Booo Booo..

Another bloated-over from weekend…. sigh.

Anyway, it had been an eventful weekend..

 

(1) Saturday was our 1st mth anniversary.. I told him from the start that i am not interested in celebrating stupid anniversaries monthly because thats what puppy lovers do in secondary school..Arent anniversaries celebrated yearly?

So, i didnt exactly remember remember and thus, did not expect anything from him..

YET…. from nowhere ..

… SURPRISE!!

hehe, another bouquet!! Woooah.. now, my expectations are raised.. something like “ if u never buy me flowers means you dont love me..”… BAD, BAD, BAD !!

Then we went to Butter Factory with Clara, Yane and Lyndon’s gang.. I DO NOT LIKE CLUBBING ANYMORE (!!) Wootz, made me realise:

1. i have better things to do 
2. ZOUK is still THE BEST!!!

 

(2) Buffy’s cousin got baptised at COOS… so we were there to support her on Sunday morning.. I was v emotional during the sermon. God was speaking to me through the speaker and it moved me to tears…… I think i will be going to COOS more often now… Aaargh, YCCA, Trinity.. now COOS.

 

(3) During lunch after COOS, i was carrying 2 year-old Ethan… and i tripped ( cos i was wearing this new nine west platform.. aargh).. and dropped him on the ground (!!!) .. He fell and hurt his head.

Thank GOd, i did not kill him, neither did he suffer multiple injuries… he was fine after bursting into tears.. Buffy’s sister and brother in-law were very understanding. They assured me that it was purely an accident.. 

BUT RIGHT THEN.. i wanted to die.

not from embarrassment ( fancy meeting his relatives for the first time.. and this has to happen)

But from guilt…IT’S ANOTHER PERSON’S PRECIOUS CHILD!!!

HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID? SO CARELESS?? Total idiot, really.

GAH!

Ethan will be getting a new tricycle soon..

Nevertheless, Still thanking and praising God it’s was a minor accident and Ethan is ok -still loving me after all this- and i learn a major lesson….

Ladies Night is no longer about Mambo…

It’s about RAMEN PARTY (!!!) finally.

 I love the pot.. it’s AUTHENTIC korean meal.. We even ate ramen from the pot’s cover!!  Love the kimchi  ( eventhough i am not a big fan) and….the spicy squid…. and mini crabs.

+ dancing to Wondergirl “Nobody” 

+  looking at the pictures from their Korea trip

LOVE JACKIE TO BITS

And ( lala lala ) Finally,

my new Laneige crystal snow make-up foundation + powder are here….

Hopefully that will inspire me to put on make-up to work…. Only on that ONE day when i’d meet Buffalo after work will i put on make-up + contact lens. Otherwise, i’m make-up less and wearing my geeky glasses. Very ugly in campus, cannot compare to those young girls anymore

Actually, Laneige is not that cheap in their homeland leh ..But I managed to save about $50.. URGH,  feeling the pain of a burnt pocket…. esp the out-of-nowhere $220 dental bill + new pair of nine west.

.. Gonna cut down on food!  ( btw, today lunch of Unagi+ Saba fish bento set was just $5) heh heh.

OK, THANKSGIVING TIME!
I wanna thank God for the ease of access to clean water supply.

After a long day out, coming home and taking a hot, relaxing bath to clean myself…that’s truly a blessing from God Almighty.

 I am reminded of the poverty living  in Africa and other 3rd world countries where water is scarce and v.v.v expensive, getting a clean glass of water for drinking is a battle. I can imagine people fighting with their own kind just so they can survive.

Those of us who are so fortunate, we have no reason to fight and hate one another. Let’s just focus on loving!

I must grow up already.

Kangxi-fied.

Asian Civilisation Museum. We were v.happy to know abt the FREE admission for tertiary students ..  we are still students.

Goofing around with the props. It was the first time Sam and Jackie met each other. Glad they hit off well. …. TOO well for my liking, i say. Both started to gang up on me.

This is hilarious. They made me do it.

Sometimes, i wonder why do i listen to them so much… Since i’m older than them, shldnt it be the other way round?

HAIZ.

I must really start acting like 24.  Enough of childish games, low EQ jokes and juvenile behaviour.

starting… Monday.

Monday i will be a full-fledged, mature and responsible adult. promise.

A prayer found in Ravensbruck concentration camp

Oh Lord, remember not only men and women of good will but also those of ill will. But, do not remember all the suffering they’ve inflicted on us. Remember the fruits we’ve brought thanks to this suffering – our comradeship, our loyalty, our generosity, our courage, the greatness of heart which has grown out of all this. And when they have come to judgement, let all the fruits which we’ve borne be their forgiveness.

Quite cool huh?

Sam is freed!

Sam is finally done with school…forever! She can now enjoy the 7th heaven that clara and i have been floating in the past 5 months….

First up is getting her hair cut. A  must for total liberation. And she COPIED my style lorrr. ZZzzz…  She told the hairstylist ” short behind, long in front. concave like that.” So i retorted that’s exactly my hair whaaaat, but she had the guts to say ” No what, i’ve always been cutting this style”. ZZzzzz …haha ok that was very childish. I have no qualms if people want to copy me actually… hehe, but dont deny lor… 

Next:  tea time at palais!!! Went to PS cafe again. Ordered some fries. When it came, it was a heeee-uge serving…BUT,  the price tag was abit too much.. $18; we almost fainted when the bill came.  The waiter was the one who recommended it to us as it’s not in the menu. It’s called shoe-string fries with truffle oil and parmesan cheese.. But we forgot to ask for the price…. Zzzzzzzz. 

Of course, A slice of cake in addition is a MUST. Gingerly lemon cheese cake:

To be really honest, i dont fancy the food in PS Cafe that much. The cakes are only so-so but because their ambience is THE TOP OF THE WORLD, they can charge a blarady $15 per slice. *faints*

My biggest wish for palais right now is for Pantry Marmalade to move up and take over the location.. PS Cafe to shift down or move out seriously. The ambience at PS Cafe is really to die for… but pls, they must improve their food quality.

Alrights, after we were done with our tai-tai pretence, we went to Paragon to meet Clara and watched her eat dinner at that chinese restaurant that sells xiao long baos… Ding Tai Feng?  Mmmm, am never  a big fan of xiao long baos. oh wells.

Then it was MOVIE time. Gran Torino. PLEASE WATCH !! Clint Eastwood has never disappointed us!

My favourite lines from the movie, it’s hilarious! :

Walt Kowalski: Relax, zipperhead. I’m not gonna shoot you. I’d look down too, if I was you. You know, I knew you were a dipshit the first time I ever saw you. Then I thought you were worse with women than stealing cars… Toad.
Thao Vang Lor: It’s Thao.
Walt Kowalski: What?
Thao Vang Lor: It’s not Toad, my name is Thao.
Walt Kowalski: Yeah, well, you were blowing it with that girl who was there. Not that I give two shits about a toad like you.
Thao Vang Lor: You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Walt Kowalski: You’re wrong, eggroll, I know exactly what I’m talking about. I may not be the most pleasant person to be around, but I got the best woman who was ever on this planet to marry me. I worked at it, it was the best thing ever happened to me. Hands down. But you, you know, you’re letting Click-Clack, Ding-Dong and Charlie Chan, just walk out with Miss What’s-her-face. She likes you, you know? Though I don’t know why!
Thao Vang Lor: Who?
Walt Kowalski: Yum Yum. You know, the girl in the purple sweater. She’s been looking at you all day, stupid!
Thao Vang Lor: You mean Youa?
Walt Kowalski: Yeah… Yum Yum… yeah… nice girl… nice girl, very charming girl… I talked with her… yeah. But you, you just let her walk out right out with the Three Stooges. And you know why? ‘Cause you’re a big fat pussy. Well, I gotta go. Good day, pussycake.

By the time we were done with the movie, it was midnight.

Clara suddenly had a brilliant idea of prawning at east coast.

 

Prawning with the ex-rgs girls were very STRESSFUL! Super competitive girls. Clara started to set goals–>How many prawns we had to catch per hour.. Zzzzzz… haha… Dude, i dont care, i  just wanna relax and gossip, you know.

I suppose i am competitive too.. but in other arenas.  For example, I like to compete in matches like ” Who can gulp down that soup the fastest” or, ” Who can make the most disgusting kissing noise”  or, “ Who dares to chase after that hot cyclist who’s not wearing any shirt”

haha.

 

Cooking our own prawns. We were blardy sad cos the prawns took blardy long to cook and we were sooooo hungry already.

 At that very moment, a very sad chinese song was playing. So we decided to be funny and “pai MTV” with the prawns. haha, i will upload the video once i get hold of it from Clara. it’s damn hilarious..

We were definitely in bliss;  talking till dawn and laughing and laughing non-stop.

I’m glad i’ve got great girlfriends!! Cheers to many more HAPPY times to come.

Absolut FAT.

I AM FREAKING FAT now!! These past month of rainy weather only made my tummy more hungry. I keep thinking of chilli crab with those warm mantou in my cold hands… it’s time to DIET.

ANYWAY,

Appreciate the feel-16 again b’day blast! Love you guys LOADS!!

My room is so much more AWESOME now (see pic below)…  How come i’ve never thought of this idea? Balloons do breathe a fresh breath to the stale room decor. It’s not only cheap, it’s super creative too. i like, i like. 

 The girls just raised the bar for my next bf.. Mwahaha.

Woooah thanks for those Laneige and Fancl products! So thats how Laneige feels. aaaHhh, i hope they perform miracles on my skin! 

Actually, i am super stingy on beauty regime one ( as evident from my non-existent  mani/pedi/eyebrow treading/facial treatments/spa/ massages  ) . haha, i only buy cheap facial products….. so, i feel the pinch for my friends.

Instead of buying from Sg, they shld have waited for Jackie to fly to Korea… where it’d be at least 50% cheaper. Appreciate the thoughtfulness nonetheless. Thanks for putting in the research efforts too.

I thought i’d dread 24 .. but i’m loving it already. THANKS MY SWEETHEARTS

Haha this year’s birthday has been full of pleasant and unpleasant surprises!!

1. On Sunday service, this crazy man came up to the preacher while he was preaching and tried to strangle him, screaming like a possessed man( ok, thats a tad exaggerated). It was such an exciting service on an otherwise boring sunday sermon.

2. We got interviewed on TV along Orchard Rd!!!  However, it was on a non-intellectual superfluous topic : Do you think it is the right time for Edison Chen to make a comeback?

ZZzzzzzzzz

3. My name appeared on the straits times… Apparently, i’m now known as the ” I will accept 2k. I’m still young” jobless graduate.

4. Been going out with the ex-boyfriend. It’s weird i know, but kinda sweet and bitter weird. SIGH, I also dont know what i am doing lar. HAIZ, we bought the same BATMAN t-shirt. I begged him not to buy the same one .. but it was sucha cool shirt that fitted us both perfectly so none of us was willing to give in.

 But we agreed to inform each other if we are wearing it out lest ppl think its a couple’s shirt ( eeeewww)

5. I love my tai-tai wannabe tea time special at Palais Renaissance.

 

 

  

 

Recession meals :)

 1. free 5 course meal

 We had fun “playing” with the food. Which is the selling point of this club. All about NEW EXPERIENCES.

Ok, then we felt guilty abt the free food and decided to whack out the cocktails. It was surprisingly reasonably priced. About $15/glass nett.

ZOMG, what a wonderful chillax place…

2. What jackie missed out…

My home-cooked spicy ramen with tasty japanese eggs.

 

OoooOO, look at the runny yolk, ready to burst into awesome flavours..

see lar, see lar Jackie.. u missed out on my tasty eggs. Only Jocelyn got to taste it so far.  She said it’s delicious. I even won praises from her mum.

My family wasnt too enthu. abt them though. But i think they have something against me, not my culinary skills.

It’s really difficult to make those tasty eggs. I have to boil them for just the right time, soak them in ice+ vinegar bath for 3 hours…. then peel off the shells, then soak in another tub of dark soya sauce, light soya sauce,brown sugar and ginger slices for another 5 hours in the fridge..

My first attempt, i tried with 10 eggs.. only 40% succcessful.

2nd and 3rd attempt, i tried another 10 eggs each.. ALL FAILED. sigh

my last attempt, my mum begged to be “reasonable” and “logical”… ok, so i did 6 eggs… and woooah, HALF successful!!!

I think i might just sell ramen for a living, since i am so blardy good in it. HAHA

The Purrrfect Weekend.

Lunch at Marmalade Pantry. Lazing around at Spinelli’s, sipping a warm cup of tea, a slice of marshmallow chocolate brownie on a purrfect rainy weather, reading a good book, people-watching , shopping…the world goes by…..

This is exactly what i want life after school to be like

Yes, though the weekdays are sucky and inflexible,  my weekends are perfect. I am happy.

 No more rushing of reports, no more reading school-related materials. I read whatever i feel like reading. This is FREEDOM!

NO MORE MEETINGS AND UNGODLY HOURS TOILED OVER PROJECTS !! i dont have to check my watch for the next appointment.

Bought 3 new books… That should be enough to last me for this month.

Blink,  Tipping Point ( I have the whole collection of Malcolm Gladwell now)  and Letters To Sam.  I am done with Outliers, so any of you wanna borrow can just sms me

 I have decided to take bus to work and back home starting next week… It’s better than being sardined on the train. Though the journey takes an extra  hour and i have to wake up that extra early, i am guranteed a SEAT… I can SLEEEP or READ a book… and i DONT HAVE TO SEE PEOPLE’S HAIR GROWING OUTTA THEIR EARS (!!!)

Anyway, Jackie is in Christchurch now.  And suddenly i had an EUREKA moment…. New Zealand makes a damn blardy great place to live in !!! And all these while i was thinking Netherlands and worrying abt the language ( i dont wanna speak in a sing-song) when New Zealand makes MORE SENSE!!

Alrights, i am migrating to New Zealand in 5 years time!

A LOT can happen to a seemingly ordinary jog to the beach.

SIGH! I AM A KLUTZ!

I decided to be hardworking and go for a jog to the beach with Jackie.

On the way back, I slipped on some wet patch of grass and fell down and sprained my ankle ….and, and my right knee cap bleeded non-stop (again, again.. my leg is getting uglier and uglier)

Sigh. i do think it is related to the $2 we found while jogging.

heh, halfway through our run, jackie wanted to treat herself to the traditional *ling-ling* cart ice-cream ($1)…. and that tempted me to buy a can of real coke too ($1)… then we continued our run back.

SUDDENLY…

A purple, rectangular note appeared on the ground, screaming ” take me, take me”…

I was ELATED and jumped for joy (!!) ….because i have NOT FOUND MONEY ON THE FLOOR  before !!!! somemore, $2 leh… ( the exact amount we spent on the junk food so i thought the $ was a gift from heaven)

That was when i fell down and injured my leg. my poor, poor leg… so ugly already… now even uglier.

So, while Jackie was nursing my leg, aunty pat and uncle oliver strolled past…  Wooooah, what an eventful day, right?

So went to their house, bandaged my leg and the lovely couple sent us back to our respective homes.

What a day!

I learn my lesson already… doesnt pay to exercise… sigh, it’s not that i dont want a hot bikini body for Greece…. it’s just NOT my destiny, alright?

OH SIGH. And i think i cannot wear heels to work this week already… DAMN!

Dunno what to wear to work already… urrrrgh!

I WISH I STOP BEING SO CLUMSY..

Farewell, 2008 (UPDATED!!)

I suppose now  it’s appropriate to start reflecting how 2008 went for me…and do the bittersweet emo-thing. 

January, 2008:

The year kicked off with me nursing a (sorta) broken heart. I am not that “heartless”; i did devote a due period of mourning….. Though, i simply can never bring myself to surrender to absolute devastation or to the bottomless pit of depression….. again. 

 NOT over a guy anyway.  Wells, my pride and independent nature don’t allow me to.

February, 2008:

 I became fascinated with tonsil stones. ObSeSSed. CONSUMED! Eat, sleep and breathe tonsil stones

March, 2008:

AWESOMEness night out with the girls at Hanabi and Timbre. Of cos, with Jack around, we went mad; taking pictures… Not surprisingly, all the pictures were perfect!

i can still recall our endless laughter! Never felt more alive that day

April, 2008:

Another AWESOMEness MADness night…

I turned 23 ……

at No. 5

and at the 70th floor of Swissotel’s City Space.

Thanks, sisters

May, 2008:

I attempted to learn cross-stitch.

This gargantuan project has since been K.I.V.

ok, it’s been abandoned.

But dont say i never tried…..I simply cannot be domesticated.

June, 2008:

Worked part-time at this chocolate cafe…. Stupid French boss cheated my pay. Became more street-smart and learn to always have a written employment contract.

Was in a relationship with a gangster…. for less than 5 days.  Ok, maybe not so street-smart afterall. But wells, he had a damn heeeee-uge dragon tattoo which i absolutely loveeeeee…. Played with fire.

But actually, i was happy getting burnt because i FINALLY met a vile, ruthless, inhuman, heartless man.  MY FIRST TIME; Face to face with a devil of that liar son-of-the-bitch. ( *** haha sorry i am not that good at cursing people… its my best effort already)

Thats my “rite of  passage” out of my sheltered, christian life and into the cruel dog-eat-dog world.

p.s:  Either DONT do it at all … or, do it just ONCE only

July, 2008:

Jack and I …… at Amsterdam!

Tan yan and I … at Prague..

New friends i made…. from all over the globe.

 

August, 2008:

Beijing Olympics.

3D2N trip to Batam with the churchies. Wonderful time of KTV-ing and SEAFOOD-ing!!

Final semester in SMU.

Played mj and slept over at Sam’s fricken beautiful zen-like house.

September, 2008:

Septembers are usually the month when there’s a “he”.

He delivered chilli crabs all the way to my house for supper once, peeled the prawn shells before feeding me  ( AWESOMEnesss ), treated me to good food and red wine, watched the horror of the most horror movies with me… read newspapers together with me….. Oh well, short-lived but an adventure nonetheless. 

October, 2008:

Macau… where Clara thought me how to gamble. I am addicted to roulette.

HongKong…. where i  got to practise my cantonese more.. claustrophobic attacks! Only like the food there and of cos, the policemen..

My MOST AWESOMEness project group in my history with SMU!! I may have actually enjoyed school thanks to the three of them.

Rushing through the many powerpoints, reports and written papers!!  Bled for my grades.

November, 2008:

Furious Mugging.

DONE with the last exams for the rest of my life ( I hope). Done with school.

Met another #2 vile, ruthless, inhuman, heartless man, that devil of the son-of-the-bitch. 

It’s my fault actually for being too trusting and naive and thus, unknowingly walked RIGHT INTO HIS TRAP. grrrrRrrr… Ok, this one i admit……. i didnt see through his scam from the start.

December, 2008:

ParrrrrrrrTy season! Thanksgiving! Going out!!  Meeting up with old friends and old classmates! Interviews….. and discovered viwawa.com ( mj online)

New attraction at the Zoo!!! Boat rides, carousel, new pool, kampung village :)

went Night Safari TWICE!!! 

My aunt bought TWO NEW TOY POODLES!!! Fricking cute, fricking small, looks like teddy bear… Soooo cuteeeeeee, help me!

Many Family gatherings… i love my little cousin, Chloe. She’s an angel.

Spraying snow cans at each other!!! It was definitely snowing in Singapore this Christmas!

Of course, spending Christmas with the churchies Check out my NYONYA KEBAYA!!  ha ha ha… i look fat in it……

….which is why my resolution for  2009 ( just like 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008) is to be SCArrrRy Skinny!! I aim to be 48kg!!!

Come what may, 2009 !