31st Dec 06, Sun


Stayed home this night & didn't join any countdown, cos i think i'm plain tuckered out and i'm not in the mood to go jostling with thousands of people to countdown.. I want to save up energy for my family gathering the next day too! hehe... Well, in the end, didn't sleep early anyway - @_@

30th Dec 06, Sat

My sister dearest has finally come back!! Waited to have a good chat with her this afternoon before i went out for the night.. Met Shuyin to go Dbl O - and dragged along Jaime, Janice & Gigi... Not bad i would say, and the supper at Jalan Kayu after that w the gals & Eddy was nice.. =)

29th Dec 06, Fri

4A gathering @ The Heeren...

First time we had so many people - 15 this time.. =) Shimin, Tianhua, Bihui, Elynia, Huiyi, Junyi & GF Peishan, Kenny, Meiyan, Shaoyan, Shuyin, Eddy & ta-da~!! Chun Sheng!! Hehehe... Thanks everyone for 'giving face' & turning up on time.. (or pretty near it anyway~)

Haha, we had fun - made Kenny blur like mad, insisting Peishan was one of us, and that he had forgotten.. Hee.. Well, she is one of us now, anyway.. =) Brought our Pri3 class photo - deliberately one - somemore i got laminate the thing one lor - if not i think somepeople would likely tear it up.. haha... Then when anyone mentions someone who's not here & people go "Who??", people will grab for the class photo & point out who the person looked like years ago.. =D

We wanted to go to The Village previously, but the queue was like MAD!! In the end, we went to Billy Bombers - we were so surprised it could fit all 15 of us.. Shuyin's the best, acc me go around - not like certain people - only know how to talk & act princess... -_-" Luckily i already have my escape route planned.

Upped & ran after dinner to watch Death Note 2 with the couple & her.. Not a bad show - unexpected ending in that usually film producers are unwilling to 'kill' off the main hero, especially when they popularized him so much... Interesting..

Then i was going to go home originally de - then Gigi called & ask me go Thumper!! Haha.. So exciting.. Christmas that weekend never club, so decided to go~ Glad that i did - got to know a few other frens, including this interesting lady who introduced herself out of the blue.. Haha.. happening night~ ^^

What is Love, that makes so many its victim, hurt, broken, but a shadow of their former selves...

Love means... You will be willing to do anything to let the other person have a better life - even if it means a life without them.

Yet sometimes, even when you have gone through so many adversities together, the hurt can overwhelm all that has been put into the relationship...

When that happens, there is nought to do but to get past the hurt, and make a better life - even if it means a life without them.

Dear fren, it's time to pick up the pieces, discard those unusable, and remake your life from the good parts.. In time, a whole new you will be reflected in the mirror which you will make for yourself...

So proud of myself this Christmas...
Cos i didn't club a single night~! haha... Pubbing w frens & chatting only~

23rd
Watched Night in the Museum w Alan, and met his frens for drinks at BQ...

Christmas Eve
Went for a spot of shopping in the afternoon, then headed over to Wen's place for our gathering.. summarised: mahjong, dinner, followed by movie @ SunPlaza at night, and chill out session @ Tapas Tree...
Highlight: Wen's little cousin, Candice, came over for dinner as well... As usual, i really had fun w her~! hee...

Christmas Day
dinner w Cynthia @ a Jap restaurant in Tampines... Nice & interesting concept there.. Will go there again soon ba~
Gigi came to join us at Bugis later on cos she wants to take photos of the Christmas tree there~ hee.. The diamond tree is really pretty! Ladies, i want the photos! email to me soon, k! ^^
Check out LiquidGold one day if u pple are interested - it's a pub at Prinsep. It has 2 storeys with the lower level having a band and bar - 'english' style.. The upper level is the 'chinese' kind of ktv pub, and it has very nice seating areas and tasteful deco...
It has a very interesting loft, perfect for a small gathering of 8-10 frens! Hee.. Cynthia, I'm glad u chose this pub to try...

26th
Project work in sch~ and somebody actually forgot all about the meeting!! Faintz....
I dunno.. super no morale to continue the darn thing.. Know what, next year, i'm going to be a hermit... Not going to be suicidal and trying to do this kind of stuff le.. Guess it's really not for me~ I'm no trendsetter.. I'm content to be a support staff kinda person... Just really sorry cos i feel i'm dragging my teammates down too.... Dui bu qi......

20th Nov

Work, meet Claudia & Trav for chit chat...

X'mas Pressie from kor & Lijun... ^^

21st Nov

It's the Winter Solistice again.. It's one of my favorite festivals.. Every year, the night before the Winter Solistice, my family will gather together and make the tang yuan together.. All colors of the rainbow, lovely!! =)

Pure happenstance, a white "snowman" for Christmas! hee....

22nd Nov

Saw the street drawing by Kurt Wenner.. Truly, it's great... See it thru the illusion mirror, and the drawing seems to come to life......

Remember this?? Da4 Bai2 Tu4 Nai3 Tang2~ Nostalgic? Hee.. not when it's red bean flavor!! ^^ Truly! See the red bean on the wrapper... There's even peppermint, strawberry & best of all, chocolate!!!

Dun take my word for it, go check it out.. I saw it at the gift shop in the National Museum, dunno if it's selling anywhere else~ =)

Been so long since i updated.. hee.. well, no energy to type too much, probably photos speak louder than words.. =D

Culinary Experiment~
Honey ham baked in tortilla & cheese...

17th Dec

Helped out at Raman's event.. Got this cute bear from a professional balloonist at the event.. Cute, ain't it.. With sunglasses somemore! hehe...

18th Dec

Work, & dinner w Sec.Sch fren...

19th Dec

Goal Update:Been reading my story books all day~!! Yay!

Happy Feet - Watched!! ^^

Went to watch La Sylphide le~ Not bad, good production! =) Me & my mummy in Esplanade Theatre!

Bought this lovely pair of jeans at Giordano.. Somehow, their jeans are just nice for me! hee.. thankfully, to be able to get affordable, quality goods~ ^^ pple buy jeans, i buy the 'crop' cut.. Why? Cos unfold already, it's the perfect length for jeans for me~! hahaha... Anyway, it's gonna be one of my CNY clothes, so gotta resist the temptation to wear it now.. It's really nice, with interesting details that is not overboard. & it is one sale now! No idea why, but I was at Citylink Mall before the show, and it's 30% off! super good buy! hee..

Anyway, b4 the ballet started, ,my mum & i were walking around Esplanade when we saw this exhibition in the main lobby @ level1.. The wire sculptures are amazing.. The artist captured the nuances of people in their interactions with each other.. My camera phone being not very great, of course can't do justice to the details.. go & see it for yourself if u're in the vicinity.. =) The shape of 'her' hair, the feeling expressed...

One of the most interesting clubbing days yesterday.. We club-hopped like crazy! haha...

First we went to check out The Cannery at Clarke Quay. It was an invite from whosgoing, and we could hop around all the 5 new outlets.. There's a few interesting concepts. First off that people will remember is the Clinic. The one that has sterile deco and medical-associated names and all. Interesting i would say...

Received lousy service at Kandi Bar.. The waiter didn't even know how to spell daiquiri... -_-" But the place is nice la.. Overall, the ones i feel i would like to go back again would be Barfly & Fashion Bar.. Luxe decadence & hip... hehe... Ladies, go & see.. You'll know what i mean.... =)

Went over to St James later, to look for my fren.. We went into this club called Movida. Nice place, mix of R&B, latin, and latin live music... interesting mix isn't it.. Yuan, this time we can really go clubbing together le.. got things u like & got things i like.. hee...Well, anyway, we found that at St James, once u enter any one club, u can hop to all & any of the rest~! Ain't that great! haha.. so we hopped again!!

We checked out Powerhouse - essentially it's house music, like Zouk, but Zouk is better... Way better... the only interest point is the way beer is served - in a dispenser to the table, and the occasional trapeze artistes... Verdict: see see look look only, unless u like trance with weird words like "goreng pisang" throughout the song.. yeah, it's that weird...

Next was Dragonfly.. Of course, it's known for being Chinese & Canto pop with the live band.. BUT... hehe.. it plays R&B~! Amazing right!! I was pleasantly surprised... haha.. And the R&B is good one de lor... Verdict: Can try again~

Got home super 'early'.. very long never so 'early' le... super tired eh.. ^^

Hey people!! Just got to know about this event from my fren's blog.. Anyone wanna go to this live painting by Kurt Wenner? This is so interesting!! It's at the National Musuem, and Kurt Wenner will draw one of his famous anamorphic drawings there!

Ramblings...

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Jean's mum makes great pizzas!!! Crispy! Even better then PH~! hahaha...

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Goal Progress:

Laze at home for a day - accomplished! haha..

Read manga & magazines - accomplished!

Party all night - accomplished!

hee.. seems like its all the unhealthy ones achieved first! =P

Goin to watch La Sylphide this Sat.. Check it out here~! It's put up by the Singapore Dance Theatre. A fantastical story about a young man who was enchanted by a fairy on the eve of his wedding... A love story and ballet, this ought to be good! It's on till Sat!!

Checking out The Cannery tonight! Anyone wanna join me? hee....

Ramblings~....

Baked cookies on Monday, and went around like Santa Claus giving cookies! hee.. My uncle, Jaime, Jean.. Tried making cookies which can be shaped, so that i can use my new cookie cutters! And here's the result.. =) Made 2 different types of cookies. The 2nd is the usual drop cookies that i always make.. It's coffee & chocolate chip this time!

Gave some to my new neighbour too.. And guess wat, received this today! yippee!! hee.. egg tarts! Here's to good relations! =D

Rambling 2

Daily horoscope (by Astrology.com)

Socializing is becoming such a big part of your life right now that it might start to seem like a chore. So in order to keep the fun alive, take a break! One or two days of downtime will help you appreciate the party lifestyle all the more. Use today to take care of errands, do some chores around the house, or indulge in a little bit of inertia. Soon enough, you'll be back to living large. Only this time, you'll see it as a welcome change of pace instead of a monotonous routine.

This is soo~ true!!!

And i only saw this just now~ Last night, i dragged out clothes which i have been wanting to tack or sew the beads etc, and did it.. Today, i helped my mum with the painting she's been wanting to do.. Ok, it is house painting - not 'artistic' kinda painting... So have to scrape off the old paint before we can do anything.. Trust me, it is fierce de~ This is the ceiling lo.. We only did half of the kitchen today, and we were at it the whole afternoon and night.... =(

Sigh.. wanted to bake today one too de, but in the end, couldn't cos we weren't able to finish the painting...

Horoscope today~!

Overview: Find an outlet for your artistic energy. Remember that part of maintaining creativity is finding innovative ways to express it, too. Meticulous attention to detail helps you find new avenues for manifestation.

Hee.. what if dun have time to be creative?? Nvm.. i can do it!! Try try try.... For what? Cannot say now though, gotta wait till it's over~ *act mysterious* haha....

Met Jean for a chat yesterday night at the new Mac in AMK.. I love that place now.. It's got such a lovely atmosphere, and the deco is good. It has McCafe & Mac together, just like the outlet in West Coast Park.. And of course, combined with the greenery of AMK Park~ Best!!! =D Clem, i'm holding you to it oh~ I wanna go again soon.. haha...

Sis, i'm waiting for you to come back, & i'm counting down!!! 17 more days!! Then once u & Mark settle back in, i'm dragging you to all the nice nice places i've found! ^^ Miss you~!!!

Kelly & Janice~
Me & Evanda~! ^^

I realised i was the only one in white, all 3 of them are in black.. Hee.. extra, i know.. =D

The squeeze at the Guess outlet in Vivo..

Scary...

Me & my sis @ VCH~ ^^

Horoscope today~
The stars spark your creativity, but on the flip side, this imaginative immersion may also make you a little moodier than normal. Go with it. You don't always have to have a sunny disposition.

9th Dec

Originally a slow quiet day de.. But~ hehe.. ended up running around the whole day!

Goal update:
Vivocity - 75% accomplished!

Went Vivocity shopping again! Met up w Yunxi after so many years, haha.. We aimed to finish level 2, and we more or less did it - shops that are around elsewhere are not included! Gosh, we window-shopped for 2 hours straight, and the best part were all the lovely accesories shops. Oh.. if only i'm not on budget!! All of the stuff are so pretty! Oh well... Then there's a major sale at Guess. the amount of people in the small shop is amazing. People keep trying to squeeze in, but no one's budging! huh~ Shoppers.. -_-" In stark contrast, MANGO is totally empty. haha....

Ok, one thing i don't understand about Vivo, the cafes there are all so small, seating is very very limited... it's super sian. In the end, we went back to harborfront centre's starbucks! hee.. and we got a sofa seat, so happy! Our legs were giving way already~ haha! Really, the array of shops in Vivo is mind-boggling.

Home for dinner, then it's out again, with my sister to a concert by SSO @ VCH.

It was really good actually. It's not the normal kind of concert where we go in, seat down and listen till u wanna sleep... It's wat the conductor called a Promenade concert. This means that we get to move around too.. Hee.. interesting ba~

The conductor talked to us about the music of the various classical music composers. It's a concert to introduce us to the various composers, thus the interesting way of conducting it. They involved the audience in parts of the concert too.

Like this composer, Berlioz, his greatest symphony, the Symphonie Fantastique, was supposedly written under the influence of opium when the composer was infatuated with a young woman. Long story short, under the influence of the drug, he kills the young woman when he realised his love was not going to be returned. One part of the symphony was about 'him' being marched to the scaffold and beheaded. The audience were asked to gather at the front of the stage and cheer at the end, acting as the bloodthirsty peaseants of the French Revolution period. Hee.. Really interesting!

They also played John WIlliams' "Hedwig's Theme", which was written for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! Ah~ Lovely... Trust me, no matter how good any system is - nothing can be better than an orchestra. Played live, and you can see the beauty & mystery of the making of the music right in front of your eyes. It's a magical feeling.

Well, enough about that part of the evening..

Ok, all hostelites would have received the MOS party invite for MILKSHAKE which is obviously, on the 9th seeing Zouk-out is on the same night. Ha! So, being free entry, u can just imah-gine the CRUSH!!! Not to mention all the free invites being given out by whosgoing.sg...

oh my gosh... I reached there at 10pm, and the queue's like all the way round the block! I heard from Alan that at 9pm, the queue was already like that!! Fierce... Luckily we were able to get in early. Got to know Evanda, Kelly (ya, another one.. haha~), Ed, Frederick, Gary.. All fun-loving pple, and we had lots of fun! Later on, i managed to smuggle Janice in - without paying.. hee.. really is pattern 'chu dao wan'! Really is thanks to Alan!! =D

It's really a pity i wasn't able to go find Wei. We went in together de, but for various reasons, we separated la.. So sorry gal, i really wanted to find u one, but my phone's like totally flat! can't even switch on long enough to receive a sms.. Luckily Alan's phone still has ur no., and i could msg u from his phone. Otherwise, i can just imagine~ *thinks..* hee...

Oh! got to know this really interesting character, Alfi san! wondering, he should be one of the MOS ambassadors too ba! hee.. And one of the photographers from whosgoing.sg too - Unka! hee.. it's really a challenge to remember their names, cos my phone is down ma~ But i did it! *self-satisfied* haha...

Huh, and there's this one of the guys, shall not mention names - tried to get one of the ladies drunk. It was super obvious. You know, playing 5-10, and trying to pa-ka with his fren to get her to drink. Hah~! He ended up being the one flat on the floor!! and it's really really gone kinda flat. His frens had to drag him out to the cab. The cab uncle even said if he vomits, out they go! haha! Serves him right.. Gal power! *Salutez!!*

Ok, that's the highlights of Sat night.. hee.. so, rest day today!! ^^

8th Dec

Open house at Elements. supposed to become the bodyguard for the bust treatment showing, in the end -Sigh.. become server again. cos the stupid prawn cocktail that was ordered for the buffet is in teacups, can't throw it away. darn it. dredge up my old memories of banqueting in westin... -_-" Told mark i'm gonna charge him double, hahaha...

Hee.. tried doin the hand paraffin wax too!! so nice!! you can Really feel the difference immediately. Now i understand wat's all the fuss about.. hee.. =D

Supper with Chloe after work. Good food, great company.. haha... Man, she can eat! haha... She's really hungry, me too, cos none of us felt comfortable eating much earlier on, cos the food amount's really really little.. 90 pax? i don't think so..... Commented to my boss that better don't cater from them again. Wat a waste of money...

Sometimes after spending time with a person or group, there will be some happenings or something that becomes the classic joke- that will tickle the people involved so much that the mere mention of it will cause grins all round..

Especially staying in close quarters such as hostel - the potential for comedy is limitless! =D

Classic phrase of last sem with Jean-just moved in, simultaenously~

me: "small dubby meet big dubby!"

her: "big dubby meet small dubby!"

*a bit of a private joke!* haha...

Classic phrase of this sem with Rui- exam period, tried to wake up at 7.30am.

My alarm clock was blaring at max volume, and Rui passed it to me.. Bleary eyed, i blurted out "sorry, i tot it was background music..."
*xiao4 fan1 le4~*

Went J8 yesterday w WW for window shopping & dinner.. Hee.. chanced upon the open air area there. They have this 'snow' machine, and we got pretty nice 'snow'.. hehe.. Quite a romantic feel - so, recommendation - good for couples~ ^^

Goals update:
Vivocity - 25% achieved... uh~ why got % ah - 'cos only shopped one floor this afternoon~ hehe...

Celebrated Janice's birthday this evening, but i'll update later on.. when i pry the photos out of Jean's hands..... hahahaha....

Well.. went to check out Timbre tonight with my schoolmates- Slow, kinda quiet night.. Early night too, for which i'm grateful, cos i didn't sleep enough last night..

Ok, back to the topic at hand, Timbre. It was labelled "A Home for Local Musicians", and apparently is home to a different band every day of the week.

The band today played top 40's songs.. Pretty ok, has a certain amount of standard. But of course, compared to the band at Rouge or THUMPER, there's no fight... (haha.. how judgemental i sound..) I don't mean they r bad,really! Juz that, maybe i'm used to another band's kind of atmosphere and charisma... =)

On the whole, a nice place to chill - OH! One thing, the ambience is to die for!!! The trees there are BEAUTIFUL!! Just imagine, old trees, intertwined with one another, towering over you... Cleverly brought to life with dim, strategic spotlights.. The furniture consists of solid wood tables and chairs, giving a rustic feel to the place....

Hmmm... Nice...

Random thoughts:
I really ought to be more optimistic and believe in my own abilities.....

Went junction 8 for a late night movie w yuan on Fri & watched casino royale.. Well, really big difference from the James Bond of old.. And know wat, i think i really much prefer the 'old' James Bond played by Pierce Brosnan.. This guy can't carry the character off leh... Like M says, he has an overly developed finger that is oh-sO trigger happy... DOn't like that a lot.. And the plot is typical, but even more overdone.. jialat... At least the female lead is pretty??

Well, seems like 'mo gong' would have had been a better choice.. But my picky gal.. *think think, shake head* sigh...

Went out yesterday night with my jiemei's... Thumper was great ~ the band is as good as ever! hee.. Pity we didn't really dance a lot yesterday.. too many floor-hogs.. oh well..

Worked today.. so happy~ finally working again le, otherwise i am like darn the broke la.. =( how am i gonna survive this hols... *faintz* (want to play, want to relax, want to work out~)

QUOTE:

"Love it with a passion... life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it."

HOME IMPROVEMENT: Finally can change things around at home-

This old photo album contains namecards i've kept, and i've finally gotten the time to change the cover - it's now a beautiful Angel. The other old album now holds ticket stubs of memorable movies. The cover is aptly of the Devil wears Prada. =)

I also changed the deco on my room door. Hee... time for Aslan to take a break... Nothing special this time, just some postcards w designs i find representative...

Then there's this brass traditional decoration in my home - three words, FU LU SHOU. We used to polish it every year at CNY.. But it's been two to three years since we last did it.. Figured it's about time.. hehe...