dAncE iN d@ RaIN

2012-01-12T06:53:00.001-08:00

We walked lot recently...In Seoul, we walked the streets in the cold cold airIn Sembawang, we walked and chatted for 6km to the beach In Novena, we walked to see where we hope our future will be

Joe

2012-01-06T01:01:00.001-08:00

2011 came slowly but went in a rush~

Left Singapore for Seoul for our winter holidays :) it's in this kimchi land we sent off

Joe

2011 let's end it here!!

2012-01-05T09:22:00.001-08:00

Dear 2011,

I'm happy to say you are finally over and we are ending are a happier note.

I went on a job hopping frenzy.... BUT eventually landed a pretty good job with Mediacorp

My mum health episode sent me into great distress.... BUT has concluded to a firmed diagnosis in hyperthyroidism... Which is under control now

My working team left me standing alone barely 2 months into my job...BUT I have a great partner to make a great team of 2!

My medical bills made a new record high from specialist visits BUT I'm glad I have no more bacteria in my gastric anymore

For all the bad, you managed to salvage it with a better turn and for that, it will be a sweet goodbye.

Bye bye~

Joe

2012-01-05T09:03:00.001-08:00

I love us:)

Not every second for the past 6 years but the most of it.

I first fell in love with you 6 years ago and the last I fell was tonight :) I really do not mind this lovely "bruise" as it does not hurt the slightest....

Thanks for being the other half of "us".

Joe

Give me back my old Ndp!

2011-08-13T01:07:00.001-07:00

It's national day again;)

Working hard really do pay off and as a credit for my contribution, I have received 2 complimentary tickets for the actual day.. With some of the best seats!

It's was Crazily hot when we got seated at 5 at we are still one hour away from the start of the show.... This is when I whip out the sun visor of Neo garden found in the goodie bags!!! I saw so many people wearing it and felt so proud if it... Looking left to right, it shouts Neo garden Neo garden Neo garden :) unless you have an umbrella, if not... You definitely need one.

This is my favorite segment.. The Parade!!! Since young, I have always wanted to join the forces for knowing that I have to stay in camp for training like for a few years... And the fact that I have always been with some boyfriends throughout my younger days... It just didn't work out as a career for me. But yes, I still think it's a cool job even though I heard that their standard has since slackened.. Good that we are seeing loads of machines but I thought we should also have stronger men protecting the country.. It seems like we have gotten machine operators to safeguard our nation (Least that was what I gotten from the show)

Not sure if it's my age or I'm not that trendy... This year's show us not so impressive compared to all the previous ones. There's limited fighter planes display.. For the fact, the just flew overhead and that's it... Then there's no nice big formations..no nice inspiring songs that people can sing along... (there were but they tweak the music or the rhythm to make it hard to sing along).

Maybe I'm old fashion la but I like the old arrangements better...

Credit must be given to fireworks and the nice farewell of president Nathan.

Joe

2011-07-29T21:42:00.001-07:00

There are many gifts in life and one of the greatest gift - friends.

They dun judge me
They tolerate my shortcomings
They understand me
They accommodate me
They are always there for me

Some things dun change, some people dun change

2011-07-29T21:35:00.001-07:00

Eugene got us tickets for magic show at esplanade:) thanks to maggie for having us in her generosity gesture... this is the second time that we are watching Lawrence and pricilla khong perform but not too impressed this time round...

To start with, we were seating at the circle and I have such great fear walking down the stairs to reach our seats cause we were so steep and high up that my phobia of heights kicked in... It really took awhile for me to settle down and when my front row starts to fill up, I felt more protected; as if they served good cushions if I ever fall to the front:)

So the show, like I said didn't impress me too well cause some are old tricks which we have seen before and the plot was slightly too drafty to our liking... But it's not all bad... There are still tricks which shocked us.. Which made us think how the hell they did it... Hits and misses... But it's still a new experience to watch a theatre magic.

Joe

2011-07-23T01:14:00.001-07:00

So I'm now all into work life balance and my mantra for now is ENJOY LIFE.

Totally loving all the angels for helping me pursue pleasure in life :)

* there are more angels and will have a post for each of these wonderful beings in my life

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Drowning in hot chocolate

2011-07-17T02:01:00.001-07:00

I hate chocolate.... As in the sweet itself... Despite spending close to 3 years with Godiva and chocolate factory during my part timer stint... My adoration for chocolate did not blossom a little bit.

I know chocolate so well that I can pass if as a chocolatier.... I have diploma in chocolate, can make chocolate and can tell you the difference between a chocolate compound and an actual chocolate... My point is i know what a fine food chocolate is but i still hate it.

So I hate chocolate as a sweet; taking less than 5 pieces a year. BUT I do adore chocolate if it comes in 2 other forms.... In drinks and cakes =)

I love hot chocolate and love that especially on a rainy night.. Love it dark and creamy.... Love it hot and comforting. I think I'm an expert too in hot chocolate but I'm not going to go into details this time round... Just sharing a list of my favorites:

Starbucks
Jams
Jones the Grocer
Canele
Spinelli

* hot chocolate and almond crunch cookie at Jams.... Behind his back.

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2011-07-16T08:14:00.001-07:00

I love my day...

Gave a little help...

Did a BFF makeover at Tangs

Feasting with my love.....

Tucking in knowing I can sleep till the sun goes down...

Pleasure with no sense of guilt =p

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2011-07-15T20:39:00.001-07:00

I like to think that I'm quite advanced as I've explored posting blog entries from my iPad and now through iPhone.... Hope the convenience in doing so will encourage more regular postings.

Moving to iPhone is a great deal for me... It's almost like saying I'm giving into the trend and be like any other people... Something I'm not very comfortable admitting..... The main pushes for this change was that my blackberry us giving me tonnes of problem and I gotten pretty sick of it that I needed a break from berries! Also hard to deny is that iPhone's apps, with special mention of the photo apps are really cool to play with..

Here are some random stuff I got...

Adeous!

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2011-07-05T07:06:00.001-07:00

I'd always have problems opening an entry. It is as awkward as starting a conversation with stranger, you just dun know what to start off with....

Maybe I should just do a casual update; not that I feel you are interested to know but for documentation sake that is. These are not gonna be new news.....just random crazy stuff over the past months.

Yes..I think I blogged about leaving Neo Group.... After leaving I joined 77th street with Angela and embarked on a work-cation...... Work and load is almost halved of previous and with a friend and the only other person on my team.....it can only spell fun and more fun.... What we are tasked to do can be done in a shorter time then given and that provided much personal time and capacity for our own stuff. We almost led a tai- tai- ish life without short changing the company:)

At time same time I was working on a few other biz projects which were entrusted to me.... Not too difficult... Just not as upbeat as I hope I can be.

Knowing that i'm sort of on a sinking ship ( as Cindy coined it....and what some biz partner puts it politely in other nicer terms ) abandoning this ship is much needed....but to be honest, not with much will as it pays me well.... It's almost like planned... There was an outburst in one meeting we had... and like what divorced couples like to put it, we realised we had differences that cannot be reconciled.... So I divorced 77th street.

It's not a joke or prank...there's just no way I can stay on and acknowledge some people and decisions..... Like always, I must say I like my direct boss a little for the few precious tip she shared with me in our last meeting.

So I hopped to one of my dream place.....Paradise Group... It's like a drama cause I enter swiftly and exit swiftly ( a matter of 5 days), this is not a record I'm proud of but glad to say...been there done that! There was much disappointment..like I said it was a dream place for me and I was so eager..........BUT maybe I'm too eager..... Maybe it's better I keep it as one of my favorite dining place instead of a working place.

I always say I'm blessed and it can't be more true, just when I thought of leaving.... Media corp came with an offer that I can resist....a job scope that I'm pretty interested in :) I like to think that god opened this door for me...... And I will be in good hands..... I will. So I'm starting tomorrow....after a week of break.......yay!

Love,
Joey

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2011-05-02T09:21:00.001-07:00

Loves~

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Prolonged holiday

2011-04-26T01:50:00.001-07:00

As if the good Friday long weekend wasn't enough...I am given two days mc, making it a 5 days holiday for me. Not too sure if I'm too happy about it.... From being super active at work to 5 days holiday.....the transition is drastic but still positive.

I'm once again down with UTI and am drowning myself with so much water after my first antibiotic failed to clear the bacterial =( I do hope I can recover quick and start to take charge of my health.....(which I dun really get what went wrong)

So...things are a little stuck....not moving and it's all about waiting. I sure hope something positive come through and things will shine brighter than it could be. Will update again on this..

*a post motivated by boredom.

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2011-04-20T00:55:00.000-07:00

things are sure looking good for now and I hope it will stay this way till "that thing" come true =)

2011-04-17T21:35:00.000-07:00

angela says i only blog when making BIG decisions or when something BIG takes place. "Big" is relative and on days when i'm super free...what too have for dinner became an important decision... Getting away from my current job is a BIG decision.... and getting into one never get more complicated than this...I am really starting to hate transitions but comparing transitions to how i feel in my current job...i choose transition anytime... So i have gotten a new job...but...we shall see as i'm distracted along the way. Met up with mates for lunch yesterday.... it feels surreal that we have all "grown up"...we nv fail to repeat whatever happened in US...and its like we repeat it a kazillion times for the last 3years. i start to realise...no matter how tough...how bad stituations were....there will come a point where it make up some precious memories of ours....and many a time, we laugh at it over a meal thinking back those times... Not sure if you feel the same.. when we were younger, friends become best friends through spending loads of time together.... that is why best friends comes from the same class, same eca or not...the same school.... Growing up, friends becomes best friends through the things we go through.... and those "things"must be so memorable and impactful cuz that common "thing" held best friends together despite not meeting every week...and sometimes...every month... In my life...i have some really great friends...and they are all great keeps that I just cant let go.... they are people who dun judge me and accept who i really am...they push me on and stays around me quietly when i get super busy and appear in a wink of eye when i need them...They are the most sincere bunch i ever ever know and I am sure to discover them is the best things God has in place for me =)

2011-04-14T23:41:00.000-07:00

yes... so i have tendered my resignation... It seemed like a blur...... but it has happened and yes..... I have gotten a new job.... it also seemed like a blur..... but i wont let it be this way...too much longer =)

2011-04-14T23:35:00.000-07:00

世界上最浪漫的事

执子之手，与子偕老

2011-04-14T23:14:00.000-07:00

一对年老夫妇，一起走过大半辈子，多年来每晚睡觉前的最后一刻，必定会跟对方说声：“我爱你。”别人问他们为何有这样的习惯，丈夫说：“我们都这把年纪了，这样做是为了保证，假如我们其中一个第二天没有醒来，我们在人生里留给对方的最后一句话就是这三个字。“

2011-04-06T21:54:00.000-07:00

不舍。。。

不甘。。。

不安。。。

记得那天和你的第一次交谈。。it's like yesterday.

For the Record

2011-04-04T00:17:00.001-07:00

i thought i will be back for good... but well..i was simply too lazy to document my life in this space i call my own. Looking back at my past post, i realised i have been really causal in my words and uses too much ".........." well, i use it like a pause, geddit? *i'm just reassuring myself....so its a question to self...not you. the motivation for this post was "just for the record".... i have been going through so much..so fast...and it is like a blurred dream...a bad dream.... i ought to write it down somehow to prove that it really did happened and not due to my imaginations that i have memories of it. Have you had this before? like you think or imagine hard and long enough that you start to wonder if it really did happened? From my last post, i mentioned my health took a sharp turn, downwards....and it is still the same way...for the record i went to A&E twice in 3 months (nothing to be proud of...) one for awful gastric (the day i got back from japan) and one for awful allergic (which i have no idea of what) which gave me crazy rashes....eugene says i was being paranoid cause no one goes A&E so casually.... just to defend myself a little, for the gastric episode, i was sent to A&E by ambulance....not as a walk in....geddit?! But still i think he has a point, i have a thing about hospital, like they give me a sense of security..... we were considering getting a house at Novena (just some wild thoughts) and my pros were...its closed to Tan Tock Seng, Mt Alvernia, Thomson Medical and KK Hospital =) I just thought it will be useful cause we, human beings are bound to spend time in/at hospitals...... and it is cool that help is so near...so close... wrong?! Another for the record was a drama that happened in the family.. my dad went back malaysia last Monday for Qing Ming and was due to be home on Tuesday evening...things went off the tune when its 2300hrs and he is not home yet. Understanding that my dad left my granny place at 2pm, he should already be home by 6pm and things were worsen by the fact that he didnt carry his mobile phone with him...so at 2300hr, we have no idea where is he and what happened to him. Mum was crazily worried and so we went to the police..... the police wasnt really too helpful when i ask if we can check with the custom is my dad was back in singapore, what he told me was another blurred..... too long and too much for a worried daughter. All i knew was, we had to report him as missing....then slowly things can follow....but to report, we have to first QUEUE.. so many possibilities came to my mind...and most are terrible ones.....i wasnt sure if i was pessimistic or just trying to prepare myself for the worst....its just surreal. Just then my phone rang! Yes, my sis called.....for a second i really wondered what she needs to tell me... she could tell me ..." jie, pa is home..." or something really bad (which i dun know how she will put it across). As i anticipate, she said, "jie, pa take wrong bus and went to KL!". Wonderful! my dad is blur but he is fine. The whole drama ended with us coming home and him telling us how he board the wrong bus, how he cant make a call and how nice the new bus terminal (KL) was.... good job, great adventure, i have a stronger heart now! Work is pain in the arse.... i dun feel motivated....i'm getting bored and feeling a little isolated. Maybe i can just disintergrate into my arm chair and get lost! The feeling i have now....i'm dashing forward and when i look at the surrounding, its moving at slow-motion...s.l.o.w.l.y passing by me.....and i'm frustrated.... its my fault...i'm not blaming anyone.... i'm just unsettled and just not getting the positive vibes from my bosses.... when a boss dun do a thing to you...it might be the worst. Gonna take the leap of faith tomorrow and hope things will just fall nicely into place. I have done all i started out with and have given more than my 100% in every single task =) For the past 2 years, my work has largely define who I am... this gotta stop.

2010-10-29T02:14:00.001-07:00

back after being away for ages and I believe wont be back for good =P

What i am writing is just gonna be some messy text that has no chronological order, it is randomness...just wanting to document some stuff down.

1. Ok, i am not sure if i mentioned in my blog i has chicken pox.... but yes.... i had it in July and am totally to hell with it! I dun have too many scars but it seems like the marks are taking forever and ever to fade.... it has been bloody 4 months and the marks are still visible =( trying out all lightening cream and hope I will be back to my ususal flawless skin in time to come.

2. Ok, i am a manager now. Kinda proud to be at this position at 25....well nope...at 24+ =) Work is not heaven but it is not hell all the time.... i hope i can find balance and not take everything so personally.... assuming all responsibilities.... BALANCE is da word!

3. Ok, i am all sickly after the chicken pox episode...... falling sick like once a month and getting used to the feverish feeling.... i think 2010 is a bad year for me... i need to be healthier in 2011.

4. Ok, i am all in love with my boy.....still very much =) no wedding bells yet.... he feels he is ready and i am every ready but honestly...he feels that.... im just ready to say yes and not ready in the commitment aspect....well...well....well...

5. Ok, i am dromomaniac...if this is a big word for you....let me enlighten you..... its means i am suffering from an uncontrollable psychological urge to travel! i think about travelling everyonce 2 hours.... dreaming about my tokyo trip and my future spain trip intensively.... buying travel guides like i am going to study to be a tour guide....

6. Ok, i am a little more paranoid about life.... someone in the family just passed on...like suddenly. I hate the feeling of losing someone..... i hope we can all be together forever.

7. Ok, i am lame..... be back when i feel like it again

Tonight's Gonna Be A Good Night - NDP

2010-07-24T20:46:00.000-07:00

I think the last time when i went for NDP was in my primary school days, its one of those compulsory excursion for all primary 5 kids as part of the national education program =) Frankly i cant recall what exactly happened, all i could remember was we sang songs after songs before the program starts proper and it was in kallang stadium.

Just last night, I went for my second NDP in 25 years. Eugene's mum gotten the tickets and so we decided to re-connect with the our nation. I am not sure if I am the only one but Aug 9 is probably the only day i stand so proud as a Singaporean... looking at the parade and achievements by Singapore over the years, with the parade happening at the prime area of Singapore where skyscraper and many MNC offices stands..... one cant help but forget all the ugliness of Singaporean and sing aloud all the nationa l day songs... feeling every single line of it... i can get so patriotic that if a war is gonna happen immediately, i will go fight it for Singapore.. haha.....

The way to the parade is pretty well organized, no squeezing, no rush... everything proceed with a breeze. We were welcomed by some very friendly army boys, directed to collect our super duper heavy goodie bag and then made our way to our Yellow sector seats. The seats were a little cramp but i guess that happens when they try to have as many people to have the chance to watch this parade. Seating there waiting for the parade to start is a little torturing with the heat and humidity... we then tried to kill time by exploring the goodie bag=) The bag is a recycled bag that comes in 7 designs and has a mini Singapore Flag, a national day magazine, voucher booklet, flag "clapper", poncho, 2 bottles of water, a super fun box with wet and dry tissue, hand sanitizer, collar pin, garbbage bag, tattoo and kong guan biscuits! Prior to the start, we the choir sang" I've gotta feeling" .... i personally do find it a little funny with this selection of song but well... i think "tonight's gonna be a good night... tonight's gonna be a good good night" is becoming.

The program is cool, i especially like the parade and contigent segment, i got smitten to whoever the parade commander is, always amazed by the control, the voice, the volume.... i like! then the aerial display which also deafens me is also spectecular....... i like anything military =) love love love!!!!!!

As for the rest of the night, i was busy snapping photos and most of what i saw was through the view finder..... the fireworks were not bad but i believe it will be at its best on the actual day...

Happy Birthday Singapore! I love you but i still like to retire somewhere else =)

2010-07-02T06:06:00.000-07:00

i dun know why im feeling this... why does it feel like i'm going through and facing it alone?

Chicken Pox Virgin

2010-06-28T07:22:00.000-07:00

Okay.... i'm having my chicken pox at 25 years old! it is not 100% definite but eugene says its 99.9% and my doc says high chance... just gotta monitor for a day then head back to firm the sentence!!!

I actually dun feel any itch... been having this quesy feeling since Saturday after feasting on salted egg crab.... a little feverish...body aching and soft bowel.... till this noon..... when i was showering.. then i realised im having blisters on my body.... on my stomach... armpit and the side of my face..... thought it would be good to see a doc.. so the doc suspected.... and then i start to get paranoid......

Look i have been hearing so much about chicken pox...how itchy it is...how it scars... how you look like some blistering monster.... and it is now.... 25 years of age that i'm having it......how not to be paranoid..... eugene gave me a "oh no " face when i told him cuz he thinks im gonna scar myself badly with my habits..... i wipe myself very hard afteer showering.... i sleep with my face down on the pillow...dun ask me how...i just do this everynight and not suffocate....so we shall see....

i think i will have nightmare tonight...........

2010-06-12T04:46:00.001-07:00

work is like a formula one ride...... went passed lightning fast and everything was a blurred...... being a over achiever can sometime be terribly wrong..... especially when you work with a super duper achieving boss..... there is nothing to wrong with work.... just that i dun feel the satisfaction and am easily charged with negative vibes...... I hope i can get some good news this coming week and it might improve my morale a little....

a happier note...

Everyone i know is getting married or sort...... unknowingly i have entered the age whereby marriage is "the thing".... passed the age where everyone around starts to fall in love and get into the relationship.... passed the age where heartbreaks happens every few months.... passed the age where everyone is graduating...... passed the age where everyone is getting the first job in life.... and now we are here.....

When i was 12, i thought i will get wedded when im 22
When i was 15, i thought i will get wedded when im 24
when i was 18 , i thought i will get wedded when im 25
when i was 21, i thought i will get wedded when im 26
when i am now at 25, dated with a sweet bf for 4 1/2 years...... i am thinking is wedding is only but an option.....

Do not get me wrong, marriage is definitely on the cards.... on my cards.... am quite sure its on his cards.. but its like... there is no rush.... and neithe me nor him seems to be making big plans to commit by saving for a house or something..... we are happy the way we are now.....money is spent shopping, dinning and going for holidays..... we are in love with each other and the things we are doing..... period.

i have my dream wedding...... and not to say, i did not less than once think about how he will propose... (he surprised me the way he asked me to be his gf.... but that was 4 plus years ago....)
i hope i will be swept away.... trust that he meant every single word he says..... promised me that from now he will place me before himself.... love everyone i love and stay true to me and only me for the rest of our lives.... i hope all my love ones will be around to witness his promise.... i hope for it to be the moment i have hope for..... a moment he decided that im really the one...

2010-05-23T07:09:00.000-07:00

When i was a child....everything was simpler.... happiness is when grandpa bring me out on the streets of holland village...school was about pe lessons and visiting the book shop to get the coolest stationaries...... boyfriends were guys that happens to my "line-up" partner or who likes me by pulling my ponytail...... i dance my childhood away with some of my truest friends in life....

When i was a teen.... things get complicated..... friends comes to you when you are popular and back stabbing happens.... happiness was when ..... i dun know..... it was all about mistakes and getting misunderstood.... it might be the most happening part of my life... with my first kiss.... first proper bf.... first taste of winning a sports medal.... being "somebody"..... but its like a whirlwind..... looking back, everything was blurred and i hope i can erased it off.....

When i was a young adult.... its about falling in love and knowing what love is about...... family and friends took a back seat and I thouight his was the world....sadly it is not the case..... internship and uni toook the seat and i got to know some of the most wonderful people in the world.... sincerity from them gave me faith..... friends can be buddies and i'm glad they dropped into my life...... heartbreaks after heartbreaks.... they were there to cushion me...

When i was an adult..... responsibilities creep into my life....... i feel some weight on the shoulders...family is a sweet burden that i realised..... work became a priority and makes me feel abled when i can treat my love ones to something they didnt enjoy before..... love is smooth sailing and he was more than just a bf...he is my best friend...partner in crime.....weekend kaki...business partner and more...... never was i more comfortable than now.... its like i'm more balanced now........

when i am a middle-aged woman.... let you know when i get there =)

2010-03-25T06:52:00.000-07:00

This is getting frustrated......

I dun know why but I dun feel satisfied... or having a clear direction where i'm going or moving towards.... its like "busy like a bee" feel.... and not knowing where my hive is..........................

Hope this feeling dies off fast..........

2010-03-15T06:46:00.000-07:00

just immediately after my last entry, i received several texts message..... babes... no worries, I'm fine.... nothing is wrong with me.... its just that after all the rush and buzz for the past three months, i finally took a minute to sort my thoughts....hence the emo entry and the sudden outburst.

an update:

Love.....
Sweet sent flowers to my workplace for our 4th year anniversary.... the sad sad thing is that i was ill and took mc... so while he took me to the clinic...the flowers was sent without me collecting...good thing i have rachel to help me... so yup... we were together for 4 years.... i cant stay there is freshness cuz we spent way too much time together.... but we are still that close...sometime we wonder if someone would actually film us on train and complain about us on stomp... haha.....
Celebrated our anniversary at Royal Scott.. the buffet spread was pretty good... in my opinion... it only lost to The Line..... and despite me feeling like shit... (bloated...nauseous...) we managed to stay there for 3 hours and had our fill....
He gave me another Tiffany!!! and this is like my second one in these 4 years...... it became my favourite accessory for this CNY..... The Tiffany is a necklace.... and the pendent is a pretty ribbon bow...yay! I cant wait for the third one to come.... but preferbly not a necklace...

Work...
Busy is an under-statement..... but like i mentioned.... its a good kind of busy.... The load is manageable and the challenges excite me like how a playground does to a kid..... my "playground" will not be fun without companions... and the good thing is I have a team that consists of the nicest people.... they are everything i wanted in a team..... It is as if i could achieve a lot with this team! Life is so much about work now and work is so much about food, wine and yachting... seems like a good lifestyle?! i guess so..... no complains till now other than the sun when we are out at the yachting event...
One good news is that I was given an early confirmation and a PROMOTION!!! yay!!!! It is not so much about the pay or what that i'm happy about... it is more for the regconition! but then again.... i really hope my and my boss will be on the same page as we move along-side = )

p.s: my dearie cousin is working with me now.... its like something we will never think of 5 years ago....

Basically my updates are only about these 2..... sad right?! i neglect my babes and buddies....and i think its a high time I do something about this...

2010-03-15T03:59:00.000-07:00

Jan, Feb, March..... I have been away for 3 months... with so much happening in my life.... i actually was so occupied that i dun have a free moment to record it here..... well... that is a little exaggerated....i do have free moments.... just not enough time to on my lappie, key in the blogspot address, key in my username, recall my password, sorting out all my messy thoughts and happenings and finally put them into words.............

I'm really busy.... happily being busy.... the new working environment is good..... have very driven bosses and thus i'm now on the highway..going at an amazing speed...... amidst of the happiness.... i do have frustrations and I do understand that all jobs comes with frustrations..... am trying my best to not look at it... the method i adopt? go faster! Hopefully when i go fast, the side view will be blurred and i will not look into the details and words that discourage me time and again....

I tend to hold on to a statement and not be able to look away.... this is bad.... if the statement is an encouraging one... it does me good... but if its a negative one made by someone i hope to impress.... i will sink... a little by little whenever i recall that statement......

Due to the fact that i hate this.... i try to excel in whatever i do.... and these 3 months have been accelerating... i 'm actually impressed with myself... i managed to get them up the magazines...radio..... online news.... in a short span of 3 months...this is in the midst of creating event, coming up with text for websites...brochures....press release...membership.... all and all you can think of........ i do think i deserve a pat on the shoulders..... but i'm not sure why i take that statement to heart.... that one statement that I may have read too much into....

Maybe i just need a life.... out of work...

Gotta quit emo-ing......

2009-12-13T19:58:00.000-08:00

I lost track a little.... but at the hind of my head, i know that i have to blog!

Its not so much about the time factor...just pure laziness.... and one good news before i forget...

I got a new job!!! A job I think i like more..... shall talk more about this when i star proper in Jan!!!

Great year ahead and time for resolutions!

2009-11-11T22:43:00.000-08:00

Some of the funny things we do at S.A.M

2009-11-11T21:43:00.000-08:00

World Toilet Day is round the corner and so we are dead busy!!!!!We always try to make working a happier experience and so we went out of the office and got busy!!!

Met up with photographer .... Mr Ratnor at little India for some photo touch up before we get it printed.... komala was the choice for breakfast.... thought it will be cool to try it out....it turned out to be a little too ex for two prata....$7.80 for that and a drink and a sweet.... somebody kill me.... !!! i must say that i was shocked when the cashier told me the price....i guessed maia was equally shocked then..... paid up and tried to make every mouth worth.... well... not so bad... but not too fantastic too...... sat there for hours and tried to get the things right.... i'm not if its due to me job...but i cant help but look at toilet signs... haha... this time round in komala... i spotted this indian toilet sign... indian girl and indian boy... so cool!!!

Off to ikea to get the frames for the pictures..... i dun know why..but i dun feel as happy as my previous trip.... even the food is not enough to make me happy... got the frames and sat at the cafe for the following hours to get the write up and stuff done...and due to the fact that Ratnor's lappy's batt die fast... we charged it while eating.... the way we charge it is hilarious.... check out facebook to get the pic.....

World Toilet Day is coming.... *come squat with me at *SCAPE!!! 730PM 19TH nOv!

2009-11-02T01:09:00.000-08:00

Keith, Happy 25th!!!

After tea at Chinatown... i rushed to Keith's bday party at The Cavern along the road leading to Sembawang Park....

The atmosphere is pretty nice...relaxing and not too noisy..... the food is not too bad.... but the service sucks to the core.... the waitress serving us had 'nemo' memory.... she forgets things instantly.... she mixed up the orders...... and when we say something to her...she will blink and takes 5 seconds to register what we said...and most of the time she got it wrong.... (she being new doesnt make me more forgiving... she is not inexperienced.... she is just blur and not thinking...)ok... so she became the joke of the night...we are not mean ppl... we are some nicest ppl on earth... but she is just being ridiculous... and please dun think she is the only one like that in the pub.... i bet the cashier is also as blur and ......(cant think of a word) .... we ordered 5 main course and one jug of beer... in the end we were only charged for that one jug of beer ($15).....the bill was $16 ++.... ?!!! $16 ++ for 5 main course and one jug of beer?! it is sure a big discount.....

From the money saved...keith treated us to bottles of beer and wines...we bought the drinks, snacks and playing cards from the supermarket and head over to eugene's place... since auntie is off for vacation... we have the whole house to ourselves! they (elaine, thomas, keith and eugene) gambled till 2pm before they called it off....and guess what i was doing? i played cards...maybe 4 rounds.... drank beer and then cook supper for them... sweet right?!

Hope you guys had fun!!!

2009-11-02T01:04:00.000-08:00

Another day as tour guide.... this time round i roped in Adrian to help me!! Its Katong Time!
This is the part of Singapore that i visit less than 8 times for the last 24 years of my life.....i think even passing by...its less than 15 times.... so gotta do 'homework' before i bring her there.....

We met at Eunos and cabbed to the famous katong laksa.... each ordered a bowl and as lissy cant take spicy stuff..... i took her chilli and asked her to go easy with the gravy.... personally i dun really like the katong version of laksa... i mean i find it a tad too bland... prefer the original version better..... lissy find it spicy but managed to finish 3/4 of it....(with the help of 1 bottle of water)... i'm not too impressed with what i ate...so i dun expect her to...

When we passed by this really small and ordinary looking shop selling the tau sah piah.... adrain stopped and told us that it is actually quite famous also.... so yup... we tried it... something new for lissy.... i guess she quite like it... frankly..i dun know why its famous.... nth too special... and they dun even have a signboard...

Next we walked to Kim Choo Kueh.....and by it side is Rumah Kim Choo, bought a small nonya dumpling and shared...pretty yummy...and i think the mini dumpling is a good size for tourists....this way they can try more flavors without getting bloated... went to Rumah Kim Choo and found some really pretty nonya stuff there.... nice to look at only...cuz pretty ex..... lissy spotted this love seeds....' xiang si dou' and when i told her what that means... she bought it for marc..(her bf)... kinda sweet.... when an ang moh believes something that is so cheena (china)....

we then go to one more rumah...but its super cramp and things are not as nice as Rumah Kim Choo so we decided to head to Katong Antique... its said to be a 'must' to visit if one goes to to katong.... got the address wrong so took quite a little effort and asking around before we get to the place... BUT!! The tour in Katong Antique, led by Mr Peter Wee is chargeable and will last for 45 mins..... we gotta give it a miss cuz adrian rushing off...and lissy and i like to visit Uncle Cheong later... so another time then....

we took a can again...(its very very hot ok..) and while we were on the cab...i felt vibration at my butt area.... it a phone... thought its lissy... but its not...so who's? its the last passenger one la...
picked up the call and assure them their phone is safe and the cab driver will deliver it back later....what an episode.... luckily they met me....

Adrian left to go sing Jap K... and Lissy and I head over to Chinatown to visit Uncle Cheong... he owns an antique shop along Chinatown and we chanced upon his shop when we visit the last time... after knowing we like to try Chinese tea...he invited us to his second level and set up his full tea table to make tea for us..... over tea he shared with us his knowledge on tea and chinese culture, his humble attitude and generosity wowed me... we promised to visit again..and so i'm back with lissy.... we bought him some chinese cakes...(cuz he refused when i wanna pay him for the tea...expensive tea ..not cheap cheap ones...) and he was happy to see us... it was another 2 rounds of tea..... long chats and his sharing on Jade, wood and chinese calligraphy..... if not for keith's bday party in the night...i really wished i could stay on and learn more from him.... we promised to visit again....maybe he doesnt know... but he makes chinatown a more attractive place for me.... and i guess the same applies to lissy.

2009-11-02T00:58:00.000-08:00

Joey loves Germany.... Joey loves Beer.... Joey loves???? German Beer!

it was another night out with maia and lissy....this time round...bj (maia's husband- to- be) joined the fun!!! i thought it will be nice for lissy to have something german here..... and since i like Paulaner.... i thought that might be a cool place to bring her to... and i cant be more right!!!

Dinner was at BAB Noodles... its like one of my fave place for dinner/chillouts in city hall area.... i dun know where can i find better food and atmosphere at such at economical price.... so it was a nice dinner...guess everyone was satisfied and then we moved to Paulaner...which is just a few step away..... it was there that my german class started...i learned how to pronounce the name of the beer... and some other common words....like asshole... shit...gd morning blah blah... i learned that we should not order the beer big jugs (cuz it will not be fresh if we gonna drink slowly) and when we say "pros" a.k.a "cheers" we have to look into each others eyes... if not will have 7 years of bad sex...

I love the Munich Lager!!! More please!

2009-11-02T00:39:00.000-08:00

There are many oct babies in my gang.... other than me...there's elaine and keith...*only thomas is born in Sept....so...who is after me?! Elaine!! Like me, she also treated us to this old school restaurant for dinner....but according to thomas, this is a cantonese restaurant.... the prices were steeper here but i thought the food was also pretty good! the two most interesting thing there were... the very ancient looking toilet signs and the 3 mins birthday song they blasted using the sound system...... the toilet sign is those that i saw when i was 3 to 5 yr old.....after that...no more!!! i dun think i will ever see it in singapore of not for this dinner.........i took the photos not because i work in world toilet organization ok.... i took it cuz its so rare now.... and i thought it look pretty...like those props you will see in Wong Kar Wai's movie....

After dinner, we cabbed down to AMK..... its been some time since we last sang.... so everyone is kinda rusty....took sometime to warm up and finally when we are at the last one hour....everyone starts to sing better and getting into the mood...but boy....its too late..only left one hour....

Introducing Auntie Eugene.... please dun say this is an imitation of Auntie Lucy....cuz auntie eugene started coming out once in awhile 2 years back.... if i'm not wrong...it was after the first yr we were together... then on and off...eugene soon will be auntie eugene...having his pinky up when he pick up phone....hold a cup blah blah.... Auntie eugene came visit when i brought eugene soon to the STAND UP FOR POVERTY event... we were leaving the event and going for elaine's bday... and suddenly... at the middle of tanjong pagar..... he transformed...and readily posed for me.... so here you are.... auntie eugene!

2009-11-02T00:36:00.000-08:00

Deepavali cum farewell dinner for Melanie.......

hate goodbyes...but i guess if i was her...i would do the same..... gonna miss having you in the office..... no one is gonna ask "how are u?" when i come into the office anymore ;(

Thanks guys....the dinner wasnt to my liking but the company so good!!!

2009-11-02T00:25:00.000-08:00

island getaway!!! we have a new colleague at WTO....*Drum roll....... Elisabeth from Germany!!! to make our job easier, we could address her as Lissy and so this will be how i'm gonna address here from now on...as many of you know.... i'm a huge fan of Hitler and Germany..... and so i'm really excited having her around!! She will be here with us for 4 months and focuses on BOP market.....she travels here alone and had no one here...so maia and me decided to be that 'someone' for her during her stay here... to make life here more interesting, we brought her out to experience Singapore....Maia brought her to little india and chjimes..but due to some health probs.... i missed that..... to make it up, i brought these two foreigners together with ronald (maia's friend...also a Filipino) to Pulau Ubin!

BTW...This happened right after the ktv party we had.... I slept at 3am...

So met them at Tanah Merah Station...cabbed to changi ferry terminal and was shocked to see the new upgraded terminal...it is definitely newer and cleaner...but i hate the new look....still prefer the old jetty.... took a ferry over for $2.50 (luckily the ferry is still the old and noisy one...)and within 15 mins...we arrived at Pulau Ubin. did some short intro and a few jump shots at the"welcome to pulau ubin" signboard and went over to rent some bicycles..... we each had a bicycle for $7-$8 (whole day) and our exploration began.... cuz the island is small.... we did without a map and just followed the route....and the route brought us to the entrance of Chek Jawa...understood that that tide is coming in and we might not see as much as we should.... but we still went anyway.... the trail was challenging....maia and me disembarked several times to push our bicycle....and after about 15 mins of pain...we reached the real entrance of Chek Jawa... we were brief by the guide and decided to climbed that 4 storeys high viewing deck..... i seriously dun know how that can be 4 storeys high.... it is way higher in my opinion.... we took some corny photos up there..rested then went for the mangrove walk....the walk is kinda short...but we took quite a number of photos..... had a short rest at this small hut...think its the visitors centre and then off we ride our way back...the route is easier....cuz the up slopes became down slopes ;p
did a little more cycling and head over to the beach....chatted...complained about "you know who" and enjoyed the singing at the background (some guys and girls having a retreat or sth).... then decided to head back to Singapore....

I sure had a good workout...... hope the foreigners like this part of singapore.... cuz this is the part i love...

2009-11-02T00:09:00.000-08:00

Singapore graduation ceremony was on Oct 10, almost 10 months after our graduation ceremony in Oklahoma City..... i dun understand why is there such a delay.... but the whole point of Singapore's ceremony is for family members in Singapore to witness our graduation.....the ceremony was held in Ritz Carlton Hotel..... brought mommy along for reporting cuz she was afraid she dun know the way to the hotel if she come alone in the noon... so she followed me there early in the morning...met angela at city hall and cabbed there... started cam whoring a little then went for a lame briefing.....did a lame rehearsal...and we went for robing.... mommy being mommy starts to iron my robe...again....(she ironed it just this morning)... then she spotted Adrian's wrinkled robe.....and insist on ironing for him... so there she go......all the helpers that MDIS got lost their job cuz mommy was so efficient.... then she helped us all with the robing and hat.....busy like a bee....thanks mommy!!!! fai was called for mobilization......i dun know how drama it can get.....mobilization on your grad day?! but luckily he managed to do the reporting after the ceremony ends.... hehe... so once the robes were on us...second round of cam whoring started.....
eugene soon came for a short while for a photo opportunity.....had a pic of him and me with mommy.... and then he became a star....everyone took turn to take photo with him... i dun know why...... just before he left.... he bought angela, jac and me each a graduation bear.generous wor.... Jacinta too gave me my birthday pressie...its a bear...and has a name...'blessings'... thanks babe!!! and not to forget..there's angela's present....a novel that i really love!!!

The ceremony was long...and boring.....i think it took about 2 hours 30 mins....and once its over... we ate like hungry ghost.....mommy took food for me and i finished it within 3 mins.... i just dun feel filled up.....once we feel fuller...we went to take the "throw hat" photos.....we did it indoor with the help of professional photographers.... we didnt throw our hats in oklahoma...so this time die die must throw....

After grad...its time for my bday party again...this is the last 24th party....and we had it at Liang Courts's Party World..... all came except Jac....Fai rushed down after he was done with reporting and Serene came with a red packet for me!!! then...a night of making merry started....i dun know how many songs we sang......but i think we covered all genre..... disney...rock...blues....you named it..we did it.... the girls went crazy and high earlier and at the end..the guys started to get high....it was not singing...it was i dun know what?! Finally at 2am...we did our version of 'You raised me up" in opera....and ended the night with hoarse voice.......thanks babes and hunks!!! i love you guys...we ROCK!!

2009-11-02T00:02:00.000-08:00

And then..... it was 8th Oct!!! I'm officially 24!! happily 24 years old!!

No la... i'm happy cuz this is the day i receive my "princess-y" treatment from you know who lah.... i'm not saying that he doesnt treat me well normally..but on my bday he is exceptionally sweet and exceptionally giving.... i was actually kinda worried he will forget my birthday or not make any "special"plans..... cuz he is super duper busy and occupied by his fitness gourmet biz.... i think his mind is like 150% on that..... i was already getting ready to pick up a fight with him...my lines are even prepared...LUCKILY... this bf did his job...and did it so well that i can find no reason to complain.... met him in the noon and went to do some shopping.....for him?! yup...for him.... he forgot to bring out his "handsome" suit... so we gotta go shopping for him to look handsome so we can go for nice nice dinner.....first stop... we went to Ngee Ann City to get my pressie...and for him to shop....my pressie this yr was Blackberry Storm!! its like super cool.....and its even cooler when i dun have to pay a single cent to own it...this is like the 3rd phone i got from... please dun think that he is unromantic... its just that i'm kinda practical.... i choose my pressie...haha.... but sadly...the singtel shop at ngee ann has no more stock...so we have to go to ComCenter and get it... the queue is bloody long......heard from them that Iphone just got restock on the 7th... so everyone is there to get there Iphone... WTH! waited for 45 mins...and baby took the time to do some work....(with my permission.... told you he will be nice and sweer that day)...then after 45 mins and some signatures on the contract...i got my black berry!!!!!!!! its made in Hungary okay....dun play play....haha.....

Then rushed to Centrepoint... he got his nice nice top..i got the white long sleeves for my grad ceremony...happy! Then it is to my surprise dinner place....Fullerton Hotel!!! this was the part that blown me away....... he booked a table at Light House (at the highest level of Fullerton) and have us seated infront of a spectacular view...i was so touch and overwhelmed by the view...the atmosphere for the place... it is just so nice...so right...we placed our orders....and then went to the rooftop....the view is like "WOW"...PICTURE PERFECT! Romance was in the air and i was breathing in love the whole time i was up there.... took some really pretty photos....(check out my FB acct for clearer pics) we stayed long enuff for the waiter to come ask us down for our food....

1. Food was yummy to the max....... the appetizer was Tuna Capaccio.... it is nicely presented ....too pretty to eat.... but we ate it anyway..... then there was a second appetizer.... rissoto with foie gras....this is the best thing i had .....and eugene and i were literally fighting over this dish.... but cuz its my b'day... he let me have more... haha...his main course was farm chicken and mine was wagyu beef.... we shared everything and there's nothing we can complain about...... dessert was this ice cream like cake..... we dun know what it is..its a special taste...but in a nice way....

Then there was this extra rich chocolate mousse cake that they prepared specially for bday... they dun have cake on their menu...so its like an special order.... yummy but heavy....good to share it...

2.Service
They are the best host i've seen and i totally enjoyed their semi formal service! there are definitely very professional and has the standard of a fine dining restaurant... but at the same time they are friendly and humorous till a point of entertaining.... they wanted to sing a birthday song for me... the place is like a fine dining place.... and i feel shy la..so plead them not to......now i kinda regret my decision.... :( some interest things that happened..and i like to remember it..an inert fell from my menu when i opened it...and before it touches the ground....the manager caught it calmly and gently give it back to me..."this always happens" he said with a smile...?!?! he knows kongfu or what? that was fast and he did it so calmly.... then the next thing is there was a tissue on the floor... this 50 over year old waiter, gentle did a "somewhat squatting " action in like 1/2 second and next thing i know the tissue is in his hand...it was swift as lightning and as gentle as a contemporary dancer.... this is no joke ok.....we were seriously impressed...dead impressed....

i would love to come back here again.... and for those who are thinking equinox has better view...food and service....sorry...i beg to differ.... equinox is so high up...everything you see also so tiny-winy....then the service kinda make me uneasy...hate people staring at me and standing so near me when i eat..(their service is good but not personal)... as for the food... i was still super hungry after the full set meal...still those are my opinions....

Eugene soon asked them about the cost of booking the whole place for some stuff....its kinda expensive but i think i'll gladly pay for it cuz i really love this place......this is by far the best bday experience he has given me.......thanks bf!

3.bf.

Bf was really sweet the whole day and i love him to bits!!!

2009-11-01T23:26:00.000-08:00

my 24th!!! I feel great being 24..... unlike last year.... i actually dun feel older or start to be very aware of my age.....i hope i will feel this way for my many many more birthdays down the road...

The celebration kicked start on the 6th in WTO office! We had a staff meeting that day and so most people came....and naturally i shall have it on that day. It was more like a potluck party....everyone brought something to share... maia bought my fave awfully choc cake.... melanie brought "poop" cones...(chocolate ice cream), Jenny brought some chinese almond cookies, Lissy brought her precious german sweets... as a host, i brought my home-cooked pasta and mash potatoes!!! I think we more or less cleared all the stuff that day..only the ice cream cone became a comfort food for our many noons after that....Thanks for the wonderful mini celebration!!!
Then it was celebration with buddies!!!went to this "cheena- wayang"...old school hokkien restaurant for my b'day dinner...... it is along Jalan Besar...called "Quan Xiang Yuan"... quite a famous place serving traditional hokkien cuisines.. went there earlier with thomas to try out their famous "black" hokkien noodle and it was so good that i decided that this will be the place for my bday treat! It seems like i made the right choice cause the food we had were really tasty..and taste so "old school"...its like what we had when we were kids..... reminded me of the hungry ghost festival "jia tou" (banquet) i used to go with my grandpa..... ordered quite a lot of dishes..... but the one that won the hearts of the gluttons......is the hokkien noodle! In second place will be the yam ring and third will be that "pipa" duck...all very old school banquet dishes.. the tables were covered by pink table cloth.... drinks were served in these clear drinking glass and tea in tea cups..then they have their pink tissue with red logo folded into triangular shape and are stuffed in the glassed before the drinks are poured.. it super old school lor..... i think only malaysians and singaporeans know what i'm talking about....as if i planned this theme.....(NO..I REALLY DIDNT), Jia Xin made me a bday cake that is super old school too...(ok la...beofre my bf starts to complain...he was the one who ordered the cake for me....).... not those chocolate cake or strawberry cake (i mean the sponge cake) that is so common everywhere.... it is vanilla/milk? sponge cake...and was in a shape of a moo-moo....(cow)... it such a darling and this is the second time i had a "cow cake"...the first time was when i turned one month old? or one yr old.... must go dig the photo.... back to jia xin's cake.... its so cute that all the aunties (waitresses) came crowding ard the table.....and i heard them guessing...."is it cow?" ..."no la...its pig"...."dog la".. its super funny.....i think its not jia xin's prob.... its the aunties' judgment problem..... the taste is so old school....very different from the ones i had for the past 23 years..... but my very muscular bf...mr eugene soon...was so powerful that he broke the neck of the cow.... the head and the body detached event before we reached the dinner place..... but luckily it still look nice in the picture...... so he was forgiven...and the day ended well....

jiaxin's cake shop: http://jincakes.com/

2009-11-01T23:17:00.000-08:00

Came back to Singapore from Bangkok, rested one day and off i go to Aceh, Meulaboh.... This time round, i was supposed to go close the program.... it was a huge success and am really grateful to this new team for making this possible..... the original team resigned shortly after i returned.... citing that they felt that the Singapore office were not too supportive (other than juliah's support)... well... i already flew there.... spent 3 days with them.... talked and laughed.... but maybe they felt that it came too late... so they played us out..... let the program hanging....and poor juliah has to help find and put tog a new team for implementation. From this project, i learned that it can be really hard if I dun speak the local language..... Taufik was the only one who speaks english... though not as good...but i felt comfortable having someone who understand what i'm saying...maybe not 100% but 70% of the time...i believe in communication and this time ound it just didnt work that well for the rest of the 3 members on the new team..... i really cant establish much with them.....

Maia accompanied me this time round..... i dun know if i really can do this without her.... its more of the emotional support i needed..... i cant speak the language... i hate that small jet... i have to conclude the project...... its not too much for me...but i'm just not too keen to do it alone.....luckily she was with me through out.... the trip was a busy and tiring one...packing, moveing, distributing... and it was just nice during the fasting month.... so we can eat all the time... food can only be bought after 630pm or so.... so imagine.....

We managed to finish distributing the hygiene kits and educational materials after slogging for two whole day...met Ignacio... this really interesting Spanish guy from Spanish Red Cross with Iqbal over a glass of Avocado on the last night at Kopi Aceh... the mostly male only cafe... it was a nice way to end the trip.... bye bye Meulaboh.... i will miss your beauty and the people....

*the small jet did not give us too much problem.... the only "scary " thing was...the alarm kept going off for stupid reason when we are doing landing...and it continues after we landed safely....

2009-11-01T23:07:00.000-08:00

Bangkok Shopping Trip!!

It was a intense shopping trip for my dear tanna..... i'm not too sure how much we have walked in that 3 days.... what is the total load of our shopping bags... but one thing for sure... our feets hurt like mad.... our arms were bruised....and tanna was trying to find a place to seat in our shop we visited.... haha....we had our foot massaged on the first night... it was $6 for one hour and 15 mins..... feet, leg and shoulder..... i dun know how good it can get... but i was thinking about it the whole time when i'm back in sinagpore.....

We stayed at Baiyoke Hotel this time round, the location is pretty good.... its just a stone throw to Platinum Mall and the main shopping district is just 5 mins away by taxi... if we ever got lost.... we just have to look up and there we will see our tall tall hotel....it is like the tallest building in Bangkok!The room is huge and it comes with a walk in wardrobe...generally i was quite pleased with the room but tanna said that on the first night she felt something pressing her down when she tried to sleep..... :o

Another plus point is the breakfast spread..... its super yummy and there's so much to choose from....if i'm not wrong, it sits on the highest level of the hotel, some 83 storeys high.... i dun have a thing for heights but, tanna loves it...she likes looking at the view while sipping 5 glasses of her fav fresh fruit juice....

Back to shopping... we shopped at all the main malls...and night markets..... the amount of barang barang we bought was crazy.... the amount of money we spent was crazy..... but who cares... i'm crazily happyily shopping.... continuously amazed but how much 4SGD can get me!!!
I'm sure Tanna was satisfied too.... cuz she went with a 98% empty suitcase and got back with 120% filled case.... overweight!!!

*my personal favorite shopping spot is Suan Lum Night Market..... it may not be super cheap.... but the designs are definitely very attractive!!

Now comes the food.... we ate quite a lot to compensate for the intense workout we had.... you name it... we had it.... for my fave... its still Som Tam... the papaya salad.... i just cant get enuff of it!!! Tanna love the noodles and soupy stuff... maybe cuz she was not really feeling very well during the trip...*not sure if its due to that "something" that hinder her sleep on the first night......

One more next year!!! lets save up!!

Recommended: Suan Lum Night Market, Baiyoke Hotel, Platinum Mall

2009-11-01T22:48:00.000-08:00

Cambodia, Siem Reap - 28th July - 30th July

Day one...
I was up super early....the sky was still dark when i board the plane and it was on the plane that i came to realise that my first adventure is about to begin.... with me.. i only have my Mr Gentleman (teddy bear) and he will be the "one" i can turn to should anything goes wrong....

AND IT DID WENT WRONG... THE VERY MOMENT I STEPPED OUT OF THE AIRPORT!!

My adventure goes like this..... i came out of the airport and i thought the safest thing to do was to hire a cab from the airport to my hotel.......and since the hotel is 10 minutes from the airport, nothing too bad can happen.... GOD.... I WAS SO WRONG...

I presented my hotel voucher to the taxi concierge and was told that i should opt for a motorcycle cuz i only have a small bag and it will save me more money that way.... so...i ended up with a motorcyclist... walking to the motorcycle.... he introduced himself...*i forgotten his name.... and told me that he earns very little as a driver....next he asked if i had any plans made to visit angkor wat......and when i said no... he suggested taking me out in the evening to watch the sunset at angkor wat and will be my tour guide for the day.... all these were said and suggested while we stood beside his motorcycle....... i was kinda helpless.....but gather enuff courage to tell him we can discuss this on the way to the hotel.....and so he finally started the engine...... as what i expected, he kept pushing me his service throughout the journey ....the 10 mins journey became 20 mins and i was getting nervous about it..... i reckon he was making circles and till i said yes... he will not take me to the hotel..... so i made the second mistake and agreed to take up his service to see the sunset at angkor wat.....and within 2 mins, i reached my hotel... he greeted me good bye and told me to meet him at 4pm at the hotel lobby... i started to regret......
Checking in to my hotel was a breeze, the staffs were nice and the room i had was huge....... i even had my own balcony.....after taking a rest, i flipped through the hotel brochure and saw that they offer trips to angkor wat as well... it comes with a van and a translator..... i thought it sounds better and safer than me going out on a motor, with a desperate guy that cant speak good english.... so i decided to book the hotel trip instead and have the receptionist to inform the guy when he comes pick me up at 4pm that i am sorry and cant take his service.... THIRD MISTAKE!!!
i was feeling happy about my decision, i felt so much safer and at ease.....and so i went walking around to explore the old market and central market..... after lunch, i took a pink tuk tuk back to the hotel... the driver was polite and soft spoken and when he ask if i like to visit the floating market, i said yes almost immediately..... ANOTHER MISTAKE...... in order to not clash with the motorcyclist... i told the tuk tuk driver that we could meet at 5pm..... i thought that will be safer and by then the motorcyclist would have left.... FIFTH MISTAKE.....
i showered, called the reception and reminded them to cancel the motorcyclist if he comes looking for me..... i will be willing to pay him USD2 (I promised him 4 originally for the service) as an apology..... at 5pm, when i went to the hotel lobby..... i know i was in deep shit.... on my left was the motorcyclist....on my right was the tuk tuk... the motorcyclist was so mad that he came up to him and hurled some really vulgar words at me... i tried to explain that i felt that the tuk tuk was safer for me...and i am sincerely apologetic for canceling him.... i was ready to give him the USD2 compensation for the one hour wait, at the same time i also made it clear to him that i will not use his service no matter what... He went crazy and keep shouting and saying that i went back on my words...(c'mon... you force me to take up your service....) and at one point he got so agitated that he grabbed my arms..... i felt that i was at a disadvantage.... so i suggested to settle this in the hotel lobby with the help of the hotel staff.
The hotel staff tried to calm the guy and explain to him that i already gave them instructions to cancel him in the morning and they cant reach him cuz he was a new registered driver....and so they dun have his contact details..... as if he dun get a single word..... he continue ranting and hurling vulgarities... and became aggressive... i offered to pay him 4USD to settle this issue but... this guy refused and demanded 5! i was angry and refused.....in the end the hotel forked out the additional 1usd and chase him out.....
I was feeling lost after the whole episode and was wondering if it is still safe for me to travel to the floating village..... the hotel staff assured me and gave instructions to the tuk tuk driver to take good care of me....and so i went... SIXTH MISTAKE!
the moment i got out of the hotel gate....this motorcyclist followed...he drive alongside and came so close to me...with his broken english... he said f**k you, cheap tourist! you made me unhappy. i will make you unhappy, i know when you check out, you be careful!
I asked the tuk tuk to turn back to the hotel and demanded that the hotel call the police..... this guy is simply mad! the hotel was nice and sent their CFO, Mr Phear to assure me... he spoke to the police, took me to see if i can have an earlier flight back etc... he also arranged for a guard, a van, a translator and a driver for me for my next day sightseeing.... No additional charge on top of what i have paid.... for the rest of day one, i can only stay in my room with door locked, swiss army knife by my bed.... good thing i have mr gentleman with me.....eugene soon was totally freaked.... i gotta report to him every two hour to let him know i'm ok....mummy was kept from this....this really sounds like an adventure...

Day 2...

Went for cooking class in the morning in the van, with my "entourage" i was kinda scared to see him somewhere..... but the guard seemed to be more uptight about that..... he is sensitive to me doing two things....one, when i stare at a spot for too long... he will get nervous and asked the translator if i spotted the man..... two.. when i take out my camera, he will stay far from me....cuz he cant be in pictures when he is in uniform... so he will hide and hide.... took motorbike to the old market with my pastry chef to the old market to get the ingredients...... he was amused by my entourage and kept making fun of me being a "princess" out in the market..... i felt sorry cuz those illegal hawker ran the moment they saw my guard...no earnings for them for the day.... sorry..... back to the school, the chefs kept telling me that cambodians are nice people....the one i met was just one of the black sheep among the whites....they offered to beat him up if he appear.... nice one!
I enjoyed the cooking but not the eating..... prefer thai food over khmer food...its like the milder version of thai food....less spicy....gave the food to my "entourage"...nothing much i can offer them.....
Then it was off to angkor wat..... I dun know if i can do a good job at describing the place....but it was a beauty and definitely a place to visit before one can die...haha....i sound crazy here...but i'm serious.... and you have to go with a guide to understand the structure, the history and meaning behind it....
Ankor wat is majestic...... and i guess i should stop here...the rest is for you to find out....
GO CAMBODIA...GO SIEM REAP..GO ANGKOR WAT.....

hotel i stayed in is : Day Inn Hotel, now its renamed as Royal Bay Inn Hotel, http://www.royalbayinnangkor.com/

2009-11-01T22:43:00.000-08:00

Indonesia - Aceh, Meulaboh

this is my first time to indonesia but its not to some big cities (even though i transited at Medan)... my destination is Aceh, Meulaboh, the place that appeared on the news 5 years ago when the Tsunami struck. It was a short trip, just 3 days 2 nights but maybe it was due to the fact that it was too short and the place brought about so much feelings in me..... i was kinda suffering from "culture shock"...not when i was there...but when i was about to board the plane back home... i dun know how to define how i was feeling then....so i termed it as culture shock for now.....there was this fear.... this insecurity.... this realization..... its so mixed up that i gave up trying to define it.....
Meulaboh is a beautiful place..... the sky is so blue and it felt like if i stretch my hands long enuff, i can touch it..... the trees are so green that it formed a scenic picture against the blue blue sky.... there were animals roaming around...... people walk slowly.....food was simple..... everything just matches...and i cant help to feel that i was standing out, with my bright color clothes...my loud voice, my dyes hair, my quick steps........ its is not city vs countryside... it is man made vs natural....This is definitely not a typical tourist spot... but i'm glad i came and saw what i saw....

*went to the tsunami site "ground zero", the wave was huge..... i cant imagine how huge and high it was when the tsunami struck. it was just a sad and helpless feeling when i was there trying to visualize what the villagers saw.

2009-10-28T01:52:00.000-07:00

Eugene Soon's birthday celebration is like one of the biggest occasion/event for me every year... also dun know why i can get so busy....
This time round, he treated the buddies and me to The Line in Shangri La Hotel.... its a wonderful buffet heaven for people with great appetite and I guess the person who enjoy it the most was keith hong jian ming....not too sure how many rounds he had that night!
Sometimes i feel that i'm lucky to have a bf who also loves my buddies, and the night at the line is definitely one such night that i felt this way.....

Then his actual birthday, it was an escape to Sentosa for us.... arranged a room by the beach..... explored the island like tourists.. i dun know if the island underwent some drastic change or what, but i certainly didnt feel to comfortable and relax there..... its too commercial..every facility has a entrance fee or sth..... super unfriendly......in the end, we went cycling....*it also cost....more that pasir ris or east coast....but no choice* the entire cycling trail is super short....say 2km at most.... we wanted to try cycling on the road on the island...but gave up after taking into consideration that they might fine us for that... i felt like a foreigner in my own homeland....weird.... and yup...so we did the trail like 2 times.... and we went back to the room to doll up for the dinner..... i do seriously mean WE DOLL UP.... cuz eugene soon dolls up..... he take more effort than me..... took some random couple-stupid-silly-shots after washing up..... there were pillow fighting shots.... act sexy shots..... you named it ....we did it... then had some huge strawberries to romanticize the evening... it was so good that we forgot about the romantic part..... we were simply fighting for the strawberries and posing with the super duper sweet and jucy berries!!!
Dolled up and then off to dinner.... i feel stupid wearing heels in Sentosa... but for the sake of keeping the whole atmosphere pretty and classy.... i did! and i walked like 1km on my super high heels..... i walked on sand....grass and road.... not nice! Finally reach Barnacles.... it somewhere next to Shangri La in Sentosa..nice dining place by the sea... the view is superb...the wind is super strong.....*i cant keep my hair neat and nice for photos...... and as the sun set.... the place gets more and more romantic..... dinner was nice...he was nice..... my present was nice..and so it was a nice night...*lame...

The next morning was spent on the beach... we did not do anything crazy or creative..... like in the movie...i wrote on the sand "happy birthday eugene soon!" ..... we did jump shots.... sun tanning shots... swim..... bury ourselves in the sand...... *yawn... boring but kinda relaxing.... eugene soon was looking at me with "puppy eyes" and asked "can we do this more often?"
I scored for his bday.... hope he will give me a nice bday in return!!!

Eugene Soon, Happy 26th!

2009-10-28T01:45:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday Maia!

It was a pinkish night.... sishas,pizzas, hotdogs, chocolate cakes,martinis and many many baileys!!!

First time trying out sisha.... was feeling kinda dumb cuz i dun really how to use it and look sexy.... my first try.... there was no smoke when i blew out..... shame shame.. then went for some drinks and learnt some tips from maia and BJ... finally... smoke came streaming out when i went for the second try... *but i still look dumb...."dumb-ly" sexy?!

Got to know many fillipino friends at the party and they are sure a happening crowd!!!By the time i was about to leave... i was feeling light-headed and looking pink!

Babe, hope you and my new fillipino friends love the chocolate cakes! May all your wishes come true and have a blessed year!

2009-10-28T01:21:00.000-07:00

Miriam went back to shanghai... sobz sobz:(

it was never a very sure thing that she is going back..... we had many talks... super long talks... but there was a never concrete conclusion. So many seemed to be happening and things suddenly became unstable and unpredictable.... we were looking at all the possibilities.... both going back and not....

After not getting any response from the many resumes she sent..... going back became a natural thing to do.... and we simply worked along this line.... every outing was for a farewell.... every shopping trip was a chance to souvenirs or to eat and stock up singapore stuff that she cant get in shanghai..... but i guess mentally... we are all not ready...... it just seemed like another long holiday we used to have back in school.....

There was this lunch with mummy and ah ma.... looking at this photo, i dun know if there will be such a chance in the future to have all 4 of us to dine tog..... there was this farewell chalet...... i dun know if there will be such a bond we share as a big group... 3 years down the road....

as i'm typing this email...(nov) many things that we talked about on her return... happened... there were so much emotions going on... for her...for me...for everyone who cares about her... at that very moment, i hope i was there for her...just like before...... Not too sure if i should do more to discourage her from going back, maybe she will feel the hurt less...maybe she will recover faster with us around...maybe maybe and many more maybes....

Now, i'm just waiting for Dec.... a super hug for her when i see her, i guess i will cry.....i really hate myself for not being able to ge there earlier, not being able to be there when she needed me most.... i guess this trip is more for me than for her....and i'm glad it is happening soon.

2009-10-05T23:29:00.000-07:00

Long time.... its been so long.....

I decided to write something cuz I'm worried i will lost touch with that feeling.... this feeling i got when i walk down holland village...

I cant put it into words.... and the closed thing i can say is, it feels like someone is hugging me.... and it seems like my grandpa.... know it sounds silly... but yah... I wanna go back as many times as I can.....wanna buy a house there...

2009-05-18T00:44:00.000-07:00

Met up with the gang for our long overdue gathering at Liang Court's Suanthai.
Cuz we have big eaters...chili eater... in the group so i think thai buffet was a ideal choice! joining us at the lunch is Jasmine, keith's gf....kinda shy but i guess being with our group....it doesnt really matter....you cant help but talk......cuz thomas likes to ask many many questions..haha
Coincidentally i met yelin at the restaurant.....guess she was celebrating her mother's day with her whole family...they have a large crowd next to our table.....it was like the first time i saw yelin's mum.....not what i have imagined to be...she has long hair and look pretty young and fashionable.....not the typical mum one could imagine...

2009-05-18T00:18:00.000-07:00

No matter how disappointed we were...

we still ate...and there are some worth mentioning...

Day one...i bought a strawberry roll from NTUC chalet's emi cakes the night before....it was supposed to be my breakfast but eugene soon end up sharing with me on the plane....from his expression...i think he was impressed....

The first meal we had in KL was PENANG FOOD.....haha...yup....funny but true....berjaya time square is directly opposite our hotel and in there sit a nice penang restaurant....the decor was cool and the food was pretty good......*we were starving then....

In the night.....we went to the famous jalan alor for dinner....had the legendary "black" hokkien mee.....and this charred stingray......the food looks interesting...but the singapore version wins! i like my stingray sambal hot and the hokkien mee is not so salty.....

Day two is the day we ate like mad....but NOT SATISFIED...just bloated.....the only two things i love to mention are our room service and the famous beef noodle....they were yummy!!! the room service pasta is superb....i like the sundried tomatoes!!! then in the late noon...we visit jalan petaling for the beef noodle......it was special.....they use the wanton noodle type of noodle...think its call "mee kia" and it is soaked in black black sauce..... eugene say: how come their food all black black one?! haha...its not bad.....but pretty special...not something we will have in singapore..

Last day.... we had the roti chanai!!! its roti prata la.....it was ok...not something to rave.....but i think they have the sauce singapore dun have...then off to pavilion...had the cute cupcake sized cheesecakes......and eugene think that is the best durian cheesecake he had....i gotta agree with that......
We decided to splurge on tapas the pavilion.....and wrong decision........it was recommended by eugene's client....but it is not impressive and super ex!

and before i forget...we had this satay in a cup at a satay bar...the food is so so...but the packaging and concept is definitely worth mentioning!

2009-05-18T00:10:00.000-07:00

KL
Apr 28th ~ Apr30th

It was a short trip....we had a nice hotel room.....i think that is the best thing we had....

Shopping is not really fun...we have different kind of fashion....or maybe just different from mine...i only manage to get a pair of slippers...*sad...

Food wise.... this is like the most impt reason why i travel....... and sad sad sad.....most of the things i had....singapore's version is better...and there is like nothing they have and we dun....the only thing i will miss is the roti chanai...which is our roti prata...theirs is really good.....they serve sambal at the side....other than that....i dun think there is any distinct "KL" food....... you know...unlike penang....penang have penang laksa.....penang char kway teow etc.. so i was very very disappointed.........

people wise..... i think not very different from singaporean la......

Traffic wise.... IT WAS TERRIBLE. period.

i think KL is not very different from singapore...just not that progressive...... dun get me wrong....i like places like bangkok.....siem reap etc...these places are not as progressive.....but the thing is that...they have something distinct...like food....culture blah blah blah...but..i dun seem to find it in KL.....nothing special.....

I think i still like Malaysia, but maybe not KL.....

2009-05-18T00:02:00.000-07:00

I love sakae sushi for just one reason...and that is the reason why eugene hates it.....they have this fried vege thingy which i love so much...3 plates on my own is not a prob at all...so you see why eugene hate the place?

There is a reason why i especially love sakae at wheelock place.... and that is because of the "BIG O" cafe....and in this pretty cafe...serves my lovely cake - "G spot"!!! we had our mains at sakae and shift to Big O for my sweets!!! i have G spot and he had the D Spike...a durian-chocolate cake. Just when i whip out my camera...he block my lens with his fork.....and say "no pictures!"...and what follows is the ...'See no evil"...but i dun think it helps...so what if his hands are covering the face.....who dun know that is eugene soon?!
fitness trainers have breaks too... haha....

Pardon him.

2009-04-17T18:51:00.000-07:00

This was quite sometime ago....went to Tampines 1 the second day it opened...the crowd was mad.....for the first time i fear the escalator would collapsed...
There are quite a few interesting shops but i think i wont go there often..i'm nt a eastern person to start with....

Saw something familiar while we are climbing up the "spent" escalator...."SAYCHEEZECAKE"... this shop was originally in Great World City......they serve pretty good cheesecake and creative dishes....but when we head back to Great World City sometime ago...we realised it was gone..... and now...we found it.....in Tampines 1....

There was a crowd...and it took them forever to serve us...so we started cam-whoring......

cuz the crowd is really huge...many cheesecakes were sold out...all my favourites are gone and the only reason why we are atill sitting in there is because......."durian cheesecake"! when there is durian....you can find eugene soon...and yup...he had that....and i ordered some cheddar spring roll.....not too bad but nothing to rave about....his durian cheesecake was also okay only.....

2009-04-12T00:09:00.000-07:00

Dinner last last week was at CZZAR.... went there to claim our free dishes from their special menu.... as you all know...we are loyalty customers of Ichiban Boshi, we managed to accumulate enough stamps on the loyalty card to redeem free dishes..and CZZAR is sister to Ichiban...so we there we go!

Food is of very very high standards.... personally i dunt eat tofu at all....i hate the soya taste..... but as one of the free dish is tofu...and eugene likes it... we gotta order that... it turned out to be really good...i couldnt stop at one...and i ended up fighting with eugene....i even thought of ordering one more serving...haha..i'm impressed! Next up is claypot fish....i forgotten the name....but the texture of the fish is really good...and the sauce is appetizing! i could finish a bowl of rice with that....maybe even 2..haha....then we had this claypot "gong bao ji ding", chicken with dried chilli and nuts....this is just ok...taste normal....lastly..the Claypot Fish head with XO sauce.... its not bad....taste quite good...but i thought they could get more generous with the XO sauce.... i like it more salty....eugene likes it the way it is....

Then we qualified to spin for lucky draw.... i volunteered eugene and i ran away from the wheel....just before he spin it...the manager and crew came to wish him luck.....and10 seconds later...i heard "congrats"! i thought he might get $40 or sth...but this smart boy got $80 for us!!!! he was grinning ear to ear.....this $80 voucher should be good for our next visit....

If you like to try ...CZZAR is located at Great World City....

2009-04-05T02:58:00.000-07:00

TGIF!!!!!!!!!

It is a nice nice friday......i worked from home for the first part of the day... met up with mates to discuss about Miriam's farewell chalet.....its decided and i'm pretty sure we gonna have fun...cuz its all the close close friends and we are all for fun!!!

Its kinda sad that she is leaving for Shanghai...but i think she going back gives me an excuse to go travel in shanghai!!! i'm already planning for my shanghai birthday trip in Oct!! now gotta start thinking of the chalet....its just less than a month away....i just realised!!!

After the discussion, its Maison time!!! Maia is going for perm and me for a fringe cut!!!*exciting.... winnie did our hair...i'm done in like 1 hour....fringe and did some trimming,...finally i have fringe....and i think i look like a student....those quiet quiet ... good good girl...haha
while maia perms her hair...... i went for my brows trimming and express mani!!! i think fish is good...might go back there the next time...haha...i think i'm becoming vain!!!

finally after 4 hours her hair is done...taadaa.....pretty pretty babe!!! *hope she likes her hair man.....i really think she looks good...like more vibrant.....hawaii feel!!!

then it was dinner/snacking and shopping with miriam and angela....only miriam managed to get a dress....as for me and angela..its just window shopping.......nth seems to interest us at all.......boring.....the night ended with a chat at vicky's shop...we chatted till she has to close her shop.......

whoo hoo...... i like this kind of friday!!!

2009-03-30T10:05:00.000-07:00

3 years..... when i look at the photos....i cant help but smile....
We spents many brithdays.......we did many projects......we had many lunch.....we did many crazy things....we talked about many things....we shopped at many malls....we took ten of thousands of photos.....

looking at the old photos and comparing it our recent ones...... i found great meanings and memories......look at the "tut tut" faces....we have come this far man!!!!

I hope we will keep the photos coming!!!!

*THE LONG LONG AGO.....
*THE LONG AGO.......

*THE QUITE SOMETIME AGO.....

*THE SOMETIME AGO......

*THE NOT TOO LONG AGO..........

*THE RECENT......

*THE PRESENT......

*THE FUTURE???????????????????????????????

2009-03-29T03:11:00.000-07:00

My life has more than just food and love.....

There's friends....... most of them are finding jobs or thinking of what they wanna go from here....so the kinda busy......no chance to go out....only can chat on msn......

There's work....... more and more shock *bad ones....... i'm now loaded with work....stretched to 200%....but luckily the people in office are nice.....so i'm still enjoying work.....just that i hope an ED comes in fast...a good one i hope...

There's family...uncle is back to shanghai...he is getting better but he refused the operation....i guess anyone considering a heart op will refuse it even if its a 90% success......that 10% is still too risky.....its the heart for god sake....dinner with mummy and daddy the other night..talk about lots of thing.... daddy wants me to think about doing my TCM Degree in 2011 instead of 2010....he says getting more work experience is important.....i'm thinking...but i think it is still 2010......

*going to cambodia for an adventure....the first time i'm going to this kind of place alone.....i'm excited!!!!

2009-03-29T02:41:00.000-07:00

It is our anniversary....he reminded me.....this is the first time he said it to me and not me to him....

Dinner was at Pasta Cafe@ Ngee Ann basement... we have passed it a thousand times but we have nv go in there before.... so he brought me in this time.... these days we were busy with our business planning.....food and menu is all we think of and talk about..... finally he shares my love for food......haha.....he was kinda expressive at the dinner..kept wanting to pose...and he did the 1,2,3 thingy...and all the rest you see below...

Then there's me.....i always pose with food.... he will standby with my camera automatically when the food is serve....then he will be like" faster faster..." then i pose...he snap....sometime he will take over and say" i also want to take leh"..... who is more vain?

The food is good...i especially like the Stewed Tomato Mussels....its like 9/10!!! the sauce is so tangy and we were literally scraping the sauce at the end.....the pasta were ok...mine is salmon with mushroom in creamy sauce....its not salty enough but very very creamy.......i will like it more if its with fusilli....he had this sambal seafood pasta.....its cool to look at...nice to smell....but taste like chrysanthumum when you put in in your mouth....not really spicy.....not my cup of tea.....the only good thing is the seafood serving is big.....

We went to canele for sweets....had new york cheesecake and he had this Jupiter thingy....half way through...we heard 5,4,3,2,1.....and the lights went off..??!!?!! it was after 30 seconds later we realised it the earth hour..... fish and co is like 80% dark...starbucks is like 70% dark.....its quite an experience to dine in the dark man.....

2009-03-29T02:37:00.000-07:00

He said he dun wanna have Indian Food again.......

Looks like he dun really mean it...cuz after two weeks of break (from indian food)... he brought me in again... its Muthu Curry this time!!

Had their famous curry fish head and my favourite Lentil....aka daal....eugene think that is the best daal he ever tasted.....to me..i will like it if there's lesser cumin....

I dun know if my appetite is growing or what...i dun feel full at all....we cleared the fish....dismentled the whole head and almost licking the remaining daal in the pot....but i'm like not half way there man....

like i said...i'm not full....so went to bakerzin at millienia walk for oreo cheesecake.....they are having this 50% off their oreo cheesecake......*my favourite strawberry shortcake sold out le!* and he had this chocolate cake that tast 98% like fererro Rocher..... and i hated it!!!! hate creamy chocolate and that hazelnut taste.....

he says he feel fat....haha.....but he enjoyed the cake and ate it all.

2009-03-21T23:43:00.000-07:00

Went down to Singapore Science Centre on saturday morning to support Philip and his Flying Toilet Bowl..... he is doing a demonstration for Minister of Defence that day cuz he won the first place for the "Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition 2009"! Who says working in World toilet Organization isnt cool?! who says toilet bowl isnt cool?! who says toilet cant fly?! haha...we prove you wrong man!!!!!!

The moment philip flew his toilet bowl....and the music "flying without wings" starts playing...i began to feel emo....i remember telling maia that i was touched...

If you think flying toilet bowl is absurd.....maybe you like to think again.....this guy... flying this toilet bowl wants to use his invention and work to let more singaporeans know about the sanitation problem 2.5 billion people is facing everyday...these ppl have no access to toilets....

to watch the flying toilet bowl...visit www.worldtoilet.org next week.... we will have the video uploaded;)

2009-03-21T23:40:00.000-07:00

Ratnor is back from Aceh and we met over dinner at lucky plaza. Maia brought us to this corner in Lucky Plaza that sells Filippino food ;) okok..i admit...i made her do it...haha...cuz i'm a little tired of Singapore food...plus i like to try authentic filippino food;p

Before Ratnor arrives...maia ordered this "Sisig" for me as appetizer..its minced pork with some spice in it...to eat it...we have to add in light soy sauce and mix it well...*yummy!

This shops well its food in a Nasi Padang manner...they layout most of the dishes and you can make a set meal by choosing 2 dishes to go with white rice..... i had one set with Adobo (pork), beef steak and mixed veg with fish paste.... Maia and Ratnor ordered bbq stuff...Tapsilog (beef with garlic rice and egg) and Bangus (milk fish with garlic rice and egg)....i love what i ordered...and i guess i have more food i like there still...so i will be back...

To end the meal properly...in a Filippino way....maia bought sweets for us!!! we had a dark puple thing called Kutchita...a cream colured cake called Casava cake that taste like tapioca cake...its my fav!!! then finally its maia's love....the Leche Flan....looks like an egg pudding with caramel to me....

*i like....

When dinner is over.....ratnor showed us the photos he took in acheh....i dun know if its because we had too much food or because of the toilet/shit photos we were looking....maia and i feel like puking.....not a nice way to end the dinner man....

2009-03-21T23:38:00.000-07:00

Cindy is back in Singapore to teach...This time round her husband, Bob accompanied her ;).. like we have promised her back in the States....we met up for dinner....

Dinner was at Chijimes Hog Breath Cafe.....
I guess Cindy and Bob are still not used to us snapping photo of nearly everything....and all the time....i could see bob's expression when angela starts taking photos of all of us with the food we ordered....i could tell that he is thinking " do i have to pose with my food too?!" haha... well....it wasnt too long later....he knows the answer....HE HAD TO...
if there are people who pray before they start to dig in.....we are those who snap photo before we dig in.....its our rule....especially angela and jacinta!

We talked and talked....posed and posed... i think everyone had a great night... we enjoyed each other so much that the next date is made...haha...yup....we are meeting again in may....and if things goes well...we will head for some art performance and hand her our critics at the end!!!!

so till then......TAKE CARE CINDY!!! I HOPE TO SEE YOU...BOB....in may!!!

After dinner...we went to MPH...i need more novels.....and jacinta ended up buying the book i just finshed and i ended up with the sequel of that book she bought....*confusing huh....
then we decide the night is still young and so its chill out time @ starbucks!! it is as if we were mute last life.....we simply cant stop talking...we talked about life....love.....growing up...marriage...and mount everest!!!

i love this kind of night.......

2009-03-21T23:33:00.000-07:00

More food!!!

I dun really have the time to blog cuz my uncle is back from Shanghai....and well...not for a good reason....he's back cuz he's sick....so most of my evenings are spent at the hospital,,,,

But still i took time out for meals......

I think it was last sunday night.....
Dinner was at Aston @ the newly revamped SSC... personally i havent tried their food before...not when i get to know they have more than 10 outlets in singapore......i dun know how come i managed to miss them...but well....we are here at SSC...

i must say that the first thing that comes to me is...the food is really affordable....you can get a grill chicken chop with 2 sides at approx $6.50....a price you pay at foodcourts or even coffeeshops.

We had sirloin steak with pasta salad and potato salad...grill chicken chop with corn and onion rings and white fish with herbs with garden veggies and chef salad...i am pretty staisfied with the fish and steak...but i guess i wont order the chicken again...not because it tast bad...just that i dun like BBQ sauce....*personally i hate BBQ sauce!........the totel price is $25... cheap!
Had tea @ToastBox @AMK Hub.....ordered quite a lot for tea........i think their toasts are so much better than ya kun.... crispy...yet soft....just the way i like it! I heart their kaya butter toast;P

Like i've said...most evenings were spent at the hospital....so dinners are mostly settled at Tan Tock Seng Hospital's foodcourt.... the food is okay..but i'm not satisfied man.....

Just before i start to complain to him...he took time off a random evening last week to have dinner with me..... erm....still in novena area though.....

I dun know what is the place call.....but it is just next to the revenue house...some "hong kong"...place if i didnt remember wrongly....the Kangkong.....Claypot Brinjal...Ginger Onion Deer meat are SO FANTASTIC! and I AM SATISFIED!

2009-03-14T00:21:00.000-07:00

i like dates like this......
great food....loving boyfriend....cooling lime cooler......*simple

2009-03-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

like i said..the older we get...the more fun we should have!!! so we are out for some fun...and treats!!! met my dearies for our sweet treats @secret recipe.... all of them had chocolate stuff.... and i'm the only one that took a cheesecake...strawberry cheesecake...and it is definitely a bad choice!!! the cheesecake taste really bad....its so creamy and soft.....no texture at all man;(
Miriam and Angela didnt managed to have their white choc macadamia nut...so go for their second choice...as for Adrian....it is always that Choc Indulgence.....think 20 yrs later...he'll still stick to this cake if we visit again... we talk talk talk.....and decided it was time for dinner.... yeapz...smart ppl!!! we have dessert before the main course....duh...i wasnt feeling hungry...but...we still need that dinner....cake is not satisfying...at least i dun get my satisfaction from my strawberry cheesecake!

So after discussing for very very long....we decided on Ajisen....btw..Zen joined us for dinner and like me, he is a great fan of Volcano ramen...haha....i think it is a guys thing...when you put one guy with the girls...he will be very accomodative...very nice...when you put two or more tog....they gang up and make fun of the girls....it is the same case for keith and thomas man.....guys simply become more egoistic...and bold when they come tog.....bad!

i want more gatherings....lets do it at cine....cuz angale says there is a neoprint machine there!!!

2009-03-13T23:51:00.000-07:00

Its another gang outing and we have a new addition!!! welcome siew ping;)
Now we've got more girls than guys....3vs 2..... girl power!! and indeed our dear siew ping did the girls proud....cuz she outlast keith in this hotpot session;p

KTV will be the next!!! we're gonna explore new place if we managed to convince Thomas...aka the Kbox ambassador to try some other ktv(s).... till the next time...

2009-03-09T06:23:00.000-07:00

Yes! IT IS INDIAN FOOD AGAIN!!!

i dun know why....but it seems like we are hooked! This week...we return to a more affordable vegetarian indian food @ Gokul... this is recommended by Eugene's client. The food is pretty good.... i like their briyani and daal (lentil)....their daal is the best i have tasted so far and eugene agrees on that....
I know i said it before but if chinese vegetarian is as nice as Indian's...i dun mind being vegetarian... hee hee...i know that this is a wrong reason to be vegetarian but i cant help feel this way......

we badly needed a walk to digest the food....so went over to Vivo City. the last time we went there, we realised "Spain 2 Dream" is no longer there....replacing the space is National Geographic Concept Shop..... as it was getting late...we did not went in the last time.... this time round.....we went in straight and explore.... its a big big shop with everything...photos...books...magazines.....khaki pants...berms...polo tees.....maps.... etc etc.... i feel so clever just being in there.....

before leaving the mall.....eugene discovered Bakerzin...well i know bakerzin has always been there....just that i didnt know eugene soon needs to know....cuz he is not into sinful food.....but....somehow eugene soon behaves differently on Saturdays......it is like our free day....he is more lenient with what we eat... and that is my chance to pig out!!! so he actually suggested goin into Bakerzin to have cakes...and he was like asking me " what is the cake that you said was nice?" HAHAHAHAH... I took awhile to register his question....and i dun know what i answered...i guess i said mont blanc and started telling him its a chestnut cake...then got swirls of ribbon on the top of the cake.... i was trying to impress him with something so he will wanna go in.....i actually avoid taking about my fav strawberry shortcake..... okok...so..... well... we went in!

As it is pretty late...no many cakes were left.....he decided on lavande...a dark choc cake flavored with Lavender.... and i ordered a 3-tapas with Lychee Mint Ice.....

It was a beautiful and sweet ending to our saturday night.....

2009-03-06T23:04:00.000-08:00

*life is good....i got my second pay!!!!!!!!!

more moolah......more travelling!!!!

2009-03-03T08:51:00.000-08:00

finally after so long.....we met up with kim....

it was a late late dinner and by the time we chose our food and start eating...it was already 9!!!
before kim reached....fai, miriam adrian and i were talking about jobs......we used to talk about school...about lecturers.....and after doing so for 3 years...we moved the topics to job related ones.....job fairs....starting pay....passion.....cover letter...resume...haha.... it is so different....

i dun know if we are getting old or if the USA trip is sucha great highlight.... we spent the whole night recalling what happened and sharing all the funny details with kim.....its funny that no matter how many times we had talked about the trip....it never fails to make us laugh....

so...we talk and talk......and before we know it....its already 10 plus....and just as we make our way to the cashier.....i spotted a neo-print machine!!! haha.... its a big machine and i dun know why.....i just thought it would be fun if we take it tog...i think it must be due to the fact that we didnt manage to get a nice group photos.....those we asked to take for us simply cannot make it!!! so ya.....we changed some coins and we started taking photos!!!

guessed we create some kind of commotion cuz we were quite noisy and there were qite some movements.......i seriously dun know we can coodinate so well.....all the photos turned out pretty.....miriam and me chose 2 shots and before we could choose further...timeout! and the machine chose the other two for us... what follows behind is 10 minutes of decorations.....miriam and me literally added what ever we could and the photo turned out to be so "happening"......

we talked about a possible sentosa outing....hopefully it will happen soon.....

*the older you grow....the more fun you should have!

2009-03-03T08:14:00.000-08:00

He got a better bargain!!!

he got me 1 bear...aka cheesecake.......

i gave him 2 chipmunks aka chip and dale....... my back almost broke while trying to fix this puzzle...

*i will nv try to fix a puzzle again.......

2009-02-28T20:33:00.000-08:00

mummy is nagging.... cuz i got too many soft toys.....and most of it are sleeping on my bed.... she thinks i got no place to sleep and is causing my sinus....

what you see below are just the teddies!!! and they are from eugene soon...... all of them have names and the names have meanings....emily is the oldest...she is given to me at emily hotel....velentino is given to me on valentine's day last yr.... cali is a bear from california gym.....lovey is a lovely surprise he got me one day.....ota is the san"ta" bear he got for me to accompany to "o"klahoma.....gentleman is from our"gent"ing trip.... strawberry and cheesecake is inspired by the strawberry cheesecake ice cream he treat me on our 3rd anniversary...

Other than these bears....there is still a giant pink pig called piggy....cuz he is pretty dirty...so he went for a bath in the washing machine....

every night...i will shift the bears down to the floor.....lay them properly.....then i sleep....randomly i pick 3 bears to sleep with me weekly.... then in the morning.....they get back on the bed....... i didnt think it was troublesome till this moment...cant believe i spend minutes before sleeping and after waking up to settle them.....

but i still want more...eugene soon......more k!?!

2009-02-28T19:54:00.000-08:00

We are 3!! 28th of Feb is a special day for us......
cuz i have exam...and he has to work till 5...so we could only have dinner....
as we are now in the middle of india food craze......so dinner was at one of the finest north indian restaurant in singapore - Shahi Maharani! The food is claimed to be fit for the royals! After settling down...he took something from his bag......it is my present!!! lalalalaalalala...it is a "groom"!!! he bought me a "bride"earlier which he thought was a "princess"....so to complete the set....here comes my groom.....
The deocor is pretty elaborated.....it has traditional indian music playing in the background...the utensils were polished and posh...and the service is really good..looking at the extensive menu and making a decision took quiet some time and when we finally made up our mind place our orders, the waiter looked worried and said" that is alot of food......" it was silence for 30 seconds before i ask him to take one veg dish out......
One thing i really like about this place is our orders are served at one shot....i like the feeling of having many dishes on the table...look nice....feel nice...... we had romali roti....tandoori roti.....onion naan.....dhal maharani...tandoori mixed....spiced fish......at the end....we cannot move.....
We were supposed to go for the travel fair after dinner...walked all the way to suntec city and found out it is held in expo...........eugene almost killed me.....but cuz its our anniversay...he let me off....my "blurness" was pardoned......... shop around and decided i needed something sweet...so he got me a strawberry cheesecake ice cream from haagen dazs! *SATISFIED!

2009-02-28T19:34:00.000-08:00

Finally all three of us met up for our once in a blue moon ladies night!
Did i say i miss them?! If there's one thing i miss about stratagem days....it is when i sit between the two of them and have small talks! dinner was at boat quay.....betty was held up at work so tanna and me settle down and start talking......we talk about everything...all the girls thing.....being vain...relationship....etc....finally at 8...my dear betty came... ordered food at the feast starts.....we had betty's ometown food...its xi'an food.....its spicy...oily and yummy!!! even tanna...who is developing a sore throat cannot resist the food.....we sat there..talk and talk... till it was 930 before we decide it is time to go.....when we ask for the bill...the boss was like "wow you all sit very long le hor.." *in chinese.. then he said sorry to us minutes later.....i guess he must have regretted saying that.....it is not as if his business is thriving on weekdays.....so better dun run the risk of offending us....
We were supposed to go for salsa after the dinner......but due to the fact that i have an exam at 830am the next day....i gotta give it a miss.....and i feel prettysore...cuz i wanna spend more time with them......*if you are wondering why i still have exams....well...its my very very last paper..no more!
so..tanna went salsa...and betty and me took train to novena....she went through quiet alot these months... and my heart ache alittle....but knowing that she is recovering and having new focus in life makes me feel comforted.... we agreed to meet at least once a month from now on...and.... i'm gonna make sure i bug them till they come out for me!! i wanna go crazy with my girls!!!!!!

2009-02-25T06:29:00.000-08:00

The big day is here... on 24 Feb 2009 evening....my dear buddy waved good-bye to singlehood...
We all arrived slightly earlier...haha...like 10mins earlier only.... to help prep him for the important moment....he was visibly tensedand most of the time his shirt is tucked in a weird way.....i lost count of the times i ask keith to help him with it! when all the guest arrived, we moved into the waiting hall to standby...they have this big screen that has the couples' names on it, all eyes are on the screen cuz when it is the couple's turn...the name will move up to the first column...it is in the hall that everyone starts to get excited...all the fixing of shirt, rings, hair etc reached its max intensity...
when the name finally moved up.....everyone start moving into the room and get ready for "the moment"...the next 15 mins will change their lives totally....
Most of the time....people watching are giggling cuz thomas is tensed and he always react wrongly, too quickly or too slowly.... *rolled eyes* but it is all these acts that made this solemnization unique...saying "i do"......exchanging vows......putting on the ring.....signing the marriage cert....just these simple steps that took less than 15 mins.. Thomas Chan and Kitty Lam became husband and wife.....it is an amazing experience....an amazing 15 mins.....

when "the moment" is over...it is picture time!!!

After getting directions to the hotel where the dinner is held....we started to move........and because the table is not ready...we start to camwhore at the hotel lobby..........and it continues into dinner.....we had a long table to ourselves....10 of us k....the buffet spread was good but i think the company at the table made it superb! if you are wondering why there is an auntie at our table.....welll that is my mother!!!she was invited...... and yes...miriam was there too....cuz she was the video person!!! our table is like the most happening one....we dun even need the the host to entertain us...we were happily enjoying each other's company!!!

When all of us are filled to the throat.... and need some form of exercise to help with digestion...we posed for photos!!! see the girls' photos....its supposed to be posing 1,2,3,4,5 and it is elaine's first attempt doing such funny pose......by the time we pose "5"...she was laughing so hard that we cant stop her.....so we just took her photo....coincidentally....she was using her hand to cover her mouth...so it is still "5" finger pose!
The guys were handsomely dressed but to be part of the fun.....the readily posed too!!! even mummy posed with green tea ice cream cone....miriam went next but she's doing so to model the ice cream i scoop for her.....

Thomas, Kitty,

We really enjoyed ourselves alot and thank you for the dinner arrangement! Congrats and may the two of you love each other more each day!!! I love you two!

Joey

2009-02-25T05:39:00.000-08:00

Had dinner with people from WTO @ my favourite part of Singapore...eating my favourite food!!!

Place - Little India, Chellas
Food- Indian Vegetarian

I was telling them...if chinese vegetarian taste as yummy as indian's i will be a vegetarian!! That is how yummy it is....yummy till i can give up my steam fish......braised pork belly....bbq chicken wings..lamb chop....blah blah blah...... i spend hell lot of time trying to decide what i wanna eat...in the end i chose vegetarian Briyani....think its not cool......? you belittle me and my choice!!! its yummy yummy spiced rice with so many nuts and rasins inside........one onion curd (yogurt)....one vege curry...one curried vege (different from veg curry cuz this is the dry version)...one sweet.....and one crisp snack..... *wonderful* Deepa had the same as me...... and maia and danielle took "mysore dosa" it looks like thosai but it is called" dosa" and has potatoes in it.....it comes with exciting dips.....like sambal.....curry....coconut and some chick pea thingy....
i took a bite...."omg" so nice!!!! in the end i takeaway a" mysore masala dosa" for eugene soon......guess from his expression...you can tell how happy he is with my choice!

One more highlight!!!

Deepa ordered this pani puri!!! some fried ball with a hole in the centre....and is filled with mashed potato and beans...to eat it....one has to dip and fill the ball with spicy water...and.....push the whole thingy into your mouth.....it taste like some mexican food to me and its another new fav of mine....i will definitely try it once more!!!

I want more indian food!

2009-02-25T05:32:00.000-08:00

Thomas Bachelor Trip!!! 21/02/09 - 22/02/09

The soon to be married man chose a trip to Genting instead of a night of fun!!! the gang took a 6hours coach journey and finally reached Thomas's Holy land! Thomas love the place like to the max cuz of a particular shop at the First World Hotel Shopping Arcade - "Speedy Movie", a cd, vcd and dvd shop.......... its a shop he spent 200 bucks on animations' dvds in just 2day 1night!!!
And where the money came from? it came from the casino! Casino is the place the guys soaked themselves for 90% of their waking hours......and for elaine...its shopping ....eating then casino......as for me i spent 80% of my time resting in the hotel room cuz i'm down with fever and sore throat......ultimate right?! i took 12 hours coach to go sleep in their hotel.....

But that aside....i'm sure thomas and elaine enjoyed their vcd/dvd shopping spree, eugene and keith enjoyed the casino...and well...i enjoyed....the big pau eugene soon bought for me to go with my medicine...haha...it is like the biggest pau i seen...and guess the photos can show you how amazed we are.....thomas and keith decide to have two each for lunch and they walked off bloated.......we are talking about two big-eaters here......

a happier note..... eugene soon got me a bear...and to associate it to this trip...i've decided to call it "Gentleman" (cuz Genting mah.....)....

Two more days and he will not be a swinging bachelor anymore........*so exciting lah!!!

2009-02-17T21:22:00.000-08:00

我想念的...

我想念的是... 穿着粉红色校服的我骑在他背上的感觉...天真无邪应该就是这样吧.

我想念的是... 穿着随便的我走在熟悉的街上... 自由自在应该就是这样吧.

我想念的是... 和他一起玩闹一起捣乱... 人小鬼大应该就是这样吧...

我想念的是... 放学后一起到书局买漂亮的书签买文具... 容易满足应该就是这样吧.

我想念的是... 在礼堂练舞练软骨功和一次又一次的彩排... 精力充沛应该是这样吧.

我想念的是... 你骑着脚车我坐在背后挽着你的腰... 情窦初开应该就是这样吧.

我想念的是...小时候的自己...小时候的感觉....

长大后....感觉好像复杂了......少了简单....

2009-02-15T20:24:00.000-08:00

Happy valentine's day!!! It was a great picnic @ Marina Barrage (minus e fly fly)!!! i made bake salmon with bake potato salad and ordered a lamb rack from kitty's shop....baby like my salmon best and told me to prepare it again for him...hee hee...i think he is happier with the salmon than the gift i got him.......
Met him at novena and bought a big big straw mat before we cab down to the marina barrage...it is quite a nice place....didnt know PUB/singapore got such a nice and artistic dam.....anyway....when we got there...there's lots of family....most of them are flying kite at the roof garden.....and as the day gets darker.....more couples came by and on the grass patch....its 2 by 2.....sitting on the picnic mat.....eating....lying down and watch the stars.....sounds romantic? we were enjoying the food....chatting and looking at what other couples are doing......then about 1 and 1/2 hours later....eugene was like ..." there's lots of fly fly on your head...!!!" i feel my head went numb and start messing my hair to get them out! we quickly finish the food and pack to leave the grass patch....went to the side and settle down again.....from the barrage....we can see the singapore flyer and a little of city hall...pretty nice so set up the tripod and take photos!!!
He got me a pretty bracelet & a rose and i got him a customized nike tee with his name on...its a sweet valentine's day and i'm now looking forward to Thomas bachelor trip to genting this weekend!

*I'm a blessed girl...

2009-02-14T23:42:00.000-08:00

It is party time @Jack's Place on the Friday e 13th!
I dun know how come i became the organizer for this event.......and have to do all the ordering and buying instead of Jack...... all i can say is....i dun plan to do it again....

It is fun to have parties...personally i like to organize party...and get invited to parties...but this time round...its like a semi-work party...so i dun feel the "fun" factor...i cant like go crazy or create a havoc and how fun can it be when we talk about work? The only fun part is when we were asking ppl abt their v day plans...and? nothing else i guess.......

Did i mention it is also Zafar's last day....he is from Bangladesh and came to volunteer at WTO....even though we are not like super close but i guess i'm still gonna miss him a little...

I'm looking forward to a fun fun fun party!!!

2009-02-13T18:07:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!! I know now V day such a "hallmark" event that people are it meaningless to celebrate...but c'mon...what so bad with having a day to show and affirm your love for that someone special? whether it is a hallmark event depends on what the couple plans to do........and it need not be expensive!

Here's to all the singles! May you find your ms/mr right soon!!!
Here's to all the couples! May you and your partner remain lovey dovey!!!
Eugene&Joey
14Feb2009

Angela's Party...

*Billard*Games*Photo-taking*Punishment*Re-calling Oklahoma*

They had soggy wasabi-egg roll as punishment........poor things>>>

I wonder when is the next time we can meet up and have again.....it seems like after the 28th....the real parting will come and we will soon embark on our own way with new commitments....... wonder what the future holds?!

2009-02-10T06:42:00.000-08:00

More photos......

i'm missing the food!!!!!! i miss the hotel room.....see the fish above? its like the yummiest fish i had!!!it is also the most expensive fish!!! its priced at SGD$100!!! did i mention it is boneless?!

we eat...we pose...we smile..................................

2009-02-10T06:09:00.000-08:00

Our Hong Kong/Macau trip!!!
16 Jan - 19 Jan 2009

We had so so so so so much food!!!!! There's no eat and shop...shop and eat for us....it is all the way...EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT!!!

We went to the peak..the view is spectecular!!!...he treated me an expensive dinner...haha..cuz he won lotsa of moolah @ macau!!! Did i mention i love our hotel?!! they gave us free upgrade and it is super close to "Fa Yuen" St...close to a mega mall....situated at the busiest part of Mong Kok!!! It is the ROYAL PLAZA HOTEL!!!

Saw the food?? i love the XO sauce zhu chang fen!!!i'm hooked! then came the snake soup.....super yummy...and all the roast meat.....i dun know why it tast especially yummy there..is it the water? or my mood? oops! did i leave out the desserts? the variety will drive you crazy!

Claypot rice cooked right in front of me...super huge wanton...famous curry fishball....zhu chang fen with peanut sauce....bbq squid...our first dessert in HK - Zha zha and beef balls!!

i love travelling with him..........................................................

2009-02-03T23:40:00.000-08:00

Happy Chinese New!! Gong Xi Gong Xi!!!

I know its already day 10 of new year....but...late is better than never...

This is my second time i'm celebrating the entire chinese new year in Singapore ....usually....my eve till day 2 are spent in Malaysia....

Baby smuggle me into the gym on the eve noon.... did a little workout under his supervision and instruction and time for chinatown shopping!!!! this year's reunion dinner is just me and him....cuz he had his with his family in the early noon...i had it on the eve of the eve of chinese new year.......so...now..its sadly just me and him....

As usual...chinatown is crowded like mad....we managed to squeeze through the crowd and end up at the gourmet st....

after much consideration...we chose a Sichuan restuarant to settle our reunion dinner....

2009-02-02T21:49:00.000-08:00

whooo.........................*Joey blowing away the dust that accumulates on her blog space.....*

I'm back! I dun know how many times i have used this to announce my grand entrance back to blogspot.....but in any case....hope this time round i have sufficient motivation to keep the space "alive"......

Life after US.....
i miss so many things......i miss walmart.....i miss the outlet shopping....i miss the OCU campus....i miss the residency...i miss the two "dad/grandpa" like drivers.....i miss my fitness class.....i misthe icy weather...i miss having to moisturize myself for 15 mins after shower.....i miss the "amazed" feeling i have whenever i discover something huge....cheap....extra sweet...extra salty...etc..... its like boring here back in Singapore......nothing fancy...nothing out of the blue....i feel dead here man......

To make things worst...we still have 2 assignments and exams to prepare for.......i'm now in the "i've graduated" ...."I'm done with books" mood...... that graduating ceremony back in OCU is like fresh in my mind..... this is pure cruelty........and the cruelty ends on 14 feb.......who on earth take the final final final exam on V day? and its a paper on food chain......global warming....biodiversity?!!!

aside from studying.....what else? i'm working at WTO....full time.....yes....i got a job......this is "considered" lucky...cuz everyone is out of job...looking for one or hanging on to one..... but its not pure luck.....i paved the way sice i'm still studying...... so its natural i get here...with a not bad pay... the only prob is i'm still adjusting....i have to tell myself....i'm no longer a student.......now i'm a full time employee.... so its no fun anymore......but who cares....i get the moolah...the job is interesting.....thats cool enuff!

I reckon i need to travel to experience the cultural shock......i love the shocks.....the more the better.....it just keep me excited........i know eventually i have to be back in singpore.....so the shock is only temporary...nothing to be scraed about man..... Went Hong Kong......amazed by the food...i eat like non stop over there....even eugene cant stop.....we have snake soup....freshly cooked claypot rice....huge wantons with soup....boneless S$100 fish.....roasted gooes...roasted pigeon..... rice roll fired with XO sauce......braised beef....and the list go on......we took ferry....at 40cents......walked the entire nathan road.....straight....left and right...its like 4 to 5 times the distance from CK Tangs to Plaza Singapura....and i walked with my boy who just tore his ACL!!!! he is good right! Another thing we realized is.....if you see a MTR entrance....you probably have to walk for at least 200m before you see the ticketing counter......the longest we walked was about 1.2 km.....we saw the entrance......took the escalator down.....walk through a long long long tunnel......go down another escalator.....go on to the aother tunnel......go up the a short fleet of stairs.......through another tunnel....and there! you see the ticketing counter....
*photos of hk.......coming soon

I'm set for more travelling......genting for thomas bachelor night.... Australia in June...and maybe shanghai in oct.....

i'm feeling more alive!!!!
i need to earn the moolah!!!!!

2008-12-13T22:22:00.000-08:00

All the photos above are snapshots of my first week in oklahoma.......to keep things short....i dun really love oklahoma....i guess i will like it more if i only need to stay there for 10 days....and if the weather is not so crazily cold and dry..... and one more....if they have decent rice and chinese food!!!

I learnt alot from the trip...and if i could...i will still wanna go for the trip...its an eye opener....walmart...the memorial...the wichita mountains...the wild animals...the dallas outlets....the food serving...the snow storm....ice storm...wind storm....x'mas lightings.....all and all ... it is also during this trip you get to know a person better than you know for 3 years......i guess many agreed to my conclusion cuz we talked about it......

I am glad this trip happened....but if you ask if i want it all over again.....hell NO!

flying for 24 hours.....across the artic rings...is no joke.....i dun really think i will ever want to do this again...unless i have my love ones with me....

I'm glad i'm back.....cuz my eugene soon needs me...and i guess...i need him too....

2008-11-25T21:29:00.000-08:00

its been a month since i last came and do some updates...

work...
I'm finally done with my internship at WTO....its not that i hate the work....its just that i dun wanna be an intern anymore...i wanna be a full time comm officer!!! and yes...i was offered a full time position by Jack...the pay is up to my expectation...so i have nothing to complain about...
its gonna be a tough and challenging year ahead....maia and me will be heading the Communication and Campaigns dept..its gonna be us and just us...maia says we'll be fine....i think i can trust her. Mummy and granny are super happy about me landing a job before graduation...its like i wont need to go round sending resumes...going for interviews blah blah blah....economy is bad..it will get worst next yr...so i think WTO's offer is a blessing...
I get to do a meaningful job....i get to travel oversease at least twice a year...i head my dept.....i get a decent pay.....i have super nice and inspiring collegues ...what else can i ask for.....

Shan ask if i regret turning down the offers from Worldvision and Fulford.....
Answer is.."NO"... I'm thankful with getting these job offers...its flattering cuz i have yet to graduate....but i know i love what i'm doing at WTO...so...if there's a chance in the future...i will join you at Worldvision.

Life...
Things are at a perfect balance.....i'm happy with how things are now.......friends...family...myself and love.....every moment is a joy...hope it continues....
Gonna start venture into a online biz with betty and tanna....they are my dearies...and hope we can really get something out of it....*exciting*
Thomas is gonna go ROM next yr..most likely in Feb..he's like super stessful now...nv thought marriage could be such a chore... keith and i feel helpless too....marriage is supposed to be a good and happy thing rite....

tmr eugene is gonna take a half day leave to eat breakfast with me and sing our heads off at k box!!!*happiness*

I GUESS GOD IS GOOD TO ME..

2008-10-22T01:09:00.000-07:00

when i dun talk about it.....

when i dun appear excited anymore......

its because i fear.......

i fear...that it may not happen.......

2008-10-17T21:23:00.000-07:00

i love you...

dun know why....

there seems to be a thousand reasons...or maybe millions.....

maybe you can tell me why...

2008-10-12T23:29:00.000-07:00

i should be blogging about my bday.....

BUT....

I'm super lazy to upload photos.....so...its not happening yet.....

just like to say a BIG THANK YOU!!!! to all the lovely people who came for the BBQ!!! Thanks for wearing the hat when its super hot......thanks for walking miles to the bbq pit.....thanks for being with me and singing aloud my bday song!!!

Thanks to eugene soon....for the bday dinner on the 70th storey.....for baking me a instant bday cake and a suger free lime jello....i love the watch too.....

Thanks peeps!

2008-10-04T23:09:00.000-07:00

Keith, Betty, Tanna, Miriam, Thomas, Tortise, Elaine, Angela, Jac, Fai, Adrian, Junhao, Kitty

thanks and many thanks!!! to all my dearies for being by me and see me through it.... eugene and i have decided to give it another try. We need each other and like to make it work.
I am really blessed, cuz when i cry and needed someone to get me out, you are all there....
when i found my way back into his arms, you guys did not question me but simply let me know that whatever happens, you all will still be there...

I give you all my word, i will love myself.
I give you my word, i will be there for you when you needed me.
I give you my word, like me, you never be alone.

joey

2008-09-27T21:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks for all the sms and phone calls.....
I'm blessed to have you guys around.
Thanks for telling me that i have been a great gf in the eyes of all of you...
I will keep in mind and all i need is time to heal...
I'l be fine...

If you are reading this....I thank you for all the effort you have put in to make things work for the past 3 yrs. I have really done my best in this relationship, hope i left you some really sweet and wonderful memories. Take care of your body.

Joey

2008-09-26T00:28:00.000-07:00

I'm fine....dun worry...
What cant kill me will only make me stronger!

2008-09-15T19:47:00.000-07:00

I'm supposed to upload photos...
I know......
Just that blogger is giving me trouble...and i'm not that patient to try time and again....

Something else...its gonna be my 23rd Bday soon....and i'm looking forward....haha..for wad ever reasons.....
For this year..... i'm gonna do a bbq celebration....maybe on the 4th..at Montreal Green....
Watch this space for more updated info......

Wishes:

PSP Slim - booked by thomas and Kitty
Puma black bag
Kino voucher
Books/ Novels that you really think you love..
Travel Journal with photo pockets
LOMO camera
etc
etc

*all must come with a bday card..that matters alot to me....no matter what you give...the card is the most impt!

2008-09-09T01:57:00.000-07:00

Negative things .....
Tired...
Stress...
Getting sick...
Chasing deadlines...
Tanna darling is hurt...
Need to repay loan...
School starting this Fri...
Eyes going blind from staring at the laptop...

Positive things...
Thomas's proposal...
Kitty said yes...
Betty darling is enjoying life...
Got my first pay at WTO...
New Year Holiday in HK!!! 30th Dec to 2nd Jan...
Da Jiu coming home...
Got to know many inspiring humans...
Baby got new PS2 & 3 Games for me...
My Bday in less than one month...

Okay...my positive outweighed my negative....not bad....
Meeting my darlings for lunch tmr......

I promise to upload some photos....I will ......

2008-09-07T20:10:00.000-07:00

Thomas proposed!
and Kitty said yes!!!!!

He was nervous, we were nervous.....

It was slightly chaotic....he forgotten his lines....we were exceptionally paranoid....

but

In the end...... all ended beautifully... with promises by thomas....a shy "yes" from kitty.....a lasting kiss to seal proposal....

Best Wishes!

2008-08-22T22:50:00.000-07:00

Just realised that i have not upload much photos.....

here's some i took over the months....

Some photo's of eugene...on his birthday..."durian-ish"

Then its... miriam's b day...with her "turtle" in town... we had a great nite at newton!

Then.....its tanna'a turn...got her a small cake as a surprise....gal...betty and i love you!

The best photos i have here.......the fire works on national day preview!! baby reseved a place at hai tien lo on the 37th floor of Pan Pacific.....its a little surprise for me....the dinner was ex.....but the view was nice!!!! i love you and your sweetness melted my heart....i cant stop smiling the whole nite....

*no fireworks photo cuz it a video...sorry

2008-08-12T01:32:00.000-07:00

feeling sick......
must be thomas chan or eugene soon.................................
I'm sneezing my head off...........just cant stop running.....
i wanna get well....*irritated*

Fri dinner.....song and me gonna treat ah ma to pizza hut....
she has craving for that!!!

2008-08-07T22:32:00.000-07:00

i'm going to tell you a story....

a powerful wizard, who wanted to destroy an entire kingdom, placed a magic potion in the well from which all the inhabitants drank. Whoever drank that water would go mad.

The following morning, the whole population drank from the well and they all went mad, apart from the king ad his family, who had a well set aside for them alone, which the magician had not managed to poison. The king was worried and tried to control the population by issuing a series of edicts governing security and public health. The police and inspectors, however, has also drunk the poisoned water, and they thought the king's decisions were absurd and resolved to take no notice of them.

When the inhabitants of the kingdom heard these decrees, they were convinced that the king had gone mad and was now giving nonsensical orders. They marched on the castle and called for his abdiction.

In despair the king prepared to step down from the throne, but the queen stoped him, saying:" let us go and drink from the communal well. Then we will be the same as them."

And thats what they did: The king and queen drank the water of madness and immediately began talking nonsense. Their subjects repented at once; now that the king was displaying such wisdom, why not allow him to coninue ruling the country?

The country continues to live in peace, although its inhabitants behaved very differently from those of its neighbors. And the king was able to govern until the end of his days.....

-Veronika Decides To Die, Paulo Coelho

What is insanity? Are those staying in the mental hospital the insane ones? or are we the insane ones? Just because we think similarly (thru socialization).....just because we act the same way? we are normal and sane?

insanity is the inability to communicate your ideas. It's as if you were in a foreign country, able to see and understand everything thats going on around you but incapable of explaining what you need to know or of being helped, because you dun understand the language they speak there....