dear fell sick~

yup.. the iron man of mine fall sick over the weekend.. normally i am the sickly person cause my immune system has been really weak after i started this job.. now, its my turn to take care of him..

Due to the bad weather, the killer pototo chips & choco together with him drking very little water all the time, the end result is---> sore throat & fever..

But b4 he got sick over the weekend, we manage to do sth together on Fri.. We did not meet last weekend due to my genting trip with my colleagues & his chalet with his Uni mates.. So am really looking forward to seeing him on Fri..

I went out with my colleague for a while b4 meeting him at his workplace after work.. We went to Cine & manage to get the ticket for 2012.. Went to have supper at the HK cafe & tot i would fell aslp due to the sumptuous supper & waking up early for work.. But i am too engrossed with the show.. The 2.5 hrs inside the theatre seems shorter than i tot it would be..

We went straight home after the show & slp until 2 plus the next day.. Too worn out from the late night we had previously.. Dear also started to feel feverish during tat time.. We went to eat porridge at Tiong Bahru b4 going to my place.. He concussed all the way once he reached my place.. He slp all the way until 930, woke up for some soup & i send him back home..


Sun:

Woke up ard 9, set my alarm wrongly.. should wake up at 8 one cause going to eat Dim Sum with my mum & sis at Hong Xing.. Its very near to where we used to stay.. Any time later den 9, you will see a long queue already..

As expected, when we reach ard 1030, the queue is there.. luckily we only waited for 10mins.. for those with bigger family n need a bigger table, the waiting time is longer..

It was a sumptous brunch & reminded me of my childhood where i used to go there quite often.. I send Mum & Sis to Suntec b4 heading down to find dear at his place.. He was still slping when i reached, guess its the effect of the medicine..

We went out later in the noon to find Ah Ma @ Dampsey.. She was having this flea market with Sarah.. Going there to show em some support & as an excuse to go shopping too.. :) We manage to find e place really fast & I got 2 dresses & a skirt from their stall...

We head to Bens' & Jerry at Dampsey after that..

Decide to go shopping at Orchard.. Haven been going there ever since we gotten our car in Sept.. In addition, i also want to check out my Coach bag.. Damn tempted to get one for myself... Went to the paragon one which Ida told me about.. Its really quite big & they had quite a no. of the latest design there...

We din shop for long cause dear started to feel a little feverish.. Think the medicine effect has worn off.. We went back to his place & he rested until 9 b4 we went for dinner @ holland v.... I was really quite worried about him.. I can understand how he feels when he saw me falling sick now.. :(

We had La Mian for dinner & he sent me home after that..

Bangkok~~ Here i come...

I am going to bangkok SOON.. haha.. well, its next year feb la... Jus book the air ticket for the trip about an hour back...



Been wanting to go on a trip really badly.. Best is can go this year end but because of my indecisiveness & such, i keep missing the good promo deal cause by the time i decide i want to go, the promo is either over or the timing is fully sold out..



Like the Bali one.. I had been dying to go that place but i miss the 200 plus deal.. argh... Then comes the time when i think that booking for promo fare that travel in Jan very off cause I am dying to go in Dec.. haiz.. Now, i jus dun care so much le.. Dun wan to miss the deal again.. Like this afternoon when i was checking the fare & slot, the Fri leave & Mon come back slot is still there but because i tot i might need to get my passport no. to book, I leave the booking until I came back home.. Who knows by then, the slot from Fri to Mon is already gone & now, I had to book the Sat to Tue slot..



Why i wanna travel in Dec so badly is because i really need to get some fresh air overseas badly & also, its a special month for me.....



I really duno after so long of not updating the blog, will there be ppl still coming to read it... Cause to some extent, I am still quite aware of wat i am writing here currently.. I really duno how has access to this blog & who hasnt.. Like for Benny, i am totally unsure he knows about this blog, even if he does, will he bother to come n look at it...



I hadnt been uploading alot of my entry which i written in a fit of the moment when things happened which i dun dare to upload it.. Cause i am scare of the consequences which might be hiding behind the things i said.. I scare that it might impact others thus i rather keep those entry unpublished.....

Recently I had been having alot of expectations of him & I dun think its a good thing at all.. Cause normally this kinda expectations thing will mostly lead up to consequences that are skewed more to a negative nature.....

Example, I had some expectations of him & will naturally hope he will do it.. But when he din, i will feel disappointed & this is the feeling which i HATE the MOST.. In order not to feel that, I will den try to tell him what i want, which in turn he will do it for me.. But at that point of time, I will feel that he did it because i ask him to not because he wanted or had the intention to do so.... That makes me sianz.. But in the first place, he might had the intention to do so, jus that b4 he did had the chance to, i already told him n make it known liao.... Contradicting, isnt it? Complicated too? Well, i think so too..... Haiz, is that consider as 钻牛角尖?

Erm, feel much better after blogging this out.. hehe...

Its another busy weekend..

JC frenz gathering at Marina Square on Fri night for Mr Jack's birthday.. Apart from that, we are also gathering for our SAW movie PACT which i dont know when did we ever made to one another.. But over the years, it seems to be a routine for us to gather & watch the movie.. Just the same as every year on X'mas day, we mus go to Shu's house for our X'mas dinner & potluck with the RUBBER BAND BEEHOON contributed by ah li... hehe...

Met at Kenny Rogers after a tiring day @ work.. Knew they would be late as usual so i shop abit along the way b4 going to meet em... Its been quite some time since i shop in town lo.. Ever since we got our car car, we had never spent our weekend in town.. We will always go somewhere inaccessible by public transport but made more accessible by car over the weekend now.. haha..

Wanted to get a dress one but realised i got MANY MANY dresses in my wardrobe now... Give up that idea & went to meet em instead.. Li & Andy were late.. We started without em cause we were really hungry by den.. Dinner was really great.. I jus love gathering of all sorts, with frenz whom i seldom get to meet.. It gives me a really warming feelings to talk to em & know wat is happening to their life recently...

Birthday boy & his gf

The JC time notorious gang : Fatty & Skinny

Quan Jia Fu

The legendary Ah's gang ( without Ah Ma)

The distorted b'day cake

I dun know why but recently the bday which i attend, the cake will always end up distorted and eaten this way.. Or in an unconvention way which i had never eaten it b4.. haha...

We went for the movie after dinner.. As usual, we draw lot to see who will be sitting beside who.. We always do alot of funny things together & this made me reminded of how much atrocious & weird things we had done during our JC times.. haha..

I think age is really catching up on me.. Cause during the first scene of the show, I was already freaked out already.. I couldnt seem to bring myself & watch the whole movie cause as & when i will jus cover my eyes with my hands when things got really gore..... In the past we used to think some scenes are really funny & fake.. But right now, i will get freak out even by the tinny-winny bit which doesnt seem the least frightening at all.. haha...

After the show, i felt really worn out.. Think the others felt almost the same as me... haha.. this is called 花钱买罪受.. We went to Paulaner for a short drk & did some catching up.. Only to realise that some of our classmates is already the wife or husband of another person le... Amazing.. I never imagine us to come at this stage.... haha... Felt abit scary... I still rem our innocent JC days, everything seems like it had jus happened yest.. Next time will we be talking about our house, our kids n such... haha...

Sat:

Dear came to find me in the late afternoon.. We will be going to Night Safari.. hehe.. Has been talking about that since a few wks le.. So excited about the the outing.. The last time i went there was about 11 yrs back with my Sec sch during my orientation outing..

We went to Chong Pang to have the Thai Zi Char for dinner with my mum.. Sent her back after that b4 we drove down to Mandai... The night was really cooling after the heavy rain in the afternoon... Its a perfect night to be out in the open with the animals.. hehe...

The place was bustling with ppl, its not wat i expected it to be at all.. Esp after the rain in the noon, I tot it would have deterred alot of ppl from coming out.. haha.. Dont know there are so many ppl who is like us, dun mind the weather, jus die die want to go.. haha..

Outside the entrance.. Evidence to show we DID go.. haha..

Can i bring all these home? Erm, but i dun think got enough place in my room..

Wondering will he still be so brave if this is a real snake.. hehe

I love TAME fury creature better..

We finally found the place to get the ticket & bought their leopard soft toy.. Both of us were really excited & we look more like tourist than local... Bought souvenir even b4 we enter the entrance.. haha..

We were jus nice for the Creatures of the Night Show which will only be available on certain days.. Went straight to queue & lucky we were early cause i think the show is really hot esp during the timing we went...

Our little leopard souvenir & my acting to be leopard BF..

The show is really nice with alot of animals that i like.. Like the otters, that dear say looks jus like me.. Tiny but VERY noisy... haha.. Then also got my fury raccoon.. The majestic wolf that dear like.. The tiny & cute little golden cat.... There are alot more... But because of the constraint of using flashes during the show for the good of our lovely animals, the pictures which i had taken during the show was alittle blur... But i think sometimes lovely memories will be kept inside one's mind forever, this happened to be one of em... :)

Really wan to remind those that will be going for the show, plz dun use flashes or torchlight when you go to Night Safari cause according to the ranger.. In the long run, the animal's eyes will become blind with all these.. Please love these animals........

After the interesting show, we went to took our Tram ride.. so excited.. hehe.. The night is really perfect, with the wind blowing on ur face when the tram is moving, the animals so close to you & someone you care sitting next to you enjoying tat very moment... :)

We had our mid-stop rest & walk along the leopard trail... Quite interesting but its really dark.. Am glad that i din go for the Halloween theme one cause I think I will be really freaked out.. We went into the flying squirrel enclosure.. Saw these really cute & HUGE squirrels that can glide at least 400m? But they din really show us their powerful gliding skills, instead they jus sit there on the branches, enjoying their food.. But we came really close to one of em who is crossing the pavement right in front of us... How i wish i can bring em back!!!

Later on, we went into the Mangrove Bats enclosure.... I was quite skeptical about going in but since we were already there, might as well go in & take a look.. My heart got abit consoled & felt abit at ease when i saw those small bats flying ard eating fruits.. But as i walk along the trail, i found myself staring at 2 really HUGE one, hanging on the branches... At that moment, i was completely freaked out.. I can feel the goosebumps starting to form & the hairs on my hands standing... I walked as fast as i can & as quiet on the same time cause I am scare of distracting them resting & they might jolly well come & chase after me!!!

Its only when i walked out of the enclosure & heave a sigh of relief knowing they din follow me out... haha... Come to think of it, it was really funny... haha...

last 2 photos of the night!!

Sun:

I went to my long awaited facial which i had been skipping for 3 years finally... After fetching dear to his soccer venue, I drove to Jurong with Mummy for breakfast, sent her to JP b4 going for my facial nearby also...

The session took about 2 hours.. Haiz, tot i wont be psycho into getting package one but in e end, i did.. Well think i should pamper myself & my face more esp working in my industry, it seems more easier for us to get break out due to the stress level we face, the late night we had & also our eating habits.. Haha.. On top of that, i think i havent been rewarding myself ever since i got my payout... Well, treat that as a reward ba.. Investmest on myself.. haha

I went to Ikea to meet dear.. He was going with his frenz to buy shoe @ Queensway, so i waited for him at Anchorpoint TCC, reading magazine & drking my fav latte.. Erm, nearly quarrelled because of some issues.. Well, i wont say quarrel ba, maybe its jus differing views.. ;p Am glad that it din turn out bad in the end...

Went to his place & out for dinner at the Prata place near Upper Thomson.. hehe.. Missing their banana prata..

Enjoyable weekend..

Its a really busy weekend full of programmes....

Fri night :

Team outing at East Coast. Its our first teambuilding soccer session. I had forgotten how long I havent been exercising.. Definitely more than a year.. For the soccer game, only the gals can score.. Winning team will be getting one day extra leave.. Well, for the leave sake, everyone is all out to win the game... Haha..

Warming for the game..

Our team lost the match but everyone got one day off.. Yeah... Din make my toe bruised for nth.. Yeah, i got injured during the game.. Duno kena zam by who.. But i think high chance my toe nail will come off...

It started raining heavily.. Luckily we are able to BBQ at the prawning place nearby.. The boss is really nice to have rent us their BBQ place.. Luckily the rain subsided quite soon and makes the weather really cooling for BBQ..

Starting the fire..

The whole session ended around 11plus.. Like any other BBQ, there are alot of food left.. Dear came to fetch me @ East Coast after the session & we went to meet his frenz b4 going back to his place...

Sat:

Woke up early the next morning cause gotta go attend a seminar @ DBS auditorium but found half of my face swollen.. Wow, it was really quite bad.. My eyes were really puffy, even with make up the difference b/w the 2 eyes are huge man..

I reached the place at 830 & keep using my hair to cover the swollen side of my face but it was really bad & together with my swollen toe from yesterday night game.. I felt really horrible.. My team leader saw my condition & asked me to go back home & rest..

I went back to benny's place, took some pills & went back to slp, hoping the swellness will subside when i woke up.. Ard 1 plus, Mau called me & said they will be going to Vivo to buy the food for the picnic.. I woke up & joined him & Ida.. By the time, my face got better slightly but i still have to cover my face.. Think yesterday night Crayfish might be the cause for this...

We did some shopping at Giant & Daiso.. Bought quite alot of food.. Seems more like a buffet than a picnic to me.. We reached Marina Barrage ard 330.. Judy, Seb & Helene were there already.. After gathering, we went up to the terrace.. The weather was really hot man... Found a place that is under the shelter near the lift & we decide to settle down there...

Looks more like buffet than picnic..

Tan, Art & Benny reached a while later.. Finally the weather got abit more cooler & the wind started blowing.. Perfect weather to fly kite.. Someone beside us pass us their kites b4 they left the place.. It was really nice of em lo.. Cause like that we no need to vie over the kite benny went all the way to East Coast to buy for me.. hehe..

Our kite flying session is a total failure.. Go look at Art's facebook and you will know why.. Think we are being played by the kite rather we go play kite lo..... haha.... But its really a nice experience la.. I think i havent go kite flying for more den 15 years...

After a while, it started raining.. We quickly cleared our stuffs and went to take shelter at the 2nd level.. Find one corner and decided to sit there and play cards.. haha.. Play until 7 b4 the few of us decide to go Tan's place there for massage.. Its a long week for us & most of our backs and shoulders are aching like mad.... It was a really nice session.. Think i will be going for more...

After that, it was already 10 plus.. Me & benny drove over to Geylang for Frog porridge.. Had been craving for it for quite some time but i was damn disappointed la... haiz.. The taste wasnt the same anymore.. haiz..

Sun :

Slp until 11 plus in the morning.. Need to wait for dear to finish his game b4 coming to fetch me n go gai gai....

He came in the noon & we drove to Sin Ming there for Bak Kut Teh b4 going to Adams Road there for desserts...

After dessert we decided to go over to AMK for movie.. We choose the lighthearted show, Poker King for the day.. Went to shop ard b4 catching the movie @ 625.. The show was a perfect choice for a relaxed weekend, its the kinda movie where u can laugh ur head off & let your mind rest...

After the show, we went to the Jap restaurant nearby for dinner.. We din order much since we are not really hungry...

Dear with the Mentai Baby Lobster..

This is really a perfect weekend.. Did alot of things & enjoyed myself alot.. :)

无奈

there are alot of things in life which will not go the way we wanted it to be... this is especially so after you started working.. More restriction than you are when you were a student.. The restriction doesnt comes from work itself, in fact, it comes from individual...

After stepping into the adult working world, our lifestyle and spending power changes dramatically.. As a student, you might not even spend up to $10 in a day but for a working adult, wat is $10 a day man.. A meal together with transportation will wipe it out completely, sometimes, a meal alone will just do the job..

The new spending power gain & the enjoyment you derive from the new lifestyle makes one wanted more.. More of the spending power, more of the enjoyment.. If not getting more, one will just want to maintain that kinda lifestyle.. In order to do so, you will have to maintain that kinda salary also.. Or work even harder for a better paid job....

If you are in a job that you love what you are doing & can satify your kinda lifestyle.. I must congratualate you.. Cause you are the lucky few in a millions ( ok, maybe i am exaggerating it.. ) & I must say i really envy you....

Alot of ppl, they are stuck in jobs, doing things that they disliked because they want to maintain their current lifestyles.. Houses, cars, family, children and many more..... They are afraid that if they go n pursue what they like by changing jobs. they might not be able to get the pay that they are drawing currently.. In the first place, are they able to get the job that they want poses another qns? Will they be wasting their time by doing a change cause they might not be doing as well as what they are doing at the moment... All the uncertainties act as additional deterence for more ppl to take the first step.....

Well, maybe I am generalising things here... I dun deny that there will be ppl ard who will want to and has the guts to go and pursue the things that they want.. Frankly speaking, i really admire em... I use to do things w/o caring about alot of other factors and consequences in the past BUT right now, i am not like tat anymore... I duno isit because of what happened changed me or isit because of the society that causes the change.... I miss the Wei Ting that used to do things jus because she thinks its correct & dun care about how the others will feel about her... She seems so real at that pt of time..

Car Diary 3

sth happened last wk, so there wasnt any updates...

As for this weekend, let's start from Fri :

After having dinnrer at Newton until 10 plus, i went to collect the car at dear;s place... Went to find billy to have a chat first b4 going to fetch dear ard 2.. We decided to go for supper & went to fetch billy.. We drove to Upper Thomson for prata and i mus say their banana prata is really nice.. We eat until 1 plus b4 going back home..

We slp until 1 plus the next morning b4 going out.. Want to go pump petrol at SHell one but seeing the queue deter us.. Along the way to bugis, u can see how the promo has affected the traffic.. Wherever there is a petrol kiosk, you will be able to see a long queue there..

Had laksa near the famous flea market b4 going down to Bugis.. Want to go there to bai bai cause recently i was being bothered by alot of stuffs and all these things are weighing me down and making me hard to breathe.. On top of that, i really need some guidance on things which i myself find it hard to decide on... But the bai bai session, din really help me to find the serenity which i hope myself will get when i go bai bai... Haiz..

Went to illuma to catch a movie, while waiting for the show to start i chanced upon sth which brighten up my day a little...

Halloween is here~~~

arent they cute??

After the movie, we went to boat quay to have dinner.. haha.. Yeah, going back to somewhere near our workplace on a weekend, how interesting right? But i am having this crazy craving for the thai steamboat along boat quay for a week le.. haha.. Dear was really nice to go with me & fulfil my craving.. :)

This steamboat is really delicious and special.. ( This is the first time i chanced upon a steamboat that is being served in such a special manner.. ) The top where u see alot of holes are used to bbq food like their pork, prawn, mussels and sotong.. As for the soupy rim, that is for the tong fen and veggies.. hehe

Dear was quite fasinated by the steamboat too...

After dinner, we go to YOU CHE HE.. haha.. drive ard the CBD and to S'pore flyers and HOME SWEET HOME!!

As for today, dear came to fetch me in the afternoon after his game.. We went to Casurina for prata b4 going to Tampines... Its a lazy afternoon for us.. Jus walking n doing window shopping..

Am really grateful towards dear for acc me today cause he was quite tired after the game but he came to acc me... And tonight he got a match to catch with his frenz so he will need to slp n rest more den usual.. But he still make it a pt to come n find me, acc me until late afternoon b4 going back home... He knows that if i were to stay at home the whole afternoon, i would have started to form those negative thoughts and hu si luan xiang again...

Mus really thx him for being there with me n accomodate me during this period of time when i am feeling so edgy and on the same time needed someone to be with me... Its really hard on him during this pt of time...

i have lost myself~~

looking in the mirror, i couldnt recognise the person who is staring back at me now.. i totally dun understand myself at this pt of time.. I have no sense of direction, i duno wat i really want in my life, i had no idea wat to do with my life also.. i am really lost this time round.. lost with all the things happening ard me.. working life has made me lose myself, its the first time in my life i am so uncertain about everything & dun have any confidence in myself.. feeling so negatively... wat is happening to me..

in the past, i can jus dun care about alot of things and jus be myself.. how come it has become such a strange thing to me now.. those thiings which i had been doing in the past seems really alien to me now.. and the things that i am doing now, its so not me... i am feeling really unhappy, unsure and vexed...... wat can i do man??

its been a year~~

the title above means 2 things.. the 1st one is, its has been a year since i started working & its been a yr since i started feeling for someone.. but at this pt of time, the 1st one that i mentioned meant more to me..



last oct, i started my working life in my current company.. i behaved jus like a fresh grad, green, ignorant, naive.. I am the only gal left in the team and also the youngest too.. Not forgetting, i behaved like a little gal too.. hard to imagine, but i am one at that pt of time.. With all the big brothers there taking care of me & guiding me...



To those who knows me well.. I am a very straightforward person & i dun like to hide my feelings.. I always placed my trust easily on ppl.. This had gotten me into really awkward position.. I really hope that i can change that.. but can i? At this pt of time, after a yr of working in this kinda financial environment, i have grown to be more cautious but i am still quite easy in believing wat others said & bare my heart to em.. Why cant i jus learn my lesson & move on?



Having alot of gan chu recently.. I cant seem to write freely like how i used to in the past cause of alot of restriction.. Think i might open another account to voice out freely wat i felt w/o pictures and such... This might be a better idea.. I haven been able to talk freely recently & has been keeping alot of stuffs inside me.. This is really weighing on me & making me hard to breathe...



There is a saying, ppl come n goes in ur life.. This is especially true in my kinda working environment.. Everything is about business & nth personal.. From a 21 man team when i first started out a yr back, it has been reduced to a 6 man team now.. Its quite scary, isnt it? I never tot that i might be the 6 that are left when i first started out.. I am not the best among the team & i am totally new to the things that i am doing now.. I tot i might be the first few to get axed.. Who would have tot of me staying until now?



A yr has passed really fast.. I can still rem taking buses with my teammates to Suntec for our lesson then we will rush back to the office to finish our powerpoint slide.. haha.. We will have at least 2 presentation a day and that really tires everyone out man.. On Fri, it will be our time off, we will make it a pt to go out to drk & relax every Fri night.. Its at tat time when they got to know about my drking secret.. hehe..



We finally pass out from our training aka BMT together with quite a few of our teammates falling out even b4 that.. After that is our roadshow days which i miss it totally.. Everything seems like it has jus happened yest.. I would go in the morning to open the booth den go and buy breakfast at Mac with some of my teammates.. Den we will go out for lunch all ard the restaurant.. After roadshow, we will go for dinner all over S'pore cause some of em drive.. During someone's birthday we will go for steamboat which most of the time were organised by me.. ( I love steamboat!!) haha..

When we were there doing the roadshow for such a long period of time, we keep complaining tat its too long & wonder how long it need b4 we can go back to the office.. Well, now i am beginning to think or should i said I had been thinking that the roadshow time had been the best period of my working life for quite some time le.. Its during the roadshow we started getting to know one another, got closer with one another & build up a strong bond... I really miss those times when we can trust one another & let our guards down.. When has everything in the office changed to the period when i first started working in there a yr back....



There has been too much negative feelings & i am really feeling really upset about it.....

Car Diary 2

its another nice weekend with my beloved baby car.. hehe... the experience of having a car is totally amazing.. despite me only able to use the car on weekend, its a really gd experience too..

Sat i went home after my roadshow & waited for benny to come n fetch me at my place after his soccer game.. We stayed at my place until night time b4 going out for dinner at Chong Pang.. Went to the Thai Zhi-Char there & had a sumptuous dinner b4 going down to Great World to catch a movie... Manage to get ticket for the Surrogates the moment we reached there.. It was an interesting show, quite like the idea of the show..

Right after that, i send him home b4 driving back home..

Woke up ard 1130 the next morning, had some snacks b4 going to bed again at 130.. That is wat i normally do during weekend, keep slping n slping.. After preparing & everything, I went out for lunch with Mummy & sent her to town.. While i was on the way, Benny called & said that his game has ended, so i went to Evans Road & fetch him to his place b4 going to Amoy Food Centre for lunch...

After sending mummy to Chinatown, I went to Benny's place & rested there.. The weather isnt suitable to go out.. Ard 7, we decide to go to Geylang for dinner.. Went to Lor 29 ( i think) for their charcoal-cooked Hokkien Mee & Satay for dinner.. Den we went to Yong He for dessert.. Actually my objective is to go Geylang to eat their Mee Sua one but after i finish the food, i was too full for that already...

We went to Kallang Indoor Stadium & sit by the river side.. Looking at those luxurious condo, wonder when can i get one myself.. haiz.. Walk along the bridge towards the condo, its the first time i went there.. haha..

After that, we decide to go to Marina South to explore.. Its been a long time since i go there.. Wondering whether the steamboat place is still there.. The moment i reached there, i realised everything changed.. I cant seem to recognise the place & the road anytime, I could not fine the steamboat place, together with the famours bowling alley & the Canto which was really famous in the past.. Was it being teared down or was it because the road has changed & i could not find it.. What i can find now is the sign showing the way to Marina Barrage, the latest attraction at Marina South..

Decide to go there & explore.. Was fascinated by the appearance of the building.. We look through some pictures of it b4 we went there but it was totally different from what we see in the pictures.. It was more beautiful with the lighting.. Mayb because its at night & coupled with the night scenes from the CBD, it looks really beautiful.. I think next time when Marina Vegas is up, the view will be even more breathtaking.. :)

Looking forward to next weekend, wonder where can we explore again with our baby.. hehe..

Genting getaway with Mum & Dear

Jus reach home half an hour back from my 3D2N genting getaway with my mum & dear.. Not only is this the 1st time we went on a vacation together, the most impt thing is, this is also the 1st time we went on a roadtrip on our little baby picanto..





I was quite worried b4 we went there.. regarding whether are we able to go up to genting with our baby.. but the worrying seems to be unnecessary.. hehe.. our baby really perform well & i am looking forward to more road trip with it..





We woke up ard 5am in the morning on Sat & manage to cross the custom b4 7am in the morning.. We started our journey ard 630 & we stop for awhile to have a break & drk ard 8.. It was my turn to drive for the rest of the journey until KL cause dear did not have much rest the previous night.. We reached KL ard 10 am & went to find my aunt to pass her sth b4 heading to have our breakfast.. Wanna eat the steam fish but we are far too early, thus we went to have Dim Sum instead.. Its not as fantastic as the one daddy always bring us to....





Aft the meal, we started our way up to genting.. There was a jam near the city area thus we only manage to reach genting ard 1 plus.. Daddy called up & asked us to get ready some water b4 we went up cause he scare our engine might overheat on the way up.. That was really sweet of him..





After checking-in, me & dear stayed in the room to slp until 4 plus b4 going to the casino to find mum for our dinner? We went to the Old Town Cafe there for our meal.. After tat we went to the casino at Genting hotel.. There wasnt alot of crowd, probably its because its mid-autumn festival..



I brought mummy to the International Room, its the 1st time we went in there.. Quite diff from the usual one we went to.. But i prefer this.. We stayed in the casino until 11 plus b4 heading back to First World.. Had supper b4 going back to the hotel with dear to rest....



Slp until 10 plus the next morning b4 going to find mum at the casino.. Dear is still slping when i left.. Went to have a relax breakfast with mummy b4 meeting dear in the hotel room cause later, we are going to check into Resort.. haha.. its abit bo liao to change here & there la but den, Resort was fully booked on Sat le so had to go to First World.. Personally i prefer Resort of its locations & the furnishing inside the room.. Its more cosy & comfy.. hehe


We check into the hotel ard 130 & rested for a while b4 going down to the Casino again.. Mummy was in the International Room already & dear could not go in cause he doesnt have a Genting card.. As for me, it took me alot of hassle without Mummy to bring me in.. I have to show them a platinum credit card b4 they allow me to gain access to the Room..

We stayed there until 5 plus.. In e end, due to the long standing & tiredness from it, we decide to go back to the room & rest until dinner time.. Well, this was supposed to be a relaxing trip anyway.. haha.. So resting is very impt.. haha...

During dinner time, we went down to find Mummy b4 going to Sushi King to have dinner.. The weather is really cooling.. I love the mist n the cool wind blowing on my face.. Its casino once again.. haha.. This time round, we stayed until 1030 b4 going out n walk ard the place with dear.. We went to the hotel to rest until 1am.. Should have come down earlier one.. haiz.. cause by the time we came down, the coffee bean below our hotel closed already.. Can only order takeaway but we want to sit down there to chit chat & enjoy the coolness of the night..

In e end, we walk to First World Starbucks.. The place there closed rather late at night.. Because its a Sun night, the place looks rather quiet with very little ppl.. We ordered our hot drk & choose a seat outside the coffee place.. Had a conversation which we shouldnt even started off in the first place.. In e end, both of us got rather unhappy about it.. Realised this has been the case for our past trip at phuket also, sth happened on the last night there which turned out to be rather unhappy for us also.. This time round, this is the case too.. I hope that next time when we go on a trip, this kinda thing wont happen again....

Well, luckily everything went back to norm again b4 we slp.. :)

a totally different lifestyle~~

We own our first car!!!



After some searching n being irrational, we own the first item TOGETHER --> a car!! This is the first item that we shared and buy together, hope there will be more to come.. hehe...



Went to collect our car on Sat.. Alot of unhappy things happened between the car dealer and us between the 6 days that we place our deposit and went for collection.. Dun wanna elaborate much on that but i have to tell those who wish to get a car.. Go n do some serious research b4 buying one, mus check out whether there are any admin fees and also best is go with someone who knows the market or car well..



We were not really very excited about the collection but once we start driving the car.. Well, the feel is totally different.. I drove around the area to familiarise with the car first b4 we leave the place.. Ever since i got my license, i have never dorve a manual car b4, i totally lost the feel of driving a manual car.. Thk i will need more practise..



We drove to a nearby petrol kiosk to top up our petrol.. A full tank cost about 34 bucks.. Totally different from my dad's car which cost about 160 for a full tank... We went to Bugis to bai bai first.. hehe.. Finding a parking lot there is damn difficult.. We waited for abour half an hour b4 we could get one.. By the time we went to bai bai its about 430 already... We shop ard the area b4 going to dear's place n rest until 9..



We check online for the famous turtle soup ard Macpherson area.. I am not really familiar of the road at the east.. So have to check the directory.. I think me & dear is really very li hai cause jus by looking at the online directory, we are able to manuveour to the exact place.. haha.. The turtle soup is really very nice..



After that, we drove to Toa Payoh to buy chicken wings b4 going to Yishun and buy Soya milk.. Haha.. Went to alot of place today, that's the good thing about having a car cause we are able to drive ard looking for cheap and delicious food that is not so accessible without a car.. :)



As for today, dearr, drove to NUS to play soccer with his frenz while i stay at home to slp until 1230.. haha. Din join mummy they all to go JB cause duno wat time they gonna come back and normally when we go JB, i will feel very tired when i come back..



Dear came to my place n fetch me after he is done with his game.. We decide to go to Tampines Ikea for our lunch and walk ard, he has not been there b4.. Had a really sumptuous lunch.. After that, we walk ard the place and i got a cushion for our car.. It still seems quite empty.. Need to decorate abit..



We decide to go to East Coast and nua there.. The sea breeze is really soothing.. Walking along the designated walkway with the wind blowing on my face, i have never felt so relaxed for a very long time.. Think East Coast will become one of my fav hangout place.. We went to the coffeebean and ordered a drk.. Dear was reading his books and i was reading the newspaper and seeing the crowd.. Wow, its a perfect sunday man... hehe...



We went to sit along the beach.. How i wish i have a picnic mat in the car, it will be damn cool to be able to laze on the picnic mat and enjoy the breeze with a book.. haha.. We left ard 7 and decide to go to Geylang for Dim Sum.. Decide to give it a miss once we reach there cause its really hard to get a parking lot there.. We went to Chong Pang for Nasi Lemak instead.. haha..



Can see dear was really quite tired after playing soccer and a long day out.. So i wan him to go back early to rest.. After eating, he sent me back home b4 going back with the car.. The car will be with him first until we are able to get a parking lot at his workplace.. :)



The lifestyle after getting a car is really diff.. Can go alot of place and do alot of things which its hard for us to do in the past.. Within 2 days, we went to alot of places.. In fact, we are thinking to go overseas for roadtrip already..

Really hope the car will not give us alot of problem.. Well, i know that getting a 2nd hand car will have its risk and also the car dealer description of the car will not always be the truth.. But i really hope at least, if some problems do occur, it wont be major one.. :)

1st b'day celebration for Benny..

Last Sat was Benny's b'day.. planned a surprise for him & i had a hard time keeping him in the dark.. realise i really cannot be a liar or keep ppl in the dark cause that is jus not me.. I had a hard time keeping the matter from him esp when i practically share everything with him this days.. Den i do not like to lie to the person closest to me cause i will feel damn guilty about and stuuter when i do do.. Luckily everything got paid off cause i think he really like what i had planned for him, that is all that matter.. :)


I went to his place to meet him & put some of my stuffs.. In e end we went out only after 615pm.. Jus nice for dinner.. Went to Suntec, wanted to have Tony Romas one but because of the Natas Travel Fair and some other fairs ard, the place was crowded with ppl.. When we reach there, the queue is like so so long already.. In the end, we went to have Jap food instead..

After dinner we went to the Cinema, wanted to catch a movie b4 going down to St James.. It was den, dear got suspicious.. I was strongly against the idea of catching a movie cause the timing of the show means we will only end after 11 but i planned to meet his frenz @ St James to give him a surprise celebration or more accurately drinking session at 1030 so ending late means his frenz have to wait for us.. I will feel very pai seh about it.. So i was quite against the idea and that gave me away cause I seldom will be so adamant about sth.. Adamant about not watching movie, adamant about going to St James when i know that he wasnt really keen at all.. :)

He became really suspicious and keep prompting n asking me am i planning a surprise for him or not.. Had to lie thru my teeth and come up with more lies.. We catch the 'UP' in the end in 3D version.. 1st time catching movie in 3D version, its damn cool.. Well, i strongly recommend for this show cause it was really really touching.. i cried twice in the theatre..

By the time the show end, its already 11.. I wanted to take a cab down and this arouse his suspicious even more.. In e end, had to go along with him to take bus there.. On e way there he look quite sianz cause he really not in the mood to club but i insist to.. Finally we reach St James at 1145.. His frenz were already there drinking.. Had to bring him to them w/o arousing more suspicious.. But he was quite skeptical on the way to meet them.. Walking damn slowly n dragging his feet lo...

The moment he saw them, he give me the shock n surprised look.. :) Think he really din think that the ppl there will be his frenz.. He had been guessing that its my frenz instead.. :) We had some drink b4 heading to the Thai pub at Golden Mile.. It was really a nice n enjoyable night & i really hope that he likes the surprise arrangement i had for him.. :)

Mus thx his frenz for coming down n participate in this cause w/o them all this would not be able to happen.. :)

another weekend~~

Tan's birthday~~

It's Liyuan's aka ah tan's birthday today... he will be going on leave for the next 2 days to nua @ home... really good life lo.. Well, my chance will come in aug.. Going to phuket in another mths' time.. Totally looking forward to it....

We decide to have dinner together during lunch to celebrate his b'day... As usual, setting the venue for the dinner is always a very impromptu and troublesome thing.. Well, dun understand why guys can be so indecisive.. I am saying this because ard 80% of em are guys la... I mus repeat my qns more den 3 times b4 i will get an answer.. If not they will jus ignore my qns & jus disgress to other topics... haha

Finally we decide to go to OverEasy suggested by Seb.. Why? Because today the market is down and they have this $1 mini burger promo when the market is down.. Interesting? Yes it is.. We were quite skeptical or should i say i was quite skeptical about it.. Isit really true? How big is the burger? The size of the mini burger gummy? hehe.. We decide to take the chance & go there to take a look....

The outside seat were fully reserved.. Amazing, esp when its a weekday evening.. Erm, we ordered the mini burger & also the 1-for-1 beer... We were really fascinated by the burger, it looks super appetizing & taste heavenly.. For those who din eat it b4, its highly recommended.. Lookout for market DOWN day!!! Finally there is sth to look forward to when the market is down.. haha... We were saying next time we were have this kinda outing when we see the market goes down... wahaha... I really dun mind.. Its really cool to go & have a drink after a long day at work, esp with food that taste so heavenly.. hehe...

mau is looking drowsy even w/o the beer (2nd from left), jax too (1st from right)

the happy trio..

the yummy mini burger with cheese & juicy meat chunk...

We stayed there until 8 b4 heading to Boon Keng for Zi Char.. Cause Gavin aka Gav, cant take beef & the mini burger comes only in beef as their only meat.. So i think he was feeling quite sianz looking at us eating & he can only LOOK & endure.. hehe...


When we reached there & was awaiting for our food to arrive, we saw Christopher Lee.. duno wat prog he is filming for.. They ordered alot alot of food.. When i saw the food, i already damn full le.. din eat much cause the effect of the beer is still activating itself inside my body.. My colleagues really can eat lo.. They finished all the food with RICE, after the burger.... WOW.. no wonder they are expanding horizontally... hehe....

the 2 gays on Tan's vaspa.

Really cool to have this kinda outing once in a while..

a weekend is over once again... after being in the workforce for more den half a yr, i finally understand why ppl keep saying weekend always passes by in a flash.. now, i am feeling the exact same thing...

Fri night:

Met up with cheng, billy & shan for buffet @ Rajah Inn.. it was a supposed to be a small catching up session with the uni frenz including with jean.. But she din manage to make it cause of work in the end.. we eat until 9 plus b4 going to billy's place for MJ.. cheng's house got blacklisted by us.. haha..

Dear came to meet us after work cause he wanna play also.. we played until 12 plus b4 going back to his place.. din play another round because next day i am having seminar n for billy, he has to work also..

Sat :

Woke up early in the morning cause of the seminar at DBS auditorium.. this is the 3rd time we went there for seminar in a year... as usual, the whole seminar ends ard 2 plus.... i was quite tired after the seminar & went to benny's place to rest until 5 plus b4 going out to have our dinner...

Sth unhappy happened.. I was abit grouchy when I was hungry & this caused the whole issue... We went to Orchard to have dinner first b4 heading to AMK for movie cause i was having gastric already...

The place was really crowded during the weekend & the new ION Orchard is almost open.. Can see the crowd queuing outside the new LV shop there.. We wanted to have Fei Cui one but because of the queue and movie to catch, we give it a miss & went to have MOS burger instead.. After that, things got abit better & we walk ard Orchard b4 heading to AMK..

On the train there, another issue occurred.. But this time round, i duno i wan to laugh or i wan to be angry over it.. We went to get our ticket first b4 heading to Courts.. I had been wanting to get a new camera for quite some time & from the newspaper, dear saw Courts is having some mega sale.. so we decide to go there & see whether the Casio model I wan is on the sales list also....

It wasnt long b4 i saw the model & its on sale also.. Dear bought it for me as my belated bday pressie.. :) Was really happy cause i manage to get the camera & it is a present from someone i love.. :) After payment, we walk really fast back to the theatre cause the show was about to start le... We were quite lucky cause Transformer havent start even after we were late for the show time & still went to buy popcorn... Hee...

The show was alright.. I still prefer the 1st one.. :) After the show, i took a train back home.. As for dear, he went to meet his frenz @ Orchard to drk...

Sun:

Slp until 11 in the morning.. Was supposed to have breakfast with mummy @ Delifrance one but she said dun wan.. Think she wanna let me slp more n dun wan me to waste money also.. :)

Watch TV until 1230 & went to charge my new camera b4 heading for a short nap again..

Dear came ard 330 after his soccer game & lunch with his frenz @ Jurong Pt.. So happy can see him again today.. He really made an effort to come & acc me though he slp quite late yest night...

We took a nap together as the weather is really perfect.. We overshot & slp until 6 plus.. Decide to eat first b4 catching Ice Age 3 ard 745.. Went to eat Botak Jones near my place.. When we step out of my house, it was only drizzling.. But when we reach the kopitiam, it started raining heavily..

The rain din subside & continued.. After eating our meal, we walk to the bus stop to the a bus down to CWP.. We miss 2 buses cause of the traffic light & couldnt run in the rain.. We only decide to watch it another day after waiting for a while at the bus stop.. While waiting there, i was shivering cause of the weather.. But dear was perfectly fine.. Think i really have a weak constitution lo..

We came home & watch the Channel 5 War of the World in my room.. Dear, went back after the show.. By then it was still raining lo.. Really scare he will catch a cold while on his way back... :(

new experience everyday..

read thru an article last week talking about how we should look at our everyday life... yes, we might seem to be doing the same thing every day, like on weekday we will go to work the same time, do almost the same thing n knock off feeling tired n after bathing n having our dinner, will jus lie on our bed n end the day..

but when u really notice the things that u do, the ppl that u met, u will realise that every day is itself diff from one another... from now on, i will use photos to tell u my story every day if its possible for me to do so...

ever since i started work, i have this feeling of losing myself n such.. its today when i fell sick n rest at home did i realise that at times, we really need to slow down n enjoy every moment.. i dun wan to lead a monotonous lifestyle but wat i am doing recently is wat i hate the most... from now on, i will try to notice the difference in my everyday life, even if its the smallest detail i can ever find...

let's start on last sat...

as usual, i woke up ard 2 plus at his place.. had a late night previously, that's why we woke up so late.. went to Vivo to have our 2-in-1 brunch & tea break at sushi tei.. tried their sashimi salad with the wafu sauce.. i was totally 'wow' by it, think i am addicted to it already..

went to service my bro's phone b4 going for another 'meal' at bakers inn... very long din go there for their dessert le.. on top of that, i also need to get my first coffee of the day.. am used to drinking coffee when i woke up to perk me up.. w/o it, i will seem quite lethargic at times... when i was walking over the our directed seat, sth happened.... i got tripped over my shoes & the next moment i know, i was already on the floor with my knee feeling super painful... dear, was totally caught off guard.. i knew my knee will have a very very big 'blue-black' for the next couple of days or mayb even weeks....... lucikly, the superb dessert compensate wat had happened earlier on....



we decide to go to orchard after that to catch a movie but din manage to.. watching movie on a sat with a blockbuster showing & w/o booking ticket b4 hand is super troublesome... we go on a window shopping spree instead.. go n source ard for my camera.. am thinking of getting a new one cause the one that i am had is having some problem already.. the batt life sucks & it does not have a stabilisation mode..



we went to shop ard for dear's bday present also.. really wan to get sth that he like for his day.. erm, think mus go shopping with him more this days.. like that den can know wat is his likes n dislikes more.. :)



we went to Auston for late dinner.. feel really good to be able to eat steak during that time of the night n going home to nua after that.. well... simple things like that can make one contented too.. :)

misty weather~

i am sitting at the coffee bean of Resort Hotel now.. enjoying my fav. latte & the weather is really misty n cool now.. the perfect weather to enjoy a hot beverage, surf net & listening to music now..



its really relaxing at the moment now... how i wish i can stay here for a wk or so.... i haven felt so relaxed & so myself for ever since i started work..... its jus like i have gone back to the time when i used to come here almost quarterly with my mum... ever since i started work, this is like the 1st time i come here with her.. the past few times when i come, i come with my frenz & bf.... really reminds me of the time when i am so young & innocent.. the time when i dun really care about alot of things n think so much....



i really miss the 'ME' in the past.. i am slowly losing myself... this trip seems to let me found some 'parts' back... i seems to have a clearer goal now, know more of wat i wanted & i really wish to strive hard for it.... i dun feel like thinking so much of the consequences of the things i do now.. i jus wan to be like how i used to be, once i set myself upon a goal or sth, i will try my best to get it & dun care about how others think or feel.. think i have been worrying about this issue too much until i felt really unhappy & xin ku... seriously, i cant please everyone... i really tried hard to do that but in the end, things doesnt seems the way i wan it to be & in addition, i am not happy.......



is being happy such a difficult thing in life? why ppl jus has to distort ur kind intention for em? why ppl jus has to step over u when u make urself seems so nice to em & being nice to em? is the world such an ugly place? do we have to put on a tough n fierce front & be nasty b4 ppl wont step over the line & 'eat' u?

Convocation~

Having mixed feelings now at the moment.. It has been almost a year since i graduate from my University but its only until today then I attend my convocation.. As compared to those ppl who had theirs like a mth or 2 later after they grad, the impact of ending of student life & stepping into another stage of life is not so intense for us cause most of us has been working like for almost half a year already... But i must said when I was sitted down, waiting for my ceremony to start, alot of memories flashed across my mind.. Those that i had with my close university frenz like, Billy, Qin Cheng, Brandon, Wilson, Jai, Jean, Alvin, Philip & alot more... Everything seems like it has just happened yest.....









I woke up early in the morning & went to have breakfast with my family b4 heading down to SIM.. As expected, there are alot of ppl & the carpark was full.. I went to the grand hall to register first & saw alot of familiar faces...

I went into the room to get dressed.. Met Cheng & Billy there also.. After that, its time for us to go into the grand hall.. its quite chaotic.. We get sitted down & i saw the booklet provided... Look through it & realise that, there are only 9 award winners for banking & finance & i am among the 9 of em... i was damn shocked to know that cause i all along tot most of the First Class Honours ppl will be able to get it & i am just among them.. I really have no idea why i got the award whereas Cheng & Jai din got it.. They got more first class results for their modules than me, this is really perplexing....

The ceremony started around 10am & ended about 1130.. While i was on my way to collect my certificate & my medals from the Vice-Chancellor, my mind was in a blank.. The whole process took less than 20 seconds but i need to study for 3 years just for it..

My family went off right after taking some photos with me cause some of them still got something on after that... Well, that is one regret cause they couldnt be with my & share my happiness throughout the whole session cause of other commitments.. Apart from that there are other regrets that i had during one of the most important events of my life.. I tried not to go n think about it during the session in school & pushed them all aside first cause i really wish to enjoy this special moments of mine though some ppl wouldnt think tat way....

As wat usually happened during convocationk, i went around taking pictures with my uni frenz & did some catching up session with some.. By the time we were done, we were sweating like mad.. Billy, Cheng & me decide to go around some places to take our pictures today cause its the only time we are free to do so.....

We sent Lishan to work first & had our lunch b4 heading to esplanade.. We went around esplanade, one fullerton, merlion park, supreme court etc to take our photos.. It was really fun but with the grad gown on, we were almost like in a suana.. The whole session took about an hour & during that period, quite alot of tourist came over & took picture with us..

Went to billy's place after that cause we were having a MJ session at Brandon's place later in the night..

Batam Trip~~

just came back from my weekend getaway with Benny @ Batam.. It was really relaxing & rejuvenating, not forgetting to mention that its my first time there.. I havent felt that for very long, think the last time i felt that was b4 i started work... My body & myselg havent felt so relaxed ever since i started work & this worsen when i started trading a few weeks back.. This is also the 1st time i felt time is on my side & did quite alot of things with Benny..

On Sat morning, we woke up ard 730 cause we need to catch the ferry at 930 but we are required to reach there an hour earlier.. After checking-in, we went to have breakfast at Mac & its because of the breakfast, we nearly miss the ferry.. Must rush off to catch the ferry & din have a good chance to shop at the Duty-Free shop.. argh~~ blame me for being a GLUTTON...

snap shots on the ferry

We reached there ard 11am & waited for the Holiday Inn transfer.. I am lucky that we din go to the other resorts cause looking at the amount of ppl waiting for the bus, I believe the resort will be damn crowded & this trip is supposed to be a relaxing & quiet one, not to squeeze around with others lo...


We check in the moment we reached there.. We were very lucky to be able to check in early.. The receptions & staffs there were really helpful & friendly.. I will give em very high rating for their service & friendliness.. : ) I love our room very much cause its not only big but its damn cosy with a superb view from the balcony..

our room ( its abit messy.. hehe )

view from our balcony

We nua around in the hotel for awhile b4 going down to their spa, Tea Tree Spa to book our appointment in the evening.. We went for our late lunch at their Cafe after that.. They serve really nice pizza, highly recommended if you guys are to go there in the future... : )


I love the feeling of being able to enjoy my meal slowly, esp this time round i am having it by the poolside.. This is really consider as a luxury for me... We back to the hotel & nua for awhile b4 heading the jacuzzi @ the Spa.. Went to laze on the tanning chair beside the pool & a short swim b4 going for our spa in e evening..

walkway to the Spa

@ the entrance of the Spa

the superb jacuzzi

The service at the Spa is really good.. felt really warm & relaxed.. We had a package together & it includes a scrub & a aromatherapy massage.. Wow... totally love their avacado scrub... as for their massage, i can only rem until a certain point cause i got knocked out moments after that... Is this the so-called totally relaxed moment? Hehe....

Went for our dinner after that & along the poolside they are having this damn cool 'Surf N Turf '.. But we did not have the buffet cause we are too full for the sumptuous dinner..

the teppanyaki restaurant

poolside terrace cafe

we walked around the pool & settled down on the tanning chair.. relaxing night but cant really see the starts due to the bright lights & clouds.. stayed there for awhile b4 heading back to our room & rest.. My eyes were feeling really heavy & i fell aslp on the sofa while waiting for my hair to dry.. Wanted to catch some shows but jus fell aslp.......

Woke up the next morning for our breakfast.. Weather is cool, nice ambience, nice breakfast & great company.. What more can i ask for? Wanted to go for a swim after resting but the weather jus changed & it started pouring... Well......

We jus relax in our room & balcony until our check-out time.. Went to the lobby to wait for the bus transfer to the ferry terminal that is ard 3 min away from our resort...

final photo of the trip

All-in-all... i totally love the short weekend getaway.. Not only can i get away from the concrete jungle, let me get away from all the stresses that had been building up on me recently, but most importantly, allowing to spend really quality time with him... i really appreciate him for planning the trip & bringing me there... : ) He knows i have been feeling quite tensed up n my back & shoulders have been aching because of the long work hours n sitting position.... I really appreciate the things he did for me..