CrazyMoments

orphanage

2009-03-21T14:05:00.003+08:00

I made 3 good friends today! shuang shuang, mei mei and yu yu.

They are all at pre school age, speak gibberish with little sense, and likes to climb on shelves and play imaginary games. But they are tougher than kids their age because they never cry when they got hurt and they just climb up as soon as they had a fall.

Mei mei is my favourite and likes to be carried around, but would cry if you let her down later, so to play safe, I decided against carrying her. I would hold her tiny hands instead, and she would wrap all her fingers around my index one, afraid that I would go and leave her alone. She would smile when she see me from far, and half walked, half run towards me, chewing her fingers at the same time. Thats mei mei, and i call her chi shou zhi (eat fingers) because i didnt know her name initially.

Shuang shuang is very pretty. She doesnt open up and smile at you when you first made frends with her. But she is very obedient and takes care of pang pang, a very extremely adorable plump baby. She also likes to help her mama keep the books that she herself took out! hahaha. mighty adorable. her favourite game is peek a boo and getting chased around.

yuyu is a follower. she doesnt have much opinions about what games to play, but whatever games you play, she would love to be invited and join in and she would have tons of fun no matter what game it is. she gets a good laugh when we sat on the slide and pretended that it was a train going to nowhere and then getting off the train in a hurry and running around the play area.

i fell in love with them in the 2 hours spent and i have never sweat it out so much ever since i got to taiwan. i look forward to seeing them every friday evening at the orphanage again. but 2 of them are leaving for foster care and next week is the last time i would be seeing them.

i hope mei mei finds someone who would never let go of her hand, not like me or other friends who have came, built a friendship and left. she looked so sad staring at me, separated by the gate that she can never climb out of because of her height.

cecelia ahern

2009-03-18T00:13:00.006+08:00

As an adult, I have always wanted to read lots of books like how I did when I was younger. I love reading! (okay i know i sound like a geek.) Reading a good book suck me into the author's world and make me feel like i am experiencing everything that was written. Yeah, I can dream when I read.

There arent many author to choose from after you outgrow sweet valley, babysitters, roald dahl and vampires.

and I found one! After watching PS I love you, like most of the girls, I cried a packet of tissue (with yuan, who was watching a second time already). Out of curiosity, I went to read the book itself, after hearing heaps of people mentioning that the show is nowhere as good as the book.

But well probably the show spoiled it for me already. But her style of writing captivated me and sucked me into her world! I sorta felt her grieve for her dead husband when I was writing the book because she made it so real for me! Either that or I have a fabulous sense of imagination.

Addicted to CA, I went into the store and grab all of her books. wahaha. And I love the ability she gave me to dream about random things, and just mostly, about life! Her stories are not sappy love stories, but crazy imaginative plots!

A place called here is a place where all the missing things go to. Even missing people went there and there is another world in this place called here. Some keep looking for a way back but never did.

I wish you could see me now is about Ivan, the imaginary friend that was of course not imaginary to the kid who could see him, and even his aunt could see him but couldnt accept the fact that he was invisible.

Its really crazy and out of the world, but when you think about it, why not? Who is to say that such things doesnt exist? She is truly amazing! Read her books! I feel so lost before I go to bed now, without a book to read. Any recommendations? (:

45 min run!

2009-03-17T23:19:00.002+08:00

I unbelievably ran for 45 minutes on the threadmill today and credits goes to ck who was spying on me behind me, while cycling, and making me feel that i would be mocked at for the rest of the week if i dont run the 45 minutes i intended to.

and also because every now and then i would feel my bulging tummy (i wish i could say biceps) and feel the motivation to run all over again!

surprisingly, i realised that the longer you run, the easier it gets. after the 30 minutes mark you are kind of immuned to it and you don't pant as heavily if you run till the stage where you are totally numb to the physical activity your body is doing. haha.

i thought about walking the stretch of road home, from bb mrt to my house when i was running. i thought about janet and i roaming the streets all dressed up (we would help each other dress up as well! so fun!) ready to go shopping! i also thought about how it would be like at the airport, meeting my mom again!

thats my day in the gym for you!

on a random note, please eat more fruits and vegetables friends! fruit juice are not good substitutes for fruits and vegs have lesser calories than fruits, but both are equally important for the body!

whaha, coming from a food and health student in NTU.

Alishan

2009-03-16T23:22:00.004+08:00

After 3 hours of sleep, 3 hours of train ride and 1 hour of cab ride, I finally reached Alishan. To be exact I was only halfway up, at this place called shi zhuo.

That was enough to take my breath away. On the way up I saw so many breath taking sceneries. Despite the heavy fog that day, there was a very visible sea of clouds that lie below me, amongst the mountains, and i swear i feel like a fairy, mayb guan yin, sitting in a car and going somewhere to drink tea with buddha and the monks.

The homestay itself, LITTLE SWISS, was the ultimate. Beautiful, breathtaking, calm and peaceful are all understatements to what you can witness from his homestay. not to mention his exceptional friendliness and warm attitude that I receive similarly in the fabulous homestay at sun moon lake. (apparently they are friends. wahaha.)

I felt that that was enough and i just wanted to stay in the room and soak in nature while lying on a comfortable bed w thick warm sheets, which i havent, since my sis left. and apparently if you were to sleep the other way, heads at the feet of the bed, you can stargaze and probably even catch a meteor! woo~ well it was foggy that night anyway. hahaha!

so anyway my friends insisted on going out and a part of me scolded myself for being lame so i went to fenqi lake, where there is no lake, but a sea of clouds beneath me and allas! the reason for the name. over there i had the BEST wasabi nuts i have ever had in my whole life and i cant stop popping them until my stomach feels hot and my nose feels like it would do some good with a fan. i so want to bring it back for amelia, mike and lyon! i know u guys would love it! wahaha. but no, im not going back to alishan before i leave. too bad. im just saying it. WAHAH. so evil.

alishan is the best place for photos because it was a clear blue sky that day! muahaha! talk about luck. lotsa pretty flowers that stood out so well amongst the green green trees and interesting stories about the sisters pond where they both die to give up the guy they love to each other.. hmm. thats when my camera died on me hahaha. and we had to go back soon anyways.

another 2 hours mini bus ride, 3 hours of STANDING on a squeezy small aisle in the train, mrt in taipei before we are back! muahaha. and not to forget, STEAMBOAT AGAIN FOR DINNER AT 11PLUS! WOO HOO! im a sinner!

broken

2009-03-10T23:52:00.004+08:00

I AM SO BROKE NOW! hahaha. after a big big BIG spending in one week with my sis and being labelled as the no matter where you go also got things to buy person.

so my closet is a little squeezier, my wallet is very much flatter. how unfair the change is not proportionate, given i have to eat cheap for the rest of the month and swear i won't buy anymore things or go shopping. (ok maybe let me get those NTU sweatshirt first before i start on the saving HAHA.)

So I am gg to save hard not only because I spend a bomb during their trip, acting as if i am a tourist as well, dont buy will regret forever mentality, but ALSO because I AM GG TO ALISHAN THIS WEEKEND, HOT SPRINGS END OF THE MONTH, KENTING START OF NEXT MONTH! WOO HOOOO!!!!

talk about being on a holiday!! <3 EXCHANGE! hahahaha. no stress no stress! ...

before you think that I really am heck caring about school, let me go back to the report I have to write in chinese as well as study for my test next week!

WOO HOOOO! WELCOME TO TAIWAN!

a dream

2009-03-06T23:24:00.004+08:00

feels like a dream now that i look back on the past week that i spent with my sis and her boyfriend, whom i affectionately name them the hilarious duo now.

no matter how thrashy i feel, the moment i see them i just feel so light hearted and happy already!! ahaha. its true! sometimes cos of the freaking coldness and pouring rain (resulting in nice shoes being destroyed. a big no no), or sometimes due to lack of sleep, sometimes pms, hahaha. but they always always bring the smiles back!

we laughed so loudly ck could hear us from the stairway one floor above! hahahaha.

i never toured or want to tour taipei as much until they are here! we went to almost everything that is THE BEST here! hahaha. chiang kai shek memorial hall, palace museum, miniature taiwan, astronomical museum, shilin night market, SHIDA night market(JIALI!), ximending, miramar ferris wheel (scare the crap out of me.), and of course! gongguan night market just opp my schooooool.

bai lee hotel in minquan west road is highly recommended! cheap, clean, mighty good breakfast, wonderful service.

from jiali's bright smiles, weiyu's muscle popping arms from carrying the bags, and all 3 of us with a big belly, i suppose they had a smashing trip here! (:

i cant wear a waist belt no more. makes me stomach feel like a 0 trying to become an 8. and ever since i fell terribly ill, i could zip up with ease. now it has become a challenge. crap.

but oh well, there is always the gym! i havent enjoyed myself so much in a month now! i have been here for more than a month! woo hoo!! i dont hate being here, dont get me wrong! its a totally different experience and i learn a lot everyday! being independent and learning to deal with everything yourself. its just that honestly, nowhere is better than my stinking bed in bukit batok! hahaha. and the mommy i can feel and touch and laugh together with.

time to hit the gym. and also the books! i already have 2 tests and 1 project research to do by next week and its only coming into 3rd week of sch! (:p to chem geeks! HAHA.) hahaha. despite the slacker than nus timetable, the number of tests they have here are no diff! boo!

i miss you alr, my hilarious duo! and i am glad you guys get to experience a piece of the taiwan that i know. (: JIALLLLI! we didnt get to say a proper bye! but thanks for coming to taiwan and making me feel like the best one week i have ever had in ages. and the chilli sauce you brought gave me the best lunch in taiwan i have had in ages. LOVE YOU!!!! <3

JASON MRAZ IS FAB FAB FABULOUS

2009-02-28T22:56:00.005+08:00

JASON MRAZ IS FAB FAB FABULOUS.

He is the most amazing singer i have ever met and i have only been to 4 concerts including today's, his is the only one that does not have those special effects like fireworks and shiny costumes that make them look like disco balls.

he didnt have a lame entrance like rising up from nowhere too.

he just ran onstage, switch off the lights, and started the concert. white plain long sleeves, jeans and his guitar.

IT WAS A BLAST!!!!! SO DAMN HIGH. everyone SPRANG up at the start of the first song and i never got to sit on the chair that i paid 2800NTD for thereafter. lucky i came earlier and warmed the seat a little.

JASON MRAZ! I'M YOURSSS! <3

chris! shaomin! be sure to catch the polaroids he takes and throws at the crowd! HAHAHA. SHARE WITH MEEE!!

a real singer captures the audience with his character, with his voice. JASON!

JIALI!

2009-02-28T02:36:00.003+08:00

my eyes are turning into slits, freaking tired but i HAVE to blog this!

JIALI IS HERE! WAHAHAHAHA im so over the mooon!

along with her came photos i would stare at before meeting people in it again in a few months time, lotsa CHILLI SAUCE (HAHAHAHA YAY), my fav snacks and AI XIN PAI COOKIES FROM MAY MAY!!

every gift she passed to me brings me to a new high! hahaha its like seeing and feeling a part of home! and may may you are so sweet! i really love everything u made and gave me! (: the greatest of all, your friendship!

she wasnt very well though, from the plane ride then the bus ride! :s but im sure she would be as insistent as yuan to play despite her feeling unwell. HAHA. dont waste no time.

the best part of the day: squeezing into the bed under the cozy covers and talking, laughing like how we always do at home. mmm. the first time in weeks since i lied on a real bed! YAY!! her bed is so soft u practically sink in and feets up when u sit down. hahaha.

A WEEK OF ADVENTURE TO COME ;)

p.s. i never thought i knew so much about living in taiwan until my sis came and there was this endless FAQ session for them. hahaha! TILL LATER!

Chilli sauce

2009-02-26T22:32:00.002+08:00

i may speak like i m making a big thing out of this but i am seriously deprived! HAHA.

One random observation i made today is that there is absolutely no chilli sauce in fast food restaurants! all they offer is pepper when u ask for sauces. and its the same everywhere!

and of course their food is drenched in pepper. especially fried food!

hahaha. its amazing how people survive on a planet totally different from mine without something so essential that i take for granted! CHILLI SAUCE! its okay for like a month, but definitely not longer than that!

thankfully my saviour is coming to taiwan TOMORROW! WOO HOO! with lotsa chilli sauce too of course.

you never know what little things u can take for granted in life until you lose them someday seriously! like CHILLI SAUCE. hahahaha.

WELCOME TO TAIWAN JIALI! <3

chemistry

2009-02-24T10:38:00.003+08:00

I thought about why i took chemistry today. again.

i used to love math when i was in secondary school. so i took it in my jc first three months. i went to the further math class.

it was too much for me so i decided to just go for the norm, the phy chem math combi where there were many people w the same thoughts as me - an overcrowding cohort of 9 classes in loyfatt.

then i realised that chem was actually my all time fav. so i took it as my major in uni, well basically because i dont know what else i can do.

turns out, my interest in chem is almost all squeezed dry already, 2nd year into molecules and electronos. i did try really, which was also a big part why the interest died.

the mystery of science is now the mystery of what have i done with the money spent on my education for my 3 (or four?!?!?! ): ):) year education.

ein shoenes Lied

2009-02-23T23:14:00.001+08:00

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/dj-tzi-and-kate-hall-trnen/1672396782

this is the first german song i fell in love with immediately. its sehr shoen. very beautiful. and it doesnt take someone who understands german to love this song because i didnt understand a word until i check up the lyrics just so i can sing it. HAHAHA.

just listen to it! only takes a few minutes. its sehr gut.

sun!

2009-02-23T15:48:00.003+08:00

Regarding the previous entry about myself not understanding the radio station, i realised i was on the wrong one. LOL LOL. it was speaking some swiss dialect version of german i guess.

WELL i got the right one and still havent really caught much info though there are more familiar words now. hahaha.

i better pass the test for german 5 when i go back! i dont wanna take german 4 all over again in singapore!!! oh mein Gott the thought scares me.

YUAN IS 21!!! for 2 days now alr. I am so glad we made a gift that I could join in as well! muahaha. for more info refer to fb. ITS HILARIOUS!

I can hear my friends laugh when I look at their photos. (: makes me happy and nearer to home! Be happy friends! Miss you all so so much!

It is sunny today! And I wore shorts, prolly the only one on the streets. I havent seen any legs in Taipei yet. All leggings, jeans and any other leg wrapping devices.

Its pretty weird how people here can wear thick layers of coats like ba zhang even when it is so sunny here! Maybe this is their only chance to bring out their winter wear so they must make full use of it before summer! well my conjecture.

german radio

2009-02-18T00:59:00.003+08:00

Gute Nachmittag. Good Afternoon. That was all i caught from a pretty long time on the switzerland radio. HAHA. but I am not gonna give up! still gonna try. hahaha.

the weather in taipei is really strange, and probably really like a women.

it was sunny, drizzling and blowing mighty strong winds that results in muscles popping scenes trying to close the umbrella.

yeah that really did happened this afternoon. and actually umbrellas are pretty useless here and most of them dont carry one too. because the wind is so strong the drizzle will be blowing straight into ur face and not nicely coming down from right above.

but we still use it. being singaporeans who use umbrellas when it is raining.

i need the sun! and i heard singapore is so hot that there are forest fires IN SINGAPORE. wahaha. thats funny. damn lalangs chris said.

MY TAGBOARD IS UPPPPP IM SO HAIRPEE! HEI PI HEI PI!

and on a random note number 2, I AM SO HAPPY FOR MAY MAY WHO HAS CURRENTLY JUST SERIOUSLY GOT DROWNED IN THE LOVE RIVER. cos she didnt reply my fb msges like she did everyday for the past few days. HAHA.

i miss you friends!

estatic~

2009-02-17T01:08:00.002+08:00

heh heh heh i love this new one here!

sorry tagboard not up yet. nobody tags anyway.

i had my first day in sch! german lessons are easier here despite being taught in chinese because the teacher doesnt do the bullet train german at u. he basically translate every sentence he reads and chat with the class 70% of the time. which is something nus teachers nv support! haha.

but also because of that i got worried that i wouldnt be able to catch up when im back so...

my solution: german radio! i found a station that plays english hits with german djs. yay. and its from switzerland! wooo~

morning lesson tmr! time to check out how its like doing chemistry in chinese! muahaha.

HAIRPEE!!

2009-02-14T02:20:00.002+08:00

I have just had one of the happiest days in Taiwan ever!

1) I AM WELL AGAIN!!! after the 2 whole days of lying down, with the rise and fall of the thermometer readings and running to the fro from the toilet, I FINALLY WELL AGAIN!! YAY!!! i cant tell u how happy i am to be able to walk normally now. hahaha.

2) I went to Danshui with a group of new friends! from all over the world we have Sven from Switzerland, Lidia Australia, Alex Canada, Rachelle Maryland USA, of course xiuming and ck as well!!

3) we took this REAL ROCKY RIDEEEE. like a roller coaster! it wasnt suppose to be exciting, it was just a normal ferry sending us to the fisherman's wharf and lovers' bridge opp the danshui mrt. it was HIGH TIDEEEE. omg it felt like the boat would capsize and we were all clinging so tightly onto the poles! FUNNNN!!! all the lurches in the stomach! hahahaha.

4) we played this chain basketball machines in the arcades and YEAHH LOTSA FUN! i finally win ck. and in fact, my group won BOTH TIMES! MUAHAHAHAA. it must be me. HAHAHAHAHA.

5) we explored this weird museum with all the most ____ in the world. so there are lotsa weird weird stuff that makes me not wanna drink danshui's water just in case it has something to do with that.

actually im just glad i found friends that i can talk to and hang out with. everyone here is really open to making friends and saying hi wherever they go because mostly they all alone.

and for once, i m really glad singapore taught us both english and chinese and i am fluent in both. really. i love singapore! i do!

fever!

2009-02-11T23:04:00.002+08:00

It is really inconvenient to have a fever when u r at an unfamiliar place, mostly because you dont know how where to find a doctor.

and it doesnt help when you got sick due to the cold that you cannot take, and the strong wind continue to blow outside, oblivious to your needs.

so i spent the day cuddled up in my room, mostly sleeping due to the medicine ck gave me.

but it still warms my heart to know that ck is sitting there on my desk, waiting for me to wake up all the time.

and the same cold strong wind that he braved with a borrowed bicycle to get me my dinner.

thank you. (:

my room

2009-02-09T23:19:00.003+08:00

I look at the people who have stayed in the IYC (the horrifying hostel i kept on mentioning) and i really admire them for their perseverance

like how did they do this honestly i dont know. Its amazing they live with the conditions here for so long and they actually look happy every day! They don't mourn in the morning or at night before they go to bed. Not that I know of.

Those were what I thought of on my first days here.

I am into my 5th one now. and I AM really kinda getting used to it. kinda weird huh. in just 5 days im like 360 degrees change.

I actually have hearty laughs at the corridors with some of the people here. I sorta became one of them! I (am starting to) overlook the dirty-ness of this whole place and am making lots of new friends!

I decided to stay on. Shocking I know. Given how I described the place you would think that I am in hell. Nearly there. But not yet. I thought to myself that SEP is all about stepping out of your comfort zone to totally immerse yourself in the culture here.

So I am going to do this. and I will begin with thin, negligible mattresses, dusty rooms and I am going to find a way to be cosy, to be happy here.

I know I will. I have CK anyways. so I am like WAY luckier than everyone!

jiayou. be brave!

i miss home!

2009-02-08T00:29:00.002+08:00

I have decided to stop uploading the photos altogether for now! really tiring to do it. and i dont really have the energy to!

well fb photo comments will do huh? hahaha.

anyhow, i always thought that i would be really brave coming over here, and that the excitement would not get me started on all the homesickness. and that i would be happy and contented with ck, missing everyone a little but well yeah, still passable.

but turns out, i really miss home, i really miss everyone. even the smallest character in my life made a difference you would be surprise. i see stuff that reminds me of people, good or bad. of course the closest ones i miss the most.

i miss the way i shout goodnight to mommy or call out to her when i get home.

i miss the way jiali and i giggle late into the night when we chat and couldnt stop.

i miss the way i call up my friends any moment when i receive shocking news or when i see stuff or just simply when i think of them.

i basically really did miss people, much more than i thought i would!

but i m so gonna be brave and just get over with these 4 months!

i already am starting to get used to the almost negligible mattress, smelly toilets and dusty dirty rooms.

and one more thing

i miss walking barefooted. haha.

Sun Moon Lake

2009-02-04T23:34:00.004+08:00

After the 3 days 4 night in taichung, next stop is sun moon lake!

We were very excited about this one because of all the online comments about this Min Su (a person's house nicely furnished for guests ard the area! meals provided: 2 breakfast 1 dinner)

LAUREL VILLA is a must go when you reach SUN MOON LAKE.

the lake is afterall, just a lake. What I would remember most about the sun moon lake will always be the friendly family that served me so well,

going all the way out to fetch us at the bus stop which is about only 300m away. all because we told them our luggage is killing us. of course we said that in passing la.

of course making the effort to send us back to the bus stop as well even though the boss had something on. he ensured he finished his job by tucking in the luggage onto the bus for us too! HOW NICEEEEE!

and the dinners and breakfasts were super well taken care of! He kept on coming back to check if we wanted more, also to chat with us every now and then to check if we are fitting in well!!

anyways the lake is still pretty la. some photos!

p.s. ITS THE SAKURA PERIOD NOW! ITS EVERYWHERE! (((: pretty!

NOT COMPLETE~ COMPLETE IT TMR! HAHAHA. CYA.

3rd day taichung

2009-02-02T16:58:00.005+08:00

going into the 3rd day in taichung!

We were so so cold the past few days we decided its high time for STEAMBOAT!

so our bus zoom past this korean restaurant w steamboat and teppanyaki korean style. and the next day, we were there!

the auntie was very welcoming and we were good friends almost immediately! she says she is too ugly for a photo shoot tho. hahaha. silly.

one thing i must point out is the korean steamboat + teppanyaki pot. its very unique and healthy!

apparently if it is a korean stall, it would definitely have that. so friends can try in sg too! heh. i had my meal for NTD 329 in a very nice restaurant!

They have the traditional korean rice cake and the kim chi fried rice OMG SO NICEEEE. hahahaha we practically spent 90% of the money on the rice. SO GOOD!

and the drinks are thrice as concentrated as the ones in sg steamboat restaurants. lol.

super thick crab sticks!

boyfriend peeling the prawns again ((:

attraction of the day would be the Taichung national park which has boats for rent to row around the park! thank god for sunny weather! (when we were all wrapped up for the wind. -.-)

Day 2. FOOD!

2009-02-02T15:56:00.004+08:00

Breakfast on the 2nd day of taichung was settled at a nearby shop, hongya han bao.

I ordered this ru lao bing (cheese biscuit?) that is really interesting. its a roti prata wrapping a sandwich! so my sandwich was a bacon with bacon and egg.. SO GOOD!! and this shop is everywhere!

their breakfast comes with tea and coffee as well. but the tea is like bubble tea kinda tea!

Feng Jia Night Market!

Its the most crowded place we've been to so far! everyone is packed together like sardines and you got to move together! even if you dont, you'll be pushed by the crowd and be forced to proceed! muahaha.

1) steamed dumplings!

they poured this starch water into the pan together with all the dumplings placed upright. cover it and wait. TA DAH!

2)fried chicken!
buy one get one free! heh heh later on i realised that some of them even have bones! O.O oooo.

3) direct translation would be big sausage wrap small sausage.

ehh this store is so famous it has a tv in front of it showing this feature of them!
they let you choose the flavour of the smaller sausage inside!

as you can see, in between the 2 is glutinous rice! and they have lotsa sour veg, cucumbers, that makes it taste mighty fresh! but wah the smell is very :s :s like something spoilt! lols. but it taste damn good!

4) blended drinks!
all sorts of flavour! we got the yakult one.

aye but we thought it was snow ice. so disppointing! will contd to look out for it! wahaha (:

im so hungry after posting all these photos. :s haha!

2nd day taichung

2009-02-01T21:39:00.018+08:00

2nd day in taichung, we venture out of the city to the lavender cottage! we thought it won be cold. end up we totally froze the whole day.

its at xin she (shinshe) and it takes about 2 hrs from the city by bus!

but we overshot eh :s gotta take back again! from where we alighted, we had to cab into the cottage for another hour!

zzz

but thankfully its worth it! muahaha.

the road is FREAKINGGG narrow. so if 2 cars can barely sit tgt on the same road. one has to stop for the other to pass first. to be safe! and the other one has to go off the road to be slightly lying on the mud/grass patch. DANGEROUS SIA. haha.

despite how difficult it was to get there, there were really a lot of people there!!

anyhow we got there safe and sound (:

We had to pay a NTD100 for admissions! but its not gone to waste! 60 goes to food, 40 goes to gifts! its like a funfair coupon! BUT! the only thing tt is ard 60 is ice cream (IN THE COLD WEATHER, YES.) and the only thing ard 40 is postcard...

and finally the star of the show.. the lavenders may may!!

more breathtaking sceneries

pretty horses were used as the postcards pictures! (: we make our own then! hahaha.

there is also these slips of paper that are for ur wishes. u can hang them anywhere, so i climbed to the highest place of the whole place and hung mine there...

this machine is really cool cos u insert ur tickets and when the green light appears, it shows that the lavender smell is alr sprayed on ur ticket! mighty cool! but this mini house that stores many diff chops for ur postcards if u wanna send them out together w ur nice smelling tickets! they even have a post box ehh! (:

the end of our trip..

and tts only the day!! wait for the next entry on FENG JIA NIGHT MARKET! largest one in taichung and its super happening!! all about fooooooooooood! hahaha. till tmr! tired!

day 1 taichung

2009-02-01T19:52:00.030+08:00

in our cosy room 608, lichung hotel on taichung gang road. (cheap and good and convenient!)

we tried the exciting public transport (which led us to getting lost for the next 4 days!)

priority seats!!

the weather was good! sunny but cold wind blowing on ur face (: freezing at night!!

but the air is bad, with lotsa scooters, motorbikes, weird vehicles with 3 wheels behind and 1 wheel infront. and of course the abundance of cabs and buses.

we sorta borrowed the park ones.. lol...

we tried to eat everything is super small portions so we can try a wide range of food!

these 2 dishes are damn common and goes tgt like chicken rice and char siew rice!
they are turkey rice and braised meat rice! huo ji fan, lu rou fan!
and we got these 2 plus a side veg for only S$1.50 EACHHHHHHHHHHH. eat alr also shiok.

it was good! see our expressions captured at the moment..

and i left my phone there... its just the first stop!!!! :s :s :s lucky we realised it almost immediately and dash back!! and its safe in my hands again now. (:

next up would be their roti prata like thingy called cong zhua bing. onions catch biscuit for a direction translation. lols. its like roti prata. no diff. except tt u put fillings inside! ranging from cheese, eggs to even bacon! they like to add bacon in their food!

as everyone knows, taiwan is famous for its tai yang bing (sun biscuit?!) but who was the one who created it?!?! ta dah! handsome not?

and it is really really yummy. really! together with the complimentary green tea to let u drink while u try their pastries! the tea is soooo fragrant!

we bought 8 and its alr gone in 2 days! i would love to buy some back but they have their one and only store in taichung! and temp stores in taipei's departmental! hope u guys can be lucky enough to try it! lols.

next up is their famous sore throat inducing, ulcer creating fried food! fried squid and fried king oyster mushrooms! lotsa similar shops in taiwan! super easy to grab one on the streets!

now for the pancakes that we have in jollibean! they have similar ones except that the inside filling is real creamy and liquidy! we got the vanilla one (HEH HEH HEH) and its really good! way better than jollibeans i feel! muahaha.

it caused this mini jam in the super narrow walkway cos everyone is attracted to it by the smell. so were we...

the very anti climax dinner would be mos burger!

hahah you would be surprised they actually only have 3 burgers on the menu and the rest is salad and chicken blah blah. they are doing pretty well! hahaha. AND THEY DONT HAVE SAUCES! only black pepper! like those pepper u put on ur fried chicken in shihlin. MSG gao gao kind.

the chicken is boneless! amazinggg. but well im sure sg has it. same stuff. just tt i nv got to try it! they substitute tt for fries here so its much more filling and cheaper too! heh heh.

and we also visited the railway station to be prepared for our long journeys ahead to all parts of taiwan!!!

updates

2009-02-01T00:59:00.001+08:00

and for more updates, go to fb first!! got photos and slight explanation on activities!! more detailed blogging coming soon! its so tiring to blog after a day out plus ck wakes me up early everydayyyyy!!

OFF TO BED NOW!! YAY!!! (:

i miss singapore. really i do. to the extent of not wanting to study in nus now. hahaha!

29th day 1 taichung

2009-01-31T23:27:00.000+08:00

28th jan

2009-01-30T23:49:00.006+08:00

The first day I left for taiwan was the 28th jan, 3rd day of new yr, reopening of sch and start of work.

but still many loved ones came together to send me off (:

my bestie who got me this real pretty and vintage looking notebook, written like a ps i love you book. I LOVE IT!

mommy wearing pretty clothes i chose for her, daddy sending me there and mei ponned sch i believe. hahahaha! (((:

the guys surprised me by saying they are not come, sms and all. LOL. ponned sch!!! hahaha appreciated k!

my happy friends who brought me yet another planner which is pretty and thick! with lotsa gross pictures of me and the grossest as the bookmark!! HAHA. photo montage is in the crazeeeee!

the minute they were out of side, it suddenly hit me that i am really leaving and it has never felt so real before!

so we lotsa tears and mucus (i scared a spinelli staff into offering me serviettes), i board the plane.

thankfully i got the window seat, i got to see all the wonderful turns the plane make, and how high up we are above the clouds i cant even see the land, how small the beach looks from above i cant even see the men.

right after i touched down i cried and ran all the way into ck's arms! jiam is so brave she didnt vomit! (: and there he was, welcoming me with my name decorated on a piece of paper. hahaha (:

the terminal 1 there is freaking small w only 2 small restaurants and the arrival hall.

but the food there is enough to tell me what i should be expecting in this country.

F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!

i took another bus straight after my dinner for about 3 hours (for a journey meant to be 2hour long because of TRAFFIC JAM!) i later learn that this traffic jam is SO common u have to estimate almost 1/2 hour more everywhere u go! :s the air is so :s :s :s

SO THANK GOODNESS FOR MASKS!!! (bought the next day noon)

anyhow, we were starving again the time we reach hotel, SO ITS MAGGI MEE TIMEEEEE!! ITS SO SHIOK THE MEAT IS SO REALLLL!! like those diced meat in canned food type! its damn shiok!! loveeee it! and everything is in chinese! even coke!

and their sushi is duper unique. the staff even asked if i wanna warm it up!! so this is some fried rice sushi i have here!

and this duo duo drink that is a yoghurt drink. taste like yoghurt and strongly recommended by christine cos she believes it what makes the tai mei pole thin. I AM FAITHFULLY DRINKING IT EVERYDAY CHRIS!

daddy!

2009-01-25T00:41:00.002+08:00

And on a more random note, my dad got a new phone too (from ah beng shop; can put 2 sim cards and watch tv la!)

and i m on his wallpaper tgt with mommy sis and bro.

he actually asked us to take a photo so he can put as his wallpaper!

and on an ironic look again, my dad is being a real family person nowadays, and it is also only happening when i m leaving alr. lols.

i shall enjoy whatever i can of this happy family now!

i fall asleep everyday now thinking how shiok it is to be here and i won get to feel this for the next 5 months!

shall review the taiwan hostel's mattress when i get there! haha (:

viewty!

2009-01-25T00:13:00.003+08:00

i officially got rid of my sony ericsson phone. all the best to joon janet and chris and many others who are putting up with the shutting down and hanging of the phone.

actually the phone did it again at the shop which i intended shall be its new home. and i almost got deducted more money! it was sold for 110, then became 100 cos the phone was 'peeling' or 'dropping colour'. lols.

anyways THIS VIEWTY PHONE IS GOOD! Maybe the battery isnt that cooperative and dies 3/4 of the day but that was with excessive usage of songs transfer and contacts editing. hahaha.

my new love <3

on a totally random note, i manage to see my whole table, something which i havent have for past 6 yrs. (ya i know OMG.) my toys grew hair (also known as dust.) and i threw away many things mercilessly. hahaha. yay.

MY HOUSE IS SO CLEAN I CAN LICK THE FLOOR AND WELCOME THE NEW YR FOR ONCE, AFTER DOING A REAL DA SHAO CHU.

how ironic, i finally cleaned it when i am leaving it.

boon tong kee

2009-01-21T23:49:00.001+08:00

BOON TONG KEE IS THE CHCKEN RICE SHOP. ACCORDING TO JANET.

CHICKEN RICE!

2009-01-21T03:03:00.006+08:00

The bestest chicken rice I have ever tasted came in a pyrimidal shape.

and introduced to me by my bestest bud! she had been talking about this stall since forever so we finally got to try it!

its at bukit timah, opp beauty world, that stretch of restaurants, directly in front of a bus stop. I cant remember the name tho, helpp janet!

one interesting dish we ordered that i would like to point out is the fried tofu! its like so crispy you can feel the crisp when you poke it alr. and the sauce to go with it is green but not wasabi! its GREEN TEA mayo! SHIOOK.

Xiao Niang Re

2009-01-21T01:39:00.011+08:00

I swear i found the shop that Yueniang opened in the show Little Nonya. HAHAHA. okay actually mayb shaomin was the one who did. he brought all of us there for this little farewell party for me and ck ((:

they have the put tangyuan put longan tea big nice peranankan bowl in the restaurant as display! exactly the same as in the show!! omg! hahaha. YUENIANG!!!

so anyways for people who wanna see Yueniang's grandchildren and a very funny and uber friendly uncle supervisor we met there, its PeraMakan at Keppel Club.

The food is yummy!!! except for some black thing tt sm ordered.
the sotong

the black thing

the pulot hitam is :s out of the ordinary. nicest PH he has ever eaten quoting from lyon. but I think its okay only la.

the rice is the only thing thats free flow other than the water and it comes in this cute little basket with shy yangtao posing with it! (:

the DURIAN CHENDOL. is OMG! the most fab dessert ever!

Nostalgic + Xiao Niang Re

2009-01-21T00:59:00.009+08:00

CTSS PEEPS! PLS VISIT THE NEWLY RENOVATED CAMPUS!!!

suspected to be the works of higher chinese students (slaves HAHA)

I went back with Janet today and it was so nostalgic!

I can actually put a face to the little kids there, imagining max and tingyan running ard the basketball court, netballers, chinese dancers!

and the most ridiculous thing is the ncc banner which was there when we were schooling, is still there. HAHA. seriously. it looks so worn after surviving the bad weathers of singapore and 3 different compounds.

amazingly we bumped into a few teachers. Miss Koh is still the Miss Koh all of us know. HAHAHA. karmun we know you didnt take drugs.

and actually come to think about it, I am so glad the person who went with me was janet koh! someone who had shared all 4 years of my precious moments there (: it really just cheered me up being in the compound surrounded with all the nice memories!

some things just never change, do they? (:

zoo. 31st dec.

2009-01-11T23:29:00.016+08:00

happy zoo day! 31st dec. finally.

for the 9th monthly-versary!

fun fun fun!
the parrots that were so guai the only thing they did when we went so close was blink.. woo.

the white tiger that bites!

the real one!! :s :s :s

when we got bored waiting for seal show..

and then came the heavy heavy rain.. but it didnt spoil our enthusiasm!

BABOONS!

their butts are really red i cant believe it. there are weird looking ones too! totally makes u feel like skipping dinner.

and many more photos n animals! fb! (:

happy friends outing!

2008-12-30T01:10:00.002+08:00

i hope our laughters never ends. even when i am back from taiwan, the laughter in the group is still roaring!

i will definitely miss that.

results release day

2008-12-17T23:54:00.001+08:00

Sigh. i think even with a petition and a protest with chris and I in one piece swimming costume and swimming cap outside dean's office will not change the fact that results release date is on

23RD DECEMBER 2008 11AM.

T.T

helpp.

anyway on a brighter note, CHRISTMAS IS COMINGGG!!! (:

DonOut'08

2008-12-15T23:00:00.007+08:00

Donuts. CK IS MISSING! dont cut circles already! come back! haha.

our not so prepared encore song - VENUS.

The retro queen with bestie and I.
its really been so long since we last got together again la!!! I MISS BEING WITH THE 3 OF U!!!!!!

a nervous wreck

Thanks for coming happy friends. thanks for always being so supportive. anddd i know i will see you guys at my concert even if i sing with white hair. (:

So these photos summed up what happened the night before,

the second DonOut, a mambo night, colourful night, busy night, VERY HOT night.

everyone was nervous but did fab! so this proves that the theory of our alternate days is right. one day we will be good, the next we will be not too good. heng the good day falls on the concert.

we ate pizza and witness a rain too, just for morale booster for a great perf. the must have! *wink at donuts*

thanks for being so fab, for being so funny, for making my every friday worth looking forward to.

now lets hope we pass on the smiles to the kids in nepal, with brand new classrooms build by our very own PROJECT ANGEL (:

HEROES

2008-12-05T15:34:00.002+08:00

THIS IS REALLY REALLY SLOW BUT

HEROES2 IS SO GOOD!!! wahahaha.

so good to be in the holidays again!

TEEVEEE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh and friends, COME FOR DONOUT'08-MAMBO NIGHT! next friday, a buffet dinner and singers, good warm ups before ZOUKOUT'08 hahahahaha! CYA THERE!

Longest Hols ever

2008-12-05T00:42:00.002+08:00

Havent blogged here in ages!

Its so good to finish the exams! even the air smells fresher, food taste better, and feels happier everyday!

TV seems more boring after exams tho. really super qian da. hahahaha.

Tickets to taiwan is settled! leaving on the 3rd day of the lunar new year 28th jan, will only be back on 20th june! the most lightning news is im taking special sem which starts on 22nd june monday! OMG!!!!!!!!!! hahahahaha

So even though from now till end of june may seem somewhat like the longest hols ever, i would have the longest studying non stop experience too.. from feb all the way till dec again next yr..

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha! lets go out more friends! i think i will feel so lonely next yr in taiwan.. MSN AND SKYPE ME K!!!

time to buy a new webcam and mic!! (((: and clothes and shoes... and.. HAHAH.

no more extensions!!

2008-10-16T23:37:00.004+08:00

i am back to meself!

and it feels better too. (:

swing swing those nice hair!

Ich brauche eine Pause! Wann kommt sie?!! hahaha.

SEP IS COMING MY WAY!!!!

and WATCH OUT FOR DONOUT'08. MUAHAHAHAA.

CONNECTED

2008-10-12T01:32:00.003+08:00

WATCH CONNECTED.

ITS SO GOOD YOU SIT AT THE EDGE OF YOUR CHAIR AND GASP ONE MILLION TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SHOW.

probably come out with sweaty palms. or mayb check out overstretched sleeves of the people beside you. ahaha.

My 20th birthday 2008

2008-09-14T15:07:00.004+08:00

dong dong dong 1 2 3 kuishinbo kuishinbo we love kuishinbo!

hahaha! this was the song tt got an uproar in the restaurant with everyone dashing to the counter to see and grab the 'only 20, first come first serve' dish. hahahaa. well ck and i didnt really bother. the HUGE crab LEG is enough to satisfy us throughout the entire dinner!

how should i put it? kuishinbo is just sehr teuer! REALLY EX! hahaha. but prior to trying it, may may and kk kept on recommending it! i was totally prepared for a night of jap sushi gorge till you die kinda meal.

zap zap! we were there in a jiffy (COS CK RENTED A CAR WAHAHA (: i feel so xing fu being fetched ard!!)

the food was good!

the crab leg was WOAH! it makes me wonder how big the crab is actually

gee i didnt have to touch the shell at all!! super pampered wahahaha. feels so spoilt! (:
and the desserts were really really DAMN NICE! hahahaha. i could survive and pay just for the range of desserts! too bad i didnt manage to catch the fondue in my photos! its just.. SHIOK. mountainful of shiokness. and they have everything mini! even the doraemon pancake, strawberry cheesecakes, yeah etc u get the idea.

back to my very wonderful day yesterday! i got a mega shock when i saw my boyfriend in a stranger's car! LOL anyway we went all around sg in the comfortable nissan black car! unwinded the windows and shouted, pushed the seat on the way down and lied down, sang with the radio, slept on the way home. its really so comfortable and convenient! thank you thank you thank YOU boyfriend! (:

and the night ended with a trip to mount fabar and the peak was just breathtaking! its so pretty! like someone spilled a bottle of glitter accidentally, and the night sky is just gold and shimmery. what a place to countdown to my 20th year on mother earth with a pretty heartshape cookie and braun buffel wallet (:

happy birthday to me! big 2 now. :s

sehr memorable! (: i love you!

p.s. IT DIDNT RAIN YTD ((((: sunshine day for sunshine jiam!

p.p.s. this was what i saw when i got home.. ((: i think tonight will be a fab night too. ((((: i feel uber duper loved. (:

happy indeed! (:

happy friends bday celeb!

2008-09-07T00:49:00.003+08:00

Thank you happy friends!

It had been a really rough week for jiam! All the endless work coming in, lab reports to be done, tutorials to be done, notes to make, materials to read! havent feel so happy in a long long while!

Really felt tt i needed to meet up with friends and ta dah! they've got a surprise all done up for me!! really really touched! i love the presents the cake and actually mainly and simply, just spending some time laughing our hearts out somewhere. (:

because friends like these they last forever. feel so blessed!(:

thank YOU guys for always always being there, or want to be there, and ever ready to listen, to care! LOVEEE!!

p.s. the brown rice tea really really suck big time in the tea party at 6th ave! dont try! hahahaha. but tea party's a really great place to hang out for a whole day with their UBER DUPER SUPER good scones!

JANET!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha. i bet u will love them!! bring u there ;)

Dental!

2008-08-27T23:55:00.001+08:00

Rawr. I need to visit the dentist once in a while to remind me why i dont like to clean my teeth.

it positively hurts like shit and i feel the pain from 330pm till now 12am in the morning. -___-

but the dentist at yih dental clinic is damn pretty HAHA. i will see her in a yr's time i hope. hee.

AFTER I AM BACK FROM TAIWAN. HAHAHAHA MUAHAHAHA.

SEP HERE I COMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

TIME TIME FOR REAL.

Crazy fun!

2008-08-24T00:59:00.013+08:00

Had real crazy fun with the geeky happy friends this evening at Werner's oven! Almost forgot how it feels like to laugh-shout with them already! Been a long while since I felt this way! Even though we last met up a month ago, it actually feels much longer since we havent laughed like this in a long while don't you guys agree?!

Really truly wooly missed you guys! Next outing who's for crazy singing and more good food at pei's? I wanna hear yuan sing m2m pretty boy. LOL! ((((:

Back to Werner's, the bread is more fantastic that I can rmb! German food is so-so but kudos to calamari and the superb tartar sauce! however quoting from no-taste-buds-every-food-taste-the-same-yuan its so-so. BOO. hahaha.

And before I forget! A big thank you to Jefferson (is tt how you spell it?!) for sending us home! ((:

Now let the pictures do the talking!

In Werner's Oven Restaurant with all our foodd!!! Deutsch Deutsch Deutsch!

When things start to go even more crazy! hahaha! this is good destress!

this is not easy...

and this..

is just pure gross. HAHA. HONESTLY LOOK AT TT.

And this shot requires a lot skills which I lack and Alfred has in abundance..

and good old times like these, we really had a lot of fun! (:

and what best way to end each day with a waffle basketful of icecream in the flavour tt nobody likes but me me me. BRANDIED CHERRY (((:

mad woman!

2008-07-23T01:57:00.002+08:00

There was this really rude woman i talked over the phone today with in phonathon!!

she was insisting that the government is rich enough to pay for the needy students and when i mentioned tt govt is helping by giving dollar for dollar for every gift made,

she (lose alr so change focus of debate) went on to say tt singaporean's parents should be rich enough to afford uni education and she refuse to help foreigners. 'Help those foreigners for what?!' she said.

-_____-

1. not all singaporeans' parents can afford their child's education and many still go on bank loan for goodness sake. like ME?! i almost told her off. snobbish rich ass.

2. even though i m not some avid fans of foreigners, i still have to say that they do contribute to our pool of talent and possibly more than half of what you own are invented or created or imported from them by them.

what an asshole. could have just said tt she was not interested in making a gift. sometimes when i meet ppl like her makes me realised tt being rich really makes you treasure your money lesser, and you begin to lose the ability to sympathise with ppl who are not as fortunate as you

and thats when you become rich AND snobbish.

sow prep camp

2008-07-16T22:59:00.002+08:00

KOREANIYO! AN NYEONG HA SE YO! *BANG*

hahahahaha. i know the name is so *shivers* but i love my house! the people are really nice and we bond really well!!! made quite a bit of friends during the past 3 days!

though i missed nearly 2 whole days cos of the cold and fever i got from day 1. shout too much plus was walking ard with a wet shirt. AND NV DRINK WATER LA. OR BI GOOD T.T

thankfully im almost recovered thanks to bf again!! (: tee hee. so xing fu right. (:

i really look forward to the start of sow nw! hopefully by then xinyu wouldnt have work, kk wouldnt have to walk ard in clutches, bing wouldnt have to run around in his police uniform, ck and huiling and joon and lyon would crash, and

SOW WATCH OUT FOR KORENIYO!

WE LOVE KIM CHI! KOREANS KOREANS HERE WE GO!

MEIN MANN IST BACK!

2008-07-11T23:36:00.005+08:00

YAY my man is back (:

with 2 bagfuls of goodies for jiam but really im just glad tt he is back, safe and sound and most importantly, within reach.

and the 2 bagfuls just tells me tt he misses me as much too. wahaha!

i almost thought i was dating someone imaginary for a while.

YAY YAY YAY i can go on YAY-ing forever.

some random shots with my new panasonic lumix 10 mega pix tt mr tan bought for me! I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! hahahaha friends! i see your goosebumps alr! hahahahaha. (:

cooking green bean soup for jiammm!! (((:

new hp accessory!! and our pink shirts match the pink door i have. HAHA.

NEW HAIR

2008-07-08T22:38:00.002+08:00

I WENT FOR HAIR EXTENSION

EMANAGE AT HEEREN.

omg i really couldnt recognise myself its damn scary.

its DAMN long.

this is how i look!

p.s. i couldnt even recognise my own shadow with the hair swinging. omg.

but im really starting to like it. (: needs a lot of care!! YAY. HAPPY!

phonathon

2008-07-02T15:17:00.009+08:00

Haven update you guys on my latest job yet! in fact im doing data entry as i blog. LOL. need a little excitement in my life man sitting here at this desk.

PHONATHON!!

even though i have signed up for it say end of sem 1? i only got my training end of sem 2. but whole of sem 2 was roped into doing data entry which i then pull ck along hahaha.

data entry was possibly the most boring job ever, sitting on the desk and updating particulars about people whom you dont know and will never know.

but its different after i did phonathon. i talked to those people whose particulars i now update and i actually know a bit about these people! then as i pack their letters and gift forms to be sent out to them, i feel like im sending my old friends letters! hahaha. its pretty cool!

phonathon is really challenging or so ck says hahahaha! he was so terrified after being scolded the first session tt he was dreading the second one. but after we got used to the system, it was really an eye opener!

my first call was made to an old lady of 90 yrs old! was so freaking scared tt whoever is on the line will tell me she passed away and start to sob then what m i supp to do?! thankfully she is still alive!! and gosh she is a wonderful lady! ex scgs principal!

but aye when she told me she was ill and doesnt care if she receives nus magazines or not i told her to get well soon. DAMN. hahahahaha i was so scared she will scream and tell me to shut up cos she will nv get well. hahaha well i was really glad she didnt. she was a really nice lady! i really hope she will feel better soon (:

you get to talk to people of all ages, all walks of life, people who studied diff courses in nus previously! and u gotta use your conversational skills well to try and engage them and let them feel a connection so they won feel like u r scamming them LOL. then finally ask for their support in the student bursaries.

our alumni is really generous i must say! and i hope i will contd to like this job! (: nus students can join me and ck too if u want! (((((: $8/hour!!!

i miss you baby

2008-07-02T12:40:00.001+08:00

life gets a lonelier now for 8 days

Promise you'll have a hell load of fun so it was worth all the missing.

there is so many things i want to remind you,
to not touch the rashes anymore,
to remove your specs when you sleep,
to hold your bags closer to you in a crowded street or unfamiliar places,
and also to call home and tell me you're safe already

but i know u already know i just miss you.

damn.

jiam is hot

2008-06-17T19:43:00.002+08:00

jiam is hot! hot stuff.

falling sick is like pigout time because all u do is eat and sleep then eat and sleep again.

thankfully for boyfriend mr long beans and hence my speedy recovery!

he has been rushing around the whole day taking cab down all the way from the other end of the world, buying medicine, lunch, thermometer, herbal tea, hahaha. anything tt u can think of to make me feel better he has done it

oh yah and not forgetting the cold cold towel tt he uses to traumatised me the whole day! hahaha. its really damn cold can.

thank you (:
so loved!

OH YAHHHHHHHH FRIENDSSSS

watch proposal daisakusen! its so so good and its only 11 episodes! its about this 2 childhood friends who have loved each other ever since but never got around to be honest about it and eventually the girl got disappointed with the guy and accepted another guy's proposal!

because this new man is also very kind and nice so its hard to hate him LOL. anyhow, the whole show is about the wedding of the girl with the new man and how the childhood friend regretted not confessing to her when she was all along by his side! at the wedding this childhood friend met a fairy and got another chance to go back in time to change what he had regretted not doing!

GO WATCH SO SWEET CAN. hahaha. (:

REESE'S CHOC

2008-06-12T18:31:00.007+08:00

THE ONE THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

mayb its just me but well i made a few people curious about it too didnt i? ;)

I FINALLY GOT TO TRY IT
AND ITS REALLY DAMN GOOD

the ones that greeted me on my desk in auntie pheck choo office were in golden wrappers like these

and yup! THESE HEAVENLY SHIOK STUFF WERE ALL FROM HER. gosh i was so super duper excited i was jumping around and sms-ing long beans to hurry get to the desk so we can both have the shiok face together. whats shiokness without sharing right.

AND YAH ITS REALLY DAMN SHIOK. SERIOUSLY. anyone going to msia or us should seriously lug a luggage of it back because those small peanut buttercups tt she got for us on our desks and those big packs tt she got for me to bring home,

THEY ARE ALL GONE ALR. ALL GONE. GONE. EATEN UP. YES. ALL. the jiam who is not a big big fan of choc but vanilla ate it ALL. HAHA.

shiokness.

how should i describe it? its like the peanut butter in the choc is pretty powdery (but strangely it doesnt fall all over the place when u eat it) even after u freeze ur choc its still powdery so it kinda melts in the mouth and is creamy creamy kinda peanut butter. tgt with the choc, just like what the wrapper says

2 great tastes tt taste great together (:

and a random shot of a $35 plain black shirt for guys tts selling at fourskin now. CHEAP CHEAP 50% DISCOUNT! HAHA looks good on boyfriend right? (:

shiokudo jap pasta and pizza

2008-06-12T18:14:00.004+08:00

went to Shiokudo Japanese Pasta and Pizza at cine to celebrate chiakeat's bday! i think there is another shop in citylink!!

sadly the food wasnt as good as expected. my burger was yummy but the pasta had a weird taste in the tomato sauce! so it wasnt to our liking. we didnt try the pizza though. it looks really really good esp the thin thin one. hahahaha! anyone tried it before?!

these are the cheese wanton! its quite sad cos its really small but its pretty good! except tt cheese doesnt flow out but was rather chewy. wahaha.

the wedges with seaweed on top is good! but its not unique. just taste like any yummy wedges. hahaha.

the omelette pasta in tomata sauce and my eaten burger. ahahaha. the billy bombers one is better!

turns out chiakeat decided to treat us to it! mmm (: THANKS!! and happy belated birthday friend!!! (:

oh just a random note, we gave him new urban male vouchers and the guy stamped the wrong yr! so it was due on jan 2008 instead of 09. which is alr dued? hahaha. gosh and we didnt check! chiakeat realised it himself! tt was like how embarrassing and ck still got pretty worried if we cant change the date!! so just a note, dont trust the service staff too much! ;)

Science Centre

2008-06-12T17:05:00.004+08:00

Science centre trip with boyfriend and brother!

$6 is def worth the trip cos its so big u prob cant even finish walking and seeing and trying out everything in a day! i shall let the pictures do the talking! (:

Ah Balling childhood!

2008-06-04T20:30:00.000+08:00

If you are planning on a weight losing programme then what I have in store for you might be really disturbing. Anyway this is where I gained all my weight from. HAHA.

1.
a very impromptu decision to dash down to clementi after lunch to grab ah balling since auntie pheck choo was planning on a 2 hour lunch break for our data entry. WAHAHA.

Since sua gu man doesn't know whats ah balling, I have decided to be kind and introduce him to the world's best tang yuan! also known as ah balling.

SHIOKKKKKKKKK. just look at them! the sesame and peanut were practically ooooozing out!! and the peanut soup is really.. MMMMM. (: childhood memories!

2.
Durian omelette from emicakes! Just chanced upon it in Bukit Batok. Sounds weird to chance upon it since I stay there so I should know of its existence but yes, I dont. haha. Its pretty good! Haven't got down to trying the durian crepe! The durian is definitely of substance! SHIOK.

and if Lyon!!! you are spying!!! they have veggie cakes!! as in made for vegetarians not like literally cabbage flavoured. HAHA. just in case you are wondering.

3.
Cheese Tofu from Newton Circus! trust me this is a MUST TRY. its damn good.

4.
Changi V's Red tea longan! apparently got a lot of imposters! dont get the wrong shop! this is the best! according to bf's info! haha. (:

$3 hair cut

2008-06-03T23:56:00.002+08:00

and this is what you get for a $3 hair cut.

grow hair grow please.

SEP

2008-05-29T01:46:00.005+08:00

Hours ago, I was still sheding angry tears, angry with myself for not doing better in sem 1 and not getting those awards which I really need, angry with myself for not saving up all these while, angry with myself for being so helpless now.

I am not going for the SEP that I have been looking forward to and planning for nearly a year. So much excitement, so much emailing and calling. No more.

Now, as I typed on, I heaved a sigh of relief.

Had a talk with mom yesterday. She told me her plans of saving up for my trip! she said she is going to save 1K per month and by January, with my own savings, I would be all ready to go.

I know she would do anything just for me to go because she knows I really want this. She knows I am serious about this trip when her precious daughter, who had never saved a single cent, started when ck bought her a piggy bank! (in this case, I really mean a pig).

But do I want her to save all that for me? I felt so heartbroken when she told me with this really sad voice, that she used the first 1K she saved for my sister's school fees which my dad didnt manage to pay for.

She was trying so hard to make ends meet and here I am acting like a spoilt kid standing in front of this really expensive toy that would use up all her money and still insisting that I want it.

After talking to Janet and ck, I know what I want already. All the talk about learning from SEP and how much I really want to go, in fact, I have already learn so much from SEP!

I saw how much my mom loves me, how much she is willing to do just to give me the best that she can give. (seriously not like I need sep to show me how much she loves me haha.) I learn how to save, and the importance of saving.

Most importantly, I now know I want more than anything else in the world for my mom to be happy. She doesn't need all this pressure from me to come up with the money for my trip. She doesn't deserve this. She doesn't need to give up all that she wants just so to save up for all that I want.

so, I am not going on my SEP trip anymore but I will still continue to save as much as I can so maybe, just maybe! I can accompany boyfriendd to US before school starts! for a short trip which doesnt cost as much as SEP? ;) who knows! (:

JANET RETURNS!

2008-05-25T02:07:00.003+08:00

TIME TO CATCH UP BESTIE! you're SOOOOOOO missed! dim sum and coffee soon! (:

ck

2008-05-25T01:32:00.003+08:00

Hello CK,

I have never felt this way before, never felt so loved before, never felt so special before! It has been the greatest 2 months I have ever had in a long long while!

Our emotions have been on quite a roller coaster ride isn't it? Times when we thought we should have known, times when we thought we knew better. I never thought I would ever shed tears of joy or for that matter, ever imagine that anyone can ever moved me to tears! Maybe because I was never really that happy. Strange for a happy girl right. HAHA.

I told you before that Janet and I have a dream, a dream of our boyfriends someone who will walk down a street bustling with activity with us. But no, we wouldn't even know what is going on. Our eyes fixed on that someone, hang onto every word that he says and we would burst out laughing together as we walk to the end of the street.

You said 'Then I must have failed right?' silly boy! I laughed so much with you all the time! The lousy rubberband song never fails to crack me up!

You understand, you trust,
you are honest and frank about how you feel,

you laugh with me, cry with me,
you encourage me ALWAYS,

you give me space to breathe and time to be with my friends,

you'd do anything just to make me smile,
you'd make jellies for me, you'd prepare picnic food with me andd (:

you wake the darrn-hard-to-get-up in the mornings to be the first thing tt greets me everyday.

hello sunshine. i love you.
and the bestest thing is,

i know you feel the same way too.

you never fail to let me know.

thank you my best friend boyfriend. for coming into my life. and cheers to many more months and years ahead!

Love
Your future (:

dinner with boyfriend

2008-05-25T01:15:00.005+08:00

went to chomp chomp and ice cubes with mr long beans!

chomp chomp has really fab food everyone knows! yumm.

so lets talk about ice cubes! the last time I went there with yuan and fred we had a great time catching up there! the strawberry cheese and brownies cream was FANTASTIC. and was dying to show ck this new place so off I go with my ice cream man to this newly discovered ice cream parlor!

we got ourselves the alcoholic anonymous which looked so good yuan and I positively drool the last time we saw it. and it looks like this

i know i know. you must be thinking how I am going to go on and on about how good it taste right? I thought I would before I tried it too! HAHA. the first bite for both of us was positively traumatising!

our faces went from hopeful and excited to !!! to aoww my gawd ttds damwn stroondgg. hahaha! the alcohol was like hercules strong. no joke. so if u like alcohol u should really really check this one out.

BUT! (heng ah) later on we found out that the alcohol was in the raisins! MUAHAHA. so no prize for guessing that all the raisins were left behind and we savour every bit of the icecream, butterscotch sauce, and the oreo crust hidden underneath. HEAVENLY STILL. (:

MONEYY

2008-05-25T00:21:00.003+08:00

I have been thinking much about money lately, specifically for SEP.

'Where am I going to get this huge sum of money from?' I always ask myself. I have always wanted to go on SEP after knowing the scholars from my class in my jc days so I keep telling myself 'there must be a way, there must be a way.'

but is there really one?

Yuan talked to me recently about this issue and she pointed out exactly what has been on my mind all these while I cant help but look at the cruel truth pointed out right in front of me now. I cant be all that optimistic anymore right? The time seems to come for me to decide if I am indeed financially stable enough to go. or not.

There is really this chance that no amount of tuition, scooping ice cream, data entry and phonaton can help me.

There is really this chance that my parents will really truly have no money, even if they would love to give me every cent on them right now.

So what would I do when that day comes? and I would have to photocopy that damned bank statement? Get yuan's and pretend that everything will be fine and I will be able to somehow somewhere chance upon that sum of money?

If I promise not to splurge anymore, will I be richer?

If I promise to eat hawker and maggi and home food everyday, will I be richer?

If I promise to wear the same clothes for the next half a year, will I be richer?

Most importantly, will I be rich enough to go on SEP without being a burden to anyone? Because what Yuan says is right.

SEP is a want, not a need.

MONEYY

2008-05-25T00:21:00.000+08:00

PEANUT ICE KACHANGGGG

2008-05-22T22:22:00.005+08:00

PEANUT ICE KACHANGGGGGGGGGG

no joke!!

only available at Tanjong Pajar's Amoy Food centre!

my cam (i hear an echo of councillors going joeeeel's cammeeeraaa) is kicking up a fuss lately. yup again. tissue paper doesnt do the trick anymore. boo. so no pictures on these salivating fooddd!

DIM SUM BUFFET!

2008-05-13T23:35:00.003+08:00

oh my god! u guys really have to try this!

dim sum buffet!!!!!!!!!!!!

lotsa of steaming siew mai, har gow and crispy wantons, and weird stuff which i dont know what they are called but just taste so good!!

this wonderful offer is at harbourfront mall, gotta go to exit c and take a lift to the 4th floor, and enter from the carpark. getting there is a little tedious but its def worth it!

buffet available from 11 to 2pm at dragon gate restaurant for $14.80 ++! call now! HAHAHA. *they didnt pay me to do this i swear*

andddd of course
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY BING! (:

THE HAPPIEST GIRL ALIVE. (:

2008-04-25T23:57:00.004+08:00

Introducing to you the highest level that a boyfriend can attain. HAHAHA

Dialogue

jiam: *in a very frustrated mode already* WAH LAO. 1131 is damn hard la! got so many freaking equations you never know which one is the right one to use. AND WHEN YOU FINALLY KNOW WHICH ONE TO USE, THEY HAVE TO PLAY WITH UNITS. you will never ever get the right answer!!! *getting really pissed*

ck: aiyaa. actually hor... its already quite simple given that it is an open book exam........*jiam chap in*

jiam: EH! TIMES LIKE THESE HOR. WHEN IM ALREADY FEELING SO PEK CHEK HOR. YOU SHOULD CURSE 1131 WITH ME. *really getting unreasonable*

ck: *point at his notes with a serious face*
fuuuuuuuuu*ked up.

jiam: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

i swear that was a damn good stress relief.

Another good way to relief stress is to shave your boyfriend's armpit hair.

YAH I KNOW. *GASP!!!* HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA.

seriously i cant believe i did it too. i will peep into his sleeves every now and then to tell myself that its true. HAHA.

you can have a look for yourself too! im sure he won't mind. HAHAHA.

i can feel your side glance already ck.

the reason for my extreme exploding happiness. (:

updates updates!

2008-04-14T00:13:00.003+08:00

exams are coming! for NUS for NTU for SMU for SIM! and that makes up for almost everyone that I know alr. HAHA. besides belle who is happily enjoying her life now. T.T

JIAYOU.

THINK ABOUT THE 3 MONTHS BREAK AND U WILL FIND EXTREME MOTIVATION. ((((((((:

latest updates!!

YUAN IS ATTACHED OH MY GOD. hahahahaha! join the blissful club. (:
i would love to post a picture of yuan and her boyfriend but i dont have one. pls send me one if u r reading this. preferably ur display pict on msn. HAHA.

CK's family loves jiam! so does CK. and its the damn a lot kind. im exploding from love. (:

he has a really cute family. A twin brother who insist tt he is uglier. but hmm they do look real alike so... hmm. HAHA. he has a v kind looking giraffe youngest brother. by that i mean he is DAMN tall. his dad giggles when his twin brother tries to listen to his heartbeat. (he is from medicine!) and his mom keep feeding me with all sorts of food they have at home. I FELT SO WELCOMED. (:

once and again i would love to post a picture of his family but i dont have one. HAHA.

jiam is studying real hard now for the finals.

currently being possessed by the nerd ghost. my next update would be how exciting my hols are. TAG TO ENCOURAGE ME! (:

pei's commissioning!

2008-04-05T10:36:00.010+08:00

cant rmb if i'd post about pei's commissioning but HE DID! he was commissioned as an officer!!

celebration at his house ytd! A PARTY LOR. HAHAHAHAHA. *side glance the rest*

EVERYONE CAME! (((((((((((((((((((((((:

the fan and the idol HAHA. may may! still loyal a not?! idolise me la!

then there were 2. LOL.

The cutes and act cutes. pls promote me and yuan soon then we can be THE CUTESS!

belle i almost uploaded the pear one. but i imagined u shouting at me i quickly close the window. HAHA.

loves laughing as though im shouting with the happy people.

ck

2008-03-31T22:22:00.005+08:00

Ck was the one person who always kena me for mrt game back then in SOW. always slap each other's thighs until turn all red tt kind.

Ck was my fright night partner! it was darn memorable what with him grabbing some ghost's face. and i still cant believe the first ghost we met was joon! hahaha!

Ck always know when I was upset and would take time to listen to jiam, then follow up later to make sure I am really alright. If there is a problem, he would want to help you solve it. but if there is really nothing he can do, the least he would do is to cheer you up.

Shared many laughters and tears! and that is the kind of person he is! he would do the same thing for all his friends!

And now as he hold my hands, i look back and think about everything we've done together and how i've always thought of him as a best friend, like a sister! hahaha. Really glad it started out uber platonic so I now know him really well and am super comfortable around him. what more can i ask for? burstinggggg with happiness! (:

Thank you ck! for being my wishing well. (:

liberated!

2008-03-19T01:18:00.004+08:00

free spells out exactly how i feel right now!

yuan said

just now i was walking back & i felt so light i think to myself, there is so much more to life! emo yuan&jiam are dead! haha but i know this kinda things u need to walk outta the trap urself to feel liberated. im smiling as im typing this msg! yah like they're just another character, no longer able to make u super high or super sad!

best friends dont just have periods together. scary ones have strong telepathic sense haa (yuan dont deny it pls. i can imagine u protesting alr.)

may may i hope u r reading this now and one day u will send me a sms like this too! (:

exploration spirit!

2008-03-16T01:20:00.003+08:00

as i was walking up a whole row of damn freaking dark stairs and watching ck tripped over the stairs, i was asking myself what have i gotten myself into.

but i took back what i asked when i saw whats at the end of the stairs!

exploration spirit got the better of us yesterday! decided to walk inside the buildings and explore the school while we get to kent ridge terminal, instead of the usual bus route which is pretty boring.

back to whats at the end of the stairs!

OMG! its like a balcony sort thing but its a freaking huge balcony. and we were blessed with a beautiful cloudless night sky. (((:

an hour's walk with 80+ stars accompanying us, a shooting star (i swear it is one! ck, believe me!!), 58 stairs down, endless ones up, through a park and scaring each other!

funnn! (((((((((((:

rain

2008-03-13T20:08:00.002+08:00

go away rain!

nature must be revenging on our mean acts to it!

feels like armageddon is coming with rain everyday in march!

Wann komme der Sommer?!

come sun come! jiam misses you already. ):

FIRST TUITION!

2008-03-09T00:30:00.007+08:00

Started my very first lesson today with my kid!

never knew tuition can bring u this huge sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, not when my one and only previous kid always listened with his huge eyes half opened, never failed to ask me what time we'll be done when we've only just started.

This girl, she is so different!

mayb because she is an old kid - sec4!,
maybe because she is a she! hahaha. (some feminist movement over there.)
maybe because she really wants to learn, really wants to hear what i've got to say.
or or or!
mayb because its chem! hee.(: (now you believe i m a chem geek dont u? haha!)

whatever it is, today was a really great dayy (:

(:

2008-03-07T20:49:00.004+08:00

My friends never fail to brighten up my day!

many silly things they would do just to bring that huge wide grin across my face.

He would volunteer to pour water over you when you are crying just in case u dry up.

They would try ways and means to say the most ridiculous things in the world to make u laugh.

She would let you have the atap ji in the ice kachang when u r down (mind you, we usually fight over it like its gold.)

She suddenly gets very excited when you want to eat ice cream (usually they glare at ur finished cup and wonder how much stomach space u have for ice cream.)

they sms you and run around looking for you, keeping you in sight, just in case you jump off a building. (hahahahahaha!!! no way!! i would never ever do that okay! i love life!!)

She literally bought a flower to ur face when u least expect it (and it had to be a sunflower!! hahaha. i swear i melted!)

and you realised that being down isn't that bad afterall, when you have friends like them around.

and thats what friends are for isn't it? (:

vielen vielen dank, thank YOU.

for always always being there.
for listening to me,
for letting me cry when i want to, and then make me laugh when i dont want to.

i love you! (:

life

2008-03-01T01:59:00.003+08:00

Life is the most unpredictable thing ever. more unpredictable than shaomin or any girls that ive ever known for that matter haha.

but no matter what, life goes on isn't it?

often feel like i'm two steps behind. somebody must have moved the finishing line.

so i am going to run now.

Field Trip

2008-02-28T12:10:00.005+08:00

Phonaton field trip yesterday!

I joined phonaton initially for the good pay and a job that sounded pretty easy.(being totally honest here haha) but as I come to know more about this job, I realised what I am about to be doing is going to be pretty meaningful.

Phonaton has created an awareness in the NUS alumni about giving back to the school to help the needy students get an education in NUS without having to worry about their financial situation. and the greatest gift through phonaton by far had been $10 000!! gosh!!

we had a field trip ytd with all the callers around the school!

the most exciting part of the whole field trip is a trip to Bollywood Veggies!! It is an amazing place! (Lyon!! u must gooo!!! i actually pictured u working there i swear.)

a small signboard that happened to caught my attention gives a summary of the feel of the place Nature is the way to the future and like what Ivy Singh, the witty (she is reallly hilarious i tell u) owner of the plant farm cum restaurant said "One day, when all the fishes in the sea have died, and there is not a drop of water left in the sea (something like this i really cant rmb the exact words), we will start to realised that we cannot eat our money." its true, isnt it? how we are compromising our enviroment to boost our economy. we have to find a way to be sustainable! nature is the wayyyy!!

First of all, the food was really yummy! esp the kang kong!! its a must try! and the warrior chicken curry. for desserts, try the sweet and natural hot fig tea with banana cake!!!! moist and soft!!

there are lotsa interesting sight in the farm as we went on a guided tour. There are many common plants and fruits that we see and eat in our everyday life! We saw the mint leaves, vanilla tree (for goodness sake it takes 20 yrs to harvest the seeds!! vanilla is rare and good stuff! ahaha), tomatoes, ginger, aloe vera.. many many more!

the entire farm is organic (meaning no unhealthy pesticides) and we can just grab, smell, taste anything and everything along the way! bring some home to plant them if u want!

the most unforgettable part would be sugarcanes! they grow those too! and those pakistan callers are damn good at eating them! ck mastered the art of it too. it was a hilarious sight watching everyone chewing and spitting it out again!

Shakened.

2008-02-23T00:36:00.004+08:00

CK came into the library telling me he has a historical moment in NUS to share with me. turns out he was almost crushed by a 60m long crane. and this crane fell on a tree 5 m away from the bus stop, and split it into 2. oh my god. i know.

if it had fell the opposite way instead, i would have lost 2 friends who made my life in NUS so much more beautiful than it could have been. pretty shakened. so glad to know that they are alive.

life is so predictable, truly. a crane just fell out of nowhere, without any warning, and killed 3 construction workers, injuring 2. and if it didnt happen to CK and KK, it wouldnt feel so real. It always happens on tv, where you see people dying, and it all feels so far away. we never know how to cherish things until we are on the verge of losing them isnt it?

Let everyone that you love know that you love them today!

my not so lonely valentine's day

2008-02-14T23:07:00.002+08:00

my sister said eh! being single is good! u get to receive gifts from more people! hahaha!

and indeed! thanks to the chem geeks! hahaha! never fail to make me feel so loved! thanks guys! a lonely heart valentine is not so lonely afterall! ((:

even though i was at home all the time, i can imagine the streets must be filled with couples holding hands with lotsa flowers, balloons and nice paper bags! and this thought would bring a smile to my face!

one day i will join them too! eh i will right? hahaha!

on a random but still valentine note, WATCH P.S. I LOVE YOU! please bring tissue papers along! my tears rolled into my shirt. totally unpleasant feeling. HAHA. its really really good. damn sweet damn touching! (:

happy valentine's day friends! YOU ARE SOOO LOVED. (:

OLD GARDEN

2008-02-10T23:33:00.000+08:00

FRIENDS.

PLEASE DO NOT WATCH OLD GARDEN.

rating: -1 / 5

honestly.

slowest moving show ive ever watched + no climax.

Chinesisches Neujahr

2008-02-07T18:32:00.000+08:00

Frohes Chinesisches Neujahr!!!

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

its really a once in a yr experience to eat till your stomachs is at the brink of splitting into 2, filled with pineapple tarts, ba kwa, all sorts of weird biscuits. SHIOK!

its the noisiest festival around and really gets everyone chirpy and excited! especially girlssss! NEW CLOTHES! my dad had to wait for damn long for the 3 princess in the family. wahaha!

reunion dinner with the chem geeeeks! everyone wore reddddd! GUAI! hahaha (:

My happy family!! (:

joon's bday!

2008-02-04T22:37:00.000+08:00

an early celebration for HEW JOON YENG! 21st!

kidnapped him to raffles town club's studio room all the way from his boarding school!

tricked him into thinking tt we got these pair of shoes for him tt he really really liked. and he didnt even realised the shoes were lyon's smelly shoes!! he was just estatically posing with the shoes! hahahaha. hilarious sight.

a whole night of movie till all of us dozed off. and then awaken by yuan's persistent calls. honestly truly thankfully she is not my sister.

and OMG. SHUTTER IS DAMN SPOOKY. i get spooked out when my neck is suan nowadays. THE ENDING WAS DAMN SCARY. like the ghost was totally sitting on his neck thats why he bent really really low down in the mental hospital. SICK RIGHT.

and friends, sweeney todd is a highly disturbing show. i agree, lyon. *totally side glance joon with a quick awoosh around the neck!*

retarded stunt of the day:
Joon [with blindfolds]: we are in front of a lift right?
Jiam [looking nervous]: uhh.. no??

*dingdong*

-____- the lift betrayed me.

Serious jiam!

2008-02-04T22:35:00.000+08:00

i am beginning to feel tired already.

freshman seminar

2008-01-17T18:50:00.000+08:00

school's been good! it makes a huge difference to just read up before u attend the lectures and have a good sleep every night. TRY IT GUYS. ahaha.

im muggerfied but i love the feeling of being disciplined and motivated! everyone is telling me how i can nv make it until the end of the sem.

boo x 12819037281

DROP ME AN SMS OF ENCOURAGEMENT IF YOU ARE FEELING KIND. hahahahahaha!

freshman sem is really interesting. the one im taking is 'A guided tour to science'
i guess there is a big difference when your lecturer is really interesting. Looking forward to the next lesson already! Moreover, it fufills fac requirement and is a free s/u. gosh. all freshman-to-be gotta take this mod k!

We've got to solve this qn as a brainwarmer. pretty interesting. thought u guys may be interested to try it out.

A man has to cross a river after visiting the market on a boat tt can only fetch himself and one other item. He has to bring a basket of veg, a dog and a duck over. The duck cannot be left alone with the veg and the dog cant be left alone with the duck. Find a way to transport all 3 over! for ans, scroll down!!

the duck would go over the river with the man first. then the man would go back for either the veg or the dog. once the veg or dog reaches the other end, he would bring the duck back with him to fetch the last item. He would leave the duck there while he bring the last item back. Then eventually, going back for the duck.

interesting isnt it?!

SUNKISSED! (:

2008-01-14T18:00:00.000+08:00

we were SUNKISSED! so thankful for the few hours of sun which allowed us to do some blading and cycling after school! :D

An outing with the CHEM GEEKS!! [wahaha i just thought of it impromptuly. quite nice right the name! hahaha! (:]

CK learnt blading while i blade! there is actually this corner for bladers in ECP to blade. really smooth floor. damn good for blading! do check it out kays!

there was a bunch of old people there who were blading too! they are damn pro! can blade normally like any teen and they even raced! they went 'aiyahh today came back 2 mins later.' gosh! and they look so happy and healthy. even came up to CK and gave him some really good tips. he can blade pretty well alr!

makes you think about what you're gonna do when u r old right? haha! i realised tt its impt to not lose contacts with ur friends/ constantly make new ones eg. ur neighbours. they are the ones who are gg to spend the later part of ur life with u! not ur busy children who would probably be working n taking care of their own family.

alrighttt PICTURES TIME!

first day of school was pretty exciting. we got to know tt CK's fav claypot store won the campus food compeitition thing. gosh. none of us were supportive except for him. :s so tts him and kk with the champion claypot [imagines michael gg EEEEWWW. haahaha.]

and the anti claypot winning gang

really uber yummy and cheap strawberry ice cream from sci bazaar. MUST TRY.

candid!

cui!! haha!

SOYABEAN ICE CREAM

2008-01-13T12:20:00.001+08:00

check this out!!

thats a SOYA BEAN ice cream cone jacket! haha. some of you may have heard of it and tried it alr.

its yummy! serious! feels like u r drinking soya bean milk the ice cream way. shiok!

and best of all, if u can read from the jacket, its low in sugar[yay!] low in fat[yay!] high in calcium and dietary fibre [yay yay!] AND SOOOOOOOOOOO!

IT HAS THE HEALTHIER CHOICE LOGOOOOOOO! WOOOOOO!!

finally!

2008-01-13T12:06:00.000+08:00

a new blog that im satisfied with. hahaha! a plain oneeeeeee. navaigate on the left side! those white boxes you see? haha.

i love the theme of the blog cos it revolves around a song by corrinne may.

didnt know its a christian song until i saw the comments on this blogskin. anyhow, here goes!
Sometimes I wonder what lies ahead
How long till my hunger is fed
They say it's hard to make it in this part of town
So many people on this merry-go-round

Some folks try astrology
Some turn to crystal balls
To find an answer,
To get through it all
I just fall on my knees and I try to pray
In the silence I can hear Him say

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time

I often feel like I'm two steps behind
Somebody must have moved that finish line
There are a thousand reasons
Why I should give up
But I'm stubborn in the things I believe

'cause maybe there's another plan
One I still can't see
A little surprise, like your love in my life
Funny how time changes how we see

the lyrics is beautiful, isn't it?

she has many other great songs too! from the same album!
if i kissed you, angel in disguise, little superhero girl, the birthday song.. yeah! do check them out! youtube it! haha.

once a saint, always a saint.

2008-01-02T17:36:00.000+08:00

play the game
keep the flame burning brightly ever
up and on

just felt super nolstagic today when i went back to sa!

didnt realised its their first day of sch w orientation and what not. you just lose track of stuff like tt when you are not studying there alr right? haha.

1st day of orientation will always be the same
'SHALL WE TRY IT OUT?!?!?!'
*silence*
'SHALL WEE????'
*prolonged silence*

hahaha. you may be super frustrated then, may be discouraged by their un-enthusiastic-ness then, but later on in life, it becomes something nostalgic and u laugh about it, recalling yourself being in that awkward position once

i miss doing assemblies with my endless retarded stunts like flipping my tie. [i know of ppl who rmbs it until today. no joke when they tell you you cant afford to make mistakes. HAHA. totally spoils ur image permanently.]

i miss sitting in the canteen, laughing the break away with council or class. adding lotsa lime to the hokkien mee [3 limes brings out the best flavour. serious.] or the strawberry watermelon drink with sour plum [slurpp!!]

miss watching ms k shout at girls with short skirts.

miss seeing shamim w his new ideas like praying to the river god or selling light bulbs at $2000.

hahaha. every corner brings back memories! i can go on for hours. hahaha. soooo, i felt very motivated to be a chem tcher again in sa. mayb i will, say 10 yrs down the road. who knows? haha but since i dont have a dream yet, let this be my dream!

2008

2008-01-01T15:50:00.000+08:00

my first hour was spent lost in the huge crowd at the padang, with the fireworks behind me while i tried my best to scan everyone's face and trying to beat the lousy network by calling non stop. and the rest of the day wasnt all that fantastic as well.

wasnt such a gd start huh! but i guess it shows that my yr can only get better. haha. let today be the worst day of 2008 then!

some last moments of 2007!

we say 2007!

and we say 2008!

the last cake i made in 2007...

and the first cake i made in 2008!

virgin cycling trip!

2007-12-30T22:53:00.000+08:00

its not exactly the first time im cycling, not if u count tricycle and tandums. but its my first time cycling ard on a bicycle all by myself!

FINALLY, I MASTER THE ART OF CYCLING BEFORE I HIT THE BIG 2. WAHAHAHA. IM 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 STILL!!

thanks joon for teaching me how to cycle before today.

thanks lyon for constantly shouting some tips to me and for always always waiting up for me.

thanks shaomin for the happy ice cream (: works wonders!

even though i kinda master it [im still uber wobbly. will hog the road cos i cant help but go from left to right and back again.] i dont really like it eh. super tensed up. constantly in fear of knocking someone down.

to all bicyclist to be! cycle ard very very deserted areas first! i think seeing so many ppl ard me made me super stressed up not knowing when i will collapse with another. haha! ALFRED U BETTER LEARN SOON.

december babies!

2007-12-29T04:11:00.000+08:00

has steamboat at marina bay! $13 per head including a few live crabs and a box of live prawns. oh! and free flow of watermelon? haha! food was okay but the company was great! (:

the strudel 'cake' we've got for amelia michael and shaomin is really good! its strawberry strudel from Ritz! highly recommended by jiam and friends!

we shall let the pictures do the talking!

Shaomin's 22nd Birthday!

2007-12-27T21:09:00.000+08:00

wanted to scare the shit out of him early in the morning with joon and grace. the worst we were expecting is that he is already up. WHO WOULD KNOW THAT HE WASNT EVEN AT HOME!!!! hahahaha.

and imagine how hilarious we look trying to whisper to get his mom's attention to open the door for us without waking the non existent shaomin up. HAHA.

went to get some really gd dim sum at sunshine plaza [MUST TRY!!] followed by shaomin' present at yamaha! BABY GUITAR! hahaha. uber cute la but he look hilarious trying to play it. its as small as a violin!

even though we didnt do all that we wanted to, not even the surprise. wahaha. but hope you've enjoyed your day shaomin! happy birthday again! (:

shaomin with his bday 'cake' > bao with a straw as candle. WAHAHA.

Lyon posing with this uber exciting game! its like u gotta throw a dice and then pick out the stick with the colour tt is shown on the dice. some sticks have monkeys attached to them so when u take out those sticks, the monkeys will drop!! the aim is to get the least no. of monkeys at the end of the game! wee!

our last stick left with a lot of hanging monkeys! looks like a brain doesnt it? HAHA.

thats a close up on the monkey!

one litre of tears

2007-12-25T02:55:00.000+08:00

Ive just finished watching this jap series.

i believe many of you have watched it alr but for those who haven, you should! its sad yes, but i think i take away alot from aya!

the series is made based on a true account of this girl, aya, who got this incurable diesease which progresses. she would eventually be reduced to not being able to do simple things but yet her mind is still as clear and remain as intelligent and she would be.

the whole show tells a story of a very admirable young girl who faced her illness courageously and lived on happily everyday despite knowning that she would only get worse. and how her family stood by her, always!

seize the day shall we? (:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2007-12-25T00:58:00.000+08:00

christmas eve dinner was spent at uncle's place with all my relatives! its been a long time since we gathered!

the feeling is really familiar, really heart warming actually!

listening to the many sisters laughing and chatting loudly, looking at the many uncles talk serious stuff while gulping down beer, and the young ones like ME chomping away on the great food everyone prepared!

its time like these when u just have to extract urself from the picture just for a while, and take a look at everyone. you'll realise how blessed you are, just to be there.

and hey! i spent my last hour of christmass eve playing monopoly with my family! nv knew it could be so fun! like fighting over some snack bar with ur mom and deciding over who to be patrick and who to be spongebob [oh btw mine's a spongebob version! HAHA.]

im bursting with love right now! hahahaha!

random trip ard singapore!

2007-12-21T01:01:00.001+08:00

finally did it! wahaha. been talking about it even before exams started! too bad shaomin and lyon couldnt join us [WAHAHA not making u feel guilty shaomin! NOPE NOT! HAHAHAHA!]

nonetheless we had fun doing random stuff! picts will be up soon i hope, right joon?! [nope! not trying to make u feel guilty too, joon! nope! HAHA.]

ANYWAY! the idea of the random trip is to get lost and discover new places! take a random bus, stop a random stop. use $15 for the whole day wisely to try different food and do different stuff. the plan was a little disrupted by the constant showers that day! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FOOD DAY! hahaha! we ate everything random we could think of. went to amk hub for coffee and toast, some random place in the east for bubble tea, cup noodles, pulut hitam, durians! hahaha

tried dashing down buses on impulse and counting bus stops while we chat. we should try this again another day when it is not raining! but we did get a conclusion that its actually impossible to get lost in singapore because NO MATTER WHERE U STOP RANDOMLY, YOU WILL FIND A FAMILIAR BUS/SEE THE MRT TRACK.

a round of applause for this group of ppl behind the excellent transport network!

MY FIRST TIME AT KL!

2007-12-20T22:38:00.000+08:00

to sum it up: scary balls.

serious! we can start with the traffic. u cant make a wrong turn. because it takes u 1/2 hour to get back to where u are [i.e. to simply make a u turn.] TRAFFIC JAM!! AHHHHH!!! moreover, the pedestrains doesnt give a shit to the cars. they just cross. the cars also! they dont give signals. they just swiftly hop into the right lane if there happen to be a space, doesnt matter if the car behind is moving fwd and ready to smash it.

my conclusion: msians believe they are made of steel and nothing can kill them. plus there are just so many of them the police figured it wouldnt hurt to let the cars beat red lights and kill some ppl haa.

lets move on to their chinatown! LOADED WITH FAKE BRANDED GOODS EVERYWHERE! every corner! according to my dad, before we went in, he told us not to ask for prices or look ard for too long if we are not gonna buy because they will chase after u and scold u! also, if u wanna get anything STATE UR PRICE! shall recount what happened to me!

there was this bag tt caught me and my sis attention so we asked for the price, it was 80 rm! -gasp!!- SO EX?! so we were like hesistating and started to show signs of making a move. -the shopkeeper glares- [yah! they do that when u just stop by their shop and eventually walk away without getting anything. u dont need to stop for long neither do u need to touch anything to achieve this effect. they are angry ppl man honestly.] as we start to walk towards the next shop, the shopkeeper said okay last price 35rm. HUH! THE DIFFERENCE IS HUGE LA! HAHAHAHA. lucky we nv buy!

looking on the bright side, THE FOOD WAS GREEEEEEEEEEEEATT! and its damn CHEAP! woo! food is the best! we ate, walked, ate, shopped, ate, slept, ate, walked. SHIOK. their mixed rice is interesting! its a self help style! they give u ur plate of rice then whatever u want u get on ur own and in ur own portion! not to mention, CHEAP as well! (: and and and! they have really good and cheap zhi cha everywhere!

this is the first time i travelled without feeling sick at all! maybe 'cause we are travelling my dad's car and can stop anytime anywhere we want. or mayb cos mommy brought along my bolster! smelling it makes everything feels better cos it smells like home! haa.

along the way to KL, there are lotsa green mountains, low and big big fluffy clouds, lotsa trees, random houses here and there. its beautiful and really relaxing to just drive at 140km/hr, listening to ur ipod and looking at those stuff!

its, on the overall, a relatively great place to visit! just beware of pickpockets and the traffic!

on a very random note, the trip there was slightly disturbed by a strange yet familiar smell in the car. me and my sis were giving each other side glances thruout the ride. cos its a family car, it has this extra seatings at the back so its 3 rows instead of the usual 2 in a car! i kept pointing to my dad's back and mouthing 'DID HE FART?!' to my sis and she kept pointing to the back where my bro is sitting, and kept mouthing 'I THINK ITS COMING FROM THE DIRTY CLOTHINGS BEHIND' so we had this debate thruout the whole ride when the smell gets overwhelming sometimes. it comes like YI ZHEN ZHEN LA. tsk.

eventually when we were in KL alr, after say 4-5 hours, my dad finally couldnt took it and asked, EH WHO AH THE FEET SO SMELLY!? then i realised OH YES! ITS THE ATHLETE FOOT SMELL!!!!!!!!!!!! my bro was like.. HEH HEH HEH ITS MEEEEEE SHI WOOOO!

-________- me and my sis couldnt stop laughing because we kept thinking that if it stinks, it must be our dad! our bro was nv on the list! hahahaha! but seriously, IT STINKS!

Melrose children's home

2007-12-13T22:42:00.000+08:00

went to the children's home today! (:

bought pizzas and nuggets for them! and also yishan's mom cooked some really super gd pasta! and not forgetting the soft drinks [our secret weapon to make them feel super full. HAAA.]

we had a mini handicraft session after tt, to put together 3 pictures made by 3 different group. shaomin and i got the youngest kids of all! woah. chaos man.

the more he said 'dont start first ah! take ur crayons first!' the more the kids started drawing some random lines on the paper. HAHA. eventually we just let them do whatever they want and trust me. its a damn big piece of abstract art. had fun though! (:

gave out presents after tt!! the 31 presents cost up with $299.20 and took the cashier lady 1 hour to wrap! and 2 ladies had to take turn to wrap all the presents up! hahahaha! considering our budget of $10 per present, we were super accurate! hahaha.

followed by singalong and icecream time!! wooo! the 2 best things i would love to do right before i die. haa!

thinking about how these children grew up without their parents by their side and having to constantly share their things and grow up with a big big group of kids, it makes me feel so taken care of and how blessed m i to have my mom and dad's attention. like always calling me up just to make sure im safe, just to know what im doing right now.

and donuts! we should come tgt soon again! im so definitely gonna miss practising days! woo!

donOut 2007

2007-12-09T23:31:00.000+08:00

maybe some of you were at zoukout ytd.

well, i was at donOut. or rather, more specifically, i was part of the organising team - DONUTS.

it was amazing! i just msged almost everyone in my phonebook and guess what! even those who werent able to make it, bought the tickets! just so they can do their part for charity and helped those children at melrose home.

to give a little backgrd about us, we are all linked to one another through joon. We came tgt because we wanted to carol and do our bit for charity! after all the hard work from mid sems till now, we managed to do up our fund raising party ytd! WOO!

we've raised quite a bit of money! will update u donors on what we've done to the money kays! (:

TO DONUTS!!!! THANKS FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE! AND I TRULY ENJOYED EVERY PART OF THIS JOURNEY SPENT WITH ALL OF U!! (:

AND TO MY FRIENDS WHO BOUGHT A TICKET!!!!! THANKS A MILLION!

and for the flower giverssssssss... I FEEL SO LOVED! (:

SME workshops

2007-12-08T01:12:00.000+08:00

been busier than ever after the exams!

took up this workshop to teach kids some simple math and ICE CREAM MAKING! woo!

teaching them maths was okay! it really brings a smile to ur face to just see them get so excited over something so little! something tt doesnt excite us anymore when u grow up. thats why babies and kids always always attract people isnt it! (:

it wasnt all that heart warming and easy also la. halfway through the lesson those tt really couldnt catch up [obviously they cant becos they let ANYONE signed up for the course. how can a freaking p3 be of same std as a k2 kid! HAHA.] will just have an unspoken agreement to start a catching game at the back of the classroom. either that or prob start hitting each other and crawling under tables. haa.

and all the talking loudly to make sure u r heard over the din they are creating. hahaha.

so after the throat harming exercise, ive decided tt janet shall take over and save me because i have a concert on saturday. [ITS TMR ITS TMR ITS TMR]

poor her seems pretty distraught after all the teaching. THANKS FOR HELPING BABE. AND I REALLY HOPE U ENJOY THE LESSONS! AT LEAST JESSLYN WAS NICE! I LOVE HER LOADS TOO MAN. HAHAHAHA (:

my family

2007-11-23T21:41:00.000+08:00

i love mommy so very much.

i love my family.

i will give anything to just be with them.

please dont take them away.

Happy-too-early-birthday CK!

2007-11-20T02:42:00.000+08:00

due to the upcoming exams and the unfortunate coincidence of CK's bday coinciding with the first paper, we've decided to celebrate his bday for him today!

what a shock he got when he reached his locker and found 2 huge balloons floating outside it with a note pasted on the outside.

it took him uber long to pluck up his courage and bring them both to the pink tables haa.

not much but still really hope u liked the cake and the presentS! (:
ck being totally himself. posing and stuff. HAHA.

birthday cakee!

check out the hottie balloon! HAHAHAHAHA. hottie's bday!

once and again, happy birthday to you ck! (:

werner's oven!

2007-11-20T02:03:00.000+08:00

calling all bread lovers and german speaking people!!

WERNER'S OVEN IS THE PLACE TO BE!

lol. its food again. i mean what else can u expect from jiam!? HAHA.

werner's oven is the first german confectionary shop in singapore! and i tell you their bread is totally TOTALLY slurps! it is really soft and good! not too sweet, just nice! and the cheese pretzel is so cripsy! can u hear it alr?! HAHA.

for ppl who knows may may, SHES BEEN DYING TO GO THERE! see how good the place is?! the all time great baker wants to go there leh! haha!

and jiam went on a trip there with shaomin to buy bread and also to eat german food served in the restaurant tt is part of it!
and TA-DAH! a whole house made from biscuit! its big and looks yummy! :D

some garlic and chilli sausage with sauerkraut and potato salad! SLURPS!

shaomin's currywurst! seriously the spicyness level is -1. HAHA.

greedy shao chomping up his sausage

and 2 very happy and satisfied kids after the meal!