the knowledge of what needs to be done, instead of fumbling around like I did.

I'm thankful to each of you, for not blaming me for what happened, to still comfort me when I felt so terribly sorry for such an incident. I thank you for being by my side, helping me with the process and giving me the strength and comforting me.

And you know, it's kinda funny how we still went to do our hair after the incident. But I guess it was just what we needed to calm our nerves and just relax.

2009-09-29T21:55:00.003+10:00

Firstly, I'm pretty much alive and kicking but just too overwhelmed by everything that I havent the time nor energy to update.

Life: it's not too bad, but considering it's the hols and I should be in Japan now but I'm stuck at uni doing assignments, it's kinda sucky ey. Still, it was fun hanging out with everyone, more meet ups man.

Work: it's shit. Another month more and I'm done with the place. It's not that I'm quitting so easily but seriously, it's shit. The new manager sucks and considering I didnt have any "manager" training, I think i'm doing a way better job. It's bull that you said we'd have fixed schedules from the start and it'll be easier to swop shifts and yet each time I want to swop you make such a fuss about it. Your orders are in a mess, your shop's in a mess and you're doing a terrible job. Step up man, or your shop will be on the brink of extinction.

Love: things are still smooth sailing. we have our quarrels but it ends up more of a friendly fight then anything and i find that amusing. I dont remember being so happy before and I'm thankful for having you in my life.

I guess that sums up my life lately in a nut shell. Enjoyed the past week tremendously although I was pretty much stuck in the comp lab most of the time. The birthday surprise was a success. Sunday was fun, shopping at habourtown, preparing dinner - Tempura vege, curry chicken, roast chicken and egg tarts (it's much better this try =), thanks to wendy and tsuey for helping out with the base as well), casino, dinner and k till the wee hours. Had to drag myself up this morning and I ended up sleeping the arvo away, waking up only when althea came into the room around 7ish.

Anyway I did well for my mid sem, which is good considering we failed our first assignment for that module. HD's out of the league but I think I should be able to pull a D or at least I'm guranteed a C. Wish me luck with my other assignments.

Back to work. Ciaos~

2009-09-14T11:51:00.002+10:00

Weekend was quite a blast, caught Up again but in 3D, enjoyed company over chocolate buffet, fireworks and korean dinner and breakfast before work on sunday.

I've always liked fireworks, although some people don't as they find that fireworks are such a waste, you only see them for that few seconds and they're gone, forever. But lets put it this way, fireworks are like life. If we can brighten up everyone's life during that short few seconds, it's much more memorable than living life in darkness.

and of course fireworks are best watched with loved ones. friends, families. hopefully you've made their lives as bright and colourful.

2009-09-06T16:16:00.002+10:00

About time to share my latest achievements =) Oreo truffles and egg tarts (shall save it for the next post).

Note to Serene & Rena : I think you'd love the oreo truffles and it doesnt require baking =)

OREO TRUFFLE
Ingredients:
2 packs of oreo cookies (175g each)
1 block of Philadelphia cheese (250g)
approx 400g dark chocolate

The quantity of ingredients can be tweeked to your convenience, I didn't exactly follow the recipe either =p

1. Crush oreo cookies into fine crumbs.

2. Stir in Philadelphia cheese until well mixed.

3. Melt chocolate in microwave. (put on high for one minute then stir)

4. Roll oreo mixture into 1/2 inch size balls (or whichever you fancy)

5. Coat with chocolate.

6. Optional: You can consider rolling it in chocolate rice/hundreds and thousands after coating it with chocolate =)

Note: i used the spoon to roll the oreo mixture therefor it's kinda big and messy =p

2009-08-31T18:38:00.001+10:00

One year older... one year wiser?

2009-08-26T22:47:00.001+10:00

suddenly in the mood to make oreo truffles and egg tarts and eating longans. lol

2009-08-26T00:26:00.003+10:00

Thanks to all that came by to Mt Tamborine, truly had a blast there. Many thanks for the presents but it was your presence that mattered most to me =)

2009-08-20T15:09:00.002+10:00

my fave =)

2009-08-15T00:12:00.001+10:00

on days like this when nothing goes right, all i wish is to be by your side

2009-08-13T23:13:00.004+10:00

Funfairs are prettier at night, the lights, the sounds, the atmosphere seems to take things to another level as compared to the day.

I still think it's a place for girls to show off their 'winnings' and see who got the most or largest soft toy. lol.

Had a blast at EKKA, pity I wasn't in top form, but it felt nice to finally have such a dream, of going to funfairs, to have someone win toys for you and basically just spend some quality time. Was weird having many and i seriously mean many people staring at my mushroom head especially when one other girl had a bigger one and yet still kept eyeing mine.

I think, my dreams are starting to come true. With you.

2009-08-08T23:13:00.000+10:00

Saw a shooting star last night and it was beautiful.

my only wish, was just to be with you.

2009-07-30T00:29:00.002+10:00

Been busy with work and recovering from case of mild bronchitis and with my ever messy room, i just hope for 1 day to stay and home to rest and recover and of course pack my stuff.

tassie photos are up on facebook, kinda lazy to upload on photobucket and here.

things have been going fine i guess, last semester, time to make full use of it.

~~the past will always come back to haunt you~~

2009-07-19T07:35:00.002+10:00

I've no idea why I woke up so early for work since I'm prob skipping breakfast for some at maccas later. 2 days at work already and the shop's such a mess, starting to feel it's troublesome working there. New systems, lack of food items, lack of boxes, irritating new chef who leaves a pile of things for you to wash, who doesnt help to get the ingredients nor answer the phone although he's free.

Had to stay back till closing last night coz my colleague didnt come, was so frustrated that it was getting hard to keep a smile while greeting and taking orders. Ended up cabbing home which costs me more than that extra 2 hours pay since taxes are deducted and I won't see it till end year. Grrrr.

Anyway Tassie was fun, will prob blog again tmr after I've uploaded all photos on photobucket.

2009-07-05T00:36:00.002+10:00

2009-06-30T15:41:00.002+10:00

Memories are an important part of our lives. However sometimes it's just too painful to remember some things. Some for good reason, others for unpleasant reasons. At the moment I'm having problems coming to terms with certain memories. It was a dream while it lasted but where's my happily-ever-after ending. It's funny how the memories bring a smile and a tear at the same time but I guess it's just something I'd treasure.

Syd/tas, can't wait.

2009-06-24T22:03:00.003+10:00

Exams time thus author's on a break. On a side note, megan fox is damn hot and the guy who played the army commander in Transformers is really cute. Transformers is just awesome! =p

2009-06-17T23:18:00.003+10:00

I thought I'd get started on kor's birthday cake since I don't have plans to study anymore tonight, not after today's paper and I'd probably be too tired from work tomorrow but sigh... it broke into half when I attempted to turn it over to cool on the wire rack.

Anyhow, guess I'd blog about it and try another recipe tomorrow night or friday.

1 2/3 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
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4 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup butter
1 3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup milk

Grease and flour pan. Preheat oven 160 degree celcius. Combine the 1st set of ingredients with wire whisk.

Melt chocolate and water in a bowl/pan over water. Set aside.

Cream butter and sugar.

Add eggs one at a time.

Add vanilla and mix.

Pour chocolate a little at a time and mix. Combine completely.

Add flour mixture, alternate with milk.

Pour into prepared pan.

Bake 27-35 min until tested with toothpick and cake pulled away from side. Cool and frost.

I forgot to take photos of the final product and I certainly won't take photo of the broken into half cake because frankly I'm quite disappointed. One, I didn't grease and flour the pan enough and against my better judgment, I didn't use the baking paper. Two, I realised I only added 2 eggs instead of 3 -.-. How could I be sooooo stupid???

To serene: hopefully there's enough photos to entice you to get an oven and electric whisk so you can try the recipe =p

Off to bed, work tmr.

Go away murphy's law!

2009-06-17T16:33:00.002+10:00

note to self:

no matter how tired you are, never drink a double shot tall mallocino before exams. wait, maybe never do it at all.

here's hoping to sympathy marks.

2009-06-15T20:42:00.003+10:00

Dear God,

Give me the strength, knowledge and perseverance to get thru the exams, to get past the shadows of my past, to do what's right, to love myself and change for the better.

I know I've let myself down in ways this semester and I'm willing to do what it takes to get through the exams. My dreams of HDs might be impossible, but surely it'll be possible to aim for at least 2 Ds.

Guide me along as I try my best to understand the notes and calculations. Push me when I want to give up. Show me the path to my future for I find myself at the crossroads once again.

With Love,
Amen,
-ting

2009-06-15T15:18:00.004+10:00

Dear body,

Please be kind and do not finally succumb to illness during this crucial period. Then again, do not succumb to any illness at all for plans to play have been made after the exams. Please let the cough go away asap and do not let it develop into anything else.

Dear mind,

Please do not be lazy and give up upon seeing daunting statistics questions. Keep trying and I'm sure you'd get it sooner or later. Try to understand and memorise the notes because alot is at stake this semester. Persevere.

Love,
Me

2009-06-14T22:36:00.003+10:00

well i know i'm supposed to study but the thoughts of eclairs were just way tooooo tempting =p hahaha

Choux pastry:
200ml water
120g butter
1 cup (250ml) flour
5 eggs
pinch of salt

Cream:
500 ml cream
250g sugar

Chocolate topping:
150g cooking chocolate
60g butter

Step 1: Boil water and butter
Place small pan on medium heat. Add water, butter, salt and bring to boil. Set oven to 190 degree Celsius.

Step 2: Make choux dough
Once boiling, add flour to pan of water and stir well with wooden spoon till it forms a smooth dough. Set aside to cool. (This step is important as the flour needs to be cooked for the pastry to rise later.)

Step 3: Make pastry cream
Add cream and sugar into large bowl. Whisk continuously until cream starts to form stiff peaks. (It's easier to use a electric whisk.) Cover bowl with cling wrap and refrigerate till needed.

Step 4: Add eggs to pastry
Ensure pastry has cooled down before adding in eggs one by one and thoroughly combine using wooden spoon between each eggs until dough has formed a smooth, elastic appearance. (Pastry has to be cooled or there'll be an eggy taste.)

Step 5: Transfer dough into piping bag
Put pastry dough into piping bag, pipe onto baking tray covered with greaseproof paper. Pipe into roughly 3cm wide and 15cm long, log shaped cylinders.

Step 6: Bake
Place baking tray into centre of preheated oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes. Do not open oven.

Step 7: Remove from oven
Once baked, remove from oven and set aside to cool.

Step 8: Making chocolate sauce
Place chocolate and butter in a bowl and melt over a pan of water on low heat. Allow to melt slowly.

Step 9: Fill with cream
When cooled, slice length of eclairs with sharp knife and make a slight opening. Fill eclairs with cream using spoon or piping bag.

Step 10: Decorate with chocolate
With a spoon, dribble melted chocolate lengthways over each eclair and leave to cool.

A very happy althea eating instead of helping lol.

Other random photos thru the week

Being bullied as usual lol

Bullying the poor dog lol

seafood basket!! =)

and comments please on my new hair colour =p

2009-06-12T16:39:00.002+10:00

Suddenly in the mood to blog, lol, have quite a few unpublished post about my past few days but i'm too lazy to edit nor post it =p lol but as you can see from the photos below it was a blast =p

anyway quite a while back there was this conversation about staying friends once you've broken up. i guess it's not impossible but sometimes it can be quite hard. i think of all my ex i only occasionally talk to one or two. sometimes it's no fault of mine that they dont really want to communicate and i just give up finding them to say hi on msn and such.

so back to the topic, do you stay friends once you've broken off? i guess it really depends on the reason you've broken off, how it was done and probably who initiated it. sometimes it might be a good thing to just have a break, on occasions it does make you remember why you've fallen in love with the person in the first place. other times it might just be a mistake. you end up having a moment of folly and things get awkward or worse. but i guess generally with time, it's not impossible to be friends again although it does feel a little awkward when you see someone you've loved be with someone else.

personally i've always felt it's such a shame not being able to be friends after breaking up with your other half. you weathered through storms together, technically the person knows you best and you pretty much open yourself up to that person even more than anyone else. soul mates might not be the best word but i think the essence is there.

moving on, what happens to the friends you made during the relationship? More often than not you end up making friends with the other half's friends, of course the exception will be when you were all one group of friends and then feeling started developing.

for the latter i guess it does make things awkward, friends wont know if they should invite both parties out or if feelings would be hurt if one one was invited out. sides might have to be chosen, or things would be back to before if things were handled maturely.

for the former it becomes weird i guess. does breaking up with someone means breaking up with their friends? i dont necessarily think so. personally i dont feel there's anything wrong hanging out with the friends and it doesnt really matter that they met because of the other half. what's important is that they've met and that they're friends. you can meet a hundred, a thousand, a million even friends through your other half but it does not necessarily mean that you'd become friends nor even be considered as acquitances.

i think it's the same as introducing your circle of friends. just because you fell out with group A, you've to ask group B to be on your side even through group A and B have became good friends.

anyway to set records straight, i'm not bitter over the fact of the new other half thing, i'm just bitter that i made such a mistake and i nearly fell into it again and that i even tried to protect the person, it's more of how stupid i was.

fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

2009-06-10T11:48:00.006+10:00

2009-06-01T22:30:00.007+10:00

Happy news today! Our team got the 1st for hotel simulation for both hotel and restaurant. Okay it doesnt affect our marks but still, damn cool la =)

Tried my hand at making oreo cheesecake today. Not too bad attempt but it'll still have the cheese bits which I think it's because I used homebrand cottage cheese and not philly cheese. Shall not skimp on that next time. Made my own whipped cream also which was fun =), shall add a little sugar next time tho.

45 OREO Cookies(1-1/2 pkg./350 g each), divided
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 pkg. (250 g each) PHILADELPHIA Brick Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Coarsely chop 15 of the cookies; set aside.

Finely crush remaining cookies; mix with butter. Press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping and chopped cookies. Spoon over crust; cover.

Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

2009-05-31T23:44:00.002+10:00

For once, i'd like to wake up early simply just because i can't sleep any longer. I'm tired of waking obscene hours just for work/school/some other reason.

I did a really smart thing at work today. Before seeing the notice to thaw out the fridge and buy pineapples i went on a cleaning spree of the shop since there wasn't any customers the past hour and swept and mopped the whole shop. Just when I was thawing out the fridge, I knocked over my bottle coke and proceeded to open in immediately resulting in coke spraying all over the floor. *claps twice* so smart of me.

Anyhow I'm tired, another long day at school tmr and possibly oreo cheesecake at night.

p.s. althea, apparently the cheesecake wasnt that big after all =p

2009-05-30T21:16:00.005+10:00

We actually blew $300 today on groceries, wonder how long it'll last this time round lol. Bought quite a fair bit of things to decorate our house with and even some wine glasses and fondue to enjoy with =p

Anyway decided to try my hand at cheesecakes again since I'd need desserts to get me thru the assignments and I'm not a huge fan of snacking nor chocos.

Blueberry Cheesecake (recipe courtesy of Philadelphia, I did the blueberry compote myself to improvise =p )

Cheesecake

1 cup HONEY MAID Graham Crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
4 pkg. (250 g each) PHILADELPHIA Brick Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs

Blueberry compote

300g frozen berries
1/4 cup sugar

Make berry compote: Place sugar and 2 tablespoons of cold water in a small saucepan.

Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high. Bring mixture to the boil. Cook for 3 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly.

Remove from heat. Stir in berries. Set aside.

Make cheesecake: Preheat oven to 325 Fahrenheit (approx 160 Celsius). Line 13 inch * 9 inch baking pan with foil extending over sides of pan. Mix graham crumbs and butter.

Press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.

Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake 40 to 45 min. or until centre is almost set.

Cool completely.

Add berry compote. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove cheesecake from pan using foil handles. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Kor cooked steak for dinner and it was superb! =)

2009-05-29T20:53:00.002+10:00

Ima gonna take a short break and blog before I get started on my report coz me thinks me blog is too dead. lol

Anyway been busy the past 2-3 weeks with reports, got 2 major assignments due every week since week 11 and they're mostly due on the same day so it's quite a killer. Managed to chiong my report and presentation stuff the other day and was so tired that I pretty much fell asleep while typing and although what I typed was proper sentences, it didn't exactly fit into my project -.- Had to present while I was on sleep deprivation and I hope it managed to work out in the end.

Presentations this sem is really last minute but thankfully it kinda worked. 2 hours before previous Friday's presentation, we still haven't decided who was talking and who wasnt. 6 hours before Tuesday's presentation and we haven't even figured out what we're going to talk about. Pretty much got the data and all but other than that nothing was done.

Had a rather fun 2 nights at brissy and it'll be fun to do it again. But alas with exams and all coming up, it seems rather impossible.

Weather has cleared up the past few days. Thankfully. Coz it's really depressing and kinda makes me really grumpy having to walk half hour to Pac Fair in stormy rains. For a moment I was worried some tree brunch would fall on me and I'd be left to die there coz my phone was out of credits and I doubt I'd be in the position to text if anything happens. *touch wood* Kinda crappy being rained on every time I left the house or somewhere. Doesn't help that leaving work 1/2 hour early was a really bad decision coz if I left work at the stipulated time, I won't have walked in the rain.

Classes today was alright, thank God for Fridays and uni bar. Had usual lunch and beer with Marc and Tsuey and it was really fun! =)

Heard some news which I felt was really childish and unnecessary. Why can't people grow up?

2009-05-19T02:07:00.002+10:00

Tried beer-battered fish again the other night and I'm not too sure what's in the batter since kor did it but I'd just briefly go through the process =p

First start with fish fillets (we just thawed frozen fish)

Then flour,

All purpose seasoning, black pepper and salt to season the fish later,

The batter,

Obviously we couldn't miss out the most important ingredient =)

Bread crumbs

We got the home brand ones

Start by covering the fish fillet (dry with paper towel first) with flour, all purpose seasoning, black pepper and salt

Then dip into beer batter

Cover with bread crumbs and fry till golden brown

Dry oil off with paper towel

and serve =) notice how cute the mash potato are =p

On a random note, some photos taken whilst waiting for the bus

On another random mode, i like to draw smiley faces on the boxes after writing down their orders.

2009-05-13T23:35:00.002+10:00

I know I'm supposed to be doing work, but posts from older blogs inspired me to do personality surveys again =p

Kind and Gentle

Your kindness is your charm - you are also gentle and sweet. Everybody likes to be around people with your personality. Like a psychologist, people like to talk to you to discuss their problems because you are proper and discrete, as well as confident. You look mature and people respect you. People with this kind of character are few and far between.

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Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

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

Your views on education

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

The right job for you:

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

How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:

You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

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Here is the analysis:

You've got great self-confidence and you're full of charm. Most guys who get to know you will be attracted to you. You are far from sweet and proper; your intriguing personality fascinates them. Most guys find it easy to fall for a girl like you.
You really care about other people's feelings and are quite serious about the issues that affect your life. You are sincere, and your concern for the well-being of others makes many people want to be your friend.
You strictly follow rules, and you expect other people to be the same as well. People can get tired of you easily, as you can make them feel a little guilty about themselves. You always make decisions on your own, and can be dismissive of other people's advice. You like to be the leader in groups, but can forget to be concerned about the people you are with.
Your peers think of you as a fun person, but sometimes you can be a little irresponsible. You can be somewhat childish, and can try to ignore the fact that you will one day need to really grow up and be a mature adult! Perhaps you could start reading good books; they might help you look at the world in a different light. You do want to be taken seriously, right?
Your boyfriend believes that you are a strong and independent person. Your confidence and cheerfulness make you an attractive person to be around, but sometimes you need to pay more attention to what other people, including your boyfriend, are thinking.

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credits to http://www.quizbox.com/personality/ =) It is rather accurate and my answers hasn't changed thru the years =p

2009-05-12T23:33:00.002+10:00

Met Tsuey in school today for coffee, which was quite disastrous for me since the coffee spilled on me. Totally not my fault since I didn't know the cover came out =( Anyhow she was telling me I looked different from the pictures on Althea's wall and I thought, why not do a post with my past photos and all. Found quite a few, well rather 'amusing' photos which unfortunately you won't get to see today because I've decided to post on something else =p So till then, save your laughter.

Went to twilight market again the other night, pretty much the same ol' boring stuff but amazingly enough, something actually caught our eyes! Having a cast of your hands is quite common in Singapore, if memory doesn't fail me, they have/had those wax cast thing in vivo, just outside giant. So anyhow, we saw somehow getting a cast of his face! How amazing is that? Subjecting yourself to 'torture' for a good 20 minutes in front of everyone just to have a cast of your face for you to admire forever? Maybe it'll be a good heirloom? haha, okay I'm just being mean, but the whole process was rather interesting.

Firstly the guy had to pretend to submerge his face into the bowl you see below (it was orginally empty) to see if he can hold his breath for 30 sec. After that the owner filled the bowl with water, covered the front of the guy's shirt with clingwrap, which personally I felt was rather useless coz he got wet anyway. Okay, so the guy had to submerge his head in water this time, even wetting his hair and all. After the 30 sec was up, he was given some shampoo to cover his hair with so that the jelly won't stick to his hair I think. Meanwhile, the owner prepares this mixture of jello which was a cute purple colour when still watery.

As you can see, the guy was preparing to submerge his head again for the last time.

Meanwhile we were admiring the other handiworks.

Ready.... set.... go!

tick tock, tick tock

And tada! I know you can't see much from here but the jello turned to a light pink colour, and it has the guy's face imprinted in it.

Anyway, end of the face cast story, as we were nearing the end of the market we saw the cutest dog ever! I've seen it most times we went the twilight market but I never did realise (or probably don't remember =p) that one of them had the cutest heart shape print on it.

We didn't manage to get a clear shot but isn't it just the cutest thing ever?

On another random note, we decided to try cooking our kangaroo meat last saturday. It was alright but next time we should either thaw it much earlier, or just cook it when we buy it from the supermart. Somehow it was still kinda tough although it was a nice medium rare.

Roast vegetables! yummy the pumpkin was really sweet!

Kangaroo meat. Seriously don't ewwww me, it's not as sinful (to me) as eating dog's meat and if memory doesn't fail me, they actually promote eating kangaroo meat as they are too many roo's around.

Fried rice, cooked by kor. Somehow I think I cant cook fried rice for nuts. So much for if you can't cook a proper fried rice, you can't be a chef.

French toast brekkie yesterday =)

Dinner at Amimoto with darling Althea last night =) Pictures just for you Ian =p

And what's better than one chirashi sushi?

... wait for it...

...wait for it...

it's 2 chirashi sushi! =) yummy!

Happy with dinner for the night =)

Definately my favourite

Extras for the hungry ... Gyoza

Agadeshi tofu..

Just tooo yummy!

The food was just too good that nothing went to waste

and viola, dinner for the night, somehow I 'decided' to go vegetarian lol. But since the kor and althea wasnt around to make decisions, dont complain! lol

cold soba

roast vegetables

I'm getting hungry from looking at the food. Gonna find supper. ta~

2009-05-10T22:34:00.002+10:00

Somehow this random topic just pop-ed into my head on my way back from work today. Basically there are 7 deadly sins or cardinal sins, which I would touch on in this post. Most explanations are copied off http://dictionary.com or from http://wikipedia.com.

Extravagance
excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money.

I guess many of us would fall under this category. Is it really necessary to buy branded goods? Shouldn't they pay you to wear their brand since it's a form of advertisement? =p There's nothing wrong with a little self indulgence, but when is it over-doing it? I'd say it's when someone is decked from head to toe in Prada, Chanel, Hermes, etc. Buying such branded goods for children and pets is definitely another form of extravagance to me.

Gluttony
excessive eating and drinking

Gluttony probably means more than excessive eating and drinking. Basically it's just an over-indulgence to a point that it's a waste. Sometimes, it is really necessary to eat so much? We eat mainly to function and of course as someone who loves food, to appreciate. But surely there's no need to eat till you're over-bloated all the time and doesn't it scare you watching your pants size increase every year? Drinking, especially alcohol also harms our health. I know I'm rather guilty of this, however, my saving grace is that I don't always drink so much all the time so hopefully my liver's kind to me and function properly.

Greed
excessive or rapacious desire, esp. for wealth or possessions

This is something I can relate to at the moment. Having won a small sum of money at the casino last night, I must confess it makes me feel like going back and fulfilling my "what if I can win more" urge. Of course having said that, the fact that I'm here blogging means that I'm not so addicted to go back to the casino tonight and try my luck. I'd admit I was worried I'd start losing my capital and when I started winning I felt like taking quite a few risks, however I'm glad I did manage to control to a certain extend and it is something I'd overcome in time.

Discouragement
an act or instance of discouraging

According to wiki, it's depression without joy and in the biblical terms, it's the willful refusal to enjoy the goodness of God. Probably when one is depressed, he/she is unable to enjoy how beautiful the world is despite of all imperfections. In a way, depression does affect those around the person which might hurt those closest to you.

Warth
strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.

Wrath is a fire, and jealousy a weed. --Spenser. Anger when managed wrongly, causes one to lose his/her judgement which can result in undesirable consequences. How many stories have we seen in the news, of people being killed due to incurring the wrath of another. It could be due to your partner having a lover, someone you clashed with etc.

Envy
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.

There will always be someone out there that is better than you, but you know what the funny thing is? Maybe while you are there envying someone for maybe his fortune, the person might envy you, maybe instead of having a vast fortune, you have time with family? It's just a random example, but the morale is, the grass is always greener on the other side. Sometimes what you see is just the superficial, behind someone's wealth and success might be alot of sacrifices, alot of sleepless nights, unhealthy diets and maybe, just maybe your life isn't that bad after all.

Pride
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc

Just how important is your pride? Saving your own pride might not be the best solution at times. Would you fail to acknowledge someone's good points or hard work because of your pride? Would you risk everything just so you can save your pride? It is important to love thyself, but sometimes one should just be humble, lose his pride or risk losing even the closest of friends and family. Having humility isn't all that bad after all.

Sloth
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness

I know I'm quite guilty of this. How many hours lost and wasted just because I'm too "lazy" or "tired" to start on my work etc. Sometimes just being a little bit more hardworking isn't all that bad. A new skill could be learnt during that time, a new dish created or even learning a new language.

Lust
uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness

How many families have we seen broken, how many relationships lost because of lust. Is it really that hard to commit to one? I know I'm not really in the position to say much but sometimes it's food for thought. I know my reasons for certain actions and it is interesting to find out reasons behind another person's lack of commitment.

Well I think I've covered about 9 sins, do take what I've written with a pinch of salt, it's mostly personal views from what I gather from the definitions found. Anyhow no one's perfect but it doesn't mean you're loved any less =)

Take care folks

2009-05-08T22:46:00.002+10:00

It's nice experimenting with various food this sem with so many food testers =p Shall try to be more diligent in taking photos and posting them with our own reviews. I guess kor will concentrate more on mains and me on desserts.

My latest achievement would be, *cue drum rolls* APPLE CRUMBLE! =)
Basically I took the recipe (link) and one thing I like is that they provide videos which helps those who don't have any basics in cooking or just needs help visualizing.

Ingredients:
4 cooking apples (try golden delicious or whichever your favourite apple is)
200g castor sugar
20g brown sugar
200g plain white flour
120g butter
1 clove or cinnamon stick
Short crust pastry (optional) - I used those available pre-made crust from woolies

Method:
1) Peel and core the apple and roughly dice them into chunks.
2) Put apples into pan, add 150g castor sugar, cinnamon stick or clove and cover

3) Stew the apple for approximately 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Keep checking as they burn easily at the start
4) Check the fruit is cooked by mashing it with the wooden spoon. The apple should be soft, not pureed
5) Put apples into a serving dish and cool (or pastry if desired)
6) Make the crumble. Mix white flour, remaining sugar and butter (cut into chunks) with your fingers in a bowl until a breadcrumb consistency

7) Pre-heat oven at 150 Celsius
8) Cover stewed apples with crumble toppin, without pressing down

9) Bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until crumble is golden brown and crunchy

10) Serve with cream or ice cream =) Enjoy

Do note I twigged the recipe a little to make it less sweet and added the brown sugar due to personal preference so feel free to make necessary changes to suit your own taste =) Would recommend green apples for a more refreshing taste too.

2009-05-08T02:21:00.006+10:00

Work today was alright, kinda got a back ache and kinda daunting with the big boss around. It's hard trying to find something to do while waiting for orders to be ready and everything's pretty much done already.

Anyway something hilarious at work happened today, which made me forget time and I ended up staying another extra 10 minutes. As you know, I work at Noodle Box - i.e. our main staple food is noodles and/or rice as well. Today I had a few orders of Teriyaki Chicken without chicken, which is quite amusing to me =p Well, my last order of the day was Teriyaki Chicken, without capisum, without chicken and wait for it, wait for it, without noodles! lol. I just got the basic veges and went to the chef and told him the customers request and for a moment the two of us just stood there, stunned. Ended up just piling a big bowl of vege for the customer whom I felt is really stupid but oh well, she's paying senior citizen price which is $4.95 for a small box of vege. How smart ey.

Since we're on the topic of noodle box, let's have a review of the food. *disclaimer: it's all personal taste, so no need to take my words to heart*

My top 3 choices are:
1) Nasi/Nasi seafood box
2) Chicken Satay
3) Combo box

The above choices aren't too salty, doesn't have thick noodles (which I don't really fancy) and the taste is rather close to home one way or another.

Items I won't recommend:
1) Beef and black bean - way too salty
2) Oyster sauce - ditto above
3) KT box - ditto

Items I find alright:
1) Hot box
2) Teriyaki (supposedly it taste like char kway tiao if you choose the flat white noodles)

I'd always recommend the sides, especially steamed dim sims (with soy sauce - but it taste like those sweet sauce for that pink weird shape glutinous rice filling kway we eat during CNY or soon kway) or vegetarian spring rolls.

I've yet to try all the various sauces and luck-sa (as they spell it) but once I do, I'd definately do another review again =p

Peace out =)

2009-05-05T18:26:00.003+10:00

It was one kick-ass wicked weekend and we so have to do it again. The lack of sleep, driving, waking and sleeping all hours, the travelling and nonsense, the photos are just the bomb!

Started our weekend with reji, photos with tsuey!, headed to work the next day, had dinner with ben jason and bernie at ming's palace and off to byron bay after a few hours of sleep. thankfully we managed to catch the sunrise this time despite the rain and it was kinda hard to drive in the dark, one hand steering, the other holding the highbeam, which i managed to figure out how to work when we reached the top -.-"

Headed back for a few more hours of sleep before going back to sunnybanks for our oh-so-yummy roast meat, milk tea, and not forgetting topping up our already bursting food cupboard and fridge with asian groceries. Went to fortitude valley for some karaoke and pool and met up with ian and ziyang.

Everyone pretty much concussed once we reached back around 4ish. Had to wake up early to return the car by 2pm and we ended up roaming surfers and playing at the arcade. I swear each time we go dro and kor must end up catching a toy or shooting it down lol. Dinner at amimoto, the sashimi was perfect and of course how could i not have the chirashi sushi =p lol.

I'm still kinda tired today but I wont have traded the weekend for all the money in the world =)

2009-04-30T03:22:00.002+10:00

I'm supposed to be rushing a report and mid sem but somehow I just got this urge to blog.

me (after sitting in the computer lab for a while): eh the chair's really uncomfortable.
dro: huh?
me: it's so hard and it cant move!
dro: then change to the one that can lo
me: but it's so hard and so noisy
dro: then how? want to change lab anot? got cushy seats and can move chairs
me: don't want, so mafan, we should have just went there straight lo.
dro: -.-"

lol i know it's totally random and it's pretty much how the conversation went. I guess being tired really brings out the kiddish randomness in me lol

2009-04-27T13:55:00.002+10:00

One more hour before class starts and I've no idea why I'm in the library. Actually I do, was supposed to catch up with Arnz since we havent met since forever and he has class now. Kinda tempted to go beer garden for a game of pool, or rather a few games =p. It's free pool night man. Maybe could do it next week.

Haven't blogged in ages. Then again, things havent been going too well. Somehow murphy's law loves me the whole of last week and it just kinda wore me down mentally and physically.

Work is alright, I think I'm doing a rather good job but the travelling is just wearing me out. I pretty much spend the whole day outside just for 4-5 hrs of work. Is the $50 really worth it? 4 hours of travelling min and 4 hours of work?

Times like this I wish I had a special somone to count on. Someone who'll laugh and hug my worries away. But I guess somehow that's not a fate for me.

Oh well, I guess I'd be back to normal in no time.

2009-04-12T16:32:00.002+10:00

Happy Easter everyone!

Kinda weird celebrating it for the first time I guess, but it's nice to have our own family dinner here. Hopefully in a short while time I wont be too tired so I can attempt to make molten choco cake without a blender (or whatever that's called, simply too tired to think).

Work today was alright, last I left, there was only 13 customers for the day and it was already 4 hours into operation time. Was made to top up the meat/vege, pack vege into containers, cut or rather put the char siew into the machine to cut, cut a box full of retarded looking onions and washed up alot of the containers.

Why retarded looking onions? Firstly, it's rather huge, secondly most of them had like "twins" or "triplets" and it didnt really look like it was good quality. Most of them were really sandy/muddy inside so it was quite a chore.

I'm quite thankful for a job although I really wish it were much more convenient. It's tiring having to wake up 4 hrs before work, leave for work 2 hrs before hand and the travelling is quite a killer.

And before I forget. Murphy's law - what can go wrong will go wrong.
Yesterday - Hit my head while getting off the bus. bus missed my intended stop, had to walk back. Nearly slipped while walking across zebra crossing, many cars and people around. Colleague goes on 2 hr break, all customers come, when she comes back, there's hardly any customers. customers just love to come all at the same time or don't come at all -.-
Today - once again i nearly slipped but not as bad as yesterday and not as many cars nor people.
Tmr - hopefully never again.

2009-04-10T22:45:00.002+10:00

Well, after walking that arduous 30-45 min from Q Centre to Pac Fair last night, I couldn't help but think about an earlier conversation with Althea. What is more important, safety or money?

To me, at this point definately money. What is the point of working, just to spend 1-2 hrs salary just on a cab to go halfway home. Maybe even my day's pay just to go home?

The thing is usual day-to-day, occasional cab rides are okay to me, a luxury at times but why the reluctance this time? Frankly there's no point working if I were to waste it on cab fares which I would not have needed if I didn't work in the first place.

I'd rather walked in the dark, in the rain (although I just found out a rather near bus stop from Q centre has late buses to pac fair/surfers, and i'd prob take it the next time) and wait around 1 hour just to reach home 2 hours after I finished work and it's pretty much the next day already.

Going to work's kinda a chore due to the distance and location but I guess till I find a better job that would do, and I guess taking the late bus has it's perks, can see "free show" which frankly can be rather interesting lol.

Happy Good Friday everyone =)

2009-04-07T23:24:00.002+10:00

gos⋅sip [gos-uhp] Show IPA noun, verb, -siped or -sipped, -sip⋅ing or -sip⋅ping.

–noun

1.	idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.

2.	light, familiar talk or writing.

3.	Also, gos⋅sip⋅er, gos⋅sip⋅per. a person given to tattling or idle talk.

4.	Chiefly British Dialect. a godparent.

5.	Archaic. a friend, esp. a woman.

–verb (used without object)

6.	to talk idly, esp. about the affairs of others; go about tattling.

–verb (used with object)

7.	Chiefly British Dialect. to stand godparent to.

8.	Archaic. to repeat like a gossip

As shared by dictionary.com, there is frankly quite a few meanings to gossip. Why the sudden interest in gossips, or rather the sudden need for definitions. Personally I use the word gossip rather loosely. I'm chatting with friends over coffee, I'd call it gossip whether a not we actually venture into the affairs of others.

Our definition is talking behind people's back, sometimes literally. "Hey turn around so I can gossip about you."

You know, it is human nature to talk, especially about others, but what exactly crosses the line to be considered an actual gossip? Starting a false rumor is definitely one. Telling new mutual friends about certain pasts that is frankly quite irrelevant and quite damaging to one's reputation is another to me.

I know I talk about others, don't judge because frankly anyone and everyone does. However I don't really consider myself to be one that starts a rumour. I'd say what I know and probably leave some 'unnecessary' or occasionally hurtful stuff out. I also won't intentionally seek people out just to spread the rumour and hope it spreads like wildfire.

But i guess at the end of the day the gossips doesn't matter, what matters to me is that I know who my friends are and that they'll stand by me not matter what. If I should hurt them in anyway, I know we can talk things out and be better friends from there. Sometimes it's better to have a worse bark than bite.

2009-04-06T22:51:00.002+10:00

How far would you go to escape? Hide yourself in your room and hope things will be okay? Ignore it totally? Go to another country?

I escaped once by coming here. I thought I could totally rebuild my life and find myself back again. In a way it did work, I got out of something that was making me lose my identity and mind. It wasn't all that bad but I guess things could have been better.

I did pretty much start to gain back things I've lost, my confidence, my laughter and it did pretty much slip through my fingers again.

Summer break was a good break I guess, being around friends, changing of style, hair colour, makeup. It was certainly a good boost for my insecurity and I nearly didn't want to come back.

Things hasn't been smooth sailing this year I must say. I'm just hoping it'll turn for the better soon. Some things happened as well, and much as I'd like to leave it all behind I know it's quite hard since everything here reminds me of things. Still I'm glad to find friends who'll love me no matter what.

My next escape would probably to US, some things just need to be gotten rid from my mind for good and nothing else works better than a new environment and the thrill of something different. I know escaping is the worst way to solve things, but sometimes I just don't have the courage to face the problem face on or some times a change of scenery is the best. Some times some things just cant be solved.

So I guess my way of escaping is just travelling to another country. It might cause me to make the same mistakes. I might just run out of countries to escape to some day. But for now, wish me luck whilst I aim to travel around the world =p

2009-04-03T16:09:00.002+10:00

So, Tsuey and I were sitting outside starbucks after work the other day and we did sit for quite some time. Then this guy who passed by us about an hour back decided to stop and ask us really random questions. How random? Totally random.

First he asked, if you were getting married, when the time comes for the groom to kiss the bride, would you give a peck on the lips or a full on french kiss. Apparently it was coz he recently went to his cousin's wedding and the groom looked like he was going to give a peck and the bride was going for a full on so it was rather embrassing. Next up, he asked if we floss our teeth, and what about brushing our teeth. Seems like recently his sharemate walked in on him when he was brushing his tongue and it amused his sharemate. Finally (i think) he asked us what's our thoughts on spells. Again recently his friend hooked up with this girl that the friend totally didnt like but somehow still spent the night on the girl's couch. Tho nothing was done, he found a letter with weird handwritings on it, grabbed it and got out of the place. When brought to a magic store, it was said that it was a love spell. The random guy hasnt seen his friend in weeks and the guy has been spending it at the girl's place. Soooo food for thought, was it due to the love spell or just psychological?

Anyway my own food for thought. Few weeks back, I had this conversation with my group mate. He said that the person you marry might not be the one you love most. I can hear the "then why did you marry the person?", "that's so unfair to your spouse" and all at the back of my head. But let's put it this way, you love the person enough to marry the person. I guess there'll be insecurity for the other half, but as my friend said, sometimes it's the timing. The timing and all was right, which is why you ended up marrying your, probably 2nd greatest love.

For me, one possiblity was that whatever happened with your greatest love might not have the chance to end properly. Sometimes as said, due to timing, sometimes due to the most idiotic reasons. Sometimes, the person remains your greatest love for this reason. You did not have the chance to know the person so much more than you should. What you're holding on might just simply be the illusion of how perfect your life might have been.

I think despite all these, it's necessary to be true to the one you marry. Despite the longings, the illusions, it should not have any chance to affect future relations especially when a child might be involved.

I've been thinking about many other things recently but I guess I'd save it for another day.

I guess no matter what, be true to yourself and your other half. Marry the one you see in your future even though the person might not be your greatest love.

Where art thou, thy romeo

2009-03-31T01:46:00.003+10:00

First up HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY!!!!

I guess I haven't been blogging for ages, no idea if anyone's still reading lol. Been busy travelling once a week to Nathan and I guess I should start learning to make my way back after class however late it might be, although...

Finished my first presentation of the sem, it should be rather good I guess, at least I didnt stumble over my words and was rather nice and slow I hope.

Gotten the results of my first report, 13.5/15 which is the 2nd highest among my tutor tutorial classes. Good job groupmates!

Starting work on Wed, going to find my way there tmr so I wont get lost on wed.

Made some brownies over the weekend. Glad it was rather successful.

Met up with many friends =) made new friends.

Been cooking loads, watching horror/gory flicks over dinner with friends.

The above is in no particular order and I guess I should start updating more often. Even my bro blogs more than me. touche.

recent photos part 1

2009-03-10T22:39:00.002+10:00

2nd week of school and it seems rather promising. At least i didn't get lost today but me got ze french lecturer and although he's really interesting, sometimes i dont really get what he's saying. but oh well. there's like one other asian than me and the people seems rather old and they seem to like to go to class wayyyyy early. hopefully i wont get lost finding my tutorial room next week. it was rather daunting when i first step foot into nathan. kor should make a trip up, i think you'd love taking photos =p

next class on fri. hope i dont oversleep and hope i wont go for the wrong tut.

close call today but all's good.

2009-03-05T13:50:00.003+10:00

School has started, and I guess I would say it did somewhat start on a good note. First lecture on monday, the studying mood hasn't jump started yet, but then again i doubt it'll start for the rest of the sem so who cares. Met up with some friends before going for lecture, for once I know people who are in my lecture so it would be a motivation to go for class for once. Lecture was alright, lecturer wasnt that interesting and she loves to mumble her thoughts to herself and sometimes i wonder if she realises that she actually is having a lecture. and apparently she's thought this modules for quite a few sems. me thinks i'd have to put in extra effort since it's been ages since i did any of the pre requisites and i stupidly had to do 2 OB-like modules the last year. Hmmmm.

Anyway 2nd day was a wash out, headed to Nathan campus 2.5 hrs early. Headed to southbanks, took the bus, was told to stop at the wrong campus, ended up at mt gravett, had to walk 3k to Nathan apparently, took a wrong turn, had to retrace, ended up walking in the forest, saw a really dark and long tunnel, sky was turning dark and decided to fuck it and asked Timothy to pick kor and I up for dinner. Many thanks to him, at least it was a nice dinner to end a really shitty day. At least now I've a place to stay every tuesday instead of heading back all in the dark and waiting at train stations which apparently have high murder rates -.-

Went to library to find textbooks yesterday and it was quite a haul, managed to find 3 of 4 textbooks. Shall decide if i want to just keep it and pay the fine or just photocopy it.

2009-03-01T21:32:00.002+10:00

Well well, I'm back on the coast again. Nothing fantastic, caught a short nap when i was back, caught up with althea and my bro, repacked the whole kitchen and it looks so neat now and had dinner. Mom sabo-ed me by forgetting to set roaming for me as she was too tired and i was so helpless staring at my phone stating for emergency calls only. It was lucky that another sg girl whom i knew was staying at the same place, however i was pretty much stuck outside the door as both althea and my bro were still sleeping -.- terrible sia. I had to lug everything up and knock the door so loud that the other end of the apartment could probably hear. Thankfully customs were fast today and i somewhat made a new friend "amos" who's studying in UQ (where else but UQ) lol.

The last few days in sg were fun. Spent hrs on thurs to colour and cut my hair, fri was spent doing my nails in the morn before rushing home to get ready for dinner. Went to turf city for commando's dinner and it was lucky that we went early as we got a free ring tour. Saw horses up close and personal and watched a round of horse racing. It is quite adrenaline pumping to watch the whole race and I can imagine why people would actually travel so far each time just to watch and bet on horses. My shoe pretty much gave way quite early into the dinner and I thank my lucky stars that I was still able to walk in it although i probably looked weird somewhat limping along the way. Had to pretty much hold on to Aw while walking to try to minimise my shoe from breaking apart on me.

Dinner was pretty relaxed since Aw helped me get the food since it was buffet style. As usual friends were nice and some of their dates were nice too. Watching the horse race from the VIP box was quite different and each time it's nearing the start of the race you'd see everyone gathering round. Too bad it was only a visual treat which kinda killed the thrill that one would get watching from the grandstand. Entertainment wasn't too bad. Quite thankful I get to experience such dinners since I never did get the chance to join boon last time, however much i would have loved to.

Sat was pretty much a mad race against time. Had to drag myself up in the morning to pack my luggage before heading out for lunch and the usual last visits to temple and grandparent's place. Rushed home for last minute packings and thankfully Aw came by to help otherwise it would have been quite troublesome for mom and me to settle everything ourselves especially with the pouring rain. Somehow I feel like i was leaving with a heavy heart this trip. For some reason I just didnt feel like getting on that plane. Maybe it's due to not going back till end dec the longest ever trip. Maybe like mom said i feel there isnt much to look forward to. Maybe it's the friendships ganered this trip. Maybe it's due to my fickle heart. Maybe it's due to possibilities. Either way despite me saying that it's fated for me not to leave - the rain, the shoe, the heavily excess baggage which had me repacking my stuff for the first time, the flight delaying for close to an hr - the irony is that for once the trip was smooth. No turbulance this time, no sudden dips of plane. But as always I sat till my legs felt numb and got slightly swollen due to the lack of space. Food wasn't too fantastic either.

School starts tmr. arghhhhhhhhh

2009-02-26T23:50:00.002+10:00

Well well, heading back soon, somehow I don't really feel like leaving it all behind. Somehow it just seems so hard to leave this time.

Last sat was spent wondering around vivo with aw before having dinner with xue yun and supper with boon as well. I'd really miss hanging out with you guys, even those who can't make it.

Sun was spent at sentosa with ex HSBC colleagues. It was like the best time I've had in ages. Ludge, the sun, sea, frisbee, games. The human horse game was really really fun and surprisingly i can carry guys lol. It's all for fun so dont ask me what i was trying to prove or what i was doing. Sadly i didnt use sunblock and i pretty much got sunburnt big time. First time in my life and i'm so not going to get sunburnt ever again! I soooo hope my skin doesnt peel.

Monday was spent singing k with dear betty. Had loads of fun but would have been better with more people. Singing 4 hours between the 2 of us was such a killer but I really had fun =) next time we should do it again =)

Tues was spent with dearest serene. Had fun just chilling out with her and somehow we never seem to be able to end our conversations even after we've said our goodbyes.

Wed was one of the happiest day i would say. Hang around with gerald and i would love to have gotten the cheongsam for tmr's dinner but having him see me try it on is enough i guess. It's quite a complicated situation for us but i was glad we could just hang out like that. Night was spent at Zouk/Phuture, saw many people and made many new friends. Ended up hanging round with gerald and kor's friends as althea ps me to go double o lol. But it was great =)

Lunch today with grandparents and aunt. Was kind sleepy so didnt eat much but I really enjoyed our lunches the past few weeks. Didnt really have the chance to last time. Got pretty drenched while heading over to find mom so i didnt have much choice but to go home and change. was quite depressing to take the train and being the only one so soaked to the skin. at least no one thought i was crazy lol. went to do up my hair and it was like the longest ever spent at the salon. around 4 hrs maybe? craziness man.

I wish i could stay here =(

2009-02-18T00:43:00.002+10:00

Rising Sign is in 21 Degrees Scorpio

You tend to be quiet, reserved, secretive and, at times, quite difficult to understand. Others notice your deep emotions and feelings and wonder how to draw you out. Stubborn and tough, you fight for any position you believe in. You are very resourceful and formidable when you become angered or upset about something. You enjoy living life at the cutting edge -- for you life must be experienced intensely and totally. Quite courageous, you are willing to take calculated risks. Easily hurt by others, you often strike back with bitter sarcasm. Sensitive and curious, you are concerned with the deeper mysteries of human psychology. Once you have become interested in any subject, you pursue it with total fanaticism.

Sun is in 04 Degrees Virgo.

Extremely careful and cautious by nature, you value neatness and order above all else. You rigorously practice very high standards of living and conduct and you demand the same of everyone with whom you come into contact. At times, you are so supercritical that you are merely nit-picky. You are very good at practical skills and quite handy with tools of all kinds. You are also greatly concerned with hygiene, cleanliness and personal health problems. Very likely your health is much better than you think it is -- don't worry so much! Extremely methodical and analytical, you are a perfectionist -- this makes you the perfect person to carry out highly detailed, precise operations. But, at times, you pay so much attention to details that you lose sight of the larger issues.

Moon is in 15 Degrees Libra.

Affectionate, warm and friendly, life must be a "beautiful" experience for you. Unpleasantness should be avoided at all costs. You tend to overlook other people's faults and you would rather give in than fight. You are uncomfortable with strangers, but at ease and sociable with friends and associates. Indeed, you would rather socialize than work -- you can use your prodigious charm to avoid unpleasant tasks. You need the support and assistance of another in order to get you started on any new project -- you are not a self-starter. Be careful of a tendency to be overly self-indulgent (i.e., lazy). Your refined aesthetic sensibilities attract you to music, dance, art and any other cultured activity.

Mercury is in 11 Degrees Virgo.

Very thorough and efficient, you pay attention to the minor but important details of any project. You are a careful thinker who can learn complicated, intricate techniques. You are attracted to practical, useful skills and are probably good at working with your hands. You are very critical of yourself and others, sometimes too much so, and you get the reputation of being a nag or of being nit-picky. Your first reaction to any situation is to try to organize, classify and analyze everything!

Venus is in 05 Degrees Virgo.

You express your love and affection through selfless service to people or causes. You have a tendency to underestimate yourself and doubt your self-worth. This is very demeaning and should be avoided -- learn to love yourself as well as you do others. Your standards of perfection are very high -- you are attracted to relationships based on duty and responsibility. You are supercritical of yourself and others and, at times, prefer to be alone rather than deal with any imperfections in yourself or in those with whom you might relate.

Mars is in 03 Degrees Virgo.

Very careful and systematic, you pay great attention to details. You are always seeking perfection and sometimes get bogged down searching for the ultimate when adequacy would have been sufficient. You dislike abstractions, preferring whatever is practical, useful and demonstrable. You have a strong and enduring sense of personal responsibility, and you demand that others be as responsible and upright as you are. Very critical of yourself and others, sometimes you carry this too far and become overly intolerant of others and their right to choose their own lifestyles.

Jupiter is in 29 Degrees Aries.

The way that you grow and develop is by being an uncompromising individualist. You have a great need to be yourself and to explore your latent talents and abilities. Do not be afraid to let yourself go and develop self-confidence and pride in your accomplishments. But try not to become so self-centered that you ignore the needs of others. Also, you may have to build up your self-discipline in order to focus your energies properly.

Saturn is in 14 Degrees Sagittarius.

Basically quite conservative, you respect traditional authority figures and are very thankful and supportive of the laws and institutions which govern your life. You learn and accept new ideas only after having very thoroughly examined them. Ideals and abstract concepts are important to you only if they can be used in some practical fashion. You are so practical and so orderly that you have natural skills in planning, administrating and organizing.

Uranus is in 22 Degrees Sagittarius.

You, and most of your peers, have the tendency to think that all ideas, customs and traditions from the past are outmoded and irrelevant. You are attracted to radically new ideas, philosophies and religions that will, hopefully, cause sweeping changes throughout the world.

Neptune is in 05 Degrees Capricorn.

You, and your entire generation, will idealize work, practicality and the ability to attain reasonable goals. But, because you will also stress the need to be selfless and giving, you may find it difficult to attain your goals unless you have lowered your expectations on all fronts.

Pluto is in 07 Degrees Scorpio.

For your entire generation, this is a period of intense research and discovery in areas that were heretofore considered mysterious, remote or taboo. The root causes for many complex occurrences will be unearthed due to the intensity and thoroughness of the search.

N. Node is in 02 Degrees Aries.

You're at your most comfortable when involved in group activities outside of your immediate family circle. You delight in getting involved with others in neighborhood civic or political activities, especially if you can be a part of the leadership of the group. Your zeal and overabundant energy bring out your real creativity when you can work toward tangible results -- things that will immediately benefit those around you. You have a real gift for getting the most out of charity drives and community benefits. Take time out between projects though, because you tire out easily and your effectiveness becomes greatly diminished when your energy is depleted. Also, don't even think of trying to get involved at a peripheral level -- you need a total commitment to feel personally fulfilled. Let others bake the cookies and set up the chairs -- you should be the one to tell everyone what to do and when to do it!

http://astrology.about.com/library/bl_freeAstrochart.htm

2009-02-15T01:45:00.002+10:00

These few weeks has been a trying period for me. It opened my eyes to many things, my heart to possibilities, my faith to new beliefs, overall an emotional turmoil.

14th February, a day for love, and looking back, I haven't exactly celebrated valentine's day before. I mean I've had early celebrations I guess, but somehow it's just a different feeling then on the actual day. If I didn't remember wrongly, last year's valentine's was spent partially on the plane to brissy or I've just landed in brissy for a day or two. And the rest if I didn't remember wrongly as follow: the year wasn't celebrated as then bf was on his sailing trip, 2 years before was celebrated early coz anniversary was on the 13th as well as fireworks if I didn't remember wrongly so I chose to celebrate on 13th and had to stay home on 14th, 3 years before wasn't celebrated as I was scheduled to work and I made brownies for friends and dad made a fuss coz I decided to wear those bohemiem skirt to school and made me change to jeans instead and I kinda chose the wrong pair to wear that day.

This year, well, sadly I belong in the single's club so therefore no dates per say. Morning was spent running errands for kor's trip to aussie, lunch at NUS, grocery shopping for our maggie mee war at NTUC before heading to town to meet Aw and his friends. Well, although I didn't have a date, technically I had many lol. It was fun hanging around with them and just hilarious watching them as they tried on various jackets. Pity there wasn't available tickets for movies and there wasn't much to do. Headed off to find mum and dad while the guys went to play lan.

It's funny how for the first time in years I'm single during valentine's day period and yet I'm like having my dates. I guess I should stay single longer ey lol. Just kidding.

Busy day tmr!

2009-02-08T01:57:00.002+10:00

Well it has been a rather rollercoaster lunar new year i must say. The usual visitations were done. The kids were cute as usual. I said my last goodbye to my 4th grandaunt and it just broke our hearts. I had time to bond with my little cousins of all places at singapore casket. It was nice knowing that I was wanted even though I didnt do my usual get kids to warm up to me ethics. Of course not forgetting it cost me in the sense that I was pee-ed on by the little girl while I was reading stories to her. I saw my grandma so devastated for the first time. But I saw a burden lifted off her and my grandaunt's sufferings are finally over. God bless her.

Went to watch my grandma play racquet ball on Thurs. Apparently she asked me to watch as I've never seen her play and I guess it means alot to her especially since she previously got the champion. Spent the whole day watching the others compete since she didnt sign up previously. Managed to take over my grandaunt's guitar but it's kinda too small so I might just get another one still.

Had lunch with grandma, grandpa and aunt at Sizzlers together with kor on friday. It was nice having a meal like that and it just brought joy to know that my grandma loved the food and as usual grandpa laughing and smiling whenever he sees us.

Got our gadgets this morning before having lunch with mom and aunty betty. Nice to know that she approves of my dressing =p and my path in future. Heading to watch Bride Wars with Aw and it is hilarious. For the first and possibly the only show I'd watch this summer break, I'm pleased with it =p. Had dinner with his friends before checking out the arcade. There's sooooo much more games available now and I guess I've really lost touch.

Hope everything's going well for you guys. Take care

2009-01-30T23:10:00.001+10:00

So much for a new year. A new start. Seems like it'll just be as bad as last year if not worse.

Happy fucking new year.

2009-01-30T01:03:00.002+10:00

Dang, my comp restarted and I lost my post. Anyhow, CNY, first day the usual visitations to temple, grandma's (who really looked like she aged alot the last year, god bless her with health please), went to granduncles, and dinner with maternal side. Met the maternal relatives for the first time since i'm back, had fun talking to them. Kids were cute as usual, sweet yu qi even asked me to join and share cards with me during a game of uno attack which was rather hilarious with yi zhi kor not knowing the rules. She even offered to give me one of her light stick and those popping things when she saw me. Seems like we've got more cousins too, so weird.

2nd day was spent really travelling. nanny's place (love her cat soooo much), woodlands to visit grandaunt, tampines to visit uncle. Was quite tired from all the driving and made a few mistakes which really made my dad angry with me. oops. Dinner at home was nice. Simple porridge with dishes eaten with family is still the best.

Speaking of food, we finally had steamboat as a family of 4 for the first time since forever. Quite nice for a change =p. Went to Ichiban on 2nd day for our usual cny lunch also. Service there was good but the cashier and manager pissed me off. Oh well.

Some things have happened and I just hope everything will be alright.

2009-01-21T01:56:00.001+10:00

2009-01-19T13:09:00.003+10:00

Hmmm I think my memory's failing me lol. Met up with dear Serene last week for some lunch and shopping at Bugis. Headed to Little India to do henna after that. Had fun chatting with Serene and I'd miss you loads when I'm back in Aussie land. Sigh.

Visited Clifton on Thursday with thumb and thea. Somehow it still doesn't seem real at all. Somehow I went there hoping it was all a joke back then but having his picture there staring right at you just proves to show that it wasn't all a lie. Sigh.

Had dinner with phy and alvin and it was fun. Been ages since we last all met up and it's good to know we're still doing rather fine.

Lunch on Fri with Ivan was fun. Been years since we last talked and I guess we all did really change. He too said if it were for pictures on facebook and msn he probably wont recognise me lol. Dinner with family at Long Beach after that was nice. Dining under the stars. Would have been better if we could use the voucher and need not spend so much on the CNY set. tsk tsk. Still it was nice as I cant remember when was the last time we had dinner like that. Dad did something silly too which made me laugh till I cried - he wanted to point at something and hit the straw for his coconut and whilst he saw the juice flying up, afterwhich fell down on him, he looked up in surprise as if he thought it was raining. It was his expression that made me laugh so badly. Lol.

Breakfast with mummy on sat followed by meeting aw to check out airfare in chinatown. Most of the promotions arent out for the travel dates we're looking at so we ended up wandering chinatown for lunch and shopped a little at OG. Walked towards Marina square and somehow we ended up going round the whole of Central and he was already late to meet his friends. lol. My phone died on me rather early so I pretty much didnt have any choice but to stick around till someone was free and could meet me early. Damn dumb but happy la. For once I dont need to keep calling and msging to be the point of contact. Met up with his friends for a little and Kai Wei was so nice to come by early to meet me. Ivan came by shortly after and as always everyone else (besides Sally) was late. So typical. lol. Dinner at Central was fun. Chilling out at Fashion Bar was rather boring due to the music and atmosphere which made it hard to talk. Chilling at the entrance of Central was fun.

Reunion Dinner yesterday was okay I guess. Nothing really fantastic but at least my grandma got a break from all the cooking. Would have been better if we could have started earlier but oh well. Got to drive quite a bit and I guess it's all good.

Back to spring cleaning!~

2009-01-12T12:46:00.003+10:00

Dinner on Thurs was fun =) Liked the live band haha. But so sad, they didnt have the beer I wanted. More dinner please pammie!

On Fri, decided to go for TP alumni night on a random mood and I'm quite glad we decided to turn up in the end =) Arvo was spent shopping around Bugis with Althea and Ivan. Finally managed to visit Haji Lane and I've gotten stocked up for my back-to-school clothes next sem =p. I usually wear clothes according to my 'phase' so it can be quite troublesome some times lol. Got 'bullied' by Althea and Ivan and it was the first time they met each other. So sad! Still it was all in good fun and as said, please put forward your 'recommendations' to the guys because I won't do anything about it lol.

Back to Alumni Night. As usual we met as the Radon gang and met many others. Come to think of it, we've known each other for almost 4 years, and I've not met some of the people for around 2-3 years maybe? I think alot of us have changed and hopefully it's all for the better =p I love our family photos and we should do this once a year at least man. Then we can see how much we all changed.

Headed to sing karaoke after that. Oh man I'd miss all these when I'm back in Aussie and it doesn't help I'd only be back on 29 Dec this year. I'd miss everyone so much.

You know after all these I feel that people who know me best are still here. Granted we've known each other for coming 4-5 years already. It's who your friends are that is important.

Sometimes I wonder if going overseas is really the right choice. If I stayed here and went to SIM, I could hang out with everyone more. I could have gotten the chance to participate in camps and maybe even more enthusiastic than in TP. I wouldn't feel so distant in everyone's life at times. At least I know I'd be protected by you guys.

Pammie said it just won't be me. I'm pretty much "born to travel" but sometimes I just wonder if the opportunity cost is worth it. Anyway it's too late. I just have to carry on this path this I see the end of the path.

I like this random shot =p

2009-01-06T17:33:00.003+10:00

Realised I haven't been blogging much =p Been really busy the past week bringing friends around and of course it was a perfect opportunity to do touristy things which usually would have been scoffed at.

Finally went on the Hippo Tour and Hippo River Cruise with Arnaud and Tsuey, had fun touring the various sites and listening to stories. Went to the Art Museum as well, I want to go to more museums too! Peranakan Museum, Civillisation Museum etc etc. Saw the Chinatown lightup for the first time and managed to see the fire crackers go off. Went clubbing at Phuture where I bumped into high school mates. It was quite funny as we were sure if we saw the correct people =p. Bummed around town with Aw while waiting for the various timing to meet up. Missed NYE countdown as I was too burned out (sorry!). Visited the Zoo with Arnaud and had fun with all our jokes and all.

Do note the above arent in order =p just blogged as it came to mind.

Suddenly it seems so quiet without all the activities. Hey people date me out!!! =p

Miss you guys. *muacks*

2008-12-31T23:37:00.002+10:00

It's here! The last day of the year! I do hope next year's going to be a better year. After having such a weird year, I think it's time for things to look up.

This year showed me
-many friends/coursemate getting married
-some kids on the way
-a fellow coursemate passing on
-many friends that arent true
-living overseas alone
-traveling around alone
-making new friends
-losing people close to heart

I guess many other things have happened but as usual I don't regret anything, because I believe that life's too short to have regrets and if a mistake is made one should find ways to rectify it instead of regretting it.

I hope with 2009,

-i will getting minimum Distinctions
-i will exercise once every two weeks
-i will work hard to earn enough to: buy SLR camera, go KL and Tawiwan, car, digital cam (since I dropped mine yesterday and it's a lil spoilt :( )
-learn more skills

Meanwhile it's been fun having Gary around, it's a perfect opportunity to act like a tourist without anyone thinking otherwise. Tsuey and Arnaud's finally here and it's time for more touristy fun =p

2008-12-29T01:31:00.002+10:00

Christmas is over! I can't believe it. Xmas eve dinner at Bali Thai was fun, Xmas lunch at Jacks as per tradition was better. As usual there were the party hats and novelties and it was fun taking photos with the family. Night was spent meeting up with aw, thumb, brent, jesse and jesse to go sing karaoke. Aw left early but the night's still young =p

Next day was spent going around sentosa, was kinda stoning since I hardly slept and it was tiring after seeing the massive crowds of people. Went to Images of Singapore, brought back familiar memories, went to Merlion and certain people pissed me off, it was tiring walking through Fort but interesting at the same time. 4D was such a failure since the queue was sooooooooooooo long. Didnt get to watch it in the end. With all the walking I've done the past few days I wont need to go to the gym for the next few weeks =p

Met up with Jon Jon today and it was great =) His family's so cute, especially his dad, reminds me abit of dad but funnier at the same time. It was nice talking to his sisters too. Hopefully you can join us for countdown =p

Kinda sleepy so I shall update soon. To those I havent met up with, after new year meet up please! To those i met up with, more meet ups! =p

2008-12-25T18:47:00.001+10:00

I just realised the Christmas spent in China was two years ago lol

Last year's was spent at HSBC, made gingerbread cookies for the first time and not forgetting brownies. hard work but really fun =)

Merry Christmas all =)

2008-12-25T01:48:00.002+10:00

Merry Christmas all!

One year ago we were singing at Suzhou's hotel lobby and performed in front of guest. Our first time caroling and it was quite fun. Listening to Christmas carols don't fail to bring back memories.

Time flies. It's been 1 year since. Memories last forever ey. Our first Christmas away from home, our first carols, decorating our hostel aka basement hostel, shopping for decorations and all.

This year's Christmas pales in comparison. Only got gifts for 2 friends, yet to buy mom's present (I want to buy her something she likes and we haven't found anything suitable yet). Not much Christmas mood in the air, no Christmas tree, I probably only have like 1 present but still it's special, because I'm spending it with family.

Christmas dinner with grandma, grandpa and aunt, Christmas service at church, a day in town with friends from aussie on Christmas eve, more friends visiting soon.

It's the season for giving. And to all my friends, I give my love, may you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Cheers!

2008-12-22T02:03:00.002+10:00

Busy busy busy. X'mas is coming up and I've mom's present left to buy. Dental on thursday was bad, finally hit the gym after that. Didnt do much tho lol, plan to start off slow.

Friday was fun. Meeting dearest Serene for lunch and shopping. Been ages since I've seen her and she's getting prettier each time =)

Met Wei Qi and Aw for dinner and chit chat session, as usual Aw never fails to amuse us with his jokes lol. But I also saw that he's changed a little, for the better for sure. Made me think, all of us are growing up and we're all changing but nonetheless I hope we can all still meet up at least once a year in future =)

Lunch and shopping with mom on sat was fun. Was supposed to meet Aw an hour earlier to buy presents but he was late and as expected the rest were late. I even managed to go Tangs to buy a gift and queued in a really long queue at the cashiers.

Dinner was at NYDC. Glad to see more than the usual few. Kai Wei, Yasin, Ivan, Aw, Xue Yun and Andrew graced us with his presence =p Headed to Coffee Bean to chill and Teddy joined us. Played some card games before heading to fashion bar with teddy and ivan for look see. Drinks here really cost a bomb man! I guess that's why people usually open bottles.

Christmas dinner tonight was rather interesting. Helped with the preperation and had fun chatting with grandparents and aunt. Simple family dinners are nice. The log cake was very much to my liking and the chocolate used was good =) I'd recommend it to everyone! lol. It's from the chocolate shop outside vivocity's giant. Should try it. =)

Cant wait for more outings! =)

2008-12-19T03:00:00.002+10:00

Finally went to the gym today. Surprisingly they remember me, then again mom was with me lol. I shall work hard to get a kickass body before i go back to aussie land =p

Dental today was rather painful, seems like there was too much blood so i couldnt get my filling done.

Drove a little today. Slight improvements. Should drive more often. Nearly crashed into a car yesterday coz i couldnt see it but luckily it was traveling slowly.

Went with pammie the other day to dye hair, had ya kun, oyster mee sua and chicken cutlet. my appetite's coming back again =) time to put on weight.

Lunch and window shopping with beavan the other day was fun. Saw one or two items that caught my eye. hopefully i can go back to get it next week =)

Hope to see you in sg soon! =)

2008-12-16T01:47:00.000+10:00

Drove from NTU to home just now.

Rather good, apparently i sped at times and at least it was a slightly better attempt then the other time.

Parking was good, straight and in the first time.

I'm just wasting my first week away but I dont really care =p lol

meet up people!

2008-12-12T16:37:00.003+10:00

Woots, finally get to drive after so long and I'm so out of touch. Nearly scratched the car just now coz I tend to keep to the left too much. Was made to drive the highway which was relatively okay, thankfully. I guess coz it's a weird hour so there's not much cars. Nearly had an accident when I was driving up the carpark. Had to get my dad to do reverse parking for me coz I wasn't too sure about it.

Nonetheless, it was fun hahaha. Better luck next time girl.

Start dating me out people! =p

2008-12-11T02:12:00.002+10:00

I'm finally back home. It was a really bumpy ride, literally.

Flight was delayed for a bit because apparently it was delayed in Syd where the plane came from. After that the flight was full of turbulence, and the funny thing is when the captain warns us beforehand and turns on the seatbelt sign, it really didnt seem like there was any turbulence, however when there was no warning the turbulence was really terrible. We could even feel the plane dipping for a few seconds which was scary, I felt quite sick at some point and I even had to stop eating for quite some time so as not to spill any food/drink on me. And when it rains it pours, when we landed, apparently the previous plane broke the tollbar (whatever that is) and we had to wait around 10 min for a replacement to be found. Luggage took quite some time as well.

Well it doesnt really matter anymore I guess, what matters is I'm home safe.

Feels kinda weird being home though. Oh well, I guess I'd get used to it.

To Jon and Zahiyah, have a safe trip tomorrow. Bon voyage and see you in singapore soon =)

2008-12-10T07:58:00.003+10:00

Done enrolling and waiting for the shuttle now. Luggage's all zipped up and I hope I won't forget anything. But oh well, I can always buy it in sg.

If only enrollment opened at 8am, I could get another hour of sleep. But oh well, hopefully I can catch it up on the plane. I've no idea what I'm going to do since I'd reach the airport around 10ish? Sigh. Shall buy a book and stay in a cafe somewhere. I'm sorry but no souvenirs this time round.

Please pray I have a safe flight.

2008-12-07T12:48:00.002+10:00

No one's reading my blog, nor tagging anymore.

Not that I really care anymore.

I think it's time to go home. Home is where the heart is at.

2008-12-05T23:32:00.002+10:00

I've moved. 2 days of cleaning and packing is enough to kill especially since i only eat maybe 1-2 meals a day if i'm lucky. spent hours scrubbing the stove, cleaning soap slime, on my knees cleaning the toilet and today the kitchen. My knees are bruised. I've no idea why. I have to unpack before packing up to go back singapore. WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so sick of packing/unpacking.

I can't wait to see you tomorrow. I miss you already. I hope fate is making a fool of us and I want you by my side next semester.

All other problems should just disappear.

random: Green apple vodka with fanta orange is actually a nice drink for a nightcap.

2008-12-03T20:46:00.002+10:00

Gawd I hate next sem's timetable.

Mon -
15:00-15:50 Hospi svc ops tut
18:00-19:50 Hospi svc ops lect

Tues (Nathan campus) -
18:00-19:50 Work: comparative perspective lect
20:00-20:50 Work: comparative perspective tut

Fri -
10:00-11:50 International HRM tut
10:00-11:50 Evaluative & impact assessment lect
12:00-13:50 International HRM lect
14:00-14:50 Evaluative & impact assessment tut

I don't want to go Nathan campus!!! Damn it. And so much for "please indicate your majors on the student portal so that your timetable will not clash". Ever since I indicated it my time table always clashes and now a shitty course that's rotated between the two campuses and of all luck, it's the year that it's held in Nathan. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just feel like screaming man. Shit.

Moving house tmr and I've barely packed. So not in the mood.

2008-12-02T00:23:00.002+10:00

And so results are out. Was more excited over it till I got quite irritated when I wanted to share my joy so there.

Org processes - C
Project mgt - C
HRIS - C
Tourism Economics - D

Pretty much what I expected, for once I was confident I could get Credits for most of it and although I didn't get my HD, at least I got one D.

Happy Birthday Beatrice, hope you enjoyed today.

2008-11-30T00:50:00.002+10:00

Gosh the days just flew by ey. Can't really remember what happened but met up with Wei jie jie, Alan kor kor and the girls for dinner at sagano. Everyone was pretty impressed by the portions and the girls were having a blast after they got their energy from eating the sushi. Names were being called, namely 'panda' =p, photos were taken by the girls and they had fun playing with Jon. Coffee at zaraffa's after that was rather interesting and I would say the highlight of the night was running across the street in the pouring rain which made us soaked thru the skin although it was just a short dash. Was fun tho running barefeet.

Went for my RSA course, finally! Had starbucks and went to sing karaoke with the rest since we were all in our random moods.

Worked at the convention ctr yesterday and I had fun, although it was tiring standing around doing nothing for more than an hour and I think blood cirulation was poor or I had low blood sugar, it's like I felt my ears were constantly blocked and nothing really seemed to register in my brain. Was assigned to do coffee station which was interesting. Found out how to fix the coffee machine and they use concentrated chilled coffee to make those kegs of coffee, which by the way is really a chore to carry. At least it's a work out I guess.

Talked to many of the clients and it was nice when they came to find me again during their next break. This guy whom I served an initial weak coffee (we didnt know the coffee machine was spoilt till I poured the coffee) was so nice to still take the coffee although I offerred to get it from the other station. He came back to chat with me again during the break and it was fun. Some guy chatted a little bit while waiting for his coffee and he was so stressed coz he had a day of shareholder's meeting but he seemed much better after that. This lady who had pneumonia previously and had to drink chinese tea came to share her story with me, and she came by again during her second break just for mindless chat and even shoke hands with me after that. It was also nice being thanked by them, some even noting my name. Another lady came by to chat while her husband was getting 'lost' in the convention hall. Many more stories but you know what, after doing that few hours of work, I feel the spark in me being lighted up again. This is what I love about my work. People remembering me, coming by to talk, complimenting me for always smiling and hopefully remembering me. There will be anal customers definately but it's these few that makes my day.

Went to Tania's place at circle on cavil after that since plans to brissy were cancelled. It was nice making more friends and boy was the place luxurious. Would love to live there one day with the view and layout. Dinner was fun, a little bit of setback but it was all good. Drinking games were fun and it was fun seeing how people can be when their drunk. I'm so not going to let people mix drinks for me again. The last mug of scotch, beer, pepsi, vodka (i think?) and i don't know what was strong enough to knock me out. Bad mistake of having beer added. Tsk. But it was all good =)

Had fun today at dinner and timezone. 2nd date alone =) Got some toys and a cute doggy to accompany me to bed and I had fun. Looking forward to more dates =p

2008-11-24T01:07:00.002+10:00

Exams are over!! If anything I feel more exhausted, maybe I spent too much time studying, too much time hating myself for procrastinating and 3 weeks of studying and poor diet and sleeping habits is just taking a toll on me.

Heading to friend's friend party at Q1, gosh the view at night is pretty. If only we could latin dance like the pros it'll be sweet I tell you. Kinda got a wee bit drunk since I mixed beer and hard liquor. Not a wise idea for me since I get drunk on beer fast and we didn't get to dance much due to the music.

BBQ and swim/spa at Tsuey's on sat. It was awesome, had lots of fun and laughter, stopped by another bbq for a bit, Quantum of Solace at night followed by dinner at surfers.

Apparently it's schoolies. Kids who graduate from High school and are waiting to enter uni/work. Therefore they head to GC by the truckload to club/beach/play/enjoy etc for the week, or maybe even 2. Seriously they can be really crazy and drunk. People try to open car doors while the car's driving by, they'd just walk across the road recklessly, fights were reported, people were seen lead away in the police cars, roads were blocked, and seriously I've never seen so many people in surfers at one time before. Such a kill joy since we have problem going there or broady.

Finally saw Wei Wei Jie Jie, Kor Kor and the girls. Managed to 'wake' up the youngest rather quickly and it was fun to play from there. Poor Yu Qi wasn't feeling too good but the moment she felt better, her first words were to call Jon, "panda" haha. I enjoyed myself. Hopefully can see them really soon.

I'm bored so ....

You are striving for a life full of activity and experience and, perhaps even more, an environment where you would be able to forge a close bond with a person who can offer full emotional fulfilment.

At this time you 'need to be needed' and again you 'need to need'. You have had this feeling for some time now and you are looking for someone who could share a close bond in an atmosphere of shared intimacy. You have the belief that with the right person you could conquer the world.

At times one is burdened with more than one's fair share of problems and this would appear to be your situation at present. But you are adamant - you know what you wish to achieve - and by giving a little and taking a little you may well find that the realization of your dreams could become a reality.

You are an emotional, sincere and impressionable individual experiencing frustration and unnecessary stress. You vehemently resist any form of pressure from outside sources, insisting on your independence as an individual. You want to be a decision maker - to make up your own mind without interference. You wish to be able to draw your own conclusions and arrive at your own decisions. You detest uniformity and mediocrity as you want to be regarded as one who gives authoritative opinions. Your favourite expression could well be that 'I may not always be right but I am never wrong'. You're a perfectionist and even though you may feel that the other person's point of view may be right, you find it extremely difficult to admit that you could be wrong.

You really like doing what you do and, more than that, you like yourself. Your attitude to work and to life is that 'If its not fun - then don't do it'. You want to be liked and respected, not for who you are but for what you are - and it seems to be working.

http://www.paulgoldinresearch.com/cg/index.htm

2008-11-20T18:39:00.002+10:00

Half an hour is enough to turn the clear blue sky to a lightning filled one, 2 minutes is enough to have such a storm that'll make you drenched. Frankly it's quite scary, looking at the lightning filling the sky non-stop, the sudden strong winds filling the air with fallen leaves and the rain starts pelting all of the sudden.

All I can say is thank goodness I'm in school, although it'll be nice to be home with my blanket and heater but exams are tomorrow and I could do with studying in school with friends.

Back to studying.

2008-11-20T12:17:00.002+10:00

Last paper tomorrow, 1 mark to pass, 26 to get D, 36 to get HD. Let's hope I can get HD for this at least coz I'm expecting a C/D for 2, P/C for 1.

I hate having such a long exam period! No mood to study and everyone else is playing. Sigh!

Looking forward to seeing the little tykes though.

Back to studying -kill me please- sigh.

2008-11-18T00:53:00.002+10:00

So excited! My cousin's coming on sat and we're heading to carrara market to shop on sunday! mummy sponsor pls!! =p haha. Can't wait to see the little tykes, can't wait to hear them call me 表姨 =p

i'm heading back on 10 dec!!! so excited. hopefully can go m'sia with the rest. that'll be so cool man, like a road trip.

tourism econs tmr at 130. wish me luck ppl =p

2008-11-16T03:19:00.002+10:00

I don't really like being bugged about economics when I havent really started studying for it. Okay i've pretty much went through the first half of the sem's notes and i havent started much for macroecons so stop calling/msning me regarding the short ans. sigh~ just coz i did better for my mid sem and i pretty much wrote the whole assignment doesnt mean i'm better/smarter. I'm not the one who did econs during high school and i pretty much messed up my results during my poly days. i'm just doing my best.

anyway coffee just now was fun. girl's talk. we should do it like once a wk/every 2 weeks lol.

ppl here are really random, taking the computer chairs and sliding around outside, on the road even.

back to studying.

2008-11-15T14:08:00.002+10:00

2 down, 2 to go! Was in such a high yesterday after i finished my paper. i know i was given 2h 10min but i complete it in 30 min as i really couldnt think of the answer and i definately got a credit and 98% of getting a distinction. that alone was good enough for me to just leave the examination hall instead of getting so worried.

dinner at new thai place with beatrice, amanda, ben and jon was fun. the food wasnt too bad but i guess it could have been better too? oh well. mia hiam buay pai. slacked at the uni for a bit after dinner and i managed to catch a few shows. really funny.

shall get to studying later, heading to uni in the evening to find tsuey.

ciaos all

2008-11-13T11:08:00.002+10:00

one down, 3 to go.

might have mucked up the case study part. but pass can alr la. hopefully can get a credit at least. might be able to. but i'm too lazy to calculate.

one more tmr. i hate friday 530 papers. it's friday man, what's up with the late papers man. sigh~

back to studying!

2008-11-10T17:24:00.001+10:00

ola people, how's it going? I should be heading back on 10 dec-28 feb. tentatively. hopefully can make a short trip to m'sia with my aussie mates and all's good man. =)

exam's starting soon! and i really really really really really should start getting serious. hopefully all goes as per mid sem and i'd just need 2 days effectively to study. as long as i can fit into the 'zone'. which means a certain should study somewhere else so that people will not keep coming by =p just kidding haha. i'd just stick to listening to my music. shall really start downloading more songs soon. i want new jay chou's cd!!! okay i've got all the songs alr but still, i want the cd =p lol. shall get it when i'm back.

shall stop blabbering. good luck for exams everyone!

2008-11-08T12:37:00.001+10:00

I can't believe I actually went along with the idea of getting piggybacked along surfers. Granted it was around midnight and the crowd was little, but still.... it was fun tho =p

Still not in the zone to study yet. How???? Anyway if things go as per mid sem, I would only need 2 days per module effectively to study. Gambattei!!!

2008-11-06T19:58:00.002+10:00

13 Nov - Project Management 830am
14 Nov - Organisational Processes 130pm
18 Nov - Tourism Economics 130pm
21 Nov - HRIS 530pm

I ~~hate~~ love HRIS *chants*

I'm starting to see the silver lining =D Let's aim for HDs!!!

2008-11-04T12:11:00.002+10:00

I've only been up for lesser than 2 hours and it's already the shittest day ever.

//edited//

Well, firstly i spilled curry in my bag, abit over my floor and table, then while cleaning it up, my bag fell on the floor, causing my floor to be cover with buscuits, and i kinda messed up my lappie abit.

while sitting at the bus stop waiting for Jon, i got 'divebombed' (as quoted by Beavan) by 3 birds and 1 of them even used my head as a 'jumppad'. like wth. seriously am i so suay to get targeted by birds 3 times?

anyway lunch with Jon, his mom and Ben. Jon's mom is so cute. Reminds me of mom, the way she talks/nags to Jon =p

anyway back to studying.

2008-11-02T12:42:00.004+10:00

It's quite obvious I'm in a photo blogging mood. First up are pictures from our Halloween night, followed by the SSA dinner.

Oh yea, went to watch Death Race the other day and I so love the way they race and compete man. Who would imagine weapons on cars, people committing crimes just to force people to race. Overall, good for effects and the action but you might want to catch it on days when movies are cheap =p

Halloween was alright sans the lousy music. I swear never to go Melbas again.

SSA dinner wasn't too bad, had long table arrangements instead of tables of 4 and thanks to Ben we had quite an optimal sitting I'd say =p. Food was good but I was quite disappointed with the desserts though. Those individual portions of mousse/cake etc wasn't to our liking. Still it's rather value for money I guess. Coffee was fun, cards at resource was even better. At least I learnt how to play bridge and it's been years since I last played "dai di". Would have been better if I didn't have cramps and if my body wasn't threatening to breakout in cold sweat ever so often.

Study break already!!! It's time to rumble.... =p

2008-10-31T18:02:00.002+10:00

OMG!!! I got 81/100 for Project Management report!! Coolness man, and I was so worried we'd be one of the groups to fare poorly since he mentioned during lectures that the groups in GC were really extremes, instead of the usual bellcurve, it was more of a bowl. Got 0/10 for one of the sections which might have been my part but I remembered printing it off but still 81/100 that's kick ass man.

Got 24/35 for Org Process report, not bad since I rushed it the night before. Apparently only 1 guy failed with 9/35, wonder why. I think I messed up the presentation, but hopefully I didn't do that badly. *crosses fingers* at least that's over.

Well, target - 2 HDs, 1 D, 1 credit. That's an improvement since orginally I was planning for 2 HDs, 2 credits. Shall seriously mug over the next few weeks and I can enjoy my holiday in peace =p

2008-10-29T20:58:00.002+10:00

You know, if all the hollywood stars were to donate "peanuts" to those who cant pay off their mortgage in US (or which ever country) maybe there wont be a recession. Just maybe. Considering little Suri has an apartment as a playroom, Tom & Kate have 2 apartments for their hired staff and an apartment as a gym (and I won't be surprised if they bought over more units for whatever they want to use it for), Brad and Angelina seem to be having a little united nation of thier own, Oprah is able to give free phones/cars etc for every audience in her talk show and the list goes on.

Just maybe if they donated a peanut portion of their money the world won't be in such a major financial crisis.

hahaha, apparently random thoughts over lunch are that random.

2008-10-29T10:54:00.005+10:00

Silly me played batminton yesterday, despite a 10+ years hiatus and I think I did make a fool of myself but oh well. =p Somehow or another I ended up with a blister on my middle finger which was such a distraction while I was playing my game. Shall practice more and one day I'd be like them =p hahahah.

Well, nothing much has been going on I guess, either that or my writing skills has went down the drain lol, enjoy the Indy photos then =D

2008-10-27T22:44:00.002+10:00

I'm back to blogging, after I have no idea how long =p miss me much? I guess not. Oh well

Pretty much recovered already, been busy with studying, hopefully my HDs come in truckloads (then again I only have 4 modules).

Would love to post photos of Nikon Indy 300 but unfortunately my internet's being a pain in the ass, check it out on facebook, slowly though since it's a pain in the ass too. Videos are up tho.

Till when I feel like blogging again. Take care all!

2008-10-18T12:18:00.003+10:00

So I'm sitting here, coughing my lungs out, strangling myself to stop coughing so much. Presentation in week 13, just as I remembered. Shall start studying for finals soon though, at least I wont be like a train wreck by then.

Been 'cleaning' up my lappie and found some lovely photos. The good ol' days.

you know what, i dont feel like thinking anymore.

2008-10-16T23:17:00.003+10:00

44.5/60 for Tourism economics report/presentation, 22.5/30 for HRIS mid sem. Maybe the dream of getting 2-3 distinctions and pulling my gpa to a 5 this sem is within my reach.

I'm down with a bad case of flu ='(

2008-10-15T11:14:00.002+10:00

Sigh~ our plans to have a 4p on facebook has failed. Apparently they only accept autonomous relationships. Hey it's the 21st century so why can althea be with me, me with amanda, amanda with thumb, thumb with althea. That'll be so cool man.

It's official, I hate a certain someone. Shant name names nor describe. Ask me if you want but I guess you should have an idea already.

Have I complained about my exam timetable already? If I have, let me complain again lol. 13,14,18,21 nov!!! It sucks to the max man, why do I have to end the latest again. And on the last day as that. It means we'd have lesser time to travel around with emiko. Dang.

Oh managed to meet up with Ee Boon, althea and thumb yesterday. I miss them =p

Cya!

2008-10-14T11:08:00.003+10:00

I know I've not blogged a few days, been busy having fun and definately not sleeping much.

Managed to rush my assignment over Thursday night and had my lab test on Friday. 99.99% says I'd get full marks for lab test. Even before the tutor said I could leave when I'm done, I was already at the door.

Headed to Brisbane for a random thing to find Althea and Thumb, missed them sooooooooooo much! Headed back in the morning, clocked a few hours of sleep before heading to meet Beatrice's friend. Quite lame, but funny. Plans for movies was changed to singing karaoke and therefore we ended up at Sunnybanks, just slightly before Brisbane. Maybe our 1 year later plan at Brisbane's a good idea ey.

Sunday, rested a little before heading to Amanda's in the evening, silly me forgot to bring my bag home and I needed my nametag for work. Watched No Reservations again and I LOVE IT! haha

And yesterday, at a time where most people were still awake in Singapore, I just woke up to prepare for work. Had to wake up at 330 since I needed to be at the bus stop in school by 515 because the agency's manager so kindly offered me a ride to Australia Fair so that I could take the first bus. Orginally was scheduled to start at 6 but since it was impossible I just needed to start at whatever time I reached.

Good pay, good people, won't mind working there again. Although I seriously made alot of mistakes. Shan't say it out here but ask me if you want lol.

Random thought: I feel like eating fish and chips

2008-10-06T23:58:00.002+10:00

Well, been thinking recently, kinda made a 3 years plan.

2009: graduate with double degree in tourism and HR
2010/2011: graduate with masters
2011/2012: working holiday in US/UK - camp counsellor, ski resort and UK pubs.

Let's hope it all goes well. Of course hopefully I get PR along the way.

I like pretending I'm dumb.

2008-10-06T00:23:00.002+10:00

It's such a headache trying to figure out how to solve the problem of "overworked staff". I don't understand why the staff is overworked when for example he/she works 8 hours on monday-wed, friday and 4 hours on thursday. Why is it that the staff is only overworked on thursday? -scratches head-

Back to work.

2008-10-04T22:10:00.002+10:00

I think my friends are really cute, for once, through them I know how I am perceived by others, where are my strong points and where are my flaws. Like apparently my language abilities, or rather lack of in the case of Mandarin is not laughed at because "I'm too cute to tease" lol, poor Amanda, always bearing the brunt.

Apparently I don't look like I know how to cook, but seems like I do =p. Once again, the point of me being the women behind a 老大 seems to be true and Amy would be the first to call my future boyfriend/husband that. I think it's so cute haha. So I guess, it's time to send in your applications if you want to be my future 老大. lol

Dinner was soooooooo good today. Sichuan mala with dumplings seasoned with love by Amy and Amanda, mushrooms, vegetables, noodles. Basically the works. Met Emiko's friend who's so cute and so outdoor sports person.

Back to work in school tomorrow. Where did spring break go????

2008-10-04T17:17:00.002+10:00

I'm in the school computer lab now, supposedly doing work, and it's pretty evident it's not going too well =p. Just don't have the motivation yet haha.

Anyway last night was rather okay, checked out this new club called Sin City and yet again we have such good fate to watch the "live" model search. Lately this seems to happen whenever we visit a new club. Music was rather okay but there was way too many people.

Never felt so pissed off in a club before, had my foot stepped on many times, this one particular time left me paralysed for few seconds as he stepped at the joint where your ankle is at and it seriously hurt big time. Had my back elbowed, pushed around way too many times, this particular girl wanted to smack her friend's butt and I unfortunately was in the middle of action as well and I was too tired to do anything but glare at her.

Club hopped a little, collected many chops on our hand before we finally settled at Bourbon Bar. It's not bad, but sometimes the crowd kinda sucks. This particular asian guy just didnt seem to get the hint when we danced together and kept talked to amanda even with my arms around her. He's such a loser.

Apparently I'm the type that would attract asians and caucasians. Where's all my cute ang moh? lol

K la, back to work, steamboat later =D

2008-10-02T19:46:00.000+10:00

I wanted to blog, but I'm too tired.